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BATTLE CONTINUES TO SAVE ORIHUELA COSTA POSTAL SERVICE

The battle to save the home delivery postal service in five areas of Orihuela Costa threatened by decisions of the postal authorities in Madrid continues.

Since C.L.A.R.O. alerted the public and the local government to the serious consequences of the decision to suspend home deliveries of post in Cabo Roig, Campoamor, La Regia and La Zenia I and II as of 1 September, unless multi-mail boxes are installed, various steps have been taken to reverse this decision.

Orihuela Town Hall has not

succeeded in persuading the postal authorities to change the decision.

C.L.A.R.O. therefore took the lead in coordinating a formal protest against the decision by representatives of neighbourhood and commercial associations of the five areas concerned to the Spanish Defensor del Pueblo or Ombudsman, whose role it is to protect citizens from arbitrary administrative action. This formal protest objects not only to the arbitrariness and discriminatory nature of the measure but it also underlines the failure, due to an error by Orihuela Town Hall officials, to respect the procedure whereby representative of affected populations should have been consulted.

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AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO VALENCIA After years of austerity, the financial situation in Spain and across Europe seems to be easing, with the job situation improving, more families seeing the light at the end of a very long and bleak tunnel, and the welcome mat brushed clean as investors, buyers and tourists start to return.

The contribution that the population of Britain has made in the past was clear in the boom years, creating unique holiday hotspots and thriving communities, which, although a large number of those people may well have returned, is now being boosted by a second wave of buyers eager to benefit from some of the lowest prices in property ever.

Not only that, after a period of stay-at-home holidays, tourists are once again coming to Spain in their droves, breaking records in both hotel occupancy and spending, which collectively adds to the income and revenue streams of the entire country.

This week, the British Ambassador, Simon Manley, reinforced the commercial ties between the UK and Spain, as he visited Valencia to underline the major economic contribution that British nationals make to the area.

An estimated 1.6 billion euro was spent in Valencia last year by the 2.2 million British tourists who visited the region. In addition, more than 100,000 British nationals are registered as residents on the padrón in the Valencia autonomous community, making further valuable contributions to the regional economy.

In meetings with leaders of the Valencian government, including President Alberto Fabra, the Ambassador raised the provision of healthcare for tourists and the importance of all public hospitals accepting the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) including public hospitals that are privately managed, rather than trying to bill visitors’ travel insurance.

He highlighted the plight of those who continued to be FROM PAGE ONE The views of the representatives of the five areas are now clear – they are unanimously opposed to the measure.

In addition, C.L.A.R.O. Councillor Bob Houliston, formally requested the Mayor in the Plenary meeting of the Council on 25 June to take all necessary measures to change the decision, including, if necessary, legal action and a formal declaration of the Council Plenary to the effect that Orihuela Costa should be considered a continuous urban entity and not a collection of separate, individual urbanizations.

The importance of such a declaration is that in the Orihuela Master Plan of 1990, when Orihuela Costa barely existed, it was not defined as a single integrated entity. The postal authorities have used this out of date administrative definition to allege that the density of the population and frequency of postal deliveries to households in each of the five, according to them, unrelated areas do not meet the levels required to maintain home deliveries. However, taking Orihuela Costa as a continuous, integrated urban entity with over 30,000 residents, its own Town Hall office, schools, public transport and other services, its own postal code (03189) and a single

British Ambassador, Simon Manley, right, with the Valencian government, President Alberto Fabra affected by property problems in areas such as Lliber and Catral, and urged the Valencia President and regional councillor for property and environmental issues, Isabel Bonig, to work towards solutions as soon as possible.

Mr Manley said “As this was my first visit to Valencia, I was keen to emphasise the huge value that the British tourist and resident population has for this area. The fact that British tourists contributed 1.6 billion Euros to the Valencia economy in 2013 alone illustrates this. I am also committed to working with the Valencian government on the issues that affect British nationals the most and to ensure that help is provided when they need it.”

The Ambassador urged that ties be strengthened with the

post office for the whole area, the population density and delivery frequency requirements would be more than satisfied.

In a press conference in Orihuela Costa on Friday, 4 July, in which both Martina Scheurer and Bob Houliston participated, the Mayor of Orihuela stated categorically that the Town Hall of Orihuela would appeal in the Administrative Court against the decision of the postal authorities and in the plenary meeting of the Council in July the government would present a motion, which they hope will be approved by all parties and councillors, stating that Orihuela Costa and its constituent urbanisations, form part of a single continuous urban entity. He said that this revised definition of Orihuela Costa is already included in the new draft Master Plan for Orihuela which is in the process of final

approval.

C.L.A.R.O. is satisfied with these commitments and will follow with attention their implementation. We will urge the government, in its appeal to the administrative court, to request the immediate, temporary suspension of the measure, (medidas cautelares) before it comes into force on 1 September. With the steps taken or to be taken, however, there is no guarantee at all that they will lead to a reversal of the decision before 1 September.

We will therefore urge the government to appeal to the postal authorities not to introduce the intended measure until the legal actions have been concluded.

The consequences of the entry into force of the measure would be extremely serious not only for those concerned who, if they are not able to install multi-mail boxes which is probably, practi-

British population to encourage integration. Given the language barrier faced by some in the British community, the Ambassador encouraged the Valencia president to include as much information as possible on official websites in English.

Mr Manley also met police chiefs and visited the 112 emergency coordination centre, which last year received 150,000 emergency calls in English, the majority of which were from the Alicante province. Residents facing an emergency should call 112. They can also get updates on risks such as forest fires by following the Twitter account @gva_112cv.

cally impossible in most cases, would have to collect mail directly from the Playa Flamenca post office where it would only be kept for two weeks before effectively disappearing. All other users of the Post Office would be affected by the longer queues and longer waiting times inevitably caused by the perhaps

hundreds of people who would be obliged to go to the post office daily to collect their mail. In other words, the postal service for all residents and businesses in Orihuela Costa would deteriorate to the point that the right to this basic service, recognised in Spanish and European law, would be compromised.

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EUROPEAN COURTS RULE ALICANTE FILM STUDIOS ILLEGAL

The initial investigation came about after Pinewood Studios in London complained that the Alicante based studio infringed competition criteria.

The General Court of the European Union has stated 265 million euro in funding provided by the Generalitat Valenciana towards the construction of Alicante´s film studios, the Ciudad de la Luz, was granted illegally and therefore must now be recovered.

The ruling confirmed the previous decision of the European Commission, which ordered the repayment of subsidies in May 2012, also dismissing any claims made by the Valencia government.

The initial investigation came about after Pinewood Studios in London complained that the Alicante based studio infringed competition criteria. That investigation concluded that “no private investor would have agreed to invest” in the Ciudad de la Luz under the same terms as those set about by the Valencian Government and funded by public money, which therefore “greatly distorts competition between the major European film studios”.

In its application, the Commission alleged that Spain had misapplied the private investor criterion and exceeded the margin of appreciation. In addition, it was wrong in assessing the funding through state aid because they took into account performances in a tertiary resort area. The appeal denounced the lack of motivation of the decision, ordering the recovery of aid to film producers and lack of reason to hold that investment was not of a cultural purpose.

However, the Generalitat Valenciana own the facility which it subsidized, and so the only real outcome will be to sell the studios, hopefully recovering the money, although opposition political figures claim that the market value of the facility is far lower than the amount required.

Socialist deputy in the Valencia parliament, Eva Martínez, has subsequently asked the question, “Who is going to take political responsibility for this scandal? Who is going to resign?” Whilst other political oppositions echoed the sentiment, with the Deputy for Compromís, Mireia Mollà, commenting that the “Valencian PP has been the most disastrous manager known in the history of this country”, basing their comments on years of over investment and waste that almost crippled the region, led to huge debts, and a legacy of many lavish buildings, some of which stand dormant and empty to this day.

For his part, spokesperson for the government, Alberto Fabra, gave a surprise statement that the ruling was “somewhat expected”, rather than defending the Partido Popular team he leads, whilst insisting that the market value of the facilities can cover the amount due.

The studio facility where such hit films as Asterix, Prometheus, My Life in Ruins and The Impossible were shot, filed for bankruptcy in early 2012, with debts of hundreds of millions of euro.

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SHOWING SIGNS OF TOURISM

The Regional Secretary for Infrastructure, Planning and Environment, Victoriano Sánchez-Barcáiztegui, presided over a press conference in Torrevieja this week, in which a new project was announced to provide new road signs across the Vega Baja which will lead drivers to touristic destinations, thus boosting tourism.

Already highlighted as key points of interest in Torrevieja, new signs will point towards such monuments as the Eras de la Sal, the largely redundant International Musical Auditorium, the Mirador de la Torre del Moro, the Plaza de la Estación where the local skate park is located, churches of the Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, Nuestra Señora del Rosario and Arciprestal de la Inmaculada Concepción, the Sociedad Cultural Casino de Torrevieja and the museums.

In addition, the Green Route will also be highlighted, along with the sports city and tourist offices, the Paraje Natural Municipal del Molino del Agua, Parque Natural de las Lagunas de La Mata y Torrevieja,

Calas de Torrevieja, Parque Aromático de Torreblanca, Parque de Las Naciones, Salinas de Torrevieja and both the nautical and sports ports of Torrevieja.

Finally, various commercial sites will also be included, at no cost to them, including a number of restaurants, tourist apartments, hotels and campsites.

Other areas, such as Orihuela, will consider their options during the course of the summer, before submitting their final list for approval in September.

Sánchez-Barcáiztegui also announced that the new signs will include the logo of the Tourist Board of the Costa Blanca, following the request made by the subsidiary of the Provincial Council, with the overall aim of “helping to promote the active presence of the Costa Blanca in the tourism market and promote domestic and foreign tourists to the province of Alicante”.

The Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment started this project by sending a letter to all municipalities that were invited to indicate which attractions they wanted to indicate as tourist attractions on the new signs.

After the original proposals and consultation, the final draft plan will be completed, with around 200 signs being approved that will be installed across the region later this year and into the early part of 2015.

Barcáiztegui Sanchez explained that the project, which has already been implemented in a number of areas across the region, is financed entirely by the regional government, and is part of a plan to provide “clear and compelling information” on the elements of each area of interest, thus strengthening domestic tourism.

However, one of the most confusing parts of the campaign for many is that none of these signs will appear on the main road through the area, as the N-332 is operated by the national road authority, and, as such, the approval for signs lies with them, which they have already said would not be possible. These signs will be placed on the minor roads surrounding the attractions they point towards only.

Meanwhile, the mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón thanked the secretary for choosing Torrevieja as the city from which to present the project, thanking all those who attended from the other areas for their presence in the meeting, and for their involvement “in this new tourism project that will be very positive for our region”.

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TORREVIEJA LOSES SOCIAL AID MONEY The Unión Progreso y Democracia political group of Torrevieja, the UPyD, has criticised the Partido Popular councillor for social welfare, Tomás Ballester, after it was revealed that the city has lost half od the social welfare grant from the Valencia government on account of incompetent mismanagement.

The UPyD claim that on account of the town hall not meeting certain requirements, the result is that 45,475 euro which should have come from the government to help those in need will no longer be provided.

The group argue that they think that if those responsible for social welfare had done their job properly, they would have known how this would damage the direct subsidies to the numerous cases of social insecurity that are suffering in Torrevieja.

In a statement, the local coordinator for the UPyD, Jose Serna, explained that “it is inconceivable that Torrevieja has had more than 45,000 euro and has not managed to transfer this amount to be distributed among the many neighbours who are having a really bad time”.

Questioning how the councillor devotes his time if not dedicated to helping those in need.

Serna added that “we do not want to think that these grants are targeted towards people related to municipal power, some who do not need, as has happened in the past to buy loyalty towards the PP in Torrevieja”.

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THE STRIKING REALITY THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS A protest due to have been held on Friday in Torrevieja by waste disposal workers still in fear of their jobs, was cancelled in the week under the threat and fear of legal action and fines against those involved.

The contract for waste collection and street cleaning in Torrevieja came to an end recently, after being in place for the last 10 years. Controversial from the offset, the contract has led to criminal proceedings against the previous mayor of the city, Pedro Hernandez Mateo, sentenced to prison as a result, although still walking free to this day, pending a clemency appeal on account for the fact that he is a politician.

In addition, there has been an increase in the budget and expenditure, concerns from technicians and financial experts, the worry of dirty streets during the summer that the contract is not in place, and, for some time, the threat of job losses as the city´s mayor, Eduardo Dolón, wanted to split the contract and award it to two different companies, at the same time as the opposition Los Verdes wanted to municipalise the service, thus protecting the workforce.

The local police in Torrevieja have also carried out numerous protects over their working conditions, and they too have been threatened with both disciplinary and legal action, which has possibly sent an additional wave of fear through those wanting to carry out a legitimate and peaceful protest in order to get answers as to their future employment.

The CCOO union representing the cleaners issued a note saying that the protest should not go ahead, as the workers have been threatened that they would be in breach of the rules and their actions could lead to fines.

Nationally, a similar situation has already occurred, with almost 300 workers already appearing in court for their participation in strike action, the UGT

union are calling for increased backing for a campaign against what they describe as the “criminalisation” of strikes and industrial action.

With threats of fines and even prison, Cándido Méndez of the UGT says that at least 260 workers who have protested for their rights are now facing a cumulative 120 years in jail, all whilst those given criminal convictions, such as is the case in Torrevieja, remain free.

With recent changes in labour laws making it easier for companies to get rid of staff, reduce wages or change their working conditions, some see Spain heading towards a time from which the country only recently became free, when the rights of the citizens were not a consideration.

Ignacio Fernández Toxo, from the CCOO, said that the courts are “trying to make examples of a few, instil fear and discourage people from participating in mobilisations and strikes. We're talking about a fundamental right that's enshrined in the Spanish constitution”, concluding, “We thought we had clearly overcome this phase in Spain. But it seems like maybe not”.

Prior to the changes being implemented, there had been a considerable increase in the number of strikes held in Spain. According to the Izquierda Plural, there were 994 strikes in Spain in 2013, 11.67% more than the 878 that took place in 2012.

However, the days not worked decreased by 14.85%, from 1.29 million in 2012 to 1,090,000 days last year. These strikes involved 1.63 million workers, representing a 16.57% increase from the 1.36 million in 2012, with overall participation rising from 23.76% in 2012 to 27.42% in 2013.

The Izquierda Plural also point out that the government are keen to hide this information, which was mandatory, as they also want to censor the reality of conditions for the workers involved.

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CORRUPTION IN LOCAL POLITICS Early in the week we saw three of those members of the Partido Popular accused in the Torrevieja mobile phone scandal give their side of the story in court.

The first was former councillor Daniel Plaza, who is accused of using his public funded telephone to call sex workers, allegedly making more than 200 calls to sexual service providers between 2007 and 2012. José Manuel Pizana was accused of having had his mobile phone bill paid until October 2011 despite leaving office in the May of that year. Former advisor Graham Knight is alleged to have clocked up a large, 1,140 euro bill in “roaming” fees when using his mobile phone whilst abroad.

Later, two serving councillors and an advisor were in court. Javier Montoro is said to have accumulated a bill of 1,300 euro in calls to his girlfriend, but he almost instantly returned the money and apologised for his actions. Eduardo Gil Rebollo was said to have subscribed to a pay-per-view pornography channel. Advisor Juana López Carmona is said to have called at least 170 late night competition lines.

If found guilty in the courts, those involved face a fine, as well as Alberto Fabra vowed to wipe out corruption but seems to have achieved little.

being banned from holding public office for between 6 months and 3 years, although it is believed that any refunds will be taken into consideration as mitigation when passing sentence.

In Dolores, a similar situation has come to light this week, with the socialist mayor, Joaquín Hernández, accusing the PP councillors of the same thing, using their public funded mobile phones for private use.

On the 10th of July, former Mayor of Orihuela, Mónica Lorente, will give her evidence in defence of accusations that she was involved in the infamous “Caso Brugal”, one of the most prominent corruption cases in the history of Spain. Lorente is charged with the alleged crimes of corruption, insider trading, disclosure of secrets, prohibited activities to authorities and fraud, to which she has maintained her innocence throughout.

Despite hoping to “move on” once the evidence clears her, Lorente has said that she will not step in to take charge of the Orihuela PP, as this is the time for current head, Pepa Ferrando, to take the lead.

On Thursday, Ferrando, who is also facing corruption charges, gave a press conference in which she stated that there are now a total of nine Partido Popular councillors from the previous PP administration of Orihuela facing corruption charges. This information was believed to have been released prior to the information becoming public from the courts. José Antonio Aniorte, a former councillor for Orihuela Costa is now added to that list of the six previously known officials facing charges, along with Antonio Rodríguez Barberá and José Manuel Cutillas, now joining Lorente and Ferrando, along with Manuel Abadía, Antonio Lidón, José Antonio Rodríguez and Ginés Sénchez.

Alberto Fabra, the Partido Popular ruling President of the Valencia region, has come under fire again this week. When he took over office he vowed to wipe out corruption,, even stating that no member of his party facing charges could stand for election, yet the evidence suggests that he has not taken action against any senior member of his ranks, and has only taken action against those in junior roles. This came about after three more politicians in Mayoral roles were charged with different offences, but have not come under threat of Fabra´s so called “líneas rojas”.

The deputy for Compromís, Mireia Mollà, issued a statement from the opposition, saying that “the list of defendants in the ranks of the Vega

Baja PP increases shamefully, while Alberto Fabra does not exert any pressure in this regard and protects them as they continue in public office”.

Mollà continued, “Despite the seriousness of the matter and instead of condemning this, Alberto Fabra and his team are dedicated to presenting Ferrando for mayor, an attitude that shows how false the red line is”.

As such, Mollà demands the res- The deputy for Compromís, Mireia Mollà, ignation of all says it is shameful how the PP list of Orihuela coun- defendants continues to increase. cillors accused of alleged corruption “to stop littering the name of the institutions they represent, rather than clinging to public office for personal gain”.

With the Partido Popular losing countless votes in the European election, the call to clean up politics has never been louder, but quite what the outcome of these latest revelations will be remains to be seen, as everybody is considered innocent until proven guilty. However, in the case of former PP mayor of Torrevieja, Pedro Hernández Mateo, even a guilty verdict has little consequence as he still remains free and seemingly above the law, a token for those who think they can “get away with it” being clear.

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MERCADONA RESPONDS TO FOOD CHARITY

Following an on-line petition brought against supermarket chain Mercadona by a charity dedicated to helping deliver food to the needy, the supermarket has responded to the campaign, in a positive manner.

The company firstly point out that they were not aware of the existence of the work carried out by the Asociación Menuda Vida de Perros, but went on to say that they consider the contribution of the group to be “excellent”, and have pointed out that the company has a team “dedicated to manage the many requests we receive”, and where the company does get involved, “our collaboration is always free”.

The company then continued to clarify a few points, including the fact that “Mercadona has never charged for the delivery of donations. In fact, food is transported daily without cost to various soup kitchens in Spain”.

In 2014, Mercadona donated 1,500 tons of food to food banks and other entities, and have increased collaboration partnerships with food banks and suppliers, and continue to donate to many of the worthy causes they collaborate in, including donating almost “3 million diapers to the Red Cross”, and are actively involved in volunteer programs with their staff.

In May of this year, Mercadona delivered 7,000 litres of milk to the Food Bank of Alicante, along with

3,000 kilos of sugar, biscuits and cocoa powder, as part of the partnership that Mercadona has with the Food Bank of Alicante which will result in of 20,000 kilos of staple goods being handed over by the end of the year.

In addition, the company uses its own “Mercadona Card” to provide direct assistance to that in need, and this year alone have handed out 38,000 precredited payment cards via 90 entities they work with. In 2013, the charity Cáritas alone assisted in the distribution of 22,000 kilos of food. The a card with a preloaded balance is given to the family in need, so they can make their own purchases at any Mercadona store, choosing the products they need with no cost to them.

The company spoke to Inés García de Paco, president of the association, and in their statement they confirm that “As we discussed by telephone, Mercadona remain at your disposal for details on this or any similar initiative”.

The petition now has 40,000 signatures, rocketing from around 10,000 in just a few days.

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TAX CHANGE MAY LEAD TO MORE EXPENSIVE E-BOOKS As the Spanish government promise no more tax increases, apart from those they are obliged to apply, the tax office has said that the latest increase enforced by Brussels on medical equipment will not apply to certain products considered to be necessary by those with “physical disabilities”.

Therefore, glasses, prosthetic limbs, crutches and wheelchairs will remain at the current taxable rate of 10%. The same will also apply to emergency items such a first aid kits, bandages and gauze.

However, the increase to 21% will apply to equipment used in the manufacturing of medicine, equipment and medical instruments, which may well lead to an increase in their cost by means of indirect taxation.

The increase on all medical products was set as mandatory from the 1st of January this year, as the European Union considered Spain´s stance to be “too lax”. Despite opposing the move, the increase was reinforced by the European Court.

A second change to tax legislation announced on Monday refers to electronic communications and materials. Specifically, one of the fundamental

changes is that users in Spain who download items such as e-books will be taxed in Spain, and not where the headquarters of the company selling the product is located.

This rule was announced in the UK in May, when consumer groups warned of higher prices for downloaded products as a result of the UK government also closing the loophole which allowed companies such as Apple and Amazon to charge a global, lower rate of VAT.

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OVER 40 ARRESTED FOR POLICE ADVERTISING FRAUD

sponsor advertising space available in these publications on the pretence that their firm is officially raising money for the police, fire or ambulance service (depending on the chosen theme of their in-house publication).

