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SPORTMenorca Home Care make it 2 from 2

Two maximums in the Darts League get the comp off to a flyer!

The Royal British Legion will be holding a Remem-brance Service at St. Mar-gareta Anglican Church in Es Castell this coming Sunday at 11am.

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The delegate responsible for Education in Menorca, Joan Coll, moved quickly to respond to some of the questions and criticisms expressed by parents at the gathering in Mahón last Saturday evening.

In reply to the accusation that the five colleges in Mahon had out of date evacuation plans, Coll informed AMPA, the par-ents body, that a firm had been contracted by the Balearic gov-ernment to ensure that these plans were modernised and in place, in some cases before the end of the year with the rest fol-lowing in 2009.

He also understood the par-ents’ frustration that they have had to go this far to start get-ting answers.

Over the possibility of build-ing another new college on the Via Ronda, Coll said that

Pensioners on the island re-ceive the fifth lowest pension in Spain in spite of the high cost of living in Menorca.

Despite an average monthly payment of 621.80 euros, it is still the highest payment in the Balearics with pensioners in Mallorca, Ibiza, and For-mentera getting 620, 593, and 533 respectively.

As well as the old age pen-sion these figures include pay-ments for permanent invalidity and widows pensions.

A 43 year old man lost his life in the early hours of last Sunday morning on the road from Mahon to Fornells.

On Sunday morning the Guardia Civil had come across a crashed motorbike and made attempts to contact the owner. Having no success the advised a friend of the find and a search of the area was begun. Around 2.30pm the man’s body was discovered 50 metres away in a deep ditch.

The Guardia Civil have said that although the body seemed relatively uninjured apart from normal cuts and bruises, insulin was found beside him. A post mortem was to be carried out.

With this fatality, there are now a total of 12 people who have lost their lives on the road this year in Menorca.

The local TV station IB3 are to reduce their workforce in Menorca by 30%. The motives are purely financial. There will now be only four permanent employees on the island.

Throughout the whole of the Balearics there wll be 14 jobs lost saving the company one million euros a year.

Those laid off will be paid 45 days pay for each year on contract that they have worked. IB3 insist that the cutbacks and

The Royal British Legion will be holding a Remembrance Service at St.Margareta Angli-can Church in Es Castell this coming Sunday. The Presi-dent and Chairman and their wives will not be able to attend this year as they will be at the Remembrance Festival at the

COLL ANSWERS THE PARENTS

although he would be looking into the project, he didn’t wish to make promises before he had studied all the options.

Regarding the building ex-tensions for Mateu Fontirroig, bids would be invited before the end of this year with the work beginning in January. It is estimated that the work would take about 12 months.

After Coll hinted that some of the current problems were inherited from the previous ad-ministration, the ex delegate for education, Manuel Monerris, suggested that there was noth-ing to be gained from pointing fingers and sharing out blame.

He also said that his time in charge saw budgeting set aside for two new schools, only one of which the current government was going ahead with at the moment.

CUTBACKS AT IB3

slimming down are vital in the current economic climate.

DEATH ON THE ROADS

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION REMEMBRANCE SERVICE

Royal Albert Hall, representing Menorca. The Standard Bearer of the Legion flag in Menorca is Jan Henman and she will be escorted by Jan Hodgson and John Dell. The wreath has been donated by Dolly Martin.

The service starts at 11.00 am and everyone is welcome.

LOW PENSIONS AND HIGH COST OF LIVING

The mayor of Mahon, Vicenc Tur, and the president of the Isla del Rey Hospital Foundation, Luis Aliejandre Sintes, signed an agreement on Monday that will see the town council in Mahon donate 15,000 euros

towards the restoration work to be carried out on various buildings on the island.

The Menorca Sun will be bringing you a full update on the restoration work in the coming weeks.

MAHÓN DONATE 15,000€ TO THE ISLA DEL REY

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The latest HábItat Show takes place this weekend at the POI-MA Exhibition Centre on the trading estate in Mahón. The doors will be open Friday 7th , Saturday 8th , and Sunday 9th from 11am until 9pm. Entrance is one euro.

Over 40 firms have booked stands this year and us Brits will be represented by Kim Spooner and Chris Ellis from the Menorca Cleaning Centre who will be the only British owned business at the show.

Kim and Chris set up MCC over a year ago now and have already built up a substantial cli-ent base. Based in Trebaluger, they supply a wide ranging spe-cialist service cleaning and reju-venating upholstery and floors.

Chris said, “Clients increas-ingly find that we can clean and revive things that previously they would have maybe just thrown out and replaced. Furniture, car-Spain’s first prison wing for

mothers was inaugurated by the Secretary of State for Se-curity, Antonio Camacho, in Palma recently.

Not only is the new centre the first of its kind in Spain, it is also one of the pioneers in the world and its example is going to be gradually followed by other prisons across the coun-try.

The new wing can accom-modate up to 20 prisoners and their children and the first 17 inmates are due to move into their new abode during the next few weeks. The new peni-tentiary has been built on the Levante Industrial Estate and an adjacent Social Rehabilitation Centre for prisoners will also be opened by the end of the year.

It is thought that anxiety and stress brought about by the present economic crisis, will in-crease even more the number of people who will have problems in getting to sleep at night.

So if you toss and turn all night and feel totally drained during the whole day, you are one of 33 per cent of people living in the Balearic Islands who suffer from insomnia. More women than men are affected, espe-cially those between the ages of 45 and 50 years, with the menopause being an important factor.

Many of those people who are unemployed suffer from stress and consequently very

A big thank you to all those who responded after the ‘Edu-cating British Children’ articles. Several schools, in the last few weeks, have now started contacting English speaking parents and offering help with translations and extra meet-ings. We thank the Menorca Sun for sticking with the debate and giving their support.

The Bookworms Story Group is now growing and there has also been interest from the Eng-lish Language teachers who may want to make use of the Children’s English Lilbrary. This would be fantastic for all the children whether native speak-ers or those learning English.

The town council of Ciuta-della has appointed a “police tutor” in a new initiative to pre-vent problems relating to bul-lying, truancy, and the selling of drugs in the two institutes in the area. These are the main areas of conflicts in the class-rooms.

It was during last year’s course that the director of IES Josep Maria Quadrado first asked for some official support in these matters.

This resulted in the ap-pointment of Antoni Cladera. His boss, the head of the lo-cal police, Ignasi Camps, said that the new police tutor

For that to happen though we would need many more books, from Nursery to Teen. So PLEASE if you have good quality books to donate please contact us (we will be happy to collect). Our other venture to raise funds for books, is for those parents wanting books/crafts from the UK sent here (through ‘The Book People’) to contact us for the latest bro-chures. We hope that during the next planned visit to the UK to get some other publishers on board for this Library project - all help is very much appreci-ated

With thanks. Jane Bryer, Bookworms 669 992 911.

BOOKWORMS

ANY ‘GANGSTA’ MUM’S IN MENORCA?

This Social Rehabilitation Centre will care for third de-gree prisoners held under the open prison system and help them to readjust and prepare themselves for the outside world before being released.

The mothers’ wing has cost some 20 million euros to build and is fitted with a wide range of facilities for both the moth-ers and their children.

School rooms, a gym, a nurs-ery, indoor playrooms, outside playgrounds, a laundry, a kitchen, medical services and a chemist will all be available for those held in the wing.

Whilst offering maximum comfort and a wide range of services on the inside, the cen-tre, however, is surrounded by the very latest security systems and controls.

often have sleepless nights.According to Doctor Fran-

cisca Canellas, the Coordina-tor of Mental Health at Palma’s Son Dureta Hospital, the reason for this is very often caused by depression, stress and anxiety. She added that the present eco-nomic crisis will only increase the number of cases, but Doc-tor Canellas did make the fol-lowing suggestions to help you get to sleep.

First and foremost, do not fall asleep in front of the television as nine times out of ten, you will wake up and not be able to get to sleep again.

She also recommends tak-ing the television out of the

bedroom altogether so that the room is quiet and dark.

She also recommends not sleeping during the day in order to compensate for not sleeping at night, as you are only creat-ing a vicious circle. It is much better, she says to get through the day and try and have an early night with no television.

She went on to say that it is always a good idea to do some kind of exercise, preferably dur-ing the morning, but never dur-ing the last three hours before your normal bedtime.

Doctor Canellas finally recom-mends to avoid taking sleeping pills and if you do, only when prescribed by your doctor.

MENORCA CLEANING TAKE THE ‘TAT’ OUT OF HABITAT!

pets, rugs, curtains etc. In the current economic climate that can be important. The cost of

Chris does the dirty with naughty Noo-Noo!

cleaning something will always work out cheaper than replacing it.”

