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No 556

Monday, 16th February, 2015

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FABR A’S BROKEN PROMISES AS COST A’S CHILDREN ABANDONED

The Parents and Teachers Association (APA) of the CEIP Playas de Orihuela say they are extremely angry and have now reached the end of their patience as over a hundred of their supporters launched a day of protests last Monday outside the local Junior school which is now celebrating 13 years in antiquated portacabins.

They say that they will continue to protest every Monday until the situation is resolved.

APA President, Yolanda Fernandez, says that the par-

ents are "absolutely disgusted" that they have to deliver their children every single day to a ‘temporary’ building complex made up of 20 antiquated portacabins which are purported to pass for the Community Junior School.

The situation was brought to a head last week, she says, when on Tuesday a metal ceiling panel broke away from the roof of a classroom full of 5 year old’s and dropped down onto a desk being shared by 4 children. Fortunately the students were carrying out an activity in another part of the room at the time and there were no injuries. However the consequences could have been quite different and resulted in a number of serious injuries.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE One parent reported the matter to Canal Vega TV who sent down a team to investigate.

Their newsman Ruben Miguez was denied access however and had to compile his report from the adjacent road.

As he conducted interviews outside a number of contractors could quite clearly be seen in the background making repairs to the portacabin roofs.

Fernandez said that Regional President, Alberto Fabra, had promised a brick built school for the Orihuela Costa in the run up to the 2010 elections but 5 years later the building was no further forward and in the intervening years they had made excuse after excuse.

This latest incident is just one of a long list of faults and complaints that were distributed in a circular to parents and to press as APA strive to publicise the plight of their children, which they feel are being increasingly abandoned, and each of which will spend nine years on site as they undergo Junior education. Extracts include:

Monday, 16th February, 2015 “Children from Infantile have been standing in deep water up to their knees during 8 hours because of incorrect construction of the drains which flooded into their “classrooms”.

We were witnesses of water leaks from the electric plugs, sleepy ramps on the way to Comedor, flooded Library with mold and damp on the books….

Our children shake from cold when they have to go to the toilet which is outside.

What are we waiting for?

Now is the time to stop it!!”

Indeed it is difficult to see how the children can’t but be influenced by the situation and how their development would almost certainly be affected, both physically and psychologically by the cold and the rain during the winter and the intense heat during the long summer months, which the ancient utility plant is finding it increasingly difficult to manage.

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Small children, it is claimed, can sit in wet clothes for up to 8 hours because the classroom heating is inferior. There are leaks in many of the classrooms and in the dining area, flooded library books are covered with mold and mildew.

There are also said to be constant power failures, caused by obsolete overhead wiring, which further hinders student comfort, welfare and learning.

As a result of the broken promises and the growing frustration that many parents now feel APA say that they will continue to demonstrate every Monday morning from 8:30 to 9:15 on the road outside CEIP Playas de Orihuela, and there they will stay until Fabra and his government fulfil their promises and provide the neighbourhood with what they need, a brick built school that is so very essential to the education and development of the Orihuela Costa’s increasingly abandoned young children.

Let’s hope that we don’t have to wait until a child is seriously injured before any action is taken!

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The Regional Minister for Social Welfare, Asunción Sánchez Zaplana, announced last week that the Generalitat Valenciana has allocated a total of 257,000 euros to equip the Disabled Care Centre in Torrevieja. She made the announcement during a visited to the Centre with the Torrevieja mayor Eduardo Dolon.

At a press conference in the Town Hall, Zaplana said that tenders are now being sought for the procurement of the equipment necessary to operate the unit, which is designed as a residential centre for people with disabilities and a day support meeting place.

The Regional Minister said she hoped the building would be fully operational and in use later in the year.

The mayor said that he is looking forward to the

centre opening as soon as possible and it would quickly become an important resource in the town for such local associations as AFA, ALPE, AMFA, ADIEM and APANEE. It will provide much needed improvements to the quality of life of people with disabilities and their families.

This centre for Torrevieja’s disabled (mentally and physically) is located on Avenida Delfina Viudes next to Public School No. 10 Habanera, on a municipal plot of 11,152 square meters. It is divided into 7,630 square meters of garden and a building plot of 3,522 square meters with 28 double and 32 single rooms.

With this new building Torrevieja will have a public infrastructure of hospital standard and will be able to accommodate a total of 88 people in residence.

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ALICANTE DOCTORS ACCUSED OF STEALING BABY The remains of a newborn girl were exhumed from a grave in an Alicante cemetery

Three retired doctors have appeared in court in Alicante charged with stealing a baby and having it adopted thirty years ago after DNA tests conducted by the Institute of Toxicology revealed that the biological profile of the remains of an infant buried in the 80s not match the mother.

The doctors, who have been charged with illegal detention, have denied that the baby girl had survived labour and that they took part in its subsequent kidnapping by offering it up for adoption.

Preliminary proceedings were instituted about a year at the request of the Attorney after it was first discovered that the DNA of the bone remains from a newborn girl, who was exhumed from a grave in Alicante cemetery, did not match those of the mother.

At the time the magistrate investigating the case took statements from two former gynecologists from the clinic where the complainant gave birth, together with another from the doctor who signed the death certificate.

Between 1950 and 1980 estimates put the total number of children that are thought to have been illegally adopted in Spain at around 300,000. This was done through a network of Catholic Church-run

children's homes and private hospitals would take newborn infants, typically from young, impoverished single mothers, who were told that their baby had died.

Despite other ongoing investigations this is the first time in the province of Alicante that criminal proceedings have ever been made for the alleged theft of babies. It is understood, however, that a further four cases are close to appearing in court. Three of them are waiting for reports while the fourth awaits the laboratory to rule on the genetic profile of exhumed skeletal remains.

Alicante prosecutors first initiated an investigation into alleged baby thefts from hospitals in 2011 after an avalanche of complaints had reached the Nation’s courts from the National Association of People Affected by Irregular Adoptions (Add).

After three years of research, opening graves, over a dozen niches and interviews with more than sixty families, however, the prosecutor has aborted almost all of the cases because it was impossible to continue with the investigations because of DNA either matches or the time lapses involved who are alleged to have died at, or within 24 hours of, their birth, which many relatives now suspect were the subject of illegal adoption.

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION CHANGE OF VENUE The Next Meeting of the Orihuela Costa Branch of the RBL will take place this coming Thursday, 19th February, in the Function Room of the Emerald Isle, La Florida with a 7pm for 7.30 pm start.

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BRITON KILLS GERMAN PAEDOPHILE A Briton has been arrested in Spain for 'killing a paedophile who was filming his daughter'.

Paramedics called to the scene rushed the victim to a hospital in La Linea on the border with Gibraltar but he died shortly after arrival. A source from the local Guardia Civil, said: "We believe he died as a result of the single punch he received but this is yet to be confirmed by the post-mortem results."

CRASH CONCLUSION A court in Elche sentenced a driver to two years in prison and a three year driving ban, after he was found to have been responsible for the death of a passenger in his car which crashed on the road between Santa Pola and Arenales del Sol in 2007, whilst trying to avoid a police checkpoint on the N-332. A claim for 13,500 euro compensation from another passenger was reduced by 20%, on account of that passenger failing to wear a seatbelt at the time of the crash. Accident investigators concluded that the driver was under the influence of alcohol and was driving at excessive speed of 80 kilometres per hour on a road where the limit was just 20 kmh.

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TORREVIEJA DESALINATION PLANT LOSES MILLIONS IN FUNDING It has been revealed this week that the much hyped desalination plant in Torrevieja, the largest in Europe, has lost out in 55 million euro of funding, on account of operational deadlines not having been met.

Despite the plant being theoretically ready to operate, after years of battles, court cases and wasted expense, the water is still not being sent to the potential users, most of whom are in the Murcia region incidentally, where farmers are trying to negotiate on a cheaper price on account of the already inflated cost of water from a plant that was intended to offer lower costs to users.

With 300 million euro invested by Acuamed, Aguas de las Cuencas Mediterráneas, 55 million was from European funding, although that funding is under threat on account of the deadlines not being reached, which would result on the cost coming back to Acuamed, thus passed on to the end users.

A spokesperson for Acuamed stated that the delay in satisfying the deadline was through “no fault” of theirs, and that “because of the circumstances surrounding the development” those deadlines for funding of the 2002-2006 operational program could not be met, and so Acuamed has requested the inclusion in the 2007-2013 program, which is now “pending a decision by the Commission”.

The plant should have been fully operational in 2009 but met with obstacles along its entire timeline, ultimately resulting in the cessation of work whilst the courts decided on the future, which occurred in 2014 when the Constitutional Court annulled an agreement set out in March 2007 that ordered the paralysation of construction.

A conflict of jurisdiction raised by the central government against Valencia stopped the works.

Acuamed has also said that other beneficiaries and management bodies are also awaiting the decision from

Brussels regarding the recovery of the 55 million euro in aid destined for Torrevieja has already been spent by the Spanish central government on other projects, such as improving the supply of water in the Segura basin. Notice has already been served on central government that the European Union could claim back the subsidies for the desalination plant.

Despite the delays in its infancy, the plant could have been fully operational in the summer of 2013. Water is being processed at the plant, but it is currently on schedule to produce just 80 cubic hectometres, expandable to 120, with half of the production directed, in theory, to supplies south of Alicante and Murcia, the other half to the Segura basin for sale irrigators, assuming a beneficial price can be agreed.

Although we have still to reach the rainy spring season on the Costa Blanca, the reservoirs of the Segura basin are currently only at 62.2% capacity, considerably less than the 71.2% at the same time last year, but both of those are higher than the 56.4% reserve in 2013 at this time.

Facing higher demands and lower reserves for all water users, and with farmers alone across the area facing increasingly difficult times, with many of them destroying crops as their destruction is sometimes more cost effective than distributing to the supermarkets and retail chains demanding lower prices, the need for their reduced production costs are clear, but sources suggest that the Confederation has not yet given concessions to farmers so they can buy the water, partly due to the insecurity of the operation, and partly due to claims that the plant couldn´t satisfy the demand at any coast, as the site does not yet have sufficient electrical power.

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AMBASSADOR CALLS THE SAMARITANS During a two-day visit to the Alicante province, Her Majesty´s Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, took time out of his schedule to speak to the Samaritans.

Accompanied by the newly appointed Alicante Consul, Sarah-Jane Morris, the visit was to mark the farewell of Chris Sumter, president of Samaritans in Spain.

Having worked tirelessly to create a legacy of help and support for the needy, many of the team behind the Samaritans initiative can only offer praise for what has been achieved under her guide. Chris joined the Trustees in autumn of 2008 and completed her listening training in the following spring. She was responsible for the People Sub Group and took over the Training - revamping the modules and training trainers, before becoming the CEO in 2011 and then President in November, 2011.

Largely praised for the development of outreach work and physical support in the heart of the community, the creation of locations such as the drop-in centre in the Punta Marina commercial centre are largely attributed to her dedication and forward thinking attitude.

Unfortunately, Chris is now moving back to the UK, along with her husband, Lubbertus, who has also worked hard on behalf of the charity working on the website, press articles, banking, collection of donations of goods for the shop and a whole range of other activities. There is no doubt however that the legacy will continue thanks to the dedication of all of the volunteers and supporters behind the Samaritans in Spain.

Raising a glass to her dedication, Mr Manley cut tut a cake in celebration of her work, before heading off to a meeting with a number of municipal mayors from areas of key interest to the immigrant population, including Antonio Zapata from Orihuela, and Eduardo Dolón from Torrevieja. The mayors from ten town halls represent 50% of all British nationals registered in the Alicante consular district and 21% of all British nationals registered in Spain.

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NO PENALTY Juan Carlos Monedero, the cofounder of Spain’s anti-austerity Podemos party has paid €200,000 in income taxes and fines to satisfy a debt from €425,150 he earned as a consultant, party officials announced last week. “Under the law, the existence of a voluntary complimentary return implies that no tax fraud existed,” said party officials in a statement, adding that Monedero won’t have to face any new tax penalties.

HIGH FLIERS Spanish military supply company Indra has won a contract worth 14.4 million euro, and will now provide training system for EC135 helicopter. The EC135 is a twin-engine civil helicopter produced by Eurocopter, now under Airbus control, widely used amongst emergency services.

HOT PROPERTY Before returning to Madrid, the Ambassador said, “I am impressed by the way local authorities and the voluntary sector support British nationals who visit and live in this area.

“However, I hope that we can do still more to help the most vulnerable Britons here and to overcome issues like the language barrier. In the discussion with local mayors we made good progress, working with them to encourage engagement and integration.

“It has been wonderful to see the work done by charities in the area, and I would encourage people to sign up and support their local charities, some of which are crying out for additional volunteers.

“I’ve also seen some great examples of joint working such as the SATE office in Benidorm and the help that Samaritans in Spain and other voluntary organisations give to vulnerable British nationals.

“I hope that our team in Alicante will continue to build on these successes to ensure that Britons get the support they need”.

The mayors and the Ambassador agreed on the importance of all British nationals registering on the Padrón and, if they did so by the deadline of 31 December for the next local elections, as well as voting in the upcoming polls to make sure they have their say and their voices are heard.

Recovery of the property sales sector will not normalise until 2017, according to a report released this week, partly due to the absorption of stock from the boom times. The report, published by KPMG, still shows Spain as an “attractive” country for investment property, whereas seven out of ten industry executives believe that opportunistic funding has given value to investors, where bargains still exist although are now starting to increase in price.

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SLIGHT INCREASE IN COSTA VOTER REGISTRATION

Orihuela´s councillor for International residents, Martina Scheurer, has revealed the final figures for foreigners registered to vote on the Orihuela Costa, which for statistical purposes includes Entrenaranjos, shortly to be published by the Spanish National Statistics Institute, the INE. After the deadline at the end of the year, there are now a total of 5,259 foreigners who are on the voters list. The figure is a slight increase from the 4,733 previously, but is still widely under representing the international community and their right to vote in the elections in May. As previously reported, there was an information table set up in the town hall providing details on how to ensure you are on the voters list.

That campaign resulted in just fewer than 200 additional registrations.

We also know that the INE carried out a postal campaign, whereas they sent a simple return-to-register form to around 3,500 people.

Therefore, that campaign has yielded around 300 additional voter registrations, not even 10% of those targeted.

We also believe that there are some 3,200 Spanish people eligible to vote, clearly showing how the foreign population is actually more represented, but with the collective figure of around 8,500 residents, that is a considerable shortfall of the 35,000 residents, and so only a quarter of the population is actually now registered and eligible to vote.

The figure gets even more depressing when one takes into account that of those who took the trouble to register their right to vote, many still don´t exercise that right on the day. With voter turnout around 50%, the total number of votes from the Orihuela Costa could well be as little as just over 4,000, of which 2,500 are the foreign residents, across all European nationalities. In the last elections, albeit they were for European representation, the voter turnout was just 43%.

With the manner in which votes are counted, the concluding figure could make it even more difficult for the smaller parties to gain council seats this year. As Scheurer explained, “in the last elections, we, the green party, got around 3,500 votes, and we managed to get 3 councillors with that”, and whilst explaining the minimum threshold, continuing, “a party needs 5% of the votes to get their first councillor, so that

was around 1,500 votes. Any figure less than that would be a wasted vote as there is no way they could get a seat”.

Although they cannot be directly transposed, and there has been a strong growth with political groups such as Podemos, in the European elections the PP and PSOE gained 45% and 23% of the votes respectively. Therefore, collectively, 68% of the votes went to the two major parties, thus leaving just 32% to share across all other political groups. Therefore, in the transposed case of Orihuela Costa, a total of 2,720 votes to share across up to 10 different groups. Within the foreign residents, the total number of voters, assuming the same share to the PP and PSOE, would be just 1,683 votes. The conclusion being that unless all those remaining choose to vote for the same party, the chance of proper representation within the foreign community of the Orihuela Costa is zero.

Of course this is all based on statistical data, opinion polls and conjecture, because the reality is change can still happen. In fact, “Cambiemos Orihuela”, was the title given to an information conference held in the María Moliner library in Orihuela on Friday, in which the biggest contenders of the smaller groups came together to affirm their commitment to work towards a single goal of creating a combined force to tackle the historic majority of the bigger two parties.

As we previously reported, Podemos are a force now to be reckoned with in Orihuela and the Orihuela Costa, and with the Los Verdes and Izquierda Unida combining under the same electoral pact, they are a

The Town Hall Information Desk resulted in approximately 200 extra voters force indeed. But if you want to enforce change, there are still the smaller groups to consider, such as the historically coastal centric CLARO group, or their former partners CLR, and others.

Either way, there are two key messages to remember in the run up to the elections, it is now more important than ever that everybody researches what each political group is offering and what they will and can do for the Orihuela Costa, perhaps based on promises made or indeed broken, but the second message is also vital, the message that if you have registered your right to vote, you must exercise that right.

With so many votes at risk of being wasted, this election seems set to be one of the most exciting and contested representations of democracy and never has it been more important to take part, as the political landscape is about to change forever and one way or another, you can be part of that change.

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PASS OUT The UK Home Office has launched an investigation into how an airline passenger was allowed to board a flight from Britain to Spain without a passport.. Officials said he had been allowed to board the Ryanair plane with a photocopy of a bus pass, after his passport was stolen. The passenger was being questioned at Liverpool John Lennon Airport returning on a flight from the Canary Islands.

KING OF CUTS King Felipe VI has taken a 20% voluntary pay cut in his 2015 salary, thus affirming his commitment for a fewer frills monarchy. A statement released this week shows how the 47 year old head of state would receive just 234,204 euro, having taken the cut compared with his father´s salary before his abdication.

FRUIT FEARS Unions are demanding urgent action from the Ministry of Agriculture following the discovery of a vector for HLB, one of the most damaging citrus plant diseases in the world. The detection of psyllid Africana in groves in Galicia in the north west of Spain marks the first time the insect has been spotted on the Iberian Peninsula, leading to fears it could cause irreversible damage to the country’s citrus exports.

CAR SHIPPING Hoegh Autoliners is launching direct car carrying ship service to Barcelona and Valencia, from their Jacksonville base, as well as Veracruz, Mexico. The monthly sailings will use the 204 built Hoegh Seoul, a 68,871 gross tonnage vessel, expected to carry exports for GM, Chrysler, Nissan, Honda, Ford and Caterpillar.

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DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO BE CARRIED IN A VEHICLE Chris Poole, the Chairman of the Orihuela Costa Branch of the Neighbourhood Watch, recently met with a local Chief of the Guardia Civil and took the opportunity to ask him what documents are required to be carried in a vehicle. He informed was informed that the following are necessary:1) The driver should be in possessing of his Current Driving Licence 2) The vehicle registration book. (Tarjeta de Inpeccion Tecnia de vehiculos) 3) The Permissin to drive. (Permiso de circulación). This is the green paper accompanying No 2.

4) A copy of the driver’s NIE form authenticated by a Notary. If the driver in not resident in Spain the Police may wish to see his/her’s passport. A copy authenticated by a Notary will be accepted.

5) The Policia Local may want to see evidence that the owner has paid the Municipal vehicle tax so it is advisable to carry the receipt in the vehicle.

It is not obligatory to carry a copy of the car insurance in the car BUT if you are involved in an accident you will need to show it to any other person requesting to see it. If the Police attend they will also ask to see it.

If the vehicle is stopped by the Police and their equipment is not working, they will also request its production. Although there is no offence committed “IT IS THE RESPONSIBLITY OF THE DRIVER TO PRODUCE IT. Failing to do so will mean you having taking it to the DGT office in Alicante.

It is not required to have the papers of passing the ITV as the Vehicle registration book will contain details.

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PROVIDING A UNITED FRONT LOS DOLSES PRESIDENTS ASSOCIATION According to the Secretary Anne Faulkner. 'this is a good time to join the group’

Recently, Presidents of Communities within the boundaries of Los Dolses held their third Annual meeting. Formed as a result of ongoing and increasing problems which individual Presidents found themselves battling with, e.g. mountains of green rubbish, holes in roads.etc. a small number joined together to form a group, advising and supporting each other and most importantly having the ability to approach other agencies with a united coordinated voice.

Soon joined by others this group has been able to sucessfully wage war on some of the problems associated with antisocial behaviour exhibited by residents and non residents affecting the area.

