Euro Weekly News - Costa del Sol 21 - 27 January 2016 Issue 1594 by Euro Weekly News Media S.A.

ISSUE NO. 1594

21 - 27 January 2016

COSTA DEL SOL

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Finding Lisa: search goes on MISSING Brit Lisa Brown’s boyfriend keeps his pledge by Matthew Elliott BOAT owner Simon Corner, who has been lambasted by worried Lisa Brown’s family and friends for leaving the country days after the 33-yearold mum-of-one vanished from her expat home in November, returned to Malaga on Tuesday (January 19). Corner had sparked suspicion by flying to the Far East following a short police quiz after he was taken away by investigators from Sotogrande Port near Gibraltar as he worked on his 30-foot sailing boat. But, having told legal advisors he would be back on the Costa del Sol by the end of the week so he could convince cops he was innocent of any wrongdoing, he has kept his word. He was met by legal representative Jason Coghlan, from Turn to Page 6

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Solving problems THANKS to some diligent work by staff, the Estepona Town Council has managed to resolve and eliminate 81 per ce n t o f t h e j u d i cia l law suit s t h a t h a v e b e e n

brought against the local administration. The outstanding cases were connected with work, administratio n a n d c iv il and criminal matters.

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Starlite line-up is announced A PREVIEW of the Marbella Starlite Festival is out and French music legend Charles Aznavour will be among the top performers at the massive festival in summer 2016. The 92-year-old will perform in front of an estimated 200,000 people between July 14 and August 20.

Cultural festival THE 12th edition of the Theatre and Comedy Festival will be celebrated at the Benalmadena Culture Centre on January 29 and 30. On Friday the main show will be Ovidâ€™s classic Ars Amatoria, while Saturday will see comedy act Improvisa Tio take the stage.

GAME OF THRONES: Already showing on Canal Plus, who have a long-term relationship with HBO. By John Smith

AMERICAN cable giant, HBO has announced that it will launch an internet-only service in Spain during 2016, which will go head to head with Netflix as well as local supplier Movistar. At one time, Spain was a dead zone for

paid internet TV due to regular use of torrent sites, but the market is now becoming much more attractive to foreign companies. There are still areas in Spain where there is no problem with picking up signals for all of the Sky channels following the transfer to new satellites, but households in the

outer edges of the footprint such as those in the Costa del Sol have been badly affected. There may be some problems with programming as HBO has had a long-term relationship with Canal Plus, which takes the wildly successful Game of Thrones for its own terrestrial channel, as well as through Movistar.

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News Desk 50

Finance 57 - 62

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Costa de Sol hits the small screen CHANNEL 4 spotlight widens recognition for the coast’s hidden charms

Stocks 58

Leapy Lee 63

Daily TV 64, 66, 68, 70,

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Time Out 77 - 80

Health & Beauty 81 - 83

Letters 84

Gibraltar 86

Social Scene 88 - 92

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

THIS week the stunning Costa del Sol featured on popular Channel 4 programme A Place in the Sun once again with Estepona flaunting its natural beauty to viewers back in the snowy UK. Presenter Johnnie Irwin explored five incredible properties with retired couple Mandjit and Cathy Jandu, who are hoping to find a homely villa with their ample £300,000 (€390,000) budget. The edition aired on January 20 and is part of the long running show’s Winter Sun series and follows last week’s feature on Mojacar, Almeria. The Costa del Sol is naturally a well-established favourite of the show’s producers who have often flown out to Spain to showcase the region with Benahavis, Benalmadena, Marbella and Sotogrande all featuring throughout its history. Doing its part for wider recognition of the coast’s hidden charms, the show has highlighted new developments, an outdoor lifestyle, improving infrastructure, and world class facilities.

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By Matthew Elliott

SPOTLIGHT: Estepona flaunted its natural beauty on UK television.

Mammoth shopping centre in the pipeline CONSTRUCTION of a huge shopping centre in Torremolinos should be given the green light by the council at an extraordinary plenary session to be held on February 5.

British company Intu Properties is behind the plans, which aim to build the largest shopping centre in Andalucia on 195,000 square metres of land between the Conference

Centre and the motorway. If the General Urban Development Plan is approved then it will be sent to the Junta de Andalucia regional government for definitive approval.

Should it go ahead, the shopping centre is expected to create around 3,000 jobs and will have facilities including a ski slope and a wave pool.

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SEDUCTIVE Costa del Sol flaunts its goods as secret Marbella slogan is revealed By Mathew Elliot IT was kept tightly sealed until Marbella’s moment of triumph at the FITUR awards in Madrid and now the city’s brand new slogan has been unleashed. ‘Marbella, fivestar destination’ is the new public relations masterstroke that encapsulates two key features of the celebrity retreat. It highlights Marbella’s status as the city with the most five-star hotels in all of Andalucia and also the five key sectors that make the city one of the world’s top destinations: nature, gastronomy, golf, beaches and luxury. Mayor Jose Bernal said it was time to revitalise the prestigious Marbella brand and has already announced a €500,000 budget for tourist promotion. Marbella was enjoying its first independent presentation

MARBELLA: Highlights the city as having the most 5-star hotels in Andalucia. at the elite tourism fair and showcased itself with aplomb

at the glitzy gala attended by media, culture and business

personalities. Bernal reminded guests of Marbella’s indis-

pensable role as a luxury shopping destination and said the city’s main challenge was to combat the seasonal variations experienced by the tourist industry. Not to be outdone the Costa del Sol show was also on the road as the striking coastal region nurtures the global tourist market and promotes its autumn and winter credentials as an unmissable stop on the international circuit. The extraordinary results of 2015, which saw more than four million domestic tourists spending roughly €4 billion on the province, bolster the coast’s already strong hand as it champions itself before hundreds of thousands of glitzy guests in the capital. More than 10 million visitors arrived in a record breaking year.

With a stated mission of making the Costa del Sol a year round attraction for travellers from Tokyo to New York, January 20-24 sees the gastronomical, cultural and adventure calibre of the region exhibited at FITUR. As revealed by the EWN, even the often overlooked interior is getting in on the act, with Antequera making moves for UNESCO heritage recognition and Ardales rubbing shoulders with greatness. The gloves have come off and the Costa del Sol is now making its play to be recognised as the dominant attraction in Spain, for both domestic and international travellers, and 2016 is shaping up to be the year it is catapulted to truly global stardom as the shackles of recession are finally shed.

Missing Brit’s boyfriend has returned to Malaga From Front page

multinational firm JaCogLaw, who said: “I was glad to welcome our client back from the Far East. There are concerns he was being tried in the media, but he has left his business interests and returned to clear his name. Simon assures me he is totally innocent of any wrongdoing and to date there is no evidence that anything untoward has taken place.” He is expected to make an appointment to meet Civil Guard officers in the southern port city of Algeciras who are leading the hunt for Lisa. Jason Coghlan, whose multinational JaCogLaw is assisting him, confirmed in an earlier statement that his client had arranged to fly to Spain this week to address “unfounded allegations” linking him to Lisa’s disappearance and would be contacting police after arrival. He said: “There has been a relentless campaign against our client Simon Corner ever since his friend Lisa Brown broke contact with her friends and family and was declared a missing person. “Nevertheless the weight of the unfounded allegations has taken a considerable toll upon Simon and his friends and family. “Therefore in spite of the fact there is no legal obligation on him to return to Spain and demonstrate his innocence, Simon insists upon abandoning his international business activities in the Far East and returning to Spain to provide all and any

assistance to the police with their missing persons’ inquiry.” Lisa, from Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, was last seen at her home in Guadiaro near Sotogrande on November 4. Her son Marco, eight, has been staying with his dad in nearby La Linea since she vanished. More than 25,000 well-wishers have joined a Find Lisa Facebook group set up last month by her sister Helen, who still lives in Dumbarton. Members have criticised Corner for leaving Spain in the wake of Lisa’s disappearance, posting pictures of him and urging him to return to “answer questions.” The Liverpudlian, who was jailed for three months in Gibraltar in May 2014 for possession of an offensive weapon after a nightclub altercation, issued a statement before Christmas saying he was happy to help police with their inquiries and that he had “nothing to hide.” Distraught Helen, 49, told supporters on the Find Lisa page her New Year’s resolution was to find her sister. She said: “People make promises that a few weeks down the line get forgotten about. Well I will make one now that I intend to keep and that is to find out where you are.” Civil Guard officers have not made any official comment about Lisa’s boyfriend but were seen searching his boat and told workers in Sotogrande Port shortly after he left the area to call them if they spotted him.

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Shop fire A FIRE broke out in a shop making churros on Calle Cordoba, San Pedro Alcantara, on January 19 when a machine burst into flames. The emergency services attended the scene and two people were treated for smoke inhalation.

Other self AN alternative physicist will be plying his doubling time theory at the Torremolinos Conference Centre on January 23 and 24. According to Jean Pierre Garnier, we all have a double and our other self can guide us through dreams.

Two injured TWO people were injured in an accident on Sunday January 17 when a motorbike and a bicycle collided on the A-7176 road at the Istan junction in Marbella.

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Mijas property taxes ALL properties in the town were revised by the Spanish Inland Revenue By John Smith ON January 20, the Foreigners Department of the Mijas Council issued a press release concerning the matter of property taxes, and advised that the Cadastral Department of the Spanish Inland Revenue during 2013 and 2014, with the help of satellite cameras, carried out a revision of all properties in Mijas. The result was that the taxes for over 4,000 properties that had carried out enlargement building works of over 15 square metres, most of which were swimming pools, terraces and garages, that had not been reported to the Cadastral Planning Department were updated. Letters from Inland Revenue Cadastral Department have been sent out to the property owners affected advising them that there would be a charge of €60 to cover the rate adjustment. Due to the number of holiday properties many foreign property owners have not received this letter as they were out of the country. These properties have been re as-

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SATELLITE CAMERAS: Were used to carry out a revision.

sessed, and Inland Revenue will collect any additional amount going back four years. The result is that many property owners are receiving a notification from the Mijas Town Hall informing them that they have these extra amounts pending. “Even though the local government has no intentions of raising taxes, we believe that everyone should pay for what they own,” stated Mario Bravo, economic councillor of Mijas Town Hall. So, even though the rates (IBI) in most of the cases will go down 6 per cent in 2016, more than 4,000 bills will be increased because of this ‘correction’. If any reader has received this letter, please read it carefully and, in case of doubt, contact the Mijas Foreigners Department by telephone on 952 589 010 or email frd@mijas.es. You may take the opportunity to visit Mijas Town Hall (in La Cala, Las Lagunas or Mijas Pueblo) to confirm your address, include your email and mobile number, and even check your Padron.

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Huge investment in tourism on the Costa del Sol MORE than €1 million will be invested in different infrastructures along the coast THE Commonwealth of Municipalities, Provincial Council, and National Government will invest more than €1 million for improvements in tourism infrastructures of the Costa del Sol. Margarita del Cid, president of the Commonwealth of Municipalities of the Costa del Sol has signed an agreement with Isabel Borrego, State Secretary of Tourism, and the president of the Malaga Provincial Council Elias Bendodo, for a new plan, which will invest in the improvement of different infrastructures in the municipalities of the Costa del Sol. With this agreement, which was signed at the FITUR exhibition in Madrid, the three administrations showed their commitment to the Costa

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By John Smith

IMPROVEMENTS: Will allow the Costa del Sol to continue competing at the highest level. del Sol. The Department of the State Secretary of Tourism will invest €500,000, the Commonwealth

€300,000 and the Malaga Provincial Council €250,000. No specific details of the projects to

be supported have been released, as they are currently being decided upon and interested parties have been told to

The rain surprises Marbella THE unexpected deluge of rain in the early hours of Wednesday January 20, was a welcome treat for Marbella. Going on all night and into the morning, the rain will be very useful as autumn was especially dry. The arrival of this rain will benefit the reservoir of La Concepcion, which supplies water to the whole town. Now a little more than half full, the reservoir can hold a maximum of 37 cubic hectometres. Even so, the amount of water in the reservoir now is significantly lower than at the same time last year.

present their proposals by January 27. The town councils see this agreement as ‘great news’ and the Provincial Council has qualified this investment as “a support to the town councils, institutions that are very committed to the main economic industry of the Costa del Sol.” Mr Bendodo said that the only way to maintain the leadership of the Costa del Sol as a touristic destination complete and open all year is “with investments and improvements.” It appears that the money will go to the improvement of residential areas, creation of paths and rural routes, which will help improve the different municipalities of the Costa del Sol, which will “allow the Costa del Sol to continue competing at the highest level,” according to Ms del Cid.

More than 54,400 visit artist Michael Borreman’s ‘Fixture’ exhibit MALAGA Contemporary Art Museum (CAC), were delighted with their first exhibition of Belgian artist Michael Borremans, which received a total number of 54,406 visits. The exhibition, which was named Fixture, featured 35 pictures from the last 15 years of the artist’s work. His paintings show a personal insight of the artist, and are full of anonymous characters and dead nature. The sources of inspiration for Borremans are photography and cinema, according to a statement released by the CAC.

Woman’s wicked wheels A WOMAN who encountered a police officer while heading the wrong way down a one way Benahavis street in her electric wheelchair has been fined €200. She elected to ride on the street due to the narrow pavements and had the penalty

reduced from €500 after authorities decided she wasn’t driving a ‘vehicle,’ instead she was charged as a pedestrian with a ‘careless attitude.’ The fine will go down to €100 if she pays within the given time period.

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Cultural event in Estepona THE first Manga and Alternative Culture Conference was announced this week, with the event taking place on March 18, 19 and 20 in Estepona. Local Youth and Sports Councillor, Adrian Trujillo, outlined the Cosplay World Master contest as one of the most important activities included in this event. He said: “It is an amazing show where the contestants not only show their elaborate costumes but also immerse completely in the role they play.” There will be many activities including discussions with authors and exhibitions of Japanese costumes.

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Torremolinos signs an agreement with Emaus

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CHARITY can use the town hall’s facilities to prepare food By John Smith TORREMOLINOS Town Council has signed an agreement with the charity Emaus which helps all young and old in difficulty so they can prepare the food in the town hall. The town council will also take responsibility for the delivery of the food to people with mobility problems and lack of resources. Until now, the food has been made in the Centro de Convivencia (centre of communal living) of the Hogar el Pozuelo and delivered by Civil Protection volunteers. However, the council felt that Civil Protection organisation shouldn’t be responsible for delivering food except in cases of extreme emergency. For this reason, after studying various options, Welfare councillor Jesus Diaz confirmed to representatives of Emaus that they can guarantee good service and good distribution, which is important. He added: “The breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu will

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POLICE have arrested the suspects of a series of burglaries in Alhaurin de la Torre. Police investigations revealed that furniture sold online was stolen from a property and have now apprehended four suspects.

Sports deal TORREMOLINOS Town Council has signed a deal with the Sports Journalists’ Federation of Andalucia, for their annual Congress and the Awards Gala, which will be held at the Auditorio Municipal Principe de Asturias in 2017.

Cycling news MEALS: The menus will be planned by a nutritionist. be planned by a nutritionist.” The social kitchen of Emaus has a vehicle with isothermic containers for cold and heat, so they can transport the food while

keeping it in good condition, and additionally they don’t have to undertake a number of journeys so it’s guaranteed the food will arrive to its destinations in good condition.

REGISTRATION is now open for the annual Estepona cycling marathon. The race will start at 9am on Sunday February 7 at the El Carmen sports centre.

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FERRIS WHEELS: Tourist love it but residents want the council to move it.

Possible locations for Malaga wheel CONTRACT for current location runs out in three months By John Smith THE owners of the Ferris wheel in Malaga, Mederyt, are anxious to ensure that it remains in Malaga, preferably in some spot in the port. Whilst the five months of operation have shown it has been a commercial success which is loved by tourists, it is not so popular with residents. According to the compa-

ny, between December 23 and January 6, around 25,000 visitors got on the wheel, which made it one of the most crowded tourist attractions in the city of Malaga. However, there have been so many complaints from local residents who live in the building opposite the wheel that whilst it is licensed to remain in place for the next three months, it will then need to find a new home.

The company is considering three alternative locations, in the portsâ€™ car park which is their preferred option, the entrance to Palmeral promenade in dock two, or by the end of leisure area Muelle Uno. Time is running out and there will be a lot of work involved in securing a new home for the wheel, dismantling and transporting it and obtaining all of the necessary council approvals.

Sales suggestions AN advice campaign aimed at consumers taking advantage of the winter sales has been initiated by the Municipal Office of Customer Information (OMIC), with hints and recommendations on how to buy in shops and online. The OCIM has reminded buyers that articles on sale have to show their original price next to the reduced one, though a reduced grouping un-

Hit and run A WOMAN was taken to the Costa del Sol hos pita l w ith he a d injuries af t er bei ng knocked over by a vehicle in an alleged hit and run incident. The 60-year-old was walking on a pedestrian crossing by the El Ingenio roundabout in San Pedro when she was hit at high speed by the driver, who then left the scene. This is not the first occasion that an accident has happened at the crossing.

der the same percentage discount is fine. It reminds people to double check each item they buy to ensure that while the price is lower, the quality hasnâ€™t suffered. Additionally if any customers wish to return an item purchased during the sales period, the store is obliged to give back the exact sum of money paid at purchase.

Fuengirola fire A MAN was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in Fuengirola causing the evacuation of neighbours around the sixth floor flat on Inca street as a preventative measure. The causes are unknown and the 35year-old was left in the care of paramedics after onlookers called the emergency services number 112.

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Valentine’s Day celebration in Puente Romano

Get together with friends to have a Valentine’s Day pre-dinner and party in Uni restaurant and Suite Nightclub. Special ‘Partners in Crime’ event will take place on Saturday February 13 starting from 8pm. The evening features trendy four-course

set menu with sweet surprises to each guest. The dinner will be accompanied with live music and from midnight both venues will have DJs playing the latest tunes - in Uni DJ Godoy with smooth house hits and in Suite DJ Junior D’Acosta with the latest dance music.

Enjoy beautiful Valentine’s Day overlooking the Mediterranean coast. Sea Grill restaurant offers two ways of celebrating the Friends and Lovers’ Day. Have a romantic dinner with your loved one on Saturday night and enjoy a four-course

Price for dinner 65€ per person, drinks not included. Table prices for Suite Nightclub are starting from 265€ , including a bottle of selected beverage.

For reservations please call 952 820 900 or write events@puenteromano.com

‘Love’ dinner menu with welcome drink included. If you prefer to celebrate the day with your friends and family, join us on Sunday for a special ‘Love Buffet Lunch,’ starting from 1pm.

Special set menu 58€ per person, welcome drink included.

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La Cala de Mijas needs interpreters THE Foreigners Department of Mijas Town Hall is urgently looking for interpreters to carry out volunteer work at the medical centre of La Cala de Mijas. The volunteers must be fluent in English and Spanish, although other languages would be welcome. The Mijas Foreigners Department has been coordinating this volunteer interpreters service for over 25 years, and it is without doubt highly appreciated by the foreigners that attend in the medical centres, Guardia Civil and CARE specialist centre of Mijas. If you would like to become a volunteer interpreter (once a week) and help the community please contact the Foreigners Department Mijas Town Hall by telephone 952 589 010 or email frd@mijas.es.

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‘We are Malaga’ celebrities become ambassadors CAMPAIGN shows transformation of Malaga over the last few years By Steve Walsh THE Malagueno glitterati descended on Madrid this week to officially launch the hit promotional video ‘Somos Malaga. Somos de Malaga,’ on January 19. Fifty of Malaga’s famous sons and daughters including Antonio Banderas, Dani Rovira, Pablo Alboran, Diana Navarro, Dani Garcia and Pablo Puyol have converted themselves into ambassadors for the city, in a campaign that shows the transformation of Malaga over the last few years into an international superstar of the tourism industry. The prestigious cinema Callao in Madrid was the star-studded venue for the tourism presentation of ‘We are Malaga’ in the

PRESENTATION: The prestigious cinema Callao was the venue. presence of Mayor Francisco de la Torre, the president of the Provincial Council Elias Bendodo, and secretary of state for tourism Isabel Borrego. The production, which had a budget of €50,000,

was directed by Fernando Ramos, and has proved to be an online hit, already being reposted more than 500,000 times on social networks since its preview last November.

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New sports programme in Marbella MARBELLA Sports Councillor Antonio Garcia, has launched the ‘Sports and Family’ programme this week in the Marbella Municipal Stadium. The sports education sessions called Deporte y Familia were kicked off by Daniel Garcia, coordinator of the initiative who said that the programme “mixes new technologies, talks about respect, hard work, fair play, leadership and health education.” This project, which is focused on sport education for families, consists of seven inhouse sessions and 14 brief bulletins that the participating families will receive through the year, in order to give them recommendations and tools for improving their work done in sport, training and competitions.

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Marbella beaches boost COUNCILLOR Miguel Diaz from Marbella has announced that the council is looking into new projects that will boost the public usage of the local beaches. Among these new initiatives, there is a plan to improve the beach accessibility for the local residents, as well as raising the number of bathing areas for people with reduced mobility, by creating a new area in Nueva Andalucia for example, as well as providing additional barbeque areas with lights and toilets. Another big announcement was the news that sometime this year work w ill b e g i n o n a ne w s wim m i n g p o o l w ith lanes in El Cable beach.

