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Courts rule MALAGA courts have denied the petition against Rincon de la Victoria Council to suspend the agreement made in relation to the payment of debts and the restructuring of the council’s finances.

Nerja champ LOCAL athlete Inmaculada Cantero has been declared World Champion in veterans’ cross country at a meet held in Budapest.

Mango ban THE association of fruit growers in Malaga (ASAJA) has applauded the government’s ban on Indian mangos. They have been banned because they were transferring foreign diseases into the area.

No sand art RINCON de la Victoria Council has prohibited sand-sculpting on its beaches. Sand artists breaking the ban will be fined up to €750.

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50,000 expected for beach music festival UP to 50,000 visitors are expected to descend on a seaside resort for the Axarquia’s biggest beach party. In July, Torre del Mar in Velez Malaga will host the Weekend Beach Festival. Between 20,000 and 50,000 visitors from all over the country are expected to attend the

event, which will take place between July 3 and 5. The festival will open its doors at 7pm and close at 7am; tickets will go on sale at €25 for just the festival or €35 for camping included. Francisco Toro, organiser of the event, said there will be a great variety of musical styles

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ranging from Techno and Hip-Hop through to Reggae and House, with

Eviction of Dolores on hold THE eviction of Dolores Ruiz has been put on hold due to a lack of police support and to protect the Motril court officials, Dolores, 73, has lived in the same house since she was born and, although some family members have known about the eviction for some time, she only found out about it a few days before she was due to be ousted. She is being evicted by her own two sons from whom she has been estranged for three years.

They bought the house from her and, instead of giving her the purchase price, they allowed her to continue living there. But now they are claiming that she has not paid her rent and, as such, must go. She blames the estrangement of her sons on her ex-husband with whom she has a difficult relationship. Maria, Dolores’ daughter, has renounced her first surname in disgust at her father’s actions towards her mother to whom she remains faithful.

everything in between. There will be three stages at the fairground exhibiting a range of musical styles and a fourth stage on the beach itself for daytime activities. Toro commented that it was not easy to find a space like the one they have in Torre del Mar and added it was perfect for the event. Mayor of Velez-Malaga Francisco Delgado Bonilla said the event would be good for tourism as it would attract both foreigners and nationals in great numbers.

ALMUÑECAR’S Youth Services is holding a competition to find a logo to represent them. Youth Councillor Maria del Mar Medina said the logo would be used in all official communications, on the web and posters. Each entrant can present a maximum of two designs at the Casa de la Juventud in Arco del Cine Street before the May 19. All work must be original and accompanied by contact details. First prize is €1,000.

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FINES: Traffic department controls in the Axarquia campaign.

161 drivers fined in only four days

ONE HUNDRED AND SIX drivers have been fined for speeding in only four days in the DGT’s (traffic department) Axarquia speeding campaign. A total of 3,598 vehicles were stopped in the flash DGT control in which 4.47 per cent of the total were fined. Francisco Delgado Bonilla, mayor of Velez-

Malaga was quick to point out that this four-day traffic control campaign was being carried out in many of the Axarquia towns and it was not simply a plan to gather money to line the council’s coffers. The controls were situated on two central avenues where the limits are 50 kilometres per hour

and the radars were set up to catch any vehicle going over 70 kph. Bonilla underscored the fact that the DGT were only interested in catching speeders going well over the limit, not the ones who were just slightly over it. The campaign has been declared a success by the council and the DGT.

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NEWS Roundabout woes THE works on the roundabout just outside Salobreña have been stopped for over a year and, although questions about their continuance have been posed repeatedly, no explanations have been given by the council. Revitalising Motril THE PSOE has asked Motril Council to revitalise the town centre. The socialist party said that with so many businesses closed it looks down at heel.

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Nerja crime wave denied AFTER an article was published in a local newspaper about a crime wave in Nerja, in which it was stated that many local businesses had been robbed, the council of Nerja has denied the claim. The Guardia Civil has confirmed that the robberies referred to in the article all happened in Frigiliana and the only incident in Nerja was the robbery of a perfume shop. Although the Guardia Civil did not comment on this, sources close to the owners of the perfume

shop said the thieves got away with a haul worth €90,000. Angela Diaz, president of the Business Association of Nerja (AEN) says that the AEN has no knowledge of any robberies in any of their associated businesses. She goes on to state that they are in close contact with the Guardia Civil through their various campaigns against robberies and they have not heard from either side about the crime wave.

Half marathon NERJA man Ricardo Hidalgo, ex-leukaemia sufferer, has run the Malaga half marathon to raise money for the Josep Carreras foundation to fight leukaemia. Roquetas love ALFONSO SERGIO BARRAGAN has won the first Roquetas de Mar Love Declaration Competition with a work entitled ‘The Beauty of Autumn.’

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TOURISM students from the University of Malaga have visited Nerja as part of a study on how the facilities in a tourist town should be organised.

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Double passengers THE port of Motril is looking to double the number of cruise ship passengers coming through to 31,208 passengers from 38 ships.

Nerja tennis THE Polideportivo in Nerja will host the 2014 Nerja tennis tournament this weekend with 15 pairs competing.

ALMUÑECAR is considered one of the most social Andalucian towns according to a report by website Minube.com; it came in third place after Sevilla and Granada.

Dinghy intercepted GUARDIA CIVIL intercepted a dinghy, with eight immigrants in it, just off the coast of Melicena; all eight passengers were found in good health.

Prized cave A MALAGA magazine, which is dedicated to the promotion of tourism, has given a prize to the caves at Nerja for their rich heritage and good tourist practises.

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EASTER: Only 21% spend time at the beach.

THE municipal market in Almuñecar has been losing shops and stands for some time, but now the authorities who manage the market have finally recognised this and promised a plan of action.

Oil day

A Spanish Easter

IFTY-EIGHT per cent of Spaniards plan to take a trip over Easter, 5 per cent more than last year. A survey carried out by travel site TripAdvisor reveals that almost 70 per cent will stay in Spain and that the favourite destination over Easter is Andalucia, followed by Cataluña, Castilla y Leon and Valencia. Forty-eight per cent say that they seek a cultural holiday, as opposed to 21 per cent who want to spend their free time on the beach. Fiftyfour per cent will be travelling more than 500 kilometres to their destination, and 60 per cent will go by car. Fifty-two per cent have been planning their Easter holidays for several months, and while 44 per cent have the same budget as last year, 21 per cent intend to spend more and 15 per cent will be tightening their purse strings. Almost 50

Quote of the Week IT’S obvious that after this things won’t be the same, they could be worse,” former President of the region of Cataluña, Jordi Pujol, regarding recent steps towards making the region independent from the rest of Spain.

per cent will stay in hotels, and 23 per cent will stay with family and friends. Easter is one of the favourite celebrations in Spain, together with the Carnival in Cadiz, the April Fair in Sevilla, the Canary Islands Carnival, the ‘Fallas’ in Valencia and San Fermin in Pamplona. Thirty-eight per cent of Spaniards will have organised their holidays so they can watch or take part in Easter celebrations, and 64 per cent of travellers organise their holidays to coincide with local festivities. Ninety-four per cent of people think that traditional festivities are a way to get to know new places and enjoy the local culture. Forty-three per cent visit local fairs and other celebrations, 20 per cent enjoy San Juan (June 24), 14 per cent Sant Jordi (April 23 in Cataluña) and 12 per cent the Fallas in Valencia.

