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Anger at exam results scandal By Matt Ford

A well-respected private school in Mijas Costa has left its GCSE and A-level students devastated after failing to submit their exam papers to the relevant UK bodies and then informing parents that the business was bankrupt just days before the start of the new academic year. The European Sixth Form College had accepted payments for summer examinations and the forthcoming academic year. But parents received an email the day before the GCSE results were to be published advising that the school would not be reopening in September. Distraught parents say they have not been able to contact director and principal Debbie Camp- Turn to Page 4

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Bacon out of the fire A NATIONAL POLICE van carrying three officers exploded into flames in Estepona on Wednesday, September 7. The men were trapped inside when the locking mechanism failed, but managed to

force a door open before the vehicle was engulfed just a few moments later, leading the Local Police union to lament the general state of police vehicles in Malaga Province.

Stoners piped down A CANNABIS club which was found to lack the required documentation has been shut down in Marbella, with 32 kilos of marihuana and 800 grammes of hashish seized. Police were only alerted after a customer of the establishment presented himself at the station to complain that another club member had smashed a chair over his head.

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National pride A TRIO of young ‘radical ideologists’ have been detained in Malaga City after they went on the rampage following a televised football match involving the Spanish national team.

Bottles and chairs were smashed, vehicles were vandalised and they instigated brawls in two separate bars while ‘displaying nationalist symbols,’ according to the Local Police report.

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ZARA LARSSON: On stage.

Photo by HM Government of Gibraltar

SWEDISH singer Zara Larsson was one of the main acts at the Gibraltar Music Festival which took place over the weekend of September 3 and 4 and received a great deal of praise for both her music and her presentation in silver shorts and halter top accompanied by four female dancers all dressed in white. The 18-year-old won a talent show in Sweden when just 15 and after finding fame throughout Scandinavia has gone on to sign a record deal in the USA and has had considerable success worldwide with the single Lush Life. In her short career, which looks to become long term, she has already recorded with Tinie Tempah and David Guetta.

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WHILE many cultural observers may attest tattoos have become part of the narcissistic, selfie-obsessed modern culture, historical artistic hero Picasso is to act as the ‘host of honour’ at the third Malaga tattoo convention, which will be held at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos from September 9-11. More than 400 tattoo artists from five continents will converge on the provincial capital to discuss and showcase the latest inking techniques, designs and body art, which much like

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By Matt Ford

TATTOO CONVENTION: Who will be your favourite?

rock and roll music has arguably become commodified to the point of irrelevance. Performers during the threeday event include Malagabased MC Sicario, Spanish Queen of Burlesque Vinila Von Bismark, best known for her work on ‘The Hole’ theatre shows, Niño Malo, the first man in Spain to have his eyeballs tattooed, and Lidia Reyes, officially the most tattooed woman in Europe. There will also be a ‘Mr and Mrs Tattoo’ parade, with visitors invited to vote for their favourite heavily-inked hero.

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bell and some claim they have parted with more than €3,000 in advance of the impending academic year, with zero refunds having so far been offered. EWN spoke to several parents, all of whom wish to remain anonymous. One father told us Ms Campbell informed him his daughter had received an A* in Spanish and that he should be “extremely proud,” before it became clear that test papers had not even been sent to official examination bodies, Cambridge and Edexcel. An email advising that the school had become insolvent was then distributed on Monday, August 29, with parents showing up to collect exam results the following day only to find that the building was deserted. Just 24 hours later, an advertisement offering the property for rent appeared on

Spanish website Milanuncios. Many of the students have now been left in academic limbo, with 12 who were due to start university in the UK or Spain this September now unable to do so because they are unable to present their Alevel results. Others will have to repeat an entire year of GCSE studies, putting them a year behind their peers. Parents say that teachers have not been paid since March, while the company does not appear to have made any tax contributions since 2013. Some even claim they were encouraged to pay tuition fees in cash up front in order to receive a discount for the forthcoming academic year, while others were offered conflicting rates. Ms Campbell is well-known in the local area having joined the school in 2005 and then been taken under the wing of

owner Barbara Dyson, who founded the institution in 1994. She was appointed director in 2012, and on the school website describes her values as honesty, openness, transparency, forgiveness and sustainability. One parent described how the events have “ruined my daughter’s life,” while another was particularly aggrieved because “I actually defended her.” One group has contacted the Guardia Civil but was told that nothing can be done until official legal processes are under way. After speaking to parents EWN tried to contact Ms Campbell but has so far been unsuccessful. We would welcome the opportunity to put these points to her. If Ms Campbell would like to contact EWN, the editorial controller is Simon Firth on 952 561 245 or simon@euroweeklynews.com

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Prestige homes now approved PLANS to build luxury homes on the Santa Clara Golf complex in East Marbella are going ahead with the approval of seven properties at a cost of €4.3 million. The ICON project, surrounded by three golf courses and some of the best beaches of the Costa del Sol, offers a range of four and five bedroom homes in a scheme worth a total investment of €150 million. The prestigious development, first presented in July

2015, has involved the designs of six different architects: Rodolfo Amieva Jacobson, Eduardo Oria, Hugo Torrico Camacho, Manuel Burgos Cornejo, José Muñoz Campos and Patrick Murphy. The developers, Urbania International, recognise their work has attracted international recognition. Prices are said to range from €1.5 to €2 million and it is thought to have already attracted the attention of some of Spanish footballs elite.

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Residents fed up with noise levels

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Lad knifed A YOUNG man was stabbed in San Pedro de Alcantara after he had collected cash and was waiting for a taxi to take him home. He was approached by a trio of knife-wielding hoodlums who asked him for a cigarette before attacking.

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CULTURAL PROGRAMME: Has included live music and other events. By Matt Ford RESIDENTS of Plaza de la Nogalera in Torremolinos have launched an official complaint to the town council for the “continuous noise” they have had to suffer this summer. They are to request that the council relocates its cultural programme, which features an

ongoing series of live music concerts and other events at the municipal football field, fairground or Palacio de Congresos. Although the residents say the issue has “been going on for ages,” new lows have apparently been breached this year after the council ramped up their offerings by organis-

ing weekend-long events. For their part, the council insist that music “has ended around midnight,” whereas the neighbours say that “numerous” events, including the 10th anniversary of the Andalucia tourist brand, the Funky Town Festival and Gay Pride have continued “well into the wee hours.”

TWO men were arrested on suspicion of drug dealing in Plaza Adolfo Suarez in Torremolinos as police continue with their promised crackdown in the town centre following a raft of complaints from residents this summer.

Clean slate MUNICIPAL cleaners in San Roque are to strike from 12-4pm on Thursday, September 8, as they demand that the town council “fulfil their commitments to our collective agreement.”

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Shaken up

ily there were no injuries.

Kidnap drama

A VEHICLE slammed into the outside of the El Perchel metro station for reasons ‘completely unknown,’ on Monday, September 5, hitting an advertising hoarding, then the escalator, luck-

New horizons

A MAN has been sentenced to two years in prison after abducting a business owner and one of his employees, holding them captive in a rented property, the motive behind the kidnapping is not yet known.

GERMAN low cost airline Eurowing, is to offer a new connection between Malaga and Vienna, Austria, in its new winter schedule, in addition to its current links with Nuremberg and Pisa.

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ILLEGAL BUILDINGS: Homes built on public land. THE former mayor of Casares is to appear in court next month, accused of conspiring to help a Russian criminal group launder money. Juan Sanchez and at least eight others, including a council official, three councillors, and a developer, are due in court on October 24. Prosecutors are demanding at least 18 years for Sanchez, who will face charges of alleged bribery, fraud, and embezzlement. It is claimed the Russian group’s activities began in the 1990’s, when they entered the property

market and were given favourable treatment by some of the accused. These arrangements sidestepped normal procedures, and led to land that was under public ownership, passing into private hands. The prosecution claim Sanchez and the three councillors approved the construction of 115 homes despite knowing this was illegal. They allegedly took bribes in 2004/2005 from a group whose total outlay to get building projects through, was in the region of 286,000 euros.

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Royal ambitions By Matt Ford

Photo by Ayuntamiento de Marbella

CROWN Prince of Saudi Arabia, Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, graced Malaga with his presence for a mere five hours on Monday, September 5, as one of his luxury yachts docked at the city port’s Muelle 2 dock. The regal visitor was on his way back from Marbella following a holiday on the Costa del Sol, and he decided to pop into the provincial capital for an evening jaunt on his 54-metre vessel ‘Mia Rama’. Although he did not leave the boat, the brother of King Salman received a visit from Malaga Tourism councillor, Julio Andrade, who welcomed him on behalf of the mayor and

presented him with a commemorative plaque. The official also explained the cultural history of the city, and encouraged the prince to go for a walk around the old city centre before the end of his trip. For his part, Muqrin was particularly interested in Pablo Picasso, and joked that he always buys plenty of good quality olive oil when he visits southern Spain. He has decided to use his smaller yacht for this trip because it allows him to dock at more interesting places, such as Malaga, and assured the mustard-keen council member that he would recommend that his brother, the king, visits the city.

GETTING PREPARED: Artwork on display.

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Jetting in MALAGA airport has seen a record number of private jets landing in July and August, with an impressive total of 1,500 representing a significant increase on 2015, as southern Spain continues to make inroads on the luxury sector.

Unfit rides THE Unified Police Union has issued a statement lambasting the poor state of the National Police’s patrol cars, with many of them unfit for circulation due to missing emergency items or poor repair jobs. Photo by Twitter

PURE LUXURY: Brief pause while passing through.

Banging the festival drum VISITORS to Plaza de la Iglesia, in San Pedro de Alcantara, will be able to check out a series of 71 posters detailing the town’s fair and parties (Spanish, Ferias y fiestas), which are to hit the municipality from October 17 to 23. The promotional material will be on display until October 14, and local Councillors, Manuel Garcia, and Mari

The jury will pick a winner who will receive 900 euros. Guerra, were on hand to launch the exhibition, which features work by artists from different parts of Spain. “This demonstrates the great appeal of our fair be-

yond our borders,” whooped Garcia. “With this exhibition we are kicking off the ‘Sampedreña’ big week in style, we’ll announce the full programme of events in a few days!” His more subdued partner Ms Guerra, drew attention to the quality of the artwork on display, with a jury set to choose the best for which the winner will receive 900 euros.

Fishy tales THIS has been a poor year for Malaga’s fishermen so far, although catches remain within the annual average, the overall haul is down 1,900 tonnes on 2015 over the first eight months.

Sex pest A 44-YEAR-OLD man has been detained in Malaga on suspicion of sexual assault, abduction, and assault, after he attacked a 28-year-old neighbour who he invited into his home, leading her to scream for help via an open window.

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In the hot seat ON Monday, September 5, a t e m p e r a t u r e o f 45.4°C in the shade was record e d in Las Cabe z a s d e Sa n Ju a n , Sevilla, and just a few hours later, a whopping 45.7° sent the mercury even higher in Montoro, Cordoba. In Malaga City a high of 33.8°C was observed, and in general Monday was Spain’s hottest September day for 30 years and among the t o p t h r e e si n c e weather records began in 1880. Th e u n u su a l l y h i g h temperatures are expecte d t o d r o p o n Thursday, with milder temperatures expected over t h e we e k e n d , at w hic h p o i n t t h e h i g h fire risk alert may also be downgraded.

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Summer alliance sparked smiles By Matt Ford

idea that came from the bar owners. “The council decided a few years ago to try something different for San Juan to encourage citizens to move away from the clas-

sic ‘huge raves’ and patronise the 29 beach bars we have which offer different performances and shows,” said Sanchez. Alberto Santos, chief of the beach business owners’ association, handed over the cheque, and said: “Thank you to the council for the facilities they provide, it’s important for tourism, and we’re delighted to collaborate with them.”

COUNCILLORS for beaches and social services in Fuengirola, Jose Sanchez and Francisco Jose Martin, attended a press conference on Wednesday, September 7, to honour the charitable efforts of local beach bars. A number of chiringuitos together donated €2,700 to the municipal food bank, which provides meals for the less fortunate. The money raised during the San Juan festiviPhoto Credit Ayuntamiento de Fuengirola ties earlier in the summer, was an BEACH BAR FUNDS: The councillors receive a cheque on behalf of the bar owners.

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French police in Malaga AS part of an ongoing agreement between various National Police services, which has been in operation for eight years under the general title European Police Stations, four French officers will be patrolling with the National Police in Madrid and Malaga City until September 15. The idea behind the venture is that at times of high tourist visits, it is both helpful and comforting for foreign nationals to be able to report crimes or even ask for advice in their own language of officers on foot. Spain has worked with France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal over the years, with more than 100 officers serving for short periods of time in Spain.

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Earth shake A TOTAL of five mini earthquakes were registered in the Antequera area on the evening of Saturday, September 3, with the largest of magnitude 3.1 and lasting for a minute and 25 seconds.

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Radio controlled world class clash

Seeing red THREE men have been handed fines for an altercation which occured during an amateur football game in Malaga City, with a brawl breaking out after the referee gave a foul to the visiting team.

Free money ALHAURIN EL GRANDE hopes to nab five million euros, via the European Sustainable Development fund, 2014-2020, with the council currently hard at work preparing a Sustainable Integrated Urban Development Plan.

REVVING UP: Boys and their toys. AFICIONADOS and fans of all things radio controlled, are meeting for the Radio Control European Championships, in Alhaurin de la Torre. About 100 pilots from across the continent will clash for the three day competition taking place from September, 9 to 11.

Local residents are being urged to join die-hard fans, and watch an event where the cars can reach speeds of up to 100kmh at the Alhaurin circuit. Local favourite, Juan Carlos Canas, will be facing off against such internationally well known drivers as the Finn, Samu Sarka.

All entrants’cars will be subject to scrutiny to ensure no foul play before the competition gets under way, involving checks on engine dimensions, and battery power output. The circuit of Alhaurin de la Torre is considered one of the best by fans of the sport, thanks to the city council.

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Bully is put behind bars A MAN who punched his girlfriend because he was unimpressed by a sandwich which she had prepared for him, has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison. The victim lived with her partner and his mother for six months, during which time she was subjected to a constant barrage of verbal and physical abuse, the prosecutor told a Malaga court. Her bullying boyfriend prevented her from seeing friends and family, limited her use of mobile phone and internet, and ensured that she remained “isolated and full of fear and insecurity.” Events came to a head when she prepared a mid-morning snack which did not meet with her man’s approval, leading him to fly off the handle and hit her in the face. She fled the house, knocking frantically on the car window of a neighbour who had just parked up, pleading for help. The witness recounted how the girl had ‘ugly’ marks on her neck, and that she called a taxi for the victim, who went to her mother’s house to seek refuge. In addition to his jail sentence, the man must pay 3,000 euros in damages and is prohibited from contacting his ex for a minimum period of five years.

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In control THREE aerial vehicles, 32 firefighters and a police unit were required to extinguish a wildfire which broke out in the Arroyo Enmedio area of Estepona on Saturday, September 3, although only a hectare of scrubland was affected.

Home brew CONSTRUCTION of the new Victoria beer brewery on the Azucarera industrial estate in Malaga City is underway, with the iconic local brand due to return home after 20 years of being fabricated in Murcia.

Funds aid TWELVE athletes from Malaga have completed a 180 kilometre circuit of the province’s coastline in aid of the Zapas Solidarias and Al-Andarun charities.

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In the swim of things By Matt Ford THE boys were plastered in tattoos and the girls slathered in make-up. Words such as ‘lingerie modelling is a lot harder than people think’ were uttered. Clothes were not favoured. Grievances were aired. From the cheeky title to the emergence of the first ex to the Enrique Iglesias soundtrack, MTV series Ex On The Beach was surely among the more frightening studies of sexual behaviours to have been unleashed by the reality TV behemoth in recent times. Meanwhile, ITV dating game show Take Me Out offers the simplest pleasure of all - beautiful, instant, consequence-free judgement of strangers. This week, two of the stars of this pair of cultural anomalies could be seen gallivanting around a high-end Marbella hotel complex, as the bronzed, buffed and backcombed pair of Megan Clark and Sophie Whittaker gave the gathered paparazzi their full

EX ON THE BEACH STARS: Megan Clark and Sophie Whittaker. quota of fixed Vaseline-toothed grins and suggestive poses. Clad in the skimpiest of swimwear, the pair clearly loved the

attention, as they seemed more preoccupied with their affected behaviour than enjoying a relaxing holiday together.

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METS Charity Dog Show 2016 METS Dog Training will again lead the fun dog show in Mijas on Sunday September 25. Suitable for all the family, this now annual event held at the Nordic Centre on the Fuengirola to Mijas Road, is a METS fundraiser for the local animal rescue charity PAD (Proteccion de Animales Domesticos). The popular fun dog show starts at 11.00am with registration. There are 14 different imaginative sponsored competitions to enjoy throughout the day as well as stalls selling raffle tickets, teas, cakes and snacks etc and a barbecue. The METS team will provide entertaining demonstrations of the various levels of dog dexterity and skills from basic to advanced that are available to dog owners at the METS weekly training classes. The show is also a tribute to the memory of the late PAD member Patricia McCleary, who passed away in 2014. Patricia was an active member of PAD for many years and is fondly remembered for her literary contributions to the PAD newsletter. Proceeds of the day will go to the PAD animal charity; the METS show last year raised €3,161.79. For more details call Sue (PAD) on 952 473 681 or Glyn (METS) 605 121 831.

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A CHANGE in UK law means that residents can now only receive Housing Benefit for a maximum of four weeks if they are out of the country. Prior to the change in legislation, claimants could have their rent covered for up to 13 weeks. The new rules came into force on July 28, and prevent UK residents from receiving taxpayer aid during long trips. Those receiving Pension Credit have also seen their

benefits while abroad slashed from 13 weeks to four weeks.

System should be fair and not abused.

Welfare Delivery Minister, Caroline Noakes, said, “It’s important that the benefits system is fair to those who

need it and those who pay for it. “It’s not right that people could be abroad for over three months and still expect the taxpayer to pay their rent back home. “These new rules mean that people can still enjoy holidays like everyone else, but will ensure the system isn’t abused.” Housing Benefit costs the UK taxpayer almost 30 billion euros per year, although a raft of reforms have ensured that spending has been reigned in to an extent. Local Housing Allowance and benefits rates have been capped, with a resultant fall in expenditure, with an additional 2.4 billion euros cut expected by 2020/21. Permanent overseas residents are unable to claim benefits such as Housing Benefit, Pension Credit or Universal Credit, but there are exemptions for those travelling abroad for specific reasons such as family funerals or working in the armed forces. Should you suspect someone of committing benefits fraud in Spain, call the Benefit Fraud Hotline on 900 55 44 40, or see the website www.gov.uk/report-benefitfraud.

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Rule change for UK Driver is facing benefits claimants two court dates

OUT ON BAIL: Capper (left) and Porter. WESTLEY CAPPER, the British man connected with the mysterious disappearance of 30year-old Latvian woman, Agnese Klavina, and a fatal hit-and-run incident which claimed the life of a 40-year-old Bolivian woman in San Pedro de Alcantara, has been released from Alhaurin de la Torre prison on bail. Privately educated Capper, aged 38, the son of a well-known property developer, was released on August 23, after paying 50,000 euros to secure his temporary release. The Brit had been behind bars since the beginning of May, when his Bentley careered into mother of five, Fatima Dorado Para, as she tried to cross San Pedro boulevard, throwing her 30 metres into the air before speeding away. The car was subsequently found to have been travelling at double the speed limit, leading to the arrest of Capper, and his 34-year-old friend, Craig Porter. They were tracked to a restaurant six kilometres away from the scene soon after the incident took place.

A breath test revealed he was around three times above the legal alcohol limit, leading to his imprisonment on charges of manslaughter, failure to aid the victim, driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, and false documentation. In his court statement, Capper apologised for failing to stop saying he felt “very bad”. He then made payments totalling 321,000 euros to the victim’s family in the days following the accident. He later sent a hand-written letter from his jail cell, in which he stated that he knew there was “nothing that I can do to repair the damage.” Capper is not allowed to leave the country nor drive a vehicle while he awaits trial, he also faces a second court case on charges of aggravated unlawful detention over the disappearance of Ms Klavina. The latter vanished after leaving a famous Marbella night spot with Capper and Porter on September 6, 2014.

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Polish national arrested ON Friday, September 3, the National Police arrested a 42-year-old Polish national in Nueva Andalucia, based on an international warrant issued by the British courts. According to the documents presented to the Spanish authorities, the person in question had been arrested in Inverness, Scotland, in 2013 whilst in possession of 260 grams of cocaine, but had since left the country. He will now be put before a Spanish court which will decide whether he should be extradited to the UK to answer charges there.

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Residents asked to support proposal By Matt Ford THE recent declaration of the Dolmens of Antequera and El Torcal as a UNESCO World Heritage site, is undoubtedly the natural heritage story of 2016 for Malaga province. In 2017, the provincial council hopes to go one step further by obtaining maximum protection for the Sierra de las Nieves, which aspires to become Andalucia’s third national park alongside the Sierra Nevada, and Doñana. A formal request from the governing body of the natural park was lodged with the Junta de Andalucia regional government in 2011, and the gauntlet was taken up by the Environmental Ministry. Following six years of bureaucratic negotiations the end of the road is now in sight, with the park expected to be granted national park status by the end of 2017, provided the country has managed to solve the puzzle of a stable government by that point.

EMBLEMATIC: The Sierra de las Nieves in winter. The ministry’s final proposal was submitted at the end of 2015, and a dedicated team is now working to ensure that their paperwork conforms precisely to the requirements of the new National Parks Act, which was enacted in December 2014.

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Dead poet is defaced

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The Board has now launched a campaign to enlist the support of local residents via a petition on the website change.org, and on social media using the hashtags, #SierradelasNieves and #Par queNacional.

A SCULPTURE to honour poet, Emilio Prados, on the seafront in Malaga City’s El Palo district, has been attacked by vandals armed with paint who have seriously defaced the statue. Formed by two white concrete panels shaped like an open book with an image of the poet, who is popular for teaching local youths and fishermen to read and write, the sculpture was made and donated to the district in 2013, by Argentinian artist Andres Montesanto, who has lived in Malaga since 1989. The council has promised to clean the statue and said the police are searching for the culprits who, if identified, will be made to cover the cost of restoring the monument. Prados was cofounder of Litoral magazine, a popular cultural publication, but had to leave Spain in 1939, and died in exile in Mexico in 1962.

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Progressive action plan Photo Credit Ayuntamiento de Mijas

RED HOT: The three amigos pore over their blueprints. EVER-BEATIFIC mayor of Mijas, Juan Carlos Maldonado, flanked by his planning and infrastructure councillors, Andres Ruiz and Jose Carlos Martin, unveiled plans for a €12 million investment in the Las Lagunas district on Tuesday, September 6. The money is destined for

a 300,000 square metre zone framed by Avenida Miguel Hernandez, La Sierrezuela, Avenida de Mijas and Camino de Coin. “This core of Mijas is growing continuously and the council team want to provide it with the services required by its residents,” he grinned. “We will establish a

model city where the whole society should be involved through proper urban planning and sound economic management.” Maldonado went on to reassert his commitment to citizen participation, with the current plans having been redesigned following dialogue with local residents.

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Works to improve station under way RENFE started work at Benalmadena train station on Monday, September 5, which is to include adapting platform number two for the disabled, replacing surfaces, and swapping traditional lighting for energy efficient

LED systems in the passenger building. The work on the platform includes raising the level slightly, to enable people with reduced mobility to easily access the adapted carriages on the Civia trains used on the

Malaga-Fuengirola Cercanias line. The project, with a budget of 98,000 euros, was awarded to Copesol SL, and train times will be slightly affected while the work is carried out, with two trains first thing in the

morning leaving Malaga for Fuengirola about seven minutes earlier than usual, and four late in the evening leaving Fuengirola for Malaga five minutes later than usual, the rail company has warned.

was packed with bouncing bodies as Van Halen’s, ‘Jump,’ and AC/DC’s, ‘Highway to Hell,’ thundered out, with the superb guitar of Jose Fernancaster, and Claudio’s truly amazing vocals ripping through the Hot Summer Night. A chorus of the Spanish football chant, ‘Ole -oleoleole,’ rang out around the auditorium from Spanish and foreigners alike. Facebook was set alight that Saturday with loads of people

using Facebook’s ‘Go Live’ video app, the auditorium a sea of phones all focused on the stage, and reaching a climax when Big M Concert’s Danny Ford, announced that the concert was going ‘Live’ from the stage for Stereo 80’s encore of ‘Whole Lotta love’, and ‘The Final Countdown.’ To find out details of future concerts and other events, contact Big M Promotions by going to, www.costadeld isco.com. Photo Alicia Orta

HUNDREDS of rock fans descended on Benalmadena’s open air auditorium on Saturday, September 3, with t-shirts displaying allegiance to emblematic bands from the 70’s and 80’s, Pink Floyd, Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Deep Purple and more. The queue of rock fans waiting for the doors to open already enjoying the music from inside, as the volume was raised in preparation for a concert celebrating the best of old school rock, organised by Big M Promotions with Benalmadena Suena. By 9.30pm over 700 people were eagerly awaiting the first artist, Terry Shaughnessy, of the band The Universal. Playing his own material, Terry was a great choice to open the concert, and his song ‘Stand up,’ was particularly well received. With the crowd in full concert mode, The Reinfected took to the stage for a PunkFest. ‘Nearly Headless Nick – The World’s First Punk Teddy Bear,’was introduced by Roland ‘Rotten,’ and the band launched straight into ‘Judy is a Punk.’ A full hour of great punk hits from Sex Pistols, Ramones, Clash, and

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Benalmadena rocked!

STEREO 80: Popular with the Spaniards in the audience. some David Bowie followed, and the more energetic headed straight down to the front to ‘Pogo’madly around! With everyone now well and truly in the concert mood, Big M Promotions director, Martyn Wood, introduced Stereo 80, a band that has grown in popularity over the past two years, having played alongside top Spanish bands Danza Invisible, Nacha Pop, and La Union, as well as appearing in pre-

vious Big M Concerts along the Costa del Sol. A huge roar went up, especially from the large Spanish contingent, as vocalist, Claudio Pantaleon, came bounding on stage, and the band went straight into ‘Here I go Again’ by Whitesnake. Stereo 80 had virtually the whole auditorium on their feet by the second song, and the area in front of the stage

THE REINFECTED: Performing punk classics.

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Stronger drugs, more dangers THE number of cases of people treated for the effects of drugs or alcohol at casualty departments in the seven public hospitals in Malaga Province are on the up, reflecting a general increase in consumption, the authorities believe. A new Health Department report has shown a 4.5 per cent increase in drug-related visits to casualty from 243 in 2014 to 254 in 2015 and a 10.1 per cent increase in alcohol-related visits from 1,520 in 2014 to 1,675 last year. Along with an increase in

people, especially youths, consuming drugs there is increased concern over new synthetic drugs that are appearing which are now much stronger than in the past, causing more health problems. Claudio Vidal, coordinator of the Energy Control project, a regional scheme to ensure youths are as well informed as possible on the dangers of drug use, reported that ecstasy tablets for example are three times as strong as they used to be, meaning those who do not split them up can end up in hospital or worse.

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Local designer to receive award By Eleanor Hawkins MIJAS will be hosting the firs t M a la ga Fa s hion Awards gala at the Las Lagunas Theatre on October 1 a nd is proud to a nnounc e that the Best Designer 2016 award will be staying close to home as it has been won by local man Fran Gallardo. O rga nis e d by the J a lon Academy, Malaga’s haute couture school, the gala will begin at 6pm with an exhibition of work by students on dis pla y from 3pm onwards. Designer Pedro Valverde w ill a ls o be a t the e ve nt where he will give a speech and also receive an award for his support of young designers, explained Mijas’ culture councillor Nuria Rodriguez, who expressed the c ounc il’s pride a t be ing chosen to host the event.

