Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 29 September - 5 October 2016 Issue 1630

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Good cop, bad cop THE former head of the Guardia Civil’s anti-narcotics unit has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement in

drug trafficking, as one of the most titanic criminal cases ever to grip the province finally conSee page 2 cluded.

Chill out time FOR the second time this year, a group of volunteers has performed a clean-up operation on the Rio Chillar, collecting 450 kilos of shoes, cans, plastic bottles, nappies, toilet paper and other rubbish.

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Beach bar boost ALMUÑECAR Council has announced that it intends to be the ‘firmest ally’ for the beach bars located in La Herradura and the town itself over the uncertainty

regarding their legality. Mayor Trinidad Herrera Lorente, issued the rallying cry at the Tourism Almuñecar 2016 awards ceremony.

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High and dry A RECENT meeting of the Commonwealth of Municipalities of the Costa del Sol-Axarquia saw all involved agree unanimously to send a request to the central authorities demanding work be carried out sooner rather than later to guarantee water supply for Axarquia county.

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Arson confirmed

By Matt Ford The Junta de Andalucia has neglected to pay a staggering 8,203 property tax (IBI) bills submitted by Malaga’s provincial council since 1996, it emerged on Wednesday, September 28.

Seventy-four municipalities are affected, many of them in Axarquia, with Nerja, VelezMalaga and La Viñuela having been left particularly out of pocket.

The provincial collections board has become so incensed by the standoff that an embargo has been placed on Malaga’s old Post Office building, which is owned by the Junta.

Francisco Salado, chief of the board, confirmed that the regional administration has stopped paying bills which cover IBI on public infrastructure such as marinas and dams “which are not legally exempt from paying IBI as some schools may be.”

The visibly furious official added: “What I cannot understand is how the Junta de Andalucia requires citizens to pay taxes, and applies a penalty if this is not done so in a timely manner, but then does not itself pay what is owed to other administrations such as local councils, money that represents a significant proportion of their budgets.”

Precise figures for all towns and villages in arrears have not been released, but Nerja is

said to be high on the list, while Velez-Malaga is owed €766,000 and La Viñuela, with just 2,013 inhabitants, Turn to page 4

INVESTIGATORS have confirmed the fire which ravaged almost 120 hectares of the Arroyo de Marin in Archidona, reported in EWN 1628, was started inten-

tionally. An official statement affirms the blaze was caused by “intentional vandalism via the burning of a vehicle,” and a man See page 10 was arrested.

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Taking toll TOLL roads in Malaga are among the most expensive in Spain during high season, it has been revealed. Driving on the Las Pedrizas (AP-46) and Costa del Sol (AP-7) motor-

ways during high season costs 17 cents per kilometre, a charge exceeded only by certain stretches in the Balearics, Barcelona, Vizcaya and Madrid.

Rules, what rules?

A SEVILLA model, Claudia Alfaro, has threatened to sue Torrox Council over the poster for this year ’s fair after noticing that the local girl who designed it, Lucia Aragon, copied an image of the model, blatantly breaking the rules of the competition.

The village fair runs until Sunday October 2.

CABOPINO BEACH: Where the drugs were dropped off.

Bad lieutenant

By Matthew Elliott

Doggy DNA RINCON DE LA VICTORIA has come good on its pledge to become animal friendly, with a new bylaw coming into effect on Saturday, September 24, after publication in the Official Provincial Bulletin the

day beforehand. Now dog owners have four months to register their pets’ DNA through their vets, who will take samples and include them in the Andalucian Animal Register (RAIA).

THE former head of the Guardia Civil’s anti-narcotics unit has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement in drug trafficking, as one of the most titanic criminal cases ever to grip the province finally concluded.

Lieutenant Valentin F, who led the Costa del Sol’s efforts to combat organised crime and drugs, was found guilty of collaborating with drug traffickers, even helping to

coordinate an operation to ship more than two tonnes of hashish to Marbella’s Cabopino beach in 2010.

His involvement was uncovered by agents from the Special Response Group for Organised Crime on the Costa del Sol (GRECO), a team comprised of plainclothed officers, who were investigating a French outfit operating in southern Spain.

The trial, which began in October 2015 and held 48 sessions, wrapped up on Friday with a damning 299 page judgement recit-

ing grave accusations, including disclosure of secrets, conspiracy, embezzlement, drug trafficking, money laundering and bribery.

Considering the scope of his crimes and manipulation of his officers, prosecutors had demanded a 55-year sentence for the lieutenant, who has the opportunity to appeal the verdict at the Supreme Court.

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Handbacks for some, not all

UNSCRUPULOUS DEVELOPERS: Left hundreds of Britons out of pocket.

By Simon Firth

WHEN the Spanish property developer Aifos went bust, hundreds of Britons lost an enormous amount of money, money they had sunk as deposits into Spanish properties that were never built.

Some experts put the total figure lost when these developers were swept away as being in the billions.

A ruling by Spain’s Supreme Court in 2015 means some people who lost their part in that huge total will get some of their money back.

But it won’t be everyone.

Mark Stücklin who has been running the website Spanish Property Insight since 2004, says: “It was a crazy time, a time of irrational exuberance.

“There was some pretty unedifying behaviour by some operators in the market.”

That ‘behaviour’ meant a lot of people were lured in and when the developers went bust thousands of property sites all over Spain were left unfinished or unstarted. The landscape is still littered with them although Spain’s fledgling economic recovery means there will be fewer and fewer of these white elephants in the years to come.

In a fightback for the consumer, the Supreme Court ruled the banks must take their share of the blame.

Where they had failed to check that the appropriate consumer protection laws were in place and had failed to ensure the fine print included guarantees to return the payments in case of a

That £30,000 was our life savings. It wiped us out. We were on the breadline for a while.

David had a heart attack and ended up having a triple bypass. It was the stress.”

breach, then the banks must pay out.

But Stücklin cautions against too much optimism.

“It’s not like the PPI scandal in the UK where once it had been agreed this had taken place the banks set aside billions.

“The banks here are likely to fight every step of the way. People should be thinking in terms of years in some cases to get any money back.”

Exactly how much people will get back will depend on a number of factors, some of them very legalistic indeed.

For instance, you have to have cancelled your contract before what’s known as a Licence of First Occupation (LFO) was obtained by the developers.

If you didn’t “it is almost guaranteed the judge will rule against you,” said Stücklin.

For Gillian Shackshaft and her husband David who live in Doncaster, the demise of their devel-

GILLIAN SHA CKSHAFT: Pi ctured centre with husban d David and daughter Re becca. oper in 2006 spelled financial disaster for the family. team of Spanish lawyers to take on They had set their hearts on a country club your case as there is just one chance to claim.” property near Mojacar and sank £30,000 He accepts though that many people will be (€34,600) into the venture. reluctant to start “proceedings within a legal sys“It sounded perfect but it was too good to be tem that in some cases has already failed them.” true,” she said. “That £30,000 was our life savAfter the Shackshaft family victory comes the ings. It wiped us out. We were on the breadline inevitable thought: has enough been done to stop for a while. this happening again?

“David had a heart attack and ended up hav“A lot of people were naïve,” said Stücklin. ing a triple bypass. It was the stress.”

“Nobody expected such a massive crisis. Some Their lawyers, Fuster & Associates, have so developers were taking advantage and wildly far been able to recover two payments, one of overpromising.” £12,000 (€13,800) and another of £14,000 But, he adds: “It’s quite a safe market now. (€16,100), from the bank who handled the fiThe court ruling means the banks can stop unnancing. But the court costs are still outstanding. scrupulous operators from entering the market “We thought it was all gone,” said Gillian. because they can’t get access to finance.”

“We thought it was all lost. It makes me angry For Gillian Shackshaft her advice to anyone sometimes to think the developers haven’t had to else contemplating legal action to get back their give anything back. They went bankrupt and just lost deposits, is simple. walked away from it all.”

“Never give in. It took us 10 years but you Their lawyer David Fuster says: “It is exhave to keep fighting.” tremely important to choose an experienced

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NEW data released by the Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU) demonstrates that shopping in Malaga and Marbella is more expensive than most other Spanish destinations.

The provincial capital is pricier than larger cities such as Sevilla and Valencia, and was placed in the top five nationally, ranking behind top dogs Barcelona and Madrid, plus Basque stalwarts San Sebastian and Bilbao.

The OCU study compared the prices of 162,928 items comprising fresh food and fuel plus hygiene and household cleaning products.

The researchers concluded that the Costa del Sol is relatively expensive due to a lack of competition between large chains or local and regional distributors due to its geographical isolation, allowing companies to set prices more “freely.”

Within Malaga City itself, there was a discrepancy in pricing depending on neighbourhood, with shops located towards the historic centre being markedly more costly.

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MALAGA CITY: Prices vary depending on the area.

has a deficit of €483,000.

Salado explained that his board has been negotiating with Junta officials “for years” but only some of the outstanding debt has been settled due to “a lack of dili-

gence from the Junta.”

He went on to justify seizure of the disused Post Office building, because “most of the Junta’s properties are for social use and cannot be taken possession of, but the Post Office currently has no use and is up for sale, so we

decided to seize it because the Junta cannot delay payment to the municipalities any longer.”

The Junta’s delegate in Malaga, Jose Luis Ruiz Espejo, expressed his dismay that the seizure had been leaked, and indicated that there

are question marks over some of the unpaid claims “that have not been answered,” but failed to mention if or when the debts would be settled.

Salado was defiant, however, as he said: “What is certain is that the Junta de Andalucia has to pay.”

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OVERCROWDED: The Chillar has become too popular.

Flotsam and jetsam

By Matt Ford AS reported in EWN 1629, the bed of the Rio Chillar in Nerja has become increasingly subject to pressure from an excessive number of unthinking visitors keen to walk up its once pristine length.

For the second time this year, a group of volunteers has performed a clean-up operation, collecting 450 kilos of shoes, cans, plastic bottles, nappies, toilet paper and other rubbish.

The team worked predominantly in the area

between the quarry and the dam, which is the most popular with walkers, following an earlier operation in June when 400 kilos of garbage was recovered.

Around 30 citizens participated, including the local police chief, three councillors, and a dozen members of Velez-Malaga environmental association Paz Park.

Nerja Council are trying to figure out how best to regulate access to the degraded river, which regularly attracts more than 1,000 visitors per day in summer, with peaks of over 3,000 at weekends.

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Backing for beach bars ALMUÑECAR Council has announced that it intends to be the “firmest ally” for the beach bars located in La Herradura and the town itself over the uncertainty regarding their legality.

Town mayor, Trinidad Herrera Lorente, issued the rallying cry during t h e To u r i sm A lmu ñ e c a r 2016 awards ceremony held at the Palacete de La Najarra on Tuesday, September 27.

Her words were echoed by Touris m c o u n c i l l o r, Ra fa e l C aballero, who said that he “cannot imagine the beaches of La Herradura a n d Ve l i l l a w ith o u t th e beach bars and their aquatic activities such as windsurf.”

Lorente also issued a plea to the Environment Ministry to “reconsider and renew the administrative conces si o n s wi t h o u t c h an g in g the current location of the beach bars.”

Almost 200 bars in Malaga Province are awaiting concessions allowing them to occupy beaches, and they have effectively been operating illegally since the ministry

Possible solution Photo Credit Wikimedia.

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AWARDS CEREMONY: The mayor announced that the council intends to be an ally. presented new regulations for the sector in 2013.

October is the official deadline

for bars to receive paperwork permitting them to remain open, but the process does not appear to be

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progressing as planned following three years of rumours and uncertainty.

THE lack of rain and increasing salinisation of the Almuñecar aquifer, led the municipalities of the Costa Tropical, along with councils and irrigators of the Rio Verde area, to ask the University of Granada to study the feasibility of directing filtered waters from the Residual Water Treatment Plant into the Rio Verde aquifer rather than the sea.

The results of the study, the authorities announced, has led experts to claim it would be technically possible and result in no adverse effects.

This could be a solution to the problem, which concerns the commonwealth as it fears water may well run out before work is done to allow delivery from the Rules reservoir.

A favourable report from the Geological Mining Institute, has proposed a series of analytical tests on the area. It would also involve moving two wells to the northern part of the aquifer and carrying out a trial using with water that has been taken from Rules.

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Pensioner rights and fights BREXIT PAGE

By Simon Firth WHILE the dust of the Brexit result settles, but no one knows where, the issue of pensions will be uppermost in many people’s minds and if not now, they will be eventually.

Those within what is known as the European Economic Area (EEA), which includes Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, have always received an annual increase in their UK state pension.

The figures for the number of Britons of state pension age living abroad are large: more than 65,000 in France, 42,000 in Germany, 135,000 in the Irish Republic and around 108,000 in Spain.

But what will happen in the aftermath of the Brexit vote?

Those pensioners outside the

FROZEN PENSIONS: Fighting the government to overturn UK policy.

EEA have historically had their pensions frozen.

One man fighting to overturn this policy and fighting for the currently uncertain future of UK pensioners in Spain, is Canadabased Nigel Nelson.

He is a volunteer with the Canadian Alliance of British

Pensioners, headed by the chair of the group, David Morris.

He says: “It is our goal to remove the frozen pension policy once and for all, thereby helping all overseas state pensioners.

“We encourage every UK pensioner living in an EU country to join us in this battle.”

The group hope that by joining together in the umbrella organisation, the International Consortium of British Pensioners (ICBP), the UK government “will not be able to ignore the new frozen pensioners in the EEA.” For Nigel Nelson the choice

is a blunt one. “Many of these pensioners may not be able to afford to live in their country of choice and they may be forced to return home.”

Having made a life, and a long life, in Spain over so many years, for many pensioners the thought of having to return to

the UK in the aftermath of what might come out of Article 50, will be a far from welcome prospect.

The strain it would place on the NHS, social housing and other social benefits, should not be underestimated by politicians.

“Every overseas state pensioner saves the UK government on average about £1,575 per year because of the NHS and benefit savings,” said Nelson.

In the present uncertain climate, no one can predict what terms the UK government might negotiate when it comes to UK state pensions currently being paid in Europe.

