NEWS Work begins WORK has started on a petrol station in the Huerta Nueva area of Estepona despite protests from residents in the area who have sought legal advice on the matter. Chinese tourism MARBELLA Mayor, Angeles Muñoz, and Tourism Councillor, Jose Luis Hernandez, have visited China’s most affluent areas with the aim of attracting tourists.
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27 March - 2 April 2014 / Costa del Sol
Woman kills herself in jail A WOMAN, 60, has committed suicide in Alhaurin de la Torre prison after being arrested for failure to pay €3,784. Between 2011 and 2012, she was working as a housemaid and stole numerous items of gold jewellery from her employers, which she later sold. She was sentenced to six months in prison, and as she had no criminal record the sentence was suspended with the condition that she commit no further crimes and paid €3,784.34 in civil liability fees.
She was given 24 months to do so but in February, the public prosecutor was informed that she was not paying the fine and efforts to contact her had proved fruitless. Her lawyer declared that she had no means to pay and asked for the sentence to be changed for community work. This request was refused and a search and arrest warrant was issued. The woman was arrested at her home and was taken to prison the following day. Just five hours later she was found to have taken her own life.
Wanted man A MAN, 46, on the run from the Belarusian authorities since he stole 70 litres of fuel and threatened to shoot the man who caught him 20 years ago, has been arrested in Marbella. Better results SINCE 2008, when the financial crisis began, hotels on the Costa del Sol have reported better takings than those in Malaga City per available room, according to a recent study. Woman attacked A MAN, 45, has been arrested in Mijas for allegedly abusing his wife. The police were alerted by a neighbour who was harbouring the victim at his home. Abuser sentenced A MAN has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing a mentally disabled woman at a care centre in Casabermeja, which his daughter also attended in 2009. Attempted break-in INTRUDERS attempted to break into the ITV (vehicle inspection) facilities in Antequera overnight but their efforts were unsuccessful.
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READY-MADE: Traditional dishes to make life easier for Spanish housewives.
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Time change
THIS Sunday, March 30, the clocks go forward one hour. At 2am the clocks will go forward to 3am. This means one hour less in bed!
Quiet please TRAIN company Renfe has launched tickets for quiet carriages in which the use of mobile phones is not permitted. The price will not be affected.
House fire FOUR people had to be rescued from the balcony of their home in Marbella after a fire broke out inside.
Recycle facilities THE largest recycling plant in Malaga Province has opened in Coin and will deal with the refuse from 16 towns in the Guadalhorce Valley.
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IMES are changing and whereas Spanish housewives used to have time to prepare elaborate dishes, working women now need mealtimes to be quick and easy. However, the food industry is well aware of this and is coming up with ways to prepare traditional dishes which make life easier. One of the main components of the Spanish diet is ‘tortilla’ (Spanish omelette) but it takes time to prepare, which many don’t have. However, many companies already sell the ingredients in packets, ready to use, so that all that is required is to add some egg and prepare the omelette in a frying pan. If even this is too time-consuming, there are the ready-made versions, which can be prepared quickly in the pan or microwave. A popular treat for breakfast is ‘churros’ and Basque chef Andoni Luis Aduriz has come up with the idea of selling the dough pastry in spray form.
Quote of the Week It depends on the Ministry of Public Works, but I think it’s a good idea’ Mayor of Madrid, Ana Botella, regarding the possibility of naming the Madrid-Barajas Airport after recently deceased Adolfo Suarez, Spain’s first democratically elected prime minister after the Franco era.
The can then has to be shaken and sprayed straight into a frying pan with hot oil, and within minutes a family can be sitting down to enjoy a plateful of churros with a mug of thick hot chocolate. The traditional cold soups ‘gazpacho,’ ‘ajoblanco’ and ‘salmorejo’ can be found in many supermarket cold cabinets in cartons and ready to consume. Elsewhere in the cold cabinet you may find ‘boquerones en vinagre’ (filleted fresh anchovies in vinegar), ready-cut Manchego cheeses or Iberian ham, roast meats ready to serve, microwaveable ‘paella’ and even the refreshing ‘tinto de verano’ (red wine with lemonade) ready mixed and bottled. These are not only ways of making life easier for those in charge of preparing meals in Spanish homes, but also a way of obtaining more sales and making products easier to export, as the products become more accessible to a wider market.
Number of the week per cent of Spaniards shower for more than 10 minutes every day according to a study, which is well above the World Health Organisation’s recommendation of showering for less than five minutes, followed by only 9 per cent of the population.
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Tax benefits LAWYERS in Marbella have suggested that changes to the tax regime should be made to benefit those foreigners who purchase properties costing more than €500,000.
Debt letters MIJAS Town Hall has announced that it will send letters to all taxpayers who have debts pending with the local administration.
Tourist train THE Tourism Committee of the Andalucian Parliament has expressed its support for plans to create a tourist train between Malaga and Fuente de Piedra.
And finally... THE mayor of El Pedroso, Sevilla, Manuel Melendez, has been charged with a crime against moral integrity for forcing a Local Police officer to wash his car, shouting insults at him, and taking his weapon, as well as cutting his salary.