Euro Weekly News - Costa del Sol 14 - 20 January 2016 Issue 1593 by Euro Weekly News Media S.A.

ISSUE NO. 1593

14 - 20 January 2016

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Out with the old, in with the new FORGET the negative news, the real story is behind the scenes by Matthew Elliott Striding fearlessly forward, Marbella has shrugged off the baleful news that the former mayor has admitted his complicity in a massive property fraud, instead keeping its eyes firmly on the prize. While the limelight lingers on former mayor Julian Munoz, Sir Sean Connery’s second wife and the Goldfinger scandal, the real Marbella has been working vigorously beneath the surface and has chosen this week to unveil ambitious new plans for 2016 and beyond. Next Tuesday January 19, Marbella will divulge its new image and tourist slogan at the International Tourism Fair in Madrid, in front of 150 famous guests from the worlds of culture, politics and society. It will be Marbella’s first stand-alone presentation at the event after eight years united with the Costa del Sol. Further, as reported by EWN,

the town council has fashioned an ambitious blueprint to transform Marbella into one of the world’s first ‘smart cities’ using €15 million of EU grant money. On the agenda is the reshaping of buildings, creation of public and green spaces, economic regeneration, and a new system of ‘eGovernment’ to bring power closer to the peo-

ple. Millions will also be poured into renewable energy, transport and the environment to make Marbella a model Mediterranean sustainable city. The saga of a shamed former mayor and his ties to a living legend will always provide good fodder for a media frenzy, but hidden underneath the trials and tribulations, the real story

here is of a gutsy city boldly embracing a brave new world.

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Youth courses ESTEPONA is about to launch its Estepona Learns plan, a training programme which will offer young people the choice of 30 different courses during the up-

coming year. The initiative will train students in different possible fields and they will be given the opportunity to do internships in local businesses.

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Torremolinos taking an active interest SURVEY lists more than 10 issues for comment on Photo Credit Villiers Steyn shutterstock

Gentle exercise in Torreguadiaro TORREGUADIARO Mayor Juan Carlos Ruiz Boix formally opened a special part of a park in the town aimed at assisting older residents to enjoy gentle exercise on January 12. There are 13 machines which are available for use by all residents, although they are very suitable for older people.

Security cameras CONTINUING the fight against vandalism, Marbella City Council has announced the implementation of urgent measures to safeguard three key archaeological sites across the city. The Villa Romana de Rio Verde, the Baths, and the Paleo-Christian Basilica, will now all be guarded by state-of-the-art security cameras after an announcement made on January 12.

DOG POUND: Working on a policy to terminate dogs being taken to the local pound. By John Smith

THE Costa del Sol SĂ Puede party in Torremolinos is taking an active interest in animal welfare and through a survey on its website (which is only in Spanish) has listed more than 10 issues for comment on by interested parties, which include a

policy on the termination of dogs in the local pound as well as a ban on bullfighting. Those which receive the greatest response will be incorporated into an allpurpose motion which it will present to the council for review and they hope implementation.

This party, which aligns itself with Podemos returned three candidates, all of whom are relatively young and idealistic in the last council elections. The candidates have taken a great deal of interest in promoting awareness of both social matters and council transparency.

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Featured News 3

News Desk 52

Finance 57 - 62

Stocks 58

Leapy Lee 63

Daily TV 64, 66, 68, 70,

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RECORD-BREAKER: In 2015 there was a 4.8 per cent increase in passengers compared to 2014. By Matthew Elliott

Time Out 77 - 80

Health & Beauty 82 - 83

Letters 84

Gibraltar 86

Social Scene 87 - 91

Legally Speaking 94

Our View 96

Colin Bird 96

Pets 98

Homes & Gardens 100

Services 101 - 107

Classifieds 108 - 115

Motoring 116 - 117

Sport 118- 119

WITH more than 14 million passengers travelling through its gates, Malaga Airport saw a record-breaking 2015 according to new data released on January 12. An incredible 4.8 per cent increase on 2014, saw the 14 million mark smashed for the first time in history as 14,404,170

individuals swept through the busy airport. Needless to say, Malaga maintained its lofty positioning as the fourth busiest airport in all of Spain, behind only Madrid, Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca. The vast majority of the passengers were travelling on international routes at over 12 million, highlighting the vibrant

hub Malaga has become for attracting foreign tourists. Travellers from the United Kingdom played a major role in the success which is making great strides in restoring southern Spain to its pre-crisis glory. There was a total of 108,897 flights which hauled an astonishing 4,784,000 bags across the terminal, also a new record.

Deeper lessons for young children YOUNG children are being taught about inequality and stereotypes through an innovative campaign which arrived at San Francisco de Asis de Las Lagunas near

Fuengirola on January 12. Councillor of Social Matters and Equality, Carmen Carmona, said: “We are getting very good results, we know that it is fundamental

to contribute to creating a more fair, equalitarian society where sexist stereotypes and roles are eliminated. And for this, it is necessary to educate the children about

equality from a very early age.” The children, aged around five years old, will learn through situational games and education.

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Bolsa de Empleo makes progress FUENGIROLA Employment Councillor Ricardo von Wichmann, has stated that the programmes and initiatives created by the Bolsa de Empleo (employment service) during the last year have made significant progress in finding employment for local residents. Over the course of 2015 they have managed to secure 444 new contracted jobs, carry out 1,020 new registrations, and have attended to 15,000 users. Von Wichman added: “Employment is one of main preoccupations of the town council, so they put all their tools within their reach to encouraging it.”

The Bolsa de Empleo acts as a ‘link’ between those who demand employment and the businesses looking for workers. In fact, it can be considered as a complete database where all kinds of profiles of applicants/job seekers exist. The Bolsa de Empleo Municipal is located on the fourth floor of the Los Boliches Tenencia de Alcaldia (council offices), and its opening hours are from 9am to 2pm. To put yourselves in contact with the Bolsa de Empleo, call 952 560 750 or email empleo@ fuengirola.org, or via the website www.empleo.fuengirola.es.

Torremolinos savings CASHING in on the International Tourism Fair in Madrid next week on January 21, Torremolinos will save more than €100,000 by cancelling the traditional Pescaito Dinner and integrating the municipality with the Costa del Sol stand. Mayor Jose Ortiz will present Torremolinos’ new urban strategy, which will highlight pedestrianisation of the city centre.

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Fibre optic is now under the spotlight COUNCILLOR paid a visit to inspect the installations By Steve Walsh M I J A S C o u n c i l l o r f o r E n e rg y a n d E ff i c i e n c y, J o s e M a n u e l Munoz, paid a visit on January 13, to inspect the continuing fibre-optic installations at the El Coto and La Sierrezuela urbanisations. The aim was to monitor firsthand the pace of work achieved by one of the fibre-optic installation companies that are operating in the town contracted to provide the service. On this occasion, it was Vozplus. The local company, which already serves the Campomijas and La Sierrezuela developments is one of four, the others being Cablerunner, Magtel and Wikkiker. Munoz said: “We will continue to report regularly on the progress.”

AIM: Was to monitor the pace of work achieved by the installation companies.

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The New York Times pushes Malaga up the rankings PROVINCE was number 43 on its recommended ‘52 places to go in 2016’ By Steve Walsh FOR years it’s been no secret to the people of Malaga that their city is an up and coming destination asserting itself as a prime city of culture. The gastronomically-rich city with its attractive climate, and plethora of museums, is truly one of the j e we l s i n An d alu cia ’s crown. Recognising this, the highly respected New York Times has now pushed Malaga up the rankings to number 43 on its recommende d ‘ 5 2 p l a c e s t o g o in 2016’. The iconic paper had previously acclaimed the city as a worthy destination. However, since the recent opening of the Pompidou Centre, and St Petersburg Muse-

THE CATHEDRAL: One of the popular tourist attractions in Malaga City.

um, the city where Picasso was born has come of age. So much so that it would appear Forbes magazine has also been keeping an eye on Spain’s latest city of culture. In a glossy double feature on January 12, they sing Malaga’s praises as ‘Southern Spain’s new go-to destination’. Both The New York Times and Forbes reminded readers that to explore “the new face of the city is easier than ever,” thanks to the Malaga-New York connection from Delta airlines. They even touched on the fact that the high speed AVE, with connect i ons t o Madr i d and Barcelona, makes seeing the rest of Spai n easi er. That i s, of course, once they have visited Malaga.

Benalmadena Marina goes on show in London THE manager of the Benalmadena Marina, Manuel J Jimenez, took the beautiful port for a trip to London last weekend to visit the

prestigious The London Boat Show. Well in essence anyway! Benalmadena Marina is a world-class luxury port that

n e e d s t o b e s h o w n o ff around the world, and with that in mind Manuel Jimenez attended this year ’s London Boat Show on Saturday January 9, with the aim of promoting the services, the position, the beauty and proximity of the marina to the airport. Seeing as traditionally the international clientele in the marina have been predominantly British, the importance of taking the idea t o t h e ‘ l i o n ’s d e n ’ a s i t were, helps greatly in concreting relations in this segment of the European nautical market. H o w e v e r, m o r e i m p o r t a n t l y, T h e L o n d o n B o a t Show is one of the world’s premier yachting venues which draws a high-calibre international audience from around the globe. T h i s m e a n s t h a t i t ’s a n ideal place to exhibit the corporate image and brand of ‘Marina Benalmadena’.

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NEVER COMPLETED: Some companies took the money and ran.

Court rules on repayment of unbuilt property ONE person has finally been awarded a complete refund By John Smith AFTER 10 years of trying, a person who paid ‘off plan’ for a property in Estepona that was never completed is finally due to receive a full refund thanks to a court decision. As we all know, the decision to purchase any property is a

major one as it is probably the biggest expenditure that any normal person can make and in most cases, this means entering into a long term mortgage deal with a bank or similar organisation. Due to the financial crisis which hit Spain so heavily in 2007, a number of companies literally went bankrupt or in

some cases ‘took the money and ran’. One person, who spent their entire savings on such a property in 2006, has finally been awarded a complete refund thanks to an important decision made by the court, despite a rigorous defence by the insurance company underwriting the development due to a recent change of the law. Traditionally, those adversely affected in such a situation were allowed 15 years to submit a legal claim for refund but a recent change in the law has reduced that length of time to two years, although it didn’t take effect until January 2016. The insurance company tried to argue that as the case was taking place following the introduction of the new law, that the claim was unenforceable but the judge completely rejected its defence and found wholly in favour of the claimant. This decision will give hope to others in similar situations as the judge made it clear that in his opinion the new law should only be effective in contracts signed after the end of 2015 and could not be retrospective.

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Axeman caught FOLLOWING our report on page 21 of issue 1592, we can now report that the National Police were able, thanks to the security camera evidence of a hotel where a man armed with an axe stole money, to identify and arrest a 31-year-old Marbella resident in Estepona on January 3. A 32-year-old man from Campanillas, who had assisted in planning the robberies and a woman from Ojen with whom they had been staying, were also arrested. When they raided the house in Ojen, the police discovered the axe, a knife, another woman and €1,200, which is believed to be from the robberies.

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Spanish authorities smash a people trafficking ring CRIMINAL organisation specialised in smuggling Iranians into Spain and the UK By Matthew Elliott A SLICK criminal organisation that specialised in smuggling Iranians into Spain and the United Kingdom has been broken by Spanish authorities. Police pounced on secret locations in Madrid and Fuengirola, arresting seven members of the syndicate and uncovering €100,000 in cash, as well as 47 fake passports, luxury vehicles and other smuggling paraphernalia. Charging €10-15,000 per person, the network had allegedly smuggled more than 50 Iranian citizens into the European Union using fraudulent visas and falsified passports. The visas would enable the immigrants to enter the

POLICE: Uncovered items including €100,000 in cash and 47 fake passports. Schengen zone on legitimate documents, and they would then be issued with fake passports upon their arrival in Madrid.

Traffickers would exercise complete control over their charges, forbidding them from communication with third parties and instructing

their behaviour at airports through mobile phones. An elaborate protocol was in place to protect the syndicate’s integrity should an im-

migrant be caught, and threats were made to families at home in Iran should the rules not be strictly followed. Key members of the group lived in Madrid and oversaw a clearly delineated and hierarchical structure that had specialised divisions for logistics and financing operations, with an entire apparatus in Athens devoted to forgery. The scale of the network, and its highly advanced strategy, required a collaborative effort between the Spanish National Police and the British Risk and Liaison Overseas Network (RALON). The organisation had operated for over two years, but began to unravel when agents in Bilbao airport found four Iranians with forged Greek passports.

Eleven arrested in Malaga for sexual exploitation of women THE National Police flew into action on January 8, simultaneously raiding premises and homes in Malaga and Granada arresting 11 people, and in doing so broke up a network that

sexually exploited more than 60 women in both cities. A police spokesman told El Pais newspaper the victims were forced to maintain sexual relations with the managers of

the organisation in order to be able to work in the clubs, and fed drugs “to put up with the long days of exploitation which they were subjected to.” The investigation, which began a year ago focused on clubs on the Costa del Sol and in Granada, where foreign women were being forced into prostitution by an organisation comprising of mainly Spanish and South American nationals who managed the three clubs. The young women explained to the officers that they had accepted the work because of their ‘precarious economic situation,’ but that once in the clubs, the managers had ‘imposed abusive conditions on them,’ because they had to work every day in never-ending shifts, and had to ‘hand over all the money’ they earned. According to police investigations, the managers of the clubs constantly moved the women from one premises to another to vary the offers for clients, while preventing them from working in rival clubs.

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Hunt begins for dog poisoners HEARTLESS criminals responsible for the deaths of 10 dogs Photo Credit 15Gitte Wikimedia

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BENAHAVIS: Pet owners have become increasingly concerned about their gardens and pets. By Steve Walsh THE Junta de Andalucia regional government has tasked forest officers to tracking down the criminals responsible for the deaths of 10 dogs in Benahavis. The callous killers use a product called ‘Aldicarg’, which has been banned since 2003, by injecting it into sausages and placing them in areas used by people walking their pets. Over the last month, pet owners of Benahavis have become increasingly concerned about their gardens and their

pets. Since Christmas, 10 dogs have died by poisoning in several parks around the area. But it’s not only pets that are dying, the last animal found dead from poisoning was a wild genet. A large amount of animals that live naturally in these places are also under threat from the poison, but are not counted in the figures. This situation has been condemned by Animalist Benahavis Association (Anavis), who said: “December 24 was the worst day with six dogs killed. On January 6, and again on Sunday 10, more pets died.” On Wednesday January 13,

the Junta began the pursuit of those responsible for the poisonings. Forest officers used dogs to track clues that could lead them to who is causing these deaths, or at least, to find other places where the poison has been used. The president of the animal rights association, Virginia Ruiz said: “The problem is it’s a super potent poison. If the dog drools on your hand which gets to the mouth, a man would fall writhing in pain,” and added, anyone in the Cancelada, Marbella, and Benahavis areas needs to be aware.

20,000 Christmas calls were made to 112 MALAGA’S Emergency services were the second busiest in Andalucia during the holiday period, according to the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs. The Emergency Service 112 Andalucia handled a total of 20,058 incidents during the

holidays, from December 24 until January 6. The most common incidents were of medical assistance, with a total of 9,079 incidents, followed by public security related calls at 3,920, and traffic incidents, of which there were 1,413.

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Only a dope would use a phone when driving LOCAL Police Officers stopped a man in Fuengirola for using his mobile phone while driving. Then, after a quick cursory check of the car, they arrested him, not only for being a dope using a phone while driving, but for the 110 kilos of dope in the boot. His presumed involvement in the crime of drug trafficking was enough to see him taken into custody along with the 99 packages of hashish and 10 small bars of resin in polythene bags. The event - which brought the AP7 to a standstill - was prompted by Local Police, but handed over to National Police on discovery of the drugs. The drugs and car were impounded and the accused man remanded in custody to await trial.

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Cartel cracks under close investigation EIGHT homes in Malaga, Mijas and Fuengirola were searched Photo by Creative Images

HOT on the heels of a recent cocaine smuggling bust in Galicia, Spain’s National Police and the Guardia Civil have cracked a criminal ring in the province of Malaga. After several months of investigation into drugs being sold in the Molino de Viento area in Mijas, Operation Avenida/Herederos exposed a distribution network run by Spanish nationals, 15 of whom have since been arrested for drug trafficking and unlawful association. Eight homes in Malaga, Mijas and Fuengirola were searched as part of the sting, resulting in the seizure of 127.56 grams of heroin and 77.04 grams of cocaine. The National Police have confirmed that one of the Fuengirola residences was being used as a supplies warehouse. The group’s key players are

said to be from the same familie s . The ir ringle a de r is thought to be a 57-yearold-woman from Fuengirola, who concocted a communications system based on ‘dropped calls’ to dis tribute the drugs a nd minimise losses in the e ve nt of a n arrest.

DRUGS SOLD.

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20 years for Ronda sex pest teacher A MALAGA Court has sentenced a primary school teacher to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing six underage students during the 2011-2012 school year in the Colegio Virgen de la Cabeza de Ronda. The court heard this week that the assaults took place during classes, and that “he took advantage by fondling them.” The teacher identified as JLTL, a 45-year-old, had been punished previously by the Board of Education for two serious counts of misconduct concerning similar events. For these crimes he received two six month suspensions from both the Ronda and Montecorto schools during 2004-2005 and 2005-2006, respectively. The accused has also been banned from teaching for 52 years and must pay €30,000 for moral damages and join a sexual re-education programme.

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Torremolinos’ zero interest loans for councillors MORE details of the special arrangements for Torremolinos councillors keep on emerging and it appears that both main parties supported the concept as their councillors were the major beneficiaries. Not only did unidentified councillors receive interest free loans of up to €3,000, they also received special payments of €190 when they got married, €300 towards annual school fees, €270 for new glasses and €610 for dental treatment despite the fact they earned between €46,500 and €62,000 per annum. It is alleged that members of all three main parties benefited from these extra payments, although none have stepped forward and confirmed their individual benefits. The payments came to an end in the latter part of 2015 when representatives of the Costa del Sol Sí Puede asked for an explanation for the reasons for allowing this from the municipal comptroller, who came to the conclusion that as councillors are not civil servants, they were not entitled to these perks. Costa del Sol Sí Puede spokesperson, Jose Piña, noted that “councillors who have been earning an average of €4,000 monthly have charged personal expenses to the municipal purse” and demanded this money be repaid in full.

