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10,000 small firms forced to close doors THE dreams of more than 10,000 small businesses in Malaga province have died as they have had to shut their doors due to the financial crisis. That means that since 2008, nearly a third of all businesses in the province have had to close, according to the Malaga Commerce Federation. It reports there are 26,000 remaining small and medium businesses, many of which are struggling to survive. Turn to page 4
13 bids to remodel square THIRTEEN bids to remodel Plaza Virgen de la Peña in Mijas Pueblo have been received. The Town Hall will evaluate the plans and choose the best. The aim is to cause as little disturbance as possible for tourists during construction. The project will cost €4.5 million and the winning company will be announced by the end of March. Work is due to be finished by the end of 2014.
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Cemetery is a waste ALGATOCIN has a €1 million cemetery completed seven years ago which it can’t use because the access road is on a livestock passageway which can’t be surfaced.
Holy help MALAGA Cathedral will have three defibrillators, making it the first monument in Malaga province to be prepared to deal with heart attacks. The Virgen de la Peña chapel.
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Finance 39 - 45 PRETTY: New boulevard over the railway.
Promenade over railway tracks AS children play and their parents stroll along a new promenade, it is hard to imagine that trains are thundering by just metres away. But that is the case as a new â‚Ź1.5million boulevard with gardens has been opened ABOVE the train tracks in Arroyo de la Miel. The mayor, Paloma Garcia Galvez, opened the Antonio Andrade Boulevard, which has 4,500m2 of leisure areas. This has made a huge improvement to an area which was formerly just wasteland above the tracks covered by a tunnel.
There is a children’s play park and another promenade with benches, pergolas, a fountain, gardens and an exercise area. The mayor was accompanied by the manager of the Costa del Sol Tourism Board, Arturo Bernal, the councillor for Roads and Works, Concepcion Cifrian, and other members of the local council. Also present was Marta Tozzi, the widow of Antonio Andrade, and other members of his family. It is hoped the new boulevard will improve business in the area.
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Dog owners’ park protest
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Taking a €5 million bath!
ALMOST 100 dog owners gathered outside the Tres Jardines Park in Marbella to demand that the local council create more areas where they can take their pets.
THE Hammam Al-Andalus company has invested more than €5 million on creating Arab baths in Malaga city centre. The manager, Antonio Rivadeneyra, admits that they are taking a risk, but said that Malaga was the ideal location THE area where most for the health tourism facilities traffic accidents occur in which have been 10 years in the Malaga city is La Trinidad, making. where there were 323 accidents between 2011 and the first six months of 2012.
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On track WORK to improve the athletics track at Arroyo de la Miel Sports Centre has been completed thanks to an investment of €6,000.
Court alerts IN 2012, Malaga courts sent out more than 1.2 million notifications online, which is more than a sixth of the total in Andalucia.
Food donation MERCADONA supermarket chain has signed an agreement with the Costa del Sol Food Bank (Bancosol) to provide them with basic products to give to the needy.
No smoking THE Spanish Association Against Cancer has launched a campaign in Benalmadena schools to teach youths about the dangers of smoking.
Heart attack A MAN, 69, died of a heart attack while walking along a street in Malaga. He collapsed in front of a group of women who called an ambulance.
The company will hire 50 people in Malaga, including masseurs, cleaners, administration staff, accountants, receptionists and maintenance workers. The Hammam, which is set to become the company’s star product, competing with its other facilities in Granada, Cordoba and Madrid, will open
within the next few weeks. Local residents will get special discounts at the Arab baths. They are expected to mainly attract people aged between 25 and 40 who are attracted to cultural tourism. The 1,300m2 Nasrid style baths will be in Plaza de los Martires, near the Thyssen Museum.
Spaniards are fairly happy but the British smile more
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PANIARDS are not as happy as Britons, Danes or Swedes. But they are equally as happy as the French and Germans, and considerably more positive about daily life than Russians. The happiest people in the world are South Americans, with eight out of the top 10 in a survey of 148 nations by Gallup from that region. Equal top of those surveyed were Panama and Paraguay residents each experiencing 85 per cent of positive emotions. In Europe, the Danes topped out regionally with 79 per cent, followed by the British (77), and Swedish (76), with the Spanish, French and Germans each weighing in with 74. Russians were 59 per cent positive, while at the bottom of the poll were Singaporeans (46 per cent happy) Armenians (49) and Iraqis (50). Wealth clearly does not bring happiness, with economic indicators placing Singapore fifth in the world for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), while Panama ranks a much lower 90th. Gallup measured positive emotions by asking people whether they had experienced
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SMILES GALORE: Spaniards are 74 per cent happy, but the Brits are happier. a lot of enjoyment the previous day, and if they felt respected and rested. Additionallly they were asked whether they
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per cent of Spanish workers claim they have to go without sleep so they can manage to combine work and family commitments, either by working late into the night or getting up earlier.
EWN aims to please all... all of the time! THE EWN aims to please all its readers and advertisers all of the time. Undoubtedly the brand leader of all local Englishlanguage newspapers throughout Spain - forget imposters in various market places - the EWN with its strong local pedigree is reaching ever deeper into its huge circulation area. Putting out 135,000 copies weekly from the Costa Blanca North down to Gibraltar, and across to Mallorca, with six editions for its local markets, the EWN is read by more than half a million people EVERY week. Additional recent aim-toplease developments have included more copies distributed in key locations, thereby better serving both readers and advertisers. With ongoing expansion in many areas, EWN now processes almost 600 pages every week, with more local stories and more local advertisements providing the best local newspaper throughout our distribution zones. EWN Costa del Sol is over 120 pages, and Costa Blanca South is over 100 for the first time ever, making us the biggest in every individual region While some publications please some of their readers some of the time, EWN, week in, week out, aims to please all our readers all of the time. So watch next week for another development in the EWN’s ongoing quest to remain the biggest and best. EWN - everyone gets it.
and finally... A BUSINESS owner is going to rent 16 apartments in Rialp (Lleida) to families with all members unemployed and who have a child with a rare disease for just €1 per month for six months, then €75 from then on.
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From front page They report sales are falling drastically, and even during the winter sales, figures have fallen by 30 per cent. Many new businesses which have opened since 2008 have already had to close, the federation reports. The worst affected are shops selling textile, shoes and household items, while those feeling the pinch the least are food and technology retailers. The closure of these shops has left 10,000 people unemployed. More and more shops are resorting to the web to sell more products, but they are against the freedom of commercial hours introduced by the central government which they believe benefits large shops.
Convicted child killer asks to be pardoned SANTIAGO DEL VALLE, sentenced to 22 years in prison for murdering fiveyear-old Mari Luz Cortes in Huelva in
2008 has asked for a pardon. He has written to the government saying that he was sentenced
“without scientific proof or witnesses.” He says that the lack of DNA evidence should also be taken into account. He is serving time in prison in Ciudad Real. Mari Luz disappeared on January 13, 2008, and her body was not found until March 7 of that year. Del Valle was arrested on March 25, 2008 and at the time should have been in prison for sexual abuse offences, including one against his own daughter, but was at large owing to a PICASSO MUSEUM: Early works on show in Malaga. judicial oversight. Mari Luz’s father, Juan Jose Cortes, has asked that the A PREVIOUSLY unseen drawing has been found on the back of a Picasso government ignore the painting which was being restored. ‘Portrait of the Artist's Mother’ (1896), request which he said was donated to the Picasso Museum in Barcelona in 1970. Until April 7, would be “the limit of both sides can by seen at the Baron de Castellet palace in Barcelona. what could happen in Meanwhile, the Malaga Picasso Museum is holding an exhibition of the this country.” artist’s ‘Earliest Works’. More at www.museopicassomalaga.org JESUS DOMINGUEZ © MUSEO PICASSO MALAGA
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Cruise awards THE Cruise Excellence Awards gala was held in Malaga for the third year running.
3m visitors THREE million people have visited Malaga Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) in the 10 years since it opened.
Best service THE Villa Marbella hotel in Old Town Marbella has been named the best in Spain for service by Tripadvisor.
Petrol price PETROL has risen to €1.50 and diesel to €1.40 for the first time since October.
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Three Kings death an accident NO one will face criminal charges over the death of a boy at a Three Kings parade. The Public Prosecutor has requested the investigation into an accident at this year’s parade in Malaga at which a child aged six died be shelved. All documents regarding the accident have been studied by the public prosecutor’s office which has found no indication of criminal responsibility. This would not prevent the family from asking for compensation via civil channels. The case has been classified as a traffic accident and that there was nothing abnormal about how the parade was carried out. The float was travelling at walking speed and the qualified driver had not taken anything which could affect his driving.
Hospital missed man’s broken neck THE Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella has been ordered to pay €79,564 to a patient who was sent home with a broken neck. The man, 48, who worked in construction, suffered an accident in Estepona when two planks fell
later transferred to the Costa del Sol Hospital. There tests carried out did not reveal the extent of his injuries and he was released on the recommendation he go to physiotherapy with the private insurance company. However, he was still in pain and unable to move one arm. He had a CAT scan done which revealed the fracture and he was sent to the Carlos Haya Hospital in Malaga which confirmed the correct diagnosis. Little could be done to correct the AQUEDUCT: To be cleaned and repaired to improve appearance. problem, which left him with a stiff neck and constant pain in THE Council has started and Work, Concha Cifrian, The aqueduct, between the arms. He was totally work to restore the Finale said she was pleased work Avenida Ciudad de Melilla declared Ligure Aqueduct in Arroyo had started because it and Calle Andalucia is one disabled and has psycholde la Miel. would embellish the of the oldest elements in suffered ogical problems. The Councillor for Roads town’s history. Benalmadena.
on him from a height of several metres while at work in 2004. He sustained a blow to the back of the neck which left him on the floor semi-conscious. Initially he was taken to a clinic on his employer’s private insurance, but
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Emergency measures ESTEPONA Town Hall has put an emergency plan in place to improve how matters are handled in case of a forest fire.
Local plan MIJAS Pueblo has a plan to promote local food and businesses with discounts at the weekends. Clients will also get five hours of free parking.
Heart attack A MAN, 50, died of a heart attack while travelling on a bus in Malaga city. The bus had to stop and wait until a judge arrived to pronounce him dead.
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Parents disgusted with habits of school cooks PARENTS of pupils at a Pizarra school are demanding the dismissal of two kitchen staff who
took sick leave for 10 weeks, claiming they were being harassed. Substitutes then found that the floor mop was used to clean tables, that there was dirty and broken crockery under the furniture, that vegetables sustainable and improve weren’t washed before the quality of life in they were cooked and terms of health care, that the oven was hardly citizen security, tourism, ever cleaned. The pair culture or environment. has now returned to The winner of the first work and parents want prize will receive €2,000; the Junta Health second prize is €1,000 Delegation to take action. and third prize is €500.
allegedly work in unhygienic conditions. The cook and kitchen hand at Nuestra Señora de la Fuensanta
Cash prizes for great ideas YOUNG people are being invited to enter a contest to generate ideas for improving Mijas. Contestants can be individuals or groups between 16 and 35. Ideas must be presented in 10 pages
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(one side only), in a fiveminute video or a Power Point presentation (maximum 10 slides) by April 17 to the Youth Department located at the Las Lagunas Theatre. Judges look for ideas that are creative,
IN FLAMES: Firemen acted quickly.
Truck catches fire A TRUCK caught fire on the A7 opposite Deli Bermejo near Estepona. The driver managed to unhitch the tractor unit leaving the trailer burning on a service road. Police and the firemen were quickly on scene and there were no reports of injuries.
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Community service MORE than 75 youths in Fuengirola have exchanged fines to which they were sentenced for misdemeanours for community work.
Green light MIJAS Council has given the go-ahead to modify the General Plan for Urban Development in order to legalise three local beach restaurants.
No homes ESTEPONA council has rejected the proposal of letting families who have been evicted live in empty local houses.
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Marbella court to handle probe into Goldfinger case A COURT in Marbella will look into companies linked to Scottish actor Sean Connery in the ‘Goldfinger’ case. Malaga Provincial Court has confirmed that Malibu SA and By
the Sea can be investigated by the Marbella court and the investigation does not have to be carried out by a Madrid court. Operation Goldfinger investigations focused on the sale of the
Marbella villa owned by Connery and his wife Michelle Roquebrune, both of whom have been charged, and the subsequent construction of 70 apartments. The case was opened in 2007 by
Blood donation campaign THE Mayor, Paloma Garcia Galvez, took part in the ‘Smile at Life’ blood donation campaign. “Every day hospitals in Malaga need blood to save lives and we all have the moral responsibility of attending to that demand” she said. The campaign was promoted by the Regional Centre for Blood Transfusion in collaboration with the local town hall.
CAMPAIGN: The mayor, Paloma Garcia took part.
the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor, and focused on three agreements, one signed in 2000 by the former mayor of Marbella, charged in the Malaya corruption case, Julian Muñoz, and the Malibu society, which owned Connery’s villa. The lawyers DiazBastien & Truan, who handled Connery’s business while he lived in Spain, are said to have negotiated the reclassification of the land with the late Jesus Gil and former urban planning councillor Juan Antonio Roca, also charged in the Malaya case. Police raided the offices of the DiazBastien & Truan law firm in Marbella and Madrid and took possession of 30,000 documents.
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Hospital demands MARBELLA Council will ask the Junta de Andalucia to finish work at the Costa del Sol Hospital. Councillor Alicia Jimenez said the two councils should get round the table as there are solutions to finish the work which Marbella council has already proposed. She also criticised the Junta for failing to acknowledge demands for new health centres in San Pedro, Marbella centre, Las Chapas and Nueva Andalucia.
Driven to suicide
THE Supreme Court has ruled that the suicide of a Sevilla bus driver was a work-related accident.
He committed suicide due to workrelated stress and his widow and children will receive compensation
based on a work accident. In 2005, he had an accident at work and required a doctor for a nervous breakdown and stress which caused digestive problems. The doctor recommended eating at set hours but the Municipal Sevilla Urban Transport Society (Tussam) refused. In 2007, there was a strike and assets belonging to Tussam were damaged. The driver was arrested, but he was declared innocent. The company appealed this decision and opened disciplinary proceedings against him. CLEAN UP: Council and water board representatives Although the case was inspect the new vehicles. dropped, by then, he had MARBELLA has taken delivery of €1 million worth of committed suicide. In November 2008, while vehicles to clean the sewage system. Councillor Javier Garcia, attended the presentation of the working, he took a different vehicles belonging to Aquagest. There are five modern route, drove for a while and vehicles to clear blockages, vans with cameras to inspect then parked at a filling station, called the the system and a vehicle to control any leakage. Work has also been carried out to replace and relocate emergency services and waste paper bins in the Huerto de Belon, Trapich Norte and said he felt unwell and didn’t know where he was. Nueva Andalucia areas.
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Marbella networking MARBELLA hopes to connect with tourists via social networking sites. With a new initiative called Xpand Marbella, it will broadcast photos and information on the city at an international level. This will be done by a group of people on website, blogs, forums, profiles and groups specialising in tourism on social networks.
There will also be country and languagebased groups which will identify where to place the information in the international market, especially China, the USA, Europe and Arab countries. People who speak two languages or are amateur photographers can take part in this initiative, referred to as “proactive” by local tourism councillor Jose Luis Hernandez.
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6.1m passengers MORE than 6.1 million people have travelled on the Renfe Avant train from Malaga to Cordoba and Sevilla since it was launched in 2005.
Beach plan ESTEPONA council has given the goahead for the construction of a restaurant, a beach club and a scenic viewpoint on El Cristo Beach.
Little support ONLY 15 cyclists took part in an activity organised by the Ruedas Redondas Association at Teatinos campus in Malaga to encourage people to ride bikes to university.
US cruisers SEVERAL US cruise ship companies have announced their intention to include Malaga on their routes for the coming years, the Tourism Board reported.
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Orizonia owes 40 Costa hotels THE Costa del Sol Hoteliers’ Association (AEHCOS) reports that tour operator Orizonia owes money to more than 40 local hotels. Orizonia has requested a creditor’s meeting, which will include a dismissal programme affecting up to 3,000 people on the Costa del Sol alone. The association will carry out an in depth report to determine how much is owed. Around 350 businesses in the area worked with Orizonia, as it is a major tourist destination. AEHCOS has expressed its sorrow over the negative image of the Costa del Sol that this projects abroad, which can have a serious effect on the tourism industry, already struggling in the current financial climate.
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Celebrity jailbird is arrested after €3m heist in Marbella SPAIN’S longest-serving inmate, released last year, has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a €3 million jewellery heist in Marbella. Miguel Montes Neiro, 62, has so far served 35 years in prison up until his release in
February last year. He has become a minor celebrity in Spain, with 14 escapes in his time, the most recent in 2009 when his mother died. Often, while on parole, he committed crimes for which he was sentenced again.
FREE TOURS: Hiking being organised to promote the town.
Seven other people were arrested accused of armed robbery at El Corte Ingles in Puerto Banus on November 18 last year. Montes has since been released with charges. The gang pretended to be maintenance workers, entered the shopping centre while it was closed and tied up security staff, one of them now amongst the detainees, and three real maintenance workers. The victims remained there for two hours until they managed to break loose and alert the police. By then, the intruders had fled in a car belonging to one of the guards. Secrecy has been imposed on the case but police believe Montes was used to hide and sell the stolen goods, most of Alhaurin de la Torre on April 3 which have now been and 17, and routes for the recovered. Camino de Santiago on May 8, If found guilty, he would 15, and 29. The walk to Santiago return to prison for more de Compostela, in Galicia, is than 10 years. planned for June and August.
Taking a hike around Torre THE Sendaverde Hiking Club, based in Alhaurin de la Torre, is planning free excursions around the town and countryside to promote the area. The aim is to encourage tourism in the town.
The club has almost 100 members and will carry out the next hike on March 23 round El Peñon and Zapata areas of the town, reaching the Guadalhorce River. There will be routes around
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Rouble target MORE than 50 Russian investors and agencies have confirmed they will attend the Russian Meeting Point in Benalmadena. The event will take place at the Polynesia Hotel of the Holiday World Complex on March 13 and 14. The aim of the event is to promote the sale of properties on the Costa del Sol to the Russian market. The number of Russian tourists visiting Spain and the Costa del Sol over the past few years has increased considerably, making the Russian market the one which has grown the most.
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Churches have less weddings THE number of civil weddings held in Malaga province is now double the number of religious weddings.
In 2012, there were 1,468 civil weddings and 788 religious weddings, of which only 19
weren’t catholic, according to the National Institute of Statistics. The main reason, it seems, is the
financial crisis, which prevents people from having large wedding celebrations as tradition dictates. Until 2000, the number of civil weddings in the province amounted to just 25 per cent, however, reporters and writers to figures began to rise from take photos. the following year, and by Although Maria’s 2006, more than 41 per relatives claimed they cent of weddings in were not seeking money, Malaga were held in in 2005, a member of her courts or town halls. family registered ‘Las Caras de Belmez’ as a trademark. The media accused the town hall of having fabricated ‘faces’ which appeared more recently MALAGA and Morocco will after being unable to collaborate on a financial obtain Maria’s house to and business initiative run as a tourist attraction. called Idara. The new Visitors’ Centre Malaga Provincial has been paid for in part Government will by the local council and coordinate and promote Jaen Provincial Governthe project which will ment. work mainly with the It will also be used for Tangiers-Tetouan area to conferences, work-shops improve relationships and other activities between the two unrelated to the ‘faces.’ countries.
Belmez ‘faces’ open to visitors BELMEZ DE LA MORALEDA, Jaen, has spent EU funds on a Visitors Centre at a house where mysterious ‘faces’ have been said to appear. On August 23, 1971, the owner of the house, Maria Gomez, claimed the clear form of a human face appeared on the cement floor of her kitchen. Five days later, it was pick-axed and covered with plaster, but within days, the face of a man with a long moustache allegedly appeared in the same place. Over the next few days, more faces appeared on the kitchen floor and in the corridor. They sometimes disappeared, moved or changed into
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MYSTERY: Some of the faces that have appeared. different images. Famous figures from the world of parapsychology began to visit the site and classed it as a mystery, attracting people from near and far. Those who support that the ‘faces’ are authentic, believe a Muslim cemetery from the
13th century may be located under the house. Excavations did reveal human remains underneath the kitchen, but not in large amounts. Until she died in 2004, Maria would accept money from visitors, and charge film crews,
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Junta closes offices THE Junta de Andalucia is shutting several offices it has abroad. The offices of Extenda, the Andalucian Foreign Promotion Agency in the UK, Japan and Mexico will be re-homed in Spanish embassies. The reason for this is to “increase efficiency” and save €200,000, the Councillor for Economy, Innovation, Science and Employment, Antonio Avila said. The Andalucian Chambers of Commerce and the Institute of Foreign Commerce are situated at the Extenda offices which are present in 19 countries. Avila said the central government has proposed more collaboration from the autonomous regions in matters of foreign commerce.
Mother of 3 wants jail term pardoned A 30-YEAR-OLD mother-of-three is asking for her prison sentence to be pardoned based on the fact she was “forced” to commit the crime. In 2006, she paid for €2,000 worth
National painting exhibits THE III Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture was held in Arroyo de la Miel. The event at the Casa de la Cultura was organised by the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors, and included 13 paintings and six sculptures from all over Spain.
of electronic goods and other items on a stolen credit card in Marbella. She claims her former partner stole the card at the Marbella hotel where he worked and threatened
she would not see her children again if she refused to do as he told her. At the time, she was five months pregnant and had a child of six months. After their arrest, she was defended by the same lawyer as her partner, who she did not report for abuse until 2008 for fear of losing her children. She now has a job, a new partner and three children, but is awaiting a judge to order her entry to prison to serve the 28 months she was sentenced to for fraud and document falsification. Her former partner has custody of the children despite being sentenced for threatening behaviour in 2011 and having a restraining order against him. EXHIBITION: Spanish paintings and sculptures. Signatures are being taken for the Ministry of The Councillor for and gave awards to the Justice at www.change. Culture, Yolanda Peña, winners, Javier Ponce org/mariaeugenia. inaugurated the event and Pablo Rekalde.
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Get out of school THE Junta de Andalucia Education Department announced that five pupils at the Maria Inmaculada School in Antequera will have to leave because their parents are suspected of lying about their address on admittance forms.
New shop CHILDREN’S clothes retailer Boboli will have a shop at the Malaga Nostrum Shopping Centre with discounts all year round.
‘Fallas’ trip EIGHT direct RENFE high speed AVE trains will run from Malaga to Valencia from March 16 -19. Prices from €71.70.
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Death shelter answers are wanted over irregularities THE opposition socialist party in Torremolinos is demanding an investigation into ‘irregularities’ at the Parque Animal shelter. As many as 3,000 animals are believed to have been put to sleep at the shelter between 2008 and 2010. They reportedly
suffered a slow and agonising death as low doses of euthanising drugs were used in order to save money. The President of the centre, Carmen Marin was arrested along with two members of staff. Parque Animal came under investigation after a vet who had worked with the shelter reported that they allegedly caused the painful deaths of thousands of animals. A member of the socialist party, Jorge Gallardo, complained that “far from taking measures, two months before the arrests, and even though the Guardia Civil were already investigating the shelter, the mayor (Pedro Fernandez) renewed their contract to collect cats and dogs from the local streets for two years.” The contract was
worth €26,940 and according to a report, the shelter had not handed in the required documents to operate as such. The mayor was also accused of defending the innocence of Marin, who had allegedly received tens of thousands of euros in grants from the town hall. The investigation also claims that Parque Animal paid €55,487 to a company owned by the brother and nephew of Fernandez for work carried out at the shelter. The socialists intend to demand an explanation from the mayor because according to the investigation, the shelter spent more than €400,000 on trips and purchases which had nothing to do with their work.
Unicaja first member of Business Club UNICAJA has signed an agreement of collaboration with Malaga Fair and Congress Centre. This will make the bank the first member of the Centre’s FYCMA Business Club. The aim of the club is to promote financial and social activity through the organisation of events.
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Councillor explains THE Malaga Councillor for Citizen Safety, Julio Andrade, had to explain why the council decided to suspend the secondin-command in the Local Police, Jose Berruezo.
Park facelift RONDA Environmental Department has said that the Dehesa del Mercadillo Park on the outskirts of the town will be improved to attract visitors.
Lawyer exits THE lawyer of the alleged mastermind of the Malaya corruption case, Juan Antonio Roca, has refused to continue defending him in a further 25 cases.
Road repairs BENALMADENA is preparing for the Easter tourist influx and carrying out repairs on Avenida de Las Palmeras, between the coast and Arroyo de la Miel.
Death fall A WOMAN, 35, who worked as a cleaner in an apartment in the Teatinos area of Malaga died after falling two floors while hanging out some washing.
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Nursing school MALAGA University is studying the possibility of opening a nursing school in Antequera which would allow pupils to become interns at the regional hospital.
Tin entrance PUPILS at a High School in Ronda are charging ‘a tin of food’ for entrance to a children’s play which they are performing. The food will be given to needy locals.
Inland cash MALAGA Provincial Government will provide €3 million to improve and promote the Serrania de Ronda and Sierra Norte areas.
Son ‘stabbed mother to death’ in row over cats
A MAN will stand trial for allegedly killing his mother because she wouldn’t let him live with his cats.
He was unable to remain in his rented apartment in Fuengirola because he was unemployed and
had no income. His mother and sister, who paid the rent and other expenses, suggested he move in with the latter but told him he couldn’t bring his cats because her children were allergic. He began to put pressure on his family to let him stay in his apartment and was allegedly planning his FRESH white lines revenge if they did not have been painted accept his demands. between lanes on In September 2011, Avenida del Cosmos, after talking to them Benalmadena in one last time, he left order to make the food and water for the area safer for traffic cats, headed to his circulation. SAFER ROAD: White lines are now visible. mother’s home in Malaga and allegedly stabbed her 28 times. The public prosecutor is asking A TALK was held in Ardales regarding Cultural Centre was given by Cadiz for 20 years in prison whether the Strait of Gibraltar was University Professor Jose Ramos, who and the private used by Prehistoric Man to connect writes that there was movement of accusation is asking Europe and North Africa. humans between the two areas in for 25 years. The talk at the Villa de Ardales prehistoric times.
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Route for Infante MAYORS from several towns met in Casares to start work on a route to discover the history of the ‘Father of Andalucia’, Blas Infante. They were joined by representatives from the Junta de Andalucia Tourism and Commerce Department, the Head of Democratic Memory, the Blas Infante Foundation, the Centre for Andalucian Studies and Atrapasueños Cooperative. The aim is to create a route through the towns which were important in the life and political trajectory of Blas Infante. Infante was a politician, writer and historian. As a regional autonomist and libertarian socialist he was executed by Franco's forces when they took over Sevilla at the start of the Spanish Civil War.
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Police fitness POLICE officers will undergo compulsory annual tests to ensure their fitness levels are up to standard. Those who fail face having their salaries docked. A recent report revealed three out of four officers in London were overweight.
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Papal praise OUTGOING German Pope Benedict XVI has won praise from an unusual quarter, the Catholic church’s leading exorcist priest.
Gay adoption GERMAN and European top courts have extended gay adoption laws in Germany, a further step towards equality for homosexual couples.
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emergency calls is underway. The 48 year-old Chinese woman was taken ill, collapsed and later died before paramedics arrived at the London leisure centre.
Fat start FIGURES suggest one in 10 children in the UK is obese when they start school at the age of four and five. The figures indicate that the UK’s obesity epidemic has become worse over the last two decades.
SURVEY: Tesco was voted as the worst supermarket.
Got the job UNEMPLOYMENT figures in the UK have fallen over the last six months resulting in the number of individuals claiming jobseekers allowance falling to the lowest in two years.
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voted Tesco as the worst supermarket. The annual survey of 11,000 people shows the results of nine major UK supermarkets based on overall customer satisfaction.
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AN off duty police officer has been shot dead in his home in London. A RECENT Which? consumer survey The death of the 43-year-old specialist protection officer is not being treated as suspicious, but an RESS investigation continAMAZON’S operations in ues. Germany are set to come Stories making headlines from Germany under further scrutiny in a probe into policies banning sellers from of Playmobil toys has come to be used in its Ababil III third-party BILLIONAIRE lowering prices on other under fire from anti-gun surveillance and attack drone. Richard Branson has sites. campaigners over its Bank and promised to donate Safe pack with all the pieces half his fortune to needed to stage a heist. charity. The Virgin CASCADA, the German Group founder has RTL2 in Germany has entry for this year’s Eurovision added his name to Song Contest, has been commissioned an 8x60 series the Giving Pledge TWO Iranian men have accused of plagiarising last of UK format Embarrassing campaign set up in been charged with allegedly year’s winning song Illnesses distributor Zodiak the US by fellow has confirmed, smuggling dozens of German- “Euphoria” by Swedish singer Rights billionaires Bill Gates following a successful pilot. made aircraft motors to Iran Loreen. and Warren Buffett.
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RUSSIAN PRESS Smoking ban THE Russian parliament approved a law banning smoking in restaurants, cafés, state institutions, hotels, universities, schools, hospitals, stadia, trains, ships and near entrances of metro and railway stations.
Earth threat “WE must create a system to detect objects that threaten Earth,” Dmitry Rogozin, first deputy prime minister in charge of the Russian defence industry, said on Twitter.
Adoption concern RUSSIA expressed “serious worry” over the fate of
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a Russian boy adopted by an American woman who did not reveal that she was a lesbian.
Writings stay A COLLECTION of Jewish writings will remain in Russia because returning it to a New York-based group would set a precedent for claims, President Putin said.
Gypsy care RUSSIA is going to map out guidelines to promote the image of gypsies in the country and help them integrate into Russian society.
End conflict RUSSIA has urged the warring sides in Syria to halt their almost two-year conflict and start talks, warning that both sides risk “mutual destruction.”
PRESS Self-surgery SWEDEN - Golfer Daniela Holmqvist performed surgery with a golf tee to extract potentially fatal spider venom from her leg before completing her round in a qualifying event for the women’s Australian Open in Canberra.
Meat scandal SCANDINAVIA - German discount chain Lidl has pulled ready-made meals from the shelves of its Finnish, Danish and Swedish stores after tests confirmed the presence of horsemeat.
Asylum given DENMARK - Denmark has granted political asylum to a Ukrainian former acting defence minister who served under jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko.
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Blown away DENMARK - Denmark, already the world’s leader in wind energy, gained more percentage points in 2012, with wind now responsible for 30 per cent of the country’s OUCH: electricity consumption. ‘Open’ wound.
Exile jailed
NORWAY - A Norwegian court sentenced a Rwandan man to 21 years in prison for his participation in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. He has been living in Norway since 2002.
Homeless hotel SWEDEN - The Faktum Hotel in Sweden, is raising awareness of what it’s like to be homeless, charging $10 a night to sleep on the floor or under a bridge. The money is put towards raising awareness.
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Strikers fined for disrupting traffic TWO Iberia employees were fined for blocking traffic access to Malaga Airport during strikes. The two men were
accompanied by another two former employees, and were fined €200 each by Local Police. They went to the airport by
car to take part in strikes against Iberia’s dismissal plans and decided to block access to a roundabout. Many travellers
had to descend from taxis and walk to the airport terminal. Money was reportedly collected amongst employees
and union representatives to pay the fines. Some flights allowed late check-in after getting news of the delays.
Mayor meets with Finnish residents Thirty per cent of residents in Benalmadena are foreigners
PROBLEMS SOLVED: Residents expressed their views.
BENALMADENA Mayor, Paloma Garcia Galvez, met with almost 100 Finnish residents. The aim of the meeting was to resolve their doubts, know their demands and attend to
their suggestions. The meetings was held at the Innova Park in Arroyo de la Miel and focused on two matters: the benefits for foreign residents of registering on the local ‘padron’
(census) and plans to extend Benalmadena marina, a project which is expected to generate wealth for the town. The mayor was accompanied by Foreign Residents’ Councillor, Adolfo Fernandez, and Youth Councillor, Rafael Otero. They thanked the attendees for the interest they showed in local matters and for their collaboration in improving the town. The mayor and councillors also expressed their firm commitment to helping foreign residents in the town to integrate in municipal, social and cultural matters. Thirty per cent of Benalmadena residents are foreigners. To help
them integrate, the Foreign Residents’ Department holds meetings with associations to get to know their needs. Fernandez explained that language exchanges are held at the Casa de la Cultura in Arroyo de la Miel to help foreigners learn Spanish, and that they are invited to take part in local celebrations as well as organize their own. The Benalmadena Monthly newspaper is another aid to the integration of foreigners as it offers information on how the town is managed and the matters which interest them, in English, a language spoken by the majority of foreign residents.
