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30,000 homes caught by helicopter spycam By Eleanor Hawkins HELICOPTER inspections by the taxman have caught out 30,113 homes on the Costa del Sol not correctly registered, in just one year. A total of 486,000 homes in 29 Malaga Province towns including Fuengirola, Benalmadena, Mijas, Antequera, Alhaurin de la Torre, Cartama and Alhaurin el Grande have
been inspected so far, and Hacienda (the Spanish Treasury Ministry) believes the more than 30,000 are just one third of those it will track down during the inspection campaign. While councils rub their hands at the extra income, an estimated €21.7 million in IBI property taxes, homeowners who had not correctly registered new buildings, extensions,
swimming pools or other work at the Catastro property registry could well be in for a shock when they receive their property tax bills as an average increase of €215 can be expected along with charges for the difference for up to four years. Hacienda is also charging those affected €60 to cover the costs of its inspections and correct registration.
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MOST WANTED: The men are thought to be hiding in Spain.
Have you seen these men?
THE British National Crime Agency has released details of 10 of Britain’s most wanted criminals, all thought to be hiding in Spain and quite possibly on the Costa del Sol. A police operation entitled ‘Captura’ is appealing to expatriates and travellers on the Costa that may have information on the whereabouts of the 10 individu-
als, who have been accused or convicted of crimes including manslaughter, rape, assault and drug-smuggling. The criminals detailed include Shane Walford, who was convicted for manslaughter of a fireman and father-of-two at a bar in Coventry. Walford was released on licence in January 2012 but failed to attend
appointments with a supervising officer, causing the licence to be revoked and the man recalled to prison. Many of the 10 men are thought to be a considerable danger to the public. British police, working closely with Spanish security forces, want to find and extradite the men as soon as possible. Tel: +44 800 555 111.
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NEWS Driver jailed A WOMAN who ran over and killed a 45-year-old man and his seven-year-old son in Cerrado de Calderon, Malaga, has entered jail in Alhaurin de la Torre voluntarily after her appeal for the sentence of two years six months to be suspended was refused. Designers sign-up FASHION expert Pedro Mansilla has confirmed he will be attending the Pasarela del Mar fashion show and event in La Cala de Mijas next month, where designers Lorenzo Caprile and Elio Berhanyer will also be making appearances.
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Costa tourism is looking good THE Costa del Sol had one of its best years ever in 2014 and looks to be ready to do it again. A new report on Spanish tourist destination hotel profits and employment by Exceltur tourism group gave the Costa del Sol, along with the Canary and Balearic Islands, as the places in Spain where tourism-related profits
and jobs increased the most in 2014. Coastal towns including Estepona, Benalmadena, Fuengirola, Marbella and Torremolinos saw more visitors leaving more
profit than in previous years, partly down to a tourism crisis in Eastern Mediterranean countries according to the group. Following a year when more than 10 million visitors came to the Costa, figures are already looking good with a reported 1.3 million travellers passing through Malaga-Costa del Sol airport so far in 2015.
Wintery scene RECENT low temperatures brought snow back to the Ronda mountains and the cold is expected to stay for a several days according to the Spanish State Weather Office.
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THREE Antequera farmers have taken on a new challenge and swapped their olive trees for persimmons, which experts claim are an ideal crop for the area.
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Police training OFFICERS of Estepona’s Local Police force will receive training to carry out Judicial Police functions, meaning they can see their cases out from start to finish without having to hand them over to other forces for investigation.
Culture awards MARBELLA is holding its 2015 Culture Awards tomorrow, March 20, at the municipal theatre where the work of local charities and associations will be rewarded.
Celebrating asparagus DA BRUNO restaurants on the Costa are celebrating the start of asparagus season with special dishes to welcome in the spring.
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MALAGA Metro has reached an agreement with Vodafone to provide a signal for the mobile company’s users on the city’s underground trains.
Police rescue THE ringleader of a gang who kidnapped a man and demanded €1 million has been arrested in Fuengirola. Police found the man who had been kidnapped in Algeciras.
Promotion efforts ANDALUCIA’S tourism board is in Paris this weekend to attract visitors to a tourism fair and a golf fair to travel to the region.
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Patios compete TOURISM councillor Dolores Marchena has announced that the second edition of San Roque’s Patio Competition will be held in the second fortnight of May. LAS FALLAS: The huge papier mache models cost tens of thousands of euros to build.
