Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 11 - 17 December 2014 Issue 1536

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Public space upgrades THE second phase of the public spaces improvement plan has started in Motril with a budget of €55,000. A new pedestrian crossing will connect Calle Ramon y Cajal and Rambla de Capuchinos.

Trees will be replaced and an irrigation system installed.

Gang busted A CRIMINAL gang responsible for more than 10 thefts in the Malaga area was dismantled by a National Police unit last week.

The authorities found €87,000 in cash after conducting a house search.

Carol contest SALOBREÑA Radio Station will host a Christmas carol contest for schoolchildren from Costa Tropical. The finale gala will take place on December 18 and the first prize is €300.

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Motril mourns Queen Fabiola MOTRIL is mourning the death of Belgium’s former Queen Fabiola, who died at the age of 86.

A day of official mourning was held over the weekend to honour the Spanish-born monarch who had close ties with the town.

Fabiola and her husband King Baudouin were regular visitors to Motril and were often seen around the town, buying groceries at the local market or attending mass.

The Villa Astrida at Playa Granada was their summer residence.

The love affair between the Belgian royals and the town in Granada began when the king was flying over Granada’s coast and caught a glimpse of Motril from the air. He insisted on visiting the

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town and was instantly taken with its charms. King Baudouin died of a heart attack in his beloved Spanish town in 1993.

After his death, Fabiola continued to visit the town until her retirement from public life in 2013.

According to the mayor, Luisa Garcia Chamorro, the queen was a very popular person among the residents of Motril, who will miss her greatly.

Fabiola, a former hospital nurse, married King Baudouin in 1960, but she was no stranger to royalty; her parents were of Spanish royal lineage and her godmother was Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain. In honour of her marriage to the Belgian king, Spanish bakers created a special type of bread - ‘la fabiola’ - which is still popular in Spain to this day.

Fabiola had been in poor health since 2009 and died at Stuyvenberg Palace Castle in Brussels, Belgium.

Velez on TV tenterhooks POPULAR television station Canal Sur could be celebrating New Year’s Eve in Velez-Malaga.

A competition to host the Andalucian channel’s New Year’s Eve show is hoping to be won by members of local dance school Candilejas in Torre del Mar. The contest - ‘I Sang the Canal Sur Christmas Carol Too’ - is already a hit on social media, and of the

275 videos in the competition, VelezMalaga’s is first on the list.

The video features tourist

spots and street scenes. It can be voted for using the link http://www.hitsbook. com/oportunidades/yo-

tambien-cante-el-villancicode-canal-sur-993/villancicocandilejas-1/ until December 15.

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INDEX News 1 - 16 Finance 17 - 22 Letters 23 Leapy Lee 24 Daily TV 26 Time Out 28 - 29 Health & Beauty 30 Pets/Homes & Gardens 33

Services 34 - 35 Classifieds 36 - 37 Motoring 39 Sport 40

ADRIAN MARTIN VEGA: Displayed his talent in a video that has gone viral.

The voice of Velez-Malaga

THE voice of a nine-year-old Velez-Malaga boy has taken the internet by storm.

Adrian Martin Vega suffers from hydrocephalus and other disabilities, but they don’t prevent him from displaying his talent in a video that has gone viral since it was leaked last week. More than one million people have watched the video, which was recorded as a rehearsal for a future TV appearance in the company of his sister.

The boy became well known in the Axarquia area after winning a local talent show last summer.

“We are very surprised with peoples’ response,” said Adrian’s father, Rafael. “We have talked to media from all around the world. We would like to thank everyone for the support we are receiving and state that Adrian is a very happy child.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vLjj_BJnsY

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Crafts fair AN arts and crafts fair was held in La Herradura last weekend.

It took place in the Rosario Gonzalez studio and featured numerous works by Andalucian artists.

Drugs greenhouse dismantled AN ILLEGAL marihuana plantation has been dismantled in VelezMalaga.

Two people have been arrested as the alleged owners of the greenhouse which was located in a garage. They have been charged with a crime against public health and electricity consumption fraud.

The premises had been set up to achieve the perfect conditions of

lighting, temperature, humidity and air circulation, to cultivate the plants. These conditions allowed for the facilities to provide for up to six harvest seasons per year.

In total, 119 plants have been confiscated, together with lamps, electrical transformers, air conditioning devices, humidifiers, fans and irrigation devices, amongst other items.

The plants were ready to be harvested and the drugs sold.

The electrical installation of the property had also been manipulated to hide the high electricity consumption that the production of marihuana required.

This intervention is part of a plan carried out by the town’s police against cultivation and distribution of marihuana.

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Harder effort NERJA is the Spanish town where residents have to put in more effort to get a home, a study says. The residents need to earn the equivalent of 10and-a-half years salary to buy their own property.

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Food aid THE Andalucian Party of Motril has launched a campaign to collect non-perishable food to help poorer families. The food will be donated to the charitable associations of the town.

Wise men attire AN exhibition of the Three Wise Men costumes created

by Encarnita Kronox will be open until January 5 in the Municipal Hall of Nerja. It features 50 robes used by actors at different events.

Piano concert STUDENTS of the Al Musikaria music school will hold a piano concert on December 16 at 6pm at the Teatro Calderon de la Barca in Motril. Tickets will be €2 with proceeds going to charity.

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THE Sports Department of Motril Council held sailing courses for primary and secondary school pupils. The students received basic sailing lessons and practical classes on a 12-metre long boat.

Local festivity THE neighbourhood of Juan XXIII in Salobreña will celebrate its first communal festivity next weekend. There will be food, music and games.

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Last visit MORE than 350 people have taken part in the visit programme to Almuñecar’s historical heritage sites. The programme finished with a visit to the Roman Columbariums, a place for the storage of antique cinerary urns.

Nativity scene THE municipal nativity scene of Nerja, created by Jose Manuel Muñoz Treviño, was inaugurated last week at the municipal hall. It was made with recycled materials and features a reproduction of the Las Angustias chapel.

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THE registration period for Nerja’s Carnival Poster Contest of 2015 will be open until January 5. Pieces can be submitted at the Popular Traditions office located in Calle Cristo, number 12. The winner will receive €300.

Disability day SPECTACULAR VIEW: Granada’s Alhambra Palace at dusk.

Google ‘Street View’ of historic sites

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VER wanted to see the outstanding Moorish architecture of Granada’s Alhambra Palace, the Gaudi-designed La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Galicia’s ancient Roman Tower of Hercules lighthouse or the famous Las Medulas in Leon?

Now – thanks to Google’s ‘Street View’ service – you can visit 50 of Spain’s most iconic, important, historical and architectural wonders, all from the comfort of your own home. Normally reserved for, literally, viewing streets on your computer, Google’s Street View has taken to some of Spain’s most beautiful sites – several of which are UNESCO World Heritage sites – in order to give armchair travellers a taste of the real thing and the chance

Quote of the Week I wouldn’t want you to think I am lazy,’ said Spanish artist Antonio Lopez ahead of the official unveiling of his portrait of King Juan Carlos I and his family, 20 years after he accepted the commission for the painting from Spain’s National Heritage agency.

to forward-plan any site visits they might like to make when in Spain.

According to Spanish daily 20 Minutos, the images were captured using a 360-degree camera on top of a backpack, meaning the camera operator could capture images inside buildings which are only accessible on foot. The traditional Street View method records images from a camera affixed to a car rooftop.

UNESCO product manager for special collections, Magdalena Flak, said the sites were chosen due to their importance to Spain. “We wanted to work in these areas because they are searched for not only

by Spaniards, but also on an international level,” she said.

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is the amount of times that Vladimir Putin allegedly snuck into Spain illegally during the 1990s in order to visit Russian oligarchs living in the south of the country, according to a new book about the Russian Prime Minister.

THE International Day of Persons with Disabilities was celebrated recently, with Velez-Malaga Mayor, Francisco Delgado Bonilla, emphasising the importance of improving infrastructures to make them accessible for all citizens.

Centre upgrade A TOTAL of €60,000 was spent by the council and Junta de Andalucia to upgrade Motril’s Shopping Centre Abierto sign posts. Twenty new signs were placed, displaying historical information and services, in Spanish and English.

Burglars found THREE people have been arrested by National Police for allegedly stealing equipment from the Velez Malaga Football club facilities.

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A WOMEN’S theatre group in Madrid is selling pornographic magazines as a way of getting around a sales tax hike. Instead of theatre tickets, which have a sales tax of 21 per cent, they are selling old porn magazines for €16 that come with a free theatre ticket. Magazines only have a sales tax of 4 per cent.

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Hon citizenship for old soldier THE United States senate has approved honorary citizenship for a soldier and politician from Axarquia.

Bernardo de Galvez was born in 1746 in Macharaviaya, and played a decisive role in the American War of Independence. He was also appointed governor of Louisiana in 1776 and marched with George Washington in

the war victory parade around the streets of Philadelphia.

This is the highest distinction that the United States government offers to foreigners and only eight people have been so honoured. Only two, Mother Theresa of Calcutta and Winston Churchill, have received the title while still alive. Head of the Commonwealth of Costa del Sol-Axarquia municipalities, Elias Bendodo, has been the main supporter of A CHRISTMAS camp for children is set to make the de Galvez’s cause and festive season all that more enjoyable for Nerja’s visited the city of youngsters.

Washington last June Children between the age of four and 11 will be to meet with able to attend the camp held on December 22, 23, government repre26, and 30 and on January 2 and 3 from 10.30 to sentatives in order to 13.30 in the Sala Mercado. make the project The initiative was designed and organised by the come to life. town’s Culture Department and it is aimed at A sculpture of the entertaining children during the holidays, as well as soldier has been helping them develop different values such as placed in his home cooperation, respect and team work. The camp will town, Macharaviaya, also encourage children to use their creativity and in Plaza Matis de boost their socialisation skills.

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Number of jobless in Motril decreases MORE than 300 people from Motril found work in November.

Motril councillor Luisa Garcia Chamorro emphasised the positive results of the month, with 316 people joining the job market.

