Euro Weekly News - Costa del Sol 3 - 9 April 2014 Issue 1500

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No go for marina plan THE Junta de Andalucia has cancelled plans to enlarge Benalmadena Marina as no project has been presented.

The Andalucian Public Ports Agency, part of the Junta’s Department of Public Works, reported that the town hall had been given three extensions on the deadline. However, they said nothing had

been received, and Benalmadena had given no date as to when the project might be put forward.

The concession for the

enlargement of the port was granted in January 2012 and the project should have been presented within six

months. The Junta claimed that Benalmadena Council had said a prior financial study was needed as well as negotiations with possible investors, but that no information on either of these had been forthcoming. In addition, the Junta said, the local council does not have the jurisdiction to assign Turn to Page 4

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Guardia Civil’s 10 ‘most wanted’ THE Guardia Civil have released a list of their 10 most wanted criminals.

They have appealed for help, asking colleagues and citizens from other countries for assistance in finding these dangerous individuals.

The 10 are wanted for serious crimes including manslaughter, murder, drug trafficking and belonging to an organised criminal group.

This step has been a first for the law enforcement agency, which doesn’t usually issue international requests for help.

Commander Oscar Esteban revealed the list which includes the mug shot, description and criminal history of each fugitive: nine men and a woman.

The Spaniards among

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Daily TV FUGITIVES: Nine men and one woman. them are Juan Monteagudo Marmol, who is wanted for sexually abusing his daughter and battering his wife, and Jorge Simarro Arbiza, wanted for drug trafficking.

The other fugitives are from Paraguay, Romania, Venezuela, Ukraine, Italy,

France, Morocco and the former Yugoslavia.

Esteban said: “They are 10 of around 500 individuals with international arrest warrants against them in Spain.”

However, he admitted that they could be “in any other country.”

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NEWS Police problems A FORMER Guardia Civil chief has sued the head of the National Police Organised Crime Unit on the Costa del Sol who ordered his arrest last year and accused him of collaborating with drug smugglers.

Easter dinner PAD is having an Easter Gala Dinner next Friday at the Mijas Playa (now Howies).

Welcome drinks and canapés from 7.30pm followed by a three-course dinner with drinks for €38. Live entertainment. Easter Bonnet competition. To book call 658 351 642

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17-year-old found stripping THE owner of a bar in Malaga has been arrested

by Local Police for using a girl, 17, in a striptease show.

Police found that strip shows were being carried out on a stage and in a private room.

They found three Spanish ‘strippers’ who appeared to be under 18, and two weren’t carrying ID. The one who did have ID proved she was 20, one of the others was 22, and the third, 17, was taken home to her mother.

The women said they were paid €20 per night

to dance and strip in the bar. They were also paid between €40 and €80 to dance naked in a private room, depending on the length of the dance.

Their takings were shared with the owner, 43, who was arrested and charged with corruption of minors.

The establishment has been closed, as it didn’t have a licence to play music, allowed minors to take part in striptease performances and consume alcohol and had no obligatory insurance for accidents.

MOSQUITOES: They choose to bite humans rather than animals as their skin is thinner.

Work halted THE mayor of Alhaurin de la Torre, Joaquin Villanova, has announced that reforestation works in the local quarries could be stopped because of the decline in the building sector.

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RESIDENTS in Coin have won their battle against plans to move all fair celebrations to the fairground on the outskirts of the town, rather than hold events in the town centre as well.

A RESIDENT of Fuengirola has reportedly managed to get the bank to renegotiate the conditions of his mortgage after spending four months outside the office.

Dry port

PM remembered BENALMADENA Town Hall will name the Pueblosol square in the town centre after recently deceased Adolfo Suarez, Spain’s first democratically-elected prime minister.

Puppies seized GUARDIA CIVIL seized 180 puppies which had been brought into Spain illegally from Slovakia to be sold in different provinces including Malaga.

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Royal thanks ONE of the quays in Puerto Banus is to be named after Prince Salman to thank the Saudi Arabian Royal Family for their support for Marbella over the years.

Safety first A FOREST fire drill was held in the Sierra Bermeja area of Ojen to check how well the emergency response systems are working.

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Watch out for those little suckers

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ORLD HEALTH DAY is celebrated on April 7, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO).

It is held to mark WHO’s founding and seen as an opportunity to draw attention to a subject of major importance to global health.

The goal of the World Health Day 2014 campaign is better protection from vector-borne diseases, transmitted by mosquitoes, sandflies, bugs, ticks and snails. Mosquitoes, for example, transmit malaria, although there is no danger of this in Spain, where they are simply annoying. The last confirmed case of malaria caught in Spain was in 1961.

In Spain, the two most prevalent species are the Ochlerotatus, which bites during the day, and the Culex pipens, or common mosquito, which bites after nightfall.

According to a study published in Nature magazine, mosquitoes are attracted by carbon

Quote of the Week Who do these people from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe think they are to come to Spain and watch the police as if it was a banana republic?’

Esperanza Aguirre, President of the Conservative Partido Popular in Madrid.

dioxide (CO2) in the breath. With every breath, an adult human emits 100mg of CO2, and this happens about 13 times per minute. Mosquitoes detect a current of CO2 and realise that there is a human around with fresh blood to suck, according to Valencia University Professor Juan Rueda, from the Spanish Entomology Association.

Levels of CO2 are normally higher in adults and vary depending on a person’s diet and the amount of exercise they get.

The mosquitoes which ‘bite’ are females, with a life span of up to 60 days. They need the proteins in blood for their eggs to mature. They choose humans over other mammals because their skin is thinner.

To facilitate the extraction of blood, mosquito saliva contains a powerful anti-coagulant which enters the bloodstream. The body recognises the foreign substance and attacks it, causing inflammation and itchiness.

Number of the week Spain, as well as 27 per cent of cocaine, 75 inaccording to the Secretary of State for

per cent of hashish seized in the EU is found

Security, Francisco Martinez, who also pointed out that Spain is the main entrance to Europe for cocaine shipments.

ANTEQUERA Mayor Manuel Baron wants the Junta de Andalucia regional government to speed up procedures to start construction of a dry port in the town.

Heliport plans MARBELLA City Hall plans to create a heliport on a municipal plot near El Pinillo Beach.

Pool closures MIJAS Town Hall has repeated that it will not allow community pools which do not comply with current laws to open this summer.

Trial run MORE than 40 hotels along the Costa del Sol have reopened ready for Easter.

Drugs sales THREE people have been arrested in Estepona for distributing cocaine, hashish and marihuana in the town.

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SPANISH students under the age of 15 have more problems using an MP3 player, purchasing combined transport tickets or using a robot vacuum than the average in the 34 countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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New access road to airport opens THE new access road to Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport is now open.

Minister of Public Works Ana Pastor inaugurated the stretch of road leading from the airport to the Guadalmar area - near the

Plaza Mayor shopping centre - after several years of delays and an almost doubling of the initial budget.

The stretch from Guadalmar to the airport was opened last year, but

No plan ready for marina From Front Page the project to a third party. A plan for enlarging the port was first presented in 2003; however, it was changed in 2005 and approved. It was presented again in 2012, but had insufficient detail, which is why the Junta de Andalucia requested another one.

Meanwhile, the town hall has responded that the Junta is lying and wants to castigate Benalmadena for political reasons. They claimed in a press statement that the only proposal received from the Junta was to cancel everything done in the past years and start from scratch.

traffic could not travel in the opposite direction.

The new road will reduce the number of vehicles accessing the airport from the N-340, and needed to be put in place before Easter and the summer months.

The work was assigned to FCC in July 2007 and was due to take 28 months and cost â‚Ź36.8 million. It has finally cost â‚Ź61 million.

One of the reasons for the delay was a lack of consensus between railway administrator Adif and the General Roads Department. This meant that the Ministry of Public Works had to create another project to change the route of the access road and avoid it going over terrain reserved by Adif for the future AVE high-speed train.

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Marbella is happy MARBELLA’s promotional video to the song ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams has received almost 120,000 visits, many of them from the UK.

Shark birth GUARDIA CIVIL and Local Police helped a shark to give birth to 10 young on Playa del Castillo in Fuengirola, before she returned to the sea.

Tattoo expo MORE than 80 tattoo artists from different countries will meet in Estepona from tomorrow (Friday) until Sunday for the first Expo Tattoo International fair.

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Owner on trial for letting horses die A MAN is facing 10 months in prison for allowing two horses he owned to die.

In January last year, officers from the Guardia Civil Nature Protection Service (Seprona)

arrived at a plot of land in Tolox where they found three stables, each with one horse inside.

Two of the horses had died and the third was starving. It had no food or water, and was surrounded by its own excrement.

The horses belonged to the owner of the property, who appeared to have stopped coming to care for them for no reason.

He had provided no water or food for them and they died of hunger and thirst.

The owner was charged with animal abuse.

Malaga Public FUENGIROLA has put the management of the ‘Summer Markets’ out for Prosecutor’s Office is also public tender. The markets, one a crafts market and the other ecological, will asking for a two-year ban be held at the Roman Archaeological Site. Companies interested in on him carrying out any organising and managing them can choose either one or both for at least profession or business four months in the summer or for a year from when the contract is signed. which involves animals.

The cost is €3,000 for the year, or €250 per month.

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Bogus social workers prey on elderly TWO men and two women have been arrested for pretending to be social workers in order to enter homes in the Serrania de Ronda area to steal.

The used a top-range vehicle to access the towns and would park near the homes they planned to target. The two men remained in the car with an 18-month-old baby girl while the women accessed the houses, mainly owned by the elderly. Once inside, one of them would distract the victim while the other stole money and valuables.

They were located in Benarraba just after committing a crime. As the two men were being arrested, the baby began crying until the Guardia Civil captain picked her up.

Each time he put her down she started crying again, so he took her to a Junta de Andalucia shelter.

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Good start for tourism TOURIST apartments, camp-sites and inland accommodation in Malaga Province have reportedly had a good start to the year, with 39 per cent more visitors.

According to the National Institute of Statistics, the number of overnight stays also increased by 25 per cent during January and February. Most popular were holiday apartments, which saw the number of tourists rise by 46 per cent to 71,676 for the first two months of the year.

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Guardia Civil to probe abuse at Mijas school GUARDIA CIVIL are investigating whether a teacher accused of abusing a nine-year-old boy in Mijas may have abused other children.

The primary school teacher at Los Campanales in Las Lagunas is 57 and has been teaching for more than 30 years.

He was arrested after the victim’s mother reported the events,

which allegedly took place in October last year, to the Guardia Civil. He allegedly asked the pupil to remain in the classroom after the other children had left at lunchtime.

He appeared before a

judge, where he partially admitted the charges and asked to be put in therapy.

He was remanded in prison without bail and has also been suspended without pay.

Several other mothers

claimed that they had detected ‘strange behaviour’ in their children.

The teacher does not have a criminal record but was acquitted in 2008 after a couple accused him of shaking their son.

Paris via Antequera THE family of the new mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, come from Antequera. Her father had gone to find work in Cadiz, but later, when she was just two years old, the family moved to Lyon in the 1960s.

Many of his relatives remain in Antequera, where residents are said to be thrilled but not surprised that the new socialist mayor has won the elections. They said she had always been intelligent and a fighter, and think she can go much further.

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Dolmens museum THE museum at the Dolmens in Antequera is due to open to the public in 2017 after an investment of €8 million from EU funds.

Illegal bingo TWO illegal bingo games were dismantled in Alora and Cartama, where police seized almost €1,000 and 6,875 cards.

Floating city INSPECTION TRIP: Mayor Villanova (left) and officials.

New road for Alhaurin de la Torre THE last phase of work on the ring-road in Alhaurin de la Torre has begun.

Mayor Joaquin Villanova reported that work was progressing on time and the main purpose was to install pavements, cycle lanes, underground water and other facilities as well as green areas.

THE MSC Preziosa cruise ship, more than 300 metres long and carrying 3,500 passengers and 1,500 crew, visited Malaga for the first time this week.

Lawyer paid THE court which handled the Malaya corruption case has ordered the payment of €150,000 to the first lawyer of former urban development councillor Juan Antonio Roca.

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Recycling success A CAMPAIGN to encourage young people in Mijas and their families to recycle was a success, the town hall reported, with almost 600,000 containers collected.

Drama event MORE than 4,200 people took part in the Schools and Amateurs Drama Event, held in Benalmadena for the 22nd year.

Cancer day THE Health Department in Benalmadena commemorated World Colonic Cancer Day which aims to raise awareness about one of the most deadly types of cancer.

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Positive outlook for local and national tourism MALAGA is amongst the three Spanish provinces where overnight stays have risen the most so far this year.

In January and February, 207,203 people

Mijas sets some limits in stone MIJAS Town Hall has installed markers to limit the public space which can be occupied by terraces in La Cala de Mijas.

Councillor for Public Ways, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, announced that the yellow metal pins are screwed into the floor to mark the areas where business owners can set up their terraces.

Corporation workers began installing them two weeks ago ready for Easter and the summer. He said that it was a way to avoid conflict between businesses and clients, and make life easier for the Local Police and Public Way inspectors.

Anyone exceeding the space assigned to them could face a fine.

MARKERS: Yellow pins in the ground.

visited the province from the rest of Spain and stayed in hotels, 28,411 more than the same period in 2013. There have been 565,968 overnight stays, 22.57 per cent

more than in the first two months of 2013, according to the National Institute of Statistics.

Compared to the figures for Andalucia and Spain, Malaga comes way out on top, as the number of visitors has risen by 5 per cent in the region and 6 per cent at a national level, and overnight stays 2 per cent and 6 per cent respectively.

President of the Malaga-Costa del Sol Tourism Board Elias Bendodo also said that the number of overnight stays in the province was the highest in four years.

Most of the visitors are from the rest of Andalucia (57.22 per cent), followed by Madrid (12.9 per cent), Cataluña (5.8 per cent), the Balearic Islands (3.9 per cent) and Valencia (3.27 per cent).

Last year, 3.7 million Spanish tourists visited Malaga, spending €1.76 million and staying an average 7.9 days.

The average daily expenditure per person was €61.

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Finnish anniversary THE ‘Benalmadena Suomaleiset Ry’ Finnish Association in Benalmadena celebrated its 25th anniversary with a party attended by more than 100 members.

Bus shelter A NEW shelter has been installed at the bus stop at Puebla Tranquila on the A-387 road in Mijas heading towards Fuengirola.

Yoga Day MORE than 100 people aged three to 80 took part in Benalmadena’s 10th ‘Yoga Day’ which was held at the municipal sports facilities.

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British buyers are leading the way HOUSE sales to foreigners are at their highest since 2007 in Malaga.

Last year, 7,697 houses in the

province were sold to foreigners, 22 per cent more than in 2012.

This means that foreigners account for 46 per cent of

18 months for foreman THE foreman of a building site on which a workman lost a leg has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.

The accident occurred in Benahavis in 2005 when the man was told to put tools in the scoop of a mechanical digger which was being operated by another worker, who then got out and left the engine running.

His shirt got caught on one of the levers, activating the scoop and trapping his colleague’s foot. The victim sustained several injuries and his left leg had to be amputated.

A criminal court sentenced the foreman to 18 months in prison and a fine of €1,800, which has now been confirmed by Malaga Provincial Court, as he was in charge at the time and knew it was forbidden to carry tools in a mechanical digger or approach them while the engine is on.

purchases in the province, according to the National Council of Notaries Public.

More than 1,570 of these

houses were purchased by British buyers, who continue to be the largest market and increased by 14 per cent from the previous year.

However, there were 68 per cent more Swedish buyers (853 purchases); 56 per cent more French buyers (483 houses), and 77.5 per cent more buyers from the United States (87 total purchases).

Meanwhile the Swiss bought 33.7 per cent more, the Finnish 32 per cent, the Irish 31 per cent WORKING AWAY: While being treated to live music. and the Belgians 27 per cent more.

The average house purchased by a foreigner is 196m2. However, the Danish prefer bigger houses, with an average ALMOST 500 people took part in the third lace-making meet which was of 307m2. The average expenditure is €320,000, held in Alhaurin de la Torre.

Groups arrived from throughout Andalucia and the event was held although the Russians spend an average of inside the municipal sports pavilion because of the rain.

While they worked, the ladies were treated to live music from a local €550,171. The two main folklore group, before being congratulated by the Mayor, Joaquin markets, the UK and Villanova, receiving gifts and enjoying a lunch provided by a local Germany, spend an gastronomic society. average of €350,000.

500 take part in lace-making event

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Proud to be Official Media Partner A summer spectacular A MAN with a heart. There is no better way to describe Sandro Morelli from the Villa Tiberio restaurant in Marbella, who has managed to raise an astounding €200,000 in just six years for Children with Cancer UK charity with his now famous summer parties.

And the Euro Weekly News is proud to be his Official Media Partner this year.

It promises to be a very special occasion with a delicious three-course meal, dancing and surprise guests all lined up.

The summer party is set for Sunday, June 8, from 7.30pm at a cost of €75 a head.

More information: 952771799 or contact Caroline Randerson on caroline.randerson@ hotmail.co.uk.

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ANDRO is passionate about children. He says they are the best thing humanity has to offer.

In his lifetime he has been a wildly successful Italian restaurateur who has met no end of rich and famous people, but all that means little to him.

“I grew up poor,” he said. “I can remember my mother crying when I was nine years old because there was not enough food to eat. I also recall her saying that she thought wars were a normal part of life, because she had lived in Southern Italy through the utter misery of World Wars I and II.” He went on to say: “When a person grows up poor, he learns to appreciate life. A child isn’t born spoiled, or rich, or evil.

Other people make him that way.” He believed that we do children a grave disservice by providing all kinds of things they don’t need (for some) while

DEDICATED: Sandro Morelli has raised €200,000 for Children with Cancer UK charity. withholding from others what they need for basic survival.

“But when we invest in children and give them what they need for a proper, healthy life, the world will be a better place.”

Sandro has dedicated the last seven years of his life to helping children, including those with

cancer. “There are three things in life that I especially love,” he said, “children, animals and nature.”

Sandro spoke fervently about many things, but he was especially passionate when talking about children.

“The best thing you can give a child is knowledge. Nothing else

is as valuable as knowledge.”

As children reflect the purity of the untarnished human being, Sandro is investing the remaining years and resources of his life in part to charities that directly benefit children.

Stronger, healthier and all-around better children will be his legacy.

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World Vision Spring Gala Dinner & Musical, Puente Romano Saturday 24th May Puente Romano presents a wonderful musical evening in aid of International World Vision Charity on Saturday 24th May. Collaborating with this event are local businesses and main sponsor, the Euro Weekly News.

The evening commences at 8pm with cocktails & canapés in the open-air patio of Salon Andalucia. The canapés are provided

by Michelin Star Chef Dani Garcia, the hotel’s newest collaborator and restaurateur, providing his famous style of cuisine from the recently opened restaurants in Plaza Village, ‘Dani Garcia Cocinacontradicion’ and ‘Bibo’.

The gastronomic journey continues once guests are seated in the stunning Ballroom of the hotel; a four-course meal prepared by the award-winning Chef Thomas Stork includes such delicacies as Tuna Tataki, Red Mullet & Black Venetian Risotto, Beef Tenderloin, and to finish a spectacular Champagne Dome with Wild Strawberries.

Wine chosen by our sommelier to complement the cuisine and soft drinks are included throughout the evening.

The entertainment is a non-stop extravaganza of singing and dancing, featuring the extremely talented Peet Rothwell and his big band performing the best of Michael Bublé. Broadway style dancing will feature between acts culminating in a performance by D&Co, with the music of The Commitments.

Guests are encouraged to take to the dance floor, whether your music of choice is a slow dance to ‘Wonderful Tonight’ or an upbeat boogie to ‘Mustang Sally’.

Tickets are now available to buy for 120€ per person to include the cocktail & Dani Garcia Canapés, four-course meal with wine included and entertainment.

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Man is seriously injured in bar fight A MAN, 34, was arrested in Ronda for attempted manslaughter after seriously injuring another following a fight.

The fight took place outside a local pub for reasons which are not known.

Witnesses alerted the emergency services.

The Colombian victim, 35, was taken to Ronda Regional Hospital after being attacked with a broken glass or bottle at around 8am.

He was admitted to the intensive care unit as he had lost a lot of blood. His condition is serious although doctors do not fear for his life.

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Couple arrested for fraud and forgery A MAN, 50, from the USA, and his British partner, 38, were arrested in Algeciras, Cadiz, for alleged fraud and credit card forgery.

The investigation began following a complaint from an international internet payment company which had been affected by an alleged fraud.

One of their users, whose full name they provided, had used credit cards copied and stolen in the US to obtain cash which he sent to his own accounts The investigation, carried out in Estepona, Manilva, Guadiaro and Algeciras led to a couple living in the province.

They were located in Algeciras and their home was searched, resulting in

four laptop computers, five external hard drives, six mobile phones, 19 credit cards and £4,500 in cash being seized.

The detainee had accounts with payment management sites in the USA, the UK and Spain.

He had started the

fraud with the accounts he used in the US to buy and sell products, which were linked to a US company owned by his partner.

He used the stolen and forged cards to supposedly purchase items from the company,

sending the money, amounting to more than 348,372USD to his accounts in the UK and Spain. Part of the money had then been transferred to an account in Manilva.

The account, with €100,000, has been frozen by court order.

More countries to visit Torremolinos in June

CULTURE: At the tourism fair.

THE ninth edition of the International Latin American and European Tourism, Art and Culture Salon will be held in Torremolinos from June 3 to 5.

This year, more than 40 countries will be taking part, and there will also be some from Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Some of the newcomers at the tourism fair will be India, Nepal and India, Austria and the UK, Mar de Plata in Argentina, as well as Cameroon and the Czech Republic.

Bring your dog to a party FUENGIROLA will hold the fifth Day of the Dog at the town’s river park on Sunday.

There will be some 20 stands selling products and services linked to the animal world, including one for the Municipal Shelter, run by Canes, with dogs for adoption.

The day will start with a walk from Plaza de España from 10.30am.

Before the walk, those who attend with their

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Boy abused A MAN, 47, from Zujar in Granada, was sentenced to two years in prison for sexually abusing a boy, nine at the thermal baths in the town.

UNESCO site SPAIN has chosen the Dolmens in Antequera to be the candidate for UNESCO World Heritage Site on the list which will be presented in 2015.

Animal therapy ELDERLY patients at El Limonar care home in Malaga have had four months of therapy with dogs to improve their cognitive and motor skills.

Business fair THIS weekend, Campillos will hold its seventh edition of the Businesswomen’s Fair with more than 50 stands selling goods.

Bakery hold-up

DAY OF THE DOG: At Fuengirola river park. pets will get a gift.

At the river park there will also be exhibitions, competitions and free

training workshops, as well as a photo competition and a bar selling food and drink.

A MAN, 45, was arrested in Ronda for allegedly holding up a bakery shop using a sharp object to threaten a member of staff.

He was on leave from prison.

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Attempted hold-up TWO men have been sentenced to two years and nine months each in prison for attempting to hold up a ‘cash for gold’ shop in Malaga in June last year.

Costly text A WOMAN has been sentenced to six months in prison for sending a text message to her exhusband’s phone in December 2008 when there was a restraining order against her.

Staff lacking A UNION has reported that the lack of staff at Malaga Regional Hospital has forced patients’ relatives to help wash them.

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Amy’s stepdad charged with killing her brother THE stepfather of missing Irish teenager Amy Fitzpatrick has been charged with the death of her brother.

Dave Mahon, 43, was arrested and charged with killing Dean Fitzpatrick, 23,

who was stabbed in May last year.

Mahon had previously been questioned and released without charges.

His lawyer pointed out that although he lives in Spain with Audrey, the mother of

Amy and Dean, he had returned to Ireland when requested and had not objected to the arrest.

He was due to appear in court yesterday, April 2.

Audrey sat in the courtroom throughout the

Preparing for summer MORE than 10,000 cubic metres of sand have been provided for Las Gaviotas Beach in Benalmadena to prepare it for Easter and the summer months.

The work was carried out by the Coastal Department in Malaga with the collaboration of the Council for Beaches from Benalmadena.

The first phase has been carried out using river sand, which is coarser and makes a solid

New sand brought in. base. Then 40,000 cubic metres of fine sand will be put on top before the summer season.

proceedings. He was later granted bail upon payment of €15,000.

Dean Fitzpatrick, fatherof-one, came to live with Dave, Audrey and Amy in Spain in 2004 and was here when Amy went missing in 2008, aged 15.

Amy vanished around midnight on January 1 while returning home in Riviera del Sol, after leaving a friend’s house. She said goodbye at approximately 10pm and should have arrived home 10 minutes later. Amy, who had black hair, blue eyes and a pale complexion, was not carrying any money, phone or passport. She is 1.65 metres tall and was wearing dark coloured crushed velvet tracksuit bottoms and a black T-shirt with the word ‘DIESEL’ in various different colours, when she was last seen.

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Violent attack outside disco A MAN, 19, has been arrested in Malaga for allegedly punching and kicking a woman until he broke one of her teeth.

The events took place in the early hours of the morning at a disco in the Cruz de Humilladero district where the two reportedly argued.

The detainee allegedly hit the woman in the face, causing her to fall to the floor, after which he continued to kick her.

Doormen at the bar prevented the attack from continuing and held the man until Local Police arrived.

The victim was taken to a health centre for treatment.

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Stephen Carr shares Fantasy Football Team at La Sala SALA GROUP shareholder and former Birmingham captain, Stephen Carr, hit screens on Friday sharing his fantasy football team for Sky Sports.

The Dublin-born footballer filmed the latest episode of the popular show, The Fantasy Football Club, at Sala Group’s flagship restaurant, La Sala in Puerto Banus.

“La Sala is such a big part of my life now, it was brilliant to be able to combine it with my first love, football,” explained Stephen.

Well-known figures including Shay Given, Sol Campbell, Teddy Sheringham and Alan Shearer all made Carr’s cut. “It wasn’t easy to pick and choose,” revealed Stephen, “there

STEPHEN CARR: Sala Group shareholder.