STRESS? UNABLE TO SLEEP?

would intervene anywhere he thought that there could be the possibility of any conflict that cannot be resolved within the normal confines of the schools’ own disciplinary guidelines.

One of the first cases for An-toni Cladera has been to try and resolve an extreme case of truancy. Headmaster and teachers alike had tried to get the boy to school without suc-cess. Antonio feels that he is in a better position than the school to reach a solution to problems like this saving the teachers precious time that they would otherwise lose in the classroom.

POLICE TUTOR IN CIUTADELLA


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Descendants of people who fled Spain during the country’s civil war are to be allowed to apply for citizenship.

The decision will allow an estimated 500,000 children and grandchildren of civil war-era exiles to seek to re-turn.

That number is believed to include 300,000 people in Argentina alone, Spain’s gov-ernment says.

The measure is part of new legislation passed last year that aims to compensate and rehabilitate victims of Spain’s 1936-1939 civil war.

An estimated 500,000 peo-ple died in the civil war, which left Spain as a dictatorship under the rule of the Fascist General Francisco Franco.

Descendants of Spaniards who left the country for fear of political persecution or economic hardship between 1936 and 1955 will now be able to apply for nationality before 2011.

Spain’s government has said those who accept any of-fer of citizenship would not be required to give up their cur-rent passports.

Thousands of Spaniards fled their home country during the

war, which saw the Nation-alists defeat the Republican armies.

An estimated 500,000 peo-ple died in the conflict, which divided Spain sharply along ideological lines.

The country only began a transition to democracy after the death of Gen Franco in 1975.

As part of the new law, the current Socialist government will now be allowed to em-bark on an effort to remove Franco-era symbols and re-name roads, avenues and squares. Passing the law of restitution - of which the citi-zenship offer forms a part - was controversial in Spain, where opposition conserva-tives complained the legisla-tion reopened old wounds.

Elderly former members of the International Brigades, the collection of anti-fascists who travelled to Spain to fight Gen Franco’s forces, will also be eligible for citizenship un-der the new law.

Previously members of the International Brigades would have been required to give up their other nationality to ac-cept a Spanish passport, the Associated Press reported.

Passport offer for Spanish exiles

Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, made a statement this week outlining new ideas for the creation of employment. Among the meas-ures is the idea to pay employ-ers 1,500€ a year for taking on those unemployed with family re-sponsibilities, but the main new idea is to give a partial morato-rium for mortgage payers when they lose their jobs. The help will be for a maximum of 50% of the debt that is owed, with a maximum amount of 500€ a month, and can be put off for a maximum period of two years, and only on mortgages where the total amount is less than 170,000€. The help will also be made available for self-em-ployed or autonomous workers, but in their case they will have to be inactive and have families to support.

It’s thought that some 500,000 people could benefit from the new measures. The Prime Min-ister also confirmed an earlier statement that the time granted for a home savings account to be valid is to be extended. The measures are to be approved in the cabinet meeting on Friday and Zapatero said that the meas-ures show the Government’s main objective is to support those families with most difficulties.

The European Commission in Brussels considers that the recession in Spain will last for all of next year, and that unem-ployment will be over 15% in 2010.

They consider that growth will fall by 0.2% next year and only place Ireland in a worse situation than Spain.

The entire Eurozone is also forecast to enter into recession and will only come out of it in 2009.

Spanish Minster for Employ-ment and Immigration, Celesti-no Corbacho, had already ad-mitted that unemployment will continue to grow in Spain until the second half of 2009.

New regulations in Spain from Saturday mean that taxes and other extra charges can no longer be hidden in advertis-ing for airline tickets. Airlines have to show the final price in all their publicity from now on, with fuel surcharges and air-port taxes included.

It’s an E.U. initiative designed to allow the public to better compare offers in the market-place.

A Siberian tigress in Madrid Zoo attacked and killed anoth-er in front of dozens of visitors on Monday. The Zoo has con-firmed that Trini killed Blanca in a fight for hierarchy in what keepers said was a chance in-cident.

One witness, quoted by 20minutos.es, complained about the ‘passivity of the em-ployees’ as he saw it, and re-ported that the fight generated a great deal of noise. He said the pubic thought the animals were playing to start with, but minutes later there was blood and some of the children

present started to cry. The in-jured Blanca had fallen into the water by this time, and there was nothing keepers could do to stop her drowning.

A zoo spokesman said the two tigresses had shared the same cage for sometime and there had been no previous problems.

Animal group WWF/Adena voiced their concerns as the tiger is a protected species, and they considered that spe-cial activities should have been in place to reduce the stress of such animals being held in captivity.

Keepers thought the fight was over hierarchy, but those public present have said that the Zoo employees did little. Well... would you step in?

Creative Employment

TIGER, TIGER...IN BRIEF


Send your letters to: The Menorca Sun, Carrer Santa Barbara 3/11, Es Castell, Menorca, 07720 or email them to us at [email protected]. Only letters sent with the writer`s full name and address will be considered for publication. The publishers reserve the right to edit letters as appropriate. The deadline for the receipt of letters is noon on Monday.

LETTERS THIS DAY IN HISTORY7th November

The municipal swimming pool in Mahon reopened to the public on Monday after being closed for some five months. Officials and technicians finally found a solution to the prob-lems with the filters that had caused problems over the past few months.

The pool will be open from 7am until 4.30pm and from 7pm until 10pm every day

After a successful launch, the Red Cross Craft Group now plans to hold meetings on a weekly basis. Commencing on Tuesday, the Craft Group will now meet every week at the El Picadero Restaurante (situated on the Mahon to Sant Lluis Road), from 10.00am un-til 1.00pm. The group is busy making items such as napkins, aprons, toys and lavender bags to be sold at the Red Cross

1492 - The Ensisheim Meteor-ite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France. 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a celebration as would befit a returning god. 1665 - The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published.1874 - A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper’s Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republi-can Party. 1912 - The Deutsche Opern-haus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlotten-burg, with a production of Beethoven’s Fidelio. 1918 - The 1918 influenza epi-demic spreads to Western Sa-moa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year. 1929 - In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public. 1931 - The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. 1941 - Holocaust: In Nemyriv, Ukraine, German fascists mur-der 2580 Jews. 1944 - A passenger train de-rails in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico from excessive speed when de-scending a hill. 16 people were killed and 50 were injured. 1956 - Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately with-draw their troops from Egypt. 1989 - East German Prime Min-ister Willi Stoph, along with his entire cabinet, is forced to resign after huge anti-govern-ment protests. 1990 - Mary Robinson be-comes the first woman to be elected President of the Repub-lic of Ireland. 1991 - Magic Johnson an-nounces that he is infected with HIV and retires from the NBA. 2002 - Iran bans advertising of United States products. 2004 - War in Iraq: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day “state of emergency” as U.S. forces storm the insur-gent stronghold of Fallujah. 2007 - Jokela school shooting in Tuusula, Finland, resulting in the death of nine people.

Menorca SunJust in case you hadn´t had

a reply for Dinny (letters last week): These trees (alongside Mahón’s market) are Bella som-bra (beautiful shade) or Ombú (Phytolacca dioica), evergreen herbaceous plants. They are native to the Pampas of South America.

Best regards,Tara Jessett, Alcaufar

(Thanks for that! We’ve also wondered what they were! Now the starter for 10 is how they came to be planted in Mahón!)

SirsI have read many letters both

in the Daily Bulletin (Majorca) and now The Menorca Sun and as usual most of the com-ments are sadly about our fail-ing tourist scene in the Balearic

Islands. I predicted the decline four years ago and in fact two years ago I had a letter pub-lished in the Diario Menorca. Sadly above my story they ran an Article stating how good the all inclusive market was doing,which I assume was sup-posed to make my comments worthless.

For once in my life I am not happy being right.

Keep up the good work with the paper it is coming along nicely.

Many Thanks,Mike Hannibal - Bar Palo-

mino - Binibeca

Menorca SunI would like to know if any

readers know of any English language books that detail the Muslim history of the island.

ThanksTom Reynolds

RED CROSS GROUPSpring Sale in May. Every-one is most welcome to come along on a Tuesday morning - either to donate material, wool, beads, crochet hooks, knitting needles, patterns etc.or to stay and join in the fun of meeting new people and learning new skills - all in aid of a great local cause.

Please call Janet Brown on 971 188 856 for further infor-mation.

apart from Friday when the pool will be open without a break from 7am until 10pm, with reduced hours at the weekend. Saturday opening will be 8am until 11am, and 4pm until 8pm.

During these hours there will be some of the lanes reserved for clubs and associations.