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School direction SWISS financial group, Genint, has been named as the manager of the Marbella International University Studies Centre, which will open from next term.
Tourism fair A TOURISM fair was held at Arroyo de la Miel High School to promote tourism from the air, water, mountain and snow.
Limited access MALAGA Council has agreed to remove retractable bollards which were installed to reduce traffic in the city centre but will put other measures in their place.
Sport facilities FUENTE DE PIEDRA has started work on a padel tennis court at the local Sports Centre.
Women’s Day EVENTS will be held on March 8 around Benalmadena for World Women’s Day.
Adopt a pet MALAGA Veterinary Association launched a campaign to encourage people to adopt pets from shelters.
Goat control MEASURES are being taken by the Junta de Andalucia to control an outbreak of mange amongst mountain goats in the Estepona area.
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Life’s a beach in Mijas A RECENT Council Meeting approved changes which will make it possible for three ‘chiringuitos’ to achieve legal status. The changes to the General Plan for Urban Development (PGOU) for Mijas will benefit the Mi Capricho-Alhamar (built over a river) Lubina Sol (located over sewage infrastructure) and Casa Fuerte (located in a designated green zone). Urban Planning Councillor, Manuel Navarro, explained that all the facilities are public and all roads in the PGOU zoning laws are also public. Navarro said that in only one case Mijas would be required to compensate the loss of one green zone with the creation of another. Meanwhile, Mijas council is making efforts to make its beaches more attractive to tourists. Service providers must be licensed by the town hall and now regulations have been created to ensure they meet strict standards to project a uniform image along the Mijas coastline. All areas reserved for sun beds and shades will use the same shade of blue and all kiosks will be built from wood. Only qualified massage therapists will be allowed to operate on Mijas beaches.
Film winners THE winners of the 24Hour Film Challenge 2012 are a local team from San Pedro and the winning feature film is Dorfman with Elliott Gould. The award presentation will be held on Friday at the H10 Andalucia Plaza Hotel at 6.30pm. There will be a gourmet buffet dinner for €20. Reservations necessary on joanne.f7@gmail.com.
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Malaga mayor refuses to pay Metro monies THE Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, has refused to pay the €64 million for the Metro demanded by the Junta de Andalucia. The Department for Public Works and Housing is now under the management of the left-wing Izquierda Unida party. However, the mayor insists, the President of the Junta de Andalucia is still Jose
Antonio Griñan, the same as when the plans were first agreed. “He can’t look the other way now,” the mayor said. Griñana was president when Malaga Council reached an agreement with the Public Works representative in 2011, Josefina Cruz, and in 2009, when the former representative, Rosa Aguilar, said
that metro plans in Sevilla, Malaga and Granada would be treated the same, independently of what party the city mayor belonged to. “The current representatives want to forget all this and start from scratch” the mayor said, “but they can’t say one thing and then another.” The mayor insists that the final part of Malaga Metro must run underground, despite this costing more and the Junta de Andalucia wanting to run it above ground. The mayor was told Malaga already owes €32 million for work carried out, and would owe €31 million for what is left, if it is carried out above ground. Underground, the remaining amount would rise to €48 million. Meetings regarding the Metro are due in March and April, but until the matter of PREPARATIONS for Easter have begun on Benalmadena seafront, payment is resolved, the promenade and the local beaches ready to receive tourists. mayor refuses to discuss anything further.
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Work to transform underpass WORK above the underpass in San Pedro Alcantara is due to start in June and be finished by the summer of 2014. The project has been assigned to the Temporary Business Union of Comonsa and Bonifacio Solis and will cost €5.8 million. The mayor, Angeles Muñoz, said the project will transform the 54,700m2 area of San Pedro. Eleven projects were
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Parks and Gardens and Works and Operative Services departments. The project will be directed by local architect Juan Antonio Fernandez and local people will be hired to do the work which will include green areas, water feature, terraces, auditorium and play areas for children.
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Water quality CASARES residents can request reports on the quality of the sea for swimming, from June to September.
Local upkeep THE local council is carrying out work to improve Avenida de la Estacion in Arroyo de la Miel and Avenida de las Palmeras in Benalmadena Costa.
City deal ENTRANCE to the Carmen Thyssen Museum, Malaga will be €3.50 instead of €6 for city residents once approved by the council.
Good times PORT authorities have reported that in 2012, goods traffic increased by 6 per cent in Andalucia, while the national average was 3.9 per cent.
Art event THE council is backing the Art Meeting Point event at the Hydros local Hotel Boutique Spa & Wellness in Benalmadena.
50% rise RESIDENTS in the Sur del Torcal area of Antequera have complained the price they pay for water has increased 50 per cent.
Making a noise about permanent library THE Junta de Andalucia has asked the central government to go ahead with Malaga Provincial Library. The Junta representative for Culture and Sport, Luciano Alonso, announced he had sent a
letter to Education, Culture and Sport Minister, Jose Ignacio Wert. He proposes options which would allow the project to go ahead and asks for a rapid response. Alonso has suggested that the ideal location for the library is at
the Trinidad Convent, owned by the Junta de Andalucia. The Junta de Andalucia currently pays rent on premises for a provisional library. Since 1994 they have paid more than €4.3 million on the
upkeep, refurbishment and rental. When the contract is up in 2018, Alonso pointed out, the regional government will have paid €8 million and not a cent towards a permanent location for the library.
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Ex-mayor on fraud charges THE Provincial Manager of the Andalucian Youth Institute, Soraya Garcia, has been charged with embezzlement and document falsification. She will appear in court in Ronda in April, following a complaint made by the Mayor of Benaojan, Francisco Gomez. He accuses her of having hired a local resident while mayor of the town but the ‘employee’ never went to work. This was allegedly discovered once Gomez took over as mayor when one of the man’s relatives asked Gomez not to dismiss him, because he was on the payroll so he would later be entitled to unemployment benefits. Garcia says she is not worried and “can’t wait to testify and clear everything up.” She claims the man was hired through a social aid programme.
Less strife, fewer jobs throughout Andalucia ANDALUCIA is the Spanish region with the third lowest number of work conflicts such as strikes. In the past year, Andalucia has
seen 6.9 strikes per 100,000 companies, according to a survey carried out by Adecco employment agency.
This, together with the low percentage of people who take part in the strikes and the number of matters resolved in court make it the third lowest, only beaten by the Balearic Islands and Extremadura. Andalucia also has the third highest number of part-time employees (16.4 per cent) and the fifth highest number of people working from home (7.9 per cent). However, it also IT’S A BREEZE: Sailing competition at Sotogrande. has the highest unemployment level in Spain, with 34.6 per cent, and the fewest number of THE second NH Resort Circuit for sixth day of the circuit which companies per J80 monotypes was held in the has been ongoing since October inhabitant, with 23.2 sea off the coast of Soto- 2012. companies for every grande. The winner for the day was the 1,000 people. There were six races on the Herbalife ship.
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Helping defaulting families THE Junta de Andalucia Home Defence Office in Malaga help families in the province negotiate with their mortgage providers. The office opened four months ago and has helped 43 families hand over their mortgaged homes to the banks to pay off their debt. Eleven cases were given ‘social rent’ so they could remain in the home paying a lower monthly rate. In a further 20 cases they were given a period of grace to pay their debt, in four the auction of an embargoed property was prevented, and in 14, eviction was postponed. Most requests for help have been for financial matters and regarding homes in Malaga city, followed by Velez-Malaga, Torremolinos and Benalmadena.
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Security guard jailed for ambush of his colleague A SECURITY guard has been sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to pay €120,000 compensation for attacking a colleague. In February 2011, the victim was told to take over from his attacker who had problems with the company management as he was suspected of stealing equipment. There had also been complaints against him for leaving his post. However, he went to the building site in San Pedro Alcantara one night wearing a balaclava and armed with a truncheon and waited for the victim to start his patrol. He hit him in the face and sprayed him with pepper spray. Malaga Provincial Court ordered him to pay compensation to the victim for the injuries sustained, mainly to his right eye.
A MAN, 23, has been sentenced to two years in prison for attacking two people following a traffic accident in Malaga in 2010. He has also been sentenced to pay a fine of €780 and €5,000 in compensation to the two victims. When leaving a local disco, the man discovered that his girlfriend, while walking in the street in the area, had been involved in an accident with a van. He and another person, aged under 18 at the time, approached and attacked the driver, beating and kicking him, as well as assaulting the passenger. The victim was left unconscious.
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Vandals caught TWO youths, 21 and 17, were arrested in Malaga accused of causing damage to 24 parked vehicles. They smashed mirrors and pushed over mopeds.
Drug sales A MAN, 32, was arrested in Malaga for allegedly selling cocaine in the street in La Palmilla area. Local Police also seized €90 from him.
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Wanted man RECOVERED: Stolen dogs were traced by Guardia Civil.
Greyhounds stolen, races fixed GUARDIA CIVIL dismantled a network which allegedly stole greyhounds and fixed races in a €500,000 scam. Eight people were arrested and a further 29 were charged with fixing competitions, animal abuse, document falsification and robbery in Sevilla, Badajoz, Jaen, Madrid and Toledo. The investigation began following a report from the Royal Spanish Greyhound Federation when they found the DNA of a dog registered for a race coincided with one reported stolen. This particular dog was targeted by the network as they could obtain between €600
Car thefts RONDA has seen a rise in the number of cases in which cars are broken into and items are stolen from inside. In many cases, car radios were stolen.
Father fined THE father of a pupil at a Malaga High School has been
and €1,000 each time it was used to mount a female. The name and microchip of the awardwinning greyhound had been changed but it had never been registered to the person who appeared on documents as its owner. It was registered with the federation so the puppies could be sold. The clients knew the true identity of the dog or they would not have paid the high prices. Some of the members of the network worked in greyhound racing circles, meaning they could fix races, prizes and bets.
sentenced to pay a fine of €125 for calling the headmaster and head of studies “shameless” during a meeting in May 2012.
Gun threats A MAN, 45, was arrested in Malaga for allegedly threatening two children of 13 with a gun in a bar. He was also carrying a knife.
Gang arrest FOURTEEN people that forged documents for immigrants in exchange for money were arrested in Malaga, Almeria and Toledo.
Young thieves THREE youths were arrested in Mijas for stealing mopeds.
Briton’s arsenal discovered in removals container A BRITISH man, 63, was arrested in Estepona, after 138 unlicensed weapons were found. They included 106 knives, machetes and daggers; 14 pistols, including some from World War I and others
from before the American Civil War, and 18 shotguns and rifles. There were also banned weapons, such as a walking stick to fire ammunition, a silencer and telescopic viewfinders, and ammunition.
The items were found in a removal company container and the man claimed to be a collector, but he didn’t have licences for any of them. Some of the weapons had been modified for use.
LOCAL POLICE in Malaga arrested a man , 46, wanted for alleged drug smuggling in Melilla.
Teen injured A YOUTH, 17, suffered face injuries after an alleged knife attack in Plaza Solymar (24-hour square) Benalmadena at the weekend and had to be taken to Carlos Haya Hospital in Malaga. National Police are investigating.
Bait danger LOCAL POLICE, vets, Guardia Civil and Environmental Agents have joined forces to fight against poisoned bait in the Serrania de Ronda area. Several pets and wild dogs have eaten the poison, which local residents complain also endangers children.
Local abuser A MAN, 44, who was wanted for domestic abuse in Malaga was identified and arrested by Local Police in the city.
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Postman dumped letters A POSTMAN was arrested in Mazagon (Huelva) for allegedly dumping 610 letters in a pine forest so he
didn’t have to deliver them. They were found by chance earlier this year, although they dated from
August 2012. Complaints were registered in the area around that time. The letters included bills, taxes and
other documents. The man, who worked for Correos temporarily, has been released with charges.
Family gets money back on Paris trip A FAMILY got their deposit for a trip to Paris back after remaining in a travel agency in El Puerto de Santa Maria, Cadiz for four days.
Thirty members of the same family planned to travel to Disneyland, Paris, in August, to celebrate two communions and a
wedding. They put down a deposit of almost €4,000 with Agencias Vibo. However, when they discovered
Best paw forward for animal charity in Arroyo MORE than 500 people took their pets to the II Charity Party for Dogs in Benalmadena which was organised by charity APROBE. The event, which included a dog show with training exhibitions, raffles, activities for children, stands and musical performances,
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was held in Plaza de la Mezquita in Arroyo de la Miel. Almost 100 dogs of all ages took part in the competition. The event was sponsored by the Leon and Huse Veterinary Clinic, and there was a bar, as well as a stand with items from the APROBE charity shop.
The mayor, Paloma Garcia Galvez, attended the event, accompanied by the councillor for the environment, Inmaculada Hernandez, and other council members. The mayor thanked APROBE for its work, sand the local police for making a charity calendar.
the situation of tour operator Orizonia, they decided to get their money back. Staff told them they didn’t have the cash to pay them back. However, they went to the agency from 9.30am to 1.30pm and from 4.30pm to 8.30pm every day for four days until the office was closed down. One of the employees contacted Barcelo Viajes, which has bought part of airline Orbest and 150 Vibo offices, despite not knowing herself whether she will be paid. The Barcelo offices in Jerez de la Frontera gave them back the money they had paid. However, they BEST FRIEND: Local councillor have been told this is an Enrique Moya meets a friend. exceptional case.
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Police training THE Royal Gibraltar Police (RGP) has launched a new Police Trainee scheme which aims to give teenagers the chance to learn about the daily life of a police officer.
Ship ahoy A 39,000-TONNE cargo ship that broke down shortly after sailing from Gibraltar came close to running aground in the Strait but was assisted by rescue tugs.
Beauty back MISS Gibraltar 2012 Jessica Baldachino returned from Canada where she was invited by the Miss World Canada Office to visit.
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Population down THE population of the Serrania de Ronda area fell by more than 1.1 per cent in 2012, to 36,698 people, according to the National Institute of Statistics.
Free diesel A FILLING station in Mollina is offering free diesel to people who are unemployed and can prove they have children, a mortgage and are looking for work.
Working to integrate business women MARBELLA WOMAN’S WEEK 2013 will include the II International Forum on the Contemporary Woman on March 12 and 13. The event will be held at the Hotel Gran Melia Don Pepe, Marbella, also the main sponsor. Isabel Cintado, Delegate for Equality, and Francisca
Caracuel, First Vice President of the Malaga Bureau City Office, will be taking part in the event, which also has the full support of various authorities including Malaga City Council, CADE Marbella, Marbella Exclusive and CIT Marbella. Marbella Woman’s Week will
Charity coffee BARS and restaurants can join ‘Operation Coffee’ to raise funds to prevent malnutrition amongst children by giving €0.10 for each coffee served to ‘Accion contra el Hambre’.
Cultural area COIN Town Hall has requested that the Junta de Andalucia Culture Department classify the historical centre as an Asset of Cultural Interest.
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comprise two days of debates with the aim of brainstorming viable ideas and alternatives to help women in all aspects of their lives, with the participation of panels of experts made up of business women, professionals and journalists. The conference, dedicated exclusively to women’s issues, aims to promote the message of equality, integration and diversity through the Costa del Sol. As in the first edition, also taking part in the proceedings will be leading professionals, who have previously been involved in the International Congress of Women Directors or Madrid Women’s Week. Xanit Hospital Internacional, one of the event’s sponsors will be offering free representatives launch the new centre. health checks to all participants and delegates. There will be both Spanish and English Isabel Cintado. speaking participants to It is a “light, modern and welcoming the forum. The initiative space” where information will be aims to bring together provided regarding services the women of diverse association provides for those in need as nationalities resident on well as how to help. Donated items will the coast to allow their be on sale to raise funds. It will open integration with Spanish Monday-Friday, 10.30am to 2pm. business women.
Marbella Charity Corner MARBELLA council is supporting the ‘Charity Corner’ project launched by the Horizonte Proyecto Hombre Association. The ‘Charity Corner’ was opened in the local Edificio Alfil, in the presence of the Social Welfare Councillor, Manuel Cardeña and other local councillors, as well as the president of the association,
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More German tourists expected THE number of German tourists on the Costa del Sol is expected to rise by 1.5 per cent this year. The President of the Costa del Sol Tourism Board, Elias Bendodo, explained that 2013 will be a very important year for tourism, both for the number of visitors and the amount of income. He said the Tourism Board is also optimistic about opening to new markets. He said that figures for January had been positive, while in other destinations throughout Spain, they had fallen. The number of arrivals at Malaga Airport rose by 4.8 per cent in January compared to January 2012. Next week, the Costa del Sol Tourism Board will travel to the International Tourism Fair in Berlin, Germany, in order to attract German tourists at a time when the economy in Germany is predicted to strengthen. The aim is to increase the number of direct flights to Malaga, which is why meetings will be held with major airlines and tour operators.
Ryanair to reduce flights RYANAIR plans to reduce the number of flights it operates from Spanish airports. It has announced plans to cancel flights from Asturias and Bilbao, and reduce them in Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla and Valladolid. This will lead to the company
transporting 5.4 million fewer passengers this year. The decision has been taken, the company said, mainly due to the rise in airport taxes. If the Spanish government and Airport Authorities (Aena) rectified their “unjustified and unjust decision” to increase taxes,
they added, 5,000 jobs and the flights could be saved. Airport taxes were increased in July last year and again by 8 per cent this year, the airline complains. “Ryanair will continue to expand in other European airports offering low-cost flights” a spokesman said.
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Firefighters open day MIJAS fire fighters are preparing to honour their patron saint, San Juan de Dios, with an ope n house at Las Cañadas Pavillion next Sunday. The festivities will run from 10am to 3pm.
For nature EXPERTS from 19 countries took part in a workshop for the International Nature Conservation Union held at Malaga Botanical Gardens.
New paving WORK is being carried out to improve the appearance of Avenida Ciudad de Melilla, Benalmadena with new pavements and gardens.
Cyclist hurt A 66-YEAR-OLD cyclist was slightly injured when she was involved in a collision with a vehicle in Avenida de España, Estepona.
Beach restaurant plan is stressful
By Dilip Kuner RESIDENTS are up in arms at plans to build a huge bar restaurant on the sea front near an ancient site. Owners of the 500 properties, 70 per cent British expatriates, of the Guadalmansa community, in Estepona say the proposals to build the 250 square metre ‘chiringuito’ on a frontline plot will blight the area. Diego Echavarria, lawyer and administrator of the community said: “The plot is considered by the town hall as a public green area.
It is also considered a ‘special protection area’ due to archeological ruins just 60 metres away. “There is an Arab tower from the middle ages which is also protected by the Junta de Andalucia.” And, he added that there is already another chiringuito just 200 metres away. But despite that the concession to run the bar has been granted. Echavarria said: “The residents are very stressed by the situation. “Once again, the politicians are creating
difficulties in one of the best areas of Estepona. The chiringuito is just 70 metres away from one of the complexes. It will ruin the landscape. It is in the middle of a green area.” He added that community representatives had a meeting with the council. “They said everything is legal and OK, but I do not agree.” Now the master community is to hold a meeting with the Junta de Andalucia. “They need to give permission as well. I do not think that has been done.”
Murder cover up teen’s release THE teenager jailed for covering up the death of Sevilla teenager Marta del Castillo, will be released next Friday. Marta, 17, went missing on January 24, 2009. Sevilla Provincial Court sentenced her ex-boyfriend, Miguel Carcaño, to 20 years in prison. Their friend, known as ‘El Cuco’, was tried as a minor (under 18) in January 2009 for covering up the crime, and sentenced to two years and 11 months in a centre for minors. He was acquitted of murder although the court that tried Carcaño considered it proved that Carcaño and ‘El Cuco’ put Marta’s body in a wheelchair and disposed of it with the help of an unknown third person.
The Minors’ Judge and Sevilla Provincial Court took into account the time he had spent remanded in an apartment under surveillance in Cadiz and the restraining order which prevents him from going to Sevilla. Marta’s parents appealed for a longer sentence based on the “extra pain” the boy had made them suffer by failing to reveal where the girl’s body is, but the Provincial Court rejected this and he was eventually sent to the centre in October 2011. In June last year he was ordered to be kept under surveillance for a further 12 months for breaking the restraining order banning him from coming within 50 kilometres of the victim’s family.
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Opera at the Cervantes THE Cervantes Theatre in Malaga put on a very Spanish remake of Donizetti’s opera Lucia de Lammermoor. Lucia was played by sopranos Minerva Moliner and Dolores Lahuerta, accompanied on stage by tenor Miguel Borrallo and baritones Carlos Andrade and Javier Galan.
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Top prawn QUIQUE Dacosta, who runs the three Michelin star restaurant bearing his name in Denia, will be judging a cookery competition. The international competition for creative dishes featuring the Denia red prawn will be held in the indoor market on March 5.
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DOLPHIN: Residents find dolphin on Torrevieja's Playa del Cura beach
Business help AN innovative new project has been set up to help entrepreneurs in Javea. Estrategia Comboi has opened its premises to offer help to business people. They will have access to advice as well as help with communications and online marketing.
Children’s fair A CHILDREN’S fair may be set up by the town hall during Teulada’s Sant Vicent Ferrer fiesta in April. It would include a train, Ferris wheel and games.
Porn allowed AN Alicante street is to be the scene of a porn film after town planners gave permission for producer Wet Dreams to carry out the controversial shots in Avenida Pintura Xavier Soler.
Dust settles PEGO homes have been covered in a cloud of dust, thanks to blasting at a quarry in nearby L’Atzubia. Some neighbours have complained that the noise and dust from the activity is harmful to health.
Pool reopens ALTEA’S covered and heating municipal swimming pool has reopened after €30,000 of improvements. Swimmers had complained about the water temperature and state of the showers. It will be open from 7.30am to 10pm.
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Dustmen’s strike UNION representatives are in talks with Urbaser, the innovative solution led waste management company, over refuse collectors pay demands.
Mugger in court POLICE have arrested an alleged mugger who waited outside bars for his victims. The 20-year-old masked robber threatened his victims with a knife in the village of El Ejido.
Dolphin found on beach THE body of a dolphin was found washed up on the Playa del Cura beach in Torrevieja. The adult striped dolphin, almost two-metres in length and weighing 120kg, showed no obvious signs of what may have been the cause of death.
Municipal Biologist, Juan Antonio Pujol said that this species of dolphin is prone to suffering from viral diseases that affect the respiratory system which could have caused the death. An autopsy will be carried out to confirm the cause.
Death by nuts
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ALBOX firefighters arrived too late to save a man who was crushed to death by a bag of almonds in a Velez Rubio warehouse.
A MOTORCYCLIST has died in Callosa de Segura after losing control of his bike and leaving the road, falling in to a ditch. The 48-year-old was not wearing a helmet.
THE Nerja Municipal Band took part in a concert at the School of Music of the National Conservatory in Lisbon, Portugal.
Highest peak A CLIMBER from Almeria was part of a four-man team who scaled the Aconcagua, the highest mountain peak in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
Athletes gather MORE THAN 200 athletes will gather in the town of Macael next month to participate in the National Championships for people with intellectual disabilities.
Building inspection 3,053 BUILDINGS in Almeria City are over 50-years-old and will have to pass a technical building inspection or face remedial work.
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Cocaine found POLICE have arrested a man when they found 17.5g of cocaine in his pocket during a routine patrol in urbanisation La Zenia. The substance was not cut and had an estimated street value of €2,000.
A MAN, aged 54, suffered burns to his scalp following a fire in his home on the third floor of an apartment block in Torrevieja. Two floors of the building were evacuated.
RECICLADOS La Estrella collected a total of 68,832 kilos of used cooking fats from catering establishments in the municipality during 2012.
MALLORCA
Hours agreed
Russian tourism
THE new working hours of 37.5 hours per week for Orihuela's municipal workers has been agreed with all the unions following negotiations.
THE Balearic Government along with Secretary of State for Tourism met with Russian Tour operators in Palma to explore ways to increase the flow of Russian tourists that visit the Islands.
Dia del Árbol ORIHUELA COSTA celebrates the ‘Day of the Tree’ this Friday at the children’s/health park in La Zenia, near the old bridge, from 10am. Pupils from two local schools will participate.
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Fat recycled
Street project RENOVATION of calle El Barrio is due to start. The project has a current budget of €280,000 and is presently scheduled to be completed in four months.
Dino park A DINOSAUR theme park is to be created on a defunct painballing site in Sineu following the final approval from the Mallorca Council.
MBE awarded PEDRO A SERRA – founder of Mallorca’s first English language newspaper the Majorca Daily Bulletin – has been awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II.
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Stat of week January saw 4.6 per cent fewer UK tourists visiting Spain compared to a year ago. Total international visitors were 2.6 per cent down.
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Bosses say ‘no more Miss’ Beauty contest company latest victim of crisis MISS ESPAÑA is bankrupt. The company which organises the Miss Spain beauty contest is insolvent, announced the Official State Gazette (BOE). The company has taken the first steps towards bankruptcy proceedings and has gone into voluntary administration. In the contest’s heyday, securing the Miss Spain title launched lucrative, celebrity careers for many young women.
Spanish company looking to offload SPANISH company Abertis is considering offloading Cardiff, Luton and Belfast airports from its assets. The group owns Cardiff and Belfast airports and operates Luton under a long term deal. Abertis, which either owns or runs 29 airports around the world, is carrying out a review of all its airport businesses. It has signed up AZ Capital and Citi to look into the division, valued at £900m (€1.02 billion) with the possibility of a sale or part sale on the agenda.
At the moment the Welsh Government is undertaking a due diligence process with the aim of buying Cardiff Airport by next month in a deal worth about £50million (€56.9 million). However, if a deal cannot be sealed Abertis could put Cardiff Airport up for sale alongside its other airports. Abertis’ portfolio currently includes telecommunications, car parks and motorways. In Spain it has been hard hit by the recession with big falls in toll road revenues.
Not least among them is Baroness Carmen ThyssenBornemisza, now more often identified as a patroness of the arts than a beauty queen. The contest has struggled financially for some years and was not held last year. Both Telecinco and Marina d’Or pulled out as sponsors and Andrés Cid Fernandez, owner of the contest rights since 1990, sold them in January 2011 for €3 million.
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Orange alert MOBILE PHONE company Orange España made a net profit for the first time last year. It had a turnover of €4,027 million, 0.9 per cent more than in 2011.
Belt tightened LUFTHANSA earned €990 million last year but could decide to dismiss 3,500 employees, 2,500 in Germany.
IOU time BOLIVIA promised a ‘solution’ for expropriated Spanish companies, Red Electrica Española, Iberdrola and Abertis.
Spanish giant expands in UK FERROVIAL is moving into the UK in a big way with a £385 million (€445 million) deal for Enterprise. The Madrid-based business has made the move for the services company in an effort to double its UK trade. But the deal must be confirmed by the European Commission first. If given the go ahead Enterprise will be absorbed into Amey, Ferrovial’s UK arm. Its total workforce would be
21,000 with annual revenue of £2.3 billion (€2.66 billion) and an order book of £8.2billion (€9.48 billion). Currently Amey has more than 11,000 employees and works with clients in a range of sectors including justice, aviation, and education. Enterprise has 9,600 employees and provides environmental, property and utilities services as well as road maintenance.
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Fall in trade union income and members THE CCOO trade union is losing members and money. By the end of 2012 the union had 1,143,000 members, 60,309 fewer than in 2009 when membership peaked at 1,203,309. Revenue has fallen correspondingly. In 2009, CCOO had an income of €159,290,850; this rose to €162,131,212 in 2010, but fell to €156,800,914 in 2011. General category members – including pensioners and the unemployed – with an income of more than €700 a month pay monthly dues of €11.10. Members earning less than this pay €6.70 a month, with a lower rate of €5.50 for pensioners, students and unemployed without benefits.
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The loss of union members and income has been a principal concern since Ignacio Fernandez Toxo took over as secretary general in 2008, union sources revealed. Family budgets have had to be adjusted to cope with unemployment and wage and pension cuts, with a “significant increase” in STATE-OWNED coal mining group Hunosa is resignations, said suing Grupo Alonso for misappropriation. More CCOO. At best, than 528,000 tons of coal, worth €46 million, members are switching stored with companies belonging to the group from the general to the have disappeared since 2009. reduced category.
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More cash flowing into public coffers BETTER tax revenues helped the public finances to an £11.4 billion (€13.2 billion) surplus, the best for five years. But Chancellor George Osborne still faces an uphill struggle to meet his borrowing target for the 2012/13 financial year.
£££ MOTORISTS have been warned that pump prices could soon hit a record high. The AA said sterling’s slide and market speculation could push
MARIANO RAJOY: Election promises.
Rajoy versus Keynes as labour market reforms L
ABOUR market reforms are heralded at home and abroad as the basis for Spain’s improved economic performance. The shake-up, announced a year ago has reduced labour costs and made exports more competitive, although this has come at a price. Collective bargaining between employer and employees has been John Keynes radically deregulated while wages have been cut. Cheaper, easier dismissal has destroyed more jobs than it has created. These reforms are one of the few election promises that Mariano Rajoy has been able to keep. But they have not reduced unemployment and they merely redistribute the few jobs that are available, wrote Bob Hancke in The Guardian, recently. There is also growing unease outside Spain, which its European neighbours see as a new and aggressive competitor, whose low labour costs will invite future investment. “For every job in the ‘competitive’ Spanish car industry, another is gone in the French, Italian, Belgian, Swedish or German,” wrote columnist Bob Hancket. “Beggar-thy-neighbour policies of this kind never increase the number of jobs, as Keynes pointed out more than 75 years ago,” Hancke continued.
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prices to record levels by Easter. The average cost of petrol in the UK is now 138.32p ( €1.60) per litre,
£££ BAE, the defence and aerospace
company saw its underlying profits fall 6 per cent to £1.89bn (€2.18 billion) in 2012. Defence cuts hit BAE’s US business, which accounts for 40 per cent of group sales.
£££ THE Weston family, which is behind Primark, Fortnum & Mason, and upmarket furniture store Heal’s, has given £65 million (€75.2 million) to charity after a bumper year of profits.
Historical step to nationhood better than squabbling states I SHOULD have been writing this and other articles from the UK, where I was expecting to spend some time, undergoing nonurgent medical treatment. But, as Rabbie Burns wrote: ‘The best-laid plan o’ mice and men gang oft agley’, and so it has been with me. My flight was booked, my pick-up at Gatwick arranged and my taxi to the airport this end ordered, all to no avail when my old heart decided to take a holiday, forcing me to make a hurried visit to ‘Emergencias’ at Torevieja hospital, my first experience of such a move. Now, unless you are one of those suffering Munchausen’s Syndrome, this is never going to be a happy time, but I have to say the staff could not be faulted. Tender loving care seemed to be top of the list, and although the many tests to which I was subjected were sometimes less than pleasant, the doctors and nurses rendered them bearable, and I was almost sorry when, after five days, they told me I could go home – but not to the UK, since I am still in no condition to fly. This was my first personal experience of the Spanish Health Service and I can only say how pleasantly impressed I have been. I hope I was a good patient and that I did not stretch the staff’s patience too far. Whilst in hospital with nothing better to do, I bought and read
UNITED SPAIN: Catalans and Basques should think hard about what they really want.
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several newspapers of various political views, finding it interesting how the same items of news are reported, or at least approached, including that of Cataluña’s proposed – or threatened, rather – separation from Spain. Now, I don’t usually write about this, feeling as I do that it
is a purely internal subject better left to the Spanish people, but one columnist – I won’t give his name, or that of the paper for which he writes – came up with some comments that I thought quite profound. He is clearly antiseparatism, his arguments being that as far as much of the world - including Europe believes, Spain has not moved on very far from the civil wars of the 19th century, and that this opinion has, and still does, tended to colour the way some Germans, French, Britons and others regard the nation and its people. Of course Spain has moved on since then. The post-Franco transition and constitution has broken through the almost traditional ‘estado de excepción’ that afflicted the country for centuries, to become not a group of squabbling states, each thinking itself independent, but a NATION. The Spanish nation that has abandoned its historical malevolent past to become a strong, proud European state. Perhaps the Catalans and Basques should consider very carefully whether their own pseudo-national pride has the right even to consider overturning such an historical advance. I shall say no more, suggesting only that a National vote might be the course to follow.
