Euro Weekly News - Costa del Sol 10 - 16 December 2015 Issue 1588 by Euro Weekly News Media S.A.

ISSUE NO. 1588

10 - 16 December 2015

COSTA DEL SOL

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A woman scorned... MURDER charges for model over British millionaire’s death in Marbella

by Matthew Elliott A broken relationship, three deadly shots, an attempted cover-up, and “an unmistakable desire to end Andrew Bush’s life.” Slovakian model Maria Kukucova will now face murder charges over the death of the

millionaire British businessman, shot dead at his Estepona home. Painstakingly collected evidence from the scene and the vivid testimony of Bush’s new girlfriend, Russian Maria Korotaeva, left prosecutors with no Turn to Page 3

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Recycling feat gains award ESTEPONA has won an award for beating the glass recycling goal Ecovidrio recycling company had set it for August and September by 22 per cent.

The town was one of 60 included in a trial by Ecovidrio to see whether providing bigger containers would result in more glass being recycled at local businesses.

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Torremolinos goes all out to attract festive revellers to the town STUNNING illuminations and more than 50 activities planned

ON Saturday December 5, a large turtle was washed up on Marbella’s El Alicate beach. Although it’s unknown if was alive when it reached the shore, it appeared to have been dead for a while. The next day, a young lifeless dolphin was also washed up on the beach near La Cala de Mijas.

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A NATURAL ice-rink, food fair, vinyl exhibition, 40stall market, and an artistic illumina tion of the tow n centre are all key parts of an a mbitious pla n by Torre molinos Town Council. It is hoped the impressive display will help secure the coastal town’s place among the top Spanish areas to enjoy C hris tma s a nd N e w Year festivities. Two of the busiest streets, the Costa del Sol square and Palma de Mallorca avenue, will be car-free due to ongoing works and the council

Photo by xtraice, via flickr

By Matthew Elliott

Turtle washes up

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IMPRESSIVE: The 12-metre-tall Christmas tree.

has elected to take advantage of this by setting up an ice-rink and flea market, with handicrafts, street-food, street lighting and a 12- m et r e- t al l Christmas tree. Planners also hope to continue the reinvigorat i on of Pl aza de l a Nogalera with the week runni ng up t o New Year ’s Eve having more than 50 activities scheduled, incl udi ng concer t s, a triathlon, children’s fun and live films. It marks an eventful year for the square which has hosted Gay Pride, Oktoberfest and Halloween events for revellers.

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Fugitive arrested

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More illegal migrants arriving in Malaga NUMBER of boats, crammed full of people, has tripled

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Leapy Lee 67

Daily TV 68, 70, 72, 74,

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Cassandra Nash 75

Time Out 81 - 84

Legally Speaking 86

SEA RESCUE: Lifeboat crews have saved 64 people and recovered seven bodies. By Steve Walsh

Health & Beauty 87 - 89

Gibraltar 90

Social Scene 93 - 101

Letters 102

Pets 104

Our View 106

Colin Bird 106

Homes & Gardens 107-108

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Motoring 124 - 125

Sport 126 - 127

THE number of illegal migrants arriving on boats to the shores of Malaga has doubled in the past year. So far in 2015, 181 people have been attended to by Malaga Red Cross. Between October 29 and December 1 alone, 64 people have been rescued by

lifeboats, seven bodies recovered and 32 people, including a baby, are missing. The number of boats has tripled and the number of people who have reached land so far this year has reached levels seen in 2007. Although before that, in 2006 and 2005, there were 551 and 710, respectively. According to immigrant

care association, Malaga Acoge, the reason why there are more migrants arriving in Malaga is because more are being rescued in the Alboran Sea and for different reasons are being brought to Malaga Port. Most of them were not originally heading for Malaga, but rather the usual routes used by people traffickers to Cadiz, Granada and Almeria.

Traffickers cram the boats with people with no consideration for their lives. In October, a boat sank 50 miles from Malaga with 54 people on board. Only 15 were rescued. Another reason there are more people arriving is the good weather this year. Normally, the last few months of the year donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see as many migrants arriving.

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Prime Minister Rajoy wows crowds in Malaga SPANISH Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy paid Malaga City’s popular Calle Larios a visit on Thursday (December 3) where he was received by crowds of fans and selfie-seekers. Kisses, hugs, photos and cheers were the name of the day as the current PM, who is running for re-election with the Partido Popular in the December 20 general elections, slowly made his way along the pedestrian street, stopping off to have photos taken along the way. At one point along the route a lottery vendor stopped Rajoy to have his photo taken with

him, then gave him a free ticket and wished him luck. Rajoy arrived at about 6.15pm and took an hour and a half to walk the length of the street accompanied by other PP politicians and local authorities. The group then moved on to Cafe Central for chocolate and churros before heading off to the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos for an official event to mark the start of the campaign. Asked by a fan along the way what he thought of the atmosphere, the PM was quick to reply: “It’s very good, I’d happily stay here.”

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Climbing the highest mountains for cancer THREE members of the Oronda Natura Association will take part By Eleanor Hawkins THE Oronda Natura association, which is made up of Ronda mountain and naturelovers, has thought up an interesting charity project for May. Three of their members will attempt to climb the highest mountains in the eight provinces of Andalucia, taking a message of support for cancer patients to the summits and raising funds to help fight cancer at the same time. The climbers, Carlos Javier Garcia, Juan Carlos Rodriguez and Rafael Carlos Garcia will attack mountains including the 3,479 metres of Mulhacen in Granada, (the highest in Spain) all in just eight days. “The idea arose spontaneously while we were running free hiking routes in exchange for food for those in need,” explained Carlos Javier Garcia. He said the three had fancied trying to climb all eight mountains for a while and this seemed the ideal opportunity to do it,

ATTEMPT: Members will climb eight mountains in eight days. because it’s all for a good cause. To achieve their goal the climbers need companies to sponsor them. Sponsor packages of €180 have been announced, with €100 going to the charities and the rest

helping cover the travelling costs for the climbers. “We don’t want to gain from this project, we have a heart-felt need to help those who need us,” Carlos Garcia said.

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Costa del Sol hotels €1.1 million Malaga fraud exceed expectations OVER the long weekend, the streets of Malaga have been overflowing NATIONAL POLICE officers have arrested 101 people in Malaga Province for fraud against the Public Administration totalling more than €1,105,500. The person believed to have been the brains behind the fraud allegedly created fake work contracts to allow people to later claim benefits, or the dole, or allow foreigners to legitimise their situation in Spain. Investigations concentrated on nine companies, some false and some real. Those involved include the head of an advisors office (Asesoria), business people, and many who claimed benefits or obtained resi-

dence permits thanks to the scam. Investigations began nine months ago after various suspicious companies were detected in Malaga. Following a study of documentation provided by the Provincial Work Inspection and Social Security Service, the nine companies under investigation were found to be acting fraudulently. As the Investigations continue, it has come to light that the companies scrutinised had gathered a debt of more than €569,000 with the Social Security system and benefits obtained through the scam amounted to €534,613.

By Eleanor Hawkins IT was predicted that Costa del Sol hotels would sell 70 per cent of the places last weekend, but the last-minute reservations have allowed them to reach ‘almost full’, according to the President of the Tourism Council of the CEA. It would seem the good weather over the long weekend of ‘the Inmaculada’ has spurred many Spaniards to improvise last minute getaways, and the Costa del Sol as well as Malaga City have been two main destinations for these travellers. Although hoteliers are waiting for the official balance sheet for the weekend, the President of the Tourism Council, Miguel Sanchez, affirmed yesterday that the hotels of the Costa del Sol ‘have been practically full,’ during the long weekend. “The weather has accompanied us, which has been phenomenal, so the people have decided to come last minute. We are speaking of a national tourism that does not depend on taking planes, so people can

LAST-MINUTE: Reservations meant Malaga hotels were almost full. move more freely,” he explained. “It has been a delight to see how Malaga City has been, with the hotels, restaurants and shops full of people. It gives us hope that we will begin 2016 with a lot of strength,” he remarked. Francisco Moro, spokesperson of Aehcos

in Malaga, also confirmed the predictions had been exceeded thanks to last minute reservations. According to the website Trivago, Malaga was the Spanish city with least availability in the nights before the long weekend, with 91 per cent occupation.

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Waterworks agreement CASARES Town Council and water company Acosol are to set up a board meeting to update the current agreement. Deputy Mayor Juan Luis Villalon and Juan Carlos Fernandez from Acosol agreed to arrange the meeting in which they intend to ask experts from both administrations to analyse the current town water bylaws, and to

prepare modifications. If a satisfactory agreement is reached, then a new agreement will be signed, with the objective to set in motion a plan of action that will optimise the infrastructures of the water supply and sanitation. This in turn will allow the authorisation of discounts for pensionersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; water bills, and to improve the service of the two civic institutions.

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CCTV cameras to prevent vandalism BIKE STATIONS to be put under surveillance

Christmas sales are picking up THE Malaga Commerce Federation has said more hi-tech products are being bought this year. They have beaten the textile sector, which is usually the most popular during the Christmas shopping period. At Christmas, these are the most-sold sectors, as well as foodstuff, although there is a boost in purchasing in all sectors. Shopkeepers also report more party clothes being sold.

TARGET: Bike hire schemes suffer constant vandalism and theft. By Eleanor Hawkins MALAGA is to become the first city to install CCTV cameras to put a stop to vandalism against bikes for hire. The bike hire system has been running for two years and is linked to the local bus card. In this time, the company man-

aging the service, Cemusa, has had to replace almost 200 bikes, which is half of the total, due to theft and vandalism. This happens in many Spanish cities which have bike hire schemes and the companies which manage them are suffering losses. Malaga City Hall plans to in-

stall security cameras at the 23 stations throughout the city. They will first be put at those locations where there have been most problems. One, in Avenida Juan XXIII, is already operative, since the council obtained authorisation from the Government Delegation in Andalucia.

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Pantoja granted a more lenient prison regime JUDGE said singer deserved the change

ISABEL PANTOJA: Was serving a two-year jail sentence.

ISABEL PANTOJA, the well-known Spanish singer who was serving a two-year jail sentence in Alcala de Guadaira prison in Sevilla, has had her request for a

more lenient prison regime accepted by a Malaga Provincial Court. The court, the one that sent her to jail in the first place on November 21 last year for money-laundering during her relationship with former Marbella Mayor Julian Muñoz (who was also jailed), accepted Pantoja’s appeal against an earlier decision by Sevilla’s Pentitentiary Surveillance Court to turn down a regime of semifreedom. The judge stated that the singer deserved the change in regime for her good be-

haviour and repentance, and decided she has sufficient income from her professional activities and support from her family. The fact that she has paid the remaining €400,000 of the €1.14 million fine after selling her house in Madrid was also in her favour. The house, located in the exclusive area of La Moraleja, was valued at €4.8 million, although she had to put the price down to €2.5 million. She had previously refused offers of €1.7 million and €2 million, but the final sale price is unknown.

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Toast 2016 in style at Puente Romano If you wish to welcome the New Year in an elegant dining ambience, at a lavish dinner party or have a night of dancing and socialising – Puente Romano has it all. New Year’s Eve offers you three different dinner events to choose from.

Splendid New Year’s Eve celebration in Andalucia Ballroom The ballroom celebration has a welcome cocktail of Champagne and canapés with an exquisite sixcourse dinner menu, wine included throughout the evening. Dinner will be accompanied by live music from Peet Rothwell and his big band, covering Rat Pack style music with Michael Bublé’s greatest hits. Definitely a gala dinner to dress up for! Price: 320€ per person for cocktail, dinner and drinks Dinner starts from 8pm

Elegant New Year’s Eve celebration in Sea Grill Welcome in the New Year with a gala dinner by the sea. The cosy candlelight and elegant ambience are the key words of Sea Grill. The six-course dinner by Executive Chef Thomas Stork has multiple flavours to choose from. It’s THE venue to welcome in the New Year with your close friends and family. After dinner, guests can party in Suite Nightclub until very late. Price: 250€ per person, drinks not included Dinner starts from 8pm

Fashionable New Year’s Eve in Uni and Suite Uni restaurant has a trendy six-course gala dinner with some of its bestsellers including Tunafish Tataki and Wagyu Beef Robata. If your preferences are Nikkei cuisine, trendy ambience and fashionable people, it’s the perfect New Year’s Eve for you. The dinner will take place from 8pm to 1am, and will be accompanied with surprise performers. We have a great offer for those who wish to celebrate the New Year with drinks and dancing. Uni restaurant, Plaza Village and Suite Club will turn into one party venue after 1am! The night will have DJs and live performers in all the three areas. Make sure you don’t forget to book a table for a better party experience. Suite will be open until 6am. Price for dinner: 295€ per person, drinks included

For reservations for all venues please call 952 820 900 or email events@puenteromano.com

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Poverty line sees a 25% need MALAGA Province has more than 6,100 children from low-income families who receive three meals a day at school. Figures released this week by the Andalucian government regarding their SYGA (food for children in need) programme show that Malaga is leading the table of provinces, followed by Sevilla with 4,800 users. The plan of Solidarity and Guaranteed Food ensures that children throughout Andalucia who fall into the ‘low income family’ bracket get three meals a day. A total of 6,101 children in the province are users of said plan from a total of 23,583 Andalucians, which represents almost 25 per cent of the child population.

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Contract awarded for Caminito del Rey LOCAL construction group Sando will be in charge of maintenance MALAGA construction group Sando will be in charge of the maintenance of the Caminito del Rey walkway until March 31 at least. They have won a contract organised by the provincial government and take over from local company Hermanos Campano, the Environmental Deputy Marina Bravo announced. Sanso carried out the refurbishment work on the Caminito and has got the contract for €313,889. Twelve offers were presented for the contract, which can be extended by up to four months. The awarding of the contract has been slightly delayed and is separate from the outsourcing procedure which has been launched by the provincial government, which will mean that

KING’S WALKWAY: Popular the world over with hikers. the management and maintenance of the Caminito del Rey will be privatised from April next year if all goes to plan. From April there will also be an entrance fee of between €7

and €10. Bravo says that the price must be reasonable and affordable, but also allow proper maintenance of the walkways. President of the provincial

government Elias Bendodo has said that the plan has been agreed with Ardales and Alora Town Halls, but the opposition does not agree with the management being privatised.

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In-flight promotion for the Costa del Sol AS part of a new promotional campaign the Costa del Sol has been featured this month in various airlines’ in-flight magazines with the aim of attracting more winter visitors. Vueling, Air Europa, Germanwings, Airberlin and easyJet passengers flying within Europe will be able to read about the Andalucian climate and the multiple attractions which make the Costa an ideal place to visit at any time of the year, the tourism delegate explained. The campaign was jointly designed by the Junta de Andalucia regional government and Tourism Costa del Sol and is expected to reach 15 million potential visitors.

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Barbara Fernando and friends

Michel, Steven and Nicki

Jonathon Broadbent and Kevin Harwood

TPCI Operations Manager Alicia Blanco

Mikey Blanco and Kevin Harwood

Mother and son take centre stage at charity gala Peter and Christina Hamon By Sam Croft AN EMOTIONAL tribute to a disabled charity took centre stage at The President’s Club International (TPCI) Winter Gala when a mother and her 23-year-old son spoke about overcoming prejudice and how those with disabilities can rise to challenges. Alicia Blanco, Operations Manager of TPCI, joined her son Mikey on stage with CEO of TPCI Kevin Harwood for some banter and nostalgia as they talked about the Asociacion Serrania de Churriana’s Taller de Ceramica, a work centre for disabled individuals that was one of three charities thrown into the spotlight at the event, alongside Federacion Tidus, an animal welfare organisation, and Cudeca (Cuidados del Cancer) Hospice. Although the Big Swing Band and magician David Blanco entertained the crowd throughout the night, it was little Mikey who had the audi-

HEARTWARMING speeches at President’s Club Gala ence in fits of laughter as he talked about his experiences working at the Taller de Ceramica, although it seems that he might never truly give up on his dream of being a pop star like his idol Michael Jackson. More than 200 people attended the Winter Gala at the Vincci Estrella Del Mar Beach Club in Marbella on Saturday December 5, which was organised by TPCI to raise money for the three charities. Harwood said he was overwhelmed by the generosity shown by attendees on the night and he never ceases to be amazed at how far TPCI has come.

TPCI was originally created as a way of uniting Spanish property owners from different communities. Harwood likens the situation to a pond: “Individually we are like lily pads. But if we work together, instead of being like lily pads we can be the pond together. The more we are the more we can do.” In addition to the Taller de Ceramica, two other charities were honoured on Saturday night: Federacion Tidus, an animal rights organisation, and Kevin Harwood put charities in the spotlight.

The Michael Bublé Tribute and Big Swing Band the Cudeca Cancer Hospice. A month ago TPCI organised a quiz night in which they raised over €1,000 for Tidus, and on Saturday night TPCI donated a car for a year to Cudeca in order to help the hospice out with their home visits to patients. TPCI currently has five offices along the Costa del Sol in Manilva, Mijas, Benalmadena, Murcia, and the headquarters in Marbella, but Harwood anticipates big things for the future. In fact, within the next 12 months he says that they will be expanding all the way up the coast of Spain, with an office in every community where there is a city hall. To see the full gallery of photos visit www.euroweeklynews.com

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Big spend on sport SAN Roque Town Hall will be spending almost €500,000 on improvements to municipal sports facilities in 2016 including replacing the grass at the Manolo Mesa sports grounds, renewing the artificial grass at Vicente Blanca grounds, and improving the facilities due to host the Juegos del Estrecho (Straits Games).

Papers out FUENGIROLA is going to provide an extra paper and cardboard collection service for businesses in the town centre and Los Boliches. They will now be able to put their paper out for collection by the containers on weekdays between 8pm and 8.15pm.

Andalucia sets a record for overnight stays

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Country hotel is one step closer

HOTEL stays in the province have increased By Eleanor Hawkins HOTEL stays in the province will have increased 4.4 per cent by the end of this month. According to the Andalucian Tourism Analysis and Statistics System the province will remain the most popular in Andalucia with 724,000 overnight stays, 35 per cent of total in the region. The year will end with an average occupancy level of 38 per cent. For the whole of Andalucia, overnight stays will be up 7 per cent compared to the same month last year, ending a historical year for tourism in Andalucia with an esti-

mated 47.7 million hotel stays. The year will end with 2.7 million overnight stays in hotels, more than in 2014 for Andalucia. All provinces have seen improvements, apart from Almeria. The average occupancy level for the whole of Andalucia is up 1.6 per cent to 35 per cent this month. Overnight stays will be up by 6.5 per cent compared to last year for the whole of 2015, while occupancy levels will be up by 2.8 per cent to 52 per cent for the year. The province will have had 40 per cent of the region’s hotels stays this year, amounting to 18,589,000.