CENTRAL PARK: Malaga wants its own version.

Possible new park LAND is currently owned by petrol company Repsol By John Smith ALTHOUGH not in the plans of the ruling party on Malaga City Council, opposition parties have been approached by members of the electorate seeking their support for the creation of a new park in Malaga. The concept of transform-

ing an unused area of land in Malaga next to Juan XXIII Avenue into a large public park is not new, but the parties involved think that now is the time for using a 177,000 square metre piece of land, owned by petrol company Repsol. They want to create a big green space in one of the

most densely populated areas in Europe. There is even a digital platform created by Malaga residents on www.change.org, which promotes the theory of transforming this huge piece of land into an urban oasis similar to Central Park in New York or Hyde Park in London.

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Men caught red handed ALERTED by a telephone call on the evening of January 19, officers of Marbella Local Police drove to a house in the Coto Real ur bani sat i on, wher e they discovered two men i n a bedr oom r em ovi ng goods and valuables. Having arrested these two for suspicion of burglary, a second police unit discovered a third man in

a car parked in a nearby street, who was supposedly keeping watch for the two burglars. After arresting him, t hey al so di scover ed i n t he boot of t he car s a number of tools ideal for use in breaking and entering. Of the three arrested, two had existing criminal records.

Malaga museum 2015 success A HUGELY successful 2015 was enjoyed by the Carmen Thyssen Museum in Malaga, which saw a total of 168,473 visits, an increase of 12 per cent on the previous year. It also received accolades on TripAdvisor and across social media. The most popular exhibition was Dias De Verano (Summer Days) with 69,818 visits.

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Suspicious trouser bulge leads to hash seizure THREE men arrested after they are searched at a police checkpoint THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of trafficking drugs after they were stopped in their car at the Calahonda toll of the AP-7. Suspicions were raised when the three Moroccan men became agitated as their car pulled up to the police checkpoint, however suspicions and eyebrows were raised further when one of the men got out of the vehicle sporting a large bulge in his trousers. Not believing that what they were seeing was all ‘him’ they searched the man discovering a large number of capsules full of hashish stuffed in his underpants. The police then searched the other two men and the car but found nothing. Unconvinced that there were no more drugs being transported, the officers sent the men to the Hospital Costa del Sol for xrays. It was there that the police officers’ suspicions were confirmed to be correct as the medical team both extracted, and had to wait for nature to take its course to retrieve

EASYJET: Aircraft departing Malaga airport.

Malaga airport is one of the busiest in Spain

POLICE: Discovered hashish which had a market value of €5,300. 250 capsules (three kilos) of hashish, which had a market value of €5,300.

The three men were arrested under public health laws and taken into custody.

SPANISH government-owned Institute for Tourism Studies has researched a number of topics associated with flights into and out of Spain during 2015, and revealed that Malaga was the third busiest airport for low cost airlines in the country with 4,127,301 passengers. This is 2.7 per cent more than in 2014, and 11.7 per cent of the current national total. It drops to sixth place in the league for passengers travelling with what are regarded as traditional airlines with 2,028,041 passengers, but that shows an increase of 10.5 per cent over 2014 and 5.5 per cent of the total. In 2015, low cost airlines transported a total of 5,076,959 passengers to destinations within Andalucia, which is an increase of 3.4 per cent in regards to the same period the year before.

Ciudadanos councillors to return grants following damning report HEAD honchos at Ciudadanos, the emergent anticorruption political party, have demanded its council-

lors in Torremolinos give back grants they have received from the town council immediately, following a

damning report from a local auditor. Local Ciudadanos manager Miguel Rojo said: “We stand up against all financial help other than fixed salaries,” and apologised to the electorate for a “lack of awareness,” after a report issued in November decreed that councillors were not public servants and theref or e coul d not cl ai m t he grants.

Ciudadanos have now demanded its councillors in Torremolinos give back grants they have received immediately Councillors in Torremolinos have been taking advantage of the grants system for years which provides

assistance for local workers buyi ng gl asses, vi si t i ng t he dent i st , and wi t h children among other matters. Ciudadanos councillors only joined the governing body i n June 2015 and spokeswoman Angeles Vergara regrets that the party has been tarnished, she said:“It is unfair that we have been treated like PP and PSOE.” The audit was initially r equest ed by Cost a del Sol Si Puede (Costa del Sol Yes We Can), who are allied to the left-wing insurgent party Podemos, which saw great success in last year’s elections. The Popular Party (PP) representatives on the council, who are the main beneficiaries of the grants, have said that they “were not illegal,” but Costa del Sol Si Puede described the issue as “shameful.”

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Cracking down on bylaws THE councillor responsible for cleaning in Benalmadena, Javier Martin, said that in the last few months, the council has been keeping an eye on making sure people comply with the town’s bylaws in regards to the collection of solid urban waste and cleaning in the public roads. “In the last few months we have given 61 fines for people not complying with bylaws,” said Javier Martin, who asked the people of the town to help keep Benalmadena clean. The average fine is for €300, although some people have been given fines of more than €3,000. Reasons for the fines vary, as do the cost, but include fines for littering, disposing of rubbish outside of the timetable, in places that are not allocated for it, or for not picking up dog mess from public roads.

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FASCINATING documentary explores circus life By Matthew Elliott TRAPEZE artists and other marvels of the circus world will be on display in a special documentary to be screened in Estepona. A Ras Del Cielo, written and directed by Horacio Alcala, seeks to educate and entertain aficionados by highlighting the tough and exciting disciplines that form a circus act. Filmed over two years and across 11 countries in America, EuSPECIAL: rope and Asia, the documentary exTrapeze plores contemporary circus and artists and follows 10 protagonists other through the trials and tribulamarvels of tions of harsh preparations the circus and extreme lifestyles. world will be It will be shown at the on display. Centro Cultural Padre Manuel at 8.30pm on January 28.

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Measures against unemployment in Marbella THE politicians of the PP in Marbella have launched an initiative to combat the risi ng unem pl oym ent i n t he t own by put t i ng 12 m easures on the table to put the brakes on its gradual escalation. Last year cl osed wi t h 1,000 m or e unem pl oyed peopl e t han t he pr evi ous year, this in turn has caused the unemployment benefits t o gr ow m ont h by m ont h since September. The PP accuses the residi ng counci l of not t aki ng

enough action in the matter, which they say has resulted in numbers growing to a total of 13,731 registered unemployed to date. PP Councillor Baldomero Leon maintains that “now is the time to implement urgent solutions. The 12 proposed measures are sensible.” One of the proposals is the launching of a local pact of i ncl usi ve em pl oym ent that brings together trade unions, business owners and council members.

Shopkeeper assaulted A LADY working in a Chinese supermarket was smashed on the head with a mop for refusing to serve alcohol outside legal hours. A 45-year-old man and his son have been arrested after the alleged attack just 200 metres away from a police station in Malaga.

New morgue for San Pedro to go ahead THE town of San Pedro Alcantara has a very old building used as a morgue, which is quite small and provides some difficulty with parking, so a new morgue which was planned and is being built is required, but the local council suggested it might be more appropriate to turn it into a school.

This proposal has been rejected by the provincial office of education of the Andalucian government as the design and technical specifications of the building would be unsuitable to allow it to be converted for use as a school, especially as it is so near to the local cemetery.

Burst pipeline wreaks havoc

New employment projects in place

FLOODING damaged homes in Avenida Costa Galera, Estepona, following the burst of a portable water pipeline, apparently caused by a power cut on January 15. The water even managed to reach the A-7 motorway according to the emergency services, as firefighters, Local Police and workers from the water company fought to contain it. Residents were startled by a loud bang just after 11pm only to witness a huge volume of water rush towards their homes. No-one was injured but around 20 homes were affected, some of them seriously damaged, as well as some garages.

THE mayor of Benalmadena Victor Navas announced in a formal presentation that it has received €1,673,532 thanks to the financial support of the Junta de Andalucia regional government and the European Social Fund which will allow the council to invest in two new employment projects. This sum is received in addition to the entitlement the town has to €2,753,000 from shared taxes of the Autonomous community known as Patrica. The councillor for employment, Joaquin Villazon, said “the Council has started procedures to carry out the projects.”

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King’s path leads to gold TOURIST venues have seen improved numbers By Matthew Elliott

Starboard strategy WITH both eyes firmly on the future, chiefs at Benalmadena Marina are seeking to capitalise on its showcasing at the London Boat Show by unveiling its ambitious blueprint for 2016. Key features include the creation of a new corporate website, the design of a mobile phone application, and the formation of an information bulletin. All are being considered with the target of presenting visitors with a single interactive platform to explain and promote the port. Marina manager Manuel Jimenez said the plan was “a tool to improve the image of the port and establish future guidelines to en-

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CAMINITO DEL REY: Has worked wonders for the small town of Ardales.

THE reopening of the ‘world’s most dangerous pathway,’ the Caminito del Rey (The King’s little pathway), has worked wonders for the small town of Ardales, Malaga Province, with the council providing figures that show an undeniable impact on the local economy. Tourist numbers have reportedly grown exponentially as the town develops to be regarded as the gateway to the notorious pathway

which has attracted thousands of adventurous hikers since it reopened in 2015 after years of extensive repairs. Curious visitors have been spreading the wealth to other interesting, but less known sites in Ardales proper, with the Municipal Tourist Office doubling the number of people attended to since the reopening. The prehistoric Cave of Ardales, the church of Bobastro and the prehistoric centre have all seen much improved numbers.

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ture at upcoming nautical conferences in Dusseldorf and Stockholm.

Four star hotel for Estepona centre ANA VELASCO, Estepona’s Tourism councillor, has announced that the municipality is to have a four star hotel in the middle of the town centre. Velasco also noted that the project would feature in their presentation of Estepona at the Feria International de Turismo de Madrid (FITUR 2016), which is taking place from January 20 to January 24. It is the first establishment of this type and quality to be located in the historic centre of Estepona, by a council which is making a huge in-

vestment in the town centre, so it may “shine like a typical Andaluz town” by means of “remodelling and beautifying” its streets she added. The hotel is to have 42 rooms and will be a big attraction for visiting tourists. The construction work is scheduled with a 15month duration and has an architectural design that will allow it to be integrated with its surroundings. Velasco said that in the last four years, the number of hotel beds in Estepona has grown by more than 3,000.

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A NUMBER of men have been seen approaching via the sand dunes By John Smith WE have received a disturbing report from one of our readers about the difficulties being experienced with what she describes as perverts invading the sand dunes at Artola Beach in Marbella, in order to watch people using the naturist beach.

Although it is quite clear that this is a naturist beach, a number of men have been seen approaching via the protected sand dunes, exposing themselves and masturbating which she naturally finds totally offensive. Even couples find these actions intimidating and when she approached one

of the men and remonstrated with him, he simply replied: “This is my country,” which doesn’t really act as an excuse for lewd behaviour in today’s world. She for one will not be returning to the beach unless, or until, some action is taken by the authorities, as she feels that as the men are

getting away with their actions, they are becoming bolder and more intimidating. This could end up with either a sexual assault on a woman or a fight between these men and naturists on the beach. It looks as if the police would have two valid grounds to take action, firstly because the men are acting in a lewd and aggres-

INTIMIDATING: Police are looking into the matter. sive manner, and secondly because the dunes are protected and have signs on them instructing people to keep off and to use the EU

funded boardwalk instead. This would then allow for the regeneration of the environment which itself is part of local council policy.

Technology courses available in Mijas ANYBODY interested in a spot of technology education can take advantage of three new courses available to all sections of the population. Councillor Lidia Moreno said that the courses are “very useful for the day to day and for those who hope to improve their knowledge of technology for work.” Covering programmes including Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Access, the courses will be of huge help to people looking to sharpen their IT skills. The use of tablets, mobiles and apps will also be included, while a special course

COURSES: Will cover programmes including Microsoft Word. will focus on retirees, introducing them to social networks and email. The courses will take place in the Cultural Centre

Cristobal Ruiz de la Cala on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9.30am to 11.30am with certificates given upon completion.

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Is a building licence enough? WHEN making alterations there are rules and regulations

Community Law Corner By José Luis Navarro Solicitor for Intercala Administration

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PROJECT: Neither of the plans presented have met the criteria of the Port Authority.

Marbella lighthouse put out to tender By Steve Walsh AFTER the council fired the starting pistol for a plan to showcase the Marbella lighthouse last year, the race was on. But with the Port Authority this week pulling the plug on both

project ideas, it seems that it’s ‘lights out’ for the new image. Marbella Council had the idea to reinvent the old lighthouse as one of projects that would contribute to the ‘dynamisation’ of the economy. However, neither of the pro-

jects presented for hospitality, accommodation, or commercial purposes have met the criteria. Now that the two offers put forth by developers have been rejected, the idea is to cast the net further and put the project out to public tender.

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MOST owners invariably like to make some alterations to their private property sooner or later, however within all communities, particularly apartment buildings, there are rules, regulations, requirements and understandably misunderstandings on this subject. The opening paragraph of article 7 of the Law of Horizontal Property, the law that governs all communities throughout Spain, makes it clear that an owner of a property may not undertake any building work that will affect the aesthetic exterior, undermine the overall safety or general structure of the building, or prejudice the rights of another owner without the prior permission of the community. A fairly recent change in the law, means now only a double majority of 60 per cent is needed to approve the permission for building work to take place. That is, 60 per cent of the owners, owning 60 per cent of the community must vote in favour. It should be noted, this percentage will assume a vote of approval from any absentee owners who do not register their opposition to the permission being given, within 30 days of being correctly notified of the decision. If the building work affects one owner specifically, then that owner ’s consent is

specifically required. The misunderstanding often lies in the difference between permission and licence. All building work needs a town hall licence or work permit. When the work affects the community as described above, i.e. structural safety, external configuration etc, then the community needs to give its permission as well. Just having a town hall building licence is often not enough. If the owner has no licence and the town hall find out then there is a good chance of fines and even demolition. If the owner has no obligatory community permission and only has a town hall licence and the community find out, then the community could take the owner to court and the judge may order a demolition or issue a fine. Very often both permission and a licence is required. When the building work does not affect the community, ie restricted for example to the inside of an apartment, then usually only the town hall licence is required but the owner should also inform the community of their intention. If building work is to be undertaken in a communally owned area that is specifically set aside for use by one owner, for example a garden area in front of a ground floor apartment or a roof terrace accessible only from a penthouse, then the owner must seek permission from the community before making any changes regardless of whether the building work will affect the general safety or exterior of the building as referred to in article 7 of the Law of Horizontal Property. Of course they will also need the requisite town hall licence. Whether owners have the right of use of a communally owned area or not, they can not make any changes without the permission of the community. The only exception is when the owner sees a need for an urgent intervention in a communal area, an emergency repair for example. The second paragraph of article 7 requires the owner to then report the situation to the administration without delay and refrain from taking any further action without the appropriate permission. Communally owned means just that it is the community who have the final say. We, the solicitors for Intercala administration, wish the readers of our monthly article a Happy New Year and remind them to seek competent advice in all matters pertaining to the law.

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Specialist diving squad is still on dry land FINANCIAL strategies are being evaluated for the service By Steve Walsh MARBELLA fire brigade’s new specialist diving unit is still not operative six months after the firefighters ended their training. The 12 new divers from Marbella Fire Department who completed their training last June are still not operative despite council promises that they would be. Instead, the council explained during talks with the group that they were ‘evaluating financial strategies’ to activate this service. Local councillor Victoria Mendiola said: “We are trying to figure out how we can do it, because we think it is necessary.”

DIVING TRAINING: Completed six months ago.

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AIM is to bring a new perspective to the surroundings

SOHAIL CASTLE: Sits 38 metres above sea level with superb views. By John Smith FUENGIROLA Culture councillor, Rodrigo Romero has announced that the €3 charge for visiting the Sohail C a st l e h a s b ee n scrapped and members of the pub l i c wi l l b e a b le to visit th e c a st l e f r e e o f

c h arg e e v ery Tu es d ay to Sunday between 10am and 2pm. The councillor said that: “Our aim is to bring a new perspective to Sohail Castle and its surroundings, boosting it as a cultural area. We w an t th is a re a to ch an g e , because this place remem-

bers past Phoenician, Roman and Arab times. Therefore we want to improve all the area in order to make it worth visiting.” Sohail Castle is located by the mouth of the river in Fuengirola, on a small, isolated hill 38 metres above sea level with superb views.

Illuminating the crossings ESTEPONA Town Council is tackling several problems at the same time by installing a solar energy-based illumination system for pedestrian crossings. Given the age old problem that traffic, darkness and pedestrians don’t make good bed fellows, and adding in the factors of poorly lit pedestrian crossings and long winter nights, a revision of the town’s street lighting was desperately needed to stop people getting hurt. As a first step, an experimental lighting system has been introduced with the aim of improving

road safety at crossings. This system will allow pedestrians to see, be seen and cross more safely. However, a remarkable feature of these lights is that they are powered by solar energy. Services councillor, Blas Ruzafa, explained that this system charges its batteries during the day regardless of whether it’s sunny or not, and can then run for eight to 10 hours. Because of this, the crossings stay lit, there will be no charges for electricity to the council, and therefore less of a burden on the environment. Cheaper, cleaner, safer!

Tourism award for walk ACTING Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, presented medals and plaques at the FITUR exhibition in Madrid on Tuesday (January 19) to a number of recipients. A certificate of excellence

in the category of Growing Tourism Destinations was presented to El Caminito del Rey. This long-winding mountain pass was finally restored a year ago and was at one time the only method of

access to local villagers. Having received more than 160,000 visitors to the attraction in the first six months, local hotels have seen occupancy rates triple and local jobs double.

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Lottery win A LUCKY lottery ticket in Malaga brought its owner a bountiful reward of more than €42,000 by scooping the second category prize in the January 16 raffle. With five numbers matching plus the complementary the ticket was very close to hitting the full jackpot. The winning numbers were 12, 32, 19, 48, 17 and 27, with 26 as the extra number.

Protect relics CONDEMNATION has erupted over new acts of vandalism targeting the caves in the Sierra de la Utera area, which is abundant with rich archaeological discoveries being researched by universities. Casares Town Council has urged the Andalucian government to help protect the relics and moved to declare the area as a ‘place of cultural interest’.

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Clearing up Riviera del Sol wasteland

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PROGRAMME begins after residents raised concerns By Steve Walsh

DANI GARCIA: Michelin-starred chef. MIJAS Council have reacted to the concerns of local residents in Riviera del Sol and started a programme to clear plots of overgrown wasteland in the area. Acknowledging the fact that many areas close to the intersection with the AP-7 motorway have become overgrown, untidy and a potential fire risk, the council have instigated a programme employing workers under the Renta Basica employment scheme to clear the area up. The workers are focusing on the areas and plots with vegetation to prevent the plants from invading the pavements and hindering pedestrians. Urbanisations Councillor,

Support for catering schools

WORKERS: Employed under the Renta Basica scheme. Lourdes Burgos said: “It is a completely reasonable demand from residents because there were places in which they couldn’t walk because of the amount of grass and undergrowth that was there,

in addition to the rubbish that had accumulated there.” The Renta Basica teams have started working on Calles Granate and Diamante, as well as in locations close to the motorway.

HUNDREDS of people gathered on January 18 in the Plaza de la Constitucion in Malaga City, to support the workers and pupils of La Consula, La Fonda and CIO Mijas catering schools. Interested locals as well as tutors, politicians and former students of these centres including Michelinstarred chef Dani Garcia, attended the event and even Antonio Banderas tweeted his support. It was agreed that an

open letter was to be sent to the president of the Junta de Andalucia regional government, Susana Diaz, demanding the immediate reopening of the three schools, as well as settlement of unpaid wages for their workers. The employment department of the Junta de Andalucia has previously indicated that it intends to reopen the schools but has been unable to confirm when this is likely to be.

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Foreigners’ Office in Malaga proving popular

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OMAE has fast become the main area of information THE Malaga Councils’ OMAE (Foreigners Municipal Office)

has experienced a continued growth in the number of people

it has attended to since its creation, especially during the last few years, and in 2015 it had 13,280 users of 111 nationalities, an increase of 20 per cent over the 2014 figures. OMAE has fast become the main area of information and advice for other local services of the province as well as for foreign and Spanish people. During 2015, the number of examples of assistance also rose to 3,077 of which 2,110 of them were related to legal issues. Of the 111 nationalities that required OMAE services, 92 per cent belong to countries outside of the EU, with the most common calls for advice and assistance coming from those born in the Ukraine, Paraguay and Morocco, whilst Spanish and Italian calls for help came to 7 per cent with just 1 per cent from all the other EU countries combined.