But, he says: “Anything negotiated as part of Brexit may set a precedent for the ‘frozen’ pensioners living elsewhere in the world.”

If you want to join the fight to stay ‘unfrozen’ you can contact Nigel Nelson at the International Consortium of British Pensioners at nigel@britishpen sions.com

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MALAGA: Being promoted as the place for businesses to relocate to.

Firms offered a new European location

By Eleanor Hawkins THE aftermath of the Brexit referendum result continues to ripple through the world of business, with the uncertainty making long term planning and investment decisions difficult.

But the critical issue is whether those UKbased firms will find ‘walls’ erected to them trading with continental Europe, once Article 50 has finally been rolled out.

In a bid to offset this uncertainty, the city of Malaga is stepping into the void, styling itself as the place to come for those firms that won’t

wait to decide where their new European HQ will be, and want to relocate as soon as possible.

At an event planned for October 4, Malaga Town Hall is joining up with the British Chamber of Commerce in Spain.

The aim is to highlight the opportunities for inward investment offered by the city, and to discuss current thinking on the issue in the business world.

The event, ‘Brexit Challenges and Opportunities for Malaga’s Economy,’ kicks off at the Yard Flags, Malaga City Hall.

WORK on the 23 kilometres of coastal path within the boundaries of VelezMalaga will have to wait, as the Provincial Council has had to divert funding for the project to other a re a s due to de la ys in authorisations.

A lthough the loc a l council was presented w ith the proje c ts for four stretches of the pathway, between Arroyo Santillan and Benajarafe seafront promenade, a year and a half ago, so far it has failed to hand over the necessary permissions from the Junta de Andalucia regional government’s Environmental department, which it was responsible for obtaining, M a la ga Provinc ia l C ounc il le a de r Elia s Bendodo explained.

This has led to the 1.9 million euros allotted to the tow n be ing w ithdrawn and put to use on

other stretches of the coastal pathway, eventuall y due t o r un al l al ong Mal aga’s coast l i ne, i n Manilva and Estepona.

Vel ez Mayor, Ant oni o

Moreno, expressed his distress over the matter, reporting that the Junta aut hor i sat i ons had been requested but had yet to arrive.

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Stabbing in the street A FIGHT on the street of Nerja’s historical centre on Friday, September 23, ended with three arrests and one man requiring treatment for stab wounds in hospital before b e i n g t h r o wn in to jail by a judge.

The incident actually beg an las t w ee k , w ith a 30year-old man allegedly trying to run over his former mother-in-law, causing her injuries.

The Guardia Civil interv en ed an d , afte r a c h as e

through the s tre e ts a nd a struggle, during which the s us pe c t broke one of the windows of the police car with his head, he was arrested, but later released after being handed a restraining order banning him from approaching his ex-partner or her mother.

Regardless of these orders, the suspect allegedly turned up outside the family’s home in Nerja centre on Friday afternoon and began to yell threats and insults.

His 28-year-old ex-girlfriend and her father went outside, and a fight ensued during which the woman allegedly stabbed her ex with a knife.

Eve ntua lly the polic e were called again and the three arrested.

While the woman and her father were released with charges, the younger man, who was treated at Axarquia Hospital, has been jailed to await trial for having broken two restraining orders.

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Archidona arson

By Matt Ford INVESTIGATORS have confirmed that the fire which ravaged almost 120 hectares of the Arroyo de Marin in Archidona, reported in EWN 1628, was started intentionally.

The motives of the arsonist remain unconfirmed and he is yet to stand trial.

An official statement affirms that the blaze was caused by “intentional vandalism via the burning of a vehicle,” and that the man arrested in the aftermath of the incident was indeed the culprit.

The arsonist torched the Citroen Berlingo vehicle, before sparking two additional

ARROYO DE MARIN: A scene of the devestation caused by fir fires using wooden chairs and beach furniture.

Evidence recovered from t he si t e i ncl ude a t or ch, a spray can, a fire extinguish-

er, and a shotgun.

He was arrested around 450 metres from the fire, as he staggered semi-conscious f r om t he sm oki ng veget a-

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re. tion, but his motives remain unconfirmed and he is yet to stand trial.

Meanwhile, biologists and wildfire experts have

announced that they expect rec o v e ry o f th e b u rn ed are a , which comprises around a third of the protected Hoz de M arin are a , to ta ke aro u n d 3 0 y ea rs or longer.

The habitat of two endangered species of orchid w h ic h h av e t he s a me d eg ree of p ro tec tio n as t he Iberian lynx, were largely reduced to ashes by the inferno, leading local ecologists to form a new association that will work to protect the valley and surrounding area.

The species, Ophrys vernixia, occurs in only three localities, whereas Ophrys atlantica is endemic to Malaga, 130 species of birds, 22 species of dragonfly, and 48 other orchid species also inhabit the scorched forest.

RARE ORCHID: Burned to ash.

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Dramatic street scene FIVE people have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in relation to an incident earlier this month which involved drivers racing through streets pointing guns at each other out of their windows.

A patrol was alerted to a possible drug deal going down and headed to the scene, then became involved in a chase along local streets and the A7 motorway before the passengers of the criminal’s car abandoned it in the car park of a VelezMalaga shopping centre and fled on foot.

Officers found 13 kilos of marihuana and two fake guns inside the car, and after investigating, arrested two suspects believed to have been inside the vehicle.

Some days later, three alleged members of a criminal group operating in the Algarrobo area were also arrested.

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The call of the wild

By Matt Ford THE Charca del Suarez wetland reserve in Motril has gone from strength to strength in recent years, with the area now home to highly endangered species such as the crested coot.

Motril Town Council wishes to recognise the efforts of all volunteers that have helped to recuperate this natural area over the last decade, via a series of training and public awareness events which are due to take place from

WETLAND RESERVE: Has become the home o the end of September until February 2017.

The coastal lagoons are of high ecological value due to

the lack of such habitats on the Costa Tropical, and their strategic position on the migration route of many bird species, for

Fewer ora MALAGA Province is expected to top the ranks this season for lemon production in Andalucia.

A forecast for citrus production in the region during the 2016-2017 season revealed that Malaga will produce 70 per cent of the lemons grown in Andalucia, yet orange and

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ON the evening of September 23, two small fires were discovered in a rural area between Nerja and Frigiliana, which resulted in the emergency services, including a helicopter, being called out.

The fires were extinguished quickly, but two caravans were found completely burned out, the

of many endangered species. which they represent an important refuge.

The activities are all free of charge, and are aimed at the

general public.

They include, removal of exotic plant species, construction of floating platforms for the

coots, censuses of moths, butterflies, chameleons, amphibians, and birds, and a day of bird ringing.

For further information, and details regarding the schedule, please visit the website, www.motril.es.

The programme will be implemented by the Buxus Association, who have also secured an arrangement with the recovery centre for endangered species in Granada.

The latter is to supply the reserve with individuals of the threatened spur-thighed tortoise in the hope of re-establishing the species in a region where it has become locally extinct.

anges, but more lemons mandarin production is set to drop.

Altogether, the province is expected to produce 72,704 tonnes of lemons, a similar amount to last year, when Malaga collected a total of 72,815.

With the total amount of

lemons due to come from Andalucia as a whole estimated at 89,098 tonnes, the vast majority will carry a local stamp.

Malaga’s main citrus producing counties, those of the Axarquia, and the Guadalhorce valley, are also expected to produce

more grapefruit this year, an estimated 1,142 tonnes compared to the 1,050 collected in 2015.

Andalucia is Spain’s second largest citrus fruit producer, responsible for 30 per cent of the total amount in the country, beaten only by Valencia.

authorities are investigating, as a group of children were seen in the vicinity before the fires started.

At the same time, there was a small fire in a palm tree by the Balcon de Europa, Civil Protection officers smothered the flames, which they think were caused by a discarded cigarette butt.

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Marbella Film Festival COSTA DEL SOL

FILM FESTIVAL: Press conference announcing the 11th edition.

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By Matthew Elliott EURO WEEKLY NEWS was invited to attend the official press conference of the Marbella International Film Festival (MIFF) which begins on September 28 until October 2, drawing some of the world’s finest actors and directors to the Costa del Sol city.

Celebrating its 11th edition, this year’s festival promises to be the best yet following an intensive promotional campaign in Cannes and with 100 very special films and documentaries encompassing all genres and cultures set to be screened.

With more than 50 counties represented, including the UK and Spain, the two premieres will be London Heist (partly shot in Marbella) and British comedy Golden Years.

Details of all of the films being shown, screening times and prices can be seen by visiting www.mar bellafilmfestival.com.

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Not a dump

Umpteenth fatality Legal pow-wow

Dog concert

A MARINE cleaning dive organised earlier this month by PROMAR marine association and Adra Council saw divers collect a shocking 1,580 items of rubbish including 550 glass and 350 plastic bottles and 330 tin cans from the seabed.

A GERMAN man fell to his death from the fifth floor of a Playa de Palma apartment complex on September 22.

Emergency services arrived quickly at the scene but were unable to do anything to save the 48-year-old’s life.

RAFELBUNYOL (Valencia) recently held Spain’s first concert for dogs.

‘Fantasia Canina,’ incorporating ultrasounds audible only to dogs, was featured during the fifth edition of the Rafel Festival of Contemporary Music.

ELCHE hosted a lawyer’s conference at the Congress Centre with around 300 law professionals from across Spain attending. Mayor Carlos Gonzalez called for greater investment in judicial bodies, as well as material and human resources.

Bullying suspected Washed ashore

Alzheimer’s appeal

AN Olula del Rio mother has spoken out in an attempt to save her son from bullying at school which, she said, left him with injuries during lessons. The situation began some years ago at primary school when her son was diagnosed with a slight disability and his classmates began to tease and bully him.

GREEN balloons were released into the skies of Torrevieja to mark International Alzheimer’s Day. The release took place outside the AFA Alzheimer’s Centre, joined by councillor for NGOs Carmen Morate and councillor for Social Welfare Africa Celdran.

Cheap cabs ALMERIA City has some of the cheapest taxi rates in Spain according to a price comparison by Facua consumers’ association. The study on 52 cities placed Almeria amongst the eight cheapest.

Safe and sound THE Guardia Civil collected 11 migrants, including one minor, from a dinghy off the Mojacar coast last week and carried them to Almeria port.

Council pledge ALMERIA City Council intends to do its bit towards the recently announced renovation and improvement project the Junta de Andalucia regional government intends for the Alcazaba and will spend €1.2m to improve the surrounding area.

AN abandoned refugee boat was discovered on Mallorca’s south coast.

The wooden vessel is thought to be capable of holding a dozen or so people and is believed to have sailed from Algeria.

Nasty crash A TEENAGE motorcyclist was critically injured on the road from Port d’Alcudia to Alcanada when a car driven by tourists crashed into the youngster, sending him flying more than 10 feet through the air.

Arachnophobia THE death of an elderly patient in the Espases hospital from a suspected spider bite sent social networking sites into a tizzy as users posted photos of their own wounds despite doctors stressing there was no evidence a particular breed was responsible.

Hefty healthcare EU tourists who sought medical help in Mallorca without a European Health Insurance card paid a hefty collective bill in 2016, spending more than €13 million on mild complaints.

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More water PRODUCTION of Torrevieja’s desalinisation plan is to double from the current 40 cubic hectometres to 80 cubic hectometres a year together with the construction of new pipelines to move the water around the region.

Cancer research THE Murcia Region recorded nearly 6,000 cases of cancer from 2008-2013 and as a result, more scientists and researchers are being employed to work on both prevention of the disease and giving a better quality of life to patients.

Natural protection ENVIRONMENTAL associations are calling for more than 200 hectares in the Carrizales de Elche to be officially declared a wildlife reserve.

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Trespassers banned CAMERAS and number-plate readers have been installed along the Avenida de la Armada Española bordering the Poniente beach. The road, now a pedestrian area, may be used only by residents who must register their vehicles at the town hall if they wish to avoid fines.

Running free VILLAJOYOSA plans to open a dogsallowed park which the council hopes will be the first of several. The 200square metre plot of land near the Censal Park will have benches, trees to provide shade, drinking troughs and an agility course.

Language difficulty THE Ciudadanos Party wants names of streets in Benidorm to be in Spanish as well as Valenciano. The region has two official languages, it argues, and neither should take priority over the other and it has not been happening with streets in the old town for some time now.

Torremolinos secrets ENGINEERS working to install a security and containment system in the Cueva de Bajondillo, Torremolinos, have discovered three previously unrecorded caves or small shelters.

Flying high TECHNICIANS from the Andalucian environmental ministry have been busy ringing chicks of the increasingly-scarce Egyptian vulture in the Serranita de Ronda. A total of 13 chicks from 10 nests across Andalucia now have individual ID numbers to help scientists and ornithologists track their progress.

Mijas navy MALAGA’S naval commander, Javier Guitierrez de Rubalcaba y Carbo, honoured Mijas Town Hall with his presence, much to the delight of a beaming town mayor, Juan Carlos Maldonado.

Equal success SOCIOCULTURAL and Services councillor of Estepona, Blas Ruzafa, has presented diplomas and prizes to participants of the second ‘OBSERVA’ municipal project, which aims to raise awareness about equality and gender violence in young people.

Preparing to walk AROUND 1,500 participants have already signed up to walk 20 or 30 kilometres a day for charity during the upcoming Marbella 4Days Walking event from October 13-16. It’s not all walking, there will be social events too.

McEnroe in Marbella TENNIS legend John McEnroe was narrowly defeated by Spaniard Albert Costa in the final of the Senior Masters Cup held in Marbella on September 24 in front of 2,600 spectators.

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Burning body SWEDEN: A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after police found a female body burning on the roadside near Helsingborg.

Badger hunt SWEDEN: A badger is being hunted in Sodermalm, Stockholm after it killed a neighbourhood cat which residents had cared for, for 14 years.

Family life SWEDEN has been ranked as the best place in the world for expat families and bringing up children, beating the Czech Republic and Singapore to top spot and retaining its crown from 2015.

