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WHILE the UK andSpain are alreadyexperiencing desper-ate wintry conditions,Canarians are bracingthemselves for heavyrain and even snow-falls on the highground over the nextfew days.

A heavy storm forecast forthe South failed to materialiseduring daylight hours yester-day (Thursday), althoughMount Teide and surroundingareas looked crystal clearfrom down below, in betweenthe random spot of rain.

But an Orange Alert, pre-dicting high winds in Tenerifeof up to 90km per hour, wasissued by the StateMeteorological Agency(AEMET), which covers main-land Spain and the CanaryIslands. And we could alsoexperience storms and galesin the next few days.

Santa Cruz expects sunshinetoday (Friday) and tomorrow,with heavy storms sweepingacross the capital on Sunday -as they did exactly a year ago,when torrential rain floodedthe city and cars were sweptaway.

Holiday-makers who havenever experienced stormshere before will almost cer-tainly be shocked by theferocity and intensity of therain, with roads in the maintowns being transformed intorivers almost in a flash!

The last big storm thatTenerife suffered was´Delta´ back in 2005.Hopefully on this occasion thewind will change direction andit will miss the Canaries, like it

did a while back when Madeirawas hit by bad storms andflooding.

Back in the north of Britain,they are already shivering,with heavy snowfalls inScotland, Newcastle andNorth Yorkshire causingchaos, and temperaturesdropping further and further(down to minus five degreesin some areas) as the cold

front moves through thecountry.

It is the first widespreadsnowfall for 17 years in theUK, and Brits are gearingthemselves up for a winter ofmisery on the roads.

The AA had already attend-ed more than 10,000 break-downs nationwide in a 36-hour period, with calls comingin at about 1,000 every hour

by yesterday afternoon. Andhere, an AEMET spokespersonsays that Spain, especially, isabout to see its first “coldsnap” of the year, because ofthe icy conditions spreadingfrom Britain, which will proba-bly bring snow to northernparts of Spain, especiallyCantabria.

Apart from the Canaries atrisk of heavy rain and snow,several Spanish provinces,including Aragón, Cantabria,Castilla-León, Cataluña,Navarra and the BasqueCountry are also on Orange

Alert. Snowfalls of up to10cm are expected inHuesca, Burgos, León,Palencia and Lleida, whileZaragoza could see 4cm ofsnow.

From the beginning of nextweek, unsettled weather willspread across the wholecountry “bringing snow andicy temperatures to all areasfor a few days”, say theforecasters.

A mass of polar air is saidto have ravaged the Iberianpeninsula yesterday, and inparticular the north, where

snow is expected to fall insome areas as low as 500metres, according to AEMET.

But while temperatures willnot rise much above 2C inBritain, the weather inTenerife is still expected toaverage around 24C duringthe day, especially at sealevel.

So, for all the shiveringgoing on in the UK and Spain,we may still get periods ofwarm sunshine - in betweenthe storms. And you’ll still beable to wear shorts and T-shirts!

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“The State Meteor-ological Agency (AEMET) has ordered an orange-level alert in Tenerife by strong winds, with gusts upto 90 miles per hour throughout the day tomorrow, (Friday) mainly in the towns of La Orotava and Vilaflor.

This Thursday there is a level signal yellow rain (15 liters per square meter) on the islands of La Palma, El Hierro, LaGomera, Tenerife and Gran Canaria, where storms may occasionally be recorded.”

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SPANISH PrimeMinister José LuisRodríguez Zapaterohas called a specialmeeting tomorrow(Saturday) with theheads of 30 leadingcompanies.

They will convene at theMoncloa Palace, and his aimis to try to entice them tostimulate investment, createemployment, and reactivateconsumer spending.

Some well-known excep-tions will be absent, includ-ing Banesto, Bankinter andBanco Sabadell. But bankersBBVA, Santander and BancoPopular will be there,together with Caja Madridand La Caixa.

Also attending will bechiefs from Endesa,Iberdrola, Gamesa, GasNatural-Unión Fenosa,Cepsa, while Repsol YPF,

from the energy industry,will also take part, in additionto Acciona, ACS, FCC,Ferrovial, Sacyr-Vallehermoso and OHL fromthe building sector.

Sol Meliá and Iberia will rep-resent the tourist industry,while consumer spending willbe discussed with El CorteInglés, Mercadona, EbroFoods and Inditex. Otherbusinesses supporting themeeting are Anfac,Telefónica, Indra,Mondragón, Grifols, Mapfreand Telecinco.

The Spanish Stock Markettraded down for the thirdconsecutive day onWednesday, following thefinancial rescue of Ireland, asfears about problemsspreading throughout theeurozone continue. But atmidday, the fall was less than0.5%, compared with the3%-plus tumble the previousday.

Zapatero calls forsummit meetingof the big-hittersTHE COUNCIL of

Tenerife invests over225,000 euros on theisland’s road safety.

The Council of Tenerife, viathe Department for Roads,has drawn up and signed fiveprojects aimed at improvingpedestrian safety in differ-ent parts of the island. Theoverall budget for theseworks exceeds 225,000euros (funded entirely bythe Council of Tenerife).Projects include theimprovement of the pedes-trian crossing at LaCandelaria’s UniversityHospital on the TF-192(works commence thisweek), the pedestrian cross-ings on the TF-375 Arguayocrossing, the raised cross-walk in San Juan del Reparoin Garachico, at kilometre5+700 on the TF-82, thepedestrian crossing on theSan Antonio TF-324 crossingin La Orotava, and on theraised pedestrian crossing atkilometre 6+640 on the TF-217 in Santa Úrsula.

A total of 49,467.73 euroshas been allocated forupgrading the pedestriancrossing at La Candelaria’sUniversity Hospital, on theTF-192 (Santa Cruz). Works,which commence this week,consist of bringing the kerb-side pavements around thehospital closer to the road,in order to increase the sizeof pedestrian waiting areas.

Similarly, the Town Hall willcarry out works includingthe laying of cables, con-struction of bases and man-holes for the installation oftraffic lights, and work willbe carried out to upgradethe surrounding surfacearea and improve horizontaland vertical signage. TheTown Hall will participate inthis action by providing thetraffic lights.

The improvement of roadsafety at the pedestriancrossing on the Arguayo TF-375 crossing, in the munici-pality of Santiago del Teide,will receive an investmentof 23,899.06 euros. Plannedworks include a raised cross-walk as well as a zebra

crossing. A total of21,094.39 euros has beenallocated for the construc-tion of the raised pedestri-an crossing at kilometre5+700 on the TF-82, in thetownship of San Juan delReparo in Garachico. Thefunding will be used for theconstruction of a raisedcrosswalk and for theupgrading of kerbsides tomake pedestrians more visi-ble to approaching vehicles.

The improvement of roadsafety at pedestrian cross-ings on the TF-324, at the SanAntonio crossing in LaOrotava, will cost a total of24,528.47 euros. Two speedreduction measures will beused to enhance road safety,

consisting of a speed tableand a speed bump. Kerbsideswill also be upgraded toimprove visibility at pedestri-an waiting areas.

Finally, but no less impor-tant, 106,759.58 euros hasbeen allocated for works ondrainage and a raisedpedestrian crosswalk at kilo-metre 6+640 on road TF-217 in Santa Ursula. Thefunds will be used to builddrainage to remove theexcess water that flowsonto the road, principally,from adjacent streets.Furthermore, a speed tablewill be installed and kerb-sides will be upgraded toimprove visibility at pedes-trian waiting areas.

Road safety

THE PRESIDENT of theCouncil of Tenerifedraws attention tothe importance ofpreserving HistoricalHeritage during theinauguration of CicopFoundation.

The President of the Councilof Tenerife, Ricardo Melchior,drew attention to the impor-tance of preserving theisland’s historical heritage andthe vital role this Foundation,run by the InternationalCentre for HeritageConservation, will play in thisarea. Melchior recentlyattended the CicopFoundation’s inaugural cere-mony, which was held in theCarlos V Palace in theAlhambra in Granada, accom-

panied by the GeneralCoordinator for Historical andCultural Heritage, Cristóbal dela Rosa, and the Mayor of LaLaguna, Fernando Clavijo.

During his speech, Melchiordrew attention to the factthat “the creation of theFoundation, with its head-quarters in Casa de LosCapitanes in La Laguna, wasmade possible thanks toMiguel Angel Fernández-Matrán, who, together withhis dedicated team of people,launched this project, a proj-ect which has reachedheights that have made us allproud. Cicop has been called

upon to play a leading role inthe conservation of our cul-tural heritage and theFoundation represents a per-fect tool to achieve this. TheFoundation will provide us themeans to carry out the essen-tial task entrusted to Cicop,and we are all very pleased”.

Under the aegis of theMinistry for Culture, Cicopcarries out its activities acrossthe entire country from itsheadquarters in Casa de losCapitanes in La Laguna. Theprincipal purpose of the CicopFoundation is to exerciseinfluence and carry out activ-ities in countries in which the

non-governmental associa-tion has already been workinguntil now. It also hopes toincrease its presence abroadthrough international delega-tions.

The Cicop foundation isguided by the principles ofprotection, conservation,restoration, management,promotion and growth ofmovable, immovable andintangible cultural heritage.The Foundation’s activitiesinclude studies, research,exchange and training pro-grams focused on promotingthe methods, techniques,procedures, materials andprotocols used in the restora-tion, rehabilitation, manage-ment and consolidation ofcultural heritage. TheFoundation is also responsiblefor making cultural heritageaccessible to people.

International Centre forHeritage Conservation

The Council ofTenerife’s Grand WineFiesta attracted 2000people.

The Council of Tenerife, viathe Rural TenerifeFoundation, broughttogether 2,000 people lastFriday [the 19th], in Calle dela Noria in Santa Cruz, forthe Grand Wine Fiesta. Thisevent, which celebrated its5th edition and ran asplanned, attracted people ofall ages who took pleasure indiscovering and sampling thearomas, textures andflavours of the island’ssuperb variety of wines.

Tenerife’s Minister forAgriculture, Livestock andFishing, José JoaquínBethencourt, who was pres-ent at this annual event,now considered a traditionalprelude to the San Andrésfestivities, drew attention tothe fact that the presenceof wines from Tenerife’s fivedesignation of origin areascontributed to the successof the event, which exceed-ed expectations.

President of the Council ofTenerife, Ricardo Melchior,was also present at theevent and visited marqueeserected by the RegulatoryCouncils. He conversed withwine growers and farmers

and took an interest in thedifferent varieties of wineon offer. Melchior wasaccompanied by the SeniorVice-President of theCouncil of Tenerife andMinister for Tourism, JoséManuel Bermúdez, theMinister for Economy andCompetitiveness, CarlosAlonso, the GeneralCoordinator for Culture andHistorical Heritage, Cristóbalde la Rosa, and Tenerife’sDirector of Roads OfeliaManjón, among otherCouncil of Tenerife mem-bers.

As was the case in previouseditions of the Grand WineFiesta, a marquee was erect-ed for each denomination oforigin area: Abona,Ta c o r o n t e - A c e n t e j o ,Ycoden-Daute-Isora, Valle deGüímar and Valle de LaOrotava. There was also amarquee for historical, mal-vasia and sweet wines andanother run by the House ofWine, where visitors wereable to purchase wines fromaround the island.

Tenerife’s WineFiesta so grand!

THE COUNCIL ofTenerife and sectorsinvolved in technolog-ical development pro-mote innovation inartisan design.

The Council of Tenerife, viathe Department forEconomic Development,Business and Employmentand the island’s major tech-nological developmentagents have signed a collab-oration agreement to pro-mote innovation in artisandesign. This move wasprompted by the InsularPlan for Crafts and its fourstrategic pillars, which

places importance on train-ing, incorporating new gen-erations into the industry,disseminating the island’sartisan culture, marketingartisan goods and preserv-ing dying trades.

The agreement was signedon (Monday the 22nd) bythe president of the Councilof Tenerife, RicardoMelchior, and presidents andrepresentatives from theUniversity of La Laguna’sBusiness Foundation(FEULL), the Canary IslandsIndustrial Association (ASIN-CA), the ProvincialFederation ofBusinesspeople for Metalsand New Technologies of

Santa Cruz de Tenerife(FEMETE), the ProfessionalAssociation of Surveyors,Architects and BuildingEngineers of Santa Cruz deTenerife, the ProfessionalAssociation of Architects ofthe Canary Islands, (Officefor Tenerife, La Gomera andEl Hierro) and theProfessional Association ofIndustrial Engineers ofSanta Cruz de Tenerife. Theaim of this agreement is toencourage entities tolaunch different types ofinitiatives which lead toinnovation in the design ofartisan products fromTenerife. The agreementalso hopes to see anextended use of artisangoods across many differ-ent fields.

This cooperation is a resultof the proposal put forwardby the Council of Tenerifeto examine in greater detailthe knowledge and skills ofTenerife artisans, and toexplore, especially, lesserknown aspects in innovationand design. Thus, the agree-ment seeks to furtherexamine innovation anddesign in handcrafted worksby engaging experts whospecialise in the develop-ment and promotion ofreviving craftsmanship inTenerife and by workingtogether with artisans.

This will lead to greatercompetitiveness as artisans

are offered guidance in thearea of design. It will alsohelp in promoting the useof artisan products in thefields of activity in whichsignatory organisations areinvolved. In sum, the agree-ment seeks to recognise theimportance of knowledgeof craftsmanship in orderto better adapt artisanproducts to today’s societyand, fundamentally, totoday’s economy.

This agreement is a com-mitment by the signatoryentities to channel coopera-tion and specialised techni-cal assistance to those whowork with artisans, and totake on the tasks of pro-moting and managing arti-san activities and offerguidance, services and tech-nological support. Similarly,the signatories pledge toshare information onresults and conclusionsdrawn from the differentactivities launched, as wellas on the possibilities ofusing artisan products intheir different fields ofactivity.

Furthermore, the Councilof Tenerife will assistTenerife artisans in becom-ing involved in cooperationand innovation initiativesresulting from this agree-ment and will publish theoutcomes of its activities.This Framework Agreementwill be valid for two years.

A WORD FROMOUR EDITOREmail: [email protected]

Dear Editor,

Thank you for a very interesting and informative “read-able” paper.

As a visitor to Tenerife annually for 28 years I read withinterest the comments of First Vice-President andMinister of Tourism of the Cabildo of Tenerife JoseManuel Bermudez.

Whilst I agree with him that all businesses continue tomake their best efforts to maintain their quality of serv-ice even though he acknowledged that profits are beingsqueezed. I feel that in his position he should also be task-ing the local authorities to maintain their services partic-ularly with regard to street cleanliness especially theexcessive and increasing amounts of litter and dog defe-cation that I see on a daily basis in all the areas I walkaround in Los Cristianos I would point out in defence ofthe street cleaners and gardeners that theirs is a veryunenviable job given what they have to deal with and inthe main I commend their efforts

It is obvious that the vast majority of the dirty streetproblems can be avoided if people and dog owners did thedecent thing and took their rubbish home with them orcleaned up after their dogs and disposed of this extreme-ly dangerous waste in an appropriate way. Does every-body realise that dog excrement can cause blindness inchildren!

Perhaps Senor Bermudez along with the local authoritymanagement should walk the streets to see the evidence,then join forces to campaign for all residents and visitorsto “ make best efforts” to keep the streets clean and givethe right impression to anyone who visits.

Maybe a period of on the spot fines and zero tolerance(may also help with town hall funds) will jolt people intoadopting the right attitude to the environment we live in.

I hope in your capacity as a local “ voice of the people” youmay be able to start getting the message across.

Regards DK

Cabildo should walk our streets of shame


‘BLUE MOON, you sawme standin’ aloneWithout a dream inmy heart, without alove of my own’

The words ‘blue moon’have cropped up this weekon numerous occasionsincluding on television.

It all started last weekend,avid sky watchers wouldhave realised that 21stNovember (Sunday) was afull moon. The full moon inNovember is referred to as aHunter’s Moon. It possessedan aurora around it and didso for a few days after.

The glow is a lunar halocaused by the light refract-ing through ice crystals incirrus clouds. The ice crys-tals have six sides andrefract the light at a 22degree angle, almost alwaysproducing a halo that is 22degrees in diameter.

Then the conversationwent something like this, “Isit a blue moon?” “No, it’s notblue” “Do you know what ablue moon is” “No”

So those like myself whohad heard the term bluemoon but were unclear as toits origin all will now becomeclear.

A blue moon is the secondfull moon occurring within acalendar month. The lastwas seen on 31 December2009. The phenomenonoccurs once every threeyears on average. With thelunar cycle full moons occurapproximately monthly, thedays that are then left overso to speak accumulate andthat’s why every few yearsyou get an additional fullmoon.

A “blue moon” is also usedcolloquially to mean “a rareevent”, reflected in thephrase “once in a blue

moon”. That was how theterm was used this week inthe media.

Modern interpretation ofthe term relates “bluemoon” to absurdities andimpossibilities.

“Blue Moon” is a classicpopular song. It was writtenby Richard Rodgers andLorenz Hart in 1934, and hasbecome a standard balladmade famous by a host ofsingers.

The lyrics refer to anEnglish idiomatic expression:“once in a blue moon” meansvery rarely. The song is relat-ing a stroke of luck so unlike-ly that it must have takenplace under a blue moon.The title relies on a play onwords, since Blue is also thecolour of melancholy, andindeed the narrator is sadand lonely until he (or she)finds love.

Did you know?The full moon is given dif-

ferent names, depending onwhen it appears:

January - Moon After Yule,Wolf Moon, or Old Moon

February - Snow Moon orHunger Moon

March - Sap Moon, CrowMoon, Worm Moon orLenten Moon

April - Grass Moon, FrogMoon or Egg Moon

May - Milk Moon or PlantingMoon

June - Rose Moon, FlowerMoon, or Strawberry Moon

July - Thunder Moon or HayMoon

August - Grain Moon orGreen Corn Moon

September - Fruit Moon orHarvest Moon

October - Harvest Moon orHunter’s Moon

November - Hunter’s Moon,Frosty Moon, or BeaverMoon

December - Moon BeforeYule or Long Night Moon.

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THE ISLAND Council,through theDepartment of Roadshas begun road worksto improve the roadsurface of TF-insular65 between milemarkers 3 and 8 in themunicipality of SanMiguel de Abona. Thisactivity has a budgetof EUR 742,776.32.