‘La Sala is such a big part of my life now’ are so many great players I could’ve picked three

teams! I would’ve loved to have included Robbie Keane, Les Ferdinand, Ben Foster and Nicky Butt!”

When asked who was his easiest choice, Carr replied: “Ledley King, David Ginola and Alan Shearer. They were all

dead certs.”

Carr moved his family to Spain following his retirement last May to focus his time on La Sala and its expansion into the UK. Since its inauguration in 2010, La Sala has welcomed endless members of the Premier League including Arsenal and England’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Chelsea’s Ashley Cole, as well as numerous other famous faces like Ne-Yo, Prince Albert of Monaco, Bruce Forsyth, Frank Bruno, Eddie Jordan, Freddie Ljungberg, Lord Alan Sugar, Jamie Oliver and Kym Marsh.

Negotiations are well under way for the first La Sala UK venues to open in the South of England later this year.

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Man acquitted after 14 months in prison A MAN accused of kidnapping and raping a woman, 25, in Malaga, has been acquitted after spending 14 months remanded in prison.

Irene, who has a slight mental disability, disappeared in January last year. She had no money, ID or phone.

She was located five days later by National Police in a house with squatters. She claimed to have been kidnapped, threatened, assaulted and raped, and seven people were arrested.

She said she had been locked in, given no food, and forced to drink wine and smoke marihuana.

One man was accused of holding her against her will, sexual assault and robbery and was facing 47 years in prison.

The trial was due to start at the beginning of March, but the alleged victim failed to appear in court.

This week, after hearing the testimonies of the young woman and witnesses, a judge dropped the charges against all of them.

The alleged victim had no alcohol or drugs in her system when she was found and had no internal or external injuries. In addition, she was seen after the time she claimed to have been kidnapped.

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A price to pay for legal ‘pub-crawling’ PUB-CRAWLING has been legalised in Calvia, Mallorca.

Until now, the activity, consisting of organised tours during which participants, led by a guide, went from one pub to the next, drinking

as they went, was seen by local business owners as a way to make extra profit. But the town hall has now come up with a law to regulate pub-crawling. It was approved by the Conservative Partido Popular,

and there is now no chance of pub owners evading tax and Social Security payments.

Anyone wanting to organise a pub-crawling tour must be registered with Social Security and have an authorisation from the town hall.

The organisers will also have to have civil liability insurance to cover alcohol-induced comas, accidents or damages.

Tourists will pay a set amount to the organisers and the price of drinks will be kept low, something that business owners do not agree with, but have accepted in SPRUCED UP: Streets in the historical centre. order to ensure they get a piece of the pie.

Mayor Manu Onieva ESTEPONA Town Hall has completed works to improve the appearance of said the activity had been Calle Figueroa and Calle Florida. The project is part of the third phase of on the rise for several restoration of the town’s historical centre, which aims to make it one of years and that it needed Estepona’s main tourist attractions. Pavements have been renewed, to be regulated, also to ensure fair competition. flowerpots and plants installed, and storm drains and pipes replaced.

Better look for Estepona streets

Marbella sea water ‘excellent’ THE sea water along the coast of Marbella has been tested and said to be ‘excellent’ by the Ministry of Health.

The tests were carried out during 2013 on the beaches of Artola, Las Chapas, Los Monteros, El Cable-Rio Real, VenusBajadilla, La FontanillaFaro, Nagueles, Nueva Andalucia, Puerto Banus, Guadalmina-San Pedro Alcantara and El Faro.

This was announced by Marbella Councillor for the Environment, Antonio Espada, who said that similar results had been obtained for 2013 and that this would help the city once again obtain Blue Flags for quality of its beaches. The coastline is being prepared for the high season by spreading sand in the areas which have been damaged by storms.

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Almost 1,500 kilos of hashish, eight top range vehicles, luxury watches, computer equipment and other items were seized in searches of properties in Alhaurin el Grande, Marbella, Nerja and Torre del Mar. The investigation, which is still under way, resulted in the location of 10 properties in Spain and another abroad. More than €3 million in assets have been frozen.

The operation began in July last year and two of the detainees are members of the security forces who covered for the smugglers while the drugs were being unloaded.

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Domestic violence A MAN, 37, has been arrested in Malaga for allegedly attacking and threatening his partner in front of their three children.

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RAINFALL in Malaga Province between last September and the end of this month was less than 30 per cent of the normal amount of 444 litres per square metre.

RECOVERED: Almost 1,500 kilos of hashish. with extremely difficult access.They had created a system with pulleys to hoist the packages from boats to land.

Guardia Civil mountain teams were required to recover the drugs.

One of the smugglers fell down the cliffs and was injured. A Guardia Civil officer went down after him, also sustaining several

injuries, and kept him warm until other officers were able to lift them to safety.

Guardia Civil report that the novelty of this operation was that the smugglers were SubSaharans who charged between €200 and €300 per shipment, compared to the €3,000 charged by Spanish or Moroccans.

Consumer group opposes Ryanair’s ‘sexist’ appeal A CONSUMER association has opposed the appeal Ryanair has made against a sentence for sexist advertising.

In December, a Malaga court ruled against Ryanair after a complaint was taken to court by Malaga Consumers Association, over promotion of the Ryanair Cabin Crew Charity Calendar 2013, in which female members of the crew appeared in bikinis.

They also complained about the campaign presented in October 2012 on the airline’s website, which they said was illegal and dishonest.

The consumer group said that women

are used in the ads simply as a sexual attraction, unrelated to the object of the advertising campaign. They also complain that no men are used, despite there being many male members of cabin crew. The court declared the publicity illegal and dishonest, and the airline was ordered not to repeat this type of advertising campaign.

Ryanair appealed the sentence and this decision has also been opposed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the State Lawyers’ Department. Malaga Provincial Court will decide if the appeal is accepted.

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Musical links Marbella with Amsterdam

ADANA needs sponsors ADANA (Association for the Rights of Abandoned Animals) is an animal charity on the Costa del Sol run by volunteers.

ADANA currently has around 150 dogs in their care, and they are extending their sponsorship scheme by asking businesses and individuals to sponsor a dog, kennel or the veterinary clinic on a monthly basis for a minimum of 12 months.

There are options to suit every pocket from €5 a month to sponsor a dog, to €1,000 per month to sponsor the clinic. In return the business will be advertised on the website, Facebook page and via projector at all their major events.

Sponsors of a kennel or the veterinary clinic will also have a plaque with their name and logo mounted at the kennels.

A sponsorship board will be on display at the entrance to the kennels.

For further information email adoptions@adana.es or call Helen Ellis on 952113467

DARIO AND DAVID: Bringing two cities together. lived in Marbella and is the musical’s PA in Holland, is

displayed in a new video featuring some of the music,

Family conflicts THE Junta de Andalucia has created a free service aimed at resolving conflicts between parents and their children.

presented by dancers choreographed by FAMA and filmed by Anca Media Films.

Dario has received a complimentary message from Mrs Carolien Geherels, the Deputy Mayor for Arts and Culture of Amsterdam, thanking the composers for their artistic efforts to create new artistic works for the city.

Dario’s aim is to bring the Mayor of Marbella, Angeles Muñoz, together with the Mayor of Amsterdam and present Ose’s painting along with some of the dancers and singers, trying to link the cities, both of which are popular tourist destinations.

The musical includes music from Celtic to Flamenco and has a feel-good factor that will put a smile on your face, no matter what your age.

Improvised office A BAR in San Pedro Alcantara has become a branch of the Philippine Embassy to avoid the country’s citizens having to travel to Madrid to carry out procedures.

Hold-ups A MAN, 43, has been arrested in Malaga for allegedly holding up two establishments at knifepoint and stealing €120.

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Jaime Runs for Age Care JAIME GALVEZ, a volunteer with Age Care, Benalmadena, will be running in the Malaga HalfMarathon (21 kilometres) on Sunday.

Jaime volunteers at the Age Care Coffee Mornings in Benalmadena and will also be taking part in the Madrid Full Marathon (42 kilometres) on April 27.

Although Jaime has run the Malaga Hal-Marathon before, this will be the first time he attempts the full marathon in Madrid. He aims to finish in four and a half hours.

Sponsorship forms are available at the Age Care Advice Centre in Calypso and Charity Shop in El Zoco, Calahonda; also at the Age Care Coffee Morning venue, Bar La Igelsia, near Bonanza Square, Benalmadena, on Mondays from 11am to 1pm.

All proceeds are in aid of Age Care.

For further details call 952 933 409.

Jaime, an unemployed

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COSTA DEL SOL based composers Dario Poli and David Mairs have produced a new musical based in Amsterdam but closely connected to Marbella.

The musical is adapted from a novel currently being completed, entitled ‘It Happened In Amsterdam.

The hero, Robbie, a Scottish street musician from Marbella, helps trace and recover a priceless missing Renaissance painting.

The lost masterpiece is recreated by Marbella artist Ose del Sol of Artenovm, who is part of the show.

Also involved is a group of street musicians of different nationalities who live on the Costa del Sol and head out by invitation to Amsterdam where the story unfolds.

A very large mural of Dutch Masters created by Dutch artist Joyce Balk, who

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AFTER the discovery of drugs hidden inside an alarm clock, a man, 41, was arrested for allegedly selling heroin and cocaine from his home in Malaga.

Car thefts MALAGA has the third highest rate of car thefts in Spain, with 2,484 last year alone, according to Interior Ministry data. Only Madrid and Barcelona have more.

SHOWING SUPPORT: Age Care members with Jaime. technical maintenance engineer, said: “I joined as a volunteer with Age Care in June when I became unemployed, mainly to improve my English. I enjoy volunteering and have found that you get as much back as you give, if not more.” Jaime lives in Malaga with his wife,

Rachel, and son, Oliver, eight. He runs 10 kilometres every day and 28 kilometres on weekends, and volunteers with other charitable associations in Malaga.

Gina Foster, Welfare Leader, Benalmadena, said: “Jaime is a real joy to work with and a valuable member of our team.”

Fish gone TWENTY of the 25 fish stalls at the Mercamalaga market reportedly suffered losses when a group of hooded people entered the facilities in the early hours of the morning.

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Briton gets 15 months for death of Matthew Blue A BRITISH man has accepted 15 months in prison for killing another Briton following a fight in Port d’Alcudia, Mallorca.

He and a German man stood trial in Palma de Mallorca Provincial Court for the involuntary manslaughter of

Briton, Matthew Blue, 32, in April 2009.

Three friends, including the victim, went out for a drink and met another group in the street at around 1am.

One of the victim’s friends reportedly commented on the

appearance of someone in the other group and a fight ensued.

Blue was punched in the head, and pushed to the floor, where he hit his head and was also kicked in the head.

He passed out but minutes later he got up, apparently fine. An hour later he began feeling dizzy, but his friends thought he was drunk and put him to bed.

At around 5am, one of his friends heard a noise and expectation and which found him on the floor, can now be seen at unconscious. Paramedics Bioparc are a couple of were unable to revive him Komodo Dragons, and he died in Son Dureta the largest living Hospital. lizard, which can The Briton admitted in reach up to three court he had kicked the metres long and 150 victim when he was on the kilos in weight and is ground and it was possible known for its highly he had kicked him in the venomous bite. head, but had been drunk However, there are and couldn’t remember. also giant turtles, a fiveMatthew Blue had two metre python and other children and another on the reptiles in the new area. way when he died.

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Dragons in Fuengirola FUENGIROLA Mayor, Esperanza Oña, attended the inauguration of the new habitat at Bioparc Fuengirola dedicated to Indo-Pacific species.

She was accompanied by the manager of Bioparc, Francisco de Asis Garcia, and the president of the

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Spending most ANDALUCIA is the Spanish region where tourists’ expenditure has risen the most so far this year, by 15.3 per cent to €763 million.

House fire TWO people had to be evacuated from their house in Almargen due to a fire on the top floor.

They were treated for anxiety attacks.

Hashish lady A WOMAN, 28, was arrested at Malaga Airport after she was found to be carrying hashish pellets in her stomach, shoes and socks when attempting to board a plane to London.

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Scouts having a wild time CUB SCOUTS and Beaver Scouts from First Fuengirola Scout group enjoyed a weekend at Coin Albergue.

The theme of the weekend was ‘In the Wild’

and first the children explored the site to find envelopes which would provide each group with the name of an animal in danger of extinction. They found out why the

animals are in danger and what humans can do to help to preserve habitats for animals and plants.

On Saturday Cubs were taught some pioneering skills before the arrival of the Beavers and a trip into the woodland to learn how to build a shelter from natural materials.

Later there were workshops on tracking skills and using a compass before a discussion on items needed to be packed for a day’s hike.

After lunch the group took part in a number of activities before gathering for a traditional Scout Campfire.

On Sunday the rules of the Country Code were discussed and rucksacks packed for a hike along one of the local walking routes.

After lunch, a game about Endangered Animals completed the

OUTDOORS: Exploring and tracking skills. activities. Presentations were made of Global Conservation Badges, and Outdoor Challenge Badges. Prizes were given for the group with the highest points score and also prizes to the three Cubs and the three Beavers who had shown good progress, or good leadership, or caring and helpful behaviour, over the weekend.

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Beaten for not using her veil A SENEGALESE man, 42, is due to stand trial in Palma de Mallorca for beating his 15-year-old daughter because she refused to wear a ‘hijab’ (veil).

He reportedly cut her hair against her will in August 2013 after putting his knee on her neck, beating her with a belt and hitting her in the face and head because he didn’t accept her way of life and dressing.

She attempted to commit suicide in September last year and was rushed to Son Llatzer Hospital.

He is facing three years in prison and a ban from coming near her or communicating with her for eight years. Arresting officers found him praying and he admitted he had “slapped” his daughter because she wouldn’t dress as he told her to.

NOT GUILTY: The man has been absolved.

Innocent man died in jail THE SUPREME COURT has absolved a man who died in prison serving a sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.

The man was condemned to prison by the Sevilla courts in 2011 for a violent robbery in which the thief was cut and left blood at the scene. This blood has now allowed investigators to identify the real culprit.

But the DNA tests were carried out on the blood only after the man had already been found guilty.

He had been wrongly identified as the culprit by the victim, and the

judge hearing the initial case decided not to wait for the result of blood tests, which eventually took a year and five months to complete.

In the original hearing the judge considered that there was enough evidence to send the man to prison for stealing a woman’s handbag.

He supposedly broke a window of the car she was driving and struggled with her to take the bag.

The very close physical resemblance between the actual robber and the innocent man was thought to be the cause of his being found guilty.

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PITIFUL: Dogs found in dirty cages with their food mixed with excrement.

Man arrested for animal cruelty A MAN, 33, has been arrested in Velez-Malaga for animal abuse.

The National Police investigation began in October last year when a dying dog with no

microchip was found and taken to a shelter.

It was dehydrated, undernourished, suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea, had parasites and was almost blind due to previous injuries. It was taken to a vet where it was treated and later returned to the shelter before being fostered by a family.

When the foster family were walking the dog, they met a man who claimed it was his and demanded that they return it as he wanted to use it for breeding. The family returned the dog to

the shelter, which having veterinary reports that it had been abused, refused to give it back to the alleged owner.

They reported the matter to the police, who searched a property in Velez-Malaga and found 11 dogs living in dirty cages where their food was mixed with their own excrement.

The dogs have been taken into care by several local shelters which have collaborated with the police. The case is in the hands of a court in VelezMalaga.

ABUSED: The animal was at death’s door.

MALAGA interpreters are up in arms over the Junta de Andalucia’s decision to assign court interpretation work to a company which offered ‘cheap’ services.

For 12 years, interpretations in court have been carried out by a Granada company which charged €24 per hour. Their interpreters have university degrees, as well as extensive knowledge of legal matters. However, the service was put out for public tender and has been assigned to a company which plans to charge less than €10 per hour, 46 per cent less than the maximum amount the Junta was prepared to pay.

Translators’ and interpreters’ associations have said this will affect the quality of work, which in legal matters is of utmost importance.

They warn that experienced interpreters will be put out of work.

Head of Malaga University’s Department of Translation and Interpreting, Emilio Ortega, said: “More qualified interpreters will refuse to work at such prices, which will affect the quality of the service.”

The associations also complain that the Criminal Procedure Act used nowadays was created in the 19th century and allows anyone with knowledge of languages to act as an interpreter.

There have been faculties specialising in translation and interpreting for more than 20 years, which train students in all aspects of the profession, including legal translation.

EU law obliges interpreters in court to be trained and should have been introduced in Spain last year but this has not yet occurred.

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Poker tournament MARBELLA Poker Tournament will be held from Monday (April 7) until April 14 at the Marbella Casino.

German promotion THE Costa del Sol Tourism Board attended the yearly TSS group congress in Germany and reached an agreement to create tourist packages to promote the coast.

Two wheelers MORE than 10,000 people have subscribed to the bike lending system in Malaga City, which began in August 2013.

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Charity bag packing day for Tomas’s care A CHARITY bag packing day in aid of the Tomas Leighton Care charity was held at Iceland in Fuengirola.

Brownies and Guides from Alhaurin helped on the day under the watchful eye of leaders Tony and Callee Gedge, as well as some friends and supporters including John Smith and Fernando Cabanillas, Marie

TOMAS: Friends and supporters turned out to help.

Lathrope, Faye Bastie, Rebecca Isabelle Court,

Alex Barrett and Andrea Mravikova.

The total raised was almost €900. This will cover nearly five and a half months of physio, one of the many treatments Tomas receives.

Tomas and his parents Jon and Jill would like to say a big thank you to all who helped and to Iceland staff and customers from the Fuengirola store who were very generous.

Man causes fire after family row A MAN, 22, was arrested for causing a fire which damaged 30 vehicles and led to six floors of an apartment block in Malaga being evacuated.

The man, who had to be treated for smoke inhalation, allegedly set fire to his father’s car following an argument. The petrol tank exploded and the fire spread to the rest of

the vehicles in the underground car park where it was parked.

Residents in the building were awoken by the sound of exploding tyres and within minutes the firemen arrived. They had to make a hole in the wall for one resident because there was no other way to get to him.

Another man, who attempted to

get his car out of the garage but was overwhelmed by the smoke also had to be treated for smoke inhalation.

The structure of the garage has been damaged but houses were unharmed, although they were left unable to use the water supply because drainage pipes had been melted by the flames.

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U3A Costa del Sol talk THE next U3A Costa del Sol talk will be held on Wednesday (April 9), in the Reference Library at Lux Mundi, Calle Nueva 3, Fuengirola.

The title of the lecture is Howard Hughes and the speaker will be Peter Pearson.

The talk will be held from 11am to 12.30pm and is free for members.

Visitors are welcome and are charged €5.

Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. was an American business magnate, aviator, aerospace engineer, film maker, philanthropist and one of the wealthiest people in the world.

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Grab a bargain and help animals THE Benalmadena Animal and Plant Protection Association (APROBE) charity shop will be selling everything at €1 tomorrow (Friday).

The APROBE shop is located in Avenida de la Estacion, Arroyo de la Miel (almost opposite the taxi rank at the train station) and not far from Tivoli World.

The shop sells all kinds of clothes for men, women and children, games, books, records, accessories, shoes,

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Illegal lottery POLICE in Malaga seized 56,100 illegal lottery coupons, the largest haul which has been detected in the whole of Andalucia.

Leisure activities MALAGA City Hall has created a programme with 2,700 places for youths between 16 and 35 in 84 activities which will run until June 7. They include cooking and handicrafts.

Mystery shooter POLICE are investigating whether an unknown person who fired shots at buildings and vehicles in Malaga used a long rifle, which is not allowed in Andalucia.

garden items, gift ideas and other bric-a-brac and is open from 10am to 1pm and from 5pm to 7pm, Monday to Saturday.

APROBE is a non-profit organisation which raises funds to help animals and raise awareness about the importance of caring for them. All staff are volunteers.

They also help to rehome abandoned and unwanted animals and offer advice to local

Derek Acorah supporting Positively Pink DEREK ACORAH will be appearing next Saturday (April 12) at the Beatriz Palace Hotel Fuengirola and supporting Positively Pink.

Derek has offered to do a private one to one reading the day after the event to raise money for Positively Pink on the Costa del Sol. There will be a fundraising raffle on the night and the winner will be invited to a private meeting the next day with Derek.

The appearance will be supported by the performance of local singing sensation Zoe Hughes.

Call the Box Office on 952 934 268.

ARROYO SHOP: Tomorrow everything is €1. residents regarding environmental matters.

For more information, visit www.aprobe.org.

Patients who misuse A&E should be fined A PROPOSAL that patients who ‘misuse’ A&E should be fined has been rejected by Malaga doctors.

The President of the Spanish Medical Colleges Organisation (OMC), Juan Jose Rodriguez, suggested fines for people who ‘misuse’ the national health care system.

He referred to people who go to the hospital

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A&E department for minor complaints instead of going to a health centre to see their doctors, those who fail to remove their names from waiting lists once they have been treated or who do not pick up test results, to name just a few.

Experts say that 40 per cent of consultations in hospitals’ A&E departments could have

British paedophile arrested in Palma A BRITON, 45, wanted in the UK for raping a girl, five, was arrested in a café in Palma de Mallorca city centre.

National Police report he had been living in Mallorca using a false identity and is accused of sexual attacks against the child between 2001 and 2005, although they were not reported until 2011.

He is on the list of UK sex offenders and was arrested thanks to collaboration between UK and Spanish police.

been dealt with at a health centre.

Health care professionals in Malaga reject the idea, according to a report in local Spanish daily La Opinion de Malaga , although they agree that awareness must be raised amongst citizens to make better use of the health system.

They point out that getting an appointment and then failing to attend and not cancelling makes waiting lists longer than necessary, and going to the A&E department when a situation is not urgent means that people who need emergency treatment have to wait longer.

The President of the Andalucian Emergency Medicine Society, Fernando Ayuso, believes that Rodriguez has been used to “throw a stone and see how society reacted” to the proposal.

BDFAS lecture THE lecture ‘How to be Good: Storytelling and Morality in Victorian Painting’ will be held on Tuesday (April 8) at 6.30pm, at Benahavis Town Hall.

The lecture is given

by Jo Walton and doors open at 5.30pm, café/bar available.

Victorian Britain saw the rise of the affluent

middle classes who expected all things to have a purpose, preferably a moral one. Painters became fascinated by narrative and morality. Initially considered shocking, these paintings were relished with the same delight as we watch TV soap operas today.

Refugees not receiving asylum HALF of all immigrants who jump the fence in Ceuta and Melilla are refugees but only 10 per cent of them receive asylum.

According to a report by the Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid (CEAR) around half of the immigrants who jump the fences come from war-torn countries and should be given asylum in Spain, although only around 10 per cent of them receive it.

CEAR has presented a campaign to collect 100,000 signatures with which to ask the government to take away the concertinaed barbed wire from the top of the fence and ‘to respect

human rights.’

CEAR explains that refugees “are people who never expected to have to leave their countries and ask for asylum in order to preserve their lives and physical safety.”

Carlos Berzosa, president of CEAR, has claimed that the government is trying to make out that jumping the fence is a recent problem in order to justify its “repressive methods,” when in actual fact this has always happened at that border.

He goes on to say that only 5 per cent of illegal immigrants come in through the fences in Ceuta and Melilla - the rest come in through airports, roads and trains.

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Payments delayed THE Junta de Andalucia reportedly owes four months of expenses to partially state-funded schools in Malaga and the rest of Andalucia.

Health staff attacked MALAGA Province has registered the most attacks against health care staff in Andalucia since the beginning of the financial crisis, with 1,244 in five years.

Water complaints AROUND 2,000 people took to the streets in Malaga to protest the new tariffs introduced by the municipal water company.

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Killer accepts 10 years in prison A RELIGIOUS Studies teacher who confessed to killing his younger brother and keeping his dismembered body at home has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

The 38-year-old was remanded in prison in October 2013, 20 days after committing the crime in the Pere Garau district of Palma de Mallorca.

He confessed to National Police from the start, telling them that the remains were in freezers.

They had reportedly argued constantly for the year they had been living together.

On the day of his death, the younger man, 31, tried to attack his brother with a hammer after he was told to leave the house.

However, his brother managed to snatch the

TOOLS: The body was cut up and put in the freezer. weapon and hit him in the head until he was dead.

He then went to buy a chest freezer, but finding the body didn’t fit, he cut it into pieces and put them in two freezers.

He said he had previously wanted to confess, but always lost his nerve, until he eventually told his exwife.

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Help the Lions to build a mountain LA CALA LIONS are joining forces with La Cala Fencing Club at their championships this Saturday and Sunday at the Sports Centre in La Cala.

This event will be held from 10am to 7pm on Saturday and 10am to 3pm on Sunday.

This coincides with a huge worldwide event when the Lions International Clubs around the world ask members to take up the challenge to hold various community projects - one of them being the biggest community food drive.

La Cala de Mijas branch would like their community to win this and ask everyone to come along to donate nonperishable food to the event and help build a food mountain.

For more information 607 879 450.

Fashion show for theatre THERE will be a free fashion show open to the general public at the Salon Varietes theatre in the centre of Fuengirola on Saturday at 1pm.

This is organised by Maggie Dobson and all the outfits will be available for purchase.

All proceeds from the show will go towards the upkeep of the theatre.

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E-mail snoop sentenced A MAN has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by Malaga Provincial Court for entering a colleague’s email and erasing several e-mails.

Eastern ties A GROUP of companies from Malaga is visiting the United Arab Emirates and Bahrein to create commercial ties thanks to the Chamber of Commerce.

More courses THE Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, signed an agreement with the British Council to increase its presence in the province with new courses for teachers and youths.

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New owner needed for the King’s old yacht THE yacht ‘Fortuna’ used by the Spanish Royal Family for more than 13, has been renamed ‘Foners’ and is in Port Adriano, Calvia, Mallorca, waiting for a new owner.

It was repaired in Porto Pi, Palma de Mallorca, following the King’s decision to give it up last May as a show of austerity due to its high maintenance costs.

It had been given to him in 2000 by businesses and institutions which were part of the Balearic Islands Tourism and Cultural Foundation (Fundatur). The National Heritage Department returned it to them and they decided to sell it.

The 41-metre-long yacht was specially equipped for the King and originally cost €18 million.