The work has cost over 200,000 euros

MAHÓN’S SWIMMING POOL RE-OPENS


The bus services on Menorca are brilliant! They are clean, punctual and cheap, and they pretty much cover the entire island. To give you an idea of the cost of travel, the most expensive journey is Mahon (Maó) to Ciutadella at 4.25e. Most tickets are under 1.50€.

A few words of caution though… some of the services are fairly infre-quent, so plan your journey carefully!

As mentioned above, the buses are usually spotlessly clean, and they dis-courage the consumption of food and drink whilst travelling. Also, if you want to show off your tanned beer-belly, you can’t! Shirts must be worn.

Only coins and 5€, 10€ and 20€ notes are accepted, so you’ll have to find somewhere else to exchange your hooky fifties!

There’s access for the disabled only on Lines 01, 02 and 03.

Finally, whilst every effort is made to ensure that these timetables are accurate and up to date, it’s always worth double-checking with the trans-port companies before travelling.

01 MAHON-ALAIOR-ES MER-CADAL-FERRERIES-CIUTADELLA Approximate journey time between stops: Mahon (10 mins) Alaior (15 mins) Mercadal (15 mins) Ferreries (15 mins) CiutadellaMonday to FridayMahon: 6.45, 8.15, 9.15, 10.15, 11.15, 12.15, 13.15, 14.15, 15.15, 16.15, 17.15, 18.15, 19.15, 20.15, 21.15, 22.15 23.15, 00.15Ciutadella: 6.40, 7.40, 8.40, 9.40, 10.40, 11.40, 12.40, 13.40, 14.40, 15.15, 15.40, 16.40, 17.40, 18.40, 19.40, 20.40, 21.40, 22.40, 23.40SaturdayMahon: 8.00, 10.00, 11.30, 13.00, 16.00, 18.00, 20.00, 21.30Ciutadella: 8.00, 10.00, 11.30, 14.30, 16.00, 18.00, 20.00, 21.30Sunday and Public HolidaysMahon: 8.00, 10.00, 11.30, 13.00, 16.30, 19.00Ciutadella: 8.00, 10.00, 11.30, 14.30, 16.30, 19.00

02 MAHON-ES CASTELLMonday to Sunday(* not Sunday and Public Holidays)Mahon: 7.20*, 7.45*, 8.15*, 8.45*, 9.15, 9.45, 10.15, 10.45, 11.15, 11.45, 12.15, 12.45, 13.15, 13.45, 14.15*, 14.45*, 15.15*, 15.45, 16.15, 16.45, 17.45, 18.15, 18.45, 19.15, 19.45, 20.15, 20.45Es Castell: 7.30*, 8.00*, 8.30*, 9.00*, 9.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00, 12.30, 13.00, 13.30, 14.00, 14.30*, 15.00*, 15.30*, 16.00, 16.30, 17.00, 18.00, 18.30, 19.00, 19.30, 20.00, 20.30, 21.00

03 MAHON-SANT LLUISMonday to Sunday (* not Sunday and Public Holidays)Mahon: 7.00*, 8.00*, 8.10*,

8.30, 9.00, 9.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 12.00, 12.30, 13.00, 13.30, 14.15*, 15.30, 16.00, 17.00, 17.30, 18.00, 18.30, 19.00, 19.30, 20.00*, 20.15, 21.00*, 22.00*, 23.00*Sant Lluis: 7.30*, 7.40*, 8.20, 8.40*, 9.10, 9.40, 10.10, 10.40, 11.10, 11.40, 12.40, 13.10, 13.40, 14.10, 14.20, 14.40*, 15.10 (Sun only), 15.40, 16.10, 16.40, 17.40, 18.10, 18.40, 19.10, 19.40, 20.00, 20.40*, 21.40*, 22.40*, 23.40

14 MAHON-CIUTADELLAEXPRESS BUS – directMonday to Friday Mahon: 7.00, 8.00, 9.45, 12.45, 14.15, 15.15, 16.45, 17.45, 19.45, 22.15Ciutadella: 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, 10.00, 11.15, 12.10, 14.15, 15.15, 16.15, 18.10, 19.10, 21.15

21 MAHON-SANT CLIMENTMonday to SaturdayMahon: 7.45, 8.45, 9.30, 10.30, 11.45, 12.45, 13.30, 16.00, 17.00, 18.00, 19.00, 19.40Sant Climent: 8.00, 9.05, 10.10, 11.10, 12.25, 13.05, 14.05, 16.40, 17.20, 18.40, 19.20, 20.10Sunday and Public HolidaysMahon: 9.15, 12.15, 15.15, 18.15Sant Climent: 9.25, 12.25, 15.25, 18.25

21 MAHON-SANT CLIMENT-CANUTELLS Monday to SaturdayMahon: 8.45, 12.45, 17.00, 19.00Canutells: 9.00, 13.00, 17.15, 19.15No service on Sunday or Public Holi-days

31 MAHON-SANT CLIMENT- CALA EN PORTERMonday to SaturdayMahon: 9.30, 10.30, 11.45, 13.30, 16.00, 18.00, 19.40Cala en Porter: 10.00, 11.00, 12.15, 13.45 16.30, 18.30, 20.00No service Sunday or Public Holidays

31 MAHON-ALAIOR-SON BOU (TORRESOLI & CLUB SAN JAIME)Monday to SaturdayMahon: 7.15, 8.30, 10.00, 11.00, 11.30, 12.30, 14.00, 15.30, 16.30, 17.00, 18.00, 19.00, 20.30, 22.00Alaior: 7.25, 8.40, 10.10, 11.10, 11.40, 12.40, 14.10, 15.40, 16.40, 17.10, 18.10, 19.10, 20.40, 22.10Torresoli: 7.40, 8.55, 10.25, 11.25, 11.55, 12.55, 14.25, 15.55, 16.55, 17.25, 18.25, 19.25, 20.55, 22.25Club Sant Jaime: 7.45, 9.00, 10.30, 11.30, 12.00, 13.00, 14.30, 16.00, 17.00, 17.30, 18.30, 19.30, 21.00, 22.30Son Bou: 8.00, 9.15, 10.45, 11.45, 12.15, 13.15, 14.45, 16.15, 17.15, 17.45, 18.45, 19.45, 21.15, 22.45Alaior: 8.15, 9.30, 11.00, 12.00, 12.30, 13.30, 15.00, 16.30, 17.30, 18.00, 19.00, 20.00, 21.30, 23.00Sunday and Public HolidaysMahon: 8.30, 10.00, 11.30, 13.00, 17.00, 18.30, 20.00Alaior: 8.40, 10.10, 11.40, 13.10, 17.10, 18.40, 20.10Torresoli: 8.55, 10.25, 11.55, 13.25, 17.25, 18.55, 20.25Club Sant Jaime: 9.00, 10.30, 12.00, 13.30, 17.30, 19.00, 20.30Son Bou: 9.15, 10.45, 12.15, 13.45, 17.45, 19.15, 20.45Alaior: 9.30, 11.00, 12.30, 14.00, 18.00, 19.30, 21.00

51 MAHON-ALAIOR-ES MER-CADAL-FERRERIES-CALA GALDANAApproximate journey time between stops: Mahon (10 mins) Alaior (15 mins) Mercadal (15 mins) Ferreries (15 mins) Cala GaldanaMonday to SaturdayMahon: 9.30, 16.45

Cala Galdana: 10.20, 17.05Sunday and Public HolidaysMahon: 10.30, 17.30Cala Galdana: 9.20, 16.20

52 CIUTADELLA-CALA GALDANAMonday to SaturdayCiutadella: 10.40, 13.50, 16.50Cala Galdana: 10.00, 13.20, 16.20Sunday and Public HolidaysCiutadella: 9.50, 13.50, 16.45Cala Galdana: 10.20, 13.20, 17.20

53 FERRERIES-CALA GALDANAMonday to Sunday(* not Sunday and Public Holidays)Ferreries: 7.05*, 8.05*, 9.05, 9.40*, 10.05, 11.05, 12.05, 13.05, 15.05*, 16.05, 16.50*, 17.05, 18.05, 19.05, 20.05, 21.05*, 22.05*Cala Galdana: 7.20*, 8.20*, 9.20, 10.20, 11.20, 12.20, 13.20, 14.20, 15.20*, 16.20, 17.05*, 17.20, 18.20, 19.20, 20.20, 21.20*, 22.20*

