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13 - 19 FEBRUARY 2014

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Ex-mayor sentenced SEDELLA’S former mayor, Francisco Galvez, has been sentenced to fourand-a-half months in prison for illegally granting a licence to refurbish a house. He has also been banned from public office for five years and three months.

Resident’s day NERJA TOWN HALL’S Foreigners Department is holding a meeting on Residents Day tomorrow (Friday) at 1pm at the town hall. The meeting was originally scheduled for Wednesday.

Public support VELEZ-MALAGA TOWN HALL has made public its support of the bid by Nerja Caves to be declared a World Heritage Site. According to Councillor Jesus Lupiañez, this would not only benefit the Axarquia but also Malaga Province as a whole.

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Crumbling homes case finally reaches court HOMEOWNERS from an urbanisation with serious structural defects finally had their day in court.

The Carmenes del Mar case started last Friday, with eight people on trial for the defective construction of the urbanisation on the Cerro Gordo hillside in La Herradura.

Almuñecar Town Council didn’t give approval for the building work of the overall development project, a Granada court heard.

Representatives of the homeowners said they were unaware of this fact when they bought the properties. They added they had

Eagle Owl rescued OFFICERS from the Environmental Health Unit of Nerja Local Police rescued an Eagle Owl trapped in the town’s mortuary.

A worker at the municipal cemetery got in touch with police and informed them the bird was trapped on the second floor of the mortuary, between a window and a handrail.

The officers rescued the owl and contacted the Centre for the Recovery of Endangered Species in Malaga, which is now taking care of the creature.

Eagle Owls are characterised by the tufts on top of their heads and orange eyes.

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The tufts resemble a pair of ears, and are more upright in males than in females.

been paying taxes ever since.

In court, the eight accused refused to take any responsibility for the damaged homes.

Their defence said the landslides, which caused several houses to collapse, 15 to be evacuated and damage to many more, were the owners’ responsibility.

They claimed that the residents’ failure to repair broken elements, including a main sewer, caused water to leak and bring on the landslides. The residents said that warnings were given about ‘structural irregularities’ on the site even during construction, but the developer ignored them.

Meanwhile, the architect who worked on the urbanisation said he only designed part of it.

He insisted he mainly changed the work of a colleague, the reason why his signature was on the final project.

The Carmen del Mar urbanisation is made up of 425 houses which were sold between 2001 and 2005 for approximately €100,000 each.

New sessions of the trial are due to take place each Friday until April 25.

Holidays up online HOLIDAYS in Almuñecar and La Herradura booked through a popular online holiday website increased by 22 per cent last year, Mayor Trinidad Herrera announced.

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Letters 17 ALMERIA ROAD: Thousands killed when fleeing the Franco-invaded city of Malaga.

Remembering the victims of war

SOME 100 people took part in a march to remember the 77th anniversary of one of the most tragic episodes of the Spanish Civil War. Participants walked the distance from Velez-Malaga’s former Avenida Dolores Ibarruri - known today as the Old Malaga Road - to the Remembrance Park in Torre del Mar. They were honouring the reported 120,000 people that were forced to flee the

city of Malaga after it was occupied by General Franco’s troops in February 1937.

Thousands of them were killed en route on the N340 road towards Almeria by proFranco troops and the Italian fascist air force.

Some of the survivors of this event, who were only children at the time, took part in the march, which was organised by the regional government in co-operation with more than 20 social organisations.

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NEWS Factory refurbished WORK to refurbish the former sugar factory in Torre del Mar has finished after nine years and €2.5 million. The premises will now host a museum devoted to sugar and the headquarters of the School for Industrial Organisation (EOI).

Landing plan NERJA TOWN COUNCIL has ceded a plot of land to the regional government to build an emergency heliport next to the health centre. Emergency helicopter landings currently take place on the football pitch.

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Town hall sit-in for school SOME 200 people staged a sit-in at Rincon de la Victoria Town Hall to demand a new secondary school.

With the slogan ‘For a new high school now’, they took over the municipal building from 6pm on Thursday until Friday morning.

They were summoned by the Rincon de la Victoria Platform for Education, which wants a secondary school to be built in the Torre de Benagalbon area to prevent overcrowding at the Bezmiliana secondary school.

This is the first action taken by the education pressure group in 2014. Last year, 3,000 people took to the streets with the same goal.

Meanwhile, the town council announced that it had given a plot of land to the regional government for the new school.

However, work hadn’t started yet as part of the plot was in danger of being flooded by rain.

Council engineers are currently working to make the project possible at this location.

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Rainy January

JANUARY was the wettest in four years in Almuñecar with rains of up to 62.2 litres per square metre, according to the local Farmer’s Information Office.

Staff wanted PRESSURE GROUP Animal Advocacy is seeking an experienced bilingual secretary and a treasurer to work on three dog exercise park projects in Rincon de la Victoria. For more information call Christine A Ferguson on 620 102 850.

Biker gathering SOME 50 bikers visited Almuñecar last weekend during a gathering organised by the Gold-Wing Bikers Club Spain. The local Tiburones (Sharks) Bikers Club acted as hosts for the event.

Jobs online VELEZ-MALAGA COUNCIL has launched a social networking website to help 300 local unemployed people find a job.

Bar thieves THIEVES stole a TV, 12 bottles of whisky and nearly €3,000 in cash from a bar in Torrenueva, Motril. This was the fifth time the bar had been targeted by thieves in just two years, its owner claimed.

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Cliff cleaning A GROUP of climbers have cleaned the El Cantal cliffs joining La Cala del Moral and Rincon de la Victoria. They collected a hundred kilos of waste per day, according to Councillor Sergio Diaz.

Baccy seized VELEZ-MALAGA Local Police seized 284 tobacco packets from two kiosks in Torre del Mar in an operation against smuggling. Last year a total of 1,651 packets worth €6,700 were seized.

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PESETAS: In 1983, the peseta piece was the lowest value coin in circulation in Spain.

Holding on to pesetas

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HE Spanish still have almost €1.67 billion worth of pesetas in notes and coins.

According to the Bank of Spain, in November there were €870.3 million worth of pesetas in notes in Spain, almost €1 million less than the previous month. However, there were still the same amount of pesetas out there in coins as the

Quote of the Week I know what Iñaki did, but not Noos,’ the Infanta Cristina, the King of Spain’s youngest daughter, testifying in Palma Court regarding the €6 million corruption case in which she and her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin, have been charged.

month before, €806.5 million.

Since the euro came into circulation, in January 2002, people have been changing their pesetas for euros. At the time, there were €48.7 billion worth of pesetas in circulation.

Until June 2012, the exchange could be made at any bank but since then, only with the Bank of Spain. Since January 2011, approximately €1 million worth of pesetas has been exchanged every month.

The peseta became the monetary unit of Spain in October 1868, substituting the escudo, although the first COINS: Made from aluminium in 1982.

coin to carry the word was minted in 1808 and was a twoand-a-half peseta coin.

The first peseta coin which was not made from a precious metal appeared in 1937. It bore the face of a woman, representing the republic, and was known as the ‘blonde’ due to its colour from the coppernickel alloy it was made of.

From 1982, peseta coins were made in aluminium to cut costs.

It was also when the 100 peseta coin came into circulation, followed later that decade by 10, 200 and 500 peseta coins.

In 1983, the peseta piece became the lowest value coin in circulation in Spain.

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after their ancestors were expelled 522 years from Spain by the Catholic Monarchs, the descendants of Sephardic Jews who can prove their ancestry will be granted Spanish citizenship by the Ministry of Justice, regardless of where they live or their religion.

THE 5th Almuñecar Bike Marathon will take place on March 2, with the start line located in the town’s sports hall. More than 400 cyclists are expected to participate in the event.

British art NERJA’S municipal hall in Calle Cristo is hosting an exhibition by British artist Helen Pritchard until February 22. Opening times are from 11am to 2pm, and from 5pm to 8pm. Entrance is free.

Budget woes THE Velez-Malaga branch of the regionalist Partido Andalucista party has complained that the local budget for transport has increased by €300,000 since the tram service was stopped in 2012, due to ongoing debts.

And finally...

A TRAIN carrying 18 wagons full of ammonia derailed in La Nava, Huelva. According to the Junta de Andalucia, there was something on the tracks which caused the accident but no one was injured and the problem was rapidly solved by emergency services.

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NEWS EXTRA

Charge points TWO new electric car charging points have opened in Rincon de la Victoria. They are located in the town hall car park.

Talking point NERJA Philosophical Group is having a meeting on the US system of government by Noni Schumer-Lawrence on March 18. For more information call Tom Bryson on 620 109 087.

Art shows EXPAT artist Margaret Riordan has two art exhibitions in March.

One at Bar Bar Choto Playa on Peñoncillo Beach in Torrox, the other in El Rincon Sevillano, in Calle Gloria, Nerja.

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Mayor ‘illegally held’ Local Police officer RINCON DE LA VICTORIA’S mayor is due to appear in court on February 24 for supposedly holding a Local Police

officer against his will. Francisco Salado has been accused of illegally holding Francisco Jose Gallardo in

Council house gutted by fire in La Herradura A TRADITIONAL ‘brasero’ heater started a fire that partially destroyed a council house in La Herradura.

Braseros are normally placed under a table covered with a cloth to provide heat for people sitting at the table.

Firefighters needed an hour to control and put out the fire, which affected the living-room and part of the entrance of the house.

The incident happened in the evening, when the tenant was in an upper floor.

When she realised there was a fire in her house, it was already too late.

An off-duty fireman, resident in the same block, managed to control the

GUTTED: The blaze destroyed the living-room. blaze with an extinguisher until firefighters arrived.

An ambulance from the Almuñecar health centre was deployed to take care of the tenant, who reportedly suffered from smoke inhalation.

municipal premises for nine hours.

Gallardo has accused Salado of making reprisals against him ever since he ran for mayor in the last local elections.

He claims he prevented the current mayor from winning by an absolute majority.

In a complaint he lodged written by the former Director of Public Prosecutions in Spain, Candido Conde-Pumpido - he accuses both the mayor and the Local Police Chief Inspector of perverting the course of justice, bodily harm, holding him against his will and coercion.

Mayor Salado claims the accusations are without foundation as the accuser mentions as witnesses people close to him.

He has denied Gallardo was locked in municipal premises for nine hours.

Finally, he pointed out that there are official reports in existence which prove the accusations in the complaint are false.

NEWS Officer hurt when trying to arrest suspect A NATIONAL POLICE officer was injured as he tried to arrest a man in Motril.

He required medical treatment as a consequence, although his condition was not serious.

National Police said the assault took place when two officers stopped a man, aged 26, to arrest him for pending charges.

After identifying the suspect and telling him he was going to be arrested, the man tried to escape and pushed one of the officers, who fell to the ground.

The aggressor was arrested after a chase along the streets of Motril in an area known as Huerta Carrasco, National Police added.

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Fountain vandalised MOTRIL Town Hall has publicly condemned the acts of vandalism which destroyed a fountain behind the tourist office only two months after it was installed.

Photo show THE Casa del Apero cultural centre in Frigiliana is displaying work by English-born photographer Jayne E Morley until the end of the month.

Entrance is free.

Woman in labour gets trapped in hospital lift A PREGNANT woman and healthcare worker had to be rescued after they got trapped in a lift at Santa Ana Hospital in Motril.

Their ordeal last for 40 minutes.

The 40-year-old Senegalese woman had gone to hospital when she started having painful contractions.

A health-care worker was escorting her to a treatment room

using the lift. But when they reached their destination, the lift doors failed to open.

Both women rang the alarm bell and shouted for help, but to no avail.

It wasn’t until they called the 112 emergency services that Local Police arrived at the hospital.

Several officers and a

maintenance worker had to search the hospital floor by floor until they located the trapped women.

Firefighters were not called to assist as the women were rescued very quickly.

The pregnant woman was taken to a ward and given oxygen to help her recover from the experience.

Bridge pair come up trumps

Health debt NINE ambulance transfer nurses have complained that the Andalucian Health Service (SAS) owes them 14 months’ salary.

