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DAVID SERRANO, owner of the property where the well in which Julen died is located has filed for bankruptcy as compensation for his role in the death of twoy e a r- o l d J u l e n s o a r s into the millions. A combination of debts of civil responsibility and compensation direct to the family of Julen has been estimated to reach in excess of €1.5 million, a figure which David Serrano describes as “unbearable.” The Court of Instruction number 9 of Malaga began the oral hearing a few weeks ago against Serrano for the crimes of murder for gross negligence, and ini-
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SERRANO BANKRUPT
BANKRUPTCY: David Serrano has filed for voluntary bankruptcy.
Dead body on the beach
A WOMAN was found dead on Playa del Cenicero in Tor-
rox on Monday afternoon. Emergency 112 services
and Guardia Civil officers were called after bathers re-
DISCOVERY: A woman’s body has been found on Playa del Cenicero in Torrox.
ported a lifeless woman’s body being taken out of the water at around 2.40pm on the stretch of coastline in the El Morche area of Torrox. According to initial reports, the woman showed signs of drowning, but details of the exact cause of death haven’t been released.
tially imposed a fine of €885,300 to cover the costs of the rescue effort. Because of this figure, the defendant has filed a request for voluntary bankruptcy to the courts of First Instance of Malaga to help him pay for the debt. S e r r a n o ’s defence lawyers have filed the request to prove that he ‘does not receive unemployment benefits or subsidies’ and that he ‘does not receive refunds or tax credits,’ therefore a man of a humble background will find it impossible to reach these figures. In addition to the €885,300 for the initial civil liability, he could also be hit with administrative sanctions for not having the well properly registered and protected, along with c o m p e n s a t i o n t o J u l e n ’s family for irreparable mental anguish.
DRUNK DRIVER CHAOS TWO Spanish youths caused panic when they ploughed their car into the access ramp of the Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquia. Local Police were called as two young men drove at the access ramp at the hospital at full speed, causing shocked onlookers to take refuge inside the building. After a number of passes, the pair finally crashed into a bollard, puncturing a tyre and leaving them immobile. They were apprehended by security guards and subsequently arrested. Tests found they were more than two and a half times over the limit.
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SERGIO RUIZ has had an eventful first week in the Alhaurín de la Torre prison. Inside reports have revealed that Sergio saved the life of an inmate just over a week after he was introduced into the penite ntia ry for the a lle ge d murder of Dana Leonte. Official reports reveal he e nte re d pris on a nd w a s placed in a cell with a convicted murderer as they are both pla c e d in a s pe c ia l unit necessary for prisoner prote c tion a nd diffe re nt timetables. Last Sunday at around 4.30pm guards at
INTERVENTION: Sergio has saved the life of his cellmate after one week in prison. the penitentiary were alerte d to s c re a ms a nd lou d banging on the cell door of
Livestock A Picture importance of health
MAYOR of the Diputacion de Malaga, Francisco Salado, has emphasised the importance of the agricultural and livestock sector. Speaking at the Real Feria de Ganado in Villanueva de Tapia, he highlighted his government’s commitment to the sector as it plays an important role in keeping the population in the rural communities. “They are two sectors that do not stop growing and creating opportunities and employment in small municipalities in the province, so they have our full support,” said the provincial president. “We will continue to give the sector our unwavering support,” he continued.
AN exhibition of activities associated with World Mental Health Day is to be staged in Velez-Malaga. The exhibition features photographs taken by people experiencing mental health issues who were inv ited to ex pres s their feelings through the camera lens. Different groups accessing mental health services have contributed to the exhibition which is open at VelezMalaga Town Hall until October 31. The exhibition is titled ‘How we see, how we feel.’
their shared cell. Upon investigation the officers found Sergio fran-
tically shouting to get the officer ’s attention, whilst his cellmate sat crying on hi s bed wi t h a bed sheet tied around his neck. According to sources it was Sergio who had talked the man down from trying to commit suicide. In the case of murdered Dana, her r em ai ns have still not been discovered apart from a single femur which has been found to belong to the 28-year-old. Sergio still protests his innocence, insisting that the woman moved back to Romania of her own free will.
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COMMITMEN T: Mayor Francisco Salado pledges support for the agriculture sector.
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EXPERIENCE: Launch of exhibition of World Mental Health Day. Social Rights and Equality councillor, Víctor González, opened the exhibition with Francisca Fernández, social worker of the Eastern Health Management Area of the Axarquia. Víctor González said: “It is necessary to give visibility with initiatives like this, to people with mental
health problems since they are diseases that anyone can suffer from throughout our lives and it is very important to be aware and show our support for associations like these, that work not only to care for people who suffer these diseases, but also their families.”
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A TRIBUTE to Nerja’s elderly population was launched at last week’s Nerja Fair. A ceremony took place to announce the Queen and Knight of the ‘Celebrations of the Third Age’ and also the election of grandparents of the year. Over 700 guests attended the celebration which closed with a performance by María José Santiago.
Motor show THE third ‘Motor Fair of VelezMalaga’ took place last weekend with over 13 brands displaying second-hand vehicles for the passing public. The festival is an opportunity for local showrooms to be visible to a wider audience and to promote the auto sector in the region, with customers able to grab themselves a bargain.
Asperger’s talk ALGARROBO Town Council have announced they will hold a talk on the importance of Asperger’s syndrome awareness. The talk will take place on October 29 at the Tenencia de Alcaldía de Algarrobo from 4.30pm with an aim to educate on the symptoms, aftercare and different spectrums of the condition.
Asian hornet VELEZ-MALAGA firefighters have safely removed an Asian Hornet’s nest in the town of El Hornillo de Almayate. A resident spotted the 40cm wide nest attached to a wall, and knowing the danger of the insects informed the police. Specially equipped firefighters removed it humanely.
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A LORRY driver from Almuñecar has been arrested for driving his 40 tonne vehicle whilst five times over the legal limit. The 56-year-old was caught on the RM-714 (Jumilla-Caravaca) in Murcia after he was spotted weaving between lanes. He was breathalysed and had a reading of 0.76 mg.
THE Casa del Apero in Frigiliana is hosting, until October 30, the collective exhibition ‘Color de Arte Sur.’ The exhibition celebrates the culture of Andalucia through art. Visiting hours are from Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm, Saturdays, 10am to 2pm and 4pm to 8pm and Sundays from 10am to 2pm.
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INNER CITY MIGRATION: A centuries-old tradition in Madrid.
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This incredible scene is an annual spectacle in Madrid as thousands of sheep are led past the city hall in October. THE festival celebrates the centuriesold tradition of seasonal livestock migration. The 601st anniversary of the Fiesta de la Trashumancia is marked in the last week of this month, and involves a journey from Casa de Campo to Cibeles. Conceived by the Association of Transhumance and Nature, it was designed to recognise and celebrate the tradition of seasonal livestock migration. Since then, hordes of sheep (and
sometimes bulls and horses) take over the Spanish capital once a year. They stumble through the elegant streets of Madrid with their hoofs clattering on the asphalt. A procession of people singing and dancing precedes them. Keeping the beat with castanets, women in mantillas, customary head coverings, and large, colourful skirts with aprons and men in wide pants tucked into long socks swirl around each other in a ‘jota,’ a traditional Spanish dance.
The dancers wear wooden shoes on spikes, paying homage to the pastors who wear them to navigate muddy fields. Accompanied by the sounds of flutes and tambourines, the Madrid mayor greets the shepherds in front of City Hall. When the 2,000 sheep appear on the square, the public spills onto the plaza. The shepherds then pay the mayor 50 maravedís al millar - 50 coins per thousand heads - the payment established in 1418 for crossing the city.
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Two arrested for fire
THE new Nerja Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) will resume construction next week. Works on the last phase of the project will begin after final project approvals by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition. Works were halted after altered projects were submitted for approval, raising the expected costs of the plant by €2 million and delaying progress for up to a year. Sources close to the project have estimated the final phase will take up to eight months to complete and once finished, a testing period of six months will be carried out before operating. The spokesman of the Forum, Antonio Aranda hopes this is the final stage of the project, “because we are already years behind.”
TWO men have been arrested for their alleged part in a fire that ravaged the Loma de Gato - Barranco del Romeral hillside in Almuñecar. The pair, from Motril and Castell de Ferro, were reportedly burning branches without a necessary permit and without due care or attention when the fire got out of hand. By the time the fire was brought under control on October 6, almost 30 hectares went up in flames, causing widespread damage to land and wildlife. The fire also led to the evacuation of five cortijos and utilised up to 70 firefighting personnel, including eight aircraft and helicopters to stem the blaze. The environmental department of the Guardia Civil (Seprona) began an investigation and found the apparent starting points of the fire and identified the land it belonged to.
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Food truck in blaze MOTRIL police were called to a vehicle fire in Salobreña last week. The vehicle involved was a food truck belonging to the surfing club, 18 Nudos. Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze but the vehicle was damaged beyond repair. Police are urging for witnesses to the event last Monday to come forward.
New book ESTABLISHED writer, Imanol Guillen launches his latest novel entitled La maldad que sobrevivía (The Evil That Survives), a story about the Civil War, set in the fictitious village of Benamedina, but which takes VelezMalaga as its inspiration. Guillén has lived in the region for 16 years after working as a journalist in the UK.
Hike season THE local council of Velez-Malaga and the councillor for Sports, J Hipólito Gómez have launched the new hiking programme for the 2019/20 season which will begin on Sunday, October 20 with a tour of the towns of Játar and Canillas de Albaida of Sierra Tejada and Almijara.
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Water hardness treatment WORKS to ease the hard water areas on the region continue to be carried out by the town council of Velez-Malaga. Members of the council delegate, the Concessionaire company and members of a neighbourhood platform met this week to discuss steps put into place to treat the region’s water supplies. The aim is to ensure that hard water areas are treated to ensure they meet with requirements of quality and health necessary for human consumption. The company in charge of maintaining the quality of the supply carries out daily water analysis, complemented by periodic reviews carried out by the Regional Government of Andalucia in order to monitor alkali levels and other contaminants. Velez-Malaga Council has assured citizens that the water in the municipality consistently complies with all the requirements established by Royal Decree relating to the health criteria for the quality of water.
HARD WATER: Velez-Malaga Council has reassured the public of their commitment to water quality. The hardness of the water supply is still a continuing issue however and during the meeting, council delegates met with residents to inform them of the steps to be taken.
Cold drop investment THE Ministry of Ecological Transition has announced that the region of Axarquía will receive a total of €3 6 0 , 0 0 0 t o r e p a i r the damage caused by last m o n t h ’s storms. The money will be allocated to three areas along the Axarquia and Malaga coastline, Rincon de la Victoria, Torremolinos and Fuengirola. All of these areas suffered damage during the worst
INVESTMENT: Rincon de la Victoria will receive part of the €11.5 million in the wake of the worst flooding in memory. storms Spain has seen for a number of years as torrential rain and storms fell between September 11 and 14. Environment workers will THE Popular Party of VelezMalaga has demanded that the €10 million current unpaid supplier debt be paid back. The municipal spokesman, Francisco Delgado Bonilla has urged the current coalition government to enforce the repayment of over €10 million to suppliers currently awaiting payment. “We are already the sixth
clear anthropogenic waste, remains of constructions, breakwaters, rocks and plant materials that have been left over after the storms.
Pay Up! municipality in Spain with the longest period of payment of invoices, despite the fact that this situation goes against what is required by current legislation,” explained Bonilla. “If no action is taken, we have serious concerns that
Important works will be carried out to clear the river beds on the region after debris and waste was washed downstream during the flooding. The investment is part of a larger nationwide investment that will see a total of €11.5 million released to aid in the regeneration projects. The planned execution period of the works will be three to five months depending on the severity of the works needed by the corresponding councils. Moreno Ferrer and Atencia will lead the town council to economic bankruptcy.” The PP’s plan is to split the debt to €2.8 million per year in order to clear it. They also denounce the government for unnecessary expenditure by almost doubling the staff employed to deal with the municipal funding. Source: Facebook / PP Velez Malaga
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DEBT COLLECTION: Francisco Delgado Bonilla has urged the repayment of €10 million worth of debt.
