Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 12 - 18 December 2013 Issue 1484

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New mayor named SALVADOR URDIALES has been named Mayor of Alfarnate after his predecessor, Jose Maria Ruiz Liana, chose to resign to set up home with his pregnant girlfriend in Panama.

Anglers adrift TWO anglers, aged 30 and 34, were rescued adrift off Salobreña after they lost the oars to their 1.5metre boat.

Route change VELEZ-MALAGA Town Council has announced a change in the itinerary of the 2014 Three Wise Men parade to prevent accidents similar to the one that took the life of a six-year-old in Malaga at the beginning of the year.

Greenhouse fire FIREFIGHTERS were called to put out a fire in a greenhouse in the Carchuna area in Motril.

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Nerja’s caves could hold clues to origins of writing NERJA’S caves could reveal the secret of the origins of writing. Scientists claim that paintings within the caves, dating back to the Upper Paleolithic period between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago - could hold vital clues. The scientists were taking part in an international meeting on art in prehistoric societies in the Axarquia town last weekend.

Researchers discovered a high percentage of signs among figurative motifs in

the cave paintings, which could be linked to a primitive a writing system.

These signs have also been found in other caves in the province of Malaga,

Celebrating traditional food PEOPLE can prepare their taste buds and get ready for a culinary feast in two Axarquia towns which are hosting traditional food festivities. The town of Colmenar, known as the Larder of Malaga thanks to the quality of its products, is celebrating the ‘Must and Cold Meat Day’ on Sunday. This festivity, normally held in mid-December, is visited every

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year by crowds of people willing to taste the town’s traditional cold meats made from pork. A tapas route allows visitors the chance to taste these products while enjoying a glass of ‘must’ made with Muscatel grapes from the Axarquia. Flamenco and Verdiales (traditional Malaga folk music) concerts, as well as shows for children will liven up the

festive atmosphere in the streets. For those looking for more robust dishes, Torrox is hosting the 32nd Migas Day on December 22. This dish, consisting of breadcrumbs cooked over an open stove and often served with fried peppers and chorizo sausage, will be on offer in the streets of the town from 12.30pm.

including the Pileta cave and the Navarro 1 cave. “We could be facing a never-before-seen phenomenon,” said researcher Maria Angeles Medina. So far it seems there is a pattern to the formation of sentences, but scientists have not yet been able to decipher them. Scientists from six different countries presented their findings during the meeting.

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Ten arrested for drugs and guns TEN people have been arrested for reportedly belonging to a drug trafficking ring which operated in Malaga. The accused, seven men and three women aged between 21 and 54, have been charged with an alleged crime against public health, belonging to a criminal ring, illegal detention, robbery with violence, injuries, threats, illegal weapons’ possession and storing war weapons. The ring sold the drugs from five houses located in the city, the Drugs and Organised Crime Unit of the National Police said. During the course of the investigation, officers found the leaders of the gang had held a person prisoner for three days for allegedly incurring a debt

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Leapy Lee 18 SEIZED: Police found drugs, cash, mobile phones and several weapons. with them. The victim was allegedly robbed, injured and threatened until he managed to escape, according to police sources. Eight kilos of hashish, 320 grammes of cocaine and several boxes containing anabolic steroids were seized in five different searches.

In addition, officers seized a hydraulic press, weighing scales, €4,085 in cash, 23 mobile phones and a luxury car. On top of that, they also seized a handgrenade, a handgun, a keychain gun, ammunition of different calibres, and a doubleedged axe.

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NEWS False permits A MAN was arrested in Malaga for allegedly processing false building permits at the city hall and pocketing the fees. Christmas bazaar THE Lux Mundi centre in Torre del Mar is hosting a Christmas bazaar tomorrow (Friday) from 11am at their premises in Avenida Moscatel. More information: 952 543 334.

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‘Bank robber’ hoped for jail A BANKRUPT entrepreneur from Granada has been sentenced to six months in prison after he ‘robbed’ a savings bank in Malaga, hoping that the act would land him in jail. The man, aged 52 and the owner of a travel agency, saw no other alternative to escape his creditors than to go to jail. He entered the Caja Rural del Sur

branch office in Malaga with a knife hidden inside a paper bag. After explaining to the bank manager that he only wanted to be sent to prison, he asked him to lock the doors to prevent any clients from coming in. The man remained locked inside the bank for about 10 minutes until a Local Police unit arrived.

Two officers entered, subdued the would-be bank robber and disarmed him before handcuffing him. The man told the officers that he had assaulted the bank employees, but they denied this had happened. When the officers identified the man, they found out that he had no prior criminal record.

Marihuana arrests TWO men have been sentenced for crimes against public health for growing marihuana plants at their homes. One got a year in prison, the other 14 months.

CAS quiz THE Costa Animal Society (CAS) has organised a quiz night starting at 8pm at Punta Lara bar in Nerja on December 20. Entrance is €3 per person. To book a place call Mark on 635 369 673. Metal thief A MALAGA man has been sentenced to a year in prison after he stole 250 metal sheets from a farm and tried to sell them at a junkyard. Donkey party THE Nerja Donkey Sanctuary is having a Christmas party on December 22 to raise funds. There will be live music, bar, pony rides and more from 11am to 4pm. Entrance is free. Helping hands needed Page 8

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Art exhibition THE Nerja Cave Museum is hosting an exhibition of prehistoric artifacts which have been reproduced using modelling clay.

Festive songs LOCAL choir CoraXalia is performing two free Christmas concerts: one in the church of Alcaucin tomorrow (Friday) at 7pm, and another in the church of San Salvador in Nerja on Sunday at 9pm.

Carol Service A CAROL Service will be held at the San Andres parish church in Avenida Andalucia in Torre del Mar on Saturday at 6pm. Mugging sentence A JAIL sentence of more than four years has been handed down by a Malaga court to a man for injuring an American woman as he tried to steal her bag.

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Flamenco show EARLY CELEBRATION: Plaza Mayor in Salamanca hosts University New Year’s Eve.

Watching the clock New Year celebrations start early

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OW we are already in mid-December, the gummy sweets. In fact, it has become so popular that countdown to the New Year has begun, a sweet manufacturer in Madrid has created a bag of but students in Salamanca will be sweets specifically for the occasion with 12 grapeshaped sweets. celebrating tonight (Thursday). The celebration began by chance when in 1999 a Founded in 1134, Salamanca University is the oldest group of Salamanca University students got together to in Spain to still be in operation. It is the third oldest European university in celebrate New Year’s Eve early before each of them continuous operation, and the first in Europe to receive went home to a different part of Spain for the Christmas holidays. They drunk cava and ate sweets the formal title of ‘University’. Salamanca is the top-ranking university in Spain while the clock in the square struck midnight. From then on, more people took part based on the number of students every year and now it is organised coming from other regions. by an events co-ordinator and Thousands of students at supported by the city hall. Salamanca and other universities Companies have taken gather to celebrate ‘University New advantage of the celebration Year’s Eve’, normally two weeks to distribute before the proper promotional celebrations and on a items, and hotels Thursday, which is CHEERS: Cava is drunk and sweets eaten and discos hold traditionally ‘party’ night special events. for students in while the clock in the square strikes The event is Salamanca. midnight. broadcast on It is held in the Plaza Castilla y Leon Mayor, and instead of 12 regional TV. grapes, people eat 12

Quote of the Week YOU will feel my breath on the back of your necks.’

Jose Maria del Nido, President of Sevilla Football Club until this week, sentenced to seven years in prison and a fine of €2.8 million for embezzlement during his term as lawyer for Marbella City Hall.

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per cent less money is earned on average by women in Spain than by men, according to data published by the EU, which shows that the salary difference between women and men is on a par with the rest of Europe, although it is getting smaller.

THE Salobreña auditorium is hosting a flamenco show on Saturday from 9pm. Tickets are €5 in advance or €7 on the door.

Park again THE free parking zone located in the area earmarked for the future health centre in Nerja has been reopened.

Fired unfairly A COURT in Granada has considered that three workers from the Fishing Development Centre in Motril were unfairly dismissed when the centre closed due to economic reasons. The workers will be now reinstated or paid compensation.

Xmas Ball AXARQUIA ANIMAL RESCUE is hosting a Posh & Pauper Christmas Ball at El Pantano restaurant in Viñuela on Saturday. Tickets are €19.50 for a four-course meal with live music. www.axarquia animalrescue.com

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New road A NEW road which would improve traffic flow in agricultural areas in Torrox is soon to be built.

Pet contest A TOTAL of 170 animals, including dogs, cats, hamsters, guinea pigs, snakes and birds took part in the 13th Rincon de la Victoria pet contest. A greyhound race was also held during the event.

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Driver acquitted of accident death THE Malaga Provincial Court has confirmed the acquittal of a driver who had been accused of causing an accident which left a motorcyclist dead and his pillion passenger injured. The victim’s lawyer filed an appeal requesting the acquittal to be declared void, but the court rejected it. According to the ruling, the acquitted man was driving his car on the A356 road in Velez-Malaga when he was in collision with a motorbike

that was heading to Comares. As a consequence, the 17-year-old man who was driving it sustained severe head injuries that eventually caused his death. His passenger sustained injuries to her hands, feet and knees, as well as a neck sprain. She also suffered an anxiety attack and needed 60 days to recover. Both the motorcyclist and his passenger were wearing helmets.

Well done VELEZ-MALAGA has paid tribute to 14 council workers who retired this year. They have been given a copy of an official document issued by Queen Isabel I in 1499. BIRD PARK: Reopened after a year of refurbishment.