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HAPPY FACES: From left, organiser Marion Talbot and winners Tara and Stan Kennerly.

THE Trumps Bridge Group in Nerja held its annual tournament at the Al-Andalus Hotel in Maro, near Nerja.

The event was attended by 56 people distributed at 14 tables. The cup entitled The David Leake Memorial Trophy was awarded to the winning pair Tara and Stan Kennerly. The trophy is named after David Leake, who was a well-loved and prominent personality within the local bridge community.

The bridge playing in the afternoon was followed by dinner in the evening, when the results were announced and the trophy and cash prizes awarded by Marion Talbot, the tournament organiser.

NEWS Busy burglar caught NATIONAL POLICE in Motril have arrested a burglar accused of stealing from more than a dozen homes.

The man, aged 43, reportedly climbed into the houses in the early hours of the morning using a ladder.

According to National Police, he had burgled more than a dozen residences and holiday homes in Motril, Torrenueva and Calahonda.

It was a Motril woman who raised the alarm after she found the burglar in the courtyard of her house.

The suspect was arrested as he was climbing down a wall of the woman’s house.

After arresting him, National Police found out he had stolen from a dozen other houses in neighbouring towns.

NEWS American Club expands NERJA American International Club (AIC) has grown to more than 135 members of many nationalities, including British, German and American.

AIC is a social club with a philanthropic focus on raising funds for Spanish charities.

The club hosts events to raise funds to benefit those in need.

Recently some of its members enjoyed an Indian dinner at Tak a Tak restaurant in Nerja.

Other activities include bowling, petanque, scenic walks and coffee mornings.

Event sites are varied around Nerja, but members travel even from Marbella and other locations to attend.

Info: www. american internationalclub.com

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Prayer week for Christian Unity THE Lux Mundi ecumenical centre has expressed its satisfaction with the results of a recently-held week of prayer for Christian Unity.

Christians from different denominations took part in the prayers, many of them at Malaga City Cathedral.

The programme finished with the 8th Ecumenical Training Course in Coin, and a talk in Malaga City by Monsignor Juan Usma Gomez, the Vatican Council’s representative. It was an important opportunity for Lux Mundi to show him the work they carry out in the area.

Orchestra supports charity THE Youth Orchestra of Southern Spain has chosen Acompalia as the beneficiary of their next charity concert in Granada City.

The concert, to be held at the Manuel de Falla Auditorium from 8.30pm, will feature classical pieces including the overture to The Marriage of Figaro by Austrian composer Mozart.

“This is a golden opportunity for Acompalia,” said committee member Lindsay Ostervig.

“Most importantly, we have been allocated a large block of tickets to sell on behalf of the charity (at €12 each). That means the

chance to raise around €3,000 in a single evening,” she said.

For tickets email info@acompalia.org.

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Diver rescued A MISSING diver, 33, was rescued in the Cala Carbo area in Pollensa. A Maritime Safety Service unit found him holding onto a rock near the Colomer islet in good health.

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British body AN investigation has been opened after the body of a British man was found in a house in Almoradi. The 73-year-old’s body was found by firefighters moments after entering the property which was on fire.

Scanner down

Refuge found

A TECHNICAL breakdown left the MRI scanner at Son Llatzer Hospital inoperative for two days. Forty patients had to reschedule their appointments as a consequence.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL digs in Elche on the site of the new Central Market have found an entrance to a refuge from the Civil War.

Pervert caught

TWO Bulgarians have been arrested for cloning credit and debit cards after placing a device in ATMs across Alicante and Murcia which copies the magnetic strip of the cards.

A MAN, 51, has been arrested for performing a sex act in front of five German tourists aged between 16 and 17 on Palma’s promenade. An off-duty Guardia Civil officer caught the man, who had already been in jail for indecent exposure.

Cemetery expansion MONTUIRI cemetery is to be expanded by 900 metres to match the current demand. This will be the second time the cemetery has been expanded in five years.

Crane danger A COURT has authorised Sa Pobla Town Council to disassemble a tower crane in danger of collapsing. The company that owns the crane has been in financial trouble since 2011, and hasn’t disassembled it since.

ALMERÍA

Pleased sir ALMERIA maths teacher Juan Jose Ramirez has been selected for the title of Expert Innovative Teacher by Microsoft from more than 20,000 teachers around the world for his innovative teaching style.

Berlin fair SIX fruit companies from Almeria Province have travelled to the Fruit Logistica fair held in Berlin.

In the dark A FAULTY electrical cable left the town of Cuevas del Almanzora without electricity for almost an hour last week.

Sales up FOURTEEN hybrid cars were sold in Almeria Province during January, which was a 27 per cent increase on the previous year.

Card cloning BEACH ACCESS: Residents are calling for a footbridge to be built.

A rough ride on way to the beach

RESIDENTS on the Orihuela Costa are calling for a pedestrian bridge to be built over the N-332 opposite Cala Mosca.

Homeowners on the Alameda del Mar urbanisation and other housing developments claim they take their lives in their hands when they have to cross four lanes of traffic to get to Cala Mosca. In addition, on the coast side there is no pedestrian walkway that

allows them to safely negotiate the road.

The builder had promised a bridge when the properties were built but it has not materialised and residents complain the problem has got worse with the widening of the N-332 and the opening of Zenia Boulevard bringing more traffic.

One said: “Swimmers and bathers could go to the beach and then go to

Lucky strike THE Province continues to be lucky with lotteries this year with the ONCE lottery leaving €100,000 in Huercal de Almeria.

The money has been won by two groups who share the cost of buying tickets.

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the bars, restaurants and shops in the area if they had a footbridge to cross the road, but as it is, they drive to the beach and do not come.

“Residents have argued against La Regia’s new footbridge, currently being built over the N332, saying there are closer bridges in the area for residents to cross the N-332, when at Alameda del Mar the closest one is at Punta Prima.”

Brits advance EXACTLY 181,451 of the 463,550 passengers who used Alicante-Elche airport in January were British. The next most numerous group were Spanish, with 69,859 passengers, and Germans with 40,866.

Good record

Funny money

DENIA HOSPITAL treated 4,500 cancer patients last year, of whom 750 were new cases. There is no waiting list for oncology outpatients or oncological surgery, the hospital announced.

A 20-YEAR-OLD was arrested after trying to pass forged €20 banknotes in several Villena shops. A Romanian living in Yecla, he was charged after admitting distributing counterfeit money.

Buried treasure

No help

FIFTEEN gold and 486 silver coins discovered beneath a San Juan house in 1963 are on display at Alicante’s Archaeological Museum (MARQ). They were hidden when French troops invaded Spain to reinstate Fernando VII.

BENIDORM resident Fernando Flores, claimed he was kidnapped in Mexico and forced to transfer money to secure his release. The 66-year-old criticised the Spanish embassy’s lack of cooperation.

No course expansion PLANS to expand El Plantio golf course in Alicante have been turned down as it does not ‘meet the requirements of the Law to Promote the Implementation of Strategic Territorial Activities.’

Water works REDEVELOPMENT work in Avenida Alfredo Nobel, close to Los Locos beach, Torrevieja, has been completed. New water pipes have been installed at a cost of €290,000.

COSTA DEL SOL

Sea rescue A SEA rescue helicopter had to rescue three people suffering from hypothermia from a boat which had suffered a leak 27 miles off the coast of Marbella.

Falling arch SEVERAL pieces of the Marbella arch had to be removed by firemen as they were in danger of falling onto passing traffic.

King for a day A TORREMOLINOS pensioner has won a prize which will make him ‘King for a Day’ and allow him to spend €12,000 in one day in local shops.

Car overturns A WOMAN was injured when her vehicle overturned on the A-7 motorway in La Cala de Mijas for reasons which are not known.

Witness report LOCAL POLICE along the Costa del Sol intend to charge €20 for witness reports in traffic accidents from next week when used for claiming damages.

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Not a good deal

Spurious sales spotted by shoppers SPURIOUS reductions were detected by 65 per cent of shoppers at this year’s winter sales. ‘Before’ amounts on labels were often higher than the original prices, reported a FACUA survey.

Twenty-three per cent spotted this error in more than half the shops, reported the consumers’ association questionnaire.

A further 18 per cent saw labelling errors in less than half the shops, while 16 per cent noticed only a few bogus markdowns. They had not seen any misleading labels at all, 8 per cent said.

Almost half found supposedly-reduced products that were not on offer before the sales began in 50 per cent of shops.

Spain attracting more tourists...

SPAIN rose up the international tourism rankings in 2013 by overtaking China to take third spot.

The record 60.6 million international visitors it had left it behind France (83 million) and the USA (67 million) for international visitors, according to the UN’s World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

The 5.6 per cent rise in foreign tourists helped boost the economy, accounting for 11 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The news came as part of a worldwide rise in tourism that saw international arrivals across the globe rise by 52 million or 5 per cent, reaching 1.08 billion, despite the world’s

economy still being in ‘low gear.’

Demand was strongest in Asia and the Pacific (+6 per cent), Africa (+6 per cent) and Europe (+5 per cent).

The UNWTO’s Secretary General, Talem Rifai, said in the World Tourism Barometer report: “2013 was an excellent year for international tourism.

“The tourism sector has shown a remarkable capacity to adjust to the changing market conditions, fuelling growth and job creation around the world, despite the lingering economic and geopolitical challenges.

“Indeed tourism has been among the few sectors generating positive news for many economies.”

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Tools down WORK on the Panama Canal has ground to a halt after builders led by Spain’s Sacyr carried out a threat to down tools.

The consortium building new locks wants compensation for a $1.6bn (€1.17bn) cost overrun, about half the original contract value.

Fat cat BBVA bank Chairman Francisco Gonzalez was paid €5.17m in 2013.

Pound Dealz UK retailer Poundland plan to open 10 stores in Spain under the Dealz brand, first launched in Ireland.

Not such a bad bank VULTURE fund Teide acquired a property portfolio from Spain’s ‘bad bank’ Sareb last December.

Some of the 2,500 properties had been sold, or were being sold, to private buyers who complained recently that Teide wanted to cancel their deals. Having put down deposits of €3,000 they each received a certified ‘burofax’

informing them that Teide “could not satisfy their request.” Instead it offered to return the €3,000 deposit without any kind of compensation. Teide was selling the properties at between €30,000 and €100,000 more than they had paid. Thanks to Sareb’s intervention, these purchases will now be honoured at the price agreed.

ON SALE: But how ‘accurate’ are the offers?

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STAT OF WEEK THE average Spanish household uses 10.52 kilowatts of electricity a year. Half goes on central heating and 21.7 per cent on household appliances, 30.6 per cent of which corresponds to the refrigerator.

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2.00 -2.50 -1.43 1.54 8.00 7.50 15.00

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0.30 -0.28 -0.36 0.11 0.54 0.75 0.59

NET VOLUME 188.08 100.20 705.49 18.01 54.01 219.44 15.57

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CHANGE NET / %

$ 3.05 $ 173.93 $ 9.62 $ 351.56 $ 24.61 $ 14.12 $ 6.81 $ 5.42 $ 19.64 $ 74.45 $ 44.68

0.67 / +28.15% 34.85 / +25.06% 1.47 / +18.04% 51.18 / +17.04% 3.32 / +15.59% 1.87 / +15.27% 0.87 / +14.65% 0.69 / +14.59% 2.47 / +14.39% 9.31 / +14.29% 5.54 / +14.15%

$ 8.12 $ 3.16 $ 9.99 $ 7.93 $ 2.61 $ 17.79 $ 18.98 $ 15.72 $ 3.68 $ 17.05 $ 4.93

3.31 / -28.96% 0.63 / -16.62% 1.46 / -12.75% 1.15 / -12.67% 0.37 / -12.42% 2.37 / -11.76% 2.25 / -10.60% 1.73 / -9.91% 0.34 / -8.46% 1.482 / -8.00% 0.41 / -7.68%

Most Advanced SMART Technologies Inc. athenahealth, Inc. Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Liquidity Services, Inc. Ocera Therapeutics, Inc. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation bebe stores, inc.

