The Courier Week 73

Edition 73 www.thecourier.es Friday, July 13, 2012

ROD ALERTA DEVASTATED expat was left reel-ing this week after a cheeky villain‘fished’ two handbags, a wallet andvaluable jewellery out of his homewith a telescopic angling rod.

It’s not a new ploy - but the audacity of thelunchtime robber stunned the victim and his

slightly at the crown.’’The victim, who we’ll call

John, revealed: “Althoughwindows were open, the 'per-sianas' (shutters) were down.It appears the rod was usedwith a net or grip to lift theitems with the persianaspushed up.

“Our daughter was visitingfrom the UK and it was notuntil she asked if we hadseen her handbag that werealised it was missing. It

contained 500€, a digitalcamera and mobile phone.

“My wallet, Smart phone,sunglasses and Seiko watch,all of which were on the din-ing table, were also taken.

“We went into the bedroomour daughter was using andher wedding ring and engage-ment ring had gone, while asmall jewellery box had itsthree drawers missing.

“We cancelled our creditand debit cards and discov-ered one card had threefailed attempts in an ATM.They drew 100€ with another

card and on the fourth try got200€ from a third card.’’

On Tuesday night, theLocal Police called to saythey had found the bags andwallet along with SIP cardand driving licences – butminus the financial cards.

“The handbags were foundin Pino Mar waste ground bya lady,’’ added John.

“Our daughter’s drivinglicence was not returned,and the whole experiencehad an upsetting effect onher through the loss of herwedding ring.’’

Vigilance warning as anglerdanglers line up new victims

By DONNA GEEfamily.

He nabbed a 1,300 eurohaul while the family relaxedon the upstairs terrace oftheir El Raso home.

And the victim, who wishesto remain anonymous,warned local homeowners:“Be on your guard. We didsee a swarthy guy with a tel-escopic fishing rod aroundthe property, but thoughtnothing of it, even thoughthere are no fish in the near-by salt lakes.

“He was around 5ft 10inwith cropped hair balding Turn to Page 10

Yorkie’s walkie is all the talkie A TINY, nervous Yorkshire Terrier has beendramatically reunited with its owner aftergoing missing on the campo near Crevillente– thanks to TKO Gold radio.

But only after the frightened animal hadbeen bizarrely exchanged for a dozen duckeggs and taken to Elche as a present for aSpaniard’s grandkids.

Little Mia disappeared during a visit by herQuesada-based owner, Doreen Hodgson, toher daughter and son-in-law’s rural homeand a frantic search of the entire house andits surroundings proved fruitless.

‘‘Bearing in mind this is a dog that could

not look after herself, everybody was wor-ried,’’ Doreen’s son-in-law Roy Reading toldThe Courier.

“My sister-in-law Jayne then had the ideato call TKO Gold and within minutes DJDave Knights was asking listeners to keepan eye out for Mia, though we all knew it wasprobably a waste of time.’’

Meanwhile, Roy’s 11-year-old twins Adamand Rebecca trekked half a kilometre downa dirt track to a nearby campsite where theyspoke to a woman called Audrey about themissing perrita.

But Roy thought they were wasting theirtime, pointing out: “Mia's legsare probably three incheslong and I thought there is noway she could get there.’’

Amazingly, she did getthere – and after negotiatinga normally-shut electric gate,headed in the direction ofone of a British resident -who just happened to be amate of Roy’s!

“Eddie and he was sittingoutside his caravan enjoyingthe sun when he saw whatlooked like a big rat walkingtowards him,’’ says Roy. “Therat turned out to be Mia whohad walked through a nor-mally shut electric gate whichjust happened to be openbecause a car had just gonein.

“This thirsty, very hot andnormally nervous dog- whois frightened of her ownshadow -calmly walked up toEddie.

“He had no reason to con-nect the dog to us, becausehe didn't know it existed, soeventually he went to aSpanish neighbour who hasa smallholding to ask if thedog was his. Eddie can’tspeak Spanish at all and was

Doreen Hodgson with grandchildren Adam and Rebecca - and of course Mia

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It’s the honey monster - still thinks he’s the bees knees

BRITISH holidaymakers headinghome from Spain this summer facea big increase in airport departuretax as the Rajoy government triesto balance the books.

According to the Daily Express, the shocknew surcharge could see passengers forcedto pay up to £24 extra for a family of four –even if they paid for their holiday monthsago.

Some travellers have already been sentemails telling them to pay more – or to can-cel their flights.

Ryanair is asking passengers alreadybooked to fly from Spanish airports for extracash if they want to travel.

Other airlines are absorbing the taxincrease, which affects customers whobooked on July 1 or earlier.

Some travellers will even have to coughup extra if they paid for their flight last year.However, for bookings made on or after July2, the rise will be absorbed into the ticketprice.

Tour operators selling package deals can-not pass on the extra charges as customershave already paid the full price of their holi-day. Travel agents and tour operators saidthey were dismayed by the increase without“proper consultation”.

Sean Tipton, spokesman for the

Association of British Travel Agents, told theExpress: “We’d urge the SpanishGovernment to think again about raisingthese taxes.

“Spanish hoteliers, bar and restaurantowners have bent over backwards to keeptheir prices down and encourage British hol-idaymakers to visit and it would be a greatshame if this good work was wasted. Theincrease in tax will not affect those who havealready booked package holidays but taxingtourism is a very short-sighted policy as cus-tomers always have the choice to go else-where.”

Spain is the top destination for UK holiday-makers and in 2011 there were 10.5 millionvisits to the country. The amount of the extralevy varies depending on which airport isused. The average rise in the tax is 18.9 percent but at some of the larger airports it willalmost double.

For instance, at Madrid-Barajas the taxwill rise in sterling from £5.52 to £11.46,while at Barcelona’s El Prat airport it will risefrom £4.86 to £10.67.

The European travel agents’ associationwarned: “For all package holidays alreadysold for departure on or after July 1, touroperators will have to absorb the extra costof the taxes, further squeezing their alreadysmall margins.’

THE National Police have capturedone of Interpol’s 30 most wantedcriminals - in Torrevieja.

Swedish drug trafficker DonaldRoskic had been hiding in the citysince 2005.

Police informed the public thatRoskic, 36, had an internationalorder of extradition for drug traf-ficking after he bought 11 kilos ofdrugs with intent to sell them inSweden in 2004 and 2005.

Roskic’s name was put on the ‘black list’ along with 29other criminals who were wanted worldwide. Apparentlyhe was living a normal life in Torrevieja where he workedfor a security company.

Torrevieja’s numerous housing developments and

Police nail one ofInterpol’s most

wanted - in Torry

large foreign populationmade it a difficult place tolocate a fugitive likeRoskic.

According to policesources, once he arrives tohis home country followingextradition, he will be triedfor drug trafficking.

UK holidaymakers face newSpanish tax to get home

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New bomb washed upat La MataA SCUBA diver found anunexploded mortar bomb justoff La Mata’s Cabo Cerveraon Wednesday.

Spanish security officialswere called – and found thedevice to be live. It was takento a nearby park, which wascordoned off until the armyarrived, confirmed it con-tained explosives – and tookit away to be disposed of.

Ironically, another unex-ploded bomb - thought to bea relic of the Spanish CivilWar - floated past shockedswimmers at nearby Cala deMoro last August.

It was removed to a dis-used quarry and detonated.

PHARMACY STRIKEIS OFF - FOR NOW

THE planned Alicante region pharmacy strike, due to start on Monday, isoff after an 11th hour intervention by health minister Ana Mato.

But the crisis is far from over. Struggling pharmacists say they cannot wait long for theirmoney and the industry warned that the whole of the Valencian community is facing seriousdrug shortages as suppliers continue to go unpaid.

The immediate strike threat was removed after Mato promised to include the region’s phar-macies in a payment plan.

As an act of faith in Mato, pharmacists called a 15-day halt to the indefinite strike, butwarned it would be back on if at least two months’ money, more than €240 million, is not paidby the end of that time.

It is estimated that Alicante pharmacists are owed around €240,000 each, with manyplunged into debt because the regional health authority is failing to reimburse them for pre-scription charges. The scale of the problem in the whole of the Valencian community was

emphasised on Mondaywhen representatives fromall sectors of the pharma-ceutical industry met at thesector’s General Council inMadrid.

The Council warned thesituation across Valenciawas “critical” due to non-payment of invoices by theValencian governmentsince February.

“The community phar-macies are on the brink ofshortages as medicationscannot be suppliedbecause of the debts accu-mulated with distributors,”it warned.

According to theGeneral Council, morethan 200 pharmacies arealready unable to buystock because they haveexceeded the maximumtime limit to pay bills, andmany others will be in thatsituation next month, with“serious repercussions forcitizens from the shortagesthat may occur”.

Supply depots and labo-ratories are also strugglingto survive as the debtmoves up the chain.

Those attending theMadrid meeting urged cen-tral government to find a“structural solution” to theproblem of financing drugsurgently.

By AMANDA BLACK

Rajoy tax hikesparks a new

recession fearSPANISH PM Mariano Rajoyannounced sweeping cuts andtax increases on Wednesday,including a 3 per cent hike inVAT.

The €65billion in new auster-ity measures include the rise inVAT to 21 per cent, a cut tounemployment payments, apledge to bring forward achange in the retirement age to68, and civil service pay cuts.

Opposition politicianswarned the measures wouldplunge Spain further into reces-sion. Rajoy himself previouslyinsisted he would not raise VATas this would damage con-sumer spending, stranglegrowth and punish the poor.

The measures came a dayafter a leaked agreementbetween eurozone countriesrevealed strict terms werebeing demanded in return forthe bailout despite previousattempts by Rajoy to present itas almost no strings attached.

New austerity measuresannounced this week wereamong the ‘recommendations’from Europe, as was the onlygrowth measure - a reductionof social security contributionsover the next two years.

AnaMato...paymentpromise

qRYANAIR passengers flying from Madrid orBarcelona with a ticket bought before July 1 are fac-

ing a nine-euro surcharge to cover a hike in airport tax.The fee will be taken from the card used to buy the ticket.Anyone refusing to accept the charge has until today(Friday) to cancel flights and obtain a refund.

By SALLY BENGTSSON

TWO Murcia cyclingenthusiasts set off on amarathon bike ride toLondon today (Friday) toraise money for childrenin Mali.

And if all goes to plan,schoolteachers PedroJosé Buendia and LoliAguirre will arrive in theEnglish capital just intime for the OlympicGames opening ceremo-ny.

Pedro, 31, and Loli, 29,who both teach in Torre

The ride and the passionPacheco in Murcia, hope toraise €25,000 on the 2,100kilometre trip.

Riding for ProfesoresCooperantes, their incredi-ble effort will help the NGOto build a secondaryschool in Zambala.

The pair explained that inthat region of Mali “only 50per cent of children ofschool age are in school,and for girls the percent-age drops below 30 per

cent”. They chose to ride a tan-

dem across Spain, Franceand into England in thehope they will get noticed,raise awareness for thecause, and collect lots ofdonations.

Both Loli and Pedro aresports mad and in goodshape for the trip.

PE teacher Loli, who hasspent time in the UnitedStates playing tennis and

studying sports, says shewould “like to see moreequality in the world and togive more opportunities topeople who need them.

“For this reason, ourproject was born.”

Loli and Pedro’s journeyacross Europe can be fol-lowed on their blog sites,while donations can bemade at La Caixa, account2100 - 2351 - 19 –0200201416.



G i l l e sAlbanese, 59,who was sit-ting in the frontp a s s e n g e rseat, was hit inthe chest by

ROCKYHORROR

Missile flung from bridge kills Gilles, 59 A FRENCH resident of LosBelones was killed when arock allegedly hurled bythree local problem kidscrashed through the wind-screen of his car.

the 15-kilo boulder, whichhad been thrown from abridge as his car passedunder.

Ambulance workersrushed to the scene and triedfor over an hour to resusci-tate him without success.

The blue Renault Clio wasbeing driven by the victim’sdaughter, with his mother-in-law in the back seat. Both

had to be treated by ambu-lance workers for shock.

Two youngsters aged 13and one aged 11 are sus-pected of having thrown therock, but cannot be prosecut-ed because they are under14. All three live in LosBelones and were allegedly

spotted earlier throwingstones from another bridge.

The tragedy happenednear Los Carmenes urbani-sation.

This is not the first timethat something like this hashappened on this stretch ofmotorway. In 2008 a Spanishman died when he droveunder a bridge just outsideSan Pedro del Pinatar.

SALLY BENGTSSONreports

THE Samaritans in Spain are to carry outregular visits to Brits in jail in Alicante fol-lowing an official launch held in the city’scentral government office on Monday.

But while welcoming the scheme,British Consul Paul Rodwell warned visi-tors to the region not to fall foul of thelaw.

“I am really pleased that this visitingscheme is now up and running,’’ he said.“Sadly, the number of Brits being arrest-ed and in prison in the Costa Blanca hasgone up over the last year. I urge peopleout there to respect the local customsand avoid at all costs getting on thewrong side of the law.

“Being in prison in a foreign countryand trying to communicate in a languageyou do not understand can be a verystressful experience.

“That is why the emotional support thatthe volunteers from Samaritans can offer

is all the more important. ”The launch was also attended by gov-

ernment representative Alberto MartínezDíaz and prison director EnriqueValdivieso de la Hoz, along with leadingSamaritans members and volunteers.

Mr Rodwell thanked the Samaritansleading lights Chris, Nora and Steve fortheir hard work in getting the programmeoff the ground and the volunteers fortheir commitment to carrying out visits.

There are normally between 15 and 20British nationals in Alicante’s Foncalentprison at any one time. The Samaritansservice will consist of monthly visits tothe prison with inmates being offeredgroup and individual meetings with thevolunteers to talk about their concerns.

Foreign and Commonwealth Officeprotocol allows the British Consulate tovisit remand prisoners once a year, andonce more after sentencing.

Samaritans unlockdoor to prisoners

LAUNCH PARTY: British Consul Paul Rodwell (front right) at the launchwith Spanish officials and Samaritans leaders and volunteers


[email protected] POSTBAG: YOUR VIEWS ON OUR NEWS

I feel I may have a view, too! So Jacqueline-Anne is

"extremely upset" by Donna's"flippant use of sacred speech".This religious person feels herviews are beyond criticism andflippancy. Why? What makesthem so different to the rest ofus?

No doubt I have critics for myviews but I am not so arrogant asto want an apology every timesomeone disagrees with me. Soyour feelings were hurt, so what!People should have the right to

be offensive about religion. Thatdoesn't mean I think it's OK toharass religious people, I don't -but it does mean I believe in freeexpression.

Just because you think there'san imaginary friend up theredoesn't mean others have tobelieve it. I don't delude myselfwith iron-age fairy tales. Thankgoodness a new wave of reasonis sweeping across the world.

If a god truly is all powerful thenwhy would someone writing in aflippant way about God in a public

newspaper be any sort of threat?This complainant is being irra-tional and trying to press her fun-damental, personal views on oth-ers.

In my opinion Donna shouldwrite what she wants about reli-gion, praising or criticising; t's afree press. PAT PHILLIPS

qWHAT a load of tosh! As acommitted Christian, I was

in no way offended by Donna’sarticle, and in the context it waswritten no possible offence

should have been taken. In fact,on reading your recent articles onMachi the Miracle Man, thismorning I made an appointmentwith him for this coming Fridaymorning. Hope he is as good withme as he was with you.

JESS THOMSON

qIt’s nice to know that theborn-again Christian who

accused me of blasphemy isnot representative of the com-munity. And good luck withMachi, Jess!

ANIMAL MAGICTHREE cheers for Senor Jorge Cabré,the Minister for Justice and SocialWelfare, in sending young offenders towork at the animal sanctuary SociedadProtectora de Animales y Plantas deAlicante at Bacarot.

A brilliant idea for these young people will notjust have a criminal record but will have broughthome to them the abuse, cruelty and neglect suf-fered by animals.

The staff at Bacarot do a brilliant job with limitedresources and it is obvious that they really careabout the animals – but they are always in need ofmore volunteers and donations as they have nocollecting tins and no fundraising shows put on fortheir benefit.

I have taken many people there over the years,some with animals they have found abandoned orare no longer able to care for, others just to have alook around. And without exception they have allbeen impressed by what a beautiful, well-run sanc-tuary it is.

I have known Raul Merida since he opened thisshelter in the 1990’s – and what a good man he is.Raul has also set up FIPARM (FundacionInternacional para Animales Raul Merida) andunder this umbrella he has set up the Brigada Azul,which is run along the lines of and is affiliated to theRSPCA in the UK.

Clinivet veterinary practices around Alicantewhich will treat animals at a reduced cost, ROAL, a

Donna’s Divine writeWITH reference to The shame ofDonna's blasphemy" (Issue 72),Donna did ask for views fromChristians - but as a non-believer

How muchis a child’slife worth?

sanctuary for exotic animals such as lions, tigers,wolves, lynx, apes etc many of which are import-ed illegally into the country, some come from trav-elling circuses, others from the sanctuary atGuadalest which had to close down. All of theseanimals he endeavours to re-home in zoosaround the world and as you can imagine thefood bill alone runs into thousands of euros everymonth.

Raul is instrumental in involving SEPRONA,the arm of the Guardia Civil responsible for theenvironment including animal welfare, in bringing

prosecutions in cases of cruelty and abandon-ment of animals. He also goes into schools totalk to the children about animal welfare and toencourage them to respect all animals.

If you would like to know more, please call intomy charity shop in Quesada and read the litera-ture in the window. Our summer opening hoursare Monday to Friday 10am until 1pm.

JOE (THE CAT MAN)PS. Rumours abound that I have passed away.

Sorry to disappoint whoever started this but at 85I am still very much alive although stone deaf.

HOW much is the life ofone of our children worth?The President of the VistaAzul 2, Urbanisation, AlanMcPhail, is saying €3,800.

Our Urbanisation is now12 years old and is belowthe size which would makeit compulsory by Spanishlaw to have a lifeguard. Buta decision was made at anAGM 12 years ago for thesafety of all to engage apool guard for July/August- and this decision hasbeen carried through untilnow.

Mr McPhail, his VP, andour Administrator haveheld a private meeting anddecided not to engage apool guard.

I would like to point outthat according toUrbanisation andCommunity law they donot have the authority tocancel the guard, this canonly be done at an AGM.

I would like to ask ourPresident, VP andAdministrator, if a childdies in our pool because ofthe illegal decision takenby the three of you, are yougoing to accept responsi-bility?

GEORGE DAVIS,Vista Azul 2

Nobody’s fuelsYOU appear to be the onlynewspaper that has pickedup on the winter fuelallowance case inSwitzerland.

It hasn't been mentionedin any other free paper, orthe British TV news. Is thisbecause most free papersare politically biased?. Orare you on the ball andmaking us ex-Brits awareof what is going on?

Whatever the case I dohope you will look into this

and keep giving us pen-sioners the information asto how we can apply forthis allowance, and, if nec-essary, how we can gettogether to foil IainDuncan Smith’s attemptsto deprive us who live inthe South East of Spainthe allowance we have aright to. Thank you forbringing this sensitiveissue to the fore

ELAINE SAUNDERS

I WOULD really appreciate yourhelp.. We need more volunteersto help those in need, but we alsowant to help those in need any-where in the Quesada, OrihuelaCosta and Torrevieja areas.

We understand that the SocialWorkers at Torrevieja Hospitalhave closed their department tillSeptember. This will cause seri-ous problems for patients whohave no one at home to look afterthem.

We had two clients discharged

from hospital this week who saidthis about the Social ServiceWelfare/Workers, they normallyoffer some kind of help ifrequired, but not now, is this dueto the cutbacks?

We can help these patients,we need more volunteers to doso. With your support, I am surewe can all benefit from helpingeach other.

NORAH BONDPresident, Help At Home

Costa Blanca

Help us, pleaseq I WAS interested in your article in Issue72 re new prescription rules. There is

also another twist - I believe that many itemsthat were available on prescription will nolonger be so and that we will have to pay thefull cost of the items.

qI have just had an eye infection and mydoctor gave me three prescriptions, one

on the usual red printed form and two thatwere just all black printing on a white sheet. Igot the normal red printed one by paying 10%but the other two I had to pay the full price.

qI have been told that this will apply toover 400 items previously available on

normal prescriptions.ROBERT TREHARNE

New youth punishment really fits crimeJorgeCabre...brilliantidea


IT would be fun if I were20 years younger. But Iwasn’t best pleased toreceive an official noticethis week that I’d beentrapped by speed cam-eras doing 96kph on an80 limit carriageway.

Because the allegedcrime took place inBarcelona, a city I’ve nevervisited. And the car in theaccompanying photo was-n’t mine.

It wasn’t even the samemake…but it was sportinga similar registration num-ber which could easilyhave been misread by thecamera in the eveninggloom.

To confuse matters evenmore, most of the noticewas in Catalan, the gistbeing that I had 20 days tocome up with the name ofthe driver – or else.

It was bad enough that,bogged down with work, Ihad to pay someone 10euros to collect the officialnotice from the local postoffice after there had beenno one at home to sign for

BARCA LONERCaught in a flash...the car that never was

it. My instant reaction wasto assume that theoffence had been commit-ted by my granddaughterRosie, a 21-year-old girlracer who borrows my carwhen I’m not using it.Which is roughly 23 hoursa day.

Anyway, I instantlyfound the poor kid guiltywithout trial. Again. (Well,she did get a spot fine onthe N332 at Santa Pola acouple of weeks ago – butmore of that later).

Then I realised…the carlit up in the dark and pho-tographed from behind bythe speed camera on theN-11 (wherever that is)was not even a Kia.

It’s lights were in thewrong place for a start.

And as the reality of theCatalan cock-up dawnedon me, I was ready to putout the lights of everyspeed camera in Spain.

While British bureau-crats are the most efficientin the world, their Spanishcounterparts are arguablythe most pathetic. Thebest thing one can sayabout them is that they areclueless.

And despite despatch-ing an irate email to theCatalan authorities (inrather quaint Spanish), Ifear I have not heard theend of my phantom trip toBarcelona.

