Euro Weekly News - Costa del Sol 19 - 25 February 2015 Issue 1546

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Danish quest THE Costa del Sol will be promoting its tourist attractions at the Ferie for Alle fair in Herning, Denmark, from February 20-22.

Better training THIRTY-FIVE Coin policemen are receiving training on how to improve the attention gender and domestic victims receive.

Giving back A JUDGE has ordered the Junta de Andalucia regional government and Malaga Council to pay â‚Ź1.6 million to the former owners of two plots of land expropriated to create the Guadalmedina forest park, saying they were vastly undervalued.

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Bureau pledges to help expat drivers EWN EXCLUSIVE

By Iain Dempsey IN a David and Goliath-type case, an expatriate advice bureau is threatening to take the Spanish Government to court over a driving licence debacle.

As confusion reigns over whether or not EU citizens have to change their driving licences for a Spanish one, the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) Spain has vowed to pursue the Spanish traffic authority through the courts.

As reported in the Euro Weekly News (EWN), the Spanish traffic department (DGT) has said that people holding the old style UK paper licence with an expiration date of more than 15 years must change it after being resident in the country for two years.

Crucially, though, holders of the new style plastic photo card licence, valid for a total period of

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10 years, do not have to change theirs until the date runs out. This may not be the case if the DGT protocol is followed as some of these licences may include specific categories.

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department has been giving out contradictory advice, with reports of some expats having been fined for non-compliance. The DGT has been using an option in the EU directive that has never been Turn to Page 4

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News 1 - 50 Finance 51 - 56 Letters 57 Leapy Lee 63 Daily TV 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78 Time Out 81 - 84 Gibraltar 85 Health & Beauty 86 - 89 Food 90 - 94 Homes & Gardens 96 Services 100 - 105 Classifieds 106 - 112 Motoring 113 - 116 Sport 117 - 120

ITV INSPECTIONS: A new system to check whether vehicles have passed.

An avalanche of incorrect fines

VEHICLE owners in Spain are up in arms over an avalanche of fines coming in from the traffic authorities regarding MOT information.

The DGT traffic authorities recently implemented a system whereby radars and some surveillance cameras also check whether vehicles have passed their ITV technical inspections.

Unfortunately the system is proving inexact and has already been cancelled in Cataluña, yet fines, many incorrectly issued, are continuing to come through.

Mario Arnaldo, head of AEA drivers’ association, explained the problem is that although a charge of €3.80 is included in the cost of ITVs, the systems are not updated immediately meaning drivers are receiving fines they should not be.

“It’s a problem because not only are citizens being wrongly fined and their time wasted, but the DGT needs to explain why it is charging for a service not being provided,” Arnaldo said.

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THE COSTA del Sol aims to spend almost €6 million on attracting tourists to the area this year, with campaigns planned to reach 36 countries across the world.

Following a record-breaking 10 million visits recorded last year, the tourist board has planned a bumper promotion campaign with Brazil as a new addition to emerging markets

for luxury tourism.

China and the Middle East are also on the list of places the Costa intends to promote itself to boost visits.

Elias Bendodo, head of the tourist board, said he believes encouraging airlines to provide direct routes to Malaga is of vital importance in reaching tourism goals.

Delinquent caught MIJAS policemen took chase after two youths allegedly stole cash from a Las Lagunas shop. While one of the two culprits managed to escape, the policemen caught the other, who was carrying €106 in stolen cash.

Urban gardeners WORK is progressing on 99 new urban vegetable gardens being prepared in Las Lagunas. Sixty-four local pensioners are on a waiting list to receive one of the 45 square metre plots, which should be ready within one month.

Ambassador visit MARIO BRAVO, Foreign Residents’ councillor in Mijas, met Norwegian Ambassador Anne Normann for a meeting to discuss ways to collaborate and make Norwegian expatriates and visitors feel more at home.

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PROUD AND FLAMBOYANT: Spain’s famous dance form.

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SIDE from bullfighting, Don Quixote, paella, sun, sand and sangria, nothing screams ‘Spain’ more than flamenco.

The frilly dresses, the plaintive cries of the songs, the flowers in the hair, the intense finger strumming of the guitar and the staccato of clapping hands are so synonymous with Spain that flamenco has been featured in tourism campaigns for the country down through the ages.

Originating in Andalucian gypsy culture, flamenco has become a worldwide, symbol representing all things Spanish. Visit any tourist shop in Spain and there will be row upon row of flamencothemed statuettes, dolls, pictures, fans, key-rings, ashtrays and dresses, as the tourism industry learned long ago that flamenco is one of the main draws for

Quote of the Week It’s not the worst injury I’ve seen, but it’s the biggest goring wound I’ve ever had to operate on,’ said Dr Enrique Crespo who was called to operate on an American man who was viciously gored by a bull at the Carnaval del Toro festival in western Salamanca.

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Better mobility SAN ROQUE residents with mobility problems will see their day to day movements about town improved by work being done to remove architectural barriers near sports centres and improve zebra-crossings.

Bendodo explained: “We hope to take things up a level and reach 10.5 million tourists this year. Our challenge is to boost the economy and create more work by increasing visitors, improving flight connections and reducing seasonal tourism slumps.

“We expect tourists to spend €11.4 million this year, 5 per cent more than in 2014.”

Flamenco: an authentic taste of the real Spain

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Learning new skills TEN young gardening students taking lessons at Fuengirola’s municipal training centre are practising their new skills in the El Boquetillo neighbourhood of town by clearing up Juan Pablo II park and replacing plants.

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Musical documentary A SCREENING of Tango, El Cafe de los Maestros, a musical documentary film by Miguel Kohan with English subtitles will be held tomorrow, February 20, at 7pm at Marbella’s Iglesia de la Virginia. For more info visit the website www.musicaconencanto.org.

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One of the country’s biggest flamenco festivals kicks off tomorrow (February 20) in Jerez, one of the birthplaces of the flamboyant and proud form of dance. The Festival de Jerez attracts the most famous flamenco artists in Spain, and performers and students from all over the world descend on Jerez to take part in specialised workshops and classes taught by only the best instructors. But for the casual observer, fan, or visiting tourist looking for some authentic Spanish flamenco, the outstanding list of shows over the two-week festival makes the Jerez event a must-visit if you’re looking for that genuine flavour of Spain. The Festival de Jerez runs from February 20 to March 7. For more information visit www.festivaldejerez.es

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million is the number of people in Spain at risk of poverty and social exclusion, and the number finding themselves in the situation is still rising, according to the European Anti-Poverty Network.

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Helping students MIJAS public library study halls, which remained open at weekends from January 10 to February 15 to offer somewhere quiet to prepare for exams, were used by more than 1,300 students, the council announced.

Reaching out THE Mayor of Benalmadena, Paloma Garcia Galvez, held a meeting with almost 100 Finnish residents at the Parque Innova centre to discuss their needs and offer information on subjects of interest.

Travel fair THE Junta de Andalucia’s tourism board is promoting the region at the Free travel fair in Munich (Germany) this week with 130,000 visitors expected.

Music for all PIANIST Jose Luis de Miguel Ubago is giving a concert at Benalmadena’s Bil-Bil Castle tomorrow, February 20, at 8.30pm. Tickets to the concert, offering pieces from JS Bach’s Goldberg Variations, are priced at €5.

Unhappy locals LA LINEA 100x100 citizens group has sarcastically congratulated the council on Facebook for managing to repair streetlighting in Calle Gibraltar after five nights of darkness and complaints.

Men’s fishing THE men’s category of the Provincial Sea-Coast Sports Fishing Championship is to be held at Castillo-Ejido beaches in Fuengirola this Saturday, February 21.

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A WILD boar caused havoc at Madrid’s Barajas airport when it broke through a perimeter fence and caused runways to shut. The beast set off security alarms around 100 metres from the nearest stretch of runway, and an incoming flight from London was delayed by 20 minutes, and another from A Coruña by 10 minutes.

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Hotels to get Easter seats HOTEL guests in Malaga City for Easter this year may be in for a special treat, as hotels look set to obtain coveted procession route seats.

Every year 22,000 seats are placed along the official procession route. The few seats which become free have to be raffled before a notary due to the extremely high demand for them.

Hoteliers association leader Francisco Moro explained that hotels have been trying to obtain seats for many years as guests often ask how to go about using them.

Following an initial agreement between the association and the Easter brotherhood group, letters have been sent out to ask city hotels how many seats they would like and a meeting at the end of this month should determine exactly how many seats hotels will be allotted and where on the route they will be.

CAB vows to help expat drivers over licence fines From Front Page made law, so insisted that people changed their photo card licences before January 19, 2015. This included photo card licences with categories in Group Two (BTP, C1, C1E, C, DE D1, DE). This would be all UK licences issued before 1997, says CAB Spain.

Set up by Myra Azzopardi Swainson, the bureau has now vowed to help any expat drivers who have been fined for not holding a Spanish EU licence.

“The protocol is not enforceable because it is only an option of the EU directive and cannot be brought into being without being made law and transposed into the Spanish ‘normativa’,” said Myra.

“Spain has used the EU directive option to demand that all expats change their licences, but there is no law in place that requires them to do so, and therefore they shouldn’t be fined. It’s a mistake, it’s not enforceable and we have written to the DGT asking them to amend what they’re saying and to clarify what ‘normativa’ is

LICENCE FINE: ‘No law in place’. Inset: Myra Azzopardi Swainson.

being used to implement this demand.

“We are willing to pursue this through the courts if there is no amendment from the DGT.” Myra added that CAB Spain has one solid case of a person being fined for breaching the DGT regulation, and that the organisation will fight for anybody else fined by bringing the matter to the courts.

Benalmadena residents greenest on the Costa A NEW report on waste disposal has placed Benalmadena amongst

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the top towns on the Costa del Sol for recycling.

A total of 1,259 tonnes of glass, 742 tonnes of cartons and 747 tonnes of paper were recycled in Benalmadena in 2014, the report presented by Urban Waste Councillor Juan Olea revealed.

Olea explained that a considerable increase was registered compared to figures for 2013 and expressed his pleasure that more people jumped on the recyclingbandwagon each year.

“We are confident that drivers cannot be fined if

they haven’t changed their photo card licence, but our advice is for people to make their own decisions as to whether or not to change their licence. Until the DGT makes an amendment it still stands that a person can be fined, even though it’s not the law.”

When contacted by the EWN, the DGT central helpline confirmed that only the old style paper licences valid until the age of 70 should be changed.

CAB Spain has urged anyone who has been fined under the directive to contact them on 952 797 821. Their website is www.citizensadvice.org.es

Nurses’ strike is over FOLLOWING a seven-day strike, Carlos Haya Hospital operating theatre nursing staff have reached an agreement with the management and returned to work.

Union and strike committee representatives signed a document put forward by the Malaga City hospital’s management accepting the nurses’ requests for sufficient staff to be put on all shifts and overtime to be paid.

The nurses and nursing assistants agreed unanimously to end their strike and declared that they were satisfied with the fact the management had accepted their conditions, but wished it had done so earlier to avoid patients being affected by cancelled operations.

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XASPERATING’ would be a fitting word to describe the recent spate of problems, confusion and rule changes regarding driving in Spain, particularly for expats.

It would appear that the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing when it comes to the Spanish system for implementing new road and driving regulations, and it is becoming increasingly frustrating to be a motorist simply wanting to get around.

The issue of UK driving licenceholders needing to change to a Spanish licence is one that is interpreted differently in different parts of the country and national departments often contradict each other.

People are now incorrectly receiving fines for €200 for an out-of-date ITV inspection because systems are not being updated immediately.

Speeding fines are due to go EUwide in the near future, and that is bound to throw up another plethora of headaches, questions and confusion.

Put simply, nobody really knows where they stand. There needs to be nationwide agreement on motoring issues and better systems put in place so people are aware of what they can and can’t do on Spanish roads. We all love this country – it’s our home – but some of the inefficient systems in place can be at times testing.

On a lighter note, we loved the story about the Malaga shoeshine man who, having registered the @riodejaneiro Twitter handle years ago, handed it over for free to Rio City Hall to help them promote next year’s Olympic Games. We think the Brazilian authorities should invite Javier Castano – who earns €30 a day shining shoes – for an all-expenses-paid trip to Rio.

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Bins in English SIGNS in English will be added to rubbish bins in Marbella to help expatriates and tourists work out what sort of rubbish to put where as requested by the town’s expat community.

Kids’ activities FREE activities including videogame tournaments, dance classes and cultural visits have been arranged for children in Estepona coinciding with Spanish half-term week. For more info contact the council’s Youth Department.

Photo exhibit UN SOUFFLE D’ART, an exhibition of photographs

by Teresa Briales, will open at Alhaurin de la Torre’s Vicente Aleixandre cultural centre tomorrow (February 20) at 8pm. It will be open to the public until March 13.

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Electronic propaganda system gets green light THE Electoral Board in Marbella has accepted a proposal for election propaganda for the upcoming Andalucian elections to only be placed on electronic

notice-boards in the town.

The measure, put forward by the council, aims to avoid the town becoming plastered with traditional posters in the run-up to

the elections. Propaganda will only be allowed to be displayed on 13 electronic notice-boards and 125 street-lights, the board’s verdict published in the Official Bulletin of Malaga Province states.

Areas that parties may use for campaigning were also limited to the halls of Rio Verde, Santa Teresa and Al Andalus schools, the Parque de la Constitucion, Parque de la Alameda, Avenida del Mar and Parque Arroyo La Represa.

Marbella Council has the right to 25 per cent of the electronic boards’ screen SCENE OF SKIRMISH: Bahia de Marbella beach. time, which it intends to share between the parties running for the elections A GUARDIA CIVIL officer required suspects at 1.30am on Bahia de using the same proportions given for medical treatment after a skirmish Marbella beach unloading cargo from previously traditional posters. on a Marbella beach which ended in a speedboat.

The system will also be eight people being arrested and One of the men wrestled with an almost two tonnes of hashish officer and they both fell into the proposed for use in the runconfiscated. sea, resulting in the policeman being up to the May 24 local elections.

A police patrol spotted the taken to Costa del Sol Hospital.

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Buses for bikers BUSES on the M-135 Malaga-Santa Amalia route between Alhaurin de la Torre and Malaga City, will have bikeracks installed to encourage cycling trips to the country.

Abuse charge A 46-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Guadalhorce for allegedly sexually abusing his partner’s four-yearold child.

Not guilty THIRTEEN squatters have been found innocent of charges of occupying a home of ex-Marbella councillor Pedro Roman, embargoed during the Malaya corruption case.

Council told to give store’s money back A TORREMOLINOS supermarket has won back more than €350,000 the council overcharged it

to allow clients to get into the car park.

A Malaga judge has found in favour of the store, which was forced to pay extra amounts in 2013 after the council changed calculations used to determine the charges for no parking signs by the car-park entrances.

Although originally the rate was established by dividing the 1,200 parking spaces within the car park by the number of entrances, the council

later decided it should have multiplied the number rather than dividing it, and demanded €350,205 to cover the difference.

The judge based her decision on the fact that the decree, filed as a correction, did not simply correct a date or figure on the document, it changed the entire way amounts were calculated.

The council intends to appeal against the decision.

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Minor bump A TOTAL of six people suffered minor injuries after two cars were involved in a head-on collision in Ronda. The accident took place on the A-367 and the victims did not need to go to hospital.

Centre plans A BRITISH company (Intu Properties) has reactivated a project to build a €250million shopping centre in Torremolinos. The future centre is expected to have a surface of 80,000 square metres and a hotel of 250 rooms.

App success A MOBILE App called La Linea with information on the town’s duty chemists, useful telephone numbers, history, cultural activities and others has surpassed 1,000 downloads.

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Elderly Torremolinos residents stranded ELDERLY and disabled people in El Bajondillo, Torremolinos, have been stranded for almost a

Two homes and the lifts were evacuated and fenced off when part of a concrete wall collapsed. A technical report confirmed the danger of the wall collapsing completely, forcing the lifts to remain closed while the wall’s owners make necessary repairs.

The elderly, disabled and those with pushchairs or luggage are most affected by the lack of lifts and are demanding a solution is found to get them running again.

The only available options meanwhile are to climb the entire staircase FUENGIROLA: Where man stole woman’s handbag. or to use a hotel lift, which costs €1 per ride, the pavement and called and died shortly after. an ambulance. He had Police are searching for double the price of the severe head and internal the man who retrieved public lifts, and only goes half way up. injuries from being beaten the stolen bag.

month as the public lifts between the beach and the upper town remain closed.

Hunt for vigilante suspect POLICE in Fuengirola are hunting for a suspect of manslaughter in relation to the death of a thief.

The 42-year-old man from Marbella attacked a middle-aged Spanish woman on her way to work on Avenida Ramon y Cajal early one morning, wrestling her handbag from her and running off.

CCTV recordings show two young women and a man crossed his path as he fled, and the man took chase and returned with the stolen handbag.

Police then found the thief severely injured on

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Blaze hard to control MORE than 30 firefighters were needed to put out a fire in an abandoned industrial warehouse on Calle Bodegueros in Malaga City.

Although nobody was injured and neighbouring warehouses were not affected, large amounts of plumbing and PVC materials inside the building made the blaze harder to control than originally expected and alarmed those who saw the column of thick black smoke it caused.

It remains to be discovered how the fire started, but firefighters stated that it was the third time the warehouse had caught fire in under a week.

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Arrest ruins party plans A MAN’s attempts to organise a cheap party were thwarted when a supermarket owner spotted him hiding items under his clothes.

When policemen arrived to arrest him, the man said that the five boxes of chocolates, bottle of Vermouth, two packets of salmon and two bottles of shampoo he had tried to steal were for a party he was planning.

ID fraud suspect detained A MAN has been arrested in Malaga on suspicion of being involved in 324 cases of identity fraud.

The 33-year-old suspect allegedly used other people’s personal information, obtained mainly from internet servers, to apply for mini-loans totalling €58,000.

Police investigations began when victims, including one of the man’s employees, began

to report that they were receiving demands for payment from loan companies they had had no previous contact with.

Computers, tablets, 15 different mobile phone chips, details of more than 30 bank accounts and a database of identity documents, invoices, bank account details and payslips used to apply for the loans were confiscated following the arrest.

Man is jailed for Facebook revenge A MALAGA man, who created a fake Facebook account and posted personal information to take revenge after a disagreement with friends, has been jailed for one year.

The accused created an account in the name of a man he had met over the internet and shared private photographs and personal information about the man and his wife.

A provincial court judge found him guilty of an offence against the couple’s privacy and sentenced him to a year in jail and a €2,880 fine.

Van full of loot A MAN was arrested in Ronda for allegedly stealing a van and breaking into a country property.

Police officers found the van, which had been reported stolen the day before, with assorted

loot inside including two tables, a washing machine, two frying pans, six saucepans, a tap, a gas bottle and a pair of wellington boots.

The 38-year-old man was charged with theft, while the stolen items were returned to their owner.

No respect AN Alhaurin de la Torre woman reported that her handbag had been stolen during the 8pm mass at the San Sebastian church.

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Suspect driver sought POLICE are looking for the owner of a van with false number plates which was found parked in Manilva with 423 kilos of hashish inside. The driver had earlier refused to stop at a routine check-point in San Roque.

Ojen stabbing A YOUTH from Ojen required treatment after being stabbed three times. The victim declared that he was attacked by a group of youths he was selling a motorbike to, but police suspect it was a revenge attack.

Caught in act PLAINCLOTHES policemen in Churriana arrested two men in their 20s trying to break into a house.

While one kept watch the other used a crowbar to try and open the front door.

OAP dealers A MALAGA couple have been arrested for allegedly selling drugs.

Police officers found cocaine, hashish, speed and other substances along with €625 in cash at the home of the 62 and 65-year-old suspects in the Suarez district of the city.

Fugitive held POLICE arrested an Estonian man, 19, in Torremolinos after discovering that a Tallin court had issued a European detention order for him. The youth had a pending 18-month jail sentence in Estonia for drugtrafficking.

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REDUCING FIRE RISK: Flock of sheep put to work.

English guide TWENTY THOUSAND copies of Disfruta Mijas Senda Litoral, a user’s guide for the recently completed coastal path will be printed in English and distributed at venues along the route before Easter.

Russian film MARBELLA will be hosting the third edition of the International Russian Cinema Festival from March 1-6 at the Palacio de Congresos Adolfo Suarez.

Let’s dance TORREMOLINOS is hosting the 2015 European Dance Championships, which begin on Monday, February 23 at Palacio San Miguel.

‘Firefighting’ sheep put out to graze MIJAS continues with its campaign for landowners to allow sheep to graze on their plots,

thus reducing the risk of fire.

Almost 1,000 local sheep have been hard at work on a 55,000-

Museum first for Andalucia THE ground-floor of Estepona’s fire station is being turned into Andalucia’s first firefighting museum, due to open on March 15.

Local fireman Julian Moreno said

the opening of the museum was expected to coincide with the brigade’s annual open day. It will contain a wide variety of items including antique helmets and equipment from across the world.

square-metre plot in the Camino de Coin area over the last few days and Agricultural Councillor Antonio Sanchez Peña went along to see how they were getting on.

Sanchez remarked that using flocks of sheep was the easiest and most environmentallyfriendly way to reduce fire risk for landowners, and invited those that had not already joined the project to do so.

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Drastic action A MIJAS man took drastic measures to stop roadworks starting in his street.

As reported last week by EWN, residents living by Las Lagunas health centre are fighting to halt works, which they claim will mean 200 parking spaces are lost.

On Monday morning, when work was due to begin, Lazaro Gutierrez decided to take matters into his own hands to stop the diggers from moving in. He held a bottle of petrol in one hand and a lighter in the other. Before anyone could stop him, Gutierrez poured petrol over himself and locked himself inside his car.

After an hour policemen finally managed to persuade Gutierrez to get out of the car and arrested him for disorderly conduct.

A council spokesman later said Mijas Mayor Angel Nozal had met with the residents and agreed to find a compromise.

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Teacher injured A TEACHER was hit by a car on a zebra crossing near the Malaga university campus, causing facial bone fractures as he landed face-first on the windscreen. The 49-yearold man required surgery at Carlos Haya hospital.

Helping train BENALFORMA training and job advice centre in Benalmadena offered services to 1,450 unemployed people and gave 39 training courses in 2014, the council announced.

Better park MUNICIPAL workers in San Roque have been improving Los Cañones park.

Pavement repairs, weeding and fitting benches were amongst the jobs done.

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Bad weather behind ferry crash PEACE was disrupted at Malaga port last Monday evening (February 16) when the Juan J Sister, known as the Melillero, crashed into the quayside while docking.

The ferry, which runs the Malaga to Melilla route, failed to go into

reverse and although anchors were cast in attempt to stop, they did not manage to prevent the boat crashing into La Huida yacht and the Muelle Uno dock.

Another two boats were grazed during the crash, but La Huida took

the brunt and owner Victorio Cheli explained a crane had to hoist it out of the water to stop it sinking.

The quayside and pavement were also damaged by the crash, which is believed to have been due to an electronic fault and strong winds.

Town’s €1 a day parking

WORK has started to create the first 150 €1a-day parking spaces of the 1,000 the mayor of Estepona recently promised to build over the next four years.

An underground car park will be built on three levels underneath Plaza Antonio Guerrera.

Local residents were asked to contribute ideas for the final design of the square, yet it is not yet clear whether the emblematic yellow dome (which gave the area its local nickname, egg square) is to remain in place.

EGG SQUARE: Work has started on providing €1 car parking spaces.

Another site on the list of possibilities for

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Modern tech for hiking routes MALAGA Provincial Council is to install innovative information points with WiFi and USB chargers along the coastal path, King’s Walkway and Great Path of Malaga.

The solar-powered posts will provide night lighting, tourist information and also serve as environmental monitors for air quality, temperature, humidity, wind and atmospheric pressure.

Fire detectors will also be included to provide an early warning system and will be hooked up to the internet to allow remote access by the provincial council or local councils and authorities.

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Parents’ pesticide fears PARENTS of pupils at Coin’s San Sebastian infants school have expressed concern over toxic products in the air near the centre.

Inmaculada Marmolejo, president of the school’s parents’ association, said that last December a building next to the centre, which had been used to store pesticides, was demolished.

Worried parents said that since the demolition a strong smell of chemicals remains in the air and they were concerned for the safety of the schoolchildren.

Although the school was closed for a few days and contaminated earth removed from the adjacent plot, the association awaits information on what the next step may be to eliminate the problem and guarantee safety.

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Tour operator takes carnival to Japan JAPANESE tour operator Tumlare has set its sights on Malaga City’s carnival celebrations, which it

believes could be a attraction for its clients.

Japanese tourists

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particularly interested in culture, gastronomy and traditional are celebrations, said the promoters, of which the carnival is certainly an eye-catching example.

Carmen Muñoz, Director of Tumlare in Spain, visited the city to experience carnival celebrations first-hand and learn more about them from the tourism department.

The director also planned visits to the Echegaray and Cervantes Lunas walkway. theatres and the automobile museum.

The tour operator intends to organise a imprisoned by Turks traditional kimono show and taken to Fez as a during next year’s slave, the walkway carnival, with approxiserves to honour the mately 100 people coming memory of the writer, from Japan to take part in who died last the show and the September. traditional carnival parade.

Walkway honour for novelist

MIJAS has renamed a walkway by the La Muralla park in the village in honour of Malaga author Jose Manuel Garcia Marin, who was a popular

historical novelist.

Named Reina de las Dos Lunas (Queen of the Two Moons) after a novel by the author, which tells the story of a Mijas fisherman

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Coin zombies ALMOST half the scenes of a Spanish Walking Dead-style TV series, Rabia, have been filmed at locations in Coin and the Guadalhorce Valley.

The series is due to be launched in April.

Switching on LED street-lights are being installed on Marbella streets in an attempt to save energy, reduce bills and make the area more attractive.

Fun goes on COSTUMED cyclists rode through Ronda to get carnival going, with events due to continue until this Saturday, February 21, when the Fantasy Parade leaves Avenida Jaen at 7pm.

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Saving lives with fire prevention campaign A NEW campaign in Benalmadena aims to save lives by teaching people how to prevent fires at home, and what to do if they occur.

Focused especially on children and

the elderly, the campaign was presented by Mayor Paloma Garcia Galvez, Social Welfare Councillor Ana Macias and Chief Firefighter Alfonso Iglesias at the Anica Torres and

Silvestre Gonzalez day centres for the elderly.

National statistics show that house fires are most frequent during the winter months and more than half of those who die in them are elderly people. In Benalmadena one fire is reported each year per 1,000 inhabitants.

Leaflets have been printed giving recommendations on the subject and will be distributed amongst the public to increase awareness.

Iglesias said: “In case of fire, we recommend that elderly citizens remain calm and inform the other occupants of the building. If alone, they should BOOK FAIR: Something for everyone with more than 40,000 books. cover their mouths and noses with a handkerchief or similar item and leave immediately without stopping for anything.”

A NEW edition of Fuengirola’s old encourages reading through the To prevent fires, Iglesias and second-hand book fair will be town’s libraries and believes the fair, advised turning off heaters, held at the Plaza de la Constitucion with more than 40,000 books on unplugging electrical equipment from February 26 to March 29. offer, will offer something for and turning off the gas before The council’s culture department everyone. going to bed.

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Mobility tour A RONDA company has launched tours on mobility scooters and electric vehicles to help those with reduced mobility visit monuments and places of interest within the city.

4th Dogrock THE fourth edition of Perrock (dogrock) festival in Fuengirola held last Sunday, February 15, was a great success with 750 people donating a total of 800 kilos of dog food and more than €1,000 for local animal charities.

Flu problems ANDALUCIAN hospitals’ pneumology units are overwhelmed according to Neumosur Association.

The pneumologist’s association said flu and typical winter lung problems have filled wards to overflowing.

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Costa del Sol hospital gets life-saving donation FUNDACION Sonrisa, a non-profit organisation based in Mijas Costa, has donated neonatal equipment

worth €50,000 to the Costa del Sol hospital in Marbella.