Examples of some publications that have been published include Ambulance wallplanners, Fire Service year calendars, crime prevention magazines and emergency services wallplanners.

These publications and sites are usually fronted and riddled throughout with images of emergency services officers carrying out their duties. This could be an image of a police officer assisting a member of the public on the high street or a fire fighter in action distinguishing a building that is on fire.

Sources close to the investigation have said that the arrests in Elche have been carried out by agents of the National Police who travelled down from Madrid. A number of other arrests have been made in cities throughout Spain.

Anyone who might have already taken out advertising in such circumstances and might have concerns regarding the authenticity of the claims made, should contact their local Guardia Civil Station.

The National Police have arrested over forty people, the majority of them in Elche, for alleged fraud related to the sale of advertising in magazines and on websites linked to the Security Forces and the Emergency Services.

The operation, directed from Madrid, is still ongoing and as such, few details have been released by the authorities so as not to compromise their current investigations.

What is known is that individuals claiming to be selling advertising space in Police Journals or websites on behalf of the Policia National or the Guardia Civil have been targeting companies in the area, putting them under undue pressure to buy and charging exorbitant rates.

They imply that a refusal to purchase may have implications with regard to the future treatment of companies by the security and emergency authorities. As such, many organizations have felt pressurized into purchasing the advertising, which is rarely, if ever, is actually placed in magazines or publications.

This type of advertising scam can generate vast sums of revenue by deceptively approaching businesses through unsolicited sales calls to

POLICING THE SUMMER HOT SPOTS

As summer is now well and truly underway, this weekend saw 10,000 Guardia Civil officers on duty, supported by 600 based in traffic management centres and 13,000 road employees to carry out maintenance and traffic management roles, as the first main weekend event on the road

network saw an estimated 3.9 million displacements, mostly heading from inland areas to the coastal towns and cities.

Once those domestic tourists arrive at the coast, along with those from further afield, they can rest assured that an additional 28,535 officers from both the National Police and Guardia Civil will be on hand to strengthen security in the main Spanish tourist areas from the 1st of July, as part of the government´s “Tourist Security” campaign launched by the Ministry of Interior to ensure the “tranquillity of the holiday”.

The data released by the Secretary of State for security, Francisco Martínez, and his tourism colleague, Isabel María Borrego, shows that, as in previous years, the reinforcement of 11,796 police officers and 16,739 Guardia Civil troops will be deployed in key areas such as Andalucía, Asturias, Canarias, Cantabria, Comunidad Valenciana, Galicia, Madrid, Murcia and the Baleares.

The officers will focus primarily on security on roads, stations, ports, airports, hotels, beaches, campsites and Entertainment celebrations, and will have a primary role o prevention of crime in order to ensure visitors enjoy a safe stay in Spain.

Local policing has also been stepped up on the beaches of the coastal zones, with many municipalities which have beach areas moving officers from the inland areas to cover the coast.

Regarding the movement of vehicles, although the 1st Summer Operation may well now be over, there are still many more to come.

A similar situation occurs between the 1st and the 3rd and from the 14th to the 17th of August. Once the tourists have had their fun in the sun, the return operation will run from the 29th to the 31st of August.

As well as monitoring the flow of traffic, there will be two campaigns against driving whilst under the influence of alcohol or drugs, as well as speed. These will take place between the 14th and 20th of July in the case of drink and drug driving, and from the 18th to the 24th of August in the case of speed.

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‘Twitters from the Atlantic’ By Barrie Mahoney Barrie Mahoney was a head teacher and school inspector in the UK, as well as a reporter in Spain, before moving to the Canary Islands to launch and edit a new English language newspaper. He enjoys life in the sun as a columnist and author, and continues to write a series of popular novels, books for expats, as well as designing mobile apps and websites to promote the Canary Islands.

Pickled Onions and Red Squirrels “Woman chokes to death on pickled onion”, screamed the headlines of the local newspaper. Another headline, further down the page, caught my eye - “Temperatures to hit 80 degrees - hotter than the Canary Islands”. Some things never change; I remembered the local newspaper as always being very good on headlines, but rather weaker on actual news. Still, I did feel sorry for the pickled onion lady and her family, as well as reflecting on whether she would have survived if it had been a pickled egg.

I had just returned for a rare, but brief visit to my UK home town of Bournemouth for a book event. It’s not that I don't like the UK; on the contrary I am still very fond of the country, it’s just that I am much happier living in the Canary Islands. I hoped that I had brought enough warm clothing with me. I needn't have worried; the weather was perfect and allowed me to indulge in visits to places that I loved.

My first visit was to Brownsea Island, in Poole Harbour, during the next glorious sunny day. I had fallen in love with this special place as a child, and continued to visit the island each year for many years during my days as a teacher, with parties of chattering school children.

We were always intent upon seeing a red squirrel, but in those days, no self respecting red squirrel would dream of making itself known to 60 children under the age of eleven, clutching a worksheet and asking

when they could stop for a drink or the toilet during our walk across the island. This time, as I sat in the tearoom indulging in a Dorset cream tea, I actually spotted two baby red squirrels playing together on the lawn in front of me. It was a sight that I had waited to see for many years.

As I sat watching the scene in front of me unfold, I began to reflect upon another island - the island that has been my home for the last ten years or so, Gran Canaria, one of the seven main Canary Islands. Even after a day or two, I had already begun to long for home as I was once again feeling that the UK had become a ‘foreign country’ to me. The currency was unfamiliar, I was now driving on the ‘wrong side of the road’, and the town seemed busier and more frenetic than I previously remembered. Some of my favourite shops had closed, there were new roads, and all the shop assistants seemed to be from another country. Traditional, grubby buses that had once ploughed infrequently through the town’s streets had disappeared, replaced by smart, clean, colourful buses, with an unfamiliar name, which appeared every few minutes or so.

All too soon my brief visit to the UK was concluded, and I bought a selection of the usual expat treats that we cannot get at home. Sadly, I was flying with my least favourite airline; I had little choice at the time of booking, but hoped that their customer service had improved since the previous occasion. Sadly, I was wrong, and I was once again trapped in a cylinder full of people who had already drunk far too much alcohol before they boarded. Vodka and coke were spilt on seats with generous abandon, with cabin crew intent upon pouring yet more liquor down the throats of their young passengers. At least the cabin crew did not indulge in a novel game of “Throw and Catch the Toilet Roll” which had so entertained the staff, as well as infuriating passengers, on the flight to Tenerife the previous week.

I settled to listen to a selection of soothing songs on my phone; I was grateful that the ear pods cut out most of the shrieking cacophony of noise from the group sitting behind me. Foolishly, I bought a sandwich from the trolley, but the steward claimed that he had no change. I handed over a note and was promised that the change “would be brought to me shortly”. I never did receive the change, despite men-

tioning it towards the end of the flight. I did not really expect to receive it, since the same thing had happened to me on two previous flights with this airline. I began to ponder on how much staff salaries were boosted by this little scam. I did not complain; I was just grateful to be reaching home and getting out of this tube of insanity at the earliest opportunity.

Finally, we landed. The pilot played its usual trumpet salvo to announce that we had landed, as if it was some kind of celebration that he had actually managed to hit the tarmac in the right place. I escaped as soon as I could, vowing as usual, never to travel with this airline of nightmares ever again.

Overall, it had been a good visit, but once again confirmed to me that the UK was no longer home. I had no longings and no regrets, but was just so pleased to be at home once again on our island in the sun.

If you enjoyed this article, take a look at Barrie’s websites: www.barriemahoney.com and www.thecanaryislander.com or read his latest book, ‘Escape to the Sun’ (ISBN: 9780957544444). Available as paperback, Kindle and iBooks. iPhone/iPad and Android Apps: ExpatInfo, CanaryIsle and CanaryGay now available. © Barrie Mahoney

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TALKING POLITICS ON EXITE RADIO With the municipal elections getting closer by the day, now just 10 months away, the political situation in Orihuela is still one of bitter contrast.

From numerous politicians facing criminal charges, others being ousted and even the mayor facing attempts to overthrow him, the current bipartite team are still working together for what they feel is the best for the municipality.

This week, Mark Nolan will once again be joined by three of the most influential characters from the field of local politics, discussing the recent changes,

cases and future as we head rapidly towards that date when we get to choose the next representatives.

On Monday, Bob Houliston from the Orihuela Costa orientated CLARO group will be on air, then on Wednesday it is the turn of Pedro Mancebo from the central liberal CLR group will give his take on what´s been happening. On Thursday, it will be Martina Scheurer from the Los Verdes green party, the current councillor for the coast and representative of the Government, both answering questions as to the current situation, and updating us on what is going on during her regular weekly session.

To hear what they all have to say, make sure your radio is tuned to 93.1fm, or you can listen via the website at www.exiteradio.com, with all three being on air just after 10 am joining Mark Nolan who will have already been bringing you the latest news from around the area from 08:00.

ORIHUELA BEACHES UNDER ASSESSMENT The beaches of the Orihuela Costa have come under the microscope again this week, as the annual audit assessing the quality requirements got under way.

Last year the audits took place concurrently, but this year the different standard appraisers are arriving at different times, the first being the official assessors for the ISO certificates as well as the “Q” for quality.

Five of the beaches on the Orihuela Costa have the Q flag standard, they are Punta Prima, Estaca, Cala Capitán, La Glea and Mil Palmeras, whereas eleven beaches have the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificates.

Martina Scheurer from the Los Verdes green party of Orihuela, the councillor of Orihuela Costa, told The Leader that she is “glad to communicate that until now there has been not even one non conform-

ity issue and that the results are very good”.

The certificate of "Q" for quality is issued by the ICTE (Instituto nacional de Calidad Turistica en España) and the requirements are very severe. Even though the Chiringuitos do not officially form part of it, the auditor paid particular attention to them as well and has confirmed that everything matches the official requirements.

The auditors will carry on with their work next week, whilst the inspections for the Blue Flags will take place in the second half of July.

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PRECIOUS METAL AND GOLD WANTED

Peter Hughes has over 30 years experience in the precious metal and gemstone jewellery industry and has a wealth of knowledge and experience to help you when it comes to selling your jewellery.

Peter was originally a wholesaler in the industry supplying the main names in the trade including Tiffanys. He has worked and travelled exstensively throughout Europe and South Africa – the heart of the diamond industry. Peter is a member of the National Association of Goldsmiths in London and although he no longer has his retail units in the United Kingdom, following his successful move to Spain, the shops remain in the family and his son still has a jewellery shop in Berkshire to continue the family name.

As well as selling and retailing in all aspects of jewellery , Peter also has his own hallmark – RFJ – which is patented in the United Kingdom and still today you can see jewellery that Peter has designed over the years with his hallmark stamped on the back.

So, as you can tell Peter brings a wealth of experience to the business and is a pleasure to meet. You will feel in totally safe and cap[able hands when

you meet with him to discuss the value of your precious jewellery. Peter always meets with you in a place of your own choice – home or out and always suggest that you bring along a friend whose opinion you value. There is no pressure – just pure , good, clean advice and Peter keeps his overheads to the bare minimum so he can pass on the best price to you – so you know you will be getting the very best value for money. And, unlike most in the business, Peter will buy with stones, especially if they are resellable and he will not just give you the scrap price for the metal.

I have met Peter on numerous occasions and, if I wanted to sell any of my jewellery, I would trust Peter implicitly and I would know that he would give me the best value for my precious memories.

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THREE WHALES SIGHTED OFF DENIA

Participants in an Environmental program currently being run by volunteers and supervised by the Marine Environment and Fisheries Agency (SAMIP), have had three sightings of fin whales off the coast of Les Rotes, Denia.

The City Council said that the sightings occurred on Monday and "they are quite common to these shores, especially between May and September."

Volunteers watched the mammals while they were sailing in an area off El Trampolí in waters of the marine reserve of Cap de Sant Antoni.

The first sighting was of two whales that were heading out to sea with a third whale moving closer to

the coast. For about an hour, volunteers followed the whales aboard their vessel manned by staff from SAMIP. The fin whale is the second longest animal in the world and second largest rorqual after the blue whale, growing to 27.3 metres (89.5 ft) long and weighing nearly 74 tonnes.

The American naturalist Roy Chapman Andrews called the fin whale "the greyhound of the sea.”

The initiative of the marine fisheries and environmental volunteering has attracted the interest of many people from all over Spain where in recent years there has been far more interest shown in coastal activities, species and birds.

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EIGHTEEN NEW OFFICERS TO REINFORCE SANTA POLA POLICE A total of 18 new officers (15 men and 3 women) were sworn in, or promised positions as an interim officer, in the Santa Pola Policia Local last week.

With the floating population of the town expected to rise beyond 150,000 residents during the summer months new agents are required to strengthen the force said the Councillor for Public Safety, Antonio Perez Huerta, at their inauguration on Monday.

The ceremony was attended by the Santa Pola Mayor, Miguel Zaragoza, as well as Local police Chief Jose Miguel Zaragoza, a number of other members of the city council and serving police officers.

Zaragoza welcomed the new officers and asked that, in the performance of their duties "they show the greatest respect for members of the public, as they are the face of the municipality and, often, the first point of contact".

He said that "if as citizens, we worry about our neighbors, this concern is multiplied when you are

acting as a member of the police force. There will be situations of stress and risk, so I ask your more experienced colleagues, many who have chosen to be here today, to provide you with their support.”

The Mayor also welcomed Local Police Officer Israel González Martínez back to the force. He began his professional career in 2005 as a trainee and earned his permanent position in 2008, since which has been continually training. During the period Gonzalez has won numerous awards and he is currently pursuing degrees in Law and Criminology at the University of Murcia.

DECOMPOSED BODY FOUND IN GRAN ALACANT On her return from a short break away a resident of Gran Alacant arrived home to find the body of her husband, who had been dead for some days and in an advanced state of decomposition.

According to Police sources the body of a man aged between 42 ond 46 years was found by his wife last week in a property in la calle Escandinavia, in Gran

Alacant, where it could have been lying for four or five days.

The woman said that she had tried to contact her husband on a number of occasions whilst away from home but without success.

After a preliminary investigation by officers from the Guardia Civil the body was taken by forensic staff with the Brigada de Investigación Judicial del Instituto Armado.

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ACCURACY OF PEGASUS CALLED INTO QUESTION Multayuda, a company set up to support motorists throughout Spain in defending the rights of drivers, believe that numerous fines issued by Spain´s airborne radar system, Pegasus, could be considered as dubious, after winning a case on behalf of a motorist caught speeding.

The company are self professed experts in Road Safety Law and the Law of Land Transport Management, and have over 20 years of service experience. They say that their goal is to give you the best possible defence for fines, throughout Spain, and say that they have helped over 500,000 drivers.

The recent case revolved around the margin of error that is allowed for speeding motorists, where they argued that the wrong regulations were being consulted by the helicopter based system, as this margin was only valid for equipment used in ground based capture.

According to the company, the regulations and margin being enforced by the DGT were from a 1992 technical draft, whereas they ought to be referring to a more recent version, which favours the driver. In some cases, the difference in the margin could mean a significant reduction in fines, and in the more severe cases, could mean the difference between being sent to prison or remaining free.

The case which the company fought was on behalf of a driver who was punished for the “serious” offense of driving at 153 kilometres per hour on a road in Seville where the limit was 120 kmph. The driver was issued with a 300 euro fine and suffered the loss of two points for driving at a speed in excess of 30 kilometres per hour above the limit.

However, taking the margin of error into account, the speed recorded could have been slightly below 150, thus taking it below the “serious” offense threshold, thus making it just a 100 euro fine and no loss of points.

Capable of snapping speeding vehicles up to a kilometre away, Pegasus began operating in March of 2013, and has completed over 500 flying hours, checked 9,960 vehicles and clocked 1,778 drivers exceeding the speed limit by more than 30 kilometres per hour above the allowed speed on the roads. As well as hefty fines, Pegasus has taken away a total of 1,360 points from drivers for speeding.

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BELFAST MOTOR SHOW TO MAKE RETURN

By Nick Ireland Many traditional motor shows in the British Isles closed their doors over the last decade or so. At the end of the month, Northern Ireland once again opens its doors to a automobile loving public through the all new Belfast Motor Show.

The action packed motoring event for all the family offers some very special features including the first appearance of the Noble M600 supercar, that is listed in the top ten fastest cars in the world for 2014/15. The V8 Volvo engine is fitted with twin turbochargers and hits 225mph, and while test drives will probably not be on offer, getting a close look at the car is certainly on offer.

There are displays and exhibitions from all things motoring, including cars, motorbikes, vans, trucks, motorhomes plus the opportunity to meet with local business, watch demonstrations, interact and have fun while enjoying the first motoring event for many years to happen in Belfast.

The event takes place over Saturday July 27th and Sunday July 28th and features such guests as local radio station U105 Roadshow with Caroline Stewart and former politician Lembit Opik with the Motorcycle Action Group on Saturday 26th July.

Maria Costello MBE - Author of "Queen of Bikers" and a motorcycle racer is there on Sunday while there will be demonstrations from the local rallying and road racing fraternity.

There are demonstrations plus an ask the experts section and for those who want to get their hands dirty, a Big Boys Toy section with a Tyre Challenge: how quickly can you change a tyre, Simulators: road racing, reactions and more, Game consoles: race each other on bikes, cars and f1 plus remote control cars and helicopters and the chance to test your reflexes and hand eye coordination.

For the drivers to be, there is a Kidszone with Bouncy Castles, Face painting and glitter tattoos (FREE for kids), Kids karting from age 4 11yrs and Road Safety talks For your viewing pleasure there are vintage, classic, modified, kit cars, bikes, trucks, tractors, buses, planes and even a helicopter, all owned localy and on display at the show for you to browse, admire and even ask questions about the history or work that has gone into the motor.

This is just a selection of everything that will be happening at the Belfast Motor Show on 26th-27th July in Kings Hall Complex with new elements being added daily this will be an action packed weekend providing a weekend entertainment, something for everyone and fun for all the family.

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REVITALISE YOUR ENERGY FLOW WITH BODY HARMONY REFLEXOLOGY Reflexology - is the application of specific pressure to reflex points in the hands and feet. Reflexology is believed to be the result of stimulating and revitalising energy flow.

Energy is basis of all life and a vital factor in healing. Reflexology is a gentle art, fascinating science and extremely effective form of therapeutic foot massage that has carved an impressive niche in the field of Complimentary Medicine. As a holistic therapy, reflexology aims to treat the body as a whole and endeavours to get to the root cause of disease and treat this, not the symptom. It can also be considered the equivalent of a Body tune up – The reflexologist doesn’t heal only the body, we can help to balance all the body systems, stimulating an underactive one, calming an overactive one.

Every organ, structure and system of the body is mirrored in the feet and hands. They are connected through a system of energy zones within the body which become blocked or congested, causing the body to function less effectively.

Reflexologists seek to relax tension and direct the free flow of energy throughout the body, thus encouraging normalisation of bodily functions and its capacity for self-healing. Best results are obtained by working the feet.

WHO CAN IT HELP? This therapy is suitable for most people of all age groups, from babies to old age. It should not be regarded as a cure-all but most conditions can respond to treatment.

These include muscular tension, back problems, migraine, insomnia, arthritis, emotional problems, menstrual and menopausal problems, asthma and others. People with progressive disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis can also get benefit. Reflexology treatment has great preventative value because imbalances can be detected and corrected at an early stage. It is not just for those with obvious health problems- an occasional treatment is a pleasant way of maintaining health and well-being HAND REFLEXOLOGY This is a holistic therapy which balances the whole body - the physi-

cal, mental and spiritual. The Egyptians gave hand reflexology the same importance as the feet and it is also very useful for self-treatment.

Working with a client’s hands is very different from working with their feet. Hand-to-hand contact is much more personal. It links people in every day life- when we shake or hold hands, when we put a hand on someone’s shoulder to offer reassurance- it’s a warm greeting.

All our experiences in life are represented on our hands- the way we have developed and how we deal with life experiences. The feet may have stronger nerve impulses to the brain than the hands, but this does not diminish the response to treatments through the hands.

The clients will take more of an interest when we are working because they can see what you are doing and this can be a good thing as it gets the client more involved in the treatment and helps them to learn more about the body reflexes. There are many instances where working with the hands is more appropriate than the feet- where there is infection, injury, amputation and when the feet are too sensitive. In choosing to work in conjunction with the feet, hand reflexology can enhance the treatment.

FOOTCARE It pays to take care of your feet. A bit of time and attention will not only keep your feet looking good, but will have further health benefits. As every part of the feet represents a part of the body, the relevance of treating feet with care and kindness is obvious!! Primary importance is good hygiene. Foot hygiene focuses on washing feet thoroughly every day to remove dead skin and eliminate bacteria. An average foot gives off about ? cup of moisture a day- the skin becomes soft and soggy, making it easier for friction to cause blisters, for chemicals to leak from shoes and cause dermatitis, and for athletes foot and other forms of fungi to take hold. Frequent washing will help combat the perspiration which cause smelly feet. Regular washing and careful drying will prevent cracks developing. A pumice stone and creams help soften hard areas. Problems such as corns, verrucas and athletes foot should be attended to, and a chiropodist consulted for persistent problems. Feet should also be kept warm and comfortable at all times- rapid change in temperatures have adverse effect on the

HEAVENS OPEN UP FOR MABS Patrick Lodge, from SIS, Spanish Insurance Solutions quite literally took to the skies this weekend, in aid of charity – MABS Cancer Support Charity Group and very bravely did a skydive over Castellon.