Activision Blizzard, Inc Expedia, Inc. Receptos, Inc.

Most Declined Fairway Group Holdings Corp.

Echelon Corporation Internet Initiative Japan, Inc. Credit Suisse AG Life Partners Holdings Inc Aceto Corporation NIC Inc. Montage Technology Group Limited Intermolecular, Inc. ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotchnlg Pixelworks, Inc.

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C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) CHANGE Centrica PLC 304.40 -9.78 Coca-Cola HBC AG 1604.50 -2.00 Compass Group PLC 889.75 -2.16 CRH PLC 1634.50 -3.00 Diageo PLC 1819.00 1.00 easyJet PLC 1717.00 -10.00 Experian PLC 1072.50 -3.00 Fresnillo PLC 817.00 24.00 G4S PLC 230.05 -5.00 GKN PLC 402.25 -1.38 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1602.75 -9.50 Glencore Xstrata PLC 326.05 0.75 Hammerson PLC 536.00 2.50 Hargreaves Lansdown 1351.00 -3.00 HSBC Holdings PLC 623.00 -4.80 IMI PLC 1474.50 -4.00 Imperial Tobacco Group 2233.00 20.00 InterContinental Hotels . 1949.00 6.00 International Consldtd ... 425.60 -2.70 Intertek Group PLC 2896.50 -2.00 ITV PLC 202.80 0.80 Johnson Matthey PLC 3199.50 18.00 Kingfisher PLC 363.15 0.40 Land Securities Group 1039.00 5.00 Legal & General Group 221.00 -0.20 Lloyds Banking Group 81.99 0.20 London Stock Exchange 1924.50 -4.00 Marks & Spencer Group 473.35 0.70 Meggitt PLC 519.00 1.00 Melrose Industries PLC 301.30 6.20 Mondi PLC 963.25 3.00 National Grid PLC 793.25 1.17 Next PLC 6300.00 -7.45 Old Mutual PLC 176.80 -0.30 Pearson PLC 1101.50 7.00 Persimmon PLC 1381.50 -3.00 Petrofac Ltd 1233.00 38.00 Prudential PLC 1273.00 -3.90 Randgold Resources Ltd 4494.50 68.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group 4801.50 18.00 Reed Elsevier PLC 888.50 1.50 Resolution Ltd 358.85 0.30 REXAM PLC 504.50 1.00 Rio Tinto PLC 3423.50 15.60 Rolls-Royce Holdings 1186.00 10.51 Royal Bank of Scotland 339.05 1.60 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2226.50 3.40 Royal Mail PLC 591.00 1.81 RSA Insurance Group 102.65 -1.50 SABMiller PLC 2746.50 7.50 Sage Group (The) PLC 416.90 0.80 Sainsbury (J) PLC 353.75 2.78 Schroders PLC 2538.50 14.00 Severn Trent PLC 1764.00 1.20 Shire PLC 3151.00 29.00 Smith & Nephew PLC 912.00 -2.50 Smiths Group PLC 1397.00 -6.64 Sports Direct Intrntnl...

691.50 0.00 SSE PLC 1342.00 -15.00 Standard Chartered PLC 1240.50 0.50 Standard Life PLC 377.25 0.10 Tate & Lyle PLC 774.50 -0.16 Tesco PLC 322.15 1.18 Travis Perkins PLC 1839.50 -7.00 TUI Travel PLC 432.80 -0.50 Tullow Oil PLC 836.50 -0.50 Unilever PLC 2370.50 7.00 United Utilities Group 732.50 -0.50 Vodafone Group PLC 220.17 -1.80 Weir Group PLC 2212.50 14.00 Whitbread PLC 3938.00 2.00 William Hill PLC 347.15 0.00 Wm Morrison Sprmrkts 239.10 1.30 Wolseley PLC 3342.50 1.00 WPP PLC 1302.00 0.00

% C H G. -3.11 -0.12 -0.24 -0.18 0.06 -0.58 -0.28 3.03 -2.13 -0.34 -0.59 0.23 0.47 -0.22 -0.76 -0.27 0.90 0.31 -0.63 -0.07 0.40 0.57 0.11 0.48 -0.09 0.24 -0.21 0.15 0.19 2.10 0.31 0.15 -0.12 -0.17 0.64 -0.22 3.18 -0.31 1.54 0.38 0.17 0.08 0.20 0.46 0.89 0.47 0.15 0.31 -1.44 0.27 0.19 0.79 0.55 0.07 0.93 -0.27 -0.47 0.00 -1.11 0.04 0.03 -0.02 0.37 -0.38 -0.12 -0.06 0.30 -0.07 -0.81 0.64 0.05 0.00 0.55 0.03 0.00

VOLUME 4,129.74 73.61 244.20 123.21 319.34 81.32 116.77 253.87 1,302.85 351.63 764.34 1,838.30 41.25 72.74 5,154.75 56.22 164.25 24.53 510.36 23.53 317.52 21.51 457.25 59.64 921.25 17,211.61 28.14 224.04 50.98 130.92 99.76 234.01 31.17 709.20 168.26 53.24 295.29 303.98 53.47 147.26 117.22 170.71 36.44 700.25 307.14 501.57 189.27 52.49 3,914.77 356.87 116.62 864.56 19.73 24.25 74.04 380.69 44.99 32.13 552.33 293.16 382.93 98.97 940.75 28.04 154.06 258.36 200.52 169.12 7,202.11 42.93 169.13 197.15 374.03 17.84 158.83

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Good news for Spanish economy THE good news for the Spanish economy keeps on coming. The Spanish service sector made a positive start to 2014 as both activity and new orders continued to expand solidly.

Moreover, employment stabilised, ending a sequence of job shedding which stretched back to March 2008. However, companies still discounted output prices sharply, while input costs rose following no change in December. The headline seasonally adjusted Business Activity Index rose to 54.9 in January from 54.2 in December, signalling a third successive monthly increase in activity in the sector.

Furthermore, the solid expansion was the sharpest since July 2007. A number of respondents indicated that improving economic conditions had supported rises in business activity.

Each of the six monitored sectors posted increases in activity, led by Transport & Storage. The weakest rise was

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ON THE UP: Transport and Logistics lead the way. at Renting & Business Activities companies. Transport & Storage also registered the fastest rise in new business. Overall, new orders increased at a solid pace, albeit one that was slower than seen at the end of 2013.

UST 5 per cent of Spaniards do not believe that corruption is ‘widespread’ in the country.

According to a new anti-corruption report by the European Commission, 95 per cent of the population feels corruption is widespread.

A press statement from the EC said: “Although an anti-corruption legal framework is largely in place in Spain and law enforcement has shown good results in investigating corrupt practices, the report does show a certain number of deficiencies.

“Particularly challenging is political corruption and deficient checks and balances, notably in public spending and control mechanisms at regional and local levels.

“In this report, the European Commission suggests that tailor-made anti-corruption strategies for regional and local level administrations are developed, that ongoing reforms and implementation of the new rules on party funding is pursued, and that comprehensive codes of conduct for elected officials with adequate accountability tools are developed.”

Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, said:

Signs of strengthening economic conditions had reportedly been behind the rise in new orders, which was the sixth in as many months.

Services companies increased their staffing levels fractionally

in January, thereby ending a run of 70 consecutive monthly reductions in employment.

Anecdotal evidence suggested that staffing levels were reflective of current workloads, with some panellists taking on extra staff in response to rising activity, while others reduced their workforces in line with the completion of projects.

Outstanding business continued to decrease in January. Although only modest, the pace of depletion quickened for the third month running.

Service providers recorded an increase in input prices for the third time in the past four months, following no change in costs in December.

Respondents indicated that higher salary payments had been the principal reason for rising input prices.

Hotels & Restaurants posted the strongest increase in input costs. Companies continued to lower their output prices, as has been the case in each month

Hands up if you think Spain is corrupt...

HOME AFFAIRS: EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström.

since August 2008. Where selling prices were lowered, this was largely a result of competitive pressures.

The prospect of further improvements in economic conditions during 2014 led business sentiment to strengthen in January.

Optimism regarding the yearahead outlook for activity was at the highest since July 2007.

Commenting on the Spanish Services PMI® survey data, Andrew Harker, senior economist at Markit and author of the report, said: “The Spanish service sector backed up the solid performance seen in December with accelerated growth of activity in January, while we even saw an end to job shedding in the sector for the first time since the economic crisis began.

“Companies are still having to offer discounts in order to secure sales, but they are increasingly optimistic that 2014 can see a recovery get properly under way.”

“Corruption undermines citizens’ confidence in democratic institutions and the rule of law, it hurts the European economy and deprives States from muchneeded tax revenue. Member States have done a lot in recent years to fight corruption, but this report shows that it is far from enough. The report suggests what can be done, and I look forward to working with Member States to follow it up.”

The Commission is also suggesting that irregularities in public procurement procedures at regional and local levels should be addressed further.

Alongside an analysis of the situation in each EU Member State, the European Commission is also presenting two extensive opinion polls.

More than three-quarters of Europeans, and 95 per cent of Spanish citizens, agree that corruption is widespread in their home country.

Approximately one in four Europeans considers that they are affected by corruption in their everyday lives. In Spain, that number is 63 per cent, the highest percentage in the EU. Four per cent of Europeans, and 2 per cent of Spanish citizens say that they have been asked or expected to pay a bribe in the past year.

The Commisssion has estimated that corruption costs the EU economy around €120 billion per year.

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Steer kids away from the pricey habit of smoking S

MOKERS out there already know what a drain the habit has on spending. A regular smoker might smoke up to or more than three packets a week, and that can add up considerably over the course of months and years.

On top of that, the majority of us women spend a substantial amount of money on face creams, eye creams, serums and masks - potions and lotions to help maintain youthful features as long as possible. Yet with every cigarette smoked, it massively increases our chances of wrinkly and dull skin - so forking out on all the creams in the world is just a big waste of money!

Each person has the right to do whatever they want to their own body, but as much as anyone claims to love cigarettes, that pricey-little-cancer-stick will

Loose change A look at finance for females

THE government spent €2.296 billion on unemployment benefits last year, 13 per cent less than in 2012. Average pay was €858.4, a reduction of 6.5 per cent on the previous year.

SPANISH toll roads company Abertis paid €32.2 million for another 6 per cent of Metropistas.

Albertis now has a 51 per holding in the Mexican motorway company.

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ANTI-SMOKING: Important to target children in the right way. eventually repay your love by making you ugly, with bags and wrinkles under your eyes.

Giving up smoking isn’t just about being responsible to your health and looks; it’s about being responsible in regards to controlling spending, as well as setting a good example for future generations.

Wouldn’t most smokers admit that they wish they had never become hooked in the first

Jobs deal place? That’s why targeting antismoking campaigns at children in the right way is so important these days.

In America more than $100 million is being spent on new anti-smoking advertisements aimed at frightening teenagers

Q. From your answer to my earlier question in EWN, it appears that I have You and the to pay the back taxes owing on the vehicle before I can de-register (baja) Law in Spain the vehicle still listed in my name.

By David Searl I have never got any notifications from DGT or from ‘Recaudacion’ to my correct address where I moved in 2001. I understand that you have to inform DGT Malaga, when you change address, which I did not do, thinking the new owner would arrange everything. Now Recaudacion has suddenly found my address and claims the taxes for the years 2003-2013. During all these years I have had in my possession another two cars registered at my new address since 2001, so Recaudacion could easily have found me.

I recently heard about a similar case where the person went to court and won his case on the grounds that they could easily find the correct address to send notifications. What is your opinion?

L.M. (Costa del Sol) owner. Many towns pass this tax to a central collection dept called ‘Recaudacion.’ You can protest you should have to pay only the previous four years of the tax, as you were not informed. I

Dole profit

Road sense

Jane Plunkett

If not informed, must he pay tax?

