The Courier Week 70

Edition 70 www.thecourier.es Friday, June 22, 2012

Read our latest issue online EVERY WEEK at www.thecourier.es

CAM Bank have been ordered to repay €1.5million to 47British expats who invested in a failed Murcia propertydevelopment. The decision follows a six-year legal bat-tle.

The expats, known collectively as the FincaParcsAction Group, each paid between €10,000 an €70,000 indeposits for off-plan homes on a 'luxury development',only for the developer to disappear and Spain's fourthbiggest savings bank, Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo(CAM), to withhold their downpayments.

Keith Rule, who has headed the action group andfought for the return of his €53,000, said: "For far toolong Spain has alienated the very people who oncehelped the country prosper.

"Now the Spanish Government must learn importantlessons from this case.

"If these types of cases are dealt with in a fair andspeedy manner then maybe some of those people whohave been the victims of negligence and malpracticemay once again have the confidence to invest in Spanishproperty.

"After all that is what Spain wants and more important-ly, desperately needs."

UNFINISHED: The FincaParcs development

CLOUT OFAFRICA!

CAM off it!Bank ordered to pay €1.5mto Brits duped by developer

By KEITH NICOLFIVE Senegalese street sellerswere released from custodyon Tuesday following a con-frontation with local police inTorrevieja the previous day.

The usually friendly ‘Lookie Lookie’men came into direct conflict with thePolicia Local and Guardia Civil follow-ing an incident on the Juan Apariciopromenade in which five men werearrested.

The conflict has laid dormant follow-ing clashes between the street sellers

and security forces following lastmonth’s announcement of a new TaskForce designed to control the increas-ing illegal sales of imitation trademarkand copyrighted products.

On Monday, tempers flared - result-ing in two arrests for ‘assault’ and afurther three for being “without papers’’followed by the seizure of illegalgoods.

The five detainees were immediate-ly transported to the Guardia CivilBarracks and an 8pm court time wasset up. Word quickly spread and an

80-strong group of support-ers, mostly family andfriends, blocked off the areain front of the courthouse andaccess to the bus station.

They staged a peaceful sit-down protest, although a fewof the more excitable had tobe restrained by their compa-triots.

Tuesday saw the crowd ofsupporters grow to around200, who again blocked offthe streets demanding therelease of the detainees.

Tensions were higher thistime with chairs and tablesfrom a nearby café beingthrown around and bus sta-tion access blocked withgarbage bins. By noon,

Turn to Page 3

‘Lookie Lookie’men in newstandoff with police: Fiveface charges

2 Friday, June 22, 2012

The Courier, its publishers, members ofstaff and its agents do not acceptresponsibility for claims by advertisersnor can it be held responsible for anyerrors in advertisements which arereproduced from poor artwork, low qual-ity electronic data or inadequate instruc-tions for text or other layout features.Further no responsibility is accepted forany loss or damage caused by an error,inaccuracy or non-appearance of anyadvertisement, although all advertise-ments produced are checked prior toinsertion. We regret that we cannotaccept responsibility for more than ONEincorrect insertion and that no re-publi-cation will be granted in the case oftypographical or minor changes whichdo not affect the value of the advertise-ment. E&OE. NO PART OF THISNEWSPAPER MAY BE REPRODUCEDWITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENTOF THE PUBLISHERS.

Published byRainbow Media, S.L.

Printed by Localprint S.L

Depósito legalA - 132 - 2011

Affiliations

Publication

TELEPHONE96 692 1003679 096 309JUNGLE DRUMS

96 692 1003E-MAIL

[email protected]

www.thecourier.esHEAD OFFICE

Calle Luis CanovasMartinez 1. Urb Aguas

Nuevas, Torrevieja03183, ALICANTE

PHONE: 96 692 1003Email:

[email protected] HOURS

Mon - Fri 1030 to 1730EDITOR

Donna GeeADVERTISING SALES

966 921 [email protected]

TELESALES966 921 003679 096 309

SallyLos Alcazares,

San Javier618 391 491

MyraQuesada, Rojales,

Torrevieja, San MiguelTel. 618 583 765

JeanLa Zenia, Playa

Flamenca, Cabo RoigTel. 618 898 034

PatrickInternational Rep

5 LanguagesTel 685 901 265

WritersDonna Gee

Amanda BlackSally BengtssonRebecca Marks Jeanette ErathAlex TrelinskiDave Silver Steve Bott

Tony MayesJake Monroe

Friday Saturday

WednesdayTuesdayMonday

SundaySunnyHigh 28° Low 21° Chance of rain 0%

SunnyHigh 27° Low 19° Chance of rain 0%

SunnyHigh 28° Lo 20° Chance of rain 0%




ThursdaySunnyHigh 27° Lo 22° Chance of rain 0%

Pic

ture

of

the W

eek

ALLIES: Pepa Ferrando, Monica Lorente and Bob Houliston

IN the clearest sign yet thatOrihuela’s coalition is adead government walking,the six Socialist PSOEparty members haveresigned.

They say they will leave the gov-erning team at the end of themonth because the coalition isachieving nothing and they haveno faith in mayor MonserrateGuillén.

A party spokesperson explained:“We will not continue to endurepressures to continue [in govern-ment] and strategies basedonly on resistance becausewhen we ask what Orihuelawins with this, the answer isnothing.”

Astonishingly, despite thelargest group in the govern-ing team throwing in thetowel, Guillén insists he willonly give up power if there isa confidence vote againsthim.

His own Green Party wonjust three seats in last year’selections and he was thecompromise candidate formayor. He got the job as ameans of linking together allthe groups of the tripartitegovernment, which by joining

forces kept the PP out ofpower.

The PP called on themayor to explain his stanceto the citizens of Orihuela,with PP’s Pepa Ferrandoasking if he had “no shame”.

Ferrando said the mayorshould leave office immedi-ately out of “decency” andclaimed that Guillén contin-ues to “laugh at allOrihuelans and not give adamn what they think”.

She added the mayor is“the greatest fraud the city of

Orihuela has ever had” andthat he “remains entrenchedon the couch with no respectfor the people of Orihuela”.

While Guillén hasremained quiet on the sub-ject, his party put out a state-ment describing him as “aresponsible politician whobelieves in the politics oftruth, who is serious and ishere for the good of themunicipality, believing that ifwe can stay at the head ofthe local administration wewill be able to do much goodfor the people of Orihuela.”

Despite the mayor’s insis-tence on staying while the

government crumblesaround him, camp Lorentemust have been cheered bythe PSOE resignation. It isnow very hard for what’s leftof the coalition to continue toclaim a mandate to govern.

However, any PP celebra-tions will have been marredby the issuing last week of anorder for Monica Lorente andother party members toappear before the courtinvestigating the Brugal cor-ruption case.

Lorente will be called inOctober to testify for allegedbreach of trust, disclosure ofsecret or privileged informa-

tion, prohibited activities toauthorities, influence ped-dling and fraud.

She has played down theaccusations, insisting she isnot worried and that there isno evidence of any wrongdo-ing.

“Our names do not appearin conversations or meetings,nor the 19,000 pages thatmake up the summary of thiscase,” said Lorente

Meanwhile, Bob Houlistoncontinues to come under firefor defecting to the PP.

This week his party,CLARO, issued a statementagainst its detractors, sayingthat “there are those whobelieve the only principleworth defending in local poli-tics is opposition to the returnto power of the PopularParty”.

While Houliston stood onan anti-PP ticket in lastyear’s election, his party nowmaintain a PP-CLARO gov-ernment offers the bestopportunity for strong coastalgovernment.

Citing constant “politicalhostility” toward CLARO fromCLR, the statement said: “Itis CLARO’s conviction thatOrihuela Costa gained noth-ing substantial or concrete

By AMANDA BLACK

LEFT FOR DEAD

PURRsonally, we are not aMEWsed

PSOE members quit in battle for control in Orihuela

Cont’d on Next Page

3Friday, June 22, 2012

TORREVIEJA and the Vega Baja havebeen shaken by six mini earthquakes inthe past few weeks in a phenomenonknown as ‘earthquake swarm’.

The quakes, ranging between 1.6 and2.2, all occurred in one month betweenMay 17 and June 17.

But, far from being cause for alarm,experts say the mini quakes should bewelcomed as they release trapped energyand actually reduce the risk of a bigger,more destructive quake.

José Juan Giner Caturla, professor ofApplied Physics and director of theSeismic Recording Unit the University ofAlicante explained that the swarm “is a

natural and positive event”. He added:“What we would worry about is notdetecting any tremors for months.”

The Vega Baja is one of the areas withthe greatest seismic risk in Spain.

qSPEED limits on Spanish secondaryroads look set to be reduced from

100kph to 90kph. The move is being proposed because

there are twice as many accidents onsecondary roads as on motorways. And80 per cent of road deaths occur on sec-ondary roads. Interior Minister JorgeFernández Díaz said the government wasworking on the changes because of a

social consensus that the 20km/h differ-ence between secondary roads andmotorways “is not reasonable”.

qPARTY-GOERS travelling the MarMenor by boat in order to avoid

being booked for drink-driving could nowbe stopped on the water by floatingpolice patrols.

Guardia Civil officers will be keepingan eye on boat skippers during summer,stopping and breathalysing any seen tobe driving haphazardly.

Speeding fines will also be handed outto boats and jet skis travelling too fast onthe inland sea.

How many times did the earth move for you?SIX QUAKES IN

A MONTH -BUT THERE IS

NOTHING TOFEAR, SAY

THE EXPERTS

From Page 2from the three-party govern-ment.” It added: “The three-party government is sooneror later doomed to fail since ithas no joint programme ofgovernment, no common ide-ology and serious personalitydifferences between theleaders of the two main par-ties, the Socialists and CLR.”

And CLARO defendedswitching allegiance to thePP, insisting the party hadadmitted its “big mistake’’was “to underestimate the

importance of OrihuelaCosta” and that it was nowready to support “an inde-pendent party on the coastrepresenting the many differ-ent nationalities who are res-idents of Orihuela Costa”.

The CLARO statementadded: “In the political cir-cumstances of today, theonly alternative which wouldserve the interests ofOrihuela Costa is to form ajoint PP-CLARO governmentprovided a satisfactory, politi-cally and legally binding gov-ernment agreement can benegotiated between the twoparties.

“The three-party ship issinking and CLARO is notready to go down with it.”

As we went to press, thePP and CLARO announced ajoint press conference forthis morning (Friday), so fur-ther developments are likely.

BATTLE FOR POWER

Fireworks, firesand football...

From Page Onearound 50 supporters cut off access to the Paseo de laLibertad in protest. Eyewitnesses report that there was noattack on the officers.

Thirty policemen in riot gear arrived on the scene, but leftshortly after when a group of Senegalese managed to con-tain those whose passions were getting the better of them.

Although exaggerated rumours spread around the city ofcars being damaged, this was only because impatient driversforced their way past the temporary barricades.

Court proceedings lasted about an hour and just after 3pm,all five were released, with charges pending for underminingof the authority of the police and living in the country illegally.

For the last decade, Policia Local have mainly turned ablind eye to the Senegalese dropping their blankets full ofillegal CDs, DVDs and copies of Brand-name clothing, purs-es, sunglasses and watches and selling to tourists on thewaterfront.

Last month, a new Policia Local unit was tasked with stop-ping the sale of illegal items – a move which has heightenedtensions between the authorities and the Lookie Lookie men.

Clout of Africa

THE traditional bonfires or Hogueras de SanJuan take place this weekend.

The three Torrevieja barrios of Acequión, La Punta andCalvario are where you can go to discover, music, eating,dancing, bingo for gifts and then the final cremation of thesatirical sculptures.

Activities start tonight, Friday, and end on Sunday. Don’tmiss out on theamazing fireworkdisplay tomorrow(Saturday) on thepaseo Juan Aparicioat midnight.

The lights on thepaseo go out a fewminutes before mid-night, the musicstarts, and the fire-works go up, set intime to the music.

The ‘crema’ orsetting alight of thehogueras takes

place very late on the following night, June 24, and in theearly hours of the 25th. There are three on the one night:Acequión at midnight; La Punta at 1.00am and Calvario

KEITH NICOL suggests we all go to blazes in Torrevieja this weekendaround 2.00am, all subject to running a little later thanplanned! Great fun and not to be missed.

On Saturday at 8.00pm, the doors will open in the CentroCultural “Virgen del Carmen” for the Spain v France Euro2012 quarter final on the big screen.

The game kicks off at 8.45pm. It promises to be a noisyand memorable occasion and a preclude to the possibility ofan England v Spain Final on July 1, for all you wishfulthinkers out there.



NO-ONE KUHNBEAT ME!

TORREVIEJA wonderkid Nicola Kuhn has completed hisTHIRD straight tournament win on the Nike Junior Tour - andhas become almost unbeatable in his European age group.

Nicola, 12, has not lost a single match against the creamof the continent’s young tennis stars. And his fast-growingcollection of silverware emphasises his reputation asarguably the best 12 year old in world tennis.

He recently won the Mutua Madrid Open, where he beatJapan’s top contender 6-2, 6-1 in the final. That victoryearned Nicola a wild-card entry into the full Masters tourna-ment due to take place in Madrid in 2017.

His father Alfred told The Courier: ‘’The invitation is nowhanging framed at his room as a reminder to keep being suc-cessful.’’

Last week, Nicola added the Sevilla title to his unblem-ished Nike Junior Tour record this year, following his earliersuccesses at Valencia and Barcelona. And he aims to makeit four NJT titles in a row by winning the current tournamentat Alicante-Montemar, whose final is scheduled forr Sunday.

WINDY MIRACLETHE sixth and final race dayof SAMM’s Spring Seriessaw John Clarke and DoreenSquires in their Miracle beat-ing Roger Drew and Anne-marie Tasney in the Laser1300 'Shoestring Cuatro' byjust 42 seconds.

Shoestring Tres withVernon O'Byrne and TugWilson capsized and stillmade it to third place.

The race involved 11boats and took place fromthe CAR Sailing Centre atLos Narejos.

It started in a south wester-ly wind of seven to 10 knotsand turned out to be the onlyrace of the day, as the sec-ond race was cancelled dueto the winds becoming toostrong,

Results on correctedtimes: 1 - Miracle ( J o h nClarke, Doreen Squires) 2:Shoestring Cuatro ( R o g e rDrew, Anne-marie Tasney). 3

- Shoestring Tres ( Ve r n o nO'Byrne, Tug Wilson); 4 -Deltania Dos (DuncanMoffat, Oakley Petts, BrianNorris); 5 - Weta 14 (BrianMurray, Linda T. Coates); 6-Balaton Conny (TerryChapman. Andy Kaluza,Carol Sibson); 7 - S e aHopper (Mick Burgess); 8 -Shoestring Uno (GeorgeWedgwood B.Young, Phil &

Kath Roper); 9- ShoestringDos (Peter Cadwell, JohnDown). DNF due to damagedsail - Sailfish Mistral; DNSdue to rudder problems -Sailfish Sorocco. The nextrace is a round the IslandRace on Sunday (June 24).Anyone is welcome to join in.More info at www.sailingmar-menor.com or email [email protected]

John and Doreen breeze to SAMM win

Nicola (second from right) withtop Spanish player Carlos Moya

Nicola savours his MutuaMadrid Open success

The winners:DoreenSquires andJohn Clarke


[email protected] POSTBAG: YOUR VIEWS ON OUR NEWS

Plenary, harassment resulting in theneed to be escorted by the police to mycar after a plenary meeting and the paint-ing of politically insulting graffiti on thewalls and gates of our home) being per-petrated against me and my party,CLARO, by those who must be gettingincreasingly desperate about theirchances of political survival.

Why do I suspect dirty tricks? Firstly,because the information about the

details of my declaration of assets towhich the article refers are not availableto the press. They are available to othercouncillors.

It may be a coincidence that support-ers of the CLR party are using the articleas a propaganda weapon here on thecoast.

However, I have nothing to hide. It isnot necessary for me to declare theincome from my pension in my statement

of assets to Orihuela Town Hall as acouncillor - and since my pension fromthe European Union is taxed at source,there is no need to declare the pensionas income for the purposes of my annualSpanish tax declaration.

Each year I produce a certificate fromthe European Commission stating thatmy pension is taxed at source and thatby agreement between members statesof the European Union, pensions (and

salaries) should not be subject to addi-tional national taxes.

The second accusation in the article isthat income from a property in the UnitedKingdom MAY not have been declared inmy annual Spanish tax declaration. I cansave whoever it is the worry on thisscore. Income from letting property in theUnited Kingdom must be declared and istaxed in the United Kingdom.

I am absolutely sure about this since

doing from other customerswhile he stole my wallet.

I was very lucky to get mywallet back. Had I not noticedit was missing for another 20or 30 seconds, these guyswould all have gone.

I try to be aware of what ishappening around me butthis incident just goes toshow what happens whenyou let your guard down for afew seconds. Hopefully read-ing this will make othersaware of this con and theycan avoid getting caught outthemselves. PETE HULL

TURNING OVER A NEW THIEF...

LAST Thursday, June 14, I wasshopping with my wife in theMercadona at La Siesta. As I waspicking up a cold drink in the fridgesection, I was approached by a guy(mid 40's with grey hair) with anarmful of shopping.

In broken English, he asked me to helphim pick something up. He wanted me toplace a five-litre bottle of water onto his fin-ger but he kept missing the loop (I nowrealise this was part of the distraction).

I was unaware that at the same timeanother man was distracting my wife by ask-ing her a question in Spanish. It took about

15 seconds for this man to take hold of thebottle and he then walked off saying ‘Thankyou’.

I realised straight away that my wallet wasmissing from my left pocket so I grabbed thisman and went through his pockets lookingfor my wallet.

All I found was HIS wallet, which I waschecking when a third man approached usand handed me my own wallet. He gesturedthat I had dropped it on the floor, which Iknew I had not done.

This third man then stood in front of me,staring, for about 10 seconds while Ichecked my wallet contents during whichtime the first man walked off quickly,

I HAVE to congratulate Mr Alan Clasper (last week’s Courier)for his imagination. I wish I had been informed about an inter-view regarding my support for the CLARO party, which sup-posedly took place in my own home. I would have made aneffort to attended had I known about it.

What a shame he couldn't come to an open CLARO meet-ing where his undoubted sense of humour would be appreci-ated. He would also hear the real reasons why we as a partyfelt we could no longer support this failing government. Theyhave no intention of giving a fair deal to the people ofOrihuela Costa. In fact if Bob Houliston had not voted againstthe Government on the distribution of power/ monies allocat-ed in Orihuela, we on the coast would have for the best partbeen ignored as in the past.

This is the real reason for the possible alliance with the PP(not just Monica Lorente). Instead, he chose to believe a fewdisgruntled ex-members left the Party when the overwhelm-ing majority of members did not agree with them. Theyseemed blinkered to the fact that we as a Party are only try-ing to protect the interests of the people who live on thecoast.I hope they will soon wake up to the fact that they arenow being used. What will they do when they cease to be ofany political use?

I stand by my support of CLARO and hopefully in the full-ness of time we will be able to prove to the people of Orihuelacosta that we have kept our promise to work towards gettingthe best deal for the people who trusted us with their vote.Watch this space. M DOWDING

Party time with areal difference

IN the early hours of June 18, a house in Campoverdewas broken into and a car stolen.

The silver grey Audi A4, registration number 0418FXZ, is a sports version with huge twin exhaust pipes.

Should anyone see the car, please inform the GuardiaCivil immediately and also please let me know on 966763 258. My neighbour and the car owner is in fact aGuardia officer, so we have a chance to repay the helpwe have received from the Guardia in the past.

RAY MARSH, Campoverde

qWITH reference to the acticle in The Courier regard-ing UK pensioners’ healthcare, I really feel it should

be included in the Spanish papers as well.

CIVIL SERVICE

With reference to big dogs in Spain,some time ago an attack on a smallwhite Westie on the Urb La Marina, by aGerman Shepherd resulted in severalinjuries from which I am glad to reportthe Westie recovered.

Today I left my home to take my smalldog for her morning walk, and was con-fronted by two large Boxer dogs led by aGerman lady. They were on the oppositeside of the road but straight away start-ed to growl at my dog and with their

strength pulled away from their handlerand attacked my screaming dog andalso me as I tried to protect her . I man-aged to lift my dog away and grabbedthe leads of both Boxers.

My dog ended up with three bites andthe vet told me she was lucky to be aliveas her main arteries were adjacent to thewounds. How long iwill it be before achild gets bitten, especially as the holi-day season is on its way?

TOM FORD

German Boxers mauled my dog

I went straight to a mem-ber of staff and told her whathad happened. We both wentlooking for the three men butthey had already left thestore and we found the shop-ping dumped on a wine shelfnear the exit. The girlinformed her manager andthen told me that these samethree men had been reportedfor doing the same thing in aMercadona in Torrevieja.

In hindsight I realise thatthe third man had come upbehind me while the first onewas distracting me andplaced his basket on thefridge to hide what he was

It is the Spanish peoplewho are under the misguid-ed idea that British pen-sioners, who are legallyresident, are a drain on theSpanish system.A Spanish friend told methat English pensionersdraining the Spanishhealthcare was one of thereasons for the state of theSpanish economy.I did contact the BritishEmbassy in Madrid andrecieved the same reply asyou printed. F R EDE

some years ago, I declaredthe income from lettingproperty in the UK in mySpanish tax declarationand after it was confirmedthat this was not neces-sary, I received a refund.

If these are the tactics ofthose who are desperate tostay in power, they are notof course interested in thefacts or the truth. But thetruth will out.

They should thereforeconcentrate on explainingtheir lack of achievementduring their year in officeor defending the indefensi-ble of selling land inOrihuela Costa to compen-sate for their inability tocontrol expenditure andtheir need for millions ofeuros to finance non-prior-ity, politically motivatedprestige projects inOrihuela.

BOB HOULISTON,President, CLARO,

Orihuela Costa.

REPLY TO EL PAIS ARTICLE ALLEGINGFALSIFICATION OF TAX DECLARATIONS

Taxing times and dirty tricksI HOPE I can be excusedfor thinking that the El Paisjust article represents thelatest in a series of dirtytricks (disrupting the


TWO weeks ago, Iagreed to become aguinea pig to test thebenefits of a revolu-tionary new health pro-gramme.

I admit that when Ichecked into Dr MachiMannu’s clinic, it was more inhope than expectation - withjust a touch of cynicismthrown in.

Despite the hugely positivevibes sparked by the gooddoctor’s weekly medical col-umn in The Courier, it’s hardto think in terms of a curewhen your coronary arteriesare clogged up and your lefthand has a habit of shakinglike a pneumatic drill.

On top of my angina andParkinson’s Disease, I’dbeen subjected to a perma-nent pain in the a*** - lega-cy of dwindling bone den-sity and incurable, accord-ing to my own GP.

But here at least was achance to exorcise the healthdemons - and have my entirebody analysed using the lat-est technology.

I couldn’t have wished fora gentler, more understand-ing and knowledgable thera-pist than Lancaster-born DrMannu.

The son of a prominentchemistry professor, he leftthe UK with his family whenhe was seven and went on tograduate in medicine inNigeria and then in the UK.

Predictably the English cli-mate eventually sent him insearch of Spanish sunshineand he now insists: ‘’I feelmore European thanNigerian.’’

Working in an English NHShospital, Machi quicklybecame disillusioned with the‘unhealthy’ bond betweenmainstream medicine andthe pharmaceutical compa-nies – and the damage beingcaused by the prescribing ofincorrect medication.