It was built in 1997 in Cadiz, and replaced the former ‘Fortuna’, a name which can only be used for the King’s Yacht, which was donated in 1979 by Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd.

It has a living room, dining room, kitchen and properly carried out. four cabins for eight advance, but the Balearic passengers, as well as Government took them to court, three rooms for the crew. claiming the number of workers had The sale monies will be not been assigned, although the used by Fundatur for the cultural and tourist company claimed to pay them. promotion of the islands.

Marivent cleaning company to pay back cash THE company in charge of the cleaning and maintenance of the Marivent Royal Palace in Mallorca has been sentenced to pay €250,000 for works which it didn’t carry out.

In 2007, the Balearic Government signed a two-year contract with Lireba Serveis Integrats for the maintenance of the summer residence of the Spanish Royal Family, which was later extended for two more years.

However, in 2011, the contract was cancelled when it was found the company was not meeting with the terms. It had been agreed four people would work full-time on

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Children shot with airgun SEVEN children were injured by plastic bullets in the playground of a Malaga school. A boy, 15, who lives in the area, has been arrested for shooting at them with an airgun.

Victims’ help THE Andalucian Victims’ Care Service attended to 1,570 people in Malaga Province, of which 79 per cent were women.

Fewer visits THE electronic prescription scheme, which was launched by the Andalucian Health Department, has reportedly decreased the number of visits to the doctor by nine million in 10 years.

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Identity theft A NEW mother, aged 25, has been arrested in Castellon for presenting the health card of

another person when she gave birth.

The investigation began when

police originally went to her home to arrest her for theft.

They found a baby girl in the house whom she claimed was not her daughter.

The woman was taken into custody and police found that when she had the baby, she had presented the health card of another woman in order to get assistance at a health centre.

Therefore, the other woman’s details were on the baby’s birth certificate.

She had reported that her handbag, with her SPAIN’S National Archaeological Museum personal documents reopened to the public this week after more inside it including her than two years closed for refurbishment. health card, had been Entrance to the museum, located in Madrid, will be free until April 27. stolen.

The full price is normally €3 with reductions for senior citizens and other The detainee was groups. charged with identity The refurbishment began to take shape in 2008, before the museum closed theft. Sources reported to the public in 2011. It has cost more than €65 million and increased the that she has a criminal surface area of the museum by 13 per cent, according to Minister of record for robbery and Education, Culture and Sport, Jose Ignacio Wert.

More information www.man.es/man/en/home. theft.

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A note from the

Police to give talk to Age Concern NATIONAL POLICE have been in contact with the Age Concern organisation about the need for older people to be on their guard so they do not become the victims of crime.

A talk, in English, by the police has been arranged for Tuesday, April 29, starting at 11am in the Age Concern Drop-InCentre in Calle Zaragoza, Estepona.

It will focus on the simple steps that people can take to protect themselves against crime.

The talk is open to everyone and could prove to be a great help for older people in the future.

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Violence is never justified A

BRITISH man has been jailed for the death of a young father in Mallorca. A German man faces up to four years in jail over the same incident.

Briton Matthew Blue, 32, who had two young children and another on the way, was enjoying a night out with friends in the popular party area of Port d’Alcudia, just as many thousands of others do every year, mostly without incident.

But a comment from one of his friends was enough to draw the attention of another group of young men. That was to be fatal for Matthew. He was knocked to the ground and kicked in the head. He later died.

A family was left without a father, three young children left without a chance to have the normal

upbringing many of us take for granted. There will be no dad to take them to the park, no father to help bring them up. No cherished memories of a care-free upbringing.

Three young lives blighted.

Leaving aside the sentences (is 15 months enough punishment for the death of a man, even if it was not intended?) it was, and remains, a tragedy. It should be a lesson to everyone, young men in particular, that violence is never justified.

Too many young men seem to think a punch-up is just part of the night’s entertainment.

This tragedy is a lesson that drink-fuelled aggression can kill and leave young children with a life sentence to endure. Fun? Not for Matthew Blue and his three young children.

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Local hero RIOGORDO has paid homage to a priest who, in 1810, confronted the Napoleonic troops. The Cultural Association of Torrijos 1831 has recreated the scene, in which he rose up against the French, in the main square.

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THERE is reportedly concern amongst the German and British tourism market due to delays in completing the Congress Hall in Palma.

TO mark World Book Day Almuñecar is hosting a poetry and short-story competition for all 14 to 16-year-olds in the area.

Religious minorities THERE are 187 minority religious groups in the Balearic Islands, according to the president of the Pluralism and Coexistence Foundation, Fernando Arias.

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Text alert THE Junta de Andalucia regional government has initiated this year’s antiallergy campaign in Almeria. The service sends text messages stating pollen levels to warn sufferers.

Burglar detained POLICE have detained a man, 30, in El Ejido for stealing bathroom fittings, worth more than €40,000, from a local building.

BLAZE: Scrubland and forest areas burned for three days.

Fire ravages Sierra de Gador A FIRE that blazed for three days through the Sierra de Gador, Almeria, has been brought under control.

More than 1,000 people and several mobile units worked to control the flames in difficult wind conditions. Among them were 500 agents from INFOCA (fire prevention and control), three pumping trucks, members of the Civil Protection Unit, environmental technicians and 231 members of the Andalucia Military Emergency Unit.

Although the fire is now out, INFOCA has continued to keep watch on the area to make sure there is no danger of it coming back to life.

The operation also had aerial support in the form of five helicopters, two amphibious planes and a spotter plane.

The INFOCA Forest Department said the affected area was 3,169 hectares of which 3,038 was scrubland and 130 forest areas.

INFOCA is still investigating the cause of the fire but it is likely to have been an electrical cable that fell and contacted the ground.

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Missing man

Watchdogs

THE Guardia Civil in Nijar have intensified their search for a man, 39, who has been missing from his home for nearly two months.

NOVELDA police are increasing controls on dangerous dog breeds. Street patrols will check that pets are muzzled and owners have complied with national and local government regulations.

Waste not A NEW waste processing plant has been opened and will service 48 villages and benefit around 80,000 Almeria residents.

Blood drive THE Almeria transfusion centre will make 27 collections in April through its mobile units, which will visit more than 20 municipalities with the aim of maintaining their blood reserves.

SEVENTY-FIVE per cent of immigrants living in the Balearic Islands have been there for more than five years.

Congress concerns

Young poets

THE mayor of Motril has inaugurated a new day centre for the elderly which has air conditioning, a cafeteria and even space for a hairdresser’s.

Long-term residents

THE owner of a dog which has killed more than 20 chickens in Manacor has been charged for the third time.

ALMUÑECAR is to hold a competition to find the best looking patios, house fronts and hidden corners of the town. The competition is open to all residents.

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WORKS to improve the Pablo Picasso public school in Almargen will cost €1.8 million and will benefit the 229 students who attend the school.

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‘Bin and gone’ MUCHAMIEL’S new rubbish collection contractors will charge the town hall €500,000 less than their predecessors.

Twelve urbanisations will see collections reduced to five times a week.

Safety first A PEDESTRIAN crossing situated on a blind curve at the Salesianos tram stop

in Campello has been finally been resited. A woman who failed to see an approaching tram was killed there last year.

Off yer bike!

LOCAL Police in Gandia are patrolling the town centre’s Paseo Germanias to prevent cyclists from riding there.

Persistent offenders will be fined, following residents’ complaints that they endanger pedestrians.

Grape news TEULADA Town Hall has allocated €15,000 to boost the traditional Muscatel Fiesta. The local grapes are the best in the world, the mayor said, and the annual fiesta “has great potential.”

Sexual abuse A MAN, 76, has been sentenced to a year in prison for sexually abusing his partner’s granddaughter in Sineu in 2006.

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Burning body A MAN, aged 84, burnt to death in Rojales near the Cuevas del Rodeo, close to the local primary school with children witnessing him burning.

Illegal car A BRITISH man has been arrested in Fortuna, Murcia, after he could not produce a single document corresponding to the car he was driving, which was on false UK licence plates and not insured.

Castle disrepair GUARDAMAR Council has been criticised by the opposition parties for not repairing the wooden walkway that leads to the 12th century castle. They are calling for immediate action.

10,000 babies TEN THOUSAND babies have been born at Torrevieja Hospital since the maternity unit was opened in October 2006. The milestone birth came when baby Ramon Bermudez Fernandez was born.

Teenager injured A 19-YEAR-OLD was injured after being hit by a car on the CV-905 through Rojales. The young man was taken to Torrevieja Hospital with a head injury.

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Mayor Muñoz presents Bruno and Giuseppina (centre) with the award.

Da Bruno Group’s 20th anniversary

THE Da Bruno Restaurant Group celebrated 20 years as a model of Italian and Mediterranean gastronomy on the Costa del Sol. Marbella City Hall awarded the owners, Bruno and Giuseppina Filippone, for their contribution towards improving Marbella’s gastronomic offer, as well as their commitment to its social, financial and touristic development.

The award was given to them by Mayor Angeles Muñoz at the Da Bruno Sul Mare Restaurant.

As part of the 20th anniversary

celebrations, Da Bruno held ‘A Night of Opera’. Sopranos Cristina Risueño and Claudia Serra, bass-baritone Javier Moreno, and tenor, Pedro Barrientos, offered a “memorable evening.”

Da Bruno has organised many events, always offering clients something special to complement their food. They include the Asparagus Days, Grape Harvest Festival, Mushroom Week, Hunting Week, Christmas and New Year celebrations, Saint Patrick’s Day, Italian-French nights, and special occasions for Germans, Russians, British and Scandinavians.

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Stories making headlines in Europe

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GERMAN PRESS Lufthansa strike

BRITISH PRESS Fumes banned NORWAY- In its draft of environmental policies the Norwegian Labour Party has said all petrol and diesel cars could be banned in Olso by 2035.

Unisex dorms NORWAY - In a bold move the Norwegian army is making female soldiers share unisex dorms with male colleagues. So far there has been a drop in sexual harassment cases.

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Guinness record

Pull now!

BERYL WALKER has been crowned the oldest paper girl in the world by the Guinness World Records. The 88-year-old took the job 35 years ago when her grandson gave it up.

A FATHER whose son is terrified of the dentist has pulled out his son’s tooth using a string tied to a remote controlled ‘quadcopter.’

Tattoo removal BRITAIN’S most tattooed man, who changed his name to Body Art, has decided to spend £6,000 on laser removal so that he can start afresh with new tattoos.

Praise be!

A GROUP of street buskers has got around a ban on busking by forming themselves into a religion called the Church of the Holy Kazoo, and therefore exercising their right to preach in public.

POPULAR BBC programme, Top Gear, is facing a law suit after politically incorrect Jeremy Clarkson made a remark about ‘slopes’ on a Burma special.

RUSSIAN PRESS Easier visas THE Russian government is considering a new law to lengthen the validity of tourist visas, from 30 days to six months, and making the requirements for obtaining them easier.

Astrid cash SWEDEN - Astrid Lindgren, author of children’s classics like Pippi Longstocking has been chosen to appear on the 20Krona Swedish banknote.

Soyuz docks A RUSSIAN Soyuz spacecraft, manned by three astronauts, has successfully docked at the International Space Station after failing to make it on the first attempt. This marks the beginning of their six-month stay in orbit.

Silly walk NORWAY Hoping to put a smile on faces, the small town of Orje is installing a pair of zebra crossing signs inspired by Monty Python’s Ministry of Silly Walks.

Top gear

JEREMY CLARKSON: Appears on Top Gear.

DENMARK - Due to a falling birth rate Denmark is now encouraging couples to have more sex while on holiday.

Apparently 10 per cent of all Danish children are conceived abroad.

ASTRID LINDGREN: Will appear on the 20-Krona Swedish banknote.

Royal household THE DUTCH Royal Court has been reduced by five ladies-in-waiting because Queen Máxima, wife of King Willem-Alexander, does not have the number of activities that former Queen Beatrix had as head of state.

Sochi dogs A CHARITY founded

by Russian billionaire, Oleg Deripaska, has taken 10 stray dogs to the US. The dogs, rescued from the streets of Sochi, were vaccinated by the charity before travelling.

Radical factions AS fear of imminent invasion fades, proRussia and pro-Ukraine groups hunker down for a long fight in the eastern city of Kharkiv.

Blame game CLAIMS that classified information, released

by NSA leaker Edward Snowden, may have allowed Russia to evade US efforts to anticipate Moscow’s invasion of Crimea hold little water, according to US and foreign intelligence officials.

DUTCH PRESS Campers popular USING a camper on holiday is growing steadily in The Netherlands, Bovag says.

There are now 85,628 campers registered, 26,000 more than

five years ago. A growth of 44 per cent.

Amber alert AMBER alerts sent by police to trace a missing child appear to be very effective. Two million people receive these

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messages immediately by SMS, e-mail, Twitter or Facebook; another eight million indirectly through other media.

Chinese milk DUTCH companies gained contracts up to €20 million for

LUFTHANSA pilots will go on strike for three days in protest at cuts made by the airline, which will affect their pension schemes.

Presidential visit CHINESE President Xi Jinping’s visit to Germany is expected to cement flourishing trade ties. The visit is mainly aimed at ‘relationship building.’

Two dead TWO girls, aged four and eight, were killed and four people injured in a family house fire in Dederstadt, Lower Saxony.

Priest stalking A 71-YEAR-OLD woman has been jailed for 14 months for stalking a Catholic priest for more than 13 years. The elderly woman harassed the priest with letters, emails, text messages and phone calls.

Dual citizenship THE German government has reached an agreement to loosen citizenship laws. The new laws will allow people born in Germany to foreign parents to hold two passports.

renewal and increase of Chinese milk production with respect to investments, safety and sustainability.

Record jackpot A YOUNG man in Holland Casino in the city of Enschede won €2,960,221.50 tax free with a bet of €7.50, RTV Oost reports.

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the public and the main political parties, but the gesture will not come cheap.

Aena, Spain’s airports’ operator, immediately announced the name change on its web page. It is now developing a programme for the name change, including some airport signs, announced Jose Manuel Vargas, president of state-run Aena. Other modifications will be carried out gradually, he added, without offering specific dates.

Chicken farmers halt abuses SPAIN’S poultry farmers threatened to sue DIA supermarkets for selling chicken as a loss leader.

The small farmers’ and growers’ union UPA claimed that the DIA chain sold whole birds at €2.15 a kilo, despite production costs of €2.73 a kilo.

As UPA members announced protests outside DIA supermarkets, the chain backed down ‘for the moment.’

“We cannot allow the big corporations to fool around with us,” warned UPA, which claimed that the sector lost €5 million during every week of the DIA offer.

Retail chains Leclerc and Vegalsa are also

accused of selling cheap chicken as a loss leader by the UPA producers, although the practice is not allowed under Spanish law.

Supermarkets use cheap chicken to persuade customers that they are patronising cheap establishments when this is not always the case, complained UPA’s Roman Santalla.

The union was satisfied that its rapid reaction and the loss leader accusation were sufficient to halt abuses, he observed.

The union would nevertheless be on the lookout to stem the loss leader practice on the part of any retailer, Santalla warned.

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Bumpy ride on toll roads THE government will create a state-owned company for lossmaking toll roads. A 30year, €2.3 billion bond will cover their debts with a 50 per cent haircut for creditor banks, sources revealed.

Branches lopped TWENTY THOUSAND bank employees were dismissed last year and 4,451 offices closed. A total of 12,352 branches have shut in the last five years, 26.7 per cent of the pre2008 count.

Black gets blacker NO MORE than 5 per cent of Spaniards admit to working without paying tax or Social Security.

Only 8 per cent of the population confessed to the European Commission’s Eurobarometer to having bought something or paid for a service knowing it would not

be declared to the taxman.

Both answers failed to tally with the 33 per cent of Spaniards personally acquainted with someone working ‘on the black.’

The number of people who knew a clandestine worker grew by 6 percentage points in the period between 2007 and 2013.

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STAT OF WEEK SPANISH car factories produced 223,060 vehicles in February, a 9.02 per cent increase on the same period last year.

New name for Barajas BARAJAS airport is to be named after Adolfo Suarez, former president of the Spanish government.

The Ministry of Public Works’ decision was announced immediately after his recent death. “Neither was the decision prompted by the current online campaign as the Partido Popular suggested honouring Suarez in this way in 2009,” sources added.

The decision met with the approval of

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BARAJAS AIRPORT: To be renamed after Adolfo Suarez.

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Eurozone inflation provides a little cheer THE global economy shows signs of expanding gradually in most advanced economies, on the back of firming domestic and external demand coupled with an extremely accommodative monetary policy.

However, growth numbers are fairly uneven across the globe, as emerging markets have taken a hit as the US Federal Reserve winds down its stimulus measures.

Janet Yellen, in a hawkish stance, has also indicated to the markets that the Federal Reserve will wind down stimulus by the latter half of 2014 with a possibility of an interest rate hike as early as spring 2015.

European stock markets finished February in positive territory, after a fairly volatile period owing to the uncertainty from the Italian elections.

In terms of economic data, Eurozone inflation numbers came

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in slightly better than expected prompting intermittent strength in the Euro, dispelling deflationary risks to the economy. This has also buoyed up the currency and gives the European Central Bank (ECB) some breathing space in terms of interest rates and Mario Draghi’s Long Term Refinancing Option scheme, which are both put on hold for the moment.

Despite inflation coming in well below the ECB’s target of 2.0 per cent, Mario Draghi reassured markets in a statement saying, “we are clearly not in deflation, which is defined as a selfreinforcing fall in prices that is broad-based across items and

MIXED DATA: But expect the Euro to remain fairly weak. across countries.” With such divergent policies from Central Banks coupled with the crisis in Ukraine, it could bring further weakness to the Euro in the near term.

Compared to Sterling, the Euro looks to be fairly stable closer to the 1.20 mark despite the barrage of positive economic data from the UK that has been fairly

consistent over the last three quarters. The UK economy is due to move forward as the fastest among the advanced economies, so intermittent Euro weakness is set to persist over the month if data from the UK is continually optimistic.

Meanwhile, German IFO Business climate numbers as well as the ZEW Economic sentiment

continued to help the Euro maintain its strength, as markets are fairly confident of the recovery as Germany has also been upgraded to ‘stable’ from a ‘negative’ rating by Moody’s.

As far as Southern Europe goes, France disappointed in terms of services as well as manufacturing data, GDP estimates for Spain were revised downwards marginally and Italian GDP numbers revealed contraction in the region.

With such mixed economic data coming out of the Eurozone, markets are fairly circumspect on the recovery, which, although gaining traction slowly is not out of the woods just yet. With such caution and trepidation in the markets, expect the Euro to remain fairly weak over the coming month and to regain levels of 1.20 against Sterling, at best, as the UK economy is nicely set up for a surge forward.

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Spanish homes remain uninsured THE Spanish are cutting down on insurance.

Car owners increasingly downgrade from comprehensive cover to third party insurance, according to the Kelisto.es website. Property owners are giving house insurance a complete miss, and Kelisto’s Celia Duran calculates there are now 8.5 million houses and apartments - 30 per cent of the total - without any kind of cover.

This is a slight improvement on 2010, however, when there were a total of 9 million uninsured homes.

In the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, 78.3 per cent of properties are uninsured, followed by the Canary Islands (55.7 per cent), Castilla-La Mancha (52.7 per cent) and Extremadura (50.6 per cent).

A bigger stadium BARCELONA football club’s stadium, inaugurated in 1957, is no longer adequate for its needs.

Paid-up members will decide in a referendum whether or not €600 million should be spent on remodelling Camp Nou. The stadium’s capacity would increase from 99,000 to 105,000 with a roof for the existing structure.

Getting your advertising right WHY do you think the bookies have six paying-in tills but only one that pays out?

For me, gambling is a mug’s game. Then, during a moment’s reflection I had to admit that I have gambled all of my life.

Every time I started a new job or business venture I speculated. Each time I pull my plastic out and advertise I gamble on it being a success.

We all have to advertise including those manufacturing household name brands.

If you don’t yell you don’t sell but how do you make your advertisement work for you?

There are no guarantees but you can increase the chances of it doing so.

Never blame the messenger.

The newspaper or radio sells space so use it to sell your business. Advertising departments will help you but the obligation to sell is yours.

Every salesman has heard the term, KISS. It is an acronym of ‘Keep it simple, stupid.’

Talking shop Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.

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In reading time you have about five seconds to grab the reader’s attention and interest him enough to act: Attention, Interest, Desire, Action (AIDA).

ADVERTISING: Important to get the reader interested.

An A5 flier should never have more than 50 words in it; a newspaper advert fewer words. Keep to the point and include your full contact details including web link and email.

The advert is your shop window. Get the reader interested enough to step inside and you have the opportunity to sell them what they want.

Readers’ needs may not coincide with your advert’s

offer. When they need your service they will refer back to it. For this reason a regular advert is more cost effective than the occasional half page.

Advertise how your business can help readers. A special offer and discounts always attract interest. Try selling something different.

Having attracted new clients treat them right and you will discover the best advertisement is word of mouth.

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Barefaced fundraising has succeeded THERE are some things in this world that are very close to a woman’s chest and breast cancer just happens to be one of those things.

Most women know or know of someone that has been affected by the disease making it a very real ‘reality’ for many girls.

Currently on the world’s number one social media site, you may have noticed a barrage of ‘selfie’ photos depicting women with no make-up on. The photos are said to be in support of those suffering from breast cancer and to raise awareness of the disease.

The trend has divided internet users, with some people loving the idea while others dislike it.

It does appear odd that

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not wearing make-up is being used to highlight cancer, as they don’t seem related and there is nothing terribly brave about not wearing make-up either.

While, implying that not wearing make-up is a fitting tribute to those affected by the disease is a bit like going without your midmorning snack for poverty and hunger.

But regardless whether women are uploading photos with good intentions

to join the fight against cancer or just to feed their ‘like’ ego, the fact remains that this spontaneous campaign has raised lots of money.

So any sort of smugness has been outweighed by the amount of cash that’s flown in. Over £8 million (€9.67 million) has been raised for Cancer Research UK from text and online donations. Apparently this is enough money to fund 10 new clinical trials testing new treatments for cancer and analysing tumour samples from patients.

No matter what your opinion about ‘no make-up selfies,’ surely anything that raises lots of money for research and gets people talking is a positive thing.

Remember, people do marathons, wear funny outfits, shave beards - do all sorts of things to raise

Internet robbery SPAIN’S broadband is the EU’s second-dearest after Cyprus, costing €38.70 a month for the cheapest medium-speed connection. Prices are lowest in Lithuania, where the same speed costs €10.30 a month.

Foreign fans FASHION exports grew by 47 per cent since 2008 although domestic sales slumped. Inditex and Camper now see €8 of every €10 of their turnover originating outside Spain.

NO MAKE-UP: Posting selfies to raise funds. money for charity. The fact that social media is involved has been fantastic in helping to raise a load of money that the charity might have struggled to raise otherwise.

If even 10 per cent of the people who post the ‘selfies’

donate money to Cancer Research, then it has been a success for the charity, and it doesn’t really matter if the other 90 per cent were posting pictures purely for compliments they would probably be doing that anyway!

Growing again SPAIN’S Central Bank says the economy will grow 1.2 per cent in 2014. The following year it expects the growth to accelerate to 1.7 per cent thanks to more domestic demand.

Who owns it, community or owner?

Two friends of mine have purchased a townhouse at the end of the terrace.

You and the When talking to them, we mentioned that the land at the side of their house is Law in Spain community property with access to all

By David Searl the residents. They replied that the seller had included the land in their title deed, the ‘escritura,’ and that the land now belongs to them. Now they are concerned about the situation as to the legality of the ‘escritura’ and the land.

Can you advise?

T.S. (Costa del Sol) A. This situation is similar to the terraces of an apartment building or the bits of garden behind many townhouses. It is your terrace and your bit of garden, as shown on your title deed. However, you are limited in what you can do with it, as we saw in a recent column.

Spanish courts have ruled that anything outside the enclosing walls of the building or block is finally controlled by the Community of Property Owners. Each homeowner has the ‘exclusive use’ of these areas, but the community has a say in what they can do with them. Properly, the terraces of an apartment building may not be enclosed, although they often are glassed in. Your community might allow the end townhouse to enclose the land, or it might insist the space remain open.

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

SPANISH OIL: Would create many jobs.

On track for fracking SPAIN’S offshore oil currently occupies the headlines, but there is inland oil too.

It was discovered in landlocked La Lora (Burgos) in 1963 and extraction started a year later. Production peaked in the late 60s and early 70s before dwindling.

Industry experts calculated that despite reserves of up to 100 million barrels, the Ayaluengo oilfield’s wells were too scattered to be profitable. Oil prices have risen since then and plans to increase production could be resumed.

The British Leni Gas and Oil (LGO) whose subsidiary Compañia Petrolifera de Sedano exploits the wells has ceded a 65 per cent stake in the latter to Italian company, Pansoinco.

In return Pansoinco will finance the cost of developing the Ayoluengo field between

now and 2017 in a deal that should be signed by April 30.

Meanwhile Repsol subsidiary Ripsa has extracted offshore oil since 1981 off the Ebra Delta in Cataluña. It produces 8,000 barrels of crude oil from three separate wells.

Further prospection plans off the Gulf of Valencia, the Balearics and the Canary Islands are meeting bitter opposition from environmentalists and the tourism and fisheries industries.

Oil and gas exploration and subsequent production in Spain would create 260,000 direct and indirect jobs, revealed a study by Deloitte for ACIEP, an association of Spanish companies specialising in hydrocarbon investigation, exploration and production.

OPINION & COMMENT

Ever-changing landscape is a constant delight I AM amazed by the way the landscape changes in Spain. Its harshness and unforgiving presence would lend you to think that nothing would survive, yet it does.

The land is actually very fertile and arable. On many walks I have seen areas of emptiness turn into vast areas of green one month, then empty the next. Several crops a year of lettuce, green beans and celery and polytunnels that make the area look like lakes from a distance change the landscape almost before your eyes.

Workers toil relentlessly, shredding and discarding the waste and packing the good produce into boxes. As the workers make their way through the field in the searing heat it is like watching an insect eating a leaf as the green gradually disappears.