Bird park reopens NEARLY 3,500 people visited Almuñecar’s Loro Sexi Bird Park on its reopening day last Friday. Visitors could see the refurbishment carried out at the premises, as well as new animals now living at the park

including lemurs, meerkats and kangaroos. Almuñecar Mayor Trinidad Herrera attended the reopening ceremony together with Councillor for Environment, Luis Aragon, and the park’s vet Bienvenido Pizarro.

Farmers abandon sit-in FARMERS who staged a sitin at Almuñecar Town Hall asking for a solution to their crop losses met the Agriculture representative in Granada. Inmaculada Oria showed her willingness to help the farmers obtain credit lines

to make up for their losses at meeting in the Agriculture Department offices in Granada. She also promised the fields affected by hail at the end of the summer will be assessed for damages. The farmers abandoned

Child abuse case A MAN in his 50s has been ordered to stay 200 metres away from a minor he reportedly sexually abused in Almachar. A Velez-Malaga court imposed the restraining order on the man after he was arrested in the Axarquia town and charged him with sexual abuse. Both the alleged pervert and the victim have a mental disability, according to judicial sources. The man was released with charges, but will have to appear before the court every 15 days.

their sit-in after spending two nights locked in Almuñecar’s Town Hall. They did so to better prepare the meeting with Inmaculada Oria, which was scheduled before they decided to take over the council’s headquarters. “We called off the sit-in to show our goodwill and reach our purpose through dialogue,” said President of the Sub-tropical Fruit Producers (Aprodate), Juan Camacho. “We maintain our plea to receive the same help as the farmers in El Ejido (Almeria), who also saw their crops affected by storms,” he added.

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Killer of Coin student given a life sentence THE killer of Sergio Retamar, a young man from Coin who was knifed to death in Bournemouth (UK) last year, has been given a life sentence. Karl Addo, aged 30 and diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, pleaded guilty to manslaughter through diminished responsibility. The killing horrified both the British and Spanish communities, but the prosecution accepted his plea to the lesser charge. Addo will serve a life sentence at Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital in Crowthorne, where he has been for the last year. He will be detained for a minimum of six-and-a-halfyears, but the judge made an order under the Mental Health Act that he not be

VICTIM: Sergio Retamar Marquez had only recently gone to England.

released until the relevant authority considered it safe. Mr Justice Ian Burnett said during the reading of the verdict that “there is a real possibility that such a conclusion will never be reached.” Addo ran away from the Hutley Centre St Pancras Psychiatric Hospital, where he was a voluntary patient, in 2011. In May 2012 he arrived in Bournemouth,

where he would kill Sergio just two months later. Addo, who due to his paranoid schizophrenia believed he was being attacked by a mafia gang, killed Sergio with a knife and later beheaded and disembowelled him. The 23-year-old victim was a waiter from Coin who had gone to Britain to study English and work in a local hotel.

Child porn expat jailed A BRITISH expatriate living in Almuñecar who had pictures and videos of child pornography on his computer has been jailed for seven months. The man was sentenced by a court in Motril. Officers from the technological crimes

unit of the Judicial Police brigade found a computer, a laptop, five external hard drives, as well as several CDs and cameras in the man’s house. Two of the hard drives had pornographic files with pictures depicting teenage boys and children.

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Toy collection THE Velez-Malaga Socialist Youth of Spain has launched a toy collection campaign. Anyone interested in donating can pop in to their premises in Calle Cristo from 7pm to 10pm until December 27.

Heritage show RINCON de la Victoria Council has put its artistic and literary heritage on display at Casa Fuerte Bezmiliana until January 10. Opening times are from 11am to 1.30pm, and from 5.30pm to 9pm.

Creating jobs MOTRIL Town Council is to change the General Plan for Urban Development (PGOU) to make illegal greenhouses legal and thus create jobs, Agriculture representative Nicolas Navarro said.

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Razor wire on fence to prevent immigrants from entering Spain THE Spanish government has placed razor wire on top of the border fence in Melilla to prevent immigrants from trying to enter the autonomous city. At the same time, the fence has been raised from three to six metres high. This has led to protests by opposition parties, which have described the decision as “unacceptable.” Several NGOs, including the Andalucia Pro-Human Rights Association (APDHA), have claimed the razor wire violates human rights and “could even cause the death of people.” This type of wire was removed in 2007 due to the injuries it caused to people who tried to climb the border fence. APDHA has accused the government of trying to “hide the reality of the Melilla border fence.” “The razor wide is a deterrent element,” said the Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz,

RAZOR WIRE: Has been placed on the border fence in Melilla. who added it is not “aggressive.” “The aim of the razor wire is to prevent the illegal entrance of people into our country, and I believe that is our duty,” he claimed. President Mariano Rajoy said

this type of wire will only be removed if an effective alternative is found. Meanwhile, the company that manufactures the razor wire placed in Melilla claims it is one of the “less aggressive” types.

Cartama-based European Security Fencing (ESF) manager, Antonio Mora, said the aim of his product is not “to cut people,” and said it has a “psychological and visual effect” on them instead.

MARTIN PHILIP: Played songs by Art Garfunkel and The Beatles.

Expat musician brings joy to nursing home residents A SMILE was brought to the faces of the Hermanas del Buen Samaritano nursing home residents in Nerja during a small concert held by musician Martin Philip. A British expatriate living in Cutar, Martin played songs by Art Garfunkel and The Beatles among others, with ‘La Bamba’ as last song. Martin came to the nursing home

invited by Reed Patterson, who has been living in Nerja for the last 40 years and whose mother, Nancy, is a resident there. “It was great to see the opposite languages humming away to the different tunes,” said Patterson. This was Martin’s first gig in a nursing home and he’s already planning to come back after Christmas.

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Adopt a pet MOTRIL Town Council is promoting pet adoptions by showing the 64 animals currently living at the local dogs’ home in a tent installed on Las Explanadas promenade on December 21.

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Helping hands needed at Nerja Donkey Sanctuary NERJA Donkey Sanctuary is in desperate need of funds. In the winter months the

sanctuary is always a bit quiet, but this year has been the hardest yet.

Food aid KIND-HEARTED Salobreña residents who wish to donate non perishable food items to help the needy can do so at the town’s Casa de la Cultura until December 16.

CHURROS: More than 1,000 units were served.

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Churros for the kings

MOTRIL is celebrating its sixth Nativity Scene Competition until tomorrow (Friday). The winners will be announced on December 22.

MORE than 1,000 churros were served in La Herradura to raise funds for the 2014 Three Wise Men parade. The Spanish fried snack was served at €2 per unit,

including a cup of hot chocolate. Locals could also taste traditional pestiños - deep fried dough glazed with honey - and Christmas doughnuts.

This month they need to pay €250 to the farrier for general maintenance and specialist work on a few of their animals which have ongoing hoof problems. In order to feed their animals, they have a delivery of hay every six days. They will need another five deliveries this month, each one costing €95. Their monthly rent for the sanctuary site is €600. On top of that, they need to deworm all their equines, which costs around €120. If there is any way you can help, please do so via their website www.nerjadonkeysanctuary.com. Alternatively, you can visit them at the sanctuary with any donations, including carrots, apples and stale bread to help supplement the animals’ diets.

For any more information please call Harriet on 618 467 575 or email harriet@donkeyaid.com

NEWS Ongoing fundraising THE first dedicated supporters group of palliative care charity Acompalia has raised more than €2,000 since it was formed a few months ago. The latest project was a Christmas bazaar held in Castell de Ferro, which raised €635. “This is a fantastic total from one event and we can’t thank the group enough,” said Lesley O’Brien, head of Acompalia’s fundraising activities. Previous events include a Garden Fete, Flag Day, and coffee mornings, a Race Night and a Quiz Night. To end this run, there will be another quiz today (Thursday) at 1pm at Rompeolas Bar in Castell de Ferro. Finally, a Carol Night is planned for December 21. More info: rongilroy@ yahoo.co.uk

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Still missing TEENAGER Malén, aged 15, is still missing since she disappeared last week leaving no clue as to her whereabouts. Her parents are still worried and looking for her and the police have not ruled out kidnapping.

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POLICE believe squatters may have set fire to a flat to force a resident to leave. The woman is the only owner left in the building which has been taken over by squatters.

Shameless drunk A MAN who killed a woman during a car accident while driving over the alcohol limit is alleging that his alcohol addiction is an illness which exonerates him from the chargers he’s being accused of.

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Pedalling off EMPLOYEES at the Canastell industrial estate in San Vicente would use the tram if there was a link. Only 29 per cent said they would ride a bicycle to work.

Bird’s eye view ORBA has a new two-storey civic centre with a roof terrace on the site of the old Guardia Civil post. The provincial government met €784,000 of the €980,956 cost.

Keep warm THE Lions Club in Benidorm has asked hotels and the general public for blankets and warm clothing. They will be donated to Caritas for distribution amongst needy local families.

Starting young A JATIVA (Valencia) primary school faces an investigation after pupils barracked Regional President Alberto Fabra when he visited the town. They called for closed regional broadcaster RTVV to reopen.

COSTA DE ALMERÍA TWO men posing as electricians to rob the elderly have been arrested in Lorca. The men allegedly committed seven thefts in Almeria City, stealing jewellery and cash to the value of €1,000.

A DRUG ADDICT, aged 43, has been arrested by National Police after allegedly hitting his mother, aged 68, and stealing her dog to hold hostage until she gave him money.

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this week for 14 crimes against urban planning. There are a further eight cases pending against him.