Number of the week per cent of people in Spain currently work solely on unpaid household chores, according to the Sociological Research Centre (CIS). Almost 40 per cent of them are women, as approximately 20 per cent of women in Spain are housewives.

PERIANA will celebrate its most prominent local product on Sunday with a whole day dedicated just to oil with 15,000 people expected to take part in the festivities.

Student grants RINCON DE LA VICTORIA will give grants to students who wish to do a masters in business studies. The grants are expected to cover 85 per cent of their expenses.

Twitter party A MAN in Velez-Malaga has been arrested for trying to arrange a ‘botellon’ (street drinks party) in the auditorium car park. He used Twitter and Facebook to arrange it.

And finally... NASA has chosen, for the second year running, a satellite photo of the Canary Islands as its favourite amongst thousands of photos captured throughout 2013. In the photo it looks as if the islands are sailing through the water, leaving a trail behind them.

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Recycling improved

THE town council in Almuñecar has improved its carbon footprint with the installation of new textile recycling bins bringing the local total to more than a dozen.

Triathlon town ALMUÑECAR has joined the select club of Spanish towns which hold triathlons; 240 people took part in the first Pikaeras race.

Cabbies rest RINCON DE LA VICTORIA is to improve facilities for taxi drivers at the Cala del Moral stand and is considering opening a new one in the old town for tourists.

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Hero of Tenerife deaths tragedy By Colin Kirby in Tenerife LIFE is precious, no one knows that better than Adam Cramer. He took his three children on holiday to Playa Paraiso, Tenerife to recover, four months after having a five-kilo tumour removed from his abdomen. So when he saw a young girl in a family group swept into the sea by a big wave, he dived in to save her. A young boy and two adults from related familes were saved as well, but two female British doctors died. “I just thought what if that was one of my children,” the chartered accountant from London said. It happened just after 6pm on Sunday April 6, just around the rocky coast from raw shingle beach El Pinque. A sea swimmer on regular visits to the nearby Roca Nivaria Hotel, Adam timed his moment right. “I dived into a big wave and swam away from the white foaming water hitting the rocks to get behind the girl (14-year-old Hari) and

A fruity seminar ALMUÑECAR has hosted a seminar on the cultivation of sub tropical fruit. The seminar, given by sub tropical fruit specialist Ignacio Escobar, head of La Nacla farm, was mainly concerned with the growing of mangoes and avocados, which are a big cash crop for the area and require special attention to detail in their cultivation.

Adam with his children.

got her to cling onto my neck as I swam towards the beach. She was very brave and kept talking to me and thanking me all the time. Someone lowered a life aid and pulled us out.” The two women who died have been identified as Barathi Ravikumar, a GP at Bracebridge Heath health centre in Lincoln, and Uma Ramalingham a consultant obstetrician at the Royal Oldham Hospital in Greater Manchester. The group were all staying at a local villa and had been on an outcrop of rocks a short distance from the Adeje 300 coastal promenade that links Playa Paraiso with Callao Salvaje.

When the alert was raised Adam’s children Jasmine, 12, Isabella, 11, and Benji, 8, were in the hotel pool. He ran the few yards from the complex to the promenade. “People were shocked but not sure what to do. After I went in, the police arrived and then a while after the rescue services and a helicopter. One lady was winched up but the other was attended to on the sharp rocks.” Part of the attraction of the west coast area is its rugged beauty and many people go out on the rocks to fish or to take photos. At 8pm the following evening, despite it being dusk, several people including families had taken the adventurous risk. El Pinque beach and the area near the rocks where the tragedy happened both have large warning signs, which state there are no lifeguards on duty.

Costa del Sol DFAS Nerja lecture ROGER MITCHELL, MA (Oxon), will be giving a lecture entitled: ‘Plantation Houses of the American South’, which will cover 250 years of American history and 1,000 miles of American terrain. The lecture is in Nerja on Tuesday April 15 at 6pm in the Cultural Centre on Granada Street. The event is sponsored by Iberian Funeral Plans. For further details contact Christine Sinclair: 952 523 457/687 602 057 or www.nerjanadfas.org. The lecture is free to DFAS members. Visitors are welcome and pay €10 on the door.

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Velez crash injures four A ROAD accident in Velez-Malaga resulted in four women being taken to hospital after their two cars collided on a roundabout.

Guided routes THE town of Motril is promoting its Easter celebrations with guided tours to take people around the lesserseen sights of the festivities.

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Free Wi-Fi for tourist spots ALMUÑECAR Council is to install free Wi-Fi in public places where tourists congregate. Mayor of the town, Trinidad Herrera, explained that this is an important project for the council. He added that it is a tourist town and as such the needs of visitors must be catered for, and if free Wi-Fi means attracting more visitors, then it must be arranged. Herrera pointed out that the council will be scrupulously following

TOURISTS: At the gate to San Miguel castle. the guidelines set out for the installation as they want to avoid the

School games MORE than 2,400 local students have taken part in the first phase of the fourth edition of the Motril and area school aquatic games.

Learn sign language MEMBERS of associations in Motril can now sign up for sign language courses. They are aimed at anyone working for an organisation for the disabled in the area.

Cruising in MOTRIL received 422 extra tourists for the day when the cruise ship MS Prinsendam docked at the port; around half of them will stay in the town for a few days.

More beds GRANADA coast will have another 1,238 beds now that the big, four-star hotels have reopened for the Easter rush.

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CHORIZO: Hot as Hell.

Tourists burnt by hot chorizo go home TWO Dutch tourists who were burnt by a plate of ‘Hell’s chorizo’ (flambéed chorizo) have been transported back to Holland to continue their recovery in a Dutch hospital. The two tourists, who suffered second degree burns, have gone home after staying for several days in the burns unit at the Malaga regional hospital of the Axarquia. The pair, a man of 51 and a woman of 48, were on holiday in the Malaga region when

after ordering a plate of flambéed chorizo in a Nerja restaurant, they noticed it was not hot enough and asked for more alcohol for the burner; this then blew up. An ambulance took them to the hospital where they were transferred to the burns unit due to the seriousness of their injuries. They burnt a total of 20 per cent of their bodies including their shoulders, faces, hands and chests.

problems suffered by Malaga with the National Commission for Telecommunications. If all goes well then the project should be up and running in time for the San Juan festivities in June. In the first pilot project they are hoping to cover the area around the San Miguel castle and the El Majuelo park.