MIJAS PUEBLO: Urban plan will showcase this eminent touristic village. A PLENARY session at the Mijas Town Council will take place in February to formulate the guidelines for constructions and urban spaces in the historical centre of Mijas Pueblo. A new Special Plan of Interior Reform Protection (PEPRI) has passed initial stages and is due for definitive approval at the session. Councillor for Urban Planning Andres Ruiz

explained that the PEPRI will be included in the Mijas urban plan to “maintain the criteria of the historical and artistic combination and showcase this eminent touristic village.” The plan will mean that licences to build in the area will be awarded by the town council directly, rather than through the Junta de Andalucia regional government.

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RECYCLING CAMPAIGN: To raise awareness of how important it is.

Marbella launches recycling drive TO inspire people to dispose of electrical goods correctly By Steve Walsh MARBELLA has launched a recycling campaign to try and raise awareness of the importance of recycling with electrical goods receiving special attention this time round. On Tuesday (January 19), councillor Francisco Garcia visited the campaign stand at the entrance to the Virgen del Carmen marina to show his support and the council’s commitment to the scheme.

He said: “We hope to raise awareness about recycling of appliances in the town and increase the amount of electronic devices that are recycled.” The drive to inspire people to dispose of domestic appliances and electrical goods correctly is an initiative devised by the environmental and planning departments and the Andalucian Federation of Electrical Appliances in collaboration with Marbella Town Hall.

Carvajal Avenue: More spaces, double dilemma THE parking hot spot in Carvajal Avenue should soon be alleviated to some degree by the introduction of more parking spaces, with building work already starting to reclaim the road space. Fuengirola Council expects to double the number of parking spaces in the popular Carvajal Avenue area by reclaiming a traffic lane from each side of the road, which will then allow for the amount of parking

spaces to grow from the current 180 to a total of 436. In doing so, this process will also see the planting of 30 new trees along the route in order to raise the number of green spaces in Fuengirola. However, some local residents are not sure it is a good idea. Mr Bernard, who lives there and uses the road on a regular basis said: “This is ridiculous, it’s a busy main road that is frequently nose to tail,

even with two lanes each way. If they reduce it to one lane it will be gridlock, you won’t be able to move, let alone park!” He went on to explain that, on a very busy stretch of road with seven roundabouts, 15 pedestrian crossings and six sets of traffic lights which often comes to a standstill, “they should be widening the road to allow free movement of traffic, not blocking it up with trees and parked cars.”

Motorcycle involved in fatal crash A MOTORCYCLIST has died after being in collision with a car on the MA-24 in Malaga on Thursday, January 14, according to police reports. The 35-year-old man was pronounced

dead at the scene by emergency services in attendance. The accident, in which nobody else was injured, occurred at approximately 8.45pm in the area near La Arana Cement Factory.

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Bars and restaurants raise €5,000 for Malaga food bank MALAGA Food Bank was delighted with the news that they are to receive €5,000 in order to buy food for families in need in Malaga. In order to help them, 42 bars and restaurants raised €5,000 for the Food Bank, which means that they will be able to buy around 10,000 kilos of food for distribution. Jesus Sanchez, president of Malaga Hospitality Association, who gave the cheque to the Food Bank said that the aim of this fundraising is to help the most affected by the recession, and hopes that next year there will be even more bars and restaurants taking part in this initiative.

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DY gym is now open LEGEND Dorian Yates brings the real deal to Marbella By Matthew Elliott THOSE interested in training under the auspices of a six-time Mr Olympia and bodybuilding legend, w ill b e d elig h te d t o know tha t renowned athlete Dorian Yates has opened a new gym in Marbella. DY GYM represents a rigorous ex p a n s io n o f th e o rigina l s ite in Ce n tral P laz a w ith a ha ndpic ke d range of state-of-the art equipment selected by one of the very best in the business. A lifestyle centre as well as a trad itio n a l iro n c lin ic, D Y G ym includes therapy and massage rooms, a restaurant serving healthy, nutritious fare, an enormous range of classes and models itself on a holistic attitude to health encompassing mind, body and soul. Yates, a Brit who fell in love with Marbella, won the Mr Olympia award six consecutive times from 1992 and is regarded in the same light as fellow legends Ronald Coleman and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

MARBELLA MAYOR: Jose Bernal cut the ribbon at the inauguration of the new gym. What differentiates him, however, from the attention seeking world of fame, is a strong focus on what works and how to get it done. In essence this is the philosophy underpinning his new gym which

will help fitness lovers embrace a muscle building, fat burning society where they can both work and play, with the finest equipment and the most renowned trainers on the sunny Spanish coast.

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Honours for sports heroes ATHLETES will be awarded for their achievements at a ceremony on January 22 at the Trapiche de Guadaiza in San Pedro. Different categories will see recognition bestowed on local sportspeople, with dirt track champion Paco Ruiz and national fencing cham pi on Est her Mar t i n among those individually named. Deputy Mayor Rafael Pino said the event “hopes to recognise the athletes of San Pedro who have stood out t he m ost i n 2015 and our i nt ent i on i s t o do i t every year in the month of January.” Ther e wi l l al so be a posthumous award for Julio Garcia Cruz for his services to athletics. Other categories include sports organisations and teams, as well as the individual awards.

Fixing Fuengirola REFORM work has begun near Cal l e Or opendol as where the Fuengirola Town Council has announced they wi l l bui l d a br and new park. Expected to be complete in 40 days, the 5,000 square metre park will have sports facilities, a children’s play ar ea, and a net wor k of trails. Simultaneously, workers will repave a stretch of Calle Madronos to conform with other reformed streets across the city. The execution of both works is expected to cost approximately €420,000.

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Don Quixote anniversary ESTO ES TROYA, a theatre company made up of secondary school students, will on January 22 commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes with a theatrical performance of his work, Don Quixote de la Mancha. For the fourth consecutive year, the company will present two performances in the Centro Cultural Padre Manuel, Estepona at 6pm and 8pm. The ticket price is €3 and the money will be donated for the Asociacion por los Derechos de Animales Abandonados (Association for the Rights of Abandoned Animals). The c o m p a n y h a s p e rformed many works in the past in Spain, including Alice in Wonderland and the Wizard of Oz and has won the pro v i n c i a l c o n t e s t o f student theatre organised by the P r o v i n c i a l E st e p o n a Council of Malaga on three occasions.

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Mijas awards €24,000 to Fibromyalgia HQ WORKS will alleviate the problem of staff and patients sharing the same areas By Steve Walsh MIJAS Public Works department have answered a call for assistance from the Fibromyalgia Association and awarded them €24,000 for desperately needed restructuring work to their headquarters. Works and Infrastructures councillor Jose Carlos Martin, and Social Matters councillor Carmin Carmona, took great pride in giving the good news to the Asociacion de Fibromialgia de Mijas, for the widening and restructuring works that will alleviate the problem of staff and patients having to share the same areas. “In the first visit we discovered this need. The administrative assistants work in the same room as the patients, which impedes them from carrying out their work efficiently,” explained Carmona. The project has been given a budget of €24,000 and has an estimated time frame of six weeks.

HELPING OUT: The project has an estimated time frame of six weeks.

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2nd Hand Market THE deputy mayor of San Pedro de Alcantara explained that the SecondHand Market will take place every Saturday in the Plaza del Mercado from 9am to 2pm from now on. Speaking to the public on January 18, he said: “I hope it activates the area north of San Pedro and it should be a ‘wake-up call’ for local commerce.” He also explained the market will start with a total of 40 stands. The market will be held as long as it doesn’t coincide with another major event such as Carnival for example, and the number of stands could grow once the big tent comes down and it becomes open air. He continued: “People who have few resources can gather clothes and other objects they don’t use and set up their own stand to improve their economic family situation.” A stand is €8.50.

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Mijas libraries to open at weekends SEVEN day access will benefit local students

BASKETBALL TEAM: The new complex will have three courts.

Estepona to have a new sports complex MUNICIPAL LIBRARY: Students can study and prepare for exams at the weekend. AS the old fire station in Estepona has been empty since 2012, it has been agreed that it will be handed over to basketball and on January 15, the mayor of Estepona, Jose Maria Garcia Urbano, and the president of Club Amigos del Baloncesto (CAB) Estepona, Eduardo Borrego, signed an agreement for the use of these facilities in the future for this team. The new complex will have three courts, one normal basketball court and two mini basket

courts for children. Mr Garcia Urbano underlined the fact that the new complex will be very useful. The team already has around 200 students and in this season will participate in leagues in various categories. The sports association plans to condition, conserve, and maintain the building. Some parts will be demolished, whilst new changing rooms and toilets will be created when the work is finished, hopefully by May of this year.

Pirate pledge FORCES battling against illegal taxis in Estepona received a major boost as police officers developed new skills during a specialised training course aimed at identifying culprits. The move comes after councillors have pledged to protect professionals from losing out financially to the pirate taxis creeping in on the town.

By Steve Walsh WITH the exam season taking hold of students’ lives across Mijas very shortly, Culture councillor Santiago Martin has answered calls for seven day access to library facilities.

Councillor Martin announced on January 15 that Mijas students can now use the municipal library to study and prepare for exams, be it school, university, or any other type on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as the normal week day service.

The library will now be open Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 8pm until February 14. Although Wifi will be available, the only restriction will be that books cannot be checked out during the weekend.

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Restricted parking at Playa El Pinillo PROTECTION of the sand dunes is one of the measures in the Marbella council beach plan By John Smith TH E p r o t e c t i o n o f t he s an d d u n e s in E l Pinillo is one of the measures which the Marbella council beach plan is likely to implement, subject to receipt of approval for

Marbella tightens the purse strings A ROUGH draft of the Marbella Council budget has been presented and represents a reduction of 5.6 per cent on 2015’s budget with the council underlining its commitment to reducing unnecessary expenditure. Mayor Jose Bernal has claimed that “we are going to do more with less” as he pledged to eliminate unspecified superfluous costs. Spending on personnel has been reduced by €7 million and the money spent on investments will be dramatically cut from €23 million in 2015 to €8 million this year. Tourism promotion will, however, see a five-fold increase being raised to €500,000 from just €100,000.

Benalmadena launches new fitness drive A SEDENTARY lifestyle and excess weight will be the key targets of a new health drive initiated by the Benalmadena Town Council. The municipal sports board and local health centres have joined forces to promote physical fitness among residents. Mayor Victor Navas hailed the move and said Benalmadena is the first municipality to launch the programme which directly involves all the sectors involved in health and sports.

the overall plan from the Junta de Andalucia regional government. In order to protect this area which is east of Funny Beach, the parking of vehicles will be prevented and sustainability councillor Miguel Diaz said “walking a little to go to

the beach is healthier.” The plan is to set up a regulated zone for parking, with the intention of preserving the dune. The parking area will be fenced off so that it only allows a certain number of vehicles to park, although this may upset busi-

nesses based on the beach. The El Pinillo dune area covers 73,000 square metres and is said to be in a bad state of conservation, so it is intended to eradicate invasive species and consider reforestation with indigenous flora.

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Paying for the privilege A GROUP of five firefighters from Marbella and one from Sevilla will set off for the Greek island of Lesbos next week to help the refugees that escape from the Syrian, and Iraqi wars. They will be giving Maritime Rescue support for the two weeks during their vacation time. “We are proud to wear our uniform because we are Marbella firefighters,” said Manuel Lasvignes, one of the volunteers. He and the rest of his team have undergone special training for the challenge, which they have had to finance themselves, “but this fact is not important,” Lasvignes said: “We are firefighters in every part of the world, if we are called, we will go no matter where.”

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Olive Tree Bar wins Wings Appeal Trophy MOST of the money was raised during the monthly quiz nights held at the bar By Steve Walsh THE ROYAL AIR FORCE Association are proud to announce that for the third year running the Olive Tree Bar in Coin has won the RAF Association Wings Appeal Trophy. The award is for the outstanding amount collected by The Olive Tree for the RAFA. The presentation was made to the delighted owner of the bar Tina, by members Reg Hayward and Jack Griggs, on Wednesday, January 13, on behalf of the Costa del Sol branch of the RAF Association. Reg Hayward presented Tina with a certificate, and Jack Griggs presented her with the Wings Appeal Trophy Shield.

Most of the money was raised during the monthly quiz nights that are held at The Olive Tree on the second Wednesday of the month. The RAF association would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to Tina and all the customers of the Olive Tree for their contributions. For more information about the association and the vital work they carry out helping RAF veterans, please visit: www.rafacostadelsol.co.uk.

TROPHY SHIELD: Tina was delighted to accept the award together with a certificate for the monies raised.

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Planning cross party social committee MIJAS Town Council has set about electing a cross party social committee. The results of a second organisational meeting held on January 14, between representatives of the four parties (Ciudadanos, PP, PSOE and CSSP) proved very promising. Councillor Andres Ruiz said: “I am grateful for the efforts of all the groups. There is a very good predisposition, especially in initial meetings that we have had in order to establish the Social Board.” Ruiz also said he expects the committee to be formed by the end of February.

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Hollywood fame for Almeria? FILM partly shot in the Tabernas desert in the running for an Oscar Photo by Mido Semsem via Shutterstock

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A FILM partly shot in the Tabernas desert in Almeria is in the running for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, according to the Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Danish film A War opened last September at the Venice Film Festival and tells the story of a Danish military company captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Directed by Tobias Lindholm, the film briefly paused in Almeria Province in January 2015 to shoot for one day in the Llano del Buho area in Tabernas. The 88th edition of the glitzy ceremony will take place on February 28, with The Revenant, by Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, leading the nominations.

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POLICE have arrested a man who had robbed a branch of the BBVA bank in Calle Reyes Catolicos in the centre of Alicante. The robber made away with an amount of cash after taking the cashier hostage.

FIFTY per cent of German, 45 per cent of Italian, 32 per cent of Dutch and 28 per cent of British users of HomeAway website named the Balearic Islands as the destination they were the most interested in last year.

WHEN babies are born to Albox families they do not enter the world emptyhanded, they come with a basket of basic products which the council provides to help new parents.

Body found TWO men and a woman have been arrested for their alleged connection with a body which was found on the property of one of the men. The body found was of a man who disappeared from the Valencian town of L’Alcudia in 2014.

Youth funding ALICANTE City and the School of Industrial Organisation (EOI) are working together on a programme for youth employment with funding of €827,000.

Copper theft A 44-YEAR-OLD has been arrested after being caught stealing 120 metres of telephone copper cable lying around the railway level crossing in Torrellano, Elche.

Crossing accident A GIRL was seriously injured after being hit by a car on a pedestrian crossing in Cartagena. The girl was taken to hospital with a head wound and numerous broken bones.

Ducks shot ORNITHOLOGISTS from GOB ecologist group have reported seeing a hunter shoot two red-crested Pochards in the wetlands of Maristany at the weekend.

Council listens FOLLOWING complaints from local residents, a ban on parking outside the cathedral in Palma’s La Seu district due to begin on Monday (January 18) was postponed until February 1.

Tourism promoted THE Balearics are represented at FITUR Madrid and on January 21, whilst concentrating on the Spanish holiday market, they will make a presentation to the world’s press highlighting the cultural and gastronomic benefits of the islands.

Transparency rules ANDRATX Council has approved its new transparency regulations, which requires that a long list of information including council members’ salaries and asset declarations and expenses for publicity campaigns, must be published on the municipal website.

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MUSICIANS Robin George and Fiona Bond, resolutely supported by Axarquia Animal Rescue, called a meeting with the mayor of Periana, Rafael Torrubia Ortigosa. He has granted sanctuary to the village cats and denounced poisoning.

Axarquia road works THE Public Works and Development Board is currently carrying out conservation and improvement work on the road network of Axarquia. The project is almost complete at a cost of €250,000.

Salobreña tourism SALOBREÑA is attending the FITUR exhibition with the construction of the FH1 hotel complex as the main news. Tourism councillor Manuel Guirado claimed this project will “change the financial and touristic development.”

Woman stabbed THE National Police recently investigated the stabbing of a 33-year-old Bolivian woman in Velez-Malaga. Hospital sources reported that the wound was not serious.

Fire in Torrox ON January 17, a 61-year-old man was affected by smoke inhalation as a consequence of a fire in his house in Torrox. The victim was taken to a health centre.

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Lucky local winner THE holder of a Euromillions lottery ticket validated in Albox is to receive €67,898 as it is one of nine tickets eligible for a third prize (five correct numbers) in the Friday January 15 draw.

Tidying up SAFETY is the priority as public works in Almeria Province initiated by the Andalucian government will prune the vegetation on key motorways to improve driving conditions and reduce fire risks.

Pet pandemonium AN animal takeover of Pedro Gea Square in Garrucha, Almeria was launched on January 17 during the first Pet Contest organised by the local council on the holiday of San Anton, patron saint of domestic animals.

Scammers caught PROSECUTORS are targeting three men who are accused of masterminding a counterfeit money scheme which saw them scam small businesses with falsified Spanish notes in Almeria in 2011.

First meeting INTERNATIONAL Residents councillor in L’Alfas del Pi, Marisa Cortes, held the first meeting of the year with the associations of European citizens in order to keep them informed of the activities of the town council, work on integration and to encourage contact between associations.

Finishing touches THE council in La Nucia will be putting the finishing touches to the 18 streets they have resurfaced by painting the road markings. This is the last phase of the €240,000 project that has been 100 per cent financed by the council.

Fatal crash A PILOT, his wife and two daughters all died in an accident when their plane crashed in Cuenca on a flight from Mutxamel to Los Oteros Pajares, Leon.

Drain gain BENIDORM will receive €271,008 from the provincial council to overhaul several pumping stations and the town’s waste treatment plant. The contract was awarded last December and work is expected to be finished before the summer.

Rights lost A VILLENA man accused of murdering his ex-wife should lose his parental rights over their child, the regional government recommended. Although she died during an argument last December he claimed her death was accidental.

Multi-purpose SAN JUAN’S publicly owned body, Pycsa, which administers municipal land and home care, will assume more roles. These include controlling social housing, mediation in mortgage problems, cleaning public buildings and tending public gardens.

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Oscar bid SWEDEN: Swedish actress, Alicia Vikander, aged 27, has been nominated for an Oscar for her role in transgender film ‘The Danish Girl,’ alongside Eddie Redmayne.

Mamma Mia SWEDEN’S newest Abba themed venue has opened in Stockholm. Abba legend Björn Ulvaeus said the new Mamma Mia-themed entertainment venue is part restaurant, part show and part role play, where guests can become the stars of their own version of their Greek paradise.

Biking back NORWAY: Migrants that arrived from Arctic Russia by bicycle will not be sent back across the border in mid-winter on the same mode of transport, following complaints by NGOs about sending them back on bikes in sub-zero temperatures.

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Cleared of smuggling VOLUNTEER tried to get a young girl out of refugee camp A FORMER soldier from Leeds has been cleared of smuggling charges in a French court after admitting to trying to get a young girl out of a refugee camp in Calais, France, where he was volunteering.

Mother murdered A MURDER investigation has been launched after a young mother was found dead in a rural Welsh town. A businessman, aged 53, has been arrested and charged with murder and will appear before magistrates.

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40 minutes to save a man who had a suspected heart attack on a Ryanair flight to Liverpool’s John Lennon airport. Despite her efforts, the man died later in hospital.

London calling DENMARK: Former Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is leaving politics for London, UK, to take up her post as CEO of the international NGO Save the Children.

A DOG owner in western Germany watched in horror as an elderly couple poisoned her six-month-old puppy by giving it meatballs laced with poison.

A GERMAN tourist is suing Airbnb after finding a hidden camera secretly filming her over several days at a rented apartment in California, USA.

PARTS of the UK were covered under inches of snow after the coldest night of the year. Weather experts said temperatures were expected to fall to as low as minus 15 degrees.

Mein kampf MORE copies of Hitler’s book, ‘Mein Kampf’ are being printed after the new edition released has sold out. There were 15,000 pre-orders for the book.

Student nominated A GERMAN student filmmaker has been nominated for an Oscar in the category of ‘best live action short film’ for his film ‘Alles wird gut’ (Everything will be OK). The film has already won awards across Europe.

NORWAY: The bells at Oslo’s City Hall will ring to the tune of David Bowie’s ‘Changes’ following his death from cancer. The City Hall clock tower marks the passage of time with different musical pieces every hour.

DENMARK: For the first time since official figures were recorded, Jenson is no longer the most popular surname in Denmark. It has now been topped by Nielsen with 255,138 people having the surname.

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Merkel’s refugees SPERM WHALES: Believed to have got lost.

Whales washed up on island MOVED into shallow waters between Britain and Europe TWO sperm whales washed up on the Wadden Sea island of Texel following the death of five others earlier in the week. Experts said the whales may have got lost and mistakenly moved into shallow waters between Britain and Europe.

Court case THE three biggest health insurance groups in the Netherlands have taken healthcare watchdog NZa to court after it named them in research about poor

DUTCH PRESS service and being among the worst performers.

Clearer policies A NEW survey has reported that insurers should be much clearer in the

conditions of their policies and make it easier to understand exactly what is covered by policies.

Amsterdam monster A MAN known as the ‘monster of Amsterdam’ has been jailed for life after being found guilty of poisoning two men in order to claim their life insurance.

A POLITICIAN in Bavaria is following through on a threat made to Angela Merkel saying they could not handle the situation, by sending a bus full of refugees on a 550km journey to her office in Berlin.