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MARBELLA Town Hall has designed a roadmap for a sustainable future city that requires €15m of European Union funds. The grant, from the ERDF Strategy for Sustainable and Integrated Urban Development (EDUSI) will assure that the EU will promote and pay for Marbella’s plans between late 2016 and 2022, to include projects for technology, energy efficiency and cultural heritage.

150 Youth cards issued

CATERING SCHOOLS: No money is available for purchase of equipment or food. By John Smith BOTH the La Consula and La Fonda catering schools of Malaga are remaining closed until a decision has been made concerning their integration into the Andalucian Employment Service. The decision was made on January 13 follow-

ing a meeting of liquidators of the two schools the previous day in Sevilla. The problem is at this stage, there is simply no money available for the purchase of equipment, food or to pay staff and the decision has now been communicated to the teachers and union representatives as well as students.

THE youth discount card is now becoming very popular according to councillor Manuel Garcia. The card, which is issued by the Andalucian Youth Institute (IAJ) in collaboration with the youth information centres of Marbella and San Pedro, allows residents between 14 and 30 years of age to use a multitude of services such as travel, entertainment or culture.

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Construction picking up in Estepona real-estate WORK has recommenced on a group of 62 unfinished apartments in Ocean Hills residential complex By Steve Walsh ESTEPONA’S real-estate sector is starting to warm up again with investment from companies in available land and half-finished projects on the rise. Although some have been obtained for future projects, others have already started to build. Drago Capital, for example, has recommenced work on a group of 62 unfinished apartments in the Ocean Hills residential complex which will be used as holiday apartments. The investment fund, which usually purchases commercial properties, bought the property at the end of 2014 for €8 million and has now announced it hopes to have this, it’s most ambitious project yet, finished by the end of 2016. The complex is built on a 7,000 square metre plot and chances are an adjoining 7,000 square metre plot will also become available shortly for addi-

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Record mountain rescues THE Guardia Civil’s Mountain Rescue Group (GRIEM) in Malaga has been pushed to the limits working non-stop in a record breaking year for rescues. One of the main reasons why this has been such a demanding year is because of the good weather. The total number of recorded rescues increased more than 35 per cent in 2015 (61 incidents).

Cyclist hit by car ALCAZABA HILL LAGOONS: Reactivation of a project which stopped in 2009. tional building. Moreover, the London investment fund CTH Capital, bought the first entire residential area to be auctioned in order to be finished for more than €7 million. The complex, Golf Hills Village, has around 152 houses and 158 garages.

Casares will also be seeing the reactivation of a project stopped in 2009. Multinational Crystal Lagoons have gone into partnership with Chilean developers to finish the construction of Alcazaba Hill Lagoons. In this case, the company will be

creating the first crystal clear lagoon in Europe. This 1.5 hectare aquatic space is destined to become a sea sports haven, and will be part of a huge residential area of 450 apartments, with an investment of roughly €121 million.

A SERIOUS accident between a car and a cyclist occurred on January 13, on Avenida Doctor Maranon in Malaga. According to an eye witness and Local Police, the car skipped a give way sign and hit a cyclist dragging the victim several metres. The wounded man was later transferred to the Carlos Haya Hospital.

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Libraries to reopen THE Marbella Council has confirmed that from this weekend, January 16 and 17, the library of San Pedro Alcantara and that of Jose Manuel Valles of Marbella will open on Saturdays and Sundays on a regular basis from 9am to 9pm. The Head of Culture, Gema Midon, said that the service had been interrupted last weekend, January 9 and 10, “because on December 31 the contract finished with the private business which was in charge of its management.” She went on to explain that the council was searching for a solution, “to guarantee that this benefit will continue being given to satisfy the demand of the users, especially during exam periods.” Until a final decision is reached which takes into account the needs of the users and the most economic expenditure of funds, the staff from the council will be in charge of the management of the libraries.

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The Torremuelle watchtower must now be restored RESTAURANT owner must return it to the original condition By Matthew Elliott A RESTAURANT owner has been ordered to return the surroundings of the Torremuelle watchtower in Benalmadena to their original condition. The ruling comes after the man built a playground, a wall, and painted several stones white around the historic construct in order ‘to give off an Ibizan air’. After years of neighbourhood struggle the Area Planning Department of the town has decreed that the previous physical condition of the site has to be restored within one month. If the owner does not comply, he faces hefty fines and the prospect of the administration carrying out the works at his expense. The works were originally stopped in 2012 with the administrative case taking years to conclude. The town has now declared both the tower and

its immediate surroundings as of ‘cultural interest’, following the sentiment of more than 1,000 signatures gathered on a petition to protect the site. Residents had long criticised the violation of ‘cultural values and aesthetics’, and the town ruled that, despite having authorisation from the Ministry of Culture, the restaurant owner did not have the necessary municipal planning permission.

WATCHTOWER: Is now ‘cultural interest’.

Telecoms complaints rise 381 per cent THE consumer association FACUA have just released figures that show more than 14,200 consumers in Spain had problems with their telephone company throughout 2015, nearly a third of those coming from Andalucia. This figure represents only those users

who managed to get through. According to the annual report presented by FACUA, the number of complaints against telecom companies grew 381 per cent last year compared to 2014, when almost 3,000 complaints were recorded.

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Nick Knowles and his wife announce split THE couple have been married since 2012 By John Smith SOTOGRANDE resident and TV presenter Nick Knowles and his wife of three years Jessica Moor have announced they are to split after moving to Spain in 2015.

Fifty-two-year-old Knowles, best known as the presenter of DIY SOS and National Lottery Who Dares Wins, married Jessica, also a TV presenter, in 2012, and they have a son Edwin who was born in August 2014.

The presenter has three children from his first marriage and has suffered from some poor health including being diagnosed with tuberculosis in 2007, but, after rupturing an artery in his sinus in late 2014, diagnosed

NICK KNOWLES: With his wife Jessica, Mac Chakaveh and his fiancée Laura pictured on October 11, 2015 at the Marbella Film Festival. as due to stress, the family relocated to Spain in early 2015 in orde r to e njoy a more peaceful and healthy lifestyle. W hils t the re a re no de tails of the reasons for their separation, the couple iss ue d a joint s ta te me nt to

The Mirror Newspaper on January 11 simply stating: “It is with sadness that we announce we are separating. Our focus continues to be the happiness of our son Eddie.” At t hi s st age, i t i s not known whether either or

both will remain in Spain or return to the UK. Interestingly, despite the fact that the announcement was made some days ago, on January 13 his website www.nickknowles.com still r ef er r ed t o hi m l i vi ng i n Spain with Jessica.

Big plans ahead for Benalmadena COUNCIL has requested €15 million from Europe for town development strategy BENALMADENA Town Council, during an extraordinary plenary session, approved unanimously on January 12, its strategy of sustainable urban development, and has asked for €15 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for the project. Among the projects planned and to be financed by the European subsidies are the implementation of an electronic processing platform for administration, an enhanced public lighting plan, the excavation of the Roman remains of Benal Roma, and the creation of a green corridor that would cross the town. Another major objective they have in their sights is to renovate the coastal village as a tourist attraction and commercial lure. Mayor Victor Navas said: “We want Benalmadena Costa once again to be the

BENALMADENA: Mayor Victor Navas. heart of a tourist town and an engine of job creation and wealth.” In a further statement, he went on to include other smaller projects that will be addressed including the implementation of a business incubator in Solymar, with training and guidance for the creation of small and medium enterprises, the conversion of Doña Gloria social centre into a day centre for

elderly and dependent people, employment plans for families at risk of social exclusion, sports circuits and support for online marketers. Navas said that rather than have a “closed road” strategy toward development: “We want a living document, in constant transformation that is upgradeable to meet all the needs arising in the coming years, and an open framework of actions.”

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Shorter Marbella carnival announced by councillor Photo Credit Ayun tamiento de Ma rbella

FESTIVITIES will take place from February 6 to 14 By John Smith ON January 13, Festivities Councillor Manuel Garcia and the President of the Carnival Cultural Association of Marbella Francisco Roman, displayed the poster and announced the programme for Marbella Carnival 2016, which will take place from February 6 to 14. The festivities will be considerably shorter than last year but still promise to be full of fun and entertainment. This festival is a time when everyone dresses up in costume and participates in a number of activities around the centre of Marbella, San Pedro de Alcantara, Nueva Andalucia and Las Chapas, and it is now time for superstores, costume shops and

COUNCILLOR GARCIA: Announced the Carnival dates.

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COSTUMES: Local girls in traditional flamenco dresses. flamenco stores to start displaying suitable costumes.

The official start of Carnival will be on February 6 at 9pm in

the Teatro Ciudad de Marbella with the reading of the pregon (an introductory speech) by Angel Rielo. Additionally, they will award the Espada de Oro (The Golden Sword) and they will announce who will play the Venus, Ninfas and Dios Momo for this year On February 7 there will be a children’s parade, where a jury will consider three categories of costumes, individual, family and groups. It will start at the

Plaza Santo Cristo and will finish with a grand children’s party in the Paseo de la Alameda. This year, as something new, the children’s Venus and Momo will be chosen by lottery. Teatro Ciudad de Marbella will host the semi-final of the musical contest groups from February 8 to 11 and February 12 will see the final, whilst the children’s comedy contest will also be held at the theatre on February 10, and the prize will be a children’s party for the winning school. The programme also includes a Humour Parade and

Carnival Parade, to be held on February 13. The same day sees a special show at the Palacio de Congresos with the appearance of comedians ‘El Cherif’ and Antonio Martin, two of the most famous participants from the Carnival of Cadiz. The entrance fee will be €5 which will be donated to the association ‘Drawing Smiles’. Councillor Garcia made a point of congratulating Cesar Nuñez Alvarez for his Metamorphosis design being chosen as the official poster of the Carnival.

Last-minute Xmas trade SHOP owners and traders of Marbella’s Old Town Association said it was the last minute shoppers that saved the Christmas shopping figures in the area this year, and added: “The role of local clients was fundamental to balance business levels in December.” This was one of the main findings of a survey conducted by the Association of Merchants and Professionals of Marbella Old Town (ACOPROCAMAR). The group, which has 150 members, concluded that sales levels remained unchanged until the last weeks of the year.

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Man to stand trial over sister’s death VICTIM visited him almost every day to run errands By Steve Walsh A 23-YEAR-OLD man has been remanded in custody this we e k o n m u rd e r charges after being accused of cutting his sister’s throat after a n a rg u m e n t a t h is house in Fuengirola. The prosecutor has requested 15 years in prison citing ‘homicide with extenuating circumstances.’ As reported by E u ro Weekly News in November, the death occurred on November 3, 2015 at the rented home of the man, named as Christian J, from Ecuador. He lived alone in Los Boliches as he had a restraining order forbidding him to approach his mother.

His 25-year-old sister Erika however was still in contact with him. In fact, she v is ite d h im a lmo s t e v ery day in order to check that he was ok and to run errands. The court was told that, on the day the crime occurred, Erika visited her brother between 7 and 8am as usual when ‘for unknown reasons’ according to the prosecutor, an argument broke out between the two siblings. A lle g ed ly, C h ris tia n J then picked up a knife as a scuffle occurred. The victim was able to make her brother put the knife down, but ‘trying to end her life,’ he held her tightly by the neck leaving her almost unconscious before taking another

knife and cutting her throat. The alarm was raised by the victim’s boyfriend when he became concerned that Erika had not returned. Minutes later, the Nationa l Polic e found Erika ’s body in the fla t. H e r throat had allegedly been cut by her brother, who, according to sources close to the case, acknowledged the crime to the officers who arrested him. Along with the 15-year ja il s e nte nc e the public prosecutor has requested €75,000 in compensation for the deceased’s father. The trial by jury has been arranged for March 7, 2016, in the M a la ga Provinc ia l Court.

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2,000-year-old historic heritage site vandalised A FULL police investigation is under way at the site of the ancient Roman Villa de Rio Verde in Marbella to determine whether vandals or thieves were responsible for the damage to a priceless first century listed artefact. The large floor mosaic depicting the gorgon Medusa that has been dated as around 2,000 years old, and was declared of Cultural Interest (BIC) in 2007, has been reportedly seriously damaged, defaced and had tiles stolen. One of Marbella’s main attrac-

tions, the mosaic depicting the head of Medusa, an almost unique gorgon, was discovered to have been vandalised on Sunday January 10, when council officials noticed that the site had been broken into. On Monday morning, representatives of the local and regional government met with security forces to assess the damage and launch an investigation. Police are hoping that security cameras which are placed on two adjoining detached houses located a few metres from the grounds can shed some light on the case.

MOSAIC: Has been damaged and some tiles stolen.

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Playground is swinging again RUBBER flooring was in poor condition so was replaced

NEW SWINGS: Were installed as an added bonus. By Steve Walsh MIJAS coordinator of Parks and Gardens, D aniel Go m e z , wa s v e ry p le a s e d to a n nounce the reopening of a children’s play area and park in the Los Santos area of Las Lagunas, Mijas Costa, on January 13. “As of today residents of the neighbourhood and the area around Plaza de La Cala have a completely renovated playground.

The rubber flooring was in very poor condition due to the passage of time and we had to provisionally replace it with artificial turf, but is now as good as new,” Gomez reported. T h e pla yground now ha s a multicoloured, high quality rubber surface which meets safety standards for such premises and new swings were installed as an added bonus, the councillor explained.

Marbella will have a United stand at International against Tourism Fair, Madrid pirates THE town council of Marbella will have its own stand at the International Tourism Fair (Feria Internacional de Turismo FITUR) in Madrid, which runs from Wednesday (January 20) to Sunday. The stand will feature a new promotional model for the city and will be sponsored by local businesses. The new town council wanted to start off the year by marking the difference between itself and the tourism policy of its predecessor. As part of this campaign, the council has come up with a new logo and slogan, which will be presented at a dinner in Madrid the night before FITUR kicks off.

This presentation will take place in the Museo del Traje, and is expected to include more than 150 guests including ambassadors, members of the consular body of the Costa del Sol, and personalities from the world of art and entertainment. The Marbella stand has been constructed in Marbella itself and will be moved to Madrid prior to the start of the fair. The presence of the city in FITUR will have a cost of €18,000, a quantity which will be fully covered by the sponsorship of many local businesses, including hotels, restaurants and golf courses.

BENALMADENA Council has pledged to help fight so-called pirate cabbies in the area at a meeting with representatives from Plataforma Elite, a group of cabbies from all over Spain. Local Transport councillor Javier Marin attended the meeting, at which Plataforma Elite spokespeople outlined cabbies’ worries and proposed both ways to fight professional intrusion into the taxi sector and ways to improve the services provided in Benalmadena. Local Police officers will be taking part in specific training days to update their knowledge on illegal taxi services and will be playing a more active role.

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Worker is a shining example for us all FAHR syndrome sufferer keeps an eye on Las Lagunas By Steve Walsh

Clearing a path for St Anthony celebrations MUNICIPAL workers in Mijas have been busy preparing the vicinity of the San Anton shrine for the feast in celebration of the patron saint of animals, on Sunday January 17. Following an inspection visit to see how clearing and cleaning work near the shrine was progressing, councillors Juan Carlos Gonzalez and Cristobal Gonzalez reported: “The council is pleased to help locals celebrate and wants to contribute to the day hence, as usual, the collaboration with residents and the Brotherhood of Stewards of San Anton.” At noon, after the celebration of the Mass in honour of the saint, the spiritual director of the Brotherhood

will come to the door of the chapel to bless the animals brought by their owners. Then, as is the tradition, there will be dancing and traditional songs where marriageable women will throw three stones at the replica of San Anton. Traditional folklore says that those who manage to strike the replica with one of their stones will find a man, and local elderly ladies claim the best bet is to aim for its nether regions. Cristobal Gonzalez then publicly invited all residents of the town, (especially the farmers of Mijas) to go and join the unique celebration which will include good food, drink and a great day’s fun.

make spelling mistakes. Antonio proudly points out: “Without my parents and siblings, I wouldn’t have got ahead. I won’t let the disease be an obstacle to a normal life." “Working, I make sure that the streets are clean, free of dog poops, and that everyone is recycling. Also that businesses take the trash out within the rubbish pick up time,” he explained. Another proud facet, although he has been forced to leave it, due to his physical deterioration: “I’ve painted over 200 pictures between 1995 and 2010 and sold them. Many of them are in Scotland, Wales, Denmark, France or Germany.” Antonio Alarcon is a shining example of overcoming disability for all of us.

Recycling campaign ‘Reciclax2’ AS part of a campaign to educate children and the young about the need to recycle, the campaign ‘ReciclaX2’ promoted by Ecoembes, will be visiting a number of towns in the Costa del Sol including Estepona and Fuengirola. It is anticipated there will be a special stand which will distribute leaflets explaining the benefits to the environment when waste is properly separated, and as an added incentive there will be a recycling roulette the children could win prizes like pencil holders, bracelets or magnets.

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PROGRESS: Municipal workers are clearing the vicinity.

ANTONIO ALARCON is a happy go lucky 44-year-old council worker in the Fuengirola-Mijas area. After finishing school in Mijas he studied computing for two years. Nothing out of the ordinary there I hear you say! Well precisely. Apart from the fact that Antonio Alarcon Rueda suffers from the incurable Fahr syndrome and is unable to speak or walk. He suffered cerebral palsy 20 months after he was born, and again a little time later. Fahr syndrome sufferers see gradual deterioration of the motor functions, dementia, mental retardation, dysarthria (a disease of the speech), spastic cerebral palsy, (where muscles permanently tighten), eye problems

and athetosis (involuntary, slow, sinuous movements of the limbs). Far from getting discouraged, life smiles at Antonio every day thanks to his desire to live, willpower, his work, hobbies and the support of his family. In February 2013, Mijas Town Hall hired him to keep an eye on the Las Lagunas area, where he patrols to ensure the streets are kept clean and locals recycle. With the aid of his electric wheelchair, a WhatsApp enabled mobile and a board of words, he travels through the streets every afternoon taking pictures of problems and informing the relevant departments via WhatsApp. Despite the difficulty of the movements to write, he puts more and more effort in every day and unlike many youngsters these days, he does not

CREATIVE RECYCLING: A display of plastic bottle tops.

