Euro Weekly News - Costa del Sol 9 - 15 January 2020 Issue 1801

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9 - 15 January 2020

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MALAGA COACH BLACKMAILED MALAGA Football Club head coach, Víctor Sánchez del Amo has been suspended after an explicit video of the 43-year-old was posted on social media.

The former Spain international wrote on his Twitter account that he had been blackmailed over the video prior to it being published and that the case is being investigated by the police.

“I want to report that I am being the subject of a crime against my privacy with harassment and extortion,” Sanchez said. “The matter is in the hands of the police and I’m obliged to follow their instructions.”

Police sources have confirmed that the first complaint of extortion was filed with National Police on January 5 and on Tuesday, after the images appeared on social networks, a second complaint was filed, this time at the

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Malaga Football Club head coach, Víctor Sánchez del Amo has been suspended after an explicit video of the 43-year-old was posted on social media.

COACH SUSPENDED: Claims to be a victim of extortion.

Provincial Police Station of Malaga.

Following these reports, the police cybercrime division has opened an investigation into the two crimes of extortion and sexting.

The video allegedly shows the coach flashing his genitals to the camera, a publication that does not have the consent of the coach and which, therefore, is a crime against privacy.

In the Twitter post, Sánchez del Amo also stated: “Sharing or disseminating an intimate content of any person without consent is also a crime either through social networks or messages or in any other way. Thank you for your understanding and support.”

At the time of going to press, Euro Weekly News have been informed that Malaga CF are holding a Press Conference on Friday January 10 at 1pm at the Rosaleda stadium.

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QUESTIONABLE COALITION ENDING more than nine months of political deadlock, many questions have now been raised about how those residing in Spain will be affected by the country’s first coalition government since the Second Republic.

The new PSOE-Unidas Podemos administration have promised a host of measures that will be rolled out across the country, which are set to negatively impact higher earners and large corporations. This includes a new minimum corporate tax rate of 15 per cent, rising to 18 per cent for banks and energy utilities, where tax on capital gains above €140,000 will also be increased from 23 to 27 per cent.

Those with high paid jobs will also be impacted, where there is set to be an increase in income tax for those earning more than €300,000 a year by four percentage points. Although Sanchez states this is in aim of forming a “government for all people that broadens rights, restores co-existence and fights for social justice,” many have voiced their outrage on the matter.

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Spain will now be led by a coalition government after acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez secured parliamentary approval for a joint administration between his Socialist party (PSOE) and the Unidas Podemos alliance.

NEW LEADER: Pedro Sanchez is congratulated by Unidas Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias.

to society and creating jobs for others, see the increases as a brazen attempt at economic targeting.

However, proposals to overhaul some of the labour changes introduced eight years ago when the conservative People’s party was in power has delighted a proportion of the workforce.

This includes measures such as strengthening protection against dismissal for absences caused by illness and lifting the minimum wage to 60 per cent of average national wages.

Although positive news for some, this will again impact business owners, who will now be subject to increased scrutiny and higher pay-outs to meet the governmental standards based upon worker-friendly legislation.

In a tweet sent after the vote, Sánchez wrote: “With the progressive coalition government, Spain is entering a time for the defence of dialogue and useful politics,” where Unidas Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias said the new coalition programme was designed to make Spain “a world reference of modernity to support the most vulnerable groups.”

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Strengthen justice

THE BIG PICTURE Nº 100

THE Ministry of Justice is set to strengthen the courts of Malaga with an objective to reduce the wait for trials in the province by about 70 days.

General director, Carlos Rodríguez Sierra, explained that the plan has been put in place because the current situation is “unsustainable.”

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Scooter fine MIJAS

A MAN has been fined €1,000 after he was caught drunk driving a rental scooter in Malaga. The Local Police performed a breathalyser test where the man produced a result of 0.64 milligrams of alcohol per litre in the first test and 0.70 milligrams in the second.

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World tour FOUR Malaga people recently embarked on the MSC Magnificent cruise ship in Barcelona for the company’s new World Tour. The trip involves 2,158 passengers, which include the four Malaga residents, along with six neighbours from Granada and takes a 117-day route visiting 43 destinations across the five continents.

Nueva build THE Marbella government team approved a project licence of €27 million to build 211 homes, stores, storage rooms, parking lots and a swimming pool in the district of Nueva Andalucia. The council will retain a ‘very important’percentage of the planned investment, to be carried out by promoter Pyomar SL.

Port auditorium MAYOR of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, has announced his plan to promote the music auditorium project in the port of Malaga. He said, “It is a very complex issue; as we need the land and the will of all administrations and private companies that want to collaborate.”

A lot of tows MARBELLA Council removed 364 abandoned vehicles (314 cars and 50 motorcycles) from the city’s streets in 2019, double the number of the previous year.

Fines for abandoning vehicles range between €901 and €45,000, while the council will remove unwanted ones free of charge if asked.

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FINANCE 42-45 LEAPY DEVILISH: People dressed as demons gather around the fire.

DANCING DEMONS EVERY January, the demons t a k e o v e r M a l l o rc a a s t h e Sant Antoni Abad festivities begin. The popular celebration is deeply rooted in popular customs, dating back to the former Balearic agricultural society.

During that time, people revered San Antonio - the patron saint of domestic animals - who they hoped would bless them with protection for their working farm animals. Over the

years, the magical celebrations have evolved into a popular feast. People eat grilled sobrassada and other traditional sausages and food, with plenty of wine as accompaniment.

On January 16 - the eve of the festival - large bonfires are lit in the main streets and squares of the villages.

Adults and children alike gather in the streets dressed as demons, where they go bonfire to bonfire as they sing and dance. The traditional dance symbolises the temptations of the Devil that

Sant Antoni had to overcome and the triumph of good over evil.

The following day, a solemn mass is held in honour of the saint and then the Beneïdes (blessing) of the animals and townspeople takes place. Crowds gather as they take their animals to church to receive protection, a very popular tradition in towns including Sa Pobla, Muro, Artà and Sant Joan.

After, the party continues as a parade of floats and animals celebrates their devotion to Sant Antoni.

Occupational hazards Missing woman’s body found

ACCORDING to data offered by the Ministry of Labour, there are three labour sectors that account for the majority of occupational accidents that have occurred in the province of Malaga between January and October of this year. Construction is the area in which the most accidents are recorded, with 3,816 occupational accidents.

It is closely followed by the hospitality industry, in which 2,776 occupational accidents took place, a high index considering that this sector is one of those that are most affiliated to Social Security.

Wholesale and retail trade, including vehicle repairs, ranks third as the area with the highest risk in the province, with 2,561 documented cases between January and October 2019.

In the general industry, 1,276 cases were quantified, closely followed by the general transport sector, with 1,128 incidents (most of them traffic accidents).

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THE body of a woman who went missing from Malaga on New Year’s Eve has finally been found.

The search for Dolores Rodríguez Istán, aged 40, ended on Tuesday morning when a search party of her relatives found her.

National Police had been conducting an investigation since the report of her disappearance was filed on December 31. Police sources say that the indications point to a suicide.

A search was launched on Tuesday to locate the woman, who was wearing jeans, a beige corduroy sweater, a red jacket and brown shoes at the time of her disappearance, and whose left hand was amputated as the main identifying feature. These are aspects that helped in the identification of the body.

The search was mainly focused on the fairgrounds in MalagaCortijo de Torres, an area close to the woman’s place of residence.

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Spain backing the US Spain is lending its full support to US forces as the military build up prepares for the current crisis due to an agreement between the Spanish and US governments.

DUE to an agreement made in November 2015, Spain agreed for the US Air Base Morón to be a permanent fixture for the foreseeable future. The mission of Morón Air Base is to operate and maintain a strategic forward operating base to support the US and Allied air/space power projection, to include transient and aircraft maintenance operations.

The agreement was originally for potential conflicts in North Africa.

Spain agreed to at least 3,000 troops and an increase of 40 aircraft to be stationed at the southern Spain military installation. Already the US military personnel stationed at the base have been used to respond to crises in Africa, but now will support the Iran

MORÓN AIR BASE: Will operate to support the US and Allied aircraft. crisis as well.

Flight radar yesterday saw US military planes leaving a base as they flew over Spain to the Middle East, although these aircraft were supply planes for troops on the ground rather than attack planes supplied from Naval air base nearby Roton.

Morón Air Base is located

Teen boy saved from suicide A YOUNG man who had announced his suicide intentions in a WhatsApp group was saved by the swift intervention of Local Police.

After being alerted by drivers, Torremolinos Local Police were able to intercept the young man just as he was about to jump off a bridge over the AP-7 highway. The teenager was found hanging onto the railing with just two fingers, the rest of his body suspended and swaying precariously over the motorway.

Whilst the officers were talking to the teenager, they were able to stealthily creep up until they were close enough to grab him.

in Andalucia, the country’s southernmost region. It is less than an hour away from Sevilla, a city of almost one million people famous for its flamenco shows, spring festivals, and bullfights. Morón is 75 miles northeast of Naval Station Rota. The installation is located in a quiet and rural setting within several hours

of many major historical and tourist locations in Spain.

The base itself gets its name from the town of Morón de la Frontera situated nearby where American troops reside and is the home of the US to the C-5 Air Bridge and 496th Air Base Squadron.

Up to 3,000 American

troops and civilians of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force can be stationed there, while the number of aircraft is limited to 40 after the recent 2015 agreement between the US and the Spanish.

Military plane spotter former Naval chief Fred Soul, who served in the Falklands War and the Suez Canal crisis told the Euro Weekly News “I read reports in the press yesterday regards planes taking off from Spain and going to the Middle East and being spotted on flight radar apps, but that’s a normal occurrence as they are simply supply planes, they fly back and forth from Roton naval base, whilst any aircraft from Morón can’t be seen as they are classified aircraft.”

Season slump

MALAGA CLOSES 60 HOTELS: Seasonality similar to previous season.

THE Costa del Sol has been unable to fill a total of 24,111 hotel beds during the low season Therefore, Malaga Province has closed a total of 60 hotels, although CCOO also explains that here they have recouped some of that figure out of season because of the good winter weather.

Hotel establishments located in the five Andalucian provinces of the coast have

closed 38.5 per cent of their spaces in low season, which means maintaining the seasonality in relation to the 2018-2019 period, according to a report prepared by CCOO. Despite the tourist boom, which points to a record of overnight stays at the end of 2019, the study reflects that seasonality is ‘similar’ to that of the previous season.

Specifically, it is pointed out that in the five Andalucian provinces affected by season-

ality, 144 hotels have closed, which is equivalent to more than 61,000 places.

The head of Hospitality and Tourism of CCOO nationwide, Gonzalo Fuentes, explained that in Malaga they have closed 60 establishments that add 24,111 beds; in Cadiz, 38 hotels with a total of 13,857 beds; in Almeria, 25 hotels with 11,702 places; in Huelva, 19 with 11,555 beds and in Granada, two hotels with 388 beds.

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Mystery Death

EMERGENCY LANDING: Panic on Malaga flight.

Mayday in Malaga A PLANE which had recently taken off f ro m M a l a g a a i r p o r t at mid-morning, was forced to retur n and make an emergency landing due to a possible engine failure.

Fortunately, though the

‘Mayday’ signal was activated, the plane was able to land without incident.

A s E u ro We e k l y N e w s has been informed, the alarm was triggered after a possible engine failure was noted, forcing the pilot to return the aircraft around

shortly after take-off.

Airport sources have explained that the ‘manoeuvre to land again was successful’ without causing further incident, adding that this type of landing is ‘a fairly common manoeuvre.’

AN investigation has been launched after the mysterious find of a woman’s body which was spotted floating next to a jetty on a beach in Benalmadena.

National Police officers are investigating the circumstances of the death of the woman whose body was found floating in the water off the Costa del Sol. It appears the woman was a 51-year-old tourist of Chinese origin who had been reported missing on the eve of the Epiphany.

According to the sources consulted by Euro Weekly News, the woman was staying with her family in a hotel in Torremolinos.

The Andalucian Emergency Service 112 received a call at 9.10am alerting them to the discovery of the body. A man who had been fishing on the jetty in front of the Torreque-

A DRIVER caused chaos after travelling 10 kilometres on the A-45 motorway in the opposite direction.

As reported by national security forces, 112 received a call warning that the vehicle had accessed the motor way in the municipality of Aguilar de la Frontera.

brada casino was the one who sounded the alarm when he saw a body floating face down in the water.

During the call the man reported that the body appeared to be that of a woman.

The area was cordoned off on the arrival of the Guardia Civil and the National Police who were deployed to the area, as were firefighters and paramedics. The authorities activated the judicial committee for the removal of the body, before being taken to the Malaga forensic institute.

The investigation, which has been taken over by the National Police, focuses on determining the cause of death, since the woman was dressed when her body was found at sea and was staying in a hotel with her family.

Wrong way The 43-year-old man was intercepted by the Guardia Civil after driving 10 kilometres on the opposite side of the motor-

way, towards Malaga along the lanes that go to Cordoba. Alcohol and drug tests were performed on the driver, who gave positive for alcohol consumption. A breathalyser test showed the man had 0.85 mg of alcohol per litre of exhaled air, exceeding the 0.5mg limit in Spain.

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ANDALUCIA’S vaccination schedule for 2020 includes recommendations for all ages. Newborns to senior citizens are covered within the plan that was made public on Monday December 30, by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The vaccination schedule, as explained by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in c l u d e s p r o t e c tiv e meas u r e s a g a i n st 1 4 d is eases. In addition, for the first time in Andalucia, the tetravalent meningococcal vaccine will be included for 12 months and 12 years and is the main novelty of the 2020 calendar in Andalucia.

According to a statement, the 2020 calendar will also includes vaccines that protect against tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, polio, hepatitis B, invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease, pneumococcal, meningococcal ACWY serogroups, measles, rubella, mumps, chickenpox, human papillomavirus and influenza.

The format for the following year also incorporates new sections referring to the application of vaccines, prescription and registration, as well as data on coverage from the previous year, in order to highlight the importance of these highly relevant points in vaccination.

Regarding the plan that was made public last week,

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EMERGENCY SERVICES CALLED: Victim transferred to Carlos Haya Hospital.

Face burned VACCINATION SCHEDULE: The 2020 calendar will include a wide variety of vaccines against disease. the Minister of Health and F a mily Welfa re , J e s us Aguirre, said that “the importance of vaccines at all ages of life has been reflecte d in th is n ew c a le n d a r 2020 for all people living in Andalucia and aims to highlight and visualise the importance of vaccination, not only in childhood, but also in adolescence, adulthood and senior citizens. We have to help the correct immunisation of the entire population against these vaccinepreventable diseases.”

The counsellor also highlighted the importance of th e re c o mmen d a tio n s for pregnant women to vaccination against influenza and

whooping cough, hinting that “vaccination begins before birth, as these vaccines help the future child protect against these infections.”

With regard to Senior citizens, the vaccine against pne umoc oc c a l c onjuga te 13-valent, currently the best vaccine against pneumonia, is recommended to all people as they reach 65 years, a measure that has already begun in Andalucia in 2019, one of the five communities that carry out this extraordinary preventive action.

As Euro Weekly News understands, in addition, the calendar includes the recommendation of vaccination against influenza, tetanus

and diphtheria to people 65 years or more. The chickenpox va c c ine w ill a ls o be recommended for the adult population up to the age of 50 ye a rs , provide d the y have no history of the disease.

As Aguirre concludes, the c a le nda r of va c c ina tions presented each year in Andalucia is the result of constant work by the General Directorate of Public Health ma king it pos s ible to be adapted year after year so as to ke e p up w ith both e pidemiological changes in immunopreventable diseases and scientific and technical advances in the field of vaccines.

A 50-YEAR-OLD woman has been taken to hospital after being injured by burns on her face and affected by smoke inhalation when she set her Christmas tree on fire in her home in the town of Benalmadena.

As reported by the emergency service 112 Andalucia, a relative raised the alarm at about 9pm of a fire in a house on Carretera Costa del Sol, after which they immediately notified firefighters, Local and National Police and health services.

Public Emergency Health Company (EPES) personnel transferred the affected person to Carlos Haya Hospital to be treated after being poisoned by smoke inhalation and suffering burns to her face, according to Local Police sources.

On the watch MALAGA’S municipal water company Emasa, has taken one step further towards making the most of current technology. The company hopes to implement real time detection of any incident that occurs in their home service, including leaks and fraud.

In single person households, the system would alert if there was no consumption for an excessive period of time. The tool would allow relatives to watch over elderly family members or people with mobility problems, who would be notified of any incidents.

However, the implementation of this measure would require close collaboration with the Social Services and the authorisation of the holder.

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Disabled deception POLICE in Malaga are investigating a driver who parked in a disabled area with his d e c e a s e d f a t h e r ’s card. The 57-year-old man was caught by Local Police on the Carretera de Cadiz, where he was using h i s f a t h e r ’s c a rd f o r people with reduced mobility.

Police picked up on the

card, belonging to a man who died almost three years ago.

According to authorities, the driver is being investigated for an alleged crime of document falsification. The documents are non-transferable and can only be used when the owner of the document is one of the occupants of the vehicle.

The intervention began when a patrol car was inspecting the reserved parking spaces. A man and two

women raised suspicions when they got into one of the parked cars, without any apparent handicap. Upon seeing the card, officers verified the ownership did not correspond to those present.

The man explained that it was his father’s and got very nervous when police tried to contact the cardholder. Back at the station, officers confirmed that the driver’s father had died in January 2017.

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MAKE 2020 COUNT!

VOLUNTEER… It’s that wonderful time of year again, when we lay on the guilt, and make all the European parents out there look like amateurs! No, we’re kidding, we just want to raise some awareness and show you the benefits of volunteering in 2020.

AGE CONCERN: There are plenty of things that you can do to help us.

IN all honesty, we all want to give back at some point, but simply can’t find the time to do it. As each year comes to a close, there are many of us who think ‘this is it! This is the year I give back to my community.’

And right now? You’re the ones we are targeting with this lovely, feel good, call to action article.

Here’s the bottom line, volunteering your time and energy helps strengthen communities, and right now, our elderly via Age Concern Marbella and San Pedro, can certainly use your help.

Allow us to lay on the guilt just a wee bit, then we promise to stop - do you want to know who is helping our elderly in Marbella and San Pedro, across most of the Costa del Sol? The elderly, that’s who. Yes, other old people are helping old people, we can’t make this clearer.

We’ve already stated that volunteering helps strengthen communities, but did you know it has important emotional and physical benefits as well?

Volunteering has more rewards then you can possibly imagine, the feelings involved burst with pride, you help someone smile, you make someone’s entire day, and you can learn so much!

We’ve narrowed the list down of benefits and hope you take the time to read them. Age Concern Marbella needs your help, even for just a few hours.

All the information you need is on our website: https://ageconcernmarbella.com/get-involved/ Here are the five top reasons, to make 2020 the year you make a difference!

1. Helps bridge generation gap.

By interacting with younger generations, seniors are able to share important life lessons. On the flip side, younger generations are able to teach seniors new ways of looking at life. By building a connection with each other, both generations are able to offer the respect and affirmation that humans crave.

2. Reduce the risk of dementia.

A study conducted by a University of Calgary psychology professor found that people who did volunteer work for at least one hour a week on a regular basis were 2.44 times less likely to develop dementia than the seniors who didn’t volunteer.

The study also says that the volunteer activity has to benefit others who are not your core family. For

example, helping out a church, a school, a library a homeless shelter or some sort of charity organisation.

3. It’s good for mental health.

Volunteering keeps the brain active, which contributes to a person’s cognitive health. The National Institute on Ageing reported that participating in activities which are meaningful and productive may lower the risk of dementia and other health problems in seniors.

4. Helps prevent senior isolation and depression.

Whilst getting out of the house is important at any age, research found that volunteering can have positive effects on a person’s psychological health.

In a study done by the Corporation for National and Community Service, researchers found that individuals who engaged in volunteering activities experienced a shorter course of depression than those who did not volunteer. Volunteering provides the senior a sense of purpose and accomplishment.

5. It promotes physical activity.

Physical activity remains an important role in positive health outcomes through the oldest ages.

Whether that activity is helping with a local sports team or walking around your neighbourhood while volunteering as a companion, maintaining a healthy level of fitness helps fend off diseases as you age.

If you should decide to spend your time volunteering, it’s important to look for opportunities that fit into your schedule. Many people in their 40’s, 50’s and 60’s find activities that are a flexible fit into their schedule. Other people are able to volunteer 20 hours a week and still have plenty of time to partake in other activities.

Find an activity you’re passionate about. Volunteering is best for all parties involved when you are doing something you enjoy. It’s never too late to get started. Whether you just retired or are in your later years there is an opportunity out there for you.

Make 2020 count! The New Year means a New Slate - Age Concern needs your help, and there are plenty of things you can do to help us as well!

Please browse through our website and see what’s involved.

ALL THE BEST IN THE NEW YEAR!

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BREXIT BRIEF

by John Smith THE acting Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey (who hopes to become leader following the departure of Jo Swinson) has announced that there should be a formal investigation into the EU referendum and the Brexit result.

He plans to table an amendment to the Withdrawal Agreement Bill which will be in front of Parliament shortly calling for an inquiry into past events within six months of the bill being passed.

This enquiry would review former Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to hold the referendum, the finances and conduct of politicians during the campaign as well as the government’s handling of Article 50.

Another area for such an enquiry

Calls for investigation

ANNOUNCEMENT: Jo Swinson and Sir Ed Davey.

would be a review of the government’s handling of key Brexit matters including its decision not to hold

a second referendum.

Mr Davey is on record as saying “Countless lies by our prime minister,

others in the Tory Party and beyond, means questions must be asked about the result of the referendum in 2016.

“The past three years have only gone to show how much deceit was used during the campaign, as well as how determined the Conservative government is to hide the true impact of what they’re trying to unleash.

“We must address the decisions made around the referendum, but also the shambolic approach taken by the Conservatives in the years since.

“To truly understand the events leading up to Brexit, there must be a public inquiry.”

He is still angling for a second Referendum, but has little chance of this happening.

Jeremy Corbyn tries to extend Brexit AS various Labour MPs confirm their wish to become the next Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn continues in his now caretaker role but is trying to influence the Brexit situation.

He has tabled an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill which would extend the transition period until 2023 if there is no agreement on what

shape the future UK-EU relationship should take.

In addition, he is also is looking to reinstate the rights of unaccompanied child refugees to be reunited with their families after Brexit.

The actual bill is due to be passed through Parliament in three days and as the British government has a working majority of 80 and the

first reading passed with a 124 majority, it seems unlikely that any amendment will be voted through.

Once this piece of legislation is approved and passes through the Lords as well, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will then be in a position to enter into serious negotiations with the EU.

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BREXIT EXTRA Recycling tax IN order to try to plug the financial gap left with the loss of British financial contributions, the EU is looking to introduce a tax on plastic waste and use profits from carbon trading to boost income over the coming years.

Brexit confusion LABOUR leadership hopeful Jess Philips has been giving mixed messages about her stance on Brexit, as on the Andrew Marr show she said she would want the UK to apply to rejoin the EU, but in an article wrote it was best to move on.

Revving up ALTHOUGH UK car sales have been dropping for the last three years, a recent survey by a motoring research organisation suggests that now the Brexit decision is made, motorists are more likely to purchase a new car in 2020.

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Spanish Pension: Important Changes In 2020; The retirement age is delayed and the calculation of the pension varies REFORMS in Spain continue to impact Spanish pensions.

The entry into the new decade will lead to changes in the retirement age and also the years contributed into the social security system to determine the benefit. The measures are automatic, and form part of the 2011 reform which gradually delays the retirement age to 67.

As it stands, for those who turn 65 years old in 2020 and have contributed 37 years or more, he or she will be able to retire at 65.

In the case of partial retirement, where one combines work and benefit, the minimum will be 61 years and 10 months if that person has contributed to the system for 35 years or more.

The retirement age will gradually increase over the next few years from 65 to 67.

In December 2019 there were

6,089,294 retirement pensions in Spain, with an average benefit of â‚Ź1,143.55 per month. The current government had originally promised that they would increase pensions by 0.9 per cent however, the measure will not be taken until the definitive governing body is formed.