The work to be performed

(which has a lead time of 1.5months), consists of a seriesof actions designed to cor-rect the deficiencies anddefects which are found inthat stretch of road.

Due to the intensity of roadtraffic, with the aim of creat-ing the least possible interfer-ence to users, it has beenagreed to work at night from22, 00 to 06.00 hours the fol-lowing day. Likewise, driversare asked to take precautionsto respect the signs andwatch for possible deviationsdue to the works.

TF-65 – Night works

ELENA SALGADO, theGovernment’s secondvice-president andEconomy Minister, hasstressed that Spainwill not follow in theEU bail-out footstepsof Ireland and Greece.

Amid much speculation, shesaid in a radio interview onWednesday that Spain couldnot be compared with thestricken Irish, and that theBank of Spain had alwaysmaintained firm control ofthe financial system.

She also underlined that therecession would have had farmore devastating effects ifthe country had not joinedthe euro - and that the gov-ernment had provided suffi-cient proof to have earnedthe confidence of the finan-cial markets.

Yet Spain’s risk premium,during a nervous time on themidweek international finan-cial markets - which sawstocks and shares in Spanishcompanies plummet - hasreached an all-time high, com-pared with that of a strongGerman economy.

The Economy Minister

insisted that Spain would getitself out of recession, andshe emphasised that the gov-ernment had already man-

aged to reduce the deficit by47% in one year. This, sheadded, demonstrated thatthe correct measures were

being introduced, which ren-dered the external pressureon Spain from other EU coun-tries unnecessary.

Tenerife Pearl - 14th anniversarySaturday 27th November 2010To celebrate Tenerife Pearl’s 14th anniversary on Saturday27th November 2010 they are offering a 50% discount.On this day only you can purchase all jewellery at half price!Bring your family, tell your friends and don’t miss out on thisunique opportunity.

Chicago, the musicalAuditorio de Tenerife (Santa Cruz) Prices: 30, 40 and 50 eurosFrom 26/12/2010 to 2/1/2011One of the most spectacular and successful shows visitsTenerife at the end of the year. Tickets for the nine perform-ances at Auditorio are now on sale. The cast is headed byCarlos Lozano, Marta Ribera and María Blanco, and this greatdance company will arrive here after a successful run, winningsome Tony awards and a Grammy prize. Murders, fraud,avarice, adultery and betrayal are all portrayed as the rhythmof jazz is pounded out. More information: www.auditoriodetenerife.com

29th November 2010San Andrés, IcodDuring the day Icod wineries are open for the tasting of thenew season´s wine. Keeping the tradition of San Andres, theyoung people from the town slide down at high speeds thesteep streets on boards greased with tar. There are many vis-itors and locals who enjoy seeing this unique experience.

Until December 31stSala Juan Cas y Fundación Cristino de Vera (La Laguna)The magic of Miró - Drawings and engravings Two different places in La Laguna are hosting Joan Miró’sexhibition. Sala Juan Cas is hosting a compilation of engrav-ings from different creative ages. This technique was veryimportant for the artist. Drawings made with wax colors andcrayons in several stands from the last five years of the lifeof the artist will be exhibited at Fundación Cristino de Vera.Prices: CajaCanarias’s clients: free. Not clients: 2 euros Nonresidents: 5 eruos Retired and students: freeMore information www.cajacanarias.org


MOUNTED police wereamong a 250-strongforce who rounded upon one of Spain’smost active copper-theft rings onTuesday.

The huge operation netted36 suspected gang mem-bers, and also more than 100tonnes of copper during the

raid on “The Chicken Coop”, asquatter settlement on theoutskirts of Madrid which ishome to Italian migrants.

Most of it came fromwater pipes and telephonelines and, incredibly, somewas even stripped fromhigh-speed rail lines.

With prices hitting a record8,966 dollars per tonne earli-er this month because ofstrong demand from coun-

tries like China, thievesworldwide are reaping thebenefits of an in-demandcopper market.

The price of the industrialmetal, used in plumbing,heating, electrical andtelecommunications wiring,has shot up by some 50%since June. It has also beenboosted by the weak dollar,plus strikes Chile, which is akey producer.

Police Commander JavierRogero said: “This area ofMadrid served as the head-quarters of one of the mostactive copper-theft groupsoperating across the coun-try.

“The theft of copper is tak-ing place practically in allgeographic areas but, thanksto operations like this one,we are slowly reducing thegroups’ numbers.”

Copper gang arerounded up bySpanish coppers

We don’t need bail-out, says Economy Minister


WHAT’S ON

03 December 2010 - 09 December 2010


SPANISH tourism is onthe up and up, withthe sixth consecutivemonthly improve-ment just posted bythe Government.

There was a 4.2% rise lastmonth, compared with thesame period last year,according to data releasedon Monday by the Ministry

of Industry, Tourism andCommerce.

It means that nearly 47.2million foreigners visitedSpain during the first tenmonths of 2010, which wasan overall 1.2% increase overlast year’s figures..

And there was a noticeableincrease in tourists from Scandinavia, Italy and the Netherlands lastmonth.

Holiday-makersbound for Spain

THE names of guilty driverswho avoid paying motoringfines in Spain are now postedon the internet by the coun-try’s traffic authority DGT.

The move came into effectyesterday (Thursday) andaffects all those motoristsunable to be located by theofficial body.

Notification of fines untilnow has been placed in theOfficial Provincial Bulletin, butone in three is not paid. Now,however, it is assumed thatthese drivers do have inter-net access and are online.

Ramón Ledesma, from theDGT, said the current systemoften resulted in guilty driv-ers being made aware of theirfines only when their bankaccounts are embargoed.

Internet users will also beable to access a new “Buzónelectrónico”, where they cansee notifications of fines,and other items such as ITVreminders.

Nowadays, 15% of all traf-fic fines are paid over theinternet - a figure whichcould rise rapidly in the nearfuture!

Online shame forthe fine-dodgers

NEARLY 1,000 travelagents from TUI UK,one of the world’sleading tour opera-tors, have been visit-ing the island during afour-day event sothat they can learnfirst-hand about themain attractions onthe island.

The first vice-president andchief Cabildo Insular deTurismo, José ManuelBermúdez, noted that“Tenerife is once again host-ing a major event of thisnature; it is a valuable promo-tional tool for the island asthe UK is one of our majorsource markets.“

He added that “the partici-pating travel agents will gainan authentic view which will inturn help them sell more andbetter target their cus-tomers.”

Among the attendees werethe CEO of TUI, Peter Long,

and the company’s manage-ment team.

Tenerife TourismCorporation has organized afull programme of activitiesto complement the workingsessions of the convention.

Thus, participants had theopportunity to visit thetheme parks, with visits toSiam Park and Loro Parque, orhiking to whale watching,among other activities.

Tenerife has a significantpresence during the conven-tion, with information boothsand presentations whichexplain the attractions of thedestination. Along withTurismo de Tenerife, theevent features the participa-tion of the Canary Islands andTurespaña.

The island received in 2009a total of 1,430,000 Britishtravellers, who occupied, 30.4

percent, the second oftourists who came toTenerife last year, just behindthe Spanish, with 1,450,000visitors and 30.8 percent ofthe total.

In the first nine months of2010, 1,097,054 tourists fromthe United Kingdom havespent their holidays on theisland, representing anincrease of 3.14 percent overthe same period last year.

TUI UK annualconvention...



A CHRISTMAS televi-sion advert, featuringColombian pop starShakira, has raised500,000 euros for hercharitable foundation.

The ad, for sparklingSpanish wine, was filmed onSaturday in Barcelona, andshe insisted on being paid adonation, by Freixenet, tohelp build two schools, one inHaiti and the other inColombia. Her Pies Descalzosfoundation already managessix schools in Colombia.

The 33-year-old Grammy-winning singer said inBarcelona, where the advert

was shot: “Education is abirthright, and a quality edu-cation is the only tool a childhas to turns dreams into real-ity.

“Since I was a girl, I havebeen aware of the tough real-ity faced by many children.”

Under the terms of thedeal, film-makers Freixenetwill also produce a video clipfor Shakira’s song, Sale el Sol,as well as a documentaryabout her philanthropic work.

The advert is for cava, totoast friends and family dur-ing year-end celebrations, andFreixenet has traditionallyhired an international star tofeature in its annualChristmas campaign.

Shakira’s tonicfor schoolkids

TURISMO de Tenerifeoffers business peo-ple information on theisland’s event venues.

Turismo de Tenerifeaddresses 125 local business-people and managers oflarge companies to presentthe wide range of venuesavailable on the island for alltypes of events.

During the session, atwhich the Senior Vice-President of the Council ofTenerife and Minister forTourism, José ManuelBermúdez was in atten-dance, Turismo de Tenerifeis to offer information onthe support and guidance itoffers businesspeople andindustry professionals whenthey wish to launch a newproduct or service, organisea conference, convention,professional meeting or anyother promotional event.

In the past years Tenerife

has become a major destina-tion for this type of tourism,both nationally and interna-tionally. Five conferencecentres, some of the bestinfrastructure in Spain interms of accommodationand services, has meant thatan increasing number ofcompanies and associationschoose Tenerife as theirvenue for holding meetings.Last year, for example, over800 conferences and con-

ventions were held inTenerife, in which approxi-mately 56,000 people partic-ipated. The arrival of thesevisitors meant returns ofover 99,000 euros for theisland.

Director of Turismo deTenerife’s ConventionBureau (TCB), DiegoFernández, will explain whatfactors need to be takeninto account to successfullyorganise an event in

Tenerife, what infrastruc-ture and venues are availableon the island, logistics, aswell as all the variables thatcome into play when holdinga business promotionalevent. He will also talk on thepossibilities this sectoroffers in business promo-tion, corporate image, cus-tomer acquisition and loyal-ty, etc.

The meeting also serves toexplore the potential of con-ference and incentivetourism in Tenerife, an areawhich goes beyond tourismand reaches a large numberof companies. Large eventsnot only require accommo-dation, but also restaurants,transport, translation andhostess services, standmounting, graphic designand audiovisual services,excursions, alternative ven-ues, which means businessopportunities in many sec-tors.

Event venues

Local youngster Deni Stewart from El Medano has been called up to represent the Canaries in the sub 12 girls football Spanish Championshiptaking place at the beginning of next month in Huelva. (Bottom row, second from left.)

THE ISLAND’SAgriculture Minister,Jose JoaquinBethencourt, con-gratulated the win-ners and highlightedthe important work ofbeekeepers.

The Cabildo de Tenerifepresented last Wednesday24th the best honeys ofTenerife, recently winningthe Regional Competition XIVHoney House of 2010, whichwas developed in the frame-

work of the Honey Fair heldlast weekend in El Sauzal.

The Minister ofAgriculture, Livestock andFisheries, from the Cabildode Tenerife, Jose JoaquinBethencourt, said the con-test aims to promote qualityhoney from Tenerife and theCanaries, as well as encour-aging beekeepers to contin-ue this important work.

Honeys of this year wereselected from a total of 90samples of high quality. Onthe islands, Tenerife is theone that has submitted, 58in total, followed by La Palma

(24), El Hierro (3) and LaGomera (3) and Gran Canaria(2).

The prize for the besthoney in Tenerife wasawarded this year to the fol-lowing people: José AntonioAlvarez and Juan Jose Dorta,with honey Guía de Isora,Cecil Ledesma, with a honeyTegueste; Carlos Ledesma,with a honey of The LagunaDulce María Hernández, witha honey of Arona, Maria delos Angeles Estévez, withhoney from La Victoria andFrancisco Gonzalez, a honeyof La Laguna.



THE NEW bus-taxilane will facilitateaccess to more than20,000 commuters.

After 30 months of workand an investment of overeight million euros, the taxi-bus lane at the entrance toSanta Cruz from the TF-5 isalready a reality. This initia-tive, funded by theGovernment of the CanaryIslands to the level of 75 per-cent and the island council to25 percent, will allow morethan 20,000 people to accessthe city more easily usingbuses, taxis, school buses ordiscretionary transport.

Thanks to a more directroute, the new lane willinclude benefits such as sav-ing time and reducing pollu-tion as a result of this newform of access to the capital.

The coordinator of theCabildo Insular Mobility,Manuel Ortega, said that withthis lane, Tenerife is “one ofthe main communication net-works of the Canary Islands,”which will particularly benefitworkers who use public trans-port.“

The Cabildo president,Ricardo Melchior, insisted thatone of the main objectives ofthis work was to “reduce con-gestion” and provide a publictransport service which is“more competitive”, whichwill result in his view, in animprovement of quality oflife of citizens.

The President of the CanaryIslands, Paulino Rivero,described the improvementof accessibility as a “key ele-ment of society”, becausepeople will suffer less discom-fort due to a more fluidmobility at the time ofaccess, each day to their jobs.He also stressed that a rail-bus taxi primarily means “lessqueues and less pollution.”

New capitalbus-cab lane

THE MONTHLY pen-sion payroll tax forSocial Securityexceeded Nov. 1 the6,845 million euros(6,845,883), 5% morethan the same monthof 2009, according tostatistics releasedtoday by the Ministryof Labour andImmigration.

The average pension of theSocial Security systemreached this month, theamount of 890.85 euros permonth, representing a 3.6%increase over the samemonth last year. As for theaverage pension system,

including the different typesof pension (retirement, per-manent disability, widowhood,orphanhood and relatives),stood at 784.64 euros permonth, representing an annu-al increase of 3,4%.

In October, the number of

contributory pension SocialSecurity amounted to8,724,822 pensions, repre-senting a growth of 1.6%.More than half of the pen-sions are for retirement,5,182,747, 2,298,632 are widows.

Pension figures

Tenerife honey isthe bees knees

YESTERDAY there waslots of speculation asto the strength of theSpanish economy but,Spanish bank bossesruled out any need fora European lifeline asthe country tried toinsulate itself fromthe Irish economicemergency, butstocks slipped further.

The health of the Spanishbanking sector came undermarket scrutiny as the Irishcrisis reawakened concernsabout the Spanish property-dependent economy andfinancial sector.

Any rescue of Spain’s econ-omy would dwarf Ireland’s.Spain accounts for 12 per-cent of economic outputamong the 16 nations thatuse the euro currency, equalto twice that of Ireland,Portugal and Greece com-bined.

In early afternoon trade,Spain’s main Ibex 35 index ofkey shares was down 1.05percent at 9,640 points.Since the start of the week,the index has shed 6.1 per-cent of its value.

The gap between safe-betGerman 10-year bonds andcomparable Spanish bondseased slightly to 2.32 per-centage points at the sametime, after stretching to arecord 2.51 percentagepoints at one point the daybefore.

Spanish BankingAssociation president MiguelMartin, speaking to the pressafter a bankers’ meeting inMadrid, ruled out any chanceof an Irish-style rescue forSpain.

“Of course Spain willescape any rescue. We don’teven begin to think thatSpain may need a rescue,” hesaid.

Nevertheless Martin calledon the Socialist governmentof Prime Minister Jose LuisRodriguez Zapatero to deep-en reforms already under-taken.

Spain, under pressure fromthe Greek crisis earlier thisyear, has cut spending,raised taxes, reformedlabour laws and restructuredthe regional savings banksystem.

The economy suffers a 20-percent unemployment rate,highest in the euro currency

zone, and a feeble recoveryhas stalled with zero growthin the third quarter.

Replying to a question,Martin said any risk of aSpanish default would haveto be based on a scenario ofgeneralised panic.

Ireland was a special casewith problems that could beresolved, and it should notbe used as an example forwhat may happen in othercountries in the eurozone,

he said. “We expect it will becontained there, I do notbelieve that Spain is a goodexample for what will hap-pen elsewhere. Europe hasan extraordinary power andIreland is relatively small.”

The spokesman for Spanishbanking chiefs said he wouldargue against any sovereigndebt restructuring and hebelieved that the Europeanauthorities were capable ofresolving the crisis.

European competitionchief Joaquin Almunia saidthere were two key doubtsabout Spain, in an interviewwith private radio stationCadena Ser.

“There is a doubt on onehand over whether Spain willable to apply what it hasdecided and this needs to beremoved as soon as possibleby saying that there is adetermination to carry outevery engagement,” he said.

“And the second doubt iswhether Spain has anythingelse on the table. I think thatit is necessary to say that inaddition to everything else,Spain has a growth strate-gy,” he added.

“Spanish growth up untilthe crisis relied largely on asector that will not recoverto the same level, which isthe property sector.”

Economists warn thatSpain’s high jobless rate andflat economic growth give little hope for arebound in property prices.Source AFP



THE NEW lighting in LaCamella is now fully opera-tional. The mayor and chiefcouncil electrician of the Cityof Arona, Jose AlbertoGonzalez Reveron and RamonGarcia, respectively, last weekvisited the new street light-ing in La Camella.

This activity had a budgetof around 200,000 euros, andhas been put in place“responding to the demandof residents and businesses inthe area.”

Ramon Garcia said that “wehave lit the area primarily forcommercial reasons, as a ben-efit for companies, and thewhole area becomes attrac-tive with the new lighting.“

The mayor, José AlbertoGonzález, said that “the lightnot only increases the com-mercial potential of LaCamella, but also providesgreater security in thestreets.” Reveron Gonzalezsaid, “This action, togetherwith the upgrading of thecrossing and the new civiccenter has allowed a signifi-cant change in the image ofthe area, and a better qualityof life for residents.“

Finally, Gonzalez Reveronand Garcia announced thatsoon they will begin resur-facing work on the Orobalstreet, which will alsoenhance the image of theenvironment.

Cancer talkTHE MUNICIPALITY of Aronahas joined forces with theCanary Institute for CancerResearch. On Friday 26thNovember at 7pm in theCultural Centre of LosCristianos there will be a talkabout cancer preventionchaired by Clara Maria PerezPerez, Social Services and theDepartment of Health.

The talk aims to promotecancer prevention by con-ducting public awarenesscampaigns on the acquisitionof healthy habits in relationto the disease.

The talk will be led by theChief of Oncology at theHospital Universitario de LaCandelaria, Javier Dorta, andRafael Zárate, Researcher ofthe Canary Institute for

Cancer Research, a nonprofitinstitution that was createdto provide scientific answersto Canary specific problemsregarding the prevention,diagnosis and treatment ofcancer.

Blood Donation Campaignunderway in Las Galletas The blood donor bus will be in Las Galletas, nextto the Health Centre on Monday 29thNovember and Tuesday 30th November from09:30 to 21:00 hours.

