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Monday, 12th January, 2015

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IES IES PLA PLAY YA A FLA FLAMENCA MENCA TO TO O OPEN PEN THIS THIS YEAR YEAR

As work is still continuing on the site that stood abandoned for a number of years, the Department of Education in the Valencia regional government have this week stated that the new IES Playa Flamenca School will be opened this year, after more than a decade of teaching in portacabins.

In April of last year we reported how the government promised to continue with their reduction plan for portacabin use, after a statement was issued explaining that more than 3,000 students across the

region are no longer being taught in prefabricated, portable classrooms, and are now educated in purpose built school buildings.

The announcement also committed to eliminate 75% of this type of portacabin school by the end of the current administration, or in this, election year.

Torrevieja has already seen the elimination of one of their temporary schools, although the community was far from pleased with having to move the pupils from their immediately local area to an amalgamated school which was reconstructed after being previously closed down.

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Fr om Page One When the pupils were moved to the C.P. Acequión School, on their first day back in term the mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, boasted about class sizes averaging just 25 students per class, whereas in Orihuela, where the investment had still not been made, some schools had class sizes of 42 pupils per teacher.

On the Orihuela Costa parents and pupils alike have campaigned for years to try to have their voices heard, with the pupils of the IES Playa Flamenca already in their eleventh year of being taught in “temporary” accommodation,

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having previously also seen class sizes increased, classrooms taken away and even facilities such as dining rooms which were unable to accommodate the children at meal times.

Despite numerous requests for meetings with the education department requested by both the mayor of Orihuela, Monserrate Guillén of the Los Verdes green party, and the councillor for education, Rosa Martínez from the PSOE, information and official commitment from the PP led regional government had never been given, until this latest public announcement this

The Executive Committee of the Partido Popular in Orihuela has appointed José Francisco Pérez Espinosa as their new interim President, following the expulsion of Pepa Ferrando from the party after she led a renegade group to defy party policy and refuse to vote in an anticorruption motion.

However, Dámaso Aparicio who was appointed as the temporary president by the regional group held a press conference in which he claims to be the rightful holder of the title, and therefore the President of the Orihuela PP group, as the votes for Pérez Espinosa were illegal, on account of the provincial group appointing him and the vote should not have taken place as it was held by those members affiliated with Ferrando, who is expelled.

Aparicio was also forced to threaten Ferrando this week, demanding the return of keys to the local Partido Popular offices and passwords to computers, after the locks to the building had been mysteriously changed.

Those members involved in the refusal to vote in the anticorruption motion have so far been seen standing beside Ferrando, after she said that she would not be forced to vote in the motion by her national and regional executive, who are attempting to clean up

their image before the elections in May. Along with Ferrando, David Costa, Encarnación Ortuño, Araceli Vilella, Victor Bernabéu, José Antonio Aniorte all left the plenary meeting on the 22nd of December and avoided the vote in the motion which was tabled for a second time after the CLR party hijacked the original proposal and managed to steer the motion in a different manner, subsequently forcing the vote once again. Pedro Mancebo from CLR abstained from the second vote, whereas his political colleague, Juan Ignacio López Bas also left the meeting and didn´t vote, Mónica Lorente from the PP was not present at the meeting due to ill health, and also therefore didn´t vote.

At the time when the anticorruption motion was being discussed, the courts also announced an investigation into yet another contract award in Orihuela, in which it is once again alleged that the former ruling Partido Popular government may have split contracts into smaller amounts so as to circumvent the public tender process.

This latest case revolves around the total award of 369,267.50 euro for work to convert the Palacio Sorzano de Tejada into a museum.

Following a complaint by the current PSOE – Los Verdes government coalition, the prosecutor wishes to ascertain why the amount was divided between 5 different companies, despite the work being in the same building and for the same project.

According to the complaint made in September, the division of the work could

Dámaso Aparicio (right) is the official President of the Orihuela Partido Popular

have been designed to circumvent the need for a public tender that would have allowed the free competition of enterprises, in accordance with the law on procurement in the public sector.

The prosecutor has requested all documents relating to this latest complaint for work between 2010 and 2011, whilst the municipality was under the management of Mayor Mónica Lorente, and cites Pepa Ferando, as well as David Costa and Rodríguez Barberá.

Meanwhile, Aparicio has said that the matter of presidency and membership will be resolved this week, when the recognized officials of the local group meet with the regional heads to try to close this latest chapter of confusion and upheaval and then try to focus on the job required by politicians, representing the people they serve.

The Next Meeting of the Orihuela Costa Branch of the RBL will take place this coming Thursday, 15th January, at the Emerald Isle, La Florida with a 7pm for 7.30 pm start.

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Although the news will be celebrated by those attending the educational system on the Orihuela Costa, it is also seen by many as being too late, as the generation of pupils who suffered at the hands of an inferior and under invested system are now starting to come of age and capable of voicing their dissatisfaction in a very different way, as the young people of today are the voters of tomorrow, many of those who were educated in the portacabins are now eligible to vote and may well choose not to support those who they feel have failed them.

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ORIHUELA COSTA COUNCILLOR HITS BACK The new ‘Dog Agility Park’ at La Florida was just one of the many improvements achieved on the coast during the current term of office

In response to claims by Bob Houliston that the overview printed in The Leader before Christmas was nothing more than propaganda, the Councillor for the Orihuela Costa, Martina Scheurer, wanted to clear up some of the criticisms raised...

My 2 pages were supposed to be an overview of WHAT HAS BEEN DONE. Of course we could fill many pages mentioning what still needs to be done and I am more than aware of it. We certainly could NOT fill a lot of space with what Mr. Houliston has done while he was the councillor for the Coast.

I am always more than surprised to read or listen to his comments, because he gives the impression of being a citizen without any kind of background knowledge, without any kind of access to specific information regarding specific matters and as it seems also without any kind of knowledge regarding legal schedules such as the ones to open the walkway at Bellavista.

But this is not the case. In fact I answer every question he raises, he knows the legal procedures, he knows for example that the Bellavista walkway matter has reached its final stage, published in the BOE (official paper of the Government) and that the last allegations of the owners were handed in and have to be informed.

Orihuela has one library run by the Consellería of Valencia. All big cities by law have to have one municipal library. This is a law existing for MANY YEARS. Orihuela has this municipal library ONLY since LAST YEAR. Mr. Houliston knows this as well.

I think that our small library run by volunteers who do a great job, and with donated books, is a very good Project and I think the way Mr. Houliston talks about it (I am not sure if he has even ever been there)

is a great offense to all those who try to run this place.

I do not agree with the fact that the Civic Centre of La Aparecida is paid out of the total of investments; I have stated this in several occasions.

I have never said that Orihuela Costa does not need a Civic Centre / auditorium, but I think that at the present moment there are other, far more urgent things, to do as a priority.

Let's remember: He was the first from CLR-Claro to join the coalition to start the government, without waiting for his partner Mr. Mancebo.

He abandoned his job as Councillor for the Coast after only 8 months. So what's about fighting for the rights of Orihuela Costa????

He joined in with Mónica Lorente to make a "government from the opposition".

He objected to the motion of censure and it is true that this is the reason why we are still in government.

And knowing that we are a minority government (8 members out of 25), and that I from the Green Party (Los Verdes) are a "minority in the minority" (2 out of the 8) he who abandoned his councillor job - is asking me to fight more for the Costa and to change government's decisions? I would be pleased if he could explain to me how I should do this.

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IN VOLVO WE TRUST The competition authority has announced an investigation into a number of independent Volvo motor dealers in Spain, on suspicion of them engaging in anticompetitive practices. The proceedings have been initiated following an initial inspection in June, 2013.

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PLANS SUBMITTED FOR LA ZENIA BUS STOP After many years of suffering with a lack of bus stops at La Zenia, plans have now been submitted to the ministry to have these stops reinstated.

HIGH FLYER The 47 year old pilot of a private jet was jailed for mime months

by Norwich Crown Court this week, after being found to have flown his aircraft carrying two adult and two teenage passengers from Spain whilst three times over the limit in October.

Although there was no evidence that the pilot had consumed alcohol immediately before taking control of the plane, he had been on a “three-day drinking binge” and was still affected by the alcohol consumed.

FROZEN ASSET The multi-national Swiss food group Nestle has sold its popular Spanish frozen food brand La Cocinera to Findus Spain, as part of its ongoing portfolio review.

The deal is for their frozen products, which are currently produced in their factory in Valladolid, but Nestle will retain the chilled dough products.

OH DEAR! A Spanish pop rock group known previously as the Deers have been forced to change their name in order to avoid confusion with a Canadian group, the Dears. The Deers revealed this week that they received a legal threat from the representatives of the Dears asking them to stop calling themselves the Deers or the Dears would take legal action. From here on in, the Deers will be known as the Hinds.

La Zenia was served by buses on the N-332 long before the road was widened, but once the new section was opened to traffic, there had been no facilities created for buses in this area, largely blamed on the fact that the town hall had never requested them to be put back as part of the widening project around a decade ago.

In fact, as previously reported, the so called General Plan of Orihuela still shows the N-332 in its smaller, single-lane carriageway state, as the plans were never previously adjusted.

Buses still stopped on the road to allow passengers to board and alight, but with frequent fines, congestion and a risk to the safety of road users, the bus operator decided that stopping on the illegal site where the stops should be was no longer a viable option.

Now, the final project to reintroduce the bus stops, as well as additional parking for 24 cars at La Zenia, have been sent to the ministry of streets in Alicante for final approval.

The project cost is 126,000 euro, which is a considerable amount and, according to the Councillor for the Orihuela Costa, Martina Scheurer, would have been a cost covered as part of the original widening plans, had the then government requested them, as was the case in other municipalities who enjoyed a bus serv-

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HERO COPS SAVE DROWNING MAN

Two officers from the National Police based in Orihuela have been credited with saving the life of a man who fell down a grid in the town of Beniel.

The officers were on a routine patrol when they became aware of a vehicle parked near the side of the road.

When they approached the vehicle a woman notified them that her boyfriend had fallen down the open grid channel and couldn´t escape.

The officers found the man in 3 metres of water, struggling to stay afloat, and managed to rescue him from the ordeal that could have easily had fatal consequences.

The man fell down an open grid and was unable to get out

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THREE KINGS NEWS THREE KINGS ON THE ORIHUELA COSTA This year´s Three Kings parade on the Orihuela Costa was once again enjoyed by the many residents and visitors who braved the slightly chilly, though sun drenched eve of the Three Kings celebrations.

Before the parade began, their majesties posed for a photograph along with the Councillor for the coast, Martina Scheurer from the Los Verdes green party of Orihuela, before taking their place upon their selected floats.

Safety was a prime concern as always, but the volunteers from the Judo Club Nozomi were seen doing an excellent job marshalling the parade route, making sure everybody was kept out of harm’s way, whereas the Local Police praised not only those who attended for their behaviour, but

also the route and organisation which was praised as being a vast improvement in terms of public order and manageability.

Despite there being more adults than children enjoying the spectacle, the Kings still dispensed their goodies as they made their way through the streets, accompanied by dancing girls and boys, drummers and fire eaters and a selection of wildlife, culminating in their arrival at the Zenia Boulevard shopping centre.

Once there, the children were found waiting eagerly to see their King, on the promise that their good behaviour will be rewarded, and indeed it was as every child received a gift for their visit.

As the official Christmas season now comes to a close, attentions turn once again to the New Year and focus on the next twelve months of being good.

KING BALTHAZAR KILLED IN CABLE COLLISION A 20 year old man, whose identity has not been released, is said to have been killed on Monday evening, when acting as one of the Three Kings in the Almería town of Nijar.

Officials say that the float that King Balthazar was riding on hit overhead cables on the parade route, and overturned under the pressure of the collision.

The man was confirmed to have died from his

injuries in hospital on Tuesday, the day of the Three Kings holiday.

This is yet another tragic end to the annual parade, after security was stepped up following the death of a 6 year old boy, who died after being hit by a float in Málaga´s Three Kings parade in January, 2013.

DRUNK THREE KINGS AMBULANCE DRIVER ARRESTED A Cruz Roja ambulance driver is set to appear in court in Dénia on Tuesday, after being found drunk whilst covering emergency provision at a Three Kings parade in the town of Teulada, located between Calpe and Xábia.

Moreover, the driver and the ambulance were unable to attend an incident just 100 metres away, on account of the driver being intoxicated, it is alleged.

A child had suffered an injury and so the emergency ambulance on standby was called, but there was no response. The local police attended the scene and upon locating the driver they believed that alcohol had been consumed and that the driver of the ambulance was over the legal alcohol

limit, but they were unable to carry out a test on account of not having any equipment to do so.

The Guardia Civil attended and conducted an alcohol test, which reveal that the driver had quadruple the permitted amount, registering 0.78 milligrams of alcohol in the blood, whereas the maximum for a driver of this kind of vehicle is 0.15.

The local police of Teulada have been campaigning for some time to have access to alcoholmeters, which would have led to a speedier conclusion in this case, as well as many others, without having to wait for the assistance of the Guardia Civil.

It is also alleged that the driver did not have the appropriate certification to act as an ambulance technician for such a parade, after new legislation came into force in the New Year.

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TORREVIEJA LOSS OF STATUS CONFIRMED According to the latest official data released by the Spanish national statistics institute, Torrevieja ended 2014 with 91,415 residents.

It was in June of last year that that we first reported the threat to the population statistics of Torrevieja, after the INE carried out a cleanup and audit of the figures which were believed to not correctly reflect the current number of residents in local government areas, in an attempt to correct the amount of subsidy received by both central and regional governments.

At the time, Orihuela government acknowledged that they had lost around 8,000 residents as a result of an audit by the INE, but Torrevieja chose not to make the findings of their audit public at the time, despite speculation that they looked set to lose some 15,000 residents from the 1st of January 2015, the equivalent of 14% of the population, dropping from 105,000 to 91,400 registered residents.

Torrevieja started 2014 with a registered population of 105,205 people, but the figures released by the INE now

show the official reduction, which means that Torrevieja not only loses its “big city” status, now being below the 100,000 threshold will result in a considerable drop in the amount of money the town hall receives from both residential taxes and from the national and regional governments. They will also lose 2 councillor posts, dropping from 27 elected positions to 25.

Torrevieja still maintains its third place position in terms of population size however, behind Elche with 228,647 and Alicante with 332,067 residents.

Orihuela, which is in fourth place in terms of population size, closed 2014 with 83,417 registered residents, recovering most of those lost in their recent audit cull, now a little below the 91,260 residents at the start of last year.

Benidorm is the fifth placed municipality in population terms, although it too has dropped to 69,010 residents from the 73,768 at the start of the year, and across the province of Alicante, there are now a total registered population of 1,868,438 residents.

LA VUELTA TO VISIT TORREVIEJA For its 70th anniversary, the 2015 cycling Tour of Spain will be visiting Torrevieja on the ninth day of the event which will take place on the 30th of August, the first time the tour has visited the area since 2011.

On day eight, the race will take the riders through Murcia, where they will then transfer to Torrevieja for the next stage which will see them leave the city heading towards Cumbre del Sol in Benitaxell.

Orihuela Costa played host to the cyclist in both 2010 and 2011, when the final stage reached the region.

The race will start in the Málaga town of Puerto Banús on the 22nd August, as presented this week by members of the

Diputación de Málaga, with the second and third stages also taking place in the Málaga area.

The route then heads towards Cádiz and Córdoba, then east to Murcia and Torrevieja, via Granada. Having then left Torrevieja, the cyclists will head north along the coast towards Valencia and Castellón, before taking in the north of the country, finishing in Madrid on the 13 Sep.

SMUGGLERS RUN A former IRA terrorist previously dubbed as “the most dangerous woman in Europe” has been arrested for smuggling in Spain.

Donna Maguire, aged 57, was arrested along with her husband Leonard Hardy, aged 54. Their latest arrests came as part of a large-scale investigation into money laundering and smuggling, but Maguire was later released without charge.

TROOPS UP The United States Secretary of Defence, Chuck Hagel, has

A PROPERTY FIRST FOR CHINESE Estate agents are a common occurrence on most popular high streets through expat rich areas of Spain, but despite countless closures of shops and retail premises in recent

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years, Torrevieja is about to have a first for the property industry.

At the end of this month, the very first ever estate agent for Chinese investors will open its doors in Torrevieja. Located on Avenida de Alfredo Nobel, the outlet will be run by local experts in collaboration with their Chinese partners, after other successful launches in Barcelona, as well as in China.

With the Chinese community in Spain still growing, it is hoped that the new store will form a base for investors looking to relocate to the Costa Blanca, whilst also offering a much needed boost to the centre of a city which has visibly suffered decay for many years.

reportedly asked Spain to grant permanent status for the deployment of US troops at the Morón Air Base in Andalucía, asking that the 1988 agreement on defence cooperation be amended to allow an increase from the 1,100 troops currently allowed to be stationed at the base, although only around 850 are currently there, to 3,000 troops after the agreement expires in April of this year. The US says that the reason for the increase is for “responding on crisis in Africa”.

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OH NURSE York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the latest hospital in the UK to admit to targeting European nurses, especially those from Spain, after they admit to struggling to sign up trained staff locally. The trust says that it is finding it increasingly difficult to find staff for specialisms such as A&E and care for the elderly as all hospitals are attempting to recruit from the same pool of trained nurses.

Nationally many hospital trusts have confirmed they are recruiting nurses from within the EU and last year it was estimated ten per cent of the nurses and midwives working for the NHS had trained overseas. The Royal College of Nursing has suggested that recruiting from Europe is nothing more than a “sticking plaster” for the worrying lack of trained nurses in the UK.

BANKING OFF Barclays has completed the sale of its Spanish arm, at a loss of around 500 million pound. The high street giant revealed in August that it would be offloading the subsidiary to Barcelonabased CaixaBank as part of plans to shrink its sprawling business and bolster its finances.

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FOREIGN BUYERS FACING HIGHER RISK OF DEMOLITION IN ALMERIA? AUAN, Press Release A startling 31% of all properties demolished in Almeria in the last eight years belonged to British buyers even though that nationality represents less than 3% of the population.

This statistic emerged from information provided by the Provincial Planning Inspectorate in November last year when it revealed that 14 properties were demolished in Almeria in the last eight years due to planning irregularities. This figure later grew to 16 properties when two

more villas were demolished in Las Terreras, Cantoria on 18th November.

Of the 16 properties demolished to date, the Inspectorate stated that 11 (9 houses and 2 warehouses) belonged to Spanish citizens whilst the remaining 5 houses were the property of British nationals, representing some 31% of the total. This figure becomes significant when one considers that Britons resident in Almeria represent some 2.78% of the overall population according to the latest information from the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

‘It appears that foreign buyers are markedly more vulnerable to ending up with an illegal house’ said Maura Hillen, President of the home owners group, AUAN. ‘This is one of a number of issues that our association is asking the European Union to investigate as a matter of urgency’.

‘Of course, behind the dry statistics lies misery for five families. On January 9th Helen and Len Prior will spend their seventh year in their garage without compensation for the loss of their home. This year four more families now share their fate. It begs the question….. How many more demolitions can the market or indeed foreign buyers tolerate? The government needs to get to the bottom of the problems with the property market and fix them sooner rather than later. Purchasers in good faith need protection.’ she concluded.