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RURAL WOMEN CELEBRATED EL BORGE has announced that it will introduce training courses aimed at women living in rural areas of the region. The plan is part of the International Day of Rural Women
Race to success THE seventh Desafío Granadillas took place on Sunday as over 300 participants took part in the gruelling 32kilometre mountain bike race. The route took cyclists around a technically challenging course that featured many man-made and natural obstacles and climbed a total of 1,200 metres before descending back down into the town of Benagalbon. The event was part of t h e 2 1 s t C i rc u i t o Provincial Mountainbike de la Diputación Provincial and this y e a r, t o o k p a r t o f a course that included many new sections such as the Cañada de la Fuente, Los Varales and Ribera routes. Organised by the Brothers Cycling Club, trophies and cash prizes were on offer for the winners of up to €100 and a team of over 130 volunteers ensured the safe running of the event. After a strenuous day of cycling, José ‘Quillo’ Márquez and Paqui Jiménez emerged victorious, displaying peak physical fitness and technique to beat the rest of the field. L a t e r i n t h e a f t e rnoon, a prize-giving ceremony took place in the Plaza de las Flores, then a paella was made and refreshments were offered to give the competitors a welcome rest.
(Tuesday October 15), and is designed to tackle numerous challenges faced by women out of the urban environment. The primary purpose of the courses is to teach rural women online digital skills with an aim
to bridge the digital divide between the sexes which is greatly accentuated in rural areas. As a secondary result, the courses will help to fight the rural depopulation, meaning more residents of rural municipalities
will be able to find employment online and therefore not need to relocate to the towns. Whilst the primary sector in these rural communities are agriculture and livestock, these industries are predominantly
male orientated, leaving the female population with limited options. The programme, which will run during the month of October, was launched by the Delegation of Equality and Social
Innovation in an event held by the fourth vice president and Citizenship and Attention to the Depopulation councillor, Natacha Rivas, along with the deputy for Equality, Lourdes Piña.
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New Aero Park VELEZ-MALAGA will soon be home to Andalucia’s leading aeronautical training centre thanks to new plans. The mayor of VelezMalaga, Antonio Moreno Ferrer, met last Thursday morning with the heads of the aeronautical company Aerodynamics Malaga to discuss plans for the new state of the art centre that will be constructed on the Parque Tecnoalimentario. Aerodynamics Malaga has been given approval to start the application process to redevelop a 2,788 square metre municipal plot on the park,
alongside an area in which it already owns, to construct the two-storey hub.
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The new HQ will include training facilities and flight simulators.
The site will be the headquarters for the new future pilot academy and will include training facilities, an aircraft hanger for hands-on training, high tech flight simulators and student residents.
RESCHEDULE: Velez-Malaga reschedules the Virgen de los Remedios festivities.
Julen team award THE rescue team that helped recover the body of two-year-old Julen has received another award for their gruelling efforts. Representatives of the rescue team travelled to
the Guimera Theatre in Santa Cruz de Tenerife to receive the Taburiente prize from the Diario de Avisos Foundation for their exhaustive efforts in the rescue of Julen Rosello in Totalan. The award is given to
teams or individuals who have displayed commitment, solidarity, good work, professional excellence and leadership capacity, according to a spokesman from the Avisos. The team was presented
with the award by the dean of the press of the Canary Islands during the ceremony, which also saw the forest fire extinction team which tackled the devastating fires that ravaged the area earlier in the year recognised. Source: Wikipedia
APPROVAL: New state of the art centre for Velez-Malaga.
THE Virgen de los Remedios festival of Velez-Malaga has been brought forward a week so as not to clash with the upcoming general elections. The festival along with the parade will now take place on November 9. The governing board of the Hermandad de la Santísima Virgen de los Remedios Coronada made the announcement on Sunday night. According to the statement, the procession and festival has been brought forward as local security teams cannot guarantee the safety of revellers as Local Police forces will be allocated to the local polling stations during the election process. The Brotherhood wanted to emphasise that “they have arrived at this decision in a timely manner and will be unique to this year.” The procession will begin on Saturday, November 9 at 5pm after t h e Vi r g e n d e l o s R e m e d i o s i s transferred from the shrine on the ermita to the Church of San Juan two weeks beforehand.
Source: Facebook via Miguel Angel Castillo
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AWARD: The Guimera Theatre in Santa Cruz de Tenerife played host to the 2019 awards.
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Still a tourist hotspot NERJA has renewed its tourist classification along with four other municipalities in Malaga. The Ministry of Tourism has announced that 18 Andalucian towns have met the new guidelines to ensure they renew their tourist licences for another year. Nerja, Ronda, Fuengirola, Benalmadena and Torremolinos have all adapted their facilities to meet the current requirements outlined in the Decree 72/2017 of a Tourist Municipality of Andalucia. Once the new changes to the regulations were made in
2017, municipalities had two years to adapt to these changes in order to renew their classifications. Part of the new guidelines include proof that the local governments are providing a consistent and valued plan to promote the town’s history, culture, sport and leisure events, as well as having a complete infrastructure in place to cater for the needs of the tourists. The towns must also be able to demonstrate tourist footfall of more than 10 per cent of the local population for at least three months of the year.
Car park closure TORROX car park in the historic centre of the town is to close at the end of this year. The closure is due to ‘accumulated debts’ equating to a total of €4.2 million in the 11 years that it has been open to the public. The company who owns the car park, UTE Almedina, has written to the local council to renounce the contract that has been in place in order to reclaim some of the debts. The 385-space site initially was created with a municipal investment of €7 million, 11 years ago. Since then the car park has not been keeping up to its projections to repay back the initial outlays.
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River Delta goes ahead “THE largest urban development project in the region” has been given the go ahead in Velez-Malaga. The mayor of Vélez-Málaga, Antonio Moreno Ferrer and the first deputy mayor Jesús Pérez Atencia have announced the ‘Vélez River Delta’ plan which aims to regenerate a 2.1 million square metre plot in the town of Almayate. The plot has been provided as part of a Land Management Plan and will be home to both residential and tourist accommodation. The space available will be able to house over 1,200 homes with a percentage going towards public housing. There is also a plan to create a resort style hotel which will include 2,152 rooms a nd nume rous othe r
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EXCITING: Antonio Moreno Ferrer and Jesús Pérez Atencia announce the exciting new project. luxury facilities. The plot will be predominantly located in the Almayate area, but will cover both sides of the Velez River including areas in Torre del Mar.
It will also include the construction of a marina and a jetty that makes it possible to directly access with pleasure boats a large part of the residential area.
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CONCERN: Municipal waste collection workers are demanding answers.
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THE deputy mayor of Torre del Mar, Jesus Perez Atencia, and councillor for the Environment, Antonio Ariza have announced a clear up programme to uncover the historically valuable Phoenician sites of Tuscany. The sites have been buried under mountains of undergrowth and domes tic waste and despite weekly tours giv en by historical societies; it has re mained untouched until now. Atencia, and Ariza announced the plan on Monday morning and have confirmed the council’s commitment to the historical value of the site. “We have, once and for all been able to act in these important sites, which were completely buried in under growth,” explained Atencia.
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Phoenician site clean up HISTORIC COMMITMENT: Torre del Mar commits to historical clean up. “The council has mobilised a team of parks and gardens to adapt this site with an important remit of cleaning and clearing,” continued Ariza “We wanted to start by discovering reeds and weeds throughout the site to continue with a later intervention
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around the perimeter of the site.” The local council has placed ex tremely high value on the site histori cally and they understand the impor tance that the site offers to the economy and tourism industry in VelezMalaga and Torre del Mar.
Load of Rubbish THE mayor of Motril’s news that she is to privatise the refuse collection duties in the town has not gone down well with municipal employees or residents. Luisa García Chamorro announced her plans earlier this month and immediately received contact with municipal workers unions asking for clarification of the process and what it means to those already employed by the council or the semi-private firm Limdeco. According to reports, it seemed that during her announcement and subsequent follow up actions, Chamorro hadn’t gone through the correct protocol in informing the workers of her plans, leaving the groups with many unanswered questions. The unions representing the workers are also concerned that a promise given back in 2014 to modernise and invest in the refuse collection services in the town did not materialise, with two previous governments completely ignoring the proposals.
Chameleon study Fifty volunteers took part in a study to determine the local population of the friendly creature, the chameleon. THE hunt for the reptile took place on the Paraje Natural de Cerro Gordo in La Herradura with volunteers, enthusiasts and schoolchildren taking part in the project which is designed to provide a census on the chameleon population. The volunteers were joined by a specialist from the Estudio y Recuperacion de la Biodiversidad Almeriense (SERBAL) who gave the guests a quick briefing and educational talk before making their way up to the Atalaya to begin the search. T h e w e e k e n d e x c u r-
sion started at 7pm and lasted until 11pm where the team made their way down to the Playa de Cantarrijan for refresh-
ments. Chameleons are a protected species in Spain and their habitats and environments are closely monitored to maintain a healthy population.
HUNT: 50 volunteers turned up on the search for chameleons.
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Forest fire plan vent the rising surge of for est fires that has claimed acres of land this summer. The plans have been rolled out throughout Sep tember and October, with Alfarnatejo being the latest to be included in the pro ject. The Deputy for Security and Emergencies of the Diputación de Malaga,
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REQUESTS: Oscar Medina meets with Education and Social delegate Mercedes Garcia Paine.
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THE mayor of Torrox, Oscar Medina has met with Education Delegate, Mercedes Garcia Paine to put for ward the town’s proposals. During the meeting last Friday, Medina put forward the requests of his government to improve the education and social facilities in the town of Torrox. Among the requests was the reopening of the Day Stay Centre which had remained closed for the past 10 years. The centre was built as part of a €600,000 investment by a previous government, however the last party in charge is accused of allowing its demise and sub-
sequent deterioration thanks to its ‘negligence’ towards the property and its facilities. Medina also proposed that the IES Alfaguar will receive an extension to take t h e b u r d e n f r o m t h e o v e rc r o w d e d I E S Jorge Guillén for students to be able to study for their baccalaureate at both locations. Paine has stressed that the new government aims to “listen to society, be present in the municipalities and show that we have a commitment to be on the field to know what are the real needs of municipalities to make the best decisions.”
Calling all shoppers THE Business Association of Velez-Malaga (ACEV) has announced this year’s ‘Travel with your Trade’ campaign. The campaign is designed to encourage shoppers to choose local businesses with a raffle to be held next year. Fernando Lisbona, president of the ACEV announced the project last
week to the local media. “The programme encourages customers in the region to participate in it as a dynamic measure that serves to promote and encourage trade in our municipality.” The campaign will involve over 70,000 raffle tickets distributed across 250 local shops in the region. Anyone making purchas-
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Manuel Marmolejo explained that the programmes include environmental diagnosis, identification of risk and vulnerability activities, lo gistical and response capac ities and providing an in ventory of fire retardant materials. Extensive training and pe riodic exercises will also be carried out.
Source: Facebook / Ayto de Torrox
A TOTAL of 52 municipalities in the Malaga and Axarquia area have received specialist fire prevention plans to help combat forest fires. The Diputacion de Malaga has prepared and provided local emergency plans for all municipalities under 20,000 residents in order to pre
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es over €30 will receive a ticket to be entered into a prize draw to be drawn next February. The prizes are two all expenses paid trips made possible by investments by the ACEV. This year the trips include a six-day tour along the Costa de la Muerte for two people and a luxur y trip around northern Portugal.
Green Card WHAT is the car insurance Green Card? The Green Card or International Insurance Card is an international certificate of insurance accepted by the authorities of all 48 countries for which the Green Card is valid. It certifies that visiting motorists have the minimum compulsory third party liability insurance cover required by law. The Green Card System Each year over 400,000 road traffic accidents occur in member countries of the Green Card system. The system was founded in 1949 to provide a series of guarantees compensation for victims of crossborder road traffic accidents and its handling bureau ensure legitimate claims can be settled in accordance with national legal provisions. It also facilitates the flow of crossborder traffic by avoiding the need to obtain insurance cover in each of the 48 member countries. Member countries Austria, Albania, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, France, Finland, Liechtenstein, the UK, Greece, Hungary, Croatia, Italy, Israel, Iran,
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Gabriel search dog dies MARLEY, the Guardia Civil dog who played a key role in the investigation of cases including the killings of little Gabriel Cruz in Nijar and teenager Diana Quer in A Coruña, has died of a heart attack at the age of just three. “Wh e n a d o g d i e s y o u
don’t lose a friend, you gain an angel at your side. When that dog is Marley, our star searching for body remains and helping to solve a multitude of crimes, it leaves a h u g e v o id in th o s e who were lucky to work at his s id e, ” th e G u a rd ia C i vil posted on Twitter. Wate r d o g M arle y w a s specially trained to detect
biological remains at crime scenes, like blood and saliva. He was used in operations all over the country. His last mission was to locate the body of Basque IT professional Jose Antonio D e lga do, w ho the G ua rdia be lie ve w a s the victim of an internet dating app scam.
