euro weekly news - costa blanca north 2 - 8 april 2015 issue 1552

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Benidorm inTop 10

TRIPADVISOR resultsbased on millions of re-views have rankedBenidorm as one of theTop 10 Spanish holidaydestinations; the first isBarcelona.

Bikers heldTWO members of abikers club in Calpehave been arrestedon multiple chargesincluding possessionof drugs, weaponsand false vehicledocumentation.

FRONT EXTRAEWN

By Jan Gamm

FORMER British Olympic diver andretired engineer Peter DavidTarsey and his wife Jean, both 77,were found shot dead, lying ineach other’s arms in their Jalon vil-la on Sunday. The couple had notbeen seen for several days.

A British friend of the couple, alocal estate agent who prefers notto be named, had gone to thehouse when she was unable tocontact them by telephone. Shesaid she was still in a state ofshock after finding their bodies.“The Tarseys were my closestfriends,” she said, “I still can’t real-ly believe it.”

A Guardia Civil spokesman saidthe Tarseys appeared to havebeen shot with a small calibre

weapon and were lying on the sofain their lounge, shell casings scat-tered on the floor. The deaths arebeing treated as homicide subjectto post-mortem examinations yetto be carried out at the time of go-ing to press. It is possible the cou-ple had been dead since FridayMarch 27. No gunshots had been

heard. A television was missingfrom the house and the safe hadbeen unsuccessfully tamperedwith; inside there was no money,only documents. A computer wasfound in the swimming pool. TheTarseys’ pet dog, Domino, wasfound wandering about the house.

Jean Tarsey did a lot of work for

local charities, including a dogshelter. David Tarsey (he preferredto use his middle name) was a fa-miliar face in Jalon’s popular Al-leluya Bar. His absence since theend of last week was put down tohaving some dental work carriedout.

Their villa, on the market for€260,000, had been a target ofburglars in the past. The couplewere hoping to move to Mallorcato be closer to one of their grown-up sons.

A spokesman for the Foreignand Commonwealth Office said:“We can confirm the death of twoBritish nationals in Alicante, Spain.We stand ready to provide con-sular assistance.”

The family has been informed ofthe deaths.

British couple murdered YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

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INDEXNews 1 - 30

Finance 31 - 36

Leapy Lee 37

Daily TV 38, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52

Pets 53

Letters 55

Time Out 56 - 57

Health & Beauty 58 - 59

Food 60 - 61

Homes & Gardens 62-63

Services 68 - 72

Classifieds 73 - 75

Motoring 76 - 78

Sport 79 - 80

LA NUCIA Mayor BernabeCano officially opened the12,000-square-metre ad-venture park behind theeco recycling park in thetown on Saturday.

The inauguration earlierthis month was delayeddue to bad weather.

This t ime, more than1,000 residents attended,with hundreds of young-sters eager to try out thefacilities.

The €400,000 construc-tion was jointly funded bythe council, regional gov-ernment and the Euro-pean Social Fund.

The park features fouradventure circuits for allages - one designated foryounger children - incor-porat ing rope br idges,climbing frames and sixzip wires.

The local scouts’ associ-ation were amongst the

first to try out the new fa-cilities – giving them thethumbs up!

There are shady picnicareas and also animals in-cluding chickens, goats,donkeys and even owls

for the children to see. The park is open on Fri-

days after 5pm and at theweekend from 10am until8pm. During the week itwi l l be open to schoolsfor educational trips.

It’s time to getadventurous!

THRILLING TIME: Children of all ages catered for.

WORK on the new shopping cen-tre in Benidorm may restart fol-lowing an agreement with Frenchmultinational Uniball-Rodamco topart finance the construction of aroundabout.

Works ground to a halt back in2010 over access, or more specifi-cally who would pay the estimated€4.8 million to build a roundaboutoff the N332 serving the industrial

estate and shopping centre. Uniball-Rodamco has offered to

contribute the bulk of €3 million,leaving Benidorm Council to pickup the balance of €1.8 million.

Councillor for Planning RubénMartinez was very positive and ina statement said: “Through thisagreement we finally have the go-ahead to complete the industrialestate and shopping centre, which

will create wealth and job oppor-tunities for the city.” It is estima-ted that up to 2,000 jobs could begenerated.

Martinez now needs to discusswith joint developers Enrique Ortizand Enrique Ballester a deadlinefor completing outstanding con-struction works to the industrialarea and select the winning tenderto build the roundabout.

Tapestry exhibition AN exhibition at CalpeTown Hall by CarmenSanchez Ruano entitled‘Plural Feminine’ is onfrom April 1 until April30, a collection of tapes-tries reflecting genderstereotypes.

Luxury destinationBENIDORM is among oneof the top rated luxurydestinations in the SpanishMediterranean according totravel website Triptempta-tion.com referring toBenidorm as The Buzz onthe Costa Blanca.

Expats donateTHE Companian’s SocialClub in Albir made a €300donation towards the ‘Unit-ed we Can’ fundraiserevent held at BenidormPalace to help support lo-cal charities.

Spain unitedMANY town halls acrossSpain observed a minute’ssilence last Wednesday asa mark of respect to thosekilled in the Alps air disas-ter.

Black beachesHEAVY rain in Valenciahas helped clean up afterthe Fallas but beachesnear the city are streakedwith black from Styrofoamash washed up by thewaves.

Javea clean-upJAVEA has been sprucingup the Arenal Beach readyfor Easter. Also lifeguardsare in place over the East-er holiday weekend andthe two weekends follow-ing.

Easter roadsTHE northern Costa Blancais expecting traffic jamsover Easter as 1.7 millionvehicles take to the roads.Police will be increasingroadside checks for alcoholconsumption.

ewswatchNShopping centre go-ahead

Wakey wakeyDERREN LITTEN, creator andwriter of the Benidorm seriessaid: “These 6am starts are akiller for a lazy git like me, butso worth it.”

Pictorial AlteaAN exhibition of photographsand paintings of Altea collect-ed over the last 60 years is ondisplay at the FundaciónSchlotter until April 26.

ForewarnedTHE Police Union held a con-ference in Benidorm to trainofficers in the province on de-tecting the warning signs of Ji-hadism and Islamic radicalisa-tion.

Long delay MANAGEMENT at VillajoyosaHospital are investigatingclaims that a cancer patienthad to wait three hours for anambulance to transport themhome after treatment.

On a highA DUTCH national was arrest-ed in Altea for growing hun-dreds of marihuana plants anddefrauding the electricity com-pany by bypassing the officialmeter supply.

Farm tragedy A FARMER aged 74 died onFriday afternoon at 5pm nearBenifallim, when the tractorhe was driving overturned,trapping him beneath.

Spruced upIN the days leading up toEaster, Benidorm Council’smaintenance departmentwent all out to ensure the re-sort looked its best.

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PROBABLY one of the most internationally recog-nised Andalucian spring celebrations, the Feria deAbril in Sevilla is held every year during the thirdweek after Easter.

But if you want to go you had better hurry tobook a hotel as accommodation will be almost im-possible to get at the time.

Running from April 21-26 this year, the fair offi-cially starts at midnight on the Monday and runs un-til the following Sunday, although eager party-goershave in recent years begun to start celebrating asearly as the Saturday beforehand.

The name almost caused a problem in 1973 asthe fair was actually held on May 1-6. To stop argu-ments, the authorities brought the inauguration for-ward to 9pm on the Monday, April 30.

Traditionally known as the Noche del Pescaito

(Night of the Fish) due to the fact that people tradi-tionally ate fish for dinner on the night, Monday 20will see thousands head for the Real de la Feria fair-ground between Los Remedios and Tablada districtsto see the lights turned on at midnight.

Dating back to the 1840s, the fair was originallyorganised as a livestock fair by the city council andheld in Prado de San Sebastian on the outskirts ofSevilla.

An air of festivity appeared after a year or twowhen three casetas (temporary marquees) were setup by the Duke and Duchess of Montpensier, thetown hall and Sevilla’s Casino. These casetas werethe first examples of the more than 1,000 mostlyprivate tents which families, clubs and groups setup on the fairground streets each year within whichto drink, dance and be merry.

Sevilla in April, a city-sized party not to miss

SEVILLA FERIA: One of the most internationally recognised Andalucian spring celebrations.

I want to sweep away trouble-makers,” said Xavier Garcia Albiol, mayor of Badalona(Barcelona) following arrests of suspected ji-hadists, explaining that his so-called town clean-ing was not a campaign against immigrants, butone against conflictive people of any race or back-ground.

‘Quote of the Week

MADRID’S emergency services will be speed-ing to the rescue with a new PorscheCayenne which has been donated to Samurambulance team. The car, worth more than€77,000, will carry vital equipment to helpkeep patients who have suffered a heartattack alive until they reach hospital.

is the number ofwomen who re-cently admitted

to being afraid of their partners during a surveyon gender violence in Spain.

2,600,000 And finally...Number of the week

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By Irena BodranecCREATIVE literary writerSue Read-Lobohas has hadtwo books published, witha third on its way.

Now settled in Albir, sheleft her native South Africaback in 1984, with hus-band and two boys in tow.Spain was a natural choiceas her husband Carlos isSpanish but not wantingher children to forget theirhomeland set about writingher autobiography ‘Lol-

lipops of Dust’, set in colo-nial Botswana, her birth-place, throughout the 50sand 60s.

The book was about lifethrough a child’s eye, ini-tially for her children andwas published in 2011. Pri-or to that she had a bookof poetry published called‘Africa My Africa’, a smallselection of works com-piled over many years.

Her poems are based ontransition and the circles of

life, with a reoccurringtheme of death and mor-tality; yet she is by nomeans morbid or dejected.In fact, she is upbeat andspiritual, perhaps some-thing to do with her Druidbeliefs, a link to her mater-nal Celtic heritage perhaps.She entered a competitionearlier this year run by Cre-ative Talents Unleashed inCalifornia and won a five-year publishing contract forher latest book ‘The Last

Dance’, which will be outlater this month onAmazon.

Famed French photogra-pher Lili Saatchi has con-tributed with some of herdramatic pictures, manytaken of statues and sculp-tures captured in cemeter-ies. Sue finds writing, es-pecially about death verytherapeutic and has a hugearchive of poems, some ofwhich she used for this lat-est book.

Last dance for literarygenius out of Africa

Cocaine in a gas cylinderA TENANT living in a property Valencia calledthe police when he discovered a bag of co-caine in a gas cylinder.

The owner of the property is serving aprison sentence for drug dealing.

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ITH Spring springingand clocks jumping,the overwhelmingurge to clear out theold and bring in the

new may never have been so signifi-cant.

The economic crisis of the last fewyears appears to have subsided andpeople are feeling a new era begin-ning. The UK Coalition Governmenthas run its five-year course and dieda graceful death, now allowing theUK to choose a new way forward.

The Spanish regional elections aredue to take place in May - apartfrom Andalucia where they wereheld early - followed by a generalelection later in the year.

New transparency laws and proce-dures seem to be the height of fash-ion throughout Europe at the mo-ment, which, while holding largecorporations and government offi-cials openly accountable for their ac-tions, should have the larger, long-term benefit of making them workfor the public good instead of them-selves. The EU reformation issue ishigh on all member states’ agendas,and it is up to the people to decidehow to change it.

Maybe now is the time! This year,this Spring. We should take a mo-ment, sit down and think about theimportant voting matters and deci-sions that could affect the next fiveyears of our lives.

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MABS is one of the leadingcharities in Spain dedicatedto the support of all whoare affected by cancer.

Founder and PresidentJacqui Phillips, MBE, under-stood the importance of asupport network, particu-larly for those with no fam-ily in Spain, and set abouther challenge.

Last year a brand newcancer support centreopened in La Cala,Benidorm, inaugurated byBritish Consul Paul Rod-well. Since then Branch Di-rector Sue Reula has donean incredible job, aided by

an army of 60 volunteerswho help run the shop, col-lect donations and deliverequipment as well as ateam of professional nurs-ing and therapy staff.

But this all costs moneyto maintain, which spurredSue to organise a SpringBall, with the help of MariaKiller and Sheila Fearon, toraise much-needed funds.

The event takes place onSaturday April 25 at theMarina Hotel in Benidormand includes a welcomecocktail followed by a four-course meal with wine, andlive entertainment.

A raffle with some in-credible prizes such as atablet computer, colour TVand tickets for resort at-tractions will be held onthe night. But three starprizes will be auctioned: asigned Barcelona footballteam mascot, an authenti-cated blouse/memorabiliaworn by Coronation Streetcharacter Michelle Conner,plus five signed Benidormcast photos.

Bids are being taken nowat the MABS shop or bySue on 664 266 991. Balltickets cost €37.50, avail-able at the shop.

Shoe artAN exhibition of 13t h r ee -me t r e - h i ghshoes designed by lo-cal artists are on dis-play at the Plaza Mar IIshopping centre in Ali-cante until May 18.

Busy weekendWITH the change inweather, hotels inBenidorm estimatethat 95 per cent ofrooms are bookedfor this weekend.

Tweet tweetTHE Twitter passwordof Benidorm’s PP partywas compromised al-lowing a joker to postmessages in support ofthe opposition.

New faces AS one family exits an-other arrives; JulieGraham and SteveEdge join the cast ofITV’s popularBenidorm series, takingtheir place on theSolana sunbeds.

Tower work VILLAJOYOSA hasstarted restorationwork on the 12.5-metre-high SantJosep tower.

Benidorm tacklesthe GeneralitatBENIDORM Town Hall has tabled a motion to the Gen-eralitat Valenciana requesting urgent expansion to Vil-lajoyosa Hospital, citing WHO recommendations of 1.3beds per 1,000 inhabitants. Regionally the figure is2.69 and nationally 3.49: WHO recommends 8/1,000.

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Fabulous prizes atMABS Spring Ball

INCREDIBLE PRIZES: Let’s get bidding to raise much-needed funds!


What’s therush?

ALICANTE, Elcheand Benidorm headthe list of drivers inthe province whohave lost points ontheir licences due tospeeding. And i tcould get worse aspolice are steppingup roadside checksfor dr ink-dr iv ingover Easter.

Obviouslyhealthy

ONLY 290 foreignres idents underthe ret i rementage of 65 havesubscribed to the€60 per monthcontribution to becovered forhealthcare on theSocia l Secur i tysystem.

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BENIDORM Palace was the venue for ahuge charity fundraiser on Sunday nightto benefit five local charities.

It was the expatriates of the commu-nity who organised the event, this timemembers of the Dutch community, but

it was also well attend-ed by the British resi-dents.

The variety show‘United We Can’ fea-tured a wide range ofperformers who cametogether to help make adifference to those inneed.

Representatives ofeach of the beneficia-ries were invited andmanned stands in thefoyer to share informa-tion on their charities.

One lady in particularwho inspired the Dutchguests was SandraReemer, who represent-ed Holland three timesat the Eurovision SongContest.

The evening wasdeemed a huge successand organiser WendyDen Hartog said shewas “delighted with theturnout and support.”

Donations are sti l lcoming in and once allthe cash has beencounted the grand totaland amounts wil l bepublished and present-ed to each charity.

Uniting forlocal charities

Quick-thinking staffprevent disaster

EMPLOYEES and customers at a supermarket in Valen-cia, part of the Consum chain of stores, escaped injurywhen the ceiling fell in after last week’s heavy rain.

The staff noticed a few drops of water drippingthrough the ceiling over the freezers at about 11.30amso took the precaution of fencing off the area with pal-lets. When ominous rumblings were heard, they evac-uated the building and moments later the ceiling col-lapsed, leaving a huge hole where the roof had been.

Firefighters responding to a 112 call deployed theCanine Rescue Unit and sniffer dogs Kora and Eskawere put to work making a ‘supermarket sweep’ to becertain that no one was left trapped in the rubble.

A fire brigade spokesman said: “Consum employeesacted quickly, averting a major disaster through theirprompt actions.”

ROOF COLLAPSE: Sniffer dog Kora at work.


BEING a predominantlyCatholic country, Easter isthe most important dateof the church calendar and

marked across all townsand cities in Spain. Re-enactments of the Passionand Death of Jesus Christ

along with moving solemnprocessions will featureheavily in the lead up toEaster Sunday.

Visitors are often takenaback at the sight of theProcession of the Brother-hood, wearing their dis-tinctive hooded cloakssomewhat reminiscent ofthe 1920’s extremistAmerican hate group.

You can catch the lastone in Benidorm on GoodFriday at 8:30pm, startingat the San Jaime church inthe Old Town.

You will notice that bak-eries will be full of anEaster cake called ‘LaMona de Pascua,’ whichhas a hard-boiled eggbaked into it - althoughmany supermarkets nowsell them with chocolateeggs for the children, tra-ditionally eaten on EasterSunday.

CALPE mayor César Sánchez took the trouble tothank the town’s team of efficient street cleaners onSaturday. He said, “Your daily effort to keep thestreets clean is so important to a town that lives onits tourism.”

The mayor was speaking at the presentation of anew fleet of cleaning vehicles, among which is theuseful ‘Motocan,’ nicknamed ‘the pooper-scooper,’which quickly and hygienically collects dog messand cleans the ground at the same time.

The council has paid particular attention to thetown’s appearance this year, anticipating a busyholiday season with 330 refuse bins also havingbeen added throughout the municipality.

“During the summer the population of Calpe canrise to 100,000 residents and visitors,” saidSánchez, “it is necessary to introduce such changesin good time and to have everything ready.”

Spring clean

Processions forEaster under way


ONE in eight women in Spainhave suffered gender-based vio-lence at some point in their lives,a new study has revealed.

The new Macro-survey on Vio-lence Against Women 2015 re-vealed that 12.5 per cent ofwomen aged 16 and over livingin Spain have suffered someform of physical or sexual ag-

gression at the hands of theirpartners or ex-partners.

The results of the study, pre-sented by Health, Social Servicesand Equality Minister AlfonsoAlonso also revealed that 77.6per cent of victims manage toovercome the effects of abuseand create new lives for them-selves.

Alonso stressed that the num-ber of women who manage toovercome the effects of abusehas increased since the laststudy, carried out in 2011, andlaunched an appeal for society tocontinue supporting women toleave abuse behind.

The investigation, in collabora-tion with the CIS Sociology In-vestigation Centre, was based oninterviews with 10,171 women inSpain aged 16 or over.

The survey revealed that 25.4per cent of women have sufferedpsychological abuse, 21.9 percent emotional abuse and 10.8per cent financial abuse, all lowerthan the European averages of35, 32 and 12 per cent respec-tively. Gender Violence delegatefor the Spanish governmentBlanca Hernandez explained that67.4 per cent of women end rela-tionships due to violence, yet on-ly 26.8 per cent of victims are be-lieved to report cases to theauthorities.

One in eight womensuffer gender abuse

ON Good Friday, April 3, one of the mostpopular events in the region, the Antiques &Collectables Fair, is to take place in Salon deCanor, Teulada from 9am to 3pm.

Firm favouriteThe fair is now a firm favourite with an-

tique addicts who flock to the Salon deCanor to browse the goodies on display.Fine silver, china, beautiful antique linensand paintings are displayed on dozens ofstalls. There will be plenty of bargain collec-tables including postcards, spoons, thimbles,costume jewellery and things your granny

would remember... And at the entrance tothe hall will be Tracy, selling her wonderfulplants all ready for spring planting. Don’tmiss her, she’ll be saving the best ones foryou! Organisers Sue and Paul Horey arelooking forward to a bumper attendance thisyear, especially as the event is dedicated tothe memory of the fair’s original founderAdrian Fortt, who passed away in January.

Sue said: “The fair has become a favouritewith residents for miles around. Probablybecause you can come with a few euros inyour pocket and pick up something nice

for a gift or a keepsake.”Free entryEntry to the fair is free and there is plenty

of parking. The Canor gardens are delightfuland there are plenty of snacks and drinksavailable as well as a good lunch menu inthe restaurant for hungry shoppers.

You can find Salon de Canor on CalleAssagador in Teulada off the N332Benissa–Gata de Gorgos. For more information please contact Sue or

Paul on 965 732 741 or626 795 587

Roll up for the Antiques & Collectables FairGENDER VIOLENCE: One in eight women have been victims.


REGULAR eye tests should be carriedout every two years. Contact lenswearers will need to attend regularcontact lens check-ups.

Specsavers opticians’ thorough 20-minute eye tests include the use ofspecialist equipment to determine yourcorrect lens strength and type. Youroptician will answer questions, addressspecif ic problems and if necessaryrefer you to an Ophthalmologist.

If you need glasses or contact lensesyou will receive a prescription explain-ing issues with your eyesight. Here’san explanation of what the numbersand codes on your prescription mean.

SPH (sphere) - the amount of long(+) or short (-) sight: the higher thenumber, the stronger the prescriptionlenses required which could affect yourchoice of glasses if you have a higherprescription.

Lenses for short sight are thicker atthe edges than in the middle and for

long sight, they are thicker in the mid-dle. The higher the prescription, thegreater the curve of the lens.

CYL (cylinder) - the amount of astig-matism, or visual distortion, caused byan irregularly shaped cornea - the sur-face of the front of the eye.

AXIS - the direction of the astigma-tism, measured in degrees.

PRISM - correction needed to bal-ance the eyes.

BASE - the direction of any correc-t ion needed to balance the eyes(prism).

ADD - the amount of additional cor-rection needed to focus at close dis-tances. This measurement on yourprescription means you have differentprescription requirements for distanceand reading.

Ask your optician if you have anydoubts: we are here to help and arecurrently offering free eye tests: visitwww.specsavers.es.

Ask the optician

What are the numberson my prescription?

Louise Stone, Store Director, Specsavers Opticas, Javea


JAVEA has dedicated one of its plazas to the latemidwife Maruja Varo, known to locals as DoñaMaruja Xábia, who assisted at home births in theMarina Alta town for many years.

She was a skilled and experienced midwife, a fa-miliar face in the community and popular with herneighbours. Doña Maruja assisted more than 3,000mothers in bringing their babies into the world inJavea since 1960 and several generations of fami-lies in the small community remember her with af-fection and respect.

Javea midwifeis honoured

PRESIDENT of the Va-lencian Generalitat Al-berto Fabra has saidthe regional govern-ment wants 80 percent of classes inmore than 70 schoolsconducted in English“to increase futureopportunities for stu-dents.”

Learn inEnglish

MAYOR of Calpe César Sánchez took thetime on Tuesday to visit a new municipalarea, a free roaming space for pets, whereowners can allow their dogs to exercise offthe lead.

The facility is properly serviced with wa-ter, electricity and cleaning stations.

Located in the green Fossa area not farfrom the beach, the park covers 10,000

square metres and there are benches inplace where owners can take a breatherafter all that exercise. Shortly there will bewaste disposals installed designated fordoggy ablutions, complete with disposalgloves and paper dispensers.

The area is fenced to prevent dogs es-caping on to the road and stop unvaccinat-ed strays from entering.

Dogs can runfree in new park


TERRA NATURA WildlifePark will open their brandnew lodge resort MagicNatura this May, bringingguests closer to nature.

Two hundred and fiftyPolynesia-inspired logcabins have been con-structed on a 40,000square metre plot over-looking the wildlife park,each of the cabins builtwith wood from sustain-able forests and designed

with the environment inmind.

The bioclimatic designincorporates double cavitywalls and windows aredouble glazed to maintainoptimum temperatures.Taps have pressure regu-lators and swimming poolshowers are installed withtimers to promote respon-sible water consumption.

Everything has beendesigned with the envi-

ronment in mind, with ef-ficiency-saving equipmentsuch as low energy light-ing used throughout. Elec-tric vehicles will be themeans of transport withinthe complex, thus avoid-ing CO2 emissions.

Javier Garcia, vice presi-dent of Magic Costa Blan-ca said, “Magic Natura is aresort based on respectfor the environment andanimals.”

Sleeping with thewildlife animals

Son of the city FRANCISCAN father Enrique Oltra Perales received thedistinction of a son of the city of Dénia on Tuesdayfollowing 31 years of devoted work in the parish.

Surrounded by well-wishers and friends, Fr Oltrawas presented with an honour badge of the GoldenCity and handed his diploma.

The moving ceremony concluded with the fathersigning Denia’s Book of Honour.

Summer is on its wayTHE Easter holidays willbring warm temperaturesand clear skies forecast tostay. In Valencia over theweekend thermometerstopped 28º while Jativarecorded a sizzling 29º.