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More than a dozen dromedary camels crammed into containers have been rescued in Spain's Canary Islands while the animals were being transported for use in Epiphany parades. Police said Saturday they stopped two trucks carrying the dromedaries, released them into the care of an unspecified group and fined the transporters. Police in Santa Cruz on the island of Tenerife were alerted to the arrival of two trucks carrying dromedaries from neighbouring Lanzarote by telephone calls, including some from appalled ferry passengers. A truck with 13 dromedaries and another with two were stopped by officers as they left the ferry port.

RESULT! Twenty of the twenty-one most watched television programmes on Spanish TV last year were football matches, either from the World Cup or involving Barcelona or Real Madrid. El Principe, a police drama, is the most popular show not involving football, coming in at number 21.

In first place was the World Cup match between Spain and Chile, watched by 13,229,000 people, 67.6% of the audience.

GOOD BUY New car sales in Spain rose 21.4% year-on-year in December from a year earlier, the 16th consecutive month of growth, according to the car manufacturers' association Anfac. In the 12 months to the end of December some 855,308 cars were sold, up 18.4% from a year earlier.

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THE 2015 COR VERA OPENING PROMISE The Minister of Development, Public Works and Planning in the region of Murcia, Francisco Bernabé, has this week stated that “if all goes well” and that the problems relating to the competition award and compensation are resolved by the summer, then the opening of the new regional airport at Corvera could be a reality by the end of this year.

Although promises and commitments have been made for some time now, this latest announcement is seen as a firm commitment to the finalising of the project, as Bernabé said that there is “no turning back”.

It is believed that the new and final specifications for the airport operation will be completed by the end of February, and although there are “no official or unofficial meetings planned” a settlement on contract terms needs to be done in order to reintegrate the expenses.

Bernabé also stated that the government are prepared to meet the financial demands, but the government has to arbitrate formulas to make payments, either directly or indirectly.

With the backing of the Spanish airport authority AENA, now interested in operating the airport, Bernabé says that the government are confident that Corvera will become a “first class” airport with “superb facilities and traffic potential” with a future of significant growth.

AENA REFUSING TO CLOSE QUIET AIRPORTS Spanish airport authority AENA has stated that they will not close down some of their least profitable airports in Spain, despite the demands of the European Union.

Auditors from the EU reported that there are nine airports which should be closed down, on account of them failing to achieve the minimum 100,000 passenger count.

The airports under threat are located at Badajoz, León, Burgos, Salamanca, Logroño, Vitoria, Córdoba, Albacete and Huesca. The busiest of the airports is Badajoz, registering 36,934 passengers up until November of 2013, whereas Huesca is the quietest with just 259 passengers. The cost of keeping the airports open is 69.9 million euro per year, with an accumulating debt of 756 million euro, plus interest.

AENA has said that it has no plans to close any of the airports named, despite the number of passengers at each of the airports being far from reaching a scale of profitability.

In addition to the 100,000 passenger threshold demanded by Europe, AENA is also being threatened by the Spanish government, who are insisting they modify efficiency plans at airports with fewer than 500,000 passengers. These plans focus on three key performance indicators, namely related to time, flexibility in working hours and mobility, amalgamating common services across the network, and increasing the surface space available for retail outlets.

The government has also approved a change to the legislation relating to charging airlines to use airports, equalling the rates around the clock, irrespective of day or night, in the hope of eliminating afterhours supplements, with the aim of encouraging daytime operations at airports that currently focus more on night flights in a view to save operating costs for the airlines.

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SPANISH HIGH-SPEED RAIL SET FOR MAJOR EXPANSION

The Spanish high-speed train network, known as the 'Ave', is set to expand by around 30 percent this year with a further 1000 kilometers of high-speed track set to connect an additional eight cities, including Leon, Palencia, Zamora and Burgos (all in the north/north-west of central Spain), as well as all of the major cities in the far north-western community of Galicia.

Reaching speeds of 300 kilometers an hour, the pride of the Spanish national railway system, connects Madrid and Barcelona and Madrid and Sevilla with journey times of around 2 and a half hours.

Total spending of 3.5 billion euros, 48 percent up on last year, will also see an east-coast line connecting Valencia, Castellon, Alicante and Murcia, while the Madrid -- Seville link will also be included in the network continuing down to Cadiz and the historic city of Granada.

285 million euros of the spending will come from EU grants, despite doubts that some of the Ave stations which have been built, such as Guadalajara and Camp de Tarragona on the Madrid - Barcelona route and Requena/Utiel on the Valencia line are white elephants, costing millions of euros, but which are situated several kilometers from the towns they serve and attracting very low passenger numbers.

The first Ave line to be opened was that between Madrid and Seville, which coincided with Seville hosting the 1992 EXPO exhibition and recent developments have seen the network expanded to include Zaragoza, Barcelona and Huesca to the north east. That line was linked to the French SNCF network just over a year ago and it is now possible to travel from Madrid to Paris by high-speed train, changing in Barcelona.

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PP STILL LEADS THE WAY FOLLOWING RECENT POLL In the most recent opinion poll published at the weekend by pollsters NC Report, based on interviews with 1,600 Spaniards, and carried out over the Christmas period, the ruling Partido Popular (PP) came out on top polling 28.6% of those interviewed, one of their strongest showings in recent surveys, but still a huge reduction on the 44.6% majority with which they won the 2011 elections.

The Socialists (PSOE) and left-wing newcomers Podemos, just a year old, were in close second and third place with 23.4% and 23.2% respectively.

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's party does not have a big rival on the right of the political spectrum, and a large problem for the PP would be abstention with around a fifth of those who voted for the PP in 2011 saying they would abstain this time round.

The poll also showed that support for the Socialist PSOE party has been badly sapped by Podemos with their vote down from the 28.8% recorded 4 years ago.

Of those who voted for the Socialists in the last general election, 18.7 would now choose Podemos, the poll showed.

Meanwhile in Orihuela Julio Vicente has been elected as the new secretary general of Podemos with 66.4% of support, taking 176 of the 279 votes cast. There were three other applicants for the party leadership, Concha Bernal, María Concepción Espinosa and Francisco Gomez.

Following announcement of the result Concha Bernal congratulated Vicente on behalf of all the candidates saying that it is now time to work together and take Podemos to the people.

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GUARDIA WARN OF NEW PROPERTY TAG PLOY The Guardia Civil are advising that they have identified a new method of “tagging” properties during an operation in La Rioja, although it is likely that the method will spread to other parts of the country.

It would appear that would-be burglars are wedging a small piece of transparent plastic in the door of the property.

The idea is that upon their return in a few days, if the plastic has been moved or fallen, then the likelihood is that the door has been opened, thus indicating that the property is in use.

However, should the plastic remain in situ, then the likelihood is that the door has not been opened since it was placed in position, therefore indicating that the property has not been used or remains vacant, thus suggesting that a break-in would go unnoticed.

The “tag” has been identified as having been used on both domestic and commercial properties, and even of outhouses and sheds.

Investigators from the Guardia Civil are working to identify those responsible for this new method, although it should also be noted that the choice of indicator may not be clear plastic, but that is what has been identified so far.

The crime prevention section of the Guardia Civil offer typical advice for ensuring your home or business is protected: Make sure doors and windows are firmly closed and locked.

Always close the door using the key, not only with the catch.

Do not leave evidence that the house is uninhabited, such as turning off the electricity or allowing mail to accumulate in the post box, perhaps asking a trusted friend or neighbour to remove any items.

If you live outside a village or isolated developments, a properly trained dog may deter thieves.

Do not leave objects at home and create an inventory of high-value goods, including serial numbers, makes, models, details and even photographs of jewellery or other objects that allow their identification in case of being recovered after theft.

Do not open your door, portal or access to urbanizations to unknown people, as this jeopardizes your safety and that of your neighbours. Be wary of who comes to your home to sell you something, representing associations or aid agencies, or alleged utility workers (electricity, water, telephone, gas) you have not previously requested.

If you notice marks on doors or gates, either yours or a neighbour´s, or unusual noises in unoccupied houses, notify the police or Guardia Civil, whilst also making a note of anything suspicious, including strange or unidentified vehicles and their registration number.

If you have been robbed at home, stay calm and do not enter the house or touch or move anything that may have been manipulated by thieves and immediately advise the police or Guardia Civil.

You can contact the Guardia Civil on their telephone number, 062, which is publicly available 24 hours a day, or in the event of an emergency dial 112, where you can also be attended to in English.

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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.

Let them eat Gold Christmas and the New Year holiday season is a time of year when the stark contrast between those who have and those who have not pricks the conscience of most of us, if only fleetingly. It may be the homeless man on the street, or the woman outside the supermarket begging for coins to buy food to feed her children that draws our attention to the poverty and plight of many people around us.

These are not people living in some far off continent, but real people who live, and try to survive in our own communities. In the Canary Juan Morena is the coowner of the bakery in Algatocin

Islands, Spain and the UK, food banks may be the only and last refuge for the needy and desperate. Most of us are fortunate in having enough to survive, and it may not be wealth or excess, but hopefully we can feed ourselves, our families, and have a roof over our heads.

Unemployment in the Canary Islands and Spain remains very high, and is particularly shocking for the lost generation of young people who have been worst hit by the world’s financial crisis. No civilised society should tolerate such a waste of energy, enthusiasm and talent as we are currently seeing in relatively wealthy European countries, but it seems that the rich and powerful are unable or unwilling to do anything significant to change it. In the UK and Spain we often hear about the “on going years of austerity”, which leaves many to question whether austerity is a desirable state of affairs from the point of view of the political elite. Is it designed to keep the working classes in their place, profits high and wages low to benefit those in power, as well as those who are better educated or just fortunate?

The Canarian village that I live in is not a wealthy one. Many of its residents are unemployed, or have just one member of the household bringing in a low wage; that is if they are fortunate. Working hours are long and working conditions are mostly poor in a range of activities from hotel catering, fishing and seasonal agriculture. Even so, the villagers recognise that there are many within their community who have very little to survive on and they organised a ‘Solidarity Gala’ to support the needy during the festive season. The price of entry? No cash, because there is very little to spare; the entry fee was just one kilogramme of unopened food.

I contrast this heart warming attempt to do something positive about real poverty in a community, to a sickening account of a bakery in Andalusia, Spain, that is baking loaves of bread cooked with gold dust, which is being sold for 117 euros for each loaf to the rich, wealthy or powerful. It is being promoted as the ‘world’s most expensive’, with loaves selling like ‘hot cakes’ to Arab, Russian and Chinese buyers. Each 400 gram loaf of bread contains whole wheat dough and dehydrated honey. It addition, it contains one additional ingredient: 250 milligrams of gold dust, allegedly worth €100. As well as receiv-

ing considerable interest from foreign buyers, a national supermarket chain is also showing interest in stocking and selling the product.

I guess that the same could be said about expensive watches, mobile phones, perfumes and cars, and I may be lacking a sense of humour and realism this festive season. However, I find the ‘upgrade’ and sale of such a basic and essential product as bread to be a callous disregard of the poverty and hunger that surrounds us. There should be no need for food banks, since there is more than enough food for everyone to share if we reduce our own consumption and greed, and curb such frivolous, pointless nonsense, such as eating gold. For many families in the world, a decent loaf of bread would be more than enough to satisfy them for a day or two. Now, where did I read that eating gold is actually toxic to the human system?

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 Each 400 gram loaf of bread contains 250 milligrams of gold dust, allegedly worth 100 Euro.

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Radio controlled sailing arrives in Lo Pagan.

The coming of the new year has brought a new activity to Lo Pagan in the Provence of Murcia. The New Radio Controlled Mar Menor Sailing Group has set up its´ home in the newly built water sports centre. The centre was provided by the San Pedro Ayuntamiento and is adjacent to the well known Lo Pagan Marina and the fishing quay.

The water sports centre overlooks the Mar Menor and boasts what must be the one of the finest facilities in the Provence. It facilitates such activities as Water Polo, Kayaking, Dragon boat racing and now Radio Controlled Sailing has also been added to that list. The facility also has a state of the art gym so If you should feel the need to boost your own physical fitness after the Christmas indulgencies then it is very well equiped, “I do have a look in from time to time but just come over feeling tired”.

While we welcome all classes of sailing yachts, the main racing class is the International One Metre known simply as an I.O.M. This class of yacht is one of two such classes recognised by the ISAF which is the governing body for international racing yachts and the Olympic classes, “so we are in good company”. There are many national and international regattas organised world wide producing both national and world champions every year.

Information on the I.O.M class can be found

on the www.mya.uk web site, which is the U.K. Model Y a c h t i n g Association and at www.rya.org.uk.

Our members are a small group of enthusiasts who have been busy over the first three months putting the new club together.

We are now pleased to to be able to offer our members a comprehensive facility with everything from an up to date web site, race equipment, through to a new rescue boat and engine so no need to worry if your boat developes a technical problem. We are now looking for more new members experienced or beginners, all are most welcome. If you are new to this sport then we have members only too willing to help you along the way, many of our members have years of experience in this exciting and interesting hobby. If you are a competent boat builder we can put you in contact with many suppliers of parts, or if you would prefer to buy a new or second-hand boat we can also help. Also do not forget the ladies, for you are most welcome some wives attend most weeks so you will not be alone.

You can also be a vital part of the team, after all how is he going to turn up without forgetting his boat?

We race every week and will soon be putting together our sailing calendar for 2015. After sailing we retire to one of the adjacent beach bars for a coffee, a bite to eat and a chat. You do not need to worry if you have never sailed a boat of any kind before, or are completely new to R.C.Sailing you will get all the help you need. For more information on our activity you can contact us by e-mailing rcsailinggroup@gmail.com, or see our website www.rcsailingmarmenor.com. If you would prefer to speak to a friendly voice then call David on 968 170 870.

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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 re-sellable 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. So call Peter now on 664 890 990 and feel safe in his hands, with your jewellery.

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NEW VEHICLES FOR GUARDIA

The equipment stores of the Guardia Civil have taken delivery of 195 new vehicles, 12,000 computers and a variety of long distance and photography kits.

The Director General of the Guardia Civil, Arsenio Fernández Mesa, explained in a press conference that of the 195 new vehicles, 111 are capable of driving over all terrains, and will be used for standard security patrols and by the research units, and 67 new standard cars that will also be used for patrol purposes, another 17 vehicles are for the transport of personnel and for prison duties.

Of the full allocation, 61 of the vehicles are designated for use on border patrols, as part of and

agreed cost sharing deal with the European Union.

The cost of these vehicles has been 5,446,746.91, whereas the 2015 budget is 6.5 million euro, to which 2.5 million will be added from European funds, allowing a total acquisition of 400 new vehicles.

In addition to their fleet additions, the stores have also taken delivery of 12,000 computers which will be distributed among the different territorial units and specialties of the corps, from the 7.3 million euro budget. At a cost of 174,296.87 euro, the research units will also take delivery of their share of long-range vision and photography equipment.

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UK’S FIRST EVER NATIONAL POTHOLE DAY www.StreetRepairs.co.uk is launching a national pothole day on the 15th of January.

This initiative is being co-ordinated by Colin Mahoney managing director at the award winning Street Repairs website.

Mr Mahoney stated “many thousands of our followers and supporters have asked us to highlight the seriousness of this major problem, so what better way to produce mass awareness by creating the UK’s very first Pothole day. I can honestly say that public sentiment is very high in relation to this major issue. More than 87% of reports made by the public to the Street Repairs website relate to potholes” The RAC identified early on in its launch the intuitiveness of Street Repairs so much it incorporated the system into its own website.

With the recent budget cuts to local authorities Street Repairs offers a free way for councils to engage with their constituents and action any defects which are reported in real time.

Street Repairs was launched just over a year ago and in this short time it has experienced exponential growth. This is largely down to public sentiment and the fact that Street Repairs is an independent body free from constraints. Transparency and clarity is the cornerstone for the website as every report made is publicly published via all social media channels includ-

ing Twitter, facebook and of course their own website.

Local authorities have the ability to respond to the reporter by simply logging in and making a reply. It also offers the reporter the opportunity to track their report.

In order to make it very easy for everyone to make a report the developers at Street Repairs have created an intuitive mobile phone application which can be downloaded at any app store.

Mr Mahoney continued to say “this is a perfect opportunity for the general public to showcase what their roads and communities are really like. We would like as many people as possible to join our campaign by highlighting local issues quickly and easily”.

You can download the free app and report potholes here http://streetrepairs.co.uk/national-pothole-day

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'Music of the Night' concert at Orihuela Costa Resort

The biggest show of 2015 will take place at the ORIHUELA Costa Resort Concert Hall, La Zenia on Saturday 31st January.

It is entitled 'Music of the Night' and is presented by singer/conductor Nigel Hopkins. The show features the impressive 60-strong Melody Makers International, and the amazing talented youngsters of Cantemos! Youth Choir.

Special guests will be the new girls' harmony singing sensation, KARISMA (pictured) who are the four senior soloists of Cantemos! and who received so many rave reviews on their debut in November of last year.

The programme contains a mixture of popular musicals, such as Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, Sound of Music and Pickwick, as well as special arrangements of songs from such artistes as Barry Manilow, Frank Sinatra, and the Bee Gees. The Youth Choir will perform a fully-staged medley from the musical Annie, as well as a selection of Disney songs including 'Let It Go' from Frozen. KARISMA will perform specially written arrangements of songs from Les Miserables, A Chorus Line, Sound of Music

KARISMA (left to right): Elise MacGregor, Janelle Gaskell, Holly Neeson, Gemma Gamble Garcia the two shows (2pm and 8pm) and others.

As usual the whole show will be are available from La Ponderosa accompanied by a professional Gift Shop at La Zenia (but NOT band flown in from the UK, conducted by Nigel Hopkins, and from the Orihuela Costa Resort will contain several special fea- Hotel which is closed until the tures and surprises. Tickets for show).

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WHAT A TREAT FOR COUNTRY FANS

Fans of country music are in for a treat on Exite Radio, as we have extended our Sunday afternoon country session to a whole two hours, thanks to a new addition to our schedules, the Tim Rogers “Classic Country” International Radio Show.

Tim Rogers started his broadcasting career at Radio Trent, Nottingham, and in 1979 went on to also broadcast on Xtra AM in Birmingham and eventually was to be found on Gem Am in the East Midlands.

He presented the National Country Show on the Classic Gold Network, (which included numerous broadcasts from Nashville’s WSM Radio, The General Jackson Showboat, The Country Music Hall Of Fame, The Grand Ole Opry etc,) and then Saga Country on SAGA 106.6fm.

In February 2007 Tim won the coveted Country Music Association (Nashville) International Broadcasters Award for outstanding contributions to Country Music.

“Classic Country” is currently heard on 7 Radio Stations across the UK and around the world, and is probably one of the longest running Country Shows of its kind, playing Classic Country hits from the 60’s onwards together with new releases and the American Top 5 Country Singles each week.

Tim Rogers was once described by a Country Music contemporary as being “The local Country Music Presenter who was the benchmark for us all from the 80’s onwards.”

Now, you can join Tim every Sunday from noon for two hours of the best in country music, on 93.1fm on your radio, or via the website, www.exiteradio.com, and don´t forget to check our full listings in The Leader each week for the best in news, music, entertainment, drama and comedy on radio.

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Complete the cryptic crossword below and send it into our offices at CC Los Dolses (above Cardmania) and the first correct entry drawn will win a EUR 25 prize. The draw will take place on the Saturday, at noon, following publication. Remember to put your phone number and name on the entry.