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Dog hostage

A MAN, aged 26, has been found dead in a stream in S’Arenal. Cause of death has not yet been established.

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FUN RUN: Santas turn Torrevieja red for the annual event.

Santa Fun Run in Torrevieja

THE fourth annual Santa Fun Run along Torrevieja promenade raised around €700 for the AECC cancer charity. Organised by Maria Wilson and her Pink Ladies and Pink Panthers fundraising team, who work for the benefit of the AECC and its early cancer detection programme on the Orihuela Costa and Torrevieja, supporters old and young turned out in force for

Revamp due BENISSA plans to spend €635,000 on restoring the Cases de la Purissima, three 19th century properties. They now house the Culture Centre, the municipal library and the Salvador Soria Museum.

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Numbers soaring THE number of passengers using Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport in November increased by 12 per cent to 723,000, compared to the same month last year.

Fashion finalist ANTEQUERA-BORN fashion designer Lorena Subires was the only person from Malaga to make it into the finals of the Andalucia Fashion competition with her collection Ixhcel.

Paraguay a winner PARAGUAY was the winner of a mini football league held in Malaga in which

the five-kilometre walk or run. Participants also brought items of non-perishable foods to put into the sleigh, which were then handed over to the homeless charity Reach Out Torrevieja. The amount raised will be added to the €400 received the previous day from a charity fun day held at La Fuente Commercial Centre, almost bringing to a close this year’s fundraising activities for the AECC. 320 players from 15 different countries took part.

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THE Casa del Cine Museum in Almeria City through ‘Almeria en corto’ has opened an exhibition by Charles Bignon entitled Mini Hollywood. The exhibition will run for six months.

Cuevas marathon THE 13th half marathon Bajo Almanzora brought together 96 athletes in Cuevas del Almanzora. More than €1,400 was raised for the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC).

Check mates FIFTY-FIVE youngsters took part in the Municipal Games under 14 chess tournament in Almeria City. The winner was Salvador Perez from Indalo Chess Club.

Coming of age THE mayor of Vicar has sent a letter of congratulations containing a copy of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 to the 222 townspeople who reached the age of 18 during 2013.

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

FC support

ALMOST 70 per cent of people between 16 and 25 in Malaga Province are unemployed, according to the National Institute of Statistics, the third worst rate in Spain.

THE Casino Mediterraneo Orihuela has signed an agreement with CD Orihuela Costa Football Club to support the second regional team.

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Owner arrested

THE Malaga Angels of the Night Association has raised €40,000 towards building a social dining room in Malaga where they can serve 2,500 plates of food to the needy every day.

AN Elche shoe factory owner has been arrested after it was discovered his seven workers were not registered with Social Security.

Staff complain STAFF at the Benalmadena Catering School have demanded that the money owed to them by the Junta de Andalucia since term began in November be paid immediately.

Mayor on trial THE mayor of Tolox, Juan Vera, is on trial

Festive planting MORE than 5,000 festive plants have been planted in Orihuela ahead of the Christmas holidays.

Sports medicals TORREVIEJA’S private Quiron Hospital has carried out examinations on 500 children enrolled in Orihuela’s Municipal Sports School, 80 more than last year.

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Lighthouse hotel plans revealed Although the post of lighthouse-keeper is now practically superfluous, resident employees work for the area’s Port Authority. The remaining buildings are empty and the national Ports Authority hopes to put the plan, which Pastor admitted was “ambitious,” into action as soon as possible. The number of lighthouses involved has yet to be revealed.

Iberia cutbacks hit management IBERIA is eliminating 191 of its management posts. The present number of 399 managers, assistant managers and unit managers will fall to 208, a reduction of 48 per cent. The staff cuts follow last July’s 46 per cent cutback when senior positions were reduced from 82 to 44. Two months earlier, the number of Iberia executives was cut from 11 to nine. The true figure for the latest reductions is closer to 35 per cent, Iberia claimed, owing to ‘quasi-management positions’ not included in its original

reorganisation plans. Iberia will study the future of the newlyaffected Iberia employees case by case. Some could be relocated while others “might be leaving,” the company said. The new structure responds to present and future needs, Iberia said, and reflects the best market practices. Iberia, which merged with British Airways to form IAG in 2011, has a redundancy plan affecting 3,141 employees. Salaries for air and cabin crew wages have been cut by 18 per cent and by 11 per cent for other staff.

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Healthy figures SPANISH group BUPA Sanitas will buy at least 50 per cent, plus one share, of Chile health provider, Cruz Blanca Salud. Owners, the Said Somavia family, will receive €440 million.

Progress RATINGS’ agency Standard & Poor’s increased BBVA, Caixabank, Ibercaja and Cecabank rankings from ‘negative’ to ‘stable’. The Spanish subsidiaries of Barclays, Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas were also rated ‘stable’.

It’s cold comfort... LAST winter 17.9 per cent of Spanish families cut down on central heating. This was 4.3 percentage points more than in 2007 when the National Statistics Office (INE) carried out its last survey. Families on less than €15,000 a year net were the worst affected. Twenty-five per cent turned their thermostats down in winter

2012 compared with 20.4 per cent in 2007, INE found. The higher the income, the higher the thermostat as only 16.3 per cent of families earning between €15,000 and €28,000 complained of being cold indoors. Even so, more of these higher earners economised on central heating last winter, compared with 11.9 per cent in 2007.

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STAT OF WEEK SPAIN’s consumers are less pessimistic. The Consumer Confidence Index (ICC) increased to 72.3 points last month, following a fall of 4.5 points in October.

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Holiday highspots DISUSED lighthouses could soon become private hotels. The state wants to put them to good and profitable use while respecting their heritage value, announced Minister of Public Works Ana Pastor at a working breakfast with the media. At last count, between 50 and 60 of Spain’s 387 lighthouses were inhabited.

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C O M PA N Y MMM 3M Co AXP American Express Co T AT&T Inc BA Boeing Co CAT Caterpillar Inc CVX Chevron Corp CSCO Cisco Systems Inc DD Dupont E I De Nemours & Co XOM Exxon Mobil Corp GE General Electric Co GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc HD Home Depot Inc INTC Intel Corp IBM International Business Machine... JNJ Johnson & Johnson JPM JPMorgan Chase and Co MCD McDonald's Corp MRK Merck & Co Inc MSFT Microsoft Corp NKE Nike Inc PFE Pfizer Inc PG Procter & Gamble Co KO The Coca-Cola Co TRV Travelers Companies Inc UTX United Technologies Corp UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc VZ Verizon Communications Inc V Visa Inc

PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 128.61 85.93 34.53 135.18 85.50 122.29 21.28 61.34 95.65 26.94 167.21 79.84 24.82 177.67 94.44 56.06 96.80 49.39 38.36 79.86 31.54 84.52 40.46 89.01 111.12 73.50 49.48 201.87

+1.78 +1.39 +0.28 +2.45 +1.09 +1.19 +0.37 +1.23 +1.52 +0.49 +1.65 +1.30 +0.56 +1.59 +1.47 +0.24 +1.37 +0.58 +0.36 +0.91 +0.29 +1.83 +0.63 +1.09 +2.07 +0.75 +0.57 +0.16

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2.9M 2.7M 19.5M 5.3M 5.8M 4.2M 51.3M 2.7M 12.1M 25.3M 2.7M 5.1M 53.9M 4.7M 7.3M 18.7M 5.8M 7.4M 36.5M 1.9M 18.9M 7.2M 12.6M 1.8M 2.5M 3.9M 11.2M 2.3M

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NET VOLUME 160.95 1,215.61 12.07 47.26 38.77 18.87 671.11 4.64 140.87 52.39

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0.52 / +24.64% 0.52 / +18.84% 1.36 / +15.13% 2.31 / +11.95% 0.38 / +10.11% 0.65 / +9.85% 0.24 / +9.68% 1.25 / +9.53% 1.92 / +9.33% 0.24 / +9.23% 1.96 / +8.94%

$ 93.76 $ 12.03 $ 3.76 $ 4.065 $ 64.75 $ 36.47 $ 4.93 $ 92.04 $ 52.63 $ 8.51 $ 9.20

24.24 / -20.54% 2.37 / -16.46% 0.54 / -12.56% 0.505 / -11.05% 6.97 / -9.72% 3.48 / -8.71% 0.46 / -8.53% 7.97 / -7.97% 3.95 / -6.98% 0.62 / -6.79% 0.67 / -6.79%

Most Advanced RadiSys Corporation Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. VisionChina Media, Inc. Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. China Recycling Energy Corporation Intevac, Inc. Double Eagle Petroleum Company Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Farmer Brothers Company Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. Wix.com Ltd.

Most Declined Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. SeaChange International, Inc. China Auto Logistics Inc. ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. OSI Systems, Inc. Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chart Industries, Inc. Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Credit Suisse Group RF Industries, Ltd.