PEPE CARRASCO: Project aims to renovate the buildings. DURING a council meeting last week, Casares planning department approved one of the final steps which will allow ‘El Pollo’ rural estate to be turned into a €3 million country hotel. The project, according to local mayor Pepe Carrasco, will see the development of an equestrian-related hotel and facilities. The complex, by Kimora Investments, will include a hotel with seven double rooms and

two apartments, a restaurant, spa area, bar, pool and an information centre. In addition, there will be a nature classroom and historical museum. Other buildings will be for barns, storerooms etc. The Project aims to renovate the buildings on Cortijo del Pollo meaning the second hurdle is the council now needs to approve a ‘Special Strategic Environmental Plan’ to allow it.

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Marbella plans to keep walkway at Coral beach BOARDWALK was specially authorised for the Tour of Spain, but is not entirely legal MARBELLA Town Hall wants to maintain the boardwalk at Coral Beach which was created for the Tour of Spain. The pine boardwalk connecting the coast from Coral Beach to Rio Verde is not entirely legal. It was installed on public land with a special authorisation from the Coastal Department so that cyclists could use it on August 22. The authorisation expired in October but it has not been removed because the town hall has launched procedures to preserve it and maintain the connection between the two areas. The 80-metre walkway cost more than €200,000 and is being used by locals. Once legalised, it will become part of the Coastal Path, a plan to create a walkway along the coast from Nerja to Manilva.

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Flat fire in San Pedro A YOUTH of 19 suffered smoke inhalation following a fire that broke out in his second floor flat early in the morning of December 9, in San Pedro de Alcantara. The fire in the building on Calle Sevilla, affected the kitchen, laundry and living room of his property, and others in the building were evacuated whilst the local fire brigade brought the fire under control.

No more parking blues WALKWAY: Cost more than €200,000 and is currently being used by locals to walk or do sports. If legalised, it will become part of the Coastal Path project.

ALHAURIN DE LA TORRE Council has announced the socalled Blue Zone parking is to be extended to Calles San Juan, San Pedro, Vicente Aleixandre, Alamos and Avenida de España at the request of local businesses and the municipal market, which even gave a petition.

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Council acts to ensure a happy but peaceful Christmas CHRISTMAS typically brings the party out in people, and in turn brings the people out to party. Another typical occurrence during the festive period is that rules, regulations and bylaws of the party venues tend to get a little… stretched shall we say! Estepona Town Hall has decided that this year things will be a little different because not everyone wants to party the night away. Some people need to sleep and work, and to that end, deserve not to be kept awake with loud music and revellers in the streets. The council has announced that the Local Police will be stepping up their programme of inspections to ensure bars, restaurants, clubs and discos are keeping their noise under control. They said: “The inspections are designed to stop people being disturbed by crowds and music in bars, and they will be carrying out the checks to guarantee those who don’t want to go out partying can get their rest.” Security Councillor Ana Velasco explained that the

inspections “intend to make sure establishments meet regulations regarding noise control.” In addition, officers will be checking that establishments are not surpassing their limits on numbers of people allowed inside and the volume of noise that can be heard externally. Velasco said officers will also be making sure people aren’t drinking alcohol outside the premises or terrace areas, as that would be considered to be breaking bylaws on street drinking. Inspectors will also be checking on opening and closing times. The councillor said there is a difference between restaurants, which are allowed to stay open until 2am, and pubs and bars with music which are allowed to open until 3am. Discos on the other hand are able to remain open until 6am. Yet, Velasco explained, on Fridays, Saturdays and the night before a bank holiday these places will all be allowed to stay open an extra hour. Also pubs and bars with music cannot open before noon and terraces cannot serve drinks or food after 2am.

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Alfresco workout in Fuengirola PARKOUR facility to open to the public FUENGIROLA Town Hall has created a ‘parkour’ area at the Playa del Castillo thanks to an investment of €31,000. Parkour is a discipline involving running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping, rolling, crawling and other movements to get from one part to another of a complex outdoor urban environment in the fastest and most efficient way possible. It developed from military obstacle course training. The mayor, Ana Mula, and the councillors for Beaches, Jose Sanchez, and Sports, Pedro Cuevas, visited the area which is on the sand near the boats. The facilities are on a 150square-metre area and are

BEACH FITNESS: Mayor Mula and Councillors Sanchez and Cuevas vist the installation. now available to the public for open-air workouts.

The mayor said that it had been requested by many lo-

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Important cave discovery MEMBERS of a local potholing club have found two new galleries in the Cueva del Gato in Benaojan. After a year of exploring, the Espeleoclub Pasos Largos has said that this is the most important discovery in the caves in the past 45 years. No humans had ever entered this area of the caves, the club president, Manuel Guerrero explained, adding that it is a huge area with unusual rock formations inside. The largest, measuring more than 150 metres, has been named the Invisible Gallery because it could not be seen from any area of the cave. The galleries are at a height of more than 45 metres and would have been filled with water for many years. There is a 100 per cent humidity level in the caves and a constant temperature of 11 degrees. These extreme conditions and the amount of equipment needed to explore within the caves, makes it accessible to just a few.

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Man charged with hold-ups and theft ALLEGED robberies were in Malaga Province By Eleanor Hawkins A RESIDENT of Fuengirola, 31, was arrested by National Police for allegedly committing three hold-ups in establishments in Malaga Province. He is allegedly responsible for 10 robberies and document falsification committed between October 14 and November 3, in Granada and Malaga. He is charged with a hold-up in a mobile phone shop in Fuengirola on October 22, during which he stole €1,000 in cash and items worth

€5,000, and threatened the owner with a firearm. Three days later he allegedly held up a bingo hall and stole €270, and on October 29, held up a shop in Fuengirola. He is also believed to have stolen a motorbike from a shop in Fuengirola. During a search of his home, officers recovered several computers, garments and motorcycling accessories stolen from a showroom in Fuengirola, as well as lottery tickets which were stolen from a seller in the same town. They also found a trailer, a caravan and a bicycle.

Near miss for reckless driver LUCKILY, a serious accident was averted in Malaga City on Tuesday December 9, when a car recklessly cut in f r o n t o f a m ov in g bus. Four of the bus passen-

gers were injured after the d riv er h a d to s la m t he brakes on. The emergency services at the scene reported: “The EMT bus was in the bus lane on Calle Hilera when

a car cut across it, forcing it to brake hard and avoid a serious accident.” Several passengers fell to the floor a nd four of them were taken to medical centres for treatment.

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We’re coming for you!

MONEY LAUNDERING: Loopholes are tightening across Spain. FOREIGN criminals across the Costa del Sol will have their assets targeted by tough new measures after Spanish prosecutors forged stronger links with their counterparts across Europe. The Malaga delegation of the Unit for International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters has received 170 requests from abroad that will allow Spanish police to quickly seize properties and bank accounts used for money laundering. The requests are a vital addition to the European Arrest Warrant and enables signature governments to hit criminals in the pocket, where it hurts the most. Germany, France and the UK

provided the vast majority of the requests and target drug crime, fraud and people trafficking profits that have found their way to the Costa del Sol. Chief prosecutor Juan Andres Bermejo said that “many criminals from other countries use the Costa del Sol to invest their illegal profits. “These requests are asking us to locate the assets they have here, and confiscate them. We must attack the organisations fundamentally through their cash flow and have effective instruments to do it.” Loopholes are tightening across Spain following the success of Operation Captura which saw the capture of almost 70 highly wanted criminals from the UK alone.

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Bag-snatcher in custody By Eleanor Hawkins A MAN has been arrested in La Linea by the National Police and remanded in custody to await trial accused of being behind 20 bag-snatching incidents in the town. Investigations began in September when women started to report having had their bag snatched by a person on a motorbike who then

sped away. Due to the similarities the police force suspected the same person could be behind all the attacks and set up surveillance in the area where they were carried out. In the meantime, thanks to the help of the public, officers found the place where the thief emptied the stolen handbags, taking cash, jewellery and mobile phones and dumping the rest.

Officers, both in uniform and plain clothes, were posted nearby and eventually a man was spotted on a black motorcycle with no number plate driving up and down streets. Although he sped away upon seeing the officers, they recognised the 28-year-old, who is allegedly well known in the area for other offences, and went to his home to arrest him.

Upgrade for basilica area WORK has started to tidy up the area around the remains of Vega del Mar Basilica in San Pedro de Alcantara. The first task was to rid the area of weeds and clear it of rubbish. The eucalyptus trees in the area were treated and pruned.

A perimeter fence and benches and litter bins will be put into place once all the tasks are completed. The gates will be closed at 10pm to stop people camping there or using the area at night and disturbing local residents, the council explained.

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INSPECTION VISIT: Mayor Maldonado visits the new premises.

Local Police office to open soon NEW premises are located in La Cala de Mijas By Eleanor Hawkins A NEW Local Police office in La Cala de Mijas is almost ready for action, Mayor Juan Carlos Maldonado reported following an inspection visit. The office, within the local council building, will be staffed by four police officers, two in the

mornings and two in the afternoons, who will provide services to the public and carry out administrative duties from Monday to Friday, from 8am to 9pm. The new service meets long-standing demands from officers and locals for better Local Police services in the seaside town.

Plans for new sewage plant in the pipeline A DRAFT agreement has been drawn up which could allow a project for a sewage treatment plant to serve Alhaurin de la Torre, Alhaurin el Grande, Cartama and part of Malaga City to go ahead. During a meeting between the Junta de Andalucia regional government’s Environmental delegate Adolfo Moreno and the city’s Environmental Councillor Raul Jimenez, it was agreed to in-

crease the capacity of the proposed plant from 40,000 cubic metres to 70,000. This is more acceptable to City Hall, which refused to back the original project insisting that 40,000 cubic metres would barely cover the needs of the three inland towns and would fail to relieve pressure on the Guadalhorce plant. The problem now lies with funding. Although the

Junta has promised €40 million, it is unable to provide the extra €20 million needed for the larger plant. The city council has therefore proposed that Emasa municipal water company assumes the cost as long as the Junta provides guarantees needed to access loans. The proposal will now be passed to the Treasury Department for consideration.

Council takes up management of Marbella car-charging station AS of January, an electric car-charging station on Plaza Monseñor Rodrigo Bocanegra in Marbella will be municipal property as Japanese company NEDO, previous manager of the station, has handed the keys over to the local mayor, Jose Bernal. The station in Marbella is the busiest of the

nine currently available in Malaga Province (there are seven in Malaga City and one in Fuengirola) and was used more than 600 times between May and September, the council announced. The authorities aim to have more charging stations up and running across the province soon.

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Drain plans RONDA Council has announced plans to improve drainage systems on part of Avenida de Malaga. The area affected will be between Los Angeles and Miguel de Cervantes school, and €162,000 will be spent including pavement repairs.

Gas leak TWO people had to be taken to hospital for treatment after a gas leak at their home in Puerto de la Torre, Malaga City, early on Friday morning (December 4), emergency services reported.

New 4x4 THE Local Police in Casares have a new 4x4 vehicle to be used by officers. The police fleet now consists of two motorbikes, a car and two 4x4s for services in rural areas.

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Estepona Council will blitz streets in time for Christmas SPECIAL cleaning scheme means the area will be as clean and fresh as a pine forest By Steve Walsh ESTEPONA Council have decided to add two new important features to the Christmas programme this year, and they both include cleaning up the town. The bank holidays at the start of the month and Christmas at the end, are the key dates Estepona council have announced they will be blitzing the streets with a special cleaning scheme. Services councillor Blas Rufaza, explained that there would be an extra team hosing the streets of the historical centre down before both occasions. The team started work last week on Calle Portada, before moving to pedestrian streets to the East of Calle Terraza, with an aim to ensuring the town centre was spotless for the bank holidays.

CLEAN-UP: Aim is to ensure the streets are spotless for the festive period. There will be a second cleaning session starting next week to make sure the streets are ready before Christmas Day. The team charged with carrying out the work is the same one that did similar works last summer, two workers

from Cespa cleaning company and a light vehicle with a 1,000 litre tank and pump. This, Ruzafa explained, means products can be used which remove grease and leave a pleasant pine scent on the streets, and the workers use

manual brooms to really give the pavements a good scrub. The councillor explained: “As the local population increases considerably over the Christmas period, we decided to lay on extra staff and make sure our historical centre is spotless.”

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Learn Spanish, study in Malaga LANGUAGE tourism promoted By Eleanor Hawkins A GROUP of language teachers from Japan, China, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Russia, the UK and Holland have been on a visit to the province as part of a familiarisation trip organised by Fedele association in collaboration with Turespa単a, the Cervantes Institute and Tourism Costa del Sol. As most of the group had not been to Malaga before they were given a special presentation on language tourism and introduced to the Hola!

Learn Spanish, Study in Malaga promotional campaign before going on a sightseeing tour. Language tourists who come to Malaga, according to statistics, tend to be middle and upper class, mostly from Germany (33.3 per cent), Sweden (20.4 per cent) and Holland (10.09 per cent) and spend quite a long time in the area. They are aged between 18 and 35, mostly female (71 per cent) and stay with Spanish families (41 per cent), in flats (22 per cent) or residences (20 per cent).

Drug-runner arrested on A92N THE Guardia Civil have arrested a 43-year-old man from Arroyo de la Miel with a previous criminal record after catching him with 220 kilos of hashish in a car on the A92N motor-

way near Granada. The car was heading for Murcia when it was stopped by officers to fine the driver for a traffic offence, the police force reported.

However, the officers, seeing how nervous the man appeared, reportedly even having difficulty speaking, decided to search the car and found seven packets of hashish in the boot.

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Men caught stealing from work place GUARDIA CIVIL arrested two people for allegedly stealing goods worth €4,000 from the store where they worked on the Palmones Industrial Estate in Campo de Gibraltar. The manager of the store, which sells gar-

dening and DIY items reported goods were being stolen and with the help of the security guards, Guardia Civil discovered that one of the men took the goods out via the storeroom. He left it outside for the other to pick up with a vehicle.

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Fuengirola leaks SITUATION has got worse instead of better after the repairs were carried out A PRESS RELEASE from Fuengirola Town Hall on leaks along the paseo on the seafront was published in edition 1585 (page 36) to say that the leaks were fixed and business owners on the promenade had seen their request answered. Ian Mugford has a business on the promenade, Ian’s Bar, and he sent us photos of his property saying that “They haven’t fixed the leaks.” He and the business owner next door have seen the situa-

tion get worse instead of better after the repairs which were carried out by the Town Hall. Ian spoke to the construction supervisor to tell him about it and was told to speak to the town hall directly. An insurance representative who came to the business next door told the owner if they repaired the damage then they would not renew the insurance as the issues hadn’t been addressed. The owner spoke to the town hall who sent him back to his insurers. Ian is concerned the damage caused to his ceiling, parts of which are falling down, may result in an inspection which could force him to close as he serves food and drinks. When the construction workers came they carried out some repairs on the street without even looking inside his property. They never said if they were returning.

WATER DAMAGE: Property is showing signs of leaks.

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Generous gifts LA CAIXA bank’s social foundation has presented Civil Protection in La Linea with a hospital tent to use at events and in emergencies and has also donated €10,300 to 11 local charities.

Tuning into needs MANILVA Town Council has declared that it is now a tourist municipality. This enables them to allow local businesses more flexibility in their opening hours. Commerce Councillor Dean Shelton spoke of the importance of the village being recognised for its excellent services to visitors.

Scenes to visit TWO nativity scenes (belens) have been opened to the public in Ronda. A municipal scene has been set up at Santo Domingo convent, while the local brotherhoods’ association has announced that its own is on display at Iglesia de Padre Jesus church.

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Thieves put senior citizens’ Christmas in jeopardy THIRD smash and grab in a week in Las Lagunas area of Mijas By Steve Walsh IN the early hours of Friday morning December 4, someone broke into the Senior Citizens’ Office next to the Hogar del Jubilado in Las Lagunas, and stole two computers and a mobile phone. The Local Police and Guardia Civil were informed of the break-in by Councillor Lidia Moreno, who commented: “Officers are now investigating the crime,” the third of its kind in a week. “They broke in through a window after forcing the bars apart, grabbed the computers and mobile and left.” She added: “It seems nobody saw or heard anything, but I’m asking that if anybody did, they get in touch with the Guardia Civil. This burglary will really affect the department’s ability to work and give service to the elderly residents of Las Lagunas and Mijas. We don’t understand why anyone would do something like this.”

LOOTED: Thieves forced window bars to gain entry to the Senior Citizens’ Office. The councillor explained that this week, the seniors who wish to attend the traditional lunch the council organises for them before Christmas were signing up. “We’ll have to just do what we can to try and finish pending work without our main tool, the computers,” said Moreno. Meanwhile, Operational Services

Co-ordinator Daniel Gomez reported that it was the third burglary from municipal premises in a week. They were all carried out in the same way, by forcing window bars apart to get in. The first happened in the early hours of Wednesday, December 2, at Parque Andalucia, where tools and

machinery were stolen. And the second was at the bar in Maria Zambrano park where alcohol was the main target. The town hall has asked for the public’s help in the areas where the burglaries happened, and is urging anyone with information to contact the police.

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Daesh or ISIS? THERE have been a number of different names used to describe the terrorists who have invaded parts of Iraq and Syria, many of which are unprintable but in order to assist our readers

to identify the group in question, we have stuck to the word ISIS. In the opening statement in the House of Commons by David Cameron on December

2, he said: “I feel it is time to join our key ally France, the Arab League, and other members of the international community in using as frequently as possible the terminology Daesh rather than Isil. Because frankly this evil death cult is neither a true representation of Islam nor is it a state.” He added later in the speech: “These women-raping, Muslim-murdering, mediaeval monsters are hijacking the peaceful religion of Islam for their warped ends.” The name Daesh is used by both President Obama and President Hollande of France, although they pronounce it differently and we at Euro Weekly News now feel that the time is right for us to change as well to use the word that everyone will come to recognise over the coming months.

Ironically, the word is an Arabic acronym derived from the phrase ‘al Dawlah al-Islameyah fi Iraq wal-Sham’ or literally, ‘Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham’ (which refers to Syria or the Levant State). It actually means ISIS or Isil but because it is a short word, some parties in the Arab world have taken it to be intended as an insult as it is a shortened form. If by using the word Daesh we insult any of its adherents, then we have no problem with that at all.

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Forward planning for beach safety THE Costa del Sol’s commonwealth of municipalities wants to make sure its beaches are ready for tourists by Easter and will therefore be bringing deadlines forward and putting buoys and markers into place in early April. “This will increase safety for people who want to use our beaches, as befits a top destination like the Costa del Sol,” said Margarita del Cid, commonwealth head. Councils will have until December 23 to sign up for the buoy-fitting campaign and this year the maritime authorities and Environmental Department will be asked to mark pool-shaped swimming areas of about 100 by 50 metres, Del Cid explained.