A couple of days later the field is scattered with debris, the irrigation hoses removed and rolled up at the side of the field.

The tractors then come in and cultivate the area, ploughing the crop debris back into the land.

The irrigation hoses are replaced and the whole process starts all over again.

I love my walks, not just for the exercise but also for the experience of seeing the landscape change, and knowing why.

Primus Lambert (by email)

Caveat emptor?

I WAS in despair when I read your recent headline ‘British lead the way.’ Do people realise the vipers’ nest they are walking into when they buy in Spain, especially in this area?

The prevalence of corruption and control are enough to deter anyone. The British press have warned many times what can and does happen here all too frequently.

These people must be masochists, but ignorance is bliss. Buyers beware!

S Torgerson, Estepona (Malaga)

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hotels and apartments in the area it might be expected that the water quality would suffer unless there was an efficient treatment plant. Can anyone cast any light on this matter?

Paul Bennett (by email)

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No soft touch READING your newspaper I noticed the letter from T Freeman.

I would like to say that just this morning I had a phone call from someone pretending to be ringing on behalf of Microsoft as they thought I had a problem with my computer. Obviously I didn’t!

The caller sounded Asian and the number was 0019. Needless to say I told him: “I don’t have a problem, all is fine, goodbye,” and hung up. They are still trying, so readers beware.

Wendy Howard (by email) Editor’s note: Two readers, Yvonne Thomas and T Freeman, warned readers about a telephone scam currently doing the rounds.

I managed to capture this shot of the magnificent Alhambra in Granada on a recent visit.

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Smart question IT’S just a thought: do you own a mobile telephone or does a mobile telephone own you?

Think about it.

James the Sage, Motril (Granada)

Sign mystery WE live in Mojacar Playa and in common with many, have an apartment to sell as we have recently moved.

We placed the apartment with one of the local agents but as there was no response we chose a different agent. A ‘Se Vende’ sign was attached to the terrace railings and soon after it went missing. On searching around we found it in the garden and replaced it on the railings.

Within days it had gone again and on investigation we found the plastic ties on the terrace. A neighbour found the sign at the bottom of the road and once again we attached it securely to the railings.

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The same thing happened a few days later but this time the sign had gone!

We purchased and placed a personal ‘Se Vende’ notice with our private telephone number on the railings, which was pulled off after several days. Not to be beaten we have since replaced this and to date it is still in place four days on. I would point out our terrace railings cannot be reached from the road.

Is this a common occurrence around here and who’s responsible for it? What’s going on?

Mick Rawles (by email)

Recognition due I NOTED from the Euro Weekly News that Mijas Town Council erected a plaque in honour of Japanese tourists. Then I read elsewhere that British people are among the main buyers of property in the Costa del Sol and that the British market maintains its hegemony despite an increase in other foreign buyers.

Why then do the British not get similarly honoured, especially when you consider how long and faithfully we have contributed to the economy of Costa del Sol? Ann Grogans (by email)

Pure praise I’VE been visiting Garrucha for several years and have been impressed with the quality of the sea water particularly at the beach close to the harbour. One would imagine this mightn’t be the case, being so close to all the activity in the port.

Is there a sewage treatment plant in the area? With all the

Mean trick YESTERDAY while shopping in Vera I was asked by a small greyhaired man to reach some sweets for him from a top shelf When I got to the till my wallet, which contained my debit and credit cards, driving licence, medical card and a new Residencia card, was gone.

The staff, though sympathetic, did not appear surprised as if it was a regular occurrence and did not even take my name and address. I am over 70 and this has made me feel very vulnerable for the first time in my life.

Lindsay Baker (by email)

Time wasted MAY I warn readers that prepaid envelopes from outside Spain are NOT acceptable and postage must be paid? I found out the hard way, having spent three hours filling out a benefits form and copying relevant documents.

I now have to start all over again with loss of disability benefits in the meantime Paul Knight, Los Gallardos (Almeria)

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It’s a dog, not a little human...

HEN are people going to realise that animals are animals and not human beings?

When are they going to realise that treating our felines and darling doggies like Homo sapiens is not only dangerous but in the world of pooch pampering and odd haircuts, bordering on near unacceptable cruelty?

Frankly, allowing dogs and cats to actually lick faces and mouths can often make me feel physically sick. They’ve just been licking their nether regions, for heaven’s sake! How much muck gets transferred to your mouth when you allow them to slobber over you and the children?

I also thought the recent photo of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and baby George gave out the wrong message. I don’t care how docile their pet is. In the picture their dog’s mouth is about two inches from

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

DISCONCERTING: In the recently-published official photograph, the dog’s mouth is just inches away from baby George’s face.

little George’s face. What if the dog suddenly got a sharp toothache or other unexpected pain? What if it was harbouring some form of jealousy? It could have ripped the little tot’s face in the blink of an eye.

Now we find our cats are spreading TB. Isn’t it time we all took a step back and tried to inject some common sense in the treatment of our pets?

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Please don’t get me wrong, I am a pet lover. The difference is I’ve always treated my animals like animals and believe me they are much happier for it.

I’ll give you an example. Many years ago, I managed a singing trio. These three girls had a miniature poodle which they absolutely doted on and treated like a baby. The thing was shampooed two or three times a

week, carried everywhere and generally ruined.

Consequently it was an overweight, snappy, badtempered little tyke and I hated it. One day they were offered a tour of South Africa and naturally couldn’t take the dog.

With great reluctance they had no choice but to leave it with me. Right, I thought, things are going to change. The first thing

I did was give it water to drink instead of milk! Instead of carrying the thing around I began taking it on long runs in Hyde Park. Shampooing was of course completely out of the window.

The transformation was nothing short of miraculous.

Within a couple of weeks, its little body had taken on a whole new shape and become toned.

Its curly coat was tight and firm and its whole demeanour had changed to a happy, lovable, healthy little DOG. Which was as nature intended.

On the girls’ return I expected them to be pleasantly surprised at the remarkable change in their little ‘oochy coo’. Not so, within two or three weeks of their usual treatment, it reverted to the miserable, pampered, snappy little cur it had always been. I rest my case.

Keep the faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com

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8:45am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 9:30am Dinner Date 10:30am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 11:30am The Real Housewives of New Jersey 12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm Emmerdale 2:30pm You've Been Framed!

3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 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!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The Butterfly Effect 12:20am Take Me Out 1:30am Two and a Half Men 2:00am Two and a Half Men 2:30am Mom

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2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Inside Gatwick 4:00pm The Middle 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Star-Crossed 10:00pm Flintoff's Road to

Nowhere 11:00pm Modern Family 11:30pm Modern Family 12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am Hawaii Five-0 3:00am Hawaii Five-0

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• Queen Latifah • Gérard Depardieu • LL Cool J

5:05pm The Five-Year Engagement 7:15pm Blazing Saddles 9:00pm Identity Thief 11:00pm This is the End 1:00am For a Good Time, Call...

2:40am Eddie Murphy: Raw

SkyMoviesAction/ 6:25am The Top Ten Show 2014 6:45am After Earth Special 7:05am K-19: The Widowmaker

Last Holiday (2006) Comedy starring Queen Latifah as a shy woman who is told she only has three weeks to live.

On one last holiday, she finds her newly liberated personality opens many new doors.

BBC3/ 8:00pm Great TV Mistakes 8:30pm Doctor Who 9:15pm Doctor Who 10:00pm Live at the Apollo 10:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:00pm Life and Death Row 12:00am Family Guy 12:50am Old School 2:20am Impractical Jokers 2:50am Killer Magic 3:20am Russell Howard's Good News 3:50am Live at the Apollo 4:20am Great TV Mistakes 4:30am Bluestone 42

Old School (Film,2003) BBC 3 from 12:50am to 2:20am Riotous campus comedy in which a lawyer unwittingly gives his thirty-something friends an opportunity to recapture their college years when he relocates to a local university. Having caught his wife cheating on him, the out-of-luck attorney finds his new house turning into a 24-hour party pad for a variety of misfit college students, middle-aged slackers and elderly retirees as he struggles to avoid being evicted by the new Dean of Students.

BBC4/ 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Transatlantic Sessions 9:00pm Darcey's Ballerina Heroines

9:30am The Next Karate Kid 11:25am Captain America: 11:55am The Bridge on the River Kwai 2:40pm Tombstone 4:55pm Fast and Furious 6 Special 5:15pm The Next Karate Kid 7:10pm Catwoman 9:00pm Tombstone 11:15pm Kill Bill: Vol. 2 1:35am Terminal Velocity 3:25am Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome

SkyMoviesDrama/ 11:00am Moonlight Mile 1:05pm Muppets: Most Wanted Special 1:35pm Barefoot in the Park 3:30pm As Cool as I Am 5:10pm The Top Ten Show 2014 5:25pm The Lucky One 7:10pm Barefoot in the Park 9:00pm The Break-Up 11:00pm Before Midnight 12:50am The Oranges 2:30am Anna Karenina

10:00pm The Brian Epstein Story 11:15pm The Brian Epstein Story 12:30am Sounds of the Sixties 1:00am Sounds of the Sixties 1:25am ... Sings the Beatles 2:25am The Brian Epstein Story 3:40am The Brian Epstein Story

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7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:35am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:00pm The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills 1:00pm The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills 1:55pm The Only Way is Essex 2:40pm The Only Way is Essex 3:30pm You've Been Framed!

4:00pm Kangaroo Jack 5:00pm FYI Daily 5:05pm Kangaroo Jack 5:45pm Britain's Got More Talent 6:50pm Two Weeks Notice 7:50pm FYI Daily 7:55pm Two Weeks Notice 8:50pm The Incredible Hulk 9:50pm FYI Daily 9:55pm The Incredible Hulk 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Crazy Beaches 12:20am The Faculty 1:20am FYI Daily 1:25am The Faculty 2:25am Fake Reaction 3:05am Dads 3:25am You've Been Framed!

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7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm Modern Family 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm Arrow 11:00pm Revolution 12:00am A League of Their Own 1:00am A League of Their Own 2:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 5:00am Emergency Abroad

SkyMoviesComedy/ 4:25am Stepping Out 6:30am Muppets: Most Wanted Special 7:00am Head of State 8:50am Dave 10:55am Wedding Crashers 1:10pm Starsky and Hutch 3:05pm Wild Hogs 4:55pm The Top Ten Show 2014 5:15pm Little Shop of Horrors 7:00pm You, Me and Dupree

•Ben Stiller •Owen Wilson •Snoop Dogg •Fred Williamson •Juliette Lewis

9:00pm Starsky and Hutch 10:50pm Wedding Crashers 12:55am Scary Movie 5 2:30am Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo 4:10am You, Me and Dupree

SkyMoviesDrama/ 5:05am Desk Set 7:00am Go for It! 8:40am Awakenings 10:45am Les Miserables 1:30pm Hyde Park on Hudson

Starsky and Hutch (Film, 2004) This affectionate, full-throttle cinematic remake of the 1970s US cop TV series roared on to our screens in thick clouds of burning rubber in 2004. While it seemed impossible that David Starsky and Ken Hutchinson could be played by anyone other than Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul in the original, surprisingly Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson (pictured) do a sterling job here, so much so that after 20 minutes or so, you're hooked and willing the pair on. Sure at times it's a spoof, but the original never took itself very seriously either, so it's never a problem.

3:10pm The Cup 5:05pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding 6:45pm Beautiful Creatures 9:00pm Les Miserables 11:40pm Trouble with the Curve 1:35am Best Man Down 3:15am Burning Man 5:10am Evita

SkyMoviesAction/ 5:20am Volcano: Fire on the Mountain

7:00am Lockout 8:45am The Jewel of the Nile 10:40am Skyfall 1:10pm Iron Man 3 3:30pm Lethal Weapon 3 5:35pm The Jewel of the Nile 7:30pm Skyfall 10:00pm Iron Man 3 12:15am Lethal Weapon 3 2:20am xXx 4:35am Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

BBC3/ 8:00pm Great TV Mistakes 8:30pm Doctor Who 9:20pm Top Gear 10:20pm Tropic Thunder 12:00am Family Guy 12:27am Family Guy 12:54am Family Guy 1:21am Family Guy 1:50am Bluestone 2:20am Bluestone 2:50am Bluestone 3:20am Bluestone 3:50am Bluestone 4:20am Bluestone 4:50am Great TV Mistakes

Tropic Thunder (Film, 2008) BBC 3 from 10:20pm to 12:00am While filming on location, Vietnam war epic Tropic Thunder is derailed by star Tugg Speedman's (Ben Stiller) inability to emote. Director Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan) attempts to liven up proceedings by dropping the principal actors into the middle of a real jungle, claiming he's going to capture their performances with guerrilla-style film-making and hidden cameras.

But the hapless group - including drug-addled comedy star Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black) and po-faced method man Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.) - are completely unaware when a series of unfortunate events leads them into the middle of a real war zone.

Taking no prisoners, Stiller's Hollywood satire mercilessly lampoons the ego-driven industry with a clutch of close-to-the-bone gags that caused a wave of controversy on the film's release.

The sight of Downey Jr playing a white actor who has undergone cosmetic surgery to appear black might have led to much debate, but within the context of the film it's an incisively, well-judged stab at Hollywood pomposity.

BBC4/ 8:00pm Wild Wales 9:00pm Chemistry: A Volatile History 10:00pm Inspector De Luca 11:50pm Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies 12:50am Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies 1:50am Top of the Pops 2:30am Sounds of the 70s 3:00am Chemistry: A Volatile History 4:00am Wild Wales

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8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm Modern Family 9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm About a Boy 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00am An Idiot Abroad 1:00am A League of Their Own 2:00am Road Wars 3:00am Road Wars

9:00pm

Gorillas in the Mist (Film, 1988)

•Sigourney Weaver •Bryan Brown •Julie Harris •John Omirah Miluwi

Sigourney Weaver stars as Dian Fossey in this dramatic true account about Fossey's study of gorillas, and her efforts to stop the decimation of the endangered apes.

Dian travelled to Rwanda, Africa to enable her to research the affects poaching had on two rare breeds of mountain gorilla.

Whilst studying these gorillas her interest turned from plain research to passion and finally obsession.

Not even her live-in lover, Bob Campbell (Bryan Brown) could stop her from putting her life at risk to protect the Gorilla's from poachers and animal traders.

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9:10am The Dark Knight Rises 11:55am Back to the Future 1:55pm Back to the Future Part II 3:50pm Back to the Future Part III 5:55pm The Mask of Zorro 8:15pm The Dark Knight Rises 11:00pm Bad Boys II 1:30am xXx2: The Next Level

SkyMoviesDrama/ 9:45am The Love Letter 11:15am Never Been Kissed 1:05pm Now is Good 2:50pm Gorillas in the Mist 5:05pm Runaway Bride 7:05pm Never Been Kissed 9:00pm Gorillas in the Mist 11:10pm Breakfast on Pluto 1:25am Having You

BBC3/ 8:00pm The Voice UK 10:05pm Hair 11:05pm Family Guy 11:27pm Family Guy 11:50pm American Dad! 12:12am American Dad! 12:35am Bad Education 1:05am Killer Magic 1:35am Impractical Jokers 2:05am Impractical Jokers 2:35am Life and Death Row 3:35am Life and Death Row 4:50am Great Movie Mistakes V: Revenge of the Fifth

Life and Death Row (Documentary) BBC3 from 2.35am to 3.35am Series telling the story of capital punishment through the eyes of young people whose lives have been shaped by it. With unprecedented access inside prison walls, it discovers what it's like to live with the threat of the death chamber, as well as hearing from victims and their families, and the family of those on death row - some praying for execution, some hoping for a reprieve. Each episode focuses on a key aspect of the system execution, trial and appeal. The final film of the series follows young students from the Death Penalty Clinic at the University of Houston as they fight last-ditch appeals - known as 'crisis cases' for two of the youngest killers facing execution in the US. Prison guard murderer Robert Pruett and drive-by killer Robert Garza have just weeks to live. The law students are their last hope as the clock ticks down to execution.

BBC4/ 8:00pm The Man Who Knew Too Much 10:00pm Doris Day - Virgin Territory 11:00pm Hidcote: A Garden for All Seasons 12:00am The Himalayas 1:00am The Wonder of Weeds 2:00am Doris Day - Virgin Territory 3:00am Hidcote: A Garden for All Seasons 4:00am The Himalayas

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8:30pm You've Been Framed!

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11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Banged Up and Left to Fail?

2:30am Life and Death Row 3:30am Russell Howard's Good News 4:00am Banged Up and Left to Fail?

Russell Howard's Good News (Comedy) BBC 3 from 11:00pm to 11:30pm Topical comedy show hosted by Russell Howard, who offers his unique perspective on the big stories dominating the media across TV, online and in print, as well as picking up on those sometimes overlooked things that make him smile.

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Hitchcock (Film, 2012)

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5:00pm The Simpsons 5:30pm The Simpsons 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm Modern Family

10:00pm Modern Family 10:30pm About a Boy 11:00pm Star-Crossed 12:00am A League of Their Own

SkyMoviesComedy/ 10:10am Scary Movie 3 11:45am Maverick 2:00pm The Campaign 3:35pm Big Nothing

•Anthony Hopkins •Helen Mirren •Scarlett Johansson •Danny Huston

5:15pm Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 7:15pm Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 9:00pm Maverick 11:15pm The Campaign 12:50am Scary Movie 3

SkyMoviesDrama/ 4:50am Hello, Dolly!

7:20am John Tucker Must Die

Legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and his wife and collaborator Alma have to battle the doubters when they set out to make a film based on a violent new novel called Psycho. Biopic.

8:55am The First Time 10:35am Jersey Girl 12:20pm The Great Gatsby 2:45pm The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 5:25pm Jersey Girl 7:15pm Hitchcock 9:00pm The Great Gatsby 11:25pm John Tucker Must Die 1:00am Under the Tuscan Sun

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm Hidden Killers of the Edwardian Home 10:00pm Rule Britannia! Music and Mischief in the 18th Century 11:00pm Building Burma's Death Railway: Moving Half the Mountain 12:00am Imagine

1:00am Versailles: The Dream of a King

SkyMoviesAction/ 8:35am The Karate Kid 10:50am Jack the Giant Slayer 12:55pm The Mummy 3:05pm The Mummy Returns 5:20pm The Scorpion King 7:00pm Jack the Giant Slayer 9:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 12:00am Dredd

2:00am Brushing Up on...

2:30am Hidden Killers of the Edwardian Home 3:30am Rule Britannia! Music and Mischief in the 18th Century

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7:00am Preview 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05am Don't Get Done, Get Dom 8:50am Saints and Scroungers 9:20am Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 10:05am Great British Garden Revival 11:05am Great British Railway Journeys 11:35am HARDtalk 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm A to Z of TV Gardening 2:05pm Instant Restaurant 2:50pm Golf 3:45pm Coast 4:15pm Planet Earth 5:15pm The Great British Bake Off 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Escape to the Continent 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm The Great British Sewing Bee 10:00pm Battle of Britain's Breakfast 11:00pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme 11:30pm Newsnight 12:20am Border Country - The Story of Britain's Lost Middleland 1:20am The Plantagenets 2:20am This is BBC Two 5:00am The Modern Monarchy

7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm Auf Wiedersehen My Pet 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 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 12:35am Crocodile Hunter Diaries 1:05am Jackpot247 4:00am Loose Women 4:45am ITV Nightscreen

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8:45am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 9:30am Dinner Date 10:30am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 11:30am The Real Housewives of New Jersey 12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm Coronation Street 2:30pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 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 Britain's Got More Talent 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The Vampire Diaries 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm The Faculty 2:00am Two and a Half Men 2:25am Two and a Half Men 2:50am Life's Funniest Moments 3:15am Teleshopping

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2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Inside Gatwick 4:00pm The Middle 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm The Simpsons 5:30pm The Simpsons 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Modern Family

7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Hawaii Five-0 10:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

SkyMoviesComedy/ 1:20pm 'Til There Was You 3:20pm Without a Paddle

•Naomi Watts •Jack Black •Adrien Brody •Thomas Kretschmann •Colin Hanks

5:05pm What Women Want 7:15pm Austin Powers in Goldmember 9:00pm Pitch Perfect 11:00pm The Full Monty

SkyMoviesAction/ 12:35pm Fast and Furious 6 Special

This big budget 2005 Oscar-winning remake of the classic monster movie is a class act all round.

Directed by Peter Jackson, Naomi Watts plays Ann Darrow, a Depression-era down-onher-luck actress who accepts an offer from film-maker Carl Denham (Jack Black) to star in a film shot on mysterious Skull Island, which is teeming with prehistoric life.

While there, Ann is abducted by natives who offer her as a sacrifice to a giant ape, which instead of harming the starlet becomes smitten with her.

12:55pm The Fast and the Furious 2:50pm King Kong 6:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 9:00pm Men in Black 3 11:00pm The Fast and the Furious 12:55am Fire with Fire

SkyMoviesDrama/ 2:15pm Evita 4:35pm The English Teacher 6:15pm Muppets: Most Wanted Special 6:45pm Captain Corelli's Mandolin 9:00pm You've Got Mail

BBC3/ 8:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:00pm Junior Paramedics 10:00pm The Call Centre 11:00pm Sweat the Small Stuff 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am The Call Centre 2:10am Sweat the Small Stuff 2:40am Banged Up and Left to Fail?

3:35am Bamboo 3:55am The Call Centre

EastEnders (Soap, 1985) BBC 3 from 11:30pm to 12:00am EastEnders is the BBC's longrunning prime time soap opera set in fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London. The show is based around an extended and often overlapping network of families and friends who live out the many dramas and tragedies that life throws at them around the show's central location - Albert Square.

Created in 1983 by the Z-Cars writers and producers Tony Holland and Julia Smith, the show often features gritty story lines about difficult subjects with an emphasis on the working classes. These story lines often feature a way to dramatise contemporary social issues such as homelessness, religious tensions, discrimination, drugs or crime, among many others.

As befits a soap, the show also interweaves stories about dysfunctional families, relationship breakdowns, extramarital affairs, births, marriages and deaths.

BBC4/ 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture 10:00pm British Gardens in Time: Great Dixter 11:00pm The First World War 11:50pm The Richest Songs in the World 1:20am Wild Wales 2:20am Britain by Bike 2:50am Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture 3:50am British Gardens in Time

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8:00am Don't Get Done, Get Dom 8:45am Saints and Scroungers 9:15am Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 10:00am Antiques Roadshow 11:00am Food and Drink 11:30am See Hear 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Instant Restaurant 2:45pm Cash in the Attic 3:30pm Cagney and Lacey 4:15pm Planet Earth 5:15pm The Great British Bake Off 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Escape to the Continent 8:30pm Great British Menu 9:00pm Under Offer: Estate Agents on the Job 10:00pm Ian Hislop's Olden Days 11:00pm W1A 11:30pm Newsnight 12:20am Golf

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6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm UEFA Champions League 11:00pm Football's Funniest Moments 12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles

SkyMoviesComedy/ 7:00am The Five-Year Engagement 9:10am Foul Play 11:15am The Incredible Burt

Wonderstone 1:10pm This is the End 3:10pm The Knot 4:55pm Wanderlust 6:45pm The Five-Year Engagement 9:00pm The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 10:50pm This is the End 12:45am Mad Dog and Glory 2:30am Analyze That 4:20am Monsters University Special

SkyMoviesAction/ 4:25am Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

•Wesley Snipes •Stephen Dorff •Kris Kristofferson

6:20am Zero Dark Thirty Special 6:35am The Karate Kid, Part II 8:35am The Karate Kid, Part II 10:40am K-19: The Widowmaker 1:05pm Demolition Man 3:10pm Dante's Peak 5:10pm Murder at 1600 7:10pm Drop Zone 9:00pm Demolition Man 11:00pm Blade 1:05am Money Train

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Blade (Film, 1998) Highly charged adaptation of the popular comic-book series about a half-vampire on a mission to destroy the undead.

When a rogue vampire attempts to bring permanent night to the world, only one individual can stop him.

9:40am Runaway Bride 11:40am Birth 1:30pm Life of Pi 3:40pm The Oranges 5:20pm Runaway Bride 7:20pm Cold Mountain 10:00pm Life of Pi 12:10am Birth 2:00am Ask the Dust 4:00am Oka! 5:50am Foster

TCM/ 6:00am Sunset in El Dorado 7:00am Gunsmoke 8:00am Gunsmoke 9:05am One Foot in Hell

10:45am Stage to Thunder Rock 12:20pm Buchanan Rides Alone 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Santa Fe 5:40pm Face of a Fugitive 7:15pm Young Guns of Texas 8:50pm The Lonely Trail 10:00pm Cradle 2 the Grave 12:00am Mindhunters 2:00am Cradle 2 the Grave 3:50am Mindhunters 5:35am Michael Caine Off Set

BBC3/ 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm The Call Centre 10:00pm Invasion of the Job Snatchers 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Invasion of the Job Snatchers 2:05am The Call Centre 3:05am Sweat the Small Stuff 3:35am The School That Rocks 4:35am Going Native

Family Guy (Animation, 1999) BBC 3 from 12:00am to 12:22am Subversive animated comedy about the trials and tribulations of American family life. Chris and Meg think their parents have it easy, but Peter and Lois beg to differ, so in order to teach them a lesson they all trade roles. Chris goes to work at the brewery while Meg runs the house. While things start off well, it's not long until the stress of running a household and being the sole breadwinner break down Chris and Meg.

BBC4/ 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm Voyages of Discovery

10:00pm Enigma

11:50pm Days of Glory 12:50am Kings of 70s Romance 1:50am Chemistry: A Volatile History 2:50am Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns 3:50am Voyages of Discovery

OPINION & COMMENT

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HAT would you try if you had no fear?

This is an important question to ask yourself, so listen carefully to the first thought which comes to you.

Did you know that 97 per cent of our fears never manifest? This month it is time to let go of fear and follow your heart!

April is the first month of spring, and there is a lot to be excited about! The birds are singing, the buds are blooming and the Spanish sun is beginning to blaze. The air is full of promise, so what are you going to begin this spring?

