Euro Weekly News - Costa del Sol 5 - 11 January 2017 Issue 1644

ISSUE NO. 1644

5 - 11 January 2017

COSTA DEL SOL

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Bank ordered to return couple’s off-plan deposit

By Eleanor Hawkins A British couple who put down a deposit of €108,000 towards the purchase of a home in Marbella Vista Golf are to get their money back after a series of court battles lasting more than 10 years.

The judgement is the second in a month from a Malaga City court to find in favour of the purchasers.

It has now ordered Banco Popular to return the couple’s deposit with interest.

Papers presented to the court show a large deposit was paid into an account at the bank in the name of Marbella Vista Golf SL. This was a down payment on an off-plan home, then valued at €361,000 in 2003.

The contract stated the keys would be handed over on July 1, 2005, but the developers failed to meet their deadline.

The problem, the buyers discovered, was that the council was refusing to issue first occupation licences.

It claimed building licences issued while GIL po-

VISTA GOLF: The council refused to issue first occupation licences. litical party was in power in Marbella failed to meet planning regulations and were therefore illegal.

The would-be purchasers decided to sue the developer for breach of contract.

But these attempts have met with varying success depending on the courts they applied to who often applied different criteria when reaching their decisions.

Eventually, in June 2013, the High Court found in favour of the buyers but by

that time the developer had gone bust.

Although they asked for their money back from Banco Popular, who were in possession of guarantees for the deposited funds, the fourth largest banking group in Spain refused.

This led a number of people to embark on lengthy court battles in a bid to get their money back.

Only now, after years and years before the courts, are they seeing light at the end of the tunnel.

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THE 1643 (December 29 - January 4) issue of the Costa del Sol Euro Weekly News contained no less than 58 local news items, demonstrating once again our dedication and commitment to delivering the news that matters most to you, our readers, in each of our six editions.

Nobody does it better!

Deadly doze A PERSON died in the early hours of Monday morning in a fire on Calle Monserrat Caballe in the Guadalmar urbanisation near Torremolinos.

The victim is believed to

have been sleeping in a shed and to have died from smoke inhalation. A local resident alerted the authorities upon noting a strong smell of smoke behind Plaza Mayor.

Traffic tragedy A 90-YEAR-OLD man died after being struck by a moped rider on Calle Hilera in Malaga. Paramedics transferred the victim, and the young moped rider, who is said to be about 21, to hospital, but the former was unconscious on arrival and could not be revived.

INTER MILAN: The Italian club training in Marbella.

Football megastars hit Marbs

By Matt Ford AS the bloated English Premier League stutters its way through yet another packed festive fixture programme, some of Europe’s top teams are heading for Marbella during their respective winter breaks.

The glitzy resort’s mild, sunny climate offers perfect keepy-up conditions while also allowing the pampered stars to indulge in a few rounds of golf or a spot of shopping in Puerto Banus’ high-end boutiques.

Among the biggest names this year is Inter Milan, who arrived on Mon-

day January 2 and will leave on Saturday 7 in advance of the team’s league match against Udinese on Sunday January 8.

On Tuesday the Italian giants played a three-way tournament involving Spanish Segunda Division ‘B’ teams Marbella FC and Balona, allowing the local players to take on such stars including Mauro Icardi, Antonio Candreva, Ever Banega and Ivan Perisic.

Borussia Dortmund are also in town from January 5 to 12 with their big guns Marco Reus and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the latter supposedly a target for Real Madrid.

The gurning gegenpressers are to train at the municipal stadium, and take on Belgian outfit Standard Liege in a friendly on Thursday 12 at 6pm.

Other teams which are basing their winter training in or around Marbella include the German Bundesliga’s FSV Mainz 05, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and Augsburg, the Dutch Eredivisie’s Feyenoord and NEC, and the Belgian First Division A’s SV Zulte Waregem.

Russian teams Lokomotiv Moscow and Rubin Kazan will also make an appearance later in the month, as will Hebei China Fortune from the newlymoneyed Chinese Super League.

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Pressing a button… or making your mark

ONLINE VOTING: There have been calls to have this option for the 2020 general election.

IT had to happen but there can’t be many of us who ever thought it would.

In the world’s most advanced democracy there appears to be evidence of cyber groups entering the electoral fray in an attempt to influence the outcome.

Thirty-five Russian diplomats and their families ended up packing their belongings in a hurry and leaving the US. They were given just 72 hours to get out of town.

President Obama ordered the expulsions in retaliation for attempts to hack the US Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Hacking, American security officials say, that was carried out by statesponsored players and the state was Russia.

Will Donald Trump allow those self-same diplomats back? It’s hard to believe that he would. But the issue of cyber attackers attempting to influence an actual election seems to have caught everyone by surprise. There was always a feeling that such groups may be capable of stealing millions of dollars/ euros/pounds in elaborate viral raids, but getting involved in hacking an election? That seemed to be a step too far.

In the US the question has been asked: was Hillary Clinton’s defeat in states that used electronic voting real, or could hackers have been at work?

Perhaps the question should have been: how is it that anyone really thought they’d be able to keep these groups out?

The stubby pencil and piece of paper that you put your cross on in the ballot box is actually more secure than anything which is electronic.”

Did the ‘experts’ think the hackers are only interested in money and stealing the millions of private identity files kept by such giants as Yahoo?

This threat to the voting systems of advanced democracies will not go away even if we employ fingerprint scanners, iris scanners and all the other bio-security measures under the sun.

Which brings us back to the humble polling booth, a piece of paper with the names of the candidates on it and your common or garden pencil to make your mark.

The former head of MI6 has now entered the fray: a man who surely knows better than most just what the hackers can do.

Sir John Sawers doesn’t say voting by your phone or computer shouldn’t be part of the future when it comes to exercising your democratic rights. But in an interview with the BBC he says: “The more things that go online, the more susceptible you are to cyber attacks.”

When the American computer expert Edward Snowden fled the West and went to Russia, it was revealed the US National Security Agency collects information on something like one billion people. If it is true the mind boggles. And the collection of all that information involves fair means and foul. Everybody knew it, but to say it in public was another thing.

In the UK there has already been one call for online voting to be an option for everyone in time for the general election in 2020. That’s not very far off. It would be naive to think the UK doesn’t have the sort of enemies who’d

like to throw a spanner in that works. Which brings us to the alternative: paper and pencil.

There have been issues of vote rigging and ballot box fraud in the UK but they have always been extremely limited and the culprits have usually been swiftly stamped on.

As Sawers says “the stubby pencil and piece of paper that you put your cross on in the ballot box is actually much more secure than anything which is electronic.”

Perhaps this is one area where the incessant rush to embrace all things technological should be reined in. An election in which the hackers are found to have played a part, even if a very small one, would send shockwaves round the world.

It may sound old fashioned to say, but “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” There isn’t very much about the world of politics at the moment that endears it to its electorates, particularly those, like the UK, that aren’t forced by law to vote or face a penalty. Leaving us with the feeling we’re participating in a process that’s at least democratic, by trailing to the polling booth and making your mark, even if you’re not happy about the outcome, isn’t too much to ask is it?

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INDEX News 1 - 43

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A coastal crisis

Featured News 3

Our View 6

European Press 46

Finance 49 - 54 AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS: More than 100 rescued so far in 2017.

Stocks 50

Leapy Lee 55

Daily TV 58, 60, 62, 64,

66, 68, 70

Time Out 71 - 74

Gibraltar 76

Letters 78

Health & Beauty 80 - 81

Social Scene 82 - 89

Homes & Gardens 90

Pets 91

Services 92 - 97

Classifieds 98 - 105

Motoring 107 - 110

Sport 111 - 112

By Matthew Elliott DETENTION centres are bursting at the seams as more African immigrants arrive on the shores of the Costa del Sol than ever before. Police stations have become make-shift migrant camps after more than 100 people were rescued in the first few days of 2017.

Coast guards rescued 102 people in Malaga waters from January 1-3, while 2016 saw more arrivals than ever recorded. A total of 773 immigrants

sailed to the Costa del Sol, more than triple the 207 who landed in 2015. At the height of the crisis in 2013 just 16 people made it.

That is just the tip of the iceberg. Across Andalucia coast guards rescued an unprecedented 258 people in just the first 72 hours of 2017. In 2016 a record 6,099 immigrants docked across Andalucia, more than all the other Spanish provinces combined.

Many of the immigrants who have landed in recent days will

simply be released. Strict Spanish laws mean it is illegal to hold people without cause for more than 72 hours. The ‘Foreigner’s Centres cannot take any more pressure, meaning many are being let loose without even a cursory paperwork check. Spain promised to make room for 18,000 people, but in reality there is little space left and the Costa will bear the brunt of the consequences.

Due to large scale surveillance and the tourist population, the Costa del Sol has typically

been avoided by human traffickers who favour the quieter Cadiz and Almeria coastlines.

But wars and turmoil south of the Sahara desert, plus growing greed among the various mafias has led to a devil-may-care-attitude.

Thousands of people, chiefly young men looking for work, are willing to pay their life savings for a place aboard the perilous journey. Joining the more than 4,000 who drowned sailing the Mediterranean last year it is a risk they will take.

A note of the bank holidays in 2017 for your diary SPAIN will have a total of 12 national bank holidays in 2017: January 2, the Monday after New Year’s Day, the Three Kings’ holiday on January 6, Good Friday on April 14, Worker’s Day on May 1, the As-

sumption of Mary on August 15, Spanish National Day on October 12, All Saint’s Day on November 1, Constitution Day on December 6, December 8 for the Immaculate Conception and Christmas Day on December 25.

The regions will all have additional holidays: Malaga will thus celebrate Andalucia Day on Tuesday February 28, and Maundy Thursday on April 13.

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Police hold man wanted in France

Dawn violence OUR VIEW to end the year A New Year hope

ther details were released.

POLICE have arrested a man Another arrest was carried wanted by the French authorout when a 28-year-old Seneities. galese was taken into custody The 33-year-old, who on suspicion of lived in Puerto Banus, was Offences using false documentation. pulled over in are said His residency his car while to involve permit and a being pursued ‘crimes against driving licence by police. persons.’ came from Italy Identity and were alchecks showed legedly false. he was the subject of an exThe man was reportedly tradition order issued by poarrested in Marbella after police in France. His offences lice received a tip-off that a are said to involve ‘crimes man was dealing in narcotics. against persons’ but no fur-

By Matthew Elliott A VIOLENT end to 2016 saw two young men stabbed in Estepona and San Pedro as the world celebrated New Year’s Eve. Both men are in a serious condition at the Costa del Sol hospital and there have been three arrests in connection with the attacks.

In Estepona a fight broke out in a home on Cabrera street near Avenida Andalucia at around 7am. A neighbour called police and ambulance services

arrived to find a 25-year-old with a stomach wound. Police haven’t yet caught the culprit but arrested the homeowner and his girlfriend for trying to cover up the crime.

Meanwhile in San Pedro a Moroccan man tried to force his way into a nightclub. When knocked back by bouncers he brandished a weapon but was then attacked by unknown assailants and stabbed in the arm.

He is recovering in hospital and under arrest while police search for the other troublemakers.

Damage control EMERGENCY works are underway in Cartama as the Costa del Sol town continues to tackle flood damage from December. Storm water absorption systems are being fixed, streets asphalted and other hazards removed almost one month after the historic downpours.

Once the damage control is done, local authorities plan to strengthen the drainage infrastructure to protect residents from future floods. Dozens of homes and shops suffered in the deluge, which also ruined roads and pavements.

IT seems that 2016 has been an incredibly bad year for the death of musicians and celebrities around the world and every loss has been very painful for their fans.

For some reason, musicians appear to attract the loyalist fans and this past year has seen some real heroes pass on, although they leave the legacy of their music as well as a good potential for new profit for their record companies.

What we sometimes overlook is that the death of every person be they famous or unheard of invariably leaves grieving relatives and a hole in a family dynamic.

All death is difficult to cope with, but sudden and unexpected death is in many ways the most difficult for the family to handle whilst

those who die from long and painful illnesses are often considered to have had a merciful release despite the fact that the family will mourn their passing.

As 2016 dies and 2017 is born, we hope the world will become a safer place and death whilst inevitable will not suddenly strike indiscriminately and the massacre of so many innocents in Syria and Yemen will come to an end so people can return to their normal lives and enjoy a peaceful period with their families.

At the end of the day, there is little any of us can do to resolve these dreadful situations but sometimes we just need to count our blessings as life here in Spain continues to be safe and mainly comfortable.

Now we want to hear your views.

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Home truths from Civil Service leader BREXIT PAGE

By John Smith CIVIL SERVANTS in the UK who are not allowed to speak directly to members of the press on personal matters were less than pleased when the Prime Minister criticised them in early December.

She took the opportunity in an article written for The Spectator magazine to complain that senior civil servants didn’t brief ministers adequately and had a tendency to say what they thought their minister’s wanted to hear rather than give them an accurate summary of events.

In this article she made it clear that she wanted to know facts as well as opinions and then she and other politicians could make the actual decisions.

Now however David Penman general secretary of the FDA union (formerly The Association of First Division Civil Servants) has spoken out to alert Mrs May to what the bulk of his 19,000 members are thinking with regards to Brexit.

DIFFICULT OPERATION: For Brexit Joint Ministerial Committee.

He believes that the prime minister has decided to pretend that there will be no significant problems with handling Britain’s exit from the European Union when the fact of the matter, as far as his union is concerned, is that the staff won’t be able to cope.

Mr Penman added that anyone who had the audacity to warn that the timing would be long and complex was vilified by the government and accused of ignoring the wishes of the people.

According to the union supremo only two

ministries have received additional staffing whilst all of the others were being left to cope with implementing all of the legal requirements of Brexit without any additional resource.

In his opinion, and that of his members who are the most senior civil servants, the government is going to have to postpone a number of its new initiatives and plans if it wishes to complete the Brexit operation within two years.

The fact is that the Home Office is going to have to implement 1,200 EU laws which will

become British law and Defra (The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs) which manages Britain’s farmers and fishing fleets will have to handle 400 new laws and explain their contents to users who will suddenly lose a number of grants.

Although not a civil servant, Mr Penman seems quite prepared to pass on apparently unpalatable truths to the prime minister who may have preferred that she and the country at large had not heard them!

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Kidnap witnesses A FATHER and son were arrested for trying to kidnap junior ’s ex-girlfriend. The pair, and two unidentified individuals, tried to bundle the girl into the back of a car on a Malaga street late at night.

Fortunately a witness saw the struggle and contacted police who arrived quickly at the scene. Other eyewitnesses testified that three men had beat and kicked her while an older man held the door open.

Officers promptly gave chase and managed to capture the father and son, while the other two remain at large.

The girl, 22, had recently broken up with her ex, 25, but, despite the violence, adamantly refused to press charges, or even attend the hospital for treatment.

Police were only able to arrest the man and his father, aged 47, due to the eyewitness accounts.

Many men often escape justice for domestic violence due to intimidation, while frequently even witnesses and neighbours are terrified of testifying for fear of reprisals.

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Drug smugglers jailed

By Eleanor Hawkins THREE men have been jailed for using a gyrocopter to transport drugs from Morocco to Spain.

A Malaga Provincial court found the defendants guilty of crimes against public health after hearing that they used the aircraft to carry 115 kilos of hashish resin, worth €169,500 on the black market.

Police investigators discovered that two men had been car-

rying out trials with the gyrocopter in November 2012 and planned to carry out an operation on December 31 of that year. The aircraft was spotted on the arranged day overflying Torreguadiaro and intercepted by the Guardia Civil when it landed in the Ronda area.

Officers found the drugs on board and the third man, the pilot, admitted to being employed to transport them. Further searches of properties linked to the three suspects led to confis-

cation of money, mobile phones, noted coordinates, a vehicle and two trailers.

The group leader was sentenced to five years and eight months in jail and fined €200,000 while the other two men received sentences of 4.5 years and €170,000 and three years and five months and €130,000 respectively.

DRUG COURIER: A gyrocopter was used to transport drugs.

Horrific crash start to 2017 TRAGEDY struck young partygoers on New Year ’s Eve when a man was killled in an early mornin g c a r c ra s h . T h e 21-ye a r-old died at the scene when the Mitsubishi Colt veered off a Malaga road and smashed through a bus stop, then into a pole, a billboard and three parked cars.

The four youngsters in the car were travelling back from a Hogmanay party in the Costa del Sol city at 8.30am and all sustained injuries. The fatal victim was not wearing his seatbelt but police have already turned the attention to the driver, whom they suspect was drunk.

Given the destruction at the scene

multiple Local Police units were dispatched. They found the driver to have a blood alcohol concentration in excess of 0.8 milligrams, more than triple the 0.25 milligram limit.

Police are investigating claims that the other passengers begged the driver to slow down and he now faces charges of death by

reckless driving and being intoxicated. He’ll also need a serious knee operation.

A si m i l ar cr ash happened i n Marbella at roughly the same time as a car spun out of control and smashed into a series of parked cars. Fortunately there were no fatalities.

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AS promised by the Education Department, work has been carried out at 10 schools in the province during the Christmas holidays to remove asbestos from roofs.

Education Delegate for the Junta de Andalucia regional government Adelaida de la Calle paid a visit to Jose Calderon primary school in Campanillas, where 250m 2 of roof have been removed from the sports

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Off with the roofs hall over the holidays.

The school is one of the worse affected by the problem, with a total of 2,400m 2 of asbestos roofing at the centre which will be gradually removed during holiday peri-

ods, the authorities announced.

The winter break allowed similar work to be carried out at Cristo de Mena, Giner de Los Rios, Jose Maria Hinojosa and Miguel Hernandez primary schools in Malaga City,

San Pedro Alcantara school in San Pedro, Sohail school in Fuengirola, San Jose infant school and the official language school in Malaga and Licinio de la Fuente secondary school in Coin.

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De la Calle also explained that work would be carried out in the summer holidays on another 17 schools in the province and said more may be added to the list as the presence of asbestos is confirmed.

Altogether the Junta has budgeted €60 million for removal of asbestos roofing from educational centres across the region between 2016 and 2022.

SOCIAL SECURITY SCAM: Defrauded the taxman of just over €534,000.

Super scammers get taken down

By Matthew Elliott DOZENS of people have been arrested over their alleged complicity in a social security scam defrauding the taxman of more than half a million euros. National Police swooped on members of the syndicate in a highly coordinated effort across Malaga Province. A total of 47 people, both Spanish and foreign citizens were apprehended.

The racket involved the use of two fake companies which were set up with fraudulent contracts for non-existent employees. They

would then collect social security contributions from the state ranging from €250 to €500 per worker.

With more than 50 ‘employees’ pretending to have worked almost 14,000 days, the fraudsters charged the state just over €534,000 in contributions.

Police believe they have captured all of the orchestrators, who are charged with public fraud and falsifying documents. Both ‘companies’ are also believed to have helped regularise the working situation of foreign nationals by illegal means.

Stone heart bleeds FUENGIROLA Council has hit back in anger after being awarded the Heart of Stone by the Social Service Managers’ Association for spending the least on social wel-

fare in the country.

The criteria used to come up with the figures, the council complained, is far from objective and fails to include tax discounts.

Calculations made by the association, which placed Fuengirola and Los Barrios, in Cadiz, at the bottom of the scale with an amount of just €27 per inhabitant spent on social welfare in 2016, failed to take into account €5.8 million budgeted in the Costa del Sol town in tax reductions.

If this amount was included in the calculations, a Fuengirola Council spokesperson

stressed, the amount per person would rise to €108, placing it towards the top of the list.

The Social Services Managers’ Association launched its Heart of Stone awards in 2013 to highlight what it sees as a lack of care for those in need.

“These councils, with low social spending, soulless councils which are insensitive to the suffering of their residents in need, are without doubt deserving of a Heart of Stone to remind them of the need to think of the poor when creating their budgets,” the association declared in a note.

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Japanese call RONDA has joined the Japan Plan 2016-2018, a project by the Costa del Sol Tourist Board which aims to make Malaga Province the main attraction for Japanese visitors to Andalucia.

Nasty scare TWO people had a nasty scare when their car overturned on Malaga’s Calle La Union, ending up on its side against a lamppost. The pair suffered minor injuries and were treated by paramedics.

Get him out THE Andalucian Firefighters Union and Comisiones Obreras are demanding the head of Malaga’s fire brigade be removed from his post, claiming 15 years of bad management have led to a complete loss of faith in his abilities.

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Hospital in chaos

By Eleanor Hawkins CHRISTMAS holidays and closure of beds over the holiday period have once again led to chaotic situations at Malaga City’s Carlos Haya hospital.

Satse nurses’ union reported that patients were forced to wait up to 10 hours to be seen at the hospital’s overwhelmed casualty ward with those waiting for treatment parked anywhere and everywhere.

Altogether, the union reported, 170 beds were closed between the Carlos Haya, Clinico and Materno hospitals, meaning those requiring hospitalisation had no choice but to wait for space to become available while patients were being discharged earlier than they should have been to free up beds.

In such chaotic conditions, nurses complained, those seeking treatment were also often forced to suffer a complete lack of privacy, having to undress in front of other patients.

While the cold weather and arrival of flu viruses are bound to result in mo re p eo p le s e e k in g tr e a tme nt a t health centres and hospitals, Satse exp res s e d its co n c e rn tha t thos e in charge appear not to learn from one

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CARLOS HAYA: Those in charge appear not to learn from one year to the next. year to the next, as this situation is repeated every winter.

Although the Andalucian Health Service recently launched its special winter plan, taking on an extra 600 members of staff for casualty departments across the province, the measure is insufficient at Carlos Haya at least. “ The s a me thing ha ppe ns e ve ry

year when the cold and respiratory illnesses arrive, but the worst thing is the same errors are repeated every year too. The situation is worrying,” the union said, also complaining that promised renovation work and improvements to the hospital’s casualty department are still not being carried out.

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Further delays THE opening of the metro to Malaga City centre has suffered further delays and is not likely to happen before 2019.

It was announced three years ago that the service would be up and running by early 2018, but a few months ago the date was put back to the summer of that year. Now, Public Works and Development delegate Felipe Lopez has explained that it will not be ready before early 2019.

The delay, Lopez explained, is due to financial disagreements between the Junta de Andalucia regional government and Ortiz construction company, contracted to build the RenfeGuadalmedina stretch. Discussions are currently underway to dissolve the contract between the two, and the work is expected to be put out to tender by mid-February.

The €24 million contract should be awarded by June and work is due to take 20 months.

Although some companies offered a shorter construction period when competing for contracts, this is unlikely due to the complexity of the works.

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THOSE who decided to join Marbella’s first official street party to see in the new year did so a little later than the rest of Spain, due either to the noise made by the crowd or a technical error.

For the first time, the council planned an event for locals to eat their traditional 12 grapes and see in 2017 on the square outside Parroquia de la Encarnacion church. The

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Better late than never bells, which usually only ring until 11pm, had been programmed to chime at midnight and tests had been run to check they worked properly a week beforehand.

Yet actress Mari Cielo Pajares and town hall employee Manuel Romero, the hosts

of the event, were horrified to spot that it w a s one minute pa s t 12 and t her e had been no sound of the bells. Luckily they quickly organised alternative chimes, singing the preparatory tones themselves and asking Duo Arenal music group to

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play the 12 dongs on their digital organ.

Those who were on the square insisted afterwards that the bells had not rung and said the computer programme which manages them must have failed as it was not that noisy. However local residents who stayed at home claimed to have heard the bells and to have eaten their grapes in time with the chimes as they do every year.

Luxury never sleeps

By Matthew Elliott SPAIN might still be fighting its way out of the financial crisis but luxury car sales on the Costa del Sol continue to skyrocket. Super sleek sports cars worth more than €100,000 saw sales jump once again in 2016.

More than 140 luxury Porsches were shifted from showrooms throughout the year, almost three each week, the most popular being the Cayman. There were 11 Bentleys sold, despite a starting price in excess of €200,000, while Ferraris and

Maseratis also made good business.

There are even two Tesla luxury electric cars now in local circulation, as the future of driving starts to hit home.

It’s no surprise that the Costa del Sol’s luxury market continues to outstrip the nation’s. Malaga Province has more specialised dealerships than any other Andalucian region, and the Costa has an incredible concentration of wealth, particularly in the foreign market.

LUXURY CARS: Sales continue to skyrocket.

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Scientists’ call for water action

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Four injured TWO men and two women were injured when their car overturned on the A-384 near Antequera. The younger woman was flown to Carlos Haya hospital in Malaga while the others were treated locally.

Golf return FOLLOWING a fiveyear break, the Andalucia Masters tournament will be returning to Valderrama this year.

The event is expected to attract 150 of the best golfers in the world.

Big bill TORREMOLINOS residents are clutching their pockets in fear as the council has decided to cancel previous discounts on local taxes including the IBI property tax.

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MIRAMAR HOTEL: Luxury hotel has finally opened.

Five-star expansion

By Matthew Elliott AFTER almost a decade of building and an investment in the region of €60 million, Malaga’s new Miramar hotel has finally opened its doors. The second five-star luxury hotel in the capital is perfectly located right at the La Malagueta seafront.

The first tourists arrived bang on schedule on New Year’s Day but the en-

tire complex won’t be open for another few weeks. Discounts of up to 25 per cent are being offered for early birds keen to experience five-star accommodation on the Costa del Sol. When completely open the Miramar will boast 200 rooms, a pool, spa, wine cellar, nursery and function rooms, with dozens of weddings already booked for 2017.

It has already been included in the

Leading Hotels of the World website which features 375 luxury hotels across 75 countries. Only three from Malaga Province are represented, the other two being the Marbella Club and Puente Romano.

Malaga is making a strategic move to build more luxury accommodation to keep wealthy and business travellers in the city, rather than seeing them depart for the glitz and glamour of Marbella.

THE Academy of Sciences has demanded that a complete map of the Costa del Sol be made focussing on vulnerable drought spots and irrigation points. The Malaga-based Academy is sick and tired of politicians dragging their feet over the severe lack of water which is blighting the entire province and threatens its future.

Scientists want a long-term strategy designed to protect harvests and young fruit trees for the next decade, rather than being restricted to financial years.

With a full cartographic study of the region they believe they will be able to establish future demands and determine just how long current water resources will last.

A huge amount of water is wasted at present simply because people have no real idea of when certain supplies will run out and have to take expensive emergency measures. By the same token, the Academy reckons that just making irrigation sites more efficient could save the agricultural industry a lot of grief.