The equipment, a brain function

monitor and hypothermia-inducing apparatus, will be used to avoid newborn babies having to be taken to Malaga for treatment to reduce the risk of brain damage after complications during labour.

Clinical trials have revealed that reducing body temperature by 3-4ºC for 72 hours within six hours of birth is an efficient way to reduce the risk of death and disabilities caused by lack of oxygen flow to the brain at birth.

Three or four cases a year occur at the hospital, which in the past had to rely on passive hypothermia (not warming babies up in incubators or by skin-to-skin contact with well under way. the mother) and send road, and councillor Ana babies needing further Velasco has promised that hypothermia treatment to it will be finished within the children’s hospital in Malaga City. two months.

Praying for speedy works in Estepona SAN ISIDRO, celebrated on May 15, is one of the most important saints’ days for Estepona and is marked by traditional celebrations.

One of the busiest streets during the celebrations is Calle Casares, and the council has had to reassure worried locals the street, where roadworks are currently under way, will be ready in time.

The work in process aims to improve the

CALLE CASARES: Work is appearance of the street, add pavements and renew mains water and sewage pipes under the

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Carnival takes to streets MIJAS will be dressing up to party on Saturday and Sunday, February 21 and 22 to celebrate this year’s carnival.

Events for all ages are planned, starting with a costume competition on Saturday at 4pm in the Parque de Andalucia for children under 12, with bouncy castles, facepainting, chocolate tasting and other activities.

On Sunday parades will begin at 11am, in Mijas Pueblo from the town hall, La Cala from the Centro Cultural and Las Lagunas from Maria Zambrano park.

Those wishing to take part in the parades and competitions must sign up at the departures points half an hour beforehand.

Prizes for costume competitions held during the parades total €1,780 for each of the three areas.

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A good night’s sleep on the cards ARROYO PRIMERO in Marbella has waved goodbye to the fair, meaning about 7,000 local residents won’t be forced to lose sleep during festivities.

Neighbours of the site, which has housed the annual San Bernabe fair for the last three years, will no longer have to put up with the noise and discomfort caused by fairs, which reportedly affected approximately 7,000 local residents.

A permanent fairground is to be built to the north of La Cañada shopping centre.

In the meantime (at least for this year) La Cañada will be allowing the fair to be held on 100,000 square metres of land where the third phase of the shopping centre is planned.

Yet an empty space will not remain in Arroyo Primero as the council plans to build a boulevard to replace it and has announced that the project may well be put out to tender before the end of this month.

A system similar to the one used to create the new San Pedro boulevard is expected, whereby a number of ideas will be presented and local residents will get a say in the choice of the winning design.

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Malaga water cheap but don’t over-splash MALAGA CITY residents can boast having the cheapest water bills in Andalucia, and the sixth cheapest in Spain, as long as they are careful not to use too much.

Consumer organisation Facua revealed in its annual report on water bills, which compared water rates in 28 Spanish cities, that although Malaga rates are low for moderate use, the situation changes completely when people use more water.

Emasa, the company that supplies water to homes in the city, is one of the suppliers in Spain that apply the heaviest surcharges for ‘excessive’ use.

While an average threemember family home using 111 litres of water per person per day would pay

just €13.93 plus taxes each month (compared to €20.65 in Sevilla), doubling

the amount of litres used would result in monthly bills of €43.

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A MOTHER and her partner have been arrested for suspected child abuse after the woman took her 18-month-old baby

to casualty covered in bruises.

The 22-year-old mother from the Carretera de Cadiz district of Malaga told doctors at the Materno Infantil children’s hospital that her son had fallen out of his cot, but examination revealed bruises of different colours suggesting, according to the medical FORMER mayor of Tolox, Juan Vera, is collecting trials and staff, they had been sentences like stamps, as he faces eight separate charges acquired on different days. in court in just one week.

Protocol for possible Vera, who resigned from his post last October after being given a 15-month jail sentence and banned from public child abuse was activated, office for 10 years for disregarding planning regulations a judge informed and the and issuing building licences for non-developable land, police called to arrest the maintains that he lacked sufficient qualifications and simply mother.

At time of going to signed licences for projects that looked correct.

Yet Malaga judges maintain that the former mayor and press the baby remained the municipal architect reached an agreement to boost in hospital although his construction in the village, purposefully disregarding condition was reported to be good, and the planning regulations.

He has been found guilty on five separate charges, but biological father had has not yet spent time in prison as the Spanish system reportedly taken charge often doesn’t lock up people who receive short sentences. of the child while the But with another eight trials to face, the public prosecutor’s police investigate the case. office is putting on pressure to see Vera put behind bars.

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‘Tolkien’ theme park sparks controversy THE theme park inspired by the universe and characters of JRR Tolkien set to be built in Rincon de la Victoria has met with difficulties regarding copyright issues.

North American company Warner Bros in Spain has been analysing the project, which is to be called La Comarca (The Shire), since it was unveiled at the international tourism fair FITUR, as there were direct mentions of JRR Tolkien.

In addition, council representatives were accompanied during the presentation by an actor dressed up as Frodo, lead character in The Lord of The Rings films and other characters which significantly resembled those of the popular fantasy author.

At the council, representatives assured

THEME PARK: Would be based on fairy tale magic. that the park would only be based on “the magic of fairy tales, fantasy, elves, which are universally known and do not belong to any author.”

Opposition parties have spoken out on the possible legal consequences of the construction of the park.

The council claimed that the design of characters and spaces has been

carried out by municipal experts and added: “All the concepts will be original; they will not be able to be considered ‘copies.”

Mayor of Rincon de la Victoria, Francisco Salado, guaranteed that the legal aspects were taken care of and that the council’s goal was to have the park finished by the end of 2015.

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No to immigrants’ detention centre MALAGA Council intends to tell the Spanish Home Office what to do with its planned immigrants’ detention centre.

In what would appear to be an act of defiance of the national government, city mayor Francisco de la Torre has allowed a motion to be prepared for the council’s February plenary session rejecting any type of building or public installation being built

or opened in Malaga aimed at depriving immigrants of their freedom.

The proposal was unanimously approved by the Social Rights Committee, which specified that these centres would not be accepted, whether they were called foreigners’ internment centres, foreigners’ controlled stay centres, temporary stay centres or any other name that could be thought up for them.

Although the government has had plans for a new immigrants’ centre since one in the Capuchinos area of the city was closed in 2012, the council intends to express its opposition to the centres themselves and last year and had especially the return of one identified two men, aged to the city.

The motion states that 30 and 36, and a 33-yearthe former Capuchinos old woman.

After arresting the trio, centre provoked complaints a house search resulted in from many institutions, confiscation of the drugs including the council, due along with a gun and 29 to its human rights’ failings and poor conditions. mobile phones.

Trio held in drugs raid THREE people have been arrested and 1,900 kilos of hashish confiscated in the Campanillas district of Malaga.

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Beach bars are ‘more secure’ MORE than 1,200 beach bar owners and staff gathered in Torremolinos for the Expoplayas specialist beach business fair and expressed their approval of the new regulations which they said made their businesses more secure.

Beach bars and kiosks are synonymous with Spanish tourism, and thanks to the new Coastal Law approved at the end of last year they now felt better protected and able to invest in the future.

Manuel Villafaina, Vice-President of the Andalucian Beach Bar Owners’ Association (Faeplayas), spoke at the fair about the new law. “The regulations have vastly improved our situation. They allow us to maintain our businesses, face new investments and have the legal security we lacked in the past,” he said.

Environmental delegate Maria Jesus Serrano meanwhile said that sun and sea tourism was still of vital importance for the economy in Andalucia as it represented 12.9 per cent of the region’s income.

Fear of fines causes long waits for MOTs CAR-OWNERS in the province are complaining of the long waiting lists they face when booking their MOT (ITV) appointments.

Whereas lists are known to get longer at certain times of year, especially in the summer, and also when test centres suffer lack of staff, this time new measures put in place by the DGT traffic authorities are to blame.

Fines have begun to flood out since the

authorities decided to use speed radars and road

Spanish Supreme Court backs Iranian investors THE Spanish Supreme Court has recently ruled on two immigration cases in a recordbreaking time of just under two years from when the Spanish Consulate in Teheran turned down two permanent residency

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by the Madrid Appeal Court.

These cases relate to Iranian nationals who had filed for Spanish non-lucrative residency in September 2012, after purchasing real estate in the province of Malaga.

In their applications, they had proven that they possessed sufficient “means of subsistence” for the first 12 months, which is the duration of the initial residency period.

Both the Consulate and the Appeal Court, strangely enough, understood that the required means of subsistence had to be enough to cover the full span of the temporary residency period, five years, when the law

states one year.

The relevance of these cases stems from the unexpected judicial speediness and efficiency in resolving cases that would otherwise drag on for six or more years, an average time to reach the Supreme Court.

But the case also sends a crucial confidence message to investors who rely on the word of the law but have to endure the pains, when applying for their visas, of discourteous and unprofessional members of the Spanish consular service, often seen as a deterrent to foreign investment.

As mentioned, a small victory for two Iranian families willing to invest in Spain but, most significantly, a farreaching message to investors and consular service staff members: the law is to be applied, and nothing more.

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Gran’s cooking is top of the menu A TOTAL of 83 bars and restaurants are taking part in Fuengirola’s fourth Cazuela de la Abuela (Grandma’s Casserole) gastronomic event, which runs until March 1.

The celebration aims to promote the variety of restaurants in Fuengirola along with traditional Spanish cookery.

Tasters of typical dishes will be available at participating restaurants with a drink included for just €2 each.

As in previous events of this type, 40,000 ‘passports’ will be available, which members of the public can have stamped at the places where they try out tasters.

Once five stamps have been obtained, the passports can be handed in to the tourism office in exchange for a small gift.

Completed passports will be included in a draw for prizes including hotel stays, electrical appliances and free meals.

obligatory technical tests.

This has caused friends and family of those who have been fined to panic and rush to get theirs done.

Meanwhile, the Junta de Andalucia regional government claimed that waiting lists were within the usual ranges at most centres.

However, appointments for the one in Malaga’s Guadalhorce industrial estate, the busiest in Andalucia with an average of 1,250 inspections per day, could take a little longer.

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Sundays free ENTRANCE to the Pompidou centre in Malaga - to be inaugurated in March - will be free on Sunday afternoons. A combined ticket, for permanent and temporary exhibitions, will cost €9 during the rest of the week.

On course SIXTEEN unemployed residents of Fuengirola will benefit from a free course on professional driving. The 280-hour course will accept candidates of above 45 years old or below 30 years old.

Beauty show PLAZA de la Mezquita in Arroyo de la Miel (Benalmadena) will host the Gala Fast Track Talent Show, the first of the six challenges to choose the future Miss World Malaga, on Saturday (February 21) at 9pm.

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Malaga Province trains for emergencies EMERGENCY action training courses are to be given to 325 firefighters and 439 civil protection volunteers across the province, Malaga Provincial Council announced this week.

The courses aim to improve the skills of those who may be called on to intervene in emergency situations including fires, floods, rescues and catastrophes. The first phase of the project will run

Fund for non profit groups NON-PROFIT associations in Marbella will be able to tap into a fund of €113,000 set up by the council.

The news was announced by the local government’s spokesperson, Feliz Romero, who commented: “The financial aid will be distributed amongst associations that work to support certain social groups, such as children and families, dependent adults, people with drug and other addictions, disabled residents and those related to voluntary work, amongst others.”

He added that to access the fund, projects would have to work towards the integration of residents at risk of social exclusion, raise awareness on community issues and encourage social voluntary work.

until the end of July and members of other security forces and teams will also be able to attend the courses.

People in charge of training local volunteer groups and school staff have also been invited to attend. More than 2,600 people attended similar courses in 2014.

In top three MALAGA-Costa del Sol Airport was one of the top three Spanish destinations for low-cost airline flights in January, behind Barcelona and Madrid.

More than 10 per cent of the 1.64 million passengers flying to Spain with these airlines last month came to Malaga, according to the Industry, Energy and Tourism Ministry.

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Ignoring warnings NINETY-six of the 2,188 unauthorised, self-appointed car park attendants caught and reported by Malaga City policemen were sent before a judge for ignoring official warnings and repeating their illicit activities last year, the Local Police force reported.

Gastronomy fair 2015 MARBELLA has been chosen as one of the towns to be home to the Gastronomy Fair ‘Malaga Flavour’ (Sabor a Malaga) in 2015, together with Nerja, Ronda, Cartama, Antequera and Malaga City.

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Shoeshine man gives free Twitter account A GENEROUS Malaga shoeshine man has gifted Brazil a free Twitter account ahead of next year’s Rio Olympics in order to help publicise the event.

Javier Castano, aged 50, who earns around €30 a day shining shoes on the streets of Malaga, handed over the password for the Twitter handle @riodejaneiro to Rio de Janeiro City Hall, and intends to do the same for @japan for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

According to AFP, Castano registered a number of Twitter account names in 2007 when the social networking site was in its infancy. He spent the last number of years sending messages to Rio City Hall offering them the account, and this week

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GENEROUS GIFT: The Malaga shoeshine man gifted the account to Brazil. the Brazilians finally replied and accepted.

“I am a shoeshine man with not much money, but I have the privilege of being able to give a gift to 130 million Japanese people or eight million people in Rio,” said Castano.

“Could you do that?”

The humble shoeshine man has already handed over @canada and @madrid to authorities there and is ready to hand over @japan.

“I am very happy now,” he said. “My only remaining task is to hand

over @japan.”

Rio’s tourism secretary, Antonio Pedro Figueira Mello, said: “We are very happy to at last be able to use the name of our city on the social network. This will be of great value now that we are getting closer to the Olympics.”

AN anonymous survey of 451 pregnant women in Malaga has caused worry amongst the medical community, as a significant number admitted to smoking and drinking.

The Junta de Andalucia regional government reported that 15 per cent of the women smoked, 27 per cent drank alcohol and 2.4 per cent used cannabis in pregnancy.

Created by Malaga Regional Hospital gynaecologists and University of Malaga Medical Professors, the survey was to discover how often unborn babies were exposed to harmful substances.

The average age of the women was reported to be 31, and 55 per cent were firsttime mothers.

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BODY ART: Volunteers had tattoos done by international artists at the convention.

Rivers of ink run at tattoo convention

AN INTERNATIONAL tattoo convention brought some well-known faces in the tattoo world to Andalucia.

Having read some weird and wonderful information on the convention, Euro Weekly News (EWN) was unable to resist the urge to send someone along to see what went on.

Artists and fans from as far afield as Japan, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Russia, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland and Poland flooded to the NH Hotel in Sevilla to mingle,

compare their work and attend seminars on a variety of subjects including techniques, health and safety issues, laser elimination and the application of photography and Photoshop to the art of tattooing.

Freak showman Joker Boy, considered by some as the most charismatic showman in Europe, visited the convention from Switzerland. He told EWN that whereas in the past people sporting tattoos were considered a little strange, nowadays those who do not have

King for the Day in Torremolinos ENGLISH lessons certainly proved worth it for one Torremolinos family this year.

At the English-language school his daughter attends, out-of-work father Spencer Gonzalez Rivero put his name down for a ‘King for the Day’ draw, organised by local business and shop owners’ association ACET. Little did he know at the time the simple gesture would result in him winning €12,000 worth of goods from local businesses.

After being informed of their good luck, Gonzalez and his wife Gaby were met by ACET president, Carlos Rodriguez, and Torremolinos mayor, Pedro Fernandez Montes, first thing in the morning before their shopping spree began. Wearing a cape and crown, Spencer travelled across town acquiring clothes and shoes for his children, a bed, furniture and other household items. The most special moment of the day was when the couple visited a jeweller’s shop to replace their wedding rings, which had been lost months before.

some form of body art to show off are becoming the odd ones out.

Along with tattoos, piercings and other impressive body adornments out in force, one woman was wearing dragon’s head earrings down to her shoulders, weighing a shocking 100 grammes each.

Fashion designer Hortensia Gil launched her new collection at the event, and magician Mago Chains showed off his magic skills.

Afterwards, those who were not too sore after receiving new tattoos went on to specially organised parties at Sala AMR to dance the night away.

A surprisingly dry winter ALTHOUGH many say this winter feels extra bad on the Costa del Sol, it has been drier than usual, according to Malaga Weather Centre.

Average rainfall for January-February since 1942 was 139 litres per square metre, far more than the 78 litres registered since the beginning of 2015. It remains to be seen whether further deluges this month will bring figures up to average.

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Weapons’ haul LOCAL POLICE in Malaga confiscated a total of 1,000 weapons, sharp objects and blunt objects, an average of three items per day in 2014.

Haute cuisine TWO students at Cooking School La Consula of Malaga are amongst the 50 candidates to win Le Cordon Bleu Award ‘Promises of Haute Cuisine’, with two dishes featuring chicken as the main ingredient.

Sales up MALAGA Province ranks fourth for the highest increase in property sales, according to the National Statistic Institute (INE). A total of 22,409 homes were sold in Malaga in 2014, up 14.6 per cent.

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Hockey players migrate south for February Spanish sun TWELVE Dutch and Belgian hockey teams are spending February training at Benalmadena’s Campo de Retamar sports installations, soaking up some sun to see them through the rest of their season on cold pitches.

A total of almost 300 people between players and support staff are included in the visit, organised by Benalmadena Hockey Club in collaboration with the municipal sports department, and are expected to bring an

additional income of more than €300,000 to the town.

Mayor Paloma Garcia Galvez, along with Sports Councillor Juan Olea and the hockey club’s president Andres Perez, welcomed the young players to the area and expressed her hopes that they would enjoy their visit to Benalmadena.

Garcia Galvez thanked Benalmadena Hockey Club for organising the visit and

Sportsman has heart attack TWO doctors at the scene and a defibrillator saved the life of a Meridiano Antequera handball player who had a heart attack during a training session. Dario Mata, 19, collapsed 10 minutes into a friendly match the handball team began after their usual

workout, in what the club later described as the worst moment in its history.

Witnesses said it took half an hour to revive Dario, who was later taken to Antequera Hospital. At the time of going to press he was reported to be recovering well.

stressed the importance of this type of initiative to promote the area and beat seasonal tourism slumps.

The teams will hold a number of friendly matches during their stay as part of their preparation for the second part of the season, with both male and female teams including ZSV Schaerweijde, Royal Heracles HC, MHC Rosmalen Dames 1, Spirit Dames 1, NMHC JA1 2014-2015, Leidse Hockeyclub Roomburg and Gooische HC Dames 1 playing on the Retamar fields.

UK’s love affair with Rioja wine

RECOVERING: Dario Mata.

BRITONS are importing a little bit of Spain back home in the form of Spanish red wine.

Imports of Rioja into the UK increased by 10 per cent in 2014, with Britain accounting for one-third of all Rioja sales worldwide. Shipments of the Northern Spanish wine reached a staggering 36.2 million litres to the UK last year.

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Hospital visits MORE than 1,000 children recovering at the Costa del Sol and Materno Infantil hospitals and their parents have benefited so far from visits by volunteers as part of a national project, the Red Cross has announced.

We Love Pop THERE is a last chance to see a We Love Pop art exhibition with work by Debora Notenson, Juan Miguel Quiñones and German Borrachero at the Cortijo Miraflores Cultural Centre in Marbella before it closes tomorrow, Friday February 20.

Faster surfing FIBRE-OPTIC installations have been approved by Mijas Council for the area between Las Lagunas and El Coto. Next on the list are Doña Ermita and Miramar centre areas, as the town works to bring high-speed connections to all.

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100 years of football at collectors’ convention COLLECTORS and football fans alike are in for a treat this weekend at the 2015

European Collectors’ Convention in Torremolinos.

The Palacio de Congresos

will boast a display of the World and European Cups won by the Spanish national

football team, and national and international trophies won

by Andalucian teams, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Andalucian Football Federation.

The fair, which is one of the biggest in Europe and has been compared to Stampex in London, opens from 10.30am to 7pm from Thursday, February 19 until Saturday 21, and from 10.30am to 2pm on Sunday 22, and entrance is free.

Companies and public institutions from the UK, Germany, France, LA SALA DINNER: Harry Kane and girlfriend Kate Goodland.

Belgium, Russia and crispy duck spring rolls as renowned as one of the busiest Spain will be taking part starters before both opting for restaurants in Andalucia, and in the convention, which collectors of the chargrilled fillet steaks as Harry Kane joins a long list of brings mains. celebrities and sports stamps, coins, historical Dubbed ‘the ultimate social personalities to frequent the documents and other items under one roof. and dining experience’, La Sala is Puerto Banus location.

Spurs’ Harry Kane at La Sala TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR’S Harry Kane has been having a dream few weeks in the Premier League as of late and he continued his run of good fortune by having a dream Valentine’s night with his childhood sweetheart at one of Puerto Banus’s most famous hotspots.

The 21-year-old striker surely scored extra Brownie points by taking his girlfriend Kate Goodland on a weekend getaway to Marbella, where the two spent a romantic night at La Sala on February 14.

According to the good folk at La Sala, the loved-up duo started their night with Champagne and shared Piri Piri chicken wings and

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Campaign for cleaner streets A NEW campaign in Malaga City aims to teach ‘pipa’ (sunflower seed) munchers not to leave a mess behind them in public areas.

The ‘Malaga How I Love You’ campaign aims to raise awareness and encourage people to keep the city clean and tidy, and pipa shells play a big part in this as the traditional custom is to spit them onto the floor.

A total of 150,000 ‘pipeleras’ have been distributed to kiosks across the city and will be given out to anyone buying a packet of seeds to chew. Pipeleras consist of paper envelopes with two compartments: one to put the pack of seeds inside and another to hold the shells.

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Coin warming up for thousands of runners COIN will hear the patter of thousands of pairs of trainers, with runners from all over Andalucia expected to take part in the 46th Vuelta Pedestre (on-foot tour) on March 15 from 11.30am.

The race has two categories, a competitive one and a noncompetitive one, and aims to raise funds for the local branch of the Caritas charity.

The race, one of the oldest and most important in Andalucia, takes place on the streets of Coin. The competitive race will have a total distance of 10 kilometres with steep hills included in the route to challenge runners.

Five hundred runners from all over Andalucia are expected to take part, using the race as a training session for the Malaga half-marathon a week later.

Those wishing to take part can sign up on www.dorsalchip.es for

€5, or an hour before the race starts in Coin’s Plaza de la Alameda for €8.

Meanwhile the general public is invited to take part in the noncompetitive race, which is expected to attract at least 3,000 people.

Parents protest against delays to new schools PARENTS from Mijas, the Teatinos district of Malaga City and Rincon de la Victoria gathered to protest outside the so-called Black Building provincial offices over delays to new schools.

The parents fear that recently announced early regional elections will add more delays to the construction of new schools promised by the Junta de Andalucia regional government.

In Teatinos, a district with more than 35,000 inhabitants and just one secondary school, residents have been demanding another for more than 10 years. Although the Junta promised to have the new school open in 2016, parents complain that so far no progress has been seen.

Temporary huts placed in Mijas’s Tamixa school car park to serve as classrooms for 450 children were announced as a temporary, one-year measure while the new Indira Ghandi school was built.

Yet five years down the line the children are still waiting for the promised school, which their parents complain was delayed by the Junta’s refusal to accept the site provided by the council.

Mar Villanueva, president of Prometo parents’ group in Teatinos, expressed disbelief that while funds for desperately needed schools were apparently unavailable, there was plenty of money to spend on elections.

Music and history on offer this weekend in Estepona MUSICIAN Darryl Williams will be offering Folk, Blues, Ragtime and Jazz pieces at the Corominas centre in Estepona this Saturday, February 21, at 8pm.

The singer and guitarist has been

playing since 1969 and made his first appearances at the Isle of Man Folk Club in 1974.

After the performance, those attending the concert will be able to take a tour of the megalithic necropolis

information centre within San Isidro Labrador park in Los Pedregales.

Tickets including the guided tour are priced at €10 and are available from info@acudeestepona. com or 654 711 715.

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Priests suspected of abuse released ELEVEN of the 12 priests arrested in Granada for allegedly abusing altarboys will not face trial.

The 11 priests, who were arrested after the victim wrote to the Pope

telling his story, faced jail sentences of up to three years, but will walk free as too much time has passed.

Investigations only remain in process for

Teachers sent off to improve skills A SPANISH region aims to improve its teachers’ English by sending them to the UK on two to sevenweek training courses.

The Madrid regional government has launched an English Language Training Scheme, offering teachers that work (or hope to work) at bilingual public schools the chance to improve their English language and teaching skills.

Places are available for 1,625 teachers, 472 of which will visit universities abroad.

Those that stay in Madrid will receive training at public universities, British Council and Foundation of International Studies centres.

father Roman, considered to be the head of the Romanones clan, while the judge declared the crimes fell outside the statute of limitations for the other 11.

As more than six years passed between the first victim reaching the age of 18 and reporting the alleged abuse, judge Antonio Moreno decided that it was too late to put the men on trial.

Judge Moreno justified his decision to try father Roman by stating that his suspected full sexual abuse of minors continued over a prolonged period of time, from 2004 to 2007 and explained that the nature of the abuse he is accused of allows a 10 year time period for trial.

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Civil guards to face court A CEUTA judge has called 16 Guardia Civil officers to appear in court in connection with the death of at least 15 migrants off El Tarajal beach last year.

On February 6, 2014, members of the military police force used rubber bullets and smoke canisters to ‘dissuade’ immigrants who were trying to swim to shore.

Five bodies were later recovered from Spanish waters and 10 from Moroccan waters.

This is the first time the officers, who have been called to declare in groups of four in March, will appear before the judge, who had only previously read their statements on a Judicial Police report.

The case was taken to the Ceuta court

by a group of NGOs, which claimed that manslaughter had occurred.

Members of the 207th HQ of the Guardia Civil in Ceuta were reported to be surprised by the judge’s decision, as they considered that the rubber bullets used were shot from a prudent distance and had nothing to do with the immigrants’ deaths.

Brit on the run for 10 years A BRITISH bank robber on the run for 10 years has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Turis, Valencia.

The 60-year-old man had been wanted by UK authorities since he escaped to Spain using a false passport during his first temporary release, five years into his 14-year jail sentence.

The man, who was jailed for his involvement in five violent bank robberies, set up home in the Valencian municipality of Turis and had lived there under a false name ever since.

The Guardia Civil’s Fugitives Group collaborated with UK police and court authorities during the investigation leading to the arrest.

UNDER ARREST: British fugitive is recaptured.

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Learn Spanish with Vinnie Jones online HARD man footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones has been showing off his Spanish language skills in a new ad that has gone viral on social networks.

Dressed in a colourful Hawaiian shirt in front of the Spanish flag, the former Wimbledon hatchet man reels off some useful Spanish phrases in his characteristic Cockney accent for Britons planning on visiting sunny Spain for their holidays.

But Vinnie’s handy phrases are slightly removed from the usual ‘Donde esta la playa?’ (‘Where is the beach?’) remarks that regular guidebooks provide. In typical Jones style, he reels off phrases such as: ‘Hola cielo, como te va?’ (‘Alright sunshine, how you keeping?’); ‘Oye, me das otra cerveza por favor’ (‘Excuse me pal, can I have another beer please?’) and ‘Eh tio! Ven aqui para que salgas en este selfie’ (‘Oi! Come over here and get in this selfie mate!’).

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Help assure Salva’s future…

WHAT has become a Costa del Sol institution - The Salon Varietes theatre - is gearing up for its 30th anniversary with a series of events planned.

And it is looking for the help of the public to help assure its long term future in terms of young volunteers, and for the short term wants sponsors for its 30th anniversary souvenir programme.

Leading the way in looking forward is the theatre’s support group FOTA (Friends of the Theatre Assocation), under the wing of its president Val Williams.

The former hotelier is putting all her energy, and that of the other dedicated volunteers of FOTA into making it a year to remember for all at the theatre.