His involvement in medicalresearch at Imperial Collegein London sparked a passionfor that particular field. Andafter moving to the Costa

Blanca and thoroughly inves-tigating the latest develop-ments in medical technology,he invested in an award-win-ning diagnostic scanning pro-gramme developed inEastern Europe.

The Sensitiv Imago systemboasts 96 per cent accuracy– and can prevent disease

before its onset as well asdetecting and monitoring thedetoxing and nutritionalrequirements of the patient.

Subjecting myself to itsgaze certainly made achange from the old-schoolprocedures of the cardiolo-gist and neurologist whohave been treating my major

THE MIRACLEongoing problems.

As for the incessant painin my lower back, the main-stream medical professiongave up on that one agesago.

The last time I moaned tomy GP, he merely prescribedme some painkillers andfobbed me off with a dismis-sive: ‘’It’s osteoporosis - justput it down to old age.’’

The pain had got so badrecently that I dreaded hav-ing to stoop to pick thingsup – and when I did benddown, it was sheer agony.

Needing to make subcon-scious adjustments to min-imise the pain, my posturewas appalling.

The degree of pain variedduring the day, but the oneunchanging element was thatit with me from the moment Igot up until the second I fell

How Dr Magic cured my ‘incurable’ backacheasleep at night.

I clearly had nothing tolose by giving Machi’smethod a chance, so lastFriday I underwent a two-hour scanning procedure athis Punta Prima clinic inwhich my entire body waselectronically analysed.

From my head to my heart,fmy lungs to my liver, my kid-neys to my stomach, myentire body was checked.Around 150 different bits infact.

There was no pain and nointrusion…just a successionof on-screen illustrations andflashing lights of variouscolours on the computerscreen to which I was elec-tronically wired.

The system even analysedmy blood without drawing asingle drop from my body. It

Dr Machi Mannu: He eased my pain in just two days

Turn to Page 13




I RECEIVED a terrible shock the other day.I was informed that Spike, the husband of Mrs S's best

friend Phyllis, had been taken to hospital.But it wasn't that piece of unfortunate news which dis-

tressed me. No, my traumatised state resulted from theinstant realisation that I would be expected to visit Spike inthe infirmary.

'But I simply cannot do it,' I mewled to Mrs S. 'You knowhow I hate hospitals.'

'No you don't!' she snorted. 'You LOVE hospitals. They'rethe places you're always skulking around in when you're notat home or in the pub.'

Mrs S pointed an accusing finger. 'You've been spottedon several occasions trawling through the wards looking fornew diseases you can impress the GP with.'

'Lies!' I countered. 'That can't be me. I avoid the wards. Igo straight to the records office.'

I believe I have mentioned Phyllis's husband before.Spike is the most boring person in the northern hemisphere.

And before I am accused of being hyperbolic, let me pointout that even Spike's mother thought her only child so wear-ingly tedious that she had herself put into care.

No, I exaggerate not. Spikeis an unbearable bore. So itwas with heavy heart that Iturned up at the infirmary at visitingtime.

My sense of dread increased as Ispotted Spike waving to me fromhis bed. There was no escapenow.

'Hello, my best friend!' hehailed me as I grabbed a chairto clobber him with . . . sorry, tosit at his bedside.

And anyway what was that'best friend' business all about?

If I were Spike's closest cronythen one had to assume that HE wasMY bosom buddy. And I was having none of that. My bestfriend was, and always would be, Eric the dentist.

I had no desire to talk to Spike so I turned to the man inthe next bed.

'And how are you feeling?' I inquired.'Don't ask,' moaned the man.'Okay, forget it,' I shrugged and turned to the guy in the

bed on the other side of Spike.'And how are you today?' I inquired.'Terrible,' groaned the guy. 'I feel like I've been run over

by a steamroller. I'm aching everywhere. My arms, back, legs. . .'

'You have back legs?' I giggled. 'What are you, the rearend of a pantomime horse?'

The guy groaned again. 'Well, excuse me,' I sniffed.'Obviously you have no sense of the ridiculous.'

The groaner leaned towards me and whispered in a con-spiratorial manner: 'Would you help me out? That blokeyou've come to visit is driving me nuts. He has not shut up forthe past three hours.'

He leaned in closer. 'Any chance that you could smotherhim with his pillow before you go? I'll even lend you mine ifone pillow isn't enough.'

'What are you saying!' I cried. 'Are you seriously asking meto suffocate Spike? And just for argument's sake, do youbelieve I could get away with it?'

'You misunderstand,' groaned the patient. 'I'm not askingyou to murder him. Couldn't you just deprive him of air untilhe dozes off?'

Smother Spike? I thought. Why, I hadn't even spoken tohim yet.

I looked at my watch. Another 55 minutes of visiting time togo. I couldn't put off the moment any longer.

'Hello, Spike,' I muttered.

'I'd have got you grapes but I thought you might be nil bymouth. So I brought you a roll of duct tape instead.'

'Ho, ho, ho!' chortled Spike. 'You are such a cheeky chap-pie. I'm so glad we're close chums.'

My fingers twitched as I resisted the temptation to reach forthe pillow.

'So what are you doing in here?' I asked. But already myeyelids were starting to droop.

'I had unwitting involvement in a road traffic accident,'Spike began. 'I was in a taxi returning from the library afterrenewing my book on multicellular algae.

'I was telling the cabbie all about my interesting pursuitswhen the vehicle swerved suddenly and sustained a prangwith the kerb. I do believe the driver nodded off. Poor chapmust have been working too hard.

'The main consideration is that the fellow is all right and Iam feeling fine, too. But the doctors have decided to keep mein overnight for observation.'

'Do it now!' hissed the guy in the next bed . . . An hour or so later I staggered into the pub. I had survived

visiting time with Spike -- and what is perhaps of greaterimport, so had Spike.

I would report on his condition to his wife Phyllis when shereturned home from bingo with Mrs S. (Priorities,

eh?)'You've missed all the excitement,' Davethe barman greeted me as I slumped

exhausted over the counter. 'We hadan actor gracing us with his pres-ence a few hours ago.'

My ears pricked up. 'An actor?Like in De Niro or Pacino? Blimey,I'm impressed.'

'Huh?' said Dave the barman.'Nah, nobody like that. It was the guywho's playing the back end of thehorse in the panto at The Palace.

'He popped in for a quick pintbetween scenes but got run over onhis way back to the theatre.Apparently he had to dodge out of theway of a swerving taxi and ran into thepath of a steamroller. Anyway,where've you been?'

'Hospital visiting,' I sighed.'Anyone I know?' asked Dave the

barman.'Nah. Just some guy who can talk

the hind legs off a donkey.'

PILLOW TALK

PASSPORT TO DISASTERConsulates in video warning to holidaymakersMORE than 4.000 Brits losetheir passports in Spainevery year – ruining holi-days and causing massiveproblems.

That’s the message of anew awareness video pro-duced by the network ofBritish Consulates in thiscountry.

“Losing your passport willcost you time, cost youmoney and could ruin yourholiday,’’ they point out. “Forthe unfortunate passportholder it usually means ajourney to the nearest con-sulate, time spent making anapplication for an EmergencyTravel Document, and a feeof over 100 euros.

“So, keeping your passportsafe will save you hassle and

expense, and avoid youwasting precious holidaytime. ‘’

Paul Rodwell, BritishConsul in Alicante, said: “Wewant to help holidaymakersand prevent passports fromgetting lost or stolen. Thisnew video is an innovative

way of getting across somesimple steps to keep yourpassport safe and preventyour holiday getting ruined.

“We want as many peopleas possible to see this video,so we’re asking members ofthe British community inSpain to share it as widely as

possible – in Spain and backhome in the UK. It doesn’tmatter if you’re embedding itin your website, including it ina blog posting, or simplysharing it via Twitter orFacebook.

“We hope that by distribut-ing the video through ourcommunity, we can reducethe number of Brits who suf-fer the stress and expense ofa lost or stolen passport.”

Thomas Cook is alreadyplanning to use the videocasts to show to an estimat-ed 60,000 British tourists thisyear.

The video can be found onYouTube using the searchterm ‘Lose your passport,lose your holiday - Spain’and was produced by thelocal television company,

Viva TV.

And just in case…Recognising that some

people may still lose theirpassport or have it stolen,the Consulates have pro-

duced a second video pod-cast that provides a step-by-step guide of what to do. Thisvideo can be found onYouTube using the searchterm ‘Getting an EmergencyTravel Document’.


Learn the lingo - with a little help from JEANETTE ERATH

SAY IT IN SPANISHLESSON 25

WELCOME to another week learning Spanish. As the suncomes out and we all enjoy this weather, take time to prac-tise your Spanish whenever you can - at the beach, at a cafeor bar, or anywhere you get the opportunity.

Summer is a great time for getting out and about and dis-covering the real Spain.

Try heading off on day trips to typical Spanish towns; thereare some beautiful places nearby and further afield. As youare travelling make it your mission to seek out Spanish barsand restaurants and speak to the locals. They will mostly beonly too friendly and happy to help you improve.

This week and next we are going to concentrate oncemore on verbs and we are going to add the ending which inEnglish is ÍNG´ - for example, ´doing´, ´seeing´, ´learning´.

There is a lot to learn, which is why I am spreading it overtwo weeks. Take your time and enjoy.

As in English there are two parts to this tense, the verb ´tobe´ and the verb that is changed to the íng´ ending. This isused when an activity is being done at the time, as in ‘I amreading a book’. When you are talking about a different timethan right now you use the simple present tense, e.g. I livein New York, I work in a bank, etc.

In Spanish, the verb used for ´to beís ESTAR, which welearnt in lesson 13, and then the conjugated (or changed)version of the verb is followed by the second verb (presentparticiple).

Nearly all present participles are formed regularly. To formthem follow this pattern:

-ar verbs: drop the -ar and add -ando (e.g. hablando,andando)

-er verbs: drop the -er and add -iendo (e.g. haciendo,comiendo)

-ir verbs: drop the -ir and add -iendo (e.g. viviendo,abriendo)

Note that -er and -ir endings share the same present par-

ticiple ending.Examples: Estoy hablando – I am speaking, Estás

comiendo – you are eating, Él está abriendo la puerta – heis opening the door, Estamos estudiando – we are studying,Estáis andando – you are walking, Ellos están hablandoespañol – they are talking Spanish.

There are a few verbs that are formed irregularly, that is,they do not follow the above pattern:

-er and -ir verbs whose stem (that is the verb with the lasttwo letters taken off) ends in a vowel (e.g. leer or creer)require a slight change to the ending.

With these verbs the ending is -yendo (this avoids havingthree vowels in a row) Here are some of these verbs withtheir present participle:

ER verbs: caer (to fall) = cayendo, creer (to know/believe)= creyendo, leer (to read) = leyendo, poseer (to possess) =poseyendo, traer (to bring) = trayendo.

IR verbs: construir (to build) = construyendo, incluir (toinclude) = incluyendo, ir (to go) = yendo, oír (to hear) oyen-do, sustituir (to substitute) = sustituyendo.

That is all for this week. Next week we will be learningsome more ways to change this tense but for this week hereare some sentences to translate into Spanish.

You may need a dictionary or verb book to find the follow-ing verbs, but it is good practice to get used to looking inbooks for your translations. By building your vocabulary littleby little you will find it growing without really noticing.Translate the following into Spanish:

I am working, you are studying Spanish, she is writing aletter (una carta), we are drinking milk, they are speakingSpanish, I am not doing anything (the direct translation is Íam not doing nothing´) we are eating pizza, I am sellingclothes.

qREADER Audrey Beilin spotted a number of grammat-ical errors in a recent Spanish lesson. She emailed to

say: ‘’The answers you gave included: Those earrings arevery expensive. You say estos pendientes - I would havethought it should be esos.

“You say Este es una calle larga. I would have thought itshould be esta in relation to calle and larga.

“Finally, you say nuestras gatos - I think it is nuestrosgatos. Forgive me if I am wrong as I like to be corrected andsee that as my only way of improving my Spanish.’’

Spanish reader Lola Ruiz also spotted those mistakes,along with This shop is near- Esta tienda está cerca (estarfor location, not ser)

JEANETTE REPLIES: Thank you Audrey and Lola foryour e-mails - you are correct on those points, which goesto show that it is easy to get confused with these words!

I´m glad to see you are finding my lessons interesting andI always appreciate feedback.


Top dog psychologist PETER SINGH writes exclusively for The Courier. Checkout www.thedogyouneed.com or email Peter at [email protected]

WHY DO THEY DO THAT?

PETER will next be inSpain for one to oneconsultations from July4 to July 8. For the one-off fee of 145 euros, heoffers you and yourdog:1 - Home consultationwith no time limit2 - Written report regar-ding everything discus-sed3 - Lifetime support foryou and your dog

To book your consul-tation e-mail him [email protected]

Solve yourproblemswith Peter

KATIE is a one-year-old lur-cher. She was picked up inCalpe wandering in the oran-ge groves and was very trau-

BUGSY is a 12-week-oldkitten who is in urgent needof a new home. He wasrescued with his brotherand both cats are going tobe very big. Tommy, a

seven-month-old terrier-type,was found roaming the stre-ets in February. He is veryaffectionate and playful andgets on well with other dogs.For Bugsy or Tommy call 966725 975, www.petsinspain.com, [email protected]

ERIN is a lovely little 13-week-old crossbre-ed who was abandoned with her sister in avegetable crate. Jessie is also 13 weeks andwas abandoned with four litter mates in acardboard box. Both are fully vaccinated andmicro chipped. If you would like further infor-mation or would like to visit Erin or Jessie to

see if you couldgive them ahome, callSAT on 966710 047 or visitw w w . s a t a n im a l r e s c u e .com

LUCY May is a spanielcross puppy and isabout four monthsold. She was found inDolores covered infleas and ticks, so hasbeen treated andwormed. To help LucyMay call K9 Club on664 891 382 or visitwww.k9club.es

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

To advertise abandoned animals email [email protected]

Bugsy

Jessie

Lucy May

Katie

Erin

matised andfrightened ofeveryone. Afterlots of great careand love from thepeople at FincaLa Castella inSan Miguel, shehas started tocome out of hershell. But sheneeds lots morelove and wouldmake a greatpet. If you canhelp Katie callEleanor on 677381 111.

Tommy

from a puppy and practisethe advice I give to all myclients, regardless of thebreed of their dog. It can bebroken down into five simplesteps:

1 - Make sure you are giv-ing your dog enough exer-

cise.2 - Make sure you instil

rules into the relationshipand stick to them.

3 - Give affection at theright times (whenever yougive a dog affection you arenurturing their current state

INHUMAN BEINGS!I believe it has never been ina more vulnerable state.

Humans make up idioticrules and cause massdestruction - but one is caus-ing misery for many dogowners throughout the world.Many countries have banneddifferent breeds of dogbecause they are totallyignorant to dog psychology.

It is so, so simple tounderstand dogs and torealise what they need inorder to be balanced andcalm. The way these moronswho make up the rules thinkis really disturbing.

The Pit Bull Terrier is oneof the banned breeds inmany parts of the world.However, If people follow fivesimple steps, you end upwith a calm and relaxeddog.Take one of these dogs

of mind.4 - When you correct your

dog, do not shout or getangry.

5 - Our dogs are our mir-rors, so we have to be calmin order to have a calm dog.

The rule makers shouldnot be banning certainbreeds, they should bebanning certain peoplefrom having dogs.

If any dog has attacked, itis down to human error andnot the fault of the dog. Thehuman did not give the dogwhat they needed, which isthe five steps I have men-tioned.

Believe it or not, it can nowbe an offence if your doglooks like a banned breed,which is what has sadly hap-pened to Lennox, a seven-year-old American Bull DogLabrador cross. He has beendevoted all his life to Brooke,an 11-year-old girl fromNorthern Ireland. She is reg-

istered as disabled and dueto her illness is unable to playeach day with other children.Because of this, the two havebecome inseparable.

Lennox has never put afoot wrong in his life. Never.He is the epitome of the word‘gentle’.

But Belfast City Councilfound it within their wisdomto seize Lennox, becausethey believe he is ‘possibly’ aPit Bull type breed. He hasbeen kept in disgusting con-ditions, sleeping in sawdustand surrounded by his ownfaeces, for over two yearsand recently a judge sen-tenced him to death.

This is a decision fuelledby ignorance and lackingin the understanding ofdogs.

If people began to under-stand what dogs need eachday to remain calm and bal-anced, rather than what they

THE most destructive species in the universe is,probably no surprise - humans.

There are so many wars, terrorists, murders, rapes,assaults, hate, anger and desire in this world right now, that

Cont’d on Next Page

Lennox as a pup. Now he’sunder sentence of deathbecause of idiotic rules


HOW TO COMPLETE AN ACCIDENT REPORT FORM

Línea Directa reports:

Call now for more information on

902 123 104

• This document is essential for determining who is responsible for a trafficaccident, which has a direct effect on the price that customers pay when renew-ing their insurance.

What is an accident report form?

An accident report form is a document which outlines the circumstances which haveoccurred in a car accident. In addition to the personal details of the drivers and theirvehicles, the document includes a jointly agreed description of the manoeuvres car-ried out by the drivers when the accident took place, which plays a key role in deter-mining who is responsible for a traffic accident.

How should it be completed?

Línea Directa offers the following advice to complete the form:

1. Columns A and B (blue and yellow), are for the personal details of the drivers andtheir vehicles.

2. In section 12, (Circumstances) the numbered column on the left describes themanoeuvres of car A and the one on the right those of car B. If you are unsure whichbox to mark, leave it blank. Make a drawing of the accident in section 13 indicating themanoeuvre of each car.

3. If anybody has been injured or if you think they might have been injured, com-plete section 24.

4. If there is more than one car involved in the accident, also complete section 23,on the reverse side of the form, and include it in the sketch.

5. Sign the form and keep a copy.

From Page 12THINK they need, therewould be no need for breedbans.

As I write this, Lennox isstill in this hell, away from hisfamily and on his own, whichis the worst cruelty you cangive to a pack animal.

Lennox and Brooke’shearts have been broken.

Please, please sign thepetition at http://www.save-lennox.co.uk and help tostop this planned act of mur-der.

There is a little girl inNorthern Ireland who haslost her ‘bestest’ friend in thewhole world.

Lennox: Aninnocentpet on

death row

Machi the medical miracle manFrom Page 7

was a dream scenario for anyone with a fear ofneedles.

Predictably, my engine-room was foundwanting in several areas. Top priority was toget the toxins out of my body – and replacethem with a balanced nutritional programme .

Machi was convinced the inflammationwhich was causing my back pain would easerapidly once the supplements kicked in.

I hoped he’d got it right, without too muchexpectation …and was totally unprepared forthe dramatic developments that were to fol-low. By Sunday, just a dozen nutritional cap-

sules and tablets into my treatment, the painhad reduced by roughly half. And when I gotup on Monday, it had all but disappeared

At the time of writing, I’m walking uprightagain (well, relatively speaking) …and while Iam still getting the odd twinge, I feel like a newwoman.

That’s not all, either. Machi the MedicalMiracle Man believes he can shake up thebattle against Parkinson’s by steadying thatintermittent tremble in my left hand andreducing the bloating that plagues my lefthand and foot.

He has strong reservations about a main-

stream medical service which he believes isdriven by the hugely profitable pharmaceuti-cal companies. And he is not convinced that Iactually have Parkinson’s - despite the diag-nosis made three years ago by one of theNorth of England’s top neurologists.

I’ll let you know how the treatment devel-ops…but for now, I’m enjoying my first mira-cle cure.

Then I’m booking my ticket for a long cruiseback to health on the good ship MedB(www.medb.es). If you fancy joining me, DrMannu’s booking line is 630118439. HisCourier column this week is on Page 20.

TWO performances of the'Magic of the Musicals' will bestaged in the exotic sur-roundings of La Zenia’sOrihuela Costa Resort Hotelnext Saturday (June 30).

Just a few tickets remainfor the Melody MakersInternational evening (8pm)concert, but there are plentyavailable for the 2pm mati-nee performance.

The concert will consist ofmusic from many popularfavourite musicals, includingLes Miserables, Miss Saigon,Fiddler On The Roof, BloodBrothers, Camelot, PaintYour Wagon, Sound ofMusic, Chess and manymany more.

The concert will alsoinclude performances fromthe Cantemos! children’schoir, several of whosesoloists are personallytrained by Nigel Hopkins.

Tickets are available fromthe Orihuela Costa ResortBox Office (Tel: 966 760 800)or from CALLNET InternetCafe - along the lane behindConsum, next to Paddy'sPoint, at La Zenia (Tel: 966761 171).

Magicalmusicalsare justthe ticket

ROJALES Netball Club hostedteams from Alfaz Del Pi andTorrevieja in a three-team tourna-ment last weekend – and turned ona performance to delight the watch-ing Mayor and Sports Councillor.

Rojales took on Torrevieja in thefirst game – and produced somefast exciting netball in a 22 – 6 vic-

tory. Alfaz Del Pi then beatTorrevieja 9-1 but were no matchfor Rojales, whose 18-3 victoryclinched the tournament trophy.

The Cup was collected by teamcaptain Claire Naylor and present-ed to the Sports Councillor as athank-you for the Council’s contin-ued support. It will be kept in

Rojales Town Hall. Rojales Netball Club are always

looking for new players. They trainon a Tuesday from 7pm to 8.30pmon the courts behind theNorwegian School in Quesada.

For more info contact Tracey on679 539 995 or email [email protected].


HOW do you, personally, occupy yourselfhere in Spain?

Many people here are on their own atsome point, whether it´s all the time or whilea partner is at work, a child at school orsome other time. So what do you do to keepyourself occupied and stop the boredom?

I had been talking to a retired friend a fewweeks ago. On the outside she is confident,outgoing and has lots of friends, but sheconfided in me that she is often lonely. Thereare times when she has no one to talk to,her husband is out and she is home aloneand really does not know how to pass thetime and overcome the boredom.

It started me thinking that there must bequite a few women and men like her whowant to keep busy but find themselves run-ning out of ideas. Boredom for a singlemother is a bit of a luxury I sometimes think,as my days are filled with giving Spanish les-sons, translating, writing and looking after arather boisterous four year old. But I canunderstand where she is coming from, atleast I can comprehend that boredom is eas-ily achieved and not so easily remedied.

Then I got to thinking, ‘What exactly ISboredom and how is it defined?’ Is it simplynot having anything to do or is it not being

the UK, so shecan’t see orspeak to themwhenever she´dlike and thiscould be a rea-son for her feel-ing slightly lone-ly.

I have foundexercise is agreat way to de-stress and ener-gise. It canreduce negativefeelings andreplace them withpositivity. No mat-ter what your ageor size, everyone

can benefit from exercise; like learningSpanish, all it takes is a bit of time and most-ly motivation. I admit to finding my exerciseregime slipping and now have vowed towrite an exercise diary and stick to it. Butthat is because I don’t have time during theday to exercise so I have to do it in theevening when my son is in bed. By then Ireally cannot find the motivation but I am

able to think of anything to do? For example,the woman I am talking about wants tospeak Spanish, she wants to learn and I´mpleased to say my Say it in Spanish columnhas been a bit of a catalyst for her interest.Therefore, when she feels bored whydoesn´t she read some Spanish? Learn afew words?

All her children are grown up and live in

going to write the exercise plan to remindmyself.

However, those struggling with boredomdon´t need to fit it in around other things;they can just do it whenever they feel theboredom setting in. But again, it takes a pos-itive mindset and a bit of thought to dosomething when you just feel there is noth-ing to do.