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Deadly banana bunch A FAMILY from Leicester have moved out of their home after finding a nest of poisonous and deadly Brazilian wandering spiders in a pack of bananas brought from their local Asda supermarket.

BRITISH PRESS

Glasgow to Ibiza were delayed as a flight attendant was arrested for being too drunk to fly. The 50 year-old has been suspended from Thomson Airways.

Til death us do part

No fines DERBYSHIRE COUNCIL has become the first in England to say pupils can take 11 days off a year without parents facing fines for taking children out of school, as long as pupils have had a 94 per cent attendance over the previous year.

Drunk attendant

THE bodies of a husband and wife were found at their home in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

The wife, aged 46, is understood to have been stabbed to death by her 55 year-old husband before he killed himself.

BRAZILIAN SPIDERS: Turned up in a bunch of bananas from Asda.

PASSENGERS due to fly from

NORWAY: Airline Norwegian has admitted it charges US-based customers more for the same flights than customers in Norway explaining it was ‘simply a matter of letting the market dictate prices.’

DENMARK: An Elvis museum is to pay 500,000 kroner (€67,000) to Elvis Presley’s estate after a court ruled its name ‘Graceland Randers’ was too like the original in Memphis.

A TEENAGE Syrian refugee has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of having ties to the Isis jihadist group. Police described the 16-year-old as a “serious threat.”

Peace concerns THE government is warning that growing xenophobia and right-wing extremism could threaten peace in eastern Germany. The fears come following a series of attacks against refugees in the region.

Germans in Turkey

THE world’s first zeroemission, hydrogen passenger train is expected to launch next year in Germany.

The train has been in development for two years and was presented at the Berlin InnoTrans trade show.

SWEDEN: The captain of a Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) flight had to remove a snake that slithered on board ahead of the flight from Stockholm to Oslo. The captain carried it out to the grass before taking off.

Elvis fine

Serious threat

World’s first

Snake on plane

DENMARK: Copenhagen has hosted its first car-free day since the 1970s. The city was closed to vehicle traffic until 9pm and locals took advantage bringing furniture onto streets.

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AT least six German citizens suspected of supporting a failed coup attempt in Turkey have been banned from leaving the country by the Turkish government.

Different prices

Car free

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Fatherhood claim AUTOMATIC HAZARD: Self-driving bus was stopped after just two days.

Self-drive danger

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TRIALS of the first self-driving buses in The Netherlands have been stopped after just two days, because they were a potential hazard to cyclists. Tests found that cyclists needed to move out of the bike lane to allow them to pass.

from China has been delayed for six months as the Rhenen zoo constructs an indoor and outdoor environment for the pandas. The space will then be inspected by Chinese panda experts.

Panda perfection

No fun at the fair

THE arrival of two giant pandas

A FAULT with the elastic is be-

lieved to be to blame for a fairground ride accident. An elastic cord came loose on a catapult ride in Hengelo, leaving two people with mild injuries.

Drivers beware A BUDGET shortfall is expected to be reduced by handing out more traffic tickets. More speed cameras are being put in place and more police officers will be assigned to traffic duties.

A GERMAN man has lost his case concerning his fatherhood over nine embryos that were created in the USA several years ago. The court ruled that under German law fatherhood only comes into effect once a child is born.

Airline deal GERMAN airline Lufthansa and Air China have signed a deal to jointly operate all their connections between Europe and China. It means they will coordinate schedules, offer common fares and improve services for corporate clients.

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Lloyd’s of London unsure future

Quote of the Week

£1.46 billion (€1.7 billion) is the profit earned by Lloyd’s of London in the first six months of 2016.

be an immediate threat to profits and it may be that the insurer, which has been

active for more than 325 years, will have to set up subsidiary units within the EU. Although Lloyd’s is an international operator with strong links to the insurance market around the world, it is estimated that just over 10 per cent of its underwriting is for companies and organisations within the EU and the loss or disruption of that business would significantly reduce its profitability.

One thing is certain

We judged the case for an increase has strengthened but decided to wait for further evidence of progress.” Janet Yellen chair of the US Federal Reserve on the decision not to change interest rates.

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FOR SALE: RBS must sell Williams and Glyn division.

Santander no go WHEN the British Government stepped in to bail out the Royal Bank of Scotland with a staggering £45 billion (€52.3 billion) injection, the European Union ruled that it would have to divest itself of the Williams and Glyn business which consisted of slightly more than 300 branches of former RBS and Nat West banks.

The group which still has a 72 per cent holding owned by the government has been trying to do this for several years but without success. An early offer from Santander in 2012 broke down when the Spanish Bank withdrew due to fears over the safety of the bank’s IT system and an apparent exo-

dus of customers but they returned in 2016 for further discussions.

Now Santander has announced that it cannot agree a purchase price with RBS which was said to be looking for £1.9 billion (€2.2 billion) although it is said that it would be interested at a lower price.

This may be a matter of brinkmanship as RBS currently has until the end of 2017 to make a sale or face either a heavy EU fine or a forced sale although it has been suggested that the government should simply refuse to let it make a sale and then ignore any resulting penalty as Britain is leaving the EU soon after.

A SPOKESMAN for the McLaren Formula 1 group has denied that it is in negotiation with Apple concerning an investment or takeover of the car company by the tech group despite comments to the contrary published by the Financial Times.

This may seem like a strange target for Apple but there’s no secret it is trying to develop a driverless car and companies like McLaren are at the forefront of innovation and development of vehicle materials and technology.

Job losses IN what can generously be described as a piece of twisted logic, Barclays Bank has announced that it will be shedding 250 call handling jobs at its Coventry call centre in order to “improve customer service” and efficiency!

This follows a decision three years earlier to close a similar operation in the area with the loss of 350 jobs although the Bank does say that it will try to find other jobs for current permanent staff who could be laid off just in time for Christmas and the New Year.

Hanjin Shipping is limping on IT looks brighter for South Korean shipping firm Hanjin - which as reported in EWN 1627 is in financial difficulty – as Korean Air Lines, its largest shareholder with 28 per cent of the equity, has approved a 60 billion Korean won (€48.3 million) loan which should help them to continue trading.

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By John Smith HAVING seen a jump in profits in the first half of 2016, insurance group Lloyd’s of London has announced that it is currently working on contingency plans in order to ensure that it will be able to continue to trade within Europe when the UK finally leaves the Union.

One fear is that unless the Brexit agreement will allow for Britain to retain its ‘passporting’ rights which includes easy access to euro exchange, there could

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This, when added to investments from the parent company and chairman of the board will give time to develop a restoration plan for December which has to be put to creditors for approval but in the meantime shares in the world’s largest container shipping firm have jumped by 28 per cent.

that with possibly as little as just over two years before Britain leaves the Union, businesses in Europe will be considering their future option and other insurers will also be offering their services as an easy and guaranteed option.

The first thing that Lloyd’s recognises it will have to do is to decide whether to set up subsidiary companies within individual countries or whether it would be more sensible to set up a single EU wide company.

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EU punishment DESPITE the fact that the European Commission did not impose a €2 billion fine on Spain for missing its annual financial targets, there is still plenty of pressure to make an example of the country in certain quarters.

Firstly, the Commission has to consult with the European Parliament about the decision and secondly it appears champagne lover Jean Claude Juncker, president of the Commission, wants to take a harder line and possibly freeze a €1.3 billion grant that is due to Spain although this is contrary to the advice of Pierre Moscovici EU Commissioner of Economic Affairs.

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Most Advanced Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Optical Cable Corporation Clearside Biomedical, Inc. Endo International plc Strongbridge Biopharma plc Novatel Wireless, Inc. SCYNEXIS, Inc. Zogenix, Inc. Merus N.V. Bazaarvoice, Inc. Amarin Corporation plc

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0.46 ▲ 26.14% 0.52 ▲ 22.03% 2.23 ▲ 18.98% 3.13 ▲ 15.45% 0.6899 ▲ 14.31% 0.39 ▲ 12.79% 0.39 ▲ 11.05% 0.93 ▲ 9.77% 1.03 ▲ 9.67% 0.46 ▲ 9.18% 0.24 ▲ 8.89%

$ 4.36 $ 4.70 $ 13.26 $ 23.10 $ 2.08 $ 15.06 $ 8.46 $ 13.19 $ 4.42 $ 2.29 $ 8.50

0.64 ▼ 12.80% 0.61 ▼ 11.49% 1.63 ▼ 10.95% 2.81 ▼ 10.85% 0.25 ▼ 10.73% 1.80 ▼ 10.68% 0.98 ▼ 10.38% 1.38 ▼ 9.47% 0.37 ▼ 7.72% 0.1599 ▼ 6.53% 0.57 ▼ 6.28%

Most Declined Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ViewRay, Inc. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Gulf Resources, Inc. Everbridge, Inc. SAExploration Holdings, Inc. Capitala Finance Corp.

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Inditex just keeps on growing WHEN one considers that there has been a worldwide recession and no economies are doing a great deal more than expanding slowly, Inditex, the world’s biggest clothing retailer and still a private company just sees the business grow and grow. Profits are €1.26 billion in the six months to the end of July, 8 per cent up on the previous year.

Sales were also up 11 per cent to €10.5 billion and much of the increase is thanks to the steady development of the online stores for the eight brands in the group which include Zara, Zara Home, Stradivarius, Pull & Bear and Massimo Dutti. They can be accessed from no less than 40 countries and as the group has shops in 90 countries, there seems to be plenty of scope for continued expansion.

Chairman and chief executive Pablo Isla explained that the company had invested a great deal into its online operations with 11 new countries added during the six month period under review. It is in the process of producing a special app covering the whole group which will be known as InWallet.

Spain continues to be a healthy market for the group and accounts for about 20 per cent of total turnover and even here, profits are up by about 3 per cent, helped by the fact that customers can

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€1.26 billion profit was made by the company in the first six months of 2016, 8 per cent more than the previous year. now pay for their purchases with certain mobile phones and the group is looking to expand this service to other countries.

Unlike its competitors, Inditex does not take chances by investing in purchasing large volumes of stock for each new season. Instead it develops a range of options and designs of which it produces relatively small stocks in order to test customer reaction and once it knows what is likely to sell in volume it then turns additional production around very quickly.

Rather than have to find completely new markets in the future, it is only the Zara brand that has been promoted in a number of countries outside Europe. Logic suggests that the next sensible step is to introduce the other brands to those countries.

Founder and major shareholder, the reclusive Amancio Ortega continues to be the second richest man in the world after Bill Gates, although every so often he pinches the top spot for a few days when his shares rise and those of Microsoft drop.

PABLO ISLA: Chairman and chief executive of Inditex.

Roaming charges in EU scrapped POSSIBLY alert to the good publicity that it will receive, the European Commission has decided to change the rules concerning roaming charges within the EU for EU residents and instead of there being no additional charges for 90 days in the year, with effect from June 2017, there will effectively be no roaming charges at all... perhaps.

There will be certain safeguards built in to ensure that users don’t purchase chips in cheap mobile areas and then use them permanently in more expensive areas and phone companies will be entitled to register complaints if they find that their profits are hit disproportionately.

A reduction in roaming charge costs was introduced in 2016 and now the extension should ensure that from the summer of 2017 that travellers from one EU country will not suddenly be hit with enor-

mo u s ro amin g cha rge s w hic h should be good news especially with parents whose children are quite happy to experiment with all manner of downloads.

Some smart suppliers have been encouraging new customers to sign up with them by scrapping the roaming charges already, although as far as those with UK mobile contracts are concerned, this could all disappear by the end of 2019 at which time Britain may no longer be a member of the Union.

Having announced that this is what is due to happen, it actually transpires that it is a re-draft of the original legislation which is going to be presented to a range of regulators, member states, mobile operators and associations before a final set of rules is adopted in December of this year, so what can be altered once, could still be altered once again.

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FREE ROAMING: For EU residents within EU countries.

W hils t the pos s ibility of the cancellation of roaming charges c omple te ly ha s be e n ge ne ra lly well received by the public, there are critics who suggest that the loss of profits from roaming charges may encourage operators

to increase their general charges which would then adversely affect those who do not travel across Europe.

It is interesting that the mobile revolution has become so important within Africa where it is much

cheaper to install transmitters than it is to put up telephone lines particularly within remote areas.

In many countries the number of mobile phones that are registered far exceeds the number of landlines.

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Major hacking incident at Yahoo

MARISSA MAYER: The CEO of Yahoo will be under scrutiny.

By John Smith IN what could turn out to be a major scandal and the possible death knell of internet pioneer Yahoo, it has been discovered that it suffered a major hacking incident as long ago as 2014 which it kept under wraps, possibly even from its purchaser Verizon which paid $4.8 billion (€4.3 billion) for the company as recently as July of this year.

Data that it admits was taken included names, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth and encrypted passwords but not it appears any credit card details and according to Yahoo this information was in its opinion, “stolen by what we believe is a state-sponsored actor” although it does not name the state that may have been behind the attack or indeed the reason.

In a case of what can best be described as ‘shutting the door after the horse has bolted,’ the company is recommending that users change their password details as soon as possible but the

Information on no less than 500 million users was taken. The FBI has been alerted and is investigating.” confession has only come to light as one hacker attempted to sell details of 200 million Yahoo users recently which then prompted questions from the media.

Yahoo now admits that information on no less than 500 million users was taken and that it has alerted the FBI to the problem and that agency is investigating but it is impossible to understand why this information concerning what is probably the largest corporate hack ever was kept quiet and that those whose details were stolen were never told and the breach of security is only being admitted now after pressure from the media.

A spokesman from Verizon

told the BBC that it became aware of this fact within the last few days and that it still had limited information. Depending on the outcome of its investigations, it could certainly prompt the company to take action against the board of Yahoo for possible non-disclosure.

There seems to be little encouragement for an act of statesponsored intrusion on this scale when the information taken would be of very limited political use and it is unlikely that the money raised from selling the information would be of any interest or worth to any state unless it simply wants to embarrass a large US corporation.

There are many questions left unanswered by this revelation, not the least of which is why the company decided to keep the information a secret, although in fairness they seem to have done a very job of covering up the attack for nearly two years!