It was an amazing experience, something I have wanted to do for many years and then was given the opportunity to Skydive in Castellon and raise some money for MABS, the local cancer support group. Having lost my wife to lung cancer last December, I wanted to do something which helped this charity and at the same time have some great fun. All of this I managed to do, and so far have raised over 300 euros for MABS for this particular event. There were 17 of us who were skydiving all for their chosen charities, and I am pleased to

advise we all came back safe and sound. What a memorable day, wonderful group of skydivers, and fantastically organised by the brilliant Nikki Luxford who was also raising money for her charity One Step Malawi.Not your normal weekend event and something which will stay with me years!!! ¨ HERE FOR YOU, WHEN YOU NEED US - MABS Cancer Support Charity Group – www.mabscancersupport.org. If you need help and support or would like to volunteer then visit our website today Congratulations to everyone that Skydived at the weekend .

Patrick was sponsored for the event by Tracey Brady of Belgravia Wealth Management Europe

reflex and related organs.

REFLEXOLOGY SHOES These shoes have “quills” which massage the foot and stimulate the reflexes and meridians while walking. This must not be used as a replacement for Reflexology, but it is beneficial in that they promote lymphatic drainage and circulation to the feet. They should be used in moderation as overuse can over stimulate reflexes, causing discomfort.

The same can be said for other aids such as “innersoles” which also should not be over used. They are all effective for health maintenance but not for treating specific problems.

Christine Quinlan is a Reflexology Practitioner and also a qualifed teacher so whether you would like to experience a wonderful treatment or be interested in learning to train in Reflexology, then please get in contact. BODY HARMONY also offers treatments in Bowen Technique, Hopi Ear Candling, Indian Head Massage, and Angelic Reiki and Angel workshops.

For any further information, contact Christine on 966 795 103 or email....bodyharmony@tinyworld.co.uk.

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01:35 Weather for the Week Ahead. 01:40 BBC News.

07:00 Breakfast. 10:15 Heir Hunters. 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 12:00 Fake Britain. 12:30 Operation Hospital Food with James Martin. 13:15 Bargain Hunt. 14:00 BBC News at One. 14:30 Regional News and Weather. 14:45 Doctors. 15:15 Perfection.

16:00 Escape to the Country. 16:45 Wanted Down Under. 17:30 Flog It. 18:15 Pointless. 19:00 BBC News at Six. 19:30 Regional News and Weather.

20:00 The One Show. Presented by Matt Baker and Alex Jones.

20:30 How Safe is Your House? Programme investigating household safety and hunting down shoddy workmanship. Mark Clemmit and Mark Millar are in the highlands of Scotland in search of a dangerous builder with a litany of complaints against him, accumulated over many years. Angellica Bell joins a Trading Standards investigations team charged with guarding the borders, as they move in after a tip-off about deadly toys being smuggled into the country. A mum of two comes face-to-face with one of the biggest killers in British homes.

21:00 EastEnders. It’s a day of surprises for the Carter family. A furious Patrick’s day goes from bad to worse when he finds himself in need. Lola is shocked when she and Billy are forced to face the reality of their situation.

21:30 Panorama. Isis: Terror in Iraq. An investigation into Isis and how it is ripping Iraq apart. Paul Wood speaks to members of the terror group and sees the fighting in Iraq first-hand. Will British recruits bring the terror home?

22:00 John Bishop’s Australia. Series following comedian John Bishop as he sets off on an Australian adventure, cycling from Sydney to Cairns.

23:00 BBC News at Ten. 23:25 Regional News and Weather.

23:35 Guilty by Association. With Fran Robertson.

Documentary looking at the cases of three men who have been convicted using the law of joint enterprise, under which a person in a group or gang can be held responsible for the criminal acts of others.

00:35 Commonwealth City. It’s 2010 - four years to go to the Commonwealth Games, much of which will take place in Dalmarnock in the East End of Glasgow.

Once thriving, Dalmarnock is now one the UK’s most deprived areas - but with the games, all this might

BBC 2 07:00 This is BBC Two. 07:05 Homes Under the Hammer. 08:05 Animal Park. 08:50 Bargain Hunt.

09:20 Helicopter Heroes. 10:05 Permission Impossible: Britain’s Planners. 11:05 Watchdog Test House. 11:35 Click. 12:00 BBC News. 12:30 BBC World News. 13:00 The Daily Politics. 14:00 Breakaway. 14:45 Cash in the Attic. 15:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain.

16:15 Natural World. 17:15 Frozen Planet. 18:15 Antiques Roadshow. 19:00 Eggheads. 19:30 Flog it!

Trade Secrets. 20:00 Paul Hollywood’s Pies and Puds.

20:30 University Challenge. 21:30 RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. 22:00 Scotland: For Richer or Poorer? 23:00 QI. 23:30 Newsnight. 00:20 A Cabbie Abroad. 01:20 I Bought a Rainforest. 02:20 This is BBC Two. 05:00 How to Write. 05:30 Simon Armitage, Writing Poems.

Hughes explores the island’s proud Viking legacy and discovers some buried treasure along the way.

21:30 Coronation Street. Can Izzy and Gary stay together? Kal and Leanne feel the strain. Luke does the right thing.

22:00 The Cube. Celebrity Special. Has rugby star and Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ben Cohen met his match in EastEnders bad girl and former Queen of the Jungle Charlie Brooks?

23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather.

23:35 You Cannot be Serious. Sports entertainment series with impressionist Alistair McGowan. Alistair delves into the funniest, quirkiest and silliest clips from the last seven days of televised sport.

00:05 Ray Mears’ Close Encounters. Saltwater Crocodile. Episode 1. Ray Mears gets close to some of Australia’s most dangerous animals

Friends. 08:50 Noddy in Toyland. 09:00 Little Princess.

09:10 Peppa Pig. 09:15 Peppa Pig. 09:25 Peppa Pig. 09:30 Peppa Pig. 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus. 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas. 10:00 Tickety Toc. 10:15 The Wright Stuff. 12:10 Cowboy Builders. 13:10 5 News Lunchtime. 13:15 Big Brother. 14:15 Home and Away.

14:45 Neighbours. 15:15 NCIS. 16:15 Film - Amber’s Story (PG). 18:00 5 News at 5. 18:30 Neighbours.

19:00 Home and Away. 19:30 5 News Tonight. 20:00 Skyscraper. 21:00 Police Interceptors. 22:00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole. 23:00 Big Brother. 00:00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. 01:00 She’s 78, He’s 39: Age Gap Love. 02:00 Super Casino. 04:10 Under the Dome.

05:00 Wildlife SOS. 05:20 Divine Designs. 05:45 House Doctor.

01:05 Jackpot247. 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 04:40 ITV Nightscreen. 05:15 May the Best House Win.

ITV

Channel 4

06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 07:00 Good Morning Britain. 09:30 Lorraine. 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show.

11:30 This Morning. 12:25 ITV News. 12:30 This Morning.

13:00 Tour De France 2014 Live. Live coverage of the third and final stage taking place in England, which features a short 155km ride from Cambridge into the capital, passing some of London’s most famous landmarks before finishing in a bunch sprint on the Mall.

Presented by Gary Imlach with analysis from Chris Boardman, commentary by Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen with Ned Boulting the reporter at the roadside.

17:30 You’ve Been Framed. 18:00 The Chase. 19:00 ITV Regional News. 19:30 ITV News and Weather.

20:00 Emmerdale. Charity’s schemes start to catch up with her. Andy receives another blow. Leyla refuses to miss a good opportunity.

20:30 Coronation Street. Carla prepares to cut Peter out. Will Steve give Michael a second chance? Petty Nick winds Leanne up.

21:00 Countrywise. Paul Heiney seeks out some of the myths, legends and folklore of the Isle of Man as he tries to discover just why the Manx cat came to lose its tail. He also takes the railway up to the summit of the island’s only mountain. Historian Bettany

06:00 Deal or No Deal. 06:55 Countdown. 07:40 3rd Rock from the Sun. 08:05 3rd Rock from the Sun. 08:30 King of Queens. 08:55 Everybody Loves Raymond.

09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10:00 Frasier. 10:30 Frasier. 11:00 Undercover Boss USA. 12:00 Come Dine with Me. 12:30 Come Dine with Me. 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary. 13:05 Come Dine with Me. 13:35 Come Dine with Me. 14:05 Come Dine with Me. 14:40 A Place in the Sun. 15:40 Countdown. 16:30 Deal or No Deal. 17:30 Ultimate Dealer. 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me. 19:00 The Simpsons. 19:30 Hollyoaks. 20:00 Channel 4 News. 21:00 Dispatches. 21:30 Jamie’s Money Saving Meals. 22:00 The Armstrong Lie. 00:35 Random Acts. 00:40 Embarrassing Bodies. 01:35 The Secret Millions. 02:30 Scandal. 03:15 The Mill. 04:10 The Mill. 05:05 Beat My Build.

Channel 5 06:00 Angels of Jarm. 06:10 Roary the Racing Car. 06:20 Angels of Jarm. 06:30 The Funky Valley Show.

06:35 The Funky Valley Show. 06:40 Roary the Racing Car. 06:50 Roary the Racing Car. 07:00 Bananas in Pyjamas. 07:10 Igam Ogam. 07:20 Fireman Sam. 07:35 The Wotwots. 07:45 Peppa Pig. 07:50 Peppa Pig. 08:00 Pip Ahoy. 08:10 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. 08:20 The Mr. Men Show. 08:35 Thomas and

Monday, Monday, 7th July, July, 2014 08:00 Breakfast News with Mark Nolan, 11:00 The Gary Jackson Show, 13:00 Acceptable 80´s with Paul Baker, 14:00 The adventures of Tin Tin, The Seven crystal balls 15:00 Babblewick Hall - Ep 1 of 5 16:00 Lounge Sounds with Steven Hambley, 17:00 The PBT Show, 19:00 Comedy at 7, Im Sorry I’ll Read That Again 20:00 Drama at 8, The Memoires of Sherlock Holmes - With Clive Merrison 21:00 Wind Down, 22:00 Book at Bedtime, The Dubliners - A painful case Ep 11 of 20 23:00 Classical Nights

Monday, 7th July, 2014 14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – James Best, Dukes of Hazard.

18.05 Hand Made – images from around the Vega Baja 18.15 Learn The Lingo – Spanish with everyday situations.

18.30 Orihuela Mods & Scooters – scooters and Ska music.

19.00 Let's Talk (series) Simon is with John Batterby 19.30 Spanish Eye – Ex-model and polo player talks about her love of horses and rescuing them.

19.45 Hunt For Giant Sturgeon.

20.00 – 22.00 Local Information and Non Stop Music

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07:00 Breakfast. 10:15 Heir Hunters. 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 12:00 Fake Britain. 12:30 Operation Hospital Food with James Martin. 13:15 Bargain Hunt. 14:00 BBC News at One. 14:30 Look East. 14:45 Doctors. 15:15 Perfection. 16:00 Escape to the Country. 16:45 Wanted Down Under. 17:30 Flog It. 18:15 Pointless. 19:00 BBC News at Six. 19:30 Look East.

20:00 The One Show. Presented by Matt Baker and Alex Jones.

20:30 Room 101. Host Frank Skinner invites Craig Revel Horwood, Sheila Hancock and Jon Richardson to compete to have their pet hates and peeves consigned to Room 101.

21:00 EastEnders. It’s Linda’s birthday party at The Vic and she has an announcement for Mick. Dean’s accusations hit home with Shirley but does he mean

them? Patrick tries to put on a brave face and ignore recent troubling events.

21:30 Match of the Day Live. Semi-finals. Coverage of the first semi-final (Kick-off 10.00pm), which takes place at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and features the winning sides from the first and second quarter-finals. With the host nation having reached the last 16 as winners of Group A, hopes will be high that they have progressed this far, and should they do so, they will still be on course to banish the memories of their defeat in the final match of the 1950 tournament, which was the only other time the event has been staged here.

00:10 BBC News at Ten. 00:35 Look East.

BBC 2 06:00 Bringing Books to Life. 06:55 Wonders of Nature.

07:00 This is BBC Two. 07:05 Homes Under the Hammer. 08:05 Animal Park. 08:50 Fake Britain. 09:20

Helicopter Heroes. 10:05 Watchdog. 11:05 Watchdog Test House. 11:35 HARDtalk. 12:00 BBC News. 12:30 BBC World News. 13:00 The Daily Politics. 14:00 The Super League Show. 15:00 Cash in the Attic. 15:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain. 16:15 Natural World.

17:15 Frozen Planet. 18:15 Antiques Roadshow. 19:00 Eggheads. 19:30 Flog it! Trade Secrets. 20:00 Paul Hollywood’s Pies and Puds. 20:30 Mary Berry Cooks.

21:00 University Challenge. 22:00 Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter. 23:00 The Best of the Sarah Millican Television Programme. 23:30 Newsnight. 00:20 Scotland: For Richer or Poorer?

01:20 Seven Wonders of Brazil. 02:20 Match of the Day. 04:05 This is BBC Two. 05:00 True Stories.

Come Dine with Me. 14:05 Come Dine with Me. 14:40 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun. 15:40 Countdown.

16:30 Deal or No Deal. 17:30 Ultimate Dealer. 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me. 19:00 The Simpsons.

19:30 Hollyoaks. 20:00 Channel 4 News. 21:00 Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free. 22:00 Beauty Queen or Bust.

23:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 23:55 The Secret Life of Students. 01:00 Random Acts. 01:05 Pokerstars.Com PCA. 02:00 KOTV Boxing Weekly.

02:25 Transworld Sport. 03:25 Mobil 1. 03:50 Snowdonia Slateman Triathlon. 04:20 Motorsport.

04:45 Beat My Build. 05:40 River Cottage Veg Heroes.

ITV

05:45 House Doctor. 06:10 House Doctor. 06:35 The Great Artists. 07:00 Bananas in Pyjamas. 07:10 Igam Ogam. 07:20 Fireman Sam. 07:35 The Wotwots. 07:45 Peppa Pig. 07:50 Peppa Pig. 08:00 Pip Ahoy. 08:10 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. 08:20 The Mr. Men Show. 08:35 Thomas and Friends. 08:50 Noddy in Toyland. 09:00 Little Princess. 09:10 Peppa Pig. 09:15 Peppa Pig. 09:25 Peppa Pig. 09:30 Peppa Pig. 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus. 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas.

09:55 Milkshake Monkey. 10:00 Tickety Toc. 10:15 The Wright Stuff. 12:10 Cowboy Builders. 13:10 5 News Lunchtime. 13:15 Big Brother. 14:15 Home and Away.

14:45 Neighbours. 15:15 NCIS. 16:15 Film - Shattered Silence. 18:00 5 News at 5. 18:30 Neighbours. 19:00 Home and Away. 19:30 5 News Tonight. 20:00 Whale Adventure with Nigel Marven. 21:00 The Dog Rescuers.

22:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 23:00 Big Brother. 00:00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. 01:00 Wentworth. 02:00 Super Casino. 04:10 Brand New House for £5k. 05:00 Wildlife SOS. 05:20 Divine Designs. 05:45 House Doctor.

05:15 May the Best House Win. 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 07:00 Good Morning Britain. 09:30 Lorraine.

10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 11:30 This Morning.

12:25 ITV News. 12:30 This Morning. 13:30 Loose Women. 14:30 ITV News and Weather. 15:00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. 17:00 Tipping Point. 18:00 The Chase. 19:00 ITV Regional News. 19:30 ITV News and Weather.

20:00 Emmerdale. Andy is in denial. Donna’s loyalty is tested. Sam refuses to see sense.

21:00 You’ve Been Framed. Award-winning comedy from the UK’s favourite video voyeur, Harry Hill.

Featuring the world’s funniest mishaps as filmed on webcams, camcorders and mobile phones - rate the clips on Twitter at #framed.

21:30 FIFA World Cup Live 2014. Coverage of the first semi-final (Kick-off 10.00pm), which takes place at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and features the winning sides from the first and second quarter-finals. Hopes will be high that they have progressed this far, and should they do so, they will still be on course to banish the memories of their defeat in the final match of the 1950 tournament, which was the only other time the event has been staged here. Three of the semi-finalists in South Africa four years ago hailed from Europe, as the Netherlands defeated a resolute Uruguayan side 3-2 in the opening encounter, before champions Spain registered a narrow 1-0 win over Germany. In the event of extra-time and penalties, subsequent programmes are subject to change.

00:15 ITV News and Weather.

00:50 Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green. Robson Green travels across his home county and discovers how this mystical place has played a unique role in shaping contemporary Britain. Robson explores the rich history of a region that has been occupied by Romans, invaded by Vikings, played a key role in the founding of English Christianity and has been the setting for many bloody battles between the English and the Scots. In this episode, Robson ventures off the beaten path to explore the rugged wilderness of the Northumberland National Park, where he passes a night in a ramshackle shepherd’s hut known locally as a bothy. Meeting a young shepherdess, he learns about the origins of the border collie sheepdog, and goes stargazing into a night sky.

01:20 Jackpot247. 04:00 Loose Women. 04:45 ITV Nightscreen. 05:15 May the Best House Win. Channel 4 06:00 Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not. 06:05 Deal or No Deal. 07:00 Countdown. 07:45 3rd Rock from the Sun. 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun. 08:35 King of Queens. 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10:00 Frasier. 10:30 Frasier. 11:00 Undercover Boss USA. 12:00 Come Dine with Me. 12:30 Come Dine with Me. 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary. 13:05 Come Dine with Me. 13:35

Channel 5

Tuesday, 8thJuly, 2014 14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – with actress Joan Collins.

18.05 The Romney Country Fayre – local producer Kerry King documents this Kentish fair, chatting to organizers and locals.

19.00 Allo Allo – theatre group AdHoc presents this hilarious popular 80’s TV show.

22.00 Local Information and Non Stop Music

Tuesday, uesday, 8th July, July, 2014 08:00 Breakfast News with Mark Nolan, 11:00 Dark Side of the Moon with Gary Jackson, 13:00 Non Stop 90´s with Paul Baker, 14:00 The adventures of Tin Tin, Prisoners in the sun 15:00 Babblewick Hall, Episode 2 of 5 16:00 Solid Gold 60´s with Geoff Dorsett, 17:00 The PBT Show, 19:00 Comedy at 7, A Whole new ball game - The mould in the gold 20:00 Drama at 8, The Memoires of Sherlock Holmes - Stars Clive Merrison 21:00 Wind Down, 22:00 A Book at Bedtime, Dubliners - Ivy Day in the Committee Room Part 1, Ep 12 of 20 23:00 Classical Nights.

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9th july 01:30 Weather for the Week Ahead. 01:35 BBC News.

07:00 Breakfast. 10:15 Heir Hunters. 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 12:00 Fake Britain. 12:30 Operation Hospital Food with James Martin. 13:15 Bargain Hunt. 14:00 BBC News at One. 14:30 Regional News and Weather. 14:45 Doctors. 15:15 Perfection.

16:00 Escape to the Country. 16:45 Wanted Down Under. 17:30 Flog It. 18:15 Pointless. 19:00 BBC News at Six. 19:30 Regional News and Weather.

20:00 The One Show. Presented by Matt Baker and Alex Jones.

21:00 Holby City. Captive. Jesse’s paranoia builds as Guy is on the verge of discovering his affair with Zosia.

Raf feels isolated from Amy, but when he bonds with a vulnerable patient he realises that he can’t live without his wife, regardless of the mess they’re in. Mo goes on a crusade to stop her best friend Jonny leaving Holby.

22:00 Death in Paradise. DI Richard Poole is perplexed by a fatal fire at the island convent. Will he and his team manage to unravel the many mysteries at the heart of this seemingly-impossible murder? And will DS Bordey get to the root of the inspector’s nun phobia?

23:00 BBC News at Ten. 23:25 Regional News and Weather.

23:35 Would I Lie to You? Rob Brydon is back in the host’s chair for the seventh series of the comedy panel show. And, as ever, David Mitchell and Lee Mack are the lightning-quick team captains. Over the course of each show, celebrity guests reveal amazing stories about themselves, some of which are true and some of which are not. The aim of the game is to fool the opposition into mistaking fact for fiction and fiction for fact. In this episode, Lee and David are joined by Rhod Gilbert, Vernon Kay, Dara O Briain and Denise Van Outen.

00:05 A Question of Sport. Super Saturday. Jason Manford hosts the sports-themed family entertainment gameshow. Team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell are joined by former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan, comedians Ted Robbins and Katherine Ryan, and Winter Olympic gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold. Helen Skelton takes Matt and Phil for an extreme game of catch on a surfboard and the teams in studio take some shocking penalties.

00:45 Match of the Day. FIFA World Cup Highlights.

Highlights from the day’s World Cup matches.

BBC 2 06:00 Life Stories. 07:00 Homes Under the Hammer.

08:00 Match of the Day. 08:45 Fake Britain. 09:15 Call the Council. 10:00 Antiques Roadshow. 11:00 Tigers About the House. 12:00 BBC News. 12:30 The Daily Politics. 14:00 Animal Park. 14:30 Cash in the Attic.

15:00 Charley Hull: Teenage Tigress. 15:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain. 16:15 Natural World - Sri Lanka: Elephant Island. 17:15 Frozen Planet. 18:15 Antiques Roadshow. 19:00 Eggheads. 19:30 Flog it!

Trade Secrets. 20:00 Paul Hollywood’s Pies and Puds.

20:30 Mary Berry Cooks. 21:00 RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. 22:00 Coast Australia. 22:50 Coast. 23:00 Episodes. 23:30 Newsnight. 00:20 Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter.

01:20 A Very British Airline. 02:20 Match of the Day. 04:05 This is BBC Two. 05:00 Your Body: Your Image.