GREAT LOSS: The death of Marley “leaves a huge void in those who were lucky to work at his side,” the Guardia Civil said.
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What to do in the event of an emergency in Spain LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics. In Spain there are in effect two groups which most people would understand as being ‘the police.’ The National Police (Policía Nacional) who have jurisdiction in the towns and cities and the Guardia Civil outside the towns and cities. The Local Police are employed by town halls; they basically deal with property found, and enforce local laws. Whilst they have a power of arrest, when exercised they must take the arrested person to the National Police or Guardia Civil according to where the crime took place. National Police and the Guardia Civil deal with all crimes, missing persons etc in their jurisdiction. The National Police also deal with all applications for immigration paperwork, NIEs, EU Citizens Registration and for non EU nationals, Residencia, etc.
The 24 hours national emergency numbers for Spanish speakers are: 091 - police, 061 health emergencies 080 - firefighters. By calling 902 102 112, but only when the perpetrator is unknown, one can give details of certain crimes, including:- burglaries, car theft, theft or loss of documents or belongings. The service is available in English from 9am to 9pm seven days a week, and from 9am to 3pm in French, German and Italian. Having given details of the crime, you must go to the National Police station which you nominate, within 48 hours to make the report using the information supplied on the telephone. In the case of robbery, where threat or force has been used, victims should call 112 at the time for police attendance, or go directly to the police station which covers that area to make a report.
091 or 902 102 112 from 9am to 9pm
Throughput Europe the general number for all emergencies is 112. In Spain the operators speak English, French, German and Italian, in addition to Spanish and will liaise with the emergency services when the caller does not speak Spanish. No area code is needed and the number can be called from any phone, including mobiles even those without a Spanish SIM card or any credit. You can also fax or SMS 112.
Other useful number are:016, specifically to report instances of gender violence. For problems at sea, the Maritime Rescue Service (Salvamento Seguridad Maritmo) can be contacted by calling 900 202 202, and the Red Cross (Cruz Rojo) on 902 222 292. There is also a Red Cross 24-hour helpline 900 100 333.
This information is for guidance only, and should not be taken as legal advice. If in any doubt, seek professional help.
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BREXIT BRIEF
Quo Vadis Brexit? By John Smith
TODAY (Thursday, October 17) is crunch day concerning the start of what may be the last of the meetings of EU leaders which includes the UK. Prime Minister Johnson appeared slightly closer to getting a Brexit deal to put before Parliament at the special next Saturday sitting as he has made some concessions on the Northern Ireland ‘back stop’ as well as removing the concept of a veto from Ulster politicians in Stormont, although he wants to keep it as a future possibility. Unless a deal has been agreed with the EU and then accepted at Westminster, the combined opposition is likely to demand that he apply for a further Brexit extension. Should he refuse to do so and go ahead with a no-deal departure against the express con-
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BREXIT: Boris Johnson and Irish leader Leo Varadkar. tents of the ‘Benn Law’ then the whole process of British democracy could be set back on its heels. The EU negotiators have accepted that there has been a softening of the government position on Northern Ireland, but it may well be insufficient for them to agree to the latest proposed deal and the fact that the government does not have a majority certainly strengthens the EU hand. What no-one can predict
Tory fury
A REPORT in the Mail on Sunday says that many Conservative MPs and ministers are up in arms against EU Commissioner Michel Barnier after he made it clear that in his opinion UK government changes to the proposed deal were insufficient. He doesn’t believe that the Irish backstop alternative is sufficient to gain support from the 27 member states but rather than finalise negotiations last Monday, the EU was prepared to allow talks to continue until the eve of the Thursday summit in the hopes that a compromise could be found. As time ticked away it also has to be remembered that any new deal has to be translated into all of the languages of each member state and should also be reviewed by legal teams to ensure that the wording is in accordance with the law in each country.
is what would happen if the EU decided not to allow a further extension and although many consider this is extremely unlikely, it is one of a number of possible scenarios. The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn continues to oppose the concept of a General Election at this stage although it now seems more likely that he would acquiesce if and when an additional extension is applied for and agreed.
BREXIT EXTRA Back fired LAST Sunday, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage posted a tweet showing a row of Union flags in Parliament Square saying ‘Share this photo to wind a Remainer up.’ Large numbers of Remainers have responded saying it’s our flag too.
Election fear FORMER Lord Chancellor David Gauke who lost the Tory whip said in an article on a Conservative website “whatever briefings from Downing Street may claim, an election fought on a No Deal platform would be disastrous for the Conservative Party.”
Next Budget THE British government has announced that it will unveil its next Budget on November 6. If Britain doesn’t leave the EU at the end of October, then it is possible that much of its content will have to be re-written.
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COSTA BLANCA SOUTH
MALLORCA
Rent aid for flood victims HALF-A-MILLION EUROS has been set aside to help those left destitute following recent floods. The regional government has allocated €500,000 to help those made homeless by the recent floods pay their rent. Subsidies of between €420 and €490 per month were approved at a plenary session last Friday and are intended for residents of the Vega Baja and Vall d’Albaida. An assessment of the general state of housing was made in the two weeks following the storm, with some properties declared uninhabitable and irreparable. This situation has forced large numbers of people to leave their homes permanently. Therefore, the Generalitat has allocated half-a-million euros of its own funds, with the aim of enabling them to find ‘dignified’ alternative accommodation. Only one application for aid per dwelling may be submitted. The documentation must be presented in the post-emergency coordination offices or in local town halls, preferably where the home is located. At the same time, the regional government has approved aid for another 16 municipalities, with a total of €10 million set aside for urgent work.
COSTA BLANCA NORTH
NATIONAL
Costa del Sol • Axarquia Costa Blanca North • Costa Blanca South Almeria • Mallorca
AXARQUIA
University donations
CHARITY WALK: An estimated €7,500 was raised for ASDICA by people taking part in a fundraising walk at Finca Galatzo on Sunday.
Charitable steps
THREE HUNDRED children and adults participated in a fundraising walk at Finca Galatzo in Calvia on Sunday. After completing the walk, the participants were invited to a barbecue and paella at Sa Vinya in Es Capdella where they were entertained by singers Izzy Newman and Brooke Judkins. Initial figures suggest that the walk, organised by the International Rotary Club, has raised more than €7,500 for ASDICA, a local association which supports young people with disabilities. The walk is an annual event organised by the club. President Ralf Jansen expressed his thanks to the Council for Sports and Tourism, the staff at Finca Galatzo and the IFOC guides, the town hall of Calvia, Foundation Handisport, Generali, the 41 Club and Sa Vinya Restaurant for their ongoing support. Congratulations to everyone who took part!
ALMERIA
THE University of Malaga and Velez-Malaga Council have donated €7,500 to local associations. Mayor, Antonio Moreno Ferrer, accompanied by Juan Antonio Garcia Galindo, vice-rector of Institutional Policy of the UMA, and Diego J Vera Jurado, director of the General Foundation of the UMA delivered three donations of around €2,500 each to local charities and organisations. The recipients were Relatives of Alzheimer Patients of La Axarquia (AFADAX) to the Association for the Protection of the Mentally Handicapped of Velez-Malaga (ASPROVELEZ) and the Association of the Handicapped of Velez-Malaga (AMIVEL). Mayor, Antonio Moreno Ferrer thanked the University of Malaga for its involvement and collaboration in the joint organisation of many cultural and educational projects in the city as well as praising the work of the organisations which provide such a sterling service across the region. “One of the objectives that we have is to attract Velez-Malaga training projects that improve the employability of our residents and continue to establish Velez-Malaga as a town of culture,” said the mayor. The courses, which took place across the summer, reinforced the town as a hub of social affairs, culture, music and sport throughout Axarquia.
COSTA DEL SOL
A colourful and multicultural day
New cars on the children’s ward
ALFAZ is preparing for the 22nd edition of International Day on October 27. T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l D a y, a f i r s t f o r t h e area, was created to celebrate something that Alfaz in fact celebrates 365 days of the year, thanks to its multicultural society. This year’s edition differs from those of previous years because for the first time it will be held in Plaza Juan Carlos I in front of the Casa de Cultura instead of the Polideportivo municipal sports complex. Sixty-four local groups and associations of all nationalities are taking part in the event, an increase of 14 on last year. The day will begin at 10.30am, with the official inauguration at 11am and continuing until 5pm with representatives from the different groups introducing members of the public to their countries’ cuisine, music, dances and folklore. Martine Mertens, Alfaz’s councillor for Residents of other Nationalities also asked as many of the participants and visitors to the events to come in their national costumes to add still more colour to an already colourful day.
YOUNGSTERS at Marbella’s Costa del Sol hospital now have two electric cars to drive themselves to tests and operations in. The idea is to help children overcome fear, stress and boredom in a difficult time. The cars have been donated by the charity Golfriends Puma Volkswagen, with charity organiser Carlos Coronil thinking up the idea. The Paediatric ward received the cars t h i s w e e k , w i t h t h e d e p a r t m e n t ’s h e a d nurse saying that it is a positive move which will help children settle into what can be a daunting environment. The cash to buy the cars came from a monthly golf tournament organised by Carlos for the past five years. As well as helping the hospital, associations and other charities have also benefited. It may be a little while before the children drive to operations as the nursing staff want to see how other hospitals in Spain organise similar initiatives. In the meantime, children will be free to enjoy themselves by driving round the ward.
FOR FOODIES: Cuisine will remain a key promotional platform for the city in 2020.
Irresistible Almeria
ALMERIA wants to keep up the momentum of the city’s 2019 national gastronomy capital status. With a view to seeing the provincial capital widely recognised as a top ‘foodie’ tourist destination, the city council has devised a fresh marketing strategy for next year. Speaking at the inauguration of the fourth ‘Almeria beyond 2019 Ideas Forum, city mayor Ramon Fernandez-Pacheco unveiled a new slogan for 2020: ‘Almeria Ciudad Gastronomica. Para comersela,’ translating more or less as ‘Almeria Gastronomy City. Irresistible.’ The council leader revealed there will be a new headquarters in the city’s central market for activities promoting cuisine. Also on the agenda is an annual gastronomy congress, which promises to bring together top professionals and the best of national cooking. Further plans to appeal to the gastro tourism market include creating a sticker to go on all products exported from Almeria, a network of gastro cities and a map of local dishes. In addition, linking heritage and cuisine and strengthening the connection between health and diet under the slogan ‘Almeria puerta de dieta mediterranea,’ or Almeria gateway to the Mediterranean diet.
FINANCE
New policy centre
BUSINESS School ESADE is to create the Centre for Economic Policy and Political Economy in Madrid which will propose far reaching economic reforms for Spain and facilitate the general consensus necessary to make such reforms happen. The centre aims to identify what needs to be done to allow for the Spanish economy to flourish and spread wealth widely especially in what could be difficult times following Brex it, US tariffs and a potential de cline in British tourism.
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is to be set aside by the European Union to assist member states in financial crisis in the coming years.
World’s most sustainable hotel
THE Spanish company Meliá Hotels International has just been named the most sustainable hotel compa ny in the world in the annual Cor porate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) by the Zurichbased Robe coSAM AG Group. The CSA is an annual evaluation of the sustainability practices of more than 4,700 companies in all sectors, focused on economic, so cial and environmental criteria, as well as industry specific standards. Meliá participated in this evalua tion last year, obtaining the third best score in its sector and this year, the Spanish hotel group has
By John Smith set a new record, obtaining the highest score ever recorded of 83 points. Gabriel Escarrer, Vice President and CEO of the group said “we are a family company with strong values.” He added “I am very proud of my entire team, because together we have managed to establish a trans versal culture of commitment to the great global challenges, to respond to them with a longterm vision, re sponsibility and respect towards our environment, driven by the con viction that tourism is a powerful
engine of social and economic de velopment in the world.” The results of this evaluation con firm the company’s excellent per formance, its commitment to social and economic progress and its ma jor role in the fight against climate change in the hotel industry. In some areas it received a per fect 100 per cent score, so in theory couldn’t do better in Climate Strate gy, Report in Social Matters, CRM, Fiscal Strategy and also beat all competitors in Human Rights, Train ing, Supply Chain, Code of Ethics, Risk Management and Health and Safety.