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Parishioners can’t understand priest THE church in the Axarquia village of Cajiz was closed because the parishioners say they can’t understand the Romanian priest. Sergiu Antal, the priest, doesn’t speak much Spanish and residents in the small district of VelezMalaga said the Malaga Bishopric should have paid for him to have lessons before sending him to an area with so many elderly parishioners. Traditionally, the upkeep of the parish church has been carried out by the townspeople, who decided to close the church, but it was later agreed at a meeting to reopen it for Easter, as the town’s representation of the Passion of Christ is thought to be the oldest in Andalucia. The priest has also reportedly promised to learn Spanish. Velez-Malaga Town Hall reportedly stepped in to talk to the bishopric.

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Rambling to Sacramonte THE Almuñecar ramblers club has walked the route from the north face of the Sierra Nevada to Sacramonte. More than 50 ramblers enjoyed a windless, cloudless day out to enjoy the magnificent views and walks over the north face of the Sierra Nevada through the Picon de Jerez ending up in the Cerro del Caballo. Enrique Garin, from the municipal sports board, guided and coordinated the ramble,

along the right-hand bank of the Doro River, with the help of Francisco Novo. Garin commented that the ‘cherry on the cake’ was the lunch they ate at the abbey in Sacramonte followed by a walk through the caves which ended in the Granada Albaicin. The next ramble is planned for April 20 and the route will be from the reservoir in Los Bermejales to Jayena. All will be welcome.

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Laughing culture THE El Luga troupe performed the ‘sketches’ play Varietes at the Casa de la Cultura in Almuñecar with the sound of the audience’s laughter being the main feature.

Spring padel ALMUÑECAR has kicked off its Spring Padel Tournament at the Francisco Bonet stadium.

RAMBLERS: At the abbey gate.

Festival of the crosses in La Herradura

MAY CROSS: La Herrradura is preparing itself.

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LA HERRADURA will celebrate its May Cross festival on May 1 and the whole town is getting ready. It entails decorating crosses, usually with seasonal flowers, and preparing a space in which to exhibit them.

Anyone wishing to participate has until April 25 at 2pm to sign up and this year the first prize for the adult competition will be €1,000. Juan Jose Ruiz Joya, deputy mayor of La Herradura, explained that the crosses can be displayed from midday on May 1 until midnight on May 4.

The jury will visit the crosses on May 2 from 7pm and will take into consideration the natural decoration of the cross, the floral variety used, lighting, setting, gastronomy and originality. There will be special consideration for any display on the street which adds beauty to the neighbourhood.

Art exhibition in Roquetas de Mar THE Santa Ana castle in Roquetas de Mar will host an exhibition by local painter Agustin Sanchez Garren. The artist, from Olula del Rio, is due to open the exhibition, entitled Colours, which will show 50 years of work with a total of 104 paintings by this excellent artist. Garren, born in 1942, first became well known in the 1970s and had his

first solo show in 1971. Since then his work has been shown in collections and he has participated in many shows, winning several awards in Spain, Paris and New York. Garren commented that after 50 years with paintbrushes in his hand he is still eager to go out and find new subjects, places and lives to portray on canvas.

Art therapy LA HERRADURA has hosted the second conference of arttherapy and psychology in the Civic Centre. The aim of the conference was to raise public awareness of the benefits of these therapies.

New book MANUEL FERNANDEZ OLVERA, an author from Motril, has presented his first book at the Casa de la Cultura in Almuñecar. The book is a collection of short stories and was illustrated by local artist Maria Fernandez Martin.

Electoral roll FOREIGNERS who wish to vote in the European Elections must ensure they are on the electoral roll. They can sign up at Nerja Council offices from April 7-14.

Roadworks NERJA Council has announced that it will begin building the pavements on the stretch of road between San Miguel Street and Nueva Street.

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Illegal poker game busted AN illegal poker club has been raided in VelezMalaga while they were holding a ‘Texas Hold ‘em’ tournament in which each player had to deposit €30. When the National Police arrived, there were

six people at the bar and another nine sitting around a poker table playing the game. The games were usually held at night and frequently had large sums of money on the tables.

Grim figures on domestic abuse IN 2013 only 11 of the 54 people who died as a result of domestic abuse had made an official complaint to the police. OVDG, the National Register of Domestic Abuse, released data for last year, in which there were 124,894 reports, just 10 less than the year before. The OVDG added that seven out of 10 reports were made by the victims themselves. Last year also saw a 1.2 per cent rise in the number of victims who later retracted their statements, and a rise of 5 per cent in the number of minors reporting abuse. Of the 11 victims who reported abuse, 10 were of Spanish nationality. Of the 54 dead, 40 were Spanish and 14 were foreign. The provinces of Andalucia, Balearics, Canary Islands and Valencia had the most reports. On average Spain has 342 daily reports of abuse.

The raid happened in the early hours of the morning and police confiscated €1,665, a poker gaming suitcase, three decks of cards and 497 poker chips. The club was also fined for allowing patrons to consume drugs, not having a claims and complaints form, allowing patrons to smoke inside and not having civil liability insurance. The Junta de Andalucia regional government is prosecuting the case as it infringes, among others,

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Athletics in Motril THE Cardenal Belluga School has won the Andalucia Athletics Championship. Both the men’s and women’s teams were triumphant in the eight categories in which they participated.

Handball club ILLEGAL POKER: Game busted. the gaming and gambling laws as well as fraud for

not paying winnings.

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Statue to a local hero MALAGA Provincial Government has presented the town of Macharaviaya with a sculpture of Bernardo de Galvez. Galvez, originally from the town, was a hero of the American War of Independence for his decisive victories over the British troops. The figure was given to the town for

the Malaga Day celebrations which will take place on April 25. The statue, the work of Malaga sculptor Jaime Pimentel, stands at 1.92 metres and is made of bronze. It will be displayed in the Matias de Galvez de Macharaviaya square outside the town hall from April 22, three days before the celebrations start.

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ALMUÑECAR handball club presented its new line-up for the 2014 season with a ceremony at the sports pavilion.

Ladies meet THE women’s association of La Herradura and Almuñecar celebrated their annual meeting in the Majuelo Park. Activities included workshops and seminars.

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The ultimate sacrifice T

WO stories that hit the UK national press sum up the differing images of the Brit abroad. One summed up the boozy tourist after sun and sangria and a ‘good time’ at all costs that brings a shudder down many an expatriate’s spine. The other was a family tragedy that showed two mums making the ultimate sacrifice to save their beloved children from the sea. In one, a bride-to-be didn’t even make it as far as Spain for her hen party before getting into trouble. She ended up fighting with one of her bridesmaids on the flight over. That showed a lack of respect not just for her, now presumably exfriend, but also a total disregard for fellow passengers. A selfish unwillingness to recognise the upset,

distress and even fear they may have suffered as she pursued her own agenda. On the other hand, two British mothers drowned as they tried to rescue their children from the sea off a Tenerife beach. The two women, believed to be from the same extended family, were pulled from the water but could not be revived. The children survived the ordeal. So on one hand we have a selfish troublemaker, on the other two women who were totally selfless to the extent of losing their lives. Let us hope that the bride-to-be learns some humility and regard for other people. Should she have children maybe she will understand why some people are willing to give up their lives for the people they love.