Spain has many clubs and a lot of theseare English-speaking, run by British people.There are clubs to fit almost every interestand the more things we find to fill our daysand nights, the less time there is for bore-dom to set in.

Don’t over or underestimate anyone.Even the people around us who seem mostin control feel lost at times. We owe it to our-selves and our friends not to judge nor bejudged. There is no shame in admitting youare lonely and maybe you’ll find the personyou are telling feels exactly the same way. Itis by no means a unique feeling.

So, back to my friend. How is she goingto next fill the space when she feels thatthere is nothing to do? Well, that is up to her,and as for those of us who get bored fromtime to time, what are we going to do? I´msure you can find the answer to that.

Relieving the boredom


THE Treaty of Utrecht of 1713 is not a topic that folk inSpain chew over whilst sipping wine and nibbling somecheese and ham. That fateful piece of business almost300 years ago basically gave a bit of rock at the bottomof the Iberian Peninsula to Britain, much to the angst ofthe Spanish. And that morsel of diplomacy has been asore in Anglo-Spanish relations ever since.

Some 30,000 people live there along with the BarbaryApes, and in a referendum back in 2002, more than 99 percent of Gibraltarians voted to stay under British rule.

Why, then, is the current Spanish government getting soobsessed with Gib at the moment? The cynic in me sug-gests it’s a good old piece of jingoism being usedas a cheap fig leaf to mask over the big issuethat most people in Spain care about, andthat’s the economy.

I suggest the PP administration concen-trates on that bread and butter issue, ratherthan a fairly unimportant piece of symbol-ism. Or perhaps I could come up with anidea. Why not show a piece of consisten-cy? If Spain returns the autonomousNorth African cities of Melilla and Ceutato Morocco, then it could have the moralhigh ground to make a case forGibraltar. But since the good citizens ofMelilla and Ceuta overwhelminglywant to remain part of Spain, then whyis Madrid trashing the same demo-cratic views of theGibraltarians?

qI wonder how many ofthe West’s tinpot party

politicians would want to put their necks on the line if it evercame to the crunch? I’m talking of proper action to fight fordemocracy, even if it meant spending your time under arrestfor more than two decades.

Nobody holds a candle to the wonderful Aung San SuuKyi, who, 20 years on, went to Oslo last Saturday to belat-edly pick up her Nobel Peace Prize.

She’s spent most of her life fighting for democracy inBurma, sacrificing seeing her children growing up, and waseven unable to attend the funeral of her British husband inthe UK.

But after recently being elected an MP, she’s cautiouslyoptimistic of full democracy in her country come

the General Election of 2015. What I like most about her, is her

well-measured humanity and decency, with no bitternessabout her past treatment and what she has had to give up.

Hopefully her speech to the UK Parliament this week hasrubbed off some of her special magic on the country’s elect-ed members who don’t have a clue what making countlesssacrifices for the greater good is all about.

qTibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, knows a thingor two about sacrifice, but I’m sure he didn’t lose any

sleep this week after being snubbed by Scotland’s FirstMinister, Alex Salmond. Major Scottish cities laid out the wel-come carpet big time for a man who has made a brave standagainst Chinese dictatorship. But here lies the problem forMr.Salmond. The SNP leader fawned with the men in Beijingwhen he went there last year, picking up a couple of pandasfor Edinburgh Zoo into the bargain. So he wasn’t going torock the boat with them, was he?

qAt least Salmond is consistent in his likingfor leaders who trash human rights. After

the crazy release of the Lockerbie bomber atGaddafi’s behest three years ago, perhaps aground-breaking visit to North Korea is in the off-ing for Alex? Hopefully, the Dalai Lama will say aprayer for him as he helps to find his moral con-science.

qTony Blair has said the Euro will collapse ifthe European Union doesn’t reform itself,

and that the Germans must get support fromother governments. Shouldn’t all of this havebeen thought about when this stupidity was firstput together years ago?

A piece of nonsense which I ought to remindyou is that Mr.Blair wanted the UK to join right atthe start!!

Gib obsession leavesSpain on rocky ground

TWO members of a local WeightWatchers groupare celebrating big time after reaching their goalweight, winning a gold award - and improvingtheir lives dramatically.Joy Cumming moved to Spain from Yorkshire to enjoy livingin the sun and having more leisure time, but her weight soonbegan to get out of control.So she joined the weekly WeightWatchers group at theEmerald Isle in La Florida - and has lost FOUR STONE onthe slimming club's ProPoints plan.For her that 24-slim has been life changing because she nolonger walks with a stick.“I feel so much fitter and healthier,’’ she says. “I don’t feel likeI am deprived because I can eat what I like as long as I trackit."You are only cheating yourself if you don’t keep track of yourdaily ProPoints allowance. Being able to walk without the aidof a stick means the world to me and my grandchildren, wecan all play on the Wii now”.The other member is Liz Sully from Market Harborough,Leicestershire, who has lost 11 kg (nearly two stone) and dis-covered exercise.

THE LIGHT FANTASTICShe bought a bike and now cycles regularly with her husband- sometimes up to 60km per day.She said: “Before I came to WeightWatchers, I was eatingand drinking far too much,’’ she confesses."By following the ProPoints plan I’ve learned that by exercis-ing you can earn extra Activity points beside the allowances,so you can socialise and enjoy a good meal out with a drink.Everything in moderation. “I have never felt or looked better”.Toni Morris, group leader in the Orihuela Costa area, sumsup: "What you eat affects your appearance, your energy,your comfort, and above all, your health.‘’Two out of every three of us are overweight or obese.Diabetes and high blood pressure are on the rise. Heartattacks, strokes and cancer are distressingly common."Many factors contribute to these complex problems, but thebasic reasons are simple: we eat and drink too much, wechoose the wrong foods, and we don't get enough exercise.“When we move to Spain it’s usually to live in the sun, havea better lifestyle and relax more. We have led an activeworking life and now want to enjoy our leisure time in retire-ment."But as so many of us have discovered, it can become around of eating, drinking, socialising and having too muchtime on our hands. Many of us have seen our weight soarand our health deteriorate because of this."It’s learning to balance our lives so we can enjoy ourselvesand still keep healthy and active.’’ - TONY MAYES

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE (apart from weight)?HERE are five tips to create a healthy diet that you can enjoy:

1. Learn to think about food in a new way.2. Experiment with new recipes and meal plans. Be cre-

ative and take chances. Instead of dreading your new diet,have fun with it.

3 Change slowly. By the age of 40, you'll have eaten some40,000 meals and lots of snacks besides. Give yourself timeto change, targeting one item a week.

4. Be relaxed about your diet. You will never find a perfectfood. Not everything on your plate needs to have a higherpurpose. Take your tastes and preferences into account. Ifroast beef is your favourite food, it is okay to eat it, but try tomake it a Sunday treat instead of a daily staple. The choicesare yours and the better your overall diet, the more "wiggleroom" you'll have to indulge your passions.

5 Take a long-range view. Don't get down on yourself if youslip up or "cheat" from time to time. Don't worry about everymeal, much less every mouthful. Your nutritional peaks andvalleys will balance out if your overall dietary pattern issound. Want to know more? Come along to a meeting. Call Toni on678821330. Her meetings are on Tuesdays 10am at TheFinal Whistle, La Marina; Wednesdays 11am at The EmeraldIsle, La Florida, and Thursdays at 11am at The Rendezvous,Pueblo Principa, or visit www.entulinea.es/index.aspx andclick on Meetings in English, or call our Call Centre FREE on900 81 81 12. After all, what have you got to lose, apart from WEIGHT?


THEY'RE still at it - and even more than before – despitethe fact that the rest of us are suffering big-time lossesof real income because of the recession.

I'm referring to those super-greedy bosses of the top UKcompanies, who are still receiving 10% pay rises whileemployees get one per cent, if they're lucky.

Some of the fattest cats are enjoying pay rises, bonusesand share options of up to 41% - and the average chiefexecutive of a FTSE 100 company can now expect £4.8mil-lion a year.

Nice if you can get it!The highest earner is Barclays boss Bob Diamond, who

took home £20.97million in 2011, including £7.82million ofdeferred bonuses that vested last year but which would havebeen awarded in previous years.

Some of these pay rises and bonuses are still being paidto bosses of companies with only mediocre performances.

There are signs that shareholders are getting fed up withthese ridiculous and blatantly unfair pay rises by companybosses.

There is a growing vote againstthis, although it is not yetsufficient to change events. The writing is on the wall,though - yet it still seems to be ignored by the fattest cats.

None so blind as he who does not want to see, is there?

If they will not get themessage, it's up to gov-ernment to act - byimposing a super incometax perhaps. Around110% comes to mind!

qI've heard it all now -a 46-year-old unem-

ployed man won £5millionon the Lotto, and contin-ued to claim income sup-port and housing benefit,notching up around£15,000 in benefits.

This wretched guy wasliving in a large detachedhouse and had a fleet ofcars outside. While he col-lected his benefits he alsobought cars for friends andfamily.

He admitted fraud, butthe case has been adjourned until next month to allow theCrown Prosecution Service to ascertain the exact amount ofbenefits the man fraudulently claimed.

What is it in the British culture which makes some peoplethink it is OK to steal from the public purse in this way?

I suppose it's something to do with the idea they are notactually stealing from a person and that this makes it allright.

It doesn't enter their crazy heads that people doing thisare pushing up taxes for the rest of us.

But, as I have written before, there are far too many superrich on the fiddle and not paying what they should morally beforking out in tax.

And they are no better, and maybe worse, than thiswretched benefit scrounger, who, I hope, has a thumpingfine and is jailed.

The only problem then is that it's the State (you and me)keeping him again.

qHOW many more times are we going to read aboutappalling attacks by vicious dogs on young children

before something is done?The latest is a seven-year-old girl who was mauled in the

face by a Japanese Akita dog (which can weigh up to ninestone) while she was playing at a friend's home.

The little girl had to have 10 stitch-es to facial wounds and was luckynot to have lost her sight.

This attack follows two others bydogs on children this month alone. Ateenager is fighting for his sight anda nine-year-old suffered seriousinjuries to his arm.

What's made it worse is that theowner of the Japanese Akita hasnot even contacted the parents ofthe little girl to enquire how she isor to apologise.

This clearly sums up the attitudeof some dog owners who valuetheir pets so much more than aperson.

We often hear from supposedanimal lovers that it is not the ani-mal's fault if it attacks someone –it’s down to the owner because it

has not been trained properly. Or it has been trained to bevicious by a yobwanting a "statussymbol".

To a point thismay be true, buta dog is an ani-mal with animalinstincts. If it ishungry, is in anyway provoked,feels threatened,or just thinks itneeds to protectits owner, it willattack unmerci-fully.

It's my belief that dogs should be microchipped andlicensed, and the licence fee should be at least £25,renewed annually, which might deter some people fromowning one.

We should also look very seriously at somehow prevent-ing large dogs from coming into contact with children. Thetwo clearly do not mix and the interests of the child greatlyoutweigh the interests of a dog or its owner.

Time greedy bosseswere made to pay

Spanish police are patrolling farmland as theeconomic crisis pushes more people to stealcrops.In villages near farming areas, several thousandGuardia Civil, regional and local police officersare even setting up checkpoints to search forstolen fruit or farming equipment.In some areas the problem has become so badthat “cage operations” are mounted, with wholevillages sealed off while cars and trucks aresearched.The stolen goods are mainly for resale, findingtheir way to roadside stalls and markets. “This has emerged because of social alarm.Because of the crisis, crime is up,” said a localpolice chief in northern Spain, Ernesto Banos.“And when cherry season comes around, peoplesay, ‘What now, cherries? OK, let's go get them.’”The suspects are a mixed group. “Retirees,unemployed people, young people,” said Banos.

CROPS ANDROBBERS

Spain’s chief justice resigns asembezzlement suspicion grows

The Chief Justice of the SupremeCourt of Spain resigned Thursday overallegations that he used public fundsfor personal trips between 2008 and2012.

Carlos Divar who is also the chairmanof the Supreme Judicial Council,announced during a 20-member judicialoversight board meeting that he will stepdown from his position while rejecting theallegations against him.

He has been accused of embezzlingpublic funds by asking the board for reim-bursement for a total of 32 trips, includingone to Marbella, that were allegedly per-sonal in nature.

The total amount of public funds Divartook for personal use is alleged to bearound 28,160.28 euros. The complaint

was filed by a member of the judicialcouncil, Jose Manuel Gomez Benitez.

Divar claimed that all of the trips inquestions were work-related, and hepointed out that he is only resigning toavoid further harm to his reputation, notbecause the allegations against him aretrue.

Divar is the second judge to draw the

public's attention recently. Spanish JudgeBaltasar Garzon was acquitted inFebruary by the country's Supreme Courtin a 6-1 decision. He had been accused ofabusing his power by ordering the exhu-mation of 19 mass graves in Spain inorder to assemble a definitive nationalregistry of Civil War victims, despite a1977 law that provides amnesty forFranco-era crimes.

In January, he had argued during hissecond trial that his investigation was notpolitically motivated but rather was drivento bring justice for the victims of thealleged crimes. In another case againstthe judge, the Supreme Court convictedhim for ordering illegal wiretaps in jailhouses within a month after the trialstarted.

HIGHESTEARNER:Barclaysboss BobDiamond

FRAUDSTER:The £5m Lottowinner who stillclaimed benefits


PASTA is a great thrifty way to bulk up meals.Try our favourite cheap and cheerful pasta dishand keep hungry tummies at bay!

Sardine, chilli and lemon spaghettiThe sardines in this pasta recipe are a great source of

omega-3, and go beautifully with a hint of chilli and the tart-ness from the lemon.

Ingredients400g spaghetti1 tbsp olive oil1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped1 garlic clove, finely chopped2 x 120g cans sardine fillets in oil, drainedZest of 1 lemonA handful toasted pine nutsA squeeze of lemon juiceChopped fresh flatleaf parsley

Method1. Cook the spaghetti or any pasta shapes according to

pack instructions, then drain and toss with 1 tbsp olive oiland a little of the cooking water.

2. While the pasta is cooking, heat a little oil in a frying panand fry the chilli and garlic for 1 minute. Add the sardine fil-lets and the zest of 1 lemon and warm through gently.

3. Mix the sardines through the pasta with a handful toast-ed pine nuts, a squeeze of lemon juice and some choppedfresh flatleaf parsley. Check the seasoning and serve.

Pasta on the cheap



Step One: TONERegular exercise - walking or any

form of cardio work - will help with cir-culation and toning your legs. Start offwith a brisk walk on the treadmill ifyou're at the gym. Move on to joggingand crosstraining to help reduce fat.Include reps of squats and lunges withlight weights at the end of your workoutevery other day, to tone your glutes.

If you can't get to the gym, doing heellifts on the stairs is a great alternative.Face the stairs and stand on the edgeof a step with your heels hanging overthe edge. Lower yourself up and down,alternating turning your feet outwardand inward for maximum stretch.

Step Two: DIETEating a wide variety of brightly

coloured fruit and vegetables shouldhelp to improve skin circulation, andreducing the appearance of cellulite.Coloured fruit and vegetables containthe most antioxidants, helping yourbody shed toxins. Eating unhealthy,fatty foods can lead to reduced skinelasticity and sluggish circulation.

Add raspberries, strawberries andblueberries to your diet. Mangoes and bananas also encour-age blood flow, which will again help to reduce the appear-ance of cellulite. Try to include lots of vitamin C which boostslevels of collagen in the skin; eating oily fish and white leanmeat will also help. Salt is an aggravating factor for cellulite,so avoid high-salt foods such as crisps and halloumi cheese.

Step Three: UNDERWEAR

Wearing looser fitting undergar-ments can help prevent cellulitewhich can be aggravated by over-tight elastic restricting the circulation.Tight underwear can hinder thebody's ability to move fat where itneeds to go.

Step Four: SKINCARECombine regular body brushing

with regular moisturising: bodybrushing can help to remove deadskin and give the skin a healthier,more youthful appearance. Investingin a good, plumping moisturiser canalso help breathe life back into weak-ened skin cells and will make cellulitefeel less 'lumpy and bumpy'.

Step Five: TREATMENTGenetics play a big part in cellulite,

so despite all efforts some people willunfortunately always suffer thedreaded orange peel look to siomeextent. If you are eating healthily, tak-ing care of your legs and exercisingregularly but still can't get rid of it, you

might want to consider a more drastic option.Velashape, for example, combines radio frequency, infra-

red, vacuum and mechanical massage to tackle the appear-ance of cellulite. The treatment boosts circulation, targets thedimpled skin to firm problem areas, makes the skin feelsmoother and reduces the circumference of the area treated.


The loss of bone density also known as osteoporosis isa serious health issue facing older adults, especially post-menopausal women. It is estimated that as much as 30%of postmenopausal women in Western countries havesome degree of osteoporosis present in the hip, spine, orforearm, and are at risk for a fracture. By the age of 65one third of women will experience some form of fracture.However unlike a fracture in a young individual, fracturesin the elderly have a higher risk of complications and maytake longer to heal. Despite the fact that current methodsof detection and treatment are improving, the diagnosistreatment is often not initiated until the disease processhas already taken a strong hold.

Peak bone mass is reached between the ages of 25 -30 years, and over a lifetime a woman will lose about 50%of bone density at the spine and 30% at the hip. Oncewomen reach menopause, bone loss occurs rapidly at 3%every year over the first 5 years post menopause and thencontinues at approximately 1% per year during the follow-ing years. This loss can be worsened by either adecreased accumulation of bone during puberty, or anincreased rate of loss later in life. Certain medicationssuch as steroids contribute to a loss of bone density bydecreasing calcium absorption and increasing calciumloss from the body. For example, with only 7.5 mg pred-nisone a day, bone loss leading to fractures has been

observed in as little as 3 months. Other risk factors forfracture include; poor balance, medications that causedrowsiness, family history of fracture, and a previous frac-ture.

Although calcium may be the most publicised nutrientaffecting bone health, many other nutritional factors alsoplay a role in maintaining bone structure and health.These factors also appear to be essential for the properutilisation of Calcium, and include; Flavonoids, Vitamin K,copper, zinc, manganese, silicon, vitamin D, and boron.Flavonoids are found in plants, and have been shown tohave activities very similar to oestrogen. Numerous stud-ies have shown that flavonoids slow down the decline ofbone density after menopause. Vitamin K has beenknown for many years to be involved in maintaining ahealthy bone structure. Studies have shown that post-menopausal women with hip fractures also have low vita-min K blood levels. A Japanese study also showed thatpostmenopausal women receiving vitamin K supplementhad a significant reduction in bone loss.

Manganese, Copper, Zinc and Vitamin C all play a rolein the formation of collagen- a kind of protein found inbone. Boron like silicon is a trace mineral that has beenimplicated in the formation and maintenance of healthybone. They seem to affect other factors that are associat-ed with bone such as thyroid hormone. Boron alsoreduces the loss of calcium and magnesium in the urine,and increases the levels of oestrogen in the blood.Scientific research has clearly demonstrated that nutrition-al supplementation has a beneficial effect on bone health.

To find out more about nutrients and supplements discussed as well as for questions, please email [email protected].

UNDERSTANDINGPOSTMENOPAUSAL

BONE LOSSFive ways toreduce cellulite

Eat, exercise and treat your legs right to keep cellulite at bay

Eat to beat celluliteAdd these cellulite busting foods to your shopping list

EGGS: They're packedwith protein, for build-ing collagen andelastin, plus lecithinwhich helps keep yourskin smooth.

WALNUTS: Theomega-3 fats in wal-nuts help moisturiseyour skin from theinside out, and boostcell hydration.

DRIED BEANS: Add bor-lotti, cannellini or red kid-ney beans to salads orsoups. They're full of sol-uble fibre, which bindswith toxins and dispelsthem from your system.

KIWI FRUIT: A juicy kiwifruit gives you 155% ofyour recommended dailyintake of vitamin C, anutrient that helps yourbody produce skin-plump-ing collagen.

BLUEBERRIES: Loadedwith skin-friendly mineralsand phytochemicals, a

handful of berries withyour breakfast porridgecan help protect and per-fect your skin.

DECAF GREEN TEA: Too

much caffeine is thoughtto trap toxins in fat cells.Decaf green tea gives anantioxidant kick and itscatechins boost fat-burn-ing. Win-win!




Richard moved to Spain four years ago havingleft his management background behind inthe UK and decided to use his IT skills to helphome users and small businesses with theirPC problems. Now a relaxed 'computer man'he is out and about in the Spanish sun everyday, making house and shop calls and usinghis vast experience and qualifications to (usu-ally) sort out the problem there and then.Computers are his hobby as well as his workso don’t be surprised to get an answer to youremail in the early hours!

RICHARD CAVENDERBluemoon Solutions www.bluemoonsolutions.es

BlueMoon Solutions is the computer and IT services com-pany on the Costa Blanca, they provide quality computerservices at realistic prices and specialise in working with

home users and small businesses.

[email protected] www.bluemoonsolutions.es

Mobile: 655 044 970 Office: 902 906 200Don’t forget you can follow me on twitter@bluemoonspainAlternatively why don’t you sign up for mynewsletter. You can do this by going to:-www.bluemoonsolutions.es and fill inthe form that is on any page except thefront page.

INFORMATION: A number of people have written to measking about the email and Internet providerGoNuts4Free for the past few days they have not beenable to receive email, any email sent to them bouncesand attempts to contact the company fail, their phonenumbers do not work, their website doesn’t display anyinformation to suggest that there is a problem.

UPDATE: I contacted GoNuts4Free using an email address I had success with previ-ously when a customer had problems with the company and their reply is printedbelow…

Hello Sir

Customers can email us at [email protected] for any issues.

We are currently migrating our servers and are experiencing some downtime with somepages. We hope all is resolved by Monday / Tuesday.

Best regards

Support [email protected]

…I can only assume (based on their reply) that GoNuts4Free customers are now enjoyingtheir service, if this is not the case then please let me know again and I shall try to pressurethem further for more information. Remember that this service is no longer free so anyoneaffected will be a subscriber and will be paying money to this company!

ADVICE: Bob wanted to know whether there was any wayto increase the strength of the wireless signal he receivesfrom his local bar.

A friendly local bar owner has recently given me permission to use his wifi hot spotfrom my home and it works well. The only problem is that I am nearly on the limitof the range and can never get more than 2 bars to light up. Is there anything I cando at my end to increase the signal?

Hi Bob, yes there is something you can do, youcould buy a wireless extender and place it asclose as possible to the bar whist still being in yourhome. Most wireless extenders have good aerials

and are generally better at picking up wireless signals thanyour PC or laptop, they receive the signal from one wire-less network, amplify it and then rebroadcast the signal,they are generally not that difficult to set up but I’m sureyou will know a local computer guy that can do it for you.

QA

ADVICE: Margaret was having prob-lems with her AVG installation constantly telling her thather virus database was out of date.

I have AVG 2012 free version installed. For the last couple of weeks I keep gettingthe message that the database is out of date. My computer is updated every daybut the message reads that to complete the update the computer needs to berestarted. I have restarted so many times but the message still keeps appearing. I

don't know what else I can do. Please help. Thank you, Margaret

Hi Margaret, this is an interestingone however I have seen it once ortwice before, predominantly on com-puters where the time and date are

incorrectly set, this means that AVG is notproperly able to check whether its databaseis fully up to date, so I would, in the firstinstance check that the time and date onyour computer is correct. You can do this by either double clicking (if you are using WindowsXP) or by single clicking (if you have Vista or Windows 7) on the clock in the bottom righthand portion of your computer screen, if it's wrong then correct it and restart your computer.