Many of the issues are ongoing and the core membership would like to invite other Presidents not already attending our meetings to come and join the

group. An invitation is being extended to developments within the Los Dolses area where there is no Community organisation to arrange for representation at the meetings.

The Secretary of the Association, Anne Hadley Faulkner, says 'This is a good time to join the group as we are updating our Constitution, therefore if residents of areas within Los Dolses, not recognised as Communities, wish to be included in the efforts made by the Association to maintain the appearance of the Community at large, our Constitution would need to reflect this'. The Association stresses it is non profit making, non political and works for the benefit of the residents who call Los Dolses their home.

For more information contact may be made with the Chairman, Roy Gregory, tel. 966 764 337 or the Secretary, Anne on tel. 966 764 230.

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WEEKEND ADVENTURE DAY AT RUFETE

The councillor for youths in Torrevieja, Rosario Martínez Chazarra, has announced that her department has organised a special “adventure day” for young people which will take place on Sunday the 1st of March at the Rufete park in Torremendo.

The event, which has activities arranged by the Centro de Información y Animación Juvenil, or CIAJ, will feature fun features such as paintball, Quad riding on a closed circuit, abseiling, archery, bouncy castles

and “Human Foosball”, among other activities.

The councillor has said that the event has activities that are suitable for all ages, and that the aim is to create a family-friendly day, as parents are also invited along too, although there are no obligations for parents to partake in the activities.

There are also designated seating and dining areas set aside at the park, so the family can also enjoy their own picnic lunch whilst the kids run around keeping busy.

The price, including all activities and monitors, will be 15 euro for those aged over 6 years, 17 euro for those over 10 years and 22 euro for adults and children over 14 years. The councillor also points out that those under 14 must be accompanied by an adult, whereas those under 18 can attend alone with parental permission.

There will be a free bus departing at 09:00 from the bus station at the Eras de la Sal, set to return from the park at 17:00.

For more information and to register you can go along to the CIAJ youth information centre located on the Paseo Juan Aparicio, number 5, or call 965 714 072. The event forms part of the winter activities program for young people, with more information always available on their website, www.ciaj.es.

PROVINCIAL ENERGY BOOST

The provincial council of Alicante has approved over four million euro in grants destined towards energy saving projects that will benefit 43 municipalities in the province, with key focus being given towards Almoradí, Daya Vieja, Pilar de la Horadada and Rojales.

The aim of the injection of cash is for the creation of sustainable energy initiatives, which will subsequently reduce consumption and therefore offer future savings to the municipal funds, whilst achieving greater energy efficiency.

With the grants, municipalities may make improvements to street lighting and the lighting in municipal buildings, water heaters, also installing photovoltaic energy generators.

It is not just a cash handout to the municipal councils however, as the Provincial Council will pay 87.5% of the contributions of€3,713,624 whilst the municipalities will have to assume the remaining 12.5%.

The grants are of varying amounts from 14,000 euro to 187,000 euro, with another 39 municipal applications possible in the future, once those councils are in a position to meet the financial investment for their part.

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GUARDAMAR FOCUSED ON TOURISM INITIATIVES In a meeting this week attended by the Consul of Norway and members of the Chambers of Commerce of Alicante and Orihuela, around 150 local business representatives agreed on the need to highlight their demands for improved connectivity with the town of Guardamar and AlicanteElche airport.

The announcement was made during a conference focusing on tourism under the slogan, “Strategies for Future Development”, which was held in the Cultural Centre and led by the mayor of the town, Carmen Verdú of the Partido Popular.

The attendees also agreed to focus on touristic accreditations, such as the Sistema Integral de Calidad Turística en Destinos, or SICTED, which has been steadily growing in interest around the area.

With 5,000 tourist beds available in the town, the need to highlight tourism is ever increasing during the off-season months, when opportunities for special deals and offers are often at their greatest, although with fewer tourists to take up on these offers dominating other locations such as Torrevieja and the Orihuela Costa, smaller places already have to battle for their share, especially with little or no integration into the tourist travel network of the airport hub.

Recent initiatives such as the “Guardamar me gusta” campaign presented at the recent FITUR tourism event were praised by the attendees, where it was also highlighted that campaigns focusing on the archaeological heritage as well as the richness of the dunes of Guardamar are already planned for the future.

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SEVERELY MALNOURISHED HORSE DUMPED AT ROJALES RESCUE CENTRE For the first time in it’s seven-year history, a neglected horse has been dumped at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales. The severely malnourished mare was left tied to the centre’s rubbish skip with a piece of string, and was discovered early last Saturday morning.

“She’s so thin she was on the point of collapse and we really don’t think she would have survived much longer in the cold weather conditions we are having at the moment,” said centre co-founder Sue

Weeding. We have named her Mystery.

“Word has obviously got out that we don’t have a horse trailer at the moment so they are walking them here.”

Even though we sometimes struggle to fund ourselves we are please that they now bring them to us and no longer leave them to die on a piece of waste ground.

We get calls from all over Spain for help which is why just before Christmas rescued horses seized by the police from Granada were sent to us as no one else would take them. All of this strengthens our determination to grow as an organisation to help more horses, ponies and

donkeys.

The rescue centre is fundraising for a new horse trailer after the axle snapped on their 15-year-old trailer last month. One horse rescued after the breakdown had to be walked the 45 minutes home to the centre because there is currently no alternative form of transport.

Sue said the centre is raising funds to buy a new trailer which is low to the ground and therefore does not need a ramp as some of the horses we rescue are very weak and traumatised and going up a noisy ramp can be difficult for them and dangerous for us,” she says.

When we have the new trailer we will be able to collect Franky the donkey from Barcelona as his is ready to come home after his very successful surgery to straighten his front hoof The Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre welcomes any donations and sponsorships to help their cause. Every cent donated or spent in their eight charity shops across the Alicante province goes towards the feeding and care of the 89 horses, ponies and donkeys that live at the centre and to help with future rescues.

Donations of furniture, clothes and bric-a-brac to stock the shops are welcome. Please contact the charity shop hotline on 652 021 980 for more information about furniture pick-ups and volunteering.

The Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre opens to the public for free on the first Sunday of every month between 1pm and 4pm. The first horse tour begins at 2pm.

EHCRC is located just outside Rojales at Partido Lo Garriga 59. For directions and details on how to sponsor a horse, please visit www.easyhorsecare.net.

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L.P.A. DOG SHOW A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY Little Pod Association, a registered charity based in Orihuela Costa to help abandoned and mistreated animals, is holding another Dog Show on Sunday 1st March at Finca La Castellana, San Miguel de Salinas The first class begins at Midday with registration from 10-30 a.m.

This will be a fun day out for all the family with over a dozen classes ranging from Best Pedigree Dog to Most Waggiest Tail and Egg and Spoon race to Musical Mats.

Trophies, Rosettes and Goodie Bags to be won in all classes. The judges are from Eduardo's Pets There will be lots more to do with stalls, a Tombola and Refreshments and you can meet some of the LPA dogs The show will be signposted from the roundabout at the bottom of the road where the market is held.

For more information – or to pre-register your dog please come to either of LPA's two shops on the 1st floor of the La Zenia/Los Dolces C. C. near Pets World or phone 660 832 360 or see LPA on facebook.

The previous Dog Shows have been a great success providing fun and entertainment for all so do come - with or without your dog!!

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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.

The Disgruntled Expat I had dinner with George again last week. As regular readers will probably remember, George is an elderly friend of ours, whom we have known for many years. I sometimes wonder why I bother with George, since he spends most of his time complaining.

George will complain about anything, including ‘the natives’, as he calls them, the Spanish language, food, health service and the weather. I often wonder why George did not pack up and head back to his home town of Preston in the UK many years ago, such is his distain for all things ‘foreign’. George is a ‘professional complainer’; however, when I am in the mood, I do find him amusing and it always provides a healthy balance to my own rather more optimistic view of expat life.

George grunted as he sat down in his least disliked restaurant, as I made my first mistake of asking him how he was. We then spent a good fifteen minutes discussing his various ailments, his feet, his heart, his doctor, the hospital and the ambulance service before, thankfully, our starters arrived.

For a few minutes, George was silent as he began to tackle his prawn cocktail. He seemed to be enjoying it, although I could be wrong.

Suddenly, he put down his fork, glared at me accusingly and asked, “What have you done to the weather?” I was a little taken aback, since weather control is not one of my jobs. “Well, I guess, it has been a lit-

tle cooler than usual,” I replied.

This was the response that George wanted and he began to recount news items and weather statistics, which claimed that it has been the coolest in the Canary Islands for at least 30 years. He hadn't come to the islands for this sort of treatment and he was actually thinking of returning to Preston.

“I’m going home,” George announced in a deliberate voice. “I’ve had enough of all this nonsense. I can’t stand the cold weather and the health service is going down the pan here. Do you know that I had to wait for two days to get an appointment to see the doctor? I could have died waiting all that time.” I didn't like to tell him that some friends who had recently visited told us that they had to wait two weeks before they could see their doctor in the UK. George was actually considering returning to his home town at the tender age of 80 plus. Since George has been threatening this in all the years that I have known him; it seemed highly unlikely. I said nothing, since I have risen to this bait many times before and have learned my lesson.

George did have a point. It has certainly has been a little cooler in the Canary Islands than normal this year, and the coolest January since 2006. Don’t get me wrong, we have had some lovely warm, sunny days as well, with temperatures in the high teens and even low twenties, but it is certainly cooler than normal. Of course, expats and particularly those from the UK, continue to enjoy complaining about the weather, wherever they are. In fact, the cooler weather has provided endless entertainment and conversation for some, which I guess has been a blessing in many ways.

The main problem has been the wind, which I am told has been more than 35 per cent stronger than usual for this time of the year. The gusty wind has been cold, which has helped to bring down temperatures across all the islands.

Of course, the cooler weather is hardly noticed by our visitors from Scandinavia and Germany, who mostly spend their days in shorts and flimsy tops. Given that their countries are much colder, they do wonder what all the fuss is about. On a more positive note, our Canarian friends and neighbours tell us that they are enjoying the cooler weather, and wish that they could have more of it. You clearly cannot please everyone.

Returning to George, who had by now tackled most of his main course

of roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, seemed disappointed at the long silence from me in response to his announcement.

“I’m going home. It’s been a long time, but I’ve had enough,” George repeated loudly, wiping horseradish sauce off his white beard.

“So when are you leaving, George? We really must meet up before you go. I’ll help you to pack, if it will help.”

“I’m not sure yet. I will probably wait until after my next hospital appointment, and I really would like to see a bit of Carnival. I’m also going on a day trip to one of the other islands, but I can’t remember which one. I’ll also need to find somewhere to live in Preston.”

“Well, do your homework before you go, George.” I added, seriously.

“It’s been a bit cold in Preston recently, so maybe you should wait until the better weather.”

“Maybe you are right. I fancy a desert.”

“Why not, George. Anyway, I hear that we are in for another lovely warm day tomorrow.”

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

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MÁSMÓVIL AWARDED “BEST VIR TUAL MOBILE O PERATOR 2014” Each year ADSL Zone holds its annual awards ceremony for technological excellence.

In their fourth edition,MÁSMÓVIL received the award as the best virtual mobile operator 2014.

The award was given thanks to its most popular mobile rate “Plan Zero” that allows the client to choose the amount of data and minutes he needs. MÁSMÓVIL also received the price thanks to its ADSL, an alliance made with Jazztel earlier last year.

Since then, the award-winning Plan Zero has lowered its prices and can now proudly offer the cheapest GIGA on the mobile operators

market. PLAN ZERO gives you 1 GB for only 5€ per month inlc. IVA and calls for 0 cts.per minute for the first 5 minutes of EVERY phone call.

It also allows you to choose the Internet and voice combination that best suits your needs: 1, 2, 3 or 5GB for data, with or without voice bundles for national calls. Just visit www.masmovil.es, configure your own PLAN ZERO combination and notice how much you can save on your phone mobile bill! Why keep paying so much on your phone bills when you can spend your money in Spain using MásMóvil and pocket the difference?

MÁSMÓVIL is all about transparency, without small print, fines or time commitments, you can stay as long as you want! This, together with a polite customer service team who speak no less than 6 languages (English, German, Spanish, Scandinavian, Russian and Finnish) and a web site in 4 languages, makes MÁSMÓVIL a firm favourite for expats living or visiting Spain.

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TRBL ANNUAL POPPY APPEAL – JANUARY 2015 On Friday 30th January, the District North of The Royal British Legion in Spain held its annual conference at the NH Hotel in Alicante.

Unfortunately the main guest speaker, TRBL National ViceChairman, Mr Terry Whittles, was snowbound in Manchester and was unable to attend, much to the disappointment of the delegates.

During the Conference, the fantastic Poppy Appeal collection total was revealed, an astonishing 188.324,80€! This is a 15.000€ increase on the previous year. Many congratulations to all those who worked so hard to bring this about and especially to those who contributed so much to this great charity.

The Chairman of Orihuela and District Branch, Mr Keith Carter, came forward to

be presented with the District Recruitment and Retention award for increased membership over the past 3 years.

Before he could sit down however, the Chairman of District, Mr Nigel Hails then surprised him with a District Certificate of Appreciation for his work as District Parade Marshal over the past 3 years.

The most prestigious award of the day however went to Mr Chris Wyatt, retiring District Secretary. He was presented with one of the highest honours of The Royal British Legion, the Nigel Hails, the Chairman of Spain (District North) with Keith Carter Legion Gold Badge awarded for his dedicated service to the Legion in fare enquiries and our busy welfare caseworkers Spain over the past 10 years. This Gold Badge is once again volunteered to visit beneficiaries in the the first to be awarded to any member in District area.

North since the Legion in Spain became a legal part To find out more about the work we undertake, visit our website: of TRBL, UK in October 2010. When the please Chairman read the accompanying citation, it was www.britishlegion.org.uk/counties/spain-north or obvious that this award was very well deserved. ring our Welfare Co-Ordinator on 676 451 780. For During the past year we received a number of wel- all other enquiries, please ring 648 860 251

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INCREASE IN MINOR MOTOR COLLISION CL AIMS IN 2014 Statistics released by the Spanish traffic department, the DGT, reveal that there were 1,734,997 minor claims for traffic incidents during 2014, representing an increase of 0.32% compared to 2013 and the first time the figure has increased since 2007.

According to the national association for insurers, UNESPA, the “phenomenon is a symptom of incipient improvement in the economic situation and cheaper fuel”.

The data has also allowed for indications as to the most likely areas to suffer a motor insurance claim related incidents, with the average across the country being 3,710 accidents per 100,000 inhabitants.

Far higher than that average are places like Cantabria with 4,834 per 100,000, the Balearics with 4,617, Galicia with 4,189, the Canarias with 4,143, and Andalucía with 4,052.

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likelihood of an incident, we see places such as Aragón with just 2,713 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants, Castilla-La Mancha with 3,125, País Vasco with 3,326, and Castilla y León with 3,463.

However, despite the increase being blamed on more traffic on the roads, the busiest time of year,

August, proved to have the least number of incidents, with just 124,000, well below the monthly average of 145,000. The worst month was in fact October with 156,534 incidents, followed by March with 150,004.

Breaking down the days when incidents are more likely to occur, Friday is statistically the worst day, with an average of 5,739 incidents, followed by Monday with 5,542. Sunday looks to be the safest day with an average of 2,635 incidents, followed by Saturdays with 3,671.

The worst day recorded in 2014 was Monday the 15th of December, where the total number of incidents stood at 6,677, representing a minor, though claimable incident on the roads every 13 seconds, on average.

At the opposite end of the scale, we see that Christmas Day was the safest day on the roads, with Thursday the 25th of December yielding just 1,925 claimable minor incidents, one every 45 seconds, hardly surprising.

In a bid to improve both the flow of traffic and safety of the roads, the Ministry of Development has announced that from April heavy goods vehicles will be banned on almost 300 kilometres of main roads 240 of which are in the Valencia region.

The ban on vehicles over 7,500 kilograms affects two major routes, a 170 kilometre section of the N332 between Silla and de San Juan, north of Alicante, and 125 kilometres of the N-340 between Hospitalet del Infante in Tarragona, Cataluña and Oropesa in Castellon.

Both sections have a high concentration of accidents, black spots and sections of roads with improvements pending, some of which have been outstanding for many years. On section of the N-332 between Favara and Sueca has recorded 18 accidents resulting in 5 deaths and 22 people seriously injured on a single stretch of just 10 kilometres.

Remedial work was awarded in 2007 but then frozen. Much of the N-340 route has a widening scheme pending and doesn´t have hard shoulders or passing points along most of the affected route.

Trucks which would normally use the routes to reach their destinations will now have to use the motorway network. The bad news for hauliers is that a lot of their route will be on toll roads, but the good news is that the ministry is negotiating with the toll road operator to offer a discount from April, offering between 35% and 50% of the full price.

It is expected that the road hauliers associations will not simply accept the new proposals, as they already consider the 22 billion euro the industry pays in tax each year is over 4 times the investment in the road network they use, although with the price of fuel now reducing, there is a possibility, although unlikely, that they will simply accept the diversion welcomingly.

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Why just dream? Dreams can come true!

How many times have you looked out to sea and admired the beautiful view, with the blue sky blending seamlessly into the blue sea. A sailing yacht gracefully pushing its way through the white topped rolling waves.

How often have you imagined how great it would be to venture out for a sail especially on a hot day when the sea looks so cool clear and inviting? Only to be brought down to earth by the thought of writing out the cheque, because everyone knows sailing is a financial black hole of astronomic proportions. Of course you could always pawn the wife’s shoe and jewellery collection; “no best not to venture into dangerous territory.” Far better to just spend the children’s inheritance, or could there just be a better way?

Well as they say, I know a man who does; or rather I know a group that does; a group of ex pats who certainly do know how to cut costs down to size. I speak of the SAMM Catamaran Group which is just one of six groups currently affiliated to the sailing association Mar Menor.

The Cat Group are the proud owners of Hamoor, a Stryder 23ft cruising catamaran. They have a proven history which goes back to 2008 when they first formed this boat share group. Their intention was to enjoy the near perfect sailing waters of the Mar Menor, and maybe to venture a little further afield.

It all started when the then Commodore of Samm, John Curtis generously decided to let this new group have this catamaran on permanent loan to help them get under way. Hamoor was an ideal day boat just needing a bit of TLC, John was busy rebuilding a larger craft for exploring the Mediterranean and decided he had one too many yachts,” can you have one too many yachts”?

The boat was in good condition, just needed a few fittings replacing and a coat of paint. So a few work days were organised and an enthusiastic group of members soon knocked her into shape and then put to sea for a shakedown sail. With the boat getting the all clear the group then divided up into various levels of sailing experience. There were those who were qualified skippers with ICC or Day Skipper and some without any qualifications but never the less could sail, and those who just wanted to be passengers or wanted to learn new skills.

The qualified skippers formed the back bone of the group and aided

Members of the SAMM Catamaran Group which is just one of six groups currently affiliated to the sailing association Mar Menor.

along by those who could sail they would worked together as skipper and first mate. They would then arrange sailing days and act as crew taking out any group members wanting to sail. The boat comfortably carries 8 people, with a large flat stable deck and being a catamaran it is not prone to heeling.

Sailing days take many forms some days are dedicated to improving sailing skills. Learning basic boat handling techniques, picking up and casting off a mooring, coming alongside a jetty, even man over board drill was practised, though this had to be dropped because he got fed up of getting wet!! “Just joking, we used the wife”. Those wanting to take the helm were encouraged to do so, and if they wished to master all the aspects of sailing.

Many sailing days are spent locally simply cruising the tranquil waters of the Mar Menor stopping maybe to have lunch while moored off a beach. Or enjoying a picnic or swimming off the back of the boat

which is a great experience.

Especially enjoyable if you have only swum off the beach before, to float around in crystal clear water with near perfect visibility way down to the sea bed. With just a few friends for company, no thronging crowds, it really is a great feeling.

For those looking to match their skills against others then there is always the Samm Spring and Autumn handicap race series. If you have not raced before it really will sharpen your sailing skill and give you that adrenalin rush.