Marissa Mayer their chief executive will however have a lot of explaining to do and will be under the magnifying glass.

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Holier-than-thou leaders LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT PE R SONAL LY, I th in k w e should butt out of Syria altogether. E v e r y t i m e we ta k e th e s o ca l l e d m o r a l h i g h g ro u n d , w e finish up causing even more misery death and carnage. We have to stop judging people from other c o u n t r i e s, p a r ticu larly th e Mi d d l e E a st , b y o u r o w n lifestyle.

Our democracies and the freedoms they bring, are virtually un k n o wn i n t h e M id d le E as t.

Most of these countries are not ready for our standards and the independent lives we lead in the west. Some are still tribal and have basically been at each other’s throats for a thousand years.

The only thing that keeps them in order and relatively peaceful, are strong dictatorial leaders, who rule by fear and strength.

BUTT OUT: Are we causing more misery, carnage and destruction than the dictators?

Saudi Arabia is run by a nononsense royal family with a rod of iron. Result? Peace and har-

mony. Syria is presided over by a despot with a shocking record of human rights, but until we inter-

fered on ‘moral grounds’ he also ran a country of relative peace and harmony.

As soon as we decide to ‘level the playing field’ we cause more misery, carnage and destruction, than their dictators ever did.

Libya, once prosperous and peaceful under Gaddafi, is now rubble in the wake of thousands dead.

Iraq, under Hussein thriving and prosperous, remains a war zone, flattened and still spewing out terrorists after experiencing some of the worst atrocities in human history.

No, I’m afraid interference by the West has brought more death and destruction than they would ever have experienced if we had simply left them alone to work out their own problems.

And I’m still convinced that our so called morals come a very poor second to greed and other ulterior motives by a number of our hol i er- t han- t hou l eader s.

Some of whom should already be behind bars.

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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

THERESA MAY has made several enemies in the Tory party who will be quietly waiting to get her, and have p l e n t y o f o p p o r tu n itie s . I mean, just look at what she’s done in the short time she’s been PM. First, there was her ruthless cabinet purge of David Cameron’s inner circ l e , t h e n h e r r e v e rs a l o f many of his flagship policies. His plans f o r p r i so n r e f o rm, To ry housing policy, tackling obesity and northern powerhouse ideas have all been watered down. Most controversially, May wants to increase t h e n u m b e r o f g ramma r schools.

As the opposition parties repeatedly remind her, she is an accidental prime minister with no general election mandate who washed up at No 1 0 o n l y a s a r e s u lt o f th e Brexit t su n a m i wi t h a w o rk in g majority of just 17. If Labour had a halfway effective leadership, the

HONEYMOON PERIOD: Well and truly over for Theresa May. Tories would be toast, but all the evidence suggests that Mr Corbyn will be the gift that keeps on giving for the Tories.

However, her honeymoon period is well and truly over. She was b e a te n b y Co rb yn in the PM Q s

over grammar schools which the majority of Brits don’t want and experts say don’t help social mobility. And as for Hinkley Point, it was a pointless delay, annoying China, a country Britain is becoming increasingly more dependent

on for investment.

Watering down policies, plus the gra mm ar school s- Hi nkl ey Point s ham bl es! Wi t h Brexit to deal with, a wafer-thin majority and no direct man-

date of her own, Theresa May may soon realise the downside of sticking her neck out quite so much.

Meanwhi l e, m or e cr acks ar e starting to appear in the EU. Italy and Greece still have their problems, and next year sees general elections in both France and Germany. And anything that any Euro-politician – Juncker, especially - says right now about Brexit is just part of the inevitable pre-negotiation process.

Yes, divorce (yours too, Angelina) wi l l hur t bot h si des, cost a shedl oad of l awyer s’ f ees and probably alimony for a decade or so. They’re all pretty upset with us Brits and in no mood to be nice to their ‘ex’...

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Axarquia is a haven of peace

EASTERN REGION: The area has lots of attractive towns and villa ges and is not overly exploited.

By John Smith AXARQUIA, said to be named after the Arabic phrase ‘Ashsharquía,’ meaning ‘the eastern region’ is without doubt the smallest region in Andalucia which extends along the coast and inland to the east of Malaga and its coastal towns are collectively known as the Costa del Sol Oriental.

Interestingly, the area was not initially discovered by the expat ‘invasion’ of the rest of the coast even though the area enjoys a marvellous climate, many beaches, picturesque inland villages, mountains and rivers.

Development did follow later but the area is still to a great extent under populated and not overly exploited with a total population of around 200,000 which is much less than that of the city of Alicante to the north. Many love to drive along what is known as the ‘Route of the Sun and Avocado’ and simply enjoy the peaceful view of well-tended agricultural land which still manages to get enough water to grow its much prized fruit and vegetables.

This means the area can be appear to be laid back with much less of the commercialism of some of the resorts found on the Costa Blanca.

The town of Nerja is the most easterly town of interest with the coast running westwards almost to Malaga City.

Although all parts are attractive and have their positive points, the main towns which attract the most visitors as well as purchasers of both retirement and holiday properties are, in alphabetical order: Nerja which offers a combination of antiquity, architecture and beaches with its most popular attraction being the caves, contain-

part inland and part by the sea. Torrox village ing paintings which are over 20,000 years old which is about four kilometres inland, is a and other pre-historic remains. One of the typical white town with white-walled houses The Axarquia enormous natural caverns has been transsituated on a steep slope on which the town is formed into a concert hall, where many perforarea enjoys a built. mances are staged during the summer. marvellous cliBack on the coast, Torrox Costa is a popuThere are plenty of good restaurants, cafes mate, many lar coastal strip, particularly with holidayand bars as well as 16 kilometres of sandy beaches, picmakers who flock here during the summer, beaches which also welcome the occasional turesque inland with a choice of hotels and accommodation concert. villages, mounavailable.

Rincon de la Victoria, like Nerja offers a tains and rivers.”

Velez-Malaga, capital of and largest city wide variety of places interest, including more in Axarquia, is just 50 kilometres from Malaprehistoric caves, sandy beaches, good dining, ga airport and is of Arab origin. This picgolf and Bezmiliana Castle, a fortress built in turesque old town surrendered to an army of the 18th century by King Charles III. Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1487. With its historic background, relThe town is famous for its locally caught anchovies (boatively compact size and small population, the city is becoming querones) which can be obtained at almost any beach restaurant increasingly popular with foreign visitors. or bar.

It would be wrong to ignore the fact that the area has suffered Torre del Mar is as the name suggests a pleasant seaside town in the past with improper building, resulting in council-imposed which used to have many defensive towers and is one of the main demolition, but recently the government has passed new laws to resorts of Axarquia as well as being the beach resort of Velezprotect existing residents and there is a very strong community Malaga, capital of the Axarquia region. which has had success in challenging some of the decisions made Although locals insist that the town was part of an ancient by regional councils.

Greek settlement, nowadays, the town is better known for its four It is not unreasonable therefore to expect prices to increase kilometres of sandy beaches lined with restaurants, bars and now that confidence has returned to this particular market. There apartments as well as its lighthouse. are good lawyers in the area of who have knowledge of English One of the resort’s particular features is the esplanade which and local conditions and any prudent purchaser would be well adfollows the coast to the Marina of Caleta de Velez. This has over vised to ensure that they have good professional help before com200 berths and offers sailing and a variety of other watersports. mitting to buy.

Torrox, like many other towns around Spain, divides into two,

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Welcome to Maddie’s world MADDIE HJORT is truly a rising star in the sales, holiday, leasing, wellness and golf industry on the Costa del Sol. Her main focus is currently on the east of Malaga but she is in no way limiting herself to that area. She is building a web of contacts throughout the Costa to benefit her existing clientele and prospective new investors and relaxation seekers.

Maddie is Danish born and has travelled all over the world. She has lived in Europe and America and worked in the tourism industry for many years, experiencing the ups and downs of this demanding business. Nonetheless she is moving forward with her two companies, Sunset Andalucia and Costa-Events, which have been running since 2002.

Her passion was born from having to find accommodation for family visitors. What she found was mostly sub-standard so she decided she would do what she could to improve the situation.

MADDIE HJORT: The founder of Sunset Andalucia and Costa-Events.

Forget the prenup, just buy a house

She sought out the best accommodation, the finest locations and the best landlords. She secured their trust and respect and her reputation soared amongst her satisfied clients.

Maddie’s ability to communicate at all levels in three different languages, English, Spanish and her native Danish, makes it easy to understand her client’s needs. Whatever is required is easily understood and thus can be given to the clients with no misunderstanding, making satisfaction almost guaranteed.

Maddie has ‘backroom staff,’ who work under her guidance to further enhance her clients’ experience. Services offered range from transportation to and from the airport to properties, service calls and cleaning services to ensure apartments are well-presented before occupancy.

Sales simply became the natural progression from leasing properties.

All legal requirements are covered

by Maddie’s liaisons with the author-

ities, her knowledge of the legal profession and her own research and contacts. She has amassed the knowledge required to ensure correctness and protection of all investors in Spanish property. Her portfolio is rapidly expanding and contains many exclusive properties, ranging from single bedrooms to larger properties offering pools, seclusion, and multipurpose grounds amongst other qualities.

Maddie has a real willingness to interact with clients. She will arrange concerts, private parties, beach weddings and indeed anything clients require she can facilitate.

Her company, Costa-Events, has a growing reputation of providing diverse and quality events all over the Costa del Sol. Welcome to Maddie’s World, come aboard and enjoy.

For more information about Sunset Andalucia or Costa-Events contact Maddie on 686 722 349 or info@sunsetandalucia.com.

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A DUTCH architectural company has created a novel way of reducing the trauma of divorce by building a house which can be split into two when a couple decide to go separate ways.

Prenuptial Housing was thought up by pop culture and public relations expert Omar Kbiri while looking for a house to buy with his girlfriend. “While house hunting, he started to think about the problems friends and relatives had when they split up and had to fight over the house or sell it and split the money. He decided a home like this would reduce some of the pain,” architect Xander den Dujin, from OBA Studio, explained.

Expected to be available in 2017, they will consist of units made of light materials which can be separated to make two homes in the future while looking and feeling like a single one meantime. Although couples would still be neighbours, they’d be able to lead separate lives without the hassle.

They could also be useful for families to add rooms in the future or split the property to give children a home of their own.

FOREIGN BUYERS: Helped to bolster property sales this summer.

By Matthew Elliott VISITING Spain is apparently such a terrific experience that one in five tourists who flew, sailed, or drove to the Mediterranean country this summer are considering purchasing a second home in the sun.

A survey from Iberia Real Estate found that the variety of property destinations considered by foreign residents has expanded considerably in recent years. Desire continues to be concentrated on the eastern Mediterranean coastline in Andalucia, Valencia and

Catalonia, as well as the Balearic Islands but interest is also peaking in Cantabria and Galicia.

According to the data, the typical buyer looking at a second home in Spain is a middle-aged male with a family wary of risking a purchase in locations threat-

ened by terrorism, including France, Egypt and Tunisia.

Foreign buyers have helped bolster the sales market this summer which saw a spectacular 30 per cent increase in purchases as bankowned properties in particular could be bought for extremely attractive prices.

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Your home improvement guide Time to start your home improvements without breaking the bank John Graham The property expert

AFTER another hot summer of outdoor living, it’s now the time of year when EWN homeowners start thinking of doing some home improvements or DIY around your home. Over the next few months, millions of euros will be spent on home improvements along the Costa’s and Mallorca.

If you live in an apartment you will be focused on the interior as the exterior and all other areas of the building will be maintained by the community. If you live in a town house or villa you’ve got more to think about, you need to maintain the interior,

Better quality and lower prices THE Vega Baja, Marinas Alta and Baixa and the municipality of Alicante, are leading recovery in the construction sector.

Planning this year has been processing around 7,000 permissions to start building residential and commercial homes, compared to 4,120 last year, according to data by the Provincial Association of Architects.

They said banks have again started approving mortgage loans but in a more orderly way than during the times of the boom. That, coupled with general lower prices and an improvement in build quality, has got the market moving again.

Antonio Macia, president of the Provincial Association of Architects, said: “The recovery is a fact as evidenced by the request for permits for new housing which increased by 67 per cent as of August 31.”

HEART OF THE HOME: The kitchen is the most important room. the exterior and your garden.

So over the next few weeks I will be talking to you about how you can improve your home, without breaking the bank, so DIY will be an option. However, you should consider that any DIY im-

provement is normally not as good as improvements carried out by tradesmen and on some improvements I strongly recommend that you use professional tradesman.

Over the years I’ve seen some dangerous DIY work,

which could have caused serious injuries or worse, so when I suggest using tradesmen for a particular job, please take my advice.

Before we start, let’s answer the most common question asked by homeowners:

Not so slim pickings

very quickly by taking everything out and arrange for a top kitchen company to design and fit a brand new state of the art kitchen for you.

However, if your budget doesn’t run that high or you don’t want a bank loan to cover the costs, there are several affordable ways to improve your kitchen and still have some change left over for this years Christmas Turkey.

One of the first things that you need to do, is decide if the size of your kitchen is big enough for you. Is it well laid out, is there space to extend the kitchen, could you knock down a few walls, remove a door and have an open plan kitchen-diner?

To be continued...

John Graham is a Fellow of The Architecture & Surveying Institute. Contact John by email gk.ipad@me.com.

Leading the way for construction growth THE latest data on the construction sector in the European Union (EU) revealed this month by the official Eurostat statistics office has placed Spain in the lead for growth.

The figures, which relate to July this year, reveal that construction activity in the country was 12 per cent up compared to July 2015, well ahead of Sweden with a year-on-year increase of 10 per cent and France with 3.3 per cent. The average year-on-year increase for the whole of the EU was reported at 3.1 per cent, well under the figure for Spain.

By Matthew Elliott MEXICAN telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim, who often swaps shifts with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates as the world’s richest man, has purchased around €100 million worth of shares in Spanish building firm FCC and construction company Realia.

Slim’s Grupo Financiero Inbursa made the splurge at a share sale launched by Caixabank, Spain’s third largest lender.