C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) Croda International PLC 2304.50 Diageo PLC 1919.50 easyJet PLC 1435.50 Experian PLC 1111.50 Fresnillo PLC 741.00 G4S PLC 261.85 GKN PLC 366.00 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1606.00 Glencore Xstrata PLC 304.90 Hammerson PLC 502.50 Hargreaves Lansdown 1219.00 HSBC Holdings PLC 664.40 IMI PLC 1445.00 Imperial Tobacco Group 2280.50 InterContinental Hotels 1882.00 International Consldtd ... 361.95 Intertek Group PLC 2955.50 ITV PLC 182.90 Johnson Matthey PLC 3146.50 Kingfisher PLC 364.55 Land Securities Group 941.25 Legal & General Group 207.70 Lloyds Banking Group 78.59 London Stock Exchange 1616.00 Marks & Spencer Group 471.80 Meggitt PLC 494.00 Melrose Industries PLC 287.30 Mondi PLC 954.00 National Grid PLC 749.75 Next PLC 5442.50 Old Mutual PLC 189.10 Pearson PLC 1288.00 Persimmon PLC 1182.50 Petrofac Ltd 1175.00 Prudential PLC 1264.00 Randgold Resources Ltd 3980.00 Reckitt Benckiser Gr 4756.00 Reed Elsevier PLC 867.50 Resolution Ltd 331.35 REXAM PLC 486.15 Rio Tinto PLC 3277.75 Rolls-Royce Holdings 1197.00 Royal Bank of Scotland 338.55 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2150.25 RSA Insurance Group 101.60 SABMiller PLC 3066.25 Sage Group (The) PLC 373.70 Sainsbury (J) PLC 389.45 Schroders PLC 2456.50 Severn Trent PLC 1661.00 Shire PLC 2733.50 Smith & Nephew PLC 848.50 Smiths Group PLC 1375.50 Sports Direct Intrntnl... 751.75 SSE PLC 1308.00 Standard Chartered PLC 1330.25 Standard Life PLC 343.15 Tate & Lyle PLC 778.75 Tesco PLC 333.18 Travis Perkins PLC 1729.00 TUI Travel PLC 378.80 Tullow Oil PLC 880.25 Unilever PLC 2460.50 United Utilities Group 646.00 Vedanta Resources PLC 843.00 Vodafone Group PLC 231.70 Weir Group PLC 2066.50 Whitbread PLC 3489.50 William Hill PLC 379.30 Wm Morrison Sprmrkts 260.25 Wolseley PLC 3138.50 WPP PLC 1325.50

CHANGE 5.00 -3.00 8.00 -5.00 -16.50 -0.80 1.60 1.19 -1.55 0.00 10.00 5.18 1.00 -8.00 1.00 4.30 -9.00 0.40 16.00 1.10 0.50 0.30 0.36 -11.00 1.24 -1.56 -1.80 -2.00 -1.00 -5.00 0.40 -2.40 -1.50 -18.72 8.00 -58.00 -16.00 4.00 0.50 0.50 -27.50 2.00 2.92 -6.00 -0.21 -11.00 1.70 0.50 12.00 -2.00 25.00 2.50 4.00 0.00 6.00 -0.50 2.71 -3.50 0.35 2.00 0.60 -19.00 -4.00 0.84 -1.50 0.80 14.00 -3.00 -0.20 0.12 14.00 11.00

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VOLUME 18.93 481.95 79.00 174.56 52.87 120.55 119.63 168.34 2,827.89 26.30 23.49 7,836.63 19.10 65.69 30.17 715.62 26.30 300.48 14.35 150.05 45.36 934.86 7,378.38 24.24 156.21 75.36 61.62 53.22 226.71 15.67 676.84 26.58 40.23 114.16 119.99 37.83 49.28 74.86 78.39 132.82 242.88 135.20 1,035.52 273.06 587.48 84.68 303.25 583.11 41.30 65.30 140.81 74.65 44.72 62.92 137.13 576.26 244.26 53.67 638.00 16.05 127.04 251.53 168.54 98.81 27.43 7,811.98 41.82 53.53 157.82 419.09 48.79 115.47

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The rise of the humble bicycle A look at finance for females

Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

HAVING been a car owner for six years, it was a nice relief when I moved to Spain to change four wheels for two. Granted, the car did have its perks; it was fast, comfortable and had a radio, but none of those benefits outdo my bicycle, which is also comfortable, easy to park and keeps my legs in good shape! But most importantly, it’s the money I save not having a car that is the most rewarding. I remember being petrified every time something was wrong with my car. “How much is it going to cost me this time?” I feared. Whereas

now with the odd puncture or brake tightening needed, I skip down to the local bike shop and never hand over more than a few euros. I don’t know or care about the price of petrol! Interestingly, a new report reveals that cycling now has the upper hand in Europe with bike sales beating car sales across Europe. More bicycles than cars were sold last year in 26 of the European Union’s 28 members, the exceptions being Belgium and Luxembourg, according to data from the cycle industry body Coliped and the auto industry association ACEA. Car sales have been falling since the start of Europe’s economic crisis, whereas bikes have proved pretty much crisisproof with 19.7 million sold Europe-wide in 2012, according to Coliped.

And while Northern European countries are famously more into their bicycles, nowadays the traditionally more carmad Southern European countries are switching cars for bikes, too. Here in Spain, 780,000 bikes were sold last year against 700,000 cars, while Madrid is said to be developing a new bike rental scheme with plans for a ‘green ring’ of cycle paths looping 10 kilometres around the city centre. The number of cyclists in Spain is steadily increasing. Cycle use for everyday journeys has jumped from 17 to 30 per cent, according to Spain’s road traffic agency. It appears the gasguzzling car may be losing some of its appeal as a status symbol, whereas with a bicycle you won’t be losing anything especially your money!

Union sackings THE UGT and CCOO unions have dismissed more than 1,000 of their employees since 2011. They blamed reduced state subsidies and the 500,000 members they and other unions have lost since the start of the financial crisis.

Now stable RATINGS agency Moody’s has upgraded Spain’s economic outlook from negative to ‘stable’.

Good news

PEDAL POWER: Sales of bikes are outstripping cars.

THE services sector in Spain expanded by its biggest amount in October since June 2010. Consultants Markit’s Purchasing Managers’ Index rose from 49.6 in October to 51.5. The services sector accounts for two-thirds of Spain’s Gross Domestic Product. Photo courtesy IBM

Loose change

BUSINESS EXTRA

Must we keep going to court? Q. Our house was burgled last year. Since then we have had to make three You and the visits to the police and the court in Torremolinos. They have caught the Law in Spain burglar, a young man who is now out on By David Searl bail. Last week we had to go to the Minors’ Court, where our burglar was to be tried. Apparently, if we don't turn up, we can be subject to a fine. However, our burglar did not appear and the judge suspended the case so that the police could find him. This is costing us transport and taxis and time and frustration. Do we have to go back every time we are summoned or does the thief get off because he doesn't appear? It seems that we, the victims, are threatened with a fine for not appearing but it’s OK for the thief. JA (Torremolinos) A. It is infuriating and it is unfair. I am afraid that you must indeed attend the court when you are called. And, yes, you can be fined for failing to appear. However, even if you fail to appear, as long as the police officers who apprehended your burglar do appear, the

young man will probably not get off. There is one thing you can do, both to ensure that you are not fined and to aid the prosecution. That is to put a plea into the court, stating your reasons for not appearing, declaring that you wish to proceed with the case, and

confirming your charges. You probably need a lawyer to do this for you.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952-667090

PARTNERS: Bajo Bidasoa region has teamed up with IBM.

Becoming a Smarter City with the help of IBM THE Bajo Bidasoa area in the Basque region of Spain is working with computer giants IBM to use real-time data to make accurate predictions and use data in new ways to become a Smarter City The area, with a population of 78,000 people, is leading the way in mining patterns in vast quantities of diverse data, using real-time data to make accurate predictions and helping locals make the area a better place to live and work. At the foundation of the project, IBM’s Intelligent Operations Centre software provides real-time insight into all city operations. It also powers the Smart City Centre, an integrated command centre where data is analysed and shared. For example, city leaders can see the

correlation between water consumption and waste generation, monitor and predict the effect of bad weather on incidents within the area, or visualise the amount of resources used across water, waste management, transportation, energy and public works departments. City leaders from the towns of Irun and Hondarribia set out to work together to improve sustainability, encourage more citizen participation and provide greater transparency. They did this by working with technology partners IBM, Servicios de Txingudi, the local water and waste water management and street cleaning agency, and Smartland Technologies, a group of six companies including IBM Business Partner BuntPlanet.

OPINION & COMMENT

West to blame for much Third World poverty I TOO read D Blanchette’s comments on Third World poverty. My reaction, however, in contrast to that of your correspondent Keith Hannan, (Letters, Issue 1483) was that D Blanchette was not only ill informed, but also guilty of blaming the oppressed for being oppressed. It is the greed of the West as well as its own political elites which collude to keep much of the world’s poor in poverty. The US in particular spends huge sums subsidising its own farmers who then flood world markets with cheap grain thus undercutting indigenous farmers and forcing them into poverty. As long ago as 2006, the National Center For Policy Analysis reported that ‘Subsidised agriculture in the developed world is one of the greatest obstacles to economic growth in the developing world.’ Also education is indeed the quickest solution to poverty. Here is an extract from Goal No. 3 of the UN’s 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): ‘Equal schooling for both boys and girls is the foundation for development. ‘No other policy intervention is likely to have a more positive multiplier effect on progress across all the MDGs than the education of women and girls. ‘Evidence shows a strong correlation between educating women and girls and an increase in women’s earnings, improved child and family health and nutrition, an increase in school enrolment, protection against HIV infection, higher maternal and child life expectancy, reduced fertility rates and delayed marriage.’ What looks like common sense is in fact more often than not nonsense. Information gained from empirical evidence is a far more useful tool. Helena McGinty, Alhaurin El Grande (Malaga)

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The ‘enjoy’ tabs in the postboxes pictured are part of a promotional leaflet. So now any local criminals just need to wait a couple of weeks to see which ones are not removed to get an indication of which houses might be vacant. Thank goodness our house is always occupied. But absent owners should be worried. The product being promoted might be very good. But, come on, this must be one of the most crass bits of advertising ever. Unless you know better, of course!