A. Unfortunately, I think your chances are small.

You are speaking of the annual municipal vehicle tax and the town hall is not required to inform you of back taxes owed. All responsibility is on you, as

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suspect the person who won his case was protesting against a traffic fine.

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

away from picking up the habit.

What does a pack of cigarettes cost? Your teeth, says one TV advert, which depicts a teenager buying a pack of cigarettes at a shop and literally pulling out a tooth with a set of pliers to pay for them.

BARCELONA-BASED pharmaceutical multinational Almirall agreed a redundancy plan reducing layoffs from 250 to 180. Thirty more employees can remain if they accept wage cuts and ‘substantial changes’ to working conditions.

New gold rush in Spain as millions are invested WITH gold prices still riding high a new mini-gold rush is taking place in Spain.

Regions where gold mines have long been closed are being prospected using modern techniques that international companies hope will make them profitable once again.

The traditional gold mining regions dating back to Roman times - are in Galicia and Asturias, and that is where there are thought to be some of the biggest untapped gold deposits left in Western Europe.

Two companies involved in investing millions of euros in the regions are Vancouver, Canada, based Edgewater Exploration and Astur Gold.

Edgewater acquired the rights to produce gold at a site called Corcoesto in Galicia in 2010, the same year that Astur Gold took control of the Salave deposit in Asturias.

Together, the sites are thought to contain more than two million ounces of gold, but it is unlikely anywhere near that amount can be profitably extracted.

GOLD: Prices still riding high.

Astur Gold has already received more than 11,000 applications for 800 jobs it is creating during the construction phase. But that depends on the regional government giving the go ahead, which the company hopes will happen before the end of 2015.

Once built the mine will need in the region of 200-250 workers. Astur Gold is currently completing a Feasibility Study on the Salave Gold Project. Meanwhile at Corcoesto an environmental impact study has been presented, with Edgewater Exploration planning an initial investment of somewhere in the region of €126 million in the mine.

OPINION & COMMENT

Time ‘illegal’ homes issue was sorted out I HAVE recently attended two SOHA meetings (Save Our Homes Axarquia), and to look around the room and see hundreds of people who have problems with their homes is shocking to see.

Some of these members have had problems for years; they live their lives in limbo, in fear of their homes being demolished, with little or no compensation to follow.

We live in a small area of Axarquia, but are fully aware that there are thousands upon thousands more properties throughout Spain with legality problems. We have lived in our home for 10 years, only to find out that the Junta de Andalucia is now in the process of trying to revoke all our licences. Does anyone really know if their home is legal?

Over the years SOHA has made many good contacts and is still working with the ‘powers that be’ to solve property issues. If there are any other small groups or individuals who are fighting for their homes, let SOHA know and we can all fight together.

After all these years of newspaper reports and TV programmes, buying property in Spain isn’t safe. Despite government promises and political reassurances, nothing has been done. It is time that this problem was taken seriously; it affects people and not just foreigners but Spain’s own subjects too.

Come on, Spanish politicians, make a stand and get your house in order NOW! Kath Williams (via euroweeklynews.com)

Lucky to be alive IN May 2012, at 2.50pm, I suffered a serious head injury in Mijas, when I fell about 10 feet. I was unconscious for about 15 minutes. I was covered in blood.

I was taken to the Xanit Hospital, Benalmadena, where they put six stitches in my wound, at the back of my head, put me on a drip, and did an X-ray. They then said I needed a brain scan as soon as possible, but, because I did not have private health cover, I would have to go to the Universidad Hospital in Malaga.

We arrived there (A&E) at approximately 7pm, I was pushed

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serve the new Marina Alta Hospital at La Xara.

Anyone using this hospital knows the frustration of finding a parking space there. Many people who do not drive have to rely on friends or pay high taxi fares to get to the hospital. It is possible to take the train to Denia and then get a bus, but it is not an easy option.

I would like as many people as possible to request a stop near the new hospital. There was fierce opposition recently when it was rumoured the line would be closed. Perhaps we could now gather the same enthusiasm to campaign for a stop near to the Marina Alta Hospital?

Lorna, Moraira (Alicante)

Bike trouble

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up against a wall on the trolley, and stayed there until 3am (12 hours after my accident).

I was then taken for a scan, and put into the Intensive Care Ward.

At about 10am, a doctor came to me and said I would have to have another brain scan at 11.30am because there was extensive bleeding on my brain.

Well, I had a second scan which showed a worsening condition.

The doctor then said: “You have been very lucky that blood has not entered your brain.”

Now after reading about Michael Schumacher’s accident, and the importance of urgent attention when sustaining serious head injuries, I realise how lucky I was, considering the time it took to attend to me.

Gordon Cooper (84), Benalmadena Costa (Malaga)

War decision

CASSANDRA NASH’S article (Issue 1492) calls for a bit of clarification of a small paragraph: ‘The killers of Jose Couso, a Spanish cameraman deliberately shot by

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US soldiers in Baghdad in 2005, will never come to court, critics complained.’

This incident took place during the Iraq war when US tanks rolled into Baghdad. They were on constant alert for snipers positioned in buildings looking down to the street.

The main hotel in the centre of Baghdad was the base for all media from major countries booked in to gain as much information and photographs as possible of this ongoing war.

One of the tank squad sighted men on the terrace of the top floor of the press base hotel, and one of them was aiming

Elizabeth Clark (By email) down with what might have been a weapon.

Now, what must be understood, this is war! And if one is serving in the military it is a split-second, life or death instant reaction.

Had the tank soldier delayed a second or two to think, and in fact it had been a weapon, he would have been shot instantly.

Sadly, Jose Couso being a photographer and not a soldier, attempting to get some good photographs for his publication, had not even thought that what he was doing would cost him his life.

Couso’s family did bring charges several times against the tank team here in Spain; however, no doubt the court realised this was an unaccountable tragic incident, and tabled the case.

Jack Nusbaum, Torremolinos (Malaga)

Hospital stop I WAS very interested in the news that money is to be spent on upgrading the Trenet line as far as Denia and I hope that part of this can be used to create a spur to

WE’VE all been amused by these mid-teen Spanish boys riding bikes in groups, with one sitting on the handlebars with his legs sticking straight out in front. But be aware – they are not all just having fun!

When I went back to my parked car, four boys on three bikes were coming towards me, too close in for me to step back and open the boot. A boy sitting on the handlebars tried to get his foot through the shoulder strap of my handbag.

He did not manage it, and I just got my hands and arms dirty and a new sweater all kicked around by his filthy, sweaty trainers. But I was very lucky, I didn’t get really hurt and/or lose my handbag.

Watch out, ladies!

M Anderson, Los Alcazares (Alicante)

Big bank THERE'S been a lot of talk recently concerning food banks in the UK, where people can go along and get a shopping bag full of goodies, although I fail to see where biscuits and cakes come into a diet for near-starving recipients.

What I’m really annoyed about is no-one has yet mentioned the ongoing long-term biggest food bank that is actually in the Palace of Westminster. This is where our great and good can turn up, collect 500 smackers for doing nothing (in some cases) or very little but get subsidised food and drink in the Palace canteens because they can’t afford to pay the going rate, poor things!

Keith Hallam (By email)

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Not so sad farewell to BBC...

W ELL, here in Tenerife we’ve finally lost the BBC. With the shifting of the satellite, the whole BBC ORG is, until I work out another source, an ex-member of my telly club.

And, apart from the often excellent documentaries and Flog Its, I don’t miss it. Not having to listen to the biased drivel of BBC news has actually lowered my stress levels overnight.

The recent storms have been a case in point. You can almost feel the frustration straining through the screen, as they have tried to blame the government for all the storms and flooding.

Unfortunately, without raising the status of the Conservative party to that of God, (heaven forbid) they’ve been unsuccessful; but by Jove they really have tried!

Their cross section of politically correct announcers has regaled us with all the ‘Couldn’t more have been dones?’ ‘Why wasn’t it anticipateds.’ ‘Why weren’t we

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT more prepareds?’ and so on. Give us a break!

These storms are the worst since records began. You can’t anticipate or prepare for something that has no precedent. By this reckoning we should be building fleets of space ships in case the world comes to an end. One thing I do agree with is the speed, or lack of it, with which the government has acted to relieve these areas.

When the furore and floods

UNPRECEDENTED: Flooding could not have been predicted. subside, there should be serious questions raised. Mind you, for all the real errors of judgment over the past decade, the incompetent, sanctimonious Labour Quango chief Lord Smith should resign forthwith.

No, back on the ranch, I don’t miss the BBC, and as for EastEnders, I lost interest the first time they shot ‘Dirty Den’.

I see there are now hundreds of ‘British’ men training in Al Qaeda camps in Syria, apparently with a view to launching terrorist attacks back in the UK. I hope the anti-terrorist organisations have their eyes firmly on this bunch of

toerags. Mind you, they do have their ‘uman rites’, so I suppose they must all be allowed back to see their families, and no doubt collect the dole while they plan to kill the people who welcomed them into their communities. The only ‘rites’ these traitorous murders should be entitled to are the last ones.

Their families must know who they are. If they are all so ‘moderate’ they should shop ‘em to the authorities forthwith. But they won’t, will they?

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Issues of colour I HAVE always said it cannot work when, for example, there is a Black Police Officers’ Association but not a White one, and a Black Footballers’ Association, but again not a White one - (Pitfalls of being controversial, Issue 1491).

When are they going to understand that in order to be treated equally there must be total equality.

If you want to call me a Honkey, let me call you names.

After all, it used to be said “sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me,” but nowadays people are too easily upset.

Richard Prowse, Cartagena (Murcia)

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

AS predicted when the corruption case involving the King’s son-inlaw Iñaki Urdangarin made headlines, Spain’s monarchy will slim down.

The Prince of Wales saw this as a mini-salvation for hereditary privilege some time back and his cousin the Spanish king is following suit.

The two Infantas, Elena and Urdangarin’s wife Cristina, are to be sidelined while Queen Sofia and Prince Felipe’s wife Letizia will be ‘professionalised’. They will

receive respective salaries of €63,234 and €49,182 plus €68,505 and €53,382 expenses in Spain’s version of Charles’s ‘Firm’.

Formerly they received only undisclosed sums for expenses.

In a crisis-burdened society that was once Juan Carlista but never monarchist, this will bring complaints.

Others will argue that the two women can hardly do less than the majority of politicians but are infinitely better to look at.

Belt up!

THE Gurtel corruption case begat Barcenas and now the PP party’s

Backhanded favour JOSE MARIA AZNAR ostensibly snubbed Mariano Rajoy by not attending the recent PP party conference in Valladolid.

There are those who feel the former president did his former protégé a favour by not turning up. Aznar’s disapproval will have done Rajoy a power of good with the voters he needs most, the undecided Centre.

ex-treasurer Barcenas is in prison and singing like a canary.

Corruption has always been endemic in pre- and postdemocracy Spain. Franco, held not to be personally corrupt, let those around him wallow in sleaze as perks of the job.

Felipe Gonzalez, the first PSOE president, did likewise. Cases like Filesa and Flick come to mind, plus millions of public money filched by Luis Roldan, director general of the Guardia Civil between 1986 and 1993.

All of which goes to show that if there’s a bob or two to be made, some Spanish politicians are as likely to make it as denounce it.

Interestingly, Francisco Correa the man whose surname translates as Gurtel in German was gradually inched out once Mariano Rajoy took over from Jose Maria Aznar at the head of the PP. Correa nevertheless maintained his contacts and his power to corrupt in the Valencian Community.

Go figure, as an American would say.

Copyright: Shelly Wall.

It will be a firm resolve

BETTER LOOKING: Princess Letizia and Queen Sofia.

Passports please!

ARTUR MAS has set his compass and Cataluña’s for a faraway land called ‘Independence’.

He could be heading for shipwreck but so far is determined not to alter course. Or, possibly, is unable to.

Pro and contra arguments

abound, including one from Andalucia’s regional president Susana Diaz who pointed out that many Catalans, their parents or grandparents are Andalucia-born.

Following putative secession, they would be foreigners, she said.