“The results are remarkable since this month has traditionally registered a negative trend during the past few years,” said Cllr Chamorro, who added that the council will continue to launch initiatives that contribute to creating jobs and internships for residents.

The reduction of the unemployment rate in Motril stands at 4.4 per cent, significantly higher than the national average of 0.3 per cent.

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King’s gift ban a sign of his intent

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HE decision by King Felipe VI to forbid members of the royal family from accepting expensive gifts and favours has to be applauded.

In an effort to clean up the royal household’s image, the king has decided it would not be fitting that the family be seen to receive the kind of gifts that “could jeopardise the dignity of their institutional tasks.” In other words, the king has quite rightly decided that his household should not be presented with free bling while almost a quarter of the country is out of work and a multitude of politicians and top officials are either in prison or under investigation for corruption.

This magnanimous gesture paints the royal family in a more down-toearth light and makes the ordinary Spanish citizen feel more like a

contemporary and less like a ‘subject.’

During his inaugural speech, King Felipe VI said that “the crown must constantly earn citizens’ appreciation, respect and trust.

Today, more than ever, citizens are rightly demanding that public officials lead by example.”

His gift ban is a perfect way of showing that he is in tune with public sentiment. After all, most people balk at the idea that the very people who can afford to pay for these expensive gifts are the ones who get them for free.

Much like the way Prince William and Prince Harry have helped give the British royal family a more ‘normal’ veneer, King Felipe VI is already showing that after just a few months in charge, he is anxious to close the gap between royal and citizen.

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Drinking and driving in Spain: How the law affects you

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By Velasco Lawyers IN Spain (and also practically in all EU countries) alcohol is the main cause of road accidents.

Statistics show that more than 43 per cent of drivers who died in 2013 tested positive for alcohol or drugs (according the Spanish national toxicology institute).

All reports, studies and statistics that are available on alcohol/drugs and driving lead to the same conclusion: it’s imperative to prevent people from driving who have consumed any psychoactive substance.

Because of this, the general trend in the EU is to progressively harden the sanctions toward those driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Law 6/2014 of April 7, which became applicable on May 9, 2014, introduced new sanctions against drinking and driving and in particular on repeat offenders.

The fines Detected levels of alcohol between 0.5g/l and 1g/l in the blood (equivalent to 0.25mg/l and 0.5mg/l in a breath test) will be sanctioned with a fine of 500€ and a loss of four points from the driving licence.

The threshold will be lowered to 0.3 g/l in the blood (or 0.15mg/l for breath) for driving professionals or new drivers with less than two years of driving experience.

Detected levels of alcohol (or equivalent) of more than 1g/l will be sanctioned with a 1,000€ fine and the loss of six points. This sanction will be applied as well to repeat offenders (people who were fined for driving under the influence within the same or previous calendar year).

Any presence of psychotropic drugs will be fined in a similar manner (1,000€ and the loss of six points).

A mitigating circumstance will be applied in case the psychotropic

substance was taken under medical prescription.

Driving under the influence can be a crime In cases where the levels of alcohol are more than 1.2g/l (or 0.6mg/l), the infraction will be considered a crime with sanctions of three to six months in prison (commutable to 30 to 90 days of public community service) and the loss of driving licence for one to four years. A crime with the same type of sanctions will be applied if drugs are detected.

Refusal to undergo alcohol or drugs tests will imply a sanction of six to 12 months in prison and the loss of driving licence from one to four years.

Pedestrians Under the influence of drugs or alcohol, a pedestrian will be more likely to have an accident (increased propensity to risk, altered perception of the environment, and loss of peripheral vision).

For this reason pedestrians involved in

an accident will be compelled to undergo drugs and alcohol tests.

How much can I drink, before taking the wheel?

It’s quite difficult to estimate the allowable amount of alcohol as the absorption rate can vary with different parameters and the metabolism speed.

As rule of thumb a man with an empty stomach weighting 70Kg will need one and a half glasses of beer (or two glasses of wine) to reach the 0.5g/l threshold.

The amount for a woman of 60Kg lowers to one beer (or 1.5 glasses of wine). The level of alcohol in the blood decreases on average by 0.1g/l per hour.

Insurances In the case of an accident, car insurance companies will cover damages, both personal and physical.

Nevertheless, in cases of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, insurance companies will sue the offender and claim back the damages.

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Man arrested in Motril for stealing avocados A MAN has been arrested in Motril for allegedly stealing 52 kilos of avocados.

National Police officers detained the 38-year-old man, who has a criminal record for similar thefts, when he was caught red-handed

while trying to steal the goods at a farm in Motril.

Citizen’s cooperation has been essential to catching the alleged thief, according to a National Police statement.

Residents alerted the officers

by phone when they witnessed a man jumping over the fence of a farm.

The authorities caught him shortly after and confiscated the stolen fruit, which was returned to its owner.

Most transparent town THE Velez-Malaga Council is the most transparent of Andalucia, says study.

This information was displayed on the Dyntra index, designed by the Association

for Public Transparency which analyses the government and public administrations information, as well as the data provided by political parties and public figures.

Mayor of Velez-Malaga, Francisco Delgado Bonilla explained that the town complies with 97 out of the 142 items analysed by the index, which are related to different fields such as the regulations of public heritage, economical and financial transparency and information on public services contracts.

Bitten by shark A CREW member of a fishing vessel was injured by a shark off the coasts of Motril.

The incident took place last week at around 7am, when the boat was 22 miles off Motril’s southeast coast and a blue shark bit one of the fisherman’s hands.

The man was taken to the Motril Port where he received treatment.

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Unexploded shell found AN artillery shell thought to date from the Spanish Civil war was disabled in a controlled explosion last Tuesday.

The explosive device was found by a Motril resident on the verge of a road in the Lujar municipality.

The Explosive Disposal Team of Granada (Edex) confirmed that the device was a 110-mm shell containing more than three kilos of explosives.

It is the second projectile found in the area in the last four months. The last one was found in August while works were being carried out in the area surrounding Motril’s military facilities, EVA-9.

The Guardia Civil officers stressed the importance of not touching an explosive device, even when it is old, and to call the emergency services immediately on 062 or 112.

Made-up mugging AN elderly woman has been arrested in Motril for faking a robbery.

The 72-year-old woman claimed that her handbag, which reportedly contained €1,200, had been stolen.

She explained to the police officers that she was walking along the Plaza de la Libertad when a mugger snatched the bag.

The woman had issued the complaint following the advice of third parties, according to the National Police.

The officers verified that the incident had never taken place and that the woman was allegedly trying to obtain the insurance money.

She has been taken into custody and will have to pay a fine.

Volunteers needed NERJA Civil Protection group is looking for volunteers.

The only requirements are to be aged 18 or above and be a resident of Nerja.

Register at the Civil Protection office in Calle Hernando de Carabeo, or for further information call 952 52 21 56 or email proteccioncivil@nerja.es.

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Tackling truancy with education THE Education and Culture Department of Nerja Council is attempting to combat truancy by holding a number of courses targeted at primary schools.

Pupils in the final year of primary school will be the main recipients of the courses.

“The Social Services Department of Nerja Council has noted that truancy starts happening at around 12 years old, both for

boys and girls,” said head of the department, Gema Garcia. “This is why it is important to raise awareness of this issue at an earlier age.” She stressed that even though there are a lot of family and social factors that influence pupils who skip school, the scheme is designed to motivate the pupils and remind them about the importance of getting a good education.

New fruity sweet No tax on AXARQUIA welcomes a new turron made with mango for the Christmas season.

The confectionery company Pasteleria Ramos, based in Caleta de Velez, has added the new turron flavour to its collection.

Turron is a typical Spanish Christmas sweet, made with honey, sugar and often almonds or nuts.

The new addition is a tribute to the subtropical fruit cultivated in the region, which is exported to all the corners of the world, and has become an important source of income for the region.

Other innovative turron flavours are Malaga Wine and Raisin, produced last year by the same company.

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VEHICLES older than 25 years will not have to pay the motor vehicle tax in Motril.

Mayor Luisa Garcia Chamorro said the measure answered classic car owners’ complaints that their vehicles were only driven for special events and exhibitions.

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Good results for fruit exporter VELEZ-MALAGA company, Tropico Spain, will end the year with a profit to the tune of €14 million.

The positive results were made possible by the large number of exports to other countries in the European Union.

Exported goods were mainly mangos, avocados, loquats and apple custards, with 10,000 tonnes of production, 4,000 of which were sent abroad.

The company, which was created only three years ago, has doubled its profits compared with last year.

Get composing!

THE first contest for songwriters in Rincon de la Victoria will be held on December 17 and 18.

The town council, together with the Culture Department, have launched the contest which is designed to offer an opportunity for young songwriters from Malaga to display their talents.

Mayor of the town, Francisco Salado, stressed the importance of giving the many young musicians

in the province the chance to start a music career.

The contest will be judged by a panel of experts together with those in attendance, who will vote for their favourite performers.

Those interested can visit certamenauroraguirado@ gmail.com.

Further information can be found at www.rincondelavictoria.es

A classical Christmas MUSIC will bring a sprinkle of festive cheer to Almuñecar during its traditional Christmas concert.

The municipal band, conducted by Manuel Vargas Gardon, will be performing this Saturday, December 13, at 8pm at Iglesia de la Encarnacion.

Pieces by composers including Beethoven and B Appertmont will be performed.

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Two new facilities for 2015 MOTRIL will kick off 2015 with the inauguration of two new sports and cultural centres.

Council spokesman Nicolas Navarro announced last week the creation of the Centre for Tourism Development of the Tropical Coast, with a budget of almost €7 million, paid for by the European Union and town council.

The second project will be a sports centre, the Up Motril, a project launched by a private company and supported by the council, which will create 40 jobs when operational.

“We are satisfied both these centres will be opened coinciding with the end of construction works at the A-7,” said Navarro.

He added that the council is currently in discussions to agree on the installation of new commercial facilities.