A NEW app for your iPhoneor android that allows youto report a crime instantlywithout having to speakSpanish is now available.

For some, the thought ofhaving to speak to theGuardia Civil when theyhave been the victim of acrime is daunting.

As of this week, thatshould be a thing of thepast with the release of amobile app called ‘Alert-Cops’.

The Ministry of the Inte-rior supported develop-ment of the new app,which is already set up inMadrid, Alicante, and Mala-ga, and has released avideo guide to help explainits functionality.

The new app will ask youto download and installfrom Google Play or Apple,

then to register and con-firm by return SMS. Oncethis is done and you areaccepted, you will be freeto report any crime directlyto the authorities withoutspeaking Spanish. The appspeaks both!

In addition, with the GPSfunction linked your loca-tion is known as well.


Anything todeclare?

NATIONAL Police raid-ed a warehouse inBenidorm, which soldand distributed coun-terfeit goods, arrestingfour people and seizingover 63,000 items.

On songBENIDORM per-former Ilu Peréz isodds on favourite towin ‘La Voz’ -Spain’s version ofThe Voice - broad-cast on Telecinco.

Relics showTO mark the fourth an-niversary of the VillaRomana open-air mu-seum in Albir, an ex-tension has beenopened displaying the45 pieces excavatedsince 2008.

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CRICKET is not something you often see beingplayed in Spain yet every weekend you can witness‘cricket on the green’ in Albir. The Woodbridge Ovalis home to the SACC - Sporting Alfaz Cricket Club -and the youngsters are certainly making their mark.

Five members have been selected to play for theUnder-18s Spanish national team. This week theytravelled to the world-renowned La Manga to playagainst UK touring side St Johns. Trained underMark Perman every Sunday morning, these boysare certainly not out!

Cricketing stars

New mobile appto report crime


ALTEA Council has awarded Elecnor a15-year contract to provide the town’spublic lighting, resulting in an estimated27 per cent saving on electricity bills.The company pledged to invest €1.25million over the next year and within thenext four months will replace 5,300bulbs to economical LED lights.

They will also maintain traffic lights

and streetlights including on urbanisa-tions.

Altea mayor Miguel Ortiz was verypositive on signing the agreement with“one of the most prestigious nationalcompanies in the sector” and was confi-dant that “residents will notice an in-crease in the quality of public lighting inthe municipality.”

Future’s bright

THE National Police arrested three peo-ple on March 10 and 11 after disman-tling two hydroponic operations.

Benidorm Police took three men, allDutch nationals, into custody in Alteaand Teulada-Moraira, accused of crimesagainst public health and defraudingelectricity providers, following raidscarried out in private residences in thearea. Some 1,588 marihuana plantswere seized during the searches.

In addition to the marihuana crop, alarge supply of equipment and toolsrequired for the cultivation of cannabiswas confiscated.

Large cannabisoperation busted

THE controversial issue of bull-fighting is debated again thisEaster as Benidorm’s Bull Ringsprings to life.

Bullfighting is a well-attendedEaster tradition in Benidorm dat-ing back many centuries. Bigbusiness across the country, it’sseen as part of Spain’s heritage,although Catalonia introduced aban in 2012 following animalrights group pressure.

Benidorm’s event is on GoodFriday April 3 at 5.30pm. Ticketsare €20 from the box office.

Bullfightingin Benidorm

HOP along to L’Ancora Tenis inJavea, one of the town’s busiestsporting and social centres, atnoon on Good Friday April 3 andjoin Telitec for a fun afternoonwith the Easter Bunny! He’ssoft, he’s cuddly and he’s ad-dicted to chocolate!

Sponsor the EasterBunny (Ginge ofPositive Signs &Designs) who hasgot together withthe Euro WeeklyNews (EWN) toraise cash forEMAUS. He haspledged to remain inhis alluring pinkEaster Bunny outfit atTelitec’s Big EasterFun Day for as longas donations keepcoming in – so themore sponsorship heraises, the longer he will stay in hiscuddly costume! To donate go towww.euroweeklynews.com andfollow the link.

All proceeds will go to theEMAUS children’s charity.

THE Easter Bunny has cunninglyhidden eggs for little bunnies tofind. He will be handing out bas-kets for kids to collect their eggsand giving prizes for the bestEaster Fancy Dress and the bestEaster Bonnet. The CostaBlanca’s best ever Egg Huntwill be running throughoutthe day with different age-related start times.

And there is no time likeEaster for dressing up withthe kids! Easter costumesand creative Easterbonnets will attractprizes in each age cate-gory, courtesy of BlacktowerFinance.

Organiser and hostTelitec Communications SLhas 4G internet demos to share,with advice on how to makecommunications in your area somuch easier, getting you con-nected full-time or part-time, forresidential or commercial use.Hear what they have to sayabout internet, mobile, ADSL andwireless communications.

There will be stands selling lo-cal products - everything fromhomemade chutney to solarlights - and cancer support chari-ty MABS is organising theTombola.

TELITEC’S Gemma Broad said:“This event is all about fun andhelping deserving causes. Withthe support of generous sponsorsAvalon, Solar in Spain, EuroWeekly News, Blacktower andPositive Signs & Designs ofJavea, Telitec wants everyone toenjoy browsing the stalls, huntingfor eggs, listening to some won-

derful music and in-dulging in delicious food.”

Telitec’s Big Easter Fun Day isall about children. Gemma said,“This is about cramming as muchfun as possible into the after-noon; Euro Weekly News haspurchased 150 yummy chocolatebunnies for the EMAUS childrenand the Easter Bunny will behanding out chocolate eggs, tak-ing donations and donated eggsfor EMAUS and posing for selfies.

“Not all children are in secure

and loving homes this Easter.Some are in children’s homeswhere the gift of a choco-late egg at Easter is arare treat. A gift ofsomething new thatis theirs to openand enjoy, andjust for a changenot passed on fromsomeone else - a de-licious chocolate sur-prise of their own...

“So when you arebuying chocolate eggsfor your kids this Easter,please pick up one ex-

tra for an EMAUS child –so little to give but it willmean so much. Andeverybody knows thatEaster is all about eatinga whole chocolate eggwith joyful abandon!Hand it to the EasterBunny when you arriveand put a smile on anEMAUS kid’s face atEaster. And if you can

spare some pennies forhis collection bucket he’lldo a bunny hop just foryou!”

If you would like tomake a donation toEMAUS or help organisean event, please checkout:http://www.fcemaus.es/

The fun continues until 4pm;don’t miss Club Casa Kids’ Eventsfrom 2pm to 4pm at €5 per child.Plenty of fun, laughter andCHOCOLATE!

L’Ancora Tenis is on Avenidadel Pla 118 in Javea.

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JAVEA: The junior football team will be showing off their skills.

LOCAL football juniors will be showing off theirskills under the eagle eye of Coach Rob Jones inthe football tournament planned for 2 to 4pm,and L’Ancora Tenis will showcase some tennis tipsfor would-be

Wimbledon hopefuls. Take the kids along tohave their faces painted and to bouncearound on the bounciest bouncy castle.

Enjoy a tasty BBQ and listen to the fabu-lous sounds of the Dolce Divas sponsored byAvalon, the spine-tingling repertoire of theCosta Blanca Male Voice Choir sponsored bySolar in Spain, and EAT CHOCOLATE!

Don’t miss Club Casa Kids’ Events from2pm to 4pm at €5 per child!

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RETIRED police dogs cannow be adopted througha platform set up by anagent of the National Po-l ice Corps (CNP), RafaMuñoz.

A Facebook page has

been created to helpdogs who have retiredfrom active duty find lov-ing homes.

Roni, a black dog with12 years’ service in theNational Pol ice of Val-

ladolid, special ising inthe detection of explo-sives, now lives in Alzira,Valencia. Roni wasadopted a month ago byhis new owner, Julio Pi-quer, who spotted himon Facebook and fell inlove with him.

“Roni is very quiet andobedient,” said Jul io,“He’s attentive when weare out walking, alwayslooking all around as ifhe’s checking everythingout, especially if he is ina harness. We did feelsl ightly apprehensive,however, when he tooka lot of interest in aparked car!”

If you need a faithfulcompanion and areinterested in giving ahard-working dog ahome, contact:

www.facebook.com/MilitaryWorkingDogs


Cancer unitextended

FOLLOWING a 34 percent increase inpatients at its oncologydepartment, Villa-joyosa Hospital hasextended the unit.

April FairSEVEN restaurantsin Benidorm OldTown will take partin the fifth Andalu-cian tapas and cul-ture festival, fromApril 20-26, mirror-ing Sevilla’s dates.

On your bikeTHE mayor ofBenidorm has stressedthe need to encouragethe use of bikes by cre-ating more bicyclelanes and even trans-forming some streetsinto cycle access only.

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ALICANTE-ELCHE Airport earned €50 million last yearbefore tax, the fifth best recorded in Spain and moreprofitable than Madrid’s Barajas Airport.

The airport boasted of having its best year last year,exceeding 10 million passengers for the first time,which has shown in the bank balance, and achievingan impressive turnaround considering that in 2012 itregistered losses of €2.43 million.

Barcelona recorded the most profits followed byPalma de Mallorca, Tenerife South and Gran Canaria.

Nationally, the airport’s operating company Aena,which has been partially privatised this year, alsoshowed solvency with pre-tax profits of €652 million.

Dog retirementhomes needed

A good year forAlicante-Elche

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MOST Spaniards are veryhappy with the homes inwhich they live, with 82.3 percent saying they were con-tent with their homes’ décor,location and appearance, ac-

cording to research carriedout by DIY superstore chainLeroy Merlin

Almost a third have takenprecautions to ensure theirhome is energy eff ic ient,

whi le 59 per cent have in-stalled improved security sys-tems.

DIY is a relatively new con-cept in Spain, where tradi-tionally changes in structure

or décor were the responsibil-ity of contracted tradesmen.Nowadays, many Spanish areprepared to try their hands atputting up shelves or wield-ing a paintbrush.

And one of the main rea-sons Spaniards decide tomake changes to their homesis to accommodate an elderlyrelative or to welcome a newbaby.

LA NUCIA will be hosting atriple race on Sunday April12, jointly organised bythe Athletics Club and Bro-tons Group in collabora-tion with the Departmentof Sport.

The 13th Sant Vicentevent has been sponsoredby a number of local busi-nesses including Caixaltea,Hospital Clinica Benidormand La Nucia Sport Xperi-ence; members of thePeñya L’Aixeta will manrefreshment points alongthe route.

The nine-kilometreroute will begin at PlazaMayor in front of the townhall at 10.30am and finishat the Ermita Sant Vicentin Captivador.

Those wishing to partici-pate must pre-register be-fore Thursday April 9 atwww.lanucia.es - the costis €10 which includes aT-shirt for each runner.

If there are any spareplaces left on the day,registration will be €15.Trophies will be presentedto the winners of eachcategory.

For the less athletic, aNordic walk will take placealong the same route,starting at 10.35am. Reg-istration is €5, and later at12.30pm, a free children’srace around the Ermitaarea is aimed at the five-14-year age group.

The event aims to en-courage everyone, regard-less of age or fitness toparticipate in this fun fam-ily activity and explore thenetwork of routes aroundthe Captivador area.

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Spaniards are embracing DIY


THE results of a logo com-petition initiated by theBenidorm Tourism Foun-dation, #Benidorm byTal-ents, have been unveiled.

Looking for new ways topromote and freshen upthe image of one of theCosta Blanca’s most popu-lar holiday destination, theTourist Foundation’s chal-lenge was to design a newlogo and letterhead.

In total 330 designswere submitted and the

judging panel, consistingof eight individuals - fivedesign/branding profes-

sionals and three repre-sentatives from Benidorm- chose Juan Asi as thewinner.

The orange heart in-spired ‘B’ won him a€3,000 cash prize and thelogo will be introducedfrom next June.

The letterhead designwas won by Yolanda SanJuan for her multi-coloured wave, inspired byPoniente promenade. Shereceived a €1,500 prize.

Brand-new logofor Benidorm

LOGO: I love Benidorm.

THE budget to promote Benidorm hasbeen agreed by the Board of Trustees ofthe Tourism Foundation and this yearstands at €800,000 - an increase of morethan €200,000 on the previous year.

Last year, the foundation generated aprofit of €65,000. Eighty per cent of thisyear’s budget will be directly used oncampaigns to both retain and attract new

tourists to the resort through promotionalcampaigns and a continued presence attravel trade shows, particularly targetingthe Scandinavian and East Europeanmarkets.

The foundation has 33 companies whichare sponsors, but it is looking to engagemore local businesses and associations,especially within the leisure sector.

Spreading the word

A NEW app for your iPhoneor android that allows youto report a crime instantlywithout having to speakSpanish is now available.

For some, the thought ofhaving to speak to theGuardia Civil when theyhave been the victim of acrime, is almost as bad asthe crime itself. As of thisweek, that should be athing of the past with therelease of a Mobile appcalled ‘AlertCops.’

The new app will ask youto download and installfrom Google Play or Apple,

then to register and con-firm by return SMS. Oncethis is done and you are

accepted, you will be freeto report any crime directlyto the authorities without

speaking Spanish. The appspeaks both! Your locationwill be known as well.


PRINCESS Leonor of As-turias and her sister, Infan-ta Sofia, will be appearingin public this Easter after along spell behind thescenes.

The young princesses,who have not been seen inpublic since October 12when they accompaniedtheir parents to see a tradi-tional military parade, willbe accompanying King Fe-lipe and Queen Letizia andtheir grandmother DoñaSofia to Mass at Palma deMallorca cathedral thisSunday, April 5.

A VUELING flight covering the Barcelona-Munich route re-turned to Barcelona on March 26 and made an emergencylanding after the pilot smelled smoke.

The airline explained that flight VLGH1812, which hadtaken off from El Prat airport at 6.55am, returned as aroutine precaution.

The plane landed back in Barcelona and 137 passengerswere boarded on another aircraft, which finally took off at9.40am, although 12 passengers decided not to board.

A raresighting

New emergency police contactapp without speaking Spanish

Pilot smells smoke

THE owners of TerraMitica theme park Aqua-landia SA have startedthe first phase of workson their planned expan-s ion project, to bui ldthree, themed hotels

within the park complex. Diggers have moved

in to prepare the desig-nated 24,500-square-metre area, close to thepark entrance and nextto the Egypt zone, for

the foundations of thefirst structure.

The 346-room, fourstar hotel will be openedin two phases: the firstfor 226 rooms by June2016 wi l l comprise

suites, junior suites, aswimming pool , spaarea and conference fa-c i l i t ies. The secondphase, for an additional120 rooms, is scheduledfor 2017.

The park owners planthe hotel to be open allyear round, creating aholiday destination simi-lar to that of other parksl ike Port Aventura andDisneyland Paris. How-

ever, in order for i t tosucceed they wouldneed to address thepark openings as cur-rently it is closed out ofseason. Al icante con-struct ion f irm EnriqueOrtiz has a 30 per centshare in the subsidiarycompany Hotel Mit icaSA, which they weregiven in exchange forthe land acquired forthe project.


POBLE Nou de Beni-tachell held a minute’ssilence to mark the littletown’s so l idar i ty wi ththe victims of the Ger-manwings A320 planethat crashed nearDigne-les-Bains in theAlps on Tuesday, March24

Students supervisedby teachers f rom theMaria Santa MagdalenaSchool also joined in afew moments of quietreflection.

On the balcony of thetown hal l , the f lagswere flown at half-mastover four days of officialmourning.

JAVEA is going all out tointerest primary school-chi ldren in reading bylaunching a ser ies ofstory-telling sessions atthe public library.

The sessions areaimed at getting youngchildren into the habit ofreading by involvingthem in an interact ivestory.

Councillor for Educa-tion Empar Bolufer said:“Javea’s children are en-joying the weekly ses-sions combined withother initiatives that helpthem become avid read-ers from an early age.”

Story-tellingin Javea

Silentrespect inBenitachell

Hotels planned at Terra Mitica


THE Lliria Hospital has admit-ted only four patients since itsinauguration earl ier thismonth. On its f irst day of

opening the facility was sched-uled to be 100 per cent opera-tional by the end of March.

It seems the Department of

Health surged forward with itsplans to open two hospitals inthe same region prior to theEaster period, hurriedly inau-

gurating the Hospital de Lliriaand the new Gandia Hospital.However, sources say neitherinstitution is ready for active

duty.On March 3 the Lliria

opening went ahead de-spite not having basicprocedures in place.

There were no labora-tory services, x-ray facili-ties or operating roomsready and limited ambu-lance services.

The centre was due tobe opened on March 27,but Valencia’s healthminister, Manuel Llom-bart, pushed for the hos-pital to open on March 3.

The creaky start to thecostly health centres’ ser-vices is being put downto delays on the part ofsuppliers and also refer-rals already in place withother hospitals.

A creaky start for new Lliriahospital with only 4 patientsMORE than 500 people turned

up on Saturday night at thepresentation of the newlyformed Javea coalition ofXabia Democratica, led by Os-car Anton and Ciudadanos PorJavea, led by Juan Ortola.

Oscar Anton told EuroWeekly News: “This is a coali-tion made up of real peopleworking for real people.”

Expat Amanda Dean-Pyott,local education professional,singer and actress was alsopresented high on the Coali-tion candidate list.

And representatives of othersmall parties were present,showing their support for thisground-breaking new politicalproject uniting Javea’s inde-pendents.

The rally took place at theArts Al Camp garden andsculpture centre in Javeawhere there was music, plentyof good food and a wonderfulparty atmosphere as expatsand residents joined together.

Partiesunite inJavea

AN Easter market is onover the Easter holi-days at the Miradorabove Benidorm’s OldTown unti l Apri l 13 -voted one of Spain’sTop 25 tourist attrac-t ions. Head up to-wards the iconic bluedomed church, passunder the arch andyou will arrive at thePlaza de Castelar,where you can enjoybreathtaking views ofLevante and Ponientebeaches.

A selection of artisan

craft stalls are sellinghandmade jewellery,leather goods and ce-ramics - but most lyyou wi l l f ind art istsoffering to paint por-traits, sketches andcaricatures.

There are also musi-c ians, a harpist andcraft demonstrationsthroughout the day.On dai ly from 11amuntil 8pm.

Easter holiday craft market

EASTER MARKET:Artists at work.

HE clock is ticking and the countdownhas started for The Homes, Gardens &Lifestyle Show.

April 10 and 11 are the dates set forwhat promises to be an event packed

with inspiration, fun and entertainment.Leading the line-up of experts are UK TV celebri-

ties, Chef Antony Worrall Thompson and antiquesexpert Mark Stacey, known from TV programmeslike Flog it! and Bargain Hunt.

And there are some fantastic prizes, freebies andgive-aways up for grabs.

For your chance to win, make sure you get yourSelection Box card on entry to the show at the DeniaMarriott Hotel. Proudly sponsored by the Euro Week-ly News, it’s a fun feature to guide you around theshow, and it is easy to enter the prize draws by visit-ing the participating stands, CCM Quality Services,Euro Weekly News in the Jazz and Blues Bar, InfinityInternational and Nox Restaurant to collect the fourstamps. Hand the card back in, on exiting the show,to be in with a chance of winning some fantasticprizes including:

• A fully-fitted air conditioning unit• Satellite navigation system• A juicer

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WILL it be the Red ChilliPepper kitchen or theGreen Olive kitchen whowins this year’s Costa’sCook Off competition?You, the audience get todecide!

Locally renowned chefswill be cooking up a treaton Friday and SaturdayApril 10-11 in the showkitchens. Celebrity chefAntony Worrall Thomp-son will be compering asthe chefs battle it out.

Taking part are Christ-ian Lohner from NoxRestaurant, Javea; NeilBrowning from TribusDiner Benitachell; CliffBoard from La CocinaJavea, and DannyBowler, a semi-finalist onthe 2014 MasterChef pro-gramme, from his restau-rant The Vintage Café inAlbir.

Danny first came toSpain when he was fiveyears old. His first inter-est was golf and he be-came a very good player;however, this was not tobecome his chosen ca-reer. Already interestedin food and cooking, heleft Spain for Manchesterto pursue a career incatering but alwaysworking front ofhouse. He

worked in managerial ca-pacities for Wetherspoonsand was then transferredto London.

While living in Londonhe applied to enter Mas-terChef along with 20,000other applicants. He wasselected to be in the last65 contestants on theBBC One television show.

His dedication, hardwork and talent took himto the top in the competi-tion, reaching the semi-finals. After that, it was anatural progression toopen his own restaurant.

Danny returned toSpain and opened TheVintage Café in PlayaAlbir and it is provingvery popular with resi-dents of all nationalities.

Cambridge800, whoare sponsors of the Cos-ta’s Cook Off, host RoundOne at midday andRound Two at 3pm onthe Friday and the finalwill be held at 3pm onSaturday.

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CHEFS BATTLE:ChristianLohner fromNoxRestaurant istaking part inthe contest.

ANTONY WORRALL THOMPSON hasbeen cooking for as long as he canremember, partly because he lovedit and partly because he had nochoice but to learn to cook if he everwanted a decent meal at home.“With my parents away a lot I had alot of au pairs and the food waspretty bad so I did it myself and re-ally enjoyed it, much to my grand-mother’s disgust and horror as shewas far too grand to cook for her-self!” he said.

As a way of appeasing herhe did a degree in hotelmanagement but soonfound himself back inthe kitchen andopened his firstrestaurant in1981.

Since then,Antony has firmlyestablished him-self as one ofBritain’s favourite chefshaving opened many successfulrestaurants over the years, being

ahead of the game in introducingnew styles of cuisine to the UK mar-ket and setting trends rather thanfollowing them. “I was a big travellerand on the West Coast of Americayou pick up the trends. I had arestaurant in India and went tocooking school in Thailand so youpick up a lot of things, and then Iwould spot openings in the market

and most of the

time it would work. I started an or-ganic bistro and a tapas restaurantbut I was probably about 10 yearstoo early for the market.”

Speaking of tapas, Antony lovesSpanish food and often indulgesduring his visits to his holiday homein Mijas on the Costa del Sol.

His career soon took him into theworld of television. The first cook onReady Steady Cook, he was on theshow for 13 years and it led to otherprojects and he was a regular oncable TV channels.

Antony says he is looking forwardto being on the Costa Blanca. Thechef will be at The Homes, Gardens& Lifestyle Exhibition on April 10-11offering demonstrations, talking tomembers of the public and judging

the cake competition. Don’t miss it!

Read more on Gemma’s in-terview with Antony Worrall

Thompson in next week’s four-page Homes, Gardens & Lifestyle

Special.

Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson speaks to Euro Weekly Newsreporter Gemma Quinn about his early life, cooking and Spain...

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ANTONY islookingforward tohis visit tothe Costa

Blanca.

• An olive tree project certificate• A life-enhancing wardrobe de-clutter.Visit the Female Focus and The Professionals Mag-

azine stand and you have a chance to win a 32”smart TV. Just guess the number of balloons inside acar to pick up the prize.

CompetitionTo win complimentary VIP tickets to the show and achance to meet Antony and Mark personally with aglass of cava just answer the following questioncorrectly: What popular UK TV programme didAntony Worrall Thompson appear on regularly?Email [email protected] and put the answerin the subject line. Good luck and we look forwardto seeing you all at the next exciting Homes,Gardens & Lifestyle Show, April 10-11, 10am-5pm.Show entry just €2.50 perperson.

Female Focus are theMain Media Sponsors forthe third year running,and have given theevent great support, saidorganiser Gina.

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THE Listeners have announced an exten-sion to their 24-hour telephone helpline lis-tening service.

They have added free individual coun-selling and group support through offshoot‘Stepping Stones... taking one step at atime’.

The group helps callers cope with stress,bereavement, grief, loss, relationship prob-lems, lack of confidence or self-esteemand also drug or alcohol abuse.

The Listeners telephone helpline, 96 59966 78, is manned by volunteers 24/7, whoare there to offer a confidential ear withempathy and understanding. For face-to-face support, Stepping Stones have groupmeetings on the second Wednesday ofevery month at the El Cid Restaurant inBenidoleig.

Meetings are run by a retired profession-al who ran his own psychotherapy practicein the UK. Those attending the Stepping

Stones group have verydifferent backgrounds andlife experiences but findthe relaxed and informalmeetings mutually support-ive and helpful.