At least Rosie managedto settle her own conflictwith the law reasonablyamicably after she was

caught doing 90kph in the60 zone near the SantaPola salt refinery.

It was ‘pay up or we con-fiscate your car’ time…butbecause she’s young andbeautiful, the copsallowed her to drive hometo collect the money (just50 euros ‘because you area tourist’ ), leaving herSpanish boyfriend as apolice hostage for nearlyan hour.

At first Rosie insisted tome that she couldn’t havebeen speeding becauseshe had been in a trafficjam as the police pulledcars over.

Then she conceded,‘Well, I might just havebeen doing 62.’’

What, in a traffic jam?

Why I’m not theMurraying kind

MUCH as I would like to see a Brit win theWimbledon men’s singles title, the Murraymisery mob are not my type of heroes.

Yes, I felt for beaten Andy as he chokedout that emotional Centre Courtapology for losing Sunday’sfinal.

But I switched to Federer’sside after it became apparentthat the Murray entourage wasshrouded in a grey cloud ofdepression. Even after he hadwon the first set.

Ever-dour Andy presumably inherited hissemi-permanent sulk from his mum Judy(pictured) , whose po-faced intensity fright-ened the life out of me every time the cam-eras focused on the old battle-axe .

And even Posh Spice’s pouted posturingwas a more attractive alternative to theScots racketeer’s expressionless girlfriendKim Sears. To top it all we had to endure the

mask-like mush of Ivan Lendl, themost miserable Wimbledon cham-pion of all time, glaring across thecourt .

It was inevitable, then, that a bigblack cloud would bring the roofdown on the Scottish sourpuss’sday.With the rain came the sun...inthe form of the ever-pleasant

Roger Federer and the irresistible tennis thatpermanently keeps the Swiss Master aheadof Murray in the world rankings.

Touching as the sour Scot’s on-court con-cession speech was, I found myself

immersed in the smiles andwaves of the Federer family.They may hail from anothercountry but I felt as if Ibelonged in their world ratherthan Murray’s.

Give me the beamingfaces of the Countess ofWessex and her sister Pippasavouring the action any day.

Or better still, the unbridledjoy of Yorkshireman JonnyMarray (almost a Murray!) atbecoming men’s doubleschampion.

The 31-year-oldYorkshireman did whatMurray didn’t – and you canbe sure he’d also have com-pensated with a big smileeven if he had lost.




I oughta be in pictures

PEOPLE often ask me whether I prefer to be addressedas David or Dave.

'I'll stick with Dumbnuts,' giggled Mrs S. 'And besides,nobody in their right mind would ever ask YOU anything.'

'But that's a terrible name to call your husband,' I argued.'I agree,' she said. 'But who asked YOU, Dumbnuts?'Anyway, I know which form of address I would prefer.I reckon 'DAVID, I shudder in the shadow of your towering

intellect,' sounds a lot more impressive than 'DAVE, yourdog's got fleas.'

Mind you, if I were really being honest I would rather havegone to Hollywood and been a gun-totin' Western movie heronamed Rick O'Shea or a romantic lead called Ed Overheels.

'How about Mal Adjusted or Lou Natic?' contributed Mrs S.'Or why not even call yourself after the creature in the logoshown at the start of the old MGM films?'

'You mean Leo the Lion? But he was a fine figure of an ani-mal,' I pointed out.

'I meant in his older years when he was toothless and hadmange,' said Mrs S.

On the subject of cinema, one afternoon when I was 15 Ireturned home from school to find Mother in the kitchen furi-ously darning a sock -- always a bad sign.

'You've been seen,' she said huffily.'Give me a clue, Mother,' I said, hanging my satchel on the

hook on the scullery door.'Last Saturday afternoon. The Roxy. Canoodling with an

older woman in the back row,' Mother growled, her darningneedle pointing threateningly in my direction.

She squeezed the aforementioned sock as if it were ahuman neck (mine) and resumed the denunciation of herson.

'I'm not bothered about who you go out with -- and Lordknows you have some odd acquaintances -- but I must drawthe line at evil sluts!'

'But Mother . . .''Just you wait until your father gets home!''But Mother, that evil slut was you! You slept with your head

on my shoulder all through A Taste of Honey.'Mother shrugged. 'Well in that case, our David, better get

on with your homework while I nip next door to have wordswith Mrs Bagshaw.

'That woman needs to wait for the cinema's lights tocome back up before she starts gossiping about whatshe THINKS she saw going on in the rear stalls.'

'By the way, Mother,' I said. 'When IS Dad cominghome? The war's been over for 16 years.'

Sorry. That last bit I made up for the sake of a cheaplaugh. My father DID come home following the cessa-tion of hostilities in Europe.

After hanging his soldier's kit bag on the hook on thescullery door, Dad crept upstairs to the small bedroom,

surveyed the sleeping form of his first-born and swore anoath.

'I pledge to protect him, help him, listen to him and teachhim. But before I do all that, I'm off to the bookies and thenthe pub.'

Mother grabbed the sleeve of Dad'sdemob suit jacket.

'And what of our second son, thestrange one?' she asked, pointing anuncertain finger at me as I gnawedindifferently on the cot bars.

Dad scratched his head andsighed. 'God only knows.'

But back to my dreams of beinga film star. One afternoon when Iwas seven, my older brotherescorted me home from pri-mary school.

I tried to hang my little bagon the hook on the scullerydoor but I was too short toreach it.

'Where's Hollywood?' I asked Mother as she finished hernext lot of washing in the kitchen sink.

'In America,' she replied, feeding Dad's dripping-wet longjohns into the rollers of the mangle.

'Where's America?' I inquired.'Out there,' replied Mother, gesturing vaguely through the

steamed-up West-facing kitchen window.'Can you be more specific?' I asked.'Specific?' said Mother distractedly. 'No, our David, not the

Specific. America's across the Atlantic.''Well, that settles it,' I said. 'After my tea I'm going to pack

my bag and seek my fortune in films in America.''Hooray for Hollywood,' sighed Mother wearily, turning the

mangle's hangle -- sorry, handle -- until Dad's damp undiesemerged. 'But do me a favour, our David. Take the dog with

you.'I looked at the scruffy mongrel lying on his back under

the mangle, mouth gaping open to catch any drops ofstray sudsy water.'And why would I take the pooch with me?' I asked.

'Because you're no Shirley Temple but I reckon Rover herecould act that over-rated Lassie off the screen any day of theweek.'

'That's it!' I cried. 'When I grow up I'm not going to marry awoman who says silly things and I'm definitely not going toown a dog.'

Mother glimpsed knowingly into the future and smiled.'Don't bank on either, our David.'

Anyway, to cut a short story even shorter I didn't get toHollywood that week.

The closest I came to the movie capital was on theSaturday afternoon when Mother took me to the pictures tosee a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.

But she must have been tired from her week's laboursbecause she snored on my shoulder throughout the nearthree-hour showing of South Specific.

happy when the Spaniard nodded his head, took the dogand gave him a dozen duck eggs.

“Anyway, job done and according to Eddie, Mia wasback with her owner - happy days.’’

The plot thickened, however, when the Spaniard’s sontook the dog home to Elche to give to his young kids.

Eddie, meanwhile, stopped to talk to a couple of fellowresidents - one of whom was Audrey.

Says Roy: “He overheard them talking about a missingdog that they had heard about on TKO Gold. Eddieasked for the details and then realised that if it was Mia,he had just given her away!

“The Spanish neighbour wasn't giving Eddie eggs as a'thank you' - he was actually paying for the dog.’’

With that, Eddie called Roy’s wife Helen, who prompt-ly went to tell the dog’s new owner that the dog Eddiehad given him was probably the missing one.

And later that night Mia was delivered back from Elcheto its grateful and relieved owner.

Says Roy: “Not only did Mia walk further than she hasever walked before. The normally shut electric gate wasopen, she walks up to a friend of mine who just happensto overhear neighbours talking about the TKO Goldannouncement.

“And one of those neighbours happens to be the onlyperson our kids spoke to on the campsite about the dog.Amazing.’’

Talking the dogtracks down Mia

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BY AMANDA BLACKMEMBERS of CLARO havevoted overwhelmingly toaccept the draft PP-CLAROgovernment agreementrecently negotiated by thetwo parties’ executives inOrihuela. Some 60 CLAROmembers participated andthere were no votes againstand only two abstentions.

In a statement released tothe press after the vote,CLARO stressed membershad agreed they must “learnfrom the negative experi-ences in the three-party gov-ernment and to adapt tochanged circumstances”.

It said: “There was nogoing back to the discreditedthree-party government andCLARO could not spend thenext three years before the2015 local elections in impo-

tent criticism from the side-lines.”

The release added that atthe meeting held before thevote, CLARO members

accepted the PP had realisethat it had wrongly neglectedthe coast when previously ingovernment. Members alsoagreed it was “urgent to get

rid of the present govern-ment”, which was “pursuingpolicies directly opposed tothe interests of OrihuelaCosta”.

THE GREEN LIGHT!CLARO says a massive yes to PP


Learn the lingo - with a little help from JEANETTE ERATH

SAY IT IN SPANISHLESSON 28

I HOPE you are enjoying this lovely weather we´ve beenhaving and are managing to fit some Spanish into your dailyroutines. Even if you´re just talking Spanish in your head it isbetter than not doing it at all.

Take time to go to Spanish cafés or bars, try to talk to thewaiter or bar staff, and above all, smile. Even if you strugglewith the language, as long as you´re trying with a smile onyour face the Spanish will think very highly of you and helpyou out. Give it a go. When you find yourself saying thosefew words and being understood, the sense of achievementis tangible and will hopefully spur you on.

We are aware in Spanish that they sometimes have twowords that mean the same thing, especially with verbs.Another example of this is POR and PARA, which bothmean FOR but are used at specific times.

Firstly we will learn when to use POR. There are somerules but these need to be learnt and repeated regularly,you will find certain instances which are more usual thanothers and, I probably shouldn´t say this, but if you do getthem muddled most Spanish people will understand you,however it is good practice to learn the correct uses and putthem into practice.

POR has many uses so can be more difficult to remem-ber:

RULES: To express gratitude or apology – Gracias por laayuda (thanks for the help)

For multiplication and division – dos por dos son cuatro(2 times 2 equals 4)

For velocity, frequency and proportion – voy al restau-rante cinco veces por semana (I go to the restaurant fivetimes per week)

Meaning ´through´, álong´, ´by´ or ín the area of´-andamos por el parque ( we walk through the park)

When talking about exchange, including sales – él me diodiez euros por el libro (he gave me ten euros for the book)

To mean ón behalf of´ or ín favour of´ - no voté por

nadie (I didn´t vote for anybody)To express a length of time – Yo estudié por dos horas

(I studied for two hours)To express an undetermined or general time, meaning

´during´- Se puede ver las estrellas por la noche (one cansee the stars during the night)

For means of communication or transportation – Prefieroviajar por tren y hablar por teléfono (I prefer to travel bytrain and speak by telephone)

In cases of mistaken identity or meaning ´to be seen as´ -Me tienen por loco (They take me for crazy)

To show the reason for an errand (with ir, venir, pasar,mandar, volver and preguntar) – Paso por ti a las ocho (I´llcome for you at eight oćlock)

When followed by an infinitive, to express an action thatremains to be completed use por + infinitive – La cena estápor cocinar (dinner has yet to be cooked)

To express cause or reason – El hombre murió por faltade agua (the man died from lack of water)

Éstar por´means to be in the mood or inclined to dosomething – estoy por tomar café (I´m in the mood fordrinking coffee)

In passive constructions – El libro fue escrito porOctavio Paz ( the book was written by Octavio Paz)

POR also appears in many expressions:Por adelantado – in advance, por ahora – for now, por

allí – around there/that way, por amor de Dios – for the loveof God, por aquí – around here/this way, por casualidad –by chance, por ciento – percent, por cierto – certainly, porcompleto – completely, por dentro – inside, por desgracia– unfortunately, por ejemplo – for example, por eso –therefore, por favor – please, por fin – finally, por lo gen-eral – generally, por lo visto – apparently, por medio de –by means of, por lo menos – at least, por lo tanto – con-sequently, por mi parte – as for me, por ningún lado –nowhere, por otra parte – on the other hand, palabra porpalabra – word for word, por primera vez – for the first time,por supuesto – of course, por suerte – fortunately, portodas partes, everywhere, por todos lados – on all sides,por último – finally.

As in all expressions, some will be more used than others;therefore try remembering especially the ones you are mostlikely to need regularly, and listen out for the word PORwhen you hear Spanish speakers to see what they say after.Common expressions, in my opinion, are: por ejemplo, poreso, por favor (of course!), por fin, por lo menos, porsupuesto (although you would also hear ćlaro´for ofcourse) and por todas partes.

See how many you can incorporate into your day and alsohow many you can hear.

Next week we will be learning when to use PARA, it issimpler than POR and so use this week to get used to PORso you are ready for PARA and also maybe try to imagineyourself when you use PARA, any examples of when youwould say ´for´ that aren´t above. Check next week howmany you found.


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?

A DYING SHAME

xxMISSY is a bundle of fluff. A 12-week-old Collie cross, goodwith cats, dogs and children.She will make a great additionto your family. Call 620 481 137.BRANDY is about four monthsand urgently needs a home.She is a happy girl, good withother dogs and cats and willgrow to medium size. Call 966725 975.

SANDY is an 18-month-oldLabrador cross puppy foundroaming the streets ofQuesada.

After a spell in hospital sheis healthy, chipped and ino-culated. All she now needs isa loving home.

To adopt or foster Sandy,contact Eleanor at Finca LaCastellana Animal WelfareCentre, San Miguel on 677381 111.

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

Sonny

Sandy

Midge

For more onMissy and Brandysee www.petsinspain.com, or [email protected]

SONNY by name and sunnyby nature even though he wascruelly abandoned. This dearginger boy was born in lateMay and has been given aclean bill of health by our vet.To meet Sonny or any of thecats in our care, call Joe (TheCat Man) on 966 719 272.

MIDGE is a female tabby,born around 2006. She wasabandoned by her Englishowners when they returnedto the UK. She’s been testedfor aids and leukaemia andis in good health. She isfriendly and needs a lovinghome.

Call the K9 Club, 633 936501, [email protected], www.k9club.es

Brandy

Missy

SHE sat calmly in the corner, her littleeyes following me all the time.

She was the smallest and weakest of a litter ofsix puppies I had seen while visiting a

Council-run dog pound in Orihuela last week. She was so dirty that her fur had hardened. She

was about five weeks old and that evening I couldnot get her out of my mind.

I visited the pound the following day and decid-ed that this little puppy would become part of mypack and I was going to do everything in mypower to help her get the best medical attention.

One of the workers at the kennels handed herover to me and I placed her in a cardboard box with a littleblanket inside and transported her to my vet, Cristina, inPinoso.

Cristina was alarmed at the pup’s condition and said shewas ravaged with parasites and severely dehydrated. Sheimmediately put her on a drip and started giving her treat-ment. That Friday evening my wife and I named her Nelly.

I arrived back at the vet’s on Saturday morning and waspleased to see she had been cleaned up and was lookingbetter.

I held her in my arms and took her outside in the shadefor ten minutes, as she snuggled into my arm. She reactedwell to seeing people and traffic and this was just the startof her important socialisation period. After ten minutes Itook her back to Cristina’s and I was the proudest man inSpain.

My new girl, what great plans we have been making foryou. I visited Nelly again on Sunday and was amazed at her

progress and she seemed more lively and was followingCristina’s dog everywhere, thinking it was her mum.

To save a dog’s life is an emotional moment and as I saton the floor watching Nelly, I knew that she would have abig future with me and a happy and peaceful one.

As I write this I have just heard that Nelly has died. Thisarticle was supposed to be about the adventures of my newpuppy and how she was going to be a big help to me in thefuture as she helped me help other dogs. Instead, she ishopefully up In heaven now at peace, after her five weeksof hell on earth.

How this was allowed to happen in a council run res-cue centre is beyond me.How could no one see that shewas so ill? They even have a vet there but NOTHINGwas done for her until I rescued her.

Spain is in a mess at the moment and that is because formany years the left arm did not know what the right arm wasdoing. In fact it still doesn’t. Human greed will simply carry

on in other forms. And the real suffering will just carry onbeing directed towards the country’s animals.

Yes, the people of Spain have it tough right now, but Idon’t see any of them dying of thirst or starvation, orbecause they are riddled with parasites. Nelly has leftbehind five brothers and sisters and I have arranged forthem to be taken out of the rescue centre and to a local vet,where hopefully their lives will be saved.

I don’t have any money and I visited Spain last week foranother ‘out of pocket visit’. I am saving these dogs’ lives ona credit card. Simple as that.

As you read this, rather than saying to yourself, ‘what apity’, how about actually helping one of these puppies andoffering him or her a good home?

I wrote a few weeks ago about other puppies needinghomes and did not even get one response.

Before you lick your finger and turn the page, just tryto help. The puppies are dying – we are not.

Nelly didn’t make it.Don’t let her siblingssuffer the same fate

Mud-caked Nelly (left) on her way tothe vet and after she had been cleanedup (above). Sadly she didn’t survive


FRANCISCO VALENCIA, LÍNEA DIRECTA’S CORPORATEGOVERNANCE DIRECTOR

“When a car has been written off youhave the chance to give customers backthe trust that they have placed in you.”

An accident in which a car has been written off is always the worstkind, because it implies the disappearance of the insured car.Francisco Valencia, Línea Directa’s Corporate Governance Director,describes to us the quality measures taken by his company, a leadinginsurance company for foreigners.

Losing your vehicle in a foreign country is undoubtedly a major setbackfor anybody. What makes Línea Directa different from other companies?

First of all, the personalised service. Línea Directa offers customer serv-ice over the telephone entirely in English and German, and also acts as anintermediary and translator with garages and scrap merchants. In additionto this, we also offer different cover options which no other insurer offers,such as our amount of compensation, which is never below €1000, orwhen appropriate, double the price paid by customers for their insurance.

You also have a purchasing centre if customers wish to acquire anew vehicle after theirs has been written off.

At Línea Directa we believe that when a car has been written off, it is anopportunity to give customers back the trust that they have placed in you.As a result, if customers ask us to, we take care of all the processesinvolved in buying a new vehicle in their name, including the paperworkand delivery of the vehicle to their home address.

And finally, how does Línea Directa pay compensation?

Línea Directa is committted to paying compensation within 40 days at thevery most, although the average waiting time is always much less. If thecar is less than 2 years old, either we pay its value when new in compen-sation or we take care of all the processes involved in purchasing anothervehicle. In addition, if the car is between 2 and 3 years old, we offer 15%more than its official value, as a quality measure.


MY little boy has just celebratedhis fifth birthday and it´s the firstbirthday I think he´ll really remem-ber, which is why I wanted to dosomething a bit special.

He has only really had one party in hisshort life - and that was a few years ago.Last year things were so tight financially thathe had a homemade cake and a few pres-ents from my friends, so this year I wasdetermined to really push the boat out, butthis of course needed planning.

There are several options for a birthdayparty in Spain. Possibly the cheapest butcertainly the most work is a home party. Infact, the weekend before my son’s birthdayhe went to a friend´s house party, there wasa huge garden with a pool and toys and itwas great.

But I live in quite a small flat so that is notreally a viable option when I wanted to invitehis school and local friends.

Another option here in Spain would be abeach party - but again it takes quite a bit ofwork and I really wanted to be able to relaxthis year.

There are many parks with little bars thathold parties and, although they are great, Ididn´t really want my son to be outside toomuch and the parks only hold attention for

which kind ofmade the partybags a bit diffi-cult to organise.

But I overdidthe numbersand everyonewent away with abag and my sonwas more thanhappy with theleftover bags.

A n o t h e rSpanish anomalyI find when goingto my son’sfriends´ parties isthe way they opentheir presents.

The Spanish do not put name cards ontheir presents because the child just ripsthem open as soon as they are given themby the guest and then the birthday boy or girlgoes back to play time.

There are also no birthday cards, theseseem superfluous to the Spanish and onlythe English friends actually gave my son acard. However, the presents he got were fan-tastic and each one was special and full ofthought.

so long. So I decidedto have his party in aplace I go to regularly;it is a large play areanear where I live, andis ideal for big num-bers of children aswell as just a few.

My boy and I havebeen going there forover a year now,since just after itopened, and heloves it. It hasbecome hisSaturday treat, andmine too as I relaxand do some writ-ing with a cool drink.

With the venue decided, I began to plan. Istarted saving about six months in advance,buying little gifts to go in the party bagswhenever I had the money, so that by thetime the party came around each bag wasfilled with little toys and trinkets.

As his birthday is in July, I had to give theinvitations out in June during the last week ofschool. One thing I did find was that Spanishparents don´t seem to confirm whether theirchild is coming or not, they just turn up,

The couple who own and run the playarea near Dolores are a great pair who havefun with the kids and the parents.

I would have imagined that this sort ofarea would be a haven of English but a sur-prisingly large number of Spanish alsocome. In fact the owners tell me there aremore Spanish than English holding partiesthere.

This party had to be one of the moststress-free ways to celebrate on the day,and my son and all his friends had a day toremember.

We have lots of photos to remind him ofhis special day and with the proper amountof planning it proves that you don´t have tohave all the money in the world to have agreat party without any of the cooking andsandwich making that goes with home orbeach parties and without the clearing up. Itwas great to leave the cleaning to someoneelse just for once.

At the end of the day everyone had agreat time and it was great that I could givemy son a party to remember.

But however you choose to celebrate abirthday I believe the only things truly need-ed to make it a happy day are happy peopleand lots of love and attention.

SPANISH PARTY TIME


FIRING BLANKS AT THEBANKS IS NO ANSWER

DESPITE the recent infantile shouting match betweenGeorge Osborne and Ed Balls, there does seem to be areasonable amount of unity between the UK politicalparties for something to be done about the banks,including better regulation and the creation of new play-ers in the market to offer consumers better choice.

