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King Juan Carlos abdicates THE King of Spain has abdicated.

Juan Carlos decided to step aside after 39 years on the throne, announced Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

Rajoy addressed the nation to say that there would be an amendment

to the country’s constitution to allow the king’s eldest son Prince Felipe, 45, to take over.

The new Crown Act, which will regulate the abdication and succession process was being pushed through the law-making stages on Tuesday.

In his official speech, King Juan Carlos, 76 who has reigned since 1975, said: “We have felt the need for renovation, and to open up a better future.

Today a younger generation deserves to

step forward.”

“I want the best for Spain, to which I have dedicated my whole life. I have decided to abdicate my crown to give way to a new generation embodied by my son Felipe, heir to the throne. I keep and will keep Spain forever Turn to page 6

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HERITAGE SITE: Could be one of Spain’s seven wonders.

El Torcal to be the 7th wonder?

EL TORCAL, in Antequera, wants to be one of Spain’s seven wonders.

Currently a heritage site, it is one of 20 candidates to be considered for the title of one of Spain’s seven wonders in an initiative formed by Allianz Global Assistance on the social networks.

Jorge Alegre, president of

the Antequera Tourism Initiative and councillor for Tourism, has supported the decision which will go to the vote on June 8 and can be voted on the company’s website and at http://7maravillas.es/eltorcal-de-antequera.

Alegre went on to comment that the last time the town took part in a

similar campaign the influx of tourists was noticeable and as such he had great hopes for this initiative.

El Torcal is one of 20 preselected ‘wonders’ and currently stands in the middle of the voting tables.

It needs a lot more votes to get it into the top seven and thereafter into the national campaign.

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NEWS Fines swapped RESIDENTS in Mijas will be able to swap fines for misdemeanours or traffic offences for community work if they can’t afford to pay.

Ham cutting EIGHT of Spain’s best ham carvers took part in a competition in Ronda. The ham was enjoyed by visitors to the fair as it was sold at affordable prices.

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National tourism increase MALAGA Province has received almost half a million national tourists since the start of the year.

According to data released by the INE (National Institute of Statistics) 498,764 national tourists have stayed in hotels in the province since January, up 5 per cent on last year’s figures.

Elias Bendondo, president of the Costa del Sol tourism board,

underscored the fact that the internal demand for tourism has gone steadily up and was helping to support the local economy’s recovery.

Other provinces which also have a similar number of national visitors are the Canary Islands and Valencia.

Although the numbers of tourists have gone up the bigger

rise has been in the number of overnight stays in hotels which has gone up by almost 11 per cent.

Most of these tourists have come from other Andalucian provinces but Madrid is still one of the biggest providers of tourism with an increase of 14 per cent and Cataluña with an increase of 5 per cent.

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Free parking ESTEPONA Town Hall has announced that it will increase the number of free parking spaces in the town centre by 1,000 places.

Agreed entrance THE Carmen Thyssen Museum in Malaga will be free to enter for students and staff at Malaga University, thanks to an agreement signed between the two institutions.

Best food THE catering service for Malaga Regional and University Hospitals has been named amongst the 15 best in Spain by ANTA which promotes the use of technology in food preparation.

Goats show THE ‘Oh my goat!’ exhibition, in Plaza Castilla, Antequera, ends today (Thursday). It has the view of Malaga goats of more 40 local artists.

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WITH all the excitement of the Football World Cup about to kick off don’t miss our special fixtures poster. See page 67.

Buzz off MALAGA Young Farmers Association reports that the so-called chestnut wasp is affecting more than 80 hectares of trees between Ojen and Monda.

Cocaine sales THREE people were arrested in Fuengirola for allegedly selling cocaine to organisations which were based in Madrid. Police seized drugs and other items.

Garlic imports FARMERS in Antequera have complained about mass importation of garlic from China, meaning they are now being paid €0.70 per kilo at the most.

Soaps at cinema UNTIL Sunday, the Albeniz Cinema in Malaga is presenting Screen TV, with national and international channels including the BBC, showing new episodes of popular series.

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Bakery hold-up CELEBRATIONS: Millions will take to the streets if Spain wins.

World Cup dreams SPAIN is the European country which most wants its team to win the World Cup in Brazil, as it is the wish of 77 per cent of those questioned.

This is according to a survey carried out as part of the ‘Free’ (Football Research in an Enlarged Europe) Project developed at nine universities in Denmark, the UK, Turkey, Germany, Austria, France, Poland, Italy and Spain.

In Italy, 61 per cent want their team to win, in Germany 60, in the UK 43 per cent want England to win, and in France only 40 per cent want victory for the national team.

Four of the countries which took part won’t be playing in the World Cup but the Danes and Poles want Spain to win, while Austria wants Germany to come out on top and Turkey prefers Brazil.

Football and the national team are elements which bring the Spanish together, according to the

Quote of the Week I recognise my faults and consequences they may have’

study, and 54 per cent of Spaniards over 15 claim to be football fans.

In 2010, the World Cup final in South Africa was watched by 16.8 million throughout Spain.

This huge interest has an impact on the economy with an estimated expenditure of €986 million if Spain wins the World Cup this year.

It will not only affect sales of goods and services, but will also have a positive effect on people’s moods resulting in increased productivity.

The highest rises in sales will be of food and drink (up by €305.6 million), TV and electronics (€270.3 million), clothes and shoes (€116.7 million) and souvenirs (up by €34.1 million).

Bars and restaurants would see sales increase by €259.3 million, of which 29 per cent would be on the day of the final, when millions would take to the streets to celebrate.

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Constitutional Court Judge Enrique Lopez after being found drunk riding a motorbike without a helmet on the streets of Madrid.

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cent is the probability of getting all six lottery numbers right; this goes up to 0.017 per cent for getting just three of the numbers correct.

A MAN, 45, who was on weekend release from prison, was arrested in Ronda for holding up a bread shop and assaulting the cashier.

Mediterranean studies THE 17th Congress of the Mediterranean Studies Association was held in Marbella, with some 150 participants and 90 conferences.

Explosive start AN elderly couple was injured during the inaugural event for Heritage Week in Estepona when fireworks exploded.

Schoolchildren were evacuated from the area.

And finally...

EIGHT people, including a child, were injured when a cow took fright and bolted during an animal parade in Santander; the cow escaped its minder and charged the assembled crowds.

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Thirteen years in jail for gay bashing THREE brothers have been jailed for punitive for the remarks used but for four and a half years each for beating the aggressive violence shown to the two victims. up a gay couple in Estepona.

The aggression took place in two Malaga courts decided that due to parts: the first in the urbanisation the violence of the attack, which and the second when the left the victims with, among victims went to the local other injuries, broken cheek health centre to have their bones, several broken A long wounds attended to and bones and the loss of they met the aggressors several teeth, the sentence due again outside the attackers deserved the to violence centre. long sentence. of the attack It was then that they The incident took place received the worst beating in the Sun Beach with the aggressors forcibly urbanisation in Estepona taking them out of their car to when one of the aggressors went up to one of the victims and started an continue hitting and kicking them. argument with him.

One of the victims tried to run away During the confrontation the and get help from the emergency aggressors called the victims room of the hospital but was unable to “pejorative” names and “lamentable” do so as the attackers ran after him to titles but the prosecution was quick to drag him back and continue with the point out that the sentence was not beating.

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Juan Carlos steps aside From front page deep in my heart.”

Throughout his reign, which followed in the wake of Franco’s dictatorship, Juan Carlos was considered one of the world’s most popular monarchs. Along with Adolfo

Suarez, Spain’s first Prime Minister following the dictatorship, the monarch helped to smooth the country’s transition to democracy.

However, recent years have seen a loss of confidence in Spain’s royal family due to a long-running corruption scandal involving the king’s daughter and son-in-law.

There has also been a growing discontent with the wider political elite - as revealed by the recent EU Parliament elections.

Following the news of the abdication, cities across Spain began organising simultaneous pro-Republic demonstrations.

Reportedly, 1,500 riot police were deployed to central Madrid on Monday evening, in anticipation of city-wide unrest.

Leftist parties such as Podemos, United Left and Republican Catalan Left have called for the government to hold a referendum on the monarchy.

STEPPING DOWN: What will the future bring for the royal family?

Ramifications of the abdication

KING Juan Carlos has abdicated but what does this mean for the future of the country and its ruling family?

For the country it will probably be a good thing as ‘young blood’ may mean a renewed confidence in the monarchy and its ability to act on behalf of the nation.

The prince, soon to be king, is well versed in modern ways and the manner in which business is conducted in the cyber age which will possibly

PRINCE FELIPE: Now to be king of Spain. help the ailing economy.

For the royal family itself the abdication means, more than anything else, a reshuffle of their titles.

The Infantas will no longer be members of the royal family but will change over to being relatives of King Felipe VI. The biggest question the collective press are asking is what does it mean for the ex-king and

Calls for republic MORE than 60 Spanish towns and cities saw a total of tens of thousands of people take to the streets to demand a referendum on the future of the monarchy.

Following the announcement of the king’s decision to abdicate republicans took the opportunity to call for the abolition of the monarchy rather than see the succession of Prince Felipe to the throne.

Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square saw 20,000 people demonstrating, according to police estimates, with Catalunya Square in Barcelona also seeing thousands on the streets.

One online petition has seen 120,000 signatures calling for politicians to use an historical opportunity to “promote a public debate that will help regenerate democracy and determine the future of the monarchy.”

what will his legal situation be? On Tuesday alone there were already three people claiming to be illegitimate children of the present king, there will be more to follow soon.

As he is no longer the king he is now liable to the same laws as the rest of the citizens of the country and, as such, can be taken to court for paternity cases.

Parliament is currently working on changing the law to allow the king to abdicate and his son to take his place.

The population can only wait and see what other laws may be brought in to protect the abdicated monarch.

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National ecstasy ring dismantled A TOTAL of 11 people have been detained and two laboratories have been dismantled in an operation in Granada in which a whole criminal network, dedicated to the making and selling of ecstasy all over the country, has been broken up.

The operation was a joint effort between the Guardia Civil, the National Police and the Inland Revenue Service and the 11 people arrested all stand accused of crimes against public health and belonging to an organised crime group.

During seven raids carried out in the Granada area the police confiscated almost a kilo of ‘speed’, hashish, marihuana and cocaine, three kilos and a half of chemical products used to cut the drugs consisting of caffeine, procaine,

fenacetine or inositol, chlorohydric and sulphuric acid, a fridge containing around 100 boxes of anabolic steroids and four balaclava helmets.

The operation started back in May in Malaga when the police got wind of a deal going down for a large amount of drugs; they intervened and confiscated around €37,000.

Following this their investigations led them to the arrest of a person known to them as a suspect in the killing of a Local Policeman in Granada who, at the time, was in possession of two firearms and several items used in the making of drug packets.

The operation is still ongoing as the police suspect there may be more people implicated.

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Terrace grants MARBELLA Council is to earmark €130,000 in grants for hotels, restaurants and bars to renew their terrace furniture.

Councillor for Commerce Jose Eduardo Diaz commented that the aim of the grants was to “change the image of the terraces and make them into a tourist symbol of the municipality”.

Diaz went on to explain that any one of the 1,000 licence holders for terraces could apply for the grant which would work out to be between €40 and €80 per square metre.

Any businesses in the ‘specially designated’ areas of

Avenida Miguel Cano, Avenida Antonio Belon, Virgen de los Dolores and Virgen de los Remedios in Marbella and Avenida Luis Braille and Norberto Goizueta in San Pedro were likely to get more.

The criteria to receive a grant would be, among other things, the lack of advertising on the terrace and the use of wood or other renewable sources for the seating and tables.

The grants can be applied for and the relevant paperwork picked up from the council department for Citizens Attention.

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Estepona is to celebrate Foreigners’ Day

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Classic car show and demonstration day

THE ORGANISERS of the Marbella Classic Grand Prix and Marbella Town Hall are delighted to present a classic car show and demonstration day in Puerto Banus on June 8.

This free event will introduce classic car owners and the public to the concept

of a regularity rally and bring together these beautiful cars in the iconic Antonio Banderas square in preparation for the Classic Grand Prix in November.

Classic car owners and the general public are invited at 4pm to gather in Calle Jose Saramago, alongside Plaza

Antonio Banderas. Drivers will be presented with a very simple road book for a five kilometre route which will start and finish in the square. This will be a fun and relaxed event.

For more information visit www.marbellaclassicgrandprix.es.

THE COUNCIL of Estepona will celebrate Foreign Residents’ Day on June 14.

Around 20 different nationalities are expected to take part and they will be showcasing the gastronomy and culture from their countries of origin.

This is the 14th edition of the celebration of Residents’ Day which, this year, will have around 25 stands showcasing the gastronomic heritage of the participating countries as well as their artistic heritage.

Among the participating nations are: China, the UK, Morocco, Cuba, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Germany.

Ryanair pays up RYANAIR has paid €250 to a passenger who was not allowed to board a Valencia-Malaga flight in May 2012. The woman had her ID stolen before her flight and informed the police.

Despite having a copy of the official report and her driving licence as ID, she was refused boarding. She lodged a complaint demanding €250 compensation which was rejected, but on appeal her right to compensation was agreed.

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Dog park THE Benamaina Sur Park in Benalmadena will have a 580-metre dog training circuit with an agility course, following demands from local residents.

Drunk driver A MAN, 37, was arrested in Mijas after he was found lying on the road, having crashed his car when he was four times over the legal alcohol limit.

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Court returns stolen goods AN Iranian businessman, 57, arrested in Marbella for allegedly abusing nine women who lived with him, has recovered goods worth €4 million which he had reported stolen.

Soha Sohai was initially arrested after a German woman, 36, who is legally married to him, went to Marbella police claiming she and eight others were being held and abused by Sohai.

Just three hours after his release he returned to the police station, claiming his house had been burgled in his absence and that valuable goods and at least €15,000 in cash were missing.

He suspected that the items, including Persian carpets, TVs, jewellery and works of art could be in eight containers which were due to be sent to Germany, and they were immobilized by police until the judge handling the case, the legal secretary, and Sohai, accompanied by his lawyers, were able to examine the contents.

The containers were at an international removals company in Estepona and the judge allowed

PERSIAN CARPETS: Among the items Sohai claims were stolen.

Sohai to take most of the items, which were in 160 boxes, back to his homes in Marbella and Estepona. However, he says some jewellery and many works of art are still missing. Until the case is resolved, he is able to make use of his possessions, but not sell them.

The goods had allegedly been taken from his homes by three of the women whilst he was under arrest. The services of the removal

company were hired by one of the women.

According to a report in local Spanish daily Diario Sur, one of the women charged with the robbery has in turn made a complaint against the court which ordered the goods be returned to the Iranian because she was not notified of the decision and claims that some of her personal belongings are amongst the items.

She also claims that in the years she lived with him, he stole large amounts of money and items from her. The women accused of robbery have not yet been called to give statements.

When Sohai reported his goods had been stolen, the women’s lawyers claimed they had left the house to give their statements to the police and hadn’t returned since.

In the reports against him, it was claimed that he lived with 10 women in their twenties, mostly Eastern European and Asians, and that several children were born from these relationships.

The women claimed that they were forced to ask for money from their families but otherwise denied all contact with them or any of their friends by Sohai and required to tell him where they were at all times.

Meanwhile, he says that the women’s claims are ludicrous, that he did not have a harem or force them to have sex and that they were free at all times to do what they wanted.

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The Del Mar kitchen has a diverse menu offering a mix of Oriental and Southern Spanish gastronomy featuring a variety of freshly caught fish served many ways; Sushi, ceviche, tartar or more traditional Andalucian style. A large selection of salads and meats from the grill complete the menu.

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Sundays are for relaxing with friends and family and Del Mar offers the perfect combination… live music, delicious cuisine for all tastes plus every Sunday Gitane offer the perfect background music… flamenco chill; most famous for their Ibizan ‘Café del Mar’ album they continue to delight customers with a perfect blend of easy listening, sunset music.

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Des O’Connor special guest at Villa Tiberio charity gala DES O’CONNOR, CBE, cabaret performer, comedian and singer, now in his 80s, has a personal reason for getting involved with the Special Summer Party at Villa Tiberio in aid of Children with Cancer UK charity.

As patron of Children with Leukemia based in London, he knows only too well how important it is to raise money for sick children: “One of my daughters was taken very ill when she was little, she was rushed to Great Ormond Street Hospital. The care she received there was second to none, the staff were wonderful.

“So if me being at this event can put just one bum on a seat, I will be happy, although it will probably be only mine, I am, after all now known as the Elvis Presley of the blue rinse brigade!

But I just want to help raise as much money on the night as possible.

“I have known Sandro (owner of Villa Tiberio) for many years, between us we have probably raised around £600,000 for charity. He is an amazing man, a longtime friend; I was delighted when he asked me to come along

LONG-TIME FRIENDS: Des O’Connor and Sandro (owner of Villa Tiberio). for the evening. I have no idea what I will be doing on the night, I am happy to do anything, although it will probably just be a bit of speaking; I will ask if anyone wants to ask me any questions, sort of a Q & A session, although that can lead to some quite awkward moments! I will answer just about anything, within reason of course, but I am not sure about singing!”

Over the years, O’Connor has recorded 36 albums and managed four top-10 singles including a number-one hit with ‘I Pretend,’ with global sales of more than 10 million records, he was even on Top of the Pops back in the

day, a fact of which he is extremely proud, if a trifle bemused.

But this youthful octogenarian, father of five and now married to fourth wife Jodie, shows no sign of slowing down - this year alone he has 22 concerts scheduled and four television series in the pipeline.

But he is adding yet another string to his bow, he has discovered his inner poet, inspired by son, Adam, now aged 10: “He came home from school one day and told me he had written a poem, it was about a glow worm. It was really good, and it got me thinking. So I started writing stuff about everyday life, I have been nursing the poem

idea for a lifetime, and it has really taken off.”

If you haven’t already got your tickets for the event on Sunday June 8 at Villa Tiberio, there are still a few left, you had better start thinking about what question you are going to ask Des O’Connor. He has said he will answer just about anything. Or perhaps he will tell us some of his poems.

Whatever he does, it will surely be worth watching.

For tickets and information please email caroline.randerson@ hotmail.co.uk or telephone Villa Tiberio on 952 771 799.

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RUSSIAN STATE MUSEUM: Situated in St Petersburg.

Malaga is to host the Russian state museum MALAGA is to host the Russian State Museum of St Petersburg.

The council of Malaga has reached an agreement with the Russian State Museum of St Petersburg in which the old tobacco factory building in the capital will host a satellite version of the museum from the beginning of 2015 which is the same year it is to host a satellite of the Pompidou Centre in the port’s Cube.

The agreement was reached when the mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, the councillor for culture, Damian Caneda, and the director of the Picasso Foundation - Casa Natal, Jose Maria Luna, were all in St Petersburg to meet with the heads of the Russian museum, Vladimir Gusev and

Evgenia Petrova.

The aim of the agreement is for the Malaga museum to be the first satellite to open in the EU and to permanently host not less than 100 pieces of art from between the 15 and 20th centuries.

There will be a renovation of expositions at least twice a year and each renovation will receive between 50 and 60 pieces which are to be “powerful, which reinforce each other’s capacity” according to De la Torre.

In an interview with Onda Cero the mayor, who was keen to underscore the fact that negotiations had been going on for over a year, commented how pleased and satisfied he was with this agreement which would offer Malaga one of Russia’s great museums and would be a

big cultural step forward for the city of Malaga. De la Torre went on to comment that with the arrival of the museums Malaga would become a point of cultural reference.

This new museum will be located in the Tabacalera area of the port and will be in the building just left of the main one and on top of the Museo Automovilistico; it will have 5,500 square metres and be easily accessible from the other parts of the complex.

The Malaga installation of this museum will begin by exhibiting Byzantine pieces right through to the Social Realism era of Russian art.

Among the artists to be seen at the new museum will be Alexei Venetsianov, Karl Brullow, Alexander Ivanov, Vasily Tropinin and Isaac Levitan.

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Births and deaths BRITISH NATIONALS living in Spain should note that from Monday June 9, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is changing the way it registers births and deaths of British citizens overseas.

The process will gradually be withdrawn from British Consulates in Spain during the rest of 2014. Thereafter this option for British expatriates will be carried out by a central registration unit in the UK. Consular birth registration is an optional service and is only available to those born overseas who have an automatic entitlement to British Nationality at birth.

There is no legal requirement for a consular birth registration, and a local birth certificate with a certified translation if necessary should be sufficient for all purposes in the UK including applying for a passport.

Similarly there is no requirement for a consular death certificate - a local certificate should be sufficient for winding up the affairs and obtaining probate in the UK. The processing time for registrations will remain the same but applicants will need to allow extra time for documents to be sent to and from the UK. British nationals can find information on the consulate website.

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Community policing in Estepona NATIONAL POLICE in Estepona have visited a local primary school as part of ‘Plan Director’ which has the aim of bringing the police closer to the children and improve security in educational centres and their environs.

The children, all between three and five-years-old, were treated to a talk about the role of the National Police in society and their policing methods as well as a show by the ever popular K-9 unit.

The young audience was informed about the way the different motorbike and car units work as well as the sniffer dogs detecting drugs and explosives.

The ‘Plan Director’ aims to answer the children’s questions about security as well as bringing education and policing closer together

CHILDREN AND POLICE: Discussing their motorbikes. to prevent delinquency and protect future victims.

Although this audience was a little too young the ‘Plan Director’ also discusses matters currently preoccupying school aged children including drugs, alcohol, bullying and gender violence.

A big part of the plan is also to listen to what is bothering the students and to try and explain to them

the various ways that the police could help them.

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Model in prison A SLOVAKIAN model accused of shooting a millionaire British businessman dead in Estepona has been remanded in prison charged with manslaughter.

Mayka Marika Kukucova, 24, appeared in court in Estepona charged with the murder of Andrew Bush at his villa in La Cancelada in April. She spent several hours testifying in front of a judge before being transferred to Alhaurin de la Torre prison.

Swimwear model Kukucova was a former girlfriend of the Bristol businessman, 48, and is said to have confronted him on April 4 when he arrived back at his villa with his new Russian girlfriend.

It appears she was waiting for him in the house and may have been there for several days.

Following the alleged shooting, Kukucova left Spain and headed to Slovakia.

Four days later she gave herself up and reportedly claimed she

had acted in self-defence.

She was remanded in prison.

The suspect had been in a two-year relationship with the victim until last autumn and fled the scene aboard his black Hummer which was found

by National Police in the area of Elviria, Marbella.

His Russian partner, Maria Korotaeva, 20, had been waiting outside in the car and called police after hearing two shots.

Bush was found with two bullet wounds to the head and a gun beside him.

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Flamenco activity in the classroom FLAMENCO will be an extracurricular activity at schools in Andalucia from next year.