71 MAHON-ALAIOR-ES MIG-JORN GRAN-CALA TOMASApproximate journey time between stops: Mahon (10 mins) Alaior (15 mins) Es Migjorn Gran (10 mins) Cala TomasMonday to SaturdayMahon: 8.00, 10.15, 12.30, 15.15, 17.30, 19.45Cala Tomas: 9.00, 11.15, 13.15, 16.15, 18.30, 20.30Sunday and Public HolidaysMahon: 8.15, 11.15, 14.15, 18.30Cala Tomas: 9.00, 12.00, 15.00, 19.15

71/72 ES MIGJORN GRAN-ES MERCADALMonday to SaturdayEs Migjorn Gran: 8.55, 11.10, 13.40, 16.10, 18.25, 20.55Es Mercadal: 8.25, 10.40, 12.55, 15.40, 17.55, 20.10Sunday and Public HolidaysEs Migjorn Gran: 9.05, 12.35, 15.35, 19.25Es Mercadal: 8.30, 12.00, 15.00, 18.50

71/72 ES MIGJORN GRAN-CALA TOMASMonday to SaturdayEs Migjorn Gran: 8.25, 8.45, 10.40, 11.00, 12.55, 13.15, 15.40, 16.00, 17.55, 18.15, 20.10, 20.30Cala Tomas: 8.45, 9.00, 11.00, 11.15, 13.15, 13.30, 16.00, 16.15, 18.15, 18.30, 20.30, 20.45Sunday and Public HolidaysEs Migjorn Gran: 8.40, 11.40, 12.10, 14.40, 15.10, 19.00Cala Tomas: 8.55, 9.00, 12.00, 12.25, 15.00, 15.25, 19.15

72 CIUTADELLA-FERRERIES-ES MERCADAL-ES MIGJORN GRAN-CALA TOMASMonday to SaturdayCiutadella: 8.00, 10.15, 12.30, 15.15, 17.30, 19.45Ferreries: 8.15, 10.30, 12.45, 15.30, 17.45, 20.00Es Mercadal: 8.25, 10.40, 12.55, 15.40, 17.55, 20.10Es Migjorn Gran: 8.45, 11.00, 13.15, 16.00, 18.15, 20.30Cala Tomas: 8.45, 11.00, 13.30, 16.00, 18.15, 20.45Sunday and Public HolidaysCiutadella: 8.10, 11.40, 14.40, 18.30Ferreries: 8.25, 11.55, 14.55, 18.45Es Mercadal: 8.30, 12.00, 15.00, 18.50Es Migjorn Gran: 8.40, 12.10, 15.10, 19.00Cala Tomas: 8.55, 12.25, 15.25, 19.15

91 MAHON-SANT LLUIS-ALCAU-FAR-S’ALGAR (LAS PALMERAS)Monday to SundayMahon: 8.30, 9.30, 12.30, 13.30, 15.30, 18.30Alcaufar: 8.45, 9.45, 12.45, 13.45, 15.45, 18.45Las Palmeras: 8.55, 9.55, 12.55, 13.55, 15.55, 18.55S’Algar: 9.00, 10.00, 13.00, 14.00, 16.00, 19.00

92 MAHON-PUNTA PRIMA (SUR MENORCA-INSOTEL-XALOC)Monday to Sunday(* not Sunday and Public Holidays)Mahon: 7.00*, 8.00*, 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00*, 15.00*, 16.00, 17.00, 18.00, 19.00, 20.00*, 21.00*, 22.00*, 23.00*Sur Menorca: 7.15*, 8.15*, 9.15, 10.15, 11.15, 12.15, 13.15, 14.15*, 15.15*, 16.15, 17.15, 18.15, 19.15, 20.15*, 21.15*, 22.15*, 23.15*Insotel: 7.20*, 8.20*, 9.20, 10.20, 11.20, 12.20, 13.20, 14.20*, 15.20*, 16.20, 17.20, 18.20, 19.20, 20.20*, 21.20*, 22.20*, 23.20*Xaloc: 7.25*, 8.25*, 9.25, 10.25, 11.25, 12.25, 13.25, 14.25*, 15.25*, 16.25, 17.25, 18.25, 19.25, 20.25*, 21.25*, 22.25*, 23.25*Punta Prima: 7.30*, 8.30*, 9.30, 10.30, 11.30, 12.30, 13.30, 14.30*, 15.30*, 16.30, 17.30, 18.30, 19.30, 20.30*, 21.30*, 22.30*, 23.30*IMPORTANT! All the times given are DEPARTURE TIMES 93 MAHON-BINIBECAMonday to SundayMahon: 10.30, 14.00, 17.30Binibeca 1: 10.15, 14.15, 17.50Binibeca 2: 11.00, 14.15, 18.00

94 SANT LLUIS-BINIDALIMonday to Sunday(* not Sunday and Public Holidays)Sant Lluis: 8.45, 11.15, 13.15, 18.15, 20.45*, 23.15Binidali: 9.30, 12.00, 14.00, 19.00, 21.30*, 00.00*

BUS FORNELLSMonday to SaturdayFornells to:Arenal d’en Castell: 8.40, 12.15, 16.00 Cala Tirant: 8.40, 12.05, 16.00Es Mercadal: 9.20, 13.35 (not Sat), 18.00Mahon: 8.40, 12.05, 16.00Son Parc: 8.40, 12.05, 16.00Arenal d’en Castell to:Es Mercadal: 8.50, 19.20Fornells: 8.50, 13.35, 19.20Mahon: 9.00, 10.00, 12.00, 16.20, 17.20Cala Tirant to: Es Mercadal: 9.10, 13.30 (not Sat), 17.45Fornells: 9.10, 11.20, 13.30 (not Sat), 17.45Mahon: 8.50, 12.15, 16.05Son Parc: 8.50, 12.15, 16.05Es Mercadal to:Arenal d’en Castell: 8.15, 11.45, 14.15 (not Sat)Cala Tirant: 8.15, 11.45Fornells: 8.15, 11.45Mahon to:Arenal d’en Castell: 9.30, 11.40, 13.00, 15.00, 17.00Cala Tirant: 10.30, 12.45, 17.00, 19.00Fornells: 10.30, 12.45, 17.00, 19.00Son Parc: 10.30, 12.45, 17.00, 19.00Son Parc to:Cala Tirant: 11.00, 17.25Fornells: 11.00, 13.15, 17.25Mahon: 9.10, 12.35, 16.20SundayFornells to:Arenal d’en Castell: 8.45, 16.45Mahon: 8.45, 16.45Son Parc: 8.45, 16.45Arenal d’en Castell to:

10 - MAHON-AIRPORT

Monday to SundayMahon: 5.45, 6.15, 6.45, 7.15, 7.45, 8.15, 8.45, 9.15, 9.45, 10.15, 10.45, 11.15, 11.45, 12.15, 12.45, 13.15, 13.45, 14.15, 14.45, 15.15, 15.45, 16.15, 16.45, 17.15, 17.45, 18.15, 18.45, 19.15, 19.45, 20.15, 20.45, 21.15, 21.45, 22.15, 23.15, 00.15

Airport: 5.55, 6.25, 6.55, 7.25, 7.55, 8.25, 8.55, 9.25, 9.55, 10.25, 10.55, 11.25, 11.55, 12.25, 12.55, 13.25, 13.55, 14.25, 14.55, 15.25, 15.55, 16.25, 16.55, 17.25, 17.55, 18.25, 18.55, 19.25, 19.55, 20.25, 20.55, 21.25, 21.55, 22.25, 23.25, 00.25

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

Don’t forget that if you’re using your English phone always add the interna-tional dialling code for Spain, 0034, before calling the numbers below.