There are also days when the boat ventures a little further away, they have an old chart to steer by, but never go near the areas which warn “there be pirates and sea monsters here,” well I did say it was an old chart! Mini cruises are usually a day trip into the Mediterranean for a cruise along the cost to Cartagena or maybe Torrevieja sometimes taking in an overnight stop.

The group is very friendly and sociable, having regular lunches out for Menu del dia at various restaurants in the area. New members are welcome whether you have any sailing ability or not. Also new skippers who hold an ICC or have sailing ability to a minimum of Day Skipper are needed. Sailing goes on for most of the year enjoying all the seasons afloat and experiencing the Mar Menor in all its guises.

The group has their own assessment and training as the handling characteristics of Hamoor are very different from a mono-hull.

So have I tempted you to take a closer look into the pleasures sailing can bring? If the answer is yes then just give Mike or Derek a call and arrange to have a chat over a coffee.

For further information contact Mike Harding on 968 572 315 or Derek English on 965321613 or go to www.sailingmarmenor.com

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Cuenca in the Spring his is our three day visit to the lovely Cuenca region, by far our most popular excursion. A region which is set between the cities of Valencia and Madrid. We stay in Cañete, the ancient capital of the region which despite its village type atmosphere really does have magnificent medieval city walls which have guarded the town since Moorish times.

Day 2 we travel to exotic sounding places like - “The window of the devil” – “the enchanted city” -- “the source of the Rio Cuervo”. Our courier who has already impressed us with her knowledge of the castles and countryside we passed on the drive up and her in depth knowledge of Cañete promises us that tomorrow brings many surprises, magnificent gorges, impressive rivers, turquoise coloured reservoirs, pine clad mountains and fields of spring flowers. With promises too, of lunch beside the river Cuervo bringing a few unexpected surprises. We can hardly wait for this day to start.

Day 3 we look forward to a visit to a serious of multicoloured lakes followed by a time in the historic centre of the old city of Cuenca , and of course a chance to see the famous 16th century hanging houses located behind the cathedral and overhanging the stunningly scenic gorge which sweeps along the boundaries of this precious city.

Our 3 days full board plus wine and water plus all excursions only cost 141€ and David’s Coachtrips are offering two dates during the month of March for this great value excursion. 3 days March 9-11 or 25-27. To reserve your places simply call Davids Coachtrips on (0034) 96678910 or visit our web site www.coachtripsonline.com

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THE TRAIN NOT ARRIVING… Saudi Arabian authorities have issued a stark warning to the Spanish consortium building the €6.7-billion AVE high-speed rail link between Medina and Mecca, which is suffering significant delays as the kingdom’s new transport minister, Abdullah bin Abdulrahman al-Muqbel, issued a public statement calling on the 12 company consortium to speed up work or risk having the contract rescinded.

HEARTY WORK Doctors at a the Gregorio Marañon hospital in Madrid have successfully used stem cells to treat victims of heart attacks for the first time in medical history. Doctors took stem cells that were harvested from a healthy donor and then implanted them into seven different patients who had suffered from a heart attack. They say they are happy with the results and plan to repeat the procedure with 55 other patients in a trial. An official statement from the hospital commented on the success they have seen so far. “Seven patients have already been operated on and they have progressed very well despite having suffered serious damage to their heart tissue”.

Correspondents to this newspaper MUST include their name and address. They may request that their name and/or address are withheld from publication. Send your letters by email to office@theleader.info

WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE Dear Editor, On Saturday 31st January, Nigel Hopkins and all of his singers and musicians put on a truly wonderful evenings performance of Music of the Night.

Afterwards the Samaritans in Spain undertook a bucket shake to raise funds. The audience was extremely generous on the night raising an amazing 565 Euros.

Then Nigel himself donated enough to take the amount to an incredible 650 Euros. I would like to offer my thanks, and the thanks of all our volunteers and indeed our callers for this generosity. I would also like to offer my sincere gratitude to all of Nigel’s singers, musicians and other helpers for a wonderful evening’s entertainment. And I mustn’t forget the staff and management of The Orihuela Costa Resort for their time making us comfortable and refreshed.

Thank you to you all.

Chris Sumter President, Samaritans in Spain

GAS BOTTLE RIP OFF Dear Ed, For some months now we have been condoning CEPSA petrol stations for over charging for gas bottles! Firstly I thought the government fixed the maximum price at 17.50 euro per bottle. All CEPSA garages in and around Torrevieja charge 17.50 euro plus 45cents as a handling charge, PER BOTTLE! If you use Repsol bottles they are fixed 17.50 euro. If you buy your bottles, either CEPSA or REPSOL, from a petrol station that is not a CEPSA or REPSOL dealer, ie SHELL or others you would expect to pay a charge.

I have complained to CEPSA and they just said "we have no control over the price our garages charge". But I understood the government do fix the price?

It would still be wrong if they charged for example 3 bottles at 17.50e plus 45cents, but they actually charge 45cents PER BOTTLE. I have just bought 3 bottles,

3x17.50=52.50 euro, plus 3 times 45cents= total 53.85 euro.The guy only came to the cage ONCE for 3 ,4, or 6 bottles, a total rip off at 45 cents per bottle.

Why do not Repsol charge "a handling charge"?. Why are we tolerating this rip off?

Regards M.P.C

JUST WONDERFUL That is what it was. An operation was necessary and I found myself in Torrevieja hospital. A place of dedication, professionalism, and above all tremendous kindness.

It goes without saying that the attention to detail from all the staff.

With sincere thanks Rita Tobin

WINTER FUEL ALLOWANCE Below is a reply to two Leader readers following an appeal to their UK MP regarding the proposed loss of the WFA.

Dear Mr & Mrs Berg, Thank you for your email to me about the Winter Fuel Payment in Spain.

I do appreciate your points.

I won’t patronise you with a woolly response; some difficult decisions needed to be made to deal with the dreadful economic mismanagement of the previous Government. In order to fairly distribute the payments to those with a climate similar to or cooler than the UK, this Government has worked closely with the Met Office to determine the average winter temperature in EEA countries and from winter 2015/16, Winter Fuel Payments will no longer be payable to individuals in EEA countries which have an average winter temperature higher than the UK. I appreciate you have concerns over the treatment of some Spanish regions in these calculations. The calculation of the average winter temperatures for Spain takes into account the whole country, and also includes its respective, relevant overseas territories, where the same EU social security coordination rules apply.

I believe these are important changes which will re-focus the benefit on its original purpose and avoid a situation where the Government will be paying 115,000 people in warmer countries a Winter Fuel Payment by 2015. As such, I do not feel it is appropriate to sign EDM 695.

To turn briefly to your points about overseas aid and immigration to the UK, I don’t think that it is right to balance our nation’s books on the backs of the world’s poorest people. This Government has also taken tough action on ensuring that those who move to the UK do not have immediate access to benefits to clamp down on any form of “benefits tourism”, including establishing a three month period in which any migrant must look for work on their arrival before accessing any benefits.

I hope this helps explain the reasoning behind these difficult decisions.

With best wishes, Chloe Smith MP for Norwich North

INVOLVE THE EU Dear Editor, May I suggest that your readers also write to their MEPs regarding the withdrawal of the WFA. The change in UK law is contary to EU law (Regulation 883/2004) and your MEP should write to the EU commission on your behalf. Mine did.

Richard Perou

FACEBOOK COPS Dear Mark Well done on your front page article last week entitled ‘Facebook Cops’.

At long last I am delighted to see that the Guardia Civil, or at least an element of their Torrevieja Guardia Barracks, seems keen to interact with the general public and the ex pats in particular.

I have always found many Spanish Driving Laws to be in contradiction to those I have been used to following so to be able to find an explanation is extremely usefil.

Jill Ryder, Torrevieja

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5. Which republic of the USSR has the same name as a state in America?

6. What did Oscar Wilde refer to as "the unmentionable in full pursuit of the uneatable" 7. Apart from sharks and saltwater crocodiles what do the Queensland Australia coastguard warn bathers about 8. During the ice age the river Thames was a tributary of which European river 9. How many books in the bible refer to eve biting the apple 10. To the nearest £50 million, how much did the new Wembley cost 11. In which county is Betws-y-Coed 12. On which bay does Lyme Regis stand 13. What is the largest sculpture in Britain 14. Which city is the city of Dreaming spires 15. On which object will you see the inscription "standing on the shoulders of giants" 16. What does the suffix "sex" mean in a county’s name, Section, Saxon or Shire 17. If you take the London underground at Victoria and travel east for 26 stops at which station will you end up 18. What is traditionally smoked in Arbroath 19. Which is the nearest principality to England 20. Where in England according to Bram Stoker did Dracula first set ashore 21. What is the name of the famous hat that originated in Ecuador?

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24. Which famous fictional character had a brother named Mycroft?

25. Name the two countries in the world that have a square flag.

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ALICANTE HOSPITAL TO CARRY OUT KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS According to a statement issued last week by the Department of Health The General Hospital of Alicante has been accredited by the National Transplant Organization for conducting cross renal transplants, based on the exchange of live kidney donors between two or more partners, and as such becomes only the second hospital in the Region to perform this type of transplant.

It joins a list of twenty national hospitals which are said to perform at a level of excellence in the care of patients who require a kidney transplant.

To achieve this accreditation, the Hospital has shown compliance with all the requirements, mandated by the Spanish Ministry of Health including the successful minimum performance of fifteen living donor transplantation procedures in the three years The aim of this type of transplant is to provide patients suffering with chronic renal failure the possibility of receiving a transplant from a living donor, even though their partner or family members are incompatible.

Surgery involves the use of less invasive surgical techniques and the study and care of the donor (before, during and after the procedure) also leading to fewer complications to the donor.

However this type of transplant still involves a complex logistical process, requiring full cooperation between the central office of the National Transplant Organization (ONT), the regional transplant coordinators, hospitals and medical teams involved in the operation.

A key aspect of the program is the National Register of donor-recipient pairs which is now produced as a software application that allows the speeding up of the possibilities of exchange between registered donors and recipients.

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W EIGHT FLUCTUATIONS LINKED WITH INCREASED FRACTURE RISK Both weight gain and weight loss in older (postmenopausal) women are associated with increased incidence of fracture, but at different anatomical sites, finds a study published in The BMJ this week.

The findings also challenge the traditional view that weight gain protects against fractures.

The influence of body weight on the risk of fracture is complex. Low body weight is a well recognised risk factor for fracture, but obesity also increases the risk of fracture at some sites. How fracture patterns differ after intentional and unintentional weight loss in postmenopausal women is also unknown.

So a team of US researchers investigated associations between postmenopausal change in body weight and incidence of fracture - and associations between voluntary and involuntary weight loss with risk of fracture.

They analysed data on over 120,000 healthy postmenopausal women who were taking part in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study and Clincial Trials. Women were aged 50-79 at the start of the study (1993-98) and were followed for an average of 11 years.

Information such as age, ethnicity, body mass index (BMI), smoking, alcohol intake, physical activity levels, calcium and vitamin D intake was recorded at the start of the study.

Each year, participants were weighed and asked to report fractures of the upper limb (hand, wrist, elbow, upper arm, shoulder), lower limb (foot, knee, upper leg except hip, ankle), and central body (hip, pelvis and spine).

Change in body weight was categorised as stable (a change of less than 5% from initial weight), weight loss (a decrease of 5% or more since initial examination), and weight gain (an increase of 5% or more since initial examination).

Results at the third annual visit show that, during an average of 11 years of follow-up, compared with stable weight, weight loss was associated with a 65% increase in hip fracture, a 9% increase in upper limb fracture, and a 30% increase in central body fracture.

Also, compared with women who had stable weight, weight gain was associated with a 10% increase in upper limb fractures and an 18% increase in lower limb fractures, but no difference in central body fractures.

Compared with stable weight, unintentional weight loss was associated with an increased risk of hip and spine fractures, whereas intention-

al weight loss was associated with an increased risk of lower limb fractures, but a decreased risk of hip fractures.

This study is the first to focus specifically on how weight change can differentially influence upper limb, lower limb, and central body fractures among postmenopausal women in the US, say the authors.

The findings "have clinical and research implications and challenge the traditional clinical paradigm of weight gain protecting against fractures," they add. "Clinicians should be aware that even intentional weight loss is associated with increased rates of lower limb fractures."

An accompanying editorial discusses the implications for clinical practice. Juliet Compston, emeritus professor of bone medicine at Cambridge University, says unintentional weight loss of 5% or more in postmenopausal women "should be regarded as a risk factor for fracture, particularly hip fracture."

The finding of an increased risk of fracture with intentional weight loss and with weight gain, albeit small, however, "emphasises the need for measures to prevent bone loss during interventions to reduce weight," she adds.

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11:00 Nothing But The Nineties with Mike Brown.

13:00 The Mystery Top 40 with Paul Baker.

14:00 Drama. Hitched by Doug Lucie. Episode 2 of 2. ‘Hitched’ takes us behind the scenes as one couple

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

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19:00 Comedy. Brian Gulliver’s Travels. Osminia.

Brian Gulliver, a seasoned presenter of travel documentaries, finds himself in a hospital’s secure unit after claiming to have had a number of bizarre adventures.

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20:00 Drama. Dracula by Bram Stoker. Episode 2 of 2. Bram Stoker’s disturbing vampire tale of horror, in a new version by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. Lucy Westenra is dead, but Professor Van Helsing is determined to find out the true cause of her death, track it down, fight it and defeat it forever. Starring Nicky Henson as Count Dracula, Charles Edwards as Dr Seward, Don Gilet as Renfield and Michael Shelford as Jonathan Harker.

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11:00 Brit Rock with Dominic Forbes.

14:00 Drama. I Always Take Long Walks by Peter Tinniswood. Dame Judi Dench plays Enid, the wife of a man addicted to cricket. She shares with us her private thoughts - many of which she has while taking walks - on cricket, kitchen units and life with her husband.

15:00 Drama. Miss Marple – A Carribean Mystery.

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16:00 Hot Country Countdown - John Stevens counts down the top 12 country songs in America.

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19:00 Comedy. Hancock’s Half Hour. The Stolen Petrol. Sid sees the return of petrol rationing as a money spinner, with some help from the lad. Stars

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

22:00 Book at Bedtime. Book at Bedtime. South Riding. Episode 15 of 15. In this, the final episode, Lydia finds a body. Headmistress Sarah Burton must make some decisions. Stars Sarah Lancashire and Philip Glenister..

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.

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19:00 The Live Lounge.

21:00 Calder’s Confessions.

23:00 Al Walser’s Weekly Top 20 Countdown from Hollywood.

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10:00 Supersonic Seventies with Geoff Dorsett.

12:00 Tim Rogers ìClassic Countryî International Radio Show.

14:00 Drama. A Touch of Frost by RD Wingfield.

Jack Frost is a tough and rude detective and does it all his way, but has he come a cropper? Stars Derek Martin and June Brown.

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20:00 Emmerdale. Moira’s suspicions about Emma grow. Andy feels overwhelmed by events. David is perplexed by Alicia’s valentine gift.

20:30 Coronation Street. What does Callum have for David? Owen faces up to a decision from the past.

Todd has plans for Jason.

21:00 More Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green. Robson Green returns to his home county of Northumberland for a second series uncovering more of the hidden gems of one of the most beautiful parts of England. In the first programme, he heads to one of the deepest parts of the North Sea in search of white-beaked dolphins, hoping to learn more

about these fascinating but elusive sea mammals.

Robson visits Cragside, once the home of Victorian inventor Lord Armstrong and the first house in the world to be powered by hydroelectricity, then he joins the secret skinny-dippers of Druridge Bay for a very cold naked swim at sunrise.

21:30 Coronation Street. Callum puts David to the test. Can Owen justify his actions? Jason is suspicious of Tony.

22:00 Broadchurch. Mystery drama series set in a Dorset seaside town. A trap is set - but will it have the desired result? Paul Coates steps in to help a figure in distress, and in a turn of events she could never have foreseen, Ellie finds herself exposed and alone.

23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather. Mark Austin and Mary Nightingale with the latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a national weather forecast and all the news and weather in your region.

23:40 The Jonathan Ross Show. Jonathan Ross welcomes the nation’s most successful TV double act Ant and Dec, QI and Jonathan Creek star Alan Davies, and legendary Hollywood star Goldie Hawn. Grammy award-winning musician Diana Krall joins them for a chat and performance.

00:45 The Kyle Files. In this edition, Jeremy lifts the lid on the world of fraudsters, conmen and scam artists. He tracks down email scammers and confronts a self-confessed conman who has made a fortune by stealing people’s identities. He examines how bailiffs recover debts and the consequences of builder disputes.

21:30 Food Unwrapped. 22:00 UKIP: The First 100 Days. 23:05 Catastrophe. 23:40 Bodyshockers. 00:45 24 Hours in A and E. 01:40 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 02:30 Film - Wadjda (PG). 04:15 Location, Location, Location. 05:10 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away.

C5 06:50 Roary the Racing Car. 07:00 The Wotwots. 07:10 Igam Ogam. 07:20 Fireman Sam. 07:30 Toot the Tiny Tugboat. 07:45 Peppa Pig. 07:50 Peppa Pig. 07:55 Pip Ahoy. 08:10 Little Princess. 08:20 The Mr. Men Show.

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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 Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge. 13:10 5 News Lunchtime.

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20:30 EastEnders. It’s the week of EastEnders’ 30th anniversary and it’s a week of revelations, secrets and surprises. Peggy Mitchell is back in Albert Square, but why has she returned? It’s the night of Ian and Jane’s wedding, but with secrets set to be exposed, will everything go to plan?

21:00 Holby City. Be Bold, be Bold. Is Sacha prepared to sacrifice the love of his daughter and do the right thing? Mary-Claire sets her sights on a career opportunity, but has a meddling Harry ruined her chances? Jonny believes that Guy is ready for a fall, but is he the man to bring him down?

22:00 The Gift. Matt Baker and Mel Giedroyc follow the extraordinary and heartwarming stories of people who missed the chance to say ‘thank you’ or ‘sorry’ when it mattered most. As a boy, 51-year-old Jon Howe was a school bully, tormenting one boy in particular - Simon Pierce. The shame of what he did has haunted Jon throughout his adult life. 46-year-old mother of three Lisa Whaymand’s life changed forever when, out of the blue, she was diagnosed with an exceptionally aggressive form of leukaemia. Lisa’s life hung in the balance for nearly a year. Her survival is down to the selfless act of an anonymous bone mar-

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

23:45 Count Arthur Strong. Arthur gets a job as a television psychic and the resulting fame starts to go to his head. Meanwhile, Michael’s health is suffering as a result of his rather unique reaction to a tempting job offer.

00:15 Have I Got News for You. The popular news quiz, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, guest host Martin Clunes and guest panellists Jo Coburn and Johnny Vegas.

00:45 Film - Lay the Favorite (15). Beth is an ex-private dancer trying to become a waitress in Las Vegas.

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

20:00 Emmerdale. Jai is disgusted with Laurel. Robert struggles with his guilt as Andy grieves. Emma antagonises Adam.

20:30 UEFA Champions League Live. Paris-St Germain v Chelsea. Mark Pougatch introduces live coverage from the Parc des Princes of the 1st leg of this last-16 tie between Paris-St Germain and Chelsea. In Zlatan Ibrahimovic, PSG boast one of the most charismatic players in world football. Chelsea also know all about David Luiz, their former defender now playing for PSG. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho will hope that Diego Costa can give Luiz a torrid time as Chelsea look to build a platform for the return leg at Stamford Bridge next month. Expert comes from Roy Keane, Paul Scholes and Lee Dixon, with commentary

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23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather. Mark Austin and Mary Nightingale with the latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a national weather forecast and all the news and weather in your region.

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00:40 Film - Carry on Girls (PG). In one of the later Carry On comedies, a local businessman convinces

the town council of a seaside resort to stage a beauty contest, persuading them that it will be a marvellous publicity stunt. But the idea meets with fervent opposition from the local Women’s Liberation group, led by a fearsome woman councillor. Starring: Sid James, Barbara Windsor, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor, Bernard Bresslaw, June Whitfield 02:10 Jackpot247. 04:00 Loose Women. 04:45 ITV Nightscreen.