But what is the government doing about the fact thatthe banks are not lending enough to boost business-es and to create new jobs? Business secretaryVince Cable was calling for banking reformyears ago and has been proved to be right- and he’s introduced a whole set of meas-ures that are passing through Parliament.But when he’s been asked about getting thebanks to lend more, he just shrugs hisshoulders and hopes for the best.

It’s just not good enough, and everybody isfed up to the back teeth with theseshameful institutions. With the dis-graceful events at Barclays, youcan tell that everybody wouldlike a banker to feel the longarm of the law somewhere,and when found guilty, to begiven a good public thrashingas an example to the rest of hisgreedy, cheating colleagues.Meanwhile, Labour leader Ed

Miliband has come up with a way of dealing with thebankers. Professions like doctors and solicitors operate to acode of conduct. Bankers should do so as well, or else facebeing struck off. It’s a lovely idea, but Miliband suffered amassive memory loss when he forgot to mention that

Labour, when in power, scrapped many ways ofbringing the bankers to order in front of the courts.

One interesting idea that the Lib Demleader and deputy Prime Minister, NickClegg, is trying to get some support for, isthe chance for voters to “recall” their MP ifhe or she is not doing a good enough job.It’s happened in America to elected officials

at all levels who are backsliding on theirwork, and there were more than 150 suchmoves last year. Switzerland also has “recall”

as part of its constitution. Of course,such moves may just be trig-

gered by political motivationand opportunism, but if wesee what’s happeninglocally on the council atOrihuela, then such a con-cept may have a lot of meritin it, especially if the wholelot of them could face thewrath of the angry voters.In fact, I feel Spain could

become the “recall” capital of the world!

qYou couldn’t even keep politics out of the dreadful UKweather last weekend, as the Environment Secretary,

Caroline Spelman, was telling every man, woman and childhow the current Government had restored all the flood pro-tection budgets that Labour had slashed by half in their lastyear in office. That may be right and good, but of what inter-est is that to anybody who’s had their house flooded out andprecious possessions ruined? There’s a time and a place forpolitical points scoring, but last weekend wasn’t it.

qRanting like a cat on heat about all matters politicalseems to have been part of the make-up for some of

our pop and rock stars over the years. But when the spotlightshines on them in an arena where their views can be dis-sected, they are often left wanting. Take the BBC’s QuestionTime programme as an example. I remember the mouthyJarvis Cocker of Pulp being given a place on the panel twoyears ago, and he had nothing of interest to say as he wastotally overwhelmed by the experience.

The other day we had Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols,playing a Grinch on an outside seat, with remarks that youmight hear in a pub towards the end of a Saturday night. It’sno coincidence, then, that we’ve never had an MP electedfrom a pop business background as, barring Screaming LordSutch, the vociferous paper tigers haven’t had the courageof their own convictions to put their views before the elec-torate. Just stick to the music, guys! Or in Johnny’s case, thebutter ads!!

SOMETIMES, when I read the British press, I think Iam going stark staring bonkers. I can recall DavidCameron telling us that although government depart-ments will be facing cutbacks caused by the econom-ic mess the country is in, the NHS will be exempt.

So, why then are we now reading that the NHS hasmade the greatest savings during the past year, cutting itsbudget by a massive £1,7 billion - representing 1.6 percent of its total budget for the past year?

Apparently £6.7billion has been saved from governmentbudgets this year and I should imagine, knowing how localand national government works (spending as if there is notomorrow), that it's on projects that no-one will miss.

But I cannot applaud the government, the NHS or NHSTrusts for making these kinds of savings, when, in the nextbreath, we hear of people who cannot get the drugs theyneed to prolong life, or have to wait for operations longerthan was the case a few years ago.

There are many areas where the government should besaving money and isn't, and places where it is savingmoney and should not be.

The priorities are the nation's health, defence, educa-tion, housing and housing support, such as electricity, waterand gas, transport infrastructure, plus fire, police, ambu-lance and prison services.

In a capitalist country, businesses should get on with thebusiness of making the nation's wealth, and it doesn't needthe government to pour billions into membership of the ECto maintain markets with Europe - unless the governmentsdon't really believe that capitalism works, and if so, let themsay so!

Nor do we need to pour billions into supporting crazy warsin nauseous countries that have caused the world endlessproblems for generations, and on which a sustained bomb-ing campaign (given sufficient warning) would achieve farmore positive results in minutes and create a lesson forother pariah states, without the loss of life of a single Britishsoldier.

Nor do we need to pour billions into supporting ridiculousrail network projects when everyone with an ounce of com-mon sense knows that what people want is a first class roadnetwork, which we have been denied in Britain for genera-tions. The reason - environmentalists have been listened torather than the majority of people who are now having to useroads which were not fit for purpose 30 years ago, and cer-tainly not today.

If ever there was an unnecessary project, it's the plannedhigh-speed rail link between London and Birmingham andbeyond. It will be like the high-speed rail link from London toParis, which is vastly under-used and will cost the Britishtaxpayer billions for generations. What's needed in its placeis a six to eight-lane motorway - toll-free of course.

Instead of the Channel Tunnel being part of the rail net-work it should have been part of the road network. Justimagine - a 20-minute drive, like going through the tunnelsthrough the Alps or under the Thames. How much would thathave been used - especially if it had been toll-free!

We really need politicians who think of what Mr AverageBrit wants rather than what the elite wants. The elite willhave a nice, cosy first class rail ticket from London to Parison Eurostar, with a chauffeur-driven car waiting to drive themto a five-star hotel. The rest of us want to drive under theChannel as easily as possible with good road links to take usbeyond, to the likes of the rest of France, Italy and Spain.

There's the technology to create a road-link tunnel underthe Channel, but what do we get - a rail link which costsmore to use than the cross-Channel ferries. Thanks a lot,stupid elite politicians. Oh, for a set of MPs who haven'tbeen to university, haven't been born with a silver spoon intheir mouths, and have a total knowledge of what MrAverage wants. You won't get that from the likes ofCameron, Clegg or Miliband - but you will get it from theState schools, up and down the country, whose pupils justdon't get the chances in life they really should have.

I bet you that if you filled Whitehall from schools and col-leges rather than universities, you would have a far more

prosperous and far better run country than you have at pres-ent. The French dealt with their so called "elite" by MadameGuillotine. I'm not suggesting anything quite so radical - butmuch of the present problems in the UK and beyond havebeen caused by people who think they are a cut above therest - whether they be bankers, politicians, the press, landedgentry or in the police. It's time that the "born to rule" gottheir marching orders.

qAT the weekend we were driving back from our holidayin Ireland to our park home in the UK. The crossing

over the Irish Sea was a dream - not a cloud in the sky, andhardly a white horse to be seen.

We drove through Wales as the storm clouds threatened,and by the time we got to Wiltshire the heavens opened.

It poured, the roads were covered with surface water andthe spray from vehicles was dreadful. Yet there were crazyfools overtaking us at speeds well over the national speedlimit.

If we couldn't see more than 100 yards in front, nor couldthey, but it didn't deter them. It was like that for the last 100miles of our journey.

What is the matter with some drivers that they value theirlives so little they are prepared to drive in such a crazy way?

Not only that, but we were constantly seeing vehicleswhich either had no lights on or were displaying only side-lights.

It's no wonder we hear day after day of dreadful accidents.So many could be avoided if only motorists engaged theirbrains instead of top gear. Motorways are not there to driveat the maximum speed that a driver can get away withregardless of the conditions.

We need police in unmarked cars to be on patrol on allroads in the UK and bring these crazy idiots to book. Frankly,I don't care if they die by their stupidity. Unfortunately, theytake the innocent with them, and that's the tragedy.

qQUESTION. What is more important than saving livesand road safety? Answer. The Olympics.

It's amazing what can happen on the altar of the OlympicGames. There used to be speed humps along a residentialroute in Greenwich, aimed at cutting down the momentum of

motorists. They were installed 15 years ago, on road safetygrounds.

But, without warning to local residents, all the humpswere dug up on one stretch - to give a smooth ride toOlympic dignitaries who can be driven around the city inchauffeur-driven cars in comfort.

And, hey presto, the humps will be replaced, at a cost of£50,000 to tax payers, once the Games are over.

I hate speed humps; , and there are far too many of themin the UK and especially in residential through-routes in ourpart of Spain. I believe they should be replaced by average-speed cameras. They would be far more effective in keep-ing motorists' speed down over the entire length of a road,rather than the ridiculous situation we have at present ofmotorists slowing down at a hump and then speeding upagain beyond. And the wear and tear on car suspensionsdoes not bear thinking about.

qHERE'S another question - aimed at male readers.How many of you have been driving and have cast

your eyes on an attractive young girl as she struts her stuffalong the pavement?

I'm sure there are very few who would honestly answerthey haven't.

It happened to a 26-year-old driver in Buckinghamshire,who was attracted to a girl in tight white jeans wiggling herway along the pavement. He was caught by a camera-wield-ing policeman who gave him a £60 fixed penalty ticket forfailing to drive with due care and attention.

The driver said he turned his gaze to see if the girl lookedas great from the front as she was from the rear!

Incredibly the eyes of the policeman issuing the ticketwere distracted as the same girl walked past. But that didn'tstop the miserable coot continuing to issue the ticket.

All fair enough, but I hope the police are just as diligentwhen they catch girls titivating their hair and looking at theirmakeup in the mirror as they drive.

qAND finally, back to the subject of the appalling Britishweather. All the rain is being caused by the jet stream

being too far south this year - over France rather than north-ern Britain.

Scientists say the cause of the shift is the additional melt-ing of the Arctic sea ice, and this year there is less sea icethan ever - following a winter where it built up to a greaterextent than for 30 years.

This world-wide shift in weather pattern has produced blis-tering heat over the eastern States of America; abnormalrainfall and cool weather over northern Europe; intense rain-fall and severe floods over southern states of Russia andhigh rainfall over India. Hundreds of people have died as aresult of all this.

The climate change sceptics have gone awfully quiet,haven't they?


Where Britain should beInvesting her millions...

NIÇOISE SALAD WITH BACON ANDCHEESY CROUTONS

This classic salad will please everyone.

Ingredients 1. Small ciabatta loaf, torn into pieces2. 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil3. 25g fresh Parmesan, grated4. 6 rashers streaky bacon, chopped5. 100g trimmed fine green beans6. 1 cos lettuce, cut into bite-size pieces7. 4 ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges8. Large handful of pitted black olives9. 4 eggs, hard-boiled 10. 1 bottle French dressing, to serve

Method1. Preheat the oven to 220C/fan200C/gas 7. Put the cia-

batta into a roasting tin, add the oil and turn to coat. Scatterover the cheese, season with pepper and mix. Stir in thebacon. Cook for 15minutes, turninghalfway, until golden.Drain on kitchen paper.

2. Meanwhile, addthe beans to asaucepan of boilingwater. Cook for 2 min-utes, then drain andplunge into a bowl ofcold water to cool.Drain again and setaside.

3. Divide the lettuce between 4 plates. Top with the greenbeans, tomato wedges, olives and cheesy ciabatta croutonswith bacon. Season. Peel and cut the eggs into wedges andscatter over the salad. Drizzle with some French dressing toserve.

CLASSIC CAESAR SALAD WITHGRILLED CHILLI PRAWNS

The addition of these grilled chilli prawns to this classicCaesar salad dish will make your party swing with zing.

Ingredients 1. 800g large, whole, unpeeled, raw prawns (see tip,

below)2. 3 tbsp sweet chilli sauce3. 2 tbsp shoyu soy sauce (Japanese soy sauce)4. 2 garlic cloves, crushed5. 5cm piece fresh ginger, grated6. 2 tbsp olive oil7. 4 slices rye bread8. 100g smoked streaky bacon, chopped9. 1 head of romaine lettuce, leaves separated10. 6 tbsp Caesar dressing11. 25g Parmesan, finely grated

Method 1. Peel just the body shell from the prawns, leaving the tail

and head intact. Set aside. Mix the sweet chilli sauce, soysauce, garlic and gin-ger in a large non-metallic bowl and addthe prawns. Turn tocoat in the marinade,then chill for 15 min-utes.

2. Meanwhile, driz-zle the oil over thebread, scatter with seasalt and toast on a bar-becue or a griddle panuntil golden on bothsides. Cool, then cutinto long, thin breadsticks.

3. Heat a dry fryingpan until hot. Dry-frythe bacon for 5 minutes, until crispy. Set aside on a plate tocool, then break up.

4. Cook the prawns on a barbecue or a griddle pan for 5minutes, turning occasionally, until cooked through.

5. Divide the lettuce between 4 plates, top with the prawnsand toasted bread. Drizzle with the dressing, scatter with thecheese and bacon.


Sumptuous saladsFrom side-dish to centrepiece, today's salad recipes are versatile,inventive and tasty. If you go easy on the dressing, you'll lose thefat but not the flavour.Let's take a moment to ponder on the sheer loveliness of salads....right, enough pondering, make today a salad day.

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WARM SUNDAY ROAST SALADIt's Sunday lunch - as a salad!

Ingredients 1. 2-2.5kg leg of lamb2. 4 garlic cloves, cut into slivers3. Few sprigs fresh rosemary4. 450g baby new potatoes5. 175ml olive oil6. 200g French green beans7. 4 tbsp red wine vinegar 8. Generous pinch of sugar9. Handful freshly chopped mint10. 600g cherry tomatoes, halved11. 350g baby spinach leaves, rocket or watercress or a

mixture of all threeMethod

1. Preheat the oven to220°C/fan 200°C/gas 7.With the tip of a small,sharp knife make slits allover the lamb. Insert a sliv-er of garlic and a sprig ofrosemary into each slit.Weigh the lamb and calcu-late the cooking time. Cookfor 20 minutes, then reducethe oven temperature to190°C/fan170°C/gas 5 androast for a further 20 minutes per 450g. This will give aslightly pink lamb. Add an extra 20 minutes if you like it medi-um.

2. Meanwhile, cook the potatoes in boiling, salted waterfor 10-15 minutes until tender. Drain and spill into a roastingtin, drizzle with 2 tablespoons of oil and season. Roast for 30minutes before the lamb is done.

3. Cook the beans in boiling, salted water, drain andrefresh under cold running water. Drain again and put aside.

4. Make the dressing: whisk together the remaining oil,vinegar, sugar, mint and plenty of seasoning.

5. Take the lamb and potatoes out of the oven. Leave thelamb to rest for 15 minutes and the potatoes to cool (theyboth only need to be just warm when served). Slice the lamband put on to a plate. Put the tomatoes, salad leaves, greenbeans and warm potatoes into a large bowl and toss well.Drizzle with enough dressing to coat and toss again. Add thelamb to serve. Put the rest of dressing into a jug for everyoneto help themselves.

BALSAMIC BEEF, ASPARAGUS ANDPECORINO SALAD

A quick and simple, yet restaurant-standard, dish thatmarries juicy sirloin steak with seasonal asparagus.

Ingredients 1. 250g sirloin steak, about 5cm thick2. 200g bunch of English asparagus3. 100g sugar snap peas4. 1 ripe avocado5. Juice of 1/2 lemon6. 1 tbsp olive oil7. 1 small red onion, thinly sliced8. Bunch of watercress, washed and trimmed9. 25g Pecorino, shavedFor the marinade 1. 3 tbsp olive oil2. 4 tbsp balsamic vinegar3. Pinch of chilli flakes or 1 tsp chilli oil

Method 1. Mix the marinade

ingredients in a bowl.Add the steak and mar-inate for 1 hour, turningonce.

2. Steam the aspara-gus and sugar snapsfor 4–5 minutes or untiljust tender. Refresh incold water and drain.

3. Meanwhile, halve,peel and stone theavocado. Cut into largechunks and put in a bowl. Season with sea salt and toss inthe lemon juice to prevent browning.

4. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat. Liftthe steak from the marinade (reserve the marinade) andcook in the pan for 2-3 minutes each side for medium-rare.Set aside. Add the reserved marinade to the pan with theonion and bubble for 1-2 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.

5. Arrange the watercress, sugar snaps, asparagus andavocado on 2 plates. Slice the steak into thick strips andarrange on the salad. Drizzle with the warm marinade andscatter with the Pecorino shavings to serve.

RUSSIAN SALADOr, to give it the correct name, insalata russa. Spot the

anomaly? This dish is Italian, not Russian, and as far as we

can make out, the name simply refers to the inclusion ofbeetroot! We’d love to hear from anyone who knows other-wise. It’s great with poached salmon or rare roast beef.

Ingredients 1. 2 medium or 4 small beetroot2. 2 or 3 waxy potatoes 3. 100g fresh shelled peas4. 100g baby carrots5. ½ small cauliflower, picked into florets6. 100g green beans, sliced7. 3 large free-range eggs8. 2 dill pickled gherkins or a handful cornichons, diced9. 3 heaped tbsp mayonnaise (see separate recipe to

make your own, or use a good bought one)10. Small bunch of fresh dill (optional)

Method 1. Boil the beetroot in a pan of salted water for 20-30 min-

utes, until tender. Cool a little, then push the skins off with athumb and forefinger, then cut into dice.

2. Meanwhile, peel and dice the potatoes to the same sizeas the beets. Boil in a pan of lightly salted water until tender.Allow the spuds and beets to cool completely.

3. Now blanch the peas, carrots, cauliflower and beans.Use the same pan in succession rather than several (itsaves on washing up!) but blanch the cauliflower last, as itwill flavour the water. Drain and cool.

4. Finally, cook the eggs in boiling salted water for 7 min-utes. Plunge them into a bowl of cold water, then peel andhalve.

5. Mix the pickle with all the vegetables and fold them intothe mayonnaise in a bowl. Season and top with dill sprigsand the eggs.



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Vitamin C is one of manyantioxidants. Antioxidantsare nutrients that blocksome of the damage causedby free radicals, which areby-products that result whenour bodies transform foodinto energy.

The build up of these by-products over time is largelyresponsible for the agingprocess and can contributeto the development of vari-ous health conditions such

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Research scientists at theUniversity of Otago SchoolOf Medicine say that includ-ing vitamin C in your dailydiet could reduce the risk ofcancer; in fact, it could alsohelp fight cancer.

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(toxins) in the body, it has found useful application in thetreatment of chronic disorders such as atherosclerosis,arthritis, chronic venous insufficiency among others.Turmeric is a commonly used spice in Indian cooking witha long history of use, and its bright yellow-orange color isrecognizable in many Indian food dishes. Studies haveshown that curcumin, a naturally occurring biologicallyactive group of compounds from turmeric, can function asan efficient anti-inflammatory agent with the ability to reg-ulate the body’s normal response. Curcumin inhibits cer-tain enzymes that are raised during chronic inflammatorydisorders in addition to its anti-oxidant property.

One of the challenges of oral supplementation with cur-cumin has been its poor absorption. Fortunately, recentadvances in delivery technologies have been able to over-come some of this limitation and provide formulations thatare absorbed readily.

Preparations from the Boswelia plant have also beenused in India for hundreds of years in the treatment of jointproblems. It is derived from the gum resin of the Indianfrankincense plant, and its usefulness is thought to be dueto its ability to support the body’s normal inflammatoryprocess. The naturally occurring Boswellic acid in theplant increases the blood supply to the joints, thereby pre-venting the reduction of cartilage synthesis. Omega 3 fattyacids are polyunsaturated fatty acids essential for the nor-mal structure and function of multiple body systems and inrecent years several studies have demonstrated theirstrong anti-inflammatory properties. Devils claw is a plantthat has a long history of use in South Africa, where it wasused to treat joint and digestive problems. Its tubers arerich in harpagosides which are thought to be useful anti-inflammatory agents that support the body’s normalinflammatory process. To find out more about anti-oxidant supplements discussed as well as for questions, please email [email protected]

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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.

Rita was having problems with Skype being blocked byMcAfee

Hello - I wonder if you can help me. I accidentally said "block" when my McAfeeSecurity asked if I wanted to block Skype and so now I can't access my Skype.How do I get back my Skype? My mistake of course but I don't know how to rectifyit. Would appreciate your assistance. Many thanks - Rita

Hi Rita, you will need to open upMcAffee and do the following…

1. Open security centre2. Go Web and email protection3. Go to firewall4. go to Internet connection for programs5. Locate the program that you want tounblock and change its access to theInternet

Update: Richard - thank you so much. I really REALLY appreciated your help. Welldone. Regards - Rita

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Michael was having problems with Microsoft ActiveSyncand his Sat Nav system

Hi Richard, I am tryingto install a programmefor my sat nav and aprogramme called

`Microsoft active sync` will notinstall as it says there is not anemail programme installed forthis. Obviously it will take livemail. It says it cannot completethe installation due to incom-patibility problems check online for a solution which I pressbut there is no solution for it. Isthere anything I can do to install this programme independent from the sat nav installationset up?

Hi Michael, I’m not sure why your installation is confusing Microsoft ActiveSync withan email application as the two are very different programmes. ActiveSync is usedfor some applications to synchronise data between your computer and a mobiledevice and in this case I suspect that you may be using Windows 7 as this operating

system has its own synchronisation software and doesn’t use ActiveSync (that’s an olderapplication used for Windows XP et al)

If you are using Windows 7 and your Sat Nav is compatible with this operating system thenyou should just be able to plug it in and Windows will setup or download ”Windows MobileDevice Centre” automatically for you.

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Sue wanted to know how to get her new Spanish key-board working on her computer

Just a minor query regarding Spanish keyboards. I am unable to get the Spanishn with the tilde over it as in manana etc, even though there is a character key for itas it was a Spanishkeyboard. We

bought and installed a newSpanish keyboard yesterdayand again the same is hap-pening. When I press the keyfor n+tilde I just get ; or in cap-itals ; and pressing alt or alt grdoes not make any difference.Not a big deal I know, but if Iwant to write in Spanish then Ido need the proper keyboardso do you have any advice onhow to fix this?