Contact can be madethrough the Listeners 24-hour telephone helpline, byemailing [email protected] or by callingStepping Stones on 634362 498. All information isheld confidentially and se-curely by the Listeners’team.

www.listenersspain.com

Free confidentialhelp and support

CRUZ ROJA (Red Cross) in Calpe, in collabo-ration with Piscina Climatizada de Benissa, istraining a team of lifeguards. Members willobtain a First Aid certificate, qualifying themto supervise safety at pools, parks and beach-es and to intervene in emergencies.

The course is open to candidates over theage of 18. For more information contact CruzRoja by calling mornings on 647 430 807 orvisit the Cruz Roja office in Avenida del NorteNo 5, Calpe.

Watching out

Fire evacuationA FIRE in a building in Calle Panaderos,Torre del Mar (Velez-Malaga) forced thefire brigade to evacuate seven resi-dents. The fire began at 3.46am onMarch 28 and 11 vehicles were dam-aged.

Meet catsharks TWO out of the four catsharks born inthe Almuñecar Aquarium back in No-vember can now be seen by visitors.The rest are still in quarantine, as keep-ers need to control the lighting and wa-ter temperature to ensure their develop-ment.

Going for gold AN UNKNOWN ‘artist’ has been paintingseveral pieces of urban furniture in goldaround Rincon de la Victoria. The townmayor, Francisco Salado, has an-nounced that he is open to discussing aproject if the painter comes forward.

Centre inauguration A NEW day-care centre for people withdisabilities, run by the association AMI-RAX, was inaugurated in Rincon de laVictoria by Mayor Francisco Salado. Itwill provide services to almost 30 resi-dents.

Foundation laidTHE first stone for Nerja’s new firebrigade headquarters was placed onMonday (March 30) by Maria FranciscaCaracual, vice-president of the MalagaProvincial Council.

Record temperatureMALAGA Province registered the highestminimum temperatures in Spain on Sun-day, March 29. A minimum of 20.1 de-grees centigrade was recorded at Mala-ga airport, beating the previous highestminimum for March of 19.4 degrees,registered in 1987.

Empty pocketsA NEW system is being put in place atthe University of Malaga that will allowservices to be paid for using mobilephones, eliminating the need to carrycash for coffee, photocopies, etc.

Sun and trainingMORE than 300 athletes from 16 teamsfrom Belgium, Norway, Sweden, France,Ireland and the UK will be training at

the Ciudad de Torremolinos sports facili-ties in April, making the most of thekind climate.

Underground serviceTHE mobile phone provider Orange hasfollowed in the footsteps of Movistarand Vodafone and signed agreementswith Malaga Metro to provide receptionfor users on the city’s underground.

Park plansA NEW riverside park and leisure area isbeing planned by Estepona Council tocomplement the recently built fair andsports grounds and auditorium in theArroyo Monterroso area.

Buttocks shotA DRUNK who fired a gun in La Mojon-era shot a pedestrian in the buttocks

when a bullet ricocheted off a car. Hereceived a 12-month sentence for illegalpossession of firearms.

Fair sharesPROVINCIAL irrigation syndicate FERALcalled for a link between Beninar andAlmanzora reservoirs. The creation of a‘water motorway’ would distribute watermore fairly to different production ar-eas, FERAL said.

IVF figuresAROUND 8,500 couples seek help forfertility problems each year in Andalu-cia, the public health system revealed.Approximately 700 live in Almeria,where 400 in vitro procedures were car-ried out in 2014.

Help neededTHE Red Cross helped 62,941 peoplein Almeria Province last year. This

was 5 per cent more than in 2013 and300 per cent above the 2009 figure,the organisation revealed.

Good tasteFESTIVAL DEGUSTHO ALMERIA will beheld from April 11-13 in Huercal-Overa.Participants include celebrity chefsDavid Muñoz, Mario Sandoval and KikoMoya, plus the jury from the ‘MasterChef’ programme.

All go in TorryAFTER a three-year delay, work hasrestarted on the four-storey EasterMuseum located on the Avd de lasHabaneras in Torrevieja.

Don’t read thenewspapers

A POLL of 200 citizens by San MiguelTown Hall shows 13.7 per cent of thoseparticipating never read a newspaper.

More rainRAINFALL in the Segura basin is atnearly 185 litres per square metre, com-pared to 74.5 litres per square metreslast year; more than double the 2014figure.

Spiderman jailedA THIEF, nicknamed ‘Spiderman,’ hasbeen sentenced to two and a hal fyears in jail for stealing from a housein Cartagena after climbing up to thefirst floor balcony to take advantageof an open patio door.

Top temperatureTORREVIEJA recorded temperaturehighs of 29.9 degrees at the weekend,the second highest in March since databegan. Forecasters predict good weath-er throughout Easter.

Permanent workTHE number of temporary contractsthat turn into permanent contracts inthe Balearic Islands has increased by10.5 per cent in 2014 - from 12,536in 2013 to 13,800 this year.

Lorry fallsA LORRY fell into the water at Palma’sPort on Monday (March 30) at around12.30pm. Fortunately, there were nocasualties as the vehicle was empty atthe time of the accident.

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POLICE have confirmed that a family offour have been found dead in Gibraltar.

The Royal Gibraltar Police said a 31-year-old British man, a 37-year-oldwoman, a four-year-old girl and a six-week-old baby were found dead onMonday March 30.

Detectives and forensic officers havebeen working in the flat and the arearemains cordoned-off.

Police found the tragic scene after re-sponding to a neighbour’s screams in

Boschetti’s Steps, just after 11am. Po-lice said: “Presently, we are not lookingfor anyone involved in this very unfortu-nate event, but the investigation will bethorough and detailed drawing on theexpertise of other professionals.”

Reportedly the family had been inSpain for some time and had only beenin Gibraltar for a few days.

At the present moment, a full investi-gation is being conducted by officers ofthe Serious Crime Unit.

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FAMILY OF FOUR: Founddead in a Gibraltar house.


THE beaches of Benidorm are ready forthe Easter influx of tourists, who areexpected in the resort for Semana San-ta (Holy Week) celebrations.

However, the promised beach police,who were due to be operational fromEaster unti l the end of the summerseason have not yet materialised. The

counci l is st i l l seekingauthorisation for the ex-tra cover from both theprovincial governmentand the Ministry of Inte-rior, now unlikely to bein time for the April BankHoliday.

However, Counci l lorfor Security José Marcetis confident that the as-signed 10 officers will bein place by June.

Pressure from unionsand the opposition par-ties also delayed the ap-plication process.

Lifeguards are alreadyin place and special at-tention will be paid to lit-ter - in particular glassbottles which are banned- and the daily cleaningof the sand.

Benidorm beachesready for Easter

TERRA NATURA Wildlife Park has installed video sur-veillance cameras to observe the nurturing needs of ababy Siamang, a black furred gibbon native toMalaysia, born two months ago.

Vets at the park observed the baby gibbon display-ing an unusual closeness and bond with its olderbrother rather than the mother, sparking concern thatthe baby may not be receiving enough nourishment.

Terra Natura is set in 32 hectares and based uponthree continents: Europe, Asia and America. Animalsand plants typical of each continent can be seen withineach region.

The park’s philosophy is to preserve species throughconservation and it has instigated a breeding pro-gramme for endangered species – one of which is theSiamang.

Park on babygibbon watch

Antarctic reserveUK athlete and swimmer Lewis Pugh has flown

to Moscow to discuss the creation of a new marinereserve in the Antarctic’s Ross Sea. He has madelong-distance swims in all of the world’s oceans.

Guatemalan cosmonaut RUSSIA is considering a request from

Guatemala to train its first cosmonaut, accord-ing to a statement from Russian Foreign Minis-ter, Sergei Lavrov.

Putin requests peaceVLADIMIR PUTIN has asked for an ‘imme-

diate cessation of military activities’ in Yemenin a conversation with Iran’s al Alam news net-work. Iran is suspected of giving supplies andtraining to Houthi rebels, but denies these claims.

Jordan reactor RUSSIA has signed a $10 billion (€9.22 billion)

deal to build Jordan’s first nuclear reactor. Thepower plant will be made up of two 1,000 mega-watt reactors. Jordan currently imports 96 percent of its power.

No discussion RUSSIA said it was not prepared to discuss re-

structuring its $3 billion (€2.76 billion) holding ofUkrainian debt. Russian Finance Minister Siluanovthen went on to say he considered Russia to bean official, not a private, creditor.

Ebola nurse curedARMY medic Corporal Anna Cross, aged 25,

from Cambridge, who caught Ebola while workingas a volunteer in Sierra Leone has been declaredfree of the disease. She was the first person in theworld to be given the experimental Ebola drug MIL77.

Biggest ever jail BRITAIN’S first titan-sized prison has been giv-

en the government go-ahead. The £212 million(€290 million) prison will hold 2,100 inmates. Thecontract to build Britain’s biggest ever prison wassigned just days before Parliament was dissolvedfor the General Election.

Murder arrestOTIS GOLDSMITH, 49, of the

Northamptonshire Policeforce has been arrest-

ed on suspicion ofmurdering his wifeJil l in Wootton.The murder inves-tigation team ‘will

not include anyone

from Northamptonshire Police,’ a statement said.

Crippen letters at auctionLETTERS written by one of the 20th century’s

most notorious murderers, Doctor Crippen, will goon sale in Devizes, Wiltshire, this week. Crippenwas executed in November 1910 after poisoninghis wife and hiding her dismembered remains un-der the cellar floor.

Gay prison weddingTHE UK’s first gay prison wedding took place

when convicted killers tied the knot behind bars.Mikhail Gallatinov, 40, and fellow inmate MarcGoodwin, 31, were married in the children’s playalcove at the prison’s visitor centre. Both are serv-ing life sentences at Full Sutton Prison, East York-shire.

Amanda Knox freeTHE conviction of Amanda Knox for the murder

of UK student Meredith Kercher has been quashedby Italy’s top appeals court. It is the final ruling inthe case following three previous court decisionsover the 2007 murder, when Meredith Kercher wasstabbed to death in a Perugia apartment.

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Disabilityrights

A REPRESENTATIVE ofthe German LabourMinistry was called to aspecial UN committee todiscuss the government’splan to improve disabledpeople’s rights. This ishoped to put Germany inline with UN standards.

More needed A RECENT study has

found that Germany willneed nearly half a millionnew immigrants per yearuntil 2050, according to areport issued by theBertelsmann Institute.

Model bankFIDOR BANK has been

declared Model Bank of theYear in awards sponsored byresearch agency Celent atNew York’s Carnegie Hall.

Morale high CONSUMER morale has

hit its highest level for 13years, according to asurvey. This is expected toincrease spending andreduce already low

unemployment inthe coming year.

Witnessdead

A KEY witness whotestified against a neo-Nazi terror cell (theNSU) thought to bebehind 10 killingsbetween 2000 and2007, has been founddead in Kaischtal.Murder is not initiallysuspected.

Thai sorrow THAI Prime Minister

General Prayuth Chan-Ochaoffered his condolences forthe Germanwings crash thatkilled 150 people to GermanChancellor Angela Merkel ina telephone message.

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Death ofNobel poet

SWEDEN: Poet TomasTranströmer, who won theNobel Prize for Literature in2011, has died in Stock-holm this week at the ageof 83. After a stroke in1990, he lost the power ofspeech but continued towrite and play piano withone hand.

Cost of warDENMARK: Since the

country entered the waragainst IS in October lastyear, it has spent nearlya quarter of a bil-lion Krone(€35 million),according tothe DefenceMinistry.

Diseasefight

NORWAY: So far, Nor-way has spent some €58million on the fight againstEbola in Africa. Due to therisk now being greatly re-duced, the governmenthas started to ‘scale downoperations’. Health workerswere due home this week.

Midnight run NORWAY: The annual

Midnight Sun Marathon inNorway is now taking en-trants for the day-lit nightrun. Between May and Julythe sun never sets inTromso, meaning this isthe only night-time racethat doesn’t require headlamps or equipment.

Passport painDENMARK: 11,000

Danes have received pass-ports with errors, meaningthey could be refused entryat control points abroad. Asoftware error caused afailure to imprint the legallyrequired fingerprint on thechip.

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REQUEST: Russia to train Guatemalan cosmonaut.

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THE 2008 days when €1was worth $1.60 are un-likely to return.

Parity between both cur-rencies is approaching butthe outlook is not all bad,argued Miguel AngelBernal, lecturer at the In-ternational School of StockExchange Studies (IEB).

“Parity is a psychologicalbarrier. But it also reflectsa devaluated euro,” Bernalsaid.

The downward tendencywould continue, he pre-dicted: “The EuropeanCentral Bank (ECB) haspurchased barely 3 percent of the assets that itsaid it would acquire be-fore September 2016.”

Foreign tourists savedthe day during the crisiseven when the euro was

at its strongest and themore favourable exchangerates will boost businessfrom outside the eurozone.This will have a specific ef-fect on Britain, one ofSpain’s most importanttourist sources.

Southern Europe’s euro-zone countries have re-peatedly stressed the needfor devaluation, said JoseLuis Martinez, strategist atCitibank. The exterior sec-tor will be the principalbeneficiary as Spain’s ex-ports gain in attractionoutside the EU.

Bernal agreed that this isparticularly true of dol-larised countries, LatinAmerica countries and oth-ers like Chile whose econo-my benefits from a strongdollar.

TELEFONICA has sold its UK opera-tion O2 to Hutchison Whampoa.

The Spanish mult inational andHong Kong-based Hutchison agreeda purchase price of $10.25 billion(approximately €14 billion).

Hutchison will merge 02 with itsexisting British mobile company,Three, to create Britain’s largestmobile network. Approval from theregulatory authorities must arrive

before the deal can go through, asthis will reduce UK mobile networksto three and could herald higherprices and less competition.

The sale was expected afterHutchison’s billionaire owner Li Ka-shing announced plans to acquireO2 last January.

Li is the richest man in Asia, witha fortune that Forbes estimates ataround €35 billion.

O2 goes to Hong Kong

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Taking a tollTHE Supreme courtturned down cash-strapped toll road oper-ator AMSA’s request torenegotiate its govern-ment contracts. Sparsetraffic was not an “un-foreseen risk” judgestold the Abertis, Sacyrand ACS alliance.

Dressing upCLOTHING chain H &M’s first quarterturnover in Spaingrew by 12 per centto 1.816 billionSwedish crowns(€195 million). Theretailer now has 163stores in this coun-try.

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Euro down, buthopes are up

SPAIN is now the world’s princi-pal wine-exporter.

Aided by an abundant grapeharvest and expanding marketsfor Spanish bodegas, it exported2.256 billion litres of wine lastyear. This topped Italy andFrance’s figures by a respective200 million and 800 millionlitres.

Spain’s bottled wine exportsrose 3.4 per cent to 762 millionlitres, compared with 0.7 percent for France and 0.2 per centfor Italy.

Despite such good export re-sults, turnover from Spain’ssales abroad fell by 4.6 per centto €2.522 billion. The tendencyto concentrate on cheaper wine,

much of it exported in bulk, wasallied to a general fall in marketprices, sector experts explained.

Spanish wine now sells at anaverage €1.16 a litre, comparedwith €1.43 per litre in 2014,putting it at the bottom of a listthat is headed by France withan average price per litre of€5.3.

STAT OF WEEKbusiness THE Social Security ReserveFund’s balance of €66.816 bil-

lion in 2011 has shrunk to€41.634 billion. Most of the

cash went on pension rises andpensioners’ June and December

bonuses.

Cheap and cheerful wine

WINE EXPORTS: Aided by an abundant grape harvest.

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British Amrcn Tobacco 3,569.25 17.25 0.49 66,213.48

British Land Co 851.75 2.25 0.26 8,663.64

BT Group 456.30 2.30 0.51 37,996.31

Bunzl 1,841.00 15.00 0.82 6,112.47

Burberry Group 1,785.00 18.00 1.02 7,858.05

Capita Group (The) 1,151.50 10.50 0.92 7,552.94

Carnival 3,281.00 40.00 1.23 7,004.34

Most AdvancedAltera Corporation $ 44.39 9.815 ▲ 28.39%China Information Technology, Inc. $ 4.62 0.835 ▲ 22.06%RBC Bearings Incorporated $ 75.58 13.20 ▲ 21.16%ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. $ 10.30 1.58 ▲ 18.12%Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. $ 7.75 0.99 ▲ 14.64%BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. $ 128.78 13.23 ▲ 11.45%Lombard Medical, Inc. $ 4 0.41 ▲ 11.42%Forward Pharma A/S $ 26.76 2.73 ▲ 11.36%Sage Therapeutics, Inc. $ 50.70 5.09 ▲ 11.16%Codexis, Inc. $ 4.50 0.45 ▲ 11.11%Histogenics Corporation $ 9.69 0.91 ▲ 10.36%

Most DeclinedWashington Federal, Inc. $ 4.45 0.89 ▼ 16.67%MOL Global, Inc. $ 2.34 0.38 ▼ 13.97%Energy XXI Ltd. $ 3.63 0.56 ▼ 13.37%Roka Bioscience, Inc. $ 3.51 0.44 ▼ 11.14%Ovascience Inc. $ 43.47 4.82 ▼ 9.98%Gaming Partners International Corporation$ 10.61 1.09 ▼ 9.32%Rex Energy Corporation $ 3.86 0.35 ▼ 8.31%Knightsbridge Shipping Limited $ 4.58 0.40 ▼ 8.03%Loxo Oncology, Inc. $ 12.365 1.045 ▼ 7.79%Aquinox Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $ 8.10 0.5887 ▼ 6.78%Cellectis S.A. $ 35 2.35 ▼ 6.29%

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MMM 3M 163.50 +0.91 +0.56% 1.7MAXP American Express 77.97 -0.51 -0.65% 9.0MAAPL Apple 123.25 -0.99 -0.80% 39.5MBA Boeing 148.85 +0.68 +0.46% 2.6MCAT Caterpillar 79.67 -0.21 -0.26% 6.3MCVX Chevron 104.28 -0.97 -0.92% 5.8MCSCO Cisco 27.13 +0.04 +0.15% 20.5MKO Coca-Cola 40.08 -0.27 -0.67% 14.4MDIS Disney 105.48 +0.24 +0.23% 5.3MDD E I du Pont de Nemours and Co 71.65 -0.11 -0.15% 4.1MXOM Exxon Mobil 83.58 -0.74 -0.88% 11.6MGE General Electric 24.86 +0.06 +0.24% 28.3MGS Goldman Sachs 188.06 +0.82 +0.44% 1.5MHD Home Depot 113.86 +1.49 +1.33% 3.9MIBM IBM 160.40 -0.19 -0.12% 3.5MINTC Intel 32.00 +1.92 +6.38% 73.9MJNJ Johnson & Johnson 100.34 +0.20 +0.20% 5.8MJPM JPMorgan Chase 59.55 +0.01 +0.02% 11.8MMCD McDonald's 96.96 -0.68 -0.70% 4.6MMRK Merck 57.75 +0.15 +0.26% 8.5MMSFT Microsoft 40.97 -0.24 -0.58% 34.4MNKE Nike 99.88 +0.55 +0.55% 2.2MPFE Pfizer 34.53 +0.37 +1.08% 22.8MPG Procter & Gamble 82.31 +0.16 +0.19% 6.4MTRV Travelers Companies Inc 107.13 +0.30 +0.28% 1.5MUTX United Technologies 116.90 +0.86 +0.74% 2.8MUNH UnitedHealth 118.01 +1.76 +1.51% 2.6MVZ Verizon 48.56 +0.14 +0.29% 11.7MV Visa 65.54 -0.05 -0.08% 6.5MWMT Wal-Mart 81.35 -0.54 -0.66% 5.7M

Centrica 258.30 -1.00 -0.39 12,884.82Coca-Cola HBC 1,202.00 6.00 0.50 4,357.92Compass Group 1,185.00 11.00 0.94 19,531.85CRH 1,759.00 -29.00 -1.62 14,588.55Diageo 1,920.75 25.75 1.36 47,642.56Direct Line Insurance 321.75 1.55 0.48 4,803.00Dixons Carphone 412.10 2.60 0.63 4,715.23easyJet 1,855.00 -3.00 -0.16 7,380.13Experian 1,123.50 -1.50 -0.13 11,111.00Fresnillo 701.00 1.00 0.14 5,158.26Friends Life Group 424.80 3.10 0.74 5,941.97G4S 293.70 1.30 0.44 4,536.86GKN 366.15 6.05 1.68 5,930.40GlaxoSmithKline 1,588.50 19.00 1.21 76,353.61Glencore 294.05 5.90 2.05 37,684.10Hammerson 677.00 4.00 0.59 5,278.35Hargreaves Lansdown 1,162.00 7.00 0.61 5,478.38Hikma Pharmaceuticals 2,158.00 10.00 0.47 4,266.62HSBC Holdings 581.20 2.70 0.47 111,184.76Imperial Tobacco Group 3,098.00 -4.00 -0.13 29,688.96InterContinental Hotels 2,665.00 25.00 0.95 6,233.50International Consolidtd 595.25 1.25 0.21 12,111.32Intertek Group 2,487.00 31.00 1.26 3,963.05Intu Properties 353.50 0.70 0.20 4,645.81ITV 254.95 3.55 1.41 10,136.22Johnson Matthey 3,422.00 62.00 1.85 6,885.24Kingfisher 367.05 9.25 2.59 8,378.83Land Securities Group 1,269.50 1.50 0.12 10,024.01Legal & General Group 283.30 2.40 0.85 16,691.91Lloyds Banking Group ORD 79.55 0.50 0.63 56,420.94London Stock Exchange 2,452.50 39.50 1.64 8,372.06Marks & Spencer Group 539.75 9.75 1.84 8,729.19Meggitt 566.00 6.00 1.07 4,454.57Mondi 1,305.50 2.50 0.19 4,785.15Morrison (Wm) Sprmrkts 197.80 -0.70 -0.35 4,635.14National Grid 885.20 3.70 0.42 32,956.83Next 7,107.50 57.50 0.82 10,777.59Old Mutual 226.60 1.90 0.85 11,068.71Pearson 1,487.50 22.50 1.54 12,017.07Persimmon 1,688.50 21.50 1.29 5,109.46Prudential 1,688.00 5.00 0.30 43,218.19Randgold Resources 4,802.00 46.00 0.97 4,415.61Reckitt Benckiser Group 5,918.00 58.00 0.99 41,986.51Reed Elsevier 1,178.50 16.50 1.42 13,096.55Rio Tinto 2,846.75 37.25 1.33 39,945.93Rolls-Royce Group 960.50 13.00 1.37 17,524.83Royal Bank of Scotland 345.80 2.70 0.79 21,847.77Royal Dutch Shell 2,055.00 20.50 1.01 79,235.33Royal Dutch Shell 2,158.00 26.50 1.24 52,017.35Royal Mail 442.80 0.80 0.18 4,420.00RSA Insurance Group 429.70 6.50 1.54 4,298.40SABMiller 3,623.50 10.50 0.29 58,377.57Sage Group (The) 466.90 5.00 1.08 4,975.88Sainsbury (J) 265.20 2.70 1.03 5,025.80Schroders 3,230.50 26.50 0.83 7,241.76Severn Trent 2,095.00 7.00 0.34 4,985.75Shire 5,417.50 -7.50 -0.14 32,020.90Sky 1,002.50 -0.50 -0.05 17,241.74Smith & Nephew 1,137.50 -4.50 -0.39 10,228.05Smiths Group 1,151.00 -11.00 -0.95 4,587.11Sports Direct Internatnl 613.75 -7.75 -1.25 3,719.46SSE 1,537.00 -11.00 -0.71 15,371.94St James's Place 935.00 3.00 0.32 4,848.54Standard Chartered 1,112.50 9.50 0.86 27,274.07Standard Life 481.80 4.80 1.01 11,469.48Taylor Wimpey 155.00 0.40 0.26 5,029.85Tesco 240.20 1.95 0.82 19,353.03Travis Perkins 1,940.50 13.50 0.70 4,794.44TUI AG 1,212.50 12.50 1.04 N/AUnilever 2,891.00 40.00 1.40 36,591.43United Utilities Group 937.75 -4.75 -0.50 6,426.80Vodafone Group 225.08 0.38 0.17 59,570.90Weir Group 1,719.50 5.50 0.32 3,657.35Whitbread 5,267.50 27.50 0.52 9,521.14Wolseley 4,043.00 38.00 0.95 10,415.11WPP Group 1,560.00 20.00 1.30 20,206.72

NASDAQCLOSING PRICES MARCH 30

DOW JONESCLOSING PRICES MARCH 30

3i Group 487.05 1.65 0.34 4,720.24

Aberdeen Asset Mngmnt 470.50 5.50 1.18 6,192.01

Admiral Group 1,542.00 14.00 0.92 4,264.77

Aggreko 1,536.50 -6.50 -0.42 3,951.91

Anglo American 1,055.00 11.00 1.05 14,581.32

Antofagasta 728.75 13.75 1.92 7,048.88

ARM Holdings 1,096.50 17.50 1.62 15,229.85

Ashtead Group 1,091.50 21.50 2.01 5,385.78

Associated British Foods 2,865.00 20.00 0.70 22,523.13

AstraZeneca 4,727.75 41.75 0.89 59,197.69

Aviva 554.25 3.75 0.68 16,252.96

Babcock International 973.00 -0.50 -0.05 4,888.88

BAE Systems 532.75 2.75 0.52 16,723.87

Barclays 246.65 2.40 0.98 40,306.98

Barratt Developments 534.50 -1.50 -0.28 5,316.95

BG Group 861.10 -12.20 -1.40 29,818.04

BHP Billiton 1,515.50 8.00 0.53 31,839.48

BP 448.00 4.40 0.99 80,925.43

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WE can be excused for thinkingthat the foreign exchangemarket is like a rollercoaster atthe moment, because this is theway it feels when we look at therecent sharp moves in theSterling/euro exchange rate.