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Kill threat A 19-YEAR-OLD man has been sentenced to four months in prison by a Torremolinos judge after he assaulted and threatened to kill a nurse who was treating his girlfriend at the Alta Resolucion Hospital in Benalmadena.

Possible suicide NATIONAL POLICE have said the dead body found near Camino Nuevo in Malaga City, as reported in EWN 1626, may have committed suicide as they have ruled out death by natural causes.

Bike crash A MAN was hospitalised after his motorcycle collided with a car on the A-355 near Ojen on September 3. A number of drivers alerted 112 emergency services. AWARDS GALA: Will exhibit work by students.

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NO OXYGEN: The water is too warm for the fish. By Matt Ford SCORES of dead fish once again appeared on the banks of the lower Fuengirola River on Tuesday, September 6, as dissolved oxygen plummeted in the late summer heat. The fish were all marine species, mostly grey mullet, which become trapped in the saline pool that forms between the Miramar shopping complex and the riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mouth when the

river stops flowing. The middle stretch of the river has been dry for months, with all the permanent water in its lower reaches of marine origin. Over the last few weeks the mouth has become increasingly filled with sand, preventing new water from entering. Tuesday morning saw a clean-up operation in place, with a team of workers netting out the dead animals as locals complained about the smell.

An excavator was also at work on the beach, clearing sand to restore connectivity with the sea. The mass deaths are not unusual in the lower Fuengirola River, when the summer heat brings about thermal stratification in what is essentially a saline lake. The water becomes too warm for the fish, and the levels of dissolved oxygen are reduced as warm water holds less oxygen than cold water.

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COSTA DEL SOL: Is it already overloaded?

Planning for the future By Eleanor Hawkins ONE of the main problems the Costa del Sol faces in the future is overpopulation, which may affect the quality of life, a new study is revealing. Ordered by the Costa del Sol Tourism and Planning board, the study aims to locate the areas of the coast which are in danger of becoming overloaded.

The entire coast will be studied and available areas put into one of three categories, overloaded, mature, or with potential, and the results of the study made available to the local and provincial councils to enable sustainable planning for the future. While zero construction will be recommended for overloaded areas, and few, carefully planned projects

for mature areas, those with short, medium, or long term potential will be highlighted. The study, entitled ‘Analysis of the Costa del Sol’s hotel and residential capacity,’ is expected to be complete by the end of the year, and will serve the authorities as a useful tool to ensure visitors and locals continue wanting to visit and live on the coast.

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WALKING is something that we take for granted but for the Butterfly Children it is a daily struggle causing extreme blisters and pain.

For the first time the Butterfly Children Charity is taking part in the Marbella 4 Days Walking event. The walk has been celebrated for five years,

has hundreds of international followers and is suitable for all ages comprising easy routes to walk at your own pace, with no competition involved. It’s also a great opportunity to enjoy parts of Marbella you haven’t seen before, and share the experience with friends and family. The event takes place from October 13-16, and participants can choose how many days they wish to participate, while live entertainment will be provided throughout the four days. If you want to help out this great cause select the Butterfly charity when you register via www.marbella4dayswalking.co m. You will be helping to fund projects such as ‘DEBRA at Home.’ This means Butterfly’s team of nurses, social workers and psychologists can visit the Butterfly Children families in their own home to assist directly with problems such as infected wounds that are limiting their day to day lives.

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SLIPPERY STREET: As the popular water slide attracted many thrill seeking locals. By Eleanor Hawkins MORE than 3,000 people turned out on Saturday morning (September 3) to watch or whizz down a 50 metre water slide set up in Torremolinos for the second year in a row. The slide, set up by the local sports department on Calle Europa, commonly known as Cuesta del Calvario, was

packed all morning with the more adventurous 1,000 or so people, kitted out in swimwear and with lilos or surfboards to slide their way down the popular attraction. Since Torremolinos came up with the idea last year, other towns and villages along the Costa del Sol including Benalmadena and Mijas Costa have set up their own smaller ver-

sions during local fairs. However local residents, not pleased by the location of the slide, delivered a letter of complaint to Torremolinos Town Hall last week complaining that left-over water could be dangerous. The town is gearing up for its annual fair in honour of patron saint San Miguel, which begins on September 28 and will run until October 2.

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THE Royal Guadalmina Golf Club is currently hosting the 16th Marisa Sgaravatti trophy, and the 3rd Senior Masters female competition, both of which run until Friday, September 9. Featuring more than 160 players from 16 European countries, the five day combined event is “very prominent on the senior international circuit,” according to Tourism councillor Javier Porcuna.

The Sgaravatti cup is among the most recognised senior ladies’ golf tournaments, and since 1991 has carried the name of Marisa, the Italian player who is widely respected for ensuring that the first Seniors Female European tournament took place. Teams of five or six players compete for the trophy, which takes place in two phases over four days, comprising a 36 hole ‘medal play,’ during which 18 holes are tackled on

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PRESENTATION: Javier Porcuna (second from left) and other officials open the tournaments. By Matt Ford

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two consecutive days followed by a two day match play. Meanwhile, the three day Senior Masters competition features teams of four players aged 65 or over, who face off in a Medal Play Scratch format, consisting of a two person best ball on day one, followed by two days of individual medal play. The overall team result is thus the sum of eight cards,the two best balls plus the best three individual rounds on the second and third days.

FIVE men from Malaga have each been handed jail sentences of one year and three months for kidnapping and torturing a Moroccan teenager. The young man was held captive at a house in Almogia after one of the gang suspected that he had stolen 15 kilos of hashish from his home while he was in Italy. In order to reclaim his prize, he contracted the other four individuals for 3,000-4,000 euros each, one of whom was working as a security guard at the Almogia property. The victim was known to the ringleader, and he picked him up in his car from the Palmilla neighbourhood of Malaga City, before pretending that he had forgotten to feed his dog. Once inside the house, four of the men beat the youngster to the ground before stripping him naked and tying his arms and legs with cord. He was then blindfolded and a cloth stuffed in his mouth, before the head honcho demanded the return of his drug stash or 60,000 euros in cash.

The order was repeated constantly during a two day ordeal during which the victim was beaten with sticks and iron rods, and threatened with burning torches, garden shears, and tongs, while being told that he would have his tongue, fingers, and penis cut off. At one point a gun was unloaded onto the floor as the intimidation ramped up, but when the kidnappers left the boy alone for a few hours he managed to free his hands and call the 112 emergency service. When the posse returned, they immediately worked out what had happened and bundled the badly beaten lad into a car before driving to the El Viso industrial estate. By this point the top dog was convinced that the youngster had not stolen his drugs, and agreed to free him provided he did not call the police, relieving him of his mobile phone before driving away. The victim then presented himself at Carlos Haya Hospital where he was treated for multiple bruises and contusions before informing the Guardia Civil.

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Political paralysis prevents infrastructure progression By Matt Ford BEAMING: Mayor Maldonado, Councillor Martin, and some of the lifeguard team. MIJAS Council have praised the sterling work done by the municipal lifeguard service this summer, which has seen the town’s beaches reinforce their reputation among the region’s safest. There were just one or two incidents per day during August, representing a significant decrease on the average six per day

during June and July. Beaches councillor, Jose Carlos Martin said. “Despite the massive influx of tourists the number of incidents has decreased, which is not only down to bathers being more aware, but the important prevention work carried out by our lifeguards. “I want to thank the collaboration of all those who have helped

maintain the quality of our beach security, to ensure we have some of the best beaches in Andalucia.” A total of 41 lifeguards have been keeping watch over Mijas’ 12 kilometres of beaches this summer, and they will continue their work until the end of September to maintain the high level of service.

THE current political stasis in Spain has had a knock-on effect in terms of confirming new investment or infrastructure projects throughout Malaga Province, according to Malaga Council. A staggering 4,000 million euros remains to be allocated to schemes including the future of Baños del Carmen, the long-mooted coastal train link, the Public State Library in the Convent of St. Augustine, and the commuter station at the technological park. The stalemate will not be resolved in the short term, since a third general

election may now be on the cards, although regardless of this, eight major provincial infrastructure projects have been the subject of innumerable broken promises over the last 15 years. Among these, the coastal train line extension has been on the cards for over 20 years without a single metre having been constructed between Fuengirola and Marbella. At least three other rail projects remain frozen, although all have been in a state of paralysis for years, suggesting that political instability at the national level may simply be a convenient excuse, rather than the genuine cause.

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Parking issues EMPLOYEES at Malaga airport’s car parks are in the midst of a series of strike actions, during which only a minimum service will be available. The first two revolts took place on August 31, and September 1, respectively, with workers also set to down tools on September 8, 9, and 10. A statement released by the strikers says that the company administrating the car parks has “systematically violated the agreements signed in 2014,” in which it was apparently decided that at least 30 members of staff would be employed at all times. The group are also disgruntled that they are often required to act as ‘security,’ a role they believe falls outside their field of responsibility, since “we do not have any type of cover in case of accidents or damage to third parties.”

Drunken Brits attack cab driver By Matt Ford A PUERTO BANUS taxi driver was attacked by a group of pie-eyed British tourists in the early hours of Friday, September 2. The incident occurred around 4.40am, when eight British revellers tried to jump into a cab on Calle Jesus Puente, close to the ritzy port. After the driver told them that they could not enter his vehicle while eating their takeaway food, the bevvied Brits began to attack the driver, who managed to radio a distress message during the scuffle. The drunken gang fled when they saw other drivers approaching, but they gave chase and cornered the aggressors while they waited for police to arrive, which apparently took 18 minutes. Several of the tourists were whisked away for a night in the cells, while the bruised victim was taken to hospital for

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A brutal burglary POLICE are searching for two masked raiders who held a property manager at gunpoint in his office in the west of Malaga City. The victim was working alone when the armed men burst in brandishing pistols, and demanded that he hand over all the cash in his possession.

2 masked raiders held a gun to a property manager’s head.

SECURITY ISSUES: Taxis parked up at Puerto Banus. treatment to his head and ribs. One witness said that “the British were keen to fight from the beginning,” while another lamented the “pathetic police presence that we have had all summer.” Taxisol president, Victor Vazquez, echoed the latter sentiment, “All we have

seen this summer is one police car parked at the entrance roundabout.” Taxis operating from Puerto Banus have been subjected to a number of attacks since the start of June, in one incident a driver was stabbed and required surgery following an altercation.

According to a police source, the manager refused to be cowed, and even tried to remove one of the intruder’s balaclavas before they beat him with the butt of their weapons. They managed to escape with an envelope containing 10,000 euros in cash, leaving their quarry bloodied and bruised on the floor.

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COBWEBBY CULTURE: The Sima de las Palomas cave at Teba.

Human race history By Matt Ford MORE than 50 researchers from 26 universities in Spain, Germany, England and France will descend on Ardales over the next few weeks, as the second phase of an investigation into ancient human societies begins. The study is being co-chaired by Jose Ramos from the University of Cadiz and Gerd-Christian Weniger from Cologne University, with the backing of Andaluciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ministry of Culture. Work will be centred on the Sima de las Palomas (Teba) and Ardales caves, both of which contain significant evidence of Nean-

derthal communities. Indeed, the grottos appear to have been occupied for thousands of years between the Pleistocene and Holocene, offering scientists a unique opportunity to compare changes in human lifestyles over a long period of time. Both caves also contain a rich diversity of marine and terrestrial fossils, while there is also limited evidence to suggest that the human subspecies Homo sapiens neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens sapiens may even have coexisted in the area for a period. The research is set to continue until early October.

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Mother and child reunion A 13-YEAR-OLD girl who went missing from Malaga was located two days later at a city squat alongside two other children, after telling her parents she was going to a birthday party.

Tunnel bump A TRAFFIC accident involving five vehicles in the Carlos Haya tunnel, Malaga City, generated two kilometre tailbacks on September 1. Two people were taken to hospital suffering minor injuries.

Blazing fire A FIRE which broke out in a famous Alhaurin de la Torre restaurant, which has been in business for over 40 years, was swiftly extinguished by firefighters, although the kitchen was completely incinerated.

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By Matt Ford A 36-YEAR-OLD Hungarian man has been arrested after committing a series of 13 robberies in Malaga, Marbella, Benidorm, Palma de Mallorca and Madrid. At the time of his arrest he was in possession of the contents of a safe stolen from a Marbella hotel earlier in the summer, with a haul of jewellery worth a cool â&#x201A;Ź200,000. The looter allegedly posed as a hotel guest, and once inside he would force his way into guest rooms, removing valuables and money from safes using a variety of ingenious tools. He was eventually detained in Malaga City, with other items seized including two high-end mobile phones, four screwdrivers, pliers, magnetic cards to enable hotel room access, lock picks, a small safe displaying signs of forced entry and a suitcase. The accused will now be detained pending a court trial.

BOOTY HAUL: Some of the items seized by police.

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Suicide attempt averted NATIONAL POLICE officers managed to talk a suicidal 23-year-old from leaping into the void, although they were literally forced to leap into action. The patrol was called to the scene after headquarters received a call from a frantic mother who said that her son was displaying suicidal tendencies. As they arrived to the fifth floor apartment in western Malaga City, the rescuers found the young man perched on a window sill with one foot dangling outside. Attempts to talk him down were not successful, and just as the man stepped out of the window, both of the officers pounced and fortunately they managed to grab his legs and pull him inside.

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A walk in the park MIJAS Town Hall has authorised the creation of a new car park on Calle Oceano Atlantico, in Cala de Mijas. Transport and Mobility councillor, Nuria Rodriguez, was all smiles as she popped down to check on progress, and was keen to point out that this represents yet another case of the council responding to residents’ demands. A major cleaning operation has taken place and the 4,000 square metre plot will now be cleared to make room for almost 200 vehicles. Rodriguez said that the acquisition of the space for municipal purposes “will alleviate one of the main problems affecting citizens here.” Residents have been grumbling about the lack of parking for years, with local roads mostly marked by yellow lines despite the proliferation of housing developments. “These people should each

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LA VIÑUELA: Currently at 37 per cent of capacity.

Water shortage declared official LADY IN RED: Rodriguez charms a municipal worker. have their own parking space,” said Rodriguez. “Likewise, this spot will be very useful for beachgoers in the summer!”

The new car park should be up and running by Friday, September 9, with an access ramp and signage already in place.

MUCH of Malaga Province is now officially short of water after the Junta de Andalucia regional government declared a state of pre-alert in the dams of the Guadalhorce complex, and La Viñuela. The former is currently at 46 per cent of capacity and the latter 37 per cent, with the situation having been exacerbated by the excessive use of water over the summer period. Residents in Malaga City, the Guadalhorce

Valley, and Axarquia are now asked to reduce water consumption, in the hope that the remaining water will last until the rains arrive. That said, the situation in the Guadalhorce is better than expected, while the La Concepcion reservoir, which supplies much of the Costa del Sol, currently contains around 70 per cent of its capacity and is thus not included in the pre-alert warnings. The hydrological year begins on October 1.

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EXPERIMENTAL SITE: Parque de la Bateria.

Owners fall foul of pilot scheme By Matt Ford TORREMOLINOS Council’s experiment with allowing dogs to be walked in La Bateria park has come to an unsuccessful end. Pets have once again been banned from the park as of September 1, following a tw o month pilot s c he me during w hic h a s le w of complaints were received. The pilot was launched following a positive vote from local residents, but it appears that too many dog

owners acted irresponsibly in a recreational area popular with families. Among the various grumbles lodged, park-goers noted that dogs were often let off their leads, sometimes running into children’s play areas, while certain dangerous breeds were left unmuzzled in direct contravention of national law. Many owners were also reported to leave their dog’s wast e behi nd r at her t han picking it up, and exasperated counci l l or s have now

taken action. “Unfortunately, the pilot has not been successful despite our continuous warni ngs t o owner s t hat t hey m ust com pl y wi t h t he r ul es,” sai d wear y l ocal councillor, Carmen Garcia. “Although we cannot speak of completely generalised behaviour, we have received too many complaints and evidence of anti-social attitudes displayed by some dog owners, therefore we have no choice but to return to the previous situation.”

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STILL WAITING: Money agreed for project has been mislaid. MANUEL BARON, the mayor of Antequera, has accused the Junta de Andalucia regional government of ‘sloppiness’ over the incredible 17 year wait for the completion of his municipality’s ring road. The official says that the initial project was approved in 1999, but nothing happened for

11 years until 2010, when a silo was demolished to make room for the new road. Since then, nothing whatsoever has happened, leaving the town in “absolute oblivion,” says Baron. A budget of 460,000 euros that was agreed during the design of the scheme has appar-

ently been mislaid, making no appearance in the regional administration’s new 2016-2020 Infrastructure Plan. In addition to the ring road shambles, Baron also highlighted a promise to repair one side of the Convent of the Trinity that the Junta made “10 years ago.”

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LONG CAMPAIGN: The man’s home had been fitted out with surveillance cameras.

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By Matt Ford POLICE have arrested a 40-yearold Spaniard who had been on the run from the law for six years. In what was described as a long and intense campaign to track down the man, detectives finally revealed the suspect was arrested at his home in Crevillent. Police said the man had a criminal record with more than 100 offences including fraud, slander, escape from prison, family abuse and falsification of public documents. Officers have been forced to admit the man was arrested at his own home which had been kitted out with outdoor surveillance cameras. The Guardia Civil said there were 19 search and arrest warrants outstanding against the man.

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NEW businesses in Elche have until the end of September to apply for grants designed to encourage innovation and create jobs. The total budget for the programme is around €40,000.

LOCAL British residents had the opportunity to put their questions and thoughts about the EU referendum result to the newly appointed British Deputy Head of Mission Tim Hemmings, Consul General Lloyd Milen and Vice Consul Lucy Gorman on Thursday September 1 in Pollensa.

THE mayor of Nerja, Rosa Arrabal has been accused in the court of Torrox of failing to arrange the payment of invoices totalling €1,080,000 but she strongly rejects the accusation stating that payment was made in 2015 five months after she came to office.

SEPTEMBER 10 2016 will mark three months since David Oldman went missing. On this date David’s brother and family will complete the walk that David didn’t, from Huercal-Overa to Albox.

Rain plans AS the summer comes to an end, Murcia is already looking ahead to the autumn rains. The Regional Government has activated the annual flood and storm protection plan to cover situations that can arise during the torrential downpours.

Whistleblower site A WEBSITE designed to give whistleblowers anonymity in reporting allegedly illegal labour practices has resulted in more than 200 complaints to police in just three months.

Budget planning RESIDENTS and other groups on the Orihuela Costa have been putting forward their proposals for how the budgets of 2017 should be spent. Priorities included improvements to infrastructure and cleaning.

Overcrowded jails PRISONS in the Valencia Region remain overcrowded. Despite an actual fall in the prison population, the region’s jails are still above their capacity.

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CALVIA and its beach police are taking action against illegal selling and have issued no fewer than 824 ‘denuncias’ with particular interest in the sale of items of a perishable nature on the beach.

NEW technology introduced in the Nerja Caves will bring a prehistoric monument into the 21st century thanks to the introduction of a fibre optic network allowing the use of an underground audio guide called ‘In Location’ and this is the first cave system to offer such a service.

Stallion stash MORE than a dozen thoroughbred horses have been seized by animal protection organisation Seprona and the Guardia Civil in a tactical raid on the gitano criminal clan ‘Los Benahad’ at a rural address in Llucmajor.

Court appearance IN April of this year, a 21-year-old Bulgarian woman, Ira Emilova was involved in a traffic accident where three people were killed. She was in court in Palma on September 2 where she admitted that she was driving without a licence at the time of the accident and had very little experience of driving.

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Planning problems THE group Ecologists in Action has asked that the Salobreña Town Hall be stripped of its planning powers for what is described as disastrous management and lack of communication as to work approved and about to be undertaken.

Political paralysis THE current political stasis in Spain has had a knock-on effect in terms of confirming new investment or infrastructure projects throughout Malaga Province, according to Malaga Council.

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Youngster injured A SIX-year-old child was rushed to Torrecardenas Hospital in Almeria City last week after falling from a secondfloor window on Calle Natacion in the San Isidro district of Nijar.

Farming squatters TWO squatters have been arrested after Citizen’s Security officers from the provincial police force caught them inside an illegally occupied home on Calle Piscis in the Villablanca area of Almeria City with 125 marihuana plants.

People smuggler A TWENTY-TWO-year-old man has been remanded in custody by authorities for an alleged crime of human trafficking after being found to be in charge of a dinghy carrying 12 migrants recently intercepted off the Almeria coasts.

Revamp underway WORK has started to completely renovate the premises of the Ver de Olula association for the disabled in Olula del Rio and is due to last until the spring.

Pepper power AN angry civilian pepper sprayed a police officer after he marched into a Denia bank armed with the chemical agent to demand recourse over an unexpected tax bill. The 50-year-old local terrified bank employees with his aggressive antics and staff alerted the Local Police.

Photo tour THE Benidorm Tourist Foundation has been playing host to a group of British Instagram aficionados who visited the town to explore its touristic offerings and generate content in their social network profiles.

Hotel row CLASHES over the use of the Valencian language in the Costa Blanca’s public domain have continued with criticism levelled at a Denia hotel accused of throwing out a group of young people for speaking in Catalan.

Bridge closed THE Fernando Reig suspension bridge in Alcoy is still closed and is likely to remain so for some time. It was barred to traffic and pedestrians at the end of July after damage was detected in one of the suspension cables.

Voodoo alert A STRANGE religious ritual has been posited as a potential explanation for the mysterious uncovering of underwater skeletons found wrapped in sheets and bags in Calpe with photos and names of various people from other Spanish provinces included.

Big jump A SUDDEN jump in unemployment across Alicante Province in August saw more than 3,000 additional people claiming benefits. The 1.5 per cent rise was much higher than the 0.39 per cent average increase across Spain.

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Service a must? SWEDEN: Could see a return to compulsory military service for men and women to beat declining staff numbers. Conscription for men was introduced in 1901, but had been winding down for years and was formally scrapped in 2010.

Generous givers SWEDEN: Boosted the coffers of charities last year by donating 19.4 billion kronor, (€155 million) an increase on 2014 by almost 1.5 billion kronor. Save the Children received the most donations.

Missing in jail SWEDEN: A concerned family reported a mother was missing when she hadn’t been seen for more than a week. After filing a missing person report police told the family she was safe and well, in jail.

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Bobbies on the beat ONE in three people said they haven’t seen a single police officer on the streets in the last year. According to a survey of 26,000 across England and Wales, 23 per cent said they saw an officer in their neighbourhood only ‘once or twice.’

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ed out to sea at Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall. The two boys and a girl had floated away on a makeshift raft. They were not in danger, but did not know how they were going to get back to shore.

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PI C KING m ushr oom s i n t he N e w Forest has been banned. A loophole let people collect up to 1.5kg of fungi for personal consumption, but gangs were illegally ha rve s tin g t he m ushr oom s and damaging the fragile ecosystem.

MORE than half of the 1,000 foreign criminals released from prison without being considered for deportation, have still not been removed from the UK and some 22 are missing a decade later.

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POLICE OFFICERS: Have not been seen on the streets.

RNLI lifeguards on a jet ski rescued three teenagers who had drift-

Droning on and on DRONES SIGHTED: Raising safety concerns with pilots.

PRESS Domestic attack A MAN has died in a refugee shelter while trying to set his wife on fire. The woman was seriously injured. Police in the central state of Hesse said the man was previously known to police.

Party spoiler DEPUTY Mayor of Hamburg, Katharina Fegebank, reported she was groped at a party in Berlin. The Hamburg Green party politician said she called for security staff, who apprehended the man before handing him to police.

Parent bashing A WAR of words has broken out on social media in Germany over parents who allow their children to urinate outdoors. Psychologists worry that parent-bashing has become almost a national sport.

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Wet summer NORWAY: The city of Bergen is a record-breaker, having just recorded its wettest summer on record. Over 700mm of rainfall fell in the city in August and residents only saw four dry days.

CALLING the wrong number saved a woman’s life. The 96-year-old fell at her home in Bavaria. She couldn’t reach the phone properly for help, but managed to call a random number and the receiver raised the alarm with police tracing the call.

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NORWAY: The Red Cross has said its mountain rescue services are stretched to the limits. They have been on so many rescue missions this summer they are reported to have told a hiking couple to fend for themselves as it wasn’t critical.

flu vaccination have launched a legal claim. The case involves 14 children who developed a severe sleeping disease following their jab in 2009.

GERMANY has pledged to help rebuild a school in central Italy, destroyed in the recent earthquake. Chancellor Angela Merkel said German businesses also want to contribute and the football league wants to organise a fundraising match.

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DUTCH supermarket group Albert Heijn is recalling its frozen beef, chicken and veal croquettes after some customers were injured by them suddenly exploding. Customers can return the snacks for a refund.

A FORMER Nazi beach resort ruin is to be turned into a luxury tourist destination on a German island. Building started in 1936 but halted with the start of the Second World War in 1939, leaving a concrete skeleton along the coast of Prora.

Sword found DENMARK: A couple out for a stroll in a field in western Zealand, found a 3,000 year-old sword. The amateur archaeologists recovered the object and the Museum Vestsjælland believes the swords dates from between 1100 and 900 BC.

PILOTS have reported 39 drone sightings from their planes in the first five months of 2016, raising safety concerns. In the whole of 2015, just 15 drones were reported. There are about 200 registered drones in the Netherlands.

Away from Amsterdam EXPATS are starting to leave Amsterdam due to the cost of housing and lack of international

DUTCH PRESS schools. Companies report they are struggling for international staff in Amsterdam because of competition for housing and education.

Jab case PARENTS whose children became seriously ill following a swine

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RADIO TELESCOPE: Suffered frequency interference.

ET or not to be ET SCIENTISTS manning a massive radio telescope in the Caucasus caused a stir when they announced they had found a signal from a distant star, but their excitement over possible extraterrestrial activity waned when subsequent tests found that the real culprit was the far more mundane frequency interference.

Spotted Putin A GROUP of plucky Eton students from the posh English school managed to swing a meeting with president Putin at the Kremlin. Elite contacts among parents is the likely explanation for how the 11 boys managed to meet the world leader before even Boris Johnson and Theresa May.

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ante on pesky human rights groups who accuse the country of all manner of barbarities by announcing the launch of its very own Soviet-bloc human rights organisation which will operate right across Moscow’s Eurasian hinterlands protecting the fuzzily interpreted ‘civic freedoms’ of the people.

Football fury SCANDAL over the construction of St Petersburg’s World Cup 2018 stadium continues as the city’s governor resigned his post over budget criticisms and work-

ers’ strikes. Russian paratroopers have declined to help out saying that they have other things to attend to than building €600 million football stadiums.

Old ties EDINBURGH marked the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Dervish Convoy to the port of Arkhangelsk. A contingent of six British manned merchant ships left Iceland in 1941 to bring aid to the Soviets at the height of the Second World War. The Russian consul in Scotland was well received by a brass band during the ceremony.

Corporate warfare WHILE Europe hopes to take a bite out of Apple’s tax-free profits, Russia is instead doing battle with IKEA. The Swedish furniture company is threatening to pull out of the country after losing a court case worth millions of euros, and the official raiding of their Moscow head office last month.

A CONTROVERSIAL performance artist best known for stapling his scrotum to Red Square and torching the FSB headquarters has been honoured by Burger King who plan to release a series of tribute burgers based around Petr Pavlensky’s stunts to ‘bring culture to the masses.’

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IKEA: Threatening to leave the country.

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Engine trouble for Rolls Royce By John Smith DUE to problems detected in Rolls Royce engines which power the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Japanese airline ANA has announced that it will, over a period of three years replace each of the 100 engines powering its 787 fleet. According to the airline, there have been three engine failures in 2016 caused by corrosion and cracking of the turbine

is the cost of a single engine for the Boeing 787.

blades. It will continue to operate with Rolls Royce engines and will repair ex-

GROWING AIRLINE: May expand its services.