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A car of the future makes its debut in Ronda FILMING of new concept vehicle took place at Puente Nuevo and Plaza Duquesa de Parcent By Steve Walsh THE picturesque town of Ronda has once again been thrust onto the international film screen; however, not as a backdrop to the past as you might think, but as a setting for the future. The Puente Nuevo and Plaza Duquesa de Parcent hosted filming of a new autonomous car, a car of the future. According to the town hall, it is a creation of Swiss automotive thinktank Rinspeed, a design and build group, which intends to present the new vehicle, the Etos EV, in Las Vegas next year. This concept, the latest from Rinspeed, is rumoured to include a steering wheel that folds away into the dashboard, its own drone and landing dock, and a revolutionary light system unlike anything ever seen before. The town hall stressed the impor-

ATTRIBUTES: Etos EV has a steering wheel that folds away into the dashboard and its own drone and landing dock.

tance of this type of filming, in this case organised by Beeline productions, as it serves to promote the city. Ronda has starred in PlayStation’s GT6 driving game, for example.

Boardwalk gets some tender loving care THE wooden coastal path in Mijas is currently receiving some TLC from municipal carpenters and painters, who are working to repair damage and protect it for the future. Work began on a stretch of path along La Luna beach, and was then to roll out to other areas and eventually cover the entire five-kilometre path, the council reported. It would involve repairing or replacing damaged wood before sanding it all down and

applying a special water-based protective varnish meant to last two years. Works co-ordinator Daniel Gomez Teruel explained: “We’ve done our research and this was the best product we could find on the market. Obviously as the wood is outdoors, near the sea and will be walked on by hundreds of people, we will need to keep a careful eye out but we hope this work will greatly reduce any future damage.”

FUTURE-PROOFING: Mijas wooden path will have a special protective varnish.

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Mijas saves on Christmas lights COUNCIL only has to pay for installation By Eleanor Hawkins MIJAS has spent just €56,300 on the town’s Christmas illuminations this year as it now has its own lights and only has to pay for the wo r k i n v o l v e d in p u ttin g u p th e 2,085 LED lamps. The lights, which the council has spent almost €200,000 to buy over the last four

More civil volunteers FIFTEEN new volunteers have been admitted to Manilva’s Civil Protection group and will be providing services at events, the council has announced. There had been no services since the end of summer, when several volunteers resigned in protest over their conditions.

years, include tree lights, angels, animals and other festive signs, the council reported. Energy and Efficiency Councillor Jose Francisco Ruiz explained that Calle Malaga in Mijas Pueblo will not be having lights this year due to renovation works currently being carried out in the historical centre. They will be installed on Calles Carril and San Sebastian instead, he reported.

No great ‘sheiks’ MALAGA Football Club president and owner Sheik Abdullah Al-Thani is to have his name removed from a roundabout following a decision made at a city council plenary session. The measure, proposed by the Ciudadanos political group and backed up by the entire opposition, was approved although PP councillors voted against it. Ciudadanos spokesman Alejandro Carballo stated that his party believed there were people in the city who deserved to have their name on a roundabout much more than the football team owner did.

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Executive Chairman of Banco Santander appointed honorary DBE TITLE given to reflect contribution to the British ANA BOTIN, Executive Chairman of Banco Santander, has been appointed an honorary Dame Commander of the British Empire (DB E ) , f o r se r v i c e s to th e Britis h financial services sector. The appointment reflects Ms Botin’s services to the UK during her time as CEO of Santander UK from December 2010 until September 2014. She was then appointed Executi v e C h a i r m a n o f th e S a n tan d e r Group, the largest bank in the Eurozone by market capitalisation, which is based in Spain and has a meaningful market share in 10 core countries in Europe and the Americas. As CEO she led the transformation of Santander UK following the merger of Abbey National, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley building societies, and oversaw the steady growth of the business to its current position where it has around 860 branches across the UK, serves 14 million customers, and employs 20,000 people. The British Ambassador to Spain, Simon M anle y, sa i d : “ I a m d e lig h te d th at A n a Botin has received this honour, reflecting

her exceptional contributions to the UK economy and society. The United Kingdom welcomes foreign investors, large and small, that wish to expand overseas, for the opportunities that it offers to those companies and the benefits that it brings to our country. “In particular, Ms Bo tin pos itione d Santander as a major provider of len d in g for s mall a nd medium-

financial services sector sized UK businesses, complementing the UK government’s wider efforts to boost overseas tra de unde r t he newl y launched ‘Exporting is Great’ campaign.’ The award also recognises Ana Botin’s voluntary contribution. In 2010 she joined the Board of Trustees of t he Mayor ’s Fund for London, a foundation that focuses on proj ect s t o i m prove employm e n t ANA BOTIN: Now an honorary Dame Commander of the British Embassy.

opportunities for disadvantaged children. In 2013 she was appointed as one of five external members to the Financial Services, Trade and Investment Board, which was established by the Chancellor George Osborne to promote the UK’s financial services industry. In January 2014 she was appointed as a UK Business Ambassador by Prime Minister David Cameron and in July 2015, she was appointed to the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council. Ms Botin has also been a strong supporter of the link between education and entrepreneurialism. Thousands of students and entrepreneurs across the UK have benefited from the scholarships, travel grants, projects and awards since the bank signed the first of its 80 collaborations with UK universities in 2007, as part of its long term commitment to higher education. As part of the Breakthrough programme, Santander University has offered opportunities for undergraduate students to undertake internship work placements with SMEs since 2011.

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Villa plans MARBELLA’S Town Planning department has announced that two building licences for a total of €1.1 million were approved last week. The licences are for two villas with pools, one on Santa Clara urbanisation and the other in Cerrado de Elviria.

Arrest order NATIONAL POLICE officers in Malaga arrested a 37-year-old Moroccan man under an international arrest order from the authorities in Morocco, for alleged domestic violence and cruelty one year ago.

Bullet wound TWO women aged 32 and 67 received bullet wounds during an alleged dispute between two families of gypsy origins in La Linea’s Los Junquillos district.

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MEN allegedly threatened youngsters and stole their mobile phones By Steve Walsh FOUR men, aged between 18 and 39, have been arrested by police for allegedly mugging youngsters at knifepoint. After officers started receiving reports that at least four men were threatening youngsters, typically under 18s, with knives and stealing their mobile phones, they launched a surveillance investigation. As a result of this, three men were arrested on November 18, and a fourth on November 25. Altogether they are believed to be behind 11 robberies in November. N o t o n ly w e re th e m e n c a ught and arrested, but a number of mobile phones were recovered and returned to their rightful owners, the police reported. Three of the men have been remanded in custody and are await ing trial on robbery and violence charges.

CRIME: Youngsters were threatened with a knife.

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Sentenced for crashing into ambulance MALAGA Provincial Court has confirmed that a man must pay almost €30,000 in compensation for crashing his car into an ambulance. In January 2012, he was driving much faster than the 30kmph speed limit in Avenida de la Rosaleda in Malaga. He was drunk and had the radio up loud, and failed to notice other cars stopping. He went through a red light into the side of a passing ambulance. The vehicle was knocked on its side and both the doctor inside and the driver was injured. It took 86 days to repair the ambulance and the city hall had to replace a set of traffic lights, urban furnishings and street signs. The sentence rules that he should pay €13,618 to the driver and €13,347 to the owners of the ambulance, as well as €1,953 to the council. He has also been sentenced to five months in prison and banned from driving for three years.

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PLAYMOBIL TOYS: Scene took 1,000 hours to set up.

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Toys make up Xmas scene NATIVITY scene made entirely of Playmobil pieces By Eleanor Hawkins SPAIN’S biggest nativity scene made entirely of Playmobil toys has been set up in Antequera. The scene covers 52 square metres and consists of more than 2,500 Playmobil pieces, and will be open for visits until January 6. Tickets cost €2 and the proceeds will be for Caritas and local charities. It took 1,000 hours to set up the scene, which includes a city with more than 100 houses, a market, fields and other features along with the traditional stable scene.

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Help Specsavers to help charity THROUGHOUT December, Specsavers Opticas in Marbella and Fuengirola are taking part in a Christmas charity appeal to collect food and glasses for those in need in the local area. Business Development Manager, Jose Angel Moral-Tajadura tells us: “Supporting charitable causes this Christmas is important to us with many families on the Costa del Sol feeling the effects of the recession. Our stores are passionate about their chosen charities and are doing their bit to encourage donations.” Donations of non-perishable food would be greatly appreciated at Specsavers Opticas in Fuengirola where they are collecting on behalf of the Costa del Sol’s Food Bank Bancosol. Bancosol collects food and distributes it to those in need via well known charities and their

Help the Xmas campaign. Christmas campaign aims that no one is hungry this Christmas. Specsavers in Marbella is taking part in the Lions Club International’s glasses collection drive to collect glasses for people in Marbella who need glasses to make a living and succeed at school. Old glasses can be dropped off in store throughout December. To find your nearest Specsavers store and get involved visit www.specsavers.es.

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Dog race FOR the third year running, Manilva will hold the ‘canicross,’ a race in which dogs and owners run together. It is on January 11 and to start the owners can use bikes or skates.

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Beach repairs THE Coastal Department is to repair damages on Marbella beaches caused by the storms of November 1. They are taking sand from Cabopino to spread from Las Chapas to Marbella and should finish by the weekend.

House fire A WOMAN, 40, was taken to Malaga University Hospital, suffering from smoke inhalation following a fire in her home in Cartama. Guardia Civil, Local Police, firemen and paramedics attended the scene after neighbours called the emergency services.

TRAIN TRACKS: Keeping the weeds down helps to prevent fires in the summer. A TRAIN has covered 325 kilometres of the province’s train tracks in October and November to keep weeds down. The train carries chemical products which are applied only where needed and don’t affect the surrounding areas. Keeping weeds down helps to prevent fires in the summer which may be

caused by the trains having to brake or by sparks from the wheels on the tracks. It also prevents the tracks from becoming deformed. The 46-metre-long, two-wagon train, which travels at 60kph, includes a system to measure wind speeds, atmospheric pressure, humidity, temperature

and the train speed, so it can automatically apply the product. It has two tanks and a laboratory, and the staff on board wear protective clothing and goggles. The Spanish Railway Department (Adif) invests €4.7 million in Malaga alone on clearing weeds.

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San Roque beaches awarded THE beaches of Torreguadiaro, Torrcarbonera and Cala Sardina in San Roque have got the Ategrus Ecoplayas award again for the 10th year. They have been awarded for what they have achieved in maintenance and equipment through engineering and sustainability. The mayor, Juan Carlos Ruiz, explained that one of the highest rating aspects has been accessibility for the disabled. The councillor for Works and Services, Jose Antonio Roja, who collected the award, said the town has had the flag since 2006. He also said the council aims to maintain the level and improve it with more services and equipment. The award is also based on erosion and sedimentation studies, nature conservation, the state of the dunes, protection from roads and buildings, and of course their cleanliness, beauty and comfort.

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Proposal for new sanctions RUSSIA may scrap investment projects in Turkey

PRESIDENT PUTIN: New proposals. IN response to Turkey’s downing of a Russian fighter jet near the Syrian border, President Putin proposes to impose sanctions to freeze or possibly scrap investment projects in Turkey. Russia had plans to build a nuclear power plant worth $20 million (€18,368,000).

Anti-terror THE Moscow department of Trade and Services has asked public enterprise owners to hire additional security and pay attention to employees who spend a large amount of time abroad, following threats from international terrorist groups, such as Daesh.

Daesh fight CHAIRMAN of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko confirmed Russia will continue free weapon delivery to Afghanistan’s military, and will closely observe the

Tiger befriends goat TIMUR the goat has befriended Amur, a Siberian tiger, in Primorsky Safari Park. He chased Amur around the enclosure and invaded his sleeping shelter. Amur, banished to the roof, appears to have accepted Timur and the two are firm friends.

current situation in Afghanistan. Russia has been supplying weaponry since 2010.

Death penalty rejected RUSSIA’S Presidential Human Rights Council have

FIRM FRIEND: Amur the tiger and Timur the goat. unanimously rejected requests to re-establish the death penalty as punishment for terrorist crimes. They said it would be both inhumane and ineffective, and will issue an official statement later in the week.

Hilton Hotel developments THE Hilton Worldwide Hotel chain has announced plans to construct a new upscale hotel in Moscow. The company will reportedly invest $102 million (€93,676,800) and the hotel will include 220 rooms and 52 suites. The project is set for completion in 2018.

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Christmas tree IT is estimated that the global market for Christmas trees is worth $4 billion (€3.75 billion), with Europe alone consuming 60 million trees every year. As the economies of various countries improve, so purchasers are looking to obtain more elaborate and expensive decorations.

Regional deficits THE Spanish Fiscal Authority has announced that the autonomous council’s regional deficit will be more than double the original forecast by the end of 2015 at more than double the amount forecasted. It has therefore advised the Treasury to apply preventative measures in Extremadura, Cataluña, Murcia and Valencia to ensure this deficit does not carry over to the end of 2016.

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Pension reserves THE Employment Ministry is to take €7.75 billion from Spanish pension reserves to allow for the extra Christmas payment, according to Tomas Burgos, Secretary of State for Social Security. The reserve is therefore said to be reduced to €31.77 billion which is nearly 50 per cent lower than when the current government came to power.

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PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) COMPANY 3i Group 488.65 7.35 Aberdeen Asset Management 307.90 3.90 Admiral Group 1,646.00 28.00 Anglo American 375.10 -0.95 Antofagasta 488.40 -3.30 ARM Holdings 1,117.50 1.50 Ashtead Group 1,071.50 19.50 Associated British Foods 3,581.50 96.50 AstraZeneca 4,520.25 78.25 Aviva 511.75 4.25 Babcock International Group 1,045.00 3.00 BAE Systems 513.25 4.75 Barclays 229.60 -0.05 Barratt Developments 613.75 0.25 Berkeley Group Holdings 3,598.00 -4.00 BG Group 1,006.75 -18.25 BHP Billiton 781.70 -6.00 BP 351.98 -7.72 British American Tobacco 3,842.50 61.50 British Land Co 820.75 6.75 BT Group 485.83 6.48 Bunzl 1,930.50 23.50 Burberry Group 1,215.50 13.50 Capita Group (The) 1,254.50 14.50 Carnival 3,520.00 71.00 Centrica 209.95 -1.45 Coca-Cola HBC 1,562.00 15.00 Compass Group 1,175.00 14.00 CRH 1,967.00 12.00 Diageo 1,914.75 23.75 Direct Line Insurance Group 411.35 1.85 Dixons Carphone 481.85 2.25 easyJet 1,707.00 32.00 Experian 1,223.50 16.50 Fresnillo 700.50 -1.50 G4S 232.55 -0.25 GKN 298.50 2.20 GlaxoSmithKline 1,336.25 17.25 Glencore 87.66 0.37 Hammerson 617.75 15.75 Hargreaves Lansdown 1,484.00 4.00 Hikma Pharmaceuticals 2,195.00 38.00 HSBC Holdings 523.80 0.50 Imperial Tobacco Group 3,580.50 29.50 Inmarsat 1,131.00 22.00 InterContinental Hotels Grp 2,609.00 41.00 International Consolidated Air 588.75 4.75 Intertek Group 2,877.00 24.00 Intu Properties 316.15 5.15 ITV 273.75 5.85

% CHG. NET VOL 1.53 4,680.46 1.28 4,028.68 1.73 4,515.97 -0.25 5,271.60 -0.67 4,847.46 0.13 15,708.84 1.85 5,295.18 2.77 27,589.85 1.76 56,130.96 0.84 20,532.17 0.29 5,253.73 0.93 16,088.94 -0.02 38,511.71 0.04 6,107.10 -0.11 4,922.39 -1.78 35,005.69 -0.76 16,636.79 -2.15 65,770.57 1.63 70,484.81 0.83 8,308.35 1.35 39,966.27 1.23 6,389.92 1.12 5,346.90 1.17 8,234.78 2.06 7,455.13 -0.69 10,516.16 0.97 5,637.16 1.21 19,277.66 0.61 16,056.42 1.26 47,549.04 0.45 6,142.50 0.47 5,522.41 1.91 6,653.24 1.37 11,930.31 -0.21 5,172.99 -0.11 3,612.11 0.74 4,883.19 1.31 64,185.28 0.42 12,732.29 2.62 4,721.55 0.27 7,019.92 1.76 4,289.84 0.10 102,112.65 0.83 33,986.30 1.98 4,985.78 1.60 6,063.49 0.81 11,909.71 0.84 4,603.65 1.66 4,114.90 2.18 10,784.07

COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Johnson Matthey 2,727.00 21.00 Kingfisher 347.70 -5.70 Land Securities Group 1,228.50 22.50 Legal & General Group 270.25 2.95 Lloyds Banking Group ORD 73.01 -0.01 London Stock Exchange Grp 2,661.50 46.50 Marks & Spencer Group 501.75 4.45 Meggitt 378.50 1.50 Merlin Entertainments 435.00 6.30 Mondi 1,500.50 10.50 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 146.65 -0.95 National Grid 911.40 10.30 Next 7,897.50 -42.50 Old Mutual 201.70 2.50 Pearson 778.75 -3.25 Persimmon 1,973.50 29.50 Prudential 1,530.50 25.00 Randgold Resources 4,269.50 -19.50 Reckitt Benckiser Group 6,344.50 138.50 Reed Elsevier 1,202.50 19.50 Rio Tinto 2,081.50 0.50 Rolls-Royce Group 614.25 19.75 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 303.15 -0.65 Royal Dutch Shell 1,548.00 -37.50 Royal Dutch Shell 1,556.50 -43.00 Royal Mail 467.30 1.30 RSA Insurance Group 444.35 7.65 SABMiller 4,039.50 4.50 Sage Group (The) 621.75 10.25 Sainsbury (J) 244.35 -0.65 Schroders 2,936.00 52.00 Severn Trent 2,187.00 -3.00 Shire 4,545.50 41.50 Sky 1,115.50 1.50 Smith & Nephew 1,123.50 10.50 Smiths Group 1,004.00 -1.00 Sports Direct International 696.00 -1.50 SSE 1,452.50 10.50 St James's Place 1,006.00 16.50 Standard Chartered 521.90 -2.90 Standard Life 404.00 5.40 Taylor Wimpey 199.55 0.65 Tesco 161.80 -0.80 Travis Perkins 2,029.50 5.50 TUI AG 1,158.00 21.00 Unilever 2,851.50 58.50 United Utilities Group 950.25 0.25 Vodafone Group 218.68 3.13 Whitbread 4,584.00 11.00 Wolseley 3,936.50 55.50 WPP Group 1,524.50 21.50

% CHG. 0.78 -1.61 1.87 1.10 -0.01 1.78 0.89 0.40 1.47 0.70 -0.64 1.14 -0.54 1.26 -0.42 1.52 1.66 -0.45 2.23 1.65 0.02 3.32 -0.21 -2.37 -2.69 0.28 1.75 0.11 1.68 -0.27 1.80 -0.14 0.92 0.13 0.94 -0.10 -0.22 0.73 1.67 -0.55 1.35 0.33 -0.49 0.27 1.85 2.09 0.03 1.45 0.24 1.43 1.43

NET VOL 5,545.07 8,238.78 9,533.95 15,884.55 52,109.96 9,081.39 8,196.81 2,969.28 4,345.93 7,234.75 3,446.59 33,712.09 12,138.16 9,812.90 6,414.65 5,959.18 38,706.19 3,994.34 44,326.77 13,293.81 29,274.00 10,930.44 19,552.74 61,748.64 39,034.37 4,660.00 4,440.18 65,220.97 6,588.29 4,706.26 6,518.49 5,209.12 26,648.00 19,149.85 9,954.58 3,967.51 4,174.29 14,320.01 5,171.12 13,361.18 7,849.18 6,471.14 13,229.95 5,036.36 6,669.68 35,847.02 6,477.94 57,148.13 8,310.93 10,092.81 19,617.67

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PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 158.22 +3.84 +2.49% 2.2M 71.10 +0.68 +0.97% 5.0M 119.03 +3.83 +3.32% 57.8M 148.50 +2.94 +2.02% 3.9M 69.98 +0.34 +0.49% 5.3M 89.71 +0.86 +0.97% 13.2M 27.48 +0.53 +1.97% 28.1M 43.29 +0.83 +1.95% 16.5M 114.24 +2.35 +2.10% 8.8M 67.75 +1.52 +2.30% 6.3M 78.86 +0.45 +0.57% 20.2M 30.49 +0.46 +1.53% 58.2M 189.99 +4.79 +2.59% 3.5M 134.53 +3.60 +2.75% 5.4M 140.43 +1.51 +1.09% 4.6M 34.94 +0.90 +2.63% 24.9M 102.95 +2.16 +2.14% 7.8M 67.89 +2.09 +3.18% 17.8M 116.20 +2.81 +2.48% 7.8M 53.64 +1.05 +2.00% 13.7M 55.91 +1.71 +3.15% 44.0M 132.01 +3.21 +2.49% 3.7M 32.80 +0.41 +1.27% 31.6M 77.83 +2.09 +2.76% 12.0M 114.06 +2.77 +2.49% 2.2M 95.73 +1.03 +1.09% 9.2M 117.74 +2.74 +2.38% 3.6M 45.71 +1.15 +2.58% 14.2M 80.40 +2.11 +2.70% 9.9M 59.66 +0.62 +1.05% 10.4M

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Most Advanced Relypsa, Inc. Pixelworks, Inc. Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. Presbia PLC Affimed N.V. 3X Long Silver ETN Velocityshares Daily Inverse VIX ST ETN Velocityshares CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. Proshares UltraPro Nasdaq Biotechnology AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Sinovac Biotech, Ltd.