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ACROSS 1. Testimony of the French in show (8) 5. A police department that's sour (4) 9. Woeful cry from a girl, say (4) 10. False encouragement before credit notes (8) 11. Dog that is famous in science (5) 12. Accident-prone excursionist (7) 13. Do they also cater for private customers? (7,6) 18. Acquitted the seaman having found the right answer (8) 19. He won't go out with his workmates (4) 20. Stepped back around a person sleeping (7) 21. Box to trace out (5) 22. Title of pantomime? (4) 23. Bearing gifts, say? (8)

QUICK ACROSS: 1 Fake; 3 Scabbard; 8 Rota; 9 Daffodil; 11 Wedding dress; 13 Ledger; 14 Thence; 17 Confidential; 20 Answered; 21 Thai; 22 Test tube; 23 Arch.

DOWN: 1 Farewell; 2 Katydid; 4 Change; 5 Beforehand; 6 Aides; 7 Dull; 10 Side effect; 12 Wellnigh; 15 Neither; 16 Adverb; 18 Oasis; 19 Cant.

CRYPTIC ACROSS: 1 Ruth; 3 Together; 8 Team; 9 Platonic; 11 Oxford Circus; 13 Accent; 14 Castle; 17 Pay attention; 20 National; 21 Less; 22 Garotted; 23 Stud.

DOWN: 1 Rational; 2 Traffic; 4 O'clock; 5 Entertains; 6 Hindu; 7 Rich; 10 Bring about; 12 Rednosed; 15 Trident; 16 Strafe; 18 Actor; 19 Snug.

DOWN 2. Its meals are late! (7) 3. Undeterred by P.E. diets, perhaps? (7) 4. A first-class landlord? (7,6) 6. Guillotine a barber? (7) 7. Just arid areas? (7) 8. A model employer? (6) 13. Given protection, being cautious (7) 14. Rum's not used to make patent medicine (7) 15. Put in charge again? (6) 16. Watch the old boy put the ball in play (7) 17. Flexible material, though not the laciest! (7)

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L EA D E R T R I V I A Q U I Z 1. In Which Month Of 1945 Were Atomic Bombs Dropped On Hiroshima And Nagasaki?

2. What Is The More Common Name For The Fruit Citrus Grandis?

3. What is the difference between a Pelican Crossing and a Toucan Crossing?

4. Which Gas Is The Main Element In The Air? 5. In Which Game Do You Have; Stones; Blots; Points And Tables?

6. What Does HSBC Stand For? 7. The Metamorphosis of What Type of Rock Forms Marble?

8. Stilton Cheese Is Traditionally Served With Which Drink?

9. Which Aircraft Manufacturer Built The Dakota?

10. Which Us Union, Formerly Led By Jimmy Hoffa, Was At One Time The Largest In The Usa? 11. Founded in 1776, what are auctioned at Tattersalls?

12. Which British motorway goes across The Pennines, west to east?

13. In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "A" is for alpha and "B" is for bravo what is "R" for?

14. Which comic book character was known as "the pilot of the future"?

15. For what crime was gangster Al Capone eventually imprisoned?

16. What would you have done if you "took the king's shilling"?

17. What is a "half-hunter"?

18. What is the name of the medical oath taken by doctors?

19. What is a "Turk's head"?

20. How was Sir Michael Wilcocks better known?

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Douglas, 10. The Teamsters, 11. Horses, 12. M62 , 13. Romeo, 14. Dan Dare , 15. Tax Evasion , 16. Joined Up/Enlisted In The Armed Forces , 17. A Pocket Watch , 18. Hippocratic Oath , 19. Knot , 20. Black Rod

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2015 - ANOTHER YEAR FOR POSITIVE ENERGY AND THOUGHTS

2012 was all about change and the world did not come to an end on 21st December as many thought it would and since that day and now entering 2015, the energy has changed to become more positive which meant that we all needed to concentrate on what we wanted for ourselves, our families, friends and all around us and we made those wishes happen.

Finance is one of the big worries at this time and these worries are mainly global so be wise with your personal finances and help others, not necessarily with money, if in need. Give your love and positive thoughts to others around you and watch what happens.

Peace is another change that needs to concentrated on too at this time.

ANGELS are an important part of these changes and are still all around us as the healing takes place. Remember that Angels are a powerful means of personal development and empowerment and it is a blessing to work with, connect with and heal with these wonderful celestial beings.

ANGELS . Who believes in angels, and how many of you would like to connect to angels? ANGELS are everywhere. Where? Around us, within us and we can use angels as a powerful means of personal development, transformation, and in all aspects of our lives.

So many questions....what are angels, what is their purpose, what are they made of, how many are there, do I have a guardian angel, can I see them, can we ask for help.

All these questions and more will be answered at the series of workshops I shall be holding starting Saturday 1st February from 3.00 – 5.00 and for 8 weeks at The Dojo in Quesada. There will be medita-

tions to connect to angels, feel their presence and you will get to heal one another with your personal archangel. If you want to attend these series of workshops, you will get the chance to meet and work more in depth on how to feel, hear and see your angels. I will also be holding one day workshops in April.

This planet of ours need healing, past issues that are resurfacing need to be cleared and we will be able to help in this with the help of our personal angels and groups of angels that can be called on at this time. There is an infinite number of angels. The earth's population is about 6.8 billion so assuming that we all have our own guardian angel that means there are at least 6.8 millions angels plus the millions that help with projects, cities and sacred sites, so that makes a lot of angels...and you can meet yours.

There will also be Archangel Michael attunements and Michael is the great Angel of Protection.

These workshops will enable you to feel the energy, work with a partner, and importantly connect to the energy produced. You will be able to attune others to Archangel Michael ..so what a wonderful gift to share with family members and friends All of you reading this can be part of these new workshops now so if any of you want any further information about the workshops and to

be part of this wonderful angelic energy, please contact me, on 966 795 103 or email bodyharmony@tinyworld.co.uk or you can contact directly to The Dojo, Quesada for advance bookings on thedojoquesada@hotmail.co.uk or call 672 096 053 I am a Reiki Master/Teacher and Angelic Reiki healer. Please either ring or email Christine Quinlan on 966 795 103 or you can email bodyharmony@tinyworld.co. uk. Please feel free to check out my website at Body Harmony – www.bodyharmonytherapies.co.uk

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08:00 Breakfast News with Mark Nolan. Including a chat with Bob Houliston from the Orihuela Costa CLARO political group just after 10:00. With UK, World and Spanish news updates throughout.

11:00 The Gary Jackson Show.

13:00 Acceptable 80´s with Paul Baker.

14:00 Drama. Dick Francis - Whip Hand. Episode 1 of 5. Crippled ex-jockey turned investigator Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler. Stars Mick Ford.

15:00 Drama. Ghost Zone. Episode 1 of 5.

Surrounded by devastation and a radioactive cloud, a Highland village appears to have survived a meteor strike. Stars Gayanne Potter.

16:00 Lounge Sounds with Steven Hambley.

17:00 The PBT Show with Paul Breen-Turner.

19:00 Comedy. I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again.

Series 3, episode 1. Swinging London cockney-style, and some incredible ears. Sketches and songs.

20:00 Drama. Turning the Hut by Nick Warburton.

When Jimmy asks Clara to teach him to read, an unlikely friendship develops, forged through fear. Stars Jim Sturgess.

21:00 Wind Down, relaxing music for the evening.

22:00 Book at Bedtime. The Rectors Daughter.

Episode 6 of 10. Juliet Stevenson reads F M Mayor’s story of a plain, reliable parson’s daughter whose life of duty and service is thrown into confusion by an unexpected and unsought love affair. After an increasingly unhappy time at home, Kathy abandons Robert for the Riviera, leaving him to ponder their marriage and dream of what might have been with Mary.

Tuesday 08:00 Breakfast News with Mark Nolan. With UK, World and Spanish news updates throughout.

11:00 Dark Side of the Moon with Gary Jackson.

13:00 None Stop 90’s with Paul Baker.

14:00 Drama. Dick Francis - Whip Hand. Episode 2 of 5. When the favourite for the Newmarket 2000 Guineas race was nobbled, how come Sid Halley was hiding in Paris? Stars Mick Ford.

15:00 Drama. Ghost Zone. Episode 2 of 5. The

advance party receives a hostile reception from the bizarre occupants of the village. Stars Sandy Neilson.

16:00 Solid Gold Sixties with Geoff Dorsett.

17:00 The PBT Show with Paul Breen-Turner.

19:00 Comedy. An Actors Life for Me. Puppets.

Robert discovers the pitfalls of working with hypnotists and ventriloquists. Stars John Gordon Sinclair.

20:00 Drama. Verona: A Conspiracy of Parrots by Peter Tinniswood. Can Verona, a ‘slightly elderly lady’, keep her bird collection out of the hands of the auctioneer? Stars Stephanie Cole.

21:00 Wind Down, relaxing music for the evening.

22:00 Book at Bedtime. The Rectors Daughter.

Episode 7 of 10. Mary flees Dedmayne, in turmoil after a single passionate embrace with Mr Herbert. Kathy, meanwhile, has made plans to escape the Herberts’ unhappy marriage - but all will not go to plan.

Wednesday 08:00 Breakfast News with Mark Nolan. With UK, World and Spanish news updates throughout.

11:00 My Generation with Gary Jackson.

13:00 Power Anthems with Paul Baker.

14:00 Drama. Dick Francis - Whip Hand. Episode 3 of 5. Determined Sid Halley returns to England to face threats made against him by a gang of racecourse dopers. Stars Mick Ford.

15:00 Drama. Ghost Zone. Episode 3 of 5. Elizabeth begins to work out what has happened to Inchbrae, but becomes the focus of a hostile presence. Stars Joanna Tope.

16:00 Supersonic 70’s, a Whistle Test special, with Geoff Dorsett.

17:00 The PBT Show with Paul Breen-Turner.

19:00 Comedy. Flying the Flag. End of Term.

Ambassador Mackenzie packs his diplomatic bags for good, but faces one final crisis. Stars Dinsdale Landen.

20:00 Drama. Voyages of Descent by Claire Seal.

Captain Fitzroy sails to tragedy, as Charles Darwin finds fame. Poetic journey of evolution and creation with Fenella Fielding.

21:00 Wind Down, relaxing music for the evening.

22:00 Book at Bedtime. The Rectors Daughter.

Episode 8 of 10. Kathy returns from the Riviera, her

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Thursday 08:00 Breakfast News with Mark Nolan. Including a chat with Martina Scheurer, the Orihuela Costa councillor for the coast, just after 10:00. With UK, World and Spanish news updates throughout.

11:00 Nothing But The Nineties with Mike Brown.

13:00 The Mystery Top 40 with Paul Baker.

14:00 Drama. Dick Francis - Whip Hand. Episode 4 of 5. Sid Halley must probe a link between cauliflowers and pig disease, and the loss of three champion racehorses. Stars Mick Ford.

15:00 Drama. Ghost Zone. Episode 4 of 5. The alien’s purpose in Inchbrae becomes apparent when Jill and Beth witness more moments from the past.

Stars Gayanne Potter.

16:00 Kick up the 80’s with Geoff Dorsett.

17:00 The PBT Show with Paul Breen-Turner.

19:00 Comedy. The Navy Lark. The Smuggling Spy. A new Wren stands-in for Heather and Pertwee’s nervous about the duty-free booze. Starring Leslie Phillips.

20:00 Drama. You Drive Me Crazy. Paul Dodgson narrates his own story about living with driving anxiety disorder. Once he loved powering down the motorway; now the very thought brings on a cold sweat. Paul Dodgson’s play reflects on living with his newlyacquired fear of driving. Looking back on the cars in his life to try and trace the source of his anxiety.

21:00 Wind Down, relaxing music for the evening.

22:00 Book at Bedtime. The Rectors Daughter.

Episode 9 of 10. Mary’s loyalty and love are betrayed yet again while a marriage matures.

Friday 08:00 Breakfast News with Mark Nolan. With UK, World and Spanish news updates throughout.

11:00 11:00 Brit Rock with Dominic Forbes.

14:00 Drama. Dick Francis - Whip Hand. Episode 5 of 5. Sid Halley believes he knows the truth behind the doping and phony racing syndicates, but dare he reveal it? Stars Mick Ford.

15:00 Drama. Ghost Zone. Episode 5 of 5. In a thrilling conclusion, the army closes in on Inchbrae,

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16:00 Rewind the Radio with Steven Hambley.

17:00 The PBT Show with Paul Breen-Turner.

19:00 Comedy. Hancock’s Half Hour. Dartmoor Escape.

20:00 Drama. Winter Storm by Bernard MacLaverty.

Stranded alone in frozen Iowa, poet Andrew Younger yearns for the woman he left behind in Scotland. Stars John Gordon Sinclair.

21:00 Wind Down, relaxing music for the evening.

22:00 Book at Bedtime. The Rectors Daughter.

Episode 10 of 10. Juliet Mary finds solace in a robin’s song and Mr Herbert finally reveals his heart.

Saturday 08:00 Sounds of the 70’s with Gary Jackson.

09:00 Kick up the 80’s with Geoff Dorsett.

10:00 Nothing But The Nineties with Mike Brown.

12:00 Paul Baker On The Radio.

14:00 Roy Hudd Special. Roy talks to Peter Reed about his radio life and times.

17:00 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 Countdown from Hollywood.

Sunday 08:00 Sunday Inspiration with Philip Croft.

09:00 Solid Gold Sixties with Geoff Dorsett.

10:00 Supersonic Seventies with Geoff Dorsett.

12:00 NEW - Tim Rogers “Classic Country” International Radio Show.

14:00 Drama. Enquiry by Dick Francis. When a jockey is framed and loses his licence, he is determined to clear his name. Thriller starring Tony Osoba, Robert Lang and Bill Nighy.

16:00 Comedy. Just a Minute. Series 66, episode 4.

Presented by Nicholas Parsons.

17:00 The Ultimate UK Chart Show with Jason Scott, LIVE. 20:00 Sunday Inspiration with Philip Croft (Rpt).

22:00 Classical Nights.

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07:00 Breakfast. 10:15 Wanted Down Under. 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 12:00 Caught Red Handed.

12:30 Rip Off Britain. 13:15 Bargain Hunt. 14:00 BBC News at One. 14:30 BBC Regional News. 14:45 Doctors. 15:15 Father Brown. 16:00 Escape to the Country. 16:45 James Martin: Home Comforts. 17:30 Antiques Road Trip. 18:15 Pointless. 19:00 BBC News at Six. 19:30 BBC Regional News. 20:00 The One Show.

20:30 Inside Out. Mark Jordan investigates the fraudsters making a killing from Right to Buy in the capital.

Wendy Hurrell joins the cleaning crews in London’s sewers. And Catherine Cartwright examines whether recycling old graves could be the solution to the city’s lack of burial space.

21:00 EastEnders. The fallout of New Year’s Day continues as the residents struggle to come to terms with the outcome. Tina attempts to bond with Sylvie by bringing her back to Walford.

21:30 Panorama. Trouble at Tesco. Tesco is losing customers, its share price is down and its profits have taken a tumble. As it faces a criminal investigation over its accounting practices, Kamal Ahmed investigates what’s really gone wrong inside Tesco.

22:00 Silent Witness. Falling Angels. Series 18, episode 2. Nikki and Jack investigate a man run down and killed by a tube train. When a female vicar is then murdered after being followed on the underground, the team face the difficult prospect of building a case against her distraught husband. Nikki forms a bond with high-flying DI Luke Nelson, impressed by his intelligence and compassion. He asks her to help re-evaluate the details of his father’s murder when he was a child. When a young roofer is stalked and brutally killed on his journey home, Nelson and the Lyell team identify a suspect on the tube cameras who links the murders, and a full-scale manhunt is launched.

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

23:32 BBC Weather.

23:35 Waterloo Road. It is the start of Waterloo Road’s new bike bank scheme, which Vaughan hopes will show the school off to the community. But Scott Fairchild has other ideas and it is Kevin who suffers the consequences. Christine and Lorna fight over who

should lead the new PTA. 00:35 The Graham Norton Show. Graham’s guests are Meryl Streep, James McAvoy and Hulk star Mark Ruffalo. Plus, music from Hozier.

01:20 Film - Klute. Psychological thriller. A small-town private eye’s friend disappears and the only clue is his connection with a call girl. While he tries to blackmail her into helping him find his friend, it appears that someone is stalking the call girl. Jane Fonda won an Oscar for her portrayal of a woman striving to avoid both destruction and dependence. Starring: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Roy Scheider, Dorothy Tristan, Rita Gam. 03:10 Weather for the Week Ahead. 03:15 BBC News.

BBC 2 07:05 Homes Under the Hammer. 08:05 Caught Red Handed. 08:35 Rip Off Britain. 09:20 Oxford Street Revealed. 10:05 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip. 11:05 Claimed and Shamed. 11:35 Click. 12:00 BBC News.

12:30 BBC World News. 13:00 The Daily Politics. 14:00 Masters Snooker. 19:00 Eggheads. 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys. 20:00 Great British Garden Revival.

21:00 University Challenge. 21:30 Only Connect. 22:00 Horizon Special. 23:00 Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad. 23:30 Newsnight. 00:20 Masters Snooker Highlights. 01:10 Masters Snooker Extra. 03:10 Snow Wolf Family and Me. 04:10 This is BBC Two. 05:00 3, 2, 1, Go!

to explore the British countryside by car. In the second programme, Richard finds his way around County Durham with the help of the 1937 guide. He investigates the local history of coalmining and goes down the last surviving pit in the county. Then he picks out a tune on the organ in the city’s ancient cathedral and visits the 200-acre deer park at Raby Castle in Teesdale. Driving in the rain and on unknown roads has its problems!

21:30 Coronation Street. Tracy bites off more than she can chew. Michael has an important question for Gail. Mary’s nose is pushed out of joint.

22:00 Broadchurch. Still haunted by the case involving the murder of 11-year-old Danny Latimer, DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller pick themselves up and continue their investigative work, all the while dealing with the far-reaching consequences of the earlier case.

Meera Syal guest stars in this instalment of the crime drama, alongside regulars David Tennant and Olivia Colman.

23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather.

23:40 The Cube. Lucky contender Dean has the chance to win the 250,000 pound jackpot, but first he must prove his skill, nerve and determination by braving the Cube.

00:40 A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones. Griff Rhys Jones explores the Gower Peninsula which juts out into the Bristol Channel.

01:05 Jackpot247. 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 04:40 ITV Nightscreen.

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11:30 This Morning. 11:55 ITV News. 12:00 This Morning. 13:30 Loose Women. 14:30 ITV News and Weather. 15:00 Judge Rinder. 16:00 Tipping Point.

17:00 Mel and Sue. 18:00 The Chase. 19:00 ITV Regional News. 19:30 ITV News and Weather.

06:05 Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not. 07:00 Countdown. 07:45 According to Jim. 08:10 King of Queens. 08:35 King of Queens. 09:00 Frasier. 09:30 Frasier. 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10:30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 11:00 Undercover Boss.

12:00 Shipping Wars. 12:30 Shipping Wars. 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary. 13:05 Come Dine with Me. 14:10 Four in a Bed. 15:10 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun. 16:10 Countdown. 17:00 Deal or No Deal. 18:00 Come Dine with Me. 18:30 The Simpsons. 19:00 The Simpsons. 19:30 Hollyoaks. 20:00 Channel 4 News.

21:00 Dispatches. 21:30 Food Unwrapped. 22:00 The Undateables. 23:00 Bodyshockers. 00:00 Shut-Ins: Britain’s Fattest People. 01:00 The American Football Show. 02:05 Walking the Nile. 03:05 Rhod Gilbert: The

20:00 Emmerdale. Moira hopes Cain will change his mind. Aaron is grateful for Robert’s support. Victoria tries to resist temptation.

