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Downpour damage Malaga clean-up bill could hit €10m By Simon Firth Malaga City endured the most severe downpour since records began, causing damage put at €10 million to the Costa del Sol capital in just a few hours. Monitors show more than 87 litres of water lashed the city’s port in one hour on Sunday morning. Police, firefighters and ambulance crews were called out to more than 200 weather-related emergencies. Dozens of homes were evacuated, La Malagueta beach was severely affected, the roof of the Cathedral began taking in water, several public buildings sustained water damage and an estimated 500 cars were written off by the thunderous hail. In other areas elderly residents of a care home had to be evacuated, a pregnant woman had to be rescued from a floating car, three vehicles were damaged when a road gave way and numerous cars were written off when underground car parks flooded. The storm which lashed the city for several hours also saw

more than 450 lightning bolts strike, but there were no reports of injuries. Despite the severity of the downpour, the weather front did not stretch to all areas of the city. Whilst the central and eastern areas bore the brunt of Sunday morning’s onslaught, other parts were barely affected. In just two hours the port received more than 150 litres of rainfall, but the airport, which is only miles away, recorded a

relatively meagre 28 litres during the same period. Malaga bore the brunt of the damage but there was also ex-

tremely heavy rain in Benalmadena and Torremolinos, and some flooding from the Fuengirola river.

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THIRTY bottles of cognac and vodka, and dozens of boxes of chocolate and tobacco were recovered from a police raid on a San Pedro address after police arrested

three men. The terrible trio snuck up behind their victims and held them in a strangle lock until they lost consciousness before stealing their possessions.

Tough love POLICE are advising elderly people across the Costa del Sol to beware of so-called ‘love thefts,’ as the phenomenon spreads like wildfire across Spain. Love thefts are a timehonoured technique which involves a criminal approaching vulnerable targets and making them feel at ease before getting close and stealing valuables. Older men in particular are targeted by young women.

A new low THE beleaguered firefighters of Malaga, who have been in conflict with their management for months, have launched a new broadside, complaining that they were unable to locate the head of the service during the poor weather over the weekend, when both orange and red weather alerts were issued for the city and numerous incidents occurred.

By Jay Emeny IMMIGRATION, EU border security and economic growth should be the EU’s main priorities post-Brexit, acc ording to the Fre nc h a nd Spa nis h leaders. As part of the ongoing relationship between the two countries, Françoise Hollande and Mariano Rajoy attended the 25th bilateral summit in Malaga.

In order to improve security, France and Spain believe an EU defence fund should be set up. Rajoy said: “It was time for those of us who believe in Europe to send a unified and strong message that we stand united, and push for integration now more than ever.” He further highlighted the need for a ‘fiscal union’ in order to create a more competitive environment for European companies which could lead to a unified tax scheme.

ONGOING RELATIONSHIP: Françoise Hollande (L) and Mariano Rajoy (R).

In order to improve security, France and Spain believe an EU defence fund should be set up. Hollande warned of ‘outside forces’ which would like to see Europe collapse and that it must find its purpose

in order to avoid destruction. The two leaders also signed agreements to share information concerning ETA, i ncr eased cooper at i on i n t he fight against drugs and mutual assistance in the case of forest fires.

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Bernal’s briefcase snatched MARBELLA mayor Jose Bernal had his briefcase briefly nicked during a trip to Madrid. The popular PSOE politician was waiting in line to buy a train ticket back to Malaga when three thieves nabbed his briefcase and made a run for it. Bernal was at the capital’s Atocha station after attending a meeting of PSOE mayors across the country. One man asked him for directions while

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two accomplices snuck up behind him to snatch the briefcase. Knowing there were official documents inside, the mayor went straight to the police. Luckily they could track his iPhone and iPad and hunted the thieves down before they could deactivate them. Bernal got his briefcase back and the thieving trio were arrested.

Terror threat THE Spanish Home Office has responded to media rumours that Daesh was preparing to launch terrorist at-

tacks at tourist hotspots across the country, including the Costa del Sol. The story did the rounds in mid-February, indicating that the terrorist group had ‘directly’ threatened holidaymakers at Spanish seaside resorts. Home Secretary Juan Ignacio Zoido has now said there is no specific threat against Spain, with the country recently releasing a comprehensive national security report which makes no mention of jihadis targeting beaches.

Real paw patrol THE Ronda Council has been in-

CCTV calls after jewel theft A GUN brandishing robber terrified staff at Diamond & Co, a Puerto Banus jewellers. He made off with a sizeable quantity of jewels after punching an employee and escaping in a getaway car. Police are analysing security footage from the February 16 incident but have yet to identity the suspect. Witness testimonies indicate that he was a foreign national, although of what ethnicity is unclear. What is clear is that the man acted alone and was armed. It was the second time Diamond & Co was target-

ted in recent memory. The case has also reopened a local debate over whether Puerto Banus needs enhanced video surveillance. Business leaders have already come forward to demand more CCTV to protect local enterprise from burglary and armed robbery and to bring peace of mind to their valued customers, many of whom are extremely wealthy. More cameras have been on the council’s card table for quite some time in Marbella but has lacked momentum. This latest robbery might just be the encouragement needed.

volved in the establishment of a Canine Unit within the Local Police which will consist of three dogs, two of which are trained in the detection of drugs. In support of the new canine force, plain clothes officers will be touring the streets of Ronda checking that local dog owners pick up their ‘deposits’ and will issue on the spot fines which can be as high as €500.

Saga of La Nogalera CRITICS have panned councillors in Torremolinos for failing to keep their loud promises to revamp the La Nogalera train station. A much vaunted project to make the station friendlier for people with reduced mobility has now seen no action in two years. Despite being one of the most widely used stations in Andalucia, with over 6,000 passengers a day, there is still no lift.

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Postscript to ponder

8 billion

The estimated amount in euros that political corruption has cost Spain since the country became a democracy in 1978, with 175 official cases recorded.

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Clean-up time! SPAIN has been sent a final warning to comply with EU air pollution standards. If it does not show how it intends to comply with EU law within two months, a court hearing with the power to impose heavy fines could begin later this year. There are three ‘air quality zones’ that exceed the NO2 limits in the country, one in Madrid and two in Barcelona. Poor air quality is believed to be the cause of an estimated 30,000 deaths a year in Spain alone. The UK has been issued a final warning for 16 air quality zones exceeding the pollution limits, including London, Birmingham and Leeds.

Ghostly fear A COUNCILLOR claims a ghost is living in a Granada council building. A supporting photograph taken by a civic worker at the Vegas de Genil council building has been widely circulated on the internet. The councillor told the Ideal newspaper: “It was unusually cold in the office. I put on my coat and went to the bathroom. That’s when I heard strange rustling sounds down the hallway.”

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THE eight-day festival of Saint Fermin is held every July and is famous the world over. While not all will know why it is globally famed from such a bare description, many will have heard of the events which annually put the courage, or in some cases the drunken bravado, of mostly young men to the test. The event is the running of the bulls, or encierro in Spanish. Six young bulls are released from a coral, accompanied by six bullocks and three more behind them. The last three aim to ensure there are no reluctant stragglers. Ahead of them are hundreds of mainly men, who basically act as their quarry. The bulls are set off on a route of city streets that culminates in the bullring, with the near three minutes it takes them to get there fraught for the men running... and dodging... in front. Injuries are common but not all are caused by the bulls. Records kept since 1910 show only 15 people have been killed in that time, usually by goring. Nowadays around 200 medics are on duty each day. If you fancy testing your courage against rampaging bulls with sharp horns then put any one of the eight days from 7 July in your diary!

Slave saved from service THREE people suspected of subjecting a young Moroccan woman to slave-like conditions of domestic servitude have been arrested in Navarre. The victim was handed to a family in Holland who are accused of exploiting her by making her work long hours for miniscule pay, with Spanish police describing her employment as “almost feudal.”

The woman had no rights or permits and was forced to give most of her small income to her father. When police in Holland became aware of the woman’s situation they alerted colleagues in Spain with a joint operation resulting in the arrests of three Moroccans in Navarre. Dutch police believe the Netherlandsbased family had also exploited two other women.

A 64-YEAR-OLD who underwent in vitro fertilisation in the United States has given birth to twins by caesarean section in the northern city of Burgos. She also gave birth to a daughter six years ago via the same method, but the Junta de Castilla y Leon placed the girl into the care of a relative in 2014 after social workers reported issues with her personal hygiene, clothing and absenteeism from school.

Porno sting SPAIN’S National Police force has arrested 22 people and is investigating another 10 for distributing photographs and videos of child pornography. One of the detainees has also been accused of abusing his children, aged eight and 13, one with a mental disorder. Two others arrested are also suspected of grooming children on the Internet. They deceived the victims by posing as teenage girls and took photographs of them naked, with which they subsequently blackmailed them.

Banking scandal THREE Bank of Spain officials are stepping down after learning that they are under investigation by the High Court as part of a probe into the Bankia flotation fiasco of 2011. The bank’s Director General of Supervision, Mariano Herrera Garcia-Canturri, his deputy Pedro Comin Rodriguez and Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, who headed an inspection unit at the lender, are all to leave their posts, the bank has announced.

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Birthdays • Linda Nolan, Singer, February 23, 58 Irish singer who, along with her five sisters, formed girl group The Nolans whose most famous hit song was I’m in the Mood for Dancing. She has also had a successful career in the theatre having starred in productions such as Blood Brothers and Prisoner Cell Block: The Musical. • Floyd Mayweather Jr, Boxer, February 24, 40 Amercian boxer who was undefeated in his professional career winning 15 world titles. In 2016, ESPN hailed him as the greatest boxer of the last 25 years. In 2012 and 2013 he came top of both lists by Forbes and Sports Illustrated, and in Forbes’ 2014 and 2015 list, as the highest paid athlete in the world. • Ed Balls, Politician, February 25, 50 British former Labour MP and Shadow Chancellor who lost his ‘safe’ seat at last year’s General Election. He is now on the Board of Directors at Norwich City FC as Chairman. Married to fellow politician Yvette Cooper they were the first married couple to both be Cabinet members at the same time. • Michael Bolton, Singer, February 26, 64 American singer/songwriter who is best known for his hit ballads such as Time, Love and Tenderness, How am I Supposed to Live Without You? and Soul Provider in the late 80’s, early 90’s. Prior to this he was the lead singer with the hard rock/heavy metal band Blackjack who once toured as a support act with Ozzy Osbourne. • Paul Hollywood, Chef/TV Presenter, March 1, 51 English chef and baker who is one of the judges on the hit TV show The Great British Bake Off. He has also presented his own cookery shows Paul Hollywood’s Bread and Paul Hollywood’s Pies and Puds. He has written and published cook books including How to Bake, 100 Great Breads and The Weekend Baker.

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Two’s company RETIRED people in Fuengirola are being invited to share their homes with one another to cut back on bills and enjoy a spot of company under a new council project.

Tragic crash A MOTORCYCLIST was killed when he crashed near the air base on the MA-21 in Malaga. The 49-year-old had swerved off the road and into a ditch.

Bad hombre A DRUG DEALER was arrested in Benalmadena with seven kilos of hashish stashed in an Audi A3 registered in his two-year-old daughter’s name. Police then found more drugs hidden in a Volkswagen registered to his wife.

Pizza prankster POLICE investigated a ‘YouTuber’ who posted a video of himself firing pepper spray at a Domino’s pizza delivery man in Malaga, later discovering that it was just a prank.

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Lovebirds in London for Valentine’s Day By Matthew Elliott LOVEBIRDS Elliott Wright and his fiancée Sadie Stuart were spotted stepping out for a romantic dinner date last week in London. The stars of Playa in Marbella were snapped by paparazzi as they showed up at the exclusive Benihana restaurant in style. Wright, who became a household name starring in The Only Way is Essex, also celebrated Valentine’s Day with his sweetheart during the UK trip. The pair, who announced their engagement last summer, were then snapped working off the lavish dinner at a training session back home in the Costa del Sol sun. Wright recently turned 36 and owns Olivia’s in La Cala which has received rave reviews since opening in August 2015.

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Drive safely RECENTLY there seem to have been a large number of serious road accidents reported with some lucky escapes, but sadly a number of deaths. We all think that we are good drivers, but one has to think about the other person and not be tempted to get involved in trying to stop the idiot behind you from overtaking. There is a huge business in car rentals to tourists and all that a visitor needs to do is produce money to cover the rental and a valid driving licence and they are then allowed to get behind the wheel of a large piece of fast metal. At night, in Spain in particular, it seems that every other car has a problem with badly adjusted headlights or with one out completely and the dazzle effect from their lights in rear view mirrors is quite frightening. At Euro Weekly News we value all of our readers and would simply ask that you ensure that your car is properly looked after as although there is nothing you can do to stop the other hazards on the road, if your car is kept in good order, then it makes life safer for everyone.

Now we want to hear your views. LOVEBIRDS: Elliott Wright and Sadie Stuart.

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Goldfinger lives another day ANTI-CORRUPTION prosecutors have launched an appeal to the Supreme Court over the ruling in the ‘Goldfinger’ case, which involved a web of deceit over the sale of Sir Sean Connery’s Marbella home. Although lawyers for the greatest Bond in history were handed lengthy prison sentences for tax fraud, two of Marbella’s favourite villains, former

politician Juan Antonio Roca and ex-mayor Julian Muñoz, were largely absolved. The Goldfinger case made headlines around the world when a Spanish court quizzed the legendary Scottish actor on his personal finances, and links to corrupt Marbella politicians and convicted criminals.

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Numbers game DID you know that 28.2 million people arrived at Malaga airport in 2016, 40 per cent more than Rio de Janeiro which held the Olympics during summer?

AP7 MOTORWAY: Calls to waive the tolls.

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Heavy lifting BAGGAGE handlers at Malaga airport lifted more than 5.2 million pieces of luggage in 2016. In August alone they buckled under the weight of 668,513 suitcases.

Hospital taxis A CONCESSION allowing people to take a taxi from their home to the Costa del Sol hospital for an appointment and back again for €20 will be kept in place.

By Matthew Elliott A PETITION demanding free travel along the tolled AP7 motorway when the free A-7 grinds to a standstill is gathering pace. At the time of writing more than 800 local residents had signed the petition on Change.org. Frustrated travellers demand that the toll be waived on the AP7 when the torturous stretch from Fuengirola - Riviera del Sol Marbella is seriously affected by heavy traffic, roadworks or accidents. The petition was launched after last week’s debacle which saw huge delays stretching back over 13km after a truck carrying cookies overturned on the A-7. That was the final straw for many locals who

now want a permanent solution to the problem. Due to the tightness and business of the road, the slightest problem can, and often does, cause horrendous traffic jams. Even ambulances and police vehicles struggle to navigate the ensuing madness. The petition notes that this is dangerous for road safety, adds to pollution and costs both citizens and the government lots of money in wasted time and fuel. By waiving the toll on the AP7 traffic would smooth itself out and people would get home or to work on time. The petition hopes to acquire 1,000 signatures so it can be sent to the relevant authorities. The logical next step of course is the prospect of the complete liberalisation of

the AP7 for local residents. There have been murmurs about such a move for some time and this petition may just be the kick start needed. It would open up the often empty motorway for Costa del Sol residents and tremendously improve traffic flow across the region. Money talks, however, and serious pressure will need to be applied to local politicians for change to come. A similar scheme offering Mallorca residents discounts for train travel was abolished after a German tourist complained to the EU that it was discriminatory. You can sign the peitition here. https://www.change.org/p/ministerio-defomento-liberaci%C3%B3n-del-peaje-ap7-cuando-se-colapse-la-a7

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Criminal officers TWO policemen have been jailed for extorting a foreign national out of €260,000. The national officers threatened their victim at a Malaga café, holding a gun under the table while they threatened to kill his family unless he paid up. The man himself was a criminal whom the policemen wanted to extort rather than imprison. Using their inside knowledge they acquired detailed knowledge of his family’s whereabouts in Morocco and threatened to murder all his relatives. In exchange for €260,000 they would clean his criminal record from the Spanish database. Both men will now serve three years in prison.

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Baywatch beaches SAFETY will be top priority at Estepona beaches this summer with an enhanced rescue service. Lifeguards will also keep a close eye on the sea bed in case a plague of jellyfish arrive.

Brit brigade BRITISH airlines will spearhead a record smashing year for Malaga airport, with 181,157 more seats from the UK to the Costa del Sol being offered this summer.

Open sesame CALLS for Malaga airport to permanently open the second runway are gaining momentum. Politicians also want more staff, firefighters, and air traffic controllers.

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Costa’s winter revolution By Matthew Elliott HOTELS have tripled their winter investment this year as the Costa del Sol embarks on an ambitious modernisation plan. So far more than €67 million has been spent renovating hotels during the low season. Hotels across the Costa del Sol have now spent well over €100 million in the past two years to cement the Costa’s glowing reputation in a bold new era. The extravagant expense comes amid warnings that the region shouldn’t count its chickens after a recordbreaking and hugely prosperous 2016. The small print of that success pointed to terrorism in chaos in traditional rivals Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt. As such the investment reflects a realisation that the Costa del Sol must stay ahead of the curve if it is to grow, both economically and culturally.

An appreciation that customer service and clean, efficient infrastructure is necessary to attract a different breed of tourist has finally dawned on the powers that be.

Winter on the Costa del Sol is becoming shorter and shorter. Another key part of the plans is finally breaking the curse of ‘seasonality’ which continues to thwart financial success and tourist numbers during the winter. With golf, museums and cultural offerings, winter on the Costa del Sol is, however, becoming shorter and shorter. Many hotels now expect to be booked up from March right through to November.

THE SANTA MARTA complex in Estepona is currently under construction.

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Crime and pyromania By Matthew Elliott AFTER the menacing antics of the Mi j a s p y r o m a n ia c who terrified local resi-

dents, the La Cala neighbours’ association has demanded a stronger police p res e n ce . T h e u n s table Lithuanian torched cars and

shops during an arsonist campaign that persisted des pite him be ing a rre s te d five times. N a tura lly the case brought the question of local security to the fore. It hasn’t helped Local Police that the arson attacks came jus t be fore the re le a s e of crime statistics which point to a hefty increase in drug dealing and trafficking.

Neighbours protested over the ability of the arsonist to strike at will.

Drug-related offences jumped up by 27.3 per cent in 2016. Opposition politicians claim the dismantling of undercover police units has led to a feeling of impunity a mong s ma ll time dealers who will risk the in-

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Armed villains A PAIR of Spaniards were arrested in Benalmadena over an armed robbery at a Marbella supermarket. One acted as look out while the other liberated €880 through the barrel of a gun.

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BURNT OUT: The man torched cars and shops. c onve nie nc e of a rre s t to make money. Council officials argue that the statistics actually reflect better police work. They say the actual crime rate is roughly the same, what has changed is the arrest and prosecution rate, which can only be a good thing. There

was also only one murder last year, down from four in 2015. But security is largely a f eel i ng and t he pr ot est s from neighbours over the apparent ability of the arsoni st t o st r i ke at wi l l i s likely to lead to a greater pol i ce pr esence on Mi j as streets.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS celebrated its 17th anniversary at the Adolf Suarez conference centre in Marbella. The nonprofit group first opened in Spain in 1984 and has since helped thousands overcome addiction.

Crystal clear A NEW transparency portal has been opened by Torremolinos Council. It allows citizens to see all the town’s budgets, contracts and audits to prove there’s no wheeling and dealing.

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Fuengirola Family Week By John Smith FOR the third consecutive year, the town of Fuengirola will celebrate Family Week from February 25 to 28 with parties and

fun and although children will be the main focus, parents and grandparents won’t be ignored during the White Week holidays. On Saturday, February 25,

Constitution Square will host a large Carnival Party that will start at 8pm and will include the performances of the orchestras of Paco and Gina and Punto y Aparte and a great costume contest with some fantastic prizes including toys worth €100 for the best boy and best girl. Adults can win a three-day, two-night stay in Cadiz and groups can have use of a coach or minibus to t a k e them

to Cadiz. All judges will be independent and not from Fuengirola. On Sunday, February 26, from noon there will be workshops and a carnival show in the Plaza de España and on Monday, February 27, the same venue will become a great outdoor sports and leisure pavilion. On the final day, February 28, the Plaza de España will host the raising of the flag to celebrate Andalucia Day at noon and at 12.45pm there will be a special concert in the Cristóbal Blanca del

Moral Auditorium. The main celebrations on that day will be in Los Boliches in the Calles Francisco Cano and Lope de Vega where there will be typical dances presented by the Juani Guerrero Academy and music from Los Flamenkitos. Coinciding with the musical performances there will be a number of workshops as well as a range of typical Andalucian tapas all organised by the Fuengirola Town Hall.

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No escape A FUGITIVE from India was arrested by Marbella police. The man was detained under an international arrest warrant issued by Indian authorities in 2015 for domestic abuse.

Suspicious smell A MAN leaving his Marbella apartment with seven kilos of strong smelling marihuana in a bag was arrested after suspicious neighbours reported the stench to police.

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ISABEL MORENO and Mayor Ana Mula announcing family week.

ALMOST 60 companies are vying for the right to build three sections of Estepona’s Senda Litoral pathway which will connect different parts of the town with the beach.

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Plans to build €18m hospital on the Costa del Sol announced PLANS to build an €18m hospital capable of dealing with 85,000 patients a year, have been announced. Mayor of Estepona, Jose Maria Garcia Urbano and Regional Health councillor, Aquilino Alonso, unveiled the project on Monday. The Alta Resolucion Hospital will deal with up to 91,000 emergency treatments and 4,000 surgeries a year. Building firm Garcia Urbano estimates it will take almost two years to complete. The aim of the multidisciplinary hospital is to stream-

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Teen spirit TEENAGE students in Mijas are expressing themselves through song. A podcast project brings new technology to schools to help youngsters sing then alter their voices to get angst levels just right.

Problem solved NEW HOSPITAL: Will aim to improve consultations.

line and improve consultations by equipping it with the

means to treat most patients in ‘one appointment.’

Sex pest revenge By Matthew Elliott A SEXUALLY frustrated pest accused of harassing his neighbours with thousands of calls after publishing their phone numbers online has been questioned by Costa del Sol police. The 43-year-old suspect is thought to have taken revenge against several neighbours having sex within earshot by posting their numbers on escort websites and social media. A total of 1,419 calls made to mobiles and landlines were reported to police, al-

most all of a sexual nature. The investigation began after one woman complained of receiving hundreds of sexually explicit WhatsApp text messages and calls from unknown numbers. Tracking her number alone police found up to 50 fake adverts online, ranging from selling sexual services to flogging an old car. They eventually traced the adverts back to the Malaga man, who was already well known for calling up his neighbours at all hours to complain of noise and ruckus. He is now facing harassment charges.

THERE were more than 12,500 incidents reported to Fuengirola Council in 2016 online or on the telephone. Councillors claim to have solved 11,696, or 93.5 per cent, of them

New online portal RESIDENTS of Benalmadena will soon be able to pay their taxes or register to vote online. The council’s electronic portal is getting a €1 million update after a wave of complaints.

Gold rush AN open call for job applicants from Marbella Council attracted an avalanche of candidates ranging from youngsters eager to land their first job, to over 50’s searching for new skills.

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Sea Grill restaurant by the Mediterranean Sea SEA GRILL restaurant of the Puente Romano Beach Resort & Spa offers lunch and dinner in a spectacular setting with stunning views of the Mediterranean. Indulge in the salad buffet every weekday from 1pm to 4pm.

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The a la carte menu has great seafood selection, meat dishes prepared in charcoal grill, special tandoori oven dishes as well as crispy duck or slow cooked baby lamb. The dinner is served from 7.30pm till midnight. For cocktail lovers the Sea Grillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bar is

the perfect place to have an aperitif or after-dinner drink. For reservations please call 952 820 900 or email restaurantes@puenteromano.com

SEA GRILL: With stunning views of the Med and the perfect place for an after-dinner drink.

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Spring cleaning A SPECIAL campaign will see thousands of beautiful seasonal plants grown in green spaces across Fuengirola as the city shakes off a stormy winter.

Spelling winner A FUENGIROLA high school student won the 17th Ibero-American spelling contest for Malaga Province with a youngster from Cartama coming second.

Tiny twister A MINIATURE tornado struck Fuengirola’s Los Pacos area, whipping up winds of 137kph as it spun across almost one kilometre of land, damaging homes and gardens.

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Super highway plans By Matthew Elliott HOTELS across the Costa del Sol shouldn’t ‘kill the golden egg’ by raising prices so much they put off potential tourists. Malaga mayor Francisco de la Torre warned local hotel bosses that there are big plans to connect the city with the rest of the Costa del Sol. A stronger tourist economy will be vital to those plans. Speaking at a special breakfast for entrepreneurs the mayor unveiled his dream of connecting the east and west of the Costa through a new motorway rising over Malaga like a giant arch. This would essentially connect Rincon de la Victoria in Axarquia with Alhaurin de la Torre near the airport. From there access onto the A-7 and Mijas, Fuengirola and Marbella would be easy. The proposed super-streamlined motorway would probably involve a toll, at some parts at least, and cost just shy of €1 billion. In other words it is a mega project that will take many years to realise. De la Torre also used the meeting to slyly suggest the Costa del Sol tourism chief Elias Bendodo as a possible can-

MALAGA MAYOR: Francisco de la Torre.

The proposed motorway would probably involve a toll, at some parts at least.

didate for mayor once he steps down. Bendodo has worked extremely hard promoting the Costa del Sol’s global brand and would almost certainly hope to better connect cultural Malaga with the coastal hotspots.

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Rental driver’s hit and run A FRENCH driver believed responsible for a hit and run on a Swedish cyclist in Benalmadena has been arrested. Police spent almost a week searching for the suspect, relying on witness testimony and fragments from a rent-a-car bumper to catch their man. The Frenchman, of North African origin, is accused of crashing into the cyclist from behind on the beach road towards Torremolinos. The 41-year-old Swede spent several days in hospital with his injuries but is now well on the way to recovery. The driver had hired the car in Benalmadena and was hauled before a Torremolinos judge to face the accusations. He has since been released pending trial, charged with dangerous driving and speeding off without helping his victim.

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Say cheese CASARES will place 300 new potted plants with intricate designs as part of the ‘paint a smile on your face’ initiative creating an artistic route through the white washed village.

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Garden spat BLAME games have begun over the shoddy state of San Pedro’s Park of the Three Gardens. Marbella councillors are warring over responsibility for the huge delay in the park’s renovation.

Busy beavers SENIOR citizens across Marbella will have more leisure and social activities to partake in than ever before thanks to a €30,000 investment in activity centres to prevent isolation and loneliness.

COSTA DEL SOL: End of controversy surrounding surplus value tax.

By Matthew Elliott ‘IF there is no profit in the sale of a property, there is no justification for the collection of tax.’ The new ruling handed down from the Supreme Court of Andalucia puts a definitive end to the controversy surrounding the surplus value tax across the Costa del Sol. Judges declared it unreasonable to charge property sellers tax on the land’s increase in value when they had in fact sold it for a loss. The long-awaited decision brings the province into line with regions across Spain, including Valencia and Catalonia.

It finally came courtesy of a Fuengirola man who refused to back down from paying a $5,000 tax despite making a loss of €140,000 when he sold his property.

