We three kings . . . better make that two!
‘I’ve just had a thought,’ commented Daft Barry in the pub the other evening. In any social gathering there is usually one arch wit who sacrifices good taste on the altar of cheap humour — and our...
View ArticleHe’s right on one thing!
For once the pollsters got it right and successfully predicted left-winger Jeremy Corbyn as the new leader of the Labour Party. I was delighted to see that a raft of shadow ministers tendered their...
View ArticleChicken Dinner With A Plucky Woman
I reckon I’ve always been a romantic, probably because of my love for cinema. That scene in Now, Voyager when Paul Henreid puts two cigarettes in his mouth, lights both and then passes one to Bette...
View ArticleSpanish 192
This week we´re going to look at some of the most commonly used Spanish verbs. Remember every sentence must contain a verb or it cannot be a sentence. In English we need to include a subject pronoun...
View ArticleParklife Hell!
If you are thinking of buying a park home in the UK and having it sited on an “idyllic” holiday park, then again. It could cost you dearly and give you nothing but headache and heartache. It’s...
View ArticleNostalgia Rules, OK!
When I noticed BBC1 had a new series called The Kennedys on a Friday night, I thought initially that we were going to get a new mini-series on America’s most famous political family, but instead we’ve...
View ArticleYou Can Lead A Mule To Water, But…..
An optimist walks into a bar and asks for a free pint. ‘That is not funny,’ observed Dave the barman at his pub the other evening. I say ‘his’ pub because Dave the barman is not only the barman there....
View ArticleHow To Use ‘Estar’ In The Spanish Language
This week we are going to cover the Spanish verb ESTAR which means to be, see last week´s article for the verb ´to be´ if you´re not sure which one it is. You can always check out my articles online at...
View ArticleNo Justice For Wronged Couple
I couldn’t help being disgusted by the story of the couple who had their baby taken away from them and saw it adopted after they were charged with child abuse – only to have charges against them...
View ArticleRich Autumn Pickings
Things have gone utterly crazy in Autumn TV Land because some nice person has pressed a big button, and suddenly new and returning shows are coming at us at all directions, with finding the time to...
View ArticleHealthy Holidays
Over 52 million euros is to be spent boosting health cover in tourist areas of the Costa Blanca during the summer high season, according to the Valencian government health minister, Carmen Montón. In...
View ArticleParents Waiting
No start date has yet been announced by Valencia’s education ministry for the building of a new infant and junior school to replace the “temporary” cabins that have been used by the Colegio Playas de...
View ArticleRoad Horror
Four people died and three were injured in a horrific Saturday afternoon crash on the A-7 highway in the Murcia region, including two friends who were heading home after playing golf on Algorfa’s La...
View ArticleToxic Tip Update
Local residents were briefed last Friday at the Las Ramblas Golf Club on the successful campaign to stop toxic fumes coming from the near-by Campoamor waste tip. The event was organised jointly by the...
View ArticleCollapse Concern
Torrevieja council has barred car parking around the site of the weekly La Mata street market because of warnings from the site owners that there is a risk of collapse. Torrevieja councillor Fanny...
View ArticleShelter Robbed
Thieves have stolen donations and trashed the offices of the Orihuela-based animal charity, ASOKA, in San Bartolomé off the CV91 Orihuela-Almoradi road. An unspecified amount of money was taken in the...
View ArticleLive Long And Prosper
Much as I like Doctor Who, my favourite all-time TV sci-fi show is Star Trek, from the original sixties show down to the varying spin-offs down the years. The Golden Goose got cooked too much and the...
View ArticleVery Cold Porridge – Alex Trelinski’s Weekly TV Critique
Last year, the BBC ran a series of revivals to celebrate 60 years of British situation comedies, and the quality was variable to say the least, though the Hancock and Steptoe shows on BBC Four were...
View ArticleA Wonderful Talent
British TV, thanks to mainly BBC Four and Sky Arts, have made a stack of great pop and rock music documentaries over the years, and Channel Four entered the fray this week with the George Michael...
View ArticleFascinating Plotters
You can’t beat a 17th century execution and a few severed heads for a bit of rollicking Saturday night entertainment, and that’s what the new BBC 1 mini-series Gunpowder has to offer, as well as a...
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