After the pound recentlyposted seven-year highs (over1.4250) in early March, theeuro seems to have clawedback some of the heavy lossesit suffered in recent months andwas trading around 1.3550 atthe end of March. This 5 percent move really feels like aloop-the-loop given how quicklySterling rose and fell in such ashort period of time.

The quantitative easing (QE)programme launched by theEuropean Central Bank early inMarch is yielding its first results,and bodes well for a widerrecovery in Europe.

The Eurozone’s businessesare likely to enjoy furtherimprovements over the comingmonths by encouragingbusiness investment and hiring.

This should finally put theEurozone’s recovery on a moresustainable path.

Despite the improvement inthe Eurozone, the singlecurrency’s outlook remainsnegative over the long term.The QE programme shouldkeep the euro weak, becausethe ECB will keep interest rateslow for an extended period asMario Draghi floods the marketwith waves of liquidity until atleast September 2016.

Further downside risks mightalso be exacerbated ifuncertainty in Greece andRussia flare up again in the

coming months and undermineboth the recovery andinvestors’ sentiment.

The great British pound hasunderperformed of late asinvestors’ confidence is put tothe test by the UK’s uncertainpolitical and economic outlooks,which are clouded by theupcoming election in May. Data

released this month showedthat Britain is on the cusp of aperiod of deflation. For the firsttime since records began in theUK, inflation measured by theconsumer prices index has hitzero in the month of March.

This has several implications,but not all of them arenecessarily as worrying as the

word ‘deflation’ might suggest. As a result of zero inflation,

living standards in the UK willrise as people see their wagesand salaries stretching further.The trend of inflation growthwill also likely discourage theBank of England from raisinginterest rates for longer thaninvestors anticipated.

In a speech to a business clubin Rutland, the Bank ofEngland’s chief economist,Andrew Haldane, expressed hisview that the inflation risks aremore skewed to the downside,and that interest rates may beslashed even further beforebeing raised. The marketcheered the news but Sterlingsuffered. The pound will find itvery difficult to rally until dataimproves or the MCP (MonetaryPolicy Committee) takes astronger stance on raisingrates. To add to thisuncertainty, the electoral race isin a very fine balance so far andwe are in for an intriguingjourney to the polls.

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Sterling - euro rollercoaster gains pace

STERLING/EURO: Has seen recent sharp moves in exchange rate.

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YOUR house in Andalucia is hot proper-ty at the moment. According to Britishpress reports the Sterling’s recent riseto a seven-year high against the euro,means that purchasing a place in Spainis becoming more of a reality for manyBritish people thinking of buyingabroad.

In fact, reports show that a fifth offoreign buyers in Spain this year areexpected to come from Britain, many insearch of a bit more sun, but more im-portantly enticed by the fact that trad-ing £500 at today’s rates means nearly€100 extra to spend, compared with ayear ago.

So if you’re a property owner inSpain thinking to upgrade, downgrade

or just outright sell - now may be yourmoment. And to get potential buyersinterested, remember, it’s vital to doyour research and don’t forget aboutthe importance of seemingly trivial de-tails, says a new survey. Selling a prop-erty is no easy feat, but a few impor-

tant little changes can make all the dif-ference.

Of course tidiness is important, butjust flushing the loo won’t cut it. A per-son’s first impression is impactful, soyou need to make sure it’s a good one.Clean the house thoroughly and re-move junk and clutter. Make it lookmore like a show house than a very‘lived-in’ house. This way potential buy-ers can identify it more with them-selves than the family already livingthere. As buyers want to see a proper-ty that they can imagine themselvesliving in!

Also, if you’re selling the property fora sad personal reason, keep that infor-mation to yourself. Nearly a quarter of

buyers questioned in the survey admit-ted that unburdening personal informa-tion, such as, the reasons for a mar-riage break-up was consideredextremely off-putting behaviour. Poten-tial buyers admit that they are not inthe market of sympathy buying.

Positivity is essential. You may bebored of your house, but that is noneed to point out faults or blurt out lit-tle asides, like how the drains tend tosmell in the heat. Remember this couldbe a potential future property for somebuyers so don’t dampen their dream.

Finally something so easy but so ef-fective is to have fresh coffee on thebrew. The smell will delight any buyer,as might some freshly baked bread!

Need to shift your home - now’s the time

JanePlunkett

A look at finance for females

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Loose change

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ELL, that wasthe week of purearrogance thatwas. Four

jumped-up pillocks. Three whoshould know better, and onewho thought we all came overon the last banana boat.

First on the big A List is thattotal berk, Jeremy Paxman. I,like many others, was trulylooking forward to the partyleaders’ TV ‘debate’. An oppor-tunity to hear their ideas and vi-sions of the future and alsoopen themselves to uneditedexamination by an audience ofa cross-section of the public.

Instead we got a man, gener-ally used to bullying young uni-versity students, so pumped upwith his own ego, he thought itperfectly acceptable to sandbag

both party leaders. Snidely de-livering a couple of aggressivequestions, that he no doubtthought were very clever, mere-ly resulted in both leadersspending most of their limitedtime defending what was basi-cally the indefensible.

I’m sure it all made this idiotfeel really important, but franklyit robbed the public of a wholerange of questions we’d havebeen far more interested inhearing the answers to. If wehad wanted the ‘Paxo The Prat’show we could have waited forUniversity Challenge.

Second A List contender ofthe week is another Jeremy.Personally I’ve never been ableto stand Clarkson, another arro-gant oaf. I don’t normally havegood words for the BBC, but fullmarks for sacking this bully forchinning a (much smaller instature) producer for nothingmore than the fact that his[Clarkson’s] already oversizedgut wasn’t being supplied with a

hot meal the following day.Third is that awful pontificat-

ing Keith Vaz, who, for some in-explicable reason, seems tokeep being picked to head upsome leftie influenced commit-tee or another. This latest act of

his continuing arrogance is con-nected with his handling of theaccusations of number four onmy A List, the father of one ofthe girls who absconded to jointhe IS in Syria. He was arrogantenough to think he could get

away with blaming the policeand authorities for his daugh-ter’s radicalisation, swearing infront of the inquiry, chaired byVaz, that he knew nothingabout IS and their dealings.

It was subsequently revealedthat he was in fact an active Is-lamic radical himself, havingbeen pictured burning theAmerican flag in front of theAmerican Embassy in a mobwhich also included hatepreacher Anjem Choudary andone of the killers of soldier LeeRigby. Vaz made him and hiswhole family seem like victimsof some appalling crime, andactually got the Met Police com-missioner to offer a grovellingapology.

Will any of my A Listers issueany type of apology for their ac-tions? Don’t hold yer breath,they’re far too arrogant!

Keep the faith Love Leapy

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10:00am Black Rain12:10pm The Pelican Brief2:40pm Derailed4:35pm The Call6:15pm Black Rain

Cop Nick transfers a Japanese hitman fromNew York to Tokyo, then loses him.

8:25pm Catch.44Three stripper friends take on a job for adrug lord that spirals out of control. Crime.

10:00pm Lucky Number Slevin11:55pm The Call1:40am Cherry Falls3:20am Single White Female5:20am Malpractice

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BBC ONE7:00am Breakfast 10:15am NeighbourhoodBlues 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pmFake Britain 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pmBBC News at One 2:40pm BBC London News2:45pm The Edge

BBC TWO ITV CH4 CH5 SKY 1

3pm

8:20am Flog it! Trade Secrets 8:50am Flog it!Trade Secrets 9:20am Operation Meet theStreet 10:05am Great British Garden Revival11:05am Gardeners' World 11:35amHARDtalk 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBCWorld News 1:00pm The Daily Politics2:00pm Cagney and Lacey 2:45pm SpringKitchen with Tom Kerridge

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30amLorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show11:30am This Morning 11:55am ITV News12:00pm This Morning 1:30pm O'Brien2:30pm ITV News and Weather

8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am 3rdRock from the Sun 9:00am Everybody LovesRaymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00amUndercover Boss Canada 12:00pm TheRestoration Man 1:00pm Channel 4 NewsSummary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me Abroad2:05pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

8:50am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Ben andHolly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's TravellingCircus 9:45am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00amTickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pmThe Hotel Inspector 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime1:15pm The Gadget Show 2:15pm Home andAway 2:45pm Neighbours

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7:00am The Real A&E 7:30am The Real A&E8:00am Ashley Banjo Secret Street Crew9:00am Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS:Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pmHawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

BBC THREE8:00pm The Billion Dollar Chicken Shop9:00pm World's Toughest Jobs10:00pm Life and Death Row11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News11:30pm EastEnders12:05am Family Guy12:25am Family Guy12:45am American Dad!1:10am Family Guy1:30am Russell Howard's Good News2:00am Life and Death Row3:00am Killer Magic3:30am Bluestone 424:00am Life and Death Row5:00am This is BBC Three

8:00pm World News Today8:30pm Top of the Pops9:00pm The Truth About Meteors10:00pm Terry Pratchett: Facing Extinction11:00pm Building Burma's Death Railway:12:00am The Normans12:55am Top of the Pops1:30am Drills, Dentures and Dentistry: AnOral History2:30am The Truth About Meteors3:30am Great Irish Journeys with MarthaKearney4:00am Terry Pratchett: Facing Extinction5:00am This is BBC Four

BBC FOUR

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Action7:00am The Patriot9:55am The Lone Ranger12:35pm Transformers: Revenge of theFallen3:10pm Die Hard with a Vengeance5:25pm The Lone Ranger

A lawman and his Comanche Indiansidekick embark upon a quest for justiceacross the American West.

8:00pm 47 Ronin10:00pm Transformers: Revenge of theFallen12:25am Die Hard with a Vengeance2:35am Shaft4:20am King Arthur

8:40am Bedtime Stories10:25am Ride Along12:10pm School of Rock2:10pm The Flintstones3:45pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas5:20pm You, Me and Dupree7:10pm The Break-Up9:00pm School of Rock11:00pm Ride Along12:45am Jackass: The Movie2:20am Jackass: Number Two

More gross-out gags and painful pranks.3:55am My Man is a Loser

Two mates ask their friend for tips that willhelp reignite the spark in their marriages.

5:35am The Flintstones

8:30am Bean10:05am Journey to Dinosaur Island11:35am Stardust1:50pm Muppets Most Wanted3:45pm The Perfect Summer5:15pm Journey to Dinosaur Island6:45pm Stardust9:00pm Muppets Most Wanted10:50pm The Last Keepers

A teenage outcast discovers that - like the restof her family - she has extraordinary powers.

12:25am Bean2:00am The Good Witch's Wonder3:30am The Last Keepers5:05am The Perfect Summer

7:00am Conspiracy Theory with JesseVentura7:50am Gunsmoke8:50am Gunsmoke9:50am Behold a Pale Horse12:10pm All the Young Men1:50pm Gunsmoke2:55pm Gunsmoke4:00pm The Texican5:40pm The Wrecking Crew7:40pm Darby's Rangers10:00pm True Romance12:15am Hell on Wheels1:15am Queen of the Damned3:05am Conan3:55am Conan

Comedy Family TCM

ITV22:15pm You've Been Framed!2:45pm Dinner Date3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show7:00pm You've Been Framed!7:30pm You've Been Framed!8:00pm You've Been Framed!8:30pm You've Been Framed!9:00pm Reggie and Thunderbirds: No StringsAttached10:00pm Scorpion11:00pm Celebrity Juice11:50pm Release the Hounds12:50am Two and a Half Men

11:40am Judge Judy12:05pm Judge Judy12:35pm Judge Judy1:00pm Murder, She Wrote2:00pm Heartbeat3:00pm Where the Heart is4:05pm The Royal5:05pm French Fields5:40pm Rising Damp6:15pm On the Buses6:50pm Heartbeat7:55pm Murder, She Wrote8:55pm Endeavour11:00pm Law and Order: UK12:00am Wycliffe

ITV3 ITV43:05pm Pawn Stars3:35pm Pawn Stars4:00pm Duck Dynasty4:30pm Duck Dynasty5:00pm Magnum, P.I.6:00pm The Professionals7:00pm Pawn Stars7:30pm Pawn Stars8:00pm Pawn Stars8:30pm Pawn Stars9:00pm River Monsters10:00pm The Goodwood MembersMeeting 201511:00pm Senna1:15am The Island

5:00pm New Girl5:30pm The Big Bang Theory6:00pm How I Met Your Mother6:30pm How I Met Your Mother7:00pm The Big Bang Theory7:30pm The Big Bang Theory8:00pm Hollyoaks8:30pm How I Met Your Mother9:00pm 2 Broke Girls9:30pm The Big Bang Theory10:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine10:30pm Marry Me11:00pm The Inbetweeners11:35pm The Inbetweeners12:10am The Big Bang Theory

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7:00am Next Goal Wins8:45am Grace of Monaco10:30am Treehouse12:15pm Next Goal Wins1:55pm The Longest Week3:25pm Northern Soul5:10pm Guardians of the Galaxy7:15pm Grace of Monaco9:00pm Guardians of the Galaxy11:05pm Northern Soul12:50am Treehouse2:35am Kill the Irishman

Biopic of Danny Greene, the Irish-Americandockworker who engineers a corrupt rise topower.

4:30am Chappie Special

Premiere

3:15pm NCIS4:10pm The Long Shot

6:00pm 5 News at 56:30pm Neighbours7:00pm Home and Away7:30pm 5 News Tonight7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm The Classic Car Show

9:00pm Caught on Camera10:00pm Glasgow's Killing Streets11:00pm The Mentalist11:55pm James Bulger: Britain's WorstCrimes

3:10pm Countdown4:00pm Deal or No Deal5:00pm Come Dine with Me

6:00pm Four in a Bed6:30pm Coach Trip7:00pm The Simpsons7:30pm Hollyoaks8:00pm Channel 4 News8:55pm Party Election Broadcast

9:00pm The Supervet10:00pm Breaking Dawn: Part 2

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles4:00pm The Simpsons4:30pm The Simpsons5:00pm Futurama5:30pm Futurama

6:00pm The Simpsons6:30pm Futurama7:00pm Futurama7:30pm The Simpsons8:00pm The Simpsons8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm Arrow10:00pm Forever11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

12:45am This Week 1:30am SkiingWeatherview Detailed weather forecast.1:35am BBC News

12:20am Strangeways 1:20am Panorama1:50am Suffragettes Forever! The Story ofWomen and Power 2:50am This is BBC TwoHighlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:25am River Monsters 1:25amJackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy KyleShow USA Jeremy Kyle presents theexplosive US version of his popular talkshow. 4:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-basedinformation service.

12:20am Britain's Benefit Tenants 1:25amRaised by Wolves 1:55am Teens 2:50amThe Secret Millionaire 3:40am FoodUnwrapped 4:10am Secret Location5:05am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

12:55am Access 1:00am Super Casino4:10am The Hotel Inspector 5:00am WildlifeSOS 5:25am The Great Artists 5:45am HouseDoctor

12:00am Hawaii Five-0 1:00am Hawaii Five-0 2:00am Hawaii Five-0 3:00am NCIS: LosAngeles 4:00am Hawaii Five-0 5:00amNCIS: Los Angeles

3:30pm Escape to the Country4:30pm Holiday of My Lifetime with LenGoodman5:15pm Flog It!

6:15pm Pointless7:00pm BBC News at Six7:30pm BBC London News8:00pm The One Show8:30pm EastEnders

9:00pm MasterChef10:00pm The Truth About Fat11:00pm BBC News at Ten11:25pm BBC London News11:45pm Question Time

3:30pm Floyd's American Pie4:00pm Wogan: The Best of4:45pm Are You Being Served?5:15pm 'Allo, 'Allo!5:45pm Hi-De-Hi!

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow7:00pm Eggheads7:30pm Portillo's State Secrets8:00pm Alex Polizzi: The Fixer

9:00pm Coast Australia9:50pm Nature's Weirdest Events10:00pm Banished11:00pm Inside No 911:30pm Newsnight

3:00pm Judge Rinder4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal5:00pm Tipping Point

6:00pm The Chase7:00pm ITV News London7:20pm Party Political Broadcast by the UKIndependence Party7:30pm ITV News and Weather8:00pm Emmerdale

9:00pm The ITV Leaders' Debate11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather11:45pm The Agenda

of £1,000 will be introduced forbasic rate taxpayers (£500 forhigher rate taxpayers) from April2016.

From autumn 2015, it will bepossible to extract funds from anISA and replace them in the sameyear, instead of losing that portionof ISA allowance for the year. Theinvestment limit for PremiumBonds will increase to £50,000from 1st June 2015. If you are notresident in the UK, premium bondwinnings and income from ISAs

are likely to be taxable in yourcountry of residence.

Capital gains taxNon-residents are liable to UK

capital gains tax on UK residentialproperty from 6th April 2015 aspreviously announced. There isnothing new in the Budget, butalthough HM Revenue &Customs say that a property doesnot need to be valued as at thatdate, they do state that it is‘sensible’ to do so.

It will no longer be possible toelect that a property is your mainhome for UK tax purposes if youare not resident in thatjurisdiction, unless you spend atleast 90 days in it during that UKtax year. This could impact yourresidence position.

Inheritance taxNo change was announced to

the nil rate band and it will remain£325,000 until 2017/2018.

There will be a review regarding

using Deeds of Variation to avoidinheritance tax, and a futureFinance Bill will introduce newrules to combat tax avoidancethrough the use of multiple trusts.The Disclosure of Tax AvoidanceSchemes will be extended to coverinheritance tax avoidance schemes.

Pensions and annuitiesWhile it will be possible for

individuals with certain pensionschemes to take the full pensionfunds subject to their UK marginaltax rate, there will not be parity forQROPS schemes at the presenttime. This disparity is apparently‘temporary.’

From 2016, individuals will beable to sell their annuities and payonly their marginal rate of incometax, instead of the current 55%.

From 6th April 2016, thelifetime allowance for pensioncontributions will reduce from£1.25 million to £1 million andwill thereafter be indexed toinflation.

This is just a summary, andmore detail tends to emergefollowing the budget. It isimportant to seek specialist adviceto clarify how you are affected,particularly when it comes to theinteraction between UK and localSpanish taxation, and the taxplanning opportunities available.Professional advice is even moreimportant when it comes to UKpensions following the newpension freedom.

Tax rates, scope and reliefs maychange. Any statements concerningtaxation are based upon ourunderstanding of current taxationlaws and practices which aresubject to change. Tax informationhas been summarised; anindividual is advised to seekpersonalised advice.

To keep in touch with the latestdevelopments in the offshoreworld, check out the latest newson our websitewww.blevinsfranks.com

George Osborne’s sixth Budget as theCoalition Chancellor was on 18thMarch 2015. We have summarisedthe changes that may affectexpatriates, depending on yourcircumstances. There may bechanges depending on who forms thegovernment after the GeneralElection on 7th May.

Income taxThe UK personal allowance

remains available to both residentsand non-residents, and will be£10,600 in 2015/2016, £10,800 in2016/2017 and £11,000 in2017/2018. The higher ratethreshold is £31,785 in 2015/2016,increasing to £31,900 the followingyear and £32,300 in 2017/2018.

The remittance basis charge forindividuals resident in the UK for 12out of the last 14 years will increasefrom £50,000 to £60,000, and a newcharge of £90,000 will apply to thoseresident in the UK for 17 out of thelast 20 years.

A new Personal Savings Allowance

By Robert Croizat,Senior Partner,Blevins Franks

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The UK Budget. How Does It Affect You?

7:00am The Fast and the Furious9:00am Proof of Life11:25am 25th Hour1:45pm Fast and Furious 64:05pm The Fast and the Furious6:05pm 2 Fast 2 Furious8:05pm The Fast and the Furious: TokyoDrift10:00pm Fast and Furious 612:10am A Man Apart2:10am The Last Boy Scout4:05am Blow

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BBC ONE7:00am Breakfast 10:00am David Suchet: Inthe Footsteps of St Peter 11:00am HomesUnder the Hammer 12:00pm The Sheriffs areComing 12:45pm Fake Britain 1:15pmBargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One2:25pm BBC London News 2:30pm The Edge


3pm

7:00am Flog it! Trade Secrets 7:30am CityBeneath the Sea 9:00am The Gospel of John10:00am Wanted Down Under 11:00am EasterParade 12:40pm Deadly on a Mission: Pole toPole 1:10pm Deadly on a Mission: Pole toPole 1:40pm The Game Plan

7:00am Dino Dan 7:10am Dino Dan 7:25amNerds and Monsters 7:45am Sooty 8:00amGood Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine10:25am Murder, She Wrote 11:25amColumbo 1:30pm O'Brien 2:25pm ITV Newsand Weather 2:40pm All Star FamilyFortunes

8:35am 3rd Rock from the Sun 9:00amEverybody Loves Raymond 9:30am EverybodyLoves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30amFrasier 11:00am The Big Bang Theory11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm TheSimpsons 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pmThe Simpsons 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pmThe Simpsons 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing

9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15amPeppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am PeppaPig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45amBananas in Pajamas 10:00am Tickety Toc10:15am The Wright Stuff - Easter Special12:45pm The Hotel Inspector 1:40pm 5 NewsLunchtime 1:45pm Home and Away 2:15pmNeighbours 2:50pm The Alamo

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7:00am The Real A&E 7:30am The Real A&E8:00am Ashley Banjo Secret Street Crew9:00am Football's Funniest Moments 10:00amNCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: LosAngeles 2:00pm The Simpsons 2:30pm TheSimpsons

BBC THREE9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride10:00pm Bad Education10:30pm Bad Education11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News11:30pm EastEnders12:00am Family Guy12:25am Family Guy12:45am American Dad!1:10am Family Guy1:30am Bluestone 422:00am Killer Magic2:30am Bad Education3:00am Bad Education3:30am I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse4:30am Russell Howard's Good News

8:00pm Messiah at the Foundling Hospital9:00pm Darcey's Ballerina Heroines10:00pm Freddie Mercury: The GreatPretender - Director's Cut11:25pm Queen: The Legendary 1975Concert12:15am Mr Blue Sky1:15am Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park2:35am Freddie Mercury: The GreatPretender - Director's Cut4:05am Queen: The Legendary 1975 Concert4:50am This is BBC Four

BBC Four is the BBC channel for people whowant more.

BBC FOUR

SKY MOVIES

Action9:40am After Earth11:25am Bad Boys1:25pm Bad Boys II3:55pm Top Gun5:50pm World War Z

A United Nations worker battles to halt azombie pandemic.

8:00pm Bad Boys10:00pm Bad Boys II12:30am Fast and Furious 7 Special1:00am Top Gun

At the US Navy's elite training centre, pilotscompete to become the best.

