Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 5 - 11 November 2015 Issue 1583 by Euro Weekly News Media S.A.

ISSUE NO. 1583

5 - 11 November 2015

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Defenceless and unprotected “IF work isn’t done urgently the next storm could be devastating” By Steve Walsh Almuñecar desperately needs protection, and estimates it will cost €600,000 to repair the huge damage caused by the worst storms in 25 years last weekend, and council concerns grow over the serious risks should another storm strike now. Both the national and regional governments have been asked for urgent help to repair the damage.These were the first storms of the season and the council fears that if work isn’t done urgently “the next storm could be devastating,” said municipal technician Juan Jose Fernandez. Technical inspections of the widespread damage revealed the breakwater that had been damaged by storms the week before has now been broken altogether. Another storm could find the area unprotected and cause serious risks. The area has been left with large holes in roads, vast amounts of earth has been swept away from under seafront walls Turn to Page 4

Double pounding causes €600,000 damage

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Locals don’t favour the cobblestones NERJA Council asked residents what they thought about the cobbles on Puente Viejo over Rio Chillar and found they were not at all popular. Of

the 88 people who voted, 87.5 per cent said the bridge, which has been undergoing repair works, should lose its cobbles and be tarmaced.

Water to be cut AQUALIA water company has announced that work on the mains water pipes may result in cuts today, Thursday 5, in Chilches, Benajarafe, Caleta de Velez, Lagos Mezquitilla,

Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Cajiz, Almayate, Triana, La Dehesa and Niza Beach. Work was due to start at 7am and expected to last until 11pm.

Beach-goer dies A SIXTY-YEAR-OLD swimmer died in Torre del Mar on Thursday (October 29). The woman, who was on the beach near Avenida Tore

Tore, began to feel ill and had a heart attack at about 2pm, and nothing could be done by ambulance staff to save her, emergency services reported.

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No Christmas scene at the town hall this year COUNCIL decides it is not suitable for an administrative building THIS Christmas there will be no nativity scene in the central patio at Rincon del Victoria Town Hall as was set up in 2013 and 2014 by the Rociera Marenga assocations. The council has decided to get rid of the scene from the public area claiming that as it is an administrative building, “the non-religious vision of the State should be followed,” according to Culture Councillor Alina Caravaca. The mayor, Encarnacion Anaya said:“The town hall is not the right place to display a Christian scene about the birth of Jesus Christ.” She argued that the municipal nativity scene isn’t all that traditional as there have been other years when the town didn’t have one, but stressed that associations and senior citizen homes that wish to set up their own at their headquarters are welcome to do so. The Culture Councillor said discussions are under way as to whether to use the scene pieces owned by the town at another municipal building.

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NATIVITY SCENE: Will have to find a new home this year.

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Storm damage leaves Almuñecar vulnerable COUNCIL asks for urgent financial help

European Press 22

Russian Press 24

Finance 25 - 30

Stocks 26

Leapy Lee 31

Letters 32

DAMAGE: Beaches battered and holes in roads. From Front Page

Daily TV 34, 36, 38

Our View 37

Mike Walsh 37

Colin Bird 37

Health & Beauty 40 - 41

Time Out 42 - 43

Social Scene 44

Property 45 - 47

Homes & Gardens 49

Pets 50

Services 51

Classifieds 52 - 53

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leaving them extremely fragile and liable to collapse. Many underground pipes are under surveillance for fear they might break leaving the town without vital services. Although all of AxarquiaCosta Tropical beaches are affected, Torre del Mar’s worst-hit area was the western end of the seafront. The breakwater near the aquapark, beaches, and La Barca beach bar will all need repairs. On top of this there is the clean-up operation to be addressed, as well as minor work

such as clearing beaches and irrigation systems. Torre del Mar Council said: “The storm caused serious damage including rock falls, broken urban furniture, beaches covered in debris, flooding, broken paths and various other problems. Emergency teams of Local Police officers and Civil Protection volunteers were sent out to deal with problems.” Malaga government delegate Miguel Briones said Malaga City and the Axarquia areas were the worst hit and will be given priority for repairs, while commenting on the “alarming loss of sand and damage to al-

most all Axarquia beaches.” As the Spanish government announces that it is studying a plan to help with repair costs, the general secretary of PSOE for Malaga criticised the fact that the government has now

said it will provide emergency funds to help repair damage, when over the last four years it has hardly provided the coastal authorities in Malaga Province with a single penny.

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Local heart-throb

PABLO DOÑA will compete for Mr Spain title By Eleanor Hawkins PABLO DOÑA from Nerja has been voted Andalucia’s mos t h a n d so m e m a n an d

Ahead of Schedule NERJA city council has been told by central government sources that the sewage works renewal program in the San Juan de Capistrano area next to the old CN-340 crossing is nearing completion. It could be operational by next summer, earlier than planned. It is the last municipality to complete the comprehensive sanitation renewal of the Malaga coast. The infrastructure will require an investment of about €23 million, and is designed to treat wastewater for up to 125,000 inhabitants.

will be representing the region at the next Mr World Spain competition. The local man was chosen at a gala on October 31, and

will be trying to win the title currently held by Nacho Ros from Madrid as Spain’s most handsome man and go on to represent the country.

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Global response Horror to poety contest ALMOST 180 poems by writers from Spain, Cuba, Argentina, Canada and the USA have been presented so far for the Amigos de La Herradura (friends of La Herradura) poetry contest. There are two categories, a general one for writers of all ages and a local one for residents.

Entries must be unpublished work, in Spanish, with a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 100 verses. Prizes, which include €1,400 in cash and a diploma for the general category, €400 in cash and a diploma for first prize, a trophy and a diploma for second prize and a sculpture by local ceramist Rosario Gonzalez.

La Herradura chosen to host photography championship LA HERRADURA will be hosting the 2016 European Underwater Photography Championships next October. Organised by the Spanish Federation of Underwater Activities, the championships were given the green light at the World Underwater Activities Confederation meetings in

Egypt on October 10. “This is an important achievement for La Herradura because it acknowledges it as one of the best places in Europe for this activity. The choice wasn’t an easy one, yet they chose our waters in the end,” act i ng Mayor Juan Jose Ruiz Joya explained.

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OFFICIAL festivit By Eleanor Hawkins LA HERRADURA’S Plaza de la Independencia was filled with terror for Halloween as it became the local centre for the increasingly popular celebrations. The off i ci al f est i vi t i es, which for years have been held at Almuñecar’s Plaza de l a Const i t uci on, have now moved to La Herradura where they were well received by witches, demons and various other spooky subjects. As darkness fell the square was taken over by youngsters and adul t s i n cost um e who partied until midnight in between visits to a ‘passage of terror ’ organised in the car park by Enebro local youth group.

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rs of Halloween in f well La Herradura

ties were well attended in Plaza da la Independencia

ONGOING: Work is progressing in La Herradura.

Ambitious renovation project continues MORE than 100 buildings will be affected By Eleanor Hawkins

Devils and demons gathered.

SPOOKY FUN: Locals entered into the spirit of the occasion.

A PROJECT to renovate the historical centre of La Herradura has now, six months after work began, reached Calles EspaĂąa, Las Flores and Canejas. Deputy Mayor Juan Jose Ruiz Joya said the project was one of the most important undertaken in La Herradura in 40 years as it affects paving, pipes and utilities. More than 100 buildings are affected by the work, which

should put an end to years of damp problems and stop

streets turning into mini-rivers when it rains.

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Downing Street Brexit petition EWN joins the campaign for the right to vote for British citizens irrespective of where they are registered Preventing us from having a vote in our own country and also not being allowed to vote in the country that we choose to live and work in, is contrary to the fundamental European principle of “freedom of movement within the EU”. It’s not freedom of movement if you are forced to either, return to your country of birth or reject your origins and take on the citizenship of the country in which you now reside.

By John Smith OUR article that appeared in the print and internet editions of Euro Weekly News has certainly started people talking and thinking about their position, with one reader remembering the famous Boston Tea Party slogan ‘No taxation without representation’. Whilst we don’t expect revolution in the street, we have become aware of the fact that a petition has appeared on the Downing Street website concerning votes in the referendum for those who have lived outside of the UK for more than 15 years with the following title and information: Right to vote for British Citizens irrespective of where they are registered Expats and Brits working and living abroad have no right to vote if they have not been registered in the UK for 15 years! We have not deserted Britain, we may return in the future. The elections/referendums in Britain affect us directly too! We would like a voice!

Even people in prison in the UK have had their voting rights protected

EU REFERENDUM: Expats should have their voices heard, too.

The actual cut-off date is arbitrary as when first introduced in 1985 in the Representation of the People Act, only five years was allowed; this was then extended to 20 years in 1989 and reduced to 15 years in 2002. The government has indicated that it does intend to change the 15-year rule

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but probably not before the referendum, which seems very bizarre. At the end of the day, if a person holds a British passport then we believe that they should be allowed to express their opinion on the future of Britain. They have to pay taxes in the country of domicile but are not allowed to vote in most cases as they are still considered foreigners, yet they also can’t vote in their country of birth. The crazy situation is that all members of the Armed Forces, Crown Servants and employees of the British Council are exempt from the rule yet someone who has embraced the European Union, of which Britain is still a member, will be penalised and not allowed to vote, even though people in prison in the UK have had their voting rights protected! For those who agree with this petition, and we at Euro Weekly News certainly do as it affects a number of us, we would suggest that you add your name to this petition which needs 100,000 votes in order to force a debate in Parliament.

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Andres Segovia Contest for top-level guitarists

Goodbye pylon, goodbye, finally Flickr: Manel

PYLON to go nearly 10 years on By Eleanor Hawkins FOLLOWING almost a decade of delays, an electricity pylon on Velez-Malaga’s Camino de Sevilla which almost invaded the road from Torre del Mar to the hospital is soon to be a thing of the past. Although the council and Endesa electricity company reached an agreement many years ago to remove the offending pylon, the work (initially expected to take four months) dragged on and on as technical and financial difficulties arose. Now the Nerja-Rincon de la Victoria lines are finally going underground and following repairs to the pavements and parking

TOP classical guitarists from all over the world will be descending on Almuñecar at the end of the month to take part in the 31st edition of the Andres Segovia International Classical Guitar Contest. In a prestigious event of huge international importance, where respect matters more than financial prizes, the contest that has been running for 31 years will see the world’s best guitarists battle for the prize. The event, which will run from November 24 until 28 is said to be “possibly the best in the

world.” by the president of the panel of judges and Granada Music and Dance Festival director Diego Martinez. Culture delegate Fatima Gomez explained: “The exceptional technical level required from participants was one of the conditions Andres Segovia placed to allow his name to be used for the contest.” This level has been maintained over the years to the point that first place has been left empty on nine occasions.

Driving examiners end their strikes EYESORE: Electricity pylon on Camino de Sevilla. spaces along the road the area should be eyesore-free within the next few days, the council has announced. Jesus Perez Atencia, spokesman for the Torre del Mar council offices,

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said he was very happy to see the work finally nearing completion and explained it would put an end to years of questions and complaints from local residents.

DRIVING examiners have put an end to the daily partial strikes they had been holding since September 14, after reaching an initial agreement with the DGT traffic authority. During negotiations the authority agreed to changes to improve examiners’ safety as they had complained about abuse from learners upon being told they had failed their tests. The result of the strike in Malaga Province is a backlog of about 4,700 learners whose tests were delayed, which could take until Christmas to catch up on.

1,600 birds flock in LAST weekend the 29th edition of Almuñecar’s ornithological contest saw 1,600 birds from all over Spain visit the town to take part, Almuñecar Ornithological Association President Jose Alaminos Martin announced.