A proper hydrological plan for the Costa del Sol was inked out in 2009 but has yet to be fully implemented, despite the drought situation getting worse with each passing year.

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TORREMOLINOS residents were left disappointed by a resurfacing scheme which promised to cover most streets in the town but actually only resurfaced a few and patched up others.

Surprise appearance PLAYERS from Unicaja Baloncesto, Malaga’s professional basketball team, spent a day at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos signing autographs and having photos taken with children.

Club funds MARBELLA Council has announced it has included €238,100 in this year ’s budget for local cultural associations, sports clubs and university summer courses.

GOING GREEN: Marbella is becoming an urban cycling hotspot.

By Matthew Elliott MARBELLA Council has followed through on its pledge to make the Costa del Sol city an urban cycling hotspot.

More than 10 kilometres of cycle p a th s w e re a d d e d to the c ity in 2016, including three kilometres of exclusive bike lanes.

The results speak for the success of the council’s sustainability drive and determination to cut down on traffic pollution while improving local residents’ quality of life.

Mobility and sustainability councillor Miguel Diaz says that officials have no intention of slowing down and have major plans for 2017. He has a keen eye on the booming eco-

touris m s ect or and bel i eves t hat more bike lanes will attract a new breed of health conscious, greenfriendly tourist to Marbella.

However that’s not all. A green park is scheduled to open in Arroyo Primero alongside a new green corridor in Las Chapas, while work will finally begin on refurbishing Avenida Julio Iglesias in Puerto Banus.

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Cannabis growing with soothing Zen like music A VERY strong smell and the noise of a high quality ventilation system running 24 hours a day drew officers of the National Police to a property in Malaga City.

When t hey ar r i ved at t he pr oper t y, t hey di scover ed a room which had been converted into a ‘greenhouse’ and held 60 thriving cannabis plants together with a cd player dispensing soot hi ng Zen- l i ke sounds, scales and high powered bulbs.

In addition it transpired that t he coupl e who l i ved i n t he property, a woman of 20 and a m an of 24 had t apped i nt o a public power supply in order to steal electricity to run the vent i l at i on pl ant and 600 wat t bulbs.

The coupl e have been charged with drug trafficking and theft of electricity.

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Drugs found GUARDIA CIVIL officers confiscated 68.7 kilos of hashish from a car on the A7 motorway in San Roque and arrested the driver during a routine vehicle check.

Good start THE Local Police force in San Roque has started the year with new equipment and better shifts, the council has announced, in an aim to improve the service provided.

New police member ALHAURIN DE LA TORRE’S Local Police force has welcomed a new officer to its ranks, who was sworn in at a ceremony at the town hall.

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Spanish store’s hidden treasure in festive cakes

By Matthew Elliott EL CORTE INGLES is emulating Willy Wonka and stashing gold bars in their New Year’s Roscones de Reyes. A select few of the famous Spanish January cakes will have one gram of pure gold hidden in the packaging. One will even contain a full ounce – valued at €1,130, compared to €47 for a gram.

Across Spain and the Costa del Sol El Corte Ingles supermarkets are selling the roscones, quite literally like hotcakes, as news o f th e h id d en trea s ure spreads. Collaborating with precious metals company Degussa, a to ta l o f 2 5 1 g o ld b u llio n w as stretched throughout Spain.

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ounce won’t actually contain the gold (the weight would be a slight giveaway to savvy shoppers) but will have a card with information on how to collect.

El Corte Ingles produces almost half a million roscones de reyes each year, mostly in its Madrid workshop. The oval shaped pastry is traditionally eaten in Spain to celebrate the Epiphany, or Three Kings’ Day, on January 6.

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Proposed projects MIJAS Council has included a large riverside park for Las Lagunas and a marina for La Cala in its proposals for inclusion in the new Costa del Sol Land Plans (POT).

The town included the two projects in its requests and suggestions to the Junta de Andalucia regional government regarding the revision of the POT and also stressed the need to improve safety by the river.

Town Planning councillor Andres Ruiz explained: “we have stressed the need for free spaces and also the importance of channelling Rio Fuengirola to reduce flooding risks.”

Details of the proposed park and marina have yet to be set out and meeting will have to be held with Junta representatives over the next few months to make concrete plans. “For now we have simply marked general plans which will be the base for improvement,” the councillor said.

Other proposals for the POT include provision and regulation of golf courses of interest to tourists and preservation of areas of environmental interest.

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Marbella unveils plans for port

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THE city council in Marbella is to embark on a massive project to modernise the marina.

Mayor José Bernal unveiled the plans to create a large pedestrianised area within the commercial area of the Puerto Deportivo.

The project, which will take several years to complete, will mean refurbishment of shabbier areas of the port to create a new leisure space.

An improved access point from the west is also included in the plans along with the removal of barriers between the port and the Paseo Marítimo.

The scheme also includes major investment in dredging the port and reinforcing the dock.

M ay o r B e r n a l t o l d b u s in e s s owners and other interested parties that the venture would “break the barriers that separate it from the Paseo Maritimo.”

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VENEZUELA is planning to extradite fugitive businessman Andres Lietor, back to Spain.

Lietor was linked to the Malaya case and was sentenced to over four years in prison and fined €4 million for crimes of money laundering, bribery, fraud and breach of trust.

A European and international search and arrest warrant was issued after he fled the country ahead of serving his time.

He was arrested last June in Venezuela and initially it seemed the South American country did not want to hand him over to the Spanish au-

thorities, but sources said he could return to Spain in the coming weeks with reports that Lietor wants to choose his prison preferring to enter a Murcia jail.

Another fugitive, Juan German Hoffman, is located in Germany and is believed to be serving his five year sentence in the country.

The Malaya case is a major corruption case which started in Marbella investigating the council, businessmen, lawyers and other prominent figures, accused of illicit activities related to urban development including bribery and embezzlement.

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MAJOR INVESTMENT: Will included dredging the port.

The mayor also revealed a new set of regulations will govern the activities of the port authority, the APPA.

The pre s ide nc y of the A PPA will continue to be occupied by the mayor but a new board of directors was chosen.

PRISON staff are calling for better security measures and working conditions following an attack on a guard at Alhaurin de la Torre jail. UGT trades union representatives reported the guard was attacked by a dangerous inmate after he opened a security door when the prisoner refused to hand over a mop handle he was brandishing. Accompanied by a colleague, the injured worker opened the door but was immediately attacked and ended up in hospital with a broken nose.

Luckily, the union said, quick reactions on the part of other staff members managed to stop the attack and the victim was taken to hospital in Malaga, where he awaits reconstructive surgery. While the prisoner, a Spaniard with a history of violence and known to be problematic, was moved to another jail.

UGT stated that the attack is just one of many suffered by prison workers and called for better conditions, higher security and more staff for jails like Alhaurin de la Torre, which have seen a significant reduction in human resources.

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In rude health WITH more than 15,000 people aged over 100, Spain officially has the second best life expectancy on the planet.

The latest data from the OECD, which dates back to 2014, shows that the average person born in Spain today can expect to live to the ripe old age of 83.3. That places residents just behind people in Japan, who live slightly longer at 83.7.

It is the Spanish women who help bring up the national average. Females have a life expectancy of 86.2, while men fall quite a bit behind at 80.4, lower than their counterparts in Japan, Iceland, Italy and Switzerland.

The UK and Ireland have a lower average than most of western Europe and Scandinavia with both countries at 81.4, though British-born men can expect to live a few months longer than Irish-born.

In the USA life expectancy for men actually fell for the first time in decades and is now at 76.4, behind neighbouring Costa Rica.

The news comes as a Reuters photographer revealed some of the tips he was given by centenarians he snapped in Spain for a work project.

Gazpacho, countryside life, having only one child, keeping active, strong family relations and a daily spoon of honey were the top reasons given for their impressive longevity.

The number of centenarians in Spain is predicted to reach 300,000 in the next 50 years.

Money back for mortgage holders MALAGA courts began applying the new European doctrine regarding abusive floor clauses on mortgages immediately after the decision on retroactive compensation made in Luxembourg.

The clauses had already been deemed abusive by the Spanish High Court, however the maximum national authority had declared that banks would only have to return amounts pocketed from 2013 onwards, a decision with which many were not content.

This led to the matter being placed in the hands of the European High Tribunal, which finally found in favour of the public.

Just one day after announcement, Malaga’s number eight court issued its first two sentences based on the doctrine, ordering Unicaja and Catalunya Banc to return all overcharged amounts to two mortgage holders.

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The floor clause was a base limit set by banks whereby a minimum interest rate would be charged regardless of falling rates which were used to calculate payments. The legal decisions which are leading to courts demanding money is returned are based on the fact that banks either deliberately hid this clause from their clients or failed to explain it clearly.

Since the matter came to light there has been an avalanche of cases as consumers fight to get their cash back. One law company in Malaga, which has specialised in floor clause cases, currently has 5,800 claims on its books and won another 1,200 cases in 2016.

More are likely to be taken up over the next few weeks as an estimated 50,000 mortgage holders in Malaga Province are believed to be affected by the clauses.

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Malaga City plans to combat climate change MALAGA is set to align itself with environmentally friendly cities such as Quebec and Copenhagen in the war against global warming with a range of proposals designed to reduce greenhouse gases by 40 per cent by 2030.

The city was last year one of the signatories of a policy which brings together local and regional bodies to implement EU targets on energy and climate. Malaga is vulnerable to the effects of climate change, with the local climate predicted to rise by 4 degrees by the end of this century if no steps are taken.

Proposals to combat environmental change include the implementation of electric motorcycles for police.

Within the next several months, a section of the police force’s vehicles will be replaced with electric motorbikes, which

COMING TO MALAGA: Green rooftops in Rome. are not only healthier for the environment but will also be capable of collecting data on noise and other pollution around the city.

Further measures include the use of ‘green’ roofs in the construction of new buildings. The

proposal will see roofs of new buildings insulated with plants that thrive in a Mediterranean environment, such as rosemary, lavender and olivilla. More CO2-absorbing trees will also be planted around the city.

Large companies are also do-

ing their part. For some time, gas from landfill waste has been harnessed by biogas company, Limasa, but only recently has a solution been created that allows gas to be extracted from waste before being sealed in landfill.

Police hunt for thief A UNIVERSITY student from Caceres has reported that he was accosted and his belongings were stolen at his lodgings in Malaga City.

The 18-year-old, who was alone as his flatmates had gone to spend Christmas with their families, told the police that he had been out with friends.

Upon returning and entering the complex, he said, a man aged between 19 and 25 wearing a dark tracksuit asked him to let him in, claiming to have forgotten his keys.

The two young men entered the lift together and on their way up, the stranger asked for the time and, when his victim took out his mobile phone to look, snatched it

away and proceeded to search his pockets while threatening him.

When the lift arrived at its destination, the attacker allegedly said: “don’t tell anyone, I know where you live,” before fleeing down the stairs.

Although the victim asked a neighbour for help and the National Police were called, who took him on a tour of the neighbourhood in the hope of spotting the attacker, there was no sign of him, the official police report stated.

Investigations are underway but so far no arrests have been made. Locals have however claimed that this was not the first time this type of thing had happened in the area.

Five Spaniards are shot by Moroccan forces off Ceuta IT appears that five people from La Linea who are suspected of being smugglers were shot at by Moroccan government personnel off the coast of Ceuta on December 29.

Reports suggest that two

men were wounded, one possibly seriously as they fled to the safety of Spanish waters in Ceuta, but both of those shot have been released from hospital in the Spanish enclave.

One of the remaining men

has been arrested by the Guardia Civil suspected of smuggling and not holding proper documents for either himself or his boat and the other two are apparently being interviewed by officers.

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JOSE BERNAL: Described projects aimed to modernise areas of Marbella.

The mayor’s speech EMPLOYMENT is to be one of Marbella Council’s main concerns during the coming year, the city’s mayor announced during his end of year speech.

Mayor Jose Bernal addressed his public on local media, providing a summary of 2016 and some insight into the plans for 2017.

His team, the mayor said, considers creating more jobs to be their main goal and intends to continue with employment schemes to this end.

Regarding efficient management, Bernal spoke of the council’s work to reduce the city’s

debt and publicly asked the government to allow the council to invest the more than €50 million surplus from the budgets in the city.

The mayor also described projects aimed to modernise various areas of Marbella with €15 million worth of work due to be carried out in 2017.

Communication with residents and other administrations has improved, Bernal said, with locals being included as much as possible and the council collaborating with the provincial, regional and national governments.

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MALAGA saw a rise in the number of deaths on the roads in 2016 by 15 per cent compared to the previous year. Thirty people were killed on the province’s roads last year, four more than the 26 counted in the previous year, according to data from the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT). July and August were the most fatal months with eight deaths occurring.

This figure breaks with the downward

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Road deaths on rise trend of recent years with 2014 recording the historical low of 24 road deaths. Despite the slight increase, the statistics are still far from the 101 deaths recorded in 2006 and the 118 fatalities in 2003, the h ig h e s t le ve l e ve r re a c he d on the

province’s roads since 1993 when 121 people died.

Over half of the fatal accidents involving motorists and pedestrians occurred on the secondary roads in the province and it is for this reason that the DGT launched the

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Invive Plan which is a programme of increased surveillance on 30 sections of the most dangerous secondary roads adding visible mobile radars.

As the DGT prepares for the third phase of the holiday traffic over this Three Kings weekend, figures show that 23 people died in 22 fatal traffic accidents on Spanish roads since the start of the Christmas travel campaign on December 23.

Dancing the dream

By Eleanor Hawkins THE local team which won the Andalucian regional final of the Vive tu sueño (Live your dream) dance competition have paid a visit to Benalmadena Town Hall to meet the mayor.

Mayor Victor Navas and Popular Traditions councillor Ana Scherman received the flamenco team from Rocio Solana dance school, made up of Gema Marin, Laura Bernal, Miriam Gonzalez, Judith Cascado and Cassandra Torres, and congratulated them on their win.

The young dancers spoke of

We in Benalmadena are proud of these great dancers.” their experience at the regional finals in Sevilla and said their friendship and teamwork were key to their triumph.

Now the girls will continue training in preparation for the national finals of the competition, to be held in Madrid in March.

Scherman said: “We in Benalmadena are very proud of these great dancers.”

DANCE TEAM: Were congratuled on their win.

An optimistic outlook THERE might not be much cash to be spent and there may be lots of work to be done, but Torremolinos is still in for a great year according to its mayor, Jose Ortiz.

I think we are all sure 2017 is going to be an important year.”

Great things are coming, the mayor said in his end of year round-up, including final approval of the PGOU t own pl anni ng docum ent which will attract new investors to the area.

“First off,” Ortiz said, “Torremolinos will be hosti ng i m por t ant r egi onal events like the Andalucian Sports Gala, on February 13, and t he Andal uci an Sports Journalists Federation Conference.

“We’ve had a busy year of intense work and an open attitude at the council towar ds al l t he pol i t i cal groups to normalise functioning of the local government.

“But now we are facing t he chal l enge of l ayi ng down sustainable plans for the future and especially for creating employment.

“I think we are all sure that 2017 is going to be a very important year for Torremolinos and we are looking forward to it,” Ortiz said.

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Man caught in phone con probe

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A 31-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing mobile phones from several restaurants and cafés in Malaga.

Police launched their inquiry after a spate of thefts from customers sitting at outdoor terraces in the city.

Detectives said the man responsible had approached people o n t h e p r e t e x t o f showing them an advertising brochure, but this was a decoy designed to give him time to t a k e p h o n e s th at might have been left on the table.

The suspect was picked up in Torremolinos, however it is thought that he may have been responsible for various similar thefts in a number of Spanish towns and cities.

In an a t t e m p t t o r e d u c e such incidents police have

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PAPERWORK: Make sure you follow the correct procedures.

MOBILE PHONES: Being stolen from café customers. advised people to be extra v ig ila n t in c ro w d s a n d to keep personal items in inside pockets.

Any small bags should be carried at the front of your b o d y an d mak e s u re th e y

visible at all times.

The number of undercover officers is being increased in areas where there is a lot of tourist traffic inc luding s hopping a nd leisure activities.

Register a vehicle in Spain correctly REGISTERING a non-Spanish vehicle in Spain is a complex and potentially costly procedure. However, you may be exempt from Spanish registration tax by getting Spanish number plates within one month of entering the country. But to do this, you need to become a resident. Linea Directa has been insuring expat drivers in Spain for over a decade and understands all the steps involved. Below we outline this process.

STEP 1: OBTAINING A CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY This is a statement by the car’s manufacturer that it conforms to EU regulations. You will need the car’s chassis number to complete this straightforward process online at www.euro coc.eu/en/certificate_of_conformity. The charges for this service will vary according to type of vehicle, make and country of first registration.

STEP 2: CURRENT LOG BOOK The vehicle’s original log book showing your name as the owner, the vehicle’s age and a valid UK address. You will also need the bill of sale for the car.

STEP 3: RESIDENCY IN SPAIN The Spanish residency certificate (Certificado de Empadronamiento) is your official proof of residency in Spain. Your local town hall can provide you with this doc-

ument. You will need to take your passport and proof of Spanish address (rental contract, contract to purchase or property deeds).

STEP 4: OBTAINING A SPANISH MOT CERTIFICATE All vehicles over four years old must be roadworthy and clearly display a valid ITV sticker. The ITV (Vehicle Technical Inspection) must be tested at an authorised centre, just as for an MOT test. You can find out the location of your nearest ITV centre on DGT website (equivalent to the DVLA). You can also call your local centre to make a booking. If the centre is busy, especially pre-summer, this can save a lot of time. The cost can vary but generally is around 40€ for petrol-engine cars and 56€ for diesel-engine cars.

Step 5: OBTAINING A SPANISH EQUIVALENT OF A TAX DISC The Spanish Tax Agency can provide your vehicle with a valid ‘tax disc’ for Spain, which must be carried in the car when in use. You will need to complete the relevant form online and pay the amount according to your car’s tax band.

You can carry out all these procedures yourself or you can seek the assistance of an accountant to do this for you.

If you would like to contact Linea Directa please call 900 123 026 More information on Linea Directa online at www.lineadirecta.com

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Skin disease threat

By Matthew Elliott AN important Costa del Sol stream still hasn’t been cleaned despite worrisome reports of a disease outbreak. The Saltillo, which divides Torremolinos and Benalmadena was suppos e d t o h a v e b e e n cleaned in November.

A public health case was launched in October following reports that there was a possible outbreak of Lesh-

maniasis. The parasite infection can cause skin lesions and mouth and nose ulcers.

It can be spread due to poverty and urbanisation and can resemble leprosy in severe cases.

Dirty water in an urban stream in a highly populated place would represent a serious risk factor but bureaucratic squabbling is preventing proper action b ein g tak en . T h e To rr e mo lin o s Co u n cil is b at-

tling against the environment ministry over whose responsibility the mess is.

A t le a s t one ba by is known to have contracted the disease, a 14-monthold from Arroyo de la Miel, although it is unclear whether it has spread.

The boy’s grandfather ha s c la ime d the s tre a m hasn’t been cleaned or fumiga te d in ye a rs a nd is now a hotbed of rats and mosquitoes.

New green hotspot ESTEPONA will soon have a brand new green and sports space. The city council has given the go-ahead to a state-of-the-art complex in the north that will cover more than 3,000 square metres.

The project has been awarded to Bonifacio Solis, who bid €229,000 and will be responsible for Estepona’s newest foray into green living.

When complete the area will feature a running track, an exercise circuit, leafy trees, and nice, open zones for local resi-

dents to sit and relax in, or enjoy a stroll.

Set to be built in the Calle Alejo Carpentier area, there will be plenty of chairs, tables and benches, and even football and basketball courts.

The Costa del Sol town is making terrific headway in reinventing itself as a green hotspot. Local officials hope to attract more tourists and make life better for residents by converting old industrial land into green walkways and exercise zones.

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Boxing legend retires ANDALUCIAN boxing legend Antonio Benitez el ‘Chato’ has announced his retirement from the sport.

The boxer explained the injury he sustained in his last match to defend his super welterweight title, reported by Euro Weekly News, has prevented him from fighting again.

The 32-year-old fighter from Marbella was knocked out in the 10th round of his fight against Javier Garcia Roche last November and suffered a bleed on the brain before undergoing surgery.

In his statement to his fans, Benitez said that boxing has taught him to ‘look forward’ and that he will continue to stay involved with the sport. He thanked his friends, fans, wife and sons as well as his manager and promoter, MGZ.

€2.4m to complete drainage channel WORK still needs to be done on the unfinished drainage channel on the road next to the air base along the old N340, now MA-21 road.

This area was the scene of major flooding following the recent rains with the water flooding the road which had to remain closed to traffic for much of the day. It is believed that completion of this unfinished channel would prevent such flooding, but administrations say the work lies in the hands of the promoters that own the neighbouring land.

The promoters of Plaza Mayor commercial and leisure centre contributed €3.5 million of the €5.9 million cost, so over €2 million still needs to be spent to link it with the airport’s drainage channel. This should come from the other businesses but the part still to be built corresponds to some of the vacant plots to the east of Plaza Mayor.

The promoters of Plaza Mayor said

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House fire A 53-YEAR-OLD woman and her teenage son were burned in a fire at their home in Ronda. Both were taken to hospital, where the boy, 13, was treated for leg burns and his mother for breathing in smoke.

On the up FOLLOWING several disappointing years, the black clouds hanging over the retail sector in Malaga Province may finally be lifting. Local businesses are reporting increases of 5-15 per cent over the festive period.

Italian job VACANT PLOTS: The drainage channel would prevent flooding.

they will remind these other businessmen of the need to run this part of the drainage channel, as they were commit-

ted to doing in 2012, as its completion is necessary to reduce the risk of flooding.

A 36-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested in Malaga City under a European Order of Detention and Delivery issued

by Italian authorities.

The fugitive was wanted for trafficking drugs.

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Two hurt A MOTORCYCLIST ran over a pedestrian in Marbella. The man was crossing Avenida Lopez Dominguez at around 10pm when he was hit.

Both men were injured in the accident.

History app THE Marbella Activa association has designed an App that will help present the history of the municipality aimed at youngsters. So far, six of the 11 games that will make up the App, have been designed.

Closed off EMERGENCY services had to close off Malaga’s central Calle Alarcon Lujan, near Calle Larios, when part of a cornice fell from a building and a man who was injured had to be taken to hospital.

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British residents in Spain honoured by The Queen in New Year Honours List 2017 TWO British residents in Spain have been awarded honours by Her Majesty The Queen in the New Year Honours List 2017.

Liz Parry, former Editor of SUR in English, an English-language newspaper in Southern Spain, and resid en t in th e p ro v in c e of Malaga, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for her services to British nationals living in Andalucia.

R o g er Co o k e, la tte rly President of the British Chamber of Commerce in S p ain an d re s id en t in Madrid, has been appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to British business in Spain and British-Spanish trade and investment.

Honours lists are published twice a year, on the Queen’s official birthday in

June and at New Year, and recognise extraordinary achievement and service to the UK. Following a nomination process, an honours committee reviews all the submitted nominations. The Queen then awards the honour.

In the cases of Ms Parry a nd M r C ooke , the ir outstanding achievements ens ure d the y s tood out amongst the many nominations received for this year ’s New Year Honours list.

The British Ambassador to Spa in, Simon M a nle y, said: “I am delighted that the a c hie ve me nts of Liz Parry and Roger Cooke ha ve be e n re c ognis e d by Her Majesty The Queen in this way, whether it be Liz through her distinguished journalism and consistent promotion of Britons’ integration into Spanish society,

or Roger and his leadership of the British Chamber, our princ ipa l pa rtne r in strengthening a €46 billion bilateral commercial relationship.”

Reacting to the news of her award, Liz Parry said: “I am delighted and proud to ha ve be e n a w a rde d this medal for service to British residents in our international community! “ It c a me a s a c omple te surprise and I don’t know w ho nomina te d me , but I w ould like the m to know tha t I a m honoure d a nd grateful.”

Roger Cooke, similarly surprised, said: “I am delighted to receive this award and that a contribution to Anglo-Spanish trade has been recognised at a time when this is so important to both countries’ economic wealth and to their citizens.

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AWARDED HONOURS: Liz Parry (top) and Roger Cooke.

eff or t behi nd t hi s success and it would not have been achieved without the great support of the t eam at t he Br i t i sh Cham ber of Com merce in Spain.”

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Costa del Sol DFAS January lectures THE Ashcan School and American Realism: The Ashcan School was an artistic movement in the USA during the early 20th century that is best known for works portraying scenes of daily life in New York, often in the city’s poorer neighbourhoods.

A maverick group of young painters in NYC, inspired by the realism of Dutch 17th century artists and influenced by 19th century French artists like Courbet and Manet, set the foundation for depicting the sheer variety and scale of life in the changing, surging metropolis.

The Ashcan group wanted merging American artists to find a voice for ‘their own art in their own land.’ This lecture takes place on Monday January 9 at 4.30pm in the Salon Varietés Theatre, Fuengirola. Visitors: €10.

Photography in Paris; Atget, Man Ray and Brassai: The main focus will be

on these three photographers whose ground-breaking work captured the feel of Paris from the late 19th century to the fall of France in 1940, and made Paris a centre for innovative photography.

Atget’s work is unique on many levels. He was the maker of a great visual catalogue of the fruits of French culture as it survived in and near Paris in the first quarter of this century.

Significant members of the art world posed for Man Ray’s camera and he was represented in the first Surrealist exhibition.

Brassai photographed Paris nightlife, especially its more colourful and more disreputable levels.

This lecture takes place on Tuesday January 10 at 10.30am in The Danish Club on Urb. Haza del Algarrobo, Carretera de Mijas km 2.2.

The cost is €8 for members and €10 for visitors.

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Sala Super League fundraising events THE exclusive year-long tournament, organised by Sala Group and kindly sponsored in 2016 by Jackson Grundy, Golfriends and Hiscox has not only been an excellent networking opportunity for local businesses but also a fantastic platform to raise money for worthwhile local charities. So far, these charity golf days have raised over €138,000 for local children’s charities such as DEBRA and AVOI. The final tournament of Sala Super League in 2016 took place on December 10, raising an impressive €6,755 for DEBRA, the global charity which raises funds to provide respite for the families of Epidermolysis Bullosa sufferers, and for research into cures, medication and treatments.