Emergencies - 112Ambulances - 061National Police - 091 (urgent)Guardia Civil -062Local Police - 092Fire Brigade - 092Sea Rescue - 971 728 322Airport - 971 157 000British Consulate - 971 367 818

CouncilsAlaior - 971 371 002Ciutadella - 971 381 050Ferreries - 971 373 003Es Castell - 971 365 193Es Mercadal - 971 375 002Es Migjorn - 971 370 111Mahon - 971 369 800Sant Lluis - 971 150 950

TaxisAlaior - 971 367 111Ferreries - 971 480 685 & 660 411 965Ciutadella - 971 367 111Es Castell - 971 362 779Es Mercadal - 971 367 111Es Migjorn - 971 367 111Mahon - 971 367 111Sant Lluis - 971 150 641 & 971 367 111

Tourist InformationCiutadella - 971 481 515Mahon - 971 363 790

The International Dialling Code for the UK is 0044

Fornells: 11.20Mahon: 9.20, 17.20Mahon to:Arenal d’en Castell: 11.00, 18.00Fornells: 11.00, 18.00Son Parc: 11.00, 18.00Son Parc to:Fornells 11.50Mahon 9.00, 17.00

NIGHT BUSES

CIUTADELLA-SANT LLUISFridayCiutadella: 00.00, 03.00Ferreries: 00.20, 03.20Es Mercadal: 00.35, 03.35Alaior: 00.45, 03.45Mahon Port: 01.00, 04.00Mahon Bus station: 01.10, 04.10Es Castell: 01.20, 04.20Sant Lluis: 01.30, 04.30

SANT LLUIS-CIUTADELLAFridaySant Lluis: 00.00, 03.00Es Castell: 00.10, 03.10Mahon Bus Station: 00.20, 03.20Mahon Port: 00.30, 03.30Alaior: 00.45, 03.45,Es Mercadal: 00.55, 03.55,Ferreries: 01.10, 04.10,Ciutadella: 01.30, 04.30,

CIUTADELLA-SANT LLUISSaturdayCiutadella: 23.00, 01.00, 03.00, 05.00Ferreries: 23.15, 01.15, 03.15, 05.20Es Mercadal: 23.30, 01.30, 03.30, 05.35Alaior: 23.45, 01.45, 03.45, 05.45Mahón Port: 00.00, 02.00, 04.00, 06.00Mahón Bus Station: 00.10, 02.10, 04.10, 06.10Sant Climent: 04.20Es Castell: 00.20, 02.20, 04.20, 06.20Sant Lluis: 00.30, 02.30, 04.50, 06.50

SANT LLUIS-CIUTADELLASaturdaySant Lluis: 23.00, 01.00, 03.00, 05.00Es Castell: 23.10, 01.10, 03.10, 05.10Mahon Bus Station: 23.20, 01.20, 03.20, 05.20Mahon Port: 23.30, 01.30, 03.30, 05.30Alaior: 23.45, 01.45, 03.45, 05.45Es Mercadal: 00.00, 02.00, 04.00, 06.00Ferreries: 00.15, 02.15, 04.15, 06.15Ciutadella: 00.30, 02.30, 04.30, 06.30

BUS SERVICES

4 November 2008 Bar Pins vs ChampsCoach & Horses vs Sa GravaDelfin A vs Bar PonsFun House B vs AlohaSmithy’s vs Fun House C 11 November 2008Aloha vs Coach & HorsesBar Pons vs Smithy’sChamps vs Fun House CFun House B vs Bar PinsSa Grava vs Delfin A 18 November 2008Bar Pins vs AlohaBar Pons vs ChampsCoach & Horses vs Fun House BDelfin A vs Smithy’sFun House C vs Sa Grava 25 November 2008Bar Pins vs Coach & HorsesChamps vs Delfin AFun House B vs Fun House CSa Grava vs Bar PonsSmithy’s vs Aloha 2 December 2008Aloha vs Sa GravaBar Pons vs Fun House BCoach & Horses vs ChampsDelfin A vs Fun House CSmithy’s vs Bar Pins 9 December 2008 Bar Pins vs Bar PonsChamps vs AlohaFun House C vs Coach & HorsesFun House B vs Delfin ASa Grava vs Smithy’s

16 December 2008 Aloha vs Fun House CBar Pins vs Delfin ACoach & Horses vs Bar PonsFun House B vs Sa GravaSmithy’s vs Champs 13 January 2009 Bar Pons vs Fun House CDelfin A vs AlohaFun House B vs ChampsSa Grava vs Bar PinsSmithy’s vs Coach & Horses 20 January 2009 Aloha vs Bar PonsChamps vs Sa GravaCoach & Horses vs Delfin AFun House C vs Bar PinsSmithy’s vs Fun House B 27 January 2009Aloha vs Fun House BBar Pons vs Delfin AChamps vs Bar PinsFun House C vs Smithy’sSa Grava vs Coach & Horses 3 February 2009 Bar Pins vs Fun House BCoach & Horses vs AlohaDelfin A vs Sa GravaFun House C vs ChampsSmithy’s vs Bar Pons 10 February 2009 Aloha vs Bar PinsChamps vs Bar PonsFun House B vs Coach & HorsesSa Grava vs Fun House CSmithy’s vs Delfin A

DIVISION B17 February 2009 Aloha vs Smithy’sBar Pons vs Sa GravaCoach & Horses vs Bar PinsDelfin A vs ChampsFun House C vs Fun House B 24 February 2009 Bar Pins vs Smithy’sChamps vs Coach & HorsesFun House B vs Bar PonsFun House C vs Delfin ASa Grava vs Aloha 3 March 2009 Aloha vs ChampsBar Pons vs Bar PinsCoach & Horses vs Fun House CDelfin A vs Fun House BSmithy’s vs Sa Grava 10 March 2009 Bar Pons vs Coach & HorsesChamps vs Smithy’sDelfin A vs Bar PinsFun House C vs AlohaSa Grava vs Fun House B 17 March 2009 Aloha vs Delfin ABar Pins vs Sa GravaChamps vs Fun House BCoach & Horses vs Smithy’sFun House C vs Bar Pons 24 March 2009 Bar Pins vs Fun House CBar Pons vs AlohaDelfin A vs Coach & HorsesFun House B vs Smithy’sSa Grava vs Champs

2003/04 Coach & Horses, 2004/05 Merlins, 2005/06 San Mames, 2006/07 Skippy’s, 2007/08 Delfin ‘B’

SEASON 2008/09

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Henry John “Harry” Patch was born 17 June 1898 and is, at the age of 110, the second-oldest liv-ing man in the UK and the tenth-oldest verifi ed man in the world. He is also the last British soldier to have fought in the trenches of the Western Front during the First World War, and one of two overall remaining. The other one is 108-year-old Frenand Goux of France, who did so for one week and came out unscathed, unlike Patch and the last Alpine Front veteran, 110-year-old Delfi no Ber-roni of Italy, who died on 26 Oc-tober 2008.

Patch was born in Combe Down, a village in Somerset, Eng-land. Before the Great War, he worked as an apprentice plumber in Bath.

During the war, Patch was con-scripted into the Duke of Corn-walls‘s Light Infantry, serving as an assistant gunner in a Lewis Gun section. He was a private at the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917(also known as the Third Battle of Ypres).

After the war, Patch returned to work as a plumber, during which time he spent four years working on the Wills Memorial Building in Bristol and, during the Second World War, a fi reman.

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As of September 2008 he is the United Kingdom’s oldest retired fi refi ghter.

Patch featured in the 2003 television series “World War I in Colour“, and was quoted as saying “...if any man tells you he went over the top and he wasn’t scared, he’s a damn liar.”

For his service in the First World War he has the British War Med-al and the Victory Medal.

He said of the trenches, “The trenches were about six

feet deep, about three feet wide - mud, water, a duckboard if you were lucky. You slept on the fi ring step, if you could, shells bursting all around you. Filthy.”

On Shell Shock,“An offi cer would come down

and very often shoot men as cowards. That man was no more a coward than you or I. He just could not move. That’s shell shock. Towards the end of war they rec-ognised it as an illness. The early part of the war - they didn’t. If you were there you were shot. And that was it.”

On Death,“I came across a Cornishman,

he was ripped from his shoulder to his waist - shrapnel.

He was laying there in a pool of blood. As we got to him, he said, ‘Shoot me.’ He was beyond all hu-man aid. Before we would pull out the revolver to shoot him, he died. And when that fellah died, he just said one word: ‘Mother.’ It wasn’t a cry of despair. It was a cry or surprise and joy. I think - I am sure his mother was in the next world

to welcome him. I lost all my faith in the Church at Passchendaele and at Pilkem. I will never forget it.”

On The Cost,“It wasn’t worth it. No war is

worth it. No war is worth the loss of a couple of lives let alone thou-sands.

The First World War, if you boil it down, what was it? Nothing but a family row. That’s what caused it. The Second World War - Hitler wanted to govern Europe, nothing to it. I would have taken the Kaiser, his son, Hitler and the people on his side . and bloody shot them. Out the way and saved millions of lives. It just isn’t worth it.”

In 1918 he was demobbed. In the same year he married Ada Bil-lington from Hadleigh, Shropshire. They were together for 58 years

until her death in 1976. They had two sons. Both have predeceased him.

On the 27 September 2008 in a private ceremony attended by just a few people, Harry Patch opened a memorial on the bank of the Steenbeek at the point where he crossed the river in 1917. The memorial reads:- “Here, at dawn, on 16 August 1917, the 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, 20th (Light) division, crossed the Steenbeek prior to their successful assault on the village on Lange-marck. This stone is erected to the memory of fallen comrades, and to honour the courage, sacrifi ce and passing of the Great War generation. It is the gift of former Private and Lewis Gunner Harry Patch, No. 29295, C Company,

7th DCLI, the last surviving veter-an to have served in the trenches of the Western Front. The press has frequently suggested the idea of a state funeral for Britain’s last WWI veteran. But when asked in 2007 how he would like to be remembered, Harry rejected the idea of any special arrangements for him, but accepted the princi-ple of a state funeral as a mark of respect for the generation who fought in WWI.