Specialist team THE GERMAN government has sent a group of special investigators to Turkey following the January 12 blast in Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet Square, where 10 Germans were killed when a Daesh linked suicide bomber blew himself up.

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WESTERN car manufacturers are feeling the earth tremble as Russia’s new-car sales plunged by 36 per cent in 2015, a disastrous year for Western automakers with operations in the country. Sales fell to 1.6 million last year to the lowest level since the country’s previous recession in 2009.

Ebola cure RUSSIAN Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova, said last October that Russia would be producing three vaccines within six months against Ebola. This week Vladimir Putin has stated that Russian scientists have now developed an Ebola vaccine “more effective and stronger” than any other.

Space engine ROSCOSMOS space agency has announced that a Russian company has successfully performed the first tests of an ionic engine. The energy-efficient, low-emission alternative to conventional propulsion technologies like jet engines creates thrust by accelerating ions with electricity intended for spacecraft propulsion.

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ACCORDING to Stateowned oil transportation company Transneft, Russia will be transporting 6.4 per cent less oil than last year. However, Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak, has repeatedly

Suspended weight RUSSIA has suspended its top men’s and women’s weightlifting coaches after world champion Alexei Lovchev failed a drugs test testing positive for ‘Ipamorelin ’ in December. Both Coaches Alexander Venkov and Alexander Vidov could possibly be reinstated after an investigation of Lovchev’s positive test. Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said, “someone must take responsibility.” ALEXEI LOVCHEV: Failed a drugs test.

said Moscow does not intend to reduce production, as oil companies do not want to lose their global market share.

Bitcoin ban ALEXANDER BASTRYKIN, head of Russia’s Investigative Committee, said “trading in the cyber currency ‘bitcoins’ may become a crime in Russia” and added “criminal responsibility for the trading in monetary surrogates, which are not considered under the law as a method of payment, have been directed to the Investigative Committee.” Basically, Russian law bans the issue of any currency not approved by the Central Bank of Russia.

Patriot lessons THE Russian government has approved the spending of 1.7bn roubles (€21.4m) in a five-year plan for ‘patriotic education.’ The programme takes effect this year and runs until 2020, instilling patriotism in Russians. Most of this money is from the federal budget.

ISS missions A STATEMENT from the Russian space agency Roscosmos, said that Russia is to carry out four manned space missions including three cargo spacecraft in 2016, launching from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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Bankia eliminates some bank charges A REFRESHING change of direction for a bank

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THE Bankia group has announced that it will not make any charges in respect of operating a personal account provided they credit their account with a minimum of €450

is the potential amount Bankia could lose if all of its 2.4 million customers qualify for the no bank charges offer.

a month from wages or €200 from a pension. In addition to the account itself there will also be no charges for use of debit cards, deposit of cheques or transfer of funds in an effort to retain customer loyalty

Travelling getting a little easier TAKE an easyBus to the airport, an easyJet plane to Barcelona, hire a vehicle through easyCar and then stay at the group’s first easyHotel in Spain, which is planned to open in the city of L’Hospitalet in 2018. easyHotel chief executive Guy Parsons said when announcing building plans “The strength of

Quote of the Week Big Brother bosses don’t get the best out of employees. Staff who are being snooped on are less productive and less healthy.” TUC Frances O’Grady on decision that employers can read staff emails.

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UK rates unchanged UK INTEREST rates have been left unchanged again at 0.5 per cent by the Bank of England’s rate-setters. Eight of the nine rate-setters on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted for no change, with one voting for a rise on January 14.

Petrol price PETROL could soon cost less than bottled water in the UK as the relentless decline in oil prices sends fuel down to 86p (€1.14) a litre. The wholesale price for Brent crude fell to below $30 (€27.60) a barrel for the first time since 2004, although it bounced back shortly after, but has fallen by more than 70 per cent since reaching highs of $115 (€106).

€549.8 million is the total amount that the 28 convicted defendants in the ‘Malaya’ case have been fined by the Spanish courts. Marbella wants the money but the state will keep it.

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the ‘easy’ brand has already driven significant appetite for our hotels from the Spanish market, with Spanish customers currently accounting for 5 per cent of all easyHotel guests.” Subject to planning permission, the 200 room budget hotel is likely to cost in the region of €15 million.

and in order to attract new customers. It appears to be a refreshing change of direction for a bank to actually reduce its charges and if successful, will almost certainly see other banks follow suit.

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No bail for energy pair THE Former President Felipe Benjumea and the former CEO Manuel Sanchez Ortega of Abengoa, the ailing energy giant which could fall into administration at any time have been refused permission by the courts in Spain to use existing insurance policies as guarantees for their bail. The two men have a very short period of time in which to deposit €11.5m and €4.5m respectively.

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PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 138.69 -2.49 -1.76% 4.7M 62.91 -0.38 -0.60% 8.6M 97.13 -2.39 -2.40% 79.8M 125.63 -3.57 -2.76% 6.7M 59.87 -2.40 -3.85% 12.7M 83.67 -1.80 -2.11% 17.9M 23.62 -1.04 -4.22% 64.1M 41.50 -0.38 -0.91% 21.2M 93.90 -5.21 -5.26% 22.3M 54.09 -3.31 -5.77% 7.9M 77.58 -1.54 -1.95% 28.3M 28.49 -0.57 -1.96% 69.4M 155.61 -5.78 -3.58% 6.2M 119.23 -0.39 -0.33% 10.5M 130.03 -2.88 -2.17% 9.0M 29.76 -2.98 -9.10% 76.4M 97.00 -1.89 -1.91% 12.7M 57.04 -1.16 -1.99% 38.1M 115.18 -1.44 -1.23% 10.2M 51.14 -0.66 -1.27% 15.5M 50.99 -2.12 -3.99% 71.8M 57.56 -0.95 -1.62% 12.2M 30.81 -0.30 -0.96% 46.8M 74.98 -1.17 -1.54% 17.0M 105.10 -1.88 -1.76% 2.5M 85.63 -3.38 -3.80% 10.5M 109.27 -1.49 -1.35% 6.4M 44.43 -0.44 -0.98% 28.0M 71.83 -1.97 -2.67% 18.5M 61.93 -1.13 -1.79% 15.2M

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Most Advanced Strongbridge Biopharma plc Synutra International, Inc. region Nivalis Therapeutics, Inc. Wynn Resorts, Limited Aquinox Pharmaceuticals, Inc. A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. American Superconductor Corporation VIIX region TVIZ region ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

$ 5.49 $ 4.85 $ 10.58 $ 5.75 $ 58.37 $ 9.21 $ 18.43 $ 6.39 $ 36.08 $ 18.21 $ 24.87

1.25 ▲ 29.48% 1.02 ▲ 26.63% 1.79 ▲ 20.36% 0.77 ▲ 15.46% 6.87 ▲ 13.34% 1.01 ▲ 12.32% 1.79 ▲ 10.76% 0.58 ▲ 9.98% 3.23 ▲ 9.83% 1.56 ▲ 9.37% 2.12 ▲ 9.32%

$ 14.28 $ 2.78 $ 2.84 $ 2.26 $ 4.50 $ 2.98 $ 12.30 $ 7.28 $ 5.5001 $ 5.44 $ 5.56

17.35 ▼ 54.85% 1.61 ▼ 36.67% 1.43 ▼ 33.49% 0.99 ▼ 30.46% 1.31 ▼ 22.55% 0.67 ▼ 18.36% 2.71 ▼ 18.05% 1.50 ▼ 17.08% 1.1299 ▼ 17.04% 0.92 ▼ 14.47% 0.93 ▼ 14.33%

Most Declined Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. Vanguard Natural Resources LLC Vanguard Natural Resources LLC Legacy Reserves LP Breitburn Energy Partners LP Legacy Reserves LP Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vanguard Natural Resources LLC Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Food up, underwear down at Marks and Spencer as it appoints new CEO By John Smith ALTHOUGH it continues to be a popular household name and despite the fact that its food prices are higher than many supermarkets, the food division of Marks and Spencer continues to perform well showing a small overall increase in turnover during 2015 and a phenomenal surge of 17 per cent in the Christmas week. This upswing in food has not been reflected in general merchandise sales which includes underwear as well as clothing, and furnishing shows a 5.8 per cent drop in the last quarter of the year blamed in part on warm December weather as well as unavailability of certain products. In keeping with an announcement made during 2015, the Chief Executive Marc Bolland will step down after six years in the role and will be replaced by another internal promotion in the form of Steve Rowe who is the current executive director of general merchandise and will receive a salary of £810,000 (€1.1 million) from April 2 when he takes over. According to the company chairman Robert

NEW STORE: Marc Bolland (right) at the opening of a Marks and Spencer store.

Food division continues to perform well showing a small overall increase in turnover.

Swannell, investors had not been pushing for Mr Bolland to resign and even though the new CEO has presided over the department which has lost business, the market reacted well with a slight increase in share price. One area that has seen growth is in the internet which has seen an increase of 20 per cent, much of which will be on general merchandise. There is currently only one Marks and Spencer franchise store in mainland Spain which is in La Cañada, Marbella as well as one in Gibraltar, but the company does offer customers based in Spain the opportunity to purchase in Euros from its dedicated site www.marksandspencer.eu/.

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It’s a disgraceful witch-hunt HIT this bunch of pocket-liners where they’ll feel it most LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT

I FIND the claims for compensation by families of Iraqi and Afghanistan insurgents killed by British troops, somewhat akin to the car crash ‘victims’ who claim exorbitant whiplash payouts. Actions, often completely unfounded, encouraged by the despicable ‘ambulance chasing’ lawyers, who have sprouted like cancerous tumours since the introduction of the ‘uman rights’ bonanza championed by Cherie Blair. This mercenary and unfeeling bunch will stop at nothing to swell their ever increasing coffers. They have gone to extraordinary lengths in their endless quests of greed to hound and harass our brave servicemen and women, even sinking as low as sending people to knock on doors and encourage the families of insurgents killed in battle to sue the MoD. They have managed to drag up over 1,100

HEROES: Suffer and experience completely undeserved traumas.

compensation claims from the Iraqi war alone. Some of these cases will not be resolved for years. As far as the lawyers are concerned, the longer the better, but for the military personnel

accused it can be a living hell, possibly for the rest of their lives. While our heroes suffer and experience these completely undeserved traumas, many

of the ‘victims’ who have already received payouts, have bought luxury cars and large homes in wealthy areas of Basra. And who foots the bill for this disgusting travesty? Why the good old British taxpayer of course. Who else? To me, the answer to this disgraceful witchhunt, is to place a cap on the fees and remunerations these lawyers and their ‘clients’ receive. Not only should the practice be made far less lucrative, including time duration penalties, but in the event cases are not proven, these exploiting lawyers should themselves be investigated. If then found guilty of any misconduct or questionable actions, subsequently disbarred or struck off altogether. Hit this bunch of pocket-liners where they would feel it most, in their bulging wallets. Their civil actions have already cost the taxpayer millions, and heaped untold misery on hundreds of our brave military personnel. The sooner they are all hung out to dry the better. Keep the faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@ gmail.com

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7:05am Race to Super Bowl 50 7:55am Animal Farm 9:05am Bye Bye Birdie 10:55am Race to Witch Mountain 12:30pm Island Stories 1:00pm James Martin: Home Comforts 1:45pm James Martin: Home Comforts 2:30pm Day of the Evil Gun 4:00pm Four for Texas 5:50pm Flog It! 6:50pm Victorian Bakers 7:50pm Dad's Army 8:20pm War Horse 10:35pm QI XL Panel-based quiz where it is more important to be interesting than right. 11:20pm Insert Name Here 11:50pm Live at the Apollo 12:35am Bowls 1:35am Walkabout 3:15am East of Sudan 4:45am This is BBC Two

10:30am Murder, She Wrote 11:20am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 12:15pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:15pm ITV News and Weather 1:20pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 2:25pm Judge Rinder 3:25pm Tipping Point 4:30pm Doc Martin 5:30pm The Martin Lewis Money Show 6:00pm The Saturday Night Story 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm Ninja Warrior UK 9:00pm Take Me Out 10:15pm The Jonathan Ross Show 11:15pm ITV News and Weather 11:30pm The Chronicles of Riddick 1:30am Jackpot 247

7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:50am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:15pm Ninja Warrior UK 1:15pm Scorpion 2:15pm Ultimate You've Been Framed! 3:20pm Small Soldiers 5:30pm Minion Madness Shorts 5:45pm Hotel Transylvania 7:30pm Jurassic Park III 9:15pm Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands 10:15pm Take Me Out: The Gossip 11:15pm American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile 1:20am Not Another Teen Movie 3:25am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records Matt Edmondson narrates a funny selection of TV and home video clips featuring Guinness World Records

8:00pm 9:00pm 10:05pm 11:55pm 12:25am 12:46am 1:07am 1:28am 1:49am 2:10am 2:35am 3:05am 4:45am

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Don't Tell the Bride Top Gear Looper Russell Howard's Good News Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Siblings Tropic Thunder The Udder Side

9:00pm Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History 10:00pm The Young Montalbano 11:30pm Music Moguls: The Masters of Pop 12:30am Duets at the BBC 1:30am Danny Baker's Great Album Showdown 2:30am Top of the Pops: 1981

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Movies Now Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy The Emmy nominated reality courtroom series, presided over by outspoken family court judge. Where the Heart is Drama series tells the ultimate stories of the loves and lives of families living in a small town. Where the Heart is The Royal The Royal A Touch of Frost The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Agatha Christie's Marple Marchlands

7:15am How I Met Your Mother 7:40am King of Queens 8:05am Snowdon Mountain Race 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am The Morning Line 11:00am King Kong 1:35pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2:35pm Channel 4 Racing 5:00pm Come Dine with Me 5:30pm Come Dine with Me 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:05pm Come Dine with Me 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Great Canal Journeys 9:00pm The Restoration Man 10:00pm Oblivion 12:30am Priest 2:10am Hollyoaks Omnibus 4:15am Undercover Boss Canada 5:05am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

7:00am Milkshake! 9:55am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:30am The Saturday Show 12:30pm Police Interceptors 1:30pm Police Interceptors 2:25pm Pets Make You Laugh Out Loud 3:25pm Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud 2 4:20pm Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud 5:15pm 5 News 5:20pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 6:20pm Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 7:20pm Ice Road Truckers 8:10pm World War II in Colour 9:00pm World War II Battlefield Recovery 10:00pm The Championship 11:00pm Goal Rush 11:30pm Celebrity Big Brother 12:30am Lip Sync Battle UK 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am Celebrity Big Brother

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7:00am Romancing the Stone 9:00am Jaws 11:15am Apollo 13 1:45pm Fury 4:15pm The Rock 6:35pm Apollo 13 9:00pm Fury 11:30pm The Rock 2:00am The Patriot 5:00am The Comancheros

10:35am 11:05am 11:35am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:25pm 2:55pm 3:20pm 4:20pm 4:25pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:05pm 7:50pm 8:50pm 8:55pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:05pm 12:05am 1:05am

Football's Greatest Tommy Cooper Ax Men Ax Men Alias Smith and Jones Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Storage Wars The Sting FYI Daily The Sting Apache FYI Daily Apache The Hanging Tree FYI Daily The Hanging Tree Last Man Standing FYI Daily Last Man Standing The Kingdom FYI Daily

9:05am The Pink Panther Strikes Again 10:55am Revenge of the Pink Panther 12:40pm City Heat 2:20pm Ride Along 4:05pm The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear 5:40pm The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 7:15pm Starsky and Hutch 9:00pm Rush Hour 2 10:35pm Ride Along 12:20am Starsky and Hutch

7:00am 7:25am 7:45am 8:10am 8:35am 9:05am 9:35am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 5:35pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 12:00am 1:00am 1:50am 2:40am 3:30am 4:00am

Rules of Engagemen Rules of Engagement Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Goldbergs The Goldbergs How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs 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 The Big Bang Theory This means war Gogglebox Gogglebox Virtually Famous The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners The IT Crowd

7:00am The Legend of Longwood 8:45am M:I - Rogue Nation Special 9:00am The Face of an Angel 10:45am Into the Grizzly Maze Two estranged brothers are stalked by a relentless grizzly bear in the Alaskan wilderness. 12:30pm Ant-Man: Behind the Scenes 1:00pm Seventh Son 3:00pm Sword of Vengeance A Norman warrior teams up with a band of exiles in order to avenge his father's death. 4:45pm The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 7:00pm Seventh Son 9:00pm The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 11:15pm Sword of Vengeance 1:00am Into the Grizzly Maze 2:40am The Face of an Angel

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Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Barclays Premier League Review Premier League 100 Club Game Changers Barclays Premier League Review The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. FL72 Viral Videos of the Month Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs 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 Football Gold Football Gold

Cricket Classics Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket Cricket European Rugby Sporting Triumphs Cricket The fifth and final ODI of the series between Australia and India at Sydney Cricket Ground. La Liga A match from Spain's La Liga. Spanish Gold Spanish Gold A chance to relive some classic Spanish football matches. Spanish Gold Spanish Gold The Mavericks Tour Down Under Highlights The Mavericks The Mavericks The Mavericks

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8:30am 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 Flog It! 4:00pm The Truth About Sugar 5:00pm Escape to the Country 5:30pm Songs of Praise 6:05pm BBC News 6:20pm Regional News 6:25pm Weather 6:30pm Countryfile 7:30pm Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur 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 Private Peaceful

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 Tennis 3:00pm Bowls 6:15pm Ski Sunday 7:00pm Real Steel 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm Cars of the People 11:00pm Blood Diamond 1:10am Heist 2:55am Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 3:50am Sign Zone Holby City 4:50am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

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12:30pm 1:30pm 2:30pm 2:40pm 3:10pm 4:15pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 11:15pm 12:15am 1:15am 4:00am

CITV ITV News Murder, She Wrote The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV News and Weather Catchphrase Ninja Warrior UK On Her Majesty's Secret Service Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather Planet's Got Talent Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands Endeavour ITV News and Weather The Day Hitler Died Perspectives Jackpot 247 Nightscreen

12:55pm 2:15pm 3:15pm 5:00pm 7:20pm

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The Hot Desk You've Been Framed! Emmerdale Omnibus Coronation Street Omnibus Take Me Out Take Me Out: The Gossip The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas The Mummy Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Skyfall The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Reality Bites Stephen Mulhern presents the comedy panel show all about reality television. Planet's Funniest Animals Humorous video clips of pets and other animals in unusual situations. Planet's Funniest Animals

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8:00pm Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes 8:40pm The Voice UK 10:00pm Die Hard with a Vengeance 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:30am Siblings 2:00am Adam Pearson: Freak Show 3:00am Keeping 'ER Country 3:40am London Fashion Week

9:00pm Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley 10:00pm The Great Gangster Film Fraud 11:25pm Len Goodman's Dancing Feet: The British Ballroom Story 12:25am The Mystery of Murder: A Horizon Guide

3:30am 7:00am 7:25am 7:50am 8:20am 8:55am 9:55am 10:00am 10:50am

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Teleshopping Rising Damp Rising Damp On the Buses On the Buses Man About the House FYI Daily Man About the House Heartbeat Drama, set in the North Yorkshire moors in the 1960's. Heartbeat The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Columbo Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Me and My Guide Dog Caroline Quentin's National Parks The Kindness of Strangers The Hours FYI Daily

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 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Simpsons 5:30pm The Simpsons 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Channel 4 News 7:00pm Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian 9:00pm Walking the Himalayas 10:00pm Deutschland 83 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12:05am 48 Hrs

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7:00am Ax Men 7:45am Ax Men 8:35am Alias Smith and Jones 9:40am Counting Cars 10:05am Counting Cars 10:30am Pawn Stars 11:00am Pawn Stars 11:30am Pawn Stars 11:55am Pawn Stars 12:25pm Pawn Stars 12:55pm Pawn Stars 1:20pm The 'Burbs 2:20pm FYI Daily 2:25pm The 'Burbs 3:25pm Smokey and the Bandit 4:25pm FYI Daily 4:30pm Smokey and the Bandit 5:15pm The Sting 6:15pm FYI Daily 6:20pm The Sting 8:00pm The Classic Car Show 9:00pm River Monsters 10:00pm Exit Wounds 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Exit Wounds 12:10am Sleepers

1:20pm Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3:35pm Dracula Untold 5:15pm Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 7:20pm Gladiator 10:00pm Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 12:15am The Marine 4: Moving Target 2:00am Death Warrant

11:30am 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:30pm 4:25pm 6:25pm 8:20pm 9:55pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:55pm 2:10am 4:10am 5:00am 5:25am 5:50am

House Doctor House Doctor Angels of Jarm Angels of Jarm Milkshake! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Championship Goal Rush Fail Army Police Interceptors SpaceCamp Drillbit Taylor Labyrinth Jumper 5 News Celebrity Big Brother Celebrity Botched Up Bodies Mr. & Mrs. Smith Super Casino Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun House Doctor House Doctor House Doctor Home improvement series that works its magic on neglected homes.