C4 06:05 Deal or No Deal. 07:00 Countdown. 07:45 King of Queens . 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun. 08:35 3rd Rock from the Sun. 09:00 Frasier. 09:30 Frasier. 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10:30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 11:05 Everybody Loves Raymond. 11:35 Undercover Boss Canada. 12:30 Shipping Wars. 13:15 Channel 4 News Summary. 13:20 Couples Come Dine with Me. 14:05A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun. 15:10 Countdown.16:00 Deal or No Deal. 17:00 Come Dine with Me. 18:00 Four in a Bed.18:30 The Simpsons.

19:00 The Simpsons. 19:30 Hollyoaks.20:00 Channel 4 News. 20:55 The Political Slot.21:00 Can Property Pay Your Wages? 22:00 The Romanians are Coming. 23:00 Kid Criminals. 00:00 Kicked Out Kids. 01:05 Pokerstars.Com and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand Final. 02:00 KOTV Boxing Weekly.02:25 Transworld Sport. 03:20 Dispatches. 03:50 Jon Richardson Grows Up. 04:45 Kirstie’s Vintage Home. 05:40 Location, Location, Location.

C5 06:35 House Doctor. 07:00 The Wotwots. 07:10 Igam Ogam. 07:20 Fireman Sam. 07:30 Toot the Tiny Tugboat. 07:45 Peppa Pig . 07:50 Peppa Pig. 07:55 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 Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge. 13:10 5 News Lunchtime.

13:15 Cowboy Builders. 14:15 Home and Away. 14:45 Neighbours. 15:15 NCIS. 16:15 Film - Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts. 18:00 5 News at 5. 18:30 Neighbours. 19:00 Home and Away. 19:30 5 News Tonight. 20:00 Police Interceptors. 21:00 Costa Del Casualty. 22:00 Killer Psychopaths. 23:00 10,000 BC. 00:00 The Ten Faces of Michael Jackson. 00:55 GPs: Behind Closed Doors. 01:55 Super Casino. 04:10 My Family Disapprove - Age Gap Love. 05:00 Wildlife SOS. 05:25 HouseBusters. 05:45 House Doctor.

Tuesday 17 Feb 14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – an illusionist and entertainer whose career has spanned almost four decades- Uri Geller 18.05 The Boat Show – Mark Mayer and Natalie Castiglia give us an insight into what is involved with buying and owning a boat in Spain which includes a tour round a luxury yacht.

19.00 Real England (series) – Dorset – the county with charm & history - where the Black Death famously entered England!

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07:00 Breakfast. 10:15 Wanted Down Under Revisited.

11:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 12:00 Countryside 999. 12:45 Real Lives Reunited. 13:15 Bargain Hunt.

14:00 BBC News at One. 14:40 BBC Regional News.

14:45 Doctors. 15:15 Father Brown. 16:00 The Link.

16:45 Escape to the Country.17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. 18:15 Pointless. 19:00 BBC News at Six. 19:30 BBC Regional News. 20:00 The One Show.

20:30 Would I Lie to You? The Unseen Bits. Special Episode 1. Rob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell return for an episode of previously unseen material from the hit comedy panel show. Over the course of the show, a stellar cast of celebrity guests reveal amazing stories about themselves, some of which are true and some of which are not. The aim of the game is to fool the opposition into mistaking fact for fiction and fiction for fact. Amongst the guests are Claudia Winkleman, Miles Jupp, Bob Mortimer, Jo Brand, Adil Ray, Kirsty Wark, Gareth Malone, Micky Flanagan, Amanda Abbington, Kian Egan, Carol Vorderman, Rhod Gilbert, Phill Jupitus, Fiona Bruce, Ray Mears, Adam Buxton, Bruno Tonioli, Mel Giedroyc, Hal Cruttenden, Steve Jones and Emilia Fox. 21:00 EastEnders. It’s the week of EastEnders’ 30th anniversary and it’s a week of revelations, secrets and surprises. Christian and Tanya return to Albert Square for the wedding. As we get closer to discovering who killed Lucy Beale, the pressure grows for Jane and Ian. Can they go through with the wedding? A familiar face returns to Albert Square, leaving one resident fuming.

21:30 The Great Comic Relief Bake Off. The Great British Bake Off returns with four special Comic Relief programmes. In the second episode, Mel Giedroyc welcomes four more gallant celebrities into the Bake Off tent to test out their baking expertise. They are Gok Wan, Jonathan Ross, Abbey Clancy and Zoe Sugg - also known as internet sensation Zoella. With mixed baking abilities amongst the group there is fierce competition in the quest to impress the judges, legendary cookery writer Mary Berry and acclaimed master baker Paul Hollywood. When the going gets tough the pressure proves to be a recipe for disaster for some, but who will manage to keep their cool and walk away with the Comic Relief Star Baker title?

While the bakers aim to inspire others to bake and raise money for Comic Relief, comedian Ed Byrne visits a Comic Relief-funded project in Uganda to see how donations really are making a difference to those who need it.

22:30 Room 101. Frank Skinner hosts the comedy panel show as comedian Bob Mortimer, Countdown’s Rachel Riley and Mrs Brown herself Brendan O’Carroll compete to have their pet hates and peeves consigned to Room 101. The show consists of three rounds: people, modern life and the wildcard round.

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

23:45 A Question of Sport. Sue Barker presents the light-hearted sports quiz. Regular team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell are joined by double Olympic swimming champion Rebecca Adlington, Scottish golfer Marc Warren, Wales and Lions rugby star Martyn Williams and triple jump world record holder Jonathan Edwards.

00:15 Film 2015. Claudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh are joined by critic Peter Bradshaw to take a look at the runners and riders in the 2015 Oscar race.

Plus reviews of the week’s Film releases, including director Michael Mann’s cyber-thriller Black Hat and sexual drama The Duke of Burgundy.

00:50 Film - Someone to Watch Over Me (15).

Stylish, visually attractive romantic thriller. A happily married, honest cop falls in love with the rich and beautiful murder witness he is assigned to protect.

Starring: Tom Berenger, Mimi Rogers, Lorraine Bracco, Jerry Orbach, John Rubinstein, Andreas Katsulas 02:30 Weather for the Week Ahead. 02:35 BBC News.

BBC2 07:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 08:00 Countryside 999. 08:45 Real Lives Reunited. 09:15 Wanted Down Under. 10:00 Horizon Special. 11:00 Great British Railway Journeys. 11:30 See Hear. 12:00 Map Man. 12:30 Coast. 12:55 Film - Carve Her Name with Pride (PG). 14:50 The World at War. 15:45 Britain’s Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones. 16:45 Open All Hours.

17:15 To the Manor Born. 17:45 Hi-De-Hi. 18:15 Flog It. 18:55 Party Political Broadcast by the Conservative Party. 19:00 Two Tribes. 19:30 Eggheads. 20:00 Antiques Road Trip. 21:00 Alaska: Earth’s Frozen Kingdom. 22:00 Wolf Hall. 23:00 Up the Women. 23:30 Newsnight. 00:20 Inside the Commons. 01:20 See

Hear. 01:50 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. 14:30ITV 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. Debbie hopes she has got through to Andy. The factory is shocked by Laurel’s outburst.

Jai and Priya disagree over Kirin.

20:30 Coronation Street. Faye announces her big plan. Kevin meets an old face. Gail takes a problem into her own hands.

21:00 Midsomer Murders. A Vintage Murder. Barnaby tries to find out just who is targeting the Midsomer Vinae Winery - what does the attack have to do with the death of a child in a hit-and-run accident?

23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather. Mark Austin and Mary Nightingale with the latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a national weather forecast and all the news and weather in your region.

23:40 Exposure. Charities Behaving Badly. There are over 160,000 registered charities in England and Wales, with income of more than 60 billion pounds.

Exposure reveals stories of racism, religious bigotry, and extreme political activity. When you give money, do you really know where it is going?

00:40 I Never Knew That About Britain. Series exploring Britain’s rich history and revealing some of the nation’s most unusual and fascinating stories. Paul Martin shines a spotlight on the man who put an engine on a bicycle and changed the world forever, Suzannah Lipscomb reveals the heartbreak that paved the way for the Industrial Revolution and Steve Mould uncovers the crazy invention that makes life infinitely better for 80,000 people in Britain every year.

01:10 Jackpot247. 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 04:40 ITV Nightscreen.

Raymond. 11:05 Everybody Loves Raymond. 11:35 Undercover Boss Canada. 12:30 Shipping Wars. 13:15 Channel 4 News Summary. 13:20 Couples Come Dine with Me. 14:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun. 15:10 Countdown.16:00 Deal or No Deal. 17:00 Come Dine with Me. 18:00 Four in a Bed. 18:30 The Simpsons.

19:00 The Simpsons. 19:30 Hollyoaks. 20:00 Channel 4 News. 20:55 The Political Slot. 21:00 The Restoration Man. 22:00 24 Hours in A and E. 23:00 Junk Food Kids: Who’s to Blame? 00:00 Kid Criminals. 01:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 01:55 Film - The Love Guru (12). 03:25 Film - The Bedford Incident (PG). 05:10 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away.

C5 06:35 House Doctor. 07:00 The Wotwots. 07:10 Igam Ogam. 07:20 Fireman Sam. 07:30 Toot the Tiny Tugboat. 07:45 Peppa Pig. 07:50 Peppa Pig . 07:55 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 Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge. 13:10 5 News Lunchtime.

13:15 The Classic Car Show. 14:15 Home and Away.

14:45 Neighbours. 15:20 NCIS. 16:20 Film - In the Dark. 18:00 5 News at 5. 18:30 Neighbours. 19:00 Home and Away. 19:30 5 News Tonight. 20:00Cowboy Builders. 21:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors. 22:00 World’s Biggest Hips. 23:00 Film - Erin Brockovich (15).

01:45 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours. 02:10 Super Casino. 04:10 Britain’s Biggest Primary School.

05:00Wildlife SOS. 05:25 HouseBusters. 05:45 House Doctor.

14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – with Vera Lynn, the popular singer who became the forces’ sweetheart during WWII

C4

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06:35 Face the Clock. 07:00 Countdown. 07:45 King of Queens. 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun. 08:35 3rd Rock from the Sun. 09:00 Frasier. 09:30 Frasier. 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10:30 Everybody Loves

ent this hilarious original swashbuckling play featuring pirates, cannibals and sea monsters.

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07:00 Breakfast. 10:15 Wanted Down Under Revisited.

11:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 12:00 Countryside 999. 12:45 Real Lives Reunited. 13:15 Bargain Hunt.

14:00 BBC News at One. 14:40 BBC Regional News.

14:45 Doctors. 15:15 Father Brown. 16:00 The Link.

16:45 Escape to the Country. 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. 18:15 Pointless. 19:00 BBC News at Six. 19:30 BBC Regional News. 20:00 The One Show.

20:30 EastEnders. It’s been ten months since Lucy Beale was murdered. In this hour-long episode, brutal truths about who killed her are finally revealed. With many names still in the frame, who did kill Lucy?

21:30 Death in Paradise. DI Goodman is embroiled in the world of corporate team building when an entrepreneur is killed, but a surprise revelation from one of the suspects threatens to derail the investigation.

22:30 EastEnders. EastEnders goes back in time to Good Friday 2014. In this special flashback episode, viewers finally have a chance to see exactly what happened to Lucy on that fateful night. This episode fills in the blanks and answers questions that have been

so that he can win back the affection of the human mother who abandoned him. He goes on an odyssey through a violent, dystopian world in a quest for the Blue Fairy and encounters the horrors of the Flesh Fair and meets a ‘pleasure’ robot - Gigolo Joe, who helps David on his quest. Starring: Haley Joel Osment, Frances O’Connor, Sam Robards, Jake Thomas, Jude Law, William Hurt 03:00 Skiing Weatherview. 03:05 BBC News.

BBC2 07:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 08:00 Countryside 999. 08:45 Real Lives Reunited. 09:15 Wanted Down Under. 10:00 Pets: Wild at Heart. 11:00 Great British Railway Journeys. 11:30 Map Man. 12:00 South Africa Walks. 12:30 Film - Battle Cry (PG). 14:50 The World at War. 15:45 Britain’s Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones.

16:45 Open All Hours. 17:15 To the Manor Born. 17:45 Hi-De-Hi. 18:15 Flog It. 19:00 Two Tribes. 19:30 Eggheads. 20:00 Cycling. 21:00 The Great British Sewing Bee. 22:00 Reinventing the Royals. 23:00 Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe. 23:30 Newsnight.

00:20 A Cook Abroad. 01:20 Can You Cure My Cancer?

01:50 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. 19:15 ITV News and Weather.

haunting the residents of Walford for almost a year.

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

23:45 Question Time. David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Stockton-on-Tees. The panel includes former Conservative deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine, Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Labour’s shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint MP and star of Dragons’ Den Duncan Bannatyne.

00:45 Film - Artificial Intelligence: AI (12). Futuristic version of Pinocchio, featuring David, a highly advanced robotic boy who hopes to become a real boy

19:45 Emmerdale. The villagers say goodbye to Katie. Robert races to save Andy. Laurel is forced to lie to Marlon.

20:45 UEFA Europa League Live. Liverpool v Besiktas. Matt Smith presents live coverage from Anfield as Liverpool take on Turkey’s Besiktas with analysis from Gordon Strachan, Peter Reid and former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler. After an indifferent first half of the season, Brendon Rodgers’ Liverpool side are starting to string some results together, and the return from injury of striker Daniel Sturridge has provided a much needed boost. The reds qualified for the Europa League knockout stages courtesy of finishing third in their Champions League group. Besiktas are coached by a familiar face - former Everton and

Croatia defender Slaven Bilic. With commentary from Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend.

23:10 ITV News at Ten and Weather. Mark Austin and Mary Nightingale with the latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a national weather forecast and all the news and weather in your region.

23:55 The Great War: The People’s Story. One hundred years after the outbreak of the First World War, this dramatised documentary series uses the original diaries, letters, and memoirs of the men and women who were caught up in a conflict which would change their lives and their country forever. Reg Evans was a cockney lad who was one of the first to volunteer to fight. He turned out to be a hero in the trenches and his journey is told through the moving letters he sent to his mother. Alan Lloyd was an upper class young man from Birmingham, who joined the army in the same month he got married. His letters to his new wife from the battlefields of Ypres reveal the shock of a generation facing the very worst horrors of war.

Dorothy Lawrence was determined to find a role for herself. She set off under her own steam for the trenches, where she worked undercover as a war correspondent. Each individual’s story is made all the more powerful as every word is real. Featuring Daniel Mays, Matthew McNulty and MyAnna Buring.

00:55 River Monsters. Pack of Teeth. Adventurer and extreme fisherman Jeremy Wade seeks out more dangerous freshwater fish. In this episode, he is in southern Africa on the banks of the Okavango. Jeremy has heard tales of a species of fish that hunt in packs and have teeth like sharks. They feed on whole shoals of fish and even human bodies and resemble something like a larger piranha. They seem to be so elusive though that he begins to wonder if the stories are really true.

01:20 Jackpot247. 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 04:40ITV Nightscreen.

C4 06:05 Kirstie’s Vintage Home. 07:00 Countdown. 07:45 King of Queens. 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun. 08:35 3rd Rock from the Sun. 09:00 Frasier. 09:30 Frasier.

10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10:30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 11:05 Everybody Loves Raymond.

11:35 Undercover Boss Canada. 12:30 Shipping Wars.

13:15 Channel 4 News Summary. 13:20 Couples Come Dine with Me. 14:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun. 15:10 Countdown. 16:00 Deal or No Deal. 17:00 Come

Dine with Me. 18:00 Four in a Bed. 18:30 The Simpsons. 19:00 The Simpsons. 19:30 Hollyoaks.

20:00 Channel 4 News.20:55 The Political Slot. 21:00 Location, Location, Location. 22:00 Cucumber. 23:00 My Tattoo Addiction. 00:05The Romanians are Coming.

01:05 CCTV: Caught on Camera. 02:05 One Born Every Minute. 03:00 The Supervet. 03:55 Food Unwrapped. 04:20 Location, Location, Location. 05:15 Kirstie’s Vintage Home.

C5 06:35 House Doctor. 07:00 The Wotwots. 07:10 Igam Ogam. 07:20 Fireman Sam. 07:30 Toot the Tiny Tugboat. 07:45 Peppa Pig . 07:50 Peppa Pig. 07:55 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 The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt. 14:15 Home and Away. 14:45 Neighbours. 15:15 NCIS. 16:10 Cedar Cove. 18:00 5 News at 5. 18:30 Neighbours.

19:00 Home and Away. 19:30 5 News Tonight. 20:00 The Classic Car Show. 21:00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole. 22:00 Britain’s Biggest Primary School. 23:00 The Mentalist. 23:55 Castle. 00:50 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours. 01:00 Super Casino. 04:10 The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt. 05:00 Wildlife SOS. 05:25 HouseBusters. 05:45 House Doctor.

14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – with Star Trek legend William Shatner who played Captain James T Kirk.

18.05 Spanish Dive Adventures (series) – It’s not only the beaches that are stunning in Spain, we explore the beautiful marine life below the waves.

18.30 The Orihuela Scooter Club – Part 2 about a group of people get together to share their passion for scooters and Ska music.

19.00 An Evening With... Strictly Ballroom – We talk to Lionel Blair about his show performed here in Torrevieja 20.00 – 22.00 Local Information and Non Stop Music

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07:00 Breakfast. 10:15 Wanted Down Under Revisited.

11:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 12:00 Countryside 999. 12:45 Real Lives Reunited. 13:15 Bargain Hunt.

14:00 BBC News at One. 14:40 BBC Regional News.

14:45 Doctors. 15:15 Father Brown. 16:00 The Link.

16:45 Escape to the Country. 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. 18:15 Pointless. 19:00 BBC News at Six. 19:30 BBC Regional News. 20:00 The One Show.

20:30 A Question of Sport. Sue Barker, Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell are joined by double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington, Scottish golfer Marc Warren, Wales and Lions rugby star Martyn Williams and triple jump world record holder Jonathan Edwards.

21:00 EastEnders. With the truth about Lucy now out, certain residents are left to face the brutal facts about her death. Many other secrets and revelations have also been revealed for other residents - will things ever be the same? This episode is fully live.

21:30 EastEnders. Backstage Live. Join Zoe Ball live as she is given exclusive access to the cast and set immediately after the EastEnders live episode comes off air. Along with presenters Ore Oduba and Joe Swash, Zoe will be getting instant reactions from some of Albert Square’s most famous residents, as well as revealing how the nightly anniversary episodes were meticulously put together from their conception right through to the rolling credits. Cast and crew will talk about the unique preparation and secrecy they’ve had to endure in the lead up to the live week and there will be special guest appearances, iconic EastEnders moments from the last 30 years.

22:00 The Musketeers. Through a Glass Darkly.

Series 2, episode 6. Renowned astronomer Marmion gathers the royal household to his impressive observatory in a transformed old fort to watch a solar eclipse.

The Musketeers and Rochefort escort them but could never have predicted the twist in fate that ensues and the impossible choices that must be made. Who is Marmion really and what is his game? The Musketeers are forced into the fight of their lives with dramatic consequences. Will they accept Milady’s help despite their mistrust of her? It might be their only chance to save the king, queen and themselves.

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

23:35 The Graham Norton Show. The award-winning host continues his anarchic talk show. Expect the unexpected as top celebrity guests join in the fun with Graham and his irrepressible audience.

00:20 Bluestone 42. Nick’s hunt for the Taliban bomber hots up. Simon’s lack of trust in Mac and Rocket comes back to bite him. Bird finds herself the reluctant participant in a girlie chat with Mary.

00:55 Film - The Guardian (12) Sea rescue thriller. A swimming champion with a troubled past enrols in the US Coast Guard’s ‘A’ School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice. Starring: Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Sela Ward, Melissa Sagemiller, Clancy Brown, Omari Hardwick 03:05 Weather for the Week Ahead. 03:10 BBC News.

21:00 Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant.

John Sergeant barges into Wales, gets his fingers burnt attempting to be a blacksmith, is terrified going over a high aqueduct and is shocked by some saucy artwork in a neighbouring narrow boat.

21:30 Coronation Street. How will Callum’s revelation affect the Platts? Jason is left reeling. Can Izzy forgive Owen?