The Salon Varietes may be a non-profit amateur group, but that does not exempt it from the high costs of putting on about 30 shows a year.

Just the royalties due can run into thousands of euros a time - a recent production of Grease cost €13,000 in royalties alone.

That means the theatre, which has five paid employees, has to raise many thousands of euros every year just to continue.

This year the fundraising is centred around its anniversary with a grand reunion of past and present members planned, and a commemorative programme will be on sale.

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VAL WILLIAMS: Is president of the theatre support group, FOTA. people will have to hurry with a deadline of this month set.

Val explained: “The programme will be sold at every performance and is designed to be commemorative so people will hold on to it. That means advertisers know they will get maximum exposure from it.

“It will be a high quality publication with lots of photos.

People will really want to get their hands on a copy.”

Looking to the future Val is hoping to set up a youth wing of FOTA. “Anyone can join FOTA, it is only €10 a year and we have lots of events and lunch clubs.

Unofficially we are looking to start up a youth section. We need to engage younger people to ensure the future.”

Anyone wishing to advertise in the programme should get in touch with the Salon Varietes on 952 474 542.

Spanish beaches in Europe’s top 10 WITH its miles of beautiful, sandy beaches just one of the many reasons why tourists flock to Spain each year, it comes as little surprise that two Spanish

beaches have been named among the best in Europe.

Using travellers’ reviews from website TripAdvisor, one of Andalucia’s best kept secrets is out, as Playa

de Bolonia in Tarifa has been named as the 10th best beach in Europe.

Located on the Atlantic shore and a firm favourite with surfers from all over

Concerts in Spain for Supertramp FOLLOWING a five-year break, British band Supertramp is taking to the road for Supertramp Forever Tour, starting in Portugal on November 3 this year.

Concerts, to be held at 26 venues across Europe, will include two dates in Spain: at the BarclayCard Centre in

Madrid on November 6 and the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona on November 7.

Band founder Rick Davies will be accompanied by long-standing members John Anthony Helliwell and Bob Siebenberg. The tour will also see the much-announced return of Mark Hart.

the world, the four kilometre beach attracts visitors each summer because of its fine, white sand and spectacular views of Morocco. The beach at Bolonia is considered a tranquil haven in Andalucia.

And voted the second best beach in all of Europe is Formentera’s Playa de SesIlletes. The Balearic island of Formentera in the Mediterranean is renowned for its pristine white beaches and is a favourite haunt for bohemians and hippies.

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Agricultural visits STUDENTS from the University of Almeria have spent some time in the Almanzora Valley visiting goat farms. The visits were to learn more about the management of the farms.

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ALMERIA Province has 29,596 hectares of agricultural land under plastic cover, 10.5 per cent more than in 2010. El Ejido accounts for 41 per cent of the total with 12,286 hectares.

Lighting up ALMERIA Province has provided €50,000 to finance the replacement of 725 street lights in Fines. The new lighting is expected to save the town approximately 60 per cent on its annual electricity bills.

JANUARY saw 1,050 work contracts signed in Elda, more than any other municipality in Alicante Province. Despite the town’s extensive number of footwear factories, most of the new jobs were in service industries.

Victim protection MORE than 8,000 victims of gender violence in the Valencian Community are safeguarded by a computer system that allows police and Guardia Civil to monitor victims’ movements.

Gas theft SEVEN people have been arrested in Puerto Lumbreras, Murcia, for stealing 200 butane gas bottles from a warehouse in the town.

Motorway fire A VEHICLE caught fire a few metres from the exit of Orihuela-Benferri on the A-7

A TOTAL of 4,000 kilos of food has been raised by the association ‘Friends of the Sahara People’ in Velez-Malaga. It was donated by local schools and will be given to the Saharan community in the refugee camps of Tinduf (Argelia).

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COW SHARK: Had to be winched from the beach.

Two sharks visit TWO sharks recently visited the Marina Baja. One, a bluntnose sixgill shark commonly known as the cow shark, was washed up in Albir where it was found early in the morning by two beach cleaners.

The 2.7-metre shark was probably young as an adult grows to around five metres, municipal biologist Jose Manuel Perez believed. It had been dead for around 15 hours, but bore no external wounds and possibly died from the same virus that has recently killed dolphins, Perez said.

The harmless cow shark, which would normally live at a greater depth, could also have approached the shore in search of fish.

It was winched from the beach by the Local Police and later collected by Valencia University biologists.

The other, a four-metre thresher shark weighing 109 kilos, was caught in the nets of Benidorm fishing boat, La Cartagenera, as it trawled a few kilometres from the coast. It later fetched €3 a kilo at Villajoyosa’s fish market.

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PRESIDENT of the Andalucian Region, Susana Diaz, visited Velez-Malaga last Sunday (February 15) to present the PSOE Socialist Party municipal candidate as part of the political campaign leading up to the elections on March 22.

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SEVEN entrepreneurs in Almeria are benefiting from a cash injection intended to launch new businesses. The businesses include Whatsabi Sushi Tapas, El Patio de Vecinas and Kebap Mag.

FRANCISCO CHACON EGEA from Mojacar Bike has triumphed at the 40-kilometre MTB race in Turre. He was announced the winner after a photo-finish with Daniel Estevez Fernandez from Filabres.

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motorway. Firefighters extinguished the flames and no one was injured in the incident.

syllabus. It hopes to attract young people to the rapidly-disappearing occupation.

Fifth quake

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AN earthquake measuring 2.1 on the Richter Scale occurred about seven miles off the coast of Torrevieja. It is the fifth earthquake in the area in four months.

FOREIGN tourists reporting crimes at Benidorm’s SATE office increased by 40 per cent last year. Of the 1,750 people seeking help in their own language, 1,148 were from the UK or Ireland.

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No charge JAVEA Town Hall has opposed Generalitat regional government plans to privatise parking at the port. Parking is already a problem in the area and restricting the harbour would be detrimental to the fish market, sources said.

Fishing tackle A SECONDARY school in traditional fishing town Villajoyosa has introduced a vocational course on fishing to the

THE spokesperson for Malaga’s PSOE party, Francisco Conejo, has received a formal complaint after constructing a pool at his home in Rincon de la Victoria without the necessary permit.

Car accident TWO men suffered severe injuries after their vehicle swerved off the A-7 motorway in Velez-Malaga and rolled over several times.

MALLORCA

Tourism fair THE Balearic Islands’ Tourism Agency took part in the International Tourism Fair of Milan, to promote the islands’ tourism attractions to the Italian market.

Lower than average FLU cases in the Balearics were registered at 179 per 100,000 inhabitants, a figure which is lower than the national average. The data was released by the National Network of Epidemics Surveillance, from the Carlos III Health Institute.

Classic cars record

THREE graffiti artists were arrested for defacing five carriages of a train held up at Alcoy station. Rail operator Renfe intends to prosecute and reclaim the cost of cleaning the carriages.

A TOTAL of 365 classic vehicles (290 cars and 75 motorcycles) paraded through Palma last Sunday (February 15) in the largest classic vehicle meetup ever registered in the history of Mallorca.

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PINOSO has asked the central government whether crude oil will finally be stored there. Two six-year licences granted to Invexta Recursos to study the project have now expired, the town hall reminded Madrid.

A 75-YEAR-OLD woman died last Saturday (February 14) after being hit by a car without a driver in Ses Salines.

The vehicle started moving backwards as its owner had forgotten to put on the handbrake.

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Young adults in Spain lack skills Spain more than doubles the 15 per cent average reported by the OECD for the European Union.

Studies on the total adult population in Spain (aged 25 to 64) found that 44 per cent of people gave up studying after secondary school, double the OECD averages for the EU. “Countries have many good reasons to avoid young people falling into the trap of entering the job market and adult life without good qualifications,” said Dirk Van Damme, head of OECD’s Innovation and Progress Indicator Department.

Many countries have identified the problem of early school-leavers as one of the biggest challenges education systems face, according to Van Damme.

Spain managed to reduce the number of early leavers to 21.9 per cent in 2014 but was still far from the EU 2013 average of 12 per cent.

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A THIRD of young adults in Spain lack sufficient qualifications to enable them to find decent jobs, according to a new report.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reported that 33 per cent of people in Spain between 25 and 34 years of age had only completed secondary school education, and some had not even got that far.

BULL RUNNING: An American man was injured in Salamanca.

American is recovering after goring AN American man is recovering in intensive care after being viciously gored by a bull during a festival in western Salamanca.

And the surgeon called to operate on the 20year-old said it was the “biggest goring wound I’ve ever had to operate on.” Benjamin Miller, from Georgia, USA, underwent a three-hour operation to repair damage to his thighs, sphincter and back muscles after he was gored by a large bull at the running of the bulls during a festival in Ciudad Rodrigo in Salamanca.

Mr Miller is said to be recovering well in hospital.

Dr Enrique Crespo was called to operate on Mr Miller following the incident on Saturday, the first day of the ‘Carnaval del Toro’.

“It’s not the worst injury I’ve seen, but it’s the biggest goring wound I’ve ever had to operate on,” he said.

According to town officials, two other men – from Scotland and from Spain – suffered less serious goring injuries at the event. Around 45,000 people attended the festival over the weekend.

Nationality test woes COMPLAINTS regarding exams that Spanish nationality applicants are required to sit have reached the Spanish House of Commons.

Parliamentary group Izquierda Plural has asked the House to urge the government to eliminate questionnaires applicants have been obliged to complete for the last two years, many of which even Spaniards would fail.

Although the tests were intended to see how well integrated applicants were, the content was left up to civil registries, meaning some contain reportedly ridiculous or difficult questions.

Test failures have resulted in everincreasing numbers of applications being turned down, which the group said defeated the object entirely.

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BRITISH PRESS Fewer controls DENMARK: Danish airports have called for fewer security controls, citing inconsistency and inconvenience to passengers.

Scout island DENMARK: An island off the coast of Copenhagen has been purchased on behalf of the Danish Scouting Organisation for activities and lessons.

A cut above SWEDEN: Hairdressing is the most common job among foreigners living in Sweden, according to the country’s official statistics agency.

Alien existence DAME Helen Mirren has described the royal family as “aliens” because they live in a world that nobody else can imagine. The 69-year-old actress has played the Queen four times on film, television and plays.

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Most romantic SWEET manufacturer Rolo’s ‘Do you love anyone enough to give them your last Rolo?’ has been voted the most romantic ad of all time

by UK television viewers. It beat the classic Milk Tray man ads and the Nestle coffee couple.

Prince promoted

ENGLAND rugby fans have expressed their anger at six different international jerseys costing £90 each being released for sale in the space of only 10 months, ahead of this summer’s Rugby World Cup.

PRINCE ANDREW has been promoted to rank of vice-admiral by the Queen ahead of his 55th birthday on February 19. He joined the Navy at the age of 18 and fought in the Falklands before retiring at 41.

Schedule change SEVENTY per cent of head teachers plan to change term dates when they are given powers to set schedules in September, in order to facilitate families looking for cheaper holidays during offpeak times.

DAME HELEN MIRREN: Royal family live “alien” existence.

Safe drivers SWEDEN: Forty-seven per cent of European drivers polled believe that Swedish motorists are the least reckless in Europe.

Bad year NORWAY: Norwegian Air Shuttle posted its first loss for seven years in 2014. The company had a loss of €120 million last year.

A-ha back!

NORWAY: Eighties pop sensation A-ha, from Norway, will reform for a concert in Brazil this summer to celebrate their 30th anniversary.

Neo-Nazi rise NORWAY: The head of Norway’s intelligence agency has said that the country is increasingly under threat from neoNazi groups.

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TWO Chechen men have been detained for attacking police officers called to an erotic massage parlour in Volgograd where the Chechens had caused a brawl following what they deemed to be an ‘unsatisfactory’ service.

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Little press freedom THE Reporters Without Borders group has placed Russia 148th in the world in terms of freedom of the press rankings. They say the climate for the press has become “oppressive” thanks in part to the crisis in the Ukraine.

Attacks rise ATTACKS on asylum seekers in German shelters are on the rise. In the last three months of 2014 there were 67 attacks, including arson and graffiti.

No reparations GERMANY’S economy minister has rejected renewed calls from Greece for war reparations from the Nazi occupation.

Strong quarter THE fourth quarter of 2014 gave the German economy a strong boost mainly through consumer spending. GDP expanded by 0.7 per cent.

AN American man has been jailed for 70 years in the United States for shooting dead a 17-year-old German exchange student in Missoula, Montana.

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RUSSIANS consider Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to be the most powerful force in the country, ahead of the FSB, the military, the Orthodox Church, the parliament and the media, according to a new poll.

MORE than 1,000 schools in Russia have closed amid a worsening flu epidemic that has affected one in five citizens. The closures are to prevent the spread of the flu that has killed one girl in Yekaterinburg.

THE Social Democrat Party is urging the government to ban the sale of energy drinks to under18’s because of potential health risks.

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RUSSIAN PRESS Unsatisfactory service

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WHOPPER MEAL: Home delivery for Germans.

World Press Photo of the Year A PHOTO of a male gay couple in St Petersburg has won the World Press Photo of the Year 2014. Taken by a Danish photographer, Mads Nissen, the photo confronts Russia’s atmosphere of intolerance towards homosexuality.

BURGER KING in Germany has introduced a home delivery service but so far only eight of the 685 nationwide branches ace currently taking part in the scheme.

Polish visit POLISH President Bronislaw Komorowski is to visit Germany on February 20 and 21 where he will be the guest of honour at a feast in Hamburg.

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business & legal Spain acted on Falciani List in 2013 SPAIN knew about the Falciani List of HSBC clients with Swiss bank accounts almost two years ago.

In April 2013 national daily El Pais published dozens of names on the list leaked by former bank employee Herve Falciani.

They included that of Santander’s late president Emilio Botin, who paid Spain’s tax authority €200 million to

legitimise a €2 billion fortune held in Switzerland.

Other Spanish names included Alfons Godall, former vice-president of Barcelona football club, former Supreme court judge Ramon Lopez Vilas and Fernando Alonso.

The Formula 1 driver stressed that he was a Swiss resident and HSBC client until 2011 but neither had, nor

Scramble for Aena shares DEMAND for Aena’s €58 shares was five times greater than anticipated.

Part-privatisation plans for Spain’s airports operator were shelved last November following auditing doubts, but flotation finally went ahead without hitches.

The government benefited from the delay as the original share price was intended to range from €41.50 to €53.50 but this was raised to between €43 and €55 and then €53 and €58. The final price at the top end of this range put Aena’s equity at €9.7 billion.

A relatively low 88,972 requests from small investors allowed a minimum allocation of 25

shares, although just over 9 per cent of the total was set aside for bigger orders. Maximum investment was set at €19,720 for 340 shares.

Despite the demand, the government decided not to increase the number of shares available to private investors, although the 21 per cent initially reserved for anchor investors was not taken up.

The quintupled demand meant that the offer price was three times higher than London-based TCI, plus Spanish fund Grupo Alba and Ferrovial - one of Heathrow airport’s biggest shareholders had agreed to pay.

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Blow-out SPAIN’S wind farms had 22,986 megawatt output by the end of 2014.

Despite possessing Europe’s second mostimportant capacity, it inaugurated the fewest installations last year, sufficient to produce 27.5 megawatts.

Film facts CINEMAS in Barcelona, La Coruña, Alicante, Oviedo and Madrid are dearer than in any other Spanish city, charging at least €8 per person.

Cheapest are Huelva (€4.90), Almeria (€4.75) and Granada (€4.50).

Rumasa makes a profit RUMASA, now publicly-owned, made €191,000 last year.

The group was almost bankrupt and its founder Jose Maria RuizMateos owed Hacienda millions in unpaid taxes when it was expropriated in February 1983.

It has assets of approximately €160 million through selling Rumasa companies and subsidiaries. This amount must cover

reprivatisation contracts and lawsuits launched by the former owner’s family, the government explained.

Last year’s profit came from the interest on investments in Spain’s public debt but Rumasa now employs nine workers instead of 60,000. They deal with court cases and collection and settlement of payments from privatisations.

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has, any problems with Hacienda.

Spain’s Finance ministry, then headed by Elena Salgado, advised those involved beforehand so they could put their tax affairs in order.

This earned Hacienda €250 million in what was described as the biggest regularisation operation ever known.

EMILIO BOTIN: Paid taxman €200 million.

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1.8M 34.9M 16.1M 3.4M 5.6M 7.5M 50.7M 10.8M 5.2M 2.3M 12.1M 33.1M 2.7M 5.1M 3.7M 18.0M 11.2M 16.5M 6.8M 7.9M 40.3M 3.8M 23.4M 6.3M 2.2M 3.8M 3.7M 14.6M 2.1M 5.6M

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18.25 -0.50 1.10 -5.00 -8.00 -11.50 -20.50

0.51 -0.06 0.25 -0.27 -0.43 -0.99 -0.71

NET VOLUME 66,927.21 8,476.82 35,679.76 6,299.23 8,276.98 7,667.65 6,268.80

PRICE

CHANGE NET / %

$ 18.43 $ 51.50 $ 2.09 $ 13.84 $ 3.7499 $ 52.52 $ 12.90 $ 3.58 $ 6.29 $ 6.92 $4

4.33 ▲ 30.71% 7.91 ▲ 18.15% 0.30 ▲ 16.76% 1.88 ▲ 15.72% 0.4999 ▲ 15.38% 6.83 ▲ 14.95% 1.61 ▲ 14.26% 0.42 ▲ 13.29% 0.69 ▲ 12.32% 0.73 ▲ 11.79% 0.42 ▲ 11.73%

Zynga Inc. $ 2.24 Career Education Corporation $ 5.34 MediciNova, Inc. $ 3.62 Presbia PLC $6 Ballard Power Systems, Inc. $ 2.66 Moneygram International, Inc. $ 8.6013 Ambarella, Inc. $ 50.71 VelocityShares 3x Inverse Silver ETN $ 50.26 Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. $ 23.45 Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. $ 28.78 Dawson Geophysical Company $ 6.89

0.42 ▼ 15.79% 0.925 ▼ 14.76% 0.56 ▼ 13.40% 0.67 ▼ 10.04% 0.26 ▼ 8.90% 0.8387 ▼ 8.88% 4.46 ▼ 8.08% 4.39 ▼ 8.03% 2.02 ▼ 7.93% 1.88 ▼ 6.13% 0.42 ▼ 5.75%

Most Advanced Rocky Brands, Inc. Columbia Sportswear Company Amyris, Inc. SkyWest, Inc. SAExploration Holdings, Inc. CyberArk Software Ltd. VisionChina Media, Inc. ReachLocal, Inc. InnerWorkings, Inc. Alcobra Ltd. Energy XXI Ltd.

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C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) CHANGE Centrica 279.30 -7.70 Coca-Cola HBC 1,160.50 -3.50 Compass Group 1,118.00 -1.00 CRH 1,819.00 -1.00 Diageo 1,834.25 -2.75 Direct Line Insurance 316.25 -0.75 Dixons Carphone 424.20 -1.80 easyJet 1,723.00 16.00 Experian 1,197.50 -0.50 Fresnillo 854.50 -24.50 Friends Life Group Limited 410.65 0.15 G4S 284.15 -1.65 GKN 378.90 -0.10 GlaxoSmithKline 1,552.00 -1.00 Glencore Xstrata 290.85 4.25 Hammerson 690.00 -1.00 Hargreaves Lansdown 1,008.50 2.50 HSBC Holdings 601.05 2.85 Imperial Tobacco Group 3,014.00 -11.00 InterContinental Hotels 2,601.00 -18.00 International Cnsldtd Air 558.25 4.25 Intertek Group 2,525.00 -70.00 Intu Properties 372.30 -1.70 ITV 230.00 -0.50 Johnson Matthey 3,444.50 -2.50 Kingfisher 343.90 1.10 Land Securities Group 1,246.50 -3.50 Legal & General Group 269.00 -1.00 Lloyds Banking Group ORD 75.60 0.25 London Stock Exchange 2,397.00 -3.00 Marks & Spencer Group 494.40 0.40 Meggitt 554.25 2.75 Mondi 1,258.00 1.00 Morrison (Wm) Sprmrkts 184.15 0.65 National Grid 880.25 -9.95 Next 7,230.00 5.00 Old Mutual 216.00 0.00 Pearson 1,363.00 1.00 Persimmon 1,661.00 3.00 Prudential 1,598.50 -1.00 Randgold Resources 5,092.50 -12.50 Reckitt Benckiser Group 5,612.50 -47.50 Reed Elsevier 1,159.50 -0.50 Rio Tinto 3,152.50 1.00 Rolls-Royce Group 932.75 -11.75 Royal Bank of Scotland 386.90 -2.10 Royal Dutch Shell 2,134.50 -14.50 Royal Dutch Shell 2,221.25 -15.25 Royal Mail 451.50 5.00 RSA Insurance Group 443.25 -1.15 SABMiller 3,538.00 80.50 Sage Group (The) 469.15 -2.25 Sainsbury (J) 267.00 0.20 Schroders 2,946.00 1.00 Severn Trent 1,994.00 -25.00 Shire 5,112.50 -17.50 Sky 929.50 10.50 Smith & Nephew 1,158.50 -4.50 Smiths Group 1,182.50 -3.50 Sports Direct Interntnl 681.00 -0.50 SSE 1,545.50 -22.50 St James's Place 897.50 -1.50 Standard Chartered 955.40 -1.00 Standard Life 401.10 1.90 Taylor Wimpey 141.15 0.65 Tesco 242.90 1.30 Travis Perkins 1,973.00 -7.00 TUI AG 1,145.00 -10.00 Tullow Oil 407.80 2.80 Unilever 2,768.00 -21.00 United Utilities Group 943.00 -11.00 Vodafone Group 231.83 -0.57 Weir Group 1,851.50 -40.50 Whitbread 4,979.00 -21.00 Wolseley 3,876.00 -9.00 WPP Group 1,452.50 5.50

% C H G. -2.68 -0.30 -0.09 -0.05 -0.15 -0.24 -0.42 0.94 -0.04 -2.79 0.04 -0.58 -0.03 -0.06 1.48 -0.14 0.25 0.48 -0.36 -0.69 0.77 -2.70 -0.45 -0.22 -0.07 0.32 -0.28 -0.37 0.33 -0.13 0.08 0.50 0.08 0.35 -1.12 0.07 0.00 0.07 0.18 -0.06 -0.24 -0.84 -0.04 0.03 -1.24 -0.54 -0.67 -0.68 1.12 -0.26 2.33 -0.48 0.07 0.03 -1.24 -0.34 1.14 -0.39 -0.30 -0.07 -1.43 -0.17 -0.10 0.48 0.46 0.54 -0.35 -0.87 0.69 -0.75 -1.15 -0.25 -2.14 -0.42 -0.23 0.38

VOLUME 14,270.68 4,234.03 18,669.33 14,870.32 46,195.29 4,757.25 4,912.87 6,790.27 11,868.68 6,477.30 5,783.45 4,441.44 6,293.41 75,670.71 37,595.21 5,413.60 4,774.02 115,153.73 28,923.29 6,193.36 11,305.69 4,195.41 4,915.76 9,295.57 7,066.59 8,052.59 9,877.70 16,055.47 53,865.76 8,330.43 8,084.70 4,421.69 4,619.89 4,284.87 33,451.12 11,056.58 10,617.82 11,154.51 5,084.18 41,097.32 4,732.70 40,601.30 13,149.37 44,665.81 17,656.66 24,807.90 83,893.97 54,714.01 4,471.50 4,508.76 55,845.15 5,076.51 5,113.82 6,656.36 4,835.79 30,283.68 15,793.47 10,401.28 4,671.92 4,072.55 15,481.00 4,671.13 23,666.13 9,569.12 4,567.86 19,657.64 4,924.32 N/A 3,692.73 35,789.26 6,515.44 61,642.59 4,038.24 9,082.89 10,080.80 19,042.47

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There is no easy solution IF you are in business chances are there are going to be occasions when you have to address an audience.

When you are watching someone else speaking at an event it comes across as a bobby’s job. Don’t believe it. For many people, standing up in front of a packed audience, and setting one’s stall out, can be the most unnerving experience of their lives.

Curious as to how speakers respond to such situations a test was carried out. Several heroic figures, including a mountaineer and a fighter pilot, were wired up. Whilst doing their ‘day

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

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jobs’ the stress of their doing so was barely noticeable. However, wired up when public speaking their heart rate and blood pressure shot up to the red section on the gauge.

Constantly referring to notes as you are speaking, or reading from a written speech, is a no-no. You will still trip over your own tongue, your delivery will be met with polite response, but the impact of what you want to say will be negligible.

There is no easy solution. Like much else, some can and some can’t.

These fortunates tend to be the exhibitionists of life, the selfconfident. For the rest of us, we would prefer a visit to the dentist.

Those called to the soapbox have their own tricks to help them through the ordeal. I cottoned on to mine

when in my early 20’s. I had two tricks up my sleeve.

I never look at the audience. It is there, but for me it is wallpaper. What I do is deliver as though I were talking to myself. It works, for me. It might for you too. My other ploy I learned quite early on.

I noticed that amongst the hundred or so faces staring up at me, there was one soul who appeared to be responding well to my presentation.

Ignoring the rest of the audience, I spoke directly to her as though we were having a one-to-one meeting.

Again, for me, it worked like a charm.

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Money remains the top source of stress Loose change A look at finance for females

Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

WE’VE got our mind on our money and our money on our minds - constantly, according to a new survey. Apparently, even more than family responsibilities and personal health concerns, a massive 72 per cent of adults say they are stressed out about money. While another 22 per cent say that they have extreme stress about money.

The main triggers that lead people in general to panic about money include paying for unexpected expenses, paying for essentials and saving for retirement.

Basically, handing over money for anything and everything.

And it’s women, not men that seem to be having sleepless nights over money worries. Fifty-one per cent of women surveyed say they lie awake at night worrying about money, versus just 32 per cent of men.

Another effect of money stress is that women are more likely than men to say stress affects their eating, with 41 per cent saying they’ve eaten too much or had unhealthy food during the past month because of stress - for men it’s 24 per cent.

This is of concern since medics often point out that serious

stress can lead to obesity and illnesses such as cancer.

From those surveyed in this recent study, when asked how they try to de-stress, the

majority said by watching TV or surfing the internet, while these activities were then followed by napping, alcohol and smoking.

To de-stress meet a friend and have a chat about it

MONEY WORRIES: Causes include paying for unexpected expenses, essentials and saving for retirement.

Bank did not pay council tax Q. I purchased an apartment in Mallorca in 2013. I was assured by the solicitor and the Notary, and the contract confirmed, that no debt was owed on the property. I am now receiving bills for 2010 and 2011 from Calvia Town Council for the yearly Council Tax.

The property we bought had been repossessed by the bank several years ago for non-payment of the mortgage. I no longer remember which bank it was.

Can you please advise me on how to resolve this matter?

S.M. (Mallorca)

You and the Law in Spain

By David Searl

A. There may be good news for you.

First, if you have a sales contract signed by the bank stating that the property is sold clear of all debts, this makes them responsible for the payment of any back Council Tax. If you want to know who sold you the property, try looking at your contract. It might be the bank itself or a company set up by the bank to handle the many thousands of repossessed properties that Spanish banks now hold.

These banks quite often do not pay all the back taxes on their properties, especially Council Tax, also known as the rates, and in Spanish as ‘IBI,’ short for the ‘Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmobiliarios.’

Because the Statute of Limitations restricts collection of this tax to four years, the town halls generally send out

notices only when the cut-off date approaches. If it takes the bank six years to move the property, they have escaped two years of Council Tax. Yes, your lawyer should have checked to make sure this IBI was paid up to date, and the Notary should have asked to see paid-up receipts. These lapses indicate poor legal service, but they are not sufficient grounds to bring a case against either of them.

However, the bank has made a false statement in its contract with you. Have your lawyer start proceedings against the bank to recover the amount. He may advise you to pay the tax first and then act against the bank, or perhaps the bank will simply pay the bill.