05:10 Your Body: Your Image. 05:15 Your Body: Your Image. 05:20 Your Body: Your Image. 05:30 Your Body: Your Image. 05:40 Seeking Refuge.

ITV 05:15 May the Best House Win. 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 07:00 Good Morning Britain. 09:30 Lorraine.

10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 11:30 This Morning.

12:25 ITV News. 12:30 This Morning. 13:30 Loose Women. 14:30 ITV News and Weather. 15:00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. 17:00 Tipping Point. 18:00 The Chase. 19:00 ITV Regional News. 19:30 ITV News and Weather.

20:00 Emmerdale. Andy is troubled by the bigger picture. Marlon is determined to get answers. Lisa will not be made a fool of.

20:30 Coronation Street. Gary and Izzy face home truths. Embarrassed Carla is the talk of the street. Is Michael up to his old tricks?

21:00 You’ve Been Framed. Award-winning comedy from the UK’s favourite video voyeur, Harry Hill.

Featuring the world’s funniest mishaps as filmed on webcams, camcorders and mobile phones - rate the clips on Twitter at #framed.

21:30 FIFA World Cup Live 2014. The second semifinal (Kick-off 10.00pm). All the action from the clash at the Arena de Sao Paulo in Brazil, as the line-up for the biggest match in football is confirmed. In the event of extra-time and penalties, subsequent programmes are

subject to change.

00:15 ITV News and Weather.

00:50 Perspectives. Michael Portillo: Portillo on Picasso. Series 3, episode 5. Broadcaster, journalist and former cabinet minister Michael Portillo travels to Spain and France to examine the life and work of Pablo Picasso, and reveals how his love of Picasso’s art was influenced by his own father, a Spanish republican exile. Michael travels to Malaga, birthplace of the genius, and visits the bullring which inspired some of his greatest works. In the Paris studio where the famous Guernica was painted, he meets Picasso’s granddaughter Diana. Salvador Farelo, one of Malaga’s greatest bullfighters, tells Michael why bullfighting is so important in Spanish culture, explaining that it is in itself a pure form of art.

01:50 Jackpot247. 04:00 British Touring Car Championship Highlights. 05:15 May the Best House Win.

Toyland. 09:00 Little Princess. 09:15 Peppa Pig. 09:25 Peppa Pig. 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus. 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas. 10:00 Tickety Toc. 10:15 The Wright Stuff. 12:10 Cowboy Builders. 13:10 5 News Lunchtime. 13:15 Big Brother. 14:15 Home and Away.

14:45 Neighbours. 15:15 NCIS. 16:15 Film - The Preacher’s Mistress. 18:00 5 News at 5. 18:30 Neighbours. 19:00 Home and Away. 19:30 5 News Tonight. 20:00 Cricket on 5. 21:00 Brand New House for £5k. 22:00 The Hotel Inspector Returns. 23:00 Big Brother. 00:00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. 01:00 Super Casino. 04:10 World’s Busiest Train Station.

05:00 Wildlife SOS. 05:20 Divine Designs. 05:45 House Doctor.

Channel 4 05:40 River Cottage Veg Heroes. 06:05 Deal or No Deal. 07:00 Countdown. 07:45 3rd Rock from the Sun. 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun. 08:35 King of Queens.

09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10:00 Frasier. 10:30 Frasier. 11:00 Undercover Boss USA. 12:00 Come Dine with Me. 12:30 Come Dine with Me. 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary. 13:05 Come Dine with Me. 13:35 Come Dine with Me. 14:05 Come Dine with Me. 14:40 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away. 15:40 Countdown. 16:30 Deal or No Deal. 17:30 Ultimate Dealer. 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me. 19:00 The Simpsons. 19:30 Hollyoaks. 20:00 Channel 4 News. 21:00 This Old Thing: The Vintage Clothes Show. 22:00 One Born Every Minute. 23:00 16 Kids and Counting. 00:00 Britain’s Youngest Carers. 01:00 Random Acts. 01:05 Superstar DJs. 01:30 The Simpsons. 01:55 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 02:50 Film – Lolita (18).

05:10 Beat My Build.

Channel 5 05:45 House Doctor. 06:10 House Doctor. 06:35 The Great Artists. 07:00 Bananas in Pyjamas. 07:10 Igam Ogam. 07:20 Fireman Sam. 07:35 The Wotwots. 07:45 Peppa Pig. 07:50 Peppa Pig. 08:00 Pip Ahoy. 08:10 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. 08:20 The Mr. Men Show. 08:35 Thomas and Friends. 08:50 Noddy in

W ednesday, ednesday, 9th July, July, 2014

08:00 Breakfast News with Mark Nolan, 11:00 My Generation with Gary Jackson.

13:00 Power Anthems with Paul Baker, 14:00 The adventures of Tin Tin, The Calculus Affair, Pt1 15:00 Babblewick Hall - Episode 3 of 5 16:00 Supersonic 70´s with Geoff Dorsett, 17:00 The PBT Show, 19:00 Comedy at 7, Just a Minute with Nicholas Parsons 20:00 Drama at 8, The Memoires of Sherlock Holmes - with Clive Merrison Ep 6 of 6 21:00 Wind Down, 22:00 A Book at Bedtime, The Dubliners - Ivy Day in the Committee Room, Ep 13 of 20 23:00 Classical Nights,

Wednesday, 9th July, 2014 14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – Comedian Joe Pasquale.

18.05 The Wedding Show – The start of a series charting a couple’s preparations for their wedding on the Costa.

18.15 Bite Size – Santa Pola Semana Santa parade.

18.30 Let’s Talk Special – with Julia Grant, Britain’s first trans gender man who made Benidorm her home.

19.00 An Evening With... Jerry Lane and guests.

20.00 – 22.00 Local Information and Non Stop Music

10th July guests discuss the week’s top political stories.

01:20 Holiday Weatherview. 01:25 BBC News.

07:00 Breakfast. 10:15 Heir Hunters. 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 12:00 Fake Britain. 12:30 Operation Hospital Food with James Martin. 13:15 Bargain Hunt. 14:00 BBC News at One. 14:30 Regional News and Weather. 14:45 Doctors. 15:15 Perfection.

16:00 Escape to the Country. 16:45 Wanted Down Under. 17:30 Flog It. 18:15 Pointless. 19:00 BBC News at Six. 19:30 Regional News and Weather.

20:00 The One Show. Presented by Matt Baker and Alex Jones.

20:30 EastEnders. Tensions rise between Mick and Linda following her revelation. Johnny finds himself torn when he faces a dilemma. Shirley makes a difficult decision about her relationship with Dean.

21:00 Motorway Cops. Reality series revealing the everyday the traffic police. In West Yorkshire, five motorways meet in one of Britain’s busiest crossroads.

West Yorkshire’s motorway cops Craig Warner and Dan Kellet discover some men from Iran in the back of a HGV. PCs Andrew Gudgeon and Craig Taylor respond to a call of crash on the motorway that leads to a manhunt. PCs Michelle Rookes and Brian Harrison arrest a drunk driver. PCs Andrew Gudgeon and Craig Taylor spot a young man running away from a car left in a garage forecourt and give chase on foot.

Michelle Rookes and Andy Bell pull over a tailgater and discover he has the incorrect insurance for his journey.

22:00 Celebrity MasterChef. Celebrities compete in a contest of culinary skill. After four weeks of intense competition it’s the first of the semi-finals and the best eight cooks remain. The show kicks off with a trip back in time, catering for Shakespeare’s 450th birthday. The teams must design and create four mouth-watering dishes each from a selection of ingredients that would have been available at the time, including mutton, rabbit, pigeon and rainbow trout as well as a selection of fruit and vegetables and herbs and spices. Next it’s back to the MasterChef kitchen where they face the Great British Classic Mystery Box Test and must fight for their place in the competition.

23:00 BBC News at Ten. 23:25 Regional News and Weather.

23:35 Question Time. David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Inverness.

00:35 This Week. Andrew Neil, Michael Portillo and

BBC 2 06:00 Same But Different. 07:00 This is BBC Two. 07:05 Homes Under the Hammer. 08:05 Match of the Day. 08:50 Fake Britain. 09:20 Call the Council. 10:05 Escape to the Continent. 11:05 Gardeners’ World.

11:35 HARDtalk. 12:00 BBC News. 12:30 BBC World News. 13:00 The Daily Politics. 14:00 Golf. 18:00 Frozen Planet. 19:00 Eggheads. 19:30 Flog it! Trade Secrets. 20:00 Paul Hollywood’s Pies and Puds. 20:30 Mary Berry Cooks. 21:00 RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. 22:00 The Honourable Woman. 23:00 Mock the Week. 23:30 Newsnight. 00:20 The Machine Gun and Skye’s Band of Brothers. 01:20 Panorama.

01:50 Horizon. 02:50 This is BBC Two. 04:55 Andrew Marr’s History of the World.

ITV 05:15 May the Best House Win. 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 07:00 Good Morning Britain. 09:30 Lorraine.

10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 11:30 This Morning.

12:25 ITV News. 12:30 This Morning. 13:30 Loose Women. 14:30 ITV News and Weather. 15:00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. 17:00 Tipping Point. 18:00 The Chase. 19:00 ITV Regional News. 19:30 ITV News and Weather.

20:00 Emmerdale. Marlon uncovers the devastating truth. Moira is pushed too far. Tracy has her work cut out.

20:30 Tonight. How Safe is Your Beach? Fiona Foster takes to the coast to find out why some of our most popular beaches will not meet new European standards for bathing water quality and could be breeding grounds for bad bacteria. Contaminated water could mean a heightened risk of infection and illness, especially among children. There are systems in place to help guide us to the good beaches, but are they always up to date?

21:00 Emmerdale. Laurel realises she is being kept in the dark. Cain takes control. Alicia gets a harsh reminder of the past.

21:30 Coronation Street. Alya gets into hot water with Izzy. Frustrated Michael stands his ground. Will Marcus see Todd’s true nature?

22:00 Champneys. This documentary follows current Champneys owner Stephen Purdew at the company’s

flagship resort at Tring in Hertfordshire, as he takes an proactive role in stopping the rot, renovating the resort and shaking up the staff with the help of a new management team.

23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather.

23:35 Robbie Coltrane’s B-Road Britain. Robbie Coltrane embarks on a journey from London to Glasgow using only B roads in an attempt to discover the true heart of the country. His first stop is High Wycombe, where he discovers a bizarre, centuries-old ritual in which the town’s mayor is weighed on a huge pair of scales.

00:35 The Late Debate. Alastair Stewart discusses what has been going on in Westminster with a panel of London MPs. 01:05 Jackpot247. 04:00 Tonight. 04:25 ITV Nightscreen. 05:15 May the Best House Win. Channel 4 05:10 Beat My Build. 06:05 Deal or No Deal. 07:00 Countdown. 07:45 3rd Rock from the Sun. 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun. 08:35 King of Queens. 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 09:55 Frasier. 10:30 Frasier. 11:00 Undercover Boss USA. 11:55 Come Dine with Me. 12:25 Come Dine with Me. 12:55 Channel 4 News Summary. 13:00 Come Dine with Me. 13:30 Come Dine with Me. 14:00 Come Dine with Me. 14:30 Channel 4 Racing. 16:30 Deal or No Deal. 17:30 Ultimate Dealer.

18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me. 19:00 The Simpsons. 19:30 Hollyoaks. 20:00 Channel 4 News.

21:00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 22:00 Embarrassing Bodies. 23:00 The Secret Life of Students. 00:05 One Born Every Minute. 01:05 Random Acts. 01:10 Beauty Queen or Bust. 02:05 The Auction House. 03:00 This Old Thing: The Vintage Clothes Show. 03:55 Dinner at 11. 04:50 Mary’s Silver Service. 05:45 Dispatches.

Channel 5 05:45 House Doctor. 06:10 House Doctor. 06:35 The Great Artists. 07:00 Bananas in Pyjamas. 07:10 Igam Ogam. 07:20 Fireman Sam. 07:35 The Wotwots. 07:45 Peppa Pig. 07:50 Peppa Pig. 08:00 Pip Ahoy. 08:10 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. 08:20 The Mr. Men Show. 08:35 Thomas and Friends. 08:50 Noddy in Toyland. 09:00 Little Princess. 09:15 Peppa Pig. 09:25 Peppa Pig. 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus. 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas. 10:00 Tickety Toc. 10:15 The

Wright Stuff. 12:10 Cowboy Builders. 13:10 5 News Lunchtime. 13:15 Big Brother. 14:15 Home and Away.

14:45 Neighbours. 15:15 NCIS. 16:15 Film - A Soldier’s Love Story. 18:00 5 News at 5. 18:30 Neighbours.

19:00 Home and Away. 19:30 5 News Tonight. 20:00 Cricket on 5. 21:00 Black Market Britain. 22:00 OAPs Behaving Badly. 23:00 Big Brother. 00:00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. 01:00 Super Casino. 04:10 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away. 05:00 Wildlife SOS. 05:20 Divine Designs. 05:45 House Doctor.

Thursday, Thursday, 10th July, July, 2014 08:00 Breakfast News with Mark Nolan, 11:00 Nowt but the 90’s with Mike Brown, 13:00 The Mystery Top 40 with Paul Baker, 14:00 The Adventures of Tin Tin, The Calculus Affair Pt2 15:00 Drama - Babblewick Hall, Episode 4 of 5 16:00 Kick up the 80’s with Geoff Dorsett, 17:00 The PBT Show, 19:00 Comedy at 7, The Navy Lark. Friday the 13th 20:00 Drama at 8, House of Fiction, Dramatised by Sara Davies 21:00 Wind Down, 22:00 A Book at Bedtime, The Dubliners - A Mother. Ep 14 of 20 23:00 Classical Nights, 00:00 Exite Overnight.

Thursday 10th July, 2014 14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – it’s the football commentator known as ‘Motty’, John Motson.

18.05 Hayes Guide –Dave & Jess take share their expert knowledge when visiting Santa Pola.

18.30 Dave & Andy’s Excellent Adventures – sailing catamarans 19.00 TVM (series) – Peter Taylor is back with his weekly music video selection delivered in his very own laconic style.

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11th july ADVERTISING WITH THE LEADER WORKS.....CALL 96 673 0057 07:00 Breakfast. 10:15 Heir Hunters. 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 12:00 Fake Britain. 12:30 Operation Hospital Food with James Martin. 13:15 Bargain Hunt. 14:00 BBC News at One. 14:30 Regional News and Weather. 14:45 Doctors. 15:15 Perfection.

16:00 Escape to the Country. 16:45 Wanted Down Under. 17:30 Flog It. 18:15 Pointless. 19:00 BBC News at Six. 19:30 Regional News and Weather.

20:00 The One Show. Presented by Chris Evans and Alex Jones.

20:30 The Great Property Race. London property prices are surging at five times the rate of other UK regions. Mark Jordan joins first-time buyers and cashrich Chinese investors as they race to buy homes in the capital’s fast, furious and often cruel market.

21:00 EastEnders. Some shocking new information comes to light when a Walford resident has a confession about the night Lucy was murdered. Lauren’s attempts to repair her relationship with Max are dismissed when Max hides the truth from her. Tina and Tosh visit an old friend and are shocked by what they find.

21:30 Celebrity MasterChef. Celebrities compete in a contest of culinary skill. It’s the last of the semi-finals and the six remaining celebrity cooks continue to battle for the MasterChef title. The celebrities’ initial challenge is a MasterChef first - a relay invention test. Split into two teams of three, both teams must create one dish between them using a chicken and a range of vegetables, herbs and spices. Each team member has 20 minutes to make their contribution to the dish without communicating with one another - so each cook must attempt to decipher what the dish is meant to be from the clues left behind by their teammate. Next the celebrities have to showcase their own style and flair with pastry. They must each create one savoury and two sweet items for afternoon tea. Finally it’s back to the MasterChef kitchen to create one exceptional dish inspired by someone close to them.

23:00 BBC News at Ten. 23:25 Regional News and Weather.

23:35 Alan Hansen: Player and Pundit. Gary Lineker presents a revealing tribute to Alan Hansen as he joins friends, family and colleagues to look back at an illustrious career as a player and a pundit. There are contributions from Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, Des

MONDAY 7 JULY Markets - Cox, Elche, Formentera, La Nucia, San Pedro del Pinatar, Santa Pola, Sax, Torremendo.

ALICANTE - Exhibition of art and archaeology from the Chinese Han Dynasty, 206 BC – 220 AD, MARQ Archaeological museum.

ORIHUELA - Exhibition of a collectiof paintings, "Encuentros" - Sala Museo San Juan de Dios (until 27 July). Exhibition of historic documents detailing the accounts of fiesta de santas Justa y Rufina from the year 1644. Biblioteca Pública Municipal María Moliner ORIHUELA COSTA - San Zermines, the Zenia Boulevard´s own take on San Fermin – Zenia Bvard.

PAMPLONA - Fiesta de San Fermin – Bull running and fighting fiesta (All week).

SAN JAVIER - Bobby McFerrin, Auditorio Parque Almansa.

TUESDAY 8 JULY Markets - Alicante, (Rastro), Aspe, Altea, Benijofar, ORIHUELA, San Fulgencio.

ALICANTE - Exhibition of art and archaeology from the Chinese Han Dynasty, 206 BC – 220 AD, MARQ Archaeological museum.

BARCELONA - One Direction, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.

ORIHUELA - Exhibition of a collection of paintings, "Encuentros" - Sala Museo San Juan de Dios (until 27 July). Exhibition of historic documents detailing the accounts of fiesta de santas Justa y Rufina from the year 1644. Biblioteca Pública Municipal María Moliner (Until 31 July).

ORIHUELA COSTA - The Jackson 4 tribute band and World Cup football – Zenia Boulevard.

PAMPLONA - Fiesta de San Fermin – Bull running and fighting fiesta (All week).

WEDNESDAY 9 JULY Markets - Albatera, Alcoi, Benidorm, Callosa de Segura, Guardamar del Segura, La Mata, San Miguel de Salinas.

Lynam, Jamie and Harry Redknapp, Jose Mourinho, Brendan Rogers, Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Mark Lawrenson and Alan’s wife Janet and children Lucy and Adam.

00:35 EastEnders Omnibus. 02:30 Weather for the Week Ahead. 02:35 BBC News.

BBC 2 04:55 Andrew Marr’s History of the World. 06:15 Found. 06:30 The Big Wheel. 06:45 Lilly the Magnificent. 07:00 This is BBC Two. 07:05 Homes Under the Hammer. 08:05 Animal Park. 08:50 Fake Britain. 09:20 Call the Council. 10:05 The Great British Sewing Bee. 11:05 First Time on the Front Line. 11:35 The Travel Show. 12:00 BBC News. 12:30 BBC World News. 13:00 The Daily Politics. 14:00 Golf. 18:00 Frozen Planet. 19:00 Eggheads. 19:30 Athletics. 22:00 Gardeners’ World. 22:30 Pipers of the Trenches. 23:30 Newsnight. 00:05 Film - Hamlet 2 (15). 01:30 Film Deadline (15). 02:50 Question Time. 03:50 This is BBC Two. ITV 05:15 May the Best House Win. 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 07:00 Good Morning Britain. 09:30 Lorraine.

10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 11:30 This Morning.

12:25 ITV News. 12:30 This Morning. 13:30 Loose Women. 14:30 ITV News and Weather. 15:00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. 17:00 Tipping Point. 18:00 The Chase. 19:00 ITV Regional News. 19:30 ITV News and Weather.

20:00 Emmerdale. Donna opens up to Laurel. Andy’s anger builds. Ross tires of being let down.

20:30 Coronation Street. Could Tracy’s bracelet incriminate Rob? Todd makes life hard for Marcus.

Gary gives Alya the cold shoulder.

21:00 The Cruise Ship. Four-part documentary with unprecedented behind-the-scenes access on-board the Royal Princess, the world’s tenth-largest luxury cruise ship with a capacity of 3,600 passengers.

Filmed in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic over two months, the series provides a fly-onthe-wall account, largely focusing on the crew.

21:30 Coronation Street. Is the net beginning to close in on Rob? Todd’s deceptions humiliate Marcus.

Gail and Michael grow closer.

22:00 Doc Martin. Portwenn is buzzing with arrangements for the wedding of Martin and Louisa. But will

ALICANTE - Exhibition of art and archaeology from the Chinese Han Dynasty, 206 BC – 220 AD, MARQ Archaeological museum.

ORIHUELA - Exhibition of a collection of paintings, "Encuentros" - Sala Museo San Juan de Dios (until 27 July). Exhibition of historic documents detailing the accounts of fiesta de santas Justa y Rufina from the year 1644. Biblioteca Pública Municipal María Moliner ORIHUELA COSTA - Toni Bright mind magician – Zenia Boulevard. Underwater guided snorkelling tour (Every Wed and Sun in July and August).

PAMPLONA - Fiesta de San Fermin – Bull running and fighting fiesta (All week).

THURSDAY 10 JULY Markets - Albatera, Alicante, Aspe, Campoamor near Cabo Roig medical centre, Rojales.

ALICANTE - Exhibition of art and archaeology from the Chinese Han Dynasty, 206 BC – 220 AD, MARQ Archaeological museum.

CARTAGENA - Romeo and Juliet, Flamenco Ballet, Auditorio el Batel.

MADRID - One Direction, Estadio Vicente Calderón.