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Private errands spark accusations in Torrox THE PSOE socialist party has accused Torrox’s Deputy Mayor Paula Moreno of using an official car for private matters after catching her taking her son to school in it. This is the second time the PP councillor has been caught out for using official vehicles for private errands, as last month Izquierda Unida party complained she was using it for supermarket runs. PSOE general secretary for Torrox Maria Estrella Toma has complained that the councillor is using as her own an official vehicle which is meant to be used to provide a service to the public. The accused responded to the accusations stating that she works 24 hours a day and sees nothing wrong with dropping her son off at school with the official car as it is on her way to the office, meaning it doesn’t create extra expenses.

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Mapping out the attractions IN an endeavour to attract more visitors to the area, 55,000 maps and tourist guides to the Axarquia are to be distributed at tourist offices and SICTED certified businesses throughout the

Costa del Sol and in Malaga City. The maps, printed by the Costa del Sol-Axarquia Commonwealth of Municipalities, will provide information on just about everything visitors

need to know about the area, from guides to the 31 municipalities that make up the area, to tourist information on monuments and attractions of all shapes and sizes.

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Second church vandalised Domestic in Rincon de la Victoria dispute ends By Declan Scanlan A CHURCH in the Lo Cea parish in Torre de Benagalbon was vandalised late at night on Sunday November 1 in the second such incident in the Rincon de la Victoria area in just over a month. Parish priest Agustin Carrasco discovered the damage on Monday afternoon. He found the church door had been forced open and when he went inside the priest saw statues of Christ and a Virgin on the floor. There was graffiti inside, written in Arabic, and there was

nothing missing from the building. The Local Police and the Guardia Civil from Rincon were called out to the scene at about 5pm and began investigations into the incident. In an earlier incident on September 28, a young Moroccan man was arrested for allegedly causing damage to the Virgen de Carmen encasing by throwing stones at the glass. The parish expressed its dismay at the act of vandalism in Lo Cea and described it as an isolated attack by vandals which in no way reflects the con-

duct of the local people of Islamic faith or the relationship between the two churches. A parish statement said: “We want peaceful relations to continue and hope this type of attack does not, along with causing material and spiritual damage, result in deterioration of the mutually respectful relations between different religious groups.” The mayor of Rincon, Encarnacion Anaya, condemned the attack and said that CCTV recordings from nearby businesses will be checked.

Changing to suit traffic MOTRIL’S Maintenance Department has this week begun adapting their streets to cater for the growing amount of traffic, and the damage it has caused. Councillor Gloria Chica explained that the work was focused on replacing paving stones which had been broken by the pass of vehicles. The six streets in the centre that are affected are: Calles Chispas, Enrique Montero, Mercado Alto, Punticas, Cuatro Esquinas and Cruz de Conchas. “Stones measuring 30cm by 20cm are being replaced by smaller ones, measuring 20 by 10, which are more resistant to vehicles,” Chica said, and “the cost of the work, is covered by this year’s budgets.”

UNDER WAY: Work to adapt Motril’s streets to cope with more traffic.

in stabbing POLICE called to couple in the street THE Local Police in Velez-Malaga had to deal with a bizarre call out at noon on Thursday October 29. It ended up with them having to arrest a couple for alleged violence and breaking a restraining order. Neighbours of the offending couple called the police station to report hearing a fight going on in public, to which a patrol was sent to investigate. Upon arrival, officers discovered a man and a woman arguing, both with knife wounds on their arms, shouting and obviously in a very nervous state. The man told the officers that he was the woman’s ex-husband but confused the officers when he said he been had been living with her for 10 days.

After a few more questions, the officer discovered that there was a restraining order in effect on both of themand they were actually banned from going within 300 metres of each other. The woman then explained that she had injured the man and then herself before throwing the knife in a bin on the street. When asked why she would do such a thing, she explained that the restraining order was there because of a similar incident in the past. However, neighbours reported they had seen her come outside with a rucksack and throw it onto some waste ground, where it was indeed found with two knives and some clothes inside. After receiving medical assistance, the pair were arrested.

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NEWS EXTRA SALOBREÑA council’s town planning department has announced that public street occupation licences for terraces, kiosks and other commercial uses can be requested or renewed for 2016 until November 30.

MORE than 1,000 people visited the ‘house of terror’ set up in Velez-Malaga by the council’s youth department for Halloween. There was also a ‘train of terror’ which made various stops in town.

Sunday walk ALMUÑECAR’S sports department is organising a hike in Alayos de Dilar this Sunday (November 8). Those interested in taking part can sign up at the municipal sports office at Francisco Bonet stadium.

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HOSPITAL MEETING: A raft of improvements was announced.

Hospital changes mean better local services SANTA ANA HOSPITAL in Motril to undergo improvements By Eleanor Hawkins AS of January, Motril’s Santa Ana Hospital will have a new rheumatology department, which will avoid people having to go all the way to Granada City to see a specialist, the local mayor has announced.

Motril is the third hospital in Andalucia to introduce the specialty, Andalucian Health Service head Jose Manuel Garcia announced, and the hospital will also be receiving a new CT scan machine next year, which will mean patients no longer have to go to Malaga City for tests. The hospital will be going green next

year as the Junta de Andalucia regional government has spent €2 million on solar panels and better energy systems. Mayor Flor Almon and Andalucian Health Service head Jose Manuel Garcia announced the news at a meeting with various local health association representatives.

MOTRIL Council has agreed to various changes to municipal taxes and rates which will benefit local taxpayers next year. Rates in line for changes include IBI property tax, set to be reduced by 4.88 per cent, and capital gains tax on property (4.95 per cent). Other rates reported to be due for a reduction following approval at the October plenary session are those for occupying public space and rubbish collection rates for empty commercial premises. In an aim to attract new businesses, the council will also be offering fruit and veg sector companies 10 per cent discounts on rubbish collection rates if they set up shop in town. Discounts on taxes for large families will also be altered, with up to 90 per cent off for low income families with a large number of children.

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Dedicated to helping the poor Our Euro Women series is featuring women who have made a success of their lives in Spain. These outstanding ladies have been shattering glass ceilings whether in business, charity work or sports. It’s hungry children that spur Pauline on. She just can’t bear to see them going without. CHARITY begins at home and when Pauline Prior realised how many families were struggling to even put food on their children’s plates, she decided to do something about it. Pauline set up Ayuda Al Neccesitado De San Fulgencio (AAN) to help support and provide for the many families in the San Fulgencio municipality who are on the verge of poverty, struggling to put food on the table and to clothe their children. For Pauline, it started over two years ago when the councillor for the urbanisations at the time, Jeff Wiszniewski, told her about the amount of people who were struggling and approaching social services for help. Appalled at what was happening, literally on her doorstep, Pauline started fundraising for them and raising money to purchase general food supplies which the town hall then distributed to those who needed it. Pauline said: “I just couldn’t see people going without food, it just breaks my heart. Social services will tell us what they need and we help in any way we can.” Her dedication led to the creation of the legally registered AAN and the charity shop, situated in the urbanisation, La Marina. Donations made are given straight to the families and the money raised through the sale of items is used to purchase what they need. Now they aim to provide between €1,500 and €2,000 worth of food parcels each month to help the hundreds of people, both local and foreign, registered with social services. This month, they

ORGANISATION: Pauline’s skills have led her to gather a team of volunteers that have managed to raise thousands.

Pauline was appalled at local poverty If the world was a better place, this would not be needed.” have been asked to provide an additional €500 to help families struggling with the cost of school books. The HELP charity have recognised the work that AAN is doing and Pauline is delighted that the charity was able to donate two freezers to their cause so they can now buy meat, fish and bread that can be frozen, ready to hand out to people when they need it. Pauline only really started charity work after retiring to Spain 10 years ago. She worked for a number of animal charities, before taking a year off from volunteering. But, after hearing about the social situation for many of her neighbours, the passion was kicked off again and now this is very much where she will continue to devote her time and effort: “If the world was a better place, this would not be needed but while it is,

Fact file Name: Pauline Prior Age: 65 Married: Peter Profession: President of AAN charity Children: Son and daughter and four grandchildren Nature or nurture: Nurture Originally from: Sidcup in Kent Now lives: La Marina, Costa Blanca Pets: Two dogs and a canary Languages: English and a bit of Spanish Book or TV: Books Favourite title: Anything by author Lesley Pearse

I will give it 100 per cent.” Sadly, she feels that in the next five years there will still be some sort of de-

mand for additional help and she hopes the charity will have grown with more volunteers and bigger premises.

In the meantime, her inspiration has been, and always will be, the children she is helping: “It is just the kids that spur me on, I just can’t see them going without food in this day and age. I get so upset just thinking about it.” Her organisational skills are a strength that has led her to gather a team of volunteers and, together with their regular fundraising events, they have raised thousands, although she does admit that meeting these organisational demands can also be her weakness as she doesn’t delegate as much as she could. That and chocolate: “I have such a sweet tooth!” She is very modest and unassuming about the work she is doing to help support her own local community but those around her recognise the outstanding effort she puts in and, in 2014, Pauline was recognised at the San Fulgencio Local Hero Awards and received the Special Recognition Award: “It was just amazing to be nominated and to win was so unexpected, I don’t do it for the recognition and there are others that I’m grateful to for their help and support also.” For more information on AAN call 660 934 615 or visit their Facebook page AAN charity. Their next event is a Christmas Fayre at the Posh Club, La Marina, on November 22. To book a stall, costing €5, call Pauline on the same number.

Do you know a Euro Woman? If you do please drop us a line at eurowomen@euroweeklynews.com giving full contact details and why you feel they deserve to be honoured. As well as being featured in the EWN a book is being produced for Christmas with all profits going to charitable organisations.

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Easter plans MEETINGS are underway to plan for Easter on Costa Tropical beaches, and the Junta de Andalucia regional government has announced it has so far approved 16 of the 44 requests to run beach bars (chiringuitos).

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RAISE AWARENESS: Event held to highlight the need to preserve the Earth’s natural resources.

HERCOFRUT PRESIDENT: Hopes it can be held at least once a month.

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Successful ecological event HEALTHY FUTURE: Promoting greener produce.

PRESIDENT hopes it can be held at once a month By Eleanor Hawkins AN ecological horticulture and fruit event held in Almuñecar last week by Hercofrut Cooperative was a great success, the group has announced. A dozen local producers attended, and were able to display and sell their wares directly at an ecological market held within the event, which Hercofrut President Timothy James Fear has said they hope to hold at least once a month in the future.

Aims were to raise awareness and steer towards healthier, greener produce The aims of the event, Fear explained, w ere to ra is e a w a re ne s s of the ne e d to preserve the Earth’s natural resources and steer towards healthier, greener produce.

Mango-Fest is here! VELEZ-MALAGA council has announced that the first Axarquia Mango Festival will be held in the town from November 5 to 15. Commerce councillor Ana Campos and Cesar Diaz from the Gastronomic Brotherhood of the Avocado and Mango, explained that the event will include all sorts of mango-related activities including tastings on the street, talks for school children on the fruit, gastronomy days at various local bars and restaurants and promotion on social media. She went on to add “in the agricultural industry, production of subtropical fruit such as avoc a d o s a n d m a ng o s are o n e o f o u r main sources of income, not just in Velez Malaga but in the whole Axarquia area.” “Activities of this type give them added value,” she said.

“This council intends to work to promote and encourage activities of this type which can also benefit local businesses that take part.” The council will also be organising tastings in various places including schools and the market. She also said that social media will be playing a big role in the promotion with various bloggers describing different characteristics of the product, which are typical to the area. Cesar Diaz said that 11 local bars and restaurants will be taking part in the gastronomy days, offering different dishes with mango as one of the main ingredients. “We’re sure this activity will receive a warm welcome and we invite everyone to come along and try the dishes.”

TWENTY students from Almuñecar’s Antigua Sexi secondary school have spent a week in Exmouth, UK, with two of their teachers to improve their English.

RICARDO MANGAS and Pedro Quintero from the Axarquia-Eastern Malaga Health District management have been awarded first prize at the 23rd Hospital Engineering Seminar on Granada for a study on LED and fluorescent lighting within hospitals.