In regards the actual calculation of the pension to be received, it was previously calculated taking the last 15 years worked into account, however as of this new decade, the state pension will be calculated on the last 23 years contributed instead and by 2022, the state pension will be calculated taking into account the last 25 years worked.

Another measure which will have a strong impact on the system is the arrival of the sustainability factor, which will be applied from 2023 and will

gradually cut back on new pensions, based on the view that pensioners will live longer. A criterion that was originally intended to be implemented in 2019.

PENSIONS: Changes are being made to the retirement age and the years contributed.

Man dies in tractor accident after falling A MAN has sadly died after falling under a moving tractor in Cordoba.

As reported by the Andalucian emergency services, the tragic incident took place on a farm in the agricultural area of Carcabuey on Sunday, December 29.

It is not clear exactly how the 44-year-old man came to fall out of the large and powerful vehicle, however it is known that he was working on the farm tending to the land at the time.

After a report was called in by a distressed colleague working on

the site who found the man and was able to bravely stop the tractor, an ambulance raced to the scene. Sadly, there was nothing that could be done to save the man’s life who was pronounced dead on arrival, suffering from multiple internal injuries after being crushed by the vehicle.

As Euro Weekly News understands, the Guardia Civil have now taken charge of the investigation, where the victim’s body has been transferred to a local medical centre for forensics teams to carry out an autopsy.

TRAGIC: Man was killed by falling under a tractor.

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Services at full tilt ANDALUCIAN 112 emergency services attended over 5,000 incidents in Malaga Province over the Christmas season. In total, the service managed 27,197 emergencies in Andalucia between December 24 and January 7. Healthcare assistance was the main reason for calling 112 with 12,813 emergencies, followed by

cases related to citizen security (5,545). Malaga was the second Andalucian province with the biggest number of incidents on New Year’s Eve, closely behind Sevilla.

In Malaga City, rescue forces and first aid personnel attended 1,874 incidents over the course of 15 days.

ARRESTED: Malaga Local Police detained 70-year-old man.

Squatter ‘attacked’ by pensioner, 70 A MAN aged 70 has been arrested for attacking an alleged squatter armed with a knife, scissors and a hammer.

Tired of the property he owns being squatted, he decided to take the law into his own hands. Allegedly, he attacked the man who had settled in the flat with the objective of forcing him out.

The incident happened in the Huelin district of Malaga. Local Police received a call warning that a fight was taking place on the public highway, in which one of the men involved had a

knife.

The officers arrived quickly where they found the 39-year-old Spanish victim.

He said that he had argued with his next-door neighbour, after which he had been attacked with a hammer, a knife and scissors.

Despite warding off his attacker with a chair, he ended up with a cut from the scissors.

Local Police officers went to the flat of the suspect, where they found a pair of scissors, a hammer and a screwdriver on his doorstep.

When they knocked on

the door, they saw the suspect had a knife in his back pocket, so they proceeded to arrest him.

Police say that the detainee told them that he was the owner of the property and that the victim of the attack was a squatter who had moved into the flat he owned next door. He said that he had gone to the apartment to throw him out.

In order to do so, he had allegedly tried to cut off his electricity. A woman told the Local Police that she had seen the detainee messing about with the electricity meter with a pair of scissors.

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Nobu Restaurant, located in Puente Romano Marbella, has launched its new autumn Omakase Menu OMAKASE means in Japanese ‘I’ll leave it up to you’ and refers to chef’s selection.

“I have chosen dishes that go well with these slight temperature changes we experience here in Marbella.

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and desserts.

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Dog owner in Spain stabs own pet to death in self-defence

SAD NEWS: An elderly man died after being struck by a car on a dedicated crossing.

Heartbreaking As reported by the emergency services, four calls were taken to request urgent medical help for the elderly resident who was struck by a vehicle and who they believed was seriously injured.

A nearby doctor in the area at the time had rushed over to help the unconscious man, desperately performing resuscitation manoeuvres in an attempt to save his life.

Medical personnel arrived a

short time later alongside units from the Local Police, however, sadly nothing could be done to save the man who was pronounced dead on arrival.

As Euro Weekly News understands, an investigation will now be launched to determine how much fault lies with the driver and the victim’s family is being supported by specialist officers in the wake of an incredibly devastating incident.

Spain’s Airports Grow Placing Them Within Europe’s Largest

DOMESTIC TRAFFIC: Saw a significant increase over the last year.

SPAIN’S airports continue to grow, maintaining the influx of passengers visiting Spain on an upwards trend.

The airport which has done exceptionally well in terms of growth and improved connectivity with the rest of the EU as well as customer service was the Alicante-Elche airport which has gained 1.1 million passengers this year and places itself in the group of Europe’s largest airports.

Aena (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea) - Spanish Airports and Air Navigation, forecasts that the terminal will close the year

with over 15 million passengers, 8 per cent more than last year.

The favourable connectivity with the rest of the EU and the attractiveness of the Costa Blanca in winter are the key factors.

About 600,000 travellers were British, followed by Germany, with 99,687; the Netherlands, with 95,726; Norway, with 73,975; Belgium, with 69,966; and Sweden, with 67,065 passengers.

The increase in domestic traffic was also significant, with 144,257 passengers, an increase of 10.8 per cent.

INJURIES: The couple were treated in hospital for bites to their hands and ankles.

A DOG owner knifed his own pet to death after the animal suddenly turned on him and his wife at their home in Manises in Valencia on Monday night.

The animal, believed to be a large pit bull cross, bit the 36-year-old man and 40-year-old woman several times on the hands and ankles.

Spanish media reported that the man’s reaction in the face of the dog’s sudden aggression was to stab it in self-defence.

The couple were both treated for their injuries at the local hospital.

Their three-year-old was also in the house at the time, but was unharmed.

Picasso Museum COSTA DEL SOL’S Picasso Museum situated in the heart of Malaga is the most visited art gallery in southern Spain and all of Andalucia, exceeding 700,000 visitors during 2019.

To maintain this trend of being the most visited museum in the whole of the Costa del Sol and one of the most popular in Spain, three new exhibitions are already planned for 2020, ‘Genealogies of Art,’ ‘Miquel Barceló. Metamorphosis’ and ‘Meret Oppenheim. Reflection of an era.’

This last year, 2019, saw a total of 703,807 visitors - 4 per cent more than in 2018. This progression reveals a tendency towards constant growth, while consolidating its national and international recognition and prestige.

The Malaga Picasso Museum (MPM) exhibits not only the extraordinary and prolific work of Picasso, but also offers other quality and diverse art, elements that have, together with the tourist boom that has characterised the city of Malaga for some years now, made it possible for the popularity of the museum to grow, with visitors from all over the world.

MPM also aims to promote and encourage artistic creation, research and teaching of artistic expression, conservation of cultural heritage and the study of art, as well as promote understanding and intercultural dialogue

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THE death of a much loved elderly resident in Cadiz, souther n Spain, has received an outpouring of sadness from the local community.

The 86-year-old man was tragically killed on Sunday, December 29 as he walked over a road on a dedicated crossing in the Valdelagrana district, located in the region of El Puerto de Santa María.

MOST VISITED IN SOUTHERN SPAIN: Exceeding 700,000 visitors in 2019. through art, contributing to social development of culture and encourage respect for cultural heritage.

For this reason, pedagogical work plays a fundamental role. Specifically, last year a total of 27,515 people took part in educational activities, including participants in the ‘accessibility project’ being developed by the art gallery in collaboration with Obra Social ‘la Caixa.’

The Picasso Museum in Costa del Sol’s Malaga is where artist Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born and has 285 works donated by members of Picasso’s family.

The museum is located in Calle San Agustín, and although Picasso moved away from Malaga at the age of 10, Picasso attended a nursery school on that street, and his father José Ruiz Picasso was curator of the city museum in the old town hall, also on that street.

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State attorney urges for separatist’s release SPAIN’S state attorney has recommended the temporary release of jailed Catalan separatist leader Oriol Junqueras in what is believed to be a political gesture as the Socialist Party seeks support to form a government.

On Monday, December 30, the office for the state attorney filed a request at the Supreme Court which asked that Junqueras be allowed to travel to Brussels to take his seat as a European MP. Junqueras had been elected into the European Parliament in May of last year whilst he was waiting for the verdict to be handed down on his case in jail, where in October he was subsequently sentenced to 13 years in prison over his role in the controversial move for Catalan independence.

Despite the backlash for Junqueras to lose his seat as an MP, the European Union’s top court later affirmed that he was entitled to immunity as an EU lawmaker.

Speculation was rife before the announcement was made, where many gov-

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MOTHER CAUGHT: A 49-year-old woman has been arrested for the murder of a 10-year-old child.

Mother drowns girl

ORIOL JUNQUERAS: Was elected into European Parliament in May 2019.

ernmental experts had predicted the request to be made as the Socialists try to persuade Junqueras’s party, the Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC), to throw their support behind a Socialist government.

At present, they have a total seat count of 155 which is still short of the 176 seats

needed for a majority, making the 13 seats held by the ERC particularly important.

A spokesman for the ERC declined to comment on the request, although party leaders are believed to have met this afternoon at the same time as leaders Pedro Sanchez and Pablo Iglesias have scheduled a joint press conference in Spain.

A WOMAN has been arrested for murder after drowning her 10-year-old daughter in a bathtub at a property in Girona.

As reported by the Mossos d’Esquadra, the local police unit of the Cataluña region, a 49-year-old woman called the emergency services on Monday, December 30 to confess that she had attempted to murder her daughter by holding her under the water with her bare hands.

Several ambulances and units from the police rushed to the property in Ferran Puig, where they found the young girl unconscious on the floor.

Paramedics desperately tried to save the child’s life by

performing CPR before she was then taken to the nearby Josep Trueta Hospital where she was reported by medical personnel to be in a critical condition. Tragically, the little girl succumbed to her injuries and died an hour later.

Shortly after, police officers took the woman in handcuffs back to the family home so that she could reconstruct the events alongside her lawyer.

As Euro Weekly News understands, the woman has been charged with murder and will appear in court in due course. There is however no indication yet as to why the woman committed such a horrific crime to an innocent child.

Man shoots himself after injuring ex

INVESTIGATION: The Guardia Civil are working to establish the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.

A MAN has committed suicide after injuring his ex-partner with a knife in L’Alcora in Castellon, Spanish press reported.

The alleged aggressor shot himself after wounding his former partner in the

face and neck, reports said.

The 50-year old victim was taken to hospital for treatment, but her wounds are not life threatening.

The Guardia Civil has opened an investigation into the tragic incident.

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AN END TO BULLFIGHTING The Expat Community On The Costa Del Sol Delight At The Cancellation Of A Famed Spanish Radio Programme Dedicated To Bullfighting THE expat community on the Costa del Sol as well as other regions across Spain, have delighted at the recent notification that a famed Spanish radio programme, exclusively dedicated to bullfighting has been cancelled.

As of 2020, the Spanish broadcaster Cadena Sur will commence the new decade without one of it’s oldest programmes ‘Los Toros’ (The Bull Fight).

The programme had been presented by Manolo Molés over the last 49 years. Almost five decades dedicated to discussion of bullfighting.

Animal activists in the Costa del Sol have especially rejoiced as it’s along the Costa del Sol where you’ll find most bullrings and the biggest bullfights. The reason being is that bullfighting in Spain was born in Andalucia (in Ronda, to be precise) and it’s in Spain’s most southerly region that the tradition remains steadfast.

The decision to cancel the show has generated reactions from all sides.

Beyond what it means for animal activists and on the other side of the spectrum, bullfighting fans, profes-

BULLFIGHTING: Deplored by some and adored by others. sionals in the industry have described the show to be a ‘mythical programme’ due to the fact that it had run for decades and fellow radio hosts have showered Molés with praise and say that the cancellation is the loss of such a ‘charismatic and

influential speaker.’

One fellow colleague, Manolo Lama, tweeted his admiration for Molés saying “it wasn’t the bullfighting information as such that made Molés special, he was a top journalist and every Sunday, whether

you liked bulls or not, he gave a master class in information and radio.”

Other well-known Spanish personalities, as well as Costa del Sol residents, have expressed their delight in the cancellation of the programme.

Spanish actress Beatriz Rico tweeted the following message on hearing the news: ‘Another step, Cadena Ser cancels its programme on bullfights after 49 years on the air. It’s time to renew or die. Because, fortunately, we already know what the end of this bloodythirsty tradition will be. Finally there are fewer in favour, and more of us against it. The cancellation has come as a great Christmas present!’ https://twitter.com/bearicoactriz/st atus/1211673509228879874 Bullfighting is an iconic tradition in Spain and one of the defining cultural characteristics of this Iberian nation. Deplored by some and adored by others, bullfighting is a bloody and violent spectacle that straddles the boundaries between art and brutality.

Spanish bullfighting was first brought to the attention of the Western world in Ernest Hemingway’s novel ‘A Sun Also Rises.’ It remains a curious attraction for many travellers in Spain, despite the ongoing disputes between moral activists and die-hard bullfighting aficionados.

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Number Of Road Deaths Down SPAIN will close 2019 establishing a new record with the lowest number of fatalities in traffic accidents. The government estimates that the number of d e a t h s o n i n t e rc i t y roads is around 1,100, down from 1,188 last year. Improving on the p re v i o u s re c o rd i n 2015, when 1,131 people died.

The reduction of the maximum permitted speed from 100 to 90 kilometres per hour on secondary roads is one of the main causes of the drop in fatal accidents after several years of stagnation with a slight upturn in fatalities.

The year 2019 will replace 2015 as the year with the least number of deaths on intercity roads since the b e g i n n i n g o f r o a d t r a ff i c data collection in the 1960s.

The Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT) finalises the year with the following

emotional message: “This year we count less.

Less tears, less emergencies, less ambulances called out. Fewer orphans and f e w e r t r a g e d y. F e w e r a b sences. Because this year the number of victims on the road is less again.”

The Ministry of the Interior agrees that the data are not the result of chance: “There is a consistency behind it.” Stressing that the “consistency” and improvement of road safety has a name and surname, that of Pere Navarro, the director general of traffic since July 2018. And previously from 2004 -2012.

Navarro’s implementation of the points-based driv e r ’s l i c e n c e p r o v o k e d a dramatic reduction in traffic fatalities. The result was immediate, with a progressive fall in the number of deaths between 2004 and 2011 (from 3,464 to 1,484).

The next major reform that the current government has prepared is to reduce

the speed limit in the city from 50 to 30 kilometres per hour.

In 2018 there were 489 deaths on urban roads, of which 237 were pedestrians. Sixty-six per cent were

65 years old or older.

Reported road casualties in Great Britain in the year ending June 2019 show, at 1,870 reported road deaths, at a higher casualty rate than Spain.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS: The number of victims has reduced.

Migrants Arriving in Spain Falling THE number of immigrants arriving in Spain between January 1 and December 15, 2019 fell by 50 per cent: from 62,126 people counted in 2018, a record year, to 30,781 registered in 2019, 31,345 less.

In the specific case of the autonomous city of Ceuta, between January 1 and December 15, 2019, 1,895 people arrived in Ceuta in an irregular manner, 32 per cent l e s s t h a n i n 2 0 1 8 . H o w e v e r, w h i l e t h e number of migrants who enter Ceuta by land continues to fall, the number of those who do so by sea, increases significantly.

According to the Ministry of the Interior, in 2019, 573 people entered Ceuta by sea, an increase of 25 per cent in respect to the previous year and the number of boats intercepted increased from 45 in 2018 to 85 in 2019.

Despite the decline in numbers, this

year has seen over 300 migrants rescued off Spain over the two-day Christmas period. More than half of those who were rescued were found off the Costa Blanca on Spain’s southeastern coast.

About 100 refugees and migrants were rescued off the coast of Spain on Thursday, adding to about another 200 saved off makeshift boats on Christmas Day, S p a i n ’s m a r i t i m e r e s c u e s e r v i c e s a i d .

More than half of the migrants were found off the Costa Blanca on Spain’s southeastern coast, with 10 people rescued just before dawn, among them eight men, a woman and a child.

S o f a r t h i s y e a r, a t l e a s t 1 , 2 5 0 m e n , women and children have died attempting to reach Europe via the Mediterranean, the UN’s International Organisation for Migration said in a statement on December 20.

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Fruity awards THE Diputacion de Malaga has opened a new call for the prizes for the Best Extra Virgin Olive Oils in the province of Malaga.

This year 2020 is the 19th edition of this event with the aim of contributing to promote and improve the image and market position of extra virgin olive oils from Malaga and stimulate the production of quality oils.

This has been announced by the first vice president and deputy of Sustainable Economic Development, Juan Carlos Maldonado, who recalled that the Diputacion, through Sabor a Malaga, is working ‘to promote knowledge of the rich heritage linked to the olive tree and EVOO owned by the province.’

He stressed that extra virgin olive oil is a product that is at the base of the Mediterranean diet and currently enjoys great international projection, forming part of one of the main productive sectors of the province and being one of the most exported products.

Until January 21, Malaga mills can register to partici-

pate in the three categories of this event: extra virgin olive oil, ripe fruity, deep green fruity and medium green fruity.

The contest will feature an independent jury composed of professionals from the olive oil, catering and gastronomic critics sector. These professionals will be in charge of selecting the best AOVES for the 2019-2020 campaign.

In addition, the award-winning oil mills will be able to display the reference to the award on the labelling of their award-winning oils and will enter the national and international promotion and commercialisation circuit of the Sabor a Malaga brand and the Costa del Sol Tourism promotion company.

The prize has an economic endowment of €20,000 €6,666 per category - for the acquisition of award-winning products for promotional actions.

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Expats Guide to

Spanish Life Sponsored by Golden Leaves For more information about the sponsors go to www.goldenleavesinternational.com

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.

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.

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.

Other useful numbers 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.

091 or 902 102 112 from 9am to 9pm

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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THE Benalmadena Council will hold a Tourism Forum in mid-January to review the activities of 2019 and to look forward to 2020.

It will be chaired by the mayor, Victor Navas who revealed that “97 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product generated by Benalmadena comes from tourism, which makes it our main industry by far.”

By recognising this, the current council which came to power in 2015 is devoting much of its energy to ensure that it is the ideal place for tourists of all types to visit.

Members of the highly rated PSV Eindhoven team.

Dutch teams, but also Norway and Sweden so the long term prognosis for this relationship between the company and Benalmadena Council looks promising.

One of the highlights of the visits was that of the very successful PSV Eindhoven women’s team, which is currently leading their division who played an exhibition match against Granda FC Femenino from the second division.

There will be various

matches taking place and those announced so far are; Saturday January 11 at 12.15 pm: RKDEO vs SVC ‘08 Saturday, January 11 at 2.30pm TOGB vs Go Ahead Kampen Saturday, January 11 at 3.45pm: SV Den Hoorn vs AFC Amsterdam Saturday, January 18 at 11am: VV Oliveo vs VV Germanicus Saturday 25 January at 11am: VFC Vlaardingen vs VV Abbenbroek

IMPROVEMENTS: The current state of the roadworks.

Work speeds up on the AP-7 junction THE roadworks on the toll-free section of the AP-7 at Km 222 which required the remodelling of the Benalmadena East link are still going on but at a much faster rate than originally expected. When first planned, it appeared likely that it would take up to 57 months when the concept was agreed with the then Partido Popular national government, but since then Mayor Victor Navas made an appeal to the PSOE Minister of Public Works, José Luis Ábalos, and the work was re-estimated at being completed within 24 months.

There will now be some further diversions in the area of the work with the temporary loss of one lane towards Malaga and the reduction in width of other lanes as the work

continues to accelerate.

According to the mayor, traffic jams which had been a bane of the area had more or less disappeared by May 2019 with the opening of provisional access lanes and now, it is even possible that all of the work will be completed prior to the target date of October 2020.

Currently an average of 15,000 vehicles use the junction each day and that is based on the winter population estimate of 70,000 people but when summer comes, this normally rises to 200,000 which considerably increases the amount of traffic generally, which is why the work needed to be undertaken and the sooner it is completed, the better it will be for all.

No child should be without a toy THE Benalmadena Councillor for Social Welfare, Alicia Laddag has once again distributed toys to some of the neediest families in the municipality which were collected and donated by Emabesa, Galantis, Los Peques Nurser y and the Benalmadena Fishing Club.

Officers working in the town’s social welfare department had identified the 150 families most likely to miss out during the festive season and the councillor said that thanks to the generous donations of more than 300 toys, no child would be left without something new.

This is an ongoing project which is overseen by

Credit: Ayuntamiento de Benalmadena

Tourism rules

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Dutch football teams enjoy winter break THANKS to an upgrade in the facilities at the football pitches at Ramón Rico and Arroyo de la Miel and a deal with QT&S Services (Quality Tourism & Sports) a sports travel agency, Benalmadena is currently the centre of Dutch football.

More than 40, mainly amateur, teams are spending time in the town during their winter break due to the bad weather in Holland and the far better weather for training in Spain.

It’s good news for sports fans as there will be a number of interesting matches taking place, but also great news for the local economy as there will be plenty of overnight stays for hotels in the down season as well as literally hundreds of footballers who need feeding.

QT&S Services specialise in sporting breaks not just for

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HELPING OUT: Councillor Laddag with the toys.

the Social Inter vention Team made up of social workers, educators and psychologists who identify and evaluate resident families in Benalmadena who appear to be vulnerable with children in need of help.

Those children who received gifts covered a spectrum of ages from babies to 14-year-olds and the toys which were chosen were deemed to be non-violent and non-sexist and likely to encourage creativity and cooperation.

Many local companies donated toys to those organising the collection and were thanked in turn by the councillor.

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THE Fuengirola Council believes that it had the largest and busiest Three Kings Cavalcade in Malaga Province with 550 children taking part and 25 floats as well as musical events and walking parades.

The Three Kings arrived by helicopter and spent five hours parading through the town making sure that as many people as possible could enjoy the spectacle.

The council had been planning the whole event for months in advance as with so many people including hundreds of youngsters taking part it had the potential to get out of hand if anything went wrong.

All arms of civil govern-

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Rock and Roll and more Possibly the largest Three Kings Cavalcade

PARADE: Five hours and 33,000 kilos of sweets.

ment were involved, including the Local and National Police, firefighters, Civil Protection, emergency health services and even a private security company to ensure that all went smoothly.

More than 200 volunteers were involved in distributing the 33,000 kilos of gluten and lactose free sweets and a large number of those were also sugar free with bulging waistlines in mind.

ONE of the most popular and versatile singers on the Costa del Sol, Johnny G is returning to the Salon Varietes in Fuengirola to kick off the 2020 season after last year’s sell-out.

Returning by popular demand, he will be supported by the superb band Miss Gin and special guest Melissa Carver as they run through a brand new selection of their

favourite music.

It’s going to be an eclectic selection with some of the best-known songs of such diverse artists as Stealers Wheel, The Animals, The Kinks, The Killers, Shawn Mendez, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga, The Eagles, Elvis, Beatles, Monkees and many more across the decades.

The show opens tomorrow

Skating rink remains open for an extra week

ALTHOUGH it was due to close on January 6, the ice rink at the Christmas Village in Fuengirola has proven to be such a popular attraction that it will now remain open for an extra week until Sunday January 12.

It is a natural ice rink equipped with the latest technology which makes it easier for

all levels of skater to enjoy the facility and because of its location at the entrance to the fairground it is easy for parents to take their children to enjoy this festive sporting option.

Prices have been pegged to an acceptable level so that all should be able to afford to use the rink and for the last week there will be a number of different daily events organised by the council.

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Spanish and Latin Pop Rock Festival THE Marenostrum events in Fuengirola just keep growing and after the revelation that Slipknot would be headlining a metal festival, the latest news is that there will be three days of Spanish language pop/rock at the end of July.

Cosquín Rock Spain commemorates 20 years of the Argentine Cosquín Rock festival and will be held in Spain for the first time (but probably not the last).

It will run over three days from July 30 to August 1 and has already booked a host of Spanish and Latin American bands and performers for its two stages which sit on the shore of the Mediterranean.