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STAT OF WEEK BELEN ROMANA, president of Spain’s ‘bad bank’ Sareb, has cut her pay to €300,000 a year although she is entitled to €500,000. The bank reported losses of €260 million in 2013.

strikes of 2012. However, the last six years of crisis are by no means the most conflictive in the 28 years that the Labour Ministry has kept records. There were more than 1,000 strikes a year between 1987 and 1993 while a record number of 6,692,240 workers downed tools

More jobs for civil servants MORE public administration jobs will be created than originally planned. Instead of the expected 641 civil service posts the offer has been raised to 950, announced Treasury Minister Cristobal Montoro. The selection process has been reformed, he confirmed, with experience taken into greater account and equal opportunities for women. Montoro’s announcement came during the presentation of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report on Public Administration reform in Spain. Approximately 238 of the new employees will go to the government’s tax collecting agency AEAT to boost the number of

employees assigned to tracking down fiscal fraud. A further 210 will be assigned to local administrations as town hall auditors and a ‘significant’ number will fill vacancies within national administrative bodies. While the creation of 950 new jobs is encouraging this does little to balance the 374,000 posts lost in public administration over the last two years, said the UGT trade union. The unions were irritated by Montoro’s announcement, sources claimed, as they were already in conversations with the government regarding the new jobs. The announcement was made before talks concluded, they complained.

in 1988. Strike figures decrease in periods of economic crisis partly because there are fewer workers, the ministry figures show. But the principal reasons are workers’ fears of reprisals from employers and the possibility of losing their jobs, analysts said.

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Real earnings FLORENTINO PEREZ, president of construction and services group ACS, earned €4.56 million last year, 2 per cent more than in 2012. He received a further €1.36 million from savings plans.

Traffic lights STOCK market regulator CNMV will colour-code investments to avoid a repetition of the mis-sold preference shares debacle. Red, amber and green will denote high, medium or low risk investments.

Stock market regulator profits SPAIN’s stock market regulator the CNMV needs more power to deal with market changes. Its supervisor Elvira Rodriguez, who took over in October 2012, called recently for more autonomy regarding both operations and sanctions. The CNMV, created 25 years ago, is not dependent on taxpayers’ money but

generates its own income and is a money-maker. In 2012, the last year with available figures, the regulator made a profit of €7.4 million, 70 per cent of which went into government coffers. This year new regulations controlling levies come into force and the CNMV is expected to earn €46.7 million, Rodriguez revealed at a recent forum.

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Fewer jobs, fewer strikes THERE were 994 strikes in Spain last year, 13.2 per cent more than in 2012. This made 2013 the second most conflictive year of the economic crisis after 2009 when there were 1,001 stoppages, according to Ministry of Labour statistics. Neither figure takes into account the two general

STRIKE: Less industrial action.

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-0.54% -1.90% +0.32% -0.27% -1.00% -0.48% +1.31% -0.37% -0.38% -0.54% -2.22% -1.68% +1.97% +1.17% +0.24% -0.77% -0.41% -0.62% +0.38% -1.61% -2.61% +1.10% +1.01% +0.20% -1.00% -0.17% -0.04% -2.65% +0.17% -0.40%

649.9K 1.3M 11.7M 867.8K 1.6M 1.4M 16.5M 1.2M 2.6M 8.6M 1.4M 3.6M 19.0M 1.6M 2.6M 4.6M 1.5M 2.5M 13.3M 2.1M 21.7M 4.0M 5.0M 544.4K 718.1K 1.2M 9.6M 2.7M 2.1M 2.0M

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C H A N G E ( P ) % C H G. -6.50 -4.00 -6.50 1.00 -25.00 -3.00 -20.00

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NET VOLUME 953.24 1,822.79 5,879.87 240.22 832.57 812.50 534.94

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CHANGE NET / %

$ 17.91 $ 44.60 $ 8.4701 $ 80.17 $ 5.77 $ 10.04 $ 12.865 $ 6.0304 $ 3.67 $ 3.83 $ 77.08

5.73 ▲ 47.04% 9.12 ▲ 25.70% 1.4101 ▲ 19.97% 12.30 ▲ 18.12% 0.60 ▲ 11.61% 0.75 ▲ 8.07% 0.795 ▲ 6.59% 0.3404 ▲ 5.98% 0.20 ▲ 5.76% 0.20 ▲ 5.51% 3.92 ▲ 5.36%

Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation $ 14.37 Tarena International, Inc. $ 8.09 MannKind Corporation $ 6.2321 Hydrogenics Corporation $ 21.90 China Finance Online Co. Limited $ 4.4201 Criteo S.A. $ 36.28 Trevena, Inc. $ 6.42 Celladon Corporation $ 9.28 Fate Therapeutics, Inc. $ 8.10 Proofpoint, Inc. $ 34.20 Emmis Communications Corporation $ 3.19

1.71 ▼ 10.63% 0.95 ▼ 10.51% 0.6379 ▼ 9.29% 1.85 ▼ 7.79% 0.3699 ▼ 7.72% 2.96 ▼ 7.54% 0.52 ▼ 7.49% 0.70 ▼ 7.01% 0.60 ▼ 6.90% 2.49 ▼ 6.79% 0.23 ▼ 6.73%

Most Advanced Vocus, Inc. Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. UBIC, Inc. Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. TFS Financial Corporation Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. RadNet, Inc. China Recycling Energy Corporation Synageva BioPharma Corp.

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C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) Centrica PLC 334.65 Coca-Cola HBC AG 1497.50 Compass Group PLC 915.25 CRH PLC 1771.50 Diageo PLC 1850.75 easyJet PLC 1791.00 Experian PLC 1066.50 Fresnillo PLC 888.50 G4S PLC 249.30 GKN PLC 391.55 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1553.75 Glencore Xstrata PLC 316.68 Hammerson PLC 558.75 Hargreaves Lansdown 1369.50 HSBC Holdings PLC 605.10 IMI PLC 1542.00 Imperial Tobacco Group 2400.50 InterContinental Hotels 1908.50 International Consldtd ... 430.05 Intertek Group PLC 2935.50 ITV PLC 192.95 Johnson Matthey PLC 3212.00 Kingfisher PLC 429.30 Land Securities Group 1023.50 Legal & General Group 216.05 Lloyds Banking Group 75.34 London Stock Exchange 1940.50 Marks & Spencer Group 453.00 Meggitt PLC 471.70 Melrose Industries PLC 299.30 Mondi PLC 1050.00 National Grid PLC 816.75 Next PLC 6615.00 Old Mutual PLC 202.20 Pearson PLC 1025.50 Persimmon PLC 1290.50 Petrofac Ltd 1406.50 Prudential PLC 1314.75 Randgold Resources Ltd 4685.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group 4791.00 Reed Elsevier PLC 914.25 Resolution Ltd 288.50 REXAM PLC 497.55 Rio Tinto PLC 3343.50 Rolls-Royce Holdings 1075.50 Royal Bank of Scotland 312.70 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2353.50 Royal Mail PLC 533.75 RSA Insurance Group PLC 93.62 SABMiller PLC 3088.00 Sage Group (The) PLC 402.35 Sainsbury (J) PLC 309.55 Schroders PLC 2670.50 Severn Trent PLC 1813.50 Shire PLC 2906.50 Smith & Nephew PLC 909.25 Smiths Group PLC 1226.50 Sports Direct Interntinl 896.25 SSE PLC 1479.50 Standard Chartered PLC 1253.75 Standard Life PLC 391.90 St. James's Place PLC 815.25 Tesco PLC 283.20 Travis Perkins PLC 1842.50 TUI Travel PLC 435.70 Tullow Oil PLC 800.25 Unilever PLC 2535.50 United Utilities Group 787.50 Vodafone Group PLC 217.95 Weir Group PLC 2521.50 Whitbread PLC 4175.00 William Hill PLC 340.10 Wm Morrison Sprmrkts 205.35 Wolseley PLC 3412.00 WPP PLC 1239.50