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Repairs for cemetery access announced WORK has been announced to improve the road to La Cala de Moral cemetery, which has become badly deteriorated over recent years.

€30,647 will be spent on improvements to the cemetery entrance. There is just one way in, Infrastructures Councillor

Antonio Sanchez explained, which is a very steep road with many potholes and patches. Now a contract has been awarded to Copesol SL, which will be carrying out the project, due to take two months, for €30,647. While work is under way, the council promised, there will still be temporary access to the cemetery for pedestrians and after the road is resurfaced streetlights will be replaced.

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS shouldn’t stop girls dressing up as princesses and having their special day, the mother said.

First civil communion requested in Rincon CEREMONY to celebrate passing to pre-teens without religious connotations By Eleanor Hawkins RINCON de la Victoria Town Hall has already received its first request from a local woman who wishes to hold a civil communion for her daughter in 2016. The new ceremonies, which were only announced last week, will provide families with a way to celebrate their offspring’s passing from childhood to pre-

teen years with none of the religious aspects of the traditional Catholic first communion youngsters usually have in Spain. Dolores Diez, a self-declared atheist, is the first person to have requested one of the promised civil ceremonies for her eight-year-old daughter. “I’m not bringing her up within any religion and she doesn’t go to church

school or take religion at school,” Diez explained. “We don’t go to mass and when I asked her about communions, she said she only wanted the party. The town hall is offering me the chance to let my daughter have her special day without putting on the pretence of attending church just for that reason,” the mother said.

The High Court acquits developer A MOTRIL property developer given a two-year jail sentence, fined €1,440 and ordered to pay €130,000 in damages a year ago for misappropriation, has been let off by the High Court. A provincial court found the man guilty in October 2014 of failing to provide guarantees on two deposits from customers in Malaga and Salobreña. However, an appeal has now seen the sentence revoked and the devel-

oper absolved. The High Court judge decided that as in the first case the property the customer had paid amounts towards was 97 per cent complete when the developer’s company went bust, he had spent the money on what it was provided for. In a second case, the judge decided, moneys given were simply a deposit as the location, price and details of the home to be built had not even been agreed upon.

Campaign to make sure no child is with a Christmas gift AFFAMER rural women and family association has announced its Un Niño, Un Juguete (A Child, A Toy) campaign, aimed to ensure no children are left without gifts this Christmas. Association head Inmaculada Torres said: “We all know that at this time of year there are

all sorts of charity activities. We want ours to make children happy.” Toys can be taken to the association’s premises on Motril’s Calle Domingo Cuesta, from where they will be sent to the Red Cross and local charities for distribution.

Sweet-smelling streets TORRE del Mar Council has borrowed a special vehicle from a local company which it is using to spray a pleasantly-scented cleaning product on traditionally smelly streets. So far about 200 points on the map have been treated, the council explained, and the product improves the smell floors give off while causing no harm. If people lodge complaints about a particularly smelly area, the vehicle can even be sent to give it an emergency squirt.

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Preparing children for School work put out to emergencies LOCAL security forces visit school in Motril to give talks to pupils By Eleanor Hawkins YOUNGSTERS at San Antonio public school in Motril have had a very educational visit from the local security forces. Members of the Local Police force, fire brigade and Civil Protection volunteers, accompanied by Citizen Security delegate Maria Angeles Escamez and Education Councillor Mercedes Sanchez went to the school to offer a talk to fourth and fifth year pupils. “This type of visit helps teach youngsters what to do in an emergency and who to go to for help,” Escamez explained. The children were reminded that the number to call in an emergency is 112,

PROJECT can finally begin FOLLOWING five years of promises, the Junta de Andalucia regional gover nm ent has f i nal l y put work to build Velez-Malaga’s Las Naciones primary school out to public tender in its latest official bulletin. EMERGENCY SERVICES: Pupils learned what to do if an emergency arises. which is the same in all European Community countries, runs 24 hours a day and is

free, meaning it can even be contacted from mobiles with no credit left or phone boxes.

Nerja Christmas market announced NERJA’S Christmas craft market will be running from December 5 to 27 on Plaza Cavana and surrounding areas,

tender at last

the council has announced. The market is open to all Axarquia craftspeople registered with the Junta de An-

dalucia regional government and in possession of the Carnet del Artesano (Craftspeoples’ card) who wish to dis-

play and sell their wares, and will include a large display of traditional Christmas food items and decorations.

€3.3 million is the maximum amount budgeted for the project. The construction work, the Junta announced, has a budget of €3.3 m i l l i on

and i s expect ed t o t ake around one year to complete. Once finished, the new school will put an end to the controversial temporary huts which have caused m ul t i pl e com plaints and protests from parents, especially over the last year. The project announced by t he r egi onal gover nment is for a primary school building containing 18 classrooms, a library, a sports hall with changing rooms, a special education class, a music room, sports tracks, a playground and a car-park.

Charity gives food in Motril THE charity group ‘Guardia Civil Solidarity’ has given the department of social services in Motril around 200 kilos of baby food to be distributed to needy families in the city. José Luis Gomez, the area spokesman for the organisation said, “The food comes from a campaign launched recently that has allowed us to stockpile milk, baby food, infant cereals and snacks bars amongst other foods for redistribution in the area.” The Social services department, who are responsible for making sure that food reaches the neediest families said, this is the second campaign of its kind held in the Costa de Granada by this organisation, which so far this year has redistributed 13,000 kilos of food in the province. In addition, the continuing campaign that helps Nepal has raised €7,000 to date, and was made by selling items such as handmade bracelets and shirts. This will be delivered in the coming days to those affected by the earthquake of Nepal.

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Jewel thieves arrested FIVE people suspected of being behind the theft of €45,000 worth of jewellery from a shop in Motril have been arrested by the National Police in Lleida. Altogether the gang is believed to have stolen more than €110,000 during attacks on elderly and vulnerable people at or outside banks and jewellers shops in Madrid, Motril, Cadiz, Gijon and Lleida. The suspects, three men and two women, were arrested immediately after they stole a woman’s handbag containing €3,855 she had just withdrawn from her bank in Lleida, the police force reported. Although on this occasion the suspects were carrying Mexican ID cards, passports and driving licences, they had been arrested in Spain in the past carrying false ID in other names from Guatemala, Venezuela and Cuba.

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Doggie doo-doo DNA register to be implemented in Malaga CITY COUNCIL to bring in a bylaw to enable it to track down offending owners By Steve Walsh MALAGA City Council has put its foot down about dog mess on the streets. At the latest plenary session, it unanimously approved the creation of a public register of dogs’ DNA, which will then enable the authorities pick up samples from the pavement and track down the offending pooch, and of course fine the owner who failed to pick up their pet’s doo-doo in the first place. Once the bylaw changes come into effect, owners will have six months to get their dogs registered. Checking the calendar to make sure it wasn’t April 1, I spoke to Sue Griggs of the animal charity SOS in Coin to ask what she thought of the new laws, and what implications they might have for dog owners. “It’s a joke, she said, “a bad joke, and I have a feeling it’s the poor dogs that will come out worse.”

DNA TESTING: New measure aims to make owners more responsible.

She continued: “According to what people are saying, municipal bylaws on animal ownership will now be modified, and dog owners will have to take their pets to the vet for DNA testing.

Obviously the cost of the test under this new law will have to be borne by the owner.” She barked (no pun intended): “What if you have lots of dogs? “The responsible dog owner always

picks up after their dog; it’s the people that don’t care about their dogs who are to blame. And they are the type of people who will just throw a dog out to fend for itself rather than pay to be dropped in the pooh (pun intended) by having to pay for a test that will convict them.” Sue added: “The council says it will budget for discounts on the ‘poohprint’ tests for people who can’t afford to pay the full price, but how much will they pay? Charities and refuges have hundreds of dogs that they look after on a shoestring budget without council help because uncaring people have discarded them; it could cost thousands! “Instead of spending money on stupid ideas that will just create more suffering and stray animals, why doesn’t the council employ more street cleaners, that way more people from the area are in employment, less dole money has to be paid, and the government gets more income tax,” Sue questioned.

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COSTA DEL SOL

Local teenager’s bicycle app proves to be a global success THE young entrepreneur now sees his application used in cities worldwide A VALENCIAN teenager has created an application which can tell you where you can rent bicycles in 242 cities worldwide, including London and New York. Cecilio Tamarit, who studies Computer Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, has seen it integrated into Apple new Watch and Google Glass. Available on IOS and Android, the app allows users to locate nearby bike stations, check parking availability and if there are bicycles available. It can also be used with other technologies such as Google Maps and Glass, which allow users to use integrated cameras to direct them to the closest bicycle points and includes other points of interest.

RENT-A-BIKE: Integrated cameras direct users to the closest points.

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Train ticket offer

Happy holiday

Health awards

Looking ahead

RENFE has launched its Christmas campaign with 16,000 seats for the AVE and Euromed trains to and from Alicante costing just €25 each way for travel until January 10, 2016.

MALLORCA saw hotel occupancy levels up to 91 per cent over the holiday weekend, despite the average price being amongst the highest in Spain, at €128, according to figures from website TripAdvisor.

THE hospital of San Vicente in Alicante has been awarded for its work on wound management and pressure ulcers, reducing the occurrence by up to 40 per cent, improving patient care and reducing expenditure.

PLANS to open a hotel exclusively for gay people in Canjayar will go ahead despite missing out on a Junta grant this year.

Two sentenced

Spiritual workshop

PALMA Provincial Court has confirmed a sentence of two-and-a-half years each in prison for two men who ransacked a bar in May and stole more than €400.

A SPIRITUAL workshop has been created to deal with the issue of death, organised by the General Hospital of Elche. A workshop incorporating humour, it deals with the transition of life to death, science and spirituality and is open to the public.

Architect awarded ALICANTE University is to award the 14th Maisonnav prize to architect Juan Antonio García Solera for his work and values of social commitment. He built part of the university.

Digs recommence ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations are to continue on the Peña Negra site in Crevillent. After almost three decades of inactivity digs commenced in August 2014, and it has been confirmed more will now be carried out.

Stolen car goods THREE people were arrested by National Police for allegedly breaking into more than 100 hire cars in Palma and stealing items from inside which they sold on the black market.

Victims honoured

Sweet time

A MEMORIAL is to be created in Crevillent dedicated to the seven local residents who were victims of the Nazi Holocaust and died in concentration camps.

PRESIDENT of the Hoteliers’ Federation Inmaculada Benito has said the Balearics are experiencing a ‘commercially sweet’ moment, with plans for 180 tourism-related projects planned and investments of up to €300 million for 2016.

Equestrian plight IN a heartbreaking turn of events, a pregnant mare rescued in a terrible condition from the Valencian area last week has died, despite the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre’s best efforts to save her.

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Card competition THE Youth Council in Finestrat has organised a new Christmas card competition for children aged between three and 12 years old. Interested parties may submit their cards in the Department of Youth located on the third floor of the town hall.

Gender violence A MAN was arrested in Alcoy, Alicante for allegedly assaulting his wife in the Plaza de Dins.

Girl found

Autism challenge

A MENTALLY disabled girl, 16, who had been reported missing from Capdepera has been found in good health.

ON November 21, the charity Music for Autism in Altea will have a sporting event of a 150-kilometre run.

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Boats wrecked GARRUCHA Town Hall has criticised its predecessors for neglecting Civil Protection equipment. This included two damaged rescue boats, one discovered on private property and another in the municipal store.

Speech training THE Municipal Foreign Languages School has opened in Viator with 147 pupils of all ages. The excellent takeup demonstrated that the new school offered equal opportunities to all residents, the mayor said.

Short memory A KIDNAP victim received a threemonth suspended sentence and a €150 fine for giving false evidence. The Almeria man claimed in court that he did not recognise his alleged kidnapper, fearing reprisals.