The magnate, who made his money spearheading Latin America’s largest mobile phone carrier, has an expansive international business empire with a strong focus on the construction sector.

First setting his sights on Spain in 2015, the confidence placed by one of the wealthiest men on the planet in the Spanish construction and real estate market will be well received by investors.

why bother spending money on home improvements, or why not put it off until this time next year and save money?

The answer is simple, your home is probably your biggest investment, by maintaining and improving your home you are actually increasing the value of your home or investment, so it’s logical that you should look after your home, and of course living in a well maintained home with regular improvements is far better than a home that’s neglected.

Now where shall we start, yes of course, the most important room in the home, the kitchen or kitchen diner. It doesn’t matter if you live in a small apartment or a mansion, the kitchen is the heart of the modern home.

If you have the money, you could change your old kitchen

A useful trick for potential buyers

CARLOS SLIM: Invests in Spanish construction.

UNLIKE the UK and other countries, data protection laws in Spain mean that interested buyers can’t check how much particular houses sold for online. On different British property portals it is incredibly easy to perform a quick search on a neighbourhood to gauge actual valuations of properties in an area.

There is, however, an option for those determined to get an accurate valuation online for a fee. Consult with your local property specialist to see if they can help.

Historical prices can be an incredibly helpful tool in evaluating your next purchase and, though it’s a shame that they’re hard to find in Spain, where there’s a will there’s a way.

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When you’re hot you’re hot 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 is always one member in any group of blokes, who stands out in the crowd through his style and personality.

‘Flash’ is a common adjective used to describe such individuals.

I am talking here of young men, and a time gone by when trouser waistlines got as low as the hips and that was it. Not shapeless strides that look as if they have an urgent appointment with your ankles.

The only builder’s bums you saw then, were um, well builder’s bums.

The resident ‘Jack the Lad’ in our group was Alan.

Alan had Italian antecedents and although he was brought up in England, he still retained a very slight but alluring accent. Alluring to the girls that is.

He took for granted his popularity with women, and whilst

PETER WYNGARDE: Always had a babe on his arm or in his Bentley Continental. the rest of us had to work hard to attract the opposite sex and continuously come up with new and corny chat-up lines, Alan would simply swagger

over to his target, lift his eyebrows suggestively, and he was in.

Even his swagger and eyebrow actions were delivered

with a Mediterranean accent.

A television series of the time was called ‘Department S’ and the main character, Jason King, was played by the

actor Peter Wyngarde.

This oily devil wore sharp suits and sported fashionable long hair and a Zapata moustache. And he always had a babe on his arm or in his Bentley Continental. Alan and Mr Wyngarde could have been brothers and attended the same school for smooth operators.

I stayed with my old friend in England recently, and nothing has changed.

Whilst age has been a bitter enemy of mine, it seems to have simply ignored Alan and moved on to richer pickings.

During my stay he would swan around wearing a granddad shirt, faded blue jeans held up with braces, and scuffed desert boots. And dammit, he looked great.

When I returned home it inspired me to buy a pair of braces on Playa Flamenca market and try to emulate the look.

The result was a fair photofit of what the father of Worzel Gummidge must have looked like. The Princess thought I had finally flipped.

But that’s the way it is with blokes like Alan. When you’re hot you’re hot, and if you’re not you’re not.

More cauldron than melting pot The All-Nite Images Wikimedia

John Smith Random thoughts...

THERE seems to be a major problem brewing between black and white people in the USA which is being highlighted through a wave of protests caused by the shooting of various African Americans over the past few months.

The latest in Charlotte, North Carolina, is particularly poignant as the both the person shot and the police officer who did the shooting were black.

But, as a number of people have said, if you put on the blue (uniform) then you might as well be white!

This phrase suggests there is a form of inbred racism within the police forces throughout the USA and the demonstrations are not just about the shootings but represent an overall distrust of authority and hundreds of years of pent-up hatred for the very fact that so many black Americans can trace their arrival on the continent to ancestors who were transported as slaves.

BLACK LIVES MATTER: Demonstrations are occurring across the USA. Whilst the Civil War was fought ostensibly to free the slaves, it has to be remembered that for a hundred years after the war, the American south still implemented its own form of Apartheid and this was generally accepted across the nation, hence the fact that during the two world wars, black only regiments were formed but with white officers and even black nurses were only allowed to minister to

black soldiers and German prisoners of war, who actually had more rights as prisoners than ‘free’ black soldiers.

The 1960s saw the freedom movement as promoted by Martin Luther King and a great deal was achieved during his short life but although the rights of black Americans were improved and many did break through the ‘glass ceiling,’ overall African Americans contin-

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Iván Salvía Wikimedia

Andalucian donkey.

Spain and animals IT is said that there are 12,000 events across Spain each year which involve animals suffering some form of harm. They are often associated with religious festivals which seems to be more than a little strange yet Spain also has one of the few political parties (PACMA) anywhere in the world which stands in elections in the name of animal protection.

Many expats are in favour of changing laws concerning bullfighting and the like but so are many Spanish. Councils all over Spain are beginning to tighten laws and ban bullfighting in an effort to change the views of the population.

It has to be remembered it’s relatively recent that Spain returned to democracy after nearly 40 years of a very traditionalist view and therefore things move slowly but they’re certainly moving in the right direction.

There are still examples of old hunting dogs being hung from trees when no longer needed. Dogs and kittens are dumped too but many Spaniards love to own dogs as pets and lavish a great deal of affection and quite a lot of money in looking after them.

Yes, there are expat charities looking after abandoned animals but they also receive support from Spanish contributors and there are Spanish charities as well who look after animals of all kinds.

One continued blot on the animal landscape however remains with donkeys such as those in Mijas Pueblo and it does seem people still treat working animals with less care and attention than pets.

Things are getting better and the expat community could and should recognise this even though there’s still a long way to go.

ue d to be a si gni f i cant par t of a huge underclass which is looked down upon by many white Americans.

Supposedly America is a polyglot cul t ur e and t her e ar e huge numbers of new Americans from Africa and South America flowing into the count r y whi ch, dur i ng times of recession, has helped to fuel animosity between the various ethnic groups.

It is quite interesting that Donald Trump has picked upon Mexicans and Moslems as his targets of interest and sensibly has said little about African Americans, many of w hom can pr obabl y t r ace t hei r American heritage further back than he can.

The USA is such an enormous country with such a large population of so m any di ver se backgrounds that it could be considered a number of different nations in one geographical area rather than a single nation under a common banNow we ner. want to Unless it manages to recognise hear your views. that skin colour does not denote a sub-species then the civil YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE unrest seen during 2016 will - YOUR OPINION not just continue but is likely to www.euroweeklynews.com escalate.

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Storm clouds are brewing AW, bless Brian and his rose-tinted vision of a post-Brexit Utopia in which £1 could equal €2. This is what happens when you inhabit the dubious world of The Sun, Mail and Express, whose multi-billionaire, taxdodging/non-domiciled owners manipulate their readers for their own personal agenda.

In the real world, however, on the strength of the referendum alone, a huge collapse of confidence caused the value of the pound to plummet and necessitated the injection of billions into the economy by the Bank of England as a means of life support.

Incidentally, Mark Carney was the only face and voice calming the public in the post ref days when everybody else ran for the bushes.

But, when a ‘hard’ Brexit looks certain (early next year?) there will be much worse to come for the economy.

The Japanese have already issued their statement of intent to withdraw UK investment and the City financial institutions (major tax payers) will relocate to the EU... that’s just for starters.

Also, worryingly for us Brits abroad, top UK lawyers have said there will be ‘zero chance’ of us retaining our acquired rights of residence, so I hope Brian’s Spanish is fluent should he need to apply for citizenship. Oh, and regarding those ‘global trade deals,’ I doubt very much if any of us pensioners will be around long enough to see UK GDP rocket. Dream on!

PS As for hoping for a Trump victory... get a grip man!

Elaine, Torremolinos

Grammar matters I HAVE a good life here in Spain and still work as an engineer which I have a degree in.

I went through the school system from late 1950s to 1970.

I think grammar schools were very important and offered a choice to kids.

I never went to a grammar school but a secondary modern where I learned manual skills, like woodwork and metal work. Then onto a college when I started work at 16.

I failed at English, it seems a common fault in Engineers, I now know I am dyslexic. I am sure that if I were at school now I doubt very much I would be able to get the job I have now, or anywhere near it. We have to have the top five to 10 per cent of the brightest children in a system where they can

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eventually help raise the desperately needed funds for the Peace Justice and Security Foundation to help alleviate so much injustice and cruelty that currently exists in various parts of our world.

Every little positive action really does count.

Thank you. Dario Poli

Top tip I HAVE just read the article on saving water.

My top tip is when showering, first wet the body and sponges or equivalent and get a good lather on it. Then turn off the water, clean your body and hair, then rinse off. Not only does this method leave the aroma on you longer but saves water and high bills, also the same technique can be used while cleaning your teeth.

Marco, Huércal-Overa

Tourist prevention officer?

MY wife and I went down to Fuengirola port on Sunday to see the great local two piece band, Mita i Mita, who play at the White Rose most weekends. We just managed to get a table in the shade, sorted! The band started and there must have been a couple of hundred people sat there, tapping their feet and generally enjoying the music these guys were knocking out.

Tourists, enjoying themselves, listening to great music over a couple of drinks. It’s the kind of afternoon that they will remember and take home with them to share with friends and family.

Then, after about an hour, what happens? A panda car turns up and out gets ‘El Ploddo’ with a whistle, a shooter and dirty shoes!

They told the band to stop playing and that was it. A couple of hundred perfectly sensible and happy adults, sat there with their mouths open in complete bewilder-

achieve the best, not having everyone pass the exams. If this means separate schools, so be it. Rant over, keep up the rants/views as I always look forward to them, even if I disagree. Freedom of speech should not be an option.

Les, Alicante

Selfish statement I READ with astonishment the comment made by Gemma Middleton (Brexit Page Sept 22 edition). She says “My family at home voted to leave

ment. Who called the cops? There is no residential housing in the port area, passers-by were stopping for a nosey and a quick foot tap, everyone was having a great time.

What on earth can be wrong with that?

So, I have to ask the question: Does Fuengirola employ a tourist prevention officer? If so, he or she does a fantastic job.

Here is a town that lives off tourism, where pickpockets are rife, they put a dog beach between two of the biggest tourist destinations in town (Club la Costa and the IPV Palace Hotel), and they don’t allow a local band to entertain perfectly happy and peaceful tourists. On the other hand, they spend what would appear to be half of their annual budget on roundabouts which resemble the hanging gardens of Babylon.

I wonder if the roundabouts officer sits next to the tourist prevention officer at the town hall?

Stuart

without thinking twice what it would mean for me.”

What an utterly selfish statement and one I am hearing too often. Well sorry my love, but most people choose to move to Spain. Have you not thought of the problems that your family are now facing in the UK: can’t see a doctor for six weeks, rise in crime, few school places. There are too many things to mention here.

Perhaps like many people in the UK, they can’t just up sticks to move abroad. We chose to have a home here and the UK. It will affect us in some way, but people voted Brexit for their future generations.

Please, Remain bleaters, let’s just accept it and get on with it.

Jan, Murcia

Note of gratitude I READ your fine article on my recent trip to the Hague and was more than delighted, as it was beautifully written and presented.

So thank you all of the EWN team for the continuing support that you have given me. By your newspaper creating a popular awareness, it will

Scary encounter I READ your piece ‘Keep safe on the road’ and agree using mobile phones whilst driving is dangerous. Something I have never done and never will do.

However there’s another side to this.

Recently I was stopped by police and fined for using my mobile. It didn’t matter that I strenuously denied it although it was on charge in the car. I have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome which makes it difficult to use a mobile at the best of times never mind when driving.

My passengers confirmed I hadn’t used it but the police said I did. I paid the €100 fine quickly as it would’ve been €200 had I delayed. I was also given three points.

It was a scary experience being accused by two armed policemen for something I didn’t do. I could see no way to prove my innocence and now I’m worried this will happen again. It could be an even worse offence next time. What happens if I end up in prison for something I did not do?

Anne, Monte Pego

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Rules for cyclists AS part of the series, we answer some common driving questions and keep you updated on the latest driving and road news 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.

MOST road users say they have witnessed a bicycle rider going through a red light or riding on the pavement and this always raises the same question; are they allowed to do this and is it legal?

The simple answer is no.

In terms of law, once a bike is being ridden it is classed as a vehicle and therefore covered by the same rules and laws as a car, truck, bus or any other vehicle on the road.

It is only when the rider dismounts and walks with the bike is it considered otherwise. In this instance, the person has become a pedestrian. It is for this reason why cyclists are not permitted to ride across a zebra crossing as you would not expect a car to do that.

The rider must therefore dismount before crossing.

Listening to music using headphones or a mobile phone when riding a bike are prohibited in the same way as for other vehicles. Consuming more

than the prescribed limit of alcohol or using drugs before cycling is also not allowed.

Some of the most common infractions made by cyclists is for not having a bell on the bike. This can incur a fine of €80. For having faulty or no brakes also carries a fine of €80; for not stopping at traffic lights you can be fined €200 as well as for not giving way at a junction, having no lights, having too many lights and failing to wear high visibility clothing. For riding under the influence of alcohol you can be fined €500.

CYCLING CHAT: Using a mobile phone is prohibited.

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Choosing the president ONE of our owners has queried the article ‘Who shall be president’ in the EWN dated Sept 7, 2016. The owner emailed a copy of the ‘Horizontal Law.’ He questions your answer about electing a president by lot from full-time residents and not from all owners. Has the text below been superseded or does it still stand?

“If no candidate presents himself or herself for election as president, the Horizontal Property Law lays down that the president may be chosen by lottery. The names of all owners are put in a hat, and the lucky (or unlucky) name chosen becomes president for the year.”