Lighting up La Camella

Spain insulatesagainst Ireland

ACCORDING to Eureka maga-zine a company called DassaultSystèmes has undertaken an indepth 3D modeling study ofthe feasibility of towing a largeiceberg from Greenland to theCanary Islands to provide freshwater.

Considering that icebergsare already towed for shortdistances to prevent themdamaging Arctic oil plat-forms, the idea may not be asimplausible as it must haveseemed when Dr GeorgesMougin and others first sug-gested it 40 years ago.

So good and realistic are the3D graphics that these havebeen used as a the basis of afull length documentaryabout the project made by

Jean-Michel Corillion, which isto be shown on mainstreamGerman and French televisionand which was previewed atDassault Système’s just held‘European Customer Forum’.

In order to be feasible, thestudy showed, the initial ice-berg should be fairly large –the candidate iceberg chosenweighed 7 million tonnes, andstable in the water.

It would need to be towedusing a very large Tuna fish-ing net. Even allowing forstorms, which were modelledin detail, it should completethe 3,500km voyage in 141days, with more than 4 milliontonnes of the ice still intact,for a total fuel consumptionof about 4,000 tonnes.

Iceberg off the Canarian coast



THE CITY Council pres-ents its new websitedesigned with a cleardedication to serviceand easy access to allcitizens.

President Ricardo Melchiorsaid that the new web portalprovides information of pub-lic interest and is marking yetanother effort of the CityCouncil to achieve connectivi-ty with the rest of the world

Cabildo de Tenerife startstoday [Thursday 25] new web-site www.tenerife.es ,designed, organized anddesigned to be useful to citi-zens with a clear vocation forpublic service and incorporat-ing the services and the latestresources in this area. It isalso designed so that theworks council in a fewmonths, is a true e-govern-ment. In this sense and pro-vides forms in pdf for 186administrative procedures.

The presentation was madeby the President of theCabildo, Ricardo Melchior, andthe third vice-presidentialadviser and Treasury, VictorPerez Borrego, who stressedthe importance of this new

site, whose main objective isto reach all the people ofTenerife and off the island inan easy and fast way.

The president said that withthe new website it achievesone of the objectives of thecouncil, as is connectivity withthe rest of the world and takean active part of the informa-tion society and new tech-nologies.

Ricardo Melchior appreciatedthe effort made in the designand development of this pagewas created with a “clear mis-sion to serve the citizens.”

For his part, Victor Perez, saidthe new www.tenerife.es isdesigned to provide informa-tion to citizens in a practicalway and with the main objec-tive that everyone can accessit. The Island Councillor, saidthat it is also an important stepin making the council one ofthe first governments of Spainto function fully as “e-govern-ment.”

Victor Perez announcedthat the council’s intention isthat next March of the110,000 administrative proce-dures that are performedeach year between citizensand City Council, about80,000 may be made telem-

atically, which theCorporation will become “theauthentic window 24 hours.“

Currently, the councillor saidthe city can fill in online up to186 procedures, but nottelematic procedures, whichthemselves will be startingnext year.

The new website of theCabildo de Tenerife is notablefor the amount of officialinformation of public interestmarked by the rapid andsecure access to it, througheasy navigation and intuitive,powerful IT tools and con-tent, which are supported

through social networks. The fundamental objective

for which the council hasworked to creating anddesigning this new websitehas been a page that is acces-sible to all citizens regardlessof their level of training orfamiliarity with the Internet

and new technologies. Nodoubt this has been a priorityin all aspects. For it has beendrafted and understandablesummary information inthree languages. The designis modern, emphasizing thevisual hierarchy, with lots ofcontent.

www.tenerife.es

THOMAS COOK is ven-turing into foreignlands with a stake inone of Russia’s mostrenowned travelbrands and an eye onthe Far East.

The British holiday firmhas announced a deal toacquire 50.1% of Intourist,the agency once known inBritain for its notoriouslyregimented tours of Russiaduring the Cold War period.

Russia’s tourist industryhas been transformed sincethen. Intourist now catersfor the growing Russianmiddle classes who are look-ing for beach and familypackage holidays, particu-

larly to the Mediterranean.The company expects the

Russian travel market toexperience double-digitgrowth in the coming years,owing to increasing wealthamong the population, andit will pay £28.5m in sharesand cash for the acquisition.

Founded in 1929, Intouristwas the monopoly providerof travel services in theregion in the Soviet era and

was in state hands until theearly 1990s.

Many spy novels havebeen rumoured to be basedon experiences of holidaysto Russia during this time.

Thomas Cook said it wouldalso target China and Brazilas well with their emergingeconomies and growth ofthe package holiday concept.However, its chief executiveManny Fontenla-Novoa

expects these prospects totake even longer than themonths taken to negotiatethe Russian deal.

He said: “We’ve been eval-uating the Chinese marketfor a long time.

“If you think Russia wasslow, wait for China. Entryto China will be through anacquisition.”

He added that the expan-sion to China was most like-ly to be in 2012, and thatBrazil is expected after2014.

The Russian transaction isdue to be completed byFebruary 2011, withThomas Cook having theoption to buy the rest ofthe company over the nextfive years.

Thomas Cook plans venture into Russia

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SECURITY services arepreparing to stage amajor nationwideoperation simulating aterrorist attack oremergency incident atthe London 2012Olympics.

The exercise is part of aseries of tests to evaluateBritain’s security preparationsfor the 2012 Olympic andParalympic Games.

Speaking at a conference incentral London, SecurityMinister Baroness PaulineNeville-Jones outlined theplan to “run exercises to testour procedures in a range ofscenarios including counterterrorism”.

She added: “The next sixmonths will be crucial.”

The first nationally co-ordi-nated simulated emergencywill take place within the nextyear, with further similarexercises to follow.

The operations mark a shiftin Britain’s 2012 security

strategy, which will movefrom the planning to theoperational phase within thecoming months.

While the plans evolve, thenumber one security priority

remains the same - the threatof a terrorist attack.

Metropolitan PoliceAssistant Commissioner ChrisAllison said unless “there wasan outbreak of World peace

between now and the Games”the threat level will remain at‘severe’.

However he said securitybosses had to plan for thepossibility of that level being

raised to ‘critical’.Security chiefs were meet-

ing at an annual conferenceat the Royal United ServicesInstitute (RUSI) in centralLondon.

While all agreed they werehappy with preparations forLondon 2012 so far, theyacknowledged more has tobe done to tackle cyberthreats.

Baroness Neville-Jonesadmitted cyber attacks wereone of the most seriousthreats to the Games, say-ing: “We…need to do more oncyber.”

However the concern wasprincipally with regards ticket-ing fraud, rather than terror-ism. There was also recogni-tion of the current financialconstraints, and the expenseof securing an Olympic andParalympic Games.

The current budget standsat £600m, but this figure isunder review, and the revisedbudget will be published in thenext few weeks.

Baroness Neville-Jones saidthat while she was “in nodoubt that efficiency sav-ings can and should be made,we will not countenanceunacceptable levels of riskand this will be reflected inthe funding”.

Major operation to test2012 Olympics security

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ALL CLYDESDALE BankPremier Leaguematches will go aheadthis weekend despitea strike by refereesfollowing the break-down of peace talks.

The Scottish FootballAssociation (SFA) says it hasreached agreement with“several European nationalassociations” to provide offi-cials for the six games.

The Alba Cup final will alsobe covered but there are stilldoubts about 10 ScottishFootball League matches.

Clubs were being told by3pm whether their gameshave been cancelled.

The announcement comesafter a number of associa-tions - including Ireland,Wales, Norway and Sweden -

had rejected the SFA’sapproaches.

In a statement the govern-ing body said: “(We) can con-firm that agreement hasbeen reached with severalEuropean NationalAssociations to ensurematches in the Clydesale BankPremier League and the AlbaCup final will be covered thisweekend.

“Negotiations are continuingwith other national associa-tions to help ensure thatsome, if not all, matches inthe Scottish Football Leaguego ahead as normal.”

Category one referees inScotland are withdrawingtheir labour despite an offerfrom the SFA to bring in arange of measures toimprove their treatment onand off the pitch.

Earlier the SFA said it hadoffered the officials

“unequivocal and tangiblesupport”.

“This included the promise oftougher and more immediatesanctions on players and clubofficials who abuse refereesand match officials, and espe-cially those who challenge theirintegrity and honesty.

“These new guidelines alsoincorporated a ban on all clubofficials commenting on ref-erees in the build-up tomatches and in the immedi-ate aftermath.

“Regrettably, at midnightlast night, the Scottish FAwere informed... there wouldbe no suspension of actionwhile the Scottish FA imple-ments the measures pro-posed.”

As well as the league gamesand the Alba Challenge Cupfinal, there are three ScottishCup fourth-round replaysscheduled this weekend.

The premier and footballleagues have both expressedtheir disappointment at thereferees’ failure to reach anagreement.

But the referees have foundan ally in former Scotland andRangers boss Alex McLeish,who says it is time to stop“slaughtering” them everyweek.

McLeish, now the managerof Birmingham, said: “It ispretty sad that it has come tothis. The Scottish refsdeserve better, deserve bet-ter treatment.

“People up in Scotland havegot to get a grip of them-selves and stop slaughteringthem every week.

“I know referees have beenhammered since time beganand it will continue until timeends. But we should knowwhen to draw a line - andwe’ve gone over that line.”

Games still on inScotland, despitestrike by officials

THE WINTER weatherproved a bonus topolice officers investi-gating a burglary onTyneside - they justhad to follow foot-steps in the snow.

Northumbria Police werecalled to a house in NorthShields in the early hours ofthe morning by a man whohad forgotten to lock up andheard someone movingaround downstairs.

The first officers on thescene were faced with a set

of footprints in the snowleading from the housethrough an open gate andover a fence.

“The snowy conditionsproved to be a real help,” saidInspector Geoff Cross ofNorth Shields NeighbourhoodPolicing Team.

A 26 year-old man has beenarrested on suspicion of bur-glary, but the police are advis-ing people to lock their doorsat night.

“Officers won’t always havethe assistance of a winter’ssnowy weather,” addedInspector Cross.

Snow joke - burglarscuppered by prints

PRINCE WILLIAM andKate Middleton haveannounced the dateand venue for theirwedding next year.

They will be married onFriday, April 29, atWestminster Abbey.

The date is the Feast of StCatherine.

The Cabinet agreed that theday will be a public holiday.

A senior royal aide said thecouple chose the Abbeybecause of its royal history.

Some heads of state will beattending but exactly whohas not been decided. Theceremony is being described

as a “semi-state” affair.William has still to decide

who will be his best man, andthe guest list has not beenfinalised.

The royal family and theMiddletons will pay for thewedding out of privatemoney, said the aide.

The couple have not decid-ed yet whether to use car-riages or cars. The weatherwill play a part in that deci-sion.

Sources say the couple aretaking a firm role in organis-ing the day and are describedas being “on cloud nine”.

The aide said Miss Middletonwants to keep her dress asecret from William.

Royal Wedding - dateand venue announced

STUDENTS based inLondon have saidWednesday’s tuitionfee protests were “atremendous success”and another day ofaction will be held onNovember 30th.

It comes after the MetPolice defended the tacticsused to control yesterday’sdemonstration in the capital.

Officers “kettled” hundredsof people for more than sixhours near the Houses ofParliament as tensions ranhigh.

The use of kettling waswidely criticised afteraround 5,000 people werepenned in outside the Bankof England during the G20protests last year.

Student union leaders saidthe action was “absolutelyoutrageous” and called onpolice to change their tactics

for future protests.“From the perspective of

the National CampaignAgainst Fees And Cuts, thedemonstation was a tremen-dous success,” said thegroup’s Simon Hardy.

“We saw tens of thousandsof school, college and uni-versity students across thecountry walking out of les-sons and taking part in polit-

ical action.“The actions of the

Metropolitan Police I thinkwere absolutely outrageous.

“[Demonstrators were]intimidated by hundreds ofriot police, when all theywere doing was exercisingtheir democratic right toprotest.

“We would urge them tochange their tactics for fur-

ther demonstrations.” OnWednesday’s protesters hadplanned to march outsidethe Liberal Democrats’Westminster HQ over theirbroken pledge to scraptuition fees, but police keptthem away.

It came after the Millbankriot two weeks ago, whensome activists attacked thecomplex of buildings housingthe Tory party headquar-ters.

Police, who were criticisedfor deploying too few offi-cers then, put hundredsmore on the streets of cen-tral London for Wednesday’sprotests.

The Met said it was neces-sary to control the crowdafter some demonstratorsbecame violent towardspolice and property in theadministrative heart of thecapital.



Students set formore tuition-feedemonstrations

BRITAIN’S high streetbanks are set tostump up over £1bnfor a new communitybank scheme that willfund charity andsocial projects, SkyNews has learned.

Money stored in bankaccounts that savers haveforgotten about or losttrack of will also go into theTory scheme, called the ‘BigSociety Bank’.

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, RBSand Santander UK are to puttheir hands in their pocketafter negotiating an“unprecedented pact” withthe Government.

As well as improving theirimage, the banks’ participa-tion may also buy thempledges from theGovernment.

The crucial issue will bedetermining whether this isanything more than a glori-fied public relations projectfrom the banks.

In July, the Prime Minister

outlined plans for the BigSociety Bank, in which hesaid the organisation could“generate hundreds of mil-lions of pounds for charities,social enterprises and volun-tary groups”.

“Our target is to establishthe Bank by April 2011,” theGovernment said then.

The National Council forVoluntary Organisations(NCVO) told its membersthat they should expectloans, not grants, and thatthey would need to apply forthem via intermediaries.

But it also warned thatfunding would not be avail-able until the next financialyear, which might not helporganisations who are strug-gling in the wake of immedi-ate public spending cuts.

Banks to offer£1bn for ‘BigSociety’ funds

A GOOGLE Street Viewphotograph apparent-ly showing a womangiving birth is not real,the internet giant hassaid.

The image, which picturedtwo women apearing todeliver a baby by the side ofa road, was edited to look likea Street View shot.

The picture, taken in Berlin,included a well-placed ‘aban-doned’ car parked precari-ously on the side of thestreet with its door ajar.

A man was also picturedfrantically waving his armsaround while on the phoneduring what we are led tobelieve is a call for an ambu-lance.

But a spokeswoman forGoogle said the picture was“fake” and “nothing like itappeared in Street View,someone just photo editedit”.

On a tour last week of 20cities in Germany, Google’s 9-lensed camera cars captured

a number of weird and won-derful images, including anaked man in the boot of acar.

The fake photo is just oneof a number of pranks thathave popped up since Googleintroduced its Street Viewtechnology in 2007.

Numerous photographsfeaturing bizarre antics havebeen taken by the StreetView team, leading to sug-gestions that somepranksters are staging fakescenes as the cars drive by.

Unusual Street View sight-ings have included a pair ofNorwegians donned in wet-suits engaging in street-sidecombat.

A picture taken inAberdeen, Scotland, alsoshowed a boy in a burgundyjumper wearing a horseshead.

While the Street View teamhave detached themselvesfrom the birth-scene photo,they have embraced thebizarre collection of whatthey believe to be sponta-neous scenes.

Communications managerLaura Scott told Sky News:“People are really creative.There have been some fan-tastic examples of smart,fast-thinking people creatingthese scenes.”

Though the website pro-vides details of where thecars will be, Miss Scott saidshe did not believe thescenes were planned.

“It’s actually quite tricky.The website is precise as itcan be but they don’t knowhow long it will take them toget there.

“It doesn’t say what streetthey’ll be on at what time.”

There have been sugges-tions that the photographsare a subversive method ofturning the tables on Google,whose Street View technolo-gy has been criticised forinvading people’s privacy.

Miss Scott added: “We haveto look at the facts. Once it’savailable people love it.

“In Germany, immediatelyafter launching imagerythere was a 300% increase inusage of Google Maps”.

German street viewis fake, says Google



A FOUR-YEAR plan by Ireland’sembattled government toslash its massive deficit wouldsee the average taxpayer£900 worse off a year.

Spending cuts, including a cullof 24,750 public sector jobs,make up two-thirds of the£12.7bn savings proposed inthe National Recovery Plan.

Under the new proposals, theminimum wage will be slashedto £6.43 and pension reformswill mean a 10% reduction inwages for new entrants.

While Ireland’s minimumwage will be cut, it will remainamong the highest in the EUand will be 8% higher than theUK equivalent.

Homeowners will face anannual tax dependent on landvalue, as well as a new chargefor domestic water by 2014.

The government will alsogradually double the carbontax to £25.30 which will seeheating and fuel costs rise.

In addition, VAT will increasefrom 21% to 22% in 2013, witha further growth to 23% in2014.MAIN MEASURES

Proposal to cut 24,000 publicsector jobs

VAT would rise to 23% by2014

New property and watertaxes

The minimum wage wouldfall to £6.43

However, Ireland’s low rate ofcorporation tax, a key attrac-tion for foreign companyinvestment, will remain at12.5%.

The proposals aim to takenational debt to 100% of GDPby the end of the four-yearperiod and reduce unemploy-ment to below 10%.

The Irish prime minister BrianCowen said: “It’s a time for usto pull together as a people. It’sa time to confront these chal-lenges and do so in a unitedway.”

The plan precedes a fullbudget on December 7 and isthe first step towards a bailoutof up to £72bn from theEuropean Union andInternational Monetary Fund.

The deal requires Ireland toachieve 40% of the proposedcuts next year.

Irish austerityplan adds £900to taxpayer bills

STAFF at Tesco havereceived £55 millionworth of Christmasbenefits as a rewardfor their efforts in thebuild-up to the festiveseason.

Each of the supermarketgiant’s 280,000 UK employ-ees have been given a

voucher, worth up to £20, aswell as a booklet containingexclusive discount vouchersworth a further £120.

The vouchers, which mustbe spent at a Tesco store,can be redeemed on top ofTesco’s 10 per cent staff dis-count.

In addition to the voucherpackage, employees are alsoentitled to an extra day’s

holiday over the festive sea-son, which can be takenwhenever they want.

Lucy Neville-Rolfe, execu-tive director at Tesco, said:“Christmas is the busiest andmost challenging time of theyear for Tesco .”

“Our staff are workingharder than ever and are keyto providing customers witha great Christmas. This is our

thank you for all their loyaltyand hard work.”