Spanish banks usually pay up promptly in these cases because they are in fact guilty of false statements in a contract.

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

These are a worrying combination of ‘de-stress’ activities as they are largely unsocial, and to combat money stress, experts recommend seeking emotional support from family and friends.

It’s found that people without a shoulder to lean on tend to suffer worse from stress. For example, 43 per cent of people without emotional support said their stress has increased in the past year, compared with 26 percent of those with support.

So instead of de-stressing by watching box sets, it’s better to meet a friend for a coffee and have a chat about money worries if needs be.

And if money issues are taking their toll on your stress levels, then start to look at how you deal with money.

Break bad habits and slowly begin to implement small changes that can create big differences!

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Madrid helps out STANDARD & POOR’S calculated that borrowings by Spain’s autonomous communities and town halls will drop by 30 per cent this year. The €26 billion needed to refinance their debts and €11 billion to finance budget deficits will be covered by the government’s funding system for local entities, the rating agency said.

Subway contract CONSTRUCTION company ACS won a €380 million East Side Access contract, boosting the US expansion plans of the group headed by Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez. The company has been present in New York since 2005 when it won its first contract to work on the city’s subway system.

Happier bunnies INDITEX, owners of the clothing label Zabel, confirmed that it stopped producing garments using angora after the animal defence association PETA revealed abuse in Chinese factories where rabbits are skinned alive for their hair. The chain, which stopped using fur last year, has blocked all orders while they investigate suppliers.

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Rapid service I AM one of the first to complain about poor service, particularly when it’s the result of government cutbacks or trade union blackmail.

The UK’s Passport Service seems to have suffered dreadfully during the last year with the most horrendous backlogs. It is only fair that, with great pleasure, I can now acknowledge the current situation in that particular department.

On January 18 I Googled ‘How to renew a UK passport from overseas.’ I immediately got a lot of information and the opportunity to complete an online application. The next day I posted the old passport and a couple of photos to Belfast as instructed.

On February 4 our friendly local courier-delivery man knocked on the door and handed me a package which contained the new passport!

That’s 19 days from start to finish. I am very grateful for such efficient service and thank those concerned most sincerely.

I don’t think I’ll be making the same sort of report about changing my British driving licence for a Spanish one. It’s taken two weeks just to get the application form!

John Westwood, Tormos (Alicante)

Pat on the back WE’RE staying in Calahonda and I just wanted to say how much we enjoy Leapy Lee’s articles.

Thank you for stating the obvious and having the gumption to write it publicly! I wish our politicians back home would take it on board.

Diane and John (Wales)

Drying up I WAS interested to read about Cortijo Grande and the majestic environment that it once was.

Today all I can say is: “What is happening to that wonderful valley formerly an oasis in an otherwise arid landscape?”

As Ric Polansky points out, the golf course was a challenge to golfers of all levels. Now it is a dried-up shadow of its former self. Why? No-one knows for sure. The owner remains silent

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Not so cheap EXPATS are quite right to object to losing their vote. I think it is disgusting that only five countries in the world do not give their expats the vote and Britain is one of them.

As for Michael Warren of Fuengirola, how lucky he is to afford to spend five winter months here!

My husband served six years in the Second World War and was wounded in Germany. I worked from 1942 and came to Spain when my husband retired.

There were no company pensions in our day unless you were a civil servant and we had his 89-year-old mother to look

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we would be nowhere near the £10,000 threshold, he informed us that Hacienda talks to HMRC. We would still be liable here in Spain as they would be told that we have paid nothing in the UK. Also, if not covered on time we would also incur Spanish tax fines.

So whilst Michael thinks ‘expats are really in heaven, unlike nonexpats,’ it is not all profit. Having said that, we would still not move back to the UK. Richard Prowse, Cartagena (Murcia)

Just wonderful AN operation was necessary and I found myself in Torrevieja hospital. A place of dedication, professionalism, and above all, tremendous kindness. The staff’s attention to detail was simply marvellous.

Rita Tobin (by email)

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on the subject. Rumours abound.

One suggests that the underground irrigation system is badly broken in various places.

Whatever the reason, the simple truth is that the course is no longer watered and it would appear that all but one staff member has been released.

This, reputedly the oldest golf course in Almeria, would appear to have been tragically abandoned by its owner.

The beautiful valley of Cortijo Grande is simply being allowed to wither and die in front of our very eyes. What future do homeowners face when the golf course finally yields to desert and scrub in the absence of life-saving water?

Derek Martin, Turre (Almeria)

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NELSON MANDELA was a great man and our daughter is on the short side, but this photo from Johannesburg really brought it home to me.

Andrew Martinson (by email)

after. Her husband died in his 50s due to wounds received in the First World War and she could not exist on £20 per week. That is why she had to live with us.

Now Spain has had nearly all my money. In my 87th year with no family, I can assure Mr Warren the cost of living is very high. I just hope I die before my money runs out.

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Ups and downs I NOTE Michael Warren is an expat pensioner living here for five months only.

I understand he is tempted to become a permanent expat as we are doing so nicely with the exchange rate increasing our pensions, thus rendering our heating allowance unnecessary!

I beg to inform him that in December 2008 the euro and pound reached parity on the

exchange rate, giving us a vast drop in our pensions for a very long time.

The rate was way below our average and forced many expats to leave Spain, particularly if renting their homes. It caused great hardship to those only on state pensions when they dropped by a third of their value.

As far as I can see we are only back where we started with the euro.

Love the Euro Weekly though!

Jean Mudge (by email)

Tax snag MICHAEL WARREN is right about the higher exchange rate, but there is a downside. When you are tax resident here you are only allowed to earn €6,000 per annum before tax kicks in.

On telling our accountant that we would move our tax paperwork back to the UK where

THE Labour party ignored us during 13 years in office.

The Conservative party has had nearly a full term to correct this anomaly. My French and German neighbours here in Spain have a vote for life. UKIP, give us back our vote please!

We are in the European Union because...?

Brian Johnston, Benalmadena (Malaga)

Streets ahead I DON’T usually bother to write to papers, but I would just like to say how much I prefer the Euro Weekly News to its competitors.

I find its format and content better than ever. Your writers too are excellent.

A case in point is Nora Johnson’s recent article about the House of Lords. An anachronism in a modern democracy, it’s way past its sell-by-date.

The unrepresentative, undemocratic House of Lords should be scrapped without delay and replaced with a much-reduced and democratically-elected second chamber.

Hardly surprising so many of the electorate don’t bother to vote!

Chris Taylor, Granada

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Small town charm in the heart of the Costa del Sol

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IKE much of the rest of the towns on the Costa del Sol, La Cala de Mijas was once the epitome of a small, white-washed Spanish fishing village. The pace was relaxed, the town small and pretty, agriculture a mainstay, and the beaches and shoreline a hive of activity as fishermen set out and returned on their boats with their daily catch.

With the Spanish tourism boom of the 1960s - which began in nearby Marbella - La Cala quickly became a favourite with Europeans eager to get a taste of authentic Southern Spain and its ‘pueblos blancos’ (white villages).

In the early days of tourism, La Cala had about 30 fishermen’s cottages, a few bars, an open-air cinema and a few stores. As the urban sprawl of the Costa del Sol began to spread east and west, La Cala turned into the thriving town that it is today, with businesses, bars and restaurants

- not to mention its stretches of golden beaches - still attracting tourists from all over the world.

La Cala began life as a place of defence, fortified with four watchtowers along the coastline to ward off approaching enemy ships to the garrisons of Marbella, Fuengirola and Benalmadena.

The town was one of the places where the Berbers attacked during the famous Moorish invasion of Southern Spain.

Still standing, and one of the Costa del Sol’s main historical tourist attractions, is the 16th century watchtower Torre Vieja.

The area back then was named ‘La Cala del Mural’ (Bay of Mulberries) because of the proliferation of mulberry trees in the area, but was renamed in the 1970s to avoid confusion with nearby Cala del Moral just outside Malaga.

Now situated in the heart of the Costa del Sol - pretty much the midway point between Estepona

unspoiled by mass tourism and has managed to maintain its easy-going ambience. With its small town charm and feel but with all the amenities of a modern city, La Cala has established itself as the ideal family holiday destination but also as the perfect place to live all year round.

Small, quaint and with a truly international feel to it, La Cala is one of the Costa del Sol’s hidden gems. and Malaga - La Cala still boasts the charm and tranquillity of its past, albeit mixed with a much more international flavour.

The town is one of the most popular places for expats on the coast and this is reflected in the wide array of businesses and restaurants catering for a myriad of national tastes. Uniquely for the Costa del Sol, La Cala has remained

La Cala still boasts the charm and tranquillity of its past.

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Anti-British BBC at it again LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

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HEY’RE at it again, aren’t they? Once again the BBC’s antiBritish ‘aunties’ have attempted to undermine and basically insult our heroes of yesteryear.

Their coverage and biased reporting of the Dresden bombing anniversary was not only a disgrace, but had they adopted this stance at the time of the event, would probably have resulted in them all being hanged as traitors. With hardly a word about the brave air crews who lost their lives during this and many other dangerous missions, they paraded a biased bunch of ‘survivors’ who made our brave airmen sound like IS in the sky.

One after another these ‘eye witnesses’ reeled off a

BIASED: BBC’s coverage of the Dresden bombing anniversary. succession of horrific tales of the death and destruction that rained down from the allies onto the ‘innocent’ citizens of the German city of Dresden. With suitably pained, sympathetic expressions, the news vendors of this so-called British institution delivered what can only be described as a damning indictment of the allied forces

involved in these operations.

Typical. You know what their main problem is? Ninety per cent of these newscasters are too young. Too young to remember the thousands of Britons who were also wiped out by the relentless onslaught of the German luftwaffe. Too young to have been among the citizens of our great cities, who

crowded into tube stations and cellars as the indiscriminate bombing by the enemy flattened their homes and institutions. Too young to remember the blood and gore as our own innocent men and women ‘exploded’ in the streets.

This terribly misplaced sympathy for the enemy is a most dangerous path to traverse. It is the attitude that loses wars and brings disaster and defeat to those who are weak enough to practise it.

Thank God Churchill never had this type of pacifist attitude. We were coming to the end of an horrific war - for the second time! Millions of military personnel and civilians throughout Europe had been lost to the animals of the German Nazi party. Despite protestations of innocence, I have no doubt that the citizens of Dresden and Berlin took to the streets in triumph and celebration at every victory

Hitler and his psychopaths announced. Horrific and wrong as it may have been, it was war. A war that through the sacrifice of millions the allies had won.

The people of the allied forces needed to teach these people a lesson, they wanted revenge.

And why not? Their bravery in the face of often overwhelming odds must never be forgotten and never ever undermined, particularly by a bunch of BBC pillocks who, when the time comes - as surely it will - will probably hand us all over to IS on a pacifist plate. Well, we wouldn’t want to ‘offend’ anyone, would we?

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

Sensible ban or Nanny State?

IT has been announced that the UK is to ban people from smoking in RUTH REILY of The Sleep Centre, cars when children are present. Should Spain follow the UK’s lead, or is Albox would be in favour of a similar the Nanny State going too far in telling people what they can do? ban in Spain. “My husband and my daughter are both asthmatic, so I am already in favour of banning smoking in enclosed spaces such as cars.

“Our children are precious so I completely agree with the UK’s ban on it and would be happy to see Spain go down the same route.”

Dr Helen Webberley, who runs online GP service MyWebDoctor.co.uk believes smoking in vehicles should be banned in the UK and Spain.

She said: “We are all very aware of the dangers of smoking these days and it is very distressing to see people smoking in cars when there are other non-smoking passengers in the car.

“It is even more distressing when those passengers are MARK: Thinks it will be BOB: Smoking should be a DR WEBBERLEY: Smoking children. Smoking should be should be banned everywhere. unenforceable. banned everywhere and especially personal choice. in enclosed spaces.”

Alan, the owner of Eurodog smoke in a confined space where Mark who is The Sky Doctor, Kennels, Mijas Costa, said he thought there are children, and as a parent internet installations, thinks that it that it was inconsiderate of adults to they are being irresponsible. would be an unenforceable law:

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“Although I think the ban would be a good thing, I think it is one of those laws that will never happen, I mean where do you stop? I think it is a good thing to deter kids from smoking, as kids usually follow what their parents do.

“I do think, however, kids are wiser now and will choose for themselves.”

Michelle, the owner of Ace of Shades Blinds and Awnings, Mijas Costa, commented: “If you are alone in your car and wish to smoke, then that is up to you, but when there are others in the car, especially children, then you should refrain from doing so.”

Bob Pratt, owner of The Royal Oak, believes it should be everyone’s personal choice whether they smoke in a car or not, but, as a non-smoker he doesn’t allow smoking in his car: “I don’t like smoking in cars as a non-smoker, but I don’t think it should be illegal and I won’t let people smoke in my car, but I wouldn’t ask them to stop if I was in their car. Each to their own.”

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Bon voyage

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

The lilywhite boy THE Spanish have fallen out of love with their politicians. They hail them with the harsh criticism that they are “all the same” and they aren’t referring to ideology.

No party is free from accusations of political-financial corruption and politicians are seen as power-hungry shysters.

The Podemos party is not escaping unscathed as its co-founder Juan Carlos Mondero failed to declare €425,000 earned by ‘advising’ Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador and Bolivia. He has now coughed up €200,000 to keep Hacienda happy, but the taint remains.

Those who accuse others of corruption and of belonging to the caste must be whiter than white themselves.

A time experiment PODEMOS has overtaken the PSOE and would be the second-most voted party if elections were held now.

That’s some achievement for a fledgling party although Podemos couldn’t form a

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Harold Wilson famously said that a week is a long time in politics and there are three months before the local and regional elections in May. Those three months could stretch into an eternity where anything can happen, especially to Podemos as all eyes turn to Greece and

Syriza to gauge what could be in store for Spain.

He’s behind you!

CIUDADANOS has crept up behind the three front-runners. Ciudadanos? Rather a tongue-twister for the non-Spanish,

OPINION & COMMENT THE same sectors that agonised about Spain’s ‘life means life’ sentence are now agonising over PNR. This means Passenger Name Record, a database listing a passenger’s name and itinerary. If centralised it could track and identify known or suspected jihadists worldwide but while Brussels drags its feet over this, Spain is proceeding with its own version.

It is meeting opposition as PNR could abuse data protection directives and ‘fundamental rights’ opponents say.

A Metroscopia opinion poll showed recently that 67 per cent of the Spanish, regardless of political leanings, want reviewable life sentences. Probably that number, or more, approve of PNR. As for expats, anyone travelling to or from Evesham, Edinburgh, Ebbw Vale or Enniskillen is probably less concerned about data protection than knowing they will arrive all in one piece.

Ciudadanos is often shortened in print to C’s. It spread from Cataluña since its beginnings as a non-nationalist party in 2006 with the ambition of focusing on ‘the real problems’ of citizens. Its leader Albert Rovira recently said: “Podemos wants revenge and Spain needs justice,” and for that alone C’s deserves forgiveness for using the greengrocer’s apostrophe.

Guided tours to remember Spanish Civil War

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CROSS MADRID TOURS is a newly-created concept designed to offer visitors the opportunity to learn about the culture, history and architecture of Madrid.

Visit the Prado and Reina Sofia museums, the principal sights of the capital, and of course, bars for tapas tasting, in small groups with specialist guides.

There is also a choice of tours organised for children.

However, what makes Across Madrid unique are the tours to discover the events, which took place in and around Madrid during the Spanish Civil War. These include visiting the battle sites where Nationalist troops and the International Brigades were engaged in heavy fighting at Jarama and

Peter Fieldman London-born journalist and author, Peter spends his time between Paris and Madrid.

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Brunete as well as in the centre of Madrid.

These specialist tours are selected and led by Dr Almudena Cros, a researcher on the subject whose family was directly involved in the war. Dr Cros, who has degrees from Warwick University and is Professor of History at the American Suffolk University in Madrid, has been working for a number of years as a consultant, interviewer and interpreter on numerous projects, books and documentaries related to

the Spanish Civil War and has lectured on the subject. Her first-hand knowledge and ample experience interviewing war veterans and survivors brings to

life the realities of the conflict and its aftermath in an unparalleled manner.

The first half of the tour

reconstructs what the city centre looked like in the war, with the help of photographs from that period.

Dr Cros will share her family’s wartime story in her native Madrid, illustrated by their photographs and documents of the time.

The use of authentic materials recovered from battlefields and military memorabilia provides an exceptional insight into the Spanish Civil War. Dr Cros is deeply involved in organising and attending commemorative trips, events and ceremonies related to the

International Brigades in Spain and other countries as well as helping relatives of the volunteers trace the steps of their family members during the Spanish Civil War. To find out more about the available tours and prices visit the web site: ACROSS MADRID or email info@across madrid.com.

A donation from the proceeds of this particular itinerary will be made to the Friends of the International Brigades Association (Asociación de Amigos de las Brigadas Internacionales/AABI).

KNOWLEDGEABLE GUIDE: Dr Almudena Cros.

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6:00pm After Earth 7:50pm The Day After Tomorrow 10:00pm Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 12:00am Predator 1:55am Predator 2 3:50am Underworld 5:55am The Karate Kid, Part II

Comedy 5:55am Brewster's Millions 7:40am Without a Paddle 9:35am Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 11:35am About a Boy 1:30pm Home Alone 3:20pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 5:10pm Without a Paddle 7:00pm Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Deloris Van Cartier is back in front of the big band, but not for long.

9:00pm About a Boy 10:50pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 12:40am Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 2:15am Jackass: The Movie 3:55am Jackass: Number Two 5:40am Home Alone

4:20am Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead 6:30am Deep Family Secrets 8:15am Pain and Gain: Sky Movies Special 8:30am Sleeping with the Enemy 10:20am Reasonable Doubt 12:05pm White House Down 2:30pm The Da Vinci Code 5:10pm Closed Circuit 6:55pm Get Rich or Die Tryin' 9:00pm White House Down 11:15pm The Da Vinci Code 1:55am Falling Down 4:00am Fear 5:50am Loss of Faith

6:30am Planes: Sky Movies Special 7:00am Peter Pan 9:00am Walking with Dinosaurs 10:40am Sammy's Great Escape 12:25pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 2:05pm The Blue Umbrella 2:20pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 4:25pm Walking with Dinosaurs 6:00pm Stuart Little 7:35pm Stuart Little 2 9:00pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 11:00pm Peter Pan 1:00am The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 2:35am Stuart Little

Premiere

TCM

5:15am Dinosaur Island 7:00am The Perfect Summer 8:45am Dinosaur Island 10:30am Rio 2 12:15pm Big Hero 6 Special 12:45pm Plastic 2:45pm Mr. Peabody and Sherman 4:30pm Shaun the Sheep Special 4:45pm The Perfect Summer 6:30pm Rio 2 8:15pm Mr. Peabody and Sherman 10:00pm Plastic 11:45pm Catch.44 1:30am My Man is a Loser 3:15am Catch.44 5:00am Shaun the Sheep Special

6:00am Solomon and Sheba 8:35am Gunsmoke 9:40am Gunsmoke 10:45am Zero Hour!

12:20pm King of the Wild Stallions 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Chisum 6:05pm The Desperado 7:40pm Taras Bulba 10:00pm We are Marshall 12:30am Rollerball 2:45am Hell on Wheels 3:35am Villa Rides 5:35am Ed Sullivan's Rock N' Roll Classics

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Mary Berry Cooks 1:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 1:05pm Weather The latest weather information.

1:10pm Football Focus 1:50pm Saturday Sportsday A look at the day's sporting events.

2:00pm Athletics

BBC TWO 6:55am Father of the Bride 8:25am Summer Magic 10:10am Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam 10:40am The Fred Dibnah Story 11:10am British Isles: A Natural History 12:00pm Six Nations Rewind 1:00pm Food and Drink 1:30pm A Taste of Britain 2:00pm A Taste of Britain Food programme exploring specialities from around Britain. 2:30pm Talking Pictures

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ITV 7:00am CITV 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:20am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:20pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:25pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 1:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 2:35pm The Unforgettable...

CH4 7:10am How I Met Your Mother 7:35am How I Met Your Mother 8:00am Transworld Sport 8:55am The Morning Line 10:00am King of Queens 10:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:30am Frasier 12:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:25pm Child Genius 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing

CH5 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Sponge Bob Square Pants Children's series following Spongebob Squarepants and his aquatic friends under the ocean. 11:35am Chinese Food in Minutes Chinese cookery show with chef ChingHe Huang. 11:55am The Dog Rescuers 12:20pm Ice Road Truckers 1:15pm Ice Road Truckers 2:10pm Ice Road Truckers

SATURDAY TV

SKY 1 7:00am Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 8:00am Glee 9:00am Hawaii Five-0 10:00am The Fantasy Football Club 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm What's Up 1:30pm Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2:00pm Hawaii Five-0

3pm 5:30pm Final Score Coverage of the latest results, reports and reaction from the Premiership, Football League, Non-League and Scottish Leagues.

3:00pm On the Waterfront 4:45pm The Go-Between

3:05pm The Chase 4:05pm Doc Martin Comedy drama series about a top London surgeon who developed a phobia of blood.

5:15pm Come Dine with Me This episode comes from London's Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

3:10pm Ice Road Truckers 4:05pm Columbo: How to Dial a Murder 5:35pm Columbo Columbo investigates the murder of a famous painter's ex-wife.

5:05pm Big Star's Little Star

3:00pm Inside RAF Brize Norton 4:00pm Sun, Sea and A&E 5:00pm The Simpsons 5:30pm Modern Family

6pm 6:20pm Pointless 7:10pm BBC News 7:20pm Regional News 7:25pm Weather 7:30pm Now You See It 8:00pm The Voice UK

6:35pm The Great British Sewing Bee 7:35pm Flog It! 8:30pm How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson

6:05pm Local News and Weather 6:15pm ITV News and Weather 6:25pm You've Been Framed!

7:30pm Planets Got Talent 8:00pm Saturday Night Takeaway

6:15pm The Big Bang Theory 6:45pm The Simpsons 7:10pm The Simpsons 7:40pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Homes by the Sea

7:25pm NCIS 8:05pm NCIS

9:30pm Dad's Army

9:25pm Take Me Out 10:40pm The Jonathan Ross Show 11:40pm ITV News and Weather 11:55pm I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

9:00pm The World's Weirdest Weather 10:00pm Silver Linings Playbook

9:00pm 5 News 9:05pm Law and Order

12:20am Spider 1:55am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

1:55am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show.

4:40am Nightscreen

12:25am Green Zone 2:35am The Last Leg 3:25am Hollyoaks Omnibus 5:30am Location, Location, Location

1:15am Super Casino 4:10am 10,000 BC 5:00am House Doctor

12:55am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:55am Hawaii Five-0 2:55am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 3:45am Inherent Vice Special 4:15am Road Wars 5:05am UK Border Force

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5:00am This is BBC Three 8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel 8:20pm Top Gear 9:25pm Meet the Parents

8:00pm Natural World 9:00pm A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley 10:00pm Hostages 10:40pm Hostages 11:20pm Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe 11:50pm Queens of Heartache 12:50am Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas' 1:50am Top of the Pops 2:30am Sounds of the 70s 3:00am Natural World 4:00am A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley 5:05am This is BBC Four

3:10pm FYI Daily 3:15pm Richie Rich 4:00pm Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 5:00pm FYI Daily 5:05pm Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 5:55pm You've Been Framed!

6:25pm Back to the Future 7:25pm FYI Daily 7:30pm Back to the Future 8:45pm Evan Almighty 9:45pm FYI Daily 9:50pm Evan Almighty 10:40pm Take Me Out: The Gossip 11:25pm Reality Bites 12:10am The Keith Lemon Sketch Show

7:00am Judge Judy 7:20am Agatha Christie's Marple 9:20am Where the Heart is 10:30am Where the Heart is 11:35am The Darling Buds of May 12:45pm A Touch of Frost 2:55pm Wycliffe 4:05pm Carry on Again, Doctor 5:05pm FYI Daily 5:10pm Carry on Again, Doctor 5:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 7:55pm Doc Martin 9:00pm Foyle's War 11:05pm Lewis 1:10am A Touch of Frost

11:05am Counting Cars 12:00pm The Big Fish Off 1:00pm For Whom the Bell Tolls 2:00pm FYI Daily 2:05pm For Whom the Bell Tolls 4:10pm Field of Dreams 5:10pm FYI Daily 5:15pm Field of Dreams 6:20pm Storage Wars 8:15pm Storage Wars Texas 9:10pm Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol 10:10pm FYI Daily 10:15pm Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol 11:00pm ICC Cricket World Cup Highlights 12:00am Plunkett and Macleane

7:45am The 100 8:40am Rules of Engagement 10:00am Melissa and Joey 11:00am Made in Chelsea 12:00pm Taking New York 1:00pm Marry Me 1:30pm New Girl 2:30pm Melissa and Joey 3:30pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm How I Met Your Mother 5:30pm Rules of Engagement 6:30pm Troy 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm The Inbetweeners Movie 12:00am The Inbetweeners

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A team of special agents, operating outside the military chain of command, must investigate any crime with pieces of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.

6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

9pm 9:25pm The National Lottery Shane Richie hosts the game show that sees couples playing to win the prizes of their dreams.

10:15pm Casualty 11:05pm BBC News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Match of the Day

Classic wartime sitcom that's never gone away.

10:00pm Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the South 11:00pm Gambit

Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Jacki Weaver and Robert De Niro star in David O Russell's dark and quirky comedy about romance and psychological troubles.

American police and legal drama series set in New York.

10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:00pm World Championship Boxing: Live From Monte Carlo

9:00pm Hawaii Five-0 McGarrett and the gang investigate the murder of a neurosurgeon.

10:00pm Bruce Almighty 11:55pm Hawaii Five-0 The Five-0 are stumped by the murder of a teenage girl.

12am 12:50am The Football League Show 2:10am EastEnders Omnibus 5:05am Weather for the Week Ahead 5:10am BBC News

Ben Stiller teams up with Robert De Niro for this smash hit comedy of embarrassment.

11:10pm Live at the Apollo 11:40pm Family Guy 12:24am Family Guy 1:08am Family Guy 1:55am Crims 2:55am Crims 3:50am Crims 4:20am Crims

SKY MOVIES Action 5:55am The Karate Kid, Part II 7:50am Kindergarten Cop 9:50am Judge Dredd 11:40am Lethal Weapon 1:40pm Hellboy Though the Nazis fail to open the gates of Hell, one little devil gets through.

3:55pm Deep Blue Sea 5:55pm 47 Ronin An outcast joins a band of masterless samurai to wreak revenge against an evil feudal ruler.

8:00pm Lethal Weapon 10:00pm Lethal Weapon 2 12:00am Lethal Weapon 3 2:10am 47 Ronin

5:40am Home Alone 7:25am American Pie 9:15am Crocodile Dundee 11:00am The Top Ten Show 2015 11:20am Ride Along 1:10pm Bean 2:55pm Oscars 2015 Nomination Special 3:25pm Ghostbusters 5:20pm Ghostbusters II 7:10pm Crocodile Dundee 9:00pm Ride Along 10:50pm American Pie 12:35am American Pie 2 2:30am American Pie: The Wedding 4:15am Alien Autopsy

5:50am Loss of Faith 7:40am Flatliners 9:45am 25th Hour 12:10pm Swordfish 2:05pm The Fast and the Furious 4:05pm 2 Fast 2 Furious 5:55pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Teenage car-racing addict Sean is sent to live with his dad in Tokyo.