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Gas fraud THE Consumer’s Association Al Alandalus will hold a talk at 11am on December 15 at Salobreña’s Town Hall, to warn about fake gas inspectors. In addition, the talks will also give information about other sorts of frauds.

Xmas lights THE Christmas lights of Velez-Malaga have lit up the town. This year, there are 1,468,600 sources of LED light which have reduced energy consumption from 277,843 watts to only 73,430.

Story telling CHILDREN will be able to enjoy a story telling session at Rincon de la Victoria’s libraries during December. It is a free initiative.

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Discount chain does well out of Carrefour deal DIA supermarkets will make a €265 million net gain from the sale of its French subsidiary to Carrefour.

The deal, which was originally announced last July, was closed at the end of

November following approval from France’s competition authority.

The Spanish discount chain received €282.2 million for the entire share capital of loss-making DIA France and €361.5 million to

Spain not such an attraction AS the unemployment rate in Spain stays stubbornly high, the country is seeing a reduction in the number of permanent immigrants.

In a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on member countries’ migration statistics, Spain has shown a ‘marked reduction’ in the inflow of migrants, despite there being a general 1.1 per cent rise across OECD countries.

The 2014 Migration Outlook shows that Spain and Italy, which had the second or third largest percentages of permanent immigration compared to population between 2007 and 2011 are now in

seventh and eighth positions. In hard figures, permanent immigration into Spain has fallen from 691,000 in 2007 to 209,800 in 2012.

Many immigrants from South American countries came to Spain for the prospect of work – the construction sector being one of the main employers.

But with the Spanish unemployment rate being 23.67 per cent, and the jobless figures for foreigners standing at 36.5 per cent, the country is a less attractive proposition for migrants.

The report went on to say the skills of immigrants were being wasted across the OECD countries.

repay inter-group debt.

DIA has been involved in several deals during 2014, acquiring its Spanish rival El Arbol for a symbolic €1 in return for taking on its debt of approximately €150.8 million.

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Motoring on CAR sales increased by 17 per cent to 65,122 units in November, the 15th month of consecutive rises. A total of 781,868 vehicles were sold this year, 18 per cent more than in 2013.

Job creation ALMOST half of Spanish employers believed they would create employment this year and in 2015. Fifty-one per cent expected this to happen in 2016 and 2017, according to a survey by KPMG.

International corruption ratings SPAIN has been ranked 37th out of 175 countries in the 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index.

Written by Transparency International, the index is based on experts’ opinions on public sector corruption. Spain is three places higher than last year (the higher up the list the less corrupt it is).

But Transparency International notes that it does not include

political party corruption – the very thing that has had many Spaniards up in arms after a series of scandals.

Least corrupt nations were Denmark, New Zealand and Finland, with Somalia and North Korea being the most corrupt.

In Europe, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy and Romania all did badly in the index.

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STAT OF WEEK A SPANISH senator earns a basic salary of €2,813.87 a month.

Those from outside Madrid are paid a €1,823.86 ‘indemnity’ while senators who represent the capital receive an extra €870.56.

DEAL: Carrefour buys DIA French subsidiary.

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C O M PA N Y MMM 3M Co AXP American Express Co T AT&T Inc BA Boeing Co CAT Caterpillar Inc CVX Chevron Corp CSCO Cisco Systems Inc KO The Coca-Cola Co DIS Walt Disney Co DD E I du Pont de Nemours and Co XOM Exxon Mobil Corp GE General Electric Co GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc HD Home Depot Inc IBM International Business Machine...

INTC Intel Corp JNJ Johnson & Johnson JPM JPMorgan Chase and Co MCD McDonald's Corp MRK Merck & Co Inc MSFT Microsoft Corp NKE Nike Inc PFE Pfizer Inc PG Procter & Gamble Co TRV Travelers Companies Inc UTX United Technologies Corp UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc VZ Verizon Communications Inc V Visa Inc WMT Wal-Mart Stores Inc

PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 162.27 92.65 33.94 132.21 98.78 110.87 27.50 43.53 93.76 73.07 93.82 26.01 195.45 99.64 163.27 37.67 108.51 62.70 96.31 61.49 48.42 99.33 31.99 90.38 105.20 111.29 100.33 48.61 263.35 84.12

+0.01 +0.82 +0.03 +0.89 -0.89 -1.41 -0.27 +0.03 +0.53 +0.70 -0.55 -0.08 +3.50 +0.69 -0.78 +0.21 +0.95 +1.32 +0.65 +0.57 -0.42 +0.28 +0.32 -0.20 +0.10 +0.08 +0.66 -0.17 +2.21 -0.64

+0.01% +0.89% +0.09% +0.68% -0.89% -1.26% -0.97% +0.07% +0.57% +0.97% -0.58% -0.31% +1.82% +0.70% -0.48% +0.56% +0.88% +2.15% +0.68% +0.94% -0.86% +0.28% +1.01% -0.22% +0.10% +0.07% +0.66% -0.35% +0.85% -0.76%

1.7M 2.9M 18.9M 2.6M 3.6M 7.7M 26.7M 12.5M 5.2M 3.4M 11.8M 22.4M 3.6M 4.6M 3.0M 20.5M 6.4M 20.1M 6.2M 11.2M 27.3M 1.7M 24.9M 6.4M 1.7M 3.0M 3.1M 15.5M 2.0M 6.6M

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C H A N G E ( P ) % C H G.

C O M PA N Y

-4.67 -0.67 8.00 -1.32 -3.00 14.00 -0.80

-0.60 -0.16 0.44 -0.08 -0.28 0.50 -0.28

NET VOLUME 58.84 570.96 36.80 42.75 9.47 61.41 240.09

PRICE

CHANGE NET / %

$ 6.555 $ 15.09 $ 6.60 $ 42.19 $ 6.89 $ 5.73 $ 18.33 $ 5.94 $ 20.09 $ 14.11 $ 4.40

3.055 ▲ 87.29% 3.53 ▲ 30.54% 1.20 ▲ 22.22% 6.07 ▲ 16.81% 0.90 ▲ 15.03% 0.73 ▲ 14.60% 2.26 ▲ 14.06% 0.69 ▲ 13.14% 2.21 ▲ 12.36% 1.47 ▲ 11.63% 0.45 ▲ 11.39%

$ 37.60 $ 2.30 $ 5.74 $ 6.40 $ 6.15 $ 8.55 $ 20.15 $ 2.81 $ 2.19 $ 4.75 $ 2.85

5.25 ▼ 12.25% 0.32 ▼ 12.21% 0.67 ▼ 10.45% 0.73 ▼ 10.24% 0.605 ▼ 8.96% 0.84 ▼ 8.95% 1.7533 ▼ 8.00% 0.2329 ▼ 7.65% 0.18 ▼ 7.59% 0.39 ▼ 7.59% 0.23 ▼ 7.47%

Most Advanced Actuate Corporation Francesca's Holdings Corporation Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. FRP Holdings, Inc. Silicon Image, Inc. Arrowhead Research Corporation ProQR Therapeutics N.V. Egalet Corporation Alder BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. uniQure N.V. Zions Bancorporation

Most Declined Five Below, Inc. Atlanticus Holdings Corporation Vimicro International Corporation Sphere 3D Corp Rex Energy Corporation Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP Vanguard Natural Resources LLC Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. Supertel Hospitality, Inc. CTC Media, Inc. Quotient Limited

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C O M PA N Y Coca-Cola HBC AG Compass Group PLC CRH PLC Diageo PLC Direct Line Insurance ...

Dixons Carphone PLC easyJet PLC Experian PLC Fresnillo PLC Friends Life Group Ltd G4S PLC GKN PLC GlaxoSmithKline PLC Glencore PLC Hammerson PLC Hargreaves Lansdown HSBC Holdings PLC IMI PLC Imperial Tobacco Group InterContinental Hotels International Consldtd Intertek Group PLC Intu Properties PLC ITV PLC Johnson Matthey PLC Kingfisher PLC Land Securities Group Legal & General Group Lloyds Banking Group London Stock Exchange Marks & Spencer Grp Meggitt PLC Mondi PLC Morrison (Wm) Sprmrkts National Grid PLC Next PLC Old Mutual PLC Pearson PLC Persimmon PLC Petrofac Ltd Prudential PLC Randgold Resources Ltd Reckitt Benckiser Grp Reed Elsevier PLC Rio Tinto PLC Rolls-Royce Holdings Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Dutch Shell PLC Royal Mail PLC RSA Insurance Group SABMiller PLC Sage Group (The) PLC Sainsbury (J) PLC Schroders PLC Severn Trent PLC Shire PLC Sky PLC Smith & Nephew PLC Smiths Group PLC Sports Direct Interntnl SSE PLC Standard Chartered PLC Standard Life PLC St James's Place PLC Tesco PLC Travis Perkins PLC TUI Travel PLC Tullow Oil PLC Unilever PLC United Utilities Group Vodafone Group PLC Weir Group PLC Whitbread PLC Wolseley PLC WPP PLC

PRICE(P) 1425.00 1100.00 1571.00 1960.00 291.55 443.20 1733.50 1057.50 723.50 380.15 274.95 355.90 1473.00 313.65 620.50 977.75 637.85 1213.00 2865.50 2627.00 483.95 2332.50 348.10 212.70 3391.50 326.25 1182.50 246.20 80.47 2239.50 489.20 514.50 1086.00 185.65 927.00 6687.50 196.10 1221.50 1612.00 778.25 1538.75 4256.00 5227.50 1111.00 2878.00 896.50 402.10 2225.25 399.45 449.45 3381.00 451.20 242.55 2760.50 1991.50 4595.50 942.50 1110.00 1138.00 694.50 1674.50 969.35 423.65 819.75 188.62 1833.00 451.80 401.10 2714.00 901.00 229.30 1816.50 4654.50 3682.50 1358.50