Almost every region in Spain has ruled the calculation is completely unreasonable. Another incident cited by the Supreme Court was the case of a Sevillian company which bought land for €14.2 million, sold it for just €3.5 mil-

lion and was now staring down the barrel of a €185,000 tax bill for its ‘profit.’ The decision is bad news for councils across the province. In 2013 just over €80 million in surplus value tax was collected for council coffers. In 2014 it was almost €100 million, and in 2015, the last year with stats available, a staggering €135.7 million. The question now is when will the tax itself simply be abolished? Almost every region in Spain has ruled that the calculation is completely unreasonable but the penny hasn’t dropped in parliament just yet.

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Crime stat controversy MARBELLA has come out fighting against a new report which claimed the city saw crime rates rise more than anywhere else in the province last year. Security councillor Javier Porcuna claimed the results were misleading as Marbella included minor offences in 2016’s stats which were previously ignored. Excluding those he said, would mean a 1 per cent rise overall, in line with the rest of the region. “In no sense could Marbella be described as unsafe,” he added. The crime report from the national interior ministry revealed there were 78,365 criminal offences and misdemeanours across the province in 2016. Violent home robberies saw the most alarming increase, jumping from 3,768 in 2015 to 4,259 last year. That means there were 11 violent break-ins a day on average.

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Stormy hangover FIXING up the Plaza de Toros, Las Chapas promenade, damaged schools and public buildings after December’s storms will cost roughly €1 million according to Marbella mayor Jose Bernal.

Unfair pay ENTREPRENEURS across Marbella paid homage to the female work force on international Equal Pay Day on February 20. Women in Spain have to work an average of 418 days to earn a man’s annual salary.

Roof falls A FAMILY was evicted from their Marbella home after the roof collapsed. Luckily no one was hurt but they will have to find temporary digs until the ceiling is secure.

Body found THE lifeless body of a British woman was found in a Medina Gardens apartment in Puerto Banus. Police are investigating the death of the 50-year-old but there was no immediate signs of foul play.

Coordinating data to protect neighbourhood By John Smith FOLLOWING a number of thefts in rural areas over the past few months, the councillor for Public Safety in Casares, Juan Luis Villalón has been meeting with representatives of the Guardia Civil and Local Police to discuss what needs to be done to ensure the security of residents and their property, particularly produce. To this end they have agreed that there needs to be coordination not just between the council and representatives of the law, but also with farmers and land owners who need to brief the public servants on their views and pass on any information which may be of assistance to protecting the neighbourhoods.

MEETING to discuss the problems.

Manilva applies Rainbow flag AS a sign of tolerance and respect towards the LGBT population, the Manilva Council has decided to paint the steps of the Manilva sports complex in the rainbow colours of the Gay Pride Flag. Whilst many will have seen the flag across the world, it is worth explaining that that the original

PAINTING the steps.

flag consisted of eight colours but was then changed to contain six and each colour stands for a different aspect of life. Red is Life, Orange is Health, Yellow is Sunlight, Green is Nature, Blue is Serenity and Purple is Spirit with the whole flag representing respect for the sexual orientation of each person.

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AFTER the successful ‘Help a Dane’ campaign, Costa del Sol doctors will target the fairskinned community this year to raise awareness over the dangers of skin cancer. The initiative will specifically target the Scandinavian and Finnish population who run a serious risk of developing the disease in Spain. Nordic nationals are being specially addressed because the equally fair-skinned Brits and Germans are more integrated into general literature on the subject. Many Scandinavians, however, speak little English or Spanish and are fairly closed off culturally speaking. Now doctors across the Costa will publish information in Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish and Danish magazines and newspapers to raise awareness. Signs will be put up in Nordicfrequented shops, social clubs, schools, bars and churches. They have applauded the quirky Help a Dane campaign which implored Spaniards to remind Danes to cover up from the sun for its gentle and humourous touch. The idea is to start a campaign that gets people talking, rather than making it all doom and gloom. The problem is a serious one as melanoma rates across the Costa del Sol are at 16 cases per 100,000 residents per year, triple the Spanish average, largely due to the foreign population from northern climes.

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Police and civilians in hit and run TWO Na t i o n a l Po l ic e o ffic e rs a n d a woman who was walking with two children were injured when struck by two speeding cars being chased by other officers in La Linea as they were suspected of carrying drugs.

The officers were in their police car opposite the new hospital when it was struck by one fleeing car and the woman was struck by the other car as it fled and sustained two fractured bones although she was not seriously injured.

At the Cemetery Chapel, Alhaurin el Grande.

Jan Andries de Nooij.

Remembering a hero By John Smith A POIGNANT ceremony took place at the Cemetery Chapel in Alhaurin el Grande when a memorial service was held on Friday February 17 for an unsung hero of the Second World War. Aged just 16 and a Naval Cadet when the Germans invaded Holland, Jan Andries de Nooij was recruited by the Dutch resistance and was involved in a number of actions prior to the disastrous Allied attempt to capture the bridge at Arnhem in 1944. As history recalls, the German defences were much stronger than expected and whilst many troops withdrew

or were captured, a larger number found themselves in enemy territory and had to rely on the Dutch resistance for assistance. Jan was one of those who assisted the troops to hide initially and then to undertake a five-mile hike through a forest in enemy territory to be evacuated in boats across the Rhine in what is now known as Pegasus I. After the successful escape of more than 100 soldiers, a second evacuation was planned but this time it went badly wrong as the majority involved were not fighting troops but were â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;back upâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; men and RAF personnel. In the event, the Germans stopped the escape, killed more than 20

men and captured others with just seven making it across the Rhine. Many of the resistance volunteers were captured or killed but Jan managed to make his escape and eventually joined a Dutch Squadron within the RAF. Afterwards he was awarded the American Medal of Freedom, the Dutch Resistance Medal and was mentioned in despatches. The 92-year-old and his wife Constance, who organised the service, lived in Alhaurin de la Torre and whilst the funeral was held in the UK, this memorial service attracted a congregation of 47, many of whom had served with the RAF.

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Drug barrier damaged

THE BARRIER: Was damaged during the heavy rains last year. By John Smith BACK in October 2016, the Spanish Ministry of the Interior arranged for the installation of a barrier at the mouth of the Rio Guadarranque in order to frustrate the attempts by drug smugglers to safely bring in hashish from Morocco. Having cost some €230,000 to construct, the barrier has proven to be something of a mixed blessing as it has been suggested

that in times of high and fast water, floating branches and other debris could be stuck at the barrier, creating a dam which could then flood the surrounding area. Indeed at the height of the heavy rains last year, part of the barrier was destroyed and now a section measuring more than two metres has been removed in order to allow small boats to have access to the river which leads to ‘safe areas’ where drugs can be unloaded.

Also in the same general area, residents have been fined up to €115,000 for illegally creating ramps to allow access for Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBS), the most common form of high speed transport for drug smugglers. The authorities in Cadiz have commented that the damage to the barrier will be repaired quickly but the fact it was done in the first place, showed how effective the barrier is.

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Do you have a mortgage in Spain? IF you do, maybe you have a Ground Clause or ‘clausula suelo,’ and for years have been paying extra in your monthly payments for your mortgage that could add up to thousands of euros. What is a Ground Clause? It is a clause in which some Spanish banks have fooled its customers telling them that their loans are charged at variable interest rate but they have really been charged a higher minimum interest. What is the legal situation with the Ground Clause? Currently a European Court judgment has declared the total retroactivity of the Ground Clause claims. Also take note that you can claim even if your mortgage is cancelled. The Spanish government has created a national law in order to regulate Ground Clause claims. Must the banks return what you paid in excess? No at all, the new Government law does not really oblige banks to pay back. What the law established is a system prior to the judicial claim where, after a client’s claim, banks are

Despacho Jurado Grana Abogados E-Mail: juradograna@icamalaga.org Web: www.juradogranaabogados.com required to inform of the extra amounts paid for the application of the Ground Clause and states whether they agree with the customer’s claim or not. So really what the law says is that the bank must inform about the amounts paid in excess and give an opportunity of a deal to the parties. If you are interested in finding out if you have been subjected to the clause and if you are paying more, we just need copies of the following documents: - The mortgage deeds. - A mortgage statement from beginning to update. Please ask for a free appointment in order to get a valuation of your case. You won’t pay solicitor fees until you get your money back, get a judgement or we eliminate your ground clause.

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BREXIT NEGOTIATOR: Gay Verhofstadt pictured here with Jean-Claude Juncker.

British group wants EU citizens’ passport By John Smith A NUMBER of British citizens, especially those with links to Europe a n U nion members are worried about their future ability to live, work and travel within the EU onc e B rita in ha s le ft, possibly as early as 2019. The y a re the re fore e n-

couraging those who want t o keep access t o t he EU member states open to consider signing a petition to the European Commission requesting that it considers t he gr ant i ng of EU passpor t s t o t hose who want them. The European Union citi-

zens’ initiatives allow for pressure groups to request a debat e on di ff er ent pr oposed courses of action, but any petition does require one million signatures from those individuals who meet voting criteria with the proviso that signatures come f r om at l east 25 per cent (seven) of the countries in the Union. Whi l st t he EU i s not a country and therefore cannot bestow citizenship, it does have the possibility to issue EU passports which it does f or som e di pl om at s and EU officials and it is the arguement of those behind the petition that this could be extended to protect British citizens. One week into the campaign the petition which can be viewed at http://choose freedom.eu/ had attracted less than 12,000 signatures, but organisers believe that even if they fail in their bid, they will have succeeded by drawing the attention of the Commission and Parliament to the wish of the many who do not want to cut their ties with the EU. The recently appointed EU chief, Brexit negotiator and former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, has already indicated that he m ay be i n f avour of some form of ‘associate citizenship’ for British passport holders, but it is debatabl e whet her i t woul d be possi bl e t o i m pl em ent this.

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Modern day hero A FITNESS instructor hopes to raise thousands for charity by marching hundreds of kilometres across the Costa del Sol with his two dogs. Miguel Angel Palomino will cover an incredible 780km from Almeria to Huelva to help the fight against diabetes. The f i g h t i n g f i t 3 8 year- o l d wi l l t a k e t h e coastal route from Nerja to Malaga, from Malaga to Marbella and then onto Cadiz before stopping at the Portuguese border. Astonishingly he plans to achieve this marathon task in just 18 days, averaging around 43km per day. On his back will be 17 kilograms of supplies, sleeping equipment and food. With a budget of €10 a day and few hostels w i l l i n g t o t a k e in dogs, Pa l o m i n o w ill sleep in the open under the stars. He has even broug h t a sl e e p in g bag for his two dogs, Leia a n d Ke n y a , to share. He will carry a small solar panel to charge his mobil e p h o n e , a g a s stove to cook pasta and rice, and a basic medical kit in case he or the dogs fall ill. Passersby will easily spot the unusual charac t e r, wh o wi l l b e wearing a diabetes charity t-shirt, carrying a s ign, a n d st o p p i n g to give talks on the subject along the way, including at Marbella’s town hall. His quixotic quest begins on Saturday February 25, and should conclude on March 14. Although neither he nor an y r e l a t i v e s h a v e been a ff l i c t e d w ith diabe t e s, Pa l o m in o has seen the effects on the daughters of a friend. He considers it a ‘silent’ disease that needs a larger public voice in government healthcare policies.

Guide to the gastro galaxy By Matthew Elliott A BRAND new book unveiled in Marbella promises to tell readers where they can find the very best cuisine the Costa del Sol has to of-

fer. The guide is published in both English and Spanish and suggests almost 200 vastly different and delicious options for foodies or anyone with a fire in their belly. Writte n by a loc a l food c ritic

w ith de c a d es of exper i ence, t he book was officially presented at Marbella’s Hotel Melia Don Pepe, w ith the m ayor and hundr eds of special guests and chefs in attendance.

Named ‘Who’s who in Malaga gast r onom y 2017’ t he gui de i s a must have for adventurous food lovers looking to enjoy the finest cooking the Costa del Sol has to offer.

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Scam call warning By Matthew Elliott EXPATS across the Costa del Sol are being warned to beware fraudulent calls that could cost a small fortune in phone bills. Scammers are leaving messages on mobiles and landlines claiming to be financial consultants able to win back money lost to illegal mortgages. Many people who are due money back on the floor clause mortgages, and

are due significant pay outs from banks, call back the number for advice. But there is nothing at the other end except an extortionate charge to an expensive number. The calls began just one day after the Supreme

Court recently ruled that banks would have to pay back the money people lost to the unfair mortgage arrangements. Billions of euros are expected to be paid out in complex court cases over the coming years. Anyone receiving messages purporting to win back money is advised not to call back the number directly, or risk losing hundreds of euros. FALSE CALLS: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t call back.

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BREXIT PAGE By John Smith ALTHOUGH there is regular criticism of the activities of the House of Lords and calls for its abolition, it has to be said that whilst the House of Commons effectively gave Prime Minister Theresa May carte blanche on Article 50 the Lords are looking feistier. With no majority in ‘the other place’, the Conservative government has to expect some opposition to the bill concerning Article 50 although Labour leader Lady Smith has gone on record saying that it is highly unlikely that the Lords will try to block a late March trigger. What does however appear likely is that with 200 peers wanting to speak on the matter that one major area will concern the guarantee of resident status for all those from the European Union who were in the UK prior to the referendum.

If this does go back to the Commons and the amendment is accepted (although the same amendment brought by an MP was rejected previously) then this may bring comfort for British passport holders living in EU member states as they could reasonably anticipate a similar commitment from the EU. In the same way that you don’t expect turkeys to vote for Christmas, many peers fear that if they are too obstructive to the government, action will be taken to dissolve the House and bring in an alternative and this has been inferred in warnings from Conservative ministers. Threats however have not deterred former Labour minister Lord Hain or the ever present Lord Mandelson from suggesting a more vigorous opposition and the latest former politician Tony Blair has also joined in, saying that it is his “mission” to try to persuade the British people to rise up against the decision to leave the EU. As Mr Blair certainly divides much of the population, many of whom believe that he took

Britain into Iraq based on falsehoods Brexiteers appear to be pleased that he has joined in as they consider that his comments will have the opposite effect on what he hopes to achieve. Time will tell whether ‘the Ayes have it’ when the vote is taken in the Lords at the beginning of March.

TONY BLAIR at the European Parliament.

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Brussels will not surrender A NUMBER of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from different countries have been vocal in comments to European and British media warning that if Prime Minister May expects to divide and conquer or blackmail a soft exit then she will be disappointed. From an early stage, Mrs May has warned the EU that if negotiations are difficult and if Britain is being given a difficult time, then she will simply walk away, regardless of whether any agreement is in place and in such a scenario, she has warned that member states will suffer. These MEPs however have said that there will be a united front and Britain could be surprised at the response from the European Parliament if it tries to threaten or bully it.

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SAN PEDRO: Construction works are to begin on a new boulevard.

Full scale transformation By Matthew Elliott SAN PEDRO residents can expect even more upheaval as months of construction work begins on a new boulevard. Traffic streams, parking lots and taxi ranks will all be affected by the vast project, expected to last until the end of the year. Marques del Duero will be expressly restricted as workers plan to connect the

Sampedreno boulevard with Hernan Cortes street. The immediate work will take an estimated 10 months and cost upwards of â&#x201A;Ź1 million. The idea, according to Mayor Rafael Pina, is to broaden the pedestrian zones to encourage more walking and allow people better access to the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s green spots. This involves a complete restructuring of

the boulevard with a new pavement, better benches and street lighting. Parking spaces will be greatly reduced to usher in the new pedestrian-friendly era. Once the boulevard is complete, there are plans to build a new tourist office and an art museum as San Pedro draws up ambitious plans for a full scale transformation in the coming years.

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Dance groups invited to perform in festival Torremolinos bar wins Wings Appeal Trophy BAR EL ALADINO in La Carihuela, Torremolinos, won the RAF Association Wings Appeal Trophy for raising the most money in this year’s collection. A trophy was presented to owner Richard Appleyard by Reg Hayward and Archie Ferrier on Monday February 20, on behalf of the Costa del Sol branch of the RAF Association. The collection amounted to €150.69. Many thanks go to Richard and all the customers of the El Aladino for their contributions. Money raised from the annual Wings Appeal and various social events go towards helping with the valuable welfare work of the Association. Details of forthcoming events are on the website www.rafacostadelsol.co.uk.

FES DANCE is now in its 30th year in Barcelona and basically brings together dancers of all types and ages to perform for fun not competition, and now having expanded across Spain, the third Fes Dance Marbella will take place on March 18. The idea behind this dance festival is that those who enjoy dance get a chance to see other dancers perform and to learn from each other and become even more immersed in the local dance scene. There is no restriction to age or type of dance so that every group be they from a church, club, gym or academy can take part with their own presentation and the size of the group decides the maximum number of routines that any group can present. No single performance can last longer than three and a half minutes

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By John Smith AWARD: For raising funds.

ONE OF the many groups who take part. and there is an entry charge of €5 per participant per performance. This year’s Fes Dance Marbella will take place at the Palacio De Congresos and is expected to last between two to three hours with every participant receiving a diploma as well as some gifts donated by sponsors.

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La Linea de la Concepcion will see its own Fes Dance on April 1 at the Palacio de Congresos with similar aims, although this event costs participant slightly less to enter. For further information and details of other events around Spain visit www.fesdance.com.

THE WELSH SOCIETY COSTA DEL SOL will once again be celebrating St David’s Day with a charitable event. This will take place on Wednesday March 1 at CJ’s Karaoke Bar on Avenida Bonanza, Benalmadena, with live entertainment from 2pm onwards. All nationalities are welcome. Host Laura Ellen will present a range of singers and groups, including Wayne Michaels, Cath John, Take That Tony, Jack Daniels, The Overtones and many more. Traditional Welsh food will be served, and the event promises to be plenty of fun for all the family. Over the last few years the society has raised more than €6,000 for various charities. This year, the chosen recipient is Age Care, who do a great deal for the elderly Englishspeaking community, providing help with doctor’s appointments, interpreters, and visiting people who live on their own, among many other things.

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Lux Mundi Fuengirola BOTH centres of Lux Mundi, Fuengirola and Torre del Mar, have organised a five day/four night excursion to Valencia from May 5-12. Leaving Malaga Maria Zambrano Station at 4.35pm on the Monday travelling on the AVE, the group arrives in Valencia at 9.05pm and will stay at the four-star hotel Eurostars Rey Don Jaime on a bed and breakfast basis. The hotel is situated near one of the main attractions in Valencia, the City of Arts and Sciences, and the historic centre is within easy reach. On the Tuesday and Thursday there will plenty of time to explore Valencia,

to see the cathedral, to visit Oceanographic, the Bioparc and the many museums. On Wednesday, after breakfast, the group will travel to the Albufera Natural Park and on arrival will take a boat trip on the lake which is the largest in Spain. This is one of the most important wetland areas in the Iberian Peninsula and rare species of wading birds and a rich variety of wildlife can be seen. Also included is a traditional Valencian paella lunch in a local restaurant. On Friday there will be more free time in Valencia until the group leaves the hotel at 4pm for the return jour-

ney to Malaga on the AVE, arriving back at 9.51pm. The price per person in a double room is €403 and €455 per person in a single room and a €140 deposit is required. Included in the price are all transfers from local pick-up points (in both Fuengirola and Torre del Mar) to and from Malaga station, tourist class on the AVE, transfers to and from Valencia station, four nights b&b in the hotel, the excursion to Albufera and travel insurance. For more information please contact the centres: Fuengirola 952 474 840 or Torre del Mar 952 543 334.

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‘Plan for a positive future’ THAT was the upbeat positive message from Chairman Steve Taylor when he addressed members of the Mollina branch of the Royal British Legion at their meeting on Tuesday February 14, despite the frustrations of Brexit and the anger felt over the Sergeant Blackman affair. There are three major acts of remembrance this year which will be celebrated in a way that is bigger and better than ever before. February 15 marked the end of the First World War; April 1 is the centenary of the formation of the Royal Air Force; and November 11 sees the 100th Armistice Day.

There are three major acts of remembrance this year. The most successful element of the celebrations is the comradeship of members and supporters and in a bid to boost this the branch has organised an eight-day holiday in the beautiful Basque Region in October. The holiday also includes an overnight stop in Madrid and a visit to Biarritz and San Juan de Luz in France. This holiday is one of the most adventurous the branch has organised and includes

half-board, English speaking guides, all visit and entrance fees and travel insurance. The Basque holiday is only a small part of the varied programme of activities throughout the year ranging from Magic and Illusion on February 28, Brexit talk on March 28 and an Armed Forces’ Day Picnic including regular monthly quizzes. The branch meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month except in July and August. Everyone is welcome whether they have served in the Armed forces or not. For details of the Basque holiday contact Steve on: 680 148 899.

TIMS singers wanted TIMS The International Music Society is on the lookout for additional singers to join its choir, especially tenors. TIMS was founded in 1998 and is a voluntary choral pastime for any nationality and requires people who are comfortable with music from The Beatles to Bach, Christmas carols and traditional songs.

Singers are required to attend practice sessions in Fuengirola. For more details on the choir and forthcoming events visit www.timschoir.org, alternatively contact Gilly Bareford on 952 573 983 / 654 891 790 or email: tim schoir@gmail.com.

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Treading in the footsteps of the King: Part II Photo by Antony Wolfson

THE final part of Antony Wolfson’s pilgrimage to the USA took him to Tupelo City, Mississippi, the birthplace of Elvis Aaron Presley in 1935 and his home for the next 13 years where he learnt all about gospel music and how to play the guitar. Having arranged to stay with fans Butch Palmer and his wife, Antony was overcome with the celebrity welcome he received, organised by Butch, as the mayor and city greeted him, presented him with a gift and then showed him around Tupelo. To his delight, he was invited to view a special film about Elvis and the city which included a special musical tribute from Elton John which has never been released and can only be viewed at the city hall. From there, he had to hot foot it to radio interviews with the two largest radio stations in Tupelo where he spoke about his career and love for the King as well as answering questions from listeners during a phone-in. Naturally, his new single ‘A Touch of Heaven’ was played and he discovered that the estimated

Photo by Antony Wolfson

By John Smith

TUPELO: Antony was shown around the city. number of listeners to the radio stations was 200,000 as he was interviewed during prime time. His friend Butch also took him around the city and introduced him to George Booth at the Tupelo Hardware Store and others who knew Elvis. It was at that hardware store that Elvis received his first guitar as a present on his 11th birthday, although apparently he wasn’t happy as he had set his heart on a bicycle or a gun but was persuaded

by salesman Forrest Bobo to take the $7.75 guitar. Another high spot was meeting a lady in Elvis’s favourite Tupelo cafe called ‘Johnnie’s’ whose aunt actually delivered baby Elvis and his still born brother, Jesse Garron. Prior to leaving Tupelo, Antony visited the house in which Elvis was born and the church that he used to attend and where he learned to play the new guitar, so for Antony this was an opportunity to steep himself

THE CHURCH: Which Elvis attende d. in the land of his hero and to talk to many who had personal stories about Elvis that they were prepared to share with him. Now that Antony has returned to Spain, he is not letting the grass grow under his feet and is back gigging at a number of prestigious hotels and restaurants and having appointed a PR company in the UK he is starting to see his single being played there and has recently given three interviews to BBC

radio stations. The future is looking very bright for this modest but determined singer and it would be a good idea to get to see him now, before his career moves up a notch or two and he spends more time promoting his songs and appearing in new and larger venues. To keep up to date with Antony and his appearances, visit www.facebook.com/antony.wolfson.

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Leo en route to his treatment in the USA

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LITTLE Leo is on his way to the States! The four-year-old was declared well enough to make the journey to the treatment centre in Oklahoma. Under the guidance of Dr Andrew Chang, Leo will undergo proton therapy. It’s the only treatment that will reduce the damage to his brain and hopefully kill off the tumours. Mum Karen told EWN: “Part of me is feeling nervous and anxious as we are going into the unknown to a country far away, but as the days pass I am more and more positive. We are doing the right thing.” Leo has been given his chance by the surgeons at Alder Hey. One of the best-known children’s hospitals in the UK, they were able to remove the cancerous tumours that keep coming back inside his brain. “I am sure we have made the right decision giving Leo the best chance at having a normal life,” says Karen. She admits the medical team’s reports have not been easy to understand and believes what was worrying the surgeons before his operation - nodules near the tumours - have now been cut out. “From what I understand these nodules have been removed, including the suspicious one that the doctors were worried about. Hopefully I will get confirmation that Leo has a clear scan with nothing suspicious, but I am trying not to get too excited.” Keeping her spirits up over such a long period has not been easy, she admits. “I was having a couple of down days, everyHis treatthing getting on top of me, living out of a suitment will case and trying to organise a million things. start “Maybe it was the depressing English almost weather, and comments from people who immediately. don’t mean anything but I’m not going to let them get me down anymore.” Leo is making the trip with his older sister Sofia to try to make the atmosphere around him as normal as possible and make up for the time they’ve lost together during his prolonged bouts of treatment. Once in Oklahoma his treatment will start almost immediately, and, the family hope, impact less on him KAREN’S BRO as he tries to recover. THER: Giving the thumbs up . “Seeing Leo go through one of the most aggressive forms of chemotherapy that exists was very difficult, one of the worst things for a parent to witness,” says Karen. “During proton therapy Leo might only have a bit of nausea and a headache during treatment which is a breeze compared to the chemo.” How long it will take before the success of the proton treatment can be gauged, won’t be clear for some time. If young Leo is not too ill, then the family hope they can actually enjoy some aspects of life in the USA. Says Karen: “We hope that he can actually enjoy his stay in the USA and still have some fun, despite having his treatment.”

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NEWS FROM OUR FIVE OTHER REGIONS

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

Photo by Terra Natura website

Terra Natura’s new Bengal tigers COSTA BLANCA NORTH

NEWEST EDITIONS: The cubs are being monitored by the veterinary team.

MALLORCA

AXARQUÍA

By Caroline Tyszka THE Terra Natura Park in Benidorm will be showing off its newest editions at the weekend, two baby Bengal Tigers. Members of the public are invited to attend the park on Saturday March 18 to meet the new additions named Neu and Pluja who were born on January 20. The two females are currently being fed and monitored by the veterinary team at the park following their mother rejecting them. The cubs’ parents Shana and Rajiv moved to the Benidorm park from France in November 2015 along with their three male cubs. A protected species, the Bengal tiger originates from Asia. There are presently less than 2,500 left in the wild because of poaching and their natural habitat being destroyed. At the special presentation event Bimbo, the food company, will be offering special ‘Tigerton’ cupcakes to celebrate the arrival of the tiger cubs.

COSTA DE ALMERÍA

Humour festival

Legionella limited

Licence to lie

THE town of Calvia has announced the third annual festival of humour will return from March 18 until April 9, with many comedians and performances, taking place in various theatres across the town.

VELEZ-MALAGA council’s environmental team has carried out 224 actions to control legionella in the last year.

LOCAL POLICE in Almeria City have arrested a 30-year-old Moroccan man for allegedly buying a motorcycle licence for €850 during a business trip to the Czech Republic.

Costa Nord

Drugs discouraged

AFTER five years of being privately owned, control of the Costa Nord estate will be taken over by the Valldemossa Town Hall.

