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10 - 16 APRIL 2014
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Tourists’ favourite! MALAGA and Marbella are amongst tourists’ favourite destinations in Spain. The Costa del Sol cities were both in the Top Ten, with Barcelona and Madrid topping the travel website TripAdvisor’s list. Malaga City’s Councillor for Culture, Tourism and Sport, Damian Caneda, picked up the Traveller’s Choice Award given by TripAdvisor
based on the opinions of the site’s users about hotels, restaurants and places of interest. Mayor Angeles Muñoz, representing Marbella, collected the award from the General Manager of Turespaña, Marta Blanco, at an event this week. Caneda said he was happy that tourists themselves had given Malaga the award for the quality of Turn to Page 4
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Letters DOG BEACH: Wooden waste bins are available for owners to use.
Fuengirola has a beach for dogs FUENGIROLA now has a beach where dog owners can take their pets. The adapted and fenced off 2,000m2 area is near the Sohail Castle and is the second beach in the province to allow dogs. It will be open all year from 10am to 11pm in the summer and from 10am to 9pm in the winter.
The Mayor, Esperanza Oña, said that laws have been adapted to allow dogs on the beach and that there are wooden waste bins so that owners can clean up after their dogs. She explained that the area has been designed for users to enjoy the sand and sea while they
have fun with their pets. Dogs which access the beach must be under control at all times and if they weigh more than 20 kilos they must use a muzzle. Owners must pick up the dogs’ excrements and carry their own bags, as well as having the dogs’ documents on them at all times.
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NEWS PM remembered A CENTRE for Alzheimer’s patients in Fuengirola will be named after recently deceased Adolfo Suarez, Spain’s first democratically elected Prime Minister. Lottery winner A WINNING ticket for the first prize of the Loteria Primitiva was sold in San Pedro Alcantara. The winner will get more than €900,000.
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A healthy boost for economy THE Malaga Health Foundation hopes to attract the first tourists before the summer. It is estimated that the health tourism sector could bring €300 million per year to the province. Following two years of promotional trips to reach agreements throughout the world, and the launch of its website last year, the Foundation hopes that so-called ‘Health Tourists’ will start to travel to the clinics on the Costa del Sol before the summer season. Agreements have been reached with Sweden, Germany and Canada for patients to travel to the area for different kinds of treatment.
The President of Malaga Health, Miguel Such, says the aim is to boost the economy in the province by including health amongst the attractions for which the Costa del Sol is known, sun, sand, golf and culture. A German hospital is reportedly interested in building a centre in the province and there have been discussions with Malaga City and Estepona. As well as this, the Foundation has signed an agreement with Malaga Business Federation to promote Malaga Health from the premises of those which are interested.
Motorcyclist killed A MOTOCYCLIST, 38, died after his vehicle left the road and hit the safety barrier on the A-397 between San Pedro and Ronda.
Vespa race MORE than 30 teams from throughout Spain took part in a racing endurance competition on Vespa scooters held at Campillos go-karting track. Parking reopened THE indoor car park at Mercacentro market in Fuengirola was due to reopen to the public again this week, following works, with lower prices than before. More expense RONDA councillor for Works, Isabel Barriga, announced that installing electricity for the new local hospital will increase the budget by €1.3 million.
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Mosaics shown ANTEQUERA Museum is now exhibiting most of the remains of Roman mosaics which were found during work for the AVE high-speed train tracks.
Garden plans ESTEPONA Town Hall intends to put plans for a 15,000m2 botanical garden out for public tender with a budget of €2.3 million. More tourists THE number of Spanish tourists who visited Marbella in February increased by 30 per cent compared to the same month last year.
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Illegal visitor EASTER: Only 21% spend time at the beach.
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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.
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AN Algerian man who was not allowed within the Schengen Zone and was identified by Local Police in Mijas was handed over to the Guardia Civil.
Noise levels MALAGA Provincial Government is measuring noise levels at Puerto Marina in Benalmadena, following hundreds of complaints from residents in the area.
Nutty project PUJERRA Town Hall is promoting a project to produce flour, jam and other products from the chestnuts produced in the Serrania de Ronda area.
Dog injured A CORDOBA woman is facing five months in prison for allegedly throwing a cat and two dogs from a third floor window. One of the dogs had to be put to sleep.
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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Tops for tourists From Front Page the tourism facilities it offers. Meanwhile, Muñoz said the award was in recognition for the efforts which have been made over the past years, and was an excellent way to reinforce the image of Marbella as a tourist destination. She believed it would encourage the city hall and local businesses to maintain their good standards. Andalucia is the Spanish region with the most awarded destinations: Malaga, Sevilla, Granada, Marbella and Cordoba. On a worldwide level, Barcelona came in 15th position. The first three positions were given to Istanbul, Rome and London. Awards have been given to 500 destinations worldwide.
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British businessman’s ‘killer’ ex-girlfriend is arrested POLICE have arrested Slovakian Mayka Marica Kukocova, 24, a former girlfriend of Andrew Bush, 48, whose body was found at a luxury property in Estepona last weekend. The suspect had been in a twoyear relationship with the victim until last autumn, and fled the scene in the early hours of Saturday morning in his black Hummer. The vehicle was found by National Police in the area of Elviria, Marbella. His partner, Maria Korotaeva, aged 20, from Russia, called the police after hearing two shots, and Bush was found with two bullet wounds to the head in the fivebedroomed house he was renting in the Cancelada area. It appears he arrived home following a trip to find his exgirlfriend waiting for him in the house. She may have been there for several days. His current partner left and reportedly waited outside in the car.
MURDER SCENE: The body was found in a luxury property in Estepona. She alerted the emergency services at around 2am because she was unable to get into the house despite the fact that she knew there was someone inside. Police and firemen jumped over the wall and found the body and the gun beside it.
Twice-divorced Bristol-born businessman Bush reportedly came to the Costa del Sol four times a year with his partner and daughter, and owned several shops in Bristol, including Andrew Davids Jewellers, which is now known as Gold Trader, a limo hire firm and a wholesale
store. He was known in the area for the luxury cars and motorbikes he was seen driving. Bush’s ex-wife, former HTV news reader and BBC Radio Bristol presenter Sam Mason, and their daughter, 19-year-old Ellie MasonBush, flew to Malaga on Sunday.
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Worse care THE Medical Union has complained that failure to hire staff for health centres in the past years is leading to overworked healthcare professionals and worse, patient care.
Big wheel PLANS for a ferris wheel, similar to the London Eye, and an aquarium, in the area of Malaga Port are gaining popularity amongst experts.
Vehicle sales MALAGA was the Andalucian province where most new vehicles were sold in the first three months of 2014, with 4,681, 6.29 per cent more than the same period in 2013.
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Easter Wednesday pardon for inmate at Malaga prison THE inmate who will be pardoned on Easter Wednesday in Malaga, is a 30-year-old man serving three years in Alhaurin de la Torre prison.
He will be symbolically pardoned during the procession of Nuestro Padre Jesus El Rico, but his identity won’t be revealed. He was sentenced for
causing bodily harm in 2002, although he only entered prison last November, when he was married with a son and had a job. He said the crime for
which he was sentenced was a ‘mistake’ and that entering prison wrecked his and his family’s lives. Every Easter, during its procession through Malaga
Firemen show off their work ALMOST 9,000 people took part in an event which focused on the work of firemen. The event, coinciding with festivities for their patron saint, was held at the Tivoli World theme park in Benalmadena, from early in the morning and lasted throughout the day. There were activities and entertainment for all ages, including exhibitions, stalls, a fancy-dress competition and collectors’ items. It was inaugurated by the mayor, Paloma Garcia, who was accompanied by the local fire chief, David Bañasco, and the PR manager of Tivoli World, Jose Luis
TIVOLI WORLD: Staged the event which focused on firemen’s work. Guzman. The event, held every year, has become very popular and the mayor pointed out that it lets
people see the hard work, courage and determination of the local firemen, who help to keep locals and visitors safe.
City, the image of Christ carried by El Rico brother´hood ‘pardons’ an inmate. In 1759, when the plague hit Malaga, the prison was badly affected, but some inmates believed if they were allowed to carry the image of Christ through the streets, they would be saved. Permission was denied, but many of them revolted and still in shackles, took the image of Christ from the nearest church and carried it to the worst affected areas. They then returned it to the church and went back to prison. Legend has it, the plague disappeared from the city and King of Spain, Carlos III was told. He ordered that every year, when the image passed the prison, the gates should be opened and one inmate allowed to leave.
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CACTUS FAIR: Some of the plants on display.
A day for the green-thumbed THOUSANDS of plants were on show at the eighth edition of the Cactus and Collectable Plants Fair, held in Arroyo de la Miel. The fair, which is held every year, was set up in the Parque de la Paloma. The event attracted hundreds of local residents and tourists, who purchased and
exchanged plants at some of the many stalls. This year there was an exhibition of ecological fruit and vegetables, seeds, oils and handicrafts. There was also a conference on bamboo by Brigitte Coulon, which featured the different varieties growing in the park.
ARMOURY: Illegally-manufactured firearms were seized.
Officer arrested for making illegal weapons
A MALAGA Local Police officer was arrested in a Guardia Civil operation which dismantled a workshop illegally manufacturing firearms
AMMUNITION: The firearm factory was dismantled to sell online. He was just one of nine people arrested including the person in charge of the factory, located in his home in Valladolid. The Malaga police officer reportedly had approximately 50 of the more than 100 weapons which were seized and has been charged
with illegal weapons possession. Amongst the weapons seized, there were several prohibited warfare weapons, 90 pistols and seven frontloading weapons, as well as 5,500 cartridges of ammunition. There were also buyers in Granada, Valencia, Albacete, Ourense and Vizcaya.
NATIONAL POLICE are investigating why a man set fire to himself in Malaga City centre, believe he may have had relationship problems. Police were alerted that the 37-year-old Pakistani had set fire to himself at around 9pm. Firemen were also called to the scene and the man was taken to hospital, still conscious, with third and fourth degree burns to 90 per cent of his body, making him hard to identify. Doctors say that his condition is very serious. Police found the house where he had been living, and a letter which points to him having split up with a woman. Police also found a carafe containing petrol he had bought just minutes earlier from a nearby filling station. According to staff he put diesel in the recepticle, but returned and requested it be filled with petrol instead. He went to a bar to ask for a light, but noone gave him one. The man must have found something with which to ignite the petrol, because just minutes later, people saw a “ball of fire� in the street. He was screaming for help and one of the clients grabbed their extinguisher and rushed outside to put out the flames. However, he had already caused himself serious damage.
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Further accusations of child abuse levelled against Mijas schoolteacher TWO more reports of abuse have been received against a primary schoolteacher
at Los Campanales, in Las Lagunas, Mijas.
The parents of two children came forward following an initial accusation
Killer’s sentence confirmed THE Andalucian High Court of Justice has confirmed a sentence of 13 years in prison for a man who killed a woman in Fuengirola in January 2012. He was sentenced in July last year by Malaga Provincial Court and appealed, but the sentence has now been confirmed. The two knew each other and the man invited her to his house on New Year’s Eve
because she had nowhere to go. In the early hours of the morning of January 1, 2012, he accused her of stealing money from his wallet and hit her on the head with a glass bottle several times, breaking it with the force of the impact. She fell to the floor and he strangled her with the scarf she was wearing,
suffocating her. He then made a sort of stretcher with a carpet, on which he carried the body to a location under a bridge where it was found several days later, wrapped in a sheet and plastic and tied up with cable. He has also been sentenced to pay €100,000 in compensation to each of the victim’s three children.
against the teacher, 57, of abusing a nineyear-old boy. The man, who has been teaching for more than 30 years, was arrested after the victim’s mother reported the events, which allegedly took place in October last year, to the Guardia Civil. He allegedly told these pupils to remain in the classroom at lunchtime and break-time and locked the door. He partially admitted to the charges and asked to be put in treatment. He was remanded in prison without bail and has also been suspended without pay. Guardia Civil are investigating whether there may be more victims, as several parents claimed they had detected ‘strange behaviour’ in their children.
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Open golf tournament THE finals of the NH Collection Open golf tournament were held at La Reserva de Sotogrande in San Roque, Cadiz, with prize money of €600,000.
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Jailed for violating building regulations A MAN has been sentenced to a year in prison and a €4,500 fine for turning a warehouse in Alhaurin el
Grande into a two-storey house. The man owns a plot in the Dehesa Baja area which is on
12,000 visitors MORE than 12,000 people have visited the Municipal Archaeological Museum in Estepona throughout its first year of opening.
Strike threat STAFF of CTSA-Portillo bus company have announced strikes from Monday to protest against salary cuts within the 500-strong team.
protected farming land. Twenty years ago, he built a 50-squaremetre storage unit, which could also be inhabited. He then obtained a permit to repair the roof and build a water storage pool, but instead, rebuilt the house, giving it an upper floor and stairs, as well as creating a 25-metre swimming pool and a barbecue area. He inhabited the ground floor, and the other was lived in by his daughter and her family. He was told to cease the work in 2005 but completed his plans and was reported by the town hall. He was sentenced, Cutters or an encounter banned from carrying out regarding journalism and work for two years and told to demolish what he had municipal life. More than 50 streets built. He lodged an appeal have been reformed to but it was rejected and the improve their appearance. sentence confirmed.
Town centre hub of activity ESTEPONA Town Hall has said the ‘Estepona vive sus calles’ project has been very successful in making the old part of the town its main tourist attraction.
Thousands of people took part in the 30 events organised to promote the area, including concerts, a tapas route, the National Competition of Ham
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Bishop’s remarks not crime THE complaint against a cardinal who allegedly made homophobic remarks has been shelved. Recently proclaimed Cardinal and Archbishop of Pamplona, Fernando Sebastian, 84, who lives in Malaga, said earlier this year that homosexuality is a “sexual deficiency which can be corrected with treatment.” Malaga’s public prosecutor’s office did not consider the statements constituted a crime and remarked that although the comments were ‘wrong’ and ‘negative’ and homo-sexuals were right to be offended by them, it also defended the cardinal’s freedom of speech. Spain’s Confederation of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transsexuals plan to
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UN provisions A COMPANY based in Sevilla but with Malaga capital is the official supplier of lamb and goat meat for United Nations troops based in Africa.
Legal action TWO weeks ago a Costa del Sol newspaper (not the Euro Weekly News) accused me of being involved in a multimillion-euro fraud. As there is no truth in the assertion, the very next day after the article appeared I instructed lawyers to request a retraction and apology. As no response was forthcoming, I have now instructed lawyers to take court action to protect my good name. Barrie Nathan
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Man cuts off fingers to claim on insurance A MAN, 31, has been arrested for allegedly cutting off two of his fingers in an attempt to defraud six insurance companies in Girona. An off-duty member of the Catalan regional police, the Mossos
d’Esquadra, found two pieces of fingers, a butcher’s knife in a box and a wooden kitchen block covered in blood and with the price tags still attached in a children’s play park. He called his colleagues and an
Mountain driving
MORE than 50 drivers gathered in Estepona for the first trial of the Spanish Automobile Championships. The trial, which ascended to the Peñas Blancas mountain area, was won by Andres Vilariño, Javier Villa y Jose Antonio Aznar. There were more than 20 teams taking part in the 7,400metre stretch, including Vilariño Motorsport, the European Champions of Mountain Racing. This is one of many important sporting events which are due to be held in Estepona this.