Andrew Johnson (by email)

Pen to paper I HAVE watched with interest the petitions objecting to the proposed cessation of the winter fuel allowance. However, when we lived in the UK we were advised by a civil servant that a petition is treated by the authorities as one complainant as many people sign petitions without reading them. Far the best way is to write to your old constituency MP; any expatriate living in Spain for less than 15 years will if they apply, be returned to their last constituency for voting purposes. Point this out as well as any objections you may have. MPs are obliged to reply to letters from constituents and if they receive large numbers it will, if nothing else, be a nuisance. In marginal constituencies it may well be seen as a threat to their parliamentary seat. Nothing moves an MP’s feelings more than the chance of being voted out. You could also ask friends and relatives still resident in

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the post office and bought a couple of packs of oblong envelopes for about €1 and transferred all my 22 little square cards into the oblong envelopes and sent them for 75 cents each. What a saving, but how stupid! And once again it only affects foreigners. Merry Christmas, ho ho ho. Trilby (by email)

Not a good idea the UK to write also. The address for all MPs is: Care of The House of Commons, SW1, London. Lewis Rudge, Bellreguard (Valencia)

Ho, ho, ho POSTING a square Christmas card or a card in a red envelope to Europe costs €1.45. Send the same card in a white oblong envelope and it costs 75 cents or nearly half the price. Angry about this stupidity, I went to the shop next door to

LICENSING dogs ( Letters, Issue 1482) will mean that irresponsible owners will simply dump their dogs so only responsible owners will pay the price. This will mean even more abandoned ones being neglected. Many Spanish don’t have their dogs micro-chipped or neutered so how are they going to be licensed? I have limited money but my dogs are my loyal companions and I feed them as I would any family member. Licences would punish me even though my dogs stay in

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Movistar woes WE have been customers of Movistar/Telefonica since we came to Spain some six years ago. It was not until we had a problem with our bank account that things went amiss. We received a text message from them. After four days of trying we eventually spoke to them but the amount owed went from €24 up to €176 then down to €157. When we asked for details we were told we had a dongle (a mobile internet connection). We do not have one other than the items we got with our phone. After telling them we do not use the internet connection via our phone, still no joy. We have tried to get more information from the internet with again no joy. If you had a meal and got a highly inflated bill, you would want to check the bill before paying, but we can only wait and see. Cherry Atkinson ( Letters, Issue 1482) who suggested the text message route of getting help must have the advantage of either being a fluent Spanish speaker or have access to a fluent Spanish speaker. Unfortunately, in this respect, we are not lucky, we are just ordinary expatriates. Linda C Walton (by email)

Second helpings YET another downside of living above a bar. The health department, the town hall and the administrator of our urbanisation all think that there is no problem when all the cooking smells from the bar below me are pumped into my apartment through a faulty chimney. Nobody will take any responsibility. Any advice? Raymond Langhorn, Vera Playa (Almeria)

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I’m brainy, and that’s official! LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

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ELL, for the first time in something over 15 years, I feel somewhat overqualified to scribble this blurb. Last week, in the light of Boris Johnson’s dismal IQ test result on local radio, I completed a similar test that appeared in my favourite national paper. The result? Wait for it. I scored 22 out of 32. The paper’s verdict for this score was as follows: ‘Congratulations superbrain - your IQ is off the charts. You’re among the chosen few, destined for a stellar career and blessed with stellar intellect.’ Obviously, with a result like that, I should be writing political comments in The Times, or perhaps ‘How to run the world’ pieces in The Guardian! Give us a break! If the test was intended to determine superbrain status or the intellect of future leaders, then we truly are in trouble. The dumbing down of our schools is now obviously manifesting itself in the adult population and frankly I find it all a bit scary. I’ll run a couple by you; see what you think. Q. ‘If you rearrange the letters CIFAIPC you get a kind of what? A. Country B. Animal C. Ocean. Q. People climb me and burn me. My rings

aren’t made of gold, but do tell my age. What am I? Q. Which word is always spelt wrong? Q. Which members of the family are defined by the crossword clue LAINWS? Get the picture? I really do despair of it all. Ah well, it’s all a bit late for me to line up with the likes of Einstein and Socrates. I’m afraid you’ll just have to put up with my scribbling here for a while longer. A couple of personal views this week. Firstly, I think the 10-year prison sentence handed down to Royal Marine Alexander Blackman was a disgrace. I’m not saying that some form of retribution shouldn’t IQ TEST have been ordered, but RESULTS: to deliver a ‘Congratulations, punishment more severe than those superbrain.’ received by many rapists and civilians who murder in cold blood, is beyond belief. By this yardstick, Blair and Bush should be banged up for 1,000 years or more. Let’s hope some form of sanity prevails at his hopefully early appeal. My second view is that if I hear of any more presents offered up to us by Ed Miliband, I’ll be looking out for him to arrive at The Commons

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Vote Lee I ENJOY your comments every week. Then when I have finished reading, I keep thinking why can this guy not become Prime Minister. Like most folk here in Spain I would hate to go back to the UK which has become a cesspit. UKIP must surely gain from the present unacceptable mess we are in. May my God always be with you. Tom (By email)

More praise on a sleigh. When is this desperate party of political dinosaurs going to realise their policies are never going to work, and opposition is the very best they can expect for many a year to come? And as for Ed Balls... Answers to the ‘Intellectual Quiz’ 1. PACIFIC 2. TREE 3. WRONG 4. INLAWS. Keep the Faith, Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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EVERYTHING you say is true. It is a pity the UK papers don’t print your articles. Why do you not go into politics? You would make a good Prime Minister. The UK press aren’t man enough to print the truth about these people. Keep up the good work! All the best. EI (By email)

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Did you know? IN Turkey, Noel Baba (Father Noel) is widely thought to bring New Year presents due to the country’s predominantly Muslim population. - Little Christmas is one of the traditional names in Ireland for January 6, more commonly known in the rest of the world as the Feast of the Epiphany. Little Christmas is also called Women’s Christmas because of the Irish men taking on all the household duties for the day. Many women hold parties or go out to celebrate the day and children often buy presents for their mothers and grandmothers. - In Norway and Sweden, Little Christmas Day refers to January 13, and is regarded as the day when decorations must be taken down and leftover food eaten. - Christmas in July is celebrated in countries including Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in order to have Christmas with a winter feel as December 25 falls during their summer.- While the birth year of Jesus is estimated among modern historians to have been between 7 and 2 BC, the exact month and day are unknown. By the early-to-mid 4th century, the Western Christian Church had placed Christmas on December 25, chosen to correspond with the day exactly nine months after early Christians believed Jesus was conceived. - The modern Christmas tree tradition is believed to have begun in Germany in the 18th century. From Germany the custom was introduced to Britain, first via Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, and then more successfully by Prince Albert during the reign of Queen Victoria. By 1841 the Christmas tree had become even more widespread throughout Britain. - While the majority of families in the UK open their presents on the morning of Christmas Day, the Royal Family is an exception, opening their gifts on Christmas Eve, following German tradition introduced by the Hanoverians. - Countries like Japan, where Christmas is popular despite there being only a small number of Christians, have adopted many of the secular aspects of Christmas, including gift-giving, decorations and trees. - The US-based Coca-Cola Santa Claus was designed by the son of Finnish emigrants, Haddon Sundblom. - Urban myth has it that the red suit only appeared after the CocaCola company started an advertising campaign depicting a redsuited Father Christmas in the 1930s. However, the red suit was used long before, including by American illustrator Thomas Nast in the 19th century.

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HRISTMAS wouldn’t be Christmas in Spain without the traditional sweets and desserts. Any good party needs plenty of food, and in Spain this is just as important as the decorations, nativity scene and the Three Wise Men. Many traditional Spanish Christmas dishes were simple, but nowadays, customs have changed and large family meals are celebrated. The main events are the Christmas Eve dinner, the New Year’s Eve dinner and the afternoon snack on January 6. Some of the best known sweets are the different varieties of ‘turron’, a nougattype confection, typically made of honey, sugar and egg white, with toasted almonds or other nuts, and usually shaped into a rectangular tablet. The traditional varieties are the soft ‘Jijona’ turron, and the hard ‘Alicante’ turron. However, nowadays, there are dozens of varieties for all tastes. Amongst the most popular of these are the chocolate turron, the variety with candied fruits, the toasted egg yolk (yema tostada), cream and walnuts, marzipan and many more.

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A sweet touch for the

TRADITIONAL: Turron, churros and mantecados. Use of marzipan in Spanish sweets is very popular, and for Christmas there are figures and ‘breads’ made from marzipan. Nuts are also covered in sugar and used to make dragées of different sizes, from the smaller variety with pine nuts, to the large and more traditional almonds covered in sugar.

Another two traditional sweets found in most Spanish households at Christmas are ‘mantecados’ and ‘polvorones.’ Mantecados (from manteca,

meaning lard) are made with lard although nowadays, they can be found made with vegetable oils and in a wide variety of different flavours. The other ingredients include flour, sugar, milk, and nuts.