Jet2 to continue with its expansion plan THE rapidly expanding Jet2 airline continues to increase its coverage and has announced it wishes to hire 1,000 new staff, including 180 pilots, 700 cabin crew and at least 80 engineers who will be split between the company’s bases in the UK. Although not considered by many as a major airline, it still runs 63 aircraft out of eight airports from Birmingham to Edinburgh and Belfast to Newcastle with no less than 220 destinations mainly in Europe, although it does also fly to New York. Covering 14 destinations in Spain and the islands, the company may well be encour-

isting engines (of which five are currently suspect) until such time as all of the engines are replaced with new engines containing upgraded blades. This news from the airline with the largest number of 787s in operation has come as something of a blow for the engine manufacturer which is in competition with General Electric who also make an engine for this Boeing model. A spokesman for

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aged to expand its services either to new destinations here or by increasing the number of flights it operates. With so many pilots searching for jobs, this will be a welcome bonus as many newly qualified pilots in particular are travelling to Africa and Papua New Guinea to operate small aircraft operating on bush runways in order to keep their flying hours up to date. According to the company’s Chief Executive Steve Heapy, the service that Jet2 offers is attracting more and more customers and it has now become one of Britain’s fastest growing airlines.

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Shareholder committees AFTER a number of well publicised shareholder revolts against the increase in salary and bonuses at a number of public companies, Conservative MP Chris Philp is proposing all major companies should set up a shareholder committee which would have the absolute right to approve or reject pay deals before they are presented at the next AGM. In addition, he also wants to see an elected member of staff have the right to sit in on these meetings to represent workers but they wouldn’t be able to vote.

Nigerian recession WHEN you consider that so many of the major scams on the internet have been initiated by very clever Nigerians, many of whom have made their fortunes, it is to some extent surprising that the country that has the potential to eclipse South Africa as the most important economy in sub Saharan Africa has actually entered into recession.

Trade deal is looking doomed THE Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership really does look as if it is going to be dropped as even staunch supporter and Vice-Chancellor of Germany Sigmar Gabriel said that it was dead but no-one would admit it. This observation is followed by a clear statement by the French Trade

£710 billion (€843 billion) is the estimated combined deficit of the top 6,000 pension funds in the UK and the figure increases each month.

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Minister who said “France is demanding the pure, simple and definitive halt of these negotiations.” As the EU steers itself away from a deal which appears to greatly favour the US, it is to be hoped that Britain is very careful about the terms of any future trade deal with America.

Rolls Royce has accepted that there is a need to remodel the engine and the new model should be completed by the end of this year so that the replacement engines may then go into production. Other airlines appear to have been able to cope with the problem by regular maintenance and repair, but the ANA decision (and it is not known who will pay for the replacement engines) has certainly not helped.

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Crocodile rocks CROCODILE farms are growing in popularity in Africa as the animals are relatively easy to maintain, replace their numbers through the laying of eggs and are prized for both their meat and skins. The ideal age for a farmed crocodile is eight years when they produce the best meat which is becoming more popular in China with the skin being used to make shoes and handbags. As ‘gourmets’ around the world search for new eating experiences, crocodile along with ostrich and kangaroo as well as squirrel are appearing on more and more menus.

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NET VOL 254.74 109.53 1,698.16 534.92 .00 504.23 162.29 424.38 1,693.96 188.40 1,878.12 10,780.75 1,104.26 241.09 1,685.30 7,667.56 618.87 573.14 2,410.81 174.93 290.75 534.43 110.18 2,191.65 76.73 605.95 287.27 23.05 510.22 693.60 519.20 426.29 224.74 335.78 2,877.87 1,206.97 9,577.89 656.13 106.04 165.56 9,164.68 468.49 92.11 83.25 2,553.30 25.61 433.03 2,167.29 48.33 1,265.00

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Samsung suspend smartphone sales By John Smith SHARES in Korean giant electronics company Samsung have slumped following its brave announcement that it is suspending sales of the new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone as there have been some reports in South Korea and the USA that some of the phones have burst into flames whilst being charged or soon after. Although it is thought to be less than 50 reported so far, the company clearly doesn’t wish to see potential injury to its customers with the resulting legal claims that could be made against it. It appears the problem is caused by the Lithium batteries in the phone and a company statement was released by the president of the company’s mobile division in which he admitted “We have received several reports of battery explosion on the Note 7 that was officially launched on August 19.” He went on to say all customers who had purchased this model would be able to exchange them once new safer versions had been produced which would take weeks rather than months. So far, the phone has only been put on sale in 10 different countries with batteries supplied by a number of producers so the company will need some time to trace which batteries are causing the problem. The need to admit this problem and withdraw the model from sale would have been bad at any time, but this is made worse by the fact that major competitor Apple is said to be about to launch its next generation iPhone shortly.

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS: The Samsung new Galaxy Note 7 handset could burst into flames. Although Apple has traditionally been the market leader for smartphones, the Samsung corporation has gained a great deal of ground over the past few years and with reports of some potential screen problems with the iPhone 6, it seemed that the new Galaxy with its large screen and in built stylus, was initially very well received and was a potential rival to the Apple product.

Samsung had seen some very strong, and to some extent unexpected, profits during the first half of 2016 and was forecasting strong sales for all of its phones in the second half of the year but many people may be a little worried that one of the latest innovations to unlock this smartphone is by scanning the users eyeball and the fact the phone could potentially explode in their faces may well discour-

age any future purchase. Whilst there is little doubt the model will only be returned to the market when the problem is resolved, consumers will be alert to the fact the initial problem had not been detected in the first place. At the time of writing, a number of companies in Spain were still offering the Galaxy Note 7 for sale at prices ranging from €729 to €850.

Shipping company in dire financial straits IT looks as if certain gifts will be very hard to get hold of this Christmas as South Korea’s largest shipping company, having filed for bankruptcy protection, is now effectively unable to deliver more than half a million containers on board ships which are stuck at sea! Major container ports around the world are refusing to allow the Hanjin vessels to dock as they don’t believe they will be paid if the ships are allowed into port to unload their containers. Even if the ships were allowed into port, the Administrators might refuse permission for them to enter, as there is every possibility they could be seized by creditors who are fast running out of patience. It is not just the containers on board and of course the stranded crews who don’t even know when they might be able to step foot on dry land again or even if they are likely to get paid for their time at sea. Containers are also stacking up in ports around the world after being seized as collateral and adding

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FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY: A Hanjin container ship in port. to the chaos and confusion. There is always the chance that if this ‘stalemate’ goes on for too long, then ships could run out of fuel and supplies thus forcing the hands of port owners to allow ac-

cess on humanitarian grounds September is normally the start of the build-up to the movement of goods to be stocked for Christmas sale and this is why analysts fear that huge volumes of goods may

not hit the market in time or may no longer be required if retailers have to look elsewhere for replacement supplies. Just to add to the fun and games, not all of the ships that are carrying

containers are actually owned by Hanjin and not all of the containers on board Hanjin vessels are actually theirs either so this will cause additional difficulty and while the vessels are still at sea, there is no way in which the containers can be removed anyway. This is by far the largest liquidation in shipping history and the rules will effectively write themselves. Whatever happens this will be a long and protracted situation which will need some very astute footwork to try to resolve. One possible option is that the vessels could be sold at sea, but as they are loaded with overdue containers, some of which will no doubt include penalty clauses for late delivery, any sale is likely to be at a ‘knock down’ price. As is often the case, those handling the restructuring and possible liquidation of the company will be pretty assured of having ‘first bite of the cherry’ when their bills are presented, especially if they control the cheque books, but others will have to stand in line and hope for the best.

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APPLE CEO: Tim Cook with European Parliament President Martin Schulz. By John Smith IN the words of the old time comedian Max Miller, “Now here’s a funny thing” as the Irish government doesn’t want to uphold a ruling by the European Commission to demand that Apple pays up to €13 billion to Ireland in avoided tax due to the illegality of a deal struck between the company and the Irish government. This amount, the equivalent of a whole year’s cost of the Irish Health Service, has been accumulated over a period of 24 years between 1991 and 2015 and includes an amount of interest. Both the Irish government and Apple have already indicated that they intend to appeal against the ruling whilst the US government has joined in saying not only has Apple complained to it, but it is worried if this ruling remains in place, then Apple might pay less tax within the US in the future. According to the findings of the investigation which has been carried out over a period of years, Apple actually paid as little as 0.005 per cent of its profits to the

Irish government in 2014 but they did make some investments in the country and employ 6,000 staff in Cork. There is little doubt as to the conclusions as far as the EU is concerned with a clear statement from the European competition commissioner: “Member states cannot give tax benefits to selected companies - this is illegal under EU state aid rules. “The commission’s investigation concluded that Ireland granted illegal tax benefits to Apple, which enabled it to pay substantially less tax than other businesses over many years.” Whilst the ruling may look like a windfall to the Irish taxpayer, there is little doubt other countries within the EU where Apple operates would expect to take a cut of this tax shortfall, as they have effectively been denied taxes they should have received. It is clear that while cash-rich Apple does not wish to pay any more tax than it needs to, the Irish are taking a much longer term strategy as they want to see the ruling reversed so that they

can continue to be seen as a lowcost taxation home for international corporations. With all the fuss over offshore investments and tax havens for individuals, it does seem that Ireland which desperately needs income and employment, is ‘sailing very close to the wind’ and in the view of the European Commission has crossed the fine line between what is acceptable and what is not. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, has already warned that in the unlikely event that the ruling stands, it could adversely affect investment in Europe and creation of jobs. But as most of those jobs are aimed at selling Apple products to Europeans and then apparently avoiding tax, this may be a bit of an empty threat! The British deal with Google to accept a £130 million (€152 million) payment of back taxes seems like a drop in the ocean compared to this ruling and if it stands, it is debatable whether the UK will be able to claim any part of a windfall from Apple if it has already left the EU.

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Blight of bigoted and bitter LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT IT’S the racist accusers who are actually the true racists. It’s the bigoted and bitter individuals that spread hatred and destructive attitudes which blight our previously liberal and receptive societies. This latest furore, about a completely innocuous remark on a TV soap is a case in point. It wasn’t the 99.9 per cent of viewers who took umbrage and considered it racist, it was the 1 per cent of holier-than-thous and serial troublemakers who were ‘offended’ at the remark. The majority of English people didn’t object to the original influx of Mid-East immigrants who came to our shores. It wasn’t until the bigots among them began standing up and accusing us of racism that the hateful phenomena reared its ugly head. When I witnessed the large numbers of West Indians who entered London in the early 60’s, I never

WEST INDIANS: Most arrived in the early 1960s. dreamed of any bias against them because of their creed or colour. In fact, until a small minority of bitter

losers among them began blaming the attitude of locals for their own failures, I’d never even heard the

word ‘racist.’ Accusations of racism are a pathetic and disgraceful excuse for

those who wish to whip up as much separatism and segregation as possible. It prevents free speech, smothers opinion and is utterly suffocating in any quests for understanding and acceptance of the fascination and diversity of our human existence. And while we’re about it. Can we stop insisting on apologies for our history of supporting slavery? History tells us the Romans and Danes took far more slaves, including Scottish and Irish, than the slave traders of America, but no one asks the Italians or the Danes to apologise. Give us a break. Thanks to some of you for pointing out that a national newspaper featured a large piece about excessive swearing on TV. Even citing Mrs Brown’s Boys as an example. The article followed some four days after my column in the EWN. This was by no means the first time a subject we have discussed has been subsequently covered in one of the nationals. Coincidence? Again!? Keep the faith. Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Reduce retirement income tax in Spain ONE of the most important decisions expats need to make when retiring to Spain is how to take pension benefits from their retirement plans. Pension legislation seems to be in a state of constant flux these days. Only by keeping on top of changes in tax and pensions regulations can one be confident of making the best choices for your personal situation. One of the most famous quotes on taxation was uttered by George Sutherland, an English-born US jurist and political figure: “The legal right of a taxpayer to decrease the amount of what otherwise would be his taxes, or altogether to avoid them, by means which the law permits, cannot be doubted.” Few would contest the need for governments to raise taxes, but many would argue against the necessity to over-tax the population. As such, governments adopt the ‘stick’ of compulsory taxation for residents of a country, whilst also offering ‘carrots’ in the form of allowances and legal loopholes to soften the blow. One such ‘carrot’ applies to the

LEGAL LOOPHOLE: Reduces the rate of income tax to be paid. draw-down of pension income in Spain. For those who qualify, it is possible to take your pension as a ‘three year temporary annuity.’ The term ‘annuity’ refers to the original Latin root of the word meaning annual payment, which is not the same as taking a traditional insurance company annuity. This form of Spanish annuity allows an individual to withdraw equal amounts from his/her pension fund over a three year period. The first payment can be made on day one, the next a year later, and the last a year

after that. As a result, three years pension income can be withdrawn within the period of two years and a day. QROPS holders qualify for this special tax treatment in Spain; the net effect of using this legal loophole is a pension income tax rate of between 3-5 per cent per annum. The Spanish tax authorities assume a capital element of the annuity and only tax the remaining income element. Everyone’s situation is different; an example may look like the following: Case Study Example: A retiree aged between 60 and 65

with a QROPS fund worth €500,000 and an income requirement of €25,000 per annum would normally pay 24 per cent tax on any income drawn down; this would equate to €6,000. By using the special three year temporary annuity option, tax is reduced to only 18 per cent of this €6,000 or €1,080. The effective tax rate would therefore be 4.32 per cent of each €25,000 of annual income. In order to facilitate this, the pension trustees would reserve €75,000 in a protected account and provide an official document confirming the

three year temporary annuity option has been claimed. The remaining capital in the fund of €425,000 would stay invested and will hopefully grow in the meantime. This basic calculation will differ in accordance with each individual’s personal allowances and regional tax rates; however, as a ball-park figure the principle holds true. For personal and specific advice, it’s important to speak to your financial adviser. After the first three year period, you would simply repeat the exercise, if your situation is the same and the allowance is still in place. If either your situation has changed or tax rules have been altered, you would need to create a tax strategy that works under the new circumstances. We are not alone in finding tax issues daunting. As Albert Einstein once said: “The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax.” I hope he had a good adviser! Phil Loughton Director at AXIS Strategy Consultants www.axis-finance.com

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PRIME DESTINATION: The Costa del Sol is one of Spain’s strongest performing regions. By Matthew Elliott THE Costa del Sol enjoys worldwide reputation as a unique melting pot where people can come and live out their dreams of owning their own home in the sun, somewhere grander, more beautiful and far more personal than they could find in their home countries. This dream of buying and owning a property is shared by millions of working families and older residents who have paid their dues right across Britain, Germany, Scandinavia and other farflung corners of the world. Cities, towns and villages from Marbella to Mijas, San Pedro to Benalmadena are filled with expat couples and families both old and young, some in their third generation and others making their

tentative first steps in a sunny new life. What unites them is the opportunities afforded by one of the world’s most productive, organised and varied local property markets, one which affords working people and pensioners the chance to buy a luxurious seaside villa, charming apartment, gorgeous countryside retreat or mountain cottage with stunning Mediterranean views. The local property scene across the Costa del Sol is a dynamic, energetic affair that has seen many of Britain and Spain’s most dedicated and specialised property experts and real estate agents drive a recent boom that has made the region an essential hotspot on the global investment map. Indeed the coast is widely considered to be driving the

The Costa del Sol is unique melting pot where people can come and live out their dreams of owning their own home in the sun.”

wider Spanish recovery and the success of places like the Costa del Sol has seen a new breed of investor join the marketplace, a symbol of its growing renowned and rosy

future. Wealthy Russian, American and Chinese explorers are now joining foreign residents from the UK, Germany and throughout Europe in embracing the Costa del Sol as the destination of the future, somewhere they can be sure they will not only enjoy the fruits of a beautiful climate and culture, but also reap dividends on their initial investment. But the market hasn’t achieved all this by itself. Behind the success lies a significant number of local estate agents and property specialists who have dedicated themselves to making the Costa del Sol the prime destination they know it can be, and helping expats like you buy and sell your properties transparently and profitably. You will find these heroes of the local real estate scene

across this special EWN property supplement. These individuals provide a great service to a community built on a pioneering spirit and the dream of having a home in the sun. It is because of their dedication and willpower that we can say the Costa del Sol is enjoying one of its finest ever property booms. Not in terms of numbers, the figures haven’t quite reached the heady days of 2006, but with that arsenal of information there is now a brave new world where transparency, legality and fairness are coupled with expert advice and experience to ensure that you get the best deal possible. Record breaking year on year improvements in sales and transactions, healthy measurements and solid indicators for related markets,

including the rental, construction and legal sectors, all point towards a property economy standing on firm foundations. These successes are amply reflected across the Costa del Sol which continues to be one of the country’s strongest performing regions. So if you are considering purchasing or selling a home somewhere on the wonderful Costa del Sol, you’d be hard pressed to find a better occasion to give the matter serious consideration. Remember that today you have much more expertise and knowledge at your fingertips and that the smart thing to do is to make the most of it. Be sure to consult fully with the local property experts you will find in these pages, and remember that you have a right to live your dream.

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The British are still number one foreign buyers right up to Brexit It looks a safe bet that 2016 property sales will beat 2015. John Graham The property expert

THE latest figures show that demand for a home in the sun in Spain by foreign buyers continues to rise year on year. So far this year, Spain is enjoying a fantastic tourism season breaking numbers on the same time last year. As September gets under way and into the residential property market high season, it’s a good time to take a quick look at what is happening. The first two quarters resi-

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY: Sales continue to increase. dential property figures are now out and, similar to tourism figures, residential

property sales continue to increase. Residential property sales are up around 23- 24 per

cent on the same period last year and new home sales are also stronger than 2015.

In the first two quarters of 2016, foreign buyers represent approximately 14 per cent of all residential property sales in Spain but in popular locations such as the Costa’s and Mallorca the foreign buyers tend to dominate the local residential property sales market. You’ve probably noticed the rapid increase in new real estate agencies over the past three years. The trend is set to continue, especially as big brand real estate agents open up more and more franchised offices, to capture home sales in a growing market. There is also good news for house prices as in the first two quarters residential property prices continued to rise,

good news for investors looking for capital appreciation. What hasn’t changed much is the market share of residential homes purchases per foreign nationality. The British continue to hold on to the number one spot at 20 per cent, right up to the Brexit, with the Germans at 8 per cent then the French and Swedish at 7 per cent. It will be interesting to see the residential property sales figures at the end of the year but it looks a safe bet that 2016 residential property sales will top 2015. John Graham is a Fellow of The Architecture & Surveyors Institute. For advice or professional services contact John at gk.ipad@me.com.

Spain’s coastal catalyst It’s the end of an era

MEDITERRANEAN COAST: The burning engine behind Spain’s property sales growth. By Matthew Elliott COASTAL areas continue to lead the way in solidifying Spain’s property recovery and taking the industry to new heights, on a far more stable footing than seen during the boom years of the early millennium. A simple scan of the high street horizon and the abundance of successful real estate agents is sufficient to tell that the market is back in full swing and enjoying a healthy boom worth capitalising on.

New figures from the School of Property Registrars indicate that the Mediterranean coastline is the burning engine behind Spain’s total growth in property sales, with places such as Alicante coming third behind Barcelona and Madrid, despite having but a fraction of the population. Narrowed down to take account of population density, property sales are at their highest in Malaga province, which includes the Costa del Sol, followed by Alicante. Other coastal and expat hotspots

along the Valencian coast from Calpe to Murcia also fare fantastically on the sales table, leading to heady optimism among analysts and estate agents. Foreign investors make up a significant percentage of coastal sales, accounting for roughly half of all transactions, with the vast majority resale homes rather than new builds. Across Spain home sales rose by almost 25 per cent in the second quarter of the year compared to 2015’s figures as the market continues its remarkable recovery.

WEALTHY urban enclaves throughout London have traditionally been populated by the classic characters of upper class Britain: advocates, academics, t h e a r i s t o c r a c y ’s o l d money and the new money of bullish business magnates. That dynamic is on its way out according to new analysis which shows that the traditional elite are being squeezed out of places like Chelsea and Hampstead by the super rich foreign investors who are playing a very real game of monopoly. We a l t h y B r i t s a r e now buying property in less exclusive areas of the capital, causing a further wave of gentrification and pushing the middle classes out into the suburbs. Wo r k i n g f a m i l i e s

and the long-term unemployed then embark on an exodus to the fringes of the M25, meaning that the influx of middle eastern, Russian and Chinese oligarchs is changing the very fabric of the city’s property and demographic scene, despite them being few in number and rarely occupying the homes they purchase. While London has historically seen the wealthy live, not quite cheek by jowl, but certainly close to the ordinary people, the new city overlords are doing all that they can to scrap local social housing initiatives and establish distinct enclaves and personal fiefdoms, buying up neighbouring property and embarking on serious rebuilding projects.

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Bargaining techniques STREETWISE home buyers across Spain are making offers which are on average more than a fifth under the asking price, according to a survey of more than two million offers since January 2010. The gulf between the wishes and desires of buyers and sellers varies across different regions, being at its most pronounced in Valencia and Murcia, and closest in Madrid. From haggling on a street market to negotiating a luxurious coastal villa, the bargaining game has hardly changed over time but today Spanish buyers do have access to an enhanced variety of tools and techniques to help smooth the process. For example the hugely popular Spanish property portal Idealista has an online tool whereby interested buyers can directly communicate with sellers (or whoever is managing their accounts). Pitching, even when done online, has its own pitfalls and obstacles as you may be unwittingly bargaining with a real estate agent charged with ensuring that they secure the highest possible bid and simply blocking you if the original offer is far too low. Remember that, while following the average online offer of 20 per cent may seem like a safe opening gambit, these figures are extracted from an internet database and people are less likely to offer a full fifth below the asking price face-to-face. The tool is, however, extremely handy for gauging just how far you can push the seller’s buttons and as an effective practice run for an eventual personal meeting.

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NORMAL PROPERTY: Seen by investors as a safer bet. INVESTORS in the UK are ploughing funds into alternative property ventures, considered safer in the new Brexit age. Rather than investing in retail centres, offices and construction, money is flooding into student accommodation, care homes and health clinics. ‘Alternative’ or ‘specialist’ property is considered less risky by increasingly influential property consultants advising clients of potential outcomes when Britain leaves the EU. Commercial property has been hit badly by the result and €20 billion was frozen by seven

different property funds in the aftermath, while alternative property has increased its market share from 13 to 16 per cent. Fears remain, and preparations are being made, over a potential exodus of top financial firms to the continent, especially if retail keeps falling. Hedging their bets means investors are looking for public sector tenants anchored to the country as a less flashy or lucrative, but far more stable option. They could profit over long-term leases up to 25 years, a commercial impossibility in the current climate.

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Expanding investors WHEN foreign investment comes to mind the typical image is of wealthy British, German, Arab or Russian clientele descending on the sunny Spanish shores in search of a bargain. Recently the Chinese were revealed to be among the country’s top developing property investors. Spain now occupies a prominent place in the imagination of ambitious Chinese entrepreneurs. Less expected foreign explorers come from South African investors who have turned to Spain looking to plant a firm stake in the heart of a developed but affordable European country. Intu Properties, which is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, is understood to be interested in increasing its Spanish assets, currently worth around €350 million. Investors are, however, being cautious and considering Spain’s delicate economic situation before committing themselves to the long-haul.

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The great luxurious divide impact on the luxury and mid-range markets can be explained in part by the enduring appeal of the Spanish coast to British families, holidaymakers, pensioners and second-home seekers, whereas wealthy buyers typically value convenience and investment opportunities.

By Matthew Elliott THE luxury housing market in Spain is set to boom over the coming months and years with a startling 80 per cent increase in spending already whipping up excitement in the lucrative sector this year. But wealthy Brits are looking increasingly less likely to be part of the luxury sweepstakes following the Brexit vote and it is expected that their mantle will increasingly shift to the elites of the Middle-East, Russia and China, who are ironing out their finances for record-breaking investments in Spain. Interestingly the drop in demand among British buyers has only been seen in the high-end property sector while lower to mid-range villas, apartments and fincas have seen almost no negative impact on demand. This means that places like Madrid and Barcelona, where elite executives may once have set up a luxury apartment for business travel, are more likely to feel the Brexit pinch than the various costas which are seeing a steadily optimistic stream of

80 per cent is the increase expected in the luxury housing market.

CLASSIC COASTAL PROPERTIES: Are enduringly popular to the British. British buyers continue to bolster demand. Tellingly the language among British-based real estate agents reflects ‘marginal differences’

and ‘unrealised fears,’ whereas a representative from luxury realtor Sotheby’s spoke of a ‘radical reduction.’ Sotheby homes of course average at more than €1

million and are typically plush city centre apartments with a view, a far cry from the dream of the classic British buyer in Spain. The chasm between Brexit’s

Another key part of the puzzle can be found in Spain’s enduring political problems which have some wealthy British buyers hanging back to see whether they might be taxed higher on luxury properties, particularly if they aren’t in possession of an EU passport. While Chinese and Russian investors are quite happy to fork out half a million euros extra on a property simply to earn themselves a ‘golden visa,’ wealthy Brits will be far more reluctant to pay for privilege they once enjoyed as a right.

New palace of glass to be built in London ANOTHER gleaming spire of glass is set to force its way onto the iconic London skyline with the news that Chinese state-owned property group, Greenland, is to build at 771ft tower near Canary Wharf. At an estimated cost of €952 million, it will have more than 850 apartments with some of them onebedroom luxury suites for sale at nearly €707,000.

67 storeys high, the Spire London will contain a swimming pool on the 35th floor. To be called Spire London, it is expected to be one of the tallest residential skyscrapers in Europe. The developers have also revealed the tower will contain so-called affordable housing dwellings, nearly 100 of them, for social tenants. How they will be chosen is not known at this time, but Greenland insist they will still have access to some of its best amenities. Greenland’s UK managing direc-

LONDON SKYLINE: Will have a new iconic building when Spire London arrives in 2020.

tor Wenhao Qian said its plans for Spire London reflected the confidence it “continues to have in both the London economy and the London property market.” Construction of the 67-storey Spire London is expected to be completed by 2020. The gleaming palace of glass will not be without greenery too, with the plans showing space for a private garden and a third-floor garden deck. The 35th floor will contain a swimming pool, lounge area, fitness suite and gym. The design and shape of the building is said to have taken its inspiration from the orchid, a flower cultivated in China for thousands of years. The company said the Spire was its “most important project in Europe” underlining London’s status as a ‘world class city and destination.’ The tower is not the only high-rise building proposed for London’s skyline which has led to concerns there are too many in the pipeline. The launch of Spire London and its public showcasing is set for October 13.

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Helping people to make memories on the Costas By Gemma Elvins-Quinn AFTER a successful career in banking, Edward Wright followed his family to the Orihuela Costa on the Costa Blanca. Purchasing the unit next to his father in Villamartin Plaza, the family have been a formidable force as restaurateurs with the success of Eduardo’s Pasta Factory, Eduardo’s and La Finca de Eduardo’s. For Edward it was about bringing the best quality food, service and experience to diners on the Costa Blanca: “I have so many happy memories at Eduardo’s and helping create memories for others,” he said. “We welcomed families with young children who then came back to celebrate milestone birthdays, engagements and weddings. We became part of their lives.” Now Edward is playing an even more important role: as a real estate agent helping people find their dream home in Spain. NEW Feeling it was the right time to

step away from the food industry, much to the upset of their many fans, the doors were closed on La Finca de Eduardo’s. Edward has now been selling homes for the last 18 months. But he has a different take on his work. “You don’t sell houses. People come here with their own dreams and ideas of what they’re looking for and we facilitate finding them that property. “The key is listening what their needs are and getting the properties right, not dragging them round dozens of properties hoping we can change their needs and make them like it.”He added, “whilst serving great cuisine had its high points there’s nothing like the feeling of handing over keys to someone for their new home.” Teaming up with Viking Homes and Golf in Villamartin, established in the area for over 30 years, they’ve helped thousands of people buy and sell in Spain. Focusing on resales and new builds they have an extensive range of properties. Having spent four months in Marbella, Edward is soon to open an office in La Cala to cover a wider area. Splitting his time between Costas will be a challenge, but Edward and his family ROLE: For Edward Wright. are ready for it.