Harry said his personal wish was to be buried in a private ceremony alongside his family in Monkton Combe Church where his parents were married and his parents and brothers are buried.

This weekend, buy your poppy, do your 2 minutes silence, and remember Henry Patch and his fallen comrades.


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4 November 2008Anchor v Hallissy’sCastillo B v Fun House ASan Mames vs CasinoSkippy’s vs Castillo AWindsor vs Delfin B 11 November 2008Casino vs WindsorCastillo A vs AnchorDelfin B vs Castillo BFun House A vs San MamesHallissy’s vs Skippy’s 18 November 2008 Anchor vs CasinoCastillo B vs San MamesFun House A vs Castillo ASkippy’s vs Delfin BWindsor vs Hallissy’s 25 November 2008 Anchor vs WindsorCasino vs Hallissy’sCastillo A vs Castillo BDelfin B vs Fun House ASan Mames vs Skippy’s 2 December 2008 Castillo B vs WindsorFun House A vs CasinoHallissy’s vs Delfin BSan Mames vs Castillo ASkippy’s vs Anchor 9 December 2008 Anchor vs Castillo BCasino vs Skippy’sCastillo A vs Hallissy’sDelfin B vs San MamesWindsor vs Fun House A

16 December 2008 Castillo B vs CasinoDelfin B vs Castillo AFun House A vs Hallissy’sSan Mames vs AnchorSkippy’s vs Windsor 13 January 2009 Anchor vs Fun House ACasino vs Delfin BCastillo A vs WindsorHallissy’s vs San MamesSkippy’s vs Castillo B 20 January 2009Casino vs Castillo ACastillo B vs Hallissy’sDelfin B vs AnchorFun House A vs Skippy’sWindsor vs San Mames 27 January 2009 Casino vs San MamesCastillo A vs Skippy’sDelfin B vs WindsorFun House A vs Castillo BHallissy’s vs Anchor 3 February 2009 Anchor vs Castillo ACastillo B vs Delfin BSan Mames vs Fun House ASkippy’s vs Hallissy’sWindsor vs Casino 10 February 2009 Casino vs AnchorCastillo A vs Fun House ADelfin B vs Skippy’sHallissy’s vs WindsorSan Mames vs Castillo B

MENORCA DARTS LEAGUE 17 February 2009 Castillo B vs Castillo AFun House A vs Delfin BHallissy’s vs CasinoSkippy’s vs San MamesWindsor vs Anchor 24 February 2009 Anchor vs Skippy’sCasino vs Fun House ACastillo A vs San MamesDelfin B vs Hallissy’sWindsor vs Castillo B 3 March 2009 Castillo B vs AnchorFun House A vs WindsorHallissy’s vs Castillo ASan Mames vs Delfin BSkippy’s vs Casino 10 March 2009 Anchor vs San MamesCasino vs Castillo BCastillo A vs Delfin BHallissy’s vs Fun House AWindsor vs Skippy’s 17 March 2009Castillo B vs Skippy’sDelfin B vs CasinoFun House A vs AnchorSan Mames vs Hallissy’sWindsor vs Castillo A 24 March 2009 Anchor vs Delfin BCastillo A vs CasinoHallissy’s vs Castillo BSan Mames vs WindsorSkippy’s vs Fun House A

DIVISION A

1992/93 Paloma, 1993/94 Paloma, 1994/95 Paloma, 1995/96 Patio, 1996/97 Olivers, 1997/98 Coach & Horses, 1998/99 Coach & Horses, 1999/00 La Bahia, 2000/01 Cas Pintor, 2001/02 Half Moon, 2002/03 Half Moon, 2003/04 Half Moon, 2004/05 Half Moon, 2005/06 Merlins ‘A’, 2006/07 Fun House ‘A’, 2007/08 San Mames


THE WEEK’S SPORTING HIGHLIGHT: Joe Calzaghe plans to bring the cur-tain down on his glittering career after his November 8 fight against Ameri-can Roy Jones Jr. at Madison Square Garden.Welshman Calzaghe, who has a 45-0 record including 32 knockouts, will take on Jones for The Ring magazine’s light-heavyweight crown.“It is probably going to be my last fight,” the former super-middleweight and light-heavyweight champion said during a conference call on Tuesday. “I’ve been fighting for 25 years and I just don’t feel like fighting any more. It’s very, very important to me to retire undefeated,” he said. “To face a great former champion at such a great are-na, it’s a fairytale come true.”Jones, 39, is an eight-times former world champion in four weight classes with a 52-4 record including 38 stop-pages. For much of his career, he was regarded as the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the world.Three consecutive defeats in 2004 and 2005 -- two of them by knockout -- diminished his stature but Jones has since claimed three more victories, in-cluding a unanimous decision over Fe-lix Trinidad in his last bout in January.

All times given are local

RUGBY LEAGUESaturday 8 NovemberPlay OffWorld Cup07.00 Sky Sports 2England vs New ZealandWorld Cup09.30 Sky Sports 2Sunday 9 NovemberPlay OffWorld Cup07.15 Sky Sports 2Australia vs PNGWorld Cup09.30 Sky Sports 2Monday 10 NovemberPlay OffWorld Cup09.55 Sky Sports 2

FOOTBALLFriday 7 NovemberLeeds vs NorthamptonLeague One21.45 Setanta Sports 1Saturday 8 NovemberArsenal vs Man UnitedBarclays’ Premiership14.45 Sky Sports 1Southampton vs Bristol CityChampionship19.20 Sky Sports 1Liverpool vs WBABarclays’ Premiership19.30 Setanta Sports 1

MUSEUMS & HISTORY

Bastió de sa FontPlaça de sa Font, CiutadellaTue to Sat: 10.00-14.00 and 18.00-21.00The Municipal Museum is based in the bastió, one of the few re-maining structures from the town’s 17th century fortifications. The permanent archaeological exhibi-tion is worth a visit.Diocesan MuseumC/Seminari 9, CiutadellaMon to Sat: 10.30-14.00A small museum housing a di-verse mix of archaeological finds, art and ecclesiastical objects. Fort MarlboroughCala Sant Esteve, Es CastellTue to Sun: 9.30-15.00 A major fortification built by the British in the 18th century to guard the entrance to the port of Mahón. The visit starts through the underground galleries before emerging into the (now dry!) moat and then up into the battlements. Intelligent use of modern technol-ogy helps create a real feel for the age. 3€ (Sun. free)Fortalesa la MolaLa Mola, MahonDaily: 10.00-20.00An imposing fortress that domi-nates the entrance to the Port of Mahon. Built in the mid-19th century to repel the British it later served as a high security prison. Guided tours daily at 10.30, 12.30 and 17.30.Military MuseumPlaça de l’Esplanada, Es CastellMon, Wed & Fri and first Sun of the month: 10.00-13.00Housed in an old barracks on the Esplanada A fascinating little mu-seum that takes you through the island’s rich military history.Museum of MenorcaAvda. Dr. Guardia, MahónTue to Sat: 10:00-14:00 & 18:00-20:30. Sun: 10:00 to 14:00A fascinating museum situated in a former cloister of a Franciscan monastery. Offers a great insight into the history of the island.Nature MuseumC/ Mallorca 2, FerreriesSat: 10:30-13:30 & 17:30-20:30. Sun: 10:00-14:00The Museu de la Natura de Menorca is a captivating mu-seum, exhibiting a wide range of the many natural wonders from the island and surrounding areas.Sant Felip CastleCarrer Sant Felip, Es CastellThur and Sun at 10.00Twice weekly guided tours around one of 18th century Europe’s key defences.

Friday 7 NovemberMarket: Ciutadella9.00 to 13.30Plaça des BornMarket: Ferreries9.00 to 13.30Trade Fair: MahónRecinto Ferial POIMA 11.00-21.00Decorating and interiors trade fair with fifty stands. Continues until Sunday. 1€ entrance.Karaoke: Cala en PorterAloha @ 21.00You will survive!Quiz: Arenal d’en CastelSmithy’s @ 20.00Thinking caps on!