ON THE PODIUM: Race winners.
investigation was opened. The police located a man who had been admitted to hospital the day before because he had lost two fingers. Because of the time which had elapsed, they could not be reattached. He claimed he had accidentally cut his fingers off while slicing meat at home. But officers were suspicious of his story because the fingers were found near the health centre he had initially visited. Last year he took out six insurance policies and had already initiated claims for compensation of between €12,000 and €45,000. The police discovered that he had already defrauded two insurance companies and claimed €24,000 for injuries. He appeared before a judge and was released with charges.
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Speed traps catch 256 every day SPEED traps in Malaga Province catch an average of 256 drivers every day. According to the Provincial Traffic Department, last year, 54 per cent of the 173,157 offences committed in the province were for speeding. Campaigns to control speeding carried out by the General Traffic Department on conventional roads has led offenders to lose up to 33,588 points from their licences. In 2013, 2,557 were reported for speeding in just 14 days during one of these campaigns. Speed is also the third cause of deaths on the roads, beaten by violating the regulations (50 per cent of cases) and distractions (40.91 per cent), and was responsible for 18.2 per cent of the road victims in the province last year.
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Welcome to Marbella networking A NEW social and business networking club will open tonight (Thursday) in Marbella. All expatriates are invited along to the Puente Romano Hotel for an
exclusive cocktail party to see what all the fuss is about.
Starting at 7pm, it will be the first of the monthly meetings hosted by the membership clubs, Expats Club Marbella, Auswanderer Club Marbella and Scandic Club Marbella. The idea with these three new social and business
clubs is to build up a casual international network with interesting people who meet up regularly, and enjoy membership benefits and monthly cocktail parties and generate new friendships and business leads.
Between 7pm and 7.45pm will be registration and a welcome drink followed by a welcome speech by founder Peter Redrin and guest speakers. This will be followed by social and business networking, music and a
nice party! Entrance is â‚Ź15 which includes membership fee, member card, a welcome drink, snacks and high quality social and business networking. Peter explained that the idea is for members to meet new people for social reasons in a cocktail party environment. Members will also be able to generate new business links and meet potential clients. For more information call 601 297 565 or email contact@expatsclubinter national.com
Help fails RUSTY: A relic of the Spanish Civil War.
Mortar found in basement A MORTAR from the Spanish Civil War has been found in the basement of a house in Guaro. There was also a wooden crate containing ammunition.
The tenant said he had found it when he was sorting through old furniture and building materials and alerted the Guardia Civil. The owner of the house is deceased.
AN injured common minke whale calf was spotted less than a mile off La Malagueta Beach in Malaga. Marine experts attempted to remove fishing wire from its tail but the calf was scared by their boat and swam away.
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Adam is hero of Tenerife double death 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 also 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, 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 just right. “I dived into a big wave and swam away from the white foaming water hitting the rocks to get behind the young girl (14year-old Hari) and got her to cling onto my neck as I swam towards the beach with her on my back. “She was very brave and kept talking to me and thanking me all the time. Someone lowered a life aid on a rope to save me swimming the full distance 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 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
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Cruise tourists MORE than 70,000 people are expected to start or end their cruise vacations at Malaga Port throughout 2014, the port authorities announced.
Cancer race MORE than 5,000 women are expected to take part in a race against cancer in Malaga on May 11 from 10am. More information on www.inacuamalaga.es.
Centre remains THE Malaga Centre for the Recovery of Endangered Marine Species will remain open for at least another year thanks to funds from the city hall and the provincial government.
ADAM: With his three children and the area of the tragedy. 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
Italian funds the sharp rocks.” Part of the attraction of the west coast area is its rugged beauty and many people go on the rocks to fish or 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.
AN Italian investment fund had shown interest in purchasing 35 per cent of Deoleo, the main seller of olive oil in Spain.
Flights up SO far this year, Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport has seen 6.6 per cent more passengers and 9 per cent more flights than over the same period in 2013.
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18 arrested for money laundering EIGHTEEN people were arrested in a Guardia Civil operation against money laundering in Malaga, Cadiz, Alicante, Huelva, Madrid, Murcia and Portugal. Six other people were charged and assets worth €7 million were seized. The investigation began after analysing documents seized from a group of drug traffickers which revealed a group was using a method known as ‘Hawala’ to launder benefits obtained by drug
trafficking organisations. The method, very popular in Arab countries, allows money to be transferred at a lower cost and quicker than with legal bank transactions, and as the operations are not registered, there is no trace and no taxes. The leader of the network had come up with several ways of getting the large quantities of money which he received by this method into legal circulation.
ARRESTED: Guardia Civil mounted an operation to catch the offenders. Several people were hired to pay in amounts under €3,000 at bank cash points, while homeless or needy people were paid to pay money into bank accounts in tax havens, providing their names in order to
safeguard the identity of the true owners of the money. During the period they were under investigation, the network laundered more than €2 million, mainly making payments to drugs organisations.
19 years for burning wife alive A MAN has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for burning his pregnant wife alive in 2006 in Girona. He had been acquitted for lack of evidence in 2009. In October 2006, the man doused his wife, aged 30 and three months pregnant at the time, in petrol, and set fire to her. The judge considers he was completely aware of what he was doing and chose to set fire to her to increase her suffering,
rather than killing her with a knife or gun. He was also aware that the unborn baby would die. The jury considered that he also endangered the lives of the rest of the people in the building which was damaged. His defence was asking for 10 years and nine months in prison once the guilty verdict had been given. He must pay €16,000 in compensation to the victim’s mother and €126,500 to each of her three children.
Was baby buried? A COUPLE was arrested in Madrid for allegedly killing their baby and burying it in a park. The woman, 27, allegedly gave birth two and a half years ago to a premature baby. It is not known whether it survived, but police suspect she and her partner let it die, put the body in a box and went to a park two kilometres from their home to bury it in the early hours of the morning. The woman had since split up with the father of the baby and allegedly told
her new partner last weekend what she had done and he went to the police. She was arrested hours later, followed by her former partner and their former flatmate. They were questioned and both confessed to having buried the baby before accompanying police to the park to locate the body. Some 20 National Police officers with dogs began digging while the parents stood by in handcuffs. At the time of writing, nothing was found.
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Family seek €2m for Spanair crash THE family of a Malaga flight attendant who died in the Spanair accident in August 2008 is demanding €2 million in compensation. On August 20, 2008 Spanair
Flight JKK5022 crashed at Madrid-Barajas Airport with 154 fatalities. The conclusion was that this accident was pilot error and the aircraft was not configured correctly for takeoff.
The court case, set for September, was presented in late 2012 with the family being represented by a Malaga lawyer, against Spanair’s insolvency administrators,
Adult park opens A NEW park with exercise apparatus for adults has opened on the Casasblancas urbanisation in Alhaurin de la Torre. It is located on what was an abandoned plot and had been requested by local residents. It is the fifth of its kind
in the town and was opened by the mayor, Joaquin Villanova. It has gym apparatus as well as ping-pong and chess tables. The project has cost €45,000 including new benches, streetlamps, bins and other items, and newly-built walls and fences.
KEEP FIT: Exercise equipment in the park.
Boeing International, and insurer Mapfre Global Risk. The lawyer explained that the woman had a contract with the company and died while performing her work duties. Although the law under which the case will be tried applies to passengers, the lawyer says that the crew should be considered equal and points out that the victim had no part in causing the accident. The case was shelved in Madrid by a criminal court but has been admitted by a Malaga social court.
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New art works FROM today (Thursday) the Carmen Thyssen museum in Malaga will have 18 new works by artists Gonzalo Bilbao Martinez and Julio Vila y Prades. They form part of the permanent collection and will be exhibited in the Sala Noble to begin with. The museum is also preparing several temporary exhibitions and will also present the catalogue of works included in the Carmen Thyssen collection, following a process of research and documentation.
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Guarantees for families in need SCHOOLING in Andalucia costs a third of the amount paid by families in the rest of Spain. According to the Junta de Andalucia Education Council, thanks to help received from the regional government, Andalucian families can save €2,131 every term.
They report that the saving on books alone is €240, while in many Spanish regions, pupils have to pay for their own books. It continues to say that they save €801 on school lunches, €138 for morning classes, and the same amount for
extracurricular activities, plus a further €813 on transport. The financial crisis has caused many more families to request help to pay for their children’s schooling, and more than 90,000 children eat for free at school every day in Andalucia.
RECOVERED: The thieves took suitcases from inside locked cars.
6 arrested for stealing from cars SIX people were arrested in Malaga for their alleged involvement with 13 thefts from parked cars. They targeted parked hire cars between 1pm and 5pm and mainly
took suitcases from inside after forcing the lock on the driver’s door. They also used frequency inhibitors to prevent the locking systems from functioning.
Prostitute defends boyfriend in court A WOMAN admitted in court she slept with men for money when she was 16, but denies her boyfriend, facing 14 years in prison forced her to do so. The Romanian woman, now 18, claims that when she was 13, her father forced her to enter an illegal marriage and that when her ‘husband’ left her, she went back to her family in Palma de Mallorca before meeting the accused and going to live with him in Barcelona in 2012. Her father reported her missing, but said she called
home once a month. National Police located her and brought her back to Palma, but as soon as she turned 18, she returned with the accused and says they are engaged. She said that she had worked as a street prostitute, sharing part of her earnings with her boyfriend to help pay the rent. His defence is asking for an acquittal or alternatively two years in prison because he did accept money from the girl, but maintains he never forced her.
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Shauna Rogers joins Ibex Insurance in Fuengirola SHAUNA ROGERS, who recently joined Samantha and Angela at the Ibex office in Fuengirola, has been on the Costa del Sol for nearly 30 years. A native Spanish speaker and mother of two, Shauna has worked in the insurance industry since 2001, when she started in the claims department of Knight Insurance. Thrown in at the deep end at Knights Insurance, Shauna has told us that what she learned in the claims department proved an invaluable experience when she moved on to become an insurance advisor, as it taught her the importance of getting a policy right from the start. Throughout the years, Shauna has dealt with most insurance products including home, motor, business, community, travel, medical, life, pet insurance, marine, public liability and funeral insurance. Her strongest conviction is that to make a happy client, you must first understand their needs and then find them the best cover at an affordable price. “I am delighted with my move to Ibex in Fuengirola and to continue the working relationship we have held since I first met many of the same faces when I started in the insurance industry. I look forward to meeting clients new and old in our offices and also out and about in the community. I invite anyone to pop in for a chat or a quote or simply to revise your existing policy/cover,” said Shauna.
SHAUNA: Delighted with move.
“I look forward to meeting clients new and old.” Ibex will have a cheese and wine evening to welcome Shauna, so please feel free to come and join us on Wednesday, April 30 from 4pm to 7pm at the office located in Edificio Vega, Local 6, Avda Jesus Santos Rein in Fuengirola. 952 581 561
Grim figures on domestic abuse as few make official complaints IN 2013 only 11 of the 54 dead from domestic abuse had made an official complaint to the police. The OVDG (National Register of Domestic Abuse) has released its data for last year in which there were 124,894 reports, just 10 less than the year before, this is a descent of only 2.8 per cent. The OVDG has been quick to
point out that seven out of 10 reports were made by the victims themselves. Last year also had a rise, of 1.2 per cent, in the number of victims who later cancelled their accusations. According to the data released 2013 saw 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; and of the 54 dead 40 were Spanish and 14 foreign. The provinces of Andalucia, Baleares, Canary Islands and Valencia had the most reports of abuse with the worst months being September and March. On average Spain has 342 daily reports of abuse.
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Stolen bike found at fire station A MOTORBIKE which was reported stolen in March last year has been found at Marbella fire station. The motorbike was kept in the storage area of an apartment block and was reported stolen by the owner, who said the locks had been forced open. The owner was recently sent a photo of the motorbike by someone who recognised it, stored along with other vehicles in the basement of Marbella fire
station. She went to identify it and then visited the police, telling them that a fireman who lived in the same apartment block called her after learning the motorbike had been found and confessed he had stolen it. Police took his statement and he appeared before a judge. At the time of the robbery she had suspected him, and told police that he had accused someone else of taking it.
Shelter full MORE than 60 SubSaharan immigrants, including 11 women, were brought to Malaga from the Spanish enclave of Melilla in North Africa, where the shelter is overflowing.
Asturias link SPANISH low-cost airline Vueling will operate flights to Asturias six times a week over the summer.
World’s longest salad PIZZERIA ‘Il Maestro’ in Fuengirola undertook the challenge of making the world’s largest ever Caprese salad for a Guinness World Record. It used 350 kilos of cheese, tomato, lettuce and basil, was 16.30 metres long and 60 centimetres wide.
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University exam comes too late MALAGA University is due to hold an examination today (Thursday) but it is feared it will not be of any use to those who should benefit from it. The problem arose when it was revealed that students aspiring to obtain an Erasmus grant from the Ministry of Education to study abroad would not be able to prove their English language skills with a certificate from Malaga University. Instead, they need to take a separate examination, which was quickly arranged. However, the results will not be revealed until April 28, when students only have until April 23 to hand in all the documents required. The 23 candidates can only hope that once this period is up, there will be extra time for them to hand in anything which is missing. The grants awarded by the Ministry of Education are for €100 per month more than those they could hope to obtain from the EU Commission. Candidates also need to have high marks and reside permanently in Spain, amongst other requirements.
Discovering the beauty of Malaga MALAGA Provincial Government has named 31 ‘Unique Locations’ in the province. The new classification will be given to areas of
environmental, historic or cultural relevance which deserve to be promoted because of their unique beauty. There are 15 locations
in the Serrania de Ronda area alone, five in the area of Antequera, four in the Guadalhorce Valley, four on the Costa del Sol, and the rest in the Axarquia. However, the provincial government has said that the number of spots which could receive this classification is hard to determine, as there are beautiful areas throughout the province which are unknown even by the locals, and which will be promoted thanks to this project.
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INFANTA CRISTINA: A video was made of her appearance in court.
Doubts about video of court statement A REPORT regarding a recording of the Infanta Cristina’s appearance in court suggests that the author has been wrongly identified. In February, a Malaga lawyer was suspected of leaking the video of the Infanta’s statement in court in Palma de Mallorca. An investigation was opened and police visited the headquarters of Wouzee, the platform to which it was uploaded, to request information on the user who did so. The lawyer from Malaga reportedly attended the hearing in place of another but denied having filmed the images. A report carried out by experts from Malaga University requested by the lawyer analyses the recording and compares conclusions with those made by the police. It suggests that the police report contains errors and that the position
from which the video was taken suggests it was taken by a civil servant working in the court. It is believed the camera was in a watch, bracelet or ring and captured angles which would not have been possible from where the lawyer was sitting. It also suggests that the video has been tampered with, and that the sound and images have been put together after the recording. The Duke of Palma could face between 10 and 19 years in prison for embezzlement, corruption, document falsification, fraud against the administration and tax evasion. In court, his wife, the Infanta Cristina, claimed she did not know of the activities of Aizoon, the company created allegedly to hide the €6 million of public funds illegally obtained through the Noos Institute, despite owning half of the company.
