The Department of EU Citizens and Foreigners, headed by Councillor Rafael Mena, together with the local television station ‘Manilva Television', are working to make all local news, information and events available to you in English. With this in mind they will shortly be including a weekly news programme in English in the local television schedule.

It is also hoped that in the near future it will be possible to include more programming in English such as films and documentaries.

The Department of EU Citizens and Foreigners would appreciate you collaboration with this innovative project and have compiled a questionnaire which you can fill out and return to their office in Edificio Usos Multiples, Calle Miguel Delibes, Sabinillas. This questionnaire has been mailed to everyone registered at the Town Hall.

If you have not received a copy of the questionnaire you can find it online at www.manilvalife.com/tv just fill in the boxes and press the submit button to register your interests.

If you are unable to receive Manilva Television in your home, please call Janette Mitchell on 647 794 944 who will arrange for TV technician to help solve your problem.

Manilva TV Questionnaire

• Do you have Manilva Television Installed?

• If not, would you like a technician to give a free quotation for the installation?

• In the very near future, Manilva Television will transmit the local news in English. At which time and on which day would you like to watch it?

• It is the intention of Manilva Television to improve their programming and over the next year to start showing films in the original version. On what day and at what time would it suit you to watch these programmes?

• If you have a business, would you like information on advertising on Manilva Television?

Please include your name, address, daytime telephone number and email if you have one.

Manilva Television

Manilva has both a television and radio station serving the local community with an extensive schedule of daily broadcasting.

Founded in 1994 and employing around 20 people you will often see the Manilva Television outside broadcast cameras out and about filming the day-to-day life of the municipality. They cover a wide range of subjects including live broadcasts of local festivals, concerts, school events, local sports, etc. If you miss the local football match then you can watch the entire fixture on Manilva TV the following day!

They also broadcast a thirty minute news programme three times a day during the week with a thirty minute round up of the week's most important news items at the weekends. This programme covers all the important developments in this fast growing region of Andalucia and keeps the population up to speed with the political scene in Manilva.

On top of this is the regular local sports programme ‘La Grada' – literally ‘Grandstand', as well as interviews with local councillors which give the local population their chance to put questions to their representatives.

Beyond these locally produced programmes are various films, documentaries and series for people of all ages and interests.

Given the large English speaking population of Manilva the station has plans to produce and broadcast some programmes in English, including a news programme and films in their original language.

You can help determine the content of this schedule by filling out the questionnaire which was mailed to all residents registered on the Padron, or which can be found at www.manilvalife.com/tv