The day started off early at Santana Golf Course with Buck’s Fizz and bacon sandwiches for the players before heading off for the final round of the 2016 competition, in which teams compete to win a five-star luxury trip to Portugal.

After the game players headed to La

FINAL TOURNAMENT: Raised an impressive €6,755 for DEBRA. Sala Puerto Banus, which unveiled its snazzy new look just days before. After a delicious three-course Christmas lunch in the beautiful new Live Lounge area with live music by the famed Masquerade Duo, the US Open winner Michael Campbell

led the prize-giving and charity raffle, raising a total of €6,755.

To sign up for Sala Super League 2017 please contact the manager of Sala Super League Lindsey Medina on 693 507 628 or email lindsey@salagroupholdings.com.

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Age Care Association: annual Christmas dinner for volunteers

CHRISTMAS DINNER: Celebrated the amazing work of Age Care volunteers.

A WONDERFUL evening was had by all at the annual Christmas dinner for volunteers and guests of Age Care which was held at The Miraflores Golf Hotel.

The president Syd Weldon thanked everybody for their hard work and dedication throughout the year. He emphasised that the work that the charity does to provide practical support and help with advice is amazing and that he proud of all the volunteers who give their time to such a worthy cause.

Liz Stott the treasurer thanked Syd the president and Tom the vice president and their respective wives, Carol and Natalie for their tireless work for the charity.

A fabulous three-course meal followed during which they were entertained by Ricky Lavazza. At the end of the evening most people relaxed and enjoyed the music and

danced. The event provides an opportunity to socialise with other volunteers from different areas and roles in order to celebrate a fantastic and productive year together.

Age Care volunteers come from all walks of life with a wealth of life experiences and they all contribute their time freely and willingly to help the older English speaking community in a wide variety of ways.

Some volunteers work in the shop at El Zoco, Calahonda which, apart from donations, raises all the money which provides help, services and care. It sell clothes for women, men and children, shoes, bags, other clothing, general household items, toys and bric-abrac.

However, nothing is wasted!

Clothes that are not suitable to be sold in the shop are donated to the homeless. Blankets and towels that are not in good

condition are donated to a local dog charity. Unsuitable clothes and fabrics are sold per bag. As well as the main shop, there is the book shop that is organised like a well run library which also sells pictures, CDs, DVDs and golf equipment.

Welfare volunteers organise coffee mornings in Calahonda, La Cala, Fuengirola, Coin and Benalmadena, as well as offering help and advice on how to access information. The charity will also organise support if appropriate.

There are also welfare drivers who will help elderly people to get to important hospital and doctor appointments and some are Spanish speaking as well who can act as translators.

Age Care Association is a registered, non-profit making organisation run entirely by volunteers. For information call 635 407 255, email in fo@agecarecosta.org or see the website www.agecarecosta.

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Sponsored skydive for Age Concern AGE CONCERN Fuengirola and Mijas are holding a sponsored skydive to raise much-needed funds. Your sponsorship will enable them to continue to provide advice, support, help and friendship to all over 50’s English-speaking expats, regardless of their nationality, who live in their geographical area.

ADANA update THE annual Christmas Fair was held at the Estepona Palacio and once again was a huge succes s, b r i n g i n g i n j u s t under €8,500. Thanks to Trish Mansfield and all wh o h e l p e d m ak e the d a y so r e wa r d i n g and enjoyable.

Every year ADANA supporter and Cancelada h a i r st y l i st Ju d e Leon makes cakes for ADANA to sell at its markets and fairs. This year sh e m a d e m i n ce pies for ADANA volunteer B e t h Gr i e r so n to sell on her stall at the Christ m a s Ma r k e t in Estepona’s Kempinski Hotel.

Beth had sold all but the last two pies when a lady sa i d sh e wo u ld take them, gave Beth a €50 n o t e a n d sa id “The se h a d b e t t e r b e good, keep the change.”

N ow, Ju d e ’s p i e s a re good, very good. And beca u se o f Ju d e a n d Beth , a l m o st € 3 0 0 raised will go to caring for our dogs at the perrera.

Upcoming events include t h e q u a r t e rly meeting on January 17 at th e C e n t r o Pa d re Manuel, Estepona, from 7-8.30pm. This meeting w ill b e t o d i sc u s s fundraising and is open to members, volunteers, and friends of ADANA. Come a n d sh a r e y o u r ideas for helping raise funds for the shelter.

On January 27 there will be a coffee morning in Plaza Manilva, Estepona, from 11am.

Because the charity receives no financial support from central, regional or local government they are dependent on the goodwill and generosity of people like yourself.

Any skydive carries risk. Our volunteer skydiver is Sally, who may be just five feet tall and a grandmother but she has the heart of a lioness!

She will tandem jump from 15,000, yes 15,000 feet. Sally will initially free fall at up to 200 km per hour before opening her chute. Not for the faint-hearted!

The skydive will take place on January 22, 2017 (subject to weather conditions) at the Aerodromo La Juliana in Bollullos de la Mita-

cio, 41110 Sevilla.

Donate online at fym@ageconcern.org.es.

Click on the second entry, scroll down to ‘AC Fuengirola y Mijas Sur’ in the right-hand column then click ‘donate’ in the top-right hand corner and follow the instructions. Please support Sally and the work of Age Concern Fuengirola y Mijas.

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It’s been a busy couple of months for ICE members!

IF you happened to notice a large number of people wandering around Sabinillas on the morning of Saturday October 29, closely observing the architecture and street notices and making notes on clipboards, you might not have realised that this was an ICE Treasure Hunt.

After completing this local quiz the answer sheets were carefully marked, as competition was extremely fierce, and the results were announced. The lucky winners received vouchers for meals in local restaurants, and the rest are at least more knowledgeable about part of the area where they live than they were before. Thanks go to Rob Potter and Terry Smith for their hard work in preparing the quiz.

Wednesday November 2 was the date of the group’s latest mystery tour. After last year’s unforgettable mystery trip Doug Mitchell, the organiser, had to come up with a new venue and scotch the rumours at the club that this would be worse than the trip to the recycling depot.

The first mystery stop was Parque De La Paloma, a very tranquil area situated in the heart of Benalmadena Costa. It covers some 200,000m2 and is less than 300m from the coast. This green oasis is entirely man-made and was only opened in the mid-1990s. Over the years, the park has become something of an

DISABLED LIFT: Is expected to be put to good use in January. impromptu animal sanctuary, with rabbits, peacocks, goats, emus, donkeys and various other animals.

Some of them wander around freely and are always a big hit with visitors. After that it was Benalmadena Port for lunch and then some retail therapy - a most enjoyable day out.

On Saturday November 5 the Club celebrated its 28th birthday at El Paraiso Golf Club, presided over

by President, Sue Potter. As you would expect, it was an evening of excellent food and drink, music and dancing to live music by Mandy and Gerry in convivial company, and

there was a raffle of restaurant prizes kindly sponsored by Terry Waite of Blevins Franks. Finally a coach had been organised to take the revellers safely home. ICE look forward to many more years and hope that their numbers will continue to grow.

Last Tango in Little Grimley by David Tristram was performed by the ICE Players on November 11, 12 and 13. Sex puts bums on seats!

That was the message of the playwithin-a-play for four actors - not, you understand, sex of the raunchy and explicit kind, but more in the nudge-nudge-wink-wink tradition of

the Carry On films. It was an evening of great fun for members, and for the Theatre Studies students from Sotogrande International School, who attended the first performance as part of their A Level course. Congratulations went to the actors, producer and director Julie Wood and to all who provided the technical, organisational and moral support, and everyone looks forward eagerly to their next production!

The search for new places to shop and eat took the group to La Linea de la Concepcion on November 23.

To those who have visited the mar-

ket there in summer, when it’s sprawling and bustling and full of the most diverse stalls, it was a little disappointing to find only one street on a blustery and chilly winter’s day, but there were still some bargains among the produce and clothing and rolls of fabric. From there the coach took them to the Wok Real at Campamento, where they enjoyed an excellent buffet lunch with a huge variety of freshly cooked dishes at a very competitive price.

In December ICE took a trip to Malaga to see the always spectacular Christmas lights and enjoy the street entertainment in Calle Larios.

Christmas activities at the Club included a concert of carols and readings, a lunch at Nellie G’s and a Christmas morning get-together with a Secret Santa.

In January the group expects their new disabled lift to be put to good use, and all regular activities began again on the 3rd. A new group for photographers who would like to contribute to an ICE Calendar for 2018 is starting up on the 20th. Then there’s a Welcome Back Party with music by Stelvis on the 21st, a ramblers’ lunch (open to non-ramblers too!) on the 25th, and a visit to Malaga Car Museum and/or the sales on the 27th.

Make joining ICE your new year’s resolution for 2017!

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Training time for dogs COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

DOG TRAINING: Around 30 animals are learning better behavioural techniques.

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By Eleanor Hawkins THE ‘El Perro Urbano’ dog training workshop has begun in Torrevieja.

Organised by the councillor for Animal Protection, Carmen Morate, the first session was attended by around 30 dogs, 24 of which were from the municipal animal pound taken by the volunteers who usually walk them.

The aim of the workshop is to train dogs and help their owners achieve a better communication and to handle the dogs better and create a more peaceful and understanding coexistence.

Those interested in walking the dogs at t he shel t er ar e r eminded they can go to the shelter in Torrevieja, close to the ecopark opposite Carrefour, Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10am-12pm.

AXARQUÍA

New name

Secret cave

All change!

Motril reversal

PART of Albox’s Calle Andalucia has been renamed Calle Doctor Jose Antonio Garcia Ramos to honour a recently deceased doctor who worked locally for more than 30 years.

A FASCINATING new cave has been discovered deep in Ciutadella’s Cala Blanca. The 800 square metre cave has a lake inside and a wealth of stalagmite rock formations which will be of interest to geologists across the globe.

ALFAZ Town Hall is spending €40,000 on renovating the dressing rooms at the Albir football ground.

THE mayor of Motril Flor Almón Fernández reacted very quickly to complaints received from shopkeepers in the centre of Motril concerning a ban on traffic and reversed the decision.

Hidden cargo A COUPLE in their 40s, residents of Almeria City, were arrested while trying to board a Melilla-Almeria ferry with 11 kilos of hashish hidden in water bottles inside their car’s petrol tank.

Robber caught TOWARDS the end of summer 2016, a 58-year-old man was beaten up and had various items stolen in S’Arenal and now the Guardia Civil has arrested the presumed assailant.

Who’s bin here

Shaving shenanigans

ALMERIA City’s fire brigade reported a new wave of rubbish containers set on fire across the city. In just one night engines had to be sent out to a dozen separate blazes.

A GAGGLE of schoolchildren were suspended for arriving for classes at their Palma private school with shaven heads.

The seven pranksters were banned for four days each, the Monday to Thursday before the Christmas holidays.

Flood loans

Christmas capers

UNICAJA bank has announced it has increased the amount set aside to provide preferential loans to those affected by recent floods to €70 million to include residents in Almeria and Granada provinces.

A PAIR of thieves who targeted foreign families over the festive period have been captured by the Guardia Civil. The two men are considered leaders of a criminal outfit which robbed at least 50 homes across Mallorca, sometimes using force.

Pin-up

Low-cost king

A YOUNG lady from Almeria, Vanesa Gil, has been declared Interviu Magazine Girl of 2016 at a gala in Madrid. The waitress and event hostess was one of 10 finalists competing for the title.

PALMA’s airport is readying itself to be the low-cost capital of the Mediterranean in summer 2017. Four new airlines will have official bases at Son Sant Juan next year as the airport continues to break new ground in passenger traffic.

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Javea coastline THE recent storms have transformed what was a gravel and rock coastline area into a sandy beach. The town of Javea will now have to readdress how it promotes itself, being described as only having the one sandy beach, the Arenal.

No grapes THE city of Castellon gave out 2,000 bags containing 24,000 slices of clementines rather than grapes on New Year’s Eve to promote the consumption of the citrus fruit.

Good news OLIVA will reduce IBI rates on commercial properties in the town centre.

The reduction is part of the town’s Revival programme created to revitalise the Old Town and the Raval neighbourhood.

Prawn stars PRIZED red Denia prawns were selling at €101 a kilo by the time the New Year arrived. A week earlier when there were fewer around they fetched up to €150 in the harbour side auctions as restaurants and families snapped them up for Christmas meals.

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Almuñecar paragliders NEW YEAR’S EVE saw the 30th International Festival of Paragliding take place in Almuñecar attracting more than 100 contestants from Germany, Spain and Switzerland including an 83-year-old.

Pool fixed AFTER receiving a report from the Health Inspectorate on the condition of the indoor pool in the Enrique López Cuenca Stadium, the Nerja Council has now arranged for all of the required corrective work to be undertaken.

Night visit THE mayor of Almuñecar, Trinidad Herrera Lorente spent much of the evening of New Year’s Eve visiting workers who were on duty in the fire station, health centre, Local Police and Guardia Civil.

Nerja jobs THANKS to financial assistance from the Junta de Andalucia and the European Social Fund, the Nerja Council will be able to create 80 new jobs for young people in the town.

Play for all ALMORADI is creating a special playground for children with reduced mobility.

The €16,000 fully accessible area is being funded with municipal funds.

Vega Baja A PLAGUE is threatening lemon crops of the Vega Baja. The Department of Agriculture has declared the presence in the Valencia Region of the pest called ‘Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood’ also known as ‘chilli thrips’ or ‘yellow tea thrips’ and has issued urgent measures to eradicate and control the pest in the area.

Virgin welcomed AROUND 5,000 people welcomed the arrival of the Virgin of the Assumption at the Tamarit beach before making the pilgrimage to Elche with a Mass being held before the statue was taken to the Basilica.

Lemon gang FIVE people have been arrested, alleged to be part of a gang in Bigastro that stole over 200,000 kilos of lemons, falsified paper work and resold them making over €300,000.

Costly app A CHRISTMAS app created by the government team of Orihuela cost €16,700 to create and has been used by just 450 people, equating to €37 per download.

Cat control PETRER is to double the funds available to help control the colonies of stray cats by increasing sterilisation programmes.

Highway danger ROAD deaths jumped by almost a fifth in 2016. Across the Comunitat a total of 116 people were killed in the hundreds of serious accidents on local roads. The previous year saw 97 fatalities.

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GERMANY

Tourist tax

Suspect arrested

AMSTERDAM is to raise tourist tax in a bid to reduce the number of stag and hen parties going to the city for cheap breaks. Currently, 28 per cent of bookings in the city are in budget hotels.

POLICE have arrested a suspected accomplice of the Christma s m ar ket t er r or at t ack i n Berlin which killed 12 people.

His contact details were found in the phone belonging to the main suspect.

Veggie sausages

Homeward bound

More action

N EARLY 20,000 m i gr ant s were turned away at Germany’s borders this year and a further 55,000 more chose to leave and return to their home country, the largest voluntarily deportation in 16 years.

A NEW poll has showed that 53 per cent of Germans want increased military action against the Daesh terror group in Syria and Iraq. The increased support comes after the terror attack at a Christmas market in Berlin.

CITY BREAKS: In budget hotels.

British exit A DUTCH woman who has lived in the UK for 24 years and has two British children, was told by the Immigration Department to leave after her application for permanent residency was declined. She has now resubmitted her paperwork.

to find a 1.5m python in the toilet of her flat in Amsterdam. Police arrived and the snake was removed, but no one has yet come forward to claim it.

Toilet surprise

Wrong sperm

A DUTCH pensioner was surprised

‘HUMAN error’ has been blamed

on mistakes made at a fertility lab in Utrecht. The hospital said the wrong sperm may have been used to fertilise the eggs of 26 different women. Whilst the likelihood is very slim, the hospital has informed all those involved and offered DNA tests.

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Round the world FRENCH skipper Thomas Coville

BELGIUM

Missing at sea

Woman kidnapped A FRENCH aid worker who handed out food to malnourished children in Mali, has been abducted by armed men.

French and Malian security forces are working together to locate and free the 67-year-old woman.

GERMANY’ S agr i cul t ur al m i ni st er want s t o ban m eat names for plant-based foods saying things such as ‘vegetarian sausage’ confuse consumers.

has set a new round-the-world solo sailing record after completing the trip in 49 days and three hours, slashing eight days off the previous record.

sources to fund a presidential campaign in 2017 as French banks are reportedly refusing to lend the party money.

No snow

No cash FAR-RIGHT leader Marine Le Pen may struggle in her bid for president as her National Front party lacks the re-

IT wasn’t such a white Christmas on France’s ski resorts as unusually high temperatures left some ski runs without snow and holidaymakers disappointed.

A BELGIAN trawler capsized off the English coast around 10km from Ramsgate. A UK sea rescue helicopter rescued a crew member, a second was later rescued, but the third crew member remains missing.

New recruits BELGIUM’S five largest employers are expected to be recruiting around 6,000 posts in 2017 according to estimations made by two local Belgian newspapers.

Free trade

Rest and recovery

BELGIUM’S Foreign Minister has been in Australia to discuss free trade talks within the EU. Australia currently sees their agriculture products blocked from the EU market through restrictive tariffs.

QUEEN PAOLA, mother of Belgian King Philippe, is recovering after fracturing her vertebrae in a fall.

It is not a life-threatening injury but she will need therapy for several months.

SWEDEN

NORWAY

Murder retrial

Self-drive tests

A MAN who has spent more than a decade in jail for a murder he says he didn’t commit, is to have a retrial after being found guilty despite a lack of forensic evidence.

THE government is working on a bill for parliament that would allow the general public to test self-driving vehicles on the country’s roads in a bid to make the roads even safer.

DENMARK

Pen plea

More tourists

Christmas spending

THOUSANDS of people have helped cheer up a Swedish boy by sending him pens. The 10-year-old has autism and collects promotional pens. His mum made a plea for pens to be sent to him following the death of his grandmother.

NORWEGIAN tourism enjoyed a bumper 2016 with the Tromso region reporting a 32 per cent increase in foreign tourists compared to 2015. The country has seen a notable increase since the release of Disney’s Frozen, developed with the support of Norway’s tourism agency.

Risky drinkers

Separate ways

ONE in five Swedish men are ‘risky’ drinkers compared to one in eight Swedish women. A report states that almost 20 per cent of men consume enough alcohol that could have harmful effects on their health.

NORWAY’S church and the government have separated ways after nearly 500 years together. It means clergy are no longer government officials and the church is an independent business. The move has been eight years in the making.

Wheelchair trek

Care case

A SWEDISH man claims to be the first person in a wheelchair to reach the South Pole. Aron Anderson completed the 300km trek in a 21-day journey to help raise money for children with cancer.

INDIA’S foreign minister is urging Norway to return a five-year-old boy to his Indian parents after he was put into care over suspected abuse saying foster parents are ignorant of Indian culture.

DURING the first 23 days of December, Danish consumers spent 30.5 billion kroner (€4.1 billion), 2.9 per cent more than in 2015.

Totally unacceptable OVER 30 people who left Denmark to fight for Daesh in Syria have been receiving unemployment benefits.

Employment Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said it was “totally unacceptable” and promised to take action.

Gender change IN Denmark children from 12 can receive hormones to prevent puberty, used by those who feel they are the wrong gender and more youngsters this year have received the treatment with 130 minors wanting a gender change.

Checking out AS of January 1, cheques are no longer accepted in the nation’s banks with the payment method now rarely being used. You can currently still cash a cheque at the same bank it was issued at.

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Salaries should be reduced

By John Smith IN A newly published research document from the Lancaster University Management School, the link between salaries and bonuses paid to company directors and a company’s financial performance in the UK is described as being ‘negligible.’

Salaries of these executives have increased by an average of 82 per c e n t d u r i n g t h e p a s t 11 y e a r s a l though return on capital increased by just 1 per cent!

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£1.9 billion (€2.23 billion) is the average salary of a CEO of a stock market quoted company in the UK.

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James Rodriguez was sold to Real Madrid.

By John Smith THE Football Leaks release of information continues with news that French football team Monaco has had to agree to pay a large amount of tax to the Spanish government based on profits from transfers.

According to the official view of the Spanish government, Monaco is considered to be a tax haven and as such levies 19 per cent tax on any profit made from the sale of anything (including people) into Spain.

In November of this year, Prime Minister Theresa May said that it planned to make companies explain as well as justify large salaries for their executives and at one stage, it was suggested that she would also encourage worker participation on company boards although this seems to have been diluted recently.

To some extent, having discovered that UK company directors’ pay can be as much as 50 per cent more than their European counterparts, corporate investors and

Being out of what is a pretty unsuccessful European Union - particularly in the economic sense - gives us opportunities as well as obviously great political difficulties.” Lord King former Governor of the Bank of England on Brexit.

Spain grabs tax from Monaco

It appears therefore that the total amount involved comes to €11.7 million based on the purchase and sale of Colombian Captain James Rodriguez who they bought from Porto for €45 million and then sold to Real Madrid for a reported €80 million just one year later.

Also adding to the financial pot were profits on the sale of Belgian player Yannick Carrasco to Atletico Madrid and the Tunisian Aymen Abdennour to Valencia.

BUSINESS EXTRA

Tobacco hikes THE decision by the Spanish government to increase duty on cigarettes and tobacco has seen price increases of between 5c and 20c depending on the brands involved but this may simply encourage more tobacco smuggling.

Credit cards WITH an expensive Christmas and much reported alcohol consumption in the UK, uSwitch a comparison website has reported that large numbers of people are looking to defray payment of interest on credit cards by moving their accounts to take advantage of interest free options.

Bitcoin value DESPITE the fact that Bitcoin supplies can be relatively easily hacked and they are not popular with the majority of governments due to the fact that they are a currency which can be used by criminals, they keep increasing in value and are close to the €900 ceiling for a single coin.

Workers beware of the chatbot

ACCORDING to Barcelona development company Inbenta, by 2020, there are unlikely to be any more call centres manned by humans as all such jobs will be taken by chatbots.

The word is short for chat robot, a computer program that simulates human conversation, or chat, through artificial intelligence. Although at

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the moment, chatbots used for these purposes are typically limited to conversations regarding a specialised purpose, so the ability of the chatbot will expand with it.

Naturally, this programme can respond 24 hours a day and doesn’t have maternity leave or need an HR department.

shareholders are not waiting for the government to act and have already rejected pay rises for executives in Anglo American, BP and Smith & Nephew with more expected in the future.

One well-respected investment manager has criticised the greed of company executives, accusing many of them for helping to cause the financial crisis, but still acting as if they had a divine right to increase their salaries whilst planning to reduce staff or their salaries.

Expansion trail for BP DUE to the anticipated long term rise in oil prices, BP is back on the investment trail and has just announced that it will be purchasing 543 service stations in Australia for a cost of €1.3 billion.

The deal is Woolworth’s which will then allow it to team up with the supermarket to trial 200 convenience stores at the new stations in a strategy that has worked well in the UK, where with partner Marks and Spencer both companies have seen an increase in turnover.