CHANGE 6.20 3.00 -1.00 -4.00 -7.50 -36.00 -16.36 -3.00 -1.00 -14.50 -23.10 -2.05 -6.50 -67.00 -7.50 -11.00 -51.00 -16.00 -12.86 -33.00 -3.70 -53.00 -9.30 -10.00 -1.70 -2.09 -47.64 -8.90 -7.90 -4.84 -33.00 -3.89 -80.00 -3.00 -7.50 -56.00 -18.00 -27.50 19.00 -49.00 -10.00 -6.60 -4.30 -36.86 -7.00 -5.50 -6.39 -15.63 -0.55 -34.00 -7.80 -1.40 -30.00 -14.53 -54.00 -10.68 -26.00 -25.50 4.18 -10.00 -4.17 -29.06 -4.20 -32.00 -5.20 0.50 -2.00 -6.00 -1.81 -27.00 -125.00 -4.50 0.60 -119.00 -20.08

% C H G. 1.89 0.20 -0.11 -0.23 -0.40 -1.97 -1.51 -0.34 -0.40 -3.57 -1.46 -0.64 -1.15 -4.67 -1.22 -0.71 -2.08 -0.83 -2.90 -1.11 -1.88 -1.62 -2.12 -0.97 -0.78 -2.70 -2.40 -1.93 -1.65 -1.59 -3.05 -0.47 -1.19 -1.46 -0.73 -4.16 -1.26 -2.05 0.41 -1.01 -1.08 -2.24 -0.86 -1.09 -0.65 -1.73 -0.27 -2.84 -0.58 -1.09 -1.90 -0.45 -1.11 -0.79 -1.82 -1.16 -2.08 -2.77 0.28 -0.79 -1.05 -3.44 -1.46 -1.71 -1.18 0.06 -0.08 -0.76 -0.82 -1.06 -2.91 -1.31 0.29 -3.37 -1.59

VOLUME 12,687.13 176.47 1,758.47 3,506.91 4,149.32 812.90 777.81 469.99 3,656.61 4,251.52 5,397.87 16,827.91 546.42 727.80 13,221.82 736.92 817.43 391.82 4,751.87 531.96 6,229.58 107.07 4,836.19 869.89 16,224.77 95,474.74 230.82 3,070.83 2,134.77 689.35 789.03 4,301.59 160.65 4,253.91 1,866.45 742.10 346.31 2,522.80 267.05 355.80 1,673.33 2,438.27 837.28 2,229.98 2,733.37 3,830.40 2,064.29 1,251.41 28,146.52 1,154.62 3,334.02 5,058.15 168.17 219.88 1,466.59 1,721.99 481.46 761.77 969.30 3,470.42 3,415.81 879.97 16,290.97 345.47 552.56 1,892.31 2,941.48 782.18 40,564.53 338.71 189.50 2,327.95 4,773.44 378.88 2,516.86

FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL

Cuts affect Spaniards abroad STEPS taken by Germany and Belgium to protect their benefits system are affecting Spanish immigrants. The measures were introduced to stem the flood of Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants once restrictions were lifted last January, but there are currently 6,592 Spanish immigrant workers in Germany who are now jobless. Finding work is less easy than it looks, said Silvia Nuñez , who has a degree in English and recently returned to Spain. “It depends on your profession and if your German is good.” Belgium is already cutting benefits to immigrants it considers to be a drain on the system. Last year it stopped benefits to 2,712 EU citizens of whom 323 were Spanish. After Romanians and Bulgarians they are the most-affected by the country’s new regulations.

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Tax agency digs for fraud SPAIN’S tax collection body, the AEAT agency is planning a two-pronged attack. Now that tax declarations are due, the agency will home in on online commerce which now moves €10.6 billion a year, said AEAT’s director general Santiago Menendez. The agency has also been authorised to check the computers of small and medium businesses for ‘Caja B’ black money camouflaged by double accounting. E-commerce can look forward to ‘far-reaching control’ with the participation of AEAT’s crack group Onif, renowned for locating fiscal fraud, promised the authority’s director general Santiago Menendez. “AEAT is facing new forms of fraud because the internet facilitates totally submerged activities,” claims the text of the agency’s control programme. “Others appear to be foreign but are in fact Spanish

ONLINE COMMERCE: Computers to be checked. companies using the internet to avoid their tax obligations.” The agency will use information circulating on the internet to piece together information on taxpayers to determine whether or not they are involved in undeclared commercial activities. Tax inspectors will monitor how many visits to a web page result in sales, Menendez explained. They will also check

whether tax is paid on earnings from advertisers who pay to appear on websites. Manufacturers who sell their products on the internet will come under scrutiny to ensure that they pay ‘adequate’ tax in Spain, the director general revealed.

Specialist AEAT staff will also examine computers to detect possible manipulation of accounts sheets, double accounting or partial concealment of a company’s activities. Yet more inspectors will visit firms and shops to check that no payments of more than €2,500 have been received in cash. And, as always, AEAT’s hitmen and women will continue to home in on taxpayers whose ‘external signs of wealth’ do not correspond to their tax declarations or declarations of personal assets.

Profit Boosting Business Tips to help you survive tough times THE main cause of business failure is incompetence. Here are eight tips to help you survive tough times. First impressions count. A telephone answering machine cannot answer questions, which is why most people call in the first place. Be there, be polite; listen and respond transparently. How often I have heard it said: “But our customers know where we are.” Hello! New customers do not. Always give clear directions to those looking for your business. If you are in business then being a sales person comes with the territory. Improve your people skills; be pleasant and informative, highlight the advantages of your service, and ask politely for the order. Often forgotten. The customer is there for his reason, not yours. Clients are offended and putout by poor timekeeping. If unavoidably delayed call them.