LEGALLY SPEAKING Who maintains terraces? Are community terraces the whole responsi bility of the community? The terraces accord ing to the original builder are the responsibility of the community, but several of the houses have a shared terrace and others have their own small terrace area. I believe the community is only responsible for the tiled roof area, but not the terrace walls. Several of the owners have paid for maintenance of the terrace area out of their own pockets, but other owners claim the community should pay. T H (Costa Blanca) Communi ty terraces are regulated by the YOU AND THE Law of Horizontal LAW IN SPAIN Property which es tablishes that private property, such as flats, includes only what is enclosed by the outside wall of the building. Any thing outside the walls, such as terraces or garden plots, is community property. However, ‘exclusive use’ is usually as signed to the individual owners and Spanish courts have usually ruled that ordinary maintenance is their responsibili ty. From your description I gather that your community has semidetached houses and some partially roofed terraces, which complicates the issue. It would be a good idea to clarify this at the next AGM.
DAVID SEARL
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
Tarnished jewellery THE Links of London jewellery and luxury gift brand was found ed in 1990 and spread across the UK and had stockists in Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Madrid and Tokyo as well as Canada and the USA. In 2006 it was sold to a Greek company, and they have now called in Administrators. The brand was a favourite with celebrities, but the 28 stand alone stores and seven conces sions in the UK was simply not generating sufficient cash flow to allow the business to continue as it was.
BUSINESS EXTRA
Train insurance SPANISH train company Renfe is to put its civil liability insurance for the next two years out to tender with a target budget of €4 million. It is split into three sectors, injury, damage to environment and director’s liability.
Fraud denied TWO senior executives at Barclays Bank deny that they dishonestly hid a £280 million (€308 million) payment to individuals in Qatar. They are charged with creating a false advisory service agreement in order to reward investors.
Belgian sale ALAVA-based glass manufacturer, Vidrala, has applied to the National Securities Market for permission to sell its glass container manufacturing business in Belgium to France’s Saverglass. The price will not be announced until the deal is approved.
Thomas Cook reprieve THERE was a piece of good news for those staff made redundant following the collapse of the Thomas Cook holiday empire as an independent travel agent has taken over all of their high street shops. Hays Travel was formed in 1980 by John Hays and his wife Irene and expanded in the north of England before becoming a major name in high street travel agencies reaching a turnover last year
of £1 billion (€1.1 billion). They have now pur chased all 555 Thomas Cook shops for an undis closed amount and are looking to reemploy the 2,500 knowledgeable work force who used to man those stores. The couple believe there is still a strong market for low cost package tours and this acquisition will cement their place as the largest high street travel agent in the UK and generate significant income.
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LONDON - FTSE 100
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C LOSING P RICES O CTOBER 14
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PRICE(P) 20,480
ANGLO AMERICAN
19,446
-2,02
-0,40
466.572
% CHG. -1,35
CHANGE(P) NET VOL -0,28 41.458
COMPANY
PRICE(P)
CHANGE(P)
% CHG.
NET VOL
LEGAL & GENERAL
2,543
-2,37
-0,06
2.320.050
LLOYDS BANK
0,570
-2,83
-0,02
32.558.008
8,588
-1,94
-0,17
98.611
LONDON STOCK
73,260
0,36
0,26
26.906
ASHTEAD GROUP
21,430
-1,47
-0,32
81.477
MARKS & SPENCER
1,836
9,81
0,16
1.402.034
ASTRA ZENECA
69,589
1,35
0,93
172.367
MEDIA CONTEN
3,519
3,99
0,13
82.811
BABCOCK INTE
5,314
-1,74
-0,09
54.740
MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS 4,535
0,15
0,01
250.192
BARCLAYS BANK
1,572
-2,07
-0,03
5.930.738
MICRO FOCUS
10,732
-0,63
-0,07
77.020
BARRATT DEVE
6,374
-1,75
-0,11
461.080
MONDI PLC
15,770
-0,29
-0,05
150.937 1.198.804
ANTOFAGASTA
BAT INDUSTRI
27,105
0,02
0,00
300.488
MORRISON SUP
BILLITON
16,956
-1,44
-0,25
515.378
NEXT
BP
4,946
-0,80
-0,04
3.938.397
BRIT.AEROE
5,566
0,23
0,01
295.570
PERSIMMON
21,540
-0,02
-0,00
70.200
PROV.FINANC.
4,168
-0,76
-0,03
34.147
PRUDENTIAL C
14,765
-2,12
-0,32
626.187
RAMBLER MED.
2,092
-4,08
-0,09
444.967
BRITISH FOODS
PEARSON
-1,18
-0,02
4,98
3,04
41.348
6,934
-0,03
-0,00
250.547
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22,550
-1,40
-0,32
240.050
THE ABOVE TABLE USES THE CURRENT INTERBANK EXCHANGE RATES, WHICH AREN’T REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RATE WE OFFER
5,840
1,82
0,10
554.996
1,949
-1,05
-0,02
2.441.868
BUNZL
20,060
-0,94
-0,19
35.922
RECKITT BNKR
61,280
1,05
0,64
38.261
BURBERRY
20,050
0,01
0,00
89.105
REED INTER
18,440
0,67
0,12
293.020
CARNIVAL PLC
31,130
-0,47
-0,15
70.015
RENTOKIL GRP
309.326
CELLTECH
25,400
0,50
0,13
42.320
RIO TINTO
CENTRICA
0,675
-2,29
-0,02
1.861.565
CGNU
3,959
0,01
0,00
1.103.215
4,598
1,95
0,09
41,405
-1,06
-0,44
462.501
ROLLS ROYCE
7,434
1,64
0,12
213.999
ROYAL & SUN
5,144
-1,87
-0,10
237.043
-6,43
-0,15
2.696.842
1,833
-0,94
-0,02
184.279
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 2,113
CRH
26,990
-0,51
-0,14
100.237
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL SHRS 22,785
-0,11
-0,03
776.698
CRODA INTERN
47,120
0,14
0,06
17.961
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL CL.A 22,885
-1,36
-0,32
1.017.612
DCC ORD IEP0
68,200
-1,16
-0,80
7.881
SAGE GROUP
7,062
3,21
0,22
213.454
DELLING GRP
2,821
-2,72
-0,08
199.166
SAINSBURY
2,095
-2,38
-0,05
522.329
DIAGEO
32,365
0,83
0,27
318.032
SCHRODERS
28,980
-0,75
-0,22
22.647
EASYJET
11,800
4,06
0,46
187.755
SCOT.& STH
12,820
-0,52
-0,07
549.053
EXPERIAN GROUP LTD
24,940
0,44
0,11
166.971
SEVERN TRENT
21,800
-1,59
-0,35
99.892
24,800
-1,98
-0,50
18.783
6,263
-3,48
-0,23
262.110
SKILLSGROUP
GLAXO WELLCO
16,940
1,55
0,26
639.305
SLOUGH EST.
8,136
-1,05
-0,09
106.023
GLENCORE INTL
2,318
-1,07
-0,02
3.784.703
SMITH & NEP.
18,665
0,35
0,07
112.218
GROUP 4 SECU
1,934
3,39
0,06
550.982
SMITHS INDU.
15,670
-0,24
-0,04
85.903
HAMMERSON
2,916
-3,95
-0,12
290.266
ST JAMES S P
9,852
-0,14
-0,01
198.725
HARGREAVES LANSDOWN 17,960
-3,05
-0,57
59.461
STAN.CHART
6,472
-1,86
-0,12
494.626
HSBC
6,047
-0,82
-0,05
2.776.794
STANDARD LIFE
2,805
-1,84
-0,05
441.395
18,420
0,11
0,02
167.099
TAYLOR WOOD.
1,605
-1,98
-0,03
1.476.141
-0,02
196.355
TESCO
2,380
-1,73
-0,04
801.192
9,880
-1,69
-0,17
271.478
46,680
0,03
0,01
319.683
IMPERIAL TOBACCO INFORMA GROU
7,824
-0,28
INTERCON.HOT
47,575
0,05
0,02
30.186
TUI
INTERTEK GROUP
52,040
-0,88
-0,46
11.960
UNILEVER
INTL CONSOLIDD AIRS GRP 4,871
-2,72
-0,14
801.107
ITV
1,267
-2,14
-0,03
2.098.714
UN.UTILITIES
8,266
-2,04
-0,17
166.789
VODAFONE GRP
1,624
-0,23
-0,00
5.306.320
29,490
-0,78
-0,23
62.837
WHITBREAD
41,950
-0,21
-0,09
37.314
KINGFISHER
2,105
0,92
0,02
1.169.453
WPP GROUP
9,464
1,22
0,11
489.741
LAND SECURIT
8,866
-1,00
-0,09
294.704
10,800
0,09
0,01
60.388
JOHNSON MATT
3I GROUP
Units per €
US dollar ................................................1.10287 Japan yen.................................................119.42 Switzerland franc ...................................1.09908 Denmark kroner .....................................7.46855 Norway kroner........................................10.0487
2,009
BRITISH TELECOM
FRESNILLO
1.14112
64,200
BRITISH LAND
CONVATEC GROUP
0.87757
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VOLUME(M) 805.467 979 693.852 1.359.968 1.897.177 7.998.396 2.567.533 3.853.959 842.816 988.205 817.104 9.540.528 2.147.310 3.933.214 972.604 2.134.615 81 1.342.876 5.270.855 2.646.342 355.172 732.736 1.837.949 3.312.401 4.015.928 1.806.909 2.068.762 1.657.540 1.150.831
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465.10
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1,977
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Trade Desk Inc. Cl A
198.43
+6.88%
CoStar Group Inc.
614.12
+2.03%
Amerco
386.38
+3.17%
MercadoLibre Inc.
554.21
+2.18%
Amazon.com Inc.
1,732
+0.68%
Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc. Cl A
95.81
+11.43%
268.79
+3.80%
MarketAxess Holdings Inc.
348.19
-3.04%
Royal Gold Inc.
123.80
-5.50%
14.02
-29.90%
Booking Holdings Inc.
Netease Inc. ADR
Most Declined
Vir Biotechnology Inc. Equinix Inc.
566.61
-0.98%
Yandex N.V. Cl A
29.99
-15.66%
Beyond Meat Inc.
131.39
-3.39%
Charter Communications Inc. Cl A
423.16
-0.88%
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC ADR
114.50
-2.97%
CME Group Inc. Cl A
212.83
-1.42%
VelocityShares 3x Long
135.28
-1.79%
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New £20 notes design By John Smith THE Bank of England has an nounced that it will be issuing a new £20 note produced in poly mer featuring the artist JMW Turner on February 20 next year. Always alert to the fact that counterfeiting is a major problem, especially with the £20 denomina tion, the Bank said that this new note contains sophisticated secu rity features making it the most secure Bank of England banknote yet. For the first time, the note in corporates two windows and a
£20 NOTE: New design and material.
Winner, winner, chicken dinner A NEW piece of research from Mintel says that in the same way ‘middle class’ and more affluent shoppers have turned to Aldi and Lidl in the UK, they are also frequenting so-called ‘chicken shops.’ This means that despite financial problems for some food chains, British diners are set to spend £7.5 billion (€8.25 billion) on burgers and chicken in 2019. Thirty-seven per cent of consumers are ordering home deliveries more often from burger and chicken
outlets than they did a year ago and this seems likely to increase. One of the reasons given is consumers feel these outlets are now offering more healthy options than they did a year ago, which has encouraged them to increase their patronage and buy that more wholesome meal. Ironically, those same restaurants and take-aways have seen a fall in spend from those who are less well off.
twocolour foil, making it very dif ficult to counterfeit. There are some two billion £20 notes currently in circulation (more than the total number of £5, £10 and £50 notes) which makes it the most logical note to try to copy and so far this year, more than 200,000 fakes have been seized. Bank notes produced in polymer last longer and stay in better condi tion than paper notes, although there have been complaints from veg ans and religious groups about the use of tallow which is derived from animal fat. The alternative is to use palm oil which is both more expensive and is also controversial because of its effect on the environment. The new £20 note will be the first to feature the signature of Sarah John, the Bank’s Chief Cashier, but those with paper notes needn’t rush out to spend them as notice will be given six months before they cease to be le gal tender.
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Steel heart ACTIN G MIN ISTER Reyes Maroto has written to the European Commission asking that the EU takes urgent steps to review the situation concerning the importation of steel following Brexit as Spain wants to see the sector protected from cheap foreign steel.