Inching up HOMEBUYERS obtained 2,558 mortgages in Almeria Province between January and August compared with 2,279 during this period last year.

Malaga Eye not popular A LETTER of complaint signed by about 300 residents has been lodged with Malaga City Council over the so-called Malaga Eye, a 70-metre-high ferris wheel recently set up in the port area, which is causing them no end of grief.

Cameras roll A NEW political thriller by Jon Augustine is going to be filmed and produced in Marbella by a leading TV production company, providing great opportunities for local residents to take part as extras.

Kidnap trial A MALAGA Provincial Court has tried and sentenced three men to 15 years in prison for the kidnapping and robbery at gunpoint of a married couple.

Hospital moles RUMOURS of moles at hospitals - those who are ready and waiting to call undertakers in return for a commission payment as soon as patients die - are under investigation by the management of Malaga City’s Clinico hospital.

New cemetery THE mayor of Alhaurin el Grande, Juan Martin, along with his council team and local associations and groups, visited the Parque de la Paz by the municipal cemetery to check work on the final phase of the project.

Strikes off DRIVING examiners have put an end to the daily partial strikes they had been holding since September 14. They have reportedly reached an initial agreement with the DGT traffic authority.

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Teaching tribute SWEDEN: Around 1,500 people gathered to pay tribute to a 20 year-old teaching assistant who was killed when he tried to protect his pupils from a sword attacker last week in the town of Trollhättan.

Ikea stabbing SWEDEN: An asylum seeker is on trial accused of stabbing a woman and her 27year-old son to death at an Ikea store.

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Stabbing at school MURDER investigation launched SCOTLAND: A murder investigation has been launched after a 16year-old boy was stabbed to death at a school in Aberdeen.

Scaled back ENGLAND: Scotland Yard has said it has scaled back the hunt for missing girl Madeleine McCann reducing the number of officers on the case from 29 to just four. The youngster went missing eight years ago in Portugal.

BRITISH PRESS

Spy mums ENGLAND: MI6 has advertised for new intelligence officers on the Mumsnet website as it hopes to encourage more female recruits.

MI6: Looking for staff.

Drugs claim

THIEVES stole a digger in central Germany to rip speed cameras out of their foundations causing thousands of euros worth of damage.

Pharaoh’s challenge

Murder charge

ENGLAND: A BBC voice over announcer has denied he said that drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy were regularly delivered to more than half of the staff at the BBC.

THE man who stabbed the mayor of Cologne over her pro-refugee views has been formally charged with attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm.

Top travel BAVARIA has been named amongst the top 10 regions for travel in 2016 by Lonely Planet travel guides.

Sex attitudes

VW loss

DENMARK: Parliament is discussing plans for Danish language courses to include lessons on national attitudes toward sex, particularly aimed at immigrants.

GERMAN car giant Volkswagen has recorded its first quarterly loss in 15 years in the wake of the global diesel emissions cheating scandal reporting a loss of €1.673 billion after tax and interest in the threemonth period.

Potato death

No tourists

Speed thieves

GERMAN specialists have been helping to fix the beard of Tutankhamum’s death mask after workers handled it and broke it.

SWEDEN: Roaming charges are finally set to be scrapped after years of wrangling after the European Parliament agreed to ban the extra charges for using mobile phones abroad.

DENMARK: A 55-year-old Danish man has been jailed for seven years for killing his brother after forcing potatoes down his brother’s throat during a fight.

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AMSTERDAM: In the first half of this year, 2,100 mopeds were stolen in the city.

Vespa thieves in Amsterdam SCOOTERS are being targeted

DENMARK: A travel agent has dropped the Greek Island of Lesbos from its list due to the high number of migrants arriving there leading to a low demand from holidaymakers.

THIEVES in Amsterdam are targeting Vespa scooters. In the first half of this year, 2,100 mopeds were stolen in the Amsterdam area.

Skilled boy

Blood donors

NORWAY: A 14-year-old Syrian boy has amazed Norwegians by learning to speak the language after just 20 days in the country.

GAY men in the Netherlands are now allowed to donate blood as long as it has been at least a year since they slept with a man.

DUTCH PRESS Sustainable shopping DUTCH shoppers spent 18 per cent on ‘sustainable’ food items last year compared to the previous year

and now accounts for 7 per cent of the national groceries bill.

DNA match A WOMAN has been arrested in connection with the death of two babies found in Heerhugowaard. The woman’s DNA is said to match that of the two babies, one of which was found in a private home last month.

Social exclusion A NEW study has reported that in Germany 19.4 per cent of under-18s are at risk of poverty or social exclusion and 5.4 million of those aged 20-24 (17.8 per cent) are not in education, employment or training.

Two wanted TWO young women from western Germany are wanted by Turkish authorities on suspicion of involvement in a recent spate of terrorist attacks by Isis.

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Spectacular display at Tower THE major art installation ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ at the Tower of London, marked 100 years since the first full day of Britain’s involvement in the First World War. Created by artists Paul Cummins and Tom Piper, 888,246 ceramic poppies progressively filled the Tower’s famous moat between July 17 and November 11 last year with each poppy representing a British military fatality during that war. The poppies encircled the iconic landmark, creating not only a spectacular display visible from all around the Tower but also a location for personal reflection. The scale of the installation was intended to reflect the magnitude of such an important centenary and create a powerful visual commemoration. It attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world, making their way to view the installation which obviously changed on a daily basis. All of the poppies that made up the installation were then sold, raising millions of pounds, which were shared

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2015 poppy appeal hopes to continue the immense support seen last year Pipes and Drums and will also feature Elise Macgregor and Just Brass before a wreath-laying ceremony in the Garden of Remembrance. Also on Sunday November 8, the Gran Alacant and La Marina branch will hold their joint Service of Re-

888,246 ceramic poppies were installed around the Tower of London

MOVING MEMORIAL: Hundreds of thousands visited the display at the Tower of London last year. equally amongst six service charities. This year, it is hoped that generous giving will continue and more will be raised both in the UK and Spain for The Royal British Legion (RBL) dur-

ing the Poppy Appeal 2015. Locally there are numerous remembrance services where you can pay your respects. On Sunday November 8, a church service takes place at the

Capilla de las Mil Palmeras from 10.30am. Members of the Orihuela Costa Branch of RBL will be present as they pay their respects. There will be a march-past led by the Torrevieja

membrance, conducted in Spanish and English by a Catholic priest and an Anglican vicar in Plaza de la Constitucion, San Fulgencio, at 11am. The chief of the Guardia Civil, the chief of the Local Police and the Councillor for Urbanisations, representing the mayor, will lead the wreath-laying after the service. The Last Post and Reveille will be played by former Royal Marine, John Atkins.

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RUSSIAN P RESS

New support vessels for Navy FIRST of two laid down on October 27

SUPPORT VESSELS: For Russian warships. RUSSIA’S shipyards in Vladivostok laid down the first of two new Arctic multi-purpose support vessels for the Russian Navy on October 27. The project vessels are designed to act as small tankers, replenishment and support vessels for Russian warships working in the Arctic region.

Syria bombing FOLLOWING an airstrike offer to the FSA earlier this week, southern rebels said they may be open to negotiations with Russia in the future, so long as Moscow stopped bombing their allies in the north.

Book bound RUSSIAN investigators said on Thursday they had detained the director of a Moscow library specialising in Ukrainian literature and opened a criminal case to establish whether she was guilty of inciting ethnic hatred.

Mummy’s pension VLADIMIR LEONIDOV, 60, from Krai, south west Russia has been arrested for mummifying his dead mother’s body in salt and pretending she was

Russian space plan THE RUSSIAN Federal Space Agency has announced plans to send cosmonauts to the lunar surface by 2029, 60 years after Neil Armstrong made the first giant leap on the Sea of Tranquillity, and where the European Space Agency has already expressed interest in creating a ‘lunar village.’ still alive for three years in order to claim her state pension of €220 per month.

Cuba blockade RUSSIA will join Cuba and most of the international community in the steps to achieve the all-out removal of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Putin out flames FEMA, The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the US Department of

Agriculture have expressed gratitude to the Russian Emergencies Ministry for its readiness to assist in extinguishing large-scale wildfires in California, the ministry’s press service said last week.

Euro rocket launch THE subsidiary of the Russian Space Centre and French provider Eutelsat has signed a long-term launch contract. “Launches with Eutelsat satellites will be carried out between 2016-2023 from the Baikonur space centre,” Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said.

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Santander announce rise in profit SPAIN’S biggest bank posts an increase in its third quarter By Declan Scanlan SANTANDER, the Eurozone’s biggest bank, posted a 4.7 per cent rise in third quarter net profit on Thursday October 29. The bank’s net profit from July to September was €1.68 billion which was in line with expectations from analysts

who predicted a figure of €1.7 billion. The net interest income went up by 6.8 per cent to €7.98 billion. This reflects the difference between what clients are paid by lenders for deposits and what lenders charge for the loans. In the first nine months of 2015 profits went up to €5.1 billion which was a 17

4.7% rise in third quarter profits for Santander.

"Under new management, we're not going to do the people's business this way." New speaker of the house Paul Ryan on the decision to suspend the current US debt limit.

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Volkswagen losses GERMAN car manufacturer Volkswagen has reported its first quarterly loss for 15 years as it has added a large charge to its accounts to cover the costs of the much publicised emissions scandal.

STEVE JOBS: Founder of Apple.

Apple’s core business strong ELECTRONICS giant Apple has reported a jump in sales in the third quarter, thanks to sales of its iPhone, having sold 48 million iPhones in the period under review. Revenue was reported at $51.5 billion (€46.5 billion), up 22 per cent compared to the same period last year. It also stated that the net in-

come of $11.1 billion (€10 billion) for the period made it the company’s most successful year ever. In China, the biggest market for smartphones, Apple’s sales nearly doubled. It now has 25 stores and is opening a new one every month in a market that supplies about a quarter of its sales.

VW said it had set aside €6.7 billion to cover the expected cost, thus leaving it with a €2.52 billion pre-tax loss for the third quarter of the year.

More mortgages ACCORDING to the Spanish National Statistics Institute the number of new mortgages granted in August increased by 25.8 per cent with 19, 272 new loans agreed. Whilst this figure is far higher than the same time last year it represents a fall of 11.9 per cent from the July figure. Nevertheless, the actual amount granted was €2.01 billion.

M&S suspends website TO its great embarrassment, Marks & Spencer had to close down its website for two hours on October 27, after customers reported that they were able to partially view other people’s details when they accessed their accounts. The company said no one’s financial details were compromised by what it called an ‘internal

technical problem’ which was quickly corrected, but apologised to customers for the inconvenience caused. This follows on from the hacking of TalkTalk, in which it was suspected that bank account numbers and sort codes of customers may have been accessed although this proved not to be the case.

per cent increase. Ana Botin, Santander’s executive chairman said, “We view the economic situation as improving in the majority of our core markets.” Santander reported registered profits for the first nine months of the year in all of its 10 core markets except for Poland

which saw a 7.0 per cent profit decrease. Net profit in Spain rose 64 per cent to €883 million thanks to a rise in new loans, total customer deposits and a drop in bad loans. Santander’s main market is in Britain where net profit rose 28 per cent during the first nine months to €1.5 billion.

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$ 10.81 $ 29.63 $ 18.22 $ 22.75 $ 98.60 $ 27.34 $ 9.07 $ 3.94 $ 12.98 $ 11.86 $ 57.72

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Most Declined Control4 Corporation SolarCity Corporation Sunrun Inc. Escalade, Incorporated Century Aluminum Company ScanSource, Inc. Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. BofI Holding, Inc. Edge Therapeutics, Inc. Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc.