The two headliners will be Loquillo the 59-year-old singer from Barcelona who spent 24 years fronting rock band Los Trogloditas and Leiva the popular singer from Madrid who has recorded a succession of well-crafted and popular al-

FROM MADRID: Leiva one of the headline acts.

(Friday January 10) and the following Saturday and Sunday with a prompt start at 7.30pm except for Sunday at 7pm.

To book, visit the website www.salonvarietestheatre.c om, telephone the box office on 952 474 542 between 11am and 2.30pm Monday to Friday or arrive one hour before the show to make sure of your ticket.

bums and singles.

Other top names announced include Andrés Calamaro, Fangoria, Amaral, Anni B Sweet, León Gieco, Skay and Los Fakires (Ex Redonditos de Ricota), El Mató a un Policia Motorizado and Juanse (of Ratones Paranoicos) so there will certainly be plenty for those who enjoy Latin and Spanish rock.

With plenty of time to go and three days to fill, there will be a number of additional artists signed but tickets are already on sale with one, two and three-day options available with a three-day pass starting at €71 online.

The event is due to be as ecofriendly as possible with a completely plastic free enclosure which will hold an enormous 18,000 audience, many of whom will be able to take advantage of both camping and glamping options.

Those with special needs will be taken care of as the event wants to welcome as many disparate people and groups as possible.

Targeting pests THE Fuengirola Department of Health under Councillor Francisco Javier García Lara has taken advantage of the Christmas holidays to carry out a campaign of works in local schools.

Actions to disinfect, cleanse and destroy rodents and other pests takes place three times a year to coincide with holiday breaks in order to ensure there is no disruption to the timetable.

Works are undertaken in all areas of risk such as surface pipes and in any area where it is feared insects in particular such as cockroaches, fleas, mosquitoes and wasps as well as rodents may have caused an infestation.

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La Cala - Mijas NEWS CHRISTMAS and The Three Kings Day are times when gifts are given and this generates a great deal of waste, not just with used wrapping paper but with discarded cardboard boxes and plastics.

This is why a combined promotion known as Happy Recycle has been put into effect by the Commonwealth of the Costa del Sol Occidental and Ecoembes in a bid to make people aware of the need to recycle and reuse.

It made an appearance both before and after Christmas at Costa Mijas Shopping Centre which houses El Corte Inglés and two

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Happy Recycle launched in Costa del Sol

PROMOTION: The councillors on hand to encourage recycling.

Mijas councillors Laura Moreno and Arancha López who have a responsibility for waste disposal and the environment promoted the programme.

Although this promotion took place at the busiest time of the year, the town has an ongoing target of educating both young and old to be aware of the need to cut back on the amount of waste that is generated annually and to be aware of the need to recycle rather than simply throw in a general bin.

There are now specific waste containers for cardboard and paper, plastic, glass and in some places food and garden waste as well, so it is much easier now to

sort and dispose of anything that can be recycled.

Part of Happy Recycle is to explain what happens to the waste generated at the busy Christmas period and to show that sensible consumption and recycling is good not just for local residents but for the entire country and indeed the world.

Even clothes and shoes that are no longer needed can be disposed of in a manner which will see them recycled and the growing number of local charity shops are always crying out for all sorts of different goods including books, bric-a-brac and CDs to add to their stocks of clothes.

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Credit: La Cala de Mijas Lions

Raising funds to fight prostate cancer

RAISING FUNDS: Presentation of the cheque for €2,500.

Supporting Ladies Football BLUE DINNER: Vixen entertained at the sold out event.

THE words Lorraine Palmer, El Oceano Hotel in La Cala de Mijas and charity normally conjure up the Positively Pink charity which Lorraine set up following a breast cancer scare.

It has been going for many years and arranges for screening for mainly British expatriate women living on the Costa del Sol and has basically saved numerous lives.

Not quite so well-known is

Positively Blue which she is also involved with and is the sole charity on the Costa del Sol dedicated to raising money to provide a prostate and chest screening for British men who live within the Malaga Province and to help fund the improvement and enhancement of medical treatment.

The fourth annual Blue Dinner which took place at the hotel on January 3 had sold out in November of last

year and raised an incredible €13,500 for the charity from a combination of ticket sales, raffle and an auction and as ever was supported by local residents, regular visitors and the hard working staff of El Oceano, not overlooking Lorraine and her busy colleague Janet Jones.

There was the usual superb meal and music from both the Soul Brothers (Frankie and James) and all girl tribute band Vixen.

JUST before Christmas, La Cala de Mijas Lions presented a cheque in the sum of €2,500 to the ladies and girls of the CD Torreón Cala Mijas football club.

The money, which was presented by Lions President, Anita Humphreys, will be used to purchase essential equipment for the club.

The girls’ ages range from 12 to 21 and they take their sport very seriously and Miriam Borneo, the organiser of the club, runs two teams, one for the juniors and one for the seniors.

She thanked the Lions for their help and said that the money will enable the club to enhance their training facilities.

After the presentation the girls changed quickly into their playing strip for a match against Velez CF, which they won 3-1.

For further information about the La Cala de Mijas Lions call 637 185 533 or visit their Charity Shop at 12 Calle Torremolinos, La Cala, where you can find bargains six days a week as well as details of forthcoming events and how to join the Lions.

Three new police officers THE Local Police force of 142 in Mijas has just increased to 145, as three new officers have been welcomed by the mayor, Josele González and police chief Juan Manuel Rosas. Security within the municipality is an important matter for the council and it has been revealed that a further nine officers are due to be recruited during 2020.

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AS the roaming of wild boar increases, residents in the Xarblanca area of Marbella are becoming increasingly more worried about the way in which some people simply don’t place rubbish bags into the proper bins.

By placing bags with discarded food by the side of the bins attracts the animals which end up breaking into them and spreading mess around the streets.

Apart from the fact that it is very unpleasant to see and makes a mockery of the work undertaken by the municipal cleaners, who are said to be struggling anyway, it is potentially dangerous.

Not only will vermin be attracted to the left over scraps of food but

wild boar will return on a regular basis in order to tr y to find more food.

They are potentially dangerous animals which could easily kill a small animal and with their tusks and weight could do considerable damage to children playing in the street.

Other parts of the municipality such as Benahavis have seen wild boar not just at night but during the daytime and everyone should do what they can in order to make the city as unattractive to these wild visitors as possible.

As expressed on social media, ever yone is requested to properly dispose of their rubbish so that there is as little to encourage the wild boar as possible.

YOUNG CHEF: Leo in a test to peel and cook prawns.

one of the contestants, 12year-old Leo Schultz hails

Early appearance of the Magi THE Three Kings arrived in Marbella a day early in order to be welcomed by the city of Marbella at an official reception where they received the keys of the city from Councillor María José Figueira who is responsible for Fiestas.

They came by boat to the Puerto Deportivo Virgen del Carmen and were then escorted to the city centre and the Plaza de la Encarnación Church for their greeting.

They then spent the night in Marbella preparing everything for their busy Sunday cavalcades around different parts of Marbella.

WELCOME: The official presentation of the keys to the city.

Rolexes stolen TWO tourists - one British - had Rolex watches worth thousands of euros stolen in incidents on New Year’s Eve. Local Police in Marbella were alerted by a security guard in Puerto Banus that a British man had a €9,000 watch stolen at about 2am. The victim was walking along the street when a man deliberately tripped him up. His accomplice then grabbed the victim in a bear hug and the watch was stolen before the British man could react.

Local Police attended and

from Marbella and has attracted quite a lot of interest with

more than 20,000 followers on his Instagram account.

According to the young chef, he discovered his love for cooking at the age of seven as he started helping his grandparents in the kitchen and says that he loves to cook dishes with a seafood flavour as he eventually wants to become a marine biologist.

Favourite dish is Tom Yum soup, a Thai soup made from coconut milk and prawns and the most difficult he has cooked so far is salmon Tataki with yoghurt and lemon jelly spherification.

Credit: Ayuntamiento de Marbella

advantage of rubbish bags

GENERALLY speaking, when a particular TV reality show becomes popular in one country, so it works well in other countries, thus we have seen the success of Strictly Come Dancing, Britain’s Got Talent, Dragons Den and many more.

When you add food and youngsters to the successful MasterChef format then you are guaranteed a winner and MasterChef Junior is now in its seventh series here in Spain.

It generally follows the same rules as in the UK but

Credit: RTVE

Marbella NEWS Wild boar take Junior MasterChef Spain

THEFTS: Watches were stolen in Puerto Banus.

viewed video footage from security cameras. This enabled them to identify a suspect who was found nearby. The 24-yearold Moroccan man was arrested and charged with theft.

On the same night, another family also reported the theft of a Rolex, in this case valued at about €10,000. The police suspected a link between the two violent episodes. Both cases were handed over to the National Police, who were able to identify the second of the alleged thieves, whom they linked to the two thefts committed against tourists.

Water Polo in Marbella MARBELLA became the capital of juvenile water polo as 200 youngsters descended on the Antonio Serrano Lima Pavilion from January 2 to 5 to take part in the 11th Marbella European Water Polo Tournament.

For the first time, four girl’s teams were included in the 16 teams that took part in the event organised by the Marbella Water Polo Club which managed to attract attendance from clubs based in Cataluña, Madrid, Valencian Community and Andalucia.

The Marbella Council was delighted to be involved once again in this prestigious tournament which gave young sportsmen from the city the opportunity to play against other experienced teams.

Spain has a reputation of embracing a number of less glamorous sports such as water polo and audiences enjoyed the activity.

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Marbella THE Marbella Council is to spend â‚Ź140,000 to undertake improvements over four weeks on three different parts of the Paseo Maritimo.

The work will take place over a three-kilometre area on the coastal path between Casa Blanca and Playa Nagueles; the La Herradura building and Avenida Lola Flores and between the beaches of El Cable and El Pinillo.

Each area has specific needs and overall there will be benefits to the pool, lampposts, benches, railings and walkways.

There are problems with the actual walkways which have been badly affected by storms and rain and as the Paseo Maritimo is such an important tourist attraction, work needs to be undertaken to bring these areas up to a good standard.

NEWS

Council works to make Skate Park safer for 250 regular users THE skate park in Arroyo de la Represa having been called dangerous due to wear and tear is in the process of being refurbished by the Marbella Council.

It is now used by some 250 people, but rather than just skateboarders there is a new generation of BMX b ik ers an d th os e w ith scooters who the council say cause more damage to the surface, so that a great deal of work is being undertaken to rehabilitate the park.

Firstly the entire surface

Credit: Ayuntamiento de Marbella

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WORN OUT: Work is underway on the skate park now.

is being cleaned and repai r ed wi t h speci al em phasis being placed on usi ng a di ff er ent hi gher resistance mortar to make the surface both safer and less likely to be chipped or damaged.

Metal railings will be replaced or repaired along wi t h any t i l es t hat have been dam aged and a total of 1,050 square met r es of t r ack wi l l be worked on.

Once al l of t hi s i s com pl et ed, t he col our scheme will be changed to neutral tones which are in keepi ng wi t h m oder n practice.

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Gibraltar NEWS

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Deputy Chief Minister Garcia.

Levanter Breeze with Surianne at the Gibraltar Jazz Festival.

take place in Madrid in the middle of January which include officials from Britain, Gibraltar and Spain.

Jazz fusion on the Rock SOME 20 years ago, a young Gibraltarian guitarist, Peter Martinez recorded a well-received album of self-penned music called Levanter Breeze.

Now, he has formed a band by the same name which performs an eclectic Jazz fusion selection incorporating influences from Flamenco and Arabic music and they performed at the recent Gibraltar Jazz Festival.

Now they will play a free concert with the added voice of Surianne starting at 9pm at the Lord Nelson in Gibraltar on Friday January 24.

The fact that the right wing Vox party has become more powerful within Spain and is calling for the return of Gibraltar must weigh heavily on his mind but, assuming that the PSOE/Podemos coalition has succeeded in forming a government, things may look slightly rosier for the Rock.

There is no doubt that Spain has problems still with Cataluña and the fact is clear that the left wing parties whilst not acknowledging the possibility of ‘independence’ are likely to be more sympathetic to the politicians in Barcelona than Vox or the Partido Popular.

This means that whilst it might be politically attractive to divert negative public opinion away from both Cataluña and new taxes, it could be seen as highly hypocritical by other

members of the European Union should Spain take a new and aggressive stance over the matter of Gibraltar.

Understandably, the politicians in Gibraltar are considering a ‘worst case’ scenario and although the government does not think it in Gibraltar’s best interests to be totally and publicly transparent about the nature of the Brexit Withdrawal negotiations, he has made it clear if unacceptable requirements are put on the table, then Gibraltar should walk away.

He also warned of the need to be conscious of political mischief-making on the part of others outside of Gibraltar, but hopes that the Territory will emerge successful from this latest phase in its historical and political evolution, whatever happens.

Three Kings Cavalcade entertains thousands

by John Smith GONE are the days of importing three camels from Morocco to lead the Three Kings Cavalcade in Gibraltar.

At one time it looked as if the Cavalcade would pass into history as fewer and fewer people and groups were prepared to enter floats, but now it is firmly back and this year there were 10 trailer floats as well as a number of walking parades.

Thousands of people turned out to en-

joy the parade as it moved along Main Street on Sunday night (the eve of the Epiphany) and apart from the fun of spotting their friends and relations taking part, the audience was able to enjoy the sights and the sounds as a number of the Rock’s favourite musicians also performed.

There were cycling Santas, a pipe band, Harry Potter, World of Minecraft, Miss Gibraltar, football fever and many more to entertain the crowd.

Credit: HM Government of Gibraltar

ernment is worried that the matter of sovereignty could become a major problem at the tripartite talks due to

Credit: Facebook

IN his New Year address to the people of Gibraltar, Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia who is also Liberal Party leader and responsible for the External Action of Gibraltar and for Brexit had an important message for Britain and Spain.

Reinforcing a statement made in Parliament by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo in 2019, he said that it is possible that Gibraltar could be asked to pay an unacceptable political price in order to enjoy the benefits of a future trading relationship between the UK and the EU, and for that reason a ‘no deal’ Brexit scenario for the Rock could be better than a ‘bad deal.’

In other words, the Gibraltar gov-

Credit: HM Government of Gibraltar

Deputy Chief Minister warning on Brexit

THREE KINGS: Large crowds enjoyed the Cavalcade.

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Dads Can Now Enjoy 12 Weeks Paternity Leave AS of January 1 2020, Dads in Spain can now enjoy 12 weeks’ leave on the birth of a child.

Increasing the paternity leave by four weeks more than in 2019.

This extension of paternity leave in Spain came into force last April through Royal Decree-Law 6/2019 on urgent measures to guarantee equal treatment and opportunities between men and women in employment and occupation approved by Pedro Sánchez’s government.

The new law states that of the 12 weeks leave, the first four must be taken without interruption immediately after the birth; however the remaining eight weeks may be taken, without interruption, at any time from after the birth until

the child’s first birthday.

The paid leave is strictly only for the father and can not be transferred in any way to the mother.

As established in the approved measure, the first four weeks after birth must be taken immediately after birth and simultaneously with the maternity leave of the mother. This norm which does not permit the parents to take turns during the first weeks after birth has been met with criticism among some associations and also by the farleft political party Unidos Podemos.

The extension of paternity leave from eight to 12 weeks in 2020 will cost the State €336 million more, according to estimates that the government included in the Budget Plan sent to Brussels last October 15.

PATERNITY LEAVE: Is now available for 12 weeks rather than eight.

Between both parents, the maternity and paternity leave will tally up a total of €705 million a year for the State.

Latest statistics from the

Ministry of Labour reflect that there were 120,973 maternity and 150,750 paternity benefits in 2019.

Interestingly there are more

men receiving the benefits than women, however this is attributed to the fact that there are more men in employment than women and therefore qualify

for the benefit more readily than women.

Paternity leave in Spain was first recognised in the Organic Law 3/2007, of March 22, for the Effective Equality of Women and Men, which defined it as ‘an individual and exclusive right of the father, which is recognised both in cases of biological paternity and in those of adoption and fostering.’ Until then, the rights of the father were covered by article 37b of the Workers’ Statute, which was approved and published in the Official State Gazette for the first time in 1980.

It recognised the father ’s right to two days, which could be extended to four in the event of ‘death, serious accident or illness, hospitalisation or surgery.’

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GERMANY

Simian suffering

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AFTER police in Krefeld announced that the monkey house in the zoo which was burnt down killing all of the inhabitants was started by sky lanterns, a local woman and her two daughters volunteered that they had released three.

Santa Claus ALTHOUGH a few days late in the attempt, an 18­year­old on holiday in Central Germany climbed a 15­metre chimney and jumped in, trying get to the bottom. Friends alerted the

BURNT: The destroyed monkey house. fire brigade to his Santa Claus trick and he was removed suffering from hypothermia.

BELGIUM

Busy night

Swamped

BRUSSELS police made 181 arrests on New Year’s Eve for a range of misdemeanours in­ cluding the setting fire to 11 cars and a scooter and the stabbing of one man who is in hospital in a very serious state.

TWO women went for a walk in the Welle­ meersen nature reserve in Flanders on New Year’s Day and after straying from the path fell waist deep into a swamp. Unable to free themselves they had the presence of mind to call the fire brigade for assistance.

DENMARK

FRANCE

Green Dubai

Plastic ban

DENMARK will be one of 192 countries taking part in Expo 2020 being held in Dubai in October of this year. Organised without funding from the govern­ ment, it is planned that this will be the most sus­ tainable pavilion at Expo 2020.

WITH immediate effect, France is to ban single use plastic plates, cups and cotton buds (although they may be sold for six months if purchased in 2019) and the following year it will be the turn of plastic straws and cutlery.

Trumped up

Cheddar-gate

THE former US ambassador to Denmark, Rufus Gifford has criticised President Donald Trump’s ap­ pointment of so called ‘political ambassadors’ who have been ‘consistently inadequate’ and this in­ cludes his own successor, Carla Sands.

UNCONVENTIAL French Chef Marc Veyrat who lost one of his Michelin stars has also lost his court case in which he demanded that the notes made by the inspector who visited his establishment be given to him so that he could find the reason for the loss.

NETHERLANDS

Holland out

Fire trap

IN a decision to rebrand The Netherlands for tourism purposes, the Dutch government has decided to cease using the word Holland when referring to the country, as Holland actually on­ ly refers to two of the 12 Dutch provinces.

A FIRE in an apartment block in Arnhem left a resident and his four­year­old son dead after being trapped in a smoke­filled lift. Two boys aged 12 and 13 were seen on CCTV letting off fireworks and are being questioned by the po­ lice.

FINLAND

NORWAY

Major accident

Status change

A LARGE crane collapsed at a building site in Vantaa destroying work on a new apartment block and causing severe damage generally. Al­ though there were workers on­site at the time of the collapse, there appear to have been no in­ juries.

THE Norwegian government has been criticised by migrant groups after announcing it would remove refugee status from 1,600 Somalians and send them back to Somalia as it believes that the situa­ tion in the country had improved.

Green coalition THE Finnish Green League leader and Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo has just married her long time boyfriend Miika Johansson. He works for North European Oil Trade which is a wholesaler of biofuel, so both have green credentials.

Thief shot POLICE in Oslo opened fire on a man who stole an ambulance and then drove it into a group of peo­ ple. He was arrested and although not critically in­ jured was taken to hospital for treatment. Police have not revealed whether this was linked to ter­ rorism.

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Hero officer AN off-duty trainee Guardia Civil officer rescued a family of four from a burning apartment.

The hero, called Alejandro Javier, was in his home when he noticed flames coming from the apartment above his in Torrevieja.

He knew the situation was dangerous as he had seen ashes and burning wood falling past his window.

Without hesitation, he ran upstairs, banging on the apartment door and shouting for the family he knew lived there to get out. When he did not get an answer, he broke the door down to check that there was no one inside.

Once in, he found a mother and her three children all sound asleep and not aware of what was happening.

He woke them and escorted them outside to safety then evacuated neighbouring flats and calling 112.

No one was hurt in the incident - thanks largely to Alejandro’s actions.

BLAZE: Smoke was a danger to sleeping family.

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

Project takes the prize MORE than 400 residents voted to use Altea’s Participatory Budget allocation for improvements to Calle Puente de Montcau.

This was the third edition of the popular vote, with 1,051 registered residents emitting 2,256 votes to decide how some of the town hall’s cash is spent.

Citizens’ Participation councillor Maria Antonia Lavios thanked all the members of the local population who took part in the Altea Imagina, Altea participa (Altea Imagines, Altea participates) initiative.

“They have shown that they want to take part in the decisions that make improvements to our town,” Lavios said.

The Montcau proposal for a ramp to substitute some of the steep road’s steps was backed by 408 people, followed by improvements to the Cap Blanc neighbourhood, which obtained 381 votes.

“We conclude this edition with good news, as the total budget has increased to €120,000 and there was a 23.5 per cent increase in the number of people taking part,” the councillor said.

This amount will cover the Pont de Montcau project, Lavios said, with the remainder shared between the other finalists.

COSTA DEL SOL

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Costa del Sol • Axarquia Costa Blanca North • Costa Blanca South Almeria • Mallorca

ALMERIA

Clubbing together CHEQUE: Pedro Rodriguez and Maria from Club Crisol with Vanesa Morales.

EVERY year the Crisol de Benalmadena Golf Club holds a winter charity tournament and this year, it raised funds for the Cudeca Cancer Hospice situated in the town.

The tournament was open to members and the general public and was held, as in previous years, using Stableford Handicap rules with three categories for men and one for women.

Prizes including one for the ball nearest the hole were presented by Sports councillor, Joaquín Villazón and the representative of Cudeca, Vanesa Morales.

Following a raffle, a cheque in the sum of €2,763.20 being the total collected by entry fees, donations and the raffle was presented by the Club President to the Cudeca Foundation.

AXARQUIA

Mojacar debut WATERCOLOURIST Lourdes Martinez de Arbuto has her first exhibition in Mojacar.

The show at Mojacar Pueblo’s La Fuente Art Municipal Art Centre features the artist’s landscapes of Almeria, northern Spain and other European locations.

Passionate about art and artistic expression, Lourdes divides her time between creating and her profession as a primary school teacher. She has a life “among children, drawings and paintings,” she says.

She expresses herself in one of the most difficult painting techniques, watercolour, recreating shapes, dreams and illusions.

The exhibition reflects San Sebastian-based Lourdes’ evolution as an artist.

Lourdes is a frequent visitor to Mojacar.

She loves Almeria’s light and “the contrast between the dark, rocky mountain and the ever- changing Mediterranean Sea.” Mojacar Education councillor Ana Garcia commented on the high standard of Lourdes’ watercolours, and the work shown regularly at the art centre, saying there is a full calendar of exhibitions lined up for 2020.

The watercolour exhibition runs until January 6, opening hours 9am to 1pm Tuesday to Friday and 10am to 1pm at weekends.

Entrance is free of charge.

MALLORCA

Special protection

FAMOUS FACE: Javi Mota and Mayor Chamorro.

CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Motril

Local star MAYOR of Motril, Luisa María García Chamorro, has praised local singer Javi Mota for his career and love for his roots. She said “No one has ever given anything to Javi, everything he has has been achieved with great effort and determination.”

At 15 years old, Mota left his home town to start a successful path after his performances became known throughout Motril. His jump to the national scene led to TV show Menudo and musical groups Banghra and Gypsy Teens. He has a career in musicals, combining singing, theatre and dance and currently enjoys success with his song Iguales.

A GROUP of scientists have launched a campaign to ask that five natural areas in Mallorca are declared as a ‘Place of Geological Interest’ (LIG).

Made up of experts from the UIB and the Ministry of Environment, the group indicate the need to protect several mountains in the Serra de Llevant and Serra de Tramuntana, most specifically in Betlem, Galatzó, Tomir, Planícia and Puig Major.

Through research conducted this year, the scientists have determined that the areas are particularly vulnerable to degradation and should therefore be considered as an LIG due to their scientific, cultural and educational value.

They believe that the mountains should be carefully managed due to the areas being particularly popular with hikers in the region, which has made a geological impact. In addition, it is asked that special attention is paid to its vegetation, which although is said to be very scarce at present, that it does have the potential to be extremely fruitful in the future.