Tesco said it is also contin-uing its ‘family and friends’scheme, which was launchedlast Christmas. The schemegives friends and relatives ofexisting staff members thechance to apply for tempo-rary roles over the festiveperiod. Source www.super-market.co.uk

Tesco bonus

A SUPER virus that was used todisrupt Iran’s nuclear pro-gramme has been traded onthe black market and could beused by terrorists, according tosources.

Senior cyber-security figureshave said the Stuxnet worm -the first to have been used todamage targets in the realworld - could be used to attackany physical target which relieson computers.

The list of vulnerable installa-tions is almost endless – theyinclude power stations, fooddistribution networks, hospitals,traffic lights and even dams.

A senior IT security sourcesaid: “We have hard evidencethat the virus is in the hands ofbad guys – we can’t say anymore than that but these peo-ple are highly motivated andhighly skilled with a lot ofmoney behind them.

You could shut down powerstations, you could shut downthe transport network acrossthe United Kingdom.

Will Gilpin, an IT security con-sultant to the UK Governmentsaid: “You could shut down thepolice 999 system.

“You could shut down hospitalsystems and equipment.

“You could shut down powerstations, you could shut downthe transport network across

the United Kingdom.”The Stuxnet attack on the

Bushehr nuclear installation inIran is believed to have beenorchestrated by a country.

Now experts warn that theWest is extremely vulnerable tosimilar attacks by criminal gangsseeking blackmail payouts ormore likely by terrorist groups.

Stewart Baker, a former assis-tant secretary with the USDepartment of HomelandSecurity, said: “They could shutdown power systems, dams,almost any sophisticated indus-trial process that requires acontrol software. Which is prac-tically everything.”

There has been a rise in cyberattacks in recent years.

On April 8, 15% of all internettraffic was routed throughChina for 18 minutes in a mys-terious incident the Chineseauthorities have denied anypart in.

The Royal Navy’s website wasshut down on November 5,allegedly by a Romanian hacker.

In October, the UKGovernment declared cyberwarfare to be a “tier 1” threatto national security.

But experts say a more co-ordinated effort is needed totackle attacks, along the lines ofthe Cyber Command agencyset up in the US this year.

Super virus a targetfor Cyber terrorists


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STAFF at a safari parkthat featured on apopular TV serieshave been told theywill soon be out of ajob if they are overthe age of 65.

Longleat Estate has movedswiftly to fire the workersahead of a change in the lawnext year which will make itillegal to force people intoretirement at 65.

A spokesman for Longleatsaid the number of employ-ees affected by the decision,but reports suggest around25 people have been handedredundancy notices.

“Staff contracts havealways included a retirementclause at 65,” said thespokesman.

He added that there was amodernisation programmeunderway at the estate, andthat the workforce cuts werepart of a series of changes.

However, charity Age UK haswarned the events atLongleat may be the first ofmany ahead of the legalchange next October.

“We are concerned thatsome employers might betempted to rush out forcedretirement notices beforethe proposed ban on theDefault Retirement Age

comes into force next year,”said Michelle Mitchell, charitydirector at Age UK.

“The fact that this is legallyallowed doesn’t make it anyless arbitrary or unfair toolder employees who wouldsee their working lives cutshort for no reason otherthan their age.”

Ms Mitchell added that theretirement age legislation“can’t come soon enough” forthousands of older workers,and meanwhile urged workerswho had been retired againsttheir will to check whethertheir employers followed thecorrect procedure.

Longleat is home to theflamboyant Marquess ofBath, an energetic 78-year-old with a passion for paint-ing.

In 1949 Longleat becamethe first stately home inBritain to be opened as atourist attraction, and LordBath has since helped itbecome a successful busi-ness.

Its safari park, with lions,tigers, hippos and rhinos aswell as giraffe and zebraherds, was the first of its kindoutside Africa and went on tofeature in the BBC showAnimal Park.

The business is now run byLord Bath’s eldest son, 36-year-old Ceawlin Thynn.

TV safari parksay over-65s aretoo old to work

PEOPLE suspected ofdomestic abuse couldbe banned from theirhomes for up to fourweeks even if there isnot enough evidenceto charge them.

Under the “go orders”police will be able to preventalleged abusers from havingcontact with the victim orgoing to their home for 48hours.

The orders will be usedeven if the victims are tooafraid to take action them-selves or if no criminal pro-ceedings are possible.

The courts could thenextend the order for up to28 days while police offerlegal and emotional supportto the victims.

The new measure isdesigned to fill the gapwhich often sees victimsonly receive immediate pro-tection when the attacker isarrested and charged.

Domestic violence is anappalling crime which seestwo women a week die at thehands of their partners, whilemillions more suffer years ofabuse in their own homes.

Victims will then have timeto discuss options withtrained supporters away

from suspected abusers.“Tackling violence against

women in all its forms is apriority for me and for thisGovernment,” said HomeSecretary Theresa May.

“Domestic violence is anappalling crime which seestwo women a week die atthe hands of their partners,while millions more sufferyears of abuse in their ownhomes.

“These new powers willallow the police to step inwhen the victims are mostvulnerable to give them vitalspace and time, which couldultimately save their lives.”

The year-long pilot scheme,

which will start next summerin Greater Manchester,Wiltshire and West Mercia,comes as the Governmentprepares to publish its plansto halt violence againstwomen.

Similar schemes in Austria,Germany, Poland andSwitzerland have been suc-cessful.

Figures from the BritishCrime Survey showed morethan one in four women inthe UK will experiencedomestic abuse in their life-time, with one millionwomen suffering at leastone incident of domesticviolence every year.

Domestic-abusesuspects facingnew set of rules

DJ and model LisaSnowdon is “on themend” after beingdiagnosed with viralmeningitis.

The 38-year-old complainedof feeling faint, exhaustedand having blindingheadaches after turning onthe Christmas lights in BondStreet on Friday.

She was admitted to hospi-tal and underwent testswhich revealed she has viralmeningitis - not as serious asbacterial meningitis - and issaid to be recovering.

Lisa, who appears in Marks &Spencer’s new Christmasadvert, has been forced tomiss her usual slot on the

Capital radio breakfast showalongside Johnny Vaughan.

The Saturdays singerFrankie Sanford is filling in forher.

A spokeswoman for the star

said: “Lisa was taken to hospi-tal on Friday and has beendiagnosed with viral meningi-tis.

“She is now on the mend butis unlikely to return to the

Breakfast Show next week.”Snowdon, who got to the

final of BBC1’s Strictly ComeDancing in 2008, has datedHollywood heart-throbGeorge Clooney.

Lisa Snowdon ‘recovering’from a bout of meningitis



A PENSIONER whodoes not trust banksclaims to have lost hislife savings of£80,000 - by leaving iton the roof of his carand driving off.

The man from Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend, put a bagcontaining the cash on topof the vehicle as he wasmoving the money to hisplace of work.

As soon as he realised whathad happened he began asearch with his grandson butthey could find only the bagsthe notes had been in.

The 68-year-old, who doesnot want to be named, is

said to have saved £2,000every year during his work-ing life and kept the moneyunder a bed while he had aguard dog.

When the dog died he keptthe money close by him.

The man would take themoney from his bedroomand put it in the car when hewent to work.

“My car is never more than10ft from me at work so Ican keep an eye on it,” hetold Mail Online.

“That morning I left atabout 6.20am and didn’trealise I had lost it until noon.

“I went home and checkedmy bedroom in case I hadleft it there.”

The man has offered a

reward for the return of thecash. Essex Police confirmedthat a man contacted themon Friday, November 18,“reporting he had lost£80,000 in cash”.

“He told us he had lost it at6.20am the previous day inPrince Avenue, Southend,”said a police spokeswoman.

“He said the money was inan orange plastic bag insidea blue pull-string bag.”

She said the details weregiven to the police lost prop-erty section.

Anyone who may havefound the money is asked tohand it to their local policestation or risk being accusedof “theft by finding”, thespokeswoman added.

OAP loses £80kafter leaving iton his car roof

THE QUEEN has beguna trip to the Gulf witha visit to the SheikhZayed Grand Mosquein Abu Dhabi.

Accompanied by her hus-band Prince Philip, the pairwere given a tour of themosque, the biggest in theUnited Arab Emirates andone of the biggest in theworld.

Wearing a hat and head-scarf and a long patternedrobe, the Queen met localchildren.

The Royals will spend twodays in the United ArabEmirates (UAE) before set-ting off to neighbouringOman.

It comes one day after thedate of Prince William andKate Middleton's royal wed-ding was announced.

The Duke of York, who isaccompanying his parentson the trip, said he was gladthat the nation alreadyseemed to have taken MsMiddleton to its heart.

Prince Andrew said: "I thinkthis is the most wonderfulpiece of news that the UKhas had for a long time.

"I've been away for a cou-ple of days now so I'm notfully up to speed with what'sgoing on but I'm aware thatthe UK has taken Kate totheir heart.

"I think that's absolutelywonderful news.

"I think a spring weddingwill be absolutely fantastic. Iunderstand it's going to takeplace over a bank holiday

weekend so it's anotherexcuse for a good party andI think it's wonderful news -it's absolutely great."

Queen vsits Mosque onfirst day of her UAE trip



APPLE has won a bestgadget award for itsiPad, beating theAmazon Kindle andSky 3D to two titles.

The iPad was crownedGadget of the Year andReaders’ Gadget of the Yearin the 2010 Stuff GadgetAwards.

“The iPad’s success was byno means pre-ordained. It’s

expensive and functionallylimited,” Stuff magazine edi-tor and judge FraserMacdonald said.

“But it is also quite glori-ously indispensable and onlymaking itself more so withthe increasing number ofapps and accessories. To seeit is to want it, and that’swhy it’s our gadget of theyear.”

Microsoft’s motion-sensorgaming system Xbox Kinect

won readers’ votes forInnovation of the Year.

The annual awards recog-nise the best consumertechnology released in the past year and are decid-ed by expert judges andreaders.

Apple’s iPhone4 won Phoneof the Year, and the com-pact hybrid electric HondaCR-Z car took the EcoGadget title.

“Say what you will about

the karma-cancelling effectsof buying any new car, theHonda CR-Z is the first trulydesirable, affordable hybrid,”said Mr Macdonald.

“It looks ace, goes fast,sends a positive messageand gets an award.”

In two new categories, theWeb App of the Year titlewent to film library LoveFilm,while personal fitness trainerMiCoach won Mobile App ofthe Year.

Apple’s iPad winstop accolades for the Best Gadgets

THE WACKY and theweird have been cele-brating GuinnessWorld Records Daywith a whole range ofr e c o r d - b r e a k i n gattempts.

More than 200,000 peopletook part, all hoping to gettheir names in the prestigiouspages of the Book of WorldRecords.

In Gloucestershire, pension-er Thomas Lackey broke hisown record as the oldestwing walker.

The 90-year-old wasstrapped to the 32ft wing ofa plane and flown 500ftabove the ground.

In London, an Americanbroke the world record forheaviest shoes walked in atTower Bridge.

Ashrita Furman walked a dis-tance of 10m in shoes weigh-ing a total of 146.5kg (323lb).

Across the channel can-cangirls at the Moulin Rouge inParis showed off their flexibil-ity for the most high kicks ina single chorus line (in 30 sec-onds).

Also in Paris, Anatol Stykanand Monika Stykan - a maleand female balancing act -broke the world record forthe most stairs climbed whilebalancing a person on thehead - on the steps of thefamous Sacre Coeur.

In the America, 400pooches successfully con-vened to win the title of mostdogs in costumed dress.

The fashionable mutts trad-ed their dog coats for cow-boys hats, tiaras, T-shirts andponchos.

Other weird and wonderfulrecords toppled include thelargest painting by numbers,the world’s largest shoe andthe most concrete blocksbroken whilst holding a rawegg.

World goes weird and wacky to suitrecord-breakers!

Understanding the Law

MARIANO E ZUNINO SIRIEmail: [email protected]

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ONE of our readershas sent an email toCanarian Weekly con-cerning a situationthat involves manyEnglish people beinggranted Spanish Wills.

It’s a fascinating subject andI believe is worthy of dis-cussing, so I am reproducingthe email from Penelope, inLos Cristianos, and will addmy opinion.

A number of years ago, myhusband and I (and most ofour friends in Tenerife)made Spanish wills, followingadvice given in your paper,and from our accountant.We believed this would makethings easier for the sur-vivor when one of us died.

According to a recentinternet article byRaymundo Larrain Nesbitt,of Lawbird Legal Services: “ASpanish will has the advan-tage that it can be executedalmost immediately, whereasa UK one will, no doubt,exceed the deadline …

“The reason is that Grantof Probate must be followedin your home country whichtakes a long time and is fair-ly expensive.”

The article also states thatif you have made a SpanishWill, it will not be necessaryfor your beneficiaries toobtain a Grant of Probate,which would have to betranslated and apostillated.(An apostille is the legalisa-tion of a document forinternational use)

A friend of ours, whorecently lost her husband,

has been told by a Notariaand a Gestoria that, despitehaving a valid Spanish Willand original death certifi-cate, etc, there is no wayshe can transfer the proper-ty to her sole name, and paythe Inheritance Tax, unlessshe obtains British Probatevalidated with an Apostille.

This is contrary to theinformation given byLawbird Legal Services(which I understand is aSpanish Company), and toour understanding of thereasons for making SpanishWills. My friend will have toreturn to England to do this,and will incur heavy legalcosts.

According to English Law,her circumstances do notrequire her to obtain pro-bate. To do so now willentail a great deal of extraexpense and inconvenience,at a time when she is alreadyvery distressed.

Her experience has worriedmy husband and me - andmany of our elderly friends.We would be very grateful ifyou could confirm that theinformation given byLawbird Legal Services is cor-rect.

If not, is it true that on thedeath of one of us, our part-ner will have to obtain BritishProbate and get it apostillat-ed, even though we haveSpanish Wills? This wouldmake it very difficult tocomplete the legal formali-ties within the time allowed.

There is no doubt that theanswer to this email is a chal-lenge. This is an internation-al, private law issue and

there are different opinions- all of them valid. In fact,the same situation regardinga Spanish Will varies withtime.

I agree with the advicegiven in the article she read,and also confirm that I con-sider a Spanish Will forexpats is always recom-mended. In fact, it is advis-able to have a Will (if there isno Spanish Will, at least onethat has been grantedabroad).

As she said, she read an arti-cle “a number of years ago”and acted on it after advicefrom her accountant, but thelegal opinions then are not thesame as today. In this case,there is no “black and white”,meaning that ten years ago,most notaries in Spain at thetime of granting the “Deed ofInheritance”, considered theSpanish Will could be enough toexecute it.

However the situation haschanged, and most of themnow consider that the Grantof Probate is necessary, andthat the Spanish Will itself isnot sufficient.

In addition, many notaries,apart from the Probate,request other documents

(to be discussed by me in afollow-up article), so what isthe reason for that?

Spanish Law says that thelaw governing Inheritance isthe national law of the dece-dent (English Law in thiscase). Thus, Spanish Lawreverts to British Law.

This means that an Englishperson can be granted aSpanish Will (referred to asSpanish assets) according tohis/her national law (in thiscase UK law), followingSpanish Law formalities.

This Spanish Will is consid-ered valid unless in breach ofUK Law. Many notariesrequest the Grant ofProbate to confirm (or givemore security) that theSpanish Will does not contra-dict a UK Will, or an EnglishCourt decision.

Anyhow, if the Spanish Willcan be freely granted,according to the national lawof the Grantor, it is com-pletely feasible that hestates that the Spanish Will isgoing to govern only his/herassets in Spain, irrespectiveof what is said in other Willssigned abroad.

Consequently, any Willgranted in England would

not affect the Spanish one.Another opinion says thatthe English Will can revokethe Spanish one previouslygranted. In the latter case,how can the inheritors, oreven the Spanish notary,know if this really happens?

In Spain, there is a Registrysubsidiary of the Ministry ofJustice where all Wills areregistered. Consequently, itis possible to know in Spainwhich was the Last Will,granted before Notary (ifany). But if there is noCentral Registry in England,it would be not possible todetermine if there is asigned English Will.

My opinion (and probablythere are many other validopinions that differ) is thatthe Spanish Will (referred toSpanish assets) grantedbefore Spanish NotaryPublic, can be revoked onlyby another Spanish Will (seeby explanation below regard-ing re-envoy).

Nevertheless, the view ofthe Notary who grants theInheritance Deed might betaken into account, and hecould require the Probate (asan additional English docu-ment).

But this is not the end ofthe matter: we know thatSpanish Law reverts toEnglish Law but, what hap-pens if the English Law“reverts” to Spanish Law?This situation is called “re-envoy” and is quite usual ininternational private law.

If English Law re-envoys toSpanish law, this means thatno Probate could be grantedin England. At this stage, it

would be necessary to distin-guish between “immovables”(real properties) and “mov-ables” left in inheritance, andco-ordinate this with theapplicable law to the inheri-tance.

This matter exceeds thepurposes of this article andwill be discussed in myfuture columns.

So, to summarise, signing aWill is advisable, but not anabsolute necessity. An “ab-intestato” proceeding(Inheritance with no Will)would be very expensive andlong. The English Will can beenforced in Spain, but aSpanish Will (with or withoutEnglish one) would facilitatethings.

To have a Spanish Will is aquestion of time and money(among other things, trans-lations and legalisations).Remember that every caseshould be studied independ-ently, especially taking intoaccount the payment ofInheritance Taxes which,depending on the cases,could be reduced.

Despite seeing similarinheritances, I have neverseen two identical Englishones. That is why this articlecannot be considered asgeneral advice, but purely aslegal opinion.

As I wrote earlier, I will con-tinue to discuss the matterin a future column.

Mariano Zunino Siri is alawyerregistered in TenerifeBar Association since 1991.Office in Los Cristianos atEdificio Valdes Center Torre“A”, oficina 1, piso 2º. Phone:922 79 44 12.

Where there’s a Will…


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THE festive seasonbegins early for the StFrancis AnglicanChaplaincy, with aChristmas Bazaartomorrow (Saturday)in the Plaza at LosGigantes.

“Something For Everyone” isthe theme, and there certain-ly is, with books, clothes,videos, tombola, bric-a-bracand many other stalls, includ-ing one featuring Christmascards.

It opens at 10.30am, so getthere early and don’t miss outon all the bargains on offer.

ChristmasBazaar atSt Francis

Our thanks to …Jean Blake and Oasis Fm,

for donations of 500 eurosand 337 euros respectively.We are so grateful.