7:45pm Fast and Furious 6 10:00pm Lucky Number Slevin 11:55pm Swordfish 1:45am Blow 3:50am Single White Female 5:40am Malpractice

5:25am Sammy's Great Escape 7:00am Barnyard 8:40am Daddy Day Care 10:20am Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 12:15pm Harriet the Spy 2:05pm Young Sherlock Holmes 4:00pm Spy Kids 3: Game Over 5:30pm Jumanji 7:20pm Daddy Day Care 9:00pm Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 10:50pm Spy Kids 3: Game Over 12:15am Young Sherlock Holmes 2:05am Harriet the Spy 3:50am Jumanji 5:35am Barnyard

Premiere

TCM

5:15am Dinosaur Island 7:00am The Perfect Summer 8:45am Big Hero 6 Special 9:15am Journey to Dinosaur Island 11:00am Rio 2 12:45pm Plastic 2:45pm The Perfect Summer 4:30pm Mr. Peabody and Sherman 6:15pm Shaun the Sheep Special 6:30pm Rio 2 8:15pm Mr. Peabody and Sherman 10:00pm Plastic 11:45pm Catch.44 1:30am My Man is a Loser 3:15am Shaun the Sheep Special 3:30am Catch.44

6:00am Taras Bulba 8:25am Gunsmoke 9:30am Gunsmoke 10:35am An American in Paris 12:40pm The Alamo 3:45pm Ben-Hur The spectacular 20-minute chariot race is just one of the highlights of this magnificent epic.

7:45pm Tootsie Michael Dorsey is a desperate unemployed actor until he gets a female role in a soap opera.

10:00pm The Dark Knight 12:55am Mystic River 3:20am From Here to Eternity

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 8:35am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am The Big Questions 12:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 12:30pm MOTD2 Extra 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm The Link

BBC TWO 7:00am A to Z of TV Gardening 7:15am Great British Garden Revival 8:15am Glorious Gardens From Above 9:00am Countryfile 10:00am The Football League Show 11:20am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:50pm The Great Comic Relief Bake Off 1:50pm Cycling: World Track Championships

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ITV 7:00am CITV 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:30pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:35pm ITV News and Weather 1:40pm The Unforgettable... 2:10pm Mel and Sue's Best Bits

CH4 7:20am NFL 7:45am How I Met Your Mother 8:05am How I Met Your Mother 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory

CH5 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Sponge Bob Square Pants 11:35am The Dog Rescuers 12:00pm Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge 1:00pm Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge 2:00pm Innerspace

SUNDAY TV

SKY 1 6:00am Mission Implausible 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am The Fanatics 9:00am Glee 10:00am Hawaii Five-0 11:00am Chris and Wes: Let's Do This 11:30am Chris and Wes: Let's Do This 12:00pm WWE Raw 1:00pm Modern Family 1:30pm Modern Family 2:00pm Inside RAF Brize Norton

3pm 3:00pm Escape to the Country 3:45pm Eat Well for Less?

4:45pm Your Home in Their Hands 5:45pm Lifeline 5:55pm Songs of Praise

5:30pm The Wonder of Animals Documentary examining the unique features that have made certain animal groups successful.

3:10pm The Chase 4:10pm Tipping Point 5:15pm Octopussy

3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:25pm Love Happens 5:35pm Location, Location, Location

4:20pm Stand by Me Bittersweet drama about a gang of four 12year-old boys growing up in Oregon in the 1950s.

3:00pm Emergency Animal Rescue 3:30pm Emergency Animal Rescue 4:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family

5:55pm Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

6pm 6:30pm BBC News 6:50pm Regional News 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm The Big Painting Challenge 8:00pm Countryfile

6:00pm Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom 7:00pm Speed Dreams: The Fastest Place on Earth 8:00pm The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

7:40pm Local News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

8:00pm Get Your Act Together

6:35pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 7:30pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

7:45pm WarGames WarGames is a Drama programme that first aired in 2007.

8:00pm Four Rooms

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm About a Boy 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Holidaymakers

9pm 9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm The Casual Vacancy 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2

9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Dragons' Den 11:00pm Meet the Ukippers 11:50pm Blackthorn

9:15pm All Star Family Fortunes 10:00pm Mr Selfridge 11:00pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

9:00pm The Auction House 10:00pm Indian Summers 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm Top Gun

9:00pm The Flash 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

The latest news coverage.

11:20pm Bear Grylls: Mission Survive

12am 1:30am Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 2:25am Holby City 3:25am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:20am Aviva Highlights 1:15am The Store 3:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:15am Nightscreen

12:05am Moonrise Kingdom 1:50am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 2:40am The Million Pound Drop 3:30am Come Dine with Me

12:15am Young Guns 2:15am Super Casino 4:10am 10,000 BC Documentary in which 20 modern-day Brits try to survive two months in the wilderness. 5:00am House Doctor

12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am Hawaii Five-0 2:00am Road Wars 3:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 4:00am Night Cops 5:00am Mission Implausible

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8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel 8:05pm Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes 8:35pm The Voice UK 10:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 10:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:00pm I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am Uncle 1:15am American Dad! 1:35am I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse 2:35am Bangkok Airport 3:30am South Side Story 4:00am Bangkok Airport

5:05am This is BBC Four 8:00pm The Great War 8:40pm Britain's Wild Places 9:00pm Mark Lawson Talks to...

10:00pm Storyville

1:10am Status Quo: Live and Acoustic 2:10am When Rock Goes Acoustic 3:10am Acoustic at the BBC 4:10am Sounds of the 70s 5:10am This is BBC Four

2:00pm Take Me Out: The Gossip 2:45pm You've Been Framed!

3:10pm Scorpion 4:05pm Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 5:35pm Nanny McPhee 6:35pm FYI Daily 6:40pm Nanny McPhee 7:30pm Jurassic Park 8:30pm FYI Daily 8:35pm Jurassic Park 10:00pm Ibiza Weekender 11:00pm The Keith Lemon Sketch Show 11:30pm White Chicks 12:25am FYI Daily

7:45am Stephen Tompkinson's Australian Balloon 8:45am Carry on Again, Doctor 9:45am FYI Daily 9:50am Carry on Again, Doctor 10:35am Heartbeat 11:40am Heartbeat 12:40pm Goodnight Mister Tom 2:50pm Agatha Christie's Marple 4:50pm Rosemary and Thyme 5:55pm Inspector Morse 8:00pm Lewis 10:00pm Sunday Night at the Palladium 11:00pm Birds of a Feather 11:30pm City Lights

1:35pm Pawn Stars 2:00pm Pawn Stars 2:30pm Pawn Stars 2:55pm Pawn Stars 3:25pm Dunkirk 4:25pm FYI Daily 4:30pm Dunkirk 6:10pm Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol 7:10pm FYI Daily 7:15pm Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol 8:00pm The Big Fish Off 9:00pm Rugby Highlights 10:00pm Harry's South Pole Heroes 11:00pm ICC Cricket World Cup Highlights 12:00am Tango and Cash

4:30pm Furry Vengeance 6:20pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 6:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm The Big Bang Theory 10:30pm The Big Bang Theory 11:00pm The Inbetweeners 11:35pm The Inbetweeners 12:05am The Inbetweeners Top Ten Moments

Comedy

Crime

Family

12:40am Super League Show 1:25am The Apprentice USA 2:50am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report.

2:55am BBC News

Series showcasing the best in international documentaries.

11:15pm Mystery Road An aboriginal detective returns to the Outback to investigate the murder of a teenage girl.

SKY MOVIES Action 6:25am The Karate Kid, Part II 8:20am Saving Private Ryan 11:10am Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 12:50pm Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3:10pm Lone Survivor 5:20pm Saving Private Ryan 8:15pm Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 10:00pm Captain America: The Winter Soldier 12:20am Lone Survivor 2:25am Assault on Precinct 13 4:20am Stealth

7:35am 13 Going on 30 9:20am Crocodile Dundee II 11:20am Shaun the Sheep Special 11:40am The Internship 1:45pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3:30pm 13 Going on 30 5:15pm Big Daddy 7:00pm Crocodile Dundee II 9:00pm The Internship 11:10pm Employee of the Month 1:05am Big Daddy 2:45am Our Idiot Brother 4:20am A Dirty Shame 5:55am My Big Fat Greek Wedding

5:40am Malpractice Gabrielle Carteris stars as a nurse harbouring a dark secret who sues the hospital that sacked her for malpractice.

7:30am Die Hard 9:55am Die Hard 2 12:10pm Die Hard with a Vengeance 2:30pm Die Hard 4.0 4:50pm A Good Day to Die Hard 6:40pm Die Hard 9:00pm Die Hard 2 11:05pm Die Hard with a Vengeance 1:20am Die Hard 4.0 3:40am A Good Day to Die Hard 5:30am Bruce Willis: Die Hard Special

7:10am Ella Enchanted 9:00am Ice Age: The Meltdown 11:00am Khumba 12:30pm Stage to Screen 1:00pm Moshi Monsters: The Movie 2:25pm The Lego Movie 4:10pm Ice Age: The Meltdown 6:05pm Khumba 7:35pm Moshi Monsters: The Movie 9:00pm The Lego Movie 10:45pm Groundhog Day 12:30am Ella Enchanted 2:15am March of the Penguins 3:40am Groundhog Day 5:25am Monster House

Premiere

TCM

7:00am The Perfect Summer 8:45am Journey to Dinosaur Island 10:30am Despicable Me 2 Special 11:00am Rio 2 12:45pm Plastic 2:45pm Mr. Peabody and Sherman 4:30pm Shaun the Sheep Special 4:45pm The Perfect Summer 6:30pm Rio 2 8:15pm Mr. Peabody and Sherman 10:00pm Plastic 11:45pm Catch.44 1:30am My Man is a Loser 3:15am Catch.44 5:00am Shaun the Sheep Special 5:15am Journey to Dinosaur Island

8:55am The Alamo 12:00pm Ben-Hur 4:00pm McLintock!

6:25pm Fort Dobbs 8:10pm The Train Robbers 10:00pm Hell on Wheels 11:00pm Striking Distance 12:55am Strength and Honour 2:40am Striking Distance 4:25am Tarzan and The Trappers The jungle king is being hunted by the angry brother of a ruthless trapper he killed.

5:40am TCM Shorts A special look behind the scenes with comedian, director and actor Ben Miller.

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Countryside 999 12:45pm Real Lives Reunited 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors

BBC TWO 9:20am Wanted Down Under 10:05am Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 11:05am Great British Railway Journeys 11:35am Click 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm A to Z of TV Gardening 2:05pm Cagney and Lacey 2:50pm The World at War

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ITV 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 11:55am ITV News 12:00pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather

CH4 9:00am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:35am Undercover Boss Canada 12:30pm Shipping Wars 1:15pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:20pm Couples Come Dine with Me K 2:05pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun

CH5 7:00am Milkshake! 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Hotel Inspector 1:10pm 5 News The latest news coverage. 1:15pm Secrets of St Paul's Cathedral 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

MONDAY TV

SKY 1 6:00am UK Border Force 7:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 7:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 8:00am Greatest Little Britons 9:00am Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

3pm 3:45pm Africa 4:45pm Open All Hours 5:15pm To the Manor Born 5:45pm Hi-De-Hi!

3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tipping Point 5:00pm 1000 Heartbeats

3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Deal or No Deal 5:00pm Come Dine with Me

3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm The Perfect Assistant

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm The Simpsons 4:30pm The Simpsons 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Two Tribes 7:30pm Eggheads 8:00pm Top Gear

6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street

6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm The Political Slot

6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Criminals: Caught on Camera 8:30pm Car Crash TV

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm A Cook Abroad 11:00pm House of Fools 11:30pm Newsnight

9:00pm More Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Broadchurch 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm ICC Cricket

9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm NHS: ÂŁ2 Billion a Week and Counting 11:00pm Catastrophe 11:35pm Bodyshockers

9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 11:00pm 10,000 BC

9:00pm The Holidaymakers 10:00pm Arrow 11:00pm Modern Family 11:30pm Modern Family

12:15am Weather 12:20am Alex Polizzi: The Fixer 1:20am Inside the Commons 2:20am This is BBC Two 5:00am The Genius of Invention 5:30am The Genius of Invention

12:40am The Jonathan Ross Show 1:40am Jackpot 247 4:00am UEFA Champions League Weekly 4:25am Nightscreen

12:40am 24 Hours in A and E 1:35am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 2:25am After Lucia 4:10am Kirstie's Vintage Home 5:05am Location, Location, Location

12:00am The Jackal 2:20am Super Casino 4:10am Killer Psychopaths 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:25am House Busters 5:45am House Doctor

12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am Hawaii Five-0 3:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 5:00am Airline USA 5:30am Airline USA

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8:00pm Snog, Marry, Avoid?

8:30pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:30pm Waterloo Road 10:30pm Uncle 11:00pm Cuckoo 11:30pm EastEnders

5:10am This is BBC Four 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 9:00pm Natural World 10:00pm Asylum 10:30pm Bob Servant Independent 11:00pm Norman Wisdom: His Story 12:00am Saints and Sinners 1:00am Natural World 2:00am Wallander 3:25am Great Continental Railway Journeys 3:55am Asylum 4:25am Bob Servant Independent

2:15pm Coronation Street 2:40pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

7:30pm You've Been Framed!

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NATO the flawed defender Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

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tto Von Bismarck Germany’s Iron Chancellor, who unified Germany in the 20th Century: “People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.” What about before a war, sir?

There seems to be a belief that in terms of the unthinkable NATO America has the edge on modern Russia. This is selfdelusion on a par with the ‘home

by Christmas’ canard spouted at the outbreak of the Great War. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) was ostensibly created in 1949 to thwart Soviet ambitions. This marketing arm of America’s vast arms industry takes the gold medal at starting

conflicts, in defiance of international law. It is remarkably inept at ending them.

Stephen Lendman, 80-yearold Research Associate for the Centre of Research on Globalisation: “I was never scared through the Cold War. I am scared now. America won’t drop its idea of waging a full size war in the region.” Ukraine is Europe’s biggest country. He speaks for many.

If America gets its eagerly sought for conflict with Russia, the battlefields do not stop at the end of your urbanisation.

You read about the Western Front: in the next war you are the Western Front. The casualty rate will be far worse and irrecoverable.

America hopes to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian, Pole, Latvian, Lithuanian, and Estonian. Dream on. The days of fighting trade wars on the soil of proxy states are over. America’s

AMERICA: Believes it has the edge on modern Russia. industrial heartlands, what is left of them, are firmly fixed in the cross-hairs of modern Russia’s formidable means of response.

Not my opinion; I researched the beliefs of a wide range of experts on modern warfare.

NATO is a busted flush. In 1990, Germany’s hippie-army, with US military hardware, had a total of 38,300 formidable

weapons, plus the back-up of the British Army of Occupation. It’s gone. Next year the last British soldier goes home too.

As in 1939, Germany’s army is now significantly smaller than is Turkey’s or Poland’s. With or without Germany, a war with Russian cannot be won.

It is conceded that the Baltic States would be occupied in 24-

hours. Brussels concedes that the Bloc’s (NATO) response will be enough for only two categories of missions. Limited participation in a humanitarian operation and operations (frontier customs) to enforce an embargo; Sleep well.

NATO is a paper tiger capable of little more than doing what a sniper’s bullet can do more cost effectively, but less profitably when it comes to regime change.

To bring NATO up to strength would require a drop of 20/25 per cent in European living standards. The performance of NATO’s fighter jets is an embarrassment, as is its means of submarine warfare; it is way behind that of modern Russia.

We have not heard the term MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) since the end of the Cold War. Today, if America’s war lobby wins, as did Britain’s in 1939, we can all kiss our backsides goodbye.

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OPINION & COMMENT uesday was Pancake Day and it was a signal for me to break out the flour, milk and eggs, and spend the day splattering the walls and whipping up batches of my wife’s favourite food.

Perhaps not favourite; it’s simply that pancakes are rarely on the menu for us at other times of the year, and so on this one day we really go to town.

Even if I say so myself, I am pretty darn good at making these yummy frisbees and I have pancake tossing down to a fine art. Okay so I’m not so good at catching them, but you can’t have everything.

The exception to the once a year rule is if we find ourselves visiting the US to see friends.

On these occasions, the Princess will not hesitate to indulge herself and when breakfasting in local restaurants, it’s a safe bet that this will be her food of choice.

On our way from Yosemite to San Francisco recently, we stopped at a roadside diner for a late breakfast. It was like something out of Happy Days

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An annual battering 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.

and we half expected to see the Fonz saunter in.

No sooner had we parked ourselves in a window booth, than a pretty little gumchewing waitress appeared at my elbow, and taking the obligatory pencil from behind her ear, prepared to write down our order.

‘What’s your pleasure guys?’ she drawled (all Americans drawl). I was tempted to tell her, but I ordered some bacon, sausage and eggs-over-easy with lots of toast, instead. The Princess asked if they happened to have pancakes.

Our waitress paused in mid chew and with a disbelieving expression replied, ‘Do we

PANCAKES: Perhaps I should make them at home more often! have pancakes? hellooo! Then realising that the accent was hardly West Coast, declared, ‘Oh you’re Brits. Cute. Yeah

sure we got pancakes medium or large stack?’ Being familiar with the American idea of portion control, a medium

stack was ordered, This turned out to be eight pancakes.

On another occasion six of us had decided on a very smart restaurant for breakfast at the San Diego marina. We were en route to Mexico and needed to fuel-up for the journey.

Predictably my lady ordered her beloved pancakes, but this time didn’t hold back and the Everest sized mound duly arrived - dripping in melted butter and maple syrup, the whole edifice topped with strawberries and an assortment of exotic berries.

Two bites in and amid much lip smacking, she declared loudly, ‘If there’s such a thing as a gastronomic orgasm, I’m having it!’ The clatter of forks dropped onto expensive crockery echoed around the elegant dining room.

I’m thinking that perhaps I should make pancakes at home more often.

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Animated comedy series about the everyday trials and tribulations of family life.

12:20am Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about American family life.

12:40am American Dad! 1:05am Family Guy 1:30am I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse 2:25am Uncle An out-of work musician is forced to look after his 12-year-old nephew when his sister is busy.

SKY MOVIES Action 7:00am The Lone Ranger Unmasked 7:30am The Jewel of the Nile 9:30am The Bridge on the River Kwai 12:20pm The Top Ten Show 2015 12:40pm Thor: The Dark World 2:40pm Bad Boys II 5:15pm Fire with Fire After identifying a murderer, a fire-fighter is placed in a witness protection programme.

7:00pm The Jewel of the Nile 9:00pm Thor: The Dark World 11:00pm Bad Boys II 1:30am Con Air 3:30am Fire with Fire After identifying a murderer, a fire-fighter is placed in a witness protection programme.

5:10am The Bridge on the River Kwai

7:00am Hot Shots!

8:35am Identity Thief 10:35am Good Luck Chuck 12:25pm Grudge Match 2:25pm Shaun the Sheep Special A look at the making of the latest animated adventure from Aardman.

2:45pm Click 4:40pm Love Actually 7:00pm Identity Thief 9:00pm Good Luck Chuck 10:50pm Grudge Match 12:50am Click 2:45am American Pie 2 4:40am Despicable Me 2 Special A behind-the-scenes look at the deviously entertaining animated sequel.

5:10am The Trail of the Pink Panther

6:15am Deep Family Secrets 7:55am Rumble Fish 9:45am 25th Hour 12:05pm Dangerous Mind of a Hooligan A gang of football hooligans turn to bank robbery, with the police in hot pursuit.

1:35pm The Italian Job 3:35pm Magic Magic 5:20pm 25th Hour 7:40pm Conspiracy Theory 10:00pm The Italian Job After an elaborate gold heist in Venice, masterthief Charlie and his crew are double-crossed.

12:00am Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2:20am Blow 4:25am Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

6:35am The Muppets Sky Movies Special 7:00am Rugrats in Paris: The Movie 8:25am The Harry Hill Movie 10:00am Stage to Screen 10:30am The Croods 12:10pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2:10pm Pete's Christmas 3:45pm The Harry Hill Movie 5:15pm The Croods 7:00pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 9:00pm Jack the Giant Slayer 11:00pm The Last Keepers 12:35am Pete's Christmas 2:10am Peter Pan 4:05am Jack the Giant Slayer

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8:00am Gunsmoke 9:00am Gunsmoke 10:00am The Far Horizons 12:00pm The Plunderers 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Hostile Guns 5:45pm China Doll 7:40pm The Buccaneer 10:00pm Road House 12:10am Last Man Standing 2:00am Road House 3:55am Last Man Standing 5:35am Ed Sullivan's Rock N' Roll Classics

Three stripper friends take on a job for a drug lord that spirals out of control. Crime.

5:15am Journey to Dinosaur Island

Archive footage from The Ed Sullivan Show of the biggest names in Rock n' Roll captured live.

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What a klass act - there are no klassroom prizes here!

ARENTS have been making the headlines recently. The singer/radio DJ Myleene Klass took to social media after receiving a ‘bonkers’ email suggesting she paid £10 towards a ‘kindle and a desk’ for two of her daughter’s schoolfriends’ birthdays.

However, Myleene’s ‘publicity stunt’ (the email reportedly sent over a year ago) seems to have backfired when she was confronted by angry mothers mortified at having their email correspondence publicised on Twitter, together with Myleene’s own joke reply (a ‘unicorn’ for her daughter’s birthday and a ‘Ferrari and Leonardo

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DiCaprio’ for her own).

Whatever you think about such donations, Myleene shared her personal experience with the entire nation, humiliating those involved.

Now, let’s face it, it’s not the kids at issue here, it’s the parents. Take, for instance, the parents of Alex Nash, five, who were invoiced for a £15.95 ‘child’s party, no show fee’ after he missed his classmate Charlie’s birthday party. Alex’s

MYLEENE KLASS: Her publicity stunt backfired. father subsequently found the invoice in his son’s schoolbag, went public and was threatened with court action if he didn’t pay up.

In neither of these cases was it necessary to

publicise the issue the way they did. Why didn’t Alex’s parents simply discuss it with Charlie’s calmly and rationally?

Myleene may have changed all the names in her tweet, but everyone

at her daughter Ava’s school will know who she was talking about. And it’s the children - Ava and Alex - who’ll suffer from their parents’ behaviour.

They’ll be the ones ignored in the playground, not invited to future parties. As for Myleene, a more grownup approach would have been to buy the children gifts she thought appropriate, and make her views known privately to the offending parents.

But where are the innocent times, back in the day, when money wasn’t such a big deal for kids?

Now it’s all about money and ‘how much will I get?’

What happened to: just be grateful you got

something? And what about: you don’t invite people so they give you something, but because you like them, want to spend time with them?

We shouldn’t begrudge today’s kids having all the latest gadgets and whatever. But in so doing they risk growing up, to misquote Oscar Wilde, knowing the price of every gadget under the sun and the value of nothing.

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1472: The Orkney and Shetland islands are pawned to Scotland

by Norway in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Norway who was Queen of Scotland while married to King James III. 1819: Spain sells Florida to the United States for $5 million as part of the Adams-Onis Treaty.

1847: The first group of rescuers reach the Donner party in the Sierra Nevadas, California. Some of the snowbound group of pioneers resorted to cannibalism in order to survive the winter.

1920: The National Socialist German Workers’ Party - better known as the Nazi party - is founded by Anton Drexler. Adolf Hitler will take over as chairman one year later.

1945: The 28th Regiment of the 5th Marines takes Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, leading to one of the most iconic photos of the 20th century showing US Marines raising the American flag.

1964: Cassius Clay, later to be known as Muhammed Ali, is crowned heavyweight champion of the world after defeating Sonny Liston in one of boxing’s biggest ever upsets.

1965: Human rights activist Malcolm X is shot several times as he begins a speech in a ballroom in Harlem, New York.

He is pronounced dead at hospital shortly afterwards.

1981: Prince Charles and kindergarten teacher Lady Diana Spencer end months of speculation by announcing they are to be married.

1985: The BBC soap Eastenders airs for the first time, based on the lives of working class people in Walford, a fictional borough of East London.

1997: A sheep named Dolly is cloned by scientists in Scotland and is hailed as one of the most significant breakthroughs of the decade.

I used to tell my husband that if he could make me ‘understand’ something, it would be clear to all the other people in the country.’

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The word ‘good’ has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.’

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Eleven-year-old Alexander experiences the most awful day of his young life - a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair followed by mishap after mishap. So when Alexander tells his happy-go-lucky family about his terrible day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if only bad things happen to him. But he’s not alone when his mum, dad, brother and sister all find themselves having their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Directed by Miguel Arteta, starring Ed Oxenbould, Steve Carrell and Jennifer Garner. Run time 81 minutes. Rated PG. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) It’s both a vertical and horizontal week. What goes right somewhere could easily go wrong elsewhere.

Sensitive Venus conspires with touchy Mars to trigger tensions and troubles. If you're aware of where others are coming from, you'll be fine. You’ll have fun, but don't let your spending splurges rule your head on Wednesday or Saturday.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Your efforts to get your message across might be best delayed for seven days. Fickle Venus and flighty Mercury will cross swords with other planets, so keep your ideas and emotions grounded. Take nothing for granted on Tuesday, and don't agree to anything without the facts.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Don’t jump from one financial frying pan into another. Take it easy on all fronts, especially where your money, emotions and other people's moods are at odds with your ideas.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You will see the advantage of working towards a new location, or even a specific makeover for your domestic scene. Either way, wait for a further green light, especially where money’s concerned. Monday and Thursday are delicate days, so play it cool.

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February 19, Ray Winstone, 58, actor Highly respected English actor mainly known for his ‘hard man’ roles. He has appeared in movies such as Nil By Mouth, The Departed, The Proposition and Sexy Beast. Before turning to acting he was a boxer who represented his country twice.

February 20, Ian Brown, 52, singer Frontman of the 90’s indie group The Stone Roses. Their music helped define the ‘Madchester’ era of the 90’s along with fellow Mancunians, The Happy Mondays. He went on to enjoy a successful solo career, releasing six studio albums.

February 21, Michael McIntyre, 39, comedian British comic who dropped out of college in

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Refuse to be miffed by whatever disagreements or difficulties clutter your world. The sooner you get on with things, the better for your peace of mind. Even this week's affrays and dismays are simply passing clouds. Put yourself first, and things will start to change.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) There's a saying that if it doesn’t rain, it pours, so keep an umbrella of humour to hand. Spring is around the corner, and with it, a much happier trend for your workaday, social and financial prospects. Strive through this showery emotional week, and the sunshine will surely follow. Meanwhile, focus on the now.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Move forward on this week’s positive waves of optimism. Treat yourself, but don’t overindulge your temptations. The planets aren’t dancing to all your wants and desires. If certain situations or individuals seem complicated, wait until the dust settles, then follow your hunches.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Scanning the rest of the starsigns, you’ll see that you have many things in common this week: challenging influences at work and play, and during other clogging capers.

Unexpected events, finances, or the usual everyday frustrations could pile on the pressure.

How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case C) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

order to break into the script-writing industry.

He won the Best Live Stand-up Award at the 2009 British Comedy Awards and has his own television show, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow.

February 22, Niki Lauda, 66, racing driver Austrian Formula 1 driver who won the world championship in 1975, 1977 and 1984. He had a famous rivalry with British driver James Hunt, which was made into a Hollywood movie named Rush.

February 23, Michael Dell, 50, entrepreneur Computer giant Dell was founded by Michael Dell in his dorm room when he was just 19 years old. In 2012 he was listed as the 41st richest person in the world by Forbes. He is married with four children.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) You’re not the only member of the zodiac who’ll have to toughen up. It’ll pay you to chill on Tuesday, be patient on Wednesday, and put your potent insights into orbit throughout the weekend. Although certain set arrangements are liable to veer off track, some discussions and shared commitments are slowly but firmly improving.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) The full moon in your own sign is a powerful ally against this week’s planetary fracas. Speak from the heart and reject any ambiguous emotional games. It's the only way to clear the air and truly know where you're heading.

LITERALLY FOOD AND DRINK 1. According to Lewis Carroll’s 1871 book Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, what does the White Queen offer Alice ‘every other day’ as an inducement to work for her?

2. According to the title of Jeanette Winterson’s 1985 novel, what Are Not the Only Fruit?

3. Humble Pie was the title of the 2006 autobiography by which famous British chef and restaurateur?

4. In Roald Dahl’s children’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what is the name of the eccentric chocolatier who owns the chocolate factory?