20:30 Coronation Street. A desperate Tracy lands herself in hot water. Have Gavin’s lies caught up with him? Julie strolls into Mary’s territory.

21:00 Richard Wilson on the Road. Richard Wilson follows the Shell Guides, first published in the 1930s,

Man with the Flaming Battenberg Tattoo. 04:00 Grand Designs. 05:00 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners. 05:55 Hugh’s 3 Good Things.

C5 06:15 Angels of Jarm. 06:20 Angels of Jarm. 06:30 Angels of Jarm. 06:40 Roary the Racing Car. 06:50 Roary the Racing Car. 07:00 The Wotwots. 07:10 Igam Ogam. 07:20 Fireman Sam. 07:35 Toot the Tiny Tugboat. 07:45 Peppa Pig. 07:50 Peppa Pig. 08:00 Pip Ahoy. 08:10 Little Princess. 08:20 The Mr. Men Show.

08:35 Thomas and Friends. 08:50 Noddy in Toyland.

09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. 09:10 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures. 09:15 Peppa Pig. 09:25 Peppa Pig. 09:30 Peppa Pig. 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus. 09:45 Bananas in Pajamas. 10:00 Tickety Toc. 10:15 The Wright Stuff. 12:10 The Hotel Inspector.

13:10 5 News Lunchtime. 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother.

14:15 Home and Away. 14:45 Neighbours. 15:15 NCIS. 16:15 Film - High Noon (15). 18:00 5 News at 5. 18:30 Neighbours. 19:00 Home and Away. 19:30 5 News Tonight. 20:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera. 20:30 Car Crash TV. 21:00 Storage: Flog the Lot. 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother. 23:00 Closing Time. 00:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. 01:00 Botched Up Bodies.

02:00 Super Casino. 04:10 Winter Road Rescue. 05:00 The Great Artists. 05:25 House Doctor. 05:45 House Doctor.

14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – Michelle Collins – one of the few actors to appear in both EastEnders and Coronation Street.

18.05 Speekee TV – Something for our younger viewers, a fun and entertaining way to learn Spanish. – El Jardin 18.15 The Wedding Show (series) – The wedding day.

Months of preparation culminate in a memorable day.

18.30 Viva Vitality – It’s a new year and time we all think about living well.

19.00 Let's Talk (series) with local international recording artist Glenroy Oakley 19.30 Guardamar Discovered - almost lost under the encroaching dunes this coastal town was saved by Francisco Miro’s vision.

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07:00 Breakfast. 10:15 Wanted Down Under. 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 12:00 Caught Red Handed.

12:30 Rip Off Britain. 13:15 Bargain Hunt. 14:00 BBC News at One. 14:30 BBC Regional News. 14:45 Doctors. 15:15 Father Brown. 16:00 Escape to the Country. 16:45 James Martin: Home Comforts. 17:30 Antiques Road Trip. 18:15 Pointless. 19:00 BBC News at Six. 19:30 BBC Regional News. 20:00 The One Show.

20:30 EastEnders. More secrets and lies come to light for the Cottons, sending shockwaves through them. Aunt Babe surprises her family by revealing the truth about Sylvie’s past. Shabnam continues to conceal her secret. What is she hiding?

21:00 Holby City. Wages of Sin. Jac considers the

possibility of a new start with Emma in the USA. Sacha is shocked when his daughter is admitted into Holby. Sparks fly between Harry and Mary-Claire. Was their New Year assignation really a one-off?

22:00 Silent Witness. Falling Angels. Tension on the tube network threatens to boil over, and security is stepped up. The accidental verdict in the first death is called into question and the witnesses are brought in for interview. Amongst them is Lana Sutherland, a young hotel worker who has taken in a homeless man, Owen. DI Nelson lets Lana slip through the net before he realises she may be harbouring a dangerous killer.

Nikki helps Nelson unearth the mystery of his father’s death, allowing him to confront and resolve the childhood memories that haunt him. He refocuses on the case and, with Jack and Nikki, discovers the missing key that links the victims.

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

23:32 BBC Weather.

23:35 Count Arthur Strong. A broken heart and Arthur’s inability to get his head around the concept of the clocks going back leads to a terrifying mix-up.

00:05 Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights.

Highlights from the midweek FA Cup third-round replays, with the Premier League teams desperate to avoid an early exit and the smaller clubs vying to create giant-killing headlines.

01:05 Film - Primeval (15). An American news crew travels to one of the most remote locations on Earth in the hopes of capturing a savage crocodile rumoured to have claimed over 300 lives. Starring: Dominic Purcell, Brooke Langton, Orlando Jones, J¸rgen Prochnow.

02:35 Weather for the Week Ahead. 02:40 BBC News.

BBC 2 07:05 Homes Under the Hammer. 08:05 Caught Red Handed. 08:35 Rip Off Britain. 09:20 Oxford Street Revealed. 10:05 James May’s Toy Stories. 11:05 Claimed and Shamed. 11:35 HARDtalk. 12:00 BBC News. 12:30 BBC World News. 13:00 The Daily Politics. 14:00 Masters Snooker. 19:00 Eggheads.

19:30 Great British Railway Journeys. 20:00 Great British Garden Revival. 21:00 Nature’s Weirdest Events. 22:00 Horizon Special. 23:00 W1A. 23:30 Newsnight. 00:20 Masters Snooker Highlights. 01:10 Masters Snooker Extra. 03:10 Secrets of the Castle with Ruth, Peter and Tom. 04:10 This is BBC Two. 05:00 Beneath the Lab Coat.

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

11:30 This Morning. 11:55 ITV News. 12:00 This Morning. 13:30 Loose Women. 14:30 ITV News and Weather. 15:00 Judge Rinder. 16:00 Tipping Point.

17:00 Mel and Sue. 18:00 The Chase. 19:00 ITV Regional News. 19:30 ITV News and Weather.

20:00 Emmerdale. Finn, Ross, and Pete get a shock.

Moira is suspicious of Charity’s behaviour. Aaron is thrown by Robert’s admission.

20:30 River Monsters. Bone Crusher. Extreme angler Jeremy Wade travels around the globe searching for fresh water monsters. When a corpse turns up with extensive and unusual bruising, Jeremy decides to investigate.

21:00 Britain’s Best Back Gardens. To celebrate 50 years as a gardner, Alan Titchmarsh goes on a search for the best back gardens in Britain. Alan has appealed to the nation to nominate their plots and received more than 600 applicants and has shortlisted the top 30.

22:00 The Wonder of Britain. Julia Bradbury experiences the wonders of the Industrial Revolution. From the dizzying heights of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the genius of Brunel’s great ship, the SS Great Britain, to the gothic majesty of Manchester Town Hall and the pleasure dome of Blackpool Tower, Julia explores the places that changed this country and the world.

23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather.

23:40 The Mighty Mississippi. Trevor McDonald looks at the river’s influence on the twentieth century as he meets Hollywood star Morgan Freeman and discovers why Morgan returned to his roots in Mississippi after 40 years away. In Memphis, Trevor visits the place where Martin Luther King was assassinated, and he meets a former girlfriend of Elvis Presley who gives him a candid portrait of the King.

00:40 Secrets From the Sky. This edition visits the plains of Wiltshire to investigate the story of the ghost

town of Old Sarum or old Salisbury, one of William the Conqueror’s most important strongholds. But why was it abandoned and the brand new city of Salisbury built from scratch two miles away? The aerial clues reveal the lumps and bumps of this unusual site allowing Bettany to unearth a story of Saxon kings and Norman conquerors and the birth of the Domesday book.

01:05 Jackpot247. 04:00 Loose Women. 04:45 ITV Nightscreen.

C4 06:05 Deal or No Deal. 07:00 Countdown. 07:45 According to Jim. 08:10 King of Queens. 08:35 King of Queens. 09:00 Frasier. 09:30 Frasier. 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10:30 Everybody Loves Raymond.

11:00 Undercover Boss. 12:00 Shipping Wars. 12:30 Shipping Wars. 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary. 13:05 Come Dine with Me. 14:05 Four in a Bed. 15:10 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun. 16:10 Countdown. 17:00 Deal or No Deal. 18:00 Come Dine with Me. 18:30 The Simpsons. 19:00 The Simpsons. 19:30 Hollyoaks.

20:00 Channel 4 News. 21:00 Weighing Up the Enemy.

22:00 24 Hours in Police Custody. 23:00 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. 23:55 The Undateables. 00:55 Pokerstars.Com Monte-Carlo Casino Ept Grand Final.

01:55 The American Football Show. 02:50 KOTV Boxing Weekly. 03:45 Cycling. 04:40 Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not. 05:40 Deal or No Deal.

C5 06:10 House Doctor. 06:35 Wildlife SOS. 07:00 The Wotwots. 07:10 Igam Ogam. 07:20 Fireman Sam. 07:30 Toot the Tiny Tugboat. 07:45 Peppa Pig. 07:50 Peppa Pig. 08:00 Pip Ahoy. 08:10 Little Princess. 08:20 The Mr. Men Show. 08:35 Thomas and Friends. 08:50 Noddy in Toyland. 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. 09:10 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures.

09:15 Peppa Pig. 09:25 Peppa Pig. 09:30 Peppa Pig. 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus. 09:45 Bananas in Pajamas. 10:00 Tickety Toc. 10:15 The Wright Stuff.

12:10 The Hotel Inspector. 13:10 5 News Lunchtime.

13:15 Celebrity Big Brother. 14:15 Home and Away.

14:45 Neighbours. 15:15 NCIS. 16:15 Film - Deadly Isolation. 18:00 5 News at 5. 18:30 Neighbours. 19:00 Home and Away. 19:30 5 News Tonight. 20:00 Benefit House: Me and My 26 Kids. 21:00 The Secrets of the Tea Chimps. 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother. 23:00 Suspects. 00:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side.

01:00 Law and Order: Criminal Intent. 01:55 Super Casino. 04:10 Winter Road Rescue. 05:00 The Great Artists. 05:25 House Doctor. 05:45 House Doctor.

14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – with Patrick Lichfield, once the Royal family’s photographer and one of the best known.

18.05 Viva Vino – final part of the journey with Colin Harkness 18.30 Dave & Andy’s Excellent Adventures – the boys are with Ginetta racing and waterskiing on the Mar Menor.

19.00 Youth Tube – What do youngsters get up to here.

19.15 Out & About in Torrevieja – Graham Knight takes us on a tour round the Casino, the oldest building in town.

19.30 Hand Made – Curse of the Dead – a terrific short horror film made by youngsters from Stagekids and EKA. 19.45 Hunt For Giant Sturgeon – Continuing the journey of a local man hoping to catch a monster fish.

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07:00 Breakfast. 10:15 Wanted Down Under. 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 12:00 Caught Red Handed.

12:30 Rip Off Britain. 13:15 Bargain Hunt. 14:00 BBC News at One. 14:30 BBC Regional News. 14:45 Doctors. 15:15 Father Brown. 16:00 Escape to the Country. 16:45 James Martin: Home Comforts. 17:30 Antiques Road Trip. 18:15 Pointless. 19:00 BBC News at Six. 19:30 BBC Regional News. 20:00 The One Show.

20:30 Match of the Day Live. FA Cup 3rd Round Replay. Live coverage of a standout FA Cup thirdround replay, with a place in the last 32 at stake. Nonleague Kidderminster Harriers caused the biggest upset this time last season, when Joe Lolley popped up with the winner in a replay against League One hosts Peterborough.

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

23:32 BBC Weather.

23:35 A Question of Sport. Sue Barker presents the light-hearted sports quiz. Regular team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell are joined by England rugby star Ugo Monye, British heptathlete Katarina JohnsonThompson, European champion swimmer Jazz Carlin and footballing great Matt Le Tissier.

00:05 Film - 2015. Claudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh review the week’s film releases including Wild, starring Reese Witherspoon, and breakout-hit Whiplash, starring Miles Teller.

00:35 Film - Keeping Up with the Steins. Comedy starring Daryl Sabara. While 13-year-old Benjamin’s wealthy Hollywood parents prepare an extravagant party for his bar mitzvah, he has other ideas and invites his estranged grandfather, whom his father has not seen for many years. With the help of Grandpa, he tries to figure out what it means to be a man. Starring: Daryl Sabara, Jami Gertz, Jeremy Piven, Cheryl Hines, Marc John Jefferies, Tom Hines.

News. 12:30 The Daily Politics. 14:00 Masters Snooker.

18:55 Party Political Broadcast by the Conservative Party. 19:00 Eggheads. 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys. 20:00 Great British Garden Revival. 21:00 Nature’s Weirdest Events. 22:00 Horizon Special. 23:00 W1A. 23:30 Newsnight. 00:20 Masters Snooker Highlights. 01:10 Masters Snooker Extra. 03:10 See Hear. 03:40 This is BBC Two. 05:00 The Children of the Holocaust. 05:45 Poland Stories – Primary.

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

11:30 This Morning. 11:55 ITV News. 12:00 This Morning. 13:30 Loose Women. 14:30 ITV News and Weather. 15:00 Judge Rinder. 16:00 Tipping Point.

17:00 Mel and Sue. 18:00 The Chase. 19:00 ITV Regional News. 19:25 Party Political Broadcast by the Conservative Party. 19:30 ITV News and Weather.

20:00 Emmerdale. Emma confronts James about the past. Megan reveals a change of plan for her wedding.

Belle is accused of stealing.

20:30 Coronation Street. Will Gail seize the day?

Tracy is stuck between a rock and Tony. There is something about Mary.

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BBC 2 06:30 You Too Can be an Absolute Genius. 07:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 08:00 Caught Red Handed.

08:30 Rip Off Britain. 09:15 Oxford Street Revealed.

10:00 Great Continental Railway Journeys. 11:00 Claimed and Shamed. 11:30 See Hear. 12:00 BBC

Gwilym Lee plays DS Charlie Nelson. The pair head off across the North Sea when the body of Midsomer resident Eric Calder is discovered in Copenhagen. The boss of Calder’s Biscuit Factory has been murdered in the Danish capital, and Barnaby and Nelson join forces with two local female detectives - the abrasive but astute Birgitte Poulsen and the cool yet charming Anna Degn - in the hunt for the killer. In the course of the investigation they discover that Eric had more links to Copenhagen than just his famous golden clusters.

23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather.

23:40 Bring Back Borstal. A fascinating four-part series which follows a social experiment in which 13 young offenders volunteer to experience the strict regime of a 1930s-style Borstal for up to four weeks.

The blue print for the young criminals originally sent to Borstal in the 1930s was a strict regime of fitness, discipline and hard work. In those days, seven out of ten never reoffended. Today, nearly three quarters of young offenders released from prison reoffend within twelve months. So can the troublemakers of today handle the punishments of the past, and more importantly will Borstal set them straight?

00:40 I Never Knew That About Britain. Series exploring Britain’s rich and surprising history and revealing some of the nation’s most unusual and fascinating stories. In this episode, Paul Martin investigates a 12th-century loo as he discovers how the British came to invent the toilet, Suzannah Lipscomb reveals the humble beginnings of the toothbrush from a prison cell and Steve Mould heads down a 4,000-year-old mine in Wales to dig out a substance that changed the world.

21:00 Midsomer Murders. The Killings of Copenhagen. Series 16, episode 5. Repeat of the 100th episode of the rural detective drama series in which Neil Dudgeon plays DCI John Barnaby and

06:30 Face the Clock. 07:00 Countdown. 07:45 According to Jim. 08:10 King of Queens. 08:35 King of Queens. 09:00 Frasier. 09:30 Frasier. 10:30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 11:00 Undercover Boss. 12:00 Shipping Wars. 12:30 Shipping Wars. 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary. 13:05 Come Dine with Me. 14:05 Four in a Bed. 15:10 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun. 16:10 Countdown. 17:00 Deal or No Deal. 18:00 Come Dine with Me. 18:30 The Simpsons. 19:00 The Simpsons.

19:30 Hollyoaks. 20:00 Channel 4 News. 21:00 The Restoration Man. 22:00 24 Hours in A and E. 23:00

Angry, White and Proud. 00:00 Steph and Dom Meet Nigel Farage. 00:30 Sex Party Secrets. 01:30 Launched at Red Bull Studios. 02:00 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. 02:50 Film - The Girl Next Door (15). 04:35 Film One Minute Past Midnight (PG). 04:50 Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not. 05:45 Deal or No Deal.

C5 06:10 House Doctor. 06:35 Wildlife SOS. 07:00 The Wotwots. 07:10 Igam Ogam. 07:20 Fireman Sam. 07:30 Toot the Tiny Tugboat. 07:45 Peppa Pig. 07:50 Peppa Pig. 08:00 Pip Ahoy. 08:10 Little Princess. 08:20 The Mr. Men Show. 08:35 Thomas and Friends. 08:50 Noddy in Toyland. 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. 09:10 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures.

09:15 Peppa Pig. 09:25 Peppa Pig. 09:30 Peppa Pig. 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus. 09:45 Bananas in Pajamas. 10:00 Tickety Toc. 10:15 The Wright Stuff.

12:10 The Hotel Inspector. 13:10 5 News Lunchtime.

13:15 Celebrity Big Brother. 14:15 Home and Away.

14:45 Neighbours. 15:15 NCIS. 16:10 When Calls the Heart. 18:00 5 News at 5. 18:30 Neighbours. 19:00 Home and Away. 19:30 5 News Tonight. 20:00 Cowboy Builders. 21:00 He Left Me for My Mother...And Other Betrayals. 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother. 23:00 Suspects.

00:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. 01:00 Closing Time. 02:00 Super Casino. 04:10 Botched Up Bodies. 05:00 The Great Artists. 05:25 House Doctor.

05:45 House Doctor.

14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – Simon talks to Mira Nair – an Indian award winning Hollywood movie director.

18.05 Run For Your Wife – the AdHoc Theatre Group present this hilarious comedy farce written by Ray Cooney and performed live at the Cardinal Beluga Theatre in San Fulgencio.

20.00 – 22.00 Local Information and Non Stop Music

15th JANUARY 01:20 Skiing Weatherview. 01:25 BBC News.

07:00 Breakfast. 10:15 Wanted Down Under. 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 12:00 Caught Red Handed.

12:30 Rip Off Britain. 13:15 Bargain Hunt. 14:00 BBC News at One. 14:30 BBC Regional News. 14:45 Doctors. 15:15 Father Brown. 16:00 Escape to the Country. 16:45 James Martin: Home Comforts. 17:30 Antiques Road Trip. 18:15 Pointless. 19:00 BBC News at Six. 19:30 BBC Regional News. 20:00 The One Show.

20:30 EastEnders. Desperate to keep their family together, one resident drops a bombshell. Abi and Jay find themselves in a difficult situation.

21:00 Watchdog. How to Save £1000. A money-saving special of the consumer magazine show, for anyone who overspent at Christmas. A team of top financial experts offer advice on easy ways to cut down on bills, negotiate better deals and shop more efficiently.

The aim is to knock at least £1000 off your yearly spend in 2015 - but could you save even more?

22:00 Death in Paradise. Detective drama series set on a Caribbean island. The team enters the world of surfing when DI Goodman is convinced that there is more to the murder of a surf instructor than meets the eye. Dwayne works hard to impress the new sergeant.

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

23:32 BBC Weather.

23:35 Question Time. David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Lincoln.

00:35 This Week. Andrew Neil presents a review of the political week with Michael Portillo and guests.