All involved in our calendarlaunch party at Amanda’sBar. Thanks to entertainersColin Stevens, Phil Gibson,Suzy Q, Bleu Travelle, Alfieand friends, Sean King andhis talented daughter Toniand, lastly, the girls fromPolercise, who gave two fan-tastic displays for us. CallSteffi on 626 505 355 formore information.

The calendars are now onsale at the following outlets:

Live Arico shops in Silencio,Los Cristianos and SanEugenio

Tenerife Sunshine, Playa deLas Americas

Island Pool Bar, AmarillaGolf

Beauty Room, Golf del SurHarbour Club, Los GigantesOur tombola stall at the

marketsOur calendar makes an

ideal Christmas gift, andremember, by buying one,you are feeding 13 dogs forone day!Upcoming events

On Wednesday, (1st Dec),we are at the Albatross Bar,Costa del Silencio, for aChristmas Fun Day, completewith Santa! It starts at 3pmand we have Paul Lee, KeithLucas, Jo Harriet, Phil Gibsonand Suzy Q singing, a bouncycastle for the kids, and a realXmas tree. Proceeds will besplit between ourselves andCancer Research, and othercharities are invited to havea stall or table if they wish.

Lastly, we have ourChristmas Gala Night onSaturday, 18th December, at

the VIVO club in LasAmericas. Tickets are 25euros each for a three-course meal and a half-bot-tle of wine. We have alsonegotiated excellent pricesat the bar.

On stage, we will haveMark, from the Wild Boyz(9pm to midnight), and hewill be introducing some ofthe finest talent on theIsland, as well as a shortsong-and-dance show fromthe children of EstrellasTheatre School.

There is also a disco frommidnight, and we invite com-panies who have not yetorganised their ChristmasParty to celebrate with us.Tickets are limited to 120, socall Suzy Q (629 388 102) toreserve yours as soon aspossible.Revised adoption proce-dures

A minimum 50-euro dona-tion for an adopted maledog, and 75 euros for afemale, is now required byLive Arico. This is paid directto Hospivet Sur on collectionof your new pet, which willbe chipped, neutered, vacci-nated and wormed.

Update forLive Arico

SUSAN DEHMEL is furi-ous with peopledumping their dogson her doorstep -three in as manymonths recently!

But the Guernsey-bornwoman, who lives off thebeaten track on the moun-tainside near Adeje, has agreat love of the animals anddoes her best to rehomethem.

She even believes the “dog-dumpers”, as she calls them,are aware that she helpedfound the K9 animal refuge,and still offers assistance onthe rescue side.

Susan already has threerescue dogs herself, but shehas been able to rehome twoof the three newcomers.Now, she is left withScoobydoo, the “adorable”puppy she found outside herhouse in a cardboard box.

“She is tiny, healthy andeats everything - even fruit,”says Susan. “She walks on alead, is about four monthsold, weighs one kilo and isprobably a Yorky cross.Scooby is totally adorableand has us in stitches withher antics.”

This dog-lover extraordi-

naire has lived on Tenerifefor 16 years after spending30 years in Germany, whereshe ran an animal rescueoperation.

She once had an operatingroom in her present house,where vets from Germanyused to stay to neuter

strays. So keen is she to finda new home for the puppy that she and her part-ner, Eddy, would be preparedto look after Scoobydoo ifthe new owner wanted a hol-iday.

Susan adds: “I know K9 areoverfull, so please, please, is

there some kind person outthere who needs a loveablecompanion? Whoever takesher will never regret itbecause she is such a charac-ter.”

If you are interested, con-tact Susan on 922 710 675for further details.

Who can give newhome to loveablelittle Scoobydoo?

OLD-TIMERS Tigre and Wolfare enjoying the sunshine attheir long-time home in theluxury Aktiontier,dog sanc-tuary in Granadilla.

They arrived at the AccionDel Sol centre along with

200 other dogs when it firstopened and, despite beingoverlooked by would-beadopters visitors because oftheir age, they are still aliveand happy, living alongsidetheir other elderly friends

there. They love going forwalkies, so if anyone wouldlike to take them out - or anyof the other 190 inmates -then please contactAktiontier on 922 778 630.

The refuge is open Monday

to Friday (3-6pm), and therefuge is situated at exit 51on the TF1. Just follow thesigns for ITER, the Eolicawindmill farm, and AccionDel Sol is directly under thewindmills.

Aktiontier’s old folk’s home!

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DO YOU have peoplecoming to stay overthe festive period? Doyou need a sofa bedfor your visitorsbecause we are stilltaking orders that canbe fulfilled beforeChristmas!

Sofa beds are a practicaland popular solution, espe-cially here in Tenerife, wherethey can obviously increasethe occupancy rates forproperties used for holidayrentals.

However, times havechanged, and those days ofsofa beds being basicallyuncomfortable - both as asofa and as a bed - have longgone.

The sofa beds we sell comein a variety of styles, fromclassical to very modern, andare all available with astrong, sofa-bed mecha-nism, with a double bed. Thesprung mattress is extreme-ly comfortable, and themechanism does not detractfrom the comfort of thesofa.

For the difference in pricebetween a sofa and a sofabed, and taking into accountthat this does not affect thecomfort, many people arenow deciding to have a sofabed in their own lounge, forthose impromptu visits - weall know how many friendscan suddenly find you onceyou move to Tenerife!

Most of our sofas and sofabeds are made over here,and for that reason we arestill able to comply withorders placed now, in thefabric of your choice, beforeChristmas.

Faux leather remains astrong option on the Island

because sun cream can bewiped off, and managementcompanies are happy thatthey do not need to removethe cushions for periodiccleaning (although all thecushions are, in fact, remov-able).

Come down to Deco Nuevo,near Ofipapel in Los

Cristianos, and have a look atthe wide range of sofas andsofa beds on offer.Estimates are given withoutobligation, and delivery isfree.

We will also take away yourold sofa, and these are usu-ally donated to a very wor-thy charitable cause locally.

Common Sense Furnishings

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A CHINESE vase dis-covered during a rou-tine clear-out of abungalow in north-west London has soldat auction for arecord £51m, leavingthe sellers flabber-gasted.

In scenes reminiscent ofthe famous Only Fools AndHorses episode that finallymade Del Boy Trotter a millionaire, the price of the vase kept rising... andrising.

And the mother-and-sonowners who had inheritedthe piece had no idea of itsvalue.

The 18th century work ofart, described as “a piece ofexquisite beauty”, waseventually snapped up by ananonymous, private collec-tor from China.

Bainbridges Auctioneers inRuislip, northwest London,had estimated the Qianlong-dynasty porcelain vasewould fetch between£800,000 and £1.2m.

But the bidding attractedmany Chinese buyers keento get their hands on a

piece of their imperial past,and the cost went sky high.

The staggering price itfetched surpassed theexpectations of the auc-tioneer and the owners.

Helen Porter, ofBainbridges, said: “They hadno idea what they had. Theywere hopeful but they did-n’t dare believe until thehammer went down.”

The 16-inch-high master-piece is believed to havefetched the highest pricefor any Chinese artworksold at auction.

Bainbridges described it asone of the most importantChinese vases to go on salethis century.

A posting on the auction-eer’s blog said: “It is a pieceof exquisite beauty and asupreme example of theskill of the ceramicist anddecorator.

“How it reached Ruislip issomething we shall neverknow, and that it is in suchfine condition is amazing.”

The blog added: “It is amasterpiece. If only it couldtalk!”

The vase is decorated witha fish motif and has a yellowpainted trumpet neck.

It has a double-walled con-

struction, meaning an innervase can be seen throughthe perforations of themain body.

Qianlong was the fourthemperor in the Qingdynasty and served from1735 to 1796.

During that era the ceram-ics industry in China wasknown for the perfection ofits porcelain and develop-ment of decorative tech-niques.

Luan Grocholski, one ofBainbridge’s consultant val-uers and specialist in orien-tal antiquities, was the firstto realise the vase might bevaluable.

“When I first saw it Ithought extraordinary.What is this doing here? Canit be real I asked myself?” hesaid.

Mr Grocholski had a fewbeers that night but couldnot stop thinking about theartefact.

“The thought of the vasekept going through myhead. I looked at it againvery hard,” he said.

“The more I looked at itthe better it became. Thatwas the point at which I saidif this is real we’re into mil-lions.”

Bungalow vase sellsfor a record £51m

Sofa, so good…

Getting to the root of your gardening problems!

DAVID HUDGELLEmail: [email protected]

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THERE is nothing tobeat the taste ofnew potatoes, espe-cially if you’ve grownthem in your owngarden.

It’s a mouth-wateringprospect but, until now, hasbeen beyond our reach inTenerife. But not any longerbecause seed potatoes arenow available here in theSouth from any respectablegarden centre.

And they are so simple togrow, either in your garden orin containers if you live in anapartment with only a patio.

Potatoes are, in fact, oneof those mystery crops thatdevelop out of sight, under-ground. You never reallyknow how you’re doing untilyou harvest them - and bythen it’s either too late, oryou’ve struck gold!

They were first grown inPeru over 200 years ago,long before the Irish evergot their hands on them!Aside from dairy foods,potatoes are the most com-monly-eaten food in thewestern world.

Seed potatoes aren’t reallyseeds at all but full-sizespuds, which have beenallowed to start producinggreen shoots in the “eyes”.You’ve probably seen thishappen when you’ve stored

them in the kitchen for toolong.

These can be plantedwhole or cut into pieces,with each piece containingan eye or two - or eventhree.

And because potatoes canrot if the soil is too cool orwet, many gardeners preferto allow the cut pieces tocallus over, by leaving themexposed overnight. You canalso purchase a powderedfungicide for dusting on tothe pieces, to avoid rotting

Cold-climate gardeners, likethose in Britain, plant pota-toes in mid-to-late spring,with a covering of straw tosafeguard them from latefrosts.

But in warm climates suchas Tenerife, planting can bedone in either late summeror late winter, so the plantsaren’t trying to grow duringthe hottest months.How to plant

Choose a sunny spot withwell-draining, loose soil, sothat the roots and tuberscan develop. The traditionalmethod involves digging ashallow trench, about sixinches deep and placing theseed potatoes in the trench,eyes facing up, about twofeet apart.

You then cover the pota-toes with a couple of inchesof soil. As the plant grows,soil is continually “hilled” up

along the sides of the plants. This keeps the soil around

the developing tubers looseand keeps the surfacetubers from being exposedto sunlight, which will turnthem green and somewhattoxic.

Hill the soil whenever theplants reach a height ofabout 4-6 inches, and youcan call a halt when theplants begin to flower.

Some gardeners prefer tosimply lay the seed potatoesright on the soil and thencover them with a few inch-es of mulch. You can contin-ue laying mulch as the plantsgrow. But if you have arodent problem, as somepeople do over here, thismethod is probably not thebest choice.

As for those of you whoare restricted to growingspuds in containers, fear notbecause this method makeshilling easy and takes up lessspace.

Plant your seed potatoes inthe bottom of a tall contain-er - a small plastic waterbutt, perhaps - first of allputting about six inches ofsoil in the bottom andspreading your spuds allaround.

You then keep adding soilas the plants get taller, andone tried and tested methodis to use just a bale of peatbecause it is functional and

works a treat.As for regular mainte-

nance, potatoes don’t like aparticularly rich soil. If youhave some organic matterand the pH is good, the pota-toes should be happy.

But what they do rely onand must have to promoteregular growth is a steadywater supply, so make sureyou give them at least aninch a week.

The entire crop is ready toharvest once the foliage firststarts to die off and turnsyellow. You can leave thepotatoes in the ground for afew weeks longer, as long asthe ground is not wet.

New, or early, potatoes aresmall and immature, but theytaste absolutely divine, espe-cially with a knob of butter.You can harvest a few ofthese without harm to theplant, by gently feelingaround in the soil near theplant, once it reaches about afoot in height.

Harvest carefully, by handor with a spade. Turn the soilover and search through fortreasure. The tubers canbranch out and digging inwith a fork is a sure fire wayof stabbing a potato or two.

It takes between 70-90 daysbefore harvesting new pota-toes, and up to 120 for theregular varieties. But believeme, they are well worth thewait!

Home-grown potatoesare the tastiest of all

A DAZZLING shortlist of showgardens for the 2011 RHSChelsea Flower Show, spon-sored by M&G Investments,has been confirmed - includingthe return of multi-gold-medal-winning designer BunnyGuinness.

RHS Chelsea Show Manager,Alex Denman, said: “We haveliterally been inundated withexhibitors. Our final selectionof show gardens representsthe very best garden design-ers in the world today.

“It’s fantastic to see sponsorsM&G Investments are bringingback Bunny Guinness, who isreturning to Chelsea after aneight year absence. We arealso delighted to have onboard Robert Myers, LucianoGiubbilei and James Wong. Weare very, very excited, andChelsea 2011 is set to be thebest ever!

The 18 spectacular show gar-den designs, confirmed todate, which will wow thecrowds are as follows:

The M&G Garden, designedby renowned landscape archi-tect Bunny Guinness, is a mod-ern take on a traditionalkitchen garden.

The Well Tailored Garden,exhibited by Savile Row tailorsAnderson & Sheppard anddesigned by Madison Cox fea-tures a ‘well dressed’ urbangarden with spring floweringbulbs from North America andAsia.

The B&Q Garden highlightsthe environmental differenceevery gardener can makethrough an 8m high, verticalliving wall of window boxesdemonstrating vertical farmsand urban food production.

The British Heart FoundationGarden, designed by Anne-Marie Powell, is themed aroundthe movement of the heart’sveins and arteries and cleverlyincludes heart shaped foliageand ‘aspirin’ plant Salix angusti-folia. The Cancer Research UKGarden, designed by RobertMyers, has a ‘Surviving’ and‘Seashore’ combined themeusing plants adapted to survivein coastal conditions.

The Daily Telegraph Garden,by designer Cleve West,explores timelessness and per-manence through species

plants and modern hybrids in apeaceful, relaxing sunken gar-den.

The Trailfinder’s AustralianGarden, presented by FlemingsNurseries, is themed on thejourney of the HMS Endeavourand the botanical discoveriesthat Joseph Banks made on hisvoyage between 1768 and1771.

Gateshead Council’s Essenceof a City Garden reflectsGateshead’s long terms visionto become a city. Evoking acivic garden, the design takesreference from squares,avenues, vistas, tree linedboulevards, fountains, andsculptures.

The Homebase Garden takesits inspiration from childhoodmemories of trips to Cornwallfeaturing naturalistic shapesand textures of Cornwall and acolour scheme of blue, pinkand white.

The Green Poem Garden, byKazuyki Ishihara, is based onthe mountain-scapes ofNagasaki in Japan and featureswater, rocks, wind and softgreens to create calmness.

The Laurent-Perrier Garden,by award-winning designerLuciano Giubbilei, bringstogether garden, art and archi-tecture. Leading Japanesearchitect Kengo Kuma andBritish sculptor Peter Randell-Page will be contributingrespectively with a sensorybamboo pavilion and threecommissioned sculptures.

The Leeds Garden drawsattention to the importanceof waterpower in the industrialevolution in Leeds.

The Monaco Garden, bydesigner Sarah Eberle, illus-trates the landscape and archi-tecture of Monaco withMediterranean plants andcolour scheme.

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)New Wild Garden, designed byNigel Dunnett for theLandscape Agency, takes itsinspiration from The WildGarden, a book by WilliamRobinson published over a cen-tury ago. Robinson popularisednaturalistic gardening who vir-tually invented the herbaceousborder, this garden celebratesbeautiful, colourful andromantic plantings.

2011 Chelseashow gardensare confirmed

THIS week we aregoing to talk a “Cheapchic” way of makingwhat you have go alot further - not onlywith money but withyour hair as well.

There are so many ways tocut corners yet still look fabu-lous, and looking great needn’tcost the earth. But where doyou start?

Well, at the beginning, themost important aspect of yourhair “the cut”. Without a goodcut you are stuck. And you canforget changing your look witha simple blow-dry or applica-tion of product because youwon’t get anywhere without adecent shape.

Cut into your hair to makestyling simple. Find the rightstylist and he/she can give youan adaptable cut to changesimply, without visiting thesalon.

An average cut and blow-dryhere in Tenerife costs 30euros, which is hardly the earthwhen what’s on your head isthe second thing people lookat when they see you (afteryour eyes, believe it or not). Agood cut shows a mile away, soonce you’ve got it, don’t lethim/her go (your stylist, thatis).

Okay, you got your cut, sonow what? Well an all-overcolour (an extra 30ish euros ontop of your cut) will transformeven the simplest haircutbecause colours will bring outyour eyes, enhance your make-

up and complement yourclothes (if applied correctly). Afew high-lites or low-lites canmake a dramatic change, evenfor a handful of euros.

So, when you’ve got your cutand your colour, then what?Styling, that’s what, becauseanyone can learn to create asalon look with patience andadvice from the stylist.

Practise a different stylewhen you’re not going out,and try straighteners, tongsand rollers. Even simple “up-doos” are achievable at home. Idon’t like the words “I can’t dothat” because you can. Yes youcan!

Next, accessorise. The sim-plest hair ornament, band,clips, slides, anything at all canmake a statement, and ifplaced correctly can transforma simple style into 100% glam-our.

I’m not plugging any busi-nesses in particular, but the

Chinese shops here are greatplaces to source out inexpen-sive items which, even if usedonly once, look so expensivethat you can afford to wearsomething different everytime you go out.

Right now, anything goes,and I’ve seen necklaces used ashair ornaments - even earrings!

If all else fails, visit your salonfor an inexpensive blow-dry orquick put-up to enhance youroutfit. Don’t be scared toexperiment – to try somethingnew.

So, next time you are on anight out, a works party oreven a dinner, don’t think: “Ihave to go mad and spend theearth to look wow.” Justremember that “cheap chic”works for everyone.

If you mix cheaper items withmore expensive ones, who willknow that your hair accessorycost only two euros? It’s ourlittle secret, right!

THERE is an abun-dance of diets outthere to follow inmagazines and on theweb, and in this issue Iwill be taking youthrough a few guide-lines to help prepareyou for the festiveseason.

If you do select one, chooseit to fit into your lifestyle. Forexample, if you pick a dietthat needs freshly-preparedmeals and you work longhours, you would end upstarving and start pickingrather than sticking to thediet.

Pick one that suits you andyes, you can chop around afew of the products if you donot like something.

To shift those kilos, you willprobably need to reduce yourportions as well as make somesmart food swaps to cut calo-ries.