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% CHG. NET VOL -1.25 16,280.02 -1.28 21,612.71 -4.82 5,152.46 -0.44 7,847.83 -0.19 6,669.32 -0.66 19,707.97 -2.11 56,003.83 -1.39 18,895.59 -7.50 4,780.42 -0.77 37,711.57 -2.13 85,695.78 -0.26 4,669.80 -0.79 6,471.43 -1.01 27,478.05 1.05 7,003.63 -0.94 99,540.45 -1.70 6,532.83 -0.80 36,938.52 2.19 6,288.48 -0.55 8,893.92 -7.24 12,786.09 -1.70 24,331.23 -4.28 3,485.81 -1.39 4,176.30 -9.36 23,159.41 -0.47 4,585.96 -8.54 4,021.72 -0.33 5,410.37 -1.30 52,864.69 -6.19 5,049.00 -1.05 14,893.61 -0.75 3,980.03 -1.68 9,019.58 -1.01 5,642.33 -1.21 39,657.51 -1.18 76,719.25 -2.14 4,455.96 -0.37 5,762.97 -2.18 4,465.65 -1.06 129,166.97 -0.67 9,400.03 1.54 7,077.05 1.08 6,775.31 -0.67 34,024.65 -7.35 5,599.11 1.44 3,757.53 1.43 5,538.79 -2.28 8,211.84 -7.57 6,150.49 -2.18 7,790.42

COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Land Securities Group 1,040.50 -25.50 Legal & General Group 244.80 -2.80 Lloyds Banking Group ORD 61.26 -1.25 London Stock Exchange Grp 2,914.00 59.00 Micro Focus International 2,171.50 16.00 Mediclinic International 771.00 -2.00 Merlin Entertainments 447.65 2.90 Marks & Spencer Group 349.00 -1.00 Mondi 1,666.00 1.00 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 229.10 -1.60 National Grid 945.30 -6.30 Next 4,944.00 -39.00 Old Mutual Group 200.15 -7.15 Provident Financial 2,838.00 44.00 Paddy Power Betfair 8,775.00 55.00 Prudential 1,588.75 -38.75 Persimmon 1,738.00 -38.00 Pearson 811.75 -6.75 Reckitt Benckiser Group 6,724.50 -161.50 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 223.05 -1.55 Royal Dutch Shell 2,171.25 -71.25 Royal Dutch Shell 2,327.25 -26.75 RELX 1,434.50 -14.50 Rio Tinto 3,134.25 -24.25 Royal Mail 460.50 5.00 Rolls-Royce Group 667.00 -1.00 Randgold Resources 6,362.50 -52.50 RSA Insurance Group 584.25 6.50 Sainsbury (J) 247.70 -1.60 Schroders 2,749.00 -249.00 Sage Group (The) 650.25 -4.75 Shire 4,627.00 -57.00 Smurfit Kappa Group 1,884.00 -4.00 Sky 858.25 -132.75 Standard Life 356.50 -15.50 Smiths Group 1,283.00 -133.00 Smith & Nephew 1,199.50 -21.50 SSE 1,553.00 -10.00 Standard Chartered 653.85 -9.75 St James's Place 907.00 -107.00 Severn Trent 2,189.00 -33.00 Tesco 205.18 -1.67 TUI AG 1,163.00 21.00 Taylor Wimpey 153.40 -0.10 Unilever 3,271.25 -21.25 United Utilities Group 895.50 -5.50 Vodafone Group 198.93 -0.92 Wolseley 4,726.00 -236.00 Worldpay Group 269.90 2.40 WPP Group 1,803.00 -13.00 Whitbread 3,683.00 -93.00

% CHG. -2.39 -1.13 -2.00 2.07 0.74 -0.26 0.65 -0.29 0.06 -0.69 -0.66 -0.78 -3.45 1.57 0.63 -2.38 -2.14 -0.82 -2.35 -0.69 -3.18 -1.14 -1.00 -0.77 1.09 -0.15 -0.82 1.12 -0.64 -8.31 -0.73 -1.22 -0.21 -13.40 -4.17 -9.39 -1.76 -0.64 -1.47 -10.55 -1.49 -0.81 1.84 -0.07 -0.65 -0.61 -0.46 -4.76 0.90 -0.72 -2.46

NET VOL 8,294.74 14,808.78 44,808.43 10,001.25 4,959.66 5,698.90 4,527.46 5,704.40 8,084.47 5,371.50 35,657.07 7,270.48 10,091.42 4,141.67 7,322.88 41,671.74 5,384.51 6,729.07 48,019.60 26,448.40 99,495.32 88,318.58 15,695.04 43,306.43 4,571.00 12,466.98 6,012.91 5,907.18 5,467.07 6,737.73 7,112.10 41,887.39 4,462.22 17,001.08 7,317.49 5,579.28 10,609.21 15,817.21 21,405.16 5,295.79 5,364.03 16,872.17 6,703.98 5,001.93 42,219.40 6,188.14 53,340.94 12,532.60 5,350.00 23,076.48 6,841.08

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PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 178,57 0,09% 0,16 107m 74,08 0,22% 0,16 67M 115,82 -0,78% -0,91 616M 155,68 -0,01% -0,01 95M 92,74 -0,59% -0,55 54M 117,7 -0,10% -0,12 221M 30,22 -0,79% -0,24 151M 41,46 -0,34% -0,14 178M 73,4 -0,56% -0,41 63M 90,26 -0,10% -0,09 373M 31,6 -0,35% -0,11 278M 239,45 0,53% 1,27 95M 134,08 -0,75% -1,02 163M 165,99 -0,37% -0,61 157M 36,27 -1,06% -0,39 171M 86,29 0,47% 0,4 307M 115,21 -0,24% -0,28 312M 121,72 -0,87% -1,07 101M 58,87 -0,29% -0,17 161M 62,14 -1,21% -0,76 483M 50,83 -0,45% -0,23 67M 32,48 -0,03% -0,01 196M 84,08 -0,32% -0,27 224M 122,42 0,11% 0,13 34M 109,62 -0,84% -0,93 90M 160,04 -0,62% -1 152M 53,38 -0,67% -0,36 216M 78,02 -0,40% -0,31 144M 69,12 -0,20% -0,14 211M 104,22 -0,33% -0,34 165M

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Most Advanced ImmunoGen, Inc. Oncobiologics, Inc. United Security Bancshares Fulgent Genetics, Inc. Everspin Technologies, Inc. Nabriva Therapeutics AG Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. Conifer Holdings, Inc. TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Lonestar Resources US Inc. Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

$ 2.04 $ 3.01 $ 7.75 $ 11.57 $ 8.29 $ 5.96 $ 17.85 $ 8.15 $ 4.90 $ 8.54 $ 3.61

0.46 ▲ 29.11% 0.51 ▲ 20.40% 1 ▲ 14.81% 1.38 ▲ 13.54% 0.91 ▲ 12.33% 0.61 ▲ 11.40% 1.80 ▲ 11.21% 0.75 ▲ 10.14% 0.45 ▲ 10.11% 0.78 ▲ 10.05% 0.30 ▲ 9.06%

$ 9.30 $ 4.5792 $ 4.22 $ 4.39 $ 2.05 $ 5.50 $ 4.06 $ 23.80 $ 8.65 $ 5.85 $ 2.34

2.16 ▼ 18.85% 0.5208 ▼ 10.21% 0.37 ▼ 8.06% 0.37 ▼ 7.77% 0.15 ▼ 6.82% 0.40 ▼ 6.78% 0.29 ▼ 6.67% 1.70 ▼ 6.67% 0.60 ▼ 6.49% 0.40 ▼ 6.40% 0.16 ▼ 6.40%

Most Declined Opko Health, Inc. MediWound Ltd. XOMA Corporation ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. Ever-Glory International Group, Inc. Immune Design Corp.

Corium International, Inc. Lawson Products, Inc. Zions Bancorporation Neos Therapeutics, Inc. Prima BioMed Ltd

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We are in the midst of volatile times Ask the expert Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

WITH the UK electing to leave the EU, Matteo Renzi’s crushing referendum defeat in the Italian referendum and the ECB choosing to expand its QE programme, we are in the midst of volatile times.

Seeing ranges between 1.10 and 1.20 over the last quarter, the market has clearly reacted heavily to the political turmoil erupting throughout Europe. On June 23, the UK announced a majority vote in favour of leaving the EU - on this day we saw a high of 1.30 before plummeting over 10 per cent within the two weeks that followed.

A lot of speculation has followed… will the pound recover before the year is out? Where will it be trading against the majors next year in comparison to where it has been? Will it fall further?

The truth is, there is such a lack of reliable information available and so much contradiction that it’s been nigh impossible for any establishment to forecast a market analysis that isn’t par-

ROCKY END: To 2016, with little visibility into the future currency prices. tial to remaining fairly vague.

As of yet, it looks like we’ll be sitting on our hands until March 2017 when Article 50 is (supposedly) finally going to be triggered in order for Britain to leave the EU in March 2019, immediately ahead of the next European Parliament elections. For now, the key focus has been hedg-

ing any potential further threat that lies within these plans for the future.

In terms of the ECB, they’ve made the decision to scale down its monthly purchases from €80bn to €60bn to ensure policy continuity, sending a clear signal there is a limit to how far the ECB’s Quantitative Easing programme can

run and how high their balance sheet can grow beyond 2017, before it runs into hard technical and political constraints. They’ve effectively chosen to pump more money into the Eurozone economy until the end of next year, and longer if needed while maintaining a steady and controlled approach by lessening the monthly amounts and extended the overall time-scale of the plan.

The prospects of tapered monthly purchases and lower-for-longer negative yields means the ECB’s reflation channels have shifted in favour of a weaker euro and higher equity markets, with negative discount rates and a cheaper exchange rate. I think it’s safe to say that the ECB are certainly looking to take a short-term currency hit while focusing on their long-term plan to improve the state of the Eurozone economy which we could expect to see beginning to reflect going into 2018, should everything go to plan.

With that all said, it’s going to be a rocky end to 2016 with little visibility into the future currency prices until at least Q1 2017 on the majors - Hence all of the corporate risk hedging. We stand to see The Bank of England looking further into inflation, tension between EU members and retaliation to the threat of terrorism.

Be ready for another big year.

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US law firms accused of poor cyber security WHENEVER there is a takeover of one company by another, lawyers are invariably involved in drawing up contracts, heads of agreement and due diligence documents.

American prosecutors have discovered that a trio of bright Chinese hackers made a fortune by taking advantage of the very poor cyber security in many law firms and having gained easy access to numerous sites, they simply discovered information concerning a number of takeovers.

Having found out which companies were in merger and acquisition talks, they were able to purchase stocks in advance of public announcements and it is alleged that they made in excess of $4 million (€3.8 million) in profits.

Of the three men involved who are all from Macau, one has been arrested by Hong Kong police and will be extradited to the USA to face charges of conspiracy, insider trading, wire fraud and computer intrusion, whilst the other two although identified have not been found and there appears to have been no direct request to the Macau authorities to assist.

This revelation of a new target for cyber intruders has come as something of a wake-up call for corporate America and US State Attorney Preet Bharara who is prosecuting the case has warned law firms that they will continue to be vulnerable not only from external hacking

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US STATE ATTORNEY: Preet Bharara (centre) is prosecuting the current case. but from internal manipulation unless their security is considerably improved.

According to the New York Times the trio had successfully hit seven different lawyers’ firms during 2015 and had ‘attacked’ their sites and e-mail servers on more than 100,000 occasions with their profits coming from information concerning at least two major takeovers.

With accusations of the Russian government trying to influence the result of the latest Presidential Election through cyber manipulation and almost daily announcements of major banks and servers being hacked, it is possible that the activities that have been discovered are just the tip of an iceberg which could be more dangerous to interna-

tional economies then ever imagined.

It is not just computers in offices that are at risk, with the increase of available information on tablet and Android smart phones, these are also becoming a major target for malware and hacking especially with the proliferation of apps from banks which allow for the payment of goods and services.

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Trump advisor says relocations are inevitable

CHIEF OF TRADE: Billionaire businessman Wilbur Ross with Donald Trump.

By Matthew Elliott THE man who will be responsible for negotiating a free trade deal between Britain and the US has encouraged other countries to take advantage of the UK’s post-Brexit vulnerability.

Billionaire businessman Wilbur Ross will be Donald Trump’s chief of trade in the president-elect’s new administration. He has said it was ‘inevitable’ that there would be ‘relocations’ and has urged Cyprus, Germany and Ireland to take full advantage of the volatility.

The investor, who will play a key role in determining the nature of Britain’s transatlantic relations, described Brexit as a ‘God-given opportunity’ for London’s financial rivals while addressing Cypriot bankers.

The revelations come amid a stream of developments related to Britain’s post-Brexit trade prospects.

Ireland’s future position as

the only English-speaking country in the EU has reportedly seen more than 100 top companies inquire about relocating from London to Dublin.

The man in charge of attracting foreign investment to the Republic has claimed to have received a huge increase in interest from financial services companies keen to maintain access to the European market.

Head of the Irish Industrial Development Agency, Martin Shanahan, said that Ireland is particularly attractive to Asian and American companies. Especially those looking for a European base with access to the single market, proximity to the UK that speaks the language of business and has low corporation taxes.

That places Ireland in prime position to make the most of Britain’s likely withdrawal from the single market.

However if the former governor of the Bank of England is correct, Brexit could be positive

for both the UK and Ireland.

Speaking to Radio 4 on Boxing Day, Lord King said that the UK could soon take advantage of ‘real opportunities’ to sign trade deals with other countries outside of the EU. “Being out of what is a pretty unsuccessful European Union particularly in the economic sense - gives us opportunities as well as obviously great political difficulties,” he told the programme.

“I think there are real question marks about whether it makes sense to remain in the customs union.

“Clearly if we do that we cannot make our own trade deals with other countries.”

In the meantime, the Spanish National Council for Market Values is offering an advice service to British companies that want to invest in Spain but are scared of the bureaucracy and will supply English speaking advisors to explain Spanish laws and legal requirements.

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The world is well rid of this man LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT HOW typical of that petulant pillock Obama to make Trump’s accession to the White House as difficult as possible.

Why didn’t he just leave the decisions as to what action to take against Russia to the new administration? Why? Because he wants to throw that final rattle out of the pram, that’s why. The fact that his favourite white Nanny didn’t win the election meant that the country was also delivering its verdict on his own pathetic Islamic sympathising regime.

And what a limp wrist ‘retaliation’ it turned out to be. The expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats, just before Christmas, merely resulted in disrupting a few family lives and ruining their holidays.

Yeah. Nice one Obama. That really showed ‘em who was boss. I wonder how many Iranians he

would have expelled just before Eid!? And what a wonderful reaction Putin had to this final effort to deliver as much infantile nastiness as possible.

In true leadership fashion, not only did he not retaliate with the tit-for-tat childish nonsense Obama was no doubt expecting, he actually extended greetings and invitations to American diplomats and their families to join the Russian people in their celebrations and attend their Christmas and New Year shows at the Kremlin!

Onward and upward everyone, stay healthy, positive and above ground.”

to the safety of the West.

I know many have been sucked in by his apparent striving for world peace and unity, but I think that under all the rhetoric lurked an ulterior motive that, thank the Lord, with the demise of his chosen successor, will now be destroyed and consigned to the bin of dubious leaders, where it well and truly belongs.

Onward and upward everyone.

Stay healthy. Stay positive. Stay above ground.

And whatever ya do.

Always Keep the Faith love Leapy leapylee2002 @gmail.com

I’d like to have been a fly on the wall when Obama and his equally arrogant missus heard that one. I can hear the toys hitting the bedroom wall from here. No, the world is well rid of this man, who to my mind posed a serious threat

Barack Obama.

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9 hours and I have the hump Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man ‘HAPPY New Year to you both’ was the message I woke up to on New Year’s Day. It was one of many that I had received on WhatsApp over the last few days. ‘So what?’ you may ask. Well, the difference with this one was it was just from a telephone number.

There was no name which meant this person was not in my contacts. I stared at it for a while and then decided the best way to deal with it was to politely respond by saying, ‘Happy New Year to you too, but who is this?’ Back comes the response ... ‘it’s Peter.’

Mystery solved you may think. Nothing is ever that simple with me as I still haven’t got a clue who Peter is. Oh and to make matters worse it’s an English number. Then the phone goes and the mystery number comes up. It’s a WhatsApp call. ‘Hello Michael?

It’s me Peter.’ ‘Sorry, Peter who?’ ‘Hello Michael.’ ‘Hello Peter.’ Now we can’t hear each other and he hangs up. I call back but there’s no answer. I send a message and there’s no answer and no blue ticks. So now I have got the raving hump and we are only

nine hours into 2017 which has to be a record even for me. Good start. I’m peed off.

Peter has obviously got the raving hump with me and will never speak to me again.

Hey ho, off we go - another year under way.

I got a lovely poem from a reader called John Stevens about dodgy hosepipes. It is really good and I enjoyed it as I have one of the said hosepipes. It’s the type that expands when you turn it on and contracts when you turn it off. His poem is all about how they split. Anyway nice poem, as I said, and I was going to read it on the radio. I also thought how unlucky he and his friends were as mine was fine... until today!

I don’t have a tap on my balcony but do have lots of plants so I had a tap fixed under the sink in the bathroom. I then attach the hose and take it through the bedroom on to the terrace. Guess what happened today? IT SPLIT! Water was gushing everywhere.

Rugs were soaked, the floor was soaked and it was an absolute disaster. How can it happen? What makes it split? John, did you ever find out what causes it? Is it the sun?

So before lunch on January 1, I’ve managed to get the hump with someone, whose only transgression was to wish me a Happy New Year, and flood my bedroom .You couldn’t make this stuff up. Email me at mikesenker@gmail.com.

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LEGALLY SPEAKING

Paperwork needed 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.

ITV CARD: Must be carried in vehicle.

IT is basic knowledge to know as soon as you get your car and start driving in Spain, but still many are not fully aware of what documents they should be carrying in the vehicle with them.

It is compulsory to carry certain documents with you in your vehicle and these include: The ITV card. This is the official documents that relates to the technical inspection of the vehicle, or the ITV. Once your vehicle is four years old it will have to undergo this mandatory test and the vehicle will then be issued with the ITV report detailing what happened during the inspection. This report must also be carried in the vehicle.

Permiso de Circulacion. The Permiso de Circulacion is similar to a log book for the vehicle which contains information such as the number plate and vehicle owner.

Insurance Policy. Despite some being led

to believe otherwise, carrying the insurance policy details in the vehicle is not compulsory by law as the information is contained on a central computer, however, in the case of an accident, it is advisable to have the paperwork to hand.

European Accident Agreement. Again, this is not compulsory, but it is advisable to carry a European Accident form as it will help you ensure data is recorded correctly in the event of an accident. They are available in various languages and are all laid out the same making it easier to deal with it if different nationalities are involved in an accident.

It is also not compulsory to carry the information relating to the annual SUMA tax paid on the vehicle.

For the documents you carry, they must be the originals not photocopies. The only copy allowed are those that are stamped and certified by an official notary.

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Reducing the size of our pool I recently wrote to you regarding the reduction of our Community swimming pool. I showed your response to our Administrators but they refuse to accept that we only need a simple majority vote and insist that, because the pool is part of the original structure, there must be 100 per cent agreement by attendees at the meeting. Where can I find the legislation that makes this clear? Is it in the Horizontal Law? If so, which section?

S.K. (Costa del Sol) The requirement for a unanimous vote is set out in Article 17, paragraph 6, of the Law of Horizontal Property. It says that any change which modifies the original Constitutional Title or Statutes requires a unanimous vote. It would be most unusual

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

for the exact size of the swimming pool to be registered here. Nevertheless, it is possi-

ble, and so would require a unanimous vote in order to change its measurements. In any case, most lawyers prefer to see a unanimous vote for any major change, even when it is not strictly necessary. This may explain your Administrator’s insistence.

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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The good, the bad and the bizarre of 2016 Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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HAVE you recovered yet? No, not from your annual boozathon, but from 2016. What a year for pollsters, pundits, bookies getting it wrong! First, Brexit, then Donald Trump. Yes, if only Michael Fish (remember him?) had been plying his tra d e l a st y e a r, h e’d h av e looked bang-on.

It’s too early to say where 2016 will rank in modern world history compa r e d wi t h , sa y, 1 9 1 4 a n d 1939. But it was undoubtedly the most dramatic moment in British politics since the Second World War. Plus, the USA elected a president who publicly admitted he gropes women, doesn’t pay taxes and, reportedly, summarised his future Republican supporters thus in People Magazine: “they believe anything... I could lie and they’d still eat it up.” I mean, what do

better allocated to hard-pressed defence, healthcare and education).

And as for the Brexit/Trump aspect: yes, who knows what the future holds, but there’s been worse: the Blitz, for example.

For some, 2016 is set to take its place alongside 9/11, 24/7 and 360 as numerical descriptors that become words.

So, 2016: never again, please!

Nora Johnson’s psychological/suspense crime thrillers ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.norajohnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.99;£0.99) and iBookstore.All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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you have to do to be unelectable?

A d d th at to th e de a ths of s o many celebrities, and it’s difficult to s ee h o w 2 0 1 7 c ould be a ny more ‘surprising.’ But then, consider what’ll be happening. The Supreme Court ruling, the triggering of Article 50, Trump’s inaugura tio n , th e F re n ch a nd G e rma n elections, Russian and Chinese expansionism, the next inevitable terrorist attack and our response to it. Maybe we’re heading for more of the same - 2016 Mark II? As wishes for 2017 go, mine are pretty modest. Of course, a comp lete en d to w a r, dis e a s e a nd famine.

But if I can’t have that, maybe I can have something a little easier to achieve: an open, grown-up and serious debate about the future of th e N H S (n o t h elpe d by re c e nt news of foreign patients running up £30m of unpaid NHS bills in one year) and of the Government’s foreign aid spending target of 0.7 p er c e n t o f G D P (de s pite s ome worthwhile projects, enormous sums of taxpayers’ money are currently wasted and would be surely

DONALD TRUMP: Publicly admitted he doesn’t pay taxes.

The pearl set among emeralds

By Eleanor Hawkins THE Alhambra Palace and Generalife gardens in Granada are one of those places everyone in Spain should visit at least once. History, stunning architecture, gardens and water features fill the complex, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984 and just missed out on becoming one of the seven new wonders of the world.

Described by Moorish poets of bygone times as a pearl set in emeralds, the fortress and palaces tower over Granada’s Albaicin district, cutting an easily recognisable silhouette against the surrounding woods.

The Alhambra began with construction of a small fortress, the Alcazaba, on the remains of a previous Roman fortification in 889 AD but was then mostly forgotten about until the mid13th century. Moorish emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar of the Emirate of Granada ordered the palace and walls built and in 1333 Sultan of Granada Yusuf I turned the complex into a royal palace.

The last remaining Islamic stronghold in Spain, the Alhambra was con-

ALHAMBRA PALACE: Full of history, stunning architecture, gardens and water features. quered in January 1492 by the Catholic Monarchs Fernando and Isabel, who set up their Royal Court within its walls to take advantage of the luxurious Moorish constructions and water management, which was virtually unknown to Castilians at the time. It was in fact to the Alhambra that Christopher Columbus travelled

to seek support from the monarchs before embarking on his journey which resulted in discovery of the Americas.

Just 6,600 visitors per day are allowed into the Alhambra, meaning it is advisable to buy tickets in advance.

Although they can be obtained on the day at the door, queues are generally extremely long and tickets sell out

very early in the day, therefore it is advisable to book online well in advance.

Entry tickets cost €14 for adults and €9 for Spanish and EU pensioners and students, who must prove their status. Children under 12 do not have to pay but must obtain free tickets from the ticket office as these are

checked during visits.

While it is perfectly possible to visit under your own steam and wander at will, guided tours are highly recommended as they provide a great amount of interesting information. Official tours are available for groups and there is also the possibility of booking private tours. For more information see www.guiasgranada.com or call 958 225 226.

Sensible shoes are a must as it takes three to four hours to see everything.

Wheelchairs are available for loan although they run out quite quickly.

Between October 16 and March 15 the Alhambra is open to the public from 8.30am to 6pm every day except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. From March 16 to October 15 the opening hours are extended to 8.30am to 8pm.

Due to the fact that access is limited to 300 visitors at a time in the Nasrid Palaces, for many the best part of the complex, tickets will include an exact time for this part of the visit. It is recommended therefore to plan to start your visit there and continue on to the rest afterwards to avoid missing your slot.

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I-Spy Nine Months Drillbit Taylor Get Hard Star Wars: Rogue One Special Zoolander 2 Juno The Bad Education Movie Get Hard Zoolander 2 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

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Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube Rude(Ish) Tube Suburgatory Suburgatory How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Black-Ish Black-Ish A Monster in Paris Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Ep2: Coral Palms The Big Bang Theory Speed Gogglebox Gogglebox Rude Tube New Girl

7:30am Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 10:15am 10 Cloverfield Lane 12:00pm Our Brand is Crisis 2:00pm The Top Ten Show 2017 2:15pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 4:00pm The 33 True-life drama about the Chilean mine collapse that trapped 33 poor souls underground for 69 days.

6:15pm Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 9:00pm Our Brand is Crisis 11:00pm 10 Cloverfield Lane 12:50am Kill Command A simple training exercise descends into a terrifying battle to the death for an elite army unit.

2:40am Me Him Her 4:30am My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

SATURDAY TV

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

7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:15am 11:30am 11:45am 12:00pm 12:55pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:10pm 6:25pm 8:25pm 8:40pm 10:40pm 10:50pm 11:00pm 12:00am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football's Greatest Football's Greatest Game Changers Premier League Legends The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. Football Gold Football Gold The Fantasy Football Club Football Gold Football Gold Live Pro 12 Rugby Rugby Union Super Rugby Gold NFL NFL NFL NFL NFL NFL Live NFL Live NFL Premier League Legends

Cricket Classics Time of Our Lives Sky Sports Years Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Moments Sporting Heroes Football Sporting Triumphs Sporting Records Cricket's Greatest Spanish Football Gold Spanish Football Gold Football Spanish Football Gold Football Football Gold Football Gold Sporting Triumphs Fights of the Year

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7:00am Breakfast 8:30am Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am The Big Questions 12:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Escape to the Country 3:35pm Life in the Snow 4:35pm Match of the Day Live 7:05pm BBC News 7:20pm BBC London News 7:30pm Countryfile 8:30pm Antiques Roadshow 9:30pm Still Open All Hours 10:00pm Sherlock 11:30pm BBC News 11:50pm BBC London News 12:00am Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights 1:05am Celebrity Apprentice USA 2:30am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:35am BBC News

7:10am A to Z of TV Gardening 7:55am Big Dreams Small Spaces 8:55am An Island Parish 9:25am The Edible Garden 9:55am Countryfile 10:55am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:25pm The Good Cook 12:55pm Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food 1:25pm Talking Pictures 2:00pm Cromwell 4:15pm Flog It! 5:15pm Life in Polar Bear Town with Gordon Buchanan 6:15pm Yellowstone 7:15pm Ski Sunday 8:00pm School Swap 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise 11:00pm A Most Violent Year 1:00am QI XL 1:45am Countryfile 2:45am Holby City 3:40am This is BBC Two

8:00pm David Starkey's Music and Monarchy Dr David Starkey reveals how the story of British music was shaped by its monarchy.

9:00pm Sword, Musket and Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History 10:00pm Horizon 11:00pm The Sky at Night 11:30pm Venus in Fur 1:00am Natural World 2:00am The Magic of Mushrooms 3:00am Lost Kingdoms of Central America 4:00am Kings of the Ring 5:00am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.

More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

7:00am CITV 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Carry on Up the Jungle 12:15pm Chopping Block 1:15pm ITV News and Weather 1:25pm Tipping Point 2:25pm Ninja Warrior 3:30pm The Voice UK 5:00pm The Big Soap Quiz: Coronation Street v Emmerdale 6:00pm Local News and Weather 6:15pm ITV News and Weather 6:30pm Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera 7:30pm Dance Dance Dance 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:15pm Robson Crusoe: A Surprising Adventure 12:10am Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights 1:05am Jackpot247 4:00am Chopping Block

7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:40am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:30pm The Voice UK 2:00pm 2awesome 2:05pm 2awesome 2:40pm 2awesome 3:20pm 2awesome 3:40pm 2awesome 4:00pm Nanny McPhee 5:00pm FYI Daily 5:05pm Nanny McPhee 6:00pm Despicable Me: Minion Madness 6:10pm Despicable Me 2 7:10pm FYI Daily 7:15pm Despicable Me 2 8:15pm The Amazing SpiderMan 2 9:15pm FYI Daily 9:20pm The Amazing SpiderMan 2 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 11:55pm American Dad! 12:25am American Dad! 12:55am American Dad! 1:25am The Cleveland Show 1:55am The Cleveland Show 2:25am Release the Hounds

7:00am 7:25am 8:20am 9:25am 10:30am 11:35am 12:40pm 1:45pm 2:45pm 6:55pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 1:50am 3:30am

4:30am 5:20am

George and Mildred Where the Heart is Where the Heart is Heartbeat Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Columbo Midsomer Murders This Time Next Year Tonight at the London Palladium Birds of a Feather Inspector Morse A Touch of Frost Wycliffe Detective drama series about a Cornish police detective.

May the Best House Win May the Best House Win There are some spooky moments in North Wales today

6:05am Kirstie's Vintage Gems 6:20am The Restoration Man 7:15am King of Queens 7:40am King of Queens 8:05am King of Queens 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm Darts 6:30pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 7:15pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm Britain's Wildest Weather 2016 9:00pm Walking the Americas 10:00pm The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 12:20am Big Fat Quiz of Everything 2:25am How to Lose Weight Well 3:25am The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds 4:15am The Autistic Gardener 5:10am Shipping Wars

7:00am The Wine Show 7:55am The Professionals Action-packed drama series about two criminalintelligence agents.