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Estepona resident feeds homeless on Christmas Day Photo Credit James Williams

PRESENTS were also given to the children

CHRISTMAS DAY: Lunch in the garden in Estepona. By John Smith IN THE true spirit of Christmas, Gemma Hammond of Gastrogems Event Catering provided a fresh, delicious hot cooked meal in the garden of her house in Estepona on Christmas Day for homeless and other families in need in the area. She was helped greatly by many kind people and local businesses and managed to raise €400 together with a donation of delicious curry from Mini India (Diana Park, Estepona) as well as s oup, c a k e s a n d c o o k ies from local residents. Other local businesses that donated their expertise, time an d p r o d u c t s t o th e Feed the Homeless cause include Creative Marbella (printing); Eladio fruit and vegetable supplier Nueva Campana, The Boardwalk restaurant, Marbella; RK Judo Club (Estepona); La Vida Hair Salon, Aloha; Imperial B e a u t y, Ma r b e lla; Leo Indian Food Supplier, Nueva Campana and others. One local resident went out and bought a plethora of

goodies and presents for the children, for which they were very grateful and many children went home with presents of colouring books and small toys which p erh ap s th e y w o u ld n ot have had otherwise.

€400 was the amount raised by local businesses and the many kind people in the area

Gemma and her ‘crew’ invited more than 80 people from Estepona and the surrounding areas to join them for the meal, and were very pleased that they brought the people of Estepona together to celebrate the promotion of a more inclusive society. There were a number of people who were unable to make the event due to ill health, so Gemma and her helpers packed up meals and delivered them personally. In the end, they were delig h te d to fe e d s o me 40 homeless people and fami-

lie s in ne e d on the da y. Equa lly importa ntly, the garden was filled with laughter and a live music performance by the excellent Danny Vaughn, a local resident and talented musician. Any food left over was turned into individual meals which were distributed with the help of the soup kitchen. These volunteers plan to c ontinue to s upport the home le s s a nd fa milie s in ne e d a nd a re w orking towards their next event w hic h w ill be he ld in the Ea s te r pe riod, w he n the y hope to be able to reach and he lp a gre a te r numbe r of people. Afterwards, Gemma told Euro Weekly News: “I was amazed at the amount of donations and volunteers that we received and would like to thank each person for the e ffort the y put in a nd for showing their kindness, w ithout w hic h the e ve nt may not have happened and w e w ould not ha ve be e n a ble to s pre a d s o muc h Christmas cheer within the community.”

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New transport The Hotel School Estepona THE Asociacion de Familiares de Enfermos de Alzheimer y otras dementias de Benalmadena (AFAB), an association in Benalmadena that caters to

sufferers of Alzheimer ’s and their relatives, has received a new van. The vehicle was donated by the Social Services branch of La Caixa.

restaurant reopens its doors STUDENTS complete their training in the kitchen and salon disciplines By Steve Walsh MAYOR of Estepona Jose Maria Garcia Urbano, pledged the council’s commitment to the Hotel School at a ceremony on January 12, as they prepared to reopen their doors today, Thursday January 14. The restaurant of the Hotel School at the Exhibition and Congress Centre of the town will serve to complete the training of Hostelry students in the kitchen and salon disciplines needed for their course exams. Estepona Town Hall has given back part of the facilities of the Exhibition centre for the School of Hospitality, which enables Chef Antonio Rojo, to open and run the restaurant where students carry out their practices.

FOOD COURSES: Which last several months or one day workshops. “The City Council is committed to supporting and promoting the hospitality sector by facilitating the training of professionals,” Urbano said, “which is the main engine of local eco-

nomic activity.” The Hotel School offers comprehensive courses lasting several months and small workshops of one or more days for foodies, as well as programmes for

children who can enjoy cooking workshops designed specifically for them. They also provide organised monographic and master classes by renowned professionals within the sector.

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Workshop held in Marbella MEETING was to discuss security and tourism in the area By John Smith THE Marbella department of tourism hosted a workshop on security and tourism which included representatives of the Local and National Police, as well as senior officials from a

number of hotels in the Marbella region on January 12. The point of the meeting was to allow all participants to share their knowledge and ideas, in order to ensure that the important tourism sector and visitors to Marbella were both protected

and would be secure in these difficult times. According to Miguel Luna, head of tourism, the outcome of the workshop was highly satisfactory to all who attended and he was very much in favour of regular meetings of this type.

New Year’s Day attacker in prison

Cleaning up Fuengirola

ON page 39 of issue 1592, we reported that a woman in San Pedro Alcantara had been knifed in the neck on New Year’s Day and that her partner had been arrested. We now know the assailant, a 37-year-old Paraguayan resident of San Pedro, had used an ice pick to attack her and the wound was close to her jugular vein. Although she did not suffer any major injury, the court is treating the assault as attempted murder, and has immediately sent the man to prison and the Court of violence against women has taken over the prosecution.

FUENGIROLA Councillor Pedro Vega announced on January 7 that the waste collection and street cleaning services for the borough have been put out to tender. Companies are invited to send their applications before January 26 for the €7.7 million contract, which covers the large task of keeping the municipality’s streets, squares, parks and beaches clean.

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Fuengirola Council launches new campaign aimed at dog owners THE aim is to end the problem of dog mess on public streets FUENGIROLA is about to up its fight against mess, local Mayor Ana Mula has announced, and the council has launched a new campaign aimed at dog owners.

15,787 is the number of pets currently registered in the town

In an aim to end the problem of dog mess on public streets, letters are being sent out to all registered pet owners in town, of which there are almost 16,000, stressing that although most meet municipal bylaws on removing mess from the streets, there is a minority who fail to meet th e ru les a n d c a u s e d i ffic ultie s keeping the town clean. “Dog mess on the streets is a matter which is brought up at every

DOG OWNERS: The main targets of the latest cleanliness campaign. residents’ meeting I attend,” Mula said. “The problem has got out of hand in some areas, meaning we need people to collaborate with us to

solve it and keep the town clean,” the mayor explained. A rtic le 18 of t he Muni ci pal Cleaning Bylaw states that ‘excrements must be removed from the

publ i c st r eet i m m edi at el y and placed in rubbish containers within perfectly closed bags.’ Failure to meet these regulations can lead to fines of €75 or more. The letters will also urge pet owners to update their details on the animal register. The list was started in 1996 and contains information on pets and their owners. To date there are 15,787 pets registered including 13,325 dogs, 2,178 cats, 75 ferrets and 209 other types of animals. “The workers in charge of delivering the letters will also ask the owners some questions for the register, or owners can register or update their info by emailing censoanimal@fuengirola.org,” the mayor explained. Meanwhile on the streets the Local Police force has also geared up i t s f i ght agai nst f aeces and f our owners were recently fined for not picking up after their pooches, Mula reported.

El Niño strikes Torremolinos Photo by Tila Monto

THE fountains in the parks of Estepona are undergoing a bit of repair work. Parks and Gardens Councillor Sergio Rodriguez explained that the first stage of this plan ended recently, and consisted of working on the filtering and pumping system of the two existing fountains in the Huerta Nueva Park. Now the town council plans to turn their attention to the fountain in the Parque de Los Abuelos. The plan is to attend to the different parks of the town until all of the park fountains are fully operational.

WINNERS: Lucky residents in Torremolinos and Malaga City won lottery prizes on January 6. UNLIKE the catastrophic climate system, the El Niño lottery, which struck Torremolinos and Malaga City on January 6, will have been warmly welcomed as a lucky resident (or more) won €200,000 in each place. A vending machine in the Paseo del Colorado sold a 10th, known as a decimo, of the first prize, which was number

22654. Pedro Tome and Sabrina Borghi, who run the machine, only opened their store in 2012, and sold their first decimo worth €30,000 a year later. Meanwhile specialist lottery retailer ‘El Gato Negro’ (the Black Cat) in Malaga gave out its first award since moving to new premises in Granada Street, to the great delight of owner Miguel Angel Jimenez.

He said that while they had sold many successful tickets in the past, the decimo sold here was the first in two years at their new property, and that the ticket sold had certainly been purchased over the counter. El Niño is the follow up lottery to December’s Christmas El Gordo, sold as a chance to still win big after missing out on the El Gordo Sweepstake.

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Plan Arbol work continues to grow CITIZENS can also sponsor a tree in the city By Sam Croft THIRTY-THREE new adult palm trees have been planted in the Cancelada zone of Estepona. The new trees are Washington Palms, robust trees which grow to be between four and 10 metres tall. The trees have been planted in a public plot that runs paral-

lel to the A7 motorway, close to a shopping centre. The work is part of Plan Arbol (Tree Plan) an initiative launched by the town council to bring a splash of green to the community. Under the plan, more than 6,000 trees have already been planted. A few weeks ago, the town council created a meadow of 13,000 square metres in the

Cancelada area, in which they planted a palm grove with more than 60 specimens. The council has also increased the town’s garden facilities with the hopes of eventually reaching 100,000 specimens every year. Citizens can also sponsor a tree in the city which will in turn carry a plaque featuring the person’s name.

Council supports Aspandem A SPECIAL gardening workshop for young people with mental difficulties sponsored by Marbella Council and run in conjunction with Aspandem charity will commence on January 15 with a maximum number of 30 places. According to the council member in charge of parks and gardens, Francisco Garcia, the council will supply training for those who attend in the expectation that they will be able to

find future employment within both public and private companies. With an initial budget of €50,000 and the input of local council gardeners, the initiative will run for three months with the first site being in Plaza Antonio Banderas Puerto Banus. A further €60,000 is expected to be made available to purchase plants for the nursery of Aspandem Gardening Occupational Centre.

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Employees guaranteed their safety THE Mijas Town Council has decided to create an Occupational Risk Prevention Department that will give coverage to all of the municipal departments and the 816 workers that make up the staff of the council. Human Resources Councillor Jose Carlos Martin announced that a technical expert will be assigned to this department. This person will be tasked with spearheading the setup and management of the prevention of labour risks in the municipal operations. Martin said: “We know that there are some activities with greater risk than others, but we must guarantee the safety of the employees of the Mijas Town Council in their daily work.”

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Aloha College’s delivery to Caritas CHILDREN helped to organise their contributions Photo Credit Aloha College

NEW LOOK: For central street in Estepona. WORK on Estepona's central Calle Pozo de los Palos has concluded, the council has announced. Carried out by Joal Cabezas Promociones SL, which presented a quote 33 per cent lower than the initial maximum budget allowing the town to save more than

€77,000, the work included renewing drainage, pavements and surfaces and plant pots and planting 15 sweet orange trees. The job was part of the town's Estepona, Garden of the Costa del Sol Project under which 74 streets have been renovated so far.

ALOHA COLLEGE: The four pupils outside the Caritas centre. FOUR pupils from the primary section of Aloha College, Lola, Milena, Julia and Daniella were taken to the Cala de Mijas Caritas centre to deliver the generous donations of food and clothing given by the parents and pupils of the college. The children were greeted by the president and director of the association who

were both impressed by the children’s understanding of social problems and their empathy with the less fortunate in the area. After a tour of the installations, they helped to unpack and organise their contributions and were seen to display some of the important values that the school aspires to instil in all of its pupils.

Bureaucratic battle over debt at local council AT a council meeting on January 8, the mayor of Benalmadena accused the previous local council team of “careless management” over its handling of a loan for €8.9 million, applied for and granted by central government in 2007. But because the documentation submitted by the council was ‘disjointed, contradictory and inadequate’ according to FOMIT, €5.7 million plus €1.6 million interest had to be repaid. The grant from the Financial Fund for the Modernization of Tourism Infrastructure (FOMIT) was, amongst

other projects, intended for works to Fuengirola old road, Benalmadena Pueblo ring road and the repairing of the N-340 in the Prado area. However, the Council was seeking permission to restructure the activities and implementation periods, until in 2012 a programme was presented which was unacceptable to the Secretary of State and the Andalucia government who warned of the expiration terms of the loan. Once the new local council team took over at the last election, the news came to light of the bureaucratic battle that had taken place in

May between the secretary of state Isabel Borrego, and the then mayor of Benalmadena Paloma Garcia Galvez, culminating in the town having to repay €5.7 million, plus €1.6 million in interest. On discovering this apparently unresolved matter in an office draw, the new mayor, Victor Navas, took the matter up with Madrid, and after submitting the relative paperwork managed to get the debt reduced to just over one million Euros. The council have now paid the debt, but have also lodged an appeal against it.

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Torremolinos sets up a free parking zone in the centre PARKING problem has been aggravated in recent months due to the creation of a pedestrian area By Sam Croft TORREMOLINOS Council has added a free and permanent parking zone containing 40 parking spaces to the city centre. The lack of parking in Torremolinos has often

No aid from city A PEACEFUL protest took place on Wednesday January 13 in Marbella, as 24 families were forcibly evicted from their homes in the Corrala la Urba. Around 70 people, including 20 children, had been squatting in the area for six years in some cases. Security forces were present as the first families began to leave in the early hours, while a group of protestors made their anger known at the Marbella Town Council. Representatives of the residents have claimed that only six families had received any aid from the city, though this allegation was denied by the Councillor Victoria Morales, who met with the other families to work on a solution.

Coral Beach crash THE Marbella fire department attended a three car accident on the N-340 in the area of Coral Beach on the afternoon of January 8. Four people were injured, some of whom were trapped in their vehicle and had to be taken to hospital.

been a problem over the years, and the situation has been aggravated further in recent months due to the creation of a pedestrian area in the city centre that caused the elimination of 125 spaces. Many citizens have expressed frustration about the lack of parking, the dense traffic, and the

weakness of the social transportation network, but supporters of the initiative have argued that it will be â€˜the cornerstone on which we can construct and recover the spirit of Torremolinosâ€™ after several years marked by the crisis, the decay of the city centre, and the pulling out of impor-

tant chains like Zara and McDonalds. However, some predict that without sufficient parking, the pedestrianisation will be a failure. Town council members hope that the 40 new parking spaces in the area will go some way towards alleviating this tension.

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A busy new year for the Samaritans in ALL of Spain THE Samaritans organisation offers emotional support to those in distress with a 24-hour service every day of the year. During 2015 the Samaritans in Sp a i n d e a l t w ith over 800 callers to the service, an increase of 23 per cent over the previous year and part of this was accounted for by an increase in the n u m b e r o f e m a ils they re c e i v e d . C a l l s an d emails are received from English speakers of all nationalities from the whole of mainland Spain and the islands. Calls to the 900 525 100 helpline are FREE. They have also continued to operate a drop in centre at both Punta Prima (Torre-

vieja) and the British Embassy in Madrid. Additionally they operate a prison visiting service once a month in Alicante. For more info visit www.samaritans inspain.com. CEO Lynda Brettle comme n ts th a t it is : “ a g r e a t credit to all the dedicated and loyal volunteers who are both listeners and charity shop workers, that we have been able to cope with the increased call rate during the year. We now have a fundraising group ‘Friends of Samaritans’ who organise events for us and are also most grateful to the many supporters who help us such as Sunshine Radio, Iceland Overseas and many others

who are listed on our website - and we will always welcome more!” Peter Higginson, Managing Director of the Global Car Centre Group SL, one of the sponsors of Samaritans in Spain explains the reason he backs the Samaritans service: “...... I have found by employing many pe ople ove r the la s t 39 years that a pair of ears is a great gift if you use them prope rly, by lis te ning to people letting them get things off their chest, most people feel better for having spoken. Advice sometimes can be good, but plain old listening is better, be it on the end of a phone or in person.”

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Keeping up with tradition

Food centre improves its services

BIOPARC ZOO handed out free tickets By Eleanor Hawkins BIOPARC ZOO in Fuengirola continued its Christmas tradition this year of handing out free tickets to children who visited the Arabian tent set up from December 23 to January 4 on

Plaza de la Constitucion to leave letters to the Three Kings. More than 5,000 families visited the tent and children aged between three and 11 were given documents which they can use before January 31 to obtain free year tickets to the zoo.

ARABIAN TENT: Set up in Plaza de la Constitucion in Fuengirola.

Locals encouraged to collaborate with charity by adopting or fostering animals FIDELIO animal charity representatives and the head of Benalmadena Council’s Health department, Alicia Laddaga, have urged local residents to collaborate with the charity following a meeting on Friday (January 8). “For 26 years Fidelio members have been carrying out vital work anonymously in favour of abandoned animals, taking them in and looking after

them at their shelter and giving their free time to providing them with care and affection,” the councillor explained. Laddaga encouraged local residents to collaborate with the charity by adopting or fostering animals from the shelter, helping walk the dogs or donating food or blankets. David Suarez, a Fidelio volunteer,

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reported on the current situation in Spain. “Every year 250,000 animals are abandoned in our country, an extremely high figure compared to other European countries, and six out of 10 pets given as Christmas presents end up being abandoned,” he said. Suarez stressed that getting a pet should be a well-thought out decision and never done on the spur of the mo-

ment. “An animal isn’t a toy, it’s a living being with needs and feelings,” he said and encouraged those who have decided to get a pet to adopt one from the shelter rather than buying one from a pet shop or breeder. Suarez also encouraged locals to collaborate with the charity, which currently has 22 volunteers and more than 30 animals at its shelter by the bullring.

THE Casares Food Distribution Centre started off the year with some important upgrades to its services. The centre caters to the elderly and individuals with special needs and delivers meals to the homes of its clients. It currently attends to 48 people and has been in operation for more than eight years. The town council spent €8,167 on new additions to the establishment, including 50 new isothermal trays, a pressure cooker and an industrial mixer. The new trays are temperature-controlled and have built-in dinnerware, including a deep dish, a shallow dish, a bowl, and a tapas dish. The trays were requested by the workers of the soup kitchen and were bought at a local shop.

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Unforgettable for the children AUDIENCE participated in the singing and dancing as well as having their photo taken

PETER PAN: An event for children and people who still enjoy living their childhood.

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THE musical Peter Pan was shown at the local Centre for Scenic Arts in Nijar, Almeria. It was an event for children and people who still enjoy living their childhood, like Peter Pan. The audience enjoyed the adventures of Wendy, Peter, Captain Hook and the Lost Boys in Neverland for almost two hours, and many were able to participate in the singing and dancing as well as having their photo taken with the cast. The councillor for Culture, Yolanda Lozano, said that the aim of the town hall was to make Christmas unforgettable for children and thanked everyone who had helped to make it possible.

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Christmas fatalities Forest fire averted

Bullfighting show

Shooters detained

THE Christmas period saw 17 accidents recorded on the roads in the Murcia Region, compared to 29 last Christmas. Two people were killed in traffic accidents, the same as the year before.