BBC 2 06:45 Guin and the Dragon. 07:05 Homes Under the Hammer. 08:05 Caught Red Handed. 08:35 Rip Off Britain. 09:20 Oxford Street Revealed. 10:05 The Great Interior Design Challenge. 11:05 Claimed and Shamed.

11:35 HARDtalk. 12:00 BBC News. 12:30 BBC World News. 13:00 The Daily Politics. 14:00 Masters Snooker.

19:00 Eggheads. 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys.

20:00 Masters Snooker. 21:00 Nature’s Weirdest Events. 22:00 The Super-Rich and Us. 23:00 Never Mind the Buzzcocks. 23:30 Newsnight. 00:20 Masters Snooker Highlights. 01:10 Masters Snooker Extra.

03:10 Panorama. 03:40 This is BBC Two. 05:00 Poland Stories - Secondary. 05:30 The Highlanders’ War. ITV 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 07:00 Good Morning Britain. 09:30 Lorraine. 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show.

11:30 This Morning. 11:55 ITV News. 12:00 This Morning. 13:30 Loose Women.14:30 ITV News and Weather. 15:00 Judge Rinder. 16:00 Tipping Point.

17:00 Mel and Sue. 18:00 The Chase. 19:00 ITV Regional News. 19:30 ITV News and Weather.

20:00 Emmerdale. Zak learns the truth about Belle.

Leyla tries to derail Megan’s plan. James is alarmed

by Pete’s admission.

20:30 The Kyle Files. Series in which Jeremy Kyle confronts the issues of the day. In the second programme, Jeremy Kyle investigates knife crime and the effects it is having. He exposes the companies that sell knives to underage children and comes face-toface with a street gang to find out why they carry weapons.

21:00 Emmerdale. Belle spirals out of control. Sam is surprised by an unwelcome visitor. Jai struggles with Leyla’s admission.

21:30 Birds of a Feather. The Girls with the Pearl Buttons. When Tracey is nominated by Auntie Vera to succeed her as Pearly Queen of Thornton Heath and Sharon finds out, the gloves are off and it is war.

Things are not much better when Dorien reluctantly agrees to a family reunion with Naomi.

22:00 Bring Back Borstal. A fascinating four-part series which follows a social experiment in which 13 young offenders volunteer to experience the strict regime of a 1930s-style Borstal for up to four weeks.

In the second programme, four of the boys have

already quit and the nine remaining must learn to take responsibility for the running of the institution including cooking, laundry and washing duties. Tensions between the lads and staff reach breaking point as London rioter Valero kicks off about the food, and the Kearney brothers clash with Matron. The Governor pins his hopes on the intervention of reformed 70s gangster Noel ‘Razor’ Smith, and a visit from the local vicar.

23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather.

23:40 The Brits are Coming. A look ahead to this year’s BRIT Awards featuring performances by some of the nominated artists, including Clean Bandit, FKA Twigs and this year’s Critics’ Choice winner James Bay. 00:40 Ade at Sea. Bristol Channel. Series 1, episode 4. Series in which Adrian Edmondson explores Britain’s maritime past and its influence today. Episode four finds Ade in the Bristol Channel, one of the most dangerous shipping lanes in the world with the planet’s second highest tidal range. Aboard the ex-RNLI lifeboat Chieftain, he finds out more about the sailors who used to navigate these waters. In the South Wales port of Barry, he meets some of their successors and watches them pilot a huge cargo ship through the locks and narrows. Donning a wetsuit, Ade joins a group of women swimmers and plunges into the icy sea. He learns that in the 1920s it was two ladies who became the first people ever to swim the Bristol Channel. At Black Rock, Ade comes across a group who are preserving the ancient craft of salmon fishing using a contraption known as a lave net. Finally he takes a trip on the Olga - one of the few surviving traditional pilot cutter boats from years gone by.

01:05 Jackpot247. 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 04:40 ITV Nightscreen.

C4 06:35 Face the Clock. 07:00 Countdown. 07:45 According to Jim. 08:10 King of Queens. 08:35 King of Queens. 09:00 Frasier. 09:30 Frasier. 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10:30 Everybody Loves Raymond.

11:00 Undercover Boss. 12:00 Shipping Wars. 12:30 Shipping Wars. 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary. 13:05 Come Dine with Me. 14:05 Four in a Bed. 15:10 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun. 16:10 Countdown. 17:00 Deal or No Deal. 18:00 Come Dine with Me. 18:30 The Simpsons. 19:00 The Simpsons. 19:30 Hollyoaks.

20:00 Channel 4 News. 21:00 Location, Location,

Location. 22:00 Film - Cyberbully. 23:20 My Granny the Escort. 00:20 24 Hours in Police Custody. 01:20 Up All Night. 02:15 One Born Every Minute. 03:10 Weighing Up the Enemy. 04:05 Food Unwrapped. 04:35 Dispatches. 05:00 Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not. 05:55 River Cottage Bites.

C5 06:10 House Doctor. 06:35 Wildlife SOS. 07:00 The Wotwots. 07:10 Igam Ogam. 07:20 Fireman Sam. 07:30 Toot the Tiny Tugboat. 07:45 Peppa Pig. 07:50 Peppa Pig. 08:00 Pip Ahoy. 08:10 Little Princess. 08:20 The Mr. Men Show. 08:35 Thomas and Friends. 08:50 Noddy in Toyland. 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. 09:15 Peppa Pig. 09:25 Peppa Pig. 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus. 09:45 Bananas in Pajamas.

10:00 Tickety Toc. 10:15 The Wright Stuff. 12:10 The Hotel Inspector. 13:10 5 News Lunchtime. 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother. 14:15 Home and Away. 14:45 Neighbours. 15:15 NCIS. 16:15 When Calls the Heart.

18:00 5 News at 5. 18:30 Neighbours. 19:00 Home and Away. 19:30 5 News Tonight. 20:00 Nightmare Neighbour Next Door. 21:00 Benefits. 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother. 23:00 Botched Up Bodies. 00:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. 01:00 Super Casino.

04:10 Race to the Pole. 05:00 The Great Artists. 05:25 House Doctor. 05:45 House Doctor.

14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – Simon talks to singer, presenter, actress and model – the lovely Mylene Klass 18.05 Sandling Park – a local producer’s film about this lesser known, but no less interesting, stately home in England.

18.30 Alicante Provence – A short film about the region of Alicante.

18.45 Spanish Eye – A day of crafts and artisans at Casa La Pedrera.

19.00 An Evening With... Kriz Kay – The UK’s no.1 Michael Buble tribute live at Los Arcos.

20.00 – 22.00 Local Information and Non Stop Music

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16th january 07:00 Breakfast. 10:15 Wanted Down Under. 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 12:00 Caught Red Handed.

12:30 Rip Off Britain. 13:15 Bargain Hunt. 14:00 BBC News at One. 14:30 BBC Regional News. 14:45 Doctors. 15:15 Father Brown. 16:00 Escape to the Country. 16:45 James Martin: Home Comforts. 17:30 Antiques Road Trip. 18:15 Pointless. 19:00 BBC News at Six. 19:30 BBC Regional News. 20:00 The One Show.

20:30 A Question of Sport. Sue Barker presents the light-hearted sports quiz. Regular team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell are joined by rugby star Ugo Monye, heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, European champion swimmer Jazz Carlin and footballing great Matt Le Tissier. Followed by BBC News.

21:00 EastEnders. It is ladies’ night and the women of Walford are determined to enjoy themselves. As secrets are spilled in the Vic, Fatboy finds himself in a compromising position. Shabnam lays down the gauntlet, promising Kush a run for his money.

21:30 Room 101. Frank Skinner hosts the comedy panel show as comedian Katherine Ryan, broadcaster Fiona Bruce and woodsman Ray Mears compete to have their pet hates and peeves consigned to Room 101. The show consists of three rounds: modern life, people and the wildcard round.

22:00 The Musketeers. The Good Traitor. When a Spanish general, Tariq Alaman, offers to hand over the formula of a unique and deadly gunpowder in exchange for help rescuing his kidnapped daughter, the Musketeers find themselves tangled in a complex web of political trades with the Spanish. Their mission is further complicated when Porthos is captured by Spanish agents. Meanwhile, when the dauphin becomes seriously ill, Constance takes matters into her own hands and risks everything to save his life.

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

23:32 BBC Weather.

23:35 The Graham Norton Show. Graham is joined

by David Tenant and Olivia Colman, who discuss the return of detectives Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller in the second series of the Bafta-winning crime drama series Broadchurch, along with Miramax Films co-founder and Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

00:25 Bluestone 42. Comedy drama series about a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan. Nick

regrets showing off to his new number 2, Towerblock.

Simon and Bird come to blows over a special book belonging to the Lt Colonel.

00:55 EastEnders Omnibus. The fallout of New Year’s Day continues as the residents struggle to come to terms with the outcome. Tina attempts to bond with Sylvie by bringing her back to Walford. More secrets and lies come to light for the Cottons. Aunt Babe stuns her family by revealing the truth about Sylvie’s past. Shabnam continues to conceal her secret. Desperate to keep their family together, one resident drops a bombshell.

02:50 Weather for the Week Ahead. 02:55 BBC News.

BBC 2 07:05 Homes Under the Hammer. 08:05 Caught Red Handed. 08:35 Rip Off Britain. 09:20 Oxford Street Revealed. 10:05 The Great Interior Design Challenge.

11:05 Food and Drink. 11:35 The Travel Show. 12:00 BBC News.12:30 BBC World News. 13:00 The Daily Politics. 14:00 Masters Snooker. 19:00 Eggheads.

19:30 Great British Railway Journeys. 20:00 Masters Snooker. 21:00 Mastermind. 21:30 Food and Drink.

22:00 The Big Allotment Challenge. 23:00 QI. 23:30 Newsnight. 00:05 Never Mind the Buzzcocks. 00:35 Masters Snooker Highlights. 01:25 Masters Snooker Extra. 03:25 Question Time. 04:25 This is BBC Two. ITV 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 07:00 Good Morning Britain. 09:30 Lorraine. 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show.

11:30 This Morning. 11:55 ITV News. 12:00 This Morning. 13:30 Loose Women. 14:30 ITV News and Weather. 15:00 Judge Rinder. 16:00 Tipping Point.

17:00 Mel and Sue. 18:00 The Chase. 19:00 ITV Regional News. 19:30 ITV News and Weather.

20:00 Emmerdale. Zak and Lisa confront a difficult future with Belle. Finn is troubled by Emma. Val forms an unlikely bond with Tracy.

20:30 Coronation Street. Will Gavin reveal all to Steph? Tony confides in an uncomfortable Michelle.

Anna struggles to move forward.

21:00 The Martin Lewis Money Show. Martin Lewis and Saira Khan present the money-saving series. In the week when credit card bills start to drop through the door, Martin and Saira are on hand to ease your New Year financial hangover. Martin explains how to

maximise your credit and cut the cost of existing debt.

In a guide to haggling techniques, find out how one phone call can save hundreds on broadband, home phone and breakdown cover.

21:30 Coronation Street. Michael demands answers.

Will Steve let Liz help him? Carla tells Roy to go easy on himself.

22:00 Benidorm. Joyce becomes suspicious when Blow and Go appears extremely busy, and how young its customers are looking - even an unusually freshfaced Mateo. Joyce confronts Kenneth, who is forced to offer her free botox sessions to avoid his secret being reported to head office. Still annoyed at his dad, Tiger hides the news that Auntie Terri is on her way to The Solana. Terri arrives just in time to catch Mateo having a botox-based argument, gets caught in the crossfire and is knocked out cold. When she comes round and sees what a looker Mateo is, Terri decides to pursue him for her own kind of compensation.

Lesley is holding a darts quiz, and is having trouble attracting interest - until The Oracle and his mum arrive back in town. The Oracle is as formidable a darts player as he is a pub-quizzer, but with Noreen as his teammate things do not go as planned. Joyce arrives at Blow and Go as supplies of botox run out, so Kenneth and Liam try out a new product on her.

23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather.

23:40 Film - Couples Retreat (15). Comedy about four couples who inadvertently end up on an intense therapy programme after booking a trip to the perfect tropical island resort. Starring: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, Jon Favreau, Kristen Bell.

Countdown. 23:00 The Last Leg. 00:05 Brooklyn NineNine. 00:35 Rude Tube. 01:30 Film - Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (15). 02:55 The Ricky Gervais Show.

03:25 The Ricky Gervais Show. 03:50 Mesh. 03:55 Grand Designs. 04:55 Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not. 05:50 Deal or No Deal.

C5 06:10 House Doctor. 06:35 Wildlife SOS. 07:00 The Wotwots. 07:10 Igam Ogam. 07:20 Fireman Sam. 07:30 Toot the Tiny Tugboat. 07:45 Peppa Pig. 07:50 Peppa Pig. 08:00 Pip Ahoy. 08:10 Little Princess. 08:20 The Mr. Men Show. 08:35 Thomas and Friends. 08:50 Noddy in Toyland. 09:00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. 09:15 Peppa Pig. 09:25 Peppa Pig. 09:30 Peppa Pig. 09:35 Toby’s Travelling Circus. 09:45 Bananas in Pajamas. 10:00 Tickety Toc. 10:15 The Wright Stuff. 12:10 The Hotel Inspector. 13:10 5 News Lunchtime. 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother. 14:15 Home and Away. 14:45 Neighbours. 15:15 NCIS: Los Angeles. 16:10 When Calls the Heart. 18:00 5 News at 5. 18:30 Neighbours. 19:00 Home and Away. 19:30 5 News Tonight. 20:00 Race to the Pole. 21:00 Ice Road Truckers. 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother. 23:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. 00:00 Celebrity Big Brother. 01:15 Super Casino. 04:10 Closing Time.

05:00 The Great Artists. 05:25 House Doctor. 05:45 House Doctor.

01:50 Jackpot247. 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 04:40 ITV Nightscreen.

C4 06:05 Deal or No Deal. 07:00 Countdown. 07:45 According to Jim. 08:10 King of Queens. 08:35 King of Queens. 09:00 Frasier. 09:30 Frasier. 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10:30 Everybody Loves Raymond.

11:00 Undercover Boss. 12:00 Shipping Wars. 12:30 Shipping Wars. 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary. 13:05 Come Dine with Me. 14:05 Four in a Bed. 15:10 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun. 16:10 Countdown. 17:00 Deal or No Deal. 18:00 Come Dine with Me. 18:30 The Simpsons. 19:00 The Simpsons. 19:30 Hollyoaks.

20:00 Channel 4 News. 21:00 Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast.22:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does

14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – Natalie Cole - singer, songwriter, performer and daughter of Nat King Cole and who has sold over 30 million records.

18.05 Frequently Asked Questions – Another 2 topics covered by local experts – QROPS pension release and Cakes!

18.30 Let's Talk (series). – with two more interesting characters from the Costa – Louise Innes & Mick Ford.

19.00 Viva La Vida (series). – Carla Stone is here with CB´s best live entertainer show featuring Greg Lomas, FX Tributes and Graciela.

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17th JANUARY 03:40 Weather for the Week Ahead. 03:45 BBC News. header;footer;07:00 Breakfast. 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live. 12:30 James Martin: Home Comforts. 13:00 BBC News. 13:10 Football Focus. 13:50 Saturday Sportsday. 14:00 Masters Snooker. 17:30 Final Score.

18:20 Pointless. 19:10 BBC News. 19:20 BBC Regional News.

19:30 Now You See It. Fast-paced entertainment series voiced by Mel Giedroyc, featuring the best and worst of magic and other incredible performers from around the world. Dynamo features alongside a car with an invisible driver, a man taking his legs for a walk and people doing magic for their cats, dogs and even their baby. Plus more of the moments some of them would rather forget when their magic spells fail to work...

20:00 The Voice UK. Blind Auditions 2. The singing contest returns for a fourth series, hosted by Emma Willis and Marvin Humes. In the second episode of the season the coaches assess the vocal talents of another ten hopefuls to see if they have what it takes to join their team. Superstar coaches will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones, Rita Ora and Ricky Wilson hear from Yorkshire lass Jade Hewitt who works in a crisp factory by day but channels her inner BeyoncÈ by night, as well as Classical Reflection - identical 19-year-old mirror twins from Peterborough who finish each other sentences, study the same subjects and who even passed their driving tests on the same day. Plus Billy Bottle and Martine, a happily married hippy couple from Devon who create an unlikely bond with will.i.am.

21:25 The National Lottery. Win Your Wish List.

Shane Richie hosts the game show that sees couples playing to win the prizes of their dreams. Will they be able to hold their nerve and take the pressure as they attempt win their wish list? Also including the National Lottery Lotto and Thunderball draws, hosted by Gaby Roslin.

22:15 Casualty. Muddling Through. Robyn tries to help a family who can’t feed their children, Ethan treats a hallucinating patient and Connie prepares for a showdown with Hailey Blake.

23:05 BBC News. 23:25 Match of the Day. 00:50 The Football League Show. 02:10 Film - Phantoms (15).

BBC 2 07:10 Animal Park. 07:40 Film - Skyrunners. 09:10 Film - Henry VIII and His Six Wives (PG). 11:10 Fred Dibnah’s Building of Britain. 11:40 Fred Dibnah’s Building of Britain. 12:10 British Isles: A Natural History.

13:00 James Martin: Home Comforts. 13:45 Talking Pictures. 14:35 Film - The Wind and The Lion (PG).

16:30 Escape to the Country. 17:30 Masters Snooker.

18:30 Flog It. 19:30 Dad’s Army. 20:00 Masters Snooker. 23:30 Film - All Good Things (15). 01:05 Masters Snooker Extra. 03:05 This is BBC Two. ITV 07:00 Bottom Knocker Street. 07:10 Bottom Knocker Street. 07:20 Bottom Knocker Street. 07:35 Dino Dan. 07:45 Dino Dan. 08:00 Canimals. 08:10 Sooty. 08:25 Share a Story. 08:30 Scrambled. 08:35 Nerds and Monsters. 08:50 Adventure Time. 09:30 Horrid Henry.

09:50 Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. 10:25 ITV News. 10:30 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 11:25 Murder, She Wrote. 12:20 ITV News and Weather.

12:30 Ejector Seat. 13:30 Britain’s Best Back Gardens.

14:30 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 15:35 Film - The Secret of My Succe$s (PG). 17:35 Off Their Rockers. 18:05 ITV Regional News. 18:15 ITV News and Weather.

18:30 You’ve Been Framed. Best of the Best. Classic comedy clips alongside some of Harry Hill’s most surreal comments inspired by viewers’ home videos.

Which video will win the dubious honour of being titled of Best of The Best?

19:30 Planet’s Got Talent. New series looking at the biggest reality shows on the planet. From Indonesia to Iceland, Bulgaria to Brazil and China to Chile, the show features some of the very best and worst acts that the world has to offer. This week’s show includes a dog from the USA who does back flips, Russian acrobats who bring a whole new meaning to the word flexible, a Korean lady with a vendetta against apples and a man in India who can stuff 200 straws into his mouth at one time. Narrated by Warwick Davis.

20:00 Harry Hill’s Stars in Their Eyes. Harry Hill gives the legendary transformation show a makeover.

Five members of the public utter the famous words

‘Tonight Harry I’m going to be...’ before walking through the iconic smoky doors. The winner of each show will go through to a Not Live Final with the chance to pick up the coveted Stars in Their Eyes trophy.

