A receiver for a telecommunications system in which a data signal is transmitted using a closed loop transmit diversity system and a pilot signal is transmitted using a space time transmit diversity system, the receiver comprising an equalizer for equalising a signal received by the receiver, wherein the equalizer is configured to produce an equalized signal in which effects caused by a propagation channel through which the data signal was transmitted are alleviated, the receiver further comprising a processor for processing the equalized received signal to recover the pilot signal.