5. ‘To begin at the beginning: It is Spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobblestreets silent and the hunched, courters’-andrabbits’ wood limping invisible down to the sloeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboat-bobbing sea’ is the first line of which 1954 radio drama by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas?

6. What is the one-word title of the 1999 novel by Joanne Harris that tells the story of Vianne Rocher, a young single mother, who arrives in the French village of Lansquenetsous-Tannes at the beginning of Lent with her six-year-old daughter, Anouk and opens a shop called La Céleste Praline?

7. Which American ‘realist novel’, first published in 1939, is set during the Great Depression, and focuses on the Joads, a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home?

8. Which foodstuff appears in the titles of a series of over 100 books, usually featuring a collection of short, inspirational stories and motivational essays, compiled by motivational speakers Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen?

TARGET: Average: 7 Good: 9 Very good: 12 February 22, Joaquin Cortes, dancer.

Born in Cordoba, Cortes is a ballet and flamenco dancer renowned throughout the world for spectacular solo shows. In the 1990’s he gained notoriety for his close relationships with high profile celebrities such as Naomi Campbell, Mira Sorvino and Giorgio Armani.

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) There’s a financial theme to many of your plans and ideas. Above all, spend with care and examine all offers carefully. Rely on your sixth sense, especially where close-to-you matters are concerned. Give more thought to what you hope to have achieved in 12 months from now. Be patient, especially over personal stresses and strains.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Your emotions, extra expenses and other domestic pressures are on the boil. Put off major decisions until next week. Meanwhile, loosen up, walk into some creative space, and if necessary, talk to someone who understands your ups and downs. There are good things waiting to happen, refuse to lose nerve.

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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 (YELLOW) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

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Unscramble the name of a famous English film and television actor: WRY ESTONIAN

Across 1 Unhappiness from conclusion of fracas or argument (6) 4 Shout angrily and the rebate is different (6) 9 Work-time entertainment (5) 10 A wild animal but it’s all right, a quiet one (5) 11 Tries out acts of worship (5) 12 Before the tiny tot became a recluse (7) 13 Goes to the top of musical ladders (6) 15 Estimate value of female donkey (6) 19 Nobility agree trouble in gym (7) 21 Get a double setting for a gem (5) 23 Heads turn in the gloom (5) 24 Break the chain or the porcelain (5) 25 Former PM on head of state’s case (6) 26 Calling for a rush (6)

Unscramble the name of a famous contemporary sculpture (four words): LENGTH OF HERO ANT FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: RAY WINSTONE, ANGEL OF THE NORTH

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6 Greedy for cooked caviare (7) 7 Former international the French deport (5) 8 Military trainee from Africa detected (5) 14 Top gallery needs artificial fibre (7) 16 It’s a man not exactly having staying power (7)

17 Slight change of lenders (7) 18 Fifty per head is enough to filter (5) 19 First of all Peter eats some tomato skins but they are nuisances (5) 20 A chap can be a catalyst (5) 22 Sailor consumed sink (5)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 2 represents G and 13 represents L, so fill in G every time the figure 2 appears and L every time the figure 13 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Tame animals kept for companionship (4) 3 Alleys (8) 9 Person engaged in military service (7) 10 Once more (5) 11 Disturb the balance of (5) 12 Cause a liquid to spatter about (6) 14 Mistakes (6) 16 Soft rubber used to rub out (6) 19 Hairdresser (6) 21 Breaks off (5) 24 Have sovereign power (5) 25 Structure that provides protection (7) 26 Gratifying (8) 27 Compelling desire (4)

Down 1 Grazing lands (8) 2 Stories (5) 4 Take into custody (6) 5 Little (5) 6 Spectacles (7) 7 Cause to go somewhere (4) 8 Carelessly dropped rubbish (6) 13 Keep in unaltered condition (8) 15 Comprehend completely (7) 17 Hurries (6) 18 Jail (6) 20 Institutions for the keeping, lending and exchanging of money (5) 22 At a later time than (5) 23 Yield from plants in a single growing season (4)

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Answers: What’s in a name, Fair and square

Down 1 Fields balls (7) 2 Kangaroo stampede reveals bird shelter (5) 3 Finished a bishop’s domain, boss (7) 5 Gradually remove the ruler’s poem (5)

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Sustains, 4 Arms, 7 Goats, 9 Acres, 11 Place, 12 Snaps, 13 Second, 15 Allege, 19 Terms, 21 Avast, 23 Space, 24 Swami, 25 Sago, 26 Stampede.

Down: 1 Signets, 2 Sharp, 3 Neared, 5 Socks, 6 Iris, 8 Swain, 10 Stage, 14 Carps, 16 Leaps, 17 Erudite, 18 Lament, 19 Ticks, 20 Spat, 22 Tease.

QUICK Across: 1/23 Wear down, 3 Vagaries, 9 Trounce, 10 Agile, 11 Drake, 12 Seesaw, 14 Assist, 16 Recede, 19 Endear, 21 Argue, 24 Overt, 25 Overawe, 26 Numerous, 27 Deed.

Down: 1 Withdraw, 2 Aroma, 4 Averse, 5 Awake, 6 Imitate, 7 Stew, 8 Unless, 13 Reverend, 15 Sunbeam, 17 Elated, 18 Ormolu, 20 Enter, 22 Glare.

Across 1 Houses (5) 4 Cousin (5) 7 There (near you) (3) 8 Godson (7) 9 Cobertizo (para animales, herramientas) (4) 10 Geese (6) 14 Almacenamiento (7) 16 As (naipes) (3) 17 Sour (f) (5) 18 Nave (de iglesia) (5)

Down 1 Abrigos (prendas) (5) 2 Brillo (de tela, pelo, zapatos, superficie) (5) 3 Cicatriz (4) 4 Spring (season) (9) 5 Departure (3) 6 Gold (3) 11 Cisnes (5) 12 Seven (5) 13 Race (racial origin) (4) 14 Mar (3) 15 Remo (3)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Bacon, 3 Brezo, 7 Receta, 9 Cena, 10 Reservoir, 13 Años, 14 Suegra, 16 Araña, 17 Batas.

Down: 1 Bird, 2 Owe, 4 Evening, 5 Orar, 6 Sabroso, 8 Cremosa, 11 Baya, 12 Cars, 15 Esa.

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THOUGH not exactly the final frontier (we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about the bottom of the oceans), outer space has long held a mysterious fascination for scientists, daydreamers and UFO enthusiasts, to name just a few. We do know quite a bit about the cosmos, and here are 10 of some of the things we know but perhaps most people don’t know - about the great dark galaxy above us.

1. You can’t really cry in space. Astronaut Chris Hadfield demonstrated to the world in a YouTube video that tears don’t stream down the face because of zero gravity. Instead, our tears conglomerate into balls of liquid that hang out of the eye, causing a stinging sensation.

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Although he has solved hundreds of cases, LAPD lieutenant Milo Sturgis agonises over the crimes that he couldn’t solve and the victims who don’t get justice.

But he must soldier on.

An investigation into the murder of a successful, attractive divorcee points to two suspects; the dead

woman’s ex-husband and her secret lover divorce lawyer.

As Milo joins up with psychologist Alex Delaware on the case, a bizarre new clue stirs up echoes of a previously unsolved case, and the discovery of yet another crime scene bearing the same taunting signature

2. There is a blue marble alien planet just 63 light-years from Earth called ‘HD189733b’ where researchers say it rains molten glass, sideways, in howling 7,000 kilometre-per-hour winds.

Probably not a planet to try and colonise.

3. The largest mountain in the universe (that we know of) can be found on Mars, not Earth. Olympus Mons stands at a height of 22 kilometres and is actually a shield volcano. It is so wide that if you picked it up and plonked it on the Earth it’s base would cover the entire country of Ireland.

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A: It saves them a lot of time.

discovered a substance called ethyl formate, the chemical that gives raspberries their flavour.

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.

only last 18 hours which gives new meaning to the phrase ‘to get rich quick.’

6. The Earth has more than 8,000 pieces of space junk orbiting around it. The garbage is made up of old satellites, bits of rockets and fragments from collisions.

Debris often collides with new spacecraft going through orbit.

7. Saturn’s density is less than water, so if you could somehow manage to fit Saturn into a bathtub, it would float.

leads the duo to believe that there is a cunning and vicious serial killer at work.

HD189733b: Where it rains glass sideways.

4. Astronomers searching for the building blocks of life in a giant dust cloud in the centre of the Milky Way discovered that the centre of the galaxy would taste like raspberries. They

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CENTRE OF THE GALAXY: Apparently smells like raspberries 5. There is a diamond floating in our galaxy that is bigger than the Earth.

Called ‘55 Cancri e,’ it is moving so fast that a year on the diamond planet would

8. The full cost of an astronaut’s spacesuit is around $11 million (€9.7 million), although 70 per cent of this is for the backpack and control module.

The first space suit worn by a human in space was the Soviet-SK1 worn by Yuri Gargarin in 1961.

9. The planet Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781, who wanted to call it George after King George III. It was decided that the planet should be named after the Greek god of the heavens, Uranus, thus guaranteeing generations of sniggering schoolchildren in science class.

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Astronauts have described the smell in space as being a mixture of barbecued steak, hot metal and diesel fumes. A pure whiff of outer space is impossible (it’s a vacuum; we would die) but particles stuck to space suits when out on space walks smell just like cooked meat.

Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice.

No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

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SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION test, testis, ants, nabs, state, stab, stabs, site, sited, bated, bats, batted, bite, bids, bias, digs, digit, dais, gist, gait, gaits, sadist, said, sags, swag, sway, swig, swigs, swim, aids, awes, wads, wadi, waist, wait, wags, webs, wigs, wist, wits, yaws, mist, misty

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THE Gibraltar Football Association (GFA) is to go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in its quest to become a member of FIFA. After successfully joining UEFA, the GFA request to join FIFA was rejected. FIFA argued that Gibraltar was not an independent country, but the GFA says this was not a FIFA rule when Gibraltar made its first application in 1997. The appeal will be heard in May.

THE government has published a bill for an act to establish the University of Gibraltar. The act’s main features will be the creation of the university as a statutory body and provisions for its governance.

The act will also provide for the creation of the Gibraltar Authority for Standards in Higher Education, and for a regulatory body.

Evacuation date MAY 22 is the date for a series of events to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Gibraltar’s WWII evacuation. The date marks the date of the very first sailings from Gibraltar to French Morocco as civilians were evacuated. Events include a commemoration service, a book, a film, an exhibition and a reception.

Gib doctor on health mission to Uganda A GIBRALTAR doctor is sacrificing her holiday time in order to give medical help to those who need it in Uganda.

Dr Iola Williams, an obstetrician/gynaecologist from St Bernard’s Hospital, will be spending part of her annual leave on her second visit to the Luwero District of Central Uganda, around 50 miles from the capital, Kampala. Still recovering from the brutal Bush Wars of the 1980s, Luwero is a poor part of the country.

MEDICAL MISSION: Dr Iola Williams is off to Uganda.

“It all began when I went to a reunion at my medical school in Cardiff,” said Dr Williams. “I met a couple of

GPs who were already working with the Care for Uganda charity and they suggested I might have

something to offer.

“GPs and midwives had already been out to Luwero to train community health promoters in the basics of healthcare provision. Last year it was my first visit out there but it was dreadful. I saw a set of newborn triplets die for the lack of basic healthcare.”

Dr Williams is a member of Care for Uganda, a small charity that helps raise the standards of maternal health. She will visit Uganda again at the end of

Controversy over Cervantes decision THE chief minister has responded to an ‘extraordinary tirade’ by Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo last week when he said that Spain is to close the Gibraltar Cervantes Institute because in Gibraltar “everyone speaks Spanish except the apes.”

Margallo said it did not make sense to him that the school remain open on what is ‘considered to be Spanish territory’. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said the comments by the Spanish Foreign Minister ‘speak for themselves’.

“Señor Margallo’s statements really speak for themselves, for what Señor Margallo represents,” said Picardo.

“There is no need for me to say anything further. I

am pleased however to see the statements from Junta de Andalucia Deputy President, Señor Jimenez Barrios, Junta delegate to Cadiz, Señor Lopez Gil, Fernando Silva, PSOE candidate to the mayoralty of Algeciras, Inmaculada Nieto of Izquierda Unida in Andalucia and Aitor Esteban of PNV, all deprecating the position of Señor Margallo and advocating a return to dialogue. Last week, Señor Lopez Garrido of the PSOE went further and called for a return to the Trilateral Forum.

Señor Margallo’s position appears increasingly to be a radical and isolated one that has gained no traction beyond the Partido Popular.”

The UK Foreign

Secretary Philip Hammond is due to meet with Margallo this week to

discuss EU reform and not, as had been reported, for a bilateral discussion.

February, and her bosses at the Gibraltar Health Authority have donated two sets of Caesarean Section surgical instruments to take with her. While there, she will be teaching doctors and midwives in the techniques of ultrasound and common obstetric problems.

“When I was there last

year I could see that they had been given the right machines but these machines were lying unused and covered in red dust, because no-one knew how to use them,” said Dr Williams. “There is so much easy stuff that could make such a big difference.”

More information: www.careforuganda.org

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Dr Frank Lipman, an expert in the field of integrative and functional medicine from New York, has used his 30 years of experience to compile a definitive list of 175 health rules to give you a lifestyle for the better.

‘The New Health Rules’ covers tips from eating habits to healing, energising and getting active. Dr Lipman said

he wanted to offer some clarity, in a world where misinformation is rife.

Here are some of his top tips: Yoga pose Dr Lipman said if you only learn one yoga pose let it be the supta baddha konasana. This is a heart-opening, lungstretching, deeply restorative posture you can do with or without props and is a beneficial way to start or end your day.

Energy bars Energy bars can actually sap energy as

they are full of sugar so offer just a quick instant boost. Dr Lipman said: “They are convenient but are not healthy. When you’re grabbing something at a deli, make it raw nuts instead.”

Move every hour After 55 minutes of work, get up and walk around or climb a flight of stairs, just get up and be active for a few minutes to release your body from the shape it’s been holding for the last hour.

Foot care Roll a tennis ball

under the bottom of one foot, then the other, for five minutes each to release the tiny muscles that hold up your frame all day to release tension and benefit your whole body.

Get your hands dirty Your body needs microbes from outdoors to keep your immune system strong.

Too many of us live inside, often inhaling processed air so go outside more, dig, play in the sand and walk barefoot: “If you take antibiotics or wash your hands with certain chemicals because you’re scared of germs, all you are doing is killing off the good bacteria that the body needs.”

Be unproductive The brain can be the organ that needs the most care and attention and sometimes all it

RAW NUTS: Better for you than energy bars. needs is to be switched off, so try an unproductive day where

you have no to-do list, no phone and no computer.

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Power naps good for you as they boost the immune system

QUICK NAP: Can reduce damage caused by lack of sleep.

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS: More people are drinking on an empty stomach.

Drinking, not eating harmful for women AN increasing amount of women are suffering from what experts are calling ‘drinkorexia’ where they are substituting food with alcohol.

Psychologists say that labels detailing the calories in bottles of alcoholic drinks are encouraging people with eating disorders to swap food for drink. Those obsessed with

calorie counting will often not eat to be able to drink.

One psychiatrist said more people are drinking on an empty stomach, maximising the effects of the alcohol and whilst advertising calorie content can be beneficial for most, it can also be harmful for those with eating problems.

IT seems scientists are finally catching up on what the Spaniards have known for decades; the siesta can be good for you.

New research carried out found that indulging in a power nap can repair the damage caused by a lack of sleep and a 30minute power nap can

help relieve stress and boost the immune system.

The scientists hope that their findings will help shift workers and those who suffer from insomnia, by showing that a quick nap can reduce the damage caused by too few hours of sleep.

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Toughest day of my life Erica Russell Watson: My journey – and I’m driving

14th February I WAS diagnosed with breast cancer in August of last year, which was a tough time but little did I know the toughest day of my life was yet to come.

On Sunday, February 8, I received a call from a Guardia Civil traffic officer informing me that Angus Julian Russell Watson had died in a cycling accident. Angus had been my husband for nearly 17 years and the father of my children. We had recently divorced, which made things all the sadder.

Nothing can prepare you for a moment like this. Within a short time of receiving the call I had identified his body and signed for his possessions. I just could not believe it. Whilst at the Guardia Civil offices his mobile phone rang. Then I realised it was Oliver, our son, ringing his Daddy’s phone, wanting to know why he was taking so long. It was utterly heartbreaking. I did not answer the call. My head spun and my stomach twisted but now was not a time to buckle. I had to get to my children as soon as possible and tell them.

The children had been spending the weekend with their father and were at his flat. I pulled up outside knowing the children were inside waiting for news. I wanted to prolong their blissful ignorance of the abhorrent thing that had just happened and protect them but I could not delay one moment longer. Two expectant faces greeted me. “Daddy has had an accident, hasn’t he?” they said. I told them their father had died.

It was the worst moment of my entire life. I have never heard such sorrowful crying. The pain was tangible, utter devastation.

We held each other until we could cry no more.

COMING TOGETHER: Angus’s family say a fond farewell.

I then had to ring his family with the terrible news. It was just awful. They had spent such a happy Christmas together and Angus had recently visited his father, who is very ill. Noone could believe it or take it in.

His mother, brother and sister were over on the first available flight. His father sadly was too ill to travel.

The ensuing days were a whirlwind of organisation. In Spain, funerals are conducted within 48 hours of a death. This was very hard for his family as they just didn’t have time to come to terms with things. We had to arrange the funeral, invite guests, co-ordinate airport pick-ups, accommodation and flowers. It was all a blur.

The pain was tangible. We held each other until we could cry no more It was decided, as Angus had lived in Spain for 16 years, that he should have his funeral here locally. At the eleventh hour his two lovely children from his previous marriage, Amy and Joshua, managed to get a flight over. It would be the first time that my children had met their half-brother and sister. I can honestly say that despite the

pain it was a wonderful moment and provided us all with comfort and some level of relief because we were all running on empty. Oliver and Isabella instantly loved their brother and sister and the sentiment was entirely reciprocated. Having a big brother and big sister to put their arms around made all the difference.

The funeral was at 4pm on Thursday, February 12. The turnout was massive. People had come from England, from Comares, the Spanish village where we had moved to initially, and from Benajarafe, where we both had lived for the last nine years. A veritable army of Angus’s colleagues also came to pay their last respects.

His brother James, Joshua his eldest son and his dear friends Steve and Andy were pallbearers. Oliver brought up the rear followed by myself and Isabella, his mother Elizabeth, his sister Linzi and his eldest daughter Amy. We had organised two ceremonies. The first being a Catholic ceremony out of respect for the Spanish attendees and the second a more intimate gathering for our English family and friends, although our Spanish friends were welcome too.

The English ceremony was extremely moving. One by one

each member of the family and dear friends stood up and spoke from the heart about Angus. It was beautiful and I know Angus would have been so happy.

We went back to Benajarafe and had a bit of ‘morale’, as Angus used to call it. A glass or two was definitely required. We were completely drained but the following day would be a difficult one as his ashes were to be delivered in the morning.

We decided that Angus would not have wanted to be trapped in an urn. So we picked a beautiful rocky outcrop and scattered his ashes into the sea along with flower petals and almond blossom. Those of you who knew Angus will know he had a wicked sense of humour and could be quite a devil at times so it was no surprise to me that he refused to come out of his urn! It took us half an

hour to prise off the lid. We had to laugh because it was almost impossible to cry any more.

We watched as Angus floated off, we noticed, at haste in the direction of his favourite bar. My daughter said: “Look Daddy is off for a quick pit stop, i.e. a beer, and then off to England to see Grandpa.” I think she was probably right.

With his ashes gone we will put some special things in his urn and bury it in the garden so that the children have a place to go when they want to have a chat with their Daddy.

I finish by saying how outstanding my children are.

Their behaviour has been exemplary. They were so strong on the day of the funeral, greeting all our friends and loved ones and holding it together when everyone around them was crumbling. I could not be prouder. Life is short and you never know what tomorrow holds so really appreciate each day. Chemotherapy is nothing compared to such a loss.

Goodbye, Angus, may your soul rest in peace although I suspect you will be bringing a bit of your own special brand of devilment to Heaven!

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Temporary look more popular WHILST a botched dye job can leave many with months worth of bad hair days, it seems that the fashion for temporary hair colour is gaining followers.

So much so that it’s been found that sales of temporary hair colour products have tripled in the UK between 2013 and 2014, growing from £1 million (€1.35 million) in 2013 to £3 million (€4.06 million) in 2014, and where the UK goes Spain tends to follow.

The trend looks set to give the hair colourant category some much needed highlights as overall sales of hair colourants in 2014 are predicted to have seen a decline in value of 5 per cent, falling from £344 million (€466 million) in 2013 to an estimated £327 million (€443 million) in 2014.

Roshida Khanom,

Senior Personal Care Analyst at marketing analysts Mintel, said: “Temporary hair colour products have seen a big jump in value in 2014, driven by the breadth of recent innovation and experimental nature of the segment. As a large number of celebrities have been sporting the look, with everyone from Helen Mirren to Katy Perry showing one-off pastel shades, this has given consumers encouragement to think beyond natural shades, if only for a day.

“Growth of the temporary colour segment offers opportunities to extend its appeal further, possibly by targeting the older demographics.”

Whilst over a third (37 per cent) of Brits have used hair colour themselves at home in the past year, of these

one in 10 (11 per cent) have used new colour techniques, including hair colour and chalks, rising to over a quarter (28 per cent) of 16-24’s. Usage soars amongst men with a third (33 per cent) of those who have used hair colour at home in the past 12 months using a new colour technique, compared to just 5 per cent of women.

“New colouring techniques such as hair chalks appeal to young people, allowing them to follow current fashion

trends and the rising popularity of temporary colour products show a consumer desire for flexibility to change the colour of their hair as they wish.

“The high usage of new colouring techniques amongst men shows that they are taking greater pride in, and take a greater confidence from, maintaining a wellgroomed appearance whilst experimenting with new and different products,” Roshida added.

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FOLLOWING the successful wine tasting evening at Alberts in Porto Cabopino last month, Fabrio Anton will be hosting yet another event on the February 25.

Fabrio, who is the assistant manager at Alberts, has been sharing his expert knowledge with those who enjoy a good wine but who need a little guidance. What Fabrio aims to do, is to simply help you choose a compatible wine to complement the flavours of the food and bring out the best in a dish.

The evening is a fantastic opportunity to savour the flavours without being overshadowed by wine

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Alberts serve a selection of food, so that everyone can taste for themselves just how well the combinations work together.

Many experts lay down the law about which wine we should drink with meat or fish dishes, according to Fabrio, but he is a strong believer that it is really down to personal choice. There are no set rules just suggestions and the main aim is to find a wine that you can be sure to relax with and enjoy.

This is definitely a date for your diary and we suggest you book in advance as spaces are limited.

Whatever your preconceptions are, why not joins us on the 25th and taste the difference at Alberts. For reservations call 952 836 886.

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Exceptionally smooth WINE OF THE WEEK

By Guy McCrow of the Beach House WINE of the week could be Parada de Atauta. It is from Ribera del Duero. For me it presents the best value on the list as we sell it for

€35.95, but it is really equal to or higher in quality than wines we have on the list at €100+.

Tasting notes include:

Exceptionally smooth due to the balance between both the acidity and alcohol.

Twelve months on French oak, it is a relatively young wine though packs surprising depth of flavour.

This is thanks to the terroir of the Atauta valley,

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1,000m above sea level, the vines are guaranteed the vast range in temperature between day and night necessary to impart such aromatic intensity.

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LA SALA BANUS: Whatever the day of the week, there is something to suit everyone’s taste and entertainment will complete those special evenings.

La Sala Banus for a unique dining experience THERE is something to suit everyone’s taste at the elegant venue, Sala Banus. It is the ultimate dining experience, day or night, week day or weekend, with a choice of eight different dining areas.

You can choose to dine in the spectacular A la Carte restaurant, the Spanish ‘rincon’ or simply watch the world go by relaxing on the outside decked terrace. The food

is also a must to try, so why not spoil yourself with some of the most unique and tempting dishes that Sala Banus have to offer on their extensive menus.

The menu includes a range of International and Spanish favourites prepared to the highest standard, so it is not surprising Sala Banus was awarded the winning Certificate of Excellence

2014 by TripAdvisor. It is the perfect place to be for breakfast to wake you up in style, where salmon and eggs can be accompanied by a refreshing Bucks Fizz and all at the breakfast special price of €7.95.

For those ladies who love to lunch, you can enjoy unlimited cava between 1 and 3pm, Monday to Friday during February, or why not join

Come into the parlour…

IF you’re Irish, come into the parlour, or if not, you are still guaranteed the warmest Irish welcome by Mark and his staff at The Claddagh Irish Bar in Marbella.

This delightful bar has everything to offer to those who enjoy good drink, good food and also a good time. Open seven days a week, there is varied choice in entertainment, whatever your taste.

As this bar provides five different Sky boxes, including a new 2.6 metre projection screen and a 1.6 metre screen, all sport lovers can watch their favourite match big time. Showing this week are the Six Nations Rugby League matches among others, and customers can also request to watch any other of their favourite sports if desired. Music also plays a key part in this bar, with

Sean Murray and Alan Hamilton being the resident musicians belting out some good old favourites on the piano.

On Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays There is always live entertainment as it is the only Irish bar that is fully licensed to do so. The choice of drinks is also extensive offering the good old traditional Irish Guinness, wines, beers, or why not indulge in one of their cocktails lovingly prepared by the creative bar staff. You can also enjoy Happy Hour from Monday to Friday between the hours of 6pm to 8pm. As St Patrick’s Day is just around the corner on March 17, we would recommend a visit to Claddagh’s to join in some homely Irish fun. The Claddagh Irish Bar on Avda Arias Maldonado (Skoll Apartments), 29600 Marbella. Tel: 952 779 537.

them for Pancake week until February 20 and served from 12 to 4pm. If you enjoy a Sunday lunch, you can chill out and relax while your children will be entertained from 1.30pm to 4.30pm, plus every child under 10 will receive a free entrance voucher to Camelot Park. Sundays at Sala Banus have never been so indulgent!

By night, you will also be spoilt for choice, not only with the menu options but also by some of the coast’s most popular entertainers to complete that special evening. Whatever your taste in music, Sala Banus has the one for you, including tributes to Adele, Rock music, a tribute to Michael Buble, and so much more.

In fact the music has just got bigger and better following the brand new opening of the piano bar.

For a truly unforgettable experience for all ages, this elegant and fun venue is well worth a visit.

Please tel. 952 814 145 for reservations or visit their website on www.lasalabanus.com

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AGE CARE CALAHONDA is holding an informative talk aimed at the elderly titled ‘How to prevent falls’ on Tuesday, February 24. Given the fact that 35 per cent of over-65’s fall each year, the talk will examine what contributes to falls, how good nutrition and physical health can help prevention, how small changes to the home environment can make it safer, footwear and foot care, and how

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Early March talks for U3A EARLY March holds a number of U3A Costa del Sol events in store.

On Tuesday, March 3, speaker Geoff Cooke talks about the iconic Orient Express railway from 11am to 12.30pm.

The following day at the same times, Ian Phillips talks about the discovery of electricity and how it has transformed people’s lives. Later that day, from 2.45pm to 4.15pm, Liz Cochrane will give a talk about post-Impressionists including Suzanne

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Valadon, who began her career modelling for artists such as Toulouse Lautrec and Renoir.

All talks will be held in the Reference Library at

Lux Mundi in Fuengirola and are free to members.

Visitors are charged €5.

Full details can be found on website www.u3acostadelsol.org.

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Welsh festivities take over

NEIL SIMON’S ‘The Sunshine Boys’ will be performed

by Thespa at the Masonic Hall in Los Boliches, Fuengirola on Wednesday, February 25 at 7.30pm.