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Securing your home and peace of mind By John Graham WHETHER you own an apartment, town house or villa, everyone I advise on property has one thing in common: they want to feel secure in their home and they want their home to be secure when they’re not there. In some cases homeowners go to great lengths in search of security and privacy, the latest high security developments have sold homes to the super rich by offering developments that even block Google street search throughout the development. Based on the concept that it’s hard to break in and rob a villa in a development that doesn’t exist. For the rest of us, affordable security systems have never been easier to buy. When I present homeowners

with a full security survey, they are normally surprised what is now available, which can have the same security as a high security government building. One of the most advanced systems available today is smart technology, controlled from your smartphone or iPad. Smart technology security in your home is a must for anyone looking for peace of mind and when added to conventional security systems, burglars will move on to less challenging targets. With your smartphone everything is real time, you can control your security cameras day and night, monitor the interior of your home and switch lights on and off. Other safety features include complete con-

trol of your smart door locks, open and close doors, check smoke alarms, appliances and electronics while away from home. Add your smart technology to a security alarm system, gated community, security guards and your security will be on par with the super rich and burglars will have no choice but to move on. While I’m writing this article, my two big dogs are looking at me, so I better state the obvious: dogs are man’s best friend and also excellent for your personal security and you don’t even need a smartphone... just a few dog biscuits. John Graham is a Fellow of The Architecture & Surveyors Institute and writes a weekly column for EWN.

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Case for cautious optimism MAJOR Spanish financial institution BBVA has said the price of property will gradually grow throughout the remainder of 2016 and that contemporary conditions are extremely favourable to buyers. The bank has just released its new Spain Real Estate Observatory report, an analysis always hotly anticipated by industry insiders, which calls for a cautious optimism in the run-up to the new year. Taking into account full housing data up until July, BBVA is confident the slow but steady price increases will continue to attract foreign investment, a critical engine of the property economy that has re-emerged from its shell in the past two years. Importantly, the report notes that the stronger real estate market has had a remarkable impact on the national economy thus creating a beneficial cycle of growth. Strong sales have generated employment and led to banks increasing credit access and a steady stream of foreign residents queuing up for prime properties built by an expanding construction sector. The situation is set to continue for the next six months, although BBVA note that lingering political instability will necessarily limit the market’s undoubted potential. Discounted prices and the gradual disappearance of previously unsold homes in coastal areas will, however, likely make up for the negative political impact and see the market enter 2017 in fine form. Other indicators point to next year perhaps representing a significant breakthrough for the sector as building land transactions were up 82 per cent in the second quarter of the year, meaning investors are clearly confident in bumper growth just around the corner.

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John Graham’s top tips on how to save water EWN readers can help reduce the water crisis SPAIN has lost 20 per cent of its fresh water. As you cool off in your pool this summer or cool off with a cold shower it’s hard to think that every year there seems to be a water crisis on the Costa’s and Mallorca. So what’s happening to our water supply and can EWN homeowner readers help. Well let’s take a look at some of the causes that are giving the Costa’s and Mallorca problems. Studies show that Spain has already lost around 20 per cent of its fresh water supply and this is forecast to continue due to climate change rising to 25 per cent in the future. In addition to rivers drying up, the biggest problem is reduced rainfalls in Southern Spain in particular but also on all the Costa’s and Mallorca.

25 per cent reduction of rainfall by the end of the century has been forecast. Scientists forecast a reduction of 25 per cent of rainfall by the end of the century in these regions, that’s a lot less water than we have available today. As we all know Spain has had a building boom and at its height Spain was building more homes per year than several European countries combined and new build projects are on the rise again, and all need a constant supply of fresh water. So what’s being done to combat the water crisis? Water companies are replacing old leaking water pipes and are

laying new water pipes, to save on wastage. Desalination plants along the coast line are playing an important role in the fight against the constant water shortages and Almeria is an excellent example of what can be done to reverse a water crisis and help sustain a high level of agriculture production in the region. EWN homeowner readers can also contribute to saving fresh water by doing a few basic things every day which all add up to a measurable saving by the end of the year. So let’s start right away, here are a my top seven tips. Try and incorporate them into your every day use of fresh water, you could save around 25 per cent per year and of course save money by reducing your water bills.

1. Save 90 per cent evaporation of your swimming pool water, always cover your pool when not in use. 2. Buy the latest washing machine and dishwashers, they use much less water than older models. 3. Only plant Mediterranean flowers, bushes and trees, they use much less water than other types. 4. Use your garden sprinklers at night and cut back a little on the timer. 5. Have a recycling system installed put your water to good use. 6. Have a shower more often and cut back on having a bath, you use much less water. 7. If washing up, don’t leave the tap on all the time at maximum flow.

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World’s wildest property markets By Matthew Elliott A NEW global ranking of house price growth has posted some fascinating results and shows that extreme variety continues to govern the wider world property market as its chief characteristic. Turkey and New Zealand lead the pack with the down-under property scene witnessing a price hike of more than 11 per cent in the past year, while rampant building across Istanbul and Ankara makes Turkey the world’s hottest market with a 13.9 per cent rise. Canada is hot on New Zealand’s heels and was the third fastest rising country, clocking up 10 per cent price increases and gaining momentum with the strongest price rises over the past three months. The rankings were conducted by international property powerhouse Knight Frank and saw Sweden, Malta and Austria as the top performing European countries. Surprisingly some of the worst faring nations are in the previously white-hot property scene of south-east Asia, with Taiwan, Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong all posting negative price growth.

The wrong side of the tracks ILLEGAL builds and extensions are part and parcel of the Spanish property landscape, incurring massive fines when uncovered, causing untold suffering for unwitting buyers, and even leading regional governments to dispatch drones to help discover them amid sprawling private villas. One homeowner in Ibiza has taken the practice too far by launching an extension beyond his own personal pitch and effectively annexing a patch of public land on a rocky local beach. Possessing a luxurious villa, once owned by supermodel Elle McPherson, atop the low lying cliffs overlooking the island’s Cala Comte beach was apparently not enough to satisfy one owner. He established his very own private ‘chill-out’ area with a full bathing deck but on the public beach. The owner, thought to be a wealthy Russian, was reported to the Guardia Civil by local residents and even sped off from the beach in his yacht when police arrived to question him. Even an Ibizan councillor was reportedly intimidated by private security guards when he tried to contact the owner, who will now face prosecution for the unauthorised usurping of public space. Nationalisation of all Spanish beaches in 1988 has seen all manners of disputes rise between wealthy landowners and local authorities, with foreign residents unaware of the law frequently caught in the crossfire.

PROPERTY BOOM: Auckland is in the middle of a property boom and record numbers have inquired about New Zealand citizenship.

Spain was positioned globally at number 38 with a 2.4 per cent rise over the year, ahead of France but behind the UK which was nestled at number 24 with a 5.6 per cent jump. The figures include the second quarter of 2016 and it will be interesting to see where the UK stands in six months once the impact of the Brexit vote is better known. That Auckland is in the middle of a massive property boom may be bad news for some Brits given the news that record numbers had inquired about New Zealand citizenship now that Britain appears destined to leave the EU. Average house prices in the capital city have soared past the NZ$1m mark (€660,000), even higher than the London average and forcing the government to take drastic measures to prevent the exclusion of thousands of locals from their neighbourhoods. An influx of wealthy Chinese investors is considered the key driving factor behind the recent price surge and in July the government imposed tough new laws for international investors, insisting that they pay a 40 per cent deposit up front in a bid to deter rampant speculation.

New homes left on the shelf ALTHOUGH home sales, both new and used, have been buoyant over recent years, confirming that the Spanish property market is indeed in the throes of a full recovery, there remains the central question of what to do with the country’s unsold and largely unsellable homes which scatter the coastal interior.

95,000 unsold new homes are located within the province of Andalucia. While there are virtually no unsold new homes on the coast itself, travelling a few miles inland tells a different story and this particular sweet spot accounts for a vast proportion of Spain’s unsold stock, more than even the cosmopolitan strongholds of Madrid and Barcelona. Spain’s two largest cities have around 40,000 unsold new homes blighting the environment but the far less populated Alicante has 42,000, while the

UNOCCUPIED DWELLINGS: Built in the boom years have no commercial resources. province of Valencia has a staggering 94,000, just short of Andalucia’s 95,000. The problem with this stock isn’t that there is a shortage of demand, or that the market itself is stuttering in any way. Rather these homes were built

in the boom years in a fit of wanton joy but now inhabit largely empty estates that have no commercial resources or neighbourly appeal for foreign or Spanish buyers. Since emerging from the recession Spanish and interna-

tional developers have now built thousands of new homes of a far higher quality and with far better positioning than these older models, and naturally these more modern homes are forming the bulk of the new build market.

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The divine right of presidents Menage a trois

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

DURING his four elected years as president, Mariano Rajoy ignored Spain’s parliament, practically governing by decree thanks to an outsize overall majority. Believing in his God-given right to dominate, he made few friends after moving into the Moncloa Palace. With no need for consensus or dialogue, Rajoy cold-shouldered a natural centreright ally like the PNV in the Basque region. He totally misread Cataluña to the extent that more Catalans now favour secession than when independence rumblings were first heard from another former ally, CiU. Had Rajoy been able to call on Basque and Catalan votes last week, he would now be president. And if he were not co n v i n c e d t h a t t h e D iv in e R ig h t o f Kings applies to presidents too, there would be friends around when he needed them.

WHAT was Pedro Sanchez thinking of when he refused to vote in favour of Rajoy’s investiture, refused to abstain and refused to offer a viable alternative? Sanchez took the PSOE socialists to the party’s worst-ever defeats in December and June and should have resigned then. Sanchez claims not to want a third ele c tion s o w ha t a re his options ? A PSOE-Podemos-Ciudadanos alliance? A mixed marriage is one thing but a mixed ménage a trois seldom works.

Not me! ALBERT RIVERA agreed to vote in favour of Rajoy’s investiture because he is the politician who wants to be useful, not important. His latest, exasperated proposal was the most practical of all: “Anyone who doesn’t want or doesn’t know how to talk or pact should go.” The pity of it is that Mariano Rajoy, Pedro Sanchez and Pablo Iglesias will each believe that Rivera was referring to the others.

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Banking on it WHAT was Mariano Rajoy thinking of when he appointed Jose Manuel Soria, ex-minister of Industry, as Spain’s representative to the World Bank? Soria had to resign because the Panama Papers revealed that he managed his money through an offshore Jersey account. The appointment blows holes through any hope that Rajoy has learnt anything about eradicating corruption or the general public’s perception of his reluctance to recognise it, let alone root it out. What impression does Soria’s appointment give of Spain? A depressingly accurate one, unfortunately.

SHADY SORIA: Appointed by Rajoy as representative to the World Bank.

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Fake Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Dom on the Spot 12:45pm Caught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Think Tank 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Yes Chef 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Ingenious Animals 10:00pm Question Time 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm Matron, Medicine and Me: 70 Years of the NHS A look at the NHS to see how it has changed over the years. 12:30am Possession 2:05am Weather for the Week Ahead

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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 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Who’s Doing the Dishes? 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs 10:00pm Inside Scotland Yard with Trevor Mcdonald 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:40pm The Late Debate 12:10am Britain’s Rookie Cops 1:10am Murder, She Wrote 2:00am Jackpot247

7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am You’ve Been Framed! 10:30am Psych 11:20am Royal Pains 12:15pm Dinner Date 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm You’ve Been Framed! 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You’ve Been Framed! 9:00pm Jack and Jill 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm Jack and Jill 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Family Guy 12:15am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:15am American Dad! 1:45am Two and a Half Men

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Yes Chef Gardeners’ World Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics The Edge Three Up, Two Down Hi-De-Hi! Yes, Minister Wild Burma: Nature’s Lost Kingdom The Great Interior Design Challenge Flog It! Debatable Make Me an Egghead Garden Rescue Great British Menu Trust Me, I’m a Doctor Absolutely Fashion The Premier League Football Show Newsnight All Together Now: The Great Orchestra Challenge Panorama Fake or Fortune? Countryfile Summer Diaries

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8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Top of the Pops Simon Bates presents the weekly chart show, first broadcast on 8th April 1982. 9:00pm The Science of D-Day 9:30pm Hive Minds Fiona Bruce presents a quiz show where players have to find the answers in a hive of letters. 10:00pm Lost Sitcoms: Hancock’s Half Hour 10:30pm James May: The Reassembler 11:00pm The Beginning and End of the Universe Two-part documentary in which Professor Jim Al-Khalili looks at the biggest subject of all, the universe. 12:00am The Wonderful World of Blood with Michael Mosley

7:15am 3rd Rock from the Sun 7:40am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:10am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine Champion of Champions 2:00pm Paralympics 2016 Live 5:00pm Paralympics 2016 Live 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm The Last Leg 9:30pm Paralympics 2016 Live 2:00am 24 Hours in A and E 2:55am Semi-Pro 4:30am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

8:15am Pip Ahoy! 8:30am Thomas and Friends 8:40am Noddy: Toyland Detective 8:55am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:05am Wissper 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:35am Paw Patrol 9:50am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:00am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm Cowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Presumed Dead in Paradise 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00am Secrets of Underground Britain 9:00am On Benefits 10:00am Gypsy Kids: Our Secret World 11:00am Gangland 12:15pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

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Movies Now In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy The Emmy nominated reality courtroom series, presided over by outspoken family court judge. Murder, She Wrote The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is In Loving Memory You’re Only Young Twice George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Midsomer Murders Law and Order: UK Wycliffe Wycliffe Law and Order: UK ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Sporting Funnies Magnum, P.I. The Chase The Sweeney Ironside Minder Cycling Cycling Cycling Minder Ironside Storage Wars New York Storage Wars New York Cycling Cycling Coverage of stage five from Aberdare, to Bath, presented by Matt Barbet and Rob Hayles. Never Say Never Again FYI Daily Never Say Never Again The Specialist FYI Daily The Specialist Cycling ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Charmed Hollyoaks Stage School Animals Unleashed How I Met Your Mother Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Animals Unleashed Animals Unleashed Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Stage School The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory New Girl Angie Tribeca Celebs Go Dating The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

10:45am Kell Brook - Behind the Ropes 11:00am The Premier League Years 1:00pm Premier League 100 Club 1:30pm Boxing Gold 2:00pm Kell Brook: My Greatest Night 3:00pm Boxing Gold 5:00pm Gennady Golovkin Behind the Ropes 5:15pm Kell Brook - Behind the Ropes 5:30pm Premier League Legends 6:00pm Barclays Premier League World 6:30pm Gennady Golovkin Behind the Ropes 6:45pm Kell Brook - Behind the Ropes 7:00pm Football Gold 7:30pm Premier League Match Pack 8:00pm Football's Greatest III 8:30pm Live Super League Play-Offs 11:30pm Boxing 11:45pm Gennady Golovkin Behind the Ropes 12:00am Kell Brook - Behind the Ropes 12:15am Boxing

Last Shift A Warrior’s Tail Emelie Spud 3: Learning to Fly Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Pod A Warrior’s Tail A young boy embarks on an epic quest to save his people from tyrannical hyenas. Dark Places The sole survivor of a massacre reluctantly agrees to revisit her traumatic past. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Last Shift A rookie cop’s first solo shift in a soonto-close station turns into a living nightmare. Dark Places When Animals Dream Spud 3: Learning to Fly

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NFL NFL NFL NFL NFL NFL NFL NFL NFL NFL NFL NFL NFL NFL NFL NFL Premier League Match Pack La Liga Show Barclays Premier League World World Rugby La Liga Show Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Sporting Rivalries Sporting Rivalries Sports Unlimited

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Fake Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Dom on the Spot 12:45pm Caught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Think Tank 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Yes Chef 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Would I Lie to You? 10:00pm We Love Sitcom 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm New Tricks 12:35am The Heist 2:00am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:05am BBC News

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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 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Who’s Doing the Dishes? 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 Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Joanna Lumley’s Japan 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm Doc Hollywood 1:30am Jackpot247 4:00am Murder, She Wrote 4:50am Nightscreen

7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Emmerdale 10:00am You’ve Been Framed! 10:30am Psych 11:20am Royal Pains 12:15pm Dinner Date 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You’ve Been Framed! 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm Funniest Ever You’ve Been Framed! Gold 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 12:05am Family Guy

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Dom on the Spot Yes Chef Eat Well for Less Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics The Edge Three Up, Two Down Hi-De-Hi! Yes, Minister Wild Burma: Nature’s Lost Kingdom The Great Interior Design Challenge Flog It! Debatable Make Me an Egghead Garden Rescue Great British Menu Mastermind Gardeners’ World The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice Mock the Week Newsnight Frances Ha Armando’s Tale of Charles Dickens

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8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective. 8:30pm BBC Proms 2016 The 2016 Proms season draws to a close with Verdi’s Requiem. 10:10pm Sounds of the Sixties The Seekers kick off this episode of the sixties archive pop programme. 10:20pm Sounds of the Sixties 10:30pm Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie 11:30pm Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie 12:30am Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie 1:30am Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie 2:30am Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie 3:30am Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie 4:30am Sounds of the Sixties 4:40am Sounds of the SixtieS

7:15am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:10am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine Champion of Champions 2:00pm Paralympics 2016 Live 5:00pm Paralympics 2016 Live 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Paralympics 2016 9:00pm The Last Leg 10:00pm Paralympics 2016 Live 2:00am Naked Attraction 2:55am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 3:45am Fresh Meat

8:30am Thomas and Friends 8:40am Noddy: Toyland Detective 8:55am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:05am Wissper 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:35am Paw Patrol 9:50am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:00am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm Cowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm The Mentor 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Arctic Icebreakers 9:00pm The Cars That Made Britain Great 10:00pm Carry on Caravanning 11:00pm The Tube: Going Underground 12:05am Ice Road Truckers

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9:20am Everest 11:35am Everest: Sky Movies Special 12:05pm Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation 2:30pm xXx2: The Next Level 4:25pm Enemy of the State 6:45pm Everest 9:00pm Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation 11:15pm King Arthur 1:25am Rocky V

7:00am Dark Places 9:00am Spud 3: Learning to Fly 10:45am The Top Ten Show 2016 11:00am Pod 12:30pm Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 2:45pm Steve Jobs Michael Fassbender stars as the mastermind behind Apple in this hardhitting biopic from director Danny Boyle. 5:00pm A Warrior’s Tail A young boy embarks on an epic quest to save his people from tyrannical hyenas. 6:45pm Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 9:00pm Steve Jobs 11:10pm Dark Places 1:15am Last Shift 2:55am Emelie 4:30am Pod

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Movies Now In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is In Loving Memory You’re Only Young Twice George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Foyle’s War Law and Order: UK Wycliffe Something’s Gotta Give FYI Daily Something’s Gotta Give Long Lost Family Rory Bremner’s Great British Views

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Football Rivalries Magnum, P.I. The Chase The Sweeney Ironside Storage Wars New York Cycling Cycling Cycling Storage Wars New York Minder Ironside Storage Wars New York Storage Wars New York Cycling Cycling The Living Daylights FYI Daily The Living Daylights The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo FYI Daily The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

1:45pm Drillbit Taylor 3:35pm Failure to Launch 5:20pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 7:20pm Unfinished Business 9:00pm Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 10:45pm Drillbit Taylor 12:35am The Inbetweeners 2 2:15am South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut 3:45am Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life 5:40am Death Becomes Her

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Charmed Hollyoaks Stage School Animals Unleashed How I Met Your Mother Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Animals Unleashed Animals Unleashed Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Stage School Fantastic Four Celebs Go Dating The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers on Holiday

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11:45am Gennady Golovkin Behind the Ropes 12:00pm Premier League Match Pack 12:30pm BPL Legends 1:00pm Barclays Premier League World 1:30pm Boxing Gold 2:00pm Fight Night 4:00pm Boxing Gold 5:00pm Boxing 5:15pm Gennady Golovkin Behind the Ropes 5:30pm Premier League Match Pack 6:00pm Barclays Premier League Preview 6:30pm Boxing 6:45pm Gennady Golovkin Behind the Ropes 7:00pm Premier League Match Pack 7:30pm The Fantasy Football Club 8:30pm Football 11:15pm Boxing 11:30pm The Fantasy Football Club 12:30am Premier League Match Pack 1:00am Barclays Premier League Preview

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Cricket Classic Cricket Classic NFL Highlights Sporting Heroes Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Sporting Greats Sporting Greats NFL Highlights Cricket Classic Cricket Classic Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest NFL Highlights Live Super League Play-Offs NFL Hard Knocks Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Sporting Greats Sporting Greats Cricket Classic Cricket Classic Cricket’s Greates

OPINION & COMMENT

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Generation snowflake: are we to blame?

YOUTH OF TODAY: Are over-parented and not prepared for the real world.

Nora Johnson

Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

A NEW government study reveals increasing mental health problems over the past decade among British teenagers - girls in particularcoinciding with social media’s inexorable rise. Although ‘helicopter’ parents, exams, and the competition for well-paying first jobs play their part, experts see a link between the expanding epidemic of teenage mental illness and a 21st century online social life that can seem impossible to switch off, or delete. Things aren’t helped by the ‘everyone’s a winner,’ cotton-wool culture rampant in education. Many young people see personal rejection as the slightest setback, however warranted it may be, and are unable to cope. Generation snowflake! Trouble is, we’ve now got a society in which ‘success’ is so narrowly interpreted that virtually nobody can meet its criteria, not even celebs. You have to be beautiful, skinny, high-achieving, high-earning, popular, and in a relationship with someone who also ticks all those boxes. And it puts even more pressure on girls because they not only have to do well but look good in selfies too (though we’re now helpfully

insisting boys have a six-pack as well). Too many young people, it’s true, are overparented, over-cosseted, and over-protected from the vicissitudes of life, whilst not being encouraged to stand on their own two feet e.g. to cook, iron, travel unaccompanied to school/work, etc. My own friend’s teenage daughters are ferried everywhere in London by her, much to my dismay. Add to this, the decreasing opportunities in schools for sport and other extra-curricular activities. Constant texting and tweeting are no substitute for a good face-to-face chat. Have we then raised an entire generation that has been so coddled, and is so spineless, that it is completely incapable of dealing with the harsh realities of life when on its own? What the UK educational system needs straightaway is a radical overhaul. Self-sufficiency at the very least should be integrated into the curriculum by adding compulsory courses on basic financial management, cookery, a healthy diet, etc. so that more young people are fundamentally better equipped to handle personal responsibility for their own lives. They’ll need it... Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.norajohnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89,£0.79), and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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CITV ITV News Murder, She Wrote Columbo ITV News and Weather Tipping Point The Chase Pick Me! The X Factor Ninja Warrior Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather You’ve Been Framed! Go for It The X Factor Newzoids The Jonathan Ross Show ITV News and Weather United 93 Jackpot247 Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries.

7:10am Annie Oakley 8:40am Best of the Badmen 10:00am Border Country: The Story of Britain’s Lost Middleland 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Lost Land of the Tiger 1:00pm Great British Menu 1:30pm Great British Menu 2:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:45pm That’s Entertainment! 3 4:35pm Flog It! 5:15pm The Hairy Bikers’ Chicken and Egg 6:15pm Gardeners’ World 7:15pm The Great British Bake Off 7:45pm Dad’s Army 8:15pm Last Night of the Proms 9:50pm You Have Been Watching... David Croft 10:50pm QI XL 11:35pm Exhibition 1:15am Frenzy 3:05am Elephant White 4:45am This is BBC Two

4:50am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. 8:00pm The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution 9:00pm Clydebuilt: The Ships That Made the Commonwealth Series exploring the stories of four ships built on the river Clyde. 10:00pm Beck 11:30pm The Andy Williams Show: Duets 12:30am Burt Bacharach: A Life in Song 2:00am Easy Listening Hits at the BBC 3:00am Top of the Pops Peter Powell presents the weekly pop chart show, first broadcast on 25 March 1982. 3:35am The Andy Williams Show: Duets

7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:50am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:20pm The X Factor 1:20pm The Xtra Factor Live 2:20pm Ninja Warrior 3:25pm Totally You’ve Been Framed! Gold 4:30pm Looney Tunes: Back in Action 5:30pm FYI Daily 5:35pm Looney Tunes: Back in Action 6:20pm Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 7:20pm FYI Daily 7:25pm Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 8:10pm The Waterboy 9:10pm FYI Daily 9:15pm The Waterboy 10:00pm The Xtra Factor Live 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:50am Family Guy 1:20am American Dad! 1:50am American Dad! 2:15am Mom

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Movies Now Doctor at Large Where the Heart is Where the Heart is The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Columbo Casablanca FYI Daily Casablanca Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Doc Martin Midsomer Murders Lewis The heavily anticipated detective drama follows up to the hugely acclaimed Inspector Morse series. You’re Only Young Twice You’re Only Young Twice ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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5:25am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 6:20am Come Dine with Me 7:10am Gillette World Sport 7:35am Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest 8:05am Motorsport 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am The Morning Line 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Big Bang Theory 12:25pm The Simpsons 12:55pm The Simpsons 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm Paralympics 2016 Live 5:00pm Paralympics 2016 Live 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Paralympics 2016 9:00pm The Last Leg 10:00pm Paralympics 2016 Live 2:00am Gogglebox 2:55am Location, Location, Location 3:50am Hollyoaks Omnibus

7:00am Milkshake! 9:25am The Fairly Odd Parents 10:00am The Saturday Show Live 12:00pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 1:00pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 2:00pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 3:00pm Police Interceptors 4:00pm Rookies and Raids: Police Interceptors Special 5:00pm Police Interceptors 6:00pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 7:00pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 8:05pm NCIS: Los Angeles 9:00pm NCIS 9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm Football on 5 11:00pm Football on 5 11:30pm The Cars That Made Britain Great 12:30am Impractical Jokers UK

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7:00am Nijinsky’s Triple Crown 7:05am Magnum, P.I. 7:55am Magnum, P.I. 8:50am Motorsport UK 9:50am The Sweeney 10:50am The Sweeney 11:55am Shed and Buried 12:55pm Cycling 1:55pm Cycling 3:00pm Cycling 6:00pm Storage Wars 6:30pm Storage Wars 6:55pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 8:00pm Cycling 9:00pm Cycling 10:00pm The Specialist 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm The Specialist 12:15am Maximum Conviction 1:15am FYI Daily 1:20am Maximum Conviction 2:20am Cycling 3:15am Hell on Wheels 4:00am Teleshopping Innovative, value-formoney products brought directly to you at home.

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7:00am Last Shift 8:40am Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 10:55am Animal Kingdom: Let’s Go Ape 12:40pm Suicide Squad: Dc Villains Uncovered 1:10pm Steve Jobs 3:25pm Emelie A suburban couple celebrating their anniversary unwittingly hire a psychotic babysitter. 5:00pm Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 7:15pm Animal Kingdom: Let’s Go Ape 9:00pm Steve Jobs 11:10pm Emelie 12:45am Dark Places The sole survivor of a massacre reluctantly agrees to revisit her traumatic past. 2:45am Last Shift A rookie cop’s first solo shift in a soon-toclose station turns into a living nightmare.