New combined ticket for city bus tour and museums MALAGA City Hall has joined forces with the City Sightseeing Worldwide tourist bus company to offer the so-called ‘Malaga Experience.’
The plan includes a combined ticket for the tour bus, as well as access to museums, a guided tour of the historical centre, and a boat tour of Malaga bay.
More flights from Malaga AER LINGUS and British Airways launched flights to Shannon (Ireland) and Heathrow, while Jet2.com will operate flights to Belfast, all twice weekly from Malaga Airport.
The price of the ticket will be €25 for adults and €15 for children, and lasts for 24 hours. Malaga is the first city in Spain to carry out this initiative. The plan was presented by the mayor, Francisco de la Torre, the President of the company City Sightseeing Worldwide, Enrique Ybarra. and the councillor for Culture, Tourism and Sport, Damian Caneda.
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Priest not understood 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 Velez-Malaga say 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.
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Most wanted woman found in Paraguay THE only woman who was on the list of Spain’s 10 most wanted criminals, has said she returned to Paraguay because she had been cleared of charges. Maria Luisa Espinola, 32, said on the radio from Asuncion, that her Venezuelan former partner was guilty of the murder of a woman of the same nationality, and returned to Paraguay in March last year with her daughter with the permission of the Spanish authorities. He is currently in prison. She said both she and the victim, Yulmer Josefina Sifontes de Paredes, were pregnant and that her partner introduced her to the woman in a bar, along with several men, one of whom claimed to be her boyfriend. She said they then went to the couple’s house to a
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Façade restored THE Heritage Department of Antequera Town Hall has restored the façade of the San Francisco Monastery founded by the Catholic Monarchs in 1500.
Levels up MALAGA is expecting hotel occupancy levels of up to 90 per cent over Easter, according to the National Union of Travel Agencies.
SPAIN’S TOP TEN: Maria Luisa Espinola was the only woman on the list. party, where her former partner allegedly forced the victim to drink alcohol. Espinola claims she went
to bed, and when he woke her the next day, he showed her the body on the terrace and threatened her with a gun, forcing her to help him dump it. They then went to a bridge from which they threw the body. She said her partner later handed himself in and claims there were four more people involved. They all allegedly owed the victim money. She left Spain because
she feared for her life and had no-one here to help her. She said that she has handed herself in to the authorities and she never expected to see her photo on a list of Spain’s most wanted. Her extradition is pending. Another of the most wanted, Gabriel Alejandro Reyes, 25, was arrested after he was identified taking part in protests against the Chaves government in Venezuela.
Parking complaint RESIDENTS in El Palo and Pedregalejo areas of Malaga have complained that the Baños del Carmen park is being used as a car park.
Pay up THE Vice-President of the Spanish Parliament, Celia Villalobos, has demanded that the Junta de Andalucia pay its debts with construction companies, amounting to €400 million.
Safe city SOME 1,500 National and Local Police officers will take part in the special safety operation which has been organised for Easter week in Malaga.
Poisoned bait AN international workshop which will be held in Ronda will analyse the serious consequences for black vultures of using poisoned bait.
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Vandals detained FIVE people aged between 25 and 29 were arrested by Local Police in Malaga for putting up banners and spray-painting walls in the Guadalmedina River area. FUENGIROLA: The stalls will all have awnings in the same colour.
Colour facelift for two local markets THE stalls at Fuengirola’s Tuesday and Sunday street markets have been given a facelift. The market held at the fairground on Tuesdays, with more than 530 stalls, will be called ‘Multicolor I’ and all the stalls will have awnings of the same colour, as well as front panels in
different colours with the name of Fuengirola and providing information on the type of business and what they sell. The market on Sunday in Calle Mendez
Nuñez, with 132 stalls, will be referred to as ‘Multicolor 2.’ The aim is to smarten up the markets and make them more attractive to both locals and visitors.
Evictee claims fire was an accident A GERMAN man accused of setting fire to the villa in Llucmajor, Mallorca four days after he was evicted claimed in Palma Provincial Court it was an accident. The man, who is facing up to 15 years in prison, had been living in the house for 12 years but was evicted when he was unable to pay the rent. He claims on the day of the fire he had drunk a lot because he was depressed and was burning family photos. His lawyer had asked for his acquittal or alternatively one year in prison for the damages caused.
Strike plans MALAGA taxi drivers met this week to analyse the response of the Junta de Andalucia to their demands and decide whether they will take more strike action.
Speeding motorcyclist LOCAL POLICE in Malaga charged a motorcyclist for travelling at 125kph in an urban area where the speed limit was 50kph.
Opening longer MALAGA City Hall has approved that official opening times for public establishments can be increased by two hours over Easter.
Uncle sentenced A MAN has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexually abusing his niece when she was six years old. He will also have to pay her €10,000 in compensation.
Busy day SOME 12,000 tourists travelling on cruise ships are expected to visit Malaga City next Thursday and remain there for at least five and a half hours.
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CANNES: Jewellery bound for the red carpet at the film festival was stolen.
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A MAN, 42, who was allegedly involved in three major jewellery heists in Cannes, France, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for robbery at a Mallorca hotel. The French citizen of Algerian origin was arrested by Guardia Civil in June last year charged with committing several thefts from hotel rooms in the
Cala Rajada area of Capdepera, which he broke into using a screwdriver. He reportedly stole €600,000 worth of jewellery, valuables and cash by breaking into 25 safes before being caught by a member of staff at one of the hotels. He violently resisted capture, threatened witnesses with a knife and was caught when attempting to flush €5,520 worth of banknotes down a toilet. He was also carrying €50,000 worth of jewellery at the time as well as other items, all of which he had attempted to hide in a false ceiling in the toilets. French agents travelled
to Manacor following his arrest to question him about three heists during the Cannes Film Festival in May 2013, but he refused to co-operate. France has requested his extradition, considering him part of a dangerous international gang. In one of the robberies, the culprit entered the hotel room of the representative of exclusive jeweller’s Chopard and stole jewellery worth €1.4 million destined to be worn by actresses on the red carpet. Security images show the thief exiting the hotel with a suitcase. Another robbery was committed at the same hotel and at a mansion in Cannes.
Roca’s plane for sale MALAGA Provincial Court has ordered a valuation of the aeroplane seized from the mastermind of the Malaya corruption case, Juan Antonio Roca. The aircraft, a Cessna Citation II 550, was seized by police in March 2007 with the authorisation of a judge. The aim is to attempt to sell the plane to pay the expenses incurred for repairing it and transporting it from Germany, where it was located when the case was uncovered, to Spain.
MARBELLA Local Police have complained that a new system whereby a vehicle committing a parking offence can be towed after a photo is approved by an officer aims to make money.
Quarry demands THE trades union Comisiones Obreras has demanded that Alhaurin de la Torre Town Hall, the Junta de Andalucia and companies working there reforest the local quarry.
Accessible routes MALAGA CITY now has 11 tourist routes which include Braille, sign language and wheelchair access to make them suitable for everybody.
Tobacco seized MIJAS Local Police seized 280 packets of tobacco of five different brands from a car in Las Lagunas area and charged the owner of the vehicle, aged 39.
Mansion sale US musician Prince is reportedly selling his 890m2 Marbella mansion for €5.6 million, according to real estate agent Engel & Völkers.
Tattoo expo SOME 1,500 people visited the tattoo exhibition held at the Congress and Exhibition Hall in Estepona, attended by 80 professional tattoo artists.
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Snakes caught in Malaga TWO horseshoe whip snakes were captured in Malaga City, one of them in the street and another inside a house.
No room MALAGA Provincial Transport and Agencies Associations has criticised the lack of space in Malaga’s historical centre to drop off and pick up tourists.
Urban planning BETWEEN 2009 and 2012, the Junta de Andalucia processed almost 1,000 complaints regarding urban planning and carried out three demolitions in Malaga Province.
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Seven Nigerians on trial for death of drugs ‘mule’ and Holland, as well as by smugglers. Four of them recruited a 22-year-old Romanian to carry drugs from Madrid to Palma in January 2012. He began to feel ill on the flight and was arrested upon arrival in Palma. He was taken to hospital where he expelled 22 pellets, but another exploded inside him, causing his death. Several more ‘mules’ and packages were intercepted in the months running up to his death. The network was dismantled in a police operation in Son Gotleu in February 2012. The four leaders of the network are facing between 13 and 15 years in prison, the others are facing nine and a TOURNAMENT: Aims to raise funds. half years. Another man failed to appear in court and an On June 8, a three-course meal arrest warrant was issued. will be served on the terrace of the The defence is asking for the Aloha Club House. The price of Choir, The New Jersey Boys and case to be annulled, claiming €50 pp also includes live quality Mel Williams. Reservations 952 the phone taps on which the entertainment by the T.A.P.A.S 812 390. www.debra.es case was based were illegal.
SEVEN Nigerians are on trial for the death of a drugs smuggler who was carrying a pellet of 400 grammes of cocaine which exploded in his system.
Between 2011 and 2012, the network brought large quantities of cocaine and heroin into Mallorca for distribution, via packages sent from South America, Nigeria
The 12th edition of the Butterfly Children Golf & Ball THE Butterfly Children Charity (DEBRA Spain) annual charity golf tournament and ball will be held at the Aloha Golf club on the first weekend of June. The aim is to raise funds for Butterfly children and their families all over Spain. The golf tournament will take place on June 7. Winners can take home prizes donated by hotels and golf courses on the coast. Green fees cost €70 per head and include a welcome drink with strawberries, picnic and a prize giving cocktail later in the afternoon at the club house. Reservations 952 907 085.
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Gender violence A MAN, 33, was arrested in Mijas for allegedly attacking and insulting his former partner, who had a restraining order against him, as well as injuring the arresting officers.
35,000 visits MORE than 35,000 people visited the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid during the first week after its reopening on April 1.
Drunk driver A MAN, 23, was arrested in Mijas for driving while drunk and without a licence, which he had lost in 2013 following several driving offences.
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Food company fiddled product expiry dates THREE members of a family running a food business in Palma de Mallorca have been arrested by National Police for distributing products which had
passed their expiry date. The investigation began when police were informed that the business may have been violating workers’ rights.
It revealed that management and staff were falsifying expiry dates on products which were distributed to schools and hospitals amongst other places,
Bones found are not Marta’s HUMAN bone fragments found during a search of a rubbish dump for the body of missing Sevilla teenager Marta del Castillo are reportedly not hers. Marta, 17, went missing on January 24, 2009. Miguel Carcaño, her ex-boyfriend, claimed he killed her during an argument after hitting her over the head with an ashtray. He was sentenced to 21 years and three months in prison. However, he said in April last year that his brother had killed Marta. He claimed they had buried her body on a property on the outskirts of Sevilla, but a search with groundpenetrating radar revealed nothing. In March, ‘truth’ tests on Carcaño revealed Marta had been buried, possibly at a rubbish dump. This week bones were found which were confirmed to be human. However, experts have determined that they are too old to be Marta’s.
MISSING: Marta del Castillo.
as well as the fact that products were being stored in warehouses with no proper hygiene conditions and delivery vehicles were not refrigerated. The company distributed preserved vegetables, fish, pasta, jams and other products. The premises, located on Son Castello Industrial Estate, were raided and police found blank labels, dissolvent to erase expiry dates, products which had been tampered with, computer equipment and various documents. They have since been closed. Five Spanish workers have also been charged but claimed that they had only agreed to tamper with the dates for fear of losing their jobs. They also said they were forced to work overtime with no extra pay, made to drive overloaded lorries and their wages docked if any of the products were ruined.
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Three months for dog killer LANDSCAPE SHOOT: Providing excellent views.
U3A Costa del Sol Digital Photo Group THE U3A Digital Photography Group travelled to the Malaga mountains for a landscape shoot. The group travelled from Fuengirola to Casabermeja, then after a short stop for coffee continued to Colmenar and followed the old Granada to Malaga road. This highway was often described as the ‘long and winding road’ prior to the construction of the dual carriageway, and it now provides excellent views for the keen photographer. After reaching the summit at 900 metres and a trip to the Natural Park, the group enjoyed a typical Spanish meal in one of the many local restaurants. U3A Costa del Sol runs photography courses and shoots each year for both beginners and experienced photographers, and welcome new members. Further information www.u3acostadelsol.org or Ray Challinor on 636 957 547.
A MAN who killed a dog by throwing it out of a sixth-floor window in Caceres has been sentenced to three months in prison. The events took place in June 2013, when the 24-year-old claimed that a friend of his girlfriend’s came to his house with the dog and began arguing with her. At one point he said he grabbed the 10-month-old French bulldog and threw it out of the window.
It died when it hit the pavement and he fled the house but was arrested soon afterwards. He will also have to pay the owner €2,700 in compensation and the legal costs, and has been banned from any profession involving animals for one year. The accusation came from El Refugio animal shelter, which was asking for a year in prison for animal abuse.
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Mountain riding from Mijas THE 12th horse riding route through the Sierra de Mijas will be held on April 26, meeting at the bus park in Plaza Virgen de la Peña, Mijas Pueblo, at 10.30am.
No good PLANS to connect Fuengirola to San Pedro Alcantara via a highcapacity, frequently run bus service instead of a train have not been wellreceived by Fuengirola and Marbella.
New plans THE Coastal Department is considering letting Malaga City Hall manage the Baños del Carmen area, if conditions are not accepted by the current contract holders.
MALAGA: The perfect subject for photographs.
Shutterbugs shoot in city of Malaga MALAGA City proved to be a perfect subject for the Shutterbugs Photographic Group’s latest photo shoot ‘Streets of Malaga.’ Members met in the morning before separating and making their way through the maze of streets with each person striving to get that special photograph which would be judged best of the month. Although in close proximity, each area presented different photographic opportunities.
After a few hours members met at the Plaza de la Merced for lunch. The Shutterbugs Photographic Group is a group of amateur photo enthusiasts who meet twice a month and has members with all levels of skills and their next photo shoot will be a much different task being a night shoot at the Benalmadena Marina. Contact John Campbell on 639 810 574 or visit www.shutterbugs-spain. org.
Three injured THREE people, including a pregnant woman, were injured in a car accident in Malaga City. They were all taken to hospital.
Domestic fight A WOMAN, 23, was arrested in Malaga for attacking her partner and his mother in front of his two-year-old daughter.
Bullies held FIVE youths were arrested in Malaga for bullying two others since June 2013. One was the victim of homophobic comments and the other a friend who defended him.
Protect your vocal chords APRIL 16 is World Voice Day, and to mark the event, the Quiron Hospital in Marbella will carry out free vocal explorations. The event is promoted by the Spanish Society of Ear, Nose and Throat Doctors and the International Federation of Ear, Nose and Throat Doctors Societies, in
order to offer expert care to professionals such as teachers or radio presenters whose voices are their work tools. The aim is to prevent, diagnose and treat voice problems, and to offer information on the correct care of the vocal chords. By appointment only.
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Morning tailbacks A CRASH involving two vehicles near the Santa Barbara Industrial Estate in Malaga led to three kilometres of tailbacks at peak time on Monday morning.
Ceiling fall A WOMAN died when the ceiling of her home in Orgiva, Granada, collapsed and fell on her for reasons unknown.