2:55am World War ZA United Nations worker battles to halt azombie pandemic.

7:10am Despicable Me 2 Special7:40am Doctor Dolittle9:25am Doctor Dolittle 211:10am Saving Mr. Banks Special11:40am The Nutty Professor1:30pm The Golden Child3:15pm The World's End Special3:45pm Doctor Dolittle5:25pm Doctor Dolittle 27:10pm The Nutty Professor9:00pm The Golden Child10:45pm Trading Places12:45am Life2:45am Eddie Murphy: Raw4:25am Trading Places

8:30am Walking with Dinosaurs10:10am Rio 2 Special10:40am Mr. Peabody and Sherman12:30pm Dumbo1:50pm Despicable Me 23:40pm Shaun the Sheep Special

A look at the making of the latest animatedadventure from Aardman.

3:55pm Khumba5:35pm Walking with Dinosaurs7:15pm Mr. Peabody and Sherman9:00pm Despicable Me 210:50pm Khumba12:30am Dumbo1:50am The Reef 2: High Tide

9:50am The Texican11:30am The Wrecking Crew

Secret agent Matt Helm must prevent avillain from stealing a billion-dollar goldshipment.

1:30pm Khartoum3:55pm Ben-Hur7:50pm Tootsie10:00pm Out for a Kill11:45pm The Foreigner1:35am Hell on Wheels2:30am The Foreigner4:05am Conan4:45am Conan5:25am Container Wars

Comedy Family TCM

ITV29:25am People Do the Funniest Things10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show11:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show12:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show1:40pm Emmerdale2:45pm Mr. Bean3:20pm Mr. Bean3:55pm Cats and Dogs5:40pm Nanny McPhee7:35pm The Mummy10:00pm The Shawshank Redemption12:50am Two and a Half Men1:15am Two and a Half Men1:45am Crazy Beaches

10:45am That's Carry on12:40pm Carry on Screaming2:35pm Carry on Again, Doctor4:25pm Carry on Matron6:15pm Carry on Henry

Historical hamming from the Carry Onregulars.

8:05pm Carry on Jack10:00pm Carry On Forever11:00pm Carry on Cruising12:50am Till Death Us Do Part2:55am Judge Judy3:20am Judge Judy3:40am On the Buses4:05am ITV3 Nightscreen

ITV3 ITV41:35pm Pawn Stars2:00pm Pawn Stars2:25pm Pawn Stars2:55pm Storage Wars3:25pm Storage Wars3:50pm Storage Wars4:25pm Storage Wars4:50pm Storage Wars5:20pm Nevada Smith8:00pm Pawn Stars8:30pm Pawn Stars9:00pm Counting Cars9:30pm Counting Cars10:00pm Air America12:15am John Barnes: Sports Life Stories

4:00pm The Big Bang Theory4:30pm The Big Bang Theory5:00pm The Big Bang Theory5:30pm The Big Bang Theory6:00pm The Big Bang Theory6:30pm The Big Bang Theory7:00pm The Big Bang Theory7:30pm The Big Bang Theory8:00pm Hollyoaks8:30pm How I Met Your Mother9:00pm The Big Bang Theory9:30pm The Big Bang Theory10:00pm Easy A11:55pm The Big Bang Theory12:25am The Big Bang Theory

E4

7:00am The Entitled8:35am The Adventurer: The Curse of theMidas Box10:20am Jersey Boys

The story of 1960s pop group The FourSeasons.

12:35pm Guardians of the Galaxy2:40pm How to Train Your Dragon 24:25pm The Adventurer: The Curse of theMidas Box6:10pm Guardians of the Galaxy8:15pm How to Train Your Dragon 210:00pm Jersey Boys


12:30am The Entitled

Premiere

3:00pm The AlamoStar-studded saga of the 1836 defence of theAlamo, when a 187-strong garrison includingWilliam Travis and Jim Bowie fought to save Texasfrom Santa Anna's Mexican army for 13 days.

6:00pm 5 News at 56:30pm Neighbours7:00pm Home and Away7:30pm Party Election Broadcast by theScottish National Party7:35pm D-Day's Sunken Secrets

9:00pm Secrets of Great British Castles10:00pm NCIS: New Orleans11:00pm NCIS11:55pm Valkyrie

5:00pm Come Dine with MeIn South Oxfordshire, the first host is ex-holiday rep and social worker Karina Stratford,who makes all her dishes look like sweet treatsin honour of her hero Willy Wonka.

6:00pm Four in a Bed6:30pm Coach Trip7:00pm The Simpsons7:30pm Hollyoaks8:00pm Channel 4 News8:30pm Unreported World8:55pm Party Election Broadcast

9:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.10:00pm Gogglebox11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man

3:00pm The Simpsons3:30pm The Simpsons4:00pm Greatest Disney Songs5:00pm Futurama5:30pm Futurama

6:00pm The Simpsons6:30pm Futurama7:00pm Futurama7:30pm The Simpsons8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm Relatively Clever10:00pm Stella11:00pm Greatest Disney Songs

A countdown of the top ten songs in Disneyhistory.

12:00am Would I Lie to You? 12:30amThe Football League Show 1:50amEastEnders Omnibus 3:45am Weather forthe Week Ahead Detailed weatherforecast. 3:50am BBC News

12:00am Harry and Paul's Story of the Twos1:00am Anita and Me 2:30am QuestionTime 3:30am Nelson: In His Own Words4:30am This is BBC Two Highlights ofprogrammes on BBC Two.

1:15am Jackpot247 4:00am The JeremyKyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents theexplosive US version of his popular talkshow. 4:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-basedinformation service.

12:05am Troy 1:10am Brooklyn Nine-Nine1:35am Jackie Brown 4:05am Fargo5:00am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 5:50amSuperscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not5:55am Secret Location

2:10am Super Casino 4:10am War Hero inMy Family 5:00am The NightmareNeighbour Next Door 5:45am House Doctor

12:00am Hawaii Five-0 1:00am Hawaii Five-0 2:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00am NCIS:Los Angeles 4:00am NCIS: Los Angeles5:00am Hawaii Five-0

3:15pm Escape to the Country4:00pm Holiday of My Lifetime with LenGoodman4:45pm Flog It!5:45pm Spring's Supermarket Secrets

6:45pm Pointless7:30pm BBC News7:45pm BBC London News8:00pm The One Show8:30pm A Question of Sport

9:00pm EastEnders9:30pm MasterChef10:00pm Eurovision's Greatest Hits11:30pm BBC News11:50pm BBC London News

3:25pm Wogan: The Best of4:10pm Are You Being Served?4:40pm 'Allo, 'Allo!5:10pm Hi-De-Hi!

6:00pm Antiques Roadshow7:00pm Portillo's State Secrets7:30pm Eggheads8:00pm Alex Polizzi: The Fixer Revisits

9:00pm An Island Parish9:30pm Gardeners' World10:00pm Springwatch11:00pm The Clare Balding Show11:30pm Goodness Gracious Me: ReunionSpecial


6:30pm The Chase7:30pm ITV News London7:40pm ITV News and Weather8:00pm Emmerdale8:30pm Coronation Street

9:00pm Barging Round Britain with JohnSergeant9:30pm Coronation Street10:00pm Bear Grylls: Mission Survive11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather11:15pm A Fish Called Wanda

8:00am Speed10:00am Speed 2: Cruise Control12:10pm After the Sunset2:00pm RocknRolla3:55pm Speed5:55pm American Hustle8:15pm After the Sunset10:00pm Misery11:50pm RocknRolla1:55am Kill Bill: Vol. 24:20am Outlaw

Paratrooper Bryant returns from Iraq to find aLondon ruled by thugs and gangsters.

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BBC ONE7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday KitchenLive 12:30pm Mary Berry Cooks 1:00pm BBCNews 1:05pm Weather 1:10pm Football Focus1:50pm Saturday Sportsday 2:00pm BargainHunt


3pm

8:05am The Football League Show 9:25amThe Sword in the Stone 10:40am Deadly on aMission: Pole to Pole 11:10am Deadly on aMission: Pole to Pole 11:40am FredDibnah's Magnificent Monuments 12:10pmNature of Britain 1:00pm A Taste of Britain1:30pm Michel Roux's Service 2:30pm A to zof TV Cooking 2:35pm Talking Pictures

7:00am CITV 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show11:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:25pm TheJeremy Kyle Show 1:30pm ITV News andWeather 1:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show2:40pm The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery

8:05am King of Queens 8:30am King of Queens9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am EverybodyLoves Raymond 10:30am Everybody LovesRaymond 11:00am Everybody Loves Raymond11:35am Frasier 12:05pm Frasier 12:35pm TheBig Bang Theory 1:05pm The Big Bang Theory1:30pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2:30pmChannel 4 Racing

7:00am Milkshake! Programming aimed atchildren aged two to seven years old. 11:30amSponge Bob Square Pants 12:05pm Access12:10pm Ice Road Truckers 1:05pm Ice RoadTruckers 2:00pm Ice Road Truckers

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6:00am Stargate Atlantis 7:00am Are YouSmarter Than a 10 Year Old? 8:00amCinderella Special 8:30am Furious Special9:00am The Fantasy Football Club 10:00amWild Things 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pmThe F1 Show 2:00pm Driving School of Mumand Dad 2:30pm Modern Family

BBC THREE8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes9:00pm Top Gear10:10pm Pretty Woman12:05am Family Guy12:27am Family Guy12:49am Family Guy1:11am Family Guy1:35am Killer Magic2:05am Him and Her2:35am Him and Her3:00am Him and Her3:30am Him and Her4:00am Him and Her4:30am Great TV Mistakes

8:00pm Chemistry: A Volatile History9:00pm Wild China

Wild China explores the natural history ofone of the world's most mysterious anddiverse countries by looking at some itsremotest reaches and most visually stunningscenery.

10:00pm Inspector Montalbano11:40pm Definitely Dusty12:40am Dusty Springfield at the BBC1:40am Top of the Pops2:15am Disco at the BBC3:15am Lost Kingdoms of Central America4:15am Sounds of the 70s

BBC FOUR

SKY MOVIES

Action9:25am Lone Survivor11:35am Oblivion1:50pm The Top Ten Show 20152:05pm Pirates of the Caribbean: TheCurse of the Black Pearl4:35pm Pirates of the Caribbean: DeadMan's Chest7:10pm Fast and Furious 7 Special7:40pm Pacific Rim10:00pm Lone Survivor12:10am Oblivion2:25am Con Air4:30am Fast and Furious 7 Special5:00am The Next Karate Kid

7:00am Bedtime Stories8:45am Bruce Almighty10:35am Mr Woodcock12:10pm Bad Neighbours1:55pm The Hangover Part III

When Doug is kidnapped, pals Alan, Phil andStu become embroiled in a battle to save him.

3:40pm Idiocracy5:20pm About a Boy7:10pm Bruce Almighty9:00pm Bad Neighbours10:40pm The Hangover Part III

When Doug is kidnapped, pals Alan, Phil andStu become embroiled in a battle to save him.

12:25am Idiocracy

7:00am Delhi Safari8:45am Garfield10:15am Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties12:00pm The Croods1:45pm Planes: Sky Movies Special2:15pm Escape From Planet Earth3:50pm Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy5:20pm The Croods7:10pm Delhi Safari9:00pm Escape From Planet Earth10:35pm Monster House12:15am Garfield1:45am Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties3:20am Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy4:45am Monster House

7:00am Conspiracy Theory with JesseVentura7:55am Khartoum10:20am Night Raiders11:20am Ben-Hur3:25pm What's Up, Doc?5:15pm High Society7:15pm Superman10:00pm The English Patient1:05am Bugsy3:25am Conan4:05am Conan4:45am Conan5:30am Container Wars

Comedy Family TCM

ITV24:25pm FYI Daily4:30pm Beethoven's 2nd5:15pm Totally Bonkers Guinness WorldRecords5:30pm Mr. Bean6:05pm Mr. Bean6:40pm Evan Almighty7:40pm FYI Daily7:45pm Evan Almighty8:30pm The Mummy Returns9:30pm FYI Daily9:35pm The Mummy Returns11:00pm Celebrity Juice11:50pm Ibiza Weekender12:50am Death Race

2:10pm Carry on Cowboy3:10pm FYI Daily3:15pm Carry on Cowboy4:10pm Carry on Screaming5:10pm FYI Daily5:15pm Carry on Screaming6:05pm Carry on Follow That Camel7:05pm FYI Daily7:10pm Carry on Follow That Camel8:05pm Carry on Cleo9:05pm FYI Daily9:10pm Carry on Cleo10:00pm Carry On Forever11:00pm Carry on Camping12:00am FYI Daily

ITV3 ITV42:50pm Death of a Gunfighter3:50pm FYI Daily3:55pm Death of a Gunfighter4:45pm The Hanging Tree5:45pm FYI Daily5:50pm The Hanging Tree7:00pm Storage Wars Texas7:30pm Storage Wars Texas7:55pm Shed and Buried8:55pm River Monsters10:00pm Hard to Kill11:00pm FYI Daily11:05pm Hard to Kill12:00am FIA Formula e ChampionshipHighlights

10:00am Melissa and Joey10:30am Taking New York11:35am Troy12:25pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts12:30pm Melissa and Joey1:00pm Melissa and Joey1:30pm Baby Daddy2:00pm Baby Daddy2:30pm How I Met Your Mother4:30pm How I Met Your Mother5:00pm The Big Bang Theory9:30pm The Big Bang Theory10:00pm Rush Hour 311:50pm Rude Tube12:50am Troy

E4

7:00am Treehouse8:45am The Adventurer: The Curse of theMidas Box10:30am The Entitled

A disillusioned graduate kidnaps threesocialites in a plot to extort cash from theirfathers.

12:15pm Grace of Monaco2:15pm Jersey Boys4:45pm How to Train Your Dragon 26:30pm The Adventurer: The Curse of theMidas Box8:15pm How to Train Your Dragon 210:00pm Jersey Boys12:20am The Entitled

Premiere

3:05pm The Devil's Brigade5:30pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

6:30pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!7:20pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away - FinalDemand8:15pm Police Interceptors

9:00pm 5 News9:05pm NCIS10:00pm NCIS11:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation11:55pm Educating Rita

4:30pm Off Their Rockers5:00pm Big Star's Little Star

6:00pm Thunderbirds Are GO7:00pm Local News and Weather

All the very latest local news and weather.7:15pm ITV News and Weather7:30pm You've Been Framed!8:00pm Saturday Night Takeaway

9:30pm You're Back in the Room10:35pm The Jonathan Ross Show11:30pm ITV News and Weather11:50pm Forgetting Sarah Marshall

3:00pm Homes Under the Hammer4:00pm Escape to the Country5:00pm Final Score

6:15pm The Rise of the Guardians7:40pm BBC News7:50pm Regional News7:55pm Weather8:00pm The Voice UK

10:10pm Casualty11:00pm The National Lottery Live11:10pm BBC News11:25pm Weather11:30pm Match of the Day

3:20pm Wuthering Heights5:00pm Kew on a Plate

6:00pm Gardeners World6:30pm Easter From Kings7:45pm The Young Victoria

9:25pm Dad's Army10:00pm Monteverdi in Mantua11:00pm QI XL11:45pm Rik Mayall Lord of Misrule

5:10pm Come Dine with MeIn Royal Tunbridge Wells, yummy mummySharon Pickles starts the week by going back intime with a 1970s-inspired menu.

6:15pm The Simpsons6:45pm The Simpsons7:10pm The Simpsons7:40pm Channel 4 News8:00pm The Lakes: Walking Through History

9:00pm The World's Weirdest Weather10:00pm End of the World Night11:35pm Knowing

3:00pm Modern Family5:00pm Modern Family5:30pm Terry Pratchett's The Colour ofMagic

7:30pm Disney's Easter Egg Hunt8:00pm The Simpsons8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm The Simpsons9:30pm The Goonies11:45pm Hawaii Five-0

12:55am Surrogates 2:20am Weather forthe Week Ahead Detailed weather report.2:25am BBC News The latest national andinternational news stories, followed byWeather.

12:45am A Beautiful Mind 2:55amRevenge of the Bridesmaids 4:15am Thisis BBC Two Highlights of programmes onBBC Two.

1:45am Jackpot 247 4:00am The JeremyKyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents theAmerican version of his popular talk show.4:40am Nightscreen

1:55am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 2:50amFrench Connection II

2:05am Super Casino Feeling lucky? Get theauthentic, heart-thumping casino experienceevery night. 4:10am Grand Theft Auto: UK5:00am Nanna Love: 50 Shades of Granny

12:45am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:45am NCIS:Los Angeles 2:45am Hawaii Five-03:40am Road Wars 4:10am Danny Dyer'sDeadliest Men 5:00am Inside Gatwick

8:20am Bird on a Wire10:15am The Bone Collector12:15pm Veronica Mars2:05pm Spy Game4:15pm Bird on a Wire6:10pm The Bone Collector

A paralysed forensics expert teams up with afresh-faced cop to hunt down a serial killer.

8:10pm Veronica Mars10:00pm Spy Game12:10am The Counsellor2:30am Internal Affairs4:30am All Things to All Men

A corrupt copper plots to stage a bankrobbery in order to catch an elusive Londoncrime boss.

Crime

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BBC ONE BBC TWO ITV CH4 CH5 SKY 1

3pm

7:05am Gardeners World 7:35am Countryfile8:35am Beechgrove Gardens 9:05am TheGospel of John 10:00am Saturday Kitchen BestBites 11:30am Back in Time for Dinner 12:30pmMichel Roux's Service 1:30pm Michel Roux'sService 2:30pm King of Kings

7:00am CITV 10:25am The Jeremy KyleShow 11:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show12:30pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:35pm ITVNews and Weather 1:45pm Murder, SheWrote 2:40pm River Monsters

7:30am How I Met Your Mother 7:55am HowI Met Your Mother 8:15am How I Met YourMother 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30amFrasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am SundayBrunch 1:30pm George Clarke's AmazingSpaces 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 2:55pmThe Big Bang Theory

7:00am Milkshake! 10:45am Thomas andFriends Special: Tale of the Brave 11:55amNickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 20151:05pm Patch Adams

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3:00pm Modern Family3:30pm Modern Family4:00pm Modern Family4:30pm Greatest Disney Songs5:30pm Terry Pratchett's Colour of Magic

7:30pm The Simpsons8:00pm Wild Things

9:00pm The Flash10:00pm Hawaii Five-11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

The team search for the culprit behind anexplosion that killed three FBI agents.

7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Ashley BanjoSecret Street Crew 9:00am Moone Boy 9:30amFootball's Funniest Moments 10:00amFootball's Funniest Moments 11:00amFootball's Funniest Moments 12:00pm WWERaw 1:00pm David Attenborough's NaturalHistory History Museum Alive 2:30pm ModernFamily

BBC THREE10:15pm Transsiberian12:00am Family Guy12:22am Family Guy12:45am Killer Magic1:15am American Dad!1:35am Family Guy1:55am Bluestone 42

Comedy drama following the lives of a bombdisposal detachment serving in Afghanistan.

2:25am I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse3:20am Beaten by My Boyfriend4:20am Great Movie Mistakes 2: TheSequel4:30am Killer Magic

8:00pm ArenaA daily magazine programme which looks at theworld of arts and entertainment.

9:00pm Shakespeare's Mother: The SecretLife of a Tudor Woman10:00pm Lost Cities of the Ancients, the DarkLords of Hattusha11:00pm The Truth About Meteors11:55pm Queen: The Legendary 1975Concert12:45am Freddie MercuryThe Great Pretender Director's Cut.2:10am Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynneand Elo3:10am Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park

BBC FOUR

SKY MOVIES

Action7:00am The Lord of the Rings: TheFellowship of the Ring10:00am The Lord of the Rings: The TwoTowers1:00pm The Lord of the Rings: TheReturn of the King4:30pm The Lord of the Rings: TheFellowship of the Ring7:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The TwoTowers10:30pm The Lord of the Rings: TheReturn of the King1:50am Captain Phillips4:10am The Fast and the Furious

7:20am The Monster Squad8:45am Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit10:35am 13 Going on 3012:15pm Last Vegas2:05pm Austin Powers: The Spy WhoShagged Me3:45pm Austin Powers in Goldmember5:25pm Three Amigos!7:10pm Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit9:00pm Last Vegas11:00pm American Pie12:45am American Pie 22:45am American Pie: The Wedding4:35am Three Amigos!

7:00am Moshi Monsters: The Movie8:30am Despicable Me 2 Special9:00am Stuart Little10:35am Stuart Little 212:00pm Rio 21:50pm Epic3:45pm Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs25:30pm Moshi Monsters: The Movie7:05pm Rio 29:00pm Epic10:50pm Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs212:30am Stuart Little2:05am Stuart Little 2

7:00am Conspiracy Theory with JesseVentura7:50am Night Raiders8:50am What's Up, Doc?10:35am High Society12:35pm Superman3:20pm Rio Lobo5:30pm Rio Bravo8:15pm The Train Robbers10:00pm Hell on Wheels11:00pm Dirty Harry12:55am Magnum Force3:10am Dirty Harry4:50am Conan5:35am Container Wars

Comedy Family TCM

ITV22:35pm You've Been Framed!3:05pm Mr. Bean3:40pm Mr. Bean4:15pm E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial5:15pm FYI Daily5:20pm E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial6:35pm Ant and Dec's Saturday NightTakeaway8:10pm Despicable Me9:10pm FYI Daily9:15pm Despicable Me10:00pm Skyfall11:00pm FYI Daily11:05pm Skyfall

2:35pm Carry on at Your Convenience3:35pm FYI Daily3:40pm Carry on at Your Convenience4:25pm Carry on Loving5:25pm FYI Daily5:30pm Carry on Loving6:15pm Carry on Matron7:15pm FYI Daily7:20pm Carry on Matron8:05pm Carry on Up the Jungle9:05pm FYI Daily9:10pm Carry on Up the Jungle10:00pm Carry On Forever11:00pm Carry on Girls12:00am FYI Daily

ITV3 ITV47:05am Highway Patrol7:30am Ax Men8:25am Shed and Buried9:25am MotoGP10:25am FIA Formula e ChampionshipHighlights11:30am MSA British Touring CarChampionship7:30pm Goodwood Members Meeting 20158:30pm Counting Cars9:00pm River Monsters10:00pm The Deer Hunter11:00pm FYI Daily11:05pm The Deer Hunter1:45am Boogeyman

2:00pm The NeverEnding Story II: TheNext Chapter3:45pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts4:00pm The Frozen Phenomenon5:00pm Come Dine with Me6:00pm The Big Bang Theory6:30pm The Big Bang Theory7:00pm The Big Bang Theory7:30pm The Big Bang Theory8:00pm The Big Bang Theory8:30pm The Big Bang Theory9:00pm My Sister's Keeper11:10pm The Inbetweeners11:40pm The Inbetweeners12:15am The Inbetweeners

E4

7:00am Treehouse8:45am The Entitled10:30am Grace of Monaco12:30pm The Adventurer: The Curse of theMidas Box2:15pm Jersey Boys4:45pm How to Train Your Dragon 26:30pm The Adventurer: The Curse of theMidas Box8:15pm How to Train Your Dragon 210:00pm Jersey Boys


12:20am The Entitled

Premiere

3:20pm Baby Boom5:25pm Fairy Tale... A True Story

7:15pm 5 NewsThe latest news coverage.

7:20pm Kelly's Heroes

10:00pm HummingbirdDirected by Steven Knight

7:00am Breakfast 8:30am Match of the Day10:00am David Suchet: In the Footsteps of StPeter 11:00am Live Easter Sunday - FromManchester Cathedral 12:00pm Urbi et Orbi12:25pm Bargain Hunt 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for theWeek Ahead 2:15pm The Muppets

3:10pm Agent Cody Banks5:05pm Reggie and Thunderbirds: NoStrings Attached

Documentary celebrating the relaunch ofThunderbirds Are Go, one of Britain's best-loved TV series.

6:05pm Catchphrase7:00pm Local News and Weather7:10pm ITV News and Weather7:30pm The Chase: Celebrity Special8:30pm Off Their Rockers

9:00pm Vera11:00pm ITV News and Weather11:20pm Bear Grylls: Mission Survive

3:25pm The Simpsons3:55pm Honey, I Blew Up the Kid5:40pm Hop

7:30pm Channel 4 NewsIncludes sport and weather.