Even “healthy” foods suchas brown rice, wholemealbread, chicken, fish and low-fat dairy products containcalorie, so you may need tolimit your intake.

I hate scales to weigh outfood. Go by guidelines andwatch your portion control.Many of us are unaware thatwe are actually eating toomuch, even though we maybe eating healthy, to the tuneof 500 calories a day.

An example of portion sizesare as follows: •A woman’s fist is equivalentto a serving of fruit or veg •A rounded handful is equiv-alent to a serving of raw orcooked veg, half a portion ofcooked rice or pasta. A round-ed handful is also equivalentto a good serving of crisps •The palm of your hand isequivalent to 3oz of meat,chicken or fish •A tennis ball is equivalent toa portion of ice cream, pasta,potato or rice •A thumb tip is equivalent toa teaspoon of butter, mar-garine or peanut butter •Four cubes equate to anounce of cheese

Before grabbing somethingto eat, check whether you’reactually thirsty rather thanhungry. It is easy to confusethirst and hunger, whichresults in many people grab-bing a snack or filling theirplate a second time, whenwhat they really need is aglass of water.

Better still, water is neededfor every chemical reaction inthe body, including burning

fat. And it will not only help fillyou up, but it will also workwonders for your skin andhair.

For maximum “fillingpower”, opt for sparklingwater because the bubbleswill help to fight those hungerpangs.

If you’re watching what youare eating, don’t forget towatch what your drinking aswell. Your diet could go downthe pan if you forget tocount your alcohol calories,especially as alcohol containsseven calories per gram.

That’s second only to fat, atnine calories per gram! Let’stranslate your alcohol caloriesinto food - get ready to beshocked!

A large glass of white wine(250ml) is 320 calories, a largevodka and tonic is 185 caloriesand a pint of lager is 180.Such a shame because theynever TASTE that fattening!

When things get tough, it’seasy to dwell on previousdieting experiences, and eveneasier to find examples oftimes when you’ve felt likethis in the past, given up andended up piling on all thoselost pounds in a matter ofweeks.

That doesn’t mean it isguaranteed to happen thistime as well, although think-ing negatively will almost cer-tainly result in you giving up.

Instead, the key to losingweight is to put past dietingfailures behind you and focusinstead on the success thatlies ahead. Be positive, sur-round yourself with positivepeople and go for it!

In my next column, we’ll takea look at tips on how to enjoythe festive period withoutguilt - and without feeling(and seeing) the return ofthose unwanted pounds.

CARL PATTISON

Email: [email protected]

from Robot, answers your hair questions

DANNI BYRNEKeeping you fitEmail: [email protected]

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Cheap chic wayto look fabulous

WORLD Toilet Day,“celebrated” on 19thNovember, was domi-nated by the newsthat most Britons donot clean their loosanywhere nearenough.

But lots of people are morethan happy to take theirmobiles to the bathroom withthem to enjoy a toilet tweet!

A survey to mark the event,polling people aged from 16to 64, showed that 78% ofthe nation do not clean theirloos every day, with 6% onlybothering to wipe round thebowl when it is visibly dirty.

The poll was commissionedby the charity Toilet Twinning,which works to improve sani-tation and prevent disease insome of the world’s poorestcommunities.

In fact, the most startlingfact to emerge from WorldToilet Day is that one in fivekids from emerging countrieswill die from a diarrheal dis-ease before his/her fifthbirthday.

Another frightening statis-tic reveals that the water andsanitation crisis in these coun-tries has claimed more livesalready than those lost in allthe wars throughout the20th century.

Kim Woodburn, a stickler for

loo-cleaning and presenter ofChannel 4’s How Clean Is YourHouse? said: “In the averagehousehold of two adults andtwo children, with one bath-room, the toilet should becleaned once a day.

“It takes two minutes. Little

and often will keep it spotless,and there will be no build-upof odours or bacteria.”

Scottish toilets topped thecleanliness table, with 27%carrying out a daily scrub,while London’s loos fared theworst (19% cleaned daily). TheWelsh appeared to be thedirtiest, with one in 10 clean-ing the loo just once a month.

Comically, the smallest roomin the house is a hive of activ-ity. Scots preferred to get inand out fast, while Londonersare most likely to look for adistraction.

The findings show thattechnology is creeping intothe bathroom, with one-quar-ter of the people surveyedtaking their phones to chat,text, email or updateFacebook or Twitter. TheEnglish were twice as likely asthe Scots or Welsh to updatetheir Facebook status, or topost a toilet tweet!

Toilet-going is seemingly asocial experience, because 5.5million people (14%) confessto chatting on the loo. Andwomen are more likely to talkin person, while men tend tochat on the phone.

Keeping her finger on the pulse

VAL SAINSBURYEmail: [email protected]


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Tweeting on the loo?It’s all the rage now!

MOST teenage girls are con-cerned about being over-weight, and they are twice aslikely to go on a diet if theirmothers try to slim downregularly.

While 93% of girls worryabout their size, more thanhalf say their families com-ment on what they eat,according to a survey con-ducted by Sugar magazine.

A total of 15% of respon-dents admitted they dietedregularly. But for thosewhose mothers changed theireating habits regularly, the

figure rose to double thatnumber. Meanwhile, a quarterof the teenage girls claimedthey had a friend with an eat-ing disorder. Sugar editorAnnabel Brog said: “This sur-vey shows that most teenagegirls worry about theirweight.

“All mums want the best fortheir daughters, but we live ina world preoccupied withbody size and, inevitably,daughters are picking up on,and assimilating, anxietiestheir mums have about theirown bodies.”

Dieting mums influencetheir daughters so much

A NEW technique that lowersblood pressure by zappingthe kidneys with a radio beamcould produce a dramaticimprovement in patients.

It applies especially tothose who have been unableto control their high bloodpressure with several vari-eties of drugs.

Kidney zapper could prevent heart attacksScientists believe the tech-

nique could lead to a com-pletely new approach tomanaging high blood pres-sure, or hypertension, whichis a significant risk factor forheart attacks and strokes.

The treatment involves acatheter device that deliversa burst of high-energy radiowaves to deactivate renalnerves, which play a role inraising blood pressure.

Trial patients who receivedthe therapy saw their bloodpressure fall by an average32 over 12 millimetres ofmercury (mm Hg) over aperiod of six months.

The first figure is the sys-tolic pressure, which coin-cides with each heart beat.The second is the diastolic“resting” pressure betweenbeats. At the start of theinternational trial, patientshad a blood pressure reading

of 178 over 97 on average. Asecond “control” group,given a dummy version ofthe treatment, had thesame blood pressure levels,which did not change signifi-cantly during the trial.

Study leader ProfessorMurray Esler, fromAustralia’s Baker IDI Heartand Diabetes Institute, said:“The impressive results showthat this has the potential tobecome a revolutionarytreatment.”

His colleague, theUniversity of Glasgow’sProfessor Alan Jardine, said:“The results are ground-breaking. It’s the most excit-ing development in this fieldfor many years.”

A total of 106 patientstook part in the SymplicityHTN-2 trial, reported in anonline edition of The Lancetmedical journal.

ACCORDING to online super-market websitesupermarket.co.uk sales atWaitrose have been boostedby growing demand for DeliaSmith’s ready-to-make

Christmas cake mix, the retail-er has revealed.

Waitrose chief executiveMark Price said the product hasbroken store seasonal records,with shoppers picking up the

celebrity chef’s £10 festivecake kit at a rate of one packevery seven seconds.

“Delia’s cake ingredients packis the fastest-selling Christmasproduct Waitrose has ever hadat this stage in the run-up tothe holiday season”, he com-mented.

Price revealed that the prod-uct’s popularity contributed tototal sales rising to £98millionin the week to Saturday 20November, up 8 per cent onthe same week last year and 24per cent on the same period in2008.

“Our strong sales figuresshow that Christmas prepara-tions are well underway as cus-tomers stock up with festivefare for their freezers andstore cupboards,” he added.

Waitrose said it expects stockof both Ms Smith’s cake mixand Heston Blumenthal’sChristmas pudding to run outnext week.

Both chefs feature in thesupermarket’s “recipe forgreat food” TV campaign,which shows them giving tipson how to make their signaturefestive treats.

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READY Steady Cook,TV’s longest-runningcookery show, is offthe BBC menubecause officialsbelieve it’s had its dayafter more than 15years.

The show began in 1994with presenter Fern Brittonat the helm and attractedthree million viewers forstarters, all wondering whatprofessional chefs could dowith a £5 bag of mysteryingredients.

But even with AinsleyHarriot at the helm in thepast decade - he alsoappeared as a chef beforethen - the figures have

slipped to around 1.5million,which has given the BBCmore than enough food forthought.

Harriot’s catchphrases“Percy Pepper” and “SallySalt” soon transformed himinto a household name, buteven he couldn’t save theshow, which ran for nearly2,000 episodes, spanning 21series.

The main focus of theshow was to pit two mem-bers of the public or twocelebrities together to teamup with well-know chefs fora cooking contest againsteach other.

Audience members of theaudience then waved cardsfeaturing a green pepper ora tomato to vote on who had

come up with the best dish-es. The final shows werefilmed late last year andHarriot said in a statement: “Ifeel privileged to have beenpart of the Ready SteadyCook family for 15 years. Iam immensely proud of itssuccess and will always lookback on it with the fondestmemories.”

The axe fell on Ready SteadyCook’s chopping block as partof a plan by BBC’s head ofdaytime, Liam Keelan, torevamp the schedule.

He said: “Ready SteadyCook has hung up its cookingaprons. I’m proud of theshow, which will go down inhistory as the longest-run-ning cookery show on TV.

“While the series has been

hugely popular on BBC Two,it was felt that Ready SteadyCook has been taken as faras it could.’”

Yet the show’s format hasproved popular worldwide,having been sold to 25 coun-tries, including the UnitedStates.

It will be replaced by otherfood-based shows, includingthe Hairy Bikers’ Cook-Off,featuring comical motorbikechefs David Myers and SimonKing, which has just startedon BBC2.

But don’t mourn thedemise of Ready SteadyCook just yet becauserepeats will still be shownuntil the end of next year,when it goes off the air alto-gether.

Ready, Steady, Chop!

CAPRICORN (Dec22nd-Jan 20th)Events that hap-pened at the begin-ning of the month

have left you with little time on yourhands to take on new things. Indeed,the tying up of events is what this weekis all about. Make sure you finish withstyle and don’t leave it to others, oryou will end up ruining what started outas a professional job.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st-Feb 19th)Use the coming daysto sort out the homematters which have

piled so high all around you. Some care-ful sums should prove to you how easyit is to wriggle out of what at firstseemed like a tight corner. There’s arainbow approaching with a pot of goldat the end of it for you, if you can justdiscover its whereabouts!

PISCES (February20th-March 20th)This coming weekmarks an importantphase in your person-

al life, and you can start to make head-way with someone who has come tomean so much to you. Don’t assume youcan scold a family member for doingsomething which you also had experi-ence with in the recent past. It doesn’twork like that, so be true to yourself andrecognise your own shortcomings.

ARIES (March 21st-April 20th)You may have tohave to wait for the

approval of a close one before you canbook something you have been dream-ing about. Patience in this matter issure to earn you many brownie points,though. Surprise visitors make this analternative weekend in which you finallypiece together a puzzle from the past.

TAURUS (April 21st-May 21st)Try to use your pow-ers of concentrationmore this week as

things that are being discussed are setto be of more relevance than youmight imagine to your future. Someonefrom your past is trying to contact you.Check your messages, because theremay be good news waiting for yourears only.

GEMINI (May 22nd-June 21st)The main qualityenjoyed by Geminisis their ability to see

both sides of a situation. So why can’tyou manage to see that a close one wasnot purposely trying to hurt you withrecent actions? The full moon onSunday requires you to think beforeyou speak. And coming up is yourpower day for all-important peace talks.

CANCER (June 22nd-July 23rd)This week sees youwith some toughdecisions to make,

and family members seem to play a keyrole in such affairs. You must realisethat everyone will always have his orher own opinion, but it is your choicethis week that really matters. Take

charge and life and love will soon provemore than a little interesting.

LEO (July 24th-August 23rd)You’re likely to runup against quite afew stumbling

blocks over the coming days, but try touse your initiative and you will comeout smelling of roses. Trouble withcash-flow might require you to makenew travel plans. But there some signsare worth joining forces with in busi-ness this month.

VIRGO (August 24th-September 23rd)Try not to cast opin-ion on new faces toosoon because you

could end up eating your words thistime next week if you’re not careful.News of a pregnancy or birth gives youreason to question a major decisionrecently, made by you or someone veryclose to you. But you can utilise the cur-rent line-up to your advantage.

LIBRA (September24th-October 23rd)Face up to yourfinancial worries anddon’t ignore them.

Solutions are available from more unex-pected sources than you think. All youhave to do is put out the initial feelers.A friend needs a favour, which is aboveand beyond the call of duty. But forsome reason, you are willing to putyourself out for them.

SCORPIO (October2 4 t h - N o v e m b e r22nd)Thoughts and ideasyou have for your

career are set to be the source ofmuch fun and inspiration for yourfuture. In fact, one avenue in particularcould even lead to a move early nextyear for some of you Scorpios.Arguments with a particular familymember can be avoided, and old feudsfinally mended.


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Sagittaruis(November 23rd-December 21st)The line-up this week is sure to make for somememorable times. In particular, the return of aface from your past will lift your spirits, but howmuch of a permanent fixture he/she will be toyour future depends on your reaction on Sunday.

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AER LINGUS have announcednext summer’s new routesand increased frequencieson flights from Cork andBelfast to Spain and theCanary Islands.

From the end of March, anew twice-weekly servicewill begin to Palma, Majorca,from Cork, as will a similarservice from Belfast to GranCanaria.

Aer Lingus will also increasefrequency on flights fromCork to Amsterdam, bring-ing to 13 the total numberof weekly flights to the

Dutch capital. Flights fromCork to Lanzarote, Tenerifeand Faro will also benefitfrom one additional weeklyservice.

Also, Aer Lingus Regionalwill continue to operate dailymorning and evening servic-es from Cork to Manchesterand Birmingham, offeringsame-day returns for thosetravelling on business.

”This marks our continueddevelopment at CorkAirport,” said DeclanKearney, Aer Lingus Directorof Communications.

Aer Lingus havenew Irish routes

IBERIA Airlines are now offer-ing non-stop return flightsbetween Tenerife South andParis on Saturdays.

The 196-seater A321 willtake off from Paris Orly air-port at 11.55am and land inTenerife at 3pm local time.The return journey will beginat 3.50pm and arrive back inParis at 8.45 pm.

These new flights willincrease Iberia’s volume of

seats in the French market bymore than 8,600 this winter.Last year, the company car-ried nearly 1,519,000 peopleon Spain-France routes,including about 35,000 peo-ple who made the Paris-Tenerife flight, with a stop inMadrid.

Last year, Tenerife was thefavourite two-stop destina-tion for Iberia passengersoriginating in France.

Non-stop flightsare a Paris lure

RYANAIR, launched onthe 16th November anovel Christmas gift.

They are urging people toavoid the hassle of shoppingfor hours and save time andmoney by snapping up greattheir Ryanair Christmas GiftVouchers from the comfortof your home or office, give aloved one something reallyuseful instead, and enter adraw to win a 1,000 eurosChristmas Gift Voucher.

Ryanair Christmas giftvouchers start from just £25,allowing the lucky recipientsto jet off for an exciting holi-day of their choice on over1,200 Ryanair low fare routes.Vouchers can be easily pur-chased and redeemed onlineagainst Ryanair’s guaranteedlowest fares atwww.ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s StephenMcNamara said: “Ryanair’sChristmas Gift Vouchers arethe headache free way tocomplete your Christmasshopping from the comfortof your own home. Ryanair’sChristmas Gift vouchers canbe purchased and redeemedonline and allow those luckyenough to receive them to

plan a great value city break,winter sun or summer sunholiday by taking advantageof Ryanair’s guaranteed low-est fares on over 1,200routes across 27 countries.Christmas Gift Vouchers areavailable now from

www.ryanair.com when cus-tomers can also enter a drawto win a 1,000 eurosChristmas Gift Voucher .”

Customers who purchase aRyanair Christmas GiftVoucher can enter theirunique voucher reference

number and contact detailson www.ryanair.com to be inwith a chance to win a 1,000euros Ryanair Gift Voucher.Entry closes 17th January2011 when the winning cus-tomer will be chosen at ran-dom.

Ryanair 1,000-euro giftis Christmas prize offer

AN AMAZING punc-ture-proof tyre, cre-ated for NASA moon

buggies, could soonbe developed for useon road cars.

The Spring Tyre, developedjointly by NASA and tyre spe-cialist Goodyear, has pickedup a prestigious R&D 100award for innovation.

The annual R&D 100 awardceremony, regarded infor-mally as the Oscars ofInnovation, recognises 100of the year’s most signifi-

cant inventions. The SpringTyre, built from 800 load-bearing springs, took the topprize in the MechanicalDevices category. Previouswinners have included thefax machine and, morerecently, High Definition TV.

It is a development of theoriginal airless tyre, made by

Goodyear for the Apollolunar missions. It is designedto carry up to ten timesmore weight over 100 timesthe distance.

The huge improvementsuggests that the tyre couldsoon be suitable for roadcars. Goodyear haven’t yetannounced anything, but

they believe the moon tyre might be suitable fornormal vehicles in the nearfuture.

Rival tyre company Michelinare also working on a lunartyre based on its existinginvention, the Tweel, whichuses rubbery polyurethenespokes.

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READERS of the influ-ential What Car? web-site have namedSkoda the best carmanufacturer of theyear

It is yet another award forthe Czech company, who also

picked up the Best SmallFamily Car award for theOctavia.

The Octavia is a timelessdesign, advanced technology,plenty of room for passen-gers and luggage, outstand-ing drive properties andexcellent value for money.

These benefits have so far

attracted over two millioncustomers worldwide, whichmakes the Octavia amongstthe most successful modelsof the Skoda range.

With its timeless elegance,the new design - introducedearlier this year - shows quiteclearly that it’s a member ofthe Škoda family.

The appearance is nowmore sophisticated, the lineshave become more elegantand the front and rear of thevehicle have been redesigned.