Flying high IAG the group which owns Aer Lingus, BA, Iberia and Vueling airlines is to invest more than €24 billion in order to improve the efficiency of its fleet by replacing 142 aircraft over the next five years with planes using less fuel.
Fair prices ACCORDING to Union estimates, some 30,000 olive growers descended on Madrid last week and protested outside the Ministry of Agriculture about the low price of the oil internally and additions of tariffs by the USA which affects their livelihood.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT ONE thing the Brits have never lacked is courage. World wars, the blitz, Roman invaders and a whole host of past adversaries, have always failed to quench the indomitable spirit of our great Island race. Well I’m sorry to say that whole scenario is now changing. An enemy more deadly than all the opposing forces that have assailed us in the past now threatens to engulf our once great country and is slowly but surely eating us away from within. For the first time ever people are genuinely frightened. Today’s adversaries are the bureaucrats; the MPs, the socalled leaders of the British people; men and women who were voted in to positions of power and trusted to protect and stand up for the British public and defend their rights and their heritage. The betrayal by these people is making UK citizens feel even more unsafe in their own country than they felt when the Nazi jackboot threatened them in the Second World War. At least at that time we were all in it together. The ene my was there for all to see, and the Brits knew who, and what they were fighting for. Now the scenario is so confused people are
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I REST MY CASE: ‘Preacher’ comedian almost won the show! utterly baffled as to how they should react or even behave. I’ll give you an example. In my cabaret spot I do slip in a couple of extremely mild ‘racist’ jokes. As the act has never really changed (I know, I know!) I have seen the dif ferent reaction to these same gags from British audiences over many years. At first the stories were generally met with
open guffaws of pretty innocuous merriment. As the years went by reactions slowly altered. These different phases went from full on laughter to somewhat derisive scoffing. We then moved on to laughter mixed with occa sional whoops of defiant communal assent. The next phase involved rather more sub dued sniggers with people looking at each other
to see if their merriment was being shared. We have now hit rock bottom. What I see now is subdued embarrassment and actual fear on the audience faces as they furtively glance around to see if they could be involved in some type of ‘offence’ that could get them reprimanded or even arrested. And it’s not pretty. The British spirit is being defeated by politi cal correctness ‘Uman rights advocators and the appeasers of minority groups to a point where they are utterly confused as to what is right and wrong and are actually in fear of re vealing their true feelings in public. And it’s all one way traffic. An example of this was that awful black ‘preacher’ comedian who took part in the re cent BGT champions final. His whole act was racist. He spoke in an utterly derogatory way about having white girls out on a date and how black girls’ reactions were far more ‘with it’ and acceptable. If he had been a white co median talking about black women in the same way there would have been uproar from the luvvies that would probably have in volved legal proceedings. As it was he nearly won the show! I rest my case. Keep the faith. Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 4 represents Z and 26 represents B, so fill in Z every time the figure 4 appears and B every time the figure 26 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 Humble request for help from someone in authority (4) 3 Can for storing tea (5) 8 Something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies (9) 9 Unchanging and unmoving (5) 10 Go across or through (4) 14 Do what one is told (4) 15 Even-toed ungulate (5) 18 Set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers (9) 20 Look at with fixed eyes (5) 21 Having the most positive qualities (4)
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Across 1 Oportunidad (6) 4 Crímenes (6) 9 Aeroplane (5) 10 Breath (respiration) (7) 11 Arrivals (airport) (8) 12 Cuerpo (4) 14 De verdad (6) 16 Gigantes (6) 19 Tarjeta (4) 20 Garbanzo (8) 23 Dentro (7) 24 That (5) 25 Pedir prestado (6) 26 Polvo (6)
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Down 1 Something that is agreed on (4) 2 Look at closely (7) 4 Highest point of something (4) 5/19 Deterioration caused by fungi (3,3) 6 Group of eight singers (5) 7 Closely compacted in substance (5) 11 Plant of the buttercup family (7) 12 Semi-aquatic, beaver-like rodent (5) 13 Defect (5) 16 A long way off (4) 17 Small vessel for travel on water (4) 19 See 5
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Down 1 To chat (7) 2 Vivo (5) 3 Accountant (8) 5 Root (of a plant) (4) 6 Monzón (7) 7 Historia (5) 8 To hunt (5) 13 Swollen (8) 15 Bottle opener (7) 17 Más pequeño (7) 18 Ajedrez (5) 19 Escalar (5) 21 Libra (5) 22 Porter (baggage carrier) (4)
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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) As someone is not showing the required amount of interest in your activities, you need a plan. Telephoning them and pointing out what you have achieved is one way, but it's not cool. Getting a few people together and using someone else to blow your trumpet for you is better.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Having been dashing about like a mad thing, you find this week a refreshing change. Only when you slow down do you realise how much you have been doing and just how tired you have become. There are some social engagements that you would not miss for the world, however.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) By using your intuition midweek, you will be able to solve a small problem at the weekend. Thinking ahead sometimes seems a waste of time to you because circumstances have a way of changing, but it makes sense to put in a bit of extra effort if you are able to avoid aggravation.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) A mistake seems a small thing until someone notices it. Although you feel that they are making a mountain out of a molehill, it still leaves a nasty feeling. Get out and do something completely different at the weekend. Not only will it blow the cobwebs away, but it will also put in perspective any negative thoughts.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A business colleague may be less than honest with you. When it is a small matter you are used to them bending the truth. This is not, however, something that you will want to let go by, so stay on your toes. On the home front, you tend to be snappy with loved ones because you are feeling stressed.
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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Looking for answers? They are there if only you go to the right source. There is no 'quick fix' this week and you need to delve deeper to get the information you need. It will be tempting to take a short cut but,believe me, it will not be worth the hassle in the longer term. Once you have the right facts you are truly in charge of what happens next.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) You are very much in two minds about how to deal with a personal situation. Ask yourself which approach will help and which will do nothing. Although you want to shout at someone and feel negative at times, hold fire.
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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) The thing that you have to tackle this week is uppermost in your mind, but don't dwell on it. Write it down and what you intend doing about it, then put it away. Relax and get on with other things. When you do come to take it out again and face the situation it will be so much easier.
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Avoid getting involved in other people’s arguments. There is no way that you can come out a winner if you do. Taking a step backwards is sometimes the best thing. You have been down this path before, and did your intervention do any good? Go and trim the roses or sort out those rockery stones instead.
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How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case T) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.
TARGET: Average: 8 Good: 12 Very good: 17 Excellent: 21 LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION cert cote curt cute dept dote duct duet pert poet port pout retd rort rote rout toed tope torc tore torr tour trod true court crept cruet cuter depot doter educt eruct erupt opted outed outer recto repot retro route toped toper trope truce trued truer copter curter deport detour ported porter pouted pouter pretor rector redtop report retrod routed router toured tourer troupe corrupt courted eductor product trouper protrude CORRUPTED
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
QUICK Across: 1 Pacify, 4 Heal, 8 Adjoining, 9 Oven, 10 Chaste, 13 Static, 15 Omit, 18 Jitterbug, 19 Tire, 20 Gyrate.
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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Imposing restrictions on someone else also imposes restrictions on you. Why? Well, you have to hang around and see that your wishes are followed and take further action if they are not. Wouldn't it be easier to find some kind of compromise?
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Getting a romantic situation wrong could cause a humourous moment this weekend. I am not telling you this so you can avoid it. You could do with a good laugh right now. Planning ahead is your preferred method but sometimes it is the last-minute decision that brings the best results.
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1 Pompous, 2 Cease, 3 Fiji, 5 Edits, 7 Light, 11 Entwine, 12 Cider, 14 After, 16 Magma, 17 Obey, 18/6 Jet lag.
CRYPTIC Across: 1 Scope, 4 Masters, 8 Ignored, 9 Tribe, 10 Lyricist, 11 Pail, 13 Dieted, 15 Renews, 18 Seem, 19 Separate, 22 Aggro, 23 Seattle, 24 Tassels, 25 Testy.
Down: 1 Stifled, 2 Owner, 3 Enriches, 4 Medusa, 5 Seth, 6 Emirate, 7 Steal, 12 Megawatt, 14 Emerges, 16 Scenery, 17 Versus, 18 Scant, 20 Altos, 21 Bore.
ENGLISH-SPANISH Down:
Across: 1 Essay, 4 Frost, 10 Ungir, 11 Anciano, 12 Bookcase, 13 Bush, 15 Suelto, 17 Tailor, 19 Desk, 20 Nubarron, 23 Mensual, 24 Tinta, 25 Crust, 26 Sacar.
2 Siglo, 3 Apricots, 5 Roca, 6 Seagull, 7 Rubbish dump, 8 Waist, 9 Mother-in-law, 14 Garantia, 16 Enseñar, 18 Muela, 21 Ronda, 22 Cups.
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Malaga for a taste of Spain By Dilip Kuner WHEN it comes to travel in Spain, it is something easy to overlook the obvious. While many people on the Costas may think what they can see else where in Spain is not too different from what they get wherever they are based that is sun, sea and beaches a visit to the big cities like Malaga offer a different insight into Spanish life. Malaga itself has a long history dating back to the Phoenicians and has a culture influenced by the many invaders that have passed through, from Romans and Visigoths, to the Moors who ruled for hundreds of years. These influences can be noticed in the music, food, art and architecture to be found in the city. When it comes to the latter, you cannot go to Malaga without notic ing the magnificent Alcazaba fortress. Its ancient walls lead from the city centre up a steep hill, and give excellent views across the city
MALAGA: Cultural and historic.
and the port. Further uphill is anoth er Moorish remnant in the form of the Gibralfaro castle, famous for be ing besieged by the Catholic Mon archs, Ferdinand and Isabella, doing the reconquest. In the shadows of the walls can be
found a wellpreserved Roman the atre, and a short walk through streets lined with Renaissance palaces brings you to the 16th centu ry cathedral. There is plenty more history on show in the form of several church
No trumpets please! MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man MY friend came over for a few days and booked himself into one of the nicest spa hotels in the area. I dropped him off I live 15 minutes away and by the time I got home he had rung me to come and pick him up. He told me he went to his room, dropped his bag off and went down to the pool area to relax in the sun. As his bum hit the sun lounger some geezer started playing a trumpet. That was enough for him he was gone. Which brings me to my grump. Why would you have someone playing a trumpet round a swimming pool? I mean maybe along with the no bottles, no ball games, no lilos they should have added no bloody trumpets. I had another friend staying there too a few days later and I told him the story. He was staying in a room over the restau rant and when he woke up in morning he was launched into the day by the music coming from below. Here’s a tip you
don’t need very loud music all the time especially not at breakfast time. The same now applies to many budget airlines. The repetitive loud music as you are boarding is just ridiculous. It’s not a bit of gentle soothing, calm ing music but a blaring loop of their theme tune which goes on forever! Fun ny enough I had to use Ryanair this week and they didn’t have the noise pollution, but made up for it with a filthy aircraft. I was allowed to board as the last pas senger got off. I needed to go to the bathroom and it was disgusting. I’ll leave it there but obviously it had not been cleaned for some time. I’d love to know if there are any official rules about the cleanliness of aircraft before they board passengers. I know it’s cheap but surely there must be some rules about it. There’s no point in mentioning it to the airline, that’s for sure. The other thing is why do people applaud when the plane lands? That’s what it’s meant to do. I guess if we had been through mad turbu lence and the pilot had managed to keep it in the air for four hours it would be worth a round of applause. It’s not really necessary after a per fectly smooth hour and a half flight from Santiago to Malaga!
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es, the 19th century Atarazanas mar ket, where the freshest local produce can be bought, and numerous charming nooks and crannies in the heart of the historic centre. As you would expect in the birth place of Picasso, Malaga has become
something of a Mecca for art gal leries and museums. As well as the Picasso Museum, there is the new Pompidou Centre on Muelle Uno in the port, the CAC Museum of Mod ern Art and the Carmen Thyssen gallery. These four are maybe the most important of the museums, but there are many more, often tucked away in hidden alleys in the historic centre. It is worth taking a stroll through the relatively compact cen tre just to see what you can discover. If you like to sample the local cui sine then you are in luck. The city is famous for its tapas bars and bode gas, where a selection of traditional or modern classic dishes accompa nied by a cool sherry or a sweet Malaga wine is often poured straight from the barrel. There is plenty to do and see throughout the year, with musical festivals, theatre events, exhibitions and a vibrant nightlife. And if shop ping is your thing then head to Calle Larios and the surrounding streets in the centre you will not be disap pointed!