22:00 Bear Grylls: Mission Survive. Bear Grylls presents the series in which eight celebrities face a 12-day survival mission through the rainforest of Costa Rica. Actors and cousins Emilia Fox and Laurence Fox, singer and actor Max George, double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes, TV presenter and singer Jamelia, comedy actor Tom Rosenthal, DJ, model and presenter Vogue Williams and former rugby international Mike Tindall make up the team.

23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather. Mark Austin and Natasha Kaplinsky with the latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a national weather forecast and all the news and weather in your region.

23:40 ICC Cricket World Cup Highlights. England continue their quest for World Cup glory as they take on hosts New Zealand in Wellington. Eoin Morgan’s side play their second match of the tournament, having already faced Australia on the opening day. The Black Caps have already played Sri Lanka and Scotland in Pool A. Presented by Richard Henwood.

00:40 Film - Air America (15). Lighthearted action

4 News. 21:00 The Million Pound Drop. 22:00 Gogglebox. 23:00 The Last Leg. 00:10 Catastrophe.

00:40 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 01:10 Rude Tube. 02:00 Film - Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (15). 03:35 The Ricky Gervais Show. 04:05 The Ricky Gervais Show. 04:35 Location, Location, Location. 05:25 Deal or No Deal C5 06:35 House Doctor. 07:00 The Wotwots. 07:10 Igam Ogam. 07:20 Fireman Sam. 07:30 Toot the Tiny Tugboat. 07:45 Peppa Pig. 07:50 Peppa Pig. 07:55 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 Police Interceptors. 14:15 Home and Away. 14:45 Neighbours. 15:15 NCIS: Los Angeles.

16:15 Film - Patricia Cornwell’s Deadly Encounter.

18:00 5 News at 5. 18:30 Neighbours. 19:00 Home and Away. 19:30 5 News Tonight. 20:00 The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt. 21:00 Secrets of St Paul’s Cathedral.

22:00 NCIS: New Orleans. 23:00 NCIS. 23:55 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. 00:50 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours. 01:00 Super Casino. 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors. 05:00 Wildlife SOS. 05:25 HouseBusters. 05:45 House Doctor.

BBC2 07:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 08:00 Countryside 999. 08:45 Real Lives Reunited. 09:15 Wanted Down Under. 10:00 The Big Allotment Challenge. 11:00 Food and Drink. 11:30 Map Man. 12:00 South Africa Walks.

12:30 Animal Park. 13:00 Film - The Password is Courage (U). 14:50 The World at War. 15:45 Coast.

16:45 Open All Hours. 17:15 To the Manor Born. 17:45 Hi-De-Hi. 18:15 Flog It. 19:00 Two Tribes. 19:30 Eggheads. 20:00 Antiques Road Trip. 21:00 Mastermind. 21:30 Food and Drink. 22:00 Italy Unpacked. 23:00 QI. 23:30 Newsnight. 00:05 Film 2001: A Space Odyssey (U). 02:20 Film - The Abominable Snowman. 03:45 Question Time. 04:45 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. The news about Andy spreads.

Laurel asks a favour of Doug. Jimmy’s attempts to woo Nicola do not go to plan.

20:30 Coronation Street. Owen wants to make amends. Will Jason fall into Todd’s trap? Michael’s homecoming is interrupted.

tale about a pair of maverick US pilots who smuggle anything and everything for a covert CIA operation during the Vietnam War. Starring: Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Nancy Travis, Ken Jenkins.

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

C4 06:10 Deal or No Deal. 07:00 Countdown. 07:45 King of Queens . 08:10 3rd Rock from the Sun. 08:35 3rd Rock from the Sun. 09:00 Frasier. 09:30 Frasier. 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 10:30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 11:05 Everybody Loves Raymond. 11:35 Undercover Boss Canada. 12:30 Shipping Wars. 13:15 Channel 4 News Summary. 13:20 Couples Come Dine with Me. 14:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun. 15:10 Countdown. 16:00 Deal or No Deal. 17:00 Come Dine with Me. 18:00 Four in a Bed. 18:30 The Simpsons.

19:00 The Simpsons. 19:30 Hollyoaks. 20:00 Channel

14.00 Non Stop Music 16.00 Shopping and Info 18.00 Celebrity Archive – Simon is with Eastenders, Footballer’s Wives and Waterloo Road actress Zoe Lucker 18.05 FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions – Although it’s pretty safe living on the Costas it’s always worth considering home security.

18.30 Let's Talk (series). – Simon is with two more interesting locals – Bernard Willis and Jackie Whyte.

19.00 Viva La Vida (series). – A live selection of some of the best acts on the Costas.

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07:00 Breakfast. 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live. 12:30 Mary Berry Cooks. 13:00 BBC News. 13:10 Football Focus. 13:50 Saturday Sportsday. 14:00 Athletics.

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. Featuring magic tricks, bizarre stunts, embarrassing fails and of course the answer to the eternal question ‘where on Earth is Debbie McGee?’ Also including clips of traffic wardens being befuddled by a magician, a youngster skating underneath parked cars, a card trick performed during a skydive and an eye-popping illusion with a Rubik’s cube.

20:00 The Voice UK. Blind Auditions 7. The singing contest returns for a fourth series, hosted by Emma Willis and Marvin Humes. The blind auditions come to an end as coaches will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones, Rita Ora and Ricky Wilson complete their teams. This is the last chance for artists to claim the remaining places on the coaches’ teams. In this final round the coaches hear from Warrington Disney princess Sarah Dunn, burlesque dancer Amber Topaz and Tina Turner impersonator Andrew Marc.

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. Chef Marco Pierre White pushes the Lotto button.

22:15 Casualty. Sweet Little Lies. Lofty and Dylan bond (sort of) over a patient with a big secret. Connie helps a teenage girl accept that she needs help.

23:05 BBC News. The latest national and international news from the BBC. 23:25 Match of the Day. Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day’s seven Premier League games, including Burnley’s trip to title contenders Chelsea.

The Blues won 3-1 at Turf Moor in their opening game of the season despite conceding the opening goal.

Sean Dyche’s Clarets were the bookmakers’ favourites for relegation in August but have proved no pushover, and will draw confidence from the 2-2 draw they earned at champions Manchester City in December.

Manchester City, meanwhile, take on Newcastle in the day’s late kick-off, while rivals Manchester United make the trip to Swansea. There are crucial points at stake when relegation rivals Hull City meet Queens Park Rangers, while elsewhere Aston Villa host Stoke, Arsenal visit Crystal Palace and Sunderland face West Brom. Followed by National Lottery Update 00:50 The Football League Show. Manish Bhasin presents drama from all three divisions of the Football League. The featured match focuses on two clubs in hot pursuit of promotion to the Premier League, as Brentford meet Bournemouth. Plus, extended highlights from Middlesbrough’s match against Leeds and the best of the action from Wigan against Charlton.

02:10 EastEnders Omnibus. A chance to catch up on the week’s drama in Albert Square. It’s the week of EastEnders’ 30th anniversary and it’s a week of revelations, secrets and surprises.

05:05 Weather for the Week Ahead. 05:10 BBC News.

BBC2 06:55 Film - Father of the Bride (U). 08:25 Film Summer Magic (U). 10:10 Fred Dibnah’s Age of Steam.

10:40 The Fred Dibnah Story. 11:10 British Isles: A Natural History. 12:00 Six Nations Rewind. 13:00 Food and Drink. 13:30 A Taste of Britain. 14:00 A Taste of Britain. 14:30 On the Waterfront: Talking Pictures. 15:00 Film - On the Waterfront (PG). 16:45 Film - The GoBetween (PG). 18:35 The Great British Sewing Bee. 19:35 Flog It. 20:30 How We Got to Now with Steve Johnson. 21:30 Dad’s Army. 22:00 Reginald D Hunter’s Songs of the South. 23:00 Film - Gambit.(12). 00:20 Film - Spider (15). 01:55 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 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 11:20 The Jeremy Kyle Show.

12:20 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 13:25ITV News and Weather. 13:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 14:35 The Unforgettable.... Hattie Jacques. 15:05 The Chase.

16:05 Doc Martin. 17:05 Big Star’s Little Star. 18:05 ITV Regional News. 18:15 ITV News and Weather. 18:25 You’ve Been Framed.

19:30 Planet’s Got Talent. Warwick Davis narrates a

series which features some of the very best and worst acts that the world has to offer. In this week’s show, a man from India covers himself in giant crabs, a preschool Popeye flexes his muscles and a pig shows off his footie skills. Also featuring a man playing the harmonica with his nose, a death-defying drop down a tower of lights and the cutest monkey you will ever see!

20:00 Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. Ant and Dec are back with the brand new series of their award-winning entertainment show. Tonight, the pair make a dummy out of Olly Murs when they go undercover, pop superstar Ed Sheeran performs live in the studio, and they are joined by a celebrity guest announcer. Ashley Roberts leaves the boys in a spin in Ant v Dec as they tackle another terrifying challenge.

Also, one lucky member of the studio audience plays to win the contents of a commercial break.

21:25 Take Me Out. Paddy McGuinness presents the show in which 30 single girls battle it out for a dream date on the Isle of Fernandos. On a mission to impress the girls this time are builder Rich from Birmingham, blacksmith Andy from Glastonbury, business manager Ashley from London and estate agent Ross from Huddersfield. Paddy also checks out the dating action from last week’s couples. Did any of them find lasting love on Fernandos?

22:40 The Jonathan Ross Show. Jonathan Ross welcomes the absolutely fabulous Jennifer Saunders, Take Me Out host Paddy McGuinness, and the hilarious film and TV star Nick Frost.

23:40 ITV News and Weather. The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by national and local weather forecasts.

23:55 Film - I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. (12). Comedy. Two straight New York firemen hatch a plan to scam extra benefits by entering into a civil partnership together. However, with a city investigator checking on the strength of their relationship, will they be able to maintain their charade when one of them falls for a sexy lawyer? Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel, Dan Aykroyd, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi 01:55 Jackpot247. 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 04:40 ITV Nightscreen.

C4 06:45 NFL. 07:10 How I Met Your Mother. 07:35 How I Met Your Mother. 08:00 Transworld Sport. 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 Child Genius. 14:30 Channel 4 Racing. 17:15 Come Dine with Me. 18:15 The Big Bang Theory. 18:45 The Simpsons. 19:10 The Simpsons. 19:40 Channel 4 News. 20:00 Homes by the Sea. 21:00 The World’s Weirdest Weather. 22:00 Film - Silver Linings Playbook (15). 00:25 Film - Green Zone (15). 02:35 The Last Leg. 03:25 Hollyoaks Omnibus. 05:30 Location, Location, Location.

C5 06:35 House Doctor. 07:00 Peppa Pig. 07:05 Roary the Racing Car. 07:15 Angelina Ballerina. 07:30 Pip Ahoy.

07:40 The Mr. Men Show. 07:55 Chloe’s Closet. 08:05 Mio Mao. 08:10 Olly the Little White Van. 08:15 Bananas in 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 SpongeBob Squarepants . 11:18 SpongeBob Squarepants. 11:35 Chinese Food in Minutes. 11:55 The Dog Rescuers.

12:20 Ice Road Truckers. 16:05 Columbo: How to Dial a Murder. 17:35 Film - Columbo: Murder, a Self-Portrait.

19:25 NCIS. 20:05 NCIS. 21:00 5 News Weekend.

21:05 Law and Order. 22:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 23:00 World Championship Boxing: Live From Monte Carlo. 01:15 Super Casino. 04:10 10,000 BC. 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 – Simon is with Eastenders, Footballer’s Wives and Waterloo Road actress Zoe Lucker 18.05 FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions – Although it’s pretty safe living on the Costas it’s always worth considering home security.

18.30 Let's Talk (series). – Simon is with two more interesting locals – Bernard Willis and Jackie Whyte.

19.00 Viva La Vida (series). – A live selection of some of the best acts on the Costas.

20.00 – 22.00 Local Information and Non Stop Music

22ND february 07:00 Breakfast. 08:35 Match of the Day. 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show. 11:00 The Big Questions. 12:00 Homes Under the Hammer. 12:30 MOTD2 Extra. 13:15 Bargain Hunt. 14:00 BBC News. 14:15 The Link. 15:00 Escape to the Country. 15:45 Eat Well for Less?. 16:45 Your Home in Their Hands. 17:45 Lifeline.

17:55 Songs of Praise. On Oscars weekend, Jane Hawking talks about her faith, her life married to atheist Stephen Hawking and her love of music, and actor David Oyelowo reveals the part he believes God played in his portrayal of civil rights leader Martin Luther King in the film Selma.

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

19:00 The Big Painting Challenge. Una Stubbs and Richard Bacon take ten amateur artists to stunning locations across the country to battle it out in a tough series of painting and drawing challenges.

20:00 Countryfile. Suffolk. Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison are in Suffolk finding out how erosion has shaped the landscape, swallowed up whole towns, and inspired award-winning authors. Matt takes to the sea with scientists using the latest technology to get a look at Britain’s Atlantis, the lost town of Dunwich, swallowed by the sea centuries ago.

21:00 Call the Midwife. A young diabetic girl faces heartbreak when she falls pregnant as a result of a clandestine romance. Elsewhere, the midwives become involved with a settlement of Irish Travellers and Sister Mary Cynthia delivers her first baby since becoming a nun.

22:00 The Casual Vacancy. The parish council election approaches and Pagford is on tenterhooks awaiting the next post from ‘the Ghost of Barry Fairbrother’.

Who is the Ghost, and what will they say? Is anyone in the village safe from humiliation? As tensions rise, the finger of suspicion points in many directions.

23:00 BBC News. 23:20 BBC Regional News.

23:30 Match of the Day 2.Highlights of the day’s three Premier League games, which see Tottenham host West Ham, Everton take on Leicester and Southampton play Liverpool. The Reds’ Merseyside rivals Everton host Leicester City at Goodison Park, eager to make up lost ground following inconsistent league form. And there’s a London derby at White Hart Lane, where Tottenham take on West Ham. 00:40 The Super League Show - World Club Series Special. Tanya Arnold presents highlights from

Langtree Park as Super League Champions St Helens take on Australian Champions South Sydney Rabbitohs in the 2015 World Club Challenge.

01:25 The Celebrity Apprentice USA. Bitter Suites.

Donald Trump presents the American version of the business-based competition. The teams must create a four-page pictorial and an advertising campaign for the Trump Hotel Collection.

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

BBC2 07:00 A to Z of TV Gardening. 07:15 Great British Garden Revival. 08:15 Glorious Gardens From Above.

09:00 Countryfile. 10:00 The Football League Show.

11:20 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites. 12:50 The Great Comic Relief Bake Off. 13:50 Cycling: World Track Championships. 17:30 The Wonder of Animals. 18:00 Alaska: Earth’s Frozen Kingdom. 19:00 Speed Dreams: The Fastest Place on Earth. 20:00 The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway. 21:00 Top Gear. 22:00 Dragons’ Den. 23:00 Meet the Ukippers. 23:50 Film - Blackthorn (15).

01:30 Countryfile. 02:25 Holby City. 03:25 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 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 11:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 12:30 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 13:35 ITV News and Weather. 13:40 The Unforgettable... Kenneth Williams. 14:10 Mel and Sue’s Best Bits. 15:15 The Chase. 16:10 Tipping Point.

17:15 Film - Octopussy (PG). Spy thriller in which James Bond is assigned to solve the murder of agent 009, killed in East Germany clutching a fake Faberge egg. The trail leads to India, where an enigmatic woman operates a smuggling ring under the cover of a travelling circus. But her real motives prove to be far more sinister, and Bond uncovers a plot to blow up a US Air Force base in West Germany. Starring: Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina Wayborn, Kabir Bedi, Steven Berkoff 19:40 ITV Regional News. 19:45 ITV News and Weather.

20:00 Get Your Act Together. Stephen Mulhern hosts

the live final of the show in which stars join forces with top variety acts to put on a special performance. The acts who have made the final are James Bolam with Michael Ball, Claire Richards with the Black Fire Girls, Ray Quinn with Debra Stephenson, Chip with the Shaolin Monks and Matt Johnson with Tap Corps.

21:15 All Star Family Fortunes. Vernon Kay presents the game show in which celebrities and their families compete to win cash for their chosen charities. This time, comedy impressionist Jon Culshaw and his nearest and dearest compete against Emmerdale’s Fiona Wade and her family. Who can second guess the British public best and go on to play for up to 30,000 pounds in the Big Money final?

22:00 Mr Selfridge. As Harry and Nancy’s secret romance continues, he publicly announces the acquisition of the Selfridge Estate - but Loxley is out to get him. In store, there is a race for the post of deputy manager, with Mr Grove and Miss Mardle both jostling for the role. There is more fallout in the aftermath of Kitty’s attack as she finds herself the focus of some unwelcome press attention. When Lois drops in unexpectedly on Princess Marie, the exiled Russian is forced to reveal the truth about her situation. As things hot up between Victor and Violette, the future of the club seems to be in jeopardy.

23:00 ITV News and Weather. Natasha Kaplinsky with the latest headlines from around the world.

Followed by national and local weather forecasts.

23:20 Bear Grylls: Mission Survive. In this edition, one of the team is transported from their lodgings in a helicopter to a rainforest clearing at the foot of Arenal Volcano.

00:20 Rugby Highlights. Aviva Premiership. Mark Durden-Smith and David Flatman present all the action from round 15 as Bath take on reigning champions Northampton Saints, Harlequins v Exeter, and London Irish’s match with Leicester.

01:15 The Store. 03:30 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 04:15 ITV Nightscreen.

C4 06:25 Deal or No Deal. 07:20 NFL. 07:45 How I Met Your Mother. 08:05 How I Met Your Mother. 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 08:55 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 Film - Love Happens (12). 17:35

Location, Location, Location. 18:35 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun. 19:30 Channel 4 News. 20:00 Four Rooms. 21:00 The Auction House. 22:00 Indian Summers. 23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

00:05 Film - Moonrise Kingdom (12). 01:50 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 02:40 The Million Pound Drop. 03:30 Come Dine with Me. 04:00 Come Dine with Me. 04:25 Come Dine with Me. 04:50 Come Dine with Me. 05:15 Come Dine with Me. 05:45 Deal or No Deal.

C5 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. 09:25 Wanda and the Alien. 09:40 Zack and Quack. 09:55 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. 10:15 Jelly Jamm. 10:30 LazyTown. 11:00 SpongeBob Squarepants. 11:35 The Dog Rescuers. 12:00 Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge. 13:00 Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge. 14:00 Film - Innerspace (PG). 16:20 Film - Stand by Me (15). 17:55 Film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (PG). 19:45 Film - WarGames (PG). 21:55 5 News Weekend. 22:00 Film - Top Gun (15). 00:15 Film - Young Guns (18). 02:15 Super Casino. 04:10 10,000 BC. 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 – sorting out Simon’s wardrobe are style gurus Trinny & Suzannah 18.05 Speekee TV – Learning Spanish for youngsters in a fun and entertaining way. – El Mercado 18.15 Out & About in Torrevieja – We take a look round the Delfin Submarine.

18.30 Hand Made – I Wanna Be A Producer - Fly on the wall doc about the making of an amateur production.

19.00 Let's Talk (series) Simon is with the Costa Blanca’s most famous ice cream vendor – Davina.

19.30 Learn The Lingo – Improve your Spanish 19.45 Soltails – Fishing champion Sean McSeveney is on the hunt for large carp just outside Benidorm.

20.00 – 22.00 Local Information and Non Stop Music

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By Bobbie Sims LA MARINA PATHFINDERS - We were playing El Rancho Broncos away today, our points were 6-8 and shots were quite close, 94-112, there were 2 teams with the same shot difference, Ann Stone, Berni Carr and Sue Daniels 25-16, and Barbara Forshaw, Mike Surch and John Morgan 24-15.

LA MARINA ASTRONAUTS - Torrential rain put paid to our game on Monday at Horadada, so it meant a replay on Wednesday, on our return trip to Horadada Falcons for the replay, it could have not been tighter, 7 points each and we only just lost the overall by 100101, top of the winning teams were Dave McGraw, Jack Chorlton and George Chambers with shots of 24-13.