8:45am Minder 9:45am Minder 10:45am Shed and Buried 11:45am Counting Cars 12:10pm Counting Cars 12:40pm Pawn Stars 1:10pm Pawn Stars 1:35pm Pawn Stars 2:30pm FilmApache 3:35pm FYI Daily 3:40pm FilmApache 4:20pm Red River 5:25pm FYI Daily 5:30pm Red River 7:00pm 633 Squadron 8:05pm FYI Daily 8:10pm 633 Squadron 9:00pm Rugby 10:00pm The Krays 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm The Krays 12:30am Don't Say a Word 1:35am FYI Daily 1:40am Don't Say a Word

7:00am 7:05am 7:10am 7:15am 7:25am 7:35am 7:50am 7:55am 8:10am 8:30am 8:45am 12:30pm 1:30pm 3:35pm 5:35pm 6:35pm 6:40pm 7:25pm 9:00pm 9:55pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am 2:00am 4:10am 5:00am 5:50am

Milkshake Monkey Milkshake! Bop Box Peppa Pig Bob the Builder Wanda and the Alien Zack and Quack Seaside Antics Fireman Sam Pip Ahoy!

Little Princess Big Bash Cricket Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud 3 Holy Man The Kid Legally Blonde 5 News Weekend Legally Blonde Along Came Polly Kittens Make You Laugh Out Loud 5 News Weekend Celebrity Big Brother Celebrity Botched Up Bodies The BAFTA Britannia Awards 2016 Super Casino A New Life in Oz Now That's Funny!

Divine Designs

7:25am Sherlock Holmes 9:40am The Spiderwick Chronicles 11:25am Point Break 1:30pm G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 3:35pm Sherlock Holmes 5:50pm Pearl Harbour 9:00pm Point Break 11:00pm G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 1:10am Armageddon

7:40am 9:50am 12:00pm 2:00pm 3:45pm 5:35pm 7:15pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 12:45am 2:40am 4:30am

Valentine's Day The Apartment Pitch Perfect 2 Vacation Bruce Almighty Hot Pursuit Police Academy Pitch Perfect 2 Vacation Life The Night Before The War of the Roses

7:00am Mother 7:20am Mother 7:45am 8:05am 8:35am 9:05am 9:35am 10:00am 10:30am 1:00pm 2:50pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:50pm 12:55am

How I Met Your How I Met Your Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Hollyoaks Omnibus Catch That Kid Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Bullet to the Head Tattoo Fixers Virtually Famous

7:00am 10 Cloverfield Lane 8:50am The 33 11:05am Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 1:45pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 3:30pm The Witch 5:15pm Our Brand is Crisis 7:15pm 10 Cloverfield Lane 9:00pm Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice The Dark Knight squares off against the Man of Steel in the ultimate superhero showdown.

11:35pm The Witch 1:20am Our Brand is Crisis 3:10am Kill Command A simple training exercise descends into a terrifying battle to the death for an elite army unit.

5:00am Fast and Furious 7 Special 5:30am Pitch Perfect 2 Special

SUNDAY TV

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:15pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:15pm 4:30pm 5:30pm 6:30pm 10:30pm 2:30am

7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 12:35pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 4:00pm 6:15pm 8:30pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am 1:00am 1:15am 1:30am 1:45am 2:00am 3:00am 3:30am 4:00am 5:00am 5:30am

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football's Greatest Football's Greatest Premier League Legends The Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday NFL Highlights NFL Highlights Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Moments Premier League Legends Premier League Legends Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs NFL Highlights NFL Highlights Live NFL Live NFL Darts Gold

Cricket Classics Time of Our Lives Cricket Cricket's Greatest Cricket Classics Fights of the Year Football Football Football Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Goals on Sunday Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Moments Cricket Classics Sporting Greats Sporting Greats Cricket World Cup Classics Sporting Records 2016 Sporting Records 2016

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pm Caught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Father Brown 3:30pm !Mpossible 4:15pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Comfort Food 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Fake Britain 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Silent Witness 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm Class 1:15am Graham Norton's Big Red Chair 2:00am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:05am BBC News

7:45am Wanted Down Under 8:30am Caught Red Handed 9:00am Nature's Weirdest Events 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The Link 2:45pm Chefs: Put Your Menu Where Your Mouth is 3:30pm Supersized Earth 4:30pm The Tropic of Cancer 5:30pm A Place to Call Home 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Match of the Day 8:30pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm An Island Parish 10:00pm Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney 11:00pm Insert Name Here 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Bowie - The Last Five Years

8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

8:30pm Grand Tours of Scotland 9:00pm Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions The first of a twopart documentary reveals the aweinspiring world of animal swarms.

10:00pm The Great Butterfly Adventure: Africa to Britain with the Painted Lady 11:30pm Clydebuilt: The Ships That Made the Commonwealth 12:30am Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC 1:30am David Starkey's Music and Monarchy 2:30am The King and the Playwright: A Jacobean History

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The Martin Lewis Money Show 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm The Halcyon 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Through the Keyhole 12:40am The Chase 1:35am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show

7:00am Planet's Funniest Animals 7:20am Who's Doing the Dishes?

8:15am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:35am Psych 11:25am Scorpion 12:25pm Who's Doing the Dishes?

1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm Judge Rinder 7:00pm You've Been Framed and Famous!

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

Gold 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm The Great Indoors 11:00pm American Dad! 11:55pm Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:55am The Cleveland Show

7:00am 7:25am 8:20am 9:25am 10:25am 10:55am 11:25am 11:50am 2:00pm 3:05pm 4:05pm 5:15pm 5:50pm 6:20pm 6:50pm 7:55pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

1:05am 2:35am 3:00am 3:30am

Doctor in the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy A Touch of Frost Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Doctor in the House You're Only Young Twice George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Doc Martin Long Lost Family The Bletchley Circle Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald The Knock You're Only Young Twice ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

7:00am Countdown 7:45am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:05am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Salvage S.O.S 1:35pm Darts 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Health Detectives 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm The Undateables 11:00pm First Dates Hotel 12:05am Tattoo Fixers 1:10am Spies 2:10am 60 Days in Jail 3:00am Millionaires' Mansions

9:15am Peppa Pig 9:35am Paw Patrol 9:45am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:00am Toby's Travelling Circus 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm The Hotel Inspector 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Celebrity Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Unwanted Guest 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Deep-Sea Super Predator 9:00pm Extreme Sea Monsters 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:00pm The Week We Went Wild 12:05am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:05am Tattoo Disasters

7:50am 8:40am 9:45am 10:50am 11:55am 1:00pm

11:15am The Magnificent Seven 1:35pm Star Wars: Rogue One Special 2:05pm The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 4:15pm Extraction 6:00pm Babylon A.D. 7:45pm The Mummy 10:00pm The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 12:00am RoboCop

1:30pm 2:00pm 2:55pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:05pm 7:35pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm

11:00pm 12:05am 12:10am

Minder Quincy, M.E. The Professionals Ironside Gunsmoke Storage Wars New York Storage Wars New York Pawn Stars Quincy, M.E. Ironside The Professionals Minder Storage Wars New York Storage Wars New York Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Chase: Celebrity Special Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America Death Wish 4: The Crackdown FYI Daily Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

6:30am Revenge of the Pink Panther 8:15am Lost in Karastan 10:00am The Man 11:30am The Commitments 1:35pm How to Lose Friends and Alienate People 3:30pm Two Night Stand 5:05pm Analyze This 6:55pm Wedding Crashers 9:00pm Bridget Jones's Diary 10:45pm Magic Mike XXL 12:45am Entourage

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

Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement The Goldbergs Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Baby Daddy Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Carjackers Johnny English Reborn Gogglebox The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory First Dates

7:00am Our Brand is Crisis 9:00am Kill Command 10:45am 10 Cloverfield Lane 12:40pm Sky Movies 2017 Preview 1:10pm The Colony 3:10pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 5:00pm The 33 True-life drama about the Chilean mine collapse that trapped 33 poor souls underground for 69 days.

7:10pm The Witch 9:00pm 10 Cloverfield Lane 11:00pm The Colony 12:55am Kill Command 2:40am Warsaw 44 4:50am My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

MONDAY TV

7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:15pm 8:40pm 11:15pm 11:30pm 12:00am 12:30am

7:00am 7:30am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 11:15am 11:30am 11:45am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 12:00am

Football Gold WWE Raw Goals on Sunday Rpt Premier League 100 Club Premier League 100 Club The Premier League Years Goals on Sunday Rpt Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Premier League Legends Goals on Sunday Rpt Sporting Triumphs Boxing Gold Darts Gold Soccer AM: The Best Bits 2016/17 Premier League 100 Club Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Info Not Available Scottish Football Round Up Soccer AM: The Best Bits 2016/17 More Than a Game Sporting Mavericks

Cricket Classics Cricket Classics Time of Our Lives NFL Highlights NFL Highlights Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Moments Sporting Heroes Cricket Classics Cricket Classics NFL Highlights NFL Highlights Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest NFL Highlights NFL Highlights Cricket Classics Cricket Classics NFL Highlights NFL Highlights Sporting Mavericks More Than a Game NFL Highlights NFL Highlight

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pm Caught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Father Brown 3:30pm !Mpossible 4:15pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Comfort Food 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Silent Witness 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm The War on Loan Sharks 12:35am Italy's Invisible Cities 1:35am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:40am BBC News

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm The Money Saving Good Health Show 9:00pm Islands of Australia 10:00pm Sugar Free Farm 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Wilderness Walks with Ray Mears 12:10am Trawlermen Tales 1:10am Jackpot247 4:00am Loose Women 4:50am Nightscreen

8:30am 9:00am 10:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:45pm

3:30pm 4:30pm 5:30pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:15am 1:05am 2:05am 3:05am

Caught Red Handed Great British Menu Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics The Link Chefs: Put Your Menu Where Your Mouth is Supersized Earth Land of the Lost Wolves A Place to Call Home Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Eggheads Great British Railway Journeys Rick Stein's Long Weekends The Great Interior Design Challenge Our Dancing Town Revolting Newsnight NFL Dragons' Den The Real Marigold on Tour The Brits Who Designed the Modern World

7:00am Planet's Funniest Animals 7:20am Who's Doing the Dishes?

8:15am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am Coronation Street 10:35am Psych 11:25am Scorpion 12:25pm Who's Doing the Dishes?

1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm Coronation Street 2:30pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm Judge Rinder 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

Gold 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The Bourne Ultimatum 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The Bourne Ultimatum 12:15am Family Guy 12:45am Family Guy

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8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

8:30pm Grand Tours of Scotland 9:00pm The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys Timeshift journeys back to a lost era of rail travel, when trains had names, character and style.

10:00pm Dan Snow on Lloyd George: My GreatGreat-Grandfather 11:00pm Walesa: Man of Hope 12:55am The Real Great Escape 2:20am A Very British Renaissance 3:20am Britain on Film 3:50am Dan Snow on Lloyd George: My GreatGreat-Grandfather 4:50am This is BBC Four

7:15am 3rd Rock from the Sun 7:40am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:05am King of Queens 8:30am King of Queens 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Darts 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm How to Lose Weight Well 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm This is Us 11:55pm The Undateables 1:00am Bodyshockers 2:00am KOTV Boxing Weekly 2:25am Chasing Perfection 3:20am The Restoration Man 4:15am Location, Location, Location

8:05am Pip Ahoy!

8:20am Thomas and Friends 8:35am Noddy: Toyland Detective 8:50am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:00am Wissper 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Paw Patrol 9:45am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:00am Toby's Travelling Circus 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm The Hotel Inspector 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Celebrity Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Dangerous Lessons 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm To B&B the Best 9:00pm A New Life in Oz 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:00pm Celebrity 100% Hotter!

12:05am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

7:00am 7:45am 8:35am 9:05am 9:35am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm

7:00am 7:25am 8:25am 9:25am 10:25am 10:55am 11:25am 11:50am 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:05pm 5:15pm 5:50pm

7:00am 7:55am 8:45am 9:50am 10:50am 11:55am 1:00pm

10:10am Jurassic Park 12:30pm The Lost World 2:45pm National Treasure: Book of Secrets 5:00pm The Scorpion King 6:45pm Jurassic Park 9:00pm The Lost World 11:10pm Die Hard 4.0 1:20am Rocky 3:25am Rocky II 5:25am National Treasure: Book of Secrets

7:00am The 33 True-life drama about the Chilean mine collapse that trapped 33 poor souls underground for 69 days.

9:15am Star Wars: Rogue One Special 9:45am Our Brand is Crisis 11:45am All Roads Lead to Rome 1:30pm The Witch 3:15pm The Colony 5:15pm 10 Cloverfield Lane 7:15pm All Roads Lead to Rome 9:00pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 10:45pm The Witch 12:25am 10 Cloverfield Lane 2:15am The Colony 4:15am Kill Command A simple training exercise descends into a terrifying battle to the death for an elite army unit.

6:20pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 2:10am

3:05am

3:30am

Doctor in the House Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy A Touch of Frost Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Doctor in the House You're Only Young Twice George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Midsomer Murders The Guilty A Touch of Frost The Knock Action-packed drama series following an undercover customs and excise team.

ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

Teleshopping Shopping from home.

1:30pm 1:55pm 2:25pm 2:50pm 3:55pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 8:55pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am 12:10am 1:40am 2:40am 2:45am 3:25am 3:50am

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8:15am Star Wars: Rogue One Special 8:45am Spud 10:40am Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo 12:10pm Billy Madison 1:50pm Office Space 3:30pm The Top Ten Show 2017 3:50pm Daddy's Home 5:35pm Hot Shots!

7:10pm The Wedding Ringer 9:00pm Daddy's Home 10:45pm Brüno 12:15am The Hangover 2:00am Blazing Saddles 3:45am The Opposite Sex

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7:00am Planet's Funniest Animals 7:20am Who's Doing the Dishes?

8:15am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am The Cube 10:35am Psych 11:25am Scorpion 12:25pm Who's Doing the Dishes?

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7:00am The Witch 8:50am Star Wars: Rogue One Special 9:20am Me Him Her 11:05am Our Brand is Crisis 1:05pm The Colony 3:05pm 10 Cloverfield Lane 5:05pm All Roads Lead to Rome 6:50pm The 33 True-life drama about the Chilean mine collapse that trapped 33 poor souls underground for 69 days.

9:00pm 10 Cloverfield Lane 11:00pm A Tale of Love and Darkness 12:45am The Witch 2:30am Our Brand is Crisis 4:30am The Colony A young European couple are swept up in the Chilean military coup of 1973 and exposed to a notorious cult.

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MADDOCKS’ VIEW ON LIFE

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When you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It’s only painful and difficult for others. The same applies when you are stupid.”

Ricky Gervais

in history 1066 – Harold II was crowned King of England after his brother-in-law Edward the Confessor died. He himself died only nine months later at the battle of Hastings after invasion by William the Conqueror and his army. His death marked the end of Anglo-Saxon rule over England.

1605 – The first edition of El Ingenioso Hidalgo de Don Quijote de la Mancha (book one of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid.

1714 – British inventor Henry Mill received a patent after designing the first typewriter.

1863 – The Metropolitan line between Paddington and Farringdon, the world’s first underground railway, opened in London.

1929 – Mother Teresa arrived in Calcutta to begin working with the poor and diseased in India.

1930 – Bonnie Parker met Clyde Barrow for the first time at Clarence Clay’s house.

1935 – Elvis Presley was born in Tulepo, Mississippi, 35 minutes after his identical twin brother Jesse was delivered stillborn.

1938 – King Juan Carlos I of Spain was born in Rome on January 5.

1939 – American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart was declared legally dead in absentia 18 months after her aircraft the Electra disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe.

1946 – Delegates from 51 countries met in London for the first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.

1964 – The first official government report on the hazard of cigarettes to health was declared by the US Surgeon General.

1972 – Richard Nixon, the US president, approved a bill for $5.5 billion over six years to build and test the NASA space shuttle.

1974 – A three-day working week was introduced in the UK by the Conservative Government to reduce electricity consumption and conserve coal stocks.

1979 – The Village People topped the UK singles chart with YMCA. It remained number 1 for a total of three weeks and became their biggest selling hit.

2001 – George W Bush is finally announced as the winner of the 2000 US Presidential election more than five weeks after the election due to disputed Florida ballots. Although beaten by Al Gore in the popular vote he managed to defeat Gore in the electoral college vote.

2007 – The first iPhone is unveiled by Steve Jobs, the CEO, of Apple.

2011 – Football star Lionel Messi won FIFA’s inaugural Ballon d’Or for being the best football player in 2010.

2016 – Singer, songwriter and actor David Bowie died after battling cancer. With a career that spanned five decades he was one of the world’s best-selling music artists.

Women’s wit

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As you get older, the pickings get slimmer, but the people don’t.”

Carrie Fisher

World of English

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What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

‘SHE IS THE SAME AGE AS YOU - SHE GAVE UP SMOKING IN 2014 ALCOHOL IN 2015 AND HER HUSBAND THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY!’

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

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This thrilling film is based on a true story and follows the epic account of former CIA and US government employee Edward Snowden.

Whilst working for the CIA and US government Snowden becomes aware of numerous illegal surveillance activities by the National Security Agency (NSA).

After leaving his job with the NSA he travels to Hong Kong and proceeds to leak thousands of classified documents he has copied from the NSA to various press publications.

To some he is a traitor and to others a hero as he then becomes the most wanted man in the world.

Miguel Angel Jimenez, Professional Golfer, January 5 Born in Malaga he was inspired to take up golf at the age of 15 after watching his idol Seve Ballesteros. He turned professional in 1982 and currently has 21 European Tour victories as well as holding the record as the Oldest Winner on the European Tour. He has also been a member of the Ryder Cup team four times.

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• Nigella Lawson, TV Cook/Writer, January 6, 53 Successful cookery book writer, her first book How to Eat became a best seller with over 300,000 copies sold. She has gone on to host her own cooking shows such as Nigella, Nigella Bites and Nigella Express. The daughter of former Chancellor Nigel Lawson she was once married to Charles Saatchi, co-founder of advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi.

• Nick Clegg, Politician, January 7, 50 Former leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007 until 2015 he served as the deputy prime minister under David Cameron after his party formed a coalition with the Conservative Party. He can fluently speak five European languages and is married with three sons.

• Stephen Hawking, Scientist, January 8, 75 A successful author the physicist and cosmologist is well-known for his work around the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that has left him almost entirely paralysed. He uses his cheek muscle to communicate via a speech generating device.

• Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, January 9, 35 Married to Prince William since April 2011 whom she met in 2001 while they were both studying at the University of St Andrews. In July 2013 she gave birth to their son Prince George and daughter Charlotte arrived in May 2015. She is patron of a number of charities including Sportaid, East Anglia’s Children’s Hospice and Action on Addiction.

• Rod Stewart, Singer, January 10, 72 With a career spanning six decades this raspy rocker is one of the best-selling music artists. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide and had 62 UK hit singles including songs such as Baby Jane, Sailing and Da Ya Think I’m Sexy. Married three times he has eight children to five different mothers.

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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) This month, there is much to be celebrated.

So much has happened in the latter part of last year. Certainly, congratulations are in order. When you have made such an effort and are rewarded for it, the satisfaction level is high. Be aware, though, that someone close also needs to feel that there is progress.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) The importance of making the right choices is clear to you. Where to begin seems to be a sticking point. Starting by taking away the things you really do not want is essential. Be practical and logical.

This is not a time for sentiment or muddled thinking. Although you will need patience in abundance as the week progresses, take one thing at a time.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you have the feeling that younger members of the family are not interested in your point of view, this is far off the mark.

They, in their inexperience, may not know how best to approach you in this regard.

Getting out family photos or starting a family tree with them can be both entertaining and fascinating. Altogether, this week is for the generations to come together and find a common cause.

Teenagers seeking answers should ask grandparents.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The prospect of travel sets you thinking.

SERVER

DEPICT

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FORMIC

SHERRY

GORGON

SPRINT

HURLEY

STRIFE

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Specie 2 Demean 3 Tissue 4 Tallow 5 Impish 6 Jumble 7 Icicle 8 Nestle 9 Chapel 10 Cheers 11 Blonde 12 Chisel 13 Tendon 14 Vacate 15 Teeter 16 Patron 17 Wealth 18 Rotten 19 Teethe.

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YOUR STARS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) When it comes to throwing wobblers, please don’t. It is so important this week to stay cool and unruffled. Change nothing that you can avoid changing. Even having discussions about change can set your nerves jangling. What is needed now is a comfort blanket and someone to put it around you.

DECREE

CAPRICORN

(December 22 - January 20)

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

Have you been spending too much time considering others? Should you take steps now to get time alone then these plans cannot be changed. This will save any discussions as to how or when. Taking charge of your own time is liberating.

Someone has to make the decisions, why not you?

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) With the best will in the world it is only possible to spend money once. We are all guilty of trying to get over this truth, but it never works. Have patience when looking to improve your possessions. There are more pressing needs and these, in the long run, prove more satisfying. Should you be thinking of taking on a commitment, have clear ideas of how it will be managed.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Going over old ground is counterproductive. There is nothing to be gained from repeating methods that did not work in the past. If it is not possible to find a fresh approach then seek the opinions of others. You do not need experience of a situation to be able to come up with a useful idea. Staying in the same old rut has not served you in the past and will not do so now. Get a few days away and it will help to free your thoughts.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Getting together with others to entertain is sure to be successful after the sixteenth.

Before that there may be some irritations, particularly with people who refuse to be positive and make decisions. Those moving house or going on a journey need a

lot of patience, and forward planning is essential. Do not assume that all will go according to plan. Having been forewarned, you will have plan B ready.

Take a suggestion to make fast money with a pinch of salt.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is an important week for both your physical health and your mental wellbeing. Because of things beyond your control, you may have let your diet or exercise slip. Having sorted out any problems that side-tracked you, there is a need to be particularly strong. There is no soft option when it comes to self-control but the rewards are amazing.

THAI TALE TALE Answers: Clowning around, Black tie and tails.

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Nonagram How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice).

Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case B) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) This is a week to let yourself be heard. Be it writing letters, sending emails, making phone calls or making conversation, you must express yourself. Being honest and outspoken need not mean upsetting people.

Think of the way that a child gets its point over. Eye contact, simple speech, humour, a smile: all will help to oil the wheels of achievement.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Having problems with that new computer?

Fallen foul of the new mobile phone? That wouldn’t be surprising this week. As you are prone to mistakes and misunderstandings, try not to tackle anything vital. Be sure to get plenty of sleep and fresh air. Someone who is supposed to help you proves more of an irritation than a saviour, and you may wish that you had stuck with the manual.

This is a week to try to keep life simple.

TARGET: • Average: 14 • Good: 19 • Very good: 28 • Excellent: 36

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Across 1 Fish left around here in France, more for Will (7) 5 Amazing girl? (5) 8 Mabel arranged a leisurely walk (5) 9 Difficulty returning cover to Jane Austen book (7) 10 I’m sure ten became insurgents (9) 12 Film location in middle of Ossetia (3) 13 Remained sober, so we hear (6) 14 Characters of Rebecca in America turn into a mad person (6) 17 A parliamentarian has power (3) 18 It's very common to stop framing Capone (9) 20 Long article on measure of rope (7) 21 Crowd in hydro-vehicle (5) 23 Temporary police force that left post-haste (5) 24 Indicated a negative time in legal document (7) Down 1 Allegation about mail dispute (5) 2 Spot the bad back (3) 3 Absolve church holding lists (7) 4 Women with many strange ideas (6) 5 A leg's easily broken in such winds (5) 6 It’s a crime to ruin the peace agreement (9) 7 ‘Stretchy’, the Spanish cat, is hiding (7) 11 Netting the head of state’s paraphernalia (9) 13 All cops cook this seafood delicacy (7) 15 A pop group on leave (7) 16 Looked after dented fiddle (6) 18 The spot to find fish, one hears (5) 19 Walk on part in first reading (5) 22 Not at home in the youth centre (3)

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Across: 1 Wiser, 4 Washer, 9 Sterner, 10 Strut, 11 Ears, 12 Service, 13 Apt, 14 Grin, 16 Easy, 18 Bid, 20 Decline, 21 Vote, 24 Rondo, 25 Cheroot, 26 Disney, 27 Swell.

Down: 1 Wasted, 2 Smear, 3 Reno, 5 Absorbed, 6 Harries, 7 Rotten, 8 Tryst, 13 Antidote, 15 Recants, 17 Adored, 18 Bench, 19 Rental, 22 Ozone, 23 Keys.

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet.

In this week’s puzzle, 2 represents C and 6 represents Z, so fill in C every time the figure 2 appears and Z every time the figure 6 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Cutting (5) 4 Like better (6) 9 Stop holding on to (7) 10 Neck wrap (5) 11 Information about recent and important events (4) 12 Dash together (7) 13 Feline (3) 14 American tramp (4) 16 Any long and difficult trip (4) 18 Falsehood (3) 20 Brief look (7) 21 Small island (4) 24 On your own (5) 25 Outside or upper layer (7) 26 Makes up for (6) 27 Fraudulent (5)

Down 1 At peace (6) 2 Permit (5) 3 Highest point (4) 5 Determined (8) 6 Easily broken, damaged or destroyed (7)

1 Standard, 7 Speak, 8 Available, 9 Rat, 10 Lend, 11 Rested, 13 Betray, 14 Boring, 17 Scream, 18 Give, 20 Eat, 22 Examining, 23 Turns, 24 Tadpoles.

Down: 1 Small, 2 Against, 3 Dull, 4 Robber, 5 Weird, 6 Skating, 7 Section, 12 Marries, 13 Beneath, 15 Initial, 16 Banana, 17 Stare, 19 Edges, 21 Limp.

7 Automatic response (6) 8 Respond to (5) 13 Having all necessary qualities (8) 15 Lengthy South American river (7) 17 Large American lizard (6) 18 Smallest in amount (5) 19 Defies authority (6) 22 Informal language (5) 23 Informal term for a meal (4)

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

ENGLISHSPANISH Across: 1 Aceite, 3 Util, 7 Lip, 9 Relleno, 10 Mariposas, 13 Rhubarb, 14 Lie, 15 Peso, 16 Cansar.