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Explain; invite their understanding or suggest an alternative time in order to avoid inconveniencing them. Customers are not stupid. Do not treat them as though they are. If you are deceitful they sense it without necessarily saying so. Explain what needs doing and why. It is unsettling to be given a bill without a break down. Failure to do so invites the allegation that you cheat or are over-priced. Transparency keeps customers happy and contented clients become unpaid sales staff. A man bought a business. The

first thing he did was ask for a list of lost clients. He discovered most had left due to poor service. By informing them of the change of ownership and addressing their concerns he recovered most of them. Leave several business cards in your customer’s home or premises where they can be seen. Respectfully ask your customer to recommend you. Ask if they have friends or family who may be interested in your service. The most important rule of all: Always thank your client for their custom. By following these basic rules you can double, even treble your turnover without it adversely affecting your outgoings.

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

ENERGY BILLS: Households are struggling to pay.

Energy poor Spain A GROWING number of energy-poor Spaniards cannot maintain their homes at an adequate temperature. A household is classed as energy or fuel poor when a family cannot meet the cost of basic energy needs or when it must allocate an excessive proportion of the family income to pay its energy bills. People with energy problems have increased by 50 per cent since 2008, found ‘Fuel poverty in Spain,’ a study by Spain’s Association of Environmental Sciences (ACA). The preliminary results suggest that the most significant increase in energy poverty occurred

between 2010 and 2012. The study revealed that 10 per cent of Spanish households - approximately 4 million people - are now energy poor, with one out of every three families affected by unemployment experiencing fuel poverty. Those on pensions or living in rural and underpopulated areas are also at risk. Energy poverty is a contributing factor to between 2,300 and 9,300 premature deaths in Spain each year. Energy-efficient buildings, fighting climate change and reducing the European Union’s energy dependence are amongst solutions to the problem.

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Adults are failing in basic finance know-how

Loose change A look at finance for females

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FOR those fortunate enough to be employed, a salary thankfully lands in the bank account each month, but despite concerns about bills, mortgage payments and future costs, most people or households are not very good at keeping track of this money. A new report hailing from the US has revealed that when it comes to being smart about money and making sure to tie up loose financial ends, many adults are failing miserably. And the same rings true for grown-ups all over the world. Thirty four per cent of

those surveyed admitted that they constantly carry month-to-month credit card debt. It’s so easy to just stick a cost on your credit card and tell yourself that you’ll pay it off at the end of the month. But in reality other costs always creep up and all that good intention to pay off credit card debt ultimately gets postponed. Which tragically for your savings results in paying lots of hard earned money purely on interest. But you’re not alone making these financial mistakes, almost half of those questioned would grade themselves a ‘C’ or lower when it comes to financial know-how, while 61 per cent of adults don’t even have a budget.

Public housing is not so available THE Department of Development and Housing of the Junta de Andalucia regional government (CFVJA) has opened files on eight different financial entities which possess VPO properties (council housing) and are not handing them over to the relevant councils. According to sources within the Junta, the law that regulates social housing establishes the obligation of the financial entities to communicate to the CFVJA an inventory of all available public housing in the province; only about 20 of them have done this. The CFVJA has confirmed that there are at least eight financial entities in Andalucia, among which are some of the country’s main banks, which have not made this information available. Not putting housing which has been built with public money at the disposition of the public is a serious legal infraction and the financial entities could be fined between €30,000 and €120,000

BUDGET: Helps you plan and track your money. For some reason the word ‘budget’ can often be seen as restrictive and over-the-top, similar to how the word ‘diet’ can conjure up mental images of suffering and difficulty. But it’s important to

You and the Law in Spain By David Searl

Seeing the light TWO out of every three Spaniards do not understand their electricity bill and 59.4 per cent suspect they have been overcharged. Only 30 per cent have ever changed their provider, found online price checker Rastreator.

Gas venture REPSOL has begun extracting gas from the Kinteroni field in Peru. The Spanish multinational will initially produce 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day, but expects to double this by 2016.

Silver lining TIME drivers spent sitting in traffic jams has fallen 63 per cent since 2010. A study by Catalonia’s Royal Automobile Club credits the economic crisis for keeping cars off the road.

Can my neighbour install solar panels to block my light and view?

THE picture below shows the view from my kitchen windows. Without consulting me, my neighbour has installed these solar panels on his terrace. I went to the town council, but A. Perhaps you should start with your Community of Owners. Has the Community authorised the installation of the solar panels? The panels clearly alter the exterior appearance of the building, just as enclosed terraces do, and so they should require the approval of the Community. Bring the situation to the attention of your Community President. Even if the panels are not attractive and even if they cut off your light and view, these unfortunately are not legal grounds to remove them.

remember that a workable budget isn’t meant to limit how much you can spend overall - it’s simply a plan for where your money is best spent. If you do one thing this week, make sure it is to sit

down and create a budget, because if more than 50 per cent us say we don’t keep a budget, we might as well say we don’t know where our money is going. It doesn’t have to be complicated! Simply figure out your monthly net pay and from there calculate all your major expenses - rent, bills, the gym, debt payments etc. Subtract them from your take-home pay to see how much money you have left to work with. This will leave you with a better idea of how and where to spend the remainder of your money and see what your average daily spending should amount to, rather than just spending blindly until you’re left in the red again. There are also loads of free apps to download to help you plan and track. So no excuse, get cracking!

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they said they couldn’t do anything unless other neighbours also complained. As the other owners are only here for holidays, this is not practical. My neighbour has another

Another point is the possibility that the panels have been installed under terms of the rehabilitation of properties regulations, designed to promote

terrace which is not used and which is higher and out of sight. The installers said it wouldn’t get as much sun. Can you suggest a solution? T.F. (e-mail)

elements which improve energy efficiency. It is even possible that the neighbour has received government grants for this purpose.

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OPINION & COMMENT

Amnesty solution for Spain’s homes problem ONCE again there has been much in the press about property problems in Spain. Some has even been positive with perhaps a solution to the legalisation issue on the horizon. A simple solution is an amnesty, with all houses built before a certain date to be made legal and all future planning to go through a specialist department and not the town halls. Local council officials and mayors of all parties are now in agreement that there needs to be an amendment to the Decree. Surely now, someone in the Junta de Andalucia will listen. The Junta must realise that if the houses were made legal this would boost the economy. Homes would be improved, giving work to the hundreds of builders who are currently unemployed. Houses would be put on the market for sale, which would not only bring in taxes but new furniture and cars would be purchased, giving a further boost to employment. People would no longer have to find legal fees and be constantly worried about what will happen next. They would be able to relax and enjoy life and spend more in local shops and restaurants. Town halls, instead of concentrating on legality issues, could instead concentrate their efforts on improving their towns and facilities, taking care of people and creating more employment. We are currently running a paper petition requesting an amnesty for all property built before 2008 and have gathered over 1,000 signatures locally. If anyone would like a copy, please contact me on lashuertasgroupurl@yahoo.com. We also have two petitions on www.change.org; one is addressed to the UK and EU governments and the other to Susanna Diaz, regional president of Andalucia. Kath Williams (by email)