Celebrating with fire ONE of Spain’s most famous festivals has been in full swing around the province of Valencia. Las Fallas are a five day celebration - running until tonight (Thursday) marked across the province in honour of San José. The focus of the fiesta for many is the creation and destruction of the ‘niñots’ - which are huge papiermache models. They cost tens of thousands of euros to build and take many months to construct by the various clubs or peñas. The themes are varied and satirical and reminiscent of the 80’s British comedy Spitting Image, where many of the models are caricatures poking fun at Spanish politicians and celebrities. The climax of the week long celebration takes
Quote of the Week It’s not very nice, that’s for sure. You have to hunt out specific places, the nice places,” said Spanish singer Edurne Garcia and Eurovision competitor when asked whether Manchester, where her goalkeeper boyfriend plays, was ‘uglier than the back of a fridge.’
place tonight, known as ‘La Crema,’ or burning of the fallas. While the most famous are held in Valencia City, many expats will see the three separate fallas in Benidorm - in the Rincon de Loix at the end of the Levante beach, Plaza Triangular at the end of the Avd Mediterraneo and in the Old Town on Calle Tomás Ortuño. A grand float procession with all the participants takes place at 6pm. The children’s fallas are burnt first - starting at 11pm then the main adult ones are set alight one by one at midnight. The one in the Rincon goes up followed at 12:30am with the Plaza Triangular and lastly, the one in the Old Town.
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million is the number of people called to vote this Sunday, March 22, in the Andalucian elections. Of the total number of people eligible to vote, 245,202 will be doing so for the first time having recently reached the age of 18.
Avoiding floods WORK is under way in the Fuerzas Armadas area of Estepona to improve drainage and avoid garages in the area flooding, a frequent problem local residents have been complaining about for years.
Cleaning up MARBELLA has launched a new cleaning campaign and will be visiting 38 local schools and raising awareness on the streets of the importance of recycling and correctly disposing of rubbish.
And finally... Hackers who managed to block more than 400,000 files belonging to Madrid’s Ifema Fair and Congress centre were left looking rather silly when their demands for payment to undo their work were ignored and the centre’s technicians managed to restore all the servers within a day.
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Patrolling heroes save Finnish man TWO policemen saved a 24-year-old Finnish man’s life when he tried to jump off a motorway bridge in Fuengirola. The officers, who were both injured during the rescue, were sent to the scene following a call to the emergency services reporting there was a man on the bridge tying a rope around his neck. When they approached, they saw the young man sitting on the railings crying and muttering in a language they did not understand. Although they tried to calm him down as they got closer, the man jumped before they reached him and they both had to hang over the railings and haul him to safety. Although one officer injured his shoulder and the other his back, they both insisted on ending their shift while an ambulance took the man for treatment.
St Patrick’s Weekend! WITH so much partying to do, the good folk of Ireland on the coast decided St Patrick’s Day would have to be turned into a long weekend. The terraces at Marbella Port began rocking at midday on Saturday March 14 when Master of Ceremonies Noel Lyons thanked Marbella Council and its Foreign Residents and Tourism Office for their support in organising this event for the third year running. The music began with some great Irish ballads
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OR decades, Spain has been renowned as the place to run away to and hide for most of Europe’s criminal fraternity. But not any more! For the law-abiding British expats in Spain (about five million) who have had to live with jibes and jokes about ‘The Costa del Crime’, it has been a far from amusing experience. But last year saw a significant leap forward in British-SpanishEuropean co-operation and technology advances, which have quickly turned the whole game around. Successful initiatives like Operation Imperium, which cracked a Bulgarian mafia gang, arresting 31, Operation Captura, which is ongoing, the detection and arrest of numerous IS extremists this
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month, as well as the news that the biggest gang of scammers on the south coast has been arrested, is evidence enough that the era of hiding in Spain has come to an end. What with mobile phones that know where people are, web connections that track origins, hi-tech cameras in the air, street CCTV running 24 hours, social media and international police operations, the world has become a very hard place in which to hide. Even more so in Spain. Here we have things like ID cards, road checkpoints, car park cameras and identification systems that even the UK doesn’t have. Some might say that the whole Big Brother feeling is a little intrusive. But the huge advantage is that Spain is now less desirable than the UK as a place for criminals to hide.
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FUN ALL THE WAY: Irish celebrations at Marbella Port. from singer Mandy Lovette and later there was an Irish dancing display by Aloha College Irish Dancers. Much more music and merriment flowed, and a 15-foot bar supplied by the Claddagh Bar kept everyone happy with welcome refreshments.
Goodies to eat and drink were available all day, and the children were kept busy with activities including rides on a mini bucking leprechaun, face painting, Gaelic football on the beach and a resident clown. Costa Gaels Football
Club Marbella was also present to let everyone know about its events and training for all ages and nationalities. Festivities lasted each day until early evening, when many retired to nearby Irish bars to keep the party going.