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DEADLY WEAPON A RECENT Euro Weekly News piece report ed that distraction caused by mobile phones are responsible for an annual 390 deaths on Spanish roads. Not surprising, not when we’re living in Spain, which I believe has one of Europe’s highest proportion of smartphone users. I’m aware that people die on UK roads and elsewhere in the developed world be cause either they or someone else was paying more attention to their mobile than the road. But it’s time to agree that a mobile can turn into a deadly weapon once it’s inside a car or, worse, a lorry. Very often, though, in the small inland city where I live, you see a car pulled in at the kerb on a narrow road because the dri ver is talking on their mobile. So, what is the usual reaction? Blaring horns from the cars behind because some one doesn’t want to break the law. Talk about inconsistent. Irene Walken
Well educated and knowing IN a recent column ‘Selfcentred and spoiled,’ Mr Lee pilloried the climate change strike generation and he could have been wider off the mark but not by much. The children involved fully under stand that the price of the alleged must haves of today has been the planet, if one chooses to listen to any of them speak they show far more understand ing of the issues than the majority of their elders. As the placard of a girl in Kuala Lumpur read: ‘You will die of old age, I will die of climate change.’ To take aim at lifestyles is easy, but remember that those lifestyles are not put in place by the ‘z’ generation but by their parents and grandparents. The selfish Me Me Me society created by the powers that were of the eighties and nineties made it acceptable to have every gadget and gismo that ap peared, often with no way to pay for them. As the following generations grew up those new inventions became the norm and must haves to live. The fault
DISTRACTION: Using a mobile phone whilst driving is the cause of an annual 390 deaths on Spanish roads. always lies with those who create the item not those who use it. Yes, an older person may say they coped without it, but if you grew up with the inventions then you will not be believed. The ‘Strikers’ are totally aware of their
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subject, they know the scientific data that the World’s scientific community are agreed on sea levels up by 75mm in the last 25 years, temperatures up by half a de gree Celsius in the same period. As one of the protesters in Australia placard read ‘We are rising up, so the sea level won’t.’ Led by the formidable Greta Thun berg (read her speech to the UN cli mate meeting and decide for yourself if she is selfcentred) millions of school age children worldwide are rising up against the indifference and incompe tence of their elders. The demonstrations were all over the globe and massive, the numbers in countries which are more obviously al ready being affected being enormous suggesting this is a campaign which is not going away soon If you think it’s not your problem fine, explain that to your children and grandchil dren in a few years’ time. I for once am get ting down with the kids and trying to change things, the choice is yours choose wisely!! Name and address supplied
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Musk has borrowed heavily... billions using Tesla stock as security. When Tesla goes so does musk. Steven Brown This if its true, could be a Game Changer for any of its users, but independent checks would have to be carried out to validate or not, these claims. Tomas Kirken
MAXIMUM working hours introduced this year in Spain are forcing employers to apply strict limits to the time staff are on duty. Companies that cannot implement the new laws are being given time to negotiate with employees before any sanctions are imposed. Businesses are now required to record staff start and finish times daily to make it clear what overtime people are working and breaks during the day which must not be more than nine hours. Registration systems must guarantee the authenticity and integrity of the working times register and records must be kept for four years and made available to trade unions and the Labour and Social Security Inspectorate (LSSI) Workers’ pay is not affected by the rule, so the law shouldn’t cost businesses any more where they already reward staff for overtime. So far, the LSSI hasn’t announced a cut-off date when noncompliant employers will start to face fines of up to €6,250. There are no plans at present to follow up the ruling, so bosses are unlikely to have to worry unless employees raise the alarm over practices. It’s difficult to imagine how the regulations will be policed as there is no planned follow-up and there is no stipulated system of recording hours. Unless electronic recording is introduced across the board, which would involve businesses in additional expense - and could raise questions about employee privacy - then it’s unlikely the ruling will have any real value.
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Andrew Marr Slaughtered Home Secretary On Sunday Show For Laughing Over Brexit Dear God, Marr was quite right. She sat there with that stupid smirk on her face then read from a pre pared script. What is it you don’t like, Marr or his politics? He may not be my favourite interviewer but he does OK!!! Why all so bitchy? Brexiteers? Mary Lynnette Stannard
She did well reading her script from PM’s office. Very reminiscent of May and we know what havoc she caused. Kevin McBride
Six Months And Still Missing After Arriving In Malaga? People just don’t disappear do they? Especially two people at the same time. Definitely some misfor tune has happened to these two men. I hope there is some closure for the family very soon. Does any
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Jamie Oliver Still Flush After £5.8 Million Pay Out He took money out when it was profitable. Put money back in to try and help it survive and when it didn’t made sure all employees were paid even though the company didn’t have the funds. His lia bility doesn’t extend to his other wealth or business es. Not sure what the problem is here!! Nick Holland-Morgan
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DECODING your ‘appetite pendulum’ can help you lose weight without the need to diet. This is according to psy chologist Dr Helen McCarthy who believes we can retrain our appetites and to recog nise how much our food ac tually needs in order to shed the kilos. The author told the Daily Mail that we have all been trained to eat at certain times of the day, rather than eating when we are hungry and stopping when we are full. She claims the ‘appetite pendulum’ starts at 0 when hunger is neutral, moves in to minus when hungry and plus when we begin to eat. And Dr McCarthy advised eating should only begin when hunger gets to minus three definitely hungry stressing the importance of stopping at plus three just full. The former NHS psycholo gist said many of us eat too
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Retrain your appetite much either because we’re enjoying the food and don’t want to stop, or we’re eat ing mindlessly. She encourages clients not to give up any foods they love and devise their own meal plans rather than be dictated by a diet. The weight loss psycholo gist, who is also training other professionals in this way of thinking, says hunger signs aren’t a bad thing, pointing out that ‘mild hunger in the hour or so be fore your next meal or snack is healthy.’ She went on to say,
WE all know fish is good for us at any time of our lives, but now scientists have found it can be particularly beneficial after we retire. Researchers have found that eating a diet rich in oily fish can reduce the risk of agerelated ill nesses by up to a quarter. The study carried out Tufts Uni versity in Boston, showed that
“when you never feel mild hunger, your body may have been continuously digesting food, with no chance to stop and rest. Understanding and respecting mild hunger lets your gut work in the way that it evolved.” According to her research, “the hunger message to the brain is our body’s inbuilt natural way of letting us know we’ve used up the en ergy from our last meal, and that we’re having to switch over to using our stored en ergy, ie fat, so the hunger signals are switched off. “We can go a whole day,
or month or lifetime, with out actually getting hungry and it’s one of the biggest reasons we put on weight.”
MILD HUNGER: Not a bad thing.
Sole food pensioners with higher levels of Omega 3 oils those found in oily fish like salmon, mackerel and sardines were up to 24 per cent
less likely to develop heart dis ease, dementia and cancer. Scientists say the oils could also help to regulate blood pressure,
heart rate and inflammation. Researchers tracked 2,662 peo ple with an average age of 74 to see how they aged. The study’s
Neck scans could predict Alzheimer’s disease A BRITISH study of more than 3,000 people has found that a five-minute scan could predict dement i a a d e c a d e b e f o re s y m p toms appear. Researchers at University College London claims that measuring somebody’s pulse from their neck can predict damage in the brain which causes problems with mem ory and thinking skills in old age. Data suggests those with the most intense pulse in this area
were around 50 per cent more like ly to suffer rapid cognitive decline over the following 10 years. The pulse of 3,191 people with an average age of 61 was mea sured using one of the large carotid arteries which supply blood to the head and neck. An ultrasound recorded the sound waves that bounce off blood vessels. Over the next 15 years the par ticipants were monitored to keep an eye on their memory and prob
lemsolving skills. The quarter of participants with the highest intensity pulse at the start of the study were around 50 per cent more likely to have accel erated cognitive decline. This meant falling within the 15 per cent of people with the most rapid drop in thinking abilities. If larger studies of more people are carried out, the neck scan could become a routine test which doctors give middleaged people at risk of dementia.
lead author, Heidi T M Lai, ex plained, “In our study we found that adults with higher blood lev els of omega3s from seafood were more likely to live longer and healthier lives. So it is a great idea to eat more fish.” In addition, the research showed, ‘participants in the high est group consumed about one additional weekly serving of fish, compared with the lowest group.’
SOCIAL SCENE U p d a t e o n f o o d , d r i n k , e n t e r t a i n m e n t s , w h a t ’s o n a n d w e e k l y h a p p e n i n g s
TV personality and former WAG Lizzie Cundy, showed she’s fit at 50 when she went for a dip at her Marbella ho tel. She stepped out in sparkly sunglasses and a revealing white swimsuit that showed off her slim figure and ample bosom. Cundy was in town for the Marbella International Film Festival and took the chance to top up her tan before head ing back to London for the Na
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Awards hopping tional Reality TV Awards. The radio presenter at tended the London awards ceremony with partner Jere my Gordeno, after the couple got back together earlier this month following a split. Their troubles are reported to be down to dramas with
REVEALING: Lizzie Cundy relaxes in Marbella.
his former fiancé Candice Hodge, which the couple are said to have put behind them.
Diana’s double ACTRESS Emma Corrin turned heads in Spain when she took part in filming for the new series of The Crown where she plays Princess Diana. The Pennyworth star is recreating Princess Di ana’s visit to Australia for season 4 of the popu lar Netflix series. The 23yearold revealed in April she would be taking on the role of the princess on tour with Prince Charles, played by Josh O’Connor, on their first trip with Prince William in 1983. Corrin makes her debut in the series depict ing the royal couple in Sydney, although the
series is being filmed in Spain. Filming began at the start of this month where Corrin is transformed into the young Princess Di ana meeting crowds at Sydney Opera House. Season 3 of the hit series is due to be screened in a month’s time and the scenes filmed last week are not due to be aired until the fourth series. Corrin appears to mimic the young Diana’s shyness hiding her mouth behind her hands, biting her nails and holding her head down to convey the character of the then 22yearold princess.
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Match fit BRITISH tennis star Katie Boulter is train ing hard with coaches in Spain after frac turing her spine, forcing her to pull out of the French Open. The 23yearold is preparing for a return to the game after a sixmonth recovery period when she will com pete in a tournament in Turkey. Boulter has not been seen since she won victory at East London’s Copper Box in April, which put Great Britain back to the elite level in the Fed Cup. The promising star is now train ing in Spain with coach Jeremy Bates ahead of her scheduled comeback. She was one of the few female players with top 100 status. Her status has dropped to 260 in the world since her injury.
TRAINING HARD: Katie Boulter.
Emergency Brexit meeting AN emergency Brexit meet ing is being held for non British people who have rel atives living in the UK and British residents on the Cos ta Tropical.
The meeting aims to ad dress anxiety and problems re sulting from Brexit faced by British people in Spain and those of other nationalities who have nonBritish relatives
living in the UK and will be conducted in Spanish and Eng lish. It will take place on Monday October 21 at 5.30pm in the downstairs meeting room of the Casa de Cultura in Al muñecar, Calle Puerta de Granada. Issues covered will include the rights of British people in Spain and the rights of foreign ers living in Britain after Octo ber 31. The vice consul in Malaga has been invited to attend the meeting to listen to people’s concerns and answer ques tions about specific concerns.
Representatives of the local political parties from Almuñe car have also been invited to attend the meeting which will be an opportunity to share the very latest information avail able. It is being organised by the
campaign group Bremain in Spain and the citizens partici pation department of Almuñe car Council. Organisers hope to attract local Spanish residents whose relatives live and work in the UK to share their concerns
about the effects that Brexit will have on them. Anyone interested in at tending the meeting who would like to submit questions or raise issues can contact the organisers on zahonado@ gmail.com.
Live music EVERY Thursday and Satur day throughout October, the brand new Mercado de San Francisco in VelezMalaga is holding live music events. The newest gastro pub / events venue is quickly ce menting its place as the go to venue with a stacked line up throughout October. Starting today (Thursday, October 17), Señor Blues will give their versions of popular blues classics, followed on Saturday by Versiones de pop con Nico Mejia.
LIVE MUSIC: The Mercado de San Francisco in VelezMalaga is holding a full month of live music. Next Thursday, October 24 will see a return of Señor Blues before welcoming the
Oktoberfest tour that is cur rently making its way across the region on Saturday.