A polvoron (from polvo, meaning powder or dust) is a type of mantecado, which is heavy, soft and very crumbly. They are both mostly produced in Andalucia. When you are offered any of these sweets in a Spanish household over Christmas, you will normally also be given a shot of aniseflavoured liqueur to wash it down. Although many children now receive gifts on December 25, in Spain, the tradition is that gifts are brought by the Three Kings (Tres Reyes Magos) on January 6, following large parades in towns and cities the night before. On that day, it is also traditional to eat the ‘Roscon de Reyes’, an oval-shaped pastry which is normally decorated with candied fruit representing the jewels in the kings’ crowns and which can be plain or with different fillings. It has two objects inside, one a gift, which makes the person who finds it ‘king for the day’ as they are given the crown which accompanies the cake; the other a bean, which means the finder will have to pay for the ‘Roscon’ the following year.

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Getting ready for a bigger SPANIARDS will spend more this Christmas, a study by professional services company Deloitte has revealed. The average Spanish family is to spend €671 on Christmas shopping this year, as opposed to the €659 spent in 2012. The study claims that Spaniards have become practical consumers who look for good value products at competitive prices. Half the people surveyed said they would buy presents taking into account price, with

clothes, books and perfumes top of the shopping list, closely followed by high-tech items, especially popular amongst young people. Most of the people, six out of 10, will buy their presents before December 15, whereas only 7 per cent claimed they would wait until the sales in January. Of those who said

they will spend more this Christmas, 40 per cent will do so to ‘take the financial crisis out of their heads’. Meanwhile, 59 per cent of the people who will spend less this Christmas claim it’s because their income has dropped. Department stores and specialised groups are the favourite options for Spaniards to buy Christmas presents from, with 61 per cent of people choosing them. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING: Spaniards are to spend more this year.

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Looking after a new baby UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has unveiled a plan for new parents to share leave. After spending the first two weeks off work, a mother could then split up to 50 weeks’ leave between herself and her partner.

RETIRED Bob and Angela Davie, who lived on the Costa Blanca for nine years but have now moved back to Somerset, welcomed the plans. Bob recalled he had to take two weeks of his annual leave when his sons were born. He said: “I think parents should be able to split it.” His wife was happy to stay at home with the children but said nowadays in a lot of families the women have a better job so it would be better financially for women to go

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ANN: Up to parents to decide.

We asked people in the street if they thought it old fashioned that only mothers stayed at home to look after babies and what benefits or drawbacks they saw in the plan.

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back to work. “I think as long as the child has one parent at home it is fine and fathers have a much more active role,” she remarked. Costa Blanca airport worker Kara Blackstone, aged 28, doesn’t have children but would welcome the move. “I think it would help stop workplace discrimination against women of childbearing age. I have previously worked in HR departments and, although they say it doesn’t happen, I have seen women’s applications not taken as far as they should for concern they’ll be off having kids,” she said. Jill Austin, retired, who lives in Rambla de Oria, Almeria, could see the benefits and drawbacks of the plan. She said: “It is not old fashioned that mothers stay at home. The benefits are that it gives both parents the chance to bond with the child and they are free to make a choice of when to take the leave. BOB & ANGELA: Would welcome flexible maternity leave.

The drawback would be the problems it could cause for employers.” And Ann Corry, also retired, who lives in Saliente, Almeria, agreed about the benefits. She said: “No, it is not old fashioned for a mother to stay at home. But it is up to the parents to decide. The benefit is the father can stay at home, as my son is doing. I can’t see any real drawbacks to the plan.” JILL: Not old fashioned.

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Thursday BBC1/ 4:45pm Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Keeping Britain Safe 24/7 10:00pm Christmas Supermarket Secrets 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Question Time

BBC2/ 4:15pm Orangutan Diary 4:45pm Cagney and Lacey 5:30pm Are You Being Served? 6:05pm 'Allo, 'Allo! 6:30pm Priceless Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Great British Garden Revival 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm The Silent War 11:00pm The Best of the Sarah 11:30pm Newsnight

ITV/ 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Show Me the Telly 6:00pm The Paul O'Grady Show 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm You've Been Framed! 10:00pm There's Something About Susan 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The Jonathan Ross Show

CH4/ 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 10:00pm British Comedy Awards 2013 12:05am Gogglebox

Friday

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BBC1/ 4:45pm Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Miranda 10:00pm Have I Got News for You 10:30pm Live at the Apollo 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show

BBC2/ 4:45pm Cagney and Lacey 5:30pm Are You Being Served? 6:05pm 'Allo, 'Allo! 6:30pm Priceless Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Great British Garden Revival 9:00pm Mastermind 9:30pm Kangaroo Dundee 10:00pm Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight

ITV/ 5:00pm Show Me the Telly 6:00pm The Paul O'Grady Show 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Off the Beaten Track 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Boyzone at 20: No Matter What 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

CH4/ 5:15pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 10:00pm Derren Brown 11:35pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man

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ITV2/

4:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:05pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here Now! Crown Jewels 10:00pm The Big Christmas Reunion 11:00pm Celebrity Juice

4:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:05pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6:00pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Coming Out 10:00pm The Holiday

5:20pm Sunday •Bill Murray •Dan Aykroyd •Sigourney Weaver •Harold Ramis •Rick Moranis

Saturday BBC1/ 6:30pm BBC News 6:40pm BBC London News 6:50pm Pointless 7:40pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:20pm Atlantis 10:05pm Casualty 10:55pm The National Lottery Live 11:05pm BBC News 11:25pm Match of the Day

BBC2/ 4:10pm Doctor Who Mastermind 4:40pm The Weakest Link 5:30pm Flog It! 6:30pm Tron 8:00pm A Culture Show Special 9:00pm Tron Legacy 10:55pm The Science of Doctor Who 11:55pm The Wrong Mans

ITV/ 6:05pm The Big Christmas Reunion 7:05pm ITV News London 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 9:00pm The X Factor 11:05pm The Jonathan Ross Show

CH4/ 5:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:35pm Channel 4 News 8:05pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 9:00pm Cornwall: Walking Through History 10:00pm Psychopath Night 11:55pm Clear and Present Danger

ITV2/ 4:00pm The Only Way is Essexmas 5:05pm I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here Now! Trials and Tribulations 6:10pm You've Been Framed! Christmas Special 6:40pm Johnny English 8:25pm The Perfect Storm 11:05pm The Xtra Factor

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Ghostbusters II (Film, 1989) Five years on from their spectacular victory over the ghoulies, the supernatural sleuths have fallen on hard times, reduced to performing at children's parties.

Sunday BBC1/ 4:45pm Christmas Supermarket Secrets 5:45pm Lifeline 5:55pm Songs of Praise 6:30pm BBC News 6:50pm BBC London News 7:00pm Countryfile 8:00pm Strictly Come Dancing 8:40pm Sports Personality of the Year 2013 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm BBC London News 11:25pm Match of the Day 2

BBC2/ 6:05pm Flog It! 6:55pm Ski Sunday 7:40pm Sports Personality of the Year at 60 8:40pm The Great British Sewing Bee 9:40pm The Duchess 11:20pm QI XL

ITV/ 4:35pm The X Factor 6:40pm You've Been Framed! 7:05pm ITV News London 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 8:30pm The X Factor Results Show 10:30pm Through the Keyhole 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 11:45pm Hellboy II: The Golden Army

CH4/ 4:05pm Diary of a Wimpy Kid 6:00pm Channel 4 News 6:20pm Fred Claus 8:30pm Brtain's Killer Storms 10:00pm Homeland 11:00pm Your Highness

ITV2/ 4:30pm I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here Now! Crown Jewels 5:30pm You've Been Framed! 6:30pm Two Weeks Notice 8:30pm Land of the Lost 10:30pm The Xtra Factor 11:30pm 2 Fast 2 Furious

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Tuesday BBC1/

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4:30pm Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm The First Great Train Robbery 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm A Question of Sport 12:05am The League Cup Show

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4:45pm Cagney and Lacey 5:30pm Are You Being Served? 6:00pm 'Allo, 'Allo! 6:30pm Priceless Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm The Great British Sewing Bee 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off 10:00pm Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve 11:00pm Hebburn 11:30pm Newsnight

BBC2/ 6:00pm 'Allo, 'Allo! 6:30pm Priceless Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Nigellissima 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Tom Kerridge Cooks Christmas 10:00pm The Choir: Sing While You Work 11:00pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks

ITV/ 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Tales From 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards

CH4/ 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Kirstie's Crafty Christmas 10:00pm Liberty of London 11:00pm Fresh Meat

ITV2/ 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm The Xtra Factor Brand new for 2013. The Xtra 10:00pm Peter Andre: My Life 11:00pm Celebrity Juice

Wednesday

ITV/ 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Show Me the Telly 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 11:25pm ITV News and Weather 12:00am The Lockerbie Bombing

BBC2/ 4:45pm Cagney and Lacey 5:30pm Are You Being Served? 6:00pm 'Allo, 'Allo! 6:30pm Priceless Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Wartime Farm 9:00pm Food and Drink 10:00pm Tudor Monastery Farm 11:00pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme 11:30pm Newsnight 12:20am The Silent War 1:20am See Hear

ITV/ 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Show Me the Telly 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Surprise Surprise 10:00pm Lucan 11:30pm ITV News and Weather

CH4/

CH4/

4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm Heston's Great British Food 11:00pm Masters of Sex 12:10am Masters of Sex

4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm Gogglebox 11:45pm Jimmy Carr: Being Funny

ITV2/ 4:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:05pm The Xtra Factor 6:05pm The ITV2 Panto 7:45pm Funniest Ever You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm The Xtra Factor 10:00pm The Vampire Diaries 11:00pm American Pie: The Wedding

ITV2/ 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Xtra Factor 6:15pm The ITV2 Panto 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm The Xtra Factor 10:00pm Miss Congeniality 12:15am The Only Way is Essexmas

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A chance lost in the past presents itself again but wonʼt be too easy. Holding back just a little makes you more desirable.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You realise this week how liberating it is to share your thoughts and feelings with someone close. It is not always easy to do this, until you realise everyone has them.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) After a relaxed weekend, it might prove difficult to take up the reins of work again. When a challenge is issued, your natural stubbornness comes to the fore.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Time is precious this week because you are in demand.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) With a mind as sharp as a needle, you spin through the week, weaving your own charming

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IF ONLY 1. For which 1981 film did actor Henry Fonda win his only Oscar? 2. Only You was which British a cappella vocal group’s only UK number one hit single? 3. What was the title of Anna Sewell’s only published novel? 4. Which British jockey won his only Epsom Derby, on Pinza, in 1953? 5. Which French composer’s only opera was Pelleas and Melisande, which premiered in 1902? 6. Which is the only letter of the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the states of the US? 7. Which is the only play by William Shakespeare with an animal in its title? 8. Which is the only word in the English language that ends with the letters HTH? 9. Who is the only woman to have been awarded two Nobel Prizes (Physics 1903 and Chemistry 1911)?