She’s right. Catalans going back to see ‘los yayos’ in the holidays would have to produce passports on entering Andalucia as the Schengen agreement would be void on leaving Spain and the EU.

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SWEET TOOTH: Avoid processed sugars.

Processed sugars bad for the heart EATING too much sugar can cause heart disease.

According to new research from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), most adults are getting more sugar than the daily recommended allowance as set by the World Health Organisation.

It is not natural sugars that are the problem, it is all the extra ‘added’ sugars, those often used in processed foods like sweets, fizzy and sugary fruit drinks.

CDCP researchers found that in the past 20 years, added sugars have become an increasingly large part of our diets. Researchers found a connection between diets high in added sugars and increased incidences of heart disease. People who got 25 per cent or more of their daily calories from added sugar were twice as likely to die from cardiovascular disease as those who limited their sugar intake to 10 per cent of their calorie intake or less.

“What is really interesting and important for readers to understand is they linked sugar consumption, independent of all other risk factors, to cardiovascular disease,” explained Laura Schmidt, of the University of California San Francisco (USA).

BRING BACK THE SHINE: Combat dry hair by using a good conditioner.

THE mango is a tropical fruit which comes from south of Asia. Eating mango not only improves your health but it also serves to benefit the following: Memory: Mangoes are useful to children who suffer from lack of concentration in studies as it contains Glutamine acid, which is good to boost memory and keep cells active.

Skin: It is effective in relieving clogged pores of the skin. This means that people who suffer from

MUNCH A MANGO: To receive health and beauty benefits acne will benefit from mango.

Eyesight: A cup of

sliced mango has 25 per cent of the daily value of vitamin A needed, which

promotes the vision and prevents itching and burning eyes.

Protect your lips from the winter weather LIPS can suffer just like any other part of the body from harsh weather conditions, drying and chapping, especially in the winter months.

Pilar Lopez, product manager of Galénic, said: “The lips, like the rest of our face, are exposed daily to external aggressions (mechanical, chemical, physical, microbial and climate) but lips’ structure, which is

WINTER is a bad time for hair, which can be prone to dryness, resulting in breakage and split ends.

So it is important to take a bit of extra care to keeps hair in tip-top condition.

To help out your hair follow these tips: Be careful when washing.

Use a gentle vitamin enriched shampoo.

Washing too often with a harsh shampoo can make dry hair even more fragile, so don’t wash your hair every day.

Do not forget the conditioner. Even if not

especially thin, and their absence of a protective film, make them an area with a high drying trend.

“In addition, the labial epidermis has no physical protection against UV.” Pilar’s top tips to help protect your lips and keep them looking soft and kissable ahead of Saint Valentine’s Day tomorrow (Friday) include:

Exfoliate them gently. You can gently use your toothbrush. Hydrate in depth, at least once a week.

Always carry a lip balm in your purse and apply it as often as necessary. Protect them from ultraviolet radiation.

Don’t smoke.

Drink lots of water.

Avoid biting your lips.

Do not moisten them with your tongue.

Do not gesticulate excessively (whistling, making excessive grimaces).

To keep your Have a break from lips soft and colouring. If you dye your smooth try hair, have touch-ups less Galénic Argane frequently to avoid repairing balm for damaging your hair with lips (€10.30) or harsh chemicals.

The Body Shop’s Stick to the above hints shea butter for year-round if dry hair is a lips (€5). permanent problem. For many it is a seasonal one, so SOFT LIPS: Try once Spring arrives they do Galénic Argane not need to keep to the dry repairing balm hair routine. for lips.

A few simple rules to help combat dry hair washing the hair daily, do use a comb-in, leave-on conditioner daily.

Careful with the hairdryer.

Heat can exacerbate the problem of dry hair. Use hairdryers on a cool setting and styling tools sparingly.

Get a decent brush.

Regular brushing with a natural bristle brush can help distribute the natural oils evenly.

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BBC2/ 5:00pm Winter Olympics 8:30pm Winter Olympics 9:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure 10:00pm Bible Hunters 11:00pm Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe 11:30pm Newsnight

ITV/ 4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm Britain's Best Bakery 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Birds of a Feather 10:00pm Benidorm 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The Cube

CH4/ 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Supersize v Superskinny 10:00pm Big Ballet 11:00pm Bodyshockers

ITV2/ 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

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BBC2/ 4:40pm Winter Olympics 8:10pm Winter Olympics 9:00pm Mastermind 9:30pm An Island Parish 10:00pm Mock the Week 10:30pm QI 11:00pm Alan Davies Apres-Ski 11:30pm Newsnight

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11:00pm The Last Leg 11:50pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine

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ITV2/ 4:20pm Horrid Henry: The Movie 5:20pm FYI Daily 5:25pm Horrid Henry: The Movie 6:15pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 7:15pm FYI Daily 7:20pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 8:00pm Rumour Has It...

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Iron Man 3 (Film, 2013) Still tormented by his brush with death after aliens attacked New York City, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) has fallen far from the heroic Iron Man figure the public know and love. But when maniacal terrorist The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) destroys his home and wounds his chief of security (Jon Favreau), Stark suits up and attempts to find a way to get even.

Sunday BBC1/ 4:30pm Hidden Kingdoms 5:30pm Lifeline 5:40pm Songs of Praise 6:15pm Pointless 7:05pm BBC News 7:20pm Regional News 7:25pm Weather 7:30pm Blandings 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm The British Academy Film Awards

BBC2/ 5:00pm Winter Olympics 8:00pm Winter Olympics 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Dragons' Den 11:00pm Alan Davies ApresSki 11:30pm Line of Duty

ITV/ 4:50pm Splash!

6:20pm You've Been Framed!

6:50pm Local News and Weather 7:00pm ITV News and Weather 7:15pm Dancing on Ice 8:45pm All Star Family Fortunes 9:30pm Dancing on Ice 10:00pm Mr Selfridge 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:15pm Birds of a Feather 11:45pm The FA Cup

CH4/ 4:20pm Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World 6:00pm Deal or No Deal 7:00pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm Gulliver's Travels 9:00pm Scandimania 10:00pm Red

ITV2/ 4:00pm FYI Daily 4:05pm Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties 4:40pm The Mighty Ducks 5:40pm FYI Daily 5:45pm The Mighty Ducks 6:50pm The Perfect Man 7:50pm FYI Daily 7:55pm The Perfect Man 9:00pm You've Been Framed!

10:00pm Ocean's Eleven 11:00pm FYI Daily

Monday BBC1/ 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Britain's Great War 11:00pm BBC News

BBC2/ 5:00pm Winter Olympics 8:00pm Winter Olympics 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Food and Drink 10:00pm Horizon 11:00pm The Culture Show

ITV/ 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm DCI Banks 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather

CH4/ 5:30pm Come Dine with Me 6:00pm Coach Trip 6:30pm Superstar Dogs 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Benefits Street: The Last Word 10:00pm Benefits Britain: The Debate 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats

ITV2/ 5:10pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Mom 10:30pm Dads

4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm James Martin: Home Comforts 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Death in Paradise 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather, Followed by 11:35pm Traffic Cops

BBC2/ 5:00pm Winter Olympics 8:00pm Winter Olympics Today at the Games.

9:00pm The Great British Sewing Bee 10:00pm This World Special 11:00pm House of Fools 11:30pm Newsnight

ITV/ 4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm UEFA Champions League 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm UEFA Champions League

CH4/ 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Come Dine with Me 6:00pm Coach Trip 6:30pm Superstar Dogs 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm The Taste 11:00pm Sexting Teacher

ITV2/ 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

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In large parts of Southern Spain BBC free view channels disappeared from the screens last Thursday.

Now ITV and Channel 4 have moved to the new Astra 2E satellite, making them inaccessible to many areas in Spain and other parts of Europe.

At the time of going to press it was being reported that any remaining free channels will have been lost as the Astra 1N satellite was due to move to a new position.

It has been a long time coming with a

long lead-in, as a string of technical hitches postponed the dreaded move for the best part of a year. But that has given many UK TV providers time to get ready with a host of answers for those who cannot bear a life without their dose of UK TV. This UK TV special from the EWN aims to give you the reader some of the best alternatives to traditional satellite TV. Different providers have different solutions, but what is certain is that much depends on the location of each individual householder.

A world without soaps, or even Ant & Dec! Laura Penn looks at a world without British TV IMAGINE a world without Ant & Dec, Holly & Pip, Brucie & Tess! Such horrors are causing panic amongst expats as the reality of TV channel loss starts to bite.

The new satellite for UK TV services (Astra 2E) has finished its move westwards to its final broadcasting position and in large parts of the Costa del Sol and Almeria, BBC has been lost, with ITV and other public service channels also possibly due to go. No one is quite sure of the exact timescale yet but as the small screen version of the Sword of Damocles hangs menacingly over couch-patatas, many Brits consider their options which include upgrading their dishes, abandoning satellite altogether for BBC and ITV or heading to the airport!

Some shake their heads and predict a mass exodus from the area as life with sun and beaches is no compensation for the loss of Albert Square. One man told me with real fear in his eyes that his missus would force him to go back to Mansfield if she couldn’t watch her weekly Corry Orry omnibus.

Of course, where there is an obsession

there is also a solution. It will be possible to get UK TV by subscribing to a professional internet streaming service and connecting an IPTV set-top box to your television, or maybe a bigger dish will do the trick depending on where you are. But IPTV is dependent on an internet connection which can be something of a luxury in parts of Spain, but to dedicated fans of TV, X-Factor is better than EX-Factor!

But it may be a factor in people moving back home. I know of many people who have had to relocate back to the UK as the economic downturn has meant making a living wage more and more impossible. For some not being able to watch their favourite TV may just be the final straw.

This is very worrying as foreign residents create wealth with their demand for products and services, and a decrease in their numbers means a decrease in this demand, which in turn propels the economy in a downward spiral. Let’s hope that many emigrants will return when things improve.

It is not all bad news as figures reveal that 60.4 million tourists visited Spain last year. It seems if you cannot stay, you can at least visit!

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HOUSANDS of British television viewers have been twiddling their thumbs without the BBC since last Thursday morning’s satellite switch, followed by the loss of ITV and Channel 4 a few days later.

The Euro Weekly News has received Internet Protocol Television or IPTV is one option. messages from readers in many European countries who have lost their UK television and are looking for alternatives.

In Spain, the areas worst affected are the Costa del Sol and Almeria; in Mallorca reception was patchy initially after the new satellite came into use, although local professionals have assured us that the islands should still receive British television, but they may need to change the direction or size of their dish.

The most popular option, and the

one recommended by many specialist satellite shops, is to link your television to the British receivers using ‘IPTV’ or Internet Protocol Television. Programmes are delivered using the internet or a broadband connection; ideally you would need a 3MB internet speed. For those with poor internet connection, there are options to amplify your system, using an ‘MiFi’ router. MiFi is the brand name for portable devices from Novatel that work as mobile hotspots.

They include a built-in modem plus a WiFi router. The IPTV option comes with an initial connection charge, plus a monthly subscription.

Other areas may still be able to get a traditional satellite connection, depending on individual location. The EWN strongly recommends that viewers talk to a reputable UK TV specialist to find the solution that is best for them.

For more detailed information and prices, contact your local UK TV specialist.

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EWN went out on to the streets to find out what people think about the loss of UK TV in Southern Spain John Trujillo, originally from the Philippines, is a 39year-old café owner. He said: “As a café owner, I hope it will not affect business too much but the fact is it probably will.

People want what they’re used to, and if I can’t provide the entertainment they want they will most likely go elsewhere.

“So I need to look into what other options are out there to get the same service as before, just through other means. I think I’d probably go with IPTV rather than upgrade the satellite. I’ll probably need to switch internet providers in order to get a stronger connection, though.”

Stephanie Hamilton, 35, is a graphic designer

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David Thompson originally from Manchester, and has been living in Fuengirola (Malaga) since 2008. She said: “I’m not terribly worried about it. I work long hours and while it’s good to have the same channels as I’ve been used to, it’s not like I am retired at home all day watching

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the TV.” She also mentioned having a relatively strong internet connection at home: “I know there are options out there for switching to satellite, I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. And I’d never move back to the UK for TV, no way!”