If you find that your clock is constantly wrong then that means that the battery that is insideyour computer (every computer has one) needs to be replaced and that is something that weor any other qualified computer engineer can do for you.

Q

A

TIP: Les has sent in a great tip for those of you that use Facebook,it’s a small browser plugin that ‘cleans’ Facebook, taking out thetimeline adverts and in his words all the ‘crap’ you don’t want, itgives a lot more control over Facebook and he says he has beenusing it for over a week now on a MacBook with safari withoutproblems, the link is www.fbpurity.com – worth checking out.


LAST Saturday the Rascals celebrated the endof a successful run of their hit show A Night atthe Musicals with a meal at Casa Vasa restau-rant, Altos del Limonar.

Thanks to great support from audiences,€5,220 was donated from ticket sales to localcharities.

The Rascals, pictured at their end-of-seasonparty, are hanging up their dancing shoes for ashort break before rehearsals begin inSeptember for their winter variety show. Socialactivities continue during the summer season.

For information on joining the Rascals visitwww.therascals.info or phone chairman Jill Ruleon 966 727 282.

DAYRON Caracena Blanc is a brave little boywho, despite severe disabilities, is passionateabout motorcycling, skating, fishing and foot-ball.

The plucky six-year-old suffered damage at birth due toalleged medical negligence and the parts of his brain control-ling motor skills and language are seriously affected.

To help his development, Dayron - a huge fan of BarcelonaFC - needs intensive therapy, which is overseen by the CreixClinic in Palma de Mallorca.

His neighbours in the town of Formentera del Segura havetaken little Dayron to heart and have been raising money forhim and his family by collecting bottle tops.

Collection points are now appearing in many neighbouringtowns.

Inspired by Dayron’s fighting spirit, La Herradura restau-rant in Los Montesinos is organising five days of great enter-tainment and has pledged to donate 10 per cent of food and

TIME OUT FORTHE RASCALS

PADDY’S Playa Bar and Restaurantin Los Urrutias is hosting a Night atthe Races in aid of Help Murcia MarMenor on June 27.

Racers will be under starter’sorders from 6pm.

Racing will be followed by livemusic from New Sensation andrefreshments will be available.

There’s no need to book a ticket,just turn up for a fun night out andchance to raise money for a worth-while cause.

It’s all in the gameas community

unites for Dayron

HELP Murcia Mar Menor isholding a Barbecue andKaraoke on June 22 at TheClub de Regatas (The Port)in Los Urrutias.

Fun starts at 7.30pm andtickets cost €12 and areavailable from JoanMitchell 868 185 685 or 678135 467, Janice Clark 968134 355 or the HELP MMMoffice on 968 570 059.

Hoof it down to newhorse rescue shop!

drink sales to Dayron.The Herradura Dayron

fundraiser starts onWednesday with singer TonyKelly.

On Thursday, Friday andSaturday, things get a littlemore traditional with therestaurant staging flamencoand Spanish guitar showsshows featuring JavierNuñez, Maricarmen Lorente,Maricarmen Viudes andVirginia Gea.

On Sunday July 1 therewill be more flamenco, plusan evening market and ajazz concert at the historicrestaurant.

THE Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre has opened its fourthcharity shop.

Situated in Centro Commercial Zeniamar, Calle MaestroTorralba on Orihuela Costa, it is the biggest of the centre’sshops and will help the charity raise funds to rescue and carefor horses in need.

Manager Vicky worked hard getting the shop ready for theopening last Monday, and she was delighted with the results.

Easy Horse Care founder Sue Weeding explained that theshops not only raise money for the charity they also providea direct link between the public and centre.

“Just last week a guy on holiday in Almeria who had comeacross a stable with horsesleft to starve called a volunte-er at one of the shops,” saidSue.

The official opening istaking place on June 25 frommidday. Visitors can grab abargain, donate unwanteditems and enjoy the enter-tainment with Sunshine FMDJ Simon Morton.

If you have a few hours tospare and could volunteer inthe shop call Vicky on 636062 000.

Racy nightat Paddy’s

A LOT OF BOTTLE

KARAOKEFUNTIME

BUDDY Holly, Adele andFreddie Mercury, betterknown as Dave E Moss,Cherry K and Charles Princeof the Caballeros, will be per-forming at The New AsturiasPizzeria in Punta Prima onJuly 16.

Guest starring Alex Scott,the show will raise money fortwo fantastic local charities -Emaus Children’s CareHomes and Pets in Spain.

Tickets cost just five eurosand can be bought from thevenue or by calling 630 691197.

Food and drink will, ofcourse, be available.

Doors open at 7pm andthe show starts at 8.30pm.

So arrive early, bag a seatand relax ready for somegreat entertainment.

A Buddyfor petsand kids

Matching up:Dayron is ahuge fan ofBarcelona FC

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Easy horse shop managerVicky (centre) with volunteers Val and Mavis

Councillors Rosario Martinez and Mamen Mateo with AFA president Matilde Sanchezand Graham Knight at Sunshine Radio’s 10th anniversary celebrations


WANT to learn Spanish?Well, lessons to all levelsare available at the AgeConcern CBS walk-incentre in La Siesta everyTuesday between 10amand 1pm.

Lessons are free to allbeneficiaries and friendsof Age Concern. Just call966 786 887 for moredetails.

The Age Concern CBSResidential HomeVisiting Team, led byMegan Wright, is lookingfor more volunteers tojoin its monthly rota.

If you would like tohelp with visiting homesand taking out English-speaking residents intheir wheelchairs, pleasecontact the Centre on966 786 887.

The two charity shopsin Torrevieja and LosMontesinos, whosesales help finance AgeConcern CBS activities,are always pleased toreceive decent clothing,bric-a-brac, saleablegoods and small items offurniture.

Collections can bearranged. Call 966 786887.

LearningSpanishwith AgeConcern

TORREVIEJA Swimming Clubachieved outstanding results inthe Valencian 30th JocsRegional Swimming Finals inSedavi, Valencia last weekend.

Two of the club’s swimmers,Zoe Connolly and PiroskaRideg, did especially well, win-ning medals and high placings

in the 11 and 12 years cate-gories.

Coach Juanma Martinez wasthere to support the swimmersthroughout the weekend.

The club is always open tonew members and meetsMonday to Friday, 5.30pm to9pm, training in the 50m pool at

the Palacio de Deportes InfantaCristina, Torrevieja.

For more information contactEddie Cagigao on 637 869 602,Rosa, 665 454 126 or presidentFelipe on 609 418 776 or by e-mail on [email protected] at [email protected]

Swim kids make a right big splash

REAL TROOPER

They are all so young and have small children to worryabout, too. This is why I feel so passionately about doing allI can to ease their suffering.”

Jax has been involved with the charity, which assistswounded returning troops and their families, since its forma-tion in 2009.

She began raising money for Afghan Heroes when it wasjust two weeks old - and has even won an award for herfundraising efforts. Her latest venture to get the cash in for

AFGHAN Heroes regional co-ordi-nator Jax Lawson has a specialreason to put on a good fundrais-ing show for the charity.

Her husband is working inAfghanistan and she constantly fearsfor his safety.

“It is a nerve-wracking job being safeat home when you don’t know whetheryou will be a widow when you wake up,”says Jax, who many people will knowfor her starring roles in Adhoc TheatreGroup productions.

“It must be even worse for the fami-lies of troops that are on the front line.

Jax inspiredby hubby ALFIE’S Dock Bar in La Mata hosted a 10th birthday

party for Sunshine Radio last Friday.Councillors, locals and holidaymakers were all on

hand to join in the fun and help raise money for AFAAlzheimer’s Association Torrevieja.

Matilde Sanchez, President of AFA Torrevieja,said:“This was a lovely opportunity for us to join in thefun, wish Sunshine a very happy birthday, and thank itsparent company Viva TV, who help us greatly.

“We had the opportunity to tell people a bit aboutwhat work we do for Alzheimer’s patients, carers andfamilies, and raise funds at the same time.

“We thank the representatives from TorreviejaAyuntamiento, Alfie’s Dock Bar and SunshineRadio/Viva TV for their support. Also we would like tothank all those who support us financially.”

Ten years of sun

this very worthwhile cause isa Classic Rock and Popnight.

Highway 4 Heroes at LosRosales Restaurant on July7 will feature IndianaHighway playing all thegreats from the likes ofBlondie, Queen, Status Quoand the Kinks.

Tickets cost €10 includingsupper. There will be a raffle,plus t-shirts, car stickers andother merchandise.

Over 400 men and womenhave died for their country inAfghanistan, and fundsraised will go to helping pro-

LADIES, here’s your chance to eat drink and be pam-pered! Casa la Pedrera is opening its grounds againon Thursday June 28 (11am to 4pm). to ladies seekinga leisurely day out. Wander in the grounds, have aleisurely massage or beauty treatment, watch a fewshort demonstrations..and perhaps even Zumba!

Enjoy a two-course buffet lunch including a glass ofwine and, by special request, Mother in Law's secretrecipe sherry trifle!

Tickets are €12 - and a list of special prices for mas-sage and other treatments is available on request.Please email [email protected] to book.

A percentage of the ticket price will go to the charityEMAUS for the children's orphanage in Elche.

Fancy a bit of realpampering, girls?

Zoe Connolly and Piroska Rideg - medals

vide the thousands who havebeen injured and maimedwith essential rehabilitation.

“It is a sad fact that ourtroops do not get the sup-port they need withoutyour help,” says Jax.

“Please show that youappreciate our brave menand women who put theirlives on the line every day.”

Tickets are on sale at LosRosales, Guardamar (phonePhil on 606 192 691) andalso at The Postroom,Benijofar; Cards and More,La Marina; Postbox, DoñaPepa; Card and Gift Shop,Quesada; The Card Place,Benijofar.

If you would like to helpAfghan Heroes by holding afundraising event, donating araffle prize or just want toreserve tickets call Jax on697 501 992 or email bravojax@hot mail.com

AFA President Matilde Sanchez with thehamper winner and volunteer William


UK HEADLINES

TEA is the hot drink ofchoice for more than halfof Brits despite a rise incoffee culture fuelled byTV shows like Friends.

New research byTravelodge shows tea’spopularity in the UK cutsacross generations and itis not just a favouritewith older people.

A third of 18-24 yearold Britons said tea helpsthem to unwind, andnearly half said they finddrinking tea comforting.

Some 53 per cent ofBrits rely on a cuppa, ataround 8am on average,to kick start their workingday, while only just overa third choose coffee.

A ‘builders brew’ -made in a mug not pot -is the nation’s preferredway to drink tea, but halfof British tea drinkerstake their tea withoutsugar. More than 78 mil-lion mugs are drunkeveryday across the UK.

Dunking is still popu-lar, with digestives - plainand chocolate - thenation’s choice.

Forty three per cent ofadults stated they find agood brew comforting,like a good hug in a mug.

DAVID Cameron had a face-to-faceFalklands row with Argentina’sleader on Tuesday — in a corridorat the G20 summit.

In ugly scenes, President Cristina Kirchnertried to thrust a large brown envelope full ofdocuments into the PM’s hand.

Mr Cameron refused to take the envelope,which was labelled “UN - Malvinas”, andblasted Mrs Kirchner for ignoring islanders’

wishes.The angry spat at the sum-

mit at a Pacific coast resortwas filmed by one of MrsKirchner’s aides.

It began after Mr Cameron“sought out” the president forher sabre-rattling.

The Sun

The SunDuring the

row MrCameron saidA r g e n t i n ashould “respectthe views” of theislanders.

He added: “We shouldbelieve in self-determinationin the G20.”

Firebrand Mrs Kirchner,speaking Spanish so fast herinterpreter could not keep up,hit back at Cameron with atirade about the UN andMalvinas.

Mr Cameron repeated his

TRAGIC Tony Nicklinson this week begged judges toend his “hell” by granting him the right to die.

The 58-year-old — paralysed from the neck down bya stroke in 2005 — has “locked-in syndrome” and cancommunicate only via a computer that reads his eye

movements. He isseeking a land-mark ruling toallow a doctor toend his life and besafe from facing amurder charge.

E x - e n g i n e e rTony (pictured)stayed at home inMelksham, Wilts,as wife Jane, 56,and their twodaughters went tothe High Court.

In a statementread to the court he said: “My life can be summed upas demeaning, undignified and intolerable.

“I cannot scratch if I itch. I can only eat if I am fedlike a baby — only I won’t grow out of it.”

Outside court Jane told reporters: “He is in a livinghell.”

The Ministry of Justice claims only MPs can changethe law.

Locked-in manbegs end to hell

Builder’sbrew is areal hugin a mug

words three times beforewalking away from the irateMrs Kirchner.

It is believed Mrs Kirchnerwas trying to avenge a humil-iating confrontation withislanders at the UN in NewYork, when they ambushedher in a corridor to thrust a

letter at her.Last night Argentina’s for-

eign minister HéctorTimerman accused Britain ofbeing a colonial power.

Later the PM said he hadtaken the opportunity toremind Mrs Kirchner aboutdemocracy “with somevigour”.

The Sun

QUACKERS: A farmer causes a major traffic jam as he ushers 5,000 ducks alonga busy main road towards a feeding pond in Zhejiang, China. (Daily Mirror)

ARGIE BARGIE HITS CAMERON


UK HEADLINES

Avoidingtax is likecheatingbenefits

MULTI-MILLIONAIRES who use taxavoidance schemes to pay low incometax are the “moral equivalent of bene-fit cheats”, according to CabinetMinister Danny Alexander.

Mr Alexander (pictured below) madea withering attack on those who don’tpay their “fair share” after it emergedthat comedian Jimmy Carr is one ofthousands using a legal off-shorescheme to pay as little as 1 per centincome tax.

Trendy comic Carr is believed to bethe largest beneficiary of a Jersey-

MURDER MUM ‘NOTTHE SAME PERSON’

based accountancyarrangement said to shel-ter £168million a yearfrom the taxman.

He puts away £3.3mil-lion a year via the K2 tax

scheme, which is used bymore than 1,000 taxavoiders, it was claimed.

K2 works by transfer-ring salaries into a Jersey-based trust, which lendsinvestors back the money.

Because the loan cantechnically be recalled, it is not subject to incometax. Carr’s lawyers con-firmed his K2 membershipbut said there was nothingunlawful about managinghis affairs in a “tax effi-cient manner”, and thatthey had been disclosedto the relevant authorities.

THE grandmother of the two children killed in Spainby their own mother said she was happy until she fellunder the spell of her “controlling” partner, a courthas heard.

Doreen Smith’s grandchildren Rebecca, five, and babyDaniel, 11 months, were suffocated by their mother LianneAngela Smith in a hotel on the Costa Brava.

On Tuesday Smith, 45, turned to her mother to defend her ather murder trial at Girona Provincial Court in North East Spain.

But although Mrs Smith was called as a witness for thedefence, she failed to turn up at court, and no explanationwas given for her absence.

Instead, Smith’s lawyer was forced to read out a statementDoreen Smith had given to British police last year, in whichshe described how her daughter became “a completely dif-ferent person” when she met her partner Martin Smith, a pae-dophile TV hypnotist.

Mrs Smith, from North Tyneside, said: “All I can say is thatmy daughter isn’t the person I once knew.

“We were a normal family, happy. Angela went toschool and to university. All her relations with her familychanged completely from the moment she started herrelationship with Martin Smith.

“Martin Smith was very controlling. From the time she metMartin, she was a completely different person.”

Mrs Smith said she lost contact with her daughter and didnot know about her grandson Daniel - until he was dead.

The court also heard that Smith was “completely normal”and “peaceful” as she showed astonished police her deadchildren in the Spanish hotel room.

Hours after killing Rebecca and Daniel, she asked thehotel reception to call police, and then quietly gave officers aguided tour of the murder scene. Officers who attended allagreed that Smith, who is seeking an acquittal claiming shewas in a state of “psychiatric disturbance”, seemed calmwhen she confessed to the killings the day after carryingthem out.

Tragic Tom’s family tellof ‘devastating blow’

Daily Mail Daily Mail

Daily MirrorTHE family of tragic cricketer Tom Maynard, who diedon Monday after being hit by a train, has described hisdeath as a “devastating blow”.

The Maynard family issued a statement thankingeveryone for their support after the Surrey batsman(pictured left) was found dead on the tracks of theLondon Underground District Line.

The 23-year-old’s body was discovered atWimbledon Park station in south west London shortlyafter 5am on Monday morning.

The young cricketer died less than an hour after run-ning off when police stopped his black Mercedes.

He had been on his way to his girlfriend’s home insouth London when he was pulled over at 4.15am fordriving erratically.

Tom is believed to have fled the scene and waschased by officers who called in sniffer dogs. His bodywas discovered on the tracks 55 minutes later.

One theory is that he may have stumbled on to a liverail after fleeing the police.

The shocked train driver saw him lying on the trackbut could not stop in time.

Millionaire? Only if you have £2.6mINFLATION over the past 20 years means

that a millionaire's lifestyle now costs

£2.6million, the Daily Mail reported on

Wednesday.In fact, three in ten people take the view

that £1million is not really much money at all

– and certainly not enough to change their

lives.A 'basket' of luxuries, including a good

home, Rolls-Royce, yacht and all the golden

trimmings that would have cost £1million in

1992, now comes with a price tag of £2.6mil-

lion.Living the lifestyle of a millionaire has

become more expensive, according to First

Direct, because of the rocketing price of lux-

uries.It is also suggested that someone with

£1million today would be more likely to be

living somewhere like the London borough

of Hounslow – convenient for Heathrow –

than fashionable Kensington and Chelsea.

Lianne Smith demonstrates to police in a video interview howshe used a plastic shopping bag to suffocate her children


SPANISH PRESS

Spain’s PMmocked: Yousay tomato,I say bailout

“TO avoid some things from leaking, I don'teven let them cross my mind,” Mariano Rajoytells his closest aides at times. This phrasecaptures the essence of a man who lives bythe political principle of “wait and see” - a manwho likes to let things sort themselves out.

Rajoy’s great problem is that he is no longerleader of the opposition - that is to say, some-one who can make any speech, or none at all,with hardly any consequences. Rajoy is nowSpain’s prime minister, and his audience isglobal. He is no longer just talking to his con-stituency - now, Barack Obama is listening.

Ever since Rodrigo Rato’s “resignation” aschief of Bankia, the recently nationalisedbank, the government has been accumulatingpolitical errors and communication mistakes,all of which have undermined Rajoy’s imageas a capable, efficient leader.

The latest - refusing to call the bank bailouta bailout - has caused endlesshilarity in the foreign media.

The same happened toZapatero with the word ‘crisis’.

“You say tomato, I saybailout,” was the title of a Timemagazine article on the issue.Anything was better than theword bailout: credit line, softcredit, European help, even“yesterday’s event”.

But the worst part was notthe journalists’ irony. It was themistrust of European leaders,who could not figure outwhether this non-rescue wasa marketing ploy or an inabilityto grasp reality.

“We created perplexity,”says Antonio Gutiérrez-Rubí,an expert in political communi-cation. “After helping us, andalso helping themselves, ourEuropean partners expecteda more humble, sensible reac-tion. Rajoy taking the creditprojects the image of a manwith a bunkered vision ofthings.”

STRIKING coal miners have clashed with policein northern Spain in some of the worst distur-bances since the government imposed austeritymeasures.

The interior ministry said at least seven people wereinjured in the clashes outside a pit in Asturias. Miners firedsky rockets and ball-bearings at riot police who respondedwith rubber bullets and tear gas.

The miners are protesting at plans to cut government sub-sidies from €300m (£242m; $376m) to €110m.

Thousands of miners have been on strike across northernSpain for weeks. The interior ministry said police had beentrying to remove roadblocks of burning tyres at El Entrego,near Oviedo, when they were met with a barrage of missilesfired by the miners.

Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets and after severalhours of clashes the miners took to the surrounding mountainsand forests for cover, reports said. A journalist suffered a chestinjury caused by a rubber bullet and a policeman needed med-ical treatment after a ball-bearing smashed through his visor.

Three other police officers were burned by fireworksfired at them through pipes and two journalists sufferedminor cuts and bruises, an interior ministry statement said.

Miner Gerardo Cienfuegos said about 4,000 mining jobs inthe region were in danger of disappearing as a result of gov-ernment austerity measures.

"We were protesting to defend our jobs and police chargedat us, so my colleagues defended themselves," he said. Lastweek, a rail passenger was injured in Gijon, Asturias, whenhis train hit logs that police said had been placed across railsby strikers.

The Asturias regional government has condemned the vio-lence but asked Madrid to rethink its plans. Mining has beena major industry in the provinces of Asturias and Leon forcenturies.

On the cards - a cancerand Alzheimers vaccine

El País El País

Bank of grannya and grandadGRANDPARENTS in Catalonia

have become an important

resource for family members

who have been left without a

job, according to a Red Cross

report.The Impact of the Crisis on

the Elderly, states that 30 per

cent of people aged over 65

have been helping at least one

family member make ends meet

over the past two years. A nationwide unemployment

rate of around 25 per cent means

the same phenomenon is being

played out across Spain.The Red Cross called on the

government not to make any

severe cutbacks that would

affect the elderly.

MINERS AND COPSIN VIOLENT CLASH

AMERICAN scientist Stanley Plotkin, whodiscovered the vaccine against rubella, isconvinced that vaccinations can also bedeveloped for non-infectious diseases suchas certain types of cancer and Alzheimer’s.

After participating in the meetingForovax VI held in Pamplona, theprofessor said in an interview withSpanish news agency EFE that heis currently focusing on developingvaccines for HIV/Aids.

He is also working on the vaccineagainst cytomegalovirus, an infec-tion of the herpes family that caus-es congenital abnormalities when itoccurs in pregnant women.

“I’m very involved in the effort todevelop a vaccine that can beadministered to women beforepregnancy to prevent this infection

during pregnancy,” said Plotkin,whose research work in the late1970s led to the rubella vaccine.Rubella caused severe malforma-tions in foetuses when contractedby pregnant women.

Plotkin told EFE his “other goalsfor the future” include fightinghospital infections and non-infec-tious diseases such as cancerscaused by viruses and Alzheimer’s.

He said all these investigationsare being affected by the economiccrisis, but believes “a dollar spenton vaccines is far more productivethan a dollar spent on treatment”.

“If I were Minister of Health, Iwould look at the economic data, itwould seem clear that a vaccinewill save me money in the future,”he argued.

Miner incident: Policeface up to the strikers

Friday, June 22, 2012 29

Friday, December 16, 2011Friday, June 22, 201230

Audi wins Le Mans in hybridAUDI has triumphed at LeMans for the 11th time andtaken first, second, thirdand fifth places – with thefirst two positions beingsnared by a futuristichybrid racer in an historicrace victory.

The Audi R18 e-tron quat-tro won on its debut at thefamous French race, despitetough competition fromToyota which also fielded ahybrid racer.

Toyota is famous for its

hybrid road cars but thetechnology wasn’t to earn itLe Mans success, with bothToyota TS030 failing to fin-ish despite proving morethan a match for the Audison raw pace.

The most dramatic Toyotaretirement was that of Britstar Anthony Davidson, whowas hit while lapping aFerrari backmarker, whichsent his car into a dramaticflip.

Davidson was able to exit

the car but a later checkupin hospital revealed a bro-ken back.

The competition for thetop spot was thus betweenthe Audi racers: there werefour Audi R18 cars in con-tention, two hybrid e-tronmotors and two of the all-conquering dieselmachines.