8:00pm Three in a Bed

9:00pm Great Canal Journeys10:00pm Indian Summers11:05pm Gogglebox

5:05pm Flog It!Antiques show which helps amateurauctioneers, collectors and bargain-huntersmake a saving.

5:50pm Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

7:35pm Pompidou8:00pm Springwatch

9:00pm Caribbean with Simon Reeve10:00pm Louis Theroux11:00pm Bluestone 4211:30pm Jack Dee: So What

12:30am Son of Rambow 2:00amWeather for the Week Ahead Detailedweather report. 2:05am BBC News Thelatest national and international newsstories, followed by Weather.

12:30am Invincible 2:10am Hooper 3:45amCountryfile 4:40am Holby City 5:40am This isBBC Two

12:20am Nation's Favourite 70s Song1:40am The Store 3:30am The JeremyKyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents theAmerican version of his popular talk show.4:15am Nightscreen

12:10am The Angels' Share 2:00am Qissa3:50am Come Dine with Me 4:20am ComeDine with Me 4:45am Come Dine with Me5:15am Come Dine with Me 5:40am ComeDine with Me

12:10am Blitz 2:10am Super Casino 4:10amThe Gadget Show Technology show thatexamines at some of the most populareveryday gadgets. 5:00am House Doctor

12:00am Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am HawaiiFive-0 3:00am Road Wars 4:00am DannyDyer's Deadliest Men 5:00am Inside Gatwick

3:55pm Escape to the Country4:55pm The Truth About Fat5:55pm Songs of Praise

6:30pm BBC News6:50pm Regional News6:55pm Weather7:00pm Countryfile8:00pm Antiques Roadshow

9:00pm Michael Mcintyre's Easter Nightat the Coliseum10:00pm Poldark11:00pm BBC News11:20pm Regional News11:25pm Weather11:30pm Match of the Day 2

OPINION & COMMENT 2 - 8 April 2015 / Costa Blanca Northwww.euroweeklynews.com 47EWN

BEFORE the PP’s Andalucia elec-tion defeat, the president of theSpanish government Mariano Ra-joy said the results could not beextrapolated to other Spanish re-gions.

In other words, Andalucia isdifferent and always has beenbecause it votes PSOE. The onlytime the PP came within a whiskerof winning was in 2012 when itwas the most-voted party butcouldn’t form a government.

Podemos, which won 15 seatsin the regional government,could do still better outside An-dalucia where it is overshadowedby the PSOE. So could Ciu-dadanos which came out ofnowhere to snaffle nine seatsand IU which took a beating andnow has five seats instead of 12.

Most of Spain’s political parties,even the now totally submerged

UPyD, could do better outsideAndalucia.

Does that include the PP?May’s municipal elections willreveal whether Rajoy was

whistling in the dark or not.

All in a good causeSPAIN’S tax department Hacien-

da does not believe that the PP’sfailure to pay tax on irregularparty donations is an offence.

Judge Pablo Ruz, tying uploose ends to the cases at the

court he is about to leave, be-lieve it does. He did not swallowHacienda’s argument that the PPwas a non-profit making organi-sation whose black cash wasused for ‘social ends’ and no dif-ferent from the Red Cross or Car-itas.

Non-profit making? Tell that tothe beneficiaries of the PP’s slushfund and those who enjoyedkickbacks from the Gurtel andPunica shysters.

A creditable forcePODEMOS, the party thatevolved from protests before theMay 2011 elections, has shownitself as a force to be reckonedwith.

But in Andalucia its 15 seats,when compared to the PSOE’s 47and the PP’s 33, show Podemosas an option and not an alterna-tive.

In fact Podemos resembles thebad boy that all the girls used towant to go out with until heasked them.

Cassandra NashA weekly look

- and not entirely impartial reaction - to the Spanish political scene

Just whistle a happy tune

DID the presence of PedroSanchez on the PSOE campaigntrail add or subtract votes forSusana Diez? All the world lovesa pregnant politician, anyway,but it didn’t hurt that Sanchez isyoung and easy on the eye.

The PP rolled out its big gunsfor Andalucia and as May ap-proaches will resort to formerpresident Jose Maria Aznar toherd the faithful into the con-servative fold.

Neither young nor easy onthe eye, a hectoring Aznar willeither preach to the convertedor cause waiverers to headquickly to the Left or Centre in-stead.

Some gentle persuasion

PEDRO SANCHEZ: Young and easy on the eye.

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VER receivedone of thoseemails promis-ing you millions

of dollars in commission ifyou help the widow ofNigeria’s former FinanceMinister? Like me, you’vedoubtless laughed at theoffer, amazed the authoradmits to coming fromNigeria (famous for thisscam) and didn’t make hismessage more convincingand original.

What probably hasn’tstruck you is that this in-competence is deliberate.After all, it doesn’t costmuch to send an email tothousands of people try-ing to entice us into co-operating. What does costtime and money is gettingthe cash out of those ofus who reply. The fraud-sters don’t want to wastetheir efforts on people

who’ll cotton on part waythrough they’re falling intoa trap. It’s better theyrealise this at the startand never reply.

So the ‘incompetent’email acts as a filter toweed out the mostgullible. Those the crimi-nals lavish their attentionupon are therefore thosemost likely to fall for thescam and end up relievedof their life savings.

And the moral? Maybethe best advice nowadaysis, sadly: ‘Trust nobody.’For instance, a burglarposing as someone need-

ing help or asking to useyour phone to trick theirway into your home andwalk out with your wallet.If you really believe acaller’s genuine, cross-examine him to check hisstory stands up.

So, how do you sleuthout deception? Look fortelling signals that point todishonesty: repetition,changing the subject,telling a story in chrono-logical order. Someonewho’s lying may freezetheir upper body, look youin the eyes a bit toomuch, fake a smile. Oneor two of these ‘tells’doesn’t amount to lying -unlike when you start tosee a pattern emerge.

Now, telling a white liein order not to offend andflattering someone with‘compliments’ are bothnatural deceits adopted at

an early age. In publicand private life, white liesare part of our survivalmechanism.

But when deception be-comes a previously trust-ed person’s modusoperandi, when deceptionbecomes their default po-sition, we should all be onour guard. As the latestthriller in my Alice Myerscrime series, Landscape ofLies, shows, lying - fromeveryday half-truths tooutright deceit - under-cuts all aspects of humanlife. And death ...

Nora Johnson’s thrillers‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retri-bution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’‘The De ClerambaultCode’ (www.nora-john-son.com) available fromAmazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89;£0.79) andiBookstore. Profits to Cud-eca.

A Costa del Sol resident fora number of years, Nora isthe author of psychologicalsuspense and crimethrillers. To comment on any of the issuesraised in her column, go to www.euroweek-lynews.com/columnists/nora-johnson

Nora JohnsonBreaking ViewsE

THRILLER: Lies undercut all aspects of human life.

These days nothing is certain exceptdeath, taxes and... various scams

7:35am Mad Dog and Glory9:15am Runner Runner10:50am Mean Creek12:30pm White House Down2:45pm Breakdown4:30pm Runner Runner6:05pm Mean Creek7:45pm White House Down10:00pm Oldboy11:50pm Kiss the Girls1:55am Falling Down4:00am The Canyons5:55am Loss of Faith

Drama about an author drawn into a webof intrigue, murder and deception.

Crime

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BBC ONE7:00am Breakfast 10:00am NeighbourhoodBlues 10:45am Homes Under the Hammer11:45am The Sheriffs are Coming 12:30pmFake Britain 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pmRegional News 2:25pm Weather 2:30pm TheEdge


3pm

7:00am Homes Under the Hammer 8:00amSpirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 9:15am TheGospel of John 10:00am Deadly on aMission: Pole to Pole 10:30am Deadly on aMission: Pole to Pole 11:00am Splash12:40pm Gypsy

7:00am CITV 8:00am Good Morning Britain9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Murder, SheWrote 11:25am Columbo 1:30pm O'Brien2:25pm ITV News and Weather 2:40pm AllStar Family Fortunes

8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35amEverybody Loves Raymond 9:00am EverybodyLoves Raymond 9:30am Everybody LovesRaymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:25am The BigBang Theory 11:50am The Simpsons 12:20pmThe Simpsons 12:50pm The Simpsons 1:25pmThe Dark Crystal

7:00am Milkshake! Programming aimed atchildren aged two to seven years old. 10:15amThe Wright Stuff 12:45pm The Hotel InspectorReturns 1:35pm 5 News The latest newscoverage. 1:45pm Home and Away 2:15pmNeighbours 2:45pm Neighbours 30th: The StarsReunite

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BBC THREE8:00pm Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of theMasters8:20pm Book of Dragons8:40pm Dragon: Gift of the Night Fury9:00pm First Flight9:10pm Raiders of the Lost Ark11:00pm Bluestone 4211:30pm EastEnders12:00am Family Guy12:22am Family Guy12:45am American Dad!1:10am Family Guy1:30am Bluestone 422:00am Killer Magic

8:00pm Great Continental RailwayJourneys8:30pm Great Continental RailwayJourneys9:00pm Bombay Railway10:00pm Bombay Railway11:00pm The Titfield Thunderbolt12:20am Time Shift

Timeshift revisits Britain's railways duringthe era of nationalisation.

1:20am Bombay Railway2:25am Bombay Railway3:25am Time Shift

Timeshift revisits Britain's railways duringthe era of nationalisation.

BBC FOUR

SKY MOVIES

Action7:45am The Top Ten Show 20158:00am Rocky IV9:45am Jumanji11:40am Charlie's Angels1:30pm Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle3:30pm Fast and Furious 7 Special4:00pm Rocky6:10pm Rocky II8:15pm Rocky III10:00pm Rocky IV11:40pm Rocky V1:35am Aliens: Special Edition4:20am The Top Ten Show 20154:35am Charlie's Angels

7:00am Crocodile Dundee8:40am Crocodile Dundee II10:35am We're the Millers12:30pm The Internship2:30pm Who Framed Roger Rabbit?4:20pm Hot Shots!5:50pm Hot Shots! Part Deux7:20pm Crocodile Dundee9:00pm Crocodile Dundee II11:00pm We're the Millers12:55am The Internship3:00am Hot Shots!4:30am Hot Shots! Part Deux

Topper Harley takes on a rescue mission forAmerican hostages trapped in the MiddleEast.

6:30am Planes: Sky Movies Special7:00am Primates of the Caribbean8:25am The Aristocats9:50am The Smurfs 211:40am Turbo1:25pm The Lego Movie3:15pm Turbo: Sky Movies Special3:45pm Ice Age: The Meltdown5:25pm The Smurfs 27:15pm Turbo9:00pm The Lego Movie10:50pm Ice Age: The Meltdown12:30am The Aristocats1:55am Primates of the Caribbean3:20am Barnyard

7:35am Conspiracy Theory with JesseVentura8:25am Rio Bravo11:05am Rio Lobo1:15pm McLintock!3:40pm The Searchers5:55pm Chisum8:00pm Longmire9:00pm Longmire10:00pm Miss Congeniality12:05am Longmire1:00am Longmire1:50am Desperado3:45am Conan4:35am Conan

Comedy Family TCM

ITV22:15pm Coronation Street2:50pm Cats and Dogs3:50pm FYI Daily3:55pm Cats and Dogs4:35pm The Mummy Returns5:35pm FYI Daily5:40pm The Mummy Returns7:00pm Nanny McPhee8:00pm FYI Daily8:05pm Nanny McPhee9:00pm Britain's Got More Talent10:00pm Fast and Furious11:00pm FYI Daily11:05pm Fast and Furious12:10am Celebrity Juice

1:25pm Carry on Camping2:05pm Carry on Follow That Camel3:05pm FYI Daily3:10pm Carry on Follow That Camel4:05pm Carry on Up the Jungle5:05pm FYI Daily5:10pm Carry on Up the Jungle6:00pm Carry on Cleo7:00pm FYI Daily7:05pm Carry on Cleo7:50pm Murder, She Wrote8:55pm Wycliffe10:00pm Long Lost Family11:00pm Law and Order: UK12:00am Wire in the Blood

ITV3 ITV43:55pm FYI Daily4:00pm Nevada Smith5:35pm Storage Wars6:00pm Storage Wars6:30pm Storage Wars7:00pm Storage Wars7:30pm Storage Wars8:00pm Pawn Stars8:30pm Pawn Stars9:00pm Storage Wars New York9:30pm Storage Wars New York10:00pm Storage Wars Texas10:30pm Storage Wars Texas11:00pm Ax Men12:00am Bundesliga

10:30am Melissa and Joey11:00am Charmed12:00pm Charmed1:00pm Hollyoaks1:30pm The Frozen Phenomenon2:30pm The Big Bang Theory7:30pm The Big Bang Theory8:00pm Hollyoaks8:30pm How I Met Your Mother9:00pm The Big Bang Theory9:30pm The Big Bang Theory10:00pm Revenge11:00pm Made in Chelsea Does ComeDine with Me12:00am The Big Bang Theory

E4

7:00am The Adventurer: The Curse of theMidas Box8:45am Treehouse10:30am The Entitled12:15pm Grace of Monaco2:15pm Jersey Boys4:45pm How to Train Your Dragon 26:30pm The Adventurer: The Curse of theMidas Box8:15pm How to Train Your Dragon 210:00pm Jersey Boys12:20am The Entitled2:00am Mark Millar's Superhero Playlist2:20am Treehouse4:05am Fast and Furious 7 Special4:35am Grace of Monaco

Premiere

7:00am David Attenborough's NaturalHistory History Museum Alive 8:30amGreatest Disney Songs 9:30am NCIS: LosAngeles 10:30am NCIS: Los Angeles11:30am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:30pm NCIS:Los Angeles 1:30pm Disney's Easter EggHunt 2:00pm Modern Family 2:30pm TheSimpsons

3:00pm The Simpsons3:30pm The Simpsons4:00pm Modern Family5:00pm Futurama5:30pm Futurama


9:00pm Modern Family9:30pm Driving School of Mum and Dad10:00pm Moone Boy10:45pm Little Crackers11:00pm Disney's Easter Egg Hunt11:30pm Arrow

3:15pm Escape to the Country4:15pm Home Away From Home5:00pm Flog It!5:45pm Super Cute Animals

6:45pm Pointless7:30pm BBC News7:50pm Regional News7:55pm Weather8:00pm The One Show8:30pm Wallace and Gromit

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9:00pm More Tales From Northumberlandwith Robson Green9:30pm Coronation Street10:00pm Code of a Killer11:30pm ITV News at Ten and Weather11:45pm The Jonathan Ross Show

3:00pm Spring Kitchen with Tom Kerridge3:45pm A Taste of Britain4:45pm Are You Being Served?5:15pm 'Allo, 'Allo!5:45pm Hi-De-Hi!

6:30pm Vintage Antiques Road Show7:30pm Eggheads8:00pm Antiques Roadshow8:30pm Food and Drink

9:00pm University Challenge9:30pm Morecambe and Wise10:30pm Kew on a Plate11:30pm The Wedding Video


6:00pm Four in a Bed6:30pm Coach Trip7:00pm The Simpsons7:30pm Hollyoaks8:00pm Channel 4 News8:25pm Party Election Broadcast8:30pm The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds

9:30pm Travel Man: 48 Hours in Istanbul10:00pm My Big Fat Gypsy Grand National11:00pm Raised by Wolves11:30pm How to be a Young Billionaire

4:10pm William and Kate: The MovieTV movie inspired by the royal wedding.

6:00pm 5 News6:30pm Neighbours7:00pm Home and Away7:30pm Party Election Broadcast7:35pm Car Crash TV8:00pm The Gadget Show

9:00pm Police Interceptors10:00pm Gotham11:00pm Person of Interest

12:00am Live at the Apollo 12:45am TheFootball League Show 2:05am Far FromHome 3:30am Weather for the WeekAhead 3:35am BBC News

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12:35am First Dates 1:30am 24 Hours in Aand E 2:30am The Secret Millionaire 3:25amThe Fairy Jobmother USA 4:15am Hugh'sThree Hungry Boys 5:10am Secret Location

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12:30am Critical 1:30am Hawaii Five-02:30am Hawaii Five-0 3:20am HawaiiFive-0 4:10am NCIS: Los Angeles 5:00amNCIS: Los Angeles


EVERYONE we asked looked on the com-ing holiday season with a great deal ofoptimism as they have seen the signs ofa positive future.

Heike of The House Specialist RealEstate in Torre del Mar commented:

“I can see some movement this yearwithin business in the area. People havecome to visit early this year and many arestaying over the Easter period; in otheryears I have noticed that they have comelater in the year. Many of the Spanish

people have a second holiday home herethough. At our office we are seeing a de-mand for houses, which is good, althoughpeople are still looking for a bargain. I be-

lieve things are on the up-turn this year.”

Gemma Broad atTelitec Communica-tions SL (Alicante)said: “We are defi-nitely in recovery.Telitec has a widelens on the CostaBlanca communityas a whole, withaccess to premises

across a number of

industries. Business is brisk and prop-erty is selling again, always a good in-dicator of economic trends. It hasbeen a long time coming but, yes,2015 is looking rosy.”

Joaquin Garcia Infantes manager ofLe Papillon in Marbella (Malaga) was alsoupbeat. “Having many years behind mein the restaurant business I can definitelyfeel by the environment that people arevery positive this year. I hear and pick upon what the general feeling is of theclients around me, and I believe it is verygood. I am now well into my third year atLe Papillon and things are now evolvinginto how it was when the economy wasgood. Sterling will go further, which willenable people to enjoy more here. So,

yes, I am optimistic about thisyear,” he commented.

In Almeria, Orinta and Richard, own-ers of Bar Trabalon, said: “We can alwaystell by our Easter trade if there is an up-turn in business as it can be quite difficultto judge before that time in our area. I dothink that people may visit Spain morethis year, though, as the exchange rateSterling to Euro is better, so let’s hopethat it helps. As a family business we willbe ready for the good times.”

Happy days are here again…

STREET TALK

HOUSING DEMAND GOOD: Heike of The House Specialist Real Estate has seen movement in thebusiness sector and believes things are on the upturn this year.

ROSY: Telitec’s GemmaBroad’s outlook for 2015.

UPBEAT: Joaquin GarciaInfantes from Le Papillon.

FIGURES from the National Statistics Institute show there is an increase in tourism with a 1.4 per cent rise in hotel overnight stays in comparison tolast year. Do you agree that we are at last in an economic recovery? Are you optimistic that 2015 will see the good times return?

7:45am The Fast and the Furious: TokyoDrift9:40am 2 Fast 2 Furious11:40am The Fast and the Furious1:40pm Dead Again3:40pm Flesh and Bone6:00pm 2 Fast 2 Furious8:00pm The Fast and the Furious10:00pm The Silence of the Lambs12:05am The Fast and the Furious: TokyoDrift

Teenage car-racing addict Sean is sent tolive with his dad in Tokyo.

2:00am Death Warrant3:45am Midnight Express

The true story of Billy Hayes, an Americancaught with hash in Istanbul Airport andsentenced to life in a harsh Turkish prison.

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7:15am Homes Under the Hammer 8:15amFlog It! 8:45am Flog It! 9:15am Your Home inTheir Hands 10:15am Victoria DerbyshireShow 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm WorldNews 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm TheSuper League Show 2:45pm Golf


9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30amFrasier 10:00am Frasier 10:25am Four in aBed 11:30am Come Dine with Me 12:00pmCome Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine withMe 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm ComeDine with Me 2:05pm A Place in the Sun:Home or Away

9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35amToby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas inPajamas 9:55am Milkshake! Show Songs10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff12:10pm The Hotel Inspector Returns 1:10pm 5News Lunchtime 1:15pm The NightmareNeighbour Next Door 2:15pm Home and Away2:45pm Neighbours

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3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles4:00pm The Holidaymakers5:00pm Futurama5:30pm Futurama


9:00pm The Flash10:00pm Critical11:00pm Forever

7:00am The Real A&E 7:30am The Real A&E8:00am Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS:Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pmHawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

BBC THREE8:00pm Snog, Marry, Avoid?8:30pm Snog, Marry, Avoid?9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride10:00pm Stacey Dooley Investigates11:00pm Killer Magic11:30pm EastEnders12:00am Family Guy12:22am Family Guy12:45am American Dad!1:10am Family Guy

Animated comedy series about the everydaytrials and tribulations of family life.

1:30am Stacey Dooley Investigates2:30am Killer Magic3:00am Beaten by My Boyfriend3:55am Stacey Dooley Investigates

8:00pm World News Today8:30pm Great Continental RailwayJourneys9:00pm Every Breath We Take:Understanding Our Atmosphere10:00pm The Normans11:00pm A Very British Airline12:00am Bombay Railway1:00am Time Shift2:00am Every Breath We Take:Understanding Our Atmosphere3:00am A Very British Airline

A look behind the scenes of British Airways,one of the UK's most visible brands.

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New kid Daniel stands up to his bullies withthe help of karate master Mr Miyagi in thisfamily favourite.

7:45am Ghostbusters9:35am The Rocky Horror Picture Show11:20am About Time1:30pm Talladega Nights: The Ballad ofRicky Bobby3:35pm Ghostbusters5:25pm Ghostbusters II7:20pm Little Shop of Horrors9:00pm The Rocky Horror Picture Show10:45pm Talladega Nights: The Ballad ofRicky Bobby

Redneck racer Ricky Bobby is a NASCARking thanks to a sweet deal with his pal Cal.

12:50am About Time2:55am The Best Man Holiday5:05am Ghostbusters II

7:00am Baby's Day Out8:45am Doctor Dolittle11:10am Return to Nim's Island12:45pm Bean2:20pm The Mask4:10pm Son of the Mask5:50pm Return to Nim's Island7:25pm Bean9:00pm The Mask10:50pm Son of the Mask12:35am Doctor Dolittle3:05am Dennis The Menace

When Dennis' parents go out of town, hestays with his neighbours, Mr and MrsWilson.

4:50am Baby's Day Out

9:10am McLintock!11:40am Chisum1:50pm Gunsmoke2:55pm Gunsmoke4:00pm The Moonlighter5:30pm The Marksman6:40pm Cattle Town8:00pm Longmire9:00pm Longmire10:00pm Derailed11:45pm Longmire12:40am Longmire1:35am National Lampoon's Vacation3:25am Conan4:10am Conan4:50am Conan5:35am Container Wars

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ITV211:25am Psych12:20pm Royal Pains1:15pm Emmerdale1:45pm Coronation Street2:15pm Coronation Street2:45pm Dinner Date3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show7:00pm You've Been Framed!8:30pm You've Been Framed!9:00pm Britain's Got More Talent10:00pm Hell's Kitchen11:00pm Death Race1:10am Two and a Half Men1:35am Two and a Half Men

11:40am Judge Judy12:05pm Judge Judy12:35pm Judge Judy1:00pm Murder, She Wrote2:00pm Heartbeat3:05pm Where the Heart is4:10pm The Royal5:15pm French Fields5:50pm Rising Damp6:20pm On the Buses6:55pm Heartbeat7:55pm Murder, She Wrote9:00pm Love Your Garden10:00pm Harry at 3011:00pm Law and Order: UK12:00am Wire in the Blood

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3:30pm The Big Bang Theory4:00pm Baby Daddy4:30pm Melissa and Joey5:00pm The Big Bang Theory5:30pm The Big Bang Theory6:00pm How I Met Your Mother6:30pm How I Met Your Mother7:00pm The Big Bang Theory7:30pm The Big Bang Theory8:00pm Hollyoaks8:30pm How I Met Your Mother9:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine9:30pm The Big Bang Theory10:00pm The 10011:00pm Supernatural12:00am The Big Bang Theory

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8:45am Grace of Monaco10:45am Planes: Fire and Rescue12:30pm Jersey Boys3:00pm How to Train Your Dragon 24:45pm The Adventurer: The Curse of theMidas Box6:30pm Planes: Fire and Rescue8:15pm How to Train Your Dragon 210:00pm Jersey Boys


12:20am The EntitledA disillusioned graduate kidnaps threesocialites in a plot to extort cash from theirfathers.