Saturday 8 NovemberMarket: Mahón9.00 to 13.30Plaça de l’EsplanadaMarket: Ciutadella9.00 to 13.30Plaça des BornBowls: S’AlgarSant Lluis Hotel @ 10.00The Menorca Bowls Club meets at the bowls green opposite the San Luis Hotel , S’Algar. Newcomers always welcome. Bowls are available to hire. For further information, please contact the Captain, John Smith – Tel: 971 939 045Bonfire/Fireworks: MahónHippodrome @ 20.30Whiz bang! The island’s best bonfire night out and all in aid of a good cause. Soup and burger/hotdog thrown in. 7€ (kids under 5 FREE)

Sunday 9 NovemberRemembrance Service: Es CastellEnglish Church @ 11.00Flea Market: MahónParque des Freginal 9.00 to 13.30Discover a few hidden treasures! A great place to potter around on a Sun-day morning.Trotting Races: MahónHippodromo, Av J.A. Clavé 400 @ 11.30More horsey fun!Bingo: Es CastellThe Delfin @ 20.00Prize bingo at the Deli on C/Gran.

Monday 10 NovemberMarket: Es Castell9.00 to 13.30Plaça de l’Esplanada

SPORT ON TVSunday 9 NovemberBlackburn vs ChelseaBarclays’ Premiership15.30 Sky Sports 1Havant vs BrentfordFA Cup 1st Round16.00 ITV1Kilmarnock vs RangersSPL17.00 Setanta Sports 1Fulham vs Newcastle Barclays’ Premiership18.00 Sky Sports 1Monday 10 NovemberAFC Wimbledon vs WycombeFA Cup 1st Round21.45 Setanta Sports 1Tuesday 11 NovemberArsenal vs WiganCarling Cup 4th Round21.45 Sky Sports 1Wednesday 12 NovemberSpurs vs LiverpoolCarling Cup 4th Round21.45 Sky Sports 1Motherwell vs RangersSPL21.45 Setanta Sports 1

BOXINGSunday 9 NovemberJoe Calzaghe vs Roy Jones JrWorld Championship01.00 Setanta Sports 1 (PPV)

RUGBY UNIONSaturday 8 NovemberEngland vs Pacific IslandersFriendly16.30 Sky Sports 2Wales vs South AfricaFriendly16.30 BBC1Scotland vs New ZealandFriendly19.15 BBC2

Watch Sky and/or Setanta Sports in the following bars (please note that not all of these bar have Setanta Sports, always check first!);

Es Castell: Scandals, Delfin, TeapotPunta Prima: The Blue Anchor, Sebas-tian Place, El ForoCala en Porter: Galleon, Champs (has Showtime), Irish Bar, Village Pub, Pool-side Bar, SalamandraBinibeca: Bar PalominoCala Galdana: Black & White Bar, Pub MississippiSon Bou: Kit Kat BarSant Tomas: Bar Halley, Sant TomasCala’n Bosch: McCarthy’s, Karaoke

Market: Sant Lluis9.00 to 13.30Plaça de Sa CreuBowls: S’AlgarSee Saturday for details.

Tuesday 11 NovemberMarket: Mahón9.00 to 13.30Plaça de l’EsplanadaMarket: Ferreries9.00 to 13.30Red Cross Craft Group: MahónEl Picadero @ 10.00 - 13.00See page 5 for details.Jazz: Sant ClimentCasino, Sant Jaume 2 @ 21.30Menorca’s longest established jazz club.The Dancing Horses: FerreriesSon Martorellet, C/ Cala Galdana @ 20.30 A magical display of many different riding styles. One for the kids. Tickets from 6€ to 18€.

Wednesday 12 NovemberMarket: Es Migjorn Gran9.00 to 13.30Market: Es Castell9.00 to 13.30Plaça de l’EsplanadaBowls: S’AlgarSee Saturday for details.

Thursday 13 NovemberMarket: Alaior9.00 to 13.30C/ Reverendo HuguetMarket: Fornells9.00 to 14.00C/ de ses RoquesMarket: Cala’n Porter19.00 to 23.00Plaça de MevisThe Dancing Horses: FerreriesSee Tuesday for details.Live Jazz/Blues: MahonAkelarre Jazz Bar, Moll de Ponent 42Regular Thursday night jazz and blues jam session with the Lou Deach Quin-tet.Quiz: Es CastellThe Delfin @ 20.00Get the old brain cells working at the Delfin’s weekly pub quiz. Teams of up to four.Karaoke/Quiz: Sant ClimentCoach & Horses @ 20.00Sing ‘n ponder night!

If you want your social or sporting organisation to be included in our listing then simply drop us a line at [email protected].

Menorca Cricket ClubFounded in 1985 the M.C.C. are based at the delightful Biniparrell ground which is to be found on the road between S’Ullestrà and Llucmaçanes in the Sant Lluis area. Games are played most weekends and spectators are very welcome. www.menorcacricketclub.com Age ConcernThe island’s Age Concern have a shop on C/ Padera 39 in Es Castell.

Membership Secretary is Sheila Cox 659 185 407.Menorca Bridge ClubThe club meets every Wednesday evening at 7.15 at the Hotel Port Mahón. Call Janet Brown 971 188 856.Menorca Bowls ClubThe Menorca Bowls Club meets at the bowls green opposite the San Luis Hotel, S’Algar on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Meet 10.00 for a 10.30 start. Newcom-ers always welcome. Bowls are available to hire. For further infor-mation, please contact the Captain, John Smith – Tel: 971 939 045

Red CrossCall 648 168 034Es Castell Brass BandA new venture supported by the lo-cal council. If you play a brass instru-ment and would like to get involved then call Dave on 663 459 245.Menorca Charity PlayersCurrently in rehearsals for their pro-duction of ‘Allo ‘Allo. The company is always on the look out from new talent. Chris Coleman 696 434 787.MenHoCa Futbol 7Doing the Brit community proud in Menorca’s 7s league. They train in Malbuger. Lee 659 987 362.

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS

WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK

The Picadero Art GroupThey meet at the El Picadero restau-rant every Tuesday at 10am. Call Liz Quayle on 647 237 210.Rotary Club of MenorcaMeets on Tuesdays at La Minerva on the port in Mahón.Masonic LodgeCall Jeremy McHale on 971 361 606.Royal British LegionCall Geraldine Dogget on 971 188 210.Club de Golf Son Parc - MenorcaOpen all year round, 10 and 12 month membership available. Inter-esting rates for Winter Green Fees

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When they get there Mick un-packs the food and beer.

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1. Which actress was nominat-ed for a best actress Oscar for her performance in the 1995 film `Casino`?2. What characted does Jack Nicholson play in the 1989 film `Batman`? The Joker, The Penguin or The Riddler?3. In which city is the soap op-era `Brookside` set?4. In the TV show `Fawlty Tow-ers` from which city does the waiter Manuel hail?5. What was the name of An-thony Perkins` character in the film `Psycho`?6. Which singer starred in the film `Desperately Seeking Su-san`?7. In which famous film would first have come across the char-acter of Dorothy Gale?8. What was the name of the

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Real Madrid drop two points behind new leaders Barcelona after they were held to a 1-1 draw at Almería on Sunday evening. Raúl headed Bernd Schuster’s side in to the lead from Higuaín’s cross shortly be-fore half time, but Casillas had to make two or three stops later on as the home team came looking to equalise. And with ten minutes to go Piatti got on the end of Crusat’s cross to vol-ley a shot past the keeper and save a point for locals. Madrid stay in third spot, level on points with Valencia and one behind Villarreal.

Sevilla lost ground on the leaders after they were beaten 3-2 by Valladolid earlier in the day. Jesús Navas set up Renato and then scored himself to put the Andalusians two up with half an hour gone. But Luis Fa-biano got himself sent off for a second bookable offence, and shortly before the break Jonath-an Sesma headed one back from Mendunjanin’s cross. Half time substitute Canobbio lev-elled the scores soon after the restart, and then struck the win-ner with an impressive free kick a few minutes later.

Getafe’s no-nonsense football is not liked much by their fans, but Víctor Muñoz’s side are level with sixth placed Atléti-co Madrid after drawing 1-1 at Recreativo. The hosts took the lead when Javi Guerrero headed in Aitor’s cross soon after the restart. However they were left with ten men when Iago Bouzón picked up a sec-ond booking, and Albín beat Riesgo with a glancing header from Granero’s free kick to level the scores near the end.

Deportivo are a point behind Getafe after a convincing 0-3 win over Betis. All the goals came after the break, Riki head-ing in Guardado’s cross on the hour mark to open the scoring. Lafita made it two with a spec-tacular shot soon afterwards, and Sergio García was sent off with a second booking for diving before Lafita wrapped things up with his second of the night near the end.