On March 30, the astrological new year begins. You will now feel you have the energy to move forward with your plans, the confidence to connect to new people, and the energy to cement your goals. Make the most of this energy during the first two weeks of April. On April 15 the full moon is ruled by the sign of Libra. This airy sign brings the focus to your relationships.

The full moon will be eclipsed, so this could bring an abrupt ending, or surprising new beginning in the arena of love and partnership. The month ends with a solar eclipse on the day of the new moon in Taurus.

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Have no fear, spring is here

By Sally Trotman www.sallytrotman.com Based in Mallorca, Sally Trotman is a qualified Counsellor who works with Astrology, Numerology and the Tarot. Each month she will deliver the forecast as an intuitive tool to aid increased self awareness.

SPRING: Start of a new astrological year.

So consider at the end of this month, the foundations of your life, and where you need to make changes.

April is the fourth month of the year, and this is a great time to ground your ideas, so begin

planting new seeds for the year ahead and make a plan. On April 20 we move into the practical sign of Taurus. The bull is a powerful and patient animal, and the influence of this animal will give you the strength and focus

you need to lay solid foundations for the year ahead.

This month the universe is conspiring to help you! It may at times feel as if it’s a bumpy ride, with sudden changes, a twist in the road or even a whole new

direction opening up to you, but know that any unplanned change will benefit you. During this month you are being asked to take action. It is time to fearlessly move forward with your plans.

Know that you have all the tools to succeed now, so believe in your success and it will surely come.

Sally Trotman can help you in a unique way to fulfil your potential, making 2014 your best year yet. A trained Counsellor, Yoga and Meditation Teacher, Numerologist and Reiki Master, Sally works in a unique way, combining her natural intuition with a number of powerful, transformative tools which will enable you to begin living the life you desire and deserve.

Sally lives in Palma, Mallorca where she offers individual and group sessions. Sessions are also available via Skype.

Please visit her website www.sallytrotman.com for more information, and to listen to her 10 minute spring meditation, to help you relax into the new beginnings awaiting you.

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ealth & beauty H TO READ MORE VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.EWNLIFESTYLE.COM

Blood test could detect if a child will be obese A BLOOD test for children may be able to detect if they will become obese by the time they are teenagers.

Researchers at the Universities of Southampton, Exeter and Plymouth have developed the test and claim that checking for specific DNA changes at the age of five can predict how much body fat a child will have at the age of 14.

The test will assess the level of changes in the PGC1a gene, which regulates fat storage in the body. They hope it will be used to identify

CHILDHOOD OBESITY: May be down to a gene as well as lifestyle. children at risk of being overweight and provides further evidence that

obesity in childhood is not just due to lifestyle, but may also involve

important basic processes that control genes.

Stress can double women’s risk of infertility STRESS can double the risk of infertility for women. That’s the conclusion by scientists who carried out a study of 501 women, following them for a year, which is the clinical cut-off to define infertility.

They found that women suffering from stress are half as likely to conceive after 12 months of trying compared to those with lower levels of stress hormones.

Women aged between 18 to 40 without known fertility problems and who had just started trying to conceive were followed and a saliva test was used to determine stress levels.

The researchers say they don’t want women to blame themselves for not getting pregnant, but suggest light exercise or Yoga to lower stress levels and improve chances of falling pregnant.

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Smoking causes 20 per cent of tuberculosis cases in Spain

MESSAGING: Constant use can lead to tendinitis.

It’s a case of WhatsAppitis What’s that exactly?

A WOMAN, aged 34, was diagnosed with tendinitis after using her mobile phone continually for six hours.

Medical journal The Lancet has reported that the woman, who was 27 weeks pregnant, was diagnosed at Christmas after feeling a sharp pain in her wrist.

She then spent around six hours instant messaging people using WhatsApp on her mobile with the pain increasing.

Doctors said the tendinitis was caused by continually using her phone in what they believe could be the first ever case of ‘WhatsAppitis’.

SMOKING causes 20 per cent of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Spain.

That’s the claim by the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Surgery Thoracic (Separ) which warned that 20 per cent of TB cases are attributable to smoking and, although in 2012 there were more than 5,700 cases, this disease is decreasing compared to previous years.

Coinciding with the commemoration of World TB Day, Separ, which has its headquarters in Barcelona, reports that in 2012 there were 4,516 cases of respiratory tuberculosis, 89 of tuberculous meningitis and a further 1,109 cases related to TB. “The decrease in respiratory tuberculosis in Spain means that the incidence of tuberculosis maintains a downward trend,” said Separ President Pilar Lucas.

She added: “Disease control, especially in children and young

SMOKING: Linked to cases of TB. adults, is a key to further improve these figures.”

According to data provided by Separ, Catalonia is the region that has declared more cases of

respiratory tuberculosis (886 cases), followed by Andalucia with 660 cases, Madrid 578, Valencia 434 and Galicia with 422 cases.

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Back pain: prevention is always better than cure THE simplest way to deal with back pain is to prevent it happening in the first place.

While this may sound like an obvious statement, many Estelle injuries are Mitchell totally avoidable! www.thebodyworksclinic.com Here are some tips on how to avoid back pain when looking at prevention rather than cure: • Safe lifting involves using your legs to spare your back by bending your knees, tightening your abdominal muscles, keeping your back straight and your feet shoulder width apart.

Bend your knees when squatting down to the floor, get a good grasp on the load with both hands and, keeping the load close to your body, using your leg muscles to stand up (lifting the load off the floor).

Your back should remain straight throughout this process, using only your leg muscles. Do not twist your body when moving the load, instead take small steps with your feet turning until you are in the correct position and then lower the load again keeping your back straight.

• When doing heavy tasks, like housework, try to keep twisting Sitting over a computer can cause posture, neck and shoulder problems. to a minimum. In other activities, pay close attention to how you are moving your spine because is generally an excellent way to Stretching also relieves muscle any warning signs, such as pain prevent all kinds of diseases, tightness which is one of the or tightness, may be indicating discomforts and general aches causes of back pain. trouble. and pains. For the spine, it avoids To help keep the muscles of the • Our bodies are made up of compression and loading of the body loose, supple and stretched, approximately 70 per cent water discs and helps prevent postural consider taking part in Pilates or and drinking enough helps to problems.

Yoga classes, always making sure keep the cartilage between the The body was designed to move that your teacher is fully qualified joints lubricated and nourished. and among other things, exercise by a recognised professional Water is of course and activity keep the body. necessary for nearly muscles of the spine Be aware that massage every bodily process. strong.

For those who may relieve symptoms but Many injuries • If you sit for long exercise, warm-ups may not address the cause. are avoidable are a must! A warm- A chartered physiotherapist periods of time, force yourself to get up means 5-10 is able to diagnose your with the up from your chair minutes of light problem and offer appropriate right as often as you aerobic activity just treatment and exercise approach possibly can. Sitting before the exercise advice. loads the spine and session to acclimatise If you have any questions compresses the discs, the muscles. related to the symptoms and/or leading to problems. Sitting over The cool-down period after treatment of Back Pain please a computer for long periods can exercise should include stretching call The Bodyworks Clinic on also cause posture, neck, and as your muscles are still warm 952 883 151 or visit shoulder problems. from exercising and receptive to www.TheBodyworksClinic.com • Maintaining a healthy weight stretching.

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in history 1896: The first modern Olympic Games are held in Athens, Greece with athletes from 13 nations and with a crowd of 60,000.

1904: With war in Europe a mere decade away Britain and France sign the ‘Entente Cordiale,’ effectively a declaration of friendship and diplomatic agreement between the two powers.

1940: Germany invades neutral Norway, who would eventually pose the most effective resistance in all of Nazi-occupied Europe.

1959: Seven men, all military test pilots, are introduced by NASA as America’s first astronauts.

1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick’s science-fiction classic, debuts in theatres.

1968: Martin Luther King, Jr is shot dead in Memphis, Tennessee.

1970: Legendary actor John Wayne wins his first and only Academy Award.

1973: Art master Pablo Picasso dies near Cannes on the French Riviera. A life-long communist, Picasso never returned to Spain after Franco’s victory in 1939.

1974: Eurovision winner ABBA is launched as the first and only Eurovision winner to be catapulted from previously-unknown status into international stardom.

1986: A bomb in a Berlin disco kills three and injures 140 for which a Libyan terrorist group is blamed, leading to a downward spiral of American attacks on Libya followed by the Libyan bombing of the Pan Am passenger flight over Lockerbie.

1994: The presidents of Rwanda and Burundi die in a plane crash that was supposedly brought down by rocket fire, further fueling the deadly ethnic conflict in Rwanda.

2005: Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles marry, over 30 years after their romance began.

Women’s wit What would men be without women? Scarce, sir... mighty scarce.’

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Directed by Peter Jackson this is the second instalment of his adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkein’s 1937 novel. Ian McKellen stars as Gandalf who is investigating an evil at Dol Guldur. Martin Freeman has a starring role as Bilbo Baggins who is continuing his quest with the 13 dwarves to reclaim the Lonely Mountain.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The buzz in your head is not a mysterious thing. It is the sound of something quite different. Clearly, it is time to act on an idea held for a long time. The buzz will not go away until you are satisfied. Get with the yoga and plan your approach. One step at a time avoids confusion.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) An emotional journey which you made last year comes to mind again. Although there are adjustments to be made, you are now more at ease.

Whichever way you go now will be a lucky improvement in your sphere.

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Enters, 2 Meters, 3 Panted, 4 Houses, 5 Resent, Seared, 7 Waters, 8 Earned, 9 Tramps, 10 Weakly, 11 Beards, 12 Prayer, 13 Weaker, 14 Papers, 15 Elapse, 16 Awards, 17 Adhere, 18 Repeat, 19 Crease

IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: You will see shadows if you look over your shoulder too much. Decide to live in the light in the months to come. Be yourself and let others accept it.

Your Stars April 7: Russell Crowe, 49. Film actor.

Born in New Zealand, Crowe came to mega-fame with his role in ‘Gladiator.’

He made his first public appearance on Australian television.

April 3: Leona Lewis, 28. Singer.

British pop singer, first discovered by Simon Cowell on TV talent show “The X Factor.” Her single “Bleeding Love” reached number one in over 30 countries.

April 4: Robert Downey Jr, 48.

Actor.

Golden Globe winner in 2000 for his role in Ally McBeal, he is now best known for his roles in Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man. April 5: Pharrell Williams, 40. Rapper.

Rapper and music producer, he was once the lead singer of N.E.R.D. - a hip hop band. He is also a partner in The Neptunes.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) A branch is dangling in the wind.

You feel that, if you grasp it, finances will improve. Your hesitation is felt as weakness but it is good to check.

See this branch from all angles. The last thing that you want is to tug on it and find that it is too much to hold. You may not go to the woods this week, but you will receive an offer.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) There is a lot to take on board this week. At times, you may feel that it is too much to cope with. You, however, are made of stronger stuff. Are you telling me that Fred down the road is better than you? No, of course not. Show everyone what you are made of this week by getting it sorted..

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Are you hoping that a recent acquaintance will provide the answer to a question? Your friends have given their opinions but you are still not convinced.

Here is a situation where expert advice is needed, not a random opinion. A few pennies will be well spent and save you lots of tension later.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Yours is a big heart, but be more selective about what and who you let in.

As you are currently seeing things so clearly, make some choices. Your quality of both life and work will change for the better. You are not being selfish. You know there is such a thing as necessary self-preservation.

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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Starting on a new hobby or job has opened your eyes to much that is round you. You ask yourself why it was not so clear to you before.

This does not matter. This is where you are and where you need to be at the moment.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There is something comfortable about your life at the moment. Even though there seems to be a good reason to change it, you hesitate. A situation seems to have become outdated and no longer works well.

AGREES

April 6: Miguel Angel Silvestre. Spanish Actor. Born in Castellon de la Plana and best known for his role in the popular TV series ‘Sin Tetas no hay Paraiso.’ He originally wanted to be a professional tennis player but after an injury his aunt introduced him to the world of theatre and he got hooked. As well as TV he also made a film with director Pedro Almodovar.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Sometimes you feel that you are on a stage. Attention is on you, lights shining bright, people waiting.

There is no problem with doing what is expected, but maybe an uneasy feeling about where you are. We can all end up in the wrong place, so do what is necessary to get back to where you want to be.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) There is a difficulty with someone not standing on their own two feet. It's someone close, but it's certainly not you. It is not possible to stand by and see bad mistakes happen. On the other hand, there needs to be a balance so as not to enforce dependency. A friend may help, but you will manage this.

April 8: Julian Lennon, 50. Singer.

Son of the Beatle’s John Lennon, Julian is also a photographer and a philanthropist.

April 9: Kristen Stewart, 23. Actress.

Best known for playing Bella Swan in the Twilight Saga she has won many Teen Choice awards and People’s Choice awards.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Working in the dark is not your favourite thing. Blazing lights on everything is more your style. Why, then, do you not have control of the facts? Maybe hiding in the shadows and avoiding something has put you where you are. Let others know that the lights are about to be switched on.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Throwing money at a problem will not make it go away, it will merely be a delaying tactic. Life is not always so simple that it brings you comfort. Coming to terms and dealing with something is necessary for your peace of mind. I do not want to appear dramatic, merely practical.

10-Star Quiz CHOCOHOLICS

1. In Roald Dahl’s 1964 children’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what was the name of the eccentric chocolatier who owned the factory?

2. In the UK, the Isle of Man and Ireland, the chocolate bar Snickers was sold under what brand name until 1990?

3. In which 1994 film does the title character philosophise: ‘Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get’?

4. The operetta The Chocolate Soldier, composed by Oscar Straus, was based on the play Arms and the Man, written by which dramatist?

5. What is the name of the model village on the south side of Birmingham, best known for its connections with the Cadbury family and chocolate?

6. What is the name of the Yorkshire-born author of the 1999 novel Chocolat, which tells the story of Vianne Rocher, a young mother, whose confections change the lives of the townspeople?

7. Which confectionery company was the first sponsor of Coronation Street, beginning in July 1996?

8. Which future James Bond appeared in Big Fry chocolate bar commercials as the Big Fry Guy from 1967 to1969?

9. Which Liverpool-born comedian advertised Roses chocolates on television in the 1960s?

10. Which two chocolate ‘treats’ were advertised using the slogans (a) how do you eat yours? and (b) a taste of paradise?

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

TARGET: Average: 19 Good: 24 Very good: 34 Excellent: 42

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION abed, bade, bake, band, bane, bank, bard, bare, bark, barn, bawd, bead, beak, bean, bear, bend, bide, bier, bike, bind, bird, brad, brae, bran, braw, bred, brew, drab, drib, kerb, abide, bairn, baked, baker, bared, beard, biked, biker, braid, brain, brake, brand, brawn, bread, break, bride, brine, brink, debar, rabid, rebid, banked, banker, barked, binder, braked, brined, debark, inbred, rebind, riband, bandier, bawdier, brained, webinar, WINDBREAK

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Move from the start word (NEWS) to the end word (ITEM) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder.

You must only change one letter at a time.

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

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

1. WILLY WONKA, 2. MARATHON, 3. FORREST GUMP, 4.

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, 5. BOURNVILLE, 6. JOANNE HARRIS, 7. CADBURY, 8. GEORGE LAZENBY, 9. NORMAN VAUGHAN, 10. (A) CADBURYS CREME EGG and (B) BOUNTY

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Unscramble the name of an English radio and television presenter and actor: SON SPOILS AN ARCH

Across 7 The rest of the afternoon (6) 8 First person in business gives a long, angry speech (6) 10 Not off to go without holiday in the services (2,5) 11 Move the golf shot (5) 12 The Yugoslav people in general (4) 13 Beer off, left to start a riot (5) 17 Zulu seen by river formerly an African river (5) 18 Sweet smell, it’s said, of money (4) 22 Aircraft seen in tree? (5) 23 Boil rocks in wood scrap (7) 24 I am at present visiting Rhode Island coastal resort! (6) 25 Grumble about Ben catching a flightless bird (6)

Unscramble the name of a US state and its capital: SEVENTEEN SANE HILLS FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: NICHOLAS PARSONS. TENNESSEE, NASHVILLE

Play on Words T E TEASE S E part (5) 9 Broadcast share in genuine show trial (9) 14 Beauty display from leaf insect (7) 15 Left former idol to find dictionary (7)

16 Really wanting to make thin cig (7) 19 A character in different places (5) 20 Second class fighting force, it’s daft (5) 21 Went on horseback round cowboy show (5)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 17 represents T and 16 represents Q, so fill in T every time the figure 17 appears and Q every time the figure 16 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 7 Give to a charity (6) 8 Head (6) 9 Light-coloured (4) 10 Catch up with and pass (8) 11 Artist (7) 13 Discourage (5) 15 Talk (5) 17 Competition (7) 20 Shares (8) 21 Great anger (4) 23 Containing salt (6) 24 Ecstatic (6)

Down 1 Settee (4) 2 Grotto (6) 3 Get better (7) 4 Change (5) 5 Conflict (6) 6 Feebleness (8) 12 Acceptance as satisfactory (8) 14 Gangster (7) 16 Acquire (6) 18 Menace (6) 19 Heavenly body (5) 22 Became larger (4)

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

JAM JAM BREAD JAM JAM Answers: Dot the I’s and cross the T’s, Money for jam

Down 1 Bodyguards for the lawless sectors (7) 2 Agent prevaricated but answered (7) 3 Way to strike or flog (5) 4 Messes around with violins (7) 5 VAT I’d worked out for the ship’s crane (5) 6 The Sussex town in a little western

Funagram

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Restrain, 4 Lime, 7 Sling, 9 Rigid, 11 Theme, 12 Seize, 13 Dearer, 15 Spurns, 19 Diets, 21 Tiara, 23 Ad-lib, 24 Elgin, 25 Sore, 26 Reappear.

Down: 1 Resided, 2 Saint, 3 Israel, 5 Evoke, 6 Ages, 8 Geese, 10 Drier, 14 Arena, 16 Peace, 17 Seminar, 18 Stable, 19 Danes, 20 Sold, 22 Angle.

QUICK Across: 1 Peach, 3 Bless, 7 Stamina, 9 Ruler, 10 Extra, 11 Darling, 12 Sadden, 14 Shorts, 18 Insects, 20 Learn, 22 Amuse, 23 Elevate, 24 Bonus, 25 Dense.

Across 1 Interruptor (eléctrico) (6) 4 Soup (thick) (4) 8 Silla (asiento) (5) 9 Owner (of land, property, company) (5) 10 Medusa (9) 13 Dose (of medicine) (5) 15 Climate (5) 16 Ganar (sueldo) (4) 17 Caballos (animales) (6)

Down 1 Enfermo (4) 2 Imagen (5) 3 Descuidado (persona) (8) 5 Deber (dinero, explicación, respeto) (3) 6 Garlic (3) 7 Building (house, office etc) (8) 11 Cielos (5) 12 Abanicos (para darse aire) (4) 13 Tinte (producto) (3) 14 Southern (side, part) (3)

Down: 1 Possess, 2 Apart, 3 Brandy, 4 Error, 5 Soldier, 6 Shrug, 8 Irate, 13 Disturb, 15 Halve, 16 Sincere, 17 Assets, 18 Italy, 19 Clean, 21 Again.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Coser, 4 Siglo, 7 All, 8 Aliento, 9 Sash, 10 Screws, 14 Perhaps, 16 Ajo, 17 Abeja, 18 Stars.

Down: 1 Crabs, 2 Sales, 3 Real, 4 Suitcases, 5 Gun, 6 Oro, 11 Etapa, 12 Shoes, 13 Casa, 14 Pea, 15 Rie.

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TOP 10 DEADLIEST ANIMALS OUR planet is full of animals that can kill us, either intentionally or in self defence; here are the top 10 killers to avoid based on their level of danger to humans: 1. Mosquito Generally harmless but some of them can transmit extremely dangerous diseases like malaria, yellow fever and philariasis. Only the females suck blood. There are over 3,500 species of mosquito and new species are being discovered every day.

2. Asian Cobra Responsible for almost all1of the 50,000 deaths by snakebite every year. This snake is revered in the mythology of many native cultures and is often seen with snake charmers in India. They can be found on the Indian subcontinent as well as all over Southeast Asia and normally feed on rodents, toads, frogs, birds and other snakes.

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“The Fault in Our Stars” is John Green’s fourth novel and tells the story, in first person, of a 16-yearold cancer patient called Hazel.

In Indianapolis, Indiana, 16year-old Hazel Lancaster is forced by her parents to go to a support group for cancer patients where she meets, and subsequently falls in love with, fellow attendee Augustus Waters.

They share a common love of books which leads them into a strong, but ill-fated, friendship,

blighted by their illnesses.

Green’s inspiration for the book came when he was working as a student chaplain at a children’s hospital. He wanted to express the humanity of sick and dying children and that a short life could also be a full one.

The title was inspired by a line in Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar.

The book was first published in January of 2012 and is presently number one on the New York

3. Australian box jellyfish The most toxic sea dwelling creature known to mankind. Each tentacle has enough poison to kill over 60 humans. They are distinguished from other jellyfish by their box like medusae. This creature actually hunts its prey rather than just drifting, as the majority of jellyfish do. Stings from these creatures are not only fatal but also extremely painful.

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Time Magazine called the book “damn near genius.”

4. Great white shark Probably the most feared animal in the world and the subject of many horror films.

This sea dwelling creature has registered 65 deaths worldwide since 1876 and is one of the ocean’s most deadly predators. Found in all major oceans this creature can grow to 6.4 metres and weigh over 3,324 kilos.

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Just Joking What’s the difference between a 16” pizza and a musician? A 16” pizza can feed a family of four.

Doctor: You’re overweight.

Patient: I think I want a second opinion.

Doctor: You’re also ugly.

I used to like my neighbours, until they put a password on their Wi-Fi.

ELEPHANT: A vegetarian killer.

Sudoku 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.

6. Australian saltwater crocodile The biggest living reptile on earth as well as the biggest terrestrial and riparian predator; mature males can reach up to 5.2 metres in length although the females are much smaller, generally around three metres when mature.

They are best known for their ‘death roll.’

7. The elephant Despite being vegetarian these animals are responsible for around 600 deaths every year through trampling and goring with their tusks.

This animal is scattered throughout subSaharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

the tiger, with some males exceeding 250 kilos. A pride of lions usually consists of related females and their offspring with a small number of adult males.

Generally the females hunt as they are more agile than the males whose principal role is the protection of the pride.

5. African lion These big cats hunt in packs in sub-Saharan Africa, they are the second largest cat, after

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POLAR BEAR: A vicious attacker.

8. Polar bear The largest of the land dwelling meateaters, these bears are extremely protective of their young and will viciously attack any perceived threat. A full grown polar bear can cut off a human head with the swipe of its paw. Males can grow to around 700 kilos and females around 350 kilos. Although most polar bears are born on land they spend most of their time at sea, their preferred food being the arctic seal.

9. Cape buffalo Another vegetarian killer. This African buffalo has been known to stalk and attack the hunter who wounded it. Each year it is responsible for more human deaths in Africa than any other predator, possibly due to its unpredictable nature. Males can reach a height of 1.7 metres and weigh up to 900 kilos.

10. Poison dart frog Also known as the poison arrow frog; this small but deadly creature exudes enough venom through its skin to kill 10 fully grown men. Natives in the rainforests of South America run darts over the skin of these frogs to use in hunting other animals. These brightly coloured amphibians are not predators - rather their skin is a self-defence mechanism.

Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice.

No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

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Average: 24 Good: 31 Very good: 45 Excellent: 55

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

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION shin, ship, ships, shop, shops, shod, sips, nibs, bishop, bishops, hint, hips, hops, hods, tamp, tamps, puds, phis, pods, puma, amps, umps, dumb, dump, dumps, sphinx, spud

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Mike Walsh Mike Walsh. Based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

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HEN professional footballer David Beckham purchased a £600,000 Damien Hirst ‘Daddy’s Girl’ daubing for his daughter there was a predictable response from the more level-headed public.

Beckham has ‘more money than sense’ was the top readers’ response. Hundreds of other correspondents agreed.

I imagine many of us will have read Hans Christian Andersen’s The Emperor’s New Clothes. The amusing tale tells of how an emperor and his toadying subjects were taken for fools by a couple of smoothtalking con men posing as tailors.

Having convinced the ruler that the clothes they made for him were so finely woven you could see through them, the conceited ruler, as naked as the day he bathed, appeared in front of the townspeople.

The subjects applauded their ruler’s ‘fine raiment’ whilst fully aware that the scammed emperor was in truth naked.

Many people today are as gullible and as

foolishly influenced by fashion.

History is marked by periods such as the Georgian or Victorian age, the Classical or Romantic periods, the Age of Enlightenment and The Renaissance. In terms of culture could our epoch be described as the ‘You Can’t Fix Stupid Period?’

There are excellent artists today whose works are on a par with any found in art galleries. Writers as compelling as Jack London, unknown composers whose minuets and etudes match those of John Field.

Unrecognised, they remain outcasts, pushed aside by frauds and the chattering class.

I recall a mixed bunch of town dignitaries standing in awe of a ‘monument’. It appeared to be a slightly curved metal telegraph pole and was said to symbolise ‘reach and change’. What it did symbolise was a four-letter word that the editor of this family newspaper won’t allow me to use. I would put money on it that every one of those town worthies, as soon as the press had disappeared, mouthed the forbidden word. Are they any different from the flatterers who

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The ‘you can’t fix stupid’ age.... applauded the emperor’s supposedly new robes?

If Beethoven or Brahms, James Conrad, Wilfred Owen or Oscar Wilde were to approach publishers today their living-room walls would be papered with rejection slips.

Modern art and culture are fraudulent because their value is equally artificial.

It is based on a make believe currency that would be devalued overnight if fools who shell out an emperor’s ransom for it saw it for the rubbish it is.

“The refined, the rich, the professional do-nothings desire only the peculiar, and sensational, the eccentric, the scandalous in today’s art. I have fed these fellows what they wanted and satisfied these critics with all the ridiculous ideas that have passed through my head.

“Today I am celebrated but when I am alone, I do not have the effrontery to consider myself an artist at all, not in the grand meaning of the word... I am only a public clown, a mountebank.” These are the words of Spain’s celebrated Pablo Picasso.