Hi Sue, yep it’s notthat straight forwardreally, for what should be a simple change, but here goes…

1. Click Start , type intl.cpl in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.2. On the Keyboards and Language tab, click Change keyboards.3. Click Add.4. Expand the language that you want. For example, expand Spanish (Spain, InternationalSort).5. Expand Keyboard list, click to select the Spanish check box, and then click OK.6. In the options, click View Layout to compare the layout with the actual keyboard.In the Default input language list, click Spanish (Spain, International Sort) – Spanish, and

then click OK two times.8. In the Regional and Language Options dialog box, click OK.Note The Language bar appears on the taskbar. When you rest the mouse pointer over this

bar, a tooltip appears that describes the active keyboard layout.10. Click the Language bar, and then click ES Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

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IT’S not often you get to see eight megastars onone bill and support the soldiers in Afghanistan atthe same time.

But that’s what husband and wife duo Tania and DarrenAlboni are offering at Los Rosales on Guardamar’s Lemon

WITH the Entre Naranjosand Laguna Green fiestaplanned for later thismonth, local bar The Inn AtThe Green is holding afundraising event to makesure the celebrations gowith a bang.

Tomorrow (Saturday),Lyndon B will perform at thebar from 9pm. A raffle andother events will also aidthe fiesta fund.

Meals will be served until9.30pm at the EvergreenEatery, and there will bespecial drinks promotions.

The fiesta itself takesplace on July 27 and 28. Itopens on the Friday withconcerts and a Latinodisco. On the Saturday, thearea will be abuzz withstreet markets and an artsand crafts fair at VistabellaGolf from 9am to 5pm.

Later there will be a giantpaella, concerts and anoldies disco.

And, if enough money israised, the weekend will fin-ish with a big fireworks dis-play. So, get along to theInn At The Green tomorrowfor a great night out and tohelp the fiesta fund.

Golf bash swings itfor the Samaritans

Tree Road on Tuesday.For one night only, this

talented couple will convinceyou that you are watching thestars themselves as theyadopt the personas of thelikes of Cher, Shakira, ShaniaTwain, Karen Carpenter, RoyOrbison and Elvis.

Tania is the official numberone tribute to AmyWinehouse, and is so convin-cing that she was Amy’sdecoy. When the brilliantyoung songstress died, Taniaasked Amy’s father if sheshould stop doing her in theshow. But Mitch Winehousesaid he wanted her to “carryon and keep the memory ofAmy going”. She is certainlydoing that.

Darren, a Stars in TheirEyes winner, does a fantasticMick Hucknell. It’s so good hehas been described as “moreMick Hucknell than MickHucknell”.

Tania and Darren have per-formed all over the world andare hot-footing it to Spainfrom such far-flung places asDubai and Egypt.

They’re having a bit of aholiday, but agreed to fit in justone performance for theAfghan Heroes charity.

For a bargain price of €10,including a meal, you can seeTania and Darren in all theirguises. And, there will be achance to win VIP tickets tosee Joe Longthorne atBenidorm Palace courtesy ofNight Out Promotions.

For details and to book, callJax on 697 501 992.

THE second annual charity golf event held at Las ColinasGolf and Country Club for the Samaritans in Spain was onceagain a complete sell out and a resounding success.

Main Sponsor John Williams of the Rental and SalesCentre Los Dolces was part of a team of 84 golfers who teedoff in a shotgun start, and although there were some seriouscompetitors, fun and laughter were order of the day.

Las Colinas Director of Golf, Martin Eastgate, pulled outthe stops, providing golfers with bag badges, pitch markers,drinks vouchers and a picnic bag. An added delight was thestunning Dolly Dealers from the Hub, Villamartin Plaza, whogave out drinks and prizes in return for charity donations.

Liz Bell, the British Vice Consul, and volunteers from theSamaritans in Spain joined the crowds.

First prize of flat-screen TVs went to the team led by ex-Manchester City player Andy Dibble, and there was luggagefor runners-up, Sporting Life, Los Dolces.

Trophies were supplied free by Sunshine Trophies. Othersponsors and donors included Albatross Golf Tours, ChemiesLounge Bar, Canal Print Rioja, Grange Asphalt, John andJoyce Proctor, Steve Waller and Pam Twissel-Cross, Che,Birdies, Bogies, The New Shalimar, Fairways, Munchies,Gaiety, Shandon Bells, Fish & Chips 11, The Square,Rumours, The Hub, Chemies Golf Society, Jameson’s, Vivala Vida, Cheers Bar, Tony from AC Installations, La FincaCountry Club, HTS Transport and Graeme Jackson.

A dinner dance overlooking the 18th finished the event.

MEGASTARS ARE US

A Greenlight foran Inn

occasion

THE Pantomime Group is set to start rehearsals for its next pro-duction, Dick Whittington, in September.

But they are still missing a few important cast members,including Dick.

“We are especially interested in a younger female who wouldlike to play Dick,” say the group. “We and your Dame desperatelyneed you.”

If you are a ‘younger’ lady who would like to play the leadingman, in true panto style, get in touch with the Panto Group [email protected] or call Christine on 965 077 090.

Rehearsals will be at the cultural centre in Quesada and openauditions will be held soon. The panto will be staged in LosMontesinos next January.

The group’s last two productions Aladdin, directed by ChristineSmith, and The Wizard of Oz, directed by Barry Cox, raised over€3,000, which was donated to good causes in the localcommunity.

Get in on the actCARDENAL Belluga TheatreGroup members are afriendly bunch and alwayshappy to welcome newcom-ers into their fold.

Based in San Fulgencio,the group was started sevenyears ago and it is so muchfun that some of the originalplayers are still involved.

So, if you fancy treadingthe boards, or workingbehind the scenes, whilehaving lots of laughs andraising money for goodcauses, call Maria on 966715 891.

You don’t need to besuper talented – all they askis you bring along lots ofenthusiasm.

The group will be startingrehearsals for its next pro-duction in September.

But you don’t have to waitto join as they hold lots ofsocial events, too, for mem-bers and their friends toenjoy.

Visit the company’s newwebsite at www.thecardenalbellugatheatregroup.com formore information about thegroup’s activities. It’s Whitt or bust for this lonely Dame

THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE: Two people, eight amazing acts

qA luncheon for AECC was recently held at the El

Clavel Restaurant in Campoverde, raising €774

for the cancer charity. Restaurant owner Ray kindly

donated €400 and the rest came from donations and

proceeds from the raffle. The AECC office is open

every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 10am

to 12pm to take appointments for smears, mammo-

gram and prostate cancer screening. The office is in

the Europa Building at the entrance to Campoverde,

but will be closed in August. People can still contact

Pamela on 966 848 353 during this time.

A dame called Dick

When it comes toversatility, Albonisare the gr-eightest


REGULARS of The Hop have been bowling insupport of Animal Aid.

They had a great day at the Ozone BowlingAlley, Torrevieja, and then went back to TheHop for fish and chips, a raffle and entertain-ment.

After all the fun, they were able to hand over€275 to the charity which does fantastic workrescuing abandoned and injured animals.

Organiser Lynne Zaber said a big thank youto the bowlers, Captain Carter’s, everyone whodonated raffle prizes and The Hop, especiallyRoberta for giving them control of the micro-phone.

Bags of fun- pipes leadthe parade

CASA OF FUNFOR SUMMER

LA Marina Bowls Clubregular Tom Waring washimself bowled over by thesurprise party thrown byhis wife Eve and friendsfor his 85th birthday.

Mr Bojangles entertai-ned the guests and Tomhardly left the dance floor

at the Final Whistle on LaMarina Urbanisation

A beautiful cake waspresented by Eve and sha-red by all the guests.

Tom thanked everyonefor attending and Eve forarranging the surpriseparty.

Bowled over

Animals cash in onHop and charity

Freddie Mercury, Neil Diamond, Status Quo and more.Adults €8, children €5. Doors open 6.30pm.Tickets for all events are available from Casa La Pedrera.For the Caballeros shows, tickets can also be

obtained by emailing [email protected] [email protected]. For more details, call Jenni on 660 816620 or visit www.thingstodoinspain.info or www.thecaballeros-spain.info

A BUSY summer is planned at Casa La Pedrerain Torremendo with events to suit everyone andplans to raise money for three charities.

Pets in Spain, Alzheimer’s and Emaus Children’s Homewill all benefit from Casa La Pedrera’s summer of fun.

For a toe-tappin’, knee-slapping, good old Honkey Tonktime, get along to the summer Sundays Country and WesternShow.

For five Sundays from July 29 to August 26, you can watchan amazing horse display, join in the line dancing, tuck intofinger-lickin’ ribs and take hay rides and pony rides to thelake. Or jump on a Quad or try air rifle shooting if it’s moreyour style.

Highlight of the shows will be the incredible, death-defyingtrick riding and horseback acrobatics of Emma Tytherleigh.

And, there will be more horse acrobatics and vaulting fromEden and Linzi Ray.

Doors open 6.30pm, show starts 7.00pm. All tickets mustbe booked and paid for prior to the event.

Flamenco lovers are in for a treat on July 18 and August22, with an evening of flamenco dance and guitar. Ticketscost €12, adults, and €8, children. Then there’s Flamencowith Horses on August 15. Adults, €15, children €10.

Friday nights from July 20 see the start of the sunset swimand BBQ evenings. Adults €10, children €8, including BBQ.

On July 31, August 14 and 21, Casa La Pedrera presentsThe Caballeros and a Chica.

Dave E Moss, Cherry K, Charles Prince and Rebecca Holtstar in this tribute show with a difference.

There will be music for all, with songs from the 50s throughto the present day.

See ABBA, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Buddy, Marc Bolan,

THE Torrevieja Pipes andDrums opened the recentTorrevieja EuropeanFestival with a paradealong the Marina.

The Marina Salinas wasthe perfect venue for thethree-day summer event oflive music from local CostaBlanca bands.

Market stalls were set upalong the walkway with theBritish Legion selling giftsand novelties to raisefunds for a very worthycause.

After the rousing Pipesand Drums start, the enter-tainment continued with akarate display then musicfrom popular acts includ-ing Emily Hullmann and D-

Zire, plus sounds fromExiteFM.

The harbour provided alovely background for theartists’ performances.

The Torrevieja Pipes andDrums perform at manycharity events and are alsoavailable for private func-tions. New members arealways welcome. For fur-ther information contactBarry or Donnie on 96 6712076 or 619 800 752

Lynne Zaber and SueHarrop hand over adonation to Animal Aid


SPANISH PRESS

It’s a softerbailout, but

still no Spainwithout pain

THE club of euro-zone nations signed anagreement early on Tuesday that will markboth the Spanish economy and the country’spolitics for a number of years to come.

The Eurogroup meeting of economy andfinance ministers agreed in Brussels toaccord Spain the rescue package it requestedlast month for its banking sector (with the first30-billion-euro loan to be released before theend of July) and allowed Madrid an extra yearto bring its budget deficit back within the termsof the Growth and Stability Pact.

But there were big strings attached, in par-ticular stringent fiscal demands and completeoversight of Spain’s financial sector. In otherwords, Spain is the object of a bailout, in thefull sense of the word, but one that is softer inits terms and scope than those of the threeeuro-zone nations intervened in previously:Greece, Portugal and Ireland.

The so-called ‘troika’, com-prising the EuropeanCommission (EC), EuropeanCentral Bank (ECB) and theInternational Monetary Fund(IMF), will send inspectors toSpain every three months,and together these organisa-tions assume de facto powersover the financial supervisionof Spain’s banks.

On top of this, Brussels hasdemanded “new fiscal meas-ures” from Spain’s govern-ment to ensure Madrid cancomply with its deficit-cuttingobligations.

Anticipating this call, onMonday the governmentannounced VAT would beraised at next Friday’s Cabinetmeeting.

But EC Vice President OlliRehn added that Spain “willhave to comply fully” with thenew conditions and did notrule out extra austerity meas-ures, such as cuts to pensionsor unemployment benefits.

THIRTY activists from PETA andAnimaNaturalists protested in Pamplona lastThursday against the Festival of San Fermin,their naked bodies daubed in English with ant-bullfighting slogans.

The words ‘stop’ in red, and ‘bullfights’ in black, wereformed by the activists on the ground of the PlazaConsistorial. It is the 11th year running that the groupshave protested the event.

Next to them was a banner, also in English, declaring‘Bulls die a bloody death in Pamplona’.

Another, in French, read: ‘The naked truth: Bullfightingis cruel’. .

Aïda Gascón, director of AnimaNaturalis in Spain, saiddifferent languages were used because the famous bull-running festival is so popular with foreign visitors.

She said she hoped that foreigners would be “more sen-sitive to animal abuse” because although in Spain peopleare “sold the idea that the bulls do not suffer, the foreignershave a much more elevated awareness to the suffering ofanimals and if they know that the bulls suffer they will stopcoming.”

Among the activists were men and women from differentSpanish regions and also from France, Australia and theUK, according to Gascón. They were protesting about thetreatment of the bulls and “against all types of mistreat-ment of animals”.

“We want to raise awareness and let people know thatthe bull running ends with the bulls in the plaza beingkilled,” Gascón added in remarks to reporters.

lTwo Britons were among the casualties at the bull run-ning festival. Nick Couchman, 20, from Orpington,

Kent and Liam Tarff, 29, from Brixton, London, were goredwithin seconds of each other in the third dash through thecobbled streets.

Let ETA terrorist go, Spainordered - and pay her!

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BULLS AND CRUELTY:THE NAKED TRUTH

policemen in the Plaza de laRepública Dominicana de Madrid in1986.

The Minister of the Interior, JorgeFernández Díaz, has said Spain willnot release Del Rio or pay themoney. Without hiding his anger, hesaid Spain will ask for the deletion ofthe execution of the decision inStrasbourg.

Semi-naked protestors spell out their message in English

ist murders, and has urged Spainto release her “in the shortestpossible time period”.

This is the first time the courthas ruled on the Parot doctrine,which limits the time a prisonercan be sentenced on consecutivecharges.

Del Rio formed part of one ofthe most bloodthirsty ‘Madridcommands’ in history, togetherwith José Ignacio de JuanaChaos, and participated in the

attack that cost the lives of 12

TENNIS player Rafael Nadal has

been chosen by Spanish women

“as the celebrity with whom they

would most like to spend a night

in a hotel,” reports Informacion.

In a survey by Hoteles.com the

Spaniard is favoured by 24.1% of

Spanish women, with actor Brad

Pitt in second place with 17.8%,

followed by footballer Cristiano

Ronaldo with 13.4%. It is clear that the Spanish

women continue to prefer the

Spanish product to the abdomi-

nals of Ronaldo or the blond

mane of the American actor.

Nadal tops desire chart

THE European Court of Human Rights has ruled against theParot Doctrine, used by Spain to keep convicted ETA terroristInés del Río Prada in prison, reports abc.

Strasbourg has ordered Spain to pay €30,000 euros in dam-ages and another €1,500 in costs to Del Rio (pictured), who wassentenced to more than 3,000 years in prison for several terror-


PEOPLE SAVEDEBT VILLAGEIN Higuera de la Serena, a village in Badajozprovince, Sunday is the longest working day ofthe week. Skipping the day of rest is not theonly thing that people here do differently.

Over 100 of the 1,041 residents of Higuerasweep the streets, trim the trees and fix thelocal fountain without charging a cent for it.

Ricardo Estrella, 60, is a carpenter in earlyretirement who repairs anything made ofwood. María del Mar Tena Bueno used to doclerical work in the town hall, now she isunemployed and cleans the streets twice aweek. When the local pool opens, she willman the ticket booth.

They are both part of a group of volunteersdoing their share to pull their village out of itsfinancial hole. Their political representativesare contributing to the collective effort by giv-ing up their public salaries.

These drastic measures are the result ofyears of bad management, the locals say.Now, Higuera owes 800,000 euros.

In order to meet its payment obligations withsuppliers, Higuera applied for a special adjust-ment plan designed by the Finance Ministry

for municipalities in distress. A check for300,000 euros arrived last month and helpedpay around 20 businesses hired by the previ-ous Socialist administration.

In exchange for the cash, the town cannotspend a single euro for two years; the state willwatch its every move and the money must bereturned at 5.6 per cent over a decade.“We’vebeen bailed out,” notes deputy mayor ManuelTamayo Ignacio, a 46-year-old teacher.

On a recent Monday, a dozen locals gath-ered at a rundown sports centre. They broughtrollers, buckets and plaster to fix it up.

As Celestino Gómez Pérez forcefullypeeled the posters from the latest electioncampaign, he muttered: “All politicians are abunch of shameless scoundrels; they havebrought ruin upon us.” Tamayo took no notice.

Higuera is just one of 2,619 municipalitiesstruggling to pay bills. Madrid approved 2,350applications, and expects the money to beused to pay over 1.7 million bills worth 9.3 bil-lion euros.

Sofia’s lovenot sharedby the King

THE Spanish Queen hasalways come out in defenceof animals. So she wasdelighted to be asked to pre-side over the ceremony com-memorating the establish-ment of the Commission forthe Protection of AnimalRights by the Barcelona BarAssociation.

The event will be held onWednesday at the headquar-ters of the professional bodyof the Catalan capital.

Sofia has never hidden herlove for animals and at homehas had, among other ani-mals, dogs, cats and turtles.

The latest addition to thepalace menagerie is Paquita,a rescue mongrel spotted bythe Queen at an animal fair inMay. The Queen’s love foranimals has led her to avoidfoods that contain meat andshe is almost vegetarian.

“I love animals. What can I

do,” said Sofia to a smallgroup of reporters during aninformal conversation. “Sincechildhood I have rejectedmeat. It is not necessary tokill animals.”

She recounted how “in myfamily there have alwaysbeen dogs” and then “oneday a cat peered through awindow of one of the halls ofZarzuela. I opened the door,it entered and adopted me.Since then it has had kittens,but now they are all spayed

and everything is calm”. The Queen said the

Zarzuela has a pet cemetery,“with the photo of each oneon top of his grave.”

q El País reports theSpanish branch of the

World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF) has called an extraor-dinary meeting of its mem-bers to decide whether toremove King Juan Carlosfrom his position as foundingand honorary president ofthe organisation.

The July 21 meeting,comes after the monarch’scontroversial elephant-hunt-ing trip to Botswana in April.

At the time the WWF senta letter to the Royal house-hold saying his actions had“provoked enormous con-tempt among members.”

lAn Iberian Express plane was evacuated momentsbefore take-off last week after the captain was told

there was a bomb on board. The flight from Alicante toMadrid was halted when a passenger claimed he hadreceived a call on his mobile warning that his suitcase hadbeen interfered with and may have been loaded withexplosives. The man was later arrested when no explo-sives were found.

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It was love atfirst sight whenthe Queenspotted Paquita


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A NEW chemical could makehuman teeth 'cavity proof' - anddo away with the need for visits tothe dentists forever.

The molecule has been called Keep 32 -after the 32 teeth in a human mouth.

The chemical was designed by dentistsin Chile, and wipes out all the bacteria thatcause cavities in just 60 seconds in tests.

The chemical could be added to any cur-

rent dental care product,turning toothpaste, mouth-wash and chewing gum into“super cleansers” that couldget rid of the underlying causeof tooth decay.

The chemical targets strep-tococcus mutans, the bacteriathat turns the sugar in your

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The Sunmouth into lacticacid, whicherodes toothenamel.

By exterminat-ing the bacteria, Keep 32prevents the damage toteeth before it happens.

Using a product contain-ing the chemical keeps yourteeth “cavity proof” for sev-eral hours.

The product has beenunder test for seven years,and is now going intohuman trials.

It could be on the market

THE man saved by murdered cop Ian Dibell con-fessed on Wednesday: “He was a real hero. He took abullet for me.”

Lucky-to-be-alive Trevor Marshall, 48, told of histerror as he was chased and shot by crazed gunmanPeter Reeve, 64 (pictured).

He praised brave PC IanDibell — killed in the ram-page at Clacton, Essex earli-er in the week — saying: “Hestood between me and cer-tain death.”

Reliving the bloody gunchase, trucker Trevor toldhow he was blasted at point-blank range and run over byparanoid neighbour PeterReeve. Weirdo Reeve, 64,shot dead off-duty local

bobby PC Dibell, 41, as he bravely tried to intervene.Shocked Trevor, who suffered a bullet wound to his

arm and injuries to his hand and leg, said: “You seethese types of shootings in downtown Los Angeles,not in Clacton-on-Sea.”

Trevor revealed he and girlfriend Kat Karolak, 40,were fired at FOUR times in the space of just ten min-utes as Reeve went berserk.

He said: “Reeve was like a crazed animal. I staredinto his eyes and they were totally dead. He wanted tokill me but I don’t know why.’’

Brave cop took a bullet for me

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in 14 to 18 months, sayresearchers José Córdobafrom Yale University andErich Astudillo from theUniversity of Chile.

The chemical could evenbe added to foods to stopbacteria damaging teeth asyou eat.

The researchers hope tolicence the patent to chemi-cal giants such as Procter

and Gamble.“We are currently in talks

with five interested ininvesting in our project orbuy our patent,” say theresearchers.

qSCIENTISTS havefound that women who

breastfed their babies evenfor a few months after thebirth were less likely to beobese 30 years later.

The SunTIME TO FILL PERFECT

SCOTS are fleeing abroad on last-minutesunshine holidays to escape the soggyweather at home as forecasters predictyet more rain.

Travel firms reported a surge in book-ings for overseas package deals fromcustomers after experts warned 2012 isbecoming the “year without summer”.

Almost half a million people are expect-ed to fly from the country’s airports overthe next fortnight, leaving those leftbehind to face torrential downpours.

Large parts of the county were back onflood alert as monsoon conditions sweptback threatening widespread disruption.

Barrhead Travel has seen its bookingsrocket by 20 per cent since last month,which was the wettest June on record.

Chairman and founder Bill Munro puts

the booming demand down to the dismalJuly weather.

He said: “Our staff are working sixdays a week to cope with the demand.

“People are literally walking up to ourstaff and saying, ‘Get me out of here’.”

Thomson Holidays has also seen a 20per cent rise in getaway inquiries.

Glasgow Airport said it was expectingto see 220,000 passengers travel over thenext two weekends, while an equalamount are expected through Edinburgh,Prestwick and Aberdeen.