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CHELYS - Horological Sculpture NICK HORNE’S Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England
CHELYS derives from the Latin form of the origi nal ancient Greek for ‘tortoise’ which described a musical instrument made of its shell, its con vex form resembling that of this chronometer. According to fable Hermes found a tortoise near his mother’s house and hollowed out the shell to make the sound box of a sevenstring instrument, the first lyre of the ancient Greeks. Winch Design and Thomas Mercer have combined once again to design and create a unique chronometer joined this year by Mar mor Hotavlje stone cutters par excellence for the CHELYS chronometer. The CHELYS is a sculpture fusing the arts of horology , stone carving and yacht design. Winch Design create bespoke homes on land, in the air and of course at sea. The design studio of choice for individuals demanding the highest levels of design excellence. Thomas Mercer is a name forever associated with the marine chronometer, manufacturing since 1858 exclusive chronometers to accent the interiors of yachts and residences. In 1721 residents of the Slovenian village of
LETTERS FROM CANARIES By Barbara Belt barbarabelt@gmail.com Dear mainlanders, I don’t know about you, but I find the Thomas Cook Group’s collapse a bit sad? Perhaps because in the 60’s we flew off to the then deeply exotic and foreign Spain with Thomas Cook. Like lots of other British working class families, it was our first holiday abroad. We landed in a rugged landscape, blasted by the sun. People were loud. Wine, (the adults were thrilled), was cheaper than water. Large women in flounces danced flamenco for our entertainment. I understood the accompanying shouts of ‘guapa’ to be ‘whopper.’ Coming from Twiggy’s England, this celebration of ample flesh made a big impression. Life there looked more vivid, more joyful. Even the dictatorship somehow quainted itself into unimportance. Guardia Civil with funny hats and serious firepower smiled at families of tourists like us. Tourism was Spain’s best hope for the immediate future. I loved the whole Thomas Cook-facilitated, experience. I’ve just realised that the decision, decades later, to stop being an FE lecturer in Dorset in favour of moving us to Spanish territory probably stems from that first visit.
Hotavlje discovered the riches hidden in their mountain and carved their first stone. Andrew Winch, founder and di rector of the eponymous studio said, “Yet again, it is a pleasure to be able to work closely with Thomas Mercer to bring to life another unique timepiece which sings with the spirit of the sea. The craftsmanship of both Thomas Mercer and Marmor Hotavlje has rendered this outstanding and unique horological sculpture a triumph and showcases the time honoured skillsets of both these in spirational studios.” Revealed at the 2019 Mona co Yacht Show on Septem ber 26, CHELYS is a unique celebration of horology, design and stone carving. The case was inspired by a mythological musi cal instrument, the movement is housed in a tube case made of extra white crystal offering an all round view of the inner workings, the elegant open work dial magnifies the intri cacies of the manifestly compli cated movement and its stone setting pairs perfectly the white
The CHELYS case was inspired by a mythological musical instrument, the movement is housed in a tube case made of extra white crystal.
onyx body. The hands are steel, hand made with a bluing technique. As with every Thomas Mercer mechanism the new calibre TM8004 enjoys the specifications of a marine chronometer including a special spring detent escapement , also known as the chronometer escapement, the spring detent is distinguished by its rare one impulse per oscillation resulting in its individual sound, one loud and one soft beat. The sophisticated lines of the CHELYS are carved from ivory onyx, a semiprecious white stone with an immaculate crystalline back ground with waves undulating through its structure. Rare and precious this stone has been valued since ancient times. Weighing in at 25 kilos and measuring 44 by 39 by 22 cms this sculpture has been hand crafted by the artisans of Marmor Hotavlje. Led by the Selak family, Marmor Hotavlje is one of the foremost stone cutting companies in the world. Alessandro Quintavalle, Managing Director of Thomas Mercer concludes, “It is tru ly a privilege to partner again with a world class name such as Winch Design on another cre ation embodying their ethos of beauty, unique ness and perfect proportion. “After the success of the incomparable NAU TILUS , CHELYS takes the concept of horological sculpture to the next level by relying on the world class masters of Marmor Hotavlje to ex
Demise Spells Trouble
IMPLICATIONS: Thomas Cook going bust could spell trouble for many tourist destinations. Cook’s beginnings as a travel agent had nothing to do with the cheap booze enjoyed by my family and most Brit tourists (ad nauseum) since. A strict Baptist who’d taken the temperance pledge, he’d have been appalled. He organised meetings and anti-liquor processions, taking 500 temperance campaigners from Leicester to a teetotal rally in Loughborough for a shilling each in 1841, his first excursion.
Fourteen years later, he organised ‘grand circular tours’ of Belgium, Germany and France, ending at the Paris Exhibition. Over the following 164 years, the company became one of the best known in the travel business. Its demise means trouble for many desinations, among them the Canary Islands, where 750,000 tourists won’t now be coming. Tenerife is the worst affected Spanish destination, Lanzarote the second and Mallorca
the third. “The Canary and Balearic Islands are worst affected,” confirms the company. The smaller islands El Hierro, La Palma and La Gomera whose ‘green’ tourists, travelling principally to walk and enjoy nature, peace and quiet don’t buy package holidays, have escaped, although the crash of Thomas Cook Airlines may affect some. Back on the bigger islands, the situation is especially bad because high season is October to Easter. Winter sun is what brings visitors. “It leaves us with little capacity to respond,” says Francisco Moreno, of the hotel chain Lopesan, which manages 17 establishments in the islands. There’s of course real concern about jobs. “Last week we were full, and now look,” says Lorenzo Naranjo, Playa del Inglés, Gran Canaría waiter, pointing to the empty tables. “Not one English person,” he says. Canary Islands President, Ángel Víctor Torres, announced that social security contributions can be postponed to help protect jobs, while UGT Union spokesperson José Ramirez urges calm with: “I think the market has the capacity to immediately fill a large part of what has been lost.” With clowns now ringmasters of the political circus, anything could happen. Barbara Belt. barbarabelt@gmail.com
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Today’s policing problems NORA JOHNSON
BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
REPEATEDLY nowadays we read how the UK police struggle to cope with increased demands, especially knife crime. Plus news of one force, Cleveland police, rated ‘inadequate’ and put in special measures! Let alone the Met and its nonexistent Westminster paedo ring fiasco. Everyone has an opinion about how the police should be deployed based on their personal needs, but surely their pri mary role is the protection of life, prop erty and keeping the peace? Modern so ciety has added additional burdens but they must be secondary to this. People who don’t feel secure in their homes and neighbourhoods are hardly likely to care about what some person posted on the internet about gender di versity. Why do the police have to be re sponsible for policing the internet and child porn? There are better qualified
POLICE: A total rethink is needed. people to do this and either prosecute or liaise with police to make arrests. Basically, why doesn’t this crisis trigger a total rethink about police work by the present government? In recent years, policing has become relatively inefficient with many officers spending up to 80 per cent of their time doing admin in police stations with an equally large civilian backup. There have been, admittedly, some good initiatives (giving officers mobile data terminals to streamline reporting and administration) but more needs to be done like: • Simplifying ‘red tape’ reporting re
quirements (a simple burglary prosecu tion requires 1,000 steps and 70 forms); • Reducing sickness absence, and ear ly retirement on health grounds; • Multiskilling police officers to in clude intelligence processing; • Time off in lieu rather than costly overtime payment for all but the most junior staff (common in industry); • Regrading staff: if ‘back office’ func tions are fulfilled by officers, pay and benefits should be adjusted accordingly (as in industry); • Merging police forces. MPs should also cut their ‘back office’ staff that cost us so much in ‘expenses.’ They simply need to work more efficient ly. Or doesn’t that apply, provided they can get their nap in the House? Or find ways to cause as much anti Brexit aggro as possible for the govern ment? Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘Betrayal,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribu tion,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.norajohnson.net) avail able online as ebook (€0.99;£0.99), ibook, paperback & (now) audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
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Stray cat control THE Andalucia Por Si party in VelezMalaga has wel comed a new initiative that hopes to control the popu lation of stray cats in the municipality. The scheme involves the capture, sterilisation and re lease of female cats to prevent them from breeding. Recently the area has been inundated with cats which control the rat and pest population, but the number has got out of hand and noise and disruption caused by the cats fighting has led to a number of residents’ com plaints. Party spokesman José Pino has warned that “this is only the first step, now we have to fight for it to be car ried out.” Although the plan has been approved in principle by the regional government, an allocation still has to be or ganised in the next 2020 budget in order to start the first wave of sterilisations. There also needs to be a change in the municipal reg ulations in order for it to be implemented. VelezMalaga will not be the first in Andalucia to be gin such a programme. The scheme is already very suc cessful in Marbella, Mijas, Malaga and Nerja. The scheme is also popular worldwide, with projects such as the Trap, Neuter, Release (TNR) effectively keeping the population under control.
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BARRY DUKE FOR years I’ve used a rickety old dining-room chair for computer work. It finally lost the will to live last week and disintegrated beneath me. It was a miracle that my dogs weren’t crushed or my coccyx fractured. So, after peering at a bewildering ar ray of office chairs on Carrefour’s web site, I set off to buy one. No way would I order one online because people need to try before they buy furniture if they’ve a gram of common sense. After plonking my bruised tailbone on about a dozen different chairs I settled for the Silla De Estudio Xtreme, a selfas sembly red and black jobbie that weighed far more than I imagined possi ble. But I had the foresight to take along an industrial strength trolley I once found abandoned in an alley. All was going swimmingly well until I tried to get a taxi home. After a 30 minute wait, I gave up and headed for a bus stop. When a bus arrived, the driver took one look at the enormous box and barked ‘NO!’ After I mustered a very un happy expression and explained the to tal absence of taxis, he relented. But the way he scowled at me made it clear he
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HOLIDAYMAKERS: The raucous middle-aged trio attracted disapproving glares.
was less than happy. In trying to manoeuvre the package along the narrow aisle, I got a goutaf flicted big toe trapped under the trolley, and the pain was horrendous. What I should have done, of course, was to or der the chair online after I’d put it to the
test. So there I was, sweating on an over heated bus and nursing a throbbing big toe when three cacophonous holiday makers, potted as a prickle of porcu pines on brake fluid, boarded the bus and started bellowing ‘I’ve got a lovely
bunch of coconuts.’ When I first settled in Spain, the phrase I heard most frequently was ‘los Ingleses no tienen respeto’ (‘the English have no respect’) uttered by indignant elderly Spanish folk whenever they spot ted barechested Brits with enormous
tattooed bellies overhanging Union Jack shorts, gripping cans of lager and stag gering drunkenly through the streets. I heard it again on the bus when the raucous middleaged trio a male and two women got on board and attract ed disapproving glares and clucks of an noyance with their infantile antics. That’s when my patience snapped and I screamed ‘silencio!’ That did the trick. After popping two painkillers for the toe pain and and the headache in duced by the three loudmouthed dimwits, I set about assembling the chair. Then, to my fury, I found that there were no wheels in the box for the base, no instructions, no bolts and no central pillar. The following day I got a taxi back to Carrefour with the chair. When I finally managed to find an assistant, my heart skipped a beat for I realised this hand some young fella lived in the same build ing as me. He was hugely helpful, mounted a re placement on my trolley after carefully checking all the bits in the box were pre sent, and sent me on my way with a cheery ‘hasta pronto.’ Service with a smile? In a hypermar ket in Spain? ‘Qué sorpresa!’ • My thanks to Californiabased Shell Fisher for the illustration.
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1935 was the first year that the driving test was compulsory and 246,000 candidates put themselves forward for it.
Mazda3 TCR unveiled MAZDA MOTORSPORTS announced this month the newest addition to its motorsports programme with the unveiling of the all-new Mazda3 TCR race car. The Mazda3 TCR will hit the race track as part of the 2020 IMSA Miche lin Pilot Challenge, beginning with the fourhour En durance Challenge that is part of the Rolex 24 at Daytona weekend of racing on January 26, 2020. By retaining the striking de sign of the 2019 Mazda3 hatch
back, the Mazda3 TCR features the latest iteration of the brand’s signa ture Kodo Soul of Motion design lan guage. Envisioned within the walls of Mazda Design America in Irvine, Cali fornia, designers spent countless hours ensuring the aerodynamics of the Mazda3 TCR are compli
ant with all TCR regulations, and flow seamlessly with the clean lines found on the Mazda3. “TCR represents a great opportuni ty for us to showcase the new Maz da3 and provide our customers an other avenue to race Mazda vehicles,” said Masahiro Moro, Chair man and CEO, Mazda North
American Operations. “Some of our most important successes in IMSA and SRO TC Americas have been thanks to dedicated customers who chose to race with Mazda, and we hope the next generation of Mazda racers see the same potential in the Mazda3 TCR.” “The Mazda3 features the out standing design and engineering that Mazda is known for, and because of that, it is a fantastic foundation for our new Mazda3 TCR,” said John Doonan, Director, Mazda Motor sports. “We NEW TOURING CAR: Mazda unveils Mazda3 TCR.