A BULLFIGHTING show took place on Saturday January 9 in the Berenjeno Plaza de Toros in Motril. The event involved students from the Bullfighting School of Motril and featured a style of bullfighting that does not harm the bulls.

GUARDIA CIVIL arrested three men for their alleged involvement in a shooting on Christmas Eve between two families in Gador who are known to be enemies. No-one was injured but damages were caused to the facade of a house.

Cheap stay LOOKING for a cheap break this year? You don’t have to look far as Murcia has been named the second cheapest city in Spain for hotel stays. According to a study by Trivago, the average stay in the city is €57.

LAST Sunday January 9, fire services were called to put out a fire which had started beside the Valldemossa to Deía road, where 2,000m2 of forest was affected. Local Police and the Guardia Civil were also on the scene.

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Car accident

Poor facilities

A SECURITY guard at Palma’s train station was threatened by a youth, 22 years, after intervening in a fight between two gangs. The youth later returned with a broken bottle, but was stopped by police.

A DRAMATIC traffic accident occurred in the centre of Almuñecar, but fortunately no one was hurt. Two cars crashed into each other, with one ending up on its side. Neither of the drivers tested positive for alcohol.

AN Andalucian dance recital will be held at the Maestro Padilla Auditorium and El Toyo Sports Pavillion because it is impossible to hold it at the Almeria Dance Conservatory due to the deficiencies of the building.

Kiosk contracts

More self-employed

THE contracts to run three kiosks in Torrox have been put out for public tender. The period will be for 15 years and interested parties should apply by February 4. More information from the town hall.

ALMERIA is one of the provinces of Andalucia where the number of self-employed workers has risen the most, with a 2.2 per cent rise in 2015 compared to 2014.

Frigiliana tourism

Population up

THE Axarquia municipality of Frigiliana saw a 13 per cent increase in visitors in 2015. December was particularly successful, with a 34 per cent rise in visitors compared to the same month in 2014.

THE population of El Ejido rose by 3.4 per cent in 2015 to 88,891, according to the council. The town’s population has risen for the third year running. There are 47,694 men and 41,197 women.

Electrical work

New gym

SOME electrical work is being carried out on the first floor of the municipal market in Torre del Mar. The total cost of the work is €18,000.

A NEW municipal gym has opened in Fines at the local Sports Pavilion to help all those who have made getting into shape their New Year’s resolution.

Stolen fruit

Fire damage

THREE people have been arrested in connection with theft of fruit from a farm in Fortuna. Police recovered 1,500kg of mandarins and arrested a man from Orihuela and two from Murcia.

FOUR vans were destroyed at the weekend in a fire on the Inca industrial estate. Fire services were called and managed to remove other vehicles before more damage was caused.

Cycle lanes

New power points

A NEW cycle lane has been opened in Lorca by the mayor, running along the N-340a from Apolonia to Venta Cristobal. Lorca is aiming to have 200km of cycle routes by the end of 2016.

PALMA Town Council has installed five new charging points in Palma and continue with their election promises of sustainable mobility as a result. Electric vehicles can charge in the centre of town.

Cinema culture

Driver flees scene

THE Odeon film library in Elche has launched their new cultural programme, in collaboration with the Valencian Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual. Tickets €3, €1.50 on a Wednesday.

THE Guardia Civil arrested a young driver last weekend for causing an accident whilst drunk when his car overturned on the road to Palma near Aqualand. The driver fled, but was later arrested.

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New contract LOCAL firm Medel Orozco Tours SL has been awarded the contract for transport services for sports activities in the town of Altea. The contract, for €47,000 including taxes, will bring a saving to the council of over €25,000.

JEC-Spain THE Spanish region of the Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club is to visit the Golf Restaurant Don Cayo in Altea La Vella next Sunday, January 17. Expect to see plenty of interesting cars approaching and leaving during the course of the afternoon.

Poet entertains URUGUAYAN poet Jose Luis Martinez Labad presented his latest book ‘Trazos de tiza’ (Chalk Strokes) last Saturday in the Casa de Cultura. The event was organised by the Uruguayan Association of Costa Blanca, which currently has 80 members.

Date clashes THE town council of Villajoyosa has voted to postpone its next plenary session and the advisory committees, as the date (January 21) clashes with the Fitur (International Tourism Fair of Madrid) on the same day.

Tourist spot THE town of L’Alfas del Pi is to promote itself as a tourist hot spot at the Feria Internacional Reiseliv de Oslo (International Fair of Tourism of Oslo), which runs from January 15 to 17.

Teulada oil TEULADA Town Council has installed 16 containers for the collection of used oil for recycling, enabling residents to reduce the impact of waste oil on the environment. The containers have been placed in strategic positions in the urban centres of Teulada and Moraira.

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Military service SWEDEN: More than 70 per cent of Swedes have said they would back a return to compulsory military service after the former centre-right government scrapped it in 2010.

Footprints trail SWEDEN: Hungry burglars were caught after stealing crisps from a shop in the village of Edane. Police followed their trail of footprints left in the snow which led them to the culprits’ hideout.

Wolf cull SWEDEN’S wolf hunting season has begun allowing an authorised cull of the predators with 14 animals allowed to be killed until the hunting season ends on February 15. The cull is under attack by conservationists who say wolves are an endangered species.

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Search for missing mother WATERS of River Tyne have been searched POLICE divers have been searching the waters of the River Tyne for a missing mother of three from Northumberland. The 59-year-old went missing from her home on Boxing Day.

Frying frenzy BRITISH diver Tom Daley sent social media users into a frenzy when his Instagram photo of him cooking a full English breakfast on a five segmented frying pan received more than 46,000 likes and prompted a flood of comments on Instagram and Twitter.

Gambling loss A 31-YEAR-OLD from Bournemouth has won £2,500 from a bookmakers after placing a 50-1 bet that he could lose 70lbs, a quarter of his body weight, in a year.

BRITISH PRESS

Sorry officer AN OLD-AGE pensioner was arrested after driving for 20 miles down the M8 motorway - in the wrong direction.

Fugitive record THE world’s most successful fugitive has been on the run for more than 60 years. John Patrick Hannan holds the record after he escaped from Verne Prison in Portland, Dorset, in December 1955. Hannan is now 81 and is thought to be living in Ireland.

Doggy drugs DENMARK: A package containing cocaine was found washed up on a beach on the Danish island of Fanø by a pet dog.

Sperm switch

BERLIN zoo workers have said they made a mistake about the sex of the newest member of their elephant herd with the newest arrival actually a boy and not a girl as they originally announced.

Body found THE body of a former Ivory Coast international footballer has been found in the Rhine, three weeks after he was reported missing. Police said the body of Steve Gohouri was found in the river at Krefeld near Duesseldorf.

Refugees leaving

NORWAY: The Norwegian Medical Association (NMA) wants a smoke-free society by 2035 and has proposed as a first step, a ban on the sale of tobacco products to anyone born after 2000.

BERLIN police lost almost a third of their patrol fleet as a sudden cold snap left around 90 patrol cars stuck in their parking lots as temperatures fell as low as minus 13 degrees centigrade.

Mistaken identity

NORWAY: A mother has been charged with gross neglect resulting in death after her 13year-old daughter was found dead from emaciation in a cottage in Beitostølen.

Smoking ban

Frozen patrol

A JOINER from Berlin claims to have invented a ‘switch’ which can turn off the flow of sperm from a man’s testicles, making him temporarily infertile. The device, which is now looking for an investment of €5 million, is saying it could ‘change contraception forever.’

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NORWAY plans to send between 4,000 and 5,000 of the 33,000 refugees who entered the country in 2015 back to other EU countries, including some 860 to Hungary; a country criticised for its heavy-handed treatment of refugees and migrants.

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Unemployment fall BLACK ICE: Is creating treacherous conditions on the roads.

Code red weather warning TRAIN and bus services have been reduced and schools closed A CODE red weather alert was issued for the northern Dutch provinces due to black ice creating treacherous conditions on the roads. The weather conditions led to train and bus services being reduced and schools closed.

Organ donation ALMOST a quarter of the Dutch population would donate their organs with 24 per cent on the official register as potential organ donors after death.

DUTCH PRESS Food con A ‘SUPERFOOD’ of dried cranberries containing 68 per cent added sugar syrup has been voted food con of the year by visitors to the Foodwatch website. Made by supermarket giant Albert

THE number of people out of work in Germany fell below two million for the first time since 1990. The annual average number of unemployed people fell by 6.7 per cent, or 140,000 in 2015 to 1.95 million.

Heijn, the company promises to double the amount of cranberries to 60 per cent.

Cover up claims

Costly presidency

CLAIMS of a cover-up have surfaced following a mass of sexual assaults on women on New Year’s Eve in central Cologne. Many people accused the national media of engaging in a cover-up due to the ethnic background of the criminals.

THE Dutch government has set aside €46m to pay for the Netherlands’ six month presidency of the EU, with money being spent on the organisation itself, police and security, meetings and a cultural programme. The last presidency in 2004 cost the country €97million.

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Budget airline charges job applicants Trump threat

WILL have to pay €60 to attend interview By John Smith WITH its main base in Palma de Mallorca, Spain’s third airline Air Europa is about to relaunch a budget airline to be known as Air Europe Express and is passing some of its smaller aircraft to the new

€120,000 is the amount that Air Europa could earn from charging 2,000 job applicants for an interview

division, which is currently recruiting staff and is expected to include up to 100 pilots and 150 ground and air crew. It has apparently received around 2,000 applications and in a somewhat unusual move, following its fine for charging disabled

Chinese stocks are suspended By John Smith TRADING in Chinese shares had barely got underway on January 7, when automatic computer programmes suspended sales and shut down the exchange for the day due to heavy losses of 7 per cent in half an hour, in a bid to stop a free fall in the Chinese economy.

Quote of the Week “I spend time with the family of the deceased, and we work out what kind of funeral they want.” Rosie Grant of Natural Endings on the trend towards ethical burials in woodland areas.

BUSINESS EXTRA

McDonalds’ new design DURING January, McDonalds in the US will be launching completely new packaging aimed at a younger group known as the millenials, which is said to be the fastest-growing segment of the US population. It’s aimed at a generation who appreciate design, which has to be simple because of the constant distractions of smartphones and other technology.

Wealthiest profit falls ACCORDING to the Bloomberg billionaire’s index, the world’s 400 wealthiest people became $19 billion (€17.4 billion) poorer during 2015, due to the fall in commodity prices including oil, and the economic slowdown in China.

Trading was also suspended on Monday January 4 due to heavy falls, and these two days of financial chaos in China have affected stock markets around the world and seen falls in a number of shares, particularly in companies which have investments in China.

passengers for making calls to arrange wheelchair assistance, it will charge €60 for each applicant called for interview. Other budget airlines such as Ryanair have been the butt of various jokes about their charges but this has to be the most bizarre.

PRESIDENTIAL candidate Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw almost £700million (€940million) of investment from Scotland according to reports, by way of retaliation over a petition calling for him to be banned from entry to Britain. Parliament will debate this on January 18 in accordance with Downing Street petition rules.

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The Quarter One forecast for the Pound Ask the expert Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

AS we start the New Year, a look back to 2015 shows us that the UK economy was the best performing amongst its G7 peers. Consolidation in UK GDP as well as employment numbers and strong wages produced a glimmer of upbeat consumer sentiment, though December’s manufacturing data revealed that production in the UK has slowed down to its lowest level in two years. This has led the Bank of England to remain very cautious in increasing interest rates and it looks likely that we will have a subdued Q1 in 2016 for the British Pound. With inflation also not picking up anywhere close to the Bank of England’s 2 per cent target, it is looking increasingly likely that the Monetary Policy Committee will refrain from raising interest rates in the first half of 2016. Meanwhile, with 2016 starting with global growth concerns amidst a stock market rout across world markets, the UK economy will

STERLING: It looks likely the British Pound will have a subdued start to 2016. continue to lean on consumer spending to look forward to better data prints. The negative data from UK’s manufacturing sector coupled with an increase in interest rates in the US has brought about considerable weakness in the Pound. To add insult to injury, investor sentiment has aligned itself to safe

haven currencies and markets are flocking to the US Dollar, bringing about more weakness for the Pound. However, the drop in the interest rates would mean exports will get a boost in the UK and could bring out slightly better data prints on the inflation and GDP fronts. Though the Pound

rallied most of 2015 against the Euro due to strong economic data, we start the New Year with a fair setback to the Pound trading below the 1.35 level. In the long term divergence in monetary policy should favour the Pound once better economic data is released but Sterling may remain subdued in the first quarter of this year. From the Eurozone, despite analysts and markets taking a bearish view after Mario Draghi announced further measures of quantitative easing, the economy seems to be consolidating albeit slowly. Finance ministers from the Eurozone have also backed Mario Draghi’s plan, and seem to agree that increasing amounts of stimulus will eventually increase a much needed growth in inflation. However, unfortunately the stimulus plans announced by ECB President Mario Draghi to try and keep the Euro weak to increase exports hasn’t quite worked out just yet, though it is increasingly likely to have a positive effect on the economy in the long term. It has been an interesting and eventful start to 2016 so far. A week into the year and we have seen global stock markets crash, and Sterling drop between 2 to 3 per cent amongst its major counterparts.

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Can this alien bunch be an asset? WHAT we are actually witnessing is the beginning of our worst nightmare LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT

TWENTY-FIVE years ago I warned that the West was being infiltrated by its enemies. I also stated that if the authorities didn’t wake up, one day it would all be too late. Well our esteemed leaders slumbered blissfully on and the Islamist militants are now everywhere. The local violence and unrest, mainly brought on by unchecked immigration, is unfolding as we speak. Almost every day, up rears another example of the Allahu Akbar terrorists in our midst. Police gunned down, shoppers and holidaymakers maimed and killed, places of entertainment targeted etc. And still we let them in. Even more ominous, is that of the thousands of ‘refugees’ who entered Europe last year, 69 per cent were men. This disproportionate figure alone should set alarm bells jangling, even among the most liberal of the ‘heads in the sand’ denial brigade.

UNCHECKED IMMIGRATION: Has brought on violence and unrest.

What must also be remembered is that even if the majority of these people are not actually terrorists, most of them are illiterate, ill-educated Muslim men. The chances

of integrating them into our Western society with its existing values are virtually nil. A prime example is the recent phenomena of marauding mobs of feral young Arabic

men, publicly harassing and committing sexual attacks on our women. In the oppressive, primitive societies these individuals have been raised, women are looked on as second class chattel. Couple this, with the fact that in their former countries they have never observed women even baring their arms in public, leave alone the legs and faces revealed by normal Western attire, and you get some idea of their glaring mental inadequacies. You also only have to witness the disgusting mess left behind on the trains and in areas vacated by these immigrant hordes to get some idea of the standard of living they are accustomed to. And you honestly think that the majority of this alien bunch can be an asset to our Western democratic culture? Ha! What we are actually witnessing is the beginning of our worst nightmare. Potentially devastating, irreversible internal conflict. Heaven help us all. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Football's Greatest Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. Alias Smith and Jones Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. Alias Smith and Jones Minder The Professionals Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Counting Cars Counting Cars Pale Rider Two Mules for Sister Sara Ax Men Movies Now ITV4 Nightscreen

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Rocky Rocky II Rocky III Rocky IV Rocky V The Martian: Sky Movies Special Rocky Rocky II Rocky III Rocky IV Rocky V

Baby's Day Out The Simpsons Movie The Longest Yard Sweet Home Alabama King Ralph Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby The Simpsons Movie A Million Ways to Die in the West Road Trip: Beer Pong Jackass: The Movie Eddie Murphy: Raw

7:00am Woman in Gold 9:00am The Legend of Longwood 10:45am The Face of an Angel 12:45pm Big Hero 6 Special 1:15pm Woman in Gold 3:05pm Selma 5:15pm Run All Night 7:15pm The Legend of Longwood 9:00pm Run All Night 11:00pm Selma A chronicle of Martin Luther King Jr's campaign for equal voting rights in 1965. 1:15am The Face of an Angel Filmmaker Daniel Bruhl is drawn to the high-profile murder of a young English student in Italy. 3:00am Girl House A group of gorgeous webcam performers living under the same roof are stalked by a psychotic killer.

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Premier League Legends Barclays Premier League Review Game Changers Barclays Premier League Review The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. FL72 Viral Videos of the Month Boxing Gold Boxing Gold Boxing Gold Boxing Gold Ford Saturday Night Football SNF: Game of the Day SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice Premier League Legends Football Gold

7:00am Cricket Classics 8:00am Cricket's Greatest 8:30am Cricket's Greatest 9:00am Cricket 5:30pm Cricket's Greatest 6:00pm Ashes Zone: Aussie Legends 6:30pm Big Bash Highlights 7:00pm Big Bash Highlights 7:30pm Cricket 8:30pm Cricket 9:30pm Cricket's Greatest 10:00pm To be Announced 10:30pm NFL A match from the enthralling divisional play-off round of the NFL. 2:00am NFL 5:30am Cricket Classics England took on Australia at Lord's in the final of the 2005 NatWest series.