ORIHUELA - Exhibition of a collection of paintings, "Encuentros" - Sala Museo San Juan de Dios (until 27 July). Exhibition of historic documents detailing the accounts of fiesta de santas Justa y Rufina from the year 1644. Biblioteca Pública Municipal María Moliner ORIHUELA COSTA - The Stoned tribute band – Zenia Boulevard.

PAMPLONA - Fiesta de San Fermin – Bull running and fighting fiesta (All week).

TORREVIEJA - 20:30 Concierto Extraordinario de Música Lírica, Palacio de la Música.

FRIDAY 11 JULY World Population Day. Markets - Crevillente, Finestrat, Gata de Gorgos, L’ Alfas del Pi, Monstesinos, Pilar de la Horadada, TORREVIEJA. ALICANTE - Exhibition of art and archaeology from the Chinese Han Dynasty, 206 BC – 220 AD, MARQ

the marriage finally go ahead? Martin is irritated by PC Penhale, who wrongly assumes he is best man, and Louisa is running late. The vicar has his doubts as to whether she will turn up, putting Martin even more on edge. Will they finally tie the knot, or will the villagers have to put the confetti back in the box?

23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather.

23:35 Film – Senna (12). Bafta-winning documentary about the life and career of Brazilian Formula One champion Ayrton Senna, which was cut tragically short in 1994 by a fatal accident during a race. The Film draws on archive footage of his arrival on the grand prix scene in 1984, through rivalry with fellow Formula One driver Alain Prost, to his untimely death at the San Marino Grand Prix. Starring: Ayrton Senna.

Peppa Pig. 09:30 Peppa Pig. 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus. 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas. 10:00 Tickety Toc. 10:15 The Wright Stuff. 12:10 Cowboy Builders. 13:10 5 News Lunchtime. 13:15 Big Brother. 14:15 Home and Away. 14:45 Neighbours. 15:15 NCIS. 16:15 Film – Betrayed (12). 18:00 5 News at 5. 18:30 Neighbours.

19:00 Home and Away. 19:30 5 News Tonight. 20:00 Cricket on 5. 21:00 On the Yorkshire Buses. 22:00 Big Brother: Live Eviction. 23:30 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. 00:30 Stand by Your Man. 01:10 Super Casino.

04:10 She’s 78, He’s 39: Age Gap Love. 05:00 Wildlife SOS. 05:20 HouseBusters. 05:45 House Doctor.

01:35 Jackpot247. 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 04:40 ITV Nightscreen.

Channel 4 05:45 Dispatches. 06:15 River Cottage Veg Heroes.

06:45 Deal or No Deal. 07:40 3rd Rock from the Sun. 08:05 3rd Rock from the Sun. 08:30 King of Queens.

08:55 Everybody Loves Raymond. 09:25 Everybody Loves Raymond. 09:55 Frasier. 10:25 Frasier. 10:55 Undercover Boss USA. 11:55 Come Dine with Me. 12:25 Come Dine with Me. 12:55 Channel 4 News Summary. 13:00 Come Dine with Me. 13:30 Come Dine with Me. 14:00 Come Dine with Me. 14:30 Channel 4 Racing. 16:30 Deal or No Deal. 17:30 Ultimate Dealer.

18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me. 19:00 The Simpsons. 19:30 Hollyoaks. 20:00 Channel 4 News.

21:00 The Million Pound Drop. 22:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 23:00 Friday Night Dinner. 23:35 The Inbetweeners. 00:10 The Inbetweeners. 00:40 The Inbetweeners. 01:15 Random Acts. 01:20 Film - Goon (15). 02:55 The Simpsons. 03:20 The Angelos Epithemiou Show. 03:45 I’m Spazticus. 04:15 Desperate Housewives. 05:00 Revenge. 05:45 Beat My Build.

Channel 5 05:45 House Doctor. 06:10 House Doctor. 06:35 The Great Artists. 07:00 Bananas in Pyjamas. 07:10 Igam Ogam. 07:20 Fireman Sam. 07:35 The Wotwots. 07:45 Peppa Pig. 07:50 Peppa Pig. 08:00 Pip Ahoy. 08:10 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. 08:20 The Mr. Men Show. 08:35 Thomas and Friends. 08:50 Noddy in Toyland. 09:00 Little Princess. 09:15 Peppa Pig. 09:25

Archaeological museum.

ALTEA - Discover Altea, guided walks through the picturesque town, every Friday in July and August.

BARCELONA - Porgy And Bess, Gran Teatre Del Liceu (Until 19 July). Cody Simpson, Sala Bikini.

MADRID - One Direction, Estadio Vicente Calderón.

ORIHUELA - Exhibition of a collection of paintings, "Encuentros" - Sala Museo San Juan de Dios (until 27 July). Exhibition of historic documents detailing the accounts of fiesta de santas Justa y Rufina from the year 1644. Biblioteca Pública Municipal María Moliner (Until 31 July).

ORIHUELA COSTA - Circus spectacular CAPOEIRA ÁBOLIÇAO – Zenia Boulevard.

PAMPLONA - Fiesta de San Fermin – Bull running and fighting fiesta (All week).

TORREVIEJA - 22:30 Habaneras en la Playa, Playa del Cura.

SATURDAY 12 JULY Full Moon – 11:25 GMT. Markets - Alcoi, Alicante, Almoradi, Elche, Santa Pola.

ALICANTE - Exhibition of art and archaeology from the Chinese Han Dynasty, 206 BC – 220 AD, MARQ Archaeological museum.

BARCELONA - Porgy And Bess, Gran Teatre Del Liceu (Until 19 July).

ORIHUELA - Exhibition of a collection of paintings, "Encuentros" - Sala Museo San Juan de Dios (until 27 July). Exhibition of historic documents detailing the accounts of fiesta de santas Justa y Rufina from the year 1644. Biblioteca Pública Municipal María Moliner (Until 31 July).

ORIHUELA COSTA - Delvis Ramos y Chocolate Son and World Cup football – Zenia Boulevard.

PAMPLONA - Fiesta de San Fermin – Bull running and fighting fiesta (All week).

PILAR DE LA HORADADA - National Beach Football competition, Playa El Puerto (Sat and Sun).

ROJALES - Art, crafts & painting exhibition by Juan José Miralles, with live music from “El Seko Band”, Cuevas del Rodeo.

Friday 11th 11th July, July, 2014 08:00 Breakfast News with Mark Nolan 11:00 Brit Rock with Dominic Forbes 14:00 The Adventures of Tin Tin, The Red Sea Sharks, Pt1 15:00 Babblewick Hall - Ep 5 of 5 16:00 Rewind the Radio with Steven Hambley, 17:00 The PBT Show, 19:00 Comedy at 7, Hancocks Half Hour. The Smugglers 20:00 Drama at 8, Demolition, Contemporary drama from Spain. By Eugenio Amaya 21:00 Wind Down, 22:00 A Book at Bedtime, The Dubliners - Grace Pt1, Ep 15 of 20 23:00 Classical Nights followed by Exite Overnight.

Friday 11th July, 2014 14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – virtuoso guitarist Jose Feliciano.

18.05 FAQ - More experts and life in Spain.

18.30 Let's Talk (series). – Simon is with businesswoman Jody Kirby and freemason Rodney Bignel.

19.00 Viva La Vida (series). – Stevie hosts the CB´s best live entertainer show featuring Jazz Singer Geoiff Watts, El Divo and Paul Christie.

20.00 – 22.00 Local Information and Non Stop Music

SAN PEDRO DEL PINATAR - 20:30 Full Moon 8km Race, Pinatar Arena Football Centre.

SUNDAY 13 JULY Rock Worldwide Day – Commemorates the Live Aid concerts held on 13 July 1985.

Markets - Benidorm, Elche, La Nucia, Campoverde, La Marina, Zoco, Almoradí street market, Lemon Tree Road, Mil Palmeras.

ALICANTE - Exhibition of art and archaeology from the Chinese Han Dynasty, 206 BC – 220 AD, MARQ Archaeological museum.

BARCELONA - Porgy And Bess, Gran Teatre Del Liceu (Until 19 July).

ORIHUELA - Exhibition of a collection of paintings, "Encuentros" - Sala Museo San Juan de Dios (until 27 July). Exhibition of historic documents detailing the accounts of fiesta de santas Justa y Rufina from the year 1644. Biblioteca Pública Municipal María Moliner (Until 31 July).

Moors and Christians event starts (All next week).

ORIHUELA COSTA - Tropa Lo Tropp (acoustic and street drum band) and World Cup football FINAL – Zenia Boulevard. Underwater guided snorkelling tour (Every Wed and Sun in July and August).

PAMPLONA - Fiesta de San Fermin – Bull running and fighting fiesta (All week).

PILAR DE LA HORADADA - National Beach Football competition, Playa El Puerto (Sat and Sun).

Graffiti art competition, Rambla de los Jesuitas, Torre de la Horadada.

FUTURE EVENTS Guardamar del Segura – Moors and Christians, 18/ 27 July.

Torrevieja - 60º Certamen Internacional de Habaneras y Polifonía, 19 to 26 July.

Villajoyosa – Moors and Christians, 24 July.

Orihuela Costa – Fisherman´s Market, end of July.

Buñol – La Tomatina tomato fight, 27 August (Sold out).

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07:00 Breakfast. 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live. 12:30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies and Puds. 13:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 14:00 BBC News. 14:10 Weather. 14:15 Bargain Hunt.

15:00 Athletics. Glasgow Grand Prix. Gabby Logan presents coverage of the second day of the ninth Diamond League event of the season, which comes from Hampden Park.

18:20 Celebrity Mastermind. Comedian Josh Widdicombe, former sprinter Katharine Merry, exEmmerdale actress Sian Reese-Williams and TV wildlife presenter Nick Baker answer questions on Blur, Aston Villa FC from 1980 to 1990, TV comedy Black Books and naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace.

18:50 Pointless Celebrities. Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman are joined by former boxer Joe Calzaghe and 16-time world darts champion Phil Taylor, former England rugby union player Phil Vickery and England cricketer Ravi Bopara, 1966 World Cup legend Geoff Hurst and Paralympic cyclist Sarah Storey, and 2012 Team GB rowers Sophie Hosking and Helen Glover.

19:40 BBC News. 19:50 Regional News. 19:55 Weather.

20:00 A Question of Sport. Super Saturday. Jason Manford and team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell are joined by actor Patrick Robinson, comedian Seann Walsh and sporting stars Iwan Thomas and Sharron Davies.

20:40 The National Lottery. Break the Safe. Nick Knowles hosts this quiz against the clock where up to £100,000 is up for grabs.

21:30 Casualty. A drugs counsellor enlists the help of a former addict to carry out a carjacking in his desperate bid for money - but when he ends up coughing up blood, it turns out there is something he has been keeping from his wife. Cal is negligent when dealing with the carjacking victim - something that doesn’t go unnoticed by Connie - and a leukaemia survivor is suspected of hurting her baby, while Tess returns to the department with a new-found sense of direction in her life. There’s tension between Tamzin and Jeff when he goes on a date with Samantha.

22:20 BBC News. 22:35 Weather.

22:40 Film - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (12). Eccentric Captain Sparrow is on

a mission to rescue the Governor’s beautiful daughter, Elizabeth, and his ship, the Black Pearl, both of which have been captured by curse-ridden pirate, Captain Barbossa. Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport.

00:50 Film - The Ruins (18). Gruesome horror about a group of American twentysomethings whose Mexican holiday takes a grisly turn.

02:15 Weather for the Week Ahead. 02:20 BBC News.

BBC 2 07:00 Preview. 07:35 Film - Blood on The Moon (U).

09:00 MOTD Kickabout. 09:30 FIFA World Cup. 10:45 Coast. 11:05 Living Planet. 12:00 Fred Dibnah’s Industrial Age. 12:30 Great British Railway Journeys.

13:00 Rick Stein’s Spain. 14:00 Golf. 18:00 Escape to the Country. 18:45 Flog It. 19:15 Film - Catch Me If You Can. 21:30 Dad’s Army. 22:00 The Men Who Made Us Spend. 23:00 Film - The Shipping News (15). 00:45 Golf. 01:45 Black Sheep (U). 03:05 This is BBC Two.

20:30 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars. Chat show host Jonathan Ross, world super-middleweight boxing champion Carl Froch and actress Samantha Womack, best known as EastEnders’ Ronnie Mitchell, use knowledge, skill and tactics to win turns on the arcadestyle token-pushing machine. Ben Shephard presents.

21:30 FIFA World Cup Live 2014. Play Off. Coverage of the third-place play-off (Kick-off 10.00pm), which is staged at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil. The two losing semi-finalists face each other to determine who finishes third and fourth, in a contest that will no doubt be overshadowed by the final, despite historically being one of the higher-scoring matches of each tournament. In the event of extratime and penalties, subsequent programmes are subject to change.

00:15 ITV News and Weather. 00:30 Film - Balls of Fury (12). Sports comedy set in the cut-throat world of extreme table tennis. Starring Dan Fogler and Christopher Walken. 02:05 Jackpot 247. 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 04:30 Nightscreen.

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07:00 CITV. 09:25 ITV News. 09:30 Weekend. 10:25 The Hungry Sailors. 11:25 Murder, She Wrote. 12:20 ITV News and Weather. 12:25 Storage Hoarders.

13:30 Dinner Date. 14:30 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. 15:30 The Nation’s Favourite Motown Song.

17:00 Tipping Point. Fast paced quiz show sees four players take on the familiar shove-penny style machine filled with counters worth cash.

18:00 Film - Scooby-Doo (PG). Live action version of the cartoon about a gang of teenage sleuths and their cowardly dog. Two years on from going their separate ways after solving their last case, the Mystery Inc crew reunites to investigate the strange goings-on at an amusement park called Spooky Island. Starring: Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini, Rowan Atkinson, Isla Fisher.

19:35 Local News and Weather. 19:45 ITV News and Weather.

20:00 You’ve Been Framed. Surreal comedy from the mind of Harry Hill, inspired by viewers’ home videos.

Tony the Tiger has a bad case of wind, Aled Jones auditions for Daybreak, Tessa Sanderson teaches children how to spit, and Chris Moyles and family have fun with a Taser.

05:45 Beat My Build. 06:40 The Hoobs. 07:05 The Hoobs. 07:30 Transworld Sport. 08:30 FIM Superbike World Championship. 08:55 The Morning Line. 10:00 Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose. 11:00 Frasier. 11:30 Frasier. 12:00 The Big Bang Theory. 12:25 The Big Bang Theory. 12:55 The Simpsons. 13:30 The Tomorrow People. 14:20 Channel 4 Racing. 17:10 Come Dine with Me. 17:40 Come Dine with Me. 18:10 Come Dine with Me. 18:40 Come Dine with Me. 19:15 Come Dine with Me. 19:45 Channel 4 News. 20:05 The Restoration Man. 21:00 Grand Designs. 22:00 Film Knight and Day (12). 00:15 The IT Crowd. 00:50 The IT Crowd. 01:25 The IT Crowd. 01:55 Film - Rushmore.

03:30 Hollyoaks Omnibus. 05:40 Deal or No Deal.

Channel 5 05:45 House Doctor. 06:10 House Doctor. 06:35 The Great Artists. 07:00 Peppa Pig. 07:05 Roary the Racing Car. 07:15 Abby’s Flying Fairy School. 07:25 Bubble Guppies. 07:35 The Mr. Men Show. 07:50 Chloe’s Closet. 08:00 Roobarb and Custard Too. 08:10 Bananas in Pyjamas. 08:20 Olly the Little White Van. 08:25 Make Way for Noddy. 08:40 City of Friends.

08:55 Little Princess. 09:05 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky. 09:15 Angelina

Ballerina. 09:30 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures.

09:35 Rupert Bear. 09:45 Toby’s Travelling Circus.

10:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. 10:15 Jelly Jamm. 10:30 LazyTown. 11:00 Access. 11:05 Meerkat Manor. 11:30 The Dog Rescuers. 12:30 Big Brother: Live Eviction. 13:55 NCIS. 14:50 NCIS. 15:45 NCIS. 16:40 Film - Pork Chop Hill (PG). 18:40 Film - Fighter Attack. 20:00 Cricket on 5. 20:55 5 News Weekend.

21:00 MH370: The Flight That Vanished. 22:00 Big Brother. 23:00 The Trial of Gillian Taylforth. 00:00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole. 01:00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Psych. 02:00 Super Casino. 04:05 Skyscraper.

05:00 House Doctor. 05:25 Make it Big. 05:50 The Funky Valley Show. 05:55 The Funky Valley Show.

Saturday 12th July, 2014 14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – Simon talks with blind Puerto Rican virtuoso guitarist Jose Feliciano.

18.05 FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions – More experts share their expertise with us about life in Spain.

18.30 Let's Talk (series). – Simon is with businesswoman Jody Kirby and freemason Rodney Bignel.

19.00 Viva La Vida (series). – Stevie hosts the CB´s best live entertainer show featuring Jazz Singer Geoiff Watts, El Divo and Paul Christie.

20.00 – 22.00 Local Information and Non Stop Music

Saturday 12th July 2014 08:00 Sounds of the 70´s with Gary Jackson, 09:00 Kick up the 80´S, 10:00 Nowt but the 90´s, 12:00 Paul Baker on the Radio, 14:00 Saturday Swing, mix of music and comedy.

16:00 Back to the 70´s with Kevin Larkin 19:00 The Live Lounge, 21:00 Calder´s Confessions, 23:00 Al Walser´s Weekly Top 20, 00:00 Exite Overnight.

13th july change.

07:00 Breakfast. 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show. 11:00 Sunday Morning Live. 12:00 Sunday Politics. 13:15 Bargain Hunt. 14:00 BBC News. 14:10 Weather for the Week Ahead. 14:15 Alan Hansen: Player and Pundit.

15:15 Homes Under the Hammer. 16:15 Wanted Down Under. 17:00 Escape to the Country. 17:45 Lifeline.

17:55 Songs of Praise. Sally Magnusson and Diane Louise Jordan present from Glasgow as the final preparations for the Commonwealth Games get under way. Plus, a water-phobic father draws on his faith as he attempts to swim like a triathlete.

18:30 BBC News. 18:50 Regional News. 18:55 Weather.

19:00 Countryfile. Matt Baker is in Gower, south Wales, where he explores Whiteford Burrows sand dunes, seeing how Welsh mountain ponies have made this environment home and joining the Ministry of Defence as they detonate unexploded Second World War ordnance on the sands. In nearby Swansea, Ellie Harrison visits the site of the old Vetch Field football pitch and tells the story of Vernon Watkins, Dylan Thomas’s confidant, who was a talented poet in his own right. Plus, Adam Henson reveals the wonders of wool, wildlife cameraman Richard Taylor-Jones is on the lookout for fox cubs and Tom Heap investigates the pros and cons of selective breeding.

20:00 Match of the Day Live. World Cup Final.

Coverage of the final at the Estadio do Maracana in Rio de Janeiro (Kick-off 9.00pm), where the successors to 2010 champions Spain are crowned. This 20th staging of the tournament has been largely lauded as a great success, with a glut of goals, attacking football and some of the leading players in the world bringing their club form to the international stage. While several of the leading European nations made early exits, including Italy, England and the defending champions, the South American and CONCACAF sides demonstrated their ability, leaving few clues as to which team could find the consistency required to lift the trophy. A number of shock results added to the excitement and unpredictability of the tournament, but there have been relatively few surprises in the showpiece match over the years, with the last one being France’s victory over Brazil in 1998, and before that, arguably Italy’s triumph against West Germany in 1982 following their slow start to that campaign. In the event of extra-time and penalties, subsequent programmes are subject to

23:30 BBC News. 23:45 Regional News. 23:50 Weather. 23:55 Live at the Apollo. 00:25 Man of the Year. 02:15 Weather for the Week Ahead. 02:20 BBC News.

BBC 2 07:00 Preview. 07:20 Film - Tender Comrade. 09:00 Monty Don’s French Gardens. 10:00 Gardeners World.

10:30 The Beechgrove Garden. 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites. 12:30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies and Puds.

13:00 Rick Stein’s Spain. 14:00 Golf. 18:20 Natural World. 19:20 Flog It. 20:20 Film - Shall We Dance?

(12). 22:00 The Night Watch. 23:30 Mock the Week.

00:00 QI XL. 00:45 Golf. 01:45 Countryfile. 02:45 Holby City. 03:45 Match of the Day. 05:30 This is BBC Two. ITV 07:00 CITV. 09:25 ITV News. 09:30 Weekend. 10:25 May the Best House Win. 11:20 Murder, She Wrote.

12:20 ITV News and Weather. 12:30 Love Your Garden.

13:25 Long Lost Family. 14:30 Columbo.

16:30 Midsomer Murders. A masterpiece by landscape artist Henry Hogson causes a stir when it is auctioned for £400,000 after a fierce bidding war - and hours later, its former owner is tortured and killed.

When a Hogson work is then stolen, Barnaby and Jones research the Midsomer painter with the help of art teacher Matilda Simms. They soon uncover evidence of forgery - but the killer is still at large. Guest starring David Bamber and Susannah Harker, with John Nettles and Jason Hughes.

18:30 Local News and Weather. 18:45 ITV News and Weather.

19:00 Catchphrase. Stephen Mulhern hosts the game show, asking three contestants to `see it and say it’ as they try to guess the familiar phrases hidden in animated clues. After the first elimination, the two remaining players battle to reach the Super Catchphrase round, where one of them could win £50,000.