In the end, the e-tronhybrid cars drew clear, withanother Brit, two-times LeMans winner Allan McNish

chasing down the lead carwhen in second place.Unfortunately, a minor offsaw him lose four minutes inthe pits with repairs, mean-ing he was destined for sec-ond place.

The fourth-place dieselR18 was also in the warswith a hefty-looking impact.Brilliant work by the Audi pitcrew fixed the car though,ensuring it lost just oneplace.

The win for Audi is also awin for Williams, the BritishFormula 1 team. It suppliedthe hybrid technologybehind the green-focusedtechnology, which allowedthe lead two Audis to recoupbraking energy and use thisto give a ‘free’ power boost.Well, not quite free: the rulesforced them to run smallerfuel tanks, but even thisproved no hindrance.

More British successcame in the LMP2 category,with Tom Kimber-Smith win-ning the class and also scor-ing seventh place overall.

Former F1 driver and SkyF1 commentator MartinBrundle raced alongside his

son and Nissan PlayStationgamer-turned-racer LucasOrdonez, and came in 15thoverall.

“This was a race of thekind you can arguably expe-rience only at Le Mans,”said Head of AudiMotorsport Dr. WolfgangUllrich.

“You should never rejoicetoo early at Le Mans, whichwas obvious again especial-ly on Sunday noon. Thewhole world was alreadytalking about a one-two-three-four victory and all of asudden two of our cars hadaccidents almost simultane-

ously.“That the squad repeated-

ly managed to repair thecars so quickly after theslips clearly speaks for AudiSport Team Joest that cansimply be banked on at LeMans.

“The fact that, as in 2001with the TFSI engine and in2006 with the TDI, we man-aged to be successful righton the first run simplyproves the level of techno-logical expertise that isavailable at Audi.

“This is a great day forAudi Sport, for Audi and forthe e-tron quattro.”

Nissan has marked a new long-term part-nership with Ministry of Sound with aradical new Juke boasting a 150db soundsystem – ingeniously called the JukeBox!

The one-off Nissan Juke Box is louderthan a jumbo jet taking off and will debut atLe Mans this weekend prior to embarking ona ‘Summer Sessions’ tour across Europe.

The 18,900-watt system is completelyself-powered and allows Nissan to create

pop-up parties: The Juke Box morphs into afull PA system with DJ booth and, remark-ably, its own ambient lighting system.

Nissan has also included a radio studio,so anything played on the Juke Box systemwill be captured and broadcast on Ministry ofSound’s digital radio app.

The tie-up with Ministry of Sound reachesfurther than just installing a custom-built 19kilowatt rig into a Nissan Juke, though.There’s a bespoke Ministry of Sound widget

on Nissan’s Facebook page, while NissanJuke Box Sessions will be broadcast fort-

nightly on Ministry ofSound’s digital radio chan-nel – using sets taken fromthe Juke Box tour itself.

Gareth Dunsmore, mar-keting communicationsNissan in Europe said: “Wehave made a great productthat we believe createsexcitement through ourinnovative approach to thesmall car market; Ministry ofSound is the industry leaderin creating the momentspeople live for through theirbespoke sound systems.

“Together with NissanDesign Europe, RML andMinistry of Sound we want-ed to challenge the estab-lishment and make some-thing truly unique.”

They’ve certainly donethat. The tie-up is also littleshort of genius to clubberswho know their history too:Ministry of Sound is famousfor its club sound system,which opened its doors in1991 – a five-sided,acoustically-perfect roomcalled… The Box.

The Nissan Juke Box willmake its public debut duringthe drivers’ parade at thestart of the Le Mans 24 hourrace: Nissan is also releas-ing a two-part webcast to

show how the world’s most powerful carstereo was created.


Nissan Juke Box

The world’s loudest car stereo

SAAB, which has been inbankruptcy sinceDecember 2011, has beensold to a Chinese-Japanese investmentgroup and will begin pro-ducing all-electric carsfrom early 2014.

The first all-electric car willbe based on the old Saab 9-3 – and probably be derivedfrom the Saab ‘True Electric’concept car first shown in2009.

This car was developed

by Swedish firmElectroengine, whose spe-cialty is turning existing com-bustion engine cars into all-electric models. This meansSaab effectively has aready-made electric car setto run – and this also solvesthe issue of intellectual prop-erty licence issues with for-mer owner GM.

The collapse of negotia-tions with GM over licensingwas why an earlier deal tosell Saab to a Chinese firm

fell through.Bloomberg reports that

National Electric VehicleSweden AB is the purchaser,a group led by a Japaneseinvestment firm and a HongKong renewable energyplant builder.

The new electric cars willbe sold mainly in China,where strong incentivesexist to encourage electriccar sales.

“We’re striving to be aworld-leading company forelectric cars,” MattiasBergman, a spokesman forNational Electric VehicleSweden, said at a pressconference in Trollhattan,reports Bloomberg.

“It’s not only about Chinabeing a big market for elec-tric cars, it’s also aboutChina having the ability tomake the investmentsrequired and build the need-ed infrastructure.”

The final sale price ofSaab has not been dis-closed: reports earlier in2012 suggest six partieswere interested in purchas-ing the assets of the firm,including several Chinese-based companies.

Saab sold


Code Cracker is a crossword puzzle with no clues;instead, every letter of the alphabet has beenreplaced by a number, the same number representingthe same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have todo is decide which letter is represented by whichnumber. In this week’s puzzle, 24 represents L and 3represents X, when these letters have been enteredthroughout the puzzle, you should have enoughinformation to start guessing words and discoveringother letters.

CODE CRACKER

CRYTPIC CLUESAcross1 Location that soundsworth looking at (4)3 In line for a haircut orgrub we hear (8)9 Dangerous boat incor-porating Her Majesty’sunpaid debt (7)10 Performers with direc-tion for social group (5)11 An alien gets to herand knocks her out (5)12 The chap I account tois a madman (6)14 Phased out andformed (6)16 An effortless task in agentle wind (6)19 Journey the Frenchmake three times (6)21 Born before Abel?What a cacophony! (5)24 Pigment buried inCumberland (5)25 Claims Al’s glee ismisplaced (7)26 Torn, battered Bibleswapped for summershirt (8)27 Invites not to starttasks (4)

Down1 Puss seen differentHitchcock speciality (8)2 Flashlight reveals newtor chameleon (5)4 Take for granted cookamuses (6)5 Food firm caught inembargo (5)6 In case some bounderis met in the fall (7)7 Quits flat (4)8 Frost per se makes myvoice husky (6)13 Broadcast this sect’sill musicians (8)15 Arab cot is redesignedfor a gymnast (7)17 Resists lurches hold-ing one end of bar (6)18 Group of ten becomerotten we hear (6)20 Money to be won andwhere to keep it (5)22 Phoney takes usbeyond the marsh (5)23 Worker accepts poshrelative (4)

Last weeks SolutionAcross: 1 Myths, 4 Carbon, 9 Rampage, 10 Stand, 11Shoe, 12 Sundial, 13 Net, 14 Vile, 16 Edgy, 18 Bid, 20Enlarge, 21 Call, 24 Units, 25 Cheroot, 26 Enlist, 27 Ditch. Down: 1 Morass, 2 Tempo, 3 Seat, 5 Assented, 6 Beating,7 Nodule, 8 Least, 13 Neurosis, 15 Ill will, 17 Demure, 18Bench, 19 Clutch, 22 Afoot, 23 Deed.

DOUBLE CROSS-WORDSolve the Double Cross-Word puzzle using either the

standard or cryptic clues, the answers are exactly the same.

2 letter wordsMeSo

3 letter wordsAssEraFatFogOptPsiSonThy

4 letter wordsAgueAidsAles

AmmoApseAtomAxleBeerBrag

BrimCopeEmitHereIdesLeapLeesLensLiar

MemoPipePogoRoleSaneShoeSirsSlabSlugSwabTeenTogsWashWood

5 letter wordsAirer

AxiomCardsChipsHeronLinksLooseOrateOyersPagerPrior

RheumRiderRidgeSandsScramSedanShoesSonarSpeedStaffTexas

ThoseTimesTried

WaxenWhoseWrote

6 letter wordsCinderSconesShinerSpreesStainsStressStrobeWalrus

8 letter wordsFreshmanWorkshop

9 letter wordsMainsailsThreefold

FILL IT INComplete the crossword grid by using the given words:

Across 1 Pick out (6)4 Light teasing repartee (6)9 Hospital social worker(7)10 Circular, flat hat (5)11 Ball (5)12 Accuse of a wrong (7)13 Honest (11)18 Small piece of friedbread (7)20 Humiliation (5)22 Additional (5)23 Inscribe (7)24 Water ice (6)25 Evaluate (6)

Down 1 Beer and lemonade drink(6)2 Yellow fruit (5)3 Admit (7)5 Fossil resin (5)6 Make dirty (7)7 Eye part (6)8 Wage earner (11)14 Adult male chicken (7)15 Stands down (7)16 Move towards (6)17 Postpones (6)19 Taunt (5)21 Maxim (5)

QUICKIE

Last weeks SolutionAcross: 1 Unzips, 4 Harass, 9 Tableau, 10 Aroma, 11Usage, 12 Tadpole, 13 Poltergeist, 18 Moisten, 20 Conga,22 Alien, 23 Promise, 24 Tender, 25 Remedy. Down: 1 Untrue, 2 Zebra, 3 Present, 5 Award, 6 Amorous,7 Scales, 8 Guttersnipe, 14 Opinion, 15 Enclose, 16Impact, 17 Lately, 19 Tense, 21 Noise.

Across 1 Island (4)4 To quote (writer, line,passage, source) (5)9 Cacahuetes (7)10 Gum (round teeth) (5)11 Swan (5)12 Elected (7)13 Sombra (6)15 Camarero (en restau-rante) (6)19 Brooms (7)21 Tío (5)23 Cobertizos (para ani-males, herramientas) (5)24 Pendiente (joya) (7)25 Stamp (postage) (5)26 Royal (4)

Down 2 Focas (5)3 Tile (floor) (7)4 Lawn (6)5 Ahí (en un lugar) (5)6 Recibo (de haberpagado) (7)7 Espacios (6)8 Cat (domestic) (4)14 Arqueros (7)16 To bore (7)17 Risk (6)18 Mirror (6)19 Oriente (este) (4)20 Albahaca (5)22 Climate (5)

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORDImprove your Spanish - clues in Spanish, answers inEnglish or vice versa.

STANDARD CLUESAcross1 Location (4)3 Alfresco meal (8)9 Important (7)10 Social class (5)11 Anaesthetic (5)12 Insane person (6)14 Formed (6)16 Gentle wind (6)19 Increase threefold (6)21 Biblical tower (5)24 Deep brown (5)25 Claims (7)26 Well worn (8)27 Inquires (4)

Down1 Uncertainty (8)2 Handheld light (5)4 Take for granted (6)5 Cured pig meat (5)6 Steep waterfall (7)7 Level (4)8 Husky (6)13 Musicians (8)15 Tumbler (7)17 Dissenters (6)18 Ten years (6)20 Money bag (5)22 Fake (5)23 Father’s sister (4)

Scribble Pad

33Friday, June 22, 2012Across1 Which hard reddish-brown timber from a tropical tree is usedto make quality furniture? (8)7 John Hanning were the first names of which English explorerwho, along with Sir Richard Burton, was the first European toexplore Lake Tanganyika? (5)

8 Which American actress won the 1998 Oscar for BestActress for her role as Carol Connelly in As Good as It Gets?(5,4)9 Which word means both ‘to fall behind’ and ‘to enclose in

heat-insulating material’? (3)10 Which organisation, which entered into force in 1949,sought to establish a military counterweight to the Soviet mili-tary presence in post-World War II eastern Europe? (4)11 Which hardy cereal with coarse bristles extending from theears, is chiefly for use in brewing and stock feed? (6)13/22 Which conservativepolitician was prime ministerof Britain from 1957 to 1963?(6,9)14 Which 1977 David Bowiealbum contains the songsBeauty and the Beast, Joe theLion, Sons of the Silent Ageand The Secret Life of Arabia?(6)17 What do Americans callwhat is known in Britain as anunderground railway? (6)18 What last name connects cricketer Imran and squash playerJahangir? (4)20 By what nickname was the US president Dwight DEisenhower, usually known? (3)22 See 13

23 What is the first name of the businesswoman who openedthe first Body Shop in Brighton in 1976? (5)24 The narrow leaves of which evergreen aromatic shrub of themint family are used as a culinary herb, in perfumery, and asan emblem of remembrance? (8)

Down1 Which port is the capital of the island of Minorca? (5)2 What name is given to a leather case for a pistol or revolver,worn on a belt? (7)3/5 Which American dancer performed in and choreographed

many film musicals, includingAn American in Paris andSingin’ in the Rain? (4,5)

4 Which sweet product ismade from sugar or honey,nuts, and egg white? (6)5 See 36 Which pop group consistedof brothers Robin, Mauriceand Barry Gibb? (3,4)7 What name is applied to a

person who harasses or per-secutes someone withunwanted and obsessiveattention? (7)12 Montgomery is the capitalof which state of the USA? (7)13 From the Latin for ‘it dwells’, what name is given to the nat-ural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organ-ism? (7)15 According to Shakespeare, what was the name of daughterof Polonius who was the rejected lover of Hamlet? (7)16 What was the nickname of the American tennis playerRichard Alonzo Gonzales? (6)17 Which reddish-brown colour is particularly associated withearly monochrome photographs? (5)19 By what name was Ronald Reagan’s second wife normallyknown? (5)21 How many players are there in a basketball team? (4)

Quiz Word

Last weeks Quiz WordsolutionAcross: 1 Latitude, 7 Brook, 8 Ulan Bator, 9 Hal, 10 Sole,11 Avesta, 13 Miriam, 14 Lancet, 17 Tomato, 18 Eros, 20Awe, 22 North Pole, 23 El Cid. Down: 1/5 Louis Botha, 2 Trawler, 3 Toby, 4 Dative, 6Skillet, 7 Brosnan, 12/24 Raymond Chandler, 13 Mirages,15 Carroll, 16 Starch, 17 Tench, 19 Spear, 21 Chin.

SUDOKU SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH

Last Week’s Solutions

Code Cracker

Soduko Span - Eng Quizword Fill It In

1. Ignatius Loyola founded which organisation?2. In What Year Did Great Britain Gain Control Of HongKong?3. What first appeared on Page 1 of the Times on May3rd, 1966?4. In What Year Was The Chinese RepublicEstablished?5. Which Italian tractor maker tried making cars in the1960's?6. What were the first false teeth made of?7. Who Invented The Spinning Frame In 1769?8. In What Year Was The Old Age Pension IntroducedIn The UK?9. In 19th century Florence it was illegal for women towear what?10. Great Britain Was The First Country To IssuePostage Stamps But In What Year?11. Why did the US government open Lincoln's coffin in1887 and again in 1901?12. What new domestic device was launched byHoover in 1963?13. Which society cared for plague victims after physi-cians left in 1665?

ANSWERS 1. Jesuits 2. 1842 3. News stories 4. 1911 5.Ferruchio Lamborghini 6. Ivory 7. Sir Richard Arkwright8. 1908 9. Buttons 10. 1840 11. To check that the bodywas still there. 12. Steam Iron 13. Apothecaries

history QUIZ

Match these words with their Spanish translations then find them in the wordsearch. (Answers below)

caja

cajon

cama

camilla

camisa

camiseta

lampara

lamparilla

libreta

libro

mesa

mesilla

silla

sillon

tornillo

torno

Empareja estas palabras – Match these Spanish and English words for word suffixes.You will find the answers at the bottom of the quiz.

1.lampara, 2.lamparilla,

3.mesa, 4.mesilla,

5.silla, 6.sillon, 7.torno,

8.tornillo, 9.libro, 10.libreta,

11.camisa, 12.camiseta,

13.cama, 14.camilla,

15.caja, 16.cajon.

a.table, b.small table,

c.book, d.notebook,

e.box, f.draw/large box,

g.chair, h.arm-chair,

i.shirt, j.T-shirt, k.bed,

l.stretcher, m.lamp,

n.small lamp, o.drill,

p.screw.

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

Word suffixes

deed, knowing nothingabout her brother’s bloodybackground.

So now, unfortunately, wehave to wait until next spring!It’s a wonderful mix of highdrama and black comedyand the fact that Dexter stillpacks a punch all theseyears on, is a great tribute toeverybody involved with it.

TV sports pundits are fullof their own bluster, andwe’ve got a rash of them rightnow with Euro 2012. So it’s ablessed relief to enjoy one ofthe best in the businesson Sky’s coverage of theUS Open from SanFrancisco.

The American golfingguru/coach, Butch Harmon,is always on the money withhis fair-minded comments,and he hit the jackpotbefore a club was swung inanger by predicting thecourse would suit formerwinners, Jim Furyk andGraeme McDowell. ComeSunday, they were the jointleaders at the start of thefinal round before theAmerican, Webb Simpson,clinched his maiden majortitle. It was a great watch, but

ing. The original CSI hasreturned to past glories withthe wise-cracking DBRussell, played by TedDanson, bringing back thestyle and fun of the muchmissed Grissom. And the lat-est story on Channel Fivelast Tuesday brought us thefirst appearance of ElizabethShue as blood expert Julie‘Finn’ Finlay. She’s certainlymore entertaining than therecently departed MargHergenbelger - and her pair-ing with Danson works as ifthey’ve been together for a

long time. No wonder that

CSI recently

won an award at the MonteCarlo International Televisionfestival for the world’s mostpopular programme!

Part of the success of thewhole crop of Scandinaviandramas screened by theBBC is that they make youthink and concentrate, ratherthan going for the lowestcommon denominator. That’swhy I’ve loved the BBC 1legal show, Silk, which had acracking finale onWednesday to its secondseries. But why do we onlyget half a dozen episodes ineach run? If this was anAmerican programme, we’dhave had at least 12 instal-ments, if not more.

Russell Brand apparentlygot upset that GrahamNorton asked him questionsabout his ex-Katy Perry onhis BBC1 chat show. Good.My only criticism was that itwas cut out of the final trans-mission, and should havebeen left in to show what afool Brand is. It was obviousthat Norton was bound to say

something, since Perry hadbeen a guest the previousweek. Is Brand really thatnaive? Apparently so!


WHO’D have thought aserial killer would be oneof the most captivatingcharacters on the box - andthat you’d end up rootingfor him all the way? I’mtalking about Dexter, whichfinished its sixth series onthe UK FX channel with yetanother shock ending.

It’s a little bit of an annualspeciality that keeps you sali-vating for the next seasonwith the best one a couple ofyears ago when Dexterfound his wife murdered inthe bath. This time round, ourhero was about to kill a nastypiece of work, when his sistersaw him about to do the

with one major problem. Thehost American broadcaster,NBC, seemed to pull out forcommercial breaks at fiveminute intervals, which musthave had TV golf fans tearingtheir hair out.

It was unacceptable andthank heavens that Sky havea far more sensible policy intheir presentation of theEuropean Tour.

It’s so good to see a TVfavourite get a big shot in thearm with some inspired cast-

TRELI ON THE TELLY

with ALEX TRELINSKI

Horoscopes By Pandora

Aries March 21 - April 19 Your neighbour's taste for loud music may

cause them to incur an unfortunate accident.Wearing a hat will only bring true happiness.Today is not your lucky day. It's tomorrowinstead! So that's something to look forwardto whilst your picking up your teeth with yourbroken arm. It's never too late to do that thingyou always wanted to do. You know - theTHING. The thing? You know.

Taurus April 20 - May 20 Cold winds encircle your future. In bis-

cuits one can find sweet, sweet redemp-tion. Especially when soaked in Rum. Ifit's tasty, then lap it up. If not, don't. This isthe best course of action for this week.Clean up the database! You will be pro-voked by a spotty teenager. Don't rise tohim.

Gemini May 21 - June 20The newspaper will become a source of

great amusement this week as an articletickles your fancy in almost every way. Thegood and the great come together todayand miss you entirely during all theirendeavours. Which is a bit sad, really.Position yourself well, for the revolution isalmost here. Try to avoid being too closeto walls.

Cancer June 21 - July 22Tailors and Bodybuilders may have a

surprise in store for you this week. Alsokeep on the lookout for butch hair-dressers. You don't have the right to tellanyone what to do, no matter how muchyou've lived through or how much youearn. Beauty and misery are a packagepair for you today. Hope for look in all yourendeavours.

Leo July 23 - August 22Only with your amazing skills were you

able to find this horoscope, and for thatyou will be rewarded with only goodnews. Go with the flow and let peopletake advantage of you. Stock up on junkfood and alcohol. You may hear goodnews today from an excitable old ladywho may turn out to be drunk.

Tax will start to upset you later thisweek as recriminations begin. Ensureyour blood stays within your systemtoday by not venturing further than yourrefridgerator. All the email addresses inthe world won't make up for the fact thatyou are socially retarded. If you're miss-ing an element to your life, why notchoose tin?

Libra September 23 - October 22Eating well will dominate your life over

the coming fortnight as you try hard tokeep your liver from imploding. Regretcan hurt you over a long period. Lamenttoday, but tomorrow must be a day foranger and retribution. A week of rest maybe all you need for your broken leg torecover.

Scorpio October 23 - November 21Cats are your "animal of the day", which is

a new one on us. We always thought catswere the evil creatures who sit on other peo-ple's doorsteps and hiss at you when youwalk past. I mean, don't get us wrong, welike cats but there are some that just "ain'tright" Oh sorry, here I am rattling on aboutcats when you're in mortal danger! Sorry, runout of space now to tell you all the details

Sagittarius November 22 - December 21Your lucky horse for today is:

Sombrero's Lid. Business clothes are notsuitable for the swimming baths. Pleasetake your extraordinary ideas about per-sonal freedom elsewhere. Being righteouswill only make you enemies. The legend ofthe baked bean may trouble you today aslast night's meal tries to catch up with lastweek's.

Capricorn December 22 - January 19Avoid serious questions wherever pos-

sible today and TIE YOUR SHOESDAMMIT! You're single. So what are youdoing reading this when you could be outthere having fun? Go let your hair down.Please take into consideration the needsof others. Don't be in the market for anyof what anyone is selling.

Aquarius January 20 - February 18You may be feeling sporty today but

don't spend all that money on new sportsgear and equipment. You are likely tolose interest in this new found "passion"within 20 days. I'll always be indebted toyou for reading this horoscope, I hopeyou know that.Boxes that you have lyingaround may become useful for any stor-age. Test yourself, know your limits!

Pisces February 19 - March 20

Weird is not a word you'd normallyassociate with your behaviour. That'sbecause you're completely normal andsane and don't give a dog's dooberieabout having fun. Animals can be yourfriend this week as you learn what it's liketo live in an alley. The truth is much harderto find than fiction. Don't be afraid tospread damn dirty lies.