7:05am The Top Ten Show 2016 7:20am The Trail of the Pink Panther 9:05am Curse of the Pink Panther 11:05am Son of the Pink Panther 12:50pm Lethal Weapon 2:50pm Lethal Weapon 2 4:55pm Lethal Weapon 3 7:00pm Cop Out 9:00pm Superbad 11:00pm Sherlock Holmes 1:15am Cop Out

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SUNDAY TV

Rude(Ish) Tube Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Hollyoaks Omnibus Couples Come Dine with Me Couples Come Dine with Me Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 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

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am

7:00am The Legend of Longwood 8:45am Chappie Special The stars of Neill Blomkamp's latest sci-fi thriller talk about the making of the film. 9:00am The Face of an Angel A filmmaker is drawn to the high-profile murder of a young English student in Italy. 10:45am Seventh Son 12:45pm Sword of Vengeance 2:30pm Big Hero 6 Special 3:00pm Into the Grizzly Maze 4:45pm The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 7:00pm Seventh Son 9:00pm The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 11:15pm Sword of Vengeance 1:00am Into the Grizzly Maze 2:40am The Face of an Angel 4:25am Into the Grizzly Maze

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Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Premier League 100 Club SNF: Match Choice The Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday Ford Super Sunday Ford Super Sunday Football League Goals NFL NFL The NFL Conference Championships. The winners will advance to Super Bowl 50 in California. Football Gold A dip into the archives for the greatest matches in Barclays Premier League history. Football Gold European Rugby Special Ford Football Special

Cricket Cricket Cricket Women's T20 Big Bash Final Action from the women's final of Australia's T20 Big Bash League. Cricket's Greatest La Liga La Liga European Rugby Special Goals on Sunday Ford Football Special Goals on Sunday Cricket Cricket Cricket's Greatest Cricket Cricket Reaction to day three of the fourth and final Test of England's tour of South Africa.

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10:15am The Housing Enforcers 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pm Emergency Rescue Down Under 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 For What It's Worth 8:00am Wanted Down Under 8:45am Escape to the Continent 9:15am World's Sneakiest Animals 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Island Stories 2:05pm Pallisers 3:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 4:00pm A Place to Call Home 4:45pm David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities 5:30pm Best Bakes Ever 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 Mary Berry's Foolproof Cooking 10:00pm Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher 11:00pm Insert Name Here 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather

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 11:40pm The Jonathan Ross Show 12:40am Saved 1:40am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50am Nightscreen

7:00am Planet's Funniest Animals 7:20am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:05am Dinner Date 9:05am Emmerdale 9:35am Coronation Street 10:05am Coronation Street 10:35am Catchphrase 11:20am Dinner Date 12:20pm Royal Pains 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The Dark Knight 1:00am Two and a Half Men 1:30am Two and a Half Men

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8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Stacey Dooley Investigates 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Siblings 12:00am American Dad! 12:45am Family Guy 1:30am Siblings 2:00am Stacey Dooley Investigates 3:00am Adam Pearson: Freak Show 4:00am Emergency Rescue Down Under 4:30am Siblings

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World News Today Sorry! Natural World Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate The Great War The Great War Natural World

7:00am Man About the House 7:25am Heartbeat 8:30am Where the Heart is 9:35am The Darling Buds of May 10:40am Judge Judy 11:05am Judge Judy 11:30am Judge Judy 12:00pm The Return of Sherlock Holmes 1:05pm Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. 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 Lewis 11:00pm Law and Order 12:00am Unforgiven 1:00am The Return of Sherlock Holmes

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Deal or No Deal Countdown 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 Bodyshockers

7:00am 7:05am 7:25am 7:50am 8:50am 9:50am 10:50am 11:55am 12:25pm 12:55pm 1:25pm 1:50pm 2:55pm 3:55pm 4:55pm 5:55pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:00am 2:00am 2:05am 3:00am 3:50am

Football's Greatest Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. The Sweeney Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. The Sweeney Minder The Professionals Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Storage Wars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Ax Men Bundesliga Last Man Standing FYI Daily Last Man Standing Ax Men ITV4 Nightscreen

9:20am The Da Vinci Code 12:00pm Kingsman: The Secret Service 2:25pm The Top Ten Show 2016 2:40pm Behind Enemy Lines 4:40pm Into the Storm 6:25pm The Last Samurai 9:00pm Kingsman: The Secret Service 11:15pm The Da Vinci Code 1:45am Behind Enemy Lines

9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 3:10pm 4:10pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm

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Milkshake! The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Celebrity Big Brother Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Willed to Kill 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Ice Road Truckers Celebrity Big Brother Gotham Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side Celebrity Big Brother Super Casino Feeling lucky? Get the authentic, heartthumping casino experience every night. The Secret Life of the Family Wildlife SOS The Great Artists House Doctor

7:00am Romy and Michele's High School Reunion 8:40am Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging 10:25am Three Amigos! 12:15pm St. Vincent 2:05pm Tammy 3:45pm Big Daddy 5:25pm Crocodile Dundee 7:10pm St. Vincent 9:00pm The Longest Yard 11:00pm Tammy 12:45am Sex Ed 2:30am Revenge for Jolly!

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

Made in Chelsea NYC 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 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 Rude Tube Big Fat Quiz of Everything The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

7:00am The Legend of Longwood 8:45am The Face of an Angel 10:30am M:I - Rogue Nation Special 10:45am Into the Grizzly Maze Two estranged brothers are stalked by a relentless grizzly bear in the Alaskan wilderness. 12:30pm Seventh Son 2:30pm Sword of Vengeance A Norman warrior teams up with a band of exiles in order to avenge his father's death. 4:15pm Kingsman: The Secret Service Special 4:45pm The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 7:00pm Seventh Son 9:00pm The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 11:15pm Into the Grizzly Maze 1:00am Sword of Vengeance 2:40am The Face of an Angel

MONDAY TV

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am The Housing Enforcers 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pm Emergency Rescue Down Under 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 Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur 12:45am Live at the Apollo 1:15am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:20am BBC News

7:15am The Housing Enforcers 8:00am Wanted Down Under 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 Island Stories 2:05pm Pallisers 3:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 4:00pm A Place to Call Home 4:45pm David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities 5:30pm Best Bakes Ever 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Winterwatch 10:00pm The Real Marigold Hotel 11:00pm Phone Shop Idol 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather

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 The Kyle Files 9:00pm Sugar Free Farm 10:00pm Saved 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm On Assignment 12:10am The Nick Documentary following life at Brighton police station from arrests to police raids. 1:10am Jackpot 247 4:00am Loose Women 4:50am Nightscreen

7:00am Planet's Funniest Animals 7:20am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:05am Dinner Date 9:05am Emmerdale 9:35am Coronation Street 10:35am Catchphrase 11:20am Dinner Date 12:20pm Royal Pains 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Mom 10:30pm Mom 11:00pm Knocked Up 1:40am Two and a Half Men 2:30am The Almost Impossible Gameshow

9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Murder Games: The Life and Death of Breck Bednar 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 Murder Games: The Life and Death of Breck Bednar 2:45am Russell Howard's Good News Extra 3:30am Emergency Rescue Down Under

10:00pm James Clerk Maxwell: The Man Who Changed the World Scotland's Einstein. 11:00pm Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History 12:00am Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution

7:00am Man About the House 7:25am Heartbeat 8:30am Where the Heart is 9:35am The Darling Buds of May 10:40am Judge Judy 11:05am Judge Judy 11:35am Judge Judy The Emmy nominated reality courtroom series, presided over by outspoken family court judge. 12:00pm The Return 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 12:00am Unforgiven 1:05am The Return of Sherlock Holmes 2:05am Where the Heart is

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7:00am Countdown 7:45am King of Queens 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 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 10:00pm The Mad World of Donald Trump 11:00pm The Last Leg Australia 12:00am Kid Criminals

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Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. The Sweeney Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Minder Modern-day reimagineering on the classic comedydrama. The Professionals Action-packed drama series about two criminalintelligence agents. Magnum, P.I. The Sweeney Minder The Professionals Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Chase: Celebrity Special River Monsters The Specialist FYI Daily The Specialist Absolute Power

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Milkshake! The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Celebrity Big Brother Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Escape From Polygamy 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News The Dog Rescuers Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun Series following the Brits who have moved to Benidorm for a low-cost life full of sun and fun. 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

7:00am Made in Chelsea NYC 7:45am Charmed 8:35am Charmed 9:30am Hollyoaks 10:00am The Goldbergs 10:30am The Goldbergs 11:00am Melissa and Joey 11:30am Melissa and Joey 12:00pm Charmed 1:00pm Charmed 2:00pm How I Met Your Mother 2:30pm How I Met Your Mother 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Melissa and Joey 4:30pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:00pm The Goldbergs 6:30pm The Goldbergs 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm 2 Broke Girls 9:00pm The Goldbergs 10:00pm Tattoo Fixers 11:00pm Virtually Famous 11:45pm The Big Bang Theory 12:15am The Big Bang Theory 12:45am Gogglebox

8:45am The Knights of Badassdom 10:25am Brick Mansions 12:00pm The Equalizer 2:20pm 300: Rise of an Empire 4:15pm Alexander 7:15pm Brick Mansions 9:00pm The Equalizer 11:25pm 300: Rise of an Empire 1:15am The Knights of Badassdom

7:00am The Legend of Longwood 8:45am M:I - Rogue Nation Special 9:00am The Face of an Angel 10:45am Seventh Son 12:45pm Into the Grizzly Maze 2:30pm Ant-Man: Behind the Scenes 3:00pm Sword of Vengeance 4:45pm The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 7:00pm Seventh Son 9:00pm The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 11:15pm Sword of Vengeance 1:00am Into the Grizzly Maze Two estranged brothers are stalked by a relentless grizzly bear in the Alaskan wilderness. 2:40am The Face of an Angel A filmmaker is drawn to the high-profile murder of a young English student in Italy. 4:25am Into the Grizzly Maze

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TUESDAY TV

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am The Housing Enforcers 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pm Emergency Rescue Down Under 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 9:00pm Dickensian 9:30pm Great Sport Relief Bake Off 10:30pm Would I Lie to You? 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Children Saved From the Nazis: A Hero's Story 12:45am Film 2016

7:15am The Housing Enforcers 8:00am Wanted Down Under 8:45am Escape to the Continent 9:15am Sophia: Suffragette Princess 9:45am Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Island Stories 2:05pm Pallisers 3:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 4:00pm A Place to Call Home 4:45pm David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities 5:30pm Best Bakes Ever 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Holocaust Memorial Day Event 9:00pm Winterwatch 10:00pm Trust Me, I'm a Doctor 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather

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 Midsomer Murders 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Parking Wars 12:40am The Kyle Files 1:10am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:40am Nightscreen

7:00am Planet's Funniest Animals 7:20am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:05am Dinner Date 9:05am Emmerdale 9:35am The Cube 10:35am Catchphrase 11:20am Dinner Date 12:20pm Royal Pains 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm You've Been Framed! 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Skyfall 1:00am Two and a Half Men 1:30am Two and a Half Men 2:00am The Almost Impossible Gameshow 2:50am Planet's Funniest Animals

8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:22am 12:45am 1:10am 1:30am 2:30am 3:30am 4:00am

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Top Gear Don't Tell the Bride Troll Hunters Life and Death Row Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! Family Guy Life and Death Row Troll Hunters Emergency Rescue Down Under Troll Hunters

World News Today Sorry! The Story Of... Stonehenge: A Timewatch Guide Survivor Stories James Clerk Maxwell: The Man Who Changed the World How Earth Made Us Health Before the NHS

7:00am Man About the House 7:25am Heartbeat 8:30am Where the Heart is 9:35am The Darling Buds of May 10:40am Judge Judy 11:05am Judge Judy 11:35am Judge Judy 12:00pm The Return of Sherlock Holmes 1:05pm Murder, She Wrote 2:10pm Heartbeat 3:10pm Wild at Heart 4:15pm Where the Heart is 5:20pm Man About the House 5:55pm Rising Damp 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs 9:30pm Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs 10:00pm Trevor McDonald: Women Behind Bars 11:00pm Law and Order 12:00am Unforgiven 1:05am The Return of Sherlock Holmes 2:05am Where the Heart is 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen

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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 Four in a Bed Four in a Bed 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 Mary Portas: Secret Shopper 24 Hours in A and E Bodyshockers The Undateables

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Teleshopping Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Minder The Professionals Magnum, P.I. The Sweeney Duck Dynasty Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Minder Modern-day reimagineering on the classic comedydrama. The Professionals Action-packed drama series about two criminal-intelligence agents. Magnum, P.I. Minder The Professionals Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Benidorm The Kingdom FYI Daily The Kingdom River Monsters Ax Men

7:00am Armageddon 9:45am The 6th Day 12:00pm Exodus: Gods and Kings 2:45pm Clash of the Titans 4:45pm Armageddon 7:20pm Babylon A.D. 9:00pm Exodus: Gods and Kings 11:45pm Clash of the Titans 1:35am The 6th Day 3:45am One in the Chamber

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Milkshake! The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders 5 News Celebrity Big Brother Home and Away Neighbours NCIS The Gourmet Detective 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords GPs: Behind Closed Doors Celebrity Big Brother 10,000 BC Capital One Cup Highlights That's So... 1980 Super Casino 10,000 BC Wildlife SOS Great Scientists House Doctor Home improvement series that works its magic on neglected homes.

Bad News Bears Patch Adams Big Hero 6 Special The Inbetweeners 2 50 First Dates Anger Management Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Office Space The Inbetweeners 2 The Wedding Singer Top Secret Mr Woodcock Ant-Man: Behind the Scenes Snow Day

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Made in Chelsea 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 Sister Act Supernatural The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Gogglebox

7:00am The Legend of Longwood 8:45am Chappie Special 9:00am The Face of an Angel 10:45am Seventh Son 12:45pm Sword of Vengeance 2:30pm Big Hero 6 Special 3:00pm Into the Grizzly Maze Two estranged brothers are stalked by a relentless grizzly bear in the Alaskan wilderness. 4:45pm The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 7:00pm Seventh Son 9:00pm The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 11:15pm Into the Grizzly Maze 1:00am Sword of Vengeance A Norman warrior teams up with a band of exiles in order to avenge his father's death. 2:40am The Face of an Angel 4:25am Into the Grizzly Maze

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Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Ashes Best Days ICC U19 World Cup Cricket Cricket Cricket Ashes Best Days ICC U19 World Cup Cricket Cricket Cricket Coppa Italia ICC U19 World Cup Cricket Cricket's Greatest Glenn Mcgrath Masterclass A fast bowling masterclass from Australian cricketing legend Glenn McGrath. Glenn Mcgrath Masterclass Glenn Mcgrath Masterclass Ashes Zone: Aussie Legends Cricket

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An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind. M.K Gandhi

in history 41 - Claudius succeeds his nephew Caligula as Roman Emperor after his assassination by Praetorian Guards. 871 - Battle of Basing: Danish invasion army beats Saxon Ethelred of Wessex. 1287 - The treaty of San Agayz is signed. Minorca is conquered by King Alfonse III of Aragon. 1371 - King Robert II Stuart of Scotland crowned. 1571 - Queen Elizabeth I of England opens Royal Exchange in London. 1846 - First edition of Charles Dickens’ ‘Daily News’ is published. 1879 - Battle of Rorke'’s Drift: British garrison of 150 holds off 3,000-4,000 Zulu warriors. Eleven Victoria Crosses and a number of other decorations were awarded to the defenders. 1880 - Thomas Edison patents the electric incandescent lamp. 1881 - Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company. 1903 - Harry Houdini escapes from Halvemaansteeg police station in Amsterdam. 1939 - Franco conquers Barcelona. 1943 - Hitler orders German troops at Stalingrad to fight to the death. 1944 - 447 German bombers attack London. 1956 - Elvis Presley releases the single ‘Heartbreak Hotel.’ 1969 - Spanish dictator General Franco announces state of emergency. 1973 - George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in two for heavyweight boxing title. 1977 - US President Jimmy Carter pardons almost all Vietnam War draft evaders. 1983 - Bjorn Borg announces his retirement from tennis. 1990 - John McEnroe becomes first ever player to be expelled from the Australian Open. 1998 - Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and footballer player David Beckham get engaged.

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The Martian Directed by: Ridley Scott Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig and Kate Mara In The Martian, Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is an astronaut stranded on a desolate planet. He is presumed dead after a fierce storm wiped out the rest of the crew. Surviving alone with little supplies, he must find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Meanwhile, back on Earth, members of NASA and a team of international scientists are creating their own plan for a rescue mission.

Placido Domingo, January 21, Opera Singer

José Placido Domingo Embil is a Spanish tenor and conductor who has recorded over 100 complete operas and was part of the famous Three Tenors which consisted of himself, Luciano Pavarotti and Jose Carreras.

John Hurt, January 22, Actor, 76 Well-known British character actor who played the Elephant Man in the film of the same name and gay civil servant and writer Quentin Crisp in the TV programme The Naked Civil Servant as well as literally hundreds of other roles. Lisa Snowdon, January 23, Former Model and Presenter, 44 Known for hosting three seasons of Britain’s Next Top Model and host of Capital Radio’s Breakfast show, she was involved in a five year relationship with George Clooney. Adrian Edmondson, January 24, Comedy Actor, 59 Comedian and aspiring musician who is married to Jennifer Saunders, he came to fame as part of the Comedy Strip and appeared in the Young Ones, Bottom and many other comedy programmes but is now also a straight actor. Alicia Keys, January 25, Singer, 35 The first singer to receive five Grammy Awards at one time after releasing her debut album, Songs in A Minor in 2001. Her hit album Girl on Fire earned her a 15th Grammy Award in 2014 when it was named Best R&B Album. Jose Mourinho, January 26, Football Manager, 53 Perhaps the most controversial and certainly one of the most successful football managers in history, he was a fairly uninspiring football player but went on to win managerial honours in Portugal, Italy, Spain and England, but was recently ‘let go’ by Chelsea. Nick Mason, January 27, Drummer, 72 One of the founder members of immensely successful British rock group Pink Floyd who is also known as a major collector of vintage and fast cars. He last played with all of the living former members of the group at the Live 8 concert in 2005.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A rather slow start to the week leads you to feel bored but be assured that the weekend will be far from dull. A recent conversation or correspondence with an old friend leads to unexpected contact. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Everything on the home front is emphasised and there will be a flurry of activity. Get others involved in any changes. Work in the garden or painting is much more enjoyable and half the work if you enlist the help of someone you get on well with. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) When discussing a holiday with others, be aware that agreement is not always easily met. Although you are not inclined to compromise, it is necessary to go with the majority decision. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) After the 22nd it is much easier to see the path ahead. This is particularly true of a financial situation, so there's no sense in fussing until you understand what needs to be done. Someone who

AQUARIUS

(January 21 - February 19)

It is difficult to avoid repeating mistakes made in the past. Your approach to certain situations has not changed and therein lies the problem. Someone who blames you for a mistake shows ignorance but that does not make it less upsetting.

has in the past been uncooperative is more flexible. You wonder at this and try to see an ulterior motive, but it is most likely that they have seen the error of their past actions. Is it possible for you to take them on trust? LEO (July 24 - August 23) Your attention is needed on more than one front, and some decisions are at odds with your personal thoughts and attitudes. Being reminded that 'business is business' does nothing to relieve your conscience. You may have to upset someone by telling the truth, which may affect your longerterm finances but do you really have any choice? VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Are you willing to take a risk on someone who has let you down before? Looking into their recent past is likely to tip the balance. What you find shows clearly if there has been a change of heart on their part or if they are trying to pull the wool over your eyes. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) A disagreement with a friend upsets you but is short-lived. To avoid such

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1. LOL CRÈME, 2. LOLLYWOOD, 3. LOLA, 4. LOLLO ROSSO, 5. LOLLARDS, 6. LOLLIPOP MAN/LOLLIPOP WOMAN (LADY), 7. LOLA MONTEZ, 8. LOLITA, 9. GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA, 10. LOLLOP

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

TARGET: Average: 17 Good: 22 Very good: 31 Excellent: 38

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Purpose Justin Bieber Released by Def Jam Recordings on November 13, 2015. The fourth studio album by Canadian wild child Justin Bieber. Unlike his first three albums which hailed and accompanied the growth of a ‘boy next door’s’ transition to wild and sometimes raucous teenager, this collection would appear to see a maturing of the boyish spirit.

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Across: 1 Asset, 4 Voices, 9 Rat race, 10 Shame, 11 Dent, 12 Service, 13 Cue, 14 Cava, 16 Chef, 18 Bat, 20 Inspire, 21 Cone, 24 Idaho, 25 Station, 26 Singer, 27 Keeps.

Across 1 Chess wins for pals (5) 4 Judas formed art trio (7) 8 Many nieces reconsidered area of study (7) 9 Salem goes off dinners (5) 10 Try to catch fish in the corner (5) 11 She may be drunkenly elated around end of night (7) 13 Lively dance that’s authentic, so we hear (4) 15 Old coin from an African country (6) 17 Swords made from English brass (6) 20 Bush, dull to listen to (4) 22 Church, if not then, a football team (7) 24 Relation broke up a riot (5) 26 That’s enough of the cold comfort! (5) 27 Say again "Others had food" (7) 28 Recasts different performer (7) 29 The French saint’s remains (5)

Down: 1 Abrade, 2 Satin, 3 Teak, 5 Obstruct, 6 Cyanide, 7 Seemed, 8 Verse, 13 Camisole, 15 Abstain, 17 Sirius, 18 Beast, 19 Tennis, 22 Olive, 23 Back.