Package holiday companies reported asurge in late bookings as families give uphope of seeing any sunshine before thechildren return to school.

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POURING rain has puta dampener on Corrie.

Outdoor filming ofwhat were meant to besummery scenes hasbeen stopped byweather that’s too badeven for Weatherfield.

The cast is used togrey skies, windsweptsets and clutchingbrollies between takes.

But the recent down-pours have seen the hitITV1 soap’s schedulesrun overtime as actorsand crew struggle tofilm in driving torrents.

Actress MichelleKeegan, who playsRovers Return barbeauty Tina McIntyre,told fans on Twitter:“Just filmed the 1stscene on the street nit’s taken 2 hoursbecause of the rain!! Ithink I’m in for aloooooooong day!”

The stars producefive episodes a week.One crew often films inthe studio while anoth-er shoots outside.

A source said:“We’re not afraid ofrain in Weatherfield butthis is getting ridicu-lous.”

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person’s house being sold.The ‘pay when you die’

scheme is intended to stopup to 40,000 people eachyear being forced to sellhomes to pay for care.

A care home place costsan average of £26,000 ayear and only those with

limited assets havetheir bills paid.

Andrew Lansley willpublish the long-delayed social careWhite Paper on July11. He will confirmthat key decisions onfunding will bedelayed until at least2014.

Ministers want tocap the cost of care

faced by the elderly or dis-

Diamond dismayed he’s not believed

THIS was the shocking sight that greetedairport scanner staff when a couple tried tosmuggle their baby through an airportstuffed inside a holdall.

The pair put the newborn’s life at risk byallowing him to be exposed to radiation inthe X-ray machine because the boy did not

EVA ‘MAY HAVE BEENDEAD FOR A WEEK’

have a visa.Security officers were horri-

fied when they saw the outlineof the baby and the mum anddad were arrested.

The Egyptian couple hadlanded at SharjahInternational Airport in theUnited Arab Emirates withtheir child on Friday but wererefused entry over the lack ofproper paperwork.

They were allowed to stayuntil the relevant officeopened again on Sunday, butgrew impatient and tried theirluck when security shiftsswapped over, this time withthe baby in the bag.

A police official said: “Whencustoms officers saw the babyinside the bag at the X-rayscanner they were, not sur-prisingly, stunned.

“This machine is very dan-gerous for anyone, let alone ababy in a suitcase to passthrough.

The couple were chargedwith endangering the baby’slife. It is unclear how the childgot on to the aircraft withoutpaperwork or whether he washidden during the flight.

THE body of Tetra Pak heiress Eva Rausing mayhave been lying in the bedroom of the couple'sLondon mansion for up to a week, it was reportedon Wednesday.

The 48-year-old was discovered by police after they arrestedher husband Hans Kristian on suspicion of possessing drugson Monday.

Pathologists were unable to find an immediate cause ofdeath apparently due to the state of the body, lending weight tothe theory that she had died some days ago.

Her husband was arrested over her death and taken to hos-pital, where he was still receiving "medical treatment" onWednesday.

It is likely that he will remain in hospital 'for days'.Meanwhile, pictures emerged of Eva and Hans Kristian look-

ing gaunt and dishevelled just weeks ago. The couple lookedalmost unrecognisable.

Despite his fortune, the normally well-dressed Hans steppedout wearing a mismatched outfit of grubby-looking blacktrousers, a blue striped polo shirt, black blazer and green base-ball cap.

His normally glamorous looking wife wore denim shorts,open-toed sandals and an oversized black coat. She had nomake-up and her hair looked bedraggled.

A Met spokesman said: “On Monday a 49-year-old man wasarrested on suspicion of possessing drugs. Following asubsequent search of an address in Cadogan Place, SW1, abody was found.

“The death is being treated as unexplained. The 49-year-oldman was further arrested in connection with the death andtaken to a South London police station.”

Detectives were on Wednesday seen to question three staffat the couple’s house, said by neighbours to be the family’s Filipino servants.

Pay when you dieproposal for care

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Daily Telegraph abled, but agreement hasyet to be reached on how topay for it.

In an article for the DailyTelegraph, the HealthSecretary says: “Our planswill end the scandal of peo-ple being forced to sell theirhome to pay for their care.From 2015, everyone will beable to get a loan.”

But the Health Secretaryadds: “I recognise that wecan go further. We canenable people not to loseeverything they haveworked and saved for if theyneed care for several years.That is why we agree inprinciple that a limit on theamount people pay them-selves for the long-termcare they receive would bethe right way forward.”

Eva and her husband.She was found dead in their luxury mansion

Scanner spotsbaby stuffedin luggage

SHAMED banker Bob Diamond has blasted

MPs for suggesting he lied to them over the

Libor scandal — as he waived a £20million

payoff.The former Barclays boss said he was

“dismayed” politicians didn’t believe some

of his evidence about traders rigging key

interest rates.On Tuesday, furious MPs on the Treasury

Select Committee said new evidence from

Barclays chairman Marcus Agius contra-

dicted Mr Diamond’s claims about the

bank’s relationship with regulators. Now he

faces a second grilling by the committee.

But in a letter on Tuesday he said “any

such suggestion would be totally unfair and

unfounded” and the claims had “a terribly

unfair impact on my reputation”.

Hours earlier Mr Diamond said he would

not take a £20million payoff he is due.

However, he will still leave Barclays with a

year’s pay and benefits totalling £2million.

PENSIONERS moving intonursing homes will be ableto borrow money from theGovernment rather thanhaving to sell their propertyto pay for care, under plansto be unveiled by ministers.

Councils will lend moneyto nursing home residentsand recover it after deathfrom the proceeds of the

UK HEADLINES

Tony BrooksThe son of a dental surgeon, Brooks was

known as 'the racing dentist' and studied tobe a tooth-puller himself. Brooks claimed thefirst ever victory for a British-constructed carin a World Championship race at the 1957British Grand Prix at Aintree. He's picturedhere on the left with team mate StirlingMoss.

Jenson ButtonThe Somerset driver took 113 starts to

seal his first win, at the Hungarian GP in2006, but from there JB rose to the top. In2009 Button won six of the first seven racesfor the newly formed Brawn GP team, goingon to win his only F1 world championship sofar.

Jim ClarkTo many, Clark was the greatest F1 driver

ever to have lived. The two-time worldchampion - who also won the Indianapolis

500 in 1965 - drove mostly for ColinChapman's Lotus team. He put in somestunning drives throughout his career,including lapping all but one car at the 1963Belgian GP.

David CoulthardAnother one from north of the border,

Coulthard drove between 1994 and 2008amassing 246 starts in the premiere class.Winner of 13 races, Coulthard got hischance in F1 after Ayrton Senna's death.The Williams test driver took the Brazilian'sseats before moving to McLaren, later help-ing establish the current Red Bull team.

Bernie EcclestoneThe F1 supremo who now runs the sport

was actually a driver himself once.Ecclestone only made two F1 starts for theConnaught team - isolated to the 1958 sea-son - before moving on to become teamowner of Brabham in 1971. Needless to say,he's included here less for his exploits onthe track and more for his towering influenceon the sport off it.

Lewis HamiltonThe Stevenage-born Switzerland resi-

dent's F1 story is remarkable - approachingMcLaren boss, Ron Dennis at the age of 10for an autograph, Hamilton said he wantedto race his cars one day. Dennis wrote'phone me in nine years.' He did andHamilton won the world championship 13years later in 2008.

Mike HailwoodKnown as 'Mike the bike' for his success

at the Isle of Man TT races (Hailwood wonthere 14 times), the Brit was also a decent

hand at the wheel of an F1 car. He retiredfrom F1 in 1974 after 50 starts due to a badcrash at the Nürburgring.

Mike HawthornThe Yorkshireman claimed the 1958 world

driver's title despite only racking up threewins over his whole career. Hawthorn onlywon once in his victorious year, beatingStirling Moss (who won four times as manyraces) to the crown.

Johnny HerbertHerbert (pictured in the car) racked up a

trio of wins in F1, but his time in the top classvery nearly didn't happen. Racing in theF3000 series (the class below F1 at thetime) Herbert crashed heavily at BrandsHatch. The incident fractured both his legsbut the Scot made his F1 debut withBenetton just seven months later.

Graham HillGraham Hill is the only F1 driver to ever

win the hallowed triple crown of motorsport:

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All-time greatest British F1 driversThere's a glorious history of Formula One in Britain, so with the F1 paddock lined up for the BritishGrand Prix at Silverstone last weekend - boasting six World Champions among the field, includingtwo Brits - it got us thinking: who are the greatest British F1 drivers of all time?

the Monaco Grand Prix (which he won fivetimes), the Le Mans 24 hours and theIndianapolis 500. The Brit won two worldchampionships over his career and set uphis own team - Embassy Hill - in 1973.

Damon HillSon of Graham, Damon won the F1 world

title in 1996 making them the only father-sonduo ever to both win the most famous prizein motorsport. Hill junior's racing careeractually started with motorbikes, until hemoved to British Formula Ford single-seatracing in 1984.

James HuntThe 1976 World Champ was known for his

non-conformist attitude around the paddockand always had a beautiful lady on his arm.But Hunt was quick, winning a total of 10races and one driver's title - with theMcLaren team - in his career. He laterbecame an F1 commentator alongsideMurray Walker.

Eddie IrvineNorthern Irishman Eddie Irvine had raw

speed in an F1 car - so much so that hischequered crash record in his early yearsearned him the nickname 'Irv the swerve'.But he matured quickly, and signing forFerrari was in a competitive car.Unfortunately, so was Michael Schumacherwho overshadowed Irvine at the Italianteam.

Nigel Mansell'Our Nige', as he's affectionately known by

his fans, is the only driver to hold the F1World Driver's and Indy Car World Seriestitles. Mansell moved to oval racing in 1993after winning the F1 crown the previous yearand held the titles simultaneously beforemoving back to the Williams team in 1994.

Stirling MossOne of the most famous F1 racers of all

time, Moss is widely regarded as 'the bestdriver to never win an F1 WorldChampionship.' He still racked up 16 winsand a total of 24 podiums in his ten-year stintin F1.

Jackie OliverJust like many of his contemporaries,

Oliver wasn't just an F1 specialist - theBriton also won at the Le Mans 24 hours andthe Sebring 12 hours in the iconic Gulf Oilliveried Ford GT40. Oliver (pictured on theleft at Daytona Speedway in 1971) took overfrom Jim Clark at Team Lotus after his fatalcrash in 1968.

Roy SalvadoriSalvadori drove for some of the most icon-

ic names in the business, includingMaserati, Ferrari, Cooper, BRM and AstonMartin. His best F1 result was a second atthe German GP in 1958, but the Brit won the1959 Le Mans 24 hours with American

Carroll Shelby in an Aston Martin DBR1 -sadly, both drivers passed away this year.

Jackie StewartStewart won the F1 driver's title three

times. The Scot was a big advocate of safetyin F1, campaigning to improve standards bymaking seatbelts and full-face helmetsmandatory in the sport.

John SurteesJohn Surtess has a special claim to fame

- he's the only man ever to win both the

Formula 1 car and motorcycle world titles.The Englishman totalled six four-wheeled F1wins - including a best of second at theBritish GP in '60, '62 and '63 - and 38 two-wheeled motorcycle Grand Prix victories.

John WatsonWatson scored his first F1 World

Championship point at Monaco in 1974 -winning in the principality isn't the worst wayto get off the mark. The Northern Irishman'sfirst victory came two years later at theAustralian GP in a Penske. Watson shavedoff his beard after the race following a betwith team owner Roger Penske.



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, 5 represents S and 10represents H, when these letters have been enteredthroughout the puzzle, you should have enoughinformation to start guessing words and discoveringother letters.

CODE CRACKER

CRYTPIC CLUESAcross1 The mark of uncommoncars? (4)3 Artist depicts sunlightstreaming on the docks(8)9 Top schoolboy makesmistakes in a note (7)10 Push a canal boat (5)11 Ballads from Epsom(5)12 Italian time Americanis able to be read (6)14 Relieves incantations(6)16 Father meets a girl, aSpanish dish (6)19 Dog consumedchurchman (6)21 Hints before you startto get a little drunk (5)24 Sounds like a call toget rid of water (5)25 No guise becomes sofiery (7)26 Sweep ate cookedgarden plant (8)27 Glossy magazineuncovers a beating (4)

Down1 Careless Pete S isFrench but the mostinclined (8)2 At this address you will

find a sailor and a poem(5)4 Highly decorated in theBattle of Little Big Horn, aterrific achievement (6)

5 Discovered that theinstruments went haywireat bus crash (5)6 A very high post (3,4)7 Restrict the branch (4)8 Build silent Christmas

decoration (6)13 Cosy pals danced toWest Indian music (8)15 Slippery vile Sue iswrong (7)17 Temporary job for athespian (6)18 In slander I detectinsult (6)20 Dame Margot Fonteyndemonstrates slang (5)22 Hop to another snap-shot (5)23 Has drifted snow (4)

Last weeks SolutionAcross: 1 Mascara, 5 Basis, 8 Nut tree, 9 Rebel, 10 Oasis,11 Convent, 12 Easily, 14 Dieted, 17 Charlie, 19 Lasts, 22Scour, 23 Trestle, 24 Dates, 25 Desired. Down: 1 Mango, 2 Sites, 3 Aerosol, 4 Agency, 5 Baron, 6Subject, 7 Saluted, 12 Encased, 13 Seaport, 15 Illness, 16Dented, 18 Larks, 20 Sitar, 21 Speed.

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

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

2 letter wordsOnSo

3 letter wordsAshBioBoaEatLeoLetPin

Ram4 letter words

AdzeAgesAleeAloeAresAriaBaleCafeCavaClue

DarkDeerGeneIdesKeptMessNousOnesPilePrepRoesSafeSaveSpryStepSudsThusTonsUrduVestWareWebs

5 letter wordsAltarAudioBannsBlindCaterCauseChipsChokeCoderElate

EnemyFinnsHoaryHumusNoseyOinksPiousPlonkRazorReferRelaxRider

SauceShaleSiouxSlunkSteerStern

6 letter wordsAghastCarobsCavernClumsyDashedPenuryScramsSpinet

8 letter wordsErraticsFloaters

9 letter wordsBoomerangFishermen

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

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Last weeks SolutionAcross: 1 Scrape, 4 Carpet, 9 Avocado, 10 Donor, 11Ratio, 12 Know-all, 13 Mickey Mouse, 18 Assault, 20Scare, 22 Traps, 23 Carnage, 24 Polite, 25 Gentle. Down: 1 Stairs, 2 Roost, 3 Peacock, 5 Audio, 6 Pen pals,7 Thrill, 8 Hockey stick, 14 Install, 15 Observe, 16 Laptop,17 Recede, 19 Upset, 21 Adapt.

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Down 2 Lectores (7)3 Profundidad (hondura)(5)4 Cereza (6)5 Platos (6)6 Knee (7)7 Living-room (5)13 To park (vehicle) (7)15 Emanar (7)16 Rompecabezas (6)17 ¡Por favor! (6)19 Asientos (muebles)(5)21 Lanza (5)

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

STANDARD CLUESAcross1 Mark (4)3 Depicts (8)9 Public school boy (7)10 Flatboat (5)11 Verse forms (5)12 Italian dialect (6)14 Charms (6)16 Spanish rice dish (6)19 Minister of religion (6)21 Merry (5)24 Squeeze (5)25 Fiery (7)26 Climbing garden plant(8)27 Mislaying (4)

Down1 Most precipitous (8)2 Dwelling (5)4 Elaborate (6)5 Lowest brass windinstrument (5)6 Letters transported byplanes (3,4)7 Stalk (4)8 Christmas tree decora-tion (6)13 West Indian music(plural) (8)15 Indefinable (7)17 Behaving (6)18 Ridicule (6)20 Jargon (5)22 Snapshot (5)23 Possesses (4)

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33Friday, July 13, 2012Across1/9 Which footballer holds the record for most internationalappearances (125) for England? (5,7)4 Glass of Champagne (1975) and Girls Girls Girls (1976) wereboth British top 10 hit singles for which group? (6)9 See 110 Which word means to burnwith a hot liquid or steam or tosubject to harsh criticism? (5)11 What name is given to aspeech defect that involvespronouncing s like voicelessth and z like voiced th? (4)12 What forename connectsplaywright Rattigan and actorStamp? (7)13 What is the internationalcode signal of extreme dis-tress, used especially by shipsat sea? (3)14 Which word can mean deficient in beauty or inclined toanger or bad feelings with overtones of menace? (4)16 Which opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italianlibretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, was based on a historical inci-dent brought to light by French Eqyptologist Auguste Mariette?(4)18 Which British unit of weight is equivalent to 2,240lbs? (3)20 What name is given to the result obtained by adding severalamounts together and then dividing this total by the number ofamounts? (7)21 What name is given to a skewer for holding meat over afire? (4)24 What name is applied to an adult insect produced aftermetamorphosis? (5)25 Which Scandinavian alcoholic spirit made from potatoes isusually flavoured with caraway seeds? (7)26 Collectively, by what name were the three goddess sistersAglaia (Brightness), Euphrosyne (Joyfulness) and Thalia

(Bloom) usually known? (6)27 What is the name of the floor consisting of open space atthe top of a house just below roof; often used for storage? (5)Down1 Which club-shaped hand tool is used for grinding and mixing

substances in a mortar? (6)2 The name of which small branches or divisions of a branchalso means understands, usually after some initial difficulty?(5)3 George Herman were the first names of which Americanbaseball player who set arecord of 714 home runs thatremained unbroken until1974? (4)5 What nationality was thecomposer WolfgangAmadeus Mozart? (8)6 Which adjective meaninghaving much knowledgeacquired by study is oftenused as a courteous descrip-tion of a lawyer in certain for-mal contexts? (7)7 Which body of water is linked to the Indian Ocean in thesouth by the Gulf of Aden and to the Mediterranean in the northby the Suez Canal? (3,3)8 Bowline, sheepshank and Turk's head are all types of what?(5)13 Acer pseudoplatanus is the botanical name of which largeEurasian maple with winged fruits, native to central and south-ern Europe? (8)15 St George's is the capital of which country in theCaribbean? (7)17 What name is given to a non-commissioned sailor in theBritish navy? (6)18 Sharleen Spiteri is the lead singer of which Scottish popgroup? (5)19 What name is given to the crackling or hissing noise causeby electrical interference? (6)22 What name is given to an axis consisting of a short shaftthat supports something that turns? (5)23 Which Caribbean country is the largest and furthest west ofthe islands of the West Indies? (4)

Quiz Word

Last weeks Quiz WordsolutionAcross: 1 Andy Gibb, 7 Maine, 8 Laurie Lee, 9 Toe, 10Bile, 11 Radius, 13 Buskin, 14 Sartre, 17 Balzac, 18 Tush,20 Ale, 23 Accra, 24 TornadosDown: 1 Ad lib, 2/22 Douglas MacArthur, 3 Grid, 4Balsam, 5 Fists, 6 Referee, 7 Mexican, 12 Diploma, 13Bananas, 15 Touched, 16 Pancho, 17 Belch, 19 Horus,21 Iron.

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1. Where was Keanu Reeves born?2. What film won the best picture Oscar in 1967?3. Who played the role of the pawnbroker in the film'Pawnbroker'?4. Who was the hero of the old TV cop series 'Dragnet'?5. In the Hitchcock film, Lifeboat (1944) who played thepart of Connie Porter?6. On the show 'Mork and Mindy' what was the capitolof Ork?7. In Italian, who is Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang?8. Whose first box office film was called 'RiskyBusiness'?9. Which actor, did time on a Georgia Chain Gang andmanaged to escape for 6 days?10. Arthur Jefferson was better known by what name?11. In I love Lucy what was Lucy Ricardo's maidenname?12. Rosetta Jacobs became famous under what name?13. What was the name of the horse before Silver in theLone Ranger?14. Which actress was jailed in 1982 for tax evasion?

ANSWERS 1. Beirut, Lebanon 2. In the heat of the night3. Rod Stiger 4. Sergeant Joe Friday 5. TallulahBankhead 6. Kork 7. James Bond 8. Tom Cruise 9. RobertMitchum for Vagrancy 10. Stan Laurel 11. McGillicuddy12. Piper Laurie 13. Dusty 14. Sophia Loren

movies/tv QUIZ

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

abrelatas

bocacalle

boquiabierto

guardabarros

mediodia

parabrisas

paracaidas

pasatiempo

pasodoble

pelirrojo

quitamanchas

sacacorchos

sacapuntas

salvoconducto

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

1.sacapuntas, 2.sacacorchos,

3.pasodoble, 4.abrelatas,

5.guardabarros, 6.parabrisas,

7.quitamanchas, 8.bocacalle,

9.mediodia, 10.paracaidas,

11.pasatiempo, 12.pelirrojo,

13.boquiabierto,

14.salvoconducto.

a.windscreen, b.corkscrew,

c.parachute, d.safe conduct,

e.mudguard, f.tin opener,

g.redhead, h.open-mouthed,

i.pencil sharpener, j.pastime,

k.midday, l.stain remover,

m.paso doble (double step

dance),

n.street entrance.

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

Palabras compuestas

son that finds Wallender,which returned to BBC1 onSunday, the perfect cure forinsomnia?

qFriday nights are goingto be short on laughs

for the next few months asthe hilarious Graham NortonShow takes a summerbreak, and we’ve also fin-ished the second run ofEpisodes over on BBC2. Ienjoyed the first series, butthis next batch was evenfunnier with some wonderfulexcruciating moments toenjoy, the highlight being afuneral full of back-biting. It’sbeen a wonderfully writtensatire on American TV, andlet’s hope it returns nextyear.

qThe American writer,Aaron Sorkin, was the

guy behind the smartest

qThere’s good news thatthe expensive hags of

Loose Women are beingrested over the summer byITV1, whilst we enjoy the farmore entertaining Let’s DoLunch…with Gino and Mel.Surely the ever cost con-scious ITV bosses can workout that they save a lot of

money and get more view-ers by keeping this show asa permanent replacement?

qIn Soapland, don’t youreally want nice old

Tyrone to give Kirsty a goodold slap on Corrie and tellher to get stuffed for onceand for all? His ex-coppergirlfriend gets even maddertonight, whilst over onEastenders can you reallytell me you’re all that both-ered over who Kat Moon isseeing? It smacks to me asa plea for insanity on behalfof the bloke or a clearlyurgent need for a visit to theopticians.

qThe gaffe of the weekaward goes to the

BBC’s Sue Barker, as sheeyed up the great and thegood on Centre Court atWimbledon for the men’sfinal, and told us that theScottish First Minister, SirAlex Ferguson, was there!