Lily loses battle for life LILY, a university student’s guide dog, has died of kidney failure at the clinic where she spent weeks fighting for her life after allegedly being poisoned. Her owner, 28-year-old Lourdes Fernandez, is
convinced that her dog was poisoned and police continue to investigate the case. As reported in EWN last week, the young blind woman and her family suspect that the black Labrador which the Lions
Club charity helped her get from the United States was poisoned, as neighbours had complained about the dog and crumbs of chocolate and dried dog food were found in the area after she fell ill.
Costa in Miami to court cruise ship companies A TEAM of representatives has been promoting the Costa del Sol at the Cruise Shipping Fair in Miami, one of the most important in the world. Officials from Malaga City’s tourist department, the Costa del Sol and Andalucian tourist boards and Malaga Port au-
thorities have been at the fair in an attempt to encourage cruise companies to add Malaga and the Costa del Sol to their itineraries. A total of 407,870 cruise passengers stopped at Malaga Port last year, spending an estimated €30 million.
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No more rain in T3 MALAGA Airport’s new terminal 3 will finally be dry, after Aena confirm they have awarded the job of repairing the roof to Constructia Obras ING. The last 12 months has seen many complaints from wet customers and staff alike. The poor state of the roofing system which sprang leaks whenever it rained, caused airport authority AENA to demand an explanation from the builder Ferrovial and Sando. Once the full report and findings were submitted, Aena immediately ordered the repairs contract worth over 900,000 euros to the company Constructia Obras ING to complete. Aena feel that the dripping water that not only affected the passen-
TERMINAL 3: The roof is now going to be repaired. ger area but the offices as well, is a priority matter due to the fact that the passenger figures for Malaga have just risen by 9.5 per
cent which now ranks it as Spain’s third major airport behind Barcelona’s El Prat, and MadridBarajas Adolfo Suárez.
Malaga police bust network of alleged time-share scammers POLICE in Malaga have busted a network of alleged scammers believed to have tricked more than 500 people, mostly UK residents, out of money. A total of 60 people, 56 of them British, were arrested in the operation and assets worth almost €1 million seized when police investigators tracked down members of the group, which it is claimed managed to get money out of victims by offering to sell their time-share for extremely attractive prices in
TIME-SHARE SCAM: Sixty people were arrested. exchange for a small fee to be paid in advance. Telesales people working for 11 cover companies contacted victims with an offer many couldn’t resist,
to sell their time-share at extremely attractive prices, and requested that they transferred handling fees in advance to bank accounts opened in the names of
front men who later withdrew the cash to hand over to the group’s leaders. In some cases it is believed group members contacted victims claiming to work for a law firm gathering cases to take to court. Following the arrests, eight properties were searched and assets including vehicles, computers, mobile phones and office equipment confiscated. Information on more than 500 alleged victims, was found during searches.
New pet hospital to open shortly A NEW specialist veterinary hospital is expected to open on the Costa del Sol before the summer. Andalucia Veterinary Specialists, a
group of vets most of whom work on the coast, has undertaken a project to create the hospital in Mijas Costa and reported that it will become one
of the most important pet hospitals in Spain for specialist services. Located close to El Faro de Calaburras and with direct access from the A7 motorway, the centre will initially cover a surface of 1,800 square metres and have all the latest equipment for specialist treatment of dogs, cats and exotic animals. An A&E department will be open all day, every day for emergencies, and vets will be able to send their patients to the hospital for specialist treatment.
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OFFICIAL MOURNING: A minute’s silence was held in honour of the workers.
Workers killed in tragic accident TWO municipal workers have died in a tragic accident after a wall collapsed on them while they were working on a Fuengirola street. Francisco Jesus Moreno Solano and Antonio Serrano Pacheco were digging a ditch on Calle Miguel Angel when the
wall of a house collapsed on top of them, engineers reported. While one, described in a statement from the council as a much-loved local citizen, died at the scene of the accident the other was taken to hospital but later died from internal injuries.
An official day of mourning was declared and flags were flown at half-mast on public buildings as a sign of respect. A minute’s silence was held in honour of the two workers on Monday, March 16, and the council offered its condolences to their families.
LIZ COCHRANE and Sheila Knight will give a talk on Spain in the 60s at the reference library at Lux Mundi, Calle Nueva 3, Fuengirola at 11am on Wednesday March 25. U3A members are free and guests €5.
Social fair FIMA 2015 is to be held on Saturday, March 28 on the San Pedro Boulevard. The social fair aims to let citizens discover local associations and charities and the activities they hold.