CHANGE -5.00 -4.00 -9.00 -11.50 -0.30 -0.80 -28.85 2.00 3.50 -0.28 -1.30 -0.70 2.50 -2.95 -3.50 -13.00 -5.40 -7.00 -13.00 -10.00 -2.60 14.00 -2.60 -0.60 -18.00 -2.00 -4.00 -0.80 -0.41 -13.00 -7.70 -4.00 -16.00 0.75 -3.00 35.00 -1.60 1.00 0.00 1.50 -11.50 66.00 -30.00 2.00 -20.00 -3.50 -1.50 -4.50 -5.00 -2.94 -41.00 3.30 4.30 -9.00 -1.00 -6.00 -6.00 -4.00 -7.00 -5.40 -4.00 -3.90 -2.50 -1.50 -1.00 -6.14 1.70 5.00 -15.00 1.00 -1.35 -22.06 -19.00 -9.00 -8.25

% C H G. -0.35 -0.36 -0.57 -0.58 -0.10 -0.18 -1.64 0.19 0.49 -0.07 -0.47 -0.20 0.17 -0.93 -0.56 -1.31 -0.84 -0.57 -0.45 -0.38 -0.53 0.60 -0.74 -0.28 -0.53 -0.61 -0.34 -0.32 -0.51 -0.58 -1.55 -0.77 -1.45 0.41 -0.32 0.53 -0.81 0.08 0.00 0.19 -0.74 1.58 -0.57 0.18 -0.69 -0.39 -0.37 -0.20 -1.24 -0.65 -1.20 0.74 1.80 -0.33 -0.05 -0.13 -0.63 -0.36 -0.61 -0.77 -0.24 -0.40 -0.59 -0.18 -0.53 -0.33 0.38 1.26 -0.55 0.11 -0.59 -1.20 -0.41 -0.24 -0.60

VOLUME 2.77 105.17 12.14 126.97 44.25 213.71 72.63 34.78 48.08 113.93 79.69 63.78 476.43 1,189.42 22.34 50.67 837.90 9.35 60.92 13.74 416.92 18.52 34.00 1,093.94 12.15 182.01 26.97 544.47 3,187.01 12.50 325.97 25.37 68.35 441.41 170.46 18.32 380.00 68.88 34.67 77.26 99.66 33.33 29.19 97.96 239.27 170.75 418.92 183.87 232.19 54.50 112.05 166.96 1,425.34 5.84 16.70 33.13 135.97 100.35 23.68 571.47 66.76 113.70 81.83 36.01 1,090.82 3.49 97.80 292.95 85.68 288.27 2,897.27 29.09 15.42 27.26 160.68

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Don’t let festive frenzy-buying drag your finances into the red!

Loose change A look at finance for females

Jane Plunkett

SOLD OUT: The ‘musthave’ Frozen child’s bicycle.

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HAVE we all forgotten that when it comes to Christmas presents, it’s the thought that counts, not the cost of the present?

With Christmas having become so commercial, it seems the average shopper believes that unless a present is shiny, sparkly and expensive it’s not a good present.

Obviously, retailers have not helped the situation, as they are guilty of pushing overpriced presents down our

throats by bombarding us with fancy adverts and emotive commercials. A practice that definitely doesn’t help us to feel happy about buying a small, but thoughtful, gift.

My mother-in-law came

back from the shops in a state of panic the other day. The expensive ‘Frozen’ bicycle that she HAD to get her granddaughter had sold out.

Her granddaughter is four. It seems crazy to me that she is

Should glass wall come down?

Q. In our community of 100 apartments, one apartment with a large terrace has placed a You and the glass wall to protect against the strong winds.

Law in Spain This wall was installed in 2006 without the

By David Searl permission of the meeting. No reactions were made at the time. In 2012, the wall was removed and the wooden floor was prepared to remount the wall. In 2014, a new owner put up the glass wall on the new floor. At the AGM of October, 2014, one owner complained on the official agenda about the glass wall and demanded that it be removed. The issue was voted and a majority favoured removal.

Is the board obliged to execute the decision of the AGM or is this case extinguished under statutes of limitation?

P S (Costa Blanca) A. In this case no statute of limitations applies. The community members have expressed their decision by voting at the AGM and it must be enforced. The ‘Statute of Limitations’ means that some legal actions lapse after a certain time period has passed. Here, however, the community has just voted for the first time on this issue.

But if one member feels he has been seriously prejudiced by a legal decision

of the community, he can go to court and explain the reasons why he thinks the decision should be reversed.

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

nearly giving herself a heart attack over this Christmas present. The child will be delighted with any pretty little girl’s bike. Put a few ‘Frozen’ stickers on an economically priced bike. Will a four-yearold really know the difference?

According to a recent survey, it’s British people who will spend more money on Christmas presents this year than any other nation in Europe. But they are also more likely to get themselves into debt while doing so.

The average Brit plans to spend €450 on festive gifts, which averages out at 17 per cent of their wages - a figure €140 higher than those in the next nearest countries, France and Luxembourg.

In Spain, the Christmas spend is nearly as high as in Britain, with Spaniards

BUSINESS EXTRA

Coal-black FORTY-TWO of the 68 delegates newlyelected by coal miners employed by stateowned Hunosa belong to SOMA-UGT. Union members later said they were undeterred by the discovery that during the 2012 fiscal amnesty their historic leader Jose Angel Fernandez Villa legalised €1.2 million held in a Swiss account.

Fast work RAIL operator Renfe earned €1 billion from the AVE highspeed rail network in the first 10 months of this year, 6 per cent more than in 2013. The number of passengers, attracted by Renfe’s low prices and special offers, rose 20 per cent to 14.6 million during the same period.

spending 15 per cent of their wages just on presents.

Often in conversation, we turn to places like the Netherlands as an example of a place, where things are done properly.

Where education works.

Where corruption is almost unheard of. Guess how much the average Dutch person spends on Christmas presents? €25.

That’s 1 per cent of their salary.

You can bet they aren’t getting themselves into debt over ‘Frozen’ bicycles, overpriced designer perfume or unnecessary fancy gadgets.

Enjoy Christmas, spend time with people you love, eat well, but remember if you can’t afford to buy the world and its granny a present, that’s OK. It’s the thought that counts.

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The business of body language LEARNING body language is likely as important as speaking a second language. Victor Hugo, the great French novelist, advised: “When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.”

I have yet to meet a woman who disagrees. Men lie and are often evasive but their true feelings can also be read from their body language.

As a salesman, my territory included Liverpool and Manchester, rural towns like Wrexham, and back o’beyond Welsh farming communities. In the cities, a close, grasp handshake, shoulder touches and ‘invasion of body space’ were perfectly the norm. In smaller towns, you kept your distance

Bottling it

Plum deal INDRA will provide radar systems to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The contract will bring the Spanish company more than €34 million.

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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and it was a straight-arm handshake.

In the farming communities, there was no touching at all. A wave was greeting enough.

The Japanese invade body space, Americans don’t. There was some amusement when a Japanese–

American business meeting was filmed. As Japanese businessmen entered their counterparts’ body space their American guests backed away.

When speeded up the video footage gave the appearance that the two cultures were waltzing around the room.

If a man enters a room fiddling with his cuffs or tie he is unsure of himself.

Prince Charles was notorious for doing so. Hands at ease behind the back suggest a relaxed frame of mind.

Gripping the wrist higher up suggests tension; higher up, high tension.

If a client covers their mouth with the hand when talking, chances are they are telling porkies; likewise, if

they scratch their noses. If a client’s feet are pointing away, they desperately wish to end the conversation. Eye evasion suggests deceit; eye pupil enlargement - the client is excited.

The perfect place for studying body language is said to be an airport; I prefer a restaurant. Having said that, I recall a couple of behavioural psychiatrists being employed at New York John Kennedy Airport. Neither was aware of the other’s presence.

Each was briefed to identify passengers who appeared to be uncomfortable, shifty-eyed and agitated. They arrested each other. I rest my case.

New exit tax on shares aimed at the wealthy

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COCA-COLA Iberian Partners will not reopen any of the bottling plants closed earlier this year but has offered to relocate 350 laid-off workers at other Spanish plants. Last April the High Court invalidated the company’s redundancy plans and it now awaits a decision on this latest proposal.

Talking shop

A NEW exit tax on shares owned by people departing Spanish shores has been brought in.

It will only target the wealthy, mainly people moving to tax havens, but will see shareholders taxed on ‘gains’ on shares’ value whether they sell them or not.

Mariano Rajoy, President of the Spanish Government, is forging ahead with next year’s promised fiscal reforms which come into effect on January 1. The new exit tax applies to those who were tax residents for 10 of the last 15 years and possess stocks and shares worth more than €4 million or €1 million, should this represent a

PM Rajoy, left, greets Finance Minister Cristobal Montoro. holding of more than 25 per cent.

They will now pay the difference between purchase price and current value even though the holdings are not sold.

This new regulation applies only to stocks and shares and is aimed at the large fortunes that invest in Spain before moving on to seek more favourable fiscal conditions elsewhere. Spain’s Finance

Less spending this Christmas A SURVEY has revealed that one in three Spaniards expects to spend less money this Christmas than last year and half expect to spend the same.

The survey by the Consumers and Users Confederation reported that just 16 per cent of people questioned foresaw spending more than last year.

The main reason given by people who want to spend less was financial difficulties due to reduced income or unemployment, although it was only given by 38 per cent of people questioned compared to 51 per cent in 2013.

Therefore, although a third intend spending less this year, the

survey shows signs of a slight improvement in families’ financial situations.

Regarding amounts, the majority expected to spend less than €500, yet 30 per cent foresaw spending between €500 and €1,000 and 15 per cent said they would spend more than €1,500.

Ministry pointed out that it is similar to others in Holland, France, Germany, Denmark and the US. To divest the exit law of punitive overtones, the tax will be waived when the move is made to another EU country. If, 10 years later, the taxed stocks and shares have not been sold, Spain’s tax authorities will also repay the amount paid. Nor will the new law affect taxpayers who relocate for employment reasons on condition that the move is not to a tax paradise.

Taxpayers of more modest means will receive an average reduction of 12.5 per cent on what they now pay, although Hacienda will feel the pinch and collect 8.6 per cent less in 2015 and 4.7 per cent in 2016. This will reduce its IRPF income to below 2010 levels.