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7:15am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:00am Glorious Gardens From Above 8:45am Gardeners’ World 9:45am Countryfile 10:40am The Beechgrove Garden 11:10am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:45pm Lorraine Pascale: How to be a Better Cook 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm The Hairy Bikers’ Best of British 2:45pm Great British Menu 3:15pm Great British Menu 4:15pm Flog It! 5:00pm Natural World 6:00pm The Story Of... 7:00pm Athletics 8:00pm New York: America’s Busiest City 9:00pm Scotland and the Battle for Britain 10:00pm Horizon Special 11:00pm Fleabag 11:30pm Murder in Successville 12:00am Absolutely Fashion

8:00pm From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children’s TV 9:00pm Madness on Wheels: Rallying’s Craziest Years 10:00pm The Comet’s Tale 11:00pm The Sky at Night A look at the world of astronomy. 11:30pm Horizon Series exploring topical scientific issues. 12:30am Metamorphosis - The Science of Change 1:30am Operation Crossbow 2:30am The Beginning and End of the Universe 3:30am Horizon Series exploring topical scientific issues. It is one of the most baffling questions that scientists can ask: how big is the universe that we live in?

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7:00am World Cup Top Goalscorers 7:15am Tommy Cooper 7:40am The Sweeney 8:30am The Sweeney 9:30am Motogp Highlights 10:35am The Classic Car Show 11:35am Storage Wars New York 12:00pm Storage Wars New York 12:30pm Storage Wars 1:00pm Cycling 2:00pm Cycling 3:00pm Cycling 6:00pm Goals of the 80’s 6:15pm Storage Wars 6:45pm Shalako 7:50pm FYI Daily 7:55pm Shalako 9:00pm Cycling 10:00pm Rugby 11:00pm Cycling 12:00am United 93 1:00am FYI Daily 1:05am United 93 2:10am Hell on Wheels 3:05am Cycling 3:55am ITV4 Nightscreen

7:00am Milkshake! 10:55am The Fairly Odd Parents 11:30am Football on 5 12:30pm Football on 5 1:00pm Fail Army 1:30pm Now That’s Funny 2:30pm Fly Me to the Moon 4:05pm Bewitched 5:55pm Made of Honour 8:00pm First Day at Big School 8:55pm 5 News 9:00pm Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle 10:00pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 11:00pm The Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s 1:50am Lip Sync Battle 2:15am Super Casino Feeling lucky? Get the authentic, heartthumping casino experience every night. 4:10am Secrets of the SAS 5:00am Now That’s Funny 5:50am Wildlife SOS

4:20pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 7:25pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 10:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2:00am Unbroken 4:30am The Top Ten Show 2016

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7:00am Pay the Ghost 8:40am Dark Places 10:40am Animal Kingdom: Let’s Go Ape 12:20pm The Top Ten Show 2016 12:35pm Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 2:50pm Steve Jobs 5:00pm Animal Kingdom: Let’s Go Ape 6:45pm Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 9:00pm Steve Jobs 11:10pm Pay the Ghost Nicolas Cage stars as a father whose son mysteriously disappears during a Halloween carnival. 12:50am Last Shift A rookie cop’s first solo shift in a soonto-close station turns into a living nightmare. 2:30am Dark Places 4:30am When Animals Dream

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8:15am Yes Chef 9:00am Kate Humble: My Sheepdog and Me 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Athletics 3:00pm Three Up, Two Down 3:25pm Hi-De-Hi! 3:55pm Yes, Minister 4:25pm The Great Rift 5:15pm Great Interior Design Challenge 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Debatable 7:30pm Make Me an Egghead 8:00pm Garden Rescue 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Ripper Street 11:00pm Live at the Apollo 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Trust Me, I’m a Doctor 1:15am The Great British Bake Off 2:15am The Chronicles of Nadiya

8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective. 8:30pm The Boats That Built Britain 9:00pm Life Story Documentary following different life stories of animals, looking at how they preserve their bloodlines. 10:00pm British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves 11:00pm Full Throttle: The Glory Days of British Motorbikes 12:00am The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution 1:00am Sound of Cinema: The Music that Made the Movies 2:00am The Rules of Abstraction with Matthew Collings

7:20am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:10am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine Champion of Champions 2:00pm Paralympics 2016 Live 5:00pm Paralympics 2016 Live 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Paralympics 2016 9:00pm The Last Leg 10:00pm Paralympics 2016 Live 2:00am Too Posh to Parent 2:55am Grand Designs 3:50am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

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 2:55pm Local News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Who’s Doing the Dishes? 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Celebrity Home Secrets 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Cold Feet 11:00pm ITV News 11:30pm Local News and Weather 11:45pm The Jonathan Ross Show 12:45am Newzoids

7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:30am Psych 11:20am Royal Pains 12:15pm Dinner Date 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You’ve Been Framed! Gold 8:30pm You’ve Been Framed! Gold 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 11:00pm American Dad! 11:30pm American Dad! 12:00am Family Guy

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The vegetarian appeal 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.

THERE are many people who take pleasure in ridiculing vegetarians. One of the regular jibes is that humans need the protein and nutrients that only meat can provide (incorrect) and veggies, they hint, are at best, limp-wristed, sandal-wearing tree huggers, with sallow complexions and bad breath. But j u st t a k e a l o o k at the likes of Diane Keaton, Joanna L u m l e y a n d o u r friend, Jenny Seagrove. I don’t believe the propaganda about the halitosis, but I wouldn ’t m i n d t e st i n g it and reporting back. I have to confess that at this time, I am not a vegetarian. The spirit is willing but the flesh - if you’ll excuse that word - is pathetically weak. But I have flirted with the practice in the

MEAT-FREE MEALS: Can take a bit more imagination to prepare. past. Many years ago, taking my inspiration from a girlfriend, I gave up meat and fish. It was ovo-lacto vegetarianism if you want to get technical about it, no veg and fruit but keeping eggs

and dairy produce. I admired her will power and strength of character, but she had strong views on the exploitation of animals and a hatred of modern factory fa rming me thods . Views that I shared then

and still do. She also opted for a no leather policy, which cost her a fortune. During my first experience as a celery bender, I made a brief and disastrous foray into bread making.

The r esul t i ng l oaf was somewhat akin to a white dwarf star, small but incredibly dense and heavy. It was totally inedible, so I heaved it out for the birds. Having battled gamely to extract a few crumbs, the local sparrows and starlings quickly realised that this was not bread as they knew it, and I vividly remember them struggling to take to the air, their tiny stick legs galloping across t he pat i o i n an eff or t t o gather enough momentum for lift off. One unfortunate wood pigeon fell over and rolled around for a bit, before waddling off in a huff. I t ’s not t he wi l l power that I lack these days, but the extra chunk of time that it takes to prepare an imagi nat i ve var i et y of t ast y meat-free meals. Plain vegetables and salads everyday would soon have me climbing the walls and giving off bad smells. Nevertheless, the idea is still appealing.

Hidden dangers for all aircraft Pexels.com

John Smith Random thoughts... THERE is a group known as the Aerotoxic Association which is dedicated to trying to change the attitude of aircraft manufacturers and airline companies who are unwilling to accept that there may be an inherent danger on every flight that takes place around the world and the association estimates that no less than 250,000 people suffer from the effects of Aerotoxic syndrome. In 1999, a French scientist, JeanCristophe Balouet completed a series of investigations which convinced him that a major problem existed with regards to contaminated air in jet aircraft and that the problem which he considered to be as dangerous as asbestos in the lungs could be traced back to 1963. At that time a decision was made to cease drawing air into the cabin through the fuselage to the use of what is known as ‘bleed air’ which is take n f r o m t h e e n g in es an d

FUME EVENTS: May be putting aircraft passengers and crew at risk. mixed with 50 per cent of re-circulated cabin air. In theory, the air is drawn in through ‘wet seals’ which are supposed to keep any engine oil away from the air as should the oil be inad v e rte n tly allow e d to intrude , there is the possibility that highly toxic organophosphates could be directed into the cabin by what has now been named a ‘fume event’ but

is often dismissed as simply some blue or white smoke. There seems little doubt that this does happen from time to time and it said to have increased when legislation was passed to allow the ‘wet seals’ to have a life expectancy of 30,000 flight miles from the original 5,000 flight miles. Members of the Aerotoxic Association include scientists, former

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Less Euros for pounds.

Exchange rate matters EXPATS who live in Spain but receive a pension or other income in Sterling have understandably bemoaned the fact that following the Brexit vote, the value of the pound against the euro had fallen quite a lot, meaning that the value of their income has dropped. Readers have been expressing bitterness that Whitehall possibly used erroneous temperature figures when deciding to scrap the winter fuel benefit for pensioners in countries such as Spain, as reported on our website and in the newspapers. Some argue the overall cost of living in Spain is much cheaper than in the UK so pensioners shouldn’t whine as they’re able to get much more for their money, but this isn’t strictly true especially as prices for certain commodities have increased considerably. If you’re a chain smoking alcoholic, then yes it’s much cheaper to be in Spain but for an average person, who needs to heat a cold house or cool it down during the summer, electricity is very expensive and most electrical goods cost much more than in the UK. There’s good news however as, because the British economy has benefitted from the weak pound against the dollar in particular, exports and industrial production have risen considerably over the past few months and that’s reflected in the pound/euro exchange rate. It’s not an enormous increase but any increase is welcome. It pays to keep an eye on the rate of exchange and visit websites of specialist exchange companies based in Spain who offer an English language service as they’ll invariably offer better rates with lower charges than UK high street banks.

pilots, cabin crew and interested parties, many of whom believe that their health has been seriously impa ire d by r egul ar exposur e t o ‘fume event s’ whi ch can cause chronic or acute symptoms, including violent vomiting, severe migraines, inflamed nerve endings in the brain, blurred vision, respiratory distress, and heart spasms. One former test pilot for BAe has effectively lost control of his life a n d has been put under t he ‘care’ of the infamous Court of Protection even though he is quite lucid and is fighting for compensation for the damage to his health both mental and physical suffered flying both as a test pilot and commercial pilot on the BAe146. Some will no doubt argue that this is just a spurious conspiracy tale from disgruntled former airline employees but flights do regularly suffer from ‘smoke’ in the cabin and unless the aircraft is physically Now we on fire, then there must be both a want to reason for this happening and the hear your views. inhalation of these fumes can’t be good for passengers and YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE the im pact woul d be even - YOUR OPINION worse for crew if it occurs on a www.euroweeklynews.com regular basis.

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8 - 14 September 2016 / Costa del Sol

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Odious and disrespectful owners IT was of no surprise when I read the letter last week with regards to disgusting dog owners as I’ve recently found out that this appears to be far more common than back home in the UK. I recently bought what I thought was to be my perfect retirement home in the beautiful resort of El Faro only to find out almost immediately on my first visit as to what a grave mistake we may have made. As we have no vehicle at present we have to walk down what we have renamed from cardiac hill to dog muck hill to reach our local services, buses, shops, etc. This in its own right is quite an experience even for two able bodied people who can even with a bit of careful manoeuvring just manage to get to the bottom without an accident. Unfortunately on the return trip of an evening after a couple of drinks the same can’t always be said. The path is without any public lighting at all and as for the residents, they must wait for sunset so they can unleash their hounds into what has become their personal fouling quarters. It’s quite sad to say that since buying my property in March of this year I have honestly yet to see even one person clear up after their pet yet most carry the little bags tied to the dog leash, maybe someone needs to teach them how to bend down and use it. Steve

Fuel fury IN the article on the heating allowance, which us pensioners ought to get (including backdating the last one) you did not mention that the Canary Islands were included in the assessment of temperature. This should not be counted as part of mainland Spain. (UK wouldn’t include British Bahamas). This I would then have thought would entitle us to the allowance for which we’ve paid when earning and paying tax, etc. in the UK before retiring. Would a campaign help us get what we are owed? Janet, Malaga

Thin skinned TRASH like this does not deserve the oxygen of publicity (Leapy Lee issue no. 1626). The man is a menace. He writes the most evil, gawd-awful tripe with the sole aim of stirring up as much trouble as he possibly can, not a useful contribution to society by any

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benefits means she’s only interested in her own self-interest. As for her referendum vote not being allowed, why is she not living in the UK where the majority voted to leave? I would also assume she is a Spanish resident and wants a say in Spanish politics as well as the UK... Ron, Mallorca

Circus sadism WHY did Mijas Town Hall give a licence to the Las Vegas Circus to open as they have live performing animals? This is contrary to the decision made at a recent council meeting that they would not do so. The town hall of Rincon de La Victoria had a similar situation but they revoked the licence, shame Mijas did not do the same, and sad for these animals to be used for entertainment of the general public. Most towns are now banning this type of circus, when is Mijas going to do the same? Dianne, La Cala de Mijas

Canine intelligence I MUST take issue with David the Dogman’s recent article (1625) in which he states that dogs don’t have the capacity to intercept human language, behaviour or emotion. How far from the truth can you get? No one fully understands how the human brain functions, yet we are able to understand languages, interpret ours and others’ behaviour, and exhibit and express emotion. It doesn’t naturally follow that simply because a dog’s brain is smaller than a hu-

stretch of the imagination! Several times in one article he stresses he is ‘offended’ by the socalled burkini, a Muslim item of clothing that merely covers the body while on the beach in the same way Victorian swimming costumes did. Well, either his enormously thick skin has suddenly melted into abnormal sensitivity to make him say he is offended by something so trivial, or else he’s just raising his racist, misogynist finger again. Brian

Free society I SEE our own Witchfinder General, Loopy Lee is on the warpath again. This time he wants the state to have more powers on how we dress in pub-

man brain that a dog is not capable of carrying out these functions. In fact they are. Having owned many dogs over the last 50 years I can assure you that most dogs not only understand every word I’m saying, they know what mood I’m in, and even know if I’m not feeling well. We’ve got a saying in Yorkshire. If you’ve now’t to say that’s intelligent, don’t publish it.

lic. Well, well, I suppose if you can’t beat the bigots and the authoritarians, you might as well join them. One significant test of a free society is that you will find offence in how others behave. I am sure we can all write a long list of those complaints. Let’s be proud of our freedoms and liberties and keep the state out of making decisions on how we should dress. Guthrie, Alicante

Hardly heroes FOOTNOTE to a letter regarding hero athletes. Eight years ago when the Beijing Olympics finished, I was watching the news which was centred on the airport welcoming ‘Our Heroes’ home. My son and his colleagues flew

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back into Brize Norton after his tour of Afghanistan, on the very same day, and guess what, not even a mention... Fred, El Toro

Pick and choose IN reply to Christine from Mijas Costa in issue no. 1624 August 18-24. I too have paid into the UK economy for over 50 years and chose to move to Spain. I chose to live here and respect Spanish laws and rules. I get the impression that Christine wants the best of both worlds, living in Spain with its EU benefits and a say in UK politics. The fact she may lose her Spanish

Bank business I REFER to the letter from Marco published in last week’s edition (1626). I can assure you that the bank system has not changed. Within the last month I have had half of my account frozen as a result of my husband’s passing. It is now costing me a fortune to get this reinstated to my account. There is no inheritance tax due as the property was in my name and we had very little else in terms of assets. Margaret, Torrevieja

Soothing words WHAT a brilliant perspective from whoever wrote the Our View piece (issue 1626) I have pinned it on my notice board and will read every time I’m feeling a bit hard done by! Many thanks, Sheila

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IT’S been confirmed Jose Feliciano, better known for his version of The Doors Light My Fire, will headline the Gibraltar Jazz Festival. He and his eight-piece band will perform in St Michael’s Cave on Friday November 25. Now aged 70, the Puerto Rican hasn’t always been associated with Jazz but more with Latin music incorporating Flamenco and even Rock.

IN the third disappearance in recent months, the Royal Gibraltar Police are appealing for information concerning a British national 47-year-old Joseph Cahill Lafferty who was reportedly last seen leaving his home by a relative on August 30. Due to his short spiky hair Mr Lafferty, a white male with blue eyes and of slim build, would be quite memorable.

AFTER losing 5-0 in a friendly match with Portugal on September 1, the Gibraltar squad remained in Portugal so that they could play their first ever FIFA World Cup match against Greece on September 6. Much as to be expected, the team performed with a great deal of commitment and even confidence but lost 4-1 on the night to a more experienced team.

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LORD HOWE: The former Foreign Secretary is pictured above with Albert Sydney.

Commissioner of police has car stolen in Spain IN a somewhat embarrassing incident the private car of Eddie Yome, the commissioner of the Royal Gibraltar Police, was stolen whilst he was on holiday in the Costa del Sol. Having advised the Spanish police authorities of what had happened, his car was discovered and returned by the Guardia Civil although it would appear that no arrests have been made with regards to the theft. It is believed that the theft was of a random nature and not directed at Commissioner Yome personally due to his position, rather it was opportunistic with the intention of either stripping the car down for parts or using it for criminal activity.

Gibraltar and Spain in a manner that is described as being akin to the ‘peeling of an onion.’ To some, it may come as something of a surprise that the Foreign Secretary, whose ability to attack an opponent was described by Denis Healey as “like being savaged by a dead sheep,” could have allowed this document to be issued, but it does show that politicians will act in what they consider to be the best interest of the majority. As Hamlet reminded everyone who would listen that ‘one may smile, and smile, and be a villain’ it is something that the government of Gibraltar would be well advised to remember as successive British governments have broken promises whenever it was politically acceptable and each member of the European Union will make demands as Britain tries to negotiate acceptable exit agreements.

Young people entertain the elderly ADULT Social Services from the Care Agency, in collaboration with the Gibraltar Academy of Music and Performing Arts (GAMPA), have created a programme to bring together the younger and older generations during a series of summer activities at the day centre. For the last five weeks, students have taken part in activities designed to bridge the generational gap by spending time with the day centre users and learning about the world from a different perspective. Activities included debates, virtual reality simulations of living life with

dementia, and craft activities designed to give an insight into the disabilities of ageing. The programme has helped the students develop a sense of empathy towards the older generation and has helped the older generation be more understanding of issues faced by youth. At a presentation of certificates at the centre, students performed pieces inspired by their experiences during the summer. Minister for Social Services, the Hon Samantha Sacramento MP, congratulated all the students for their hard work and gave out individual certificates.

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REGARDLESS of the fact that an incompetent Foreign Office had let the Argentine government think that Britain was not particularly bothered about keeping sovereignty over the Falkland Islands in the early 1980s, it appears that nothing has been learnt from the war that followed! In a document released by the British government on August 31, just two years later in 1984, the then Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe (later Lord Howe) appeared quite committed to pushing Gibraltar towards the arms of the Spanish following the re-opening of the border. Recognising that the contents of the eight page document could be considered highly contentious, it was not given wide circulation within Whitehall or indeed Parliament but it promoted the concept of a slow but steady improvement in ties between

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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.” Charles de Gaulle

in history 1087 - William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and King of England, died in Rouen while conducting a war which began when the French king made fun of him for being fat 1297 - Scots led by William Wallace defeated the English at Stirling Bridge 1504 - Michelangelo’s 13-foot marble statue of David was unveiled in Florence, Italy 1513 - King James IV of Scotland was defeated and killed by the English at Flodden 1565 - Spanish explorers discovered St Augustine, Florida, the first permanent European settlement in what is now the US 1588 - Thomas Cavendish returned to England after becoming the third man to circumnavigate the world 1609 - Henry Hudson sailed into what is now New York Harbour on the Half Moon 1782 - The British fortress in Gibraltar came under attack from Spanish and French forces 1786 - George Washington called for the abolition of slavery 1897 - A 25-year-old London cabbie called George Smith became the first person ever arrested for drunk driving after slamming his cab into a building. He pleaded guilty and was fined 25 shillings 1911 - An airmail route opened between London and Windsor 1915 - A German Zeppelin commanded by Heinrich Mathy, one of the grEat airship commanders of the first World War, hit Aldersgate in central London, killing 22 people and causing £500,000 worth of damage 1916 - Roald Dahl, popular author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach was born in South Wales 1940 - Four teenagers stumbled upon prehistoric cave paintings near Montignac, France 1960 - Penguin Books was charged with obscenity in Britain for trying to publish D H Lawrence’s novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover 1967 - Gibraltar voted to remain a British dependency instead of becoming part of Spain 1981 - Pablo Picasso’s monumental anti-war mural Guernica, inspired by the bombing of Guernica by the Nazi air force during the Spanish Civil War, was returned to Spain after four decades of refugee existence.

Women’s wit

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Smoking kills. If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life.” Brooke Shields Joella Marano

World of English

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The adjectival form of abracadabra is abracadabrant, which can be used to describe anything that has apparently happened by magic.

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The Jungle Book Directed by: Jon Favreau Starring: Neel Sethi, Idris Elba, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Scarlet Johansson

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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 (COWBOY) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

ARCANE BAMBOO BRIGHT CHANCY COERCE COWBOY (10) COWPOX DENOTE INCITE INDUCT

Like Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella, Jon Favreau’s ‘live action’ Jungle Book reboot owes as much, if not more, to Disney’s classic cartoon as it does to the tale’s literary source. Using state of the art CGI environments (very little of what you see is actually ‘live’) and Life of Pistyle animal animations, this breathes delightful new life into a longstanding family favourite, lending digital depth and a hint of darkness to the familiar anthropomorphic encounters.

Luis Eduardo Aute, Singer Composer, Painter and Writer, September 13,

Born in the Philippines to a Spanish father, he moved to Spain in 1954 and has written more than 400 songs and is a painter, writer and film director.

Martin Freeman, Actor, September 8, 45 The actor came to fame as the somewhat miserable character in The Office, written by Ricky Gervais. Since then he has made the transition to the large screen playing the role of Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit series and Ford Prefect in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Hugh Grant, Actor, September 9, 56 The posh actor with a plumb in his mouth and stutter who had a long term relationship with Elizabeth Hurley found fame in a whole raft of comic films including Notting Hill, Bridget Jones and About a Boy. His clean cut image was somewhat damaged after being arrested with a prostitute in Los Angeles. Karl Lagerfeld, Fashion Designer, September 10, 83 German born Paris based fashion designer who has been the hand behind the Chanel Company as Head Designer for many years but also works designing clothes for Fendi and his own brand. A style guru, he is always seen with white hair, dark glasses and high collars. Bashar Al-Assad, Politician, September 11, 51 Highly controversial President of Syria who took power in 2000 after the death of his father. Branded a dictator, the West has tried to get him to stand down which has led to civil war and a mass exodus of Syrians to neighbouring countries and the EU. Hans Zimmer, Composer, September 12, 59 Originally part of the band The Buggles which had a huge hit with Video Killed the Radio Star, he moved on to

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1 Retire 2 Entity 3 Hither 4 Pieced 5 Theist 6 Nitric 7 Steady 8 Metric 9 Parade 10 Timing 11 Armpit 12 Regent 13 Poetic 14 Fixate 15 Gentry 16 Isomer 17 Avenge 18 Forest 19 Beyond

YOUR STARS LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Concentrating on hearth and home gives you great satisfaction. As a born home-maker, you relish the idea of making something beautiful. This week it may be possible to show more of your skills when someone seeks your advice. This time it is on more of a personal note and you could end up helping with appearances. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Making a new start is not always the exciting thing that people imagine. When there are still old matters to be resolved, it takes the edge off the pleasure. It may be worth cooling off a new relationship until your social life is more settled. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Get both business and personal plans sorted out in the coming week. Thereafter, changes to your routine may be necessary, which is disruptive. The best-laid plans can need adjustment, so don’t beat yourself up over that. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Contact with a less than ideal situation makes you realise just how lucky you are. It has been clear that the weeks are changeable and your situation at the moment far from settled.

VIRGO

(August 24 - September 23)

As you have decided to rearrange both your business and home life, it is a busy time, indeed. You enjoy a challenge so it will not worry you that other people have different ideas

Pity those whose day-to-day life is completely predictable. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) The pleasure you will get from helping in the home this week should not be underestimated. What you have been thinking of as a chore turns out to be a great ball of fun. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Your relationships to others linked to the home environment are going well. Aim to build on that this week because the chance to make a real change to your surroundings opens up. Comfort is top of your agenda and the continuing sales give scope. Restlessness can be channelled into an energetic response when others seek help. ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Your mind is as sharp as a razor this week, so woe betide anyone who tries to trick you. It’s a great time to use your talents fully, particularly in regard

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to a business venture. It is possible that your strengths are a little unrecognised so don’t be afraid to try something entirely new. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) This week is mainly concerned with financial matters, and it is easy to both save and make extra money. Keep your energy levels high by making the most of chances to exercise and get out in the fresh air. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The repayment of a favour should see you with extra money in your pocket. Holding on to it is your best bet. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A social gathering turns up an old friend who makes an offer. Although you may feel unworthy, please be reminded of the times in the past when you have given them support. It will be through others that real progress will be made.

WHICH DOCTORS? 1. Doctor Doctor (1984) and Don’t Mess with Doctor Dream (1985) were both UK Top 20 hit singles for which British pop group? 2. First published in 1886, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a novella by which Scottish author? 3. Founded in France in response to the Biafran War, what is the name of the international humanitarian-aid non-governmental organisation, best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases? 4. In bingo ‘terminology’, which number was nicknamed Doctor’s orders? 5. Named after the Greek ‘father of medicine,’ what is the name of the oath taken by a doctor binding him or her to observe the code of medical ethics? 6. The title of which 1960s US children’s drama series was derived from the Swahili word for ‘doctor’? It starred Marshall Thompson as Dr Marsh Tracy, a veterinarian at the fictional Wameru Study Centre for Animal Behaviour in East Africa. 7. What is the name of the doctor, created by Hugh Lofting in 1922, who shuns human patients in favour of animals, with whom he can speak in their own languages? 8. What was the name of the South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world’s first successful human-to-human heart transplant in 1967? 9. Which famous actor played the title role in the 1965 film Doctor Zhivago? 10. Which Scottish-born actor is the current Dr Who? 1. THOMPSON TWINS, 2. Robert Louis STEVENSON, 3. MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES or DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS, 4. NINE, 5. HIPPOCRATIC OATH, 6. DAKTARI, 7. DOCTOR (John) DOLITTLE, 8. Christiaan BARNARD, 9. OMAR SHARIF (born Michel Dimitri Chalhoub), 10. Peter CAPALDI

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 C) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

TARGET: • Average: 7 • Good: 9 • Very good: 13 • Excellent: 17

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION LEO (July 24 - August 23) Keep energy levels high by being at the hub of any social activities. Accept all invitations, however dull you feel they may turn out and allow yourself to be surprised.

Abet, bate, beat, belt, beta, blat, data, date, debt, dept, late, pate, peat, pelt, plat, tael, tala, tale, tapa, tape, teal, abate, adapt, adept, alate, bated, bleat, dealt, delta, lated, leapt, lepta, petal, plate, pleat, table, taped, abated, ablate, alated, palate, plated, tabled, ablated, datable, baldpate, ADAPTABLE

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Cryptic Across 1 A pot I find in the courtyard (5) 4 Goat he’s disguised as a prisoner (7) 8 Ruin small milliner (7) 9 Some of Peter Sellers' roles are brief (5) 10 Rescues sovereign captured by barbarians (8) 11 Represent penny-pinching (4) 13 Floor covering from Oscar Peterson’s house (6) 14 The Italian is after a fast pulse (6) 17 Snakes initially added some poisonous saliva (4) 19 Let Maria design fabric (8) 22 Clearing part of Bangladesh (5) 23 No tie? An arrangement for a posh schoolboy (7) 24 Consider spectre disguise (7) 25 Have about fifty to share (5) Down 1 Sends off letters for placements (5) 2 Bit of film shows a caravan (7) 3 Variety duet at do is old fashioned (8) 4 Some harsher messages from a Greek messenger (6) 5 Gorge on cooked teas (4) 6 Awfully eager to correspond (5) 7 Egyptian bird on a lake is timeless (7) 12 Huge creature with two insects around his head (8) 13 One expecting payment for a battle horse (7)

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Across: 1 Streams, 5 Dated, 8 Realm, 9 Insipid, 10 Oath, 11 Perspire, 13 Serial, 15 Geneva, 18 Cupboard, 19 Rags, 22 Sea-lion, 23 Angle, 24 Scene, 25 Endorse. Down: 1 Serious, 2 React, 3 Arms, 4 Swiped, 5 Disaster, 6 Topside, 7 Dodge, 12 Gasoline, 14 Replace, 16 Austere, 17 Cringe, 18 Costs, 20 Anger, 21 Laud.