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8:35am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am The Big Questions 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Homes Under the Hammer 3:15pm Eat Well for Less 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:15pm Lifeline 5:25pm Songs of Praise 6:00pm Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough 7:00pm BBC News 7:20pm Regional News 7:25pm Weather 7:30pm Countryfile 8:30pm Still Open All Hours 9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm War and Peace 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:30am The Devil's Double

7:30am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:15am Monty Don's Italian Gardens 9:15am Countryfile 10:15am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:45am James Martin: Home Comforts 12:30pm James Martin: Home Comforts 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm Masters Snooker 6:15pm Ski Sunday 7:00pm World's Sneakiest Animals 8:00pm Masters Snooker 12:00am Headhunters 1:35am Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 2:35am Holby City 3:35am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

7:00am CITV 10:25am Murder, She Wrote 11:20am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:20pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:25pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 2:35pm Catchphrase 3:20pm Ninja Warrior UK 4:20pm You Only Live Twice 6:35pm Local News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera 8:00pm Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:20pm Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure 12:20am Perspectives 1:15am Jackpot 247

7:00am You've Been Framed! 7:25am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:10am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:40pm Take Me Out 1:55pm Take Me Out: The Gossip 3:00pm You've Been Framed! 3:25pm You've Been Framed! 3:55pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 4:55pm FYI Daily 5:00pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 6:05pm Jurassic Park III 7:05pm FYI Daily 7:10pm Jurassic Park III 7:55pm Minion Madness 8:10pm Hotel Transylvania 9:10pm FYI Daily 9:15pm Hotel Transylvania 10:00pm Quantum of Solace 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Quantum of Solace 12:10am Not Another Teen Movie 1:10am FYI Daily 1:15am Not Another Teen Movie

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8:00pm Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes 8:40pm The Voice UK 10:00pm Looper 11:50pm Russell Howard's Good News 12:20am Family Guy 12:42am Family Guy 1:05am American Dad! 1:25am American Dad! 1:45am Russell Howard's Good News 2:15am Siblings

4:50am This is BBC Four 8:00pm India's Frontier Railways 9:00pm Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley 10:00pm The Golden Age of Circus: the Show of Shows 11:15pm Time Shift 12:15am Lost Horizons: Big Bang 1:15am Alex Higgins

7:00am 7:25am 7:50am 8:20am 8:50am 9:50am 9:55am 10:45am 11:45am 12:45pm 2:40pm 3:50pm 4:55pm 6:55pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:15pm 12:15am 12:20am 1:45am 2:45am

Rising Damp Rising Damp On the Buses On the Buses Carry on Don't Lose Your Head FYI Daily Carry on Don't Lose Your Head Heartbeat Heartbeat Columbo The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Agatha Christie's Marple Midsomer Murders Me and My Guide Dog Neil Diamond: One Night Only Captain Corelli's Mandolin FYI Daily Captain Corelli's Mandolin Ooh You are Awful FYI Daily

SUNDAY TV

7:15am How I Met Your Mother 7:40am King of Queens 8:05am King of Queens 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 2:30pm Location, Location, Location 3:35pm The Big Bang Theory 4:05pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:55pm The Simpsons 5:25pm The Simpsons 5:55pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Epic 8:30pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Walking the Himalayas 10:00pm Deutschland 83 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12:05am The Final Destination 1:35am 15 Kids and Counting

7:00am Milkshake! 10:55am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30am The Championship 12:30pm Goal Rush 12:55pm Police Interceptors 1:55pm Police Interceptors 2:55pm Blue Streak 4:40pm Cheaper by the Dozen 2 6:25pm George of the Jungle 8:10pm Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:00pm Eat Pray Love 1:40am Tattoo Disasters: UK 2:05am Super Casino 4:10am Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun 5:00am House Doctor Home improvement series that works its magic on neglected homes. 5:25am House Doctor Home improvement series that works its magic on neglected homes. 5:50am House Doctor

7:00am 7:25am 7:45am 8:10am 8:35am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 10:55am 1:30pm 4:05pm 6:10pm 6:35pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm

Rude(Ish) Tube Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Hollyoaks Omnibus The Core Home Alone The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Tattoo Fixers Rude Tube The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners The IT Crowd The IT Crowd Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

6:00am Football Gold 6:15am Football Gold 6:30am Premier League Legends 7:00am Football Gold 7:15am Football Gold 7:30am SNF: Match Choice 9:00am SNF: Match Choice 10:30am The Sunday Supplement 12:00pm Goals on Sunday 2:00pm Ford Super Sunday 5:00pm Ford Super Sunday 8:00pm Football League Goals 9:00pm Goals on Sunday 10:00pm European Rugby Special 11:00pm Ford Football Special 12:30am Football League Goals 1:30am The Sunday Supplement 3:00am Goals on Sunday 4:00am Ford Football Special 5:30am Football Gold 5:45am Football Gold

8:20am Ax Men 9:10am Alias Smith and Jones 10:15am Pawn Stars 10:45am Pawn Stars 11:10am Pawn Stars 11:40am Pawn Stars 12:10pm Pawn Stars 12:40pm Pawn Stars 1:05pm Counting Cars 1:30pm Counting Cars 2:00pm The Classic Car Show 3:05pm The Hanging Tree 4:05pm FYI Daily 4:10pm The Hanging Tree 5:15pm Apache 6:15pm FYI Daily 6:20pm Apache 7:05pm Smokey and the Bandit 8:05pm FYI Daily 8:10pm Smokey and the Bandit 9:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 10:00pm The Client 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The Client 12:30am 30 Days of Night

9:15am Aliens: Special Edition 12:00pm The Top Ten Show 2016 12:15pm Fury 2:45pm Die Hard 5:00pm Die Hard 2 7:15pm Rage 9:00pm Fury 11:30pm Ride Along 1:25am Die Hard

7:00am Woman in Gold 9:00am The Face of an Angel 11:00am The Legend of Longwood 12:45pm Selma 2:55pm Ant-Man: Behind the Scenes 3:25pm Run All Night 5:25pm Woman in Gold 7:15pm The Legend of Longwood 9:00pm Run All Night 11:00pm Selma A chronicle of Martin Luther King, Jr's campaign for equal voting rights in 1965. 1:15am The Face of an Angel Filmmaker Daniel Bruhl is drawn to the high-profile murder of a young English student in Italy. 3:00am Girl House 4:45am The Legend of Longwood

6:30pm NFL A match from the enthralling divisional play-off round of the NFL. 10:00pm NFL A match from the enthralling divisional play-off round of the NFL. 1:30am Cricket Day four of the third Test between South Africa and England at New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. England were battered on this ground back in 2010, losing by an innings and 74 runs. 2:30am Cricket 3:30am Cricket 4:30am Cricket 5:30am Cricket

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Big Hero 6 Special Elf Blazing Saddles Shanghai Noon Shanghai Knights Pride Get Smart Planes, Trains and Automobiles Good Luck Chuck Pride Jackass: Number Two Kid Cannabis Ant-Man: Behind the Scenes

11:00pm 12:00am 1:05am 1:40am 2:15am 2:45am 3:20am

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pm Close Calls: On Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Father Brown 4:00pm For What It's Worth 4:45pm James Martin: Home Comforts 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Silent Witness 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Tracey Ullman's Show 12:15am Have I Got News for You

7:15am Rip Off Holiday 8:00am Wanted Down Under 8:45am Close Calls: On Camera 9:15am World's Sneakiest Animals 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Bowls 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher 11:00pm Insert Name Here 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary 1:15am Bowls 2:15am Royal Wives at War 3:15am Leningrad and the Orchestra That Defied Hitler 4:15am This is BBC Two

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Griff's Great Britain 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Benidorm 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:45pm Saved 12:45am The Jonathan Ross Show 1:40am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50am Nightscreen

7:00am 7:10am 8:05am 9:05am 9:35am 10:05am 10:35am 11:20am 12:20pm 1:10pm 1:45pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:40pm 4:45pm 5:50pm 6:50pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:05pm 12:10am

The Hot Desk The Cube Dinner Date Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Catchphrase Dinner Date Royal Pains Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men 2 Fast 2 Furious FYI Daily 2 Fast 2 Furious The Keith Lemon Sketch Show

8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm

11:30pm 12:00am 12:22am 12:44am 1:06am 1:30am

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Top Gear Don't Tell the Bride Miss Transgender UK EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears. Siblings Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Siblings

7:00am 7:45am 8:10am 8:35am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 3:10pm 4:10pm 5:00pm

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Sorry! 9:00pm Woolly Mammoth: Secrets From the Ice 10:00pm Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution 11:00pm Creation 12:40am Impact! a Horizon Guide to Plane Crashes

7:10am Man About the House 7:35am Heartbeat 8:35am Where the Heart is 9:40am The Darling Buds of May 10:45am Judge Judy 12:05pm The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1:10pm Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. 2:10pm Heartbeat Drama, set in the North Yorkshire moors in the 1960's. 3:15pm Wild at Heart 4:20pm Where the Heart is 5:20pm Man About the House 5:50pm Rising Damp 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Bouquet of Barbed Wire

6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:35pm 12:35am

7:00am 7:20am 7:45am 8:40am 9:40am 10:40am 11:50am 12:20pm 12:50pm 1:15pm 1:40pm 2:50pm 3:50pm 4:55pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:00am 1:05am 2:55am 3:50am

Countdown King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss USA Four in a Bed Channel 4 News Summary Four in a Bed Deal or No Deal Countdown A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News How to Lose Weight Well The Undateables Crashing Tattoo Fixers First Dates

7:00am 10:15am 12:10pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:15pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. Alias Smith and Jones Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. Alias Smith and Jones Minder The Professionals Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Storage Wars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Ax Men Sleepers FYI Daily Sleepers Minder ITV4 Nightscreen

11:15am Brick Mansions 1:00pm 300: Rise of an Empire 3:00pm The Martian: Sky Movies Special 3:30pm Dracula Untold 5:15pm Predator 7:15pm Brick Mansions 9:00pm 300: Rise of an Empire 11:00pm Dracula Untold 12:45am Predator

1:00am 2:00am 4:10am 5:00am 5:25am 5:50am

Milkshake! The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Celebrity Big Brother Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Crimes of the Mind 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Police Interceptors Ice Road Truckers Celebrity Big Brother Gotham Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side Celebrity Big Brother Super Casino The Secret Life of the Family Wildlife SOS The Great Artists House Doctor Home improvement series that works its magic on neglected homes.

9:00am Grudge Match 11:00am Ant-Man: Behind the Scenes 11:25am Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles 1:10pm Horrible Bosses 2 3:10pm You've Got Mail 5:15pm Mr. Deeds 7:00pm Grudge Match 9:00pm Horrible Bosses 2 11:00pm White Men Can't Jump 1:00am Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny

7:00am 7:50am 8:35am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

Made in Chelsea Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks 2 Broke Girls The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Rude Tube Scream Queens The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Woman in Gold 9:00am The Legend of Longwood 10:45am The Face of an Angel 12:45pm Selma 3:00pm Big Hero 6 Special 3:30pm Woman in Gold 5:20pm Run All Night 7:20pm The Legend of Longwood 9:00pm Run All Night 11:00pm Selma A chronicle of Martin Luther King, Jr's campaign for equal voting rigwhts in 1965. 1:15am The Face of an Angel Filmmaker Daniel Bruhl is drawn to the high-profile murder of a young English student in Italy. 3:00am Girl House 4:45am The Legend of Longwood

MONDAY TV

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 9:00am 9:30am 1:00pm 1:15pm 1:30pm 1:45pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 12:00am 1:00am 1:30am

2:30am 3:00am

7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:30am 1:00am 2:00am

3:00am 3:30am 4:00am 5:00am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Raw Cricket's Greatest Big Bash League Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football League Goals Big Bash League Fantasy Football Club Highlights Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits Ford Monday Night Football Football League Goals SPFL Round Up Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits All the best bits from last Saturday's show, presented by Helen Chamberlain and John Fendley. SPFL Round Up MNF Highlights

Cricket Cricket Cricket Adam Gilchrist Masterclass Adam Gilchrist Masterclass Adam Gilchrist Masterclass Cricket's Greatest Cricket Cricket Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket Cricket Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket Cricket Analysis of and reaction to the final day of the third Test between South Africa and England. Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket Cricket

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pm Close Calls: On Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Father Brown 4:00pm For What It's Worth 4:45pm James Martin: Home Comforts 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Silent Witness 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Reggie Yates' Extreme UK 12:45am Heist 2:10am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15am BBC News

7:15am Rip Off Holiday 8:00am Wanted Down Under 8:45am Escape to the Continent 9:15am Thief Trackers 9:45am Great British Railway Journeys 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Bowls 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Victorian Bakers 10:00pm Barely Legal Grafters 11:00pm Phone Shop Idol 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather The latest weather information. 12:15am Race to Super Bowl 1:05am Bowls Coverage of the latest bowls fixture. 2:05am Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher 3:05am Doctor in the House 4:05am This is BBC Two

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 9:00pm Trawlermen Tales 10:00pm Saved A paramedic deals with his gambling addiction and troubled relationship with his girlfriend. 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Britain's Biggest Adventure with Bear Grylls 12:40am Double Decker Driving School 1:10am Jackpot 247 4:00am Loose Women

8:05am 9:05am 9:35am 10:05am 10:35am 11:20am 12:20pm 1:10pm 1:45pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:40pm 4:45pm 5:50pm 6:50pm 7:50pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm

12:00am 12:05am

Dinner Date Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Catchphrase Dinner Date Royal Pains Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out The Hot Desk You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Mom Mom American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile FYI Daily American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile

9:05pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Adam Pearson: Freak Show 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Russell Howard's Good News Extra 12:15am Family Guy 12:37am Family Guy 1:00am American Dad! 1:25am Family Guy 1:45am Adam Pearson: Freak Show 2:45am Siblings 3:15am Russell Howard's Good News Extra 4:00am Adam Pearson: Freak Show

10:00pm The Queen's Castle 11:00pm Crusades 12:00am Nature's Wonderlands 1:00am The World's Most Beautiful Eggs: The Genius of Carl Faberge 2:00am Stories From the Dark Earth 3:00am The Making of King Arthur

7:00am Man About the House 7:25am Heartbeat 8:25am Where the Heart is 9:30am The Darling Buds of May 10:35am Judge Judy 11:00am Judge Judy 11:30am Judge Judy 11:55am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1:05pm Murder, She Wrote 2:05pm Heartbeat 3:05pm Wild at Heart 4:10pm Where the Heart is 5:15pm Man About the House 5:50pm Rising Damp 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Bouquet of Barbed Wire 1:00am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 2:05am Where the Heart is 2:55am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping

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9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Frasier 11:30am Undercover Boss USA 12:30pm Four in a Bed 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Four in a Bed 1:40pm Four in a Bed 2:10pm Four in a Bed 2:40pm Four in a Bed 3:10pm Deal or No Deal 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Tricks of the Restaurant Trade 9:30pm Travel Man: 48 Hours in Copenhagen 10:00pm The Jihadis Next Door 11:00pm Kid Criminals 12:00am Manchester's Serial Killer?

7:00am 10:15am 12:10pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:20pm 4:20pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm

7:00am 7:25am 7:45am 8:45am 9:50am 10:50am

9:00am Into the Storm 10:45am Kingsman: The Secret Service 1:00pm The Da Vinci Code 3:30pm The Rock 5:50pm The Martian: Sky Movies Special 6:20pm Eragon 8:15pm Into the Storm 10:00pm Kingsman: The Secret Service 12:15am The Rock

11:55am 12:50pm 1:15pm 1:45pm 2:55pm 3:55pm 4:55pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:25pm 8:55pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:05am 1:35am 2:35am

3:25am 3:55am

Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. Alias Smith and Jones Duck Dynasty Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. Alias Smith and Jones Minder The Professionals Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Chase: Celebrity Special River Monsters State of Play FYI Daily State of Play Ax Men Minder Modern-day reimagineering on the classic comedydrama. Tommy Cooper ITV4 Nightscreen

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Milkshake! The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Celebrity Big Brother Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Betrayed 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News The Dog Rescuers Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun Celebrity Big Brother The Secret Life of the Family Fly-on-the-wall documentary following the life of a family of six. Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side Celebrity Big Brother Super Casino I'm an Alcoholic: My Name is... Wildlife SOS The Great Artists

8:45am Top Secret 10:25am Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo 11:55am The Other Woman 1:45pm Analyze This 3:35pm Analyze That 5:15pm Click 7:10pm Father of the Bride 9:00pm The Other Woman 11:00pm Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 1:10am The Hooligan Factory 2:50am Cheap Thrills 4:30am Ant-Man: Behind the Scenes

7:45am 8:35am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:50pm 12:20am

Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks 2 Broke Girls The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers Virtually Famous The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Woman in Gold 9:00am The Legend of Longwood 10:45am The Face of an Angel 12:45pm Ant-Man: Behind the Scenes 1:15pm Selma 3:30pm Woman in Gold 5:20pm Run All Night 7:20pm The Legend of Longwood 9:00pm Selma A chronicle of Martin Luther King, Jr's campaign for equal voting rights in 1965. 11:15pm Run All Night 1:15am The Face of an Angel 3:00am Girl House 4:45am The Legend of Longwood A young girl moves to the Irish town of Longwood and is drawn into the local legend of a mysterious rider known as the Black Knight. Spirited family adventure.

TUESDAY TV

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THE devoted team study the animals in all their native glory IT is a curious rarity in this day and age to encounter an animal sanctuary that faithfully places the welfare of the animals at the forefront of its philosophy. Indeed the term ‘animal sanctuary’ doesn’t do the Lobo Park in Antequera justice. This strikingly raw and wild turf, in the hinterlands of Malaga Province, is more a scientific park dedicated to enabling wolves to live freely and fully in their natural habitat. Here a small yet immensely devoted team study wolves in all their native glory, passing their fascinating findings onto inquisitive explorers, families and nature lovers alike. And the discoveries are, well, captivating. One can quite honestly throw all preconceptions out the window, along with any perceptions gleaned from films, or zoos. For not only is the Lobo Park quite the opposite of a zoo, its very existence shows us just how different animals are in the wild, and how little one can learn from the zoo experience. With three different species roaming across 400,000 square metres, this reserve has expended an incredible amount of effort into ensuring that the wolves retain their wildness, yet are familiar enough with humans that we can learn of their eerily familiar ways.

Lobo Park remains true to its roots, as one of the very few places people can see wolves as they really are. As a result this modest reserve relies a great deal on the generosity and curiosity of the human spirit.

From wolf psychology to pack dynamics, personalities, and daily habits, there is an endless stream of knowledge that will delight seasoned scientists and quizzical children. Tours of the park come in different guises, from howl nights to afternoon guides, and workshops. All are lovingly conducted by warm professionals who have worked with the wolves for years and are chock full of riveting information available in multiple languages.

Opening up to the public over 10 years ago, the Lobo Park has steadfastly remained true to its roots, as one of the very few places people can see wolves as they really are. As a result this modest reserve relies a great deal on the generosity and curiosity of the human spirit.

TO ARRANGE A TOUR, OR TO FIND OUT MORE You can visit their website at: www.lobopark.com, email the Lobo Park at info@lobopark.com, or you can them a call on +34 952 031 107 to arrange an experience you certainly won’t forget.

Guided tours are at 11:00, 13:00, 15:00 and 16:30 except Wednesday.