Andy Castledine, 59, from Mojacar in Almeria is not all that bothered. “I will probably look at alternative solutions, but I am not home all that much. My community had some channels, not all, and I was happy with that. If the community can come up

with a solution then great, if not I will look around, but I do not want to spend too much money! I certainly will not be going back to the UK because of it.”

Originally from Bristol, David Thompson, 48, is a doctor with two children, living near Marbella since 2010. David said: “It’s upsetting and it definitely affects us. As expats, family television shows are a way for British culture to be imparted to our kids that they obviously don’t get with Spanish TV. “That’s not to say that my wife won’t be happy that I’ll probably be spending less time in front of the TV. Maybe it will lead me to exercise a bit more! But we’d never move for TV. I work here, we live here, this is just one of those things that happen in life that you have to deal with.”

Satellite communications: How did we get here?

WE all enjoy communications products from high-powered satellites sent to space for telecommunications purposes. But did you know the background to this fascinating piece of technology the world today takes for granted?

The idea is simple: by sending data up into space, it can be beamed back down to another spot on the globe. Echo 1 was sent 1,000 miles up into space in 1960. As a satellite prototype, it was a large metallic balloon that essentially served as a giant 10-storey mirror used to bounce communications off of.

The world’s first active communications satellite, built by AT&T and Bell Laboratories, was launched in 1962. Live images of sports, entertainment and news were beamed live around the world for the first time. By receiving radio signals from the ground and then amplifying and retransmitting them over much of the earth’s surface, it set the standard.

A global industry developed in the 1970s as performance advances were quickly made. Video programming really took off when HBO began using satellites for delivering programming to US customers.

Commercial and technical success went hand-in-hand. By the 1990s, satellite communications were actually the main means of TV programme distribution worldwide. The technology is astounding; in fact, one single satellite can easily cover an entire continent, like Telesat’s ‘Anik F3’ which covers North America.

Today over one billion homes receive 25,000 different TV channels by satellite.

Satellite coverage plays a key role in live coverage of world events like the World Cup and the Olympics. For normal television viewing, video channels broadcast by satellite are received by cable networks, broadcast networks, direct-tohome companies, and major sports and news companies.

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XACTLY one week ago, the BBC moved all their TV and radio channels to the new Astra 2E satellite which has a much tighter footprint making them extremely difficult to pick up in Southern Spain.

ITV and Channel 4 are due to follow suit but at the time of going to press were still available in some places.

A lot of people use the UK terrestrial channels as a lifeline with the UK, to watch local regional news so are extremely concerned about the loss but the important thing is not to panic and rush into buying something that may not be fit for purpose in the long term.

We already have several options available but until extensive tests have been carried out and all final adjustments have been made on the satellite, it is very difficult to know what to recommend.

Europa Digital have been operating in the Almeria area for 14 years so are not here today and gone tomorrow. But we will not fit a new huge dish costing in excess of €1,000 if it may not work within a few months. But to be honest this option is not for everyone, anyway. We have fitted more than 6,000 systems and I estimate that only 10-15 per cent of these would be suitable for an extremely large dish. You need your own property with lots of land as they must be concreted in so are not suitable for apartments or many types of flat roofs.

Other options include IPTV in which you stream the channels through the internet and you do not need a dish.

On the face of it this seems a very sensible option (as long as you have internet at home) but I have a nagging worry concerning this. If everybody

PRIME-TIME: The Voice UK is compulsive viewing for many on Saturday night.

SUPERSTAR COACH: Kylie Minogue searches for The Voice UK. good for sport which is really the only thing anyone with a Sky+ box watches live anyway.

If you have a tablet you can watch the BBC through an app called FilmOn and with Apple TV (a cheap inexpensive box approx €80) you can stream it wirelessly to your smart TV (iPads only) which is another option.

As you can see from this article most of the solutions involve the internet.

If you have a holiday home or rent one that does not have the internet and you can't locate an extremely large dish then your viewing days are certainly numbered.

Only after Europa Digital have exhaustively tested all of the available options once all the final satellite adjustments have been made, will they be made available.

MISSED: Popular programmes. was attempting to stream at the same time will the internet infrastructure in the area be able to cope?

Have you ever noticed for example how your internet speed drops at 3pm when the kids arrive back from school due to the traffic increase?

Imagine thousands of people attempting to stream EastEnders at the same time.

You can also use the Sky+ HD on demand system where

all programmes can be downloaded to your planner to be watched later. I have been using this system myself for over six months and it is fantastic. However, you do need a Sky subscription, an internet connection and a

Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson (right) and James May (far right).

dedicated UK router. It works brilliantly but is a different way of viewing as you watch everything a little later or the next day. Perfect for soaps and dramas but no

For more information please call Europa Digital on 950 133 233

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Be my Valentine? Count me out!

Nora Johnson

Breaking Views A Costa del Sol resident for a number of years, Nora is the author of psychological suspense and crime thrillers.

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ALENTINE’S DAY’S upon us once more and there’ll be hardly a restaurant that won’t be marking the occasion. Even those that are barely furnished, with marble floors and no curtains, carpets or cushions to absorb noise. Hardly conducive to a quiet, discreet romantic evening, eh?

And then there’s the ridiculously overpriced menu typical of the event. (Possibly the world’s most expensive Valentine’s Day menu yet was recently unveiled in the UK with a stomach-churning price tag of £61,000. Prepared at your home and accompanied by a harpist, poet and white doves, the meal features white caviar, gold leaf and endangered bluefin tuna.)

But really, how can people bear to go

spotting those who are, err, having an affair (reaching for the mobile phone when their dinner date briefly leaves the table always a good clue) and the couple who make just too much of a show of being in love.

But you’ll find even favourite local restaurants cashing in, demanding higher prices for pared-down set menus.

The atmosphere, though, far from romantic, in a room with extra tables squeezed in full of couples banging elbows with the next couple to a Barry Manilow soundtrack.

My advice, then, is never to dine out on Valentine’s Day. The service is often under DINE OUT: pressure, expectations are unfeasibly high Enjoy any night and getting a table for two a bit like trying but the 14th. to get Beyoncé to keep her clothes on. Buy yourselves something really special from out on Valentine’s night? the butcher’s or the fishmonger’s, a nice Prescribed romance, the horrible bottle or three of something you both like tackiness of it all (themed menus, and have a cosy night in - and try to ignore heart-shaped balloons, too much the hard sell all around!

So, this year, what are your plans? Go for pink and red) and lots of couples sitting there with nothing to say a run. Go to the cinema. Go anywhere but to a restaurant. Dining out is fine. On the to each other. Ugh! On the other hand, there can 13th and 15th.

Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Retribution’, be some sport to be had if you do find yourself in such a place. ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ Spotting the couple who (www.nora-johnson.com) available from actually detest each other, Amazon and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca.

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memoirs, for instance, take up a craft or paint. Learning a new language would also be satisfying. Certainly, food for the brain and soul are what you should be seeking now.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A conversation with a colleague brings insights into how others live and it is quite an eye-opener.

Friendships are particularly important this week. You have been dashing around and maybe not enough thought has gone into how you spend your leisure time.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) There may be some opposition to your ideas as Pluto turns this week.

Perhaps your natural charm just

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) There is something in you that needs a creative outlet. Perhaps you would like to write a book:

6-Star Quiz Gents 1. How old was the former South African president, Nelson Mandela, when he died in December?

2. Journalist, comedian, writer, media personality and television host Sir David Frost, who died in August, first rose to prominence in the UK when he was chosen to host which satirical television programme in 1962?

3. Left-wing politician, Hugo Chávez, who died in March, had been president of which republic in northern South America from 1999 to 2013?

4. Musician Lou Reed, who died in October, was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of which famous American rock band from 1964 to 1970?

5. The American politician Edward Irving ‘Ed’ Koch, who died in February, had been mayor of which US city from 1978 to 1989?

6. Welsh rugby player and broadcaster Cliff Morgan, who died in August, principally played in which position for Cardiff, Wales and the British Lions?

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Being very much in demand for your talents this week means less time to spend socially, so it's important to make time for loved ones at the weekend.

Someone seeking your advice may simply be seeking your approval for an action they are going to take anyway.

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doesn't seem to be working. As you have helped others in the past, make it clear that you expect a bit of co-operation. It is not through lack of will that some people do not offer help.

looking to money-making ideas to progress finances, think also of alternatives. Perhaps there are areas of your lifestyle where money could be saved. Items that are not used could be sold for a profit and rid you of clutter.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) This is a week when progress is fast and plans run ahead. Try new ideas and seek information to hone your knowledge. An organisation that is new to you offers insight and social involvement. An offer that thrusts you into the limelight might be avoided at first but would be to your advantage.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Having suffered a bit of a setback last week, you may be feeling less confident. Revving up your social life will certainly help to bring spirits up again. Be with people who liven or inspire you in some way and avoid boring or moaning folk.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Thoughts come to you, perhaps in dreams, that are creative and energy boosting. Someone who recently moved out of your sphere is sadly missed but is in some ways still a part of you. A person at work who has been causing you concern needs investigation, but the facts may be less alarming than you suspect.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Although you have perhaps been

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 December 21) A strong and exciting romantic feeling flows through the week, which is fitting as Valentine's Day comes round again. Someone returning from a trip makes you smile and boosts your spirit. People who have been a little bossy of late finally realise that you will not rise to the bait.

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

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CAPRICORN (December 22 January 20) It's a better week for travel with less likelihood of delays. Should you be feeling a little lethargic and sorry about recent events, just count your blessings. Consider raising some money and having fun at the same time by indulging in a garage or car boot sale. Doing something entirely different can boost your mind and activity levels, which can't be bad.

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

TARGET:

Average: 9

Very good: 17

Good: 12

Excellent: 21

dirt, foot, fort, frit, rift, riot, root, tiro, tori, trio, trod, trow, wort, writ, drift, droit, toroid, DRIFTWOOD

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MALE

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FERN

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

TARN TERN FERN

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Satisfaction with your love life is paramount this week, and the opinion of others seems important to you. Perhaps you are looking for an excuse to make a change. It is possible, however, that a change is not required so much as a different approach. It is not essential to put all your eggs in one basket.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN IN 2013

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IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK Possibly you did not imagine how active the new year would be. You are already needing to pull in the reins. Be careful what you wish for because this year it could come true.

MALE TALE TARE

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Spirituality seeps right through the week. As you are feeling particularly sensuous, invite someone special to dinner or on a trip. Visit garden centres and plan ahead. The colours and perfumes will be particularly pleasing.

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Across 1 Stretch your neck to see the bird (5) 4 Butcher gets Ray wheels (7) 7 Drug addict ate holding order (7) 8 Flies the men only back north in (5) 10 Longs for a church to end service collections (5) 11 Made from English gravel (7) 12 Loose bit of lettuce contained in bag (5) 14 Reposition trees in a different order (5) 19 Lets the donkey have ornamental hanging tufts (7) 21 Fly military aircraft across Germany and Spain (5) 22 Post Office harbours stolen picture (5) 23 Love in everyone married is permissible (7) 24 Supposed itʼs erupted at sea (7) 25 Ladyʼs out, sorry to say (5) Down 2 Everybody goes round company house for a strong drink (7) 3 Seam bowling caught ten in Tests (5) 4 A country sounded musical (6) 5 Great, Iʼm dancing to jazz music (7) 6 Southern sound the airline never

Across 7 Dwell (6) 8 In a foreign country (6) 9 Not coarse or heavy (4) 10 Particular (8) 11 Final course (7) 13 Established (5) 15 Periodically repeated sequence of events (5) 17 Imaginative fiction (7) 20 Income (8) 21 Exchanged for money (4) 22 Madcap goings-on (6) 23 Ecstatically happy (6)

16 Refrain from piling up dishes (4) 17 Where gods live in Africaʼs Garden of Eden (6) 18 New deal for guide (4) 20 Dig out a story that make the headlines (5) 21 Manuscript about beer for men (5)

gives first (5) 7 Costly creature, reportedly (4) 9 Uses fabricated charges (4) 13 Cigar with revolutionary origin (7) 15 Gave gifts but in the end was in debt (7)

Code Breaker

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 4 represents C and 11 represents S, so fill in C every time the figure 4 appears and S every time the figure 11 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.