J.B. (Costa Blanca) of the owners.’ Your THE Law of questioner has a freehand Horizontal PropDavid Searl English description of the erty states in Article l3.2 You and the Law Law, which is basically that: “The president shall in Spain correct. However, the abbe chosen from among sence of one word makes shall be compulsory…” the owners in the Coma big difference in this This is a direct translation munity by election or by case. The full-time resifrom Spanish to English. turns in rotation or by dents can protest.

The law does not say, ‘all drawing lots. Acceptance Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

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Hemmed in on all sides Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man THIS week I’ve been grumpy over a few things, some I’ve mentioned before in passing. Our daughter was here last weekend and she likes to go to the beach so we went. After waking up from my afternoon nap I asked who would like an ice cream. Both Mrs S and Dr S (sorry, proud dad!) said yes so I set off to buy some.

I bought three Magnums and was shocked to see the size of these mightily named ice creams. I thought they’d made a mistake and given me bite-size ones but was assured this was the actual size they now are. Well, it’s a diabolical liberty! I discovered, thanks to Google, they’d shrunk by up to 13 per cent to make sure they’re no more than 250 calories.

How kind of Unilever to worry about my health but not my bank balance as the price stayed the same. What a load of cobblers. The truth is more like some suit in accounting has gone to someone in marketing and said ‘come up with a bull s**t idea for us to put prices up’ and the genius came up this under the guise of helping big fat diabetics like me

and stick-insect ladies like my daughter.

Note to big companies: if you want to put prices up, put them up. Don’t nick a bit off your product and try to disguise what you’ve done. It’s crafty and underhand but, of course, you know that and don’t give a monkey’s!

Here’s a bit of homework for you. Google and see how many companies have shrunk their products but not reduced the price pro rata. You will be unpleasantly surprised.

Second thing is motor scooter riders, again! For information, the yellow box at the end of my car parked in the rare disabled bay, and the car parked behind, is there so I can get my wheelchair out the boot. IT’S NOT FOR YOU SELFISH, INCONSIDERATE PRATS TO PARK YOUR SCOOTER! OK? I had one this week so close I could not even manoeuvre my car out. I was tempted to smash into it but decided to hold my hand on the hooter until the owner appeared or the police turned up. After a few minutes the owner turned up and was upset when I verbally abused him. At no time did he apologise. He just came out with the usual claptrap he was only sitting across the road having a drink and he would move it now. Not the point!

By the way, when at Carrefour look at the motorbikes and scooters parked alongside cars in disabled bays making it hard to even open doors. Am I overreacting or am I right?

Let me know: mikesenker@gmail.com.

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but can be made even more so by including a few people who are on your wavelength. So busy have you been on the more mundane aspects of life that the ‘big picture’ may have faded into the background.

With your enthusiasm socially at a peak, now is the time to get involved with anything that takes your fancy. A project involving music or painting will give you the chance to make new friends.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) This week will see more progress on a health issue. Maybe you have recently given up something or taken to the gym.

Recent weeks may have conspired to upset your best efforts. It is never too late to make a fresh start, though, especially right now. Someone who gives your confidence a boost also leads you to believe that anything is possible.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Don’t chance your plans being disrupted by ill health. Get any problems sorted out now even if you think they are ‘nothing’. When you are feeling good it is easy to take that for granted.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Avoid like the plague people who would dampen your spirit.

It may not be deliberate but, if you are near repressed or depressed people, it may rub off.

Find positive, active people to be near. If you have not started a form of exercise, then now is as good a time as any. Make it group activity if you want more social contacts.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) An authority figure may also be seen as a possible romantic attachment. Your talents and charm serve you well when approaching this person.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There are moments of boundless energy which really urge you to ‘get up and go’. Make use of this at work, where most progress is to be made this week. Be you a politician, pensioner or anyone in between, the opportunities are there to be had. Slow progress on the love front should not see you fretting.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Romance will find you this week if only you are in the right frame of mind. You may be inclined to refuse festive social gatherings that hold no prospects for you, but don't close the door on anything. The right kind of companions are sometimes found in the strangest places.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Keeping up the activity level physically is really in your best interests this week. It is a pivotal point where your resolutions in this area could fail. With life very busy, it is still important to retain your priorities.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Bring more zip to your life by putting the spotlight on your health.

Getting out and about lifts the spirits, while perking up the diet with new foods brightens the system. As energy levels come up this week, be aware of what is happening around you.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Your mind is positively buzzing with ideas. There has been so much progress in your personal life during the past year that it is hard to believe.

However, you are capable of being very dynamic and single-minded.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Does someone in the family need your attention? Don't begrudge time spent with them, even if you are busy. Consider what you would want others to do if you were in the same position. After all, you love a challenge so see this as a bit of a juggling act.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The chance to travel seems exciting

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

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TARGET: • Average: 8 • Good: 11 • Very good: 16 • Excellent: 21

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION anew awed dawn draw drew gnaw grew wade wadi wage wain wand wane ward ware warn wean wear weir wend wide wind wine wing wire wren awing awned drawn rawer wader waged wager waned wared weird widen wider wined wired wirer wrier wring drawer earwig gnawed gnawer inward redraw reward rewind wading wander warden warder warier waring warned warner warred warren winder winged winger drawing redwing warding warring wearing windage wringer REDRAWING REWARDING

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Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9.

There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

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Sunday September 25

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21

42

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8

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8 19

11 32

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VIRGO

‘HE PAID OVER SIXTEEN THOUSAND POUNDS FOR VICTORIA’S LINEN KNICKERS THINKING THEY WERE MRS BECKHAMS!’

Mon - 25 18 C Tues - 26 18 S Wed - 26 18 S

Answers 1. AER LINGUS, 2. SEVEN (1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996), 3. The highest PEAKS/MOUNTAINS in Ireland, 4. HIBERNIA, 5. GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH, 6. PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON, 7. SHERGAR, 8. CORK, 9. MARY ROBINSON, 10. BALLET/DANCE

Solution WORK WORD WOOD GOOD GOAD GLAD

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 7 represents Z and 20 represents G, so fill in Z every time the figure 7 appears and G every time the figure 20 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

1 Springs, 4 Spots, 7 Reads, 9 Avarice, 10 Assails, 11 Elate, 12 Sashes, 14 Adrift, 18 Slate, 20 Amnesia, 22 Adamant, 23 Slaps, 24 Siege, 25 Solvent.

Down: 1 Streams, 2 Reaps, 3 Sparse, 4 Spate, 5 Origami, 6 Sieve, 8 Smile, 13 Swanage, 15 Danes, 16 Transit, 17 Faiths, 18 Snags, 19 Evade, 21 Stale.

QUICK Across: 14 Radioactive metallic element (7) 16 Red-breasted bird (5) 17 Look for (6) 18 Lowest amount (5)

English - Spanish

1 Belgium, 5 Allow, 8 Escaped, 9 React, 10 Disco, 11 Selfish, 12 Busier, 14 Laughs, 17 Narrows, 19 Sweet, 22 Frogs, 23 Earlier, 24 Tasks, 25 Praises.

19 Goes in (6) 21 Perfection (5) 23 Someone who shows the way (5)

Down:

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

1 Blend, 2 Locks, 3 Improve, 4 Modest, 5 April, 6 Leaping, 7 Watches, 12 Benefit, 13 Serious, 15 Austria, 16 Asleep, 18 Oasis, 20 Exits, 21 Turns.

Across 1 Wash house (8) 7 Monedas (5) 8 Suit (for man) (5) 10 Costra (medical) (4) 11 To gnaw (4) 14 Opaque (5) 15 Down (physical movement) (5) 16 Teacher (in secondary school) (8)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Sandpaper, 8 Until, 9 Abeja, 10 Push, 11 Cosa, 15 Equal, 17 Amigo, 18 Balonmano.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION Down 2 Goddaughter (7) 3 También (4) 4 Eastern (side, part) (4) 5 Remolacha (8) 6 Tijeras (8) 9 Aguacate (7) 12 Mole (animal) (4) 13 Puerta (de jardín, ciudad) (4)

Hexagram

Down: 2 Antes, 3 Doll, 4 Abad, 5 Eye, 6 Puppies, 7 Cazador, 12 Onion, 13 Also, 14 Farm, 16 Uva.

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

BATEAU BRIDGE BRUTAL CHISEL DECEIT DEFACE ENABLE EXCUSE FREEST GAZING

GHETTO GRILLE HEREBY HOARSE NEATER PELLET SLEIGH SPECIE (10) USABLE

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Penmen 2 Torque 3 Citron 4 Center 5 Potent 6 Potato 7 Second 8 Tragic 9 Entice 10 Decant 11 Teeing 12 Instep 13 Attain 14 Tissue 15 Entire 16 Chaise 17 Speech 18 Either 19 Inhere

Across 1 Declines kitchen items (5) 4 Lover is married, sadly (7) 8 Tenderising mixture for recipe items (11) 9 Go to the next page for an apple pastry (8) 10 Warm up for a preliminary race (4) 12 Spirit label beginning to yellow (6) 13 Says there is nothing in bad habits (6) 16 Article about a piece of ground (4) 18 May be in bars in Australian city (8) 21 Environmentally friendly tradesman?

(11) 22 Some Arthurian legend lessons are boring (7) 23 Listener gets directions and wins (5) Down 1 Change the work period (5) 2 I regain building in West Africa (7) 7 Discounts are best organised (7) 3 Celestial bodies initially lacking 11 Make sense of prisoner’s right (8) banned substances (8) 12 Blackberry bush discovered by 4 Remains in taxicab I'd escaped in (6) bishop on a leisurely walk (7) 5 Herb makes cash (4) 14 English poet found tea around the 6 Girl got up about one (5) middle of saucers (7)

15 Parts of trees and of elephants (6) 17 Cutting Guardian leader is penned by two journalists (5) 19 Laser treatment for noblemen (5) 20 Inheritance from Plantagenet line (4)

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Information needs to be highlighted FACUA CONSUMERS IN ACTION has notified the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS), that the ibuprofen medicine for children, Dalsy, does not list the possible side effects associated with the use of their colouring (E110).

The Ministry of Health said they received the notification and it is under evaluation, but clarified “it is important to tell the population that it is not an alarming problem,” the medicine’s amount of colouring is within the permitted parameters.

FACUA said it does not question the use of the dye

by Dalsy, but said that potential adverse effects should be be noted, particularly for allergy sufferers.

Previous research has also suggested that E-110 can increase hyperactivity.

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GETTING HITCHED: Could be the key to staying slim.

SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte.

Stop stressing about weight to lose weight STRESSING over losing weight could actually have the opposite effect.

A study by the Ohio State University in the USA, found that stress and anxiety counteracts all the benefits of healthy eating.

The findings shed new light on how mental health can affect physical well-being.

The lead researcher said that no matter what women ate in the study, if they were stressed their inflammation was higher. This inflammation can lead to diabetes, heart disease, and strokes.

The stress-free women who ate the ‘healthier’ breakfast had lower levels of inflammation.

Controversial head transplant could go ahead next year THE doctor planning on carrying out the world’s first head transplant said he is preparing for the surgery by reanimating human corpses.

Dr Sergio Canavero, director of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group, believes he and his team may be able to conduct the first human head transplant next year on Russian

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Slimmer spouses BEING married could help you stay slim.

A Japanese study of people with type two diabetes revealed that single people were twice as likely to become overweight than those who were married. The researchers also found that married men were less likely to suffer metabolic syndrome, a combination of diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity.

The findings were presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes meeting in Munich. The researchers said living with a husband or wife was the ‘most fundamental’ form of social support, and that people in a loving relationship were more likely to eat healthily, take their medication, and go to the doctor if they are sick.

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volunteer Valery Spiridonov.

Valery Spiridonov suffers from a genetic disorder leaving him wheelchair bound. The controversial procedure would see him being decapitated and then his head being reattached to a donor’s body.

The surgery will involve cutting the spinal cord of the donor body and then repair-

ing it, before using electrical or magnetic stimulation to ‘reanimate’ the nerves and even movement in the corpse.

Critics say Dr Canavero’s plans are ‘pure fantasy,’ and the Italian doctor has been compared to the Dr Frankenstein character.

Dr Canavero said the results of the experiments should dispel the hysteria around full head transplants.

Experiments on dead bodies will need to continue before attempting the head transplant with Valery Spiridonov.

He said the operation on a living patient would only be done when he was sure there was at least a 90 per cent chance of them surviving the operation.

DEPRESSION is far more than simply feeling unhappy or fed up for a few days. When you’re depressed you feel persistently sad for weeks or months.

Some people still think that depression is trivial and not a genuine health condition, but they’re wrong. Depression is a real illness with real symptoms, and is definitely not a sign of weakness or something you can ‘snap out of ’ by ‘pulling yourself together.’

The good news is that with the right treatment and support, most people are able to make a full recovery.

What are the symptoms of depression?

Depression is a mood disorder, which translates into a state of severe psychological and biological slump alongside feelings of exclusion. It manifests itself through psychological (lack of interest, sadness, hopelessness, low self-esteem) and physical symptoms (loss of appetite, loss of weight, fatigue, sleep disturbances with periods of insomnia and lethargy).

What causes it?

Depression can be due to genetic factors, migraines, thyroid disorders, some diseases such as diabetes, or changes in one’s personal situation that could cause them stress or anxiety.

How is it treated?

Once depression is diagnosed the patient should start treatment

which in most cases is a combined drug therapy together with counselling.

It is very important that before the patient begins any therapy, they are informed by their doctor of the duration of the treatment, the benefits they will achieve and side effects that may develop.

How I can get help for others (family/friends?)

To get help for others who, for whatever reason do not want to see a specialist, there are associations of people with psychiatric disorders that could help convince the person to go to the doctor.

Caution should be taken at all times so that the person with depression is not seen as being forced since they could respond by rejecting any further help.

Your family doctor could also help with this problem.

If you have any questions for Dr Perez Belmonte, please send them to: jefemedico@helicopterossanitarios.com

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Migraines a severe disability for many MORE than 3.5 million people suffer from migraines in Spain, and another one million suffer from chronic headaches for more than 15 days a month.

The Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN), has marked the European Day of Action Against Migraines, a disease they said has considerable medical, social, and economic impact, and mainly affects patients aged between 20 and 50 years old.