PROTECTION: Research shows that hikers have negatively impacted the natural areas.

FINANCE

Trying it on

MANY of the staff working for TSB Bank had their current ac­ counts with their employer and were amongst the 1.9 million af­ fected by a major IT crash in 2018.

All customers were entitled to compensation, but some em­ ployees took advantage of their knowledge of how the compen­ sation worked and allegedly made false claims in order to re­ ceive the maximum pay out.

The bank (which is a sub­ sidiary of Sabadell) has accused eight members of staff of mak­ ing false claims and has sacked five whilst three were allowed to resign.

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is the expected value of sales to be generated in Malaysia by Spanish energy company Solarpack after winning a new contract in that country.

Closing tax loophole FOR more than 10 years, the European Union as well as the USA have been working to cut at least one legal loop­ hole which allowed mega companies such as Alphabet, the Google parent company to reduce tax liabilities.

Known by the clumsy phrase ‘Double Irish, Dutch sandwich’ it allowed com­ panies to transfer money to an Irish subsidiary , then to a Dutch holding company which in turn sent the money to an Irish holding company which was based in Bermuda.

It then licensed certain rights back to Google intellectual property and be­

By John Smith cause Bermuda has no corporate tax, this switching of funds ending in a li­ cence allowed Google to delay tax pay­ ments on international earnings in the USA and to reduce tax payments within Europe.

In 2014, after considerable pressure was exerted on it by both the European Union and the US government, Ireland changed their tax law, but companies were still allowed to use this method until 2020.

This is not small change as the

amounts involved in the past two years alone which passed through the Dutch company exceeded €40 billion for Al­ phabet alone and as the Dutch govern­ ment is about to change its licensing laws so that royalties will be taxed in fu­ ture, this is one legal outlet that seems likely to be closed.

Many EU members plus the United Kingdom have been endeavouring to tax not just Google, but all of the major social media companies who use sub­ sidiaries and holding companies to re­ duce their tax obligations, so in theory they will be happy.

Consumer debt

THE Bank of Spain has released figures which show that the personal debt of private indi­ viduals in November reversed a four month trend by increas­ ing by 1.6 per cent.

The main reason for the in­ crease in the private sector is due to personal loans as op­ posed to new mortgages which only increased slightly, al­ though the total amount owed does include a significant amount in respect of mortgage loans.

On the other hand however, company debt has effectively remained static and over the past year has reduced from very high previous levels.

LEGALLY SPEAKING 90-Day Limit Clarified I read with interest your article regarding the 90­day tourist visit. I cannot find anywhere the ruling that the ‘calendar year’ provision means I could visit from October to December, then in January start another 90 days. This would make a huge difference on my decision to buy a property in Spain or not. Can you provide further evidence of this rule?

T W (Costa Blanca)

BUSINESS EXTRA

Bank on it THE Spanish banking sector has started the New Year well with the top six banks on the Ibex stock exchange seeing gains of between 2 and 4 per cent. Bankia, the bank partly owned by the Spanish taxpayer saw the greatest growth.

Veganuary No, I can­ not, be­ cause it was nev­ YOU AND THE er a rule. It was, LAW IN SPAIN however, a fre­ quent misinterpretation which I accepted and I have been caught out. Here is the rule: The tourist stay in European Union countries, which properly is called the Schengen visa, is limited to 90 days in any peri­ od of 180 days. There is no reference to ‘calendar year.’ After 90 days, you must leave Spain and you may not return for the following 90 days. Be warned that ‘90 days’ is not ‘three months’ and ‘180 days’ is not ‘six months.’ My thanks go to ‘J C’ and others whose queries helped me to correct this.

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.

BRITAIN’S popular bakers, Greggs has now launched its second product after the vegan sausage roll in a bid to cater for the growing vegan market. The new vegan steak bake is a meatless version of the brand’s original steak bake.

Sevilla Scotch CHIVAS, the whisky distiller from Scotland is now producing an exceptional version of Royal Salute which is sent to Sevilla to be aged in first fill Pedro Ximénez sherry casks in order to create a new blend which has an added taste of orange and sultana.

Registrations down FOR the first time since 2012, the registration of new cars in Spain has dropped, so that the 2019 figure of 1,258,260 is 4.8 per cent (63,177) down on 2018.

The largest drop is in the

number of diesel cars regis­ tered which is down nearly 26 per cent and the drop in private registrations general­ ly is more than double the overall total drop off.

These figures combine the

figures from the three main associations, motor manu­ facturers, sellers and dealers.

December figures rose however, perhaps in antici­ pation of new taxes to hit in 2020.

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CHANGE(P) +20,00 +17,00 +21,12 +19,60 +24,06 +12,00 -18,17 +8,80 +5,95 +3,19 +1,76 +10,80 +66,00 +21,00 +2,24 -13,58 -5,40 +2,44 +31,00 +30,00 -2,00 +1,10 +16,0 +9,50 +45,00 +30,00 +72,0 -23,50 +4,90 +4,64 +12,50 -21,00 +104,00 +48,00 -4,11 +11,1 +3,09 +17,00 +25,00 +10,00 +11,00 -2,06 +4,26 -0,75 +11,40 +26,00 +24,00 +2,28 +4,10

% CHG. +1,82% +0,74% +0,97% +2,14% +0,99% +0,46% -0,24% +1,48% +1,42% +0,56% +0,98% +1,45% +1,36% +1,18% +0,47% -0,42% -0,84% +1,27% +1,50% +1,36% -0,06% +1,23% +0,62% +0,50% +1,48% +0,59% +1,10% -0,73% +1,57% +1,21% +0,88% -0,82% +1,52% +0,52% -0,64% +0,62% +1,31% +0,80% +1,29% +0,50% +0,78% -0,35% +0,68% -0,04% +1,33% +0,50% +0,41% +1,51% +1,78%

NET VOL 14,37K 5,10K 5,06K 15,37K 0,60K 8,23K 3,24K 35,73K 197,78K 86,43K 530,94K 40,65K 2,57K 103,43K 1,08M 109,69K 95,51K 413,15K 5,51K 9,75K 10,35K 382,27K 2,79K 43,40K 28,02K 2,78K 0,07K 140,55K 39,96K 45,00K 26,19K 35,89K 4,73K 0,72K 4,67K 165,97K 457,24K 7,23K 7,08K 0,49K 1,01K 852,31K 137,41K 54,45K 23,76K 3,19K 1,53K 56,56K 121,02K

COMPANY Johnson Matthey Just Eat Kingfisher Land Securities Legal & General Lloyds Banking London Stock Exchange Marks & Spencer Micro Focus Mondi Morrison Supermarkets National Grid Next NMC Health Ocado Pearson Persimmon Phoenix Prudential RBS PLC Reckitt Benckiser Relx Rentokil Rightmove Rio Tinto PLC Rolls-Royce Holdings Royal Dutch Shell A Royal Dutch Shell B RSA Insurance Sage Schroders Scottish Mortgage Segro Severn Trent Smith & Nephew Smiths Group Smurfit Kappa Spirax-Sarco Engineering SSE St. James’s Place Standard Chartered Standard Life Aberdeen Taylor Wimpey Tesco Tui Unilever United Utilities Vodafone Group PLC Whitbread WPP

PRICE(P) 3.034,00 839,20 219,00 993,80 308,28 63,73 7.786,40 216,60 1.078,00 1.790,00 202,50 953,90 7.054,04 1.768,46 1.275,00 647,40 2.735,43 751,10 1.467,00 244,60 6.218,00 1.897,50 455,00 643,39 4.538,00 689,80 2.243,25 2.244,44 569,60 750,60 3.369,00 586,13 898,40 2.536,00 1.829,50 1.711,00 2.940,00 9.035,00 1.455,00 1.183,50 716,40 333,70 196,40 257,21 973,00 4.347,95 958,40 147,47 4.913,16 1.084,50

CHANGE(P) +41,00 +5,00 +2,00 +3,80 +4,29 +1,23 +34,40 +3,10 +14,20 +16,00 +2,70 +9,60 +34,04 -26,04 -4,00 +10,40 +38,42 +2,10 +21,00 +4,30 +89,00 -8,50 +2,00 +8,95 +35,00 +3,80 +8,25 -0,15 +4,00 +1,60 +35,00 +7,13 +1,20 +21,00 -3,00 +24,00 +20,00 +145,00 +16,50 +19,00 +4,00 +5,60 +3,00 +1,86 +21,80 +0,16 +15,00 -0,03 +48,16 +18,00

% CHG.

NET VOL

+1,37% +0,60% +0,92% +0,38% +1,41% +1,97% +0,44% +1,45% +1,33% +0,90% +1,35% +1,02% +0,48% -1,45% -0,31% +1,63% +1,43% +0,28% +1,45% +1,79% +1,45% -0,45% +0,44% +1,41% +0,78% +0,55% +0,37% -0,01% +0,71% +0,21% +1,05% +1,23% +0,13% +0,83% -0,16% +1,42% +0,69% +1,63% +1,15% +1,63% +0,56% +1,71% +1,55% +0,73% +2,29% 0,00% +1,59% -0,02% +0,99% +1,69%

0,30K 13,70K 79,81K 17,78K 205,72K 891,93K 1,83K 102,02K 14,48K 1,57K 196,93K 125,24K 0,17K 4,33K 19,31K 6,70K 14,83K 11,00K 6,18K 167,58K 35,32K 8,27K 34,10K 18,21K 61,06K 49,00K 170,93K 6,02K 12,09K 29,29K 4,39K 32,67K 15,61K 7,20K 23,48K 10,68K 3,95K 1,42K 35,97K 12,19K 103,68K 66,98K 132,83K 337,92K 5,85K 63,20K 11,69K 939,70K 0,37K 48,08K

0.84793

1.17927 Units per €

US dollar ..............................................1.120971 Japan yen...............................................121.945 Switzerland franc ...................................1.08733 Denmark kroner .....................................7.47044 Norway kroner........................................9.81861

currenciesdirect.com/marbella • Tel: +34 952 906 581 THE ABOVE TABLE USES THE CURRENT INTERBANK EXCHANGE RATES, WHICH AREN’T REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RATE WE OFFER

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COMPANY 3M Alphabet C Amazon.com Apple Boeing Caterpillar Chevron Cisco Coca-Cola Exxon Mobil Facebook Goldman Sachs Home Depot IBM Intel J&J JPMorgan McDonald’s Merck&Co Microsoft Nike Pfizer Procter&Gamble Tesla United Technologies UnitedHealth Verizon Visa A Walmart Walt Disney

PRICE 176,42 1.337,02 1.847,84 293,65 325,76 147,68 120,51 47,96 55,35 69,78 205,25 229,93 218,38 134,04 59,85 145,87 139,40 197,61 90,95 157,70 101,31 39,18 124,90 418,33 149,76 293,98 61,40 187,90 118,84 144,63

CHANGE% CHANGE VOLUME(M) +0,59 +0,34% 1,57M +0,88 +0,07% 962,47K +0,95 +0,05% 2,51M +2,13 +0,73% 25,25M -0,64 -0,20% 4,97M +0,16 +0,11% 1,95M +0,66 +0,55% 4,22M +0,37 +0,78% 14,89M +0,08 +0,14% 7,98M +0,30 +0,43% 13,16M +0,84 +0,41% 8,96M +0,13 +0,06% 1,45M +1,07 +0,49% 3,79M +1,23 +0,93% 3,78M +0,23 +0,39% 14,44M +0,57 +0,39% 4,44M +0,77 +0,56% 7,20M +0,70 +0,36% 2,28M -0,08 -0,09% 4,50M +0,11 +0,07% 18,39M +0,51 +0,51% 3,21M +0,27 +0,69% 14,40M +0,43 +0,35% 4,80M +3,63 +0,88% 10,29M -0,12 -0,08% 2,03M +0,13 +0,04% 2,22M +0,19 +0,31% 8,47M +0,07 +0,04% 5,27M -0,56 -0,47% 4,92M +0,86 +0,60% 5,66M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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COMPANY

CHANGE NET / %

VOLUME

+0.98% +2.79% +0.87% +1.23% +6.38% +40.35% +5.52% +1.29% +0.88% +1.10% +0.60%

50,447 1.97M 9,931 179,092 19,661 683,778 366,376 16,313 10.29M 461,632 292,656

MercadoLibre Inc. -2.04% Akero Therapeutics Inc. -18.61% Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. -1.71% VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN -8.11% IGM Biosciences Inc. -10.17% Reading International Inc. Cl B -13.46% Forty Seven Inc. Cl A -9.62% Discovery Inc. Series B -9.35% Eidos Therapeutics Inc. -4.83% Pool Corp.

-1.19% Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. -1.61%

445,187 349,993 41,916 6.43M 233,901 6,622 638,153 133 77,601 167,233 364,599

Most Advanced Broadcom Inc. 8% Pfd. Series A Trade Desk Inc. Cl A Atrion Corp.

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. First Capital Inc. BioXcel Therapeutics Inc. Karuna Therapeutics Inc. National Western Life Group Inc. Cl A Tesla Inc. Illumina Inc. Equinix Inc.

Most Declined

FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL

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New economic policy fears AT the time of writing, it is assumed that the PSOE/Podemos coalition will receive sufficient support from small­ er parties to form a viable Spanish government.

This is of particular interest to busi­ ness interests and a number of associa­ tions representing both companies and the self­employed are already sharing their fears for the future of the Spanish economy.

CEOE and Cepyme have stated that the government programme already announced is likely to discourage fu­ ture investment and job creation.

The PSOE and Podemos believe

Credit: Casa de SM el Rey Twitter

By John Smith

Pedro Sánchez expects to be sworn in as Spanish PM.

No oil found THE Repsol energy group has a strong oil drilling operation and has been working of the coast of Guyana in South America since 1997.

Recently it has been drilling

with partner Tullow Oil plc but has had mixed success and its latest work has led to exploration in the Carapa 1 area being halted and the well plugged and abandoned.

After drilling more than 3,000 metres, it found ver y little oil which meant that it now has to consider all of its exploration activities in the area which it has licensed.

however that their plans will generate more income for the State which will in turn allow them to increase minimum wages and pump more money into the economy through consumer spending.

They plan to repeal certain reforms passed by the previous government, increase Corporation Tax from 15 per cent to 18 per cent for banks and oil companies and apply a new 15 per cent tax on undistributed profit from the recently introduced Socimis (Real Estate Investment Trusts).

Another decision is to implement a ‘Google Tax’ which will allow the Span­ ish government to properly tax profits earned in Spain by mainly American multi­nationals such as Amazon, Face­ book, Google and Microsoft rather than let them transfer the income through holding companies to cheaper tax areas.

As already noted, the Irish and Dutch loophole is being closed but there are still ways for these compa­ nies to repatriate funds which could be taxed, but France has already been threatened with massive trade tariffs by the USA for imposing a similar tax, so this could be a double edged sword.

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BUSINESS EXTRA More jobs THE number of unemployed in Spain in 2019 fell by 38,692 (1.2 per cent) meaning this was the seventh consecutive year to see a drop. It should be noted however that this is the lowest decline in unemployment since 2013.

New Year virus TRAVELEX which offers UK travellers currency exchange facilities at airports was hit by a software virus and had to close its UK online site. Whilst manual transactions could take place, banks such as HSBC and Barclays which use it were left stranded.

Green bank WITH almost 900 branches, the Spanish Kutxabank Group boasts that it is now the first bank anywhere in the world to be completely carbon neutral with its electricity supply. It purchases only renewable energy from Iberdrola.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WOULDN’T it be nice if just for once we could usher in a new year with a mod­ icum of common sense? Ha! Dream on everyone. Only in the UK could head­ lines warning of a possible new Mid East war, or millions of hectares being destroyed in uncontrollable Australian bush fires, be shared with the same front pages informing the nation that veganism must now be considered to be on a par with religion!

This week a judge ruled that ‘ethical’ vegans should be protected under the same rules that apply to religious and philosophical beliefs. Yet another minor­ ity group will now have attained the right to accuse the beleaguered majority of some unfair ‘victimisation’ or another.

How long will it be I wonder before one of these plant eaters manage to drag a ‘disgusting’ carnivore into court for dis­ playing some form of veganophobia?

I truly do respect the views of my ve­ gan friends, but please don’t try to make the majority of us feel bad for eating what some of you colourfully de­ scribe as ‘dead animals.’ It’s a nice pork chop or a sizzling T­bone.

FEATURE

Happy New Year VEGANS: Don’t make the majority of us feel bad!

Awright? Just as a matter of interest, it is also a proven fact that plants do ac­ tually have feelings as well. Looks like starvation time ahead folks.

And talking of the New Year. Once more, in the same way as the lefties managed to hijack the Millennium cele­

brations, they also managed to turn what should have been a New Year cele­ bration of British culture and proud her­ itage into a disgraceful lowbrow exhibi­ tion of mind numbing, diversity rap ‘gangsta’ music, smoky fireworks and pop rubbish, which almost unbelievably

also included the dreadful football song ‘It’s Coming Home’ (which it didn’t!).

I do sometimes wonder if Mayor Khan and his fellow organisers simply have no breeding or class at all, or by dragging us down to their level are de­ liberately trying to sabotage just about

everything the United Kingdom with its proud traditions holds near and dear.

Last year, I remarked there was a re­ markable absence of burkas around the Cenotaph when the UK paid tribute to the brave servicemen and women, who gave their lives so we could live in peace and democratic freedom.

Not so last week. Hundreds of burkas were in evidence when, with al­ most unbelievable arrogance and dis­ tain for the country that succours them, crowds gathered in London to hold a candlelight vigil for Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian general killed by the allies in a drone attack.

This man was a terrorist, a sworn en­ emy of the West and was responsible for the death of thousands of service­ men and innocent civilians. He was planning even more atrocities and had publicly warned the West of his inten­ tions. If any more proof was required as to where the loyalties of many of the UK immigrant populace lie, this demon­ stration was most definitely it.

Keep the faith, Love Leapy.

Leapylee2002@gmail.com

Leapy Lee’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

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TERROR & TRIUMPH ON LONDON BRIDGE 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

THIS week I was planning to write about the comparative differences between the philosophies of Niet­ zsche, Wittgenstein and Schopen­ hauer. Quite brief. Provocative.

And exciting. You’d have loved it.

Trust me. I’m a writer... Never mind!

But then something happened.

My blood pressure started rising rapidly. In a good way. After weeks of depressing news about Corbyn, Putin and Trump, we read that the London Bridge heroes of last No­ vember are in line to be honoured.

Clearly too late for the New Year’s Honours recently announced ­ but presumably later this year.

One of them, Darryn Frost, who was seen in pictures that spread across the world holding Usman Khan at bay with a narwhal tusk on London Bridge before armed police arrived and shot the terrorist at­ tacker dead, has been rightly

LONDON BRIDGE: There were people willing to risk their lives for others.

praised. That such fine people as Darryn exist gives us all hope and optimism for the new decade in these Trump­related troubled, un­ certain times.

In past attacks, the supporters of the terrorists have praised the per­ petrators as ‘lions.’ But people like this young man are the lions.

They’re the ones who took on the armed killer with whatever came to hand. These heroes are the lions.

That narrative does not belong to the deluded idiot who picks up a knife and starts slashing at people

who are trying to help him. Lions versus losers. Lions will always win.

Sometimes we wonder what would happen in the event of brav­ ery and self­sacrifice being called for. The answer is that fine people still exist. There were such people at the London Bridge incident, will­ ing to risk their lives for others.

Whatever we (and yes, I’m as guilty as anyone) may say about snowflakes or millenials, the wider public has an excellent record of in­ tervening, usually at significant per­ sonal risk, on other peoples’ behalf in these situations.

Would I as a younger woman have done the same? I’d hope so as I’m sure we all would. But no way to know until we’re actually tested ­ like Darryn and those other London Bridge heroes...

Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘Betrayal,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora­john son.net) available online as ebook (€0.99;£0.99), ibook, paperback and audiobook.

All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Father Brown 4:00pm I Escaped to the Country 4:45pm The Farmers' Country Showdown 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm The Goes Wrong Show 10:00pm EastEnders 10:30pm King Gary 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show 12:25am RuPaul's Drag Race UK

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6:05am Judge Rinder 7:00am Good Morning Britain 10:00am Lorraine 11:00am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Grantchester 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years 12:45am Dancing on Ice 2:20am Ideal World

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Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live Coast Get Away for Winter The Best Dishes Ever Who Do You Think You Are? The Snow Wolf Family and Me Flog It! Richard Osman's House of Games Great British Railway Journeys The Baby Has Landed Monty Don's American Gardens QI Billy Connolly in conversation with Will Gompertz The League of Gentlemen Newsnight Weather Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland

8:00pm World News Today The day's leading stories.

8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1989 9:00pm Easy Listening Hits at the BBC Archive performances by some of the bestknown easy-listening musicians of the 1960s and 70s.

10:00pm Top of the Pops: 1989 10:30pm Chris Packham: Forever Punk 11:30pm Punk Britannia at the BBC 12:30am Smashing Hits! The 80's Pop Map of Britain and Ireland 1:30am I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock 2:30am Chris Packham: Forever Punk 3:30am Easy Listening Hits at the BBC

8:45am King of Queens 9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:10am Frasier 10:40am Frasier 11:10am Undercover Boss USA 12:05pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast 10:00pm Deadwater Fell 11:00pm Snatched 12:45am The Impossible

9:25am Becca's Bunch 9:45am Little Princess 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:05am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 1:10pm 5 News at Lunchtime 1:15pm Police Interceptors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm A Deadly Deed: A Fixer Upper Mystery 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Ice Road Truckers 9:00pm Secret Scotland 10:00pm Holidaying with Jane McDonald 11:00pm Inside the World's Greatest Hotels 12:05am Inferno 1:05am Access 1:10am Inferno

9:00am How I Met Your Mother 9:30am How I Met Your Mother 10:00am Mike & Molly 10:30am Mike & Molly 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 12:30pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Mike & Molly 3:30pm Mike & Molly 4:00pm Young Sheldon 4:30pm Young Sheldon 5:00pm The Goldbergs 5:30pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Celebrity Coach Trip 9:35pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Celebrity Gogglebox 11:00pm Celebrity Gogglebox 12:05am Rick and Morty 12:35am Mr Pickles

Dinner Date Emmerdale Emmerdale You've Been Framed!

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Superstore Superstore Dress to Impress Emmerdale Emmerdale You've Been Framed!

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Supermarket Sweep Dinner Date Dress to Impress Take Me Out You've Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men The Hangover Part III FYI Daily The Hangover Part III Family Guy

4:30am Teleshopping 7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 10:00am George and Mildred 10:35am George and Mildred 11:05am Man About the House 11:40am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:50pm The Durrells 5:50pm Heartbeat 6:50pm Foyle's War 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 1:05am A Touch of Frost 3:00am Tutankhamun 3:50am George and Mildred

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Teleshopping The Protectors Quincy, M.E. Kojak The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Minder The Professionals The Sweeney Quincy, M.E. Kojak The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase Celebrity Special River Monsters River Monsters Rocky Balboa FYI Daily Rocky Balboa All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite The Sweeney The Protectors ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

The Next Karate Kid The Perfect Storm Highlander Skyscraper Mortal Engines Mad Max Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior 7:00pm Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome 9:00pm Mortal Engines 11:15pm Skyscraper 1:10am Highlander

9:10am 11:00am 12:55pm 2:55pm 5:05pm 7:00pm 9:00pm 10:50pm 12:55am 2:50am

Slaughterhouse Rulez Miss Congeniality Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous The Terminal Nine to Five Forgetting Sarah Marshall Shaun of the Dead Hot Fuzz The World's End Slaughterhouse Rulez

5:15am

Wheely What They Had Instant Family JT Leroy Us Shazam!

Wheely Instant Family Us Shazam!

The Sisters Brothers Book of Monsters The Top Ten Show Clips from the UK and US Top Ten show viewers the best of what is on offer on the big screen.

Wheely In a world of cars, a young racer finds his days on the track are over after a bad accident.