RINCON DE LA VICTORIA’S Department for Social Policy and Equality is providing drug dependence prevention workshops for families with children in primary school.

Smart island

Bridges confirmed

CALVIA will host the 2017 Smart Island World Congress on April 20 and 21, and will be now be the permanent headquarters to the congress.

TWO pedestrian bridges have been confirmed. They will be built at the entrances to the rivers Chillar and Seco following an investment of €219,000 by project ‘Senda Litoral.’

Princess Cristina THREE judges in Mallorca have unanimously found Princess Cristina not guilty of the criminal charges she was accused of by the now disgraced Manos Limpios union but she has been ordered to pay €265,000 in civil liability damages.

Fire fight AN electric metre in a building in the La Najarra neighbourhood caught light and was extinguished by firefighters from Almuñecar. The property suffered some damage but no injuries were reported.

Kiosk ban

Hit and run

AFTER considering an approach from local residents, Palma Council has confirmed that no new licences will be issued for the opening of commercial kiosks on the streets of the city although they may allow new kiosks in parks.

AN individual from Morocco who was believed to have fled to that country in 2005 has now been arrested in connection with the death of a Guardia Civil officer in Almuñecar on the N-340 in March 2005.

NEWS

Safer road A PROJECT to improve road safety on the A-332 between Cuevas del Almanzora and San Juan de los Terreros has been put out to tender by the regional government for €1.45 million.

Pensioners coming THOUSANDS of Castilla y Leon pensioners could be coming to visit this year as the region’s government subsidised pensioners’ holiday scheme, Club de los 60, has included the Costa de Almeria as a new destination.

More arrivals

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

Public defibrillators BETWEEN 15 and 18 potentially lifesaving defibrillators will be installed in Elche this year in sports areas, public facilities and across the districts, at a cost of €30,000.

Sporting honour

FINES of between €200 and €2,000 await any Javea resident who ignores a building ban. Once identified, building projects halted on legal grounds will be inspected every 10 days to verify that the stop order has not been flouted.

Landslides cleared WORK has begun to clear up landslide damage in El Campello following the storms earlier in 2017. The government has invested €120,000 and it is hoped that the repairs will be completed before Easter.

Record readers THE La Nucia Caravana library has seen 270,000 users during its first 10 years, having opened on February 15, 2007. To celebrate this Dr Miguel Llopis donated 70 books to the library.

Social aid donation

Visitor centre

TEXLIMCA, who collect clothing in containers in La Nucia, have presented the town’s social welfare department with €1,964, having collected a total of 24,450 kilograms of used clothing and footwear in 2016.

CARTAGENA’S archaeological site Barrio del Foro Romano is to welcome a visitor and interpretation centre in 2019. Further excavation work on site will also be carried out.

Climber rescued

SANTA POLA is renaming the Els Xiprerets sports pavilion. It will be named after local handball player Lara Gonzalez Ortega who plays on the national team.

Hammer attack

ANOTHER 66 refugees, 65 Syrians and one Iraqi, have arrived in Spain from Greece under the European Union’s relocation programme and 18 of them have been sent to Almeria.

A WOMAN has been arrested for hitting her husband over the head with a hammer following an argument at the couple's home in Espinardo, Murcia. He was stabilised in the property before being taken to hospital.

Peddler poached

Air cadets

A MAN, 27, from Murcia has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Pulpi for allegedly selling marihuana and cocaine in nightlife areas in Almeria and Murcia.

A TOTAL of 105 new students from across Spain were welcomed at the General Air Academy of San Javier as they prepared to begin air academy training.

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Getting tough

THE provincial fire brigade’s Rescue Unit was called out when a 67-yearold Briton fell while descending Puig Campana.

Murder suspect AN 86-year-old Briton was arrested on suspicion of stabbing and murdering his 79-year-old wife at a combined day centre and home for the elderly in Campello.

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EUROPEAN PRESS

DENMARK

BELGIUM

Grammy performance

Winning ticket

DANISH band Lukas Graham performed at the 59th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, USA, but despite being nominated in three categories, failed to pick up any awards.

Homeless numbers A COUNT of the homeless people on Photo by Wikimedia

Copenhagen’s streets revealed that 41 were foreign and just three were Danish. Copenhagen municipality said many of the foreign homeless are in Denmark illegally and so cannot assist them.

Happy 100th

City roadworks

MORE Da n e s a r e r e a ch in g the ripe old age of 100. Last year s a w 1 , 1 4 3 Da n e s celebra t e t h e i r 1 0 0 t h birthda y wi t h b e t t e r childhoods and friendlier wo r k p l a c e s b e lieved to be the reason behind why people are living longer.

COPENHAGEN seems to be a city of roadworks with figures showing that last year nearly 11,000 digging permits were granted in the city, an increase of 18 per cent on the previous year.

A BELGIAN man has scooped €23.5 million on the Euromillions lottery. He is the first major jackpot winner in the country for 2017.

Fighting force ESTIMATIONS predict that by 2028, Belgium will have lost a quarter of its fighting forces. That’s according to the military trade union.

Active workers THE Flemish government has

launched a campaign to get more employees to exercise at work and is set to advise companies on the issue and how to get workers more active.

Bad air AIR quality in Belgium is below par and not what it should be, with levels exceeding the European alert level of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre in some places with Flanders and Antwerp the worst affected.

LUKAS GRAHAM: Failed to pick up any awards.

NETHERLANDS

GERMANY

Early spring

New chancellor THE most recent poll has shown that 64 per cent of Germans want a new Chancellor after the election to replace Angela Merkel following 12 years in office.

Bavaria boost BAVARIA is enjoying a tourism revival with more tourists than ever. For the first time, 90 million beds

were booked in hotels and guest houses in the region in 2016.

Outback death AN elderly German couple have died in the Australian outback after becoming disorientated. The couple had been missing for days and were found near Alice Springs as temperatures topped 40 degrees

centigrade.

Fake news TWO people are being investigated amid claims they made up a story about dozens of Arab men rioting and sexually assaulting women in Frankfurt. Interviews with alleged witnesses led to doubts over what had happened.

FRANCE

NORWAY

Rape riots

More recycling

RIOTS broke out in a suburb of Paris following the alleged rape of a black youth with a police baton. President François Hollande has condemned the riots but said justice must be served of what happened.

A CONSORTIUM of companies are backing research which focuses on the development of new technologies for bio-plastics and recycling of plastics packaging. Currently, over 60 per cent of plastic packaging is recycled in Norway.

Skiers killed FOUR skiers were killed following an avalanche in the town of Albertville in the Alps. The avalanche, some 400m wide, is believed to have been set off by a group of skiers higher up the mountain.

Hit and run A DRIVER has been arrested after hitting a six-year-old girl and then fleeing the scene. She was on her way to school at the time and was taken to hospital for checks.

Obesity rates

Drugs ban

THE country’s childhood obesity rates are stable or declining according to the French Ministry of Health. According to a study, 18.1 per cent of French children were considered overweight, significantly less than the European average.

NORWEGIAN cross-country skier Therese Johaug, aged 28, has been suspended from the sport for 13 months after testing positive for steroids.

No hacking RUSSIA has denied that it was behind media attacks of presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron. A Kremlin spokesperson said: “We do not have any intention of interfering in the internal affairs of other countries.”

Child welfare NORWAY’S Child Welfare Service is being criticised for the number of children it puts into care. A total of 1,664 children were taken into care in 2014 and in the last year eight cases have been taken up by the European Court of Human Rights.

SPRING has sprung early as many parts of the country basked in above average temperatures, just a week after snow. In Maastricht, the temperature reached 17 degrees, compared to the average six degrees for this time of year.

Worker arrest A MAN who spent more than 15 years working in child care has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography.

Street harassment HOLLAND’S Labour party wants to make it a criminal offence to sexually harass women in the street with fines of up to €8,200 for offenders.

Cat’s travels A CAT which went missing from Tilburg in August has reportedly been found in Austria. It was found and taken to a vet who located its owner thanks to its microchip.

SWEDEN

Match fixing A SWEDISH football striker is one of three people jailed for match-fixing. The case followed a complaint from the Norwegian Football Association.

Milk study A SWEDISH study claims that drinking too much milk could shorten your life. Women who drink at least three glasses of milk per day with little fruit and veg, are three times more likely to die earlier than those who drink one glass of milk a day.

Offensive plates A SWEDISH man has had two of his latest attempts to create his own personalised number plates denied after it was deemed they were offensive when the letter and number combinations were reflected in a mirror.

Horny beer A NEW beer from a Swedish microbrewery has become an overnight success selling out within a day. It could be due to its unusual name; Katol, which roughly translates as ‘horny beer.’

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NEWS

RUSSIAN PRESS VYACHESLAV VOLODIN: Has proposed a new law.

No insulting THE chairman of the state duma has proposed a new law protecting the honour of the president. Vyacheslav Volodin wants it to become a crime to personally insult the president. He has even described Putin as the ‘essence’ of Russia. The law would resemble others in place in Turkey and Thailand.

Hero’s welcome RUSSIA’S ministry of defence has ordered the minting of 20,000 medals for soldiers returning from the Syria front. Soldiers who fought on the front lines have been granted full veteran status. Another 50 special medals are reserved for those who liberated the ancient city of Palmyra.

Health hazard PLANS are afoot to ban

homeopathy in Russian hospitals. The alternative medicine was branded a ‘health hazard’ by the Russian Academy of Scientists. Russians are evenly split on whether they support the ban, which comes amid a wider crackdown on alternative cultural practices.

Counting chickens AN inquiry has been ordered after a man called an ambulance for his 92-year-old grandmother and was shocked when medics arrived in a funeral hearse. The grandson reported that he had recently received calls enquiring after his grandmother’s health.

Camera killer A SHOCKING image of a

Original pranksters A PA IR of notori ous Russi an pranksters embarrassed an American congresswoman in a call broadcast online. Lexus and Vovan posted a recording of their call with Maxine Waters of California on YouTube. They pretended to be the president of the Ukraine and made her denounce Russian actions in Limpopo, a fictional African country.

MAXINE WATERS: Embarrassed.

terrorist assassinating the Russi an Am bassador t o Tur key at an Ankar a ar t gal l er y has been nam ed Wor l d Pr ess Phot o of t he year. Andr ei Kar l ov was shot dead i n Decem ber 2016 while giving a speech at the gallery. Horrifying f oot age of t he m ur der quickly spread around the world.

Bootleg books PUBLISHERS are furious over a ban on Russian books which has been imposed across the Ukraine. More than 100,000 Russian books are normally sold in the country each year, over half the market. That all changed with the war between the two countries leading to fears of a black market in literature emerging.

FINANCE

Costa del Sol

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STAT OF WEEK

business & legal

€202.593 billion

BACK to the coffee house is the instruction that Lloyds of London has effectively given to its 800 strong staff as it has banned the drinking of alcohol between the hours of 9am and 5pm. Originally set up in Edward Lloyd’s coffee house in the 17th century, it became the world’s largest insurer and some of the deals were struck over fairly boozy lunches, but the organisation now intends to ensure that its

Quote of the Week

£2.1 billion (€2.47 billion) is the profit that Lloyds of London declared for the 2015 accounting year and it is on course to exceed this when 2016 profits are announced later this year. staff are not influenced by the ‘demon drink.’ One of the reasons for the decision is because in a survey of internal grievance and disciplinary cases, a high percentage were fuelled

by or related to alcohol and the employer now wants to ensure that its policies are in accord with other industries. Certainly at one time every senior employee of the Royal Mail, apart

Good for jobs and businesses in Europe and Canada. Voted in favour of CETA.” Jyrki Katainen, European Commission vice-president for jobs, growth, investment and competitiveness on trade deal with Canada.

Photo by Vauxhall

Opel and Vauxhall sale

BUSINESS EXTRA

Going Greek WHILST the International Monetary Fund warns about the continued fragility of the Greek economy and invites the European Union to give more financial assistance, creditors have previously indicated that nothing is likely to be available to assist Greece until 2018.

Bank rate GENERAL MOTORS: The Astra in production. By John Smith GENERAL MOTORS (GM) which owns the Opel and Vauxhall car brands has indicated that despite both companies turning in regular losses over the years, there is a possibility that a French group may be interested in taking them over. The PSA Group, makers of Citroen and Peugeot cars works with GM on a number of projects in Europe and is currently the third largest manufacturer in Europe, behind Renault-Nissan

which has recently recorded increased sales and Volkswagen. Vauxhall currently employs 4,500 staff in the UK, but unions estimate that a further 30,000 people worked in occupations connected with Vauxhall and its vehicles. The French company is partly owned by the state, but also has investment from the Peugeot family as well as a Chinese vehicle manufacturer and if a sale was to be agreed, the new company would become Europe’s number two producers of vehicles.

THE chairperson of the US Federal Reserve Janet Yellen has indicated to Congress that it would probably be sound economic sense to increase the base rate of interest in the USA in the not too distant future following a December 2016 increase.

Alleged fraud ACCUSATIONS of corruption will not disappear as far as the ruling Partido Popular of re-elected Mariano Rajoy is concerned as the president of Murcia has been accused of alleged fraud and bribery, whilst the former mayor of Cartagena has been accused of using public funds to underwrite a digital newspaper which promoted her in a positive light.

Increasing price of milk AFTER the publicised shortage of vegetables in the UK and bacon in the US, the next possible consumer problem could be with milk and yoghurt according to French global company Danone. There isn’t likely be a shortage of the dairy

product, but prices of milk have risen by 9 per cent in the last year which means that the owner of the Activia and Actimel brands will be keeping a close watch on the escalating price of the ‘white stuff.’

is the total forecast tax income to be collected by the Spanish government in 2017, an increase of 7.8 per cent over 2016 forecasts. A EURO WEEKLY NEWS 6 PAGE SPECIAL SECTION // WWW.EWNBUSINESS.COM

Booze ban at Lloyds of London By John Smith

EWN

from being a member of the Territorial Army), had their own drinks cupboard in their rooms which ranged from antique wood to metal lockers in their rooms, but that was stopped many years ago. Ironically and perhaps irritatingly for Lloyds’ staff, independent brokers and underwriters who work in the same building will not be subject to the ban. The organisation is also gearing up for Brexit and has already announced that it will be moving some of its staff to new offices in Europe.

£5 update AFTER saying that it has treated the 100,000 signature petition calling for the withdrawal of the new £5 note due to use of tallow with “utmost seriousness,” the Bank of England has announced that it will continue to issue that note regardless. In addition, having already spent £24 million (€28.25 million) on production, it will also go ahead with the release of the equally ‘tainted’ new £10 bank note in September of this year. The bank argues that only a very small amount of tallow is used in the process of production, which is a bit like arguing that there is only a bit of pig in crackling!

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PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) COMPANY Anglo American 1,345.00 0.00 Associated British Foods 2,840.50 231.50 Admiral Group 1,790.00 -58.00 Ashtead Group 1,733.00 29.00 Antofagasta 842.50 5.50 Aviva 495.00 -3.40 AstraZeneca 4,545.50 -49.50 BAE Systems 608.50 2.00 Babcock International Group 907.50 12.00 Barclays 237.50 0.50 British American Tobacco 4,997.50 -6.50 Barratt Developments 516.25 -4.25 British Land Co 606.00 -4.00 BHP Billiton 1,410.00 15.50 Bunzl 1,050.00 -2,162.00 BP 447.50 1.50 Burberry Group 1,713.50 53.50 BT Group 311.00 -5.10 Coca-Cola HBC 1,000.00 -1,989.00 Carnival 4,317.50 14.50 Centrica 230.00 -2.60 Compass Group 1,455.00 -18.00 Capita Group (The) 519.50 -2.50 Croda International 1,625.00 -3,408.00 CRH 1,300.00 -2,753.00 Convatec Group Ord 10p Wi 0.00 0.00 Dixons Carphone 162.50 -301.20 DCC 3,425.00 -6,780.00 Diageo 2,262.50 -10.50 Direct Line Insurance Group 368.50 14.60 Experian 796.50 -1,608.00 easyJet 955.00 -8.50 Fresnillo 1,532.50 9.50 GKN 346.50 -0.80 Glencore 324.00 4.55 GlaxoSmithKline 1,620.00 -19.50 Hikma Pharmaceuticals 1,975.00 -59.00 Hargreaves Lansdown 750.00 -1,372.00 Hammerson 256.00 -564.50 HSBC Holdings 704.00 -3.50 International Consolidtd Airlns 497.50 -15.50 InterContinental Hotels Group 1,400.00 -3,889.00 3i Group 335.00 -720.00 Imperial Brands 3,700.00 -81.00 Informa 0.00 0.00 Intu Properties 124.50 -273.50 Intertek Group 2,000.00 -3,538.00 ITV 211.05 5.55 Johnson Matthey 2,940.50 -121.50 Kingfisher 329.00 1.90

% CHG. NET VOL 0.00 19,203.73 8.87 20,330.19 -3.14 5,308.86 1.70 8,546.74 0.66 8,364.99 -0.68 20,431.48 -1.08 57,247.52 0.33 19,169.56 1.34 4,542.79 0.21 40,377.81 -0.13 92,780.57 -0.82 5,205.96 -0.66 6,255.80 1.11 29,864.70 -100.00 7,188.74 0.34 87,343.71 3.22 7,221.83 -1.61 31,124.51 -100.00 6,944.30 0.34 9,330.68 -1.12 12,898.77 -1.22 23,810.00 -0.48 3,442.45 -100.00 4,437.49 -100.00 23,016.34 0.00 4,539.13 -100.00 3,488.43 -100.00 6,036.17 -0.46 56,814.65 4.13 4,908.75 -100.00 15,063.54 -0.88 3,779.44 0.62 11,082.88 -0.23 5,951.11 1.42 46,710.93 -1.19 79,401.07 -2.90 4,835.42 -100.00 6,460.22 -100.00 4,469.62 -0.49 140,019.65 -3.02 10,740.17 -100.00 7,649.85 -100.00 7,004.11 -2.14 35,136.75 0.00 5,413.71 -100.00 3,677.58 -100.00 5,680.81 2.70 8,376.88 -3.97 5,945.35 0.58 7,362.59

COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Land Securities Group 1,033.50 -20.50 Legal & General Group 245.00 1.00 Lloyds Banking Group ORD 66.40 -0.46 London Stock Exchange Grp 1,645.00 -3,130.00 Micro Focus International 0.00 0.00 Mediclinic International 375.00 -828.00 Merlin Entertainments 0.00 0.00 Marks & Spencer Group 343.15 17.65 Mondi 1,837.50 -21.50 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 253.00 4.10 National Grid 963.00 1.80 Next 3,750.00 -102.00 Old Mutual Group 209.00 -7.10 Provident Financial 0.00 0.00 Paddy Power Betfair 0.00 0.00 Prudential 1,557.50 -56.50 Persimmon 1,935.00 -76.00 Pearson 669.50 1.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group 7,080.00 -20.00 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 238.50 -3.90 Royal Dutch Shell 2,145.00 50.00 Royal Dutch Shell 2,229.00 43.50 RELX 1,464.50 -19.50 Rio Tinto 3,606.00 6.50 Royal Mail 424.00 13.40 Rolls-Royce Group 703.25 37.25 Randgold Resources 7,340.00 -45.00 RSA Insurance Group 300.00 -581.50 Sainsbury (J) 245.00 -23.40 Schroders 1,550.00 -3,069.00 Sage Group (The) 348.50 -633.50 Shire 4,845.00 9.00 Smurfit Kappa Group 2,187.50 -49.50 Sky 995.00 0.00 Standard Life 355.00 -12.20 Smiths Group 745.00 -1,514.00 Smith & Nephew 1,196.00 -7.00 SSE 1,535.00 11.00 Standard Chartered 782.50 9.50 St James's Place 400.00 -1,090.00 Severn Trent 2,327.50 17.50 Tesco 196.40 0.65 TUI AG 1,193.50 69.50 Taylor Wimpey 176.60 -0.90 Unilever 3,792.50 -4.50 United Utilities Group 938.00 -13.00 Vodafone Group 197.50 -0.50 Wolseley 2,400.00 -4,991.00 Worldpay Group 131.00 -267.20 WPP Group 1,896.00 -4.00 Whitbread 3,750.00 -186.00

% CHG. -1.94 0.41 -0.69 -100.00 0.00 -100.00 0.00 5.42 -1.16 1.65 0.19 -2.65 -3.29 0.00 0.00 -3.50 -3.78 0.15 -0.28 -1.61 2.39 1.99 -1.31 0.18 3.26 5.59 -0.61 -100.00 -8.72 -100.00 -100.00 0.19 -2.21 0.00 -3.32 -100.00 -0.58 0.72 1.23 -100.00 0.76 0.33 6.18 -0.51 -0.12 -1.37 -0.25 -100.00 -100.00 -0.21 -4.73

NET VOL 8,318.63 14,624.98 47,998.84 10,926.06 5,007.57 6,100.69 4,969.34 5,361.60 8,934.19 5,822.49 35,953.37 5,664.62 10,722.61 4,094.79 7,051.35 42,060.10 6,207.64 5,429.05 48,312.66 28,789.46 94,025.63 83,355.81 15,921.27 50,143.10 4,100.00 12,752.19 6,886.09 5,995.31 5,845.49 6,882.38 6,864.98 43,086.30 5,206.92 17,155.79 7,274.92 6,038.40 10,573.87 15,494.89 26,544.80 5,776.15 5,423.67 16,088.06 6,580.70 5,786.59 42,963.80 6,454.07 52,785.32 12,709.08 5,400.00 24,208.15 7,231.39

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Ethical Co-op Bank may be sold or split up IT has been announced that the selfproclaimed ethical bank owned by the Co-op which was founded in 1872 as the Loan and Deposit Department of the Co-operative Wholesale Society has been put up for sale by the Board of the Co-op. In reality however this is not strictly true as following the huge scandal concerning former chairman, the ‘crystal Methodist’ Paul Flowers and the discovery of a £1.5 billion (€1.75 billion) hole in its finances, the parents raised the funds needed by selling 80 per cent of the equity to mainly American hedge funds. What is actually being sold therefore is the remaining 20 per cent of the business and there are suggestions that it might appeal to the TSB which is owned by Spanish bank Sabadell, fellow Spanish group Santander or Virgin Money. Hedge funds invest in weak businesses in order to see a relatively quick growth and return and therefore they will be looking to either walk away with a decent profit or perhaps release their investment to

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By John Smith

CO-OP BANK: Has been put up for sale by the Board. place elsewhere. A complete sale is not the only option as in theory, the bank could be floated on the stock exchange or broken into parcels and sold to different

financial groups, but a number of politicians including former Finance Minister Sir Vince Cable are worried by the possible sale. According to the Liberal Democrat

grandee who lost his seat in parliament in the 2015 election, Britain, unlike the USA and so many other countries in Europe does not have a large number of small local banks but

Champagne prices may rise By John Smith IT appears that the price of ‘premium’ Champagne in Britain is likely to jump due to Brexit and UK tax, but it is still possible to purchase a bottle of supermarket Champagne for less than £10 (€11.70) and with continued price wars this should continue.

than a Tesco best buy. The Champagne brands capitalise on this ‘snobbery’ and charge accordingly and there is no doubt that they have in-

Champagne brands invest huge amounts of money in marketing.

French ‘original’ by a factor of four to one and it is still relatively inexpensive. It is considered (rightly or wrongly) to be a cut above Cava from Spain and Sekt from Germany and whilst ladies who lunch now ask for Prosecco, it is highly unlikely that any of them will know the name of any of the brands. Sparkling wine is big business in the UK and even British wineries, particularly those in Kent, Surrey and Sussex, with similar ground and grapes to those used in the Champagne region and are beginning to be treated seriously with some high quality production and financial results. CELEBRATING with Champagne.

Whilst many will turn their noses up at the Champagne from Aldi or Lidl, it should be remember e d t h a t t o b e c a lle d Champagne it has to go through all of the requirements of its much more expensive premium brothers and sisters which begs the question as to why prices vary so much. At the end of the day, the long established Champ a g n e b r a n d s s u c h as K ru g , M o et, Bollinger and Tattinger are names that everyone knows and are therefore associated with quality. If you are holding a social function, you are far more likely to serve one of those brands rather

vested huge amounts of money into their properties, their grapes and their marketing, so need to see a decent return. When Boris Johnson directed observations to the Italian government about a trade deal following Brexit he was quite accurate in warning them about the market for Prosecco as it is a simple fact that the Italian fizz now outsells the

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effectively the entire high street banking system is run by a few conglomerates which have gobbled up any ‘lame ducks.’ Sir Vince’s opinion is shared by a number of MPs who fear that the options for consumers in particular could be restricted even further if the Co-op Bank is taken over by one of the ‘big boys,’ as it still has four million account holders who would be treated as a commodity. Having disposed of a number of ‘bad loans’ and introduced cost savings, the Co-op group has still ‘written down’ the book value of its 20 per cent shareholding on more than one occasion and it seems likely that the entire bank is worth less than £1 billion (€1.17 billion). With the recent acceptance by Lloyds Banking Group that there were irregularities at HBOS prior to its takeover, repeated accusations against HSBC and now lawsuits from a number of former and often bankrupted clients of RBS, the need for an ethical bank is possibly greater than ever which is why the possible disappearance of the Co-op is under the microscope.

Charging costs A CAFÉ in Vienna has decided to ‘call time’ on nuisance customers who come in for a cup of coffee and then spend hours occupying a seat and what is worse recharging their phones or running their laptops at the café owner’s expense.

It costs less than €1 a year to charge a phone. Whilst this may appear to be a reasonable decision with anti-social customers hogging seats, the argument about the cost of electricity isn’t so strong as research suggests it costs less than €1 a year to charge a phone. Some café owners have taken to disguising electric points and only let regular customers know where they are.

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Former Bank of Spain Governor to be quizzed over Bankia Group THE farrago which saw the public flotation of the Bankia Group and then the huge loss of value of shares following the revelation of the misleading financial prospectus and the government bail-out continues to rumble on. The Spanish government invested more than €22 billion in saving the group and although it is beginning to see some positive results, Bankia is still having to compensate those persuaded to purchase shares when the bank was first floated. In the meantime, former Spanish government minister and former Bankia president Rodrigo Rato is still awaiting a verdict following his trial for alleged misuse of Bankia funds which he has always denied. There is no question that the whole Bankia affair came as a huge embarrassment to the Spanish government and helped in its own way to trigger a major

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By John Smith

FORMER GOVERNOR: Miguel Ángel Fernández Ordóñez. financial crisis in the country. Now it has been announced that a number of senior former employees of the Bank of Spain including the former governor Ordóñez as well as others from the watchdog National Commission for

Market Values are to be interviewed by the court in Madrid over their inability to detect the irregularities in the Bank. No formal charges have been laid against any of those who will be examined and three current Bank of Spain em-

ployees have resigned their positions as they are to be interviewed, but they will all need to explain why they apparently ignored information from a Bank of Spain investigation team which warned that Bankia was not financially sound.

The Bankia affair came as a huge embarrassment to the Spanish government. According to the court, these warnings included unequivocal and strong advice that the listing of the bank on the Spanish stock market should not be allowed and if their warnings had been heeded, investors and tax payers would have been in a much better position, as much of the money invested by the government following the crisis will never be repaid.