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Across 12 Part of Balmoral sold as well (4) 1 Stiff (5) Down 14 Part of her striptease act is simplicity itself (4) 4 Lines of poetry (6) 1 Feral horse has to, nag is different (7) 16 New cine tax is not right (7) 2 Slender girl’s first object (5) 9 Alters (7) 18 Adapt or lose a vaporiser (7) 3 Might be nicer in the South-East to be honest (7) 19 Hesitation in show’s sprays (7) 10 Hall of justice (5) 4 Three times higher than bass (6) 21 Boys around Ireland becoming Scottish landowners (6) 11 Catalogue (4) 5 Injured leader departs, carrying a weapon (5) 22 Chanel with a drink (5) 12 Outermost (7) 6 Discovered contract order for vehicle (7) 23 Screen out Spanish approval for the First Lady (5) 13 Father (3) 7 She’s just the cup of tea for a Cockney (5) 25 Times leader censures pitfalls (5) 14 Land measurement (4) Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of 16 Require (4) the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 15 represents W and 24 represents D, so fill in W every time the figure 15 appears and D every time the 18 Large (3) figure 24 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, 20 Sheltered port (7) 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 21 Quick (4) main grid and the control grid. 24 Play (5) 25 Bravery (7) 26 Roam (6) 27 Melodies (5)

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Down 1 Remember (6) 2 Seizes suddenly (5) 3 Canines (4) 5 Stimulating (8) 6 Grasp tightly (7) 7 Sofa (6) 8 Requested (5) 13 Adorn (8) 15 Sure (7) 17 Follow closely (6) 18 Building block (5) 19 Strain (6) 22 Once more (5) 23 Fair, impartial (4)

1 Robbed, 4 Pipes, 8 Scrap, 9 Lantern, 10 Uniform, 11 Cell, 12 Bin, 14 Free, 15 Oral, 18 Sin, 21 Able, 23 Observe, 25 Compare, 26 Never, 27 Range, 28 Ceased. Down: 1 Rescue, 2 Barrier, 3 Explodes, 4 Pans, 5 Piece, 6 Single, 7 Climb, 13 Nonsense, 16 Arrives, 17 Dancer, 19 Nosey, 20 Feared, 22 Lemon, 24 Gale.

ENGLISHSPANISH Across:

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

1 Lider, 3 Ducks, 7 Tongue, 9 True, 10 Tenedores, 13 Alli, 14 Rosada, 16 Rusty, 17 Cards. Down: 1 Lata, 2 Egg, 4 Ciruela, 5 Shed, 6 Sendero, 8 Needles, 11 Pair, 12 Mats, 15 Sea.

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Across 1 Escamas (zoología) (6) 4 Other (f) (4) 8 To open (5) 9 Agente (5) 10 Religious (9) 13 Sapos (5) 15 Sand (5) 16 Love (between people) (4) 17 Cherry (6)

Down 1 Foca (4) 2 Acordar (5) 3 El más temprano (8) 5 Corbata (3) 6 Hormiga (3) 7 Skating (8) 11 Seven (5) 12 Nothing (4) 13 Aunt (3) 14 Garlic (3)

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WITH the New Year fully in swing and those New Year resolutions possibly already taking a back seat to the hectic post-holidays schedule, we thought we would dedicate this week’s Top 10 to health and hopefully help you see at least a few of those resolutions through to 2017. As always, the best advice is rarely anything fancy, and is simply a double dose of convenient common sense. Heed these tips for a healthier new year, and, if you already are, keep up the good work! 1. Embrace your passion: Devote some time every day to following your passion, whatever it may be. You’ll be amazed at that extra spark it can provide, whether you’re playing cards, gardening or writing blogs. So read up on it, join clubs, and get cracking. Your energy levels will soar, your mood will skyrocket and, most likely, you’ll soon be very good at it! 2. Read a book: You don’t have to plough through War & Peace and other heavy classics once a week, try reading a book of your preferred genre each month and see the results for yourself. They said reading keeps the brain young so why not make a real effort this year. The best way to make reading a consistent habit is to choose books that you enjoy, especially ones which invoke your imagination, bringing you back to those childhood years. 3. Alarm Clocks: Throw them out! This may not be entirely helpful if you’re retired, however, if for any reason you’re still using one, indulge your inner child and immediately dismantle it. A key reason many people are tired in the morning is because they are unnaturally woken up at the wrong time. Sleep patterns have evolved over millions of years and waking up in the midst of deep slumber will do nothing but rattle your cage. 4. Diet: Yes, you’ve probably heard too much about fads and food over the past decade(s) but follow this simple and common sense advice to kick start a healthy 2016. No processed foods, drink plenty water, eat your fruit and veg, done. The more you overdo worrying about your diet, the less likely you are to stick to one,

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Play on Words M1Y L1I1F1E NATURE: Keep fit while enjoying the sunshine. so forget diet and just cut out all the rubbish. 5. Medication: Ease up on the medicine. Now this advice doesn’t apply to anything recommended by your doctor, or which is essential for your good health. It is a simple suggestion that, before you reach for the cabinet to help you sleep, wake up, or fight an ache, you stretch, breathe deeply, move around, get some fresh air, and then see how you feel. 6. Pets: If you normally need a dance partner to go outside to walk or exercise, then get a dog, or any other adventurous animal that’ll demand your attention. Looking after another creature is a sure fire way to get you up and about, as well as establishing your own firm routine, if not for your own sake then for theirs. Studies repeatedly show that pet-owners lead longer, happier lives. 7. Weights: Lifting weights might seem like the preserve of bronzed bodybuilders fawning over themselves in the mirror but doesn’t have to involve expensive trips to a smelly gym. Simple home exercises include curling bottles or jars, lifting them above your head, squatting against a wall, and raising your legs from a chair. Just following an easy routine can help increase both your strength and bone density. 8. Volunteer: The joy of helping others is quite unlike any other and goes a long way

towards increasing your happiness levels. It will also keep you active and mindful of your own station in life. There are so many possibilities, from children’s hospitals to care homes, and, if you have a skill or passion, you can easily put it to good use in the service of others. Think outside the box and remember volunteering comes in many forms, even just a daily good deed will work wonders. 9. Nature: Many people will have come to Spain in order to enjoy the great outdoors, without the great British rain. Well, do it! Being in touch with nature, whether through long countryside walks, swims or paddles in the Mediterranean, rounds of golf, or tending to the garden, are all simple and free ways to enjoy yourself and keep fit while you do so. Abundant sunlight will help you produce more vitamin D and reduce your risk for many ailments, just remember the suncream! 10. Sleep: How deep and restful, or restless and light your sleep is can have an enormous impact on your overall health over time, especially by raising or relaxing your stress hormones. To ensure you’re always at your best, try and develop a solid sleep routine. No to bright electronic lights before bed, no to weekend catch-up sleep, yes to hot baths in the evening, and yes to finally prioritising your sleep.

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TARGET: Average: 28 Good: 36 Very good: 53 Excellent: 65

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 suit suite some open poodle pious pitied pent omit omen omens omelet odious iodine idle item goos good gent genie gene emit moos mood mode model midge midget mite meld melon melons mete meting doom dome dime demo debit debt ding dingo dine dint diet time tide tiding tepid tenet tinge tine title tile tilt noble lens ledge lone lobe lobed edit edge edible eons idiom inti elite snob sled sloe slob sole solemn sold soled oldie bled being bide bidet bite bingo binge bile bone bole bold tint tent lite lingo line lint lien libel lent

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Too good to be true LIVING with stress and anxiety can become so normal for sufferers that it fades into the fabric of life, but fortunately there are solutions which can revitalise you. In fact, regular therapeutic massages will not only help heal anxiety issues, but can also rejuvenate your body, leaving you feeling younger and more energetic than you have in ages. While even one massage can invigorate and electrify your body, the real therapeutic benefits come from regular treatment which offers a wonderful array of remarkable results. These include enhancing immunity by stimulating lymph flow, stretching tight or atrophied muscles, improving skin condition, increasing joint flexibility, promoting tissue regeneration and reducing scar tissue and stretch marks, improving circulation which helps to lose weight, reducing spasms and cramping, relaxing muscles, releasing endorphins, relieving migraine pain, and lessening depression and anxiety. So if you suffer from any of these conditions, or would simply like to improve your health and appearance on a holistic level, undertaking regular massage treatment will be of incredible benefit to your physical and mental wellbeing.

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Ladies… Cardio exercise is not enough, you need to pick up some weights! FitFoxy Looking Good, Staying Trim

TIME and again I get asked the same question, will weight training make me too muscular? From my 25 years of gym experience I am all too aware that the ladies love to use the cardio equipment such as the stationary bike, cross-trainer, treadmill and rowing machines, and they are all great pieces of kit, however the resistance equipment is often neglected in favour of these machines and I feel it is often because women do not have a full understanding of the importance of weight training. Common fears for women regarding weight training would be that you would grow bulky and create huge muscles. This is amusing to me, as I can remember 15 years ago when I would be in the gym four days a week training hard to just create a nice shoulder curve or shape my triceps. It takes time and effort to create a curve of muscle and I’m not talking bulging biceps ether.

Take for example Cindy Crawford or Elle McPherson, both in their early 50’s, yet both have naturally toned beautiful bodies I assure you were not created by cardio exercise alone. The most pleasing aesthetic look on a body would surely be curves in the right places, and that is what I aim for with my clients. Still Not Convinced? The female body is genetically very different to that of a male. Men produce different hormones in different quantities to us, which is why they can create large muscles. It is very rare for an average female to produce a large muscular body unless she was using steroids as some female body builders do or she was an elite athlete training seven days a week to become Miss Universe. We can however do weight training exercises similar in structure to ones that the men are doing, but when training women, we would adapt the exercises and equipment to concentrate on different areas using lighter weights. I’ve saved the best nuggets of information until last... I would say the most important thing about weight training for women, is that it helps to

Loosen ear wax with alcohol ALCOHOL and vinegar is being recommended to help remove ear wax. A paediatrician from North Carolina, USA, said the mixture helps to soften the wax allowing it to flow out of the ear more easily. Ear wax, or serumen in medical terms, helps form a protective barrier to protect the sensitive skin in the external auditory canal from harm such as dirt and insects. The paediatrician said as it plays a protective role in most cases it should be left alone in the majority of cases, but when a build up occurs it can be loosened by soaking a cotton bud in baby oil and squeezing a few drops into the ear, or from a mixture of one part alcohol and one part vinegar.

keep your bones strong and healthy, greatly reducing chances of fractures or osteoporosis which is a serious disease involving a crumbling of the bones and unfortunately more common in women. If caught in the early stages osteoporosis can be reversed, but that would require dedication to carry on with a beneficial fitness programme involving resistance exercise for life. Another important thing about weight training exercise is... if you are aiming for weight-loss, cardiovascular exercise can help to a degree, but using weights, you are building lean tissue, this in turn speeds up your metabolism which allows you to burn more energy faster. This is especially important for women over 30 years to know as our metabolism naturally wants to slow down leaving us with that ever so unwanted ‘middle age spread’.

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Tap water releases bacteria into the air NEW research has shown that we breathe in more germs from tap water than from the toilet. The study found bacteria gathers on objects and surfaces in the home and travels into the air. As the researchers assessed which objects breed the most bacteria, it was revealed tap water released a significant

amount of bugs into the air, more so than other surfaces in the home. More bacteria in the air in homes comes from their tap water (9 per cent) than their toilet (0.4 per cent). The team, from University of California, Berkeley, looked at bacteria in the air of 29 homes, taking samples from kitchen surfaces, carpets, pets, bathroom tiles, shower heads,

toilets and the people who lived there. , in a bid to show which surfaces contributed to the most bacteria entering the air. The study also found the number of bacteria increased significantly in homes that were ventilated frequently, as well as those with more family members, and where residents were more active.

Birthing dolls help doctors BIRTHING dolls are being used to help train doctors on how to deal with complications during birth. These simulators are full body, anatomical, interactive models that can allow doctors to go through the steps of delivery, inc luding c omplic a tions such as haemorrhaging, so that they can be well prepared when faced with real life complications. This hands on training allows doctors to

have the necessary training without ‘training’ on real life patients in the middle of a complication, which can be risky to the patient. The life size simulator also allows medical teams to practise epidural procedures on spinal cord insertion, which are aided by sensors that monitor needle progression. They also have ‘pregnant’-looking stomachs that feel lifelike, and C-section deliveries can also be practised.

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By Leighton Griffiths, Store Director from Specsavers Opticas Marbella During the ski season I receive lots of questions about eye care so I’ve put together the most commonly asked questions to allow everyone to enjoy the sun safely on the slopes this season. Q. Why are my eyes more at risk when I’m skiing? A. The atmosphere on the slopes is very clear and the reflection of sunlight on the slopes is very strong. These two factors combine to be potentially damaging to the eyes and could lead to long term effects.

SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. THIS week we have asked the doctor about alternative and natural remedies and the healing qualities of certain foods and substances, which have recently been receiving a lot of press. - Are home remedies for certain problems, such as onions as a natural way to reduce mucus, really useful or are they all just old wives tales? Certain foodstuffs and natural substances can often be very helpful in reducing symptoms of certain illnesses and complaints and they are not simple old wives tales. Food is an important part of our lives and the well-known expression ‘we are what we eat’ is the best way to sum up the benefits of some foodstuffs. Some conditions have been linked to consumption of foods which favour the appearance of heart problems, cancer, etc meaning it is very important for everyone to ensure they follow a healthy, balanced diet. The Mediterranean diet is a good example. Onions and other vegetables provide many essential minerals and vitamins which help the body function correctly. Onion in particular has been traditionally used to alleviate breathing problems such as

nasal congestion, although how helpful it really is has sparked many a heated discussion as there is no scientific research to back it up. Yet many people do find it helpful. - Can these substances substitute medicines? Definitely not! For some minor ailments which do not strictly need medication some foodstuffs or natural substances can be used to alleviate symptoms but this should always be done under the control of an expert. - Can abuse of this type of remedy be dangerous? Yes. This type of remedy should be used with caution, especially if the condition is serious enough for a doctor to prescribe medication. Home remedies can be used to complement medication in these cases but never as a substitute. - What about to prevent rather than cure ailments? Under the supervision of a professional, there are some foodstuffs which can help prevent certain ailments.

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Q. How does this affect my eyes? A. Although people know how important it is to keep skin protected from the sun, few realise how damag-

ing UV rays can be to the eyes. The UVB rays can irritate the surface of the eye, causing a painful form of sunburn of the eye (called photokeratitis). You may not even be aware whilst out in the snow, as the effects can take 6-12 hours to develop. Longterm exposure to UVB can cause cataracts and even ocular tumours. Q. How can I protect my eyes whilst out on the slopes? A. All you need is good sunglasses,

but make sure you choose the right ones. Always read the label carefully and choose the maximum protection factor available. Remember that eyes will be exposed to high levels of UV even if it’s not sunny. Choosing sunglasses without the right protection could damage the eye by causing the pupil to dilate, increasing the amount of UV light filtering into the eyes, so always keep this in mind when selecting your eyewear.

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New Spanish ATM charges are in breach of the EU law MOST Spanish banks are in breach of EU law in charging for IBAN transfers inside the Eurozone, indeed even inside Spain itself. Scandalously the Caixa Bank charge you €3.75 for doing your own transfer online and then a further €0.36 for sending an email to the person being paid! They are totally shameless. I closed our account. EU law (confirmed to me by ABN-AMRO and HSBC) states that ‘transfers by private citizens up to €12,500 and inside the Eurozone must be free.’ And how can we be sure this is a law? Well, if you know the Dutch you’ll understand this: When the law came in I asked ABN-AMRO why there were no longer any charges, and they explained. Thus you will understand that the Dutch would never refrain from c h a rg i n g so m e o n e u n le s s they were obliged to.... by law! HSBC also confirmed this to me, and did so rather smugly because they are outside the zone, and thus can continue ripping people off. Don’t hold your breath on this switch to a bank that doesn’t charge you. John G. Deacon, via email

One of life’s characters Hi Leapy, We often holiday in Torrevieja and I get the EWN, I enjoy your column, also get the online version, so I keep up with things in Spain. You sound as if you are thinking on the same plane as a cousin of mine, who knew you years back. His name is Martin Carter, alias Spida. He is one of life’s characters and describes himself as a troubadour. He has written and sung many great songs, some controversial and is in the folk scene. He has played in Majorca, Spain, Portugal and latterly Tenerife, where he recently had a heart attack, after a gig.

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Then the dog runs in and jumps on the settee and bed. Is the dog Dettol-ised as well? Then he licks people’s faces after licking his own tail end and those of the other dogs he’s met! Maybe the dog gets scrubbed with Dettol too? Finally (for this time) does noone use a handkerchief these days? It’s bad enough seeing grown men cry at almost nothing, but the sight of runny, snotty noses is revolting, UGH! It’s bad enough with kids. Come on folks, let’s see your pet hates on TV Mrs Jenny Hollowell, Malaga

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AFTER spending seven New Year’s Eve celebrations in Benidorm, which to start with were at the Triangle (and wonderful), they were then moved to near the council offices. It went down a bit, but was still good with the big screens, stage and great bands with good singers. One could have a lot of fun, and with the countdown - and the eating of the grapes and drinks everyone had a dance if they wanted and enjoyed themselves. What happened to this year 2016? It was so disappointing, the dreadful loud speakers, music and loudmouthed DJs. No lovely band and no countdown, which caused many people not to eat their grapes or toast in the New Year. The fireworks were miles away up at the point, the whole thing lost its lovely atmosphere and most people just drifted off straight away. Several friends, myself included, said we wouldn’t bother to go back next year. Mrs J Bare, Benidorm

Fortunately he is recovering well and is now in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I am also living there and have visited him and Emer. He is hoping to get back to doing what he does best, singing, soon. Keep up the good work. By the way, I remember when Little Arrows came out, like many other people, yes I am that old too. Michael Carter, NI

Happy New Year to everyone! LET’S start the New Year right, with a whinge! Television. Has anyone noticed? Men and children (never the women) leav-

ing the house still eating their breakfast, don’t they clean their teeth now? No wonder so many dentists in England have private planes and luxury cars! Then the Dettol adverts. Everything must be ‘dettol-ised,’ worktops, floor, clothes, bedding etc. The house is so sterile; no wonder the kids pick up germs as soon as they walk out the door.

Hi Leapy Glory be, ‘Spiritual Revolution!’ Hey man, sounds very 70’s Gordon Bennett! Whatever next, having heard it before way back, it’s a great idea I’m with you totally on this. But really, if one takes time to think about it really it’s us humans that screw it up ‘Big Time.’ Looking at most religions, and I don’t claim to be an expert, I don’t think they tell us to kill, maim, blame and all other ghastly atrocities etc. It’s our interpretation that’s at fault. As a species we are flawed, sad though it is, I think your thousand years a very optimistic estimate. But here’s hoping. Kindest regards, C, via website

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CUSTOMS OFFICERS and a police officer were attacked on January 18 when they tried to stop a group of smugglers attempting to throw cases of cigarettes into Spain. The smugglers reacted violently and according to a government press release one Customs Officer sustained injuries and was taken to hospital for medical examination although he was later released.

Proposed Iranian refinery THE possibility of a 50 per cent investment by Iran in a Spanish oil refinery was announced by Iranian press on January 9. It now transpires that the interim Minister for Foreign Affairs, José Manuel García-Margallo revealed on January 18 that the proposed refinery is planned to be built in Algeciras as a way of increasing employment in the Campo de Gibraltar.

N O W Foreign Office comment MINISTER for Europe David Lidington said “I am delighted to see Lieutenant-General Edward Davis take up his role as Governor of Gibraltar today. Lieutenant-General Davis will bring a wealth of experience to the position, and I look forward to working with him across a range of important issues.”

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SWORN IN: Governor Davis accepts the Keys to Gibraltar.

New Governor is sworn in AFTER the ceremony he walked to his official residence By John Smith THE new Governor of Gibraltar, Lt-General Edward Davis, was formally sworn in on Tuesday January 19 following his arrival with his wife on the navy vessel RFA Mounts Bay. He was sworn in and the Keys to Gibraltar were surrendered to him by the Acting

Governor. In his speech, apart from sending greetings from Her Majesty the Queen, by referring obliquely to the early departure of the former governor, he made it clear that he intended to see out his full term which almost coincides with the probable life of the current government. Mr Picardo in his welcome speech expressed his expectation of a long and enjoy-

able relationship especially as the matter of a review of the constitution would take place during his term. After the ceremony was completed, Governor Davis inspected a Royal Gibraltar Regiment guard of honour of which he is now Commander in Chief and walked to his official residence at the Convent, stopping to talk to local bystanders.