2:00am Treehouse3:45am Mark Millar's Superhero Playlist4:05am Fast and Furious 7 Special

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6:00pm The Chase7:00pm Regional News and Weather7:25pm Party Election Broadcast.7:30pm ITV News and Weather8:00pm Emmerdale8:30pm Tonight

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6:15pm Pointless7:00pm BBC News7:30pm Regional News8:00pm The One Show8:30pm EastEnders

9:00pm Holby City10:00pm Ordinary Lies11:00pm BBC News11:25pm Regional News11:40pm Weather11:45pm Hole in the Road Inspectors

3:45pm James Martin's Food Map of Britain3:55pm Spring Kitchen with Tom Kerridge4:40pm Are You Being Served?5:10pm 'Allo, 'Allo!5:45pm Hi-De-Hi!

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow6:55pm Party Election Broadcast by theConservative Party7:00pm Eggheads7:30pm Antiques Roadshow8:00pm Collectaholics

9:00pm Back in Time for Dinner10:00pm Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure11:00pm Bluestone 4211:30pm Newsnight



9:00pm Burger Bar to Gourmet Star10:00pm One Born Every Minute11:00pm The Billion Pound Hotel

12:35am A Bunch of Amateurs 2:05amWeather for the Week Ahead Detailedweather report. 2:10am BBC News The latestnational and international news stories,followed by Weather.

12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am HawaiiFive-0 2:00am Hawaii Five-0 2:50amHawaii Five-0 3:40am NCIS: Los Angeles4:30am NCIS: Los Angeles 5:20am NCIS:Los Angeles

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7:50am Jennifer Eight10:05am Murder by Numbers12:10pm Bird on a Wire2:05pm The Call3:45pm RocknRolla5:40pm Black Hawk Down8:05pm Bird on a Wire10:00pm The Call11:40pm RocknRolla1:45am Black Hawk Down4:20am Single White Female

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BBC ONE7:00am Breakfast 10:15am NeighbourhoodBlues 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pmFake Britain 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pmRegional News 2:45pm The Edge


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9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30amFrasier 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Four in a Bed11:30am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm ComeDine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pmCome Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine withMe 2:05pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35amToby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas inPajamas 9:55am Milkshake! Show Songs10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff12:10pm The Hotel Inspector Returns 1:10pm 5News Lunchtime 1:15pm The NightmareNeighbour Next Door 2:15pm Home and Away2:45pm Neighbours

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9:00pm Wild Things10:00pm The Goonies

7:00am The Real A&E 7:30am The Real A&E8:00am Terry Pratchett's The Colour ofMagic 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00amNCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-01:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS: LosAngeles

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Motoring magazine programme that tests andreviews the latest models of cars on themarket, as well as covering older 'classic'models and news in the motoring world.

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Animated comedy series about family life. 1:35am Killer Magic2:05am Stacey Dooley Investigates3:00am I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse4:00am Tom Felton Meets the Superfans

8:30pm Railways of the Great War withMichael Portillo9:00pm Great Irish Journeys with MarthaKearney9:30pm The Quizeum10:00pm Treasures of Ancient Greece11:00pm The Body Beautiful: AncientGreeks, Good Looks and Glamour11:30pm Bombay Railway12:30am Full Throttle: The Glory Days ofBritish Motorbikes1:30am Shakespeare's Mother: The SecretLife of a Tudor Woman2:30am The Quizeum3:00am The Body Beautiful: Ancient Greeks,Good Looks and Glamour

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7:45am The Golden Child9:25am Bedtime Stories11:15am Ride Along1:10pm Me, Myself and Irene3:15pm You, Me and Dupree5:15pm The Golden Child7:05pm About a Boy9:00pm Ride Along10:45pm Me, Myself and Irene12:45am Stand Up Guys2:25am American Pie: The Wedding

7:00am Ella Enchanted8:50am Walking with Dinosaurs10:25am Maleficent12:10pm Mr. Peabody and Sherman1:50pm Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit3:45pm Peter Pan5:45pm Walking with Dinosaurs7:15pm Maleficent9:00pm Mr. Peabody and Sherman10:40pm Ever After12:50am Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

12:30pm Cattle Town1:50pm Gunsmoke2:55pm Gunsmoke4:00pm Gun Battle at Monterey5:25pm Man From Sonora6:30pm The Naked Hills8:00pm Longmire9:00pm Longmire10:00pm The Shepherd: Border Patrol11:55pm Longmire12:50am Longmire

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ITV211:25am Psych12:20pm Royal Pains1:15pm Emmerdale1:45pm The Cube2:45pm Dinner Date3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show7:00pm You've Been Framed!7:30pm You've Been Framed!8:00pm You've Been Framed!8:30pm You've Been Framed!9:00pm Skyfall11:50pm Harold and Kumar Get theMunchies1:40am Two and a Half Men

11:40am Judge Judy12:05pm Judge Judy12:35pm Judge Judy1:00pm Murder, She Wrote2:00pm Heartbeat3:05pm Where the Heart is4:05pm The Royal5:10pm Never the Twain5:45pm Rising Damp6:20pm On the Buses6:55pm Heartbeat7:55pm Murder, She Wrote9:00pm Rosemary and Thyme10:00pm The Zoo11:00pm Law and Order: UK12:00am Wycliffe

ITV3 ITV412:15pm Minder1:15pm The Professionals2:20pm Pawn Stars2:45pm Pawn Stars3:10pm Pawn Stars3:40pm Pawn Stars4:05pm Duck Dynasty4:35pm Duck Dynasty5:00pm Magnum, P.I.6:00pm The Professionals7:00pm Pawn Stars7:30pm Pawn Stars8:00pm Pawn Stars8:30pm FA Youth Cup11:00pm Crank12:00am FYI Daily

3:00pm The Big Bang Theory3:30pm The Big Bang Theory4:00pm Baby Daddy4:30pm Melissa and Joey5:00pm The Big Bang Theory5:30pm The Big Bang Theory6:00pm How I Met Your Mother6:30pm How I Met Your Mother7:00pm The Big Bang Theory7:30pm The Big Bang Theory8:00pm Hollyoaks8:30pm Big10:35pm The Big Bang Theory11:05pm The Big Bang Theory11:35pm Rude Tube12:40am How I Met Your Mother

E4

8:45am Grace of Monaco10:45am Planes: Fire and Rescue12:30pm Jersey Boys3:00pm How to Train Your Dragon 24:45pm Planes: Fire and Rescue6:30pm The Adventurer: The Curse of theMidas Box8:15pm How to Train Your Dragon 210:00pm Jersey Boys12:20am The Entitled2:00am Treehouse

Premiere


6:00pm The Chase7:00pm Regional News and Weather7:25pm Party Election Broadcast7:30pm ITV News and Weather8:00pm Emmerdale8:30pm Coronation Street

9:00pm Big Star's Little Star10:00pm DCI Banks11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather11:40pm Pop Gold

Entertainment series showcasing amazingperformances from famous musicians fromthe ITV archive.

3:15pm NCIS: New Orleans4:15pm Wandering Eye

6:00pm 5 News at 56:30pm Neighbours7:00pm Home and Away7:30pm 5 News Tonight7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors

9:00pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door10:00pm OAPs Behaving Badly11:00pm Dangerous Dog Owners and Proud

Documentary about people who keep bannedand dangerous dogs.

3:30pm Escape to the Country4:30pm Home Away From Home5:15pm Flog It!

6:15pm Pointless7:00pm BBC News7:30pm Regional News8:00pm The One Show

9:00pm MasterChef10:00pm Secret Britain11:00pm BBC News11:25pm Regional News11:40pm Weather11:45pm Match of the Day

3:20pm Spring Kitchen with Tom Kerridge4:05pm Floyd on France4:45pm Are You Being Served?5:15pm 'Allo, 'Allo!5:45pm Hi-De-Hi!

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow6:55pm Party Election Broadcast by theConservative Party7:00pm Eggheads7:30pm Antiques Roadshow8:00pm Collectaholics

9:00pm The Ladykillers: Pest Detectives10:00pm This World11:00pm QI11:30pm Newsnight

Comprehensive coverage of the day'simportant national and international newsstories.



9:00pm Supercars10:00pm The Island with Bear Grylls11:00pm First Dates

Maître-d' Fred and his team play Cupid toanother new batch of singletons from acrossthe country.

12:30am 50 Dead Men Walking A youngman infiltrates the IRA for the Britishpolice until he is exposed and tortured.2:20am Weather for the Week AheadDetailed weather report. 2:25am BBCNews

12:15am Stella 1:15am Hawaii Five-02:15am Hawaii Five-0 3:15am NCIS: LosAngeles 4:10am NCIS: Los Angeles5:00am NCIS: Los Angeles

12:00am Benefits and Bypasses: BillionPound Patients 1:00am My Sister Had MyBoyfriend's Baby...And Other Betrayals2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Caught onCamera 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:25am DivineDesigns 5:45am House Doctor

12:00am One Born Every Minute 1:05am 16Kids and Counting 2:00am Mary Portas:Secret Shopper 2:55am Reindeer Games4:40am Secret Location 5:35am PhilSpencer: Secret Agent

12:40am Corfu: A Tale of Two Islands1:10am Jackpot247 4:00am The JeremyKyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents theAmerican version of his popular talk show.4:40am ITV Nightscreen

12:15am Weather 12:20am Golf 12:50amDara and Ed's Great Big Adventure 1:50amThe Billion Dollar Chicken Shop 2:50amThe Big Painting Challenge 3:50amModern Times 4:50am This is BBC Two

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TURSIOPS Association investigatorshave warned of the presence of wound-ed sperm whales and their offspring inwaters near the Balearic Islands whichthey suspect have been hit by boats.

The whales were spotted during arecent Estemar I scientific campaignaimed at estimating the whale popula-tion near the islands.

Scientists located a number of Phy-seter Macrocephalus sperm whales, aspecies the International Union for theConservation of Nature classifies as indanger of extinction in the Mediter-

ranean, in the Mallorca Channel by fol-lowing the sounds they emit to feed andcommunicate.

One of the whales photographed, afemale with a baby beside her, bore anumber of scars and wounds to thehead and back.

Campaign director Txema Brotonsexplained that the fact that femalesappear to be more in danger of beinghit by boats as there are more presentin boating channels endangers thebreeding capacity of the species, whichcould seriously affect the eco-system.

Warning of dangerto sperm whales

EAL charactersare an endan-gered species.A close neigh-bour in theSuffolk village

where we once l ived, wasBob. He was eighty-ish (noone seemed to know his ex-act vintage), and was justone of a number of greatcharacters, many of whomcarried strange nicknameslike Squibby Murkin, WatersAllcock and Shacker Wright.But in this case, Bob had re-mained just Bob.

We l ived at the top of ahill, and every Thursday hewould get into his Ford Fies-ta - a car which through ne-cessity, was replaced with anew model every year - anddrive off to the nearby vi l-lage of Clare to do his week-ly shopping.

The banshee wai l of thecar’s gearbox could be heardaround the v i l lage as hescreamed down the h i l l in

first gear, only slipping intoa rel ieved second once hereached the bottom, oftenforgetting the clutch.

On two occasions, havingheard an almighty crash, werushed out to find that Bobhad e i ther mis judged thedistance or engaged reverseby mistake and dr iven thecar through the back of hisgarage. Luckily, this was atimber framed structure.

Bob, by all accounts, hadbeen a b i t of a lad in h isday.

One old lady in the villageonce conf ided in me withdistaste, that when Bob wasthe village postman, it wasnot only let ters that hewould put through her letterbox. She did not elaborateon this thankfully.

He put in a few hours gar-dening every week at a largehouse that was owned by ayoung couple, and the at-t ract ive wi fe would of tenmake soup for lunch and in-vite Bob to join her.

One day it seems, he put

down his spoon, leant acrossthe table and fixing the ladywith a leer announced, “Itstill works, y’know.”

Luckily she thought it washilarious and the story circu-lated like wild fire.

We were owned by two

Siamese cats at that t imeand during the summer, Bobwould eat his Sunday lunchfrom a l i t t le fo ld-up tableoutside his back door.

Doc, one of our felines (hisfu l l name was L iv ingston,but wi th three sy l lab les i twas too much for h im tocope with and he only an-swered to plain Doc) turnedup in our garden purr ingloudly through teeth thatwere clamped determinedlyaround half a cooked chick-en.

Bob had apparently goneins ide to get condiments,and Doc had seized the mo-ment, along with the chick-en.

When I approached Bob tograss up our moggy, he sim-ply shrugged and said, “I al-wuz give him haalf me din-ner, soo now he’s had twowiks all in one, hain’t ‘e.”

We had wondered whyDoc had been steadily gain-ing weight.

Colin BirdEach week, Colin brings hisslightly off-the-wall view of theworld to the pages of EWN in hisown irreverent style.R

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One man’sweed...IN reply to a reader’s questionabout the yellow clover-likef lower, it is from the oxal isfamily. Although some class itas a weed over here in Spain,in the UK it is very rare.

Ann White,Pueblo Mijitas (Malaga)

First thoughtsDELUSIONAL! That’s the nicestword I can come up with todescribe Teejay, the self con-fessed Cliff Richard fan.

Anything else is unprintablein a family newspaper.

He appears to think that be-cause Cliff appeared to be ho-nourable and decent when hemet him, then he must be ho-nourable and decent at al ltimes.

I’m not making any remarksor accusations for or againstCl i ff Richard. I wi l l say,though, that I once met JimmySavile. Well ‘met’ might be abit much: he was on one of hischarity runs and he passed meand my f ive daughters andwaved generously in our direc-tion.

He appeared most hon-ourable and decent at thetime.

Keith Hallam,Lake Viñuela (Malaga)

Finger-pointingI TOTALLY agree with NoraJohnson’s spot-on article aboutCliff Richard. Whatever the fi-nal outcome of this case, hisname should not be disclosedunless he is found guilty. Andif found innocent then the ac-cusers should be named. Theway it’s being conducted is allwrong.

Susan Green(via the Euro Weekly News

website)

The bank jobON Thursday March 19 I wentto an ATM to withdraw cash.

The message said there hadbeen a technical error and Idid not get the money. I need-ed to have said money so

went to another ATM and tomy horror I was told to con-tact my branch.

I duly returned home andwas informed that the moneyhad been taken from my ac-count. When I explained that Ihad not received the money,my branch (which is in the UK)told me that it should be re-turned to me overnight.

By the next morning nomoney had been paid back soI went to the bank. Now if youwould like to be treated like acomplete idiot, spoken downto as though you were a child,insulted and general lysneered-at, this is the place tovisit.

I have never in al l my l i febeen treated as badly. Then inthe rudest way possible I wastold that it would take 10working days for the money tobe refunded.

After a few phone cal ls,which of course cost a fortune,I have got nowhere.

I am sure that the ATM isfaulty. This was not the firsttime that the bank behaved inthis way as two weeks previ-ously the ATM ate my card andit cost me the same kind oftreatment from the staff to re-trieve it.

William Bull,Vera Playa (Almeria)

Land grabHOW come, I used to think,that an intelligent and clever

man like Mike Walsh can be sobl ind to the obviously neo-imperial ist machinations ofVladimir Putin?

After his article last week weknow it is not his fault: i tseems he had been broughtup by his family to admireRussia and the Soviet Union.

There is no doubt these daysthat in the thirties, Stalin de-liberately starved many mil-lions of Ukrainians.

Had he not done so perhapsthere would not be so manyRussian-speakers in EasternUkraine (once home of theUkrainian Cossacks of Don),who now want to secede andjoin Russia and which appearsreasonable to Mr Walsh.

In 1938 Germany invadedand annexed CzechoslovakianSudetenland because German-speakers there wanted to jointhe Third Reich. So was Hitlerjustified, Mr Walsh?

One wonders who wil l benext. The Baltic states? Afterall, Latvia’s population nowhas 40 per cent of Russianspeakers (peeved at having tolearn Latvian) due to 40 yearsof Russian occupation and set-tlement.

Estonia is not too different,

while Lithuania wilfully resistsgranting Russia’s demands fora corridor across its territoryto l ink up with the annexedKal iningrad region on theBaltic.

All ‘valid reasons’ for futureannexations. Not very likely?Ask the Crimean Tartars.

R Dworakowski,Torremolinos (Malaga)

Answers topropertyqueriesI’M a property owner from theUK and f ly to Benalmadenaquite regularly for holidays inmy apartment.

The first thing I do on arrivalis seek a copy of the EuroWeekly News, where I canpick up some hints, tips andnews about the Costa del Sol.

I would like to see more sec-tions in your newspaper dedi-cated to UK owners who haveproperty here, as the differentrules and laws can be quitecomplicated in Spain.

I compliment you on a great

newspaper and can’t wait tofly back out soon and get myhands on the Euro WeeklyNews.

Andrew James (by email)

Editor’s note: Keepingreaders informed is whatour regular Property Sup-plement is all about.

EHIC hiccupI HAVE just taken the adviceof June Baker-Howard printedin an earlier edition on how torenew my EHIC card.

I cal led the number shegave and was passed aroundto three different departmentsand was finally connected withthe correct office. They toldme I would have to f i l l in aform which would be sent tome to fill in and return to thembefore I could receive my newcard.

Ms Baker-Howard said youwould not have to fill in a formbut this is not correct.

You can call the number shegave but be sure you pressoption three if they give youoptions. I did not get thesewhen I called, so I advise youtry another number which Ithink is on correspondencefrom Newcastle.

Len Atkinson,Benichembla (Valencia)

Don’t be fooledTHE Microsoft impostors areup to their tricks again.

I have written to Your Say inthe past about them and a re-cent spate of calls from themprompts me to warn readersonce more.

It’s easy to be taken in whena succession of engagingyoung men speaking heavily-accented English address youby your name and proclaimthat they hope you are well.

Each t ime I tel l them in astern voice that they aren’ tfrom Microsoft, that they areafter my money and I’m notgoing to give them any. Theyhang up straight away.

Times are hard, so I sup-pose that accounts for theseingenious ways of parting usfrom our money.

T Freeman (by email)

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ARIES(March 21 - April 20)Hassles and battles are on the cards. Ifthings don’t happen as fast as you’dexpected, or domestic and workaday blips assailyour patience, transform them into an opportunityto show your special qualities.

TAURUS(April 21 - May 21)Astrologically, it’s not unreasonable toassume that when sparky Mars and thezesty Sun conflict with restless Pluto, life couldbecome a tad frustrating. You might find it hard totolerate hypocrisy and setbacks, it’s all just apassing cloud.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)Punchy Mars and the heady Sun are setfor a scramble with touchy Pluto. You’vebeen there before, so despite any administrativebumps, gossipy whirls or curious rejections, don’tbe too sensitive.

CANCER(June 22 - July 23)Upfront Mars and the upbeat Sun will beat loggerheads with powerful Pluto. Youmight not appreciate some of Friday orSaturday’s antics, so be ready to use your charm.

LEO(July 24 - August 23)This is an intense week, and if you get

stuck with a particular issue, jumble your words,or just can’t seem to do anything right, it mightbe worth finding out if the grass is greener on theother side.

VIRGO(August 24 - September 23)Quirky planetary niggles will surface

without warning. A variety of talks, news and last-minute changes surround your family members,friends or colleagues. Stay focused and decidewhat your goals are.

LIBRA(September 24 - October 23)Even the best-made plans can

suddenly sink without a trace. Your dreams for afresh start in one particular direction still needtender, cautious care, and you may equally needto be wary of overstepping the mark wheremoney’s concerned.

SCORPIO(October 24 - November 22)You will need bucketloads of humourand understanding as impatient Marsand the sprightly Sun engage with touchyPluto. Stay well clear if you want to escapepotential power struggles.

SAGITTARIUS(November 23 - December 21)If you suspect that some things are notwhat they seem, you could be right.

Repel doubts, ban anxietiesand stick to facts and tact. If certainindividuals or situations continue toconspire against you, change courseand do something entirely different.

CAPRICORN(December 22 - January20)Storms in tea-cups needloads of sweet-talking. Ofcourse, if you can’t be bothered with itall, fair enough; keeping quiet could bethe best way to deal with problems,glitches or sudden backfires.

AQUARIUS(January 21 - February19)You are about to tackle sometough tests. Work and personalhurdles could preoccupy you, but afterthe weekend you’ll be able to sort outthe ice from the cream.

PISCES(February 20 - March20)Feisty Mars and the fierySun are warring withchangeable Pluto, so avoid anytearaway temptations on Thursday orFriday. You could be emotionallyvulnerable, or even lulled into a falsesense of security.

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Move from the start word (SWIM) to the endword (MEET) in the same number of steps asthere are rungs on the Word Ladder. Youmust only change one letter at a time.

MEET SWIMSWAMSWAT(SEAM)

SEATMEATMEET

Average: 18Good: 23

Very good: 33Excellent: 40

How many English words of fourletters or more can you makefrom the nine letters in our

Nonagram puzzle? Each lettermay be used only once (unlessthe letter appears twice). Eachword MUST CONTAIN THE CEN-TRE LETTER (in this case D) and

there must be AT LEAST ONENINE LETTER WORD. Plurals,

vulgarities or proper nouns arenot allowed.

TARGET:

S Sun, Cl Clear, Fog, C Cloud, Sh Showers,

Sn Snow, Th Thunder

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Word Ladder

Nonagram

aced, cava, cave, coat, coda, code, cote, cove, dace, deco, taco, acted, cadet,caved, coded, coved, covet, octad, avocet, caveat, coated, octave, vacate, vacated,advocate, ADVOCATED

SWIM

All the answers begin witheither CAN or DO1. In surgery, what name is giv-en to a thin tube inserted into avein or body cavity to administermedication, drain off fluid, or in-sert a surgical instrument?2. What is the name given to thepractice of seeking water or oth-er substances (usually liquid)with the aid of a forked stick orsimilar pointing device, as be-lieved by some practitioners toderive from supernatural power? 3. What name is given to aravine formed by a river in anarea with little rainfall? 4. What name is often given to awidow holding property receivedfrom her deceased husband? 5. What was the name of theking of Denmark and Norway,who forced Edmund II to divideEngland with him and, on thedeath of Edmund II, becameking of all England? 6. Which city is the state capitalof Delaware? 7. Which resort on the Mediter-ranean coast of France holds afamous annual international filmfestival?

1. CANNULA, 2. DOWSING, 3.CANYON, 4. DOWAGER, 5. CANUTEthe Great, 6. DOVER, 7. CANNES

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Fill the grid so that every row,every column and every 3X3 boxcontains the digits 1-9. There’sno maths involved. You solve thepuzzle with reasoning and logic.

7-Star Quiz

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An interesting Eastermovie, Ridley Scott’sepic take on the exodus of the Jewsfrom Eygpt attracted some very desperatereviews and opinions. What you think of themovie could well be affected by you reli-gious beliefs, but Moses and many of thecentral characters are interestingly por-trayed and Christian Bale gives a dynamicperformance in the lead role. Directed by: Ridley Scott and starringChristian Bale, John Turturro, BenMendelsohn and Joel Edgerton. Runtime 2 hr 45 minutes. Rated PG-13.

Across3 Replies to (7)7 Turns around (5)8 Tender and brittle (5)9 Elegant and easy (8)10 Christian holy book (5)13 Writing implement (3)15 Yellow fruit (6)16 Harmonised (6)17 Tie-on label (3)19 Cooked in an oven (5)23 Arrange (8)24 Prepared to fire (5)25 Paces (5)26 Causes (7)

Down1 Occurring in ordinary use

(5)2 Seizes with the teeth (5)3 Suppose to be the case (6)4 Experienced soldiers (8)5 Determined (8)6 Canines (4)11 Periodical publication (8)12 Headless, unconcerned

(8)13 Touch or squeeze fondly (3)14 Bother persistently with tri-

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20 Meetings arranged in ad-

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 6 represents Xand 10 represents B, so fill in X every time the figure 6 appears and B every time the figure 10 appears. Now, using

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Across3 Beat a runner (7)7 A fraction that is separate (5)8 Beats up some supporters (5)9 Example of epic men’s make-up

(8)10 Europeans wandering the An-

des (5)13 Almost grasped the snake (3)15 Seaman after an Arts degree

gets igneous rock instead (6)16 Alters odd warnings (6)17 Agenda contains the result (3)19 Savage beast thumps it’s way

to victory (5)23 Drank demon ale in confusion

and found out it was non alcoho-lic (8)

24 Boxed disc about a period (5)25 Leg that is broken, Sire (5)26 Write about air on a planet (7)

Down1 Agree about Earnest (5)2 Many keen to see a Biblical hero

(5)3 Point to the lock showing strain

(6)4 Dapper monarch is changed and

ready (8)5 Plea for North-East to back an

agreement (8)6 Job makes request after first sign of

trouble (4)11 Buckingham Palace ratepayer ta-

kes in hack (8)12 Try out wine with most flavour (8)

13 Had tea out (3)14 Fill out a notebook (3)18 Provoke with sharp point (6)20 Fawn or cattle next to Her Majesty

(5)21 Skip gym in car (5)22 Put up with large animal (4)

LAST WEEK’SSOLUTIONSCRYPTICAcross: 1 Shaman, 4 Batter, 9 Trade, 10 Abreast, 11 Slap, 12 Repartee, 13 Dated, 15 Geese, 18 Respects,21 Mail, 24 Agitate, 25 Alike, 26 Seller, 27 Tennis.