I HAVE to admit that I real-ly wanted to hateSuperstar on ITV1,because the good LordWebber had moved overfrom the BBC.

BBC transfers to ITV nor-mally end in tears, and so Ifeared the worst. But I’mdelighted to say that this is arare exception which hasworked well so far.

Casting the net for Jesusin a new touring version ofJesus Christ Superstar,Andrew was joined by peo-ple like Jason Donovan andMel C for the auditions,which cracked on quickly,rather than the usual collec-tion of nauseating sob sto-ries. Though I enjoyed whatI’ve seen so far, my concernis about the live showswhich start this Sunday withthe bizarre choice ofAmanda Holden as host,and the equally strange pickof Dawn French as a judge.

Also, having it run everynight next week is a hell of agamble, which I suspectmay well backfire in ITV’sface. It’s just too much of aniche format as opposed toBritain’s Got Talent or The XFactor.

So what if it looks goodand has the recently knight-ed Kenneth Branagh star-ring in it! Am I the only per-

political TV drama ever, TheWest Wing, and he pennedthe screenplay for the excel-lent movie, The SocialNetwork. Sorkin is back inbusiness on the smallscreen, with The Newsroom,which is set (amazinglyenough) in an American TVnewsroom! As with all ofSorkin’s writing, it’s clever

TRELI ON THE TELLY

and pacy, with Jeff Danielsplaying a news anchor who’slet rip over a few things thathave been bubbling underfor some time. This latestoffering from the AmericanHBO channel is yet anotherreason that the Sky Atlanticchannel is just about thebest satellite service aroundfor drama.

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Horoscopes By Pandora

Aries March 21 - April 19 My gift to you is this wisdom: he who

makes love at awkward angle, gets backproblems for next day. The scars left onyour knee are there for everyone to see.This month provides you with the greatestchance of making it. So pray to the planetsthat they stay in alignment or this horo-scopes will not be fulfilled. If it's tasty, thenlap it up. If not, don't. This is the best courseof action for this week.

Taurus April 20 - May 20 You may find at some point this week

that you are suddenly thought of as beingmoliminous, although how much this is todo with the fact that you'll be carrying a verylarge loaded gun, is up for debate. Taking abit-part in a local theatre production mayhelp you get out and start living a lie. In aworld full of people like yourself, who caresif you want to behave like an orangutan?

Gemini May 21 - June 20Wild stallions won't be able to drag you

away from the multiple love-in you may ormay not encounter today. Find yourself some-one to settle down with today. Don't be choosy- just pick at random. If random fails, go forwhoever doesn't violently sick-up on yourclothing. Good fortune will stalk you like amean spirited vulture today and won't spreadany of his juicy fortune charm over you.

Cancer June 21 - July 22Terrible news will filter through to you

later today. Weekend "raves" are notsomething that happen to you anymore.But it's okay, you have things like Woganinstead. If you don't care what the weath-erman says when the weatherman saysit's raining - that's great! Scraping the bar-rel doesn't always mean that you have toconsume your own waste.

Leo July 23 - August 22Your daily rituals are what keep you

going. Avoid the temptation to changeyour ways, lest you become half the per-son you are today. The music you havebeen listening to has been tainted by thedevil. Testing times will see you fall by thewayside. Dancing around like a fairy is agreat way to lose weight and strengthenthose legs.

Your mind is filled with thoughts of sex-ual inadequacy and hey, maybe you'reright. Parts of you are pleased that youare to become single once again. Mostlythe groinal parts. Creeping around onyour tip-toes is all very well and good, butdriving like that is just going to give yousore feet.

Libra September 23 - October 22The tension between you and a co-

worker may ease today as you suddenlyrealise you have other stronger ties.Danger, excitement, thrills. Even spills.These are buzz words which may catchyour attention this week, possibly in theform of a horoscope. Opening up to aclose friend will probably be the worstthing you could do, in your situation.

Scorpio October 23 - November 21See how clever you can be today by

attempting to count your lose change insideyour pocket WITHOUT taking your hand orthe money out. If everything that's ever beensaid about you is true, why are you such ajackass? The more money you get thismonth, the more you realise you should bedoing something more constructive with it.

Sagittarius November 22 - December 21Armchair politicians will affect your life

today as they rise from their dank pits andbegin to conquer the known world. Yoursuspicions may prove correct today as yousuper-sleuth your way around the office.Become as the rabbit. All will becomeclear as the moon begins its wane. Themanner of an exit you make today maylead others to assume things of you.

Capricorn December 22 - January 19Limericks are great, but perhaps you

might avoid talking incessantly in onelarge storybook of tall tales. Metal objectsmay interest you today, and cause a newhobby to "spark" inside of you. Kissinghorses in an otherwise empty paddock isfair game today. Enjoy yourself and trynot to go too wild. Blimey, you ain't harfas wot you used to, ain't it?

Aquarius January 20 - February 18Although similes can often be used as

humorous ways to compare something thatis banal to something that is funny, you areneither cunning nor weasel like, and itwould be best if you left the comedy to thecomedians. You may be better off takingcharge of your own laundry today for rea-sons that the stars do not make clear.

Pisces February 19 - March 20

Today might be a good day to walkaround with your arms stretched forwardsin a "mummy" style. Test yourself, knowyour limits! Write lots of letters today andyou'll appreciate the finer art of stamp lick-ing. Take time out to consider youroptions; climb a mountain, dig your owngrave.

Virgo August 23 - September 22

Jesus every night is just too much!

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The Courier Friday TV July 13

00:25 This Week01:10 Holiday Weatherview01:15 Panorama01:45 Countryfile02:45 Antiques Roadshow03:45 Crime and Punishment04:30 Great British Menu05:00 Great British Menu05:30 HARDtalk06:00 BBC News06:30 World Business Report06:45 BBC News07:00 Breakfast10:15 Heir Hunters11:00 Homes Under the Hammer11:58 BBC News; Weather12:00 Cowboy Trap12:45 Doorstep Crime 99913:13 BBC News; Weather13:15 Bargain Hunt14:00 BBC News; Weather14:30 Regional News and Weather14:45 Doctors15:15 Escape to the Country16:00 BBC News; Weather;Regional News16:05 Deadly 6016:35 Diddy Dick & Dom17:00 Copycats17:30 Blue Peter18:00 Newsround18:15 Pointless19:00 BBC News19:30 Regional News Programmes20:00 The One Show20:30 BBC News; Regional News21:00 EastEnders21:30 Would I Lie to You?22:00 New Tricks23:00 BBC News23:25 Regional News and Weather23:35 Michael McIntyre's ComedyRoadshow

00:20 Golf: Scottish Open01:20 The Culture Show01:50 HARDtalk02:00 Newsday02:30 Asia Business Report02:45 Sport Today03:00 Newsday03:30 Asia Business Report03:45 Sport Today04:00 Newsday

04:30 Asia Business Report04:45 Sport Today05:00 Schools: Young Legal Eagles06:00 Schools: L8R Youngers 206:40 Schools - The CharlesDickens Show: Health07:00 The Pingu Show07:10 Zigby07:25 Timmy Time07:35 Dirtgirlworld07:50 Rastamouse08:00 Roar08:30 League of Super Evil08:45 The Owl09:00 Dick 'n' Dom Go Wild09:30 Nina and the Neurons09:45 Big & Small10:00 Tinga Tinga Tales10:10 Little Charley Bear10:20 Raa Raa the Noisy Lion10:30 Bob the Builder: Project BuildIt10:40 The Koala Brothers10:50 Lunar Jim11:00 Dipdap11:05 Kerwhizz11:30 Driver Dan's Story Train11:40 Waybuloo12:00 In the Night Garden12:30 BBC World News13:00 Daily Politics14:00 Climbing Great Buildings14:30 To Buy or Not to Buy15:15 Weakest Link16:00 Show Me the Monet16:45 The Hairy Bikers' Food Tourof Britain17:30 Flog It!18:15 Antiques Road Trip19:00 Live Athletics21:30 BBC Proms 201223:30 Newsnight

00:35 The Last Word01:05 Jackpot24703:35 Tonight04:00 ITV Nightscreen05:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show06:30 ITV Morning News07:00 Daybreak09:30 Lorraine10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show11:30 This Morning13:30 Let's Do Lunch with Gino &Mel14:30 ITV News and Weather14:55 Meridian News and Weather15:00 May the Best House Win16:00 Secret Dealers16:59 Meridian Weather17:00 A Touch of Frost18:00 Tipping Point19:00 Meridian Tonight19:30 ITV News and Weather20:00 Emmerdale20:30 Coronation Street21:00 Grimefighters21:30 Coronation Street22:00 Case Sensitive23:00 ITV News at Ten andWeather23:30 Meridian Tonight andWeather23:35 Batman Begins

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00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side01:00 SuperCasino04:55 Great Artists05:20 Wildlife SOS05:45 Wildlife SOS06:10 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 Flowertots09:15 Peppa Pig09:25 Peppa Pig09:30 Roary the Racing Car09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas10:00 Igam Ogam10:15 The Wright Stuff12:10 Eddie Stobart: Trucks andTrailers13:10 5 News Lunchtime13:15 Big Brother14:15 Home and Away14:45 Neighbours15:15 The Mentalist16:15 Lying to be Perfect18:00 5 News at 518:30 Neighbours19:00 Home and Away19:30 5 News at 6.3020:00 Building the LondonUnderground21:00 Ice Road Truckers: DeadliestRoads22:00 Big Brother23:00 The Bachelor

BATMAN BEGINS

Action fantasy starring Christian Bale. When thewealthy parents of young Bruce Wayne are killed infront of him during a street robbery, the traumatisedyouth becomes bitter and eaten up with a desire forrevenge. After a period in the Far East where he learnsdisciplined fighting skills and the power to channel hisrage from the enigmatic Henri Ducard, the now adultWayne returns to a Gotham City riddled with corrup-tion and embarks on a crusade to cleanse the metrop-olis of crime under the guise of "the Batman".

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The Courier Saturday TV July 14

00:20 The National Lottery FridayNight Draws00:30 White Van Man01:00 EastEnders02:55 Weatherview03:00 Chatsworth04:00 Britain's Biggest Hoarders05:00 Great British Menu05:30 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 Weather13:15 Bargain Hunt14:00 Cash in the Attic14:30 British Olympic Dreams15:00 Live Athletics18:00 A Question of Sport18:30 Pointless Celebrities19:10 BBC News; Regional Newsand Weather19:30 Indiana Jones and the Templeof Doom21:20 The National Lottery: SecretFortune22:10 Casualty23:00 BBC News; Weather23:20 Mrs Brown's Boys23:50 National Lottery Update23:50 Live at the Apollo

00:00 Weather00:05 Golf: Scottish Open01:05 T in the Park 201203:05 BBC News03:30 The Record Review

04:00 BBC News04:30 Click04:45 Newswatch05:00 BBC News05:05 Close07:00 The Pingu Show07:10 Zigby07:25 Timmy Time07:35 Dirtgirlworld07:45 Rastamouse08:00 Barney's Barrier Reef08:30 Dennis and Gnasher08:40 The Scooby-Doo Show09:05 Project Parent09:30 The Slammer10:00 Blue Peter10:30 Incredible Edibles11:00 My Genius Idea11:30 Deadly 60 Bites12:00 Copycats12:30 OOglies12:40 MOTD Kickabout13:00 Escape to the Country14:00 Golf: Scottish Open18:15 Live Challenge Cup RugbyLeague20:30 Dad's Army21:00 The Hollow Crown23:00 QI23:30 TOTP2

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side01:00 SuperCasino04:55 Motorsport Mundial05:20 Wildlife SOS05:45 Wildlife SOS06:10 House Doctor06:35 House Doctor07:00 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 Too08:15 Bananas in Pyjamas08:25 Family!08:35 Noddy in Toyland08:45 Bert and Ernie's GreatAdventures08:55 Little Princess09:10 The Adventures of Bottle TopBill and His Best Friend Corky09:30 Angelina Ballerina09:50 Rupert Bear10:00 Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom10:10 The Mr Men Show10:25 Roary the Racing Car10:40 Jelly Jamm11:00 Ice Age 4: Movie Special11:30 Animal Rescue Squad11:45 Meerkat Manor12:15 Big Brother13:15 Ice Road Truckers: DeadliestRoads14:20 Murder Ahoy16:15 McBride: The Doctor is Out,Really Out17:55 The Kentuckian20:05 5 News Weekend20:10 NCIS21:00 NCIS22:00 Big Brother23:00 Awake

02:05 ITV News Headlines04:05 Jaws the Revenge05:35 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 ShowUSA12:20 The Real Housewives ofNew York City13:15 ITV News and Weather13:24 Meridian Weather13:25 You've Been Framed!13:50 Brewster's Millions15:45 Live and Let Die18:00 Meridian News andWeather18:15 ITV News and Weather18:30 Primeval19:30 You've Been Framed!20:00 The Cube21:00 Superstar22:00 The Nation's FavouriteNumber 1 Single23:30 ITV News and Weather23:44 Meridian Weather23:45 Mad Mad World

00:10 A Short History of EverythingElse00:40 Random Acts00:45 New Girl01:45 Transamerica03:25 The Million Pound Drop Live04:45 St Elsewhere05:30 Deal or No Deal06:25 Countdown07:10 Channel 4 Presents07:15 The Hoobs07:35 Superbike WorldChampionship 201208:05 British F308:30 The Grid08:55 The Morning Line09:55 T4 on the Beach 201210:55 Love Shaft11:30 New Girl11:55 Revenge12:55 The Big Bang Theory13:25 Summer Daze13:55 The Simpsons14:30 Channel 4 Racing17:00 Come Dine with Me17:35 Come Dine with Me18:05 Come Dine with Me18:35 Come Dine with Me19:05 Channel 4 News19:35 4thought.tv19:40 Twilight22:00 The Million Pound Drop Live23:35 Scary Movie

THE NATIONSFAVOURITE NO. 1

The countdown enters the top 40 as Fearne Cottoncontinues the search for the UK's best-loved singles ofthe past 60 years, as chosen by ITV viewers from a listput together by music-industry experts. Stars includingAdam Ant, Debbie Harry, Kylie Minogue, NoelGallagher, Gary Barlow, Gloria Gaynor, JasonDonovan, Tinie Tempah and Professor Green tell thestories behind some of the songs the public rushed outto buy and sent to the top of the charts.

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00:30 Take Me Out01:35 ITV News Headlines03:40 In Plain Sight04:20 ITV Nightscreen06:30 ITV Morning News07:00 Mini CITV08:25 CITV09:25 Dinner Date10:25 ITV News10:30 House Gift11:25 There's No Taste Like Home12:20 The Hungry Sailors13:20 ITV News and Weather13:24 Meridian Weather13:25 Dickinson's Real Deal14:30 Murder, She Wrote15:30 Columbo: Make Me a PerfectMurder17:25 Doc Martin18:20 The Chase19:25 Meridian News and Weather19:40 ITV News and Weather20:00 Emmerdale20:30 Coronation Street21:00 Superstar22:30 The Nation's Favourite Number1 Single

01:20 Stop-Loss03:15 Brain Damage03:20 The Million Pound Drop Live04:45 This Is Me04:50 St Elsewhere05:35 Gone Fishing05:55 Grudge Match06:05 Rescue Remedies06:15 Countdown07:00 The Treacle People07:10 Sali Mali07:15 Ironman Triathlon07:40 Canary Wharf Triathlon08:10 The Great Swim Series09:05 Will & Grace09:30 Will & Grace09:55 Frasier10:25 Frasier11:00 Sunday Brunch13:30 The Big Bang Theory13:55 The Big Bang Theory14:25 The Simpsons14:55 The Simpsons15:30 Angus, Thongs and PerfectSnogging17:30 Big Dance 201218:30 Three in a Bed19:30 Channel 4 News19:55 4thought.tv20:00 Deal or No Deal21:00 Come Dine with Me22:00 Thelma's Gypsy Girls23:00 Hot Tub Time Machine

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00:30 The Painted Veil

THEMLA’S GYSPYGIRLS

Thelma Madine's trainees begin their course in dress-making, and for some, it's the first paid work they haveever done. As the girls try to get used to life in a profes-sional workplace, 16-year-old Irish traveller Margaretclashes with colleague Bridget and struggles withauthority, while Shannon, the youngest of the group,ends up being suspended for an act that Thelmadescribes as `pure evil'.

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The Courier Monday TV July 16

00:40 Room 101 - Extra Storage01:20 Weatherview01:25 Indian Ocean with SimonReeve02:25 Holby City03:20 DIY SOS: The Big Build04:20 Food Factory04:50 Fake Britain05:35 HARDtalk06:00 BBC News06:30 World Business Report06:45 BBC News07:00 Breakfast10:15 Heir Hunters11:00 Homes Under the Hammer11:58 BBC News; Weather12:00 Cowboy Trap12:45 You've Been Scammed13:13 BBC News; Weather13:15 Bargain Hunt14:00 BBC News; Weather14:30 Regional News and Weather14:45 Doctors15:15 Escape to the Country16:00 BBC News; Weather16:05 Deadly 6016:35 Prank Patrol Down Under17:00 Copycats17:30 Help! My Supply Teacher IsMagic18:00 Newsround18:15 Pointless19:00 BBC News19:30 Weather20:00 The One Show20:30 BBC News; Regional News21:00 EastEnders21:30 Panorama22:00 Blackout23:00 BBC News23:25 Regional News and Weather23:35 Usain Bolt: The Fastest ManAlive

00:30 Twenty Twelve01:00 Irina Palm02:40 World Olympic Dreams03:00 BBC World News03:30 Asia Business Report03:45 Sport Today04:00 BBC World News04:30 Asia Business Report04:45 Sport Today05:00 BBC World News05:30 HARDtalk05:35 Close

07:00 The Pingu Show07:10 Zigby07:25 Timmy Time07:35 Dirtgirlworld07:50 Rastamouse08:00 Roar08:30 Stuck on Sheep Mountain08:55 League of Super Evil09:10 Frankenstein's Cat09:20 Pet Squad09:30 Nina and the Neurons09:45 Big & Small10:00 Tinga Tinga Tales10:10 Little Charley Bear10:20 Raa Raa the Noisy Lion10:30 Bob the Builder10:40 The Koala Brothers10:50 Lunar Jim11:00 Dipdap11:05 Kerwhizz11:30 Driver Dan's Story Train11:40 Waybuloo12:00 In the Night Garden12:30 BBC World News13:00 Daily Politics14:00 Climbing Great Buildings14:30 To Buy or Not to Buy15:15 Weakest Link16:00 Show Me the Monet16:45 The Hairy Bikers' Food Tourof Britain17:30 Flog It!18:15 Antiques Road Trip19:00 Eggheads19:30 Great British RailwayJourneys20:00 Babies in the Office21:00 University Challenge21:30 The Hairy Bakers22:00 The Riots: In Their OwnWords23:00 QI23:30 Weather

00:00 ITV News and Weather00:19 Meridian Weather00:20 The Cube01:15 Premiership Rugby SevensSeries02:10 ITV News Headlines04:10 British SuperbikeChampionship Highlights05:20 Motorsport UK06:10 ITV Nightscreen06:30 ITV Morning News07:00 Daybreak09:30 Lorraine10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show11:30 This Morning13:30 Let's Do Lunch with Gino &Mel14:30 ITV News and Weather14:55 Meridian News and Weather15:00 Drive to Buy16:00 Secret Dealers16:59 Meridian Weather17:00 A Touch of Frost18:00 Tipping Point19:00 Meridian Tonight19:30 ITV News and Weather20:00 Emmerdale20:30 Coronation Street21:00 Britain's Secret Treasures21:30 Coronation Street22:00 Superstar23:30 ITV News and Weather

00:40 Knock Off02:30 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 Farm07:55 Little Princess08:10 Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom08:20 The Mr Men Show08:35 Thomas & Friends08:45 Make Way for Noddy08:55 Bert and Ernie's GreatAdventures09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots09:15 Peppa Pig09:25 Peppa Pig09:30 Roary the Racing Car09:40 Milkshake! Show Songs09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas10:00 Igam Ogam10:15 The Wright Stuff12:10 Eddie Stobart: Trucks andTrailers13:10 5 News Lunchtime13:15 Big Brother14:15 Home and Away14:45 Neighbours15:15 The Mentalist16:15 Rosamunde Pilcher's Autumn18:00 5 News at 518:30 Neighbours19:00 Home and Away19:30 5 News at 6.3020:00 Cowboy Builders21:00 Police Interceptors22:00 Big Brother23:00 The Walking Dead

01:00 The Man02:00 Camelot02:30 One Minute Past Midnight02:40 My Name Is Earl03:05 Hollyoaks05:20 Deal or No Deal06:15 Grudge Match06:25 Countdown07:10 Sali Mali07:15 The Hoobs08:05 Freshly Squeezed08:35 According to Jim09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond09:30 Frasier10:00 Undercover Boss USA11:00 Four Rooms12:00 You Deserve This House13:00 Channel 4 News MiddaySummary13:05 Jamie's 30 Minute Meals13:35 Gok Cooks Chinese14:05 River Cottage Bites14:20 40 Guns to Apache Pass16:10 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 Jamie's Summer Food RaveUp22:00 Undercover Boss23:00 Thelma's Gypsy Girls

BRITAIN’S SECRETTREASURES

New series. Michael Buerk and historian BettanyHughes are joined by guest presenters to unveil the 50greatest artefacts discovered by members of the public.The order of the list has been determined by Bettanyand a panel of experts, who have trawled throughalmost one million finds of the past 15 years to identifythose of national importance, beauty, and cultural andhistorical significance. The countdown begins withitems 50 to 45, featuring a Roman slave shackle, a toycannon and a First World War medal.