20:00 FIFA World Cup Live 2014. Final. Coverage of the final at the Estadio do Maracana in Rio de Janeiro (Kick-off 9.00pm), where the successors to 2010 champions Spain are crowned. The Spaniards needed extra time to overcome the Netherlands in a tempestuous affair four years ago in South Africa, with Andres Iniesta striking after John Heitinga had been sent off for the losing side. However, Spain were unable to successfully defend their title this time around, losing

5-1 to the Dutch in their opening contest, before a further defeat against Chile sealed their fate just two games into their tournament. Argentina and Brazil began their campaigns among the favourites and they will know history is on their side if either have qualified for this encounter, as a team from South America has prevailed every time the continent has hosted a World Cup. In the event of extra-time and penalties, subsequent programmes are subject to change.

23:30 ITV News and Weather.

23:45 Greatest Footie Adverts Ever. Comedian Paddy McGuinness presents this one-off programme guiding viewers through 30 years of incredible, bizarre, spectacular and much-loved football commercials, basking in their humour, imagination, scale and blockbuster entertainment.

Bear. 09:55 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. 10:15 Jelly Jamm. 10:30 LazyTown. 11:00 Access. 11:05 World’s Scariest Near Misses. 11:55 Big Brother. 12:55 Police Interceptors. 13:55 Film - See No Evil, Hear No Evil (15). 15:45 Film - Stand by Me (15). 17:20 Film – Click (12). 19:30 Car Crime UK: Caught on Camera. 20:00 Cricket on 5. 20:55 5 News Weekend. 21:00 Extraordinary People. 22:00 Big Brother. 23:00 Webcam Girls: At Your Service. 23:50 Film - Step Brothers (15). 01:45 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours.

02:15 Super Casino. 04:05 Police Interceptors. 05:00 House Doctor. 05:25 Make it Big. 05:50 The Funky Valley Show. 05:55 The Funky Valley Show.

00:45 The Cube. 01:40 The Store. 03:55 Motorsport UK. 04:45 Nightscreen. 05:15 May the Best House Win.

Sunday 13th July, 2014 14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – Simon is with James Best, probably best known for his role as Sheriff Rosco in Dukes of Hazard.

18.05 Hand Made –remarkable images from the Vega Baja 18.15 Learn The Lingo – The lovely Martine is back again to help improve your Spanish with everyday situations.

18.30 Orihuela Mods & Scooters – scooters and Ska music.

19.00 Let's Talk- with John Batterby, the youngest Falklands serviceman who helped bake Princess Di’s wedding cake.

19.30 Spanish Eye – Ex-model and polo player talks about her love of horses and rescuing them.

19.45 Hunt For Giant Sturgeon 20.00 – 22.00 Local Information and Non Stop Music

Channel 4 05:40 Deal or No Deal. 06:35 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems.

06:40 The Hoobs. 07:05 Ironman 2014. 07:30 Ironman 2014. 08:00 Cholmondeley Pageant of Power. 08:30 How I Met Your Mother. 08:55 Everybody Loves Raymond. 09:25 Everybody Loves Raymond. 09:55 Frasier. 10:30 Sunday Brunch. 13:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 14:30 The Big Bang Theory. 15:00 The Big Bang Theory. 15:25 The Big Bang Theory.

15:50 The Simpsons. 16:20 The Simpsons. 16:45 Deal or No Deal. 17:50 Film - St. Trinian’s (12). 19:40 Channel 4 News. 20:00 Film – Titanic (12). 23:45 Film The Running Man (18). 01:40 The Million Pound Drop.

02:35 Film - A Prophet (18). 05:05 Home Road Movies.

05:20 River Cottage Veg Heroes. 05:50 Beat My Build.

Channel 5 06:00 Angels of Jarm. 06:10 Roary the Racing Car. 06:20 Angels of Jarm. 06:30 The Funky Valley Show.

06:35 The Funky Valley Show. 06:40 Roary the Racing Car. 06:50 Roary the Racing Car. 07:00 Peppa Pig. 07:05 Roary the Racing Car. 07:15 Abby’s Flying Fairy School. 07:25 Bubble Guppies. 07:35 The Mr. Men Show. 07:50 Chloe’s Closet. 08:00 Roobarb and Custard Too. 08:10 Bananas in Pyjamas. 08:20 Olly the Little White Van. 08:25 Make Way for Noddy. 08:40 City of Friends. 08:55 Little Princess. 09:05 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky. 09:15 Angelina Ballerina. 09:30 Milkshake! Show Songs.

09:35 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures. 09:40 Rupert

Sunday 13th July, July, 2014 08:00 Sunday Inspiration with Philip Croft, 10:00 Solid Gold 60´s with Steven Hambley, 11:00 Supersonic 70´s with Steven Hambley, 12:00 Power Anthems with Paul Baker, 13:00 Classic Country Countdown 14:00 Sunday Play - Bonecrack - A Dick Francis Thiller 16:00 Comedy - Cabin Pressure with Stephanie Cole Johannesburg 17:00 The Ultimate UK Chart Show with Jason Scott, 20:00 Sunday Inspiration with Philip Croft (Rpt), 22:00 Classical Nights, 00:00 Exite Overnight.

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REDUCED TO euro 25,000 o.n.o., fully furnished static mobile home in extensive private grounds with stunning views of the turquoise blue waters of Lake Pedrera, near San Miguel. The property comprises of 3 bed, 2 bath, lounge/dining area, American style kitchen, Satellite TV. Large paved patio with palms & plants, on plot of approx 240m2. On site facilities of 2 swimming pools with bar, quad biking, rifle shooting, archery, horse riding.

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Property WANTED We are receiving requests for La Zenia, Playa Flamenca, San Miguel schools catchment area, 3 beds urbanization Playa Golf, and detached houses. If you think your property may be suitable please CALL NOW on 966 772 553

Property for Rent FORMENTERA DEL SEGURA Good sized 2 bed 1 bath apartment ideal for long term living.

Door to hallway has 2nd bedroom leading off. Good sized separate kitchen which is fully equipped and has galleria leading off. Lounge diner has patio doors with a good sized balcony.

Archway from lounge leads to full bathroom with external window and spacious master bedroom with large window providing plenty of natural light.

English TV, communal pool. 375 Euros per month, inclusive of bills. Legal let with contracts 966 772 553 (88757) CAMPOAMOR/ZODIACO APARTMENTS. Spacious apartment on first floor. Consists of 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, good sized kitchen with space for dishwasher, balcony off lounge, English TV, communal pool 475 euro including bills. Legal contracts provided 966 772 553 (89234) JACARILLA. 3 Bed, 2 bath apartment. Good sized separate kitchen with external patio off, large balcony with views over orange groves. UK TV, air-con, communal pool 395 euro. Legal contracts provided 966 772 553 (88686) HEREDADES Large 4 Bed 2 bath apartment in the quiet village of

Heredades. Property consists of large, open plan lounge with open plan Kitchen to rear. A patio off the kitchen has room for table and chairs and there’s a spiral staircase to a large sun terrace.

From here you have access to bedroom 4 with en-suite. This part of the property also has its own separate entrance from the street. The lower level also has 3 double bedrooms, 1 of which has an en suite, plus a family bathroom. The lounge also has a furnished balcony with village views. 475 euro pcm including bills. Long term contracts provided 966 772 553 (139987) TORREVIEJA/URB PARQUE DE LAS NACIONES. 2 bed, 1 bath upper apartment in a peaceful residential area of low rise buildings. Property consists of lounge/diner, open plan kitchen, making the apartment very light and airy, double bedroom, twin room, full family bathroom and private roof terrace with all day sun. 400€ including bills. 966 772 553 (139962) LAS FILIPINAS. Well presented 2 bedroom ground floor apartment on secure gated community.

Good sized lounge/diner, American kitchen. Master bedroom, twin bedroom and family bathroom. Private garden, communal pool. Approximately 50% of the properties are lived in all year round. Walking distance to local amenities and bus routes.

395€ per month, inclusive of bills. Legal let with contracts 966 772 553 8 (101571)

Property for Sale 2 bed, 2 bath townhouse, furnished with air con. In the much sought after Zenia Golf II, which is within walking distance to all of La Zenia amenities and a short walk to the beach.149,950 euros For further information on this property please call 968 971 860.

(91768) 3 bed, 2 bath semi-detached townhouse in the heart of La Zenia.

Only 1000 metres to the beach.

Fully furnished with air-conditioning. Within immediate walking distance to the many amenities offered in La Zenia. These properties are much sought after and offer excellent rental potential 179,950 Euro. Call +34 968 971 860. (91773) Two Bedroom, one bathroom duplex apartment with patio and off road parking. Fully furnished, SAT TV and air con throughout.

The property is within walking distance to all amenities and the beach. 114,950 euros Call 968 971 860 for more information (91820) Brand new 3 bed, 2 bath penthouse apartment in the bustling town of Los Montesinos. With magnificent panoramic views over the

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salt lakes. Private roof top solarium and optional underground parking. 89,950 Euro. Call 96 897 1860. (91779) LA MANGA - Immaculate 2 bed, 2 bath apartment. Fully-furnished.

Close to beaches and Veneziola Golf. 2nd floor. Reduced for quick sale. 125.500 Euro. Tel 626 253 569. (90187) Beautiful Semi detached villa located in Torreta Florida, 3 bed, 2 bath,garage, large plot, lovely garden area, fully furnished and walking distance to Torrevieja city. Must view tel. 966-73-0057.

(109105) A modern and spacious townhouse in the beautiful and historic village of Jacarilla. The townhouse has 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms and a modern lounge. The villa has a bright yet spacious kitchen with plenty of storage space. To be sold unfurnished. 109,950 Euros

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CALL 968 971 860 (101552) A large Emerald Isle semi detached property which also has the benefit of 2 beautiful conservatories.

The property boasts 2 beds and 2 baths, lounge, kitchen and an integral garage which also acts as a great storage area. There is also a large solarium area which has sea views and benefits from the morning sun. Well worth viewing. 109500 Euros. CALL 968 971 860 (101554) This 2 bedroom, 4th floor apartment is located in the heart of Torrevieja in Calle Bella Antonia, close to the Plaza de Habana.

There is a communal swimming pool which makes the property ideal for renting both long and short-term. This Torrevieja apartment is close to shops, bars and many other services. For further details, please call 0034 96 897 1860. (140806)

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These frontline 1,2 and 3 Bedroom apartments start from 106,000 euros, finished to a very high standard with all modern appliances.Incredible views across the beautiful Mar Menor and only 30 metres from the beach.These properties are only a short walk into the heart of Los Alcazares an old style Spanish seaside town.Within minutes of several top quality golf courses.call 968 971 860 for more information of this fantastic opportunity to purchase front line!!! (100861) Beautiful 3 bed, 2 bath semidetached villa in Blue Lagoon.

Lovely furniture and well maintained. Large plot, satellite TV, internet, security grills, central heating. This property has a communal pool and is just a short walk to local schools, bars, and restaurants. To view, please call +34 96 897 1860. (102363) This 2 bed, 2 bath South-East facing bungalow comes with private driveway and side garden. It has a front patio area and a private solarium. It has marble floors throughout, a fireplace, air-conditioning, and comes fully furnished. The property is in a secure, gated urbanisation and enjoys the benefit of a communal pool. It is close to all the local amenities of Playa Flamenca.

EUR 125.000. For further details, please call +34 96 897 1860.

(102359) This detached villa is situated in Blue Lagoon. It has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and comes fully furnished. It has a glazed in conservatory, private solarium, and off-road parking, as well as ample storage areas. It is on a 250m2 plot. EUR 149.500. For further details, please call +34 96 897 1860. (102360) This well-maintained 2 bed, 2 bath top-floor duplex is located just a few minutes from local amenities and the Los Dolses school. For further details, please call +34 96 897 1860. (102354) Amazing 4 bed, 3 bath top floor

apartment, sea views of the beautiful La Zenia Beach, 280 mt2 property, 30 mt2 Terrace, private solarium upstairs (as big as the property), lovely commu. pool with artificial grass, great opportunity for investment or permanent living. A few meters from the beach and all amenities.

Price: 298.700 Euros. Call 96673-00-57. (139984) Torrevieja, apartment in the centre, Calle Caballero de Rodas, 2 bed, 1 bath, short walking distance to the beach and all the services.

Built in 1998, 69m2 Price: 60.000 euro. For viewing please contact: 96-673-00-57. (139972) Beautiful ground floor apartment in Playa Flamenca, 2 bed 2 bath in a gated community. Tropical gardens and lovely swimming pool area, tennis court, basket court & children play area. Air cond. in all rooms, 127 m2 terrace, interrior m2: 87m2. Fully furnished. Price: 125.000 Euros.

To view please call: 96-673-0057. (139970) This 2 bed 2 bath ground floor duplex in lovely condition.

Furnished . A/Con. Sat TV. Very large corner plot with beautiful established gardens. Includes a hot tub. One of the nicest apartments in the area. Call 96 897 1860. (101132) Two bed, one bath first floor apartment in La Zenia. Fully furnished, sat TV, off-road parking, and beautiful views of the communal pool and the Med. The property is in a perfect location for walking to the beach and the new La Zenia Boulevard shopping precinct.Reduced price for quick sale!: 80.000 Euros. Tel 96 897 1860. (101159) South facing top floor duplex. 3 bed, 2 bath. Air-con, sat TV, furnished. Gated community in the heart of La Zenia. Close to amenties and beach. Communal pool.

106,500 Euro. Tel 968 971 860.

(101483) This 3 bed, 2 bath house is between the lovely village of San Miguel

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Quiet urbanisation. Separate kitchen and utility room. A/C, garage and partly-completed underbuild. Front and rear garden and a large solarium with lake and mountain views. Tel 96 897 1860. (101490) This top floor duplex, with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, is on the edge of Playa Flamenca,so is close to all amenities and the new Shopping Centre. It is fully furnished in light, bright colours and has Sat TV. It is south-west facing with a terrace. There is access to 2 communal pools and amazing sea views from the large solarium. 79,950 euros. Call 968 971 860. (101502) This traditional bungalow is on a quiet lane in the Montezenia area of La Zenia and has 4 double bedrooms, a bathroom, a small, rustic kitchen, living room, a south facing terrace (with storage) and a solarium with sea views. There would be room for a pool in the large area at the front of the property. Low community fees.Reduced price!. Call 968 971 860 (101510) Top floor duplex apartment in the heart of Playa Flamenca. Close to all amenities and the new Commercial Centre. 2 bed, 1 bath, A/C, sat TV and open kitchen. Sold furnished. Large solarium with sea views, shaded terrace and front garden. Access to a communal pool. 92,500 Euro. Call 96 897 1860. (101524) 2 bed, 1 bath apartment in the heart of Cabo Roig. N332 beachside.

Furnished. A/C and sat TV. Underground parking. Incredible pool and sea views from the balcony. Short walk to the beach and all amenities. Euro 145,950. Call 968 971 860. (100887) 2 bed 1 Bath ground floor apartment. Furnished and includes A/C and Sat T.V walking distance to all amenities and 15 mins to the beach.Off road parking and use of a communal pool.

95,000 euro Call 968 971 860 or 667 592 467 (100884) 2 bed, 1 bath South-facing apartment. Overlooks the pool and has sea views from the balcony. Fully furnished with A/Con and sat TV. Underground parking. In the heart of Cabo Roig. Walking distance to the beach. 99,750 Euro.

Call 968 971 860. (101123) Beautiful ground floor apartment.

Front Line beach in La Zenia. In a gated and secure complex with incredible views across La Zenia bay you literally walk off your terrace and on to the beach.Fully furnished to a high standard this is a unique property because of its proximity to the beach.This is a property that has to be seen.EUR209,750 call 968 971 860. (100855) Dolores. Large Finca in plot of 10,000 m2. All services connected. Build Size 215m2. Must be viewed. 195,000 euros. Tel 649 189 930 (65297) Beautifully presented 2 bed ground floor bungalow. Property consists of Lounge/Diner, good sized kitchen with storage area, Master bedroom with fitted wardrobes,

twin bedroom with fitted wardrobes and family bathroom.

Good sized garden and communal pool. This property is located just a short stroll to Villamartin Plaza and is ideal for full time living and holidays 80,000 euros Tel 966 772 553 (92320) A stunning quad villa in playa golf property with 2 bedrooms 1.5 bathroom and large garden just a short walk from bars and the bus and only a 5 mins drive to the beach 115,000 euros contact Ian on 644 115 988 (96290) 2 Bedroom quad villa in Lomas de Cabo Roig just 5 mins walk to the shop and about 5 mins drive to the beach this has been a lovely home but need to sell now it only 89,999 euros call Carl on 672 875 251 (96292) Ground floor bungalow over looking community garden and just a short walk from the supermarket carrefour in Torrevieja this is a lovely property with a nice size garden Ideal for you if you are looking to be close to all amenties was 99,000 euros now 75,000 euros call me James on 644 138 502 (96293) Refurbished top floor bungalow with private garden and private solarium in the Verdemars with sea view and golf views also we have refurbished to a high standard there is a lovely stream just a few mins walk away and the communtiy is a nice and clean with 2 communal pool now 124,999 euros call today paul on 634 043 697 (96294) Brand new, 2 Bed, 2 bath walking distance to the new La Zenia Boulevard. Beautiful green areas within the urbanization, children play area, infinity comm.pool, jacuzzy (heated water in the winter months). Ideal investment home. For viewing contact: 96673-00-57. (109130) Large apartment in Punta Prima, sea views, 3 bed, 2 bath, large terrace, air cond. quiet area, low comm. fees, well mantained, fully furnished, good investment, please contact: 96673-00-57.

(109514) Lovely 2 bed, 1 bath apartment in Roco del Mar, sea views, south facing, fantastic comm. pool in a green area, walking distance to restaurants and all amenities.

Contact: 96-673-00-57. (109515) Beautiful property; 2 bed plus conservatory, 2 bath, in a gated

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urbanization with lovely green areas and 2 comm. pools, air cond. Large solarium, 80 mt2 corner plot. Very well mantained, 3 min. from Habaneras shopping centre. For viewing please contact: 96-673-00-57. (109523) Semi-Detacthed property in La Torreta Florida, 2 Bed, 1 Bath, 400 m2 plot , large terrace, lake views from the large solarium, sunny all year round, garage (possible 3rd bedroom), central heating, fully furnished. For viewing please contact: 96-67300-57. (109518) Detached property close to Torrevieja and Habaneras shopping centre, 3 bed, 2 bath, beautiful garden, 1.000 mt2 plot, quite area, garage, lovely swimmingpool. Contact for viewing: 96673-00-57. (109519) Three bed, two bathroom apartment for sale in San Miguel. This

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SPAIN TO HOST GROUNDBREAKING TOURISM EVENT Spain will play host to a conference in September, the first of its kind to take place in Europe, which will focus on one of the fastest growing sectors of the travel industry and how businesses can capitalise on obtaining their share of that growth.

In 2013, the halal tourism sector was valued at a staggering 140 billion dollars, representing some 13% of the entire global travel expense. In 2014, that figure is expected to grow to 192 billion dollars, so many are now seeing this niche market as an obvious choice when other sectors have seen reduced income capacity.

The aim of the conference taking place in Andalucía is to bring together the global travel industry to discuss what the leaders in the field of travel can do to further increase the growth, and subsequent wealth, from the Muslim community.

Event organiser Tasneem Mahmood, has said that the conference further aims to bring those currently active in halal tourism together with those trying to break into this sector, looking at areas where tourism has already seen benefits, as well as spreading into those yet to be targeted.

With Russian tourism having been seen by many as the future of the industry in Spain, the recent figures have shown that visitors from Russia are declining, despite a wave of tours and focus trips given to travel agents from Russia.

Mahmood continued,“This is a groundbreaking event for halal tourism which is directly reacting to current market trends and addressing the needs of the industry. It is the first time such a global event is being staged looking at halal tourism in detail”.

The Halal Tourism Conference will take place between the 22ns and 23rd of September at the Granada Conference and Exhibition Centre, Andalucía, Spain. More details are available on their website, www.htc2014.com

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Even President Franco could speak English, albeit his Union. 94% said they had felt embarrassed when listening to Spanish speeches were usually read from scripts, but in this mod- politicians speaking English. ern day era, when the language is increasingly used in They said that it would take 15 years for Spain to bring these levels up political circles, a recent survey carried out amongst to those of other European countries.

English teachers in Spain says that nine out of ten feel that Cambridge University Press spokesperson Julio Redondas told Spain's current Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, wouldn't pass a Efe news agency "We have a historical and cultural hang-up which is high-school English test. hard to shake. But many things can change over a generation," said Indeed three out of four of those surveyed go rather further in saying Redondas who said "persistence" was key to learning a language. " that the PM, who recently turned down free English classes, wouldn't But he highlighted that almost all teachers (98 percent) said that even pass a primary school English exam.

Spaniards were more aware of the need to speak English than 10 years These are just some of the findings of Cambridge University Press's ago. latest study on the status of the English language in Spain.

But while the teachers criticize many of their leaders poor foreign lanThere was one famous example of course which was well publicized guage skills, some are veritable inspirations. at the time of Margaret Thatcher’s death last year, which cause the The new King, Felipe VI, is fluent in English as well as speaking excellent Catalan, French and some Greek while his father, former Spanish first minister to breathe an almighty sigh of relief.

He was due to hold a press conference with British Prime Minister King Juan Carlos, who abdicated just 2 weeks ago, can speak French, David Cameron in which his famously questionable command of the Portuguese, Italian and English. The former president of the Madrid region, Esperanza Aguirre, is proficient in English and fluent in English language was sure to be put to the test.