However, Saab’s recentresurgence suffered a set-back when it was namedworst manufacturer overall.The Swedish company have

spent most of the year intransition, having been sold toDutch firm Spyker by formerAmerican owner GeneralMotors. More surprising is thefact that Lexus featured inthe bottom ten. The Japanesecompany and is more used totaking top reliability and cus-tomer satisfaction prizes.

German company’sVolkswagen’s place in the bot-tom three us something of ashock as well, because it isalso associated with reliability.

The What Car? awards tookthe opinions of more than30,000 readers this year,ranking individual cars in vari-ous categories.

BMW’ 1 Series Coupé fin-ished highest overall, and theFord Focus CC convertiblewas rated lowest.

Editor Steve Fowler said:“The results suggest that noone ever regrets buying a 1Series Coupé, with the vastmajority of readers dishingout a full five-star verdict.”

Skoda hit the heights

Top ten manufacturers1. Skoda

2. Porsche3. Daihatsu

4. Alfa Romeo5. Hyundai6. Jaguar7. SEAT8. Jeep

9. Mitsubishi10. BMW

Bottom ten1. Saab

2. Vauxhall3. Volkswagen

4. Peugeot5. Chevrolet

6. Toyota7. Ford

8. Lexus9. Land Rover10. Renault

Best cars overall: Supermini: Alfa Romeo MiTO. Executive andluxury: Mercedes-Benz CLS. Crossover and 4x4: Land RoverDefender. Coupé: BMW 1-Series Coupé. Estate: MINI Clubman.Small family: Skoda Octavia. Open-top: Lotus Elise. Family andcompact executive: Volkswagen Passat CC. MPV: Ford C-Max.

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CD Tenerife 1Alcorcon 0THE green shoots ofrecovery finallybloomed in Santa Cruzlast Sunday. Tenerifewent into the matchwith new boysAlcorcon on the backof a decent point -and clean-sheet - atHuesca, and that drawseems to haverestored their confi-dence.

The swagger is not back -far from it - but there aresigns that the medicine isworking inside a sick camp.Tenerife were unrecognis-able from the side who sur-rendered against Nastic afortnight ago.

Maybe rock-bottom hasbeen truly reached, and thebounce back is underway?

Alcorcon have made adecent start to life in thesecond tier of Spanish foot-ball, and they causedTenerife lots of problems.They started off with theleague’s top scorer, Quini, inthe lone striker role, whichallowed Tenerife plenty ofearly possession.

Nino spurned an earlychance, and another efforta few minutes later nearlyhit the corner flag. This gavethe visitors heart, andhalfway through the firstperiod they changed shape.

Fernando and Borjapushed on in the wide posi-tions and Mora was workingoff Quini. Tenerife struggledto adapt and, with Ricardoagain marking space, MikelAlonso was swamped in mid-field.

One sweeping move nearlyled to the opener butFernando’s shot, after somegreat wing play by Borja,smacked against Melli andwent behind for a cornerwhen Aragoneses was wellbeaten. It was the wake-upcall Tenerife needed.

A subsequent corner fellinvitingly for David Prieto,and the centre-back’s bulleteffort was smartly saved byManu, and Melli’s follow-upeffort was charged down.

Moments later, a Tenerifebreak saw Natalio in acres ofspace in front of the visi-tors’ box. He composed him-self and smacked the ballpast Manu. But he had hit ittoo well, and it thumped offthe post and wide of thegoal.

It was a decent half andthe fans were optimistic asthey enjoyed their half-timebird seed. But they weresoon choking as Alcorconnearly caught Tenerife coldafter forcing a cornerstraight from the restart.

It was swung into the nearpost, where Aragonesescaught the ball, thendropped it, and Alberdipoked it on to the bar. Theball dropped on the goal-lineand Mikel thumped it clear.

It was a massive let-offand the start of a fine sec-ond half in which, a fewminutes later, Tenerife tookthe lead. Ricardo foundsome of his old form to chipover a glorious pass to Ninowho had slipped the offsidetrap.

He chested the ball downon the edge of the area and,as Manu advanced, hesmashed the ball past him. Itwas Nino’s first goal for 500minutes and the sense of

relief was obvious. It was thesort of goal Tenerife fanshave become accustomed toover the last few years.Tenerife used the advantagewisely and they started topick off Alcorcon, who bynow were much moreadventurous.

Nino and Natalio had goodchances well saved and, with20 minutes to play, coachJuan Mandia decided tostick.

He replaced winger Juanluwith central-midfielderHidalgo, but his oppositenumber, Juan Anquela,countered. He threw onthree attackers and wentfor broke.

And it so nearly worked.Mantañez and Sanz were areal handful up front, whilethe waspish Carlos wasbuzzing around, gettinghimself involved. He carvedout a brilliant chance tenminutes from time.

Carlos stormed down theright and spotted that Borjahad stolen a yard on Prieto.His deep cross drew thedefender and Aragoneses,but Borja got there first. Helooped his header over thekeeper and it seemed tohold in the air for an eterni-ty.

Eventually, it dipped downon to the far post, hit theinside of the woodwork andstarted rolling across thegoal-line. Mercifully, itmissed the molehill and wasscrambled clear.

Late on, Sanz missed a sim-ple header from 12 yardsand then, in time added on,Hidalgo squandered achance to kill the match offwhen he wasted a one-on-one with Manu.

The win was massive: fourpoints, two clean-sheets anda win away from safety. Ithas been a good week forTenerife fans.

On Sunday, CDT travel toface Villarreal B. Like theirsenior side, they are excel-lent at home and have keptthree straight clean-sheets.Former Tenerife B playerAiram could start in attackin what will be another test-ing trip to the mainland.Canarian Weekly ratingsTENERIFE: Aragoneses 7,

Bertrán 6, Prieto 7, Melli 8,Beranger 6, Mikel 9, Ricardo7, Juanlu 6 (Hidalgo 70min6), Natalio 7 (Kome 84min),Julio Álvarez 7 (Pablo Sicilia91min), Nino 7.

ALCORCÓN: Manu 7,Nagore 7, Hernández 7, Nino7 (David Sanz 79min), Ángel7, Alberdi 6 (Montañez61min 6), Rubén Sanz 7,Fernando 6 (Carlos 69min 8),Mora 6, Borja 7, Quini 7.

Finally, popular formerhead coach Jose Luis Oltra isback in management. Herejected a host of jobs inthe summer, but has saidyes to a return to the topflight. Oltra takes charge ofAlmeria until the end of theseason, and he faces atough task to keep them up.

They are one off the bot-tom and last weekend lost 8-0 at home to Barcelona. It’sstrange how the footballGods move as his first matchis the Sunday’s trip toValencia.

So that would be theMestalla Stadium, whereTenerife were relegated onthe last day of last season inwhat would prove to beOltra’s last match in charge!

All Tenerife fans will wishhim well, but already theSpanish media are linkinghim with moves for MarcBetran and Nino. Say it ain’tso, Jose.

Tenerife show signs of life

Alvarez evades challenge

Oltra's back in La Liga

WITH Palms A notplaying until Monday,Summerland Super-stars took advantageto gain a three-pointlead in Division One ofthe Oasis Fm PoolLeague.

The Los Cristianos crewwere always in control athome to Rat Pack, despite a

poor night for young Ashley. He “bookends” their side,

yet managed to lose all histhree matches, and whoknows how important thoselost legs will prove at theend of the season? He willbe praying he is notdropped for this week’smatch at La Caña.

Phoenix Knights continueto charge up the table, andare now fourth aftersmashing Allstars 8-2.

Atlantis Sharks had La Cañaall at sea with an excellent9-1 win, and Toscales Old

Boys’ 8-2 victory overDreamers will give themconfidence.

Men of Atantis returned towinning ways at Legends A,and Bar 180 A were toostrong for Nauta A. TargetBar moved up to fifth aftera 6-4er at 8 Ball Massive,while Trap Door will behappy with their draw withBar 180 B.

Legends B and Gaffersdrew two weeks ago, andthe top two sides in DivisionTwo are still keeping up afine pace.

Legends’ 8-2 win atRoger’s Barracuda Hunterswas their first win since19th October, while Gaffersare nine unbeaten after vic-tory at Connors.

Bar 180 C are leading the

charge, moving into thirdspot after success overBarracuda Bandits - and ashock defeat for Bar Tasca.

They crashed 7-3 at hometo Tenerife Hammers C.Paul, who sunk the winningblack, has now won his lastseven singles rubbers, andthey could yet sneak intothe promotion shake-up.

Nauta B are going alongnicely. This week they beatWoodys 6-4, and Inn ThePink are also improving.Their 7-3 win at TargetRangers was a mini upset.Summerland Elite, andLupain also won, while PalmsB got a rare point at TerraceBar B.

THE headline says itall, because that wasthe cry from Nauta Aas they waltzed theirway to an amazing 8-0whitewash over Exileslast Friday night.

And although Del Boy hit a13-dart opening leg for aBrucie Bonus, it was anAmerican Smooth night forNauta.

Tom was in ridiculouslygood form with a 180, ablyassisted by Big Al, who hitone of his own. For therecord, it was the first timeExiles had ever ended amatch empty-handed.

Phoenix Bar, with Ashley ingreat form (19-dart leg)tripped the light fantastic

and beat Sundowners 7-1,and Target A recorded thesame winning margin duringa dance-off at Rood A.

The judges awarded fourpoints each to the Allsortsand Tenerife Sons in a tightbattle in Valle San Lorenzo,while Harry and his heroesquickstepped out of TargetB, also with four points.

Ensecan hip-hopped theirway down to the Flukers andwent home with five valu-able points, while SilverSurfers dished out the oldPaso Doble to the X-men,winning 6-2.

Elsewhere, Woodys A leftthe opposition checkingtheir ballroom as they ham-mered Strikers 8-0.

A top-three clash inDivision 2 had Barracudarts

Boys doing the cha-cha allthe way home after winning6-2 at Gaffers. NautaNutters prevailed by thesame scoreline over discoqueens Amigos Bad Girls, andYelas Bar jigged their way toa 7-1 win against Woodys B.

Bar 180 B’s Wayne stuck a180 into the Naughtys, but itwas the Nauta B side whoMorris-danced their way to a 6-2 victory. and the Playgirls tookMarilyns to the ballet andpirouetted to a 6-2 success.

The Phoenix Flames’ jive

sisters skipped up to CalleoSalvaje to face the Huntersand although captain Caroleagain won her singles, it wastears on the dance floor asthey lost 6-2.

The Lancers and the Tavernjoined up in Los Abrigos andfoxtrotted their way to a 4-4 draw, while the Naturalswere left with salsa on theirfaces after a 6-2 defeat atTenerife Sun (well you don’tget anything for a pair in thisgame!).By Geoff Huxtable

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Division 2Barracuda Hunters 6-2 Phoenix Flames

Gaffers 2-6 Barracudarts BoysLa Caña Lancers 4-4 The TavernMarilyns 2-6 Our Place Playgirls

Naughty Nautas B 6-2 Bar 180 BNautas Nutters C 6-2 Amigos Bad Girls

Tenerife Sun 6-2 Our Place NaturalsThe Knights B P-P Rood BYelas Bar 7-1 Woodys B

Division 1Exiles 0-8 Bar Nauta A

Our Place Flukers 3-5 Toscales EnsecanPhoenix Bar 7-1 Sundowners

Rood A 1-7 Target Bar ASilver Surfers 6-2 X-Men

Target Bar B 4-4 Heroes Sports BarToscales Allsorts 4-4 Tenerife Sons

Woody´s A 8-0 Strikers Bar

Division 2

POS Pld Sing Dbles Treb 180’s PTS1 Barracudarts Boys 176 94 37 15 1 1462 Nautas Nutters C 176 84 36 15 5 1353 Gaffers 176 69 36 14 2 1194 Tenerife Sun 176 66 29 11 1 1065 Yelas Bar 176 62 25 18 2 1056 The Tavern 176 58 32 14 0 1047 Bar 180 B 176 63 23 10 3 968 Naughty Nautas B 176 61 19 7 1 879 Ourplace Naturals 176 54 23 7 1 8410 Rood B 160 52 19 13 0 8411 The Knights B 168 52 18 11 2 8112 Woody´s B 176 42 16 13 1 7113 La Caña Lancers 176 47 17 6 0 7014 Barracuda Hunters 176 44 15 9 0 6815 Ourplace Playgirls 176 34 13 9 0 5616 Phoenix Flames 176 40 6 7 0 5317 Marilyns 168 32 16 5 0 5318 Amigos Bad Girls 176 30 12 9 0 51

Division 1

POS Pld Sing Dbles Treb 180’s PTS1 Bar Nauta A 160 83 29 17 9 129 2 Bar 180 160 75 34 16 9 1253 Phoenix Bar 168 74 31 16 10 1214 Exiles Bar 160 69 28 16 7 1135 Tenerife Sons 168 68 25 13 7 1066 Toscales Allsorts 168 68 23 9 3 1007 Target Bar A 160 59 26 14 0 998 Rood A 168 45 25 11 8 819 Silver Surfers 168 44 26 11 2 8110 Woody´s A 160 47 16 9 2 7211 X-Men 160 45 13 4 2 6212 Target Bar B 168 36 15 7 4 5813 Toscales Ensecan 168 33 14 10 1 5714 Heroes Sports Bar 168 34 14 7 3 5515 Sundowners 160 35 13 6 0 5416 Ourplace Flukers 168 30 11 4 0 4517 Strikers Bar 160 29 6 5 0 40

Division One

POS P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Summerlands Superstars 16 15 1 0 123 37 86 462 Palms Bar A 15 14 1 0 106 44 62 433 Tenerife Hammers A 16 12 2 2 105 55 50 384 Phoenix Knights 17 9 6 2 98 72 26 335 Target Bar 17 9 4 4 88 82 6 316 Rat Pack 17 9 3 5 96 74 22 307 Bar 180 B 17 8 6 3 94 76 18 308 Trap Door 17 7 6 4 91 79 12 279 Bar 180 A 17 8 3 6 78 92 -14 2710 Hoops Bar 16 7 4 5 87 73 14 2511 Atlantis Sharks 17 6 4 7 82 88 -6 2212 Nauta A 17 6 3 8 77 93 -16 2113 Summerlands Allstars 17 5 2 1073 97 -24 1714 Terrace Bar A 15 4 4 7 67 83 -16 1615 Men Of Atlantis 17 3 5 9 81 89 -8 1416 Dreamers Bar 16 4 2 1065 95 -30 1417 8 Ball Massive 17 4 1 12 71 99 -28 1318 Toscales Old Boys 17 3 3 11 75 95 -20 1219 Legends A 17 1 1 15 53 117 -64 420 Bar La Cana 17 1 1 15 50 120-70 4

Division 18 Ball Massive 4 - 6 Target Bar

Atlantis Sharks 9 - 1 Bar La Cana Bar 180 B 5 - 5 Trap Door

Legends A 3 - 7 Men Of Atlantis Nauta A 3 - 7 Bar 180 A

Phoenix Knights 8 - 2 Summerlands Allstars Summerlands Superstars 7 - 3 Rat Pack Toscales Old Boys 8 - 2 Dreamers Bar

Division Two

POS P W D L F A +- PTS 1 Legends B 16 12 3 1 103 57 46 392 Gaffers 16 11 3 2 94 66 28 363 Bar 180 C 16 10 2 4 86 74 12 324 Bar Tasca 16 9 4 3 100 60 40 315 Nauta B 16 9 3 4 85 75 10 306 Lupain 16 8 5 3 86 74 12 297 Target Rangers 15 9 1 5 86 64 22 288 Phoenix Potters 16 8 2 6 92 68 24 269 Tenerife Hammers C 16 8 2 6 92 68 24 2610 Barracuda Bandits 16 6 5 5 83 77 6 2311 Inn The Pink 16 7 2 7 83 77 6 2312 Summerland Elite 15 5 7 3 84 66 18 2213 Tenerife Hammers B 15 6 3 6 75 75 0 2114 Toscales Tangos 16 2 5 9 68 92 -24 1115 Woodys 15 3 2 1062 88 -26 1116 Barracuda Hunters 16 2 3 11 59 101-42 917 Terrace Bar B 15 1 3 11 54 96 -42 618 Connors 16 1 3 12 52 108-56 619 Palms Bar B 13 1 2 1036 94 -58 5

Division 2Bar 180 C 6 - 4 Barracuda Bandits

Bar Tasca 3 - 7 Tenerife Hammers C Barracuda Hunters 2 - 8 Legends B

Gaffers 7 - 3 Connors Lupain 6 - 4 Phoenix Potters

Target Rangers 3 - 7 Inn The Pink Tenerife Hammers B 3 - 7 Summerland Elite

Terrace Bar B 5 - 5 Palms Bar B Woodys 4 - 6 Nauta B


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detached house with separate kitchen

and utility room, downstairs toilet, all

bedrooms have fitted wardrobes, unfur-

nished €700 pm plus bills

Ocean Golf - Golf Del Sur - 1 bed 1 bath

comfortably furnished apartment with

lovely views €550 pm inc bills to €50

La Finca - Chayofa - Choice of 2 one

bed apartments from €450 inc

La Perla - Parque de La Reina - 3 bed

detached Villa, all one level, lovely out-

side space, corner plot, unfurnished

€800 pm plus bills

Palm Gardens - Golf del Sur - 2 bed 2

bath Penthouse apartment with double

garage €825 pm plus bills

Jardin San Miguel - Las Chafiras - 3/4

Bedroom family house on prominent

corner plot with 3 separate terraces and

rear gate access, main terrace wraps

around the house, separate kitchen,

double garage €850 plus bills

WE URGENTLY REQUIRE PROPERTIES FOR LONG TERM

RENTAL IN THE SOUTH OF TENERIFE. PLEASE CALL

ANDREW OR ADRIAN ON 620 644 060

PROPERTY FOR RENTUnderground garage

parking spaces and

storage locker rooms

at Winter Gardens,

Golf Del Sur. Tel 637

819 680.

Long term rents,

Studios, 1 & 2 beds.

Tel 616 251 271Advertise yourproperty or classi-fied advert here.

20 euros per week(30 words maximum)

Advertiseyour property

or classified

advert here.35 euros per

week(60 words maximum)

LINEAGE0.50c per wordFREE: 1 telephone number

BASIC BOX ADVERT

Advertise yourproperty or classi-fied advert here.