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15 Six in test is meaningless (7) 16 The French shelter is temporarily inactive (6) 18 Glances, so to speak, at the summits (5) 20 Weapon Charlie found in lane (5) 21 Early historian's sleeping place on boat (4) Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 10 represents T and 15 represents M, so fill in T every time the figure 10 appears and M every time the figure 15 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 Grows crops (5) 4 Turns into (7) 8 Spreads on (7) 9 Swift (5) 10 Move from one place to another (8) 11 Food served and eaten at one time (4) 13 Position inside (6) 14 Dealers in stolen property (6) 17 Not soft or yielding to pressure (4) 19 Uttered a sudden loud cry (8) 22 Long narrow natural elevation (5) 23 Any strong feeling (7) 24 Grave (7) 25 View or spectacle (5)

Down 1 Ceremonial dinner party for many people (5) 2 Says, states or performs again (7) 3 Hand held cutting implement (8) 4 Container that is usually woven and has handles (6) 5 Heal completely (4) 6 Canada's national tree (5) 7 Seats for horse riders (7) 12 Willing to give and share unstintingly (8) 13 Passes on knowledge to (7) 15 Put or add together (7) 16 Way of entering or leaving (6) 18 Added clause (5) 20 Compact (5) 21 No amount at all (4)

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

1 Respond, 5 Cheap, 8 Alike, 9 Fertile, 10 Hats, 11 Careless, 13 Supper, 15 Static, 18 Specific, 19 Ease, 22 Examine, 23 Odour, 24 Piece, 25 Started.

Down: 1 Reaches, 2 Swift, 3 Over, 4 Defeat, 5 Corrects, 6 Evident, 7 Peeps, 12 Medicine, 14 Prepare, 16 Cheered, 17 Tigers, 18 Steep, 20 About, 21 Sofa.

ENGLISHSPANISH Across: 1 Toalla, 4 Util, 8 Empty, 9 Atras, 10 Newspaper, 14 Agria, 15 Stool, 16 Aves, 17 Celoso. Down: 1 Tren, 2 Apple-tree, 3 Ley, 5 Terremoto, 6 Last, 7 Vaca, 11 Seas, 12 Pala, 13 Algo, 15 See.

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Across 1 Escoba (para barrer) (5) 3 Pear tree (5) 6/13 Mar Rojo (3,3) 8 Dinamarca (7) 9 Escalera mecánica (9) 12 Barracks (7) 13 See 6 14 Ear (anatomical) (5) 15 Roncar (cuando se duerme) (5)

Down 1 Quemar (4) 2 Stepmother (9) 3 Screens (cinema or computer) (9) 4 Razones (7) 5 Lago (4) 7 Enfermedad (7) 10 Eight (4) 11 Sueldo (semanal) (4)

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AS the new school year gets going we take a look at 10 of the most interesting museums that one should try to visit in Spain, either with or without children. 1. National Archaeology Museum, Madrid Located in the palace of National Libraries and Museums in Madrid, this enormous 19th century building contains 40 halls covering the culture and origins of the various regions of Spain. More than one million pieces from different periods are on display, giving an idea of the evolution of Spanish society. Collections include archaeological material from prehistoric, Roman Hispania, the Middle Ages, the Near East, Modern Times and other civilisations including the Egyptian and Greek. 2. National Natural Sciences Museum, Madrid Located at the old palace of Industry and Arts on Paseo de la Castellana, the museum is one of the country’s most important scientific investigation institutes. Founded in 1771, when Carlos III created the Royal Cabinet of Natural History, it covers themes including geology, paleo-biology, ecology and climatic change. 3. General Archive of the Indias, Sevilla Declared World Heritage by the UNESCO in 1987, this museum houses the largest archive on Spanish colonisation. Located at the Casa Lonja in Sevilla, the archive displays more than 80,000 pages of documents and 8,000 drawings and maps related to old Spanish colonies across the world. 4. Lope de Vega Museum, Madrid The home of one of the most important playwrights and poets of the Spanish Golden Age, Lope de Vega, is located at No 11, Calle Cervantes in Madrid. It currently belongs to the Royal Spanish

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Play on Words TAKING DANGEROUS CENTRE POMPIDOU: A major art museum in Malaga. Academy and has the appearance of a typical 17th century Spanish home. Rooms including the poet’s study and bedroom plus the interior garden mentioned in various of his works can be visited and original belongings loaned by his family are on display. 5. Cervantes Museum, Alcala de Henares The house where Miguel de Cervantes, one of Spain’s most famous writers, was born and lived now contained a museum which gives glimpses of what life was like in the 16th and 17th centuries and holds collections of his works in various languages. 6. Jurassic Museum, Asturias One of the best dinosaur museums in Spain, this jewel located 155 metres above sea level on the Cantabrian coast shows the evolution of the planet from when dinosaurs appeared until they became extinct and includes tours of the ‘dinosaur coast’ where footprints and skeletal remains can be seen. 7. Alhambra Museum, Granada This museum, on the ground floor of the Palace of Carlos V, documents the history of the Alhambra from when the Catholic Kings took possession and displays pieces from the period and a

collection of Hispanic-Moorish art. 8. Principe Felipe Science Museum, Valencia Part of Valencia’s Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, this interactive museum’s motto is: ‘Not touching, not feeling and not thinking are banned.’ Displays invite visitors to discover various aspects of science, technology and the environment first-hand. One of its popular attractions is its Fourcault pendulum, one of the longest in the world. 9. MARQ, Alicante Declared European Museum of the Year in 2004, the Alicante Provincial Archaeological Museum covers periods ranging from the prehistoric through the Roman empire and Middle Ages up to contemporary times. Its collections are complemented by nearby archaeological sites including the Santuario del Pla, Petracos, the Tossal, Manises and La Illeta dels Banyets. 10. Centre Pompidou, Malaga Known as one of the major art museums of Europe, the Pompidou Centre now has an impressive outpost in Malaga, housed under a cube of multicoloured glass, which aims to show the public some of the most original and creative collections of all times.

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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.

TARGET: • Average: 20 • Good: 28 • Very good: 40 • Excellent: 52

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

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION edict, indict, indie, indies, irides, iris, irised, ides, idea, ideal, idealist, idealise, ideals, iciest, denies, dine, dirt, diciest, dies, diesel, done, does, doest, dips, disc, deist, deli, delict, delis, dele, deal, deals, dealt, cried, cries, crisp, isle, islet, eels, elide, else, elides, aedile, aeon, alee, ales, apes, espied

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Great gender Kids’ shoes - what to do if temperature you can’t find a Clarks divide Advertising feature

ARE you fighting with your partner over the aircon remote in bed in the summer and the duvet in the winter? You’re not alone. It is the great gender temperature divide an d i t i s n o t i n y o u r imagin a t i o n - t h e r e are proven differences why women are always cold and men are hot. Female bodies lose heat more e a si l y. T h e y h av e a smaller body size and lower metabolic rate which are all factors that contribute to a loss of heat from women. Women are also better at conserving their core internal body temperature than men, most probably for reproductive reasons, to keep any d e v e l o p i n g f oe tu s

warm. So when the ambient temperature drops, a woman’s circulatory system will divert blood away from her skin and extremities. A man’s core temperature will simply fall slightly and he will be unaware of any change. A lth o u g h th e re is no structural difference in the circulation between the genders, women can often feel at th e merc y o f a p ro ce s s beyond their control. Women faint more often, endure hot flushes before and during the menopause and are more likely to suffer from low blood pressure-induced fatigue and depression. This can all affect a woman’s temperature.

By Estelle Mitchell www.thebodyworksclinic.com WHEN my daughter was little there was a ritual at this time of year - the annual trip to Clarks Shoe Shop to buy sensible shoes for school. As she grew older this inevitably turned into something of a battle but, unsurprisingly given my feelings about feet, I won for a long time! The time the assistants spent, making sure that the fit was right for the shoe, the arch support and comfort, there really is no comparison for little feet. But time and countries change and here in Spain I’ve not found a Clarks equivalent with the emphasis on fit and function over style. Supporting little feet A child’s arch doesn’t develop until the age of five or six and isn’t ‘fixed’ until

their mid 20’s. Now I’m not suggesting you can keep them in ‘good’ shoes until then but the better support they have at the beginning the better their feet will cope with all the daft things they will inevitably do to them. There is a theory supported by American Podiatrists, that no adult would have flat feet if they had proper support from age two to 12 years old. Considering the huge problems I see among adults due to flat feet I think it should be given serious consideration! Foot pain is serious We all know children who behave as if it’s the end of the world over a paper cut. But if your child is consistently complaining about sore or tired feet, leg ache or pain in their knees, hips or back, then it is worth checking the fit and support of their shoes or getting a professional opinion. This is even more important if they are a keen athlete! Choosing the shoes If their school dress code

SCHOOL SHOES: If allowed, trainers are the best choice. allows, trainers are the best choice. They usually have a good arch support, plenty of cushion in the heel and room at the toe. Low heels, laces and some form of arch support are the key things to look for as well as a breathable, lightweight material. Watch out for blisters as

they will be worse in a hot, sweaty environment. For more information on supporting children’s feet as well as our full shoe fitting and sizing guide please check out our website www.The BodyworksClinic.com, our Facebook page, Bodyworks Health Clinic or call us on 952 883 151.

Twenty amputations is the daily average for diabetic sufferers AMPUTATIONS caused by diabetes have reached an all-time high in England. Figures are at their highest ever number with an average of 20 per day on patients with diabetes, according to figures from Diabetes UK.

This is based on data from Public Health England. The number of amputations from diabetes-related complications is now 7,370 a year. The previous figure was 7,042. Most of the amputations are related

to poor foot care, which is a common problem for diabetes sufferers and of all the amputations that occur, around 80 per cent start off as foot ulcers. Doctors say that amputations could be avoided if they are detected earlier.

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Eat early and let your body rest EATING late at night is a common occurrence for Spaniards who enjoy late night family meals in the cooler summer air, but experts believe it may be damaging to your health. Researchers from Turkey found a latenight meal keeps the body on ‘high alert’ when it should be winding down and relaxing ready for sleep.

Bad breath can have lasting damage AROUND 30 per cent of Spaniards suffer from bad breath, according to a report from the Spanish Society of Periodontology (SEPA). Halitosis is the result of the accumulation of bacteria that can lead to inflammation in the gums and tissue. The problem increases during the night as the saliva that is generated enables the microbes to multiply freely. This can cause a more intense odour in the early morning. The same is true after several hours of fasting, stress or after talking for a long time when bacteria builds up. Experts warn that severe cases can also result in psychological problems and affect social and professional relationships. Dentists recommend professional dental cleaning and hygiene measures beyond the usual brushing.

They advise that adults should never eat within two hours of bedtime and ideally nothing after 7pm. Eating late leaves people with a higher blood pressure, when normally levels drop at bedtime. This can lead to a higher chance of a heart-related death, the researchers claim. The Turkish team presented their results at the European Society of Cardiology

congress in Rome, Italy. They tracked 721 people diagnosed with high blood pressure, with an average age of 53 and found those who ate within two hours of going to bed were 2.8 times more likely to retain high blood pressure overnight. Some 9.4 million people in the UK are diagnosed with high blood pressure, which is also known as hypertension.

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Avoid post-holiday blues and plan your next trip

HOLIDAY MOOD: Planning your next break will give you something to work towards. THIS week marks the major return to work for many after the summer holidays. With it, comes the dreaded pos t-ho l i d a y b l u e s. B u t

there are things you can do to help combat the feelings of sadness and depression th at a re o ften as s o cia te d with returning back to work after the holidays. Get up earlier It may s o u n d lik e a s tra n g e th in g to s et t he alarm earlier after a summer of lie-ins, but setting it just 1 0 min u te s e a rlie r tha n n ee d ed c a n p rev en t firs t week stressing and rushing around. Being late will only add to feelings of anxiety and upset. Stay in the holiday

mood W ho s a id you ha ve to give up the holidays? Living on the C os ta s w e a re ble s s e d da ily w ith w ha t most people only ever get to enjoy for a few weeks each year, so make the most of it. C ontinue in the holida y mode and make that trip to the beach at the weekend or go for a n e ve ning w a lk a long the s e a front a fte r work. Take up a new hobby September marks the start of a new year for many activities, clubs and associa-

tions. Taking up something new can be an exciting new c ha lle nge a nd give you something to look forward to e a c h w e e k. C he c k out your local town hall for information on courses or sign up for a class at the gym. Plan your next trip The re is nothing quite like getting over one holiday with the thought of anothe r. O c c a s iona l da ydreaming about your next bre a k w ill re mind you of what you are working towards.

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Making surgery more effective I HAVE been an orthopaedic surgeon in Finland for over 20 years. In that time I have worked in specialist orthopaedic hospitals treating patients that ‘others can’t fix.’ Thi s br oad r ange of experience in private and state hospitals and clinics has given me an oppor t uni t y t o exam i ne what makes the difference for my patients between ‘fine’ and ‘excellent.’ Focusing on the whole person You cannot treat a joint in isolation. Your ankle, knee, hip and lower back are all connected and they also work in partnership with the other leg! So pain can be referred from one joint to another. Therefore a consultation takes more than five minutes. We must choose the correct procedure for the correct joint. Hard to get a good outcome if you don’t start in the right place. More than a scan X-rays and MRI scans are very helpful. But they aren’t the whole story. And you need to

be looking in the right place! The relationship between Doctor and Patient Surgery is a serious option. You will have many questions and so will I! For me that means giving you my undivided attention during your consultation. In fact, this is so important to me that I have my practice nurse sit in to take notes during our consultation. Language is also key. I speak Finnish, English and Swedish but if I have a patient who isn’t confident in those languages, I make sure I have a translator. This is important stuff and details matter! Before and after surgery A common complaint I hear is that people have surgery, a check a couple of weeks later and then ... nothing.

DR JYRI LEPISTÓ: Orthopaedic surgeon. The work we do before AND after surgery is critical. For more information on how I work check out our website www.TheBodyworksClinic.com, our Facebook page, Bodyworks Health Clinic or call me on 952 883 151 Carretera de Cádiz, N340, Km 165.5, Cancelada, 29688, Estepona

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Innovative, integrated surgery - Dr Jyri Lepistö MANY Euro Weekly readers will be familiar with our long time collaborator, Estelle Mitchell, Clinical Director of the Bodyworks Clinic. However, there is now a new member of the team, Dr Jyri Lepistö, Orthopaedic Consultant. For those that know Estelle this is a bit of a surprise given her vocal support of non-surgical options. I went to meet Estelle and Dr Lepistö to find out what prompted this new alliance. Estelle, Bodyworks has always taken a non-surgical approach to treatment, so what has changed? Nothing has changed! There are two reasons I have worked the way I have at Bodyworks the last 12 years: • I have always believed that surgery should be the last resort. • I only work with people I trust. My patients are very important to me, I won’t recommend anyone I don’t feel 110 per cent comfortable with. That makes for a small pool of colleagues that it takes time to get to know. Over the last 12 years I have strived to offer a wide range of nonsurgical alternatives because that’s what I can do. But I would like to think I am also known for my honesty and my focus is on getting patients better - in the most effective way possible. And sometimes surgery IS the best, most effective route forward. So I am pleased to welcome Dr Jyri Lepistö, Orthopaedic Consultant to the Bodyworks. Dr Lepistö, Estelle describes you as not being a ‘typical’ surgeon. What makes you different? Well I am not sure I know a ‘typical’ surgeon, but I think one of the key things that makes my approach different is that I don’t think surgery is the only option. I spent 15 years working in Finland in specialist orthopaedic hospitals, the hospitals where they sent the patients no one else could fix. This has given me a broad range of experience but also allowed me to specialise in some very demanding techniques. However, no matter how technically perfect the surgery is there are always differences in how patients

respond. It was my curiosity about these differences that led me to really think about how we treat patients. This led me to an approach from the USA called Functional Medicine and I have found, over the last five years of private practice, that this mindset gives me the tools to identify those things that might reduce recovery and address them early on, working with my patient to get the best outcome.

So you’re saying that this approach makes surgery MORE successful? I’m saying that we can make sure that all the extra factors that might prevent a good response can be addressed and reduced. So we make sure the patient is in the best place before we even enter the theatre.

My curiosity led me to really think about how we treat patients.”

DR LEPISTÖ: Has a broad range of experience.

So what are the factors that make surgery more successful? Well the first one is making sure that we are operating on the correct place and using the correct procedure! It sounds obvious doesn’t it? But if you rely only on a five-minute consultation you can miss things. Joints work together, so sometimes the pain is referred from a different joint or part of a bigger picture. Taking the time to do a proper assessment, to talk to and look at the person in front of you means things aren’t missed. Without this you end up in a situation where an operation has been done and the patient doesn’t feel any better because they didn’t have the right surgery! Then it is the care before surgery that makes the difference? Yes, taking the time before surgery does make a big difference. But the care after surgery is also critical. And that’s a big part of the reason why I am working at Bodyworks, I understand the difference that good rehabilitation can make. Working with Estelle I know that I can rely on her to support my patients after surgery and maintain the high standards I am used to. And what brings you to Spain? Sunshine and golf! My wife and I have split our time between Finland and Spain for some time now, but we are looking forward to more time here. We are very fortunate that our golf instructor has also moved to the Costa del Sol a little while ago so we are going to continue to work on our game. Although I don’t know how much time we will have, my wife works with me as my nurse so she will be as busy as I am. You are so passionate and excited about your work I’m not sure whether to hope you have enough time to play golf or not! For more information about Dr Lepistö’s innovative approach or to book an appointment go to www.The BodyworksClinic.com or call 952 883 151.

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Worry is a stressful time FORGET binge-drinking or binge-eating, are you a bingethinker? Experts fear the nation is in the midst of an epidemic of anxiety and say women in particular are racked with worry and binge-thinking; continuously over-thinking events and details and replaying things in their minds. Such behaviour can make you ill, lead to insomnia, fertility problems, adult acne and hair loss as well as depression and further anxiety. Many experts say it is not even the major life issues such as money and relationships that cause the most worry, but the smaller, minor niggles that people struggle to turn off thinking about. So what can you do to reduce the stress and anxiety? Talk about it Talking your problems through with others can help you take stock of them and see them in perspective and can help create a ‘feel good’ factor.

BINGE-THINKING: Woman in particular can be racked with worry.

Live for now Too much worry is over ‘what ifs’ so try and live in the present. Forget about what could happen or dwelling in the past and live for now. Deal with things If there are things worrying you then deal with what you can, rather than burying them away to linger. Someone upset you? Tell them and move on from it. Worrying over a relationship? Talk it through. Stressed over workload? Speak up and get help from colleagues. By not addressing the smaller things they can escalate and build up. Worry is the main factor in breakdowns and depression with one of the earliest symptoms manifesting in insomnia. Cortisone, a hormone released by the body during times of anxiety, is an acne trigger and stress hormones are also responsible for another unpleasant side effect in women - female hair loss.

Save your hair from the ravages of the summer AFTER months of sun and swimming your hair may very well be in a bit of a state unless you took care of it over the summer. Our locks tend to suffer particularly under the Spanish sun, especially when subjected to chlorinated or salt water as well. While it’s too late to avoid the damage already done, putting yourself in the hands of your hairdresser for some extra care and following her advice on moisturising treatments to use before washing should get your hair back into condition by Christmas and you can make yourself a promise now to protect your hair as much as you protect your skin from now on. The first thing to do is to turn a widebrimmed hat into a regular accessory when heading out into the sun. This will shield your hair from UV rays, protecting it from dryness and also helping preserve colour.

There are also plenty of specific products on the market to protect hair from the sun, look for one which suits your hair-type and pocket. Before swimming, hairdressers recommend completely wetting your hair then applying a leave-in conditioner. This will shield your locks from chlorine and salty water as they will absorb the conditioner and seal out the rest. If you tend to find your hair gets frizzy with humidity, ask your hairdresser to recommend an oil to keep it under control. If, on the other hand, you find your hair looks greasy in the heat opt for an absorbent dry shampoo which will soak up the extra sebum a sweaty scalp can spread. By taking these few steps to help keep it in good condition, you can be sure to have a stunning head of hair all year round.

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Brazen behaviour Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man SUNDAY August 29, what a lovely day. In fact, the last Sunday in August every year is a lovely day because the screaming that everyone can hear in every apartment - but mum and dad can’t - from 9am to 9pm around our pool, stops! I know people are on holiday and I know the kids have to have fun, but do you have to break every rule our community has? Don’t play football, it smashes our flowers in our expensively maintained gardens. The ball against the wall annoys everyone except the culprit’s parents. The reason we don’t want drinking glasses and bottles around the pool is common sense. If you break them people can get cut. It’s not rocket science. Having lilos or blow-up rubber rings the size of articulated lorry tyres and dolphins in the pool is great for little Johnny but not for anyone else. No bombing includes Dad who thinks it’s hilarious to splash his kids and everybody else’s plus a few round the pool. In army terms it’s called ‘collateral damage.’ Sitting on your terrace till 5am shouting at each other is not acceptable. And, of course,

you have the obligatory - usually two sisters with their kids and no hubbies - that go out on the lash every night and then get back and decide to continue the session. Then the inevitable happens. One upsets the other and it kicks off. And I mean kicks off. The swearing would make builders blush and then one decides to throw the other one out and it spills out into our central square. Now this is 3am in the morning so our security guard calls the police who come and go. The ladies must have had a great holiday hammered every night with one ending up sleeping on a sunbed outside. What I am saying is ‘come on holiday, rent an apartment in our development and have a fantastic time. Enjoy all our amenities and park anywhere you like.’ I can put up with that but please don’t act like a bunch of selfish idiots with no thought for the neighbours. I bet if someone moved next door to you for eight weeks every year and caused havoc something would be said and it’s no excuse because it’s holiday time, it’s not acceptable at all anytime of the year. Of course, as August is over we can now get stuff done at the town hall, the doctor’s surgery and all other official offices. Our bank usually always has two people attending to customers unless of course it’s mad busy....then they have one!!

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End of summer AS part of the series, we answer some common driving questions and keep you updated on the latest driving and road news 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.

ROAD CAMPAIGN: The number of check points was increased. THE end of the summer road campaign, which traditionally sees many people return home from coastal areas after their summer break, saw more than four million journeys made across Spain. The DGT prepared for the mass movement by introducing a number of standard systems: creating extra lanes in some of the busier areas and restricting the movement of dangerous goods and, in some places, heavy vehicles such as trucks, to prevent traffic flow being slowed. Police also increased the number of alcohol and drugs check points and intensified the campaign against speeding

motorists. In order to ensure the safe passage of vehicles, some 10,000 Guardia Civil traffic officers were on duty, supported by around 13,000 road management team members and 600 controllers. The DGT were also in the air with their helicopters including those equipped with the Pegasus speed monitoring equipment. Despite the increased security and safety measures, during this busy weekend on the roads, a total of 10 people lost their lives. Of the incidents which occurred on the main road network, five of them involved motorcyclists or mopeds.

For more news and articles visit www.n332.es or search N332 on Facebook.

Who shall be president? OUR urbanisation has 100 properties, but only 12 of these properties are owned by full-time residents. Seven of these residents have already served as president. Our current president and vice president will stand down this year. At present there are no volunteers for these positions. We were informed at our last AGM that, if no volunteers came forward, the names of the five permanent residents who had not previously been president would be put in a hat and one of them chosen at random. This is a list of only five names. Are the owners who are not full-time residents equally responsible for the urbanisation? Should their names also be legally included in this selection? N.K. (Costa Blanca)

NICE try. Yes, the absentee owners are equally responsible for the estate. But, no, there is no ‘legal’ requirement for them to serve. If the Community members

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

voted at the AGM to choose the president by

lot from the full-time residents, this is unfair but perfectly legal. Perhaps the Community could sweeten the deal by, say, exempting the president from Community fees?

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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A dining experience to remember BING, Fuengirola’s top-class Asian Fusion restaurant, is now open all throughout the day on Saturdays and Sundays, much to the delight of hungry locals and loyal customers. This surprisingly delicious and extremely well-regarded restaurant has decided to delight patrons by opening from 1pm until late at the weekend due to popular demand. If it’s outstanding Asian food you’re looking for then you have to get yourself down to Bing. They combine the very best dishes from China and Thailand, bringing them together to make an explosive combination of mouth-watering flavours. It is also worth noting that everything is made on the premises, finally achieving that home-made feel that so many Asian restaurants lack. Despite opening only recently, the restaurant’s high quality dishes have seen Bing gain immense popularity in Fuengirola. The owners, Sara and Bing, previously ran a highly successful restaurant in Marbella for over 14 years which provided them

ASIAN FUSION: Enjoy a fantastic dining experience you won’t forget in a hurry. with the know-how to catapult Bing into the upper echelons of great restaurants in Fuengirola. Bing’s mind-blowing dishes include Thai Chicken Satay Skewers in

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cream pancakes being absolute musts. Bing also now offers live sports viewing, and there is a television installed on the extensive terrace for those who don’t wish to miss out on the latest sporting events. A separate indoor area is also still available for diners who would like to enjoy a quiet meal in the friendly atmosphere of this exciting and excellent restaurant. So why not head down to Bing’s Asian Fusion restaurant and enjoy a fantastic dining experience that you certainly won’t forget in a hurry. Bing is located in Paseo Maritimo Rey de España 40, in Fuengirola Port, and is open Monday to Friday 1pm to 4pm and 6pm to 12am. It is also open from 1pm to 12am on Saturday and Sunday. If you would like more information or to view their extensive menu, please consult their website: www.asianfusionbingrestaurant.co m.

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JOYSLIVE: On the front line of Puerto Banus. By John Smith ONCE again JoysLive has invited a major talent to entertain audiences in Puerto Banus in the form of a true Renaissance woman, Susan Erwin who flew over from the State of Arkansas in the USA for a short residence which will finish on September 11, although she plans to return to Spain next year. In an interview conducted with Euro Weekly News, Susan explained that she was a pianist, singer, songwriter, recording artist and painter who loves to be behind her piano, entertaining a crowd.

She describes herself as a Rockabilly pianist although she can play over 100 different songs in a number of different genres which encapsulate Southern Rock, Country, Rock and Roll, Rockabilly and the odd ballad, but having arrived here in Spain she had to try a little of everything to see what local audiences seemed to prefer, although in fairness they seem to have liked everything she does. Speaking of Spain, she said that she had come over with a group of friends several years ago on a vacation but this was the first time that she had

played here professionally and she loved Puerto Banus and the very friendly people that she had been lucky enough to meet. Coming from her 250 acre cattle ranch, she canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe the number of fantastic cars she has seen outside of JoysLive and keeps taking photographs of them to show to friends and family when she gets back home. Having initially obtained a maths and physics degree, Susan started off her life as an engineer, but she kept on hankering for a life on the road playing the music that she loves. Not for her, a role within a band but as mistress of her own destiny she decided to follow the route of piano bars and this has taken her around the world. Following the painful break up of a relationship, Susan needed an outlet whilst touring America and discovered she had a talent for painting and so successful has she been, having sold more than 100 pieces of her artwork, she used the money from her art to pay for her to

record the aptly titled Painting you Gone album in Nashville, home of country music. She followed that with a self-published book called the Artistpreneur guide which advises musicians and artists how to control their own destinies (now that she has no manager) and she has even released her own fragrance Diamonds and Denim. Susan has played all over the USA including regular spots in Las Vegas and has toured the Caribbean extensively. She has recently issued another disc, this time entitled Ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t My Baby Grand which was produced with her former manager (who was also manager of southern band Black Oak Arkansas) and she is very proud of the song Maybe You Should written by Mike Reid which has a very Bonnie Raitt feel about it. When asked who her personal favourites are, she lists Bonnie Raitt (to whom she has been compared) for her voice, Jerry

Lee Lewis for his exuberant piano playing but her all round and all-time favourite is Leon Russell. Upon her return to her home state, Susan will be performing on a regular basis with her Pink Piano show (the piano is known as Priscilla) in the Oaklawn Casino during October and December before she shoots off to the island of St Maarten in the Caribbean for another residency. Do visit her website www.susanerwin.com. Starting at 11pm each night with music and drinks available

until 5am a range of performers including Susan Erwin will guarantee a great night out. JoysLive on the front line of Puerto Banus has just added another fantastic act to its list of innovative and popular performers. Good as she is, Susan would find it almost impossible to work flat out for all of the hours that JoysLive is open, so she is happy that there are a number of very interesting supporting artists as well as a great sound system and on many nights, well-known local entertainer Paul Maxwel, who appeared on the same bills as both Simply Red and Seal when they appeared earlier this year on the Costa del Sol, will come in and jam. To find out more about what is happening call 952 814 283 e-mail info@joys live.com or visit www.joys

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LIFESTYLE AWARDS: The 2015 Award Ceremony. THE Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards are returning to Marbella for their fourth annual event on October 15 at the magnificent Villa Padierna Palace Hotel, the setting for the first ceremony. In addition, this date will see the launch of the world’s first International Hospitality Hall of Fame and the event which will be attended by members of Royalty, Ambassadors, Presidents, Managing Directors and General Managers will also see the award of the Signum Virtutis seal of excellence, the highest most exclusive award for the luxury hospitality and lifestyle industry.