LA MARINA EXPLORERS - San Miguel Pulsars were our opponents on a very cold day at home, points came out at 8-6 with 3 wins and the overall shots to us, our highest winning rink was Kathy Manning, Jim Reeves and Alex Whyte with a brilliant result of 31-15.

FEDERATION FOURS - A tough day against Greenland's Bears, but at least we turned up and enjoyed each other's company, all the points went to Greenland's and the shots were fairly close, 42-54.

LA MARINA DOLPHINS - Only a 4 shot difference in the result against Greenland's Elms today, 114-110 just giving us the overall and making the points 6 to La Marina and 8 to the Elms, congrats go to Martin Butler, Cliff Rawlingson and Don Harrison winning their rink by a mighty 33-8, but well done all of you.

LA MARINA SEAGULLS - El Rancho strikes again, we were away to the Mustangs and they took 12 points to our 2 and the shots were 80 La Marina and 143 El Rancho, well done Mike Stone, Jean and Terry Perchard for flying our flag with a win of 19-13.

LA MARINA SHARKS - Today on a very sunny morning, we were at home to Greenland's Oaks, in a close game we came away with 8 points to 6 and a shot difference of 98-90, our top winning rink by 2313 were Tom Spencer, Bill Sims and Alan Castle.

Monday found The Broncos entertaining La Marina Pathfinders and did well in a close match, both teams took 3 rinks each and The Broncos took the overall shots, a fair result to a good morning’s bowls.

Marion Haynes, Rob Clark and John Newell 16-25. Edward Elsam, Tricia Elsam and Malc Elmore 12-15. John Cleal, David Haynes and John Skipper 15-24. Helga Schiffman, Sandra Twentyman and Eddie Thomson 27-9. Bob Easthope, Ron Edwards and Shirley Edwards 1810. Tony Robinson, Graham Day and Mike Ager 24-11.

In the Rinks Invitation League on Wednesday the Raiders travelled for the last time, in this league, to Emerald Isle to play the Reds. A great time was had by one and all, on a day were the sun shone and the wind had dropped. The one noticeable thing is that our away results are improving, we won one rink, we lost one on the last end and our ladies rink won the first end and the last but ends won in between, were a little sparse. Therefore the Reds came away with the two points.

On Friday The Mustangs played host to La Marina Seagulls, with the chill wind we started with, becoming positively hot. As always we had great fun and some splendid bowls from both teams and as is often the case, the play was closer than the score might infer. The Mustangs mirrored the away result by taking the rinks 5 to 1 and the overall shots by a comfortable margin. Maxine Wright, Gary Newson and Rod Wright 21-12. Richard Needham, Barbara Jones and Geoff Jones 1319. Sheila Cooper, Malc Sykes and Carolyn Harris 33-7. Jim Gracie, Irene Thomson and Eddie Thomson 26-20. Jane Hamill, Merv Armstrong and David Whitworth 22-11. June Whitworth, Keith Cunningham and Stew Hamill 28-11. For membership details contact Brian Taylor on 965 077 093 or at briantaylor_es@yahoo.co.uk or Carolyn Harris on 966 774 316 or at elranchobowls.secretary @gmail.com. Sponsored by Rightmove.

Sponsored by Spanish Life Properties Friday saw our Swallows team away to La Siesta where we managed to take a healthy win 12-2 to put us into second position. Not such a good result for the Swifts who only managed 4 pts at home to La Siesta.

Our Saba Pearls Squad were home to Emerald Isle Titans this week, and the result was well in our favour with a 12-2 win, putting us on equal points at the top but second on goal difference. Our Diamonds squad are still pushing hard and are currently in 4th position in the Voyager league, having had a good result away at Vistabella with a win on 3 rinks.

Wednesday our Winter League was at home to San Miguel where we had a 11-3 win. Our Berleen team were back to winning form and still maintain top position.

Our Panthers Fed 4s team were home to San Luis Blues where the overall result was very close until the last few ends. In the event Pete Bonsor’s rink managed to keep ahead over Keith Jones’s rink, with Jack Martin’s rink going down by 1 shot on the last end. Fortunately the 2 points keep us in top spot.

The Bowls Club now offer open bowling on Tuesday afternoons 1.30 p.m. for 2.00 p.m. where your host will be Jack Burrell and prizes are on offer. Members and non members are welcome. Bowls are available to hire. For people who would like to get into the game of bowls, our club offers a new bowlers coaching programme.

La Siesta Bowls Report

By Norman Adcroft SABA Discovery and Voyager Leagues 9th Feb. The Apollos played away to the San Miguel Comets and came out on top with a 10-4 win by winning four rinks and the shots 109-97. Winners were, Hilary Clarke, Pat Harman, Jean Cooper 16-12, Sheila Chorley, Doug Smith, George Richardson 18-15, Joy Gardiner Sue Jordan, Brian Harman 29-20 and Jean and Norman Murphy with Dave Livesey 23-12.

The Pioneers managed yet another narrow defeat at Monte Mar on Monday, six points to eight and 102 shots to 118. We won on 3 rinks, Win Kirton, Pat and Vic Moore 23-16, Ken Kirton, John Moss, Gary Thorpe 18-17 and Dave Davies, Derek Pickwick, Carol Thorpe 20-17.

The Sputniks had a home match against our local rivals of San Luis Vulcan’s. We got off to a good start, up on all six rinks; then the rain came!! After a 10 minute break we resumed the match and all 18 ends were completed with the result happily going our way with us winning four rinks and drawing one giving us the result 11-3 and the shots 10380 Winning rinks were, Jean James, Liz Combstock, John Taylor 188, Rab Logan, Val Dalton, Tony Dalton 15-5, Penny Porter, John Porter, John Lincoln 18-15 Dawn Taylor, Ken Combstock, Dave Laverick 17-15, and our drawn rink, Beryl Styring, Harold Charleton, Arthur Kingsbury 17-17.

Winter League, 11th Feb. Today’s game against Vistabella was very close although, we only won one rink and drew another. Winning rink, Sheila Chorley, John Moss, Sue, Jordan Pat Harman 18-13, Drawn rink, ?Pat Baylis, Tony Dalton, Vic Moore, Gary Thorpe 15-15.

Federation 4’s 10th Feb. Bad day today losing all three rinks and the shots at home to Monte Mar. CBBA Southern League A, B and C 13th Feb. The Blues picked up six points away to San Miguel against the Jaguars winning on three rinks.

Winners were Jeannie Clements, Robert Heath, Colin Lloyd 21-9, Anne Heath, Yours Truly, Sue Jordan 15-13 and Jean Murphy, Brian Harman with George Richardson 23-15.

The Golds were at home to Mazarron Miners and not too a good week for us losing on four rinks and also the overall shots 91–126. Result 410 Mazarron. Our Winners were, Dave Davis, Sid Gallup, Gary Thorpe 17-14 and Hilary Clarke, John Clarke with John Ball 20-19.

The Silvers like the Golds didn’t fare too well in their afternoon home game against the Vistabella Picadors losing by the same margin 4-10 and the Shots 86-112. Winners were, Val Dalton, Alex Morrice, Harold Charleton 23-14 and Margaret and Norman Stephenson with Peter Knapp 18-13.

Chicken and Egg 11th Feb - Chicken Trigger, Wine Johnnie Ryder, Eggs Allister Mathieson.

MONTEMAR BOWLS CLUB Saturday 7th February, MonteMar played San Luis in the Semi- Final of the 20/20 Knockout, Not a very good day for MonteMar against a very strong San Luis side, MonteMar Lost all Rinks Away from Home and managed just 1 Winning Rink at Home thanks to Alan Ashberry in the Singles, We got to the Semi's so not to bad.

Monday, 9th February, MonteMar Matadors were at Home to La Siesta Pioneers, Winning on 3 Rinks, Jill Albutt, David Eades, Skip John Albutt 27-17. Marilyn Gibbons, Ian Gibbons, Skip Roy Mercer 21-10. Ronnie Cairns, Bill Judd, Skip Bill Young 20-14. Shots, Matadors 118 - Pioneers 102. Points, Matadors 8 - Pioneers 6.

Monday 9th February, MonteMar Toreadors were at Home to Country Bowls Flamingos, Winning on only 1 Rink.

Pauline Woodfine, Sheila Roberts, Skip Barrie Woodfine 17-13.

Shots, Toreadors 85 - Flamingos 105. Points, Toreadors 2 - Flamingos 12.

Tuesday 10th February, MonteMar Earls in the Fed 4s, were Away to La Siesta Winning on all 3 Rinks. Jill Albutt, Pauline Merry, Janet Hayward, Skip John Albutt 22-15. Ronnie Cairns, June Young, Chris Merry, Skip Bill Young 19-13. Lynne Armitage, Pauline Woodfine, Colin Armitage, Skip Barrie Woodfine 16-12. Shots, Earls 57 - La Siesta 42. Points, Earls 8 - La Siesta 0.

Wednesday 11th February, MonteMar in the Winter League were at Home to Benitachell, Winning on 4 Rinks. Sue Kemp, Wendy Oxley, Colin Armitage, Skip Brian Zelin 15-12. Jill Albutt, Janet Gatward, John Albutt, Skip Alan Ashberry 28-15. Geraldine Fisher, Keith Simpson, Pauline Woodfine, Skip Gordon Fisher 24-11. Denise Ashberry, Ronnie Cairns, Dave Melville, Skip Barrie Wood fine, 1813. Shots, MonteMar 99 - Benitachell 72. Points, MonteMar 10 Benitachell 2.

Thursday, 12th February, MonteMar Lords in the Fed 4s were Away to San Miguel Mowhawks, Winning on 1 Rink.

Sue Kemp, Ethal Finan, Tony Finan, Skip Brian Zelin 24-16.

Shots, Lords 45 - Mowhawks 60. Points, Lords 2 - Mowhawks 6.

Friday, 13th February, MonteMar Matadors were Away to Emerald Isle Cavaliers Winning on 5 Rinks.

Sue Kemp, Brian Zelin, Skip Roy Mercer 20-10. Stan Routledge, Joe Ridley, Skip Diane Ridley 17-10. Geraldine Fisher, Wendy Oxley, Skip Gordon Fisher 30-15. Keith Simpson, Dave Melville, Skip Tony Finan 17-14. Jill Albutt, David Eades, Skip John Albutt 18-16.

Shots, Matadors 112 - Cavaliers 87. Points, Matadors 12 - Cavaliers 2.

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

EMERALD ISLE BOWLS CLUB. 6th Feb. E.I. Cavaliers v San Miguel Jaguars. Back to winning ways for the Cavaliers, winning on 4 rinks, shots 116-89, points 10-4. E.I. Winners: Ed Shepherd, Pat Heaney & Pete Willicott. (17-14).

Marilyn Shatwell, Len Fisher & Keith Jollieffe (23-10). John Pooley, Geoff Farrington & Gina Streeter (16-11). John Jarvis, Barbara Eldred & Mel O'Dell. (24-10). Great win Cavaliers, keep it up.

E.I. Claymores v San Miguel Cougars. Claymores 2 rinks, Cougars 4, shots 110- 117. Points 4-10. E.I. : winners: Elwyn Morris, Bill Allen & Brian Kavanagh (30-17). Sandra Kavanagh, Yvonne Mallaburn & Frank Close. (20-8). Bad luck, winners next time out.

E.I. Outlaws v San Luis Leopards, a great win for the Outlaws, winning on 3 rinks drawing 1. Shots, E.I. 97- 96. Points 9-5 to the Isle.

E.I. Winners: Gordon Smith, Les Bath & Bob Colston. (21-12). Sheila Adams, Pete Creswell & Tony Harris ((20-13). Paul Hudson, Neville Pulfer & Stan Cheetham. (20-14). Margaret Riley, Robin Adams & Frank King got the draw (17-17) everyone played a part in this close win.

E.I. Titans v Quesada Pearls, on a cold wet day the Titans lost by 5 rinks to 1, shots 128- 87.points 12-2. Winners for E.I. Were John Zeller, Ron White & Mel O' Dell. (25-11) not a good day, it will get better.

E.I. Neptunes v Greenlands Chesnuts. Neptunes 2 rinks, Chesnuts 4, shots 104-94 to Neptunes, points 6-8. E.I. Winners: Marilyn Shatwell , Linda Vincent & Gerald Shatwell. (36-4). Sandra Kavanagh, Yvonne Mallaburn & Frank Close (15-14). Good result.

E.I. Moonrakers v Vistabella Eagles, great comeback for the E.I., after a short halt due to Heavy rain, the E.I. Were 5 rinks to 1 down, after the restart the Moonrakers won on 3 rinks and drew on 1. Shots 10699. Points 9-5 to the E.I. The Winners were: Bob Precy, Robin Adams & Frank King (19-12). Les Bath, Alex Malcolm & Margaret Breen (19-12). Mary Malcolm , Peter Creswell & Brian Donohoe (2217) Lil Harris, George Whall & Alan Clasper got a good draw (1616) once again our teams fight to the end, every point is vital.

5/2 Fed 4s. Lost to Quesada, 3-0. Points 0.8.

11th feb. Friendly League: E.I. Reds v El Rancho. E.I. Won 2 rinks 1, shots 67-38 points 6-2. Winners were: Sheila Wickens, Maryilyn Shatwell, Mary Whitlock & Mo Thomas (35-4) Girl Power!! Elwyn Morris, Dave Close, Tony Capewell & Brian Kavanagh (17-6).

Another happy week, Robin (the scribe) Adams).

SAN MIGUEL BOWLS CLUB

By Paul Thomas SABA LEAGUE Pulsars played away to La Marina Explores this game was played in very cold and windy conditions but we managed to win on 3 rinks points for 6 points against 8 shots for 100 shots against 117. SOUTHERN LEAGUE Jaguars played at home to La siesta we won on 3 rinks and managed the overall shots. Points for 8 points against 6. The Presentation evening is being held at Fairways on Tuesday 21st April if you wish to come along please see the social notice board. We are holding a floodlit Charity bowls event on the 28th February please check in the Club House for the details going up.

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SABA Enterprise League. The Albatrosses were at San Miguel playing the Meteors, four winning rinks for a great away win. J Chaplin, A Leggatt & I Kenyon 26-11. S Burrows, N Burrows & A Brown 20-16.

D Howard, C Watkins & J Bowman 20-11. T French, S Pearson & M Regan 18-16. Points, Albatrosses 10 ( 114) - 4 (89) Meteors.

Voyager League. The Drivers entertained the Quesada Diamonds at home winning on three rinks and the long game. B Pointon, M Foulcer & Pat Rafferty 24-7. P Rafferty, A.M Stevenson & S Mynott 25-15. O Ratcliffe, S Allman & B Dunn 18-16. Points, Drivers 8 (104) - 6 (87) Diamonds.

Voyager League. The Eagles were at the Emerald Isle playing the Moonrakers they picked up two wins and a drawn game. S Kirk, N Bater & P Tomkins 21-13. R. Hudson, D Stevenson & P Cadwell 2117. L Prockter, P Tomkins & D Hudson 16-16. Points, Eagles 5 (99) 9 (106) Moonrakers.

Division three Fed 4's team played at Horadada taking a full house of points. S Burrows, P Tomkins, N Burrows & Pete Tomkins 24-12. L Bishop, S Pearson, M Regan & E Bishop 22-14. T French, A Leggatt, C Watkins & M Foulcer 20-19. Points 8 ( 66) - 0 (46) Horadada.

Winter league. This week we were at La Siesta winning three rinks and a drawn rink. L Bishop, A Leggatt, J Bowman & Ken Cuthbert 21-12.

S Burrows, G Paylor, N Burrows & B Dunn 22-14. L Watkins, T French, C Atkins & M Furness 13-12. B Regan, M Foulcer, D Chaplin & E Bishop 15-15. Points, Vistabella 9 (84) - 3 (71) La Siesta. The Berleen were unlucky to loose by one shot.

Southern league A. The Lanzadores had a home game playing our old friends Country Bowls Ramblers. We succeeded in winning five rinks.

T French, S Pearson & M Regan 33-13. J Chaplin, D Chaplin & J Bowman 27-4. L Bishop, C Watkins & M Furness 25-6. B Regan, A Leggatt & E Bishop 20-6. G Bater, D Howard & K Cuthbert 16-7.

Points, Lanzadores 12 (131) - 2 (55) Ramblers.

Southern league C. The Drivers played La Siesta Silvers away and came home with ten points, four winning rinks from O Ratcliffe, A MacLean & B Dunn 21-10. D Leggatt, B Corbishley & S Allman 1510. Mo Foulcer, J Neve & R Lee 23-16. M Blight, M Foulcer & Sue Mynott 26-9. Points, Drivers 10 (112) - 4 (86) Silvers.

Conquistadores were at home to San Miguel Cougars unfortunately losing on all six rinks, best forgotten and try for a good result next week. Points, Conquistadores 0 (72) - 14 (130) Cougars, well done to the Cougars.

By Sheila Cammack.

Premier 20 k/o semi-final (Saturday 7th) v Monte Mar, excellent win 7-1; the final v Quesada, date TBA. SABA: (Monday 9th) Klingons away v GL Sycamores, shots 129-82, 12pts-2. Winners: Colin Jackson, Keith Phillips, Mal Hughes 20-17, June Jones, Darren Johnson, Keith Jones 29-15, Margaret Morrison, Pat Coffey, Russell Marks 19-10, Jean Parkes, Pam Lockett, Paul Parkes 16-15, Ann Holland, Neil Morrison, Ray Pollock 30-8.

Trekkers home v GL Maples shots 110-126, 5pts-9. Winners: Shirley Withers, Barry Roseveare, Ray Robson 22-19, Frank Barclay, Jo & Jules Pering 25-11, Audrey Ford, Charlie Marigold, Barry Edwards 19-19. Romulans home v Mazarron Mariners, shots 111-104, 8pts-6.

Winners: Aubrey & Cas Blay, John Malden 28-11, Ros Holmes, Bill Webb, Dave Blackie 20-12, Judy Carroll, Mike Smith, Phil Morrachan 22-17. Vulcans away v LS Sputniks 3pts-11, shots 75-98. Winners: Derek Smith, Fay Beattie, Alan Rossiter 20-18, Chris Lythe, Tom Fromson, Robin Harker 17-17.

Winter League (Wednesday 11th) home v Greenlands, 10pts-2, shots 91-82. Winners: Kath Reid, June Jones, Guiseppe Galelli, Keith Jones 21-17, Pam Lockett, Keith Phillips, Sabrina Marks, Mal Hughes 2213, Shirley Verity, Jo & Julian Pering, Russell Marks 21-20, Ann Holland, Charlie Marigold, Peter McEneany, Noel Verity 14-12.

FED 4's league (Thursday 12th) BLUES away v Quesada Panthers, shots 53-43, 6pts-2. Winners: Shirley Verity, Jo & Julian Pering, Russell Marks 21-9, Sheila Cammack, Keith Phillips, Sabrina Marks, Mal Hughes 15-14. WHITES: BYE. Southern League (Friday 13th) away v Q Swallows , 8pts-6, shots 107-93. Winners: June Jones, Darren Johnson, Keith Jones 24-12, Colin Jackson, Keith Phillips, Mal Hughes 21-12, Margaret Morrison, Bob White, Pat Coffey 27-8. Tigers home v Q Swifts, 9pts-5, shots 113-91. Winners: Les Bedford, Derrick Cooper, Ray Robson 21-14, Blossom Cox, Ray Clarke, Barry Edwards 18-14, Audrey Ford, Bert Ewart, C Marigold 28-5, Frank Barclay, C Brookes, John Withers 20-20.

Pumas home v EI Claymores, 5pts-9, shots 96-102. Winners: Irene Everett, Mike Smith, Vic Slater 21-8, Maureen Foulds, Tony Davies, Bob Foulds 21-13, Mavis Riley, Marina Bearsdale, John Malden 1313, Walter Lang, Cas Blay, Peter Fuller 20-14. Leopards away v GL Cedars, 9pts-5, shots 113-100. Winners: Derek Smith, Fay Beattie, Alan Rossiter 27-19, Derek Barker, Malcolm Ayton, Geoff Shand 217, Dave Tilley, Marie Henly, Robin Harker 20-15, Chris Phillips, Tom Fromson, Alan Mawer 16-16.