The Education Department has approved a measure to promote all the historical, cultural and artistic aspects of flamenco in the education system.

This also includes including flamenco amongst extracurricular and complementary activities at state schools.

There will also be flamenco in the Classroom Awards and projects for research and curricular development related to flamenco to encourage teachers to include it in their classes.

The aim is to increase knowledge about flamenco and promote its social value.

The department also plans to create a flamenco website to provide documents, news and resources for teachers to use.

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Malaga metro plans are back on track WORK on the Malaga Metro in the Alameda Principal could start before the end of the year.

A meeting held between

the Junta de Andalucia and Malaga City Hall resolved some of the city’s doubts about plans for the metro beneath the Alameda,

Greater risk of fire this summer THE Junta de Andalucia has warned that this summer, the risk of fires is higher than usual due to the drier winter.

The Junta’s Forest Fire department, Infoca, is already preparing as best they can for the summer months, and have launched campaigns aimed at urbanisations and homes which are surrounded by forest areas.

Last summer, fewer than 100 hectares were destroyed by fire in the province, which is the second best result of the decade. However, little more rain is expected before the summer is officially upon us, and the season is predicted to be a hot one. Therefore, residents in the province are asked to avoid lighting barbecues and bonfires.

including converting one or both sides of the street into pedestrian areas.

Once a report has been issued by the local urban development department, the Junta de Andalucia’s Public Works Agency would aim to assign the works to a company as soon as possible, with a budget of €60 million to build a 300metre tunnel and station.

The last stop would be on the corner of the Alameda Principal with Calle Torregorda.

Half of the Tetuan bridge would have to be dismantled, supply channels and sewerage diverted, and a tunnel built using screens.

This should take around 33 months, meaning it should be completed by mid-2017, and opened that November.

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Mental Health Awareness ON Thursday, June 5, the British Consulate, with the collaboration of Mijas Town Hall, is to organise an event on the subject of mental health problems entitled ‘Concienciando sobre salud mental’ (Mental Health Awareness). The talk will be in Spanish and will take place in CIOMijas, La Cala, Mijas Costa.

The event will bring together professionals as well as different clubs and associations which will spread the message.

Prison for fraud crimes EIGHT people were detained in Malaga for alleged money laundering and crimes against territorial planning.

They include two members of Malaga City Hall’s Urban Development offices, and a Local Police officer. These three have since been released, although the council has initiated disciplinary proceedings against them, but one of the detainees was remanded in prison after

appearing before a judge. The policeman has been suspended.

The arrests took place in Malaga, Alhaurin de la Torre and Rincon de la Victoria, and several searches were carried out by the Guardia Civil.

Secrecy has been imposed upon the case but Spanish daily El Mundo reported that the investigation, which began last year, is regarding alleged irregular distribution of plots in Churriana.

Four way crash causes tailback A CRASH between four vehicles provoked tailbacks of more than three kilometres along the MA-20 around the tunnel that leads to the Carlos Haya hospital in the centre of Malaga.

The causes of the accident are, as

yet, unknown and although there were injuries none of them were serious.

Emergency services were quick to get to the scene and attend those needing medical care.

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A tornado in Marbella THE Mayor of Marbella, Angeles Muñoz, has complimented the coordination of the various emergency services during the simulated catastrophe exercises in Marbella.

The catastrophe simulated was a tornado and more than 500 people took part in the exercise which was organised by the University of Malaga.

The mayor has recognised that this collaboration is essential in any operation and she was pleased to see it working so well within the framework of a rescue situation.

Muñoz went on to thank Malaga University for their imagination in inventing the situation to be overcome by the various services.

MARBELLA’S BEACHES: Just one scene of the simulation exercise.

Jesus Miranda, professor of security and catastrophes at the university, underscored the fact that these types

of exercise had to be well planned in order to keep the various services at peak performance.

The Marbella simulation was slightly different from others in as much as it included participation by robots and drones, as well the breakwaters of the beach. as all the usual services, in So far nothing is known about the exercises of searching the identity of the man or the for accident victims and circumstances which led to his finding bodies underwater. being in the water, although foul The exercises were play is not suspected. considered a success by all Police are continuing their those who took part in investigations. them.

Body found floating off beach THE body of a man was found floating in the waters off the La Termica beach in Malaga according to National Police sources.

The fire brigade had to be called to get the body out of the water as it was in a difficult place between

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SOUVIRON AND GARCIA: Renewing their agreement.

Fuengirola Bioparc to continue with the council FUENGIROLA Council has made an agreement with Bioparc Fuengirola to hold environmental activities in the town and promote the zoo’s attractions.

The agreement also includes the installation of a tent, at Christmas time, in any of the town’s central squares, informative promotions in local schools and the collaboration of the Bioparc in the Three Kings Procession.

The Fuengirola Tourism councillor, Ignacio Souviron, met with park director, Francisco Asisi Garcia, to renew this long-

standing agreement, which has been in place since 2011, in which the council helps to promote knowledge of the park among residents of the town.

Souviron explained the Bioparc would hold activities on the beaches of the town in the months of July and August to make people more aware of the need to look after the environment and local beaches.

He went on to comment that the council was very happy to renew this “symbiotic” agreement and that it was a big tourist attraction for anyone visiting the area.

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Drugs found A MAN, 27, was arrested in Ronda, after police found that he was carrying 32 twists of heroin in his car.

Police also suspect the car radio was stolen.

A touch of luxury IT has started! The Marbella Luxury Weekend started today (Thursday) in the appropriate setting of Puerto Banus.

Lasting until Sunday it will bring a wealth of some of the finer things in life to the rich man’s playground. Designers

from the fashion and jewellery world, fine food and wine experts are some of the special guests lined up to make it

Anniversary party THE Mayors of Gaucin and Estepona, Pedro Godino and Jose Maria Garcia, attended the 10th anniversary celebrations of Hotel Hacienda La Herriza.

Hashish seized TWO tonnes of hashish in 58 packages were seized at a house in Campanillas. Police attempted to arrest a suspect, but he escaped.

Help at hand RONDA youths have collected more than 1,500 kilos of imperishable goods which Cruz Roja and a local charity will donate to needy families.

Canine unit BENALMADENA Local Police have a new canine unit to fight against drug sales.

There are three dogs, Jako, Kimo and Naff, aged six, four and two.

Driver hurt A MAN was injured on the A-45 motorway in Antequera when his vehicle left the road, fell down an embankment and overturned. He was rescued by firemen.

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RIOT POLICE: Protestors clashed with police over several days.

More arrests in Barcelona riots

AUTHORITIES in Barcelona have arrested seven more people in clashes between police and protestors that spanned several days.

The unrest began when squatters were evicted from a building known as ‘Can Vies’ last week.

Thirty arrests had previously been made during days of violence.

The abandoned building owned by the city transport authority in the district of Can Vies, has been an unofficial community centre for years.

Following the eviction youths in the city took to the streets to protest, with the demonstrations soon turning to violence.

Angry young people set fire to bins, broke windows and pelted police with rocks. They also set fire to equipment used to demolish the squat.

Saturday saw thousands of Barcelona citizens take to the streets to march through the city centre in protest.

The authorities reportedly deployed 300 extra riot police to combat

the situation which has seen city-wide vandalism to public property, banks and cars. Police have also noted the identities of some 200 demonstrators.

There have been reports that the building which has been partially demolished following the eviction - will no longer be cleared after a government u-turn.

However, the government had previously declared that ‘the time for negotiations is over,’ but now locals have started rebuilding the centre.

an extra special weekend.

Last year, more than 50,000 people visited the event. Organisers are expecting a similar turnout this year, and the international press will be well represented with major magazines including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Telva and Cosmopolitan all having confirmed their attendance.

Seventy companies will be taking part and there will be activities related to shopping, gastronomy, motoring, sailing and sports, with many major brands represented.

There will be fashion parades on the unique floating catwalk and there will also be chances to raise funds for charity.

Designers and international brands such as Custo Barcelona, Andres

Sarda and Bikkembergs will present their most unique collections on the floating catwalk, within what has been called Marbella Luxury Catwalk.

Luxury Austrian firms will open the floating catwalk at MLW tonight.

Models will parade down the catwalk over the sea wearing the perfect ‘summer look’ and exhibit for the first time the new elements of the Wolford 2014 springwinter collection, combined with the Swarovski jewellery collection.

Designer Carmen Diaz

by La Oca Hats will present a collection inspired by the golden years of Christian Dior and Balenciaga and film divas such as Marlene Dietrich or myths like Eva Peron.

Six members of Jihadist cell detained THE JIHADIST cell which has been discovered in Melilla stands accused of recruiting, and later sending, Jihadist fighters to Syria, Libya and Mali.

The Guardia Civil was continuing to search outlying Muslim neighbourhoods of Melilla to find all of the components of the cell.

In a joint operation, between the Spanish and Moroccan police in March, the biggest, and most active, Jihadist cell was taken down; it was in charge of recruitment for the ‘Holy War.’ Among those detained is the first Spanish Jihadist to come back from the conflict in Mali after spending time in the training camps which the MUJAO (Movement for the Unity of the Jihad in eastern Africa) have established there. The police operation will continue until the cell has been completely dismantled.

Paddy overcomes injury to perform on BGT SATURDAY night saw the semifinal of Britain’s Got Talent, with star of the show being grandmother Paddy Jones who made it through to the final.

The stand-out performance came from the 80-year-old from Gandia and her dancing partner Nico, who wowed with their routine to Ricky Martin’s She Bangs.

Last week it was reported that expat Paddy would be unable to perform after she sustained an an injury in rehearsals.

However, the dancer overcame her rib injury to dazzle the crowd - and the judges, who took to their feet to give a standing ovation.

Judge Simon Cowell said: “Paddy, I salute your courage

and everything about you. You did this for your country. To sustain that injury and you look amazing by the way sweetheart.

“You have that determined spirit and I think the British public are going to vote you through to the finals.”

Fellow judge Alesha Dixon said: “What you have just done there is incredible. I respect

you so much.”

Amanda Holden added: “I adore you both and am so proud of you both.

“To have done this overnight and put this together is utterly incredible. You are the epitome of Great Britain and something the Royal Family would just adore on the Royal Variety show.”

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Lack of uniform to be looked into by police unions AFTER the tragic death of a National Policeman who was stabbed last month in Malaga the police unions are again looking at the equipment that the police are given.

The Spanish Confederation of Police (CEP) is compiling a list of all the complaints previously presented in order to bring a general list to the attention of the Police High Command.

Juan Carlos Gil, secretary general of the CEP, is demanding that, among other pieces of equipment, the motorcycle police be given their own helmets as they currently have to pass helmets around at the end/beginning of shifts to make sure that everyone has one.

He claims this is unhygienic and shows a lack of care for the rank and file from the Command.

Gil is also asking for the bike police to be given the correct equipment in

the correct sizes for the individual person as, currently, the elbow, knee, shin and back protectors they are given are “one size fits nobody.�

He insists that if the motorcycle police had the correct size of protective gear then there would be fewer injuries when they came off their bikes.

The most important piece of equipment for patrolling policemen are the bullet-proof and anti-stab jackets that they are all supposed to have but in fact only 50 per cent of the police force in Malaga actually has access to.

No police agent has their own jacket as they are passed round at the end/beginning of shifts much like the bike helmets.

The Police High Command has promised to look into the lack of fundamental parts of the uniform and to do something about the situation.

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ROUND TABLE: To promote local wines in Andalucia restaurants.

Favour local wines THE Junta de Andalucia regional government is trying to persuade Andalucia restaurants they should have local wines on their wine lists.

Hashish found in nappies NATIONAL POLICE in Antequera have detained three people for hiding 57 pellets of hashish in a baby’s nappy and another 881 in their car or homes.

The three detained, one man and two women, were travelling with two minors in the vehicle when they were stopped by police.

A total of 938 pellets, weighing approximately 10 kilos, were intercepted in the same operation; 88 were found between the baby’s nappies and dirty nappies that were in the car, 192 pellets were found inside the bodies of two of those detained and another 658 were found when the suspect’s houses were searched.

Police first suspected the car when it failed to stop at a routine traffic stop on the Bobadilla to Antequera road. After being flagged down by police it accelerated and tried to get away but was soon chased down and searched .

The driver, a man of 42, and the two women, 39 and 47, all stand accused of crimes against public health.

The Director General of Quality, Innovation and Tourist Development, Manuela Gonzalez, wants to encourage bars and restaurants in the Andalucia community to support the local wine trade and offer their wines instead of those from other regions.

Gonzalez took part in a round table discussion, organised by the Malaga Food and Wine Festival, in

which she called for local labels to be more prominent - she is not proposing local restaurants only stock local wines but that they should have more and promote them over wines from other regions.

She went on to comment now that Andalucia was promoting its food it was time to also promote its wine, not as an addendum to a meal but as one of its major components.

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More passengers MALAGA Port expects to receive some 430,000 cruise ship passengers this year, which is 33,000 more than in 2013, according to Port Authorities.

Mystery theft A BUSINESSMAN, 68, believes he was drugged on the street by two young women and a man in a car who approached him and stole a €16,000 gold Rolex watch and his wallet.

Onion prices FARMERS in the Antequera area have complained that the price of onions has fallen by 40 per cent this year, and they are getting €0.08 per kilo.

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New and helpful radio station for Marbella

FROM June 4 RTV Marbella will present the new English language radio programme ‘Mi Marbella’ (My Marbella).

The town hall and RTV Marbella will share invaluable information on local laws, legalities, news and events for residents and tourists of all nationalities.

There will be weekly interviews with Jose Luis Hernández, the Tourism councillor and other local officials to help make the foreign residents feel they belong in Marbella, get more involved and make the most of what Marbella has to offer.

Listeners will be able to submit

questions regarding anything, including ‘empadronamiento’ (registry at the town hall), voting, driving licences, building permits and these will be passed on either to the town hall to ensure that you get the correct response from the corresponding official or addressed on Fridays with Raquel

Perez, Mi Marbella’s legal and financial consultant.

They are also hoping to further promote the interaction and collaboration between people and companies of all nationalities with the one thing they all have in common: ‘they are all Marbellís’ so there will be lots of great interviews with local businesses and personalities from the ‘Costapolitan’ community.

The programme will broadcast on the official urbanisation was so large Marbella Town Hall radio and therefore important, frequency of 107.6 fm and it deserved its own worldwide on entrance which would be rtvmarbella.tv. safe for all its residents to This is an exciting project use. He went on to for Marbella and they hope explain the problems that you’ll enjoy sharing the suffered by the residents experience with them. up to now would get a lot Mi Marbella will better once the roundbroadcast on Wednesdays, about was in place.

Thursdays and Fridays The budget for the new between 3.30pm and 5pm roundabout will be of on 107.6 fm and €280,000 and 90 days. www.rtvmarbella.tv.

Roundabout contract is up for bids MIJAS Council has put to tender the contract for the building works to be done on the roundabout on the Camino de Coin road to access the Mijas Golf Urbanisation.

The council hopes that a roundabout will improve the traffic circulation as well as making it easier to get into the urbanisation.

The inscription to apply

CURRENT: The entrance is small and dangerous. for the contract was opened on May 27 and remains open until June

20. Manuel Navarro, councillor for Urbanism, commented that as the

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Tram display A TRAM which used to travel through Malaga City can now be seen in the Plaza de la Constitucion as part of an exhibition on Urban Transport.

Sleepy driver A DRUNK driver who caused an accident in Malaga last year and fell asleep on the wheel has been sentenced to pay a fine of around €1,600.

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Excellence award for Alberts BEING spoilt for a choice of restaurants on the Costa del Sol can make it tough to decide where to eat, but the TripAdvisor website and app can come to the rescue.

Alberts Bar and Grill in the beautiful port of Cabopino has recently been awarded the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2014 for the third year running.

This ‘people’s choice’ award, which honours hospitality and excellence, is only given to establishments that

ALBERTS: Awarded the TripAdvisor award for the third year running.

consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on the

TripAdvisor website.

Here are some of the customer comments from this May: “Fantastic food. Class of its own. Best restaurant in the port. Amazing Sunday lunch. Lovely marina setting, really good food. Cosy and chic. A must try.”

“Albert’s has stunning views, great live music, quiet breakfasts and Sunday roast lunch with all the

trimmings.

Excellent service makes it a great choice for couples and families. Kids are well looked after. Suitable for parties and larger groups too.”

Manager, Olivier Berton says: “We take pride in providing our customers with a lovely dining experience and many people return regularly.

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and positive customer feedback cards are very pleasing. Thank you to our customers and well done to our team.”

The Certificate of Excellence award gives top performing establishments around the world the recognition they deserve, based on feedback from those who matter most - their customers.

Unexpected rise in public spending THE National Institute of Statistics (INE) has released data showing that public spending has gone up by 0.4 per cent in the first three months of the year. This is the first time in the last 30 months that spending has risen.

The INE has explained that this rise in public spending is due to an increase in the national demand for goods.

While household spending has risen by 0.4 per cent, company’s spending has gone up by 4.4 per cent which, according to the INE, indicates a possible ‘relaxing’ of the recession.

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Stealing from charity boxes NATIONAL POLICE in Malaga have detained two women for stealing charity collection boxes from various establishments in the city.

They stole a total of 12 collection boxes.

The matter first came to the attention of the police when they received complaints from several neighbours in Velez-Malaga saying that their charity collection boxes had gone missing.

The boxes were stolen from all sorts of businesses including pharmacies, bars and shops and were meant to help a family in the neighbourhood which was in dire straits.

According to eye witnesses the women would take advantage of a distraction in the establishment and take the boxes while nobody was looking. Witnesses were able to identify the women as they realised what had happened after the fact.

The first 10 boxes were stolen on May 15 and the other two on May 19; the police identified and located the women for detention on May 22 in Torre del Mar.

CHARITY THIEVES: How low can they go?

The two women, 23 and 36, both residents of the area, stand accused of a crime of continued robbery.

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Spanish judge resigns A TOP Spanish judge has resigned after he was caught drink-driving.

Enrique Lopez, a Constitutional Court judge, was not wearing a helmet and Breathalyzer readings showed he was four times over the legal limit for alcohol.

Police in Madrid stopped Lopez as he was riding his motorcycle in Madrid early on Sunday morning.

According to Spain’s ABC newspaper, Lopez ran a red light, prompting the police stop.

Hours after the incident Lopez announced his resignation. He said: “I am aware what I did was wrong and I accept the consequences.” Lopez, 51, faces a maximum sentence of six months in prison. He could also lose his licence for up to four years.

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An insult to the Canaries THE Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment has approved the exploratory drilling operations to be undertaken by Repsol in the Canary Islands.

The permission does not contemplate any extraction of oil and is heavily conditioned by the application of preventative measures to protect the environment.

If Repsol wished to go on to extract oil from the area they would have to present another project for approval by the government. This new application would have to undergo a more stringent environmental impact study.

The autonomous government of the Canary Islands is not happy about the situation and has commented that the

CANARIES: Could this be the view soon? decision opens the doors to a threat of an oil spill in the area.

The exploration will be undertaken by a specially equipped boat, around 60 kilometres off the coast, and will collect rock and fluid samples in order to detect the presence of hydrocarbons in the area.

In order to guarantee ‘maximum transparency’

there will be a web page, to be updated in real time, available to the public to

inform them of what is happening. The page will be managed by Repsol.

The government of the Canary Islands has been opposed to this operation since it was first suggested and considers that the exploratory operations threaten the natural heritage of the islands as well as the tourist industry. They have commented that the central government is “insulting their intelligence” by claiming that the only thing approved is the exploration.

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New lights MORE than 360 LED lights have been installed in the birthing ward of Malaga Children’s Hospital, which will save €12,000 per year.

Battery theft TWO people, aged 25 and 29, were arrested for stealing car batteries and items from lockers at Malaga’s cleaning company, Limasa.

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Illegal Holidaymakers Chinese left for 36 hours immigrants country from Zaragoza to Palencia and Madrid to Merida.

The original arrests took place in October of last year when the police became aware of the heads of the organisation whose criminal activities were centred on the falsification and sale of residence cards to the illegal Chinese community.

The organisation would sell the immigrants fake residence cards, fake inscription cards (empadronamientos) and fake medical cards, all, in theory, expedited by the council of Zaragoza.

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NATIONAL POLICE have detained 127 people and charged another 133 with illegally introducing Chinese immigrants into Spain.

The 133 stand accused of falsifying paperwork and fraud.

Hacienda (Inland Revenue Service) has calculated that the operation has defrauded them of around €3.5 million.

Of the 127 detained, nine people also stand accused of ‘favouring individual immigration’ and belonging to an organised crime group.

The detentions and charges have taken place all over the

HUNDREDS of British holidaymakers suffered 36 hour delays at the start of their trips to Spain’s Mallorca this week, Travel company Thomas Cook explained that flights were delayed due to ‘crew shortages.’

Arriving at Bristol airport in the early hours of Sunday morning to catch flights to Ibiza (6am) and Palma de Mallorca (6.45am), the passengers were left stranded for hours with no explanation.

They were informed at the check-in desks that flights were delayed and were forced to spend the next 11 hours waiting for information.

After a lengthy wait the passengers were then taken to the Mercure Holland House Hotel in Redcliffe, Bristol.

Airport staff told them

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AT LAST: Flight finally arrived. they would be picked up at 10am the following morning for replacement flights.

However, things were set to get worse. The promised bus failed to show up, with the 250 or so would-beholidaymakers waiting for an explanation.

They were finally picked up on Mooday and taken back to the airport, where they waited for another five hours before eventually taking off.

Furious families have said that their holidays have been ruined beyond repair and criticised Thomas Cook for failing to update them with information during the lengthy delay.

A spokesperson for Thomas Cook Airlines said that the company was offering an ‘unreserved apology’ for the delay, which was caused by ‘the impact of short-term availability of crew, including sickness.’

A note from the

THE ‘Repubblica di Roma’ ship, which arrived in Malaga carrying 398 containers and 24 vehicles, has been moved to another part of the port to repair fire damage.

No ferry THE fast ferry between Malaga and the Spanish enclave of Melilla in North Africa will not be running this summer.

Investment plans MALAGA Provincial Government has increased the money it plans to invest in the province this year by 60 per cent to €66.4 million.

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OMORROW (Friday) is the 70th anniversary of D Day. Many veterans from the allied forces who landed on the beaches of Normandy on that June morning have returned to the scene to remember the event.

It stood for many as the beginning of the end of World War Two. All of us should remember those brave soldiers who fell on that fateful day, we are forever in their debt.

They helped rid Europe of the blight of fascism. With the rise of the far right in the recent European elections we must not allow anti immigration sentiment to become fascism. While it is legitimate to demand controls on the numbers of people arriving in our home countries, such sentiments must not be allowed to turn into something more sinister.

Too many brave men died to rid the world of fascism to let it return.