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Europe ready to add more stimulus Ask the expert Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

SEPTEMBER was a much less volatile month for both Sterling and Euro after fireworks in August. The pair has been range bound between 1.35 and 1.38 but we are now approaching the time where we will likely see movement higher and back towards 1.40. European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi used October’s meeting of the ECB (now every six weeks rather than each month) to suggest that further measures will be unleashed at December’s meeting. The announcement by itself is bearish for the Euro but Mr Draghi followed it up with the revelation that a cut in the deposit rate was discussed as one of the policy tools along with further Quantative Easing to try and push inflation back towards the ECB’s 2 per cent target. The double whammy pushed the Euro almost three cents low

STERLING TO EURO: The pair has been range bound between 1.35 and 1.38. against the Pound and downward momentum in the single currency is very likely to continue as we move towards the next meeting. As we stand we also still have a small risk of no action in December by the ECB, in which case we will see the Euro rebound.

We view this as unlikely due to the lengths the ECB went to to prepare the market that additional measures are coming and suggests that at least one of the two options, a deposit rate cut or further Quantative Easing or maybe both will be announced come December 2015.

Our forecast reflects our baseline scenario of further easing later this year along with the prospect of imminent rate increases in the UK driving the pair towards 1.45 by the middle of 2016, however there are some risks to this view. The pound since the ECB meeting has ridden higher on the coat tails of Euro weakness. However, a move towards a UK rate rise is not a foregone conclusion with Bank of England governor Mark Carney reflecting recently those interest rates may not necessarily need to go up. Growth in the UK for the third quarter was down from 0.7 per centon Quarter 2 to 0.5 per cent and this has been blamed on the slowdown in construction and manufacturing. In addition inflation remains subdued in the UK. Ongoing economic data will be very important in maintaining momentum for the pound and the move towards a rate increase. The next three months will be crucial for direction in GBP/EUR and as we stand the bias is to the upside.

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EU roaming charges plummet AFTER several years of debate, the EU has finally declared that roaming charges on mobile phones within the EU are to be scrapped, although there will be some additional costs for consumers in the period of April 2016 to June 2017. The reason for this is that there will be a staged removal of charges so that on April 30 2016, the only additional charge allowed will be €0.05 per minute for calls, €0.02 for each SMS sent and €0.05 per megabyte of data used. On June 15, 2017 these extra charges will be abolished and users within the E U w i l l b e c h a rg e d t h e same as they would be in their home country. According to EU calculations, roaming costs from April 2016 will be up to 75 per cent cheaper than they are now.

New rule on mortgage refunds IN a report sent by the European Commission to the Court of Justice of the European Union, which is overseeing a related case involving CajaSur, the Commission has made it clear that it considers a decision ma d e b y th e S p a n i s h Supre me Court with regards to ‘floor clauses’ in mortgages issued by Spanish banks as being inherently wrong. T h es e cla u s es , w hic h not a ll b an k s h av e in s is ted upon, s e t a ‘floor ’ or minimum interest rate that clients have to pay the bank, even if the benchmark rate – normally considered to be the Euribor rate – drops below that figure.

The European Commission says refunds should extend all the way back to the first mortgage payments that were affected.

The Spanish Supreme Court stated that it considered the practice to be abusive and instructed three

EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Brands a decision by the Spanish Supreme Court with regards to ‘floor clauses’ as being inherently wrong. banks Abanca, BBVA, and Cajamar to return the difference to borrowers, but only backdated it to May 2013. However, the European Commission disagrees with this date and

says that the refunds should extend all the way back to the first mortgage payments that were affected, a nd if a cl ause i s wr ong, i t i s wrong from the outset. It is e st i m at ed t hat t her e ar e

some 2.5 million mortgages with ‘floor clauses’ in Spain and if every bank had to repay every payment to its customers, then there would be a loss of several billion Euros.

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What on earth are they thinking? UNLESS drastic action is taken we can say goodbye to Europe as we know it LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT A RECENT report states that over the next 12 months, Europe can expect some two million immigrants to cross over from the Middle East. Other reports have revealed that random searching has shown that a number of these people have been carrying ISIS and Jihadist propaganda (including pictures of beheadings). It would therefore be utterly naïve to deny that a percentage of these people may well be extremist or even terrorists. So let’s just have a look at these figures. If one in every 500 (a number I consider somewhat optimistic) were terrorist affiliated, that would mean that over the next few months, some 4,000 more potential killers will be let loose into Western society. I think it is also safe to assume that an even larger number have, or will soon have criminal intent, say one in every 200. This would result in a further 10,000

OPEN BORDERS: Report says number of immmigrants may well be limitless. criminals for our beleaguered law enforcers to deal with. It gets even worse. Other sources state that two million is a complete

underestimation of what the actual figure could become. One says that the number of immigrants may well be limitless, conse-

quently over the next few years, millions of ‘refugees’ could arrive on the shores of Europe. To my mind there is no doubt that unless drastic action is taken to rethink and reorganise our ‘open borders’ policy we can say goodbye to Europe as we know it. What on earth are our so called leaders actually thinking about? What sort of bubble do they all live in? Do they not realise that if things continue as they are there will be bloodshed all across our hard won peaceful lands? When ordinary citizens realise that their elected representatives are doing nothing to stop them losing all they love and cherish, they will have no choice but to take matters into their own hands. It will only take a couple of attacks perpetrated by these so called refugees to ignite another war of the same ilk as the Crusades. Only this time it will be in our own back gardens. Is nobody listening out there? Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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A warning to Britons in Spain if the UK votes to leave the EU I HAVE had a lovely long holiday out here but was very surprised at the level of serious discourse and informed discussion on the imminent UK EU In/Out vote. I write as my last chat with other Britons over a drink by the pool rather shocked me. A British woman who holidays here (52 weeks a year) is keen to leave the EU as ‘the EU costs too much’ but ‘the vote won’t affect me as I live here’. I had to explain that Britons are only here because we are part of the EU; that allows us to live here, work here, buy houses here and to enjoy free children’s education and pensioners’ healthcare. Just before I left, on News 24 BBC, I heard a round table discussion with a political economist who specialised in the EU. He said that if, and I fully accept it is an if, we in the UK vote to leave the EU, all Europeans in the UK will lose the right to live/work/reside in the UK and have to leave. Indeed, Dominic Grieve, the former Attorney General, a pro-EU Tory MP, said recently that if Britain votes to leave the EU, two million Britons living abroad will be ‘illegal immigrants’ overnight. Britons living in Spain/working in Spain/owning houses will be technically illegal immigrants. All the current rights to medical treatment on a EHIC card, or pensioners’ right to free medical treatment or free education for children or the right to work or live or own property in Spain, will go if we vote to leave the EU. UK pensions paid in Spain may suffer the same fate as they did in Canada or Australia; there is no annual increase, the amount is frozen at the starting amount! The expert on the BBC suggested that as the Spanish government gain so much income from the British it would be unlikely that we would be expelled. However, just as David Cameron wants to impose a Foreigners Tax in the UK, so the Spanish government would impose a Foreigners Tax on British people in Spain of €2,000 or €3,000 or €5,000 per person per year. The effect of that would be that some 30 to 40 per cent of the British (only living on a state pension) would have to sell their houses as the tax would be too much to pay. The effect of that would be another 30 to 40 per cent decrease in Spanish house prices, which of course, as he said, helps the local Spanish who can-

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Guiseppe’s remarks smack of the utmost arrogance. All citizens are entitled to the protection of the law. A penny to a poor man is as important as a pound to a rich man! Whilst life is sadly unequal, it does not mean those less privileged should be less privileged under the law! John Farrington, Guadacorte (Cadiz)

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No excuse for abuse Re: Rugby THE thing about rugger is that decisions are justified or unjustified, there and then [albeit, it appears to take ages] via the old TV ref. The three football referees during some matches, have between them made horrendous decisions, and determined the final result. Because of their arrogance, and ‘the referee’s decision is always final’ rule, you will never see them publicly apologise and say something like: “Sorry, I messed up and your team has been relegated, or missed out on promotion.” But this is not an excuse for mob-handling of and abuse towards the referee, and like the professional ‘cheats’ in the game, when proved, should be banned from playing for at least one season. Not going to happen, though, is it? Grumpy Old Git Fred (Via email)

not afford the house prices. The problem will be, as I see it, when loads of British people who have been unable to sell - even at knock-down, fire sale prices - return to the UK broke. I fail to understand why so many of the British in Spain don’t understand this possible set of events. Indeed as I write, for the first time ever, YouGov, an opinion polling organisation, showed a 2 per cent majority to leave after months and months to stay in! The Guardian newspaper poll has moved from 11 per cent stay in to 3 per cent, with the trend moving towards leave. Britons living in the EU must wake up, start to talk, educate and campaign or they will pay dearly for it. NJ Pineger, Peterborough, Cambs (UK)

Benidorm death Re: British man found dead in Benidorm jail cell after being arrested for being disorderly during a night out I AM resident some six miles from Benidorm and a former ex-Scotland Yard senior officer who has headed many murder investigations. As a founder member of Sir Robert Mark’s ‘untouchables’, the allegations, as reported by the deceased’s partner, give me grave cause for concern most importantly as to whether any representatives of our consular services took steps to view the body of the deceased in view of the allegations alleged to have been made. I have my doubts as to whether an

official from our Foreign and Commonwealth Office visited and viewed the body. Such action should have been considered vital. I believe we will soon be hearing much more about this matter. David (Via website)

All are equal Re: Better Banus security call GIUSEPPE RUSSO: Paragraph 2: He said: “Puerto Banus isn’t any old place, it’s an international brand and must be treated as such. You can’t treat Puerto Banus like any old district.” Of course, Puerto Banus has its share of crime and other social difficulties and unsocial behaviour. However,

Re: ‘Bous al Mar’ event not popular THIS is a somewhat misleading article. I have seen the report and 50 per cent of those who responded rated the ‘Bous al Mar’ as very good or good and a further 15 per cent rated it as acceptable. So, far from the residents of Xàbia showing their general disapproval, two-thirds actually showed their approval of the event. Also, the other fiestas in Xàbia have not yet been rated by the residents. The Fogueres de Sant Joan will be the next in a few weeks. MS (Via website)

Brave Corbyn Re: Saudi Arabia’s ambassador wants more respect from Britain CONTRARY to your comment, an increasing number of the public do, in fact, support the refreshingly sane opinions of Jeremy Corbyn. Saudi Arabia has one of the worst human rights records on the planet. The UK is up to its neck in collusion with this regime for the most venal of motivations. Greed. Arms sales. Oil. The hypocrisy of the Tory and ‘New Labour’ parties is breathtaking. Jeremy Corbyn is to be congratulated for having the courage to stand up to these people. Jonathan (Via website)

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Why Iceland is niceland

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DETECTED bankers as the reason for their economic collapse and issued arrest warrants Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

ONE doesn’t need a degree in economics to predict that the West cannot prevail. Anyone with the ability to run a whelk stall knows a business collapses when badly run and parasites plunder its assets. The streetwise have already started thinking banking sector. Well spotted. There are exceptions of course in which case Iceland comes to mind. There, the 26th banker has just received a lengthy prison sentence having been found guilty for his part in bringing about the 2008 economic collapse. Greed is often a far more powerful drug than the survival instinct. We often see a small time company embezzler nabbed because they couldn’t stop. Bankers are no different; they are simply more sophisticated when it comes to playing with high stakes. Believe me, the percentage of crooks in the City of

BANKERS’ GREED: More sophisticated when playing with high stakes. London and Wall Street is higher than the percentage of genuinely

guilty men in prisons. In principle there is nothing

wrong with the economic potential of any Western nation. However, many such nations face tough times because politicians, in the pockets of the banking elite, are as bent as a dog’s back leg. The Ukraine, Europe’s largest country, has far more going for it than Iceland does. The oligarchs, today all of them Western rogues, are sucking the life out of that economy. The result is the Ukrainians are now among the most poverty stricken in the world. Iceland lacks such resources, yet is one of the world’s most successful economies. Iceland’s economy went awry in 2008 as did that of Britain, the US and the EU. I told you there is no need for a degree in economics to go figure. In much of the West, politicians use taxpayer’s money to reward mismanagement and blatant fraud in the banking sector. Iceland, on the other hand, detected the reason for their economic collapse. The arrest warrants were issued and banking executives arrested for fraud and market manipulation. The sentences range from four to five years. Get the picture? The bankers did and it can be seen on their mugshots.