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EASYJET is celebrating 20 years as arguably everyone’s favourite nofrills airline. But it’s Ryanair in its kinder, gentler new incarnation, without CEO Michael O’Leary fronting it, that’s the more surprising. In the past I’ve avoided it, and only used it when there was no alternative. However, having recently returned to Spain courtesy of Ryanair (no alternative), I was amazed at the change. Those of you familiar with Ryanair will recall the bad old days, the nofrills flights but with all the usual trimmings. The constant hard sell from the moment you board, snacks, scratch cards, duty-free goods, babies from Eastern European orphanages. I made the last bit up but you get the

RYANAIR: Those of you familiar with the company will remember the bad days, but overall it’s hugely improved. drift. Overall, it’s hugely improved. And it’s always been punctual, efficient and does what it says on the tin. Heck, when you read about Ryanair, it makes you really proud of British

public transport systems, doesn’t it? Travel around the UK by train, for instance, and you can buy a ticket at any of the many ticket offices from friendly staff. You never have to queue. There are so many helpful

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Buzz Aldrin revealed that his expenses claim for going to the moon was $33.31. I mean, it’d be daft if it’d be cheaper to go to the moon than to Birmingham by train, wouldn’t it? Seriously, though, it’s interesting how Ryanair serves another purpose, it distracts us from the fact that we put up with far worse conditions on the UK’s public transport systems. We pay more to stand on the Tube for 30 minutes just to go a few miles, always late, forced to listen to irritating PA systems informing us that despite the breakdown of half the lines, the rest of the service is ‘good’. And, unlike with Ryanair, we have no choice of carrier! Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89;£0.99) and iBookstore. All profits to Cudeca charity.

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YOUR STARS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) When it comes to throwing wobblers, please dont. It is so important this week to stay cool and unruffled. Change nothing that you can avoid changing. Even having discussions about change can set your nerves jangling. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) This month, there is much to be celebrated. So much has happened in the latter part of the year. Certainly, congratulations are in order. When you have made such an effort and are rewarded for it, the satisfaction level is high. Be aware, though, that someone close also needs to feel that there is progress. ARIES (March 21 - April 20) The importance of making the right choices is clear to you. Where to begin seems to be a sticking point. Starting by taking away the things you really do not want is essential. Be practical and logical. This is not a time for sentiment or muddled thinking. Although you will need patience in abundance as the week progresses, take one thing at a time. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you have the feeling that younger members of the family are not interested in your point of view, this is far off the mark. They, in their inexperience, may not know how best to approach you in this regard. Getting out family photos or starting a family tree with them can be both entertaining and fascinating.

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You are in for a bit of a bumpy ride this week. Some things will go well but other outcomes can be quirky. People change their minds, technology doesn’t work, phone calls don’t come. Be assured, however, that if you keep your sense of the absurd it could all be quite amusing.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The prospect of travel sets you thinking. Have you been spending too much time considering others? Should you take steps now to get time alone then these plans cannot be changed. This will save any discussions as to how or when. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) With the best will in the world it is only possible to spend money once. We are all guilty of trying to get over this truth, but it never works. Have patience when looking to improve your possessions. There are more pressing needs and these, in the long run, prove more satisfying. LEO (July 24 - August 23) Going over old ground is counterproductive. There is nothing to be gained from repeating methods that did not work in the past. If it is not possible to find a fresh approach then seek the opinions of others. You do not need experience of a situation to be able to come up with a useful idea. Staying in the same old rut has not served you in the past and will not do so now.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Getting together with others to entertain is sure to be successful after the 26th. Before that there may be some irritations, particularly with people who refuse to be positive and make decisions. Those moving house or going on a journey need a lot of patience, and forward planning is essential. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is an important week for both your physical health and your mental wellbeing. Because of things beyond your control, you may have let your diet or exercise slip. Having sorted out any problems that side-tracked you, there is a need to be particularly strong. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) This is a week to let yourself be heard. Be it writing letters, sending emails, making phone calls or making conversation, you must express yourself. Being honest and outspoken need not mean upsetting people. Think of the way that a child gets its point over. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Having problems with that new computer? Fallen foul of the new mobile phone? That wouldn't be surprising this week. As you are prone to mistakes and misunderstandings, try not to tackle anything vital. Be sure to get plenty of sleep and fresh air. Someone who is supposed to help you proves more of an irritation than a saviour, and you may wish that you had stuck with the manual.

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11-Star Quiz THAT WAS 2015 THAT WAS (Part 2) 1. Which country beat Japan 5-2 to win the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup final in July? 2. The 102nd edition of which famous race got underway in the Dutch city of Utrecht with an individual time trial on July 4? 3. Television presenter Cilla Black, who died in August, was responsible for the UKs biggest selling record by a female artist in the 1960s. Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, what was its title? 4. Which boy band announced in August that they were to take a break in 2016, after five years of constant touring and recording? 5. On September 9, Queen Elizabeth II officially surpassed who to become the longest-serving monarch of the United Kingdom? 6. Malcolm Turnbull replaced Toy Abbott as prime minister of which country in September? 7. The American football team the New York Jets brought 350 what with them with them on visit to London in October? 8. Thirty-year-old mother of three, Nadiya Hussain won the sixth series of which BAFTA award-winning British television competition in October? 9. London's Victoria and Albert Museum Museum was criticised for turning down a collection of whose clothing in November, explaining that the clothes had social historic value but lacked ‘outstanding aesthetic or technical quality’? 10. A study by University College London issued in November found that Premier League footballers had particularly bad what? 11. Which American internet entrepreneur, along with his wife Priscilla Chan said in December that they would be giving away 99 per cent of their shares in his company to good causes as they announced the birth of their daughter Max? 1. USA, 2. TOUR DE FRANCE, 3. ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART, 4. ONE DIRECTION, 5. Queen VICTORIA, 6. AUSTRALIA, 7. ROLLS OF TOILET PAPER (They had been warned that the British loo roll was too flimsy), 8. GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF, 9. MARGARET THATCHER, 10. DENTAL HEALTH - the research found that four out of 10 top-flight footballers in England suffered from tooth decay and eight out of 10 had varying degrees of gum disease, 11. Facebook's Mark ZUCKERBERG

Nonagram How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case T) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

TARGET: Average: 16 Good: 20 Very good: 29 Excellent: 36

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION clef feel file fine flee flue fuel lief life elfin fence feline fennec fennel funnel INFLUENCE

Blackstar David Bowie Bowie’s new album Blackstar, was described by his producer Tony Visconti, as trying to avoid Rock and Roll during the making. Hearing that a Bowie album is trying to avoid rock and roll is like hearing that there’s a new Star Wars movie and it’s trying to avoid sci-fi. But somehow, Bowie did it. I’m not exactly sure what Blackstar is, but it doesn’t feel like a rock album.

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Down 1 Scrape a beard off (6) 2 Material, South African metal? (5) 3 Wood Kate ordered (4) 5 Block summer time in court building (8) 6 Poison found in any iced cocktail (7) 7 Appeared to be soundly joined (6)

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Cryptic Across 1 Remove lead from hound that’s worth having (5) 4 Say there’s nothing in immorality (6) 9 An unusual rare act for a competitive struggle (3,4) 10 Humiliate phoney English leader (5) 11 Depression in olden times (4) 12 Help in a church regularly? (7) 13 A sign to get in line, reportedly (3) 14 Sparkling wine, central feature of a Mallorca vacation (4) 16 I removed the chief cook (4) 18 Night flier staff (3) 20 Encourage another to breathe? (7) 21 Shape hundred and one (4) 24 I did have a gardening implement, by the sound of it, in a state (5) 25 Made oat tins for Waterloo, perhaps (7) 26 Re-sign funny looking balladeer (6) 27 Preserves castle towers (5)

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Across: 1 Esteem, 4 Strips, 9 Abate, 10 Avarice, 11 Tasmania, 12 Base, 14 Ceased, 16 Valets, 19 Beak, 20 Coral Sea, 23 Sincere, 24 Adapt, 25 Settle, 26 Beetle. Down: 1 Elastic, 2 Trams, 3 Elevated, 5 Teak, 6 Imitate, 7 Swede, 8 David, 13 Carapace, 15 Against, 17 Startle, 18 Boxer, 19 Basis, 21 Start, 22 Deal.

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8 Piece of poetry veers off (5) 13 Undergarment comes from oddly clad maid’s collie (8) 15 Refrain from crab’s tainted meat (7) 17 Iris comes back with American star (6) 18 Animal hiding in wardrobe? A stallion, maybe (5) 19 A game with broken nets in (6) 22 Name of female oil-producer (5) 23 Reverse wager (4) Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 6 represents N and 7 represents Q, so fill in N every time the figure 6 appears and Q every time the figure 7 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid

Across 1 Stole from (6) 4 Tubes (5) 8 Small fragment (5) 9 Night light (7) 10 Always the same (7) 11 Small prison room (4) 12 Container for rubbish (3) 14 Gratis (4) 15 Relating to the mouth (4) 18 Moral offence (3) 21 Competent (4) 23 Keep in view (7) 25 Liken (7) 26 At no time (5) 27 Scope (5) 28 Terminated (6)

Down 1 Free from harm or evil (6) 2 Obstacle (7) 3 Blows up (8) 4 Cooking utensils (4) 5 Fragment (5) 6 One (6) 7 Ascend (5) 13 Absurdity (8) 16 Gets to a destination (7) 17 Ballerina (6)

1 Thrill, 4 Cancel, 9 Share, 10 Acrobat, 11 Spin, 12 Pioneers, 13 Reign, 15 Peace, 18 Observed, 21 Cubs, 24 Threats, 25 Again, 26 Rested, 27 Stress. Down: 1 Tasks, 2 Realise, 3 Lies, 5 Arrange, 6 Cable, 7 Latest, 8 Taxi, 12 Pen, 14 Garbage, 15 Pad, 16 Courage, 17 Doctor, 19 Sorts, 20 Easy, 22 Sends, 23 Bait.

22 Yellow citrus fruit (5)

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24 Strong wind (4)

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19 Inquisitive (5) 20 Dreaded (6)

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

1 Sinks, 4 Until, 7 Dye, 8 Ladders, 9 Camareras, 13 Sandals, 15 Oca, 16 Senda, 17 Draws. Down: 1 Seda, 2 Nuera, 3 Salvajada, 4 Undressed, 5 Toe, 6 Last, 10 Ahora, 11 Asks, 12 Fans, 14 Nun.

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Across 1 Leader (of group, party) (5) 3 Patos (5) 7 Lengua (6) 9 Verdadero (4) 10 Forks (cutlery) (9) 13 There (4) 14 Pink (colour) (6) 16 Oxidado (5) 17 Tarjetas (5)

Down 1 Tin can (4) 2 Huevo (3) 4 Plum (7) 5 Cobertizo (para animales, herramientas) (4) 6 Path (7) 8 Agujas (7) 11 Pareja (4) 12 Alfombras (pequeñas) (4) 15 Mar (3)

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Money saving tips for January

IT’S January, the party is over and now comes the bill. For most of us, January is a long month financially, money is tight and it can be a bit of a stretch until February. Here are our Top 10 tips for making those pennies stretch a little further. 1. Return unwanted Christmas gifts Let’s face it. You probably received some gifts that you were grateful for, but not totally excited about. It’s okay to return them rather than stick them in a cupboard for the rest of your life. Take that money and spend it on something you actually need, or stick it in your savings account or retirement fund.

App of the Week Dead Trigger 2 Free on android. Dead Trigger 2 brings a firstperson ‘shootin-fest’ back to the zombie apocalypse. Despite the altogether realistic visuals, Dead Trigger 2 remains chock-full of tonguein-cheek humour. Controls use a fast and natural auto-fire mechanism which keeps the focus on moving and aiming. More notably, there’s a robust hideout and crafting system where you get various assistants to build stuff for you, though it takes time. All weapons can be created and upgraded.

Play on Words XIRANRUN UNWANTED GIFTS: Don’t stick them in a cupboard.

2. Check your bank statements. You’d be surprised at how many people don’t keep track of their spending, or check their bank statements each month. Maybe this is something you’ve been guilty of in the past, but you could be wasting extra money and not even know it... You know that gym membership you cancelled three months ago? 3. Cook with your Crock-Pot January is National Slow Cooking Month, and with good reason. It’s the time of year for soups and stews which are easy to make in a Crock-Pot. When you head to the supermarket, you’ll find that lesser cuts of pork and beef are perfect for slow cooker cooking and are at very low prices. Plus, winter veggies will be on sale, too. Stock up and get ready to have a warm, ‘comfort food’ dinner waiting for you when you get home. 4. Make sure your WiFi is on This is a relatively new problem for many of us, but we all cringe when we see a mobile phone bill with added data charges. While it can be a real pain in the neck, it is also an easily avoidable problem. Make sure your Wi-Fi is always turned on, and if you’re planning on being somewhere for a while where you’ll be using your phone, don’t be

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afraid to ask for the Wi-Fi password. Most establishments will have no problem sharing their internet with you.

if it was already set there), try setting it a few degrees lower. Experiment to see how low you can stand it.

5. Make your first cup of coffee at home Rather than hit the café before going into work, making your first coffee or two at home can make quite a saving. At €1.50/€2 a cup, coffee can add up extremely quickly. By switching to having your morning coffee at home, you’ll save up to €40 per month. That’s €480 a year on just coffee!

8. Leave the car at home If you can rely on a bicycle for most of your day to day travelling, you’ll save money in all sorts of ways. Most obvious: the petrol you’d have needed to drive to work or to the shop. But even if the winter mornings cannot tempt you out of the car for work, those little trips to your friend’s house or to the bank will all add up.

6. Switching your bank account could save you money If you have a UK bank account, it’s quick and easy to switch your current account in seven days - your direct debits and standing orders are transferred automatically, and there’s a switch guarantee, so you’re protected against financial loss if anything goes wrong when you switch. Over 2.25 million switches have taken place since 2013.

9. Entertain at home Try to stop eating out in expensive restaurants! Get a group of four friends and take turns cooking a slap up meal with a few bottles of vino. That’s five weekends worth of nights out in good company and great food, not to mention huge the savings..

7. It’s a mild winter! The recommended winter setting for a home thermostat when people are at home is 20 degrees Celsius. If you keep yours above that, reduce it to 20. Once you’ve gotten used to that daytime temperature (or

10. Have a clear-out Recycle old mobile phones, DVDs, CDs and clothes. Mazumamobile.com is one of many websites you can use to sell your old mobile phone. It will pay up to £45 (€60) for a fully functional iPhone 4, or £10 (€14) for a faulty handset. Music Magpie.co.uk will give you money for your old CDs, DVDs and games.

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Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

TARGET: Average: 35 Good: 45 Very good: 64 Excellent: 79

SCORING: • 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points • 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points • 8 or more letters: 11 points

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION octet ploy plum pelt pelts pest pets lest legit step stein sting stint stints colt cloy clue cult cute cumin lute pulp pulpy pumice pies pits ping pint pinto epic tipple timing tinge tint tints cite cites ices icing ingest inti into gins gist vomit voice mute mite mites mice mini mint mints mist move moist nippy nipple nits nice wove ovum omit omits sign sing singe singes snip snippy snipe snit stove stoic stow

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Move from the start word (WORN) to the end word (SPOT) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

WORN WORE SORE SORT SOOT SPOT

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Smelling rosemary can help boost your memory IT activates chemicals in your brain and also aids the ability to do simple sums SMELLING rosemary could help boost the memory as it activates chemicals in the brain. Researchers claim that the smell of rosemary aids the ability to recall past events and also helps us remember what to do in the future. It is thought a compound that gives the herb its distinctive smell, called 1,8-cineole, helps a brain chemical which is the key to memory, with the plant having an almost ‘drug-like effect’, according to the researchers. Volunteers carried out memory tests while sitting in a room infused with rosemary oil, with another group having the same tests in a lavender fragranced room and another in one with clean air. Rosemary was found to boost long-term memory and the ability to do simple sums. It also improved ‘prospective memory’ used to carry out plans, such as remembering to post a letter.

ROSEMARY: Aids the ability to recall past events and helps us remember what to do in the future.

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Dear Doctor, Recently I’ve been waking up at night with very painful leg cramps. It feels like the muscle in my lower leg seizes up and I can’t move my leg or foot and is excrutiating. I am a 30-year-old woman and have an office job meaning although I try and walk in my free time I do spend most of the day sitting down. Could this be the reason for the cramps? I’ve also heard they could be due to a lack of vitamins or minerals or diet-related. I’m vegetarian and must admit that lack of time leads my diet to be less than perfect. Could you please tell me what the cause to my problem could be and what to do about it? Many thanks in advance, Susana. The doctor replied: Dear reader, Your leg cramps could indeed be down to lack of movement due to spending many hours sitting down. This leads to blood circulation being far from optimal, leading legs to swell up, cramps and even muscle spasms. Although you are young, when someone spends a lot of time in the same position they should try to change position occasionally, get up and walk about and do leg exercises. If this proves insufficient there are creams that encourage circulation in

the veins in the legs. These are usually the most effective solutions for your problem. Leg cramps are more common in women, who tend to have more problems with veins than men. Sometimes a lack of vitamins or minerals can also contribute to the problem, therefore patients with special diets should have blood tests every now and then under the supervision of a specialist in Internal Medicine, as this would allow any deficiencies to be quickly corrected.

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IT’S the New Year and you are all fired up and ready to get your fitness and body shape back to where it was last summer, right? Now my question is, does your hus ba nd or pa rtne r have the same goals as you? If so why don’t you train together? From my experience as a trainer I have found that couples who take an interest in e a c h othe rs he a lth a nd fitness are less likely to sabotage each other, and more likely to maintain a healthy weight and a great relationship. Here are just a few of the great advantages to training with your partner: Motivation. We all have days when even the thought of getting out of bed before 8am is distressing. However your workout partner is already awake, all fired up and preparing your pre-workout coffee with the energy and spirit that you re a lis e give s you little chance of back-peddling out of easily. Quality time. That’s correct, this is you as a couple spending ‘us’ time together, it beats him sat on the couch watching TV whilst you are in a separate room cooking dinner doesn’t it? Or a tedious ‘after dinner walk’ for that matter. You c a n put mus ic on,

you c a n pus h e a c h othe r through your exercise circuit, and you can enjoy the fact that you are both conne c te d by the s a me goa ls and desire to look and feel great. Improved love life. The exercise you are both doing will help you to minimise stress, retain better sleep pa tte rns , a nd promote

sharper brain function which is important for both of you m ovi ng i nt o your older years. And yes t he f i t t er and healthier you look and feel the more fun you will have in the bedroom, as regular exercise has been proved to protect against erectile dysf unct i on, i ncr ease bl ood flow and be more likely to

put you i n t he m ood f or LOVE. So he prefers weights and you love cardio…. Mi x i t up and do bot h, encour age and push each other. You will find yourself doing the exercises together that you would more than likely avoid if you were training alone.