It would be an insult to their memories.

Adios King Carlos KING JUAN CARLOS should be applauded for abdicating. To make way for his dynamic son is the right thing to do after a long period of ill health. But it has highlighted the divisions in Spanish society as pointed out in this column before.

Thousands of Republicans have taken to the streets calling for an end to the monarchy.

It will be interesting to see if the abdication brings the country together in the long run, or splits it further apart.

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“Alternative a catastrophe” EX-PRESIDENT Felipe Gonzalez has commented that a ‘Bolivarian’ alternative, like the newly successful political party Podemos, would be a catastrophe for the country.

He made this comment at a presentation of the Foundation for Alternative Democracy in Spain (FADE) while at the same time refusing to comment on the poor performance of his own party, the PSOE, which did spectacularly badly in the recent EU elections.

The main aim of the FADE is to discuss democracy without politics and this year’s conference was mainly preoccupied with discussing the widening gap between the people and the political elite.

Gonzalez was pessimistic about the political stagnancy that Spain is currently going through and commented that Spanish politics, as well as world politics, had “bottomed out,” but would get going again very soon.

The ex-president closed his talks with another reference to Podemos saying

FELIPE GONZALEZ: Warned against new party. that they are offering a “Utopian” future which would be impossible to attain, he dismissed the new political force, which won five seats in the EU elections, as “Bolivarian revolutionaries making impossible promises.”

He went on to remind those present that Spain had already had a similar popular social movement in 1968 when the population protested the government and then later discovered that the offers made by the social alternative parties were always empty.

Spain is revealed as an EU terror hotspot AN Interpol report has revealed that Spain is one of the EU’s terrorism hotspots.

Spain is a major terror hub, with only two EU countries - France and the UK - being more at risk of terror attacks.

In 2013, a year which saw seven deaths in the EU as a result of terrorism, Spain saw 33 terror attacks and around 90 arrests for terrorismrelated activities.

The annual European Law Enforcement Agency report concluded that six of the 33 attacks were carried out by extremist left-wing groups, while 26 were separatist attacks.

Spain followed closely in the wake of the UK, with 35 attacks and 77 arrests.

France was revealed as

a clear danger zone, with 63 attacks and a staggering 225 arrests.

2013 witnessed an increase in the number of arrests for preparation and execution of attacks; financing of terrorism; and travelling, facilitating travel or sending fighters to conflict zones, especially Syria.

Director of Europol Rob Wainwright said: “There is a growing threat from EU citizens who, having travelled to conflict zones to engage in terrorist activities, return to the European Union with a willingness to commit acts of terrorism.

“This was especially evident in the case of Syria in 2013.

“This phenomenon adds a new dimension to the existing threat situation in the European

Union, since it provides new groups within Member States with both terrorist intentions and capabilities, which may result in terrorist attacks with unexpected targets and timings.”

Last year in Spain arrests included ETA members and individuals connected with the Kurdish separatist group PKK. Spain also arrested nine men in its North African exclave of Ceuta.

They were suspected of belonging to a terror organisation which sent volunteers to Syria.

The threat of terrorism in Europe has been described as ‘acute and diverse,’ with radicals being sent abroad to countries like Syria becoming a growing concern.

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DRUGS AND DRIVING: Lead to road deaths.

Drugs, alcohol and road deaths DATA released by the DGT (national traffic authority) shows that 12 per cent of drivers on Spanish roads are stoned or drunk - sometimes both.

This is the principal fact to come out of the survey carried out on 2,932 drivers throughout the country.

There are proportionally more stoned drivers (8.8 per cent) compared to drunk (4.1 per cent). Maria Segui, director general of the traffic authorities, commented that although the Spanish nation has come to terms with the “if you drink don’t drive” concept they have not taken on board that it also

applies to drugs.

The DGT have concluded that the traffic fatalities could be cut in half if the driving population were to take to the roads completely sober. Taking data from 2012, in which there were 1,903 fatalities, they think that this number could have been reduced to 943 if there were no drugs or alcohol involved.

Segui went on to comment that alcohol and drugs were the biggest threat to drivers on Spanish roads and that the country would take a huge step forward in lessening road deaths if they were to be eliminated.

D-Day remembered TOMORROW (Friday), marks the 70th anniversary of the DDay landings, the event that is widely credited as kickstarting the demise of Nazi Germany.

A re-enactment group will bring back to life the tide-turning moment when more than 155,000 allied troops landed on the beaches in Normandy, in history’s largest amphibious invasion.

Queen Elizabeth and other senior royals were due to attend the events, alongside President Obama who is completing a whistle-stop tour of Poland, Belgium and France.

The D-Day landings, codenamed Operation Neptune, took place on June 6, 1944, when allied

GRAVES: D-Day 70th anniversary. forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in France.

Around 4,400 Allied troops died on D-Day, while another 9,000 were wounded or declared missing.

The re-enactment, part of a series of anniversary events, is to honour the historic day when troops waded and parachuted onto French soil as part of the famous Second World War D-Day landings.

After the audacious

attack, which marks the start of the eventual defeat of the Nazi Germany regime, America’s General Dwight Eisenhower declared that the ‘tide had turned.’

Eisenhower said: ‘The free men of the world are marching together to victory!’

On Tuesday members of the re-enactment group arrived at Arromanches-lesbains ahead of the coming event. Members of the group are from the UK, Spain, France and the US. To mark the anniversary on Friday an international flotilla of ships will sail through the channel to Normandy before an international ceremony on one of the landing spots, Sword Beach.

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Noche en Blanco ALMERIA City will be holding a Noche en Blanco tomorrow (Friday) with 150 businesses taking part and 70 activities planned throughout the night.

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A MAN has died after being trapped under a dumper truck. The worker was loading rocks in the Rambla El Higueral in Berja when the accident happened.

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Water pressure WORK is being carried out on the water supply in Calle Blasco Ibañez in Guardamar to enable residents to get more pressure in the summer.

New station MURCIA’S San Andres bus station is being completely renovated during the next year. It will include wi-fi and travel information in Spanish, English and Braille.

Football camp FC BARCELONA is launching a new summer football camp at La Manga Club.

It runs from July 21-25 for girls and boys aged from seven to 17. For information email campusfcb@lamangaclub.com.

Driving lessons TORREVIEJA is holding a prize draw for youngsters to win driving lessons. To enter you must be between 18-25 years of age, unemployed and registered with Servef. Visit www.ciaj.es for information.

Cherry picking MURCIA’S cherry production has almost doubled in the last decade. Last year 181

JIJONA Town Hall paid architects €147,620 to draft plans for a 33,000-square metre sports complex. It is now looking for ways to finance the project which will cost €3.15 million.

Light of day

A NEW Red Cross centre has opened in Pulpi. It will be manned by 42 volunteers and is located in Calle Diego El Municipal 3.

Work fatality

Sporting chance

FINESTRAT Town Hall’s Information Point will be open on the beach each day from 9am until 2.30pm until September 30. The Font del Moli point will now close until October.

New centre

THE city hall of Almeria has begun work to repaint zebra crossings, road signs and 1,052 traffic lights in the city. The work will take four months at a cost of €229,000.

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Summer site

A GROUP of 50 travel agents from all around Andalucia visited El Ejido as part of a familarity trip to learn about all the attractions on offer in the area.

City spring clean

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WALK FOR LIFE: Hundreds still turned up for the charity event despite the rain.

Rain doesn’t dampen spirits

THE annual Maria and the Pink Ladies ‘Walk for Life’ for the AECC saw 358 people turn out in the pouring rain to take part in what is usually the biggest single fund raising event by one association on the Orihuela Costa.

Even though the weather was a let down some of the performers still went on stage to entertain the crowds which gradually increased as the day went on and the sun began to shine. Maria Wilson, president of the Torrevieja branch of the AECC cancer charity said: “I would like to thank all the entertainers that performed, Dan Davy, Rob Bonovox, Stevie Spit, Nikki G, Samantha Curtis, Gemma, Kye Jaymes and Richie Alexander.

Once again Sunshine FM supported the entertainment for the whole day. There was a fabulous Zumba warm up led by Angie, a Pink Lady from Quesada and the Torrevieja Pipes and Drums led the walk in the most horrendous conditions and I would like to thank all who took part on the day.”

The total amount raised is still being counted. hectares of land in the region were occupied by cherry orchards, 93 per cent more than in 2004.

AXARQUIA

Fish market THE OLD fish market in Almuñecar has been given a new lease on life after a revamp in which the squatters were removed and the whole area was cleaned.

Although it belongs to the state, the council had to take charge due to the large amount of complaints it was generating among neighbours.

Cherry record ALFARNATE, in the Axarquia Mountains will have a bumper cherry crop this year thanks to the dry winter which had almost no frosts; early predictions say that up to 100 tonnes could be collected.

New park AN 80,000 square metre park is planned for the centre of Rincon de la Victoria, as was promised in the municipal elections in 2011. The tender for the works should go out before September.

Cave book

Snail festival

NERJA Council has presented a book entitled ‘The Caves for All’ which tells the story of the caves in both English and Spanish; it has been illustrated by local artist Luis Santiago.

RIOGORDO, in the Axarquia Mountains, held a snail festival in which they cooked up around 350 kilos of snails following a typical, local recipe; this was the fifteenth edition of the festival.

ROBBERIES continued in the Muchamiel area when valuables were taken from two neighbouring houses on a gated urbanisation. Both were ransacked on the same morning while their owners were out.

75 years on ONE HUNDRED people recently took the Alicante-Oran ferry, retracing the crossing made by SS Stanbrook in March 1939. Its British skipper took 3,000 Republicans to safety as the Civil War ended.

Easy way in ACCESS at Villajoyosa’s Barbera dels Aragones open-air auditorium has now been improved for those with mobility problems. Architectural barriers have been removed and now makes it more wheelchair-friendly.

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Peace prize THE RAFA NADAL Foundation, of which the tennis player is the president, has received a prize for promoting peace and being against violence; the prize was given out by the Non Violence Project Award committee in New York.

Republican demo THE PEOPLE of Palma took to the streets on Monday night to protest the monarchy and come out in favour of Spain becoming a republic. The demonstration was peaceful and there was no police presence.

Traffic stopper TRAFFIC was stopped for several hours on the Cami de la Vileta when a large car had an accident and ended up on its roof; the tow truck had to come and remove it which caused the street to be completely closed.

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The annual Butterfly Ball at Marbella’s Puente Romano Hotel is rapidly approaching. All money raised at the Ju seriously ill children and their families. Here Trust founder Barry Daniels gives an em

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E thought we had everything when our son Rhys was born in December 1990. He joined his beautiful two-year-old sister, Charly, to

give us the perfect family.

But the first clouds of tragedy started to approach when a year later Charly started having difficulties with epilepsy and her balance. Then our world came tumbling down when we

were referred to Great Ormond Street hospital, London in February 1992 and our gorgeous little girl was diagnosed with an incurable illness called Late Infantile Batten’s Disease. It is a

degenerative disease that affects all the motor skills in the body. The heartbreaking news was that Charly only had three to four years to live.

The illness was genetic so we had to have Rhys tested and we then had the agonising wait to find out if Rhys had it too.

Tragically, he did and the bottom fell out of our world.

The doctors told us there was no cure and to make the most of our precious time with the children. This was so hard to believe; my thought was that I had to somehow find a cure but had no idea of where to even start.

Unfortunately, it was too late for Charly as symptoms had begun, but for Rhys there was a window of hope. Onset of the illness is around three years of age and Rhys was only 15months-old. I made contact with one of the World’s renowned specialists Professor John Hobbs who introduced Bone Marrow Transplants into the world with his first patient Anthony Nolan in 1974.

Rhys began having tests at the Westminster Children’s Hospital in 1992 when the then health secretary Virginia Bottomley had plans to close some children’s hospitals to save money in the NHS. As despicable as it sounds, her plans were to close the world renowned services that Professor Hobbs Rhys.

Whilst in hospital with Rhys we were approached by a family with their daughter Nichola who was also receiving a bone marrow transplant and had seen and read about our story in the press.

They were staying close to the hospital but in very unsuitable conditions as there was only one room and Nichola has three brothers. When you have a child going through such a traumatic time in hospital, all the family need to stay close, be strong and be there to support each other at all times. We had received get well messages and donations sent by people who had been following Rhys’s story and we were able to rent a lovely flat by the canal very close to the hospital for Nichola's family.

It felt so good to hand over the keys and help them at such a difficult time.

So by chance the Rhys Daniels Trust had begun, offering the best accommodation to a family provided and there was no chance of it surviving. The families involved and affected by this incomprehensible move took the government to the High Court and won their case.

Even more remarkable is the fact that the hospital’s unit, which had performed some of the world’s pioneering transplant operations, was opened 12 years before by Virginia’s husband Peter Bottomley.

The High Court case was settled in our favour with the judge describing the case as a tragedy. Virginia Bottomley said in the Commons the week of the High Court case that there were eight hospitals in London who had the ability to take care of Rhys’s case.

Not one of the eight hospitals would come near this treatment as Professor Hobbs was the master and it was to be a

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20th Anniversary els Trust

une 22 event is in aid of the Rhys Daniels Trust which has helped hundreds of motional account of why he set it up 20 years ago...

that needed it most.

We initially rented this flat for three months, but due to the extreme need for this type of ‘Home from Home’ accommodation we handed the keys back five years later, by which time we had started to buy our own homes'.

pioneering transplant, the first of its kind in the world.

I am sure that due to the pressure and the assistance from Professor Hobbs the case was transferred with Professor Hobbs’s expertise to Bristol Children’s Hospital.

Charly and Rhys touched the hearts of so many in their short lives and they continue to do so with each ‘Home from Home’ being a lasting tribute to their courageous battle for life.

With the amazing help of Mohamed Al Fayed supporting Rhys and the family we moved into rented property close to the hospital where Rhys would be undergoing treatment in Bristol.

We were, and remain, very

grateful to the Bristol team, but the treatment meant a family upheaval.

We were advised that the bone marrow transplant would take a minimum of six weeks in hospital and complications in genetic cases could stretch this to three months or beyond. We had to move from our home in Essex, but had no idea what the future would hold.

It was a difficult time but Rhys seemed to deal with the treatment really well, always keeping a big smile on his face and playing up to the cameras when they were around.

Sadly, three months later we were hit with the news that Rhys’s body had rejected the transplant and, now approaching his third birthday, complications could begin to appear.

Another heartbreaking choice had to be made, should we continue to look for a perfect match donor and take the chance of putting Rhys through a second transplant?

Charly’s condition was deteriorating; she had lost most of her sight and was now in a special wheelchair, it felt like my little girl was slipping away.

We had no choice, we had to go forward and try our best to save Rhys from this devastating illness.

We were very lucky that Brian May (Queen guitarist) then became involved and met with Rhys and was tested as a possible donor, the search began.

Finally a perfect match donor was found and the second transplant took place in Bristol in August 1994. Rhys had a much harder time with the treatment but battled on and it was during this time at the hospital that began this new crusade.

Following his second bone marrow transplant, Rhys tragically lost his battle for life on December 21, 1998. It was such a tragic loss, and the funeral was held on Christmas Eve. Charly, who had amazed everyone with her ability to hold on to life, sadly passed away on February 10, 1999, just seven short weeks later.

We knew that she held on to be with her brother and now it was

time to be with him again.

Since 1994 the charity has raised millions of pounds to help families with similar circumstances and struggles, where people haven’t got the accommodation or resources to find some kind of stability or normality between what is a difficult time and the hectic schedule of travelling to and from the hospital.

To juggle work, family life, travelling and having to cope with the actualities of their child’s or children’s condition is an unthinkable dilemma; the essence of the Trust is that someone can always be close by. An enormous amount of work goes into raising funds in order to provide these very special facilities. During the past 20 years we have been able to help families from all across the UK and Europe.

Since the Official Launch of the Rhys Daniels Trust in 1994 the charity now provides unique ‘Home from Home’ facilities supporting specialist children’s hospitals in Bristol, Liverpool, Kings College London, Birmingham, Cardiff and the Royal Marsden in Sutton Surrey.

Thirteen homes in total and they all provide a haven of comfort and security for families whose children are being treated for a variety of serious conditions at hospitals a long way from their own homes.

Thank you,

Charly.

Why your money is important Bill Wyman stepped in when he read about the story of Rhys and Charly and helped launch the charity at his Sticky Fingers restaurant in London with a host of celebrities in October 1994.

Hundreds and hundreds of families have since benefited from a Rhys Daniels Trust home. A Trust ‘Home from Home’ is offered, free of charge, to any family whose child is undergoing specialist treatment at a hospital many miles from their own home. The Trust currently works with six specialist children’s hospitals around the UK and receives no government funding, relying on donations and fundraising. Each home costs £30 a day without costing in any refurbishment. Multiply that by 13 across a year and it is more than £142,000 needed every single year.

Rhys and Charly would, no doubt, be so proud that so much has been achieved in the past 20 years and that so many families have been helped. The need for this ‘Home from Home’ care is hugely important and the Trust needs to raise money to not only maintain the existing projects but also to open new ones. The ‘Homes from Home’ allow families to stay together at a time when they need the support of each other; they offer privacy and a sense of normality at a time when nothing is normal.

A family’s story Ellanya Gillespie THE Gillespie family had a three week stay in a Rhys Daniels Trust ‘Home from Home’ in October 2010 close to Kings College Hospital in London. Ellanya Gillespie, who was seven at the time, was in Kings College Hospital for a total colectomy due to Ganglioneuromatosis of the bowel. Her operations have been a success and have transformed the lives of the whole family.

She is monitored regularly at the hospital but her parents are aware that her disease may spread in the future.

Ellanya’s dad Scott said: “Our family will be forever thankful to the Rhys Daniels Trust as they enabled us to stay together as a family, including our son Harrison who was only two at the time, during a very difficult time in our lives.”

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BRITISH PRESS Revealing wallpaper SWEDEN - A Swedish teen has been convicted for sending pictures of his genitals to friends via Facebook after they recognised his wallpaper in the background.

Fun police

Alcohol purchases

Weight problem

THE House of Commons spent more than £1.4 million on alcohol to sell in Palace of Westminster bars in 2012 and 2013, according to The Times.

MORE girls under 20 are overweight or obese in the UK than anywhere else in Western Europe, new research has shown.

Orders up

Prehistoric croc

THE UK commercial aerospace industry enjoyed a ‘bumper’ April, with a 10 per cent increase in orders, according to a report.

A 5.5 cm fossilised tooth belonging to a prehistoric relative of modern crocodiles has been recorded as the largest of its kind found in the UK, scientists have said.

Bar phobia

DENMARK - A group of police officers in Denmark took the term ‘fun police’ to another level after letting a group of teenagers use their car’s bonnet as a waterslide.

REVELLERS aged 18-23 drink significant quantities of alcohol before they go out as they find bars and nightclubs ‘scary,’ researchers at Plymouth University found.

CROC TOOTH: Largest one of its kind found fossilised in the UK.

Self tasting NORWAY - A Norwegian conceptual artist claims to have boiled his own hip bone and eaten the flesh with potato and a glass of wine. He had undergone a hip replacement.

Cover up

RUSSIAN PRESS Train robber TRANSPORT police arrested a 43-year-old father-of-three at a railway station for stealing tea, condensed milk and jigsaw puzzles from a train.

SWEDEN - A controversial painting depicting a smiling vagina on a staircase at a Swedish high school will be allowed to remain but has to be obscured by a wall.

New submarines

New craze

A YOUNG lioness, weighing 50 kilos, had to be removed from a train when its owner, who had registered it as a domestic cat, was unable to keep it under control.

NORWAY - A 20-yearold Norwegian and her two British friends have started a new internet craze by posing topless around the world and posting on Instagram.

THE Russian Navy will enhance its potential by introducing six project 636.3 ‘stealth’ submarines in the Black Sea Fleet.

possibility of being able to block entire web sites.

More bases RUSSIA has said that it needs more military bases around the world, as it currently has only four, compared to the 500 of the US army.

A 14-YEAR-OLD joyrider was arrested in the northern German city of Flensburg after a 200kph car chase, in which he crashed into two police cars and injured an officer.

Large dancer A 75-YEAR-OLD from Munich weighing 125 kilos took his sports club to court after he injured his leg when the ballet barre he was practising on collapsed.

Deleted past THE Higher Regional Court of Koblenz has ruled that ex-lovers should delete revealing photos and videos taken of their former partners when relationships end

Fast internet PASSENGERS on all German Intercity-Express (ICE) trains will have access to fast internet connections by the end of the year, Deutsche Bahn has promised.

MORE than a third of German homes have just one person living in them, according to census data, making single-person apartments the most common household.

Anti-piracy

NOT DOMESTIC: Young lioness on a train.

RUSSIA reportedly has plans to toughen its anti-piracy laws. One change would be the

WORLD Wildlife Fund director Johan van de Gronden stated that his organisation urges people to fly less, but his own WWF people fly two million kilometres every year for presentations, meetings and working visits.

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in Estonia (87 per cent) and Austria (80 per cent).

More pay

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Euro money

Once a year

MALE managers earn 20.7 per cent more than their female colleagues. This gap widened 2.5 per cent last year.

The difference in hourly wage is €5.10 per hour.

THE Dutch tradition of setting off fireworks on New Year’s Eve will be restricted. Their sale will be permitted from two days in advance and they will only be allowed to be set off from 6pm on December 31.

DESPITE a growing anti-EU mood, 76.1 per cent of Dutch people want to keep the Euro as common currency in the Eurozone, a survey by Kieskompas showed. The biggest support for the Euro is

FORTY per cent of the over 2.8 million Dutch bachelors have sexual intercourse once a year, 14 per cent once every half year, 15 per cent once every quarter and 19 per cent once a month, a survey showed.

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SPANISH multinational oil company Repsol is to pay out an extra dividend of €1.3 billion.

Shareholders will receive €1 per share following the €3.6 billion payout after Argentina nationalised its 51 per cent controlling stake in YPF. The company provides approximately a third of

Argentina’s oil and a quarter of its gas and the takeover arrived a year after YPF announced the discovery of large deposits of shale oil and gas fields.

Repsol confirmed it has now disposed of its remaining assets in Argentina after selling to JP Morgan all the government bonds it received in

The sandwich price index...

CLUB sandwiches have succeeded loaves of bread and Mars bars as cost of living markers.

The Club Sandwich Index (CSI) compiled by Hoteles.com compares prices of the classic sandwich containing chicken, bacon, egg, lettuce and mayonnaise.

The CSI is a ‘barometer of affordability’ based on prices paid by the clients of 840 hotels with five, four and three-star classifications in 28 countries, Hoteles.com claims.

Madrid hotels, where a sandwich costs an average of €11.52, provided the statistics for Spain’s CSI. This put Spain in 27th position in this year’s

listings, up three places with a 7.8 per cent increase since 2013.