$ 29.14 $ 2.92 $ 184.08 $ 6.47 $ 7.31 $ 11.66 $ 30.34 $ 23.66 $ 55.03 $ 29.17 $ 6.18

6.82 ▲ 30.56% 0.37 ▲ 14.51% 20.89 ▲ 12.80% 0.67 ▲ 11.55% 0.67 ▲ 10.09% 1.03 ▲ 9.69% 2.67 ▲ 9.65% 1.99 ▲ 9.18% 4.47 ▲ 8.84% 2.27 ▲ 8.44% 0.48 ▲ 8.42%

$ 8.05 $ 8.66 $ 4.46 $ 5.5384 $ 3.03 $ 12.25 $ 6.858 $ 11.82 $ 12.15 $ 45.67 $ 6.53

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Most Declined FuelCell Energy, Inc. InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. Vanguard Natural Resources LLC Daily 2X VIX ST ETN Velocityshares Hercules Offshore, Inc. Vanguard Natural Resources LLC Breitburn Energy Partners LP Vanguard Natural Resources LLC Vanguard Natural Resources LLC GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC. ReWalk Robotics Ltd

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Printing banknotes not making profit

PAPER BANKNOTES: Production will be cut due to falling demand.

NOVEMBER: Unemployment figures show a drop of 27,071.

Spanish unemployment figures drop in November By Marcus Hopkins UNEMPLOYMENT in Spain has fallen in November, reversing a three-month trend. With the general election just three weeks away, the timing couldn’t be better for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and his People’s Party. Figures from Spain’s Labour Ministry show a drop of 27,071 in November, reducing the number of unemployed to 4.15 million. Although unemployment has been reduced by 362,818 people in the last year, Spain’s 21.1 per cent unemployment rate is still the second highest in the EU. Quarterly unemployment surveys, preferred as being more accurate by economists, suggest the unemployment rate for the third quarter to be 5 million. In March 2013, the number of jobless reached 6 million. Rajoy is hoping that Spain’s gradual economic recovery over the last couple of years will sway chances of election victory when the country goes to the polls on December 20.

tile takeover from France and has issued a number of profit warnings. It has also announced that some work from the company’s printing plant in Gateshead is to be transferred to Malta, but the Tyneside operation will become one of three global ‘centres of excellence’ for printing currency, so there will be no job losses there. Although 300 jobs will be lost in Malta, where banknote printing will end. The other two centres will be in Kenya and Sri Lanka, which are major purchasers of bank notes from the company. Following the announcement, the value of the companies increased by around 4 per cent.

Facebook founder to gift his shares to charity By John Smith IN an open letter which was posted on his Facebook page on December 2 to his new daughter Max, whose birth has just been announced, Mark Zuckerberg explained that he and his wife Priscilla Chan intended to give away 99 per cent of their shares in the company he founded. The shares currently valued at around $45 billion (€42.5 billion) will be given to the charity Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to make the world a better place for Max to grow up in, according to the letter. The shares will not be donated in one tranche but will be passed over during their lifetime. In his letter Mr Zuckerberg said the aim of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is ‘to advance human potential and promote equality for all children in the next generation’. “Its initial areas of focus will be personalised learning, curing disease, connecting people and building strong communities.” In a statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Facebook said that Mr Zuckerberg ‘plans to sell or gift no more than $1bn of Facebook stock each year for the next three years and that he intends to retain his majority voting position...for the foreseeable future.’ He said more details about the donation will be released once he and Ms

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THE world’s biggest banknote printer, De La Rue, will cut production as demand for paper banknotes falls. The company, which prints some 150 national currencies as well as UK passports, said it would reduce its production lines to four from eight and cut its print capacity from eight billion to six billion banknotes annually, even though it produces British notes through its Debden facility and has recently won a 10-year contract to print polymer £5 and £10 notes for the Bank of England. De La Rue has struggled in the face of greater competition as well as having to fight off a hos-

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By John Smith

INITIATIVE: Zuckerberg plans to give away 99 per cent of shares. Chan return from paternity and maternity leave, but this does appear to be a move away from previous charitable work

through Facebook, which cynics have suggested were as much for business reasons as for altruism.

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By John Smith BANKS and credit card companies, who have in the past offered attractive schemes to encourage their customers to use their cards regularly, may soon start to rethink their policies as the Payment Systems Regulator set out how the new cap on fees plastic card companies can charge retailers will be policed. The cap was introduced on Wednesday December 9, and while it may not see an increase in charges for consumers yet, many plastic card companies are considering or have already cut back on cashback or reward schemes. Tesco greatly reduced its reward scheme for Clubcard credit card users from December 1 whilst even earlier, RBS dropped its Your Points scheme in July, upsetting up to a million customers, and Capital One reduced cashback on its card in June. The regulator insists that the new

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New reduced card fees for retailers may hurt club cards

CUTBACKS: Many plastic card companies are considering cutting back on cashback or reward schemes.

fee regulation should appeal to new credit card providers as it could encourage them to enter the market, although this seems to be a strange argument if the revenue to be generated is to drop significantly. Up until now, retailers have been charged a fee by card issuers when a debit or credit card is used as payment and the fee could be as high as 2.5 per cent for some transactions. Now the fee will be capped at 0.3 per cent for credit card transactions and 0.2 per cent for debit card transactions. According to the European Commission, charges were costing retailers across the euro zone up to â&#x201A;Ź9 billion a year, although it has been observed that most retailers were prepared to either pay the fee or increase their prices accordingly. One thing can be fairly certain and that is if the card suppliers start to lose money, they will look to the card holder to help replace the loss.

OPINION & COMMENT

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Only way is to fight for our ideals GIVE our fighting men and women all the support they need to finish the job LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT

MAKE you laugh don’t they? Or perhaps crying would be a more appropriate reaction. I’m talking about the politicians who this week voted against bombing Daesh targets in Syria; or more specifically, the main excuse they used to justify themselves. ‘Ah’ they simpered; ‘If we do this we would give them an excuse to bring more acts of terror onto our streets.’ Just how many ‘acts of terror’ do they need before they get some bottle and realise we are in a war? We’ve had a soldier almost beheaded in the street, buses and trains blown up, an unprecedented rise in the number of Islamic terror plots uncovered, and this week a knife attack on innocent victims by an Islamist lunatic in a tube station. What will it take to wake these pacifist

POLITICIANS VOTED: Against bombing Daesh targets in Syria. pillocks up in the real world? A dirty bomb in the middle of Trafalgar Square? Don’t believe that’s beyond the realms of possibility either! If we continue to turn the other cheek, we’ll have ‘em both

sliced off. Please don’t get my attitude wrong. I too believe that peace and love among all human beings is the final harmony that will bring us all together as one. But vast

numbers of others don’t! Millions would like to see all the non-believers of their violent and suppressive religious views, wiped off the face of the Earth. The only way for us to live in a peaceful democracy is to put all our ideals on hold and fight for it. The words of an elite ‘Gunny’ sergeant, who was guarding the American Embassy when I lived in Jeddah comes to mind. I had many long discussions with this remarkable man, who believed fervently in peace and the love of our fellow men. He also firmly believed that some of us are put on this world to fight and preserve it. And that, he said, was the job of him and his fellow servicemen. Give our fighting men and women all the support and weaponry they need to finish the job. Hopefully at least our children will then be able to enjoy a future filled with the peace and love we all so passionately desire. Keep the Faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Mindfulness technique Beyond My Ken, Wikimedia

NEXT time your child is stressed out, try a mindfulness exercise with them as it can help reduce their agitation By Marcus Hopkins MINDFULNESS is a technique derived from Buddhist meditation around 2,500 years ago. It is a very simple technique for reducing anxiety, worry and stress. It is also known to help build self-esteem. Recent studies suggest that mindfulness meditation practice has a substantial positive effect on improving how a person feels. Mindfulness has been used in settings as diverse as schools, hospitals and military training centres. A study at the University of Massachusetts in the USA found that 90 per cent of those involved experienced a significant reduction in anxiety. Other research has shown that mindfulness has helped to reduce anxieties associated with cancer, eating disorders and business related stress. Mindfulness can be very easy to do. It helps to reduce anxiety by taking your thoughts away from your problems and onto something you can really focus on in a very simple way. You are simply making yourself aware of the moment. It helps you to reconnect your body with your mind. It helps you to really connect with the present moment. As an example, instead of gulping down your next coffee as usual, take time out to use the cof-

MINDFULNESS TECHNIQUE: It helps to reduce anxiety. fee as a mindfulness exercise. Try to focus solely on the drink in front of you, preferably with nobody around. Pick up the cup. Feel its weight. Smell the aroma. Be aware of how hot or how warm the cup is. Take a good

look at the colour of the coffee. What type of brown is it? How many bubbles are floating on the surface? Then take a sip, just a small sip, and keep that sip on your tongue for a while. Savour the taste. Is it bitter? Is it sweet? How hot is it?

How does it affect your taste buds? When you swallow, become aware of the feel as the coffee slips down your throat, down into your stomach. Done correctly, you can make this exercise with the coffee last for quite a long while, even an entire lunch break if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind it going cold. Just a few minutes of this type of focus often helps reduce stress though. Mindfulness can be such a simple way of reducing anxiety that it has been used by military personnel in some countries. You can create mindfulness in virtually any situation. Pick up a pebble on a beach as another example. How heavy is it? How does it feel in your hand? Is it smooth or rough? Look closely at all of its colours. Just focus on the pebble, nothing else, just you and the pebble. The effect of this focus is to calm the mind. Next time your child is stressed out, try a mindfulness exercise with them. It works with people of all ages, and has been used to help children reduce agitation. Mindfulness comes in many forms, some religious, some like the two exercises above are simply therapeutic. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a technique recommended by the NHS in the UK. Give mindfulness meditation a try if you feel stressed out this Christmas.

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8:45am Extraterrestrial 10:30am The Top Ten Show 2015 10:45am Kill the Messenger 12:45pm The Good Dinosaur: Sky Movies Special 1:15pm The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 3:00pm Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 4:45pm Focus 6:45pm Transformers: Age of Extinction Special 7:15pm The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 9:00pm Focus 11:00pm Kill the Messenger 1:00am Bad Asses on the Bayou 2:30am Extraterrestrial 4:15am Bad Asses on the Bayou 5:45am The Visit Sky Movies takes a special look at M Night Shyamalan's psychological horrorcomedy.

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Creating harmony for Christmas and beyond A REASONABLE time to look for similarities rather than differences between peoples and faiths By Marcus Hopkins CHRISTMAS is intended to be a time of peace and harmony. Perhaps a reasonable time to look for similarities rather than differences between peoples and faiths. Four hundred and eighty Muslim soldiers currently serve in the British army. The Ministry of Defence want to increase the percentage of Muslims in the military. To achieve this, it is essential for British Muslims to feel that they will be accepted within the army, as they are. Muslim Lance Corporal Jabron Hashmi, born in Pakistan and who moved to Britain when he was 12, paid the ultimate price for Queen and country, being killed in action in Afghanistan. Sheffield born boxer Naseem Hamed, one of Britain’s greatest boxing talents is another Muslim so many British are proud of. In the business world there is Sir Anwar Pervez, Britain’s richest Muslim. According to the Sunday Times rich list,

LONDON BUSES: Adverts are being placed on them with the slogan ‘United against extremism.’

Sir Anwar and his family “would be even richer if they did not give large sums to charity.” Then helping to protect the streets of London was Ugandan born Tarique Ghaffur, formerly one of Britain’s most senior police officers, whose parents came from modern day Pakistan. The actions of terrorist groups such as Daesh is

giving Muslims a terrible name in the UK. But that is exactly what Daesh are trying to do, but only if we allow it. Remember that in the last few weeks, along with attacks in Paris, Daesh have bombed Muslim targets too. At this time of year, and at this present moment, creating harmony demands that peaceful

Christians and Muslims stand together. Jesus, who Christians celebrate at this festive time, is also one of the most revered figures of Islam, as is Mary, facts often forgotten in the West. A UK Muslim charity, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK is continuing its campaign to counter extremist rhetoric, with advertisements being placed on 100 London buses with the slogan ‘United against extremism.’ Holding out a hand of friendship to people from a different tradition, a different culture, even a different mind-set, can be a catalyst to building a more harmonious future. Politics and religion whether in Spain, the UK, Ireland or elsewhere, can only be managed when people work together to end distrust and suspicion. Peace happened in Northern Ireland, even though it took years to achieve, and even though difficulties persist. It took people from all sides, all backgrounds to become brave enough to grasp the pain of getting to know the other side again.

Catch 22 for Mariano Rajoy The messenger boys

Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

THE televised debate arranged by El Pais put Spain’s president Mariano Rajoy in a Catch 22 situation. If he went he might not have put up a good show against Pedro Sanchez, Albert Rivera and Pablo Iglesias. Gravitas, a salt and pepper beard and four years in the Moncloa were not what this particular occasion demanded, and that just about sums up what Rajoy has to offer in any debate. But by not going he laid himself open to cries of ‘Chicken!’ Either way Rajoy was going to lay an egg not long before Spain goes to the polls and he practically incubated it by declaring beforehand that he participates only in one-to-one ‘serious’ debates. What did he think? That the El Pais production was going to be a laugh a minute?

BEFORE the televised threeway debate, the PSOE presidential candidate Pedro Sanchez declared that there is no democracy without debate. No one could argue with that: The right to debate, disagree, suggest and complain are at the heart of democracy. But these television debates? As Marshall McLuhan said in 1964, long before the digital age of instant communication, the medium is the message. And, deserved or not, how much better the message becomes when it is delivered by three personable young politicos like Sanchez, Rivera and Iglesias. DEMOCRACY: The right to debate, complain, disagree and suggest.

Seen from afar ONLY 21 per cent of the fiercely nationalistic Basques are in favour of independence from Spain. The remainder have had time to observe the antics, retractions, machinations and cajoling of the former and would-be Catalan president Artur Mas, in his desire to guide the region to independence. He must have persuaded them that remaining inside Spain is preferable to ignoring the wishes of half the population.

Give it a rest AHORA MADRID, which controls city hall postponed a debate to change remaining street names linked to the Franco regime. Mayor Manuela Carmena is clearly aware that an alley named after General Mola is no more offensive to 21st century Madrileños than Cromwell Road to Londoners.