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Weekly News that the Andalucian regional government plans to hire ‘cheap’ interpreters. Great news for the Junta’s coffers, but not so much for anyone involved in a legal process who requires an interpreter. Those currently providing the service in Malaga have university degrees in translation and interpreting and extensive knowledge of legal matters. Why should they be put out of work by mediocre counterparts willing to accept a pittance? Despite what many people may think, a knowledge of languages does not provide sufficient skill for translation or interpreting. Acquiring those skills takes time and effort. Junta officials are obviously not among those aware of the importance of accuracy in translation, especially in medical and legal matters. It is disgusting that Spain’s Criminal Procedure Act allows anyone with knowledge of languages to act as an interpreter, and also how many so-called translators/interpreters there are offering their services who are unqualified. People should stop and think of the consequences which a small misinterpretation could lead to, then maybe they wouldn’t underrate the skills of

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professionals. I’m not saying that to be a good translator you have to have a university degree. I know several great translators who never studied the career, and it’s fine by me if anyone with a good grounding in both languages wants to help friends and family translate in everyday situations. But when it comes to anything legal, medical, financial, etc… call in the professionals! Professional translator, Arroyo de la Miel (Malaga)

Horse sense CONCERNING the published ‘Letter from Perplexed, Valencia,’ he has been eating a brave Teutonic-German warhorse from the knackers’ yard, dried,

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Indigestible LOVED Perplexed’s sense of humour and hope that he spat out the first part of the bread! Frank Kay, Rojales (Alicante)

Hard lines PERPLEXED is quite mistaken in attributing Knackebrod to Germany! This type of hard bread, made mostly of rye flour, is actually of Swedish origin. It has been baked in Sweden from around 500 AD. Roughly translated it means bread that is easy to crack. Originally considered as poor men’s food it is now considered as a healthy alternative with more dietary fibre. You will find Knackebrod in 85 per cent of Swedish homes, in Germany in 45 per cent and in France only 8 per cent. I do not know about the UK or Spain. Anders, Porreres (Mallorca)

IF it’s paranoid to go on harping on about the same things week after week, without producing any evidence to support them then I’m afraid, dear Leapy, paranoid is what you are! Week after week we get told how criminals are getting off scot free, how Islamic bigots are ruling the roost, and Britain’s towns are overrun with immigrants. Yet all that Leapy is really saying is that a lot of people think this is so. He never makes any effort to find out whether they are right in thinking so or not. In fact, whenever any serious attempt is made to check on whether, for example, an unusual number of criminals are getting off, if immigrant numbers make any serious difference to other people’s work prospects, or most British Moslems are influenced by bigots, the result is always that the alleged problem has been enormously exaggerated. In any democratic country things can happen which we may not like, but to twist the law to make sure they cannot happen would mean removing safeguards we would sadly miss. Freedom of movement is something we all think we should enjoy. A fair trial is what we expect to have if we are accused. Leapy’s articles only make it harder for British people to live in the real world. He would do better to tell us how to adapt to a society with a lot of foreigners in it, and to learn a bit about how they live and why they have left their birthplaces and come to Britain. Bill Campbell (by email)

Don’t look! WHEN I drive into town I frequently see learner drivers waiting for their instructors. On most occasions they are having a nice cosy chat over a cup of coffee and brandy (methinks) in the bar next door. I say “methinks” as they come out, fags in hands and a bit doddery. It amazes me just how many of these instructors actually know how to drive themselves. They don’t even tell the learners to use their indicators and just pull out without using a rear view mirror. Oh, I forgot they don’t have to do that here. I was taught “mirror, signal, manoeuvre,” not just “manoeuvre.” T.Turpie (by email)

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Cinderella law is a step too far

VER the years I’ve often come out against interference in our lives by the so-called Nanny State - but this most recent Cinderella law codswallop really does make my blood boil. Who are these faceless people using taxpayers’ money to come up with such pure unmitigated nonsense? Certainly not parents, that’s for sure. How dare they encourage youngsters to grass up their parents every time they think they’ve been hard done by, it’s bordering on Hitlerism. Under the proposed law parents could be jailed for ‘emotional cruelty.’ As a father of six I dread to think how many times I could have been reported by disgruntled little offspring not happy or having their noses put out by some disciplinary decision or another. The

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT moments when your little peach looks at you with blazing eyes and storms out telling you they hate you. If they were encouraged by these out of touch lunatics to report you to the authorities, at this point they would happily report you to the hangman. Don’t they realise that nine times out of 10 within a few hours they have their arms around your neck and are telling you they are sorry and how much they love you? How are they going to enforce this law? Send a raiding squad of plod down to the family home to arrest some harassed parent making the family’s Sunday dinner after they’ve had an altercation because they

CAUTION: Telling off your children could land you in jail for ‘emotional cruelty.’

couldn’t get the children out of bed? Give us a break! Can you imagine the domestic chaos that would ensue with mum down the nick and the vegetables boiling over? No, what these people should be doing is sorting out their own departments. Instead of trying to sidetrack us all with these ridiculous red herrings

they should be investigating the monotonous regularity with which babies and toddlers are somehow ‘slipping through the net’ and dying under horrendous conditions. Yet another tot killed this week by a monster that local welfare workers somehow managed to let ‘slip under the radar.’ Throwing rocks in

glasshouses comes to mind! The social services are in a disgraceful state. Most of its workers are unmarried and without families, simply because there is no time to do both. I always get the faint aroma of sour grapes when these lunatic directives emanate from their organisations. No, get your own houses in order before you start sending the SWAT teams into ours. Well my little stint in the Tenerife sunshine will soon be over. Once again I’ve had a great winter with some truly terrific folk. Thanks a bunch, everyone. See you all next year. Can’t wait to get home, mind. Six months is too long away from the children. Sure hope they don’t hate me for it! Keep the faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com

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World Trade Center (Film, 2006) On 11 September 2001, Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage, pictured) and Will Jimeno (Michael Peña) rush to the site of New York's Twin Towers when news starts to trickle in of the disaster in progress. As they reach the site, the second tower falls, trapping the men under a mountain of rubble.

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Tuesday BBC1/ 4:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Shetland 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Have I Got a Bit More News for You

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E W N 10 - 16 April 2014 / Axarquía - Málaga East

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Fair success LA HERRADURA and Almuñecar attracted attention at the tourism fair held in Sierra Nevada with many enquiries about the hostelry of the area.

Ficus pruning ALMUÑECAR Council has been pruning the ficus trees in the centre of the town in order to avoid branches falling off and hurting residents, as happened last year.

Diabetes chat SOCIAL SERVICES and Almuñecar Council have hosted an informal discussion about diabetes, which included basic information about the disease and ways of preventing it.