The world’s most expensive city was Geneva, charging an average €23.91 for a sandwich, followed by €21.53 in Paris.

Helsinki, ranked 11th in 2013, shot up to third place with this year’s €17.86 and had Stockholm close behind on €17.64. Oslo charges €16.93 and London €16.62.

New Delhi (€6.44) is the cheapest city, followed by Mexico City (€7.17) and Buenos Aires (€7.61).

Madrid is in the middle category but this could change. Prices have fallen in most countries but have continued to rise in Spain, according to the Index.

compensation for the YPF takeover.

Mexico’s state oil company Pemex, which has an 8.75 per cent stake would receive €116 million, Spanish construction multinational Sacyr €122 million while Repsol’s largest shareholder, Cataluña’s CaixaBank would get €158 million.

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Go-ahead wanted BRUSSELS postponed until July 10 its verdict on Telefonica’s €4.14 billion purchase of German mobile operator E-Plus.

A decision regarding the sale of Spain’s Ono to Vodafone is due on July 2.

Pay delay ANNUAL reports by Spain’s biggest businesses must reveal their time-lag in paying suppliers. The Finance ministry hopes this will persuade them to pay within the obligatory 60-day time limit.

Castle sell-off to raise money PART of a moated 10th century castle with walls 3.5 metres thick could soon be transformed into luxury apartments.

The Interior ministry is selling off empty police stations and Guardia Civil properties and Maqueda Castle in Toledo is one of these.

The section due to be sold off once housed a Guardia Civil headquarters that was later converted into a museum costing €5 million in 2010. The 2,600-

square metre building also has 30 parking spaces.

The Maqueda property has a starting price of €9,588,290 and the sale is being handled for the ministry by admeet.com as are others in Barcelona, Cuenca, Galicia, Granada, Navarra, Santander and Sevilla.

The sales come under the government’s economy programme and its bid to capitalise unused assets.

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STAT OF WEEK THE Caixa Banking Foundation, with net assets of €20 billion, is the world’s third-biggest foundation and Europe’s largest. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation occupies the number one slot, followed by the Wellcome Trust.

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UK data continues to improve in quarter four THE recovery in the UK in Quarter four maintained the momentum built in the previous quarters in 2013.

Healthy data flow from the service, manufacturing and the construction sectors and most recently from the housing market are lifting sentiment and the British consumer is slowly reemerging from a long hibernation.

The strong numbers have been a key driver for the bullish momentum in the pound which has forged higher on the anticipation that UK growth will continue to outstrip official forecasts.

However, the latest Bank of England quarterly inflation report delivered a more dovish tone than expected and cooled appetite for the pound. Growth and inflation forecasts remained the same as the previous quarter, but Mark Carney Governor of the Bank Of England, played it with a straight bat and did not talk

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about raising interest rates as a result of positive growth indicators.

The perception of slack in the economy was not altered much from previously and Carney noted that there is still more slack in the economy to be used up before the Bank of England will hike interest rates.

Carney also noted that when the tightening cycle does commence it will be slow and gradual and not to the same levels as before the financial crisis. The pound fell on the report even despite a fall in the unemployment rate as Carney took the heat out of early rate rise chatter. Once the market settled down and following robust retail sales data and

GBP/EUR: Has managed to push to a 16 month high. higher inflation the sentiment flipped again to a view that interest rates could in fact rise sooner than projected by the Bank of England.

Expectations on the timing behind an interest rate rise will to continue to see-saw in relation to UK economic data releases.

In the Eurozone, low inflation in April and weak Gross Domestic Product growth in the first quarter of 2014 highlighted

once again the deep challenges faced by the single currency area. The latest economic reports published yesterday have given the European Central Bank yet another reason to ease next month.

The EZ GDP for Quarter one printed at 0.2 per cent against a consensus of 0.4 per cent. The economic polarisation between Germany and the rest of Europe has again intensified and highlighted the structural

unbalances challenging the region. German GDP beat the forecasts printing at 0.8 per cent versus an expected 0.7 per cent while French GDP flat lined.

Spanish and Italian GDP figures disappointedly contracted. EZ CPI readings remain also extremely low with core inflation coming only at 0.7 per cent, which is well below the ECB’s target rate of 2 per cent.

The ECB have set their stall out to act in June and it is now a question of by how much.

The recent European elections have given a further headache and alongside lower growth and inflation the market is expecting something comprehensive.

With this expectation and the upbeat UK data, GBP/EUR has managed to push to a 16 month high and the market eagerly awaits the ECB decision in June for further direction.

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The takeaway sale 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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EVERYONE is a salesperson.

From our infant years when we work out a strategy for getting what we want we sell ourselves daily to get our own way.

Successful sales people prepare their presentation before meeting clients.

Anticipating their customer’s needs and likely budget they add an inducement to their package. Salesmen who don’t have an Option B are disadvantaged. This is usually an alternative product, payment plan or time sensitive gift.

Selling is close to the acting profession.

The prepared

DEAL CLOSED: Tricks of the trade. presentation is delivered in stages; it appears to be original but has been repeated day in day out.

Long before the presentation the lures are set.

Salesmen know how to use the terms ‘either or.’ If he asks for the order the client is

inclined to say, ‘No, I want to think about it’ or words to that effect.

It is easy to reply ‘no’ to ‘can I help you?’ but not so easy to say ‘no’ if one is asked, ‘how may I help you?’

At the sharp edge of unscrupulous selling the client

is mentally prepared for the salesman’s pitch. However, he or she will have already decided to defer their buying decision.

The salesman knows this and prepares for it. Hapless clients are blissfully unaware that the salesman is not acting on his own.

At a predetermined signal, near to the close, there will be a call to his boss to see if the offer is still on or he receives a call: “Excuse me, this is my boss calling.”

As soon as the muted phone conversation ends the salesman will turn to the couple with dismay written on his face. “I am awful sorry, it looks as though someone is negotiating to place the order.”

Having already steeled themselves for the hard sell the clients are caught unawares. Rather than miss a bargain they will plead that they take priority over the phantom competitor.

Jobs that go begging despite unemployment ALTHOUGH 25.9 per cent of Spain’s working population is unemployed, 73,000 jobs remain untaken.

There are posts that cannot be filled either in this country or elsewhere because applicants do not fit the profile that companies seek. On other occasions they lack the required level of specialisation, explained the recruitment agency Randstad.

This is especially true of mining, the construction industry and the energy sector, particularly wind power.

Engineering and IT posts are also going begging, Randstad said.

In some selection processes that involve between 800 and 1,300 candidates, 43 per cent of vacancies are not filled and there is a 60 per cent failure rate, said one of the agency’s experts.

Despite the rise in unemployment the problem of finding the ideal person for certain jobs is no easier than it was in 2007 when the economic crisis was starting.

Paradoxically, when a suitable candidate is engaged, he or she will seldom have come from the pool of jobless, he added.

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Splurging after a break up

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New supplier SPAIN could supply 12 per cent of Europe’s gas once the Midcat pipeline is finished.

Its three pipeline links to France would deliver an annual 15.1 billion cubic metres of gas.

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AS if the heartache of breaking up isn’t enough, it’s now been concluded in a recent study that girls are extra prone to random shopping sprees after a relationship split up.

On average girls will spend nearly double after a break up shopping trip than they might tend to spend on any other spree.

One study revealed that women will spend about €55 on an impromptu shopping trip for clothes, shoes and accessories after a relationship turns sour.

This amount is much more than when girls shop to cheer themselves up for other reasons.

In contrast, women who shop because they are bored spend an average of €35. About €32 is splashed out on treats after an

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Fat figures FOOD and drink exports rose to €22.584 billion last year, accounting for more than 25 per cent of the sector’s turnover.

This brought a positive trade balance of €3.466 billion.

RETAIL THERAPY: Way to feel better? argument or fight, while women who shop after a bad day at work are said to spend an average of about €32, according to the study.

The only time where average spontaneous spending meets that spent after a break up is when a woman gets paid, where the study says about €48 is spent.

Obviously the more disposable money a woman has changes the above figures, but the average spend ratios remain the same.

Retail therapy is known as such for the very reason that many women having a bad time do feel a little better after a visit to the shops; and a new top or

new bag does give them a lift. There is nothing necessarily bad about this, but the pick-you-up is short-lived.

Putting money away towards a goal (a holiday, a new car) may not seem satisfying in the moment, but in the long run it will prove a lot more gratifying than splashing out on a

new jacket that is bought sporadically.

Interestingly, women seem to be all too aware of their tendency to over shop when they are in a bad mood. The study found that 56 per cent of women avoid shopping when they aren’t in a great place knowing they will spend more than they want to.

Spending rise THE National Institute of Statistics (INE) has released data showing that public spending has gone up by 0.4 per cent in the first three months of the year. This is the first time in the last 30 months that spending has risen.

No surprises in the most-bought rankings COCA COCA, Danone and Activia were Spain’s most-chosen brands in 2013.

They occupied the first three places in the Brand Footprint rankings for the most-chosen consumer brands.

The top trio were followed by El Pozo, Azucarera Española, Central Lechera Asturiana, Campofrio, Gallo, Don Simon and Puleva.

Coca Cola, which came out top not only in this country but also worldwide, was chosen on 156 million occasions last year in Spain and included an average of 11.2 times in the shopping lists of 81 per cent of households.

Danone was chosen by 55.3 per cent of

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COCA COLA: Most popular brand.

Spaniards on 86 million occasions with an average of 9.1 repeat purchases each year.

Activia was chosen 78 million times by 41.6 per cent of consumers and bought an average 10.8 times.

Fastest-growing brands last year were Acor sugar, which was included amongst the rankings for the first time, followed by Dolce Gusto, Danonino, El Pozo

and La Casera.

The multinational Nestle had more brands in the rankings than any other group and La Cocinera, Nescafe, Dolce Gusto, Maggi and Nesquik accounted for 180 million purchases.

All brands in the rankings were nevertheless under pressure from the own-label products of the supermarket chains, the survey found.

Fake goods are “a scourge” for the fashion industry DESIGNER labels equal cachet and the Spanish happily spend an annual €108 per head on fashion fakes.

They spend another €64.7 on copies of sports clothes and accessories revealed Acotex, an association of business owners in the textile and accessories industry.

Spanish consumers also pay out a yearly average of €42.5 on imported fake leather goods, Acotex found after analysing figures supplied by Spain’s trademarks’ defence association Andema. Fake goods are ‘a big worry’ for the textile sector, whose sales diminished by 3.78 per cent by the end of 2013, said the Acotex president Borja Oria.

It is vital consumers are aware they are supporting mafias with their purchases, he declared. “What is more, fakes destroy jobs and undermine industry because they do not pay IVA valueadded tax or Social Security. They do nothing to help the economy,” Oria maintained.

The fashion industry has been hard-hit by the economic crisis, accumulating a 30 per cent fall in sales over for seven consecutive years.

Sixty-two per cent of fake goods described as a “scourge” by Acotex - are acquired in open-air markets as well as from itinerant street vendors (37.2 per cent) and the internet (21.4 per cent).

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Get ready for the biggest tournament in the THE biggest tournament in the World is nearly here, and to make the excitement even higher it is being held in the home of romantic football - Brazil.

Will the Samba rhythms of Brazilian football triumph on home territory, or will the tipi-tapi game of defending champions Spain win the day again? Many see the power game of Germany as being the biggest threat to Brazil and Spain, with others seeing a Messi inspired Argentina as being a serious contender.

England’s

youthful squad go with nothing to lose. With the pressure off maybe they will exceed expectations, as long as they can get past current South American Champions and twice World Cup winners Uruguay and four times winners Italy in the group stages. Football fans around the world will be glued to their TV sets to see all the drama, upsets and hopefully fantastic football that the World Cup is all about. The party kicks off on Thurday, June 12 with hosts Brazil playing Croatia in Sao Paulo at 10pm. It promises to be a great opening match.

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Using votes as leverage to get things done...

PERMIT me to comment on two letters published in the Euro Weekly News.

Kath Williams’s letter regarding the changes to the Urban Planning Law states: “Both the main parties tell us they agree that the LOUA needs amending.

But what is happening? Nothing.”

Has she asked them why nothing is happening?

K James writes about the removal of a bus stop at a roundabout in La Zenia. He thinks the bus company and the council could have placed a bus stop in another location nearby.

Has he asked the bus company and the council if this is possible?

Your paper is an excellent platform for airing grievances and protests involving the authorities but the authorities will not take any action solely from letters.

People have to take their issues to the relevant authorities and ask questions until they receive an answer. If the authorities do nothing or don’t give answers, remind them that you will be voting at the next local elections and your vote won’t be going to them!

R.G.Waugh, Fuengirola (Malaga).

Illogical crisis IT’S some time since I have read such an illogical piece from Nora Johnson.

She seems to be saying that we, the general public, are as guilty as the bankers for the financial crisis of 2008.

Absolute nonsense. The banks have been pushing debt since the introduction of credit cards in the early 70s. Pushing debt like heroin dealers push addiction.

I know of 50-plus cases where friends were pushed to take out credit aka debt by their bank managers.

Maggie compounded the issue of too-easily available debt by opening the veritable floodgates with her Financial Services Act (FCA) of 1986.

Even Nigel Lawson, Chancellor of the Exchequer at that time, admitted that the meltdown of

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I TOOK this photo on the Costa Blanca three years ago and returning recently I found neat concreted parking space instead. The inevitable had happened!

Len Collins, Farnborough (Hampshire)

2008 was “an unintended consequence of the FSA.” The money markets pushed debt and we are all paying for their incompetence, greed and dishonesty.

Kate Ferry (by email) In my view, we all contributed to the crisis, however big or small our individual contribution may have been. Let’s agree to disagree! (Norah Johnson)

All in the family PRINCE CHARLES seems to be somewhat confused, comparing Hitler to Putin.

Let us not forget Russia lost 10 million troops and 20 million civilians to Hitler’s war machine.

Prince Charles’s father Prince Philip, who is from the house of Schleswig-Holstein-SonderburgGlucksburg, had a brother-in-law, Prince Christoph of Hesse (would that make him an uncle to Charlie?).

He was a member of the SS and piloted attacks on allied troops in Italy.

George VI and the Queen’s mother (Charlie’s grandparents) sent birthday greetings to Hitler

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months before he attacked Poland.

His great uncle Edward VIII would have been Hitler’s pet king had Hitler conquered Britain and he said as late as 1970: “I never thought Hitler was such a bad chap.”

Tony Conlan, Playa Flamenca (Alicante)

Natural remedy REGARDING the letters about sparrows, my advice is get a cat.

Cats love sparrows and my cat Millie brings at least one sparrow a day into my house. I love sparrows and hate it when she brings them indoors, but there are so many of them. It keeps the

numbers down, meaning there is more food to help them survive.

It’s the law of nature.

Len Parsons, La Vinuela (Malaga)

Hidden gem SINCE moving to Spain 14 years ago we have had short breaks in Barcelona, Cordoba, Madrid and Sevilla.

All of these places have had screeds written about them but we have never seen a word about Valencia anywhere. The travel agents don’t seem to have any information about it. One said they could send us to Alicante!

So last month we had a short break there, travelling on the AVE train. It’s the most beautiful city we’ve been to and the buildings are the best we’ve seen anywhere. There is so much to see and do with museums, churches, castles and a modern, almost futuristic, area.

The main street has an enormous 10-kilometre park through the middle with football and hockey pitches and tennis courts. Where else could we find that? Four days was not enough time to visit it all.

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on Valencia? It has everything.

J Hollowell, Arroyo de la Miel (Malaga)

Dodgy cargo WITH reference to Mike Walsh’s article about chemical weapons, how well I remember as a merchant seaman joining the SS Empire Simber in October 1945!

She was an old ship with well decks and a counter-sunk stern, flat out at nine knots. We were bound for Valencia where we loaded 70,000 cases of oranges.

This was my first visit to Spain and the beginning of my love for the country.

On the way back the ship had a seven-foot split in the bilges so we had to put into Gibraltar. As it was nearing Christmas she was patched up and we arrived at London docks on December 22 with the first cargo of oranges since before the war.

Once unloaded, she sailed for Swansea where she was loaded with 8,000 tonnes of mustard gas in drums, then taken out to sea and scuttled. She was an old ship with wooden hatch covers so nearly 70 years later they and the drums would have disintegrated but not the contents.

As Mike said: “Mustard gas turns into a sticky mass that can drift around in the sea for years.”

What a thought.

Joe Billet, aka Joe the Cat Man, Quesada (Alicante)

Tax solution I READ yet again about Gibraltar’s complaints regarding the queues on the Spanish border.

Surely the solution is in their hands? Just charge VAT and tax at the normal British rate.

They tell the world that they are proud to be British, so why not pay their dues like everyone else?

There is also a health concern that by reducing the cost of tobacco and alcohol they are increasing cancer cases and heart-related diseases.

If Gibraltar has a social conscience, it should be contributing millions of pounds to the British and Spanish health services.

Gibraltar is the carbuncle on the edge of Europe. I feel ashamed as a British citizen to be associated with it.

Brian Lynch (by email)

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Becoming more racist... no surprise!

W ELL of course we’re all far more racist these days. A recent survey in the UK didn’t hold any surprises for me - or for most of us I shouldn’t wonder.

In the early days the British were abhorred by signs that appeared outside boarding houses or bed-sits that read NO Blacks. NO Dogs and NO Irish. They counteracted that truly bigoted bunch by introducing new legislation and doing all they could to make these newcomers, mainly West Indian, as welcome as possible, including wonderful support of the first Notting Hill Gate Carnival, which brought colour and sunshine to a somewhat grey and bleak area of London.

The West Indians responded by integrating and working. A perfect example of how a diversified culture can truly be a boon to a race of people who had become a bit staid and somewhat gloomy in the aftermath of war and want.

Great. Since then it has been all downhill.

We now have millions of illegal aliens, have been bombed and massacred in our streets, been made by the authorities to accept cultures in our midst who have no intention whatsoever of integrating into the society that continues to support them and their families - often far over

GRUPOMUNDO is an events organisation company based in Malaga which also books artistes and has its own television channel (101 TV) and radio station (Radio Victoria).

This summer they are working on the Castillo Sohail Festival in Fuengirola with artistes including Pat Metheny, Chicago and Spanish artistes like Andres Calamaro.

In July they are doing an international Pop festival entitled ‘101 Sun Festival’ which will take place over three days (11, 12 and 13) and include artistes like Franz Ferdinand, and Temples as well as nationals like Amaral.

GrupoMundo are organising the ‘Serenades to a Young Moon’ concerts for Malaga Council as well as several flamenco, opera and other musical events all in classic settings like the Sohail Castle or the Malaga bullring.

All tickets for their events can be purchased at https://www.malagaentradas.c om.

GrupoMundo have been

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and above the call of duty. We have hatred for both us and our nation chanted on the streets, by people living off the taxes paid by those at the brunt of these insults. We’ve had a soldier all but beheaded in public in the name of Islam. Our schools integrated by subversives and just about enough gratitude for all our generosity to fill a small spittoon.

It is not us who have instigated this deterioration in community relations, it is those who are hell bent on turning the Nations of the West into the Nations they have ‘escaped’ from. Of course we’re more racist than we used to be, and the sooner these grabbing, ungrateful instigators of terror and hatred simply get out and find countries more accepting of the lives they are hell bent on leading, the better for all of us.

Another thing that hasn’t surprised me this week is the allegations of corruption in the FIFA World Cup affair. Most of these Middle East Sheikdoms are built on bribery and corruption. It really wouldn’t

FIRST WAVE: West Indian immigrants integrated. surprise me if there are actually no Arabic translations for the words morality and scruples. When you produce nothing but money, it not only the root of all evil it is the root of just about everything.

To be quite honest, I bet most of those allegedly involved, deep down are totally

bewildered as to what all the fuss is about. One good thing which has come out of it is they are mostly now pronouncing the name Qatar correctly. It rhymes with Catarrh - OK. Keep the faith. Love Leapy.

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CHICAGO: Will be playing at Fuengirola castle this summer. involved in the world of show business for more than 70 years and is in its third

generation of event organisers which establishes it as a solid business which knows how to

measure the public’s demands and respond to them by offering a wide range of events to suit all tastes in the Malaga region; be they resident or tourist.

They organise events all over the country but concentrate on Malaga, Granada and Madrid.

The origins of GrupoMundo date back to the 1940’s when the ‘grandfather,’ Antonio, founded the company by working with some of the best artistes on the budding show business scene of the time.

Being a family business they are strongly rooted in the Malaga region, where they still have their centre of operations, despite developing projects all over Spain and abroad.

The second generation of this family business was led by

Antonio Rodriguez who improved the image of the company within the show business sector and joined the APPES which is a professional show business organisation.

The third generation has now taken the reins of the family business and in the last few years has diversified it by not only representing artistes and organising events but also gaining in modern communicational methods by having their own TV and radio channels.

They are located in C/ Alejandro Casona, 42 Pol. Ind. Guadalhorce 29004 Málaga And can be reached between 9:30am and 7:30pm on 952 32 81 00 or 952 36 15 24.

They can also be contacted by web www.grupomundo.es or http://grupomundo.es/sitio/

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RECENTLY opera critics panned a young Glyndebourne soprano for looking “dumpy.”

Though universally praised for her singing in the boy/girl rôle in Richard Strauss’s romantic comedy Der Rosenkavelier, Tara Erraught’s appearance was variously depicted as “a chubby bundle of puppy fat” (The Financial Times ), “stocky” ( The Guardian ), “something between Heidi and Just William” (The Telegraph) and “unbelievable, unsightly and unappealing both as a boy and girl” (The Times). Phew!

But this is opera, not The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent etc where they pick the next blonde wannabe singer/ dancer/performer!

Are we to reject any potentially stunning voice because its owner doesn’t conform to Joe Public’s idea of

Nora Johnson

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

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the ‘wow factor’?

And as anyone who’s sat in an opera house knows, the type of voice that can be heard at the back frequently leads to a figure both in male and female singers which isn’t exactly ‘skinny.’

Just think of Pavarotti! It’s surely the responsibility of directors/producers to check that a singer looks ‘right’ for a particular rôle, instead of critics expecting what’s all too often unachievable: a sylph singing opera.

But then, these are strange times we live in now, aren’t they? With regular news items

The bare 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.

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Opera critics are hitting a bum note with their sexist gibes

T must be hot out there because people seem to be shedding more layers than even Miley Cyrus could muster in some of her more risqué videos.

Stamp-sized bikini bottoms are the only thing standing between full nudity on the beaches.

While migrating further afield, many sun worshippers seem to have had their clothes stolen, as they tread the town streets in skimpy swimming trunks, with matching impressive beer gut, in varying hues of pink.