Info - contact June Jones 966 188 920 or Pam Lockett 965 327 645.

LA MANGA CRUSADERS

By Brian Simon On Friday, 13 February La Manga Crusaders played Horadada Royals and it turned out to be lucky day for the home team with a comfortable win in wonderful sunny conditions. The Royals did have one success with the trips led by Alan Pugh, John Goddard and Jack Linman gaining a very narrow victory on the last end over Stuart Fisher, Eileen Dunmore and Shirley Ault by 20 shots to 19.

After this one set back La Manga took control and claimed victory with wins for Robin Lowman, John Grace and Joe Scott by 46 points to 4 against Ann Allen, Carol Linehan and Rosemary Guppy followed

by Ron Stokes, Elizabeth Warwick and Peter Wood against Mick Blunt, Sandra Simpson and Fred Trigwell by 35 points to 5. Ann Grace, Sue Letby and Sarah Lowman won against Brian Eatough, Terry Hucknall and Barry Evans by 27 shots to 9. Brian Simon, Marion Fisher and David Fowkes were winners over Mike Douglas, Roy Collins and Wayne Jackson by 29 shots to 9. Last but by no means least Michael Warwick, Tudor Gregory and Ken Olerenshaw won against John Murlock, David Allen and Tony Burchall by 31-3.

The total was La Manga Crusaders with 187 shots for and 53 shots against, giving the home team 12 points and The Royals 2 points.

La Manga Bowls Club welcomes bowlers of all abilities from the surrounding area and coaching and help is available if needed. Social bowls is available during the week both summer and winter and also at weekends. Various club competitions are organised througout the winter season for those who enjoy the competitive element.

For further information please visit our website www.lamangaclubowners.co.uk, click on Sports-Activities Bowls.

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By StJohn Broadhurst Another away game last week for the Flamingos with a trip up to Montemar on 9 Feb to take on the Toreadors in a SABA Discovery league match. The Flamingos continued their good start to the year with another impressive win, winning on five rinks as well as the long game. Celebrating with wins this week were Carole Donnellan, Del Gunning and Karen Kirk 20-19. Andy White, Les Turner and StJohn Broadhurst 14-12. Mike Davies, Joel Fernandez and Dot Davies 1915. Sheila Whitehall, Dennis Birkett and Peter Whitehall 21-10.

Pat Patton, Bryan Kirk and Brian Patton 18-12. Shots Flamingos 105 (12 pts) Toreadors 85 (2 pts).

No Federated Fours match for the Clarets last week as heavy rain in the Valle on Thursday meant the game against Emerald Isle Leprechauns had to be postponed.

The Ramblers also had an away game against Vistabella Lanzadores on Friday, 13 February in a CBBA Southern league match.

It proved to be unlucky 13 for the Ramblers as the Lanzadores ran out winners, reversing the score of the Flamingos. Well done to Carole Donnellan, Dennis Birkett and Peter Whitehall who picked up a win 19-10. Overall shots Ramblers 55 (2 pts) Lanzadores 131 (12 pts). www.countrybowlsclub.com

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SOUTHERN LEAGUE 2014/15 RESULTS RESULTS AND TABLES TABLES 13 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY DIVISION A Emerald Isle Cavaliers La Marina Sharks Quesada Swallows San Miguel Jaguars Vistabella Lanzadores

87 98 93 111 131

San Luis Lions La Marina Sharks Quesada Swallows Montemar Matadors San Miguel Jagurs Vistabella Lanzadores Greenlands Oaks Emerald Isle Cavaliers Country Bowls Ramblers La Siesta Blues

2 8 6 8 12

Montemar Matadors Greenlands Oaks San Luis Lions La Siesta Blues Country B Ramblers

P 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

W 12 10 9 8 7 9 5 6 1 3

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12 6 8 6 2

L O/W Diff 2 52 316 4 49.5 152 5 51.5 156 6 49 88 7 45.5 96 5 44.5 117 9 43 33 8 38 -49 13 27 -381 11 20 -528

112 90 107 80 55 Pts 128 119 117 111 109 107 96 90 57 46

DIVISION B El Rancho Mustangs Greenlands Elms La Manga Crusaders La Siesta Golds San Luis Tigers

143 110 187 91 113

Mazarron Miners Greenlands Elms San Luis Tigers La Manga Crusaders La Marina Dolphins La Marina Seagulls El Rancho Mustangs Horadada Royals La Siesta Golds Quesada Swifts

12 8 12 4 9

La Marina Seagulls La Marina Dolphins Horadada Royals Mazarron Miners Quesada Swifts

P 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

W 11 9 11 8 6 6 7 4 5 2

D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

2 6 2 10 5

L O/W Diff 3 57.5 376 5 50 201 3 42 52 6 43.5 5 8 43.5 32 7 44 -94 7 40 -4 10 36 -138 8 33 -243 12 30.5 -187

80 114 53 126 91 Pts 137 116 105 103 101 100 94 81 78 65

DIVISION C San Luis Pumas Vbella Conquistadores Greenlands Cedars La Siesta Silvers Montemar Toreadors

96 72 100 86 121

Vistabella Picadors San Miguel Cougars Montemar Toreadors San Luis Pumas Emerald Isle Claymores La Siesta Silvers Greenlands Cedars San Luis Leopards Vistabella Conquistadores Emerald Isle Outlaws

5 0 5 4 14

Emerald Isle Claymores 9 San Miguel Cougars 14 San Luis Leopards 9 Vistabella Picadors 10 Emerald Isle Outlaws 0

P 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

W 12 11 9 10 9 6 3 2 3 3

D 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0

L 2 3 4 3 5 8 11 11 10 11

O/W 59.5 58 55 51 47.5 31.5 32 30 29 26.5

102 130 113 112 70

Diff Pts 480 144 364 138 240 128 177 121 128 113 -134 77 -293 68 -303 64 -332 64 -327 61

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EURONICS THURSDAY DART LEAGUE “THE ELECTRICAL SHOP” - BLUE LAGOON with this term´s merit table warming up nicely.

Don’t forget outstanding individual performances gain merit table points weekly, culminating in the three category winners being announced on Finals night.

This week´s matches leave just 6 to play, Division 1 still very tight at the top, Meerkats favourites over the Hyenas but still having to play several tough games to include their “bogey side” the Porters from Porter House.

The Bears seemingly have Division 2 wrapped up, however the fight for runners up spot is as close as ever, all three yet to play Breakaways.

Its going down to the wire!

RESULTS 12TH FEBRUARY DIVISION 1 Hub Hyenas Junction Jackals Que Pasa Eagles Pint Depot Kings

8-4 7-5 4-8 1-11

Gogarty´s Bulls Busters Bar The Porter House Hub Meerkats

DIVISION 2 Ale House Evolution Tavern Drivers Misfits (Sporting Life)

6-6 5-7 6-6 4-8

Pint Depot Queens Que Pasa Kestrels Junction Jaguars Breakaways Bears

LEAGUE TABLE – DIVISION 1 P W D The Hub Meerkats 15 14 1 The Hub Hyenas 15 13 0 The Porter House 15 6 4 Junction Jackals 15 7 1 Que Pasa Eagles 15 6 2 Busters Bar 15 3 5 Gogarty´s Bulls 15 1 5 Pint Depot Kings 15 0 2

L 0 2 5 7 7 7 9 13

F 131 129 94 83 89 80 66 48

A 49 51 86 97 91 100 114 132

Pts 29 26 16 15 14 11 7 2

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

L 1 4 4 4 5 6 9 12

F 117 96 93 107 85 84 79 61

A 63 84 87 73 95 96 101 119

Pts 25 19 19 18 14 13 8 4

P W 15 11 15 8 15 8 15 7 15 4 15 4 15 2 15 1

D 3 3 3 4 6 5 4 2

180´s: Peter Ayres x 2 (Porter House), Pat Abrams, Alex Nikolov, Lee Maiden x 2 (Meerkats), Mike Smith x 2, Del Lister (Breakaways), Shaun Smith, Nick Spicer (Hyenas), Matt Cummins (Pint Depot Kings), Derek Halpin (Evolution), Simone de Lacy (Junction Jaguars) Highest finish: 158 Pat Schofield (Junction Jaguars), Nick Spicer (Hub Hyenas) We are now into the last third of the season, with plenty of competitions to play. With both cups and plate team finals now determined its now time to stage the more personal events of triples, doubles and singles. Entry forms are now out for triples and pairs entries closing this week, both competitions to be played in early March. Very soon entry forms will be distributed for both Ladies and Mens Singles events, first round matches to be contested in early April. I understand Steph Simpson and Sid Cross will not be defending their pairs title this term, so two new names will be added to the illustrious former champions trophy. Will Pat Abrams and Yvonne Rouffignac defend their individual titles? Also being played for is the new triples event and considering most teams have several useful players, this competition will most likely be the tightest to call. And we mustn’t forget the three merit awards sponsored by the Leader newspaper. The Porter House (team), Pat Abrams and Simone de Lacy were last season´s winners,

Ian Sleath, Dave O’Brien (licensee), Dave Wright and Frankie ‘W’ of The Pint Depot Kings drown their sorrows.

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The Jaguars prior to their victory - Lisa Ivill, Pat Schofield, Simone de Lacy, Tracey Simpson

Division 2 is where its happening this week, the Queens visiting Karl Mallinson´s Ale House hoping to reduce the 4 point deficit and ultimately not to finish bottom. The gap wasn’t reduced but both sides came away with a creditable point. A nasty blister on her non-throwing hand seemed to hamper Lorraine Cox scoring wise but not when she required a double as she took the first leg on D20. Owen Attwood 100 and Luke Yarnold piled on the pressure in the next, but Vi Turner still had the opportunity of taking the leg, unfortunately missing the double.

Attwood said thank you very much and pegged out on D15. The Royals had the upper hand in the third Cox 98, Turner 2x80+, before Bernie Whipday rallied with 83 and 125 for Mallinson to take out D17. Debbie Wright and Marie Dunne levelled in a tight leg, inspiring Margaret Griffiths and Rachael Broadhead to some decent scoring, unfortunately Whipday lived up to his name and registered 3x90+ and D3 for the lead once again. Mallinson 100, backed up by some useful scoring from Yarnold was wasted as they floundered on the double, leaving Cox and Turner D9 to level at half time. Attwood enjoyed a tidy leg against Cox in the opening singles scoring 100 and D2 for a slender lead. Wright´s scoring was excellent in the next to the point she forgot to leave 40 or 32 by-passing these numbers to leave herself D1, oh dear! Brian Hobbis was glad to take advantage of the Queen and promptly took the leg. Turner made it 5-4 on D7 the win still a possibility. Yarnold dashed the Royals hopes on D5 to ensure the draw and point. Broadhead faced Mallinson in the fifth single, both scoring ton pluses, the former pegging out first on D3 to leave Whipday facing Dunne for the match or draw. Some great scoring from Dunne set up D8, Whipday countering with a 140 to leave a double himself. It was to be however the visitors who gave the loudest cheer as Dunne secured D8 second arrow for the draw and shared points.

Breakaways increased their advantage over the Jaguars with a fine win over Sporting Life. The Misfits got off to a flyer, Leah Chesworth hitting a 98 and D10, well supported by Karl Cooper and John Ashworth 135. The Bears quickly levelled through Mike Smith on D5, who continued his efforts in the third with 2x100, Del Lister nailing D8 for 12. Mike Snow and Mike Douglas D4 took the first pairs, Smith and Alan Strong pairing up for the next, steady scoring followed but the double came from Smith on D16 making it 1-4 despite a 150 from Joe Brown, how on earth did she achieve that? A bottle of champagne for anyone who can work that one out! Cooper, who can play a bit when he puts his mind to it, gained the third pairs for the Misfits on D5 after 2x90+ scores and a ton. 2-4 at half time followed by bangers and mash and 6 singles. Lister didn’t know what to expect from the girl Brown in the opener, previous antics shall remain private but what about that 150! Both scored well, Brown on top with D13. Ivan Jones showed a little bit of class in the second leg with a 95 and 90 out (S20,S20,bull) for 3-5. Strong secured the draw on D5 playing Cooper, importantly gaining the point for a draw. Snow enjoyed the glory of taking the match for his side with 85,81,95 and D2, Smith D16 making it 8 against a spirited Chesworth 85,121. Sonya Cooper gave the Misfits their fourth leg on D17.

Junction Jaguars retain second spot after a fine away draw to third place Tavern Drivers. The Taverners quickly found themselves 3-0 up

via Ralph Weatherby and Rick Cox (2 doubles). Pat Schofield 95 and Lisa Ivill D16 reversed the trend, setting up Simone de Lacy 80,85,80 and Tracey Simpson D2, plus Sharon Bugg with Wendy Hayward to take the following two for 3-3 at half time. Weatherby snatched the first for the Drivers, Simpson making it all square on D10 after some impressive scoring. Hayward gave Jaguars the lead after the third singles before Paul Birtwhistle once again made it all square. Schofield played her usual steady game to ensure the draw and point on D2 leaving just the one match for a Jaguar win or draw. De Lacy faced Stu Mitchell opening with 60,60 followed by her first ever 180. Another decent score followed, her opponent nowhere. The usually cool, calm and collected de Lacy couldn’t manage to finish off the 501 leaving Mitchell to nail the double and point for the Tavern.

Kestrels find themselves joint second on points after a narrow away victory at Evolution. The hosts were 2-1 up after the triples courtesy of John Williams D8 and Luke Nicholls D17, John Lane replying for the Kestrels on D12. Alan Preston top scoring for Kestrels on 121, Tyron Nash 140 for Evolution. Nicholls increased the home side´s lead on D2, the visitors responding via Gilly Kirby 85 and Preston taking out 51 on D16. Harvey Lane 85 and Chris Miles 95 plus D3 making it all square at half time, against a determined pairing of Ty Nash and Jak Doggatt. A tasty 121 in the opening singles from Nash didn’t deter Gilly Kirby who responded with excellent scores and D2 for a slight match lead. Harvey Lane should have taken out the next with 2x80, 100 but opponent Nicholls D5 made it level scores. A cracker followed Miles v. Jon Peters, the latter giving the hosts the lead on D8.

Considering the match to date was a see saw affair, surprisingly the Kestrels took the next three, match and both points due to the efforts of John Lane D16, Terry Kirby D5 and Preston D2, young Doggatt failing to capitalise on his good scoring.

In Division 1 Steph Simpson won the match for Junction Jackals with overall scores of 2x100 and 140 but it was veteran Jim Scott who really shone with 5x100. Phil de Lacy supported with 111 and 3x100.

Busters replied via Paul Dowington 100,125, Ray Harvey 140,138 and Irene Russell 140,100. A decent 21 ton match between Que Pasa Eagles and the Porters saw a half time draw going eventually the visitors way winning 5 of the 6 singles available. Kevin Wood 2x100,121 having a real tussle with Mike Newberry 100,101 plus D8 and D6. Matt Jackson enjoying a good turn of form winning both his singles and pairs. Good news for the Porters as captain Ray Sanderson is taking all his players to Dubai this week for their mid-winter training camp. Gogarty´s couldn’t improve on a deserved 3 all half time score and could only add one more singles to their tally in a good natured tussle and an atmosphere cordially co-ordinated by the inimitable Simon Williams.

Finishing School- Question: How do you finish 65?

Answer: Most would select the semi-centre but a miss can leave you in all sorts of trouble. I favour going T19,D4 or as a S19 leaves 46 (S10 or S6) ensuring at least one dart at a double.

Question:

How do you finish 72?

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ORIHU ELA EXTEND UNBEATEN RUN TO SIX AGAINST POOR TORRY ORIHUELA CF ............5 CD TORREVIEJA .........0 Yesterday evening, Los Arcos Stadium was the venue for the meeting of the two most southernly teams of Division 3 (Valenciana grupo 6) with a great deal at stake for both sides. Earlier in the season Torry had suffered a home defeat to their bitter rivals, and with both clubs pushing for an end of season play off slot, this fixture certainly had an extra edge to it.

Orihuela's dire financial situation has been well documented, but following a bad run, they seem to have steadied the ship and are now unbeaten in their last 5 matches. Torry meanwhile, have suffered a torrid time of late, unfortunately experiencing a goal drought which has coincided with some suicidal defending, and resulted in 3 straight defeats.

For FC Torrevieja it was sad to see that all three prevailed as the two teams locked horns, their atrocious defending, goal drought and comprehensive defeat.

Despite the return of Eddie to the side there was little improvement as the visitors went into the interval three goals behind. But even after their encouraging start, with Obele hitting the post on the quarter hour mark, it quickly became evident that Orihuela were much the sharper outfit, shooting at every opportunity, and with such power. The visitors simply had no answer.

It was skipper Flecky that opened the scoring for the home side on 25 mins when his low drive gave Oscar no chance as it rebounded in off the post.

But there was a glimmer of hope for the visitors on

the half hour.

After Corella had been brought down on the edge of the box Cesar appeared to have levelled the scores from the free kick only to see his effort cleared off the line by Alex Garcia and then to add to their woes, just moments later, Torry’s former striker Tonino beat Cesar with a top class effort, synonymous of the strikes from his glory days with Guardamar, Torry and Cartagena.

Piko made it 3-0 just prior to the interval when he squeezed his effort inside the post from an acute angle.

The 2nd period was little better although the visitors did confine their hosts to just 2 more goals with Perico and Emilio on the scoresheet in the 52nd and 60th mins respectively. And Torry couldn’t even manage a consolation when a fine low save from Emilio kept out Adrian’s goalbound effort in the final few minutes of the game.

Whether Torry will learn from this defeat only time will tell but it now seems as though any thoughts of the end of season playoffs are nought but a distant memory. But there is certainly a great deal of pride still to be played for starting with a 5pm ko next Sunday evening against mid table Levante ‘B’ at the Vicente Garcia. Surely this evenings game against Orihuela is the low point of the season from which it must only get better in the remaining weeks.

CARP-R-US CLUB NEWS After fishing last week in gale force winds and on a very unproductive venue, the Club this week fished round nine of our Winter series of matches on the Eden Canal in Guardamar. There was not a lot of wind but the sky was heavy and very overcast and only one angler- Tom Marshall- caught any fish with 4.972 on the feeder with corn. Even the Cormorants left after 30 minutes, having caught nothing.

All being well the next match- the final one in the series- will be fished on the River Segura in Benijofar on the 19th of February.

The first match this year in Murcia will be on the 26th of February and I have received the Murcian Federation Cards.

The next Quiz night will be on Tuesday the 24th of February starting at 7.30pm. Cost is 1 Euro per per-

son and teams to a maximum of 6 are allowed.

The next Club meeting on the 1st of March, is our A.G.M which starts at 11.00am. Do not forget on the 17th of March we are holding a St Patrick´s night celebration at the Club House. You can either choose from the bar menu, or a special menu costing 9.50€ per person is available on the night.

Please book at the bar. Entertainment will be by Paul Christie.

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. For information on this Angling and Social Club you can Phone 966717923 or find the web site at www.carprus.net

CADENA SUNRISE TENPIN BOWLING RESULTS Pinfall Wizards Sunrise Colegas Cherry B´s Alley Gators 999´s The Bandits

2-6 4-4 2-6 0-8 2-6 4-4

Alley Gators Fowl Play Sol Amigo´S Gg´S Pinbusters Pinfall Wizards Alley Cats Sausage Rollers Sunrise Colegas The Bandits Pin Pushers 999´S Cherry B´S

Sol Amigo´s Pin Pushers Sausage Rollers Alley Cats Fowl Play GG´s Pinbusters P 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54

W 47 46 46 43 42 41 36 36 31 30 27 5

D 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

Game/Scr Game/Hc Series/Scr Series/Hc L 25 26 26 28 30 30 35 36 41 41 45 67

This Weeks Top Performers Ladies Gents Sue Walsh 181 Graham Dunnet 222 Irene Ireland 230 Graham Dunnet 280 Maria Perez 507 Barry Tolson 525 Irene Ireland 625 Bob Mercer 664

Tot Gms Av Hi-G 40916 54 757 838 41176 54 762 904 40993 54 759 861 41390 54 766 841 40448 54 749 881 40258 54 745 860 40557 54 751 842 40696 54 753 859 39378 54 729 859 40741 54 754 845 39193 54 725 811 36680 54 679 754

Hi-S 2401 2484 2415 2488 2424 2422 2421 2410 2384 2374 2379 2154

Pts 94 92 92 87 84 83 73 72 62 61 54 10

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ELCHE OFF BOTTOM AS I’ANSON CHANGES CLUBS Damian Suarez's 30-yard L’Anson is Real Oviedo’s thunderbolt lit up the first English player since Martinez Valero stadium Stan Collymore led the as Elche cruised to a 2-0 line in 2001 win over Rayo Vallecano to climb off the bottom of the Primera Division.