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Online dating boosts economies as singles keep looking for love IN times of crisis we’re told that it’s important for the public to continuously consume products and services, because this helps the economy to continue to thrive. If people stop buying, then the companies that produce the goods and services collapse and go into bankruptcy. By continuously buying, we can ensure the livelihood of companies and can help maintain employment rates. A look It all sounds logical at finance enough, but when things for females are tight and the media is full of doom and gloom Jane Plunkett and recession talk, it does jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews. make people think before LOVE BOOST: Online dating is big business. com putting their hand in their pocket to spend. sites reporting a 350 per cent increase in sign- reported to have earned the most financial There is one group of people, however, who ups in the last two months alone. Apparently its reward with an annual turnover of $280 million are not holding back on spending. A new report money well spent to join online dating at the (€212 million). German dating sites turned over reveals that people looking for love in their lives, moment as more and more singles are using this $268 million (€203 million), and French sites a total of $161 million (€122 million). are responsible for massively boosting platform to find love. With so many people nowadays in search of economies worldwide. The report’s statistics show that last year According to the report, online dating is almost 30 per cent of all relationships in the EU ‘The One,’ it seems that there is plenty of love to booming around the world, with some dating were formed online. British dating sites are keep our world economies ticking over.
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Less profit EMILIO BOTIN, Santander president, earned €3 million last year, 32 per cent less than in 2011. Santander’s €2,205 million 2012 profits were down 59 per cent on the previous year.
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Still waiting for mains water four months on I LIVE in Fuente Amarga and I was conected to Galasa mains water, that was until the deluge. It is now over four months ago and we have been without water ever since. The torrent that swept down a gully exposed the pipework, which was just black rubber hosepipe. That being the case, the replacement of broken pipes should not be that difficult. After the first month of having to travel to fill bottles with water, I contacted Galasa only to be told that my details would be passed to their engineers and they would contact me! I have now repeated this five times and am still waiting. Now I and others have received a bill from Galasa for service charges! Is it legal to charge for a service that is not there? When you consider that only two months after the dreadful Japanese tsunami they had new roads and rail systems and water, are we living in a truly Thirld World country ? David S-H, Fuente Amarga (Almeria)
Great attitude MY wife and I have recently moved to Turre and of course we had heard all the usual stories about the Spanish mañana attitude. Our experiences have been completely the opposite. When we needed a new oven it was delivered right away, the two Spanish workmen
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use the (expensive) facilities of the person who had prevented me from parking for free! It is about time that Spain got up to date and provided the same modern facilities as France and Portugal, where towns provide basic services for a few euros or free. If camper vans are going to be banned from parking on any land except official sites overnight, then they will simply go elsewhere, taking their money with them! Peter Reales, Callosa De Segura (Alicante)
Sour grapes I NOTICED an interesting looking line of approximately 54 caterpillars. I picked one up and attached it to the end. Later I learned I had handled a dangerous insect that can cause skin irritation and/or nausea to adults, serious illness to children and death to dogs. It is known as the Processional Pine Caterpillar.
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made sure it was installed and working and were very pleasant and helpful. The same with a new fridge. When we had problems with tiles, a Spanish builder said he could be round in five minutes. Sure enough he turned up, gave a quote and did a great job. We certainly do not miss anything
about the UK and I haven’t bought an English newspaper since we moved. Why would I need one when I can get a good free read every Thursday! Steve Clarke, Turre(Almeria)
Service wanted THE manager of Camping International at La Marina is complaining (EWN Costa Blanca South, Issue 1441) that camper vans are staying in the free car park at El Pinet. Maybe he thinks that by getting camper vans banned from all places except official sites, this will increase his business. My opinion is that if I had to pay to park overnight, I would be unlikely to
Anna Jefferson-Smith is provoking diverse comments from some readers...
Just ludicrous
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AS a mature and intelligent woman, I would ask that you discontinue publishing ‘As I see it.’ I am not alone in finding this ridiculous, inane and puerile nonsense irritating. Obviously, it is complete fiction but, even so, at a time when people are struggling to make ends meet, it is highly insensitive. And the constant references to ‘daddy’ are just ludicrous. The excellent quality of articles by your other female writers are in stark contrast. Sue Frost, Moraira (Alicante)
I HAVE just read the article written by Ana Jefferson-Smith. Would she like a guy to look after her cats? Ten is a lot. I adore animals, and for some bizzare reason, they seem to like me. I’ve just arrived in Spain from France. Merci. Duncan (By email)
Oh mother! I WOULD like to know why the
EWN, a reputable and informative publication, gives any column space to Ana Jefferson – Smith. If it’s not Mummy having to live in Monaco for tax reasons while Daddy and Long Term companion Layla travel the world in the private jet, it’s weeping and wailing about Crispin the Cad. I can only think Daddy must own shares in EWN for you to publish this rubbish. D Clark (By email) Editor’s note: Ana’s Daddy does not own EWN shares. Also, many readers enjoy the column.
I THINK the manager of the Camping International La Marina is suffering from sour grapes. Many of the campers are pensioners and cannot afford to pay the high prices some of these campsites ask. All these people want is a care-free holiday, water and somewhere to empty their grey water and toilet waste. So Elche council, don’t drive campers to Camping International La Marina so we can be ripped off, use common sense, be camper friendly and boost local shops, bars and restaurants. W Winterburn Gran Alacant (Alicante)
Thanks all! I WAS really very surprised by the help I received while having a fractured hip and trying to keep getting about. I would like to thank friends and colleagues at Javea Computer Club, local shop keepers at Javea Arenal, friends and neighbours at Toscamar and our local supermarket, the local farmacia, people at Urbatenis , my vet, Help of Denia and finally Denia Hospital. From the caring and happy doctors and nurses, down through the chirpy meal suppliers and smiling cleaners, it was a pleasure! Mick Scarles, Javea (Alicante)
Police policed WITH reference to Ed Tarwinski (Grammar Police Letters Issue 1440) I think he should check his grammar before he corrects others. Does he not know that all adjectives of nationality begin with a capital letter and not the lower case in ‘spanish’ as he stated in his letter? R Macdonald, Torremolinos (Malaga).
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So IPTV it is then: Sky Doctor says
THE Sky Doctor celebrates their 13th year on the Costa del Sol with what could possibly be one of the biggest changes to life here for residents and frequent visitors in what is a very important subject: British Television. We have seen it all before, the fly by nights, the handymen, the DIY’ers, all trying to turn their hand to satellite and now IPTV systems. Other companies contacting us for our price structure, for advice, even sending us CV’s which we really should take as a compliment I suppose. What we have tried our hardest to achieve is to solve people’s problems without hassle, making sure they are happy with everything that we have supplied them with, “even if its their own equipment,” more importantly, ensuring they know how to use it and are confident using it. At present we are entering a different era, a different beast, as we have been telling people over the last four months you may be losing your BBCs/ ITVs. Even other companies have quoted “my exact words” on the subject and put it into print in other publications! Another compliment I guess... So what are we going to choose if/when we lose certain channels - BBC iPlayer, film on, sling box, free-view IPTV? I don't think so, as either they have a poor delivery method or as with some IPTV companies are not even based on the Costa del Sol! Some have only existed for six months and do not have a proven track record and their infrastructure of networking and deliverance of IPTV is either poor or lacklustre as their servers
and back up systems are just not up to scratch. So what system are we concentrating on? IPTV with a proven track record that has been in place for three years, serving Scandinavian and Russian clients. The data centres that give you all of your television channels have 24/7 on-site technicians monitoring the network. The equipment is co-located at two data centres in different countries meaning in the unlikely event of a ‘failure,’ there is always a back up system in place ensuring your happy viewing at all times. This may sound like a big statement but this IPTV system is the only one in the world offering you the channel list, back up service, pay-as-you-go TV and new products that can be added to your IPTV box once it’s installed. Channels that are offered are not just BBCs/ITVs, 4 and 5s but movies, sports, documentaries, lifestyle and culture, kids, news, Irish, everything that you would normally watch on your television. You need to have an internet speed of 2mb and that is it, no dishes, no cards to update, no breaking up of pictures due to rain and no ‘no satellite signal is being received’. The new IPTV is an excellent alternative to our favourite satellite provider which is why we have named it The Sky Doc IPTV box! Mark Wood, ‘The Sky Doctors’ www.theskydoctor.com info@theskydoctor.com 0034 952 763 840 0034 635 400 099 0044 (0) 7814 789 573 Facebook.com/theskydo ctors.
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4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Perfection Nick Knowles hosts the general knowledge quiz show. 4:45pm Escape to the Country Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home in the country. 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 7:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 8:00pm The One Show If it's got Britain talking then it will get talked about on The One Show. 8:30pm EastEnders Patrick is angry and upset when Denise arranges a carer to look after him. 9:00pm Waterloo Road 10:00pm Child of Our Time 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Question Time
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5:25am Deal or No Deal 6:20am Countdown 7:05am Sali Mali Sali Mali and Jackdaw are puzzled when their lettuces keep getting eaten. Who could be responsible? 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs Peep hats make hoobelly groobelly flowerpots! 8:05am According to Jim 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond Robert is ousted as captain of the basketball team, and Ray has the captaincy thrust upon him. 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier Frasier is the butt of station shockjock pranks. 11:00am Secret Millionaire USA 12:00pm Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm What's Cooking? 2:45pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 3:45pm Countdown
6:10am Wildlife SOS 6:35am Wildlife SOS 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am Igam Ogam 7:20am Fireman Sam 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Olive the Ostrich 7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Roary the Racing Car 9:50am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Trisha 1:00pm Looney Tunes 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Dirty Great Machines 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Mentalist
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4:15pm Disney Shorts Classic animated short film by Disney. 4:20pm Abducted Drama in which the wife of a prison warden finds herself attracted to one of the jail's inmates. 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours After reviewing the situation, Lucas advises Vanessa that she should get back with Rhys. 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm Horsemeat and Other Food Shockers 9:00pm Murder Files Documentary series about murderers and their crimes. 10:00pm Jack Taylor Drama featuring the character created by author Ken Bruen. 11:55pm Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
12:05am Random Acts Channel 4's nightly shortform arts strand features a timid caterpillar and her butterfly bullies. 12:10am Embarrassing Bodies 1:15am Freaky Sleepers 2:10am A Great British Air Disaster 3:05am Dispatches The Disability Living Allowance helps more than three million people lead useful lives. 3:35am Time Team 4:30am War Horse: The Real Story 5:25am Deal or No Deal
12:50am Inside Hollywood Get your daily fix of the latest film and TV news from the USA. Presented by Mark Morris. 1:00am Super Casino 5:00am House Doctor Home improvement series. 5:25am House Doctor Highlights from the home improvement series presented by Californian interior designer Ann Maurice. 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge
12:20am Winterwatch 1963 - The Big Freeze 1:20am A Culture Show Special 1:50am Panorama Secrets of Helmand Panorama. 5:00am Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands 11:00pm Little Britain 11:30pm EastEnders Patrick is angry and upset when Denise arranges a carer to look after him. 12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family. 12:25am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family. 1:30am Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands 2:30am People Like Us 3:30am Little Britain 4:00am Don't Tell the Bride Only the bravest brides would let their groom organise the biggest day of their life, by himself.
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6:00am How to Write 6:30am History Hunt 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05am Saints and Scroungers 8:50am Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 9:20am Show Me the Monet 10:05am Great British Menu 10:35am Great British Menu It is decision time for the chefs from London and the South East. 11:05am Robbed, Raided, Reunited 11:35am HARDtalk 12:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news, plus top interviews and analysis. 12:30pm BBC World News The latest international news from the BBC. 1:00pm The Daily Politics Andrew Neil and Jo Coburn with the latest political news, interviews and debate. 2:00pm The One Show 3:00pm Coast 3:20pm Mastermind 3:50pm Britain's Heritage Heroes
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BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Top of the Pops 9:00pm Voyager: To the Final Frontier 10:00pm The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 11:30pm Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War 12:30am Britain's Most Fragile Treasure 1:30am The Sound and the Fury: A Century of Music 2:30am Top of the Pops 3:00am Rick Stein's Taste of Italian Opera 4:00am The Art of the Night
Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Got to Dance 7:30am Got to Dance 8:00am Glee 9:00am Glee 10:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Terra Nova 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Got to Dance 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Arrow 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00am A League of Their Own 1:00am Road Wars 2:00am Road Wars 3:00am Brit Cops: Frontline
Crime 4:00am Terra Nova 5:00am Stargate SG-1
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them to almost certain death shudders to mind. No, 21 to vote and 21 to fight. Makes far more sense to me. I’m all ears. I, as most of us I’m sure, welcome the far overdue decision to make sure doctors in the UK are to be tested in their knowledge of the English language before being allowed to practice. I do sincerely hope, however, that those who set these particular tests are also well versed in the language of our British medical society. ‘How are you’? ‘Take one of these three times a day’ and ‘next’ doesn’t quite hack it for me. Oh and in the light of the recent court fiasco, could these exams also be extended to take in those elected for jury service and indeed anyone who seeks to integrate into the far too generous British society and way of life? Have a good week. Keep the Faith Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com.
THAI airport customs seized more than 2,000 live snakes hidden in cargo. The reptiles, worth €15,000 were stashed in 200 fruit boxes heading to Hong Kong.
Orange alert ITALY holds an annual Battle of the Oranges in the village of Ivrea where hundreds of people participate in a huge citrus fruit fight.
ENDS COLUM
OWER the voting age of British subjects to 16? Have they all completely taken leave of their senses? Apart from the extremely rare exception, most teenagers are not aware, or frankly even care about the intricacies and often devious workings of the political parties who infest our lives like incurable lice. In the first place children of 16 are more EAPY EE likely to vote in the SAYS IT latest rap sensation than any candidate OTHERS THINK IT LEGAL AGE: 21 should be the age to vote and fight. from a major political party. And why not? Before you all should lead them on to the field of They’re children for heaven’s sake. begin screaming I am undermining battle or through the battlefield of Let ‘em enjoy it. Plenty of time to our brave troops, nothing could be life. involve them in the affairs of the so further from the truth. I have the The elderly masters of war have called adult world, which will utmost respect and admiration for been sending our young men and undoubtedly blight the rest of their our armed forces. women to an early grave for much existence. What I truly believe is that no too long. If they’re allowed to Frankly I think that even 18 is too young person should be exposed to continue unchecked, who knows young. Which brings me to the active service until they too are 21. how far they will endeavour to take argument that if they’re old enough This should also be the age they it? The sickening sight of Adolph to kill they’re old enough to vote. A are allowed to vote. At 21 they are Hitler congratulating the children of five year old can pull a trigger. far more capable of deciding who his youth brigades before sending
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Sweet revenge CHILDREN at a US Primary School were caught smoking and inhaling crushed Smarties and sherbet. The school has banned all sweets from the school as punishment.
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3:35am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:15am Operation Hospital Food with James Martin 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Saints and Scroungers 12:45pm Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 2:30pm BBC London News 2:40pm Doctors 3:10pm Only Fools and Horses
4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Perfection Nick Knowles hosts the general knowledge quiz show. 4:45pm Escape to the Country Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home in the country. 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Antiques contest. 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 7:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Mary and Martha 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show
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6:00am Human Planet 7:00am Homes Under the Hammer 8:00am Saints and Scroungers 8:45am Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 9:15am Show Me the Monet 10:00am Athletics 1:00pm The Daily Politics Andrew Neil with the latest political news, interviews and debate. 2:00pm The One Show If it's got Britain talking then it will get talked about on The One Show. 2:30pm The Weakest Link 3:15pm Mastermind John Humphrys poses the questions in the classic quiz. 3:45pm Britain's Heritage Heroes John Craven and Jules Hudson champion British crafts.
4:20am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning A vibrant mix of showbiz news, fashion, cookery, gardening, travel, advice and DIY. 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast. 12:30pm This Morning A vibrant mix of showbiz news, fashion, cookery, gardening, travel, advice and DIY. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm Dinner Date
5:25am Deal or No Deal 6:20am Countdown 7:05am Sali Mali Sali Mali and Jackdaw spend a day learning about music. 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:05am According to Jim 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Secret Millionaire USA 12:00pm Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm What's Cooking? 2:45pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 3:45pm Countdown
7:55am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Roary the Racing Car 9:50am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Trisha 1:00pm Looney Tunes 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Dirty Great Machines 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Person of Interest
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4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show Footballing legend Gary Lineker joins Alan today, and Alfie Boe drops by for a chat and to perform. 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase Quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh. 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a national weather forecast. 8:00pm Emmerdale Brenda is in denial when she gets bad news. 8:30pm Coronation Street Katy impresses Ryan. Gloria discovers the truth about Eric. 9:00pm Wild Britain with Ray Mears 9:30pm Coronation Street Karl pushes his luck. Chesney persuades a guilty Katy to return to work. 10:00pm Piers Morgan's Life Stories 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. 11:35pm Gladiator
4:30pm The Common Denominator 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed It's feedback time, and the rival owners meet to find out what they've been paid. 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Seamus reveals his uncertainties about Nate. Will Dodger admit how he really feels to Theresa? 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Come Dine with Me 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 10:30pm The Last Leg 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man Funnyman Alan Carr returns to Channel 4 with the tenth series of his award-winning chat show. In his inimitable way he welcomes viewers to his sofa for a Friday night full of celebrity chat, top musical guests and general mischievous mayhem.
4:15pm Love's Everlasting Courage A young farming family struggling to make it on the western frontier fall on hard times during a two-year drought. When mother gets sick and dies, her husband and daughter are left to pick up the pieces. Friends and family members unite to help them through their time of need, proving that anything can be overcome with a lot of love and a little faith. 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away As Maddy's health deteriorates Spencer calls Roo for help. 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm Police Interceptors 9:00pm Ice Road Truckers 10:00pm The Mentalist 11:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Crime drama. 11:55pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Crime drama.
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12:05am Paddy's TV Guide 12:55am Random Acts 1:00am Hot Shots! Part Deux Charlie Sheen returns as Topper Harley in Jim Abrahams' comedy sequel. 2:30am 2 Broke Girls 2:55am Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 3:20am Bob's Burgers 3:40am Happy Endings 4:05am Southland 4:45am St. Elsewhere 5:30am Deal or No Deal
12:55am Inside Hollywood Get your daily fix of the latest film and TV news from the USA. Presented by Mark Morris. 1:00am Super Casino 5:00am Motorsport Mundial The latest motor racing action from around the world. 5:25am House Doctor Californian interior designer Ann Maurice helps home owners sell their property. 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge
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12:20am Armageddon
BBC3 8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes 8:10pm Doctor Who 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride Only the bravest brides would let their groom organise the biggest day of their life, by himself. 10:00pm World's Craziest Fools 10:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:00pm Come Fly with Me 11:30pm EastEnders A confused Sharon makes a life-changing decision after arguing with both Phil and Jack. 12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family. 12:25am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am American Dad! 1:30am Being Human 2:30am The Year of Making Love 3:25am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 4:25am Russell Howard's Good News
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Ben Affleck.
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Baremboim and Boulez at the Proms 9:40pm Pop Go the Sixties 10:00pm Dusty Springfield at the BBC 11:00pm Definitely Dusty 12:00am Dusty Vintage episode of Dusty Springfield's 1960s TV series, featuring special guest Scott Walker. 12:25am Classic Soul at the BBC 1:25am Steve Winwood: English Soul 2:25am Dusty Springfield at the BBC 3:25am Definitely Dusty 4:25am Dusty Vintage episode of Dusty Springfield's 1960s TV series, featuring special guest Scott Walker.
Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Got to Dance 7:30am Got to Dance 8:00am Glee 9:00am Glee 10:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Terra Nova 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Got to Dance 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm John Bishop's Only Joking 10:00pm Stella 11:00pm An Idiot Abroad 12:00am Spartacus: War of the Damned 1:15am Hawaii Five-0 -Ncis
Crossover 2:15am Road Wars 3:05am Road Wars 4:00am Terra Nova 5:00am Stargate SG-1
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:50am Snow Dogs 7:30am Mean Girls 9:10am American Pie 10:45am Rush Hour 12:30pm American Pie 2 2:15pm That Thing You Do! 4:05pm Little Nicky 5:40pm Chalet Girl 7:20pm Mean Girls 9:00pm American Pie 10:45pm American Pie 2 12:30am Rush Hour 2:15am Little Nicky 3:50am Cedar Rapids 5:20am That Thing You Do!
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:20am A Valentine's Date 7:00am Lucky Christmas 8:30am The
Chateau Meroux 10:10am Losing Control 11:45am Just Married 1:25pm The Artist 3:10pm What's Your Number? 5:00pm Anonymous 7:10pm Conviction 9:00pm The Artist 10:45pm What's Your Number? 12:40am Just Married 2:20am Boys Don't Cry 4:30am War Horse Sky Movies Special 5:00am The Tempest
SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:40am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers 7:25am Transformers: Dark of the Moon Special 7:55am The Saint 10:00am The Recruit 12:05pm Sahara 2:20pm Safe House 4:20pm First Blood 6:05pm Rambo: First Blood Part II 7:50pm Sahara
10:00pm Safe House 12:00am First Blood 1:35am Rambo: First Blood Part II 3:15am Rambo III 5:00am Circle of Pain
TCM 6:00am Kings of the Sun 7:55am Gunsmoke 8:55am Gunsmoke 10:00am Son of a Gunfighter 11:45am Legend of the Lost 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm 5 Card Stud 6:00pm The Kentuckian 8:00pm The Wreck of the Mary Deare 10:00pm Rocky 12:15am Phone Booth 1:50am Death Rides a Horse 3:45am Return of Sabata
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Andalucia day TOMORROW (Thursday) is Día de Andalucia (Andalucia Day) which commemorates the February 28, 1980 referendum on the Statute of Autonomy of Andalucia. This is when the Andalucian people voted for the statute that made Andalucia an autonomous community of Spain. Andalucia is composed of eight provinces: Sevilla (the capital), Malaga, Granada, Cordoba, Almeria, Huelva, Jaen and Cadiz. It is the most populated of the 17 autonomous regions in Spain, with 8,449,985 inhabitants, and the second largest in the country with 87,268km2. There are 771 municipalities in Andalucia. The regional body which
governs Andalucia is the Junta de Andalucia. The emblem of Andalucia shows Hercules between the two columns which legend places in the Strait of Gibraltar with an inscription at his feet reading “Andalucia for itself, Spain and Humanity” and an arch above him reading “Dominator Hercules Fundator.” The flag was created by Blas Infante, with green as symbol of hope and unity, and white for peace and dialogue. In many parts of the region, people decorate their balcony with the green and white flag and events are held on February 28 in town and city halls throughout the
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HE title is short but the consequences often complex, far reaching and can be around for decades. Where a couple, married or otherwise, decide to end the joint use of the family home following separation or divorce, the family home – whether jointly or privately owned by one partner – becomes the asset that is the subject of the greatest disputes and concerns, for many and obvious reasons, both personal and financial. In Spain, Courts have certain guidelines that they tend to stick to when deciding about who is to retain possession: ownership situation, existing judicial precedent, social inertia, mutual or unilateral decision (very often, one partner leaves willingly) and, most importantly, children. The following guidelines can help us understand what we can expect when in this situation: Where children are involved, 95 per cent of the times the use of the family home goes to the
SEPARATION: What happens to the family residence? mother, because she is granted custody in 95 per cent of cases. Where children are not involved, the judge can decide that possession, for a prudent period of time (some Courts establish this to be six to 12 months), goes to the non-owning spouse/partner if he/she is in more demand of protection (lack of income, financial situation, illness). Where children are not involved, the property is owned jointly and both parties are in a similar financial situation, the owning partner will have the right to enjoy possession. Where it is
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jointly owned, Courts expect partners to agree on its use failing which, the property is to be sold at public auction and the proceeds, if any, divided. If the property is not sold at auction, a common occurrence particularly where a large mortgage is registered, the Court can allocate the use of the property by alternate periods of time and, very exceptionally, it could even
be partitioned with a wall if the home lends itself to it. Situations of domestic violence are extremely complex because the male partner generally spends time in police cells, gets prosecuted and normally, regardless of the outcome of the proceedings, is given a restraining order that automatically means he is out of the family home. Antonio Flores
EMBLEM: Shows Hercules between the two columns. region. In some areas, especially in Malaga province, schools are closed for the Semana Blanca (white week). In the week before, events to celebrate Andalucia’s autonomous status and explain to children what this means are held, including a traditional Andalucian breakfast consisting of toast and olive oil. Another traditional event at schools is to sing the regional anthem, the ‘Himno de Andalucia.’ The anthem translates as follows: The green and white flag, returns after centuries of war, to say peace and hope, beneath the sun of our land. Andalucians, rise, demand land and freedom! Be for free Andalucia, Spain and Humanity. We Andalucians want to be again what we once were, people of light, who to men, we gave men’s souls. Andalucians, rise, demand land and freedom! Be for free Andalucia, Spain and Humanity.
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2:50am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 11:00am Saturday Kitchen 12:30pm Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking 1:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 1:05pm Regional News All the latest local news. 1:10pm Weather The latest weather information. 1:15pm Football Focus A look ahead to this weekends football action with interviews, expert opinions and highlights. 2:00pm The Shaggy Dog 3:30pm Athletics
4.00pm - midnight 5:25pm Final Score 6:20pm Animal Antics Derek Griffiths narrates an introduction to nature for preschool children. 6:50pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:00pm Regional News All the latest local news. 7:05pm Weather The latest weather information. 7:10pm Pointless 8:00pm Let's Dance for Comic Relief Celebrity-packed dance show in conjunction with Comic Relief. 9:25pm The National Lottery: In It to Win It 10:15pm Casualty 11:05pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 11:20pm Weather The latest weather information. 11:25pm Match of the Day
12:55am The Football League Show Highlights from the day's Football League games. 2:10am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:15am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
BBC3 8:00pm Merlin 8:45pm Doctor Who Science fiction series about the adventures of an alien time-traveller, known as The Doctor. 9:30pm Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 11:20pm World's Craziest Fools Mr T takes a look at some of the craziest clips from around the world. 11:50pm Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family. 12:12am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family. 12:35am American Dad! 12:57am American Dad! 1:20am Russell Howard's Good News 1:50am Russell Howard's Good News 2:20am World's Craziest Fools 2:50am Year of Making Love 3:50am Being Human
ITV
Channel 4
Channel 5
7:00am Preview 8:30am Great British Menu 9:00am Great British Menu 9:30am Great British Menu 10:00am Great British Menu 10:30am Great British Menu 11:00am A History of Britain Epic series exploring life's grand themes through Britain's rich and colourful history. 12:00pm Meet the Ancestors 12:30pm Map Man 1:00pm Indian Food Made Easy 1:30pm Mastermind Classic quiz show. 2:00pm University Challenge 2:30pm Dirk Bogarde Talking Pictures 3:15pm Doctor in the House
5:30am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 7:00am CITV 10:25am ITV News 10:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:25am My Tasty Travels with Lynda Bellingham 12:25pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist. 1:25pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 1:35pm Columbo Peter Falk dons the shabby mac and lights up a cheap cigar for more top drawer US detective drama. 3:35pm Celebrity Chase
5:30am Deal or No Deal 6:25am Countdown 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Will and Grace 8:25am FIM Superbike World Championship 8:55am The Morning Line 9:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:50am Frasier 11:20am Frasier 11:50am The Big Bang Theory 12:20pm The Big Bang Theory 12:45pm The Simpsons 1:20pm The Simpsons 1:50pm Undercover Boss USA 2:45pm Channel 4 Racing
5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge 6:10am Wildlife SOS 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Power Rangers Samurai A new generation of Rangers battle against the dark forces of the Netherworld. 11:35am Batman - The Brave and the Bold 12:05pm Looney Tunes 12:15pm Highland Emergency 12:45pm Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge Documentary series. 1:45pm Beat the Ancestors 2:45pm Mosquito Squadron
4:40pm Coast 5:25pm Athletics Coverage of all the latest action from the world of Athletics. 7:00pm Flog it! Trade Secrets 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Dad's Army He's throwing his weight around again! 9:30pm Natural World Special 10:30pm Howard Goodall's Story of Music 11:30pm First Grader
4:35pm Dragonheart 6:30pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather. 6:45pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 7:00pm You've Been Framed and Famous! 8:00pm Saturday Night Takeaway 9:15pm The Cube 10:15pm The Jonathan Ross Show 11:15pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news. 11:30pm Body of Lies
5:05pm Come Dine with Me 5:35pm Come Dine with Me 6:05pm Come Dine with Me 6:40pm Come Dine with Me 7:10pm Come Dine with Me 7:40pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:00pm 4thought.tv 8:05pm Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King 9:00pm Kevin Mccloud's Man Made Home 10:00pm Transporter 3 Olivier Megaton takes the helm for the third instalment in the high-octane action thriller franchise.
4:30pm Vera Cruz 6:20pm Chisum 8:25pm 5 News The latest news coverage. 8:30pm CSI: NY New York-based spin-off of the crime drama series. 9:15pm NCIS A team of special agents, operating outside the military chain of command, must investigate any crime with pieces of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel. 10:10pm NCIS A team of special agents, operating outside the military chain of command, must investigate any crime with pieces of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel. 11:05pm Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Drama series about an elite force based in New York which investigates sexually oriented crimes.
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4:30pm - Vera Cruz Western with Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster and Sara Montiel.
12:05am Jumper 1:45am Tim Minchin: Ready for This? 3:15am Southland 3:55am Hollyoaks Omnibus Darren concocts an elaborate plan to secure his family's future. 1:50am Jackpot247 4:00am In Plain Sight Drama about a U.S. Marshal attached to the highly secretive Federal Witness Protection Program. 4:45am ITV Nightscreen
1:00am The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
BBC4 8:00pm Britain's Natural World 9:00pm Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's 10:00pm Spiral 4: State of Terror 10:55pm Spiral 4: State of Terror 11:50pm Dusty Springfield at the BBC 12:50am The Beatles' Please Please Me - Re-Making a Classic 1:50am Top of the Pops 1978 2:20am Janet Jackson: Taking Control 3:20am Sounds of the 70s 3:50am Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's
12:05am Law and Order: Criminal Intent From the award winning Law and Order family, comes this outstanding companion legal crime drama Criminal Intent. This unique series integrates an additional psychological dimension into the storyline by exposing major crimes from the criminal's perspective. 1:00am Super Casino
Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Luton Airport 7:30am Luton Airport 8:00am Luton Airport 8:30am Got to Dance 9:00am Raising Hope 9:30am Raising Hope 10:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm Got to Dance 1:30pm Got to Dance 2:00pm Got to Dance 2:30pm Got to Dance 3:00pm Got to Dance 3:30pm Got to Dance 5:00pm Treasure Island 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm John Bishop's Only Joking 9:00pm An Idiot Abroad 10:00pm Stella 11:00pm Robbie Williams: Take the Crown 1:15am Miami SWAT 2:15am
Miami SWAT 3:15am Hawaii Five-0 -Ncis Crossover 4:15am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 5:05am Crash Test Dummies
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:20am That Thing You Do! 7:15am The Change-Up 9:10am Rio 10:50am Jesus Henry Christ 12:25pm Boat Trip 2:05pm Evolution 3:50pm Rio 5:30pm Without a Paddle 7:15pm The Big Year 9:00pm The Change-Up 11:00pm Road Trip 12:35am Boat Trip 2:15am Without a Paddle 3:55am Evolution 5:40am The Big Year
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 7:00am A Little Bit of Heaven
8:50am It's Kind of a Funny Story 10:40am Some Kind of Wonderful 12:20pm Super 8 35mm Special 12:50pm The Vow 2:40pm A Little Bit of Heaven
5:15pm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 7:45pm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 10:00pm Immortals
4:30pm The Conspirator 6:40pm Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Special 7:10pm It's Kind of a Funny Story 9:00pm The Vow 10:45pm The Help
12:00am Broken Arrow 1:50am Battle: Los Angeles 3:50am Money Train
1:15am Sisters and Brothers 2:45am Girl, Interrupted
SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:00am Circle of Pain 6:30am Fantastic Voyage 8:15am The Avengers Special 8:45am Over the Top 10:30am Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 1:00pm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 3:15pm Immortals
TCM 6:00am The Wreck of the Mary Deare 7:50am Gunsmoke 8:50am Gunsmoke 9:50am The Kentuckian 11:55am 5 Card Stud 2:05pm Bus Stop 4:00pm River of No Return 5:45pm The Thomas Crown Affair 7:45pm Rocky 10:00pm The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 12:05am Garden State 2:05am The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 3:55am Garden State
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2:15am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 8:25am Match of the Day Highlights and reaction to all of the latest football action. 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show Andrew Marr talks to key figures from politics, current affairs and the arts. 11:00am The Big Questions A series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues. 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:20pm Countryfile 2:15pm Bargain Hunt 3:00pm Call the Midwife
4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Walk on the Wild Side 4:30pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. 5:30pm Songs of Praise 6:05pm Penguins - Spy in the Huddle Documentary showing penguins in the wild. 7:05pm Deadly 60 on a Mission 7:35pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:50pm Regional News All the latest local news. 7:55pm Weather The latest weather information. 8:00pm Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm Mayday 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Regional News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Match of the Day 2
8:00pm Let's Dance for Comic Relief 2013 9:15pm The Sorcerer's Apprentice 11:00pm Being Human Contemporary supernatural drama about George and Mitchell, a pair of perennial outsiders. 12:00am People Like Us 1:00am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family. 1:20am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of an American family. 1:40am Being Human Contemporary supernatural drama about George and Mitchell, a pair of perennial outsiders. 2:40am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 3:40am People Like Us 4:40am Great Movie Mistakes 2011
Channel 4
7:00am Preview 8:10am Hot Enough for June 9:45am Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein Plantswoman Carol Klein shares with us a year in her garden at Glebe Cottage in North Devon. 10:15am A to Z of TV Gardening 11:00am Athletics Coverage of all the latest action from the world of Athletics. 12:40pm EastEnders Omnibus A round-up of the week's events from Albert Square. 2:30pm Masterchef Professionals Uncovered 3:30pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.