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Jerez woman is killed by husband A MAN, 44, was arrested in Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, for allegedly stabbing his wife, 42, to death. The woman’s body was found in the early hours of Sunday morning in a pool of blood and had several stab wounds. She had not previously reported her husband for abuse. The detainee had attempted to commit suicide and had to be taken to hospital to be treated for injuries to the neck and arms, although he was
later released and taken into police custody. The couple had a son who was not in the house at the time.
Car smuggling A MAN, 40, was arrested in the Spanish enclave of Melilla, in North Africa, for attempting to smuggle two children into Spanish territory. Guardia Civil stopped his Spanish-registered vehicle at the Beni Enzar border control between Morocco and Melilla, suspecting he could be hiding illegal immigrants inside. He had a baby in a car seat, and an eight-yearold boy in a false bottom underneath one of the seats.
Palma Cathedral receives bomb threat PALMA DE MALLORCA Cathedral received a bomb threat by phone. A man called at around midday saying he had planted a bomb and saying the building should be evacuated. However, the tone of his voice made the recipient suspect it was a joke. The police were called and the building was searched, revealing a lost backpack but no explosives. Although visitors were surprised to see police in
PALMA CATHEDRAL: A false alarm. the cathedral there was no panic. Leon and Santiago cathedrals also received
simultaneous threats, allegedly from the same person, but police found no explosives there either.
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Rihanna tribute for Tomas AN event will be held on May 3 to raise funds for the Tomas Leighton Care Charity. The Rihanna Tribute and Country Rock Show will be at Jordana’s Bonanza Showbar, behind Bonanza Square in Benalmadena, doors opening at 8.30pm. The show will include Jordana’s tribute to Rihanna plus a performance of the Riff Raff band. There will also be a raffle on the night with many prizes to be won. There are limited tickets at €10 per ticket from Jon 628 562 580, Jordana 639 241 137 or Simon 693 917 181. Tomas is nine-yearsold and has cerebral palsy, is practically blind and has epilepsy as well as global learning difficulties.
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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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Good news GANDIA’S Francesc de Borja Hospital carried out 250 ‘express’ HIV analyses last year under its early detection programme. Nine of the cases tested positive for the disease.
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Triathlon success ALMUÑECAR has joined the select club of Spanish towns which hold triathlons; 240 people took part in the first Pikaeras race.
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AN 80-year-old smallholder caused the fire that destroyed eight hectares of land between Sax and Elda last month, investigators claimed. He will be charged with negligence, they revealed.
THE Cardenal Belluga School has won the Andalucia Athletics Championships. Both the men’s and the women’s teams were triumphant in the eight categories in which they participated.
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FOR the first time in nine years, cuttings from a 350-year-old oriental plane tree in Ibi’s Plaza la Palla have rooted. They will be planted in the town’s Giravella Park.
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.
Old country ties FERNANDO JAVIER SENDRA, a prizewinning cartoonist for leading Argentinian daily, Clarin, was named ‘Adoptive son’ of Pego. The 65-year-old’s parents emigrated to Argentina in the 1940s.
Outlook sunny ALTEA Town Hall will discount 95 per cent from the ICIO tax charged on building licences if projects incorporate solar energy.
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Graduation time STUDENTS have been awarded diplomas for completing the ‘recreation and leisure’ course organised by the Centre for Information and Youth (CIAJ) in Torrevieja, which ran for six months.
Russia on song THE Junior Habaneras competition in Torrevieja was won by a choir from the Bryansk school in Russia. The school will return to take part in the 61st International Habaneras and Polyphony Competition.
Tree fall THREE teenagers were injured by a falling tree branch in the Florida Blanca park in Murcia. A lamppost broke the fall of the branch preventing more serious injuries.
Voting rights TORREVIEJA is posting its electoral roll until Monday at the Department of Census and Statistics in Calle Union Musical Torrevejense. Residents can also register their right to vote.
GO-KARTER: Daniel had a tough weekend in Zuera.
A hard knock for young racer IT was a tough weekend for Daniel Macia, from Santa Pola, who took part in the Zuera International Circuit racing competition in Zaragoza. Daniel was competing in his category of mini-racing and got the third fastest time. However, in the final he was hit by another driver and failed to finish. The next meet is in Recas, Toledo in late April.
Immigrants saved ELEVEN immigrants have been rescued and taken to Cartagena after being spotted off the coastline.
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Government protest PSOE members have joined Calar Alto observatory workers in a demonstration in Madrid to protest against the closure of the facility due to lack of funding.
€200 million debt THE province of Almeria is owed more than €200 million for healthcare by the Junta de Andalucia.
Therapy benefits LA HERRADURA has hosted the second conference of art-therapy and psychology at the Civic Centre. The aim of the conference was to raise public awareness of the benefits of these therapies.
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Family abuse A MAN was arrested for hitting his son, 8, during a row in Palma. He was later released and claimed the child had made up the story.
Immigration network crisis began as they are around 50 per cent cheaper than new ones.
Paving fine THE High Court of Andalucia has ordered Almeria City Council to pay €12,900 to a resident who tripped over because of a missing paving slab.
Cobra birthday THE Cobra police group has now been going for five years in Almeria City. The group was created specifically to take care of any crime that generally takes place at night.
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ALMERIA scrapyards have experienced a surge in requests for secondhand parts since the financial
FOREIGNERS wishing to vote in the European Elections must ensure they are on the electoral roll; they can sign
THREE people are standing trial for taking illegal Albanian immigrants into the UK via Palma. One of them is facing 11 years in prison, the others two years each.
Attempted rape A MAN, 40, is facing six years in prison for attempting to rape a prostitute in Palma in 2010, threatening her with a knife and a screwdriver.
Cyclist injured A GERMAN cyclist, 43, was seriously injured after he was involved in a collision with a car on the Sa Calobra road in Escorca.
Violent girlfriend A MAN, 19, was injured when his former girlfriend allegedly stabbed him twice and stole his mobile phone in Palma.
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DENMARK - A ban on the halal slaughter of animals is seen by many as persecuting religious adherents and as proscribing their faith.
DOMESTIC Goddess, Nigella Lawson, has been turned back at Heathrow, after trying to board a flight to the USA, due to her drug taking which she confessed to last year.
Shock find SWEDEN - A Swedish family, renovating their living room, found a gravestone from the 1800s under their floorboards. The family, from Fuglie in southern Sweden, were said to be shocked at the discovery.
Flying selfie DENMARK - A Danish pilot has taken a photograph of himself in an F-16 just moments after he launched a Sidewinder missile.
Electric sales NORWAY - Sales of electric cars have smashed previous records for March with the environmentally friendly vehicles accounting for one in five of all cars registered.
Poor marks SWEDEN - Parents and policymakers are up in arms about the latest Pisa (International Student Assessment) ranking which, once again sees Sweden drop to below the average with the poorest marks among all the Nordic countries.
Morris diet RICHARD LANDON, from Oldham in Lancashire, was spurred on to lose over 15 stones so he could continue with his Morris dancing team; he is now down to a healthy 13 stones.
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Ford slashes staff FORD’S joint venture in Russia, Sollers, has decided to cut staff and output at its two plants due to a contracting market and falling Ruble.
Russians emigrate THE annexation of Crimea has had an effect on the amount of Russians seeking to emigrate; there has been a 20 per cent increase in emigration requests in the past few months.
Corrupt government A POLL has shown that 25 per cent of Russians think their government is corrupt and self-serving; the most popular complaint being their perceived inability to deal with price inflation and the decline in income.
Traffic jams
HUNDREDS of Asian restaurants in The Netherlands have difficulties finding Asian cooks since their immigration is hampered by new legislation.
SPANISH Guardia Civil arrested two Dutchmen at
THREE people have died in a car crash in Brandenberg. A car, with four passengers, crashed into a truck and was forced underneath it. The truck driver was unharmed.
FREE climber, James Kingston, 23, has performed a death defying, unharnessed, back flip on top of a 400 foot bridge in the Ukraine.
British sheds COMPETITORS from across the country are battling it out in this year’s contest to build the best shed. Categories include the eco shed, the garden office and the pub shed.
Torture recording A COURT in Hannover has jailed a 33-year-old man for life for torturing his girlfriend to death for over six hours and recording it on his phone. His case will be reviewed after 21 years.
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JAMES: Death defying jump.
WILLIAM HARSTON, a Cambridge mathematician, claims to have found a formula for predicting the winner of the Grand National. His formula has chosen ‘Monbeg Dude’ for this year’s race.
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problems by revamping the three biggest, largely defunct, industrial zones in the capital in order to move flow into those areas.
Putin’s ex ALL traces of President Putin’s former wife, Lyudmila, have been removed from his official Kremlin biography. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that “this means that the divorce has taken place.” LYUDMILA: Removed from biography.
CHINESE artist Ai Weiwei’s biggest exhibition so far is to open in Berlin. A travel ban imposed by the Chinese government means that he cannot be there to see it.
No Wikileaks THE town of Passau in Bavaria has banned parents from calling their child ‘Wikileaks’ for fear that it could harm its welfare.
Gay burial BERLIN is to open Germany’s first lesbianonly burial area in the Georgen-ParochialFreidhof cemetery.
MOSCOW is hoping to alleviate its traffic
DUTCH PRESS Alicante airport for smuggling 40 kilos of cocaine in double bottomed fridges.
his home on his smartphone by means of a new sophisticated security system.
Distant burglary Kids at home ON holiday in Paris a man from the town of Rhenen received pictures of burglars in
ONE in three Dutch adolescents (18-29 years) live with their parents, much less
than the European average of 48 per cent. The Dutch percentage is still descending and the European figure rising.
E-cigarette THE number of people who smoke e-cigarettes has tripled
in 2013, nevertheless being 3 per cent of the smokers, the Trimbos Institute has found.
Mailbox misery AN entrepreneur in Spierdijk wondered why his clients did not pay his invoices. It appeared that the postman had not emptied the mailbox in the village for six weeks.
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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
More posts 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 trades 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.
tools 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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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 salesperson 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.
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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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 breakdown. Failure to do so invites the allegation that you cheat or are overpriced. 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.
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
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hoosing a school for your child is not easy. Choosing the right school is even harder. Here at Laude San Pedro International College, we believe we know what our parents want. Are my children safe? Are my children happy? Are my children being challenged? Are they being prepared for life in a rapidly changing world? We feel that a school should be able to answer all of these questions positively. Here at Laude San Pedro International College, our children enjoy a purpose-built school with extensive sporting and academic facilities open to children from the age of 18 months to 18 years. We are a recognised NABSS school offering the British Curriculum, from early years to A levels, taught by UK-trained and qualified teachers. They are also - quite uniquely we believe - fully licensed offering the full Spanish system, with ESO (60 per cent in English) and Bachillerato taught by fully qualified teachers, on the same campus. This gives parents the unique
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how change is embraced. Integration and part-time targeted support works hand-inhand for our children arriving with little English, whilst smaller extension groups in the core
subjects suitably challenge their English-speaking peers. Our intensive programme sees many children joining the mainstream classes within only a few terms. We are a young school but already showing enviable yearon-year success. Our Primary school has results which compare with the top percentile of the UK, and our Secondary school is providing a steady stream of entrants into Universities in the UK, Spain and beyond. As part of the Laude Group, which has schools across Spain and in the UK, we are secure in our future. In choosing our school, your child’s future is also in safe hands. Come and visit, let your child spend a day with us. It will probably be one of the best decisions you have made!
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Events at Swans International School They finished the performance with an upbeat version of ‘Treasure’ which had all the broadcasters in the studio up on their feet dancing.
Helicopteros Sanitarios Visit On February 4, the students at Swans Primary School were treated to a very informative visit from Helicopteros Sanitarios. The visit was to promote their ‘Salvar una Vida’ campaign, and the aim was to explain to the children what happens in a medical emergency and what they can do to help. Visit Helicopteros Sanitarios Swans Choir on Staff and pupils volunteered as patients in various emergency situations who were cured or saved accordingly. The children from Reception were Bravo (French also shown around an ambulance. second language) were awarded the best Many thanks to the representatives who results in Spain for each of these subjects. gave up their time to provide the children Deputy Headteacher Rob Maldonado with such an enlightening experience. said: “Their teachers, and the school as a whole, are incredibly proud of the girls’ achievements, proving that the combination of their ability and dedication Swans International School would like to to their studies has paid off handsomely. announce the outstanding achievements of They fully deserve their rewards.” three of their IGCSE students. The girls are pictured, left to right, with Sara Benkirane (French first language), Madame Dorien Rae, Head of French, and Libby-Rose Bruce (Drama) and Maria Not Miss Katie Haycock, Head of Drama.
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Swans Choir on Talk Radio On Friday, March 21, members of the Swans School Choir took part in the Talk Radio telethon in aid of CUDECA hospice. The choir began by singing ‘The Climb’, followed by ‘Somewhere Only We Know.’ The lyrics to both are very emotive and the clarity of the children’s voices emphasised their feelings.
Positive Behaviour Week Swans International Secondary School celebrated all the positive behaviour that the students could muster, from politeness and good manners, to hard work and respect. Awards were presented for those who collected the most Positive Energy battery stickers. Mr Anthony Collins, who led the week, said: “People often highlight negativity, but at Swans, we want to celebrate the positive things that children achieve.”
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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)
Legally speaking I READ recently in the Euro
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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,
Thomas Gibson, Altea (Alicante). crumbled and baked in a ‘Knaeckebrot.’ Hanna (by email) Editor’s note: ‘Perplexed’ asked for further information regarding ‘Knackerbrod’ crispbread.
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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Already in the shearing sheds... Mike Walsh Based in Mediterranean Spain, Mike is an international journalist, author and professional writer.
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CARTOON shows Ukrainian sheep after their being shorn by the EU. The irony is that Western Europeans are already in the shearing sheds. In November 2011 the hapless Greeks saw their elected Prime Minister George Papandreou removed from office. He was replaced by unelected banking technocrat, Lucas Papademos. Fast forward but, not too fast, and we find former investment banker, Canadian Mark Carney parachuted into the Governor of the Bank of England’s seat. He is currently being grilled by the Treasury Select Committee over claims that some of the bank’s officials were aware of foreign exchange rate fixing. His US counterpart was Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. It is no coincidence that all three were former highly placed executives in Goldman Sachs private banking conglomerate. These events occurred during that bank raking in record profits.
SHORN: A picture tells 1,000 words. A bankers’ revolution? All the entrenched fiscal policy makers in Germany, Italy, Belgium, France, and UK are ex-Goldman Sachs executives. Mario Draghi, the former MD of Goldman Sachs International, now heads the European Central Bank. A picture tells 1,000 words. Another cartoon depicts a conventional bank robbery taking place: “Amateurs,” sneers the bank’s manager. He could have a point.
If you look at the CVs of these shadowy suits you will perhaps wonder if the world’s most notorious gangsters are petty thieves compared with this lot. Bill Moyers. Former US Director of the Institute for Fraud Prevention says the best way to rob a bank is to own one. Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson: “The government bailed out the people and imprisoned the bankers, the opposite of
what America and the rest of Europe did.” In the United States, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson in 2008 secured a bail-out by drawing on a multi-billion pound taxpayers cache. Paulson is a former Goldman Sachs CEO. The new Obama administration appointed Tim Geithner to take Paulson’s place. Geithner secured for Goldman Sachs $14 billion (€10.22 billion) from the taxpayers bail-out salvation of failed insurance giant AIG. Why, despite mountains of evidence, have Goldman Sachs bankers and directors of other Wall Street institutions not been thrown in jail? It is because we have a twotiered Soviet style system of justice in which those in power, like Goldman Sachs executives, get a slap on the wrist when they steal $50 billion (€36.5 billion) whilst men go to jail for petty larceny. The working peoples of the European Union are bled dry under bank imposed austerity measures. They are asked to sacrifice pensions, wages, and jobs, yet the costs incurred in borrowing our own money (bail-out funds) dig us deeper into a hole of our own making. As Aesop, the Greek philosopher said: “We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.”