Down: 1 Sites, 2 Alabama, 3 Abel, 5 Air base, 6 Toast, 7 Rotten, 8 Kale, 12 Red, 14 Elevate, 15 Gas, 16 Station, 17 Dreads, 19 Still, 20 Tees, 22 Leeds, 23 Rage.

QUICK Across: 1 Sharp, 5 Head, 8 Rests, 9 Soldier, 10 Portion,11 Beds, 12 Tap, 14 Ball, 15 Rage, 18 Yes, 21 Adds, 23 Cottage, 25 Examine, 26 Cruel, 27 Care, 28 Solid.

Down: 1 Scrape, 2 Austria, 3 Possibly, 4 Absent, 5 Half, 6 Arise, 7 Brass, 13 Protects, 16 Gradual,17 Camel, 19 Scream,20 Healed, 22 Drama,24 Life.

ENGLISH-SPANISHAcross: 1 Casas, 4 Plata, 7 Oca, 8 Cliente, 9 Seed, 10 Faster, 14 Tatuaje, 16 And, 17 Peace, 18 Above.

Down: 1 Cross, 2 Slave, 3 Saco, 4 Primavera, 5 Aun,6 Ave, 11 Trapo, 12 Ridge, 13 Race, 14 Tip, 15 Tea.

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AGREES

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The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at theedges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The wordin cell 10 (BELLOW) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

1 Fourth, 2 Silver, 3 Borrow, 4 Welled, 5 Unsure, 6 Mother, 7 Linger, 8 Muster, 9 Insert, 10 Gutter, 11 Secure, 12 Enters, 13 Cleats, 14 Finely, 15 Seared, 16 Billed, 17 Steeds, 18 Barely, 19 Seated


Unscramble the name of a famous former England rugbyunion international: REJECTS TOY MUG

Unscramble the title of a popular American sitcom (four words):EATEN BY BRIGHT HOG

The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

English - Spanish

Across1 Handball (9)8 Warning (advance notice) (5)9 Más nuevo (5)11 Route (4)12 Weight (4)14 Broken (4)16 Mentiras (4)19 Carreteras (5)21 Onza (5)22 Forward (in position) (9)Down2 Goodbye (5)3 Smell (odour) (4)4 Menta (4)5 Ahora (en este momento) (3)6 Lamp (7)7 Ranuras (7)10 Oreja (3)13 Viejo (de mucha edad) (3)15 Dueño (de casa, coche, perro) (5)17 Island (4)18 Blando (madera, droga, agua) (4)20 Edad (de persona, animal, árbol) (3)

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A thank you to my parents forthe way they have brought me up

EACH week seems to comearound quicker which is agood thing. I have had amixed week again but Iwon’t t i re you with myparental struggles. I amputting it down to having ateenager and another child

who is extremely mature insome ways, but yet just agirl and far more complex.

I was brought up to get onwith things and not to com-plain about the hand life hasdealt you. If you can’tchange it , get your headdown and get on with thingsand if you don’t l ike it andcan change it . . . wel l dosomething about it but don’texpect the rest of the worldto sort your life out.

I thank my parents for theway they brought me up.They were and are loving,kind, constant and always in-terested in me and myprogress.

They tirelessly put all their

effort into bringing me andmy sister up to be the bestthat we could be and to treatothers as we would wish tobe treated.

Wel l I consider myself agood mother but I don’tthink I come close to my

parents. I owe them somuch. The values and thestrength that they instilled inme have enabled me to face

life and my cancer withoutfear.

People are constantly try-ing to reassure me that it ismore than likely that I won’tdie as a result of cancer andif I do, I have a good fewyears yet. I know their inten-tion is to give me ‘hope’ buthonestly I am positive I willnot die as a result of cancer.

I have two more chemo-therapy sessions to go andthe overriding emotion thatwel ls within me is one ofhappiness. As far as I amconcerned, I do not havecancer. The treatments aremerely to ensure there areno rogue cel ls bouncingaround my body. Soon I will

move onto radiotherapy,which will be a localised zap-ping of the area from wherethe tumours were removed.

Once the summer is out Iwill then be able to start re-habilitation on my right armand then move on to period-ic checks. I can look forwardto having hair, eyebrows andeyelashes again. Hopefullythey will have grown back bythen. I will feel stronger andwill be able to start to set re-al ist ic goals for myself interms of my career and per-sonal life. I would like to dosomething charitable in thename of cancer. What thatmight be I don’t know yet. Ihave time to contemplate it.

26th March

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researchers found that 84per cent of children fromhouseholds where neitherparent smoked had non-detectable cotinine levels intheir samples.

However, only 62 percent of children fromhouseholds where one par-ent smoked and 43 percent of children from

households where bothparents smoked, had bloodsamples with non-de-tectable cotinine levels.

Meanwhile, leading pro-fessor in family medicine,Adam Goldstein, saidsmoke exposure is as abu-sive as leaving children un-attended in a hot car, ordrink driving.

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Smokers’ children more likely todevelop heart disease

CARDIOVASCULAR: Link confirmed between smoking and the damaging effects it has on children’s health.

AN American fertilitycompany is claimingit can turn back theclock for women whowant children.

The firm in Massa-chusetts uses a tech-n ique that involvesrejuvenating an egg’smitochondria, whichare the t iny struc-tures that create en-ergy to run a cell. Byrejuvenat ing theseenergy ce l ls , i t canhelp turn back the bi-o log ica l c lock forwomen and a id infertilisation.

Studies suggestthat 23-33 is the ide-al t ime to conceive,as a healthy womanis st i l l at her mostfert i le and may bemore psychologicallyprepared to have ababy.

Fert i l i ty begins todiminish slowly fromthe age of 25 as awoman’s eggs de-crease.

The treatment isnot avai lable in theUSA as the Food andDrug Administration(FDA) hasn ’ t ap-proved the methodbut i t i s however,available in some invitro fertilisation clin-ics in Canada, theUK, the United ArabEmirates and Turkey.So far , more than150 patients have re-ceived the treatment.

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Serving freshly cookedmodern cuisine, the seasonalmenu offers local produce andgood value for money. Therestaurant offers lunch andevening menus, plus a verypopular traditional SundayLunch.

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It is situated in a beautifullyconverted 17th century rustichouse, located just off theBenitachell-Javea road, 10minutes from Javea.

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THE Jacaranda Restau-rant in Moraira isholding one of itsregular auctions onEaster Saturday April 4when customers can bidfor bargains whileenjoying a tasty snack.

Jacaranda’s auctionshappen every 1st and3rd Saturday in eachmonth.

Anyone can comealong to the auctionsand if you have blitzedyour cupboards andwant to sell some

goodies you simply bookthem in. April’s auctionsare fully booked.However, bookings arenow being taken forMay: call 965 743 292for more details.

Panoramic viewsJacaranda offers

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and Benidorm - afabulous location with acosy ambience.

The restaurant interioris reminiscent of agentleman’s library, thewalls lined with booksand travel memorabiliaand local diners tend toreturn regularly to thisfriendly and popularrendezvous where theyare sure to run into

someone they know, atregular quizzes, Karaokenights and fun eveningsof live entertainment.

A warm welcomeThe staff are hos-

pitable and attentiveand owners Gillian andPaul Marples makefamilies with childrenvery welcome.

The menu featuresmouth-watering steaks,

legendary fish & chipsand comforting home-made puddings.

The restaurant is openfrom Tuesday untilSaturday from 5pm untilmidnight and on Sundayfrom 12pm until 6pm.

Jacaranda is stilloffering its famousSunday Lunch on winterprices, so don’t misstheir two-course hearty

Sunday Roast thatincludes a bottle of wineat only €8.95.

To find the JacarandaRestaurant drive towardMoraira on the Teuladaroad, turning right atMas y Mas Supermarket.Drive uphill for about250m and take the firstleft. Get in touch withGillian or Paul by calling965 743 292.

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FABULOUS LOCATION: With panoramic views from the roof terrace. COSY INTERIOR: Similar to a gentleman’s library.OWNER: Jill Marples.

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A WEEK of rain has provid-ed the chance to clear ac-cumulated cuttings andnotes from the desk. Sowhile the plants have beenenjoying an end of Marchdrunken orgy imbibing coolfresh rain, I have rediscov-ered the following snippetsof information that couldbe of interest to readers.

1. The proposed EU seedregulation that was to re-strict the free of charge ex-change of non-officiallyregistered flower, fruit andvegetable seeds has beenwithdrawn after negativeresponses by gardeningorganisations. This wouldhave made it difficult toobtain heritage seeds thathad never been seriouslycommercialised by theagricultural and horticultur-al industries.

2. Ensure that you havesheltered places for enjoy-ing the winter sun as it hasbeen recently determinedthat many people are seri-ously undernourished in Vi-tamin D. The magazineWDDTY suggests that reg-ular short sunbathes with-out suntan lotion appear tobe the best way of regular-ly topping up Vitamin D re-serves.

3. A recent press state-ment suggested that sincesome sectors of the agri-cultural industry in Spainmake a profit, EU grantaided support to Spain willbe reduced. This could leadto a further contraction inthe availability of a diversi-ty of healthy freshly har-vested ecologically

produced vegetables andherbs to the general public.So the message continuesto be ‘grow your own.’

4. A recent report ‘Or-ganic versus non-organic’sponsored by the Soil As-sociation, one of the mostimportant licensing organi-sations for organic agricul-ture, concludes that organ-ically grown producecontains a greater percent-age of beneficial antioxi-dants and lower levels ofcadmium (an undesirableheavy metal) and pesticideresidues and are thereforeof a higher nutritional val-ue. So again, if you areconcerned about the wayyour food is grown, consid-er growing some of yourown.

I hope that some of thisup to date information is ofuse to you. Also that yourgarden is both colourfuland productive for what Ihope is a sunny Easter.

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IF sunny and youwould like a not toostrenuous but inter-esting walk in thepicturesque Drova-Barx valley on Sat-urday April 4, whiletalking about thehistory of the areaand gardeningproblems, I wouldbe happy for you tojoin my Costa Blan-ca Mountain Walk-ers walk. The walkwill depart from thetown hall car parkin the village ofBarx, 14 kilometresinland from Gandiaat 10.00 am. This isplanned as a fourhour walk and it is

probable thatsome walkerswill lunch in a

local bar af-ter thewalk oryou canpicnic inthe val-ley.

VITAMIN D: Short periods of timesunbathing without lotion advised toboost reserves.

Join thewalkers

SOLAR IN SPAIN is launching thelatest solar energy technology,the Solmate Thermodyn, a solarpanel that works 24 hours a dayregardless of the weather AND itdoesn’t have to be installed onyour roof.

It can be placed on a balcony,on a wall or even inside a carport!Now solar energy is a viableoption for apartments with noroof space!

The Thermodyn will belaunched at Solar in Spain’s nextIntroduction to Solar Energyseminar which will take place on Thursday April 9 at the Inn on the Green Bowling club in Javea.

In addition, there will beinformation available on how togenerate your own electricity anduse that electricity to lower yourelectricity bills.

Presentations will be madeabout the various applications forrenewable energy and Solar inSpain staff will be on hand toanswer all your questionsregarding solar electricity, solarpool heating, solar water heating,solar ventilation systems andwood pellet heating systems.

Solar in Spain has beenestablished for 15 years and has

thousands of satisfied customerswho are enjoying the benefits ofvery low household bills as aresult of installing a renewableenergy system in their property.

Doors will open in Javea onThursday April 9 at 10am whencoffee will be served. The eventwill run from 10.30am to12.30pm and is free to attend.

Places are limited so we wouldask everyone to pre-register by

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SPAIN may well be one of Europe and theworld’s tourism hotspots, but it’s stillpossible to find a property on the coast ina lovely, little developed area. Here atEuro Weekly News we decided toinvestigate and see what we could findand for how much.

It might be a little beyond the budget ofmany buyers at €2.4 million but we founda beautifully located four bedroom chaleton the beach near the fashionable historiccity and windsurfing hotspot of Cadiz.

Located on the beach front with 1,600square metres of land, an infinity pool,bright lounge overlooking the sea andspectacular sunset views, this would

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attractive little town of Puerto Pollensa,overlooking a rugged wooded peninsulaand the crystal clear waters of the Bahiade Pollensa. A thee bedroom ground floorflat with Mediterranean views is availablehere for €525,000. Located in a newdevelopment with a communal pool andair conditioning it faces a lovely whitesand beach and is sheltered from strongwinds from the north by the hills of Sierrade Tramuntana.

To find your perfect beachside getawaycall one of the agencies that advertise inthese pages and find your dream home.

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Remote beach escapes

PPROACH April witha fresh vision, lightheart and openmind. Spr ing is

here and i t i s t ime to em-brace the new.

This month begins with thefull, eclipsed moon ruled bythe sign of peace loving Li-bra.

This sign is reminding youto create balance, to noticewhere you are perhaps sacri-ficing your own needs or de-manding too much from your-self and others. On this fullmoon day write a list of whatyou really need in all areas ofyour l i fe , f rom heal th towealth, in your work and re-lationships.

This will help you to priori-t ise so that you spend timeand energy focused only onwhat you really need. This isdifferent to what you want.For example you need to eata healthy diet, but you want

to eat chocolate. Once youstart looking at the differencebetween your wants andneeds you wi l l become in-stant ly c lear about what isimportant to you.

Unt i l Apr i l 20, the sun isru led by the f iery s ign ofAries.

Under the influence of thissign you will feel more coura-

geous, confident and ener-gised. Make bold steps for-ward and your willingness totry new avenues wil l be re-warded.

The new moon in Aries onApril 18 will help you to forgea new pathway. As Ar ies isthe f irst sign of the zodiac,your leadership skills may beneeded so trust in your ability

to guide others. April is the fourth month of

the year, and in numerologythe message of this numberis to consider the foundationsof your life. In order for newbeginnings to take root, yourfoundations need to be firm.

So release from your dailyroutine now anything whichmay be taking up unneces-

sary energy. This is a greattime to begin a new exerciseregime to become more flexi-ble, perhaps taking up swim-ming or yoga. The more flexi-ble your body the more easilyyou will be able to navigateyour way through the twistsand turns of life. The fourthcard in the Major ArcanaTarot deck is the Emperor.

Depicted as an authorita-tive figure, with the head ofthe ram ei ther s ide of thethrone, this card is encourag-ing you to be your own au-thority. Once you are clearabout your own needs, andcommunicate this respectfullyto others, you will feel moreat peace.

As the sun moves into Tauruson April 20, your plans will findthe ground they need to grow,flourish and bloom.

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FOR the second year in a row, the Seat Leon hasclaimed the ‘Best Family Car’ award from car reviewsite, Carbuyer.

Commenting on the Leon’s latest trophy, Carbuyer’sEditor, Stuart Milne, said: “Behind those handsomelooks lies a car with a big boot and room for five. De-spite featuring plenty of cutting-edge equipment, theLeon still represents exceptional value for money.”

The Leon line-up has recently expanded with twoextra derivatives for its ST (Sports Tourer) body style,the all-road X-Perience as well as the hot Cupra 280.The X-Perience offers a premium feel and permanent-ly available four-wheel-drive, coupled to a 2.0-litre TDI150 and 184 PS engines. The Cupra 280 combines ascintillating 2.0-litre TSI 280 PS power-plant, launch-ing it from 0-100kph in just six seconds (with DSG),and boasts a load space of up to 1,470 litres. Pricesstart from around €33,500.

THE beauty of enthusiasmis that it’s infectious! Andthe Jaguar Enthusiasts’Club (JEC) Spain is spread-ing the bug, and comingon leaps and bounds.

With the recent growthin popularity of the leg-endary British marque, duemainly to great new mod-els and big advertising inrecent years, Jaguar loversof all ages arelooking to

share their appreciation ofthe Big Cats in more waysthan just buying the latestmagazine.

That’s where the JaguarEnthusiasts Club steps upto the mark. They providea wonderful atmosphere oflike-minded Jaguar enthu-siasts and their cars, for

anybody with a hankeringtowards their love of own-ing, touring in, looking at,or just polishing Jaguars.

The Jaguar Enthusiasts’Club Spain is expanding.The main JEC Spain mem-bership has typically beenin the Costa Blanca region,but now a new branch has

been announcedfor the Cos-

ta delSol

area. Eric Arnold, the presi-dent for JEC Spain hasasked Philip Wray, theproud owner of a Convert-ible XK8, to head up the di-vision.

Their inaugural meetingwill be at the Hotel RuralAlmaZara in Frigliana,Nerja, on April 19.

Contact Philip Wray formore details on: 669 434457 or email [email protected]

Big cats are coming onin leaps and bounds

EXPANDING: The Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club Spain.

THE new British orientatedwebsite N332.es, launchedby the Guardia Civil hasbecome a big favouritewith expatriates in Spain.

The English languagewebsite has been launchedby the Ministry of the Inte-rior and the Guardia CivilTraffic Branch and is prov-ing to be a big help to mo-torists looking for help andadvice while driving onSpanish roads. They havealso opened a Facebookpage in relation to the site,which at this point hasnearly 10,000 likes.

They state that their ba-sic concept is up and run-ning; however, the idea isstill in its early stages. They

hope to include new fea-tures as they becomeavailable, but in the imme-diate future, ideas such aspodcasts with audio andvideo, and links to mobileapps could be on thecards.

Their idea is to provideaccurate information toforeign drivers on a num-ber of different levels.Whether that be: “Wherecan I buy the cheapestpetrol?” or, “How do I getreplacement documents?” You can visit their website

at: www.n332.es Or Facebook:

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Seat Leon votedbest family car

Diary of Events• Football: PL actionreturns over Easter withArsenal-Liverpool, Chelsea-Stoke, Crystal Palace-Man-chester City, ManchesterUnited-Aston Villa and theTyne-Wear derby, Sunder-land-Newcastle.

• Golf: The US Masterstakes place at Augustabetween April 9-12.

• Horse Racing: The

2016 Grand National atAintree is on April 11.

• Boat race: The annu-al Cambridge-Oxford Varsi-ty race is also scheduledfor April 11.

• Cricket: The three-match Test series betweenthe West Indies and Eng-land (with new bowlingcoach Ottis Gibson) startson April 13.

• Motor Sport: Thenext F1 Grand Prix in Chi-na and the second MotoGPof 2016 in the USA, areboth on April 12.

Round Up:• Spurs’ striker Harry

Kane scored after just 79seconds of his England de-but in last Friday’s 4-0 Eu-ro 2016 qualifying win overLithuania in front of

82,536 fans at Wembley.England remain unbeatenin Group E. In other ‘quali-fiers’ Wales (with twogoals from Gareth Bale)beat Israel 3-0 to go twopoints clear at the top ofGroup B... Spain edgedUkraine 1-0... Scotland(with a hat-trick for SteveFletcher - the Scots’ firstfor 45 years) whippedGibraltar 6-1... the Repub-lic of Ireland (with a lateShane Long goal) drew 1-1 with Poland... and North-ern Ireland (with a bracefrom Kyle Lafferty) defeat-ed Finland 2-1.

• Sebastian Vettel wonthe Malaysian Grand Prix,Ferrari’s first F1 victorysince 2013. This was alsoVettel’s 40th win of his ca-

reer, his first for 18 monthsand his first of course inFerrari red. The Mercedesduo of Lewis Hamilton andNico Rosberg were secondand third.

• The first MotoGP of theyear in Qatar was won byValentino Rossi (his 109thvictory of his career and his197th podium finish).

• Australia (186-3) woncricket’s World Cup final forthe fifth time, beating co-hosts New Zealand (183 allout) by seven wickets infront of a record 93,013crowd at the MCG.

• In horse racing, theDubai Cup was won byBrown Panther, ridden byRichard Kingscote andowned by ex-footballerMichael Owen, while PrinceBishop beat the favouriteCalifornia Chrome to winracing’s richest race, theDubai World Cup.

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THIS week the Orba War-blers travelled to Bonalbafor the playing of theGreensomes Cup.

The course was in agood playing condition,and we welcomed twoguests: Steve Jenkinsand Frank Bowers. It wasalso great to see KenRobinson back on the teeafter his long absence.

Bonalba offered a goodtest to a full house of 16pairs contesting the tro-phy resulting in a various

range of scores. In thirdplace with a net score of73.6 were Chris Hoareand Tony Dickinson. Insecond place with a net72 were Glynn Braidleyand Margaret Hoare.However, with a parbreaking net 67.3 and thenew 2015 ‘GreensomesCup’ champions wereJohn Daniels and JurgenMortensen.

The four nearest thepin prizes were taken byDavid Edwards, Chris

Hoare, Jim Rodgers, andBob Edwards.

The Warblers wouldlike to thank our spon-sors, Gearing One, fortheir generous prizes.

The next game for theOrba Warblers will be onWednesday, April 8, at LaGaliana for a stablefordcompetition. First tee is10am, so please be thereat 9-9.15 for registration.Guests are welcome, andbookings can be made bycalling 639 242 896.

Warblers at Bonalbafor Greensomes Cup

LINE-UP: Winners with their prizes and trophies.

Costa de Almeria

A former football playerand the world’s mostprolific author of footballbooks (more than 100published), Tony is alsothe sports reporter forSpectrum Radio andlives in the Cabr-era mountains.

Tony MatthewsInternational Sports

Kane is very ‘able’, sotoo are Vettel and Rossi

Steven Gerrard’s red card, 38 seconds after half-timein the Liverpool-Man Utd game last month, was NOTthe fastest in PL history. That record goes to Arsenal’sJason Crowe, who saw ‘red’ after only 13 seconds ver-sus Birmingham City in 1997. The quickest red card insenior football was waved, after just 10 seconds, atBologna’s Giuseppe Lorenzo for hitting Parma’s Her-nan Crespo in a 1990 Serie A game in Italy.

DID YOU KNOW?

WITH the Costa Blanca League and the calling of theUK depleting the number of members playing, MontgoGolf Society’s field at Oliva Nova was quite small. How-ever that did not detract from the quality of the golf.

They played a Stableford competition sponsored bythe society in brilliant summer-like weather conditions.The winner, with an excellent 37 points, was TonyDickinson playing off 22.5, with Richard Fox (18.9) insecond with 33 points.

Unfortunately, no one managed to hit the green onthe third for the nearest the pin prize, so this went toMick Farmer in a card draw.

The society’s nextgame is at Oliva Nova onFriday April 10 for the an-nual playing of theFounders’ Day Medalcompetition sponsored byRuss Peters, with a firsttee at 8.56am and lunchto follow in the GolfRestaurant.

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Sunshine andStableford

FOR the third year running, JaveaGreen travelled to Monte Mar BC tomeet their nemesis, Quesada, inthe Federated 4s classic North-Southfinal.

Javea’s Federation Captain DaveGardiner picked his best 12 playersfor the final, where Tony Mckenna’steam controlled their game from the

offset and won easily 21-12. But CliveEnglish met a Quesada team on formand were defeated. So it was alldown to the final rink skipped by NickCole. From being four shots downthey managed to secure a draw. Therules made for a dramatic end with aone end shootout. The team chosenwas Javea’s only winning rink of Jan

Brown, Greg Sperring, Paul Brownand Tony McKenna.

Cometh the hour cometh the manand Greg Sperring was that man!With his first wood he touched thejack and sat just nicely behind it,which proved to be all that was need-ed to secure victory, and Javea liftedthe trophy for the third year in a row.

Javea’s three in a row VICTORIOUS AGAIN: Javea Green Bowls Club.

Rory McIlroyWill be one of the stars at theUS Masters from April 9-12.

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