Barbary Macaque Day AS part of the department of the Environment and Climate Change’s Barbary Macaque campaign, the department held an awareness day on January 16 at the Piazza on Main Street. The event was jointly organised with Monkey Talk Gibraltar who also took the opportunity to carry out a ‘monkey survey.’ The result of the survey will help assist the department’s ongoing efforts to better understand the varying public perception toward the macaques and ultimately how the people of Gibraltar can best co-exist with them. The event also served to showcase some of the day-to-day work carried out by the department’s Macaque management team as well as the Gibraltar veterinary clinic.

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Food to take your breath away DISHES are infused with traditional Thai ingredients WHEN it comes to discovering the kind of outstanding cuisine that will take your breath away, the quiet restaurants are always the ones to look out for. Indeed there’s nothing quite so satisfying as walking into a restaurant for the first time and being absolutely blown away by the sheer mouth-watering quality of the food, especially on a peaceful Friday afternoon in Fuengirola. Add into the mix that we’re talking about real Thai food here and you have the perfect recipe for an enchanting meal with family or friends. Real is the important word here because the delightful food prepared at Sri Thai 24 is the kind of genuine Thai fare that would set pulses racing across the Far East, such is its deceptively delicious quality. With an incredible array of healthy, yet heavenly dishes available to choose from, Sri Thai 24 provides a gentle reminder that eating in Thai-

SRI THAI 24: Let it become your new favourite secret. land is considered almost a ritual, a luxury afforded a nation recognised as one of the world’s culinary greats. The owners, who also speak English and Spanish, will helpfully guide you through a selection based on your preferences and there truly is something wonderful here for every palate. From sumptuous salads to spicy

soups, creamy curries, a creative variety of Phad Thais, and an abundant array of heart healthy vegetarian options, you really can’t go wrong with your choice, although you might be tempted to sample your friends’! It is places like Sri Thai 24 where you truly understand how rice can be fragrant, and how cooking it can be

an art form unto itself. Needless to say the dishes are infused with traditional Thai ingredients such as lime leaves, lemongrass, basil chillies, pepper, and, of course, creamy coconut milk. What is especially striking about Thai food, and Sri Thai 24 in particular, is how finely the balance is struck in satisfying your hunger. Delicate and delicious, the portions are served in such light exquisite form that after you finish

you feel both content and energised. Distinguishing themselves by a firm focus on serving only the freshest of food, with no MSG, the staff at Sri Thai 24 are welcoming, eager and an absolute pleasure to meet. Rarely will you encounter such genuine heart and soul being placed in the preparation of a simple dish, and when you’ve sampled the ambience of this elegant restaurant you’ll understand that it could be no other way. So if you are looking for a new restaurant that might just become your new favourite secret, why not drop by Sri Thai 24. You can call for a reservation on 951 438 884, email them on info@srithai24.com, visit their website www.srithai24.com, or simply drop by for a bite to eat at Calle Moncayo 35, near the Paseo Maritimo in Fuengirola.

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SOHAIL CASTLE in Fuengirola will be converted into a magnificent concert venue

SIMPLY RED: Will perform all their hits including songs from their new album. By John Smith ‘SIMPLY’ a unique experience is in store for music lovers this summer when Fuengirola’s Sohail Castle is converted into a magnificent, custom built concert venue for the iconic 80’s UK band Simply Red. The land surrounding the 1,000-year-old fortress will undergo a transformation with a giant stage, VIP zone, seating and hospitality areas being created to showcase the

remarkable talents of one of the most important groups of British music - Simply Red. In addition to the central seating areas, Simply Red fans can opt to sit on the grassy slopes of the castle and watch a memorable concert with the Mediterranean Sea as the backdrop. Led by Mick Hucknall, Simply Red will perform all their hits including ‘Stars,’ ‘If you don’t know me by now,’ ‘So not over you’ and of course their biggest hit ‘Mon-

ey’s too tight to mention,’ plus songs from their new album ‘Big Love.’ The distinctive Simply Red sound, based around Mick’s vocals, is a blend of ‘Blueeyed’ soul, jazz, rock and reggae. Whether it’s a slow, romantic ballad or an up-tempo dance track, it’s infectious and unmistakably Simply Red. The same promoter, David Giles (Crazy Music Productions SL), put ‘Simply Red’ on in Palma in 2008 when (the now) King Felipe V1 and

Princess Letizia attended, and along with 8,000 other fans enjoyed over two hours of one of the most recognisable collections of musical memories. Simply Red will be live in concert at the Fuengirola Castle Park on Thursday August 18, 2016 and tickets which go on sale on Friday January 22 can be purchased on line at w w w. c r a z y m u s i c p ro d u c tions.com, whilst VIP tables can be booked by calling 952 883 832.

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Thespa Fuengirola ready to start the New Year TWO one-act plays will be performed on this theatrical evening By John Smith THESPA which stands for ‘The English Speaking Players Association’ was formed over 30 years ago with the object of encouraging live theatre on the Costa del Sol. During the years Thespa has evolved until it is has become an acted play-reading group. The main objective is still to promote Theatre in a friendly atmosphere, but also to give aspiring actors, actresses and playwrights the opportunity of being involved. The current format allows for actors to use scripts, to dress appropriately and to use the minimum of stage sets. Each evening consists of two one act plays with a four-course meal in the interval. This mix of social and theatre aspects is what makes a Thespa evening so special. The next meeting will be on Wednesday January 27 with rehearsed reading performances of two one-act plays: ‘Madam Munday’s Mystical Mirror’ by Paul L Hedge and directed by Janet Gillett. Madam Munday and her assistant Tracy, an Elvis fan, are setting up their tent at the village fair when some unexpected happenings ensue.

Cast: Madam Munday read by Lydia Thomas; Tracy read by TBC. The Fat Lady Sings (in Little Grimley) by David Tristram and directed by Shirley Knauf. The Little Grimley Amateur Drama Group is attempting to put on another play after the disaster of previous attempts. Things are not going well from the start. Cast: Gordon read by

Michael Edwards, Margaret read by Christine Marriott, Joyce read by Pat ReevesWinsor, Bernard read by Albert Doody. Thespa performs at the Masonic Hall, Edificio Bougainvillea, Avenida de Los Boliches 108 in Los Boliches. The evening starts at 7.00pm (curtain goes up at 7.30pm) and normally lasts until approximately 10.45pm.

As they only accommodate an audience of 64 booking in advance is essential and bookings can be made on the booking phone line 622 454 422 or by e-mail to thespabooking@gmail.com. The entrance charge including the set meal is €16 for members and €18 for guests. Please make reservations by Friday January 22, in order that they can organise the catering.

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A networking event THE British Chamber of Commerce in Spain (BCCS) is pleased to announce they will be hosting their New Year Networking Cocktail event at La Sala Banus on January 25 at 6pm. Spectrum FM, one of Spain’s most listened to English speaking radio stations, playing great music with witty banter and celebrity guests, will be sponsoring this networking event which will give businesses a bright start to the New Year. If you are a business and non-member of the BCCS, please contact RSVP at andalucía@britchamber.com / 951 203 094.

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There Goes the Bride, at Salon Varietes A FIENDISHLY clever farce

FLAPPER GIRL: The imaginary Polly Perkins. MEET the 20’s Flapper Girl of every man’s dream and in this comedy by Ray Cooney, she really is a figment of the imagination. The lovely Phoebe Floyer plays Polly Perkins in the hallucinating mind of Tim Westerby on his daughter’s wedding day. Mix in the grandparents struggling with, respectively, a tight collar stud and a tight corset and the result is a fiendishly clever farce that gets madder and funnier as it goes along.

Salon favourite, David Vincent, leads a strong cast, directed by another Salon stalwart, Peter Brooks and the comedy runs from Friday January 22 to Wednesday January 27 nightly at 8pm, except Sunday when the show starts at 7pm. To book call the box office on 952 474 542. Between 11am and 2 30pm Monday to Saturday and one hour before each performance… or book online at www.salonvarietes theatre.com.

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A cup of hot water, sachet and a spoon! Mike Senker

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I DRINK decaf black coffee. So what, you may ask. Well it’s not as simple and as easy as you may think. For example you would be amazed at the amount of top class restaurants that either don’t serve it or what they do serve is instant and in a sachet. Now I don’t have a problem with instant coffee - I use it a lot at home. But when I’m in a restaurant or hotel paying top dollar, pound, or euro, I don’t expect at the end of my meal, whilst everyone is having their mocha or latte or skinny white or whatever poncey overpriced coffee they want, for me to be told “Here is your sachet pal, make your own!” Because that’s what happens. I get a cup of hot water, a sachet and a spoon! Plus I’m getting charged the same as everybody else.

I was in a Hilton hotel in Sheffield once and was looking at the menu and decided to have a sandwich and a cup of coffee. When the coffee arrived it was a sachet of Kenco so I said, “Excuse me, are you charging me £3.20 for this coffee?” “Yes why? “That’s the price of our coffees.” “But don’t you think it’s a bit overpriced because it’s the same sachet of coffee that you give me for free in my room, plus I get a ginger hob nob as well!” “Sorry sir, that’s the price.” “Oh is it. OK how much for a cup of hot water?” “Nothing.” “OK, I’ll have a cup of hot water.” I got that and went to my room and got a sachet of coffee. It’s not the money really because if they made it with the ground coffee in the machine I’d pay for it the same as I do in the overpriced coffee shops. It’s the principle. The sandwich, by the way, was about £12, but that’s another column for another day. Oh well that’s it for today. I’m just off to have a coffee - a Nespresso - you know the one that turns you into George Clooney. Mrs S would definitely pay £3.20 for that!

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Road markings PROVIDE the driver with information 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.

YELLOW ZIGZAGS: Indicate that parking is generally prohibited. ROAD markings are there to serve as a means of separation for traffic, but they also provide the driver with information about the type of road and potential risks ahead. Continuous White Lines A continuous white line on the road means no vehicle is allowed to cross that line. A longitudinal mark consisting of two continuous lines has the same meaning. You are not allowed to cross the solid white line for any reason, such as turning into another road or overtaking. The only exception is in order to pass a cyclist. Broken White Lines A broken white line is intended to guide the movement of vehicles within lanes and no vehicle should cross that line unless it is necessary and the flow of traffic permits it. You are permitted to cross the broken

white line in order to carry out a manoeuvre such as overtaking, so long as the way is clear, and you don’t impede movement of other vehicles. Broken white lines are also used to indicate the approach to hazardous areas and locations. Stop Line A solid line arranged across the width of one or more lanes indicates that vehicles must not cross that line unless the obligations of the road are complied with. Cycle Crossing A cross consisting of two parallel dashed lines on the roadway indicates a pathway crossing for cyclists. Yellow Zigzags Locations marked with yellow zigzag markings indicate zones where parking is generally prohibited.

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We stand corrected I AM a retired building services engineer and was uncomfortable with your comments in the Jan 7 issue that, ‘there is really no need for a specialist company to clean a water tank.’ My main concern is that you say people are drinking the water. A tank large enough to support 27 units would hold several cubic metres of water. To clean it correctly, people would need to enter it. When they do, they could take in biological contaminants with them. This filth could contaminate the water that then fills the tank. We stand corrected. I can only say that my brief answer was strictly concerned with the legal-

After any work the insides of the container should be sterilised, normally by ‘super chlorinating.’ The water is then tested and proved to be safe to drink. The tanks should be sealed and insulated to prevent the growth of the Legionella bacteria. I would be VERY concerned if a non-specialist worked on a water system I was expected to drink from. Perhaps you should consult a professional before giving advice outside your field. M.S. (e-mail)

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ities. However, t hank you very much for your cogent explanation of the real issue.

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UNBELIEVABLE hypocrisy at the highest levels which threaten the Western world 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.

THERE were two major items of news recently that, although not directly linked, gave me serious pause for thought and strengthened my belief that not only do we live in a world ruled by vested interests, but that there is unbelievable hypocrisy at the highest levels which threaten the very existence of Western civilisation. The first involved the widespread sexual assaults on women by men of Arab and North African origin during the New Year celebrations in Germany. This followed widespread coverage over the internet, but largely overlooked by the press, of reports from health workers and independent witnesses, of chaos in German

PROPER INTEGRATION: Needs to be carefully managed. hospitals involving large numbers of immigrants demanding their ‘right’ to health care, and using threatening behaviour to staff. In some cases, children were simply dumped at hos-

pitals to be taken care of. If we needed reminding of what many of us have been banging on about for years, that unless proper integration is carefully managed, then throwing large numbers of di-

ametrically opposed cultures together is a recipe for disaster. Then just two days later we heard of the execution on the same day of 47 Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia - most of

them by beheading. Forget for a moment the stated justification for this action – that they were guilty of terrorist acts – but just look at the guarded response to the trial of these people conducted in camera by heavily biased Sunni Muslim courts. The legal system in this undemocratic oligarchy is based entirely on Sharia law which involves punishments such as beheading, stoning, mutilation and flogging. Much of Sharia is justifiably regarded by the Western world as barbaric and harkens back to a medieval past, and yet whilst we rightly condemn and express our horror at the atrocities carried out by ISIL, our leaders stay strangely muted about the Saudi’s actions. The relationship that we have with that country is based on mutual convenience and financial interests but make no mistake, like most of Islam they are no friends of ours.

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SCIENTISTS in America believe they can make traditional bulbs more efficient John Smith Random thoughts... THOSE who think that the ‘new’ style light bulbs are ugly, expensive and do not generate enough light, will be pleased to learn that scientists at the world famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology believe they have developed a way in which they can make the ‘old style’ traditional incandescent light bulb more efficient. A number of countries have already phased out the old bulbs (as they waste large amounts of energy through heat), although it appears in Spain that they can still be purchased in Chinese Bazaars but are not always guaranteed to light without blowing fuses or exploding. According to a report which has been published in the Nature Nanotechnology journal, these researchers have discovered a way in which they can improve the efficiency of the bulbs by recycling this waste energy

RESEARCHERS: Have found a way they can improve a bulb’s efficiency. and transferring it back to the filament, thus allowing the bulb to become more efficient and environment friendly.

It appears that there has been very little development in the technology behind the incandescent light bulb, which was launched by Edison in the

President Rouhani.

One area of world tension reduces IT seems that each of the major world powers needs to have at least one country that it can identify as being its ‘bête noir’, and for at least two decades Iran has been America’s and vice versa. During the reign of the Shah, western powers were falling over each other to obtain oil and sell anything from car plants to sophisticated weaponry to Iran, but with his overthrow and the arrival of Ayatollah Khomeini, Shiite Iran changed almost overnight and America became Satan in the eyes of that nation. The West helped to equip the Iraqi army in the eightyear long war with Iran, which saw the death of around 500,000 combatants and then had to take action against the ever belligerent Saddam Hussein in two separate wars, which left Iraq in chaos and has inspired the Daesh offensives. For years, Saudi Arabia was seen by the UK and US in particular as a friend and supplier of oil, and the fairly totalitarian regime there was backed heavily as it became the leading Sunni nation in the Middle East. Now, however, with the drop in oil prices, the Saudi economy is almost in tatters but for Iran, which has coped with sanctions for so long, their disappearance in the main means they can actually see a massive improvement in their financial position, as they look to re-equip their industry, purchase a large number of new passenger aircraft and invest in the West to support their own oil industry.

late 19th century but as the bulbs are so inefficient, converting only a tiny percentage of their energy into light, they were a natural target for enquiring scientists to review. Even the new bulbs which are much more expensive using compact fluorescent (CFL) or LED, whilst significantly more efficient, still only convert a small percentage of the energy used into light. By using nanotechnology (the study of very small things), they have managed to surround the filament of the bulb which captures the leaking infrared radiation, reflecting it back to the filament where it is used for the production of visible light. Calculations and early experiments suggest that this new development, which updates very old technology, could make the light bulbs they are developing three times more efficient than CFL or LED bulbs. Now we It may not happen immediately but want to if the researchers can produce a stable hear your views. bulb at a reasonably cheap price, then we may see the return of a YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE bulb that not only looks like a - YOUR OPINION light bulb, but is even better for www.euroweeklynews.com the environment.

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Ten top tax tips for expats living in or moving to Spain 1. Always discuss your situation with an experienced and knowledgeable gestor/accountant. Taxes in Spain can be very different to other countries in Europe. If you don’t speak to an expert then you could end up paying more tax than you need to. 2. Just because you are spending three months of the year in the UK does not mean you automatically qualify for UK tax residency when in fact you are actually spending more of your time in Spain. The double tax treaty will not cover you in this case. 3. If you are Spanish tax resident i.e if you spend more than 183 days a year and/or your social economic interest (family, house etc) is in Spain then the Agencia Tributaria can find you. There is always a paper trail as well as visual evidence from neighbours, gardeners, cleaners etc. Trying to claim UK tax residency because you go back to the UK for at least 90 days a year does not always work. 4. A Double-Taxation treaty is merely an agreement between two countries that if you are taxed in one you will not have to pay the same tax again in the other. You have to be resident in at least one country in any one year. The Spanish will quickly assume that you are Spanish tax resident if there are any signs of regular/permanent establishment in the country, eg buying a property, children at school. 5. If you are claiming to be non-tax resident anywhere then you could misunderstand the rules of the countries that you are living in. It is possible but most countries will deem you to be tax resident even if you spend less than six months of the year in the country. 6. Some people move to Spain and then decide to try and live under the radar. It is a requirement in Spain to complete a tax return. Even if you are paying tax on pensions in other countries, have assets over-

seas or income from other sources, the tax law in Spain states that as a tax resident you are liable to taxation on your worldwide assets. 7. UK Individual Savings Account (ISA) and Premium Bonds are not recognised as tax free in Spain and are therefore taxed on income and capital gains. 8. Watch out for ‘tax-free’ lump sums from pensions. This is now referred to as PCLS (pension commencement lump sums). The UK pensions system allows a 25 per cent lump sum pension payment on retirement which is tax-free if you are a UK tax resident. In Spain it is taxable and therefore it might be advisable to take it before you change residency. You might also consider moving the pension fund to a QROPS (Qualified Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme). 9. Even after considering all of this, life in Spain is great! If you take steps now and plan early enough to do things properly it will be less painful than if you are caught out by doing the wrong thing. We often tell clients that for a few hundred euros more, it really is not worth taking the risk and losing sleep at night. 10. If you would like any more information on tax, QROPS, investments, regular savings or general financial planning for expats in Spain, don’t hesitate to call Charles Hutchinson on 952 797 923 or 605 903 472 or email charles.hutchinson@spectrum-ifa.com.

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Princess and the Pea syndrome COMFORTABLY insulated from mundane concerns until they cause discomfort Cassandra Nash A weekly look

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WE must wait until February to know whether the Infanta Cristina, wife of Iñaki Urdangarin, former Duke of Palma de Mallorca, eventually occupies the accuseds’ bench, Spain’s equivalent of the dock. What went on once the Urdangarins were behind closed doors is anyone’s guess, but most royals suffer from the Princess and the Pea syndrome, comfortably insulated from mundane concerns until they cause discomfort. Perhaps Urdangarin would always have tended towards dodgy deals like siphoning off public money and money-laundering. But marrying a king’s daughter is a burden for anyone not a multi-millionaire or without munificent inlaws.

Artur Mas.

Doubledecker equations NO political party won sufficient votes to govern alone in the December 20 elections and so far each has rejected all overtures from their rivals. However hard they do their sums the numbers just don’t add up and even algebra won’t solve the

MUCH to his sorrow, Artur Mas had to abandon his efforts to be re-elected president of Cataluña. He was succeeded by Carles Puigdemont who as well as having a name that monolingual Spaniards will find irritatingly hard to pronounce, is doomed to follow Mas’s route map. Puigdemont is committed to declaring independence within 18 months, although more than half of Cataluña’s population

problem facing Mariano Rajoy, Pedro Sanchez, Pablo Iglesias and Albert Rivera.

Hindsight insight PEDRO SANCHEZ, Eduardo Madina and Jose Antonio Perez Tapias resisted the efforts of former PSOE

made their sentiments clear in the September 27 regional elections. Fewer than half voted for the pro-independence, cross-party voting list Junts pel Si, which means Together for Yes. On the contrary, 52 per cent demonstrated they were Together for No.

leader Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba to hand over to Andalucia’s regional president Susana Diaz in 2014. They wanted primaries, got them and because Diaz wasn’t ready or willing for a contest, party members chose Sanchez who last month led the PSOE to defeat. Directly nominating Diaz would have been less democratic, but it might have been more effective. Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó .

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HE was so clever, I trained him to a very high standard. He could do most things expected of a dog and was a wonderful family pet. He understood everything including silent language. He has now gone to Rainbow Bridge. I know most of my readers know of him. Last week I visited Triple A Marbella. They are a registered society which mean they have no government grants and rely on the public to be kind. The home provides shelter for over 700 animals around 450 dogs and 250 cats. They have four full time staff and a veterinary surgeon. All the animals are treated by vets, vaccinated, chipped, neutered and tested for Mediterranean diseases. Triple A normally place 60 per cent of the animals. There is a dedicated volunteer base and as a result many are placed in Germany, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands. It is well worth taking a look at the kennels they are near La Cañada, tel 952 771 586.