Virgo August 23 - September 22

ROOTING FOR DEXTER

35

The Courier Friday TV June 22

00:35 Euro 201201:15 Holiday Weatherview01:20 Countryfile02:20 Antiques Roadshow03:20 Crime and Punishment04:05 Fake Britain04:50 Great British RailwayJourneys05:20 Newsday05:30 HARDtalk06:00 BBC News06:30 World Business Report06:45 BBC News07:00 Breakfast10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow11:00 Homes Under the Hammer11:58 BBC News; Weather12:00 Real Rescues12:45 Cash in the Attic13:13 BBC News; Weather13:15 Bargain Hunt14:00 BBC News; Weather14:30 Regional News and Weather14:45 Royal Ascot16:20 BBC News; Weather16:25 Deadly Art16:40 Prank Patrol Down Under17:00 Copycats17:30 Blue Peter18:00 Newsround18:15 Pointless19:00 BBC News19:30 Regional News Programmes20:00 Euro 201223:00 BBC News23:25 Regional News and Weather23:35 The Graham Norton Show

00:20 Hitler's Children01:20 The Culture Show01:50 HARDtalk02:00 Newsday02:30 Asia Business Report02:45 Sport Today03:00 Newsday03:30 Asia Business Report03:45 Sport Today04:00 Newsday04:30 Asia Business Report04:45 Sport Today05:00 Schools: Young Legal Eagles07:00 The Pingu Show07:10 Pinky Dinky Doo07:25 Timmy Time

07:35 Chuggington07:50 Rastamouse08:00 Roar08:30 Leon08:45 Frankenstein's Cat08:55 Newsround09:00 Driving Academy09:30 Nina and the Neurons: In theLab09:45 Big & Small09:55 Dipdap10:00 Tinga Tinga Tales10:10 Little Charley Bear10:20 Raa Raa the Noisy Lion10:30 Bob the Builder: Project BuildIt10:40 The Koala Brothers10:50 Zingzillas11:05 Kerwhizz11:30 Driver Dan's Story Train11:40 Waybuloo12:00 In the Night Garden12:30 BBC World News13:00 Daily Politics14:00 Coast14:05 Animal Park14:50 Weakest Link15:35 To Buy or Not to Buy16:20 Royal Ascot18:15 Put Your Money Where YourMouth Is19:00 Eggheads19:30 Great British RailwayJourneys20:00 The Hairy Bikers: MumsKnow Best21:00 Coast21:30 Gardeners' World22:00 Simon Schama'sShakespeare23:00 Episodes23:30 Newsnight

00:35 Caroline Quentin: A PassageThrough India01:30 Jackpot24703:35 ITV Nightscreen05:30 The Jeremy Kyle Show06:30 ITV Morning News07:00 Daybreak10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show11:30 This Morning13:30 Loose Women14:30 ITV News and Weather14:55 Meridian News and Weather15:00 May the Best House Win16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal16:59 Meridian Weather17:00 A Touch of Frost18:00 The Chase19:00 Meridian Tonight19:30 ITV News and Weather20:00 Emmerdale21:00 Lewis23:00 ITV News at Ten andWeather23:30 Meridian Tonight andWeather23:35 Euro 2012

00:05 The Secret Millionaire01:05 Random Acts01:10 America's Serial Killer: TrueStories02:25 All in the Best Possible Tastewith Grayson Perry03:20 Dispatches03:45 Time Team04:40 Ancient Egyptians05:35 Deal or No Deal06:30 Countdown07:15 The Hoobs07:40 The Hoobs08:05 Freshly Squeezed08:35 According to Jim09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond09:30 Frasier10:00 Undercover Boss11:00 Location, Location, Location12:00 Secret Removers13:00 Channel 4 News MiddaySummary13:05 Jamie's 30 Minute Meals13:35 Quick Bakes with EricLanlard14:00 Kim16:10 Countdown17:00 Deal or No Deal18:00 Four in a Bed18:30 Come Dine with Me19:00 The Simpsons19:30 Hollyoaks20:00 Channel 4 News20:25 4thought.tv20:30 Come Dine with Me21:30 The Million Pound Drop Live23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats23:50 Stand Up for the Week

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side01:00 SuperCasino04:55 Great Artists05:20 Michaela's Wild Challenge05:45 Michaela's Wild Challenge06:10 Wildlife SOS06:35 Wildlife SOS07:00 Thomas & Friends07:10 The WotWots07:20 City of Friends07:35 Jelly Jamm07:45 Peppa Pig07:50 Castle Farm08:00 Little Princess08:10 Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom08:20 The Mr Men Show08:35 Thomas & Friends08:45 Make Way for Noddy09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots09:15 Peppa Pig09:25 Peppa Pig09:30 Roary the Racing Car09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas10:00 Olivia10:15 The Wright Stuff12:10 Best House in the Street13:10 5 News Lunchtime13:15 Big Brother14:15 Home and Away14:45 Neighbours15:15 Monkey Life15:50 Chinese Food in Minutes16:05 A Risk Worth Taking18:00 5 News at 518:30 Neighbours19:00 Home and Away19:30 5 News at 6.3020:00 Cricket on 521:00 Emergency Bikers22:00 Big Brother23:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side

EMERGENCYBIKERS

Smithy follows a drunk driver careering down a busydual carriageway in North Yorkshire, while anunmarked police car tries and fails to box the car in. InCornwall, paramedic Norman races to help a school-girl who was hit by a hockey ball and may have aspinal injury. Essex police officer Clem pulls over amotorist who refuses to admit he did anything wrongby answering his mobile phone while driving, and inBirmingham Mark treats a frightened and confusedman who is experiencing convulsions.

36

The Courier Saturday TV June 23

00:20 The National Lottery FridayNight Draws00:30 White Van Man01:00 EastEnders03:25 Weatherview03:30 Silk04:30 Question Time05:30 On the Road With06:00 BBC News06:30 Our World07:00 Breakfast11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live12:30 Raymond Blanc's KitchenSecrets13:00 BBC News; Regional Newsand Weather13:10 Formula One15:20 Royal Ascot17:45 Bargain Hunt18:30 Pointless Celebrities19:15 BBC News; Regional Newsand Weather19:35 Tonight's the Night20:40 The National Lottery: In It toWin It21:30 Inspector George Gently23:00 BBC News; Weather23:20 Mrs Brown's Boys23:50 National Lottery Update

00:00 The Review Show00:45 Weather00:50 Macbeth, the Movie Star -and Me01:35 Taken03:00 BBC News03:30 The Record Review04:00 BBC News04:30 Click04:45 Newswatch

05:00 Close07:00 The Pingu Show07:10 Pinky Dinky Doo07:25 Timmy Time07:35 Chuggington07:45 Rastamouse08:00 Barney's Barrier Reef08:30 Dennis and Gnasher08:40 The Scooby-Doo Show09:05 Alesha's Street Dance Stars09:30 The Slammer10:00 Blue Peter10:30 Incredible Edibles11:00 My Genius Idea11:30 Deadly 60 Bites11:30 Splatalot12:00 Copycats12:25 OOglies12:40 MOTD Kickabout13:00 Animal Park14:00 Rampage15:35 Waterloo17:45 Live Athletics19:30 Escape to the Country20:00 Flog It!21:00 The Good Life21:30 Dad's Army22:00 Sex and the Sitcom23:00 Men Behaving Badly23:30 TOTP2

00:00 10 Things I Hate About01:00 SuperCasino04:55 Motorsport Mundial05:20 Michaela's Wild Challenge05:45 Michaela's Wild Challenge06:10 Wildlife SOS06:35 Wildlife SOS07:00 Peppa Pig07:05 Fifi and the Flowertots07:15 City of Friends07:30 Harry and His Bucket Full ofDinosaurs07:40 Abby's Flying Fairy School07:50 Roobarb and Custard Too08:00 Bananas in Pyjamas08:10 Family!08:20 Noddy in Toyland08:35 Bert and Ernie's GreatAdventures08:50 Little Princess09:05 The Adventures of Bottle TopBill and His Best Friend Corky09:15 Angelina Ballerina09:35 Rupert Bear09:50 Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom10:05 The Mr Men Show10:20 Roary the Racing Car10:35 The Milkshake! Show11:00 Meerkat Manor11:30 The Big Celebrity Clean Up12:00 Big Brother13:00 Calamity Jane14:55 The Stand at Apache River16:30 Torpedo Run18:20 Raid on Rommel20:10 5 News Weekend20:15 NCIS21:05 NCIS22:00 Law & Order: Special VictimsUnit23:00 Big Brother

00:35 Best in Show02:10 ITV News Headlines04:10 Columbo: Ashes to Ashes05:45 ITV Nightscreen06:30 ITV Morning News07:00 Mini CITV08:25 CITV09:25 Saturday Cookbook10:25 ITV News10:30 The Jeremy Kyle ShowUSA11:25 The Jeremy Kyle ShowUSA12:15 The Real Housewives ofNew York City13:10 Murder, She Wrote14:10 ITV News and Weather14:19 Meridian Weather14:20 Agatha Christie's ACaribbean Mystery16:10 You Only Live Twice18:20 Meridian News andWeather18:30 ITV News and Weather18:40 Primeval19:45 You Cannot Be Serious!20:15 Euro 201223:00 ITV News and Weather23:14 Meridian Weather23:15 The Big Quiz - Benidorm vEssex

00:40 Random Acts00:45 Keeping Mum02:30 Lucky Escape02:35 My Name Is Earl02:55 My Name Is Earl03:15 A Ninja Is for Life, Not Justfor Christmas03:20 The Million Pound Drop Live04:50 Channel 4 Presents04:55 The Herd05:00 Deal or No Deal05:55 Countdown06:40 Glamour Puds07:10 The Hoobs07:35 The Hoobs08:00 British GT08:30 The Grid09:00 The Morning Line10:00 Justin Bieber: London Live10:50 Love Shaft11:20 Viewer Takeover11:30 Revenge12:30 Viewer Takeover12:35 The Big Bang Theory13:05 The Big Bang Theory13:35 Viewer Takeover13:45 The Simpsons14:15 Road to London 2012: ThatParalympic Show14:50 Channel 4 Racing16:50 Come Dine with Me19:20 Channel 4 News19:45 4thought.tv19:50 Australia23:00 The Million Pound Drop Live

AUSTRALIA

Romantic period drama directed by Baz Luhrmann,starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. In theweeks approaching the Second World War, an Englisharistocrat travels to Australia to confront her errant hus-band. There she forms an unlikely bond with a droveras she strives protect the huge ranch she has inherit-ed.

37

The Courier Sunday TV June 24

03:25 Close07:00 The Pingu Show07:10 Pinky Dinky Doo07:25 Timmy Time07:35 Chuggington07:45 Rastamouse08:00 Barney's Barrier Reef08:30 Dennis and Gnasher08:40 The Owl08:40 The Scooby-Doo Show09:05 Scoop09:30 Wingin' It09:50 Shaun the Sheep10:00 Friday Download11:00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites12:30 Wimbledon13:25 Sword of Sherwood Forest14:45 Tim16:30 The Great North Swim18:00 Live Athletics20:00 Oceans21:00 Secrets of Our Living Planet22:00 Up in the Air23:45 Mock the Week

00:15 Take Me Out01:25 ITV News Headlines03:30 In Plain Sight04:15 ITV Nightscreen06:30 ITV Morning News07:00 Mini CITV08:25 CITV09:25 Dinner Date10:25 ITV News10:30 House Gift11:25 May the Best House Win12:25 The Hungry Sailors13:30 ITV News and Weather13:34 Meridian Weather13:35 Dickinson's Real Deal14:35 Murder, She Wrote15:35 Columbo: Identity Crisis17:35 Doc Martin18:35 The Chase19:30 Meridian News and Weather19:45 ITV News and Weather20:00 Emmerdale20:30 You've Been Framed!21:00 A Touch of Frost23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather23:14 Meridian Weather23:15 Euro 2012

01:00 JFK04:15 Home Country04:20 Stand Up for the Week05:05 Eating for Two05:10 Fast Spin Fling05:15 Deal or No Deal06:10 Countdown06:55 The Treacle People07:05 Transvulcania Ultramarathon07:35 Ironman Triathlon08:00 Channel 4 Presents08:05 Blenheim Triathlon09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond09:30 Everybody Loves Raymond09:55 Frasier10:30 Frasier11:00 Sunday Brunch13:30 The Big Bang Theory13:55 The Big Bang Theory14:20 The Simpsons14:50 The Simpsons15:25 The Three Musketeers17:20 Deal or No Deal18:20 27 Dresses20:20 Channel 4 News20:50 4thought.tv20:55 The Political Slot21:00 One Born Every Minute22:00 Lifers23:00 Attack the Block

00:00 Extraordinary People01:00 SuperCasino05:00 Nick's Quest05:25 Nick's Quest05:50 County Secrets06:00 Hana's Helpline06:10 The Milkshake! Show06:35 Thomas & Friends06:45 Roary the Racing Car07:00 Peppa Pig07:05 Roary the Racing Car07:15 Fifi and the Flowertots07:25 City of Friends07:40 Harry and His Bucket Full ofDinosaurs07:50 Castle Farm07:55 Abby's Flying Fairy School08:05 Roobarb and Custard Too08:10 Bananas in Pyjamas08:25 Family!08:35 Noddy in Toyland08:50 Bert and Ernie's GreatAdventures08:55 Funky Town09:00 Little Princess09:10 The Adventures of Bottle TopBill and His Best Friend Corky09:25 Angelina Ballerina09:40 Rupert Bear09:50 Mio Mao09:55 Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom10:10 The Mr Men Show10:25 Roary the Racing Car10:40 The Milkshake! Show11:00 Meerkat Manor11:30 Grey's Anatomy12:25 Big Brother13:25 Police Interceptors14:25 The Bachelor16:15 Wimbledon18:05 See No Evil, Hear No Evil20:00 Cricket on 520:55 5 News Weekend21:00 Once Upon a Time22:00 Big Brother23:00 The Long Kiss Goodnight

00:30 The Girl Next Door02:10 Weatherview02:15 BBC News02:30 The Bottom Line03:00 BBC News03:30 Dateline London04:00 BBC News04:30 Our World05:00 BBC News05:30 Click06:00 BBC News06:30 The Record Europe07:00 Breakfast10:00 The Andrew Marr Show11:00 Sunday Morning Live12:00 Sunday Politics13:10 Formula One16:15 A Question of Sport16:45 Escape to the Country17:45 Points of View18:00 Songs of Praise18:35 BBC News; Regional Newsand Weather19:00 Countryfile20:00 Euro 201223:00 BBC News; Regional Newsand Weather23:25 John Bishop's Britain

00:30 Good Night, and Good Luck02:00 XXY

EURO 2012

Gary Lineker presents coverage of the concludingquarter-final (Kick-off 7.45pm), between the winners ofGroup D (England) and the runners-up in Group C(Italy), held at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine.Whichever team emerges triumphant from this contestwill have just three days of preparation ahead of thesecond semi-final, which will take place at the NationalStadium in the Polish capital of Warsaw.

38

The Courier Monday TV June 25

00:10 Room 101 - Extra Storage00:50 The 13th Warrior02:25 Weatherview02:30 Two Greedy Italians03:30 Holby City04:30 The Great British Countryside05:30 HARDtalk06:00 BBC News06:30 World Business Report06:45 BBC News07:00 Breakfast10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow11:00 Homes Under the Hammer11:58 BBC News; Weather12:00 Real Rescues12:45 Cash in the Attic13:13 BBC News; Weather13:15 Bargain Hunt14:00 BBC News; Weather14:30 Regional News and Weather14:45 Wimbledon 201219:00 BBC News19:30 Weather20:00 The One Show: Best ofBritain20:30 Food Factory21:00 EastEnders21:30 Panorama22:00 Traffic Cops23:00 BBC News23:25 Regional News and Weather23:35 A Question of Sport

00:15 Episodes00:45 Formula One01:45 The Front Line03:15 Newsday03:30 Asia Business Report03:45 Sport Today04:00 Newsday04:30 Asia Business Report04:45 Sport Today05:00 Newsday05:30 HARDtalk05:35 Close07:00 The Pingu Show07:10 Pinky Dinky Doo07:25 Timmy Time07:35 Chuggington

07:50 Rastamouse08:00 Roar08:30 Leon08:45 Frankenstein's Cat08:55 Newsround09:00 Dick 'n' Dom Go Wild09:30 Nina and the Neurons: In theLab09:45 Big & Small09:55 Dipdap10:00 Tinga Tinga Tales10:10 Little Charley Bear10:20 Raa Raa the Noisy Lion10:30 Bob the Builder: Ready,Steady, Build!10:40 The Koala Brothers10:55 Woolly & Tig11:00 Driver Dan's Story Train11:10 Waybuloo11:30 In the Night Garden12:00 Daily Politics12:30 Wimbledon 201216:25 Deadly Art16:40 Prank Patrol Down Under17:05 Me and My Monsters17:30 Help! My Supply Teacher IsMagic18:00 Newsround18:10 Copycats18:40 Shaun the Sheep18:50 Wimbledon 201221:00 Today at Wimbledon22:00 King George and QueenMary: The Royals Who Rescued theMonarchy23:00 Sounds of the 70s 223:30 Newsnight

00:15 The Cube01:10 ITV News Headlines03:15 Golden Balls04:00 Motorsport UK04:50 ITV Nightscreen06:30 ITV Morning News07:00 Daybreak09:30 Lorraine10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show11:30 This Morning13:30 Loose Women14:30 ITV News and Weather14:55 Meridian News and Weather15:00 May the Best House Win16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal16:59 Meridian Weather17:00 A Touch of Frost18:00 The Chase19:00 Meridian Tonight19:30 ITV News and Weather20:00 Emmerdale20:30 Coronation Street21:00 Countrywise21:30 Coronation Street22:00 Strictly Kosher23:00 ITV News at Ten andWeather23:30 Meridian Tonight andWeather23:35 Words of Captain Scott

01:15 Killers Behind Bars: TheUntold Story02:15 SuperCasino05:05 Sons of Anarchy05:50 County Secrets06:00 Hana's Helpline06:10 The Milkshake! Show06:35 Thomas & Friends06:45 Roary the Racing Car07:00 Thomas & Friends07:10 The WotWots07:20 City of Friends07:35 Jelly Jamm07:45 Peppa Pig07:50 Castle Farm08:00 Little Princess08:10 Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom08:20 The Mr Men Show08:35 Thomas & Friends08:45 Make Way for Noddy09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots09:10 Peppa Pig09:20 Peppa Pig09:25 Mio Mao09:30 Roary the Racing Car09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas10:00 Olivia10:15 The Wright Stuff12:10 Best House in the Street13:10 5 News Lunchtime13:15 Big Brother14:15 Home and Away14:45 Neighbours15:15 Monkey Life15:50 Chinese Food in Minutes16:05 On Hostile Ground18:00 5 News at 518:30 Neighbours19:00 Home and Away19:30 5 News at 6.3020:00 Emergency Bikers21:00 The Restaurant Inspector22:00 Big Brother23:00 The Walking Dead

00:45 Alien302:50 Camelot03:40 Hollyoaks05:40 Deal or No Deal06:35 Countdown07:20 Channel 4 Presents07:25 The Treacle People07:35 Sali Mali07:40 The Hoobs08:05 Freshly Squeezed08:35 According to Jim09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond09:30 Frasier10:00 Undercover Boss Canada11:00 Location, Location, Location12:00 You Deserve This House13:00 Channel 4 News MiddaySummary13:05 Jamie's 30 Minute Meals13:35 Quick Bakes with EricLanlard13:55 A Town like Alice16:10 Countdown17:00 Deal or No Deal18:00 Four in a Bed18:30 Come Dine with Me19:00 The Simpsons19:30 Hollyoaks20:00 Channel 4 News20:55 4thought.tv21:00 Dispatches21:30 Gok Cooks Chinese22:00 The Secret Millionaire23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats23:50 A Short History of EverythingElse

FOOD FACTORY

New series. Self-confessed foodie Stefan Gates takesover from former presenter Jimmy Doherty to reveal thesecrets of mass-produced meals - by tearing themapart and making his own from scratch in his barnworkshop. In the first show, he challenges dancerAnton Du Beke and actress Jodie Prenger to make rivalbottles of orange squash, explores whether instanttomato soup contains real tomatoes and tests howmuch seawater is needed to make sea-salt.

39

The Courier Tuesday TV June 26

00:05 The Graham Norton Show00:50 The Money Pit02:20 Weatherview02:25 Antiques Uncovered03:25 The Little Paris Kitchen:Cooking with Rachel Khoo03:55 Hitler's Children04:55 Great British RailwayJourneys05:25 Newsday05:30 HARDtalk06:00 BBC News06:30 World Business Report06:45 BBC News07:00 Breakfast10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow11:00 Homes Under the Hammer11:58 BBC News; Weather12:00 Real Rescues12:45 Cash in the Attic13:13 BBC News; Weather13:15 Bargain Hunt14:00 BBC News; Weather14:30 Regional News and Weather14:45 Wimbledon 201219:00 BBC News19:30 Regional News Programmes20:00 The One Show: Best ofBritain20:30 BBC News; Regional News21:00 Holby City22:00 Turn Back Time - TheFamily23:00 BBC News23:25 Regional News and Weather23:35 Imagine

00:20 Secrets of Our Living Planet01:20 BBC News01:30 HARDtalk02:00 Newsday02:30 Asia Business Report02:45 Sport Today03:00 Newsday03:30 Asia Business Report03:45 Sport Today04:00 Newsday04:15 The Super League Show05:00 Schools: 3, 2, 1 Go! - KeyStage 1

07:00 The Pingu Show07:10 Pinky Dinky Doo07:25 Timmy Time07:35 Chuggington07:50 Rastamouse08:00 Roar08:30 Leon08:45 Frankenstein's Cat08:55 Newsround09:00 Dick 'n' Dom Go Wild09:30 Nina and the Neurons: In theLab09:45 Big & Small09:55 Dipdap10:00 Tinga Tinga Tales10:10 Little Charley Bear10:20 Raa Raa the Noisy Lion10:30 Bob the Builder: Ready,Steady, Build!10:40 The Koala Brothers10:55 Woolly & Tig11:00 Driver Dan's Story Train11:10 Waybuloo11:30 In the Night Garden12:00 Daily Politics12:30 Wimbledon 201216:25 Deadly Art16:40 Prank Patrol Down Under17:05 Me and My Monsters17:30 Who Let the Dogs Out?18:00 Newsround18:10 Copycats18:40 Shaun the Sheep18:50 Wimbledon 201221:00 Today at Wimbledon22:00 Line of Duty23:00 QI23:30 Newsnight23:30 Weather

00:35 In Plain Sight01:30 ITV News Headlines04:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show04:55 ITV Nightscreen05:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show06:30 ITV Morning News07:00 Daybreak09:30 Lorraine10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show11:30 This Morning13:30 Loose Women14:30 ITV News and Weather14:55 Meridian News and Weather15:00 May the Best House Win16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal16:59 Meridian Weather17:00 A Touch of Frost18:00 The Chase19:00 Meridian Tonight19:30 ITV News and Weather20:00 Emmerdale20:30 Trash to Treasure21:00 Love Your Garden22:00 Strictly Kosher23:00 ITV News at Ten andWeather23:30 Meridian Tonight andWeather23:35 Sixty Six

00:25 Random Acts00:30 Embarrassing Bodies: Livefrom the Clinic01:30 The Good Wife02:25 The Big C02:55 Laws of Attraction04:20 Southland05:05 St Elsewhere05:50 Deal or No Deal06:45 Glamour Puds07:10 Channel 4 Presents07:15 The Hoobs08:05 Freshly Squeezed08:35 According to Jim09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond09:30 Frasier10:00 Undercover Boss Canada11:00 Location, Location, Location12:00 You Deserve This House13:00 Channel 4 News MiddaySummary13:05 Channel 4 Presents13:10 Jamie's 30 Minute Meals13:40 How to Cook Like Heston14:10 Robin and Marian16:10 Countdown17:00 Deal or No Deal18:00 Four in a Bed18:30 Come Dine with Me19:00 The Simpsons19:30 Hollyoaks20:00 Channel 4 News20:55 4thought.tv21:00 Embarrassing Bodies: Livefrom the Clinic22:00 Gordon Behind Bars23:00 Lifers

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side01:00 10 Things I Hate About01:55 SuperCasino04:55 Great Artists05:20 Michaela's Wild Challenge05:45 Michaela's Wild Challenge06:10 Wildlife SOS06:35 Wildlife SOS07:00 Thomas & Friends07:10 The WotWots07:20 City of Friends07:35 Jelly Jamm07:45 Peppa Pig07:50 Castle Farm08:00 Little Princess08:10 Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom08:20 The Mr Men Show08:35 Thomas & Friends08:45 Make Way for Noddy09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots09:10 Peppa Pig09:15 Peppa Pig09:25 Peppa Pig09:30 Roary the Racing Car09:40 Bert and Ernie's GreatAdventures09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas10:00 Olivia10:15 The Wright Stuff12:10 Best House in the Street13:10 5 News Lunchtime13:15 Big Brother14:15 Home and Away14:45 Neighbours15:15 Monkey Life15:50 Chinese Food in Minutes16:10 Cries in the Dark18:00 5 News at 518:30 Neighbours19:00 Home and Away19:30 5 News at 6.3020:00 World's Craziest PolicePursuits21:00 Killers Behind Bars: TheUntold Story22:00 CSI: Crime SceneInvestigation23:00 Big Brother

TURN BACK TIME

New series. Three British families turn back the clockto experience life as it was in the 1900s, and then fast-forward to four other eras. The Meadows are trans-formed into a typical Edwardian working-class clan,coping with poverty while their daughters adapt totheir new roles as breadwinners. The Taylors becomeupper class, forced by etiquette and formality to liveseparate lives - which proves particularly difficult forAdele as her status as a working mum is strippedaway.