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Spanish pensions AWARE that the Spanish pension pot has been consi der abl y r educed by t he current government in order to ‘plug holes’ in state finances, the governor of the Bank of Spain, Luis Maria Linde has come up with a plan. According to the governor, as people live longer and pension funds are stretched, it would be sensible to increase the retirement age as has been done in the UK which would mean less money spent and more taxes collected. He would like to see the new retirement age of 67 which is due to be implemented in 2027 brought forward, but this idea has not found favour with the gover nm ent , al t hough t hey have no problem in principle if people wish to voluntarily continue to work after they reach 65.

Losing mental capacity whilst living abroad by Stone King Charlotte Macdonald Contact me at international@stoneking.co.uk

MANY UK expatriates living in Spain own properties in the UK and have pensions and investments in the UK. They rely on their UK assets to maintain their lifestyles (and those of their families) in Spain. If they can no longer manage their affairs in the UK due to a loss of mental capacity, it can cause many difficulties.

You can choose a person or people, who you trust, to act for you when you are no longer able. The best way to avoid the legal and practical difficulties that can occur with the loss of mental capacity is to plan for it in advance by drawing up a document called a ‘Lasting Power of Attorney’ (‘LPA’).

An LPA must be made while you have full mental capacity.

What is an LPA? An LPA is a legal document that enables you to appoint one or more attor-

neys to act for you when you are no longer able to act for yourself. Your attorney can be a professional,

such as a solicitor or a family member or friend. There are two types of LPA: ‘Health and Welfare’ or ‘Property and Financial Affairs’ An LPA must be made while you have full mental capacity. It is therefore important to make one while you are in good health. Why should you get an LPA? You can choose a person or people, who you trust, to act for you when you are no longer able. If you lose your mental capacity and do not have an LPA, then your family (or the authorities) will have no choice but to make an application to the Court of Protection to appoint a ‘deputy’ to look after your affairs, which can be time consuming and costly. Will my LPA be recognised in Spain? Unfortunately there is no international type of LPA which is guaranteed to work in both the UK and Spain. The advice we give to our clients at Stone King, is that if you have assets in both Spain and the UK, your only safe option is to appoint attorneys in both jurisdictions.

If you would like to discuss LPAs contact Charlotte Macdonald or Dan Harris at Stone King LLP by email international@stoneking.co.uk or by telephone on +44 (0)1225 337599.

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Live the good life on the Costa del Sol MENTION Spanish property to a number of British people and it is more than likely that they will immediately respond with names from the Costa del Sol. The British fell in love with Spain with the advent of the first package tours and they have been visiting as tourists and then many have decided to take the plunge and simply move over to live in what many consider to be a paradise. It’s a fascinating area within the province of Malaga, running from Malaga, along the coast all the way to Sotogrande (technically in Cadiz) and then inland to take in the mountains and forests. Construction was fuelled by the number of British visitors wanting a second property, a holiday home, a rental investment or simply a new place to live. Generally these expats were welcomed by the local population who saw some incredible improvements in the infrastructure of the area and a huge number of new job opportunities. It is impracticable to examine all of the areas that are covered by the Costa del Sol but it is almost impossible to travel anywhere in the area without hearing English which became the second language of the area and is now being taught

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COASTAL APPEAL: Benalmadena is just one of the many beautiful marinas along the coast. in many bilingual state schools. Following the British invasion, visitors from a number of countries in northern Europe discovered the charms of the area, purchasing their own properties and making much of the area even more cosmopolitan. It’s not just foreigners who find the area attrac-

tive as Easter and summer see an exodus of affluent Spaniards from Madrid who descend on the Costa in general but Marbella in particular to enjoy holidays by the sea and a large number of Gibraltarians had taken advantage of what had been a strong pound to purchase second homes. The market did suffer from the recession, with

a number of new builds stalling but apart from a hiccup following the Brexit result, property does still sell and there is also a thriving rental market both short-term (despite the new tougher laws) and long-term. One sign of a buoyant market is the number of estate agents who are in business and there is no doubt that in quite a few popular areas, there are considerably more opening than closing and this is an area that offers incredible recreational opportunities such as golf and water sports together with great bars and restaurants of all types. If you are thinking about purchasing a new build or an older property, an apartment or finca, townhouse or villa then the choice of property and location is enormous. On the coast you can look at Malaga, Torremolinos, Benalmadena, Fuengirola, La Cala de Mijas, Calahonda, Cabopino, Elviria, Marbella, Puerto Banus, San Pedro Alcantara, Estepona, Manilva, Sabinillas, Duquesa and Sotogrande. Inland possibly consider Alhaurin, Benahavis, Coin, Casares, La Zagaleta Mijas Pueblo, Ronda and the area known as the Campo de Gibraltar. These are just a few areas that might appeal. Once you have narrowed down your area there will be plenty of estate agents ready to help.

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NEW REPORT: Found that Spain is currently enjoying a rise in salaries combined with relatively cheaper homes. By Matthew Elliott SPAIN is the second-best country for first-time buyers to get on the property ladder according to a new report from a British company. Movehub analysed data from 33 countries across the globe and found that only the oil-rich United Arab Emirates could compete with spectacular Spain. The extensive survey found that Spain is currently enjoying a rise in salaries combined with relatively cheaper homes,

making it ideal for young families or fresh expats. Spain ranked ahead of wealthy enclaves Singapore and Switzerland, having fought back from the brink of recession. Other countries, including the UK, have seen Spain’s idyllic salary and house price combination in reverse. Movehub ranked countries with stagnant wages and sharply rising prices towards the bottom of the table. Movehub’s analysis doesn’t quite paint the full picture as to why this is an excellent time to buy in Spain.

There is a massive construction boom in both residential and commercial property, interest rates are low, the Euribor being below zero for the past year, and the political system has stablised itself. Having experienced such a sharp crisis, the Spanish real estate sector is in a better position than almost any other to learn the lessons of property cycles. The industry has vastly improved since 2007 in transparency and professionalism and local agents and residents are now seeing the fruits of their labour.

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All hands on deck for refunds JUDGES have suggested that every Spanish province should be equipped with a court specialising in abusive mortgage clauses. The proposed emergency plan from the General Council of the Judiciary comes after the European Court of Justice ruling that banks must pay back money to clients who lost out to the unfair floor clauses. The judiciary is anticipating an avalanche of difficult cases to join the thousands already in litigation across Spain. Banks including BBVA, Popular and Caixabank are expected to have to pay out billions of euros to affected clients in the coming years and decades. Specialised regional courts would help offset the considerable workload and streamline cases into a more manageable system. Their creation would all ensure that people are not discriminated against

because of where they reside, ensuring that clients in Madrid or Andalucia can expect the same quality of justice. The courts would oversee all matters related to the legality of the mortgage clauses and compensation concerns. They are expected to be in operation by June 1, allowing three months for the training of judges and for the banks to get their legal teams prepared. The hugely expensive debacle relates to ‘floor clauses’ which impose a minimum rate of interest on floating rate mortgages, which ultimately cost homeowners a lot of money during the years of record low interest rates. Spanish courts ruled that they were illegal in 2013 but also that banks wouldn’t have to compensate clients for their losses. The banks were not let off the hook so easily in December’s European ruling.

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Old time feeling THE former home of Johnny Cash and June Carter is now on sale for just shy of $4 million (€3.8 million). The gorgeous Tennessee estate has been described as a ‘once in a lifetime property.’ It was bought by the country music couple way back in 1968 and they stayed there right up until both died four months apart in 2003. The house was the backdrop to Cash’s 2002 video ‘Hurt’ and also featured in ‘Walk the Line,’ a Hollywood epic dramatising their relationship. In 2006 Bee Gee Barry Gibb bought the four-acre estate and the main house burnt down in a huge fire just months later, no doubt a coincidence. It has changed hands just once since then, to the Texas businessman who now hopes to make a tidy profit and see a genuine music fan restore the old home.

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Spain’s spectacular housing performance By Matthew Elliott PROPERTY prices across Spain have continued to rise as the new year gets going. The average price of all housing, new and old, rose by 0.9 per cent in January according to Tinsa, a leading national firm specialising in real estate valuation. As is the norm in Spain the average increase masks substantial regional differences. Coastal areas and cities experienced a far more significant increase at an average of 2.7 per cent. Meanwhile regions like Navarra and La Rioja saw a drop of more than one percentage point in January alone. The Balearic Islands, Canary Islands and Valencian Community performed best in the final quarter of the year. In the Canaries the average price per square metre stood at €1,477 at the end of 2016. Holiday homes are considered the key driving factor behind the strong perfor-

PROPERTY PRICES: Are still some 40 per cent lower than in 2007.

mance in coastal areas, particularly in the Valencia region where the average price per square metre has reached €1,245. Despite that impressive performance the Balearic Islands continue to distinguish themselves from the mainland. The average price per square metre in

the region rose to €2,076 by the end of the year. On average property prices across Spain are still some 40 per cent lower than they were at the peak in 2007. Across the decade the most substantial drops have been in coastal areas and cities.

Brits still buying PROPERTY sales in Spain increased 13.9 per cent in 2016 and the Brits are still buying in spite of Brexit, according to the College of Property Registers. Altogether 403,743 sales were registered, the highest number since 2011. Yet new build sales actually dropped 3.2 per cent, while sales of secondhand homes increased 18.5 per cent, the college reported. While all Spanish regions registered increases in sales compared to 2015, those which saw the greatest rises were the Balearic Islands, where sales increased 30 per cent, followed by Cataluña (21.1 per cent) and Asturias (17 per cent. During the last quarter of 2016, 93,423 sales were registered, 11.2 per cent more than the same period in 2015 and the best result of a fourth quarter in seven years. Of this total, 13.6 per cent were sold to foreign buyers with Britons continuing to lead the way. In fact 16.4 per cent of foreign buyers were British, 9.2 per cent German, 8.5 per cent French, 6.4 per cent Swedish and 6.3 per cent Belgian.

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Brits favour rural restoration By Matthew Elliott A FRESH report from a Spanish property website makes great reading for property owners across the country. Demand for lower priced properties is roughly quadruple the supply according to property portal Kyero. Brexit buyers from the UK are fuelling the demand for budget properties in largely rural areas. There is a great deal of interest from British buyers in Spanish homes as investors seek a sunny retreat from potentially uncertain times ahead. Not many Brits are able to rival the wealth of the Russian or Chinese buyers who are snapping up prime real estate in city centres. Instead many, maintaining that can-do attitude, are considering a DIY approach. They have their hearts set on buying up rural properties which they can renovate to their own taste, or spruce up themselves to sell on for a profit. And Spain is the perfect place for such a property dream. The wider real estate market is booming, the economy is one of the fastest growing in Europe, and prices are relatively low, especially for

Mortgage marvel IMPORTANT data just in from the General Council of Notaries reveals that the mortgage market has fared stupendously well under Spain’s wider property recovery. In fact the number of mortgage loans granted to buy homes grew by a staggering 18.5 per cent in 2016. The average amount requested by excited buyers also grew. Last year it reached €131,187, a 3.3 per cent increase on 2015. That figure financed an average of 77.2 per cent of the home price. Fixed rate mortgages continued their surge in popularity, accounting for 31 per cent of the total, a new all-time high. Among classic mortgages interest rates averaged out at 2.4 per cent across the year, with the average pay-off time reaching 23 years and two months. Now as 2017 gets fully underway no real surprises are expected. Property and real estate experts widely anticipate the positive trends to continue throughout the year. Sales volumes and prices will continue to rise as Spanish property enters a new and exciting era.

PROPERTY DREAM: Farmhouses in the campo are relatively low in price.

farmhouses in the campo. A buyer scanning the internet in Yorkshire for a new European home in case Brexit goes horribly wrong will find some farmhouses for sale for under €100,000.

Also fuelling the drive is that today rural life in Spain isn’t quite the same ordeal for foreigners as it once was. Transport links, energy supplies and even WiFi connections get better

every day. There’s also much more information available at people’s fingertips, and real estate agents with more knowledge and expertise than ever before.

Smart property revolution A COMPANY owned by Google has presented its spectacular new smart home vision in Madrid. Products from ‘Nest Labs’ officially went on sale across Spain in February after the presentation. Nest Labs have pioneered all kinds of fantastic and futuristic products for property owners. The exhibition in Madrid marked the firm’s arrival in Europe and their gizmos and gadgets are also now available in Germany and Italy. These include security cameras and thermostats which possess a degree of artificial intelligence. The security cameras for instance allow you to see what is happening in every room of your home in real time, in excellent quality with a night vision option.

When you are outside you will receive a notification on your phone if the camera detects any unusual movement. The cameras also have microphones meaning you can talk to anyone in your home, including intruders, through your phone. Likewise the thermostat allows you to control temperature, humidity and even ambient light, remotely using the phone. The device can memorise how long

it takes rooms to reach a particular temperature and incorporate that information to become more efficient next time. With the cameras costing €199, and the thermostats €249, and all Nest Labs products being available on Amazon, Google, Media Markt and El Corte Ingles, the smart home revolution is just around the corner in Spain. Lionel Paillet, CEO of Nest for Europe, says the brand want to build a home that cares for those who live in it.

SECURITY CAMERAS: Detect unusual movement in the home and alerts you via your phone.

Peak rental in Spain? RENTAL prices have jumped up substantially across Spain, especially in major cities and coastal areas. Madrid and Barcelona especially have seen increases ranging from a solid 20 per cent to an enormous 65 per cent. The cause of the increases is largely two fold. First the growing demand among young professionals flocking to job opportunities. There is a shortage of rentable homes across the country, leading to greater competition for places. Secondly tourists have become used to staying in rented

apartaments rather than hotels. Across the world there is growing interest in more ‘genuine’ city stays and Spain is no exception. Landlords and tenants have welcomed the arrival of such tourists with open arms. They pay more rent in a week or a few days than the apartment would typically make in a month. Naturally this is having a huge impact on general rental rates. Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca are experiencing the strongest drive in tourist rentals, and also substantial public and political opposition.

Increase in house prices FOREIGNERS helped galvanise a substantial increase in property prices in last year’s Spanish marketplace. House prices leapt by a healthy 5.7 per cent in 2016, while the number of purchases made increased by a spectacular 13.9 per cent. That brought the total number of sales to 403,742, almost half a million, and was the best year-on-year performance since 2011. The final quarter of 2016 was the best quarter in seven years regarding home sales. Almost 94,000 transactions were completed from October to December as the market stormed towards a surely exciting 2017. The market is still some way from the delirious days of 2007 then there were 775,300 sold, more than 2,000 per day. But 2016 did mark the largest volume since 2010 and this has been achieved transparently and consistently, without engineering a future crash. Second-hand homes accounted for the bulk of the buys last year at over 328,000 transactions. The INE now considers new homes that haven’t been sold in two years as ‘second hand’ which contributes to the numbers. Also of note is the fact that the recovery has been almost unanimous across Spain, and not merely on the coast or in cities. House sales grew in every single region, though the Balearic Islands, Valencia and Catalonia fared especially well. As ever foreign nationals seeking a place in the sun played their part. Across 2016 an average of 13.3 per cent of all purchases were made by non-Spanish citizens. That is more than 50,000 sales made by foreigners, who have transformed Spain’s property market into one of the world’s finest in recent years. The Brits were by far the strongest contingent in the final quarter at 16.4 per cent, well ahead of the Germans at 9.2 per cent.

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Blair is an eloquent con artist LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT

successful conmen are akin to market ‘mock’ auctioneers, who can basically talk the hind leg off a donke y w hic h is why he has amassed millions spouting his diatribes to anyone prepared to line his pockets. This despicable individual is also the classic opportunist.

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COULD anyone believe the gall of Tony Blair in last week’s rambling tirade against Brexit? This arrogant war criminal, personally responsible for the destabilising of the Middle East and the deaths of thousands, is a political conman who, through added guile and misinformation, not only opened the doors to millions of immigrants purely to bolster his re-election, but now has the audacity to stand up as bold as brass and virtually call for another referendum!

flict of which the public, not only had no idea of the outcome, but were even lied to about its true purpose. Blair possesses the one thing that is a basic necessity for all con artists, he is extremely eloquent. H e, like ma ny

He sees the Brexit situation as just another opportunity. ‘Th e p e o p l e v o t e d k n o w in g n o th in g about the consequences,’ he spouted. Pretty rich from a man who led us into a con-

Tony Blair.

All those years ago, realising the Labour party had sunk into an unelectable morass (sound familiar) he gleefully swooped in, renamed it ‘New,’ and callously used it as a vehicle to ultimately attain the highest office in the land. He sees the Brexit situation as just another opportunity. Completely unaware, or simply not giving a damn about the revulsion he attracts, he deviously observes it as a chance to f or m som e ki nd of new ‘ m ovem ent ,’ which at some point will be able to ‘Rise Up’ and challenge the present Labour party. With him at its head of course! I bet he’s even decided on a name for it. Send this revolting intelligence insulter back to whatever cesspit he crawled out of; along with his equally abhorrent, selfgratifying spouse! Thanks for all your mail. Most with attachments, or too long to publish. Nevertheless, much appreciated, I do read them all. Keep ‘em coming. And whatever ya do. Always. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Who wants to be a millionaire? Even lottery winners are victims now 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

NEWS that Britain’s youngest Euromillions winner, Jane Park, had planned to sue lottery bosses for negligence for ‘ruining’ her life is hardly surprising. ‘I thought it would make it 10 times better but it’s made it 10 times worse. I wish I had no money most days,’ she moaned. Only 17 when she won £1m with her first-ever ticket in 2013, Jane whinged about being sick of shopping for designer goods and staying in upmarket holiday resorts, struggling to find a boyfriend who’s not after her money and being burdened with the stress of being a millionaire. Poor Jane - how we feel for her pain! Well, she could always have

given it to some deserving cause (like, for example, here in Spain the Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity celebrating its wellearned 25th anniversary this year). Basically, she should have employed a minder to stop her frittering away her million, but the fact that she didn’t is, naturally, someone else’s fault. When are we ever going to return to an era when people take personal responsibility for their actions rather than whine: ‘I’m the victim here, who can I sue?’ But then, people taking responsibility for their actions? What a quaint old-fashioned notion these days... However, thoroughly inspired by Jane Park’s experience, just think what some might still do. Sue secondary schools and/or colleges for allowing them to achieve less than top grades and, consequently, top jobs. Cosmetic

JANE PARK: Lottery ruined her life.

companies for not allowing their ‘miracle’ creams and potions to make them instantly look decades younger. Supermarkets for allowing them to get not only well and truly plastered but also morbidly obese as a result of their wine and chocolate multi-buy offers. Well, that should all go down, as a certain orange president ensconced in his golden tower might say, ‘bigly’! Finally, to return to the lady in question, I am reminded of an advert from years ago where a little girl utters the immortal words: ‘and my mother says that one day I shall grow up to be a right little madam.’ ’Nuff said. Nora Johnson’s psychological/suspense crime thrillers ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.99;£0.99) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

The great diesel car scam Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man ONCE again the British public have been stuffed by misinformation from the government. I’m talking about diesel cars. About 15 years ago Gordon Brown offered incentives for people to buy diesel fuelled cars and over the next few years we did … in fact over eight million were sold. Fuel was cheaper and no-one wanted to buy your second-hand petrol car so their prices dropped. Now it turns out they were wrong and they want you to pay a surcharge if you want to drive your diesel car into many city centres. So, of course, no-one wants to buy your poison-spewing death machine diesel car! It’s absolutely disgusting that folks that bought these cars in good faith are now being punished by the new ‘toxic tax.’ There is talk about a scrappage scheme to encourage people to dump their diesel cars and buy a petrol car. That is no help whatsoever to the punter who just can’t afford a new car. As usual the government has cocked up and you, me and all the other mugs that listened to them are going to have to foot the bill. On to more serious things. What is the point of garnish? I like veal Milanese with

spaghetti bolognaise. A pretty basic, simple dish for a pretty simple person. So why does it turn up with a lettuce leaf and a slice of orange on it? The orange, of course, is slightly cut and twisted to make it look pretty. It does nothing to compliment the meal and immediately gets dumped on to the nearest side plate. I’ve had egg and bacon with parsley on the plate! In fact, parsley keeps turning up everywhere. Why? Why use up so much of something nobody wants? I’ve had food turn up with so much green stuff sprinkled over it, it looks like it was left in the garden and someone has gone past it with a Flymo! I’ve even had a sprig of parsley on an ice cream dessert. Are you raving bonkers? The only things you can garnish ice cream with is chocolate or fudge sauce or another dollop of ice cream. NOT GREEN STUFF! I used to go to a great Thai restaurant on the Mijas road, which is closed now, and they used to make amazing things with carrots, like little sculptures of flowers and animals. It was a bit wasted on me because I like carrots and I just ate them only to be informed one day that they were only for decoration and sometimes got moved from plate to plate! That will teach me to think that everything served with my dinner was for me to eat and not to take a bloody photo of! I’m on Talk Radio Europe Friday February 24 at 11.30am. Email me at mikesenker@gmail.com.

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Currencies Di their 21st a By Simon Firth NO matter where you are in the world, reaching the age of 21 means a party is a must! When you’re one of Spain’s premier currency transfer providers and you’ve hit 21, then you can be loud and proud about it. Currencies Direct hosted their party, alongside their long-time media partners, EWN, at Marbella’s fantastic Puente Romano Beach Resort & Spa. The venue was Joe’s Bar with oversight on everything from the ambience to the wonderful canapés and drink, in the marvellous hands of Group Corporate Director John Thomson. The guest list featured friends, family, and treasured and long-time clients and customers of both companies, who came from all over the Costa del Sol. Their host on a wonderful night of celebration was Currencies Direct Southern Europe director, Peter Loveday and his team. Peter spoke of the company’s rise from

small seeds to an enterprise with 14 offices in Spain, and a product which means “we buy in huge volumes at great rates and we pass these benefits onto our clients.” He generously took time out not only to thank everyone for coming, but also asked everyone to spare a thought for little Leo Bermejo, from Almeria, who has so bravely been battling his cancer. “So many people in the community have helped this little family. The way people have rallied round to raise money and help Leo is just marvellous,” he said. Leo’s brave battle has featured prominently in EWN and in our hearts, as he takes his trip to the US, hopefully for the treatment that will rid him once and for all of the cancer that has plagued his young life. After Peter’s generous speech, EWN’s managing director Michel Euesden had a surprise in the form of a giant birthday cake - so large it had to be wheeled in - to wish the company many more years of success. It was accompanied after a chorus of ‘Happy Birthday’ by a salute from two can-

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irect celebrate anniversary nons which fired orange confetti and mini-euro notes into the air! On such a wonderful night, you want your choice of music to make it a celebration to remember. This was achieved with the stunning vocals of Mr Maph and Simone Lisa. The couple have been together for more than 30 years providing amazing solo and duet pieces for R&B, Soul, Reggae… you name it and they have it in their marvellous repertoire. From the driving vocals of Ike and Tina Turner’s Nutbush City Limits to Bob Marley’s greatest, it’s all there. They were supported by Marbella-based entertainer Antony Wolfson and his inimitable take on the Presley greats. He’s a man who is neither a tribute artist nor an impersonator, but a singer who lives and breathes the songs of his great hero Elvis. When you’ve been praised by the great man’s wife, you can’t go higher than that. Topping off the musical offerings were several from Steve Cline, including Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline. The thunderous applause after every act showed just what an ap-

preciative audience was there on the night. This quartet made it a night that will live long in the memory. In keeping with the business of the hosts on such a wonderful evening, the guests were greeted by two giant balloon structures, one a euro and the other a pound sign. Guests were generously supplied with money and although it was fake on this occasion, it did mean entitlement to cocktails throughout the evening! When you’ve turned 21, you want a night to remember…everyone at Puente Romano joined in the Happy Birthday salute to their hosts, Currencies Direct, taking away memories of a great night on the Costa del Sol… here’s to the next 21 years!!!!