The principal corporation tax will fall from the current 30 per cent to 28 per cent and capital gains tax, and tax on savings will be reduced to between 19 and 23 per cent. Tax bands have been modified and even higher investments should feel some benefit.

November turnaround for jobless SPAIN bucked its usual November employment trend by reducing the number of jobless.

A total of 4,512,116 people were registered for unemployment benefits last month while those out of work fell by 14,688, the Ministry of Labour announced.

The number of people paying into the Social Security system grew by 5,232 to 16,695,752 contributors, the first time this has happened in November since 2007.

As the summer season with its work opportunities came to an end, the steadily improving employment figures began to falter but have picked up once again.

It is important not to forget that the labour market tends to behave erratically as it emerges from economic crisis and this always affects statistics, experts warned.

Tomas Burgos, Junior Social Security Minister, nevertheless called last month’s figures “a dramatically positive change.”

OPINION & COMMENT

Goodbye to a beloved friend, Sacha I WOULD like to thank David the Dogman for all the help he gave us with our gorgeous German Shepherd/Rottweiler/Black Lab cross from March 2003.

He may not remember Sacha but last Tuesday we had to say goodbye to the most wonderful dog in the world. Gentle and polite, he never damaged anything, never stole food, respected babies and was always happy to be with us. All our family, friends and neighbours have said what a special dog he was.

We are devastated that at almost 12 years old we had to let him go.

We have David’s book which has been our ‘bible’ during Sacha’s years with us and would like to thank him for coming to our house in the first 24 hours when we had done all the wrong things.

He helped us have almost 12 wonderful years with our gorgeous boy.

Anita Simcox (by email)

Cause of concern BRIAN WARMAN wrote about a lady sleeping in the doorway of the BBVA bank in Los Boliches.

He stated that he told Age Concern about her and nothing had been done.

Age Concern has not received any referral from him by phone or email; possibly he contacted Age Care?

Perhaps he could contact me and tell me who he spoke to.

Eileen Dry, president Estepona and Manilva Age Concern.

Not-so-fast work WE have just found out why it costs so much to renew our passports from Spain.

My wife and I put our old passports (with consecutive numbers) into a single envelope with the forms completed and paid for online. They were sent recorded delivery and arrived in three days at the Belfast office.

I then checked on the tracker

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40 years now and seen the good times and now the bad. If you like to play golf or bowls this is the place for you but if you want to enjoy life to the full, forget it!

The Costa de Sol is controlled by old people (mostly rich) who for the most part are just passing their last years and don’t want anyone else to enjoy themselves as they did when young.

You have the perfect place to bring your dog as dog parks and beaches are provided (that’s if the dog can wait that long, if you know what I mean).

The oldies are quick to the phone if they hear any music played in the local bar as it is bed time for all at 10pm unless they are having a little drinks party.

Yes, the oldies are happy but the young at heart have to suffer for these people. I love Spain but when it is controlled by smallminded people who don’t even make the effort to speak Spanish or permit other people to live, it’s time to move on.

D Thompson, Marbella (Malaga)

No-win situation as to what was happening. They were both being worked on after five days and the next we knew was a phone call from the courier saying he was at our house and where were we?

We met up later that day and signed for my wife’s passport only. I checked the tracker and mine was still being worked on, 15 days after sending them.

Next day the courier delivered my wife’s old passport with the corner cut off. After three weeks my passport has arrived but not the old one. So it will have taken four visits from the courier and my new one runs out four weeks before my wife’s although it was worked on last. Guess we were lucky they turned up before we needed them at Christmas!

Dick Prowse (by email)

Seesaw prices WHEN the price of oil goes down, the price at the pump goes down but not the price of butane gas.

The prices in the supermarkets never go down, either.

When the price of oil goes up we are told that the price of most

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things will rise, so why does it not follow that most things should go down when the price of oil decreases?

I think it is unfair of the oil companies and supermarkets to make more money out of the general public when things are already very difficult for most people. Also I think it would help if the government put some kind of control on prices until things improve.

Ron Chivers, Busot (Alicante)

Take care A SHORT letter to inform your

readers about a spate of attacks which focus on the elderly and disabled.

Last week I was attacked by two females aged between 18 and 25 years while sitting on my disability scooter in the central square of La Cala de Mijas. I was grabbed and pulled in front of the La Cala grill.

One woman kept pulling on my left wrist until my watch was pulled off and the other held my right arm. I suffered severe shock and bruises on both lower arms.

They ran off across the square before driving away in a Volvo V40 according to a witness. The car was blue with a licence plate starting with a D and had broken tail lights.

Apparently attacks are initiated after asking for the time of day (in my case) or trying to sell flowers.

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Have a heart!

HAVING lived on the Costa de Sol for 18 months I think it is time to note it’s not a place for the young at heart!

I’ve lived in Spain for more than

POSSIBLY three months ago I related how a friend had returned to England (now 16 months ago) having taken necessary action re cancelling her telephone.

Movistar decided that she owed the sum of €23.19 and although there was no entry on her bank statement they also stated that money had been credited to her bank account in error which they had tried to reclaim.

Two different members of staff were contacted by telephone and various explanations were offered. A detailed letter was sent to Movistar by an interpreter and statements ceased but a letter has now arrived from Movistar solicitors demanding payment of the €23.19 within a week.

My friend’s first reaction was to contact her own solicitor but having slept on the problem she decided to give in rather than incur a much higher bill than €23.19. One wonders how many false debts Movistar claims and wins. Clients beware.

P H, Malaga.

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There’s a time and a place LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

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ORRY, ladies, as broad-minded as I consider myself to be, in this instance I really feel I must agree with Mr Farage.

I really don’t want to be in a restaurant, contentedly enjoying a little intimate company and sipping a glass of wine, only to have a Mother Earth sitting at the next table suddenly whip out a breast and commence squeezing its contents through the pursed lips of her hungry tot.

As wonderful as this act of nature can be, to my mind there is a time and a place for everything. Although maybe this was the time, I certainly do not consider it the place. In fact, in my opinion it is downright rude. Out of sheer respect for her fellow diners, the mum in question could at least have withdrawn to a more discreet area. No, I’m afraid this lady’s action has a distinctive ring of ‘women’s lib’ about it. To not consider

NATURAL ACT: But please don’t breast-feed at the dining table! the feelings of her fellow diners, some possibly not so broad-minded or liberalthinking, who could easily be embarrassed by the sight of a bared breast at the adjoining table, is I feel selfpropagating in the extreme. However, before the next mum I meet on the street leaves me writhing on the ground with a slightly higher-pitched voice, I’m only talking about public dining areas. I

have no problem on public transport or in parks, etc. For me it just isn’t right in a restaurant. All right, gals?

Yet another ‘big name’ under the sexual abuse periscope again this week.

Bill Cosby must now endure Lord knows how long in an agony of indecision, suspicion and possible ruination. I really don’t know if the man is guilty or not, but the one thing that does strike me is the

evidence that the young lady he is actually accused of abusing was 15 years old and attending a party at the Playboy mansion. Assuming she wasn’t abducted and taken there against her will, what on earth was she doing at this undoubtedly notorious location in the first place? I dunno, irrespective of the outcome of these high-profile abuse cases, there always seems to be a whiff of jealousy and antagonism toward people who have achieved celebrity status. Still, let’s hope that the truth and subsequent justice will finally prevail in all these cases.

I also advise the celebrity youngsters idolised by their young fans in this present day and age to request ID before making any moves in that direction - or they themselves could be seen fighting for their reputation and freedom in about 50 years’ time Just a few places left for this Saturday’s Flying Curry Circus Christmas party. All info on 689485956.

Have a good week, dust off the baubles. Here it is again!

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

Eyeing up an old flame from the 60s Colin Bird Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-the-wall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

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THOUGHT I saw Wendy Templeton-Price in the supermarket on Wednesday.

Wendy Templeton-Price was a girlfriend from way back, at a time when we were experiencing the final days of the Swinging 60s and beginning to emerge into what would later be known as the glitzy glam rock days of the 70s. And despite her poncy sounding title and obvious pedigree, like her name, Wendy was also a raver of double-barrelled proportions.

That was a very long time ago and let’s face it, after four decades people tend to change out of all recognition physically.

Something I can attest to, having observed the increasingly unfamiliar stranger

who greets me from the bathroom mirror every morning.

Nevertheless, there was a certain something about this lady that rang bells and had my socks rippling with resurrected memories.

The clincher, though, was an unfortunate affliction Wendy was cursed with, because although she was a striking girl, there was a noticeable cast in one of her eyes, sometimes giving the impression that she was looking in two directions at once. Very handy for speed reading and the ability to cover two pages simultaneously, but a flaw nonetheless in her otherwise perfect features.

Anyway, there she was, or so I thought, across the pizza section of the frozen foods aisle. She had obviously seen me, because there was a half smile on her face as if she too felt that she had known me in a past life. Then after a few seconds, her face broke into a broad grin of recognition and

PAST LOVE: It’s all in the eyes. she hurried to the end of the freezer section, swerved into my aisle leaving a smouldering

skid mark on the polished floor, and headed straight for me.

On reflection it was a darn

good thing I did not open my arms to greet her, or indeed pucker up in anticipation, because ignoring me, she hurried past and grabbed two large bags of muesli from the shelf close by.

As she did, she called across to an ageing hippie wearing a Black Sabbath tee-shirt and sporting a fine display of grey nose hair. “Found it!” she informed him loudly, and proudly held up a bag in each hand.

Her look of happy recognition was obviously aimed at an elusive breakfast cereal and not at yours truly.

I still have suspicions that it could have been the real Wendy, despite the remote possibility that she too has relocated to this part of Spain.

But recalling the manner of our separation which involved a Mini Cooper on the banks of the Thames late one night; a dodgy handbrake and lots of flashing blue lights, I decided to let sleeping dogs lie.