Some cities, such as Palma, have drawn a line in the sand on the inappropriate dressers and are dishing out fines of €50 a pop, for each exposure, one can only hope that the ill-advised culprit has enough euros left to swing by the nearest t-

PAVAROTTI: Who needs to be slim to sing? about teenagers opting for Botox and other procedures.

Twenty-year-olds getting hung up over wrinkles. Male TV actors/presenters having ‘work done’ to look better (ie younger) on HD TV. Not to mention what A-List film stars get up to in order to keep their fans happy.

Though one actor, at least, apparently didn’t care less about his fans. One cold, wet night, after a stage performance of My Fair Lady, an elderly woman was standing alone outside the Stage Door waiting for Rex Harrison and his autograph.

When Rex told her to “sod

off,” she was so enraged, she rolled up her programme and hit him with it. Stanley Holloway, who’d witnessed this, congratulated Rex on making theatre history for “the fan has hit the ****!”.

My only claim to acting ‘fame’ was in a joint girls/boys school production of Julius Caesar. Unfortunately, I was killed off early on.

But my death scene was a particular challenge because I had to lie unmoving on stage for ages and because, from my prone position, I had boys in togas bending right over me…

Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Retribution’ and ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/ eBook (€0.89; £0.77) and iBookstore.

Profits to Cudeca.

bones on nudity EXCEPTION: Some men should be allowed to wander the streets bare chested. shirt store to rectify the offence - or maybe there is a double jeopardy in play, whereby they can’t be fined twice for the same nudity?

Personally, I would like to suggest an addendum to the rule: gorgeous men with six-packs should be allowed to go topless…anywhere.

Not that I don’t applaud the confidence people clearly have in their bodies, to be willing to strut around near-naked.

It certainly casts doubt on all those magazines that suggest many of us have some form of body dysmorphia.

Call me a prude, but the last time I bared it all (nearly, since bikini bottoms were in place) was when I was 18, on an end-of-exams holiday with six girlfriends in Mallorca’s Cala d’Or. It seemed fitting, what with matching pink lilos, drinking Blue Caracas cocktails and smoking those multicoloured minty cigarettes (sorry, mum!).

I think it was something about the onset of burn blisters in inconvenient places that ultimately made me give up the whole ‘baring’ thing.

That and not wishing to subject neighbouring sunbathers to unwanted nudity.

There are, after all, ample amounts of nudist beaches around for letting it all hang out, should one so wish.

But what sort of sunscreens are appropriate for the bits typically concealed by swimwear? Spray on?

Oil? Sensitive?

And should one ask for help in applying the product?

The mind boggles. As with most things in life, there is probably a strict etiquette on the theme, or a ‘Bluffers’ guide to going buff.

I have also discovered that dangers lurk in my gym, where I recently made a prompt U-turn upon entering the steam room where I discovered a room of full frontals - and it wasn’t ladies only.

Sharing this embarrassing (for me) event with a friend in the café later, she laughed heartily and said: “Oh, you needn’t have worried - that was just my husband!”

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THURSDAY TV SKY 1 9:00am Futurama When the crew aboard the Planet Express Spaceship goes fishing, Bender fashions a gigantic hook, causing the ship to sink. 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am Hawaii Five-0 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

3pm 3:00pm Breakaway 3:45pm Cash in the Attic 4:30pm Animal Park 5:15pm The Bear Family and Me

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8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Top of the Pops 9:00pm Clydebuilt: The Ships That Made the Commonwealth 10:00pm How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears 11:00pm The Crusades 12:00am World Cup Brush Up with Danny Baker 1:00am Top of the Pops 1:40am Amber 2:35am Clydebuilt: The Ships That Made the Commonwealth 3:35am How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears

12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Coronation Street 2:00pm The Cube 3:00pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 4:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

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1:00pm Pie in the Sky 2:05pm Heartbeat 3:05pm The Royal 4:10pm The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 5:20pm Second Thoughts 5:55pm Home to Roost 6:25pm Man About the House 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Foyle's War 11:00pm afterlife 12:00am Law and Order: UK 1:05am Pie in the Sky 2:10am Judge Judy

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4:40am Caddyshack 6:30am X-Men: Days of Future Past Special 7:00am Hairbrained 8:40am The Man 10:10am Wild Hogs 12:00pm Identity Thief 1:55pm Grown Ups 2 3:45pm To Rome with Love 5:45pm Weird Science 7:25pm The Man 9:00pm Identity Thief 11:00pm Grown Ups 2 12:50am Boat Trip 2:35am Jackass: The Movie 4:10am How to Make Love to a Woman 5:45am Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot

5:45am Point Last Seen 7:20am Switchback 9:20am Hick 11:05am Black Hawk Down 1:35pm The East 3:35pm S.W.A.T. A police honcho brings together some of the best gunmen in the force to create an elite team, but their first assignment causes havoc.

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3:00pm Jo Frost Family Matters 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Ejector Seat

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3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend

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9:00pm Farewell Tina 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Soccer Aid 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Cape Fear

9:00pm Celebrity Fifteen to One Comedian Adam Hills returns with a brand new series of Celebrity Fifteen to One. 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man

9:00pm Eddie Stobart's Excellent Adventures 10:00pm Big Brother: Power Trip: Live Launch 11:35pm Big Brother's Bit on the Side

9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 11:00pm A League of Their Own

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12:35am Big Brother 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am DIY Dummies 5:00am The Great Artists 5:20am Great Scientists 5:45am House Doctor

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8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm John Ogdon: Living with Genius 9:30pm John Ogdon: A Musical Tribute 10:00pm You've Got a Friend: The Carole King Story 11:00pm Singer-Songwriters at the BBC 12:00am Still Bill 1:10am In Concert 1:40am You've Got a Friend: The Carole King Story 2:40am Singer-Songwriters at the BBC 3:40am Still Bill

12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:30pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 4:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

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10:00pm Fast and Furious 12:10am Celebrity Juice 12:55am TV OD 1:25am Two and a Half Men 2:20am Take Me Out 3:30am Teleshopping

1:00pm Pie in the Sky 2:05pm Heartbeat 3:05pm The Royal 4:05pm The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 5:15pm Second Thoughts 5:50pm Home to Roost 6:20pm Man About the House 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm Wire in the Blood 12:35am Law and Order: UK 1:40am The Hours

7:00am Tommy Cooper 8:00am Minder 9:00am The Sweeney 10:00am Kojak 11:00am Police, Camera, Action!

11:30am TT 2014 12:30pm French Open Tennis Live 10:00pm TT 2014 11:00pm Cycling 12:00am The Killer Inside Me 2:15am TT 2014 3:20am Tommy Cooper 3:50am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping vThe Store

3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm New Girl 5:30pm Happy Endings 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Ferris Bueller's Day Off 12:05am Bodyshockers 1:10am World's Greatest Celebrity Body Shockers 2:15am Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy 2:50am Friday Night Dinner

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5:45am Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot 7:15am Lola Versus 8:45am As Cool as I Am 10:20am A Fantastic Fear of Everything 12:05pm The World's End 2:00pm Ted 3:55pm The Full Monty 5:35pm Little Shop of Horrors 7:20pm Our Idiot Brother 9:00pm The World's End 11:00pm Ted 12:55am The Full Monty 2:35am Best in Show 4:15am Mallrats

5:45am Loss of Faith 7:30am Ripley's Game 9:25am The Suspect 11:10am Dead Again 1:05pm Red Rock West 2:50pm Premium Rush 4:30pm The Mean Machine 6:35pm Eden 8:15pm Red Rock West 10:00pm Premium Rush 11:35pm The Mean Machine 1:45am Eden 3:35am Two Days in the Valley 5:30am Malpractice

7:05am First Night 9:15am Les Miserables Special 9:45am Cruel Intentions 11:30am My Big Fat Greek Wedding Sick of being bullied by her overpowering Greek family, dowdy Toula signs up for college. Despite every warning, Toula falls for a non-Greek guy, and it's not easy getting her clan to accept him.

1:15pm Forces of Nature 3:05pm Medicine Man 5:00pm The Great Gatsby Special 5:25pm Dangerous Minds 7:10pm Forces of Nature 9:00pm The Bodyguard

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1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Escape to the Country

BBC TWO 7:00am Preview 7:10am They Live By Night Dark interpretation of Thieves Like Us, combining gangster-led film noir with a touching love story. 8:45am Great British Menu 9:45am Great British Menu 10:45am FIFA World Cup 1970 12:20pm Wimbledon Classics 2:20pm F1 the Canadian Grand Prix

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ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am The Hungry Sailors 11:25am Murder She Wrote 12:20pm ITV News and Weather 12:30pm The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 1:25pm Storage Hoarders 2:30pm French Open Tennis Live

CH4 6:10am Deal or No Deal 7:05am The Hoobs 7:30am Transworld Sport 8:30am Mobil 1 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose 11:00am Frasier 11:30am Frasier 12:00pm The Big Bang Theory 12:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm The Investec Derby

CH5 9:25am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:40am Rupert Bear 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Jelly Jamm 10:30am LazyTown 11:00am Power Rangers Megaforce 11:35am Access 11:50am The Dog Rescuers 12:50pm Big Brother: Power Trip: Live Launch 2:15pm Police Interceptors

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3pm 3:55pm F1 the Canadian Grand Prix 5:05pm Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker

3:00pm French Open Tennis Live Live coverage from Paris as the 2014 French Open women's title is decided.

5:30pm Come Dine with Me 5:55pm Come Dine with Me

3:15pm NCIS 5:00pm Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man

3:00pm Modern Family 3:30pm Modern Family 4:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Simpsons

6:05pm Antiques Road Trip 7:05pm Flog It! 8:00pm The Summer Exhibition

6:35pm Local News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm Let Me Entertain You 7:30pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm Britain's Got Talent

7:30pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:00pm The Restoration Man

7:00pm Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost 8:35pm 5 News Weekend 8:40pm NCIS

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Elaine Paige Show 8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm Yes, Prime Minister 9:30pm I Love the Eighties 11:00pm French and Saunders 11:30pm Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

10:30pm International Friendly Adrian Chiles introduces live coverage of England's final World Cup warm-up match against Honduras at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami. Roy Hodgson will want his team to complete their preparations on a high.

9:00pm Grand Designs The old lifeboat station in Tenby was home to the brave souls of the RNLI for over 100 years.

10:00pm My Sister's Keeper

9:35pm NCIS The NCIS team is forced to work with the CGIS agency to solve the murder of a Navy diver.

10:30pm Big Brother: Power Trip 11:30pm Big Brother's Bit on the Psych

9:00pm Star-Crossed When a hurricane unexpectedly hits the town and everyone is trapped inside the school.

10:00pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life

12:00am TOTP2 12:30am TOTP2 Wham Special 1:00am Shoot to Kill 2:45am This is BBC Two 3:15am This is BBC Two 3:45am This is BBC Two 4:15am This is BBC Two 4:45am This is BBC Two

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Elixir of snake oil salesmen Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

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ANY of us recall those old Western movies. A covered wagon rolls into town and townsfolk gather around, curious as to who their visitor is. You didn’t get many newcomers back in those days. Maybe two or three each year.

The wagon’s canvas would be drawn aside and a well-oiled, not in the inebriated sense, salesman would appear. Very much like a politician at the hustings he would peddle his remedies to his naive audience.

Naturally the community would be beset by health ailments; these are part of the human condition. You can assume that if you ask 10 people, of whatever age, they each have an ailment or

several. What a stupendous market for the unscrupulous.

The salesmen would carry bottles of what euphemistically became known as snake oil, hence the term snake oil salesmen. It was a potion that would cure anything from varicose veins to galloping pi-aka.

Whatever ailed you the elixir would cure toothache, a splintered femur or broken heart.

This was quite some potion. The credulous townsfolk parted with their hard earned cash whilst the snake oil salesmen parts himself from the ripped off community.

This brings me to the pharmaceuticals. Second only to the arms industry in terms of clout they can be self-serving.

True, I and countless others owe our lives to dedicated medical personnel aided by their lifesaving drugs. However, many modern palliatives have their genesis in herbal medicine.

There are alternatives to conventional medicines. You can’t beat healthy living as much bad

SNAKE OIL: A potion that would cure anything. health is self-inflicted.

When younger I was prone to mouth ulcers. Doctors and dentists agreed that like colds there were suppressants available rather than cures. I kept buying snake oil remedies. Then, a blood test by a herbalist, a word of dietary advice and a natural remedy and the problem was

fixed. For six weeks, my infant sons were close to death from the effects of whooping cough. The NHS ducked so I dived - into a herbalist’s office.

A swift diagnosis, herbal remedy provided. It was like the laying on of the hands. No wonder the pharmaceuticals are out to kill alternative medicines.

During the postwar rise of the pharmaceutical conglomerates the US population has become the most diseased of all those countries that compile medical records. Yet, one quarter of America’s 330 million population suffer serious disease and 400,000 die each year from fatty plaque related heart disease.

The pharmaceuticals are making a killing. They are not charitable concerns.

Their purpose is to maximise profits.

The ‘elusive cure’ for cancer is a trillion dollar a year industry.

Work it out for yourself: In America the number of advertisements for pharmaceutical cures are equalled by the number of adverts placed by ambulance-chasing lawyers seeking compensation from the pharmaceuticals.

As economist John Maynard Keynes observed, ‘Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men for the nastiest of motives will somehow work for the benefit of all.’

The imposition of party favourites Plural. Its leader, Pablo Iglesias, shares the name of the PSOE party’s founder and this university professor’s message reached millions on a regular basis.

He is a television celebrity with his own programme and although Iglesias’ populist anti-austerity, anti-banks message echoes popular sentiment it sank in because the public saw him so often.

The message is important but had it arrived any other way Podemos would not have won five seats.

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

“THE fault is mine, mine and mine,” admitted the PSOE leader Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba after the European elections thrashing. He announced he was quitting two-and-a-half years too late.

Rubalcaba failed to connect with voters who could as easily vote PSOE as PP and vice-versa. He failed to capitalise on the government’s unpopularity and deserves to go for that alone.

Rubalcaba is a politician’s politician, imposed on a public that has to take the rough with the smooth and party favourites.

He is now resisting calls for primaries before July’s extraordinary general meeting from which he wants the new leader to emerge.

According to insiders this could be Rubalcaba’s choice of Susana Diaz, despite her claims she is committed to Andalucia.

The man who led the PSOE to its two worst-ever election defeats should not impose preferences that will slew next November’s primaries.

Rubalcaba is trying to control the party machinery and hold back the tide but is more likely to get a short-circuit and wet

More for their money RESIGNED: Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba announced he was quitting. feet. “This could be his final error,” one PSOE source said.

The final countdown THE Partido Popular won Spain’s European elections. They won eight fewer seats than last time and lost millions of votes, but still had more than any other party.

The PSOE has 14 seats to the PP’s 16, a narrower gap than in 2009 but nine fewer seats. They too lost millions of votes.

Politicians do not subscribe to the “it is more important to participate than win” school of thought.

Secretly they’re digging for victory and the final count is what matters.

They saw it on the TV AS predicted, disenchanted voters were drawn to small parties and Podemos (we can), only registered last March, won five European seats, one less than Izquierda

SPANISH judges are still spitting over the government’s Universal Justice law.

In retaliation for curtailing their pursuit of international genocide and violations of human rights they are using it to free drug smugglers arrested in international waters off Spain.

While their motives for pursuing global justice are commendable they are wasting their time. In the 18 years that Spanish judges have investigated international cases, only the Argentinian Alfredo Scilingo has been tried and imprisoned for crimes during the ‘Dirty War.’ When weighed against commercial blackmail from China, there are no prizes for guessing which is most cost-effective.

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Are women reluctant to drive in Spain?

A recent survey shows that British women are reluctant to drive abroad. Why are woman so afraid to drive when here in Spain? Do they drive in Spain and did they drive in Britain?

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REDA O’HARA from Cabo Roig admits she was very nervous about driving when she first moved to Spain 18 months ago and she was here a year before she got behind the wheel: “I said I would never drive here, but I realised if I wanted to get out and about I needed to drive, so I did it. I have a right hand drive car so I just took it slowly and went out on a Sunday the first time, when it was quieter on the roads.

“I can feel you are putting your life in your own hands, especially on the roundabouts.”

Jean Doyle, on holiday on the Orihuela Costa from South Dublin, agrees driving in Spain can be quite intimidating: “I would not drive here, I’m scared of the traffic, but I do drive in Ireland.” Her husband Billy is left to the driving here in Spain and agrees drivers can be quite erratic: “They don’t indicate or go round roundabouts properly.”

Lesley Siverns, 53, on holiday

STREET TALK from Worcester thinks that all the new rules and regulations put people off. Lesley, who works as a carer said: “I got a fine for crossing over a white line in the road. I didn’t realise you couldn’t do that. The police here seem aggressive and intimidating. I still drive here in Spain and in the UK. I have driven in countries around the world and Spain is the most

LESLEY: Rules put people off.

intimidating country to drive in.”

Sandy Love, 65, is retired and shares her time between Albox and the UK. Sandy said: “I don’t drive in Spain because I find the left hand drive vehicles difficult to negotiate. I don’t drive much in the UK either, I

use my bus pass to get around.”

Sandy also felt that the driving standards in Spain were quite poor.

BILLY & JEAN: Billy is left to drive in Spain as Jean won’t.

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FEELING depressed after the loss of a loved one is completely understandable. Being withdrawn, lost, and confused is normal. Many people experience a loss of appetite or an inability to focus, and find that taking care of even the simple things becomes a chore. Depression is like a steep downhill slope-once sliding downhill, it is difficult to stop and return to normal. Losing a cherished pet can open the floodgates and release many other unrelated feelings and emotions, making the depression even worse.

For many people their pet was their only constant - everything else in life may be unpleasant and difficult, but they could always count

CREATIVE: Ana and Danielle made sweets to sell.

Girls help ADANA OLD FRIEND: Dealing with them passing away. on Rover to meet them at the door with a kiss. Pets offer amazing unconditional love and support.

When that source of strength is removed, it is no surprise that depression follows.

Accepting that a dear friend is gone is hard to do. It is a long road to travel, but there are many things to do along the way to make it easier. You must allow time to

mourn. You know what an important role your pet played in your life, so cherish those memories.

Remembering all the good times with your pet will bring a smile, even if it is through tears. And although it may be painful to think about her now she’s gone, it will help you to focus and move past the pain.

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Celebrating 30 years of charitable caring THE Baratillo Benefico Charity Shop, San Pedro de Alcantara hosted a 30th Anniversary Party at El Gamonal.

Following the refurbishment of the Charity Shop at the end of 2013, the Baratillo celebrated their 30th Anniversary with a fundraising dinner party with 190 guests, including representatives of the shop’s beneficiary

ENTERTAINING: Young dancers and CAP singers. charities - Aspandem, Concordia, Cudeca, Fundacion Tutelar and Age Concern.

Young dancers from Fundacion Tutelar treated everyone to a display of Flamenco and singers from CAP performed ‘Songs from the Shows.’

The blind art auction, featuring paintings bequeathed by one of

the founding members, Dorothy Kravitz and a raffle raised €1,800.

Models presented some of the fashions that are available from the shop highlighting ‘Charity Chic’ with designer labels!

The charity shop is open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 1pm in Calle Marques de Estella 20, San Pedro de Alcantara.

TWO schoolgirls wanted to do something to raise funds for their favourite charity, ADANA. They especially wanted to do something to help the homeless dogs and tried hard to think of ways to raise some funds to help the charity.

Their names are Ana and Danielle and they attend the IES School, in Manilva.

They decided to be creative and they made flowers and hearts from sweets, to sell at their school on Valentine’s Day. They were so inundated with orders that they had to stay up most of the previous night to make sure no-one was disappointed!

The project was an overwhelming success and they raised €122.50.

The Vice President of ADANA, Michele YanezBowker was amazed that two schoolgirls could demonstrate such initiative and motivation, to think of the project and then complete it so creatively and successfully. She said: “It was a great honour to receive the money raised and the dogs at ADANA, waiting for their forever homes, will always be grateful!”

• If you enjoy walking your dog, towards the close of day, as the temperature comfortably cools down, why not join the ADANA fundraising / raising awareness event in Estepona?

Registration is just €5 (with or without a dog) and you can just turn up on the night on June 27 and get together with likeminded people, while strolling along the paseo.

The ‘Sunset Stroll’ is both wheelchair and pushchair friendly!

If you like the sound of this, all you have to do is meet up in the car park of the Palacio de Congresos around 8.30pm.

The walk will begin promptly at 9pm and finishes at the Bistro del Mar, in Estepona Port, for optional drinks and tapas.

A similar fundraiser was held on March 21 this year, and proved to be popular and successful.

The events are organised by Michele Yanez-Bowker, Vicepresident of the charity.

ADANA is a shelter in Estepona for abandoned dogs which provides shelter, care and food and is entirely dependent on donations from the public.

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Only 3.8 per cent of Spanish kids have a proper breakfast which should include milk, cereals and fruit or natural fruit juice, according to experts.

Of the kids who sleep less than the recommended eight hours a day 60 per cent of them were overweight.

According to a report from the Organisation of Cooperation and Economic Development

VIDEO GAMES: Partially to blame for obesity.

(OCDE) Spain is above the average for overweight children which is causing experts some

concern over their future health.

Experts consider that the lack of breakfast is

partially to blame, as well as other factors, and Juan Jose Diaz, spokesperson for the Spanish Society of

Gastroenterologists, comments that “going to school in the morning without a proper meal

inside them is a massive and key dietetic error in the development of the children”.

The study also revealed that the movement of kids towards more sedentary pastimes, including, among others, video games, has had a huge influence on the weight of the younger generation.

Another key point in the study is the amount of sleep a child gets - if they are getting less than eight hours a day then they are more likely to be overweight.

The study ends with the worrying information that among the family members of the overweight children there were several with diabetes which has long been linked to poor lifestyle habits.

Laser helps decayed teeth repair themselves

NEW TREATMENT: Involves creating stem cells to repair damage.

SCIENTISTS say they may have found a new way to make a decayed tooth repair itself, using a laser beam.

The breakthrough could mean many patients will no longer need painful and costly treatment at dentists as researchers, including experts from the US Government’s

dental research department, say that just a five minute blast from a laser was enough to kick-start the healing process inside the mouth.

The treatment involves creating new stem cells to repair damage.

The initial experiments were carried out on rats and the team hope to test the technique on humans soon.

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Maggie Howard, founder of Caring Carers, soon realised the need to extend the services provided when she was approached by busy professional parents needing care for their children after school and during the holidays.

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“Our clients benefit from one to one attention from experienced and trustworthy carers. They can enjoy life in Spain with some of their worries taken away.

“Many clients have maintained a friendship with their carer even after the contract had finished; others using Caring Carers for short term care following an operation, decided to continue using our care services even once they were mobile again.”

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Slow or fast weight loss. Which is best?