But news of the former British leader’s death meant that Cameron had French. to leave Spain rather quickly and Rajoy was But even Rajoy’s Rajoy’s basic English is better spared the need to display his linguistic skills. than Cameron’ s non existent Spanish Cameron’s The most he could manage in his first encounter with Cameron was to stammer out a few words in Spanglish. A video of him telling the British Prime Minister "It's very difficult todo esto (all this)" has had thousands of views on YouTube.

But it wasn’t only the proficiency of Rajoy that was called into question in the survey.

Of the 1000 teachers working here in Spain from schools, universities and private language academies that took part in the survey over 90% criticized their politicians for a lack of English language skills while 88% of them said that the country's politicians had worse English than any of their peers in the European

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VISTABELLA BOWLS CLUB Sponsored by Autos Direct San Miguel & TV Choice Vistabella became the Hot Shot club this week with two separate Hot Shots. Lin and Charlie Watkins and Barry Norris were the first in the La Siesta 3 day trips competition swiftly followed by Lynne Bishop and Barbara and Arthur Brown on Tuesday in the Premier 20 League.

Lynne, Arthur and Barbara In the leagues we once again had a slightly mixed week with perhaps just a little bit more good than bad, on Monday Mike Regan’s 4 Wood Pairs side won by 3 points to 2 against a Greenlands team thanks to a 32 to 24 shots win and a win from Stuart Allman and Brian Dunn, then on Tuesday Fred Willshire’s side won by 4 points to 1 with a 33 shots to 29 overall win against San Luis and with a win for Ian Kenyon and Fred Willshire while Andy Leggatt and Arthur Brown managed a draw.

On Tuesday evening we took on Greenlands in the Premier 20 League and won by 15 points to 3 and an impressive 194 shots to 106. At Home Barry Norris won the singles, Stuart Allman and Brian Dunn were successful in the pairs as were our trips team of Jenny Chaplin, Neil Burrows and Dave Chaplin but our biggest win came from the rinks thanks to Olwyn Ratcliffe, Sandra Burrows, Geoff Paylor and Eric Bishop. Away from home we won the singles thanks to Ian Kenyon and the trips with

Charlie, Lin and Barry Lynne Bishop, Barbara and Arthur Brown, while our rinks team of Gail Willshire, Andy Leggatt, Les Barber and Fred Willshire came with a storming last end finish to snatch a draw.

Wednesday saw one of our least encouraging performances in the VCL when we took on league leaders Quesada Lions we lost by 8 points to 4 and 84 shots to 74. Lin Watkins, Andy Leggatt and Ian Kenyon snatched a last gasp win in the trips while Lynne Bishop, Tony French, Les Barber and Eric Bishop triumphed in the rinks.

Friday again was a mixed day a great result for the Fairways with an 11 points to 3 win against San Miguel Moors by 109 shots to 87, wins coming from, Sandra Burrows, Bill Corbishley and Stuart Allman, Martin Foulcer, Barbara Brown and Richard Lee, Andy Leggatt, Les Barber and Ian Kenyon and Lin and Charlie Watkins and Jenny Bowman. Tony French, Anne Marie Stevenson and Eric Bishop held on for a draw to give us our final point. Unfortunately the Greeners were not so lucky and suffered a 10 points to 4 loss at Horadada against the Hawks and by 127 shots to 101. Our 4 points came from Jenny Chaplin, Brian Pointon and Dave Chaplin and Ken Savage, Peter Cadwell and Barry Norris.

Come on you Greeners we need a great result next week.

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EMERALD ISLE BOWLS CLUB On Friday 27th the Emerald Isle Vulcans entertained the San Luis Mosquitos, what a great day for the Vulcans, who won by 5 rinks to 1, with a shot diff of 120- 84. 12 points to 2.

Our individual winners were: Barbara CollinsRobin Adams & Stan Cheetham, (20-11) Elwyn Morris - Alex Fay & Brian Kavanagh (26-10). Sandra KavanaghTony Capewell & Frank Close (29-7) Margaret Riley- Ed Mc Laughlin- & Dave Close (19- 12). Sheila Wickens- Sheila Adams & Bill Allen (18-15). What a fantastic result, let's keep it up, our team.

The Victors also played on the 27th, against Quesada, but lost 9-3 (shot diff 110-80). 11points to 3. The winning rink for the E.I. was Chris Ayling-Gina Streeter& skip Keith Jolliffe. Glendale O'Dell- Mike Stacey & skip Len Fisher got a well deserved draw.

On mon 30th June we had the Aussie eve, the winners were the trip (who beat the girls) John PooleyTrevor Culpin & Frank Close, spend all that cash wisely lads, well done.

On tue 1st July we were hosts to one of our

favourite teams (the Highjackers) The E.I.won in a close game by 5 rinks to 3. And as usual we enjoyed their company. Our winners were : Maureen Jeffs-Brian Kavanagh -Dave Close, John Horn- Liz Page- Bill Allen-Sandra Kavanagh - Reg Fookes - Brin Colbeck- Anne Ede- Ted EldredEric Brookes-Denise Horne- John Pooley & Ernie Bennett, the last 3 also won the Cash, Thanks Hijackers for a memorable game, see you in August.

On wed, 2nd July, the E.I. Played San Luis in the Valencian League, we had a superb win by 4 rinks to 1, & shot diff of 104 E.I. 69 S.L..

Our winners were, singles (ladies) Gina Streeter (21-18) Men's : Frank Close (21-12). Trips, Barbara Collins-Barbara EldredGeoff Farrington (15-8). and the rinks, John Jarvis- John Zeller-Ed Shepherd & John Mullarkey, what a great result for Ed & his Team.

As a result of his two cash wins this week, John (the Bandit) may possibly? be buying the drinks? anything is possible. Be Happy, Robin (the Scribe)

SAN MIGUEL BOWLS CLUB by Paul Thomas PREMIER 20 San Miguel played against Queseda the home team the singles lost, Pairs won, trips lost and the fours won, the away team the singles lost, pairs lost, trips lost and the fours lost. SABA SPITFIRE LEAGUE Christians played at home to Emerald Victors good result this week winning on 4 rinks and the overall shots, even Malcolm Parsons team won this week instead of their usual draw Points for 10 against 4 Shots for 129 against 101 On

the 22nd July at 5 0’Clock we having a hog roast at Cheers bar if you would like to come along and have some fun please put your name down there is a list in the club house. All welcome family and friends Any information on San Miguel Bowls Club please contact club president Eileen Potts 966730376

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LA SIESTA BOWLS CLUB By Norman Adcroft La Siesta Open Three Day Open Event.

28th 29th 30th June Saturday 28th June saw the start of our annual open trips competition and what a nice sunny weekend we had to hold it which contributed to some excellent bowling. There were a few surprises on the way to the final with some of the more fancied teams not getting beyond the groups, but perhaps not surprising to us, taking advantage of playing on our own green, we had a team in each of the semi-finals, but alas an all La Siesta final was not to be when John Ball, Dave Livesey and Barbara Cooper were beat by an excellent Greenland’s side made up of Phil and Mary Lockley Skipped by Chip Chapman. Our other team, Jean James, Jean Murphy and Norman Murphy did however win their Semi against an equally good Bonalba team, Graham and Sue Mills skipped by Barry Watson. The Final then saw a very exciting and closely fought game between Norman Murphy and his ‘pair of Jeans’ against Chip Chapman’s Greenland’s’ team with La Siesta just coming out on top. Well done to both teams for the exciting climax. Thanks must go to John and Mary Moss for organising and running the event including the raffle, Jim and Lyn (owners) for their catering skills (lovely baking Lyn) and anyone else who made this a superb Weekends Bowling.

Pictured across, left to right, losing Semi Finalists John Ball, Dave Livesey and Barbara Cooper LS with Graham and Sue Mills and the Victors Jean James, Jean and Norman Murphy, with Runners up Phil and Mary Lockley with Chip Chapman.

VCL Green Division 2nd July.

Our opponents today were Greenland’s and it was honours even taking six points each. Our winners, Pat Harman (Ladies Singles) Alan Barton (Men’s Singles) and Joy Gardiner with Sue Jordan (Pairs) shots Greenland’s, 92-79.

Chicken and Egg Winners 2nd July. Chicken Brian Thomason, Wine Dave, Eggs Jim White.

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COUNTRY BOWLS CLUB By StJohn Broadhurst Monday, 30 June saw the resumption of the SABA 4 wood pairs after a week’s break and finally our ladies have picked up some points. In the away match at La Marina, Sandra McIlroy and Karen Kirk won 17-8. Well done ladies.

The penultimate game in the VCL on Wednesday, 2 July saw the Clarets on the road again for the fifth week in a row, this time to Quesada to take on the Tigers. The Tigers were certainly out for the kill, winning three of the five disciplines as well as the long game.

Bringing home the points for the Clarets were: Men’s singles: StJohn Broadhurst 21-19 (another epic game going to 28 ends). Pairs: Del Gunning,

Bryan Kirk 17-13. Overall shots Clarets 66 (4 pts) Tigers 110 (8 pts).

The final game of the week on Friday, 4 July saw the Lancasters fly down from Quesada to the Valle to do battle with the Badgers in the SABA Harrier league. It was certainly bombs away for the Lancasters as they battled to win 4-2, as well as winning the long game. Winning for the Badgers were: Sandra McIlroy, Andy White, Billy Price 18-11. Glynis Broadhurst, Dave Williams, Trevor Cox 19-10. Overall shots Badgers 102 (4 pts) Lancasters 110 (10 pts). www.countrybowlsclub.com

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SABA SUMMER TRIPLES RESULTS AND TABLES FOR FRIDAY 4th JULY

SPITFIRE DIVISION Vistabella Fairways 109 ( 11 ) San Miguel Moors 87 ( 3 ) San Luis Wellingtons 112 ( 10 ) Monte Mar Torro 81 ( 4 ) San Miguel Christians 129 ( 10 )Emerald Isle Victors 101 ( 4 ) Quesada Blenheims Bye Quesada Blenheims San Luis Wellingtons San Miguel Christians San Miguel Moors Vistabella Fairways Monte Mar Torro Emerald Isle Victors

P 9 10 10 10 9 9 9

W 29 31 31 29 24 22 16

D 7 3 5 5 5 3 4

L O/W 18 7 26 7 24 5 26 6 25 4 29 3 34 1

Diff 174 101 21 10 1 -94 -213

Pts 79 79 77 75 61 53 38

HURRICANE DIVISION La Marina Pilots 116 ( 9 ) San Luis Hercules 88 ( 5 ) Greenlands Gladiators 122 ( 8 ) Mazarron Miners 88 ( 6 ) La Siesta Wasps 138 ( 12 ) Greenlands Glosters 65 ( 2 ) La Marina Navigators 111 ( 10 ) El Rancho 85 ( 4 )

Greenlands Gladiators Mazarron Miners La Marina Pilots La Siesta Wasps La Marina Navigators Greenlands Glosters San Luis Hercules El Rancho

P 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

W 46 42 33 34 26 27 23 21

D 0 2 4 5 7 3 2 1

L O/W Diff 20 10 321 22 6 146 29 7 81 27 5 89 33 5 1 36 4 -132 41 3 -227 44 4 -279

Pts 112 98 84 83 69 65 54 51

HARRIER DIVISION La Siesta Hornets 92 ( 6 ) Emerald Isle Vulcans 104 ( 8 ) Horadada Hawks 127 ( 10 ) Vistabella Greeners 101 ( 4 ) Country Bowls Badgers 102 (4) Quesada Lancasters 110 ( 10 ) San Luis Mosquitoes Bye P Vistabella Greeners 10 Emerald Isle Vulcans 10 Horadada Hawks 10 Quesada Lancasters 9 Country Bowls Badgers 9 La Siesta Hornets 9 San Luis Mosquitoes 9

W D 37 1 30 2 31 2 30 0 25 1 25 1 15 3

L 22 28 27 24 28 28 36

O/W 6 7 6 5 4 2 3

Diff 203 78 -16 101 -55 -82 -229

Pts 87 76 76 70 59 55 39

San Luis Bowls Club I can't believe it's July already, the year is flying past (thankfully, for those who can only sit and watch at present) but the summer heat is also cranking up a few more degrees. Tuesday 1st CBBA Premier 20 Summer League match, and a very good 16-2 win v Monte Mar with shots 170-122. Winners at home: singles Ann Holland 21-15, pairs Bob White & Roy Cordell 38-9, trips Sally Cordell, Pam Lockett & Mike Lockett 19-18, rinks Kath Reid, Tony Campbell, Les Bedford & Ray Pollock 17-15. Winners away: singles Frank Barclay 21-10, Pairs Vic Slater & John Withers 18-16, rinks Cas Blay, Neil Morrison, June & Keith Jones 22-11. San Luis currently 3rd in the league, behind Vistabella & Quesada, with 2 to go, so keep battling.

Wednesday 2nd VCLeague: Blues at home to La Marina, won the disciplines 3-2 for points 6-6, shots 80-99. Well done to; singles Ann Holland 21-17 & Colin Lindgren 21- 13, triples Steve Simmons, June & Keith Jones 21-17. Whites away at Em Isle were defeated by the Dukes 2-10, shots 69-104, well done to the winning pair of Chris Brooks & Dave Blackie 16-14.

SABA: Spitfire League, Friday 4th and in even hotter conditions, the Wellingtons were home v M. Mar Torro taking 10 very useful points – 4 and shots 112-81. Well done to: Colin Jackson, Roy Cordell & Colin Lindgren 20-11, Sally Cordell, Ray Pollock & Phil Morrachan 16-15, June Jones, Scott Malden & Keith Jones 18-12, Kath Reid, Ann Holland & Mike Lockett 28-6. Hopefully the players who were affected by the heat have fully recovered now. Hurricane League, Hercules away v LM Pilots, had a tough battle in the heat, with shots 88-116 & points 5-9. Winners: Margaret Roseveare, Bert Ewart & David Blackie 12-12, Ken Dullaway, Barry Roseveare & Margaret Morrison 31-7, Steve Simmons, Audrey Ford & Charlie Marigold 19-11. Harrier League, Mosquitoes had a BYE this week.

The chicken drives are cancelled through July & August to prevent the chickens & players from frying! The leagues have only a max 3 weeks before they finish, so whilst you're all still battling for points & places, take care in the heat.

Info - contact June Jones (Capt.) 966 18 8920 or Pam Lockett (Sec) 965327645. By Sheila Cammack

TORREVIEJA’S POLINA WINS NATIONAL TITLE Success for Torrevieja’s Berezina Polina last week at the National Championships held in Granada where the gymnast won her age group Rhythmic Gymnastics title.

The 16 year old, who hails from Moscow, and who in a recent competition was voted ‘Miss Elegance’, took part in the 4 different disciplines, hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon from which she earned a total of one gold, two silver and two bronze medals.

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CARP-R-US ANGLING NEWS This weeks match held on 3rd July, was Round 8 of the Summer Series and was fished on the Eden Canal stretch of the River Segura in Guardamar.

First on the day, with a weight of 3.38kg was John Fielding,second was Steve Collins with 3.200kg, third Geoff Tempest with 3.18kg and in fourth place Pete Kerr with 2.76kg.

Next weeks match, Round 9, will be held at the Pantano de Beniarres.

Meet at the old Cafe between 7.20 and 7.30. Pegs at 8.00 and fishing from 9.00 till 3.00.

The next Club Quiz night is on Tuesday 8th July commencing at 7.30.

Cost of entry is 1€ per person and teams of 6 or less can take part.

The next Club meeting is on Sunday July 20th with the Committee meeting at 10.30 followed by the General Meeting at 11.00.

The Clubs home is the Bar El Alto La Dolores which can be found just off the N332 between Guardamar and La Mata, near the Repsol garage.

For further information visit the website www.carprus.net or telephone 966717923.

QUESADA BOWLS CLUB By Deidre Leeming Sponsored by Spanish Life Properties S.L. This last week has been a good one for our Quesada teams. The Blenheims have retained their top spot in the SABA Spitfire League.

In the PREMIER 20 LEAGUE, after a resounding win against San Miguel we have moved into top spot, with one game to play.

Our Federated teams are doing very well with the Lions, after losing their top spot in Division 1 Blue last week, have returned to form, with a convincing win over Vistabella to take the lead once again, but with one game to go, everything is to play for.

Our Tigers team are having a very good season, currently retaining their second position in Division 2 Red, 7 points ahead of San Miguel

Mavericks who are their opponents next week.

Pete Bonsor, our Nationals Men's Champion and well qualified coach, is running a series of skills mornings which are being very well attended.

Our forthcoming Social Event for July is our ever popular Race Night on Friday 11th July, including Hog Roast. Visitors are welcome.

For more information contact Dave Johnson on 96 673 1148 or e mail quesadabowlssocial@hotmail.com For more information regarding our Club contact Joe Riley 96 572 5787 or e mail joediriley@gmail.com

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HORADADA BOWLS CLUB

Sponsored by Super Valu Wednesday 2nd July, MonteMar Lords were Away to San Miguel Mavericks in the VCL Red Division, Winning on only the Rinks.

Janet Charman, June Young, Fred Charman, Skip Gordon Fisher 1713. Shots, MonteMar Lords 60 - San Miguel Mavericks 100. Points, MonteMar Lords 2 - San Miguel Mavericks 10.

Friday 4th July, MonteMar Toros were Away to San Luis Wellingtons Winning on 2 Rinks. Babs Cager, Joe Ridley, Skip Diane Ridley 1914. Stan Routledge, Joan Harding, Skip Harry Dobson 18-16. Shots, MonteMar Toros 81 - San Luis Wellingtons 112. Points, MonteMar Toros 4 - San Luis Wellingtons 10.

For further information about MonteMar Bowls and Social Club Contact Club Captain Colin Armitage 966619010 ex 01066. or visit our web site www.montemarbowls.com and on Facebook, also at in foam intense bowls.com.

By John Bailey On Friday the 4th July, the Horadada Hawks were at home, playing Vistabella Greeners. The sun was out, with a light breeze which helped everyone stay reasonably cool and more able to enjoy their game.

Games seemed to be determined right from the start, with teams on both sides forging ahead. Only one game was turned around on the 11th end by the Hawks team, this helped bring the final result to a win for Horadada Hawks. Thanks to all our winning teams:Wayne Jackson, John Bailey, Tony Burchall. 21 - 13. Carol Linehan, Fred Trigwell, Terry Hucknal.l 21 – 17. Yvonne Hurlock, Bryan Eatough, John Hurlock. 42 - 6 Absolutely brilliant scoring. Fred Semper, Roy Collins, Alan Pugh. 23 – 9. Final result; Hawks 10 points and 127 shots, Greeners 4 points and 101 shots Well done Hawks. Let’s try and get similar results in our two remaining games, both being played at home. My thanks also, to all who played in the friendly game, for their support.

La Marina Bowls Club

EL RANCHO BOWLS CLUB

Another scorching hot week, is it me or is it getting to hot to be playing bowls.

The Navigators were at home to the Greenland’s Glosters and had a good 9 points to 5 win, the winners being Dave McGaw, Margaret Finlayson skip Shirley Hadaway: Martin Butler, Mike Surch skip Brian Duff: and Reg Jackson Derek Shirley skip Barry Sadler the other point came from a drawn game with Kathy Manning, Jeanette Gugerly skip Jim Manning.

The Pilots made the long journey to Mazzaron, and after a 3 hour, 250 Klms round trip came home with only 2 points for thier troubles the only winners being Mo Taylor, John Morgan skip Bill Simms.

The VCL team played away against San Luis Blues and managed to come away with a 6 points all draw the winners on the day were Tom Spencer Alan Castle in the pairs Mo Taylor, Bill Simms, Bobbie Simms skip Dave Hadaway in the rinks and the overall score adding the additional 2 points.

Our plans are now beginning to take place to celebrate our 25th Anniversary on 15th Oct so watch this space for future events.

Further information about La Marina Bowls club contact Steve Hindle on 648250035, or see us Facebook.

On Saturday we had our Captain’s versus President’s teams match and great fun was had by all, the Captain taking the day by a small margin.

Wednesday found our VCL team playing away at Monte mar against The Gentlemen, another close match played in the most civil company, with plenty of good bowling all round. A good and fair result at 6 points each, always a good result away from home.

Ladies singles: Irene Morrice 21-10. Mens singles: Merv Armstrong 21-03. Pairs: Jim Gracie and David Whitworth 15-19. Trips: Margaret Odell, Mick Smith and Stew Hamill 12-24. Rinks: Brian Taylor, John Newell, Ron Odell and Alex Morrice 19-20.

Friday found us being entertained by La marina Navigators and played good bowls in great company. Navigators took the rinks by 4 to 2 and the shots, but taking 2 rinks away from home is never a bad result. Graham Hicks, Rob Clark and Richard Needham 10-16.

Marianne Holtham, Merv Armstrong and David Whitworth 12-24.

Carol smith, Mick Smith and Carolyn Harris 18-10. June Whitworth, Margaret Odell and Jane Hamill 9-38. Terry Buswell, Malc Elmore and Stew Hamill 20-6. Jim Gracie, Ron Odell and Malc Sykes 16-17.

Sponsored by Rightmove. For membership details please contact Irene Mangan Marianne Holtham on 966717700 or 966772222.

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ARENA PINATAR CONFIRMS 14 PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES

By Steve Hibberd Last Friday night in the Vicente Garcia Stadium boardroom, the new CD Torrevieja coach was unveiled. Galiana sat alongside President Vicente Boix, and Director of Football, Jose Antonio Alvarez, answering questions from the local press and tv. He brings with him Jose Antonio Gomes as his assistant, and Ruben Verdu as his physio, and without doubt, their target is promotion to div 2a at the first attempt.