My heart is broken; my arms are empty; how many tears I’ve cried. I leave the house, into the lane we always walked together, he was excellent at the side of my wheelchair.. The rain is falling. I notice not. Just more tears on my face. HE used to lead me down the road. His spirit leads me still. But we go a different way to a very strange and different place. I stand before a rustic bridge I’ve never seen before. I stop. I know I’m not to cross. But why, I want to know. And then the rain suddenly stops. I look up into the clouds. I look down. The bridge is gone and in its place is a rainbow. I look across the Rainbow Bridge and see a joyful sight. Thousands of healthy furchildren playing with my beloved pet. I want to run and love him, but I’m rooted to the spot. He looks and wags his tail and I hear him bark, ‘Not yet.’ And then his bark turns to a voice and I hear him say, ‘You cared for me, you played with me and loved me to the end. I’m healthy now, don’t cry for me. I’ll meet you here again. Others need your love and care. I’m sending you a friend.’ I rub my eyes and the rainbow is again a rustic bridge. I send a prayer for that quick glimpse to the loving God above. I hear a noise and glance back down. I can’t believe my eyes. Across the bridge, my darling pet sent a furbaby for me to love. I pick up the furry bundle, hold him close to my dampened cheek. He nuzzles my neck, kisses my tears. It’s true love at first sight. Not to replace the one who’s gone; another who needs my love and care. My eyes are drawn upward to see a Rainbow Bridge in radiating light.

Fear-free visit to vets FOR all the pet owners out there who dread the day they have to take their animal to the vet, whether for a check-up or something more serious, because their pet goes crazy, there may be a solution. Some vets are now revamping their premises to create a ‘fear-free’ environment for animals that should make them feel much more comfortable and cause less fuss when it’s time for the trip. The innovations are based on new animal science. Ideas include eliminating discomforting props such as harsh bright lights, white lab coats, and cold exam tables. FEAR-FREE: Ideas include yoga mats.

On the positive side, new ideas involve yoga mats instead of tables, classical music, and the use of sedatives rather than muzzles which recognises the types of environments that can be particularly distressing to animals. The sound of fluorescent light-bulbs hurting dogs ears being a simple example. or restraints. A wide selection of treats can also work wonders in securing a happier, more productive trip. Vets can undergo instructive training courses on how to make their clinic fear-free, while there is a wide database of ideas online and among medical circles. Photo by Chutima Chaochaiya via Shutterstock.

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Painting with plants for lasting pleasure CREATIVE planting is about choosing basic colour schemes and using across the space available Dick Handscombe

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

THE basic design of your garden will give it shape, space and privacy and include those features that you consider es-

sential to your use and enjoyment of the garden throughout the year. But beyond the basics it is the choice and placing of plants relative to each other that will achieve the mystique, 3-D effects and seasonal interests of a great garden. Creative plantings, like creative interior house design and development and creative oil/acrylic painting, is very much about choosing basic colour schemes and then implementing them intelligently across the space available, whether the square metre of a painter’s canvas or 1,000 to 10,000 square metres of rough weedy virgin or abandoned agricultural soil waiting to become an attractive garden. This week’s column is stimulated by four things: • on chapter 2.6 ‘Painting with plants’ in our book ‘Your Garden in Spain’ the handbook for many new and experienced gardeners to Spain and other challenging Mediterranean gar-

The seven Cs of colour combining 1. COMMON COLOURS - Planting a single type or mix of different plants with a single colour of flowers and similar foliage colours to create a mass colour effect. 2. COMPATIBLE COLOURS - Planting plants with different but close shades or hues of colours in the flowers and foliage. 3. COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS - Co-planting several different plants with vivid contrasts but harmony between the flower or flower and leaf colours. 4. CLASHING COLOURS - Purposely close planting a number of plants with violently different colours from either side of the artist’s pallet and rainbow perhaps creating a kaleidoscope type effect. 5. CALMING COLOURS - Purposely co-planting plants whose flower and foliage colours create no clashes but rather a sense of restful harmony. 6. COLD COLOURS - An extension ‘5’ with a mix of cold white and mauve flowers and grey-blue leaves that look cool even at midday on a mid-summer day. 7. CALIENTE (H0T) COLOURS - Purposely mixing the most vivid reds, oranges and yellows to create a garden hot spot.

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dening situations, • seeing the progress made by friends developing a new area of garden with half with red, purple and blue flowering plants and the other half with yellow and orange flowering plants, while being conscious of the possible backcloths for the flower colours of the many shades of greens of leaves, and brown tones of bare soils, mulches and stone chippings, • the winter cutback now in

full swing being the time to size and shape existing plants and thinking about the mature size and shapes, as well of colours, of possible infill plants to include in this year’s spring plantings. The first thing to recognise is the predominant year round colour will be green, but with not just one green but an amazing palate of bright and dull greens with every hue possible from bright yellowy lime

greens to dull blue greens and the additional possibilities possible from using variegated leaves. The second thing is that all the colours of the rainbow are possible using leaves, barks and flowers. As a reminder the basic colours of the rainbow are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet and to these we need to add white and black. Combining these can be complex and bewildering so we developed the concept of ‘The seven Cs of colour combining’ outlined in the table above. The choices are yours. Nothing is right or wrong. After all it is your garden whether you do all the designing yourself or employ a landscape gardener. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com and Facebook page ‘gardening in spain’ January 2016

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Bugged by thieving seagulls and chased by badgers? Don’t call 999! METROPOLITAN POLICE have appealed for the public not to make unnecessary emergency calls Nora Johnson

Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

TOURISTS may think exorbitant London prices are daylight robbery, but police see things differently. A woman called 999 because she was outraged that a clown was selling balloons for £5 each, which was “much more than other clowns were charging.” She was one of the 10 worst offenders for time-wasting revealed by the Metropolitan Police in its latest appeal not to make unnecessary calls. Others to call 999 in London last year included people complaining about being served a cold kebab, being kept awake by noisy foxes and asking where to get a bacon sandwich. My favourite has to be the woman who said there were “men” in her house trying to take her away. The “men” were in fact police officers who had come to arrest her! Avon and Somerset Police received a call from

DIALLING 999: Should only be for real emergencies. someone enquiring about their application to Avon the cosmetics company. They also received a call from a man who reported criminal damage had been done to his noodles, another claiming a

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out to be a squirrel in Epping Forest. Not to be outdone, what about all the daft insurance claims made? One home insurer has revealed some of its favourite claims from the past few years. One involved a proud grandfather from Guildford who held up his new grandson to show him off to a relative via Skype then the baby promptly threw up all over the keyboard. While painting the hallway, one Cardiff family accidentally let the dog out of the kitchen. And surprise, surprise: the excited pup jumped in the paint and ran around the carpet. Attempting to catch it, the daughter also knocked a hot iron off the ironing board, adding burns to paint stains on the carpet. Paws for thought, eh? You couldn’t make all this up, could you? Well, let’s finish where we began: on a low note, and the poster I recently saw in a maternity ward. “The first three minutes of life are the most dangerous,” it read. Underneath someone had scribbled: “The last three can be pretty dodgy too.” Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon. All profits to Cudeca charity.

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VW and Renault in the headlights THE boss of VW in the UK Paul Willis, while talking to MPs from the Environment Committee on January 13, said that the ‘fix’ devised to clean up 1.2 million vehicles in the UK would not affect their fuel consumption, and that there would be ‘no difference in driveability.’ However, this has left many people asking how the fix can be made without affecting the performance. At the same time, Renault insists that it does not use emissions-cheating devices as police raids on several of its factories leads to a 20 per cent drop in share prices. Although Renault are staying tight lipped over the raids at the moment, the company did confirm them, and said only, “The investigators wanted to check equipment at the factories.”

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All-new American Super Car in Detroit PRODUCTION commences at end of April By Steve Walsh MOTOR CITY as the backdrop for the new product rev e a ls o f 2 0 1 6 , co u ld not have been a better choice for the world’s car manufacturers to show off their wares. The North American International Auto Show in Detroit, which will be running until January 24, finds itself playing host to more than 50 major exhibits. NAIAS Chairman Paul Sabatini said, “Of the 57 in-

troductions at NAIAS, nearly 90 per cent were worldwide debuts.” Amongst the many people carriers, concepts, 4x4’s and saloons, one of the stars of the show is the 745-HP Force 1 V10: ‘The New American Super Car.’ The le ge nda ry a uto de signer Henrik Fisker, and race car driver Ben Keating, unveiled their vision of the future with the 2016 Force 1 V10, an all-new American Super Car. Proudly debuting at the NAIAS and remorselessly taking people’s breath away is the two-seat carbon fibre monster from Force 1. This high-performance, low production sports car, manufactured in Michigan by

FORCE 1 V10: One of the stars of the show. VLF Automotive - of which Fisker is a partner and design chief - is capable of launching itself from 0 to 60mph in three seconds, and ultima te ly moving you through time and space at 218mph (350 km/h). It features an all carbon fibre lightweight body and 21-inch wheels with high performance Pirelli P Zero tyres and Brembo high-performance brakes. The car is hurle d dow n the roa d by

means of a 745-HP 8.4 litre V10 engine (one of the most powerful naturally aspirated road engines in the world) through a six speed manual - or auto with paddle shift gearbox.

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A piece of the autonomous pie AS car manufacturers storm forward with the autonomous vehicle phenomenon, software companies are all clambering to get a piece of the predicted multibillion Euro pie. The reason that more and more technology companies want to put their two cents into the autonomous car market, is that this type of technology is not only essential for the development of these vehicles at the mo-

ment, but a unique opportunity to become half of the world of motoring once it has changed. One of the latest players to join in along with Apple, Google and Tesla, is BlackBerry who have announced they will be developing and building software for autonomous cars. In addition, a company called Mobileye is working on maps that can be shared by all the autonomous car

brands. The project to create a global digital map for guiding autonomous cars is already in operation with General Motors and Volkswagen, and they are expecting an agreement with a third automaker shortly. Mobileye President Amnon Shashua, said, “we want to encourage manufacturers to have maps and collaborate with cross-licence between them.”

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The new Audi A4 allroad quattro HIGH-DRIVING comfort with off-road qualities SUPERMINI: Maximum rating.

THE FUTURE: A unique concept.

HONDA JAZZ: Has been awarded with the Best in Class 2015 award. ANOTHER stalwart showing us what the future has in store at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show is Audi and their new Audi A4 Allroad and H-tron Quattro Concept. Audi tell us that the new A4 allroad quattro “embodies a unique concept.” And seeing that it perfectly combines high driving comfort with off-road qualities, it has obviously come of age as a seasoned crossover. With its solid-pulling TFSI and choice of five TDI engines, the Audi A4 allroad quattro offers improved performance over the older model and with better efficiency. The TFSI and TDI en-

gines will produce between 150 and 272 horse power, which is up to 27hp more than in the previous model, and is available with either a manual six-speed gearbox, the new seven-speed ‘S tronic’ or the redesigned eight-speed tiptronic. Of course, quattro all-wheel drive is standard.

The Audi H-tron quattro, however, is a hydrogen-powered concept car with a Teslabeating range of 372 miles. The three fuel tanks concealed beneath the passenger and luggage compartments can be reloaded in just four minutes. The fuel cell has an output of up to 110 kW, reinforced by a lithium-ion battery which gives another 100 kW for short, sharp bursts of acceleration. It will have an estimated top speed of 124 mph and go from 0 to 60 mph in 6.7 seconds. Although these aren’t Formula 1 speeds, it’s nippy enough for the motorway.

A record-breaking Skoda ON January 12, and starting the company’s 120th year, Skoda Auto announced that they have achieved a new sales record for the second year in a row with the Superb exceeding expectations, helping them sell more than one million vehicles. The brand’s global deliveries in their

jubilee year increased 1.8 per cent to 1,055,500 vehicles. In December, Skoda’s sales increased 5.7 per cent worldwide to 86,600 units. This was the best December ever in the company’s history. Skoda is currently preparing the next product campaign, which will involve bringing out a new SUV model in 2016.

Jazz 5-star safety rating TOOK the title from a field of nine superminis THE all-new Honda Jazz has been awarded with independent safety organisation Euro NCAP’s prestigious Best in Class 2015 award in the supermini category. Earlier in 2015 the Honda Jazz achieved a maximum five-star safety rating. Jazz took the title from a field of nine superminis in total. Each year, Euro NCAP publishes a list of

cars that have performed the best in their respective categories. To achieve a ‘Best in Class’ award from Euro NCAP, cars from each category are assessed against a weighted sum of the scores in each of the four key areas of assessment: Adult Occupant, Child Occupant, Pedestrian and Safety assist. This sum is used as the basis for comparison of the vehicles.

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Root and Broad batter the Proteas, ‘Rocket’ launched again, new record for Rooney A FEW goals scored last weekend in the UK and Spain 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 were a few goals last weekend in the UK and Spain! In the PL, Manchester City (3rd) beat Crystal Palace 4-0, Chelsea and Everton drew 3-3 (John Terry in his 700th League game, scored at both ends) and Spurs (4th) defeated Sunderland 4-1. Manchester United won 1-0 at Liverpool, courtesy of Wayne Rooney’s 176th League goal - a record for one club in the PL. There were also wins for Bournemouth, Newcastle and Southampton, bottom club Aston Villa drew 1-1 with secondplaced Leicester and Arsenal, leaders on goal-difference,

shared the points at Stoke while Swansea and Watford played on Monday. There were Championship defeats for leaders Middlesbrough (at Bristol City), Derby (at home to Birmingham City), Leeds United and Wolves, and wins for Brighton & Hove Albion, Cardiff City, Hull City (60 over Charlton Athletic), QPR and Sheffield Wednesday. Nigel Clough’s Burton Albion beat Coventry City 2-0 in the ‘big’ FL1 game, while Walsall won at Bury. FL2 leaders Plymouth Argyle defeated Stevenage and second-placed Northampton Town beat Dagenham & Redbridge. Celtic whipped struggling Dundee United 4-1 to stay top of the SPL ahead of Hearts, who walloped Motherwell 6-0. Rangers still lead the Scottish Championship after beating Livingston 4-1. In La Liga, Real Madrid (3rd) beat Sporting Gijon 5-1.

Barcelona (2nd) walloped Athletic Bilbao 6-0 and Atletico Madrid (top) won 3-0 at Las Palmas. Earlier this week there were several 3rd round FA Cup replays including Aston Villa v Wycombe, Bolton v the minnows of Eastleigh, Bristol City v WBA, Leicester City v Spurs, Liverpool v Exeter City, MK Dons v Northampton Town and Portsmouth v Ipswich Town, while coming up on Saturday/Sunday we have four derbies Arsenal v Chelsea, Crystal Palace v Spurs, Leicester City v Stoke City and WBA v Aston Villa - plus Manchester United v

Southampton, a crunch match between Sunderland and AFC

WAYNE ROONEY: 176th League goal.

Bournemouth and West Ham United v Manchester City. The top Championship games are Birmingham City v Ipswich Town, Burnley v Derby County and Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest; it’s Burton Albion v Shrewsbury Town and Walsall v Blackpool in FL1; Portsmouth v Oxford United in FL2; Celtic v St Johnstone and Morton v Rangers in Scotland, and Malaga v Barcelona and Real Madrid v Real Betis in La Liga. Then next week (January 26/27) we have the second legs of the League Cup semi-finals involving Manchester City v Everton and Liverpool v Stoke City. Both Merseyside clubs hold 1-0 leads. CRICKET - England (323

with 110 from Joe Root and 743) ‘hammered’ South Africa (313 and 83, Stuart Broad taking 6-17) by seven wickets to win the third Test in Johannesburg and the four-match series. Meanwhile, New Zealanders Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson amassed an opening partnership of 171 - a T20 record - as the Kiwis beat Pakistan by 10 wickets. Australia achieved the biggest run-chase ever in a One Day International, scoring 309-3 against India’s 308-8 with one over remaining. SNOOKER - Judd Trump’s 6-5 victory over Neil Robertson in the Masters quarter-final featured six century breaks, including the tournament’s highest of 140. The match has been hailed as one of the greatest in Masters’ history. Ronnie O’Sullivan crushed Barry Hawkins 10 frames to one in the final, the ‘rocket’s’ first big win for eight months and his sixth Masters title overall.

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Ron Garrood SANTANA GOLF is a favourite of many golfers not only for its high standards, but also its great customer service. Last Sunday I arrived at the course and received a very warm welcome from both the staff at the reservations desk and the Caddy Masters. Playing late on the crisp sunny afternoon the course and surrounding views of the Sierra Mountain Range were stunning. Santana Golf was in very good condition throughout with greens rolling true and fairly fast. Salvador the Director of Golf for many years and all the staff should be very proud of what they have achieved to make this a high-end product, and a must to play for only €70 per person inc buggy before 9am. Location: Mijas Costa. Course Designer: Cabell B

COURSE: A continuous challenge. Robinson. Established: 2003. Par: 72 – four par 3’s, 10 par 4’s, four par 5’s. Signature Hole: Four Situated at the heart of the ‘Mijas Golf Valley’ between Fuengirola and Marbella on the Costa del Sol, and only 20 kilometres from Malaga international airport. Surrounded by rivers and close to the Mediterranean Sea, the course is set in the Sierra de Mijas Natural Park with breathtaking views of the mountains, and as such is also

known locally as ‘The Seven Hills Course’. Santana Golf course has a magnificent 18 holes covering roughly 6,207 metres, all in an excellent state of preservation. The 8th hole, with a length of 602 metres (658 yards), is probably the longest hole on any Costa del Sol golf course, and favours the longer hitter. Santana Golf is a demanding course, the unique design gives a continuous challenge, even for the more experienced player.

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Marbella Rugby Club News AON League Andalucia, First Division from the Nomads EIGHTY Nomads enjoyed Mijas golf on both courses this week. They had four new members from Finland, Helena, Matti, Heather and Aretansen who were welcomed to the club. On Thursday 14, they entertained Bradley Hall Golf Club and Marsden Golf Club, arranged by Nigel Thornton where a good day was had by all. Nomads tour: February 3-7, 2016. There are two places available for the Mar Menor trip, so if anyone is interested please ring Roger. Dates for your diary: Paddy’s Day at Parador, 40 tee times available from 10am. June 2, The Rackateers Trophy at Guadalhorce, 44 tee times from 9.30am. Anybody interested in playing Rio Real Golf Club, they have an offer from Ron Garrood, date to be arranged in January. In addition, they have an offer from Ron Garrood to play Alhaurin Golf Club in January for €45 inc buggy. Two course menu meal included in this price. The Nomads always welcome new members! Phone: 669 900 781. Email: rejwedge@yahoo.com.

MATCH: To have a chance for the title in the play-offs Marbella Trocadero had to win against Jaen. TROCADERO MARBELLA RC 64, Jaen Rugby 6 In the last fixture of the group stage of the Andalucian first division, the ‘A’ team of Trocadero Marbella had to win if they wanted to reach second place in

order to have a chance for the title in the play-offs. Not only did they achieve the objective, but they did it in style clearing up any doubts about the fight for the second place.

Despite having a few important players out of the list, the Marbella team showed its fighting spirit and achieved their best performance of the season. The final result of 64-6 proved that they ruled the field from the start.

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Mijas Bowls Club’s youngest member MIJAS BOWLS CLUB has just accepted its youngest member ever, Michael aged eight, and when you hear that his surname is Cole, some existing bowlers on the coast will realise that his grandmother is Pam Cole who has played for Spain on many occasions in the past. His uncle is Nick Cole who also represents Spain and plays bowls to an extremely high standard. Being Spanish National team

players has taken them both around the world from England to New Zealand via the Channel Islands, South Africa and more. Young Michael has a lot to live up to, but even at the tender age of eight, he is showing great promise. The likes of Michael are the future of bowling and his Uncle Nick is looking forward to the time when he can see Michael achieving what he has done. Nick’s achievements are too

numerous for this article but include playing in pairs in the Spanish National Championships in 2001 with his father Ron, and only losing by one shot. In the same year, at the age of only 34, Nick played through 10 rounds of singles to become the winner. He has played in two ‘World of Champions of Champions’ in New Zealand. The year 2004 was a fantastic one for the Cole family as in the Spanish Nationals Nick won the singles, he also won the pairs with John Sullivan, the triples with his mother, Pam, and John Sullivan, and even went on to win the four’s with his mother, father and John. That was the first time a single person had ever won all four events and has not been bettered since. That was the year Nick became the World

number two ranked amateur bowler. As Pam says, many games have been played, lots of friends have been made and the game of bowls is a wonderful hobby to have. If you have a young son or daughter, whatever nationality you are, who might like to join Michael and try this fascinating game of bowls, do take him or her along one Sunday morning between 10am and 12pm to see the club and what goes on there. Ring the captain, Carol, first on: 952 492 434 to make sure it is a normal Sunday. Coaching is available. Who knows your son or daughter could be a future Nick Cole. You will find Mijas Bowls Club situated behind the Victoria furniture showroom on the Carretera de Mijas at 1.8kms. They look forward to seeing you.

NEWEST MEMBER: Eight-year-old Michael.