GIFT: David Beckham with daughter Harper.

The real Spanish driving rules...

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

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IKE most of my friends at the time, I couldn’t wait to take my driving test and began lessons with an instructor as well as my mother, who nearly had a coronary the first time she handed over the car keys.

Still, after many lessons and some hard graft, I got my UK licence and have pretty much remembered all the rules of the road ever since.

Fast forward a couple of decades, I am now spending a fair bit of time behind the steering wheel in Spain and I have had plenty of time to consider their psychology of driving. It is an entirely different cup of tea. Never having been to a driving school

SCARY: Driving can be a daunting business. here, I have taken a wild stab as to their Highway Code, judging by many (though, admittedly, not all) the drivers out there…

Parallel parking: Seek out a spot which looks roughly big enough, then pull in at speed, enlarging the space using the bumpers until sufficient for the size of your car. Always fold in wing mirrors, since other

people are typically bad drivers.

Speed limit: The numbers indicated on the little signs are suggestions only or a recommended minimum. Shave off two minutes of your journey time at all cost. Sign up for our other popular course: Learning to avoid radar speeding fines.

Motorway driving: Choose a lane and stay there, drivers needing to pass should do so by

zig-zagging into pole position.

Don’t be afraid of hogging the fast lane even if you drive an articulated lorry. When you need to exit, do so at the very last minute by cutting across all lanes of traffic at an acute angle. If in doubt, watch re-runs of Formula 1 for inspiration.

Roundabouts: Annoying hurdles. Make them more interesting by launching car into the traffic when you like rather than when traffic allows unless the Guardia Civil happens to be there.

Overtaking: As often as possible - add a touch of exhilarating danger by narrowly avoiding oncoming cars in the other lane.

Insurance: An optional extra a bit like the driving licence, come to think of it. In case of accidentally damaging another car, drive away at great speed.

Admit nothing.

Choice of car: Only foreigners are silly enough to drive prestige cars. Anything old,

worn with big bumpers is advisable.

Indicators: A strange addition to car manufacturing, purpose uncertain. Use sparingly if at all.

Inter-driver communication: Flash headlights to signal ‘get out of my way,’ apply hazard lights when parking in the middle of a busy street - in fact hazard lights are a ‘get out of jail free’ for all slightly tricky scenarios, the horn can be readily used to vent your anger at any annoyance such as parents dropping off children at school and taking more than one second to do so, or should you take an ad hoc dislike to another driver. Equally shouting obscenities or waving a clutched fist are useful.

If you have any personal ideas of what must be in the Spanish manual or there are any particularly hair-raising driving incidents to divulge, do feel free to write to me at ulrica@euroweeklynews.com.

Until next time, drive safe!

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Strong and silent or chatty man?

Relationship experts believe male silent types are considered more attractive because their fewer words are considered

more manly and appealing.

Our question to women out there: Are you more attracted to the

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rugged, quiet type or do you prefer a more gregarious ‘metro’ with lots to say? What attracted you to your mate?

them, particularly my husband. It took PPOSITES attract for me two weeks of ‘accidentally’ bumping entrepreneur Anna into him to even get a ‘hello’ from him.”

Plaster, 34, from Algorfa Pamela Roderick runs a greenhouse (Alicante). She said she has nursery outside Mijas pueblo (Malaga). previously been drawn to the She agrees that men who keep to more rugged, themselves are more appealing. She was gregarious think they are the material for long- attracted to her husband specifically for types who lasting relationships. “I think most that reason: “He didn’t say much when were suited to women would admit they are we first met, but I knew that when he her bubbly tual MIKE and JULIE EVERT: Mu initially attracted to a manly spoke, he was sincere. I think that kind of personality. “I t quiet. attraction because he’s no exterior and the loud guy at the simplicity is masculine and attractive. I used to go out usually bar, but deep down we all want don’t with outgoing, with her husband Mike. that sensitive soul. There’s more staying see that in a eccentric types super She’s not sure that silent power in the silent types,” she believed. who were a bit Retired civil servant Sharon Cole- chatty types are more attractive, wild, but that ly true changed when I saying: “I’m very quiet. I Williams, on the Costa Blanca for the guy.” ltimate U : A more a met my husband was attracted to Mike winter, was always attracted to the silent in ANN nd as fou who is the complete because he is expressive types. She said: “There is definitely love w pe. ty t n opposite and is quiet and outgoing. If he was a something attractive about them, maybe e sil and patient. I think we silent type, I doubt he’d ever be able to a bit of mystery. When I was younger and complement each draw me out, and that’s one of the things looking for relationships, I was drawn to other’s personalities,” she said.

I love about him.”

Julie Evert is a schoolteacher from Student Karolina Byron, aged 21, is PAMELA RODERICK: Thinks quiet means honest, Bristol, on holiday in Fuengirola (Malaga) attracted to ‘men’s men’ but doesn’t which is attractive.

STREET TALK

Mountains of taxpayer-funded waste!

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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EMEMBER reading about all those EU butter mountains and milk lakes decades ago? Seems as though not much has changed in the UK either, as far as waste’s concerned.

According to a recent report, MPs have travelled all over the globe including to Los Angeles, Australia and Brazil, all at taxpayers’ expense - £1.7 million (€2.06 million) since 2010.

Six went on a £5,000 (€6,000) trip to Paris last year to investigate ‘cafés, gift shops and broadcasting rights in the French Parliament.’ Result? They’re considering increasing the range of children’s products in Westminster gift shops.

Nine MPs missed the last Budget because of a £50,000

PARIS: MPs on ‘fact finding’ trip.

(€60,000) trip to the South American region of Patagonia to visit a Welsh-speaking colony.

Yes, it’s got Welsh speakers.

They emigrated in the 1800s.

Fascinating of course, but there’s no earthly reason why British politicians need to travel there.

Why not communicate on Skype or visit a Welsh valley instead?

Great to see austerity hasn’t yet reached the Houses of

Parliament, then! Seems as if it hasn’t reached many other taxpayer-supported institutions either.

The programme-cutting BBC is again wasting licence fees on an EastEnders-themed makeover in its new £1 billion (€1.2 billion) London HQ - to make it more ‘inspiring.’

And a snapshot of waste by local authorities is always

illuminating. Stoke-on-Trent’s spending £10,000 (€12,100) on texts to the obese reminding them to diet.

As for the Met, they’re spending £100 (€121) to change a light bulb - maybe not such a bright idea when budgets are being cut (police officer numbers are currently at their lowest in over a decade) and up to 65 police stations across London

face closure. And the NHS? £5 billion (€6.06 billion) annually is lost to fraud - another form of prevent-able waste - that could pay for nearly 250,000 new nurses.

Finally, to return to MPs, whilst they’ll continue travelling abroad and spending taxpayers’ money, you have to wonder, don’t you, how many foreign politicians visit Westminster and spend as much on hotels, transport, meals and entertainment, thus bolstering the UK economy? After all, Westminster’s parliamentary traditions have served as a model for democracies all over the world.

Basically, we’ve no reason to mock African politicians’ corrupt practices. Most international visits are simply taxpayer-funded jollies for MPs. But don’t let’s ever forget that we’re all in this together. What a waste!

Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Retribution’ and ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.norajohnson.com) available from Amazon. Profits to Cudeca.

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RECESSION: Has hit sales after seven years.

Cava sales down 0.77 per cent THE president of the Cava Regulatory Council, Pedro Bonet, has confirmed that last year Cava sales went down by 0.77 per cent.

He attributes this descent to the seven years of recession during which Cava sales had not suffered very much but admits that now, finally, the industry is feeling the pinch.

He goes on to comment that the boycotting of Catalan products has not helped the industry.

The most hard hit foreign market was the UK, second largest outside Spain, with a drop of 16.7 per cent.

Printing your own pizza to take away PIZZAS, sweets and ravioli, among other foods, could be printed on 3D printers.

Printing food sounds like Science Fiction but for Kyle Von Hasseln it’s a reality.

At the South by Southwest Fair (SXSW), in Austin, USA, Hasseln presented a 3D printer capable of reproducing food.

The Chef Jet and the Chef Jet Pro will cost between $4,000 (€2,900) and $10,000, (€7270) respectively and will be available for purchase at the end of this year.

At the moment the product is going through a road test in a bakery in Los Angeles, Von Hasseln explains, where they are making all sorts of preserves, sweets and even chocolates.

The process of printing

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Fox to produce ‘Cocina2’ in Spain SPANISH chefs, Sergio and Javier Torres, are the hosts of a new Fox programme which will go around Spain discovering the best local produce on offer.

The 15 episode programme is a gastronomic tour of the country in which the two Michelin-starred chefs will go to a different region each week and explain what the ‘must have’ products are and what to do with them.

They will have the help of a local chef to guide them each week.

The Guggenheim opens a new bar TASTY: Print your own pizza. food begins with a computer programme which divides the food into layers to be printed on top of each other.

Inventions of this type

WORLD famous chef Ferran Adria is to write his own encyclopaedia under the title of Bullipedia.

In a disused textile factory in Barcelona ‘Bullipedia,’ the encyclopaedia named after his famous restaurant, will come to life.

In May more than 80 people will begin contributing to this new project with which the

thrill but they also invite suspicion as this sort of machine distances us from the origin of our food rather than getting nearer to it.

THE Guggenheim museum, in Bilbao, has a new bar to accompany its already popular restaurant.

The bar will have an independent entrance from outside the museum, as well as inside, and its ‘mission statement’ is

to provide the visitor with knowledge of the culinary culture of the area with local Basque products being the stars of the dishes.

The bar has two storeys and a privileged view over the city.

Ferran Adria writes his own encyclopaedia - ‘Bullipedia’ Catalan chef hopes to categorise all the dishes served in his restaurants and a few new ones.

Adria has commented that the important aspect of this book

will be the theoretical part of cooking rather than the practical.

Eduard Xatruch, ex-chef of El Bulli, said what they are hoping

to achieve is a work of reference in which people can find out not only what has been done with a particular ingredient but what has not been done.

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All the best as Joys Live opens THE legendary Old Joy's piano bar has been providing live entertainment since 1977 in the best located venue on the front-line in the world famous port of Puerto Banus, Marbella.

This April Old Joy’s will transform into ‘Joys Live’ in collaboration with the well known Marbella celebrity Paul Maxwel The Piano Man. Having been away from

PAELLA: Don’t forget the saffron.

Valencia is home of all rice dishes

VALENCIA isn’t only famous for burning effigies - it is also the place of origin of Spain’s most emblematic and international dish: the paella.

Some rice dish connoisseurs believe that the best local dish is not paella but rather ‘Alubias y Nabos,’ a rice dish made with beans and parsnips in which the meat

component can be either a lamb chop or bacon.

Another local Valencian delicacy is the ‘Fideua,’ this is very similar to the paella as far as colouring and taste, but it is made with very fine noodles instead of rice. As in a paella - the cook decides what to put in - there are no rules, just so long as you remember the saffron.

Puerto Banus for five years Paul has announced a comeback to Puerto Banus.

‘Joys Live’ will relaunch in April with the best live music entertainment and brand new decor.

Open from noon till 6am every day and night! Come along and experience the latest, most exciting live music venue on the Coast. See our website and Facebook.

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Located on the street behind the BP garage (halfway between the BP and the Grand Hotel), the Retro was taken over by four local men who wanted a great local bar with live music, sports and family fun.

The Retro Music Lounge Bar features live music on Fridays and Saturdays with performances that differ week to week. The variety includes pop, soul, jazz, and Motown from some of the better acts on the coast, including Mike Maph (#1 Soul Singer), Stelvis, Laura Oldfield doing 80s-present, and ABBA tribute.

Wednesdays are the Retro’s very popular Quiz Nite, with Global Radio DJ hosting.

Thursdays are karaoke night, again with Global Radio DJ. The Retro Music Lounge Bar stands out as a local bar, run by locals for locals to be exactly what its name connotes: A bar where music is key and where clients can relax and feel welcome, assisted by the recent improvements of a pool table, darts, WiFi and a late licence.

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atmosphere.”

Retro also regularly shows football, rugby, World Cup, golf, boxing, and all major sporting events for all sports.

For food, Retro boasts homecooked hot dishes (like chicken curry and home-made chilli and chips) for around €4.50 with salad included. The tapas cabinet in the summer is always full of home-

made tapas made fresh daily, and you’ll always find a good selection of fresh sandwiches and baguettes, not to mention cocktail specials.

The Retro gets full sun from 8am to 9pm, with its open terrace being perfect for the upcoming summer season. And with the beach a mere 100 metres away, it’s hard to find a reason not to spend plenty of time with these locals in their local Cala de Mijas family bar.

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Quality steak and burgers in lovely rustic Benalmadena pueblo S UCCULENT steaks, juicy burgers, freshest ingredients and a keen eye for quality: This is Longhorn del Sol, the best place in Benalmadena for excellent steaks and burgers.

Owner Klaus has been on the Costa del Sol for 12 years.

After much experience with restaurants in Dusseldorf, Cologne and Munich, he wanted “a smaller place I could run all by myself.”

Longhorn is just that, a comfortable, rustic and cosy restaurant perfectly located in the heart of Benalmadena pueblo, made extra convenient with free public parking just around the corner.

Klaus chose this location for Longhorn because “it’s original, it’s a very nice pueblo with good people.

And we get interesting tourists up here, different from those who stick to the costa.”

The interior is a lovely rustic style, a combination of warm colours, wooden and tile accents and attractive dinnerware providing a truly pleasant experience.

Longhorn chooses the best meats, importing directly from Galicia and San Sebastian.

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Attention to detail is key, down to specifics like fresh goat cheese for the salmon tartare (“The ‘fresh’ goat cheese in the packages isn’t really

fresh but ours truly is, even though we have to hunt for it!” Klaus emphasised), and desserts and cakes are produced in-house as well.

The wine list is impressive, with a good quality house wine in cava, white, rose and red for under €10/bottle; there is a nice selection of local and imported beers as well.

Longhorn’s lunch special Tuesday to Saturday includes entree, drink and dessert/coffee for only €12!

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Home-made bread doesn’t just make economic sense, it is also an absorbing hobby.

Iban Yarza, pioneer in the home-made bread community and participant in the TV programme ‘Robin Food,’ comments that four years ago people would look dumbfounded if you said you made your own bread but now it has become increasingly popular.

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Evidence of this is the soaring sales of cookbooks dedicated to this art including one written by Yarza himself: ‘Pan Casero’ (home-made bread).

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BENEFICIAL HOBBY: Home-made bread has become more popular.

Yarza, is you are working with something organic, something alive that expands and

changes while you manipulate it. The benefits are obvious: it’s fun and you can eat it.

Snail caviar for gourmets only at the moment FIFTEEN years ago Blas Hervias, director and founder of Blanc Gastronomy, came up with the idea of dedicating himself to the commercialisation of snail eggs as ‘white caviar.’

From the company’s offices in Puerto Real, in Cadiz, Hervias explained he first became

interested when he read about medicinal properties of snail secretions and eggs.

He signed agreements with the Universities of Cordoba and Cadiz to investigate the properties of these commodities about which there was nearly no information at the time.

After investigation he began to commercialise the product but said the main retail area is outside Spain in the more adventurous markets of Dubai and Singapore, among others.

Blanc Gastronomy has been going for five years and today produces ‘to order’ around 300

kilos of white caviar. Hervias goes on to comment that within Spain the product has been well received by chefs but has not yet reached the household cooking market.

He attributes his success to being one of the very few companies that offers this highend product.

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Orwell’s bitter-sweet Spanish experiences had a great effect Bruce Walbran Historically Speaking!

Bruce - a former UK career linguist - has studied national history and culture for years. A Spanish resident for two decades, he lives in Alfaz del Pi, near Benidorm.

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S far as 20th Century writers go George Orwell is easily one of the most influential.

This is mainly due to his determination to take on social injustices. To do this he realised he had to fully immerse himself in the lives and lifestyles of those who were being unjustly treated .

In his late 20s he spent months living on the roads and in doss houses to better acquaint himself with the lot of the poor and the dispossessed, recounting his experiences in ‘Down and out in Paris and London.’ In the industrial north he lodged with mining families and factory workers in order to graphically document the squalor in which the working classes lived during the 1930’s.

ORWELL: Arrived in Spain during the Civil War. He recounted his experiences in the book, ‘The Road to Wigan Pier,’ a clear political discourse on the futile nature of life on the bottom tier of an industrial society.

But it was his bitter-sweet experiences in Spain which probably had the greatest effect on the then 33-year-old writer.

Orwell arrived in Barcelona five months after the civil war started. He had intended to write newspaper articles but was swept up by the revolutionary atmosphere and joined the militia.

In his book, ‘Homage to Catalonia’ published two years later, he wrote of his first impressions; the contented and hopeful nature of the people of Barcelona who had effectively socialised their city. But it went tragically awry. Orwell had joined the newly-formed POUM which was a Marxist faction of the republican army.

Its ideology was one of socialist revolution for all the workers of the world, not just Spain; and its appeal in the primary stages of the war spread quickly.

Unfortunately for the POUM the main foreign, financial backer of the republican cause was Uncle Joe Stalin and worldwide social revolution was the last thing on his mind. The Soviet Union needed investment and trade deals from the western capitalist democracies to industrialise. It had to distance itself from any idea of Marxistbased revolution, anathema to capitalism.

It could not be seen to be providing financial and material aid to the Republic while the Republic contained ‘troublesome’ elements within its ranks.

Orwell saw it all. From the heady days of workers’ equality to the tragedy of betrayal brought on by pressure from the Soviet Union, the so-called socialist utopia more interested in capitalist trade than communist revolution.

He satirised this beautifully in ‘Animal Farm’ but it was in ‘1984’ where he most powerfully exposed the criminality in communism, creating a chilling dystopia where even thinking thoughts that were contrary to the interests of the Party was a crime.

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Summertime kicks off at Ocean Village THE world’s first five-star yacht hotel, Sunborn Gibraltar, is now open for business in Ocean Village. Its curtainraiser coincided with the official start of European summertime.

Sandra Lamplough, Marketing Manager for Ocean Village, said: “The opening of Sunborn Gibraltar is perfectly timed for us. Not only are the promenades of Ocean Village getting busy with footfall en route to wine, dine and overnight in

five-star style, we’re also seeing a number of other projects come to fruition including additional berths, office space, new eateries and bars, and the now customary summer live music programme on Leisure Island. Channel 5 is deliberating a third series of the documentary Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun, which received higher than expected ratings and audiences of up to 1.9 million viewers.”

Gaining experience ROYAL Gibraltar Police Officers have been helping to police football games in the UK in preparation for the day that Gibraltar hosts its own international matches.

Officially mayor THE investiture of Mayor of Gibraltar Adolfo Canepa was held at City Hall. Mr Canepa, a former Chief Minister of Gibraltar, is also the Speaker of Parliament. This is the second time he has been appointed Mayor.

Mystery death POLICE are investigating the death of a 51-year-old Belarusian resident of Spain at St Bernard’s Hospital. It was claimed that he had been poisoned and he was admitted several weeks ago after treatment in Spain.

WHAT’S ON • April 6 STM Group Fun Run Fun Run in aid of The Guardian Angel Foundation, 5km town run and 10km around The Rock. Start/finish at Casemates Square.

Registration from 8am. Assembly from 9.30am for 10am start. £10 entry for 10km run if paid in advance - £15 on the day £5 entry for 5km run if paid in advance - £10 on the day £3 for children for either.

Information: funrun@stmgroupplc.com • April 10 The Gibraltar Philharmonic Society Piano recital featuring Ingrid Fliter, Convent Ballroom, 8pm Tickets £20, phone 00 350 20072134. www.philharmonic.gi

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Suarez was an excellent negotiator and communicator and his good looks, charismatic personality and charm appealed to the people.

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The man who brought democracy to Spain

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MILITARY ESCORT: The horse-drawn carriage carrying the coffin passes through Madrid.

Peter Fieldman London-born journalist and author, Peter spends his time between Paris and Madrid.

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HE legacy of Adolfo Suarez who passed away last week in Madrid, is the Spanish Constitution, which brought to an end 40 years of dictatorship.

As the horse-drawn carriage carrying the coffin draped with the national flag, left the Congress building to pass slowly through the centre of the city with a military escort, the thousands of mourners, of all generations, who lined the streets, came not just to pay their last respects, but also to express their gratitude to the man who brought democracy to Spain.

Francisco Franco had groomed the young king, Juan Carlos, to take his place. But after Franco died in 1975, the king faced opposition from political and military leaders as well as a population demanding reforms. His first decision was to remove the prime minister appointed by Franco, Carlos Arias, and in July 1976 he chose 44-year-old Adolfo Suarez as the new prime minister.

It was a new era. Suarez was of a similar age to the king and had worked for many years for the Franco regime in the Falange movement and Opus Dei as well as a spell as director of Spanish Television. The media was important, youth was important and together,

Adolfo Suarez’s death on March 23 in a Madrid hospital, was peaceful, with his family by his side.

His coffin was taken to the Congress where it lay in state for 24 hours during which time more than 30,000 people filed past after spending up to four hours forming an endless, silent queue in the adjacent streets. After the funeral procession in Madrid, the cortege made its way to Avila, close to the village of his birth, where with much of the population braving the cold wind to pay their respects in the walled city, Adolfo Suarez was finally laid to rest next to his wife in a special tomb in Avila Cathedral.

The thousands who lined the streets came to give a last farewell to a man of integrity, a statesman devoted to his country, democracy and the well-being of the people. As a final gesture, the Government announced the renaming of Madrid’s airport as Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas.

Adolfo Suarez and the king began the transformation of Spain.

Suarez was an excellent negotiator and communicator and his good looks, charismatic personality and charm appealed to the people. He was Spain’s JFK. Within 12 months he had formed a new political party, the UCD (Union de Centro Democratico) to unite the rightwing parties. He called for a referendum to reform the nation’s political structure; all Spaniards over 21 would be granted the right to vote, there would be two houses - the congress and the senate whose representatives would be elected by the people, and political parties would be legalised.

The result of the referendum was a resounding success and on June 15, 1977, the first free elections since 1936 took place, preparing the way for Spain to become a Constitutional Monarchy.

The UCD obtained 34 per cent of the vote and the socialist party PSOE around 30 per cent. Suarez had become Spain’s first and youngest democratically elected prime minister. However, without an overall majority the Government was obliged to seek consensus with the opposition parties and the military to ensure that the ‘Transicion’ could proceed smoothly and peacefully. Suarez legalised the Communist Party in April 1977 and in October the same year opened discussions with the PSOE and Communist Party in order to guarantee stability and put into effect the necessary economic and social reforms. It became known as the Moncloa Pact.

By 1980 Suarez faced several setbacks including a censure motion orchestrated by the PSOE, which failed. Although he won a vote of confidence in the autumn, in January 1981 Suarez resigned as

Prime Minister, although he remained in Parliament. On February 23, a group of armed Guardia Civil officers led by Colonel Antonio Tejero burst into the chamber. Despite shots in the air and warnings to all those present to lie down, Suarez remained seated, staring unflinchingly at the soldiers facing him.

It was an example of his courage and strong personality. The attempted coup d’etat failed and in 1982 the PSOE party swept to victory and 38-year-old Felipe Gonzales became in turn the country’s youngest ever prime minister.

After the election defeat Adolfo Suarez left the UCD to form his own party the CDS (Centro Democratico y Social). But in 1991 after a series of poor results, he abandoned both the party and national politics. Although he received titles and honours he disappeared from public life.

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“It is a very exciting time for us,” said Richard Winter. “The ADAX standard panel heaters offer the customer a cheaper option to the stylish BEHA heaters, without compromising on the running efficiency and reliability that we have come to associate with Norwegian systems.”

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ALTHOUGH some towns have had displays of annuals for some weeks and garden centres have been stocking up for a month, safe plantings really start in April.

However with Easter being late this year splendid displays can be developed by then if you are still into the English garden idea that annuals and especially any new colour is a must.

A bed of antirrhinums in front of flowering bougainvillea can be an eye catcher as can petunias cascading from a first floor

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

balcony. But recognise that such displays require good soils, regular feeding and daily watering. If you are not acquainted with the range of annuals available in Spain we included descriptions and photographs of 25 in the book ‘Your garden in Spain - From planning to planting and

maintenance’.

They range from marigolds to candytuft, sweet peas to tobacco plants and low growing nasturtiums to three metre high sunflowers.

Annuals can be found for window boxes, large pots, hanging baskets, and flowerbeds.

The greatest problems with annuals are as follows.

1. Having shallow roots they are thirsty.

2. Regular dead heading is required to stimulate flowering.

3. Shade is required

during the hottest months.

4. Many can be flattened by heavy rains and winds.

5. Most are not frost hardy.

6. Maintaining constant temperature conditions when growing from seeds.

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8. Soils and composts need to be very fertile, rich in humus, water retaining but well-draining. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com April 2014

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Further slight optimism in house market ALTHOUGH they are waiting for the final drop in prices to happen, more and more people are beginning to look into the housing market with a view to buying.

According to Spanish real estate network Look & Find, 35 per cent of the population think that the time is not yet right for buying a house or flat. Another 26 per cent believe that they should wait and see how the market develops.

Sales of ‘second hand’ homes have risen by 2.2 per cent year on year while sales of new homes has gone down by 6.8 per cent.

The Look & Find online survey also revealed that many people see 2014 as the year bargains are going to be found in all areas of the housing market, this is attributed to the constant fall of prices over the last few years.

The survey also revealed that housing prices had gone down an average of 36 per cent since the beginning of the crash in 2006; in the last few years the drop has not been so steep.

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Rentals up nearly 50 per cent in one year RENTING is beating buying by a long shot in the Spanish market, especially in the larger cities.

Last year 195,264 occupation contracts were signed; of these 77 per cent were for rentals and only 22 per cent for purchases, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE). This ratio is the complete opposite of the pre-crisis situation when only 17 per cent of contracts were for rentals.

As demand for rentals has gone up, prices have come down. In Barcelona the average price of a rental property, of 70 square metres, is €681,6 this is 5.4 per cent less than in 2013. For the second year in a row no Spanish city has an average rental price of over €1,000.