CRASH diets may not be as effective as longer term plans. Researchers say the reason rapid weight loss may not be as effective as losing weight more gradually is because it leads to more muscle loss than slow, steady slimming.

Muscle is better at burning off calories than fat which means that if you have less muscle, less energy will be used and so the weight may begin to creep up again.

The theory is based on evidence from Dutch researchers who put one group of participants on a very low calorie diet for five weeks and another group on a less strict diet for 12 weeks.

The eating plans were designed so that both groups lost the same amount of weight - just over different time scales.

Both groups lost similar

amounts of weight but those on the very low calorie diet lost much more muscle.

A month after coming off their diet, they had lost almost three times as much muscle as those who had lost weight more slowly.

The researchers are now tracking the two groups for nine months to see if the crash dieters regain more weight than the slow dieters as expected.

TIME: May make a difference when slimming.

Drug use amongst highest in Europe SPAIN is the second largest consumer of cocaine in the EU, second to the UK. The latest annual report of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), analysed 28 countries of the EU plus Norway and Turkey, on drug use. It found that in Spain, 8.8 per cent of

adults have or do use it, just behind the UK with 9 per cent.

Spain is in fifth position for cannabis use, with 27.4 per cent of adults using it.

EMCDDA Director, Wolfgang Götz said there is a “clear link” between drug use and unemployment, which in Spain is around about 25 per cent,

because the unemployed have more free time.

However, cocaine use in Spain has fallen slightly; around 0.2 per cent compared to 2012.

The Iberian Peninsula is one of the major gateways for cocaine into Europe, along with the Netherlands.

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in history 1893: Mohandas K. Gandhi, a young Indian lawyer working in South Africa, refuses to comply with racial segregation rules on a South African train and is forcibly ejected.

1942: Japanese beaten in Battle of Midway. The US routs the Japanese Navy in a major threeday battle over a remote military base at Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean.

1944: D-Day marks start of Europe invasion. Thousands of Allied troops are landing on the beaches of Normandy in northern France at the start of a major offensive against the Germans.

1949: George Orwell’s novel of a dystopian future, Nineteen Eighty-four, is published. The novel’s all-seeing leader, known as 'Big Brother' becomes a universal symbol for intrusive government and oppressive bureaucracy.

1955: Le Mans disaster claims 77 lives. Another 77 are injured when a racing car spins off the track and into the crowd.

1958: Queen opens revamped Gatwick. The Queen opens an extended airport at Gatwick, south of London, modernised at a cost of £7 million.

1959: Hovercraft marks new era in transport. The Hovercraft invented by Christopher Cockerell is officially launched in Southampton.

1963: Profumo resigns over sex scandal. Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns admitting he lied to Parliament about his relationship with a prostitute.

1968: Robert Kennedy injured in shooting. Senator Robert Kennedy is shot and seriously wounded shortly after giving a victory speech in a Los Angeles hotel. he later dies.

1972: World leaders attend the funeral in Windsor of the Duke of Windsor, the former King of

Women’s wit I’d much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they are the first to be rescued off of sinking ships. ‘

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The film stars, as well as McConaughey, Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto. It has a run time of 116 minutes and is rated 15.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) This is your week to sparkle and show how clever you are. Why be modest? Let others know what you are capable of; your talents will come out sooner or later. Don't be embarrassed when paid a compliment, for it is richly deserved. You have put on a jolly good show of late and it is now time to listen to the applause.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Something that you had set your heart on, although still coming, is terribly slow. This is not a time to be a pessimist. Please don't, however, allow your tendency to put all your eggs in one basket trip you up. It is not necessary to go about things the way that you normally do.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) You are moving on in an important area but do not burn bridges before you have others to cross.

You will know why I mention this later in the week. You are able to influence others far more than you realise, but with your wish to keep things on an even keel you may be giving away too much. You need to keep a balance.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Is there a chance that you are burying your head in the sand? It is likely that something happening right in front of you is being overlooked or ignored. You are able to deal with this more easily than you think. Just take one step at a time and stick to your plan. Simply telling someone what to do instead of asking them to do it can work wonders.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is not a time to take anyone for granted. At this time of the year people tend to look at their situation and ask if they are getting enough out of it.

Neglecting someone now could store up a lot of problems for the future. Avoid doing anything that could lead to you being blamed later.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Now is your chance to go straight for what you want. The shock of having

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IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: There are few areas where you can go badly wrong for the rest of this year. Finance is one of them and it is important to keep tabs on your spending. The second is love.

June 6: Jason Isaacs, 51. Actor.

Isaacs played the role of Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film franchise but he first started with the lead role in Awake, a sci-fi series by Michael Britten.

June 7: Liam Neeson, 62. Film actor.

He was the star of Schindler’s List and was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

Before fame he trained as a boxer.

June 8: Kanye West, 37. Rapper.

One of the best-selling and most awarded artists of all time, he has received more than 20 Grammy Awards in little over a decade and his Yeezus album was considered by critics to be the best album of 2013. He has just married TV personality Kim Kardashian. this opportunity could cause you to hesitate. Do bear in mind, though, that he who hesitates is often lost. The temptation to keep something for yourself is not selfish but sensible.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) A big change means big chances, so don't let small things get you down.

In the past six months you have come a long way. You are not back where you started. You are being given the chance to start again, but this time you have far more experience.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Challenges that do not please you are inevitable. That does not mean that your attitude towards them could not change. Indeed, unless you want to

Your Stars

June 9: Johnny Depp, 51. Film actor.

This actor and producer won a Golden Globe Award for best actor for his role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

He is perhaps best known for his role in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

June 5: David Bisbal.

Singer. This Spanish singer shot to fame through the first edition of reality show 'Operacion Triunfo' and has since gone on to win a Grammy and released four studio albums, all of which have topped the Spanish Albums Chart. He has sold more than 5 million records and been presented with 35 platinum albums from around the world.

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TARGET: Average: 17

June 10: Prince Philip, 93. Royalty.

Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II he has earned the distinction of being the longest-serving and oldest spouse of a reigning British monarch.

June 11: Hugh Laurie, 55. Actor.

He is best known for playing the title role of Dr. House in the hit TV series, a role that, shockingly, has never earned him an Emmy win.

continue to be upset, it must. Luckily, you have mostly had your own way recently.

thin but it is in your best interests to remain calm.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You have a chance to give someone great delight, so why not go ahead? Your insecure side tells you that it is too good to be true and there must be a catch. Why should there be?

This is a situation that you may relax into as only you know how.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Is someone that you are closely involved with trying to drive a hard bargain? Are you surprised at the amount of time and energy that they are throwing at it? It could be that they are more passionate about it than you realised.

PISCES (Febraury 20 - March 20) Don't look for spooks in the closet when there are none. Not only does it look silly but it wastes good time. Basing your actions on past disappointments can only lead to more of the same. Show confidence in others and they will show it in you. Sometimes, your patience wears

1. How many times did Fred Archer win the Epsom Derby?

2. How old was Lester Piggott when he won his first Derby on Never Say Die? 3. In which decade did (Sir) Gordon Richards ride his only Derby winner, Pinza?

4. In which month is the Kentucky Derby normally run?

5. Over which course is the Irish Derby run?

6. Three horse races make up the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing; one is the Derby, what are the names of the other two?

7. Marketed as the ‘race that stops a nation’, what is the name of the Australian counterpart to the Epsom Derby?

8. What was the name of the suffragette who was fatally injured during the 1913 Derby?

9. Which jockey rode the following Derby winners: Troy (1979), Henbit (1980), Nashwan (1989) and Erhaab (1994)?

10. Which jockey, who rode Shergar to Derby victory in 1981, was nicknamed the Choirboy?

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You have been learning about certain people very fast. Do you feel as though you are in the middle of a soap opera? With the summer sun high, it is possible that passions will fire up.

Everything seems to revolve round one person and it is upsetting everything else.

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Across 1 Catch gunner returning with others (6) 4 Caught poor, lame pack animal (5) 9 Thus a popular time is needed for television series (4,5) 10 This’ll sound like a Scottish emblem (7) 11 Following behind the queen (5) 12 Man of the cloth’s a pain in the neck taking religious instruction (6) 14 Red cards for Scottish team (6) 17 European flower - a little tender honeysuckle (5) 19 Close to wild cats (7) 21 Servant to accompany worker (9) 23 Six for each snake (5) 24 Court order last month regarding energy (6)

Unscramble the name of a famous American composer and songwriter: POORER CELT FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: FOLLOW THE LEADER, COLE PORTER

Play on Words GIVE GIVE GIVE GIVE 6 Was once on the stage to be precise (5) 7 Cringe when farm animal is next to her majesty (5) 8 Plastic or sand for decks (6) 12 Excuse me? Absolution? (6) 13 Tessie O’Shea, the Welsh entertainer, reveals cover (7)

15 Find, in the index, ‘Love bird’ (7) 16 Reliable noise (5) 18 Approve a constant beast (5) 20 Weapon seen in some circles as a breakthrough (5) 22 Service seen from space (3)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 11 represents R and 26 represents F, so fill in R every time the figure 11 appears and F every time the figure 26 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 Complete disorder (5) 4 Adjusts to fit (6) 9 Edible mollusc (7) 10 Landing stage (5) 11 Overdue (4) 12 Omnivorous American nocturnal mammal (7) 13 Unpleasant (3) 14 Bundle of hay (4) 16 Alleviate (4) 18 Cushion (3) 20 Pungent gas (NH3) (7) 21 Largest continent (4) 24 Freight (5) 25 Southwest African country (7) 26 Rob (6) 27 Conditions (5)

Down 1 Baby’s bed (6) 2 Acclimatise (5) 3 Reveal (4) 5 Downcast (8) 6 Magical concoctions (7) 7 Proverb (6) 8 Facial hair (5) 13 Informal term for tall thin person (8) 15 Supreme commander of a fleet (7) 17 Amusingly eccentric (6) 18 Cover with colouring matter (5) 19 Annoy continually (6) 22 Abstinent (5) 23 Leave out (4)

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

A DRAFT

Answers: A large/big overdraft, Forgive and forget

Down 1 Concerning a boxing match (5) 2 Rosin is made for composer (7) 3 Dead, perhaps from disease (3) 5 It’s mean to state how old one is (7)

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 7 Aboard, 8 Borage, 10 Emerald, 11 Seine, 12 Skin, 13 Defer, 17 North, 18 Core, 22 Learn, 23 Shatter, 24 Stewed, 25 Beware.

Down: 1 Vanessa, 2 Coterie, 3 Array, 4 Bolster, 5 Latin, 6 Level, 9 Advertise, 14 Bounder, 15 Portray, 16 Debrief, 19 Class, 20 Eager, 21 Danes.

QUICK Across: 1 Fake, 3 Spoon, 8 Aniseed, 10 Drake, 11 Slum, 12 Stagnant, 14 Pre-Raphaelite, 16 Positive, 18 Asks, 21 After, 22 Nothing, 23 Creep, 24 Urge.

Down: 1 Failure, 2 Keep, 4 Pedigree, 5 Obama, 6 Taps, 7 Beetle, 9 Dutch oven, 13 Sauterne, 14 Poplar, 15 Inspire, 17 Sitar, 19 Saga, 20 Stir.

Across 1 Barato (económico) (5) 4 Season ticket (theatre, rail, sport) (5) 7 Fork (cutlery) (7) 8/10 Dedo gordo del pie (3,3) 11 Without (3) 12 Seafood (7) 14 Nidos (5) 15 To leave (5)

Down 1 Courgette (9) 2 Comer (comida) (3) 3 Pinchazos (en neumáticos) (9) 4 Direcciones (9) 5 Works (musical, theatre, literature) (5) 6 Computer (9) 9 Juegos (5) 13 Búho (3)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Blackbird, 8 Ahora, 9 Tunes, 10 Leer, 11 Ocho, 15 Apodo, 17 Araña, 18 Frambuesa.

Down: 2 Loose, 3 Coal, 4 Bite, 5 Ron, 6 Bay leaf, 7 Escobas, 12 Coats, 13 Foam, 14 Tabu, 16 Oir.

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MANY PEOPLE dream of setting a world record but some record holders never planned, or wanted, the record they now hold and few would seek to dethrone them. Here are just a few of the more bizarre: 1. Farthest distance thrown by a tornado and lived.

Matt Suter, a 19-year-old high school student in Missouri, was knocked out when his grandmother’s trailer collapsed and his limp body was sucked into the maelstrom and carried 398.37 metres. He awoke unharmed except for a small scalp wound.1 2. The most prolific parents.

Feodor Vassilyev, an 18th century peasant from Moscow, had two wives who had 22 sets of twins, nine sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets - that makes 87 offspring.

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NIK MORTON’S latest crime thriller is Sudden Vengeance.

It’s about a vigilante in a southern town in Hampshire, England.

The moral question is posed about the rights or wrongs of taking the law into your own hands, and how addictive it can be.

How many of us have been sickened by a crime only to be disgusted at the leniency

of the law? Or how we would want to dish out our own form of punishment? But where do you stop? And how long before you go over the line and commit murder in the name of justice? This is a thought-provoking story.

The reader finds themselves being drawn in gradually, just like the avenger is drawn into the compulsion to

LONG WAIT: 144 hours on a trolley. continue exacting revenge.

The story will demand that you stay with it and discover how far the vigilante will go.

3. The heaviest humans.

Jon Brower Minnoch, from Washington State, USA, weighed an incredible 635 kilos - he suffered heart and respiratory problems and it took 12 firemen to transport him to hospital. Floridian Rosalie Bradford, also from the USA, weighed a scale-breaking 544 kilos.

5. Survived the fastest car crash.

Donald Campbell held eight world speed records on both land and water but he set one record he didn’t count on: racing at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah he lost control at 586 kph.

6. Longest time spent on a trolley in a hospital corridor.

Herbert Edwards, a 62-year-old Briton, once spent a total of 144 hours on a trolley in a hospital in Swindon after a heart attack.

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Just Joking I didn’t sleep very good last night.

So this morning I put Monster energy drinks in my coffee… I was half way to work when I realized I forgot my car.

How do you know when you are too drunk to drive?

When you swerve to miss a tree then realise it was your air freshener.

career he managed to fracture 35 different bones a total of 433 times.

9. Survived the most ‘fatal’ incidents in one day.

Dosha, a 10-month-old Pitbull from California had a really bad day on April 15, 2003. She was hit by a truck, shot in the head and then left in a freezer for two hours. For her triple death-defying feat Guinness dubbed her the ‘luckiest dog in the world.’

4. The most and biggest kidney stones.

Dhanraj Wadile, from Shahadah, India, had a staggering 172,155 kidney stones removed; they ranged in size from a millimetre to two and a half centimetres. All of them came from his left kidney.

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THROWN: 398 metres by a tornado.

7. Most hand amputations from the same arm.

Clint Hallam had three hand amputations in 1984 a circular saw cut off his right hand above the wrist, surgeons reattached the limb but it became infected and had to be amputated a second time in 1988, in 1998, he

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

was offered a donor hand but his body rejected it and it had to be removed, for a third time, in 2001.

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Most bones broken.

Robert Craig Knievel, better known as Evel Knievel, was a motorcycle stunt artist who would jump over various obstacles and in the course of his

10. Hardest to kill.

Five acquaintances of Michael Malloy, a drunk in New York City, took out insurance policies on him and then tried to kill him. The first let him have an unlimited tab at a bar hoping he would drink himself to death. The second replaced alcohol with anti-freeze, which he drank for a week before the third replaced the anti-freeze with turpentine then horse liniment mixed with rat poison, then raw oysters marinated in wood alcohol and rotten sardines. One night they left him in a snow bank and poured water on him but he still lived. They tried running him over with a car. Eventually they stuck a hose down his throat and fixed the other end to a gas outlet.

It took an hour but he finally died.

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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.

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5 ways to dress your burger

CHEESEBURGER: Making it more fun.

APPARENTLY it’s International Burger Month in May but sometimes a plain burger doesn’t hit that spot and the necessary ingredient missing is usually cheese.

Here are five ways to beef up your cheeseburger game this summer, be it on the barbecue or on the stove.

Avocado and melted Muentster cheese will give smoky burgers a creamy feel.

Give burgers a taste of southern USA with creamy, spicy pimento cheese and some sour cream.

Rub your burgers with coffee (liquid not grains) before cooking and then slather on any smoked cheese for a brand new delight for your taste buds.

In some areas of the USA (new home of the burger) they like to ‘crunchify’ their burgers by adding a layer of crisps between the burger and the cheese covered bun.

Last but not least comes the concept of layering different sorts of cheese over each other on the burger - choose any three or four cheeses and give it a go.

Pass the pistachios for keeping skin healthy DIET plays an important part in maintaining our skin quality, and one of the foods that should be on the top 10 list is pistachios.

According to Nieves Palacios of the Superior Sports Council’s Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, the components of pistachios play an essential role in the renovation, hydration and protection of the skin.

Pistachios are rich in Vitamins A and E, which combined, have better effects on skin and are ideal for people who spend long periods of time in the sun.

Vitamin A is a powerful regenerator, while Vitamin E protects the skin and prevents aging.

Just 100 grammes of pistachios provide 25 per cent of the daily requirement of Vitamin A and 33 per cent of the Vitamin E needed.

PISTACHIOS: Play an essential role in skin protection.

Palacios also points out that Vitamin A helps to normalise dry skin by promoting the development of epithelial tissue, increasing immune functions and maintaining the structure of the epidermis. It also helps to synthesise collagen, regulates keratin production which helps scars to heal, and gives elasticity to the skin. It can also help tanning, while preventing acne and other skin problems.

Meanwhile, Vitamin E prevents free radicals form accumulating in the skin, helping to prevent age spots, and helps to protect skin from UVB rays.

Not only that, pistachios contain Vitamin C, an antioxidant which improves collagen production, contributing to keeping skin terse and wrinkle free; B Vitamins, to help cell regeneration of the hair and skin, and unsaturated fatty acids to keep skin hydrated.

Restaurants taking over the internet IT has taken a while, but Spaniards are finally getting into the habit of booking restaurants online.

Several websites have gradually edged their way into the highly competitive world of catering in Spain, and thousands of restaurants have seen an opportunity to attract more clients.

One of the secrets to the success is that they often offer substantial discounts, sometimes of up to 50 per cent. But the sites are used by cheaper restaurants only, and offer clients the option of choosing not only the

type of food they want to eat, but also the budget.

Another popular feature is users can evaluate their experiences with different businesses, and the better the review the higher their position on the page.

According to one of the sites, El Tenedor, in 2013, some 300,000 bookings were placed, which is a spectacular 170 per cent more than the previous year.

This generated more than €38 million for the catering sector, and the prediction is that revenue will continue to increase during 2014.

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Da Bruno Group celebrating twenty years on the Costa del Sol

THIS year is very important in the history of the Da Bruno Group.

Twenty years have passed since its first restaurant on the Costa del Sol opened, during which Da Bruno has earned the trust of the residents in Marbella, San Pedro and Mijas, and become an attraction for all who visit the Costa del Sol.

EWN has interviewed the spokesperson for the group and here are their views on what is happening on the Da Bruno restaurant scene in Mijas and the Costa del Sol in general.

Mijas is the last place to be incorporated, what is Da Bruno Mijas Costa like?

Da Bruno Mijas Costa is our

latest venture. An establishment with a remarkable label that complements our offer.

It’s a great venue, which together with its large courtyard, allows us to offer Mijas and Fuengirola the quality of Da Bruno. It has an indoor lounge with 120 seats and a courtyard for 80 people, and is an ideal place to enjoy the best

traditional Italian and Mediterranean cuisine.

Giancarlo Paparusso is head of Da Bruno Mijas Costa with a team that has created 16 new jobs. He and Alexandra will make you feel at home.

This new Da Bruno complements the restaurants in Mijas and Fuengirola,

Juicing a lemon pain free SQUEEZING a lemon should never result in an eyeful of juice and yet it so often does.

Check out these five pain-free ways to juice a lemon so you can extract every last drop without potentially blinding yourself.

1. Roll the lemon, cut in half crosswise, squeeze cut-side up using only elbow grease.

2. Cut lemon in half crosswise, stick a fork in the centre and make up and down motions to extract the juice.

3. Cut lemon in half crosswise, stick a spoon in the centre then twist to extract the juice and squeeze cut side up.

4. Cut lemon in half crosswise, use a citrus press or a beater from a hand-held mixer.

5. Put the lemon in the microwave to warm up, cut in half lengthwise and use a citrus juicer.

So now you know and need never stumble around your kitchen with an eyeful of citric acid to deal with.

HOW TO: Squeeze a lemon without the pain.

extending its cuisine and contributing to the development of these municipalities.

Da Bruno Mijas Costa opens at midday and cooks non-stop until midnight. We also organise special events and home service is available from La Cala de Mijas to Torrequebrada, Mijas Golf, Mijas Pueblo and El Chaparral.

What is the future of the Da Bruno Group?

We face the future with the hope of continuing to offer clients a unique experience every day in our six restaurants.

We will continue to invest in culinary innovation, while maintaining contact with our origins in traditional Italian and Mediterranean cuisine.

In addition we will continue to grow, adapting to their needs and tastes so they always feel at home.

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HE Claddagh Irish Bar is probably the best Irish bar on the Costa, according to manager Marc!

Based right underneath the Skol Building in Marbella, this really is a fun place to be especially if you are a sports fan; this bar really tries to have it all.

Marc promises to show all sporting events, wherever possible, from football, to rugby, from golf to Wimbledon.

They’ve even got a pool table if you want to do something other than sit back and relax with a glass of something special.

The bar has four large TV screens and a ‘Humungous’ projector screen, all inside the bar - complete with air conditioning, so you can watch your favourite sporting event in comfort.

THE CLADDAGH: A really fun place to be, especially if you are a sports fan, this bar has it all.

The World cup matches are all on at sensible times, 6pm, 9pm and at midnight and they will be showing all the games and providing a few treats for their customers by way of

celebration, or even commiseration - special bucket deals are already being planned!

As an Irish bar, obviously they stock draught Guinness, as well as Heineken, Smithwicks, Amstell and Paulaner. Something for the ladies? The Claddagh Irish bar has a huge cocktail and wine list, so everyone is happy, especially if you get there between 6pm to 8pm for their

infamous ‘Happy Hour.’

Marc can’t wait for the World Cup to start: “We are one of the oldest Irish bars on the coast and it’s a great location for a good craic, a really fun place to have a great night out.

“We cater for everyone from aged 18-81, and have live music all through the year, seven nights a week in the summer. Our customers come from all over the world. We have Irish, English and Swedish visitors, we have Scandinavian and Spanish people who pop in all the time - all nationalities, all ages.”

The bar is open Monday to Friday from 4pm till late, on Saturdays from 1.30 till late and Sunday opening is at 2pm.

For more information about upcoming events contact Marc on 952 779 537, check their Facebook page: facebook.com/ TheCladdaghIrishBar.