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Thursday BBC ONE 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm BBC Music Awards 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Question Time 12:35am This Week Andrew Neil looks at the political week with Michael Portillo and Diane Abbott.

1:20am Skiing Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 1:25am BBC News

BBC TWO 5:25pm Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain 6:25pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm James May's Cars of the People 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm The Fall 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm Newsnight 12:20am The Fruit and Veg Market: Inside New Spitalfields

ITV 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs 10:00pm The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 12:10am River Monsters

CH4 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm Babylon 12:05am Skint

CH5 6:30pm 5 News 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Gadget Show 9:00pm The Railway: First Great Western 10:00pm Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty 11:00pm The True Story 12:00am Who Killed Tutankhamun?

SKY1 5:00pm Sun, Sea and A&E 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Arrow 10:00pm Forever 11:00pm Alien 3 1:15am NCIS: Los Angeles

Friday BBC ONE 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm The Two Ronnies Sketchbook 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Citizen Khan 10:00pm Have I Got News for You 10:30pm Not Going Out 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show 12:20am Cuckoo

BBC TWO 6:25pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm The Home That 2 Built 9:00pm Mastermind 9:30pm Mary Berry's Absolute Christmas Favourites 10:00pm Canterbury Cathedral 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight 12:05am Never Mind the Buzzcocks

ITV 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The Martin Lewis Money Show 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm A Night in with Olly Murs 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Casino Royale 2:15am Jackpot247

CH4 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man 12:05am Toast of London

CH5 6:30pm 5 News 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm World Strongman Championship 9:00pm Ice Road Truckers 10:00pm Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 11:00pm Body of Proof 11:55pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:50am Access 1:00am Super Casino

SKY1 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm The Simpsons 10:00pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm An Idiot Abroad 12:00am Britcam: Emergency on Our Streets

Saturday BBC ONE 4:00pm Cycling 5:30pm Final Score 6:10pm Celebrity Mastermind 6:40pm BBC News 6:50pm BBC London News 7:00pm Pointless 7:50pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:25pm Atlantis 10:10pm Casualty 11:00pm The National Lottery Live 11:10pm BBC News 11:30pm Match of the Day 12:55am The Football League Show

BBC TWO 5:30pm Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain 6:30pm Restoring England's Heritage 7:00pm Secrets of the Castle with Ruth, Peter and Tom 8:00pm Flog It! 9:00pm Perry and Croft: Made in Britain 9:30pm Dad's Army 10:00pm QI XL 10:45pm Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science Fiction 11:45pm Let Me in 1:35am Forbidden Planet

ITV 4:50pm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 7:30pm ITV News London 7:40pm ITV News and Weather 7:55pm You've Been Framed!

8:25pm The Chase: Christmas Special 9:30pm The X Factor 11:35pm The Jonathan Ross Show 12:40am ITV News and Weather

CH4 4:55pm Come Dine with Me 5:25pm Come Dine with Me 5:55pm Come Dine with Me 6:25pm Come Dine with Me 6:55pm Channel 4 News 7:00pm 100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross 10:00pm Hope Springs 12:00am An Officer and a Gentleman

CH5 5:30pm Mrs Miracle 2: Miracle in Manhattan 7:30pm Mistletoe Over Manhattan Seasonal fantasy yarn.

9:15pm My Crazy Christmas Obsession 10:05pm 5 News Weekend 10:10pm TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks 1:05am Super Casino 4:10am Gotham 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big 5:50am Make it Big

SKY1 4:00pm All Aboard: East Coast Trains 5:00pm Penguins of Madagascar Special 5:30pm Get on Up Special 6:00pm Portrait Artist of the Year 2014 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 9:00pm Hawaii Five-0 10:00pm Alien: Resurrection 12:10am A League of Their Own

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BBC TWO 5:05pm Emma 7:00pm Sports Personality of the Year at 60 8:00pm James May's Toy Stories 9:00pm What Women Want 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm Mrs. Henderson Presents 1:10am A Walk to Remember

ITV 3:05pm You've Been Framed!

3:35pm The X Factor 5:40pm Death Becomes Her 7:35pm ITV News London 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Catchphrase 9:00pm The X Factor Results Show 11:05pm The Holiday 12:05am ITV News and Weather

CH4 3:00pm The Simpsons 3:30pm The Simpsons 4:00pm 10 Things I Hate About You 6:00pm Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian 8:05pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Britain's Wildest Weather 2014 10:00pm Homeland 11:00pm Insidious 1:00am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 2:00am NFL 5:45am NFL

CH5 3:30pm Deck the Halls 5:20pm Paper Angels 7:15pm A Christmas Kiss 9:00pm The ABBA Years 10:00pm Michael Buble's Christmas Special 10:55pm 5 News 11:00pm Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs 2:00am ABBA: Live in Concert

SKY1 3:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 4:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm The Simpsons 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Futurama 8:00pm The Flash 9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Trollied 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00am Road Wars 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am Hawaii Five-0 3:00am Spy 3:30am Road Wars 4:00am Night Cops

Monday BBC ONE 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Fake Britain 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Wild Weather with Richard Hammond 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Have I Got a Bit More News for You 12:20am Citizen Khan

BBC TWO 6:25pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Tom Kerridge's Best Ever Dishes 8:30pm The Perfect Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Canterbury Cathedral 11:00pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks 11:30pm Newsnight 12:20am Great Continental Railway Journeys

ITV 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Tonight 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Bette Midler: One Night Only 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm The Jonathan Ross Show 12:45am All Star Family Fortunes

CH4 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Dogs: Their Secret Lives 10:00pm Skint 11:00pm Steph and Dom Meet Nigel Farage 11:30pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 12:35am NFL

CH5 6:30pm 5 News at 5 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Gadget Show 9:00pm Big Foot: The Missing Evidence 10:00pm Gotham 11:00pm Greatest Christmas TV Moments 1:55am Super Casino

SKY1 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Trollied 10:00pm An Idiot Abroad 11:00pm Arrow 12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles

Tuesday BBC ONE 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm The Missing 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Apprentice 12:35am Film 2014

BBC TWO 6:25pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Alex Polizzi's Christmas Fix 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off - Masterclass: Christmas Masterclass 10:00pm The Choir: New Military Wives 11:00pm Brian Pern: A Life in Rock 11:30pm Newsnight 12:20am Posh People: Inside Tatler

ITV 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Waterworld 2:05am Jackpot247

CH4 3:10pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Supervet 10:00pm Black Mirror 11:30pm Gogglebox 12:30am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

CH5 4:45pm Lucky Christmas 6:30pm 5 News at 5 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm World's Ultimate Strongest Team 9:00pm Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun 10:00pm Kids' Hospital at Christmas 11:00pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 12:00am NCIS

SKY1 3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Road Wars 5:00pm Sun, Sea and A&E 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Flash 10:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00pm Britcam: Emergency on Our Streets 12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles

Wednesday BBC ONE 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm Waterloo Road 10:00pm The Apprentice 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Live at the Apollo 12:05am The League Cup Show

BBC TWO 5:25pm Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain 6:25pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm The 12 Drinks of Christmas 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm Secrets of the Castle with Ruth, Peter and Tom 11:00pm The Apprentice: You're Fired!

11:30pm Newsnight 12:20am Posh People: Inside Tatler

ITV 3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover 4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Surprise Surprise 10:00pm Hit and Run 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Cliffhanger 1:45am Jackpot247

CH4 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Posh Pawn at Christmas 10:00pm The British Comedy Awards 2014 12:05am Rhod Gilbert: The Man with the Flaming Battenberg Tattoo

CH5 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Living on the Edge: Blood in the Snow 9:00pm Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun 10:00pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 11:00pm Crazy Christmas Compulsives 12:00am Kids' Hospital at Christmas

SKY1 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm All Aboard: East Coast Trains 10:00pm Tsunami: 10 Years After the Wave 11:00pm Forever 12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles

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“What is the funniest thing that has happened to you this year?”

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ERVING holidaymakers all year round but actually not having a holiday himself is a funny observation that Scott Grey, from the Scottish Butcher in Fuengirola, made about this year.

Scott said with a smile: “There hasn’t been a particularly funny thing that has happened to me this

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STREET TALK year but I have only managed to make it back to Scotland for four days and that has been the extent of my holiday time. I was too busy over the summer, happily I might add, with serving my local residents whilst they had holiday time and holidaymakers here for their vacations.

Perhaps next year I may actually have a holiday too!”

Jeet Singh, waiter at Haweli Indian Restaurant in

Albir, said this year he had a couple who walked out of the restaurant without paying.

He said it wasn’t funny at the time as he had to cover the bill, but he can find it amusing now: “They were sat on the terrace outside and what was strange was that they actually asked for the bill so I went in to get it and they quickly left!

“It’s the second time it’s happened to me in three years. Another couple did it in a restaurant I worked at in Camposol.”

Kirsty Holliday, who works at PN TV Services, Pinar de Campoverde, said there is not one funny thing she can point out, but her nine-month-old son Adrian continually makes her laugh: “He already knows what he wants, and when he doesn’t want something he shakes his head but he does it in such a determined and forceful way, it is really funny.”

Steve Holgate from Storage Solutions in the Steve Holgate Albox/Arboleas area said one of the funniest things that happened to him this year was that, “the alarm kept going off in the warehouse, every night without fail but we couldn’t work out why.

Then one day we spotted some bird poo.

“We looked up and there in the rafters was a tiny owl, blinking at us. He’d been the Kirsty Holliday culprit all along. Such a small creature yet it could cause so much disruption.”

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Going over old ground is counterproductive. There is nothing to be gained from repeating methods that did not work in the past. If it is not possible to find a fresh approach then seek the opinions of others.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Getting together with others to entertain is sure to be successful after the 26th. Before that there may be some irritations, particularly with people who refuse to be positive and make decisions. Those moving house or going on a journey need a lot of patience, and forward planning is essential.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) With the best will in the world it is only possible to spend money once.

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.

LIBRA (September 24 October 23) This is an important week for both your physical health and your mental wellbeing. Because of things beyond your control, you may have let your diet or exercise slip. Having sorted out any problems that side-tracked you, there is a need to be particularly strong.