25 euros per week(30 words maximum)

CLASSIC BOX ADVERT

DOUBLE SIZE BOX

FREEADVERTS1

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Advertise your service advert here.80 euros for 4 weeks* advertising

(20 euros per week)

1 MODULE BOX ADVERT

Advertise your serviceadvert here. 100 euros

for 4 weeks* advertising (25 euros per week)

2 MODULE BOX ADVERT

LINEAGE - 35 euros for 4 weeks

N.B. There is a 50%Premium for a

Property/Business forsale classified adverts.Discounts available formore than one edition.

PHONE 902 232 102 FAX 902 232 102 Email: [email protected] pop in the office in Las Chafiras (next to the GolfShop).

Please ask us for prices for larger size adverts and colour.All property, classfied and service point have to be paid for in cash at our offices in Las Chafiras.*Service point adverts have to be in for a minimum of4 weeks.

CHANGE OF DEADLINE: Tuesdays 5pm

PROPERTY FOR SALEDetached Villa, 4 bed-

rooms, 2 bathrooms, sea

views, quiet residential

complex, swimming pool.

Divorce forces sale.

Genuine bargain, 250,000

euros. Tel 617 658 900

LONGLETS:

Los Cristianos

Nirvana, 1 bed ground

floor apt., 530€ incl. bills,

fully furnished.

Parque Tropical I, 3 bed

duplex penthouse apt.,

1050€ incl. 50€ of bills,

unfurnished.

Las Americas - Island

Village Heights

Studio apt., ground floor,


fully furnished.

1 bed, ground floor apt.,


fully furnished.

Callao Salvaje - Un

Posto al Solé

2 bed penthouse apt.,

550€ incl. bills, fully fur-

nished.

2 bed 1st floor apt., 500€

incl. bills, fully furnished.

Parque de la Reina -

Moncayo, 3 bed, pent-

house apt. 600€ incl.

bills, fully furnished

NO FINDERS OR CONTRACT FEES.I am always looking for more properties in all shapes and sizes, so if you would

like to rent out your property for long lets or holiday rentals please contact me and

I will come and visit you. I am also looking for wheelchair friendly properties with

roll in showers/wet rooms.

Phone: Suzanne on 680 831 497Email: [email protected] Website: www.canarygetaway.com

UPMARKET companyVilla Plus have qualityholidays on offer atover 700 exclusivehomes across Spain,Greece, Cyprus andPortugal.

Now they are planning toexpand their portfolio toTenerife and are looking forappropriate properties,especially in the South.

They promise better holi-days in better villas with pri-vate pools at competitiveprices, so if you have a holi-day home you feel matchestheir requirements, and youwant to utilise it, then VillaPlus are keen to hear fromyou.

The company also targetsclassy locations in Corfu,Kefalonia, Costa del Sol,Costa Blanca, Menorca,Mallorca, Lanzarote and theAlgarve, and their proudboast is that their villas areamong the best-equippedon the market.

Villa Plus is an independent,direct-sell holiday company,and over half their villas arewithin walking distance ofthe beach. They also havemore villas in central loca-tions than any other UK touroperator. In fact, you won’teven need to hire a car atover one-third of their holi-day homes.

The company, founded in1986 and based in St Albans,remains owner-managedafter all those years. Theyhave a strong ethos of goodcustomer service, coupledwith dedicated, 24-hourservice centres at each oftheir nine destinations.

Their aim is to demon-strate care, vigilance andknowledge and, as TenerifeResort Manager Carolyn Bisicsays: “We are passionate ineverything we do, and ourvillas are exclusive.”

Villa Plus have always takenpride in listening to cus-tomers and acting on theircomments, which is why thecompany and their cus-tomers have together pio-neered improvements in thestandard of villa holidays.

They were the first villaprovider to try to set a min-imum standard for this typeof accommodation in thelate 80s and early 90, whichmeans their villas havealways been refurbishedregularly

As well as the swimmingpools, they are equippedwith air-conditioning/heat-ing, pool tables, table tennistables, DVDs, Satellite TV andbarbeques.

Where possible, practicalitems like washing machines,dishwashers, microwaves,hairdryers, CD players, safes,and alarms are installed tomake your life easier.

Maid and linen service isalso provided, while a gar-dener, pool man and villamanager are there to over-see the villa.

Prices are competitive andyou can relax in the knowl-edge that air-holiday pack-ages with flights bookedthrough Villa Plus are ATOL-protected by the CivilAviation Authority. If youhave any questions, justemail [email protected] discuss them with amember of their dedicatedOperations team.

Villa Plus offerthat addedholiday value

CLASSIFIED3EUROSUPERPLUS SL are looking for

highly motivated & professional individuals

with a flair for selling & promoting to all

types of businesses large or small in North

& South of Tenerife & Canaries in general.

Spanish and other languages an advantage

but not essential. Applicants must be of

smart appearance & confident. 35% com-

mission on all sales plus target bonuses

with excellent website support. Choose

your own hours, email CV to info@eurosu-

perplus.com

A well established global company based in

the South require a multilingual Front Desk

receptionist with exceptional customer serv-

ice skills. Candidates must be fluent in

English, French and German with Dutch,

Italian and Scandinavian an advantage.

Applicants should be highly professional,

presentable and computer literate with a

pleasant attitude to dealing with customers.

Email [email protected] or call 922 788

559

Future Resorts are looking for Bookers to

work in their unique hotel program. Large

clientele base, top commissions and a small

basic will be offered to the right applicant.

Call Peter on 629 016 542

A young dynamic company require a Sales

& Marketing professional who is computer

literate and has previous sales experience.

Applicants must speak English and Spanish

with other languages an advantage and be

capable of assessing and forming market-

ing strategies. Basic salary plus uncapped

commission structure and the possibility of

a directorship after a trial period. Send your

CV to [email protected]

A Marketing Company in the South of

Tenerife urgently require the follow speak-

ing staff; Slovakian, Czech, Polish and

Estonian with some spoken English to work

in a very friendly office environment. Basic

wage paid, plus commission. Working

hours 9.30 to 5pm Monday to Friday. Call

Sue between these hours on 922 713 070

or 686 154 066 anytime.

Telemarketers required for a successful

office in Playa de Las Americas. Generous

basic wage and high commissions paid

weekly plus many incentives and bonuses

are available. Huge earning potential avail-

able for the right candidates. For an imme-

diate start, call Lee on 608 698 719.

A busy salon require a fully qualified hair

stylist for an immediate start, either on an

employed basis or to rent a chair. For fur-

ther information call 922 737 569

SERVICE POINT4

www.canarianweekly.com Classified

Large double/triple garage wanted for rent in the Las

Americas/San Eugenio area on a monthly basis. Tel Mark

659 202 826

JOBS

WANTED

CARS/BIKES


AIR-CONDITIONING

Yamaha R1 2003, 30,000kms, Fantastic condition, loads

of extras, very fast bike. 3,995 euros. Tel 610 285 953.

Hyundai Accent 1.5, 2000,

reconditioned Auto box guar-

anteed. ITV 12 months,

70,000 miles, air con, excel-

lent condition, 3,995 euros.

Tel 645 082 307

To advertise here please call

902 232 102 or email us at

[email protected]

CARS BOUGHT FOR CASH – Anything considered. Offer

made once seen. WANTED small cars to medium cars, 4

x 4´s, small vans, people carriers, e.t.c. Call us now on 629

128 667.

CARS WANTED

Large Satellite

Dish 3.2 MTRGreat for all English

channels. Perfect for

bar/cafe

1,100 euros

Call Norman

Home: 922 712 732

Mobile : 658 393 618

FISH & CHIP EQUIPMENT

Potato peeler and auto chip-

per (25 kilos in 10 mins).

Fish fryer electric (8-10

pieces), double grill for piz-

zas/toasties, 5´ glass dis-

play counter, microwave,

1500 euros the lot.

Tel: 672 599 411

FOR SALE

MG ZR 1.8

ITV until April 2012, 16

valve twin cam, 160 bhp,

2004, 86,000km, 17”

alloys, all extras, air con,

elec sun roof, etc. Full

service history. 1 owner

from new, 5,500 euros.

Tel 669 626 840

Service Point www.canarianweekly.com

BLINDS


CLEANING

SAFECLEANFor all professional cleaning of carpets & upholstery

Tel: 609 066 [email protected] www.safecleantenerife.com

KITCHENS & BATHROOMS

Colin Taylor – Renovations & Maintenance, Bathrooms,

Kitchens, Tiling, Plumbing etc. (e.g. complete bathroom &

kitchen refurbishments, including all materials & labour

from under €2000) Tel 661 081 843 for quotation.

CONSTRUCTION GARDEN FURNITURE

HEALTH & BEAUTY

LAWYERS

www.tenerifehairandbeauty.com

ELECTRICIAN

T & D Services – All aspects of plumbing, kitchen and

bathroom refurbishments, water heaters fitted or replaced,

Tiling. All quotes no obligation. 30 years experience. Tel

639 979 369 or 646 812 968

CHIROPODISTAnn Malpass M.A.F.H.P. M.C.F.H.P. Qualified Chiropodist.

All your foot care needs solved in the comfort of your own

home/hotel. Tel 625 799 570

AIR-CONDITIONING (CONT.)

Elaine Watson Jones MSSCh MBCHA, serving the commu-

nity from El Medano to Los Gigantes for 13 years. Telephone

608 029 790

ELECTRICIAN

www.canarianweekly.com Service Point


VISIT THE PRETTIEST & FRIENDLIEST MARKET IN THE SOUTH

9am - 2pm - Fancy a stall?Special new secondhand furniture section.

Have you got any furniture for sale?

Tel: 922 796 414 or mob 610 464 841

ALCALA EVERY MONDAYMARKETS

Tel: 922 778 050 Fax 922 778 051

Mobile 696 889 048Specialists in security shutters and blinds, locks security glass and grills.

QUALIFIED FITTERS AND FULL GUARANTEES

Free no obligation survey & quotation. We speak English & German!

ALUMINIUM & PVC VISIT OUR SHOWROOM in Granadilla!

Call for directions

PLUMBING

PETSWORLDD O G H O T E L

Short or long holidays - Spacious kennels - Enclosed play area - 3 walks a day

TEL: 679 16 16 82

PETS

No car, no

problem we can

pick them up.

the English UpholstererSofas, bar seating dining chairsFree quotations & home visits

Call Mike at ReStyle 677 806 800

RE-UPHOLSTERY

PERSONAL SERVICESPolish very beautiful blonde girl, slim Barbie body, blue eyes,

all services, lesbian too. Private apartment, hotel visits,

24hrs, good English spoken. Tel: 672 845 107

The only professional Mistress in Tenerife! Young, busty, fit,

extreme blondie shows you who is the Boss! All fetishes,

rubber, boots, strapon, whips, electric, watersport, scat, pop-

pers, Viagra! www.irelandescort.im 662 476 036

All plumbing works undertaken including boiler replace-

ments, drain clearance, swimming pool pump repair &

maintenance. Tel: 680 278 579

UNIVERSAL EXPORTS. Let us take the hassle out of

moving. Door to door removals to & from UK. 922 720 711.

REMOVALS

BARGAIN BASEMENTUPSTAIRS! DOWNSTAIRS

EVERYTHING NEEDED TO START, ADD, FRESHEN

OR JUST REPLACE ANYTHING IN YOUR HOME!

SUPER SALE, SUPER SALE NOW ON!Open Mon-Thurs. Los Cristianos, Edf.Rosy, Calle Valle Mendez,

opp Police Station near Pet Shop

SECOND-HAND SHOPS

OPEN 9am - 6pm Mon - Fri,

Sat 10am - 5pmOther times by arrangement

Vina del Mar Hotel

Playa de las Américas

Ring Ray or Gary on:

922 790 822 or 675 569 804

[email protected]

FOR SALE & WANTED QUALITY

SECOND HAND FURNITURE &

HOUSEHOLD GOODS

SECONDHAND CENTRE

MECHANICS & VALETS

MECHANICS & VALETS

PATIO DOORS & WINDOWS

Tel: 618 381 488

PORTRAITSLAWYERS

Service Point www.canarianweekly.com


Conversational basic Spanish, “one to one” or small

groups, home or workplace visits. Experienced language

teacher at all levels. Excellent rates. Why not give it a try!

Call 649 227 833 or 922 163 270

The Travel ShopTHE BEST CHANCE OF GETTING THE FLIGHT YOU WANT AT APRICE YOU'LL LIKE. SAVE TIME AND MONEY, ALL THE FLIGHTSUNDER ONE ROOF. SCHEDULE OR CHARTER, "FRILLS" OR "NO-FRILLS", ONE WAY OR ROUND TRIP, STARTING IN TENERIFE ORUK. UNRIVALLED EXPERIENCE IN ASSURING THE BEST DEALS.FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS THE Nº 1 IN TENERIFE FOR FLIGHTS TOAND FROM THE UK. SOUTH ON 922 793 718 OR NORTH ON 922371 422 OR SOUTH AIRPORT ON 649 884 365 OR IN UK ON 0871717 4308

SEW & SEW’S - For Clothing Alteration’s. Also stocking

good quality used baby/children’s clothes, maternity wear,

nursery items, toys, books, curtains etc. I also buy the

above. Tel 671 784 608. Email: [email protected]

T-SHIRT PRINTING & EMBROIDERY

SPANISH LESSONS

SEWING

Colin PeelTiling SpecialistFor All Your Tiling Needs:

Bathrooms, Kitchens & Floors

Most Aspects of Building Work Undertaken

Tel: 679 736 409

TILING

TRAVEL

TENERIFE TRANSLATION SERVICESOver 20 years experience.

Official Translations, Medical, Conveyancing, Notary, Wills, Utilities,

Insurances, Building licences Etc.. Transport available if required.

Professionalism & Confidentiality guaranteed.

For these and many more call Tracey on 666 857 991

SECURITY

Menny Fix, Satellite TV Tel 922 792 116

Avnd; Antonio Dominguez 18, Edif: MarOLa Local 2, Los

Cristianos. EST 1994, Repairs, Maintenance & Sales.

TV & SATELLITE

TRANSLATION

WATER TREATMENT

WARDROBES

TAROT READING / ASTROLOGYProfessional Psychic, Tarot and Rune reader. Advice about

past, present and future financial and personal guidance.. Tel

Amy on 657 302 428.

International Psychic Tarot Card Reader. Confidential, reli-

able, caring readings in the privacy of your own home/hotel.

Tel : Anna 678 236 803

Mark the Island Astrologer. Financial / business, relation-

ship, health. One hour reading. Specific, accurate, guaran-

teed. Tel 922 772 422 / 610 089 157.

TEETH WHITENING

ALADDINS CAVE. House clearance & removals.

Call us on Tel: 922 720 493

SECOND-HAND SHOPS

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British ConsulateAddress: Plaza Weyler,8, 1º, 38003 SantaCruz de TenerifeTel: 922 28 68 63Opening Hours: Mon - Fri, 8.30am -1.30pmBritish Consul: Matthew VickersBritish Vice-Consul: Helen Keating

Cosumer OfficeTel: 922 76 16 00

Town HallTel: 922 76 16 00

EmergenciesEmergency Services(All)Tel: 112National PoliceTel: 091Local Police Tel: 092Ambulance Tel: 061 Fire BrigadeTel: 080Guardia CivilTel: 062

Multi-lingual police central officeTel: 902 102 112Call this number andask to speak to anEnglish operator tomake a report or offi-cial complaint.Local PoliceTel: 922 75 70 06Red Cross Emergencies andAmbulancesTel: 922 28 18 00Information and BloodBankTel: 922 28 29 24International MEDSER-VICETel: 922 79 05 63Medical BenefitsAgency

Tel: (00 44) 191 2187547For if you find yourselfin medical difficultieswhilst on holiday andwithout the properholiday insurance.

Pharmacy Informationand Locator (24 hours)Tel: 922 28 24 24Citizen InformationTel: 010Lost PropertyTel: 092Postal ServicesTel: 902 19 71 97International OperatorTel: 11825 Local OperatorTel: 11818Tourist InformationTel: 922 60 55 90

Hospitals & MedicalCentres(Answering Machine)Tel: 094 Hospital Las Americas,Playa de las AmericasTel: 922 75 00 22Playa de Las AmericasCentro Medicos Del Sur Tel: 922 79 10 00 Candelaria HospitalTel: 922 60 20 00

Beach SafetyObey the beach warn-ing flags and alwayssupervise childrenwhen near water.Red - Strong currentsdo not swim Yellow - Strong windsand turbulent sea con-ditions. Take care. Green - Safe to swim

ShoppingMost shops open fromMon - Sat 09:00 -13:00 then 16:00 -20:00Some shops may openfor just Saturday

Morning, and manyshops are closed onSundays and TouristOfficesBank Holidays, with theexception of souvenirshops which tend toopen 7 days a week.

Tourist OfficesTenerife Sur TouristOffice (Main TouristOffice)Tel: 902 00 31 21Santa Cruz de TenerifeTel: 922 28 93 94 Santiago de TeideTel: 922 86 03 48 Costa Adeje Tel: 922 75 06 33Puerto de la CruzTel: 922 38 60 00 El Medano Tel: 922 17 60 02La Laguna Tel: 922 63 11 94La Orotava Tel: 922 32 30 41Las Galletas Tel: 922 73 01 33Los CristianosTel: 922 75 71 37Los Llanos de AridaneTel: 922 40 18 99Playa de las AméricasTel: 922 79 76 68Playa de las VistasTel: 922 78 70 11

Tour OperatorsThomson Tel: 922 79 86 07TUITel: 922 77 77 20Thomas CookTel: 922 757 409 Cosmos Tel: 922 793 802

TransportTFS - Tenerife SurAirport (Reina Sofia)For flights from theSpanish mainland and nearly all sched-uled international

flights. Telephone numbers:Flight Information 902 404 704 (lines open 24 hours)Airport InformationTel: 922 75 90 00Tourist InformationTel: 922 392 037

TFN - Tenerife Norteairport (Los Rodeos)For all domestic flightsand some scheduledinternational and main-land services.

Telephone numbers:Flight Information Tel: 902 404 704 (lines open 24 hours)General Information Tel: 922 635 800

BusesTITSA is Tenerife´spublic bus company. Tel: 922 53 13 00The ´Bono-Bus´ dis-count card can be pur-chased from all TITSAstations and terminalsof TITSA and reduces

the cost of transportby up to 30%.

Radio TaxisTel: 922 64 11 12N.B. Taxi cabs display a special SP(Servico Público)licence plate.Arona TaxisTel: 922 74 75 11

National FerryServicesFred OlsenTel: 922 62 82 52

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