4:45am ITV Nightscreen 7:00am CITV 10:25am ITV News 10:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:25am Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. 12:25pm Dickinson's Real Deal Why let your antiques collect dust in the attic when you can sell them? 1:25pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 1:30pm Carry on Matron 3:15pm Doc Martin Comedy drama series about a top London surgeon who developed a phobia of blood.
6:00am Countdown 6:45am Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 7:10am The Hoobs The Hoobmobile wouldn't be much of a Hoobmobile without its wheels! 7:35am The Hoobs 8:05am Swisse Mark Webber Tasmania Challenge 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:05pm The Big Bang Theory Raj must find a job or he'll be sent back to India. 1:35pm The Big Bang Theory 2:05pm The Simpsons 2:35pm The Simpsons 3:05pm The Princess Diaries
4:15pm Athletics Coverage of all the latest action from the world of Athletics. 7:00pm Food and Drink 7:30pm The Sea King: Britain's Flying Past John Sergeant celebrates one of Britain's most iconic aircraft, the Sea King helicopter. 8:30pm Open All Hours Lovely corner shop comedy pairing those two masters of the sitcom, Ronnie Barker and David Jason. 9:00pm Top Gear Motoring magazine programme that tests and reviews the latest models of cars on the market, as well as covering older 'classic' models and news in the motoring world. 10:00pm A Horizon Special The Truth About Meteors. 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Dancing on the Edge Drama set in the early 1930s, following a black jazz band in London at a time of extraordinary change.
4:15pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:15pm You've Been Framed! Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters. 6:45pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather. 7:00pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 7:15pm Dancing on Ice 8:45pm All Star Family Fortunes 9:30pm Dancing on Ice Celebrity ice-skating contest, in which ten famous faces - all novices in the sport - take to the ice with professional partners in a bid to win viewers' votes and keep their place in the competition. 10:00pm Mr Selfridge New drama series telling the story of Harry Selfridge who arrived in London from Chicago in 1908 with a grand plan to open the finest department store in the world in just one year. 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news. 11:15pm Her Majesty's Prison: Aylesbury
5:25pm Time Team 6:25pm Deal or No Deal 7:25pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 7:55pm 4thought.tv 8:00pm Ottolenghi's Mediterranean Feast Yotam Ottolenghi travels the Mediterranean to demystify its cooking. 9:00pm Meteor Strike: Fireball From Space 10:00pm The Tourist
Channel 5 1:00am Super Casino 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Power Rangers Samurai A new generation of Rangers battle against the dark forces of the Netherworld. 11:35am Batman The Brave and the Bold 12:00pm Once Upon a Time 1:00pm Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 2:40pm See No Evil, Hear No Evil
4:30pm Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 6:45pm Beat the Ancestors 7:40pm 5 News The latest news coverage. 7:45pm Rocky 10:00pm Person of Interest 11:00pm Crank 2: High Voltage
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3:05pm The Princess Diaries
Anne Hathaway.
12:15am Room 101 12:55am The Sky at Night The world of astronomy with Patrick Moore. 1:15am The Apprentice USA 2:00am The Apprentice USA 2:40am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:45am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
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1:05am The Science of Sleep Gael GarcĂa Bernal's a quirky artist, Charlotte Gainsbourg the girl next door who's both drawn and deterred. Inventive ray of romance from the director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. 2:45am Holby City 3:45am Being Eileen Comedy series.
BBC4 8:00pm The Story of British Pathe 9:00pm Mark Lawson Talks to... 10:00pm Kings of the Ring 11:00pm Cinderella Man Romantic biographical drama. James Braddock was the washed-up 1930s boxer who could hardly pay his bills when he returned to the ring. Nobody gave Braddock a chance, but he kept winning, all the way to a title shot against the invincible Max Baer. 1:15am Mark Lawson Talks to... Mark Knopfler. 2:15am Definitely Dusty 3:15am Dusty 3:40am Word Up - Black American Pop at the BBC
12:15am Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights 1:15am The Store 3:15am Monk Crime drama series about a private police consultant with an obsessive-compulsive disorder. 4:00am ITV Nightscreen
12:05am The Quick and the Dead 2:05am Jack Whitehall: My Funniest Year Jack Whitehall takes to the stage of Hackney Empire and reflects on his funniest year: 2005. 4:00am 4funnies: Uncle 4:25am St. Elsewhere 5:15am Deal or No Deal
12:50am Urban Justice 2:45am Super Casino
Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Crash Test Dummies 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Luton Airport 8:30am Luton Airport 9:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:00am Road Wars 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm Dog the Bounty Hunter 2:00pm Dog the Bounty Hunter 2:30pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 3:30pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 4:30pm Raising Hope 5:00pm Raising Hope 5:30pm Futurama 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Got to Dance 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Glee 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00am Miami SWAT 1:00am
Miami SWAT 2:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 2:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 2:55am Dog the Bounty Hunter 3:20am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 4:10am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 5:05am Crash Test Dummies
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:40am The Big Year 7:20am Sweet Home Alabama 9:10am Mr Popper's Penguins 10:50am Serious Moonlight 12:20pm Wanderlust 2:00pm Bad Teacher 3:40pm Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 5:20pm Mr Popper's Penguins 7:00pm Sweet Home Alabama 9:00pm Wanderlust 10:40pm Bad Teacher 12:20am Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 1:55am Take Me Home Tonight 3:35am Fright Night
5:25am Cheaper by the Dozen
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 7:00am Take Me Home 8:45am My Week with Marilyn 10:30am One Small Hitch 12:30pm City of Angels 2:30pm Big Miracle 4:20pm War Horse 6:50pm Jane Eyre 9:00pm Big Miracle 11:00pm My Week with Marilyn 12:45am The Company Men 2:35am The Butcher's Wife
SKY MOVIES ACTION 6:05am Over the Top 7:50am Twister 9:45am The Avengers Special 10:15am Thor 12:15pm Captain America: The First Avenger 2:25pm Avengers Assemble
4:50pm Thor 6:50pm Captain America: The First Avenger 9:00pm Avengers Assemble 11:25pm The Avengers Special 11:55pm Your Highness 1:40am White Men Can't Jump 3:40am Avenging Force
TCM 6:00am The Sandpiper 8:15am Bus Stop 10:10am River of No Return 11:55am The Thomas Crown Affair 1:50pm Houseboat 4:00pm The Undefeated 6:20pm Wild Stallion 7:40pm Wagons West 9:00pm Wild Boys 10:00pm Payback 11:55pm Deadwood 12:50am Valdez is Coming 2:35am The Brotherhood 4:20am Valdez is Coming
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EBATING the state of the nation is superfluous for much of Spain’s population. For them, abstract debate in Madrid is window-dressing by the government and an ineffectual PSOE opposition. They have their own opinions and regarded Mariano Rajoy’s predictable promise of anticorruption measures as a sop. He scrupulously avoided mention of the former PP treasurer, Luis Barcenas, who stashed away a fortune in Switzerland and recently used Rajoy’s fiscal amnesty to launder some of it. Despite sacking him in 2009 for involvement in the Gurtel politicalfinancial scandal, the PP continued paying his social security payments until last December. The man who doled out salary top-ups from PP party funds clearly had to be looked after. Mentioning Barcenas and some of those – including Health minister Ana Mato’s ex-husband – who were paid with Gurtel money, would have been like shouting in an avalanche zone. The white-out would have ended in blackout and too many people would have been hung out
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Hard times
A weekly look and not entirely impartial reaction – to the Spanish political scene
By Cassandra Nash IF banks give in to social pressure to accept mortgaged properties in lieu of further payment, this could make it harder for families to access credit, Rajoy told parliament. In the good old days before sub-prime mortgages toppled the first domino that triggered a global chain, these loans were not easy to obtain. If mortgages had been harder to acquire during the pre-2008 building boom, times would be less hard now. is too soon to consider fitting him with an electronic tag, the Public Prosecution Office says. Surely it THERE are multiple, convincing would be more realistic to say indications that disgraced Luis that it is too late to give him a Barcenas committed crimes but it Peckham Rolex?
Like clockwork
BUDDY HOLLY grew up on the forlorn Western Texas plains about as far away as imaginable from upbeat music centres or downbeat metropolitan cultural cores. Buddy’s sound was his own. It was new, rebellious, had an inventive beat and rhymed with the times. His friends formed a group, and from their first recording Buddy Holly & The Crickets were a success. Just about every decade since Buddy’s tragic death one of his songs is re-recorded to remind us of his unique style and our loss with his 1959 death still honoured in the uncanny early ‘70s Don Maclean hit American Pie that lives on today. Many still remember the tune and most words. “A long, long time ago, I can still remember, how that music used to make me smile. And I knew if I had the chance, That I could make those people dance, And maybe they’d be happy for a while. But February made me shiver, With every paper I’d deliver, Bad news on the doorstep... I couldn’t take one more step. I can’t remember if I cried, When I read about his widowed bride,
JOSE BONO: Almost always choosing the wrong person when holding primaries.
Sour grapes “ALMOST always we chose the wrong person when we held primaries,” said Jose Bono, former socialist cabinet minister and ex-
president of the Castilla-La Mancha region. He meant he hasn’t forgiven being passed over for Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero as PSOE secretary general in 2000.
Putting their money where their mouth is SPANISH actors and directors lashed out at government austerity measures during the Goya film awards ceremony. “Spain does not need a Depardieu,” Cristobal Montoro, Treasury minister said, referring to the French actor who went to Belgium where he pays less tax. Do you know why? “Some of our actors do not pay taxes here.” Hello? If Spain’s actors are concerned, they should ensure their taxes go to their own country.
February and it’s raining in my heart! Ric Polansky Fifty four years after US rock star Buddy Holly died in an Iowa air crash his memory still lives on, as long-time Spanish resident Ric Polansky - himself an American - nostalgically recalls.
BUDDY HOLLY: Fifty-four years since the singer died in a plane crash. But something touched me deep inside, the day the music died.” Lennon and McCartney were influenced by Holly...along with many other global superstars. With rock music young in the ‘50s, the only way to make it grow was to roll it to the masses. A bus tour was arranged in the winter of ´58 - ´59 and the books say it ended in Mason City, Iowa, where I grew up. But Buddy’s last venue was in nearby Clear Lake. After performing, Buddy hired a plane from Mason City to fly that night to
Mankato, thereby resting before the next day’s show. Also on the plane was the Big Bopper,
whose Chantilly Lace had been in the charts for months, and chart-topping Donna singer Richie Valens. But Buddy Holly was the biggest attraction. Pilot Roger Peterson, a 21-year-old with four years flying experience but uncertified for instrument flying, was not told of weather advisories predicting low visibility in snow and fog. Shortly after take off, Peterson was forced to depend on instruments of the single-engine plane with no lights or landmarks visible. After dropping out of view about four miles from the airport tower, all attempts to contact the plane by radio failed. On February 3, the crash site was located in a snowy field. The Music had died. Buddy Holly had lived for just 22 years.February always makes me shiver, and reminds me of my favourite Holly song: “The sun is out, the sky is blue, there’s not a cloud, to spoil the view But it’s raining... raining in my heart.”
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BBC1
BBC2
2:45am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 11:58am BBC News and Weather 12:00pm Saints and Scroungers 12:45pm Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 1:13pm BBC News and Weather 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:40pm Doctors 3:10pm Only Fools and Horses
4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Beat the Pack 4:45pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 8:00pm The One Show Magazine series featuring a mix of interviews, topical reports and features from around the UK. 8:30pm Bang Goes the Theory 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm A Question of Sport 10:00pm Mayday 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Being Eileen 12:05am Have I Got Old News for You Awardwinning comedy quiz show in which celebrity contestants are grilled on the week's news. 12:35am The Graham Norton Show 1:25am The Apprentice USA 2:05am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:10am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
BBC3 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Junior Doctors 10:00pm Year of Making Love 11:00pm World's Craziest Fools Mr T takes a look at some of the craziest clips from around the world. 11:30pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears. 12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy series about the life of a strange American family. 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family. 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am World's Craziest Fools Mr T takes a look at some of the craziest clips from around the world. 2:00am Year of Making Love 3:00am People Like Us 4:00am Junior Doctors
ITV
Channel 4
Channel 5
7:00am Preview 7:10am Homes Under the Hammer 8:10am Saints and Scroungers 8:55am Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 9:25am Show Me the Monet 10:10am Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 11:05am Robbed, Raided and Reunited 11:35am Click 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The One Show 2:30pm The Weakest Link 3:15pm Coast 3:20pm Mastermind 3:50pm Britain's Heritage Heroes
4:00am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist.
5:15am Deal or No Deal 6:10am Countdown 6:55am Kirstie's Handmade Treasures 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:05am According to Jim The third series of the US comedy. 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Secret Millionaire USA 12:00pm Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm What's Cooking? 2:45pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 3:45pm Countdown
8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:10am Little Lodgers 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Milkshake Monkey 9:35am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Trisha 1:00pm Looney Tunes 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Danger: Diggers at Work 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS
4:20pm Great British Food Revival Cookery series where chefs and foodies champion British produce. 5:20pm Living Planet 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow Antique experts travel the country to appraise people's wares. 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm The Great British Winter 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Food and Drink Food and Drink is back! Culinary legend Michel Roux Jnr meets food experts to discuss and make some culinary favourites including a roast, baked goods and afternoon tea. 10:00pm Flying Scotsman 11:00pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks Irreverent pop quiz, with guest competitors from the worlds of music, TV and comedy. 11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.
4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show Chat show that celebrates the very best of British. 5:00pm Ade in Britain 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather Up to the minute regional news and weather updates. 7:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 8:00pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village. 8:30pm Coronation Street More drama and turmoil from the residents of Coronation Street in the longest running TV Soap. 9:00pm Cornwall with Caroline Quentin Caroline Quentin travels the length and breadth of the beautiful and rugged county of Cornwall. 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Broadchurch 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news. 11:35pm The Agenda
4:30pm The Common Denominator 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Maxine is in serious danger, and Ruby prepares for her first day back at college. 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 10:00pm Embarrassing Bodies 11:00pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
4:15pm The Negotiator 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours Baby Patrick is rushed into surgery and pulls through the operation. 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm Beat the Ancestors 9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge 11:00pm Manchester United: Munich Air Crash
12:05am Monk Crime drama series about a private police consultant with an obsessivecompulsive disorder. 1:00am Jackpot247 4:00am UEFA Champions League Weekly 4:25am ITV Nightscreen
12:05am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 1:05am Random Acts Channel 4's nightly short-form arts strand. 1:10am Shameless 2:05am The Shooting Gallery 2:35am Southland 3:15am Get Your House in Order 4:10am The Renovation Game 5:05am How to Look Good Naked Gok meets young mum Sarah Myers, who is struggling to come to terms with her post-birth body.
12:20am A Horizon Special The Truth About Meteors. 1:20am Film 2013 5:00am Eco Maths A new way of showing how maths is used in the real world to help create a sustainable future. 5:30am Just a Few Drinks 5:55am Counting with Rodd
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. 9:00pm Decisive Weapons, the Longbow 9:30pm Britain on Film 10:00pm A Fish Called Wanda 11:45pm The Unthanks: A Very English Winter 12:45am Michael Wood on Beowulf 1:45am Secrets of the Arabian Nights 2:45am Birth of the British Novel 3:45am The True Story
10:00pm A Fish Called Wanda
CH5
4:15pm - The Negotiator
Samuel L. Jackson Kevin Spacey 12:00am Rocky 2:20am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am House Doctor 5:20am House Doctor 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge Michaela Strachan and colleagues undertake a range of wildlife-related dares in exotic locations.
Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Crash Test Dummies 7:00am Got to Dance 7:30am Got to Dance 8:00am Glee 9:00am Glee 10:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Terra Nova 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Got to Dance 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Arrow 10:00pm A League of Their Own - Best of..1 11:00pm Spartacus: War of the Damned 12:15am Lie to Me 1:15am Little
Crackers 1:30am Little Crackers 1:45am Road Wars 2:45am Dog the Bounty Hunter 3:15am Road Wars 4:05am Terra Nova
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:25am Cheaper by the Dozen 7:00am Something Borrowed 8:55am The Pool Boys 10:25am Down to Earth 11:55am Analyze This 1:40pm The Out-of-Towners 3:15pm Henry's Crime 5:05pm Something Borrowed 7:00pm Shanghai Noon 9:00pm Analyze This 10:45pm Analyze That 12:25am The Pool Boys 1:55am Henry's Crime 3:45am Shanghai
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 4:25am City of Angels 6:25am A
Valentine's Date 8:00am The Fighting Temptations 10:05am Albatross 11:40am Beautiful Wave 1:25pm I Don't Know How She Does it 3:00pm The Descendants Special 3:20pm Albatross 5:00pm Our Family Wedding 6:45pm Legends of the Fall 9:00pm Shakespeare in Love 11:10pm I Don't Know How She Does it 12:45am The Tree of Life 3:10am Racing with the Moon 5:05am The Fighting Temptations
SKY MOVIES ACTION 6:00am Batman 7:50am Batman and Robin 10:00am Batman Begins 12:25pm Batman 2:35pm Batman Returns 4:45pm Batman Forever 6:50pm Batman and Robin
9:00pm Batman Begins 11:30pm Batman Forever 1:35am Batman 3:45am Batman Returns
TCM 6:00am Off Set 6:20am Off Set 6:35am Houseboat 8:40am Wild Stallion 10:05am Wagons West 11:25am The Undefeated 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Mountain 6:05pm Billy Two Hats 8:00pm Adventures of Captain Fabian 10:00pm Dirty Harry 11:55pm The Dead Pool 1:40am Ten Little Indians 3:25am Dirty Harry 5:05am Gunsmoke
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BBC2
2:10am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 10:15am Heir Hunters Series dedicated to finding the heirs of people who have died without leaving a will. 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 11:58am BBC News and Weather The most up to date news and weather forecasts. 12:00pm Saints and Scroungers 12:45pm Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 1:13pm BBC News and Weather 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:40pm Doctors 3:10pm Only Fools and Horses
4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Beat the Pack 4:45pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 8:00pm The One Show Magazine series featuring a mix of interviews, topical reports and features from around the UK. 8:30pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears. 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Mayday 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather, Followed by the National Lottery Update 11:35pm The Matt Lucas Awards 12:05am Cuckoo 12:35am Who Do You Think You Are? USA 1:20am The Killing Fields 3:35am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 3:40am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
BBC3 8:00pm Total Wipeout 9:00pm Year of Making Love 10:00pm The Crash 11:00pm Bluestone 11:30pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears. 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Bluestone 2:00am The Crash 3:00am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents Series in which teenagers take their first summer holiday abroad without their parents, who, unbeknown to the kids, secretly watch everything that unfolds. 4:00am Year of Making Love
ITV
Channel 4
Channel 5
5:55am Counting with Rodd 6:55am Wonders of Nature 7:00am Preview 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05am Saints and Scroungers 8:50am Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 9:20am Show Me the Monet 10:05am The Great Comic Relief Bake Off 11:05am Robbed, Raided and Reunited 11:35am HARDtalk 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The One Show 2:30pm The Super League Show 3:15pm Mastermind 3:45pm Britain's Heritage Heroes
4:25am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist.
6:00am Deal or No Deal 6:55am Kirstie's Handmade Treasures 7:10am The Hoobs Groove is a bit miffed that the others won't let him eat some snow! 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am According to Jim 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond Ray and Robert both want to keep a stray bulldog that Ray brings home. 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier Frasier dates his old high-school's prom queen, but finds that beauty is only skin deep. 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am The Secret Millionaire 12:00pm Phil Spencer: Secret Agent Phil heads to New Malden in Surrey. 1:00pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines and weather. 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm What's Cooking? 2:45pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 3:45pm Countdown
7:10am Igam Ogam 7:20am Fireman Sam 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Olive the Ostrich 7:55am Milkshake! Show Songs 8:00am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:10am Mio Mao 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Milkshake Monkey 9:35am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Trisha 1:00pm Looney Tunes 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Danger: Diggers at Work 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS
4:15pm Great British Food Revival Cookery series where chefs and foodies champion British produce. 5:15pm Living Planet 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow Antique experts travel the country to appraise people's wares. 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm The Great British Winter 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Alex Polizzi: The Fixer Alex Polizzi sets out to wage a one woman campaign to save Britain's family businesses. 10:00pm The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track 11:00pm Heading Out 11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.
4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show Chat show that celebrates the very best of British. 5:00pm Ade in Britain 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather Up to the minute regional news and weather updates. 7:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 8:00pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village. 8:30pm Live UEFA Champions League 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news. 11:35pm UEFA Champions League
4:30pm The Common Denominator 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed Sue Perkins opens her doors to The Whittington and Cat in Hull - a B&B that's also a boozer. 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Sienna's suspicions about Kevin intensify as Texas makes a shock admission. 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv An extraordinary new phenomenon has appeared in 2013. 9:00pm Supersize v Superskinny 10:00pm 16 Kids and Counting This four-part series follows the lives of seven of Britain's biggest families. 11:00pm Shameless As a member of the PTA, Mimi demands respect.
4:15pm 'Til Lies Do Us Part Marital drama. A put-upon wife hires a private investigator to investigate her husband in the belief that he is being unfaithful to her. However, when the spy becomes obsessed with her, their lives and those of their friends and neighbours are put at risk. 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away Celia confesses that she has a gambling problem. 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm Monkey Life Series about Dorset's Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre. 8:30pm Highland Emergency 9:00pm Benidorm ER 10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Crime drama series. 11:00pm CSI: NY Crime drama. 11:55pm Dallas American soap.
12:05am Derek 12:40am Random Acts Channel 4's nightly short-form arts strand. A besotted rabbi gets some stick over a baguette. 12:45am One Born Every Minute 1:45am Pokerstars.co.uk and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand Final 2:40am FIM Superbike World Championship 3:10am KOTV Boxing Weekly 3:35am Suisse Mark Webber Tasmania Challenge 4:35am Come Dine with Me 5:30am Wild Things 5:55am Deal or No Deal
12:50am CSI: Miami 1:50am True Crimes: The First 72 Hours 2:10am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am House Doctor Home improvement series. 5:25am House Doctor 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge Michaela Strachan and colleagues undertake a range of wildlife-related dares in exotic locations.
SATELLITE CHANNELS
SMD
BBC1
11:10am - Romeo and Juliet. Against a backdrop of a vicious family rivalry, two teenagers form a forbidden relationship that could tear their households apart.
12:20am Flying Scotsman 1:20am The Brain Doctors 5:00am Made of Money 5:30am Music, Mud and Making Money 5:55am Eco Maths A new way of showing how maths is used in the real world to help create a sustainable future.
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. 9:00pm Secret Knowledge 9:30pm Secret Knowledge 10:00pm Treasures of the Louvre 11:30pm Johnny Kingdom and the Bears of Alaska Johnny Kingdom takes the trip of a lifetime to Kodiak Island in Alaska in search of brown bears. 12:30am Fig Leaf: The Biggest Cover Up in History 1:30am Britain on Film 2:00am Bob Servant Independent 2:30am Secret Knowledge The Kimbolton Cabinet. 3:00am Secret Knowledge The Art of the Vikings. 3:30am Treasures of the Louvre
Leonardo DiCaprio & Claire Danes 12:35am Piers Morgan's Life Stories 1:30am Jackpot247 4:00am Loose Women The Loose Ladies share the latest news and views from the day's papers, and cover a bushel of gripes and gossip, too. 4:45am ITV Nightscreen
Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Got to Dance 7:30am Got to Dance 8:00am Glee 9:00am Glee 10:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Terra Nova 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Got to Dance 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm Stella 11:00pm Robbie Williams: Take the Crown 1:15am Little Crackers 1:30am
Little Crackers 1:45am Road Wars 2:45am Road Wars 3:45am Road Wars 4:15am Terra Nova
SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:35am Prom 7:20am The Terminal 9:30am Shanghai Knights 11:30am What Women Want 1:40pm Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 3:20pm Stay Cool 4:55pm The Terminal 7:05pm Shanghai Knights 9:00pm What Women Want 11:10pm Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 12:50am Jackass 3.5 2:20am Super 4:00am Wild Cherry
SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:05am The Fighting Temptations
7:15am Moneyball 9:30am Like Crazy 11:10am Romeo and Juliet 1:15pm The Hours 3:15pm Like Crazy 4:50pm Mother and Child 7:00pm The Magic of Belle Isle 9:00pm Romeo and Juliet 11:00pm Moneyball 1:20am Purple Rain 3:20am Permanent Record 5:00am The Magic of Belle Isle
SKY MOVIES ACTION 6:00am Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Special 6:30am The Avengers Special 7:00am Bunraku 9:15am Cloud Atlas Exclusive 9:35am Alexander 12:40pm The Day After Tomorrow 2:50pm Independence Day 5:20pm Bloodsport 7:00pm Killer Elite
9:00pm The Day After Tomorrow 11:10pm Independence Day 1:40am Bloodsport 3:20am Paycheck 5:25am Volcano: Fire on the Mountain
TCM 6:00am Adventures of Captain Fabian 7:55am Gunsmoke 8:55am Gunsmoke 9:55am The Mountain 12:00pm Billy Two Hats 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Tall Men 6:25pm Day of the Evil Gun 8:10pm The Last Challenge 10:00pm The Specialist 12:05am A Perfect Murder 2:05am Shirley Valentine 4:05am The Specialist
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A hard life in film business ANOTHER great weekend has passed. My friends and I made a music video. One of them, Samuel-Fraser, is a film-maker and had recently ordered a special crane to which a camera is attached and can be manoeuvred in all directions. He wanted to try it out so suggested filming a group of us together for a video. Arriving at his house, the gates to what I thought were the entrance to the urbanisation were in fact the gates to his house. Parked in the expansive driveway – comp-lete with a central water feature – was an array of luxury vehicles. There were two doors to choose from, both grand wooden doors with intricate carvings. I chose the bigger one on the left, which was in fact the entrance to the kitchen. In there were a selection of freshly-prepared dishes; pasta, steak, sushi, lobster and various
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vegetable accompaniments. I was somewhat taken aback as I know from previous experience that Samuel-Fraser’s attempt at cooking was putting bread in a toaster and only mildly burning it. Also I was informed that his parents were away on business for a month, but was advised that their live-in cleaner/chef had prepared the dishes earlier that day. I knew Sam’s parents had
money, but a live-in team of waiting, cooking and cleaning staff was a new high for me. How wonderful not to have to lift a finger, to have people waiting on you hand and foot hour after hour. Back to the party and SamuelFraser came to greet me as I entered the house – thankfully as there was row upon row of corridors and doors – and led me into the living area where many of
my friends were already congregated. Songs from the nineties played on the vintage jukebox while we were served cocktails by more of the live-in staff as we quietly reminisced about the past week. The flowing drinks slowly turned the friendly conversation into raucous laughter, and so the filming began. After more drinks – each stronger than the last – and lots of dancing, we were led downstairs into the basement. There was a cinema-room-cumbar-cum-dance floor complete with a disco ball and neon lights. After more hours of shooting, we moved the party to another area in the basement, where stencils and spray cans were provided allowing us to decorate the walls with whichever design we chose. At one stage, I can remember someone riding around the room on a bicycle. Twelve hours later, the shoot was complete. And to celebrate wrapping the music video? A relaxing sauna. Pure bliss.
JUST FANCY THAT... On cloud 9 A GERMAN couple held their wedding ceremony on a plane above New Zealand before skydiving from 5,000 metres. The newlyweds celebrated with a kiss during the freefall.
Gun discount A PIZZERIA in Virgina Beach, US offers 15 per cent off for customers who bring in their guns when ordering food to show their support for gun rights.
Stitch in time A CANCER patient had the wrong testicle removed during surgery in the UK. The healthy testicle was sewn back after doctors realised their mistake.
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BBC1
BBC2
3:40am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 10:15am Heir Hunters Series dedicated to finding the heirs of people who have died without leaving a will. 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 11:58am BBC News and Weather The most up to date news and weather forecasts. 12:00pm Saints and Scroungers 12:45pm Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 1:13pm BBC News and Weather The most up to date news and weather forecasts. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:40pm Doctors 3:10pm Only Fools and Horses
4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Beat the Pack 4:45pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 8:00pm The One Show Magazine series featuring a mix of interviews, topical reports and features from around the UK. 9:00pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears. 9:30pm Fake Britain 10:00pm Mayday 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather, Followed by the National Lottery Update 11:35pm A Question of Sport 12:15am The Matt Lucas Awards Matt Lucas hosts his own awards ceremony - the perfectlytitled Lucases. 12:45am Management 2:15am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
BBC3 8:00pm Junior Doctors 9:00pm Free Speech 10:00pm People Like Us 11:00pm Russell Brand's Give it Up Gig for Comic Relief 12:30am EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears. 1:00am Bluestone 1:30am Family Guy Animated comedy series. 1:52am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the everyday trials and tribulations of family life. 2:15am People Like Us 3:15am Free Speech 4:15am Bluestone
ITV
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5:55am Eco Maths 6:55am Wonders of Nature 7:00am Homes Under the Hammer 8:00am Saints and Scroungers 8:45am Britain's Empty Homes Revisited 9:15am Show Me the Monet 10:00am The Great Comic Relief Bake Off 11:00am Michel's Food and Drink 11:30am See Hear 12:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 12:30pm The Daily Politics Political show examining the latest news, views and moves in the world of politics. 2:00pm The One Show 2:30pm The Weakest Link 3:15pm Mastermind 3:45pm Britain's Heritage Heroes
4:45am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist.