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The Courier Tuesday TV July 17

00:35 Life02:20 Weatherview02:25 Coast03:25 Hairy Bikers' Best of British04:10 Great British RailwayJourneys04:40 Great British Menu05:40 HARDtalk06:00 BBC News06:30 World Business Report06:45 BBC News07:00 Breakfast10:15 Heir Hunters11:00 Homes Under the Hammer11:58 BBC News; Weather12:00 Cowboy Trap12:45 You've Been Scammed13:13 BBC News; Weather13:15 Bargain Hunt14:00 BBC News; Weather14:30 Regional News and Weather14:45 Doctors15:15 Escape to the Country16:00 BBC News; Weather16:05 Diddy Dick & Dom16:35 Prank Patrol Down Under17:00 Copycats17:30 Serious Explorers18:00 Newsround18:15 Pointless19:00 BBC News19:30 Regional News Programmes20:00 The One Show20:30 BBC News; Regional News21:00 Holby City22:00 Turn Back Time - The Family23:00 BBC News23:25 National Lottery Update23:35 Imagine

00:20 World's Most DangerousRoads01:20 BBC News01:30 HARDtalk02:00 Newsday02:30 Asia Business Report02:45 Sport Today03:00 BBC World News03:30 Asia Business Report03:45 Sport Today04:00 BBC World News05:00 Schools: 3, 2, 1 Go! - KeyStage 106:00 Schools: 3, 2, 1 Go! - Key

Stage 207:00 The Pingu Show07:10 Zigby07:25 Timmy Time07:35 Dirtgirlworld07:50 Rastamouse08:00 Roar08:30 Stuck on Sheep Mountain08:55 League of Super Evil09:10 Frankenstein's Cat09:20 Pet Squad09:30 Nina and the Neurons09:45 Big & Small10:00 Tinga Tinga Tales10:10 Little Charley Bear10:20 Raa Raa the Noisy Lion10:30 Bob the Builder10:40 The Koala Brothers10:50 Lunar Jim11:00 Dipdap11:05 Kerwhizz11:30 Driver Dan's Story Train11:40 Waybuloo12:00 In the Night Garden12:30 BBC World News13:00 Daily Politics14:00 Climbing Great Buildings14:30 To Buy or Not to Buy15:15 Weakest Link16:00 Show Me the Monet16:45 The Hairy Bikers' Food Tourof Britain17:30 Flog It!18:15 Antiques Road Trip19:00 Eggheads19:30 Great British RailwayJourneys20:00 Babies in the Office21:00 Coast22:00 Line of Duty23:00 Twenty Twelve23:30 Weather

00:05 Meridian Tonight andWeather00:10 Real Crime01:05 In Plain Sight01:50 ITV News Headlines04:00 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 Let's Do Lunch with Gino &Mel14:30 ITV News and Weather14:55 Meridian News and Weather15:00 Drive to Buy16:00 Secret Dealers16:59 Meridian Weather17:00 A Touch of Frost18:00 Tipping Point19:00 Meridian Tonight19:30 ITV News and Weather20:00 Emmerdale20:30 Britain's Secret Treasures21:00 Love Your Garden22:00 Superstar23:30 ITV News and Weather

00:05 Coming Up00:40 The Odyssey01:15 Random Acts01:20 Embarrassing Bodies: Livefrom the Clinic02:20 The Good Wife03:00 The Good Wife03:45 The Big C04:15 The Big C04:45 Southland05:25 St Elsewhere06:15 Deal or No Deal07:10 Sali Mali07:15 The Hoobs08:05 Freshly Squeezed08:35 According to Jim09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond09:30 Frasier10:00 Undercover Boss USA11:00 Four Rooms12:00 You Deserve This House13:00 Channel 4 News13:05 Jamie's 30 Minute Meals13:40 Gok Cooks Chinese14:10 The Fighting Seabees16:10 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 Beauty & the Beast: UglyFace of Prejudice22:00 Gordon Behind Bars23:00 Accused: The 74-StoneBabysitter

00:00 Candyman: Day of the Dead01:45 Forensic Files02:15 SuperCasino05:00 Nick's Quest05:25 Wildlife SOS05:45 Wildlife SOS06:10 House Doctor06:35 House Doctor07:00 Thomas & Friends07:10 The WotWots07:20 City of Friends07:35 Jelly Jamm07:45 Peppa Pig07:50 Castle Farm07:55 Little Princess08:10 Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom08:20 The Mr Men Show08:35 Thomas & Friends08:45 Make Way for Noddy08:55 Bert and Ernie's GreatAdventures09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots09:15 Peppa Pig09:20 Peppa Pig09:25 Peppa Pig09:30 Roary the Racing Car09:40 Milkshake! Show Songs09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas10:00 Igam Ogam10:15 The Wright Stuff12:10 Eddie Stobart: Trucks andTrailers13:10 5 News Lunchtime13:15 Big Brother14:15 Home and Away14:45 Neighbours15:15 The Mentalist16:15 Ann Rule's Too Late to SayGoodbye18:00 5 News at 518:30 Neighbours19:00 Home and Away19:30 5 News at 6.3020:00 The Hotel Inspector21:00 Half Built House22:00 CSI: Crime SceneInvestigation23:00 Big Brother

THE 74-STONEBABYSITTER

An insight into a high-profile American murder trial inwhich 74st Texas woman Mayra Rosales confessed tobeating her two-year-old nephew to death. As the onlyperson in the company of the youngster when he died,Mayra became the prime suspect, and the programmefollows the twists and turns of the trial, discoveringhow a bedridden, immobile woman appeared to beadmitting to a crime it seemed unlikely she was ableto commit. Includes testimony from Mayra, her familyand friends, and the doctors, lawyers and investiga-tors involved in the case.

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Mika feat. Pharrell Williams -Celebrate

This is the lead single taken fromMika's upcoming 3rd album 'TheOrigin of Love' whichfollows 2009's Top 10LP 'The Boy WhoKnew Too Much'. Justreleased in France,the single will hit theUK on September 9th, with thealbum following one week later onSeptember 16th.

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TKO GOLD - FUTURE GOLD TRACKTKO GOLD - FUTURE GOLD TRACKElton John vs. Pnau –Sad

The year long Pnau project of rein-venting the songs of Elton John willbe released on July 27th proceededby this 2nd single on the 16th (thesame day as theLP). Titled ‘GoodMorning to theNight’, the albumwas led by thetitletrack in late June. Elton John gavethe Australian dance music duolicense to reinvent his music in anyway they wished.

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The Courier Wednesday TV July 18

00:45 London River02:05 Weatherview02:10 The Fruit & Veg Market03:10 The Men Who Made Us Fat04:10 Food Factory04:40 Great British Menu05:40 HARDtalk06:00 BBC News06:30 World Business Report06:45 BBC News07:00 Breakfast10:15 Heir Hunters11:00 Homes Under the Hammer11:58 BBC News; Weather12:00 Cowboy Trap12:45 You've Been Scammed13:13 BBC News; Weather13:15 Bargain Hunt14:00 BBC News; Weather14:30 Regional News and Weather14:45 Doctors15:15 Escape to the Country16:00 BBC News; Weather16:05 Diddy Dick & Dom16:35 Prank Patrol Down Under17:00 Copycats17:30 HH: Gory Games18:00 Newsround18:15 Pointless19:00 BBC News19:30 Weather20:00 The One Show20:30 BBC News; Regional News21:00 DIY SOS: The Big Build22:00 Victoria Pendleton: Cycling'sGolden Girl23:00 BBC News23:25 Regional News and Weather23:35 The National LotteryWednesday Night Draws23:45 Have I Got Old News for You

00:20 Shakespeare Uncovered01:20 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: True Stories07:00 The Pingu Show

07:10 Zigby07:25 Timmy Time07:35 Dirtgirlworld07:50 Rastamouse08:00 Roar08:30 Stuck on Sheep Mountain08:55 League of Super Evil09:10 Frankenstein's Cat09:20 Pet Squad09:30 Nina and the Neurons09:45 Big & Small10:00 Tinga Tinga Tales10:10 Little Charley Bear10:20 Raa Raa the Noisy Lion10:30 Bob the Builder10:40 The Koala Brothers10:50 Lunar Jim11:00 Dipdap11:05 Kerwhizz11:30 Driver Dan's Story Train11:40 Waybuloo12:00 In the Night Garden12:30 Angus13:50 Lifeline14:00 Climbing Great Buildings14:30 To Buy or Not to Buy15:15 Weakest Link16:00 Show Me the Monet16:45 The Hairy Bikers' Food Tourof Britain17:30 Flog It!18:15 Antiques Road Trip19:00 Eggheads19:30 Great British RailwayJourneys20:00 Coast20:30 RHS Flower Show TattonPark 201221:00 Restoration Home22:00 The Riots: In Their OwnWords23:00 The Culture Show23:30 Weather

00:05 Meridian Tonight andWeather00:10 Police Academy01:50 ITV News Headlines04:00 Golden Balls04:50 ITV Nightscreen06:30 ITV Morning News07:00 Daybreak09:30 Lorraine10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show11:30 This Morning13:30 Let's Do Lunch with Gino &Mel14:30 ITV News and Weather14:55 Meridian News and Weather15:00 Drive to Buy16:00 Secret Dealers16:59 Meridian Weather17:00 A Touch of Frost18:00 Tipping Point19:00 Meridian Tonight19:30 ITV News and Weather20:00 Emmerdale20:30 Coronation Street21:00 Britain's Secret Treasures22:00 Superstar23:30 ITV News and Weather

00:05 True Stories01:40 Random Acts01:45 Bank of Dave02:40 The Great Swim Series03:35 KOTV Boxing Weekly04:05 Sailing04:30 FIVB Beach Volleyball05:25 Brief Encounters of theSporting Mind05:30 The Grid06:00 Brief Encounters of theSporting Mind06:05 British F306:30 Ironman Triathlon07:00 Canary Wharf Triathlon07:30 The Treacle People07:40 The Hoobs08:05 Freshly Squeezed08:35 According to Jim09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond09:30 Frasier10:00 Undercover Boss USA11:00 Four Rooms12:00 You Deserve This House13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Jamie's 30 Minute Meals13:35 Gok Cooks Chinese14:05 Channel 4 Presents14:10 Quentin Durward16:10 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 The Wrestlers: Fighting withMy Family

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side01:00 Banged Up Abroad02:00 SuperCasino04:55 Nick's Quest05:20 Wildlife SOS05:45 Wildlife SOS06:10 House Doctor06:35 House Doctor07:00 Thomas & Friends07:10 The WotWots07:20 City of Friends07:35 Jelly Jamm07:45 Peppa Pig07:50 Castle Farm07:55 Little Princess08:10 Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom08:20 The Mr Men Show08:35 Thomas & Friends08:45 Make Way for Noddy08:55 Bert and Ernie's GreatAdventures09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots09:15 Peppa Pig09:20 Peppa Pig09:25 Peppa Pig09:30 Roary the Racing Car09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas10:00 Igam Ogam10:15 The Wright Stuff12:10 Eddie Stobart: Trucks andTrailers13:10 5 News Lunchtime13:15 Big Brother14:15 Home and Away14:45 Neighbours15:15 The Mentalist16:10 A Trick of the Mind18:00 5 News at 518:30 Neighbours19:00 Home and Away19:30 5 News at 6.3020:00 Ice Road Truckers: DeadliestRoads21:00 World's Fastest Train22:00 NCIS23:00 Big Brother

RESTORATIONHOUSE

New series. Caroline Quentin meets people trying tosave historic buildings by converting them intohomes, beginning with a couple restoring ColdbrookFarm, a 17th-century Monmouthshire farmhouse thatis surrounded by working farm buildings. Its newowners try to mix its existing Tudor-period featureswith modern designs, while architectural expertKieran Long and historian Kate Williams investigatethe property's possible links to one of Britain's mostpowerful lords.

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The Courier Thursday TV July 19

00:05 Meridian Tonight andWeather00:10 Goodwood Festival of Speed01:05 ITV News Headlines03:10 Vertigo05:20 ITV Nightscreen06:30 ITV Morning News07:00 Daybreak09:30 Lorraine10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show11:30 This Morning13:30 Let's Do Lunch with Gino &Mel14:30 ITV News and Weather14:55 Meridian News and Weather15:00 Drive to Buy16:00 Secret Dealers16:59 Meridian Weather17:00 A Touch of Frost18:00 Tipping Point19:00 Meridian Tonight19:30 ITV News and Weather20:00 Emmerdale20:30 Britain's Secret Treasures21:00 Emmerdale21:30 Coronation Street22:00 Superstar23:30 ITV News and Weather

00:05 Random Acts00:10 The Killing01:05 Summer Daze01:40 Ibiza Rocks01:50 Wakestock 201202:45 Spotlight03:00 4Play03:15 Strings04:50 St Elsewhere05:35 Deal or No Deal06:30 Countdown07:15 The Hoobs08:05 Freshly Squeezed08:35 According to Jim09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond09:30 Frasier10:00 The Secret Millionaire USA11:00 Four Rooms12:00 You Deserve This House13:00 Channel 4 News MiddaySummary13:05 Jamie's 30 Minute Meals13:35 Gok Cooks Chinese14:05 River Cottage14:15 The Anderson Tapes16:10 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 Bank of Dave23:00 24 Hours in A&E

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side01:00 Poker: The Big Game02:00 SuperCasino05:00 Nick's Quest05:25 Wildlife SOS05:45 Wildlife SOS06:10 House Doctor06:35 House Doctor07:00 Thomas & Friends07:10 The WotWots07:20 City of Friends07:35 Jelly Jamm07:45 Peppa Pig07:50 Castle Farm07:55 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 Igam Ogam10:15 The Wright Stuff12:10 Eddie Stobart: Trucks andTrailers13:10 5 News Lunchtime13:15 Big Brother14:15 Home and Away14:45 Neighbours15:15 The Mentalist16:10 Children of My Heart18:00 5 News at 518:30 Neighbours19:00 Home and Away19:30 5 News at 6.3020:00 Cricket on 521:00 Marco Pierre White's KitchenWars22:00 The Hotel Inspector23:00 Big Brother

00:15 Great British Islam00:45 DOA02:15 Weatherview02:20 Britain's Lost Routes with GriffRhys Jones03:20 Fake Britain04:05 Great British Menu05:05 BBC World News05:30 Panorama06:00 BBC News06:30 World Business Report06:45 BBC News07:00 Breakfast10:15 Heir Hunters11:00 Homes Under the Hammer11:58 BBC News; Weather12:00 Cowboy Trap12:45 You've Been Scammed13:13 BBC News; Weather13:15 Bargain Hunt14:00 BBC News; Weather14:30 Regional News and Weather14:45 Doctors15:15 Escape to the Country16:00 BBC News; Weather16:05 Diddy Dick & Dom16:35 Prank Patrol Down Under17:00 Copycats17:30 Roy18:00 Newsround18:15 Pointless19:00 BBC News19:30 Regional News Programmes20:00 The One Show20:30 BBC News; Regional News21:00 The Truth About SportsProducts22:00 Crimewatch23:00 BBC News23:25 Regional News and Weather23:35 Crimewatch Update23:45 Traffic Cops

00:20 Golf: The OpenChampionship00:50 The Secret History of Our

Streets01:50 HARDtalk02:00 Newsday02:30 Asia Business Report02:45 Sport Today03:00 BBC World News03:30 Asia Business Report03:45 Sport Today04:00 BBC World News04:30 Asia Business Report04:45 Sport Today05:00 Schools: 3, 2, 1, Go! - KeyStage 306:00 Schools - How to Write06:30 Schools - Writing for Walford07:00 The Pingu Show07:10 Zigby07:25 Timmy Time07:35 Dirtgirlworld07:50 Rastamouse08:00 Roar08:30 Stuck on Sheep Mountain08:55 League of Super Evil09:10 Frankenstein's Cat09:20 Pet Squad09:30 Nina and the Neurons09:45 Big & Small10:00 Live Golf: The OpenChampionship21:00 Natural World22:00 Pompeii: Life and Death in aRoman Town23:00 The Boss Is Back23:30 Weather23:30 Newsnight

THE TRUTHABOUT SPORTS

PRODUCTSAs people get in shape for the Olympic summer,Shelley Jofre presents a Panorama special testing thescience behind claims by some of the biggest sportsbrands. Using the findings from a study by the BritishMedical Journal and Oxford University, she examinesproducts ranging from trainers said to help people runfaster and drinks that help them work out longer to pro-tein shakes that are apparently more effective in hon-ing the physique than ordinary food.


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Ref: 63, Two bedroom 1stfloor apartment situated inMonino Blanco. The propertyoverlooks a superb communalpool area, in within walkingdistance of bars, restaurantsand shops. Short or long termrental available. Call: 965 707188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 155, Luxurious ThreeBedroom Villa With PrivatePool, in Quesada Close toshops and restaurants withina five minute drive, andGuadamar Beach is within aten minute drive. Long termrental €800PCM, Short termavailable. Call: 965 707 188 or626 397 397 Ref 702: Beautiful 2 bedroom

apartment, located near losLocos beach, beautifully fur-nished. Short term rentalsfrom 175€ per week. Call: 965707 188 or 626 397 397Ref: 709, A lovely 1 bedroomapartment in Aguas Nuevas,within a 5 minute walk of thebeach. There is a terrace out-side with views to the sea.Short or long term rental avail-able. Call: 965 707 188 or 626397 397 Ref: 117, A Lovely 3Bedroomed 1st floor apart-ment on the outskirts ofTorrevieja (Mar Azul). TheApartment is in walking dis-tance of the excellent beach-es and a good selection of

restaurants, shops and bars.Long and short term rentalavailable. Call: 965 707 188 or626 397 397Ref: 61, A lovely two bed-roomed ground floor apart-ment, located in the centre ofthe small Spanish town of LosMontesinos, With a pleasantcommunal swimming pooladjacent & all amenities inwalking distance. Long andshort term rental available.Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397397Ref: 104, 2 Bedroom apart-ment in Torrevieja, (neargypsy lane), small balcony,near all amenities and Fridaymarket. €350pcm Call: 965707 188 or 626 397 397

Excellent cover for your houseand home, includes travelassistance for when you goaway. Interesting prices forexpats; policies available inEnglish or German. Call 966923 963 for a quoteLovely Corner property inNovamar V, Gran Alacant. 2bedrooms, 2 BathroomsBeing sold fully furnishedincluding appliances, Hassecure underground parkingand faces large oasis commu-nal pool. Walking distance to

beach. 139.000 Euros, Call627 711 155 and quote RefNo. K10Ground floor duplex, withsplendid views. Quiet locationin Gran Alacant. Immaculatecondition. Price has just beenreduced to 105.000 andincludes everything. For view-ing call 627 711 155 Ref. NoK27Rare opportunity to purchaseon Mediterrania III, GranAlacant. 2 bedrooms, 2 bath-rooms, Private Parking,F/Furnished, Large communalpools & Tennis courts S/Wfacing, Dramatically reducedfor quick sale to 126.000euros. Ref No. K58 Call 627711 155 for immediate viewingDon Pueblo, Gran Alacant. 3Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms,Large Kitchen with Galleria,Secure underground parking,Gas Central Heating, Glazedin Porch, Solarium with stun-ning views. Viewingsabsolutely essential. Verylarge property at reducedprice of 190.000 euros. RefNo. K38 Call 627 711 155 Opportunity to purchase at theoff 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 inGalleria, 2 communal pools,private parking and walkingdistance to the Gran Alacantcommercial centre. Situated inthe popular urbanisation ofPuerto Marino. Now only96,500 euros for quick saleRef No. K46. 627 711 155Immaculate ground floorDuplex, 2 beds, 2 bath,Private Parking, Situated inNovamar, Gran Alacant. Priceincludes very tasteful furnitureand white goods. Walking dis-tance to all local amenitiesand beach. Now only 129,750euros. Ref No K24. 627 711155Gran Alacant Detached villa,located in a very sought afterlocation.Situated on a 560m2S/W facing plot and construct-ed in 2005. Comprising of 3bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (2 fullbaths), Lounge-Diner, fullyequipped Kitchen, Porch andSolarium with Alicante & Sea

Views. ref.L81. €258,000 neg.Tel. 680333242Gran Alacant villa located in avery quiet area , situated atthe end of a cul-de-sac meansthere is no through traffic.3bed, 3 bath, 330m2 plot,established large gardens,working fireplace, solar panelfor hot water,private parking,south facing great views, fullyfurnished, fantastic opportuni-ty. ref. L85. €215,000 Tel680333242Ref 533: Lovely 2 bedroomTownhouse located in thepopular area of Punta Prima,the property has a largelounge and fully equippedkitchen, 2 double bedrooms,one with balcony, bathroomwith double shower. €126,000Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397397Gran Alacant Opportunity topurchase a beautiful 3 bed-roomed, 3 bathroomed,largekitchen, detached propertywith roof- top solarium. Wellestablished gardens and driveway for 2 cars, whilst alsooverlooking the projected 18hole golf course. Comprisingof fitted wardrobes, utilityroom, air con H/C, alarm sys-tem, electric wall heaters,intercom system, fireplace,ceilings fans, 8x7 gazebo, useof 2 large communal pools,immaculate condition withmany extras. ref K12.€180,000 Tel 680333242