Down: 1 Aula, 2 Terminar, 4 Toenail, 5 Leon, 6 Alfombra, 8 Peanuts, 11 Drip, 12 Leer.

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Across 1 Gemelos (de camisa) (9) 6 Ver (persona, objeto) (3) 7 Streams (brooks) (7) 9 Orquesta (9) 13 Happiness (cheerfulness) (7) 15 Aunt (3) 16 Peligroso (9) Down 1 House (4) 2 To fry (5)

3 Cuero (piel) (7) 4 I am (3) 5 Weight (4) 8 Rescue (7) 10 Rhythm (5) 11 Glass (drinking) (4) 12 Aficionados (de equipo, grupo) (4) 14 Final (de ceremonia, vida, aventura, guerra) (3)

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January is upon us once more and many of us will be feeling sluggish after a little overindulgence over the festive period. No need to start any whacky or faddy diets.

Simple healthy eating and portion control will soon have you shedding those extra pounds and feeling more energetic. Here are some nutrient-rich foods you should try to incorporate into your diet to give you a healthy boost.

1. Salmon Rich in omega-3 fatty acids as well as a great source of protein and Vitamin D it is well known for helping to reduce the risk of heart disease but is also good for skin too. The omega-3 helps to regulate oil production in skin and boost hydration to help keep your skin clear and give you a healthy glow.

2. Blueberries Full of fibre and vitamin C they are also packed with antioxidants which help to protect memory and cognition and in fact may help improve memory. In particular they contain anthocyanins (a type of antioxidant) that lower oxidative stress and inflammation that may reduce the risk of developing diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

3. Kale Jam-packed with essential vitamins and minerals including vitamin A, vitamin C, fibre, calcium and iron it provides more antioxidants than most other fruit and vegetables. A super ingredient for your skin it can even slow down premature aging. One serving of this dark

SALMON: A great source of protein and Vitamin D. leafy green provides more than half of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C. 4. Eggs ‘Go to work on an egg’… oh no, what about salmonella? Eggs are a fantastic source of protein, vitamin D, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, folate and iodine so are brilliant for repairing the skin, organs and muscles. Eating eggs is unlikely to give you salmonella and in moderation will not give you high cholesterol.

Try to buy free range, from a reputable supplier and store ideally in the fridge. Enjoy!

5. Garlic Used for centuries as food and medicine it provides us with calcium, phosphorus selenium vitamin C, vitamin B6 and manganese. Ok it may leave us a bit smelly breathed but it really

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enhances flavour and offers many health benefits including increased immune function, growth of white cells, slowed growth of harmful bacteria, yeasts and fungi and lowering harmful LDL cholesterol and blood pressure.

6. Broccoli A rich source of fibre and magnesium it also has very high levels of vitamin C and folate.

Vitamin C is a powerful immunity booster and is known to help fight infections and viruses and can reduce the risk of heart disease, strokes and certain cancers. It helps promote production of the antibody interferon that blocks viruses and infections from getting into cells. Try not to overcook and if possible eat raw.

7. Strawberries Loaded with antioxidants they can help repair

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damaged skin caused by environmental factors such as pollution and UV rays. They provide fibre, folic acid, manganese and potassium as well as being an excellent source of vitamins C and K. In fact a 200g portion of strawberries contains more than a whole orange.

8. Nuts With lot of varieties available each offers different health benefits but in general they are packed with protein, fibre, healthy oils, vitamins, magnesium and iron and are a great snack. Walnuts are great for protein and are packed with tryphtophan - helps create the feel good chemical serotonin. Almonds are the most nutritionally dense so offer the highest concentration of nutrients.

9. Spinach Bursting with iron, vitamins C, E and K, folate and antioxidants it is a great way to fuel your body and is good for promoting vision and bone health. Research has found compounds in spinach increase the efficiency of the energy-producing mitochondria in our bodies so should leave you feeling more energetic.

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AFTER the birth of the Christmas Day baby in Gibraltar, New Year’s Day brought two new births, a girl and a boy, making them the first two Gibraltarians to be born in 2017. Daniella Benady was the first arrival being born at 6.50am and weighing 2.4 kilos. Just one hour later, baby boy Budhrani, a son to Preesha and Kabir, was born weighing the slightly heavier 3.1 kilos.

WHILST plenty of people prepare to enjoy the Three Kings Cavalcade, it is clear that despite the attempts by many, very few people or businesses are prepared to spare the time and the effort to participate by producing a float and entering it for the parade. Children used to see at least one live camel in the parade, but now in its 60th year the cavalcade barely carries on.

PAPERS released by the British government which cover the last two years of Margaret Thatcher’s tenure as Prime Minister have revealed a number of matters which affected Gibraltar with her personally being upset by the findings of the enquiry into the TV programme Death on the Rock which suggested the shooting of the IRA members may not have been necessary.

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Turtles found in Gibraltar Photo Credit: HM Government of Gibraltar

By John Smith THE Sunborn Yacht Hotel was the venue for the GibCyber Security press conference announcing the forthcoming Gibraltar Cyber Security Summit. This is the first event o f i t s k i n d i n Gibraltar for the businesses on the Rock to be held in Gibraltar on June 13.

The Royal Gibraltar Police has launched a new Cyber Security information Sharing Partnership (CISP).

This initiative aims to share cyber threat and vulnerability information with a view to increasing overall situational awareness of the cyber threat and there f o r e r e d u c e t h e impact on Gibraltar ’s financial services, industry, critical infrastructure and wider community.

OFFICERS of the Environmental Protection and Research Unit of the Department of the Environment and Climate Change (DECC) saw the year close with the stranding of two loggerhead turtles (classified as being part of a vulnerable species), the first at Eastern Beach and the other at Catalan Bay. The first loggerhead was still alive when the officers attended but died soon after their arrival. The officers examined the specimens in an attempt to establish the causes of death and the first specimen showed evidence of having ingested fishing gear used in longline fishery.

The cause of death of the second sea turtle is believed to have been a collision with a vessel and it appeared it had been floating at sea for some time and was in a bad state when washed ashore.

The data gathered from these incidents will be added to the DECC’s marine monitoring programme.

Anyone who spots any seabird or marine creature in distress has been asked to report such sightings to the Department of the Environment and Climate Change on 58009620 or by marine.monitoring@gibraltar.gov.gi.

One of the stranded turtles.

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Recycling real Christmas trees

INNOVATIVE IDEA: Recycling discarded Christmas trees.

THE Department of the Environment and Climate Change in Gibraltar has for the first time come up with an innovative and useful idea by introducing a Christmas tree recycling programme for the disposal of real Christmas trees.

Recycling trees by turning them into mulch, is an efficient way to give back to the environment after the festive period by minimising the amount of waste going to landfill and reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

Mulching trees can also be used to help protect soils in green areas such as parks and gardens.

The public in Gibraltar has therefore been encouraged to recycle any real Christmas trees by removing all decorations and depositing the trees in the Civic Amenities Facility located in Europa Advance Road (old incinerator site)

which is open seven days a week from 8am to 8pm on Monday to Friday and 8am to 5pm on weekends.

The trees will later be shredded and converted to mulch which will be put to use around Gibraltar. Minister for the Environment and Climate Change, Dr John Cortes, commented, “For the first time we’re providing the opportunity to put discarded Christmas trees to good use. Sadly our climate is too warm even for rooted Christmas trees to survive more than a few months, but instead we can put them to other uses. As the environment comes under growing pressures worldwide, every single action we take is important.”

Although real Christmas trees are not so prevalent in Spain, this is an idea which could well be considered by local councils for the future.

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Going for the big one Iñigo Urkullu.

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

MARIANO RAJOY and Spain’s Right Wing have not made it easy for ETA to make its peace with society.

T h e B a s que te rroris t orga nis a tion ceased armed activity in October 2011 and of the five parties in the Basque regional p a rlia me nt, only the Pa rtido Popula r does not back a non-government bill dissolving ETA and decommissioning its weapons.

The Basque president Iñigo Urkullu would like to see the regional PP swallow its misgivings and support the bill. The las t E TA a tta c k oc c urre d in Fra nc e in 2010 and Urkullo believes that Rajoy now needs to pool Spain’s resources in fighting the big one: jihadism.

The jihadis do not differentiate between the Left, the Right or Centre and that goes for nationalists, too.

Take your pick PRESIDENT of the Spanish government Mariano Rajoy has always disappointed Jose Maria Aznar, the former president who nominated him as his successor. Not only are the two men chalk and cheese, but Aznar has admitted that his first choice turned him down twice. And who was that? None other than Rodrigo Rato, the former vice-president and Hacienda minister who is now on trial for money-laundering, embezzlement and fraud.

This includes €2.8 million the former minister allegedly left off his tax returns to Hacienda. Rajoy might not say much for Aznar’s good judgement, but Rato says even less.

Tread carefully THE Podemos party hasn’t been around long but its foundations are already shifting.

Iñigo Errejon, a Podemos party founder and currently its number two, did the unthinkable by challenging Podemos supremo Pablo Iglesias. In a panicky bid to shortcir-

cuit Errejon and silence debate, the Iglesias faction has unleashed a campaign to weaken him. Instead the plan could backfire by confirming the doubts of those already dubious about Iglesias. And it could summon support for baby-faced Errejon who is infinitely more adult than pony-trailed ego-tripping Iglesias.

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DESPITE stringent equality laws and politicians’ insistence on referring to niños y niñas instead of the collective ninos, some things remain the same in Spain. This was plain to see as small children played with their presents in Spain’s squares and gardens on Christmas Day and will do so on January 6 as little girls push dolls’ prams and small boys career on skateboards and scooters. Clearly Father Christmas and the Three Kings haven’t taken in the equality message.

How to make the most of your year ahead move through the year with faith and confidence.

Talk to friends about your plans, do something every day towards your goal and then go with the flow of life. This year is bringing you the chance to know yourself better and to courageously move forward, so seize the moment and make the most of every day!

Sally Trotman www.sallytrotman.com Sally Trotman is a qualified Counsellor who works with Astrology, Numerology and the Tarot. Each month she will deliver the forecast as an intuitive tool to aid increased self awareness.

WHAT would you like to create in 2017? Find out how you can make the most of the year ahead with your Astrology, Numerology and Tarot Forecast for the New Year...

Create your best year yet!

Astrology: Begin anew Sun in Capricorn: With the new moon in this earthy sign at the end of last month guiding you, start the year by making practical plans. Begin with a spring clean (it is never too early to declutter!) and finish the month by taking action towards new goals for the year ahead. With the darkest part of winter now behind you, this is the time to embrace the light, feeling a sense of freedom and anticipation as the New Year begins.

Get in tune with the moon : The full moon in Cancer on January 12 brings the focus to your home life. Are there any changes you would like to make to your home to make this a more nurturing and comfortable place?

BEGIN ANEW: Start the year by making practical plans.

Perhaps it is time time redecorate, change the furniture or brighten your living space in some way. This watery sign is encouraging you to look at what you really need in order to look after yourself. On January 28 the new moon in Aquarius will help you to expand your vision. Aim high under the influence of this sign and work out your most important vision for the year ahead. What do you really want to do this year? Ask yourself this question on the eve of this new moon, and then boldly move forward with your plans.

Numerology: It’s all about you!

Number 1 : Numbers are symbols which carry energy and the influence of this number in January reminds you to focus on what you want. Worry is a form of negative prayer, so watch your thoughts. The number one also brings the focus back to yourself. It can be easy to hide behind the needs of others in order to forget your own dreams, but actually you have a responsibility to yourself to follow your heart!

Chose something you have been thinking about doing for some time

and take action this month towards this goal. Be bold and fearless - the universe will reward you for your actions!

The Tarot: Create the life you desire and deserve The first card in the major arcana Tarot deck is The Magician. The man depicted on this card has everything at his disposal. You have all the talents to create what you want this year and by staying focused on what is important to you, opportunities will present themselves as you

Would you like to discover how you can make the most of the unique numbers and astrological placements based on your date of birth so that you can make 2017 your best year yet? Sally Trotman can help you to make the best choices for you in the New Year, based on your date of birth, by looking at your Numerology, Astrology and associated Tarot cards for the year ahead.

I also offer compatibility reports, looking at the unique connection between you and your partner, helping you to understand the strengths and challenges within your relationship.

Readings are available via Skype or email. Contact Sally by email at sally.trotman@btinternet.com or visit www.sallytrotman.com to book in.

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Cowboy builders come to Spain LAST May I approached a kitchen business to find a reliable expert to lay a laminate floor in my villa.

After an agreed quote this socalled expert carried out the work but within four weeks it had failed. After some trouble I managed to contact him through the kitchen business.

He returned to carry out repairs to the new floor at further cost to myself! In October the flooring developed further faults and since then I have called him five times and texted three times, but ‘Yes’ you’ve guessed it, ‘No Reply’!

So I a p p r o a c h e d t h e k itch en business who first recommended this ‘expert’ to see if they would help to c o n t a c t h i m b u t ‘Yes ’ you’ve guessed it correctly again, ‘two emails with no further replies from them’! I was advised to employ Spanish contractors but felt supportive towards Brits trying to run a business in another country!

I now have to employ another contractor to carry out repairs at further costs. We all know the pitfalls of being ripped off with poor workmanship, promises and lack of responsibilities towards those that pay good money to help keep them in business!!

My experience is a warning to others!

R J Gammon, Alicante

Weapons testing TH E te st i n g o f a r m a m en ts h a s been going on from the beginning of time!

Acco r d i n g t o r e p orts in th e newspapers, Russia has tested ‘162 types of modern armaments during the campaign in Syria.’

What is their ambition, to be the sole superpower? Some 80 years ago Nazi-Germany aimed at world domina n c e a n d c e r t a i n ly s o me testing was needed: aerial warfare was crucial.

Hitler’s support of Franco gave the Luftwaffe the opportunity and Guernica paid the price and was destroyed.

At the Nuremberg trials Hermann Goring testified that “The Spanish Civil War gave me an opportun i t y t o p u t m y y o u n g a ir force to the test and a means for my men to gain experience.”

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answer to me.

I don’t see much evidence of people taking the environment seriously in Spain.

But i f we don’t t ake car e t he consequences will be severe and human lives will be lost.

Will that make people sit up and think?

Ellie T, by email

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TRAIN TRAVEL: Nationalisation could win an awful lot of votes.

Reasonable rail fares?

I GO to the UK fairly often and when I do I am forced to travel around by train.

These journeys are relatively infrequent so I do not feel I am being taken advantage of by the cost.

But I do remember being a professional commuter and having to put up with dirty, uncomfortable trains that were late and too full. Is it beyond the wit of

That ambition brought Germany to its knees.

Leif Krogstad, Palma Nova

man to run a train service that provides a level of comfort at a reasonable price? I am a fan of the West Coast main line run by Virgin. Virgin isn’t big enough to take over the whole network. I know it’s been said before, but in my opinion nationalising the rail service would win a political party an awful lot of votes.

D Smith, Marbella

on their hands.

Did his sacrifice achieve anything at all?

Kate, by email

Meaningless Brexit blues death?

I AM too young to remember young men of conviction going to fight Franco’s forces in the Spain of the 1930s.

Many died and everyone knows their efforts were ultimately futile.

Why though are young men going to fight against Daesh in Syria?

For the same reasons?

I don’t know, but it is all over the internet that a chef from Sussex appears to have been killed leaving his family with a tragedy

LIKE most people I intend to tough it out and see what happens.

Spain is my home now and to be honest I do not feel I have much in common with those who voted to leave the EU. M a ybe the y don’t c a re a bout pe ople like me . O ne thing tha t does worry me is the number of EU citizens in the UK who say they have been subjected to abuse, just because they’re not from the UK. Almost all of them are holding down proper jobs and paying their

taxes. And some are doing jobs I know that Brits wouldn’t want to do.

One Spanish paper featured a young teacher who has returned from the UK because he said the atmosphere has changed. It is very s a d w hen a t eacher f eel s t hat strongly.

Roy L, Almeria

Planet plea THE election of Donald Trump made me happy at first, someone who will shake up the system.

But I can’t be the only person who’s worried he doesn’t seem to think mankind has much impact on his environment. Drilling for oil and gas in some of the world’s last wildernesses doesn’t seem the

WHY are we still giving honours t o peopl e who suppl y pol i t i cal parties with the most money?

I’m all for recognising the great and the good, but they have to deserve it. Knighthoods for civil servants nobody has heard of, gongs f or cr oni es and even gi vi ng a knighthood to a sportsman when they’re still young? None of that seems right to me.

Honours should rightly be for those who give service to their communities and there are plenty of these people. I worked with one for many years.

Maybe the system needs another review!

P Richards

Fond farewell ON the subject of people we lost in 2016, I would like to remember Alan Rickman.

He died of pancreatic cancer in January and is a great loss. He appeared, at least in public, to be a very unselfish man who was not bowled over by stardom. I watched the Harry Potter films and I’m too old for them, just because he was such a lovely actor.

A great loss to all of us.

Frank T, Benalmadena

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Concern over the use of antibiotics A STUDY has found that Spanish children are being prescribed more antibiotics than many other countries. The study was carried out by the Foundation for the Promotion of Sanitary and Biomedical Research of the Region of Valencia (FISABIO), which is attached to the Department of Health, together with a consortium of German, Italian, Norwegian, Korean and American scientists.

They followed more than 74 million children from birth to 18 between 2008 and 2012 in what the Valencian Government is calling the first and longest study ever carried out on antibiotic use between countries.

The results suggested that in the first two years of life, Spanish youngsters were being given up to 50 per cent more antibiotics than the Germans and Americans. The study found South Korea most frequently prescribed antibiotics followed by Italy and Spain, with Norway the lowest.

The concern is that over use of antibiotics can make youngsters become resistant to them and inappropriate use can lead to more problems.

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SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte.

HEALTH is a very important matter which everyone should keep in mind, and it is very much influenced by our lifestyle. There are a series of measures which can be taken to help us feel better and noticeably improve our health for a healthier 2017. These are the main points we should concentrate on to improve our health: 1. Diet: the saying “we are what we eat” is very true. Following a balanced diet which is rich in fruit and vegetables and limits meat, especially red meat, favouring fish instead will help us to maintain an optimal state of health as it helps reduce the amount of ‘bad’ fat and sugars we eat. All of this is included in the Mediterranean diet, which has been proven to be the healthiest.

2. Physical exercise: to keep our bodies fit and help out mental health, it is vital to carry out moderate daily physical exercise. An example of exercise would be walking or jogging for 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the person’s level of fitness, every day or at least five days per week.

3. Avoid tobacco and alcohol: tobacco is ex-

tremely toxic and should be avoided in all its forms.

Regarding alcohol, it is healthy to drink one or two glasses of red wine per day, but stronger alcoholic drinks should be saved for special occasions.

4. Avoid being overweight/obese: if we follow a healthy diet and maintain a good level of physical exercise, we will manage to keep our weight under control and stay healthy, reducing our risk of suffering diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or heart attacks among other things. Staying at a healthy weight also avoids putting excess strain on our joints.

5. Control stress: it has been proven that people who are subjected to a lot of stress, either at work or in their personal lives, suffer worse health and are at risk of serious illnesses.

Stressful situations should be avoided as much as possible.

6. Sleep: decent sleep is essential to strengthen the body and mind. Avoid heavy meals, alcohol and stressful situations before bedtime to ensure a good night’s sleep.

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

Stay on trend this year ANOTHER new year and another new healthy food fad.

Move over coconut water and kale, top nutritionists are already predicting what will be helping you lose weight in 2017...

Jackfruit From the same family as the fig, mulberry and breadfruit, the jackfruit is sometimes also known as jakfruit or simply jack. Young jackfruit isn’t sweet as it is harvested before the sugars develop, but the fully ripened fruit has a similar texture of a banana. Studies have shown it has anti-inflammatory properties and the seeds are a good source of Vitamin C and antioxidants, that can help to prevent cell damage.

Plant water Coconut water now has a new friend in the form of cactus plant water which is being tipped to be a big seller in 2017. It is believed to help fight high cholesterol levels and is even reported to help cure hangovers and prevent them if drunk before a night on the town.

Poke bowls A poke bowl is a traditional Hawaiian dish consisting of a raw fish salad often served in a sushi dish but has now migrated to the mainland and is becoming more and more popular with entire restaurants being devoted to them. They combine raw fish such as tuna and salmon with fresh vegetables into super-nutritious meals full of good fats. It is recommended to eat at least one portion of foods rich in Omega 3 each week and poke bowls are a good source of this as well as staying bang on trend.

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Marine paintings put on display TWO generations of Spanish painters have concentrated on producing realistic seascapes of Andalucia and the youngest, José Carlos Robles de la Cruz is exhibiting his latest works in Malaga.

The locally born artist is displaying 27 new paintings of beaches from Rincon de la Victoria to Fuengirola and they will be available to view at the Benedito gallery in the Calle Niño de Guevara until January 12.

The 34-year-old painter is a great admirer of Antonio

López but to him, his father has always been his inspiration and having been painting professionally for a decade, he spent the whole of last year preparing the paintings for this exhibition.

When he is not painting, his hobby is playing the guitar and being with his wife and two children. He is not one of the old school of painters who lead a dissolute and chaotic life and his love of order and discipline comes through in the exacting and realistic quality of his work.

Free children’s show HAVING recovered from Three Kings and before the children return to school, the Marbella Town Hall has arranged for a free show entitled ‘The Christmas Toy Factory. A Canine Christmas.’

The show will be held at the Adolfo Suárez Congress centre at 5pm on Sunday January 8 and entrance tickets, which will be available until exhausted, need to be obtained from the Marbella Fiesta office situated at Jacinto Benavente 10.

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By John Smith IN keeping with a growing belief that a healthy lifestyle can help prolong life and even postpone the onset of dementia, Malaga will welcome the Ninth Natura Malaga later this year.

This fair which promotes the concept of a healthy and sustainable life will open its doors at the Malaga Trade Fair and Congress Centre on March 31, April 1 and 2 as a range of exhibitors present a whole host of different products and concepts which should help visitors to enjoy a healthy lifestyle.

In 2016 there were 120 companies exhibiting as well as numerous displays and presentations which attracted 7,800 visitors and it is expected that 2017 should be even bigger and better.

Amongst other innovations, there will now be an area concentrating on healthy gastronomy giving the opportunity to taste and buy some of the organic food as well as explaining to families how they can change their habits in order to live a healthier life.

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NUMEROUS DISPLAYS: Including fine organic produce.

This year will see the different products on offer placed together so that there will be special sections covering agriculture, handicrafts, cosmetics, tourism, health and certified products and some of the displays and presentations will explain how to manage sustainability and reduce our damage to the planet.

With admission free for those under the age of 12 and just €3 for adults, the show will be open from 11am to 8.30pm on the first two days and 11am to 7.30pm on the closing day but for more information visit www.naturamalaga. malaga.eu or www.facebook.com/natu ramalaga.

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Renovations taking place at the Picasso Museum

By John Smith THE Picasso Museum in Malaga will carry out renovation works in the exhibition spaces of the rooms devoted to the permanent collection with effect from January 9, although a selection of 38 masterpieces by Pablo Picasso, the exhibition on Joaquín Torres-García: a modern in Arcadia and archaeological remains can be visited during this period.

It is anticipated that the work which will see decoration, repair and updating of the lighting is expected to last until March and when completed should greatly enhance any future visit to the museum.

Although the work starts on January 9, it is not until January 16 that it will be possible to open the temporary rooms on the ground floor

UNDERGOING RENOVATIONS: The courtyard of the Picasso Museum. which will feature a selection of 38 masterpieces by Pablo Picasso from the Almine Foundation and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso (FABA).

Other areas of the Museum, such as the projection

room, the Crommelynck press, the shop-bookstore, the cafeteria and the archaeological remains will also be open to visitors.

During the duration of this renovation project there will

be reduced prices for visitors but to discover what is being offered, as well as to see an update on the renovations themselves, it is advisable to visit the gallery website at www.museopicassomalaga.org

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British blues giant in Malaga THE undisputed Godfather of British Blues, 84-year-old John Mayall will be playing in Malaga on Saturday February 11 as he tours his latest album ‘Talk about that.’

This is the man who almost single handedly brought black blues music to white middle class ears in Britain and his early Bluesbreaker bands included at different times the likes of Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, John McVie, Mick Taylor, Keef Hartley and almost every major blues/rock player in the UK. With nearly 50 albums in his catalogue and having worked with more than 100 musicians in his 60-year career, the ‘boy’ from Macclesfield now lives in the USA and owned a house in the famous magnet for musicians, Laurel Canyon before it was burned down in a brush fire where he lost much of his archive collection.

His current band is a fourpiece and with tickets costing from €14 to €42, his perfor-

mance at the Teatro Cervantes is one that should not be missed by any lover of the blues and the rock that grew out of it.

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By John Smith JUST after Christmas, I met Antonia Figueroa del Sol (Toni) in Fuengirola almost by chance and had the opportunity to discuss her life and that of her uncle, the legendary George Goldner.

According to renowned record producer and creator of the ‘Wall of Sound’ Phil Spector in Rolling Stone magazine, without George Goldner there would probably have been no rock and roll, yet few people in Europe know his name at all.

Originally a dancer at the Palladium Ballroom in New York, this young Jewish son of emigrés from Europe met up with a stunning young Latino girl called Grace, who was also a dancer and the two of them were soon married and he was introduced to the world of Latin music.

At the that time, in the late 1940s and early 1950s, music was very much delineated on racial lines with some radio stations catering for black audiences and other stations catering for whites.

George became involved in the music business, setting up Photo Credit: Euro Weekly News h i s o w n record label as well as becoming a producer and manager and whilst he started recording Latino music, he put together the first multiracial ‘pop group’ Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers who had an enormous hit with ‘Why do fools fall in love’ which is still played today.

Frankie was just 14 when the song was released and he fronted a band which consisted of three African Americans and two Latinos and the reason that it was so popular was because hugely influential Alan Freed, who was a maverick DJ on a major New York radio station and a good friend of George’s, played the song to his white audience.

Arguably it was thanks to this short lived group and the Goldner/Freed duo that the way was paved for the later appearance of such massive groups as the Jackson Five and the Osmonds.

One day, a 13-year-old Toni received a phone call from her Aunt Gracie asking to

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Toni Figueroa the Latin from Manhattan. come to her house to babysit the children whilst she and George had to attend a music industry meeting in the Hamptons. They sent their chauffeur to collect Toni and when she arrived at the house, she saw five young boys who turned out to be Frankie and the Teenagers.