5:55am Deal or No Deal 6:50am Kirstie's Handmade Treasures 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs Ouch ouch ouch, Tula has hurt her paw while out in the garden. 8:00am According to Jim Jim cheats at a game of bingo being held to raise funds for the local church. 8:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier Frasier and Bebe fill in for a week on a daytime TV chat show. 11:00am The Secret Millionaire 12:00pm Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 1:00pm Channel 4 News Includes news headlines and weather. 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm What's Cooking? 2:45pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 3:45pm Countdown
7:10am Igam Ogam 7:20am Fireman Sam 7:30am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Olive the Ostrich 7:55am Milkshake! Show Songs 8:00am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:10am Mio Mao 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Milkshake Monkey 9:35am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Trisha 1:00pm Looney Tunes 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Danger: Diggers at Work 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS
4:15pm Great British Food Revival Cookery series where chefs and foodies champion British produce. 5:15pm Living Planet 6:10pm Antiques Roadshow Antique experts travel the country to appraise people's wares. 6:55pm Party Political Broadcast Labour Party 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm The Great British Winter 8:30pm Great British Menu The country's top chefs compete for the opportunity to cook a banquet at London's Gherkin building. Every week, two chefs representing one of seven British regions will compete to make a starter, a fish course, a main course and a dessert for the judges. 9:00pm Hairy Bikers Everyday Gourmets Charismatic cooks the Hairy Bikers bring culinary inspiration to the cash-strapped, showing viewers how to turn everyday meals into gourmet dishes. 10:00pm America's Poor Kids 11:00pm The Culture Show Topical magazine programme which features the best arts and culture stories of the last week. 11:30pm Newsnight
4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show Chat show that celebrates the very best of British. 5:00pm Ade in Britain 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather Up to the minute regional news and weather updates. 7:25pm Party Political Broadcast by the Labour Party A party political broadcast by the Labour Party. 7:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 8:00pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village. 8:30pm Coronation Street More drama and turmoil from the residents of Coronation Street in the longest running TV Soap. 9:00pm Food Glorious Food A team of culinary experts are on the lookout for Britain's best home cooking. 10:00pm Lightfields 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news. 11:35pm First Among Equals: The Laurie Cunningham Story
4:30pm The Common Denominator 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed The third to host is Khurram Saba, owner of the Saba hotel in London. 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Will is more jealous than ever. 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv An extraordinary new phenomenon has appeared in 2013. 9:00pm Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Over half a million of us Brits wash our bed linen just three times a year. 10:00pm One Born Every Minute 11:00pm Derek 11:35pm Anna and Katy
4:15pm Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend 6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news. 6:30pm Neighbours Sarah's return opens old wounds for Susan. 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News National and international news. 8:00pm Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge Documentary series. 9:00pm Born to Kill? 10:00pm NCIS US naval drama. 11:00pm Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 11:55pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Forensic crime drama series.
12:20am The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track 1:20am See Hear Magazine programme for the deaf community. 5:00am In My Shoes Translations Germany. 5:20am In My Shoes Translations China.
12:35am Safari Vet School 1:05am Jackpot247 4:00am Columbo Peter Falk plays the rumpled detective in his own inimitable way. 5:15am ITV Nightscreen
12:05am 8 Out of 10 Cats 12:50am Random Acts Channel 4's nightly short-form arts strand. 12:55am The Last Leg 1:30am The New Normal 1:55am Revenge 2:40am After the Sunset 4:15am Come Dine with Me 5:10am Deal or No Deal
BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. 9:00pm Sissinghurst 9:30pm Nature's Microworlds 10:00pm Michael Grade and the World's Oldest Joke 11:00pm Parks and Recreation 11:20pm Parks and Recreation 11:45pm The Art of Tommy Cooper 12:15am Kings of the Ring 1:15am Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's 2:15am Britain's Most Fragile Treasure 3:15am Nature's Microworlds 3:45am Michael Grade and the World's Oldest Joke
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7:00am The Art of Getting by 8:30am Beginners 10:20am The Descendants 12:20pm The Descendants Special 12:40pm Coach Carter 3:00pm Conviction 5:00pm The Help 7:30pm The Art of Getting by 9:00pm The Descendants 11:00pm Coach Carter 1:20am Beginners 3:15am Intersection 5:00am The Tempest
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TCM 6:00am The Last Challenge 7:40am Gunsmoke 8:40am Gunsmoke 9:45am The Tall Men 12:05pm Day of the Evil Gun 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Kings of the Sun 6:00pm Big Jim Mclain 7:45pm The Vikings 10:00pm Drop Zone 12:00am Hell on Wheels 1:00am The Jacket 2:50am Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 4:55am Gunsmoke
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From the Pope to Queen Beatrix, everyone wants to abdicate F
IRST Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands announces her abdication. Then Pope Benedict XVI suddenly declares that he’s also resigning, the first Pope to do so since 1415. Followed by calls for King Juan Carlos of Spain to abdicate, too. Is there something in the air? Is abdication/resignation contagious? Might it even sweep across the Channel to the British monarchy, given that Queen Elizabeth II, who’s a year older than Pope Benedict, has just celebrated her Diamond Jubilee? The answer, we know, is a firm no! But it does leave open the question who we’d like to see abdicate/resign, now that a precedent’s been set. There are many who’d like to see the back of David Cameron and Nick Clegg (and not just members of the opposition). Equally, many Labour supporters fancy their chances without Ed Miliband.
STEPPING DOWN: If David Cameron was to resign, who would you like to see replace him?
Breaking Views NORA JOHNSON A Costa del Sol resident for a number of years, Nora is the author of psychological suspense and crime thrillers. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/ nora-johnson
But who to replace David Cameron? William Hague? Definitely not! George Osborne? Pleeze! Well, how about Education Secretary Michael Gove? He’s regularly attacked on all sides. For his U-turn over the EBacc. By historians for his too ‘narrow’ history curriculum. And by his own civil servants who threaten strike action over his planned departmental cuts.
Now, Michael Gove’s got his faults and, of course, not every part of his proposed reforms will turn out perfect, but at least, he has the guts to take on the vested interests, the lefty-obsessed teachers’ unions, the local authorities and, increasingly, his
own colleagues. If only more ministers had his vision, energy and backbone. Since the days of Shirley Williams and her doctrine that noone’s a failure, everyone’s a winner, the end of the right of teachers to discipline students
and of any sign of authority, the standard of British education has nose-dived. Add to that the daft desire to send everyone to ‘university’ with inflated grades, even if they’d be much better served in a tech college or apprenticeship presumably designed by previous governments to massage the employment figures - and the educational system’s now in a right old mess. There are many fine teachers doing an all but impossible job but they seem all too often overwhelmed by forces beyond their control. Maybe Gove’s got lessons for everyone … In the meantime, who would you like to see resign? Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Soul Stealer’ & ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/ eBook (€0.89; £0.77) and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca.
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Word list Muerte – Death Divorcio – Divorce Pareja registrada – Registered Civil Partner Marido – Husband Mujer – Wife Hijos – Children Custodia – Custody Victima – Victim Violencia de Genero – Gender violence Declarar – To give a statement Abogado - Lawyer
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A weekly focus aimed at keeping expatriate readers informed on various aspects of Life in Spain
Retaining the right to live in Spain T
HE death of an EUcitizen, departure from Spain or annulment of marriage or civil partnership does not affect the right to live in Spain of the non-EU citizen. Non-EU citizens can reside in Spain as seen in last week’s edition if they are married or in a civil partnership with an EUcitizen. If the EU-citizen dies, the non-EU citizen can remain in Spain as long as they lived here before the death and must inform the authorities of the death. If the EUcitizen leaves Spain or dies, their children can continue to live
SEPARATION: Who retains the right to stay in Spain?
in Spain, as well as the parent who retains custody, while they remain in school here. If the couple divorces or ceases to have a civil partnership, the non-EU citizen must advise the authorities and prove the following: That they have been married or in a partnership with the EU-citizen for at least three years and lived
in Spain for at least one. That they have been granted custody of the children of the EU-citizen. That they have visitation rights to the children. Once six months have passed, unless the former husband, wife or partner of the EU-citizen has obtained
a permit to permanently reside in Spain, they must request authorization to reside in Spain legally. They must prove that they are paying social security or that they have sufficient resources for themselves and their relatives.
Did you know? More than 51 per cent of EU citizens registered as residents in Spain are from Romania (913,405 people), the UK (246,533) and Italy (189,841). In 2012, the highest percentage rises were seen amongst the French (7.32 per cent more), Italians (7.09 per cent), Dutch (7.08), Germans (6.43) and British (6.26 per cent)
Tips to face a breath test
1 – Do not refuse or attempt to escape 2 – Do not attempt to tell the officer you haven’t drunk 3 – If the first test is positive, you have the right to another 4 – You have the right to compare the breathalyser test results with other tests 5 – Don’t smoke before the test or between tests, it can alter the results 6 – If you are taking any medicine, let the officer know 7 – If you are with someone who has a license and hasn’t drunk, they can be tested and drive your vehicle 8 – Report any possible anomalies in the test or equipment 9 – The officer can have your car immobilised or removed if you test positive and you can be OVER THE LIMIT: taken into custody What should you 10 – You have the right to refuse giving a do when faced statement. If you do give one, do it in the with a breath test? presence of a lawyer
Useful information There is no obligation to register the death of a British national overseas with the British Consulate-General. However, doing so means a British form of the death certificate will be made available to the relatives of the deceased, and that a record of the death is held at the General Register Office in the UK.
This is important should a record of their death be required in the future for any reason. For more information on how to register the death, visit: http://ukinspain.fco.gov.uk/en/he lp-for-british-nationals/living-inspain/births-deathsmarriages/death-registration
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Move forward to build happier relationships and better health March WELCOME to your forecast for March. Each month I write about how the moon cycles, numerology and major arcana tarot cards connected to the current month affect you. By understanding these influences, you are able to move forward to create happier relationships, By Sally Trotman better health and a more www.sallytrotman.com prosperous future... Based in Mallorca, Sally Trotman is a The influence of the qualified Counsellor who works with Astrology, Numerology and the Tarot. Each number 3; March is the month she will deliver the forecast as an intuitive tool to aid increased self third month of the year, awareness. which means it’s time to get creative! We tend to think of creative people being month is a time to explore your good cooks, artists or musicians creative side. Every moment we but actually we all express our create situations in our life from creativity in different ways. our thoughts and follow this How do you express your through by taking action. Think creativity? Perhaps it is through about what you want to create in your ideas, by decorating your your life this month. home, or painting your nails! This You are the master of your
destiny so confidently create what you want in your life by keeping your thoughts positive and focused on your desires. Get in touch with your feminine side: In the tarot deck, the third major arcana card is the Empress. This archetype is the
MARCH: Get in tune with the moon embodiment of female power. By tapping into your unlimited well of ideas and concepts you are connecting to your female power. Allow yourself to daydream this month as you are being influenced by the sign of Pisces, the most imaginative sign of the zodiac. Let your mind explore all the possibilities open to you. In April you will have the chance to take practical steps to make these dreams reality, so make the most of this coming month to explore all of your hopes and dreams. Get in tune with the moon: The new moon on March 11 is in the sensitive sign of Pisces. Listen to your intuitive hunches on this day. Your dreams may be more vivid at this time also, with important messages for you. On March 27 the full moon is in the
sign of Libra. This highlights the area of relationships. Old issues may come to the surface to be resolved within your existing relationship. To attract new love make a wish list on the full moon to bring your ideal partner to you. Libra encourages you to find balance within your life, and reminds you that your relationships are simply a mirror of your inner self. Would you like to discover how to develop happier and healthier relationships in 2013? Discover how the numbers in your date of birth and placement of the planets influence your relationships in particular, with an Astrology and Numerology reading. One hour sessions can be done via Skype, or face to face in Palma, Mallorca. Visit www.sallytrotman.com for more information and to book in for your one hour session.
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How to be happy is more than just keeping up with the Jones’
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OW important is it to be happy? We all want health, many strive for wealth, but ultimately the elusive happiness is what drives us in the choices we make. I would even go as far as to say you probably came to this country, throwing caution to the wind, in search of a sunnier and happier life. Happiness is of course not country-specific, or else we would find the whole of the world’s population on top of one another in one place; Canada, for example; or Norway, which both feature high on the list of the most contented countries on the planet. But personally, I find it is so much easier to have a smile on my face when the sun warms the
GLASS HALF FULL: Keep the smile alive.
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sky and not bundled up in 20 layers of clothing. One theory is our happiness is relative to that of our neighbours’.
If the Jones’ next door suffice with a sturdy Skoda, you will feel royally smug lording it up in your Mercedes, but the moment they
upgrade to a Ferrari, your bubble will burst. Expectations are also said to have a bearing on our general cheer. Achievable goals are important, but lofty aspirations of world domination are more likely to see you ending up on the shrink’s chaise longue than as Head of State. Since keeping up with the Jones’ is a tedious and tiresome pursuit, what else can we do to keep the smile alive? Happiness, experts say, is mostly down to personality; in particular our thoughts and behaviour. Difference in circumstances accounts for a mere 10 per cent of root causes once basic human needs are taken care of. So, by trying to be happy and telling yourself you are indeed
happy, you can programme your mind to believe it. Back on the chaise longue, they call this cognitive-behavioural therapy, or seeing the proverbial glass as half full rather than half empty. Starting each day with a lifeaffirming mantra and a smile is more likely to lead to a good day than a moan and assumption that all will go pear-shaped the moment you leave your front door. Research also shows that people who consider themselves generally happy tend to devote more time to friends and family; they appreciate what they have and they live in the moment with an optimistic outlook. Other catalysts for happiness are said to be trying something new. Other than that, a touch of altruism goes a long way. Small acts of random kindness can make someone’s day that little bit happier, and probably yours too.
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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Be determined not to be intimidated by someone who thinks that they are superior. Decide who you will take advice (or orders) from and stick to it. You are not the person that you were in the past and others need to realise it. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Outside influences and pressures make it hard to concentrate. However, finances in particular need attention, so do not be distracted by others trying to put a finger into your 'pie'. Do not be concerned about making changes in your social life because this, in turn, will sort out some of your more immediate practical problems. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Being unusually uncertain of yourself this week could throw confusion into your ordered life. There is a partnership problem to be sorted out. Links with personal matters, however, make this tricky. Let some time pass so that someone close can get the message without feeling pressured. LEO (July 24 - August 23) Some loss of control over a project is irksome. A new start that seemed so promising seems to be going off course. A real injection of time and effort will make all the difference, however. Midweek, you see things
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IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Arians can be elusive and even slippery customers. Making use of the element of surprise serves you well. Keeping rivals guessing puts you well ahead of the game in many respects.
February 28 -Brian Jones (1942) Legendary guitarist and member of the Rolling Stones March 1– Justin Bieber (1994) American pop singer and teen heart throb March 2 – Daniel Craig (1968) English actor best known for playing James Bond March 3 – Alexander Graham Bell (1847) Scientist, engineer and
going in the right direction again. Keep finances simple and try not to combine business with pleasure. That way lie complications. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) You are holding a good hand. Deal with the right people and the rewards are high. There is potential for being cheated out of something that is morally yours, so it may be necessary to be 'difficult' or 'awkward' to get what you deserve. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Being a brave and forthright soul, it is easy this week to dispel the negative thoughts of others. A relationship that makes you hesitate could be of great benefit to you. There is little to lose by 'going for it'. The outcome could be beyond your dreams, something that you have not had many of lately.
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1910 – 118 people die in the biggest snow slide in US history 1923 – Time Magazine first issue is published in New York 1944 – The first US bombing of Berlin, Germany 1956 – First televised showing of King Kong on US television 1968 – The BBC broadcasts the news for the first time in colour on television. 1973 – President Rochard Nixon imposes price controls on oil and gas 1975 – A major tube train crash in Moorgate station, London kills 43 people. 1983 – The final episode of M*A*S*H is broadcast to 125 million viewers.
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Javier Bardem, Born March 1, 1969, he is the first Spanish actor to be nominated for and win an Oscar for his part in No Country for Old Men (2008). He has since been nominated twice. He is married to Spanish actress Penelope Cruz and the couple has a child, Leo, born in 2011. He comes from a family of actors, but he initially wanted to be a rugby player. He also studies painting.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Hidden forces are working away in the background. These give good and bad influences but life will not be dull this week. Sometimes you wish others would leave you alone. Not that you are being anti-social. We all reach a point when we need space to think. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Petty arguments should be forgotten. More important things are afoot. Have you heard about fiddling while Rome burns? This may be you at the moment. Avoid wasting time with certain individuals and projects. A little extra effort in other directions, however, yields great results.
March 4 – Dr Seuss (1904) Famous children’s book writer and poet March 5 –Eva Mendes (1974) American actress, model and singer March 6 – Michelangelo (1475) Italian Renaissance sculptor and painter
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Avoiding a decision will not help this week. Who will deal with this matter but you? A relationship is threatened if you do not make a move. Will loved ones always be there for us no matter how much we neglect them? Why take such a chance? We only get out of life what there is willingness to put in. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) In your heart of hearts you know what you want out of life. It is a little timidity of spirit that is now stopping you. I know that recent experiences have sapped your confidence, but I have a message for you. Now is the time that you are most likely to make progress in your chosen field. Do not hesitate through lack of confidence in your talents. Build on your strengths.
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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Awkward situations usually bring out the best in you and this week proves that. In the longer term, you will be grateful to those making things difficult now. Midweek sees you turning the tables, which gives much satisfaction.
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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Let others whinge if they will. Being determined to get your own way, they will stand little chance. Recent disagreements have left a sour taste. In the best of worlds, things will not always go your way. Life would be boring if that were the case. What you need now is a good dose of realism washed down with some sound financial planning. Be likeable and you will be liked. Simple, isn't it?
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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 D) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed
Word ladder FAIR
DEAL
Move from the start word (FAIR) to the end word (DEAL) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
FAIR VAIR VAIL VEIL VEAL DEAL
Argo Drama / Suspense
FAIR HAIR HEIR HEAR DEAR DEAL
The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (SIMPLE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
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Across 7 Albanian city volunteers to capture a Middle Eastern country (6) 8 Some colleagues are about three miles away (6) 9 Piece of evidence Rod left hidden (4) 10 The cleaning lady has a dress, oddly, for these word games (8) 11 Turned out quite spruce and beautiful (11) 14 Device to repair torn Pontiac (11) 18 Food that South Africa and America have for a long time (8) 19 Group making joke about Norway (4) 20 Small seal sounds like small swan (6) 21 Possibly a tenth local government district in Kent (6) Down 1 Lost mails I'd prepared (7) 2 Sounds like pretend church (4) 3 Ballerina gets caned terribly by Romeo (6) 4 Nothing found in apartments but swimming aids (6)
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Soup (thick) (4) 3 Falda (prenda) (5) 6 Suizo (5) 8 Stem (of a plant) (5) 10 Cálido (climate) (3) 11 Stage (phase) (5) 12 Águila (5) 13 Hombre (varón adulto) (3) 14 Oveja (5) 15 Corto (longitud, distancia) (5) 16 Alcalde (5) 17 Perros (4)
5 Sling talc up at doctor (8) 6 Still, stop taking Ecstasy (5) 12 Made up handouts are grand (8) 13 In opposition at the shop (7) 15 The nights a bird goes out in clingy attire (6)
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16 Benefits Tessa's arranged (6) 17 Practice weakness (5) 19 Insect in habit of altering nature (4)
Down 1 Hermanas (7) 2 Spring (season) (9) 4 Gatitos (7) 5 Religious (beliefs, leader, service, reason) (9) 7 Champú (7) 9 Listeners (radio) (7)
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Across 1 Illuminated (6) 4 Jobs (5) 8 Tender and brittle (5) 9 Put back (7) 10 Analyse (7) 11 Profound (4) 12 Small green vegetable (3) 14 Acquires (4) 15 Revolve (4) 18 Bath (3) 21 Twilight (4) 23 Free (7) 25 Heads (7) 26 Twofold (5) 27 Velocity (5) 28 Consider true (6)
Down 1 Pail (6) 2 Copy (7) 3 Most joyous (8) 4 Handy hints (4) 5 Portion (5) 6 Drowsy (6) 7 Crawl (5) 13 Good at sports (8) 16 Understand (7) 17 Grownups (6) 19 Grooming implement (5) 20 Overcome (6) 22 Frighten (5) 24 Stoop (4)
CRYPTIC Across: 1 Sales, 4 Doses, 7 Currants, 8 Rear, 9 Persuade, 11 Path, 12 Stupid, 14 Assist, 16 Must, 18 Election, 20 Pine, 21 Specimen, 23 Sinks, 24 Tests. Down: 1 Student, 2 lyres, 3 Son, 4 Desperate, 5 Stripes, 6 Smart, 10 Addresses, 13 Pattern, 15 Storeys, 17 Units, 19 Tails, 22 Eat.
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QUICK - Across: 1 Resent, 4 Super, 8 Bayou, 9 Terrain, 10 Stadium, 11 Bore, 12 Pup, 14 Skua, 15 Rule, 1 8 Let, 21 Over, 23 Replace, 25 Arrears, 26 Range, 27 Dirty, 28 Hybrid. Down: 1 Robust, 2 Skylark, 3 Nautical, 4 Sort, 5 Piano, 6 Runner, 7 Stump, 13 Property, 16 Learner, 17 Poland, 19 Trust, 20 Defend, 22 Error, 24 Easy.
Funagram 1. Unscramble the name of a famous Cole Porter musical (three words): MIKE’S STEAK 2. Unscramble the name of a famous footballer: SEE MILLIONS
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents B and 17 represents C, so fill in B every time the figure 1 appears and C 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.
Answers: A little on the large side, For once in your life
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1 She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron
Lord Byron (1788-1824) was an English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement. She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies, And all that’s best of dark and bright Meets in her aspect and her eyes; Thus mellow’d to that tender light Which Heaven to gaudy day denise.
2 I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was a major English poet who helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature. I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
3 Ode to Autumn by John Keats John Keats (1795-1821) was an English Romantic poet and played a key rose in the Romantic movement. Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eaves run; To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;
Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet and playwright, regarded as greatest writer in the English language. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
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A modern day pilgrimage BOOKS BETH is a woman who takes life on the chin but when she discovers that the cancer has returned she cannot face any more treatment. She decides to keep the news from her husband and her son and get away from it all. She embarks on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela not knowing what she will find on the way
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Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm’d;
5 How Do I Love Thee? By Elizabeth Barrett Browning Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) was a prominent poet of the Victorian era. Her poetry was widely popular in both England and the US. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to the level of every day's
6 Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language.
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arrives in Santiago de Compostela, a changed woman. By the time she returns home she is no longer afraid and is able to face whatever life has in store for her once more.
I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
7 Death by John Donne John Donne (1572-1631) was an English poet, satirist, lawyer and a cleric in the Church of England. DEATH, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thouart not so: For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow Die not, poor Death; nor yet canst thou kill me. From Rest and Sleep, which but thy picture be, Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow;
8 O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman
Walter Whitman (1819-1892) was an American poet, journalist and humanist and played a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism. O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring: But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead
9 A Dream by William Blake
William Blake (1757-1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Blake is considered a seminal figure in the history of poetry and visual arts. Once a dream did weave a shade O'er my angel-guarded bed, That an emmet lost its way Where on grass methought I lay.
10 Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was an English poet, literary critic and philosopher. In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round;
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Just joking Why didn’t the skeleton go to the party? He had no-body to go with Why won’t Cannibals eat clowns? They taste funny Why do they compare men with roses? You have to watch out for the thorns Why couldn’t the ghost get a drink at the bar? They don’t serve spirits
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ARIA Antonia Ferrer, a librarian from Santa Maria del Cami, Mallorca thinks it’s a great idea. “I read just last week that every person needs to receive some sort of positive feedback every day in order to feel good about themselves. “March 1 is already a holiday here in Mallorca (Balearic Islands Day) but I think the National Compliment day would be a better way to spend the day” But waitress Estefania Arribas from Santa Maria del Cami, Mallorca who would happily partake in the National day feels it should be not be treated as a commercial day like other days of the year such as Valentine’s Day. “I do compliment people every day. It takes little time and effort to
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After 10 years success with a National Compliment Day in The Netherlands - and introduced since 2011 in Belgium and Norway -
now calls are demanding the March 1 celebration goes global. What do people in Spain think?
Being nice to each other a good idea but will it work? compliment someone.” Norman Croughtley, from London holidaying in Benidorm, feels there are already too many national days in the year. “At my age I can never remember them all! I think if you want to say something nice about someone, you should. You don’t need a special day to do that.” Bill Winston, a retired shop owner from Benalmadena welcomes the idea of compliment day. “With the current doom and gloom it’s a nice thing to do.” Punta Prima resident Pamela Derry feels that ‘National Compliment Day’ would not really take off in Spain. “I suppose it’s a good idea but I wouldn’t take part, I give compliments but I don’t think there should be a national day for it.” Agreeing with Pamela, Bill Bill Beckett
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Beckett, a resident of Denia is pessimistic the National day would catch on here in Spain. “It sounds a great idea, but I have doubts about whether it would catch on in a country like Spain. Most people take a great deal of delight in sarcasm rather than dishing out praise. A bit of re-education would be needed before it took hold.” Meanwhile Dee Barryman from Quesada found the idea quite amusing.
“Where do they come up with these things? I guess it would be lovely to think everyone would be nice and positive to each other for a whole day but it’s not exactly going to bring world peace is it.” When Kim Scammell from Sorbas was asked about her thoughts towards introducing the day to Spain she said: “Trust the happy-clappy Norwegians to think of this!” But Spanish resident Marien Navarro Ramirez from Pulpi stated: “The Spanish are very sensitive and are always complimenting our family and friends, you are asking us to do what comes naturally.” Caroline Walker a student from Mijas believes we should take more time to appreciate our friends, family and coworkers. “We often get caught up in our own daily lives and forget those around us and that’s a shame. We should focus more on the good in people.”
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Be afraid of institutional Scots’ breakdown and paralysis gold NOT quite El País but the popular centre-left El Periódico de Cataluña is a formidable daily newspaper. Its readership tends to be influential and its habitat Catalan social and business watering holes. It pays to listen to its prognosis of current affairs. Carlos Carnicero is an astute observer. He warns: “The various pressures weighing on politicians and institutions (Spain) could result in the paralysis of the political system and an institutional breakdown that will mark the end of the current democratic model.” Be afraid, be very afraid.
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Volunteer thanks GIVING a presentation to an impressive audience organised by Torrevieja Retired Activities Club I reflected on our expatriate communities’ good fortune. Many have retired and most are blessed with the health to get the most out of life. Did I say get the most out of life? Wrong expression. I mean of course put into life; the lives of others. It would be a lively debate to discuss
PRAISE: Volunteers work tirelessly and are often not publically thanked. which is the most important to our wellbeing. Would it be local authorities’ support infrastructure or perhaps instead the charitable ventures inspired and managed by a seemingly tireless multitude of volunteers. We do not often get the chance to thank them publicly.
BRITAIN’S hard-pressed Scottish Power energy consumers may be forgiven for giving a cool reception to the news that they are contributing considerably to the Spanish economy. Spain’s energy giant Iberdrola, the owner of Scottish Power, reports strong performance from its foreign operations. Scottish Power is the biggest contributor to Iberdrola outside Spain. The Spanish parent company showed a profit of €2.84 billion last year. This was no thanks to the home operation. In Spain demand plummeted by 36 per-cent. There’s still gold to be found in the lochs and braes.
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Subsequent radio interviews arranged went local, national and British events. Garry Waite was not only a ‘management ahead, as did the launch party, but without a team’ member, but also as a restaurateur in treasured first edition. The idea for an English-language Sunday on charge of the food pages. His columns about the coast was muted by local resident and food fashions plus articles on local and entrepreneur John Klamar, with the outline international chefs and restaurants were unique as he enrolled local foodies to submit plans being for a quality short pieces praising - or newspaper delivered to criticising - restaurants. homes in time for breakfast. To this day the Sunday The appointment of locally Sun remains the only known journalist Peter publication not to have Leonard as editor, young pandered to advertisers, photographer Gary Edwards, and his column made plus drama performer Brian many friends and some Hart, sports lover David enemies! But it was Tinney and Garry Waite as informative and popular. specialist writers gave the Garry also contributed Sunday Sun a nucleus. other items including Man Artist/cartoonist Evon with Local sports news (top) About Town - a weak Costa del the late Howard John provided and Classified ads. Sol impersonation of the Daily ‘Air Cool Pero,’ a homegrown investigating dog detective Mail's Nigel Dempster society cartoon strip - sponsored by an air column - and other local stories and conditioning firm - and the addition of Sky interviews. News anchorman, the late Bob Friend, gave Brian Hart was best known at the time the publication added kudos. for theatre performances at the Salon Peter Leonard was the team mainstay in its Varietes and as part of the Supper formative weeks with the affable Aussie Theatre team performing in local guiding the paper through his own strong restaurants, something that ceased when news and interviewing style. he and the locally known Dunckleys The Sunday Sun certainly led from the front departed. in its early days, with scoops including ‘Ronnie Writing critiques on theatre productions led Goes Home’ about the infamous Ronnie Brian to being barred on occasions, but his Knight returning to Britain, beating Fleet articles had a strong following and helped Street national newspapers by 24 hours and boost the theatre’s audiences. questioning Sky News' local strength for The paper also locally pioneered listing Sky breaking news as they had a private jet sitting TV programmes, providing a handy guide to at Granada Airport with reporter Brent Sadler the increasing satellite users, and with added waiting for the known criminal to board and to wit and wisdom to movie and programme be flown home. listings from Brian. Peter was also a keen golfer, with his regular Gary Edwards, now one of the coast’s best sports articles quickly becoming must reads, known photographers, was new to Marbella while David Tinney was the main sports writer but he became a regular snapper at parties, and he immediately established coverage of functions and events long before the glossies
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LAUNCH ISSUE: The front page decision proved a had their society pages! geographical nightmare for After cutting its both the publishing teeth, the Sun’s Sunday Sun changed management and direction, management, its journalists. Putting the editor and its name price up to 150 pesetas Health and beauty becoming the Weekly Sun just emphasised the problems. news. before its final demise after a But the Sunday Sun was an all-important and in part publishing pedigree lasting 100 pioneering foundation for modern-day copies over two years. With copies on sale for 100 pesetas, it was journalism in southern Spain, with its launch seen as the only newspaper to buy on the a decisive moment in local publishing and coast which, on reflection, was probably its no-one should take away the dedication, professionalism and enthusiasm of all long run downfall. In the 1990s there were far fewer involved. It went on to boast many firsts, expatriates on the coast and in every scoops, personal interviews and even a Page likelihood free newspapers - including the 7 girl! The initial first edition front page established Sur in English in 1984 and The which never appeared as it missed the Entertainer launched one year later - printing deadline - featured a picture of fourdistributed much greater numbers than the year-old Jamie Bulger being taken out of a Sunday Sun/Weekly Sun which never sold UK shopping centre in Liverpool by two many more than 5,000 copies. young boys - Robert Thompson and Jon Even so, not bad for a paid-for newspaper. Venables - and a news report on the brutal But the real nail in the coffin for the murder of the toddler. Sunday Sun/Weekly Sun was a decision to It also reported the death of former launch in Alicante. While today’s EWN - along England World Cup captain Bobby Moore, with some local radio stations - expand into and the back page headline was ‘Ryan Giggs new regions with apparent ease, the Alicante Scores Again’! Sound familiar?
SOLD: Documentary proof of The Entertainer sale.
The Sur in English was an idea brought to the daily Spanish newspaper El Diario Sur by the late Gerry Davis and his still socially active and suitably glamorous wife Joan. The powers of persuasion of the couple has to be applauded. For a Spanish newspaper to begin to cater for the then relatively small British expatriate population was unique, and is still something no one else has managed to do. This paved the way for the others who have come and gone in the past 29 years, so hats off to them. Although Sur in English is no longer the biggest newspaper on the Costa del Sol, it is still classed as one of the most reputable. The Entertainer was the brainchild of the late Michael Connolly, his wife Sue, her sister Pauline and brother-in-law Alan Simpson. The idea was conceived in a relatively unknown region of Andalucia called Mojacar in Almeria, and it too went out at 100 pesetas. It was funded very early on by Lenox Napier, who eventually became major shareholder, and as he stated lately, he sold it begrudgingly in 1999. The Entertainer eventually morphed into the Euro Weekly News and aside from being the biggest free English language newspaper in Spain, it has been run and owned by the same proprietors for the longest period of time for any foreign publication in Spain. Why? Because Everyone Gets It.