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spell. A bit of extra confidence works wonders for your mood.

adventure may mean an absence from someone close.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Although energy is not high, there is the need to have some kind of challenge. With the brain active, it is an ideal time to plot and plan your next moves.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Reading the small print or being sure what is offered in a personal encounter is most important this week. Leave nothing to chance or you could be out of pocket.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The imagination stirs and the heart races at a suggestion this week. Your strong intuition tells you it is the right thing to do. You are a constant friend, but such an

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Being over-generous with cash midweek could see you making a poor move. Perhaps someone needs to be more hardworking or perhaps less of a spendthrift. LIBRA (September 24 October 23) A suggestion made by you recently did not seem to be taken seriously. This week, however, negotiations could be opened. Circumstances change and it may seem someone gave up too early.

Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

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SCORPIO (October 24 November 22) Confidence in a close relationship should be maintained. Possibly someone who envies your position would like to see discord. A matter of spiritual or religious faith is questioned, but the answer comes more clearly and sharply than you would have thought.

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

TARGET:

Average: 8

Very good: 14

Good: 10

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) An investment made recently is built upon and brings peace of mind. Finances do need consideration but more in the long than the short-term.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 December 21) An emotional cut-off from the past is not as bad as anticipated. Indeed, it confirms in your mind who you are and what your place in the world is.

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Across 1 Having had enough, was unhappy about note (5) 4 A bird has swallowed her cigar (7) 7 African president to supply workforce with New Deal? (7) 8 Rub tea with iron (5) 10 Inflexible outfit I associated with duke (5) 11 Stone thatʼs great in building (7) 12 Hiding in bushes to attack an animal (5) 14 Pass laws about a cent (5) 19 Provokes with sharp points (7) 21 Long story without direction (5) 22 Cast worth altering (5) 23 Stuck with tot holding present (7) 24 Reds die, but revolutionary lived (7) 25 Boss around from border control (5) Down 2 Thing to alter between today and tomorrow (7) 3 Fear right in the dead centre (5) 4 Transform some money (6) 5 Limit each innʼs brawling (7) 6 A wild animal but itʼs all right, a quiet one (5) 7 Grade old German money (4) 9 Farm producers put to some purpose, we hear (4)

Across 1 Old manuscript copier (6) 4 Bonbons (6) 9 Element from sea water (7) 10 Royal rule (5) 11 Distressed (5) 12 Make good (7) 13 Carpenterʼs tool (11) 18 Pasta pockets (7) 20 Lacking freshness (5) 22 Large wading bird (5) 23 Stir up (7) 24 Avoids (6) 25 Inflamed (6)

13 Everyone was in debt, thatʼs permitted (7) 15 Like badly cooked food getting woman in house embarrassed (7) 16 Oddly, I got tuna without a single thing (4)

Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 10 represents P and 25 represents X, so fill in P every time the figure 10 appears and X 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.

17 No man is one, but Man is (6) 18 The girl to have a meal upside down (4) 20 Features about 50 members of the House of Lords (5) 21 Brute in agency, a hooligan (5)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Tedium, 3 Lambda, 8 Montana, 10 Otter, 11 Torso, 12 State, 13 Kites, 15 Tarns, 20 Ensue, 22 Plant, 24 Total, 25 Swear by, 26 Guards, 27 Ostend. Down: 1 Tomato, 2 Dinar, 4 Aroma, 5 Bittern, 6 Arrest, 7 Pause, 9 Adore, 14 Inertia, 16 Apple, 17 Dog tag, 18 Feast, 19 Stayed, 21 Salad, 23 Agree. QUICK Across: 1 Barracks, 5/24 Word game, 9 Outcome, 10 Lingo, 11 Surge, 12 Literal, 13 Sedate, 15 Shares, 18 Purpose, 20 Recap, 22 Irate, 23 Diaries, 25 Restless. Down: 1 Boots, 2 Retired, 3 Adore, 4 Keenly, 6 Owner, 7 Doodles, 8 Glitch, 13 Sapling, 14 Trowel, 16 Recline, 17 Meddle, 19 Realm, 20 React, 21 Pests. ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Loser, 4 Add up, 7 Too, 8 Battery, 9 Stew, 10 Evitar, 14 Applaud, 16 Uso, 17 Oveja, 18 Debts.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION Down: 1 Latas, 2 Smoke, 3 Rabo, 4 Actividad, 5 Dye, 6 Pay, 11 Thumb, 12 Rooms, 13 Baya, 14 Ajo, 15 Pie.

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English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Luck (6) 4 Esperar (4) 8 Clear (meaning, explanation) (5) 9 Corderos (5) 10 Grape (3) 11 Estrellas (5) 12 Tuberculosis (5) 15 Like that (3) 16 Otra vez (5) 18 Key (door) (5) 19 Train (railway) (4) 20 Cuello (6) Down 1 Calcetines (5) 2 Stage (of a journey) (5) 3 Mil (8) 5 Brazo (de persona) (3) 6 Cough (3) 7 Saucer (8) 13 Caracol (5) 14 Jurar (5) 16 Hormiga (3) 17 Bird (large) (3)

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 (MENDER) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues. BALLOT

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Unscramble the name of a famous English film, television, and theatre actor: FLINT CHOIR

DOFTOR

Answers: A foot in the door, Hit below the belt

Unscramble the name of a famous James Bond novel/film (two words): A SCARY LOONIE

Down 1 Conquer (6) 2 Origins (5) 3 Easily broken (7) 5 Does a job (5) 6 Instalment (7) 7 Verse form (6) 8 Naval officer (4,7) 14 Overlaid (7) 15 Fill with enthusiasm (7) 16 Type of flower (6) 17 Hinge on (6) 19 Unit of weight (5) 21 Separate (5)

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Nights, 2 Gander, 3 Thorns, 4 Barred, 5 Swords, 6 Leered, 7 Wearer, 8 Owners, 9 Neatly, 10 Wooded, 11 Breast, 12 Tilted, 13 Boards, 14 Volley, 15 Bitter, 16 Rotund, 17 Either, 18 Barren, 19 Shines

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: COLIN FIRTH, CASINO ROYALE

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Four of the best ways to stay healthy for the Xmas and New Year holidays CHRISTMAS and New Year celebrations for many mean mince pies, turkey and maybe a bit too much to drink. News about people gaining weight during the holidays is a recurrent theme at this time of the year. A recent study in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found that people who overdo the turkey, puddings and mince pies are (surprise surprise) likely to gain two kilos during the holidays. Not surprisingly the more obese are likely to put on the most weight. Here are four steps to avoid gaining weight by counteracting it with exercise, plus a

few extra tips. While people should enjoy the food during the holiday they should return to their normal routine the next day with an easy run or gym workout. A recent review by the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that the longer it takes people to get back to their normal exercise routines, the more their enthusiasm for workouts is

TURKEY: Don’t eat too much! dulled. Instead of putting their exercise programme on hold

during the holidays people should get their training out of the way in the morning, so they don’t feel tired and drained in the evenings. A study by Appalachian State University showed that vigorous morning workouts helped average people burn an extra 190 calories over the next 14 hours on top of the 500 calories burned during the workout. People should set themselves up for party time

by having the right food while waiting for the main event. They should consume ‘smart’ snacks like fruit and nuts which are at least good for you by having fibre, vitamins and proteins, and keep away from chocolates and sweets which are filled with ‘empty calories.’ At work Christmas dinners or parties with friends, there’s often a buffet. Instead of automatically grabbing a plate and heading off to pile the food high, people should look around and choose only what they really want, otherwise they run the risk of overeating.

Supplements to boost well-being FROM fat burners to growth formulas, creatine or L-carnitine, there are lots of vitamins and supplements people can take for health and well-being. The following are some of the best for feeling great, healthy and having the most energy humanly possible. Fish oil is one of the most important of them all. Most people don’t get enough Omega-3. Even if the consumer eats fish (twice per week recommended) Omega 3s are the cornerstone of a supplement regime, say many nutritionists. Multivitamins are a great complement for a clean diet. They have a

lot of nutrients and give a good base of selenium and Vitamin D. Talking about Vitamin D, the more data that continues to emerge, the more it is accepted as an essential need in our bodies by some food experts. Whey protein powder is convenient to use and an easy way to get quality nutrients into the diet, by making shakes with vegetables or fruit. A lot of studies support the consumption of whey protein which is thought to help maintain lean body mass, fat loss and more, according to people in the food supplement industry.