With pre season training starting on 15 July, it is expected that there will be players from last season, and some interesting new additions in attendance. The coaching staff will also be working with 4 youth team players, plus 3 from the 2nd team. Although dates for friendlies have not been confirmed, it's expected that they will all be at home against good quality opposition.

Season tickets, at a bargain price of only 90 euros, are now on sale, and can be obtained from the Stadium every Wednesday from 6.30pm until 8.30pm, or from the Torry Army office from 19 July.

Elche and Real Murcia proved popular attractions last pre season

Galiana, Vicente Boix and Alvarez

ROD IS A CHAMPION AT LAST What a finale we had to our Gents Medal Championship at Las Ramblas on Wednesday. There were 4 players in contention to take the title which is won by the player having the highest number of points from 4 of 6 medal rounds. Points are awarded to the top 5 places each month ranging from 6 for first place down to 2 for fifth with all other players submitting a card receiving 1 point. Rod Doel was in pole position with 14 points at the start of play and was first to tee off. He returned with a very respectable level par round of net 72 however he was concerned that this may not be enough particularly as 4 of our most consistent low handicap players were within 2 or 3 points. He was right to be concerned as although two of his pursuers posted a no return John Wheeler and Tom Hardie both came in with net 70 so Rod was reliant on others to take the top positions and the points to maintain his position. Fortunately for Rod the excellent scoring of recent days continued and even I managed to play my best round ever coming in with a net 69 winning Category 2 and securing the 5 points for second place on the day to move to sixth place in the Championship.

Not to be out done Bryan Neal returned a magnificent net 67 to win Category One and take the days 6 points on offer to finish level with Rod on 14 pts. After a tense wait it was announced that Rod had held on to the top spot by virtue of having won 2 of the medal competitions compared to Bryan's one victory with John and Tom finishing on 13 points. Rod had finally won his first trophy after some 10 years of trying and punched the air in delight. Congratulations Rod on a well deserved win. The Ladies Championship also ended up being a close affair with Carole Wheeler finishing with 24 pts two ahead of Olga Douglas. In the final round both Carole and Olga recorded the same score but Carole took the 6 pts having the better back nine.

The prize winners on the day were as follows: Cat 1. 1st. Bryan Neal 67 2nd. John Wheeler 70 (c/b) 3rd. Tom Hardie 70 Cat 2. 1st. Mike Chapman 69 2nd. Ken Meredith 70 3rd. Carole Wheeler 71. 2's Club. Rod Doel, Peter Dunn and John Wheeler The Guest Prize was won by Alan Martin with a net 72.

Gent's Medal Championship Result 1st. Rod Doel 14 pts 2nd. Bryan Neal 14 pts 3rd. John Wheeler 13 pts 4th. Tom Hardie 13 pts Ladies Medal Championship Result 1st. Carole Wheeler 24 pts (c/b) 2nd. Olga Douglas 22 pts Away from the main event of Wednesday we started the week off on Monday with a Mulligan where the player may choose to retake a total of 4 shots: 2 on the front nine and 2 on the back nine. Weather conditions were perfect and with the course now in excellent condition this resulted in some brilliant scoring once again with the top 2 players both scoring an incredible 45 pts . Rod Doel continued his recent impressive form in first place edging out Geoff Biggerstaff on a count back. In third place with 44 pts following up his long awaited win last Friday was Brian Townend.

On Friday we played a 'Counter Game' for the second time where the number of scores required is not known until after the hole has been completed as a counter indicating the number of scores is placed on the next tee. For obvious reasons this can be a frustrating but fun game and the team that had a winning smile at the end scoring an excellent 99 pts were Heinz Lei, Joyce McClusky, Harry (Guest) and once again Brian Townend. Heinz had a particularly good run on the back nine and scored 8 three pointers over the course of his round.

By Mike Chapman

Brighton &HA, Partick Thistle, Rayo Vallecano, Levante, Elche, Betis, Real Murcia, Cartagena, Granada, Hercules, UCAM and more Pinatar Arena has already confirmed more than a dozen friendly matches this coming pre season getting underway next Wednesday.

The Scottish Premier League side Partick Thistle will be the first team to visit the facility next week and will play their opening game with local club FC Pinatar on Wednesday 9 July at 7pm.

Brighton and Hove Albion, who narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League in May, will play Partick on Saturday 12 July.

Sami Hyypia’s men will then take on Real Betis the following Thursday, 17 July.

Real Betis will be training at the Pinatar Arena from 16 to 23 July and will go on to face FC Cartagena on 20 July and then local La Liga club Elche two days later.

Rayo Vallecano will use the arena from 21 to July 28 during which time they will play three friendlies; v Granada on 23 July, FC Cartagena on 25 July and Real Murcia on 27 July.

The full list of pre season fixtures is shown across:

JULY Wednesday 9th Saturday 12th Thursday 17th Sunday 20th Monday 21st Tuesday 22nd Wednesday 23rd Friday 25th Saturday 26th Sunday 27th AUGUST Saturday 2nd Thursday 7th Tuesday 12th Sunday 17th

7pm 7pm 7pm 80m 8pm 8pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 8pm

FC Pinatar - Partick Thistle Partick Thistle - Brighton &HA Brighton &HA - Real Betis Real Betis - FC Cartagena FC Pinatar - Real Murcia Real Betis - Elche Rayo Vallecano - Granada Rayo Vallecano - FC Cartagena FC Pinatar - UCAM Murcia Rayo Vallecano - Real Murcia

7pm 8pm 7pm 8pm

UCAM Murcia - Elche Illicitano Real Murcia - Levante UCAM Murcia - Hercules CF Real Murcia - TBC

Ticket prices are still to be confirmed although it is understood that entry into many of the games is likely to be free.

HUB SPORTS BAR GOLF SOCIETY VILLAMARTIN

Trevor Scammell won his second Grand Prix event of the summer, this time at La Serena, following his earlier victory at Roda. A front nine that included 7 pars for 19 points, placed him 2 points ahead of the field at the halfway stage. The Bristol Rovers supporter, now doomed to the Conference league, couldn’t however maintain his form for the remaining 9 holes, but a further 4 pars gave the former prison officer a creditable 11 pars overall and a winning 34 stableford points. The Hub´s almost draconian handicap system dictates he will now play his next round off 7.0, a five shot reduction in 2014. Hubbers popular captain, Simon Williams, steadily chips away his handicap at each event, resulting in a fine second place to Scammell, missing out on top spot by just the one point, in a round including 3 no scores. A back nine of 19 points proves his goal of an 18 handicap by the end of the summer is a realistic target for the Hub´s licensee. Regular Hubber John Spencer, accompanied by wife Teresa celebrated his 60 something birthday by sponsoring the day along with regular sponsors PJs Rentacars and sharing a delicious cake with members and guests alike back at the Hub. Results: N.T.P´s: Hole 6 (in 2) Andy Shaw, Hole 9 Dave Lethaby Hole 17 Shaun Smith PJ Rentacars Best Guests: 1st Sue Theakston 36 pts, 2nd Mick Kennedy 33 pts Hub Grand Prix: 1st Trevor Scammell 34 pts 2nd Simon Williams 33 pts, 3rd Shaun Smith 29 pts Picture shows Simon Williams and Trevor Scammell

EL PLANTIO 2 GOLF SOCIETY By John O'Brien This week we found ourselves a little light on the ground with only 14 players, it was decided that we would play a Greensomes competition, with each team being made up of 2 players, one player with a low handicap and one with a high handicap. Some excellent scores were recorded, so no surprises there. Two members who shall remain nameless struggled at first as they had been involved with friends from down under the previous evening, where they tried to create a shortage of wine in the Alicante region, it's amazing how difficult golf can be when the ball refuses to stay still. Well I think that was their excuse, anyway. The results this week: Nearest the pin hole 2: Martin Rickman, Hole 6: Henry Mellor. 3rd place Roger Marshall & Rod

Loveday H/cap 11.98 with a nett 51.02. 2nd place Ian Henderson & Lawrence Wanty H/cap 11.34 with a nett 49.66. 1st place Kenny Reddington & Bryan Watson H/cap 17.96, with a nett 44.04 The next competition is on Tuesday 8th July at El Plantio. Put your name on the list in the club house by Sunday, if you would like to play.

Be sure to be there well before 9am on Tuesday.

The Society meets on Tuesdays, Fridays & Sundays to play on El Plantio 2 par 3 course, new members are welcome to join the El Plantio Golf Society, where special membership price is available for anyone who joins the Society. Visitors are always welcome, contact Ian Henderson, Tel: 966716616 or Mob: 636116230

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‘Corvera – an Update’ Over the last few years we have seen the closure of both Mosa Trajectum and La Tercia as a result of wáter and financial issues.

Many golf developments are based around urbanisations where the waste wáter is taken, treated and then used to wáter the golf c o u r s e s .

Unfortunately a number of the remote urbanisations have suffered from under population with the resultant lack of generation of waste wáter, resulting the courses needing to spend vast sums of money on wáter (circa €250K per annum) to keep the courses ‘alive’ but with a serious financial impact.

Unfortunately it now looks like the Corvera resort could be the latest to suffer this fate because the course condition is now very poor and due to a lack of wáter and adequate finances the greens have not been watered for 12 days and in these high summer temperatures the greens will die very quickly. In addition to this the course manager has departed his job and the course has some financial embargo’s imposed upon them by the Spanish tax office. Although i hope a solution can be found quickly it look very much like Corvera will become the next in the line of courses to close in the Murcian región. Clearly with delayed plans to the international airport at Corvera and the delays in opening the theme park locally has radically changed the need for a local golf course and so perhaps poor timing rather than other elements have resulted in the current situation. I will of course keep you informed of any changes in the circumstances but the future looks bleak at this moment in time.

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Monday, 7th July, 2014

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QUESADA GS VISIT TO ALENDA GOLF COURSE Last Wednesday the society played at Alenda which is a course suited to players of all abilities. The course was in excellent condition. It was a hot summer’s day with everyone coming prepared with sun-cream and plenty of liquid refreshment. The game was an individual Stableford competition with 2 divisions with the MidSeason Trophy up for grabs for the overall winner. The players in Buggy no.37 who will remain nameless appeared to be competing for the “shortest drive”, not round the course but from off the tee. One managed a 2 foot drive only to be surpassed by a 2 inch drive off the tee. The winner of the Gold Division with 32 points was Eddie Scott who pipped his close but not bitter rival Roy Kavanagh on C/B. In third place with 31 points was Darryll Wright or Daryyl Wright as was printed on the start sheet. In the Silver Division the winner was recently joined member, Ian Fogarty with a very creditable 31 points followed by “smokin” Tony Patterson with 30 points and “steady” Terry Smith with 28 points.

The “Roy” for the most shots played went to Dave Bartram who played quite well but had more than his share of bad luck. The Best Guest was Scots lad Gordon McGregor Jnr .The winners of the Nearest the Pins were Eddie Scott, Ann Hobbs and David James who after a shoulder op, which has kept him out all year, returned with a vengence and a birdie which also won him the sizeable 2’s pot. Well done David. There were a number of games in the annual knock-out competition with Tony Patterson overwhelming Anne Hobbs, and a number of very close finishes with Paul Flanaghan ending up victorious against Norman Lewis and Rod Day likewise against Terry Smith.

The battle between 2 close friends Roy Westlake and Victor Dew went to the wire with Roy winning it on the 18th in a nail biting finish.

After the game the players returned to the Quesada Country Club for the presentations and a well earned drink or two and a tasty hot and a cold buffet kindly laid on by mine hosts Dave and Anita. The next game is at Alicante on Wednesday 16 July. Anyone in the Quesada area looking to join a very friendly golf society and play golf once a fortnight at a wide variety of courses at very reasonable cost, should contact the membership secretary Les Pancott on 966716723.

CAPTAIN’S DAY AT THE CELTS CLUB DE GOLF

The Celts Club de Golf held their Captain's day on Saturday 28th June at La Serena Golf Club. The sun was shining with just a slight breeze to keep us cool. 47 players participated in the golf, we only had one cancellation, due to over golfed. Our Captain Julian Lopez started off the day with his drive in, however, he was not expecting when he hit the ball, it would EXPLODE. La Serena was in excellent condition, the greens first class due to the hard work of Wayne and his staff. La Serena is the home course for The Celts and once again we were looked after in a manner we are accustomed to. Our thanks to all at La

Serena.

To finish off the day we had the Captain's dinner and dance at El Prado restaurant in Sam Miguel, All the golfers were there with their wives and partners, mothers, sisters and children. Our singer and main entertainer for the evening was Jackie McCormack, an excellent singer, who is always in high demand for her excellent voice and gift of the gab. However, our very own amateur sinner, I mean singer, Ritchie Heaton, tried to entertain us with HIS version of Delila.We will leave it at that ! Tom Jones eat your heart out.

The results of the day were as follows. The Captain's prize was won by one of our newer members Julie Russell with an excellent score of 42pts. As our competition was a Spanish Federated game, she is in for a very big handicap cut. 2nd. Dave Cosson 40pts. In class 1. 1st.

Camillus Fitzpatrick, 2nd. Eddie Wall,. 3rd.Philip Mountford. In class 2.1st. Bev Ellender, 2nd. Dean McCluskey, 3rd. Kevin Fitzpatrick.

The gross score winner was John O'Brien. NTPs winners. John O'Brien. Tony Edwards. Bev Ellender. Geoff Ellender. The two's winners were Tony Edwards and Harry Lee. The Celts meet several times a week at La Serena golf course, should you wish to join us as a member or as a guest, please contact our President John O'Brien at johnobrienalicante@gmail.com

Cafe Uno Golf Society.

The Friendly Bar Golf Society

Today Thursday 3rd July, we had our "Captains day" at Vistabella Golf. 38 members and guests turned out for a wonderful days golf.

Thanks to some sponsorship from Vistabella golf, a great deal of organising by captain Tony Macmillan and secretary Steve Hamilton, not to forget a lovely after game buffet at Cafe Uno , set out for us by Pete and Lisa Bonsor and staff. Everyone went home with a prize at the end of the day, whether their individual game was good or bad. So all told we all enjoyed the benefits of our society. I have only listed the top three winners of each category and nearest the pins etc, otherwise the page would be full of names and numbers.

So here are the top prize winners:Gold Category.

1st D.Titchen - 40pts. 2nd G.Benson - 37pts. 3rd A.Douglas - 32pts.

Nearest the pin - G.Pope. Nearest the pin in 2 - J.Pedersen.

Silver Category.

1st B.Wood - 39pts. 2nd L.George - 36pts. 3rd T.Macmillan - 32pts.

Nearest the pin - A.Atkinson. Nearest the pin in 2 - H.Hunter.

Extra 4 holes. Gold and Silver. Nearest the pin - A.Douglas / D.Bishop. Longest drive - R.Rogers / L.George.

NTP in 2 - T.Rogers / B.Wright. NTP in 3 - G.Williams / T.Macmillan.

Congratulations to Dave Titchen the overall winner of captains day with 40 pts.

Next week on Wednesday 9th July is our AGM at Cafe Uno 8pm sharp. Thursday 10th July we are playing at Alenda golf. 1st tee is at 10am. Thanks again to all the members and guests for a wonderful day out. By Steve Lawrence.

On the last Thursday of June, 30 intrepid and enthusiastic golfers left the Friendly Bar for the our once a month golf society day out. The golf course in question was Alicante playa de San Juan and all of the players agreed that the trip was worth the effort, I would go there just to view the wild life ,I was amazed to see how many variety of bird life on the lakes and surrounding area there were, next time take the camera. The golf course itself was pleasing to play ,only fault were the greens which were quite slow , but for the rest of the course I can only say it was a pleasure to be in Spain ,with good company and on the golf course. Winner on the day with 33 points was Janet Bryan ,2nd Deklan Meila 29 points and 3rd John (Scouse) Bryan 29 ,(that’s on count back ) ie family day out! Longest Drive Dave Simpson (guest) nearest the pin Bill Gladman , best guest player Simon Ashworth from Jersey who it was a pleasure to share a buggie with.

Just a hint for next time trust the sat-nav or not as the case may be , also look out for stray golf balls Deklan. Next day out on the 31st of July is the Steve Adams Memorial trophy at Font del Llop golf club, Steve Adams who was the Brother of Dave (owner of the Friendly Bar ) sadly died at a young age of cancer. We hope for a good turn out and mayby raise a few euros for charity. Jim you need to look at my Handicap again.

Mike K

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Monday, 7th July, 2014

SAN MIGUEL GOLF SOCIETY - THE COLIN ARKLEY TROPHY

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By Mike Morris An excellent turnout of 38 members and guests made the short trip from Alfie's to Las Colinas last Thursday for our monthly meeting, and also the second round of the Eclectic Cup. In 2? years playing with Alfie's, I cannot remember as many players for one monthly meeting and the fact that we were playing at Las Colinas was a factor in that.

The course itself was in its usual excellent condition and where there were signs of wear and tear, remedial work was being carried out.

On to the match, and only two players beat their handicap on the day, not a reflection of the standard of play but probably two factors prevented a lot of high scores coming in, that the greens were very fast and most of the tee boxes were moved back by a considerable distance.

This week San Miguel Golf Society, the longest established society in the area, paid its monthly visit to the local course with similar credentials - Villamartin.

Nearly forty golfers battled it out in Stableford format to go home with the very prestigious Colin Arkley Trophy , played for in memory of a past President & one of the earliest members of SMGS. As the years keep rolling by & the membership keeps growing it's not surprising how many of the more long-standing members still remember Colin's tremendous enthusiasm & input which played such an important role in laying the foundations & principles on which today's society is built...... long may his memory live on.

The course was in great condition & together with the slightly cooler temperature, good scores looked very likely. We were not disappointed as many below par scores were carded but one popular member exceeded even his wildest ambitions by shooting 6 points more than his nearest rival.

Before we go into the full results it should be mentioned that the Liverpool duo of past-Captains Ken Flaherty & Marg Birtwistle did KO match-play battle in the singles. It was a tightly fought affair in which Ken managed to edge out Marg by eventually winning 3 and 2.

Good luck to Ken in the semi-final & well done to Marg flying the flag

for the fairer sex into such a late stage of the competition.

NTP's went to Capt Steve Davis (6), John Aitchison (9), Steve Fleet (13) & Mick Roscoe (17). Phil Bache picked up this week's guest prize.

The 2 special awards for the best nine but not in the prizes went to Jacquie Rust (20 on the front 9) & Mike Jordan (21 on the back 9).

Top 4 in the bronze category were Norman McBride (34), John Parker (35), Keith Stevenson (36) & top score of the day with 44 points was Mick Roscoe who also picked up theColin Arkley Trophy to be held for 12mths.

Silver's winners were John Aitchison (36 C/B), Phil de Lacy (36 C/B), Noel Bannon (37) & Alan McDonald in top spot with 38.

Gold division was a tight result - Colin Rust in 4th (36) then three 37's had to be separated by count-back which meant Theo Boelhouwer was 3rd, Capt Steve Davis was 2nd leaving Barry Roehrig in first place due to a tremendous 22 on the back which included a birdie and an eagle!

Well done to all those in the prizes & don't forget to keep in touch with www.smgs.org for all society news or simply give Phil a quick buzz on 966 774 197 for any details of future Wednesday meetings.

Clarkes Bar Golf Society

This week we returned to one of our regular haunts, the wonderfully designed course at Peraleja.

We arrived on a hot but breezy day to find that the fairways had benefited greatly from all the hard work being put in on the course by the staff, the greens were wonderfully receptive even to shots played with woods but a little on the slow side. This did not seem to detract from the scoring as most of our players bettered 30 points. There were also 4 players recording a 2 on the par 3s congratulations to Martin Cunningham (2nd Hole), John Porter (16th Hole), Roy Welburn (9th Hole and Mick Wilkinson (16th Hole). The rest of the results were: Nearest the pin on hole 9 was Roy Welburn Nearest the pin on hole 16 was John Porter Nearest the par 4 11th in 2 was Roy Welburn Longest Drive on hole 18 was Brian Murphy Winner with 39 points Patricia Creegan (despite a cracked rib) Runner up with 35 points on count back was Martin Cunningham just pipping Billy Raine and Tommy Clarke.

Next week we are at Vistabella meet at the bar at 08:00.

Remember the 17th is our Charity Day in aid of Help for Heroes at La Serena please make every effort to attend, guests are more than welcome cost is 35 euros including a buggy.

Michael Morris took second place with 34 points but the winner on the day, with an amazing 44 stableford points, was Wayne Stevenson. Up until three months ago Wayne in his own admission was really struggling with his game, but all the hours spent on the range are now bearing fruit and his handicap is flying down. Congratulations to Wayne and all the other prize winners on the day, who were as follows:Nearest the pin in 2 (hole 4) - Nigel Glasson Longest drive (hole 18) - Tony Hall Nearest the pin (hole 7) - Phil Lancaster Best Guest prize (40 points) - Chris Udell The usual thanks to our committee, Anita at Alfie's for the post match buffet and to Mike Probert from Costa Blanca Green Fee Services for arranging our day out. Last but not least thanks to all you guys, especially Tony and Sandie Hall, for the (totally unexpected) cards, presents and birthday cake for my 50th. Very much appreciated and thanks once again.

Next month (July 31) sees us at Las Ramblas and once again the list is almost full. If you want to play please get in touch with myself at Alfie’s Bar, La Ronda Centro Commercial, Lomas de Cabo Roig or contact our secretary Sandie Hall at alfiesgolfsociety@gmail.com.

The photo above shows Wayne Stevenson receiving his winner’s trophy from Captain, Mike Morris

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