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The EWN wants to hear from any advertisers in the original launch issue of the Sunday Sun. At the Euro Weekly News, we know the importance of growth and longevity in a business. We’re the most established newspaper on the coast, constantly growing and producing quality news in six weekly editions from the Costa Blanca, to Gibraltar, and on the Balearics to keep our loyal readers informed and connected. If there are any businesses that took out an advert in the first edition and are still standing proud all these years later, we would be thrilled to hear from you. Those who get in touch will be treated – by the EWN – to a dinner at Garry Waite’s restaurant Nueva Campana in the heart of La Campana. A former Sunday Sun management team member and now firmly established in the hospitality business, sit with Garry and reminisce how the coast has changed since the first Sunday paper was launched on the coast two decades ago, paving the way for the leader of the English weeklies, the EWN. Send an email to info@euroweeklynews.com with your name, the name of your business and a contact telephone number.
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DISAPPOINTING: Critics are unimpressed with the new biscuits.
Recipe change
MCVITIE’S have reportedly changed the recipe of their famous chocolate digestives. The reformulated biscuits were officially launched last week but were introduced to consumers in December. The biscuit makers claim their new recipe contains three per cent more chocolate than their original, but taste testers report that the new biscuits are less crunchy and the chocolate topping is more even. In a blind taste trial, results reveled two thirds preferred the original biscuit recipe. After feedback, McVitie’s state they have altered their ingredients to meet their customers’ expectations but critics say the change has ruined the taste of the biscuits.
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HE food and beverage sector has taken a battering since the recession began, with people choosing to cut back on luxuries including eating and drinking out. But add a sprinkling of celebrity backing and it appears you have a recipe for success. Following hot on the heals of Zuma – the contemporary Japanese cuisine group founded in London more than 10 years ago and whose success has led to the opening of restaurants in Hong Kong, Istanbul, Dubai and Miami between 2007 and 2010 – we find
PROUD: Footballer Stephen Carr is astounded at Sala Group’s success.
another star rising in the same way on the coast.
Visitors to Puerto Banus have enjoyed the ‘mod-med’ environment of Sala Group’s establishments since 2008, and its bars, restaurants and beach clubs have become must visit venues for quality and value in southern Spain. Firstly there was Buddha Beach, the Thailand inspired beach club in Puerto Banus. Then followed La
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www.euroweeklynews.com expansion through strategic licensing. Sales in the four existing business units have grown 50 per cent in 2012 and is set to top €16 million in 2013. This is against a backdrop of the consistently poor economic news from Spain since 2007. It is rumoured that a UK listed investment find is preparing to take a sizeable interest in the group. Sala Group shareholder and Birmingham City footballer Stephen Carr said: “I am proud FAMOUS FACE: Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver (second from left), with owners of what has been achieved. Claire Strutton, Ian Radford and one of the shareholders Rob Segal. We’ve created places that people want to visit and that are constantly busy, despite a Sala restaurant – venture El Rincon de recession. “Dining options range from a €2 also in Puerto Banus La Sala, tapas dining – the ultimate social in San Pedro with the coffee to a €1,000 bottle of Visitors to Puerto and dining same flair as its champagne. You know the formula Banus have experience frequensister restaurant. is working when clients are waiting enjoyed the ‘mod- Driven by the volume up to four weeks for a reservation ted by locals and tourists year round med’ environment of enquiries to and we are being visited by the and is as popular as replicate the models likes of television star and media of Sala Group’s ever in its third year. in other countries, mogul Sir Alan Sugar, Hollywood establishments Next on the agenda Sala Group are now actress Eva Longoria and Celebrity since 2008 considering locations chef Jamie Oliver.” was to open Aqwa worldwide. It would appear that if the Mist, a discotheque offering is right, regardless of International underneath La Sala, and intellectual economic climate, top businesses modern, stylish and even with its trademarks own exclusive VIP room complete property has been secured and a offering quality and value for with a hot tub. Finally, their newest department formed to roll out the money will continue to flourish.
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HUNGRY?: Food shopping when hungry can lead to overindulging.
Brain food A STUDY has revealed that hungry people see food related words more clearly than those who have just eaten. The risk of over-indulging on high calorie, sugary food and buying too much is often the case when we visit the supermarket when we are hungry. The study suggests that how hungry we are can affect how we react to certain situations. People who took part in the experiment were shown different words
and those who were hungry claimed that words appeared brighter than those who had eaten previously to the experiment. After a number of physiological tests, the hungry participants were better overall at identifying food related words quickly proving that they were using instinctual perception before parts of the brain could change the visual messages coming from the eyes.
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Tropical dining at Caribbean Mermaid LOOKING for something a little different? Try the Caribbean Mermaid, situated on Fuengirola Port. You will find Caribbean Mermaid right at the end of the port with wonderful views over the harbour. This is the perfect setting to relax in the sun and can also offer a cosy heated terrace during the mixed weather. Open every day except Wednesday from 8am for breakfast until late evening for dinner, there is something for everyone on the menu. The ever popular three-course menu is available for €9 (€7 for the children’s menu) or for the smaller appetite, two-courses for €8 and just a main course for €7. If you want to enjoy the Caribbean culinary experience, this is the place to go. Owner Happy is considered to be the expert in preparing dishes including Jerk chicken and curried goat, fried dumplings, spicy beef or chicken and Happy’s famous rack of tender BBQ ribs, simply delicious! Breakfast, snacks and tapas are served daily. On Sundays, traditional dinners are served with a choice of lamb, beef and chicken and a homemade dessert for just €9. Booking is advisable but not essential. Drinks are priced not to break the
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months and with its candlelit tables provides a pleasant cosy atmosphere for an evening meal. Parties are both welcomed and catered for. 696 365 177 Caribbean Mermaid Local 32 Puerto Deportivo Fuengirola
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Creepy crawly diet anyone? ACCORDING to nutrition experts, bugs and grubs could become a staple part of our daily diets in the
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WORM BURGER ANYONE?: Soon we could see insects available on our menus.
future. Insects are considered delicacies in many countries around the world and are eaten on a daily
basis. In Asia, crickets, silk worms and other selections of bugs are available to buy in supermarkets. Research in Holland has already begun into ways of introducing locusts and caterpillars into mainstream foods as a response to the United Nations warning about increasing meat prices within Europe. Nutritionally, insects are healthy and a tasty alternative to meat, containing more protein than fish or meat and containing high levels of essential vitamins and minerals. Studies into the worldwide use of insects as a food source have been carried out by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation and investigations into the RUBY RED: Great for stamina and insect-rearing process have reducing blood pressure. begun.
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Clean plates please A SEAFOOD restaurant in Japan has introduced an extra charge policy for customers who leave any leftovers of their signature tsukko meshi dish which consists of salmon roe and rice. The Hachikyo restaurant in Sapporo charge for even one grain of rice left on your plate. The reason for the added cost for leaving food, according to the restaurant, is that they see leaving any food an insult to the fishermen who have risked their lives to obtain the rare roe.
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BAD HABITS: Fast food is a popular choice among many.
Calorific intake study FAST food accounts for more than 11 per cent of the calories consumed by adults in the US every day, a survey of 11,000 adults shows. The US is currently facing a massive obesity epidemic and the results of this survey by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention supports the reality the country is currently facing.
Although the percentage is alarmingly high, results from a previous survey carried out in 2003 and 2006 found that fast food accounted for 13 per cent of a daily adult calorie intake. The study took into account differences in financial income, race and age variations. The results found that those aged between 20 and 39
consumed 15 per cent junk food on a daily basis compared to six per cent of adults over the age of 60. The average black adult took in 15 per cent of their calories from fast food in comparison to 11 per cent for Hispanic and white adults and those with a higher income consumed less than those on a lower wage.
FOOD companies in the US including cereal brand Kellogg are preparing to release the new concept of breakfast drinks. The idea of turning meals into drinks is attracting interest as people look for more convenient ways to eat on the move. Although sitting down every morning and eating a bowl of cereal does not take much time, people are increasingly looking more for food they can eat on their way to work or school. Kellogg’s version called ‘Breakfast to Go’ milk based drink is available in chocolate, strawberry and vanilla flavours which contains protein and fibre and is set to be released this year. This innovative consumer idea is set to become popular around the world.
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Ethical food standard not met
COSMETIC: Misshapen vegetables back on the shelves.
Ugly veg acceptable A SURVEY of British consumers reveals that
80 per cent would be does not meet standards happy to buy vegetables in appearance. Fruit and vegetable and fruit which were not perfect in shape or crops are frequently not harvested because they colour. fail to meet The poll, carried out by People would quality the Institution be happy to controls implemented of Mechanical buy fruit and by superEngineers veg not in markets and revealed that one in five perfect shape retailers even though the people would only purchase food is perfectly good to unblemished and normal eat. The level of cosmetic looking produce, whereas 45 per cent of requirements by UK people said they would retailers means massive buy the products amounts of food are regardless of its rejected and unnecesappearance in shape sarily wasted, but some and colour. supermarkets have In a recent report it begun relaxing their was estimated between rules on appearance and 30 and 50 per cent of have begun allowing products food produced is wasted misshapen worldwide because it onto their shelves.
ACCORDING to a report from Oxfam, some of the world’s largest food companies are not meeting ethical standards. The report looked at several social and environmental factors including supply chains, general operating and human rights protection of the 10 biggest drink and grocery brands. The purpose of the report is to provide information and improve company policies to ensure levels of ethical standards are enforced and the impact on local producers growing ingredients used in their products. After Oxfam released the results, all of the investigated companies were asked to acknowledge the necessary changes that needed to be made to achieve the highest level of ethical equality.
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likely to help out other people. The study, carried out
at Loyola University in New Orleans, (USA) used 62 students in
NO MORE WASTE: Edible packaging is great news for the environment.
Edible packaging EDIBLE food packaging is set to transform how we eat and will ultimately cut down on the amount of plastic we throw away. Whilst sustainable and biodegradable food packaging has had many innovations over the last decade, packaging that is actually safe to eat has appeared as part of a Brazilian burger chain’s recent marketing
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Organic shoppers less likely to help others RESEARCHERS say that shoppers who buy organic foods are less
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campaign. The ‘ready-to-eat’ wrapping has been developed by scientists to try and reduce the amount of waste discarded by consumers. The environmentally friendly packaging is tasteless and harmless and is set to become a popular choice for food manufacturers in the future.
three different groups. One group was given pictures of organic produce, another images of ice cream, cookies and chocolate and a third group, pictures of porridge, rice, mustard and beans. They were then all asked their views on six moral issues. When the participants thought the study had finished, the students were told that a professor in another department was looking for volunteers. The students who were shown photos of the organic fruit and vegetables spent the least time helping whilst those who saw the comfort food were happy to set aside 25 minutes to help out. Psychologist Dr Kendall Eskine said: “This is because using organic products makes people feel more secure about themselves, weakening the urge to act unselfishly and also makes them judge immoral behaviour more harshly.”
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S eating habits have evolved the changes in how we eat our food has physically altered the human mouth. Using a fork to consume smaller portions of food has shaped and changed the alignment of our teeth and created the ‘overbite.’ Before modern knives and fork utensils were introduced, our teeth were used as the primary tool for breaking down food. Anthropologists believe that modern utensils have given humans the standard overbite we see today. Before the introduction of the fork, the incisor teeth would have been worn down when eating large pieces of food. Forks were seen as implements
TEETH: Today’s use of cutlery has lead to the ‘overbite’. of ridicule in the seventeenth century as eating with your hands and fingers was believed to be
Monotonous diet for most children A NEW survey suggests that most parents only know how to cook seven recipes. The results of the survey of 1,500 parents with children aged four and under provide an insight into the cooking habits of parents and what they feed their children at home on a weekly basis. Forty two per cent of parents repeat the same seven meals for their children, resulting in tedious meal times and unhealthy options. Twenty seven per cent said their children preferred chocolate,
FUSSY EATERS: Nearly half of parents can only cook seven meals. pizza and crisps compared to healthy foods like vegetables and fruit and 22 per cent of parents said they have no concerns regarding their children’s bad diet choices. When asked about checking the nutritional value of the food they buy and cook for their children, 28 per cent confessed to not checking packaging labels.
more appropriate. This attitude continued well into the late nineteenth century.
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HOLA Credito is a leading certified online short term lender in Spain. Established in 2011, Hola Credito is run by a friendly, professional team with over 25 years working within the credit and property industry. Recognising the current economic climate and the difficulties many are facing, they provide short-term loans against personal valuables including gold, watches, jewellery, gem stones and cars. They operate with the lowest overheads, therefore offering the lowest interest rates and highest gold exchange rates. They pay the best daily gold rates on the Costa del Sol based on the London Gold Exchange (LMBA). Operating with the lowest
possible overheads allows Hola Credito to keep their costs low, and these savings are passed onto clients. Their interest rate currently stands at a flat rate of 5 per cent per month; the lowest in Spain. Hola Credito provide a secure, discreet and quick service where unwanted nine, 18 and 24 carat gold items can be sold for cash. Valuations are based on the quality, weight and the current market price of gold and you are always guaranteed the best price available. All valuations are carried out by professionals with many years within their field of expertise and Hola Credito will endeavour to always lend the maximum possible against any particular
asset. Applying for a loan with Hola Credito is simple and stress free. Customers can apply online or book an appointment at their Puerto Banus office to meet with an expert who can appraise your assets and discuss your loan options. Once a loan has been confirmed, your money will be available the same day or within 24 hours, by bank transfer or in cash. Hola Credito has a fully licensed and approved Group 4 security rating (one level higher than Spanish banks) and has a public security licence from the
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If you would like to raise a short term loan or sell your gold, Hola Credito guarantees a quick, efficient and friendly service you can trust.
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Only one car key? IF you lose or break the only car key you have, it can be a very expensive mistake. Ray Pollard of A1 Security Systems, the auto locksmith, car key and remote specialist says it’s like driving without a spare wheel in your car, one day disaster will strike!, Panic sets in. You ring the main dealer to be told, yes, we can help, you need to ring for a tow truck (could be up to €175) to bring your car here, then all the paperwork has to be up-to-date and in your name, and yes, then it can take up to two weeks and anything up to €450 depending on the type of car you have. Luckily now there is another solution. Ray at A1 Security Systems can now come to you to cut and
programme a spare key with a transponder chip with or without a remote at your car, and he can make a new key, even if you have lost the only key you had, on the same day, on most occasions. Saving you money and time, most makes and models of cars can be dealt with. So for information ring Ray on 679 831 166. Don’t delay, call today. www.a1security.es
EVERYONE at the EuroWeekly News wishes to congratulate Hannah Bayley on the arrival of her baby daughter Ella Jane, born on February 15. Hannah worked as the receptionist at the EWN between October 2009 and July 2011.
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Charity tea dance A LATIN American themed tea dance will be held on Wednesday at 3.30pm-6pm at the Tikitano Restaurant, Estepona. Dance demonstrations from Latin America champions and ballroom sequences and a traditional English tea of scones, sandwiches and cakes will be served along with a charity raffle. Tickets â‚Ź15. Contact 952 884 881.
Art exhibition A SPRING art exhibition of paintings and textiles by artists Elaine Carlton, Don Widdall, Richard Wood and
Sinikka Ahokas-Grohn will take place from Monday at the Jinete, Mijas Costa. Contact 952 119 170.
Animals in Distress auction AN auction for the Animals in Distress charity will take place on March 8, April 12, May 10 and June 14 at the La Hiedra Restaurant, Coin at 7pm. Contact 628 239 174.
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Dogs can be beneficial when families split up L
AST week I talked about the difficult and stressful position a dog is put through when its owners divorce. Here I continue on the theme. Perhaps a member of the family may march out in a huff, slamming doors. This will cause stress to the pet dog. The dog hears all the shouting and human aggression, and this can be frightening to it. Some owners will even put their dog outside the room STRESSED: Dogs when they argue. Listen to David on TRE feels the effects every Now the dog sees Saturday 10am to 11am Costa del Sol East (Calahonda to Ner from shouting this as a form of ja) 88.9fm Costa del Sol West punishment. owners (Calahonda to Alg eciras) 91.9fm Of course, the Mallorca 103.9 Costa Blanca Benido rm, Alicante 88.2fm dog in the child, from bursts of Denia 95.3fm Almeria 89.0fm household can angry rebellion to have a positive periods of deep influence on what is brooding silence. going on. It is known that divorce Dogs play a beneficial role, since can cause behavioural changes in a a child can make the dog his very
best friend and confident to be hugged, cried with, and told any secret, knowing his best friend will neither pass judgment nor tell anyone. When a couple separate or divorce, I always advise that the best solution is to keep the children and dog (or dogs) together. Divorce is traumatic enough but dogs can, in fact, play a very important role to cope with, and express, his or her feelings. The other alternative, that of sharing a dog between two households, rarely works, since this causes stress to the couple, the child and the dog. However, as couples have usually provided, trained and loved the dog together, it is their responsibility to decide what is best for it now. Next week I will discuss some pet therapy to help you and your dog cope.
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to produce new rubber tree or solandra plants. Make a slit in a healthy branch and then seal it within a plastic sleeve of dampened moss or potting compost. When a good root ball has developed, cut through the branch below and plant up the new plant. Grafting: Many fruit trees, roses and acacias are produced in this way. A cutting of the desired cultivar is inserted into cuts in a suitable host rootstock just before the sap rises in the spring. Unfortunately
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or third attempt you may create an orange tree that also has branches of lemons and grapefruits. Problems that can occur. Although most of these methods are easy for any keen gardener, there are a number of potential problems. However the following actions can minimise them. Firstly stem and leaf cuttings inserted in pots of compost can dry out. The best way of preventing this is to place a pot of cuttings inside a clear or semi opaque plastic bag and then blow up and seal the bag. The
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LAYERING: Peg a branch to the ground and cover the pegged area under a heap of earth to encourage growth. cuttings can be left in this microclimate until strong new growth is observed. Secondly cuttings can rot off. The chance and extent of this can be minimised by washing and sterilising plant pots, sterilising the potting compost on a tray in an oven, adding sand or fine grit to the potting compost to achieve good drainage, adding a few drops of a fungicide to the watering can or spray before watering cuttings when first
planted and when subsequently required. Thirdly don’t be tempted to plant new plants too early. Be patient and wait until there are signs of a good root ball and the weather has warmed up in the spring. Then harden them off for a few days in the sun before finally planting in the garden or in pots. ©Clodagh and Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com February 2013
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Costa Mueble; the premier furniture store for you COSTA MUEBLE was formed in 1966 in Fuengirola by Miguel Gomez Reyes and Pilar Lopez Quero, of Muebles Gomez, in a small shop of 50 square metres dedicated to furniture. Miguel and Pilar were then a young married couple and the shop was in their own home. At that time, Fuengirola and Mijas were both small villages of farmers and fishermen with a joint population of 10,000. Mijas was mostly rural and many people lived in the countryside where there were no roads and access was only possible on motorbikes, often transportation was by horses and donkeys. By the end of the seventies, the tourist explosion arrived and many people came to live in the region. The business grew and Muebles Fuengirola employed 20 staff and had stores of 5,000 square metres during the
COSTA MUEBLES: Supplies furniture for terraces, kitchens, mattresses and sofas. economic boom and economic bonanza. In 2000, the heirs of Miguel and Pilar created Costa Mueble and the current store has some 3,000 square metres of stores and exhibits.
Today Costa Mueble is a business that supplies furniture of all types, for terraces, kitchens, mattresses and sofas. There is also a department specialising in baby items with everything necessary for the
PROPERTY SLIDE: House prices set to fall.
baby from a feeding bottle to a travel cot. Costa Mueble works with national and international manufacturers, directly importing from other countries to be competitive in price and quality, ensuring that stock is available for immediate delivery so clients do not have to wait, with around 70 per cent of all products always in stock. They also offer professionally made furniture kits that clients can take home themselves, saving money and time on deliveries. Costa Mueble has a department for larger clients aimed at hotels, administrations, service offices, multiproperty etc. Costa Mueble is today a well established family business of three generations with its tion is around 48 million own stores in the and the demand for region. property is nearly It has endured the 200,000, resulting in a crisis and even huge overhang of stock increased in sales over properties available. the last few years, and As Spain’s economic have many more crisis hits an all time low projects for the future, and the start of an aging with the hope that the population crisis business will continue increases, it is difficult to for at least 10 more see positive steps out of generations. Tel 952 667 281. the property epidemic.
Property slump continues
HOUSE prices in Madrid, Barcelona and other major Spanish cities are set to fall a further 30 per cent in the next decade, according to the government. Since 2008 the housing market has already fallen 30 per cent and fears that areas popular with expatriate homeowners will also be affected.
Areas where construction was once popular could reach losses of 50 per cent and continue for a further 15 years, bringing the decline total towards the figure of 75 per cent. There are almost 2 million properties waiting to be sold in Spain and no progress has been made in the last five years.
There are 800,000 used homes currently on the market in Spain and developers are waiting on 700,000 completed units. A further 300,000 properties have been foreclosed and 150,000 are in the proceedings of closing, with another 250,000 homes still under construction. Spain’s current popula-
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Just who can be an Administrator ? THERE are cases where communities are run by administrators who are not strictly entitled to hold that position. The Law of Horizontal Properties article 13: 6 The Secretary and Administrator can be one and the same person or can be appointed separately. The Administrator position or that of a Secretary - Administrator may be held by the following; one of the owners, any person with sufficient professional qualifications or who is legally recognised to carry out those functions. The position may also be held by a company or corporation as per the terms established under the legal system. This means that just not anybody can become a community administ-rator, they must either be one of the owners, registered with the Association College of Licensed Property Administrators or hold the necessary qualifications. The application of recent European Union regulations by the Spanish government tends to play down the need for people working in a professional capacity to register themselves with such colleges, yet to do so is the easiest way for any administrator to prove they are qualified for the job. However many communities, especially where there is a large percentage of foreign owners remain unaware of these requirements and allow unqualified administrators to take on the position. They are equally unaware of the potential unpleasant consequences of employing a nonregistered administrator and the advantages of an
Community Law Corner By JosĂŠ Luis Navarro Solicitor and Property Administrator for Intercala Administration
joseluis@intercala.com
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official one. Possibly the best Registered advantage of The administhaving a rators are registered position controlled administrator may be by the is that they held by College of come under Licensed a company the control of Property their Association Administrators of College, so if a Communities, they community is not happy carry an official insurance with their administrator policy to cover possible they can turn to the damage to the community college for help and in a and for the loss of money, very short period of time they have passed exams an errant administrator to prove they know the may be subjected to law and know how to deal disciplinary measures and with community problems. even fines, so most Furthermore they have administrators will act the support of their official according to law if they college in case of legal want to keep their college issues. licence. Likewise any commuThe appointment of an nity run by a registered administrator that is administrator also enjoys neither an owner, nor a the full support of the registered and licensed official college, which in administrator, or someone MĂĄlaga consists of more with the official than 1,000 administrators. qualifications to run In addition the communities could be community will benefit declared void in court. from the many In addition if a agreements the College of community is in dispute Licensed Property with their unofficial Administrators has administrator, say they negotiated with public want to replace that service companies for administrator but the water and electricity etc, administrator refuses to with private companies hand over the records, like banks and other then there will be no service providers, as well association college to turn as the town halls, the to and the community Social Security, the tax must rely on the courts for offices and so on. a ruling. All hard won agreeTaking into considerments that an individual ation the almost total would find difficult to collapse of the overachieve. For instance burdened legal system agreements with banks this unnecessary procednot to charge for ure and the costs involved community bank accounts can add up to a disastrous when run by official outcome that could have administrators. been avoided.
To check you are in safe hands, call the College of Licensed Property Administrators on 952 302 221 and see if the person who is running your community has the licence or the legal qualifications, the insurance and the rest of the numerous advantages of a registered administrator. Ask yourself this, would you trust someone who is not an official architect to make the plans for your house, then why would you trust someone who is not an official administrator to look after this house? Think about it, many advantages or unpleasant surprises could depend on this decision.
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New builds THE number of new property developments in Spain are decreasing as the real estate surplus is addressed. Developers are stepping away from beginning construction on new projects as the number of new plots decreased dramatically in 2012. Just 50,000 new houses were completed last year in
comparison to over 500,000 new builds in 2001. The fall of 25 per cent in one year alone has damaged the construction sector and the current situation is unlikely to see any changes in the near future as record numbers of new build projects granted permission has fallen by 80 per cent since 2001.
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PROPERTY: Still proving to be a problem area for Spanish banks.
Banks feel the weight SPANISH property is still proving to be a problem area for Spain’s banks with many facing big losses in the near future. With toxic assets being released into the market by Sareb, banks are finding it hard to compete; resulting in being left with large amounts of real estate repossessed. With cuts of up to 60 per cent being made by financial institutions on distressed property, the situation lies heavily on
Spain’s current property situation. The current demand for property is weak, despite the increasing discounts offered to buyers. If banks choose to turn to private equity firms to clear toxic assets, discounts of up to 80 per cent are given resulting in considerable losses. Real estate agencies are also suffering from the situation, with many filing for bankruptcy because of mounting debts.
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Thursday •BRIDGE CLUB Los Boliches: 645 684 756. •HARMONY SINGING in Benalmadena Costa 952 560 651
Friday •ADANA COFFEE MORNING, 11am in Plaza Manilva (Estepona): 952 800 975. •BRIDGE CLUB Los Boliches meets at Cafe Manilla 1.45-5pm. New players welcome. 951 081 984 / 645 684 756. •DIABETIC SUPPORT GROUP: 952 464 184. •BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY group meets at Marbella sangha in English at 8.30pm. Contact tonybillings@telitec.com or 952 852 190. •U3A Marbella COFFEE MORNING 11am. www.u3a.es or 622 670 158. •TRIPLE S SOCIETY Sports and Social Club, 12pm, Lauro Golf Clubhouse on the A404 between Alhaurin el Grande and de la Torre. 952 411 463.
•ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY OF ST ANDREW Services every Sunday 9.30am at Iglesia San Miguel Calahonda; 9.30am Capilla San Jose Benalmadena; 10.30am Cemetery Chapel Alhaurin el Grande, 11.30am St Andrew’s Church Los Boliches. 952 580 600 or www.standrews-cofe-spain.com. •ANGLICAN CHURCH Costa del Sol West: Holy Communion Sundays. 952 808 605. •ARK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Fuengirola - Evangelical family church - Sundays 11am. 952 592 171. •CALAHONDA BAPTIST CHURCH: Calle San Jeronimo 1. Worship Sunday 11am with Sunday School. Rev. Ian Bell 952 831 741. www.calahondabaptistchurch.com. •CALAHONDA CHURCH - Evangelical Christian Fellowship - Sundays 4.30pm. 952 588 160. www.calahondachurch.com •CHURCH OF SCOTLAND Service Lux
•ST DAVIDS DAY CELEBRATION The Welsh Society. Plaza Mezquita, Arroyo de la Miel. 12pm. 626 292 707.
Monday
•MABS MAZARRON book sale. Camposol Sector B Commercial Centre. 9.30am. Every second and third of the month. 620 582 418.
•MALAGA HASH HOUSE HARRIERS; a drinking club with a running problem. Meet friendly people who enjoy running and walking in the Malaga countryside. www.malagahhh.com, robertandmarisa@hotmail.com or 637 544 761. •CAR BOOT SALE at petrol station Europe on A357 between Cartama and Alora.
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•ALANON – Help for family and friends of alcoholics – 8.30pm. 670 635 201. •BRIDGE CLUB Los Boliches meets at Cafe Manilla 1.45-5pm. New players welcome. 951 081 984 / 645 684 756. •COSTA BOOK CLUB, Hotel Tamisa, second Monday of month. 677 251 058. •ROYAL ANTEDELUVIAN ORDER OF BUFFALOES Benalmadena Costa: 952 563 950.
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Mundi, Fuengirola, Sundays 10.30am. 951 260 982. •BAPTIST CHURCH, Arroyo del la Miel: Sunday English Service 4pm, Conjunto Zodiaco, Edificio Aries, Calle Sagitario. Call 952 447 967. •ELIM FAMILY FELLOWSHIP Sunday service: 11am in Benalmadena Costa and 3.30pm in San Pedro de Alcantara. www.elimfamilyfellowship. 695 115 496. •EVANGELICAL CHURCH, Paseo Maritimo 77, Los Boliches. Sunday ‘Breaking of Bread’ at 2.45pm; worship and Bible teaching at 4pm. Wednesday Bible study and prayer at 7.30pm. 952 460 728. •ROMAN CATHOLIC MASS in English, Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre, Fuengirola, 12pm. 952 474 840. •ROMAN CATHOLIC MASS in English in the Parish Church of Virgen del Carmen y Santa Fe at 5.30pm.
•ROMAN CATHOLIC MASS in English, Arroyo de la Miel Parroquia de la Inmaculada, Plaza de la Estacion, with Father Joe Crawford, Saturdays 1pm.
•WELSH SOCIETY COFFEE MORNINGS, 11am on last Monday of month at Bar Mediterranea, Avenida Gamonal in Arroyo de la Miel. 622 922 207.
•THE WAY – Christian Counselling Ministry – Fuengirola. 634 369 414 or 663 708 224. •GLORYHOUSE International Christian Centre, La Nogalera, Torremolinos. Charity shop MondaySaturday. Sunday service 11am. 951 210 300 or 679 740 825
•GAMES: Whist Mondays, Dominoes Thursdays, 2pm at Bar Calla Bella in La Cala Village. Proceeds to Mijas La Cala Lions Club. 633 748 558.
•ST JOSEPH’S CHAPEL, Las Rampas. Roman Catholic Mass daily at 11am. Benediction on Thursdays and a Vigil Mass every Saturday at 7pm. Closed Saturday mornings.
•MOTHER AND TODDLER GROUP The Ark Christian Fellowship, Fuengirola, Tuesday and Thursdays 11am.
•PUERTO BANUS CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sundays 11am. All welcome. Wednesdays 11am-1pm The Wave Cafe. Meet with friends old and new. Friday 12pm-1pm Prayer and healing. Concerts and other events. www.puertobanuschurch.com. 637 408 195.
•THE INTERNATIONAL TABLE TENNIS CLUB welcomes new players. Play every Thursday and Sunday, no membership fees. 952 373 813.
Wednesday
•ROYAL ANTEDILUVIAN ORDER OF BUFFALOES España No 1 Lodge meet at Woodies/Peacock Bar, Avenida de Bonanza, Benalmadena at 7pm. 952 563 950. •THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, Benalmadena Branch meet at Blazing Saddles Bar, Avenida Bonanza. 11am. 952 442 655.
•CHICAGO BRIDGE, Estepona, small friendly group. 4.30pm Age Concern drop-in centre. 952 780 243. •COFFEE MORNING and Charity Shop every Wednesday 10.30am-12.30pm in St Andrew’s Church Los Boliches 952 580 600.
FASHION PRESENTATION: Don’t miss this fashion and art filled evening. •FASHION & ART by Yamaia Fashiongyyrl Fay and Ralla Zacher. Karrer Rassu Showroom, Marbella. March 8. 8pm. www.yamaiaonline.com. •ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION meets third Monday of month at Peacock Bar, Ave de Bonanza, Arroyo de la Miel at 2pm.
•LUX MUNDI DUTCH LANGUAGE LIBRARY, Calle Nueva, Fuengirola, 3pm-5pm.
Tuesday
•MARBELLA HEALING CIRCLE fortnightly: www.marbellahealing circle.com.
•AGE CARE ASSOCIATION: El Zoco, Calahonda 11am-1pm. 655 903 182. www.agecarecosta.org. •AGE CONCERN Estepona and Manilva: acesteponaymanilva@ ageconcern-espana.org or 650 163 928. •BRIDGE CLUB Casaes: 655 459 576 or www.bridgeweb/ casares.com. •COLMENAR DISTRICT SOCIAL CLUB: 951 163 071.
www.agecarecosta.org. CHARITY SHOP, El Zoco, Calahonda, Monday-Friday 10am-4pm, Thursday 10am-7pm, Saturday 10am-2pm. •FUN PAELLA NIGHTS at The Yucatan, San Pedro, in aid of animal rescue: €15 without drinks. 952 781 177 or info@animalcharter.com.
•SEPE CAR BOOT SALE, La Alqueria, last Sunday of month: 610 775 413. •TABLE-TENNIS CLUB, Benalmadena. Children welcome. 663 138 062 or drtfranklinkim32@yahoo.com.
•THE WALL BAR Hotel Vincci, Malaga. Live music from Daphne and Nicky. 11pm. www.tallerblues.es.