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Tour Al Andaluz a Huge Success! THIRTY cars gathered at Venta Carlos del Mirador in the Montes de Malaga on Sunday last week to prepare to take part in the seven-day Tour Al Andaluz organised by the ‘Drive Andalucia’ team of Ian and Carol Giles. No-one was to know at the time what a fabulous event this would turn out to be. Even the weather would be magnificent for the duration of the Tour. Hot, sunny days and warm balmy evenings. And this in October! All crews from the 30 cars entered arrived at the Venta to complete registration formalities, pay balances, collect the free polo shirts provided and, most important, collect the beautifully produced, and extremely detailed and accurate, roadbooks to enable them to navigate successfully the 2,000 or so kilometres they were about to embark upon. After breakfast, some banter with friends and a briefing from CCCA Presidente Ian Giles, the first cars pulled out to start Day One and the climb up through the famous Montes de Malaga. On through to Colmenar, having seen some spectacular views and scenery along the way, and then through Alfarnate to head for Loja. From here, after a coffee stop in the town, the route went straight over the mountains, full of endless rows of olive groves, to descend on Jaen and then
FABULOUS EVENT: Thirty cars took part over the seven- day tour. have a run-in to the first night halt in Ubeda, where a welcome dinner was enjoyed by everyone. Many were impressed by the old 1920’s Bentley Speed 6 of Peter and Els Pollet whilst, equally, many drooled over the fabulous, new Bentley GT of Ken and Anita Brown. A spectacular contrast of hugely desirable motor cars.Two other Bentleys joined the Crewe train with a GTC for Jack Weiss and another GT for Tony and Rita Rielly. Quite a sight as they sped through the Andalucian mountains! In addition to these there was the Bentley Arnage convertible of Brendan and Annie O’Brien who had come all the way from Blighty to participate in and enjoy this amazing event Day 2 saw the crews depart Ubeda and head cross-country for Toledo. The very beautiful Buenavista Palace, a re-
stored 600-year-old palace, was the venue for the night halt, giving all a chance to go in to Toledo, explore this fascinating and beautiful mediaeval city and enjoy some of the culinary delights this city is famous for. Especially the game and the partridge… Tony and Trish Minta were going well in their gorgeous Rolls-Royce Cloud convertible from 1960 whilst John and Pauline Place, on their first long run with the Club, were enjoying the delights of open-top motoring their Mazda MX-5. Edward and Jenny Binns were enjoying it all in their pretty, red Jaguar XK8, one of a few Jaguar cars entered along with Ivan Johnston and Linda Spencer in their rather more modern, black Jaguar XK8 convertible. Still with a Jaguar theme, Simon and Andrew Buck-Honour brought their stunning Jaguar F-
Type convertible, helping boost the Jaguar numbers! In fact, I must thank Andrew Buck-Honour for, as always, providing the photographs for this article and also for the CCCA website, www.cccan dalucia.com. Completing the Jaguar line-up were Jan Alvemark and Fernando in a beautiful XJ8, former ice-skating champion Haig Oundjian and his wife, Kerri in a lovely red, XK8 convertible. The pair having decided that their super old E-Type Jaguar was not such a good idea as the XK8 and so was left at home! Shame! From Toledo the route followed that of the Al Andaluz along the side of the River Tag as it meandered west towards Lisbon, stopping at the beautiful city of Guadalupe to see the Monastario and enjoy a lunch before continuing west to Badajoz and a night stop at the 5-Star Casino Hotel by the riverside there. Badajoz turned out to be a fun little town, full of tapas bars and restaurants with many people deciding to eat in the town. The following Day, 4, saw the crews head for Lisbon, over the fabulous Vasco de Gama bridge, the longest bridge in Europe, stunningly beautiful and over 16 kms in length, it is the image chosen for the cover of the roadbook and it couldn’t be better! A two-night, and one full day, stop in
Lisbon was the reward for everyone that had worked hard to get the long days completed and much fun and exploring was the result. Many fine eateries also benefited… Day 6 was a fast and easy 320 km run east to finish in Aracena at the Hotel Convento where a superb black-tie dinner was enjoyed by all and something of a late night and ‘a bit of a party‘ ensued! Still, all were ready the following morning for the last lap, an easy run through Sevilla to finish with a magnificent lunch at the Molino del Santo in Benaojan, near Ronda. Awards were presented for the most dersirable car on the event and another for the ‘Spirit of the Event.’ These were won by Ken Brown’s Bentley and by Brendan and Annie O’Brien respectively. All agreed it had been a fabulous week and look forward to the next adventure! Where, we’re not sure yet, but the next long Tour will maybe be a winter run at the end of January. More details will come out nearer the time.
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. Saca tu coche clásico del garaje y diviértete con el.
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IT was a terrible start for pole-sitter Vettel, who was immediately passed by Bottas. Wing damage occurred for Leclerc after a tussle with Verstappen, who spun off the track. Leclerc dropped into third but was staying on the track despite reporting damage to his team. It was an incredi ble opening to the race. Leclerc was being encour aged to stay on and see how he goes. Bottas kept his lead from Vettel, Leclerc and Hamilton. Hamilton was complaining of his vision being affected by the wing damage of Leclerc. The champ couldn’t believe the Ferrari driver wasn’t ordered off the track. Leclerc went off to the pits eventually which pro moted Sainz to fourth. There was no investigation into the coming together between Verstappen and Leclerc, much to the former’s ranting on the radio. The two Mercedes were clocking the quickest laps with Vettel in between them. Leclerc was up to
Mercedes take championship WINNERS: It was all Mercedes when it was showtime!
15th, weaving his way through the field. Lap 15 saw Mercedes get on the radio to Hamilton. They thought Vettel would
be pitting soon and they in dicated they may make a strategic pit stop them selves. Verstappen went out of the race after that early
collision with Leclerc. Twentytwo laps in Hamil ton went in the pits, his tyres were deteriorating rapidly.
Ten laps later saw the top seven drivers all on the medium tyres. Hamilton was reporting that his tyres were still good. Bottas was 13.3 secs out in front, with Vettel 20 secs back in third after yet another pit stop. Bottas headed into the pits on lap 37. It was nice work by the team and he resurfaced back on track still in front of Vettel. Bottas was just under 10 secs behind Hamilton after the pit stop. “Tell me what I need to do to win this race,” Hamilton asked his team over the ra dio. Beat your teammate,
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was the reply with 15 laps to go. Mercedes needed to outscore Ferrari by 14 points to secure another construc tors’ championship and as things stood they were on track. Leclerc talked to his team, saying he didn’t want to pit as Hamilton looked to finish the race on soft tyres. Vettel was on the mediums and Bottas was leading by 10.5 secs. In the 45th lap Hamilton now owned the fastest lap of the race and was closing on Vettel with a 12 Mercedes finish in his sights and a con structors’ championship for his team Mercedes. Hamilton though just couldn’t get past despite getting less than a second behind as his tyres were shot to bits. “Oh, oh, oh yeees!,” Bot tas said down the radio to his team as he met the che quered flag. Mercedes won their sixth consecutive constructors’ championship. Ferrari owned qualifying, but it was all Mercedes when it was showtime!
Convincing win despite abuse A SPECTACULAR goal from Rashford on seven minutes ensured a good start from England who faced Bulgaria on Monday night The Euro 2020 qualifier game itself won’t be remem bered for the 06 win, but for the game being stopped twice for vile racist abuse which saw English players close to walking off the pitch. The match was stopped on 27 minutes because of racist abuse. The referee was spo ken to by an official on the touchline. He then spoke to Harry Kane. There followed an an nouncement over the tan noy, which in itself was booed. Fortytwo minutes into the first half Gareth Southgate
NOT CONVINCING: England didn’t shine in Prague. made a second complaint to the fourth official about racist abuse. The referee went to the touchline to talk to the fourth official and the Eng land manager and the match was stopped for a second time. A number of the home fans were ejected from the stadium.
However, England defied the vile racism and answered with a 06 victory. The presi dent of Bulgaria’s football as sociation, Borislav Mihaylov, has since handed in his resig nation. England’s win fol lowed a lacklustre perfor mance on Friday against the Czech Republic who won 21.
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ROYAL SPECTATORS Aston Villa had Royal approval as Prince William took his family to watch Aston Villa away to Norwich City at Carroll Road and celebrated a 1-5 win.
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Scrappy win by Wales AROUND 14 minutes into play at the Kumamoto Stadium saw tackle after tackle after tackle by Uruguay. It was impressive defending. They had successfully kept Wales out so far. The 18th minute though saw Wales break through and score their first try as Nicky Smith went over, Wales scored the conversion so 70 to Wales went up on the scoreboard. Penalty advantage was given for Uruguay after Wales came in from the side. Freitas crashed into contact in midfield, and the crowd roared as Berchesi then sprinted clear on the rightwing. Although it was a forward pass to the No 14, and the ref brought it back for a penalty, Uruguay went for goal and scored bringing the scoreline back to 73. It went to a onepoint
WALES: Although winning, had an error-strewn performance. game as half time neared as Uruguay took a penalty on 38 minutes and saw the half time score go to 76.
THE faces of the Scotland and Japan rugby squads had all the neutral expression of 30 men in a queue for airport checkin as they were greeted with noise, music, drums and expectations from both sets of fans. But first, there was a minute’s silence to remem ber those lost in the typhoon in Japan last week. Finn Russell came on the intoout angle around the ruck and went over for the first try of the game on eight minutes. Laidlaw added the extras giving Scotland a 07 lead against the hosts. Japan went
Second half resumed no doubt with harsh words in the Welsh dressing room, as Berchesi kicked off.
Wales won a penalty ear ly, in a central position, and Halfpenny kicked it and he hit the post. Nothing
seemed to be going right for Wales after the restart. Although shortly after a good score from Adams in the corner after Bradley Davies went nearly in under the sticks. They spun it left, with Wainwright, Parkes and Adams all queuing up to score and then made the conversion to increase the score to 146 after a panic stricken first half. Wales started to go up a gear, the half time talk seemed to have worked by coach Gatland. Good pressure from Wales on 65 minutes saw a good drive towards the line, and Uruguay coughed up a penalty try as Wales in creased to 216. Shortly afterwards, for the first time in a long time, Uruguay attacked. A lovely little chip kick by Freitas over the defensive cover, on the leftwing, and then there was plenty of support on his inside. James Davies
Beaten by hosts straight on the attack, Scotland knocked it on just inside their own half for the first scrum of the game. Japan were on the attack 15 minutes in around halfway and they were getting their familiar recy cling rhythm going, and in his attempt to get up and slow it down, WP Nel was penalised for a torpedo style tackle on the legs of Horie. Yu Tamura point ed at the posts as the ground fell silent but missed.
Eighteen minutes saw Japan back in the game, Fukuoka received a miss pass from Lafaele on the left touchline, he gassed up the line and got away with an outrageous onehanded offload in side to Matsushima as he was hooked by Harris. Tamura added the conversion to level the score seven points each. Twentysix minutes saw Horie carry the ball hard
pulled off an excellent tack le, but Uruguay won a penalty and kicked for the corner what saw a tremen dous attack bringing about a great try. Wales then responded as they streamed down the leftwing and Tomos Williams dived over after a nice flat pass from Hadleigh Parkes found a couple of teammates in space. The conversion took the score to 2813. Wales won Pool D with four wins from four and set up a lasteight meeting with France in Oita. It was an errorstrewn performance from Wales, handling the ball as if it was a roasting hot potato, rather than their best friend. Uruguay, by the way, had made over 200 tackles. It was a truly inspirational performance from them de spite the scoreline. Final Score: Wales 3513 Uruguay.
into contact and offload to Labuschagne who found Inagaki out of the tackle to ground it under the posts. Tamura converted, Japan took the lead 147. Scotland were deep in the misery zone early into the second half as Japan led 287. On 49 minutes Jamie Ritchie broke the line, he was through on Tupou but tripped up. A minute later WP Nel took a pick and go from short and the prop went over for a try. Russell kicked the conver sion pulling back the score to 2814. The final whistle blew at 2821 for Japan.