This ultra-exclusive event is designed to acknowledge, reward and immortalise the extraordinary achievements and careers of the most exceptional leaders of the Hospitality industry both past and present, which were elected by an esteemed board of fellow professionals. President and Founder Mr Frank M Pfaller said “The International Hospitality Hall of Fame has been conceived to celebrate brilliance in our industry. It is dedicated to recognising the people who are making outstanding contributions to the global luxury Lebensart, and thus inspiring and educating a new generation of hote-

liers and hospitality service providers.” The owner of Villa Padierna Hotels & Resorts, Don Ricardo Arranz de Miguel, Honorary Chairman and first Custodian of IHHOF has graciously offered the Villa Padierna Palace Hotel to become the permanent home of The International Hospitality Hall of Fame so that tourists, guests as well as industry professionals will be able to learn about the amazing achievements of the individuals that helped shape and form the Luxury Hospitality Industry. The SSLHLA Gala Ceremony will once again be hosted by the beautiful and talented Turk-

ish Celebrity & Luxury Panel Member Ms Ece Vahapoglu. Many notable guests are expected to attend the event. Chairman, President and Founder Khalil El-Mouelhy said: “Villa Padierna Palace Hotel was the location of our first ceremony. We are big fans of Spain and Marbella and we are delighted to return to this exceptional venue. “The organisation as well as the event have grown tremendously and continuously attract the leading lights of this exciting industry. This will be a very memorable night and we are looking forward to welcoming our winners on October 15.”

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Take me somewhere nice to eat LOOKING for something different? Somewhere special? Want to rave about it to your friends the next day? If you want to find first-class food, a great selection of wines and bubbly, fantastic views and nice people, then you really need to visit The Mairena Lodge Fine Dining Restaurant and Lounge Bar - the must visit restaurant on the coast! The Mairena Lodge is a modern restaurant serving international cuisine that offers the highest quality food and service using innovative cooking techniques to create the most delicious and interesting dishes. Their unique meals are prepared with flavours from around the world, giving you glamour and style on a plate. All of the dishes have been created using well-sourced high quality ingredients to give you the most wonderful memories of your visit. They are certainly worth the drive! The restaurant is easy to find, only 5km up the hill from Elviria, opposite the German school in La Mairena, 2km from La Cala Golf and 1km from El Soto.

THE MAIRENA LODGE: The must visit restaurant on the coast. At The Mairena Lodge they believe in excellence, but not in the word expensive. They want everyone to feel comfortable to come and enjoy the best quality food at

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wine. There is a comfortable relaxing lounge bar where you can have a drink and meet the staff before booking your table. They are like a family at Mairena Lodge and they

look forward to welcoming yours. Chef and co-owner David Gallagher arrived on the coast over a year ago to open Olivia’s restaurant in La Cala as the Head Chef. David has experience working in some of the most famous kitchens in Australia and South-East Asia as a Head Chef, which gave him an insight into the incredibly high levels of quality and hospitality that are expected. The Mairena Lodge are now offering an ‘Early Bird Special Menu’ served from 6pm to 7-30pm Tuesday to Saturday as well as their very popular Sunday Lunch, served from 1.30 pm to 7.30 pm. Booking is advised as it does get busy and the À La Carte Menu can be enjoyed each evening. They are closed on Mondays and are already booking up quickly for Christmas and New Year so to not be disappointed, call soon to make your reservation. Bookings can be made by email to mairenalodge@yahoo.com or over the telephone on 952 852 003. Check out their website too for pictures and promotions at www.the mairenalodge.com.

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Olivia’s Restaurant IT’S never too early to plan ahead and apart from live entertainment every day of the week, Olivia’s Restaurant in La Cala de Mijas will be presenting a fantastic Moet & Chandon White Ice Party hosted by owner Elliott Wright and his professional team on September 29. You can now make reservations for Christmas and New Year where there will be live music, a DJ, a three-course meal and a surprise guest. This restaurant which has taken the area by storm is well into its second year and has already been featured on the ITVBE television ‘fly on the wall’ reality series The Playa in Marbella where viewers followed the trials, tribulations and finally major success of setting up this new venture in the Costa del Sol. Visit www.oliviaslacala. com for more details.

Beach House Marbella THE Beach House Marbella promises not only great food but terrific entertainment including lunchtimes. As other restaurants start to curtail their entertainment, the Beach House continues to offer unrivalled food as well as some enjoyable musical entertainment with regular appearances by musicians such as Blue Funk, Epic Blue Sea, Hula Hula and La Negra Mayté Duo. Please visit www.thebeach housemarbella.com for info.

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Stars shine brig at La Sala Gibra tend the V-VIP after party which took place at La Sala Gibraltar and mixed with some of the lucky festival goers. The festival itself took place on September 2 and 3 at the Victoria Stadium and organisers arranged for a host of international stars and local artists and comedians to appear on stage. Headliners were NeYo the incredibly successful American R&B singer, songwriter and producer and Welsh rockers Stereophonics, but the list of performers was impres-

By John Smith MAJOR stars didn’t just perform at the Fifth Gibraltar Music Festival but many were so enamoured with the welcome they received that they took the time to at-

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Brand new speciality dish CIBO ITALIANO the fantastic restaurant on the Golden Mile has just advised Euro Weekly News that a suggestion originally made by Michel Euesden has been taken up and transformed into a brand new speciality dish being offered to diners at the restaurant. Tagliolini al Tartufo Nero is a gorgeous and rather exciting new dish

consisting of fresh tagliolini pasta, black truffles and aged parmesan cream which is prepared inside a Parmesan Wheel at the table. This dish, the preparation of which can be seen in a video on the restaurant site at www.facebook.com/cibo marbella/videos/897055297066123/ is just one of the many delicious options available at Cibo Italiano.

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A FUN dog show is being held at the Feria ground in Alhaurin el Grande with the permission of the local council on Saturday October 1 with registration from 11am and doors open at noon. There is to be a whole raft of classes including waggiest tail, best puppy, best senior, best male, best female, best rescue and best child handler so there is literally an opportunity for every dog owner who attends. There will be a charge of €5 for every dog entered into a class, but there is no admission fee for visitors who will be able to enjoy the fun and also enjoy refreshments available during the day and there will even be some stalls available if you have something to sell which will cost €15. For more details or to register your dog contact tonysos1@hotmail.es and any profits will go to two local animal charities.

Pasión comes to Marbella POPULAR singer Pasión Vega who grew up in Malaga but now lives in Cadiz is returning to her childhood province when she brings her Pasión por Cano album to the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Marbella on September 17. The first 300 tickets were sold to local residents at €20 each, but regular price is €38.50 for the concert which

sees the doors open at 9pm and the performance start at 10pm. With this, her 13th album, the singer delivers an emotional and heartfelt tribute to the late Carlos Cano, performing 12 of his songs and her performance is expected to include these songs together with the specially composed ‘I’m from the South’ which has been written by Martinez Ares.

The Lady in the Van THERE is to be a showing of the multi nominated film ‘The Lady in the Van’, starring Maggie Smith in the true story of an elderly lady who parked outside the house of writer Alan Bennett and stayed there for 15 years which will be presented jointly by the Marbella International Film Festival and H10 Andalucia Plaza on Thursday September 15. Tickets for the presentation which will include a buffet meal cost just €20 but must be booked in advance by e-mailing joanne.f7@gmail.com or calling her on 952 811 047. The buffet which does not include drinks will commence at 7.30pm and the film will start at 9pm at the H10 Andalucia Plaza opposite Puerto Banus.

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Oleanders are ideal for a Mediterranean garden By Graeme Tyrrell IF you are in an area that has had good rain you are fortunate. The gardens in most areas are desperately waiting for post summer rains. It has been so dry with lower than average rain this year in much of Spain. The main challenge of Mediterranean gardening is this survival through summer, often with scant supplies of quality water. It is so important to select your plants with this in mind when setting out or developing your garden. The careful selection of plants to suit Mediterranean conditions does restrict the variety of species we can include in our gardens. It is easiest to use tried and tested plants you know will survive here and that will have a harmony with neighbouring gardens. With appropriate summer preparations that allow the traditional hardy plants to thrive, you can

OLEANDER: Can be grown as a shrub or a tree. do flamingo). It emerges with pink leaves in add additional varieties that need more protection spring, has variegated leaves in summer and and care. cream light brown autumn leaves. It flourishes in Amongst my colourful Mediterranean shrubs I the microclimate created by the rest of the garden. have a deciduous ‘Flamingo Maple (Acer negun-

A beautiful example of a hardy acclimatised flowering plant, that most Mediterranean gardens have for their abundant flowers and hardiness in the summer months, is the oleander. Its name is derived from its botanical name (Nerium oleander). It has many cultivars to provide a variety of colours and forms and can be grown as a shrub or tree and pruned after flowering has finished or as required to keep it contained to make hedges, pot plants, wind protection and shade. It is very important to know it has toxins in its sap that can irritate the skin and can also cause illness when exposed to the skin. Protective clothing is essential to prune or handle the plant. It is best as a peripheral planting or background plant. Smaller plants are not expensive but you can easily grow them from tip cuttings 8cm long taken in late summer. I have grown them from seed and have a beautiful red one I had to wait a year to know which colour it would be. Planting it out as a young seedling has made it extremely hardy. It is best to plant oleander in the autumn.

Kitchen spruce up time NOW the holidays are over you may have decided it’s time to do something about your kitchen. With the children back at school and visitors and guests likely to be back to work it could be the perfect time to think about doing a complete revamp.

However, if the budget won’t stretch to a whole new kitchen, you don’t want the hassle or your kitchen still has some life left in it, there are a few simple things you can do to give it new life without ripping it all out and starting over. The first thing that can be

changed to give a whole new look is the lighting. Swapping small ceiling lights for larger, brighter, energy-efficient models can make the whole atmosphere more luxurious, and adding under-cupboard LED strips will not only give you plenty of light where you need it, but can make a very impressive focal point. You can also make a big difference by investing in one new quality appliance. A sleek, shiny new fridge or dishwasher for example won’t break the bank but will catch the eye. For a slightly more drastic, yet budget-friendly, solution, consider changing your cabinet doors. If possible, include a couple of glass inserts: either plain glass to display your prize porcelain behind it or frosted glass to add a feature while hiding the not-so-showable stuff. Changing the handles can also give a whole new look. Don’t skimp too much, cheap handles are likely to need changing quite quickly. Look for heavier handles which feel more solid when you pick them up for lasting effects.

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you’re not yet ready to own a dog. Your lifestyle is one of the biggest factors to consider as all dogs require attention, but some do need much more than others. If left alone they won’t do so well and are more likely to destroy items in your home. The same can be said for exercise. Some dogs require much more time to run around, while others can get by with less physical activity. If you’re often away from home choose a dog that will manage well in your absence like the independent breeds Dachshund, Mastiff or Yorkshire Terrier.

Once you know what you want you have two options, you can buy from a reputable breeder or adopt from a shelter. Unless looking for a purebred consider adoption as it’s not as expensive as buying a pet from a breeder. Animals from a shelter are usually screened for health and temperament, so you can be more sure it’s the right animal for your home. However, if you’re looking for a specific breed, a breeder (or a specific breed rescue) is the way to go. Ask for references and check how many times a year they breed. A good breeder generally on-

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THE decision to buy or to adopt a dog is not one to take lightly. It’s a serious commitment with several factors to consider. Are you really ready to have a dog? As fun as dogs can be, it’s a serious decision. You’re taking responsibility for a living creature that’s completely dependent on you. They require food, shelter, healthcare, exercise, attention, love, time and money. If you’re not completely prepared to provide all of these things,

A SMALL but heartwarming story after the devastating earthquake which hit Italy last month in the form of a pet cat who survived five days under the rubble who’s been reunited with her owner. Gioia (Joy in Italian) rushed for cover on August 24 as owner Daniela Tursini tried to grab her before she ran for safety as the building collapsed. While search operations centred on finding survivors, Daniela pleaded with firefighters and rescue teams for help telling them “Please find her, she’s all I have left.” Eventually five days later rescuers turning over rubble spotted movement. Although badly dehydrated and in need of veterinary attention, Gioia was in one piece.

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EVEN experienced house-sitters find some rescue dogs a challenge many having a rough start, some abandoned, beaten, neglected and left to die. Many HouseSitMatch homeowners who regularly work with rescue dogs say it can take a long time to trust humans again. This was Susan’s experience when she adopted Pearl. A volunteer at her local animal shelter and refuge over the years she’s adopted six dogs although two have passed away. Susan met Pearl, who’d been living in various refuges for 18 months. She was an intelligent dog but very nervous and wouldn’t let anyone come near. Susan has used house-sitters from HouseSitMatch for the

MANAGED INTRODUCTION: Helped to reassure Pearl. two years to care for her other rescue dogs. To introduce Pearl to a new house-sitter Susan invited the house-sitter to spend three days at home with her and the dogs so they could all get to know each other so the change would seem more gradual. After three days Susan felt comfortable leaving the sitter in charge of the dogs, especially Pearl. This gradual introduction made for a smoother transition and Susan left for her holiday

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DOGS brains understand not only what we say but also how we say it and are able to distinguish the words and tones we use when speaking to them, a new study has revealed. Led by Attila Andics, professor at the University of Lorand in Budapest, the study, the results of which were published by Science magazine, played recordings of their trainers using different words and tones to 13 different dogs while using magnetic resonance scanners to study how their brains reacted. The dogs were found to use the left hemispheres of the brains, just like humans, and to recognise each word separately regardless of tone. “This study is the first step towards understand-

ing how dogs interpret human speech and can help us understand communication between the two and make it more efficient,” Andics explained. Words are the main element of language and communication, while tone is another way of transmitting information. Humans use both to understand what they’re hearing, and the aim of the study, Andics said, was to discover whether dogs were also able to separate the two. In effect, they were found to process vocabulary and tone separately. Therefore, the team concluded, dogs are indeed able to distinguish between the words we say to them and the tone we use.

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COMPUTERS DRAINAGE COMPUTER PROBLEMS SOLVED. Error messages fixed, viruses removed. Repairs and upgrades available. Laptops in English. Kindle, iPad & Android help. One-to-one training. Also, low cost, reliable internet TV solutions, even for slow connections. Experienced, reliable service. Paul 630 652 338 / 952 493 859 (243346)

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BLOCKED DRAINS? Leak detection, CCTV survey, root removal, Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com BLOCKED drains? Call Clearflow. CCTV Inspections. Drain Location. HP Jetting. Repairs & Installations. More than 30 years on the Coast. All major credit cards accepted. Telephone 952 885 661 / 630 200 600 (238597)

PARTY EXTRAS. Mechanical Bull and Electronic Surf Machine. Available for hire. Call 650 242 476. www.par tyextras.net (242647)

FLOOR POLISHING MARBLE FLOOR (2.50€/m2) WHY PAY MORE .WE CLEAN, CRYSTALLISE, SEAL THEN POLISH YOUR MARBLE TO HIGH GLOSS, NON SLIP. PROFESSIONAL GUARANTEED, FAST SERVICE. 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. ALSO REPAIRS DAMAGES TO MARBLE, CLEAN AND SEAL TERRACOTTA TERRACES, COVERS ALL COSTA DEL SOL. TEL: 671 244 683 (232888) T1 MARBLE FLOORS polished. Fast service. Reliable, family run. TERRACOTTA CLEANED and sealed. Wooden floors treated. No job too small. Family run. Cleansol 10am 10pm 7 days all areas. 952 930 861 / 607 610 578 Discount Code: EWN 1 CLEAN (206437)

WEIGHT WATCHING? If so come & join the best weekly weight loss meetings. 663 674 804 facebook/MyWeighSpain (242401)

BEAUTY TREATMENTS BOTOX AND FILLERS From €95. Covers the Costa del Sol and inland. www.beautifulmarbella.e s 609 347 086. (233222)

CHIROPODISTS FURNITURE www.chiropodistcostadel sol.com

FURNITURE wanted, same day collection, cash waiting, reliable service. 645 334 512 (229862) WANTED Quality Furniture – bought & sold. New & secondhand. Call Tony 633 921 239 or e-mail tony.bell1 @tesco.net (248973)

GARDENINGS

DOM. APP. REPAIRS

GLASS CURTAINS Cleaning Specialists Call – 602 628 451 (240391)

BS ELECTRICAL, All electrical work, rewires, Boletins, Endesa helpline, professional genuine service, www.bselectrical .eu. Call Sean 952 961 108, 669 070 011 (240700)T1

ENTERTAINMENT

DOG TRAINING

S.J.T. SERVICES Local and National Deliveries and Removals. Garden Maintenance, Fencing, External Cleaning. Horse care and exercise by professional British horseman. Competitive, negotiable rates. SIMON +34 634 323 792 sjt services@outlook.com (233269)

GATES

LADY ELECTRICIAN - No job too small. British standards. 616 197 362/606 793 562 (248962)

CONEJO Cleaning and Property Management. Est. over 20 years. Rentals, residential, one off cleans. Wendy 635 630 370 / 952 964 407 / www.conejocleaning.com (233299)

CALL the MD Clinic if you suffer from pain Our Integral Medical Service combines the best of Natural Traditional and Modern Medicine to aleviate pain and improve quality of life. We are close to Puerto Banus in Casa Rusia Azalea Beach. Good Parking! Phone us on 951 279 129 or 693 360 430 email doctorizotov@gmail. com www.mdclinica.net (241360)

GARDENING/REMOVALS

CURTAINS CURTAINS, BLINDS, UPHOLSTERY, a complete service. www.marbellacurtain design.com. Mary 675 813 348

IRIS-IRRIGATION and landscapes. New Installations and problemsolving. Turf (supply and laying). Garden constructions. Tree surgeon. Clearing and maintenance. 676 747 521 (242267)

ELECTRICAL INSTALL.

CLEANING SERVICES UPHOLSTERY and steam cleaning sofas, carpets etc… JA Cleaning Services 626 357 955 (231262)

IRRIGATION

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PROFESSIONAL garden services from Fuengirola to Estepona. All aspects of gardening and full maintenance and landscaping, free quotes, competitive prices. Contact Andrew 600 259 981 Andrew@garden-profes sionals.com (236851) GARDEN and pool maintenance. 10 euros per hour, monthly maintenance available from 120 euros. Tools and products included. RICARDO 637 160 129 (244950) ARBOLISTA Tree surgery, No. 1 for trees and palms, on the Costa since 1998. 600 260 534 - 952 117 486 Kit Hogg C.G.Arb www.spaintree.com (233301) TREE SURGEONS. No tree too tall, removal of dead palm trees and limbs, eco gardening, mulch and manure, fertilizer, palm pruning. 686 948 552 / 631 181 971. Facebook: Andres Jardinero Malaga (238684)

DENTISTS ELECTRIC GATE/GARAGE DOOR automation repaired. Free, no obligation quotation. Call Colin - 636 394 641 (241667)

GLASS CURTAINS GLASS CURTAIN repairs, specialist in replacement of discoloured plastic strips that act as a seal between the glass panels. Call Julian 655 825 931 (240301)

HEALTH & BEAUTY FUENGIROLA, Myofascial Release. J. Shaegen, Specialized in treating neck, back & extremity disorders, 30 years in Practice. 652 291 224 www.bodywork.es (243287) SAYAN MASSAGE. Your best traditional & tantric massage for ladies and gentlemen. 952 586 339 - 608 977 260 www.masajessayan.es (238664) SKIN specialist NHS registered. Treats all kinds of skin problems. Consultion 70 euros. Dr Eva. Fuengirola /Calahonda 664 747 267 (241278)

NHS REGISTERED DENTIST in Fuengirola. Specializing in Zircon crowns, bridges etc. Free check up! drvisky@hotmail.com - 689 887 019 (240397)

HOME HELP HOME VISITS to help with chores and errands including cooking, ironing, shopping, dog walking or simply some company. 602 436 342 Jolanta (248753)

HOT TUBS / SPAS HOT TUBS, new, used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. 691 973 131 / 952 793 398 (242567)

HOUSE CLEARANCES FURNITURE wanted, same day collection, cash waiting, reliable service. 645 334 512 (229862) WE CLEAR houses, apartments, garages, bars, storage units. Tel 656 187 140 brian.d.hughes@hotmail.com (248985) www.euroweeklynews.com

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CASH paid for your unwanted house or garage items. Please call 600 041 434 (232896)

INSURANCE

ABBEYGATE INSURANCE If you are renewing your policy or looking for new cover. Call us, as we are the only Insurance Company in Spain to offer protection on your no claims bonus. Call 952 893 380 (68259) ABBEYGATE INSURANCE Make the right choice and join the thousands of expatriates who have. We provide a friendly personal service, for all your home, motor, health, travel or marine insurance. Call 952 893 380 (68259) HEALTH INSURANCE Competitive prices, English worded policies. Pay monthly or annually. All levels of cover. Premiums from €25 a month. Tel: 956 795 453 Abbeygate Insurance (68259) ABBEYGATE INSURANCE Car insurance exclusive for expatriates, save up to 50%. Find out about our price pledge on UK plated cars. Home insurance from €50. Tel: 952 893 380 (68259)

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MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 153, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 153 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now! LSM INSURANCE. No fat singing blokes or trumpeting telephone´s, just professional service at the best prices for all your insurance needs including car, household, commercial, life, health and travel. Tel 952 578 008 or www.lsminsurance .biz for a quotation (242690)

INTERNET GET YOUR business noticed online! Make sure that expats in Spain can find your product, service, restaurant, bar or shop. Contact Spain’s newest and brightest online directory TODAY. Call 952 561 245 or email mark.w@euroweeklynews.co m for more details

INTERPRETER INTERPRETER & TRANSLATOR. French, Spanish & English. 695 909 025

LAWYERS

INSURANCE

LEGAL ADVICE

LOANS HOLA CREDITO. Instant short term loans against your valuables. Quick, easy and always discreet. Tel 900 123 457 www.holacredito.com (241174) LOANS AVAILABLE on all types of paintings, jewellery, watches, silver etc. Any condition. Immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony’s Antiques & Jewellers shops extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola. Mobile 609 529 633. Tel: 952 588 795 (SE) (201522)

24HR. LOCKSMITHS LOCKSMITH emergency / appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service. Call Paul 657 466 803 ENGLISH 24/7 LOCKSMITH/SAFE ENGINEERS. 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE, CALL DAREN OR BOB 952 660 233 / 667 668 673 WWW.SECURI TYOFSPAIN.COM (241275)

MISCELLANEOUS

WOODY´S LOS BOLICHES. Greeting Cards, mail to and from the UK. Worldwide courier and Passport renewals. All adverts taken for the Euro Weekly News- display or classified. Open 9.00-2.00PM (Monday to Friday). Special hours apply August and Xmas. One street behind the Confortel, just off Plaza San Rafael, Los Boliches, on C/Poeta Salvador Rueda 93. Tel: 952 471 877

MOBILE HOMES WANT TO RELOCATE? We can transport your home and install on to a 12 month park from £4,995. Annual site fees from €3,000 Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143) BRAND NEW WILLERBY Siena 32m² home sited within a stylish gated community, 45 minutes from Malaga airport £19,995 Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143) WILLERBY COTTAGE 28x10 sited in ‘La Serrana Hills’ of Pizarra, site open all year round, swimming pool, only £13,495. Want to view? Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143)

MOBILITY MEETING POINT TALL PRESENTABLE GENTLEMAN with lots of life & love – offering TLC. WLTM loving lady. 693 716 606 (248931)

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MOBILITY scooters, electric wheelchairs, wheelchairs, walking frames, etc, for sale and rent. Large selection of quality used scooters at competitive prices. Rascal vantage X, Rascal Veo X, Shoprider Sovereign, Pride Go Go, Neo 4 and 8, Mercury Prism, Pride XL8, Rascal 388, Rascal 329, Rascal 125 Wheelchair, Shoprider electric wheelchair breaks up for boot, Rascal 330 electric wheelchair as new condition at considerable saving, Rascal turnabout electric wheelchair, plus many more all with guarantee. New and used wheelchairs for sale at competitive prices. Brand New Pride Go Go Mobility Scooters All models just arrived huge savings on retails prices. Rentals from 55 euros weekly. New mobility scooter batteries supplied and fitted. Mobility scooters bought for cash. www.mobilityscootersdi rectspain.com email in fo@mobilityscootersdi rectspain.com Tel 609581139 (241153) SENIORWORLD - MOBILITY scooters, wheelchairs, stairlifts, nursing beds, rise ´n´ recline chairs and a large range of daily living aids for sale or hire. Visit our showroom in Los Boliches or call on 952 663 131 or 670 964 181 for advice & best prices. (242724) MOBILITY-SPAIN: The Mobility Wizards - All Your Mobility Solutions under One Roof See our main ad in ‘Services’ (241720) www.mrmobility.eu Mobility scooters 39 euros per week delivered. 611 206 962 (248773) PREMIER MOBILITY SCOOTERS SPAIN – Sale or Hire. Scooters, Wheelchairs & Walking Aids. New Batteries & Tyres supplied & fitted. Service & Repairs. Rentals from €40 Weekly. The only mobility shop in BENALMADENA. Call 650 783878 / 603 263157 or visit www.pre miermobilityscootersspain.co m www.euroweeklynews.com

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MORTGAGES FLUENT Finance Abroad Are you looking to release equity in your home here in Spain? Need to pay IBI, Community Fees, Taxes, but don’t have the cash available now to do this. Do you want to sell your property for what it is worth but don’t have the ability/time frame due to cash constraints? Do you want an alternative to the Banks who are costly and slow? Call us now on +34 691 179 445 +34 952 961 952 or email r o n a l d @ f l u e n t f i nanceabroad.com Come and visit us in our San Pedro office (242716)

MOSQUITO SCREENS MOSQUITO NICK No1 Specialist for Mosquito Screens for all types of windows and doors. PRICE PROMISE/NEVER BEATEN ON PRICE!!! All types of screens: sliding, pull-down, pleated, fixed and ARCHED available in all colours including wood grain. Call Nick at 647 072 861, www.mos quitonick .ws (241621) (T1) ACE OF SHADES - Don’t let the bugs get you! Available in enrollable, slider and pleated. Large choice of colours including wood effect. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceofshades.es MOSQUITO Screens for windows, doors and a high quality sliding patio door screen. All finishes available. Quick service. All areas covered. Call Julian 655 825 931 (240300)