Bonfire night memories REMEMBER remember the 5th of November Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-thewall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

WHEN I was knee high to a Roman Candle, bonfire night as we called it, was second only to Christmas as the most eagerly anticipated festivity of the year. And as all Brits know, Guy Fawkes Night to give it its proper title, is an English custom commemorating the failed gunpowder plot of 1605. We kids would assemble a guy weeks in advance, stuffing some of dad’s old clothes with newspaper then parading the finished article round the streets on soapbox carts or old prams, chanting ‘penny for the guy.’ It was always highly competitive because the best dummy would collect the most money and consequently on one occasion we thought it might be a good wheeze to dress one of us in old togs and a papier mâché mask. We paraded him around before he gave the game away by breaking wind

ENGLISH CUSTOM: Guy Fawkes.

STYLE: Hero influences.

Hair-raising changes WHEN Elvis Presley first started shaking his leg and sneering, the girls screamed and the boys copied his haircut whilst in England a generation of ‘rockers’ kept brylcreem in business. With the arrival of the ‘moptops’ and the Stones, men’s hair got longer and longer and then morphed into the mohican and similar spiked styles. During that period, hair fashion was mainly driven by music and as many big bands have grown older, their hair has become shorter either because it is easier to manage or because it falls out. Now we see the phenomenon of the footballer’s haircuts influencing new generations of young men and even very young children. Just 20 years ago Jason Lee, who played for Nottingham Forest at the time, was the butt of jokes from the stars of the Fantasy Football League programme. Comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner said he had a pineapple on his head as he wore his Rasta braids tied up. Nowadays, however footballers seem to strive to outdo each with the most ridiculous hairstyles possible. Some are short with stripes, there are afros, blonde braids, and a variety of colours and shapes. It is an interesting comment on the way society has viewed its heroes over the past 50 years and to some extent, how the influx of immigrants from Africa, the Middle East and West Indies must have influenced appearances.

loudly as we were fleecing the congregation leaving the local church. Our cover had been blown. Proceeds from this were spent on fireworks for the big night. These were added to the horde which grew quickly over three or four weeks during which time dad would bring a few home on his way back from work most nights, always wrapped in newspaper. There were boxed fireworks available, but it was more fun to buy them individually and to people of my generation names such as Brocks, Wessex, Astra, Rainbow, Benwell, and Paine’s are still synonymous with those times. There were relatively few community events, because just about every household where there were children would have its own display and bonfire in the back garden, complete with stuffed guy. The cries of delight from us kids, and dad’s exclamation once of “That’s my bleeding jacket!” filled the smokey air. Now we And because safety consciousness want to was drilled into us from an early age, hear your views. there were very few reported accidents. Health and safety was alYOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE ways more secure in the hands of - YOUR OPINION responsible individuals than a www.euroweeklynews.com bunch of brain dead bureaucrats.

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A day in the life of the secondhand bookshop in Nerja By Laura Hallett ANOTHER beautiful morning as I walk up Calle Granada to the sound of Nerja starting its day. The hustle and bustle of parents rushing children into school and the greengrocers setting up shop neatly lining up their crates of fruit and veg. As I patiently wait for the shutter to rise, the sun warms my back and my eyes struggle with brightness reflecting tenfold from the whitewashed buildings. And there it is, a moment I enjoy every morning, the strong aroma hits you as soon as you open the doors to the Nerja Book Centre - second-hand books. A combination of books stacked neatly on the shelves and some strewn on the floor emphasising how much this shop is bursting at the seams with stock. Some looking like they have hardly been read at all whilst others lay proudly bearing creases down their spine, a symbol that someone

BOOKS GALORE: Some like new, others proudly bearing creases down their spine. enjoyed them again and again. First customer in, returning ‘The Sun Also Rises’ by Ernest Hemingway and leaving quite pleased with himself clutching a copy of ‘South From Granada’ by Gerald Brenan, I

knew that wouldn’t hang around long! A steady flow of action-seeking readers that just can’t get enough of these fast-paced thrillers, addicted to the likes of Lee Child and James Patterson. This is where to be if you

eat, sleep and read as a way of life. Each book, eager to jump off the shelf and back into the grip of a person for the chance to flutter its pages like the wings of a swallow, sharing its contents in a way that your mind

and the words perform a beautifully choreographed dance together. That satisfaction of slowly building up the pages into the left hand as you are devouring the story, often not wanting it to end. We get all types of books coming in and going out from the classics of T. S. Elliott and T. Hardy to the spiritual guides of Osho, and this is why we meet such interesting people from all walks of life feeding their need to read. Those that can easily pass hours in here browsing, hence why we have two leather chairs tactfully placed in the History/War and Poetry section. After selling a handful of bargain books at 90 cents, the day is drawing to an end; the locals and visitors of Nerja slowly returning to their humble abodes and the street cats finally taking back control of the orange-lit alleys. Viva Nerja and its bookworms because without them, we wouldn’t be The Nerja Book Centre!

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A chance remark alluding to your past

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) An exciting project is bubbling away in your mind but may need financial backing. Take advice from a professional or someone with

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TARGET: Average: 7 Good: 9 Very good: 13 Excellent: 16

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Some exciting suggestions make you think twice about a current business matter. However, it may not be necessary to change anything but to consider the new suggestion as a sort of ‘add on’ to a current project.

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

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Because you are intent on pleasing others, you may be cramping your own style. This is something that you have in abundance and it should be used. You may be feeling that a business idea does not stand a chance and, in any case, you don’t want to risk any money.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The moment that you have been

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Letting life get too tame will eventually irritate you no end. Your social life needs a boost which, in turn, helps romance blossom. It is easy to be a bit lazy when things are going smoothly but we all need constant stretching. With an active mind such as yours, the important thing is to keep making progress. This may be in a physical way or in some kind of business.

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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) By showing confidence in your own way of doing things, you inspire others. This is chiefly because you are at last finding a balance between work and home life. In the past you may have felt stressed and equated that with working - not so now.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) During your social encounters this week you meet someone who offers to help. That is great, but do ask yourself if you would be prepared to give anything in return.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Someone will most certainly come to the rescue when your situation changes. Well, they will, won’t they? Have Plan B ready just in case. In continuing to think in the short term you do yourself no favours. Think now of a ‘10- year plan’ and be determined to reach your goal. Bit by bit and day by day you will progress. You don’t have to rush ahead and get stressed.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) You work hard for your money. Make it worthwhile by trying to hold on to as much of it as possible. Someone who is charming and plausible may try to get you involved in a fast-track money making scheme.

successful experience in these matters. Remember that any idea has to grow, so consider what you need to see happen in five years’ time. There is little time for romance and you may decide to put that on hold because of complications.

brings a flashback. This helps you to see a current situation more clearly. We all make mistakes and follow the same old patterns, but this time you are being forewarned. It is in your experience and power to make a different choice of action this time.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) The rather more serious side of your nature needs to take over this week. Someone in a higher position is keeping an eye on you. This may be because they are considering you for promotion, so be on your best behaviour. It is important at the moment to stick to any rules and regulations or your reputation (and pocket) could be hit.

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DEVOTED SISTERS 1. As at September 2015, which of the two tennisplaying Williams sisters has won the most Grand Slam Women’s Singles titles, Serena or Venus? 2. First performed in 1901 at the Moscow Art Theatre, which Russian author and playwright wrote the play Three Sisters? 3. In which 1992 American comedy film does Whoopi Goldberg star as singer Deloris Van Cartier, who has been put under protective custody in a San Francisco convent of Poor Clares? 4. Little Women, which told the story of the four March sisters (Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy) growing up during the American Civil War, was written by which American author? 5. RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic were the two sister ships of which famous passenger liner? 6. What is the stage name of actor Warren Beatty’s Academy Award-winning sister? 7. What was the name of the Dad’s Army character played by actor Arnold Ridley, who had two sisters named Dolly and Cissy? 8. What was the one-word title of Sister Sledge’s only UK number one hit single? 9. Which of the Bronte sisters was the author of Jane Eyre (1847), Shirley (1849), and Villette (1853)? 10. Which Terry Pratchett Discworld novel, published in 1988, features the three witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick? Not a lot of people know that… the spelling of the name of the pop-rock act Shakespears Sister began with an accidental misspelling on a woodcut sign

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waiting for has arrived. A colleague has made a decision that is long overdue. Perhaps you are a little shocked and speechless because there has been such a time lag, but this will pass.

A juicy bit of gossip comes your way this week and it is hard to keep it quiet. You must do so, however, because there is a lot riding on it. When people trust you, they are saying much about the relationship. In this particular case, the person may well be able to progress you socially at some time in the future.

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Across 1 Pleasantly occupied (6) 5 Edible tuber native to South America (6) 8 Produce a hole by drilling (4) 9 Opposite (8) 10 Unusual mental ability (6) 11 Less complicated (6) 12 Girl’s toy (4) 14 Away from home (3) 15 Go across or through (4) 16 Large, striped felines (6) 18 Sixty seconds (6) 20 Area of a country or city (8) 22 One of two equal parts (4) 23 Run away from confinement (6) 24 Office furniture (5)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 15 represents R and 16 represents Q, so fill in R every time the figure 15 appears and Q every time the figure 16 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Stake, 4 Missed, 9 Agitate, 10 Conga, 11 Aden, 12 Everest, 13/23 Air base, 14 Lawn, 16 Stem, 18 Toe, 20 Termite, 21 Blue, 24 Imago, 25 Sea-lion, 26 Either, 27 Ensue.

Down: 1 Shaman, 2 Alive, 3 Esau, 5 Increase, 6 Sincere, 7 Dearth, 8 Lever, 13 Antidote, 15 Abreast, 17 Stripe, 18 Terse, 19 Seance, 22 Lairs.

QUICK Across:

Down 2 American elk (5) 3 Exceptional (7) 6 Revolves (5) 4 Conclusions reached after 7 Large, domesticated game birds considerations (9) (7) 5 Cooking utensil consisting of a wide 11 Judged the worth of (9) metal vessel (3) 13 Beginnings (7)

English - Spanish

1 Attend, 4 Narrow, 9 Scatter, 10 Occur, 11 Enter, 12 Tadpole, 13 Replacement, 18 Expects, 20 Nurse, 22 Spare, 23 Nervous, 24 Dining, 25 Closes.

15 Blows with the fist (7) 17 Additional (5) 19 Stories (5) 21 Frozen water (3)

Down: 1 Answer, 2 Toast, 3 Natural, 5 Aloud, 6 Raccoon, 7 Warned, 8 Criticising, 14 Explain, 15 Mineral, 16 Ceased, 17 Feasts, 19 Clean, 21 Riots.

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

Across 1 Cisne (4) 3 Enchufes (eléctrico) (5) 8 Tonsils (9) 9 Enjuagar (5) 10 Autumn (5) 12 Peanut (9) 14 Lesson (5) 15 Bears (animals) (4)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Breakfast, 7 Gripe, 8 Carta, 9 Seis, 10 Beds, 13 Amigo, 14 Ahora, 16 Sweetcorn.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Down: 1 Bag, 2 Edificios, 3 Knee, 4 Arco, 5 Terremoto, 6 Beans, 9 Scarf, 11 Rope, 12 Last, 15 Aun.