The story tells the tale of Al and Willie as ‘Lewis and Clark,’ who were top-billed vaudevillians for over 40 years, but now they aren’t even speaking. When CBS asks them for a history of comedy retrospective, a grudging reunion brings the two back together, along with a flood of memories, miseries and laughs.

The play is directed by Ann Ellis, with Geoff Stansfield, Michael Baker and Jamie Stonehewer.

Tickets €16 for Thespa members, €18 for guests.

Call 622 454 422 / thespabooking@gmail.com.

THE Costa del Sol’s Welsh Society will celebrate St David’s Day on March 1 at CJ’s Karaoke Bar in Benalmadena. The feast day of the patron saint of Wales will kick off at 12pm with entertainment provided by Wayne Michaels, Ricky Lavazza, Mario Ross, Stephen Holland Morgan, Laura Elen and many more throughout the day.

Food and drink with a distinct Welsh flavour will be available, together with hand-crafted gifts, a tombola, face-painting and an array of fun activities. All are welcome to join to help the Welsh celebrate!

Fleet Street lecture A LECTURE about the ups and downs of England’s notorious Fleet Street newspaper history, ‘A Newspaper Story in Pictures’ will be given by Geri Parlby on Tuesday, February 24 at 6.30pm at Benahavis Town Hall.

Visit www.benahavis dfas.com/events.

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THERE are a few methods to stop your puppy’s biting.

The most important thing to remember is to stop the bad habit before it snowballs into a bigger problem.

Startle your dog and redirect his behaviour. Just as your puppy bites down, make a sudden, abrupt, high-pitched and loud ‘AWRP’ sound.

It’s the same sound a littermate would make if bitten by the puppy. The sound should be so sudden and sharp your puppy is

immediately startled and stops the behaviour.

If done correctly, you’ll be surprised how instantly your pup removes his mouth and looks bewildered.

At that point, quickly substitute a toy, such as a ball, your puppy can chew on. This redirects your puppy’s biting behaviour to the ball.

Also you can ignore your dog. Leave the room when your puppy bites. This is an easy training method that even children can use. Your puppy will learn that every time he bites he loses his playmate, and that’s no fun at all.

No matter what method you use, do not entice your puppy to bite you.

Games like tug-of-war and waving your hands in front of your puppy could

BITING: Little puppies like to chew. encourage him to bite.

Little puppies like to chew on everything, from your fingertips to your socks.

But now is your chance to redirect his bad behaviour onto his toys. If you help him during this stage, he will easily grow out of it.

Good luck, have patience and always praise him when he stops any unwanted behaviour.

Housesitters found for Jim and Jewel from HouseSit Match

By Lamia Walker of HousesitMatch HIGHLAND terriers Jewel and Jim travelled over from Scotland two years ago with owner Jackie from Glasgow. The puppies are great companions; she moved to southern Spain when her husband passed away. They had always enjoyed holidays in Costa Almeria and she now lives in a sunny house by the coast with her dogs.

Now she wants to travel to visit family and friends abroad. But what to do with the dogs?

She found a website which allowed her to build an online profile and to have a look at sitters before she made a commitment.

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Border Choice is a trend leader in making your pool look its best SEVEN years on and Border Choice is leading trends with borders all over the globe, having now expanded with Border Choice Europe and Border Choice Italia.

The Cypriot-based company, run by Andy Carrington and Martin Haigh, specialises in providing an attractive solution to faded and past their best swimming pool decorative borders, has seen some big changes in the last few years. “We’ve practically reinvented the wheel,” say Andy and Martin. “It was no easy feat in the early days having gone back to the drawing board on various occasions.

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problems such as borders coming unstuck, we decided to manufacture our own product by using extreme testing. And, yes, during the early stages we did come across some very tough hurdles.

“The borders have to cope with some extreme situations: heavy dosage of chemicals, strong sunlight, modern sun creams and

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“We have over the years helped various customers in Spain make their pools look like new but would like to be able to offer our services to more people in the Spanish community.

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Growing plants from seed

By Dick Handscombe FROM now onwards one can start to raise seeds in trays or pots in propagators or a heated greenhouse or on tables placed in front of a window in a sunny room.

Seed catalogues are available on the internet and one I always enjoy is produced by Chiltern Seeds. It can be ordered from www.chilternseeds. co.uk or info@chiltern seeds.co.uk.

The main advantage of growing from seed is the wide range of varieties available for both flowering and edible plants but care is required. Six important factors involved: 1. Obtain or make up your own fine seed compost. A useful mix suitable for most seeds is two parts of sieved and sterilised garden compost, one part peat or peat substitute, one part sharp sand, and one part vermiculite.

2. Label pots and seed trays with waterproof pens.

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Keep emergent seedlings only just damp.

4. Warm the greenhouse until the risk of frosts is past and then shade to keep temperatures low.

5. If growing plants in pots or trays, grow strong plants and harden them off before planting out in the garden or containers.

6. Above all patience and constant vigilance.

If you have never grown anything from seed there is a detailed step by step guide in the book ‘Your Garden in Spain - From planning to planting and maintenance’. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com February 2015

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Beware of the false economy that is cheap administration MOST communities employ an administrator to handle their affairs; the current and ongoing financial crisis means the charges offered for these services are tumbling dramatically.

Unfortunately so is the level of service.

Good service is the principal point of having a good administration. To reduce the charges there have to be cutbacks and often the dismissal of administration staff.

Fewer staff invariably means a reduction in the administrator’s ability to provide a good service and so it goes on and the relationship between owners and the administration starts to deteriorate.

There are now companies who offer to charge as little as €2 per month, per property for community administration. In the cold, hard reality of life this is just not viable, so the administrator’s profits must come from somewhere else. Communities should be aware that cheap administration is not necessarily their safest option.

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reduced administration fees, but will agree with the community that all services apart from the ones expressly established in the contract will be paid separately. In this way, the administrator can charge extra for things normally included in the service fee. Collecting a new minutes’ book, calling the town hall, overseeing minor works, holding an EGM; in fact, anything and everything. The result?

The fees are now higher than before.

In addition, the administrator will often only provide services through their own companies, those with whom they share a common interest or a family connection. Once the new administration is in this position, they earn their money not through their

administration fee but through related issues like pool cleaning, maintenance and repairs, gardening and so on.

Furthermore, the new administrators will often propose a contract for more than one year; should the community decide to dispose of the administrator’s services after one year they may well be liable to pay compensation for the duration of the contract, sometimes for five years.

The crowning ingredient in this comical cocktail is that many such administrations are not even registered with the Official College of Administrators so they are not even subjected to disciplinary actions by the college in case of misconduct. Many do not even have public liability insurance and few are up to date with current legal regulations so there is no guarantee the community will be run properly nor how secure it is.

The irony is the money saved is not that much. If community fees are €145 per month, per property, including €7 for administration, companies offering a reduction of €5 down to €2 for the administration

means the owner still pays €140 a month. The dark cloud deepens, after finally dismissing such companies and possibly paying them compensation, communities may have to employ accountants to redo their accounts; they may face court cases from owners for unfair costs and suppliers for unpaid bills.

Maintenance not carried out properly has to be redone and more importantly the community has lost faith in the committee and there is now disharmony and suspicion. What may have started out as a good idea has ended in an absolute disaster.

We at Intercala Administration are in this business; in our opinion, a community should only ever change its administration if the new service will be noticeably better or when the new administration office is physically closer to the community.

Apart from that, if a community is run properly by an official and registered administrator, changing just for a reduction in the fees is a risky decision in which there is a lot to lose and very little to gain.

Prices still falling but at slower rate HOUSE prices fell by just 0.2 per cent in January, confirming that the decline in prices is slowing.

According to information from property portal fotocasa.es, the average price of second-hand housing in Spain now stands at €1,629 per square metre.

In year-on-year terms, house prices recorded a fall of 6.1 per cent in January, which is more moderate than the decline registered for the same period in the previous year

of 8.3 per cent.

In 2014, access to financing for potential house buyers eased slightly, which goes some way to explain the upturn in home purchases. The website said that if this increase in the granting of loans continues in 2015, the sector should notice a marked improvement.

At the peak of what we know now as ‘the good times’ in 2007, the average price of second-hand housing stood at €2,952 per square metre.

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During the crisis period, the worst years for housing transactions were 2008 and 2009, when the volume of sales plummeted by between 25 and 30 per cent. In 2011 and 2012, the figures were still negative but less so, and in 2013 there was a drop in transactions of just 1.9 per cent.

The figures are now going in the opposite direction, with the sale of homes in Spain up by 2.2 per cent in 2014 compared with the previvous year. In 2014, the largest number of property purchases per 100,000 inhabitants were in Valencia (1,182), the Balearic Islands (1,043) and the Canary Islands (1,015).

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Treats all kinds of skin problems.

Consultation 70 euros. Dr Eva, Fuengirola/Marbella. 664 747 267 / www.dermadelsol.com (228514) ZAKS Hair, Nail & Beauty Studio, Urb. Playamarina / www.zaks.com.es. Tel 952 666 436 / 609 508 809 (234512)

ARBOLISTA Tree surgery, No. 1 for trees and palms, on the Costa since 1998. 600 260 534 - 952 117 486 Kit Hogg C.G.Arb www.spaintree. com (229875)

HEALTH and Beauty Centre, Cabopino available for rent, completely set up and running.

Call Marleen for more information on 650 460 664 (226260)

GARDEN and pool maintenance. 9 euros per hour, monthly maintenance from 120 euros. References available. RICARDO 637 160 129

BEAUTY TREATMENTS

TREE SURGEONS. No tree too tall, removal of dead palm trees and limbs, eco gardening, mulch and manure, fertilizer, palm pruning.

686 948 552 / 631 181 971. Facebook: Andres Jardinero Malaga (230359)

CHIROPRACTORS

GATES

ABBEYGATE INSURANCE If you are renewing your policy or looking for new cover. Call us, as we are the only Insurance Company in Spain to offer protection on your no claims bonus. Call 952 893 380 (68259)

BOTOX AND FILLERS - From €95. Covers the Costa del Sol and inland. 609 347 086. (231368)

FUENGIROLA, Myofascial Release.

J. Shaegen, Specialised in treating neck, back & extremity disorders, 30 years in Practice. 652 291 224 www.bodywork.es (233569)

ABBEYGATE INSURANCE Make the right choice and join the thousands of expatriates who have. We provide a friendly personal service, for all your home, motor, health, travel or marine insurance. Call 952 893 380 (68259)

CHIROPODISTS www.chiropodistcostadelsol.com

HEALTH INSURANCE Competitive prices, English worded policies.

Pay monthly or annually. All levels of cover. Premiums from €25 a month. Tel: 956 795 453 Abbeygate Insurance (68259)

DENTISTS NHS registered dentist in Fuengirola. Specialising in Zircon crowns, bridges etc. Free check up! www.nhclinicas.com 689 887 019

ELECTRIC GATE/GARAGE DOOR automation repaired. Free, no obligation quotation. Call Colin 636 394 641 (229069) EXPRESS Metalwork Services.

Gates, grilles, rails and scissor gates. 952 590 748, 617 065 636. www.express-steel.com Facebook Express Metalwork (230729) GATES, Railings, Rejas, made to measure, repairs and scissor rejas, Danny 633 211 088 (231361)

GENERAL SERVICES MAN with small van for all your needs, English/Spanish speaking translations, waiting in offices for you etc, based in Marbella (all the coast) 678 817 145 (228675) SERVICES ABROAD: Buying/selling cars, apartments, boats, furniture including renovations. 634 362 043

GLASS CURTAINS GLASS CURTAIN repairs, specialist in replacement of discoloured plastic strips that act as a seal between the glass panels. Call Julian 655 825 931 (229072)

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CASH paid for your unwanted house or garage items. Please call 600 041 434 (225602)

GARDENING PROFESSIONAL garden services from Fuengirola to Estepona. All aspects of gardening and full maintenance and landscaping, free quotes, competitive prices. Contact Andrew 600 259 981 Andrew@gardenprofessionals.com (228697)

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ABBEYGATE INSURANCE Car insurance exclusive for expatriates, save up to 50%. Find out about our price pledge on UK plated cars.

Home insurance from €50. Tel: 952 893 380 (68259)

HAIRDRESSERS HAIR PIECE Consultant, Robert James. Malaga/Marbella. robert jameshairinfo@gmail.com 619 464 776 (231345)

EU INSURANCE DIRECT Extra Special Offers. Up to €50 cash back for car and home insurance (conditions apply) for new customers. For all your Insurance Needs and the Best Price and Best Cover in English, call Wendy on 952 830 843 / 676 098 464 email info@euinsurancedirect .com www.euinsurancedirect.com (231459)

MASSAGE SPECIAL FEMALE massages for discerning ladies by qualified female masseuse. Cosy private apartment in Nueva Andalucia for your relaxing therapeutic massage. 656 350 401 PROFESSIONAL SPORTS MASSAGE, 14 years experience. 1 hour €40, 1.5 hours €55, Elviria. Wendy 952 852 330 or 634 310 821. Mobile service +€10 (229641) SPORTS, AROMATHERAPY, HOT STONE COMBI MASSAGE, REFLEXOLOGY, LYMPH DRAINAGE. CALL CAROL 653 139 558 (ITEC) - NUEVA ANDALUCIA & HOME VISITS WWW.HOLISTICSTONE.NET (233037)

HOUSE CLEARANCES FURNITURE wanted, same day collection, cash waiting, reliable service. 678 808 837 (229862)

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INTERIOR DESIGN THE FACTORY - Interior Design and Tapestry. Tel 657 726 626 (222113)

INTERNET GET YOUR business noticed online!

Make sure that expats in Spain can find your product, service, restaurant, bar or shop. Contact Spain’s newest and brightest online directory TODAY. Call 952 561 245 or email serena@euroweeklynews .com for more details.

INTERNET, satellite, 3G & Wimax, speed up to 22Mbs from only €20/month. For more information 625 655 225 / wifimir@wifimir.com (232155)

INTERPRETER INTERPRETER & TRANSLATOR. French, Spanish & English. 632 515 570 (229194)

KITCHENS

LOANS AVAILABLE on all types of paintings, jewellery, watches, silver etc. Any condition. Immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony’s Antiques & Jewellers shops extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola.

Mobile 609 529 633. Tel: 952 588 795 (SE) (201522) DOBLE SOLUCION. We offer long term solutions for your immediate debt problems using your boat or Spanish property as guarantee. Call 691 179 445 or 952 042 501 / doblesolu cion2020@gmail.com (231360)

24/7 LOCKSMITH LOCKSMITH emergency / appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service. Call Paul 657 466 803 (229854) T1 COSTALOCKS 24/7, LOCKSMITH/ HOME SECURITY, NEW KEYS, KEYED ALIKE, WINDOWS SECURED, SAFES OPENED / INSTALLED, FREE HOME SECURITY CHECK, CALL Debby or Bob 952 660 233 / 667 668 673 CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED WWW.COSTALOCKS .COM (224882) T2

MAINTENANCE SERVICES

MISCELLANEOUS LAWYERS

WOODY´S LOS BOLICHES. Greeting Cards, mail to and from the UK. Worldwide courier and Passport renewals. All adverts taken forthe Euro Weekly News- display or classified. Open 9.00-2.00PM (Monday to Friday). Special hours apply August and Xmas. One street behind the Confortel, just off Plaza San Rafael, Los Boliches, on C/Poeta Salvador Rueda 93. Tel: 952 471 877

MOBILE HOMES WE BUY, Sell, Store, Remove all types of mobile homes. We pay CASH and cover all of Spain. More details call Suzi Caley 616 250 727 / 951 063 059 or email suzicaley@gmail.com (228718) WANT TO RELOCATE? We can transport your home and install on to a 12 month park from £4,995.

Annual site fees from €3,000 Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143)

LOANS HOLA CREDITO. Instant short term loans against your valuables. Quick, easy and always discreet. Tel 900 123 457 www.holacredito.com (229670)

BRAND NEW WILLERBY Siena 32m² home sited within a stylish gated community, 45 minutes from Malaga airport £19,995 Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143) WILLERBY COTTAGE 28x10 sited in ‘La Serrana Hills’ of Pizarra, site open all year round, swimming pool, only £13,495. Want to view?

Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143)

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www.euroweeklynews.com ACE OF SHADES - Don’t let the bugs get you! Available in enrollable, slider and pleated.

Large choice of colours including wood effect. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@ace ofshades.es (101730) MOSQUITO Screens for windows, doors and a high quality sliding patio door screen. All finishes available. Quick service. All areas covered. Call Julian 655 825 931 (229090)

MOBILITY MOBILITY scooters, electric wheelchairs, wheelchairs, walking frames, etc, for sale and rent. Large selection of quality used scooters at competitive prices. In stock we have around forty scooters to choose from including Pride XL8, Rascal 388, Shoprider Sovereign, Pride Go Go, Rascal Veo X, Neo 4 and 8, Sterling Pearl, Rascal Taxi, Sterling Diamond, Shoprider electric wheelchair breaks up for boot, Rascal 330 electric wheelchair as new condition at considerable saving, Rascal turnabout electric wheelchair, Pride Go Go uprated 20 amp batteries, also goes in boot of car, plus many more all with guarantee. New and used wheelchairs for sale at competitive prices. Large scooters from 1,000 euros. Medium scooters from 600 euros and small boot scooters from 400 euros. Rentals from 55 euros weekly. New mobility scooter batteries supplied and fitted.

Mobility scooters bought for cash. Email info@mobilityscoot ersdirectspain.com Tel 609 581 139 (230368) The Mobility Wizard, ScooterRullestoler-Tekniskutstyr, Salg – Utleie, Reprasjon – Delelager, Batteri Ladere- Service, 24.H. Nødtelefon for reprasjon, Skandikmob: 634 386 397 / info@mobility-spain.com The Mobility Wizard, scooters, wheelchairs for sale and hire; best prices 633 127 901 / info@mobilityspain.com (233502) The Mobility Wizard, only specialist mobility scooter and powerchair specialist repair centre in southern Spain, all models catered for – 633 127 901 / info@mobility-spain.com The Mobility Wizard. Mobility scooter and power chair battery and charger specialists, analysing servicing and suppliers. 633 127 901 / info@mobility-spain.com (233502)

MORTGAGES WE offer a mortgage on your Spanish property to solve IBI debts, tax payments, etc and allow you to sell your property for what it’s worth. No age restrictions, most competitive rates on the market, fast process. Call DOBLE SOLUCION on 691 179 445 or 952 042 501 / doblesolucion2020@gmail .com (231360)

MOSQUITO SCREENS THE Mosquito Screen Specialist.

NEW selection of roller binds, all patterns and colours. www.mos quitonick.ws / nick@mosquiton ick.ws / call Mosquito Nick 647 072 861 (233058) T1

MOTOR HOMES MOTORHOME for sale. Benimar Euro top on Fiat Ducato cab. 2.8 TDI, 2002, 48,000kms, 7.5 metres long, every extra. Superb. 21,000 euros.

618 454 968 (223597)

MOTORING

WANTED SPANISH PLATED CARS

INSTANT CASH SAMANTHA – GORDON

952 83 21 73 608 658 785 www.robertsoncars-spain.com

CAR SERVICES MECHANIC workshop & mobile.

All work undertaken. ITVs done.

Reasonable rates. Prompt, reliable services 24/7. 620 020 232, 951 165 090 (230370) AUTOMATIC gearbox specialist. Transmatic. All models including classic cars, serviced, repaired and reconditioned.

Also 4x4 transfer boxes and power steering Call/fax 952 796 166 / 952 805 804 email: transmatic2005@ya hoo.com. www.transmatic.es (231435) BRITISH MECHANIC WORKSHOP. Repair, service & ITV to all makes of cars, vans and 4 x 4s. Call Steve 951 914 025 or 605 407 369. Poligono Las Perales, Mijas Costa. britme chanicspain@gmail.com (234614)

FOR SALE AUTOMATIC BMW MINI COOPER ‘S’… 2008, only 41,000kms (approx 25,000mls), FSH. Black with white roof/mirrors, cream leather interior, one careful English gentleman owner leaving Spain, immaculate condition, sat nav, telephone, cruise and climate control, alloys, CD player, cost new 28,500 euros, bargain now 12,995 euros.

Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) Tel. 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 see photo at www.robertsoncars-spain.com (234732)

4x4 DIESEL SUZUKI Sx4…

2007, 1.9 DDIS.GLX. Top of the range, only 66,000kms (approx 41,00mls), 5 door, 6 speed, black with black interior, alloy wheels, hatchback, FSH, owner leaving Spain, keyless go, climate control, parktronic, diesel economy, great on bad roads, save money 7,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) Tel. 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 see photo at www.robertsoncars-spain.com DIESEL BMW 116D… 2 litre 2011 with M. Pack, 6 speed, electric sunroof, only 38,000kms (approx 24,000mls), full BMW service history, one expat owner leaving Spain.

Pearlescent blue with black leather, alloy wheels, climate and cruise control, Parktronic, CD player, ABS, cost new 26,350 euros. Our BMW bargain buy 15,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) tel. 952 832 173/ 608 658 785 see photo www.robertsoncarsspain.com (234732) DIESEL JAGUAR X TYPE ESTATE WAGON… 2 litre 2004 model, only 70,000kns (approx 43,000mls), 5 speed, one expat owner, full service history, silver grey with beige leather, climate/cruise control, CD player, every electric extra, very rare and excellent condition, new clutch/flywheel and timing belt kit, cannot buy better 8,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson Tel. 952 832 173 / 608 658 785. See it at www.robertsoncars-spain.com 4x4 AUTOMATIC (Hybrid) Lexus RX.350… ‘President’ top of the range, only 78,000kms (approx 49,000mls), full service history, sat nav, Spanish plates, one lovely English lady owner, class and economy, every extra, 18,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) tel. 952 832 173/ 608 658 785 www.robertsoncars-spain.com 3,995 EUROS!!! 2005 HYUNDAI ATOS… 1.1 prime, GLS, only 41,000kms (approx 25,000mls), 5 door, 5 speed, hatchback, air condition, CD player, expat lady owner leaving Spain, silver/black trim, stunning condition, a wee beauty 3,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) Tel. 952 832 173/608 658 785 see photo on www.robertsoncars-spain.com CABRIO Mercedes Benz 500SL Sport… (new shape) 2001. Only 82,000kms (approx 51,000mls), FSH, electric hard top folds into boot, stunning condition, beautiful blue colour with grey leather, usual refinements, sat nav, always garaged, 15,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) Tel. 952 832 173 or 608 658 785. www.robertsoncars-spain.com BUYING a new car??? Do not trade in your car!! If you are an expat with a good quality, genuine mileage car, we will pay you more for it in cash than you will be offered at dealerships against any new car. Find out the real deal, ring Gordon or Samantha Robertson 952 832 173 or 608 658 785 or email us therobertsonclan@gmail.com 2006 BMW X3, 2ltr diesel, lhd Spanish plates, 120,000 miles with service history, sport model, black with black, only 8,995€ 672 550 037 www.costacarsspain.com (222389)

CLASSIFIEDS 2003 MERCEDES A170 diesel, automatic, rhd on Spanish plates, only 65,000 miles, new ITV, with all extras, 3,750€ 672 550 337 www.costacarsspain .com (222389) 2005 AUDI A4 Cabriolet, 1.8 turbo, rhd on English plates, black with red roof, S-line, automatic, very nice car, only 4,750€ 672 550 037 www.costacarsspain.com 2008 CITROEN C4, Picasso, automatic, diesel, lhd on English plates, in black, 120,000kms, in excellent condition throughout, 7,995€ 672 550 037 www.costacarsspain.com RIGHT Hand Drive on Spanish plates, Facelift model, Mercedes E280, elegance, diesel, in silver, in excellent condition throughout, fully loaded, auto, 8,995€ 672 550 037 www.costacarsspain.com 2005 MERCEDES ML270 diesel, English rhd, taxed & MOT, excellent condition throughout, top model, 4,995€. 672 550 037 www.costacarsspain.com LEXUS LS400, 1992, Spanish plates, LHD, total luxury, in excellent condition throughout, with every extra, 2,495€. 672 550 037 www.costacarsspain .com (222389) CITROEN Berlingo van, white, 2008, 124,000kms, very clean, perfect mechanics, unmarked body work, 3,995€ 672 550 037 www.costacarsspain.com 2003 FIAT Multipla 1.9 diesel, 6 seater, rhd on Spanish plates, very good condition, new ITV, 2,995€.

672 550 037 www.costacarsspain.com AUTOMATIC 2007 Ford Focus 1.6, 5 door, ice blue metallic, 1 lady owner, only 100,000kms, with service history, in excellent condition throughout, very hard to find, 7,995€ 672 550 037 www.costacarsspain.com TWO Mustang Convertibles, 1. red, 22,000 miles, 1994 and 2. silver, 2000, 37,000 miles, both lhd on English plates, 7,500€ for both. 672 550 037 www.costacarsspain.com CHEVROLET AVEO. 1.6 automatic 2012, 18,800 kilometres. Special wheels, extras, tilt, cruise, radio, CD, electric windows. Private seller. €9,300 OVNO. 666 278 454 (222445) 2005 VOLVO. 260 BHP, turbo V70.

4 seater cabriolet, RHD, MOT & Taxed, FSH. €2,775 or Spanish plated €3,775. 655 095 147 (231348) BILL BRADY CARS has been established on the Costa del Sol since 1986, in which time he has helped thousands of expatriates to buy or sell their quality used Spanish cars and also keeping all the documentation simple so you understand all that is going on (which is important). You can contact Bill direct on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 or bill bradycars.com (228675) 4x4 VW Touareg 5.0 TDI. V-10 Tiptronic 2007 from private owner, full service history, this jeep has all the extras, you will not find one better and look at this price, cost new over 90,000€, my price only 21,995€.

952 838 842 / 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com (228675)

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CLASSIFIEDS CONVERTIBLE MG FT 1.6 Inj 2005 sunburst red black soft top black, special wheels, have great fun, new ITV (MOT) WAS 4,995€, NOW ONLY 3,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (228675) AUTOMATIC VW Scirocco 2.0 TSI Sport 2009, 60,000klm (37,000mls), full service history, this car has too many extras to list and its immaculate in white with black and red leather, it’s a great bargain at only 16,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (228675) ESTATE Automatic/Diesel (new shape) BMW. 320-D 2013/14 bought from BMW Marbella, only 11,000klm (6,000mls), bereavement forces this sale, metallic blue, tan leather, sport seats, sat navigation and lots of other extras, save a fortune on new price at only 28,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (222367) AUTOMATIC/diesel Opel Signum 2.2 Dti 5 door 2004. One private owner, full service history, metallic silver/tan leather, this car is immaculate. Elec/seats, parking sensors, front and back, fridge, climate control, and loads more, WAS 4,995€, NOW 3,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (228675) 4x4 AUTOMATIC Hyundai Tucson 2.7, 2005, one private owner, bought and full service history from Hyundai, only 120,000klm (75,000mls), alloy wheels/cruise control/privy glass/climate control/sun-roof/full electric pack.

Metallic graphite matching leather, yes the price is correct at only 5,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (228675) AUTOMATIC (new shape) Renault Scenic 2.0 Inj 2012, one private owner, 8,000klm (5,000mls), still with full warranty and loads of extras, reversing camara, sat nav, parking sensors and much more, metallic gold, cost new 26,000€, my price only 14,995€. 952 838 842 /608 950 221 billbradycars.com (228675) Sell or swap SEAT IBIZA Bocanegra Turbo. 180 BHP, 2010. Price: €10,995. Tel 657 551 757 (231349) 2013 (August) CHEVROLET AVEO. 1.4 LTZ, 12,500 kilometres, top spec, A/C, cruise control, Bluetooth, parking sensors. Immaculate. €9,500. 652 294 316 (233566)

INSURANCE ABBEYGATE INSURANCE. No automatic annual increase on our Motor Insurance, renewal policies.

Call 952 893 380 (68259)

WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance. Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 902 123 309. (200726)

PAINTERS/DECORATOR

MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work. Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (230677) BRITISH MECHANIC WORKSHOP. Repair, service & ITV to all makes of cars, vans and 4 x 4s. Call Steve 951 914 025 or 605 407 369.