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SCORPIO (October 24 November 22) This is a week to let yourself be heard. Be it writing letters, sending emails, making phone calls or making conversation, you must express yourself.

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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you have the feeling that younger members of the family are

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) The importance of making the right choices is clear to you. Where to begin seems to be a sticking point. Starting by taking away the things you really do not want is essential. Be practical and logical.

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) When it comes to throwing wobblers, please don't. It is so important this week to stay cool and unruffled. Change nothing that you can avoid changing.

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7. Which famous actress played the title role in the 1965 comedy Western film Cat Ballou?

8. Which pasta dish is the favourite food of Garfield the cat?

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) You are in for a bit of a bumpy ride this week. Some things will go well but other outcomes can be quirky. People change their minds, technology doesn't work, phone calls don't come.

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As you are prone to mistakes and misunderstandings, try not to tackle anything vital. Be sure to get plenty of sleep and fresh air.

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Across 1 Dawdle, as ducks do (6) 5 Lack of density associated with our planet (6) 8 Glossy magazine uncovers a beating (4) 9 Exchange rate certain to provide wealth (8) 10 In with Rose, not exactly the junior of the two (6) 11 Make case without England’s leader (6) 12 Note of French flag (4) 14 Bingo from the Bahamas (3) 15 A lair in an Arabian seaport (4) 16 Swiss community against admitting worker (6) 18 Study after the unfinished yarn (6) 19 Portrait of Ken’s isle at sea (8) 21 Brew ales for purchase (4) 22 Cuss the French pound (6) 23 Departmental head one sues can be neglect (6) Down 2 Sounds like a way in to worship (5) 3 Detest scruffy kid’s lie (7)

4 Distract ant in tree, somehow (9) 5 Party eye opener is a deer (3) 6 Long narrow passage in Shanghai’s Left Bank (5) 7 Rubs the talent up the wrong way in order to regain the advantage (4,3,6) 11 Punished, the way one is in

being pursued (9) 13 A car I’ve designed for selfishness (7) 15 A Russian leader takes it easy, then stops all together (7) 17 Take care of delicacy (5) 20 Find a farm animal in the World Wide Web (3)

Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 10 represents P and 16 represents Z, so fill in P every time the figure 10 appears and Z every time the figure 16 appears.

Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Agrarian, 4 Bite, 7 Rents, 9 Avail, 11 Scant, 12 Enact, 13 Ticker, 15 Causes, 19 Beams, 21 Rooks, 23 Shame, 24 Elate, 25 Same, 26 Kestrels.

Down: 1 Abreast, 2 Ranks, 3 Adapts, 5 Edict, 6 Made, 8 Scale, 10 Loafs, 14 Crass, 16 Abode, 17 Softens, 18 Breeze, 19 Bails, 20 Scat, 22 Snare.

QUICK Across: 7 Recent, 8 Voyage, 10 College, 11 Sweet, 12 Seek, 13 Fewer, 17 Reach, 18 Hour, 22 Apart, 23 Protect, 24 Leaves, 25 Stress.

Down: 1 Precise, 2 Scolded, 3 Anger, 4 Monster, 5 Camel, 6 Debts, 9 Telescope, 14 Beetles, 15 Forever, 16 Protest, 19 Early, 20 Japan, 21 Boots.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Casco, 3 Beers, 7 Amargo, 9 Open, 10 September, 13 Raro, 14 España, 16 Scarf, 17 Batas.

Down: 1 Coal, 2 Car, 4 Empresa, 5 Sano, 6 Cohetes, 8 Alegria, 11 Gris, 12 Mats, 15 Pea.

English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

Across 1 Basket (5) 4 Stamp (postage stamp) (5) 7 That (3) 8 Aviator (7) 9 Jabón (para lavar) (4) 10 Eighth (6) 14 Cuellos (de prenda) (7) 16 Bacalao (3) 17 Lakes (5) 18 Asientos (muebles) (5) Down 1 Ajedrez (5) 2 Swedish (f) (5) 3 To pray (say prayers) (4) 4 Maletas (para equipaje) (9) 5 Tapa (de caja) (3) 6 Nuestro (3) 11 Anchor (5) 12 Waves (in sea, lake) (5) 13 Sierras (herramientas) (4) 14 Cabbage (3) 15 Pierna (3)

Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (ASTERN) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

ABASES

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Funagram Unscramble the name of a famous region of Germany (two words): CRABS FELT OK FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: LEONARDO DA VINCI, BLACK FOREST

Unscramble the name of a famous Italian artist: VINDALOO AND RICE

Across 1 Selects (7) 4 Fabulous (5) 7 Inspire wrath (5) 9 Shrieks (7) 10 Problem (7) 11 Requires (5) 12 Reserve (5) 14 Banquet (5) 19 Does damage to (5) 21 Put back (7) 23 Offensive remarks (7) 24 Inexpensive (5) 25 Catalogues (5) 26 Leave dangling (7) Down 1 Maps (6) 2 Clean with effort (5) 3 Method (6) 4 Odd (7) 5 Serene state (5) 6 Oppose (6) 8 Band (5) 13 Outcomes (7) 15 Have in common (5) 16 Excitement (6) 17 Emergency (6) 18 Bounded (6) 20 Reclines (5) 22 Chooses (5)

1 Prints, 2 Traced, 3 Barest, 4 Meteor, 5 Reaped, 6 Health, 7 Oceans, 8 Rested, 9 Cursed, 10 Arenas, 11 Hazels, 12 Sensed, 13 Learnt, 14 Seated, 15 Wearer, 16 Reeled, 17 Weeded, 18 Seared, 19 Owners

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27th November THE morning after the day before! I had had my first chemo treatment on 26th November and awoke having slept well.

Apart from feeling a little peaky I felt surprisingly good. A hearty breakfast along with the medication I had been given set me straight. Everything seemed a little dream-like, if I’m honest. Nobody ever imagines that they will be having chemotherapy but I had started and that was the important thing… the

Dear Erica, I have been reading your ‘column’ with mixed feelings, having experienced most of what you have related so far plus chemo followed by radiotherapy.

I notice that you referred to hearing comments made by others whilst in the waiting room about the various side-effects of chemo. Yes, there are various ‘side-effects’ but I hope that you will not relay these through your page. I feel strongly that patients should decide for themselves with as little ‘previous knowledge’ as possible as, if they overhear/misunderstand or read too sooner I began the sooner I finished. I spent the morning resting and then had to go to the hospital again for the last set of tests, a bone scan.

I arrived at the hospital at 3pm and had yet another lot

Readers’ response much, they may decide against the treatment and so make the wrong decision. The MacMillan website is very helpful.

I would be willing to answer any relevant questions you may have if you feel it would be helpful.

I do wish you well.

Yours sincerely, Mrs P H Dear Pamela Many thanks for your letter. I entirely agree that talking about side-effects can be negative and often irrelevant to

of dye injected into my arm; my veins had taken a pounding that week. Then I was instructed to go away for two hours and drink lots of water. On my return I was ‘scanned’. A process that took about 20 minutes and painless. This was to rule out bone cancer. The staff told me they would send the results on to my oncologist. I imagined that for my next chemo session they would be inside my file ready for my appointment.

As I have mentioned, I was given a lot of information about chemotherapy and have to say I am not a great one for reading instructions and buying lots of medication. I prefer to have the general outline and then listen to my body.

Naturally, the essential meds must be taken but you don’t have to go crazy buying every cream and potion suggested. I think that a ‘wait and see how you go policy’ is a good one. Why

many as we are all so different and react in different ways to treatment. My intention is to write about my experience but to be as positive as possible.

I intend to listen to my body and respond accordingly. I feel a little tired but that’s about it, so as far as I am concerned life must go on as normal! Thank you for your offer of advice. At this stage I can’t think of anything in particular but I will certainly contact you if I have any doubts.

Best wishes for a full recovery, Erica

LIBERATING: My new short haircut

pre-empt? The one thing that I think is important is a good diet, lots of nuts and green veggies and fruit. You must drink lots of water, hydrate your skin well and there are a wonderful range of teas that are good for you and delicious at the same time. There are lots of cookery books with great recipes that provide you with what you need to keep your immune system at full power, which is essential if you are to stay on track with your treatment schedule.

Eat well, rest and avoid people with colds if you can.

Friday was ‘mission wig’!

There is a fantastic and very well established hairdressers near Calle Larios, called Pacos. Everyone had spoken highly about them so I thought that would be the best place to go.

I failed to realise that my little shopping trip coincided with the Malaga Christmas illuminations. The mayor turned on the lights and what a sight they were!

Utterly dazzling and beautiful. The atmosphere was buzzing in the centre and it really felt like Christmas had arrived.

Into the hairdressers I went. It was a veritable Aladdin’s cave. A jovial lady called Carmen asked if she could help and the moment I explained that I had started chemo she whisked me upstairs. You could tell they were at ease and used to dealing with clients going through treatment. We went to a private room and tried on lots of wigs. It was great fun. I managed to narrow down the choice and with the help of Jorge, I settled on a rather snazzy, short ‘Bondesque’ number.

It was expensive but with Black Friday 20 per cent off, I decided it was worth it. I would save a fortune on haircuts and colours and shampoos!

I think it is important to boost your image and your self-esteem… if you look in

the mirror and a sad, drab face looks back, that is how you will feel on the inside.

A bit of lipstick and a bright jumper works for me.

With the special offers on I nipped into El Corte Ingles and bought a set of knives for my boyfriend’s mother who had been cooking and looking after me. I’ve seen sharper spoons than her knives so it was time for an update! She loves to cook so her little face lit up when I gave them to her. Then it was time to eat and rest.

The following day I decided to meet my dear friend Pepi for coffee, a bit of shopping and then a few tapas. I just love being in the centre of Malaga. It is a special place for me for so many reasons. The rest of the weekend was spent resting and watching Strictly Come Dancing and Sherlock with my children. We made a cake on Sunday. It had been a thoroughly good weekend.