The rental situation in the Catalan capital proves that the housing market is responding to the demands made on it and that prices can go down as well as up.

This rise in rentals is attributed to the

banking restrictions on mortgages and the difficulty that owners are having in selling their properties.

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EWLY-OPEN Peace of Mind in Montemar is the spot for fresh cocktails at simply unbeatable prices. Peace of Mind is a bar run by Stefan and Eva that boasts a great location near the beach, at the same time as having as its own private feel.

Stefan has 14 years experience in bars and restaurants, mostly in America, both in Florida and up north in Vermont.

“There’s nowhere like America for training and experience in the hospitality industry,” Stefan enthusiastically explained.

The result: A deeply engrained ethos that “the customer is always right,” one that Stefan and Eva have now brought to the Costa del Sol. “We listen to our clients, we listen to what they want. Then we do it,” they said.

And with no TV (that’s right, no TV!), the focus really is on people.

Peace of Mind has a good vibe for parties and a great mix of fun music.

“We wanted to open a place where people can get good quality cocktails and wines and simple, quality bar food.”

“After 20 suppliers we’re finally finding some that we like,” Eva explained, “those that provide us with good English sausages and Irish beef for our burgers.”

The food menu is basic but the drinks list is massive!

Most of their cocktails are priced at €3 - yes, just €3 - and they’re beautifully

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It’s on this foundation of attention and going the extra mile that Peace of Mind is built upon.

In addition to fabulous deals on cocktails, the all-day full English breakfast for €4.00 is an absolute steal, so stop by anytime, morning or night, from 10am to closing!

ATTENTIVE: Stefan and Eva.

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Stefan is quick, efficient and confident,

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Peace of Mind Bar Av. de España Montemar (next to La Barracuda hotel) 29620 Torremolinos 605 686 232

Canine selfies help raise funds ADANA, the Estepona-based dog rescue and adoption charity has over 150 dogs in its kennels in the Parque de Los Pedregales on the outskirts of Estepona, all awaiting new ‘forever’ homes. Like all dogs, they are vulnerable to deadly parasitic diseases.

Vaccinations against these diseases are available but cost money and ADANA which relies on public funding is always on the lookout for new ways of catching the public’s attention and raising funds. So when ADANA decided to raise money for a mass vaccination programme, Board member and President-elect Michele Yanez-Bowker came up with a solution.

‘I was looking at the campaign to post ‘selfies’ to raise money for breast cancer research and I thought ‘Why not a doggy selfie campaign to raise money for vaccinations?’ said Michele. She posted a notice of her campaign on Facebook and the public response was swift and positive.

‘For €4.50 and a selfie of your dog to be posted online you can buy a vaccine for a dog’, said Michele, who added she was delighted with the public response.

To post a pet selfie and help save a dog’s life go to: http://tinyurl.com/lw27hpk

SELFIE: Post yours online.

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WANTED! All types of antiques, paintings, jewellery, watches, silver etc. Any condition. Immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony’s Antiques and Jewellers shops, extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola. Mobile 609 529 633. Telephone 952 588 795 (201522)

BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING Services. Professionally qualified English bookkeeper offering all types of accounting services throughout the Costa del Sol. Specialising in expat autonomos and small businesses. Friendly, trustworthy and 100% reliable.

Web: www.saradan.es / Email: info@saradan.es / Tel David 656 345 455 (221003)

AIR CONDITIONING AIRFLOW Air conditioning for cooling and heating units. Professional, fully guaranteed installations. Tel: 952 443 222 (206483) AIR CONDITIONING repairs and servicing. Airflow. 952 443 222 (206483) AIR CONDITIONING heating installation, servicing, repairs and regassing, 24/7. Prompt reliable service 620 020 232, 951 165 090 (222269) SPAIN’S best air conditioners at sale prices! 495 euros buys you a superb Fujima air con including fitting and tax. If you fit it yourself, we pay you 150 euros!

Ask Mark, our senior fitter for more details on 635 059 456.

KOLDAIR Air Con Company, est 1973 (221076) AIR CONDITIONING by Cool and Cosy. The family company that cares. Installation and repairs. Quality machines. EsoSense movement sensor supplied and fitted for 80 euros.

Coin meters supplied and fitted from 230 euros. For other energy-saving products, visit www.coolandcosy.es. Tel 952 935 513 (207729)

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EL TALLER DE MENIA SC: we restore furniture, antiques, works of art. Free quotes, www.meniarestauracion.com 610 830 740 (221023)

ARCHITECTS PROJECTS, constructions, new buildings, extensions, reforms, licences & legalisations. cheda coarq@hotmail.com 680 700 430 (216549)

BLINDS

ACE OF SHADES - Vertical, Venetian, Roman, Roller, Wooden blinds, various colours available, also black-out blinds. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceofshades.es (101730)

GENERAL BUILDER. Tiling, plastering, painting, electrician, plumber, carpentry. Reasonable prices. 952 662 745 / 635 913 885 (References available) (219549) BATHROOM RENOVATION SPECIALIST. Joseph 625 199 313 / www.bathrooms4u.es (223050)

SOLAR BLINDS

DAMP PROOFING

SOLAR BLINDS ES Ideal for large glazed areas to reflect heat / glare and stop furniture fading and still keep the view. SAVE HEAT IN THE WINTER TOO improve your living environment.

Solarblinds.es@gmail.com Tel Ian 958 496 571 / 644 546 176 (215997)

DAMP problems, basements made dry and usable. Water penetration. Architect led company. www.123bmt.com. Tel. 606 101 878 (221248)

BOATS

REGISTERED ARCHITECT. New builds, renovations, interior design. Call +34 622 113 826 / vg.architecture@ gmail.com (215745)

DR DAMP leaking roofs, damp walls, all mould cured. All work guaranteed. Call 689 515 558 (215594)

PLASTERING PLASTERING, rendering, dry lining, coving, suspended ceilings.

Fitted kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms. All work guaranteed.

689 515 558 (215594)

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ACE OF SHADES - All colours available. Urbanisations catered for, electric and manual operation, also recover service available, largest selection of colours and designs on the coast.

Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceofshades.es (101730)

ALL REFORMS. Big and small professional service. Competitive prices. 605 206 394 (223225)

BOOKS

BATH REPAIRS

BEDS VISIT The Bed Warehouse for top quality British beds or just mattresses at unbeatable prices. Also top brands of bankrupt stock including Silentnight, Sealy, Rest Assured etc. Direct from our new larger premises on the Camino de Coin (A7053) km 13 heading out of Fuengirola - opposite RDMC’s and Woods Direct. Tel 634 187 700 / 600 633 986 (207739)

SUPERPOOL est. 1985. Pool tables, boxing and mini-vending machines on profit share, also new / second hand domestic tables and accessories. Tel 629 530 233 - www.superpool spain.com (219536) HOUSE CLEARANCE, anything considered. Top rates paid. Mick 634 053 107 (221414) CD and DVD collections large or small. TC will buy them all.

Telephone 652 072 600 (215722) PRIVATE INVESTOR, large cash reserve, ready to purchase top jewellery, watches, gold, diamonds, paintings. Possibility to arrange loan on importance pieces.

Discretion and immediate payment assured. Call 603 459 108 (208102) BUYS records, radios, old postcards, jewellery and watches.

Can Collect. Best price offered Tel 950 325 235 or 636 134 272 (217568) LARGE BAR/COUNTER for shop or house, 4 metres long, curved shape, wood effect, buyer collects, 250 euros. 607 322 996 (215545)

DECLUTTER, cash paid for small/medium furniture, antiques, furs, brass, copper and other ornaments. Tel: Howard 608 121 817 (221019)

BOAT TRANSPORT BOAT TRANSPORT up to 10mts.

Spain-UK-Spain. Free quotations call 609 580 378 or +44 7831 519605 (222208)

FOR SALE. Pools/Heating. Florida Titanium pool heat pump for sale p.w.o. €600 ono. 605 206 394 (223225)

BUILDING SERVICES PH BUILDERS. Full or Part Reforms. Bathrooms, kitchens, plumbing, tiling, electrics and more. Tel 600 204 433 SWINGLES CASAS SL. For all your building needs. Visit www.swinglescasas. com for more details or call 952 428 067 / 666 960 262 (202607) www.blueflaghomes.com.

Professional home builders in Spain since 2003. You choose the design - we do the rest. Tel 952 472 283 (217569)

BUSINESS OPP. RUNNING Indian Restaurant for rent. Benalmadena Pueblo. 632 571 188 (222476) COSY small restaurant, Benahavis for rent. Accommodation included. Nice views. 617 074 567 (222493) www.euroweeklynews.com

CARAVANS PARKING, STORAGE & SALES. Caravans - Motorhomes - Boats - Cars and Vans etc. Short / long term - Safe & secure, drop off & collections. Excellent rates, discount for long term, 5 mins from Fuengirola. Established 25 years. www.eurodog.es / info@eu rodog.es 679 786 669 / 606 101 807 (218617) SWIFT Jubilee Globetrotter, full awning, 4 bed, WC, shower, cooker, central heating, fridge, new tyres. €1500 ono. Tel 611 386 490 (223200)

CAR HIRE CAR HIRE long & short term 607 334 610 (221098) LONG term car hire. Excellent rates even during summer.

Quality cars, the best service.

Call AutoOasis on 952 623 297 or www.autooasiseurope.com (215834) CAR HIRE. Quality legal cars from 70 euros per week. Call 658 031 285 (201637)

CAR TRANSPORT

BOXED Ferrari models. Two full sets of 10 in mint condition, approx 20 years old. Offers. Tel 678 339 610 (222331) INSTANT CASH!!! For your old LPs, 45’s and record collections.

GUARANTEED BEST PRICES PAID. Also, a free valuation service. Call Paul - 603 584 249 or email details to paul@vp cltd.co.uk (221135)

BLINDS, awnings, mosquito screens, curtains, vast choice.

All areas covered. Coast and inland. 655 825 931 (215944)

BATHOLOGIST. Specialist in repairing chipped baths or refurbishing old / worn baths. No mess or disruption. 678 808 837 (101382)

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www.mollysbigtights.co.uk Affordable +size Italian tights, leggings and knee highs. Fairway Bar, Ave Terramar, Benalmadena, every Friday 2.30 to 4.30. 602 685 061 / 951 359 065 (222246)

CARPENTRY CARPENTER cabinet maker, Irish. Available for all types of property maintenance, plumbing, painting, electrical, kitchens and bathrooms renovated etc, 30 years experience, very reliable. Tel: 952 441 955 / 677 087 575 (202841) IRISH CARPENTER, doors, decking, floors, kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms. General property maintenance. Established 2002. Tel 952 196 457 or 696 064 019 www.complete-carpentry.com (221146) CARPENTER, joiner, Swiss, reliable, reasonable, quality.

Kitchens, bathrooms, tiling etc.

Engineered wooden floors installed from 35€/m2. Bruno Horn. 637 506 527 / 951 397 436 / brunaz@yahoo.com (221139)

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CHIMNEY SERVICES APEX CHIMNEY SERVICES, professional chimney sweeping and smoke testing. NACS Qualified. Clean and efficient Tel: Bob 696 320 202 (215840)

CHURCH SERVICES BENALMADENA Elim Family Fellowship. Sundays 11am. Elim familyfellowship.com or call 951 912 525 or 952 446 627 (0)

CLASSES SEWING, PATTERN CUTTING & FASHION DESIGN! Industry professional gives WEEKLY CLASSES from 7€ hr using our own machines. Hourly tuition or part-time, Mon, Tues, Thurs and Sat. Call or email for details:678 905 929 / info@Fashion Workshop.eu (222248)

SPANISH SPANISH courses/lessons for English speakers by qualified tutor from Marbella - Malaga. Call 607 555 811 (221008)

CLEANING SERVICES OVEN CLEANING, domestic, commercial, complete fittings, let professional do hard, dirty work, from 35€. 632 569 282 ovencleaningcostadelsol.com (207828) UPHOLSTERY and steam cleaning sofas, carpets etc… JA Cleaning Services 626 357 955 (200771) CARPET & UPHOLSTERY PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE WET OR DRY CLEAN, HONEST, RELIABLE SERVICE. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 (101382)

COMPUTERS LAPTOP HELP LINE. Notebooks, netbooks and tablets repaired, software updates, Internet and email problems solved. Refurbished laptops for sale. Web page designed and maintained.

952 564 274 / 677 702 501 (208364) CEEDALES Computers (AEG) Cliff (ex-PC Doctor) with 25+ years experience can resolve your PC issues, repairs, upgrades, Virus removal, data recovery, languate change, IPTV advice, home & office networks, graphic design, web design, hosting solutions. 633 277 565 cliff@ceedales.net (201699)

COMPUTER PROBLEMS SOLVED. Error messages fixed, viruses removed. Repairs and upgrades available. Laptops in English. Kindle, iPad & Android help. One-to-one training. Also, low cost, reliable internet TV solutions, even for slow connections. Experienced, reliable service. Paul 630 652 338 / 952 493 859 (215502) FREE TV from your PC, speed up and tune up your pc. Basic computer lessons from 10€ per hour. 626 980 869 (206398)

CONCRETE CUTTERS SB DIAMOND DRILLING AND CUTTING. Concrete, stone, brickwork. Any size. Any thickness. Steve Baggs 609 321 958 (221221)

CONSTRUCTION

DOMESTIC Appliance repairs washing machines, fridges, cookers, ovens, water heaters, gas / electric, professionally repaired. Christian 608 337 497 (207492) WASHING machine repairs.

No fix No fee. Call Joe: 686 271 836 (223142)

DRAINAGE

FINANCIAL SERVICES YOU are the owner of a property? And need liquidity? Contact us! Tel: 952 810 438 or 690 270 682 Email : mtf@bc-international.eu / www.bc-international.eu / Business Contacts International (215941)

FLOOR POLISHING MARBLE FLOOR (2.50€/m2) WHY PAY MORE .WE CLEAN, CRYSTALLISE, SEAL THEN POLISH YOUR MARBLE TO HIGH GLOSS, NON SLIP. PROFESSIONAL GUARANTEED, FAST SERVICE. 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. ALSO REPAIRS DAMAGES TO MARBLE, CLEAN AND SEAL TERRACOTTA TERRACES, COVERS ALL COSTA DEL SOL. TEL: 671 244 683 (215511) T1

DRAINS: Our fully equipped vehicles are ready to deal with any problem, water jetting, water leak detection, CCTV, roofs relining and more. Discounts for urbanisations. Pipetek. 674 632 344 / 952 897 516 (223198) T1

MARBLE FLOORS polished. Fast service. Reliable, family run.

TERRACOTTA CLEANED and sealed. Wooden floors treated.

No job too small. Family run.

Cleansol 10am - 10pm 7 days all areas. 952 930 861 / 607 610 578 Discount Code: EWN 1 CLEAN (206437)

CLEARFLOW DRAIN SERVICES. All drain problems solved. More than 25 years on the coast. Leak detection, leak and repair.

Clearflow Group. Telephone 952 885 661 or 630 200 600 (222264)

FLOOR POLISHING - 20 years Costa, reliable from €2/m2, bring your floor back to life. 639 014 237 (221011)

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION ALL electrical installation work and repairs. On the coast 12 years. All work guaranteed. Call Jim 652 023 012 (222346)

ELECTRICIANS ELECTRICIAN 16th Edition BS7671 qualified, 25 years experience. Rewires, extra sockets, lights, fault finding etc. Contact electrician .in.spain@gmail.com. Call Ian 650 151 569 (215809)

TONY’S MARBLE RESTORATION SERVICE. Marble and terrazo floors, professionally refurbished, quotations without obligation. +34 620 726 875 (215928) HIGH SHINE marble & natural stone floor specialist, for fast free quote and unbeatable prices, call 603 657 313. Free before and after gloss metre readout. (219464)

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COUNSELLING QUALIFIED COUNSELLOR: (English Female), available by phone or Skype. For a free initial chat, call Denise 696 161 706. Email counsellingbymsn@ hotmail.com or www.counsellor byphone.com (215950)

CURTAINS QUALITY hand finished curtains & soft furnishings, professionally qualified, contact Rachel 952 825 766 or visit www.curtain couturemarbella.com (209717) CURTAINS, BLINDS, UPHOLSTERY, a complete service. www.marbellacurtainde sign.com. Mary 675 813 348 (215855)

ELECTRICIAN fully qualified all aspects covered. No call out charge. Honest reliable service.Call James Tel.954 059 041 Mobile.667 876 754 (223879)

ENERGY CERTIFICATES MY ENERGY CERTIFICATE. Now legally required for ALL properties for sale or rent. Call +34 627 805 581 / info@myenergycertificate. com (215745)

FENCING SERVICES CHAINLINK FENCING erectors, general builders, really competitive prices. Free quotation, no job too big or small, very reliable. Tel: 655 218 466 (215371)

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ALL aspects of house and garden maintenance. Property care and decorating/gardening/landscaping. Reliable service, excellent rates. Free quotes, call Chris 603 563 496. Enquiries at chrisdoyle1@live.co.uk (221311) GARDENER for private homes, communities, tree pruning, pool maintenance, garden design.

Specialist in water systems. Tel: 666 953 892 www.jardin-gar den.es (208110) GARDEN and pool maintenance.

9 euros per hour, monthly maintenance from 120 euros. References available. RICARDO 637 160 129 (215535)

GATES

EXPRESS Metalwork Services.

Gates, grilles, rails and scissor gates. 952 590 748, 617 065 636. www.express-steel.com Facebook Express Metalwork (222330) ELECTRIC GATE/GARAGE DOOR automation repaired.

Free, no obligation quotation.

Call Colin - 636 394 641 (217722)

GENERAL SERVICES MAN with small van for all your needs, English/Spanish speaking translations, waiting in offices for you etc, based in Marbella (all the coast) 678 817 145 (215826)

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GARDENING PROFESSIONAL garden services from Fuengirola to Estepona. All aspects of gardening and full maintenance and landscaping, free quotes, competitive prices. Contact Andrew 600 259 981 Andrew@gar den-professionals.com (215793)

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HEALTH & BEAUTY SAYAN MASSAGE. Your best traditional & tantric massage for ladies and gentlemen. 952 586 339 - 608 977 260 www. masajessayan.es (218077) MOBILITY SCOOTERS, wheelchairs, hoists, rise recline chairs, electric adjustable beds, commodes, walking aids, all you need to make your life easier. All available for sale or hire, long or short term. Tel 633 127 901 / www.mobilityspain.com /info@mobilityspain.com (215561) LA CALA, SPA treatments, foot massage, sauna, pool etc. From 20€. 652 938 380 (222484)

ASIAN MASSAGE SALON in Benalmadena, promotion month of May 30 euros one hour body massage, all masseuses are Asian and qualified with lots of experience. Telephone: 952 824 348, 660 587 171 www.asian massagesalon.com (206767)

GLASS CURTAIN repairs, specialist in replacement of discoloured plastic strips that act as a seal between the glass panels. Call Julian 655 825 931 (221449)

FOR SALE: Benalmadena Bonanza area, lock-up garage with store room in an underground secure parking area. 10,000 euros, vacant from April. Tel 651 097 468 (215518)

CLASSIFIEDS

MOBILE hair & beauty specialising in cuts, colours and wedding packages. www.images2810.eu.

Tlf 634 109 688 (221189)

GLASS CURTAINS

ALL ELECTRICS - Rewiring, fault finding, boletins - 693 678 980 (207413)

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PC DOCTOR, 20 years serving the coast. Laptops, PC sale and repairs in any language. We come to you 952 591 071 (215691)

LEATHER Suites, Upholstery and carpets thoroughly cleaned. Tel: 952 930 472 or 667 430 518 (207741)

OFFICE in Calahonda facing N340. 108m2. Suitable for an office, shop or warehouse. Tel: 696 206 698 (221138)

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THE SPORTS SHOP, Fuengirola. Tel 952 473 530. Specialists in golf prizes. Gift sets, pens, key rings, metal spoons & beer tankards, pins & medals. Large selection of ladies & hole in one prizes.

Try our new embroidery service, free artwork, best prices, quality & machinery.

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GUITARS CHARLIEGUITAR.COM. Sell and buy guitars. The first vintage shop in Spain, opposite the bus station. Calle Jacinto, Benavente No 1, Fuengirola 622 919 500 (215849)

HAIRDRESSING HAIRDRESSER, mobile, very reasonable rates, between Estepona and Sotogrande. Call Gilly 658 675 077 (207705)

BEAUTY TREATMENTS BOTOX AND FILLERS - From €95. Covers the Costa del Sol and inland. 609 347 086. www.altered-image.eu (221168)

MASSAGE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS MASSAGE 12 years experience. 1 hour €35, 1.5 hours €50, Elviria. Wendy 952 852 330 or 634 310 821. Mobile service + €10 (215508) UPLIFTING MALE MASSAGE. Certified male therapist. Artola, Marbella. 620 986 080 (222100) REINA Sport & Health. Experienced professional physiotherapy, osteopathy. “Oxygen pain therapy”. Professional sports massage. Personal trainer.

Calahonda - Riviera home visits, hotel. 618 515 487 (201695) SPORTS MASSAGE AROMATHERAPY, Hot Stones, lymph drainage, reflexology, Reiki, Neuva Andalucia and home visits. Carol ITEC www.holistic stone.net Tel 653 139 558 (201580) PHYSIOTHERAPIST available for therapeutic massage. Stretching, classic & relaxing massage.

Home visits 65 mins, 50 euros, 95 mins 65 euros. Monika 659 506 496 (207728) MASSEUR, SPORTS MASSAGE, REFLEXOLOGY, DEEP TISSUE, CLINIC OR HOME VISITS WELCOME. 1 hour 30€. Tel 665 945 768 / www.marbellatherapist .com (STRICTLY NON SEXUAL PROFESSIONAL MASSAGE) (223214)

HOT TUBS / SPAS HOT TUBS, new, used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs 691 973 131 / 952 793 398 (206456)

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FREE LISTINGS for Holiday Rental Villas www.holidayfoot prints.com (221428)

NANCY’S LAUNDRY. Washing, drying, ironing, dry cleaning, duvet, bedcovers, curtains, rugs, drop off or collection and delivery available. Avda. Bonanza, Arroyo de la Miel (between Lloyds Bank and Piscis). Tel 952 561 726 www.nancyslaundry.es (221065)

HOME CLEARANCES WANTED – House Clearance and garage clearance, best prices paid. Contact Paul Vickers, 617 543 315 (207637)

LAWYERS

WANTED FURNITURE & household items houses gardens garages cleared top prices paid fast reliable service 639 229 607 / 649 977 723 (222376)

INSURANCE

LOANS HOLA CREDITO. Instant short term loans against your valuables. Quick, easy and always discreet. Tel 900 123 457 www.holacredito.com (219899)

ABBEYGATE INSURANCE If you are renewing your policy or looking for new cover. Call us, as we are the only Insurance Company in Spain to offer protection on your no claims bonus. Call 952 893 380 (68259) ABBEYGATE INSURANCE Make the right choice and join the thousands of expatriates who have. We provide a friendly personal service, for all your home, motor, health, travel or marine insurance. Call 952 893 380 (68259)

EU INSURANCE DIRECT Extra Special Offers. Up to €50 cash back for car and home insurance (conditions apply) for new customers. For all your Insurance Needs and the Best Price and Best Cover in English, call Wendy on 952 830 843 / 676 098 464 email info@euinsurancedirect.com www.euinsurancedirect.com (201550)

INTERNET

HEALTH INSURANCE Competitive prices, English worded policies. Pay monthly or annually. All levels of cover. Premiums from €25 a month. Tel: 956 795 453 Abbeygate Insurance (68259) ABBEYGATE INSURANCE Car insurance exclusive for expatriates, save up to 50%.

Find out about our price pledge on UK plated cars. Home insurance from €50. Tel: 952 893 380 (68259)

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LOANS AVAILABLE on all types of paintings, jewellery, watches, silver etc. Any condition. Immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony’s Antiques & Jewellers shops extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola. Mobile 609 529 633. Tel: 952 588 795 (SE) (201522)

24/7 LOCKSMITH HOSTING - Carrier grade data centre in Elviria, two diesel generators, multiple backbone symmetrical carrier-class connections, BGP4 routing, aircon, secure facilities. For dedicated housing or hostings with serious bandwidth and 99.99% uptime, we can host your servers and applications in our data centre in Elviria. Feel free to visit us to discuss your needs. 951 055 676 www.mercuryinternet.com (207745)

INVETSMENT OPP 11% APR on your savings with guarantees and more. Please call without obligation. 653 946 311 (215520)

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LOCKSMITH emergency / appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service. Call Paul 657 466 803 (216650) T1 COSTALOCKS 24/7, LOCKSMITH/ HOME SECURITY, NEW KEYS, KEYED ALIKE, WINDOWS SECURED, SAFES OPENED / INSTALLED, FREE HOME SECURITY CHECK, CALL Debby or Bob 952 660 233 / 667 668 673 CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED WWW.COSTALOCKS.COM (215516) T2

MISCELLANEOUS WOODY´S LOS BOLICHES. Greeting Cards, mail to and from the UK. Passport renewals and all adverts for Euro Weekly News – display or classified.

Open 9.00-2.00PM (Sat 10.00 – 2.00PM) One street behind the Confortel, just off Plaza San Rafael, Los Boliches, on C/Poeta Salvador Rueda 93 (Passports Mon to Fri Only) Tel: 952 471 877 (95705)

MOBILE HOMES KARAOKE RUSTY’S KARAOKE. Available for public and private functions.

Tel 611 314 851 (201607) www.euroweeklynews.com

WE BUY, Sell, remove all types of mobile homes. We pay CASH and cover all of Spain. More details call Suzi Caley 616 250 727 / 951 063 059 or email suzica ley@gmail.com (215521)

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WANT TO RELOCATE? We can transport your home and install on to a 12 month park from £4,995. Annual site fees from €3,000 Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143) BRAND NEW WILLERBY Siena 32m² home sited within a stylish gated community, 45 minutes from Malaga airport £19,995 Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143) WILLERBY COTTAGE 28x10 sited in ‘La Serrana Hills’ of Pizarra, site open all year round, swimming pool, only £13,495. Want to view? Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143) FOR SALE, 10ft X 32ft 2 bed mobile home in Coin. Private small park, fully furnished, a/c, 2 sheds, patio area, veranda with gazebo, own garden area, electronically gated park, own area also fenced and gated.