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10:15am Operation Meet the Street 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Oxford Street Revealed 12:45pm Family Finders 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Doctor Blake Mysteries 4:10pm Escape to the Country 4:40pm Home Comforts at Christmas 5:25pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Fake Britain 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm The Taliban Hunters 10:00pm Crimewatch 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Crimewatch 11:45pm Have I Got a Bit More News for You

7:00am Oxford Street Revealed 7:45am Family Finders 8:15am Flog it! Trade Secrets 9:15am Caught Red Handed 9:45am Thief Trackers 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Cash in the Attic 2:45pm Pressure Pad 3:30pm The Great British Bake Off 4:30pm The Great Antiques Map of Britain 5:00pm The World's Most Photographed 5:30pm Wogan: The Best of 6:15pm Bargain Hunt 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Mary Berry's Absolute Christmas Favourites 8:30pm Only Connect 9:00pm Simply Nigella 10:00pm Back in Time for Christmas 11:00pm Live at the Apollo 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Horizon

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm 1000 Heartbeats 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The Martin Lewis Money Show 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Las Vegas with Trevor Mcdonald 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One 1:30am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55am ITV Nightscreen

7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:25am Psych 8:10am Emmerdale 8:40am Coronation Street 9:10am Coronation Street 9:40am The Cube 10:40am Psych 11:30am Catchphrase 12:30pm Best of You've Been Framed! 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm Coronation Street 2:30pm Coronation Street 3:00pm Catchphrase 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm Judge Rinder 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm American Pie: The Wedding 12:00am Pitch Black

8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Reggie Yates' Extreme UK 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Bad Education 12:00am American Dad! 12:25am American Dad! 12:45am Family Guy 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Reggie Yates' Extreme UK 2:25am Siblings 2:55am Siblings 3:55am Reggie Yates' Extreme UK

8:30pm The Boats That Built Britain 9:00pm The Boats That Built Britain 9:30pm The Quizeum 10:00pm Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time 11:00pm Atlantis: The Evidence 12:00am Cleopatra: A Timewatch Guide

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7:45am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Jamie's Cracking Christmas 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 3:10pm Deal or No Deal 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Posh Pawnbrokers 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Supershoppers Do Christmas 10:00pm Our Guy in Latvia 11:00pm Fargo 12:05am 24 Hours in A and E 1:05am Ramsay's Hotel Hell

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7:00am The Big Match Revisited 7:50am The Professionals 8:50am Minder 9:55am Alias Smith and Jones 11:00am I Want That Car 12:00pm The Professionals 1:00pm Kojak 2:00pm Minder 3:00pm Pawn Stars 3:30pm Pawn Stars 4:00pm Pawn Stars 4:30pm Pawn Stars 4:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm Kojak 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Storage Wars New York 9:30pm Storage Wars New York 10:00pm The Game of Death 12:05am Bundesliga 1:05am Motorsport UK 2:05am Ax Men 2:50am Minder 3:45am ITV4 Nightscreen

7:15am Charlie's Angels 9:00am Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 11:00am The Comancheros 1:00pm Edge of Tomorrow 3:00pm True Lies 5:25pm Charlie's Angels 7:10pm Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 9:00pm Edge of Tomorrow 11:00pm True Lies 1:30am Bloodsport

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Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff A Perfect Christmas 5 News Lunchtime Neighbours Angels and Ornaments The Christmas Switch 5 News at 5 Neighbours 5 News Tonight Police Interceptors Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole The Best of Bad TV: The 70s Super Casino

7:45am Curse of the Pink Panther 9:45am The Good Dinosaur: Special 10:15am Son of the Mask 12:00pm Good Luck Chuck 1:45pm Grudge Match 3:40pm The Waterboy 5:15pm Analyze This 7:05pm Never Been Kissed 9:00pm Good Luck Chuck 10:45pm Grudge Match 12:40am The Longest Week 2:10am The Lost Boys

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7:00am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 8:45am The Top Ten Show 2015 9:00am Extraterrestrial 10:45am The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 12:30pm Kill the Messenger 2:30pm Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 4:15pm The Good Dinosaur: Sky Movies Special Sky Movies takes a special look at Pixar's animated prehistoric adventure. 4:45pm Focus 6:45pm Avengers: Age of Ultron Special 7:15pm The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 9:00pm Kill the Messenger 11:00pm Focus 1:00am Bad Asses on the Bayou 2:30am Extraterrestrial

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7:00am Sir Clive Woodward Interviews Roy Hodgson 8:00am Sporting Rivalries 8:30am Cricket 9:30am Cricket's Greatest 10:00am Cricket's Greatest 10:30am Cricket's Greatest 11:00am Cricket 12:00pm Cricket 1:00pm Cricket's Greatest 1:30pm Cricket's Greatest 2:00pm Cricket 3:00pm Cricket 4:00pm Crickets Greatest 4:30pm Crickets Greatest 5:00pm Crickets Greatest 5:30pm Crickets Greatest 6:00pm Cricket 7:00pm Cricket 8:00pm Football's Greatest Teams 8:30pm Football 11:00pm Football's Greatest Teams 11:30pm Crickets Greatest 12:00am Cricket 1:00am Premier League 100 Club 1:30am MNF Highlights

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8:00am Oxford Street Revealed 8:45am Family Finders 9:15am Ireland with Simon Reeve 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The Super League Show 2015 Review 2:45pm Pressure Pad 3:30pm The Great British Bake Off 4:30pm The Great Antiques Map of Britain 5:00pm The World's Most Photographed 5:30pm Wogan: The Best of 6:15pm Bargain Hunt 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Stargazing Live: Brit in Space 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm Back in Time for Christmas 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Race to Super Bowl 50

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8:30pm The Boats That Built Britain 9:00pm Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions 10:00pm Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore 11:00pm Ian Hislop Goes off the Rails 12:00am Life of a Mountain: A Year on Scafell Pike

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7:00am Countdown 7:45am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Jamie's Festive Feast 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Kirstie's Crafty Christmas 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 3:10pm Deal or No Deal 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Posh Pawnbrokers 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 10:00pm The World's Most Expensive Christmas 11:00pm That's So Last Century 12:00am Tattoo Fixers 1:00am Pokerstars.Com Shark Cage 2:00am KOTV Boxing Weekly 2:25am Gillette World Sport

7:00am The Big Match Revisited 7:50am The Professionals 8:50am Minder 9:55am Alias Smith and Jones 10:55am Pawn Stars 11:25am Pawn Stars 11:50am The Professionals 12:55pm Kojak 1:55pm Minder 3:00pm Pawn Stars 3:30pm Pawn Stars 3:55pm Pawn Stars 4:25pm Pawn Stars 4:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm Kojak 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 10:00pm 6 Bullets 12:20am The Quest 2:15am Ax Men 3:00am Minder Drama series about the shady dealings of a loveable rogue and his reluctant sidekick. 3:55am ITV4 Nightscreen

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2:30pm Guardians of the Galaxy 4:45pm The Top Ten Show 2015 5:00pm Die Hard with a Vengeance 7:15pm Superman Returns 10:00pm Guardians of the Galaxy 12:15am The Amazing SpiderMan 2 2:45am Green Street

7:35am The Trail of the Pink Panther 9:25am Brewster's Millions 11:15am The Intern: Sky Movies Special 11:30am Get Smart 1:30pm Blended 3:35pm Austin Powers in Goldmember 5:20pm Analyze That 7:05pm Get Smart 9:00pm Blended 11:00pm Superfast 12:45am Welcome to the Jungle 2:25am The Hottie and the Nottie

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Revenge Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Big Bang Theory How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks A to Z The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Troy Tripped The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Gogglebox Rude Tube

7:00am Extraterrestrial 8:45am The Top Ten Show 2015 9:00am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 10:45am Focus 12:45pm The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water SpongeBob and the gang leap into action when a pirate steals the secret recipe for Krabby Patties. 2:30pm The Muppets Sky Movies Special 3:00pm Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 4:45pm Kill the Messenger 6:45pm The Good Dinosaur: Sky Movies Special 7:15pm The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 9:00pm Focus 11:00pm Kill the Messenger 1:00am Bad Asses on the Bayou 2:30am Extraterrestrial 4:15am Bad Asses on the Bayou 5:45am Inside Out: Special

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8:45am Flog it! Trade Secrets 9:15am Simply Nigella 9:45am Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Lifeline 2:10pm Coast 2:15pm Britain's First Photo Album 2:45pm Pressure Pad 3:30pm The Great British Bake Off 4:30pm The Great Antiques Map of Britain 5:00pm The World's Most Photographed 5:30pm Wogan: The Best of 6:15pm Bargain Hunt 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Journey Down the Yukon - A Soldier's Challenge 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm Love You to Death: A Year of Domestic Violence 11:00pm The Apprentice: You're Fired!

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm 1000 Heartbeats 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm You Saw Them Here First A new collection of TV appearances made by stars before they became household names. 10:00pm Prey 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Being Kevin Pietersen 12:40am Tipping Point 1:40am Jackpot247 4:00am Ejector Seat 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

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8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Stacey Dooley Investigates 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm Josh 12:00am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:05am Family Guy 1:30am Josh 2:00am Russell Howard's Good News 2:30am Don't Tell the Bride 3:25am Cuckoo 3:55am Cuckoo

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm The Boats That Built Britain 9:00pm Time Shift 10:00pm Horizon Special 11:00pm Horizon 12:00am 2001: A Space Odyssey 2:15am Horizon Special 3:15am Botany: A Blooming History 4:15am This is BBC Four

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7:00am The Big Match Revisited 7:50am The Professionals 8:45am Minder 9:50am Alias Smith and Jones 10:50am Pawn Stars 11:25am Pawn Stars 11:50am The Professionals 12:50pm Kojak 1:55pm Minder 3:00pm Pawn Stars 3:30pm Pawn Stars 3:55pm Pawn Stars 4:25pm Pawn Stars 4:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm Kojak 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Fifth Gear Tiff Needell and Vicki Butler-Henderson present the motor magazine show. 10:00pm River Monsters 11:00pm First Blood 1:05am The Day of the Jackal 3:45am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

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Into the Storm Clash of the Titans American Sniper 300: Rise of an Empire Air Force One Clash of the Titans American Sniper 300: Rise of an Empire Starship Troopers Uncommon Valor

St. Vincent Think Like a Man Too The Man South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut Shanghai Noon Shanghai Knights Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Think Like a Man Too St. Vincent One Night in Istanbul The Man Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

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8:45am Extraterrestrial 10:30am The Top Ten Show 2015 10:45am Kill the Messenger 12:45pm Transformers: Age of Extinction Special 1:15pm The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 3:00pm Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 4:45pm The Good Dinosaur: Sky Movies Special 5:15pm Focus 7:15pm The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 9:00pm Focus 11:00pm Kill the Messenger 1:00am Bad Asses on the Bayou 2:30am Extraterrestrial 4:15am Bad Asses on the Bayou Two ageing vigilantes team up and head to Louisiana to track down a kidnapped friend. 5:45am Minions: Sky Movies Special

7:00am Gary Newbon Interviews Carl Lewis 8:00am Sporting Rivalries 8:30am Time of Our Lives 9:30am The Ashes: 1st Test Review 11:30am Cricket: Pace Like Fire 12:00pm The Ashes: 2nd Test Review 2:00pm Cricket: Pace Like Fire 2:30pm The Ashes: 3rd Test Review 4:30pm Cricket: Pace Like Fire 5:00pm The Ashes: 4th Test Review 7:00pm Cricket: Pace Like Fire 7:30pm How the 2015 Ashes Was Won 9:30pm Crickets Greatest 10:00pm Crickets Greatest 11:30pm Premier League 100 Club 12:00am La Liga World 2015 12:30am How the 2015 Ashes Was Won 2:30am Crickets Greatest 3:00am Crickets Greatest 3:30am Crickets Greatest 4:00am Crickets Greatest

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MADDOCKS’ VIEW ON LIFE

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Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” John Keating/Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society.

in history 1431, Hundred Years´War: Henry VI is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris. 1508, The League of Cambrai is formed by Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximillian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon as an alliance against Venice. 1520, Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull written in response to his teachings, in front of Wittenberg’s Elster Gate. 1541, Thomas Culpeper and Francis Deregam are executed for having affairs with Catherine Howard, Queen of England and wife of Henry VIII. 1542, Princess Mary Stuart becomes Mary, Queen of Scots. 1653, Parliamentarian general Oliver Cromwell becomes ´lord protector´ of England, Scotland, and Wales. 1830, Emily Dickinson, American poet, was born December 10. 1869, Governor John Campbell signs bill granting women in Wyoming, USA, the right to vote and hold public office. 1901, The first Nobel Prizes awarded 1909, Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. 1936, Edward VIII signs his abdication to be free to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. 1941, Adolf Hitler declares war on the United States. They retaliate by declaring war on Italy and Germany. 1948. The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 1964, Kenya becomes a republic. 1968, Japan´s biggest, still unsolved, heist carried out in Tokyo. 1982, Spain opens up borders with the British territory of Gibraltar after 13 years. 1991, The Russian Federation gains independence from the USSR.

Women’s wit

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If you retain nothing else, always remember the most important rule of beauty, which is: who cares?” Tina Fey

World of English

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Our language is funny – a ‘fat chance’ and a ‘slim chance’ are the same thing.” J Gustav White

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Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.

TODAY

ANTEQUERA

MALAGA COIN TORREMOLINOS

RONDA

BENALMADENA MIJAS

ESTEPONA

FUENGIROLA

MARBELLA

ANTEQUERA

TOMORROW

MALAGA COIN

ESTEPONA

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

TORREMOLINOS

RONDA

BENALMADENA MIJAS

FUENGIROLA

MARBELLA

Fri Sat Sun -

Benidorm

SHOWERS MAX 17C, MIN 11C MAX MIN

18 11 C 17 9 C 18 8 S

Mon - 18 9 S Tues - 19 10 C Wed - 19 10 S

SUNNY MAX MIN

Fri Sat Sun -

19 11 C 18 10 C 18 10 S

MAX 19C, MIN 12C Mon - 19 10 S Tues - 20 11 S Wed - 21 11 C

Fri Sat Sun -

16 8 S 17 8 S 16 8 C S Sun,

17 7 C 17 7 S 18 8 S

MAX MIN

Mon - 17 10 C Tues - 17 11 C Wed - 18 9 C

Madrid

CLOUDY MAX 16C, MIN 9C MAX MIN

MAX MIN

Mon - 16 9 C Tues - 16 9 C Wed - 16 9 C Cl Clear,

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Fog,

19 9 S 18 9 C 18 9 C

TODAY:

CLOUDY MAX 18C, MIN 8C MAX MIN

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18 7 S 18 6 C 18 8 S

CLOUDY MAX 14C, MIN 6C

15 4 C 15 3 S 14 4 S C Cloudy,

TODAY:

MAX MIN

Mon - 14 4 C Tues - 14 5 C Wed - 15 4 C

MAX MIN

Mon - 18 9 C Tues - 18 8 C Wed - 19 8 C

Sh Showers,

SHOWERS MAX 18C, MIN 12C MAX MIN

Fri Sat Sun -

18 10 C 18 9 C 19 7 C Sn Snow,

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

UK THUNDERBALL

IRISH LOTTO

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LA PRIMITIVA

EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA

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Mon - 17 11 C Tues - 18 10 S Wed - 20 12 C

Murcia

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Mallorca

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CLOUDY MAX 19C, MIN 9C

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MAX MIN

Mon - 18 11 S Tues - 18 12 S Wed - 19 12 S

CLOUDY MAX 17C, MIN 7C

TODAY:

MAX MIN

Barcelona TODAY:

18 11 C 17 11 C 17 11 S

Bilbao

Almeria TODAY:

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Malaga

SHOWERS MAX 18C, MIN 12C

TODAY:

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Mon - 20 8 S Tues - 21 9 C Wed - 22 9 S Th Thunder

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Saturday December 5

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Director: Jake Schreier Stars: Cara Delevingne, Nat Wolff

Just Joking

Unscramble the name of a popular type of fairground attraction (two words): TOUCHY CONS

• Why did Adele cross the road? - To say hello from the other side. • The definition of psychological is a man and a woman. - One is psycho and the other is logical. • Why did the tofu cross the road? - To prove it wasn’t chicken.

Unscramble the name of a famous American golfer: MILK HELPS ICON

Hexagram

The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (FRIEND) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, by John Green (The Fault in Our Stars), this unforgettable film follows Quentin and his neighbour Margo, with whom he has been in love since childhood. When Margo invites him to a prank-filled evening, Quentin jumps at the chance, but the next day Margo disappears leaving cryptic clues for him to follow.

Santi Cazorla, December 13, Footballer. Spanish footballer who joined Arsenal in 2012 and has been a fixture in the team ever since having spent four seasons with Villarreal and one season with Malaga as well as playing regularly for the Spanish national team.

Kenneth Branagh, December 10, Actor and Director, 55 Born in Northern Ireland, he adopted a British accent in school to stop bullying which paid off as he was made a knight for his contribution to cinema and theatre. John Kerry, December 11, Politician, 72 Democrat nominee for President who stood against George W Bush and is now Secretary of State in the Barack Obama regime. Daniel O'Donnell, December 12, Singer, 54 Irish singer whose easy listening record sales have exceeded ten million. He recently appeared in the latest Strictly Come Dancing series on BBC TV. Miranda Hart, December 14, Actress, 43 Although she had appeared in a number of TV programmes previously, she shot to fame for playing her quirky self in the show Miranda. Since then she has undertaken a tour as a standup comedienne and has appeared with Melissa McCarthy in the film Spy. Perri Kiely, December 15, Dancer, 20 Curly haired, glasses wearing youngster who won the audiences hearts when his street dance troupe, Diversity, won the Britain's Got Talent talent competition in 2009. Quentin Blake, December 16, Cartoonist, 83 Artist who illustrated the children's books of Roald Dahl as well as other authors including Dr Seuss. He became the first British Children's Laureate serving from 1999 until 2001 and his designs have appeared on British stamps.

ADORES AROUND CRINGE DERAIL FEEBLE FRENZY FRIEND (10) GORGON HERALD LAMBDA

MORTAL PRISON REASON REDIAL SCREEN THIRST VERSUS VIOLIN WALRUS

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Goblet 2 Coyote 3 Faulty 4 Hither 5 Gloomy 6 Aerate 7 Rhombi 8 Devour 9 Assert 10 Bovine 11 Redden 12 Auntie 13 Bodied 14 Shanty 15 Random 16 Rabbet 17 Suture 18 Bamboo 19 Member

YOUR STARS CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) The need to plan ahead is frustrating when you know exactly what ought to be going on. Patience is something that you need to cultivate, or you risk upsetting someone close. Spending time with a colleague makes you realise how good things could be, but a lot of effort is involved. Pushing ahead does not guarantee results. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) It is difficult to avoid repeating mistakes made in the past. Your approach to certain situations has not changed and therein lies the problem. Someone who blames you for a mistake shows ignorance but that does not make it less upsetting. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Who is trying to push you into a corner? Maybe it is being done so subtly that you have not even noticed. Who wants a decision from you? Appear to take pressure lightly and not give in to an irritation. ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A rather slow start to the week leads you to feel bored but be assured that the weekend will be far from dull. A recent conversation or correspondence with an old friend leads to unexpected contact.

SAGITTARIUS

(November 23 - December 21)

Travel arrangements may have to be changed at the last minute. Do not fret, however, because success is more likely later in the month. During a dream, or when reading a book, an idea comes to you. Can this really make a difference to your future? You may need to act quickly to start a new project but progress will require patience. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Everything on the home front is emphasised and there will be a flurry of activity. Get others involved in any changes. Work in the garden or painting is much more enjoyable and half the work if you enlist the help of someone you get on well with. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) When discussing a holiday with others, be aware that agreement is not always easily met. Although you are not inclined to compromise, it is necessary to go with the majority decision. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) After the 2nd it is much easier to see the path ahead. This is particularly true of a financial situation, so there's no sense in fussing until you understand what needs to be done. LEO (July 24 - August 23) Your attention is needed on more than one front, and some decisions are at

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odds with your personal thoughts and attitudes. Being reminded that 'business is business' does nothing to relieve your conscience. You may have to upset someone by telling the truth, which may affect your longer-term finances. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Are you willing to take a risk on someone who has let you down before? Looking into their recent past is likely to tip the balance. What you find shows clearly if there has been a change of heart on their part or if they are trying to pull the wool over your eyes. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) A disagreement with a friend upsets you but is short-lived. To avoid such a situation in the future, look at how you should have dealt with it. There is always something to know that guides us to a better position. It will make you smile someone has taken you for a fool as you have the last laugh. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) A great feeling of joy comes over you more than once in the week ahead. Your inner child has been set free, and this is likely to be because of recent restrictions, which are now lifted. Do not feel guilty about this because it is a choice that will serve you well in the future. Right now, things may seem like a bit of an effort for small reward.

Nonagram How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case B) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

TARGET: Average: 10 Good: 13 Very good: 19 Excellent: 23

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION aced aged chad cued dace dang dean duce dune dung egad gaud hand head hued nude ached cadge caged caned dance dunce nudge augend canned duenna gunned hanged unaged unhand changed dunnage handgun nuanced UNCHANGED

SOUND OF THE WEEK Another Country By Rod Stewart Record Label: Capitol Records THE twenty-ninth studio album by British singersongwriter was released in October 2015. The lyrics consider life in the armed forces, being separated from loved ones as well as Stewart´s own past. He offers a strong and engaging vocal performance.