Everything seemed calm.

I felt pretty good but was wondering when my hair might fall out. Instead of waiting for that moment I decided to have a radical haircut. I had long hair and I went very short. It was very liberating, I have to say. Later I would shave my head and don my wig but for now my short cut was to be enjoyed!

A friend of mine suggested I tried Reiki… didn’t know much about it but it was a good excuse to lie down and relax so I gave it a whirl. The jury is out for the moment but Carmen liked doing it so I decided that I would try it again.

A week had gone by since my first treatment and pretty much without incident. I had seven more to go in 21 day cycles, 17th December would be my next session. Fingers crossed for the same reaction. Only time would tell.

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WILL the Americaninspired economic war against Russia drag the European Union into the abyss of isolation and deepening austerity?

This week, Russia, fed up with procrastination from Brussels, abandoned its South Stream gas project.

Cheap gas destined for Western Europe is to be diverted to Turkey and elsewhere.

Russia responded to earlier EU sanctions by turning East and closing the biggest deal ever recorded across a boardroom table. There will always be markets for energy supplies.

Not surprisingly, EU states, deprived of their

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eagerly awaited windfall, are horrified.

Hugo Kyselka, head of the Czech gas company, came straight to the point.

“Cancellation of the South Stream gas pipeline spells disaster for the Baltic States, as well as Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary and Austria. The latter are the four nations through which this vital artery would have traversed.

Bulgaria is set to lose thousands of jobs and €400 million each year from lost royalties.”

The Czech CEO added: “They have made a huge blunder and caused real damage to European energy security.”

Similar concerns have been expressed by others affected, primarily Hungary and Serbia. Is it a blunder or treachery by the EU American placemen.

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the European Union if you will, increases its isolation.

Exuberant America is now set to supply the EU with more expensive

energy alternatives.

Hugo Kyselka quite rightly said: “Brussels has proved it is not interested in the needs of ordinary European people, but only its political aims. It has begun a very risky game with the voters’ trust.”

This is where I part company with the gentleman. The Ukraine is Europe’s biggest country.

A significant part of Ukraine elected to separate itself from the Western-backed baseball bat regime in Kiev. What did Brussels do? It ratcheted up a war against the 5 million opt-out population of Ukraine.

If unelected grey suits of Brussels will do that to dissenting peoples in Ukraine they will think nothing of doing so in Spain, France and elsewhere. Protest: think Prague, Budapest 1956,

Leipzig, Gdansk shipyards.

This week, US Secretary of State John Kerry will arrive in Brussels to set out the agenda for more EU sanctions against the Russian Federation.

The EU does far more trade with Russia than does America. It will be the peoples of the EU member states who suffer as Brussels rubber-stamps Washington DC demands.

Meanwhile, NATO, America’s military fist, increases its presence on the borders of Russia.

Whilst the US and EU pour arms into Ukraine to use against Ukrainians in Eastern Ukraine, Russian aid truck convoys, the ninth as I write, pour in thousands of tons of food, blankets, medical supplies and clothing to the distressed dissenters of Donbas. This says it all for me.

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5 MINUTES from Malaga and you can find yourself on a picturesque mountainside on your way to the sleepy little village of Los Romones, La Vinuela, and the very beautifully decorated, seven bedroom boutique hotel and restaurant called Las Orquideas, which is easy to find by following the signs when you drive up the mountain.

There you will have a real food and dining experience second to none with stunning views over the turquoise Lake Vinuela.

The menu at the exquisite restaurant within the hotel is a modern take on traditional ingredients and dishes. The Provenance is important to owners Richard and Diana so, wherever possible, they source their ingredients locally from farmers using organic methods.

The olive oil they use is produced by a Los Romanes cooperative whose olive groves surround the village.

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single booking (both excluding drinks).

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You can call the hotel by telephone on 951 509 071 or contact them by e-mail on info@lasorquideas.com for more information.

Open daily from 12.30pm, but closed on Mondays.

Richard and Diana are looking forward to meeting you and giving you a warm welcome at the truly fantastic Hotel Restaurant Las Orquideas.

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They have been around for 15 years on the Costa del Sol and have been involved in many projects, both large and small, throughout the Costa del Sol and also on the Costa Blanca.

4U Group Spain have designed and carried out projects involving new builds and reformations, working from architectural drawings and always to their clients’ immense satisfaction.

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Five-star rating Maserati Alfieri to go into production for new Mondeo THE new Ford Mondeo has been awarded the maximum five-star safety rating by independent crash test authority Euro NCAP. The Mondeo, which is currently being rolled out across Europe, is the first Ford worldwide to offer Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection.

The technology is designed to detect people in the road ahead – or that could cross the vehicle’s path – and automatically apply the brakes if the driver does not respond to warnings.

Also introduced for the first time in Europe is Ford’s Inflatable Rear Seatbelt technology – a segment-first for Mondeo.

In the event of an accident, the seatbelt can expand to disperse crash forces across a body area five times greater than that achieved by a conventional seatbelt.

“This is the most technologically advanced Ford vehicle ever introduced in Europe.

Through features like Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection, and Inflatable Rear Seatbelt, we’ve delivered safety features that provide exceptional protection for drivers, passengers and pedestrians alike,” said Ulrich Koesters, vehicle line director, Ford of Europe.

Technologies offered by the all-new Mondeo also include: Dynamic LED headlights, which offer the daylight-mimicking light

clarity of full-LED headlamps combined with Ford’s Adaptive Front Lighting System.

Another innovative feature is Ford MyKey, which enables owners to programme a key – usually for younger drivers – that can inhibit incoming phone calls, and restrict the top speed.

Also available is Active City Stop, which is designed to help drivers avoid low speed collisions and SYNC 2 with Emergency Assistance, a voice-activated technology that enables drivers to keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel, and can directly connect vehicle occupants to local emergency services operators after an accident “Euro NCAP’s five-star standard is getting higher and higher and cars now have to combine outstanding occupant crash protection with sophisticated driver assistance systems in order to make the grade.

The Mondeo delivers on both counts and is amongst the first to offer pedestrian detection technology,” said Michiel van Ratingen, Euro NCAP general secretary.

“We encourage car buyers to take full advantage of the safety on offer and to prioritise safety options over others that are offered,” Van Ratingen added.

The all-new Mondeo body structure features 61 per cent high strength

steel, and uses an industry-first application of hydro-formed high strength steel to produce the forward window pillars and the roof rails – reducing side impact intrusion by up to 64mm.

Further structural developments include an anti-roll bar uniquely designed to limit transmission travel in a frontal impact – minimising steering rack movement, and sill rocker panels made of martensitic boron steel for improved side impact protection.

Available as a four-door model, five-door model, and wagon, as well as the four-door Mondeo Hybrid – the first hybrid vehicle to be built and sold by Ford in Europe – the allnew Mondeo is on sale now.

MASERATI has announced that it has put into production its stunning Alfieri 2+2 concept car.

Named after Alfieri Maserati it is to mark the car maker’s centenary. The Italian manufacturer was set up in December 1914.

The car “explores the stylistic heritage of the brand and anticipates future design trends,” says Maserati.

A sleek, Italian style 2+2, today’s Alfieri is still at the concept stage, but that will change soon, announced the car maker.

The Alfieri production car should be driven out of showrooms sometime in 2016 or 2017, and is expected to be powered by either a V6 or V8 turbo engine.

Maserati CEO Harald Westersaid: “It is the year of the Alfieri, an amazing concept car built to mark the centenary, named after our founder.

“It is the year in which customers and fans celebrate our glorious past, enjoy a present in which the product range is wider than ever, and look eagerly forward to the launch of the Maserati SUV, to be followed by the Alfieri, as the concept car goes into production.”

The concept interprets Maserati’s most iconic signatures: restyled triple air ducts on the wheel arches; the trident emblem in a central position on the front grille; the Saetta logo on the rear pillar; and forged wheels whose spoke design gives a nod to the trident profile.

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Ballon d’Or Award The 2014 Ballon d’Or Award will go to either Messi, Ronaldo, or German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

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Chelsea beaten as the ‘rocket’ takes off DIARY of Events Both Liverpool and Manchester City had to avoid defeat to stay in the Champions League. In fact, the Reds HAD to beat FC

Basel at Anfield on Tuesday while City required at least a draw against Roma in Italy. The other big games in the CL this week were Barcelona-PSG, Chelsea-

Sporting, GalatasarayArsenal and Real MadridLudo Razgrad.

The nine PL games this weekend are: ArsenalNewcastle, BurnleySouthampton, ChelseaHull, Crystal Palace-Stoke, Leicester-Manchester City, Manchester UnitedLiverpool, Sunderland-West Ham, Swansea-Tottenham and WBA-Aston Villa.

Elsewhere, England played Sri Lanka in the 5th ODI yesterday (the 6th is

Tony Matthews

Cristiano Ronaldo reached the milestone of 200 La Liga goals in 178 appearances with his recordbreaking 23rd hattrick in Real Madrid’s 3-0 win over Celta Vigo. Ronaldo has now scored in 17 consecutive home games.

International Sports A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.

Costa de Almeria

on Saturday, the last next Tuesday)... the Cheltenham’s International race meeting starts tomorrow... the World Handball Champions are taking place in Croatia and Hungary... the men’s hockey champions trophy is under way in India... and the pool games in the European Champions and British and Irish Cup Rugby Union competitions continue.

Past Soccer Action

Last weekend’s Premiership matches ended Aston Villa 2 Leicester 1, Hull 0 WBA 0 (Tiger’s ‘keeper Alan McGregor saved Graham Dorrans’ penalty, his third in a row), Manchester City 1 Everton 0, Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 (this was the Blues’ first defeat of the

season in all competitions).

Sports Shorts • Ronnie ‘The Rocket’ O’Sullivan (5-1 and 9-4 up) beat Judd Trump 10-9 in a terrific UK Snooker final.

Earlier in the competition, O’Sullivan scored a maximum 147 break for the 13th time in his career.