Down 1 Restar (8) 2 Otra vez (5) 4 Thieves (8) 5 Goal (score) (3) 6 Así (4,4) 7 Sponges (for washing) (8) 11 Hornos (5) 13 Cabbage (3)

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CASHEW

MARTIN

DENIES

MULISH

ELDEST

MURDER

EMERGE

OBSESS

EXEUNT

OSMIUM

FELINE

SHOULD

IMPORT

TELLER

INHERE

VELLUM (10)

INTONE

VULGAR

MARTEN

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Fixate 2 Undone 3 Tablet 4 Dispel 5 Mutter 6 Lecher 7 Martin 8 Helmet 9 Stress 10 Armada 11 Create 12 Errant 13 Wealth 14 Elapse 15 Deepen 16 Chalet 17 Teasel 18 Curlew 19 Aplomb

Across 1 Wreck that’s rebuilt with some hesitation (7) 5 Tea footnote for gentlemen (5) 8 She might have a part in current Hair production (7) 9 Castles in the air? (5) 10 Greet wild bird (5) 11 Ghost, disturbed, reveals royal symbol (7) 12 Opening a shop? (6) 14 Five lodged in shocking holes; positive slums (6) 17 Laid-back painter takes it easy, then stops all together (7) 19 He deleted the questions on jobs (5) 22 Lad in key note clearing (5) 23 I met Poe rewriting typical example (7) 24 Material, by the sound of it, moved to and fro (5) 25 Going down, it’s proper to take a school head (7) Down 1 Climb up a series of notes (5) 2 Leading man in The Wasp Factory (5) 3 Where the drama of warfare is

played out (7) 4 Stand up to Twisted Sister (6) 5 Denounce phoney cures (5) 6 Beer drinking job for a preacher (7) 7 Ways of tidying up sty mess (7) 12 There’s nothing before those mountains, old fruit (7) 13 Rate art badly, what a sauce (7)

15 Gets boats in trouble (7) 16 Rise for dances awkwardly (6) 18 Episode starts with some children entering new establishment (5) 20 Made off with a scarf (5) 21 Exhausted writer found in street (5)

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AVANT-GARDE: Russian art discussed. Kandinsky, Malevich, Tatlin, Lissitzky, Goncharova, Chagall, Rodchenko and Popova. Key topics include imperial patronage of Russian art under the tsar and the evolution of various avant-gardes in Russia. Lecturer: Theodora Clarke. Visitors welcome: €10. Art on Stage: Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes ‘When Art danced with Music’ Wednesday November 11 at 11am Museo de Nerja, Nerja This lecture is an introduction to Russian and 20th century art through the work of Diaghilev and his internationally renowned ballet company the Ballets Russes. Diaghilev was a leading patron of the Russian avantgarde in the West who interacted with major artistic figures of the day. Particular attention will be on the costumes and set designs by the three artists Chagall, Picasso and Matisse. The talk will focus closely on the visual and moving image and look at costume and set designs, photographs, printed ephemera and ballet film footage. Lecturer: Theodora Clarke. Visitors welcome: €10. For more information, visit: www.nerjanadfas.com

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How Spain can avoid the perils of another property bubble THE General Council of Real Estate Agents of Spain (COAPI) has put together 10 proposals they believe will keep Spain from another property bubble: 1. More transparency for consumers. With the right regulations in place to inform and prepare home buyers more thoughtful and informed decisions can be made. 2. Financial transparency. More regulations called for, especially in the mortgage market, to ensure the same type of lending isn’t repeated. 3. Mortgage valuations. The appraisal companies and lenders should be separate and independent of one another in order to achieve accuracy in valuations for mortgage lending. 4. A register of property professionals. Anyone involved in the prop-

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BUBBLE CASUALTY: An unfinished property in Denia. erty sector should have to be a part of a professional register with require-

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5. Political party housing manifestos. The call is for all political

parties to simplify their housing policies and give greater clarity to people before they vote. 6. Special protection. Housing would be declared a market of public interest, thereby making it subject to special protection and vigilance. 7. Asymmetric information. Regulation to lessen the asymmetry of information facing house-hunters should be implemented. 8. Fiscal coherence. Progressive taxes should support the social function of housing. 9. Professional bodies. These would have to be regulated for the benefit of consumers. The suggestions include codes of conducts and a system of penalties. 10. Official certification. Professional accreditation should be necessary for any individual or company who operates in the sector with obligatory professional standards.

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Chinese money in the Med INTEREST has soared after dramatic drop in property prices on the Mediterranean THE Chinese look willing to invest heavily in the UK, according to the latest business news from Britain, but there doesn’t seem to have been much interest in the Spanish property market of late… not since the recession, in fact. Or is there? Reports from the property portal Juwai.com tell a different story. Apparently this has all changed in the last year as the report published stated that Spain is now the second most attractive Mediterranean country for Chinese investors wanting to pour money into the country and purchase property in this area of the Mediterranean. It went on to say that interest in investing money into Spanish real estate has soared by

a massive 392 per cent in less than a year. If this is true, it would mean that Spain is now the number two country within the Mediterranean region that Chinese investors are considering when buying property, second only to Cyprus. The study points to the dramatic drop in property prices around the Mediterranean as the main factor for the drastic rise in demand by the Chinese. This is also enhanced by the stability in the European markets, the increased wealth of Chinese citizens and the ‘Golden Visa’ programme in a number of European countries, whereby residency or temporary residency is exchanged for an investment into property.

YEN POUR IN: Spain is now number two for Chinese investors in the Mediterranean region.

City living can be a great alternative for expats

WORTH CONSIDERING: Cities offer a vast range of traditional Spanish cultures. MOST British and Irish people living in Spain never think of city living. For some, the cities offer a different way of life than traditional expat areas such as the Costas. Taking Malaga as an example, a European Union’s Perception Survey from 2012 showed that 96 per cent of residents were happy living in the city. Although the survey was published in 2012, it suggests that Spanish cities could be well worth considering as places to live for expatriates. Cities offer better transport, more employ-

ment opportunities, more shops, universities and much more. They also offer a vast range of traditional Spanish cultures. So why do many expats avoid them, choosing to live along the coast or in other rural areas? They argue that one obvious reason for those not speaking Spanish is the language difficulty. With fewer English-speakers around, ‘fitting in’ is far harder. Along the Costas, socialising can be just like back at home, with plenty of fellow English-speakers and British and Irish-owned bars to visit.

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Do they think that we’re stupid? Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man OK this week there are a couple of random things that need sorting out. Let’s start with alteration charges. I go to buy a suit. I look in the window and there it is - the very item of apparel I’m looking for. I go in the store and try it on. Now it’s not a cheap suit. In fact it’s very expensive. Well I think it is anyway. The trousers and sleeves are too long but I say ‘OK I’ll take it’ and the salesman says fine that will be €xxx and €40 for the alteration. Woah pal what? I’m not paying €40 for the alterations! Why would I want to pay €xxx for a suit that doesn’t fit me? If you want me to buy that suit you have to make it fit me. It’s not my problem, it’s yours. Now I know that there is massive profit margin in the top end of menswear and it would be common sense to take into account that very few people are a perfect match for their suit sizes, so just work the alteration

price into the suit price. It is different if you are buying something that is in a sale and has 60 per cent discount, but at full price not a chance of me paying one penny more than the ticket price. Changing the subject – what on earth has happened to product labelling? Do they think we are all raving bonkers? Here are some I have seen: On a box of eggs: ‘Allergy advice: this product contains eggs.’ Err really? On a fancy dress superman outfit: ‘wearing this outfit does not enable you to fly.’ Honestly, I’m not making this up. On a packet of peanuts: ‘Warning: this product contains nuts’. Please don’t laugh! It drives me crazy! Why do they do it? How about this? Heinz Ketchup instructions: ‘Put on food.’ How could I have ever worked that out on my own? Shampoo bottle: ‘Do not shampoo your eyes.’ And this on a bottle of aspirin: ‘Do not take if you are allergic to aspirin.’ I would love to know why they put these most obvious warnings. Is there a government office for this? Or is it left to the legal department to cover themselves? Whoever it is you may all be idiots, but we aren’t.

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GERMANY: Drones are already being tested in other EU countries. ALREADY ground-breaking in their method of policing the roads from the air, the DGT has contracted a Spanish company to create an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, or ‘drone,’ to monitor traffic. With many of their helicopters already fitted with the pinpoint accurate Pegasus radar system, the DGT already use their eyes in the sky for speed detection as well as traffic flow and this latest development could revolutionise the skies once again. However, the current legislation does not allow for the use of drones to monitor traffic, as the pilot of the drone has to be able to maintain visual contact with the aircraft, and so monitoring could only be done on a local level. That said, it is intended that the first prototypes will take to the air in the

summer of 2016, equipped with a camera to go about monitoring the conventional road network. There are numerous benefits to using a drone; it is much cheaper to fly than a conventional aircraft and offers a faster response. In addition to monitoring traffic flow, it is hoped that they could be used in emergency and incident response, following exceptional loads, fault detection and (eventually) enforcement. Drones are already in use by numerous police forces around the globe, often for monitoring purposes, and in America there was a public outcry in 2013 when California’s highways suddenly saw warning signs about law enforcement by drones, although on this occasion it was part of an art project and not real.

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Is there a time limit for AGM Minutes? The AGM of our community took place last April. I was unable to attend. Now, more than seven months later, I have still not received a copy of the Minutes of the meeting. I ask the administrator when I will get

No, it is not too late to protest. The law says that those members who were not present at the AGM have 90 days from the time they receive the Minutes to protest a decision. The law does not specify a time limit for sending

them and he casually replied that they are coming. Is there any time limit for the AGM Minutes to be sent out? If something happened at the meeting that I am not happy with, is it now too late for me to object? I.M. (Balearics)

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

out the Minutes, but it requires the President and Secretary to produce

them and sign them within 10 days of the meeting. A delay of months is not merely unacceptable, it is outrageous. It is also dangerous, as decisions may be put into effect before those not present are even aware of it.

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

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Grouping plants for maximum benefit HELP with deciding what to plant and where in your garden Dick Handscombe

Gardening Corner By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.

DECIDING what plant to plant where, next to what, is a key part of the process of what we call painting with plants in a chapter of the book ‘Your Garden in Spain.’ There are various benefits of close co-planting several plants of the same variety and colour. ‘Just three blocks of three varieties of sages give a colourful autumn display’. CREATING A MASS OF COLOUR Annuals, perennials and shrubs look much better when several plants of the same variety and colour are grouped compared to mixing individual plants of various varieties and colour. This is especially useful in large gardens where adjacent large blocks of differently

CLOSE CO-PLANTING: There are several benefits of coplanting plants of the same variety and colour. coloured plants can be seen from a distance. The idea also works in small gardens. GROUND COVER Plant five versus one ground cover plant say 20 centimetres apart and you will soon have a sizeable solid block of foliage

preventing the growth of weeds and acting as a live mulch to shade the tops of root balls and reduce the evaporation of moisture even in the hottest summer months. SCENTED BEDS An area of several square

metres of scented lavender will create a much more noticeable aroma therapeutic effect than just an individual plant in a mixed bed. STIMULATING TALL PLANTS Many readers will have seen copses of tall straight growing trees with attractive flowers on top. These are Paulownia trees being grown for the wood pellet industry. They are planted just four metres apart to stimulate straight fast growth. Side shoots are pruned off when they are young. Harvesting of the trunks is done every three to five years and the stumps grow rapidly again for the next harvest. These trees are becoming a profitable crop for many families. who had abandoned their vegetable and fruit growing lands. WIND BREAKS Boundary and internal hedges can be wonderful windbreaks if plants are planted

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AT one time fish was thought to be a major cause of skin disease in cats. Now we have all come to realise that the flea is the main culprit when it comes to skin irritation in cats and dogs. However, not many pet owners are aware that our pets suffer food allergies which can cause dermatological discomfort. In fact, according to Nigel Taylor the Express vet, 1 per cent of all skin problems in cats and dogs are caused by dietary allergies. Allergic reactions may be triggered in minutes, hours or days. Once an allergy to a protein is established, sensitivity is often lifelong. Dogs are mostly sensitive to beef and milk,

SCRATCHING: A possible sign of an allergic reaction.

while cats often do not get on with beef, milk or fish. Some dogs can digest the lactose in cow’s milk. Give a pet dog or cat milk and the undigested lactose provokes an upset stomach in no time. This is not a true allergy but demonstrates how sensitive to certain foods pets can be. Stop the milk and your pet’s life will look up immediately. Most pets will react in some way to incorrect feeding and apart from allergic reactions one can expect flatulence, inconsistent stool quality and large smelly motions. Incorrect feeding can cause failure to put on weight and certainly if the balance of the food is not correct a display of hyperactivity or indeed low activity can result. Most animals can be assessed by their coat and skin vitality. There is always a possibility that the protein is being utilised for energy with a subsequent loss of health and vitality. Ritualistic scratching and licking could well indicate that there is an allergic reaction to the food and the eating of grass, twigs and roots sometimes is an indication that the food is not being digested properly. Tissue stealing and fibre based destruction could be another indication that there is a craving for fibre to help the digestive process.