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Crossword

Enjoy filling in the following puzzles and check the answers in next week’s edition

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

CRYPTIC

Quick

Cryptic

Across: 1 Shaken, 4 Estate, 9 Cadre, 10 Swanage, 11 Butchery, 12 Gift, 14 Tokens, 16 Valets, 19 Acre, 20 Barracks, 23 Outcome, 24 Stale, 25 Tenner, 26 Reject.

Across 1 Church, if not then, a football team (7) 5 Look happy as a result of chewing limes (5) 8 Fake endless call (5) 9 Vendors, we hear are profiting from the sale of salt containers (7) 10 Drunk missed tea cup (9) 12 Governed artist’s quarter (3) 13 Mean attempt to follow friend (6) 14 Possibly faster than a machine gun attack (6) 17 Stick to this measurement (3) 18 Stop protecting Capone, it’s very common (9) 20 A number walk wearily around, it’s hard work (7) 21 Country lover was in some trouble (5) 23 Climb up a series of notes (5) 24 Streets are arranged for dogs (7)

Down: 1 Sackbut, 2 Audit, 3 Elephant, 5 Stay, 6 Avarice, 7 Elect, 8 Usurp, 13 Lacrosse, 15 Keratin, 17 Suspect, 18 Cameo, 19 About, 21 Cease, 22 Code.

QUICK Across:

Down 1 Dealt with policeman and journalist (5) 2 End of June leave for oneself (3) 3 We stare around at jumper (7) 4 Fools, second rate (6) 5 Only about five find the answer (5) 6 Irene gets a bit giddy when drunk (9) 7 It’s free to enter five points for flavouring (7)

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11 Sensational play made moral blunder (9) 13 Swashbucklers traipse around (7) 15 On the way in, start building (7) 16 States on about handouts (6) 18 Start pulling string for venue (5) 19 Crackpot, going back, is getting capital in Africa (5) 22 Indeed, it’s in middle of prayers (3)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 7 represents F and 19 represents P, so fill in F every time the figure 7 appears and P every time the figure 19 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Plans (7) 5 Stories (5) 8 Inspect (7) 9 Celestial bodies (5) 10 Sharply inclined (5) 11 Aversion (7) 12 Tried out (6) 14 Frayed (6) 17 Lay out (7) 19 Armoured vehicles (5) 22 Taunt (5) 23 Disperse (7) 24 Takes a break (5) 25 Gratify (7) Down 1 Put on clothes (5)

2 Reserve (5) 3 Brief look (7) 4 Stable (6) 5 Jobs (5)

1 Suppress, 7 Stays, 8 Aeroplane, 9 Tea, 10 Song, 11 Access, 13 Sorted, 14 Passes, 17 Scared, 18 Have, 20 Pit, 22 Repeating, 23 Shoes, 24 Restless.

6 Departing (7) 7 Hang freely (7)

Down:

12 Farm vehicle (7)

1 Seals, 2 Partner, 3 Ripe, 4 Scarce, 5 Lasts, 6 Escapes, 7 Several, 12 Repairs, 13 Suppose, 15 Seaside, 16 Temple, 17 Stood, 19 Edges, 21 Bait.

13 Cries of distress (7) 15 Allure (7) 16 Untidy states (6) 18 Requires (5) 20 Jottings (5) 21 Apologetic (5)

ENGLISHSPANISH Across:

English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

1 Casar, 3 Cabra, 5 Mil, 7 Alambre, 9 Rana, 10 Belt, 13 Rescate, 14 Son, 15 Sacro, 16 Twins. Down: 1 Camareros, 2 Real, 3 Cual, 4 Aceitunas, 6 Lunes, 8 Beers, 11 Caro, 12 Rent.

CODE BREAKER

Across 1 Tiburones (zoológico) (6) 4 Weapon (4) 8 Enemigo (5) 9 Enjuagar (5) 10 Abeja (3) 11 Deal (agreement) (5) 12 Sacos (5) 15 As (naipes) (3) 16 To bring (news, luck etc) (5) 18 Enfermera (5) 19 Celery (4) 20 Mirror (6)

Down 1 Sábana (de cama) (5) 2 Sand (5) 3 Teclado (8) 5 Rum (3) 6 Hacha (herramienta) (3) 7 Regalos (obsequios) (8) 13 Meat (5) 14 Floor (of room) (5) 16 Aunt (3) 17 There (near you) (3)

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6. The Santa Clause (1994). In this festive comedy, Tim Allen stars as an ordinary man who must step into Santa’s shoes after an accident. The film features comical scenarios, following an impromptu trip to the North Pole he begins to morph

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Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

HEART-WARMING: A story of faith. into Santa before his, and his ex-wife’s, eyes.

misogyny, this film will certainly raise a smile.

7. The Holiday (2006). Iris (Kate Winslet) and Amanda (Cameron Diaz) impulsively swap houses, and countries, in this feelgood rom-com. Their respective tales are charming, amusing, and eventually culminate in two heartwarming romances.

9. A Christmas Story (1983). A hilarious tale depicting young Ralphie’s quest of ensuring his presents include a much-coveted BB air-rifle. This entertaining narration will conjure an air of nostalgia and is sure to keep the adults smirking.

8. White Christmas (1954). This humourous musical romantic comedy follows two World War II soldiers who team up to become a successful song-and-dance act. With a series of romantic mix-ups, Bing Crosby’s baritone, and a hint of harmless

10. The Polar Express (2004). In this animated, hallucinogenic, adventure, Tom Hanks stars as the train conductor who whisks a group of kids off to the North Pole. The story follows a young boy embarking on a journey of self-discovery and recognising the wonder of life.

TARGET: Average: 26 Good: 34 Very good: 49 Excellent: 60

SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION tort torte torn tore tote gore goat goer greet green fort forte fore frog fret free tenet trot tree twin twine twiner twill entree vote voter ogre often rote rent renew reel newt went wine wile will auto tern tent tell teen teeny lent letup lint line liner lien leer leap info inert inlet payee yell neuter gene glint glee glen

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

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3. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). George (James Stewart) is the boy-nextdoor whose dreams are constantly postponed in this poignant favourite. An enthralling mélange of personal and social impulses, and the questionable charms of home, that is both compelling and touching.

5. Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001). The accident-prone protagonist Bridget (Renee Zellweger), who has a penchant for smoking and binge drinking, falls for both a dashing lothario and a modern-day Mr Darcy in this adaptation of Helen Fielding’s witty novel.

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2. Love Actually (2003). Number two on the list is this festive film in which love certainly is all around. A far cry from a cheesy romance, nine intertwined stories explore an assortment of both new and long-standing relationships with undertones of heartbreak and sorrow woven within. An examination of the intricacies of the one emotion that connects us all: love.

4. Scrooged (1988). After visits from three ghosts Frank (Bill Murray) realises he must change, and learns the true meaning of Christmas. A modern adaptation of the classic Dickens’ novel A Christmas Carol offering humour that doesn’t overshadow the message.

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THE highly acclaimed author of American Rust returns with The Son, an epic multi-generation saga of power, blood, and land, following the rise of one Texas family in the American West. Following the colonel’s life and legacy, the tale echoes through time and crosses cultures to describe the Comanche raids of the 1800s through to the oil booms in the 20th century. The Son was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and is on the New York Times Best Sellers List.

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I’m a grumpy old git, get me out of here! Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man ‘I’M A CELEBRITY, Get Me Out of Here,’ Celebrity Big Brother - I watch both. Plus others like Celebrity Master Chef, because Mrs S loves them, (not sure why she watches this as there is only so much you can do with a takeaway menu), along with The Only Way is Essex. But it has got me thinking about what constitutes being a celebrity these days. There are people taking part that are only famous for being on TV in other reality TV shows. Now, in the case of some of them, that means them just getting drunk and making absolute idiots of themselves. Others come from being ex- soap stars, some are imported from American reality TV shows that I’ve never seen or heard of. I saw one from a show called ‘16 and Pregnant’… this foul mouthed woman was a celebrity for being 16 and pregnant, so technically it could be said she was an overnight success.

It’s what I call train crash TV. You know you shouldn’t be watching it but somehow you can’t look away. It must be hard to find any older UK celebrities because quite a few of them are in prison and most others either can’t cook or have nothing in the attic, don’t like coach trips and don’t want to have to wash their bits on national TV. When I was younger a celebrity was someone famous, someone everyone knew. Sure there are still plenty of real celebs but they would never be seen in any of the above mentioned ‘shows.’ I mean I’m not sure how many Baldwin brothers there are but I don’t recall the real famous one doing it, only all the others! Celebrities have to be talented. They have to have given something to achieve that status. Not just to have dropped their drawers on national TV and finished the night by vomiting into their handbag. I do have a couple of exceptions to the annoyance of reality TV and that’s the now defunct Dancing on Ice and Strictly Come Dancing. At least the participants of these two shows are learning a new skill and seem to be chosen a little more carefully. Ok enough of this, “I’M A GRUMPY OLD GIT, GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!!”

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10,000 drug test kits for Local Police AS part of a new series, we answer some common driving questions, kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers. Flickr thanks to Andrew Sutherland

NEW KITS: Local Police will be able to better monitor the roads. THE Direccion General de Trafico, (DGT) has invested in the provision of 10,000 drug testing kits which it will give to Local Police around Spain, in order for them to better monitor local roads for drivers under the influence of drugs. The kits will be shared with 100 municipalities across 15 provinces where 450 officers have also been trained in their use. The overall goal is to reduce the consumption of drugs and narcotics at the wheel, and thus improve road safety on urban roads. Under the agreement with local authorities, the police will be required to

carry out at least 20,000 drugs tests in 2016. The latest statistics for urban and local roads, collated from data in 2014, show that 61 per cent of all incidents causing injuries and 26 per cent of all deaths on the roads occurred in the areas policed by the local authorities. In addition, 4,740 people were hospitalised. These figures show that incidents with victims in urban areas still account for a significant percentage of road incidents in Spain, and so the DGT is widening its overall enforcement campaign to take in these roads and thus reduce the number of incidents.

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What income must I declare? I am a pensioner resident in Spain. I receive a Spanish pension of around €9,000 a year. I also receive two pensions from the UK, which total €8,000 euros a year. I have no other income. I fail to see how you could make this deduction from my article of November 26. If you are tax resident in Spain, you are subject to Spanish income tax on your worldwide income, including, of course, your Spanish income.

From your article of November 26, would I be correct to assume that my liability for tax in Spain would be for the UK pensions only? If so, what percentage would that be? D.S. (Costa Blanca)

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Your Spanish pension is less than €22,000, but no tax has been deducted from it, so it is subject to

income tax. From here, and after deductions, it looks like around €2,000 in tax. I urge you to see a Spanish tax consultant and make a proper declaration. The consultant may be able to find more deductions for you, as well.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

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Christmas stress: Will you choose to be a survivor or a victim? HOPEFULLY the festive period will be a happy time, but for some it can lead to worries and despair CHRISTMAS-TIME. A time of festivities, love, joy and stress, stress, stress! Hopefully Christmas will create lots of happiness for you and your family. For many though, this is a time of financial hardship, loneliness and worry. It’s also a time of stress, and at times lots of it. What are the best ways of surviving yuletide stress? What are the best ways of ensuring you don’t become a victim? Planning ahead is always a great idea. If you’re worried about paying for presents, suggest to family and friends a maximum price for each present. It’s important to make giving fun, but it’s impossible to create fun if you’re spending cash you simply don’t have.

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PLAN AHEAD: Have a stress-free Christmas. If you happen to have plenty of cash, think of the others in your circle of friends who may be struggling. Your suggestion may be of real help

to them. Think Finance, a loan provider, suggested 45 per cent of people in the US would prefer to skip Christmas due to financial worries.

Recent research suggests that given the choice, children would choose to have more of their parents’ time over any expensive present. The gift of time is the supreme form of giving, yet how many of us forget this? Consider having a Kris Kringle with family and friends, where everyone draws a name out of a hat and buys a present only for that person or suggest making an agreement to buy presents just for the children. Unless you’re financially secure, don’t blow next month’s money on just one day. The thought of debt can easily increase stress and depression. Christmas is a time for spirituality and friendships. Family and friends want to be with you, rather than with a present that will be soon forgotten. Hopefully your Christmas dinner will be wonderful, a creation any

masterchef would be proud to call their own. But if the turkey burns and the roast potatoes get cremated, don’t worry. You still have the veg, pudding, mince pies and cheese. Plenty of people don’t have any of these. Many won’t have any food at all this Christmas, so your disaster with the meat isn’t really much of an issue. When it comes to relationships, stress, anxiety and feelings of depression are common during the festive season. Create real festivity and happiness by avoiding known triggers. Avoid chatting about topics you know are contentious in your family and don’t make anyone feel unheard. Christmas gives choices. Choose to cherish the time wisely. Gift the gift of happiness and a time that will be treasured, however your Christmas time goes.

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2014 was a whirlwind of operations and tests Erica Russell Watson: My journey – and I’m driving IT is hard to believe that I started chemotherapy over a year ago. So much has happened since then. Having got through chemo I had radiotherapy and then spent the summer trying to regain my strength and take stock. I was very tired, both physically and mentally. The long-term side-effects reared their ugly heads. The worst one being lymphedema. As I had my lymph nodes removed I developed painful swelling in my right arm as a result of my body’s inability to drain away lymph fluid. I now have regular physio and lymphatic draining massages, wear a compression sleeve and do exercises to control the swelling. I have to be careful not to lift with my right arm so I have adjusted the way I do things. The pins and needles come and go in my feet and you can get ‘chemo brain!’

Chemotherapy can affect your memory and I often find myself grappling for words or wracking my brain to remember things. This will improve with time. My scars are pretty good but I still have quite a lot of pain and I am constantly reminded of the post-operative trauma in my body. The veins in my arms have been seriously compromised

I am determined to get better and stronger each day as I have too much to live for by the chemotherapy and finding a workable vein for a test is a trial and I often faint because it is such an ordeal. My eyebrows haven’t grown back very well but my hair is nice and thick. My eyelashes are like a scattering of spider’s legs! Not the most serious issue I know but nonetheless annoying. All these issues are expected and you learn to live with them. The important thing was my revision in November. I went for blood tests to check tumour markers, etc, a CAT scan, and a

mammogram on the remaining breast. After the tests I went to see my oncologist. It was good news, no cancer in the other breast, good blood results and the tumours in my lungs had disappeared. The only thing my oncologist didn’t like was that the fact the tumours had vanished in response to chemo and as a result were more likely to be metastatic cancer. So, not a new tumour but one derived from the original breast cancer. The next step is to keep an eye on my lungs. I am having a bone scan to rule out any spreading as I have had some pain. They are checking my hormone levels to ensure I am not producing too much oestrogen which is the enemy! I also need an abdominal scan. If all is well I will then meet the plastic surgeon to discuss reconstruction. I feel optimistic and as always would not be feeling so positive without the love and support from my family, friends and nearest and dearest. It is a long haul recovering from cancer and then keeping it at bay. But I am determined to get better and stronger each day as I have too much to live for. So here’s wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, health and happiness!

Chronic pain can lead to depression THIRTY per cent of people who suffer chronic pain also have depression, according to various experts at a mental health conference in Barcelona. They stressed the importance of providing treatment that takes into account the psychological and emotional changes that most patients suffer. Chronic pain is defined as pain suffered for more than three months or lasting beyond the period of healing of injury. Currently, it is the leading cause of long-term sick leave in Spain. Recent studies show one in five people suffers from moderate to severe pain. One clinical psychologist at the hospital said: “We need to consider pain as a global, multidimensional experience when evaluating and seeking intervention strategies. It is essential to consider the psychological dimension and provide tools to help the management of pain.”

SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. DEAR Doctor, A relative had a nasty scare one night recently, which luckily was nothing more than that. In the early hours of the morning he thought he was having a heart attack, and talking later we realised we really didn’t know what the signs are or how to act in this sort of situation. Could you please give us some tips on how to recognise the signs and what to do? Dr Perez Belmonte replied: Heart attacks are currently the most common cause of death amongst human beings, so it is very important to recognise the signs and know what to do. Although initial signs can vary a lot from one person to another depending on factors including age, gender or medical conditions, they usually come with a feeling of oppression in the centre or left-hand side of the chest, which can sometimes spread down the left arm or up the neck. Heart pain is usually identified by patients as the worst pain they have ever felt, although some

people have heart attacks without any chest pain at all. Other common symptoms include sweating, difficulty breathing, a general feeling of not being well or sudden extreme fatigue. For people with diabetes the first sign is usually breathing problems rather than chest pains and this can sometimes cause fainting. Anyone with any of these symptoms, especially if they are elderly or at risk (diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smokers, etc) or has a history of heart problems, should call a doctor or get to a health centre as quickly as possible. The person making the call to a doctor or ambulance team needs to stay as calm as possible and give as many details as they can. The patient meanwhile should be lying down, taking deep breaths and trying to stay as calm as possible. As always, prevention is the best remedy so anyone with heart problems or risk factors should see a cardiologist and a specialist in Internal Medicine.

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Getting back into shape post-pregnancy I BELIEVE more women engage in post- pregnancy exercise, than pre or during pregnancy exercise, purely to lose the excess weight accumulated during the pregnancy. However, the danger of post pregnancy exercise must not be underestimated. The hormone relaxin, which is responsible for allowing all connective tissue in the body (muscles, ligaments) to stretch, is still very much present in your body after giving birth, and can be present for up to six months. Overstretching or over- exerting yourself at this stage could leave you with a permanent injury; however, the benefits are vast. I recommend you consult with your doctor and speak to an exercise professional before embarking on a post pregnancy programme. Remember your body has just been put through a lot of trauma… Be kind to yourself. Here are a few tips: • No physical stress for first two weeks after birth. • Don’t resume full daily activities for six weeks after delivery. • If you have had a C-section, no exercise for eight to12 weeks. • Keep correct posture at all times.

• Avoid back dipping. • Exercise lying on a mat on your back, kneeling on all fours or sitting on a stability ball, whichever is appropriate.

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• Avoid hyperextending of joints. • Wear a sports bra, two if required. • Exercise from a stable base (sitting down, holding on with one hand, etc). • Pay attention to your lower back. • A slow gradual 10-minute warm-up and cool down. • Avoid lying on your front in early stages of post pregnancy. • Avoid impact training (running, etc). • Avoid sudden changes in direction. • Avoid severe bouncing movements. • Drink plenty of water before, during and after exercise . • Stop exercising if your breasts become hot, swollen or hard. Core and abdominals As important as it is for you to return your mid-section to where it was pre-pregnancy, be sensible with the abdominal exercises you do in the first few months. In the meantime, you could make a start on safely strengthening your core by following some of the tips below. • Exercise the pelvic floor every day. • Start abdominal and pelvic floor exercises as soon as possible after delivery. • Pelvic floor exercises before and after main exercise session. • Avoid doming (dropping stomach when on hands and knees).