With the hosts desperately seeking to end a twomatch losing run, Suarez unleashed a stunning drive from distance to open the scoring in the first half, before Garry Rodrigues capped off the win with a fine second goal late on. The win lifted the Illicitanos off the bottom of the table.

Next up is 8th placed Eibar who Elche meet at the tiny Campo de Ipurua join a team where he feels he will get regular playing time. Charlie agreed to join the Asturian side for this evening (Monday).

Meanwhile Charlie I’Anson, Elche’s 21 year old the remaining months of the season, where he will English defender, has moved to Stan Collymore’s be reunited with former Elche players David old club, Segunda B side Real Oviedo, after ending Generelo, Franck Omgba and Miguel Linares.

Following his loan spell, Charlie will then return to his loan with Alcorcón.

Having made only a handful of appearances since Elche as he enters the final year of his contract with his move at the start of the current season the 21- the club he’s been at since 2012, whom he joined year-old opted out of his loan spell and chosen to from Grimsby Town.

HORADADA BOWLS CLUB The week started on Monday with a home game against La Marina Astronauts. However at midway through the game the heavens opened and the match was abandoned. It was resumed on Wednesday and finished with a win by the narrowest of margins, 101 shots to 100.Our seven points were gained by Yvonne Hurlock, Sandra Simpson and John Hurlock 24 - 13, Vince Skeel, Ann Allan and Alan Pugh 26 - 14 with the draw played out by Pete Davis, Fred Trigwell and Mike Douglas. Our thanks go to La Marina for travelling a reasonable

distance twice in a week.

On Tuesday we played a Federated fours game at home against Vistabella. Unfortunately I do not have any details of the game but I know we lost.

On Friday we made the dreaded trip to La Manga who usually win all their home games [on grass] with full points but lose all their away games by the same margin. Anyway we managed to gain 2 points thanks to the rink of John Goddard, Jack Linehan and Alan Pugh 20 - 19.All other rinks got well beaten.

ESTRELLA DAMM CRIBBAGE By Ron Sheldon 9th February & Week 20 saw the top 8 positions unchanged & only 1 score other than a 5-4. At the top Dorothy’s Magpies fell foul of Brian’s Jaguars in 4th place who had 2 pairs with 2 wins each while the Magpies had Stewart & Jane out of luck with a zero score.

Fighting for 2nd spot were Ron’s Nacho Voles in a tight finish against Richard’s Ospreys whose on form pair of Bob & Pat won all their 3 games while the Voles best pair were Ron & Elsa with 2 wins.

Hanging on to 5th place were Peter’s Galleon this week against 6th placed Ayliff’s newly named Da Vinci’s Alpha in their new venue of Da Vinci’s on San Luis Lakeside & who had Peter & Alan on top with 3 wins while 2 pairs for the Galleon each had 2 wins.

In 7th spot were Mike’s Lo Crispin playing a reverse fixture against Jim’s Sharks at La Siesta Bowls who won on the night with 2 pairs having 2 wins each while for Lo Crispin only Tony & Dorothy matched them also with 2 wins.

Staying in 8th position were Brian’s team from Meson Galea who lost 2-7 to newly inspired Mike’s Peacocks on their 4th consecutive win with Sue & John gaining 3 wins while only Russell &

Diane could score with 2 wins for Galea.

Moving up 1 place to 9th were Keith’s Merlins who had a close win against my Falcons whose best were Barry & Jill with 2 wins while Les & Brian maximised for the Merlins with 3 wins.

In Mr Smiths Alan’s Robins impressed with their 3rd consecutive win and against Paul’s Catorce 2 pairs had 2 wins each while for Catorce Brian & Mary dipped to a zero score.

Last but not least are Steve’s Steakhouse, level with the Robins but closely losing out to Les’s Jays who had Les Wafford & Dave happy with 3 wins while for the Steakhouse Sandra & Kevin were best with 2 wins.

Results Monday 9th February 2015 Rojales Steakhouse 4-5 Mr Smiths Jays Lo Crispin Tavern 4-5 La Siesta Sharks Casa Vent Falcons 4-5 Ebony & Ivory Merlins Izzys Bar Peacocks 7-2 Bar Meson Galea Ebony & Ivory Jags 5-4 Izzys Bar Magpies Da Vinci's Alpha 4-5 The Galleon Mr Smiths Robins 5-4 Catorce El Cortijo de Nacho Voles 4-5 Casa Ventura Osprey

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Around and About our Local Golf Courses The winter months can be quiet with a reduced number of golfing tourists but this doesn't mean that there are not things taking place in and around the local golf courses and I thought that perhaps it was time for a little update of what is going on in and around the local area hence this weeks article.

Altorreal have had new owners in the last year and they have made changes in the management team and are making some improvements to the course all which come at a price and green fee prices have increased as a result but the prices still represent good value.

Alenda have recently announced increases to both society and public prices to reflect increases in operating cost and improvements to the course, many with the bunkers.

Grupoquara group consists of La Finca, Las Ramblas and Villamartin golf courses and they have recently announced increases in prices with effect from 1st June 2015 to reflect increases in operating costs since the crisis.

La Marquesa have had a new management team in place for almost one year and they have already changed the pricing strategy offering more green fee deals and are making changes to the course notably with new tees on the 15th and 17th holes.

La Peraleja still have problems with 5 fairways as a result of salt contamination and these are improving slowly but the course will only return to pristine condition with a spend of €200k and this depends on the outcome of a court case against a local company who contaminated the well from which they draw their water and until then they will continue to offer very low green fee prices to reflect the course condition still making it well worth a game.

Saurines de la Torre is part of the Nike group of courses and while a superb golf course has lacked facilities BUT this has now changed with the completion of a new pro shop and restaurant.

Vistabella have parted company with Pablo Riestra after 6 years in charge and we wish him well for the future. Diego is currently trying to fill the void left by Pablo while still performing caddy master duties.

The most frequently asked question regarding Vistabella is when will the remaining 7 holes be completed and they have a vision that the €3m spend will result in an 18 hole course by 2018.

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PADDY’S POINT GOLF SOCIETY AT EL VALLE After a few weeks of bitter cold weather and strong winds we were delighted that the weather improved for our monthly competition held at El Valle. The course was in excellent condition but the greens caught a few of us out. After the match we returned to Paddy's Point for refreshments and the prize giving. Many thanks to Hazel and her staff.

Before the actual prize giving the Chairman gave his usual colourful speech but on this occasion had a bit of a "rant" about slow play. We have been warned!

NTP hole 6 - Myra Coull, NTP hole 9 - Al Tolan, NTP hole 12 Seamus McGearailt. The 2s pot was shared by Seamus McGearailt and Terry Fitzgerald. Longest Drive - Myra Coull, Best Guest - John Walsh 3rd place - Shaun Murphy - 29pts c/b, 2nd place - Terry Fitzgerald 35 pts, 1st place - Janet Bryan - 37 pts We have an addition to our monthly competitions with the first President's Day on Wednesday 25th February at Las Colinas. The list is now full but if you would like to play we do have a reserve list behind the bar at Paddy's Point. For those of you definitely playing please pay in full by Sunday 22nd February.

Our next monthly competition will be for the St Patrick's Day Trophy at Riquelme on Wednesday 11th March followed by the eagerly awaiting Captain's Day on Wednesday 8th April at Las Colinas and the annual presentation night and dinner the same evening at Las Ramblas.

The photo shows Captain, Ian Comaskey and winner Janet Bryan)

VEGA BAJA PREMIER GOLF LEAGUE - SAURINES DE LA TORRE The Vega Baja Premier Golf League was at the desert style IRM course Saurines del la Torre Golf for the fifth round of fixtures, it was quiet cold but thankfully little wind and bright sunshine, which was not exactly you would expect for a desert course. Despite this there were some decent scores One of the most interesting factors in the Vega Baja League format is that even if a team loses it match it can still earn some points for a resilient performance. This is exactly what happened when Don Cayo G S took league leaders La Manga North, although La Manga came out 3 – 1 victors, simply by scoring more points, albeit one, Dan Cayo earned three bonus points thus depriving La Manga of top spot.

Second place Las Ramblas G. S. wanted to put in a good performance to keep the pressure on La Manga North and that’s exactly what they did with a whitewash over EuroToffs along wit it scoring the most points on the day 138, which meant that they leapfrogged La manga and now lead to table by three points, the three bonus points that La Manga let slip, The ever improving Rockets G S entertained Paddy’s Point G.S. and the matches were shared but Rockets were grateful to Alan Moody who was on top form scoring 36 of the 38 points their pairing scored and the best match score on the day and also meant Rockets were the second highest scorers.

The other La Manga team RGA that’s Residents Golf Association eased from their bottom spot but beating the normally strong Club25 Serena team 3 – 1 and only fell short of as whitewash by the narrowest of margins just 2 points by the last group.

RESULTS Las Ramblas GS 4 (138)

EuroToffs GS 0 (111)

La Manga North GS 3 (115) Don Cayo GS 1 (116) Rockets GS 2 (132) Paddy’s Point GS 2 (116) La Manga RGA 3 (127) Club25 Serena GS 1 (114) Bonus points went to:- Rockets G S, Don Cayo G S, La Manga RGA and Las Ramblas G S The League table after these matches is: P W D L Bon Pts Las Ramblas 20 14 2 4 12 56 La Manga North 20 13 2 5 12 53 Rockets 20 10 2 8 9 41 Doncayo 20 9 3 8 9 39 Paddys Point 20 10 2 8 7 39 Club25 Serena 20 6 2 12 3 23 La Manga RGA 20 5 3 12 4 22 Eurotoffs 20 4 2 14 3 17 The desert style course coupled with the wintery conditions kept scoring down a little apart for one pairing who broke Par, Alan Moody/Larry Lambe (Rockets G S) 38 points, others that came close were Rodney Smith/Peter Daggart (Rockets G S) 36 points, Tony Milne/Bernard Cahill (La Manga RGA) 36 points, Bryan Neale/Olga Douglas & Barbara Hitchings/Mick Brentnall (Las Ramblas G S) 36 points, Myra Cole/Elsie Cowie (Paddy’s Point G S) 34 points.

The sixth round of matches is on Friday 7th March, again on the Costa Calida and IRM Nike Golfcourse Hacienda Riquelme Golf Resort.

With a two Tee start at 10:06 this is the penultimate round of matches, and still a lot to play for.

You will also be able to see updated Vega Baja Premier Golf League fixtures, tables, and news on the website www.vegabajapremiergolfleague.com and on Facebook, throughout the season For more information on the Vega Baja Premier Golf League, contact The Secretary; Ivie Davies 669 211 410 or golfdavies@gmail.com

QUESADA GOLF SOCIETY Last Wednesday the Society travelled inland towards Aspe to play the scenic course of Font De Llop which is set in mountainous terrain. The course was in good condition and the weather conditions were favourable with the wind getting up a bit on the back nine. The turn-out was again a bit low with 19 players contesting an individual Stableford competition.

David Johnson had difficulty on the back nine, finding bunker after bunker and his new nickname is “Desert Rat” Dave. The winner with 31 points was Darryll Wright, who gave a running commentary to his playing partners on every shot whether it was good, average or indifferent during his round of golf. In second place was keen rambler David Hayward, who was at home in a walkers paradise, with 29 points and in third place on C/B with 28 points was “iron” Brian Smith. The player who played the most shots and was the winner of the “Roy” was Keith Armstrong. The nearest the Pin winners were Darryll Wright, David Johnson and Brian Airey. The 2´s pot went to big Roy Kavanagh with a birdie on the Par 3 third hole. The football scratchcard winner was our President Victor Dew. After the game the players returned to the society base at the Quesada Country Club for the presentations, a drink or two and a tasty hot and cold buffet kindly provided by mine hosts David & Anita. The next game is on Wednesday 25 February at one of the Ex-Polaris World courses, La Torre which is set in the flat-lands of Murcia inland from the Mar Menor.

Anyone in the Quesada area looking to join a very friendly golf society and play golf once a fortnight at a wide variety of courses at very reasonable cost, should contact the Membership Secretary Les Pancott on 966716723.

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LA FINCA PROVES TOO TOUGH FOR TMGS

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EL RASO AT LAS COLINAS On Fri 13 Feb 2015 24 members and four guests assembled at Las Colinas to play our monthly game. Las Colinas is a tricky course and more so today as the wind was blowing quite hard for the early starters. Most players had an average game however there were exceptions. The nearest the pins results were as follows: Hole 5, Stan Low, Hole 7, David Lewis, Hole 10, Tony Stead, Hole 14, Robin Richards. No-one of course made the very long 17th in one. We had four guests today and the winner with 28 points was Joe Curran. The best front winner today was Dave Lewis with 16 points and the best back winner with 15 points was Tony Stead. Third today with 29 points was Bryan Fenwick and second with a creditable 30 points was Harry Armstrong. The winner today with a substantial 33 points was Dave Nicholls. After the much we retired back to the Olde 9th on Quesada for drinks and eats.

The Gold Category winners

The rain threatened and the wind blew strong for the 35 members and guests but it was pleasing to see that the rain stayed away on the day and the most enjoyed the day’s golf although the scores revealed it was a little tough out there and for sure, the course was not playing to par.

The Two’s Pot was a very healthy 28€ and only one member achieved a 2 and this was Hermis Woerdemann at the 13th.

All Four of the NTP’s were claimed and the recipients of a sleeve of Srixson Soft Feels were G. Thurnstrom, John Eyre, Alex Goslan and Andy Mills who missed an easy 2 to share the pot, just like his rugby team (Wales), he succumbed to the pressure.

The Best Guest award went to Nick Terry for his 32 points.

The Silver Division were playing Stableford and their Gold counterparts were playing Medal as today was the 3rd of 5 Medal competitions for the TMGS Medal Play Trophy.

The Silver crew struggled with the exception of one player and it only

needed a 26 point score from R Matikainen to take 4th place, George Chapman and Sandra Twentyman tied on 27 points and as we use the ‘lower handicap’ system of the Spanish Federation, this meant Sandra was pushed into 3rd place by George to take the runner-up slot. Ian Parkinson’s 32 was easily enough to take top slot of that Division.

The Gold Division saw Roger Neilson (who belongs to the Silver Division but elected at the outset to contest for the trophy and play the Medal matches) come home with a nett 80 to take 4th spot. A 3 set of 78’s meant that once again, the lower handicap scoring was used and this meant that Chris Gray took 3rd place; S. Sonenson took the runners-up slot and Steve Higgins the top spot in the Gold Division.

Photo: Gold category winners.

Our next game, Wednesday 18th February 2015 see’s us at Alenda golf course, so if you fancy a game just look at our website www.tmgs.org or call the Match Secretary on 966719604.

ROCKET’S GOLF SOCIETY VISTABELLA GOLF – 10th FEBRUARY 2015 It was back to this delightful Vistabella Golf course for our second “Home” game of the season was played at local course with the weather looking distinctly bleak, the players were also confident of non Spanish climate, donned in waterproofs beanies and mitts.

Vistabella had its winter coat on too, when we teed off it was raining and a little uncomfortable, the sun did pops it head out for 30 minutes and it warmed up enough to evaporate the rain from exposed areas. It was much the same with the players as no one broke Par

first Tee time is at 10.00 am So please be at the clubhouse for 09.15 am.

For more information or if you wish to play with arguably the friendliest Golf Society contact Ron Nicholson on 678 84 9142 or email sanmigron@gmail.com Silver: Barney Hickey, Rocket Ron & Ron Swift

Results of the day itself were as follows: Gold Category Silver Category 1st Malcolm Anderson 35 Pts 1st Rocket Ron 32 Pts 2nd Alan Moody 33 Pts 2nd Ron Swift 31 Pts 3rd Mike Davies 26 Pts 3rd Barney Hickey 26 Pts Nearest The Pins: Hole 4:- Alan Moody, Hole 8 & 15: - Iaon Jones (yes that is spelt correctly, he is Welsh).

Longest Drive: Ron Swift Best Guest: Iaon Jones 33 Pts with a handicap of +1 It was a dry run back to Izzy’s for our special celebrity Caroline for her sarnies and chips.

Congratulations to the Rockets team in the Vega Baja Premier Golf League for their leap or should that be rocket? up the table to third place last Friday at Saurines de la Torre.

Our next away day is at Alenda Golf on Tuesday 24th February The

By Steve Lawrence.

La Finca was the venue for our golf society this week, Thursday 12th February 2015. 28 members and guests turned out for our fortnightly society game of Stableford. The weather was not very kind to us, the rain started on the 1st tee and drizzled for most of the day, and it was chilly! In reality we're getting soft, because if we still lived in the UK it would be just another average day of golf! I'm sorry, but I admit to being a Southern softy, originally coming from Gloucester in the UK. I much prefer to play in shorts and polo shirt rather than three layers and a wet suit on top okay! Anyway summer will be here soon enough without wishing our lives away.

Here are today's results:Gold category.

1st G.Benson - 36pts. 2nd G.Pope - 26pts. Best front 9 D.Titchen 12pts.c/b. Best back 9 D.Barrett - 15pts. Nearest the pin. - NIL. Nearest the pin in 2 - J.Stewart. (Guest).

Silver category.

1st B.Howie - 24pts. 2nd H.Hunter - 24pts. Best front 9 T.Macmillan - 15pts. Best back 9 J.Pedersen - 14pts.c/b.

Nearest the pin. - NIL. Nearest the pin in 2 - NIL. 2 ball winner - J.Pedersen.

Well done to all our prize winners. Thanks to Café Uno for the after game hospitality. Next week Thursday 19th February, we are at VIstabella. 0845 1st tee. please be at the course by 0800 latest.

SUDOKU SOLUTION

LAS RAMBLAS GOLF SOCIETY Firstly the result of last Friday's Vega Baja League match against EuroToffs was a 4 - 0 win for Las Ramblas which moves us to the top of the Premier Division. We are now 3 pts clear with two matches to play and now have a real prospect of retaining our position as Premier League Champions.

On Monday in overcast and windy conditions we teed off with the intention of playing a Waltzer (1-2-3). Nearing the end of the round a light shower resulted in some of the teams heading for the Clubhouse leaving only 2 teams to complete their rounds. As so many chose the sanctuary of the Clubhouse the Committee decided that the days competition would be cancelled which for those who struggled on was not the most welcoming news when they eventually finished their round.

On Wednesday we had planned to commence our 6 Card Eclectic Joker Stableford competition but due to several of our members being unable to play due to a bereavement we played our normal weekly stableford competition. Scoring was low due to difficult tee and pin positions and with fewer players it was decided that there would only be

Café Uno Golf Society.

ByMike Chapman

one Category. The winner with 33 pts was Terry Field playing off scratch but shot of the day was made by Peter Dunn who holed a 40 foot putt for a birdie on the Par 3 sixth to claim a share of the 2's Club.

The full result was as follows: 1st Terry Field 33 pts 2nd Joyce McClusky 32 pts (c/b) 3rd Jan Svendsen 32 pts 4th Tom Hardie 31 pts 2's Club: Peter Dunn, Friedel Knebel, Jan Svendsen and Tom Hardie There was an excellent turnout for our first social outing of the year which was held at El Prado San Miquel on Thursday with 82 of us enjoying an excellent lunch wonderfully arranged by our social secretary Dee Biggerstaff. As a result there were a few sore heads and absentees for our game on Friday which was a Change Partners. This turned out to be a very close affair with 3 teams coming in with 85 pts however the winners with 86 pts was the team of Liz Robertson, Brian Townend, Allen and Joyce McClusky. Performance of the day however has to be awarded to Maria Oldenziel who amassed 14 pts in only 3 holes with birdies at the 7th, and 9th and a par at the 18th.