21:05 Take Me Out. Paddy McGuinness presents the show where 30 single girls battle it out for a dream date on the Isle of Fernandos. Tonight’s likely lads are graphic designer Matt from Nottingham, Team GB taekwondo champion Andrew from Manchester, car salesman Jamie from Cardiff and window cleaner Ross from Hampshire. There is also dating action from last week’s couples on the Isle of Fernandos.

22:20 Film - Bridget Jones’s Diary (15). Romantic comedy telling the story of a neurotic thirtysomething who resolves to take control of her life once and for all.

She drinks, smokes and eats too much, and, worst of all, she falls for the wrong kind of man - passing over Mr Right for Mr Right Now. From the novel by Helen Fielding. Starring: RenÈe Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Sally Phillips.

00:10 ITV News and Weather.

00:30 Film - Always (PG). Spielberg’s fantasy romance in which the spirit of an ace fire-fighting pilot returns to Earth to watch over the woman he loved and help a trainee pilot follow in his footsteps. But when he returns to his old airfield - invisible to earthly beings - he discovers that the rookie is not only looking to emulate his career, but also has his eye on his grieving girlfriend. A remake of 1943’s A Guy Named Joe, and Audrey Hepburn’s last Film - role. Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Brad Johnson, John Goodman, Audrey Hepburn, Roberts Blossom.

02:35 Jackpot247. 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 04:40 ITV Nightscreen.

Channel 4 06:45 Face the Clock. 07:10 How I Met Your Mother.

07:35 How I Met Your Mother. 08:00 Snowdonia Marathon 2014. 08:55 The Morning Line. 10:00 King of Queens. 10:30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 11:00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 11:30 Frasier. 12:00 Frasier. 12:30 The Big Bang Theory. 12:55 The Big Bang Theory. 13:25 Speed with Guy Martin. 14:30 Channel 4 Racing. 17:00 Come Dine with Me. 18:00

The Simpsons. 18:30 The Simpsons. 19:00 Channel 4 News. 19:30 The Restoration Man. 20:30 The World’s Best Diet. 22:00 Film - The Sweeney (15). 00:15 Greg Davies: The Back of My Mum’s Head. 01:15 Film - The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (15). 02:50 50 Years of Rock Excess: Amps, Whips and Rebel Riffs.

03:50 Hollyoaks Omnibus.

Channel 5 06:10 House Doctor. 06:35 Wildlife SOS. 07:00 Peppa Pig. 07:05 Roary the Racing Car. 07:15 Angelina Ballerina. 07:30 Pip Ahoy. 07:40 The Mr. Men Show.

07:55 Chloe’s Closet. 08:05 Mio Mao. 08:10 Olly the Little White Van. 08:15 Bananas in Pajamas. 08:30 Make Way for Noddy. 08:40 Paw Patrol. 08:55 Little Princess. 09:10 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky. 09:25 Wanda and the Alien.

09:40 Zack and Quack. 09:55 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. 10:15 Jelly Jamm. 10:30 LazyTown. 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 11:35 Access. 11:40 Monkey Life. 12:10 Ice Road Truckers. 13:10 Ice Road Truckers. 14:10 Ice Road Truckers. 15:05 Ice Road Truckers. 16:00 Columbo. 17:35 Columbo. 19:25 NCIS. 21:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 21:55 5 News Weekend. 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother. 23:00 Film - Bad Boys (18). 01:15 Super Casino. 04:10 Celebrity Big Brother. 05:00 House Doctor. 05:25 Make it Big. 05:50 Make it Big.

14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – Natalie Cole - singer, songwriter, performer and daughter of Nat King Cole and who has sold over 30 million records.

18.05 Frequently Asked Questions – Another 2 topics covered by local experts – QROPS pension release and Cakes!

18.30 Let's Talk (series). – with two more interesting characters from the Costa – Louise Innes & Mick Ford.

19.00 Viva La Vida (series). – Carla Stone is here with CB´s best live entertainer show featuring Greg Lomas, FX Tributes and Graciela.

20.00 – 22.00 Local Information and Non Stop Music

18TH JANUARY

07:00 Breakfast. 08:35 Match of the Day. 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show. 11:00 The Big Questions. 12:00 Sunday Politics. 13:15 MOTD2 Extra. 14:00 BBC News. 14:15 Bargain Hunt. 15:15 Flog It. 15:40 Escape to the Country. 16:25 Lifeline. Calm.

16:35 Songs of Praise. A year on from the devastating Somerset floods, Claire McCollum visits Muchelney, a parish which became a beacon of hope.

Plus music from around the country.

17:10 Film - Shrek The Third (PG). Second sequel in the popular animated fantasy franchise. Newlyweds Shrek and Fiona face their first marital hurdle when the sudden death of King Harold means Shrek himself is next in line. However, with fatherhood looming, Shrek is reluctant. He decides to try and find the true heir - Fiona’s errant, rebellious cousin. But while Shrek and his faithful companions Donkey and Puss in Boots go off in search of the heir, handsome rogue Prince Charming stages a coup at the castle. Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, John Cleese.

18:35 Celebrity Mastermind. John Humphrys puts the questions to some of the UK’s cleverest celebrities.

Poet and comedian Tim Key, Antiques Roadshow glass specialist Andy McConnell, singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald and lyricist Sir Richard Stilgoe answer questions on Andy Murray, Joe Cocker, the TV series Still Game and British musicals up to 1980.

19:05 BBC News. 19:20 BBC Regional News.

19:30 Countryfile. The team are in the Lake District.

Matt Baker finds out about a charity opening up the adventure of the Lakes to all. He discovers a piece of mountain rescue equipment which is being used to enable wheelchair users to abseil. Ellie Harrison climbs to great heights on Helvellyn to help predict the weather with the hilltop assessors. She also visits Keswick to find out about early tourism in the Lakes and the recreation of a 3D model of the landscape which was designed to draw in the tourists.

20:30 Still Open All Hours. Granville has bought a job lot of bargain stock but needs a clever plan to sell it all. A visiting salesman gives him a marketing idea.

Meanwhile Eric is not getting on with his wife and seeks emergency romantic help from young Leroy.

21:00 Call the Midwife. A chance encounter with an

impoverished child forces Trixie to see an unfamiliar darker side of life. As Nonnatus House welcomes a new resident, Nurse Barbara Gilbert, Tom Hereward has a surprise romantic gesture in store for Trixie.

22:00 Last Tango in Halifax. Caroline is overwhelmed at the prospect of looking after baby Flora on her own until a stranger walks into her life who may be the answer to her prayers. Meanwhile Raff is delighted at the news that his mum and uncle are getting wed.

23:00 BBC News. 23:20 BBC Regional News. 23:30 Match of the Day 2. 00:20 The Celebrity Apprentice USA. 01:45 Weather for the Week Ahead. 01:50 BBC News.

BBC 2 07:15 Great British Garden Revival. 08:15 Glorious Gardens From Above. 09:00 Countryfile. 10:00 The Football League Show. 11:20 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites. 12:50 Food and Drink. 13:20 James Martin: Home Comforts. 13:50 Masters Snooker. 18:15 Ski Sunday. 19:00 The Tea Trail with Simon Reeve. 20:00 Masters Snooker. 00:00 Film - Last Orders (15). 01:45 Countryfile. 02:40 Holby City. 03:40 This is BBC Two. ITV 07:00 Bottom Knocker Street. 07:10 Bottom Knocker Street. 07:20 Bottom Knocker Street. 07:35 Dino Dan. 07:45 Dino Dan. 08:00 Canimals. 08:10 Sooty. 08:25 Share a Story. 08:30 Scrambled. 08:35 Nerds and Monsters. 08:50 Ultimate Spider-Man. 09:30 Horrid Henry. 09:50 Deadtime Stories. 10:25 ITV News. 10:30 Columbo. 12:25 ITV News and Weather. 12:35 Murder, She Wrote. 13:30 Harry Hill’s Stars in Their Eyes. 14:30 River Monsters. 15:00 Midsomer Murders.

17:00 Film - Live and Let Die (PG). Spy drama in which James Bond uncovers a plan by a drugs kingpin to get the world hooked on heroin. Investigating the murders of three British agents, 007 finds himself a target of Harlem gangsters as he closes in on a dangerous criminal mastermind. Teaming up with a tarot card reader, Bond tracks his adversary to a Caribbean island where he encounters assassins, crocodiles and voodoo. Starring: Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour, Clifton James, Julius Harris, Geoffrey Holder.

19:20 ITV Regional News. 19:30 ITV News and

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19:45 Get Your Act Together. Stephen Mulhern hosts a new series in which some of our best-loved stars join forces with top variety acts to put on a special performance. Each week, five different celebrities get to learn brand new skills, from contortion to fire dancing, ventriloquism to acrobatics, juggling to plate spinning.

The celebrities and their mentors then take to the stage together to perform in front of a studio audience, who decide which celebrity - along with their mentor has entertained them the most and will go through to the live final. This week Brian McFadden, Gareth Thomas, Sherrie Hewson, Danielle Lloyd and Ray Quinn take on the challenges.

21:00 Foyle’s War. Elise. Series 9, episode 3. When his colleague Hilda Pierce is nearly killed in an attempted assassination, Foyle must re-examine her top-secret role during the war to find out if there was a traitor at the heart of the Special Operations Executive.

23:00 ITV News and Weather.

23:15 Perspectives. Warwick Davis - The Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz. Series 3, episode 3. Actor Warwick Davis explores the miraculous survival story of the Ovitz family - ten Jewish brothers and sisters from Romania, seven of whom were born with dwarfism.

00:15 The Undriveables. 00:45 The Chase. 01:35 The Store. 03:20 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 04:05 ITV Nightscreen.

Both Worlds. 05:30 River Cottage Bites. 05:40 Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not. Channel 5 06:15 Angels of Jarm. 06:20 Angels of Jarm. 06:30 Angels of Jarm. 06:40 Roary the Racing Car. 06:50 Roary the Racing Car. 07:00 Peppa Pig. 07:05 Roary the Racing Car. 07:15 Angelina Ballerina. 07:30 Pip Ahoy. 07:40 The Mr. Men Show. 07:55 Chloe’s Closet.

08:05 Mio Mao. 08:10 Olly the Little White Van. 08:15 Bananas in Pajamas. 08:30 Make Way for Noddy.

08:40 Paw Patrol. 08:55 Little Princess. 09:10 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky.

09:20 Milkshake! Bop Box. 09:25 Wanda and the Alien.

09:35 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures. 09:40 Zack and Quack. 09:55 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom.

10:15 Jelly Jamm. 10:30 LazyTown. 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 11:35 Access. 11:40 The Hotel Inspector. 12:35 The Hotel Inspector. 13:35 The Hotel Inspector. 14:35 Film - Her Husband’s Betrayal. 16:20 Film - The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (PG). 18:15 Film - Did You Hear About the Morgans? (PG). 20:05 Film - My Super ExGirlfriend (15). 21:50 5 News Weekend. 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother. 23:00 Film - Gone (15). 01:00 He Left Me for My Mother... And Other Betrayals. 01:55 Super Casino. 04:10 Benefit House: Me and My 26 Kids.

05:00 House Doctor. 05:25 Make it Big. 05:50 Make it Big.

Channel 4 06:00 Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not. 06:50 NFL. 07:15 How I Met Your Mother. 07:40 Challenge Bahrain. 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond. 09:05 Everybody Loves Raymond. 09:30 Frasier. 10:00 Frasier. 10:30 Sunday Brunch. 13:30 Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast. 14:30 The Big Bang Theory. 15:00 The Big Bang Theory. 15:25 The Simpsons. 15:55 The Simpsons. 16:25 Film - Mighty Joe Young (PG). 18:40 Channel 4 News. 19:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun. 20:00 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 21:00 The Hotel. 22:00 Walking the Nile. 23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 00:05 Film - The Pact (15). 01:50 The Last Leg. 02:45 Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. 04:35 Kirstie’s Best of

14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – Michelle Collins – one of the few actors to appear in both EastEnders and Coronation Street.

18.05 Speekee TV – Something for our younger viewers, a fun and entertaining way to learn Spanish. – El Jardin 18.15 The Wedding Show (series) – The wedding day.

Months of preparation culminate in a memorable day.

18.30 Viva Vitality – It’s a new year and time we all think about living well.

19.00 Let's Talk (series) with local international recording artist Glenroy Oakley 19.30 Guardamar Discovered - almost lost under the encroaching dunes this coastal town was saved by Francisco Miro’s vision.

20.00 – 22.00 Local Information and Non Stop Music

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Palmeras starting at 7.30pm. Due to its winter closure however, the January meeting will be held at the Emerald Isle in La Florida.

(69133) Spiritualist Centre, Benijofar, (formerly of Quesada) meet at Hamiltons Bake House, 62 Calle Vicente, Blasco Ibanez, Benijofar 03178. Sunday, 11.30 a.m. and Tuesday 7 p.m. For more information contact Wendy on 965 32 3028. Website www.spiritualistcentre-benijofar.com email phoenixchurch23@gmail.com or info@spiritualistcentre-benijofer.com Identification Fiscal G54713789 (69134)

Home Care Services There is no guarantee that all people have close family or friends around them that can satisfy the needs for social claimed. I have time for you. I am hard working reliable and speak English. I live in Lomas de Campoamor and have my own transport. I am available for 4-5 hours per day and take 10 euro per hour. I have excellent references. Call now for further information 698 363 456 or email costablancavista@gmail.com (69132)

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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)

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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 Euro including bills.

966 772 553 (139962) PILAR DE LA HORADADA. 2 Bed 2 bath townhouse in quiet cul-de-sac location. South facing, homely, comfortable furnishings, English TV, communal pool, short walk to town 450 euros inc. bills. Legal contracts provided 966 772 553 (141018) TORREVIEJA / AGUAS NUEVAS House consists of 3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, spacious lounge/dining area, separate kitchen with court yard off.

There is a solarium with sea views and front garden with BBQ area. Property also benefits from air-con and English TV. This house is situated on an urbanisation with communal pool and plenty of parking areas. 550 Euro per month, including bills. 966 772 553 (141008) PLAYA FLAMENCA/LAS CHISMOSAS. Large 3 bed 3 bath townhouse. Lounge diner with feature fireplace, guest bathroom, good sized separate kitchen, separate utility room, 3 double bedrooms, one en-suite, family bathroom with Jacuzzi bath and double sink, Sat TV, south facing, tiled gardens front and back, communal pool. 500 euros pcm including bills. Long term con-

tracts provided 966 772 553 (141037) PLAYA FLAMENCA/LAS CHISMOSAS. Large 3 bed 3 bath townhouse with modern furnishings. Lounge diner with feature fireplace, guest bathroom, good sized separate kitchen, separate utility room, 3 double bedrooms, one en-suite, family bathroom with Jacuzzi bath and double sink, Sat TV, tiled gardens front and back, communal pool. 525 euros per month, inclusive of bills. Legal let with contracts 966 772 553 (141179)

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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

Monday, 12th January, 2015 Los Montesinos. With magnificent panoramic views over the 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.

Euro 217000 (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 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) These front line 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments start from 106.000 Euro, 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 +34 96 897 1860 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 com-

munal pool and is just a short walk to local schools, bars, and restaurants. EURO 149950. 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) 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) 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.

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57. (139970) This 2 bed 2 bath ground floor duplex in lovely condition.

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The property comes fully furnished and has off-road parking.

It is located within easy reach of all local amenities. Tel 966 73 0057 (101156) 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)

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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 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. Euro 177000 (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. 85000 Euro.

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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 apart-

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ment. 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.EUR219,950 call 968 971 860. (100855) Dolores. Large Finca in plot of 10,000 m2. All services connected. Build Size 215m2. Must be

Monday, 12th January, 2015 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 look-

ing 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.

Euro 128000 (109130)

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Euro 148000 (109514) Lovely 2 bed, 1 bath apartment in Rocio del Mar at Punta Prima, sea views, south facing, fantastic comm. pool in a green area, walking distance to restaurants and all amenities. Contact: 96673-00-57.

Euro 148000 (109515) Beautiful property; 2 bed plus conservatory, 2 bath, in a gated 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. Euro 115950 (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 (pos-

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Euro 147000 (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.

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EURONICS THURSDAY DART LEAGUE “THE ELECTRICAL SHOP” - BLUE LAGOON RESULTS 8TH JANUARY Division 1 Pint Depot Kings Que Pasa Eagles Hub Meerkats The Porter House

2-10 6-6 8-4 6-6

Hub Hyenas Gogarty´s Bulls Junction Jackals Busters Bar

Division 2 Misfits (Sporting Life) Tavern Drivers Breakaways Bears Junction Jaguars

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Ale House Pint Depot Queens Evolution Que Pasa Kestrels

LEAGUE TABLE – DIVISION 1 P W D The Hub Meerkats 11 10 1 The Hub Hyenas 11 10 0 The Porter House 11 5 3 Que Pasa Eagles 11 4 2 Busters Bar 11 3 4 Junction Jackals 11 4 1 Gogarty´s Bulls 11 0 3 Pint Depot Kings 11 0 2

L 0 1 3 5 4 6 8 9

F 92 100 75 64 63 58 42 34

A Pts 40 21 32 20 57 13 68 10 69 10 74 9 90 3 98 2

DIVISION 2 Breakaways Bears The Tavern Drivers Que Pasa Kestrels Junction Jaguars Misfits (Sporting Life) Evolution Ale House Pint Depot Queens

L 0 3 3 4 3 4 6 9

F 89 81 65 67 66 52 53 45

A Pts 43 19 51 14 67 13 65 12 66 11 68 8 67 6 87 3

P W 11 8 11 6 11 5 11 5 11 3 10 2 10 2 11 1

D 3 2 3 2 5 4 2 1

180´s: Peter Ayres x 2 (Porter House), Pat Abrams, Alex Nikolov, Lee Maiden (Meerkats), Mike Smith, Del Lister (Breakaways), Shaun Smith (Hyenas), Matt Cummins (Pint Depot Kings), Derek Halpin (Evolution) Highest finish: 158 Pat Schofield (Junction Jaguars), Nick Spicer (Hub Hyenas) Well its all over again for yet another year, all that preparation and in a flash Christmas has gone. As we know it’s a time definitely for the kids but the old ones can still enjoy themselves, well illustrated by the 3000 plus expats down on La Zenia beach, Christmas day. James Brown and Bliss Wright from Gogarty´s were there dishing out the bubbly to all and sundry which was very nice, thank you, whilst Gilly Kirby looked very fetching in her Chrissy outfit, escorted by crutch wielding hubby Terry, who unfortunately is still struggling after a knee operation last year. We wish him well. The scene was relayed back to the UK via Ipod, the recipients begrudgingly saying how marvellous it all looked, as they shivered in sub-zero temperatures. Many of you would have witnessed the PDC World Championships on SKY TV at Ally Pally over the holiday and what an event it was. Actors, footballers, cricketers, boxers, snooker players, even Prince Harry was spotted phoning Grandma with the results. It was great to witness all the celebrities absorbing the electric atmosphere of the 250K competition. Gary Anderson was one of my fancies, as was “jackpot” Adrian Lewis, but it was the Scotsman who came out on top with an outstanding performance against Phil the Power Taylor. The preceding three plus Michael Van Gerwen will make for an interesting 2015 Premier League. Anderson, even with the World Championship belt around him will probably not start favourite, that accolade will more than likely go to Taylor, with the Dutchman second favourite. Exciting times for darts.