Giving birth: is the most traumatic thing for the body IT’S the news most mothers will already know about and understand; giving birth is harder t h a n e n d u r an ce sports. Scientists claim delivering a baby is the ‘most traumatic event the human body can undergo' as a study revealed m o r e t h a n 1 5 p e r cent of wo m e n su st a i n ed pelvic injuries during childbirth that don’t heal. As a result, researchers at the University of Michigan (USA) have started turning to sports medicine

to diagnose injuries sustained during childbirth and are using MRI scans to diagnose injuries stemming from delivery, a technique typically used in sports medicine. The researchers found giving birth is as traumatic as an endurance sport on the b o d y a n d c a n res u lt in pelvic injuries that take up to eight months to heal and many of the problems lie in the lack of diagnosis. Following a sports injury an MRI scan is commonly

given, but following labour, most women are told they will heal in six weeks after the birth, but this is not always the case. As part of the study a team of midwives, radiologists and obstetricians at the university studied a group of pregnant women who were at high-risk of pelvic muscle tears. They used MRI to diagnos e injury a nd tra c k the time it took those women to heal. Experts had previously

thought that post-partrum pelvic injuries were mostly ne rve -to-mus c le re la te d. However, the MRI scans showed drastically different results; one-quarter had fluid in the pubic bone marrow; two-thirds had excess fluid in the muscle which normally would indicate an injury similar to a severe muscle strain, and 41 per c e nt of the w ome n ha d pelvic muscle tears with the muscle detached either partia lly or fully from the bone.

Early exposure to a language helps in the future RESEARCHERS in Canada say being exposed to a language early in life influences how an individual’s brain deals with another language and dialect many years later; even in people who have not spoken their first language for most of their lives. Researchers from the McGill University and the Montreal Neurological Institute carried out an experiment on three groups of children aged between 10 and 17 with varying linguistic backgrounds. One group was made up of born-and-raised monolingual French-speakers, the other group were bilingual in French and Chinese, while the third group comprised Chinese children who had been adopted by French families before they had turned three, and had not spoken Chinese since. All groups had to identify French-sounding words that did not actually mean anything, such as ‘vapagne’. During the test, the researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to monitor which areas of their brains were involved and found different parts of the brain were activated during the test in the groups. The researchers are also planning to do further research in order to see if the same results are witnessed if the experiment was based on two similar languages such as French and Spanish. It is believed the experiment could form the basis for tailored language classes by understanding more how the brain works when dealing with the different languages.

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THE Chief Scientist and CEO of the Department of the Environment and Climate Change, Dr Liesl Mesilio-Torres and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Gibraltar Professor Daniella Tilbury are representing Gibraltar at the United Nations Climate Conference in Paris. The conference has attracted close to 50,000 participants.

THERE were some very happy children at Ocean Village in Gibraltar as a three-day Frozen themed festival was held at Ocean Village with a guest appearance of the non-Disney Father Christmas. There wasn’t any snow but Olaf the Snowman didn’t melt, even though the weather reached 18 degrees. More than 200 children met Santa Claus over the three days.

GIBRALTAR N O W Atletico Bilbao in town IT is not often residents of Gibraltar and La Linea have the chance to see a first division team playing locally but this was the case when Atletico Bilbao chartered their own aircraft to bring them from Bilbao to La Linea via Gibraltar on December 3. The match, which was a Copa Del Ray tie, saw the visitors beat the home team by two goals to nil.

Queen Elizabeth will not visit Gibraltar in 2016 DECISION was portrayed as being due to her age and travel restrictions FOLLOWING circulation of a petition with 10,000 signatures, requesting that Her Majesty visit Gibraltar, it was forwarded to Buckingham Palace via the Gibraltar Office in London by the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia during the summer. Although a response was received during the Gibraltar election campaign, it was considered inappropriate to release details until December 2. The Queen said in her letter she greatly appreciates the loyalty of the people of Gibraltar but she has no plans to visit the Rock, especially since overseas travel is very limited. Whilst the decision was portrayed as being due to her age and her drastic reduction in travel, it will be remembered that Queen Sofia abandoned a planned trip to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee in 2012 in protest at a planned visit to Gibraltar by Prince Edward.

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LIMITED TRAVEL: Her Majesty at the opening of CHOGM Malta.

Chief Minister visits London THE Chief Minister, the Honorary Fabian Picardo QC MP, met with the Minister of State for Europe, the Rt Honorary David Lidington MP, in a private session at Lancaster House during his attendance at the Overseas Territories Conference in London to discuss issues of interest to Gibraltar. Mr Lidington, who had earlier addressed a gathering of British Overseas Territories leaders attending the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) warmly congratulated Mr Picardo on his landslide win at the recent General Election which was held in Gibraltar. Amongst other matters, they discussed the matter of the so called Brexit and Gibraltar’s readiness for the referendum.

Auditions GASLIGHT by Patrick Hamilton is a Victorian thriller and auditions are open on Saturday December 12 from 1pm to 3pm with production dates from February 19 to 23, 2016. Parts available are as follows: Mrs Manningham: 35 to 45 Mr Manningham: 45 to 55 Rough (ex-police inspector): 60’s Elizabeth (housekeeper): 50 plus Nancy (house maid): 20’s Jack Manningham is slowly, deliberately driving his wife, Bella, insane. He has almost succeeded when help arrives in the form of a former detective, Rough, who believes Manningham to be a thief and a murderer. Aided by Bella, Rough proves Manningham’s true identity and finally Bella achieves a few moments of sweet revenge for the suffering inflicted on her. Director: Catrina Helsby Audition pieces are available from Salon Varietes Box Office in Fuengirola. For more info call Catrina: 952 932 511 or 617 724 708.

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A Christmas Day alternative for Alhaurin animal charity THERE will also be live entertainment from Len Hunter and everyone is invited to dance By John Smith ON Christmas Day, the Animals in Distress charity is arranging for a spe-

cial lunch at Los Cabales restaurant for just €39.90 with a donation from the price and additional proceeds going to the charity with the aim of helping animals.

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The doors open at 1.30pm and l unch wi l l be ser ved f r om 2pm . The price includes mulled wine on arrival, half a bottle of wine per person with the traditional Christmas meal and a glass of cava with a mince pie. Apart from the food, there will be l i ve m usi c f r om Len Hunt er performing a selection of hits 1960 t o 2015 and al l ar e i nvi t ed t o dance. Last year, nearly 90 people attended so it is absolutely imperative that if you want to enjoy the food and dancing that you book as soon as possible by visiting the AID shop in Alhaurin el Grande (nearly opposite Mercadona) or phoning 626 942 427 as this is a strictly ticket only event. Los Cabales Restaurant is between Hermanos Infante Garden Cent r e and Aguam ani a, on t he Coin to Cartama road.

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The art and architecture of Armenia - the crossroads between east and west MONDAY December 14 at 4.30pm at the Salon Varietes in Fuengirola ARMENIA stands at the crossroads between East and West. Its landscape is dominated by mountains, steppes and river gorges wild, beautiful and varied. Its people spread north, south, east and west, traditionally trading between neighbours near and far. In periods of prosperity Armenians built magnificent, elaborately decorated churches which have survived the centuries. Its culture is also reflected in splendidly illuminated manuscripts. In this lecture Sarah will reveal a unique artistic tradition, influenced by the Iranian, Greco-Roman and Byzantine worlds. Lecturer: Sarah Searight. Visitors welcome; 10â&#x201A;Ź. www.costadelsoldfas.com

ARMENIAN CHURCH: Elaborately decorated which has survived the centuries.

Nativity scene for charity MALAGA Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports service has announced that it has set up a 20 square metre charity nativity scene on the Teatinos Campus to collect food for the Spanish Red Cross.

The s c e ne is open t o t he publ i c from 9am to 10pm Mondays to Fridays a nd from 10a m t o 2pm Sat ur days and Sundays. Visitors are asked to take milk, oil,

bi scui t s, l egum es, past a, r i ce and Christmas products (but no glass jars) to help those in need. Last year the initiative managed to collect almost 1,000 kilos of food.

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Lux Mundi Fuengirola Christmas lunch IF you are single or a couple who are not going to be spending Christmas this year with family or friends, you are warmly invited to join with others in the same position for a festive three-course lunch with wine or soft drink at Lux Mundi Fuengirola on Friday December 18, at 1.30pm. A vegetarian option will be available if requested at time of booking. - Leek and potato soup or prawn cocktail. - Roast turkey with bacon or grilled salmon fillet and seasonal vegetables. - Vegetarian main course - Christmas pudding or trifle. - Red / white wine or juice. Lux Mundi requests a donation of a minimum €12 and proceeds from this will cover the expenses of the Christmas lunch for the homeless to be held at Lux Mundi on Thursday December 24 and also to pay for part of the bags with Christmas food and toys they distribute for families with children in need. If you, or any friend or neighbour, would like to come, please book a place by contacting Marta and Inma at Lux Mundi on 952 474 840, or via e-mail to marta@luxmundi.org or inma@lux-mundi.org Places are limited and must be booked in advance.

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Children’s book launch in Malaga on December 11 TELLS the story of a young octopus who wants to be a bullfighter Photo by Charo Carrera.

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By John Smith ARTIST Ernst Kraft will launch his new children’s book, Paco Pulpito, in the Ateneo de Malaga on Friday December 11 at 8.30pm. After a short introduction by the editor Nicolas Garcia Herrera, the writer Juan Perez Pozo will give a review of the story which tells the story of a young octopus, who wants to be a bullfighter, and a bull who doesn’t know what to do in life. The book is written and published in Spanish, for a child’s public, yet this does not exclude adult readers. In fact copies have been ordered in advance Ernst Kraft, author of both text and illustrations, is more generally known as a painter, and for his outdoor installations. In this charming short story, he shows another aspect

ERNST KRAFT: Author of both the text and the illustrations. of his talents and although the book is written and published in Spanish, it has already been

ordered in advance by some Spanish courses for foreigners The address of the Ateneo

de Malaga is Calle Compañía 2 (Corner Plaza de la Constitución, Malaga).

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RAF hold AGM THE Annual General Meeting of the Costa del Sol Branch of the RAF Association will be held on Monday January 18 2016 at El Jardin Bar, Arroyo de la Miel, Benalmadena commencing at 1pm. Voting will take place for the officer posts of the committee and nomination forms can be obtained from the Secretary, Ron Sibbett, secretary@rafacostadelsol.co.uk.

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Triple A Marbella San Pedro dog show FREE entrance By John Smith A DOG SHOW and Christmas Bazaar will take place on Sunday December 13 at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos in Marbella starting at 11am with free entrance for all visitors. The dog competition starts at 11.30am and there will be a bar service, cafeteria, a Christmas market with lots of beautiful Christmas gifts, a raffle and live music. Dogs can be entered into one of 12 different categories and there are great prizes in each category. To register your dog in advance at just â&#x201A;Ź8 per dog, email info@tripleamarbella.org or you can also register your dog at the door on Saturday between 5pm and 8pm or Sunday 8am to 11am. Information about the show and the charity can be also found on their web page www.tripleamarbella.org. All the proceeds will go to the cost of caring for the 650 animals that they have at the shelter.

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PLAYING HOST: A marathon event of modern dance and fitness moves will be held to raise money for the local food bank.

Fuengirola fitness for charity THIS Saturday December 12, the town of Fuengirola will host a marathon event of modern dance and fitness moves to raise money for the local food bank. Jointly organised with city sports centres Felichita, Synergym Coliseum, Di People, Altafit and Studio 1, the event is titled ‘Move for a good cause!’ The event will take place at La Plaza de España from 11am until 2pm and will involve Zumba, Poloxing, Hip-

Hop, Tango, Cardio Kickbox and other skills and moves local residents can bust out. Enrolment is free for anyone interested with the event organisers only asking that participants bring a kilogram of non-perishable food to donate to the cause. The youth department of the local council is primarily responsible for organising the event with youth councilman Pedro Vega stating that “we wanted this Christmas to re-

member the families who have fewer resources.” At a press conference to announce the initiative, Vega was accompanied by Carmina Gutierrez and Javier Ortega, on behalf of the six sports centres collaborating in this modern dance marathon. Gutierrez thanked the city “for allowing the sports centres to positively participate and work for a good cause.” For his part, Ortega has encouraged “all young people in

Fuengirola to participate in this event we are organising with great gusto and great enthusiasm to contribute their bit to a worthy cause.” Vega also noted that if the event was well received and saw a good attendance it would become a regular fixture at Christmas time. So head on down with some food for the needy, help out your local community and get a bit of weekend exercise in too.

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Race for Red Cross By John Smith

CHESS TOURNAMENT: Will be played over six rounds.

Christmas chess in San Pedro ON Sunday December 13 the 12th San Pedro Alcantara Christmas Chess Tournament will be held at the headquarters of the Asociación de Vecinos in Avenida de la Constitucion 32. The registration period will remain open until Friday December 11 and the tournament will be played in the ‘Swiss’ mode over six rounds in accordance with ‘FIDE’ rules and the adjudicator will be Francisco Jesus Pareja Lopez. Tournament information is available on the website http://www.clubajedrezsanpedro.es although e n q u i r i e s a n d en tries may b e mad e on 619 063 600 or e ma il clubajedrezsanpedro@yahoo.es.

ON Sunday December 13 the streets of Nueva Andalucia will see a series of races for a number of age categories with distances of 400, 800 and 1,600 metres as well as eight kilometres in support of the Red Cross with a maximum number of 500 runners. The event starts at 10am in the Centro Plaza and runs until 2pm with plenty to see and do for all, with the races commencing from Avenida José Banus. Cost for children is €3 and adults €6 and there will be a toy collection, a Zumba master class and children’s animations. For further information and to register for one of the races visit http://centroplaza.es/1a-carrera-solidaria-centro-plaza/.

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DURING the 18th century, lead was dug from the Buenavista mine in the area of Nagueles and historically, many miners came from Marbella which remained open until the 1960s and this is recognised as an area of local importance by Marbella Town Hall which is arranging a family outing to the mine on December 12. A bus will depart from San Pedro Boulevard at 9.30am and another at the same time from the Avenue of Spain in Las Chapas, stopping at the Paseo de la Alameda (Cafeteria Marbella) at 9.45am, arriving at Pinar de Nagueles, where the walk of about four kilometres through a nature trail will start at 10 am approximately. There is no charge for the excursion, but anyone who wishes to participate must register with the Delegation of Sustainability by phone 952 76 57 24 or email sostenibili dad@marbella.es. Registration is also free but is a requirement for those who wish to attend to sign a document with regards to accident insurance.

ENVIRONMENTAL charity Arboretum Marbella is holding a very special Winter Fair with free entry on December 20 with stalls, special activities, and opportunities to win some great prizes. There will be stalls where you can buy last-minute Christmas gifts and organic produce, a kids’ zone by Coleta as well as food and drinks to buy and enjoy. The event will take place in the stunning surroundings of Arboretum’s Edible Gardens for an afternoon surrounded by nature and festive fun. There will also be a competition for the best Recycled Christmas Tree made and brought to the event. Kids and parents are encouraged to get creative and build a tree out of whatever they can find, from plastic bottles to pine cones. The best tree voted for by the attendees will be awarded a very special prize and there will also be a recycled Christmas tree making workshop during the event. This Winter Fair will be raising funds for Arboretum with a tombola and a raffle to win a Christmas hamper. Everyone who attends is asked to bring and donate a book that can be put on sale to raise more funds. Arboretum’s Winter Fair will be a magical and fun start to the Christmas season, showcasing local producers and environmentally friendly products. Arboretum Marbella is located near Marbella’s bus station. More information and directions can be found on www.arboretummarbella.org/ or on Facebook @ArboretumMarbella.

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ECOS DEL ROCIO: Collecting an award at the Radiolé Awards 2015. FOUR friends started to play together in Rota, Cadiz Province in the early 1980s and by 1984, Ecos del Rocio had recorded the first of their 39 albums which have won them any number of gold and platinum discs. The Marbella head of tourism Miguel Luna, together with the members of the band Michael and Jesus Gonzalez, Juan Manuel Niño and Francisco Izquierdo have now announced that as part of their current tour of Spain they will be appearing at the

Palacio de Congresos Adolfo Suarez in Marbella on the evening of December 30 starting at 9pm. Miguel Gonzalez said about their appearance, “the show on the 30th will include a collection of carols, rumbas, tangos, bulerías and flamenco and we will welcome audience participation as they sing the backing vocals.” Tickets, priced between €24 and €35 can be purchased from El Corte Ingles and the Palacio de Congresos box office.

RECYCLED CHRISTMAS TREE: There will be a prize for the best one.

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Annual event at Los Monteros THERE has been a tradition for around 50 years that an annual lunch is held at Los Monteros Hotel before Christmas, where invited guests eat the famous Marques de Najera stew and this year it will take place on December 16 in support of the Theodora Foundation which is dedicated to helping sick and disabled children. During the event guests will have the chance to find out more about the foundation and how to collaborate with its projects if they wish to do so. The Marques de Najera stew owes its name to Mr Angel Fernandez de Liencres y de la Viesca

(1896-1984), one of the great pioneering developers of the Costa del Sol. In 1962 he collaborated with Ignacio Coca to launch Los Monteros Urbanisation, which is where the hotel of the same name that he managed when it opened is located. The main reason to start it was to meet on a social basis main collaborators, tour operators, travel agents, public institutions and the press in the runup to Christmas and what started as a lunch for 10 people is today a huge event which brings about 200 people together.

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Art at the Golfer Sports Bar A PERSONAL reflection By John Smith MIJAS-based Irish artist Roger Cummiskey has arranged with Tom Jennings, owner of Golfer Sports Bar in Marbella for a selection of his all new charcoal drawings and photographs to be displayed at the bar until January 22 with viewing between 5pm and 9pm each day and all exhibits are available to purchase. Tom Jennings, the owner of the bar at Calle Pablo Casals Number 4, Marbella, said “Roger ’s artworks are of wellknown famous personalities and are thought-provoking in their concept. His photographs are a personal reflection taken on the Costa del Sol.” Further information is available from the website: http://www.rogercum miskey.com/the-golfer-marbella.

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Marbella photo contest THE Youth Delegation of the Marbella Town Hall has announced a photography contest which goes under the title of Sharing Christmas with two categories ‘selfie’ and ‘post.’ The images need to capture and reflect the character and the festive Christmas spirit this time of year in the city. Participants may submit as many images as they wish prior to the closing date of January 6, 2016 via Twitter or Facebook, accompanied by #sanpedronavidadjoven or #marbellanavidadjoven hashtags. There are prizes of €150 for the winner and €75 for the runner-up in each category. For more information, consult the Youth Delegation web page.

The World at a Crossroads BRITISH writer, Peter Fieldman, who spends most of the year in Madrid and is a regular visitor to Calpe, has been visiting the Costa Blanca to promote his new book. Since the outset of the financial crisis he has been a strong critic of the financial and corporate sectors, which have not only caused misery to millions of people but profited from it. Political leaders have stood by while ordinary people saw their jobs and homes disappear putting at risk family cohesion. In May 2011 he was in Madrid when

the group known as Los Indignados took control of the Puerta del Sol. The same year he read Stephane Hessel’s book Indignez-Vous, translated as Indignaos or Time for Outrage. The 32 page long book conveyed a powerful message and was the catalyst for Peter to begin researching and writing his own views about what he considered to be wrong in the world. His book attempts to analyse the issues facing Europe and the World using Morality as the main theme. He deals with corruption - endemic in Spain, the

financial crisis, tax, immigration and social issues. The vast disparity in wealth between the elite 1 per cent and the 99 per cent has reached unsustainable proportions. Fieldman calls for an end to the greed, exploitation, corruption and violence dividing people and a redistribution of the world's resources to create a fairer, more prosperous and peaceful planet. Published by Austin Macauley Publishers in London, The World at a Crossroads is available through Amazon and major bookstores.