MOTORING

CAR SERVICES AUTOMATIC gearbox specialist. Transmatic. All models including classic cars, serviced, repaired and reconditioned. Also 4x4 transfer boxes and power steering Call/fax 952 796 166 / 952 805 804 email: transmatic2005@yahoo.c om. www.transmatic.es (233439) GT AUTOS Mijas – ITV´s, Servicing and Repairs. Diagnostics; Engines, ABS, Airbags, Aircon. 952 462 852 – 622 252 570 (248553) MECHANIC workshop & mobile. All work undertaken. ITVs done. Reasonable rates. Prompt, reliable services 24/7. 620 020 232, 951 165 090 (240677)

FOR SALE SELLING YOUR SPANISH CAR? PHONE Bill Brady for the best cash price. Stay safe and phone Bill on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 bill brady cars.com (241688) BILL BRADY CARS has been established on the Costa del Sol since 1986, in which time he has helped thousands of expatriates to buy or sell their quality used Spanish cars and also keeping all the documentation simple so you understand all that is going on (which is important). You can contact Bill direct on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 or billbrad ycars.com (241688) TO CLEAR TA-TA Indica 2008 1.4 5 Door (same size as Fiesta) New ITV (MOT) 31’000 Klm (19’000 Mls) A/C, P/Steering, Elec/windows/locks and CD. Ideal second or first car with great economy, Look its only 2’500€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com. (241688)

PRICE SLASHED DIESEL / Estate Seat Exeo ST. 2.0 TDI. (the same as Audi A-4 ) 2011 full service history metallic blue, privy glass (double glazing ) this car is immaculate look at this saving new price nearly 30’000€ WAS 12’995€ NOW 12,500€ 952 838 842 608 950 221 billbrady cars.com DIESEL Ford Focus 1.6 TDCI. 2013 5 Door Bought from Ford Marbella new car arrived hence this great bargain with all the safety of Ford range metallic silver and 5 year warranty from Ford look at this bargain only 10’995€ 953 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbrady cars.com (241688) COMING soon BMW X-3 Automatic/Diesel 3.0 Ltr. 2005 from lady owner metallic blue, white cloth trim, used in town and well serviced a very scarce Jeep so be quick. 952 838 842/608 950 221/608 950 221 billbrady cars.com. (241688) AUTOMATIC Dodge Calibar 2.0 Ltr. Inj. 2005/6 metallic black light velour trim a fantastic family or business car to many extras to list and its only 4’995€ 952 838 842/608 950 221 billbrady cars.com (241688) LOOK AT THIS Jaguar XK8 Convertible one private owner from new 22’000 Klm (14’000 Mls) 2009 British racing green and green soft top white leather a perfect example has to be seen for only 11’995€ 952 838 842/608 950 221 billbrady cars.com (241688) 2006 SUZUKI Grand Vitara, 2.ltr DDiS diesel, 5 door, 6 speed, black, alloys, new tyres, climate control, new model, 180,000 klms, very good condition, only 6,450€... 653 777 073 ALPHA Spyder Convertible, 2ltr 16 valve twin spark, LHD on Spanish plates, electric blue with black leather, new ITV, air con, 135,000 klms with Alpha history, very clean example, 3,995€ 653 777 073. (241693) 1993 MERCEDES 300 SL 24 valve, left hand drive on southern Irish plates, in very good condition throughout, excellent runner, low klms, hard top also available, for more details...... 5995 euros call 653 777 073 (241693) 2009 HONDA Shadow 125 twin with only 4,000 klms from new, this bike is in brand new condition with new ITV, good tyres, in black with unmarked chrome... 1,795€ 653 777 073 (241693)

www.euroweeklynews.com RANGE rover sport supercharger 2006, lots of extras, 130032 klms,in black, fully leagel spanish car, new brakes and new tyres, in excellent condition inside and out, 15995 euros......653 777 073. (241693)

MECHANICS

MERCEDES 190e manual, in alpine white, LHD car on Spanish plates, 2 owners from new, new ITV, air con, in original condition, must be seen, 2,995€.... 653 777 073 (241693)

BRITISH MECHANIC WORKSHOP family run business since 2000 in Mijas Costa Fuengirola. Servicing Repairs, ITVS, Full Engine Rebuilds, Body Work Repairs, Recovery Service, Paperwork Transfers. Checks on all cars & 4x4. CALL TODAY 605 407 369 / 951 914 025 (233432)

GOLF Clipper Original Cabrio, automatic with power steering, power roof, in white with white check half leather interior, in fantastic original condition inside and out, needs to be seen, absolute bargain at 4995 euros, 673 777 073. (241693) RANGE ROVER P38 2002, last of p38 model, 4.0 ltr hse, left hand drive Spanish plates, factory 19 inch alloys, dark blue metallic with beige piped leather, factory roof, genuine 42,000 klms with full history, excellent condition inside and out, 4, 995€ 653 777 073 (241693) FIAT dobló diesel multispace 2003new tyres and recent full service, in good all around condition, very clean and economical, only 1995 euros....653 777 077. AXAIM microcar 2012 top of the range gto model diesel automatic in black and red graphite with black leather, alloys, in excellent condition inside and out, cost 17500 euros new, one owner car only 4995 euros....653 777 073. (241693) FABULOUS VOLVO C70 T5 Automatic, Convertible, 2002. Metalic Green. Only 47,000 miles. UK Reg, RHD. FSH. Long MOT. €2,950. 628 884 854 or email tony@ boxes.co.uk or see the car at www.antiques-sussex.co .uk/volvocar.html (248974)

INSURANCE ABBEYGATE INSURANCE. No automatic annual increase on our Motor Insurance, renewal policies. Call 952 893 380 (68259) WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance. Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 902 123 309.

MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work. Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (244949)

MECHANIC workshop & mobile. All work undertaken. ITVs done. Reasonable rates. Prompt, reliable services 24/7. 620 020 232, 951 165 090 (240677)

REPAIRS ENGLISH bodyshop, fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No Job too Small. 952 667 074 (233434) ENGLISH MECHANIC, BODYWORK & CLASSIC CAR RESTORATION over 30 years experience, reliable, fully equipped. Contact Mark - 611 249 340 smartmark33 @gmail.com (240680)

WANTED

CLASSIFIEDS CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837 (229862) CARS wanted any vehicles considered, cash buyers all vehicles considered with quick decision please call........ 653 777 073. (241693) VEHICLES BOUGHT AND SOLD. SUPPLIED TO ORDER. ESTABLISHED IN MARBELLA 35 YEARS PETER 635 500 164 (248795)

MUSIC KARAOKE “Everything You Need” Rent, Buy or Update Your Songs in All Languages. www.songbookslive.com. “costasongs” 664-540-154. (232947)

NAUTICAL PUERTO BANÚS – Moorings for rent. 8, 12 & 15 meters. 662 379 483 (240400) FOR SALE - 20 Metre Berths, Main Port Sotogrande & 15 Metre Berth Port of Duquesa, Contact: 0044 7768 028400 PUERTO BANUS – Moorings wanted to buy. 0032 473 815 789

PAINTERS / DECORATORS

CARS AND VANS, ANY REGISTRATION, INSTANT CASH, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPANISH 693 028 325 (229862) CARS WANTED, all registration numbers, any age, runners/non-runners, finance, embargoes no problem 687 049 592 or 622 156 022 (248692) T2 CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN AND UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (229862)

SAM, Simply the Best on the Coast, 35 years experience, 18 years Mijas. Forget the rest, have the best, you’re worth it! Call Sam 952 666 025 / 629 546 128 (232930) PROFESSIONAL female decorator for all your decorating needs. For free advice and quotes, English 639 928 090, Spanish/ Swedish/German 618 055 563 (244951)

WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 693 028 325 (229862)

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CLASSIFIEDS PERGOLAS & DECKING PERGOLAS, Decking and Thatched Gazebos. Best quality and prices. Installations. For free quotation call 686 322 328 (243344)

PEST CONTROL

PEST CONTROL Best Prices Great Service BRITISH & LEGAL 0034 684 217 181 WWW.LOCALPEST.ES COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee. Serving the coast since 1985. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940

PETS

YOUNG DOMESTICATED cats rescued from the killing station need kind homes. Fully vaccinated and neutered. We will also deliver to England for a donation to the charity. Please give one of these beautiful cats a home so we can save more from death. Can be seen without obligation at Cat and Dog World Kennels. Tel. 630 197 435 (93398)

CHARITIES ACE CHARITY “El Refugio” in La Cala de Mijas is a registered charity. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the Town Hall or the Andalucian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter. We are grateful for any help offered, including donations of food and blankets. Visiting times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can

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www.euroweeklynews.com always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736. Our website is www.ace-chari ty.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320) ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call Marjorie 952 79 74 05 or 636 934 146 (93319) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public week-ends from 10.00 to 5.00. Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at anytime. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference. You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeon line.net www.sepeonline.net (93321) AT SOS ANIMAL REFUGE we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect. So if you are having a clearout, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about rehoming, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-animals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317) ARCH - THE ANDALUCIAN RESCUE CENTRE F O R H O R S E S WELCOMES VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO THEIR STABLES ON SATURDAYS FROM 10 - 12 OR

BY APPOINTMENT. COME AND HELP OUT, OR SPONSOR OR ADOPT ONE OF OUR HORSES, DONKEYS OR MULES. WE ALWAYS NEED HELP WITH FUND RAISING TO LOOK AFTER THE ABANDONED AND ABUSED ANIMALS. OUR AIM IS TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND REHOME. WE ARE A SMALL FRIENDLY TEAM - WHY NOT JOIN US. FIND US IN ALHAURIN EL GRANDE, BEHIND THE VENTA MIRALMONTE ON THE ROAD FROM ALHAURIN TO COIN, (A404), URB.VIÑA BORREGO, FOLLOW THE YELLOW SIGNS. CHARITY REGISTERED WITH THE JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA NO 8448. WWW.HORSERES CUESPAIN.ORG INFO@ HORSERESCUESPAIN.ORG ARCHRESCUE@YAHOO.CO. UK TEL:- 635798219 OR 656935613 OR 620175828. NEW: ARCH CHARITY SHOP NOW OPEN IN ALHAURIN, NEXT TO MONEY CHANGE SHOP, AVENIDA GERALD BRENAN (93322)

PETCARE PET HOTEL. Alhaurin el Grande. Holiday accommodation for dogs and cats. Heated/Air conditioned kennels available. Tel: 952 112 284 / 685 400 216 www.petcarespain.com. Find us on Facebook at Petcare Spain (243370)

PET TRANSPORTATION by road. Fully DEFRA/OCA/ TRACES compliant. Complete service by professional licensed kennels. 630 197 435 www.cat-and-dog-world.com (241623)

PHOTOGRAPHY LAGUNA KENNELS AND CATTERY. Your pets lovingly cared for by English mother and daughter.Near Coin. la gunakennels@hotmail.com Tel 952 112 021 / 606 838 983 (248631)

PETS TRANSPORT

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO – Editing available – FREE Photo session for Models. Call Adrian 640 350 479 (241379)

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PRINTERS BUSINESS cards, flyers, posters, magazines, design, canvas, exhibition equipment, signage, vehicle branding Eyeprint: 951 310 395 www.eyeprint.es (238598) EUROARTS – Large format digital graphic design & printing. Floors, Pools, Signage, Shop Displays. 951 287 167 / 602 494 347

PROFESS. SERVICES PRO VENT. Kitchens, Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Windows, Glass Curtains creatively designed and expertly fitted. Visit our showroom in La Cala or call 639 727 188 for a free quotation. From inspiration to i n s t a l l a t i o n www.joebayley.com

KENNELS

PROPERTY

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE MR MAINTENANCE For ALL your Property needs No Job Too Small 647 460 155 (233394)

EURODOG Boarding Kennels & Cattery. Under new ownership by animal loving family. Large kennels and exercise yards, fully licensed and sanitary approved. Safe, secure and caring environment. Inspections welcome anyt ime. 5 minutes from Fuengirola 679 786 669 / 952 464 947 / www.eurodog .es (239435) CAT AND DOG WORLD KENNELS AND CATTERY, superb licensed facilities, viewing welcome. Tel: 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.cat-anddog-world.com (241623)

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PROPERTY FOR SALE ATTRACTIVE 2 Bed, 2 Bath, Ground Floor Apartment in DON ALBERTO Mijas Costa. Fully Furnished to high standard. Close to Pool, AirConditioning & in a very safe position. 185,000 Euros. +447850 746171 goodson.builders @icloud.com (248691) VILLA, Modern on going build. 6 bedroom, 6 bathrooms, 70% completed in prestigious area, 10 min drive from Puerto Banus, build 900 m2, land 2065 m2. Private sale. Tel: 0034 671 244683 (233272) SAN PEDRO - Parking space for sale in garage under apartment in block Almendros 1. Generous size. Price €11,000. Tel 0044 7931 362078 or 693 009 210 (248756) LA CALA 1 Bedroom Apartment. 56 Sqm. Park Location. Close to Beach €99,900 – 653 436 905 (248972)

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plush Mayfair district. Showcasing cars but also masquerading as a modern Aston Martin museum, the centre will hold art exhibitions and be instrumental in the manufacturer’s move into a luxury market typically dominated by perfumed watch wearers. Jaguar is taking a more traditional approach aimed at the real motorist rather than the luxury crowd. The British brand is inviting drivers to visit UK showrooms

throughout September to test drive the new XE and compare it with rivals including the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C-Class and Audi A4. The brave move has seen them acquire 250 rival cars to allow potential buyers to

perform a real group test across the four brands, with an eye on proving the XE’s superiority.

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Mind-bending style WHILE luxury brands are scrambling over one another to pioneer the latest interconnected on-board autonomous super software that will eventually reduce their cars to a teleporter with a glamorous sticker on it, Maserati are heading in a somewhat different direction. An Italian brand, Ellena Autotrasformazioni, have taken Maserati’s wellreceived Ghibli, and a few components cobbled together from here and there to construct the brand new Frankenstein mons te r t h e

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Maserati Ghibli Hearse for those who want to rock to the graveyard in style. With fibreglass rear bodywork, a luxurious coffin space, and a bombastic 3.0 litre V6 turbodiesel engine it’s certainly guaranteed to make your last roadtrip one to remember. Maserati aren’t alone among luxury manufacturers with too much time on their hands. Bugatti has thrown their

energy, not into smashing their rivals to pieces with a diabolical new breed of automobile, but towards building a 1:18 scale model of their 1,480 hp Chiron, which can be picked up for a few hundred euros. For people with enough money to spend half a grand on a toy car, but just not enough to buy a real €2.4 million version.

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Hydraulic assistance IT seems to be a given that brand new cars arrive fully furnished with electric-assist power steering but the efficiency calculations don’t make up for the loss of control and sheer driving verve prized by most motoring enthusiasts. Fortunately for the diehard traditionalists, hydraulic-assisted steering might soon be back in vogue, with Ford building on new tech developments to construct fully hydraulic systems. Understand that this isn’t done with driving feel or verve in mind but is from a purely practical design point of view. The active rear wing and emergency brake as well as suspension typically operate on hydraulic principles, meaning that the engineers would simply be bringing steering back into whack with the rest of the dynamic components.

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Whole Lotta Love super-hits. More than 2,000 were produced but it is Grant’s very own GTS that W H AT d o y o u d o w h e n y o u ’ r e t h e is surely to capture the imagination f a m o u s m a n a g e r o f t h e w o r l d ’s of any curious buyers now that it is biggest rock band at the absolute being auctioned by pinnacle of their fame and Coys on September 8. you’re just 38-years-old? The firm reckons that If you’re name is Peter GTS model t h e iconic pedigree of Grant, you buy yourself a debuted at G r a n t ’s D i n o s h o u l d Ferrari Dino 246 GTS. the Geneva Mosee it fetch at least The Led Zeppelin mantor Show in 1972. £350,000, a bombastic a g e r, f e a r e d f o r c a l l o u s ness yet noted for thrift, splashed out the princely sum of £6,620 and 39 pence to take delivery of the speedy Italian sportscar in 1973, forking out an extravagant £274.09 extra for some plush leather upholstery. The GTS model of the earlier Dino GT debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in 1972, by which time Stairway to Heaven and When the Levee Breaks were already international By Matthew Elliott

price that may not have sat well with a man who campaigned all his life for fairer pay and conditions for musicians. Grant died in 1995, leaving behind a quaint apartment stacked with old furniture, a flash car and an enduring rock ‘n’ roll legacy.

FERRARI DINO: Speedy Italian sportscar.

Classic and fringe event CAR lovers considering heading back to the UK in September might want to swing by the British Motor Museum located between Oxford and Coventry. The self-described world’s largest collection

of classic British cars is holding its well-regarded Autumn Classic and Fringe event on Sunday September 25, which will boast more than 100 wacky and traditional vehicles.

This year’s edition will have a distinct Japanese theme and attendees will also be able to peruse the fantastic collection of Britishmade cars even if they miss the show itself.

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Blue’s not my colour thanks AFTER their fairytale Premier League victory last season which saw them topple giants from Manchester to London and secure themselves a spot in this year’s Champions League group stages, Leicester City bought a fleet of identical BMW i8s as a gift for their odds-defying players. It turns out, however, that car park confusion has led to most of them having some paintwork done to pimp up their rides and stand out from the crowd. At least seven players are set to splash out an extra two grand on wrapping work at a local firm.

The club’s delighted Thai owner bought 19 of the plug-in hybrids, which have an individual price tag of €120,000 and combine an electric motor with a 1.5 litre engine, hitting 100kph in 4.4 seconds with a top speed of 249kph. The BMW i8 is a fairly modest ride for the average Premier League footballer, many of whom can easily afford a new one every week on their astronomical wages. There’s been a few eyebrow-raising cars cruising around British high streets as a result, including Mario Balotelli’s camouflaged Bentley Continental GT and Stephen Ireland’s Range Rover with custom-designed pink spokes.

Phone hacking BE wary next time you rent a car. New warning signals from the American Feds advise drivers to be cautious when charging their phones in rented vehicles. The car could actually be gorging on all of your personal data and details, meaning that

car hire employees, future drivers, and hackers with a little know-how could quite easily access your information. The warnings come amid fear that hackers will soon be able to remotely access information systems on personal cars at epidemic scales.

Shock, horror result ONLY two cars actually managed to pass the advertised fuel economy test, with the average model performing 30 per cent worse than it says on the tin. The Aston Martin Vantage and 3.7l Nissan 370Z were the only models to actually fare better on the road than in the lab. Some of the worst offenders were the most common, including the Fiat 500 and Ford Fiesta which only managed around half of the mileage promised. The Fiat 500 took the biscuit by rating itself at 70.6 miles per gallon (mpg) but only de-

CHEEKY CHAPPIES: Fuel inefficient Fiat 500s.

livering 39 mpg. Despite still being more than a fifth lower than its advertised potential, the Honda Civic still clocked up the best on-the-road mileage at 61.8 mpg, while the BMW X5 fared the worst at just 16.2 mpg. A new testing system is due to come into force later this month, but is unlikely to dent the average 29 per cent gap between advertised and actual mpg, with labs still unable to replicate the meandering hills, tight corners, traffic jams and air conditioning of the real world.

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A win for ‘Big Sam’ as Spain’s Maverick wins at Silverstone 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, in the first qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, England ‘just’ beat 10-man Slovakia 1-0 with a 95th minute Adam Lallana goal to give manager Sam Allardyce his first win. Scotland walloped Malta 5-1 and Northern Ireland drew 0-0 in the Czech Republic. On Monday Wales beat Moldova 4-0 and the Republic of Ireland drew 2-2 with Serbia. The summer transfer window, which ended on August 31, saw British clubs involved in deals worth a record £1.05bn. The previous highest was £870m. These included: • Paul Pogba’s return to Manchester United from Juventus for £89m… David Luiz, back to Chelsea from PSG for £34m… Christian Benteke from Liverpool to Crystal Palace, £32m…Yannick Bolasie, Crystal Palace to Everton, £30m… Islam Slimani, Sporting Lisbon to Leicester, £29m… Georginio Wijnaldum, Newcastle to Liverpool, £25m… Marcos Alonso, Fiorentina to Chelsea, £23m… Nacer Chadli, Spurs to WBA, £14m… Didier Ndong, Leyton Orient to Sunderland, £13.6m… Jeff Hendrick, Derby to Burnley, £10.5m…GeorgesKevin N’koudou, Marseille to Spurs, £9m. • Four players left Manchester City on loan: Joe Hart to Torino, Wilfried Bony to Stoke, Samir Nasri to Sevilla and Eliaquim Mangala to Valencia. Also Liverpool’s Mario Balotelli joined Nice; Hal Robson-Kanu moved from Reading to WBA and Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere is now at Bournemouth. • Crawley and Oldham completed most deals: 20 each;

Middlesbrough was the busiest PL club with 12 transactions. • Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero has received a threematch ban for elbowing West Ham’s Winston Reid in last month’s PL game and misses Saturday’s United derby. Another ‘big’ derby game this weekend is Celtic-Rangers in the SPL. And next week sees the start of the 2016-17 Champions League group matches including Spurs-Monaco at Wembley, Barcelona-Celtic, PSG-Arsenal, Manchester CityBorussia Monchengladbach and Brugge v Leicester. • Football legend Franz Beckenbauer is facing a criminal investigation by Swiss prosecutors relating to Germany’s successful bid to host the 2006 World Cup. CRICKET: England beat Pakistan four-one in the ODI series which ended in Cardiff last Sunday. Eoin Morgan’s team won the first four matches by 44 runs, four wickets, 169 runs and four wickets again, but were defeated in the final encounter, also by four wickets. England amassed a world record 444-3 in the third clash at Trent Bridge, with Alex Hales’ smashing 171 in 122 balls, the biggest score ever made by an Englishman at this leve l , beating the previous highest of 167 by Robin Smith v Australia in 1993. A T20 blast took place at Old Trafford last night. TENNIS: At the start of week two of the US Open, Andy Murray, top seed Djokovic (with two walkovers and victory over GB’s Kyle Edmund), the French trio of Monfils, Tsonga and Pouille, del Potro and Wawrinka plus Williams, Kerber, Halep, Woz-

FACT OF THE WEEK FOLLOWING a survey by Which magazine, Manchester United is the most hated brand name in Britain and the seventh most hated in the world.

niacki and Radwanska were all going for singles glory. Serena Williams has now won more Grand Slam matches than anyone else at 307 and counting. Martina Navratilova was the previous record holder. FORMULA ONE: Nico Rosberg won last Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Lewis Hamilton (from pole) was second with Sebastian Vettel third. Hamilton now leads the driver’s championship by just two points from Rosberg (250-248). The Singapore Grand Prix is in 10 days time. *Felipe Massa (35) will retire from F1 at the end of this season, after 11 GP wins and 41 podium finishes in 16 years. Jenson Button will not be driving next year and owner Bernie Ecclestone (now 85) could soon sell F1. MOTOR CYCLING: More than 100,000 fans saw Spain’s Maverick Viñales claim his first-ever race victory by winning the British MotoGP at Silverstone! Cal Crutchlow was second with Valentino Rossi third. It’s San Marino next, on Sunday week. CYCLING: Team Sky’s Chris Froome is struggling in

SAM ALLARDYCE: Celebrates his first win as England manager.

the 3,315 km (2,060 mile) Vuelta n Espana. He started the final week over three minutes behind leader Nairo Quintana with another Brit, Simon Yates, fourth. Tomorrow’s stage 19 is in Calpe (time trial) and Saturday’s stage 20 circles Benidorm before Sunday’s finalé in Madrid… just as the Tour of Britain race ends in central London. GOLF: Darren Clarke’s European team to play the USA in the Ryder Cup in Minnesota, September 30 - October 2, is: Matthew Fitzpatrick, Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer, Rory McIlroy, Thomas Pieters, Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson, Andy Sullivan, Lee Westwood, Danny Willett and Chris Wood. Davis Love III captains the USA. RUGBY UNION: Saracens started their defence of the PL title with a 35-3 victory over Worcester. There were also early wins for Bath v Northampton, Wasps v Exeter and KELL BROOK: Set to fight Gennady Golovkin in London.

Harlequins v promoted Bristol. In the Pro12 League, G l a s g o w thrashed reigning champions Connacht 41-5. Munster and Cardiff Blues also recorded opening wins. BOXING: On Saturday, GB’s Kell Brook fights reigning world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin at London’s O2 arena.

MAVERICK VIÑALES: Claims his first MotoGP race victory.

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Ron Garrood ALOHA GOLF CLUB will host the prestigious Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de España Femenino for the first time in its history from September 22-25. The tournament will be played in Marbella, Málaga, organised by the Real Federación Española de Golf with the sponsorship of Turismo de Andalucia, Turismo Costa del Sol and Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Costa del Sol Occidental. The choice of Aloha Golf Club demonstrates the Costa del Sol’s commitment to quality golf facilities, in line with the region’s tag line, ‘Costa del Sol - Costa del Golf,’ for which this beautiful part of Spain is well-known. Aloha Golf Club was the final creation of designer Javier Arana before his death in 1975. A parkland style lay-

NURIA ITURRIOS: The leading LET Rookie. out, the par 72 requires accuracy from the tee and a good approach to the green. Almost from its inception in 1975, Aloha Golf has been closely linked to the world of high level competition. In 1978, Spain hosted the Amateur Championship and International Championship. Meanwhile, in 1989, a mixed event, the Benson & Hedges Trophy, was played at Aloha Golf Club and featured on the Ladies European Tour schedule. Spanish pair

Miguel Angel Jimenez and Xonia Wunsch were crowned as the champions. With a field including Spanish Solheim Cup star and local player Azahara Muñoz and the leading LET Rookie Nuria Iturrios, who claimed the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco in March, the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España Femenino anticipation is building for the return of the ‘Spanish Open’ after a one year hiatus in 2015.

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MANCHESTER CITY’S Sergio Aguero has received a three-match ban for elbowing West Ham’s Winston Reid in last month’s PL game and misses Saturday’s United derby.

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Darth Vader strikes F1 AN American media baron who is one of Rupert Murdoch’s key rivals is set to take over Formula One in a multi-billion euro deal as Bernie Ecclestone looks to step down as the personable face of the sport. John Malone, who owns Liberty Media, is deep in talks with CVC Capital Partners, motor-racing’s chief corporate faction, and will likely buy an initial 20 per cent stake before splashing out roughly €7.6 billion to take full control before Christmas. Nicknamed Darth Vader by former American vice-president Al Gore, due to his aggressive dealmaking, Malone has beaten several other high-profile potential buyers to the punch, with Sky, Apple and a Qatari consortium all linked to Formula One. Malone’s business empire included the Eurosport and Discovery television channels and Virgin Media but the acquisition of Formula One would be his most audacious

FORMULA ONE: It is thought Bernie Ecclestone looks set to step down as the face of the sport. deal to date. The Formula One Group exploits the sport’s vastly profitable commercial rights, the revenue from which outstrips even Fifa’s, and is

run by Ecclestone but mainly owned by CVC and two other investment groups, Waddell & Reed and the LBI Group. Though Malone’s plans for the

sport, should he succeed in the takeover, remain something of an unknown quantity, fans and stakeholders may welcome the structural change as CVC have been heavily

criticised for the direction they’ve taken Formula One in. The sharing of 13 out of 14 Grand Prix this season between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton has led to calls for a loosening of the corporate nexus some claim prevents the emergence of new talent and teams. If the Liberty Media deal is inked it is unclear what role the evergreen Bernie Ecclestone will occupy in the sport’s brave new world. Having dominated the Formula One brand for the best part of 40 years, Ecclestone, who will be 86 next month, will still own a personal 5.3 per cent stake and his experience could prove essential to any new buyer. The man himself has been calm and quiet amid the furore and speculation, simply stating that ‘the role I play is my decision’ and, despite his age, it would be foolish to write off a man who has defied expectations time and time again.