Is the world really your oyster? 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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UCKY you’ are words that generally follow when telling people I live in Spain. This may indeed be the case - I do love the sun and the great outdoors are as described on the tin. Still, there are times when I seriously consider packing my bags and heading for pastures new. My main niggles with Spain are the widespread corruption and the absence of welcome from authorities, who penalise those that play by the rules because they are easier targets than those who flout them. They say the world is your oyster - but is it really? I’ve had a quick look at what other expatriate havens have to offer: Firstly, Europe is out. The midto-northern part due to adverse
VELEZ BLANCO: All roads lead back to beautiful Spain. weather and long dark winters, while the other Mediterranean alternatives suffer similar problems to Spain. Secondly, you can forget about notions of the Cayman Islands or Bermuda - they demand a sizeable upfront cost of entering, backed by hefty bank accounts and private medical insurance. Even then, you will probably suffer with island fever and
culture withdrawal symptoms before long. Meanwhile, Singapore is the most expensive country in the world and unless you are a Russian Oligarch or Spanish Politician, strike the above off your list. So, how about the land of the free? The great US of A. Well, it is true they have lessened entry requirements and I believe a medium-sized property purchase
will suffice to gain access, again if you do not have to rely on any state benefits. But, be certain in your decision because they have a right to tax you for 12 years after you leave the country. And they do love their guns… Jump to Japan for wonderful cuisine, a lovely climate as well as extremely kind and considerate people. But you will have to pack a Geiger counter as well as an
earthquake emergency kit, so life in the land of the rising sun could have a serious impact on your health. Australia has also lowered their immigration criteria, but it is a world away and there is a good reason why they film ‘I’m a Celebrity, Get me out of here,’ over there. Creepy crawlies abound and are probably the only creatures to survive the many bush fires. Then there is Dubai - holiday home to footballers everywhere. It certainly trumps Spain in the sun stakes, perhaps too much so for those with delicate skin. There is a vibrant expat community, with Starbucks at every corner, but at the end of the day, you may be thrown in jail for kissing your spouse in public. Culturally, maybe one step too far. Which leads us right back to Spain. The best option would be that corruption was somehow stamped out and expats, bringing investment to the country, would be welcomed with open arms rather than painful hoops at every opportunity. Here’s hoping.
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Cinderella law is a step too far
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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
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
PAUL MAXWEL: A Banus legend, making it a must visit entertainment spot.
What a party! LEGENDARY piano bar Old Joy’s was relaunched with a scintillating night of entertainment at its front-line Puerto Banus location. Leading the way was another Banus legend Paul Maxwel the Piano Man - who has joined forces with the venue to make it a must visit entertainment spot. It was packed to the rafters on launch night with party-goers given a feast of entertainment
from a string of the Coast’s best entertainers as well as international musicians who came by to ensure the party’s success. Paul showed he has lost none of his flair and charisma as he hosted the party with a string of songs that had the enthusiastic crowd dancing and singing along. Having been away for five years, Paul recently announced a comeback
to Puerto Banus. With his music-business links he will be attracting top class acts for the best live music entertainment. Joys Live has been totally renovated to give it a fresh new feel, and it is one of the classiest entertainment spots around. Open from noon till 6am every day and night everyone is invited to check it out. More information at www.joyslive.com and their Facebook page.
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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The latest beauty product is milk MILK is, again, being promoted as a cosmetic product. The trend started with Cleopatra bathing in milk and now it is an integral part of many cosmetic and beauty regimes. Milk, as nutrition, is not going through the best of times - it has gone from being an essential part of any child’s daily routine and the embodiment of good nutrition to being replaced by soya and other products for the lactose intolerant. As a beauty product it is having a rebirth. It contains carbohydrates, fats and proteins which are good for your skin and is an excellent conditioner for hair. It also hydrates your skin thanks to its high content of vitamins A, B and D. It can be used as an exfoliant due to its lactic acid which eliminates dead cells without producing any irritation while at the same time stimulating the production of collagen which makes the skin more elastic. Milk is the new ‘must have’ in beauty products. MILK: An ancient skin remedy.
Staying awake... THE numbers of people getting less than seven hours a night sleep are up 50 per cent in a year according to a UK Governmnet poll. That means six in 10 are not getting enough sleep - said to be between seven and a half and eight hours - with the rise of smartphones, tablet PCs and iPhones being blamed for the problem. People are using their devices last thing before sleep, with many then spending too long on them rather than getting their heads down. The survey revealed that 59 per cent of people sleep for seven hours or less a night. People with trouble dropping off are advised to not use ‘blue light’ emitting devices at bed time as they are thought to inhibit the production of a sleep inducing hormone.
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Exercising in warm water is beneficial WARM water work outs could be a new cure for high blood pressure. Scientists have carried out a study on patients whose blood pressure remained high despite trying at least three different drugs. They made them exercise three times a week in water heated to 32 degrees centigrade and found the temperature of the water dilates the blood vessels, improving blood flow. So-called hot aquaaerobics could be a remedy for thousands of patients who do not respond to medication. High blood pressure, or
hypertension, affects one in five adults in the UK and is thought to be responsible for half of all heart attacks and strokes. Many patients can reduce blood pressure levels by eating less salt and taking more exercise, but thousands require medication, with up to 30 per cent of those not responding to tablets. The researchers say that warm water exercise sessions are also ideal for elderly or obese patients who find exercise difficult as it puts less pressure on joints.
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Ease off on the jogging for a longer life GOOD news for those who Pennsylvania, studied more than are looking for an excuse to 3,800 runners, both men and get out of going for a jog; women, with an average age of too much can increase the 46. Taking in to account any risk of an early death. medication they were taking, Researchers in the USA whether they had high found that people blood pressure, who live the cholesterol or were longest are those Good news smokers, they who do a for those determined that a moderate amount moderate amount of exercise; looking for an of running was which they excuse preferable for a account to be not to go longer life around two to jogging expectancy. People three hours of running a week. who do a lot of The Cardiovascular running, and those Research Institute at the who do none, both have Lehigh Valley Health Network, in shorter lifespans.
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Dr Prieto’s new beauty treatments THE 29th Congress of the SEME (Sociedad Española de Medicina Estetica) this year took place in Malaga in the Palacio de Congresos. Dr. M Prieto gave a conference to his colleagues from Spain, Italy, France, etc. explaining the latest techniques he is using. For example, the new Japanese threads, that have taken the beauty world by storm: without surgery, scars, bleeding and almost without pain (less painful than a filler) and toxic free. Stimulates your own body to produce collagen. Immediate return to normal life.
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Tendonitis is a common but painful problem THE Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body and connects the calf muscle to the heel bone. You use it when you walk, run and jump and although it is immensely strong, it is also the most frequently ruptured tendon in the body (being most common in men over the age of 50). Although it can withstand great stress from running and jumping, it is prone to tendonitis. Achilles Tendonitis is a common condition that causes pain along the back of the leg near the heel. Achilles problems are often not related to a specific injury and can be the result of repeated stress to the tendon. The most common cause of Achilles tendonitis is overpronation which is when the arch of the foot collapses and rolls the foot inwards as you walk or run, twisting the tendon where it joins the heel bone and putting it under additional pressure. There are two types of tendonitis: 1. Non insertional - Fibres in the middle portion start to break down causing tiny tears and a lump develops in the middle of the tendon. This is more common in younger active people. 2. Insertional - Involves the lower portion as it attaches to the heel bone and can affect people even when not active. Bone spurs often form from this type. Some of the symptoms are: • Pain and stiffness of the tendon in the morning or after resting. • Pain at the back of the heel, worse with activity.
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TENDONITIS: A common condition causing pain at the back of the leg. • Severe pain after exercise. • Swelling and thickening of the tendon. Due to poor blood supply tendon injuries are very slow to heal and the pain can take two to three months to settle. Prevention is the best cure! So: • Stretch at the start of the day • Warm up properly before exercise • Choose your trainers carefully making sure they are cushioned at the heel • Correct overpronation when you walk or run. MRT has been shown to be extremely effective as it increases the blood flow to the damaged area and stimulates tendon tissue repair. This enables the tendon to strengthen and heal the micro tears reducing the pain and swelling. Long term having an accurate
assessment and a proper pair of computerised prescription orthotics made will prevent the torque and stress on the tendon allowing it to settle. If we correct the imbalance which is at the root of the problem, then slowly the tendon can heal and the symptoms will ease. This can help avoid surgery which generally has a poor outcome. What you shouldn’t ever have is a cortisone injection in the tendon as this causes the tendon to fray, increasing the risk of a complete rupture which requires immediate surgery. In the short term rest the damaged tendon as much as possible and ice the area to reduce swelling. If you have any questions related to the symptoms and/or treatment of Achilles Tendonitis please call The Bodyworks Clinic on 952 883 151 or visit www.TheBodyworksClinic.com.
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in history 1998: Northern Ireland peace deal reached. The peace talks ended with an historic agreement called the Good Friday Agreement. 1919: Emiliano Zapata, leader of the Mexican revolution, is ambushed and shot to death by government forces. 1814: Napoleon, emperor of France, abdicates the throne and is exiled to the Mediterranean island of Elba. 1961: Bob Dylan plays his first concert in New York. This Beat Generation musician’s work is still relevant today. 1979: Tyrant and extreme nationalist Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin, flees Kampala as opposition troops close in. 1945: The American Third Army liberates the concentration camp at Buchenwald. It came only second, to Auschwitz, in the horrors perpetrated on its prisoners. 1961: Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, becomes the first human being to leave the planet and enter space. 1970: The oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13, the third manned lunar mission, explodes 200,000 miles away from Earth. 1997: Tiger Woods wins the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. A golf prodigy, Woods began playing at age two. 1945: Hitler bluffs from his bunker as the Russian army advanced and atrocities continued to happen to the inmates of the concentration camps. 1912: The “unsinkable” Titanic hits an iceberg in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and sinks in less than three hours. 1998: Hated dictator Pol Pot, architect of Cambodia’s killing fields, dies of natural causes while under house arrest in Phnom Penh. 1940: Bestselling novelist and politician, Jeffrey Archer, is born in Somerset, England.
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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, although it may seem too much trouble at the time, you will reap the benefits in the longer term. 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. 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. Be prepared this week to take advice and ask questions. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) You are still looking more to the past than to the future, but now 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. The choice is still yours if you show speed and determination. 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. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) With your self-confidence on a 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. Do not now avoid changes for the sake of peace. What is exciting and balanced this week is where your future lies.
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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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4 Awards, 8 Leader, 12 Breast, 16 Darted,
Your Stars April 14: Peter Capaldi, 55. Actor and director.This Scottish actor and director won an Academy Award for Franz Kafka’s ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ which he wrote and directed. He has also won two BAFTAs.
April 10: Omar Sharif, 81. Film actor. Star of Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago he is the only Egyptian actor to make it big in Hollywood. He graduated Cairo University with a degree in physics.
April 13: Al Green, 67. Singer. Winner of eight Grammy Awards, Green is a gospel and R&B singer who came to fame with ‘Let’s Stay Together’ in 1972. He has been inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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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.
April 11: Jeremy Clarkson, 53. TV personality and presenter. Journalist, television personality and broadcaster he has co-hosted the popular BBC show Top Gear since 1988. Piers Morgan once punched him in the face.
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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 rockstar Freddie Mercury, of Queen fame. She was born in Barcelona and studied music and song at the world famous Liceu Conservatory.
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April 15: Emma Watson, 23. Film actor. Best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series she was also a model for Burberry’s autumn and winter campaign in 2009.
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 computer-animated comedyadventure film? 7. Tom Hanks’ title character, in which 1994 American epic romantic comedy-drama film pronounces: “Life is like a box of chocolates…”? 8. Which 1971 American crime thriller film includes the famous suggestion: “I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse”? 9. Which 1976 American ‘vigilante film’ features Robert De Niro’s character asking the question: “You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me?” 10. “You make a hundred dollars an hour and you got a safety-pin holding your boot up?” and “Will you love me for the rest of my life? No… I’ll love you for the rest of mine” are both lines from which 1990 American romantic comedy film set in Los Angeles?
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.
TARGET: Average: 19 Good: 25
April 16: Jon Cryer, 48. TV actor. Cryer came to fame through the popular sitcom Two and a Half Men. He studied acting in London after graduating high school.
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 easy-going and friendly, you have given the impression of not being particularly caring. State your case and change the tune.
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.
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. Be prepared to trip over a loose end later if you do not tie it up now.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Judgement may be impaired this week and it would be advisable to 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. An unbiased and imaginative opinion scatters your stress.
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. You know more of the circumstances than I do, but there is someone you can call on as an ally, isn't there?
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.
Very good: 36 Excellent: 44
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 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
RING
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.
NOSE ROSE RUSE RUNE RUNG RING
The Worricker Trilogy
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 (POISED) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
1. DIRTY HARRY, 2. GONE WITH THE WIND, 3. JAWS, 4. GHOSTBUSTERS, 5. THE TERMINATOR, 6. TOY STORY, 7. FORREST GUMP, 8. THE GODFATHER, 9. TAXI DRIVER, 10. PRETTY WOMAN.