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7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:50am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:10pm Ninja Warrior UK 1:10pm Take Me Out 2:25pm The Brit Awards 2017 4:55pm Step Up 3 5:55pm FYI Daily 6:00pm Step Up 3 7:05pm Jack and Jill 8:05pm FYI Daily 8:10pm Jack and Jill 9:00pm Scorpion 10:00pm American Pie 11:10pm FYI Daily 11:15pm American Pie 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 12:55am Family Guy 1:25am American Dad! 1:55am Couples Retreat 2:55am FYI Daily 3:00am Couples Retreat 4:00am Teleshopping

8:00pm Indian Hill Railways 9:00pm The People’s Liners: Britain’s Lost Pleasure Fleets 10:00pm Treasures of Ancient Egypt 11:00pm Captain Cook: The Man Behind the Legend 12:00am Top of the Pops 12:30am Top of the Pops 1:05am Arena Legendary country music singersongwriter Loretta Lynn is loved by fans from across the world. 2:35am Country Kings at the BBC 3:35am Country Queens at the BBC 4:35am Sounds of the 70s 4:50am Pop Go the Sixties

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Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Hidden Treasure Inspector Morse Carry on Cleo FYI Daily Carry on Cleo Agatha Christie’s Marple Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Carry On Forever Documentary celebrating the success of the Carry On franchise. Wycliffe Marchlands Chilling drama about three families who live in the same remote house in different time periods. ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. Teleshopping

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9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am The Big Bang Theory 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Simpsons 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pm Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast 2:00pm Come Dine with Me 2:30pm Come Dine with Me 3:00pm Come Dine with Me 3:30pm Come Dine with Me 4:00pm Come Dine with Me 4:30pm A Place in the Sun 5:30pm Location, Location, Location 6:35pm Grand Designs 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Penelope Keith’s Favourite Villages 9:00pm Great Canal Journeys 10:00pm Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 12:35am Surrogates 2:15am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 3:05am Hollyoaks Omnibus

7:00am Milkshake! 11:05am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:40am Access 11:45am Police Interceptors Unleashed 12:15pm Police Interceptors 1:15pm Police Interceptors 2:15pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 3:15pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 4:15pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 5:15pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 6:15pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 7:10pm 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 The Championship. 11:00pm Football on 5 Goal Rush. 11:30pm Stealing the Mona Lisa 12:30am Police Interceptors Unleashed

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9:15am G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 11:20am The Great Wall: Special 11:50am Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2:25pm Furious 7 4:45pm Sherlock Holmes 7:00pm G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 9:00pm Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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The Professionals The Professionals The Car Chasers The Car Chasers Bundesliga ITV Racing: The Opening Show Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars ITV Racing Live Cimarron Kid FYI Daily Cimarron Kid Storage Wars Storage Wars Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place. Red Heat FYI Daily Red Heat River Monsters Gunsmoke ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Valentine’s Day Norbit Two Night Stand Sisters Daddy’s Home The Devil Wears Prada Airheads Sisters Daddy’s Home There’s Something About Mary When Harry Met Sally Working Girl

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Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Young and Hungry Young and Hungry Baby Daddy Baby Daddy The Goldbergs The Goldbergs How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Young and Hungry Young and Hungry Baby Daddy Baby Daddy The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Information not available. The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

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7:00am Mccanick 8:50am The Top Ten Show 2017 9:05am Fathers and Daughters 11:10am Bad Neighbours 2 1:00pm Demolition 2:55pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 5:00pm Fathers and Daughters 7:10pm Demolition 9:00pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 11:00pm The Greasy Strangler 12:40am Bad Neighbours 2 Fast-paced comedy sequel about a married couple tormented by a hard-partying sorority. 2:20am The Goob 4:00am Hacke 5:30am The Great Wall: Special

7:00am 12:30pm 12:40pm 12:50pm 1:00pm 1:55pm 3:45pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:30pm 6:30pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 12:30am 1:00am 1:30am 2:00am 2:30am 3:00am 3:30am 4:00am 4:30am 4:40am 4:50am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Premier League Legends Premier League Legends Football Gold Football Gold Barclays Premier League Preview The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. Barclays Premier League Preview Football Gillette Soccer Saturday Football EFL Goals Nissan Game of the Day Nissan Match Choice Football Football Football Live International Fight Night Football

Cricket Cricket Gold Cricket Gold Cricket Gold Cricket Rugby Union Super League Highlights Boxing Gold Cricket Cricket Football Bellew: My Greatest Night Live Fight Night Bellew: My Greatest Night Boxing Gold Bellew: My Greatest Night Football Football Football Football Boxing Gold Cricket Gold Cricket Gold Cricket

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7:00am Breakfast 8:35am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am The Big Questions 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Homes Under the Hammer 3:15pm Flog It! 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm Songs of Praise 5:35pm Shop Well for Less 6:35pm BBC News 6:50pm Regional News 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm The Big Painting Challenge 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm SS-GB 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You

7:15am Big Dreams Small Spaces 8:15am An Island Parish 8:45am Around the World in 80 Gardens 9:45am Countryfile 10:45am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:15pm Nigel Slater’s Dish of the Day 12:45pm Nigelissima 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm Holiday of My Lifetime 2:30pm Money for Nothing 3:15pm Wanted Down Under Revisited 4:00pm Birds of Paradise 5:00pm Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships 7:00pm Six Nations Rugby Special 8:00pm Dragons’ Den 9:00pm Dragons’ Den 10:00pm Special Forces Ultimate Hell Week 11:00pm Life of Crime 12:35am Women’s Six Nations Highlights 1:05am Badlands

8:00pm Sound of Song Composer and musician Neil Brand presents a series which explores the magical elements that come together to create our favourite songs by recreating some of the most memorable and innovative recording sessions in music history. 9:00pm South Downs: England’s Mountains Green 10:00pm Two Days, One Night 11:30pm Hockney 1:15am Treasures of the Louvre 2:45am Order and Disorder with Jim Al-Khalili 3:45am South Downs: England’s Mountains Green

7:15am King of Queens 7:40am King of Queens 8:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm The Simpsons 2:30pm The Simpsons 3:00pm George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 4:00pm Location, Location, Location 5:00pm Channel 4 News 5:30pm 101 Dalmatians 7:30pm The Jump 9:00pm Rivers with Jeremy Paxman Ep1 10:00pm Homeland 11:00pm Gogglebox 12:00am Clear and Present Danger 2:30am The Last Leg 3:30am Hoarder SOS 4:25am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

7:00am Milkshake! 11:10am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:45am Football on 5 12:40pm Football on 5 1:10pm Inside Windsor Castle 2:10pm Secrets of the National Trust 3:10pm No Reservations 5:10pm 5 News 6:55pm 5 News 7:00pm The Fifth Element 9:15pm The EFL Cup Final Highlights: Football on 5 10:00pm 5 News The latest news coverage. 12:15am The Terminator Classic sci-fi action thriller. 2:15am Super Casino Feeling lucky? Get the authentic, heartthumping casino experience every night. 4:10am Secrets of the National Trust 5:00am Witches: A Century of Murder

7:00am Rude(Ish) Tube 7:30am How I Met Your Mother 8:00am How I Met Your Mother 8:30am Melissa and Joey 9:00am Melissa and Joey 9:30am Hollyoaks Omnibus 12:00pm Coach Trip 12:30pm Coach Trip 1:00pm Coach Trip 1:30pm Coach Trip 2:00pm Coach Trip 2:30pm The Jump 4:00pm The Goldbergs 4:30pm The Goldbergs 5:00pm The Goldbergs 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:55pm To be Announced 10:00pm Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 11:00pm To be Announced More information will be available closer to broadcast. 1:00am Celebs Go Dating 2:00am Celebs Go Dating

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7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:35am The Voice UK 11:35am Coronation Street Omnibus 2:00pm 2awesome 2:10pm Guidance 2:45pm Fame High 3:05pm Third Wheel 3:15pm Third Wheel 3:35pm L.A. Story 3:50pm The Hot Desk 4:05pm The Smurfs 2 5:05pm FYI Daily 5:10pm The Smurfs 2 6:10pm Ant and Dec’s 7:45pm Kindergarten Cop 8:45pm FYI Daily 8:50pm Kindergarten Cop 10:00pm Ibiza Weekender 11:00pm Family Guy Animated comedy series about the everyday trials and tribulations of family life. 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 12:55am American Dad! 1:30am The Cleveland Show

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7:00am Football Rivalries Man Utd v Liverpool. 7:10am The Wine Show A magazine show especially for wine lovers. 8:10am The Saint 9:15am Hogan’s Heroes 9:50am Shed and Buried 10:50am Storage Wars 11:20am Storage Wars 11:50am Pawn Stars 12:15pm Pawn Stars 12:45pm Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place. 5:00pm Pawn Stars 5:30pm The Car Chasers 5:55pm The Car Chasers 6:25pm World Cup Top Goalscorers 6:45pm Snooker 11:00pm Total Recall 12:00am FYI Daily 12:05am Total Recall 1:15am From Dusk Till Dawn 2:15am FYI Daily 2:20am From Dusk Till Dawn

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7:00am The Meddler 8:50am Fathers and Daughters 10:50am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 12:50pm The Top Ten Show 2017 1:05pm Demolition 2:50pm The Meddler 4:50pm I Saw the Light Gritty music biopic about booze-addled country and western icon Hank Williams. 7:00pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 9:00pm Demolition 10:45pm I Saw the Light Gritty music biopic about booze-addled country and western icon Hank Williams. 12:55am The Greasy Strangler 2:40am Mccanick 4:30am Men and Chicken

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CITV Countrywise Peston on Sunday Who’s Doing the Dishes? ITV News and Weather The Voice UK England V Italy Rugby Six Nations. Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera The Voice UK The Good Karma Hospital ITV News and Weather Peston on Sunday

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12:05am 1:10am 1:15am 2:00am 3:55am 4:45am 5:35am

On the Buses Heartbeat Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Inspector Morse Inspector Morse Carry on Girls FYI Daily Carry on Girls Agatha Christie’s Marple Midsomer Murders Tonight at the London Palladium Carry On Forever Documentary celebrating the success of the Carry On franchise. Carry on Cleo FYI Daily Carry on Cleo Inspector Morse May the Best House Win May the Best House Win On the Buses

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Hitman Hitman: Agent 47 The Great Wall Back to the Future Back to the Future Part II Back to the Future Part III Hitman Hitman: Agent 47 The Matrix Revolutions

9:05am The Lego Batman Movie: Special 9:35am Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story 11:20am The Top Ten Show 2017 11:35am Pitch Perfect 2 1:35pm Definitely, Maybe 3:35pm Ride Along 2 5:25pm Hot Pursuit 7:00pm Pitch Perfect 2 9:00pm Ride Along 2 10:45pm Wedding Crashers 12:50am Talladega Nights

SUNDAY TV

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Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football The Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday Live Nissan Super Sunday Live EFL Cup Final Boxing Football Football Live EFL Cup Final Goals on Sunday Football Live EFL Cup Final Goals on Sunday Football Live EFL Cup Final Football Tottenham Hotspur host Stoke City at White Hart Lane in the Premier League.

7:00am Cricket 12:30pm Football 3:30pm Great Sporting Moments 3:45pm Football 6:15pm Football 8:30pm EFL Goals 9:00pm Live ATP Tennis 500 Rio 11:00pm Boxing 11:30pm Cricket 12:30am Sporting Triumphs 12:45am Sporting Triumphs 1:00am Cricket 2:00am Cricket World Cup Classics A look back at some classic matches from the ICC Cricket World Cup. 3:00am Sporting Rivalries 3:30am Cricket Gold 3:40am Cricket Gold 3:50am Cricket 4:50am Cricket

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am The Housing Enforcers 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Heir Hunters 12:45pm Dom on the Spot 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Coroner 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Farmers’ Country Showdown 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Crimewatch 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Match of the Day 2 12:30am The Graham Norton Show

7:00am The World’s Most Photographed 7:30am Wanted Down Under Revisited 8:15am The Farmers’ Country Showdown 9:00am Great Interior Design Challenge 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Women’s Six Nations Highlights 2:30pm Beat the Brain 3:00pm Landward 3:30pm Britain’s Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones 4:30pm Africa 5:25pm A Place to Call Home 6:15pm Bargain Hunt 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Mary Berry Everyday 10:00pm Meet the Lords 11:00pm Cradle to Grave 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather

8:00pm 100 Days 8:30pm Reel History of Britain 9:00pm The Big Painting Challenge Entertainment series searching nationwide for the best amateur artist in Britain. 10:00pm Britain’s Pompeii 11:00pm Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain 12:00am Born Too White 1:00am Oceans Series exploring the secrets of our underwater world. 2:00am Art of China 3:00am The People’s Liners: Britain’s Lost Pleasure Fleets 4:00am Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm The Home Game 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 The Kyle Files 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Broadchurch 11:00pm The Nightly Show with David Walliams 11:30pm ITV News 12:15am Rugby Aviva Highlights 1:15am The Nightly Show with David Walliams 1:40am Jackpot247

8:15am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am Coronation Street 10:35am Psych 11:25am Scorpion 12:25pm Who’s Doing the Dishes? 1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm Coronation Street 2:30pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm Judge Rinder 7:00pm You’ve Been Framed! 7:30pm You’ve Been Framed! 8:00pm You’ve Been Framed! 8:30pm You’ve Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm The Great Indoors 11:00pm American Dad! 11:30pm American Dad! 12:00am Family Guy

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In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Inspector Morse Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is In Loving Memory Doctor at Large On the Buses Heartbeat Drama, set in the North Yorkshire moors in the 1960’s. Murder, She Wrote Doc Martin Foyle’s War Prime Suspect 5 The Knock ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. Teleshopping

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Countdown King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss USA Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News A New Life in the Sun Find it, Fix it, Flog it Countdown Fifteen to One A Place in the Sun Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Dispatches Food Unwrapped 999: What’s Your Emergency? The Two Million Calorie Buffet

7:00am Milkshake! 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm A Father’s Denial 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm The Cars That Made Britain Great 9:00pm Ice Chaos: Winter Road Rescue 10:00pm The Railways That Built Britain with Chris Tarrant 11:00pm From Paris with Love 12:50am War 2:30am Super Casino 4:10am The Week We Went Wild 5:00am Tattoo Disasters 5:20am Tattoo Disasters 5:45am House Doctor

Gunsmoke The Saint Hogan’s Heroes Hogan’s Heroes The Professionals Ironside Gunsmoke Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Hogan’s Heroes Hogan’s Heroes Ironside The Professionals The Saint Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Rugby Parking Wars Double Jeopardy FYI Daily Double Jeopardy Bundesliga Rugby The Professionals Hogan’s Heroes ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

9:05am The Magnificent Seven 11:15am In the Heart of the Sea 1:20pm Everest 3:25pm Night at the Museum 5:20pm Dante’s Peak 7:10pm X-Men: The Last Stand 9:00pm In the Heart of the Sea

8:45am The Top Ten Show 2017 9:00am Raising Helen 11:05am Sister Act 12:55pm The Lego Batman Movie: Special 1:25pm Ted 2 3:35pm Bridget Jones’s Diary 5:20pm Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 7:05pm Pixels 9:00pm Ted 2 11:10pm Bridget Jones’s Diary

11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Baby Daddy Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Information not available. Information not available. Celebs Go Dating First Dates Abroad

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7:00am Mccanick 8:40am The Great Wall: Special 9:10am I Saw the Light Gritty music biopic about booze-addled country and western icon Hank Williams. 11:20am Locked in 1:05pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 3:05pm Demolition 4:50pm The Top Ten Show 2017 5:05pm I Saw the Light 7:20pm Locked in 9:00pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 11:00pm Demolition 12:45am Mccanick 2:25am The Greasy Strangler 4:05am Fathers and Daughters Drama about a widowed writer struggling with mental illness.

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8:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am 12:15am 12:30am 12:45am 1:00am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Raw Goals on Sunday The Premier League Years Football’s Greatest Live EFL Cup Final Football Boxing Football’s Greatest Premier League Legends Boxing Live EFL Cup Final Football Live EFL Cup Final Football Soccer AM: The Best Bits 2016/17 Boxing Football Boxing Scottish Football Round Up Football Gold Mnf Pre-Game Show Football Boxing

Cricket Cricket Gold Cricket Gold Cricket Gold Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Time of Our Lives Cricket Live ATP Tennis Dubai The second session from day one of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Fight Night Laureus Awards 2017 Highlights Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Live ATP Tennis Acapulco

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am The Housing Enforcers 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Heir Hunters 12:45pm Dom on the Spot 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Coroner 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Farmers' Country Showdown 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm The Replacement 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Imagine... 1:20am Who Do You Think You Are? 2:20am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:25am BBC News

7:00am The World's Most Photographed 7:30am Heir Hunters 8:15am The Farmers' Country Showdown 9:00am World's Most Extraordinary Homes 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The Super League Show 2:50pm Countryfile 3:00pm Building Dream Homes 3:30pm Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones 4:25pm Africa 5:25pm A Place to Call Home 6:15pm Bargain Hunt 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Further Back in Time for Dinner 10:00pm 1066 11:00pm Inside No.9 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Special Forces Ultimate Hell Week

8:00pm 100 Days 8:30pm Weird Nature A series examining nature's oddities quirky creatures and baffling beasts. 9:00pm Planet Earth II Wildlife documentary series presented by David Attenborough. 10:00pm The Secret Science of Pop 11:00pm The Richest Songs in the World 12:30am Indian Hill Railways 1:30am What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment 2:30am The Real Tom Thumb: History's Smallest Superstar 4:00am Planet Earth II Wildlife documentary series presented by David Attenborough.

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 A thorough roundup of this lunchtime's main national and international news. 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm The Home Game 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News Round-up of the main national and international news. 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Britain's Busiest Motorway 9:00pm Secret Chef 10:00pm Play to the Whistle 11:00pm The Nightly Show with David Walliams 11:30pm ITV News

7:00am You've Been Framed! 7:25am Who's Doing the Dishes? 8:15am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am Coronation Street 10:35am Psych 11:25am Scorpion 12:25pm Who's Doing the Dishes? 1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm Coronation Street 2:30pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm Judge Rinder 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 7:30pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Hell's Kitchen 11:00pm Plebs 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 12:55am American Dad!

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Marbella Moments by Nicole King ANYONE could be forgiven for not realising that Marbella is in Spain; if it weren’t for the weather, depending on the area you stop along our 27km coastline, you could just as well be in England, Ireland, Sweden, Holland, Russia and the list goes on. Over the past five decades, the resident tourist has come to officially represent a third of the population, but instead of growing and integrating with the local Spanish community, each nationality has developed, settled and thrived largely thanks to all their home comforts becoming so readily available, with daily supplies and services catered to by other homeland settlers. Today any nationality can very much exist within their own country’s community without ever venturing ‘into Spain’ or learning Spanish. One of the biggest shocks for me was to walk into an iconic English

food store only to see a large sign in the entrance proudly proclaiming ‘Aquí se habla español’ - Spanish spoken here. Why on earth would one have to let people know that the national language is spoken? Shouldn’t that be a given or even an obligation? Apparently not. But, what if we were back in our own countries, how would we feel if entire areas became and felt so foreign that we didn’t feel ‘comfortable’ to mix with this segregated community who live completely separate lives? But wait a minute, that’s not a hypothetical question, we can all relate to this, but for some reason we don’t relate to ourselves being just like that; but we are. Having brought our children up living in Madrid, a very ‘Spanish Spain’ I could fully empathise with a young local Russian student who arrived in Marbella from Moscow about five years ago. He recently went to Madrid to study at University and told me that he felt like he’d just arrived in Spain all over again; and his biggest shock was, ‘Spain is so Spanish’! It took him by surprise, because he had thought that he was already living in

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Spanish is spoken here! Spain; now he knows better. I completely understood his dismay as when younger, my own children who were born and raised in Madrid, in ‘Spanish Spain,’ would ask us at the end of a long summer holiday in Marbella “When are we going back home to Spain?” and we’d laugh; because through their eyes it made sense. So maybe Marbella is not representative of the country, and maybe none of it makes sense, but we are representative of 127 countries, that somehow manage to live together in tolerance, peace, mutual indifference, whatever you want to call it, but whatever it is, it works. Marbella has something special, something that transcends any language and speaks to us all. www.rtvmarbellanow.com @_NicoleKing_ MiMarbellaRTVM@ gmail.com

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CANAL HOLIDAYS: A glorious leisurely alternative to a driving or walking holiday. and if you need an extra hand, there are several online and paper guides available. Where are the top destinations for your canal boat holiday? It depends what rocks your boat (and your budget), however, some of our favourites include: the Shropshire Union Canal, in England’s West Midlands, meandering through rolling hills, valleys and across deep cuts and magnifi-

cent bridges - a testament to the bygone era of the industrial revolution. Or opt for the picturesque, wide tree-lined routes of Canal du Midi, France which passes through vineyards and walled cities in easy reach of the canal. Board in the ancient canalside village of Le Somail, near Narbonne. Life slows to a snail’s pace and the most taxing decision is whose turn it is to

buy the fresh croissants for breakfast. The Gota Canal, Sweden, offers spectacular scenery and history, connecting a series of lakes across Sweden from Lake Vänern, near Gothenberg, to the Baltic. The canal includes 58 locks along the way. Book direct with boat companies, or via operators like www.Hoseasons.co.uk, www.barginginfrance.com, or try late boat.com and save trawling through lots of websites to compare prices. Wherever you chose, be a savvy traveller and buy a reliable Travel Insurance Policy to avoid deep water if you have a mishap while away. Globelink’s Annual Multi Trip Policy covers an unlimited number of trips for as little as £59.47 (one adult aged 51-65yrs travelling in Europe for 17 days) and you’ll be covered for up to £10,000,000 emergency medical and repatriation, up to £3,000 for your baggage and £4,000 if you have to cancel or cut short your trip. Globelink Travel Insurance: for people living in the EU. Get an instant quote and arrange cover securely with www.globelink.co.uk, or call (UK) +44 1353 699 082 or our Spanish link line 966 265 000. Your Policy and Emergency Assistance Card is delivered immediately by email.

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Low fare Ryanair played fair ON the morning of February 15 my friends booked a flight from Malaga to Dublin travelling on February 22. At 5pm they received a call from Ireland to say a close friend had died. They immediately contacted Ryanair to ask if they could transfer their flight to the following day i.e. February 16. Their request was dealt with at no extra cost. Well done Ryanair. So often they get bad publicity. Yvonne Thomas, Torremolinos

Brexit confusion FIRST it was ‘Brexit means

Brexit’ with no further details. Then it was the boiled egg variety ‘soft or hard Brexit.’ There were even some references to ‘black or white Brexit.’ Now it seems it is ‘Brexit at any cost.’ One particular commentator here is fond of calling Remain voters ‘confused.’ There is no confusion among Remain voters. They voted with perfect clarity to remain inside the EU. They would do so again given the opportunity. The confusion is all in the Brexit camp. Just look at the pledge they made to divert British EU money to the NHS - completely opposed in the Bill before Parliament by the very people who argued FOR it only nine months ago!

Immigration - arguably the biggest issue of all in the referendum - has been shown to be mostly from countries OUTSIDE the EU. In fact, most Brexit voters just want to keep out people from Muslim countries which are not in the EU. How confused is that? ‘Brexit at any cost’ means exactly that. Cost. Brian Eagleson, Mojacar

Trump truths THE only person scowling after that fiasco was Trump seeing his great plan blown out of the water and the

worldwide condemnation that followed. The would-be terrorists must be rolling all over the desert busting their sides laughing. Immigration control is vital but it is also such a serious and contentious issue that it needs to be carefully planned and executed. This was neither. It was clumsy and amateurish. The follow up was equally pathetic. At the moment all we are seeing from Trump’s Presidency is disarray and chaos. Naturally he denies this, claiming that it is a well-oiled machine. And of course, he is the president therefore he must be telling the truth and everyone else is wrong. Ian Terry

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COMMENTS from the Euro Weekly News website On Tony Blair I STILL cannot understand why this man is not in prison for what he has done to the country. He took us into the Iraq war after which the world now suffers from terrorism, and he destroyed Britain with his immigration programme. Anyone who listens to this idiot deserves a good slapping. Roy Peters

Mallorca taxi drivers A GREAT common sense idea, I can’t understand why there isn’t already a bus service to and from the airport! As is the Spanish mentality, taxi drivers hate competition rather than looking at it as a way of using it to provide a better service to try and entice customers! Spain is way behind on the competition front because their culture, political and otherwise, prefers monopoly, they don’t like giving... but they love taking! Mike in ESP

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LETHAL WEAPON: The deadly hairs of the processional caterpillar.

Caterpillar curse EVERYONE, especially dog owners and parents, should be aware that the hairs on processional caterpillars carry a deadly poison. A mere touch by a dog’s nose or tongue can have deadly consequences. One of our own dogs was poisoned in this way. With just a little of the poison on her nose, she naturally stretched her tongue to lick it off but this immediately transferred into her mouth. Unless very quick remedial action is taken, serious damage then occurs often causing complete loss of the tongue and possibly death.

The best and vital action to take is to immediately and thoroughly wash the inside and outside of the dog’s mouth with running water, taking great care not to touch the dog’s mouth or nose with bare hands. It is strongly advised to have a vet repeat the mouth washing and give injections of cortisone or other medicine to counter the poison plus pain killers. Luckily, our dog responded well and appears normal again. The most important recommendation is to stay well away from pine trees, particularly during the caterpillar season. Ken Lelliott

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I WOULD like to thank your paper for taking the time to cover this story, you have the thanks of all animal lovers and also thanks from the members of Benidorm News & Information Forum on Facebook who expressed their horror at this barbaric incident. Special thank you to Caroline for covering the story. J. A. Perkins

Brexit & Blair WHY won’t people just accept that, rightly or wrongly the vote was leave - had the vote been stay then the remainers would be saying ‘the people have spoken!’ (for what it is worth I think leaving is a mistake). David Allcock I THINK the point is that people were wrongly informed and blatantly lied to (£350 million to the NHS) and while I don’t like the guy no one else is willing to stand up to the right wing media and say it. Scott Wilkinson THERESA MAY has changed her mind. Why can’t others - especially when new information becomes available? Blair has rattled those in favour of Leave. Why, because he is listened to by most and Brexit cannot be defended when sensible questions and concerns are raised. Anyone in favour of Remain, are crazy not to support Blair’s intervention. Graham Clark

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Child victim of assault

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Sativex now approved

A 71-YEAR-OLD Gibraltarian who had been accused of sexual assault on a four-year-old girl has been remanded in custody prior to sentencing after being found guilty by a majority of seven to two by a nine person jury after two days of deliberation. With such a small and close population as Gibraltar, this type of crime sends ripples of distrust throughout the Rock.

EARLIER in February a 24-year-old local man caused a major terrorist alert when he pointed what turned out to be a toy gun at some youngsters on the Varyll Begg estate with armed officers being called out and closing down the area. Despite the fact this turned out to be a ‘harmless’ action, Lewis Quinn admitted his guilt and was sentenced to eight weeks in prison.

THE Drugs (Misuse) Regulations 2005 have been amended to allow for the cannabis-based medicine as the Drugs Advisory Council, the statutory body that advises the Government on the misuse of drugs has come to the conclusion that Sativex which is approved by the European Medicines Agency should be legal for prescription in Gibraltar.

Gibraltar continues to discuss major post-Brexit matters in London THE Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia is in London for a number of meetings related to the proposed departure of the United Kingdom and Gibraltar from the European Union. One of the questions that is of major concern is future post-Brexit transit through land borders which the United Kingdom is responsible for. In that context, Dr Garcia met with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland James Brokenshire MP. Mr Brokenshire, who was promoted to Secretary of State after serving as a Home Office Minister, is already familiar with the details of the frontier at Gibraltar and has discussed this with both the Chief Min-

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MEETING UP: Mr Brokenshire and Dr Garcia.

ister and the Deputy Chief Minister in the past. There is concern as to what the future transit to and from the Irish Republic from Northern Ireland will entail and there was recently a demonstration at the border with fake customs posts set up to warn residents of two states of possible problems in the event of what is known as a hard Brexit. It will be recalled that Dr Garcia attended a meeting of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly in Cardiff at the end of last year and was able to address delegates on the specific challenges that Gibraltar faced. According to the Deputy Chief Minister, the meeting with the Secretary of State was very useful and informative and will provide the government with a better understanding of the situation going forward.

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THERE was much excitement when Super Yacht A, purportedly the largest and most futuristic yacht ever built sailed into Gibraltar, but this excitement grew to a frenzy when it was seized at dock at the request of the builders. Said to have cost €400 million, designed by iconic Philippe Starck and built by German shipyard Nobiskrug for Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenk it is claimed that a final payment in excess of €15 million which includes mounting interest is outstanding. The matter was debated in the Gibraltar courts and although it was claimed that €9.8 million was sitting in an escrow (protected third party) account, the Judge had not originally been convinced that this was sufficient nor that the account was accessible should he rule in favour of release.

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SUPER YACHT A: The most futuristic yacht ever built sailed into Gibraltar. Whilst the matter continued to be the subject of dispute in the Gibraltar Supreme Court, it would appear that

after informal discussions took place between lawyers for the builders and the putative owner in an effort to re-

solve the problem, an agreed position was presented to the Judge and Super Yacht A was finally released.

GIBRALTAR has seen the opening of its own World Trade Center (WTC), a 254,000 square foot building which joins similar WTCs in 90 other countries. This state of the art building confirms that industry and government consider that the future of Gibraltar’s business opportunities - regardless of the fact that Brexit will bring major changes – is looking good and WTC Gibraltar will be yet another beacon for the promotion of international trade. The Chief and Deputy Ministers together with the Governor and a representative of the developers formally opened the building which is already attracting major businesses such as Regus, Bet Victor, BDO, Stan James, Unibet and Costa Coffee.

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YOUR STARS FOR 7 DAYS

Women’s wit

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The three ages of man: youth, middle age, and ‘my word you do look well’.’ June Whitfield, Actress

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Emotional and monetary wealth go hand in hand at the beginning of this energetic week. Someone is likely to make demands that you find unacceptable and you will need all your tact to avoid unpleasantness, but any resistance by you will, in the longer term, only gain you respect.

Famous quote

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You can be the one-in-amillion. Don’t be discouraged by the odds to succeed.’ David Beckham, Professional Footballer

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You may feel a bit like Sherlock Holmes when you solve a tricky dilemma. With your intellect soaring, it is little surprise that others come to you with their problems.

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GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Someone with a romantic interest

Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?’