How to keep your cat healthy and happy CATS can be very similar to us. Once you have gained the trust of a cat, you have a friend for life. By following these five basic tips, you should have a healthy and happy cat. 1. Cat naps Cats sleep between 13 and 16 hours a day. They like having a warm and comfortable place to curl up in. 2. You are what you eat applies to cats too. Poor nutrition leads to health problems. Look for cat food that lists meat as the first ingredient. 3. Good grooming While cats groom themselves it is important to brush them. Make it a ritual. 4. Cats like clean litter boxes Use a dust-free litter that’s free of harmful chemicals, additives and synthetic scents. 5. Playtime Cats love to hunt and play. Playtime is when you bond.

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Same law for cyclists? MOTORING lawyer Nick Freeman, who has made a name for himself helping celebrities get away with driving offences, has said bicycles should have identification plates and cyclists should be forced to wear helmets and hi-visibility clothing.‘Mr Loophole’ as Freeman has become known, sent out a press release stating that he believes cyclists should be forced to comply with the same rules as motorists.

MOBILE PHONE CRADLE: Navigating, making calls, enjoying music and more now available for motorbikes. which requires a separate accessory, but BMW Motorrad has designed a smartBy Steve Walsh charges through a micro-USB or, if availphone cradle able to ‘grasp firmly,’ smartable, the wireless connection, (according to phones quickly and safely. They tell us that AS handy as an ashtray on a motorbike, or Qi standards.) the handlebar clamp is designed for optias useful as a chocolate teapot, are phrases An anti-slip, vibration and shockproof mum rider visibility in the centre position, that spring to mind on hearing that a mobile pad ensure a safe and careful grip, as well in either horizontal or upright format. phone cradle had been designed for motoras cooling for the smartphone while riding. Fixed in a robust hard plastic case, the cycles. however, it may be a great idea! The new BMW Motorrad smartphone smartphone is protected against dust and Navigating, making calls, enjoying music cradle is likely to be available in the second water, but offers full usability too, thanks to and more can be done ‘Hands Free’ these quarter 2016. The price however is yet to be a flex foil see-through vision panel. Power days via your smartphone, so why not have announced. supply is connected via the onboard socket it next to the clocks?

Renewable Renault IMAGINE streets without engine noise, a city where one lives better. No need to queue at petrol stations, you simply plug in your car just like your smartphone. Well if you live in Scotland, you may well be the first town in the world to live like this. The new Renault ZOE is powered almost entirely by renewable energy, and in Scotland, a 10 strong fleet of 100 per cent electric Renault vehicles can now be hired, on an hourly or daily basis, by residents and visitors to the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. A new six turbine wind farm to power the Outer Hebrides domestic electricity requirements was opened on October 9, and will be the mainstay of this project to deliver a totally electric driving solution to the town. The nine electric ZOE superminis and one Kangoo Van Z.E. are available to hire on an hourly or daily basis from a number of locations across the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis.

The new Mini: a time machine THE market launch of the new Mini Convertible with its three engine variants sees the latest edition of this iconic car continue to lead the small car market. Akin to Doctor Who from the BBC sci-fi series, this iconic slice of British history has

been reincarnated many times, and now bears little resemblance to the original from the 1960s… or does it? Even though the latest version is a technical marvel with features like a power roof, electric windows, LED light clus-

ters, neon beams, TwinPower Turbo Technology, Steptronic Power transmission, Stability Control and Dynamic Traction, rear view camera and Intelligent Emergency Call, it still has its lovable qualities and you can still see it’s a Mini. Unlike the original though, the open-top driving fun with four seats combined with optimised qualities in terms of sportiness, efficiency, comfort, functionality, safety, connectivity and quality of both materials and workmanship, is a credit to BMW, and unlike anything experienced in the old Morris. The up-to-date interpretation of the classic Mini with design features like circular headlamps

and rear lights with chrome surrounds, centre clocks, hexagonal radiator grille, black peripheral body surround and indicator elements have been kept. But in comparison to the original Mini the interior space of the new generation truly is a Tardis. Squeezing more than four people into an old 1960s’ Mini was quite a task. However, the latest model is larger with increased dimensions over the previous model by 98mm in length, 44mm in width and 1mm in height; it also has a longer wheelbase (extended 28mm) and a larger track width (by 42 mm at the front, and 34 mm at the rear).

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Los Moriscos Friday October 23 Gins Championship Qualifying Round Ladies 1st, Karen Nuttall, Hcp31 35pts 2nd, Claire Gray, Hcp25 28pts 3rd, Erica Oxford, Hcp29 24pts Man 1st, Sean Rooney, Hcp13 44pts 2nd, Morris Lightfoot, Hcp23 39pts 3rd, Carl Langley, Hcp17 38pts 4th, Terry Oxford, Hcp24 35pts 5th, Mark Langley, Hcp21 35pts 6th, Pat Gray, Hcp13 34 pts Non Qualifying Stableford game Men 1st, Mike Cummings, Hcp17 37pts 2nd, Bill Randerson, Hcp26 36pts 3rd, Steve Tow, Hcp22 30pts Ladies 1st, Linda Anderson, Hcp18 36pts 2nd, Pat Lowe, Hcp26 26pts

FIXTURES - This weekend sees the first round of the FA Cup with Salford City v Notts County the stand-out fixture.

We have the Arsenal-Spurs North London derby, as well as Aston Villa-Manchester City, Manchester United-WBA and Bournemouth-Newcastle (a 720-mile round trip for the Magpies) while Sunderland play Southampton (661 miles there and back for Saints). The League Cup quarter finals are: ManNICO ROSBERG: The Mercedes driver finished first in the Mexico Grand Prix.

Two’s, Sean Rooney 2 & Carl Langley 2 What a great day Friday turned out to be, It was a perfect golfing day at Los Moriscos - 43 members played in warm, windless conditions. The winner of the day, Sean Rooney with 44 points, according to his playing partners played awesome golf. Sean played off 13 and is delighted his handicap has been cut to 10.8. For those players not able to play in the Championship Qualifier, they played a separate Stableford. Bill Randerson who returned 36 points. Anoreta Monday 26th October Rained Off Baviera Tuesday 27 October Gins Championship Qualifying round Ladies 1st, Linda Anderson, Hcp18, 36pts 2nd, Diana Elliott, Hcp24, 35pts 3rd, PJBentley Ennis, Hcp36, 32pts Men 1st, John Blanco, Hcp 9, 41pts 2nd, Roger Davey, Hcp13, 37pts 3rd, Pepe Gil, Hcp 9, 36pts 4th, Mike Frayne, Hcp10, 35pts Two’s Ray Craig 8, John Smith 8 & Bill Dinsmor 8 Fortunately, the forecast thunder and lightning never materialised; however, they did have some rain, which was tolerable and certainly did not deter some people from playing some excellent golf! One of the hamper winners was John Blanco who may have peeked too early, as he scored 41 Stableford points and will not be playing off 9 in the final next Tuesday! Nine men and three ladies qualified on the day.

Buena Vista Petanca Group competition

chester City-Hull, Middlesbrough-Everton, SouthamptonLiverpool and Stoke-Sheffield Wednesday. League action already this week with Manchester UnitedCSKA Moscow, Real MadridPSG and Sevilla-Manchester City on Tuesday and BATEBarcelona, Bayern Munich-Arsenal and Chelsea-Dynamo Kiev last night. This evening Celtic, Liverpool and Tottenham compete in the Europa League. GYMNASTICS – Max Whitlock became the first Brit ever in 112 to win a world title, taking gold ahead of fellow countryman Louis Smith in the pommel horse event in Glasgow. CRICKET – The third and final Test between Pakistan (234 all out in their first innings with James Anderson taking 417) and England (222-4) was scheduled to finish today in Sharjah,

while the first one day international between the countries takes place next Wednesday. MOTOGP - On Sunday, the final race of 2015 takes place in Valencia with Valentino Rossi leading Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo in the rider’s championship by 312 points to 305. ROUND-UP • A crowd of 83,624 saw Kansas City Chiefs thrash Detroit Lions 45-10 in an NFL match at Wembley. Next year Saracens will play London Irish in a Rugby Union match in New York. • After beating New York Mets 7-2 in game five, Kansas City Royals clinched baseball’s World Series for the first time in 30 years. • Defending champion Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal to clinch his seventh APT Swiss Open title. • American Justin Thomas beat Adam Scott by one shot to win his first PGA tour title in Kuala Lumpur. • And I was hoping that Irish-trained Trip to Paris won the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday. This horse race stopped the nation!

JOSÉ MOURINHO: Another poor result piles on the pressure.

Left to right: Brian Pearce, Alicia Metzger, Suzanne Cole and Keith Bourne. TWENTY players took part in Buena Vista Petanca Group’s annual Halloween Cup competition on Friday (30 October). The event, held at the group’s venue, Verano Azul, Nerja, was won by Brian Pearce and Alicia Metzger with three wins and plus 16 points. Runners-up were Keith Bourne and Suzanne Cole with two wins and plus 11 points.

DID YOU KNOW? Leicester’s Jamie Vardy has now scored in eight consecutive PL matches; only Ruud van Nistelrooy (10) is ahead of him in this field.

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VALENTINO ROSSI: Leading Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo in MotoGP’S rider’s championship by 312 points to 305.

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Congratulations Kiwis - champions of the world BECAME the first country to win back to back Rugby World Cups Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre. Costa de Almeria

RUGBY UNION – Majestic New Zealand became the first country to retain the World Cup with an emphatic 34 points to 17 victory over Australia. South Africa defeated Argentina 2413 to finish third. Kiwi star Sonny Bill Williams handed his winner’s medal to a young fan after the

game while Sonny’s team-mate Dan Carter has been voted World Rugby Player of the Year. FORMULA ONE – World Champion Lewis Hamilton was second in the Mexico Grand Prix behind Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg. Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen and

Sebastian Vettel (crash) all failed to finish. FOOTBALL – José Mourinho is still boss at Stamford Bridge despite Chelsea’s 3-1 home defeat by Jurgen Klopp’s improving Liverpool last Saturday. Manchester City beat Norwich 2-1 to remain top of the Premiership. Arsenal won 3-0

NEW ZEALAND: Retained World Cup at Swansea, goal-shy Manchester United drew 0-0 at Crystal Palace, West Ham lost 2-0 at Watford, Leicester were 3-2 winners at WBA, Everton with an Arouna Kone hat-trick, whipped hapless Sunderland 62 and Southampton beat Bournemouth 2-0. Bottom of the table Aston Villa met Spurs on Monday. Wolves beat Birmingham 20 in the midlands derby and

Brentford gained their first win over QPR in 50 years (1-0). Brighton, Burnley, Hull and Middlesbrough all continue to do the business at the top end of the Championship. Walsall, Plymouth Argyle, Celtic (after beating Aberdeen) and unbeaten Rangers (11 wins out of 12) lead Leagues 1 and 2 and the SPL and SLC respectively. Turn to Page 55