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Unscramble the name of an international sporting event (two words): SOMEWHAT CALM GNOME
Across 1 Endlessly discuss diplomat (6) 4 Soap opera sounds corny (6) 7 Fire and unload (9) 9 Fat little girl with tiny top (4) 10 People such as I, are to be found on this land mass (4) 11 More lice are found to contain fossil (5) 13 Catchphrase from Oslo Gang Show (6) 14 Excellent frozen dessert with middle scooped out (6) 15 Examine redesigned arches (6) 17 Deals with sources of gratification (6) 19 Foreign government seat for former Tory leader (5) 20 Ring a writer doing business (4) 22 Listen and learn (4) 23 Chump quietly engages gems (9) 24 Inventor is done by mistake (6) 25 Traps laid for tin god (6)
Unscramble the name of a famous English cook and television presenter: IT HAD LIMES FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: COMMONWEALTH GAMES, DELIA SMITH
Play on Words
Q E H2O 6 Drunk ale? Get emissary (6) 7 Trims talks after last month (9) 8 Works out I’m in wrong sea test (9) 11 Big farm located in Lutheran church (5) 12 Some macho reader’s task (5)
15 Zone so adaptable for a sleep (6) 16 Keep talking about orphan (4,2) 17 Garments for when you get cold in N African city (6) 18 Force second lock (6) 21 Sang about old horses (4) 22 A goddess from another age (4)
Code Breaker
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 2 represents C and 11 represents B, so fill in C every time the figure 2 appears and B every time the figure 11 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
Across 1 Burn badly (5) 3 First appearance (5) 7 Specialised school (7) 9 Head and shoulders cover (5) 10 Sound reproduction (5) 11 Own up to one’s sins (7) 12 Hot season (6) 14 Impostors (6) 18 Distinguished (7) 20 Happen (5) 22 Additional (5) 23 Baggage (7) 24 Requirements (5) 25 Free from dirt (5)
Down 1 Egyptian beetles (7) 2 Prize (5) 3 Solidified carbon dioxide (3,3) 4 Bowl for washing (5) 5 Circus apparatus (7) 6 Telephones (5) 8 Wear away (5) 13 Make damp (7) 15 In the midst of (5) 16 Medical practitioner (7) 17 Plays for time (6) 18 Oust (5) 19 Avoid capture (5) 21 Pursue (5)
English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
PARA WHATDISE
Answers: Watership Down, What in heaven’s name
Down 1 Is repeatedly after credit in a disaster (6) 2 Clothing worn in clubs, maybe (4) 3 Lithium crystal initially applied to bird or plants (6) 4 Still hiding in attics? (6) 5 Yuri Gagarin hid capital (4)
Funagram
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 7 Siesta, 8 Tirade, 10 On leave, 11 Drive, 12 They, 13 Rebel, 17 Zaire, 18 Cent, 22 Plane, 23 Abolish, 24 Rimini, 25 Bemoan. Down: 1 Escorts, 2 Replied, 3 Strap, 4 Fiddles, 5 Davit, 6 Lewes, 9 Rehearsal, 14 Pageant, 15 Lexicon, 16 Itching, 19 Apart, 20 Barmy, 21 Rodeo. QUICK Across: 7 Donate, 8 Leader, 9 Pale, 10 Overtake, 11 Painter, 13 Deter, 15 Speak, 17 Contest, 20 Portions, 21 Rage, 23 Saline, 24 Elated.
Across 1 Skinny (5) 4 Dejar (5) 7 Daisy (9) 8 Such (3) 10 Papá (3) 15 In love (9) 17 Caballete (de tejado) (5) 18 Now (at this time, immediately) (5) Down 1 Cara (rostro) (4)
2 Brazo (de persona) (3) 3 Other (4) 4 Plomo (metal) (4) 5 Friend (f) (5) 6 Age (of person, animal, building) (4) 9 Coffin (5) 11 Cerveza (4) 12 Hueso (4) 13 Berry (4) 14 Priest (4) 16 Gold (metal, commodity, currency) (3)
Down: 1 Sofa, 2 Cavern, 3 Recover, 4 Alter, 5 Battle, 6 Weakness, 12 Approval, 14 Mobster, 16 Attain, 18 Threat, 19 Comet, 22 Grew. ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Switch, 4 Sopa, 8 Chair, 9 Dueño, 10 Jellyfish, 13 Dosis, 15 Clima, 16 Earn, 17 Horses. Down: 1 Sick, 2 Image, 3 Careless, 5 Owe, 6 Ajo, 7 Edificio, 11 Skies, 12 Fans, 13 Dye, 14 Sur.
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TOP 10 FORGOTTEN CIVILISATIONS WHILE the Sumerians and the Egyptians are well remembered, modern civilisation was also formed by the forgotten cultures; here are just a few of them: 1. The Hattian Civilisation The Hattians inhabited the area of what is now known as Anatolia, Turkey. They can be traced to the 24 century B.C. through the Akkadian cuneiform tablets. They came under the aristocratic rule of the Hittites before fading away into obscurity. 2. Zapotec Civilisation 1 the earliest This culture built one of recognised cities in North America - Monte Alban. Founded in the fifth century B.C. the city was home to approximately 25,000 residents. 3. Vinca Civilisation The vinca were Europe’s prehistoric civilisation, beginning in the 55 century B.C. they inhabited the area around modern day Serbia and Romania. They were a metalworking people perhaps the first to use copper. 4. Hurrian Civilisation The Hurrian people lived throughout the Middle East during the second millennium B.C. One of
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7. Norte Chico Civilisation This civilisation dominated South America for over 1,200 years and is widely recognised as the oldest, sophisticated culture on the continent. 8. Elamite Civilisation This culture inhabited the area now known as Iran in the third millennium B.C. Very little is known about them as their scribes were not concerned with documenting history.
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1. Louvre Lion. 2. Hattian Temple. 3. Elamite Ruins. their largest cities was Urkesh, in what is now Syria, where the Louvre lion was found. 5. Nok Civilisation The Nok flourished during the first millennium B.C. before fading into obscurity in the second century A.D. Many historians believe that their
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overexploitation of natural resources played a key role in the civilisation’s decline. 6. Punt Civilisation This culture was famous for producing incense, ebony and gold. No archaeological evidence has ever been found to show their location but many scholars believe they inhabited the area around the Middle East.
9. Dilmun Civilisation The Dilmun was an important trading civilisation in the area around what is now Bahrain and Kuwait. They controlled the Persian Gulf trading lanes and had a communication network that stretched all the way to present day Turkey. 10. Harappan Civilisation Also known as the Indus Valley Civilisation the Harappans lived in the area that is now Pakistan and India. They developed their own script with nearly 500 different characters which has still not been completely deciphered.
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: 25 Good: 32 Very good: 46 Excellent: 56
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 stet, stets, steer, steers, street, streets, steal, steals, tier, tiers, tetra, scull, sculls, slur, tree, teal, teals, tear, tears, erst, claret, clarets, cull, culls, cult, cults, curl, curls, curare, relax, laxer, real, rear, ears, earl, earls, exalt, exalts, ulster, ultra, rare, alter, alters, arts, arcs
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E-cigarettes - a ban too far? People can be seen relaxing with them in pubs and restaurants, even furtively puffing on planes and trains - but what are they
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ICK JONES, aged 65, from La Marina (Alicante), believes that there is not enough research into e-cigarettes at the moment and what is in them. Despite this, he has used them to help stop smoking. He said: “It is about breaking the habit of smoking, but if you go on to e-cigarettes how do you break that habit? A lot of the time smoking is more the physical and social process of having something in your hand.” Whilst less harmful than normal cigarettes he does think they should be controlled: “They should be banned around children but I’m not sure if they could ever stop it really.” Benjamin and Barbara Crompton from Wales, on holiday in La Marina, agree it should be banned. Barbara, a care home worker, said: “I’m not a smoker, but I do notice a lot of these ecigarettes around and people are sat in bars and restaurants using them. I see smoke coming out and liquid inside so surely there is something being released
exhaling? Should e-cigarettes be banned in public places, as suggested by the Spanish Government, or is the drive for this kind of
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JONATHAN EVERGLADE: A bit bossy! into the air and there is not enough evidence into what that actually is. Isn’t there still some nicotine in there? That can’t be good.” Benjamin adds: “It is still giving youngsters and society the impression that the whole image of
nicotine ban being taken too far?
smoking is acceptable.” “I really do not see the harm in ecigarettes for bystanders. They do not have all the same nasty things in them as normal cigarettes and they do not smell,” said Evelyn Carmichael, aged 69, from Fuengirola (Malaga). “I have never smoked myself, but yes I think sometimes the authorities do go too far in bossing people around.” Jonathan Everglade, 34, on holiday in Mojacar (Almeria) from Coventry, UK, said: “Should they be banned in public? No, I think they have to be safer than tobacco. I think the risk to ‘passive smokers’ would be nonexistent, although I have to say my girlfriend does moan about them. “I don’t really see why she does, but she can be a bit bossy!” he said. MICK JONES: Not around kids.
More green light and less red tape, please! Nora Johnson
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E’VE all heard about Spanish bureaucracy, haven’t we? Well, I’m encountering it at first hand here on the Costa del Sol, but my experiences could be mirrored anywhere in Spain. All I want to do is to remove a dead seven metre high cypress from my garden. Yes,
it’s a protected species which requires permission to be cut down (a neighbour who didn’t was fined €2,000) and, yes, it’s dead. Let me give you an idea of what’s been involved to date. Week One, off to the Ayuntamiento (town hall) to complete a request to remove said tree, providing numerous photos. A filing fee of €0.41 (!) needs to be paid but only at ‘specified’ banks! At the nearest approved one (it’s noon now), I’m informed this is only possible “between 8am and 10am.” The following day, I return and then it’s back to the Ayuntamiento, the receipt
confirming my €0.41 payment, in my sweaty hands. Week Four, someone from the Parks Department drops by, unannounced, to inspect (and photograph) the dead cypress. Week Seven, letter from the Ayuntamiento, delivered by hand, stating I need to pay a €300 refundable deposit to ensure I plant an ‘appropriate’ replacement. I pay the deposit and wait. Week 10, another letter from the Ayuntamiento, giving permission for both removal and replacement - carried out straightaway by my tree surgeon. Armed with photos of
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the new fig tree, I complete a request for repayment of my deposit at the Ayuntamiento that’ll take “three to four weeks” tops. Week 14, another visit (unannounced) from the Parks Department to inspect and photograph the fig tree (taking enough photos to out-Gaga Lady Gaga). Week 18, still no repayment but it’ll arrive, I’m assured again, in “two weeks.” Week 24 and bottom line: almost six months now and counting. While it was Spain’s King Carlos I who invented the system of tying official documents with red tape in the 16th
century, it was his son, Felipe II, known as ‘El Rey Burócrata’ or ‘El Rey Papelero’ for his monomaniacal obsession with paperwork, who really took Spanish bureaucracy to another level. Every country’s got its share of bureaucracy, right? Here in Spain over the centuries, though, it’s been taken to a high art form. What, I wonder, are your experiences?
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Semana Santa, a time of passion and devotion By Jennifer Leighfield MALAGA CITY’S Semana Santa (Holy Week or Easter) will see its first day of ‘procesiones’ (processions) on Sunday (April 13). Often described as a week full of ‘passion and devotion’, whatever one’s faith, given the chance, it should be experienced at least once in a Procession passes Malag lifetime. a Cathedral. Thousands of people, both locals and visitors, take to the One of the favourite areas streets at Easter to see for this is the ‘Tribuna de los or take part in the Pobres’ (Poor People’s processions. Stand) in Calle Carreteria, Penitents More than 25,000 where the large steps are dress in seats are placed used as seating, for free, pointed along the official hence the name. hoods route for people to Although each ‘cofradia’ which only watch the (brotherhood) has its own show their religious images route, there is one part of incense burner. eyes. go past. Malaga which is common to all Altar boy with
What to expect: People feel true devotion to these religious images with many clapping or crying as they pass by. Often, people spontaneously burst into song (a ‘saeta’) as the image passes their balcony. Huge crowds can be expected at all the processions, so spectators should travel light and watch belongings at all times. of them and is the ‘official’ route of 807 metres, from the Alameda Principal, via Calle Larios to Calle Granada. Readers planning to see the processions, are recommended to find standing space in this area, but be sure to get there early. Many people find Turn to Page 101
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Brotherhoods carry emblems and ‘portadores’ shoulder the floats (tronos), some of which weigh up to five tonnes.
Malaga City processions From Page 98 the ‘encierro’, when the images return to their churches, the most spectacular moment of the procession, or the moment when the figures of Christ and the Virgin meet. Some of the figures enter Malaga Cathedral during the procession, which is also very spectacular. As well as those carrying the ‘tronos’, some weighing up to five tonnes, there are marching bands, penitents dressed in pointed hoods, local authorities and other members of the brotherhoods carrying the emblems. The colours used depend on each brotherhood. There are also some penitents, mostly women, following the processions barefoot and dressed in black. Processions: • Palm Sunday (April 13): Pollinica, should be in the Alameda Principal at around 11.50am. Lagrimas y Favores, should be in the Alameda Principal around 1pm. The latter is the brotherhood of which Antonio Banderas is a member. There are six more processions today. • Monday (April 14): Cautivo, should be in the Alameda Principal around 0.45am, known as the ‘Señor de Malaga’. Columna (or Gitanos), returns to the temple near Plaza de la Merced at 0.30am and is interesting for the singing. There are
Good Friday (April 18): Servitas, should pass the Alameda Principal at about 3.05am. The lights are turned out and the image is marched to the sound of a single drum. There are seven more processions today. Resurrection Sunday (April 20): The procession starts from Iglesia de San Julian at 11.45am, passing Alameda Principal at 2pm and ending at 4.30pm.
OFFICIAL ROUTE: From the Alameda Principal, via Calle Larios to Calle Granada. four more processions on the night. • Tuesday (April 15): Rocio, leaves from Plaza Victoria at 5.20pm, should pass Alameda Principal at 8.25pm. This figure of the Virgin has a cloak of fresh flowers. There are five more processions today. • Wednesday (April 16): Fusionadas, should pass Alameda Principal at 8.40pm, and carries four different images. El Rico, leaves from Calle Alcazabilla at 8pm and at 10.30pm, the figure of Christ pardons an inmate in Calle Cister. There are five more processions today. • Maundy Thursday (April 17): Mena, should pass the Alameda Principal at 9.35pm and is carried by members of the Spanish Foreign Legion. Also interesting is their arrival in Malaga earlier the same morning. One of the
favourite images, La Esperanza, should pass the Alameda Principal at around 0.55am ending the
procession at 6.30am. The two meet at about midnight. There are five more processions today.
THE FuengirolaMalaga C-1 Cercanias train line will run with additional services during Easter week. The train station Malaga-Alameda is the nearest to the old town where the processions take place. There will be trains running back from Malaga along the coast almost all night on certain days. To check train times, visit: www.renfe.com/ viajeros/cercanias/ malaga/ For information on bus connections to the city centre visit: www.emtmalaga.es
For a full list of all the processions, itineraries, timetables and brotherhoods, see www.agrupaciondecofradias.es/semanasanta/horarios-itinerarios.html
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Seven foods to help you work harder WHAT we eat affects how we work so if office hours seem interminably long and tiring then perhaps it is time to try out these seven foods. 1. Cereals. A main source of nutrition since time immemorial; their high carbohydrate content slowly releases energy throughout the day. 2. Fruits. Fruits release a lot of energy and for maximum efficiency should be eaten mid-morning. It is important to eat a variety of fruits as they all have different vitamins to offer. 3. Vegetables. They have a lot of important vitamins and should be eaten with every meal, as with fruits it is important to eat a variety of them rather than always the same one. 4. Fish. Salmon, sardines and tuna
are among the best sources of essential nutrients and vitamins; they are high in proteins and low in calories making them a perfect food within a healthy diet. 5. Meat. To get the most out of meat it should be grilled or roasted - it is high in protein but also high in calories. 6. Nuts. Walnuts and almonds are among the best sources of omega 3 and omega 6 which contribute to a strong and agile mind. 7. Chocolate or cacao. Despite popular opinion, saying that all chocolate is bad for you, a daily ration of between 25 and 30 grams is recommended; it contains a natural stimulant and should improve concentration.
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White wine is best cold higher the temperature at which it should be consumed. The reasons behind this are mainly related to the bouquet rather than taste. At lower temperatures the floral, fruity and citric
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Tequila help for diabetes THE plant from which Tequila is extracted, Agave tequilana, could be used in the treatment of diabetics and the obese. Mercedes Lopez of the Biotechnology and Advanced Studies Centre, in Guanajuato, Mexico, has commented that the Agave tequilano reduces the levels of glucose and raises the levels of GLP1 which, in turn, raises the amount of insulin in the blood. GLP-1 is a hormone that slows the stomach’s digestion and stimulates the production of insulin. Experts from the American Society of Chemistry have commented that using Agave tequilana they could make an artificial sweetener which would reduce the glucose levels of sufferers of type 2 diabetes and contribute to weight loss in obese people. Investigations of this plant are ongoing.