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PERFECT FOR SUMMER: A refreshing drink.

The perfect G & T WITH SUMMER upon us the need for refreshing cold drinks increases and what better than the all-time classic of gin and tonic?

Gin and tonic is a highball cocktail made with the aforementioned ingredients and poured over ice, usually garnished with a slice of lemon or lime.

The birth of the ‘G & T’ is usually attributed to the British expats in India who wanted a more palatable way to consume quinine. German Jacob Schweppes had recently added quinine to his soda water and so the legend was born.

Although the ingredients are apparently simple there is such a wide choice of both gins and tonics that it can be confusing to

choose which goes with which. The majority of G & T drinkers will not accept anything except Schweppes tonic water as this is the least sweet.

As far as gins go there are no rules, obviously, but some of the more popular are Bombay Sapphire, Hendrick’s, Citadelle and Tanqueray. Each has a varying taste of the strength of sloe berries used and some come with added flavour of lime or lemon.

The glass it is served in is traditionally a wide brimmed one which should be wiped round with lemon or lime before pouring in the ingredients. The reason for the wide brimmed glass is so the gin has room to be oxygenated and so give off its characteristic smell.

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Round Spain on a plate: gastronomy of Asturias

THE gastronomy of Asturias is a collection of culinary traditions, ingredients and recipes that can only be found in this province. The gastronomy is quite clearly divided into what has come from the Cantabrian coast, which gives it the sea food and fish, and what comes from the Cantabrian Mountain Range which gives it the meat and milk.

The gastronomy of this province is much more than just cider and Fabada so here are a few dishes to get you started on this rich tradition of warming foods.

The most famous cheese from Asturias is ‘Cabrales’ which is not unlike Stilton; it is a strong blue cheese made from sheep’s, cow’s and goat’s milk. Among Asturias’s other cheeses are Gamoneu which is made from cow’s milk and comes from the area of Amieva and Ponga, Pria which is smoked and comes from Llanes and La Peral which is another blue cheese, although not

FABADA ASTURIANA: Typical and delicious stew. so strong, and comes from Aviles.

No one can go to Asturias and not try a typical ‘Bollo Preñao’ (pregnant bun), this is a small bun cooked with a chorizo inside. Another ‘must eat’ is either Fabada or Fabes con Almejes; the former is a stew made with beans, bacon, black sausage, chorizo and a mix of spices - a great winter warmer and the latter is beans with clams and spices delicious at any time of the year.

For dessert, essentials of the local gastronomy are either Casadielles which are small, sweet pies full of pureed nuts and aniseed or Marañuelas which are typical, local biscuits.

For anyone visiting this oldest and purest of the Spanish provinces the food will be a delight - always accompanied by the local flat, but delicious, cider which should be poured from a great height.

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Olive oil on salad tasty and healthy OLIVE OIL on a salad could help keep your blood pressure down and adding a few nuts and avocado can also make a salad healthier.

Researchers at King’s College London suggest unsaturated fats found in olive oil make lettuce better for us, as when the foods are combined, a chemical reaction occurs in the stomach creating compounds called nitro fatty acids.

The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, explains that these, in turn, react with an enzyme, to lower high blood pressure.

Two key ingredients causing the chemical reaction are unsaturated fats found in olive oil, nuts, avocado and oily fish, and compounds called nitrites and nitrates found in many salad vegetables.

Good sources of the latter include lettuce, spinach, celery, carrots and beetroot.

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Drunken popcorn in four cocktail flavours Artisan British popcorn brand Joe & Seph’s have invented a range of ‘adult’ popcorn that comes in four cocktail flavours: gin and tonic, mojito, margarita and cosmopolitan.

The gin and tonic is a blend of the finest London gin with a crisp tonic. The mojito is a refreshing blend of lime and garden mint and is infused with five per cent rum.

The margarita, a Latin classic, has a smooth caramel infused with lime oil and salt followed by a tang of tequila.

Last but certainly not least comes the cosmopolitan which is a citric blend of oranges, cranberry and lime followed by Triple Sec and Vodka.

A Joe & Seph’s spokesperson commented that they have used an innovative ‘flavour sequencing’ technique which unlocks different taste elements.

At the moment they are only available through NO PACKAGING: Just what you want.

Harrods and it is unknown as to whether they will be their customers just have to bring their bringing the model to the rest of commercialising own containers to take it away with Europe is how the whole system will new product in Spain but them. comply with each country’s public we’ll be on the lookout for it.

The biggest question mark about health codes.

POPCORN: Gets a makeover which comes in four cocktail flavours.

POPCORN has received a makeover and it’s not just a new flavour but a new effect: drunkenness!

Supermarkets of the future are in Germany

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MAGINE a supermarket in which there is no packaging and goods are displayed in a clean, almost Apple-like manner.

There are no plastic bags, sealed Styrofoam cartons or twisty ties to deal with. This is the supermarket of the future and it’s opening in Germany.

If all goes according to plan the Original Unverpackt will complete its crowd funding in July and open shortly thereafter.

This is big news for bulk bin fans who will be familiar with the concept behind the shop. It’s simple and makes a lot of sense: you buy only what you need and nothing more.

For people who have had to buy a dozen Serrano peppers when they only wanted one for a dish, they can understand the value that this model could potentially provide.

At Original Unverpackt there will be a range of over 600 different items, from wine to crackers,

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LL the THE Parish Church Peter Fieldman great of Saint Tome London-born journalist and artists tend author, Peter spends his time houses what is between Paris and Madrid. to be His novel ‘1066 The Conquest’ arguably El Greco’s associated with the available on Amazon or www.1066TheConquest.com cities where they most famous work, produced their works. the Burial of the www.pfieldman.blogspot.com In the same way that Count of Orgaz, Tiziano is linked to which has been its Venice, Velazquez to Madrid and home since 1586 when it was Rembrandt to Amsterdam, El Greco is commissioned by the count who had synonymous with Toledo. This year is the rebuilt the original medieval church.

400th anniversary of his death and the El El Greco did not have to travel far Greco Foundation has organised a major to work on the painting. His home is exhibition of his works as well as nearby in the Jewish quarter of the concerts and events which will take place throughout the year in the city, which is city. The rented house and studio a World Heritage Site. overlooking a patio garden, is where Born in 1541 in the town of Candia in he lived and worked until his death Crete, part of the Venetian Republic, in 1614 and has been a museum for Domenikos Theotokopoulos learnt his many years offering an insight into craft painting icons on panels. When he the artist’s life. was 25 he left for Venice and found himself in the company of the great artists, Tintoretto and Tiziano, to whom he became apprenticed. He mastered the Venetian style with its colours, light, shadows and reflexions. In 1571 he moved to Rome where his work brought him to the attention of patrons. He was invited to reside in the Palace of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese and for two years led a privileged lifestyle among the intellectual elite. But it was short-lived as some of his works and his criticisms of other artists were not appreciated and he was asked to leave. He VIEW: Toledo circa travelled 1597, courtesy of to Madrid Metropolitan Museum where he stayed for of Art New York. a short time before choosing to make his home in Toledo in Toledo was the religious capital of 1577, where he spent the rest of his life. Spain and given the importance of the Toledo was a prosperous city, with a vast cathedral dominating the city, the large textile and armaments industry main patrons of art were the religious and for many years King Felipe II held orders. El Greco was astute enough to his court in the city. But when the king realise he needed to produce different moved the Court to Madrid in 1561 works for different clients and in his Toledo’s influence declined. Although he studio he was as adapt at painting small was unknown, El Greco - the Greek - as portraits for private clients as he was he was called, tended to charge more large scale religious works. The market than his contemporaries and objected to for religious paintings was flourishing clients suggesting modifications to his and he obtained many commissions for works. Nevertheless, despite his prima altarpieces in the city’s hospitals, donna attitude he managed to establish convents and churches. the right contacts.

His imagination led him to create

The Burial of the Count of Orgaz 1586-88, courtesy of Parish Church of Saint Tome.

supernatural, religious scenes with an almost celestial vision using vivid colours and light to emphasise the cloaks and robes of his main figures. He was more interested in the grace of his compositions than realistic proportions.

He had developed an original and unique style and the elongated thin faces, bodies and dramatic expressions of his subjects made it hard to place him in any particular school.

What makes the exhibition so unique is that many of the works are housed in the convents, hospitals and churches where they were originally painted.

Mostly comprising altarpieces, they are within walking distance of each other in the maze of narrow, hilly cobbled, streets and squares of the city, little changed since El Greco’s time. These include the Chapel of San Jose, Sacristy of the Cathedral, Parish Church of Saint Tome, the Convent of Saint Domingo the elder and the Tavera Hospital in which there is a rare and controversial nude sculpture of Christ. The only works which are not in the city are the altarpieces in the Hospital of Our Lady of Charity in the nearby town of Illescas.

The foundation has also procured several major works of El Greco from public and private collections. These are on display in a specially designed section of the Santa Cruz Museum, divided into the spheres of portraits, altarpieces and settings, devotional works and the supernatural. The works include the Nobleman with a Hand on his Chest, from Madrid’s Prado, portraits of Saints including the Tears of Saint Peter from the Sitges Museum, Horseman with a Beggar from the Washington National Gallery and View of Toledo on a Stormy, Overcast Day, from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. ©peterfieldman

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Your bed is a part of your lifestyle; you spend a third of your life in bed!

You get stronger if you sleep better. Sleep is an investment in your quality of life. Sleeping badly or insomnia causes concentration problems and mood swings. In the long term, it results in a lowered resistance to sickness, speeds up the aging processes and can de-energise you.

Here in Spain, the Jensen store is well equipped to supply information about the important factors you need to take into consideration when buying a bed or mattress.

Height, weight and body shape are important factors when buying a mattress, it must provide comfortable support to your body and keep your spine as straight as possible. A good mattress should adapt and support your body and offer proper resistance allowing you to rest properly.

If your body can relax you will not wake up stiff in the morning. A good mattress also reduces the risk of incorrect pressure, back pain and restless sleep.

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JENSEN BEDS: Provide support for your body.

YOUR BED: Is a part of your lifestyle.

The experts at Jensen recommend sleeping on your side or back to provide your body with an optimum night’s sleep and Jensen Beds are manufactured to provide maximum body support and sleep comfort.

The search for optimal sleep comfort is the driving force for the innovations that have

made Jensen so famous within its sector. The Norwegian Design Council presented the company with the Award for Design Excellence twice.

Jensen Aloy® the best and most flexible spring system, continually adapts to various body positions and weight distributions.

The system makes the mattress surface very soft,

since the firmer zones only provide support when your body actually sinks into the mattress providing greater freedom of movement and flexibility and will contribute to fantastic sleep comfort and improved pressure reduction. In addition, soft transitions between the zones ensure optimal comfort.

In addition, the design of the beds has incorporated various components for comfort, style and practicality.

Stretch fabrics have been used on all sleep surfaces which optimizes the properties of the spring systems.

All sleep surfaces are washable at 60°C and the filling materials provide excellent air and moisture transportation, making the beds allergy friendly and hygienic. Jensen uses only foam-laminated fabrics that hide the transition between the firm and soft parts of the mattress.

All textiles used in the collection are high-quality

furniture fabrics; and all Jensen Nordic bases in this collection have reversible boxes that extend the lifespan of the bases.

Now is a good time to invest in that good night’s sleep as the Jensen Store has an all-inclusive offer on for the Jensen First Continental Bed priced at just €1,995, excluding the headboard.

Contact Stefan Lovén at the Jensen Store for full details.

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Geraniums, just how do they do it?

WE have never seen so many healthy geranium plants as in the past month.

First we visited the Patio Garden Festival in Cordoba.

Some 70 inner patio gardens with wonderfully colourful patios open to the public for 12 days each May. Some dedicated to geraniums, with up to 800 hanging pots covering the walls within a single small patio garden. Others a mix of geraniums and cascading petunias like you’ve never seen.

Then we visited a number of garden centres at the time overflowing with new offerings of geraniums, from the hot houses of more northerly regions of Spain and the EU. And lastly we walked across the ‘piece de resistance’ of the geranium world in Spain this year.

The Pont d’Aragon bridge across the old watercourse of the river Turia in Valencia is decked with 20,000 geraniums stacked as a

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double sided wall, stretching right across the bridge on either side of the roadway. We thought ‘Where have the geranium moths gone?’ and ‘Who does all the watering and dead heading?’

The answers were not hard to find and made the mind boggle. Such displays were not for the amateur gardener.

First Cordoba.

By the time we had visited most of the patios during a long day on foot we realised perhaps only a quarter were dedicated to geraniums and these were generally only prepared and fully maintained for the period of the fiesta. Others were genuine residential patios full of a wide variety

of evergreen plants, succulents, pots of bulbous plants with just a few seasonal petunias and geraniums. The sort of patio garden that would be cool and colourful throughout the year. Some with a subsidy from the town hall.

We walked through an arch into an adjacent patio that was in the competition. Eight hundred fresh plants festooned the walls.

Not a dead head or poor plant to be seen. We chatted to the owners.

“No we don’t keep this up all summer. We water and dead head in preparation for and during the festival but then cut back on the watering and hours of daily care. We can only water with a small half litre tilting can on the end of a four or five metre pole.

“It takes us four hours a day to just water each plant every other day. In two months most will have succumbed to the sun and geranium moth. It would

be difficult to spray chemicals within these four high walls. Yes, we buy 800 new plants every March!

“It’s worth all the effort if we win a prize.”

Second Valencia.

Intrigued by the freshness of the display on the Pont d’Aragon we phoned the parks department.

“Oh, we maintain the display until December when we change to 10,000 poinsettias.

“Keeping up the display is almost a full time job.

Watering is by an inbuilt irrigation system. It needs checking several times a week and the task of deadheading, spraying against the geranium moths, replacing poor and missing plants is labour intensive.

But the display makes a wonderful entrance to the town.”

So whether you have space for one or 10: 1. Only purchase strong healthy plants.

2. Assume the worst and

spray new plants against the geranium moth.

3. Water to keep damp.

4. Feed weekly with a geranium fertiliser.

5. Dead head, remove dead leaves weekly.

6. Watch out for indications of geranium moth.

7. Take cuttings of your best plants in the autumn. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com June 2014

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Home insurance heads the list of the most denounced insurance categories, even topping those of motor insurance. That is why people should use the services of a reputable company such as advertised in the Euro Weekly News. Fortunately many insurance companies now target the expat market and provide policies in English with English speaking staff as well.

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Alex Sanchez, director of Proyecta Gestion, a company which deals with insurance claims, comments “being poorly insured is bad business and the only solution is to read all the fine print in order to avoid having a shock when you think you are covered and find out you are not.”

He goes on to comment that poor coverage can lead to big bills, as if you are not covered for third party damages then a simple broken water pipe can turn into a huge bill if you include the damages done to the flat below and possible structural damage to the building.

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HMS Defender ONE of the Royal Navy’s most technologically advanced warships, HMS Defender, will open its doors to the public on its maiden call to Gibraltar this weekend.

Gun salute ON Tuesday, to mark the anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation in 1953, Headquarter Company, of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment, fired a 21 gun salute.

Government hotel The Gibraltar Government is to buy the Queen’s Hotel which has been closed for business after 60 years serving the Rock’s tourism industry.

Local artist NINA DANINO, Gibraltarian artist, is to exhibit in Madrid as part of the annual festival ‘Photo España.’ Her work will be shown in the Magda Belloti gallery.

GIDA dancers GIDA dancers have returned to Gibraltar with 27 medals after competing in the International Dance Federation World Dance Championships in Croatia. They won 14 Gold, six Silver and seven Bronze.

Strait games THE DEPUTY MAYOR and councillor for Sports of La Linea, Angel Villar, has paid tribute to Gibraltar’s organisation of the Strait Games, highlighting the good neighbourly co-existence shown by the athletes, coaches and politicians alike.

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FLOOR POLISHING - 20 years Costa, reliable from €2/m2, bring your floor back to life. 639 014 237 (221011)

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)

COMPUTERS LAPTOP HELP LINE. Notebooks, netbooks and tablets repaired, software updates, Internet and email problems solved. Refurbished laptops for sale. Web page designed and maintained.

952 564 274 / 677 702 501 (208364)

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GOLF 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)

ARE YOU YOUNG and have plenty? Donate ovules, your generosity will be rewarded.

Clinica FIV Marbella. 951 087 975 (220358)

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) MALE TO MALE MASSAGE. Relaxing and therapeutic. Private studio, Artola, Marbella. 620 986 080 (220211) REINA Sport & Health. Experienced professional physiotherapy, osteopathy. “Oxygen pain therapy”. Professional sports massage. Personal trainer. Calahonda - Riviera home visits, hotel. 618 515 487 (220437) SPORTS MASSAGE AROMATHERAPY, Hot Stones, Lymph Drainage, Reflexology, Reiki, Nueva Andalucia and home visits. Carol ITEC www.holisticstone.net Tel 653 139 558 (223157) TORREMOLINOS, massage, 90 minutes €40, Los Alamos. 698 201 262 (220184)

OSTEOPATHH 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

PSYCHIATRISTS ANXIETY, depression, fibromyalgia, addictions, smoking, bipolar disorder. Psychiatrist Dr Concheta L. Leiva, MD. C/Chile No 1, Fuengirola. 665 843 162 (223212)

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www.euroweeklynews.com 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)

PSYCHOLOGISTS ANXIETY, depression, couple, child, adolescent therapy, sextherapy. Hernandez Psicologos.

Psychologists and Psychiatrists in Marbella, Fuengirola and Malaga. We speak English and Spanish. www.hernandezpsicol ogos.es/en. Tel 722 561 791 (220032)

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)

HOT TUBS SPAS HOT TUBS, new, used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs 691 973 131 / 952 793 398 (206456)

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 (72303)

HOLIDAY LETS FREE LISTINGS for Holiday Rental Villas www.holidayfoot prints.com (221428)

HOME CLEARANCES WANTED FURNITURE & household items houses gardens garages cleared top prices paid fast reliable service 639 229 607 / 649 977 723 (222376)

INTERNET

INSURANCE

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 COSTALOCKS 24/7, LOCKSMITH/ HOME SECURITY, NEW KEYS, KEYED ALIKE, WINDOWS SECURED, SAFES OPENED / INSTALLED, FREE HOME SECURITY CHECK, CALL Debby or Bob 952 660 233 / 667 668 673 CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED WWW.COSTALOCKS.COM (215516) T2

MISCELLANEOUS WOODY´S LOS BOLICHES. Greeting Cards, mail to and from the UK. Passport renewals and all adverts for Euro Weekly News – display or classified.

Open 9.00-2.00PM (Sat 10.00 – 2.00PM) One street behind the Confortel, just off Plaza San Rafael, Los Boliches, on C/Poeta Salvador Rueda 93 (Passports Mon to Fri Only) Tel: 952 471 877 (95705)

MOBILE HOMES 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)

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)

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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)

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)

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

LOANS HOLA CREDITO. Instant short term loans against your valuables. Quick, easy and always discreet. Tel 900 123 457 www.holacredito.com (219899)

WANT TO RELOCATE? We can transport your home and install on to a 12 month park from £4,995. Annual site fees from €3,000 Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143) BRAND NEW WILLERBY Siena 32m² home sited within a stylish gated community, 45 minutes from Malaga airport £19,995 Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143)

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 812km. 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)

MORTGAGES DEBT PROBLEMS? EXPERIENCE AND FINANCE AVAILABLE. TEL 617 333 777 (220155)

MOSQUITO SCREENS ACE OF SHADES - Don’t let the bugs get you! Available in enrollable, slider and pleated. Large choice of colours including wood effect. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceof shades.es (101730) MOSQUITO Screens for windows, doors and a high quality sliding patio door screen. All finishes available. Quick service.

All areas covered. Call Julian 655 825 931 (221450) MOSQUITO SCREENS, call Mosquito Nick tlf 647 072 861 www.mosquitonick.ws (220282)

MOTORING

WILLERBY COTTAGE 28x10 sited in ‘La Serrana Hills’ of Pizarra, site open all year round, swimming pool, only £13,495. Want to view? Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143) FOR SALE, 10ft X 32ft 2 bed mobile home in Coin. Private small park, fully furnished, a/c, 2 sheds, patio area, veranda with gazebo, own garden area, electronically gated park, own area also fenced and gated.

Pets are welcome. Ground rent is 285€ per month which includes all electrics and water.

Price 8,000 euros. For further information or pictures contact 634 975 246 or email rob bie9991@hotmail.com (220077)

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AIR CONDITIONING VEHICLE air conditioning, regassing, repairs and servicing.

Mobile service, office or home.

Call Dave 622 252 570 (220416)

CLASSIFIEDS CAR SERVICES 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 (220218) 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) ENGLISH BODYSHOP. Fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No job too small. 952 667 074 (223204) MECHANIC workshop & mobile. All work undertaken. ITVs done. Reasonable rates.

Prompt, reliable services 24/7.

620 020 232, 951 165 090 AUTOELECTRICS and Diagnostics. Non starts, misfires, ABS and airbag faults. Call Dave 622 252 570 (220417)

DRIVER HIRE I DELIVER CARS. Spain to UK and UK to Spain at reasonable rates. Professional driver, Spanish speaker. For any enquiries, please ring 0044 7579 029109 (220186)

FOR SALE DIESEL Ford Focus 2004, 1.8 TDCI Trend, 5 door, 5 speed manual, Spanish plates, English expat owner now has new, bigger car, must sell. Silver with air condition, only 85,000kms.

Used as holiday car, big boot for luggage and golf clubs. Bargain buy and diesel economy. 3,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple), 608 658 785 / 952 832 173 www.robertsoncars-spain.com BMW F650 GS Motorbike, ‘Trailie’ 2002 Spanish plates, one easy rider, Danish expat owner from new, low low kms, red with black top box, chrome wire wheels plus helmet. BMW big boys toy, only 3,995 euros. Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 www.robertsoncars-spain.com ATTENTION all expats with a Spanish car to sell. We pay the top price for genuine low kilometre Spanish cars. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) 952 832 173 or 608 658 785 email therobertson clan@gmail.com (223164) 4x4 DIESEL Jeep Cherokee 2.5 CRD Sport 2003, only 107,000kms (67,000miles). Low for a diesel, outstanding condition, air condition, CD player, 5 door, 5 speed manual, great economical workhouse, 5,995 euros. Every man and their dog wants one. Samantha and Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) Tel 608 658 785 or 952 832 173 see photo www.robertsoncars-spain.com (223164)

CLASSIFIEDS SELLING your Spanish car?

Contact Robertson Cars. We pay the best prices in cash for quality. Expat owned Spanish Cars.