Espanyol are level with Depor after a narrow 1-0 victory over Osasuna. Tamudo fired a first half penalty wide and then hit the bar before he finally beat Roberto on the hour mark. But it was enough to take the three points and leave Camacho’s side firmly anchored to the bot-tom without a win to their name

all season. Sporting Gijón are also on

twelve points after a 3-1 win over Numancia. Manuel Precia-do’s side beat their opponents in the cup only four days ago, and although they fell behind in the twentieth minute to a Goiria strike, Luis Morán brought them back level by the break. And in the second half Bilic headed them in to the lead and then converted a penalty to make it five wins in a row for the Astu-rians.

Barcelona returned to the top of La Liga for the first time in almost one and a half years after a 1-4 victory at Málaga. Heavy rainstorms meant the match almost didn’t take place, but that didn’t worry Xavi, who opened the scoring with a well struck free kick in the fifth minute. Duda equalised seven minutes later, but Messi beat Arnau for a second time soon afterwards to put his side back in front. Xavi got his second of the night after Henry headed back Eto’o’s cross soon after the restart, and Dani Alves wrapped up an eleventh win in a row with a long free kick which Weligton deflected in to his own net.

Later in the evening last week’s leaders Valencia were beaten 2-4 by Racing Santander, their first defeat of the season. Tch-ité put the Cantabrians ahead after Munitis set him up mid-way through the first half, and although Villa levelled the scores from the penalty spot a few minutes later, Tchité restore

the lead with a snap shot from outside of the area after the re-start. Joaquín equalised again after Toño dropped a corner at his feet, but Tchité headed a Munitis free kick past Renan to complete his hat-trick, and Al-belda put through his own net near the end.

Villarreal also scored four away from home, a 1-4 win at Athletic Bilbao helping them forget the humiliating midweek cup defeat at Poli Ejido. Angel won the ball in midfield and set up Rossi for the first goal mid-way through the first half, but Etxeberría made it all square with a header from a David López corner four minutes lat-er. Pires made it two though after the restart, Cazorla ran through the defence for a third, and substitute Altidore scored number four less than a minute after coming on.

Atlético Madrid are back to

LA LIGABARCELONA HIT THE TOP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 18 MONTHS

sixth in the table pending Sun-day’s games after beating Mal-lorca 2-0. Kun Agüero returned to the side to score both goals midway through the first half, the first with a lob over Moyà after Forlán had headed on Maniche’s long ball, and the second from an Antonio López cross. After that though it took a first rate performance from keeper Leo Franco to stop the visitors from getting back in to the game.

Five members of Conserva-tive-run Backworth District Council were forced to resign today when a leaked memo revealed that 12,000 tons of meaningless newspapers were printed and distributed in the last six months simply to help meet government recycling tar-gets.

Minutes of a secret council meeting revealed that take-up of the district recycling scheme had been relatively poor due to the need to sort seventeen different types of materials into separate colour-coded bins. Newspaper recycling, howev-er, was well established and it was proposed that the Council simply print its own local paper in order to increase the weight of material being pulped.

‘Nobody reads past the first few lines of this sort of thing’ commented one anonymous ex-councillor, ‘so we had one of the members write a par-ticularly dull front-page item about the workings of local government, called the paper ‘Window on Your Council’ and filled the remaining 45 pages with the achievements of made up council departments in parts of the borough that didn’t ac-tually exist. It worked a charm, and with a great banner say-ing ‘Please recycle me’ in green across the top, we estimated that 98% of them went straight from the doormat into the recy-cling box.’

The same paper was then suc-cessfully distributed every four weeks for nearly seven months, until a pair of seven-year old girls, looking for something to line a gerbil’s cage with, found the paper and asked one of their mothers to take them to the new council swimming pool in ‘Narnia Ward’. Realising im-mediately that something was amiss, the mother then contact-ed a real local paper and the scam was uncovered. ‘And we would have gotten away with it, if it hadn’t been for those pesky kids – and their gerbil’ said a council insider.

A huge national outcry was expected to follow, but it tran-spires that once readers have pulled out the small ads page for ‘Personal Services’ the local paper goes straight in the recy-cling bin as well.

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They say the league table doesn’t lie but in the case of ViveMenorca, perhaps it does for they also received a kick in the teeth as they almost clinched a thrilling and unlikely victory at high flying Gran Canaria in yet another close fought game involving the Balearic side. With more luck Ricard Casas could have been celebrating a healthy league position but af-ter losing 76-72 they find them-selves still with only one win and third from bottom.

The game was tied 72-72 af-ter the effervescent Pooh Jeter scored for the visitors. Marcus Norris then gave Granca the lead with six seconds left only for Menorca to turn the ball over as Bazdaric unforgivably travelled and with that call, it blowed their chance of forcing overtime or nailing a three to win. That left Mario Fernández to ice the cake for Granca who had Carl English to thank for 20 points as well as another fantastic performance from Brit-ish big man Joel Freeland as they moved to fourth spot in the table.

This Sunday the island team travel to meet Fuenlabrada, start 12.30.

The Menorca Home Care team have definitely turned their campaign around. After three defeats in their opening three games, they have now clocked up back to back wins.

Last Sunday the team put n another super performance again coming from behind. Sloppy defending from a long throw ten minutes into the game showed up what is probably one of the few weaknesses this team has. They find it difficult to hit the ground running and concentration seems lacking in the opening quarter of an hour. Once it clicks in though, the teamwork and winning mental-ity is there for all to see. It was also on display at training the previous Tuesday when four-teen guys turned up in appall-ing conditions to put the time and effort in.

A hat trick from Gaz and an-other terrific free kick from Mar-tin left the lads in control at 4-2 going into the final stages after one player from each team had been sent off. Although they were pegged back to 4-3 right at the death, this was a more comprehensive win than the score line suggests.

DARTS LEAGUE OFF TO A FLYERTwo 180s is the highlight of the Windsor vs Delfin game

A 180 apiece by Windsor’s Javi Pons and the Delfin’s Colin Jenkins was the highlight of the opening round of games in the new Winter Darts League.

Remarkably both top scores occurred in the same game.

For Javi it was his first ever maximum, never having even previously achieved the feat on a prectice board!

For the record the visitors, the Delfin, secured the competition points with a comfortable 6-3 win.

Across town the title hold-ers, Es Castell’s San Mames, put down a marker for the sea-son to come courtesy of a 6-3 win against the Casino. Once again Diego’s team look as if they’ll be challenging for the title.

Punta Prima’s Anchor ac-

counted for Hallissy’s and Cas-tillo B defeated the Fun House A, both 6-3.

The biggest win of the day went to Smithy’s who crushed Fun House C 8-1, their only defeat coming in the mixed pairs.

Fixtures this coming Tuesday are:

Division ACasino vs WindsorCastillo A vs AnchorDelfin B vs Castillo BFun House A vs San MamesHallissy’s vs Skippy’s

Division BAloha vs Coach & HorsesBar Pons vs Smithy’sChamps vs Fun House CFun House B vs Bar PinsSa Grava vs Delfin A

Top right: Javi on his way to 180Bottom right: Colin and Javi all smiles... almost!

Below: ... and the crowd go... er... wild!

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Menorca rugby club fell to a 14-5 defeat in their first game of the season last Saturday. The team travelled to Mallorca to take on Corsaris, last sea-son’s bottom placed club, but despite being better prepared for the season than ever be-fore they were unable to return with the points. Last season the team had just 13 players avail-able for the first game. This year 22 travelled. Jason Boas and Paul Bolton, captain and vice-captain respectively, were unavailable for the match

They found themselves up against it from the 15th minute after having a man sent off. The first half finished without a try but with a strong defen-sive display from the Menorca lads, in particular hooker Eric Dittman.

The second half started well for Menorca. They scored their only try after good work by Jaume Pons took him to within a few metres of the line where Moises Borras took over and forced the ball over the line to score. The try was not convert-

ed though and the match en-tered a very open phase when either team could have scored.

The numerical advantage began to show and it was the Mallorcans who scored next. A very good try after good team-work and they also made the conversion to take the lead.

Menorca had plenty of op-portunities to score in what turned out to be a very open game. In the dying minutes however, Corsaris scored their second try after great individu-al play by their centre.

They were successful with the conversion and the game ended 14-5 in favour of the Mallorcan team.

Menorca were reasonably content with their performance with Juan Petrus especially hav-ing a good game.

This Sunday, the 9th No-vember, the lads take on last years champions, Bahia Rugby Club.

Anyone wanting more infor-mation about matches, spon-sorship, or training, can ring the club on 686 957 874

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ISLAND UNION CLUB START WITH DEFEAT

Action shots from Menorca’s defeat at the hands of Corsaris

last weekend

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