CRYPTIC Across: 1 Siskin, 4 Scout, 8 Cheat, 9 Adamant, 10 Extract, 11 Cone, 12 Emu, 14 Cede, 15 News, 18 Tad, 21 Oman, 23 Adhered, 25 Theseus, 26 Spade, 27 Hosts, 28 Vestas.

Down: 1 Soccer, 2 Spectre, 3 Intranet, 4 Scar, 5 Otago, 6 Titled, 7 Caste, 13 Unchaste, 16 Warrant, 17 Hootch, 19 Daisy, 20 Adders, 22 Avers, 24 Keys.

QUICK Across: 1 Static, 5 Safari, 8 Fair, 9 Red giant, 10 Genius, 11 Carbon, 12 Game, 14 Let, 15 Tiny, 16 Morass, 18 Latest, 20 Farthing, 22 Near, 23 Coarse, 24 Easily.

Down: 2 Tease, 3 Termite, 4 Chrysalis, 5 Sad, 6 Friar, 7 Run-down, 11 Catalogue, 13 Avocado, 15 Tetanus, 17 Alter, 19 Shawl, 21 Ire.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Tasty, 3 Gifts, 6 Rule, 7 Cabeza, 9 Camareras, 12 Amargo, 13 Leña, 14 Llave, 15 Ahora.

Down: 1 Toro, 2 Salvajada, 3 Grapes, 4 Fregadero, 5 Star, 8 Sangre, 10 Ball, 11 Taza.

Funagram

Play on Words

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

Across 1 Seas (5) 3 Pequeño (5) 5 Alquitrán (3) 7 Hilos (7) 9 Sello (personal, de rey) (4) 10 Cordero (4) 14 Clases (7) 15 Goose (domestic) (3) 16 Walk (stroll) (5) 17 Arches (5) Down 1 Motorcycles (5) 2 Mushroom (4) 3 Seguro (convencido) (4) 4 The (pl, f) (3) 6 Carreteras (5) 8 Roast (5) 11 Alubias (5) 12 Red (4) 13 Island (4) 14 Labio (3)

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

ADHERE

PIERCE

AWARDS

PRAYED

BREACH

RATTLE

CANDLE

REELED

HEARTS

RESENT

LEADER

RESTED

LEERED

SCARED

NEARER (10)

SEARED

NEEDED

SHARED

PEERED

Unscramble the name of a type of vegetable (two words): REAL LUCKY

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

NEPALED IS DEPALED

Answers: A friend in need is a friend indeed, Unfinished business

Unscramble the name of a famous BBC sitcom, first broadcast in 1990 (five words): NOT OF NEGATIVE HERO

Down 1 Relating to cats (6) 2 Alcoholic drink (4) 3 Size (7) 4 Desert ruminant (5) 5 Something continually annoying (8) 6 Containing salt (6) 12 Magnificent (8) 14 Burrowing rodent (7) 16 Pines for (6) 18 Gloomily angry and silent (6) 19 Acute anxiety (5) 21 Submerge in a liquid (4)

BUSINES

1 Rarely, 2 Reared, 3 Rugged, 4 Roared, 5 Thread, 6 Badger, 7 Coarse, 8 Seated, 9 Factor, 10 Shaken, 11 Awards, 12 Listen, 13 Basked, 14 Glossy, 15 Bugles, 16 Broken, 17 Sighed, 18 Banner, 19 Hurray

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: CURLY KALE, ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE

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The 2014 Formula 1 season

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ONY MATTHEWS looks at the 65th season of Formula One Grand Prix Motor Racing, which is recognised by the sport’s governing body, the Fédération

Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. Twelve teams and (hopefully) 24 drivers will compete in 19 races for the World

Drivers’ and World Constructors’ Championships. Sebastian Vettel starts the season as the defending drivers’ champion after winning his fourth consecutive title last term,

while his team, Red Bull Racing, will begin the campaign as defending Constructors' Champions, having won their fourth consecutive championship in 2013.

Formula One Schedule Race 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

MELBOURNE: Location of first 2014 race. Sebastian Vettel (right).

Calendar changes • The Russian Grand Prix will take place on a street circuit inside the Sochi Olympic Park.

• Red Bull reached an agreement with Bernie Ecclestone to revive the Austrian Grand Prix after a 10-year absence. The race will be held at the Red Bull Ring which previously hosted the Austrian Grand Prix in 2003 when the circuit was known as the A1Ring.

• The Bahrain Grand Prix will be a twilight event, under lights, similar to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

• The Hockenheimring returns to host the German Grand Prix.

Sporting regulations • Mid-season car testing is back.

Four European venues will each host a two-day test in the week following the Grand Prix to be held at a chosen circuit.

• The end-of-

season ‘Young Driver’ Tests have been discontinued.

• The penalty system has been overhauled, so as to improve driving standards, with the introduction of a ‘penalty points’ system for driving offences which will carry a pre-determined points value based on their severity. These points will be tallied up over the course of the season, with a driver receiving a race ban after accumulating 12 penalty points.

• Any driver who receives a race ban will also receive an additional five penalty points on his return to the track - a form of probation if you like, to discourage further driving offences. All points will remain on a driver’s licence for 12 months.

• Race stewards will have the power to hand out five-second penalties - including a drivethrough.

• A car will be allowed five engine changes during 2014 (it was eight last year). Each engine must be divided into individual elements,

Date Mar 16 Mar 30 Apr 6 Apr 20 May 11 May 25 Jun 8 Jun 22 Jul 6 Jul 20 Jul 27 Aug 24 Sep 7 Sep 21 Oct 5 Oct 12 Nov 2 Nov 9 Nov 23

Venue Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia Sepang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sakhir International Circuit, Bahrain Shanghai International Circuit, China Circuit of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain Circuit de Monte Carlo, Monaco Gilles Villeneuve Circuit, Montreal, Canada Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria Silverstone Circuit, England (GB) Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium Monza Autodrome, Italy Marina Bay, Singapore Suzuka Circuit, Japan International Street Circuit, Sochi, Russia Circuit of Americas, Austin, Texas, USA Interlagos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi

Teams and drivers This is the FIA entry list for the 2014 season.

Team Contructor Infiniti Red Bull Racing Red Bull-Renault Mercedes AMG Petronas Mercedes Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Lotus Lotus-Renault Sahara Force India Force India/Mercedes Marussia Marussia/Ferrari Williams Williams/Mercedes McLaren/Mercedes McLaren/Mercedes Sauber Sauber/Ferrari Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso/Renault Caterham Caterham/Renault

including the turbocharger, ERS unit and KERS battery.

• If a driver receives a grid penalty for engine abuse, he will go to the back of the grid and the penalty will be carried over to the next race. For example: if a driver qualifies in 19th position and receives a five-place grid penalty, he will drop to 22nd and last place for that race, and then receive an additional two-place penalty in the next Grand Prix.

• After the incidents involving tyres during 2013, which resulted in a string of explosive blowouts, especially at the British Grand Prix, the FIA has VETTEL’S CAR: For the Red Bull team.

Engine Renault Mercedes Ferrari Renault Mercedes Ferrari Mercedes Mercedes Ferrari Renault Energy Renault

passed a resolution granting the teams the power to change the specifications of the tyres with immediate effect should the need arise.

• The pit lane speed limit has been reduced from 100km/h (62mph) to 80km/h (50mph).

• The initial free practice session before each Grand Prix will now run for two hours (not 90 minutes). And an extra set of tyres will only be available for the first 30 minutes of the session, to encourage more running during free practice.

• If a driver does not complete a full qualifying session, he will be assigned a grid position based on the average time of his practice laps - i.e. he could start the race in 9th or 10th place.

Drivers Sebastian Vettel/Daniel Ricciardo Nico Rosberg/Lewis Hamilton Kimi Raikkonen/Fernando Alonso Romain Grosjean/Pastor Maldonado Sergio Perez/Nico Hulkenberg Jules Bianchi/Max Chilton Felipe Massa/Valtteri Bottas Kevin Magnussen/Jenson Button Esteban Gutierrez/Adrian Sutil Jean-Eric Vergne/Daniil Kvyat Marcus Ericsson/Kamui Kobayashi

• The FIA has also introduced the ‘Pole Trophy’ - a nonchampionship award presented to the driver who qualifies on pole for the most races.

• The final race of the season will offer double points to drivers in a bid to keep the championship fight alive for longer.

Sit, watch and enjoy, it will be another interesting year of Formula One racing… and once again, the German superstar Sebastian Vettel is red-hot favourite with the bookies to win his fifth title in a row.

I will think he’ll be there or thereabouts. His Red Bull team is simply the best.

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To charge or not to charge?

This week we focus on how emergency services in the Valencia region will begin charging for avoidable rescue operations (irresponsible activity triggering forest fires, helicopter rescues for hikers who ignore weather warnings, etc).

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NID MANNING, 76, is retired in Albox (Almeria). She said: “I think they should be charged. They should take more care and not waste time or money. Somebody else might need an ambulance desperately.”

Agreeing with her is Juan Perez, a 45-year-old businessman from Benidorm (Alicante), who believes in the fines: “Yes, it is their fault for getting themselves in that situation by ignoring warnings and taking unnecessary risks. And with pranks, somebody may need these services while they are responding to a wild goose chase.”

Maria Jose

Should the regional government make individuals pay for avoidable rescue services?

What do you think of people who use emergency services that might have been avoidable or call 112 as a prank?

STREET TALK Pizarra, a 42-year-old shopkeeper in Benalmadena (Malaga), also agreed, saying: “Yes, people should pay for avoidable services. These are their personal choices, and it shouldn’t end up as a cost to the public.”

Aneta Simko, aged 33, from Poland and now living in Benissa (Alicante), said: “I think it is quite normal they charge for avoidable rescue operations. I like climbing and hiking and I pay an insurance that covers mountain risks if anything happens.” But she added that she understands people sometimes panic and call 112 services for avoidable causes.

In principle, Carole Woodley, 67, from Torrevieja (Alicante), agrees in some kind of deterrent but is concerned at how it would be policed. “Those calling 112 for fun should definitely be fined and forced to pay, but are more resources then spent trying to track them down and find them?” she asked.

On the other side is Chris Taylor, 72, in Arboleas (Almeria). “I don’t think people plan to have an accident or illness, so they shouldn’t charge. Are they going to leave people who don’t have a bank card?”

Dale Saxon, 50, retired in Albox (Almeria), agreed: “I don’t agree with charging people, they don’t set out to get lost on purpose. As far as people who DALE SAXON: phone the People don’t emergency get lost on services as a purpose, so prank are they shouldn’t concerned, I think be punished it is disgraceful.” for it.

ANETA SIMKO: People should be charged for avoidable rescue operations.

A case of woo or woe on you this Valentine’s Ulrica Marshall

Expat Strife Swedish-born Ulrica is a freelance journalist living in Mallorca with her family. Her debut novel $Expat Wives is available on Amazon and iBooks.

To comment on any of the issues raised in Ulrica’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/ulrica-marshall

ulrica@euroweeklynews.com

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N every shop window, fluffy toy dogs and bears wielding a red heart stare back at

you.

In the supermarket, row upon row are dedicated to dainty boxes of chocolates, cutesy sweets and pink fizz of all descriptions. Meanwhile, restaurants remind us to book their special candlelit 20course tasting menu early to avoid disappointment (theirs presumably). The question is: Are you embracing or studiously ignoring Saint Valentine this year?

Today’s commercial celebration of February 14 is an odd leap from the eponymous Roman saint who died on this day sometime during the third century. It was not until 16

SPLASH OUT: Wine and dine your loved one this Valentine’s Day. centuries later that the Brits fell in love with the idea of Valentine’s cards and letters, peppered with loving verses.