Back to us mere mortals of the Euronics League and the resumption of our Thursday night darts. Breakaways seem to have a stranglehold on Division 2 and remain unbeaten, despite dropping a home point to

DAY OF THE JACKALS - Steph Simpson and Phil de Lacy John Williams Evolution. Biggest change in this division is Que Pasa Kestrels moving up to third after a fine away victory over the Jaguars who have now suffered consecutive losses. The Kestrels notched up their fifth victory of the season after never being behind against their tough opponents. Alan Preston´s D12 gave the Kestrels their first leg, which was immediately cancelled out by Wendy Hayward on D2 after a 95, Dee Green supporting well. Russell Lyness retrieved the lead for the visitors, dove tailing well with Preston who did most of the scoring. Some tasty scores from Sharon Bugg and Hayward proved insufficient against the Kirbys, crutches and all. Terry did all the scoring, how I don’t know, wife Gilly completing the 601 on D7. Heath Hughes made it 4 for the Kestrels on D2, Preston once again helping out on the T20s. Angela Craggs and Hilda Wilkinson pulled one back for the hosts, the latter taking out D5 after both had scored well.

Hughes made it 5 against a below par Pat Schofield, Hayward enjoying a fine 501 versus Lyness, eventually pegging out on D1 after some great scoring. Long John Silver ensured the draw for the visitors, the hosts having a strong trio remaining hoping to gain the draw and a point. It started well with Simone de Lacy scoring heavily to leave 40, Chris miles behind. The confident de Lacy found D5 instead of the intended D20 but then a smart S10 was followed by D10 for a nice piece of showboating with just two legs required for the draw. Long John´s wife Gilly, spoilt it all by hitting D11 for the match after a nice 121 setting up the finish. Tracy Simpson made it 5 for the hosts on D19, taking out the in-form Preston.

Sporting Life entertained the Ale House who had several players influenced by the goings on at the Ally Pally. Ian Phillips obviously watched the most and was nominated man of the match scoring 4x100,120 and 85 proving he does miss occasionally. He was well supported by Brandon Radford 85,95,100, Bernie Whipday 4x85 and Luke Yarnold´s numerous scores of 81-95. A fine effort and victory against Sonya Cooper´s Misfits.

The Tavern Drivers did their leg difference no harm at all by taking all 12 against the hung over Queens. The long journey from the Palace to the Villamartin venue of the Taverners took its toll. Ann O´Keefe, Lorraine Cox and Debbie Wright were the Queens top scorers in the first three triples but they were more than matched by the hosts who pegged out the 701s via Ian Brown D19, Stu Mitchell D4 and Rick Cox. Brown added a ton and double in the first pairs with the second looking to go the Royal family´s way after a 103 from Chris Cummins to leave 30 points. Despite the usual Royal barracking Justin Hepburn found D8 to make it 5 for the Tavern. Margaret Griffith and Lynn Fozzard outscored their opponents in the next scoring 565 points to leave 36, which then seemed to be beyond them. The 601 proved just as difficult for the hosts, but eventually Paul Birtwhistle made it 6 up at half time on D2. Brown faced Marie Dunne in the first single after the break, both players scoring well to leave 36 apiece. With the

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match depending on the leg, Brown calmly took out D18 for both points. Birtwhistle D2 continued the rout Cox sitting on 44. And so it continued, Queen Debbie was dethroned by Rick Cox as was Rachael Broadhead by Hepburn.

Mitchell D9 made it 11, leaving Zack Green to face O´Keefe. The Royal one acquitted herself well scoring wise, but it was Green who made it to the double first, planting his second arrow in D9 for all 12 legs.

Despite Mark Filer missing from the Busters line up, the visitors must have expected a win after going 3 up playing the Porter House. Irene Russell D8, Henry Young D4 and Peter O´Rourke D10, the latter adding a ton, Babs Warren a 123, Ray Harvey a ton were the players doing all the damage. Brian Nash pulled one back in the first pair hitting 100,136 with partner Mike Newberry. Yvonne Rouffignac made it 2 for the home side on D7 after 2x100. Sid Cross made it all square at the break on D2 to add to his ton achieved in the triples. Porters took the lead for the first time courtesy of Newberry taking out O´Rourke 2-1 on a 62 out, despite the Busters three tons. Rouffignac made it 5 for the Porters, beating Bill Russell 2-0. Nash was unlucky not to make it 6 after 2x100,140 and the middle leg on D14 against formidable opposition in Harvey whose lone ton plus D16 and D20 made it 5-4. Irene Russell made it all square after going one down to Ray Sanderson.

Her D2,D8 and 2x125 too much for the Porters captain. Cross ensured at least a point for the hosts, winning 2-0 against Warren on D20,D9 and 100,121,125. The match rested on the 12th leg Young v. Sue Sanderson. The former came out on top, securing the draw and point on D10 and D2.

Gary Minor and Matt Cummins came to the Kings rescue once again winning both their singles 2-1 and 2-0 respectively. Unfortunately they were the only winning legs against second placed Hub Hyenas.

Cummins 2x100 was eclipsed by Minor´s 2x100,125 and 2x140.

Frankie Wieczorek contributed a 137. Spicy Nick Spicer who loves a vindaloo and doesn’t mind who knows it, won the match for the Hyenas against an out of sorts Ian Sleath, using D8 and D10. His tally of 4x100 and 120 was supported by Joe Miller´s 3x100, Simon Williams 120,138 and exiled Meerkat John Eyre´s 100,121,140.

Cummins won the last leg of the evening on D6 and D4 against old Bristolian Dave Lethaby, who really prefers a round at La Finca instead of finding the T20 on the dart board.

Meerkats remain top, Alex Nikolov securing the win on D10 for both points in the 12th leg. Another lack lustre performance from the champions who can´t seem to find their previous form, despite a reasonable tally of 18 tons or more. Lee Maiden was the Kats man of the match hitting 4x100,121 and 133. Steph Simpson was the Jackals man of the match consistently scoring 80 plus throughout the night and also taking the scalp of Dave Frew, former Essex champion.

Former Essex star Dave Frew with daughter Susan

Monday, 12th January, 2015 ADVERTISING HOTLINE 966 73 0057 35 www.yourlocalnewspaper.info LEADER Carp-R-Us Angling PETANCA PLAYERS AND ESTRELLA DAMM CRIBBAGE By Ron Sheldon The Clubs anglers fished the first match of THE THREE KINGS PARADE Dorothy’s Magpies still at the top Paul’s Catorce also had a close win over Steve’s Steakhouse in takthe new year on the Sweet Water Canal in Guardamar de Segura on the 8th of January. The results of this, the 4th round of the Winter series ,were as follows: In first place was Tom Matthews with 4 Carp weighing 4.2 kg and second was Steve Fell with one Carp of 1.5kg. Al the other anglers came joint third!!.

Our next match will be on Thursday the 15th, on the Eden Canal section of the river Segura with pegs at 8.00am and fishing from 9.00 to 2.00pm.

The first of this years Quiz nights will be held at the Bar on Tuesday the 13th of January starting at 7.30pm. The cost is 1 Euro per person and teams of up to 6 may take part.

Sunday the 19th of January sees the first Club meeting of the year with the Committee meeting at 10.30am and this is followed by the General meeting at 11.00.

Proposal forms are now ready for both the Clubs Committee for 2015/16 and also forms for any new proposals for consideration by members at the Clubs A. G. M in March.

Please do not forget that subs are now due and that any new members are welcome to the meetings to find out more about this Angling and Social Club.

The Clubs home is at the Bar El Alto La Dolores which is to be found just off the N332 between La Mata and Guardamar and near to the Repsol garage. The Clubs web site is at www.carprus.net or you can Phone 966 71 7923 for information.

NOTE!! The tackle shop in Rojales is closed until the 28th of January.

By Susan Ward

Did you ever wonder what petanca players get up to when not playing? Wonder no more..We all know that in Spain the most important date of the Christmas period is 5/6th January.

The evening of the 5th is when all towns, villages and hamlets welcome the arrival of the 3 Kings. Families, especially with children, line the route the Kings will take in the hope of receiving sweets thrown by the Kings and then they can dash home to open any presents they may have been given.

All local associations and groups are encouraged to take part and for the past 3 years various petanca clubs have taken part -- in a mixture of brilliant disguises!!!

The Orihuela Costa parade was the one chosen by 4 members of Costa Knights, Peter and Susan Ward, Liz and Moss Davies, 1 member of Los Bandidos, Linda Haymes and 1 member of Pumas, Liz McPherson and oh a Crazy lady named Diane.

Our little group were inspired by a suggestion of a member of Costa Knights - Janice - to wear 'onesies' being readily available and warm, it was a marvellous idea. So, as you see the animals on parade were - parrot, kangaroo, lion, penguin, zebra, giraffe and a bear.Each year the parade gets better and this year was no exception and the fireworks were a splendid highlight. We had a lot of fun, its such a happy occasion.

Brandy, walk, brandy what could be better!

Thank you to all who supported the parade and the hard work the Ayuntamiento put in. Petanca players who wish to take part next year, get in touch with Susan Ward (Costa Knights).

beat my Falcons after being 2-4 down to win the last 3. Two pairs for the Magpies with 2 wins each while only Mel & Fred for the Falcons could match them. How can we not manage to win 1 of the last 3?

Still in 2nd place are Ron’s Nacho Voles who had a close win against Les’s Jays whose best were Dave & Les W with 2 wins while Val & Crystal scored 3 for the Voles.

Also still in 3rd place are Brian’s E&I Jaguars with a good win against Mike’s Peacocks whose pair of Sue & Terry zipped to a zero while for the Jaguars Brian & Mick blossomed with 3 wins.

Up 2 places were Keith’s E&I Merlins who had a fortunate win against Ayliff’s Galea “A” who lost a pair to illness after the 1st leg resulting in 3 wins for Jan & Brian of the Merlins and 2 wins for Ayliff & John for Galea who dropped down 2 places.

Peter’s Galleon took 2 of the last 3 legs to beat Jim’s Sharks who had Dave & John with a super 3 wins while for the Galleon 2 pairs notched up 2 wins each.

ing 2 of the last 3 legs with 2 pairs having 2 wins each while only Dave & Les could match them, also with 2 wins.

Richard’s Ospreys at home to Mick’s Lo Crispin also took 2 of the last 3 legs for a close win with Phil & Sue D winning 3 legs while for Lo Crispin only John & Brian came close with 2 wins.

Last but not least are Alan’s Robins who only had 2 pairs with Anne & Albert winning both their games while for Brian’s Galea “B” Brian & Dave totalled 3 wins.

Results and League Table after Monday 5th January 2015 The Galleon 5-4 La Siesta Sharks Catorce 5-4 Rojales Steakhouse Casa Ventura Ospreys 5-4 Lo Crispin Tavern Izzys Bar Magpies 5-4 Casa Ventura Falcons Ebony & Ivory Jaguars 6-3 Izzys Bar Peacocks Bar Meson Galea "A" 4-5 Ebony & Ivory Merlins Mr Smiths Robins 2-7 Bar Meson Galea "B" El Cortijo de Nacho Voles 5-4 Mr Smiths Jays

Izzys Bar Magpies El Cortijo de Nacho Voles Ebony & Ivory Jaguars The Galleon Casa Ventura Ospreys Bar Meson Galea "A" Catorce Bar Meson Galea "B" Ebony & Ivory Merlins Lo Crispin Tavern Casa Ventura Falcons La Siesta Sharks Mr Smiths Jays Rojales Steakhouse Izzys Bar Peacocks Mr Smiths Robins

P 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15

W 12 12 11 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 3

L 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 12

F 86 85 77 74 76 75 67 64 61 71 64 61 55 54 53 57

A 49 50 58 61 59 60 68 71 74 64 71 74 80 81 82 78

Diff 37 35 19 13 17 15 -1 -7 -13 7 -7 -13 -25 -27 -29 -21

Pts 24 24 22 20 18 18 16 16 14 12 12 10 10 10 8 6

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La Siesta Bowls Report

By Norman Adcroft Winter League 7th Jan We had a good mornings bowling at home against Monte Mar winning on three rinks; Carol Broomfield, Pat Moore, Brian Harman, with Jean Cooper 21-13, Jo Elkin, Ann Edgerton, Jim Hudson, with Bill Jordan 22-16, Mary Moss, George Griffiths, Yours Truly with Vic Moore 17-16. Shots were 85-81, giving us the win. 8-4. Our Berleen had a very good win Pat Baylis, Terry Baylis, Rod Edgerton, John Taylor 21-11. Well done everyone. Special thanks to Barbara Cooper, Brian Gardiner, Jean and Norman Murphy and Dawn and John Taylor for standing in at the last minute.

May I on behalf of La Siesta Bowls Club say a big thank you to Julie and Carmen’s Restaurant at El Chaparral for once again sponsoring our Christmas Hamper Competition Chicken and Egg 7th Jan. Chicken, Leon Ceustermuns, Wine, Dave Wake, Eggs, Barrie Barrington.

Should you wish to take up a new sport, make new friends, with a little gentle exercise, you will be made very welcome. We have bowls and shoes for hire and tuition can be arranged. New members are always welcome. Ring Jim or Lyn on 690 190 523 and they will help or call in at La Siesta Bowls Club at Calle Rossini La Siesta Urbanisation.

If any members know of any business or sponsors they think would, help with sponsoring these reports, please contact any committee member or ask them to call the LEADER directly. Thank you.

EMERALD ISLE BOWLS CLUB. Robin(the scribe) Adams.

Sunday 4th Jan & off we go again, 1st Chicken run of the year (but no chickens) as allways it was run by Reg Fooks who works very hard (thanks Reg). The first winner was Margaret Riley who won the Spider (a nice bottle of spirit) in 2nd place was Trish Oscroft, nice one Girls.

The Outright winner (a bit of a surprise) was Robin (the scribe) Adams with +24. Winning a meal voucher for two. The highest scoring Lady was Margaret Riley with +11, 2nd was Trish Oscroft, Highest scoring Man. Brian Smith. +17, 2nd Keith Jolliffe +14.

Lowest Lady, Lyn Hawkins ~24. Lowest Man Alan Clasper with ~20. Nice prizes for all mentioned + a free Raffle, what a great start to the new year Tue 6th. We played our monthly match against our Friends The Highjackers, the Emerald Isle had a tremendous game, Winning 6 rinks, halving one & losing one: points 13-3, shots 133- 93. But a lot of the games were very close & could have gone either way.

E.I. Winners were: Elwyn Morris, Robin Adams & Alan Howcroft (23-10). John Horne, Trevor Oscroft & Brian Kavanagh (21-6).

Denise Horne, Marian Neve & Brian Smith (16-10).

Sandra Kavanagh, Morris Hill & Brin Colbeck (14-7). Lyn Hawkins, Paul Hudson & Reg Fookes (17-12) Lil Harris, Keith Watson & Liz Page (15-10). Alan Clasper, Tony Harris, & Tony Cresswell got the draw.

The top E.I. score for the cash prize was won by Elwyn Morris, Robin Adams & Alan Howcroft, Alan has promised that the cash won't change him & he may well spend it all on Sheila? Thanks Highjackers for the usual pleasant game & good company.

Happy New Year to all our Friends & Rivals from the Happy Emerald Isle.

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VISTABELLA BOWLS REPORT -

Sponsored by Autos Direct, TV Choice and Venture Fleet Happy New Year to all our fellow bowlers and all at the Leader newspaper, may it be a successful one.

Last week three of our members were successful winning the San Luis Triples competition, congratulations to Mo and Martin Foulcer and Richard Lee who were top of their group by winning all the five games they played, going on to beat Darren Johnson, Sabrina & Russell Marks in the semi and beating Sheila Cammack, Pat & Graham Bird in an exciting final, they were 4-8 down after eight ends, Richard converted the ninth to pick up three shots followed by another two on the tenth & final end to win 9-8.

Very well done!

Success also in our first Winter League game of 2015, playing at home against top of the league Javea Green we achieved a great win of 8 points. Graham Bater, Jenny Chaplin, Mike Regan & Ian Kenyon 23-7. Olwyn Ratcliffe, Barbara Brown, Charlie Watkins & Arthur Brown 22-17. Beryl Regan, Steve Pearson, Dave Chaplin & Eric Bishop 18-14. Points 8-4. Shots 93-73.

The Berleen team had a superb win of 30-11, well done Mo Foulcer, Penny Tomkins, Ann Marie Stevenson & Peter Tomkins.

The 20-20 Knockout. Unfortunately we lost this 9-7 to MonteMar but

By Lynne Bishop

Mo and Martin Foulcer & Richard Lee, winners of the San Luis Triples comp. well done to our players who won their disciplines.

Over the Christmas break we played our annual challenge Matches with Greenlands, playing one at home & one away, these are meant to be very friendly games with all the tinsel, silly hats and banter but at the end of the day we all want to win and I'm pleased to say on this occasion Vistabella won the trophy. An excellent end to 2014 and a good start to the new year for Vistabella!

SAN LUIS BOWLS CLUB REPORT – Having had a quiet time over the holiday period, with no league matches, we were able to get back into the swing again with the San Luis Triples Tournament, well organised as usual by Keith Jones. Over three days (2nd – 4th January) 24 teams in 4 groups of 6, battled against each other. There were some very close and exciting matches but by Sunday afternoon the winners of each group were ready to play off in the semi-finals. The winner of group A (Colin Jackson, Kath Reid & skip Mal Hughes, SL) played the winner of group B (Pat Bird, Sheila Cammack & skip Graham Bird, SL) with Graham's team going through to the final. The other semi final was between group C winners (Sabrina Marks, Darren Johnson & skip Russell Marks, SL) and group D winners (Maureen “Mo” & Martin Fulcer & skip Richard Lee, VB) with Martin's team going through to the final. It was a great final to the competition, lots of oohs & ahhs from the supporters as the close play meant that many ends went to the last shot; there was the jack wedged between 2 opposing bowls for a tied end, also a re-spotted jack & at least 2 ditch measures. At first the San Luis team took the lead but gradually the Vistabella team pulled back and in a nail biting last end managed to secure the 2 shots needed to take the win.

Well done to everyone who played & thanks to the supporters for their involvement & Frank Reid for organising the raffle. Hopefully we will all be fired up for the re-start of the league matches next week, includ-

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Pat Bird, Sheila Cammack & skip Graham Bird ing the new season for the Fed 4's league, best of luck to all San Luis players.

Chicken drive winners: Sunday 28th Barry Edwards, Wednesday 31st Ciro Carrannate, Wednesday 7th Kath Carrannate.

For information about San Luis Club please contact June Jones (Capt.)

966188920 or Pam Lockett (Sec) 965327645.

MONTEMAR BOWLS AND SOCIAL CLUB - Sponsored by Dial Prix The first report in 2015, and before I start may I wish everyone a Very Happy and Healthy New Year.

Monday 5th January, The Costa Blanca Bowls Association held the Annual President v Vice President match, at MonteMar Bowls Club, The Match was preceded by a Spider, with the Parsons family winning both Prizes. The very competitive match was won by President John Albutt's team by 107 Shots to Jean Cooper's Vice Presidents team 87 Shots. The Match was followed by Lunch and a few Drinks.

Wednesday 7th January, MonteMar were Away to La Siesta in the first Winter League match of 2015, Winning on 2 Rinks.

Keith Simpson, Lynne Armitage, Joe Ridley, Skip Diane Ridley 21-12.

Geraldine Fisher, June Young, Gordon Fisher, Skip Bill Young 15-13.

Shots, MonteMar 81 - La Siesta 85. Points, MonteMar 4 - La Siesta 8.