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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Small matters start to clog up the emotional works. You would rather be somewhere else, but grit your teeth and deal with necessary matters. Finances certainly must be watched most carefully. Get your glad rags on at the weekend and

Saturday February 18

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Sunday February 19

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in you starts buzzing around. This is all very well if you are willing, but if not keep your distance. As thoughts turn to a well-deserved break, it is not surprising that a holiday is on your mind.

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Even as you prepare to go on a trip or start something new this week, the future beckons. In small things there are clues to

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the way forward. A chance encounter brings humour and opens your eyes to a friendship lately neglected.

really let your hair down. time. LEO (July 24 - August 23) Mutual plans are exciting but make sure that others know your needs exactly. As a Leo, you will never willingly accept second best but how can others know your standards? VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Putting your thoughts and feelings on a par with someone else will help you to understand their point of view. As painful as it seems, there will need to be some compromise if everyone is to be happy. Are you feeling the need for some activity and excitement? LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Sometimes, you retreat into your shell and your normally gregarious personality takes a back seat. Although you may not have received the expected response to a question recently, it is no reason to brood.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) The way to bring energy levels up

this week is to spend time with energetic people. You may feel a little on the fringes initially but, at the end of the day, your spirit will be lifted. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Look ahead to see how exactly you can make this spring time extra special. Making your plans clear to others means a smooth journey as opposed to unnecessary delays. A particular place brings back memories of a love long past. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) There is an incredibly romantic week ahead if you only enter into the spirit of it. Let your feelings be seen and felt, showing appreciation for loved ones. You do not need the excuse of a birthday or anniversary to give a gift, just a heart full of love. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Being at the forefront of a learning experience is pleasurable this week. An unexpected offer seems small but could have a big effect. A friend in need may go over the top and annoy you. It may be necessary to distance yourself and give help through others. Planning ahead to the weekend means that you have more time and energy to get things done.

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The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 sixletter 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 (FUTURE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

Hexagram AMOEBA AROUSE BARBER BARFLY BARLEY CHEESE EARTHY EUREKA FILTER FUTURE (10)

GRISLY MAGGOT OYSTER RELIEF STOCKY STROLL TOUSLE TRACER TUMBLE

This week in history 1950 – Labour’s Clement Attlee returned as prime minister after winning the general election by a slim majority. 1959 – British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan met with Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev to discuss expansion of Anglo-Soviet trade. 1964 – At the age of 22 Cassius Clay, who later became better known as Muhammed Ali, unexpectedly became the heavyweight champion of the world when he beat Sonny Liston. 1971 – The UK government introduced a new Immigration Bill which meant Commonwealth citizens lost their automatic right to remain in the UK. 1975 – A packed London underground tube train crashed killing 43 people, including the driver. The cause of the crash was never established. 1981 – Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were engaged to be married. 1982 – Corporal punishment was banned in British schools after the European Court of Human Rights ruled it violated the Human Rights Convention. 1987 – The General Synod of the Church of England voted to allow ordination of women priests. 1896 – French physicist Henri Becquerel discovered evidence of radioactivity which led him to being awarded a Nobel prize. 1991 – As Allied troops entered Kuwait Saddam Hussein ordered a retreat bringing an end to the ground war. 1979 – Referendums in Scotland and Wales saw both countries reject devolution which had a crippling affect on Labour’s minority government. 1993 – Sir Bobby Moore, captain of the winning England team in the 1966 World Cup, died at the age of 51, 10 days after announcing he had cancer. 1994 – NATO carried out its first combat in its 45-year history when American fighters shot down four Bosnian Serb jets in a no-fly zone.

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

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Decode 2 Nettle 3 Beater 4 Ninety 5 Beyond 6 Survey 7 Yeoman 8 Server 9 Anneal 10 Myself 11 Insert 12 Deafen 13 Seller 14 Leaden 15 Teller 16 Hoyden 17 Advent 18 Eldest 19 Hearty.

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Alicante TODAY: MAX 21, MIN 12 - C Fri - 20 11 Cl Sat - 19 10 C Sun - 19 11 S Mon - 21 12 S Tues - 19 11 S Wed - 18 11 S

Bilbao TODAY: MAX 15, MIN 10 - C Fri - 12 6 Sh Sat - 18 7 C Sun - 19 9 C Mon - 18 8 Sh Tues - 14 6 C Wed - 16 7 Sh

Almeria TODAY: MAX 22, MIN 12 - CL Fri - 19 12 Sh Sat - 19 11 C Sun - 20 12 S Mon - 21 13 S Tues - 21 12 S Wed - 19 12 Cl

Madrid TODAY: MAX 20, MIN 5 - CL Fri - 18 3 S Sat - 17 4 S Sun - 18 5 S Mon - 17 4 C Tues - 16 3 C Wed - 16 3 Cl

Barcelona TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 9 - S Fri - 16 9 Cl Sat - 16 8 C Sun - 17 8 Cl Mon - 18 9 S Tues - 15 8 Sh Wed - 16 8 C

Malaga TODAY: MAX 21, MIN 11 - S Fri - 21 11 Cl Sat - 18 9 Cl Sun - 20 10 Cl Mon - 21 11 S Tues - 19 10 S Wed - 19 9 Cl

Benidorm TODAY: MAX 21, MIN 12 - C Fri - 19 12 C Sat - 18 11 C Sun - 19 11 S Mon - 21 12 Cl Tues - 19 11 Cl Wed - 18 10 Cl

Mallorca TODAY: MAX 21, MIN 10 - CL Fri - 18 8 Cl Sat - 17 8 S Sun - 18 7 C Mon - 18 8 C Tues - 18 8 Cl Wed - 17 7 Cl

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION aeon amen anoa damn darn dean done earn mana mane mean mend moan morn name nard near nerd node norm omen rand rend roan adman admen adorn amend anode arena demon drone maned manor monad named namer nomad radon roman anadem daemon enamor madman madmen maenad merman moaned moaner modern random remand adenoma MEMORANDA

NEW ON DVD Arrival Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker, Jeremy Renner Linguistics expert Dr Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is enlisted to decipher an alien language after 12 mysterious spacecraft appear around the planet. Arrival is a stunning, philosophical new take on the sci-fi contact movie which features a cracking performance from Adams and a number of thoughtprovoking themes. The film was nominated for eight Oscars and ranks among the very best releases of 2016 while cementing Villeneuve’s reputation as one of the most impressive directors at work today.

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Across 1 Good man has help to get sober (5) 4 Street telephone line (6) 9 Church renews lease for a football team (7) 10 Sense some of his mellowness (5) 11 Foolish King is with Cinders (4) 12 Delight in French song (7) 13 Liberal left slum the lot (3) 14 Delight some eagle-eyed viewers (4) 16 Upset pet’s gait (4) 18 The dish is from occupied France (3) 20 A sabre I broke in a military installation (3,4) 21 Call for part of a book (4) 24 Enthusiastic approval is lost in a terrible clatter (5) 25 I posed a problem being fat (7) 26 Substitute a small sorceress (6) 27 Wimbledon champion Chris is always on time (5) Down 1 Observe dog being kept safe (6) 2 Raves about claims (5) 3 Sleep like a tramp in Barbados shack (4) 5 Examine luggage to establish legal precedent (4,4) 6 Repeat some of the composite rates (7) 7 For a change, go late for an Italian ice cream (6) 8 Corrupt males in Oregon (5) 13 Times can change meaning of words (8) 15 Knowledge Garland added for enchantress (7)

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7 Recall, 8 Attune, 9 Node, 10 Entirely, 11 Abstain, 13 Peace, 15 Brisk, 17 Beating, 20 Lacerate, 21 Ruse, 23 Renege, 24 Scarab. Down: 1 Nero, 2 Lament, 3 Algeria, 4 Paste, 5 Starve, 6 Anglican, 12 Barrages, 14 Reverse, 16 Sweden, 18 Tarzan, 19 Jaded, 22 Span.

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17 Harbours with own poles (6) 18 Bar some flopped albums (5) 19 ‘God without end’ admitting church is fake (6) 22 Poem for a sailor to remind him of home (5) 23 Textbook item contains mention of bird of prey (4) Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 5 represents K and 17 represents L, so fill in K every time the figure 5 appears and L every time the figure 17 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 New World vulture (6) 4 Writing implement (6) 9 Be in accord (5) 10 Less rational (7) 11 Unforeseen obstacle (4) 12 Friendly and pleasant (8) 13 Let for money (5) 15 Strikingly odd or unusual (5) 18 Reticent (8) 21 Blemish made by dirt (4) 24 Disease (7) 25 Accumulate (5) 26 Wayward (6) 27 Place where bread and cakes are made or sold (6) Down 1 State of extreme confusion and

disorder (5) 2 Give a spoken or written account of: (7) 3 Kitchen cooker (4) 5 Check closely (7) 6 Ascend (5) 7 Small storeroom for storing foods or wines (6) 8 To say again or imitate (4) 12 Prosecute at law (3) 14 Operating physician (7) 15 Take in marriage (3) 16 Put back (7) 17 Cook in liquid (6) 19 Relating to the sun (5) 20 Posing no difficulty (4) 22 Savoury, appetising (5) 23 Spanish sparkling wine (4)

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

1 Robin, 4 Phobic, 9 Tractor, 10 Nurse, 11 Apex, 12 Edifice, 14 Grab, 16 Acre, 18/13 Rip off, 20 Piccolo, 21 Save, 24 Erode, 25 Trample, 26 Linger, 27 Maybe.

Down: 1 Ritual, 2 Brave, 3 Note, 5 Handicap, 6 Barrier, 7 Clever, 8 Brief, 13 Obsolete, 15 Raccoon, 17 Appeal, 18 Route, 19 Recede, 22 Apply, 23 Calm.

ENGLISHSPANISH Across: 1 Llegar, 4 Eggs, 8 Clear, 9 Ataud, 10 Aconsejar, 13 Leche, 14 Often, 15 Ríos, 16 Tapete. Down: 1 Lock, 2 Ejercicio, 3 Aprender, 5 Guarantee, 6 Seda, 7 Cacerola, 11 Flor, 12 Once.

CODE BREAKER

Across 1 T-shirts (9) 8 Boniato (5,6) 9 Minutes (of a meeting) (4) 10 Cinturón (4) 13 Table tennis (5,2,4) 14 Scarlet (9)

Down 2 Olives (9) 3 Dentro de (4) 4 Those (4) 5 Asombro (9) 6 Asphalt (7) 7 Cartero (7) 11 Island (4) 12 Campana (de iglesia, puerta) (4)

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By Rosa Prince MORE than a decade after she warned stunned Conservatives of their ‘nasty’ image, May has become the champion of Middle England. This maps the rise of Britain’s second female premier, who had to fight against the odds to become an MP, remained overlooked and undervalued during much of her time in Parliament, yet went on to become a formidable Home Secretary. She is now the leader of her country as it faces its greatest challenge since the Second World War. In this fascinating biography, Rosa Prince explores the selfstyled unflashy politician whose commitment to public service was instilled in her from childhood. books@euroweeklynews.com

RUGBY fans will be in their element at the moment with the Six Nations Rugby currently underway. If rugby isn’t your thing well perhaps one of our top 10 sporting events to look forward to in 2017 will be. Here’s a look at what’s coming up. 1. The London Boat Race Now known as the Cancer Research UK Boat Race this popular event first took place in 1829 with the men’s race. The women’s race was introduced in 1927. It is amongst the oldest sporting event in the world. The annual contest sees rival rowing crews from Oxford and Cambridge universities race four miles (6.8km) along the River Thames. This year’s races will take place on Sunday April 2. 2. The Grand National First run in 1839, this annual National Hunt horse race takes place at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool. This year’s event will be held on Saturday April 8. The handicap steeplechase has 30 jump fences over the two laps and the gruelling course is four miles and 514 yards (6,907km) in length. As the race has a higher than average death rate for horses, animal rights groups often campaign to have it modified or abolished. 3. The World Snooker Championship If you are ‘snooker loopy’ then you will be eagerly awaiting this year’s championship which will take place between April 15 and May 1. This ranking tournament first took place in 1927 and it has been held in the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield since 1977. The Second World War played havoc with the event meaning it was not held between 1941 and 1945 and from 1958 to 1963 it was not held due to a decline in interest.

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BOAT RACE: One of the oldest sporting events in the world. 4. UEFA Champions League Final In 1992 the European Cup, which was founded in 1955, was rebranded and replaced with the UEFA Champions League. One of football’s most prestigious competitions it is a firm favourite with football fans. Reigning championis, Real Madrid, have won the tournament 11 times making them the most successful club. The 2017 final will be played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday June 3. 5. The Tour de France Since the first race in 1903 it has been held every year except during both of the World Wars. Bike buffs can catch the event from July 1 to July 23 this year. Each year the route changes although the race format stays the same and it also alternates between clockwise and counterclockwise circuits around France. The

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cyclists will cover around 2,200 miles (3,500km) over a 23-day period with 21 daylong segments. 6. Royal London One-Day Cup If cricket’s your thing then July 1 is the date for you to remember. This is a 50-over limited overs competition for England and Wales firstclass counties which replaced the ECB 40 tournament in 2014. Two groups of nine teams play and the top four teams from each group progress to the quarter-finals. Cricket fans are sure to be bowled over. 7. Wimbledon One of four Grand Slam events it is the oldest and often considered the most prestigious tennis tournament. Played on outdoor grass courts it is the only major tournament to be played on grass. Established in 1877 it is played at the All

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

• Good: 26 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.

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• Very good: 38 • Excellent: 49

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION jotted jotter jots josh joss jest jests jess ditto dittos dent dents dentist dentin dentins denim dermis hotted hotter hottish hone honed hots hose host hosts estop edit erns sire hush hurst hurt hurts huts indite into inter intern interns inert inst inrush inrushes

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

England Club in Wimbledon, London. Will the world’s number one Andy Murray successfully retain the title this year? Tune in from July 3-16 to find out. 8. The Open Championship Golf fanatics will be heading to Royal Birkdale for the 146th Open which will be held this year from July 20-23. This will be the 10th time it has been hosted at this course. The Open was first played at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland on October 17, 1860. Currently the event rotates around nine different courses - four in Scotland, four in England and one in Northern Ireland. 9. Athletics World Championships The first Athletics World Championship event was held in Helsinki in 1983. It used to be held every four years but since 1991 it has been held every two years. This will be the 16th event and it will take place from August 4-13 in the Olympic Stadium in London. Sprinter Usain Bolt and long distance runner Mo Farah are likely to be highlights as both have announced this will be their final track and field competition. 10. F1 Grand Prix Avid Formula One fans will be looking forward to the final race of the season which is scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi on November 26. Motor racing has its roots in France and the first Grand Prix took place in 1906 at Le Mans with racers completing six laps each covering 105km. The race currently rotates around various courses around the world with racers completing the smallest number of laps that exceeds 305km, although no race can exceed two hours in length.

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Move from the start word (SEND) to the end word (WORM) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

or SEND FEND FOND FORD WORD WORM

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An interview with Mr Maph and Simone Lisa By John Smith WHEN you meet up with Mr Maph (Mike Harding) and wife Simone Lisa it is difficult to accept that their oldest son is 26 as this superb musical duo combine experience with a very youthful outlook. Both come from musical backgrounds in the UK with Mike tracing his family involvement back three generations of Gospel singers whilst Simone Lisa’s father Errol was a member of multi-hit 80’s band Imagination and her aunt was Grace Kennedy who following success in Opportunity Knocks went on to host her own BBC TV show. With a musical background like that, it is hardly surprising that the pair of them have spent their lives immersed in music. Having been heavily involved in the Soul and House scenes in the UK as well as composing music for TV, Mike decided that it was time to move out of Britain to Spain and continued singing with Simone Lisa whilst working as a music teacher, but as they were soon being booked for as many as five gigs each week, they decided it was time to concentrate on their musical career. Soul is about expression There is no question that the pair of them have exquisite voices and although they do perform well-known numbers, they are not a tribute band. As Mike says “Soul is about expression, if you just sing soul hits without putting yourself into them then you are cheating the audience and yourself.” Having decided to concentrate on a musical career in Spain, the pair chose to be selective in the work that they undertake and whilst they still perform in some small venues or for special friends like Michel and Steven Euesden, proprietors of Euro Weekly News who booked them for this year’s staff Christmas Party, they are performing in larger venues and

Mr Maph and Simone Lisa.

Lounge in the Sunset Beach Hotel, Benalmadena on March 24.

Music is liquid gold” said Mike and audience responses suggest they are achieving their aims.

Mike and Otis Redding III.

now obtain bookings all over Europe. One of those bookings saw them at the O2 in London on a bill that included some of the top Soul artists including Shakatak, Rose Royce, Imagination and Angelo Starr, brother of the late Edwin Starr. Otis Redding III Also on the same bill was Otis Redding III, son of the much-missed

soul legend and Stax artist Otis Redding who died prematurely in a plane crash in 1967. The duo and Otis hit it off immediately and as Mike and Simone Lisa had always wanted to move into promotion as well as performance, they suggested that Otis should travel to Spain to perform with them. Apparently it took very little persuasion and they will be presenting an evening with guitarist and singer Otis Redding III at the Moonlight

Mike and Simone Lisa are putting together a band of experienced, professional musicians who are already rehearsing all of the songs that will be performed that night and will have a full dress rehearsal when Otis jets in from the USA. The duo will perform with Otis and between them will deliver some of the most exciting and best-loved songs not just from the Otis Redding songbook but will include favourites from the Stax and Tamla Motown labels as well as their own compositions. Tickets for this very special evening can be purchased online from www.eventbrite.co.uk or by calling 604 134 620 and by all reports whilst VIP tickets are already sold out there are some concert tickets still available. Do it my way Mike hopes that this will be the first of a number of successful con-

certs that he and Lisa will promote but this doesn’t mean that they will be giving up their singing careers, indeed they are expanding their repertoire and areas of performance with Mike recently recording two new songs with a 60’s funk feel in his own studio. The two songs which are available to download from a number of different sites including Amazon and iTunes are ‘Do it my way’ and ‘You got it.’ The former song simply sums up his philosophy on life and as the pair are committed but not proselytising Christians, they believe that you should set an example to others and share the love. “Music is liquid gold,” said Mike who considers the pair as “dealers in joy” and certainly the response from audiences suggests that they are achieving their aims. Mike and Simone Lisa love living in Spain and when asked say that they have not experienced any racial prejudice but have been accepted by their local community and are beginning to build a Spanish following as well as an English-speaking one. There is no question that Mike is a really personable character and when he says with a twinkle in his eye “If I sense a bad vibe I smile at it and it turns around,” you know that this will be the case!

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Barbers undergo mental health training BRITISH barbers are helping in the fight against male suicide, by undergoing mental health training. Barbers and hairdressers are often known for lending a listening ear as clients offload their problems, worries, thoughts and feelings during their haircuts and this is why

they are seen as the perfect profession to help tackle male suicide, which has become the leading cause of death in men under the age of 45 in the UK. The Lions Barber Collective is a national initiative working with Public Health England to provide hair-

dressers with the necessary training in a bid to be able to spot the signs that someone is in need of help and to offer advice. Similar initiatives have now been set up in Sweden, Canada, the US, France and Australia.

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THERE is positive news for people living with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a rare genetic skin disease more commonly known as Butterfly Skin which causes the skin to blister and scar at the slightest touch. A clinical trial starts this year in Spain based on the use of stem cells derived from bone marrow as a treatment for recessive dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB), a type of Butterfly Skin. The aim of the trial is to evaluate how mesenchymal cells can improve the healing of wounds caused by Butterfly Skin. The trial is being promoted by the Foundation for Biomedical Research at La Paz University Hospital in Madrid and will be carried out by the Department of Haematology and Dermatology at La Paz University H os p i t a l i n c o l l a b o ra tio n w ith a number of organisations. The clinical trial has a budget of €308,000 of which 75 per cent is being financed by Carlos III Institute of Health and the remaining 25 per cent by the patients association DEBRA, The Butterfly Children Charity. At present the trial is being approved by the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Sanitary Products. Fu r t h e r m o r e , DE B RA h as an nounced it will extend its collabora-

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BUTTERFLY CHILDREN: Bandages protect wounds caused by EB.

tion with the Centre for Biomedical Research in Network by funding a molecular geneticist for one year. With this extra resource families with Butterfly Children will have better access to genetic diagnosis of

their condition. This is extremely important for both the affected child and their relatives because it clearly defines what type of Epidermolysis Bullosa they suffer from therefore providing prognostic value.

DR JULIAN DE SILVA from the Centre for Advanced Facial Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery in Hammersmith, West London believes that Taylor Swift has the most attractive lips in the world. He has been documenting which lips his clients most often want to copy, and the American pop queen’s so-called cupid pout is most popular. Angelina Jolie came in second, followed by Rihanna, Scarlett Johansson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Megan Fox. The surgeon has identified nine common lip shapes, with both Taylor and Rihanna possessing the ‘Cupid’s bow,’ in which the double curve of the upper lip is bow-shaped. Dr de Silva said: de Silva said: “Cupid’s bow can be enhanced and further defined with the use of a specific amount of filler in the upper lip to enhance the natural vertical columns that lie immediately PERFECT POUT: about the upCurve of the per lip. The upper lip is use of a bowspecific shaped. filler can also be used to enhance and redefine the overall contour of the lips.”

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Snow injuries By Estelle Mitchell www.thebodyworksclinic.com HERE in Malaga next week is Semana Blanca where, traditionally, everyone hits the slopes in the Sierra Nevadas. But sadly this means a little flurry of phone calls to me! Knee injuries Particularly the ligaments. When we fall and twist, when our skis or board go one way and we go the other - it’s the knees that take the damage and sometime the ligaments can get stretched. Symptoms • You might hear a ‘pop’ as you fall • Swelling of the knee • Sudden instability or feeling that the knee ‘gives way’ What to do 1. It is difficult to see on an

Go natural to treat back pain DRUGS should be a last resort in treating back pain according to doctors in the US. They say massage, exercise and yoga should all be tried first before painkillers. The Am e r i c a C o l l e g e o f Physicians issued the new guidelines to doctors, advising them to stop prescribing drugs a s a f i r st f o r m o f treatment. The recommendation comes as studies report t h e y f o u n d th a t painkillers such as ibuprofen and paracetamol are often ineffective at treating back p a i n a n d st r o n g er painkillers and more dangerous. In Br i t a i n t h e N H S w atchd o g NI C E d o e s n o t make th e sa m e c l a i m an d advises doctors to use either exercise or drugs or to try both at t h e sa m e t i me to deal with one of the most commo n m e d i c a l c o mplaints.

MRI how badly damaged the ligaments are, so a proper physical, clinical assessment is critical. 2. If it’s ripped/torn than surgery is the only option, for every other kind of ligament injury avoid surgery! 3. You need to bring the swelling down - ice packs will help. 4. Take the pressure off, so use crutches for a few days. 5. And then Magnetic Resonance Therapy can help to strengthen and regenerate the ligaments (otherwise ligament injuries take six to 12 months to heal!!) and a correctly fitted support. Arms, wrists and shoulders... and neck When we fall we put our arms out to save ourselves. This can cause sprains, dislocations and impact injuries to the hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder and the neck. Why have I included the neck in this? Landing hard with your arms outstretched can give

your neck the same whiplash injury that occurs in car accidents. What to do 1. Get a full physical assessment of the whole arm and neck - not just an X-ray of the bit that hurts! 2. Wear a sling or brace if you need to. 3. Avoid cortisone injections. 4. Use Magnetic Resonance Therapy to strengthen damaged ligaments and joints. Prevention is better than cure! • Get fit and exercise - check out my blog for my 15-minute ski prep routine. • Get your boots properly fitted and use insoles so you are as balanced and stable as possible. For more information on prevention and treatment of ligament injuries please check out my blog www.TheBody worksClinic.com/blog, my Facebook page /Bodywork sHealthClinic or call me on 952 883 151.

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potassium, which helps to combat puffiness and provide minerals and salts which help the body to fight the aging process. Those with a sweet tooth can indulge a little bit of the dark stuff without guilt as dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids, a form of antioxidant that helps the skin fight against UV rays which can lead to premature aging. The beta-carotene in carrots helps cells to grow and repair, resulting in fewer dead cells. Almonds are full of Vitamin E, another antioxidant that helps to protect skin cells from UV light and free radicals that can led to cell damage. Tomatoes contain lycopene, which is what makes them red. In humans, this lycopene can help protect against sunburn and aging caused by the sunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rays. Citrus fruits, full of Vitamin C are the fruit of choice to help ward off colds and illnesses, but Vitamin C is also a popular skincare ingredient, helping with the production of collagen.

SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. THIS week weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve asked the doctor about something a lot of people complain about, insomnia. - How many hours of sleep does the average adult really need? The number of hours of sleep a healthy adult needs varies as it depends on many different factors. Getting at least seven hours of good, uninterrupted sleep is considered to be adequate on average, however some people find six hours to be sufficient and others need more to be able to correctly carry out their daily activities. - When are sleep problems considered to be insomnia? A patient is considered to have insomnia when they are regularly unable to fall asleep or suffer from frequent episodes during which they wake up during the night and are unable to get back to sleep and all of this causes them problems and stops them carrying out their normal activities during the day. - What are the most common causes of insomnia? There can be many different reasons behind insom-

nia. The most frequent cause is emotional stress. There are, however, also many psychiatric problems and hormonal imbalances which also include insomnia as one of their symptoms. - What can be done to cure it? The first thing to do is discover and avoid the cause of the insomnia. For example by avoiding stress or by remedying the hormonal imbalance which produces it. Medicines such as muscle relaxants or anti-depressants can help people get to sleep. Sometimes natural remedies alone such as relaxation techniques and exercises and herbal teas can be sufficient to keep it under control. - Can it be bad for our health? It can most definitely be very bad for our health, not just because it can affect our normal day-to-day lives and activities, but also because it can be a cardiovascular risk factor.

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Music of the Night at La Sala IF you can’t get to the West End theatres in London, then the West End will come to you on March 23 and 25 in particular when three stars of the musical stage appear at different La Sala restaurants. In a presentation entitled Stars of the West End, three well-known and successful performers who have played leading rolls in a number of musicals will be presenting a number of the best-loved songs from musical theatre, many of which they performed in. Mike Sterling has had leading roles in Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, High Society and Oliver in London and on tour, including two memorable visits to China and was the Phantom for several years, appearing on a cast recording as well

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Michael Conway made his first stage appearance in Fiddler on the Roof, then toured in Flashdance and had a long run playing the character Joe

Pesci in The Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Reservations for the performance at La Sala Banus on March 23 which includes a three-course meal at a cost of €49.90 plus IVA can be made by calling 952 814 145 or by visiting their website which can be found at www.LaSalaBanus.com. Just two days later on March 25, the show arrives at La Sala Gibraltar situated on board the Sunborn Yacht Hotel where a superb threecourse meal and the show cost £49.95pp and reservations may be made by calling +350 200 16870 or by visiting their website which can be viewed at www.LaSalaGibraltar.com. Other dates for the show are March 22 at the Tamisa Golf Hotel and Las Lagunas Theatre, Mijas Costa on March 24.