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A ‘Green Weekend’ WITH a great variety of activities on offer Almuñecar has hosted a ‘Green Weekend’ of commercial and tourist celebrations. Jose Manuel Fernandez, Councillor for Commerce, commented that the aim of the weekend was to boost the commercial and tourist sectors with a selection of events to showcase the hostelry, gastronomy, culture and sports in the area. Local hotels lowered their prices in order to attract more people for the weekend. To boost the cultural offer there

ALMUÑECAR BAND: Played marches.

was a tribute to famous flamenco singer Camaron, as well as a play

Gardener is denounced for reckless fire starting A GARDENER working for Velez-Malaga Council has been denounced for starting a fire on council property in Velez. The man, in the course of his work, was burning a nispero (louquat) tree without taking the proper precautions when the fire spread and burnt five hectares of hills and fruit trees before it was put out. The public prosecutor’s office pointed out that the man never took into account the weather conditions or the time of year. The fire caused damage to the value of €106,109.

by the Teatro Luga troupe, and the Almuñecar band played marches in the town square. The first Almuñecar triathlon kicked off the sporting offer on Saturday with more than 200 participants and the padel tournament was held over the whole weekend. Many heritage sites including, but not limited to, Castillo de San Miguel and the Museo Cueva could be visited for only €5 with a ‘Bono Green’ which was available to all. Fernandez hopes that, based on the success of the event, the weekend will become a yearly fixture in the Almuñecar calendar.

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First brick laid at park FRANCISCO DELGADO BONILLA, Mayor of Velez-Malaga, has laid the first brick on what is to be the new techno park. The EU and the European Fund for Regional Development have co-financed the €870,000 project with the Malaga provincial government. The new park covers an area of 4,000 square metres and has already attracted 15 potential clients. The target for the park is to encourage new and innovative businesses which will, hopefully, bring new development to the area. CADE, an association which helps new businesses, and the Junta de Andalucia will offer assistance and consult with the fledgling businesses.

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The Worricker Trilogy Bill Nighy stars in all three films as Johnny Worriker, long-serving MI5 agent whose closest ally is his boss, played by Michael Gambon. All three films have an all-star American and British cast including Rachel Weisz and Ralph Fiennes.

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CASABERMEJA NERJA

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CASABERMEJA

Directed by David Hare with an average run time of 103 minutes they are all rated 15.

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R DE LA VICTORIA

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You know where you are going and who with, but there is this one unresolved thought in your mind. It is just a thought, isn't it? Or is it more? This is something only you can answer. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) You are still looking more to the past than to the future, but now

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it seems that circumstances are urging you to move ahead at more of a pace. Because the matter becomes urgent, it may seem to you that circumstances are overtaking you.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Where you see things failing to go your way, it may seem that others are being unfair. It is unlikely to be that simple. Perhaps, by being too easygoing and friendly, you have given the impression of not being particularly caring. State your case and change the tune.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) What you truly want in life is now becoming clear to you. Not for you the fuzzy ideas of the past. Now, you realise that, if you do not give a strong lead, then others will lead you. To avoid going backwards now you must be determined and clear.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Judgement may be impaired this week and it would be advisable to

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.

TODAY:

AQUARIUS (January 21 February 19) You are looking to having everything your own way, which may not be entirely out of the question. The only sticking point could be that you are not even willing to be sharp with someone who has been far from straight with you.

LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

UK THUNDERBALL

IRISH LOTTO

EURO MILLIONS

Saturday April 5

Friday April 4

28 36

30 39

BONUS BALL

THUNDERBALL

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LUCKY STARS 10

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Madrid

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SUNNY 21 12 Cl 17 11 C 18 11 S

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Mon - 24 10 C Tues - 23 10 C Wed - 23 9 Th

Murcia MAX 22C, MIN 11C

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Sn Snow,

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Mon - 25 12 C Tues - 24 13 C Wed - 24 14 C

C Cloud,

Sh Showers,

Th Thunder

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

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Average: 19

Very good:36

Good: 25

Excellent: 44

acme, amen, amid, came, coma, come, dame, damn, demo, dime, dome, idem, mace, made, maid, main, mane, mead, mean, mend, mica, mice, mien, mind, mine, moan, mode, name, omen, admen, admin, aimed, amend, amice, amide, amine, amino, amnio, anime, cameo, demon, denim, maned, manic, media, medic, mince, mined, monad, named, nomad, amnion, anemic, anomic, anomie, cinema, daemon, daimon, domain, iceman, income, maiden, manioc, manned, median, medico ,medina ,minced, moaned, monied, condemn, demonic, encomia, nomadic, comedian, demoniac, DOMINANCE

Word Ladder NOSE

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

37 46

REINTEGRO 0

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Malaga Fri Sat Sun -

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Sunday April 6

Saturday April 5

28 50

LA PRIMITIVA

TODAY:

Barcelona TODAY:

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) This week be prepared to be forthright when it comes to a certain difficult situation. This involves someone trying to get you to make a decision you are either not sure of or against. Your good humour is unlikely to deflect them but being openly insistent may.

PISCES (February 20 March 20) So far as your work or business life is concerned, those in authority may seek to see things done their way. Where they seem to pay lip service to your needs, that is all it is… talk. Be clear that you want action and that you will not give in easily. Humour will not help.

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get second and even third opinions. In much the same way that you sometimes have an instinctive feel for things and situations, you now have this sensation about a certain person.

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Almeria

SUNNY MAX 22C, MIN 13C MAX MIN

Fri Sat Sun -

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Are you being pushed into a corner? There is no need to respond with aggression, but a smooth and fast move is required to avoid this. They say that forewarned is forearmed.

Sudoku

Alicante TODAY:

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high note, you are ready to sing the song of your future. There will be highs and lows but that is what makes life interesting and exciting.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) With your self-confidence on a

7-Star Quiz 1. “Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya punk?” is a famous line from which 1971 American crime thriller film starring Clint Eastwood? 2. “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” is a celebrated line from which 1939 American epic historical romance film? 3. In which 1975 Steven Spielberg thriller film does Roy Scheider’s character suggest: “You’re going to need a bigger boat”? 4. In which 1984 American supernatural comedy film does Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) complain: “He slimed me!” 5. In which 1984 science fiction film did the title character first say: “I’ll be back!”? 6. “To infinity and beyond” was voiced by Tim Allen’s character in which 1995 computeranimated comedy-adventure film? 7. Tom Hanks’ title character, in which 1994 American epic romantic comedy-drama film pronounces: “Life is like a box of chocolates…”?

Your Stars

April 12: Montserrat Caballe. Opera singer. Born in 1933, Montserrat Caballe has sung a wide variety of soprano roles but came to wider, popular fame when, in 1992, she sang the theme song for the Barcelona Olympics with rock-star Freddie Mercury, of Queen fame. She was born in Barcelona and studied music and song at the world famous Liceu Conservatory.

RING

RUNG RING

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You should bear in mind that you are the best one to decide what you want, when you want it and how you will go about getting it. Others may offer you short cuts, but is that really going to deliver the goods? I think not.

IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: The months ahead now are all about playing games: mind games, physically challenging games, whatever takes your fancy. Indulge your intellect and your body to find balance.

NOSE ROSE RUSE RUNE

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Putting yourself first is necessary at the moment. There is so much happening this week that you may be tempted to run yourself ragged trying to do it all yourself. It is possible to persuade others to give a hand and you will reap the benefits in the longer term.

1. DIRTY HARRY, 2. GONE WITH THE WIND, 3. JAWS, 4. GHOSTBUSTERS, 5. THE TERMINATOR, 6. TOY STORY, 7. FORREST GUMP

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