Poligono Las Perales, Mijas Costa. britmechanicspain@gmail.com

MOTORHOMES 1983 CHEVROLET RV Motorhome.

UK LHD, no MOT or TAX, €1,500.

655 095 147 (232177)

SAM, Simply the Best on the Coast, 35 years experience, 18 years Mijas. Forget the rest, have the best, you’re worth it! Call Sam 952 666 025 / 629 546 128 (215594) HUSBAND & WIFE TEAM. Painting/Interior design. Free estimates.

Graham - 607 923 486 (229042)

PERGOLAS & DECKING PERGOLAS, Decking and Thatched Gazebos. Best quality and prices. Installations. For free quotation call 686 322 328 (224383)

PEST CONTROL

WANTED I BUY ANY CAR. 602 533 508 mikewallsp@gmail.com (230329) CARS AND VANS, ANY REGISTRATION, INSTANT CASH, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPANISH 693 028 325 (229862) WANTED. CARS & JEEPS & camper vans for cash. All makes, LHD, any condition. 693 357 000 CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN AND UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837 (229862) CARS WANTED for cash. Please call Alan on 665 145 856 (234373) WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 693 028 325 CDS CARS established 12 years on the coast, we will buy your car stress free, with an instant cash decision, all paperwork taken care of with our on site gestoria, 30 cars in stock 672 550 037 / www.costacarsspain.com

CHARITIES ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call Marjorie 952 79 74 05 or 636 934 146 (93319)

MECHANICS MECHANIC workshop & mobile.

All work undertaken. ITVs done.

Reasonable rates. Prompt, reliable services 24/7. 620 020 232, 951 165 090 (230370)

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COCKROACHES, Wasps, Ants, Rats, Termites, Fleas, Bedbugs, Palm weevil, All Pest Problems. Call LOCAL PEST-PLAGUICOSTA, the British Company you can trust. Registered with Malaga Sanitary Department. Tel 952 449 591 or 684 217 181. Best price Guarantee, open 24/7 (231480) T1 COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee. 23 years serving the coast. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (223163)

PETS

MUSIC DAVID C CLARKE, guitarist, vocalist, pianist, ex-Cunard. Specialising in popular Spanish guitar. Available solo or combo.

Parties/weddings/class restaurants, dinner dances. Huge repertoire. Details 687 627 434 (234401)

MOTORING YOUNG DOMESTICATED cats rescued from the killing station need kind homes. Fully vaccinated and neutered, free of charge. We will also deliver to England for a donation to the charity. Please give one of these beautiful cats a home so we can save more from death.

Can be seen without obligation at Cat and Dog World Kennels. Tel. 630 197 435 (93398)

ACE CHARITY “El Refugio” in La Cala de Mijas is a registered charity. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the Town Hall or the Andalucian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter. We are grateful for any help offered, including donations of food and blankets. Visiting times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736. Our website is www.ace-charity.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public week-ends from 10.00 to 5.00. Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at anytime. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference. You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeonline.net www.sepeonline.net (93321) At SOS Animal Refuge we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect.

So if you are having a clear-out, please contact us on 605 227 155.

If you would like to know more about re-homing, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-animals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317) ARCH - THE ANDALUCIAN RESCUE CENTRE FOR HORSES WELCOMES VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO THEIR STABLES ON SATURDAYS FROM 10 - 12 OR BY APPOINTMENT. COME AND HELP OUT, OR SPONSOR OR ADOPT ONE OF OUR HORSES, DONKEYS OR MULES. WE ALWAYS NEED HELP WITH FUND RAISING TO LOOK AFTER THE ABANDONED AND ABUSED ANIMALS. OUR AIM IS TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND REHOME.

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WE ARE A SMALL FRIENDLY TEAM - WHY NOT JOIN US. FIND US IN ALHAURIN EL GRANDE, BEHIND THE VENTA MIRALMONTE ON THE ROAD FROM ALHAURIN TO COIN, (A404), URB.VIÑA BORREGO, FOLLOW THE YELLOW SIGNS. CHARITY REGISTERED WITH THE JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA NO 8448.

WWW.HORSERESCUESPAIN.ORG INFO@HORSERESCUESPAIN.ORG ARCHRESCUE@YAHOO.CO.UK TEL:- 635798219 OR 656935613 OR 620175828. NEW: ARCH CHARITY SHOP NOW OPEN IN ALHAURIN, NEXT TO MONEY CHANGE SHOP, AVENIDA GERALD BRENAN (93322)

KENNELS

www.poshpetsspain.com - Boutique Dog & Cat Hotel and much more …

Facebook page: POSH PETS SPAIN. Tel: 952 597 035 (224385) LAGUNA KENNELS AND CATTERY. Your pets lovingly cared for by English mother and daughter. Near Coin. lagunakennels@hotmail.com.

Tel 952 112 021 / 606 838 983 (231451) CAT AND DOG WORLD KENNELS AND CATTERY, superb licensed facilities, viewing welcome. Tel: 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.catand-dog-world.com (223161) PETCARE PET HOTEL. Alhaurin el Grande. Holiday accommodation for dogs and cats. Heated/Air conditioned kennels available. Tel: 952 112 284 / 685 400 216 www.petcarespain.com. Find us on Facebook at Petcare Spain (220208) STEFANIE’S KENNELS AND CATTERY, Estepona. Fully licensed, Junta approved, est. 1986. Viewing welcomed 952 790 943 www.stefanieskennels.com (231446) EURODOG BOARDING KENNELS & CATTERY. Under new ownership by animal loving family. Large kennels and exercise yards, fully licensed and sanitary approved. Safe, secure and caring environment. Inspections welcome anyt ime. 5 minutes from Fuengirola 679 786 669 / 952 464 947 / www.eurodog.es (224322)

PET TRANSPORT

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PLUMBING PLUMBER: Water heaters repaired, replaced same day. Full bathroom and kitchen reforms, previous work can be seen.

References available. Mark Allan - 608 454 778 / 952 937 244 (215702) PLUMBER for all your plumbing.

Water heaters, bathrooms, tiling.

Benalmadena based, travel no problem. Construction work. Glen 669 073 773 (226387) THE IRISH PLUMBER. All areas of the coast covered. Full emergency service, new installations and reforms. Competitive pricing. 605 206 394 (232141) CITY AND GUILDS, QUALIFIED PLUMBER. All areas covered. Adrian 677 063 272 (230261) 30 YEARS ON THE COAST. I cover all aspects of plumbing & general maintenance. Graham - 607 923 486 PLUMBING. Leak detection & blocked drains. Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com

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Owner +34 637 439 222 (232204) ALHAURIN de la Torre, Urb. Pinos. Villa 2 floors, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 380m2 built, garage, pool, sauna, barbecue, plot 1,400m2. Fully legal. REDUCED to 395,000 euros. 678 371 313 (234301) TORREBLANCA detached villa. A/C, pool, large garage. 3/4 bedrooms (2 en suite). Sea views, walking distance beach/train. €415K. Private 675 417 955 (234330) WWW.INMOANDALUZ.COM. Bargain inland properties for all budgets, fincas, village homes, apartments and villas. Legal building plots. 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (220102) LOS BOLICHES studio. 100 metres from beach. Fully fitted, new wall beds, pool/parking. €110,000. 655 774 112. English/Spanish. No agents (234291) www.euroweeklynews.com

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Very close to Mijas pueblo. Prestige urbanisation. Offered part-furnished €850/month. Underground parking, garage & trastero included. 674 831 674 (234318) BENALMADENA - Large studio near marina/Lidl. Fully furnished, pool & gardens. 677 817 867 (234316) MARBELLA APARTMENT Rentals.

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www.euroweeklynews.com BEAUTIFUL, luxury well-furnished penthouse apartment in Casares including fully equipped kitchen with ceramic hob, combi fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine. 2 en suite bedrooms; one twin, one double. Panoramic sea, golf and mountain views from private roof top terrace. €450 per month. Swimming pools amidst landscaped tropical gardens.

Just five minutes’ walk from beach or 2 golf courses with clubhouse. Please contact Jamie on tel : 661 912 424.

(232170) TWO BEDROOM/two bathroom apartments for rent near Estepona Port. 500 euros per month. Tel: 607 681 232 Website: www.jhspain.net (223748) FOUR bed townhouse, fully furnished. 15 mins from Fuengirola station. Pueblo La Campana, Mijas.

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HIGH top van going from Spain to UK and return. Good rates. Reliable service. Call Graham 620 353 594 for details. vgcasacolor@gmail.com 15 CUBIC metre van returning to the UK 27th February. Space available each way. Tel. 639 928 090 MOVING BACK TO UK? Removal vehicle departing weekly throughout the year. Excellent, professional service & great rates. Ring (0034) 665 089 244 or (0044) 01922 682 667 & see www.elite-european.com (93139) THE PALLET WAREHOUSE SL. Storage & European transport. thepal letwarehouse@hotmail.com / 952 593 574 / 633 322 445 (232137) UK - SPAIN - Anywhere Europe!

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MAN AND VAN VAN AND MAN. Removals, clearances. Experienced and 100% reliable. €20 per hr. Paul 622 793 989 (220139) MANVAN REMOVALS €20 / hour, 3 vans available. House clearances.

Storage from €10 / week. Tel David 696 810 618 (208088) 2 MEN, Van €30 hour. Always on time 651 081 610 (233572) THE VAN MAN. Cheap and cheerful. €20 per hour. 677 251 025 MAN & VAN 25€ ph. All areas 620 005 360 (228720) LARGE Luton van and man, 20€ ph.

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ROLLER SHUTTERS ROLLER shutter repairs, 7 days a week, conversion from manual to motorised, new installations. All areas covered. Coast and inland. 655 825 931 (231472) ACE OF SHADES - PERSIANA (security shutter) electric and manual, various colours available including wood effect, we also offer a repair service. Make your home more secure! Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceofshades.es (101730)

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CARPENTRY CARPENTER cabinet maker, Irish.

Property maintenance, plumbing, painting, electrical, kitchens. Bathrooms renovated etc. 30 years experience. Very reliable. 677 087 575 (224853)

FURNITURE FRENCH POLISHING REPAIRS, restoration etc. restore your valuable furniture to its former glory.

Tel 647 579 519 / 952 119 190 (224373)

WINDOW COIN WINDOWS Aluminium windows, Doors, PVC Blinds, Mosquito screens, Canopies, Glass Factory, shower screens etc. All at village prices. Spanish owned business.

English 646 066 351 (231451)

SEWING ALL STYLES Curtains, upholstery, soft furnishings and bean bags made to measure. Sensible prices.

Also repairs / alterations. All areas.

Call 672 800 887 or email judein spain@hotmail.com (231463)

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Thank you! (230263) PART-TIME Safari Drivers/Guides wanted for the famous Rangers Safari Tours Company. Applicants must speak Dutch and English, other languages would be beneficial.

Applicants must be smart, socially outgoing with an interest in the Spanish countryside and nature.

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NON-SEXUAL escort agency requires female telemarketers to work from home. Unlimited leads, excellent commissions and spiffs. Must have internet access. Experience absolutely necessary. Call 602 620 306 (232148)

SOFT FURNISHINGS CURTAINS, blinds, cushions and much more. Free estimates and home visits. Tel 657 369 343 or rosannacarmella@hotmail.com

SOLAR LOWEST PRICES IN SPAIN. www.solarmegastore.es (232103)

STORAGE STORAGE - Large warehouses containers. Dry and secure €50 per month. Professional packing and removal service. www.dfeuropeanre movals.co.uk. Tel David 696 810 618 (229074) STORAGE available in Coin (La Trocha). From €0.70 per cubic metre per week + IVA. New secure/watertight shipping containers, drive right up to your unit. Contact tel 603 243 654 / www.hoskinstorage.co.uk (230500)

POOL MAINTENANCE, repairs, friendly, reliable service. Estepona, Malaga, inland re-grouts, heaters.

678 791 495 / 951 295 699 www.sparklenripple.net (222393) T3 www.perfectpools.es. Maintenance, repairs, professional and reliable service, all areas from €70 per month. info@per fectpools.es. 650 348 785 (226338)

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CONSTRUCTION / MAINTENANCE AFFORDABLE POOL MAINTENANCE - Professional maintenance from only €80 per month (exc. chemicals) Call Splash Pools on 952 591 053 - open 8am to 4pm (231442)

THERAPISTS ANXIETY - Depression - Panic Attacks, Frank Stahl - psychologist.

More than 30 years of experience.

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TILING TILING AND REFORMATION of kitchens/bathrooms. Free estimates. Graham - 607 923 486 (229042) THE TILE WIZARD. Professional tiling service. Bathrooms, kitchens, terraces, design and install. We do it all. Call 637 382 599 (229932)

TRANSLATIONS OFFICIAL TRANSLATIONS. ALL LANGUAGES. TEL. 654 613 094 sanpedrotranslations@gmail.com (224336) DON’T UNDERSTAND? I can help you communicate with lawyers, courts, doctors, paperwork, builders, etc. Professional translator/interpreter, 15 years experience.

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WINDOWS GENEVA WINDOWS. Aluminium & PVC Windows. We measure, we make and we fit. 952 665 856 (225545)

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AST year was a momentous year for Husqvarna Motorcycles.

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Audi continues with growth in January AUDi has made its bestever start to the year in terms of sales.

It delivered around 137,700 cars in January, up 10.3 per cent over the same month last year.

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The Focus RS - equipped with a special 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine engineered to produce well in excess of 320 PS - is the latest vehicle to be unveiled as part of a new era of Ford

performance that will bring more than 12 performance vehicles to global customers by 2020.

“The all-new Focus RS is a serious machine with high-performance technology and innovative engineering that sets a new benchmark for driving exhilaration on the road and track,” said Raj Nair, Group Vice President, Global Product Development, Ford Motor Company. “The RS line has a proud history of technical breakthroughs that have

FORD FOCUS RS: For unbridled driving enjoyment. migrated to mainstream Fords to benefit all of our customers, and the new Focus RS is no exception.

“It’s a great example of

our passion for innovation through performance and creating vehicles that make people’s hearts pound.”

Developed by a small

team of Ford Performance engineers in Europe and US, the new Focus RS is the third generation of Focus RS cars, following models launched in 2002 and 2009. It will be the 30th car to wear the legendary RS badge, following such technology trendsetters as the 16-valve 1970 Escort RS1600, the turbocharged Sierra RS Cosworth of 1985 with its radical aerodynamics, and the fourwheel-drive 1992 Escort RS Cosworth.

Sporting a dramatic exterior design that delivers enhanced aerodynamics and cooling, the new Focus RS offers technologies new to the RS marque including Ford SYNC connectivity system.

The all-new Focus RS is the first ever RS model that will be sold around the world and will be produced for all markets at Ford’s Saarlouis, Germany,

manufacturing plant beginning late this year.

“The new Focus RS represents Ford at its passionate best, delivering innovation, unmatched driving dynamics and stunning performance that was previously the sole province of high-priced performance luxury marques and exotics,” said Jim Farley, President, Ford of Europe, Middle East and Africa.

“We are acutely aware of the benchmarks we have set ourselves with RS performance models through the years, and rest assured that this new car raises the game to a new level.

“Just as important is the fact that with technologies such as EcoBoost, we are able to demonstrate how an innovation that powers almost every car in our range can also be the heartbeat of our finest performance cars.”

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Irish return to Costa del Sol for golf breaks AS St Patrick’s Day rapidly approaches, news has emerged that Irish golfers are once again returning in their droves to play on the multitude of courses the

Costa del Sol has to offer.

A recent survey commissioned by the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) shows that despite Ireland’s economic

downturn after the heady ‘Celtic Tiger’ years, Irish golfers are once again travelling abroad and choose Spain above everywhere else as their favourite

destination for a golfing holiday.

Thirty per cent of Irish golfers make Spain their most popular choice, and the Costa del Sol remains firmly their favourite area. Easy access by air, familiarity with the area, reliable sunshine and cheap green fees are why the Irish choose the Marbella area for golf breaks. and team-mate Andrea Dovizioso Behind Spain, the second are eager to ride the new GP15 to most popular golf be launched in time for the second destination with the Irish is Sepang test.

Portugal, and the IGTM The two Movistar Yamahas of survey reveals that Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo Morocco – just a short ferry finished up fourth and fifth, both ride from Southern Spain – riders testing new exhaust parts is one of the more and a new seamless upshift up-and-coming golfing gearbox. destinations.

It was also the first proper test of the new Suzuki GSX-RR with Aleix Espargaro and rookie maverick Vinuales, posting respectable 10th and 12th positions, putting the new prototype ahead of many other seasoned teams. The new Aprilia RS-GP however didn’t fare as well, still having much work left to do to be competitive in time for March 29.

The teams stay in Malaysia for the Sepang 2 test on February 23.

By James Warren THE first MotoGP race of the season in Qatar is drawing closer as the MotoGP teams round up the first of two pre-season tests in the Far East. It has given many of the riders the opportunity to sample the new 2015 machinery.

It became obvious that, yet again the man to beat is reigning double World Champion Marc Marquez. He spent his time putting in laps aboard both the 2014 and 2015 RC213Vs, trying different setups and fine-tuning the new chassis.

Day three of the test proved he wasn’t to be messed with as he smashed the Sepang lap record with a 1’58, the only rider to do so.

Repsol team mate Dani Pedrosa was also on fine form as he just

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MAN TO BEAT: Double World Champion Marc Marquez. missed out on a flying 1’58 lap due to a small mistake. He did however put in a blistering sub 2’00 race simulation and signalled his intentions to put a mediocre

2014 behind him.

Surprise of the test was Italian Andrea Iannone on the Ducati. He ended the test third on a revised version of last year’s GP14.2. He

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Judo stars off to good start A TEAM of three youngsters from the RK Judo Club Estepona picked up a medal apiece at the Southfields Open Championship in Leicester, UK. The tournament – featuring more than 200 competitors – has a reputation for being one of the toughest, and so the three Costa judo experts did their club proud in their events. Ben Barkby, weighing in at only 27 kilos, had to fight in the under 35 kilo class, a weight he would not normally compete in but it was the lowest weight class available at the event. Completely unfazed by the bigger competition, Ben showed spirit and confidence and produced some spectacular judo only to lose out to the eventual silver and gold medallists. After six fights, Ben took home the bronze medal.

Tom Whybrow went one better in a tough group of 12 fighters in the under 45 kilo category, winning the silver medal. He was up against national and international champions and proved he had turned a corner in his fighting by sealing a win over one of the best-known fighters at the tournament.

Lisa Lindberg, the only girl to fight for RK Judo Club Estepona at the event, took part in the under 50 kilo class. Lisa’s first fight was against a current international star and taking her to full-time was an achievement in itself. Lisa was unlucky to miss out by a small score in the end, but after a rough day on the mat she was awarded third place overall and took home the bronze.

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Love in air for bowlers THE bowlers of the Costa del Sol proved that they can be romantic too, with clubs on the coast holding Valentine’s weekendthemed fun and frolics.

Miraflores BC, Benavista BC and Belplaya BC all featured club members in red-and-white costumes for the day of love, and champagne and chocolates were never too far away.

There was no love lost in the bowling action, however. At Benavista, Barry Pemberton was crowned men’s singles champion in the annual club competition, and his wife Wendy scooped the women’s singles.

The husband and wife team will now go on to represent the club at the Champion of Champions competition in April.

In a close-fought contest, Barry beat Malcolm Greenwood and Wendy defeated Jeannie Cooper to

ROMANTIC: Belplaya BC members dressed for Valentine’s Day. make the Pemberton’s singles club champions.

Winners of the Trips category were Tucker Brady, Dougal Beedie and Phil Guttridge, who defeated Roy Saunders, Wendy Pemberton and Bill Davies in a nail-biting final.

The Pairs match was won by an in-form Sandy Guthrie and Judy Old with a convincing win over Frances Farmer and Roy Saunders.

At Miraflores, meanwhile, bowling nearly played

second fiddle to the glamour of the weekend, but there was a healthy entry of 18 mixed pairs, played on nine rinks on both greens.

The winners were Dorothy Pilmoor and Dudley Calder, who after a closely contested tiebreaker, overcame Stuart Thacker and Nancy Shaw.

Spot prizes went to Dine and Kay, and Mike and Pam Kinane took the booby prize, a rolling pin.

Miraflores will be

celebrating St Patrick’s Day on March 17, and all are welcome.

Belplaya BC also got in on the Valentine theme, with Sandra Kelly winning the Best Dress competition.

Winners of the Drawn Pairs were Geoff Edginton and Sandra Kelly and runners-up were Alan Bicknell and Pat Baker.

Last Man Standing was Derek Rawnsley and pairs with least score were Charles Ottaway and Ethnie Scofield.

Marbella RC win again MARBELLA RUGBY CLUB faced a tough match against Gibraltar Barbarians at the weekend, a much tougher match

than the result suggests. Marbella began the match with a huge advantage, a strong wind at their backs and facing a home side that were only able to field 12 players.

The first half was all Marbella, with tries run in

by Ross Hammill (2), Ricardo Insaurralde (3) and Roman Corvalan, with conversions by Ross Hammill (5). Comfortably in front at 14-40 at the end of the first half, the second half produced a different story.

After two quick tries from Ricardo Insaurralde, it was the home side that ended the day on the up.

They scored two tries of their own and a conversion to win the half on points, but to lose overall 26-50. The senior side now face CR Atletico Portuense next week before playing in the quarter finals in March.

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St Valentine’s Day massacre for England in Melbourne Madrid in La Liga.

There’s already been Champions League action this week with Shaktar DonetskBayern Munich (8-0 winners over Hamburg last Saturday), Schalke-Real Madrid and PSG-Chelsea. This evening (Thursday) in the Europa League, it’s Britain versus Italy with Celtic-Inter Milan and Spurs-Fiorentina, plus LiverpoolBesiktas and Young Boys-Everton.

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CRICKET - Despite Steven Finn’s 5-71, including a hat-trick and 98 not out from James Taylor, abject England (231) were battered by Australia (342-9) by 111 runs in their opening World Cup game before 90,000 fans at the MCG. Aaron Finch (dropped on nought) hit 135 for the Aussies but England captain Eoin Morgan failed again, out for another duck, his fourth in five innings.

Ex-player Geoff Boycott said: “England were pathetic and Morgan is not as good as he thinks.” I totally agree.

As England failed, so Ireland (307-6) celebrated with a four wicket victory over two-time champions the West Indies (304-7) and there were also opening wins for New Zealand v Sri Lanka, South Africa v Zimbabwe, India v Pakistan.

England’s next two games are against New Zealand tomorrow and Scotland on Sunday.

FOOTBALL - Results of the recent 5th round FA Cup-ties were Arsenal 2 Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 2 Leicester 1,

Steven Finn’s valiant effort could not save England.

DID YOU KNOW? The biggest-ever win in the Premiership is 9-0 by Manchester United over Ipswich 20 years ago. United also hold the record for the best away win - 8-1 - at Nottingham Forest in 1999.

Blackburn 4 (including a Josh King hat-trick) Stoke 1, giant-killers Bradford City 2 Sunderland 0, Crystal Palace 1 Liverpool 2, Derby 1 Reading 2, Preston 1 Manchester United 3 and WBA 4 West Ham 0.

The quarter-final draw is: Aston Villa v West Brom, Bradford v Reading, Liverpool v Blackburn and Man U v Arsenal on Saturday, March 7.

Elsewhere last weekend, Ipswich (2-1 at Fulham), Norwich (20 v Wolves) and Watford (4-3 at

Bolton) all won to close up on Bournemouth and Middlesbrough at the top of the Championship.

In FL1, Sheffield United beat leaders Bristol City and Scunthorpe defeated second-placed Swindon.

Shrewsbury and Burton also won to stay first and second in FL2, Celtic lead the SPL by six points and Hearts and Hibs are one and two in SL1.

Here in Spain Lionel Messi (making his 300th La Liga appearance) scored

another hat-trick in Barcelona’s 5-0 win over Levante as leaders Real Madrid beat Coruna 2-0.

This weekend’s top games are ChelseaBurnley, Manchester City-Newcastle and Swansea-Manchester United in the PL; Brentford-Bournemouth, IpswichReading and Middlesbrough-Leeds in the Championship; Exeter meet Plymouth in FL2, Celtic play Hamilton in the SPL and it’s Atletico MadridAlmeria, BarcelonaMalaga and Elche-Real

RUGBY Last week’s Six Nations matches saw England beat Italy 47-17, Ireland eclipse France 18-11 and Scotland 23 Wales 26.

The next fixtures are on February 28/March 1.

In the Premiership, leaders Northampton (11 wins from 14 games) and Bath (second) are pulling away from the pack while London Welsh are rock bottom with one point!

The unbeaten trio of St Helens, Leeds Rhinos and Warrington Wolves stand 1-2-3 in the Super League; Salford Red Devils are propping up the table.

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• Sky Sport/BT Sport will pay £5.1 billion (€6.9bn) to screen 168 Premiership games between August 2016 and May 2019.

The team finishing bottom in 2015-16 will receive £99m (€132m), the champions £156m (€210m).

• Tim Sherwood is

Aston Villa’s new manager, while Chris Ramsey will boss QPR until May. • West Ham’s Andy Carroll is out for the season with a knee injury.

• England manager Roy Hodsgon will name Spurs’ Harry Kane in his squad for the European qualifier against Lithuania on March 27 and the friendly with Italy soon afterwards.

• 14,369 fans at Stadium MK saw England’s women lose 1-0 to the USA in a preWorld Cup warm-up game.

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• Afghanistan Light Dragoons soldier Guy Disney has become the first jockey to ride over fences with a prosthetic leg, coming home third on Ballyallia Man in the RA Gold Cup at Sandown last Friday.

• Andy Murray lost in straight sets to Frenchman Gilles Simon in the quarterfinals of the APT tournament in Rotterdam, which was won by Stan Wawrinka.

And Laura Robson will return to competitive tennis this summer.

• Usain Bolt says he wants to retire on a high - by winning his last race in London in 2017.

• Heptathlete Katarina JohnsonThompson has set a new UK high jump record by clearing 1.97m at the British Indoor Championships in Sheffield.

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A family affair

THE first ‘parents and kids’ golf tournament of 2015 organised by Benahavis Local Golf School will be held on Saturday (February 21). The tournament, at the Villa Padierna Golf Club, is open to all participants in this year’s golf school, and water, fruit and snacks will be provided.

Prizes will be awarded to the top three pairs.

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Veteran soldier Afghanistan Light Dragoons soldier Guy Disney has become the first jockey to ride over fences with a prosthetic leg, coming home third on Ballyallia Man in the RA Gold Cup at Sandown last Friday.

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Pool league in full swing

NOW just past the halfway mark in the 2014-2015 season, Danish bar Kombardu lead the Econ Fuengirola Pool League on 44 points, thanks in part to their hot shot veteran league player Marc Topper, currently number two in the player rankings.

Simon Barraglough of the Was-Scubbies team leads the player rankings and is a pivotal part of the second

POOL PLAYERS: Bertie Bees of Los Boliches, last season’s winners.

placed team on 43 points, followed by Boulevard Bar

in third on 37.

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leading the Econ 20142015 Cup on 26 points, but pushing them all the way are league rivals Kombardu on 25. The Big Dix of Dixies Bar are on 24, followed

by Timmy’s Torreblanca on 23.

In the player rankings behind the already

mentioned Simon Barraglough and Marc Topper - are Marco Laakier and Tipi Hatinen, both of Kombardu, with nine points each.

In the all-important food and hospitality section where points are awarded to each bar for their snacks and food on match night Timmy’s Bar and Kombardu lead the way in the hospitality stakes.

The Econ Fuengirola Pool League is an annual event organised by Mike Brakenridge and sponsored

by Econ Pool and Snooker tables. The final will take place on April 30.

For more information visit www.econpool.com or call 609 504 427.