Pets are welcome. Ground rent is 285€ per month which includes all electrics and water.

Price 8,000 euros. For further information or pictures contact 634 975 246 or email robbie9991@hotmail.com (222296)

24/7 MOBILITY MOBILITY SCOOTERS, electric wheelchairs, wheelchairs, walking frames for sale and rent.

Delivered to home or hotel at very competitive prices.

Part exchange considered.

Always a good selection of quality used mobility scooters in stock with guarantee.We have large scooters with a range of up to 40km. Medium scooters with a range of up to 30km and small scooters that can go into your car with a range of 8-12km. We also stock electric wheelchairs with a range of 30km and one that folds to go into your car with a range of 12km. New wheelchairs always in stock and used ones at considerable savings. Mobility scooters bought for cash. Mobility scooter batteries supplied and fitted. For same day delivery phone 609 581 139. email info@mobili tyscootersdirectspain.com / www.mobilityscootersdi rectspain.com (201565)

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MOBILITY THE MOBILITY WIZARD. The only company in southern Spain that specialises in repairing and maintaining mobility scooters, power chairs and mobility products. Authorised repair agents for most European manufacturers. Most repairs carried out at your place of residence, batteries analysed and replaced if needed, tyres supplied and fitted. Summer’s coming, has your mobility scooter been serviced lately? Full service and inspection at your home for just €60.

Large selection of mobility scooters available for sale and rent, no deposit required and free delivery. We also offer roadside assistance, we will come to your rescue if you’re unfortunate enough to have a breakdown or puncture, keep this number handy! Tel 633 127 901 / www.mobility-spain.com /info@mobility-spain.com (215561) MOBILITY hires and sales, all along the coast. Used scooters from 395€. Tel 952 447 764 (215679)

MORTGAGES

AIR CONDITIONING MOSQUITO SCREENS ACE OF SHADES - Don’t let the bugs get you! Available in enrollable, slider and pleated. Large choice of colours including wood effect. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceof shades.es (101730) MOSQUITO Screens for windows, doors and a high quality sliding patio door screen. All finishes available. Quick service.

All areas covered. Call Julian 655 825 931 (221450)

MOTORING

MORTGAGES

WANTED SPANISH PLATED CARS

INSTANT CASH SAMANTHA – GORDON

952 83 21 73 608 658 785 www.robertsoncars-spain.com

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VEHICLE air conditioning, regassing, repairs and servicing.

Mobile service, office or home.

Call Dave 622 252 570 (222471)

CAR SERVICES CHIPS AWAY, Marbella, San Pedro. 10% discount. Tlf. 952 853 350. See advert on page xxx (209715) AUTOMATIC gearbox specialist. Transmatic. All models including classic cars, serviced, repaired and reconditioned. Also 4x4 transfer boxes and power steering Call/fax 952 796 166 / 952 805 804 email: trans matic2005@yahoo.com. www.transmatic.es BRITISH MECHANIC WORKSHOP. Repair, service & ITV to all makes of cars, vans and 4 x 4s. Call Steve 951 914 025 or 605 407 369.

Poligono Las Perales, Mijas Costa. britmechanicspain @gmail.com (221281) AUTOELECTRICS and Diagnostics. Non starts, misfires, ABS and airbag faults. Call Dave 622 252 570 (222472) UNLOCK the true potential of your vehicle. ECU remapping up to 30% more power. Up to 15% improved fuel economy. Call Dave 622 252 570 (222473) MECHANIC workshop & mobile. All work undertaken. ITVs done. Reasonable rates.

Prompt, reliable services 24/7.

620 020 232, 951 165 090 (222269)

FOR SALE CLEARANCE SALE at Robertson Cars. Cheap trade-in Cabrio Ford Escort 1.6, 1995, genuine 98,000kms, approx 61,000 miles, rarely used holiday car, electric roof, windows, locking. Midnight blue with alloy wheels. Bargain buy, be quick. Only 1,995 euros, yes 1,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 www.robertsoncars-spain.com AUTOMATIC BMW 330i, genuine 53,000kms with full BMW service history, 2001 model, one very careful owner now leaving Spain, shining condition, always garaged, silver with black interior and alloy wheels. Four door, every extra, electric locking, climate control, you will not find one in this condition. We promise, brilliant BMW, 5,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple).

See photo on our web page. Tel 952 832 173 or 608 658 785 / www.robertsoncars-spain.com (201544)

ESTATE station wagon Peugeot 207, year 2008, top of the range ‘Outdoor’, big glass sunroof, genuine 31,000kms with full Peugeot service history, always garaged, beautiful sea blue and alloy wheels, half leather interior, parking sensors and lights and rain sensors, every extra, absolutely immaculate, one elderly owner, new hip forces sale. 7,500 euros.

Samantha and Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) Tel.952 832 173 or 608 658 785 see photo on www.robertsoncars-spain.com (201544) 4x4 HONDA CRV-I VTEC 2.0 Litre LS, 2005 model, silver alloy wheels, black leather interior, CD player, air condition, private lady owner, great for bad roads and campo safe driving and room for the dogs. Phone Samantha and Gordon Robertson 608 658 785 / 952 832 173.

See photo on www.robertsoncars-spain.com (201544) AUTOMATIC Mercedes A160, only 44,000kms (approx 27,000 miles), rarely used holiday car, year 1999, air conditioned, silver with black cloth trim and alloy wheels. What a bargain buy. Samantha and Gordon Robertson ( The Car Couple) Tel 608 658 785 or 952 832 173 see photo www.robertsoncars-spain.com (201544) CLEARANCE SALE at Robertson Cars, diesel, seven seater 2010 Peugeot 5008 1.6 HDI Premium pack 110BHP. Only 58,000kms (approx 36,000 miles), 6 speed, climate and cruise control, PAS, ABS, ESR, light and wiper sensors, parktronic, rich wine colour with alloy wheels, great people carrier, perfect for school run, see photo on our web page, was 13,995 euros, now 12,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple), 608 658 785 / 952 832 173 www.robertsoncars-spain.com (201544) CLEARANCE SALE at Robertson Cars, diesel, 2011 Renault Megane Scenic 1.5 DCI, 6 speed, 110 BHP. Emocion only 32,000kms (approx 20,000 miles), still has manufacturer’s warranty for 18 months. One lady owner selling due to work relocation, lovely in white with many extras and diesel economy was 12,995 euros, now 11,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) 952 832 173 or 608 658 785 www.robertsoncars-spain.com (201544) SELLING your Spanish car?

Contact Robertson Cars. We pay the best prices in cash for quality. Expat owned Spanish Cars. Tel 952 832 173.

(201544) AUTOMATIC Ford Focus 1.6 Trend, 5 door, 2007, 80,000kms, silver, super condition with new ITV. 5,750€ including transfer to new owner. 952 590 297 / 662 561 773 (215622) JAGUAR S TYPE 2.7D, 2006 model, auto, top of range, excellent condition, €7,995. Tel 686 074 767 (223202)

CLASSIFIEDS

BILL BRADY CARS has been established on the Costa del Sol since 1986, in which time he has helped thousands of expatriates to buy or sell their quality used Spanish cars and also keeping all the documentation simple so you understand all that is going on (which is important). You can contact Bill direct on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 or billbradycars.com (215826)

FORD KA, 2004, limited edition, sliding s/roof, serviced and ITV’d, GC, 2,600 euros. 605 109 796 (223196)

DIESEL Citroen C-3 2007/8, 5 door from private owner, only 72,000klm (45,000mls), electric blue, ideal family car with fantastic economy and only 4,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (215826)

RENT to own your next car, modern, well maintained quality cars, all inclusive rates. Call AutoOasis on 952 623 297 or w w w. a u t o o a s i s e u r o p e . c o m (215834)

AUTOMATIC/Diesel Citroen C4 2008, 5 door, 33,000klm.

Metallic gold, climate control, alloy wheels, great business or family car, health forces sale, a very scarce car and only 6,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (215826) CONVERTIBLE/Cabrio Peugeot 307 CC 1.6 INJ, 2005 only 80,000klm (49,000mls) with service history from private owner, get ready for the summer at this low price, metallic black/black check trim, alloys, dual climate control and lots more yes, its only 5,995€.

952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (215826) PRICE SLASHED - MOTORHOME Benimar Sport 300 2009 Mdl. Ford Transit 2.2 TDCI,130.HP,CV. only 59’000 Klm (37’000 Mls.) 6 berth 6 belted seats Air-Conditioned, full central heating, Alarm, rear view camera, shower, toilet, 120 Ltr. water tank, 3 gas hob, fridge/freezer, DVD. This camper is immaculate WAS 28’995€, NOW ONLY 26,995€.

952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (215826) PRICE SLASHED VW POLO 1.4, 5 door 2010/11 metallic gunmetal grey, alloy wheels, looks fantastic, bought from main dealer, Sara Motors, leaving Spain, WAS 7,995€, NOW 7,600€, 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (215826) 4x4 AUTOMATIC Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCI, titanium 2011 from private owner still with Ford warranty. Beautiful jeep coming in soon. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (215826) 4x4 DIESEL Suzuki Vitara 2.0 HDI 2003 with removable hard tops, 3 door, air conditioning, only 92,000klm (57,000mls), a very nice little jeep for only 3,995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (215826) VW TIGUAN automatic/diesel 4 Motion 2.0 TDI. 2009 one private owner 50,000klm (31,000mls), bought and serviced by Safa Motors, Marbella as their top model, even has parallel parking camera, sat/nav, too many extras to list (see web page), cost 37,000€ new, my price only 19,995€.

952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (215826)

MERCEDES Sprinter Luton Van, 25m3 box, Tax, MOT, UK reg, 2004, €3,300. Tel 611 386 490 (223200) JAGUAR XJ6 Sovereign, 1992, 98,000kms. Recent ITV. Best offer over 2,000 euros. 617 423 095 (215540)

2011 PEUGEOT 308 SW Automatic 1.6 diesel (stop/start), 1 owner, 11,500km, 5/6/7 seater AS NEW. €13,500. 637 157 397 (215746) MAZDA 5, 2.0 Sportive, 7 seater, silver, very good condition. €6,250 Tel 952 668 342 (217572) NISSAN PRIMERA 1.6 petrol, 2004, all extras, just serviced and ITV’d, 2,900 euros. 605 109 796 (223196) MERCEDES CLK 320, Cabrio 2000 superb condition, genuine 57.500 km, 9,750€, for full details and photos email: fwkzone@gmail.com or 634 165 029 (223132) SEAT IBIZA 1.4 petrol, 5 door, 2004, all extras, recently serviced and ITV’d, GC 2,600 euros. 605 109 796 (223196) LARGE VAN - RENAULT MASTER MWB PANEL VAN, Nov 2007, Dci 120, RHD UK registered. MOT Nov 2014, Tax April 2014. Bloody good running order. FSH. 4 trips UK - Ronda since last November. Body work with dings and scratches. Everything working OK. Good tyres and new spare. Pro-ply lined and floor. GBP3,000 ovno. Will retax at cost if required. Chris 722 580 041 Ronda (223221) ALL VEHICLE’S PURCHASED WITH OR WITHOUT PAPER’S FREE COLLECTION 652 031 436 (201684)

INSURANCE ABBEYGATE INSURANCE. No automatic annual increase on our Motor Insurance, renewal policies. Call 952 893 380 (68259) WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance.

Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 902 123 309. (200726)

MECHANICS MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work. Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (221408)

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CLASSIFIEDS BRITISH MECHANIC WORKSHOP. Repair, service & ITV to all makes of cars, vans and 4 x 4s. Call Steve 951 914 025 or 605 407 369. Poligono Las Perales, Mijas Costa. britme chanicspain@gmail.com (217674) MECHANIC workshop & mobile. All work undertaken. ITVs done. Reasonable rates.

Prompt, reliable services 24/7.

620 020 232, 951 165 090 (222269)

OSTEOPATH OSTEOPATH Chris Howard, BSc (Hons) Ost. La Cala de Mijas.

Established over 10 years in Spain. Diagnosis, advice, treatment for all types of pain/injury.

Qualified, Registered, Insured.

952 050 180 / 679 501 367 (207742

PAINTERS/DECORATORS

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

TYRES

CHARITIES

MOBILE TYRE FITTING. All brands, Competitive prices, 24/7 call outs. 627 352 860 / www.tyreology.com (201569)

ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call Marjorie 952 79 74 05 or 636 934 146 (93319)

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

(207938) HUSBAND & WIFE TEAM. Painting/Interior design. Free estimates. Graham - 607 923 486 (222271) I BUY ANY CAR. 602 533 508 mikewallsp@gmail.com (218504) WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 693 028 325 (101382) WANTED. CARS & JEEPS & camper vans for cash. All makes, LHD, any condition. 693 357 000 (215821) CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN AND UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (101382)

PAINTING, Plumbing and General Build Works, Refurb and Reforms at competitive prices.

Free quotation contact tel: 625 200 205 (215503) I CAN paint your 1 bedroom apartment for 200 euros. Your 2 bedroom apartment 250 euros.

References available. RICARDO 637 160 129 (215535)

PEST CONTROL

CARS AND VANS, ANY REGISTRATION, INSTANT CASH, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPANISH 693 028 325 (101382) CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837 (101382) CAR’S VAN’S ANY REGISTRATION WANTED TOP PRICES FREE COLLECTION FROM ANYWHERE 652 031 436 (201684)

MUSIC DAVE C CLARKE, guitarist, vocalist, pianist, ex-Cunard.

Specialising in popular Spanish guitar. Available solo or combo. Parties/weddings/class restaurants, dinner dances. Huge repertoire. Details 00350 200 43393 (201704)

NAUTICAL 12 MTR BERTH in Puerto Banus available to rent, €6,000pa. 15 MTR BERTH in Estepona Marine for sale, very good position for sail boats, also DEEP. €45,000. Tel 609 044 965 (215851)

PEST CONTROL. FOR THE BEST SERVICE AT GUARANTEED BEST PRICES, CALL LOCAL PEST - Plaguicosta Termites free survey, ants from 69 euros, wasps from 59 euros, cockroaches from 69 euros, palm trees from 40 euros and all other pests. The British company you can trust, registered with the Sanitary Department. Tel 952 449 591. All Prices plus IVA (223817) T1 COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc.

Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee, serving the coast since 1985. Only legal English owned pest control Company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (209962)

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ACE CHARITY at El Refugio Kennels always needs volunteers to help with dog walking.

It’s good exercise, a couple of hours any morning of the week.

Foster and permanent homes also needed for our many inmates! Vivien 639 991 079 (93320) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public week-ends from 10.00 to 5.00.

Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at anytime. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers.

We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference.

You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeonline.net www.sepeonline.net (93321) A t S O S A n i m a l Re fu g e w e have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need i t e m s t o s e l l o n o u r m a r ke t stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and coll e c t . S o i f yo u a r e h av i n g a clear-out, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about rehoming, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website w w w. s o s - a n i m a l s . o r g or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a don a t i o n o r h e l p i n a n y w a y.

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3 - 9 April 2014 / Costa del Sol ARCH - THE ANDALUCIAN RESCUE CENTRE FOR HORSES WELCOMES VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO THEIR STABLES ON SATURDAYS FROM 10 - 12 OR BY APPOINTMENT. COME AND HELP OUT, OR SPONSOR OR ADOPT ONE OF OUR HORSES, DONKEYS OR MULES. WE ALWAYS NEED HELP WITH FUND RAISING TO LOOK AFTER THE ABANDONED AND ABUSED ANIMALS. OUR AIM IS TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND REHOME. WE ARE A SMALL FRIENDLY TEAM - WHY NOT JOIN US. FIND US IN ALHAURIN EL GRANDE, BEHIND THE VENTA MIRALMONTE ON THE ROAD FROM ALHAURIN TO COIN, (A404), URB.VIÑA BORREGO, FOLLOW THE YELLOW SIGNS. CHARITY REGISTERED WITH THE JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA NO 8448.

WWW.HORSERESCUESPAIN.OR G INFO@HORSERESCUES PAIN.ORG ARCHRESCUE@YA HOO.CO.UK TEL:- 635798219 OR 656935613 OR 620175828.

NEW: ARCH CHARITY SHOP NOW OPEN IN ALHAURIN, NEXT TO MONEY CHANGE SHOP, AVENIDA GERALD BRENAN (93322)

FOR SALE CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES with pedigree and passports, available all year, parents can be seen. Call 952 112 870 / 654 285 667 (221448)

KENNELS WANTING the perfect country holiday for your dog whilst you are away, with comfy sofas?

Then call Helen tel 697 731 171 Alhaurin el Grande www.eurodogspain.com (207324) LAGUNA KENNELS AND CATTERY. Your pets lovingly cared for by English mother and daughter. Near Coin. lagunaken nels@hotmail.com. Tel 952 112 021 / 606 838 983 (215765) STEFANIE’S KENNELS AND CATTERY, Estepona. Fully licensed, Junta approved, est. 1986.

Viewing welcomed 952 790 943 w w w. s t e fa n i e s ke n n e l s . c o m (219547) CAT AND DOG WORLD KENNELS AND CATTERY is recommended and used by David the Dogman. “I would not trust my dogs with anyone else”. Tel: 952 112 978. www.cat-and-dogworld.com (209640) PETCARE PET HOTEL. Alhaurin el Grande. Holiday accommodation for dogs and cats.

Heated/Air conditioned kennels available. Tel: 952 112 284 / 685 400 216 www.petcares pain.com (208106) STEFANIE’S KENNELS AND CATTERY, Estepona. Fully licensed, Junta approved, est. 1986.

Viewing welcomed 952 790 943 w w w. s t e fa n i e s ke n n e l s . c o m (219463)

PET INSURANCE PROTECTAPET. Spain’s leading pet insurance. 965 756 371. www.protectapet.eu (216721)

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PET TRANSPORT PET-COURIERS.COM – If you love your pet try us first – we are the best. Door to door service throughout Europe. Specialised vehicles – bespoke service. Full legal service including documentation if required. For further information call or email us: Tel: (0034) 651 033 670 or (0034) 637 066 227.

Email: info@pet-couriers.com or www.pet-couriers.com (206497) ACCOMPANY your pets to their new home. Fully licensed pet transport service. Denise www.petchauffeur.eu 952 197 187 / 696 233 848 info@petchauffeur.eu (215531) PET TRANSPORTATION by road. Complete service from professional licensed kennels.

630 197 435 www.cat-and-dogworld.com (209640)

POOL TILING REPLACE your broken swimming pool tiles without draining your pool by utilising the very latest in underwater grouting and adhesives, quickly and efficiently. Call Lee at AquaTile Tel. 69 7529 677 www.aquatile.net (207747)

PROPERTY

THE DOG MOVER. Licensed transporters. Two handlers, so never alone. 680 781 699 / 0044 (0) 7875 947230. www.moveyourdog.com

PLUMBING THE Irish plumber for all your plumbing requirements, complete bathroom reforms, all areas covered. 7 days, reasonable rates. 605 206 394 (223225) T1 PLUMBER: Water heaters repaired, replaced same day. Full bathroom and kitchen reforms, previous work can be seen. References available. Mark Allan - 608 454 778 / 952 937 244 (215702) PLUMBER: All aspects, gas/electric boilers. Kitchens, bathrooms, repairs & installations.

Gary 669 615 334 / 952 576 296 (215706) NEED a Plumber all aspects covered. No call out charge. Honest reliable service. Call James Tel.954 059 041 Mobile.667 876 754. (223879) CITY AND GUILDS, QUALIFIED PLUMBER. All areas covered. Adrian 677 063 272 30 YEARS ON THE COAST. I cover all aspects of plumbing & general maintenance. Graham 607 923 486 (222271)

POOLS

PROPERTY FOR SALE WWW.INMOANDALUZ.COM is always looking for realistically priced inland properties to sell to our interested buyers. Tel 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (208263) GREAT OPPORTUNITY. TORREBLANCA. Ideal detached villa offering two self contained separate levels - main upper level 3 beds/1 bath - lower level 1 bed/1 bath, ideal for rental or elderly person/teenager/guests, large plot, private swimming pool and spacious garage, quiet residential area. Original asking price €299,500 - no agents fees, now €230,000. Viewing recommended - 647 647 629 (101501) LUXURY 2 bedroom corner penthouse in Elviria, 258m2, sea views, 399,000 euros. 633 136 570 (215538) LOOKING FOR THE BEST OF SPANISH PROPERTIES? Visit www.premiermarbella.com / 952 880 115 (215951) SELWO: Cosy townhouse, 180m2, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large garden, car port.

No agents. 169,950€ Tel 644 132 738 (217683) PROPERTIES FOR SALE IN MARBELLA. www.luxuryvillasof marbella.com. Call Patrick 691 320 710 (215749) ELVIRIA ALTA/LA MAIRENA. This is a very nice and bright 2 bed / 2 bath apartment (71 m2), en suite master bedroom with dressing room, south facing terrace (16m2) with superb sea views, kitchen fully equipped, alarm installation, community swimming pool and off private parking area in a gated complex. Sold partly furnished. Very well maintained.

Price 132.000 €. Private sale.

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LDET event returns to Mijas The Long Drivers European Tour (LDET) is already warming up and preparing for the new 2014 season. In its second year of competition, the circuit passes through new countries and will commence in Belgium on April 12. Europe's top hitters will return to show their talent and Britain's Joe Miller will defend his tour championship title.

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Belplaya win for first time From Page 120 Elsewhere the games were keenly contested, with the Rink between Theo Bellaart’s Team and that of Graham Jarrett sharing the spoils at 14-14.

Two others were decided 16-15 and 18-14 in Belplaya’s favour.

The ultimate outcome was a 122-79 victory with Belplaya winning 5 and drawing one of the Rinks.

Commemorative Prizes were presented by David Parnell of the sponsoring Sports Shop.

Jim Neilson acted on behalf of Murray Johns (Competition Coordinator) in both umpiring and coordinating the Final.

Once again David was thanked for his ongoing sponsorship of the event for the Phillip Parnell Trophy, in honour of David’s late father.

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Golfer Patricia Lobato potentially Just Does It! MARBELLA-based female golf player Patricia Lobato is being sponsored by famous brand Nike this year.

The company have provided the latest equipment for the 24-yearold rising star.

This is also the second year that Patricia will be sponsored by Paul Bramley, who has once again underlined his commitment that she is destined to become the best female player in the world.

Particia commented, “Last year Paul helped me

FOLLOWING DREAM: Patricia with Paul.

in my last two tournaments.

After Christmas, Paul told me he

thought I had potential and that he had decided to sponsor me this season. It

was the best Christmas present and he is helping me to follow my dreams.

My season starts in Sweden in May and without Paul none of this would have been possible.”

Paul Bramley also constructed a public sports complex in Nueva Andalucia last year and he recently bought more equipment for the smallest children, bringing his total donation to the project to €100,000.

Miraflores annual dinner at Valparaiso MIRAFLORES Bowls Club held their formal presentation dinner at Valparaiso on the Mijas Road to celebrate the highlights of the last six months.

The dinner coincided with the celebration of the Club President and Secretary’s (Derek and Pam Shemmings) forthcoming 60th wedding anniversary on April 3.

The couple was presented with a gift on behalf of the members of an overnight stay with afternoon tea in a five-star hotel overlooking Buckingham Palace.

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Hon. life member BENAVISTA Lawn Bowls Club held its AGM, where Vice President Doreen Fabron announced that Ramon Jones would be made an Honorary Life Member of the Club.

Ramon has belonged to the club for many years but, unfortunately, due to ill health he no longer bowls.

That does not deter Ramon though - most days you will see him encouraging bowlers. Doreen later presented a very surprised and happy Ramon with his Certificate accompanied by rapturous applause.

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MGM is delighted to announce that undefeated light-welterweight Thomas Stalker is leaving Liverpool behind him and relocating to MGM in Spain.

Stalker, captain of the TEAM GB boxing team at the 2012 Olympics in London, has since turned professional.

He remains undefeated and has scored seven wins in that time.

MGM are very excited to have him on board and are sure his career will go from strength to strength.

“It’s an amazing opportunity that has arisen where I can begin a new life and chapter in Marbella at the world-renowned boxing gym at the MGM Marbella,” announced Stalker.

“I will be leaving Liverpool in the next few weeks with my family and can’t wait to get started.” At MGM, Stalker will be trained by head coach Seamus Macklin, Matthew’s younger brother.

“My trainer Seamus Macklin and manager Daniel Kinahan have mapped out a plan to embark on a great journey together. This opportunity felt right, and at this stage of my boxing career, I believe it can only help me as I look to win titles in the future,” said Stalker.

The 29-year-old is promoted by Frank Warren and is currently preparing for his

THOMAS STALKER: Exciting times ahead. next fight on May 17. There are also plans for Stalker to spend time training in the US. “It’s been a hard decision to move on, but I am so thankful for this opportunity and I am looking forward to starting camp for my upcoming fight on the May 17 show Frank Warren is putting on at the Echo Arena,” Stalker stated.

The 2010 Commonwealth gold medallist will be joining the likes of Matthew Macklin, Bradley Saunders, Jamie Kavanagh, new Irish champion Peter McDonagh and many more top quality professional boxers at MGM. There are exciting times ahead and both MGM and Stalker are looking forward to getting started.

Costa del Sol Bowls Cup Final

A LARGE crowd gathered at Benalmadena to watch the Costa del Sol Bowls Final with two new contenders looking to get their name on the Trophy for the first time.

On this occasion the opponents were Belplaya and Lauro Golf.

As always, the match was contested by six Triples from each club with a scorecard draw determining the various opponents.

As was the case in the 2013 Final, the winners had one big winning rink which made the aggregate score a formality for the champions.

Brian Todd, Lennie Dineen and John Pearce have established themselves as one of the more formidable Triples on the coast and it was their 27-4 victory which provided the foundation for Belplaya’s first ever triumph.

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