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Tea Party raises €300 for animals HOME-MADE produce was provided By John Smith RECENTLY, members of the British Association of Marbella (BAM) were invited to a member’s home to hold a special Tea Party in order to raise funds for the Triple A animal charity. Each attendee provided their own home-made produce for all to enjoy. During the event an anonymous collection was made. On Wednesday, December 2, the hostess of the Tea Party, Violette Coakley, visited the premises of Triple A and pre-

sented the organisation with a donation of €300 collected from the BAM members who attended the Tea Party. BAM holds a coffee morning every Wednesday at 11am at the Hotel San Cristobal in Marbella, a monthly lunch on the last Thursday of each month, trips to theatres and places of interest in Andalucía throughout the year. You don’t have to be British to join, but it is advisable to have the ability to converse a little in English. Call Joan on 952 835 947.

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Keep on telling it as it is and perhaps the penny will drop DEAR Leapy Lee, In response to both your latest articles, I’m in full agreement. Yes, you would think everyone has got-it by now but if you dare talk as you do, there are still many who will scream Islamophobic, racist and the like. We didn’t wake up to reality after 9/11 or the subsequent attacks in London, Madrid plus so many more - in fact hardly a day goes by, when there isn’t a report of a Muslim atrocity somewhere in the world. Deal with the problem at source is a popular political comment and I agree - just close down the Mosques and deport the preachers of hatred, because contrary to the established view, terrorism has everything to do with Islam. Keep on telling it as it is Leapy and perhaps eventually, the penny will drop. Terry O via Website

Not so caring RE: Local hospitals in top 20 for patient care I cannot speak for all hospitals but knowing the top hospital in Torrevieja I wonder how is the patient care in the last 20. I had my wrist broken, but not dislocated. So I got a so-called ‘cast.’ This cast consisted of several layers of plaster on the upper part of my wrist and arm. The rest consisted of bandage. As every orthopaedic nurse knows this is no cast and cannot fix broken bones. I tried to mention this to no avail. I got the next appointment with a specialist after five days. Inevitably in these five days a dislocation developed. I told the specialist, but he made a cast over the dislocation anyway. He sent me away for three weeks. After one week my wrist suddenly hurt like hell. I went to the hospital. They did X-rays and, what a surprise, the wrist was dislocated. They gave me an appointment for the operation, all proceedings went quick and well. I had a drip and was transferred to my room. My room was excellent, no qualms here. The nurses were nice

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Highway Code Just read this week’s copy of Euro Weekly News (issue 1587). In particular Gemma Quinn’s article on page 25, titled The Rules of the Road. How ironic, I had gone into various book shops in Torrevieja to see if there was a Spanish highway code but written in English! To which it seems there is not despite an apparent large call one available. So, do you know, is this booklet a Spanish version of a highway code? If it is, or as near as damn it, I would recommend the local British in this area to purchase, download and read it! And make money for the children’s cause. I welcome your thoughts. John Bryant.

and friendly. I waited with the drip. Thursday evening came and went, Friday evening came and went. Saturday morning i told the nurses in the department, I would wait until midday. If no operation I would the take the drip out and leave the hospital. And so it went. I left the hospital with a displaced joint. There are some lessons to be learned. They cannot make a proper cast in the emergency department, there is no proper organisation in scheduling the operations… You cannot leave a patient for so long on a drip if you do not know when the patient is due, you can make the venous access some minutes before the operation. In Spain I have never seen a nurse

or doctor wash her/his hands. The same is true for the health centres. On the other hand the specialists are usually first class. Arnold Dietz

Would France show solidarity? I HAVEN’T always agreed with Leapy or his view on other subjects, but I most definitely agree with his comment on ‘solidarity from France.’ No I do not think they would be so quick to assist us if the

how long it took the ambulance to arrive. I had the same thing happen to me. My friend was out here on holiday and we had been out for the evening. She went into the bedroom to change her shoes and had a heart attack. We called the ambulance straight away and one of the neighbours gave her mouth to mouth and CPR but couldn’t keep it up for the 45 minutes it took for the ambulance to get to the flat. By the time the ambulance eventually got to her she was dead. Then the ambulance men tried to revive her, but after she was dead that long it was all done in vain. All my neighbours were really worried because it could have been any one of us. You don’t expect to wait 45 minutes when it is an emergency. It just isn’t good enough. Irene Shepherd

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boot was on the other foot. Think about the comments with the Calais situation when France had an influx of immigrants, “if the illegal immigrants want to go to the UK, who are we to stop them. If that’s where they want to go why should we stop them?” !!! LD, Los Alcazares

It’s not good enough DEAR Sir, I read in the paper the other day about the man who died at the sports centre on Orihuela Costa and

WELL I feel England as always has been the better person... Again a syndrome we seem destined to promote... But it is genuine and these atrocities I feel are not over. Yes Belgium has finally awoken from something akin to complacency, yes England should do the same. Whether this will happen remains to be seen!!!!!! I do feel closed gates and bolting horses springs to mind!!! Well in all this disaster I do feel for Muslims who are against this extremist behaviour, murder in my book... But they need to be seen condemning this extremism... And I feel they are not... Yours sincerely Carolyn

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Get up with the cat chat CATS are fiercely independent creatures known for being more aloof than their domestic canine counterparts and it can take a good while to communicate with them properly, if at all. The results, of course, are worth it. If you’re curious about what your cat is trying to say to you then follow this short guide. Noises: Short meow: “Hiya, what’s the story?” Multiple meows: “I’ve missed you!” Mid-pitch meow: “I want....” Drawn-out mrrraaaaaoooow: “Mate, it’s been five hours

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SANTA’S days are surely numbered as Operation Yule Tree closes in Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-thewall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

IT’S that time of year again when the fat man with the flowin g wh i t e b e a r d a n d rosy cheeks is greasing up the blades of his sleigh and putting his production staff on maximum overtime in readiness for another hectic Christmas Eve delivery. But wi t h t h e a d v e nt o f Xboxes, iPads and Smart Phones , a l l t h e r o m an ce and ex c i t e m e n t wi t h th e traditio n a l o p e n i n g o f prezzie s like M &S sweaters, smelly bath stuff and Black Magic under the tree on Christmas morning has almost disappeared. Who actually puts out a pillow case any more? And

PRESENTS: With the advent of new technologies, traditional gifts have disappeared. in these times of political correctness, it’s only a matter of time before someone s ta rts a s k in g q u es tio n s about a bloke who shacks up with a regiment of male dwarves for 12 months a year.

Santa’s days are surely numbe re d a s O pe ra tion Yule Tree closes in. Presents are an increasing problem. The lessening choice of what to buy each other becomes commensurate with the advancement

of years, and at the risk of us ing a w e ll w orn a phorism, just what do you buy someone who has everything? The proble m is c ompounded when I am also told, ‘don’t buy me choco-

l at e, I need t o l ose som e weight.’ This limits things considerably, but I’m sorry, Princess, you gave away your real intentions when you t ol d m e t o hi de m y own stash of chocolate so t hat you woul d not be tempted, then proceeded to tell me exactly where that hiding place should be. One thing that is noticeable in Spain is the laidback atmosphere in the supermarkets at this time of year. Visit a Sainsbury’s, Tesco’s or any of the other big stores in the UK right now, and it will be a madhouse of spending. Even on Christmas Eve, when occasionally I have needed to drop in to Dialprix for some last minute cooking sherry, it has never been anything other than business as usual.

I think I know what to do HOPEFULLY no-one will bring up the history of straight bananas or curved cucumbers By John Smith THAT just about sums up the situation with regards to David Cameron’s wish to renegotiate the terms of Britain’s membership of the European Union. Having initially said that he did not want to reveal full details of his negotiating hand before serious discussions get under way, the EU indicated that it was a bit pointless to have a negotiation without knowing what was wanted so he wrote to them with a wish list. Economic governance which should recognise that there are more currencies in the EU than just the Euro and by extension the pound should not be disadvantaged. Competitiveness which would ensure that EU regulations are reduced made less onerous on business and red tape is cut. Immigration would be reviewed and far less generous benefits would be paid to those from the EU states who settle in the UK until they have been there for a number of years. Sovereignty should remain in the

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hands of national parliaments which should be able to block EU legislation. Good general points admittedly, but not many people go into an important negotiation without anticipating disagreement and most sensible people and even politicians would expect to ask for far more than they expect and then settle for what they want. As they are pretty vague demands, it does seem that the negotiations could be quite complicated, so much so that the Prime Minister has, not surprisingly, said that he now doesn’t expect a response during December. There is a commitment to hold a referendum on whether Britain should remain in the European Union no later than 2017 and he has indicated that if he gets the bulk of his requests approved then he will recommend to the electorate that Britain Now we should remain within the Union. want to There is about 18 months to go for hear your views. him to negotiate with the other 27 member states and hopefully, YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE no-one will bring up the history - YOUR OPINION of straight bananas or curved cuwww.euroweeklynews.com cumbers.

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These newer supercars are much kinder to the environment as well. For example, this one here: the only thing coming out of its tailpipes are baby foxes.

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Porsche to unveil new 911 Turbo AVAILABLE in both coupe and convertible versions DETROIT will see Porsche present the new 911 turbo models at the North American International Auto Show in January, while the cars themselves go on sale in Germany the same month. Available in both coupe and convertible versions, the 911 Turbo and 911 Turbo S will boast an additional 20hp power, a sharper design and enhanced features. Turbochargers with larger compressors in the S and modified inlet ports and higher fuel pressure in the 911 Turbo will enable power outputs of 580 hp and 540 hp respectively. A dynamic boost function has been added to the engines to improve response by maintaining the charge pressure during load changes. Fuel con-

sumption is further reduced whilst driving performance continues to excel. The 911 Turbo S Coupe can reach 100kph in 2.9 seconds with a top speed of 330kmh (205mph) and yet consumes only 9.1l/100km due to advanced transmission management and gear change mappings. The Porsche Stability Management (PSM) now also has a sport mode which makes it possible to approach performance limits more closely, and comes replete with an advanced communications system involving active messaging and warning lights. New design features include three-dimensional rear lights, 20-inch wheels, new door handles and a reworked rear body.

The new generation Turbo possess similar characteristics to the successful Carrera model and offers a wider look for the front end with double fillets for the narrow LED front lights. The newly minted Porsche Communication Management system features a highly devel-

oped infotainment system with online navigation and a multitouch monitor integrated into the centre console. Latest traffic information can be accessed and routes visualised with 360-degree satellite

UNVEILING: North American International imaging. Smartphones can be integrated more easily via WiFi, and a quality Bose sound system comes as standard.

Tech lovers will appreciate new hybrid SUV TECHNOLOGY lovers and families alike will appreciate Audi’s latest model, the Q7 e-tron which combines the ample size of an SUV with the efficiency of a diesel electric plug-in. The powerful hybrid features Audi’s most advanced technology, with an anticipatory sat-nav sys-

tem that knows when a built-up area is approaching and adapts its power sources in advance, whilst factoring in traffic conditions and switching seamlessly between its diesel, electric and hybrid modes. It’s a heavy vehicle at almost 2.5 tonnes but with a total of 369bhp, 516lb of torque, 3.0 litre VG diesel

engine, and a 34 mile EV range, driving is a smooth affair with a settled, light steering making the weight easy to forget. Coming in at a relatively steep £65,000 (€92,000) the e-tron will be available this month in the UK, and also features a top speed of 135mph.

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Top dogs Leicester and Cherries’ know THE Foxes top the Premier League after win at Swansea Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre. Costa de Almeria

FOOTBALL • Last weekend, by winning 3-0 at Swansea, Leicester City (with a Riyad Mahrez hattrick) leapt to the top of the Premiership. Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth stunned Chelsea 1-0 at the ‘Bridge’ (the biggest win in the Cherries’ history). Stoke City beat Manchester

City 2-0. Arsenal defeated Sunderland 3-1. Watford clipped Norwich 2-0 and Newcastle shocked Liverpool 2-0. The games between Manchester United and West Ham, Southampton and bottom club Aston Villa and WBA and Spurs ended level. Crystal Palace met Everton on Monday. • Brighton & Hove Albion (3-2 winners over Charlton), Middlesbrough (2-0 victors at Ipswich) and Derby County (0-0 at Sheffield Wednesday) stand one-two-three in the Championship. • In the Champions League on Tuesday, Manchester

United required a good result in Wolfsburg as neighbours Manchester City took on Borussia Monchengladbach and last night, Arsenal needed to beat Olympiakos by two goals in Cyprus. • This evening Fenerbahce play Celtic in Turkey, Liverpool visit FC Sion in Switzerland and Tottenham meet Monaco, all in the

Europa League. • The draw for the 3rd round

EDDIE HOWE: The Cherries’ biggest win.

DID YOU KNOW? Since August 1992, Liverpool have won more penalties in the Premiership than any other club, 120 in total, of which 103 have been converted, 18 by Steven Gerrard. Arsenal have had 117 spot kicks, Manchester United 111, Newcastle 110, Chelsea 107 and Manchester City 68. In all PL and Cup games, 1992-2015, and not including shoot-outs, Liverpool have had 135 penalties, scoring 117.

of the FA Cup, made on Monday, includes: ArsenalSunderland, BirminghamBournemouth, Chelsea-Leyton Orient or Scunthorpe, Everton-Dagenham & Redbridge or Whitehawk, Exeter-Liverpool, Manchester UnitedSheffield United, NorwichManchester City, OxfordSwansea, Salford City or Hartlepool-Derby County, Southampton-Crystal Palace, Spurs-Leicester (a re-run of the 1961 final), WatfordNewcastle, West Ham-Wolves and Wycombe-Aston Villa. • The 32 ties will be played between the January 8 - 11. • On Saturday, the draw takes place for

the Euro 2016 Championships in France. Next month’s League Cup semi-finals will feature Liverpool-Stoke City and Manchester City-Everton. For Liverpool it will be their 16th last four appearance. • Despite fielding six reserves, Barcelona whipped Villanovese 6-1 before 68,000 fans at the Nou Camp to reach the last 16 of the Copa Del Rey. Soon after the La Liga leaders drew 1-1 at Valencia, managed now of course by Gary Neville. • Real Madrid have been thrown out of the Spanish Cup for fielding an illegible player, Russian Denis Cheryshev, in a first leg tie in Cadiz. • This weekend the top PL games are (on Saturday) Manchester City v Swansea City (early kick-off) and Bournemouth v Manchester United, followed on Sunday by Aston Villa v Arsenal, Liverpool v WBA and Spurs v Newcastle United. • Police have arrested

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Ron Garrood SPAIN, including Andalucia, has many fantastic golf resorts, many located right here on the Costa del Sol. In recognition The World Golf Travel Awards held in Sardinia last week saw Las Colinas Golf & Country Club in Alicante, awarded Spain’s Leading Villa Resort. This award is not only for the resort offering first-class accommodation and facilities but also for the resorts that provide the very best quality golf courses. On November 6, The European Tour Stage 2 qualifying school was held at Las Colinas and on November 14, PGA Catalunya Resort, a nominee, hosted the

Andalucia has many first-class golf resorts. final where graduate Ulrich Van Den Berg qualified in first position. With low season upon us, there has never been a better time to plan a short break to these luxurious 4* & 5* resorts; here are just a few you may wish to experience: Rio Real Golf & Hotel in Marbella, Westin La Quinta Golf Resort & Spa in Benahavis, Hotel Guadalmina Spa & Golf Resort in San Pedro,

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‘Howe’ several more high-ranking FIFA officials in relation to the bribery scandal. At least 16 members could now face charges of corruption and money-laundering. Last Monday’s BBC Panorama programme revealed that President Sepp Blatter and his cronies may well have been involved in a one billion US dollar organised crime syndicate. • FIFA will announce a £67 million loss on the last financial year. Where has all the money gone, we ask? • And there is now a strong possibility that the number of countries who will compete in the World Cup finals, could rise to 40. Round and about • Twenty-six Italian athletes face bans following an investigation by the country’s drug authorities. • Aussie Neil Robertson

(with a brilliant maximum 147 break) beat Liang Wenbo (China) in the UK snooker final in York. • And Marc Leishman made it a double for Australia by pipping Swede Henrik Stenson to win the Sun City golf challenge. Elsewhere, the American Bubba Watson and Spain’s Sergio Garcia (with his first triumph in two years) also registered tournament victories last weekend.

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LEICESTER CITY: League leaders. • Former top golfer and world champion Tiger Woods is now ranked 400th in the world rankings… and three tournaments this month are the Ladies Masters in Dubai, 9-12 December, the USPGA in Florida, 10-12 and the USPGA in Orlando, 12-13. • Fiji beat England 28-17 in the final of the Rugby

Sevens in Dubai. • In F1, Toro Rosso will switch to Ferrari next year, Renault have confirmed the Lotus takeover and Red Bull have secured a Renault deal. • My choice for BBC Sports Personality of the Year is Andy Murray with Lewis Hamilton a close second.

By Tony Matthews SINCE the introduction of the Marquess of Queensberry Rules in 1895, only eight British boxers, Tyson Fury being the latest, have officially been recognised as a World heavyweight champion at an approved and professional level. And here they are, listed in order of their triumphs: • Bob Fitzsimmons (undisputed, 1897-99) • Lennox Lewis (WBC, 1992-94) • Michael Bentt (WBO, 1993-94) • Herbie Hide (WBO, 1994-95) • Frank Bruno (WBC, 1995-96) • Henry Akinwande (WBO, 1996-97) • Herbie Hide (WBO, 1997-99) • Lennox Lewis (WBC, 1997-99) • Lennox Lewis (IBF, WBA, WBO, 1999-2000) • Lennox Lewis (IBF, WBC, 2000-01) • Lennox Lewis (WBC, 2002-04) • David Haye (WBA, 2009-11) • Tyson Fury (WBA, WBO and IBF, 2015-16) Fact File • Bob Fitzsimmons who was born in Helston, Cornwall, held the world title for a little over two years, from March 1897 until June 1899. • Fitzsimmons was also the first boxer to win a world title at three different levels. Having claimed the middleweight crown in 1891, he then added the light-heavyweight belt to his tally in 1903. • It was then another 93 years before the next British boxer was crowned world champion, Lennox Lewis won the WBC belt in December 1992. • Lewis, regarded as one of Britain’s finest boxers, held a world title for 2,346 days, only 17 short of Muhammad Ali’s total but a long way adrift of Wladimir Klitschko’s record of 4,382 which, of course, came to end on November 28 at the hands of Tyson Fury. • Lewis was involved in a total of 14 title defences. The record is held by American superstar Joe Louis with 25. Klitschko had 23.

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