40

The Courier Wednesday TV June 27

01:05 Absolute Power03:00 Weatherview03:05 Cutty Sark: National TreasureReopened04:05 Death Unexplained04:45 Crime and Punishment05:30 HARDtalk06:00 BBC News06:30 World Business Report06:45 BBC News07:00 Breakfast10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow11:00 Homes Under the Hammer11:58 BBC News; Weather12:00 Real Rescues12:45 Wimbledon 201214:00 BBC News; Weather14:30 Regional News and Weather14:45 Wimbledon 201219:00 BBC News19:30 Weather20:00 Euro 201223:00 BBC News23:25 Regional News and Weather23:35 The National LotteryWednesday Night Draws23:45 Have I Got Old News for You

00:20 The Secret History of OurStreets01:20 BBC News01:30 HARDtalk02:00 Newsday02:30 Asia Business Report02:45 Sport Today03:00 Newsday03:30 Asia Business Report03:45 Sport Today04:00 Newsday04:30 Asia Business Report04:45 Sport Today05:00 Schools: I Want to Design05:30 Schools: Your Paintings06:00 Schools: Your Paintings06:30 Schools: History Hunt07:00 The Pingu Show07:10 Pinky Dinky Doo07:25 Timmy Time

07:35 Chuggington07:50 Rastamouse08:00 Roar08:30 Leon08:45 Frankenstein's Cat08:55 Newsround09:00 Dick 'n' Dom Go Wild09:30 Nina and the Neurons: In theLab09:45 Big & Small09:55 Dipdap10:00 Tinga Tinga Tales10:10 Little Charley Bear10:20 Raa Raa the Noisy Lion10:30 Bob the Builder: Ready,Steady, Build!10:40 The Koala Brothers10:50 Zingzillas11:05 Kerwhizz11:30 Driver Dan's Story Train11:40 Waybuloo12:00 In the Night Garden12:30 Daily Politics14:00 Wimbledon 201216:25 Deadly Art16:40 Prank Patrol Down Under17:05 Me and My Monsters17:30 HH: Gory Games18:00 Newsround18:10 Copycats18:40 Shaun the Sheep18:50 Wimbledon 201221:00 Today at Wimbledon22:00 The Secret History of OurStreets23:00 The Culture Show23:30 Weather

01:15 ITV News Headlines04:00 Loose Women04:50 ITV Nightscreen06:30 ITV Morning News07:00 Daybreak09:30 Lorraine10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show11:30 This Morning13:30 Loose Women14:30 ITV News and Weather14:55 Meridian News and Weather15:00 May the Best House Win16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal16:59 Meridian Weather17:00 A Touch of Frost18:00 The Chase19:00 Meridian Tonight19:30 ITV News and Weather20:00 Emmerdale20:30 Coronation Street21:00 Midsomer Murders23:00 ITV News at Ten andWeather23:30 Meridian Tonight andWeather23:35 Euro 2012

00:05 Random Acts00:10 talhotblond:01:25 Poker02:25 Channel 4 Presents02:30 KOTV Boxing Weekly02:55 Channel 4 Presents03:00 Sailing03:25 FIVB Beach Volleyball04:20 British GT04:45 Blenheim Triathlon05:40 The Grid06:10 Transvulcania Ultramarathon06:35 Channel 4 Presents06:40 Ironman Triathlon07:10 Channel 4 Presents07:15 The Hoobs08:05 Freshly Squeezed08:30 According to Jim08:55 Everybody Loves Raymond09:30 Frasier10:00 Undercover Boss Canada11:00 Location, Location, Location12:00 You Deserve This House13:00 Channel 4 News MiddaySummary13:05 Jamie's 30 Minute Meals13:35 How to Cook Like Heston14:00 Saboteur16:10 Countdown17:00 Deal or No Deal18:00 Four in a Bed18:30 Come Dine with Me19:00 The Simpsons19:30 Hollyoaks20:00 Channel 4 News20:55 4thought.tv21:00 Supersize vs Superskinny22:00 24 Hours in A&E23:00 A Short History of EverythingElse23:35 The Killing

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side01:00 Banged Up Abroad02:00 SuperCasino05:00 Great Artists05:25 Michaela's Wild Challenge05:50 Michaela's Wild Challenge06:10 Wildlife SOS06:35 House Doctor07:00 Thomas & Friends07:10 The WotWots07:20 City of Friends07:35 Jelly Jamm07:45 Peppa Pig07:50 Castle Farm08:00 Little Princess08:10 Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom08:20 The Mr Men Show08:35 Thomas & Friends08:45 Make Way for Noddy09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots09:10 Peppa Pig09:15 Peppa Pig09:25 Peppa Pig09:30 Roary the Racing Car09:40 Bert and Ernie's GreatAdventures09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas10:00 Olivia10:15 The Wright Stuff12:10 Best House in the Street13:10 5 News Lunchtime13:15 Big Brother14:15 Home and Away14:45 Neighbours15:15 Monkey Life15:50 Chinese Food in Minutes16:10 Deadly Visions18:00 5 News at 518:30 Neighbours19:00 Home and Away19:30 5 News at 6.3020:00 Police Interceptors21:00 Emergency Bikers22:00 NCIS23:00 Big Brother

THE SECERET HISTORY OF OUR

STREETSThe social history of Portland Road in NottingHill, which Charles Booth called the worst slum inLondon when he visited it in 1899. Today, it is thearchetypal banker street, lined with £6millionhomes for hedge fund managers. But alongsidethe super-rich live some of Britain's bottom fiveper cent earners. The street's changing fortunesare told through the stories of residents past andpresent, including George Andrews, who wasborn there in 1937.

Scissor Sisters - Baby Come HomeJust released in the UK and due out inFrance, Germany, Austria andSwitzerland this month, ‘Magic Hour'sits at #4 on theOfficial UK AlbumsChart. Their 4th stu-dio LP, it features adiverse list of newcollaborators including Calvin Harris,Pharrell Williams, Diplo and more.This new single was co-written byJohn Legend and co-produced by DJAlexander Ridha, a.k.a. Boys Noize.

TKO FM - WEEKLY POWER PLAY TKO FM - WEEKLY POWER PLAY

POP QUIZ June 23rdWelcome to the famous TKO Gold

pop quiz! All you have to do is take the

first letter from each answer tofind the name of a band or artist.

Once you have found the keyword, listen in to Chris Ashley´s

show on TKO Gold, Saturdaymornings 9am – 12pm.

1. He had a Dream Lover in 1959.2. The Springfields first UK Top 10hit.3. Who was the self proclaimed Kingof Skiffle.4. From which city do Frankie GoesTo Hollywood hail from.5. Jon Anderson was the the originalsinger with this Prog Rock band.6. What was the Hollies Long CoolWoman wearing.7. This Canadian band had a 1977hit album called A Farewell To Kings.8. Ahmet Ertegun founded this leg-endary record label.9. Name the duo Cee Lo Green wasone half of before going solo.10. Lead guitarist Slash...name thegroup.

Let’s see if you can win yourself a meal for two

and a bottle of wine at Quesada Fish & Chips

TKO GOLD - FUTURE GOLD TRACKTKO GOLD - FUTURE GOLD TRACKMarc Scibilia - Bright Day ComingHe released an EP in 2009 titled‘From Brooklyn to Maine' and soldcopies while on tourwith singer-songwriterDerek Webb. He alsoreleased two liverecordings during hisresidency in Nashville. On June 5th2012, Marc delivered a six-track, self-titled EP led by this single.

3 QUESTIONS TO KEEP YOUOCCUPIED OVER THE WEEKEND!

1. Ever thought of advertising on the radiobefore but assumed it's out of your budget?

2. New to the area with a small businessperhaps and want to get the word out to our

listeners - your potential customers?

3. The TKO SALES Starter Pack is availablenow! Option 1 is 4 x 15 second

commercials per day. How much do youthink that'll cost you per 4 week month?

On Monday, call TKO SALES on965 99 66 66, e-mail [email protected] with

the answers to the first two questions, andwe'll supply the answer to the third one!You'll may well be shocked at what the

answer is!

From all at TKO, have a good weekend!

41

The Courier Thursday TV June 28

00:35 Perspectives01:30 ITV News Headlines03:35 British Touring CarChampionship Highlights04:45 ITV Nightscreen06:30 ITV Morning News07:00 Daybreak09:30 Lorraine10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show11:30 This Morning13:30 Loose Women14:30 ITV News and Weather14:55 Meridian News and Weather15:00 May the Best House Win16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal16:59 Meridian Weather17:00 A Touch of Frost18:00 The Chase19:00 Meridian Tonight19:30 ITV News and Weather20:00 Emmerdale21:00 Tonight21:30 You've Been Framed!22:00 Benidorm23:00 ITV News at Ten andWeather23:30 Meridian Tonight andWeather23:35 Euro 2012

00:30 Random Acts00:35 2 Broke Girls01:00 Subculture01:15 Subculture01:30 Gignics01:45 Roots Presents02:00 Spotlight02:15 Rockness 201203:10 Mercury Prize Sessions03:25 Launched at Red BullStudios03:40 Southland04:20 St Elsewhere05:10 Deal or No Deal06:05 Countdown06:50 Glamour Puds07:15 The Hoobs07:40 The Hoobs08:05 Freshly Squeezed08:35 According to Jim09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond09:30 Frasier10:00 Undercover Boss Canada11:00 Location, Location, Location12:00 You Deserve This House13:00 Channel 4 News MiddaySummary13:05 Jamie's 30 Minute Meals13:35 Channel 4 Presents13:40 How to Cook Like Heston14:05 Shadow of a Doubt16:10 Countdown17:00 Deal or No Deal18:00 Four in a Bed18:30 Come Dine with Me19:00 The Simpsons19:30 Hollyoaks20:00 Channel 4 News20:55 4thought.tv21:00 Country House Rescue22:00 The House the 50s Built23:00 24 Hours in A&E

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side01:00 Poker: The Big Game02:00 SuperCasino04:55 Great Artists05:20 Michaela's Wild Challenge05:45 Michaela's Wild Challenge06:10 House Doctor06:35 House Doctor07:00 Thomas & Friends07:10 The WotWots07:20 City of Friends07:35 Jelly Jamm07:45 Peppa Pig07:50 Castle Farm08:00 Little Princess08:10 Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom08:20 The Mr Men Show08:35 Thomas & Friends08:45 Make Way for Noddy09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots09:10 Peppa Pig09:20 Peppa Pig09:30 Roary the Racing Car09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas10:00 Olivia10:15 The Wright Stuff12:10 Extreme Fishing with RobsonGreen13:10 5 News Lunchtime13:15 Big Brother14:15 Home and Away14:45 Neighbours15:15 Monkey Life15:50 Chinese Food in Minutes16:00 Storm Chasers18:00 5 News at 518:30 Neighbours19:00 Home and Away19:30 5 News at 6.3020:00 Big Body Squad21:00 Marco Pierre White's KitchenWars22:00 Extraordinary People23:00 Big Brother

00:15 The Greatest01:50 Weatherview01:55 See Hear02:25 Brick by Brick: Rebuilding OurPast03:25 Fake Britain04:10 Great British Menu04:40 Great British Menu05:10 Newsday05:30 HARDtalk06:00 BBC News06:30 World Business Report06:45 BBC News07:00 Breakfast10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow11:00 Homes Under the Hammer11:58 BBC News; Weather12:00 Real Rescues12:45 Cash in the Attic13:13 BBC News; Weather13:15 Bargain Hunt14:00 BBC News; Weather14:30 Regional News and Weather14:45 Wimbledon 201219:00 BBC News19:30 Regional News Programmes20:00 Euro 201223:00 BBC News23:25 Regional News and Weather23:35 Question Time

00:20 The Fruit & Veg Market:Inside New Spitalfields01:20 BBC News01:30 HARDtalk02:00 Newsday02:30 Asia Business Report02:45 Sport Today03:00 Newsday03:30 Asia Business Report03:45 Sport Today04:00 Newsday04:30 Asia Business Report04:45 Sport Today05:00 Schools: 3, 2, 1 Go! - KeyStage 306:00 Schools: Speaking Sport06:30 Schools: Children at Work 1 -Football

07:00 The Pingu Show07:10 Pinky Dinky Doo07:25 Timmy Time07:35 Chuggington07:50 Rastamouse08:00 Roar08:30 Leon08:30 League of Super Evil08:45 Frankenstein's Cat08:55 Newsround09:00 Dick 'n' Dom Go Wild09:30 Nina and the Neurons: In theLab09:45 Big & Small09:55 Dipdap10:00 Tinga Tinga Tales10:10 Little Charley Bear10:20 Raa Raa the Noisy Lion10:30 Bob the Builder: Ready,Steady, Build!10:40 The Koala Brothers10:55 Woolly & Tig11:00 Driver Dan's Story Train11:10 Waybuloo11:30 In the Night Garden12:00 Daily Politics12:30 Wimbledon 201216:25 Deadly Art16:40 Prank Patrol Down Under17:05 Me and My Monsters17:30 Young Dracula18:00 Bomber Command: A Tribute18:50 Wimbledon 201221:00 Today at Wimbledon22:00 The Men Who Made Us Fat23:00 Mock the Week23:30 Newsnight

MOCK THEWEEK

Marcus Brigstocke, Gary Delaney and Zoe Lyonsjoin host Dara O Briain and regular panellists HughDennis, Andy Parsons and Chris Addison foranother round of the satirical news quiz.


Are you running a business?Let us simplify things for you– accountancy, taxes, pay-roll services and more. Wecater for companies andindividuals. Established in1984 on the Costa Blanca.Call us on 966 923 963 foryour first consultation free ofcharge.

BOATING LICENSES ARENOW A LEGAL REQUIRE-MENT IN SPAIN SerenitySailing RYA Training Centre,Competent Crew toYachtmaster, VHF & ICC.Own-boat tuition on sail andpower. If you have a yachtor powerboat get qualifiedand certified. ContactRichard 0034 638 056 224 /[email protected] / www.serenitysailing.com

International ChristianAssembly, Calle Pilar deHoradada 5, Torrevieja.Evangelical non-denomina-tional church. Sunday serv-ices 11am. Children'schurch 11am. House groupsin Torrevieja, Los Balcones,San Javier. Ladies meetingThursdays 11am. Craft club,Tuesdays, 2pm. Pastor,Rafael Restrepo. All nation-alities welcome. Call 966799 273 or 660 127 276. Pilar Christian CommunityChurch Calle Canalejas 3.Pilar de la Horadada.Sunday Service at 11am,and Thursday at 5pm forBible study and Prayer.Home groups meet duringthe week. All welcome fromany church background ornone. For further informationcontact PilarC h r i s t i a n C o m m u n i t [email protected] or con-tact Reverend Eddie on 9667693 00 or 650 509 606.Reg No:2009-SG/A

Try Professional BusinessSupport for your quick quotefor car insurance. Excellentprices for expats, all policies

available in English orGerman. We will call youback with a price. 966 923963Look for a car? We have agood selection of LHD &RHD vehicles for sale orexchange Tel 600 726 221 /965 687 976 www.fwreuro-cars.com Renault Megane Scenic 1.616v AUTO Dynamique2004, 2 owners, 81,000kms, FSH, high spec model,alloys, cruise control, park-ing sensors, c d player,pearlescent silver and fullleather, rear sunblind's key-less entry, OSOFIX, lovelyconditions, 7950 euros 600726 221 / 965 687 976www.fwreurocars.comRenault Megan Gran Scenic7 seater, June 2011 lastestmodel, 1.6 dci 6 spd,dynamque, 1 owner, 21,000kms, fully serviced, cruisecontrol, front fogs, cd, rearpicnic table, rear light sen-sors, ISOFIX stunning con-dition, pearlescent whitewith half leather, Cost25,000 euros new - 18950euros with manufacturerswarranty 600 726 221 / 965687 976www.fwreurocars.com

For all your insuranceneeds, ie.home, car, health,

funeral, travel, etc Excellentcover from Spain´s 5thbiggest insurance company,“CASER”. Policies availablein English and German. CallProfessional BusinessSupport on 966 923 963 fora quick quote from a realperson/our friendly staff.

Make the most of privatehealth care and private hos-pitals, we have great coverand a two tier pricing systemto suit your age and pocket.All policies in English, manyEnglish speaking doctors orfree translators at your serv-ice. Call us now on 966 923963, and we will call youback with your quote. CaserHealth Care .

Viva Villa and VacationServices, For Short or LongTerm Rentals visit: www.vil-laandvacation.com or Call:965 707 188 or 626 397 397 2 or 3 bed/2 bath apart-ments in San Miguel. Lift,communal rooftop pool &solarium, video entry sys-tem. Available for short orlong term rent from 300pcm. Tel 966723437 or636615716. (72)

Ref: 49, 2nd floor one bed-room apartment situatedconveniently located in thetown centre of Torrevieja,with a small sun balconyoverlooking the lovely com-munal pool. Short or longterm rental available. Call:965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref 33, Ground floor spa-cious 2 bedroom apartment,located in Torre la Mata.Close to all amenities andbeach. 3 month rental€300pcm Call: 965 707 188or 626 397 397Ref: 112, Spacious 3 bed-room detached villa with itsprivate pool is located on theEl Raso urbanisation nearGuardamar. Convenient forall amenities, shops, super-market, restaurants andbars. Short term rental avail-able. Call: 965 707 188 or626 397 397 Ref: 63, Two bedroom 1stfloor apartment situated inMonino Blanco. The proper-ty overlooks a superb com-munal pool area, in withinwalking distance of bars,restaurants and shops.Short or long term rentalavailable. Call: 965 707 188or 626 397 397 Ref: 155, Luxurious ThreeBedroom Villa With PrivatePool, in Quesada Close toshops and restaurants with-in a five minute drive, andGuadamar Beach is within aten minute drive. Long termrental €800PCM, Short termavailable. Call: 965 707 188or 626 397 397 Ref: 709, A lovely 1 bed-room apartment in AguasNuevas, within a 5 minute

walk of the beach. There is aterrace outside with views tothe sea. Short or long termrental available. Call: 965707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 117, A Lovely 3Bedroomed 1st floor apart-ment on the outskirts ofTorrevieja (Mar Azul). TheApartment is in walking dis-tance of the excellentbeaches and a good selec-tion of restaurants, shopsand bars. Long and shortterm rental available. Call:965 707 188 or 626 397 397Ref: 61, A lovely two bed-roomed ground floor apart-ment, located in the centreof the small Spanish town ofLos Montesinos, With apleasant communal swim-ming pool adjacent & allamenities in walking dis-tance. Long and short termrental available. Call: 965707 188 or 626 397 397Ref: 104, 2 Bedroom apart-ment in Torrevieja, (neargypsy lane), small balcony,near all amenities andFriday market. €350pcmCall: 965 707 188 or 626397 397

AIR CONDITIONING

AUTO ELECTRICIAN

CARPENTER CAR HIRE

ACCOUNTANTS CHURCH SERVICES

INSURANCE

MEDICAL

PROPERTY FOR RENT

BLINDSAUCTIONS

CARSFOR SALE

BOARDING KENNELS

BOATS

ALARMS

AIRPORT COLLECTION

CLEANERSAUTO CENTRE

CAR MECHANICS

COMPUTERS

Ref 702: Beautiful 2 bed-room apartment, locatednear los Locos beach, beau-tifully furnished. Short termrentals from 175€ per week.Call: 965 707 188 or 626397 397

Excellent cover for yourhouse and home, includestravel assistance for whenyou go away. Interestingprices for expats; policiesavailable in English orGerman. Call 966 923 963for a quote

We urgently require proper-ties for sale or rent inOrihuela Costa & surround-ing areas for waiting clients.Please contact SitaraProperties on 966723437 or636615716. (72)Lovely Corner property inNovamar V, Gran Alacant. 2bedrooms, 2 BathroomsBeing sold fully furnishedincluding appliances, Hassecure underground parkingand faces large oasis com-munal pool. Walking dis-tance to beach. 139.000Euros, Call 627 711 155 andquote Ref No. K10Ground floor duplex, with

splendid views. Quiet loca-tion in Gran Alacant.Immaculate condition. Pricehas just been reduced to105.000 and includes every-thing. For viewing call 627711 155 Ref. No K27Rare opportunity to pur-chase on Mediterrania III,Gran Alacant. 2 bedrooms,2 bathrooms, PrivateParking, F/Furnished, Largecommunal pools & Tenniscourts S/W facing,Dramatically reduced forquick sale to 126.000 euros.Ref No. K58 Call 627 711155 for immediate viewingDon Pueblo, Gran Alacant. 3Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms,Large Kitchen with Galleria,Secure underground park-ing, Gas Central Heating,Glazed in Porch, Solariumwith stunning views.Viewings absolutely essen-tial. Very large property atreduced price of 190.000euros. Ref No. K38 Call 627711 155 Opportunity to purchase atthe off plan price of 195.000euros. Large 4 Bed, 3 BathBrand new property. Secureunderground parking for 2cars and communal pool.Situated opposite GranAlacant and over looks pro-jected golf course. Ref No.K52. 627 711 1552 Bed, 1 Bath Ground floorduplex. Central heating,Grills, Fully furnished,Glazed in Galleria, 2 com-munal pools, private parkingand walking distance to theGran Alacant commercialcentre. Situated in the popu-lar urbanisation of PuertoMarino. Now only 96,500euros for quick sale Ref No.K46. 627 711 155