FRIDAY TV

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Sky Sports News Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Transfers Live European Tour Golf Transfer Centre Football Centre Football Centre Transfer Centre Sky Sports News at 5 Sky Sports News at 6 Live FNF Sky Sports News at Ten Sky Sports News Live PGA Tour Golf Sky Sports News Sky Sports News

Football Countdowns Football Years Football Years Championship Season Review The Fantasy Football Club The Fantasy Football Club Football's Greatest Players EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games EFL Highlights EFL Highlights Championship Season Review Carabao Cup Highlights EFL Highlights SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games EFL Highlights

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Lose Weight and Get Fit with Tom Kerridge 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Bargain Hunt 3:00pm Garden Rescue 4:00pm Britain's Best Home Cook 5:00pm Final Score 6:10pm BBC News 6:20pm BBC London News; Weather 6:23pm Weather 6:25pm The Mallorca Files 7:15pm Pointless 8:00pm The Greatest Dancer 9:10pm First & Last 9:55pm Casualty 10:45pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:15pm BBC News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 1:00am The NFL Show 1:30am The Water Diviner 3:20am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:45am Wild & Weird 8:00am Top Class 8:25am The Dog Ate My Homework 8:55am Blue Peter 9:25am Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 9:55am Supersized Earth 10:55am Robot Wars 11:55am The Odd Life of Timothy Green 1:35pm Flog It! 2:20pm Talking Pictures 3:00pm All Creatures Great and Small 4:30pm Monty Don's American Gardens 5:30pm The World's Most Extraordinary Homes 6:30pm Equator From the Air 7:30pm Natural World 8:30pm Dad's Army 9:00pm Earth's Tropical Islands 10:00pm Joanna & Jennifer: Absolutely Champers 11:00pm Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 12:25am Sara Pascoe Live: Ladsladslads 1:45am Love Is the Devil

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8:50am Mr. Bean 9:10am The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 9:30am Thunderbirds are Go 10:05am Craig of the Creek 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pm John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 1:40pm Nadia's Family Feasts 2:40pm ITV News and Weather 2:59pm ITV London Weather 3:00pm The Masked Singer 4:30pm Tenable 5:30pm ITV News and Weather 5:45pm ITV News London 6:00pm The Brits Are Coming 7:00pm Catchphrase 8:00pm The Masked Singer 9:30pm The Voice UK 11:00pm Shopping with Keith Lemon 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 11:44pm ITV London Weather

8:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:55am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:50am The Masked Singer 12:20pm Supermarket Sweep 1:20pm Supermarket Sweep 2:20pm Supermarket Sweep 3:25pm You've Been Framed!

3:55pm Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World 4:55pm FYI Daily 5:00pm Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World 5:45pm Antz 6:45pm FYI Daily 6:50pm Antz 7:25pm Yes Man 8:25pm FYI Daily 8:30pm Yes Man 9:30pm Skyfall 10:45pm FYI Daily 10:50pm Skyfall 12:20am Family Guy

4:30am Teleshopping 7:00am Agatha Christie's Poirot 8:40am Lewis 10:35am Coronation Street Long-running drama with the residents of England's most famous cobbled street.

1:30pm Foyle's War 3:45pm Foyle's War 5:50pm Foyle's War 8:00pm Midsomer Murders Members of the Midsomer-in-theMarsh Ornithological Society fall out when Ralph Ford claims to have spotted a bluecrested hoopoe, meaning he wins the group's year-listing competition.

10:00pm Midsomer Murders

9:00pm 10:00pm 10:45pm 11:30pm 12:00am 12:30am 1:30am 2:30am

3:30am 4:30am

Icelandic Walks with Julia Bradbury The presenter embarks on a 38mile journey along Iceland's most famous hiking route.

Coast Wisting Wisting Top of the Pops: 1989 Top of the Pops: 1989 Radio 2 in Concert Our Musical History Icelandic Walks with Julia Bradbury The presenter embarks on a 38mile journey along Iceland's most famous hiking route.

Coast Monkman & Seagull's Genius Guide to Britain

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Mike & Molly Mike & Molly Cheers Cheers Heineken Champions Cup Rugby: The Big Tackle The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Heineken Champions Cup Rugby Union A Place in the Sun Food Unwrapped Location, Location, Location Channel 4 News Britain's Wildest Weather Bone Detectives: Britain's Buried Secrets Alien: Covenant The Maze Runner

4:00am Teleshopping 7:00am The Protectors 7:25am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 8:20am The Big Fish Off 9:25am Fishing Allstars 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am Football Rivalries 11:45am River Monsters 12:15pm The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Cheyenne Autumn 6:00pm FYI Daily 6:05pm Cheyenne Autumn 8:05pm Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach 9:10pm FYI Daily 9:15pm Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach 10:00pm The Untouchables 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The Untouchables

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Wissper Pirata & Capitano Floogals Digby Dragon Shimmer and Shine SpongeBob Squarepants The Loud House Access Britain's Favourite Cereal Friends Friends Friends Friends Jesse Stone: Night Passage Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 5 News Update Digging Up Britain's Past Tony Robinson's History of Britain How the Victorians Built Britain The Story of Greatest Ever TV Blunders

6:10am How I Met Your Mother 6:35am How I Met Your Mother 7:00am Rude(Ish) Tube 7:10am Rugrats Go Wild 8:40am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 9:40am Wife Swap USA 10:40am The Goldbergs 11:10am The Goldbergs 11:40am Brooklyn Nine-Nine 12:10pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 12:40pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:10pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:40pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:10pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:40pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:10pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:40pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:10pm The Big Bang Theory 4:40pm The Big Bang Theory 5:10pm The Big Bang Theory 5:40pm The Big Bang Theory 6:10pm The Big Bang Theory 6:40pm The Big Bang Theory 7:35pm Sahara 10:00pm Riddick 12:20am Gogglebox 1:20am Gogglebox 2:30am 8 Out of 10 Cats

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7:00am Jason and the Argonauts 9:00am The Scorpion King 10:45am The Scorpion King: Book of Souls 12:40pm The Mummy 3:00pm The Mummy Returns 5:15pm The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 7:15pm The Scorpion King 9:00pm The Mummy 11:15pm The Mummy Returns

5:15am Wheely 7:00am Monster Family: Special 7:30am JT Leroy 9:30am Final Score: Special 10:00am Wheely In a world of cars, a young racer finds his days on the track are over after a bad accident.

11:35am Spy Cat 1:10pm Us 3:10pm Instant Family 5:10pm Berlin, I Love You 7:15pm Spy Cat 9:00pm Us 11:00pm Instant Family 1:00am The Sisters Brothers 3:10am What They Had 5:00am The Top Ten Show Clips from the UK and US Top Ten show viewers the best of what is on offer on the big screen.

5:15am Wheely

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6:15am Fletch 8:00am Dusty and Me 9:40am The 40 Year Old Virgin 11:40am Gulliver's Travels 1:10pm Beethoven's 2nd 2:40pm Matilda 4:25pm Get Him to the Greek 6:20pm Bridget Jones's Diary 8:00pm Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 10:00pm Crazy Rich Asians 12:05am The 40 Year Old Virgin

Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Live European Tour Golf The South African Open.

1:00pm Live EFL 4:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 6:00pm Live Premier League 9:30pm Goal Zone 10:00pm Live NFL San Francisco 49ers v TBA (Kick-off 9.35pm).

1:30am Live NFL Baltimore Ravens v TBA (Kick-off 1.15am).

5:00am Sky Sports News

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EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Players Football's Greatest Players Football Countdowns Football Countdowns SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Saturday Social Soccer A.M. Live EFL Gillette Soccer Saturday Gillette Soccer Saturday Goals Express Goal Zone EFL Highlights EFL Greatest Games EFL Highlights Championship Season Review EFL Highlights EFL Greatest Games The Fantasy Football Club

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SUNDAY TV

11:00am Sunday Politics London 11:30am Homes Under the Hammer 12:30pm Wanted Down Under 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Flog It! 3:15pm Money for Nothing 3:45pm Garden Rescue 4:45pm Eat Well for Less 5:45pm Blue Planet II 6:45pm BBC News 7:00pm BBC London News; Weather 7:05pm Weather 7:10pm Countryfile 8:10pm Doctor Who 9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm The Trial of Christine Keeler 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News; Weather 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:30am The Women's Football Show

7:30am I Escaped to the Country 8:15am The Instant Gardener 9:00am Around the World in 80 Gardens 10:05am Countryfile 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Mary Berry's Country House Secrets 1:30pm Trust Me, I'm a Doctor 2:00pm Live Snooker: The Masters 6:15pm Top Gear 7:15pm Ski Sunday 8:00pm Dragons' Den 9:00pm The Speedshop 10:00pm Louis Theroux: Selling Sex 11:00pm The Finest Hours 12:50am Snooker: The Masters 1:40am Snooker: The Masters - Extra 3:40am Question Time 4:40am Best House in Town 5:25am Holby City

8:00pm The Women's Football Show 8:30pm David Attenborough's Zoo Quest in Colour 10:00pm Fake or Fortune?

11:00pm The Sky at Night 11:30pm How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery 12:30am Arena 1:20am Being the Brontes 2:20am Bauhaus 100 A century after it opened its doors, this programme tells the story of the Bauhaus art school in Germany, and the men and women whose designs shaped the modern world.

3:20am David Attenborough's Zoo Quest in Colour

6:35am Kirstie's Vintage Gems 6:40am Extreme Chocolate Makers 7:05am King of Queens 7:30am King of Queens 7:55am Doctor Dolittle 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:05pm The Simpsons 2:35pm The Simpsons 3:05pm The Simpsons 3:40pm Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast 4:40pm National Treasure 7:15pm Channel 4 News 7:45pm The Great Pottery Throw Down 9:00pm George Clarke's Old House, New Home 10:00pm SAS: Who Dares Wins 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12:00am Escape Plan 2:15am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 3:05am Phil Spencer's Stately Homes

9:20am Paw Patrol 9:35am Nella the Princess Knight 9:50am Wissper 10:00am Pirata & Capitano 10:10am Floogals 10:30am Digby Dragon 10:40am Shimmer and Shine 10:55am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:05am The Loud House 11:20am Access 11:25am Make You Laugh Out Loud 11:50am Friends 2:20pm Friends 2:50pm The Angry Birds Movie 3:50pm Access 3:55pm The Angry Birds Movie 4:50pm Death Becomes Her 5:50pm Access 5:55pm Death Becomes Her 6:45pm Ocean's Eleven 8:55pm 5 News Update 9:00pm Inside Iceland 10:00pm The Wonderful World of Chocolate 11:00pm Notting Hill 12:00am Access

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

The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Herbie: Fully Loaded Star Trek: Discovery Gogglebox Gogglebox The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Star Trek: Discovery Gogglebox Schooled Hollyoaks Drama following the lives and loves of a group of teenagers and young adults in Chester.

7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Total Goals A round-up of the latest football action.

9:00am Total Goals 10:00am Live European Tour Golf The South African Open. Coverage of the fourth and final day's play at Randpark Golf Club in Johannesburg, where Louis Oosthuizen is the defending champion.

1:00pm Live EFL 3:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 5:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 8:30pm Live NFL 10:00pm Live NFL 2:00am Live PGA Tour Golf 4:00am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News

9:30am Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny 10:05am Craig of the Creek 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Ainsley's Caribbean Kitchen 11:30am Living on the Veg 12:30pm Gino's Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 1:05pm The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury 1:35pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:44pm ITV London Weather 1:45pm The Voice UK 3:15pm The Masked Singer 4:45pm Minions 6:30pm ITV News and Weather 6:50pm ITV News London 7:00pm Dancing on Ice 9:00pm Vera 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:14pm ITV London Weather 11:15pm Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad 11:40pm Britain's Busiest Airport - Heathrow 12:40am Liar

9:05am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:00am Dress to Impress 11:00am The Masked Singer 12:30pm Supermarket Sweep 1:35pm Supermarket Sweep 2:35pm Dr. Seuss' the Lorax 3:45pm FYI Daily 3:50pm Dr. Seuss' the Lorax 4:20pm Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 5:20pm FYI Daily 5:25pm Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 7:05pm Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 8:05pm FYI Daily 8:10pm Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 10:00pm Love Island 11:35pm Family Guy 12:05am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy

7:00am 7:25am 10:25am 1:15pm 3:30pm 5:45pm

7:00am Goals of the 80s 7:10am The Protectors 7:35am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 8:30am The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 10:45am Hornblower 12:55pm Cheyenne Autumn 1:55pm FYI Daily 2:00pm Cheyenne Autumn 4:00pm Nevada Smith 5:00pm FYI Daily 5:05pm Nevada Smith 6:35pm The Last Sunset 7:35pm FYI Daily 7:40pm The Last Sunset 8:55pm Return of the Seven 9:55pm FYI Daily 10:00pm Return of the Seven 11:00pm The Last Boy Scout 12:05am FYI Daily 12:10am The Last Boy Scout 1:10am The Nice Guys 2:10am FYI Daily 2:15am The Nice Guys 3:30am The Protectors 4:00am Teleshopping

7:00am 9:20am

7:00am Spy Cat 8:35am Instant Family 10:50am Sometimes Always Never 12:35pm Us 2:45pm Final Score: Special 3:15pm The Sisters Brothers 5:30pm Spy Cat 7:15pm Sometimes Always Never 9:00pm Us In 1986, young Adelaide goes on holiday with her parents to Santa Cruz.

11:00pm Instant Family 1:00am Book of Monsters 2:25am The Sisters Brothers 4:35am JT Leroy

8:00am EFL Championship Highlights 10:30am EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 11:00am The Sunday Supplement 12:30pm Live EFL 3:30pm EFL Highlights 5:45pm EFL Championship Highlights 6:00pm EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 6:30pm EFL Highlights 6:45pm EFL Championship Highlights 7:45pm EFL Championship Highlights 8:00pm EFL Highlights 8:15pm EFL Championship Highlights 8:45pm EFL Championship Highlights 9:00pm EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 9:30pm EFL Championship Highlights 11:45pm EFL Championship Highlights 12:00am EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2

6:55pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am 2:50am

3:15am 3:40am

George and Mildred Coronation Street Emmerdale Foyle's War Foyle's War Agatha Christie's Poirot Midsomer Murders Inside the Ritz Hotel Inside the Ritz Hotel Charles: 50 Years a Prince Cameraman to the Queen Changeling Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant Judge Judy Emmerdale

11:45am 2:10pm 4:25pm 6:40pm 9:00pm 11:15pm 1:30am

7:20am 9:15am 11:05am 12:55pm

Star Wars: Episode I Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Star Wars: Episode III Star Wars: Episode IV Star Wars: Episode V Star Wars: Episode VI Star Wars: Episode IV Star Wars: Episode V Star Wars: Episode VI

Sleepless in Seattle The Family Stone About a Boy Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls 2:35pm Wayne's World 4:20pm Wayne's World 2 6:10pm Sleepless in Seattle 8:05pm About a Boy 10:00pm Team America: World Police 11:50pm Little Monsters 1:40am Death Do Us Part 3:30am Brüno

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The party’s not over!

MARBELLA MOMENTS

BY NICOLE KING I THINK many of us make our New Year resolutions with the full in­ tention of seeing them through.

This was certainly the case for me when last year amongst other vir­ tuous objectives I decided that I would join a gym.

Finally after five months I took out a three­month subscription.

The first time I went was to a Zum­ ba class and I loved it. I returned eagerly the following week but the teacher had left, replaced by a youngster who read yoga exercises from a scrap of paper as a fill in.

The third time I actually went to try out ‘the machines’ and grasped that I was totally out of place and that for me, this wasn’t fun.

This year I’ve resolved to make

DR SEUSS: The Instagram post couldn’t have been more apt.

but one resolution and that is to only to do things that I truly enjoy.

This is actually a bigger goal than it sounds as let’s face it, life can be challenging and much of our day to day is played out on automatic pi­ lot at work and with other commit­ ments, so finding our joy even in those tasks may need some adjust­ ments to actually follow the bliss.

Step one has to be a promise to self to try and be as nice and en­ couraging to myself as to everyone around me. This year I’ll endeavour to see my surroundings with new eyes and make a conscious effort to appreciate what it really means to be living in this coastal paradise.

The wisdom of age shows us that the reality we live depends very much on our outlook and where we invest our focus and time; and with whom. Even the adversities are good for us if we just remem­ ber that our whole existence re­ volves around comparisons: every yin has to have its yang.

It’s often only by seeing what we don’t want that we learn to differ­ entiate what it is that we do want.

From recent experience I can testi­ fy that life is certainly much happi­ er and more fulfilling when we do the things we love and find that sense of ‘ilusión,’ a beautiful Span­ ish word which is hard to translate into English and do it justice but for me conjures up ‘joyous anticipa­ tion.’

This is how I wish we all wake up every morning, eager to embrace the day and spread the joy.

As with all good intentions I was struck with pangs of melancholy and loss on day six of the New Year as I realised ‘Christmas’ was finally over and it was time to take down the tree at the end of the Three Kings Day. Thankfully within sec­ onds an Instagram post pinged with a quote by Dr Seuss which couldn’t have been more apt: ‘Don’t cry because it’s over ­ smile because it happened!’

www.nicoleking.es • www.rtvmarbellanow.com • www.zerohero.es CES, The Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, Nevada - 2020 Peek Preview RONNIE ROCKS THE TECH FANCY a robotic pizza mak­ ing machine?

Seattle­based company Picnic’s robot can produce up to 300 12­inch personalised pizzas per hour. In the future, the technology could well be adapted to make up other dishes, including buns, bowls, tortillas, and plates.

For now, though, pizza is the focus, and we’ll be sure to get our best taste­testers on the case of checking for even dispersal of cheese, tomato, salami and other toppings.

Pets versus robots Comparing robots to one another is usually a pointless pursuit, given how diverse they are in both build and purpose. The one exception is when judging which robot is the cutest ­ and there’s a lot of competition.

The cutest robots are often designed for the home, ei­ ther as toys or as compan­

ions. The best­known of these is Sony’s Aibo, the robo­dog pet surrogate.

Shenzhen­based Elephant Robotics is listed as attending the show this year, and though the company histori­ cally has focused on making robotic arms, we’re hoping to see another project it’s been working on.

In December, it put its ro­ botic feline MarsCat on Kick­ starter, and we’re hoping to play with the purring, pounc­ ing bionic robo­cat at the show.

We’re also crossing our fin­ gers that we may meet Tombot, a realistic Labrador companion robot designed for seniors with dementia.

As well as robots that are pets, we’ll also see robots for pets at the show this year, including the LavvieBot smart litter tray for cats and the launch of Mia, a robot that will play with your precious puss or pooch and dispense dry food and treats.

Righteous robots Bosch will present a sensor system that’ll ride around on

NASA’s Astrobee robot, which roams the Internation­ al Space Station, to detect sounds that could indicate technical faults.

We’re also expecting to see a number of advances in surgical robots and robotic hands, as well as robots de­ signed to help with care and recovery.

There’s the latest Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, an es­ ports fighting robot and the show­stealing star of CES 2019, Groove X’s huggable companion robot Lovot.

Robot Ping Pong anyone?

The whole aim of Forpheus is to coach you on improving your game. The robot uses sensors on your bat (aka pad­ dle) and five cameras to work out where you are and how you’re moving. It plays using a multi­axis robotic arm that can mimic human tactics such as topspin. Feedback ar­ rives via voice and on a screen, which offers tips about posture, positioning, and swing.

More to follow soon CES 2020.

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A Year of decision MAKING decisions is an inevitable part of life and the new decade will surely bring many new choices along with it. And it’s safe to say that 2019 has seen a barrage of what most would consider as ‘bad’ decisions.

Prince Andrew went against his PR advisor to do a highly controversial interview with the BBC. Facebook was fined $5 billion after some shady emails brought their privacy lapses to light. And in the political sphere, Jeremy Corbyn led his party to their worst result since 1935.

Research suggests that the typical person makes around 35,000 decisions per day. Most of these decisions are minor and automatic, but many also have serious consequences.

Good decision-making takes rest, concentration and balanced emotions; circumstances that aren’t always possible to maintain. However, as we prep a r e t o t a k e o n t h e N e w Ye a r, s o m e a r g u e t h a t there are no ‘bad’ decisions and that taking action trumps everything.

Life coaches agree that decisions resulting in an ugly aftermath allow people to refine what they want from life and increase resilience. They also give the opportunity to master the art of self-forgiveness and exercise freedom of choice. One thing is for certain, if a boat never sets sail it will never reach its destination, even if it has to correct course along the way.

WHAT INVESTMENTS? Dear EWN, AS all the local town halls finish up their budgets for 2020, I am left wonde­ ring. When will the average resident see any improvements? Living in Malaga City I am left very confused with the big investments the town hall is conti­ nuously announcing. In my area, I have barely seen any changes in the past ye­ ars. And compared to the Christmas lights in the centre, we only got a few old lights put up. Last year, one of the Christmas lights came down in the middle of a busy road and nearly hit a passing lorry. Also, the pavement on my street is lifted up in lots of places and is a safety concern, especially for my older neighbours.

It’s very discouraging to see all the money go to the same areas time and ti­ me again. As much as Calle Larios is very important to the city, I think the town hall could work by areas and slowly fix everything up.

Suzanne King

Leapy and Scotland YOUR correspondent, Leapy Lee, ap­ pears to have a number of fans amongst the expats in Spain. Fair enough if he is pontificating on rat­ her stunted musical histories, condi­ tions in prisons or running a bar in Mallorca, all subjects he has expe­ rienced in his career and may well be well informed on such matters.

He does, however have no obvious knowledge whatsoever of the Scot­ tish people and their wishes.

In the 2014 Independence refe­ rendum, 55 per cent of the electora­ te voted to remain within the UK and to be honest, had I had a vote at that time, I would probably have vo­ ted with the 55 per cent. I do believe that the larger unit is better placed in most circumstances and certainly as far as negotiations, for whatever the object, may be.

At that time the UK was part of the EU and there was no serious talk of them leaving that union. Fast for­ ward to 2016 and the referendum on the subject of leaving the EU and although Scotland voted 62 per cent

MALAGA CITY: Needs investment to be spread around. to 38 per cent against leaving, and the Northern Irish people also voted against leaving, they were obliged to follow the English voters.

In the recent general election, 48 of the 59 Scottish constituencies voted for the Scottish National Party. (A party with a second referendum high in its manifesto). The Conservatives won six seats, but still an English Prime Minister has rejected the Scots’ wishes for a re­

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peat referendum, in view of the chan­ ged circumstances. Democracy?

LL may well feel that the Scottish are incapable of governing themselves, (he may even be correct) but what would his reaction be if the English people we­ re being treated in such a shameful manner?

Regards, Alex Walker San Miguel de Salinas

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300,000 pets abandoned in Spain every year COMMENTS FROM FACEBOOK

The reason why I don’t own a dog; because I’m not pre­ pared to walk a dog at least three times a day, come rain or shine, for 12­15 years, as we don’t live in an area with nice nature walks. I’m not in an economic position to look after another animal, with vet bills, should it get sick. In short, I’m not able to give a dog the life he de­ serves, however much I love dogs. And I do not under­ stand why so many people get pets they can’t look af­ ter...

Beathe Wright

Bulwell paedophile Angela Allen to be released from prison: gets parole after four attempts: Leopards can’t change their spots, paedophiles are never not going to be a risk to children. The origi­ nal judge obviously thought there was a major

risk, these parole boards are a joke.

Alison Kille

Looky looky men strike it lucky after years of hardship: I have no issue with people trying to make a living and if they were selling merchandise like this it would be fine.

I just think this differs hugely from selling goods that pass off genuine brand names which is highly illegal, in fact tourists attempting to later import these items into the UK can find the item not only confiscated but them­ selves in court. It would be great if they could sell this

kind of merchandise instead, and be permitted to do so by the authorities while they await their time before ap­ plying for residency. That said, it’s still wrong to simply turn up on a foreign nation’s shores without going through the relevant customs and disease checks, which can potentially cause a vulnerability to that na­ tion and people living there.

Leigh Hobson

Tip for today: When going to a restaurant, if you wouldn’t use their toilet, don’t eat their food!