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Periana liquid gold PERIANA, considered the cradle of the ‘verdial’ variety of olive, will host the XV Day of Verdial Oil again this year. Verdial oil is considered one of the sweetest and smoothest oils yet it retains a pleasantly strong aroma. The festival consists of a wide variety of olive oil related activities including, but not limited to, tastings of the oils themselves and of dishes made with oil as the protagonist of the recipe; there will also be workshops on the subject of the refinement process. As well as the gastronomy on offer there are also stands which sell the locally produced oil, music bands and, of course, gastronomy competitions.
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Extinct food on the rise ACCORDING to the World Seed Bank, in Svalbard, Norway, there is now less variety within certain foodstuffs. Compared with historic records the USA has lost 86 per cent of its apple varieties and the Cornwall cauliflower has completely disappeared. The reasons behind this are purely commercial; some varieties of fruits and vegetables are easier to grow or they just simply produce more weight per unit - those which don’t are being left behind. Ryan Walker, of the EU
EXTINCT FOOD: Some varieties are being lost. Conservancy Department, states that some produce just fits better on the shelf, as it is more
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Five reasons you shouldn’t skip breakfast every day ACCORDING to nutritionists, breakfast is the most important meal of the day; here are five reasons we should all be eating it every day. 1. Heart attacks - a recent study from the University of Harvard has found that there is a 27 per cent increased risk of having
a heart attack in people who skip breakfast. 2. Fatty foods - people who don’t eat breakfast have been found to crave fatty foods 20 per cent more than those who do eat it. 3. Diabetes - eating breakfast helps the body keep up essential levels of sugars therefore
decreasing the risk of diabetes. 4. Tiredness - your body needs food to feel awake; people who eat breakfast don’t get so tired during the day. 5. Gastritis - without breakfast your stomach releases too much gastric juice which inflames the stomach lining.
Healthy food answers WHICH is the healthiest food? Sushi? Steamed vegetables with a drip of olive oil? Whatever the answer, it is unlikely that one single meal could cover all nutritional needs. The human body needs a balanced diet in order to work correctly; eating a wide variety of food also helps the body to avoid coronary problems and fight diabetes and osteoporosis. Foods that help us do this can be divided into five groups. Fruits and vegetables; these give us vitamins, fibres and minerals. It is generally understood that the body needs five of these every day. Carbohydrates; these
HEALTH FOODS: Which should we be eating?
give us slow release energy and should constitute a third of our daily food intake. Meat, fish and eggs; these make up the protein part of our daily
food intake and the body needs between two and three portions per day. Milk and lactose products; these give us proteins and calcium.
Two or three portions per day are recommended. Fats and sugars; these give us energy and the body only needs one portion per day.
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Fun run SATURDAY saw a good turnout for the Gibraltar’s Guardian Angel Foundation fun run. A cross section of Gibraltarians signed up to run either five or 10 kilometres.
Malta links ON Sunday Chief Minister Fabian Picardo left for Malta to hold meetings with the Maltese officials on the subject of ‘bilateral commercial importance.’
Routes Europe THE Gibraltar Tourist Board is to attend this year’s Routes Europe forum in Marseilles; the event is aimed at the discussion of new aviation routes within Europe.
Boat rescue THE Royal Gibraltar Police helped rescue a Spanish boat in Gibraltar Territorial Waters when the vessel was drifting five nautical miles off Europa Point.
Gibraltar fusion CANAL COCINA is to visit Gibraltar as part of a series dedicated to food in ports on the east coast. Gibraltar is especially interesting because of its fusion of cultures commented Pepe Marin director/producer of the documentary.
Secret letter THE European Commission has denied public access to a follow-up letter they sent to officials in Madrid urging Spain to improve the border situation.
Emotional cruelty AS the UK prepares to amend its laws on emotional cruelty to children, the Government of Gibraltar has referred the issue to the Child Protection Committee which is best placed to deal with them.
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British interest in Spanish real estate is now growing BRITISH interest in Spanish real estate is growing; the areas that attracted the most enquiries were Cataluña, Andalucia and Valencia. More than 6,000 visitors attended the London international real estate exhibition of ‘A Place in the Sun;’ there were 156 stands, of which 56 were Spanish. According to Inmoaction, the company representing Spain at the exhibition, 45 per cent of investors interested in the Spanish market were hoping to buy within the next six months and the most popular enquiry was for three-bedroomed properties. Daviel Talavera, Director of Inmoaction, commented that the average price that investors wanted to spend in Spain was around €260,000. He went on to say that now was not the moment for luxury sales although, through the fair, one
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AIR CONDITIONING AIRFLOW Air conditioning for cooling and heating units. Professional, fully guaranteed installations. Tel: 952 443 222 (222299) AIR CONDITIONING repairs and servicing. Airflow. 952 443 222 (222299) 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)
ALARMS
EL TALLER DE MENIA SC: we restore furniture, antiques, works of art. Free quotes, www.meniarestauracion.com 610 830 740 (221023) ANTIQUES WANTED. Anything with age considered, cash paid for, lamps, clocks, paintings, LPs, bric-a-brac etc. Also design furniture. Houses, gardens + garages cleared. Ring 677 276 956 or 637 119 214 if no response ring 951 047 328. Better still email to wingerden99@hotmail.com with images and contact number. (201608)
ARCHITECTS PROJECTS, constructions, new buildings, extensions, reforms, licences & legalisations. chedacoarq@hotmail.com 680 700 430 (216549) REGISTERED ARCHITECT. New builds, renovations, interior design. Call +34 622 113 826 / vg.architecture@ gmail.com (215745)
BEDS
BOOKS
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)
PLASTERING PLASTERING, rendering, dry lining, coving, suspended ceilings. Fitted kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms. All work guaranteed. 689 515 558 (215594)
REFORMS ALL REFORMS. Big and small professional service. Competitive prices. 605 206 394 (223225)
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)
BUSINESS OPP RESTAURANT for sale in Benahavis with land to build studios for an apart hotel. 617 074 567 (223073)
SOLAR BLINDS 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. So larblinds.es@gmail.com Tel Ian 958 496 571 / 644 546 176 (215997)
BOATS
BUY & SELL BUILDING SERVICES PH BUILDERS. Full or Part Reforms. Bathrooms, kitchens, plumbing, tiling, electrics. Tel 600 204 433 / 952 565 168 (223083) SWINGLES CASAS SL. For all your building needs. Visit www.swinglescasas. com for more details or call 952 428 067 / 666 960 262 (202607) CONCRETE - OZBUILD, Specialist imprinted concrete. Reseals, repairs, brickwork, tiling, plastering, screeding. 11 years in Spain. Competitive prices, quality finish. 952 426 074 / 606 745 920 / www.ozbuild spain.com (223209)
AWNINGS 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)
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)
BLINDS, awnings, mosquito screens, curtains, vast choice. All areas covered. Coast and inland. 655 825 931 (215944)
DAMP PROOFING
BATH REPAIRS BATHOLOGIST. Specialist in repairing chipped baths or refurbishing old / worn baths. No mess or disruption. 678 808 837 (101382)
DAMP problems, basements made dry and usable. Water penetration. Architect led company. www.123bmt.com. Tel. 606 101 878 (221248)
BOAT TRANSPORT BOAT TRANSPORT up to 10mts. Spain-UK-Spain. Free quotations call 609 580 378 or +44 7831 519605 (222208)
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DR DAMP leaking roofs, damp walls, all mould cured. All work guaranteed. Call 689 515 558 (215594)
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) 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@vpcltd.co.uk (221135) DECLUTTER, cash paid for small/medium furniture, antiques, furs, brass, copper and other ornaments. Tel: Howard 608 121 817 (221019) FOR SALE. Pools/Heating. Florida Titanium pool heat pump for sale p.w.o. €600 ono. 605 206 394 (223225)
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)
CAR HIRE CAR HIRE long & short term 607 334 610 (221098) CAR HIRE. Quality legal cars from 70 euros per week. Call 658 031 285 (201637)
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 IRISH CARPENTER, doors, decking, floors, kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms. General property maintenance. Established 2002. Tel 952 196 457 or 696 064 019 www.completecarpentry.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 CARPENTER, Pergolas, Decking, Guttering, Kitchens, Doors, Wardrobes, Shelving, Tiling, Bathrooms, Decorating and Wallpapering. Tel 664 385 610 (221002)
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)
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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)
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 (223082)
CONSTRUCTION
LEATHER Suites, Upholstery and carpets thoroughly cleaned. Tel: 952 930 472 or 667 430 518 (207741)
COMMERCIAL PROP OFFICE in Calahonda facing N340. 108m2. Suitable for an office, shop or warehouse. Tel: 696 206 698 (221138)
COMMUNITIES
COUNSELLING QUALIFIED COUNSELLOR: (English Female), available by phone or Skype. For a free initial chat, call Denise 696 161 706. Email counsellingbymsn@ hotmail.co.uk or www.counsel lorbyphone.com (215950)
CURTAINS QUALITY hand finished curtains & soft furnishings, professionally qualified, contact Rachel 952 825 766 or visit www.curtain couturemarbella.com (209717)
DOMESTIC APP REPAIRS
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)
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
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) PC DOCTOR, 20 years serving the coast. Laptops, PC sale and repairs in any language. We come to you 952 591 071 (215691) 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)
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 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)
FOR SALE
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)
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)
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 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) FLOOR POLISHING - 20 years Costa, reliable from €2/m2, bring your floor back to life. 639 014 237 (221011) TONY’S MARBLE RESTORATION SERVICE. Marble and terrazo floors, professionally refurbished, quotations without obligation. +34 620 726 875 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)
GLASS CURTAINS 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)
ALL electrical installation work and repairs. On the coast 12 years. All work guaranteed. Call Jim 652 023 012 (222346)
ELECTRICIAN fully qualified all aspects covered. No call out charge. Honest reliable service.Call James Tel.954 059 041 Mobile.667 876 754 (223879)
CURTAINS, BLINDS, UPHOLSTERY, a complete service. www.marbellacurtainde sign.com. Mary 675 813 348 (215855)
COMPUTERS
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
ALL ELECTRICS - Rewiring, fault finding, boletins - 693 678 980 (207413)
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)
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GARAGES 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)
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) 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
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. (222204)
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 (207749)
HAIRDRESSING HAIRDRESSER, mobile, very reasonable rates, between Estepona and Sotogrande. Call Gilly 658 675 077 (207705)
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) MOBILE hair & beauty specialising in cuts, colours and wedding packages. www.images2810.eu. Tlf 634 109 688 (221189) 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)
EXPRESS Metalwork Services. Gates, grilles, rails and scissor gates. 952 590 748, 617 065 636. www.express-steel.com Facebook Express Metalwork (223081) ELECTRIC GATE/GARAGE DOOR automation repaired. Free, no obligation quotation. Call Colin - 636 394 641 (215526)
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)
CLASSIFIEDS 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 (223157) 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)
PSYCHIATRISTS ANXIETY, depression, fibromyalgia, addictions, smoking, bipolar disorder. Psychiatrist Dr Concheta L. Leiva, MD. C/Chile No 1, Fuengirola. 665 843 162 (223212)
HOT TUBS/SPAS HOT TUBS, new, used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs 691 973 131 / 952 793 398 (206456)
HOLIDAY LETS FREE LISTINGS for Holiday Rental Villas www.holidayfoot prints.com (221428)
HOME CLEARANCES WANTED – House Clearance and garage clearance, best prices paid. Contact Paul Vickers, 617 543 315 (207637) WANTED FURNITURE & household items houses gardens garages cleared top prices paid fast reliable service 639 229 607 / 649 977 723 (222376)
INSURANCE
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) www.euroweeklynews.com
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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)
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LAUNDRY 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)
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HOLA CREDITO. Instant short term loans against your valuables. Quick, easy and always discreet. Tel 900 123 457 www.holacredito.com (219899) 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 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
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) 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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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)
INVESTMENT OPP 11% APR on your savings with guarantees and more. Please call without obligation. 653 946 311 (215520)
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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 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) 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)
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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
RUSTY’S KARAOKE. Available for public and private functions. Tel 611 314 851 (201607)
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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)
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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
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@mobilityscootersdi rectspain.com / www.mo bilityscootersdirectspain. com (201565)
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 MOBILITY hires and sales, all along the coast. Used scooters from 395€. Tel 952 447 764
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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, call Mosquito Nick tlf 647 072 861 www.mosquitonick.ws (222373) 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)
MOTOR HOMES WANTED motorhomes and caravans. Any condition, age or registered country considered. www.hispavan.com 687 845 730 (222034) MOTORHOMES and caravans for sale. Interesting selection. Part exchange considered. www.his pavan.com 687 845 730 (222034)
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INSTANT CASH SAMANTHA – GORDON
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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)
AIR CONDITIONING 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 34 (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 (221410) 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)
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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 (201544) 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 s e n s o r s a n d l i g h t s a n d ra i n s e n s o r s , e ve r y e x t ra , a b solutely 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. Happy Honda 6,995 euros. 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) JAGUAR 2006 S type 2.7 Automatic, 120,000kms 8,995€ 672 550 037 (209777) AUDI A3 2007 1.6FSI, 139,000km, FSH, 5,995€. 672 550 037 (209777) 2004 COOPER LHD on UK plates, 4,995€ 672 550 037 (209777) VW CADDY 2010, 1.9SDI, 75,000kms, FSH, 8,995€ 672 550 037 (209777) PORSCHE CAYENNE S, 2004 4.5, sat nav, 12,995€ 672 550 037 (209777) VOLVO C70, diesel, automatic, 4x4 estate, 7,995€ 672 550 037 (209777) CHEVROLET CAPTIVA 2010, 2.4 petrol, manual, 9,750€ 672 550 037 (209777) MUSTANG 2001, convertible 3.6 V6, Spanish plates, 6,995€. 672 550 037 (209777) CITROEN C4 automatic, 2006, 1.6 petrol, 5,995€ 672 550 037 (209777) 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) 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)
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 bought from main dealer Safa Motors, lady owner leaving Spain, metallic graphite grey, alloy wheels, full electric pack, this car cost new 14,000€, WAS 7,995€, NOW selling for only 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) FORD KA, 2004, limited edition, sliding s/roof, serviced and ITV’d, GC, 2,600 euros. 605 109 796 (223196) 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 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)