Immaculate ground floorDuplex, 2 beds, 2 bath,Private Parking, Situated inNovamar, Gran Alacant.Price includes very tastefulfurniture and white goods.Walking distance to all localamenities and beach. Nowonly 129,750 euros. Ref NoK24. 627 711 155Gran Alacant Detached villa,located in a very soughtafter location.Situated on a560m2 S/W facing plot andconstructed in 2005.Comprising of 3 bedrooms,3 bathrooms (2 full baths),Lounge-Diner, fullyequipped Kitchen, Porchand Solarium with Alicante &Sea Views. ref.L81.€258,000 neg. Tel.680333242Gran Alacant villa located ina very quiet area , situatedat the end of a cul-de-sacmeans there is no throughtraffic.3 bed, 3 bath, 330m2plot, established large gar-dens, working fireplace,solar panel for hot water,pri-vate parking, south facinggreat views, fully furnished,fantastic opportunity. ref.L85. €215,000 Tel680333242Gran Alacant Opportunity topurchase a beautiful 3 bed-roomed, 3 bathroomed,largekitchen, detached propertywith rooftop solarium. Wellestablished gardens anddrive way for 2 cars, whilstalso overlooking the project-ed 18 hole golf course.Comprising of fittedwardrobes, utility room, aircon H/C, alarm system,electric wall heaters, inter-com system, fireplace, ceil-ings fans, 8x7 gazebo, use

of 2 large communal pools,immaculate condition withmany extras. ref K12.€180,000 Tel 680333242Gran Alacant bargain,detached villa with pool on400m2 plot. Briefly compris-ing of 3 bedrooms, 3 bath-rooms, Lounge Diner, inde-pendent kitchen, solariumwith views, well maintainedgardens. Quiet location yetwithin walking distance of allamenities. Top quality furni-ture and appliances includ-ed in the price. Extrasinclude, mosquito nets,grills, toldos blinds, built inwardrobes, gas fire, electricheating, ceiling fans, English& Spanish TV, tastefully tiled& graveled garden with irri-gation system. ref K43.€229,000 Tel 680333242

Gran Alacant South facingattractive corner houseSituated in the sought afterurbanization of Monte Faro,this secure gated urbaniza-tion offers a stunning oasispool, with mountain views,tennis courts and footballcourts. Consisting of 3 dou-ble beds with balconies, 2bathrooms, kitchen leadingonto court yard which caneasily be converted into anextra room, lounge dinerwith working fireplace, frontgarden with private parkingfor 2 cars. Being sold fullyfurnishes with white goods,built in 2006 so immaculatecondition hardly lived in. RefK48 €168,000 priced forquick sale Tel 680333242


HOT TUBS/SPAS

INTERIORDESIGN

HEARING AIDS

INKHEATING

DENTIST

DRAINAGE

FAST BROADBAND

DAMP PROOFING

PROPERTY FOR SALE

FISHING

ENERGY SAVER

HAIRDRESSERS

HAIR AND BEAUTY

ELECTRICIAN

Gran Alacant Gem!Fabulous detached Villa,with Alicante sea views tothe front and wood landviews to the rear, means thisimmaculate villa is very pri-vate and un-overlooked.Comprising of 2 large bed-rooms with fitted wardrobes,2 bath, large fully equippedkitchen,glazed porch sitting

area, solarium, AttractivePool with cover, well main-tained Gardens. CentralHeating, Air Con, Ceilingfans, Private Parking, Alarmsystem, Decorative workingFire Place complete withelectric Fire. Outdoor work-shop/storage area, QualityPergola & BBQ.Constructed in 2006, on plotsize of 380m2 and beingsold fully furnished includingwhite goods. ref L80.€234,995 Tel 680333242Gran Alacant immaculatevilla, 3 bedroomed, 3 bath-roomed property maintainedto a very high standardinside and out and the interi-or furnishings are top quali-ty, offering a feeling of luxuryand good taste. The plotsize is 400m2 and has beenbeautifully tiles, and grav-eled and has established

palms and plants. Oil firedcentral heating throughout,log effect fire place, ceilingfans in all rooms, towelheater rails, glazed in show-er units, instant hot water,water purifier, free EnglishTV, phone & internet lines,fitted double hangingwardrobes, safe, glazed infront porch, vanity units andmuch more. The pool is an 8X 4 m2 salt water pool,meaning maintenance ismuch easier plus outsidetoilet and shower. Sea viewsto front with Greenland

views to the rear. ref K51.€245,000 Tel 680333242 Gran Alacant immaculateoutstanding south facingvilla in sought after road. Seton a 350m2 plot with 4 bed-rooms, 3 baths,large porch,solarium and terraces. Thelarge under build includes alounge, kitchen, bedrooms,bathroom and patio doorsleading to pool area. Internal& external access for underbuild. Extras include electricradiators, air con H/C, ceil-ing fans, gas fire, heatedtowel rails, extended walk-inshower, fitted wardrobes.Decorative tiling inside andout. Panoramic viewstowards Alicante Bay, SkyTV, phone line and Internet& Private parking, estab-lished gardens, water fea-

tures and fruit trees. Beingsold with exquisite furnitureand all white goods.Immaculate finishes anddecor. ref L84. €278,000 Tel680333242Ref 533: Lovely 2 bedroomTownhouse located in thepopular area of Punta

Prima, the property has alarge lounge and fullyequipped kitchen, 2 doublebedrooms, one with balcony,bathroom with double show-er. €126,000 Call: 965 707188 or 626 397 397Gran Alacant South facingattractive corner house


NEWS AGENTS

PETS

MOSQIUITOSCREENS

Recovery & Breakdown Services

PAVING

MOBILE CARREPAIRS

PERSONAL

KENNELS

LIMOUSINES

POOL TABLES

MASSAGE

PLUMBERS PLASTERER

LOCKSMITH

PARTY PLANNINGPAINTER

PAINTER

POOLS

Situated in the sought afterurbanization of Monte Faro,this secure gated urbaniza-tion offers a stunning oasispool, with mountain views,tennis courts and footballcourts. Consisting of 3 dou-ble beds with balconies, 2bathrooms, kitchen leadingonto court yard which caneasily be converted into anextra room, lounge dinerwith working fireplace, frontgarden with private parkingfor 2 cars. Being sold fullyfurnishes with white goods,built in 2006 so immaculatecondition hardly lived in. RefK48 €168,000 priced forquick sale Tel 680333242Viva Villa and VacationServices are pleased to offerproperty sales for theTorrevieja and Oriheulaareas of the Costa Blanca,Spain. Call: 965 707 188 or626 397 397 or Visit :www.villaandvacation.comBalsares is opposite GranAlacant where the proposedgolf course is now beingstarted so this property willvirtually be on the golfcourse, it is an investmentnot to be missed. The prop-erty is on a small gatedurbanisation of 18 houseswith private undergroundparking for 2 cars and directaccess to the house, com-

munal pool andtoilets/changing rooms etc.The house is brand new andconsists of 4 bedrooms, 3bathrooms, lounge withworking fire place, largekitchen 12 m2, large galle-ria/ utility room, bedroombalcony and front tiled ter-race. This property also hasa converted under build foran extra lounge or bedroom.ref K52 € 198,000 Tel680333242Ref: 513, €115,000. Twobedroom ground floor apart-ment, in Aguas Nuevas,close to all amenities includ-ing the beach. It has a goodsize lounge, kitchen and hasoff road parking facilities.Call: 965 707 188 or 626397 397 Ref: 521, €105,000. Thiscomfortable bungalow islocated in San Luis with anew roof and solarium tiles.It is close to supermarkets,bars, restaurants and is onthe local bus route. Call: 965

707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 516, €39,999. Studioapartment in San Luis, closeto amenities. Open plan fullyequipped kitchen. Goodsized lounge, bedroom andout onto balcony which hasbeen glazed to createanother room. Call: 965 707188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 510, €70,000.Bungalow located in SanLuis. It is close to the super-markets, bars and restau-rants and is on the local busroute. An Opel Corsa car isincluded in this sale. Call:965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: KP3100, €183,000.Three bedroom, two bath-room detached villa, locatedin San Luis, on a 450sqmplot, with communal pool.Garage to side of house.Call: 965 707 188 or 626397 397 Ref: 78, €120,000. Threebedroom Quad in Jardin DelMar VII. There is off-roadparking and small storageshed in the enclosed gardenarea, communal pool near-by. Call: 965 707 188 or 626397 397 Ref: 709, €60,000 A lovely 1

bedroom apartment inAguas Nuevas, within a 5minute walk of the beach.There is a terrace outsidewith views to the sea. Shortor long term rental available.Call: 965 707 188 or 626397 397 Ref. 526, €49,900. A lovelybright 1 bedroom apartmentin the area of Torreblanca.There is a large communalpool and well maintainedgardens, with tennis courtsand childrens play area.Call: 965 707 188 or 626397 397 Ref 532: 3 BedroomDetached villa Located onthe edge of a small Spanishvillage with 3,800 sqm of

landscaped gardens,Private Pool, Bargain€180,000 Call: 965 707 188or 626 397 397

The installation companywww.jovalaccesibilidad.comis looking for independentsales representatives to pro-mote and sell their productsthroughout the province ofAlicante and Murcia.Essential Spanish andEnglish speaking. Toarrange an interview, call966 090 762 (72)

Need English SpeakingSolicitors in Torrevieja? Letus help to solve your prob-lems with debt recovery,divorce, property, accident

claims, legalise land. Call uson 966 923 963, give usbrief details and get in touchwith your specialist solicitor.

SALON MARGARETHAS,23 years in TorreviejaHair/Wig specialist forMedical illness and HairLoss problems. We offer dif-ferent Hair Replacements,top fillers, Hair prostheses,Toupees and Wigs, Naturaland Artificial hair and muchmore. Also fashion/festivalaccessories TV/TS are wel-come to our service. Pleasecall our salon reception foran appointment withMargaretha on Tel no 966921 846 Torrevieja (64)


SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE

SOLICITORS

SITUATIONSVACANT

TELEVISION

WIG SPECIALIST

WANTED

STORAGE

RECYCLING CLOTHES UPHOLSTERY

RAG AND BONE MAN

WATER FILTERS

SUN PROTECTION

SURVEYS

SHOWERS

REMOVALS

SEWING

IN 15 years as a professionalTiger Woods has nevermissed back-to-back cuts.Rory McIlroy has now missedthree in a row - and four outof five outings.

Now he really does have aproblem and I am not sure ifthere is anyone around thatcan lift his sagging spirits.

After crashing out of theMemorial Tournament follow-ing a second-round 79,McIlroy, the world No2, alsocrashed out in his defence ofthe US Open title.

He was the only player inthe world's top 16 entered forthe St Jude Classic inMemphis, an event he decid-ed to play only after his exitfrom the BMW PGAChampionship at Wentworth.

Nobody was that surprisedwhen the run started withscores of 72 and 76 in thePlayers Championship at

AFTER another disap-pointing end to a majorchampionship, LeeWestwood intends to quitEngland for America in anattempt to break his majorduck and reclaim his WorldNo.1 crown.

Westwood, who hasalways resisted the lure ofmoving across the Atlanticpermanently like compatriotsLuke Donald, Ian Poulter andJustin Rose, believes he'snow become acquainted withteeing up in the UnitedStates.

“It’s fair to say I’ve grownto love playing in America,”said Westwood, despite onlywinning two of his 39 profes-

sional titles on the PGA Tour.“I’ll go to America next year

because it’s hard to practisewhen you want to in the UK.

“I’m a glass half-full type ofperson. Not just at majors butat golf in general, not beatingmyself up about it when Idon’t win.

“It’s tough to win out herebut all I’m trying to do is playas well as I can.”

But the move isn't all aboutgolf, as the 39-year-old wasquick to explain.

“The rest of the family are

really excited about themove. My kids are outdoortypes and I want them toenjoy an outdoor lifestyle.

“They’re also the right agein school terms. We’re sellingup in Worksop.

“It’s a big decision but Idon’t have that much time leftat the top and I want to givemyself the best chance ofstaying there as long as Ican.

“I can see us spending thenext five to ten years inAmerica.”


Greenside GossipIVIE DAVIES takes a weekly look at the golf scene - [email protected]

World No.3 homes in on USin bid to end major jinx

LEE WESTWARDThere are two circles or sweeps which merged togeth-

er, form the golf swing. One is imparted by the twist of thebody (I call that the horizontal sweep) and the other isimparted by the arms lifting the club up over the rightshoulder; this I call the vertical sweep. Here are a fewfacts concerning them which may be a guide in under-standing the functions of each.

To begin with, many players do not realize the impor-tance of the bearing of these two distinct forces upon theswing, and what the function of each is. As our pivot orcentre must remain fixed in order that we may be able tosee the ball clearly, as well as to have that pivot remainconstant with reference to its distance from the ball, wemust remember that the pivot is located between theshoulders, as it is through the shoulders and arms thatthe power is immediately transferred to the club.

We will now consider the vertical swing or circle, for thatis the one which causes the greatest amount of trouble toplayers, as it is the preponderance of it which results inpulling in the hands.To make this pointperfectly clear I sug-gest that you try thefollowing experi-ment: address theball in your usualmanner and elimi-nate everythingwhich does not per-tain to a verticalswing in makingyour stroke; that isto say, every itemwhich has anythingin the nature of a horizontal or parallel-with-the-groundmovement.

You will find that you will merely raise your club up overyour head and bring it down again. If you notice carefullyyou will observe that in order to keep from slapping theground you will have to draw in your hands.

You will observe that the club head goes out beyondthe ball as you raise your club away from the ground, andyou will also observe, on your downward swing, that thevertical sweep is making your club cut the line alongwhich you wish to send the ball, at right angles. To com-plete the vertical circle or swing you have to draw in yourhands.

HORROR RORY

Sawgrass. But when he hadrounds of 74 and 79 in theEuropean Tour's flagshiptournament at the Surreycourse and went out by eightshots eyebrows were raised.

A trip the following day tosee girlfriend CarolineWozniacki in Paris beforeshe began the French Opencame was not the idealpreparation and good man-agement would have coaxedhim in a different direction.

Rory says he was trying to

sort out his game before thestart of the US Open whenhe had his third straight cut.

The last time McIlroymissed successive cuts wasin August 2008 when he was19. In my opinion most of thispresent demise has been ofhis own making and his“greater than thou’ attitudewhen he left Andrew“Chubby” Chandler and ISM- therefore not having afather figure manager.

He complained that hewas not going in the rightdirection; is this the directionhe meant? I don’t think so.

However, Chubby wasinstrumental in nurturingMcIlroy’s career to the mediasuccess he has achievedsince 2007 until last year.Chandler is one of the mostapproachable and larger-than-life characters on theEuropean Tour. Nobody

could have done more thanChubby or for that matterclient manager Stuart Cageto brighten McIlroy’s star.Now the twinkle is starting tofade and there is really noone at Horizon Sports man-agement to lift his ailing spir-its like Chubby did.

It is no good going aroundwith more practice gym ses-sions or tournaments if youhave no direction in the formof knowledgeable manage-ment and your game is onedimensional.

If his latest forages are notproof enough, look what hashappened to GrahamMcDowell, who was an ISMplayer and encouragedMcIlroy to leave. He hasbeen conspicuously quiet

In addition, Ross Fisherleft IMG for Horizon and hiscareer has gone backwards.

Makes you think!!!

GOLF SWINGBASICS

AN exhibition rugby 7'stournament is to be held atFormentera del Seguratomorrow (Saturday) tohelp promote theCenturion Rugby SummerSchool.

The tournament will fea-ture Alicante 7’s champi-ons ITV Orihuela RFC,along with teams from SanJavier, Alcoy, Yecla, SantaPola Sharks and CenturionBaa Baas.

Tomorrow’s actionstarts at 10.30am with U12tag rugby, with free coach-ing available to interestedyoungsters.

The idea of the RugbySummer School – which isgoing to become an annu-al event - is to introducelocal children to the game

and to give them a newinterest during the sum-mer holidays.

It costs 30€ a week tojoin, and the ‘touch andtag’ action runs from 10amto 5pm from Monday toFriday. For further infor-mation or to enrol yourchildren, contact Garry on692 767 242 or head coachIan on 634 367 295


CHILD’S PLAY!Golf kid Andy’s tee-nage dream AMIDST the European

Football Championships,Test cricket, rugby interna-tionals and the rest onesporting story captured myattention and imaginationover the last seven days -the appearance in the USOpen of a 14-year-old AndyZhang.

Stunning, refreshing - andsomething that shows thatthere is hope for everyone

wanting to be a top sportsstar.

Zhang may not haveripped up the course follow-ing his call-up as a reserveafter Paul Casey dropped

out. Indeed he probablyripped up his card after fail-ing to make the cut by a dis-tance.

But for a 14-year-old tostep out amongst such laud-ed company in a major tour-nament was breathtaking.

Even most of the cad-dies are twice

Zhang's age!We've come close in foot-

ball over the years, withTrevor Francis, MichaelOwen and Wayne Rooney allmaking full professionaldebuts in the old FirstDivision and Premier Leagueaged 16 and 17. And I guessthere's a world tiddlywinks

champion somewhere whohas to have his nappychanged before and afterflicking it with the best.

All I can say is I hope wehear more of Zhang andother youngsters like him inall sports. He was tipped inone article I read to emulateTiger Woods, so presumablyfathers from Wentworth toFort Worth are locking uptheir daughters - and wives -as we speak. But seriouslyAndy, thanks and morepower to you and your drivesin the future.

On the domestic footballscene, the transfer rumourmill churned into actionround about the same timeas the EuropeanChampionships kicked off.Nothing too major has mate-rialised as yet, but you canexpect plenty of movement inthe next month or so withLuka Modric, Robin vanPersie and Carlos Tevez allset to change clubs.

Manchester United havemade two signings. One is a£10m splash for midfielderKendo Nagasaki, er sorry, Imean former BorussiaDortmund midfielder ShinjiKagawa. The other incomeris £3m Crewe striker-cum-midfielder Nick Powell. At 18that represents a fairly size-able gamble on a lad whowas a League Two playerlast season but who shot toprominence in scoring one ofthe goals that gave them a

play-off final win and promo-tion a few weeks ago.

Already the poor lad issaddled with Ronaldo com-parisons. When are peoplegoing to move on and talkabout the future, not thepast? It’s light years sinceCristiano was with United,well quite a few years any-way, and he's virtually erasedhimself from my Old Traffordmemory bank with his morerecent scintillating perform-ances for Real Madrid, andfor Portugal just the othernight.

I just hope Powell gets toplay first team football at OldTrafford and is not merely leftto wallow in the reserves andgo off on innumerable loanmoves a la FedericoMacheda etc etc etc.

Its not exactly inspiringstuff from Fergie as he seeksto stop Roberto Mancini andManchester City runningaway with things in the yearsto come. To be fair, though,Fergie has been linked withModric and one or two otherfairly big names but I will waittill he signs one after lastsummer's disappointments -the biggest ones for mebeing Sergio Aguero andSamir Nasri joining theBerties and not United.

Oh, and on the managerialfront, welcome new Swanseaboss Michael Laudrup to theInternational Cosmopolitanever so slightly EnglishPremier League.

RANGERS SHAKER!Scottish crisis club in move to buy Bury and

take their place in the English leagueSCOTTISH football giantsRangers are reportedlylooking at an astonishingplan to buy out League Oneclub Bury — so they canplay in England.

Crisis-hit Gers were boughtlast week by Charles Greenfor £6million but are in liquida-tion. And they could face start-ing next season in ScottishDivision Three if SPL clubsreject their bid to be allowedback in this term.

According to The Sun,Green is looking at otheroptions, including buying Bury (nicknamed The Shakers)and playing English league games in Glasgow.

And the report suggests they would want to start immedi-ately by taking up Bury’s fixtures for next season.

The Greater Manchester club kick off with a home gameagainst Brentford on August 18.

There is strong opposition to Rangers being invited backinto the Scottish Premier League, the Sun claims.

The SPL fixture list currently has ‘Club 12’ listed until theother 11 clubs vote on July 4.

Rangers do not want to start right at the bottom of theScottish professional leagues and have long been touted for

a place south of the border,along with Old Firm rivalsCeltic.

A source told SunSport:“Yes, Rangers really are think-ing about this.

“They are in a position atthe moment where they haveno idea what the future holds.

“They don’t know whetherthey will be in the SPL nextseason and do not want to goto the bottom of the ladder.

“Acquiring an English clubwould get them the footholdthey have always wanted

down south.”It is not clear whether the amazing plan to buy is even

allowed under Football League rules in England or Scotland.But there are precedents with Welsh club Swansea play-

ing in the English Premier League and rivals Cardiff in theChampionship.

Berwick is actually a town in England but their footballteam plays in Scottish Division Three.

Also, Wimbledon moved 60 miles north to Milton Keynesbefore being renamed Milton Keynes Dons in 2004.

Bury fans are sure to be furious at the suggestions to taketheir club more than 200 miles north.

Kids set to tag on to rugby schoolCharles

Green -Rangers’new owner


ARE England going to make meeat my words? It's the big one nextand we will all know by Sundaynight.

I predicted Roy Hodgson's boyswould not get past the last eight.Well, they have got there and man-aged to come up against the oppo-sition most would have preferred -Italy rather than Spain.

That old chestnut of having tobeat the best at some point doesn'twash in this instance becauseSpain could get turned over at the

next two stages without having to face England. Andwe have now seen that it is possible for any of theother seven quarter-finalists to progress, whateverthe opposition.

Croatia gave the reigning champions a good run fortheir money and Denmark made the Germans wobble.Sweden turned France over while Italy appear to begetting stronger as the tournament goes on. So maybewe have got just as tough an ask to get past them now.

Ukraine did give England the odd scare, no more so

than the almost inevitable 'was it in or wasn't it?' goal-line argument. But for me England dominated thegame and with a little more sharpness in and aroundthe box would have won comfortably.

It WAS in, by the way, but on a more positive note,Ashley Young is looking better with every game andfor me is England's best all-round talent at themoment. Joleon Lescott is a solid and dependablepartner for the lionhearted John Terry and what's moredoesn't appear to have any communication problemswith the aforementioned player.

Andy Carroll scares the sh** out of me just lookingat him and is a more than useful asset - but pleasedon't expect him to play the tippy-tappy football mostteams seem to employ these days. He likes to attackthe ball and is good at it, so a change of tactics is nec-essary when he plays.

I thought Roy Hodgson's use of Carroll and theother substitutes the other night was exemplary.Timed to perfection to help preserve England's narrowlead and keeping everyone involved. Management atits best.

What's more, Hodgson looks so thoroughlyinvolved himself. He sang the National Anthem with

real fervour and looks as anxious as an expectantfather in the bench shots of him during games. I dobelieve the FA have finally hit on the right man after allthese years of trying.

Hodgson is the best since Sir Alf Ramsey and what'smore handles the Press a whole lot better. Whateverhappens in these Euros, the FA should stick with him.

On the subject of whether Wayne Rooney shouldhave played, it's a no-brainer - of course he should. Hescored the goal and was England's best chance ofadding to it. What's more, on his day he is England'sbest player so when he is fit it would be senseless notto play him.

Thank goodness the race issue seems to be subsid-ing. Some quarters seemed hell-bent on making a bigdeal of it. It's not one, so let's just get on and enjoy thefootball.

We all know why the PC brigade, the BBC and theGovernment are bleating on about it. It’s just anattempt to stave off the inevitable backlash to theGovernment's irresponsible immigration policy.

Meanwhile enjoy the footie and cheer Roy andEngland on and on!

STEVEBOTT

reports

WE’LL GET ITWHITE: Fromleft, WayneRooney, AshleyYoung andJoleon Lescott

The best England boss since Ramsey– and Hodgson has only just started

BRING IT(aly) ON!

Date post:	22-Mar-2016
Category:	Documents
Upload:	the-courier-newspaper
View:	226 times
Download:	0 times

The Courier Week 70

Documents