Marbella Sunday 11am at Calvario Church. 951 153 340.
www.siberme.com or 952 802 549.
•PETANCA Arroyo de la Miel, 10am. Play opposite the library up the slope. €1, beginners welcome. 952 566 079.
Email whatson@euroweeklynews.com Fax 952 440 887 Post Euro Weekly News, Calle Moscatel 10, P-62, Poligono Industrial Arroyo de la Miel, 29631 Benalmadena, Malaga.
•MABS Cancer Support Group: 952 833 568.
•SOUTHERN SOUND BARBERSHOP CHORUS Lux Mundi, Fuengirola, 5-6pm. 952 473 051. •ACE BRIDGE, 4pm at Pueblo Lopez, Fuengirola. Computer scoring also Monday, Thursday and Saturday. 952 485 678 or ace.bridgeclub@yahoo.com. •MABS MAZARRON coffee morning, 396 Adva de los Covachos Camposol B4. 11am. 689 052 123.
•LIONS CLUB La Cala de Mijas: Second and fourth Wednesday of month. 952 494 323. •SEPE COFFEE MORNING, La Alqueria: 610 775 413. •THE ACHIEVERS TOASTMASTERS CLUB, Nueva Andalucía: 646 533 112. •TORREMOLINOS & DISTRICT SOCIAL CLUB meets at The Bailey off Plaza de la Independencia, Torremolinos. 952 386 172. •ANDALUCIAN RESCUE CENTRE FOR HORSES are holding a horse tack sale on the first Wednesday of the month at the stables behind Miralmonte. •PARASOL SINGERS, friendly amateur singing group, welcomes new members who can hold a tune. Rehearse between Sabinillas and Estepona. 692 558 041 or parasol.singers@btinternet.com.
Others •AGE CARE ASSOCIATION drop-in centres various locations: 691 761 088 or
•THE GOOD COMPANIONS CLUB Los Boliches: 952 494 730.
•THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION meets throughout the week, various locations. www.britishlegion.org.uk/counties /spain-south/branches. • ESTEPONA, Casares and Manilva Jewish Social Club meet regularly for various social events etc. gerrycee@yahoo.co.uk or esteponajcom@btinternet.com. •DEMENTIA/ALZHEIMER’S plans for a support/advice group. remembertheperson@ymail.com •FREETHINKERS GROUP: Informal get-togethers for humanists, rationalists, secularists, atheists, agnostics and sceptics to exchange views and ideas and have social outings with likeminded people. costadelsolfree thinkers@gmail.com. •MARBELLA SINGLES Social Group meets socially for drinks and dinners. For singles in the over 45 age group. English speaking, any nationality. 617 662 538/marycormack1@aol.com.
Coming Up: •A.R.C.H Andalucian Rescue Centre for Horses quiz and bingo night. Venta Miralmonte. March 8. 8pm. 635 798 219. info@horserescuespain.org •SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL CLUB charity dinnerdance for AFESOL. Valparaiso Restaurant, Mijas. Tickets €40. April 5. 654 351 161. •FASHION & ART by Yamaia Fashiongyyrl Fay and Ralla Zacher. Karrer Rassu Showroom, Marbella. March 8. 8pm. www.yamaiaonline.com.
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Caravans PARKING, STORAGE & SALES. Caravans - Motorhomes - Boats Cars and Vans etc. Short / long term - Safe & secure, drop off & collections. Excellent rates, discount for long term, 5 mins from Fuengirola. Established 25 years. www.eurodog.es / info@eu rodog.es 679 786 669 / 606 101 807 (204977) TIMBER Building SL has been a leader in a prefabricated market for the last 28 years with more than 5,500 happy customers. Ring for wooden houses, garden sheds, pergolas, reforms. 666 819 689 (204408)
Carers QUALIFIED FEMALE CARER, available part-time, day or night, call Heather 952 113 163 or 679 462 156, Estepona (206913)
Carpentry 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 (101611) IRISH CARPENTER. Doors, decking, kitchens, bathrooms, all aspects. Established 2002. 952 196 457, 696 064 019. www.com plete-carpentry.com (201422)
Chimney Services APEX CHIMNEY SERVICES, professional chimney sweeping and smoke testing. NACS Qualified. Clean and efficient Tel: Bob 696 320 202 (202354)
Classes
PRIVATE NATIVE SPANISH LESSONS FOR FOREIGNERS. ALL LEVELS. TEL 679 787 572. BARTOLOME.ROMERO@HOTMAIL.ES (201437) LEARN SPANISH! Native teachers. Individual and group lessons. Great prices. Marbella. 650 538 165. infocentralplaza@gmail.com (209964)
Cleaning Services UPHOLSTERY and steam cleaning sofas, carpets etc… JA Cleaning Services 626 357 955 (200771) CARPET & UPHOLSTERY PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE WET OR DRY CLEAN, HONEST, RELIABLE SERVICE. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 (101382) CONEJO CLEANING. Over 20 years of reliable and professional cleaning on the coast. Regular, holiday lets, one-off cleans. Wendy 635 630 370 / 952 964 407. web: www.conejocleaning .com (201340) OVEN CLEANING, domestic, commercial, complete fittings, let professional do hard, dirty work, from 35€. 632 569 282 oven cleaningcostadelsol.com (98222) L & B CLEANING services, no job too small, professional ladies. Tel 645 561 716 (200567) PROFESSIONAL cleaner / House keeper. Tel 633 461 951 (204205) BE CLEAN SWEEP S.C Property Management and Cleaning Company. Honest and reliable. Call 635 152 313 or 630 614 412 (200804)
FREE phone calls from your PC, learn how and other basic skills at home. Taught by mature male and female, 10€ ph, 626 980 869 / 609 292 209 (203057)
Curtains QUALITY hand finished curtains & soft furnishings, professionally qualified, contact Rachel 952 825 766 or visit www.curtaincouture marbella.com (99478)
Damp Proofing DAMP Problem!! Sourced and cured by master builder, longest established damp company on the coast. Call Ed 693 859 894 (200930)
Domestic App Repairs DOMESTIC Appliance repairs washing machines, fridges, cookers, ovens, water heaters, gas / electric, professionally repaired. Christian 608 337 497 (97989)
Drainage
CHAINLINK FENCING erectors, general builders, really competitive prices. Free quotation, no job too big or small, very reliable. Tel: 655 218 466 (201475)
GUADALMINA: Direct from owner, equipped business office for long term rent. 70 sq.metres in busy commercial centre. 750 euros per month. Call 609 585 969 (206813)
CAR HIRE. Quality, legal cars from €70 per week. Tel 658 031 285 (200565)
PUERTO DEPORTIVO, Marbella, small premises 40m2, located parking area 650 409 090 (202948)
Computers COSTASYS computer support and maintenance. Home and office visits. Support Contracts, ADSL, Wireless, Antivirus, Networks, PC Repairs, Hardware and Software. www.costasys.com or call Steven 622 253 592 (89638) T1 SPANISH AND ENGLISH LESSONS. €8 PER HOUR. CALL MARK ON 711 723 134 MIJAS COSTA (201431)
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COMPUTER HELPLINE. Desktop, laptops, upgraded, repaired. New and used supplied. Internet, Email problems solved. 952 564 274 / 677 702 501 (89597)
Gardening
Floor Polishing POLISH your marble floor professionally at half price. 671 244 683 (203209) T1 MARBLE FLOOR (2.50€/m2) WHY PAY MORE. WE CLEAN, CRYSTALLISE THEN POLISH TO HIGH GLOSS NON SLIP. PROFESSIONAL FAST SERVICE. COVER ALL COSTA DEL SOL. 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE. TEL: 671 244 683 (95517) T1 MARBLE POLISHING, crystallizing, lasting, high shine. Regrinding, restoration of salty, dead floors. Cyril 634 455 064 (202806) TONY’S MARBLE RESTORATION SERVICE. Marble and terrazo floors, professionally refurbished, quotations without obligation. +34 620 726 875 (206786)
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TREE SURGEONS No tree too tall, removal of dead palm trees and limbs, eco gardening, mulch and manure fertilizer, palm pruning. 686 948 552 / 661 129 146 www.top-jardin.com (204796) 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 An drew@garden-professionals.com (203055) GARDENER. TREES, HEDGES, PALMS PRUNED, LAWNS, FENCING, STRIMMING, GARDENS TIDIED, MAINTENANCE. STEVE 952 447 719/ 616 669 285 / 654 320 567 (203855) GARDENER for private homes, communities, tree pruning, pool maintenance, garden design. Specialist in water systems. Tel: 666 953 892 (100065)
Commercial Prop
CAR HIRE long term from 300€/month. Short term from 70€/week. Delivery & airport service, call 607 334 610 (200577)
Garage Doors
Fencing Services
WINDOW CLEANING. Professional, reliable, affordable. Free quotes. 629 769 136 www.win dowcleaningdonjose.com (201277)
Car Hire
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PC DOCTOR 20 years serving the Coast. Laptops, PC sales and repairs. In any language. We come to you. 952 591 071 (200826)
ASTRA - Bellydance, Bollywood, Fire dance and much more. Bring Middle Eastern magic to any event. Available for hen parties, corporate gigs, birthdays, weddings, film and TV talk, etc. all 622 668 948 or email astrabelly dance@live.com. Facebook “astrabellydance (202755)
WINDOWS
CASAS MOVILES EUROPA has an experience in the mobile home trade, all over Europe for the last 25 years. You can put your trust in us! Ring Jane now on 952 119 053 (204408)
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PC PROBLEMS solved! Error messages fixed, viruses removed. Hardware and software upgrades available. Also one-to-one training. Experienced and reliable service, no call out charge. Paul 630 652 338 / 952 493 859 (200566)
CLEARFLOW DRAIN SERVICES. All drain problems solved. More than 25 years on the coast. Telephone 952 885 661 or 630 200 600 (206976)
Electricians ELECTRICIAN 16th Edition BS7671 qualified 24 years experience. Rewires, extra sockets, lights, fault finding etc. www.electriciancostadelsol.c om Contact electrician .in.spain@gmail.com Call Ian 650 151 569 (203235)
Entertainment PARTYTIME KARAOKE. Karaoke, disco, top cabaret artist, affordable entertainment, for your bar, restaurant or private party www.partytimekaraoke.moon fruit.com Tel: 699 767 451 (85885)
Friendship FIND LOVE IN THE SUN w w w. i w a n t 2 m e e t y o u . c o m . Browse for free Spain’s No 1 online dating site. Bringing ex-pats together. (201369)
Furniture ALL styles of furniture designed and made to measure,built-in or freestanding. Residential/Commercial. Portfolio available. 635 878 116 stuart_macg@hotmail .com (200999)
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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 (204960) FEMALE GARDENER and PLANT CREATOR, call Heather 952 113 163 or 679 462 156, Estepona (206913)
Gates EXPRESS Metalwork Services. Gates, grilles, rails and scissor gates. Stainless steel specialists. 952 485 261, 617 065 636. www.express-steel.com (202893)
Handyman INNOVATIVE HANDYMAN, contact Jerry 952 113 163 or 616 933 509 from €10 per hour, Estepona (206913)
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Hairdressing EXPERIENCED unisex mobile hair stylist, special rates for OAPs, Benalmadena, Burnice - 602 548 165 (202763)
Health & Beauty
MASSAGE
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COLOMBIAN LADY - Professional acupressure & cocoa massage, ladies/gentlemen, home visit in Benalmadena/Fuengirola 698 589 645 (209900)
Hire Services
MINI DIGGER / dumper hire. Property maintenance and small building projects. Reliable, references available. Simon 678 450 051 (203874)
holaCREDITO.COM offering short term loans on your valuables. Also cash for your old GOLD, top prices paid, guaranteed. Please see web for details or call Banus office 951 319 538 (202963)
Hot Tubs
DO YOU NEED FROM 3,000 TO 6,000€? CALL US!! 902 198 816 954 933 156 www.gestionesfi nancieras.net (202901)
HOT TUBS, new, used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs 691 973 131 / 952 793 398 (200773)
24/7 Locksmith
Home Clearances
LOCKSMITH emergency / appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service. Call Paul 657 466 803
WANTED FURNITURE & household items houses gardens garages cleared top prices paid fast reliable service 639 229 607 / 649 977 723 (201316)
PAIN? Neck, Arms, Back, Legs. Acupressure. Fast results. No cure – no pay. Fuengirola 651 172 474 (200814) NON-SURGICAL LIPOSUCTION IN BANÚS. WWW.TRANSFORMALL.COM TEL 605 865 755 (200953) TEETH WHITENING IN BANÚS FROM 75€ WWW.TRANSFORMALL.COM TEL. 605 865 755 (200953)
COSTALOCKS 24/7, LOCKSMITH/ HOME SECURITY, NEW KEYS, KEYED ALIKE, WINDOWS SECURED, SAFES OPENED / INSTALLED, FREE HOME SECURITY CHECK, CALL Debby or Bob 952 660 233 / 667 668 673 CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED WWW. COSTALOCKS.COM (200741) T2
WANTED – House Clearance, best prices paid. Contact Paul Vickers, 617 543 315 (201399) WANTED HOUSE CLEARANCE. WE BUY ANYTHING, BEST PRICES PAID FOR YOUR UNWANTED ITEMS. CALL MOBILE 693 480 411 EMAIL AN NETTE.GODDARD@YAHOO. CO.UK (201299) ABBEYGATE INSURANCE If you are renewing your policy or looking for new cover. Call us, as we are the only Insurance Company in Spain to offer protection on your no claims bonus. Call 952 893 380 (68259)
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NON-SURGICAL FACELIFTS IN BANÚS 35€ WWW.TRANSFORMALL.COM TEL. 605 865 755 (200953) PERMANENT HAIR REMOVAL AND SKIN TREATMENTS USING IPL IN BANÚS. WWW.TRANSFORMALL.COM TEL 605 865 755 (200953) WEIGHT CONTROL and healthy lifestyle. Book your free wellness evaluation. Call Frank 653 950 052 (209912) HERBALIFE independent distributor. For products www.herbalnutrition.net/stupendos. For business opportunities www.workfrom homesystems.com/stupendos. Tel. 952 932 789 (201445)
BEAUTY TREATMENTS BOTOX AND FILLERS - From €95. Covers the Costa del Sol and inland. 609 347 086. www.altered-image.eu (206929)
CLASSES PERSONAL TRAINER, lose weight, nutrition, get fit. 650 605 737 / www.entrenador-vip.com (206927)
Loans LOANS AVAILABLE on all types of paintings, jewellery, watches, silver etc, any condition, immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony’s Antiques & Jewellers shops extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola . Silver fox furs wanted, see main advert on page 27. Mobile 609 529 633 Tel: 952 588 795 (85364)
MINI digger and driver, self drive hire available, sand and stone delivery service. 649 526 922 (204976)
SAYAN MASSAGE. Your best traditional & tantric massage for ladies and gentlemen. 952 586 339 608 977 260 www.masajes sayan.es (202608)
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ABBEYGATE INSURANCE Make the right choice and join the thousands of expatriates who have. We provide a friendly personal service, for all your home, motor, health, travel or marine insurance. Call 952 893 380 (68259) HEALTH INSURANCE Competitive prices, English worded policies. Pay monthly or annually. All levels of cover. Premiums from €25 a month. Tel: 956 795 453 Abbeygate Insurance (68259) ABBEYGATE INSURANCE Car insurance exclusive for expatriates, save up to 50%. Find out about our price pledge on UK plated cars. Home insurance from €50. Tel: 952 893 380 (68259) EU INSURANCE DIRECT Extra Special Offers. Up to €50 cash back for car and home insurance (conditions apply) for new customers. For all your Insurance Needs and the Best Price and Best Cover in English, call Wendy on 952 830 843 / 676 098 464 email info@euinsurancedirect.com www.euinsurancedirect.com (202638)
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HOSTING - Carrier grade data centre in Elviria, two diesel generators, multiple backbone symmetrical carrier-class connections, BGP4 routing, aircon, secure facilities. For dedicated housing or hostings with serious bandwidth and 99.99% uptime, we can host your servers and applications in our data centre in Elviria. Feel free to visit us to discuss your needs. 951 055 676 www.mercuryinter net.com (200563)
Lawyer
SECURITY OF SPAIN – 24 HOUR LOCKSMITH – Lock / safe opening service. Locks changed / upgraded. Contact Darren, Tel 636 770 865 www.securityofs pain.com (204407) T3 LOCKSMITH Unlock doors, strong box/cars. Change security locks, emergencies, 24 hours, Marbella, 630 333 615 (200733)
Miscellaneous WOODY´S LOS BOLICHES. Greeting Cards, mail to and from the UK. Passport renewals and all adverts for Euro Weekly News – display or classified. Open 9.002.00PM (Sat 10.00 – 2.00PM) One street behind the Confortel, just off Plaza San Rafael, Los Boliches, on C/Poeta Salvador Rueda 93 (Passports Mon to Fri Only) Tel: 952 471 877 (95705)
Mobile Homes WE BUY, Sell, remove all types of mobile homes. We pay CASH and cover all of Spain. More details call Suzi Caley 616 250 727 / 951 063 059 or email suzicaley@gmail .com (200742) MOBILE HOME WOODEN HOUSE ? We buy & sell new and second hand units. Remove, level, repair, transport and build extensions. 30 years experience nationwide. Call us, Casas Moviles Europa 952 119 053 (204408)
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MOSQUITO SCREENS. Call Mosquito Nick. www.mosquitonick.ws 647 072 861 (206961)
CHIPS AWAY, Marbella, San Pedro. 10% discount. Tlf. 952 853 350. See advert on page 98 (204112)
Motorbikes
www.benalcars.com Sports, prestige and 4x4’s. Visit our website or telephone 661 351 877 (203056)
KTM LC4 640, Enduro Motor Crosser, on road, off road, orange, 1999, Spanish plates, very low klms, very little use, absolute immaculate condition, €3,500. 603 151 587 (203856)
Motoring
24/7 Mobility MOBILITY SCOOTERS, electric wheelchairs, wheelchairs, walking frames etc for sale and hire. Delivered to home or hotel. Always a good selection of quality used scooters in stock with guarantee. e.g. used 4 wheel scooter, new batteries €350. Electric wheelchair can go into car €1,595. Rascal Eco 4 boot scooter €2,100 for €1,395. New wheelchairs from €250. Mobility scooter batteries supplied and fitted. For same day delivery phone 609 581 139. Mobility Scooters Direct. www.mobilityscootersdirect spain.com (203240)
Mobility THE MOBILITY WIZARD. All types of mobility scooters, wheelchairs and disability aids for hire or sale. Replacement parts including batteries, tyres and motors available. Authorised Agents for all major companies. Most repairs carried out at your home or FREE loan machine if scooter has to be taken for repair, ensuring you are kept mobile. Fully comprehensive mobility insurance for 105 euros per year. Tel 952 584 302 / 633 127 901 / www.mobility-spain.com / info@mobility-spain.com
Mortgages
Msoquito Screens ACE OF SHADES - Vertical, Venetian, Roman, Roller, Wooden blinds, various colours available, also blackout blinds. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / aceofshadesla cala@hotmail.com (101730)
WANTED SPANISH PLATED CARS
INSTANT CASH SAMANTHA – GORDON
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CAR SERVICES MECHANIC workshop & mobile. All work undertaken. ITVs done, reasonable rates, prompt, reliable services 24/7. 620 020 232, 951 165 090 (204978) CABRIOSOL soft tops, German top quality, for all Cabriolet cars & jeeps. Professional fitting, repairs & change of plastic windows. Cabrio-sol. 639 580 372 (Camino de Coin km 13.2 Mijas Golf). Opening hours: 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (206836) AUTOMATIC gearbox specialist. Transmatic. All models including classic cars, serviced, repaired and reconditioned. Also 4x4 transfer boxes and power steering Call/fax 952 796 166 / 952 805 804 email: transmatic2005@yahoo.com. www.transmatic.es (209345) RECOVERY SERVICE car / light plant transported, cars disposed of with official destruction certificate, fully insured. 600 868 056 (203856)
FOR SALE 2002 FORD FOCUS 1.6 Trend, 5 door, 5 speed, hatchback, one owner from new, now leaving Spain, only 48,000kms, approx 30,000 miles. Full service history, silver, air condition, CD player, kept in garage, rarely used holiday car. Was 4,995 euros, now 4,500 euros. Phone Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785. See our web page www.robertsoncars-spain.com (201302) NEW SHAPE Ford Fiesta 2009 1.25 litre trend, 5 door, 5 speed, only 77,000kms, approx 48,000 miles, silver, lady owner, leaving Spain, was 7,995 euros, now 6,995 euros. Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 see photo on www.robertsoncars-spain.com (201302) (NEW SHAPE) 2008 Chevrolet Matiz 0.8 litre S model, silver, only 50,000kms, approx 31,000 miles, 5 door, 5 speed, air conditioned, power assisted steering, elderly lady owner leaving Spain, small car, big bargain, was €4,500 now 3,750 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 608 658 785 / 952 832 173 see photo on www.robertsoncars-spain.com (201302)
DIESEL Nissan Almera 2.2 2002 white, air con, 5 door, cheap to run around, be quick at this price €1,995. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (201302) 4X4 AUTOMATIC Hyundai Santa Fe 2.7 GLS V6 2003 model, top of the range, silver, every extra, great on bad roads, calling all campo drivers, this one is for you. Was €4,995, now €4,750. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 see photo on www.robertsoncars-spain.com 4X4 DIESEL MITSUBISHI Montero 3.2GLS long wheel base, 2003, “top of the range”, one lady owner, gold, alloy wheels, air con, 5 speed, was €7,995 now only €5,995. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 see photo on www.robertsoncars-spain.com SEVEN seater automatic 2008 Toyota Corolla Verso 1.8 VVTI, one owner, only 53,000kms (33,000miles), sale due to relocation, climate control, electric everything, good looking in grey with alloy wheels, was 9,995 euros, now only 9,500 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 or 608 658 785 see photo on www.robertsoncars-spain.com 4x4 AUTOMATIC Ford Explorer XLT Limited Edition 1995, UK reg, but left hand drive, only 47,000 miles, looks right in white, air con, CD player, rarely used holiday jeep, great for bad roads and campo, was 2,995 euros, now down in price only 1,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 608 658 785 / 952 832 173 see photo on www.robertsoncars-spain.com (201302) AUTOMATIC diesel BMW, 530 estate, touring low kms. Midnight blue, leather interior, every extra immaculate condition. Was 6,500 euros, now down in price 5,500 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 see photo on www.robertsoncars-spain.com (201302) SCOOTER Peugeot VCLIC 50cc year 2008, super condition, 7,000kms, with carry box, red only 695 euros. Phone Gordon for more information 608 658 785 / 952 832 173. www.robertsoncars-spain.com (201302) AUDI TT Coupe 1.8 Turbo, 2000 only 43,000kms, FSH, black, 5 speed. Amazing condition, rarely used holiday car. What a drive for 7,995 euros. Phone Samantha or Gordon Robertson 608 658 785 see our web page with photographs www.robertsoncars-spain.com BMW X5, 3.0SD 2008, Monaco Blue, Automatic Tiptronic, tracker, alarm, folding mirrors, climate control, Y spoke wheels with run flat tyres, sports seats, reverse camera, parking sensors, sat nav, 6 CD, electric grey leather interior, panoramic sunroof, aluminium side steps, roof rails, privacy glass, Xenon headlights, auto lights/wipers, Bluetooth, 22,000kms from new, full service history, just serviced at supplying dealer Puerto Banus BMW. One owner from new, in immaculate condition, €39,995. 600 501 492 (97860)
MERCEDES E280 CDI, 4 dr saloon 2008, Obsidian black, automatic paddle shift, alarm, folding mirrors, climate control, upgraded wheels, black leather interior, Xenon headlights, Bluetooth, on board computer, auto lights/wipers, CD player, tyre indicator, cruise control, multi function steering wheel, 57,000kms, excellent condition. Price reduced €20,995, transfer included. 600 501 492 (97860) BMW 118D 2011 2dr Coupe, automatic, Alpine white, 2012 model, only 12,000kms, supplied new from BMW Puerto Banus, climate control, CD player, black leather interior, front fog lights, electric windows and mirrors, run flat tyres, under warranty until August 2013, lady driver, in as new condition. €25,995. 600 501 492 (97860)
JAGUAR XK8 Coupe 4.0ltr, 54,000klms, gold with cream leather, pristine condition, all usual Jaguar refinements, call for full specifications, RHD on Spanish plates. 6,995€. 672 550 037 (203856) 2002 206 Peugeot automatic, 1.4 5 door only 40,000klms in excellent condition, very economical, 2,995€ 600 868 056 OPEL Corsa metallic blue, 2007, 1.3 CDTi 5 speed diesel sport, alloys, 5 door, only 84,000klms, €4,995 600 868 056 (203856) SEVEN SEATER Ford Mercury 2006, new shape, only 52,000 miles, UK LHD, automatic, 3.3 petrol, black with grey leather, every extra, perfect family car, immaculate condition, 6,995€. 672 550 037
SEAT ALHAMBRA ‘98, 120,000kms, silver, upholstery, stereo full options. Offers welcome. Contact 607 948 376 (209909)
FIAT PANDA 2006, metallic burgundy, 1.1 petrol, very clean, an economical car, 100,000klms. 2,995€ 672 550 037 (203856)
LARGE selection of vans, large and small, 2006 to 2010, Kangoos, Partners, Jumpers, Ducatos etc etc. call for full list and details 672 550 037 (203856)
TOYOTA Yaris 2007 d4d 1.4 diesel, usual Yaris extras, alloys, etc, etc, 120,000klms. 4,995€ 672 550 037 (203856)
LAND ROVER Discovery TD5 diesel, 2002, electric blue, 126,000klms with service history, alloyws, air con, etc etc 5,995€. 600 868 056 (203856) SEAT Toledo automatic, 2.0tdi 2006, fully loaded, only 39,000klm, one owner with full Seat service history, this car is in exceptional condition. 8,995€ 672 550 037 (203856) 2005 FIAT Ducato, 2.8 diesel, 5 speed, flat back truck, single wheel, aluminium drop side, one owner, 70,000klms, 5,995€ 600 868 056 (203856) 2009 CITROEN Jumper, 2.2 diesel, mwb, semi high top, 10 cube mtr, boarded out, roof rack, ladder, towbar, this van is in immaculate condition and must be seen, 10,995€ 672 550 037 (203856) 2009 CITROEN C4 Diesel automatic, one owner, only 26,000kms, with service history, impeccable condition, must been only 9,450€ 672 550 037 (203856) CITROEN Jumper 2010, 2.0 diesel, swb, ex condition throughout, 5 speed, very clean van 600 868 056 AUDI A4, S4, quattro, station wagon, 2004, 4.2 petrol, silver with black recarro half leather seats, 6 speed, 170,000klms, €9,995. 600 868 056 (203856) 1999 BMW Z3 Convertible 1.8 in bright red, LHD, Spanish plate, very clean car, only 4,995€ 672 550 037 (203856) 2008 Vauxwagon Golf GTI, automatic, DSG gearbox, in black, black leather, all usual GTI refinements, LHD, Spanish plate, 8,995€ 672 550 037 (203856)
MERCEDES E55 AMG, 2000, fully loaded, silver with black leather, alloys, all original condition, all usual refinements, very good condition, 150,000klms with history. 6,995€ 600 868 056 (203856) 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 billbradycars.com (201282) REDUCED PRICE 4x4 LANDROVER Freelander 5 door, 1.8 inj 99/2000 Mdl. One private owner, new ITV (MOT) A/C, full electric pack, body work excellent, ideal coast Jeep was 3,995€, now only 2,995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com REDUCED PRICE PEUGEOT 206 GTI Sport Coupe 2.0 ltr, new ITV (MOT), metallic black, half leather and suede interior, climate control, sensors/lights/wipers, spoiler and much more, has to be seen at this price was 2,995€, now only 2,500€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (201282) REDUCED PRICE 4x4 DIESEL Hyundai CRDI 2.0Ltr, 2005, one private owner, only 44,000klm (30,000mls), full service history, airconditioning, electric windows, locks, mirrors, alloy wheels. Metallic turquoise, velour trim, a fabulous jeep was 7,995€, now 6,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (201282) REDUCED PRICE SEVEN seater Automatic Chrysler Grand Voyager Limited 3.3 ltr 2007, one private owner, low klm. DVD player, parking sensors, metallic black, grey leather, too many extras to list was €9,995, now only 8,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com (201282)
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www.euroweeklynews.com FANTASTIC opportunity Ford Fiesta 1.25 Inj 16V 2009 5 door (new shape) from lady owner bought from Ford Malaga and serviced by them. Parrot hands free, great first car or coastal car, metallic silver, looks and drives fantastic, was 7,500€ NOW €6,995. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbrady cars.com (201282) VAN diesel Renault Kangoo 1.5 DCI 2011, only 13,000klm (8,000mls) with Renault warranty, polar white, air conditioning, leaving Spain, hence bargain at only 7,995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (201282) REDUCED PRICE CONVERTIBLE diesel Peugeot 307 CC 2.0 HDI 2008, 6 speed gearbox 66,000klm (41,000mls), metallic black, white leather and parking sensors, great value was €9,995, now only 9,500€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (201282) REDUCED PRICE AUTOMATIC Honda FRV 2008, six seater 1.8 I.VETEC Executive, one owner, full service history and loads of Honda extras, great saving was 11,995€, now only 10,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221. billbrady cars.com (201282) NEED A CAR? - Can’t get credit? - Self employed? - Why not “Rent to Own” your next car? - No loans, no credit checks. HispAuto.com 952 564 912 (202636) LAND ROVER 2001 Freelander TD4 2.0 Diesel. Green, A/C. Spanish plates. 125,000km, good condition. €4,500. Tel: 675 314 854 (203916) FORD 1.8 Turbo diesel, good condition, current ITV/November. Bargain at €750. 655 034 827 AUDI A4ADVANT 1.9 TDI, 2003, very economical, gold alloys, 158,000kms, full service histroy, €6,995. Fantastic car 628 133 270 (209917) RENAULT MEGANE 1.9 turbo diesel, year 2000, ITV till June, all extras, €1,150 or nearest offer. 626 362 272 (209905) WHITE MERCEDES VITO, 108 cdi, excellent condition, 2002, diesel, new ITV, €4,250 ono. 669 965 545 (202947)
INSURANCE ABBEYGATE INSURANCE. No automatic annual increase on our Motor Insurance, renewal policies. Call 952 893 380 (68259) MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 153, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 153 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now! (200726)
MECHANICS BRITISH MOBILE MECHANICS. Fully qualified, home visits, reasonable prices and repairs for all cars. ITV’s €80 we come to you. 951 400 189 www.mbcmechanics.com 695 913 592 (101500)
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REPAIRS AUTO ELECTRICAL Specialist. Over 30 years experience. Cars, commercials & boats. Latest diagnostic equipment. Petrol / diesel fuel injection problems solved. No job too small. Tel: 647 289 753 (203172) ITV DUE! We collect your car free, pre test it, if needed do any necessary work, take it to ITV and return it back to you passed. Call Kevin at Universal Car Repairs. 603 344 714 (202798)
REGISTRATION CAR TRANSFERS AND IMPORTS PROBLEMS WITH EMBARGOS ON ROAD TAX? SAME DAY COLLECTION OF PAPERS. ENGLISH SPEAKING. PLEASE CALL 633 271 274 (101382)
WANTED WANTED. CARS & JEEPS & camper vans for cash. All makes, LHD, any condition. 693 357 000 (204332)
PAINTER & DECORATOR If you just want the job done, then call the rest, but if you want the job done right call the best. Sam “Simply the Best” 18 years Mijas area 952 666 025 / 629 546 128 (201280) PAINTER & DECORATOR Lounges from 120€, bedrooms, halls 60€. Paper hanging, plastering, tiling and paint spraying. Call Dennis, Calahonda. 670 774 527 (204975)
Personal Services PROFESSIONAL bilingual assistance with private and work related problems. Nursing care, medical appointments, interpreting, translations, municipal, police and legal problems, electricity and water red tape, etc. 661 341 568 / 627 925 941 www.redtape.es (201417)
Pest Control
CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN AND UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (101382) RANGE ROVER SPORT 2007/2010, LHD, TDV8, must have light colour interior leather, exterior colour preference - white. Telephone 659 006 050 (206795) CARS wanted, we buy any car, UK plated, embargo cars, vans, trucks, motorcycles, scooters, campervans, lorries, etc etc, for quick decision call now. 600 868 056 five peastrading@aol.com (203856) CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837 (101382) CARS WANTED. All registration numbers, any age, runners/non runners, finance, embargoes, no problem, 687 049 592 or 622 156 022 (206968) WANTED Legal Spanish Cars and Commercial, under 10 years old, any condition, including non-runners and damaged. Cash paid. Buyer collects. Transfer included. Tel: 605 109 796 (200754)
Music PROFESSIONAL live music for any event. Weddings a speciality. Solo Spanish guitar to dance band. Details David 687 627 434 (Not an Agent) (204219)
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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 (95515)
Pets YOUNG DOMESTICATED cats rescued from the killing station need kind homes. Fully vaccinated and neutered, free of charge. 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) CHIHUAHUA pedigree puppies with passport. All year round available. 952 112 870 / 654 285 667 (200746) 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 (206829) THE HORSEMAN. Highly experienced horse carer, trainer for all your equestrian needs, including holiday cover and riding lessons. Sammy 952 964 407 / 685 630 222 / email: sammyconejo@hot mail.com (201340)
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CHARITIES ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call Marjorie 952 79 74 05 or 636 934 146 (93319) ACE CHARITY at El Refugio Kennels always needs volunteers to help with dog walking. It’s good exercise, a couple of hours any morning of the week. Foster and permanent homes also needed for our many inmates! Vivien 639 991 079 (93320) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public weekends 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 665 682 919 or 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about re-homing, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-animals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317) ARCH - THE ANDALUCIAN RESCUE CENTRE FOR HORSES WELCOMES VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO THEIR STABLES ON SATURDAYS FROM 10 - 12 OR BY APPOINTMENT. COME AND HELP OUT, DROP YOUR CHILDREN OFF FOR THE KIDS CLUB ON A SATURDAY 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.HORSERESCUESPAIN.ORG INFO@HORSERESCUESPAIN.ORG ARCHRESCUE@YAHOO.CO.UK TEL: - 635 798 219 OR 656 935 613 OR 620 175 828 (93322)