The rest, as they say, is history.

But regardless of history, celebrating Valentine’s Day

seems to have suffered some sad setbacks in an apparent backlash at the ‘establishment’, typically alongside stoic declarations of ‘I’m not giving in to this commercial nonsense’ or ‘we can celebrate any day.’

But will we, really? Isn’t romance and wooing each other the first thing to fall by the wayside once fatigue sets in or the monotony of daily life takes over? Perhaps we really do need a reminder after all.

And if your wife or partner tells you that she doesn’t care for flowers, gems or a dinner tête-à-tête, then I would suggest she may be saying it to please you.

Chances are that while you are congratulating yourself for not falling for such commercial traps, she is ruefully listening to a friend gushing over a romantic city break or showing off a pretty bracelet.

And while some egalitarian readers may object, claiming that the responsibility lays squarely on both sets of shoulders, I admit to being old-fashioned in my expectations of courting.

So why not throw caution, and perhaps a little cash, to the wind and wine and dine the love of your life this Valentine’s. If not, what is the point of it all?

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• Dogs have more than 220 million smell detection cells, compared to five million in humans.

• Small dogs tend to be the longest lived. Toy breeds live up to 16 years or more. Larger dogs average seven-12 years.

• In 1957, Laika became the first earth creature to orbit the earth. She was launched in Sputnik 2. She did not survive the experience.

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Give the dog a home…

MEET Wiley - named after Wylie Coyote from the Roadrunner cartoons, who will be two years-old this spring. Look at that precious face and her attentive ears!

She’s come out of her shyness shell and is super affectionate and is hoping to find her forever home soon. She mixes really well with other dogs and is very gentle. She’d be great with small children.

Wouldn’t you like to meet her?

If so call Lola on 657219-269.

Meanwhile you can help a local animal charity and have some fun too.

There is no shortage of quizzes around to get you out for an evening of fun, laughs, and mental stimulation.

If you haven’t yet checked out the APARiV Quiz, with current Quizmeister Ian, why not join them on the 4th Friday of March (March 28) at 8pm at Bar /Restaurante Mediterraneo.

WILEY: Very gentle.

Come early for dinner if you choose. The kitchen produces inspired versions of the basics along with some special dishes, like fish kebabs, curried trout or breaded pork chops. Many of the regulars come at 7pm for a nice meal beforehand.

The Mediterraneo is at Avenida America No.4, near the Hong Kong restaurant in Torrox Costa.

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IBERTY SEGUROS has been elected by AEGG (the Association of Directors and Managers of Clubs and Golf Courses) as the Insurer of preference for golf insurances.

The agreement, which ensures that all of AEGG’s members are entitled to the best benefits when contracting a Liberty Seguros golf insurance, was signed by Manuel Lozano Pose, Manager of AEGG, and Francisco Javier Muñoz Postigo, Commercial Director for Liberty Seguros in Malaga.

AEGG is a non-profit organisation which looks to boost, develop and present the role of Golf Club director/management, making it the ideal organisation for Liberty Seguros to team up with in order to be able to grow in the field of specialist golf insurance.

On the left, Manuel Lozano Pose, Manager of AEGG, and on the right Francisco Javier Muñoz Postigo, Commercial Director Liberty Seguros Málaga and Campo de Gibraltar.

As Manuel Lozano Pose, Manager of AEGG, said: “This agreement is very beneficial to the organisation: to be able to count on a partner such as Liberty Seguros is a breakthrough as they will be able to offer us comprehensive cover, that can be adapted to our specific needs.”

The policy covers breakage and/or damage to equipment and clubs during the course of play, as well as cover

against fire and theft as a result of intimidation or violence whilst being transported by the insured, whilst stored with the caddymaster or at the pro-shop.

Perhaps even more importantly, it provides Personal Accident Cover for death, permanent disability and medical expenses

resulting from accidental injury occurring at the Golf Course. Third Party Liability is included up to €100,000, which also covers accidents whilst playing abroad, provided that liability would have applied to the insured had the same accident occurred in Spain.

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broker about these competitively priced golf policies and ensure you tee off with absolute peace of mind, whilst at any officially recognised club ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD! Go to www.liberty expatriates.es to find the nearest broker that speaks your language!

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By Dick Handscombe Spain’s best known expat gardening author about to start his 26th winter cut back.

UNFORTUNATELY, there is far less wildlife in most gardens than 25 years ago, including ours.

Birds, butterflies, geckoes, hedgehogs, lizards, frogs and toads have found it hard to adapt to the urbanisation of their previously abandoned agricultural habitat. But fortunately we do have fewer venomous snakes.

When the woods surrounding us were cut down, for a while several vipers moved in as their natural habitat of deep undergrowth in the wood was destroyed. But one way or another they were caught and taken to nearby remaining woodland.

At the time, two hedgehogs moved in and bred in the base of a temporary compost heap for some years until roads were built and adjacent fields built on.

The main loss

with the cutting down of around 200 pine trees was the bird life that visited our garden and in some cases nested.

Early losses were a pair of eagle owls and an annual visit of nesting golden orioles.

Nowadays, only blackbirds continue to nest each year as long-tailed tits have not used their nesting boxes for some years, but I am making new ones and in a greater number to see if this can be reversed.

Once we had 10 shepherds roaming the valley with flocks of goats and sheep. With a constant supply of afterbirths several days a week, we would be entertained by hunting eagles, kites, vultures and hawks. Now one may be spied just a few days a year.

With few houses and hence cats around, geckoes and lizards had a wonderful playground with sunny rocks to sunbathe on and plenty of places to hide. We still have some but, with the urbanisation came a tribe of partiallyfed, by neighbours, feral cats which seem to enjoy preying on them with the reduced bird population.

Probably the greatest loss is the

BIRDS OF PREY: Not many around any more.

swarms of spring and summer butterflies. The causes being the clearing of their natural breeding grounds just across our garden walls for a network of roads and the building of an urbanisation, plus four years in which low-flying planes sprayed the citrus groves, and of course all other vegetation, with nonecological chemicals against the leaf miner insects.

The days in June and July when one could find the garden full of recently hatched butterflies including swallow tails are now just fond memories.

Once two of my daughters and two grandchildren counted almost 1,000 flying flowers in the garden. We still have the plants they like but just a few strays visit from the local mountainsides.

The remaining real

LOSS OF HABITAT: Butterflies find it hard to adapt. success in providing a natural garden habitat for disturbed wildlife is the number of frogs and toads that find refuge in our ponds and closely-grouped flowerpots.

I am just cutting back the reeds around the ponds, as for probably 10 winters no overwintering blackcap warblers or shrikes have visited the ponds for water.

Also perhaps they would not like the netting we have

had to place over the ponds to prevent an unwanted heron from devouring any more of the goldfish.

So we have a densely planted casual natural garden with less wildlife than we would like, so that we need to walk the wilderness of Spain’s virgin mountain ranges to find evidence of surviving wildlife. When we walked for 52 days along the Spanish Pyrenees most of

the 950 kilometres were densely populated with both birds and butterflies.

These and other delights are described in my latest book, available as a regular book and in Kindle format, from Amazon Books. The title is ‘Our 52 day retirement adventure along the Spanish Pyrenees’.

© Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com February 2014

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HARLEY-DAVIDSON has launched its 2014 Tri Glide Ultra threewheeled motorbike in the Spanish market.

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C4 CACTUS: An alternative to the compact hatchback.

New Citroen C4 Cactus, functional and attractive CITROEN has unveiled the new C4 Cactus, the French manufacturer’s alternative to the compact hatchback.

The C4 Cactus stands apart with a unique design that is both functional and attractive.

It features pure, smooth surfaces and flowing lines with no aggressive edges.

Fitted on the side and bumpers of the C4 Cactus is the Airbump, a Citroen exclusive.

It provides day-to-day protection with a supple

thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) skin that comprises air capsules to absorb impacts.

The Airbump requires no specific maintenance and directly contributes to cutting vehicle servicing and repair costs.

Inside the C4 Cactus, which is going to be manufactured at Citroen’s plant in Villaverde (Madrid), space has been freed up for the driver and passengers.

The low dashboard with its horizontal lines creates more space for the front

passenger, with easily accessible storage.

This was obtained by adopting a fully digital interface and optimising the driving position layout.

At the rear, passenger knee room is similar to that on the C4.

For an equivalent wheelbase, the C4 Cactus provides the same amount of space for more compact exterior dimensions.

Fitted as standard, a 7inch touch screen with seven sensitive buttons gives access to a full range

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The vehicle weighs 965 kilos, 200 kilos overall less than a Citroen C4.

By making the vehicle lighter, CITROEN has been able to adopt smaller latestgeneration engines.

This has the advantage of cutting fuel consumption while maintaining driveability.

CAR sales in Spain increased by 7.6 per cent in the first month of the year, with a total of 53,436 units sold in January.

This is a remarkable increase compared to the 19,496 cars sold in the same period last year.

The Spanish Car and Lorry Manufacturers Association (Anfac) credits the sales boost to the fifth phase of the PIVE incentive programme, which came into force on January 29.

“The PIVE 5 has allowed the month of January to close with positive figures,” said Communications Manager at Anfac David Barrientos.

This increase, however, is slightly lower than the one the market experienced during the last months of 2013.

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Queen of snow Jenny LAST Sunday, Bristol-born Jenny Jones, aged 33 and wearing number 1, became the first Brit to ‘officially’ win an Olympic medal on snow. She claimed bronze in the women’s snowboarding event in Sochi.

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Wenger’s Woe and Irish Jig

By Tony Matthews IT’S back to the FA Cup this weekend with 5th round ties featuring Cardiff-Wigan, Manchester City-Chelsea, Sheffield WednesdayCharlton and SunderlandSouthampton on Saturday; ArsenalLiverpool (revenge perhaps for the Gunners after last Saturday’s clattering at Anfield?), EvertonSwansea and Sheffield UnitedNottingham Forest on Sunday and Brighton-Hull on Monday.

Also on Saturday, the top Championship games are Nottingham Forest-Leicester, QPRReading and WatfordMiddlesbrough.

On Tuesday, it was Cardiff-Villa, Hull-Southampton, WBA-Chelsea and West Ham-Norwich, while last night’s games were ArsenalManchester United, Everton-Crystal Palace, Fulham-Liverpool,

Manchester City-Sunderland, Newcastle-Spurs and Stoke.

And Real Madrid and Barcelona should have qualified for the Copa del Rey final.

LAST WEEK’S SOCCER ACTION • It was ‘S Club Five’ at Anfield as Liverpool, with goals by Raheem Sterling (2), Martin Skrtel (2) and Daniel Sturridge, beat Arsenal 5-1 (it could have been 10-1). This was the Reds’ biggest win over the Gunners since 1964, the year the Beatles first visited America!

• Newcastle had a ‘Hazardous’ time at The Bridge as Eden scored a hat-trick in Chelsea’s 3-0 win.

• The Eagles flew high in southeast London as Crystal Palace won the six-pointer against WBA 3-1.

• Swansea completed a PL double over Cardiff, winning the Welsh derby 3-0.

• Aston Villa got West ‘Hammered’ 2-0 at home by Kevin Nolan!

• Hull defeated 10-man Sunderland 2-0; Saints were held 2-2 by the Potters; it was goalless between Norwich and Man City; Fulham stunned Manchester United with a 95th minute equaliser at Old Trafford (2-2) and Spurs beat Everton 1-0.

• In the Championship, leaders Leicester salvaged a ‘late’ point v Watford (2-2), Burnley beat Millwall 3-1 and Leeds, with Brian McDermott reinstated as manager, won 2-1 at Yeovil.

SIX NATIONS RUGBY It was mud, sweat and tears for Scotland who were beaten at home

by England for the first time since 1978, crashing 20-0; rampant Ireland whipped reigning champions Wales 26-3 and France powered past Italy 30-10.

Next matches: 21/22 February.