My husband and I ran a bar/restaurant and we were so particular about the loos ensuring they were always clean, we overheard someone who came in with their family say, ‘it’s okay, we will stay, the toilets are nice and clean ‘, this just goes to show how important it is.

Doreen Nichols

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Wanted Down Under 8:15am The Farmers' Country Showdown 9:00am See Hear 9:30am Fake Britain 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 12:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Live Snooker: The Masters 5:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Pubs That Built Britain 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm The Andrew Neil Show 8:30pm Saving Lives at Sea 9:00pm Trust Me, I'm a Doctor 9:30pm Lose Weight and 10:00pm Good Omens 10:50pm Terry Pratchett: Back in Black 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Snooker: The Masters

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Judge Rinder Good Morning Britain Lorraine This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Dickinson's Real Deal Tenable ITV London Weather Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad Coronation Street White House Farm ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Peston Tenable Ideal World Through the Keyhole ITV Nightscreen

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Teleshopping Dinner Date Emmerdale You've Been Framed!

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Superstore Superstore Dress to Impress Emmerdale You've Been Framed!

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Supermarket Sweep Dinner Date Dress to Impress Take Me Out You've Been Framed!

You've Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Superstore Love Island Celebrity Juice Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad! The Cleveland Show Two and a Half Men

Beyond 100 Days BBC News teams in Washington DC and London report on the events that are shaping the world.

8:30pm James May: The Reassembler 9:00pm Earth's Great Rivers 10:00pm The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story 11:00pm Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story 12:00am Treasures of Ancient Egypt 1:00am Romancing the Stone: The Golden Ages of British Sculpture 2:00am John Berger: The Art of Looking 2:55am Arena 4:00am Earth's Great Rivers

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Cheers King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Undercover Boss USA Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News Sun, Sea and Selling Houses Escape to the Chateau: DIY Countdown A Place in the Sun A New Life in the Sun Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it Meat the Family 24 Hours in Police Custody 999: On the Frontline Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

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Teleshopping Buying goods from the comfort of home.

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Hollyoaks Celebrity Coach Trip Mike & Molly Young Sheldon The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Part two of two.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine The cop comedy returns after a midseason break.

The Big Bang Theory Mike & Molly Young Sheldon The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Drama following the lives and loves of a group of teenagers and young adults in Chester.

Celebrity Coach Trip The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers Wife Swap USA The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Brooklyn Nine-Nine

7:00am Vault 8:45am Spy Cat 10:20am Pond Life 12:10pm Us 2:10pm Sometimes Always Never Alan is a tailor whose son Michael stormed out years ago over a game of Scrabble.

3:45pm Out of Blue 5:40pm Spy Cat 7:15pm Vault 9:00pm Us In 1986, young Adelaide goes on holiday with her parents to Santa Cruz.

11:00pm Out of Blue Mike Hoolihan is a New Orleans cop investigating the murder of astrophysicist Jennifer Rockwell 1:00am Book of Monsters

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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) The pleasure you will get from helping in the home this week should not be underestimated.

What you have been thinking of as a chore turns out to be a great ball of fun. Youngsters may be involved at the weekend, so plan ahead to give them a festive surprise.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Your relationships to others linked to the home environment are going well. Aim to build on that this week because the chance to make a real change to your surroundings opens up.

Comfort is top of your agenda and the continuing sales give scope. Restlessness can be channelled into an energetic response when others seek help. Taking on a small charitable task makes you smile and brings satisfaction.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Your mind is as sharp as a razor this week, so woe betide anyone who tries to trick you. It's a great time to use your talents fully, particularly in regard to a business venture.

It is possible that your strengths are a little unrecognised so don't be afraid to try something entirely new. A strong urge to take control keeps others on their toes.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) This week is mainly concerned with financial matters, and it is easy to both save and make extra money. Keep your energy levels high by making the most of chances to exercise and get out in the fresh air.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The repayment of a favour should see you with extra money in your pocket.

Holding on to it is your best bet.

Trying to change someone close is so obviously not going to work that it is surprising you tried for so long.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A social gathering turns up an old friend who makes an offer.

Although you may feel unworthy, please be reminded of the times in the past when you have given them support. It will be through others that real progress will be made.

‘Greetings cards featuring artwork by AudreyQ are available at P.C. Highway, Javea with profits going to Aspadis, a Valencian charity for severely handicapped children.’

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Keep energy levels high by being at the hub of any social activities.

Accept all invitations, however dull you feel that they may turn out and allow yourself to be surprised. Continue with any check-ups on your health, eating sensibly if you overindulged during the holiday. There is no better time to make that special effort.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) As you have decided to rearrange both your business and home life, it is a busy time, indeed. You enjoy a challenge so it will not worry you that other people have different ideas.

Although you are not inclined to listen to silly whims, some things crop up time and again and have to be dealt with at some point.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Concentrating on hearth and home gives you great satisfaction. As a born homemaker, you relish the idea of making something beautiful.

This week it may be possible to show more of your skills when someone seeks your advice.

You could end up helping with appearances.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Making a new start is not always the exciting thing that people imagine. When there are still old matters to be resolved, it takes the edge off the pleasure. It may be worth cooling off a new relationship until your social life is more settled. An urge to move around could be caused by your not facing a problem straight on.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Get both business and personal plans sorted out in the coming week. Thereafter, changes to your routine may be necessary, which is disruptive. The best-laid plans can need adjustment, so don't beat yourself up over that.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) This is the time. It isn't a nibble that is needed at the moment, but a feast. Accepting anything less would be a mistake because someone is watching your reaction to an offer. If you feel unsure of your worth, then ask a few trusted friends.

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LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Saturday January 4

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IRISH LOTTO Saturday January 4

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EURO MILLIONS Tuesday December 31

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EL MILLON: BLC39077 LA PRIMITIVA Thursday January 2

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JOKER: 4 581 061 Saturday January 4

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Cryptic

TIME

Across 1 Get up around noon and wash lightly (5) 4 South of Spain and Portugal, a region far to the east (7) 8 Electricity supplier got name wrong (7) 9 Staff conceal a French circular (5) 10 Abroad, went out with old hat (8) 11 Have in mind the middle position (4) 13 Passes the time shopping? (6) 14 Blackbird becomes a hound (6) 17 A bird has to take evasive action (4) 19 Roman Catholic official's vehicle Linda crashed (8) 22 Grub of a popular variety (5) 23 Back away, it’s a horrible tree rat (7) 24 Doubter, cold, in infected surroundings (7) 25 Afghan ruler appearing in dream, eerily (5) Down 1 Young lover runs rings around me (5) 2 Close to neckwear, item of lingerie (7) 3 Stones thrown by mere lads (8) 4 Pushes steamship around East Sussex resort (6) 5 Hurtful remark from pub bore, initially (4) 6 Get up or use make-up (5) 7 Plus, the poker stake is a musical direction (7) 12 A blood-feud to sell - and for the

French, a thankyou (8) 13 Dad's going round with Les to get some bicycle seats (7) 15 Birds circling on rising from an Italian city (7)

Code Breaker

16 Material contained in half a brick (6) 18 Five taken into care are cut up (5) 20 Some rare talent returning afterwards (5) 21 Compassion, we hear, for male deer (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 4 represents M and 25 represents Y, so fill in M every time the figure 4 appears and Y every time the figure 25 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 Down 1 Not complex (6) 1 Game similar to billiards (7) 4 Swearword (4) 2 Slightly wet (5) 8 Containing faults (9) 3 Be without (4) 9 Toy flown in the wind (4) 5 Watchful (5) 10 Position (6) 6/18 Casserole of meat and vegetables, 13 Free from harm or evil (6) typically topped with sliced potato (3,3) 15 Give temporarily (4) 7 Fact that has been verified (5) 18 Establish or official way of doing 11 Vocalists (7) something (9) 12 At rest (5) 19 Narrative, story (4) 14 Mar (5) 20 Washes (6) 16 Musical drama (5) 17 Having no empty space (4) 18 See 6

English - Spanish

Across 1 Shoe polish (5) 4 Brújula (7) 8 Puddles (7) 9 From (indicating starting place) (5) 10 Hasta ahora (2,3) 11 El más largo (7) 12 Fuga (6) 14 Platillo (para una taza) (6) 17 Mustard (7) 19 Less (5) 21 Dejar (5) 22 Beggar (7) 23 To stretch (7) 24 Enojado (5)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE

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

Down 1 Mouths (of people, animals, bottles) (5) 2 Tráfico (7) 3 To be born (5) 4 Castillo (6) 5 Move (house) (7) 6 Nave (de iglesia) (5) 7 Refugio (sitio) (7) 12 Enamel (7) 13 To plan (7) 15 Astuto (7) 16 Martillo (6) 18 Inteligente (5) 19 Sleeve (5) 20 Nevado (5)

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Hexagram

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

BATEAU BILLET CLIQUE FUNGAL GINGER GINGKO INLAND ISLAND PHLOEM POLICE RADIUM REDACT SCRAWL SHEAVE SWATHE TEETHE TRIUNE UPKEEP WINDOW (10)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Frilly 2 Senior 3 Muffle 4 Satire 5 Factor 6 Miasma 7 Tartar 8 Caused 9 Bitten 10 Accept 11 Nausea 12 Teeter 13 Scaled 14 Intent 15 Please 16 Scurvy 17 Cheese 18 Greasy 19 Arrear.

Nonagram

Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

• The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’.

They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

• Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

• No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice.

• No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

Kakuro

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

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: 18 • Good: 25

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

TARGET:

• Very good: 36 • Excellent: 46

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

Average: 12 Good: 17 Very good: 25

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Excellent: 32

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION acme acre cake came camp cape care carp cere cram mace mack marc pace pack peck race rack ackee apace caper crake cramp crape creak cream creek creep crepe macer pacer peace recap amerce camera camper packer pecker raceme repack PACEMAKER

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QUICK Across: 1 Scrub, 4 Bison, 7 Menagerie, 8 Deck, 10 Caries, 12 Single, 13 Less, 16 Overwhelm, 18 Delay, 19 Tinny.

CODE BREAKER

Down: 1 Scold, 2 Ram, 3 Bank, 4 Beggar, 5 Sardine, 6 Needs, 9 Conceal, 11 Slowly, 12 Sword, 14 Scary, 15/17 Best man.

CRYPTIC

ENGLISH-SPANISH

Across:

Across:

1 Pays, 3 Saracens, 9 Ethanol, 10 Abide, 11 Stoke, 12 Method, 14 Nickel, 16 Tucson, 19 Weasel, 21 Rosie, 24 Snipe, 25 Granite, 26 Stealing, 27 Zeus.

1 Castaña, 5 Snore, 8 Llano, 9 Receipt, 10 Flechas, 11 Slide, 12 Nevera, 14 Empate, 18 Wings, 20 Alambre, 22 Emanate, 23 Prima, 24 Traje, 25 Pretend.

Down: 1 Pheasant, 2 Yahoo, 4 Aflame, 5 Abaft, 6 Editors, 7 Sees, 8 Annexe, 13 Integers, 15 Chemise, 17 Uproar, 18 Flagon, 20 Smell, 22 Suite, 23 Uses.

Down:

1 Celofan, 2 Suave, 3 Another, 4 Atraso, 5 Socks, 6 Oficina, 7 Entre, 13 Ventaja, 15 Meat pie, 16 Emerald, 17 Make-up, 18 Wheat, 19 Shake, 21 Bride.

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QUIZ: EAST IS EAST...

1. Existing from 1949 to 1990, when the eastern portion of Germany was part of the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War, what was the official (English) name of East Germany?

2. First published in September 1952, East of Eden is a novel by which Nobel Prize winning author?

3. In which year was the first episode of EastEnders broadcast on BBC1?

4. Opened in 1998, Bayview Stadium, known formerly as New Bayview, is the home ground of which Scottish football club?

5. Situated in Friedrichstrasse, what name was given by the Western Allies to the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947–1991)?

6. Stay Another Day was the title of the first and, so far, only UK number one hit single for which English pop boy band?

7. The Hay Wain and Flatford Mill are both works by which landscape painter, who was born in East Burgholt in Suffolk in 1776?

8. To which village in East Sussex was the Royal Greenwich Observatory (RGO) moved in 1957?

9. Which Muslim republic in southern Asia was, until 1971, known as East Pakistan?

10. With an urban population of 210,000, which is the largest city in East Anglia?

Not a lot of people know that… the Dutch East Indies were the first Asian team to participate in the FIFA World Cup, when they qualified for the 1938 tournament. The 6–0 loss to Hungary, in the first round of the tournament remains the nation's only appearance in the World Cup.

Answers: 1. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, 2. JOHN STEINBECK, 3.

EAST FIFE, 5. CHECKPOINT CHARLIE (also known as CHECKPOINT C), 6. EAST 17, 7.

JOHN CONSTABLE, 8.

HERSTMONCEUX – in 1998 the RGO closed, the Greenwich site was returned to its original name, the Royal Observatory, Greenwich and was made part of the National Maritime Museum, 9.

BANGLADESH, 10. NORWICH

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

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Weather

Costa del Sol TOMORROW

TODAY ANTEQUERA

ANTEQUERA

COIN RONDA

MIJAS

COIN RONDA

MALAGA

BENALMADENA MARBELLA

BENALMADENA MARBELLA

ESTEPONA

ESTEPONA

SATURDAY Almeria

Malaga TODAY: MAX 16 MIN 8-CL

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed -

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7-S 7-S 7-S 7-S 9 - Cl 9 - Cl

Bilbao

TODAY: MAX 16, MIN 9-S

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10 - Sh 8 - Cl 8-S 8-S 8-S 8 - Cl

Madrid

TODAY: MAX 16, MIN 8-SH

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11 5 - Sh 12 2 - Cl 13 3 - S 13 5 - Cl 13 7 - Cl 13 7 - Cl

TODAY: MAX 13, MIN 1 -S

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Alicante

Benidorm

Mallorca

Barcelona

TODAY: MAX 16, MIN 7-S

TODAY: MAX 16, MIN 7-S

TODAY: MAX 17, MIN 6-S

TODAY: MAX 15, MIN 8-S

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9 - Sh 7 - Cl 7-S 6-S 7-S 8 - Cl

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Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Cl: Clear

9 - Sh 8 - Sh 7-S 7-S 7-S 8 - Cl

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C: Cloudy

7 - Sh 6 - Cl 6-S 7-S 6 - Cl 6 - Cl

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed -

13 14 14 14 14 14

5 - Sh 5-S 5-S 4-S 6-S 6-S

ANTEQUERA

COIN RONDA

MIJAS

MALAGA

BENALMADENA MARBELLA ESTEPONA

Sh: Showers

Th: Thunder

Sn: Snow

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BIRTHDAYS

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It’s Livia’s 40th birthday and she’s throwing the party of her life to make up for the wedding she never had.

Everyone she loves will be there except her daughter Marnie, who’s studying abroad and although Livia loves Marnie she’s secretly glad she won’t be there.

She needs to tell Adam something about their daughter but she’s waiting until the party so they can enjoy this last happy time together.

Adam has secretly arranged for Marnie to come home and surprise her Mum on her birthday. However, during the day, he receives some terrible news that he must tell Livia, but will it ruin everything?

The Dilemma - how far would you go to give someone you love a last few hours of happiness?

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Sudoku LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

• Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, January • Jamie Vardy, English footballer, January 9, 1982, 38 11, 1987, 33 Although she came into the limelight for her Leicester City striker and former member of the relationship with Prince William she has shown a English national team who signed for Leicester City for a non-League record transfer fee of great interest in charity works which focus mainly on issues surrounding young children and addiction. £1 million in 2012, and helped them win the Rod Stewart.

Time magazine named her as one of the 100 Most Championship in 2014. In 2015–16 he was Influential People in the World. voted Premier League Player of the Season and FWA • Rod Stewart, British singer, January 10, 1945, 75 Footballer of the Year.

• Howard Stern, Radio shock jock, January 12, 1954, 66 He rose to prominence by helping introduce the blues-rock genre with the band, Faces and went on to launch a successful He became a national sensation when his show, ‘The Howard solo career. He released albums that infused rock, R&B and Stern Show,’ gained popularity throughout America. During soul music and became a household name with chart-topping its run from 1986 to 2005 it gained a whopping 20 million listeners. His book titled, ‘Private Parts,’ became a bestseller singles Maggie May and Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?

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.

and was later adapted into a movie.

• Orlando Bloom, English actor, 13 January 1977, 43 After his breakthrough as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings films, he rose to fame in epic fantasy and historic films including the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and Troy.

Bloom began dating pop singer Katy Perry in 2016 and on February 15, 2019 Perry confirmed the couple were engaged.

• David Grohl, American musician, January 14, 1969, 51 Best known as the drummer for grunge legends Nirvana he is now the vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter of the rock band Foo Fighters. Grohl has established himself as one of the most influential rock drummers and in 2014 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside his Nirvana bandmates.

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1922 - Breakthrough In Toronto, a 14-year-old boy with diabetes was given the first injection of insulin. After an initial allergic reaction, biochemist James Collip worked to improve purity. This was successful and completely eliminated the glycosuria sign of diabetes.

1964 - Fab Four The Beatles released their first US record, Introducing … the Beatles 10 days before the official release of Meet the Beatles!, this semi-illegal release featured hits I Saw Her Standing There and Love Me Do. 1977 - Boogie nights Saturday Night Fever premiered in LA making a movie star out of 23year-old John Travolta and propelling the already famous Bee Gees to superstardom. Wellcast, well-acted and well-directed its pulsing disco soundtrack made it a work of lasting historical significance.

1980 - Pretty penny Oil tycoon Armand Hammer paid $5,126,000 for a notebook containing writings by legendary artist Leonardo da Vinci.

2001 - Digital Apple launches iTunes, a media player that revolutionised the way people consumed digital media.

2003 - Downfall Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was captured when soldiers found him hiding in a six-to-eight-foot deep hole, nine miles outside his hometown.

The man once obsessed with hygiene was found to be unkempt, with a bushy beard and matted hair.

This week in history

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

Solution DEAR BEAR (DEAD) BEAD BEND BAND BANK

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THE 2019 Christmas special of the award-winning TV show returns 10 years after audiences last spent Christmas with the Shipmans and the Wests.

Gavin and Stacey, now have three children and are finding parenting a challenge. On Christmas Eve, Dawn makes a shocking discovery about Pete that jeopardises their marriage (again) and a visit to the pub that night is an eyeopener in more ways than one. Packed with nostalgia and nods to the original series the special is a must-watch for fans.

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Drug your wife for a peaceful life BARRY DUKE I'M often left flabbergasted by things I’ve seen on the Internet, but never to the point when I’ve had to vacate my chair and take a walk in the park to get my head around an advertisement I’d just spotted.

I concluded that what I’d seen this week ­ an ad exhorting husbands to dose their wives with Valium ­ had to be a wind­up, especially as the caption be­ neath it claimed it would make wives ‘behave as a dutiful mother and wife, silent and without revolt.’

But it was NOT a spoof. This from a book entitled ‘Governing the Female Body: Gender, Health, and Networks of Power’: ‘In the 60s and 70s, as women were gaining more power in the work­ force and fought to alter the patriarchal structure, psychotropic pharmaceuti­ cals were used to calm down angry and irate feminists who would rock the so­ cial boat, demanding equality in wages and opportunity.’

I discovered the Roche Laboratories

ad, aimed at husbands wanting to zombify their uppity wives, while doing some picture research. I required an im­ age to illustrate a piece submitted to my Freethinker website by Seattle­based feminist and atheist blogger, Ophelia Benson.

Roche’s Valium ad was an extreme example of how rampant sexism was in the advertising industry during that era.

But while most ads were grossly offen­ sive, some were laugh­aloud funny, though clearly not intentionally so.

Example: a 60’s cigarette ad suggest­ ed that if you blow smoke in a woman’s face she’ll fall at your feet in adoration.

Why? Because the brand, Tipalet, came in a variety of irresistible flavours. It said: ‘Hit her with Tipalet Cherry. Or rich grape­y Tipalet Burgundy. Or lus­ cious Tiplalet Blueberry … a puff in her direction and she’ll follow you, any­ where.’

Now I never knew flavoured ciga­ rettes ever existed, aside from men­ thol, and imagined fruity aromas only hit the scene when vaping became fashionable and I took to it like a fat ADVERT: If you blow smoke in a woman’s face, she’ll fall at your feet in adoration.

kid takes to pies.

I threw over the fags about four years ago when I acquired my first Personal Electronic Nicotine Inhalation System (PENIS) and quickly discovered that people have some very odd reactions to vaping. One old geezer who periodically visits my local makes a point of sitting very close to me to sniff blueberry and mint, my favourite vape flavour.

Others stare daggers at me, feign coughing fits and wave their palms in front of their noses. One imbecile even did this when I simply placed an e­cig on a bar counter and made no move to puff on it.

But back to my main point: the man­ ner in which women were objectified as chattels, and portrayed as fragile, mind­ less creatures whose only purpose was to clean, cook and submit to their hus­ bands. In one a woman is shown actual­ ly getting spanked by her spouse for buying the ‘wrong’ coffee!

The image I eventually chose to illus­ trate Ophelia’s article was for a brand of ties called Van Heusen. It shows a woman kneeling beside her husband’s bed, offering him breakfast on a tray.

Your guess is as good as mine as to why hubby is in a single bed wearing a pris­ tine white shirt and a grotesque tie.

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Stretch it out THERE’S a lot of research that prais­ es the benefits of Pilates, from re­ ducing the risk of certain illnesses to strengthening muscles and improv­ ing flexibility.

It’s also a gentler workout than most but it can be just as effective, meaning you get all the benefits of exercise without any of the soreness afterwards.

According to a study by the Jour­ nal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, Pilates can help ease back ache as those with chronic lower back pain who attended classes for a month experienced more relief than those who went to see a physician or other specialist.

This is believed to be because Pi­ lates strengthens the core, which then alleviates stress on the lower back region.

A stronger core also will help to improve your posture and overall sports performance as all the body’s

muscles are connected through the core, so this will make your move­ ments sharper and help you run faster.

It’s also easier on your joints than other workouts as the slow, con­ trolled movements cause minimal impact.

One of the major bene­ fits of practising Pilates is the wonders it does to your flexibility, which can improve your body’s range of mo­ tion and, therefore, your exercise per­ formance.

A study that fol­ lowed young Brazil­ ian women, without any prior experience, as they attended 20 Pilates sessions showed they became 19.1 per cent more flexible by the end of the research.

STRONG: Pilates helps to strengthen the core.

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Blonde bombshell T O W I E’S Amber Turner brought a touch of Essex allure to Marbella as she enjoyed a romantic break with boyfriend Dan Edgar. The starlet has been feuding with T OW I E co-star Chloe Sims, ever since it was revealed her beau Dan had been two-timing them.

However, the loved-up pair seemed to be in good spirits as they soaked up the sun during the Christmas break.

The blonde beauty enjoyed the good weather as she stunned in a feminine, low-cut top and pink trousers. Brushing off the drama, the good-looking couple only had eyes for each other as they posed for Instagram on Marbella’s seafront.

After a rocky year, the pair seemed to have reconciled as they frolicked during the sunset stroll. Amber and Dan began their relationship in

2017, but have split on numerous occasions. Earlier in the year, it was revealed that Dan had enjoyed a brief fling with mum-of-one Chloe in March.

FAMOUS RAPPER: Kylie Jenner’s ex, Travis Scott.

Rap royalty SPANISH singer Rosalia recently announced her latest collaboration with one of the most famous rappers in the world Travis Scott.

The song, Highest in the Room is a remix of the original version that Scott released last October that went directly to Number 1 on the Billboard charts. The song belongs to JackBoys, a miniLP of remixes featuring heavyweights of hip hop and rap.

Last July, she shared a photo with Scott on Instagram that hinted at a possible collaboration. The truth is that the musician, former beau of Kylie Jenner and father of her daughter Stormi, knows Rosalia’s talent well. Both

share a producer, Frank Dukes, considered the ‘King Midas’ of hip hop. Dukes, creator of some of Kanye West and Rihanna’s successes, has worked with Scott on his three studio albums. Rosalia recorded with him two of his hits of the year: Con Altura and A Palé.