It is good to be able to record the memories of a lady who saw so much and got to know so many great names.

Immediately attracted to Frankie, she wondered how she could get to know him better but she didn’t have to wonder for long as she was told that as well as being a babysitter, she was to become the president of the band’s fan club!

She was delighted and for the next 18

months she and Frankie were close companions answering thousands of letters, but she got to know that he was a troubled soul who was often bullied by members of the band who were jealous of his fame and when he told them in London whilst they were performing at the London Palladium that he was leaving the group, one of them punched him.

After trying to make a career as a solo artist, he become dependent on drugs and even stole jewellery from George Goldner and his wife which resulted in the deeply infatuated Toni being banned from seeing him again.

Toni and her twin sister became wellknown dancers on a number of newly burgeoning teenage music shows whilst George Goldner was involved in launching the career of Little Anthony and the Imperials and in later years was involved with the Shangri-Las,

the Four Seasons and the Isley Brothers.

Frankie died at the age of 25, George continued to record numerous artists and had a huge number of hits with Latino music, bringing it into the mainstream, whilst Toni ended up first of all living with Frankie Lymon’s surviving brother Louie for some time and following this she was introduced to Derek Ventura, a member of the Drifters from 1972 to 1984 whom she married.

Thanks to her contacts over the years, Toni, now 78 and declared on air as being a woman who “speaks with an accent as thick as a slice of Sicilian style pizza with everything on it” now spends a great deal of time promoting the achievements of her uncle Goldner who died at the age of 52, by writing articles and producing TV documentaries and YouTube pieces about both him and her colourful life.

Slowly but surely, all of those who were involved with the birth of rock and roll are passing away and it is good to be able to record the memories of a lady who saw so much and as she grew got to know such names as Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Frankie Avalon and even Andy Warhol and Wolfman Jack.

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Street art in Estepona

By John Smith A S you w a lk through the streets of Estepona, it is initially surprising to see so much artwork on the walls of buildings . This is not graffiti, but is a collection of high quality murals with artists encouraged by the council to apply to decorate the town and add some interest to areas in distress.

It is not possible to just turn up and paint, but there is no general restriction on the style of painting that can be produc e d a nd a w hole ra nge of diffe re nt a rtis ts have contributed to making Estepona one of the major towns in Europe for huge s tre e t a rt a nd ‘Trompe l’œ il’ w ith s ome of the pieces being record holders for their size.

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NOT GRAFFITI: Street art by Banksy.

It w ill ta ke a w hile to walk around the town and see every piece of work, but

it is certainly more interesting than trainspotting and if this continues, perhaps the

La Sala Loyalty Card will give you free access THE newly introduced Sala Rewards loyalty card can gain you instant free access to any of the tribute shows being presented at the La Sala Banus Live Lounge during January.

So if you fancy seeing high quality tributes to the Jersey Boys, Robbie Williams or Abba, this is just an added bonus to the meal discounts and special offers that loyalty card holders automatically receive. The whole restaurant and bar complex in Puerto Banus has just been completely refurbished, so now is the ideal time to make your first visit, or more likely for many local residents, a welcome return to La Sala

The restaurant and bar complex in Puerto Banus has just been refurbished.

Banus. To obtain more information on the loyalty card or to make a booking call 952 814 145 or visit the website www.lasalabanus.com where you can see the whole range of special food offers that can be enjoyed at this first class restaurant and bar.

most famous street artist of all, the mysterious ‘Banksy’ will add to the collection.

Piano concert THE Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Mihnea Ignat will be presenting an evening of classical music at the Teatro Cervantes in Malaga on Thursday February 9 and Friday February 10.

With featured pianist Ludmil Angelov, the evenings which commence at 8pm both nights will cover works composed by Chopin, Mozart and Strauss and written for orchestra and piano.

Tickets cost from €9 to €24 and may be purchased online via www.teatrocer vantes.com.

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Rockabilly visits Torremolinos IF you like a style of music known as Rockabilly which is a blend of country and rhythm and blues and was one of the earliest forms of rock and roll, then you need to get to Torremolinos.

The 23rd Rockin ‘Race Jamboree Festival will be held at the Prince of Asturias Auditorium and Hotel La Barracuda from February 2 to 5 with no less than 30 groups from America, Britain, Portugal, Spain and Sweden due to play before an expected audience of more than 2,000 people.

Tickets cost €35 for each day or a four-day pass costs €70 and all entry includes a free CD while some of the bands will venture out into the street and play at the Plaza de la Nogalera from noon until 3pm on Saturday February 4 and Plaza de El Remo from 1pm until 2pm on Sunday February 5.

Music is important but so is the lifestyle which includes fashion and furnishing, cars and haircuts and in order to give local residents an idea of the genre, there will also be

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DALE WATSON: One of the headliners. classic cars and dance classes.

Sponsored by the Torremolinos Town Hall, this promises to be a rocking good few days

and the opportunity for local residents as well as visitors to enjoy a different type of music and lifestyle.

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Mumtaz Mahal is your authentic local Indian AFTER another successful year at the ever popular Mumtaz Mahal, this Indian restaurant in Coin, is the perfect spot to enjoy a truly authentic and tasty meal.

With the Tarka Dhal a firm favourite among locals, the range of dishes is impressive including all the classics such as Tikka Masala, Korma, Garlic Chilli and Makhni. There is the new Mango Chicken and Ginger Chicken which have been added to the menu. Vegetarians are equally well catered for, being spoilt for choice and there is a great variety of drinks, Indian nibbles, children’s meals and desserts.

The menu del dia is the perfect choice for those wanting an earlier lunchtime treat at affordable prices with it being a price-busting €9.95 for three courses. Menu del dia is served Monday to Friday and is a popular choice and it is easy to see why. The interior at Mumtaz Mahal is as gorgeous as the food and is accompanied by a lovely shaded terrace for those looking to enjoy some al fresco dining.

A friendly, welcoming smile from owner

MUMTAZ MAHAL: For a perfect curry.

Sohail and his expert team, who are on hand to assist you and guide you through the menu and it is no wonder that once visited you will return. Serving locals for more than a decade, it has attracted a loyal following of Indian food lovers who prize quality above all else.

British foodies in particular have been drawn to the restaurant as it is often referred to as one of the few Indian restaurants on the Costa del Sol that can rival your local neighbourhood Indian restaurant back in the UK. So if you are in search of the perfect curry, visit Mumtaz Muhal in Urb El Rodeo, Coin.

Open daily 1.30-4.30pm and 7.30-midnight.

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Benahavis Flamenco SATURDAY January 7 will see a free concert of Flamenco music and dancing in the Avenida de Andalucía and Calle Malaga in Benahavis organised by the local council.

Starting at 2pm, the performers will include Davinia Escalona, Eva Piñero, Noches del Sur and Piratas Flamencos and this is just one of the many concerts and performances that the council produces each year.

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By John Smith SINCE coming second in the Spanish talent show Operacion Triunfo in 2001, singer David Bisbal who was born and brought up in Almeria has enjoyed an exceptionally succesful career, releasing six albums and numerous singles which have become popular in much of South America.

After completing 100 dates on his last tour, the singer is now touring his latest album Hijos Del Mar (Children of the Sea) across Europe and the USA, but he will make a stop at the Municipal Auditorium Cortijo de Torres in Malaga at 10.30pm on July 15.

One of the songs on the new album Duele demasiado (It hurts too much) has been written especially to help raise the problems that children face as part of a Unicef programme.

The cost of tickets which are on sale now range from €35 to €55, but it should be noted that anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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Winter offer at Olivia’s IF you have always wanted to visit the now famous Olivia’s Restaurant in La Cala de Mijas, the New Year brings a special winter offer which means that you have no excuse to put off your visit.

Elliott Wright of TOWIE and Playa in Marbella fame, who named the restaurant after his daughter, has decided to make a special offer to diners who wish to visit on a Wednesday or Thursday with an all-day set menu costing just €19.95 per person.

For that you can enjoy a three-course meal accompanied by a glass of wine at the exquisitely decorated restaurant on the beachfront at La Cala and as well as great food, you might even spot a celebrity or two.

To make a reservation call 952 494 935 or visit www.oliviaslacala.com to see all of the other offers available at the restaurant.

Honouring Cervantes A SPECIAL exhibition on Cervantes which has been touring the Costa del Sol is due to arrive in Alhaurin de la Torre on January 10 and will remain open until January 22.

‘Cervantes: the sword and the pen’ is sponsored in part by the Forum for Peace in the Mediterranean and commemorates the death of the author of Don Quixote 400

years ago.

It isn’t just about the writer and his work on perhaps the most famous piece of Spanish fiction but explores Miguel de Cervantes the man, the history of Malaga and Spain in the 16th and 17th centuries, as well as events such as the Battle of Lepanto and his involvement, the period of imprisonment in Algiers and his work

as a royal official in Malaga.

A component part of the exhibition at the Centro Cultural La Platea are the paintings of the Malaga artist Vicente Gómez Navas coupled with reproductions of paintings of Ferrer Dalmau as well as facsimile reproductions of documents from state archives about Cervantes, different edition of Don Quixote books.

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A backstreet gem in Los Boliches La Parra Gold: John the Fish offers the full works A BRILLIANT fish and chip shop can be hard to find, but John the Fish has brought the traditional British dish out of its shell to rave reviews across Fuengirola and beyond. The Costa’s very own backstreet gem, La Parra Gold is perfectly tucked away in vibrant Los Boliches and is a fantastic, and addictive, discovery for anyone interested in delicious, home-made fish and chips.

La Parra Gold is different from your classic chippy in that it’s a spacious, wonderfully British bar and restaurant, which just happens to serve mouth-watering classics freshly prepared by a man who has dedicated his life to the craft.

John the Fish makes sure his customers keep clamouring back for more by insisting that all his produce is freshly caught, keeping everything spick and span, skinning and boning all the fish personally, creating his very own tartar sauce, specialising in a scrumptious home-made scampi,

LA PARRA GOLD: Serving mouth-watering classics. and welcoming all comers as old friends.

The full works are on offer.

From a hearty home-made chunky steak pie to classic cod and chips, there are also healthier options for those watching the waistline, including poached fish and boiled potatoes, all made es-

pecially delicious by a chef with decades of hands-on experience.

You can get a fresh takeaway served with a smile to bring home, or your local watering hole, when your belly is rumbling, and La Parra is now open on Fridays all day from 1pm.

Every other day except Sunday

TUCKED AWAY: Is different from your classic chippy.

John the Fish and his team are open from 5pm, making La Parra the perfect place for a wonderful evening meal.

Nestled away like the very best hidden gems, you can find La Parra Gold just a short stroll from Los Boliches train station on Calle Poeta Salvador Rueda, per-

fectly positioned by the seafront.

So if you have a fire in your belly and a craving for brilliant fish and chips then don’t waste a second and head on down.

For private functions or any other information you can give John the Fish a ring on 678 292 792.

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A favourite for thousands of years WINTER is truly upon us with the days short to find time in the garden.

At least watering is no longer the issue as it is in summer. A good way to reduce your time in the vegetable garden is to plant perennial plants that will produce for several years.

A favourite for thousands of years in the Mediterranean is the artichoke. It is well recorded in Greek and Roman times in medical journals for digestive problems, including lack of libido and is included in Greek mythology, with the artichoke originating from the exploits of the greek god Zeus.

The botanical name is Cynara scolymus from which cynara is a derivative of the Greek name for artichoke, kynara, and scolymus indicates it is a thistle.

It is thought to have been evolved through cultivation of the Cardoon, as artichokes do not occur naturally in the wild. The Cardoon is a thistle type vegetable and the stem of the leaf is used as the edible part. Cardoon has lost its popularity due to

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ARTICHOKES: The part we normally eat is a flower bud. the long preparation time to remove the bitterness by blanching the stem in the garden and extra time to peel and cook despite its delicious taste and ease of growing in warm climates.

The artichoke part we normally eat is, like capers, a flower bud.

They are ready when the flower re-

ceptacle is fully swollen and heavy but still compact with the parts closed and they squeak when squeezed. Once they start to open or separate they become inedible but they will form a large spectacular mauve/purple thistle like flower.

They are sometimes grown just for their attractive foliage and flowers

as a border or feature plant.

Artichokes grow well with good soil preparation placed about a metre apart and will produce well for around five years before needing to be dug up and divided to gain maximum benefit. Division is the removal of small offshoots that form

on the main root stem that allow a continuous supply of new plants to replace the old ones or to give to friends.

If the tips of the artichoke buds start to show browning tips when forming, it is an indication the plant has passed its premium quality produce time and should be replaced.

They prefer soil that is a sandy loam but adding compost to the natural soils in Spain and fertilising with nutrients high in potash will assist with bud formation.

If you grow artichoke plants, the stem of the leaf, called bracts or chard can also be eaten like the cardoon, so its use is not limited to the buds. Artichoke chard is not generally available in shops but is delicious when prepared using traditional recipes from Sicily and regions of Italy and Spain.

It can be a welcome addition to your Mediterranean fare along with capers and olives and your traditionally Spanish artichoke omelette, barbecued artichoke with a sauté of olive oil with garlic or paella with artichoke.

Some top kitchen trends for 2017 IF you’re thinking of renovating your kitchen, there are a variety of new trends which are set to be favourites this year.

Industrial style Practical kitchen areas with an industrial style are becoming all the range as a change to modern fitted kitchens. Their key elements combine exposed features including exposed brick walls and beams with understated cabinets, metallic appliances and exposed pipes.

Modern but classic Those old favourites, Shaker kitchens, are still all the rage and can be combined with country-style accessories or high-tech gadgetry for effect.

For a modern take on the traditional style, use plain wood and pale paint to lighten the effect. Whereas in the past Shaker units could be pricey, there are now versions available for all budgets.

A brightly coloured kitchen range between the light coloured cabinets will create an eye-catching focal point, while the rest of your appliances

MODERN TAKE: Use plain wood and pale paint to lighten the effect. should be integrated behind doors.

Bold and brave Playing it safe is out of fashion. Bold, brave colours are the latest way of saying it with your kitchen and there is a wide range of tones, patterns and textures on the market.

Dulux’s Colour of the Year for 2017 is denim, and blues and greys are still in favour although darker shades are coming into fashion.

Those not quite ready to go

all the way can opt for more traditional toned cabinet doors and add splashes of bold colour in tiles or work surfaces, or by adding the odd coloured door.

Sleek chic Those in search for something chic and streamlined have an endless range of high-gloss finishes for a modern look.

Clean lines, handle-free doors and lots of hidden storage space to hide clutter and keep everything slick and tidy.

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COCKER SPANIELS: Are friendly dogs.

Caring for little hamsters SMALL and relatively cheap and easy to keep, hamsters have been a popular pet for many years.

Unlike mice, hamsters are not particularly interested in having company apart from making more hamsters, so can be kept individually without any major problems. They are nocturnal and tend to sleep most of the day.

Essential equipment for hamster owners consists of a cage, exercise wheel, water bottle, food dish and bedding.

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Spaniel Doc loves the beach COCKER SPANIELS as a breed are known to have friendly, and loyal temperaments. They can be a little ditzy too over their human families. Doc is very much an only dog, and gets very possessive and jealous in the company of other dogs. He particularly loves being at home or the beach at Fuengirola.

Once a year his family go on holiday to visit family back in England. At that time he used to stay with family friends, and once he went to a kennels that had been recommended to the family.

When they returned he had lost his voice, it simply didn’t suit him. He missed his family and spent the three weeks howling for them for as long as his voice lasted. Then they decided to try to find suitable house-sitters.

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While snazzy cages with mazes of plastic tubes look cool and are loved by children, they are not the best bet as they are difficult to keep clean and can also cause problems if a chubby hammy gets stuck in a narrow tube.

Exercise wheels should be made of solid plastic, rather than old-fashioned wire.

Grass hay, hamster pellets and fresh veg are all a hamster needs to stay well-fed and healthy and a constant supply of fresh water is vital.

Preparing your dog for vet’s inspection David THE Dogman Listen to David on TRE every Saturday 10am to 11am Costa del Sol (Gibraltar/Sotogrande) 98.7fm (San Roque to Calahonda) 91.9fm (Calahonda to Motril) 88.9, Costa Calida 92.7fm Costa Blanca (Torrevieja to Elche) 105.1fm (Elche to Calpe) 88.2fm, (Calpe to Gandia & Ibiza) 104.6fm, (Denia to Valencia) 95.3fm Mallorca 103.9fm

IT is essential that all dogs are regularly inoculated and wormed, that is; inoculations and boosters every year, worming treatments every three months. The only effective worming products are available from your vets.

Many pet owners encounter problems at the vet. The dogs and cats do not like to be examined. From an early age make it a pleasant experience for your pet to be handled and examined by different people. Always do this while you are present to reassure and reward the dog with praise and ‘titbits.’ Only ask sensible people, who are used to dogs to assist you with this exercise.

Some if not most vets prefer to examine their patients on a table. So if you have a dog that can be lifted onto a suitable table, get the dog used to being put on the table. Hold him in a comfortable position for a few seconds, praising him and reassuring him, then give him a ‘titbit’ and gently lift him off.

Never let a dog jump off the table by himself. If you use a table make sure a mat or cover

VISITING THE VET: Many prefer to examine their patients on a table. is placed on it so that it is not slippery for the dog. There is no quicker way to make a dog hate being picked up and put on a table than to place it on a slippery surface.

Administering treatments: Often following a visit to your vet you will be required to continue a course of treatment at home, including giving pills or liquid medicine (orally); applying ointments to eyes, ears and skin; eye or ear drops.

The only reason dogs object to taking medicine is that they are not used to being handled. It is kinder to prepare your dog to the best of your ability for the occasion when this will probably arise. This is best done by training your dog to allow you to handle it and examine any part of its body under any circumstances without any resistance from your dog.

Pills can often be given by disguising the pill inside a little piece of butter, margarine or cheese. There are many ‘Do Not’s’ associated with this sort of training, all of which are common sense.

Do not give dogs any medicine unless specifically prescribed for that dog by a vet. If in doubt about your dog’s health, consult a vet, never take advice from unqualified people; this includes pet shops, dog breeders, dog trainers, behaviourists and the person a friend knows who had a dog with the same sort of symptoms.

Do not put anything in your dog’s ear. Report discharges or smells to your vet. Do not put any drops or ointment into your dog’s eyes. Consult your vet.

Do not interfere with any lumps, bumps, wounds, cysts, rashes or anything else on your dog’s body. Consult your vet.

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DOM. APP- REPAIRS DOMESTIC Appliance repairs washing machines, fridges, cookers, ovens, water heaters, gas / electric, professionally repaired. Christian 608 337 497 (243751)

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GOLF SELLING a FAMILY GOLF CLUB SHARE La Quinta Marbella. For more information call +49 698 98920 or +49 1717 34 7100 shops@omdas. com (249574)

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SHIPMENTS of all British & Irish home favourites; Crisps, nuts, confectionary etc. AAA Couriers T: +44 2838 840 345.

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HOT TUBS /SPAS HOT TUBS, new, used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. 691 973 131 / 952 793 398 (242567)

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24/7 LOCKSMITHS LOCKSMITH emergency / appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service.

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FOR SALE SELLING YOUR SPANISH CAR? PHONE Bill Brady for the best cash price. Stay safe and phone Bill on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (236580) BILL BRADY CARS has been established on the Costa del Sol since 1986, in which time he has helped thousands of expatriates to buy or sell their quality used Spanish cars and also keeping all the documentation simple so you understand all that is going on (which is important). You can contact Bill direct on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 or bill bradycars.com (236580)

* JANUARY SALE PRICES * AUTOMATIC/DIESEL Audi A4 2.0 TDI. 2010 from private owner bought and service by Audi only 87,000 Klm (54,000 Mls) Parking sensors, Bluetooth, alloy wheels and much more metallic silver, relocation forces sale WAS 16,995€ NOW 15’995€ 952 838 842 608 950 221 billbradycars .com. (236580) AUTOMATIC VW. UP-! Fender (special edition model) 2013 From lady owner bought and serviced by VW. Just had its service only 29’000 Klm (18’000 Mls) Polar white, black panoramic sun roof, sports wheels, fantastic sound system and lots more it´s like new. Save a fortune on this model new price nearly 16’000€. YES ONLY 9’995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (236580) * JANUARY SALE PRICES * ESTATE Ford Focus 1.6 Inj. 2013 bought from Ford Estepona and from lady owner 46’000 klm (28’000 Mls) metallic silver, climate control, electric pack, it´s been used for the school runs it´s a big saving at WAS 9’995€ NOW 9’695€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (236580) SPECIAL January Offer Kia Rio 1.2 Concept 5 door 2014 Mdl. From private owner (not a rental car) full service history and 7 years warranty metallic black, cream interior, bluetooth and lots more. Look at this massive saving its only 7’995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (236580)

CLASSIFIEDS 2007 Citroen Belingo multispace 1.6 hdi, 240,000 kms, in very good condition throughout, aircon, new ITV, great multi-purpose vehicle. 3´995€ 653 777 073 (241693) 2005 KIA CARNIVAL 2.9 diesel automatic, seven seater, twin side doors, silver, climate control, alloys. In excellent condition inside and out. Fully legal Spanish LHD, 5,995€, 653 777 073 (241693) AUTOMATIC 2003 Citroen C5 2l diesel automatic in silver, with alloys, aircon, very good condition throughout. ITV October 2017 2´995€ 653 777 073 (241693) 2010 Alpha Romeo 159 station wagon 1.9 JTD 6 speed diesel, in metallic black, new tyres, new MOT and tax, insured, right hand drive on UK plates, ideal return to UK, 2 keys, 120, 000 miles, full alpha history, alloys , in perfect condition inside and out, 3,995€ 653 777 073 (241693) MERCEDES cl 500, 2001 coupe auto, with every conceivable extra, inc assisted door closer, double glazed, sat nav, in dark metallic blue with black leather, drives and looks perfect, this car cost new 1000.000€ priced to sell at 6,995€ 653 777 073 (241693) FORD FUSION 2004 1.3 petrol, silver, new ITV, in very good condition inside and out, 5 door 5 speed manual, electric windows, air-con, priced to sell at 1,995€ 653 777 073 (241693) 2006 Pick-up VW 6 seater twin cab single wheel 2.5 diesel, 6 speed, aircon, alloy body, 170´000 kms. Must be seen, like new 653 777 073 (241693) FORD MONDEO 2004 2.0 tdci Ghia, in metallic blue, new tyres, new itv,6 speed 140 bhp, alloys climate control, excellent runner in great condition, to sell quick 1,995€ 653 777 073 (241693) 2009 MERCEDES C220 cdi original factory amg, RHD on Spanish plates, 80,000 miles with full service history, 2 keys, silver with black leather, in perfect condition inside and out, 9,995€ 653 777 073 (241693) 2008 Ford Focus Sport 5dr diesel, all extras including leather, alloys, satnav, climate control, only 64´000kms from one owner, 2 keys etc 7´995€ 653 777 073 (241693) carsforsaleinspain.eu Buy or Sell your car online. All makes & models LHD/RHD. Spanish/UK Reg. (249723)

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INSURANCE

CARS WANTED, all registration numbers, any age, runners/non-runners, finance, embargoes no problem 687 049 592 or 622 156 022 (248692) T2

SAM, Simply the Best on the Coast, 35 years experience, 18 years Mijas. Forget the rest, have the best, you’re worth it! Call Sam 952 666 025 / 629 546 128 (232930)

CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN/UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (253107)

EXPERIENCED Painter Decorator. All aspects of Decorating. You won´t find better or cheaper. Call Roger 633 382 262 (249512)

ABBEYGATE INSURANCE. No automatic annual increase on our Motor Insurance, renewal policies. Call 952 893 380 (68259) WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance. Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 902 123 309. (200726)

MECHANICS MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work. Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (247810) BRITISH MECHANIC WORKSHOP family run business since 2000 in Mijas Costa Fuengirola. Servicing Repairs, ITVS, Full Engine Rebuilds, Body Work Repairs, Recovery Service, Paperwork Transfers.

Checks on all cars & 4x4. CALL TODAY 605 407 369 / 951 914 025 (247647) LEO´S AUTOS, MIJAS COSTA. Repairs & servicing to all makes of cars, light commercials, also ITV´s, exhausts etc.

Plus home call outs. T: 952 917 353 / 722 291 198.

(249581) INTERNATIONAL CARS Land Rover specialist, All Makes Catered for, Full Diagnostic Testing, Bodywork Repairs, Pre-ITV checks, Tel: 634 330 806 / 634 922 232 (253008)

WANTED

WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 693 028 325 (253107) CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH/WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837 WANTED all cars vans and anything interesting also classic cars, bikes, etc, with or without paperwork considered, same day decision, cash waiting, 653 777 073

MUSIC KARAOKE “Everything You Need” Rent, Buy or Update Your Songs in All Languages. www.songbookslive.com “costasongs” 664-540-154.

(232947) LIVE MUSIC with DAVID CHRISTIAN-CLARK from solo Spanish Guitar to Dance band, performing for exclusive private events from Gibraltar to Nerja.Call 00 350 540 367 29 or e-mail davechristianclark @gmail.com for details.Over 30 years’ professional experience. (248995)

NAUTICAL PUERTO BANÚS – Moorings for rent. 8, 12 & 15 meters. 662 379 483 (240400)

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PERGOLAS & DECKING PERGOLAS, Decking and Thatched Gazebos. Best quality and prices. Installations. For free quotation call 686 322 328 (243344)

PEST CONTROL

PEST CONTROL Best Prices Great Service BRITISH & LEGAL 0034 684 217 181 WWW.LOCALPEST.ES COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee. Serving the coast since 1985. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (241240)

PETS

PUERTO BANUS – Moorings wanted to buy. 0032 473 815 789

PAINTERS/DECORATORS

CARS AND VANS, ANY REGISTRATION, INSTANT CASH, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPANISH 693 028 325 (253107)

MOTORING

YOUNG DOMESTICATED cats rescued from the killing station need kind homes. Fully vaccinated and neutered. We will also deliver to England for a donation to the charity.