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Archbishop criticises women over domestic violence SO this man who, by virtue of the strange rules of his chosen profession, is (supposedly) barred from relationships with the opposite sex, believes he is capable of rational and valid thought about abuse within relationships. As in so many things he and his sort are so out of touch with reality maybe we ought to feel pity toward them rather than outrage. Though for the moment, outrage seems to be the correct emotion. Stuart (via website)

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WHEN will action be taken against able-bodied drivers who park illegally in disabled parking places? This thoughtless, lazy and despicable act causes untold inconvenience and stress to those needing to park close to their homes and shops. Is it not time for the police to fine and remove these illegally parked vehicles? Much needed money could be raised in our town by implementing the law. Maybe the newspapers could have a ‘column of shame’ listing the registration numbers of cars illegally parked in the parking bays. I am sure the people who need to use these places would happily report the registration numbers to the newspapers and police etc. Alan Harris, Campoverde

Mr Monday THANK YOU so much for placing our ad. Mr Monday has been found and was returned to us on Christmas Eve, it made a special boy very happy! Hats off to the power of advertising, and thanks for all the help from the Euro Weekly News. Regards Jane, Mallorca

Inept leaders DEAR Leapy, All I can say is, I wish all the Euro-

pean and UK inept politicians had the courage to tell it as it is like your excellent piece in last week’s paper. I too have been expounding the very same and believe it or not most people I speak with about this do not have a real clue or understanding of what is happening. I predict that Christmas as we know it will peter out in the next few years, there will be no New Year celebrations either (Brussels have already started cancelling 2016), as our calendar bears no resemblance to the Islamic one. We have a Muslim being put forward for mayor of London and it won’t be long before all government positions will be overrun with Sharia

law brainwashed individuals. I keep saying that we have been invaded without a shot being fired and now our graciously stupid leaders keep making things even worse. Adolf must be spinning in his grave if he had realised how to take over the world so easily. I just wanted you to know you do have support out here in the silent suffering majority and if you ever decide to stand for presidency/prime minister you have my vote. Sincerely, Ron Bennett (via email) P.S I was born and raised in London in 1952 and boy am I glad I don’t live there anymore as it is an alien environment to me.

Leapy disgust GOOD afternoon and happy New Year. The motive of this present is to expose my disgust, and repulse, to the articles you insist on printing written by Leapy Lee. He is not only a racist, and this is the first reason why you should not print his words, but his comments are offensive and inflammatory. He preaches hate and invokes violence in every article. He does this with Muslims, who are always his favourite target, as well as Germans, immigrants and asylum seekers. I understand and embrace freedom of speech, however, I think it is your responsibility as editorial, to consider what you do and what you don’t print. My name is Sebastian and I don’t feel there is any difference between the hatred Leapy means, than that of Adolf Hitler or a terrorist. Try looking in the mirror Leapy. And stop watching so many end of the world movies you ignorant ******. I hope you print that without my spelling mistakes. Thank you and please print more about love not war. Sebastian (via email)

Europe has gone crazy DEAR Leapy, I really enjoyed reading your ‘What the hell have we done’ and I am glad that you write this. Nowadays you can’t express your thoughts on FB etc without losing your friends. Our Europe has gone crazy, mostly because of Merkel. But hopefully the rapings etc in Germany will change many minds... I’ll follow you!! Magnus and Lena Ehrnrooth, Nueva Andalucia

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LIEUTENANT General Edward Davis, the new Governor of Gibraltar, is due to arrive on January 19 with his wife Lorraine. He will be welcomed to Gibraltar by the Acting Governor, Alison MacMillan, and the Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo and will then depart for Parliament, where he will be formally sworn in following a 17-gun salute.

Mugger sent to prison A SPANISH national resident in Gibraltar, Brahim Douah Orram, 28, who stole an iPhone 6 from a 15-year old boy who, after giving chase, was kicked and pushed and then had a silver chain stolen as well, has been jailed. The judge sentenced the mugger to 18 months in prison and fined him £650 (€865) to be paid in compensation to the victim.

N O W Closer cross-border ties THE Partido Popular chairman of the Mancomunidad of the Campo de Gibraltar, Luis Angel Fernandez, has called for closer cross-border relationships with Gibraltar which he sees as a future employer for people in the Campo. In the past, the PP in Madrid has been quite vociferous in its claims on Gibraltar, but local politicians are clearly more pragmatic in their views.

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3 Kings look a little different THERE is a lot of work involved in preparing the floats By John Smith ALTHOUGH the weather didn’t help and the rain delayed play for a while, the Cavalcade started at 7.30pm on January 5 with a total of nine floats, but it is now some time since the traditional Three Kings have appeared and older readers will perhaps remember the arrival of

camels from Morocco many years ago. Nowadays, the floats and characters are much more modern and secular with both Disney and Star Wars making a strong showing, but the adult winners were the Budokai Martial Arts Centre in the senior competition for their float, Attack of the Dragons and the junior competition was won by the Dolphins Youth

Club who had entered with a Peter Pan float. Everybody seems to have had great fun at the Cavalcade which will be 60 in 2017, but there is a lot of work involved in preparing the floats following Christmas and the New Year, so it is becoming increasingly more difficult to attract participants,

Support for return of Falklands NO sooner did the newly elected Argentinian government complain about the continued ‘illegal occupation’ of the Falkland Islands which it refers to as Malvinas, than the Spanish Foreign Ministry announced that it supports the call for the return of the Falkland Islands to Argentina. Naturally, this support announced on January 7 also enabled the Spanish government to remind the world of its claims on Gibraltar even though that overseas territory was formally ceded to Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Perhaps King Mohamed VI of Morocco will take this opportunity to question the ongoing presence of Spain in Ceuta, Tetuan and Melilla.

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RUSSIAN ARTISTS: Morning of Execution of Streltsy by Vasily Surikov. from 11am to 12.30pm. Wednesday January 19, Russian Artists In this week’s lecture Liz Cochrane talks about the Peredvizhniki, roughly translated as The Pioneers. This was a group of Russian realist artists who, in protest

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U3A educational talks AS the New Year starts, so the U3A organisation is ensuring that there are any number of interesting and educational talks taking place in the reference library at Lux Mundi, Calle Nueva 3, Fuengirola and times and details are shown below: Tuesday January 19, Tibet A journey through Tibet, with sights and sounds from the ‘Forbidden’ country. Ian Phillips will be the speaker and the event will last from 11am to 12.30pm. Wednesday January 20, Dark Matter - the evidence What is the evidence for Dark Matter? Why are we unable to explain it with conventional matter? And do the solutions lie in new exotic matter, or a complete rethinking of our fundamental laws of physics? Ian Phillips will again be the speaker and the event will last

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against academic restrictions, formed an artists’ cooperative. Some of their works highlighted social injustice while others concentrated on landscape. This lecture will run from 2.45pm to 4.15pm. All talks are free to members and non-members are most

welcome, but will be charged €5 for each visit. Full details of these and other groups can be found online at www.u3acostadelsol.org or Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/U3 ACDS.

THE Gi br al t ar gover nment is holding a competition to select a logo for the Gibraltar Spring Festival 2016 with a prize of £300 (€400). The competition is open t o al l ages and ar t wor k must be submitted in A4 size on paper or card, indicating the design orientation. Logos should be simple in design and suitable for

pr i nt i ng on post er s and other promotional material and m ust cont ai n t he wording: ‘GIBRALTAR SPRI NG FESTI VAL 2016.’ Ent r y f or m s and f ul l conditions are available from The Gibraltar Cult ur al Ser vi ces, John Macki nt osh Hal l , 308 Main Street, Gibraltar and the closing date is Monday March 14.

Salon Varietes performance BOBBYE AARON appears in the one-woman show ‘The Lady with All the Answers’ in the Salon Varietes Theatre, Fuengirola, January 15 and 16 at 8pm. Book online at www.salonvarietestheatre.com or call 952 474 542 between 11am and 2.30pm

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Beach House Marbella SERVING an appealing array of rich Scottish dishes BURNS Night is one of Scotland’s, and the world’s, great traditions, and there is no finer place to celebrate with good food and a few drams than the Beach House Marbella. Becoming ever more popular as its legend spreads, Burns Night at the Beach House is the Real McCoy, with a deliciously hearty menu, live music and the Address to a Haggis. Renowned Scottish chef Greg Hudson will be flying in especially from Fife to continue his unique collaboration with Executive Chef Jeff Mynott to set palates racing on Saturday January 23, with the creative pair spending months designing their classic menu. An Amuse Bouche of Scotland’s National Soup, CockA- Leekie, with pearl barley and chicken consommé, will inaugurate the evening. Lucky guests will then be treated to a choice of starters between ‘Calbbie Dubh,’ a lovingly prepared Mussel Chowder, or Oat Rolled Haggis Scotch Egg, with a Drambuie and Honey Cream twist. As the music plays, guests can enjoy Hot Smoked Salmon Paté served with oatcakes whilst socialising and enjoying the stunning Beach House features. A pair of refined Scottish classics will be served as the mains, with well looked after

BURNS NIGHT: A live piper will pipe in the haggis. attendees having a choice between Smoked Finnan Haddock, or Succulent Slow Roasted Pork with Stornoway Game Farce, the chef’s special creation. Bellies might feel full, but this is a feast and space shall surely be made for the Assiette of Scottish Desserts, consisting of cranachan cheesecake, millionaires’ shortbread, and Dundee cake with whisky crème anglaise.

Of course the mouth-watering menu isn’t the only reason you should book your spot without delay, for, first things first, this is a celebration, a feast of culture, music and poetry, for Scots and passionate aficionados alike. In true

Scots style, a live piper will pipe in the Haggis, and guests will be treated to a full traditional recitation of Rabbie Burn’s Address to a Haggis. The enchanting vocals and guitar play of the peerless Richard Turner will feature feel good classics, and well known covers from The Proclaimers and other Scottish greats. Needless to say, Saturday January 23 at The Beach House Marbella will be an unmissable evening, with a Burns Supper to rival any other. With such an appealing array of rich Scottish dishes, and coming just once a year, it’s hardly surprising that a full house is expected. So don’t miss out, book your special guest tickets for this exceptional Burns Night at one of the Mediterranean’s finest establishments. Call The Beach House now on +34 952 839 458, or email them at info@the beachhousemarbella.com to make your reservation.

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A LEGACY: Aztec Pyramid St Cecilia Acatitlan.

The Aztecs of Mexico CITY was the Venice of the New World By John Smith THE next talk at the Benahavis Decorative and Fine Arts Society will take place on Tuesday January 26 when Chloe Sayer will introduce the audience to the Aztec Legacy: Continuity and Change. The Aztecs of Mexico have been described as brutal and bloodthirsty - yet their creative achievements were breath-taking. Their shimmering city,

built on a lake, was the Venice of the New World. Their artwork included poetry, painted books and exquisite feather works as well as fabulous monumental sculpture, metalwork and mosaics. The lecture will explore the contradictory aspects of their civilisation along with the cultural legacy that has survived. Benahavis DFAS meets at the Benahavis Town Hall, doors open 5.30pm and a bar is available but lectures start promptly at 6.30 and last approximately 1 1/2 hours with no possibility of admission once the speaker has started. Members are admitted free and non-members are most welcome, but will be charged â‚Ź12 per person. For more details on the society and future plans, visit www.benahavis dfas.com.

Now back for the new year EVERY Tuesday at 3.00pm the Age Concern Fuengirola and Mijas group meets at the Manila bar next to the Yaramar Hotel on the Paseo in Los Boliches for Spanish lessons. This is a great, fun way to learn Spanish so why not make that New Year’s resolution a reality? Then every Thursday they meet again at the Manila bar for their weekly drop-in from 11am until 1.00pm. This is now proving to be a very well attended session, so why not popin, meet new people and make new friends or catch up with old friends after the holidays and check out what is happening. Each Friday sees a meeting in La Cala at El Caballo de Oro in the main square behind Supersol from 11.30am until 1pm. Numbers are growing in La Cala and as with all of their drop-in sessions they welcome all English speaking over 50’s expats regardless of nationality. If you would like information on becoming a Volunteer or any other way in which you can help the charity you are invited to call their Lifeline on 652 537 615 weekdays from 10am until 6pm

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Estepona Floral Art Club demonstration DEMONSTRATOR will create some wonderful designs By John Smith NOW that the holidays are over, the Estepona flower club year is about to start with a return visit from a well-respected English flower arranger. This month it’s the turn of Kathleen Williams, a NAFAS demonstrator from the Manchester area, who is chairman of Oldham flower club amongst other roles and has organised flower festivals, so the club is delighted to welcome such a busy lady! The January demonstration takes place at Agro Jardin, Cancelada on Tuesday January 19

starting promptly at 3pm, when Kathleen will create some wonderful designs. Kathleen has also kindly offered to teach a workshop on Thursday January 21 starting at 11am when she will teach a specific arrangement. Anyone is welcome to attend the demonstration or workshop, the visitor fee for the demonstration is €10. If you would like to take part in the workshop, which for those who don’t know is where Kathleen will show you how to create a specific design, please contact Sally on 696

378 333 to reserve your place and receive information. The workshops are an ideal opportunity to learn the art of flower arranging in a small group, with an expert instructor who will conduct the afternoon in English. For more information see the Club’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/estepon afloralartclub or send an e mail to esteponafloralartclub@hot mail.com to receive information.

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Playing in Malaga FANS of Spanish rock band Heroes del Silencio will be pleased to learn that their former member Enrique Bunbury will be performing at the Municipal Auditorium in Malaga on Saturday August 6, with tickets put on sale via www.malaga entradas.com and authorised outlets on January 11. Unsurprisingly, the singer’s real name is not Bunbury which he took from the Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest but Enrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izarduy and he has had a string of hit albums in the Spanish charts as well as being popular in Latin America.

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

PABLO IGLESIAS and other Podemos high-ups were political assessors to Venezuela before they entered Spanish politics. Iglesias prefers to keep schtum about Venezuela these days, especially now that its president Nicolas Maduro refuses to accept the government party’s defeat in the December elections by the practically outlawed Opposition. Podemos, unlike PP, PSOE, Ciudadanos, UPyD and PNV, recently avoided signing a Spanish manifesto in defence of Venezuelan democracy. Presumably Iglesias, with 69 seats in Spain’s national parliament, feels that all parliamentary systems are equal, but some are less equal than others. Exclusion zone THE red lines that parties drew

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PABLO IGLESIAS: Backs a Cataluña independence referendum.

before December 20 were meant to reassure voters that post-election pacts would not endanger ideology or promises. Instead politicians have fenced themselves in and another general election was the spectre at more than one Christmas feast. On the other side of those red lines lies the middle ground where negotiations could take place but instead it has been turned into a barren and unoccupied no man’s land. Strange bedfellows PABLO IGLESIAS backs a Cataluña independence referendum, making him untouchable for any potential pact-seeker. Not long ago he scornfully suggested that a PP, PSOE and Ciudadanos coalition “is the preferred scenario” of German chancellor Angela Merkel, the Ibex 35 (Spain’s Footsie 100) and the Head of State. Is t hat such a bad

thing, compared with the present horse-trading and showboating for which Iglesias is largely responsible? Way out SANTIAGO CARRILLO, the now deceased Com m uni st l eader, al l egedl y di d i n f i ve year s what Fr anco coul dn’t manage in 36. In other words, he scuppered the Partido Comunista de España once it was legalised during the Transition. Is Artur Mas, would-be president of Cat al uña, doi ng Madrid’s job for it by failing to scr ape up suppor t f or hi s i nvestiture? There will always be secessionists in Cataluña but despite national fear of an in-out referendum, less than half the Catalan population share Mas’s ambitions. Without him in the Palau de la Generalitat palace the independence faction will be divided and undisciplined and prone to implode with no outside help.

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So what’s his name? I have no idea! Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man ONE of my ambitions in life is to live forever and I must be honest, so far so good! The only thing is that as you get older the old memory is not as good as it should be. For instance, this is what happened the other day. The phone goes and it’s my friend of 60 years. “Hello son how are you?” We go through all our ailments and then go on to the family health. That is all done then this happens. “Guess who I saw the other day?” which on its own is the most ridiculous question ever. “Dunno, tell me.” Then it starts. “Err, err, err whatshisname. You know, tall fella with dark curly hair. We used to go to school with him except he’s bald now. Married that girl thingamajig.” I obviously have no idea who he is talking about and now the phone call turns into some kind of game show. After about five minutes or so he finally remembers his name, but not his wife’s and I don’t remember either of them. He then tries to convince me I must re-

member. So I have a couple more stabs but still not a clue so we finally give up on that and the quiz moves on to TV and film categories. “Did you watch that TV series on the telly?” “Which one?” “You know, the one with whatshisname in it.” “Who, whatshisname who we went to school with?” “No, a different whatshisname.” “What was it about?” The brief synopsis is no help and we give up on that one too. So we have now been talking for about 10 or 15 minutes and the only thing we have established is that the family is OK which is, of course, great. Everything else is just two old age pensioners trying to remember stuff. And I’m not talking about stuff for a PHD paper! We are trying to remember two names, one of a famous actor and one of someone he saw two days ago. We give up and he says his wife wants to ask me something so I speak to her and she wants me to give a message to Mrs S. We say goodbye and that’s that, except that three days later Mrs S says to me that she had just spoken to my friend’s wife who asked if she had done what she was asked to do. Of course she didn’t have a clue what she was talking about because, of course, I’d forgotten to give her the message!

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Detecting alcohol CAMPAIGN was aimed at zero tolerance AS part of a new series, we answer some common driving questions, kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers.