Gran Alacant bargain,detached villa with pool on400m2 plot. Briefly comprisingof 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms,Lounge Diner, independentkitchen, solarium with views,well maintained gardens.Quiet location yet within walk-ing distance of all amenities.Top quality furniture and appli-ances included in the price.Extras include, mosquito nets,grills, toldos blinds, built inwardrobes, gas fire, electricheating, ceiling fans, English& Spanish TV, tastefully tiled& graveled garden with irriga-tion system. ref K43.€229,000 Tel 680333242Gran Alacant South facingattractive corner houseSituated in the sought afterurbanization of Monte Faro,this secure gated urbanizationoffers a stunning oasis pool,with mountain views, tenniscourts and football courts.Consisting of 3 double bedswith balconies, 2 bathrooms,kitchen leading onto courtyard which can easily be con-verted into an extra room,lounge diner with working fire-place, front garden with pri-vate parking for 2 cars. Beingsold fully furnishes with whitegoods, built in 2006 soimmaculate condition hardlylived in. Ref K48 €168,000priced for quick sale Tel680333242


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Gran Alacant Gem! Fabulousdetached Villa, with Alicantesea views to the front andwood land views to the rear,means this immaculate villa isvery private and un-over-looked. Comprising of 2 largebedrooms with fittedwardrobes, 2 bath, large fullyequipped kitchen,glazedporch sitting area, solarium,

Attractive Pool with cover, wellmaintained Gardens. CentralHeating, Air Con, Ceiling fans,Private Parking, Alarm sys-tem, Decorative working FirePlace complete with electricFire. Outdoor work- shop/stor-age area, Quality Pergola &BBQ. Constructed in 2006, onplot size of 380m2 and beingsold fully furnished includingwhite goods. ref L80.€234,995 Tel 680333242Gran Alacant immaculate villa,3 bedroomed, 3 bathroomedproperty maintained to a veryhigh standard inside and outand the interior furnishingsare top quality, offering a feel-ing of luxury and good taste.The plot size is 400m2 andhas been beautifully tiles, andgraveled and has establishedpalms and plants. Oil firedcentral heating throughout,log effect fire place, ceilingfans in all rooms, towel heaterrails, glazed in shower units,instant hot water, water purifi-

er, free English TV, phone &internet lines, fitted doublehanging wardrobes, safe,glazed in front porch, vanityunits and much more. Thepool is an 8 X 4 m2 salt waterpool, meaning maintenance ismuch easier plus outside toiletand shower. Sea views tofront with Greenland views tothe rear. ref K51. €245,000 Tel680333242 Gran Alacant immaculate out-standing south facing villa insought after road. Set on a350m2 plot with 4 bedrooms,3 baths,large porch, solariumand terraces. The large underbuild includes a lounge,kitchen, bedrooms, bathroomand patio doors leading topool area. Internal & externalaccess for under build. Extrasinclude electric radiators, aircon H/C, ceiling fans, gas fire,heated towel rails, extendedwalk-in shower, fittedwardrobes. Decorative tilinginside and out. Panoramicviews towards Alicante Bay,Sky TV, phone line andInternet & Private parking,established gardens, waterfeatures and fruit trees. Beingsold with exquisite furnitureand all white goods.Immaculate finishes anddecor. ref L84. €278,000 Tel680333242

Gran Alacant South facingattractive corner houseSituated in the sought afterurbanization of Monte Faro,this secure gated urbanizationoffers a stunning oasis pool,with mountain views, tenniscourts and football courts.Consisting of 3 double bedswith balconies, 2 bathrooms,kitchen leading onto courtyard which can easily be con-verted into an extra room,lounge diner with working fire-place, front garden with pri-vate parking for 2 cars. Beingsold fully furnishes with whitegoods, built in 2006 soimmaculate condition hardlylived in. Ref K48 €168,000priced for quick sale Tel680333242Viva Villa and VacationServices are pleased to offerproperty sales for theTorrevieja and Oriheula areasof the Costa Blanca, Spain.Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397397 or Visit : www.villaandva-cation.comBalsares is opposite GranAlacant where the proposedgolf course is now being start-ed so this property will virtual-ly be on the golf course, it isan investment not to bemissed. The property is on asmall gated urbanisation of 18houses with private under-ground parking for 2 cars anddirect access to the house,communal pool andtoilets/changing rooms etc.The house is brand new andconsists of 4 bedrooms, 3bathrooms, lounge with work-ing fire place, large kitchen 12m2, large galleria/ utility room,bedroom balcony and fronttiled terrace. This propertyalso has a converted underbuild for an extra lounge orbedroom. ref K52 €198,000Tel 680333242Ref: 513, €115,000. Two bed-room ground floor apartment,in Aguas Nuevas, close to all

amenities including the beach.It has a good size lounge,kitchen and has off road park-ing facilities. Call: 965 707188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 521, €105,000. This com-fortable bungalow is located inSan Luis with a new roof andsolarium tiles. It is close tosupermarkets, bars, restau-rants and is on the local busroute. Call: 965 707 188 or626 397 397 Ref: 516, €39,999. Studioapartment in San Luis, closeto amenities. Open plan fullyequipped kitchen. Good sizedlounge, bedroom and out ontobalcony which has beenglazed to create anotherroom. Call: 965 707 188 or626 397 397 Ref: 510, €70,000. Bungalowlocated in San Luis. It is closeto the supermarkets, bars andrestaurants and is on the localbus route. An Opel Corsa caris included in this sale. Call:965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: KP3100, €183,000.Three bedroom, two bathroomdetached villa, located in SanLuis, on a 450sqm plot, withcommunal pool. Garage toside of house. Call: 965 707188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 78, €120,000. Three bed-room Quad in Jardin Del MarVII. There is off-road parkingand small storage shed in theenclosed garden area, com-

munal pool nearby. Call: 965707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 709, €60,000 A lovely 1bedroom apartment in AguasNuevas, within a 5 minutewalk of the beach. There is aterrace outside with views tothe sea. Short or long termrental available. Call: 965 707188 or 626 397 397 Ref. 526, €49,900. A lovelybright 1 bedroom apartment inthe area of Torreblanca. Thereis a large communal pool andwell maintained gardens, withtennis courts and childrensplay area. Call: 965 707 188or 626 397 397 Gran Alacant, Situated inthe "Alto" part of GranAlacant, this 3 bedroomed,4th floor apartment, offersluxury accommodation, withabsolutely stunning seaviews, as well as views ofAlicante bay and the famousSanta Barbara Castle.Theapartment is 89 squaremeters with open plankitchen / living room andincludes all electrical appli-ances & furniture also thereis a utility room, open ter-race, and private parking.The urbanisation also offersmany communal pools, ten-nis courts, restaurants andbars. Ref. K20 €109,000 Tel680333242


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Ref: 520, €85,000. Two bed-room apartment in DreamHills, with a fully equippedkitchen, large lounge,glazed-in terrace and alarge solarium. This propertycomes with a large commu-nal swimming pool. Call:965 707 188 or 626 397 397Ref 532: 3 BedroomDetached villa Located on theedge of a small Spanish vil-

lage with 3,800 sqm of land-scaped gardens, PrivatePool, Bargain €180,000 Call:965 707 188 or 626 397 397Gran Alacant, Largedetached villa with beautifulgardens set on 550m2 plot,built in BBQ area and large10x6 pool.Comprising of 3Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms,Lounge Diner with fire place,Independent Kitchen, air

con H/C, Solarium, frontporch, converted under buildwith 3 extra rooms, privatecovered parking, irrigatedgardens, close distance tobeach and amenities. Ref.K18 €250,000 Tel680333242 Gran Alacant, this mid ter-raced Puerto marino town-house has been priced lowpurely for a quick sale.Briefly comprising of: 2Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms,Lounge-Diner, IndependentKitchen with Galleria, Porcharea, Front tiled garden,Private gated Parking & theuse of 2 large communalpools Ref. K22 €123,000 Tel680333242Gran Alacant, detached villain desirable road close to allamenities, comprising of 3

double bedrooms, 3 baths,lounge diner with workingfire place, brand newkitchen with all appliancesand black granite work tops,private pool, plot of 550m2,established irrigated gar-dens and fruit trees, privateparking, solarium, also thereis a converted under buildgiving more bedrooms,bathroom & kitchen, thishouse has many extras andis being sold fully furnished.Ref.k47. €280,000 neg Tel680333242 Top floor Duplex. Very goodprice of 108.000 euros for aquick sale. Furnished to avery high standard, 2 bed-rooms, 1 bathroom, LoungeDiner, Glazed in Porch,Large Roof Top Solarium.Choice of Communal Pools,

Private Parking. Walkingdistance to all amenities andon the First urbanisation asyou enter Gran Alacant.Viewing essential. Ref No.K44. Tel. 627 711 155Beach front Line property,over looks CarabassiBeach, Gran Alacant. 2Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms,Secure UndergroundParking, Fully furnished,Roof Top Solarium. 3 LargeCommunal Pools, Fantasticcommunal Gardens, TennisCourts and much more.125.000 Euros Ref No. K23.Tel. 627 711 155

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YOU’RE expecting allthose lovely presents thekids will be buying you asthey bang on your bed-room door wishing youhappy birthday. But it’sthree o’clock in the morn-ing and the Rioja is stilllurking around in yourstomach while the Brandyis banging on the inside ofyour head.

But what did you ask themand your wife for a well-earned present?

That nifty little blonde inthe bar is just too much toask for - and it’s not hergenerosity we are talkingabout!

With all the Hi-tech equip-ment and balls available, it isvery difficult to know what toask for isn’t it?

So before you tax yourbrain too much just considerthese references that manu-facturers give to their prod-ucts:

1. Features new Brassballinserts, manufactured from23,000 brass balls encapsu-lated in polymer and that’s aPutter (I suppose you cannotuse it in cold weather).

2. Soft feel of thePolystromic insert combinedwith two weight portals in theheel and toe for lower CofG.(Is it anything like in-growing

toenails?)3. Stainless steel head

featuring a two-pieceTitanium insert, one in theface and one in the backseparated by a 1mm mem-brane. (Well, it would haveto - otherwise it could bepainful or is it body pierc-

ing?)4. Forged for ultimate feel,

plus computer milled “U”grooves for precise ball con-trol (Well it would have to fora wedge at £110, but I’ll stickto jockey shorts thank you)

5. Power Wave face cre-ates a high COR (Well, itwould wouldn’t it?)

6. The new HipTi drivershave borrowed from theaerospace industry and usea metal strengtheningprocess called Hot Isostatic

Processing HIP (Hip wassomething very different inmy day)

7. Made from a mix ofmaraging and 15-5 steel (Ican’t even find that word inthe dictionary)

8. Fat shaft technologycombined with metal matrixcomposite face incorporat-ing tungsten carbide, cobaltand nickel chromium. Dualrail design and weightedsole. (Could be Fastrackscanteen menu)

9. Forged Titanium withcryogenic Superbeta face.(must be another MichaelJackson facelift).

10. It is made from 304N2stainless steel in three dis-tinct thicknesses. (Thick,medium thick and bloodythick, I must be not to under-stand that).

So if you are thinking ofwriting your golfing “I want”Birthday list to the kids, for-get it as they will not have acat in hell’s chance of under-standing all that gibberish,stuck away behind the IPadwith Apps, or IPhone 4. Trythe good old terms likeBrassie and Spoon.

Rule 1A ball sliced or hooked into the rough shall be lifted and

placed on the fairway at a point equal to the distance it car-ried or rolled into the rough with no penalty. The seniorshould not be penalised for tall grass which ground keepersfailed to mow.Rule 2

A ball hitting a tree shall be deemed not to have hit thetree. This is simply bad luck and luck has no place in a gameof skill. The senior player must estimate the distance the ballwould have travelled if it had not hit the tree - and play theball from there.Rule 3

There shall be no such thing as a lost ball. The missingball is on or near the course and will eventually be found andpocketed by someone else, making it a stolen ball. The sen-ior player is not to compound the crime by charging himselfor herself with a penalty.Rule 4

If a putt passes over a hole without dropping, it is deemedto have dropped. The senior should not be penalised forgravity's failures.Rule 5

Putts that stop close enough to the cup that they could be

blown in, may be blown in. This does not apply to balls morethan three inches from the hole. No one wants to make atravesty of the game.Rule 6

There is no penalty for so-called "out of bounds." If penny-pinching golf-course owners bought sufficient land, thiswould not occur. The senior golfer deserves an apology, nota penalty.Rule 7

There is no penalty for a ball in a water hazard, as golfballs should float. Senior golfers should not be penalised formanufacturers' shortcomings.Rule 8

Advertisements claim that golf scores can be improved bypurchasing new golf equipment. Since this is financiallyimpractical for many senior golfers, one-half stroke per holemay be subtracted for using old equipment.Please advise all your Senior friends of these

important rule changes.


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

TWO senior golfers are talking in the Clubhouse. One is83 years of age and is celebrating that his 25-year-oldwife has told him she is pregnant.His long-standing friend of many golf rounds says tohim. “George, imagine you are on a safari in Africa, aretaken hunting one day and are confronted by an angrylion. You pick up your rifle, shoot the lion dead and thenrealise you have picked up your walking stick instead ofthe rifle. What would you say?”“Well,” says George, “someone else must have shot it.”“George! That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you all weekabout you and your wife.’’

TITTER ON THE TEE

THE inevitable result of any golf lesson is the instantelimination of the one critical unconscious motion thatallowed you to compensate for all your errors.

Lyn on the Pete beatSAN Javier GS travelled up to San Juan course in Alicante

for a Texas Scramble pairs, which was won by Lyn Gallardand guest Pete Ramsden, who finished on a score of 62.5.Paul Matthews and Ian Smith on 66.0 just held off DaveArcher and Bob Gallard on 66.7 for second place.

The next society game is an individual Stableford onWednesday July 18 at Saurines De La Torre. First Tee10.00am.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Birthday present? Give me a spoon!

EASY DOES IT!Suggested Rule Changes for Seniors (Age 65+)

100,000 REASONS TO CELEBRATE

A BET placed on Wimbledon champi-on Roger Federer nearly a decade agohas netted more than £100,000 forOxfam.In 2003 Nick Newlife, fromOxfordshire, made a wager of £1,520, atodds of 66/1, that the Swiss tennis starwould win seven Wimbledon titles by2019.Mr Newlife died in 2009 but left thebetting slip to Oxfam in his will.Federer's defeat of Andy Murray inSunday's Wimbledon final means thecharity will now collect a payout fromWilliam Hill of £101,840.Andrew Barton, from Oxfam, toldBBC Radio 5 live that it had been a dif-ficult match to watch because his loyal-ties were split.

"It's just so unfortunate that he nailedit against Andy Murray," he said."I was just sitting there watching thetennis and I kept finding myself callingfor Murray, particularly in that longgame in the third set. "And then myhead is telling me: Andrew, rememberOxfam gets the money if Federer wins."Mr Newlife, from Tackley, who was 59when he died, had written to WilliamHill requesting the bet in 2003.William Hill said it had already paidout £16,750 to Oxfam from another betplaced by Mr Newlife, of £250 at 66/1,that Federer would win 14 Grand Slamevents.The Swiss master reached that markat the 2009 French Open and is now a17-time Grand Slam champion.

TORREVIEJA SwimmingClub members competedin three different competi-tions over the weekend.. Zoe Connolly had quali-fied for the 34th JoseSagreras Trophy - thenational competition for10 and 11 year olds - inXirivella, Valencia.

And Emma Cagigaocompeted in the two dayRegional Junior andAbsolute Championships

in Valencia’s Park WestComplex, Valencia.

Meanwhile, the rest ofthe Torrevieja club trav-elled to Villena, Alicante,for the 22nd City ofVillena Trophy competi-tion.

Emma, competingagainst 32 other regionalclubs, produced out-standing swims in the200 medley (2:41:13) and100 freestyle (1:05:02),taking third place for herage in the freestyle.

At the same time in

Xirivella , Zoe competedin the national competi-tion against swimmersfrom 65 clubs across thewhole of Spain. She quali-fied for the finals of all herevents, finishing seventh7th in the 100m back-stroke , 12th in the 200mmedley and 13th in the100m butterfly.

In the Villena Trophy,Torrevieja picked up twogold medals, a silver anda bronze against 13 otherlocal clubs. The goldenpair were Yuriy Lymar in

the boys Absolute 100mfreestyle (1:02:48) andPiroska Rideg in the girlsAlevin 100m freestyle(1:10:09).

Yovanna Arguelles tooksilver in the girls Absolute100m freestyle (1:08:41)and the bronze was anoutstanding team effortby the boys Benjamin 4 x50 medley relay team ofTimofey Pykin, KasperGoliszek, BastianMartinez and JonathanIzquierdo.

The Torrevieja swim-

ming club is always look-ing for new members. Theclub meets each weekdayevening, in three ses-sions, between 5.30pmand 9pm and trains in the50m pool at the Palacio deDeportes Infanta Cristinain Torrevieja. For moreinformation contact EddieCagigao on 637869602,Rosa - 665454126 orPresident Felipe on609418776 or by [email protected] at [email protected]


IT’S RODGERS ANDHAMMERS TIME!

IS Andy Carroll football's Mr Misfit?Used as a bit-part player by Roy Hodgson in the European

Championships, new Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers nowlooks ready to temporarily off-load the big Geordie in a loandeal to whoever wants the former Newcastle United No.9.

West Ham are the latest to come in for Carroll following onfrom AC Milan. I can't understand why there aren't a wholeload of others queueing up for his services, too.

Carroll may not have justified that £35m transfer fee yet,but I did see signs towards the end of last season that hewas finally playing to somewhere near his potential.

Carroll DID take a long time adjusting to life onMerseyside after coming down from his native North East -and whether he ever truly will find solace and comfort awayfrom the Tyne is still very much open to question. But I dofeel he was playing a whole lot better in the final few gamesof 2011-12.

Indeed, if Kenny Dalglish had brought him on ten or 15minutes sooner in the FA Cup final against Chelsea I thinkhe would have won Liverpool a second domestic trophy togo alongside the League Cup in the Anfield cabinet.

Whoever does take him needs to adapt their side's styleof play to bring out the best in Carroll. You need two good

wingers to get the ball across to him and a quick, proven fin-isher in the Jermain Defoe mould alongside him for the bestresults.

All too often when Carroll did come on or make a rare startfor England, he was seen wandering around between thehalfway line and the penalty area in redundant mode as therest of the team continued to play or attempt to play the tech-nical, passing game that is so popular the world over rightnow.

Rodgers is an advocate of that possession football. Hehad a spell of success with it at Swansea but it didn't lastlong, although they were good enough over the season toavoid relegation and finish in a good position in their firstseason in the Premier League.

While it's true to say that possession football means theother team don't have the ball while you’ve got it, it is alsotrue to say that you must play to your players' strengths.Carroll is a big, raw-boned striker who likes to attackthe ball when it is played in or across to him. Iam convinced he can reproduce the form heshowed at Newcastle - and yes, I know alot of it was in the Championship notthe Premier League - again on the

big stage. West Ham might be a good move for him. ACMilan would have focused almost as much of the spotlightand pressure on him as he is under at Anfield. At Upton Parkall they are aiming to do is stay in the Premier League after

coming back up from theChampionship. Carroll

will be a big fish in a small-er pool and could swallow upa lot of goals and plaudits ifused the right way by BigSam

Allardyce -another rough,

tough cus-tomer if everthere waso n e !

Elsewhere on thesoccer front, they

are turning down theRussia job in droves -

despite the fact thatcountry has the World Cuplined up in a few years’

time. Harry Redknapp, notone to shy away from the odd

rouble, doesn't want it despite beingturned away by England and Tottenham

in the last few months.Pep Guardiola, formerly of Barcelona,

Fabio Capello and Rafael Benitez, once ofLiverpool and Inter Milan, are also on the

Russians' hit list. If they all refuse it, Boris, I'llhave a go. But no Bolshoi-ing about and no, I am

not putting on a tu-tu to do the job, either!

TORREVIEJA SWIMMERS MAKE A TRIPLE SPLASH

Emma Cagigao

BrendanRodgers...will heoffload Carroll,pictured right, toWest Ham?

THE CRY’STHE LIMIT


NOW we know why Andy Murraywill never be a major winner - he'sa big cry baby!

We were urged to believe thatthe nation would take Murray totheir hearts after his blubberingperformance following hisWimbledon final defeat by RogerFederer. But I for one think it merely displayed that the sulkyone also has a really soft centre.

So much for his coach IvanLendl's attempts to toughen himup. In an attempt to make Murray areal winner, Lendl had told Murray

he must focus just on himself in all things - particu-larly in his aims and ambitions on a tennis court.

But Murray is still the Nearly Man. He gets close,but never close enough and I can't see him changingthat in the next few years. Or maybe never.

He had a great chance when Rafael Nadal droppedout of this year's tournament. But aging Federerchose to shine again at 30 and beat most people'sfavourite Novak Djokovic on the way to disposing ofMurray in the final.

You need a tough, ruthless streak to be a consis-tent winner of trophies. Ask Dave Mackay, the formerTottenham Hotspur and Derby County skipper. FredTrueman, the Yorkshire and England fast bowler, alsohad that mean streak, as did Geoff Boycott. And morerecently Ian Botham reaped the rewards for his sin-gle-mindedness with bat and ball on the cricket field.

Andrew Flintoff could have followed in Botham'sfootsteps had it not been for injury problems. Butwhile not a cry baby, Flintoff did have the big, soft ladfrom Lancashire image that he not only lived up tobut will never shake off - no matter how many tripsto Dubai he makes or game shows he appears on.

Roy Keane, Graeme Souness, Sir Alex Ferguson, ofcourse, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson - they all have it

or had it in spades, allied to not a little ability.Murray is not alone, though. Paul Gascoigne is the

biggest British cry baby in living memory. While hehad great talent and was hailed in some quarters asthe best English footballer ever, he remains a multi-flawed personality who is attempting to avoid a pre-mature end with another period of abstinence fromthe drugs, drink and, well, maybe not the smokes!

We all have our demons. I restrict mine to alcoholand fags but I could easily go the way of Gazza. It's abit too late for me to emulate Botham or Tyson but Idid do a 60-mile trip from the Dales to Manchester onmy mountain bike in 12 hours just last year!

Back to Murray and while he may not be mint, it willbe very interesting to see just how he does from hereon in. He may even retire. But there is a silver liningon his damp horizon. I hear he is being lined up foran extremely lucrative sponsorship deal… byKleenex!

STEVEBOTT

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