CLASSIFIEDS MERCEDES CLK 320, Cabrio. SUMMER SPECIAL! 2000 superb condition, genuine 57,500 km, 9,750€. For full details and photos email fwkzone@gmail.com or 634 165 029 (223246) HONDA JAZ AUTO, 1.4 petrol, April 2006, 1 careful lady owner, 64,000kms, full service history, ITV 11/2014, air conditioning, radio/CD, perfect condition. €5,500. 634 165 029 (223247) 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 & Taxed Nov 2014. Bloody good running order. Body work with some minor, bumps and scratches. Engine & gearbox excellent. Everything working properly. Good tyres and new spare. Owned from new. Pro-ply lined and floor. GBP3,000 ono. Text your email address for photos to 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) 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) BRITISH MOBILE MECHANIC. Full workshop facilities available, full bodywork available, auto electrics, air conditioning, remapping and grua service available. Call 678 717 798 (223154)
TYRES MOBILE TYRE FITTING. All brands, Competitive prices, 24/7 call outs. 627 352 860 / www.tyreology.com (201569)
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CLASSIFIEDS WANTED
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
I BUY ANY CAR. 602 533 508 mikewallsp@gmail.com
WANTED. CARS & JEEPS & camper vans for cash. All makes, LHD, any condition. 693 357 000 (215821)
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 CARS WANTED, anything considered. Over 40 cars in stock. 672 550 037 / cdscars@gmail.com (222389) 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)
SAM, Simply the Best on the Coast, 35 years experience, 18 years Mijas. Forget the rest, have the best, you’re worth it! Call Sam 952 666 025 / 629 546 128 (215594) HUSBAND & WIFE TEAM. Painting/Interior design. Free estimates. Graham - 607 923 486 (222271) 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. Yo u r 2 b e d r o o m a p a r t m e n t 250 euros. References available. RICARDO 637 160 129 (215535)
PEST CONTROL
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)
OBITUARIES
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)
CHARITIES
WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 693 028 325 (101382)
CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN AND UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (101382)
PETS
P E S T C O N T R O L . 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)
ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call Marjorie 952 79 74 05 or 636 934 146 (93319) ACE CHARITY at El Refugio Kennels always needs volunteers to help with dog walking. It’s good exercise, a couple of hours any morning of the week. Foster and permanent homes also needed for our many inmates! Vivien 639 991 079 (93320) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public 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) At SOS Animal Refuge we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect. So if you are having a clearout, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about re-homing, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-ani mals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317)
10 - 16 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 (222263) 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 (223161) 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-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) ANIMALCOURIERS - A kind, caring, friendly service between Spain/UK. Flights from Malaga or road from Costa del Sol for your Pet Travel. ASK us about SPECIAL FLIGHT DEALS for this summer for your pet to accompany you on a MONARCH FLIGHT back to England to visit the family maybe? www.animal couriers.com / 0044 1483 200123, 0034 635 155 962 or ask@animalcouriers.com for a quotation. (223230) 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 (223161) THE DOG MOVER. Licensed transporters. Two handlers, so never alone. 680 781 699 / 0044 (0) 7875 947230. www.moveyourdog.com (207293)
PLUMBING THE Irish plumber for all your plumbing requirements, complete bathroom reforms, all areas covered. 7 days, reasonable rates. 605 206 394 (223225) T1
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
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 (223051) 30 YEARS ON THE COAST. I cover all aspects of plumbing & general maintenance. Graham 607 923 486 (222271)
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 SCANDINAVIAN clients looking to buy properties - Marbella area. 951 087 933 / www.ele gantmarbellaestates.com (215538)
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LOOKING FOR THE BEST OF SPANISH PROPERTIES? Visit www.premiermarbella.com / 952 880 115 (215951)
PROPERTY TO LET
MARBELLA CENTRE. Ricardo Soriano, penthouse, sea views, 3 beds, 2 baths, garage, store room, direct owner. 245,000 euros. Tel. 661 611 393 (223207)
WWW.INMOANDALUZ.COM. Bargain inland properties for all budgets, fincas, village homes, apartments and villas. Legal building plots. 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (208263)
PROP MAINTENANCE GET your apartment/villa/garden ready for summer. All aspects covered. Coast & campo. 661 717 894 (221329)
PROP MANAGEMENT FAIRWAYS Marbella Property Management, Real Estate, Property Maintenance, letting service. Tel 693 596 558, info@fairwaysmarbella.com, www.fairwaysmarbella.com (201703)
REMOVALS / STORAGE
INTERNATIONAL and European Removals. Expert removals worldwide. www. universalremovals.com Tel: 951 247 834 (206460) MOVING MATTERS SL – removals and storage. Local or to and from the UK/Ireland/Portugal and across Europe. Over 16 years experience. For free quotation Tel 951 311 118. www.movingmatters.eu (222096)
PUMPS/WELLS WATERWELLS. Waterwell drilling, well pumps, irrigation, pump tests, pressure pumps. Waterwells.org/Sondein SL. Established on the coast since 1995. Web page www.wellsin spain.com. Enquiries info@ wellsinspain.com 629 978 801 / fax 952 793 250 (207730)
FOR SALE - LUXURY VILLAS IN MARBELLA. www.luxevillasmar bella.com. Call Patrick 691 320 710 (215749)
ALHAURIN DE LA TORRE. 3 villas, total 9 bedrooms on 2,800m2 plot. Huge pool, gym and store room. Beautiful gardens, masses of parking - ideal home & income. Now only €595,000. 666 027 062 (223240)
15 CUBIC metre van returning to the UK 18th April. Space available each way. Tel. 639 928 090 (221108)
PSYCHIC Tarot Reader, accurate predictions. Positive life altering experience, Torremolinos, 40 euros per hour. Visits arranged, all areas. Edgar 634 922 224. My Global Predictions. www. aslantarot.com (221438)
SELWO: Cosy townhouse, 180m2, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large garden, car port. No agents. 169,950€ Tel 644 132 738 (217683)
DON ALBERTO. 2 bed, 2 bath, fully furnished to high standard. Ground floor, close to pool, air conditioning. Very safe position, 185,000 euros. 0044 7850 746171 (22341)
I’M LOOKING for a house with plot in the Province of Malaga. Maximum €100,000. 633 770 568 (222347)
PSYCHIC
ARROYO DE LA MIEL. Gamonal apartment ONE double, ONE single bedroom. Offers 60,000€. 634 321 256 (223102)
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. Tel 669 429 725. (215548)
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REMOVALS/STORAGE
VILLA, San Pedro Beach/Nueva Andalucia, long term 3,500€ or short term. Apartment Nueva Andalucia 130,000€. Tel 647 222 295 (221328)
NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL
1 BEDROOM self-contained garden apartment attached to villa. Faro de Calaburras, Mijas Costa. €330/month. 679 844 853 (223239)
REMOVALS Local and International. Full and part loads taken please call 952 816 582 w w w. f o c u s - t r a n s p o r t . c o m (201301)
MARBELLA APARTMENT Rentals. Telephone 622 571 040 www.kingscastlemarbella.com kingscastlemarbella@gmail.com (222332)
EUROPA SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (215696)
MARBELLA BANUS towards Port. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, big, elegant, fully equipped, gardens, pool, Jacuzzi, garage. Tel +34 637 439 222 bravoelezovic@ gmail.com (222335) www.rainbowrealty.es rental properties required for waiting clients. 622 881 029 (221001) FUENGIROLA, Calle Maestra Angela Piazo, corner shop with 4 shop windows, 95m, good area, 800€, price negotiable 626 248 132 (215564) LONG TERM RENTALS. Super prices, no commission. Apartments, townhouses, villas, fincas, shops, offices, bars, restaurants, warehouses, industrial estates. Coast & inland. Tlf 679 111 522 (222203)
PROPERTY WANTED FINNISH real estate agency urgently requires properties that are for sale in Benalmadena, Torremolinos and Fuengirola for our international clients. Tel 654 397 776 (209706)
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USA SPECIALIST Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.com bitrans.es (215696)
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STORAGE SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (215696) LOCAL and INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.com bitrans.es (215696) CAR TRANSPORTER, call for excellent rates. Fully insured, professional service. 951 319 320 / email move@freinterna tional.com / www.focus-trans port.com (215605) MOVING BACK TO UK? Removal vehicle departing weekly throughout the year. Excellent, professional service & great rates. Ring (0034) 665 089 244 or (0044) 01922 682 667 & see www.elite-european.com (93139)
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CAR TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY. UK-SPAIN-UK. Established 5 years. Do you need your car transported? We also transport boats, plant and machinery. Fully insured. Call Martin on 0044 7970 861141 or email martin.emerald freight@gmail.com (221205) ANDALUCIAN DREAM MOVES. We offer a friendly, reliable service from 70€ per m3, you drop, we deliver, you collect, 50€ pm3. 25 years experience on the coast, wrapping and packing service available. We cater for all your long or short term storage needs for a no obligation quote, please contact 952 960 796 or contact us via email info@an daluciandreammoves.com (223229)
MAN AND VAN VAN AND MAN. Removals, clearances. Experienced and 100% reliable. €20 per hr. Paul 622 793 989 (208090)
CLASSIFIEDS MANVAN REMOVALS €20 / hour, 3 vans available. House clearances. Storage from €10 / week. Tel David 696 810 618 (208088) 2 MEN, VAN €30 HOUR. 651 081 610 (201697) LARGE LUTON VAN and man. €20 per hour, packing crates supplied. Kevin 628 993 995 (201746) MAN & VAN Removals and transport, all areas covered 100% reliable 952 816 582 (208360) THE VAN MAN. Cheap and cheerful. €20 per hour. 677 251 025 (215820) MAN with large van. For removals and house clearance etc. All areas. Tel 676 586 262 (221156) MAN AND VAN, all areas, 2 vans, 4 men available. 100% reliable. 637 066 114 / 663 530 614, 30€ per hour (201744)
STORAGE REMOVAL BOXES Large, med, wardrobe, bubble wrap, tape, collect or delivered. Local and international removals also undertaken. 952 239 110 / 632 702 306 (44093)
ROLLER SHUTTERS ACE OF SHADES - PERSIANA (security shutter) electric and manual, various colours available including wood effect, we also offer a repair service. Make your home more secure! Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceofshades.es (101730)
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were on secondary roads. The DGT is going to be paying particular attention to any infractions involving an excess of speed or illegal overtaking; they are also proposing new legislation for heavy vehicles, anything over 7,500 kilos, as many of these are involved in accidents. There are over 140,000 kilometres of secondary roads with no central reservation in Spain and
these are responsible for around 78 per cent of all fatal accidents and are considered the most dangerous. In 2012 there were 26,698 accidents on secondary roads in which 1,144 people died and another 39.979 were injured and it is with this in mind that the DGT wants to increase people’s awareness of the dangers of these roads.
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Rolls-Royce get seal of approval DONALD and Joe Wales, the grandson and great grandson of pioneer record-breaker Sir Malcolm Campbell, have given their seal of approval to the first of 35 Bespoke Phantom Drophead Coupé Waterspeed Collection cars at the home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, West Sussex. Built to commemorate Campbell’s seminal act of British daring and endeavour, this latest creation by the
marque’s Bespoke department takes inspiration from the Bluebird craft in which the records were set. A specially created exterior finish named Maggiore Blue takes its name from the lake on the Swiss-Italian border where Campbell broke the United States’ five year strangle-hold on the waterspeed records in 1937. This very special collection also pays homage to a period when the Rolls-Royce R engine held speed records on land, water and in the air. Donald and Joe enjoyed a walk through the manufacturing plant with Bespoke designer Alex and sixth overall in the Innes before reviewing the General Manchego/Valen- specially commissioned car. ciano Extreme 1000cc. On seeing the collection The team would like to car, Donald, himself a thank their sponsors record breaker, said: “I Eurona Telecom, Hotfm, have no doubt that my Icecrypt and grandfather Sir Malcolm Smartsat TV for Campbell would feel their support. extremely proud to see his achievements honoured in this way. The Waterspeed car is a work of art; the blue and brushed steel evoke connotations of my grandfather’s World Record boats, Bluebird K3 and K4. “This car is a lovely addition to the Rolls-Royce collection and a fabulous homage to a very important part of our racing heritage.” It takes over 80 hours for DAVID a Rolls-Royce craftsperson SLADER: His to manufacture and hand first race in six brush the car’s striking brushed steel deck. years.
CRT racing weekend at Albacete race circuit IT was a full house at Albacete for the opening races in the Spanish National Championships Racing Calendar. The CRT Racing Team led by David Slader on his BMW S1000RR lined up on the grid on Sunday. The weather was sunny but with cold winds, really quite good conditions. David, known to many in Spain from his business Broadband Costa Blanca, was quick off the line and within two laps was up to fifth place having started ninth out of a field of 27. This was David’s first race in six years and taking into account his lack of track time on a new bike and level of fitness, the final results were impressive. David came first in his class Motodes Open 1000cc
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Fencing event results THE Liga de Andalucia recently held their fencing competition in the classes foil M15, M17, M20 at the sports stadium in Fuengirola. Ester Hernandez came second in all three classes which is a great result for the 14-year-old. Marta Rivas also competed for the San Pedro fencing club and came first in the M17, M20 classes. On Saturday April 5 the Copa de Andalucia (federación Andaluza) was disputed in Mijas Costa for the M20 and Absoluto for foil, epee and sabre. Lucia Cacares and Ester Hernandez competed for the San Pedro fencing club in the epee section. Lucia won the M20 and came 5th in the Absoluto. Ester Hernandez was 13th in M20 and 9th in Absoluto.
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Mijas BC welcoming LAST week was a busy one for members of Mijas Bowls Club; it started with a lunch to celebrate Mothers’ Day at the Restaurante Sol y Sombra (formerly the 19th Hole), on Sunday March 30. This was quickly followed by the Annual General Meeting on the Monday, and since then visiting parties
of bowlers from England have been entertained. The visitors from Bath and Harrogate all enjoyed the warm, sunny weather and a welcome from members. Club days are Tuesday and Thursday 1.30pm for 2pm and Sunday mornings at 10 am for 10.30am. Call 952 588 321.
SANTA MARIA was the venue for Costa del Sol Champion of Champions event. It pitches each club’s singles champions against each other on a roundrobin basis. There were a number of champions representing their clubs for the first time. It was a debutant, Marion Allen, who sprung the first surprise with an exciting 21-19 victory over past title holder Margaret Kain whilst another former champion, Wendy Pemberton lost 14-21 to the experienced Geraldine Robinson. Esther Gatter, another lady playing for the first time, sprung the second surprise on day two when she inflicted a further defeat on Margaret by winning 21-20.
In the final round of matches victory for Wendy would give her the champion’s title outright. Victory for Margaret over Wendy would give her the title on shot difference. Defeat for Wendy, and a resounding win for Marion against Geraldine, would give her the opportunity of claiming the title at the first time of asking. The latter did not arise as Marion held on to beat Geraldine 21-19 in an epic battle.
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The better rugby team won THE Marbella Rugby Club U14s were not able to win the title of Champions of Andalucia this season as they were beaten by a better side from CAR, Sevilla in the final. The match was tough and evenly fought with the difference being a score of three trys to two. As so often is the case Marbella started slowly and CAR were able to take advantage and run in two
U14s: Marbella were beaten by Sevilla.
quick trys in the first half. Marbella managed to score
late on to go into the break 5-14.
The second half saw Marbella fight back, however, they just weren’t able to creep over the try line and a mistake in the attack meant that CAR were able to counter attack and score a try that was unforeseen to go 5-21 ahead. A last gasp try for Marbella made the final score 10-21.
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Spain U17s played in the FIRA-AER Crossborder tournament which was held in Valladolid last week. In their first match they had to beat Switzerland whilst Holland and Portugal battled it out in the other match to reach the final. The result against Switzerland was 104-3 whilst Portugal beat Holland. In the final Spain managed to come out triumphant with a 31-8 win.