Try the rest then call us for the best cash price and most importantly we guarantee the car will be transferred out of your name. Rest assured with Robertson Cars. Tel 952 832 173 email therobertsonclan@ gmail.com. (223164) TOYOTA RAV 4 automatic, 2006, dark metallic grey. Immaculate condition, 5 door, all extras. 80,000kms, 2 owners from new. FSH, €9,995. 650 130 535 (220113) MERCEDES SPRINTER, good condition, long wheel base, ideal for removals. 2L, 2003 RHD, English plates. €2,200. 677 493 295 (224803) 2007 MERCEDES B200 diesel, automatic, white with lf leather, all extras, 155k klms, 7,995€ 672 550 037 (222389) 2004 JEEP Wrangler, Spanish rhd 46,000klm, nice condition 6,995€. 672 550 037 (222389) MUSTANG convertible 2002 new shape, 3.6 manual, silver, low kms, pristine condition, must be seen, 6,995€ 672 550 037 (222389) DIESEL automatic, VW Torran 2006, fantastic condition, rare car, 7,995€ 672 550 037 (222389) VANS… 06 Doblo, 07 Kangoo, 04 Vito, also multispaces in stock 672 550 037 (222389) 9 SEATER minibus Citroen Jumpy 2.0 HDI, 2007, 6 speed diesel, 7,995€ 672 550 037 (222389) 2001 MERCEDES SLK convertible, automatic, silver with half leather, rhd on Spanish plates, px to clear, 3,750€ 672 550 037 (222389) 7 SEATER Espace, diesel 2004, every extra, excellent throughout, FSH, 7,995€. 672 550 037 (222389)

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WANTED SPANISH PLATED CARS

INSTANT CASH SAMANTHA – GORDON

952 83 21 73 608 658 785 www.robertsoncars-spain.com

www.euroweeklynews.com PORSCHE Boxter Sport, 2001, fully loaded, this car must be seen, 12,995€ 672 550 037 (222389) 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 (222367) DIESEL Peugeot 307 2.0 HDI. 2006 Mdl from private owner, only 33,000klm (20,000mls), 6 speed g/box, climate control, alloy wheels, arm rests and lots more, bought from Peugeot Fuengirola, a very nice car for only 5,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (222367) VOLVO S 80 Automatic 2.4, 1999, one private owner, 122,000klm (76,000mls), all the usual extras you get with Volvo, electric seats etc. New car arrived, hence price of 2,800€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (222367) 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 bill bradycars.com (222367) 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 bill bradycars.com (222367)

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PRICE slashed diesel Ford Focus TDCI 2009 (face lift model), one private owner, metall i c s i l ve r, p a r k i n g s e n s o r s , cruise control, climate control, alloy wheels and much more and it was 7,500, NOW ONLY 6,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 9 5 0 2 2 1 b i l l b ra d yc a r s . c o m (222367) CHEAP automtic Citroen C-3 5 door 2003, one private owner from new and full service history, full electric pack, alloy wheels, climate control and much more, be quick its only 2,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (222367) DIESEL VW Polo 1.4 TDI 2006, 5 door from private owner only 66,000klm (41,000mls) with service history, metallic silver, save a fortune on your fuel bills, bereavement forces this sale at only 4,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (222367)

5 - 11 June 2014 / Costa del Sol 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)

TYRES MOBILE TYRE FITTING. All brands, Competitive prices, 24/7 call outs. 627 352 860 / www.tyreology.com (201569)

MERCEDES, ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 2000 CLK 320 AUTO CABRIO. BLUE, WITH BLUE ELECTRIC ROOF. 2 OWNERS, GENUINE 58,000 KMS. ALL COMFORT & SAFETY EXTRAS. ITV TO OCTOBER. FULL SERVICE HISTORY FROM NEW WITH MARBELLA MAIN MERCEDES DEALER. BEST AVAILABLE & REAL VALUE AT €9750.

FULL DETAILS VIA E-MAIL fwk zone@gmail.com or 634 16 50 29. (224802) MAZDA 5, 2.0 Sportive, 7 seater, silver, very good condition. €6,250 Tel 952 668 342

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)

I BUY ANY CAR. 602 533 508 mikewallsp@gmail.com (223880) WANTED. CARS & JEEPS & camper vans for cash. All makes, LHD, any condition. 693 357 000 (215821) WANTED, cars for cash. Over 50 vehicles in stock from 1,000€.

672 550 037 / cdscars@mail. com (222389) VEHICLEBUYERSPAIN.ES Immediate cash for any UK or Spanish registered vehicle. John 610 417 100 jonpeterson22 @gmail.com (220357)

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 687 627 434 (220340)

NAUTICAL HOBBIECAT 16 disassembled but complete, has not been used for a few years. Sail good but needs new trampoline.

Elviria. No offer refused 952 831 076 (220908)

PAINTERS/DECORATOR

MECHANICS MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work. Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (221408)

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) ALL trades repairs, retired professional. 676 143 789 / 602 669 240 (220895)

PEST CONTROL

WANTED

PRICE slashed 4x4 diesel Mitsubishi Montero Sport 2.5 TDI 2003, only 130,000klm (81,000mls), metallic burgundy, front bull bar, side steps, tinted windows, tow bar, alloy wheels and much more, great looking jeep, was 5,995€, NOW ONLY 5,500€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (222367) LITTLE and Large Chatenet 500cc diesel autocar, similar to Aixam, 2 seater. Ruby red (Bike Licence) €1,500. Land Rover 130 Defender, 6 seater and large pick up back. 300 TDI, 2007, first Reg. 2014 in Gib. £12,500, Ideal Safari, under 10,000 Km. Both long MOTs. 691 973 131 (224794)

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)

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PEST CONTROL. British - Best Prices. Fully Qualified. Bar Contracts. Call Local Pest 952 449 591 www.localpest.es (220966) T1 COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee. 23 years serving the coast. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (223163)

PETS YOUNG DOMESTICATED cats rescued from the killing station need kind homes. Fully vaccinated and neutered, free of charge. We will also deliver to England for a donation to the charity. Please give one of these beautiful cats a home so we can save more from death. Can be seen without obligation at Cat and Dog World Kennels. Tel. 630 197 435 (93398)

CHARITIES 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)

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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 clear-out, 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.sosanimals.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) 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)

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FOR SALE CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES with pedigree and passports, available all year, parents can be seen. Call 952 112 870 / 654 285 667 (221448) AVAILABLE 2 special pups.

Mother Rottweiler father Grand Griffon. 10 weeks old. Vaccinated and chipped. Must be seen.

Tel.: 951 987 173 (224796)

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 (220208) 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 (220224) EURODOG BOARDING KENNELS & CATTERY. Under new ownership by animal loving family.

Large kennels and exercise yards, fully licensed and sanitary approved. Safe, secure and caring environment. Inspections welcome anyt ime. 5 minutes from Fuengirola 679 786 669 / 952 464 947 / www.eurodog.es (223177)

PET INSURANCE PROTECTAPET. Spain’s leading pet insurance. 965 756 371. www.protectapet.eu (216721)

PET TRANSPORT PET-COURIERS.COM – If you love your pet try us first – we are the best. Door to door service throughout Europe. Specialised vehicles – bespoke service. Full legal service including documentation if required. For further information call or email us: Tel: (0034) 651 033 670 or (0034) 637 066 227.

Email: info@pet-couriers.com or www.pet-couriers.com (206497)

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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) LOOK NO FURTHER for your pet transport. We offer a service to travel with/without your pets/furniture. Pets from GBP295 including vet checks.

Various vehicles to cater for your needs. 952 596 213 / 665 150 227 spainukspain@hot mail.com (218548) 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. w w w . t h e d o g m o v e r. c o m (220443)

PROPERTY FOR SALE

LOOKING FOR THE BEST OF SPANISH PROPERTIES? Visit www.premiermarbella.com / 952 880 115 (215951)

PLUMBING THE Irish plumber for all your plumbing requirements, complete bathroom reforms, all areas covered. 7 days, reasonable rates. 605 206 394 (220154) T1 PLUMBER: Water heaters repaired, replaced same day. Full bathroom and kitchen reforms, previous work can be seen. References available. Mark Allan - 608 454 778 / 952 937 244 (215702) PLUMBER: All aspects, gas/electric boilers. Kitchens, bathrooms, repairs & installations.

Gary 669 615 334 / 952 576 296 (215706) 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)

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)

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IMPRESSIVE detached villa, urbanisation Mediterra Benalmadena Costa. Very sought after as only 2 villas built on this luxurious urbanisation. 4 double bedrooms, 2 luxury bathrooms, large newly built games room with cinema and pool table, very impressive large kitchen fully fitted, all high spec, lovely kitchen island. Large open living room with fireplace. Own private swimming pool, large private garden, very child friendly villa.

Beautiful sea and mountain views. Private parking for 3 cars.

Very large terrace leading off from both upstairs rooms and downstairs. Satellite TV, BBQ area. This villa is the perfect family HOME it offers safety, security, privacy, located closely to amenities and the beach. Has a modern and clean, spacious feel to the property. On an investment aspect this luxury villa has a HUGE rental income potential both for short summer rentals or long term. Originally priced at 850,000 euros! Anyone who knows of the luxury urbanisation Mediterra will know that 3 bedroom penthouse apartments are sold above 650,000 to date! So this really is an absolute bargain and by far our property of the month. Asking price 570,000 euros. Plot size: 950sqm, Build size 232sqm. Call Hanieh 650 148 945 (224956)

BARGAIN! Unbeatable opportunity, sunny apartment in prestigious Urb. La Cala Hills. 120m2 Built. Large salon, fully equipped kitchen, 2 bedrooms (Main bedroom en suite with built in bath).

Large terrace with mountain & golf views. Storage, parking, 2 pools. Perfect condition, 149,500 Euros.

Contact María 658 386 765 / 952 473 302. (224811) END TOWNHOUSE Torreblanca, 3 bed, 2+1/2 bathroom, parking. 169,000€.

Tel 659 446 482 (220407) 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) FRONTLINE beach villa, 6,900,000 euros, fabulous 6,000m2 plot, 602 515 031 (224901) SCANDINAVIAN clients looking to buy properties - Marbella area. 951 087 933 / www.elegantmarbellaestates.com (215538)

URBANIZATION Hacienda Guadalupe. Land for your dream property at 150€/m2. On 2 levels, 3 bedroom detached house, 200,000€. Perfect access CN340 exit 141. Developers 952 890 384 / 653 881 132 (220390) OPPORTUNITY 295,000 euros.

Villa Torreblanca (Fuengirola).

Panoramic sea views. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 250m2 built, pool, large 2,000m2 plot.

Separate apartment, near beach. 606 526 618 (224910) TORREQUEBRADA. 2nd line beach 3 bed, 3 bath terraced townhouse, communal pool.

Huge rental potential, potential to make self-contained apartment below, private parking, 220,000 quick sale, no offers, reduced from 300,000. Call Hanieh 650 148 945 (224956) SELWO: Cosy townhouse, 180m2, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large garden, car port.

No agents. 169,950€ Tel 644 132 738 (217683) MIJAS-COSTA, opposite Mijas Golf, ground floor apartment within closed complex, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, terrace, private garden, alarm, home automation, video-entrance phone, A/C, SAT-TV, kitchen “Siemens”, underground parking, store room, community garden, pool, paddle tennis.

Only 135.000 euro ONO. 632 202 776 English, Spanish.

(221000) GOLDEN MILE, villa Puenta Romano, 6 car garage, 3,200,000 euros. 602 515 031 (224901)

MARQUES DE ATALAYA, luxury resale 2 and 3 bedroom apartments with spa & gym / w w w. m a r q u e s d e a t a l a ya r e sales.com / 0034 671 174 408 (220904) BEACHSIDE APARTMENTS MARBELLA. www.immomarbella .com. Call Patricks Properties 691 320 710 (215749) ELVIRIA ALTA/LA MAIRENA. This is a very nice and bright 2 bed / 2 bath apartment (71 m2), en suite master bedroom with dressing room, south facing terrace (16m2) with superb sea views, kitchen fully equipped, alarm installation, community swimming pool and off private parking area in a gated complex. Sold partly furnished. Very well maintained.

Price 120,000€. Private sale. Tel 669 429 725. (220178) GUADALMINA - 2 bedrooms with en suite bathrooms on golf course. Large rooms and kitchen. Furnished or unfurnished. Price €230,000. 952 884 312 (220902) ZAGALETA large villa, 3,700,000 euros, sea views, south gate entrance. 602 515 031 (224901) 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) PLOT FOR SALE - Los Flamingos, magnificent sea views 1414 m2. 629 907 476 (220346)

PROP MAINTENANCE GET your apartment/villa/garden ready for summer. All aspects covered. Coast & campo.

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PROP MANAGEMENT FAIRWAYS Marbella Property Management, Real Estate, Property Maintenance, letting service. Tel 693 596 558, info@fairwaysmarbella.com, www.fairwaysmarbella.com (220344)

PROPERTY TO LET VILLA, San Pedro Beach/Nueva Andalucia, long term 3,500€ or short term. Apartment Nueva Andalucia 130,000€. Tel 647 222 295 (221328) 4 bedroom 2 bathroom corner townhouse, Gated urbanisation, communal pool, private parking, Unfurnished, large kitchen, large private garden. Modern, second line beach. Benalmadena costa. 800 euro pcm. Call Hanieh 650 148 945 (224956) MARBELLA BANUS towards Port.

3/2 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) PLOT 120,000m2 for caravan, camping park use. Cartama.

699 199 805 (220363)

CLASSIFIEDS FUENGIROLA, Calle Maestra Angela Piazo, corner shop with 4 shop windows, 95m, good area, 800€, price negotiable 626 248 132 (215564) LA CALA centre. Modern 1 bedroom, part-furnished apartment, €395. 952 198 861 (220046) ESTEPONA. A del Carmen, sunny apartment with sea views, furnished, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, dining room, terrace, pool, garage. Short lets July & August €650/week. Call 678 360 215 (220003) BENALMADENA - Large studio near marina/Lidl. Fully furnished, pool & gardens. 677 817 867 (220031) MARBELLA APARTMENT Rentals. Telephone 622 571 040 kingscastlemarbella@gmail.com FREEHOLD 500m2 plot with studio chalet. Cartama 699 199 805 (220030)

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) RENT YOUR PROPERTY and make some money. If you’re between Puerto Banus and Fuengirola, email paulwm2012@ gmail.com / www.your-greatescapes.com (220995)

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.

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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)

RESTAURANTS COSY restaurant to rent in Benahavis, includes accommodation. 617 074 567 (220387)

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SOLAR LOWEST PRICES IN SPAIN. www.solarmegastore.es (222286)

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TILING TILING AND REFORMATION of kitchens/bathrooms. Free estimates. Graham - 607 923 486 (222271)

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Looking good - a Mini like never before T

HE modern Mini is already several steps removed from its original mainly by being bigger.

Now a concept for a new open top sports car takes it even further away.

The BMW owned brand has joined forces with Italian designers Touring Superleggera and come up with a good looking compact sports car. It probably owes more to roadsters like the old Spitfire and MG Midget as a sporty small car than to the original Mini, but the manufacturer insists it follows Mini traditions combined with Italian flair.

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Hooydonk, Senior Vice President BMW Group Design, said about the concept: “Touring Superleggera and Mini have much in common: both companies attach great importance to their history and this is something which defines their outward appearance to this day.

What is more, they both emphasise iconic design and distinctive solutions. These elements are merged in the Mini Superleggera Vision to create an elegant automobile which interprets a British roadster under the influence of Italian style and hand craftsmanship.”

Anders Warming, Head of Mini Design added: “The Mini Superleggera Vision elegantly perpetuates what the Classic Mini SUPERLEGGERA: A good looking compact sports car.

TRADITIONAL: Two circular headlights and hexagonal grille.

started 55 years ago: reduction to the

essentials.

“Its energetic, minimalistic design embodies the dynamic essence of an automobile. At the same time it creates unique emotional beauty in combining the past and future of the automotive industry, i.e. traditional coachwork, craftsmanship and modern styling. It was a pleasure for me to design a concept like this.”

The electrically powered car has first been designed to look great with the

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As in every Mini, the wheels are set widely on the body to give a high degree of agility.

The front of the car features the traditional Mini design icons: two circular headlights and a hexagonal grille provide a nod to the original Mini, though it would be hard to confuse the two.

The horizontal rib look of the radiator grille adds a classic sporty touch. The fact that it is closed is a discreet indication of the car’s electric motor.

The air inlets are also circular, giving the front section a distinctive touch. Meanwhile the striking fin defines the look of the rear, adding a touch of extravagance.

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New Yaris is being hailed as an important event in Toyota history T HE launch of the new Yaris 2014 is being hailed as an important event in the history of Toyota Motor Europe as for the first time the Product Planning Department, the Research and Development Division based in Brussels and the European Design Centre at Sophia Antipolis near Nice, have been working hand in hand to develop a product that goes way beyond Europe’s borders.

The work carried out in Belgium and France on the fundamental aspects of the Yaris 2014 - external design, interior design and platform - has been fully adopted on some versions of the Vitz produced in Japan.

This exchange of knowhow is, for Toyota Motor Europe, the first tangible application of the new thinking advocated by the Global Vision revealed in 2011 by Akio Toyoda.

Following the trend initiated by the new Aygo, the new Yaris features more distinctive stylistic aspects. They strengthen Yaris’s emotional appeal without sacrificing any of the rational strength of the

NEW YARIS: Has benefited from some major work. original car, such as package and durability, said the manufacturer.

Alessandro Massimino, Product Manager in Brussels explained: “Yaris was always extremely strong in its rational dimensions: great packaging, durability, cost of ownership… What we wanted to achieve was to connect the model not only with our customers’ brains, but also with their hearts.”

The interior has undergone important modifications aimed at

improving driving pleasure and onboard comfort. Efforts have focused particularly on the quality of the materials which, in feel and appearance, have significantly changed compared to the previous model. The equipment and choice of colours have also been broadly diversified.

Lastly, the new Yaris has benefited from major work aimed at significantly improving suspension comfort and sound insulation, as well as efficient handling and driving pleasure.

The Yaris remains available with a 1.0 and 1.33 petrol engine, a 1.4 D-4D and finally the hybrid, which makes up almost one out of three sales.

More than 84 per cent of the Yaris models produced at Valenciennes in northern France are for export. Not only to 42 countries in Europe, but also to the Unites States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

In 2014, 26,000 Yaris models will be set to cross the Atlantic, accounting for 12 per cent of production.

From the new thinking about Toyota’s Global Vision, led by its President Akio Toyoda in 2011, came the certainty that, in order to meet the needs and desires of consumers worldwide, more responsibilities and freedom had to be given to the 17 Research and Development Centres around the globe.

This change in attitude to the Group’s worldwide strategy led to the creation of specialist hubs in each region of the world. The directors of the Toyota Group have paid particular attention to Europe because this is the region where the car culture is most firmly established and where car manufacturers have world-renowned expertise.

Since Europe is the cradle of the compact car, Toyota Motor Europe has been given a leading role in defining future Aand B- and C-segment cars.

Toyota Motor Europe has also become Toyota’s skill centre in the three areas that identify the specific nature of the European market: importance of the diesel engine, customer expectations for perceived quality and their demands for vehicle dynamics.

This specialisation is achieved through the increased collaboration with European suppliers, the work carried out with leading European universities on advanced research and through local alliances, such as the agreement signed with BMW for diesel engines.

In the end, the fruits of this better understanding of the European market will be shared worldwide and will help to develop the Toyota product on a global scale, hope the manufacturers.

Car with no need for a driver IT may look remarkably like a Bubble car from the 60’s but according to Google the car of the future is here.

What makes it different is it is entirely self driving.

There is no steering wheel, accelerator or brake - the car’s occupants are left entirely at the mercy of its powerful computer, software and sensors to get from a to b. The only concession to driving is it has a stop, start button.

Chris Urmson, Director of Google’s Self-Driving Car Project, said in his official blog: “Since we started the Google self-driving car project, we’ve been working toward the goal of vehicles that can shoulder the entire burden of driving. Just imagine: You can take a trip at lunchtime without taking 20-minutes to find parking. Seniors can keep their freedom even if they can’t keep their car keys. And drunk driving?

History.

“We’re now exploring what fully self-driving vehicles would look like by building some prototypes; they’ll be designed to operate safely and autonomously without requiring human intervention. Our software will do all the work.”

The company hopes to have 100 of the cars on the roads within a year, if they can be made legal.

“The vehicles will be very basic - we want to learn from them and adapt them as quickly as possible - but they will take you where you want to go at the push of a button. And that’s an important step toward improving road safety and transforming mobility for millions of people.”

He added: “It was inspiring to start with a blank sheet of paper and ask: “What should be different about this kind of vehicle?” We started with the most important thing:

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Fencing success IN fencing the National Championships for Cadets (M17) epee-foil and sable were held in Nuncia (Alicante) on May 25.

The San Pedro fencing club (Club de Esgrima) was represented at the event.

Marta Rivas competed in the foil section and came joint third.

Lucia Casares, despite nerves and inexperience came a laudable 18th.

The last competition - Copa de Andalucía will be held at the end of June.

Earlier the regional champioships of the Liga de esgrima Andalucia - Foil were held in Sevilla. Lucia Casares won the event and Ester Hernandez came second.

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Fuengirola Pool League presentation evening

By Pete Woodall THE 2013 - 2014 Econ Fuengirola Pool League presentation evening took place last Thursday at the Bertie Bee’s bar in Los Boliches.

In attendance were some of the best and some of the - self proclaimed - chubbiest pool players in the Fuengirola area.

All very international with one thing in common, a sense of fun and a love of playing pool.

The ‘Bees 1’ team’s consistently high performance throughout the second part of the winter league scooped them the 2014 league winners cup, making them hosts for the evening, rising to the occasion with good cheer and a tasty spread of snacks.

Runners up were Dixies and Alba Garden 1 in third place.

Overall top ranked player Mat Pow received a Peradon three section pool cue and case for

WINNERS: The pool players won the Econ Fuengirola Pool League at Bertie Bee’s bar. his efforts and a delighted Harry Bos won a two piece cue in the raffle. The best Snacks and Hospitality prize went to

Dixies. In the Cup, the winners trophy went to the Crazy Diamond team.

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amigos who finished the evening off with a spontaneous whip-round for the Cudeca Charity.

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MARBELLA BOWLS CLUB: Pat and Marion were winners on the fun day.

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A fun day for new bowlers MARBELLA BOWLS CLUB, Nueva Andalucia held a fun bowls day last week which attracted a large number of new bowlers.

The new bowlers were paired up with experienced partners and after three short games with breaks for drinks everyone enjoyed an excellent BBQ on the sun terraces.

The bowling was won by Pat Fisher and Marion Paye (pictured).

Marbella Bowls Club are hosting regular fun events suitable for people of all ages and abilities throughout the summer and anyone interested in having a go at bowls is invited to call the club on 952 817 713 for details of the next event.

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