Las Chapas celebrates THE district of Las Chapas continues its Carnival programme on February 25 with a party in the Residencia de Tiempo of the Junta de Andalucía starting at noon with a playground, bouncy castle, workshops and a costume contest at 2pm for the children. For adults there will be a bar and traditional chorizada barbecue followed at 4pm by music. To celebrate Andalucia Day there will be a cycling event where participants are invited to dress up and a procession on two wheels will start at 12.30pm from the Polideportivo Santa María There will be plenty to eat as there will be a special tasting of oil at 11.30am courtesy of Guadalhorce Ecological and at the end of the event at 2pm, paella will be offered to all participants followed by a special draw and then at 2.45pm a prize will be awarded for the best costume.

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All the restaurants have a different kitchen and a different character. Restaurant El Muro has a delightful mix of Spanish and international cuisine, served in a rustic setting with spectacular views over the Mediterranean and Sierra Nevada. It is

situated next to the church in the pueblo with outstanding views to the coast and Sierra Nevada at any time of the year. Restaurant La Niña has a kitchen that is a fusion of aromas and flavours served in a modern bistro atmosphere, located in the centre of the old town of Benalmadena Pueblo. Resataurant Azafran is a result of growing interest in the diversity of cultures. The Indian/Thai menu makes significant use of a large range of spices and vegetables. It has an open kitchen so you can see the chefs at work. Wine & Gin Bar Zafiro is the perfect place for your preor after-dinner drink with 108 different gins to choose from. Zafiro is located in the centre of the village of Benalmadena Pueblo and near to our restaurants. Restaurant Villalinda is a casual fine dining restaurant. It is a beautiful whitewashed building with landscaped gardens with fantastic views of Mijas Pueblo and the coast. It has ample free parking. In the summer months our outside bar and chill out area will open as well as our outside terrace and BBQ area with seating for over 140 persons. We are situated on the road 387 from Fuengirola that goes to Mijas Pueblo, on the left hand side, going up to the pueblo. Visit www.aicorestaurants.com.

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By John Smith A SERIES of cello and cellopiano concerts will be held between March 2 and 5, consisting of three concerts held over four nights with internationally known musicians and this year’s six best European young cellists. The first presentation will be at the Centro Cultural Padre

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Cello in the ni Manuel in Estepona on March 2 and will consist of a number of piano (David Lau Magnussen) and cello (Jacob Shaw) duets from around the world. The concert starts at 8.30pm and tickets cost €10 from pmmtickets@mail.com. The next presentation will be at the Danish Church in Mijas Costa entitled Cello and Choral Mayhem on March 4 featuring the International Music Society TIMS with Lars Hoefs and Jacob Shaw both on cello with the six best European young cellists in a musical fusion. This concert starts at 7.30pm and tickets can be purchased at the door for €15. Finally there will be a dinner presentation at the Avanto restaurant La Cala de Mijas on March 5 at 7pm featuring the eight cellists who played at the Danish church the previous night. Costing €40, the evening of fine dining will be served in three sections with breaks between eating and drinking to

CELLO CONCERT: Previous participants including internationa listen to the wonderful music with the wine and music, designed to complement the Concert. Reservations must be made in advance at Avanto on 610 553 568, 952 587 539 or

pmmtickets@mail.com. Each year, six young cellists are chosen by the Scandinavian Cello School, partnering Project Music Management to attend a special course in Spain and this year the six chosen out

Anastacia to return to Marbella AFTER appearing as a contestant in Strictly Com e Danci ng l ast year, American singer Anastacia will be maki ng a r et ur n vi si t t o Marbella when she appear s at t he St ar l i t e Fest i val on Jul y 15 promoting her latest album A 4 App. This live album contains 10 tracks voted for by her fans as being their favourites and it is rumoured that she is currently in the process of get t i ng r eady t o record a new album for release in 2017. Having sold 30 million albums worldwide and having overcome bat t l es wi t h Cr ohn’s disease, heart problems and breast cancer, her ability to continue to perform is admired by all.

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Good Food, Good Wine and Good Friends WITH GARRY WAITE

N LAST WEEK’S column I continued reporting on the progress that we were making regarding the regeneration of a client’s restaurant. The menu has now been decided upon and both the owner and his chef are happy with the outcome. We now have to look at creating a different image. No great changes as the client had spent quite a bit of money on reforming in the first place. This is more cos met i c . A l o t o f e ff ec t ca n b e h a d b y changing tableware, table setting and lighting. At present the restaurant, which is open for lunch and dinner, is clothed up. A standard base cloth with a coloured slip cloth. Slightly old fashioned for a place that is aiming to modernise its image. A look under the cloths however revealed good quality oak effect tables. The crockery that was being used was standard white round plates most of which appeared to have come with the pro p e r t y wh e n t h e clie n t b o u g h t it. Lighting was a bit bright and mostly white but candles in the evening softened the room. The f i r st d e c i si o n w as to remo v e th e cloths for the lunch time service and replace with place mats and ‘table runners.’ However in the evening we would revert to table cloths. Considering the decoration of the room wh i c h wa s m a i n ly cre a m/v an illa colours we c h o se a c o n tra s tin g almo s t chocolate colour base cloth for the evening service with vanilla top cloths. Using the same material as the base cloths we made the table runners. For the individual place setting I sourced a very attractive matt vinyl table mat in the same colour. This enabled us to use the runners on the square and rectangular tables and the mats on the round tables. We discussed using serviettes of the same colour t h e o n l y p r o b le m w ith c o lo u red serviettes is that continual washing makes them fade. So we decided on vanilla serviettes and using brown presentation plates for the evening. Lunchtimes the serviettes will go perfectly on the coloured place mats. Crockery was the next step. As we had an abundance of white plates it was sensible to continue to use many of those, b u t we a d d e d s o me d iffe re n t shapes and styles which helped to modernise the presentation and allowed the chef to play around with his food presentation. Nowadays you can get every shape and style imaginable.

Funky shapes and styles make for interesting place settings Next was lighting. First thing was to put all the lights on dimmers. Then we changed the fixed ceiling lights to pendulum lights with a mixture of cream and brown shades. The effect was stunning. Picking out some of the columns in brown would finish off the effect perfectly. The next week or so it should all come together and the place will be ready to welcome clients old and new. MY SISTER sent me a picture of a bottle of wine she had just consumed and commented that she ‘had never had this before.’ It was a Sancerre Red. It’s true that it is not very common to see it in the UK or here in Spain. Sancerre is from the Loire and is famous for its Sauvignon Blanc. But it is interesting to know that Sancerre had been producing reds for several hundred years until phylloxera destroyed its vines in 1860. Up until then it was a favourite served in the royal courts on both sides of the channel. Sancerre uses the popular Pinot Noir for its red wine. It is interesting to note that of the total production of Sancerre 57 per cent is exported of which only 3 per cent is red. The bigger day-night temperature differences in the Loire compared with Burgundy gives more of a crunchy raspbe rry- a nd c ra nbe rry-s tyle fruits over cherry, and a spicy, pe ppe ry c omple xity ra the r than Burgundy’s earthy undergrowth. Better known for their crisp white sauvignon blanc. The unique soil structure in Sancerre is also key. About 40 per cent of the vineyards lie on the white chalky limestone-clay soils in the w e s t of the re gion, ma ny on s te e p hills above Bué and Chavignol, c a lle d te rre s bla nc he s . The s e a re among the best vineyards for both Sauvi-

gnon Blanc and Pinot Noir, along with those on the most easterly slopes around Sancerre which are planted on the flinty silex terroir (about per cent of the appellation), which gives a trademark smoky note and superb minerality and acidity to the wines. The remaining vineyards are on limestone pebbles, or caillottes. The last few years the weather has been better in the Loire than in wine producing areas of France meaning that Sancerre has been able to come up with some good vinta ge s s uc h a s 2014. A s I sai d, I haven’t drunk any in years, but I personally found the wine very light and despite its popularity I’m not really a Pinot Noir kind of guy!! But I would be happy to try a bottle again. (Nothing new there I hear you say!!)

People who love to eat are always the best people. Julia Child.

ONE OF THE STRANGEST projects I undertook many years ago was to put together a Chinese/Japanese restaurant. It was a huge reform of an old villa near Puerto Banus. I designed what I thought was a brilliant table setting consisting of a black base cloth with an orange/rust top cloth with black Chinese style writing. I then finished t he set t i ng wi t h bl ack base pl at es, r ust col our ed ser vi et t es and bl ack st em m ed glasses. It looked fantastic and I showed it to an old friend, fellow restauraLOVE IT OR HATE IT, TripAdvisor, the teur and interior bible for many a traveller, is here to stay. It design guru and comes in for a lot of stick especially from he loved it!! restaurateurs and hoteliers. And yet we all So armed with check our rankings and read the comments, smiling when we receive good reviews and my brilliant table scowling when we receive bad or unfair setting I proudly ones. I have had run ins with TripAdvisor pr esent ed i t t o especially their aptly named ‘Content Inm y cl i ent who tegrity’ department who, as the name sugst epped back i n gests, are responsible for not only what goes into the rehorror. I thought the ‘Chiviews, but whether said reviews are legitimate and not nese’ writing might have acwritten by members of staff or friends and family. tually meant something rude I was contacted once about one of my restaurants where but it was simpler than that they informed me that I was being ‘disciplined’ - ie being dropped down in the ratings - because they were under the Bl ack i s a ver y unl ucky impression that a member of staff or of their family had writcolour in Chinese ten a glowing review. This was not the case as it happens, culture. but there was a review from the brother of one of my staff, Ooops!! but he was a regular client and was perfectly qualified to write a review. Where does one draw the line between a random client and a regular who becomes a ‘friend’ of the business. Because of the link between TripAdvisor and Facebook if a ‘friend’ on Facebook writes a review it states that that review was written by a ‘friend.’ How does that fit into their rules? Businesses are encouraged to get clients to write reviews for them. Some even offer incentives like complimentary wine or drinks. Is this against the rules or just enthusiastic marketing? In some cases, penalised businesses are not even aware that rules are being broken, as in the case of a small hotel where an elderly relative of the owners posted reviews after staying at the hotel as guests. As a result, TripAdvisor dropped the business in the rankings by over 100 places. There have been cases though where some businesses have written bad reviews about their competitors. This is a despicable act and should be stamped on, but their rulings are a bit wacky! Business owners are often unaware that they should not post reviews about a competitor business, even if they are relaying a genuine experience, good or bad. ON THAT NOTE I will The problems arise when those that own or work in a bid you farewell until next business do not realise how TripAdvisor defines direct comweek and should aspiring petitors. TripAdvisor confirm that this would apply to any type of business in the same sector if that business is within restaurateurs need some help 10 miles of your business. To put that into perspective, an or advice, please do not hesemployee, say of the three Michelin star Alain Ducasse itate to contact me. A toast restaurant at the Dorchester hotel (in Park Lane, London) is to Good Food, Good Wine not permitted to write a review of McDonald’s in Hackney!! and Good friends.

Garry Waite is a well-known foodie and restaurateur as well as a Hospitality Management Consultant. If you are contemplating setting up an operation in Spain, or indeed having problems with an existing project contact him on garrywaite@euroweeklynews.com.

GARDENS By Graeme Tyrrell

WINTER pruning time is here. Pruning is an essential part of any healthy garden. It is necessary to remove damaged and dried out branches, restrict plants to fit into the garden design space, promote flowers and fruits of better quality, and to shape the plant to look better. Now is the time to prune most deciduous trees that require improvement. The first key to good pruning is understanding the basics of plant growth to cut in the right place at the right angle at the right time to improve recovery of the plant from the wound. The second is ensuring the right tools for the job are sharp and effective to give a clean cut. Thirdly, as a rule of thumb, only prune a third of the plant’s height and width in a year to allow it to recover before removing any more. If you need to prune more than a third of a plant in a year your plant is probably in the wrong place. There are different types of pruning methods and tools to suit the way you tackle the maintenance of your plants. Trees need specialist care when mature to ensure their longevity, shape

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SAFE PRUNING: Use a sharp tool to give a clean cut. and purpose with correct pruning cuts. Densely branched shrubs and hedges need skill but generally have smaller, thinner branches that allows shearing off multiple branches with minimal damage to the plant if pruning is done regularly. Sparsely branched shrubs,

THERE’S nothing worse than receiving a beautiful bouquet of flowers then watching it wilt within a couple of days. Although every bouquet is different and some types of flower last better than others, there are a few basic rules for care and maintenance which will keep them all looking better for longer. Usually a bouquet which has come from a florist will have been treated to make it last longer, and we can help it along by making sure we don’t place it in direct sunlight or draughts and avoid subjecting it to extreme temperatures. If the stalks need to be cut down, always do so at a 45-degree angle and try to cut them with a knife, under water if at all possible. Leaves should not come into contact with the water inside your vase and it should never be too cold. Change the water frequently, at least once or twice per day, to keep it spotlessly clean and clean the vase at the same time.

such as roses, need more care and skill in pruning to encourage a good framework and promotion of flowers. The main point to pruning cuts is to make the cut just above a bud or branch with minimal waste wood after the joint. This is to prevent die back

Remove any wilted flowers at the same time. There are special products which can be added to the water to kill bacteria and make cut flowers last longer, or try adding a drop or two of white vinegar, gin or lemon juice.

If you are on the giving, rather than receiving end, try to buy flowers first thing in the morning, avoid bouquets which are in the sun and look for the freshest looking blooms. If you want to gift something pretty and long-lasting you could also consider a small decorative plant instead.

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which promotes insect and fungal entry. Avoid damaging the remaining bud or lateral branch including the branch collar, which is the swelling on the branch around the joint, by allowing a small space of clearance above the joint.

On large limbs it is easiest to cut a branch first well away from the join to the trunk to remove the weight and make the final precise cut with only the stub to be removed. In a garden with a variety of plants and trees, pruning can be a year round activity. Autumn is the time to restrict pruning to damaged and dead branches for mature trees as it is a time of fungal growth and insect activity that can infect trees. Most deciduous trees are pruned in winter when the plants are dormant in order to establish a good framework of branches while visible and encourage stronger growth in the remaining branches to produce better flowering and, for fruiting trees, premium quality fruit. Spring pruning is normally undertaken for winter and spring flowering plants to remove flower stems and reshape the plant to encourage the next flowering season. Summer pruning is mostly removal of die back branches and overgrowth that may be taking over the allotted space to the detriment of other plants, paths or proximity to buildings and utilities, this includes hedges and topiary features. Take care when pruning.

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MANY times in a week I am informed that a dog only understands German, French, Spanish, English etc. I find that many owners and some trainers have a misguided perception of what a dog really is and entertain false expectations of their pet. Most think their pet is a small hairy person based on the assumption that a dog’s level of understanding is equal to their own. It is vital to keep in mind that dogs do not have the capacity to intercept human language, behaviour or emotions. Dogs are capable of linking two ideas together, but cannot link actions, which are separated to another time. If for example a dog makes a mess during your absence there is no point in telling the dog off or getting annoyed; the dog’s brain cannot link the action. Many will say ‘He knows he has done wrong.’ He does not, the brain is not formulated this way. A dog’s brain is much smaller than man’s in particular the cerebrum - the portion of the brain asso-

ciated with intellectual function, emotion and personality. Dogs cannot understand our human language. It is far more important to use sound patterns, intonation and facial and body language as a form of communication. A dog wants to please and all learning should be based on a positive reinforcement of reward. Owners should keep in mind that a large part of a dog’s brain is occupied with sensory activity, particularly the interpretation of scent. Dog’s natural instinct plays a vital role and often it is difficult to understand why so few dog owners can differentiate between instinct and intelligence. Instinct is an urge from within. Instinct makes a dog act in certain ways and has no connection with intelligence. Dog’s first instinct is to survive, when a pup is born he squirms about until he finds a teat and then sucks it. No intelligence or learning by any association plays a part in the process. The maternal instinct tells the female to clean up the foetal membrane etc and stir the puppy into action by licking it. The female is not taught, she has not seen another female do this. Most instincts provide pleasure to the dog, and because it associates the action with pleasure, the instinct grows stronger with usage. Instinct can be strengthened, weakened or diverted, it cannot be put there, and it cannot be taken away. It might lie dormant, but once developed it can never be weakened. A dog with an obsession for chasing balls can be controlled by training and by providing other outlets for his energy. The same if a young dog is corrected the first time he chases a car he may give up the idea, but if he is allowed to chase cars the hunting instinct becomes stronger, and in no time it will be very difficult, even impossible to cure the habit. Instinct also covers survival, hunting, guarding, and the pack.

Scooby, Thomas and Jason on the beach.

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HUMAN LANGUAGE: Dogs cannot link actions.

REMEMBER these three pure white German Shepherds? Scooby aged eight years, Thomas aged four years, Jason aged three years? They are now living in Denmark and being cared for once again by our housesitter Bragi from Iceland. They go for daily walks on the beach, and are very well behaved until one of them sees something interesting in the distance. Then they all sprint off to discover what’s new on their patch. Bragi’s latest update for us began to describe their personalities, all very distinct. Jason is happy in himself and very friendly to new people. Scooby gets a little scared of loud noises, so one has to be sensitive to what is going on around him. And Thomas is just a little shy at

first, and nervous of strangers. But Bragi tells me that he remembered him from the first housesit assignment and they are the best of friends now. But all three are real scamps, and Bragi has to remember to keep his food completely out of reach. Or, the tykes will demolish every last morsel before Bragi has even had a taste of his own dinner! What cheeky characters!

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Pets aren’t assets SPAIN is catching up on the topic of animal rights and political parties are working hard to promote animal rights and create laws to back them up. The Congress of Deputies has unanimously supported a non-legislative motion to urge the government to promote the necessary legal reforms to create a special category in the Civil Code to define animals as ‘living beings with feelings.’ The text also calls for reforms required to avoid pets being considered as seizable assets in legal procedures. Based on an initial proposal from the Ciudadanos political party, the text aims to ‘improve the life and treatment of pets’ to stop them from being treated as possessions, something the party’s spokesman for these matters Guillermo Diaz has said “is inadmissible.” This, the deputy pointed out, is a matter millions of people support. A recent Observatory for Justice and Animal Defence, he recalled, gathered more than 240,000 signatures. His proposal, Diaz said, was the first step towards other debates which in his opinion are also necessary for the future of animals, such as creation of a law to establish the foundations re-

GUILLERMO DÍAZ: Party spokesman. gional animal welfare laws must be built upon. To this respect, Unidos Podemos spokeswoman Sara Carreño proposed during the debate that a nationwide animal welfare law be created to unite policies across the country and remove the huge differences currently in existence. This, however, said PSOE spokeswoman Dolores Galovert, would require a whole new debate and careful consideration. Finally, PP spokesman Avelino de Barrionuevo thanked Diaz for taking the proposal to Congress and stressed that for a large part of society, pets are like children, “and if children can’t be seized as assets, why can pets?” he asked to conclude.

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CARPENTERS CARPENTER cabinet maker, Irish. Available for all types of property maintenance, plumbing, painting, electrical, kitchens and bathrooms renovated etc, 30 years experience, very reliable. Tel: 952 441 955 / 677 087 575 (233419)

CHIMNEY SERVICES CHIMNEY SWEEP. Clean reliable professional. All types, special price for more than one. Chris 608 337 497 (232455)T1 APEX CHIMNEY SERVICES, professional chimney sweeping and smoke testing. NACS Qualified. Clean and efficient Tel: Bob 696 320 202 (241526)

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GARDENING 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@gar den-professionals.com GARDEN & POOL MAINTENANCE – from under €120 per month products included see more on www.zonasverdes.es RICARDO 637 160 129 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 (250274) TOP-JARDIN. No tree too tall, palm & tree pruning - removal - pests bio treatments. Town hall licence process advice. Timber logs. Mulch. Urban veggie gardens. Visit us www.top-jardin.es or call Andres mob 686 948 552 / 602 130 250 (232442) GARDEN & POOL Maintenance. Private Villas & Communities. Professional & Reliable Service. 602 424 974 (247807)

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ANTONIO ENTERPRISES – Installation and Repairs 602 593 267 / 600 456 350 (250422)

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DENTISTS NHS REGISTERED DENTIST in Fuengirola. Specializing in Zircon crowns, bridges etc. Free check up! drvisky@hotmail.com - 689 887 019 (253250)

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MORTGAGE 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 ronald@fluentfinanceabroad. com Come and visit us in our San Pedro office (250459)

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.mosquitonick .ws (236655) (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@aceof shades.es (101730) 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 (253200)

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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: transmat ic2005@yahoo.com. www.transmatic.es (251347) GT AUTOS Mijas – ITV´s, Servicing and Repairs. Diagnostics; Engines, ABS, Airbags, Aircon. 952 462 852 – 622 252 570 (250302) ECU Remapping. Tuning for gains in power / Economy. More power, less fuel, lower emissions. Mobile 634 436 532 www.itech-tuning.com (249693)

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 billbradycars.com (236580) 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 bill bradycars.com (236580) MASSIVE SAVING DIESEL Citroen Picasso 1.6 HDI 2011 from private owner only 53’000 Klm (32’000 Mls) metallic silver a very well kept car and a great all round family MPV New ITV (MOT) and price WAS 7’995€ NOW 6’995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (236580) MASSIVE SAVING DIESEL Toyota Auris 2012 one private owner 55’000 Klm (34’000 Mls) full service history from Toyota main service just been done polar white lots of extras on this car ideal costa car and also a very scarce car. WAS 10’995€ NOW 9´500€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com (236580) DIESEL Citroen C-4 1.6 HDI. 2014 Mdl. from private owner low Klm. full service history, polar white black velour trim lots of extras. Full warranty till November 2017. Save a fortune from the new price at only 10’995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (236580)

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FOR SALE MASSIVE SAVING ESTATE Ford Focus 1.6 Inj. 2013 bought from Ford Estepona and from lady owner 46’000 klm (28’000 Mls) metallic silver, climate control, electric pack, it´s been used for the school runs it´s a big saving at WAS 9’995€ NOW 9’695€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (236580) MASSIVE SAVING Kia Rio 1.2 Concept 5 door 2014 Mdl. From private owner (not a rental car) full service history and 7 years warranty metallic black, cream interior, bluetooth and lots more. Look at this massive saving WAS 7’995€ NOW 7’500€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbrady cars.com (236580) GREAT BUY Hyundai I-20 2010 5 door from private owner only 38’000 Klm (24’000 Mls) with full service history just had full service from Hyundai metallic blue, perfect small family car great economy , LOOK its only 5’995€ 952 838 842/608 950 221 bill bradycars.com (236580) BIG SAVING Kia RIO 1.25 Inj. Sept. 2015 (New model) 5 door from private owner (NOT RENTA CAR) full warranty from KIA used only as holiday car great on fuel, Look at this saving its only 9’995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com. (236580) AUTOMATIC / Diesel Citroen C-4 Picasso 1.6 HDI. 2009 top of the range too many extras to list polar white black trim a perfect MPV. For the coast leaving Spain hence this reluctant sale don’t delay at this low price only 6’995€ 952 838 842 / 608950221 billbrady cars.com (236580) VW. POLO 1.4 Inj. 5 door 2004 Only 39’000 Klm. (24’000 Mls) with service history spare wheel never been on its only 3’995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbrady cars.com (236580) PEUGEOT 207 1.4 Inj. 2011 5 Door metallic black only 67’000 Klm (42’000 Mls ) just been serviced excellent buy at only 5’995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (236580) 2007 Citroen Belingo multispace 1.6 hdi, 240,000 kms, in very good condition throughout, aircon, new ITV, great multi-purpose vehicle. 3´995€ 653 777 073 (241693)

MOTORING

2005 KIA CARNIVAL 2.9 diesel automatic, seven seater, twin side doors, silver, climate control, alloys. In excellent condition inside and out. Fully legal Spanish LHD, 5,995€, 653 777 073 (241693) AUTOMATIC 2003 Citroen C5 2l diesel automatic in silver, with alloys, aircon, very good condition throughout. ITV October 2017 2´995€ 653 777 073 (241693) 2010 Alpha Romeo 159 station wagon 1.9 JTD 6 speed diesel, in metallic black, new tyres, new MOT and tax, insured, right hand drive on UK plates, ideal return to UK, 2 keys, 120, 000 miles, full alpha history, alloys , in perfect condition inside and out, 3,995€ 653 777 073 (241693) MERCEDES cl 500, 2001 coupe auto, with every conceivable extra, inc assisted door closer, double glazed, sat nav, in dark metallic blue with black leather, drives and looks perfect, this car cost new 1000.000€ priced to sell at 6,995€ 653 777 073 (241693)

MERCEDES C CLASS T220 CDI 7G-Tronic, 2014, Obsidian Black, 89,000kms. €23,400 For more information contact 602 584 024 email jmichielsen68@gmail.com or 628 588 256 email alain_pvd@hotmail.com (250487)

FORD MONDEO 2004 2.0 tdci Ghia, in metallic blue, new tyres, new itv,6 speed 140 bhp, alloys climate control, excellent runner in great condition, to sell quick 1,995€ 653 777 073 (241693) 2009 MERCEDES C220 cdi original factory amg, RHD on Spanish plates, 80,000 miles with full service history, 2 keys, silver with black leather, in perfect condition inside and out, 9,995€ 653 777 073 (241693) 2008 Ford Focus Sport 5dr diesel, all extras including leather, alloys, satnav, climate control, only 64´000kms from one owner, 2 keys etc 7´995€ 653 777 073 (241693) carsforsaleinspain.eu Buy or Sell your car online. All makes & models LHD/RHD. Spanish/UK Reg. (249723)

CARS AND VANS, ANY REGISTRATION, INSTANT CASH, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPANISH 693 028 325 (253107)

INSURANCE

CARS WANTED, all registration numbers, any age, runners/non-runners, finance, embargoes no problem 687 049 592 or 622 156 022 (248692) T2

ABBEYGATE INSURANCE. No automatic annual increase on our Motor Insurance, renewal policies. Call 952 893 380 (68259)

CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN/UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (253107)

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. (200726)

WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 693 028 325 (253107)

MECHANICS

CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH/WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837 (253107) WANTED all cars vans and anything interesting also classic cars, bikes, etc, with or without paperwork considered, same day decision, cash waiting, 653 777 073 (241693)

PAINTER/DECORATOR

“SIMPLY THE BEST” on the coast. Forget the rest, have the job done right. Call Sam. 18 years Mijas. 952 666 025 / 629 546 128. You’re worth it. (232930)

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

PEST CONTROL

WANTED, wanted, wanted!! All cars, all years, all models…from exotic to classic. Spanish, English, Dutch plated. Call us on 951 977 329 (251432)

FORD FUSION 2004 1.3 petrol, silver, new ITV, in very good condition inside and out, 5 door 5 speed manual, electric windows, air-con, priced to sell at 1,995€ 653 777 073 (241693) 2006 Pick-up VW 6 seater twin cab single wheel 2.5 diesel, 6 speed, aircon, alloy body, 170´000 kms. Must be seen, like new 653 777 073 (241693)

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MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work. Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (247810) 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 (250263) LEO´S AUTOS, MIJAS COSTA. Repairs & servicing to all makes of cars, light commercials, also ITV´s, exhausts etc. Plus home call outs. T: 952 917 353 / 722 291 198. (249581)

REPAIRS ENGLISH bodyshop, fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No Job too Small. 952 667 074 (251389)