A study conducted by members of SEN in patients who visited the neurology department, said that more than 70 per cent have a severe disability, and 14 per cent a moderate disability. At least 25 per cent of patients have not consulted their illness with a doctor, and 50 per cent do not follow up their first consultations and take the correct medication.

Dr Patricia Pozo Rosich, coordinator of the study group, recommends sufferers seek an appointment with the neurologist as “almost all cases are likely to improve if they are handled in an appropriate manner.”

SEEK HELP: Sufferers should consult a neurologist.

Give up for Stoptober

SMOKING: Numbers of smokers have greatly reduced.

THE number of smokers in Englan d i s a t a n a l l - time low, a n d t h e r e a r e n o w twice as many ex-smokers than current smokers.

Acco r d i n g t o Pu b lic Health England (PHE), just one in six adults now light

up, and under 17 per cent of the country smoke.

The figures were released as the annual ‘Stoptober ’ campaign was launched, to encourage the nation’s rema in in g s mo k ers to q uit during the month of Octo-

ber. The PHE said if people give up the ha bit for 28 da ys the y a re five time s more likely to quit for good.

Last year, out of the 2.5 million smokers who made a quit attempt, 500,000 people were successful.

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

NO surprises in the Basque and Galician elections. The PNV nationalists squeaked home in the Basque region and will need an ally for an overall majority.

Alberto Nuñez Feijoo (pictured), as predicted, was re-elected with an overall majority in Galicia and there were self-congratulatory smiles all round in the Partido Popular.

It was no coincidence Feijoo took great care during the election campaign not to be seen with Rajoy or the PP hierarchy because the Galicia result was not a PP victory. It was Feijoo’s triumph and Feijoo’s alone (get it Mariano?).

No means no HOW does Pedro Sanchez feel now? Last Sunday’s regional elections were going to show which way the wind blew, and they did: the PSOE lost seven seats in the Basque elections and four in Galicia. The party suffered its worst defeats in almost 40 years in both regions and were overtaken by Podemos and En Marea.

Sanchez understood ‘no’ when he said it during Mariano Rajoy’s

ALBERTO NUÑEZ FEIJOO: Triumphed in Galicia. investiture attempts but doesn’t recognise the word when he hears it. Voters – not the paid-up party members that Sanchez listens to most – said ‘no’ to him in December, they said it in June and now they’ve said it again in September.

Nowhere to sit CIUDADANOS failed to win a s e a t in e ithe r G a lic ia or the Basque Region. That’s a shabby way to thank Albert Rivera for putting the electorate before his

RITA BARBERA, ex-mayor of Valencia City and still a senator, is under investigation by the Supreme Court for alleged money-laundering. Nine former Partido Popular councillors are being investigated for the same offence but this is only the tip of a very grubby iceberg.

Barbera reluctantly succumbed to party pressure and severed her ties with the PP but remains superglued to her Senate seat.

Mariano Rajoy shrugged off the political farce by explaining that Barbera no longer belongs to the party and he has no authority over her.

Not the wisest admission, since Barbera’s alleged misdeeds occurred while she was inside the party and it is damningly obvious that Rajoy had no authority over her then, either.

own political ambitions by trying to help first Sanchez and later Rajoy to form a government.

Further proof that being decent is not an advantage in Spanish politics, but a drawback.

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POPPY APPEAL: Pop along for a nice stroll.

THE Nerja branch of The Royal British Legion is holding a sponsored walk in aid of the Poppy Appeal and inviting one and all to take part.

The event will start from the Al Andalus Hotel at 11.30am, on October 16.

Organisers promise an ‘easy walk’ to the Puente Restaurant via the Balcon de Europa.

Anyone wanting to take part can contact Dorothy or Dave on 951 066 676 or 654 085 811.

International Club Nerja ON Saturday, September 3, the club reopened after summer.

Membership for the new season costs 15 euros and is active from November 1.

For information on events email, clubinterna cionaldener ja@outlook.com.

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FIRST IN AXARQUIA: Signing the agreement.

Organic market to be set up monthly

SURVIVAL ZOMBIE: An extremely popular event.

The zombies are coming

By Eleanor Hawkins FRIGILIANA is preparing for the apocalypse as hoards of zombies head its way, the council has announced.

Don’t panic though, it’s all a game. On October 22, Survival Zombie, an extremely popular event organised by World Real Games, will be taking over the village and filling the streets with an estimated 2,000 people who are already snapping up their tickets to take part.

The game consists of role play with actors

and participants following a basic script which, from 11pm onwards, encourages them to follow clues and pass tests, all the while avoiding being bitten and infected, until the ‘survivors’ (if there are any) are evacuated at 7am.

A long, exciting night which is a must for anyone who enjoys zombie-related games of movies and wants to know what it would really feel like to survive the worst.

Tickets are available from Frigiliana Tourism Office and from branches of Halcon Viajes, Carrefour and Fnac across Spain.

FERRÁN MILLÁN a painter now living in Almuñecar is exhibiting 18 of his expressionist paintings under the title ‘Ferrán… punto y seguido’ which will be held at the Casa del Apero in Frigiliana until October 16.

His work is fluid and dreamlike and he often works with a group of artists from La Herradura who call themselves Nexo Art and incorporate a variety of influences into their work including the freedom inspired by music.

The exhibition will be open on weekdays from 10am to 6pm, Saturdays, 10am to 2pm, 4pm to 8pm and Sundays 10am to 2pm with the opening ceremony taking place at 7pm on Saturday October 1.

The work of this artist, whilst expressionistic in style is reminiscent of some of the stage designs of the 20th century although as with all art, it will be for the viewer to interpret the information that appears on the canvas.

Ferrán Millán.

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The painting August.

IT has been decided the town of Rincon de la Victoria will approve the setting up of a monthly organic market which will be held on the first Sunday of each month in Plaza de la Constitution to allow up to 15 certified producers of organic food stuff to offer their goods for sale, with the first market open from 10am to 2pm on October 2.

The agreement to allow this was signed between the council and the Guadalhorce Ecological Association in order to support and promote the concept of a healthy diet with stalls selling fruit, vegetables, honey, cereals and other certified organic produce.

It is understood that this will be the first market of its kind to be held regularly in the Axarquia and that apart from the sale of organic food stuff, the Guadalhorce Ecological Association will assist in trying to educate visitors and their children on the importance of healthy eating which it has been doing since its creation eight years ago.

At the same time, the Mayor Encarnación Anaya announced that the sum of €10,000 would be made available to allow grants to be made to individuals or companies who wished to study and research the feasibility of introducing new cultural activities of any type within the town.

Nerja Fiesta presenters WITH the Nerja Fiesta due to run from October 6 to 12, it has been announced that the guest presenters on the night of October 8 when the Queen and Knight of the Festival are elected will be Noemi Ruiz and Jose Manuel Moreno.

Noemi is a well-known actress from Nerja who has appeared on stage and on both the small and large screens as well as being a respected producer. She is perhaps best known for her role as Trini in the Antena 3 series Allí Abajo and apart from a number of film roles, she is due to appear in Connecting Almeria for Canal Sur which is due to air later this year.

Her co-presenter is also local to Nerja Jose Manuel Moreno who has been connected with the Festival for many years and is known for the unusual costumes that he wears as he enters into the fun of the Fiesta each and every year.

The pair will appear at 10.30pm on Saturday October 8 in the Caseta Municipal

Square to announce the successful contestants for the various titles on offer.

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THE current climate tendencies mean water really is liquid gold in Spain at present, and while we all want a beautiful green garden it can all go very wrong if water is scarce. There are a few things which can be done to economise on water.

1. Invest in a drip watering system (goteo in Spanish) and an automatic timer.

2. Plant drought-resistant species which require less watering and are less likely to die in the heat.

3. Put padding (leaves, straw, pine bark etc) around plants to block evaporation.

4. Plant more delicate species in the shade, either under walls or pergolas or in the shadows of trees.

5. Group plants by their water requirements with those which need most water on the edges of the lawn.

6. Ground should be allowed to dry moderately between watering sessions to encourage roots to grow deeper and promote resistance to dry periods.

7. Watering should always be done first thing in the morning or at sunset to reduce evaporation.

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AUTUMN changes our routines as summer celebration, holidays and hot days pass by and cooler weather approaches, often rapidly. It is much more pleasant to work in the garden at this time of year. When the rain does fall in the Spanish a u tu mn , th e g a rd en g r e e ns up like a s e c ond spring. Even the roses have a new flush of blooms while the carpet of green meadow grasses and wild flower plants emerge in the countryside.

It’s a great time to set out herbs in smart pots near the kitchen or in the garden where you might enjoy to stroll before dinner time. It’s always best that they be handy when you might use them any or every day. Once established, herbs usually need little care through winter, if they receive enough rain.

The Mediterranean climate allows the easy growing of most of the commonly used herbs and many spices. It is great to have them fresh and they can be used for herbal teas if you like a variety of tastes.

A Bay tree (Laurus nobilis) is a good example of an easy to grow flavoursome tree for pot or garden that will give you and your neighbours all the bay leaves you could need for the seasoning of your cooking.

Most nurseries and community markets will have a wide selection of herbs available now that will enhance any gardener’s cuisine with aromatic scents and flavours. It can include parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme (especially for Simon and Garfunkel fans) as well as marjoram and oregano.

There is at least one herb however that is often sold by well-meaning nursery people in Spain which is very misleading. The curry plant is as mysterious as India. The commonly sold curry

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CURRY PLANTS: Make sure you know what you have and what it is for. plant (Helichrysum italicum), of the daisy family that looks similar to wormwood plants, smells like curry powder but has a bitter taste and is not a culinary herb. It is used more for essential oils than in the kitchen.

The more true curry plant (Murraya koenigii) is a native of north India to southern China and is used for flavouring, but is still not really the curry used in Indian or British cooking. The origin of the yellow powder we mostly know as curry is actually a mixture of various herbs and spices that can vary in content.

The herbs and spices include cumin, ginger, co-

riander, cinnamon, turmeric, capsicum, fenugreek, allspice, black pepper, cardamom, cloves, mustard, fennel, mace and more. The word curry is apparently derived from the Hindi word kari which means sauce. It appears to have adapted into English as curry. In India, curry is called masala. So it is all a mystery.

Before you start showing off your curry plant, make sure you know what you have and what it is for. The curry of India is shrouded in family secret recipes and ayervedic guidelines on its use and is not an easy to grow herb like many of the Mediterranean garden.

Caring for leather LEATHER sofas and other items of furniture require special care to keep them in good condition.

The first thing to do to avoid them deteriorating is to make sure they are put in the right place. Direct sunlight and heat (from sun or radiators) will not only dry out your prize possession and cause it to crack, but will make the colour fade quickly.

Leather needs monthly treatment with a specific oil or wax product to keep it supple but in a fix, a general moisturising lotion from the bathroom is better than nothing. This will keep it shiny and flexible.

Any marks or stains should

SUPPLE SOFA: Treat monthly to keep it shiny and flexible. be cleaned before waxing though to avoid them sticking.

Alcohol and solvents will damage the colour and reduce shine so should be avoided, and any new product should

be tested in an out-of-sight spot before use.

For tough stains, try rubbing with a piece of cotton wool doused in beer or beaten egg for light coloured leather.

Financial Capability CAPABILITY BROWN, the famous English landscape gardener, was very well paid for his efforts, earning more than £500 million, new research on his only surviving account book revealed.

The book reveals during his most productive period, when he’s estimated to have transformed more than 500,000 acres of land in at least 250 sites for wealthy clients including the king and six prime ministers, he earned vast amounts.

He had to pay contractors to do the work, but it still left him very wealthy.

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Animal firework phobia MANY humans enjoy fireworks but for lots of dogs t h e y c a u se h u g e suffering and panic.

It’s i m p o ssi b l e to avoid our pet hearing the explosions but there are a few c o m m o n se n s e strateg i e s t o m i n i m is e the impact.

O n e o f t h e m o st i mportant things is to avoid takin g t h e m o u t sid e when you know they’ll be let off e.g. during program m e d d i sp l a y s. If there’s no way of avoiding it, use a good lead to ens ure a p a n i c k e d p e t cannot get loose.

Music to cover noise and a favourite toy may distract a younger animal.”

Try not to leave pets at home a l o n e a n d d o everything you can to reduce noise. Keep doors and windows closed and pets away from them. A calm attitude is vital and a terr i f i e d p e t sh o u ld never b e t o l d o ff o r shoute d a t , t h i s o n ly worsens their fear.

Yet while noise lasts don’t not rush to cuddle or calm them. Try to remain impassive and act as if nothing is wrong.

Once the noise ends and the d o g c a l m s d o w n , then is the time to stroke and reward.

Music to cover noise and a favourite toy may distract a younger animal and h e l p i t a d a p t . G et puppies used to this type of noise as soon as possible to avoid life-long phobias.

If all else fails, speak to your vet as there are drugs and methods using pheromones which can help.

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DOGS that ritualistically scratch and lick could be indicating there’s an allergic reaction to food or an ingredient in the food. If the body defence mechanisms are in action, this will trigger off cells, which release histamine.

In dogs, these cells are located in greatest numbers on feet, legs, around the ears, eyes and nose, on the root of the tail and on the chest and abdomen. Frantic licking or scratching in these areas,

especially after eating, will eventually damage skin leaving it open to infection.

Some behaviours are so extreme the dog or cat doesn’t want to sleep. It’s now been proven, according to Andrew Luescher, director of the Purdue University of animal behaviour, these compulsive disorders seem linked with genetics, increased endorphins and altered levels of neurotransmitters in the brain, particularly serotonin and dopamine.

Tail chasing and chewing in Bull Terriers, flank sucking in Dobermans, hind end licking and sucking in Schnauzers is well reported as is imaginary flies that dogs chase.

If your animal scratches or licks excessively speak to your vet who’ll be able to determine if it’s an allergic reaction to food or if there’s a medical cause.

Parasites, skin problems, arthritis or liver disease could cause excessive licking; and bowel/anal problems need checked.