Probiotics, or ‘good’ bacteria are seen by some as the future of nutrition. Scientists are learning about the microbiome, the bacteria present in our bodies. There is some data supporting its use for

VITAMINS: Help make you feel healthy and full of energy. boosting immunity, helping the healthy functioning of the digestive system and even weight loss.

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The most expensive Champagne is not always the best The results, published in Flavour Journal, indicate that these people ranked the £40 (€47.70) bottle with most points. The participants were four people who work in the Champagne industry, six who work in the wine industry but are not experts in Champagne, and five social drinkers. They wore black glasses to disguise both the bottles and the colour of the drink.

Only the most expert tasters were able to appreciate the most expensive drinks. According to scientists, that doesn’t mean expensive Champagne is not worth its price.

PLACEBO EFFECT: The price of Champagne is not always linked to its quality.

Spaniard is world’s top female chef A SPANISH woman has become the world’s only seven-Michelin starred female chef. Catalan Carme Ruscalleda earned this distinction after her restaurant in Tokyo (Japan) was awarded two of the coveted stars this year. Ruscalleda already had three Michelin stars for her restaurant Sant Pau in

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THE price of Champagne is not always linked to its quality, a study by the universities of Oxford and London has revealed. Instead, scientists argue there is a placebo effect with cost that makes us believe the more expensive a Champagne is, the better it is. Scientists carried out blind tastings with experts asking them to choose from six Champagnes and an English sparkling wine with prices going from £18 (€21.50) to £400 (€477)

MULTI-AWARDED: Ruscalleda has seven Michelin stars. San Pol de Mar (Barcelona) and two more

for her Barcelona restaurant Moments, with her son Raul Balam as head chef. The 61-year-old has thus surpassed fellow chef and competitor Frenchwoman Anne Sophie Pic, who has been awarded a total of six Michelin stars. Her success matches that of Basque chef Martin Berasategui, who holds seven stars as well.

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INCE the publication of Apartment Gardening Mediterranean Style three years ago, it has been encouraging to see more and more apartment dwellers make their terraces and balconies greener, more colourful and perfumed, and more productive. The latter by setting up useful herb, vegetable and fruit gardens in containers. The wide range of styles, sizes and colours of containers, and the offer of better compost ranges by many garden centres, has simplified

PRACTICAL: Herbs grown in a window box. doing so especially if awnings and blinds are installed to protect plants from the hottest summer and low winter suns. As your 2014 New Year resolution, how about considering

growing herbs in a window box, living well from one square metre, or planting a fantastic petunia display for next summer? It is such a pity that so many apartment blocks look cold and

unattractive to residents, passers-by and potential buyers. Although still few and far between it is gratifying to see that some architects are now building ‘green’ apartment blocks so

APARTMENT GARDENING: Large pots can be used to grow tomatoes. that every owner has prebuilt planters and in some cases all planted up before they move in. Your own efforts could be an enthralling and interesting hobby and add value to your apartment. In addition, if residents’ associations encouraged such actions, the attractiveness and value of the entire block would improve as well as the environment. The carbon footprint of the block would be reduced with the right plantings and trees to cut pollution from traffic and microwaves. It is not too late for you to brighten up your own terraces and balconies or do so for an aging friend as a Christmas present! If you need inspiration and are in London over Christmas visit the Spanish Garden on top

of the Virgin Building in Kensington. How come an Englishman constructed a 5,000-squaremetre Spanish garden on a rooftop with a metre and more of topsoil in the 1930s? While we worry about carrying up a few pots, a bag of compost and a few plants! Even window boxes on railings planted with poinsettias, heathers, pansies, cyclamens, azaleas, cotons or kalenchoas during the next week would add Christmas cheer. There are hundreds of other ideas in our book Apartment Gardening Mediterranean Style, which is easily obtainable from Santana or Amazon Books. Happy Christmas plantings! ©Dick Handscombe www.gardeninginspain. com December 2013

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ORSCHE is upgrading the Cayenne sixcylinder model via a special series known as the Platinum Edition. The Platinum Edition Cayenne and Cayenne Diesel models feature some especially highquality equipment and offers many of the mostrequested options as standard. The German manufacturer only assigns the Platinum Edition designation to its exclusive, elegant vehicle ranges that are available for a limited period only. Painted in Platinum Silver Metallic, the lateral and central air intake grill fins, the side window strips, the rear spoiler lip and the trim strip on the tailgate create a shimmering effect. The standard colour range includes monotone paint finishes in Black and White, and Meteor Grey Metallic, Basalt Black Metallic and Mahogany Metallic are available as further colour options. The Carrara White Metallic paint finish is also an option available for this Cayenne edition. The look is rounded off by the 19inch Cayenne Design II wheels with coloured crest. The vehicles, available from January 2014 from €75,569, come with a partial leather interior as standard, but a full leather interior is also available. The floor mats, with Luxor Beige edging and Porsche logo, and the front door entry guards with the ‘Platinum Edition’ logo, are further highlights.

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Torrox petanca annual contest TWENTY-FOUR people entered the Torrox Park Friday Petanca Group’s Fifth Annual Competition last Friday. After three games the winner was Nigel Kind with an individual score of plus 23 points, runner up was Sue Sharp with a score of plus 20 points, and third equal were Rose Dawes and Roger Sharp with scores of plus 19 points. After the competition 34 people attended a celebration lunch at TK’s Restaurant, Laguna Beach, Torrox Costa, organised by David and Betty MacKenzie who sponsor the competition every year.

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Lead squandered in cup tie Dave Redshaw

Malaga CF Reporter Dave Redshaw Dave is the author of ‘Malaga Football Club - The Story’ available from Amazon.

MALAGA head into Saturday’s home game with Getafe (kick-off 10pm) having squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Osasuna in the first leg of their Copa del Rey tie at La Rosaleda.

With the prize of a last 16 encounter against Real Madrid on offer - provided the Spanish giants overcome minnows Olimpic Xativa both sides began cautiously, the only effort of note early on a speculative

shot from Camacho that was comfortably held by Osasuna goalkeeper Riesgo. However, the hosts took the lead on 31 minutes when defender Sergio Sanchez powered a header from a corner into the net to give the ‘keeper no chance. Seven minutes later Bernd Schuster’s men doubled their advantage after a foul on the edge of the box from Armenteros, left-back Antunes curling a superb shot from the resultant free-kick over the wall and past Riesgo. Two minutes after the restart Los Blanquiazules made it 3-0 when Tissone’s through ball freed Juanmi for the youngster to fire a low shot home. ALL SMILES: GINS members inspite of the difficult conditions. With the game appearing over as a (29). Pepe Gill, Peter In first position for the played on what started contest, the Pamplona club Foreman, Ian Paterson men was Tony Downey as a cold but sunny day threw themselves a lifeline and John Ridley had (35) with Alan Edwards and a long round for on 57 minutes after second (33) and Geir most. Top lady was Erica Antunes gave the ball away twos. Oxford (34) with Neilma to Torres, who somehow At Añoreta a Froland (33) third. Ingrid Stec (35) won Jary (28) second. In the managed to find the net stableford sponsored by Barbara Schmidt and the ladies’ competition men’s competition first from way out with Malaga with Eloisa Sanchez (31) was Rob Nicholson (36) ‘keeper Willy Caballero Helmut Muller was held. and Lyn second Mike Frayne caught off guard. The course was set up second for a most favourable McAllister (30) third. (36), third Mark Langley The goal acted as an day, and many felt they Ingrid Stec, Bev Legg (34) and fourth Keith inspiration for the visitors could have played much and Steve Adams scored Jary (33pts). Only two and four minutes later they was scored by Dave reduced the deficit still better although the twos. At Las Gabias 25 Miles. greens were a bit tricky. further with Torres again involved, this time crossing for Onwu to head past Caballero from close range. Any sense of jubilation for Osasuna was shortlived when Loe was dismissed on 63 minutes BUENA VISTA Petanca Clubs’s annual for a second bookable Sharrocks Trophy was won by Martin offence following a late Cook and Marian Morse, who won all tackle on Eliseu. three games. Nonetheless, just 15 Runner-up was the team comprising minutes later the Rose Dawes, Brian Harris and Nigel comeback was complete, Wallace, who beat Pat Clark, Dave Armenteros finishing at the Tomlin and Bert Gearing in a tie-break second attempt after game, both having scored two wins with Caballero had parried his plus nine points. initial effort. It was the WELL DONE: Beryl Sharrocks (centre) The competition, at the club’s venue, signal for Malaga fans to Merendero Pepe Mesa on the Playazo with Marian Morse and Martin Cook. vent their frustration with Beach, Nerja, was played as a random year in memory of Norman Sharrocks cries of “Schuster vete ya!” triples event but with 29 players that who formed the Tuesday group. His wife, (Schuster go now!) as they meant there had to be one pairs team. Beryl, was on hand to present the turned on the German The Sharrocks Trophy is played every winners' Trophy and the keepers cups. boss.

Sunny but chilly for GINS ALTHOUGH the day was sunny it was cold and most GINS’ players at Los Moriscos found the conditions difficult. The wind started and it was hard to keep the ball in play for many. But new member Patrick Wagneur showed that the windy conditions were not a problem to him - he returned a score of 44 points well in front of James Kenny in second who had 34 points. Third was Pepe Gill (33). In the ladies’ competition first was Denise Downey (36) and second Angela Foreman

Martin and Marian take the annual Sharrocks Trophy