WANTED

LIVE MUSIC with DAVID CHRISTIAN-CLARK from solo Spanish Guitar to Dance band, performing for exclusive private events from Gibraltar to Nerja.Call 00 350 540 367 29 or e-mail davechristianclark @gmail.com for details.Over 30 years’ professional experience. (250296)

NAUTICAL PUERTO BANÚS – Moorings for rent. 8, 12 & 15 meters. 662 379 483 (240400) PUERTO BANUS – Moorings wanted to buy. 0032 473 815 789 www.euroweeklynews.com

NURSING

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) HAVING problems with your dog? We can show YOU how to educate your dog. Private and group classes. If you are short of time we have a pickup & home delivery service from Benalmadena to Marbella, so we are able to see you at our Pet Nursery. Professional with 20 years of experience. Tel: 670 604 172, Web: dogtm.com; Email: David@dogtm.com (253202)

CHARITIES

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

CLASSIFIEDS

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 (241240)

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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 always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736. Our website is www.ace-charity.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 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 14.00pm. (93319)

CLASSIFIEDS 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@sepeonline.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 clear-out, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about re-homing, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-an imals.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 FOR HORSES 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.HORSE RESCUESPAIN.ORG INFO@HORSERESCUES PAIN.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)

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KENNELS

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)

PLUMBING

PET TRANSPORT

PLUMBER for all your plumbing. Water heaters, bathrooms, tiling. Benalmadena based, travel no problem. Construction work. Glen 669 073 773 (253089) PLUMBING. Leak detection & blocked drains. Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drain spain.com (248852) ANTONIO ENTERPRISES – Plumbing Services. 24HR Call out. 600 456 350 (250422)

PRINTERS BUSINESS cards, flyers, posters, magazines, design, canvas, exhibition equipment, signage, vehicle branding Eyeprint: 951 310 395 www.eyeprint.es (248903)

PROFESSIONAL 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 installation www.joebay ley.com (250339)

PROPERTY

THE DOG MOVER. Licensed transporters. Two handlers, so never alone. 651 581 067 / 0044 (0) 7875 947230. www.thedog mover.com (228731) ACCOMPANY your pets to their new home. Fully licensed pet transport service. Denise www.petchauffeur.eu 952 197 187 / 696 233 848 info@petchauffeur.eu (253199)

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY GIBRALTAR FREEHOLD COMMERCIAL PROPERTY For Sale. Retail property in centre of town. Ground floor showroom with floor to ceiling windows 104 square meters. First floor workroom/storeroom 38 square meters. Vacant possession £535,000 Tel: 00350 200 75033 or 00350 580 07520 (251428)

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MARBELLA, BANUS, sunny 3 bedroom apartments by Marina. Short/long term, luxury, private gardens, garage. bravoelezovic@gmail.com / 637 439 222 (249561) LA CALA centre modern 1 bedroom, part-furnished apartment 395 Euros. 952 198 861 (251737)

PROPERTY WANTED

PROPERTY TO LET

ATTRACTIVE 2 Bed, 2 Bath, Ground Floor Apartment in DON ALBERTO Mijas Costa. Fully Furnished to high standard. Close to Pool, Air-Conditioning & in a very safe position. 185,000 Euros. +447850 746171 goodson.builders @icloud.com (253193)

CAT AND DOG WORLD KENNELS AND CATTERY, superb licensed facilities, viewing welcome. Tel: 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.cat-and-dogworld.com (241623)

LAGUNA KENNELS AND CATTERY. Your pets lovingly cared for by English mother and daughter.Near Coin. lagu nakennels@hotmail.com Tel 952 112 021 / 606 838 983 (253083)

WWW.INMOANDALUZ. COM is always looking for realistically priced inland properties to sell to our interested buyers. Tel 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (244876) WWW.INMOANDALUZ. COM. Bargain inland properties for all budgets, fincas, village homes, apartments and villas. Legal building plots. 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (244876)

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)

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)

PROPERTY FOR SALE

EWN

TORREMOLINOS MONTEMAR 3 Bed, 2 Bath duplex apartment, For Sale or Rent. Contact 677 817 867 (250273)

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE MR MAINTENANCE For ALL your Property needs No Job Too Small 647 460 155 (253196) www.euroweeklynews.com

MANILVA, Los Hidalgos , 2 bedroom garden apartment, 2 bathrooms, built 83m2, garden 71m2. 100.000 euros. 627 311 681. Costaestepona.com (251739) WEST ANDALUCIA - Self Sufficient life in paradise at one with nature. 10 hct. Finca with a brook running through with trees: oak, olive, fig, fruit and vegetable garden. Independent water (well) and power-supply (fotovoltaic), pool and big water tanks. 350m2 country villa, 2 floors, 8 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, spacious living room with fire-place and hot-air heating. Selling price: 395.000€ For more information: https.//mari sisofia.wordpress.com email: marisisofia2.0@gmail. com Phone: +34 653 919 246 and 0049 151 538 38122 (250455) FINCA in EXTREMADURA, 12,300m2 rustic, 2 storey house 180m2 built, each level has 2 bed, salón, kitchen, bathroom upstairs and wc downstaris, dwell wáter, electricity, prívate pool, 150 orange trees, 40 fruit trees, land, garage, various large terraces, 500 metres to the village, 150,000€ - Tel 646 365 935 (251479) CANCELADA Albayalde Urb. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms townhouse. A/C heating, log burner, terraces, low fees, shared pool, beachside, 279.000 Euros – 626 166 792 (251738) FUENGIROLA house fully refurbished, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, patio, solárium 65m2, Tel 600 063 918 – 129.500€ (251618) LA CALA DE MIJAS VILLA WITH GUESTHOUSE, 8 Bed, 6 Baths, 5 Stables. Land 21,000m2. 5 min to Beach. Price: 1.190,000€ - Tel 691 921 512 (251622)

LONG TERM RENTALS. Super prices, no commission. Apartments, townhouses, villas, fincas, shops, offices, bars, restaurants. Coast & inland. Tlf 679 111 522 (253100) TORREMOLINOS El Pinar Apartment 60sqm Large 1 Bedroom + 100sqm terrace. €550pm. Also available STUDIO 35sqm + 40sqm terrace. €350pm -640 081 444 (251429) NUEVA ANDALUCIA 1 Bedroom apartment , garden , 450 euros monthly . Suit Quiet tenant – 636 088 171 (251714) www.euroweeklynews.com

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REMOVALS/STORAGE

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NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL 15 CUBIC metre van returning to the UK 10th March. Space available each way. Tel. 639 928 090 (248848) EUROPE SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (236581) USA SPECIALIST Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (236581) STORAGE SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (236581) LOCAL and INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (236581) PROFESSIONAL LOCAL REMOVALS AT AFFORDABLE RATES. 1/2 DAY FROM €90. FULL DAY FROM €175. WE ALSO PROVIDE A FORTNIGHTLY DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE TO UK AND EUROPE (INCL SCOTLAND). WORLDWIDE SHIPPING TO USA, AUSTRALIA, ETC AND FULL STORAGE FACILITIES. TEL (0034) 952 578 507 OR (0034) 637 892 278 / EMAIL garymoveit@ya hoo.co.uk (253088) MOVING BACK TO UK? Removal vehicle departing weekly throughout the year. Excellent, professional service & great rates. Ring (0034) 665 089 244 or (0044) 01922 682 667 & see www.elite-euro pean.com (93139) UK - SPAIN - Anywhere Europe! Masses of experience. New clean vehicles. Insured with Royal Sun Alliance. Genuinely CARING service. FULL and / Part moves. ONLINE QUOTES!! www.bmceuro pean.com Tel: UK 08456 443 784 / ES 634 344 787 FIND US ON FACEBOOK!

REMOVALS & STORAGE

MOVING MATTERS SL – removals and storage. Local or to and from the UK/Ireland/Portugal and across Europe. Over 16 years experience. For free quotation Tel 951 311 118. www.mov ingmatters.eu (250358) LOCAL & International Removals Regular Schedules 952 816 582 move@freinternation al.com (253105) MAN VAN Removals, 20Euros/Hour 3 Vans available, Tel David 696 810 618 / info@moveit-storeit.com (248401) VAN LEAVING UK-SPAIN-UK MID MARCH. Over 30years experience. Guaranteed lowest prices. Pets from FREE. Tel: 645 037335 or Whatsapp 605 275 208 (251435)

MAN AND VAN MAN & VAN Removals, Clearances. 100% reliable. Always punctual. 20€ per hour. 622 020 856 (241247) BIG VAN (removal) always on time. 100% reliable. 20€. P.H. - 633 277 270 (248897) 2 MEN, Van €30 p hour. Also House Clearances. 651 081 610 (248894) THE VAN MAN. Cheap and cheerful. €20 per hour. 677 251 025 (248380) HANDYMAN & VAN – Small removals, clearances. Ikea collection & assembly, experienced & reliable. €20 hourly – 603 257 612 (253004)

STORAGE REMOVAL BOXES Large, med, wardrobe, bubble wrap, tape, collect or delivered. Local and international removals also undertaken. 952 239 110 / 632 702 306 (244093)

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FOR SALE LOS BOLICHES STOREROOM/TRASTERO 9 mtrs, safe & secure. €3,900. 655 774 112 English/Spanish (250488) STORAGE Marbella Dry Secure 952 816 582 move@freinternational.com (253105) STORAGE lowest price guaranteed. Packaging materials Self Storage Marbella 952 811 311 (242608)

ROLLER SHUTTERS ACE OF SHADES - PERSIANA (security shutter) electric and manual, various colours available including wood effect, we also offer a repair service. Make your home more secure! Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceof shades.es (101730) ROLLER shutter repairs, 7 days a week, conversion from manual to motorised, new installations. All areas covered. Coast and inland. 655 825 931 (233420)

SERVICES

CARPENTRY CARPENTER cabinet maker, Irish. Property maintenance, plumbing, painting, electrical, kitchens. Bathrooms renovated etc. 30 years experience. Very reliable. 677 087 575 (233419)

FURNITURE FRENCH POLISHING REPAIRS, restoration etc. restore your valuable furniture to its former glory. Tel 647 579 519 / 952 499 944 (241249)

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SEWING

SITUATIONS VACANT

ALL STYLES Curtains, upholstery, soft furnishings and bean bags made to measure. Sensible prices. Also repairs / alterations. All areas. Call 672 800 887 or email judein spain@hotmail.com (253094)

SIGNS & DESIGNS EYEPRINT – 951 310 395 (248903) SHOP signs, vehicle signs, banners, window signs, 952 930 547, 603 464 582, www.signdsign1.com (232309)

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SITUATIONS VACANT

NEW YEAR, new job? JobFinder Spain adds a fresh and friendly approach to finding your ideal role. We are looking for all types of staff so upload your CV at www.jobfinderspain.com or call us on 951 400 234 (253013) www.euroweeklynews.com

CLASSIFIEDS LOOKING for quality staff? JobFinder Spain can help you, efficiently and cost effectively. Find out how at www.jobfind erspain.com or just call 951 400 234 (253013) MARBELLA Design Academy is expanding and is looking for an INTERIOR ARCHITECT/DESIGNER. The successful candidate must be fluent in English and be educated to at least BA degree level. You need to be a team player, have exceptional organisational skills and very good knowledge of CAD, 3D MAX and Adobe. Please email your CV to cv@de signschool.com (251430)

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CLASSIFIEDS DO YOU CARE? If so, why not join our team of carers who work in the UK. Earn from £952 - £1,456 for 2 weeks. Good written/spoken English, British or EU Passport required. Contact Sandra on 658 965 204 or email s.field@con sultuscare.com (253024) EARN 300€ to 2,500€ per month working with a reputable British PLC. Flexible Hours. No Selling. Local Training & Support. For more information go to www.the-vistagroup.co.uk (251438) MARBELLA Design Academy is expanding and is looking for a FASHION DESIGNER. The successful candidate must be fluent in English and be educated to at least BA degree level. You need to be a team player, have exceptional organisational skills. Please email your CV to cv@de signschool.com (251430) CLEANER REQUIRED Elviria Area. Friday & Saturday mornings. Contact 649 716 924 (251404) MARBELLA Design Academy is expanding and is looking for an IT PROFESSIONAL. The successful candidate must be fluent in English and have exceptional organisational skills. Good knowledge of Networks, WordPress, Analytics and proficient programming in PHP and CSS. Please email your CV to cv@designschool.com (251430) WAITER/ESS required for family run Pizzeria in La Cala. For more information contact 605 616 256 (250493)

SITUATIONS VACANT

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SO YOU CAN SELL sand to the Arabs but still living in a tent and sleeping with a camel. Email ashraf@cencion.eu or call Ashraf 611 213 213 www.cencion.eu (251378) KENNEL assistant required at cat and dog world send cv to into@catanddogworld.com (236739)

STORAGE DRY & Secure Storage – 35 cubic metre units inside warehouse. 24/7 access. 616 337 996 (250424)

SWIMMING POOLS

www.cencion.eu Urgently REQUIRES GREAT SALES PERSONALS and WEB ONLINE PROMOTERS for GREAT products. Please email CV to ashraf@cencion.eu. Call Ashraf 611 213 213 For Further Information (251617)

SITUATIONS WANTED QUALIFIED DOG GROOMER looking for position with Dog Palour or Vet. Availabe to start from April. Please e-mail nicole.cotswolds @gmail.com (251423)

SOFT FURNISHINGS CURTAINS, blinds, cushions and much more. Free estimates and home visits. Tel 657 369 343 or rosan nacarmella@hotmail.com (248422)

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Rare breed hits auction By Matthew Elliott A FORD GT once owned by Jenson Button is going on sale at an auction where it is expected to fetch more than €300,000. Built in 2005 the VIP Ford boasts a hand-crafted 550bhp V8 engine with a quad camera and six-speed manual transmission. It can easily hit 200mph plus and reaches 60mph from a standstill in just three and a half seconds. Benson, award-

ed an MBE for his services to the sport, raced the car from 2006 to 2011. Even today it has less than 9,000 miles on the clock. The Ford will be sold by Silverstone Auctions who described it as that ‘rare breed of modern cars that instantly become collectable.’ It goes on sale at the track’s famous Race Retro rally from February 24-26. The Warwickshire show will see a terrific selection of

classics, including a TS14 raced in 1972 and a Bentley Speed 8 worth over €10 million. It’s unknown if Button himself will be in attendance. The 27-year-old announced his retirement from Formula One racing in 2016, but remains an ambassador for McLaren until at least 2018. He won the 2009 Championship with Brawn GP and won 15 races out of 305 with 50 podium finishes.

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HE Big CCCA Event in February was, without doubt, its 2017 Sherry Tour. The four-day event ran a full entry of 27 cars, which started from Venta Los Almendros, on the Ronda road, and finished near Algeciras. The event was considered a huge success, enjoyed by marvellous people who are CCCA members. This is what Club members Andrew and Simon had to say about it: “Yet again the CCCA came up trumps, this time with a four-day tour to the sherry triangle of southern Spain. “Professionally organised by Ian and Carol Giles, the detailed roadbook took us into the hills around Ronda then across some superb scenery before joining the coast road near Vejer for our first overnight stop at the Hotel Montenmedio.

“The following day we drove along the coast road getting a good view of the breaking waves of the Atlantic Ocean, taking coffee at Trafalgar and the symbolic lighthouse before continuing onto our next hotel, the magnificent Duques de Medinacelli, in El Puerto de Santa Maria for two nights including a black-tie dinner. “The third day was free, with many visiting Cadiz before returning for dinner at the famous El Faro restaurant. “Our last day’s route went inland before returning to the coast and a clear view across

Price increase ALTHOUGH the Club has been using El Chaparral Golf Club as its home base for 10 years the price of the excellent monthly dinner has remained steadfastly at €20 including wines. This low price couldn’t continue ‘ad infinitum’ and new owners are now charging €25pp but have improved both quality and quantity. It is still outstanding value as the many members who attended in February will attest.

the Straits to Morocco, finishing with lunch near Tarifa. “A very enjoyable time in this wonderful area of Spain, although all of the eating and drinking means a strict diet is now called for!” There are a number of photographs of this super event on this page taken by Andrew Buck-Honour and Richard Masters, thank you gentlemen for these. The Club’s next major event will be a five-day Tour D’Algarve starting on April 25. Anyone interested in taking part in this five-Star event should contact Ian Giles.

TailPiece WE are currently motoring through France and Spain and came across a hotel you may be interested in. No self-respecting motoring enthusiast could fail to be captivated by the noise, ambience and spectacle of the ‘24 Heures du Mans,’ the June 24-Hour Le Mans race. If you’re travelling to or from the UK and using the channel ports, or the Eurotunnel, then do take time to stop at the famous Hotel de France in Chartres-surLoire in the Sarthe, near Le Mans.

YOU may know that The Club regularly supports the local chapter of the JEC (Jaguar Enthusiasts Club). They arranged an excellent car run in similar style to that of the very successful CCCA. Here is what JEC member, Jenny Wray, said of this event: “The Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club met at El Trapiche on this sunny but chilly morning. The line-up was jaw dropping! “Red Jag, blue Jag, green Jag, drop head Jag and an ex-police Daimler Dart still with its clanging bell on the front. “The run started on one of my favourite routes, Trapiche to Vinuela, then towards Periana. The views of the sun on the reservoir below resembled a large silver puddle. In the hills sheep and goats blended into the hillsides with the most jaw-dropping views and scenery. “As we drove into the mountains we passed a few houses with country folk in dressing gowns, always smiling and waving whilst gathering kindling. “Hunters were assembled on the hillsides for wild boar, rabbits, partridge or anything that moved! “We were en route through the craggy mountains past Guaro and Alfarnate. The village was

The atmosphere at this hotel is marvellous. The walls of the Brasserie are adorned with photos from every period of the race history and the myriads of motor-sporting luminaries that have stayed here. Every motor-sporting ‘name’ you could think of. Jack Brabham, Graham Hill, Derek Bell, Jo Siffert, Ritchie Ginther, Roy Salvadori, Stirling Moss and hundreds more. Even Steve McQueen, Jackie Onassis and President Kennedy had their photos taken and stayed here. It was the race teams that made the place famous though. Race cars would be parked behind the hotel being ‘fettled’ through the night, then driven the 27 miles to the circuit. Just imagine, a works Porsche 917 firing up in the Place de la Republique then dri-

starkly cold in the sharp sun and shadows. “A little further we reached Venta Alfarnate. A snug place with a history of bandits hiding out in the surrounding mountains. It was cosy; we were packed sardine style, ordering coffee, and admiring the old gaol still intact behind the bar where the Sheriffs ‘roomed’ their prisoners en route to the Granada courts. “Onwards, descending into the valley of cherry trees, before dropping gradually past quarries of white stone into the Zafarraya plateau. Much of our local food comes from this plain. Fields of vegetables with greenhouses of fruit and tender salad leaves, sheep and goats showing the diversity of local farming. “Next, a breather for the incomparable views down the valley to our Cava stop. Just a reviver! We needed it for the sharp wind, and the odd flurry of snow pushed us down to ‘El Pantano’ Restaurant on the edge of Lake Vinuela. A wonderful four-course meal was enjoyed for only €25! This is a fantastic family run restaurant with views over the reservoir. We will visit again.”

ven, on open exhausts, to the circuit! There is a photo amongst the huge collection in the hotel of just that. One could spend hours poring over the memorabilia, soaking up the atmosphere. Today, the food and service are first class and the rooms are to a very high standard. Staff are friendly, professional and speak excellent English. In fact the husband and wife team that manage the hotel for its English owner recently lived in Estepona And, most important, they are a dog-friendly hotel! Enjoy, and imagine you’re dining at a table in the Brasserie, sitting in Steve McQueen’s seat!

Further information on Classic Car Club of Andalucia events can be found on the Club’s website www.cccandalucia.com. Membership of this vibrant club is open to anyone owning a genuine classic car here in Spain. Saca tu coche clásico del garage y diviértete con el.

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Top Gear returns TOP Gear returns to the BBC for the second season in its controversially revamped formula. The first new episode will be broadcast on BBC Two on March 5 featuring a spanking new line-up minus one Chris Evans. The marmite radio presenter who fronted the first season without Clarkson and co quit the show after receiving quite appalling feedback from viewers last year. Instead the 2017 version will feature Matt LeBlanc, an unexpected hit from season one, motoring journalist Chris Harris, and TV presenter Rory Reid. One ad for the new show has already aired on the BBC featuring helicopters and rocket launchers, suggesting the Beeb is pulling out all the stops to challenge Clarkson, May and Hammond and their Grand Tour. The show is currently available on Amazon Prime. The former Top Gear trio has also launched a new motoring platform DriveTribe which is set to compete with the BBC online as well as on the small screen.

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Congratulations to Lincoln, Millwall and Farah as United prepare to face the Saints 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 * After last weekend’s tremendous 1-0 FA Cup victory at Premiership Burnley (thanks to Sean Raggett’s dramatic 89th minute header), National League leaders Lincoln City – the first nonLeague team to reach the quarterfinals since QPR in 1914 - will face Arsenal (2-0 winners at Sutton) in the quar-

ter-finals. The other three ties are: Chelsea (2-0 winners at Wolves) versus Manchester United (2-1 victors over Blackburn), Middlesbrough (who ousted Oxford United 3-2) against Huddersfield or Manchester City and Spurs (comfortable 3-0 winners at Fulham (thanks to Harry Kane’s hat-trick) versus Millwall, 1-0 conquerors of Leicester City. * This Sunday (6.30pm Spanish time) four-time winners Manches-

SPURS: Harry Kane scored a hat trick.

DID YOU KNOW? Fulham defender Matt Briggs, aged just 16 years and two months, became the youngest-ever Premiership footballer when he made his debut as a substitute at Middlesbrough in 2007. Briggs currently plays for Colchester United.

QUARTER FINALS: Lincoln City and Millwall are both through to the next level. ter United play Southampton in the League Cup final at Wembley. This technically is a ‘repeat’ of the 1976 FA Cup final which Saints won 1-0. * The top Premiership games coming up this weekend are Chelsea v Swansea City, out-of-sorts Leicester City v Liverpool, Southampton v Arsenal and Spurs v Stoke City. * In the Championship, we have Wolves v Birmingham (Friday) and Brighton & Hove Albion v Reading and Newcastle United v Bristol City (Saturday). * It’s Bristol Rovers v Scunthorpe United and leaders Sheffield United v Bolton Wanderers in FL1, and Doncaster Rovers (top) v Accrington Stanley and Luton Town v Plymouth Argyle in FL2. * Celtic, 24 points clear of Aberdeen in the SPL, face Hamilton Academical. * La Liga leaders Real Madrid, who visited Valencia last night, will take on Villarreal on Sunday. * On Tuesday, in the first legs of their last 16 ties in the Champions League, Manchester City played AS Monaco and last night it was Sevilla v Leicester. Also 24 hours ago, in the return legs of their Europa League round of 32, St Etienne (3-0 down) met Manchester United and this evening Spurs (1-0 up) play

AA Gent in the same competition at Wembley. * Senior Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg is set to quit the UK to ‘work’ in Saudi Arabia. * Arsene Wenger, Arsenal’s manager since 1996, may have a new club next season (we’ll see). * Goal-line technology could be used in the Championship matches starting in August. * And the attendance of 30,193 for Saturday’s Wolves-Chelsea FA Cup-tie was the biggest at Molineux since 1981. RUGBY * The Six Nations tournament continues this weekend with Scotland v Wales, Ireland v France and England v Italy. * Bath (22-12 v Harlequins), Exeter (48-32 at Worcester), Gloucester (3123 v Saracens) and Leicester (50-17 over Bristol) are all going exceedingly well in Rugby Union’s Aviva Premiership. * Warrington Wolves beat Brisbane Broncos 27-18 to win the World Series. * Ex-Australian lock Dan Vickerman has died, aged 37.

WENGER: May have a new club next season.

ROUND-UP * Some of the world’s top cyclists compete in the Los Angeles Track World Cup on February 25/26. * The Dubai Duty Free tennis tournament starts on Monday and will feature inform Karolina Pliskova who beat Caroline Wozniacki

in this week’s Qatar women’s singles final. * Stuart Bingham beat Judd Trump to take his first Welsh Open snooker final. Earlier in the competition, 15-year-old Jackson Page defeated two higher ranked players and 17-yearold Chinese star Yan Bingtao knocked out world number one Mark Selby. * Last Saturday, runner Mo Farah won his last indoor race, taking in the Birmingham Grand Prix 5,000m title in a record time of 13 minutes 9.16 seconds. GB’s Laura Muir won the women’s 1,000m title, also in a record time. * Joe Root’s first Test as England’s new cricket captain will be against South Africa in July * And Peter Richardson, ex-Worcestershire, who scored a century when Jim Laker took 19 wickets for England in the 1956 Test against Australia, has died, aged 85.

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Santa Maria Bowls Challenge TWENTY teams of fours gathered on a lovely sunny day at Santa Maria Bowls Club in Elviria to compete in the ‘Santa Maria Open’ competition. Competitive games were played all in good spirit with John Warn’s team winning only by one shot 19 to 18 in the semi-final to meet Brian Todd’s team which had an easier game to reach the final. In the final Lennie and Amber Dineen, Jeff Turner and Brian Todd kept the game close up to the 13th end when Dine Warn, Brig Gunn, Bill Gregory and John Warn stepped up the pressure to win the last five ends finishing 22 to 11 shots to take the title. The men’s singles attracted 31 players. Jeff Turner and Ron Bradburn had a very close game with Ron winning 21 to 20 shots. John Warn beat Juan Abeal by 21 shots to 20. Tom Rogers just beat Theo Bellaart 21 to 20 and Craig Lewis beat Nick Cummins 21 shots to 19. The men’s final was between Barry Ellis from La Posada and Santa Maria’s own Craig Lewis. Barry went into an early lead but by the 16th end Craig was putting on the pressure and he went on to win 22 shots to Barry’s 16 shots. Pat Baker, who had just beaten Mary De-

FINALISTS: Allyson, Angie, Trevor and Brian.

Championships at Lauro Golf SANTA MARIA OPEN: Competitive games were played in good spirit. theridge in the semi-final by 21 shots to 19, played against Diana Johnson in the Ladies singles’ final. Diana found the lines on the rink straightaway but unfortunately Pat, having played hard, could not match Diana’s skill which sailed her through to victory. Everyone was thanked for supporting the

competition, Rosemary and Susan for the organising and Antonio for keeping us all fed and watered. New players and visitors are always welcome at Santa Maria in Elviria. Further details of club days and socials, which the active committee arrange for our friendly club, contact Susan on 664 068 020.

THE club championships were recently played at Lauro Golf Bowls Club. The men’s final was contested between Trevor Burgin and Brian Freeman and for the ladies, Angie Holt and Allyson Hayes. Both games provided great entertainment for the spectators. Brian Freeman raced to a lead of 19-12, but Trevor Burgin made a magnificent comeback to take the men’s

single title 21-19. In the ladies final up and coming Allyson Hayes was leading against Angie Holt 20-15, but the experience of Angie Holt meant she came fighting back to a nail biting 20-20. Angie proved too strong winning the last end to clinch the championship. Both champions look forward to playing in the ‘champion of champions’ in March at Lauro Golf Bowls Club.