Hours after the release of Highest in the Room, social networks began to speculate on who will make cameos on the new Rosalia album, planned for 2020. Travis Scott, of course, but also names like Kanye West and Billie Eilish were mentioned.

Rosalia closes an impressive year, positioning herself as ‘royalty’ in the music industry.

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The Spider in the toaster

by John Le Seuer I SHOW you this picture as a gift from na­ ture to a friend of mine who now has a new website. Could you break up this beautiful home and kill the creature that made it?

I have a spider that lives in my toaster and I honestly don’t know how it survives.

There is no web and it is one of those Spanish jumping varieties that run like Us­ ain Bolt.

Three years ago I was driving at night in South East France near the Pyrenees, on a two­lane country road when the car ahead slammed on its brakes and jinked right, on the left was a car pulled over with squiffy headlights, and in the middle of the road still kicking, a large wild boar on its side.

The car with the squiffy headlights was go­ ing to need a tow truck. The car in front of me pulled over and stopped, I cruised on­ wards into the night with little I could do about anything.

Suddenly racing towards me was a con­ voy of small French vans of all sorts and varying degrees of dilapidation.

These were the local hunters sum­ moned to despatch the wild boar as quick­ ly and humanely as possible before butchering the animal at the road side. A wild boar in that condition is very danger­

SPIDER’S WEB: Could you break up this beautiful home?

ous indeed. This was the best outcome and the fastest for the situation.

Really city folk should not be judgemen­ tal of what goes on in the country, and most city folk would not have the guts to put this unfortunate boar out of its misery

quickly. Even with a gun, if they had one to hand and knew how to take the safety catch off and where to put the bullet.

I mention this because of a fool in the UK delighted to post on Facebook how he clubbed a fox to death that was caught in barbed wire. I am no fan of fox hunting for pleasure but I could not club the poor ani­ mal to death either. I would have got hold of someone with a gun to put it out of its misery as quickly as possible.

Some people condemn country life, and those who live it, I think that is quite wrong. City people who think a steak comes wrapped and packaged should think again.

A few years ago in the USA a pilot friend who lived opposite a poor family in Florida had an experience too. The mother regu­ larly left her children to come home from school and sit on the front porch before she might come home to feed them in two­three hours. My friend and his wife started to take the children in and feed them until the mother came home. The children were horrified that burgers came from pigs and cows and nuggets came from chickens. Yes, it did take an animal to die to provide.

My spider will live on in the toaster, it does not have to provide for me.

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In the Econ player ranking there is quite a pack of play­ ers all sitting pretty on five points each; Aaron Clark, and Paul Dady playing for The Windmill, Graham McSorley for Dixies Touching Cloth, Jari

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This great evening is al­ ways popular not just with Scots, with tickets costing €50 excluding IVA and all who attend are invited to wear tartan of some sort, no matter how small.

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This week Celebrity Chef & Fellow Master Chef Steven Saunders, proprietor of The Little Geranium in La Cala shares one of his Royal dishes with us…

Steven Saunders FMCGB The Little Geranium La Cala de Mijas & Marbella www.thelittlegeranium.com WE had a great New Year’s celebration at The Little Gera­ nium, seeing in the new decade and leaving the old one behind us.

It was a small intimate and exclusive evening essential for creating world class food! By that I mean I have had many disappointing New Year’s evenings with expensive mediocre food and panicked service.

This year we opened for the first time and I wanted to make a statement! I cooked an eight­course tasting menu for 24 people using the best in­

Recreating some great classics gredients that I could get hold of: home stone baked breads, Spanish lobsters, Russian caviar, hand dived scallops, home smoked salmon, Gali­ cian beef, sousvide wild duck­ ling, black pudding from As­ turiana, organic foie gras, fresh black truffles, espuma of Bel­ gian chocolate with gold leaf and handmade Galician cheeses.

We added every little atten­ tion to detail and treated our clients to a culinary tour de force, one client wrote, ‘it real­ ly was a Champions League dinner.’ I only wished I could have been sitting on the other side rather than slaving away on the stove!

It was a masked dinner and Michele my wife ordered the masks from Venice. The fish course was lobster, scallops and black truffles cooked in pastry. It’s a dish that dates back in time for me having cooked it for the Royal Family in the 90’s but I have recently reinvented it because every­ one tells me, that it’s the best thing that they have ever eat­ en.

Reinventing is something that I enjoy doing because, what comes around goes around, and as you get older you realise that is so true.

It is true with food, fashion, wines, music and almost everything except technology.

We depend on technology ad­ vancing and even when I am cooking I ask Siri to set my timer to 4 ½ minutes for exam­ ple, it’s a lot easier than scrolling through the phone to set the timer.

Everything that is cooking in my kitchen is on a timer. You can hear the bleep going off for the bread, the gong going off for the smoker, the bleep bleep going off for the duck in the sousvide machine, the jing­ ly alarm going off for the Gali­ cian beef and Siri’s phone alarm going off for the scallop and lobster baked in pastry.

It’s like a tune in its own right playing in my kitchen and if I am in a happy mood I sing

NEW YEAR: It was a masked dinner.

along with the electronic sounds! Singing is something that I love to do and in the 90’s I had a hit song called Crying Tonight.

My friends and family soon called it Frying tonight or as

my older brother said when he heard it, we were all crying every night as it was so bad!

If you fancy a giggle you can find the song and me singing it on a live TV show on YouTube under my name.

Steven Saunders’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

Lobster and Scallop baked with truffles in pastry THIS week the recipe I am sharing with you is my fantastic lobster and scallop New Year’s Eve dish, talking of crying… the clients were crying when they finished the dish as it is such an amazing course!

Ingredients for four 2 freshly cooked lobsters each weighing approx. 600­700g 4 large scallops in their own shells 1 heaped tablespoon of grated Gruyere or Parmesan cheese 250g approx of puff pastry made with butter 1 large leek washed and finely shredded 1 clove garlic peeled, crushed and finely chopped with two ta­ blespoons of olive oil mixed to make a garlic oil Juice of half a lemon 2 egg yolks for glazing pastry Maldon salt and white pepper For Truffle sauce 50g salted butter 250 ml of fresh thick cream 1 small onion peeled and

chopped finely 2 cloves garlic peeled and chopped 2 heaped tea­ spoons of truffle pieces of shavings of fresh black truffle ½ glass of dry white wine 2 teaspoons truffle oil Seasoning Method In a thick bot­ tomed saucepan pour the white wine and warm it.

Now add the garlic, onion and finally the cream and cook out and reduce for five min­ utes on a medium heat.

Finally add the butter, stir in and then the truffle pieces, the truffle oil and taste and season.

Method for cooking the Lobster If you are cooking your own lobster it is important to put the

SPECIAL DISH: Lobster and scallops.

l o b ­ sters to sleep before cooking them by putting them in the freezer for about two hours. Cook them one at a time to maintain the heat of the water. When the water comes back to the boil leave for one minute and remove with a slotted spoon and immediately cool (shock) in ice cold water to stop the cooking.

Now that you have your cooked lobster cut them in half using a strong pair of kitchen scissors and

then use a large knife to cut the tails into two halves. Remove the lobster body flesh and reserve.

You don’t have to use the claws for this recipe but you could use them for another day (they will freeze well when cooked).

To prepare the scallops Remove the scallops carefully from the shells and remove the coral (roe) and wash the scallop carefully with a little cold water.

Wash and clean the shells thor­ oughly.

Get a frying pan hot without anything in it and then add the olive oil and seal the scallop meat on one side for 10/15 seconds, season well and reserve. (Keep the corals, cook and freeze them).

To construct dish Fry the shredded leek and add a little butter, season well and add a little white wine, cook for two minutes so that the leeks are al

dente. Spoon the leeks equally in­ to the scallop shells.

Add the scallop to the shell seared side up.

Add the cooked tail of the lob­ ster and dress with a little of the garlic oil and a squeeze of lemon juice.

Pour the truffle sauce carefully over the lobster and into each shell (about a spoon full).

Sprinkle the grated cheese over the lobster tail.

Cover each shell with a square of puff pastry (approx 15 cm).

Wrap the pastry carefully over the shells covering the scallop/ lobster and then trim afterwards squeezing the pastry to the shell so that it sticks.

Brush the pastry with the egg yolk.

Keep in fridge until needed.

To serve Bake in a pre­heated oven 200ºC for 4½ minutes until a deep golden brown and then serve im­ mediately.

Follow Steven on Instagram … saunderschef - Email any questions … steven@thelittlegeranium.com The Little Geranium, Winner of Best Contemporary International Restaurant 2019-Costa Del Sol - www.thelittlegeranium.com

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ROT deduction for Swedish Sotogrande to Marbella 648 712530 (287364) R.K.S CONSTRUCTION Full reforms. Roofing. Plastering. Kitchen & Bathroom Specialists. Established 2005. 634 315 264 / 352 640 871 (287812) MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS - All jobs considered.

Professional, Efficient & Competitive rates. English speaking. Call/Whatsapp (Brennan) 681 120 346 (287159)

CARPENTERS

TILING

CARPENTER cabinet maker, Irish. Available for all types of property maintenance, plumbing, painting, electrical, kitchens and bathrooms renovated etc., 30 years experience, very reliable. Tel: 952 441 955 / 677 087 575 (277284)

Tiling, bathrooms, kitchens, floors, terraces. All areas. Masterbuildspain since 1996. Call 952663141 or 670 409 759 www.mas terbuildspain.com. in fo@masterbuildspain.com (287013)

KITCHEN, Bedroom and Bathroom refurbishments by w w w . c o m p l e t e carpentry.com 952 196 457 or 696 064 019. Facebook: The Irish Carpenter (276006)

WATERPROOFING DO you have humidity? We will solve your problem with 15 years guarantee. Alfil waterproofing 952 272 700 Since 1989

DAMP PROOFING BUSINESS FOR SALE D R D A M P leaking roofs, damp walls, all mould cured. All work guaranteed. Call 689 515 558 (276245) DAMP PROOFING. www.electro-os.com. info@electro-os.com. 958 656 560 / 619 666 363 (286963)

GUTTERING Guttering. All areas.

Masterbuildspain since 1996. Call 952663141 or 670 409 759. www.mas terbuildspain.com. in fo@masterbuildspain.com (287013)

SMALL Garden furniture shop between Estepona/San Pedro. Low price, low rent.

Perfect family business. Call George 669 331 280 (278098)

BUSINESS OPP. CASHBACK on your house/commercial. Payback only when you sell.

Quick/easy. Min 20k. 617 333 777 (278948)

BUY & SELL

METALWORK

DECLUTTER, cash paid for small/medium furniture, antiques, decanters, brass, copper, golf clubs & other ornaments. Howard 608 121 817 (286749)

NEW REJAS, GATES, Carports & Fencing, repairs & alterations. Work Guaranteed. Reliable. 14yrs on Coast. Steve the Welder.

Call/Whatsapp 655 040 648 (287284)

HOUSE CLEARANCE S P E C I A L I S T S , FULL OR PART CLEARANCE. ALL FURNITURE WANTED, WE PAY MORE. TEL 634 324 914 OR EMAIL houseclear anceman@hotmail.com (2 86670)

PLASTERING PLASTERING, rendering, dry lining, coving. Fitted Kitchens, Bathrooms and Bedrooms. All work guaranteed. 689 515 558 (276245)

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE MR-MAINTENANCE – For ALL your Property needs. No Job Too Small – Contact 647 460 155. (287099)

ALHAURIN FURNITURE EMPORIUM Buyers & Sellers of quality furniture. Top prices paid. 675 357 575 (287375) SUPERPOOL est. 1985.

Pool tables, boxing and mini-vending machines on profit share, also new/second hand domestic tables and accessories. Tel 629 530 233 - www.superpool spain.com (286681) FOR SALE Solid French Oak extending table 130cm extends to 230cm + 4 Chairs.

1 x 130cm Bench. €450 ONO. 683 622 772 (287817)

CLASSIFIEDS CARAVANS CAMPER VANS, CARAVANS, MOBILE HOMES, BOATS AND ALL PLANT, DIGGERS, DUMPERS, MOTORBIKES, CARS AND COMMERCIALS WANTED. BEST PRICE PAID, CASH TODAY, ANY REGISTRATION WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 (253107) PARKING, STORAGE & SALES. Caravans - Motorhomes - Boats - Cars and Vans etc. Short / long term - Safe & secure, drop off & collections. Excellent rates, discount for long term, 5 mins from Fuengirola.

Established 25 years. www.eurodog.es / in fo@eurodog.es 679 786 669 / 606 101 807 (257556)

CAR HIRE ALH RENT A CAR – SHORT & LONG-TERM RENTALS FROM €9.90 A DAY. INSURANCE INCLUDED IN OUR PRICES. www.alhrentacar.com TLF: 638 846 909 or reservasalhrentacar@gm ail.com (278376)

CARS WANTED CAMPER VANS, CARAVANS, MOBILE HOMES, BOATS AND ALL PLANT, DIGGERS, DUMPERS, MOTORBIKES, CARS AND COMMERCIALS WANTED. BEST PRICE PAID, CASH TODAY, ANY REGISTRATION WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 (253107)

CHIMNEY SERVICES APEX CHIMNEY SERVICES, professional chimney sweeping and smoke testing. NACS Qualified.

Clean and efficient Tel: Bob 696 320 202 (287216) CHIMNEY SWEEP. Clean reliable professional. All types, special price for more than one. Chris 608 337 497 (285980)

CHURCHES BENALMADENA Elim Family Fellowship. Sundays 11am. Elimfamilyfellow ship.com or call 951 912 525 or 952 446 627

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www.euroweeklynews.com CLASSES CALAHONDA LANGUAGE CENTRE. Established 1987.

New beginner’s Spanish course starts 13th January 2020. Maximum 5 students per group for guaranteed results. Other levels and private classes available. Enrol now. Also translations undertaken calahondalan guage@gmail.com Tel: 952 931 176 (285416) VERY MATURE, experienced male life model, seeks “life” class. Class size, one or many. References available. Slim athletic physique.

Fuengirola based. Public transport only. Contact Arthur. +447933 636 755

CLEANING SERVICES OVEN CLEANING, domestic, commercial, complete fittings, let professional do hard dirty work. From 40€. 611 283 162 ovencleaning costadelsol.com (258467) STARLIGHT CLEANING SERVICES. All types of cleaning. Any size of property. All Areas. Residential & Holiday Lets. 682 636 451 www.starlight-spain.com (286668) ADVANCED Cleaning Services. Professional carpet, upholstery cleaning, 27 years experience, wet/dry clean. Honest, reliable service 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 or email acservs@out look.com (253107) RUGS fitted carpets, upholstery including leather cleaned on site 685 524 921 (253107) Have your windows, doors & glass professionally cleaned at affordable prices from just € 15.

Call/WhatsApp Chris 447979 767 576 (287300)

COMPUTERS PC DOCTOR Computer Sales & Repairs, IPTV, Lobster SIM cards, Web Sites.

We come to wherever YOU are – Home or Business. 952 591 071 www.electron box.net Paseo Jesus Santos Rein 11, Fuengirola

DECORATORS RAINBOW Pinturas. English, professional painters & decorators. All aspects of interior & exterior work. Also kitchen/ furniture spraying.

Call / WhatsApp: Daniel 628 066 308. www.rainbowpin turas.com (287097)

DECORATORS MIJAS PAINTER & Decorator, 30 years exp, Dec /Jan discounts. Andy 711 009 346. mijaspainterdeco rator.com (287433)

DOMESTIC APP REPAIRS DOMESTIC Appliance repairs - washing machines, fridges, cookers, ovens, water heaters, gas / electric, professionally repaired.

Christian 608 337 497 REPAIRS to Washing Machines-Dish Washers-OvensFridges. Call Garry Goodman 673 344 212. English Service Technician. 35 years’ experience. (286416)

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FLOOR POLISHING MARBLE POLISHING, CRYSTALLIZING, LASTING, HIGH SHINE. REGRINDING, RESTORATION OF SALTY, DEAD FLOORS. 27YRS EXPERIENCE. RELIABLE. REFS AVAILABLE. CYRIL. 645 840 199 (284878) MARBLE FLOORS polished high shine non-slip. Fast Service Reliable, family run business. TERRACOTTA CLEANED and sealed. No job too small. Cleansol 10am – 10pm 7 days all areas. 952 930 861 / 607 610 578 Discount code: EWN 1 CLEAN (206437)

FOR SALE/WANTED

DRAINAGE BLOCKED DRAINS? Leak detection, CCTV survey, root removal, Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com (281379) CLEARFLOW – Unblocking, CCTV inspection, repair and installation. Tel: 630 200 600 / 952 885 661.

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RINGTONS TEA delivered to your door in Spain by Correos. Order online www.ringtonstea-espana.es 625 299 696 (287158)

FLOOR POLISHING MARBLE FLOOR (2.50€ /m2) WHY PAY MORE. WE CLEAN, CRYSTALLISE, SEAL THEN POLISH YOUR MARBLE TO HIGH GLOSS, NONSLIP. PROFESSIONAL GUARANTEED, FAST SERVICE. 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. ALSO REPAIRS DAMAGES TO MARBLE, CLEAN AND SEAL TERRACOTTA TERRACES, COVERS ALL COSTA DEL SOL. TEL: 671 244 683 (259400)

GARDENING SERVICES irrigation systems, turfs, reforms & landscaping. Ricardo 637 160 129 www.ricar dogardens.es (285257) SPECIALIST BIG TREE PRUNING, PALMS AND GARDEN MAINTENANCE 637 20 35 28 - TRABAJOS ESPECIAL EN ARBOLES GRANDES PRIUNING PALMERAS , MANT DE JARDINES 637 20 35 28 (284967)

IRRIGATION F&P: professional new sprinkler systems and repairs, 30 years’ experience. 14 days free trial, fixed price. Free quotation.

656 314 510 (285654)

FUNERALS

ELECTRICIAN Exclusively Marbella and Estepona Richard on 602 292 385 or email richi@europe.com All installations & maintenance.

Surge Protection, Garden Lights, Upgrades, Boletins.

ENGLISH TEA

PROFESSIONAL garden services from Fuengirola to Estepona. All aspects of gardening and full maintenance and landscaping, free quotes, competitive prices. Contact Andrew 600 259 981 Andrew@garden-profes sionals.com (283924)

IRRIGATION

ELECTRICIAN

LIT ELECTRICIANS for all your Electrical & maintenance needs no job too small for a FREE Quote. Call Craig on 604 106 414 or Ben 679 505 761 (287118)

GARDENING

PUMPS P&P: deep water well, pressure and pool pumps, service, sales, installations and repairs 30 years’ experience. Free quotation.

656 314 510 (285654)

FUNERALS

FURNITURE ALHAURIN FURNITURE Emporium. Buyers and sellers of quality furniture. We buy from a small item to full clearances. Top prices paid.

697 511 071 www.casaking.es (253107) THE WAREHOUSE – We buy a Single item to a Full House Clearance – 602 610 103 www.casaking.es (253107) FURNITURE wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals. 675 357 575 (287375)

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IRIS-IRRIGATION and landscapes. New Installations & problem-solving.

Turf (supply and laying).

Garden constructions. Tree surgeon. Clearing. Astro Turf (Free Quotation) 676 747521 (284885)

GATES ELECTRIC Gates/Garage Doors. Intercoms/access control systems and replacement remotes. New installs and repairs. For all your electric gate and garage door requirements call us on 605 356 469/952 786 178.

The Garage Door Co & 2 Way Gates. tgdc@ hotmail.co.uk www.the garagedoorcompany.es (284850)

GATE REPAIRS ELECTRIC GATE/GARAGE DOOR automation repaired.

Free, no obligation quotation. Call Colin - 636 394 641 (278431)

GLASS CURTAINS GLASS CURTAIN repairs, specialist in replacement of discoloured plastic strips that act as a seal between the glass panels. Call Julian 655 825 931 (287015)

80 EWN HEATING

Fires gas or wood burners EnvirocareSpain since 1996. All areas.

Quality guaranteed. 952 663 141 or 670 409 759 www.envirocares pain.com info@enviro carespain.com (287013)

HEALTH & BEAUTY

BEAUTY TREATMENTS BOTOX AND FILLERS From €95. Covers the Costa del Sol and inland. www.beautifulmarbella.es 609 347 086. (286480)

INSURANCE

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CHIROPRACTOR

THERAPIST

FUENGIROLA, Myofascial Release. J. Schaegen, Specialized in treating neck, back & extremity disorders, 30 years in Practice. 652 291 224 www.bodywork.es (282256)

RELIEF FROM DEPRESSION, Anxiety And Relationship Problems. Philip Jameson, LICSW Psychotherapist. 635 276 140 (287165)

DENTIST ENGLISH SPEAKING DENTIST in Fuengirola & Nueva Andalucia. Specialising in Zircon crowns, bridges etc. FREE check up! drvisky@hotmail.com. 689 887 019 (284567)

HOT TUBS/SPAS

LSM INSURANCE. No fat singing blokes or trumpeting telephone´s, just professional service at the best prices for all your insurance needs including car, household, commercial, life, health and travel. Tel 952 578 008 or www.lsminsurance.biz for a quotation (287020)

LAWYERS

HOT TUBS, new, used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. 691 973 131 / 952 793 398 (284889)

HOUSE CLEARANCES

INSURANCE

LOANS LOANS AVAILABLE on all types of paintings, jeweler, watches, silver etc. Any condition. Immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony’s Antiques & Jewelers shops extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola.

Mobile 609 529 633. Tel: 952 588 795 (SE) (201522)

LOCKSMITH

MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 153, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 153 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now! (200726) EU INSURANCE DIRECT. Best prices, best service, best cover for all your Insurance needs. TEL 951 080 118 or 952 830 843 (281380) www.euroweeklynews.com

HEALTH INSURANCE

WOODY´S LOS BOLICHES. Greeting Cards, mail to and from the UK. Worldwide courier and Passport renewals. All adverts taken for the Euro Weekly News- display or classified. Open 9.002.00PM (Monday to Friday). Special hours apply August and Xmas. One street behind the Confortel, just off Plaza San Rafael, Los Boliches, on C/Poeta Salvador Rueda 93. Tel: 952 471 877 (95705)

MOBILITY

THE WAREHOUSE – We buy a Single item to a Full House Clearance – www.casaking.es - 602 610 103 (253107) ALHAURIN FURNITURE EMPORIUM furniture wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals. 675 357 575 (287375)

MISCELLANEOUS

LOCKSMITH emergency / appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service. Call Paul 657 466 803 (248853) EMERGENCY LOCKSMITH/SAFE ENGINEERS - 24/7 CALLOUT - 636 770 865/952 660 233 OR VISIT OUR SHOP IN LA CALA - WWW.SECU RITYOFSPAIN.COM

S E N I O R W O R L D (est.2008) – MOBILITY scooters, wheelchairs, stairlifts, nursing beds, rise ´n´ recline chairs & a large range of daily living aids for sale or hire, for a better life.

Visit our showroom in Los Boliches - or call on 952 663 131 or 670 964 181 for advice & best prices (285452) THE World of Mobility Superstore Fuengirola. All your mobility needs under one roof, Sales, Rentals & Repairs for Mobility Scooters, Wheelchairs, Walkers, Bathroom Equipment, Stair lifts & much more www.worldof mobility.es 622 832 954 (287765)

MOSQUITO SCREENS MOSQUITO screens, sliding, pulldown, pleated colours call Mosquito Nick 647 072 861 (281384) ACE OF SHADES - Don’t let the bugs get you!

Available in enrollable, slider and pleated. Large choice of colours including wood effect. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceofshades.design (101730) MOSQUITO Screens for windows, doors and a highquality sliding patio door screen. All finishes available.

Quick service. All areas covered. Call Julian 655 825 931 (287016)

CLASSIFIEDS MOTORING

CAR SERVICES BRITISH MECHANIC Mijas Costa. Experienced & Reliable. 605 407 369

FOR SALE HAPPY NEW YEAR 4X4 AUTOMATIC DIESEL BMW. X3, 2013, Everything you want, only 77,000 kilometres, (approx. 47,000 miles).