Some vets understand the value of a canine behaviourist and often refer to enable study of a particular behaviour to see if it’s a learned response. If physical

TAKE ACTION: Consult your vet. causes and learned behaviours are ruled out, a vet or animal behaviourist takes a detailed history to try to establish the trigger.

Common causes include a new baby or spouse in the family, moving house, holiday periods like Christmas (when they get less attention), children going off to boarding school, less exercise, frustration at being left alone/in too small an area, being confined for too long; and harsh or inconsistent punishment. If they don’t know what to expect

from owners it’s likely to cause conflict.

Owners shouting ‘Stop licking’ is enough to cause conflict in the mind of a pet. Reduce stress levels by maintaining regular schedules like feeding three times a day at a set time, habitual and increased exercise and consistent use of commands followed by immediate reward of ‘Good dog.’

Sometimes drug therapy is required to correct imbalances in the brain, as it is difficult with behaviour modification alone.

Duke sure is the leader of the pack House-sitting can be a win-win for both parties, free house and pet-sitting and the experienced and checked sitters get free accommodation!

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FOUND in a rescue home in France, Duke has been living with his owner Susan for eight years. He quickly adapted to his new life in the country, with freedom to roam around the large garden, a comfortable home and a kind family.

Then over the years Susan adopted three other rescue dogs, so Duke now has a fur family of his own to care for. And he does: he is the leader without any doubt, guiding the others

ON HAND: Duke helps out with the other rescue dogs. and helping with the training. Hard to believe, but true!

Recently, Duke’s owner had to travel for a couple of weeks and found her

house-sitter through House SitMatch.com. She was concerned about leaving because one of the dogs was only recently rescued and even after two months

she was still finding it difficult to act on Susan’s commands. The sitter and owner spent two whole days together with the dogs before Susan left for

her trip.

When in the first couple of days the sitter, an experienced dog handler, took time trying to get Perle, the newest member of the family, to come in the house at night, Duke would sometimes leave his bed and literally round up Perle chasing her into the house. So Duke became the sitter ’s best friend. Teamwork!

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“I was driving a Bentley Brooklands the other day on a normal B road and it gave me some idea of what it must be like to try and park the moon” Some might say...

The McApple monster

By Matthew Elliott BRITISH news journal the Financial Times has reported on a possible acquisition of Formula One superpower McLaren by reigning technology behemoth Apple.

McLaren has dismissed reports they have been en-

gaged in talks with Apple over a potential €1.7 billion takeover, a figure that would be make a miniscule dent in the iPhone maker’s budget, but alluded to ‘regular’ and ‘confidential’ conversations

with unnamed parties.

Although speculative at this point, if the move did go ahead it would make financial and technological sense for both parties. There have long been suggestions that the Silicon Valley outfit is hoping to add an ‘iCar ’ to its iPhone, iMac and multifaceted range.

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ject Titan, Apple’s self-driving car effort is notoriously troubled and adding McLaren’s carbon fibre and electric propulsion expertise to its brand would help Apple successfully infiltrate a highly competitive market.

Both firms are renowned for their innovative character and a hard sale would certainly benefit the loss-making British manufacturer financially, while Apple might avoid paying hefty US taxes on foreign profits by buying a UK-based company with offshore funds.

MCLAREN SUPERCAR: The 2016 570S.

Motoring shorts

Ready to detonate NOBODY is trying to predict the future more frantically than the gurus and mechanical geniuses behind the world’s biggest car manufacturers.

Acutely aware their business is set to change beyond recognition in the near future the big guns are out and doing their best Nostradamus impressions.

Honda reckons they hit the nail on the head when they identified hydrogen-fuel cell technology as the Holy Grail almost a decade ago. The Japanese leviathan floated the alluring vision of a car running on air and emitting water, in perfect symphony with nature.

But having seen rivals Mercedes, Ford, Tesla, Audi, BMW, etc. hedge their bets on electric and autonomous options Honda have had an epiphany and will hold off on their hydrogen dream for another decade or so while the world catches up.

What a classic week at treasure island THE Mallorca Classic Week dominated the Balearic motoring s c e ne la s t w e e k a s

hundr eds of ol d and br i l liant cars descended on the island much to the delight

of the thousands of spectators and enthusiast in attendance.

Raising serious funds for local charitable endeavours the event took place in Port Adriano and also featured cl assi c yacht s am ong t he treasures on display.

Considering vintage cars t o be t hose bui l t bef or e 1991, the classics convention welcomed local Mallorcan and Spanish representat i ves and m any ot her s driven and shipped to the island from Britain, France and Germany.

Am ong t he hi ghl i ght s were a BMW 507 shipped over from Germany, a 1966 Ford Mustang, a Ford Thunderbird Series 1, a 1957 Mercedes Benz 190 SL, and a 1968 Jaguar E-Type. For the seafarers a special treat came in the guise of a 1912 bui l t Spi r i t of t he Car i be yacht.

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Toby clinches title for Middlesex and golfers set for the Ryder Cup 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.

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THERE has been plenty of great sporting action to enjoy over the last seven days or so on cricket, football and rugby pitches, on a golf course, race tracks and even in the boxing ring.

CRICKET A compelling final day of the season ended in dramatic fashion as Toby Roland-Jones claimed a hat-trick against Yorkshire to earn Middlesex their first County Championship title for 23 years.

With five overs left, the seamer dismissed Azeem Rafiq, Andrew Hodd and Ryan Sidebottom in three balls to finish with 6-54 and match figures of 10-127 as Middlesex won by 61 runs to finish on 230 points.

Somerset finished second (226) with Yorkshire (211) third. In contrast, Hampshire and Notts were relegated while Kent gained promotion from Division Two. Indian spinner Ravi Ashwin took his 200th wicket, in only his 37th Test, against New Zealand in Kanpur. He’s the second fastest to achieve this feat in Test match history.

FOOTBALL Last weekend, Manchester United (starting without the axed Wayne Rooney) hammered Leicester 4-1…Arsenal whipped Chelsea 3-0… Everton lost 1-0 at Bournemouth… in-form Liverpool whipped thumped Hull 5-1… Spurs, with a brace from Son, won 2-1 at Middlesbrough… Stoke were held 1-1 by WBA for whom Tony Pulis took charge of his 1,000th game as a club manager… Sunderland (2-0 up) succumbed 3-2 at home to Crystal Palace… unbeaten and leaders Manchester City won 31 at Swansea… and hopeless West Ham were defeated 3-0 at home by Southampton. Watford met Burnley on Monday.

The big Championship encounter finished Aston Villa 1 Newcastle 1, former leaders Huddersfield (replaced at the

top by Norwich) lost 1-0 at Reading and Hartlepool’s 772round mile trip to FL2 leaders Plymouth was not in vain as they drew 1-1 with the Pilgrims. North of the border, Celtic crushed Kilmarnock 6-1 to stay top of the SPL. In the Champions League on Tuesday, it was CSKA-Spurs, Borussia Dortmund-Real Madrid and Leicester-Porto, followed last night by ArsenalBasel, Celtic-Manchester City, Atletico Madrid-Bayern Munich and MonchengladbachBarcelona.

This evening it’s DundalkMaccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel BSSouthampton and Manchester United-Zorya in the Europa League.

The top PL matches coming up are Everton-Crystal Palace (tomorrow), Hull-Chelsea and Swansea-Liverpool (Saturday) and Burnley-Arsenal, Leicester-Southampton, Manchester United-Stoke and Spurs-Manchester City (Sunday).

There are vital 2018 WC qualifiers on the horizon including Austria-Wales, Republic of Ireland-Georgia (October 4), followed by England-Malta, Northern Ireland-San Marino and Scotland-Lithuania two days later.

After third round wins at Northampton and Swansea respectively, United play rivals City in the Manchester derby in the last 16 of the EFL Cup which also includes LiverpoolSpurs and West Ham-Chelsea.

It’s Celtic-Rangers and Aberdeen-Morton in the SLC semi-finals.

Manchester City Ladies beat Chelsea to win the Women’s PL for the first time.

Ex-Arsenal, Swansea and Wales defender Mel Charles has died, aged 81.

MOTORSPORT Last weekend’s Spanish MotoGP in Aragon was won by home favourite Marc Marquez with Jorge Lorenzo second and Valentino Rossi third. Marquez (248 points) leads the rider’s championship by 52 from Rossi.

This weekend, it’s the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix from Kuala Lumpur where Lewis Hamilton will be seeking to regain the lead in the driver’s championship from Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.

RUGBY Wasps beat Northampton 2015 to go three points clear at the top of the RU Premiership following Saracens 17-10 defeat at Harlequins. And Denny Solomona of Castleford has set a club record with 42 tries in a season.

GOLF The Ryder Cup starts tomorrow at the Hazeltine National Club in Minnesota, USA and Europe’s Rory McIlroy is bang in form after beating Ryan Moore

and Kevin Chappell in a playoff to win the Tour Championship and claim the FedEx Cup. The Northern Irishman rolled in a birdie from 15 feet to edge out Moore on the fourth play-off hole and win the £1.15 million tournament.

Sad news… Arnold Palmer, widely regarded as the greatest golfer of all-time, has died, aged 87.

DARTS Doncaster youngster Beau Greaves, aged just 12, is the

new darting sensation. She recently won the 2016 women’s Yorkshire Darts Classic title, defeating Louise Simmonds in the final. She’s now tipped to become a world champion and millionaire before 2020!

BOXING GB’s Anthony Crolla, beaten on points by Venezuelan Jorge Lindares in his WBA lightweight title fight in Manchester, will get the chance of gaining revenge in February/March next year.

And Tyson Fury may never fight again said British promoter Eddie Hearn.

ROUND-UP Ding Junghui (China) won the recent Shanghai snooker title.

Phil Taylor is back on track after beating Michael van Gerwen to win his first Darts League championship.

And on Sunday, we have the Prix de l’Arc de TriomPAUL phe, the Great Scottish POGBA: Run and the Cardiff For Man U. half-marathon.

Arnold Palmer – A golfer supreme A tribute by Tony Matthews American Arnold Palmer, recognised by many as one of the greatest golfers in the sport’s history, died last weekend at the age of 87, at the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in his home city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was undergoing heart tests.

During a long and successful career, golf’s ‘greatest ambassador’ won a total of 91 tournaments worldwide and his seven major victories in seven years included wins at the Open in 1961 at Royal Birkdale and 1962 at Troon. He also claimed a record 62 PGA tour wins.

“Arnold Palmer is the most important golfer to play the game,” said BBC’s golf correspondent Iain Carter.

“His force of charisma put the game on the map and it never dimmed.”

Fellow golfing great and a close friend of Palmer’s, Jack Nicklaus, has already admitted that he will “miss him greatly.” “We’ve just lost one of the incredible people in the game of golf and in all of sports,” he tweeted.

“Arnold transcended the game of golf. He was more than a golfer or even a great golfer, he was an icon, a legend.”

Palmer attracted thousands of die-hard fans known as ‘Arnie’s Army’ as he helped to promote the game into the television age.

“Today marks the passing of an era,” said Alastair Johnston, CEO of Arnold Palmer Enterprises. “His influence, profile and achievements spread far beyond the game of golf. He was an iconic American who treated people with respect and warmth, and built a unique legacy through his ability to engage with fans.”

Tributes to the sporting star have poured in from the

stars of the golfing world and from many others elsewhere.

“Thanks Arnold for your friendship, counsel and a lot of laughs. Your philanthropy and humility are part of your legend,” Tiger Woods tweeted.

“He was a true pioneer for our sport. Forever remembered,” said Northern Ireland’s star Rory McIlroy.

US President Barack Obama tweeted a picture of himself with Arnold Palmer at the White House, adding: “Here’s to The King who was as extraordinary on the links as he was generous to others. Thanks for the memories, Arnold.”

Former President George W Bush admitted: “He brought golf to millions by his daring and caring. My wife and I are missing him already.”

Palmer was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania in 1929. The son of the green keeper and groundsman at his local country golf club, he later became the professional at that very same golf club.

He was one of golf's most dominant players in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

R.I.P. Top man, top golfer.

ARNOLD PALMER: One of golf’s most dominant players.

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Golf International Nerja Society Los Moriscos Friday September 16 Individual Stableford Ladies 1st Men 1st 2nd 3rd

Neilma Jarry Hcp29 31pts Terry Everett Hcp19 35pts John Vertanness Hcp19 35pts Morris Lightfoot Hcp22 34pts

Two’s Terry Everett, John Allwright and Jim Henderson The first stableford competition saw a perfect

day for golf. Great to see lots of smiling faces, even when they returned to the club house, some good scores in and everyone agreed the course was in excellent condition.

The greens were true and fast, fairways nicely cut, all in all near enough millionaire’s golf!

Añoreta Monday September 19 Four players 1-2-3 Waltz 1st Team Sean Daly, Dietmar Stec, Rod Oldham and Ana-Maria Junquera 2nd Team Jack Barnett, Tony

McClenaghan, Francoise Stein and Eloisa Sanchez 3rd Team Graeme Birch, Peter Verkleij, Lesley Barnett and Geir Froland Two’s Ana-Maria Junquera 17, Dam McAllister 5 and Peter Hobbs 2 Team game at Añoreta with a finish worthy of Formula 1. Only two points separated the top three teams and the odd four-point score here and there proved the difference.

Good to see Captain Peter Lomas, the Frolands back from colder climes and

AÑORETA: The members played a 1-2-3 Waltz. especially Dietmar Stec back with GINS after illness and contributing much of his team’s winning total.

Baviera Tuesday September 20 Four players - Dubai 1st Team John Blanco, John Wise, Clive Akid and Penny Bentley-Ennis 2nd Team Derek Sibson, John Conlan, John Bollard and Paula Vickerman 3rd Team Bob Blair, Jeffrey Puckett, Mike Callaway and Judy Howard

Two’s Keith Jary 8 It rained! But the forecast held good and by 10am it was sunny again.

There were seven teams contesting a Dubai 3,2,1 which has a Bogie Score of 72. Only one team failed to meet or beat the bogie and the winning team came in with a magnificent 18 points (one per hole) better with a score of 90 points.