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 (101721
KENNELS
LAND IN ESTEPONA with Aloe Vera, 2,700m2 hillside, beautiful sea views, 3 mins to the beach, direct asphalt road access, versatile use, legal papers, private sale, please visit our website. www.spanien-domizil.eu Tel. 0034 608 426 948 (202792)
EURODOG Boarding Kennels and Cattery. Under new ownership, fully licensed and sanitary approved, long/short term. Mijas Costa Tel 697 731 171 www.eu rodogspain.com (89637) SPECIAL PROMOTION for new clients at Cat and Dog World Kennels. Dogs €10 per day plus IVA Tel: 952 112 978. www.cat-anddog-world.com (206776) PETCARE PET HOTEL. Holiday accommodation for dogs and cats. Individual heating available. Introductory offers for new clients. Tel: 952 112 284 / 685 400 216 www.petcarespain.com (98147) COOL KENNELS AND CATTERY. Air conditioned. Your pets lovingly cared for by English mother and daughter. Near Coin. LAGU NAKENNELS@hotmail.com Tel 952 112 021 / 606 838 983 (202836) STEFANIE’S KENNELS AND CATTERY, Estepona. Fully licensed, Junta approved, est. 1986. Viewing welcomed 952 790 943 w w w. s t e fa n i e s ke n n e l s . c o m (202692)
Pet Insurance PROTECTAPET. Spain’s leading pet insurance. 965 756 371 www.info@protectapet .eu (95962)
Pet Transport PET-COURIERS.COM – If you love your pet try us first – we are the best. Door to door service throughout Europe. Specialised vehicles – bespoke service. Full legal service including documentation if required. For further information call or e-mail us: Tel: (0034) 651 033 670 or (0034) 637 066 227. Email: info@pet-couriers.com or www.pet-couriers.com (200622) THE DOG MOVER. Licensed professional transporters. Two handlers, so dogs never alone. 680 781 699 / 0044 (0) 7875 947230. www.moveyourdog.com (89749) LOOK NO FURTHER FOR YOUR PET TRANSPORT. WE OFFER A SERVICE TO TRAVEL WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR PETS/FURNITURE. ALL PETS TRAVEL WITH US IN AIR CONDITIONED PEOPLE CARRIERS. CALL FOR PRICES. 952 596 213 / 665 150 227 WWW.SPAINUKSPAIN.COM (204441) PET TRANSPORTATION by air. Complete service from professional licensed kennels. 630 197 435 www.cat-and-dog-world.com (206776)
Plot for Sale PLOT approx 500 sq mtrs. Riviera del Sol with uninterrupted sea views. 696 206 698 (201394)
Plumbing WATER LEAK DETECTION and noise correlation on household, community and local authority supplies. Insurance reports. Intelligent testing by ISURVEY from PIPETEK: 952 891 248 (202912) THE Irish plumber for all your plumbing requirements, all areas covered. 7 days, reasonable rates. 605 206 394 PLUMBER: Water heaters repaired, replaced same day. Full bathroom and kitchen reforms, previous work can be seen. References available. Mark Allan 608 454 778 / 952 937 244 (203807) PLUMBER, 30 years experience, quality work, reliable service from Torremolinos to Calahonda. PATRICK 952 576 811 / 620 440 121 MARK the Plumber. Bathroom specialist. Fully qualified and experienced. Free estimates. 685 445 129 / 951 165 178 (202923)
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Costa del Sol ALHAURIN - For sale, park home, two beds, 22,500€ 634 359 716 simmoc1941@yahoo.co.uk
Property to Let
MARBELLA La Reserva, Penthouse, about to be repossessed, prime location, 2 bed, 2 bath, 160K€ neg. FabFincas 692 151 931 (203834)
www.Quick-Sale-Deals.com. For The Latest Marbella Serious Investor and Quick Sale Luxury Property Deals Updated Daily: www.BobCallan .com Mob: 616 004 771 (203792) T1 WWW.INMOANDALUZ.COM. Bargain inland properties for all budgets Tel 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (100017) GREAT OPPORTUNITY. TORREBLANCA. Ideal detached villa offering two self contained separate levels - main upper level 3 beds/1 bath - lower level 1 bed/1 bath, ideal for rental or elderly person/teenager/guests, large plot, private swimming pool and spacious garage, quiet residential area. Original asking price €299,500 - no agents fees, now €230,000. Viewing recommended - 647 647 629 (101501) LA CALA - lovely 1 bed apartment on nice urbanization. Secured, pool, magnificent sea views, A/C, satellite TV, all mod cons, €79,950. 666 340 298 / 0044 1443 422 421 (209920) DUQUESA: Direct from owner. Large comfortable furnished 2 bedroom apartment with sea views. Priced to sell at 125,000 euros. Mortgage available if required. Call 609 585 969 (202894)
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MARBELLA centre, first line beach, 3 beds, 3 baths, suitable for cash buyer. Price €250,000. 671 244 683
www.costarents.com Over 900 properties for long term rent. 671 093 925 (202795)
CAMPO MIJAS - Bargain 2 bed villa, large plot, pool, parking, 225,000€ open to offers - 626 864 683 (202956)
24 HOUR warden assisted apartments for rent at Casares del Sol. Please see our main ad on page 109 for further details (203015)
Sierrazuela/El Coto - 2 bed apartment, terrace, pool, private parking - 95,000€ open to offers 626.864.683 (202956)
BENALMADENA La Capellania, detached house for rent 1,600€, 4/5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 shower rooms, pool, garden, store room, secure parking, ADSL, satellite, sea views. Pictures on www.pyramidvillas.com. Direct from owner Tel 649 418 332 (202920)
DUQUESA: Direct from owner. Large 2 bed apt, excellent sea views, fully furnished. Priced to sell at 125,000 euros. Mortgage available if required. Call 609 585 969 (206813) www.villanovaspain.com. We need properties for our BelgianDutch-Scandinavian clients. Tel 600 392 795 (206784)
CANCELADA: Flamingo Golf, luxurious 165m2 garden apartment, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, furnished, garage. €850 pcm. 644 132 738 (202781)
PUERTA MARINA - Venice, 2 bed, 2 bath, fully furnished apartment, lovely views, fireplace, large kitchen, €850 pcm. 650 148 945 (202960) MIJAS COSTA, ENTRERRIOS, spectacular property 10,000m2, sea views, main house 250m2, swimming pool, garden, bbq, two guest houses, stables for horses and two riding arenas. 1,650,000€. +34 951 773 460 olilange@gmail.com (202909) IF YOU are seeking a bargain country house in Alhaurin el Grande area, we do the research and present you with a shortlist. Call FabFincas 692 151 931 (203834) ALHAURIN EL GRANDE, bargain 2 bed new build country house, fenced land, 130,000€. FabFincas 692 151 931 (203834)
MARBELLA - large furnished studio apartment in Romana Playa, Elviria, hot & cold a/c, huge terrace, sea views, pools, secure parking, direct beach access from complex, 450€ per month - 626 864 683 (209925)
CALAHONDA/Mijas Costa studio for rent, Urb Medina del Soco, next to the Commercial Centre 300€ pcm 626 248 132 (202817)
WWW.INMOANDALUZ.COM. Inland property rentals, long or short term, holidays 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (100017) MONTEMAR, one bedroom apartment to let, all day sun, pool/gardens, any let 300€ pcm. 605 206 394 (200961) MARBELLA centre, rooms to let 671 244 683 (203209)
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STUNNING 3 bedroom house, Alhaurin Golf, large lounge/diner. Fully fitted kitchen - dishwasher, washing machine and fridge freezer. 3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, downstairs toilet, large terrace off the lounge, small terrace off all bedrooms. Full sized roof terrace and sun room, pool and full air-conditioning. This house is furnished to the highest standard. €700 a month, deposit required, 639 289 121 (202959) ARROYO DE LA MIEL, duplex, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, fully furnished, 500€/month. +34 607 779 697 sales@costadelsol-estates.com (202909)
VILLAS, TOWNHOUSES, APARTMENTS from 300€. VILLA 4 bed, pool, 3,000m2 plot, 800€. Damisa123@yahoo.es - 664 686 653 / 634 278 784 (201457) 3 BEDROOM Apartment for rent, Carvajal, part furnished, open plan kitchen, very modern, garden apartment, 1 month deposit required, plus references. Available straight away, 699€ per month. Call 647 873 680 (200685) TORREMOLINOS, Montemar, 1 bedroom apartment, renovated, fully furnished, south facing, sea view, 350 euros. 666 517 479 (201355) PUERTO BANUS. Holiday apartments from 360 euros pw +44 7801 427 884 www.spanishproper tyrentals.com (202789) ALHAURIN EL GRANDE perfect 2 bed, country house + pool, 450 euros. FabFincas 692 151 931 (203834) ALHAURIN EL GRANDE beautiful 4 bed, 2 bath country house, pool, close town, 850€ neg. FabFincas 692 151 931 (203834) TOWNHOUSE Playa Golf, Torrequebrada, 2 bed, 2 bath, private garden, furnished, fantastic mountain & sea views, very clean, €650pm. 634 123 652 (203856) MARBELLA APARTMENT Rentals from 700 per month to 1500 per month. 1/2/3 bedrooms. Exclusive addresses. Telephone 622 571 040 www.kingscastlemarbella .com kingscastlemarbella@gmail .com (200817) LONG TERM RENTALS. We have a large selection of properties available in the Manilva areas. Please see our website for details and information. www.spanishrentals abroad.com or call tel 678 307 622 (Properties always needed) (206810)
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FLORIDA SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combi trans.es (2068320) USA SPECIALIST Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combi trans.es (2068320) DUBAI SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combi trans.es (2068320) SOUTH-AMERICA SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (2068320)
www.letsrentmarbella.com. Property services. We cherish your property in management or rentals. 639 644 122 (206908) www.costarents.com Properties urgently required for long term rent, clients waiting. 671 093 925 (202795)
Registration
WWW.SPAINUKSPAIN.COM. Vehicle leaving Spain on 9th / 19th / 28th of each month, returning 10th / 20th / 29th of each month. Prices from £90 per cubic metre. Cars £525, bikes £325, jetskis/boats from £525, dogs £395, cats £295. All animals travel with us in air conditioned people carriers. 952 596 213 / 665 150 227 (204441) MOVING BACK TO UK? Removal vehicle departing weekly throughout 2012. Excellent, professional service & great rates. Ring (0034) 665 089 244 or (0044) 01543 467 777 & see www.eliteeuropean.com (93139) 15 CUBIC metre van returning to the UK 15th March. Space available. Tel. 639 928 090 INTERNATIONAL and European Removals. Expert removals worldwide. www.uni versalremovals.com Tel: 951 247 834 (200810)
Removal/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.movingmat ters.eu (202620)
MAN AND VAN VAN AND MAN. Removals, clearances. Experienced and 100% reliable. €20 per hr. Paul 622 793 989 MANVAN REMOVALS €20 / hour, 3 vans available. House clearances. Storage from €10 / week. Tel David 696 810 618 EUROPE / UK fortnightly, full or part load service. David 696 810 618 (89629) MAN & VAN Removals and transport, all areas covered 100% reliable 952 816 582 (100423) THE VAN MAN. Cheap and cheerful. €20 per hour. 677 251 025
Services CARPENTRY 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 (101611)
FURNITURE FRENCH POLISHING REPAIRS, restoration etc. restore your valuable furniture to its former glory. Tel 647 579 519 / 952 119 190 (200802)
WINDOW COIN WINDOWS Aluminium windows, Doors, PVC Blinds, Mosquito screens, Canopies, Glass Factory, shower screens etc. All at village prices. Spanish owned business. English 646 066 351
Sewing 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 judeinspain@hotmail.com (200779)
Sewing Machine Repairs SERVICE and repair to any make. Free estimates, Los Boliches 695 373 982 (202834)
Sings & Designs SIGNS, Vehicle Decals, Logos, Flyers, A-Boards, Digital Art, Banners. 670 583 779 (200926) SIGNS, all types, vehicles, pavement signs, illuminated, L.E.D. Neon, banners, sale boards. 16 years on the Coast! www.signstu diospain.com 639 133 135 / 952 796 299 (67022)
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STORAGE REMOVAL BOXES Large, med, wardrobe, bubble wrap, tape, collect or delivered. Local and international removals also undertaken. 952 239 110 / 632 702 306 (44093)
Roller Shutters
NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL REMOVALS Local and International. Full and part loads taken please call 952 816 582 www.fo cus-transport.com (201301)
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ACE OF SHADES - Vertical, Venetian, Roman, Roller, Wooden blinds, various colours available, also black-out blinds. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / aceofshadesla cala@hot mail.com (101730) ROLLER shutter repairs, 7 days a week, conversion from manual to motorised, new installations. All areas covered. Coast and inland. 655 825 931 (201452)
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CARERS REQUIRED! Join our team of carers who work in the UK. Earn from 868GBP - 1330GBP for 2 weeks. Good written/spoken English/British or EU Passport required. Contact Sandra on 658 965 204 or email s.field@consul tuscare.com (99161) LOCALSOFT is hiring Arabic, Brazilian, Chinese, Czech, Japanese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Spanish native language speakers for videogame testing in our Málaga office (Parque Tecnológico). Applicants must have excellent grammar skills in their native language and also be fluent in English. Send your CV to: recruitment@localsoft.net (202747)
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Costa del Sol BEAUTY SALON in San Pedro de Alcantara is looking for the following specialists: Manicurist/Pedicurist/Hair & Make-up artist/Cosmetologist-Esthetician. Minimum experience 8-10 years. Languages: English and Spanish, as a plus - Russian. Contact 952 786 161 or vanityofbeauty @gmail.com (209904)
VBN ESTATES is looking for telesales staff for our office in Fuengirola. We are also looking for a property finder for the area Rio Real to Estepona. We offer part fix salary + commission. Send your CV to info@vbnestates.onmicrosoft .com FAO of Villy Bronnum Nielson. Homepage www.vbnestates.com (209916)
CROSS IDIOMAS is currently recruiting In-house and freelance language teachers. English, German and Chinese. If you are a native speaker and have the required experience, we would like to hear from you. Please send CV and cover letter to info@crossidiomas.com
EXPERIENCED Nail Technician wanted part-time. La Cala area. 666 315 038 (0)
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE – Marbella Design Academy offer 3 year DESIGN educations – BA Honours Degrees in Fashion Design, Graphic Design and Interior Design. All courses are subject for validation by Middlesex University in London. When graduated, the students can continue 1 more year for a Masters at Middlesex University. All tuition is held in English. www.designschool. com Email: info-courses@design school.com 952 457 090. (209902) Vlaamse televerkopers M/V gevraagd voor ons nieuwe kantoren in Fuengirola. Aangename werksfeer, en door de exclusiviteit van ons product bieden wij de hoogste verdienste aan de spaanse kust. Voor alle info : 622 690 983. (202797) LOOKING for bar staff - Benalmadena Costa. References required, evening shifts, could suit couple, contract offered. Please contact 632 633 406 (209918)
SOLAR BEST DEAL IN SPAIN www.gosolarinspain.com (200575)
Swimming Pools
LEAK DETECTION - pressure testing and leak noise correlation on private and community pools. Intelligent testing by ISURVEY from PIPETEK: 952 891 248 (202912) T1
Situations Wanted RELIABLE BILINGUAL COUPLE SEEKING HOUSE SITTING / MAINTENANCE POSITION. OWN TRANSPORT ALL AREAS. 644 167 561 (86212) T1 MATURE female looking for cleaning/ironing and general house work/retail or bar work. Sandra 609 292 209 (203057)
Soft Furnishings CURTAINS, blinds, cushions and much more. Free estimates and home visits. Tel 657 369 343 or rosannacarmella@hotmail.com
Solar SOLAR SPAIN - Free electric, free hot water, discount and offers always available for all products, finance also available. www.solar-spain.com 951 277 581, 651 673 373. solarspain@gmail.com
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POOL MAINTENANCE and repairs, friendly and reliable service. Estepona to Malaga and Inland. Special offers on re-grouts and heaters for 2011. 678 791 495 / 951 295 699 sparklenripple@hot mail.com / www.sparklenripple.net MB PROFESSIONAL MAINTENANCE services for your swimming pool and garden. 670 915 089 mbonilla1969@gmail.com (202876)
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AFFORDABLE POOL MAINTENANCE - Professional maintenance from only €80 per month (exc. chemicals) Call Splash Pools on 952 591 053 - open 8am to 4pm (202621)
Tailoring
Translations TRANSLATOR/INTERPRETER/Reasonable rates. Also available for visits to lawyers/hospital and general paperwork assistance. Contact Amaya - 647 403 435 (202961)
Trophies LASER ENGRAVED Trophies, Prizes, quality glass engraving service, competitive prices, with 40 years experience. Trophies, medal, badges from €1. THE SPORTS SHOP Fuengirola Tel: 952 473 530 (202701)
Tuition LEARN SPANISH. Speak Spanish from 1st lesson. 1 to 1 or group lessons. Children and adults. Friendly teacher. Learn properly, gain confidence. GCSE & all levels. From Sotogrande to Fuengirola. Great prices 664 209 839 (202632) LADIES AND GENTLEMEN’S suits to measure. Be measured in the comfort of your own home or office by a qualified English tailor. Linen suits a speciality. Phone 634 378 085 for the travelling tailor to call. (206955)
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GENEVA: Organisers say 130 cars will be unveiled. 130 premieres as Geneva takes centre stage THE GENEVA Motor Show will have 130 cars premiered there this year. The 83rd edition of the Geneva International Motor Show will be officially opened on March 7, by the President of the Swiss Confederation, Ueli Maurer. Some 700,000 visitors are expected to attend the 11 days of the exhibition. Before that, more than 10,000 representatives of the media from all over the world will be there to see all the latest cars. Ten per cent of the 900 vehicles being exhibited
will be ‘green’ powered. A series of conferences advertising and publicity. The regarding the future of vehicle transportation will be themes of politics and presented by 10 different experts. infrastructures will also be The Geneva International Motor Show, which discussed and debated. provides an open showroom for the world to the More information: visit latest technologies and designs, is one of the five www.salon-auto.ch. most important automobile exhibitions in the automobile world. This year the show will present more than Lotus will have an 130 World and European Premieres from the exhibit. private vehicles market sector. Amongst the new exhibitors is Qoros, a Chinese brand that has chosen Geneva to launch its products for Europe. McLaren will also present its range of sports cars based on its motor sports technologies. Bringing together nearly 260 exhibitors within an area of 110,000 square metres, the Geneva International Motor Show will once again be presented in the seven exhibition halls that compose Palexpo. For five years the technologies for more economical and alternative vehicles have evolved to the point where this year more than 10 per cent of the 900 vehicles in the exhibition emit less than 100 grams of CO2 per kilometre. The list of these vehicles is available in a special brochure that will be available to all visitors. A series of conferences running from March 8-15 will enable visitors to become better informed about the latest technologies in ecology, security, and performance, as well as the evolution of automobile
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On the starting line for La Mancha tour A FIVE day Tour of La Mancha for the Classic Car Club of Andalucia has been given the green light. Set to leave the starting line on March 20, the club already has a full entry for the event. The four night, five day trip will see club members drive from Malaga through Cordoba, Toledo, Granada and Marina del Este. Club president Ian
Giles said it promises to be a special trip with luxury hotels, good food and great roads and scenery. It has been a busy time for the CCA. Members had their first ever ‘film night’ at the Tamisa Golf hotel in Mijas. A light supper and drinks were fitted
around movie screenings. It is planned to make it a regular event with both modern and old films being shown. The week before the club had a wine tasting and tapas evening at The Loft in Calahonda, which is owned by club owners, Marisa and Robert Wrigley.
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EXHIBITS: Adding an international flavour.
Trade up to the new Rapide S ASTON MARTIN will be showing off its new Rapide S at Geneva. It is their 100th anniversary year, and to celebrate the company has come up with something just a little bit special. The new car is an updated version of the hugely impressive four door Rapide, but it has all sorts of improvements to tempt buyers to trade up. Most noticeable to
drivers will be the product development, upgraded engine. The 6 said: “Transmission litre V12 fitted in the calibration, ADS Rapide was no slouch. refinement, braking But now it has been capability and engine given an extra 17 per output optimisation are cent more power, among the many giving it 555 bhp. ‘ingredients’ which the That will give it 0team here 62mph acceleration RAPIDE in 4.9 seconds, S: Just that’s 0.3 a little bit seconds quicker than before, and special. a top speed of 190 mph. Ian Minards, in charge of Aston
at Gaydon have used to create a sports car of unerring quality and excitement.” Prices are still undisclosed.
ARTISTS Margit Björklund, Elaine Carlton and Sinikka AhokasGröhn will be adding an additional international flavour to the Third Classic Car Rally in Riviera, by exhibiting some of their recent automobile work at Cafe Restaurante Paris from today (Thursday) to Monday. Their joint exhibition can be seen at ‘Paris’, CC Atalaya, Calle Viento del Sur, Urbanizacion Riviera del Sol, just up from the AP7 Calahonda exit. It is open every day between 9:0021:00.
Supermotoland brothers set for another fantastic year THE Supermoto racing brothers from Murcia are busy training and making final preparations for the first round of this year’s Spanish Supermoto championships held in Seville on Sunday March 10. 2012 saw the two brothers right at the sharp end of the results with Mat Ford-Dunn finishing second in the SM30 championship and his younger brother Anthony finishing fourth in the Elite championship despite being injured for part of the season. The potential for great results this year is high, with Mat now one of the favourites to take the newly formed SM Masters 35 class and Anthony moving over to the highly competitive SM Road category that has Spain’s best Supermoto racers competing on an asphalt only circuit. The Supermotoland team have decided to continue with last year’s SML 450 supermoto bikes that are prepared and developed at the team’s base in Murcia. The brothers have
PREPARATIONS: Anthony and Mat will compete in the Spanish Supermoto championships in Seville in March. been busy testing alongside a selection of Moto 3 and Moto 2 riders from the motogp world championships to further hone their skills. The Murcia and UK based international removal company ‘Advance Moves’ will continue to be the team’s headline sponsor, but the team are continuing the search for extra sponsors to help the brothers achieve their goals and benefit from the success and publicity 2013 has to offer. Anyone interested in joining the team as a sponsor should visit the www.supermotoland.com website.
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he Sight Impaired Golfers Association (SIGA) held the first ever Para Golfers Tour at the Malaga Parador Golf Club. Last Saturday, the competition saw visually, physically and mentally impaired golfers taking part in the unique event. SIGA is a non-profit charity based at the Parador Club. The charity was founded in 1994 by Jack Nusbaum, a retired advertising agency owner originally from Boston in
the US. Jack moved to Torremolinos 25 years ago and worked as the publication director of the Costa Golf Magazine. SIGA is the first and only golf academy working and teaching with the visually, physically, and mentally impaired in Europe to play golf. The association relies on financial support from the Professional Golfers Association, donations from friends and help from the Costa del Sol Tourist Board. Jack has been working with disabled
individuals for the last 15 years and after male golfers from the Scottish Disability the success of this event, he is working Golf Partnership (SDGP) played the18 hole course challenge. Two groups of towards holding two more golf six male youngsters, one group competitions this year at the from the La Cañada Golf Club Parador Golf Club. He said: “The day was a “It’s precious to in San Roche and another from Churriana, tremendous success and it watch 28 players group Malaga, and two was truly heartwarming and precious to watch 28 put their heart and youngsters who travelled from Sevilla and Italy to players put their heart and soul into the souls into the competition. partake in playing the par It is a blessing to be able to competition.” three, nine hole course which give these disabled youngsters was ideal for them to show off this opportunity.” their golfing skills. The Parador Golf Club is the ideal place Accompanied by professional golfing for the tour as the course is flat making it instructors, each group successfully accessible and comfortable for disabled completed the courses. Competitors players. afterwards had a prize-giving The day saw two separate presentation presented by Jack and a tournaments; the first group of 10 adult drinks and tapas celebration.
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• RUGBY - Unbeaten England are on course to complete their first Grand Slam in a decade after beating France 23-13 last Saturday. Wales won 26-9 in Italy and Scotland beat Ireland 12-8, their first back-to-back wins since 2003! In the League code, Melbourne Storm defeated Leeds Rhinos to win the World Club Championship for a record third time. • HORSE RACING - The Grand National is now just six weeks away and in the latest ‘rehearsal’ for the big race, my choice, Roi Du Mee, won the Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse.
DID YOU KNOW? There are 11 French players currently in Newcastle United’s PL squad.
Woods and McIlroy were beaten by newcomers.
Rookies’ triumph • GOLF - After snow in the desert and the top three golfers, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods (first round) and Luke Donald (second) were beaten by unknown rookies, Matt Kuchar went on to win the Match Play Championship in Arizona.
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Ponting will play for Surrey in June and July… and England thrashed New Zealand by five wickets in the last 50overs encounter to clinch their first series win (2-1) over the Kiwis since 1994. And England quickie James Anderson is now his country’s all-time leading wicket-taker at international level, with 513 victims to his name. A new law will be introduced soon, whereby if a bowler breaks the wicket in his run up, the delivery will be called ‘no ball.’
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THIS coming weekend, if Sir Alex selects him, Ryan Giggs will make the 1,000th club and international appearance of his career when Manchester United play Norwich City at Old Trafford. Other top flight games include Aston Villa v Manchester City, Chelsea v WBA, Southampton v QPR and the North London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal. In the Championship tomorrow night, Derby host Crystal Palace and Wolves entertain Watford while on Saturday, Middlesbrough meet leaders Cardiff, it’s Coventry v Swindon in League One and Oxford against Port Vale in League Two.
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Manchester United won 2-0 at QPR to maintain their 12-point advantage at the top of the PL over rivals City who also won By Tony Matthews 2-0, against Chelsea, Joe Hart saving Frank A former football player and the Lampard’s penalty. world’s most prolific author of At the bottom of the football books (more than 100 table, QPR look dead and published), Tony is also the sports buried; Reading have reporter for Spectrum Radio and slipped into the bottom lives in the Cabrera mountains. three (whipped 3-0 by Wigan), likewise Aston Villa (2-1 losers at Arsenal) Jamie Carragher was while Southampton are making his recordback in trouble after breaking 150th and last making the longest PL trip European appearance, and losing 4-2 at went out to Zenith St Newcastle. Petersburg on the away Cardiff (2-1 winners goal rule. Also out at Wolves) lead are the holders Beckham the Athletic championship; Bilbao. debuts as Sheffield In the last ‘sub’ for United top 16, it’s League One, ChelseaParis SaintGillingham and Steaua Germain Bucharest, Port Vale are on course for Spurs-Inter Milan promotion from League and Newcastle-Anzhl. Two and Celtic are 21 FIFA has stated that point clear in the SL goal-line technology will In last week’s be used (at last) in the Champions League, 2014 World Cup. Arsenal lost 3-1 at home And David Beckham to Bayern Munich and made his debut as a ‘sub’ Barcelona went down 2-0 for Paris Saint-Germain at AC Milan, while in the on Sunday. Europa League, Chelsea, Newcastle and Spurs • CYCLING - GB’s men reached the last 16 but and women topped the Liverpool missed out. medal table at the World A 94th minute goal by Track Championships in Eden Hazard put Chelsea Belarus. Among the through, 2-1 on winners were Olympians aggregate over Sparta Laura Trott and Dani King Prague; Moussa Dembele’s and newcomers Elinor stunning rocket with just Barker and Becky James. 25 seconds remaining, The latter claimed a gave Spurs a 3-2 overall record four medals in victory over Lyon and total, two of them gold as Shola Ameoba’s penalty well as two World earned Newcastle victory records. over Melatist Kharkiv. • CRICKET - Former Liverpool, for whom Aussie captain Ricky
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Malaga must get back on track after derby defeat SUNDAY’S game with highflying Atletico Madrid at La Rosaleda (kick-off 7pm) assumes vital importance for Malaga after they suffered an emphatic 3-0 reverse at Real Betis in the Andalusian derby. Manuel Pellegrini’s men, who were beaten by Porto in the Champions League last week, turned in their worst performance of the season as a first-half Betis onslaught at the Benito Villamarin made it a miserable few days for Los Blanquiazules.
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They need to turn their form around quickly if they want to clinch the fourth Champions’ League spot. The hosts had not scored in the previous four La Liga games, yet they needed less than a minute to end that run when Jorge Molina got on the end of Joel
Campbell’s left-wing corner to steer a header inside the near post. Molina almost doubled his tally on 16 minutes with an effort that Malaga goalkeeper Willy Caballero did well to divert round a post. However, Betis got their second of the night just 10 minutes later when the visitors’ defence was once again guilty of poor marking. It should have been 3-0 moments afterwards when Ignacio Camacho was adjudged to have handled in the box, only for Molina to see his spot-kick crash against the crossbar. Nonetheless, Los Beticos did increase the advantage
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on the stroke of half-time, when Colombian international Dorlan Pabon turned a shot past
And the winners at Santa Maria are… SANTA MARIA is playing the majority of its club tournaments through to the semi-final stage this season, holding a Grand Finals’ Day on Monday, March 18. The exception was to hold the Ladies and Gents Singles event to identify the Club’s representatives for the 2013 Champion of Champions. Having won the Ladies Championship for the previous two years, Margaret Kain defended her title and relentlessly pressed home her advantage to win 21-6. The Gents event was extremely competitive and two of the favourites, Gordon Kain and Garry Aldridge, met in the opening game. Having convincingly defeated Gordon, Garry was then soundly
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Caballero from a tight angle after his initial header had been saved. Pellegrini made two changes at the break, bringing on Julio Baptista and Lucas Piazon for the ineffective Isco and Jeremy Toulalan, but any hopes Malaga had of getting back into the game disappeared on 62 minutes when Camacho was dismissed for a second yellow card after a foul on Juan Carlos. After that it was predominantly one-way and only a mixture of poor finishing and decent saves from Caballero prevented Pepe Mel’s side from adding to the score. Malaga remain fourth but are now looking nervously over their shoulders with Valencia, Real Sociedad, Betis and Rayo Vallecano all waiting to pounce.