Sat nav. Parking sensors, roof bars, cd, electric, alloy wheels, private owner returning UK. WAS....21,500€ NEW REDUCED PRICE....18,500€. See photos web page www.robertson cars-spain.com phone 952 832 173/608 658 785 HAPPY NEW YEAR DIESEL JAGUAR X TYPE ESTATE WAGON EXECUTIVE 2.2, 2008 model, chrome roof rack, parking sensors. 5 door, cd, climate control, beige leather interior, dark blue, alloy wheels, Jaguar bonnet badge this is one good looking big cat, even has a retractable Jaguar dog grill, low kms.

WAS 6,995€ NEW REDUCED PRICE €5,995 see photos web page www.robertson cars-spain.com phone Samantha 952 832 173/608 658 785 whatsapp HAPPY NEW YEAR DIESEL VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 2015 only 47,000kms.

5 seater, 5 door, white, private golfing lady owner.

W A S . . . . . 1 5 , 9 9 5 € NOW...12,995€ ONO see photos web page www.ro bertsoncars-spain.com phone 952 832 173/608 658 785 HAPPY NEW YEAR LOOK REDUCED PRICE 4X4 JEEP CHEROKEE DIESEL 2L, 2014 only 61,000kms. Parking sensors. One private lady owner, immaculate, manual, grey, make me an offer what are you waiting for this is a great reduction WAS...18,995€ NOW..15,995€ o.n.o see photos web page. www.ro bertsoncars-spain.com phone 952 832 173/ 608 658 785

CLASSIFIEDS HAPPY NEW YEAR 4x4 AUTOMATIC / DIESEL HONDA CR-V 2.2. 2014 model, only 54,000kms. (approx.32,000 miles), glass roof, mink metallic paintwork, beige leather interior, alloy wheels, reverse parking camera and front sensors, CD. Stop start keyless, electric everything, and most important fully stamped HONDA SERVICE HISTORY, last service Oct. 2019, Happiness is this Honda....€16,995 See photos web. www.robert soncars-spain.com phone /whats app. Samantha 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 HAPPY NEW YEAR CABRIO AUTOMATIC OPEL ASTRA .TT. 1.8. 2008 only 74,000kms, (approx 47,000miles) one lady owner, always garaged, electric hard roof folds into boot, beautiful sky blue , everything you want , have you been good yes Santa says a gift at €7,500. Samantha 952 832 173/ 608 658 785. See photos web. www.robert soncars-spain.com WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance. Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 902 123 309. (200726) SELLING YOUR SPANISH CAR? PHONE Bill Brady for the best cash price. Stay safe and phone Bill on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com (284761) MASSIVE SAVINGS AT BILL BRADY CARS has been established on the Costa del Sol since 1986, in which time he has helped thousands of expatriates to buy or sell their quality used Spanish cars and also keeping all the documentation simple so you understand all that is going on (which is important). You can contact Bill direct on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 or bill bradycars.com (284761) MASSIVE SAVING VOLVO V-60 4-D (Estate) Automatic/ Diesel 2016 top of the range to many extras to list one private owner full service history has to be seen for this low price. WAS 21’995€ - NOW 18’995€ 952 838 842/608 950 221 billbradycars.com (284761) HONDA Civic estate (Diesel) 1.6 Six speed manual. 2014 One private owner full service history from Honda only 64’000 Klm. (40’000 Mls) Diamond white, eco drive, Honda have to

www.euroweeklynews.com many extras to list here, look at this price it’s unbeatable at only 13’995€ 952 838 842/ 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com. (284761)

BRITISH MECHANIC Mijas Costa. Experienced & Reliable.

605 407 369 (287423)

Citroen Picasso C-3 2014 One private owner 25,000 Klm (15,000mls). Diamond white this has been garaged from new it looks great ideal small MPV for only 8’995 € 952 838 842 /608 950 221 billbradycars.com. (284761)

WANTED

Suzuki SX-4 Cross Over 4+2 1.6 Inj. 2014 One private owner 40’000 Klm (25’000 Mls ) diamond white this jeep has been very well maintained LOOK AT THIS LOW PRICE only 10’995€ 952 838 842/ 608 950 221 billbrady cars.com BMW Tourer 316D 2013 44.000km (27.000 Mls) white for 19´995€ from private owner, many extras, in perfect conditions. 952 838 842/ 608 950 221 billbrady cars.com Automatic Renault Kadjar 2018 14’000 Klm ( 8’000 Mls ) with full warranty as its top of the range to many extras to list what a saving at only 19’995€ 952838842 /608 950 221 billbradycars.com Kia Rio 2016 1.2 Inj. 5 door one private owner diamond white this car is immaculate and only only 7’995€ 952838842 608950221 bill bradycars.com

INSURANCE WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance. Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 902 123 309. (200726)

MECHANICS MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work.

Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (287296) BRITISH MECHANIC Mijas Costa. Experienced & Reliable. 605 407 369

REPAIRS ENGLISH bodyshop, fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No Job Too Small. 952 667 074 (286665)

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PEST CONTROL COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists.

Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee. Serving the coast since 1985. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (285686)

PETS CARS, VANS, ANY REGISTRATION, INSTANT CASH, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPANISH 685 524 921 (253107) CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN/UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (253107) WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 685 524 921. (253107) CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH/WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837. (253107) WANTED, wanted, wanted!! All cars, all years, all models… from exotic to classic. Spanish, English, Dutch plated. Call us on 951 977 329 or 606 647 597.

(287368) ALL CARS / Commercials wanted, runners or non-runners. Cash. Buyer collects.

Transfer included. 605 109 796 (286047)

MUSIC ENHANCE YOUR SPECIAL DAY WITH THE BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS OF LIVE SPANISH GUITAR PLAYED BY DAVID CHRISTIAN-CLARK. ECLECTIC REPERTOIRE. RECOMMENDED BY TOP WEDDINGPLANNERS AND AGENTS.SEE HIM ON GOOGLE & FACEBOOK. CALL 00 350 540 367 29 (287087)

NAUTICAL

NAUTICAL COURSES INTERNATIONAL SKIPPER LICENCE: Courses held in English and starts soon. RYA VHF and Radar Courses. 636 444 929 (287297)

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YOUNG DOMESTICATED cats rescued from the killing station need kind homes.

Fully vaccinated and neutered. We will also deliver to England for a donation to the charity. Please give one of these beautiful cats a home so we can save more from death. Can be seen without obligation at Cat and Dog World Kennels. Tel. 630 197 435 (287370) LOW COST NEUTERING 630 197 435 (Eng) / 952 112 978 (283419)

CHARITIES ACE CHARITY ‘El Refugio’ in La Cala de Mijas is a registered charity. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the Town Hall or the Andalucian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter. We are grateful for any help offered, including donations of food and blankets. Visiting times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736. Our website is www.ace-charity.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320) ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 14.00pm. (93319) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public

at weekends from 10.00 to 5.00. Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at anytime. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference. You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeon line.net www.sepeonline.net (93321) SOS ANIMAL REFUGE we have dogs, young and old looking for homes.

Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect. So if you are having a clear-out, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about rehoming, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-animals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317) ARCH - The Andalusian Rescue Centre for Horses, registered charity 8448, is open to visitors every Sunday from 9a.m until 12 noon. Working closely with the Spanish authorities, we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abused and abandoned horses and donkeys.

Come and meet our current rescues, learn about our work and how you may be able to help. Run solely by a small team of dedicated volunteers,the Centre is located between Alhaurin el Grande and Coin in Comm. de Viña Borrego behind Venta Miralmonte.

For more information and directions see our website www.horserescuespain.org, our Facebook page Centro Andalusi de Rescate de Caballos or tel.

610 845 491 or 656 935 613

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KENNELS CAT & DOG World Kennels and Cattery. 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.catand dogworld.com (287370) EURODOG Boarding Kennels & Cattery. Under new ownership by animal loving family. Large kennels and exercise yards, fully licensed and sanitary approved. Safe, secure and caring environment. Inspections welcome anytime. 5 minutes from Fuengirola 679 786 669 / 952 464 947 / www.eurodog.es (242538) PETCARE PET HOTEL. Alhaurin el Grande. Holiday accommodation for dogs and cats. Heated/Air-conditioned kennels available.

Tel: 952 112 284 / 685 400 216 www.petcarespain.com.

Find us on Facebook at Petcare Spain. (278403) LAGUNA KENNELS AND CATTERY. Your pets lovingly cared for by English mother and daughter. Near Coin. lagunakennels@hotmail.com.

Tel 952 112 021 / 606 838 983. (285836)

PET TRANSPORT ACCOMPANY your pets to their new home. Fully licensed pet transport service.

Denise www.petchau ffeur.eu 952 197 187 / 696 233 848 info@petchauf feur.eu (284908)

PLUMBING

PLUMBER for all your plumbing, water heaters, bathrooms, tiling. Benalmadena based, travel no problem. Construction work. Glen 669 073 773.

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PROPERTY TO LET

PLUMBING. Leak detection & blocked drains. Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com (281379)

PRINTERS SIGNS, all type of 3D letters and light boxes, full CNC cutting services , large and small format printing like posters , roller banners , business card and flyers, we create your corporate identity, logos, real estate boards, decoration items for homes and offices. We cover the Coast and delivery. 951 310 395 /952 906 121 in fo@eyeprint.es (282503)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES MALAGA EXPAT CONSULTING - Paperwork Assistance, (NIE, Residencia, Driving Licence Renewal, Car Transfer, Doctor Registrations, Translation, Property Rental License and more), Relocation Advice. Outstanding service at competitive rates. Call Irina Saltmarsh 687 733 743 www.malaga expat.com (287019)

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ROAD TEST

by Nick Fletcher THE Mercedes­Benz brand is mostly associated with sports and luxury models, but many with more modest budgets as­ pire to own a Mercedes and the entry level model is the A Class, a well­designed and well­equipped family car.

A CLASS: A well-designed and well-equipped family car.

CREDIT: global.honda

SINCE the introduction of the Dream D­Type in 1949, Honda’s 70th anniversary of motorcycle mass­production marks the compa­ ny’s 400 million­unit milestone for global motorcycle production.

Honda was founded in 1948, and began mass­production of motorcy­ cles at its first overseas production facility in Belgium in 1963. Since then, Honda has expanded its pro­ duction globally in accordance with its fundamental principle of produc­ ing locally where there is demand.

Honda currently produces a wide range of motorcycles, from 50cc commuters to 1,800cc models, at 35 facilities in 21 countries.

Since its foundation, Honda has developed and provided products that meet the needs of customers in many countries and regions, based on its belief that ‘the purpose of technology is to help people.’

As a result, Honda achieved its 100 million­unit milestone in 1997, and its 300 million­unit milestone in 2014. In 2018, Honda exceeded an annual production of 20 million units for the first time in its history, and enjoys strong support from cus­ tomers in the Asia region and worldwide. Honda will continue to

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construct its development and pro­ duction structure to meet rising de­ mand. And, Honda will strive to re­ alise its 2030 vision, to serve people worldwide with the ‘joy of expand­ ing their life’s potential.’

Takahiro Hachigo, Chief Executive Officer, Honda Motor Co Ltd, said: “For 70 years, Honda has provided to customers worldwide motorcy­ cles that make life easier and en­ joyable. As a result, we have achieved our 400 million­unit milestone. I am grateful to all of our customers, and everyone involved in de­ velopment, manufactur­ ing, sales and service of our products.

“We will continue to do our best to provide attractive products that meet the needs and dreams of our customers worldwide.”

1949 DREAM D-TYPE: Honda’s first major motorcycle model, manufactured in Japan.

Mercedes-Benz A180 SE Priced from €27,717 (£23,710), the A Class range of­ fers petrol and diesel engines and manual and automatic transmissions and even entry­ level SE versions come with a generous amount of standard features.

One of the popular choices is the entry­level SE mod­ el A180 diesel, which offers out­

standing fuel economy, averag­ ing 24.9 kpl (70.6 mpg). Pow­ ered by a 1.5­litre 116 hp diesel unit and with six­speed manual gearbox, this version has a 0­ 100 kph time of 10.6 seconds and top speed of 203 kph (126 mph). Emissions are low at 106 g/km.

In a sector which includes stalwarts such as the Volk­ swagen Golf and BMW 1 Se­ ries, the Mercedes A Class cuts a dash, offering more vi­ sual cachet thanks to its sleek styling and a dramatic front end dominated by a large ex­ ample of its famous three­ pointed badge.

Inside, it is a similar story with a wow­factor dashboard

with turbine­style vents, multi­ function sports steering wheel, chrome detailing and use of quality trim materials to create a very classy appearance which helps make you feel you are in something that is rather spe­ cial. The seating is comfortable and supportive, and there is good occupant space front and rear. The boot space of 360 litres is expandable by folding the rear seats.

Standard equipment in­ cludes four powered windows, climate control, sat­nav, cruise control, reversing sensors, digi­ tal radio, Bluetooth and con­ nectivity features, and safety kit includes auto emergency braking, lane departure warn­

ing and tyre pressure monitor­ ing.

On the road, the engine de­ livers its power quietly, smoothly and progressively, making both city and open­ road driving quite relaxing, The suspension is well­balanced providing precise and com­ posed handling and supple ride quality.

Summing up, the A180 is a strong contender in the crowd­ ed family car sector, offering a very good all­round package with the kudos of a prestige badge. Mercedes says the A Class ‘redefines the compact class’ and I think anyone who test drives one will find it hard to challenge that assertion.

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ARSENAL THROUGH ARSENAL moved into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Leeds United on Monday.

Mikel Arteta earned his second win as head coach in all competitions thanks to a scrappy finish from Reiss Nelson 10 minutes after the restart.

Championship leaders Leeds had entirely con­ trolled a first half in which Arsenal looked a shadow of the team that played so well in the narrow loss to Chelseaand 2­0 victory over Manchester United re­ cently in the Premier League.

Arteta, though, managed to spark a second­half upturn to secure a fourth­round match away to Bournemouth.

A strong Arsenal side were outplayed in the first 45 minutes at Emirates Stadium, Leeds managing 15 shots and 63 per cent of the ball on the Gunners’ own turf.

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved well from Jack Harrison’s strike before Patrick Bamford rattled the crossbar from inside the penalty area, as the visi­ tors continued to win the ball back with ease when­ ever the hosts moved forward.

Martinez had to react brilliantly to make sure Sokratis Papastathopoulos did not turn Luke Ayling’s cross into his own net, as the visitors failed to make the most of several good openings.

Arteta’s half­time talk clearly got through as Arse­ nal started the second half on the front foot, and they snatched a fortuitous breakthrough after 55 minutes when Nelson scuffed a finish past Illan Mes­ lier after a cross from Lacazette deflected into his path.

Leeds were now looking unable to cope with a

ARSENAL: Will be looking for some silverware this year. high press and substitute Gabriel Martinelli forced a good save from Meslier, after Lacazette had escaped punishment when VAR reviewed him kicking out at Gaetano Berardi.

Such was the difference between Arsenal’s per­ formances in the first and second halves that what­ ever Arteta said to his players should be noted down and taught in coaching classes.

A lifeless, disconnected display turned into a high­ pressing and hard­working approach to which Leeds had no answer.

But for Martinez’s excellent first­half saves, this game could have been beyond the Gunners long be­ fore Arteta had the chance to lift his players’ perfor­ mance.

Having hit the bar in a promising first half, Bam­ ford grew less and less effective in the second and was mostly a passenger for the final 20 minutes.

Arsenal under their new manager will be looking for some silverware this year and the FA Cup is prob­ ably their biggest target and off they go into the next round.

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CITY ONE FOOT AWAY FROM FINAL

MANCHESTER CITY have one foot in a third consecu­ tive EFL Cup final after dis­ patching Manchester Unit­ ed 3­1 in the first leg of the semi­final at Old Trafford.

Beaten 2­1 by their local rivals in the Premier League a month ago, Pep Guardiola sprung a tactical surprise by starting with no recognised striker in a strong­looking line­up.

The move proved in­ spired as City tore through a United defence that was missing the injured Harry Maguire, with Bernardo Sil­ va, Riyad Mahrez and an Andreas Pereira own goal putting them 3­0 up at the break.

Marcus Rashford got a goal back to give United a glimpse of hope ahead of the second leg in three weeks, but a first final since they won the competition in 2017 already looks be­ yond them.

After a cagey opening,

Silva put City ahead in em­ phatic fashion, driving away from Fred and unleashing a ferocious strike from 25 yards that left David de Gea with no chance.

United had City on the ropes in the first half­hour of the league meeting at the Etihad Stadium, but Guardiola’s side were firmly in control and largely un­ troubled by the threat of the counter­attack.

Their grip on the tie was strengthened 33 minutes in, when Victor Lindelof could not cut out Silva’s throughball and Mahrez had time to round De Gea and finish.

A miserable first half for United got worse five min­ utes later, when the ball deflected off Pereira and in­ to the net after Kevin De Bruyne left Phil Jones on the turf.

De Gea had to make a smart save with his right foot to stop Mahrez from

adding a fourth, although City mostly eased off after the restart, and that rela­ tive complacency did allow United a lifeline.

De Bruyne’s loose pass to Rodri was closed down by Angel Gomes, Mason Green­ wood raced forward and played in Rashford to slot the ball beneath Claudio Bravo, giving the Red Devils something to hold onto ahead of the second leg.

United were outthought and outplayed in the first half and only a minor mira­ cle in the second leg will see them turn the tie around and reach the final.

The home fans stuck by their team admirably in the second half but, with ar­ guably their best chance of a trophy this season all but gone and with perfor­ mances in 2020 far from ad­ equate, how much longer will Solskjaer be given is now the question amongst fed up fans.

ALONSO TACKLES DAKKAR SPAIN’S greatest racing driver Fernando Alonso learned the hard way as he set about his introduction to the Dakar Rally on Monday, when his Toyota Hilux tore a wheel off as he hit a ditch caused by sand blinding from rival cars, Alonso had no vi­ sion at all as he ripped off the wheel and causing bad damage to his car.

Spain’s double Formula 1 world champion started Monday’s sec­ ond stage 11th overall and was close to the front running pace on the Al Wajh ­ Neom test when he ‘hit a hole’ less than halfway through the 228­mile stage setting him back down the positions.

Alonso and his teammate Como turned mechanic and fixed up the car themselves to save time using parts they were carrying in the car rather than using the assistance truck that can be provided in the desert, this saved them valuable time, although it cost them two hours, which could have been a lot worse for the Spanish hero.

The country of Spain are routing for their sporting hero to get back

ALONSO: Spain are routing for their sporting hero.

on the pace and catch up with the leaders and Alonso’s vast experi­ ence on car repairs from his For­ mula 1 days where he used to study rather more than other dri­ vers. That experience came to

good use on Monday saving vital time.

Spain’s Alonso, is attempting to be the first driver from F1 to win the Dakkar rally and bring back the winning trophy to Spain.

As he does so Spaniards are glued to their TV sets across Spain willing him on, with many bars across Spain switching off football in preference for their racing hero.

This is not the first different test for Fernando, he’s also won the iconic Le Mans title as well as his two times world championships in F1, although he has twice at­ tempted the gruelling Indy 500 to no success yet, although that re­ mains forefront of his mind.

The first attempt as a rookie saw him in great position to take the flag and the famous bottle of milk in Indianapolis but engine failure on the final laps put paid to that, whilst in 2019 his McLaren team set the car up wrongly against his mechanical wealth of knowledge and he failed to qualify for the ‘big one.’

Paul Mohamed a former ‘lug nut’ ( mechanic) of Alonso as known in America told the Euro Weekly News, “It’s early stages yet still in this challenge for Fernando ­ his ex­ perience and understanding of car rebuilds certainly made a huge dif­ ference, most drivers would have relied on the assistance truck cost­ ing them at least four to five hours, but he cut that time.

“I still wouldn’t write him off, he has the heart of a lion.”

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WALKING FOOTBALL GETS MOVING AGAIN

AFTER the enforced lay off due to players returning to their countries for the festive season and a cancellation due to weather, fixtures finally get un­ derway.

Smiles have opted to play their First Round Cup match on Monday January 13 at Finca Naundrup, Calahonda. Kick off 6.30pm.

Smiles’ manager Gray Salt is disap­ pointed with the tie as it is a ‘derby’ with his ‘A’ team playing their ‘B’ team.

“It’s the luck of the draw” he said. “I was there when the draw was made so we have to accept it but it’s disappoint­ ing one of my teams has to go out in the first round.”

It should be an interesting tie with both teams having lost their first two league matches. The ‘A’ team will be favourites to go through but without a doubt the ‘B’ team will go all out to try to get into the Semi Final draw.

Interesting fact... The Blue Sky Mar­ bella Walking Football League’s oldest player, German Dieter Muller, an ex­ professional football will be in the Smiles’ squads.

WFS have agreed with Smiles to play their two league matches on January

WALKING FOOTBALL: Fixtures are now ready to get underway.

25. WFS Marbella ‘B’ will play Smiles 50’s ‘A,’ kick off 12pm with WFS Mar­ bella ‘A’ playing Smiles 60’s ‘B’ directly afterwards. Venue to be announced.

In other news Walking Football Spain (WFS) sent a message to young Sarah Almagro Valleco who they sponsor throughout the year contributing to the

‘Somos Una Ola’ fund which is helping to provide Sarah with Prosthetic Limbs.

WFS contributed €1,200 during 2019 raised from various events.

It was also a message of good wishes from all the WFS members as Sarah leaves for Madrid on January 12 to at­ tend hospital for the fitting of new

prosthetic limbs. Sarah will be in Madrid until the end of January and is excited at this important step.

WFS have provisional plans for a ma­ jor fundraising effort this year incorpo­ rating one of the visiting touring teams from England.

The much awaited ‘derby’ between

WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL SANTA MARIA BOWLS CLUB CHALLENGE COMPETITION OVER 100 bowlers gathered at Santa Maria Bowls Club in Elviria to compete in the annual chal­ lenge sponsored by Ibex, Spec­ trum Group and Caser, Insur­ ance and Finance companies.

The weather was very kind during the competition and the games were competitive and very challenging throughout this fantastic eight days of bowling.

The star of the competition was Tom Rogers, winning three events, the men’s singles against Gordon Kain, rinks with Dine Warn, June Baldry and John Warn against JD, Barbara Bartlett, Susan Walker and Ella More and pairs with June Baldry against Brig Gunn and Craig Lewis. The finalists played well but could not beat the brilliance

SANTA MARIA: The competition was very challenging. of Tom and his partners.

A team from Santa Maria, Joe McKiddie, Margaret and Gordon Kain took the triples ti­ tle after a close competitive game against Nick Cummins, Mike Amsted, both from La Posada and Skip Jeff Turner

from Mijas Bowls Club.

The ladies singles final was be­ tween Hazel Guttridge from Lau­ ro and Sheila Wilson from Mijas with Sheila taking the trophy with a 21 shots to 12 victory.

Everyone was thanked for their support and special thanks

were given to Ibex, Spectrum and Caser for their generous sponsor­ ship.

If anyone would like to try bowls please contact Susan on 664 068 020 or look on www.malagafab.com for infor­ mation on your nearest club.

Walking Football Spain’s two teams will go ahead this Saturday, January 11 at the Finca Naundrup, Calahonda. Kick off 12 noon.

This should be an intriguing en­ counter as both teams are unbeaten in the League with WFS (Marbella) ‘B’ in second place with the ‘A’ team behind them having played one game less.

Both teams will be out to close the gap on League leaders Aston Viñuela.

The ‘A’ team will start as favourites with the ‘B’ team all out to prove they are not the inferior team.

A match where ‘something will have to give.’

Finally WFS announce that there are tickets available for their Sporting Lunch at Bar Tuta,La Cala de Mijas on Sunday Janaury 19.

Main speaker is ex­Premier League and European Finals referee Mark Clat­ tenburg. Controversial at times he is certain to be an entertaining speaker.

Tickets are €30 including Lunch. Pro­ ceeds to Prostrate Cancer Research.

Event commences 1pm with lunch served at 1.30pm. Information at robin­ beith@live.com and Walking Football Spain Face Book Page (Events).