BREATHALYSER: Of the 154,474 people who were tested, 2,328 failed. THE week-long pre-Christmas campaign focussing on detecting drivers who had consumed alcohol or drugs, saw 154,474 drivers tested. Of these, 2,328 drivers failed the test with 570 proving positive for drug use and 1,758 for excessive alcohol. Cannabis and cocaine were the drugs most consumed by drivers who tested positive. The focus of the DGT campaign is to eradicate drivers who get behind the wheel after consuming alcohol or drugs with the intended aim of zero tolerance. The maximum permitted rates of alcohol consumption when driving are lower in Spain than many other countries. In providing a sample of exhaled air, the maximum reading allowed is 0.25 mg/l for normal drivers and 0.15 mg/l for profes-

sional and novice drivers. Producing a reading of between 0.25 mg/l and 0.50 mg/l in the breathalyser test will result in the loss of four points on your Spanish driving licence and a €500 fine. Exceeding the limit with a result more than 0.50 mg/l in exhaled breath will result in the loss of six points and a €1,000 fine. If the reading is 0.60 mg/l or more, it is automatically treated as a criminal offence and can result in a prison sentence. Refusal to submit to testing can also result in imprisonment and the loss of your driving licence for up to four years. Although the campaign has now ended, officers of the Guardia Civil continue to control the use of alcohol and drugs by drivers at any time of day and on any road in order to discourage this extremely dangerous activity.

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Can I deduct costs? I RENT an old cortijo, which has access to a field at the rear of our building. I have a long-term contract, and we agreed with the owner that we did not want the responsibility of keeping the garden and parking area in a tidy condition. He agreed to this but we have nothing in writing. For the past two years I myself have

No, you may not legally deduct this cost from the rent. Even if you had a written contract with your owner and he failed to clean the

kept the garden neat using the owner’s strimmer, as he is very unreliable. I have a bad back, and so I have asked him to maintain the garden area as agreed, but so far he has done nothing. If he continues to ignore my request, do I have the right to employ a person to strim the designated areas, and deduct the cost from the rent? DC (Costa Blanca)

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property, you would have to go to court against him as a separate matter. A tenant on a long-term contract is normally obliged to look after the property.

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SHOULD we abandon all thoughts of cleaning up our planet? 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.

GLOBAL warming, we are told, is responsible for December’s record rainfall and devastating floods in the north of England and Scotland. Global warming as we all know is entirely due to man’s unparalleled use of fossil fuels, the internal combustion engine and flatulent cows. Only the cessation of the use of coal and oil and the building of a zillion ugly wind farms will save us. . . oh and the introduction of more and more ‘green taxes’. I looked back on my records and noted that just five years ago, the UK was experiencing a record cold spell, with temperatures reaching minus 20ºC in many places.

GLOBAL WARMING: Building a zillion ugly wind farms will help save us. Global warming? I am no scientist, but I know a man who is, and he tells me that with man’s total contribution to climate change at less than an estimated 4 per cent, not only

will our feeble efforts have no noticeable effect on the world’s weather patterns, but these changes will happen anyway as they have at regular intervals over millions of years.

He and a fraternity of scientists around the world have produced a mountain of evidence over the years, showing that we should be spending our time and efforts into developing protec-

tion against what is to come and learning to adapt to natural and inescapable climate change. But regardless of the facts, this attracts little publicity after all, it is heresy to contradict the established thinking on such things. Should we then abandon all thoughts of cleaning up our planet? Of course not, but let us examine all of the evidence available for the good of Mother Earth, and make informed and sensible decisions about the proper way forward. Just as there are powerful vested interests who wish to silence the Green lobby, so too are there equally powerful and political interests desperate to blame our changing climate on the activities of Man. Who was it that said: “If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.”? Oh yes, Adolph Hitler.

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THE more things change, the more they stay the same John Smith Random thoughts... ALTHOUGH he had been investigating the sharing of information via computers whilst working for the CERN laboratory in Switzerland and then following employers, it was not until 1991 that Tim Berners Lee saw the first website that he had conceived set up by CERN entitled Info.cern.ch, which basically explained the concept of the internet. Today, 25 years later, the world is without question a different place, and the man who was knighted in 2004 and became Sir Tim Berners Lee has a lot to be thanked for and a lot to be blamed for, as the World Wide Web is both a blessing and a curse. There is no doubt that the world has become not only a smaller place, but also one that is much more impatient and demanding with privacy becoming less and less possible. Children and many adults spend their time glued to social media and interac-

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BID: Catalan Parliament.

Catalonia’s first minister JUST when it seemed there would be a second election in Catalonia, a rather upset Artur Mas decided he should step down so the demand for independence could move forward, rather than risk a negative backlash in the event a second election was held. The mayor of Girona, Carles Puigdemont was considered an acceptable candidate for first minister by the Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP), which held the balance of power and he was duly appointed on January 10. In his acceptance speech Mr Puigdemont made it clear he intended to push forward with the call for a new republic and he expected to create a separate Catalan Social Security system and Central Bank, both of which would drain money from the Spanish state and would be illegal according to opposition leaders. Interim Prime Minister Rajoy has been somewhat reticent in his response, saying only: “I have given instructions that any act by the new Catalan government, its First Minister or the Catalan parliament be met with the correct response.” As all of his attempts to stifle the bid for independence through the courts have been ineffectual, matters seem to be getting worse for the interim government, especially as it still doesn’t hold a majority. Whoever finally comes to power will still face a dilemma, and an opinion in the influential Spain Report suggests the next option open to the government is to apply Article 155 of the Spanish constitution, which would allow them to take whatever action is necessary to resolve the situation.

tive games, emails have to be responded to immediately, terrorists can post their litany of hate and show the execution of innocents, conmen can steal from bank accounts, and pornography can reach every home. On the plus side, for those who wish to broaden their knowledge, it is possible to learn about almost anything through specialist sites, as well as the ever growing Wikipedia and those who are apart geographically can keep in contact with families through such outlets as Skype and WhatsApp, so it certainly isn’t all bad. Fortunes have been made (and lost) with companies using the internet, and it is now possible to buy almost anything online which has seen a number of weaker companies go to the wall. Music and films are available to download almost instantaneously and large amounts of money can be won or lost on gaming sites. Now we To sum up, in the words of Isaac want to Newton ‘for every action, there is an hear your views. equal and opposite reaction’ and this seems to be the situation with YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE the internet, although it is those - YOUR OPINION who use it, rather than the system www.euroweeklynews.com itself who are the saints or sinners.

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It’s now winter cutting time - you can produce inexpensive, healthy, strong plants with good roots By Dick Handscombe THE period of the winter cutback is a good time to take cuttings of a wide range of plants

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When fiction turns into fact A COMPUTER game turns into reality By Steve Walsh AS cars transmute from being what we have traditionally known as cars to something more akin to a computer on wheels, the manufacturers are increasingly drifting from the ‘conventional motorshow’ to the high-tech electronics fairs to showcase their wares. Faraday Future, for example is a California-based electric car company that’s been operating in stealth

FFZERO1: New high-performance electric car concept.

mode for the past year and a half. But instead of choosing the 2016 Detroit Motorshow to unleash their creation on the world, they

opted for the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vagas. Unveiling their incredible FFZERO1, to a plethora of open-mouthed, dumbstruck journalists and dribbling tech-head car nuts, you start to see why it was obviously the right choice. As close as you could possibly come to magically spiriting a futuristic supercar out of a PlayStation game and see it materialising on the street, this highperformance electric con-

cept car looks more appropriate for a race track than a city street thanks to a claimed 1,000 horsepower, a 0 to 60 time of under three seconds, and a top speed of over 200 miles per hour (320kmh). However, these figures are at the moment theoretical since this is just a concept, but the company have said it could see a ‘limited production’ hit the market in the near future. The design features a glass roof, which offers a clear view of the white carbon fibre interior and some o f t h e c a r ’s m o r e n o v e l

ideas, like a smartphone mount in the centre of the steering wheel which as well as being the personal activation for the car, could be used for the control systems touchscreen PlayStation Portable style of the vehicle, the Halo Safety System that supports the driver’s head and neck, and a helmet that feeds the driver water and oxygen. The instrument panel is also designed to gather biometric data about the driv e r, w h i l e l e a r n i n g a n d evolving with his driving style. For more on the FFZERO1, visit www.farad ayfuture.com.

Motorists pay billions to the government ACCORDING to the latest available figures released from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, (2012), British motorists pay heavily for the privilege of driving. By contributing £46.6 billion (€63.63bn) in taxes to the UK Treasury, they are in fact the fourth biggest payers in Europe. Using figures from 14 EU countries including Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, France and the UK, the European total raised from taxes on motoring was £284bn (€387bn). The UK’s drivers were not the hardest done-by however, bigger contributors to their government’s coffers were Germany, with drivers contributing some €80billion, followed by Italy’s drivers, who contributed €70.5bn, and the French paid €69.5bn. Dividing the UK’s £46.6bn motoring tax by the 63.7 million population that year shows a contribution of £731 (€997) per head. Whereas Sweden’s drivers contributed €9.6bn despite being a country of just 9.7 million people. With motoring taxes of €24.4bn and a population of 47.3 million, Spanish people paid motoring taxes of just €503 per head.

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Laser lights and fighter pilot helmets TWO new innovations were shown at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas BMW Motorrad displayed two innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on January 6 - 9. A laser light for motorcycles and a helmet with a head-up display, setting new standards of motorcycle safety. Using technology already available in the new BMW 7 Series and i8, BMW Motorrad has now adapted this technology for motorcycling applications. Not only do laser light headlamps generate a particularly bright and purewhite light, but they even achieve a high-beam range of up to 600 metres, which is double that of conventional headlights. The BMW head-up display projects necessary or desirable traffic or vehicle information directly into the rider ’s field of view, allowing him to maintain constant observation of

MINI ALL4: British Racing driver Harry Hunt

BMW MOTORRAD: Has adapted the new technology for motorcycling applications.

t h e t r a ff i c o n t h e r o a d , without any other distractions. This would appear even more important with motorcycles than it is with cars, because it can sometimes only take a brief visual distraction to put the rider in a critical road situation. All displays are freely programmable, ideally to provide the best-possible support f o r r i d e r s a f e t y, a n d only information that is helpful and relevant to the current situation should be displayed to the rider at any given moment.

MINI take on the Dakar Rally in force

MINI set their sights on achieving a fifth consecutive Dakar Rally win with the strongest line up yet of MINI ALL4 Racing and crews. It’s January 2016 and the Dakar Rally is nearing its end. The traditional season opener of long-distance cross-country rallies once again saw MINI take on this exciting 9,500km, 15-day racing event with a record en-

try of 12 MINI ALL4 Racing cars. Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) and long-term co-pilot Mathieu Baumel (FRA) of AXION X-raid Team number 300, are the defending Dakar champions and were more than ready to take up the challenge of motorsport’s toughest endurance race. The youngest MINI ALL4 Racing driver at this year’s Dakar Rally, Harry Hunt from Great Britain in car 343.

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Well played Eastleigh, Exeter, Oxford and AND Djokovic and Spieth in excellent wins again 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

FOOTBALL There weren’t too many upsets in last weekend’s third round FA Cup ties, but all credit to Oxford United for knocking out Swansea and to non-League side Eastleigh, Wycombe Wanderers, Exeter City and Bristol City who all earned replays against Bolton, Aston Villa, Liverpool and WBA respectively. Holders Arsenal beat Sunderland. Wayne Rooney netted a late penalty as Manchester United were booed off the pitch after defeating plucky Sheffield United. Manchester City eased past Norwich 3-0. Crystal Palace knocked out Southampton for the second season running. Bournemouth, fielding their

reserve 11, won 2-1 at Birmingham. Watford pipped Newcastle, West Ham squeezed past Wolves. Dagenham and Redbridge lost 2-0 at Everton. Stoke won at Doncaster. Chelsea dispatched Scunthorpe and Burnley won at Championship leaders Middlesbrough. The pick of the fourth round draw: Eastleigh/Bolton v Leeds, Arsenal v Burnley, Derby v Manchester United, Exeter/ Liverpool v West Ham, Wycombe/Villa v Manchester City, Carlisle/Yeovil v Everton; Crystal palace v Stoke, Colchester v Spurs/Leicester and Northampton/MK Dons v Chelsea. Ties to be played between January 29 and February 1. In the Scottish Cup, Annan knocked out top Division side Hamilton 4-1 while Celtic (3-0 winners at Stranraer), SPL bottom club Dundee United, the Edinburgh pair of Hearts and Hibs, Kilmarnock, Motherwell and Rangers (5-1 victors over Cowdenbeath) also reached round five.

Gareth Bale and Lionel Messi both scored hat-tricks for their respective teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona, in 5-0 and 4-0 La Liga wins over Deportivo La Coruna and Granada. For Messi, it was the 33rd treble of his illustrious career, and a sparkling podium to accept this year’s FIFA Ballon d’Or for a record fifth time. Athletico Madrid won at Celta Vigo to go top of the table. During this mid-week the top PL games have been ChelseaWBA, Liverpool-Arsenal, Manchester City-Everton, Newcastle-Manchester United and SpursLeicester. Over the weekend it’s Chelsea-Everton, Liverpool-Manchester United, Manchester City-Crystal Palace, Stoke-Arsenal and Spurs-Sunderland, while in the Championship,

Middlesbrough visit Bristol City and Derby play Birmingham, Coventry meet Burton Albion in FL1, while Oxford play Bristol Rovers and Plymouth Argyle take on Stevenage in FL2. After Leicester spent £6m on Birmingham’s Demarai Gray, Bournemouth splashed out a club record £10m on Wolves’ striker Benik Afobe. And with the transfer going on for another three

JORDAN SPIETH: Won his seventh PGA title.

weeks, you can expect more ‘big’ deals to take place. ROUND UP • The third cricket Test between South Africa and England started today in Johannesburg. The tourists lead the four-match series 1-0 after winning the first Test and drawing the second in Cape Town. The latter produced over 1,400 runs and saw two double centurions, England’s Ben Stokes and Springboks’ Haslam Amla, who then quit as captain. • England have been drawn in the same group as Sri Lanka, South Africa and the West Indies in the T20 World Cup which takes place in India later this year. • Last Saturday, New Zealand batsman Colin Munro set a new world record by scoring 50 off just 14 balls in his country’s T20 win over Sri Lanka. • Fifteen-year-old Panrav Dhanawade scored 1,009 runs playing in a schools match in Mumbai, the highest ever individual innings by one player

in an organised match. • Novak Djokovic won his first single’s title, and the 70th of his career, with victory over Rafael Nadal in Qatar. Milos Raonic outwitted Roger Federer to win the Brisbane Open. Hosts Australia beat the Ukraine to lift the Hopman Cup in Perth, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year starts in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday. • Saracens suffered their first defeat of the season (against Harlequins) but still lead Rugby’s Aviva PL from Exeter Chiefs (19-10 winners over Gloucester), ‘Quins’ and Leicester, who scored late to beat Northampton 30-27. • The first PGA of 2016, The Tournament of Champions in Hawaii, was won in style by American Jordan Spieth who thus equalled Tiger Woods’ achievement of seven PGA victories before reaching the age of 23. • Scott Waites (England) crushed Jeff Smith (Canada) 7-1 in the BDO World Championship Darts final at Lakeside.

Junior challenge circuit CostaLessGolf Weekly News with

Ron Garrood THE Miguel Angel Jimenez junior challenge circuit in affiliation with PING, is an initiative aimed at benefitting children and adolescents and one that Miguel Angel supports with great enthusiasm. In 2015 the circuit was supported by the European Tour, The Real Federacion Española de Golf, Srixon, and all the regions of Spain where qualifying events took place. After 12 tournaments held in Malaga, Alicante, Valencia, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Madrid, Gijon, Granada, Son Sabastian and Mallorca, the Grand Final was held at Rio Real on Saturday January 9, 2016, with a field of 120 players ranging from seven to 17-years-old, with all levels of ability. Luis Navarro the Director

INITIATIVE: Aims to benefit children and adolescents. of Golf at Rio Real, has maintained the course to a superb condition, and Ron Garrood the Director of CostaLessGolf was given a personal tour of this prestigious golf course, which is in superb condition, especially the greens with a speed of 11 on the Stimpmeter. Miguel Angel made a personal visit to Rio Real on Friday in preparation for the event, and attended the launch dinner that evening.

Thanks to his enthusiasm and love of the game, this tournament has exceeded expectations as so many young players wish to be involved. Miguel Angel stated: “If we want golf to continue advancing and not stagnate, then I believe that it is essential to focus on the grass roots, making it our obligation to make golf more accessible and take golf to all corners of the country.”

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From Christmas Celebrations held to Kings at Mijas at Santa Maria Bowls Club AS usual Christmas started early at the bowls club, on December 9 to be precise, as that was the date of the Christmas Dinner and Dance held at Restaurante Valparaiso. Most of the members and some friends donned their finery and enjoyed an evening of good food, friendship and excellent entertainment. Following the dinner was the Christmas Draw held at the club. This was organised by Edwin Hewitt, assisted by his wife Susan. Fun bowling took place during the morning, followed by a lunch provided by the members. There were 32 excellent prizes to be won, so a lot of members went away very

happy. The winners of the bowling, who each received a bottle of wine, were Roberto Wright, Stuart Parkin and Roy Garland. The next event, Three Kings Day, was the final one of the Christmas period which, to work round normal bowling days and distinctly bad (but wrong as it turned out) weather forecasts, was actually celebrated on Thursday January 7. This took the form of another morning of fun bowling, again followed by a buffet lunch provided by the members. The prizes for the bowling went to Barbara Land, Roy Graveling and Carol Wright. There was also a prize for the

best crown being worn which was won by Michael Cole. Have you thought about playing bowls? If so, whether you are a beginner or an experienced bowler, why not ring Carol Wright the club captain, telephone number 952 492 434. Coaching is available and you will be made very welcome. Mijas Bowls Club is situated behind the Victoria furniture showroom on the Carretera de Mijas at 1.8 km. Club days are normally held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 1.30pm for 2.00pm and on Sunday mornings at 10.00am for 10.30am, where they look forward to seeing you.

GREAT ATMOSPHERE: Prizes were presented at the end of the day. ON Wednesday January 6, a Three Kings Fun Day was held at Santa Maria Bowls Club. Teams played several different ‘fun’ games with players keeping their individual scores. This meant the games became quite competitive (mentioning no names Terry

Holden!) but created a great atmosphere. Prizes were presented at the end of the day. The male highest score went to Terry Holden with 71 points, and the female highest score to Pat Fisher with 74 points. Prizes for highest score after

nine ends were awarded to Terry Holden and Sue Walker. The booby prize went to Matthew Hussey, grandson of Santa Maria’s vice-captain, Chris Hussey. Matthew is in Spain visiting his grandad with his brother and dad from Melbourne, Australia.

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