Please give one of these beautiful cats a home so we can save more from death. Can be seen without obligation at Cat and Dog World Kennels. Tel. 630 197 435 (93398) HAVING problems with your dog? We can show YOU how to educate your dog. Private and group classes. If you are short of time we have a pick-up & home delivery service from Benalmadena to Marbella, so we are able to see you at our Pet Nursery. Professional with 20 years of experience. Tel: 670 604 172, Web: dogtm.com; Email: David@dogtm.com

CHARITIES ACE CHARITY “El Refugio” in La Cala de Mijas is a registered charity. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the Town Hall or the Andalucian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter. We are grateful for any help offered, including donations of food and blankets. Visiting times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736. Our website is www.ace-charity.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320) ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 14.00pm. (93319) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public week-ends from 10.00 to 5.00. Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at anytime. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference. You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeonline.net www.sepe online.net (93321) AT SOS ANIMAL REFUGE we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you.

We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect. So if you are having a clear-out, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about re-homing, please call 653 257 875.

Visit our website www.sos-animals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666

814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317) ARCH - THE ANDALUCIAN RESCUE CENTRE FOR HORSES WELCOMES VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO THEIR STABLES ON SATURDAYS FROM 10 - 12 OR BY APPOINTMENT. COME AND HELP OUT, OR SPONSOR OR ADOPT ONE OF OUR HORSES, DONKEYS OR MULES. WE ALWAYS NEED HELP WITH FUND RAISING TO LOOK AFTER THE ABANDONED AND ABUSED ANIMALS. OUR AIM IS TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND REHOME. WE ARE A SMALL FRIENDLY TEAM WHY NOT JOIN US. FIND US IN ALHAURIN EL GRANDE, BEHIND THE VENTA MIRALMONTE ON THE ROAD FROM ALHAURIN TO COIN, (A404), URB.VIÑA BORREGO, FOLLOW THE YELLOW SIGNS. CHARITY REGISTERED WITH THE JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA NO 8448. WWW.HORSERES CUESPAIN.ORG INFO@ HORSERESCUESPAIN.ORG ARCHRESCUE@YAHOO.CO.UK TEL:635798219 OR 656935613 OR 620175828.

NEW: ARCH CHARITY SHOP NOW OPEN IN ALHAURIN, NEXT TO MONEY CHANGE SHOP, AVENIDA GERALD BRENAN (93322)

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LAGUNA KENNELS AND CATTERY. Your pets lovingly cared for by English mother and daughter.Near Coin. lagunaken nels@hotmail.com Tel 952 112 021 / 606 838 983 (248631)

PETS TRANSPORT

PET-COURIERS.COM – If you love your pet try us first – we are the best. Door to door service throughout Europe. Specialised vehicles – bespoke service. Full legal service including documentation if required. For further information call or email us: Tel: (0034) 651 033 670 or (0034) 637 066 227.

Email: info@pet-couriers.com or www.pet-couriers.com THE DOG MOVER. Licensed transporters. Two handlers, so never alone. 651 581 067 / 0044 (0) 7875 947230. www.thedogmover.com

EURODOG Boarding Kennels & Cattery. Under new ownership by animal loving family. Large kennels and exercise yards, fully licensed and sanitary approved. Safe, secure and caring environment. Inspections welcome anyt ime. 5 minutes from Fuengirola 679 786 669 / 952 464 947 / www.eurodog .es (239435) CAT AND DOG WORLD KENNELS AND CATTERY, superb licensed facilities, viewing welcome. Tel: 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.cat-and-dogworld.com (241623) PETCARE PET HOTEL. Alhaurin el Grande. Holiday accommodation for dogs and cats. Heated/Air conditioned kennels available. Tel: 952 112 284 / 685 400 216 www.petcarespain.com. Find us on Facebook at Petcare Spain (243370)

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ACCOMPANY your pets to their new home. Fully licensed pet transport service. Denise www.petchauffeur.eu 952 197 187 / 696 233 848 info@petchauffeur.e PET TRANSPORTATION by road. Fully DEFRA/OCA/ TRACES compliant. Complete service by professional licensed kennels. 630 197 435 www.catand-dog-world.com

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PLUMBING PLUMBER for all your plumbing. Water heaters, bathrooms, tiling. Benalmadena based, travel no problem.

Construction work. Glen 669 073 773 (240545) PLUMBING. Leak detection & blocked drains. Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drain spain.com (248852)

PRINTERS BUSINESS cards, flyers, posters, magazines, design, canvas, exhibition equipment, signage, vehicle branding Eyeprint: 951 310 395 www.eyeprint.es (238598)

PROFESSIONAL SERV. PRO VENT. Kitchens, Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Windows, Glass Curtains creatively designed and expertly fitted. Visit our showroom in La Cala or call 639 727 188 for a free quotation. From inspiration to installation www.joebayley.com

PROPERTY INTELLIGENT HOMES – Increase the value of your property. Simply upgrade using a Fibaro Automation system around your home. We supply & install. Promotional packages available. For more info call Antonio +44 7720 208125 or IVO 600 456 350 (253235)

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE MR MAINTENANCE For ALL your Property needs No Job Too Small 647 460 155

PROPERTY FOR SALE WWW.INMOANDALUZ.CO M is always looking for realistically priced inland properties to sell to our interested buyers. Tel 952 491 609 / 685 514 835

PROPERTY FOR SALE

WWW.INMOANDALUZ.CO M. Bargain inland properties for all budgets, fincas, village homes, apartments and villas. Legal building plots. 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (244876) ATTRACTIVE 2 Bed, 2 Bath, Ground Floor Apartment in DON ALBERTO Mijas Costa. Fully Furnished to high standard. Close to Pool, Air-Conditioning & in a very safe position.

185,000 Euros. +447850 746171 goodson.builders @icloud.com (253193) MARBELLA – Magna Marbella Apartment – 2 Bed, 2 Bath. Modern. €390,000.

MARBELLA HOUSE – Apartment 2 bed. 365,000€.

MARBELLA MANSION CLUB – 3 Bed. €950,000 Telephone 622 571 040 kingscastlemarbella@gmail.co m (250259)

PROPERTY WANTED

REMOVALS & STORAGE

NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL 15 CUBIC metre van returning to the UK 20th January. Space available each way. Tel. 639 928 090 (248848)

USA SPECIALIST Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (236581)

MARBELLA, BANUS, sunny 3 bedroom apartments by Marina. Short/long term, luxury, private gardens, garage. bravoelezovic@gmail.com / 637 439 222 (249561)

STORAGE SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (236581)

LONG TERM RENTALS. Super prices, no commission. Apartments, townhouses, villas, fincas, shops, offices, bars, restaurants. Coast & inland.

Tlf 679 111 522 (253100) MARBELLA APARTMENTS, Villas & Townhouses, Rentals.

Telephone 622 571 040 kingscastlemarbella@gmail.co m www.kingscastlemarbel la.com (250259)

CLASSIFIEDS

UK - SPAIN - Anywhere Europe! Masses of experience.

New clean vehicles. Insured with Royal Sun Alliance.

Genuinely CARING service.

FULL and / Part moves. ONLINE QUOTES!! www.bm ceuropean.com Tel: UK 08456 443 784 / ES 634 344 787 FIND US ON FACEBOOK! (243375)

MOVING MATTERS SL – removals and storage. Local or to and from the UK/Ireland/Portugal and across Europe. Over 16 years experience. For free quotation Tel 951 311 118. www.mov ingmatters.eu (241617)

BRITONS REMOVALS - UKSpain-UK. Regular Fully Registered Removal & Storage Service for over 30 years. Tel 618 984 570 or 914 143 164 www.britonsremovals.com (242465) MOVING BACK TO UK? Removal vehicle departing weekly throughout the year. Excellent, professional service & great rates. Ring (0034) 665 089 244 or (0044) 01922 682 667 & see www.elite-euro pean.com (93139) www.euroweeklynews.com

REMOVALS & STORAGE

LOCAL and INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (236581) PROFESSIONAL LOCAL REMOVALS AT AFFORDABLE RATES. 1/2 DAY FROM €90. FULL DAY FROM €175. WE ALSO PROVIDE A FORTNIGHTLY DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE TO UK AND EUROPE (INCL SCOTLAND).

WORLDWIDE SHIPPING TO USA, AUSTRALIA, ETC AND FULL STORAGE FACILITIES. TEL (0034) 952 578 507 OR (0034) 637 892 278 / EMAIL garymoveit@ya hoo.co.uk (233339)

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PROPERTY WANTED

LOCAL & International Removals Regular Schedules 952 816 582 move@freinternation al.com (236930) LOCAL Removals Large or Small 952 816 582 move @freinternational.com (236930)

EUROPE SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (236581)

PROPERTY TO LET

BENALMADENA 1 Bedroom Furnished Garden Apartment, Quiet area. Parking. Suit Retired Coupl. Preferably Long Term – 605 978 203

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SITUATIONS VACANT

CLASSIFIEDS REMOVALS & STORAGE NO JOB TOO SMALL. Large van traveling to and from Benidorm, Alicante & Malaga regularly every two weeks.

AAA Couriers T: +44 2838 840 345.

E: aaacouriern i@gmail.com (249585) MAN VAN Removals, 20Euros/Hour 3 Vans available, Tel David 696 810 618 / info@moveit-storeit.com

MAN AND VAN MAN & VAN Removals, Clearances. 100% reliable. Always punctual. 20€ per hour.

622 020 856 (241247) BIG VAN (removal) always on time. 100% reliable. 20€. P.H. - 633 277 270 (248897) 2 MEN, Van €30 p hour. Also House Clearances. 651 081 610 (248894) THE VAN MAN. Cheap and cheerful. €20 per hour. 677 251 025 (248380)

STORAGE REMOVAL BOXES Large, med, wardrobe, bubble wrap, tape, collect or delivered. Local and international removals also undertaken. 952 239 110 / 632 702 306 (244093) FIRST MONTH €1. Packing materials. Self storage Marbella. 952 811 311 (242608)

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ROLLER SHUTTERS

SIGNS & DESIGNS

ACE OF SHADES - PERSIANA (security shutter) electric and manual, various colours available including wood effect, we also offer a repair service.

Make your home more secure! Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceof shades.es (101730)

EYEPRINT – 951 310 395 (238598)

ROLLER shutter repairs, 7 days a week, conversion from manual to motorised, new installations. All areas covered.

Coast and inland. 655 825 931 (233420)

SERVICES

CARPENTRY CARPENTER cabinet maker, Irish. Property maintenance, plumbing, painting, electrical, kitchens. Bathrooms renovated etc. 30 years experience.

Very reliable. 677 087 575 (233419)

FURNITURE FRENCH POLISHING REPAIRS, restoration etc. restore your valuable furniture to its former glory. Tel 647 579 519 / 952 499 944 (224373)

SEWING ALL STYLES Curtains, upholstery, soft furnishings and bean bags made to measure.

Sensible prices. Also repairs / alterations. All areas. Call 672 800 887 or email judein spain@hotmail.com (232798)

SITUATIONS VACANT

PROFESSIONAL Telesales staff wanted for registered Animal Protection Association.

Potential for High earnings.

Marbella. Contact: 634 234 477 info@fdceb.eu (253243) DO YOU CARE? If so, why not join our team of carers who work in the UK. Earn from £952 - £1,456 for 2 weeks.

Good written/spoken English, British or EU Passport required. Contact Sandra on 658 965 204 or email s.field@con sultuscare.com (253024)

SOFT FURNISHINGS

STORAGE STORAGE secure clean dry warehousing. Collection and delivery available. Guaranteed best rates. Focus Transport Marbella 952 816 582

FOR SALE LOS BOLICHES STOREROOM/TRASTERO 9 mtrs, safe & secure. €4,200. 655 774 112 English/Spanish (250262)

SWIMMING POOLS

CURTAINS, blinds, cushions and much more. Free estimates and home visits. Tel 657 369 343 or rosan nacarmella@hotmail.com (248422)

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Maintenance, Repairs & Renovation. Professional & Reliable Service. All Areas. info@pe rfectpools.es. 650 348 785 WESTARPOOLS. Pool construction, renovation, repairs and heating. 619 246 372 / www.westarpools.com POOL HEATING, COVERS AND ROLLERS. SWIM IN A HEATED POOL ALL YEAR ROUND. PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATIONS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. ENVIROCARE 952 663 141 – 670 409 759 www.envirocare spain.com ALL AREAS COVERED (247804) QUALITY Astral Pool Heaters from €3,995 +IVA fully installed! Removable Pool Safety fencing from €59,95 per linear metre +IVA fully installed! www.advasolsolutions.com – 951 965 309, 664 871 133 (253076)

SOLAR SOLAR Hot water installed from €1995 incl. www.adva solsolutions.com - 951 965 309, 664 871 133 (253076)

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POOL MAINTENANCE, repairs, friendly, reliable service. Estepona, Malaga, inland regrouts, heaters. 678 791 495 / 951 295 699 www.sparklenripple.net (241243) T3

ANTIONIO ENTERPRISES – Pool Design. Heating. Complete Builds. Repairs. Reasonable Rates. Antonio 602 593267. www.completehome works.eu (253235)

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TEACHING

TV & SATELLITE REPAIRS – TV’s, Plasmas, LCD’s, Digi – Boxes, Video, HiFi and microwaves. Free estimates, can collect. 35 Years experience. John 952 491 723 or 600 706 201 (247821)

THERAPISTS CHANGE your thinking, change your life. Psychotherapist Philip Jameson. Adults, adolescents, families. 635 276 140 (241681) LIFE COACHING, stress, depression, other problems. 24 years experience. Contact 634 369 414 / info@thewaychris tiancounselling.com / theway christiancounselling.com

TRANSLATOR OFFICIAL translations. All languages. 952 789 204. Mobile 654 613 094. sanpedrotransla tions@gmail.com (249621)

TUITION MARBELLA DESIGN ACADEMY: Validated programmes.

Bachelor of Arts degrees awarded by Middlesex University London. www.design school.com (241409)

ENGLISH CHANNELS. Freeview, Movies, Sky Channels, Sports Catch up and much more. All Free No Monthly Costs Inc. Warranty from €140. 653 061 472 (247612) ENGLISH TV BBC 1, 2, 3, 4, ITV, CH4 & CH5. NO INTERNET NEEDED. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. GOOD PRICES. ALSO DISH REALIGNMENT. TEL: 652 023 012 (248601)

UPHOLSTERY ADVANCED Cleaning Services.

Professional carpet and upholstery cleaning, 27 years experience, wet/dry clean. Honest, reliable. 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 acservs@out look.com (253107) UPHOLSTERY including leather cleaned also carpets.

693 028 325 (253107) CARPETS AND SOFAS cleaned.

Reliable, fast service. Family run. Cleansol 952 930 861 / 607 610 578. 10am - 10pm 7 days, all areas Discount Code: EWN 1 CLEAN (206437)

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WASHING MACHINE

REPAIRS WASHING machine repairs. No fix No fee. Call Joe: 686 271 836 (248601)

WINDOW TINTING MOBILE SERVICE. ITV Legal. Solar Reflective tint for glass curtains, balconies, yachts. Stop fading, heat & glare. 958 496 571 – 644 546 176 ian@solarshadetinting. com (238665)

XXX RELAXATION READERS OF A SENSITIVE DISPOSITION MAY FIND SOME OF THE ADVERTISEMENTS IN THIS SECTION OFFENSIVE.

FEMALE MARBELLA CENTRE - the ideal place for your enjoyment in the city centre, eight young ladies for unforgettable moments. Open 24h and prices from €50. For reservations and information call 620 366 817. (238512) T1 CALAHONDA. Alexia, young hot-blooded black girl. Kinky lover, loving and giving. I’ll make you go crazy with pleasure, my love!! I can’t wait to see you!! Greek, natural French 650 237 102 (247769) RIVIERA. Hello my love! I’m Patricia, a horny brunette who loves sex and parties. Sweet, elegant and kinky. 24h. Outcalls 608 949 543 (247769)

CALAHONDA, from 50€. Big tits. Very giving Bolivian. Pure, unchained filth. Kisses, natural French, deep throat. 616 368 985 (247769) CLOSE TO ELVIRIA, Paola, mature Brazilian. Spectacular body and long hair. Nympho with no limits. I’ll make you feel like a king. Natural French, greek, golden showers, lesbian, couples 650 237 145. (247769) BDSM. Exclusive services.

Bondage, spanking, dog training, water sports, anal penetration. Fully equipped dungeon. Professsional equipment and services (Cross, iron, straightjacket, strap-on). Private appointment 648 814 653 (247769) 8 SPECTACULAR girls available to pleasure you in every way.

Visit us at our luxury villa with its elegant and glamorous atmosphere. Free drink. Porn films, erotic toys, natural French, kisses, greek, lesbian, couples. Outcalls. 24h. VISA 951 274 723, 616 368 985

WANTED. Girls aged between 25 and 35, preferably English speaking for Fuengirola’s busiest adult relax apartment. (See Fuengirola Port’s advert in adult section for further details.) If interested please phone 663 645 432.

Discretion guaranteed. Excellent money paid daily.

(248736) FUENGIROLA. Oriental young beautiful Japaneses. Complete services. Outcalls. 24hrs 693 988 340 (247687) BENALMADENA - LAURA 28, slim brunette. Sexy model. Warm and friendly.

Fluent English. Incalls & outcalls. 633 744 422 NUEVA ANDALUCIA: Very sexy, slim, horny and submissive girl offers you a special experience with maximum pleasure. All services, including sensual massages (qualified independent masseuse) with natural French and happy ending. Private apartment.

656 350 401 MATURE elegant lady. Voluptuous bust. All services. Only hotel and home visits. 687 387 680 (243921) ASIAN expert sensual exotic, traditional, professional massage. Luxury Marbella Centre 604 143 788 (248285)

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FITTING FINISH: At an Andalucian farm.

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A fierce fighting bull A GRAND tour celebrating 50 years of the Lambourghini Miura somewhat surprisingly finished up on an Andalucian farm. After 12 months of touring Europe’s glamour spots, from Monte Carlo to Madrid, the tour rolled to a stop at a renowned but off-the-beaten track bull-breeding farm in the Spanish hinterlands.

It would be surprising if not for the interesting fact that Miura is actually the word used to describe a fierce fighting bull from the famous ranch. The farm is owned by the sons of a man who inspired the great Ferruccio Lamborghini to call his new model the Miura and make 50 years of motoring history while he was at it.

Produced between 1966 and 1973 the Miura was the fastest production car in history when first unleashed in the new sports car era. It was one of the first cars to trailblaze the mid-engined

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are said to be intelligent, fierce, and overwhelmingly powerful. A fitting name then if ever there was one.

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An electric rip-off A REPORT found that British electric car-owners are paying well over the odds to recharge their batteries.

Some of the new public charging stations charge upwards of €15 for an hour of driving, making it far more expensive than refuelling with petrol or diesel.

The problem is a lack of consistency. Some points are free, others dirt cheap, and some eye-wateringly expensive. There are now thousands of public points across the UK and the government is planning to establish pricing control.

Once something of an oddity, electric cars are now quite commonplace on British streets and even motorways. By the end of 2018 estimates place the likely number at over 100,000, up from only around 3,000 just five years ago.

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Classic Car Club of Andalucia

All the up-to-date news from the Classic Car Club of Andalucia W

E are delighted to announce that this is the first of regular contributions from Ian Giles, President of The Classic Car Club of Andalucia.

There will be information and photographs explaining what has been, and what will be happening, with this active and dynamic classic car club.

If you didn’t know already, the club has a social night and dinner on the first Tuesday of every month at El Chaparral Golf club in Mijas Costa. There is always a classic car run and lunch on the Saturday that follows, with the start venue, route and lunch location changing every month.

December was a particularly hectic time for the club with three major events organised.

The regular club-night and dinner at El Chaparral was very well supported with a superb Christmas Carols performance put on for members by the TAPAS choir, which even featured two CCCA members, Jenny Binns and Brian Piccolo, among their number.

Around 100 members enjoyed meeting Gordon and Lisa who had just taken over as new owners of the restaurant and catering facilities at El Chaparral. They did a first class job of dinner even though, as usual, they had no idea how many members would be coming along.

The following Saturday’s classic car run started from Venta Moreno, near Alhaurin, with the first stop en route at the Malaga Children’s Orphanage where a huge number of Christmas gifts were delivered by the members.

Some 40 cars turned out, each car bringing two gifts for the children including a Play-Station, a Scalextric set and much more. Just for good measure, the members

also collected over €500 which was passed to the staff. After a superb route that took in the lakes near Almogia, Casabermeja and a descent of the Montes de Malaga, a special party lunch was enjoyed at Da Bruno’s restaurante near Mijas.

Club member Steve Robinson was a superb DJ for the afternoon and much dancing and merriment ensued!

Only a few days later, the Club hosted its annual Christmas Party, this year on board the super-yacht ‘Sunborn’ in Gibraltar. This black-tie dinner was enjoyed by over 100 members and the entertainment was provided by ‘Masquerade’ who made sure this terrific party rocked until the early hours.

Most members stayed on board that night with quite a number staying a second night to enable them to explore and shop in Gibraltar. All members enjoyed, and appreciated, the high quality of food and service provided by the La Sala group together with the high quality of the accommodation provided by the Sunborn.

By the time you read this, the January Club-night on the 3rd will have taken place. However, the Classic car run is set for Saturday the 7th and will start at El Balneario on the beach near Malaga. This run is organised by Don and Sue Foster and information can be obtained from Don at donfoster0@gmail.com.

In our next column I hope to have information on a rock-n-roll event the Club will be supporting with Ricky Lavazza at the end of January in Benalmadena, along with news of upcoming February events.

There will also be news of a very exciting photographic competition that will run throughout the year so, all you budding photographers - time to buy a new camera!

Further information on Classic Car Club of Andalucia events can be found on the Club’s website www.cccandalucia.com. Membership of this vibrant club is open to anyone owning a genuine classic car here in Spain.

Ian Giles

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ROAD TEST by Nick Fletcher

Megane Dynamique THE battle for car sales is at its most intense in the family hatchback sector dominated by the likes of the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf - but there are other strong contenders with a lot to offer.

Among them is the new Renault Megane, which scores well for standard equipment levels, load space and its pleasing driving dynamics.

All versions come with alloy wheels, Bluetooth, and air-conditioning, with entry level pricing from £16,950 (€20,066).

Mid range Dynamique models add sat-nav, parking sensors, reversing camera, climate control, auto lights and wipers and larger 17 inch alloys among extra kit.

There’s a choice of petrol engines and two diesels, 1.5-litre and 1.6-litre units. My Dynamique S Nav test model came with the 110 hp 1.5 litre diesel engine and priced at £20,400 (€24,155). While the 0-60 mph time of 11.3 seconds and top speed of 116mph are

not exceptional by class standards, the fuel figure of 76.4 mpg combined is impressive, and coupled with emissions of just 96g/km gives this model ultra-low running costs.

As soon as you get behind the wheel, you find it easy to get a comfortable driving position thanks to multi-adjustable driver’s seat and reach and rake adjustable steering wheel. Underway, this Megane has a smooth agile feel to it and is reassuringly balanced on corners, instilling plenty of driver confidence. Ride quality on smooth surfaces is excellent and only on rutted pot-holed roads will the Megane begin to feel a little unsettled.

The exterior restyling of the car provides a sporty low-slung look and the bonnet features a larger Renault badge and reshaped grille which together give the Megane a bolder and more charismatic appearance.

In the cabin, there is a smarter, more classy look to the dashboard.

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Vilamoura: stay and play in March 2017 CostaLessGolf Weekly News with

Ron Garrood SITUATED in the heart of Vilamoura, a mere 20-minute drive from Faro airport in Portugal, this Frank Pennink designed parkland style layout is one of the oldest in the region and renowned all over the golfing world.

Often described as the Grande Dame of Algarve courses, it meanders throughout impressive pine trees the principal hazard - over gently undulating natural terrain. Although it opened in 1969, the course was completely renovated and modernised 27 years later although no major changes were made to the magnificent layout.

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VIRGIL VAN DIJK: In the Premier League, Chelsea are thought to be sniffing around the Southampton centre-back player.

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La Liga’s transfer talent JANUARY’S transfer window is a week old and the rumour mill is well oiled as the Champions League race heats up and relegation fears are stoked. The top teams are said to be largely content with their squads but there’s always room for

MOURINHO: Happy with his striking line-up.

a January surprise - or disaster.

Atletico Madrid could have the happiest shareholders in Spain if a proposed swoop by Man Utd’s Jose Mourinho becomes reality. There’s been talk of an audacious deal worth more than €150 million being put together to lure French forward An-

toine Griezmann and Spanish defensive midfielder Saul Niguez away from Madrid to Manchester.

Mourinho is thought to be content with his striking line-up and should be, after Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 17th goal of the season and declared to have made critics ‘eat their balls.’

Real Betis meanwhile have terminated the loan transfer of Chelsea winger Charley Musonda, whose knee injury held him back from La Liga competition. The Blues and Arsenal are said to be interested in snatching Sevilla midfielder Steven N’Zonzi.

The Spanish club expect to lose the Frenchman in January but hope to reel in €30 million from the sale.

Chelsea are also thought to be sniffing around Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk, while Liverpool won’t be rescuing Joe Hart from loan exile in Italy.

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Econ Fuengirola Pool League

By Pete Woodall THE 2016-2017 Econ Fuengirola Winter Pool League got off to a good start earlier this year with 12 teams taking part. By the Christmas break, Anchor were leading with 72 points, followed

by Alba, Dixies, and then both with 55 points Kombardu Finns and Mariners. Team Alba, who had more or less held the top slot from the first game on, recently dropped back into second place.

Crazy Diamond and Kombardu entered two teams this year.

Crazy Diamond A and B had been neck to neck, with the same number of points throughout, but team B finally jumped ahead the week before Christmas. A more extreme points difference still lies between Kombardu Finns and Kombardu Danes, the Danes are currently 34 points behind their Finnish counterparts.

Surprisingly Dixies Pink Panthers, after a reasonably good start to the season, are now losing some ground, Seven and All Sports have remained around the midway mark throughout, while Boulevard Bullies along with Kombardu Danes are bottom with only 21 points each but it’s early days and anything can happen.

As is normal at this stage, the individual player ranking is constantly chopping and changing. Ross Hedley shooting for the Anchor and Adrian Romero for Crazy Diamond B are currently on top with nine points, but Don Crowley, Darren Baillie and Rich Brown are right behind them with eight points each.

League organiser and sponsor Mike Brackenridge from Econ Pool Tables wishes everyone good luck for 2017. For more information on the Econ Pool League call Mike on 609 504 427.