Friday 9th January, MonteMar played Home and Away to Vistabella in the 20/20 Knockout Competition, MonteMar at Home Won 3 of the 4 Rinks, Away MonteMar Won 1 Rink and Drew 1 Rink, Giving MonteMar a 9-7 Victory.

For further information about MonteMar Bowls and Social Club, Contact Press Officer Brian Zelin 966790606, or at www.montemarbowls.com, also at info@montemarbowls.com, and on Facebook.

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TMGS AT LA MARQUESA GOLF CLUB What can one say when over 20 golfers turn up at La Finca, as per the calendar and start sheets on our website to find out that this isn’t the day we were supposed to be playing at that course? Yes, unfortunately, our Match Secretary suffered a senior moment and dare one say a brain fart? Anyway, to give him his due and thanks to his standing in the golfing world in this area, he was able to hastily get us booked in at La Marquesa where an enjoyable days golf was had by all and once again, the course was in very good condition and the service that they afford you is second to none; so one must say to Joe dean, well done on getting us a game.

The 4 NTP’s were all won and the recipients of a sleeve of Srixon Soft Feels were Steve Higgins, Shelia Dean, David Qualey and Olga Haubner who had great delight in taking the NTP from the man that suffers the “Senior Moment”. However, he was to claim revenge by taking a share in the “Two’s” pot with Steve Higgins whom both took home the massive sum of 8€ each.

The Best Guest of the day was J. Hettrick with 22 points.

The Silver Division was a fairly tight affair with the exception of one player. In 3rd spot, Jenny Morris only needed 30 points, 3 points ahead on 33 was our Austrian member “meine Schatz” Olga Haubner and way out in front with the best score of the day and a certain handicap cut was Alan Rickers with 38 points.

The Gold Division was even tighter and the top 3 all recorded 35 points. In the past, we have resorted to the count-back system, but the committee decided that as we play under EGA rules, we should follow those rules in their entirety and the countback system was replaced by the EGA’s system of ‘lowest playing handicap’.

John Eyre was placed 3rd, Jamie Rorison 2nd and the winner of the Gold Division was Steve Higgins who “suffered” a 1.2 cut in his handicap at that committee meeting. Photo: Nearest the Pin Winners Our next game, Wednesday 14th January 2015 is at La Serena for a 2 Ball Better Ball competition, so if you fancy a game just look at our website www.tmgs.org or call the Match Secretary on 966719604.

LA MARINA GOLF SOCIETY - THE ROYAL MARINES TROPHY We gathered at the BonAlba course to compete in the annual "Royal Marines Trophy" which is a 4 club competition, kindly sponsored by ex-Marine Eric Edwards.

A cold start which developed into a lovely warm sunny day and by noon most were down to shirt sleeves.

Winner of the Trophy for the 3rd year in the last 4 ,with a score of 30 points was Secretary Alan Craig.

The longest drive prize was won by Bill Stobo who also won nearest the pin on a Par 4.

Many thanks to Eric for providing the prizes and it was good to see him compete ,despite his recent medical problems.

Nearest the pin prizes were won by Elspeth Craig, Alan Craig and Tim Ruse.

We look forward to our next game at Alicante Golf on 22nd January ,10a.m. start.Cost is 40Euros including buggy,insurance,coffee and tostada.

On Tuesday 27th January we are holding our first Bingo Quiz of the year ,cost 8 Euros with a meal of either Steak Pie or Fish and Chips.

Please let Elspeth know your requirements asap on elspeth4mcd@yahoo.co.uk or tel.965077204.

New members are always welcome at a cost of 15 euros p.a. Please contact Alan Craig on the above number if you are interested.

Finally many thanks to Paulo for opening up the La Marina Club during his well-deserved Winter break and providing us with a good spread.

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By Mike Chapman Well 2015 has arrived and a very Happy New Year to anyone associated with Las Ramblas Golf Society and all readers of this report. What a change the new year has seen to our membership with several members including our President and Captain voting with their buggies and moving to other courses largely in protest to Las Ramblas deciding to introduce a charge of 200 euros for the use of their own buggies: a facility that has hitherto been free of charge. Although their departure is disappointing from a Club point of view we wish them all well and thank them for their efforts on our behalf over the past few years.

Our first game of the week was a Team Counter Game where the number of scores on each hole is not known until reaching the next tee which can either be a relief or frustration depending on how the team has performed. The winning team was Alan Douglas, Joyce McClusky, Mike Chapman and guest Dave Lewis who contributed well to the excellent final score of 93 pts.

We played our first Stableford game of the year on Wednesday and in cold yet otherwise good conditions for golf no one was able to beat par with the top scorer being Dave Pulling with 35 pts to win Category One. The days top three in each Category were as follows: Cat 1. 1st Dave Pulling 35 pts 2nd Alan Douglas 33 pts (c/b) 3rd Peter Dunn 33 pts Cat 2. 1st Brian Dent 31 pts 2nd Joyce McClusky 30 pts 3rd Ulrike Barth 28 pts 2's Club: Terry Cullen and Lindsay Forbes There was a jovial cry of 'oh no he's back' on Friday when Terry Field playing off scratch returned to the fold after a few months away. I was lucky enough to have been drawn in his 4 ball for a Texas scramble and it was no surprise that we came in with a 9 under par score of 63 gross which after reduction for handicap allowance gave us a superb score of 56.7 to win the competition. The full team was Terry Field, Mike Chapman, Friedel Knebel and Brian Dent. The 3 ball of Alan Douglas, Benedicte Kruse and Annemarie Weisheit also put in an excellent round finishing with 58.8 which on any other day would be a winning score.

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Happy Days Golf Society By Lubbertus What an amazing start to the 2015 season. The course at Las Colinas, blending in perfectly with the landscape and hills provided a perfect setting for the Captains drive. And the new Captain for 2015, Ray Coupleditch, didn’t disappoint with a long first drive of 230 yards straight down the centre of the fairway.

Sadly for Ray, the fairways and undulating greens meant that this was his only honour on the day. The perfect course led to some great play from the other team members who obviously were not about to allow him to capitalise on such a great shot.

First place on the day went to Ken Farrow with 35 points, followed closely by Dave Naylor on 33, and Don Martin on 32. Steve Dixon

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The ground staff and restaurant staff at Las Colinas were excellent and all the players would like to extend their grateful thanks to them. Their attentiveness and professionalism, coupled with the warm sunshine, meant that, for the society, a wonderful first game for 2015 was, in fact, a perfect day.

Our next match will be at the El Valle Golf Course on 20th January 2015. New members, or just those seeking more information about a truly great, warm, friendly and welcoming golf society, should contact Steve Dixon at the Marinasol Restaurant at Cabo Roig.

By Eric Lucas A smaller than normal turn out at Saurines on Thursday for our first game of 2015, understand there were a few members who were ill, and decided to give the game a miss.

It started off cold but once the sun came up it became a very nice day no clouds and big blue sky. Saurines was again looking In good condition but apparently the greens were very fast and pin positions a bit of a challenge. Congratulations to Ernie Wilson who won his singles Matchplay Championship game against the much fancied Jeff Luke, this game when on a further two holes to decide the winner. Ernie seems to like the low handicapper players last year he knocked out Stuart Whyte who played off 1. We played full handicap stableford, 2 N/t/p's, and the usual twos pot . Results were pins. No 6 Ray Pryce.

No 18 Henry Steel. The two's pot was not won this will roll over to next week. Winner on the day was Steve Woods with 34 pt's There was no raffle this week. Thanks to the staff at Gogarty's for their great hospitality. All future games and dates are now updated on the website, this normally be done by Sunday night after the Saturday games. You should have had an e mail with the details, any problems contact me.

The match play details are now on the web site, also the details are on the notice board in Gogarty's. Just to remind you all if you are planning to go away to Benidorm with us April Next year Ernie Wilson will be Gogarty's Thursdays after our games to collect deposit money for the Trip. All meeting times are 1 and 1/2 hours before tee time at Gogarty's. Guest's are invited to all our games, clubs can be hired. All information on the notice board outside Gogarty's. Contact numbers Eric 667 196 178, Maurice 690268711

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IN THE BUNKER WITH MICK THE GRIP Last Wednesday morning, the 18th green at La Marquesa, covered with an overnight frost

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS By the time this edition of the newspaper is published Christmas and the New Year will be a thing of the past along with many of your own New Years Resolutions.

This will not however prevent us from making a number of New Year Wishes for well known people in the world of golf, namely: Rory McIlroy – More majors.

Henrik Stenson – Continued sound financial advice.

Lee Westwood – A hot streak with the putter during a major week.

Satellite TV – Less of a monopoly of televised golf.

Colin Montgomerie – More Senior major wins.

Berhhard Langer – Continued success on the senior tour against all the odds.

American Golfers – Humility and Modesty in both Victory and Defeat.

Long Handled Putters – Banned as of NOW. Sergio Garcia – A Major Title.

Peter Alliss – More Years in the commentary seat.

Tiger Woods – A driver he can use under pressure.

Tom Watson – An apology from Phil Mickelson and other US Ryder Cup team members.

British Golfers – Good Weather.

British Golfers in Spain – Cheaper Golf.

European Golf – Domination of the world rankings.

Seve Ballesteros – Resurrection.

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For bookings and more information contact Mike on 966 704 752 or 661 345 931 or at info@costa-blanca-greenfees.com or direct quoting reference LEADER. Quotation of the week “Go out and have fun because golf is a game for everyone and not just the talented few” – Harvey Penick.

THE ULTIMATE golf experience: nine holes of snow golf in KETTERING’S CHARLEY HULL has become the youngest winner of the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit after finishing tied for fifth at the Dubai Ladies Masters. Her meteoric rise takes her from Rookie of the year in 2013 to topping the overall LET money list.

Charley, 18, who won the UK National Ladies Championship at Turnberry aged nine, doesn’t believe in hanging about.

THESE YOUNGSTERS don’t have a minute to live. Rory McIlroy believes golf should be speeded up in order to halt the slide in partic-

ipation of the under 25’s. Shorten the courses and the rough, reduce the bunkers and cut the price is his advice. But there is already a golf facility like that. It’s called Pitch and Putt.

THREE THINGS an ageing golfer loses: His nerve, his memory, and what was the third thing? Wishing you all a great golfing New Year.

Our thanks to KRISTOFF for the excellent photo of a very frosty La Marquesa.

Contact Mick for all your regripping and repairs. Tel. 638 859 475.

EUROGOLF SOCIETY AT LA MARQUESA On Thursday 8 January, 52 members of Eurogolf Society played in the first competition of 2015. To gently ease us into the start of the year, after the festivities of Christmas and New Year´s celebrations, we played a team game of `Yellow Peril`. A few teams had to play with a ghost due to last minute cancellations from a number of members suffering from the flu virus.

Congratulations to the winning team of Paul Manning, Geoff Evans, Jan Shorley and ghost scoring 143 points. In second place were the team of Nico Baken, Ken Brett, Cindi Green and ghost 139 points.

Third place went to the team of Malcolm Foskett, John Holland, Alec Relph and Mary Sanderson 137 points. N.T.P´s winners: 5th Gordon Bourne 11th & 15th Malcolm Foskett 17th Tony Hitt Football draw winners: Dave Nicholls, Robin Richards, Peter Sanderson, Ian Turner The results of TOFF´s Stableford competition played on Tuesday 6 January were as follows: Gold Division: 1st David Gregson 36 points 2nd Sue Gillett 33 points

3rd Tony Stead 33 points. Silver Division: 1st Alan Venables 37 points 2nd Harry Armstrong 35 points Hedy Paelig 35 points.

Bronze Division: 1st Brian Heard 38 points (overall winner) 2nd Alec Relph 35 points 3rd Sandy Holland 35 points.

Nearest the pins: 5th David Lewis 11th Joe Ogden 15th John Jones 17th David Gregson Best front nine Ian Turner 20 points and best back nine Alan Marshall 20 points. Player of the Month December (5 games Aggregate Scores) Male: Franz Berndt 160 points Female: Bev Fairhurst 144 points For more info about our society go to www.eurogolf-quesada.co.uk

EL PLANTIO 2 GOLF SOCIETY JOKER Our first competition got off to a good start with 23 players on a cold morning. It soon warmed up and that was evident when the scores cards came in. One player, Mike Davies played out of his skin, welcome to your new handicap .

Results: NTP Hole 1 Ray Housley, NTP Hole 4 Keith Bloomfield 1st Mike Davies Hcp 14 score of 48 points 2nd Ian Henderson Hcp 5 score of 41 points BIH

3rd Ian Craig Hcp 8 score of 41 points Ladies Prize Lyn Young Hcp 13 score of 33 points If you would like to play golf but find playing big courses to expensive why not join our friendly par 3 society. We play Tuesday Friday and Sunday. Our tee off time is 9.00am shotgun start. Playing with our society you will get special prices for more information please call Ian Henderson on 636116230 or 966716616.

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Monday, 12th January, 2015

Skipper Jorge said before Sunday’s game that Torrevieja’s players are absolutely delighted to be back at the Vicente Garcia after an absence of two months and the ground could be the difference, the incentive that they need as they enter the second phase in their quest for playoff qualification. ‘We've been waiting quite a while to get back to our home pitch and playing once more on natural grass is a big advantage that also helps to motivate the players as it suits the Torrevieja style of football. You could see the evidence on the grass at Alzira last week where we took the three points having played a great game’ he told The Leader.

And the team that stepped into the firing line as Torry got on with their quest were old rivals Utiel who went into Sunday evening’s game firmly rooted to the bottom of the Tercera with just 15 points from their 22 games. It is a situation that is largely ignored by Jorge who said ‘The position of the bottom side Utiel is a false one. They are a team that is working well defensively, which was demonstrated last week in their goalless draw against Cullera. I remember that despite numerous opportunities in the game at Utiel we could only manage a draw so, although we are in a confident mood, we go into the game knowing that we will have to work extremely hard to continue our current good run of form’.

The game itself saw Torry demonstrating a solid look and they were unlucky not to go ahead in the opening minutes when Eddy curled a first-time shot just wide of the post from the edge of the penalty area. Moments later and Jorge went even closer

when his effort hit the side netting.

As the home side applied pressure to the Utiel goal Banderas was the next to go close on 11 minutes with Pau needing to pull off a fine point blank save to deny the former Orihuela man. From the rebound Rafa Gomez then went just wide.

Torry began to get frustrated and wide player Berna escaped with a booking for a dangerous challenge on Utiel defender Baixauli as referee Perez Alcocer gave hime the benefit of the doubt.

The visitors only effort came on the half hour when a mix up in the Torry area saw Alexis slice a clearance. Fortunately Oscar was on hand to turn the ball over the bar saving what could have proved an expensive mistake.

Just prior to the interval Banderas had the ball in the Utiel net but was rightly judged offside.

The second period got underway with the home side wondering how they were going to break the deadlock which looked most unlikely until Galiana made a double substitution in the 61st minute bringing on Brani and Cesar, both of whom were instrumental in the only goal of the game.

No sooner had they settled into the game when, in the 67th minute, an excellent crossfield ball from Brani picked out Cesar on the edge of the Utiel box.

His powerful strike hit the back of the net with Pau stranded between the posts.

In truth this was a game totally dominated by the home side and with good opportunities falling to Carrasco, Oscar, Borja and Banderas Torry should really have won in a canter. But most importantly they kept on pushing forward and in the end they got their just rewards.

Next Sunday Torry travel to Mura for a game that kicks off at 5pm. See the club website for information regarding travel arrangements.

KINGS TOURNAMENT TENNIS FINALS

Last Monday saw the climax of three days of competition at the Torrevieja Tennis Club with the finals of the “Torneo de Reyes” for children aged between 5 and 14. The length of the games were dependent on age but all were keenly contested and played in a competitive spirit.

The competition cconcluded with a lunch for all competitors and their parents.

Prizes and trophies were presented by Club President, Antonio Tafalla, the Vice President Humberto Zuleta, Competition Director David Pérez and the Tournament referee José Luis Moreno.

Results: Categoría cadete absoluto: Emilio Huete beat Sergio Quesada 6 - 2, 6 - 3 Categoría cadete consolación: Katrin Ismailova beat Cristina Feliksova 4 - 1, 4 - 5, 10 - 6 Categoría alevín absoluto: Luis Manuel Pérez beat Martin Doyle 4 - 2, 4 - 0 Categoría alevín consolación: Adrián Munuera beat Nicolás Quesada 4 - 1, 4 - 0 Categoría benjamín absoluto: Adrián Pérez beat Pablo Martínez 4 - 2, 4 - 1 Categoría benjamín consolación: Sergio Iglesias beat Juan Carlos Carmona 3 - 5, 4 - 1, 11 - 9

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TORRY START NEW YEAR CAMPAIGN IN STYLE

CESAR COMES OFF BENCH TO BREAK DEADLOCK CD TORREVIEJA ........1 CD UTIEL ....................0

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Jorge leading out the team against Alzira

UD ALZIRA - 0 CD TORREVIEJA - 3 AT SAGUNTINO - 0 CD TORREVIEJA - 0 After a fortnights seasonal absence, Torry recorded 2 super results on the road.

First up was a trip to Alzira on Sun 4 Jan, to play a team who only just missed promotion via the play offs last season. Ferran converted a close range chance on 43 mins, in a half which Torry dominated, playing attractive possession football. The hosts fought back well, and should have been 2 up before the hour mark. A clear cut opportunity less than 5 yards from goal was squandered, then Torry keeper Oscar pulled off a magnificent save to deny another certain goal. On 63 mins, Jorge connected with a loose ball on the edge of the box, sending his half volley screaming into the back of the net, giving Torry a much needed 2nd goal against the run of play. Straight from the restart, Oscar came to his side's rescue again, finger tipping a fierce drive wide of the target. Berna made it safe for Torry on 78 mins, when he beat 3 players, before calmly stroking the ball inside the far post. This emphatic victory has to be Torry's best of the season so far, a

view shared by full back Vicente, heaping praise on his fellow team mates, whom for once didn't receive a single booking!

A visit to Saguntino on Weds 7 Jan, started a second sequence of div 3 matches (1-0 at home in first game of the season), with Torry well placed in 6th position for a serious play off push. The fluency shown at Alzira was far from evident, in a first half in which the home side should have been 3 or 4 goals ahead. Torry rode their luck, none more so than on 36 mins, when a well struck shot hit the base of the post, before bouncing to safety.

Manager Galiana must have read the riot act at half time, for his troops were transformed in the 2nd period. Centre back Alexis had a goal bound effort well saved on 87 mins, as Torry looked to have nicked an undeserved victory, but it was that man Oscar who once again pulled off a top drawer save from Martinez a minute later, allowing his colleagues to escape with a hard fought draw.

Bookings for Jorge and Borja, soured an otherwise satisfactory evening.

A FEAST OF FOOTBALL AT PINATAR ARENA There have been quite a number of teams from all over Europe using the facilities at the Pinatar Arena for their Winter Training Camps in recent weeks, the most notable of which are Borussia Dortmund who have been in the area for the last ten days. They finish off their campaign tomorrow afternoon with their final match against Swiss first Division outfit SC Scion. Of all the games being played at the Arena that is the only match with an entry fee so if you want to go along it will cost you 10euro to get in. Entry to all other matches are free and include fixtures involving CSKA Moscow, FSV Frankfurt, Shanghai Shenua, Dynamo Zagreb, Standard Liege, Real Murcia and others.

Details are on the Arena website at www.pinatararena.com.

Following on from the current crop of friendlies the beginning of February will see a quadrangular tournament involving the Spanish and Belgian Womens National Football teams, one of which will be a Regional Select.

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