Spring fun ARBORETUM Marbella, the Peoples Forest, is marking the start of spring this Sunday, March 22, with a fun day of activities at the public park behind Marbella bus station from 10am till 5pm.
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What a great performance MEMBERS of Fahala Disabled Centre in Alhaurin el Grande brought the roof of the municipal theatre down with applause after putting on their very own Easter representation. Local mayor Juan Martin attended the performance and stressed afterwards what a great job everyone involved had done, thanking the actors for proving that difficulties are surmountable. Performances are held by the centre members every year.
Andalucia is voting THE people of Andalucia are called to vote this Sunday, March 22, in early elections called by current president of the regional government Susana Diaz. The elections will be the first real trial for recently created anti-austerity party Podemos, which promises change and pledges to do things very differently from the socialist government that has ruled the region for more than 30 years. Yet all the signs point to the PSOE socialist group coming out tops in a socialist region where times and customs are slow to change.
MALAGA bishop emeritus Antonio Dorado Soto has died at the age of 83. He was taken to a hospital in the city last week and his health deteriorated rapidly.
Waiter class ESTEPONA Council will be covering the cost of training at a catering school for 20 waiters. Once the trainees find work they will have one year to pay back the council the €730 the courses cost.
Riding event THE Third Benahavis endurance riding event will be held this Saturday, March 21, opposite the Daidin public school in the village.
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Rural GP fined for nearby death A GP has been found guilty of negligence for failing to treat a 79-yearold man who died of a heart-attack 700 metres from the doctor’s surgery.
Crime is rising VEHICLE thefts in Estepona went up by 34 per cent in 2014. A new report from the Spanish Home Office revealed that 121 motor vehicles were reported stolen during the year, compared to 90 in 2013. Town councillor Julian Lopez explained that crimes related to drugtrafficking also went up by 25 per cent, from 40 to 50 cases. Lopez said that although the town has excellent police officers they lack the means to beat more crime as facilities and equipment are becoming obsolete.
Violent father arrested A MAN has been arrested suspected of attacking his wife and banging her head against a wall as their four young children looked on. Although the 43year-old man denied having harmed his wife, Malaga City police accused him of grabbing her by the hair and banging her head off the wall. When police were called to the scene, they found the four children alone and the oldest, aged nine, explained that after a row their mother had gone to the doctors and their father had gone out.
Although the doctor, who worked in the inland village of Ardales, was called by locals and by a 061 emergency services coordinator to attend an
unconscious man on the street, he refused to do so claiming he had to attend to his patients although the surgery was empty.
A Malaga Provincial Court has ordered the GP to pay €100,000 in damages to the deceased’s relatives along with a €1,350 fine
and has banned him from the profession for six months. The court report stated that the doctor only went to the scene 45 minutes
after the initial cry for help when the deceased’s son arrived at the surgery, by which time all he could do was certify the death.
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Expats discover the delights of the city FOR the first time, expatriates have been included in a trip 55 Benalmadena residents are making to the Malaga Provincial Council offices today (March 19). The trip, organised by the council’s foreign residents and citizens depart-
ments, aims to offer Benalmadena residents a chance to see what goes on at the offices and also includes visits to museums and attractions in Malaga City. The group left Arroyo de la Miel at 8.45am and headed for the Civic Centre
School success in culinary challenge ALOHA College primary students have won the 2015 COBIS creative challenge ‘Come Dine With Me!’. The challenge, set by the Council of British International Schools, invites students to create culinary delicacies from around the world on video. Aloha’s video, put together by Mr Herron and Year Three teachers Miss Hill, Miss Atkinson and Miss Griffiths, won in the Most Delicious and Unique Recipe category. The school congratulated all those who took part and the parents who offered their support.
for breakfast before visiting the historical city centre. Foreign Residents’ Councillor Adolfo Fernandez said it was the first time expatriates had been included on the trip and many had expressed their enthusiasm at the chance to spend a day with their neighbours and discover the city.
Wine capital RONDA will be the capital city of wine this weekend in an event being held from today, March 19, until Saturday, 21. The 21st General Assembly of the Spanish Wine Cities Association (Acevin) and European Wine Cities Network (Recevin) has gathered more than 100 professionals to analyse the market and discuss new working methods.
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On the boardwalk to beat cancer POSITIVELY PINK, a charity founded in 2009 to help women and raise awareness of cancer, will be holding a fundraising event on Saturday April 4. Starting at 11am at the Hotel Oceano, a walk has been arranged along the La Cala/Calahonda boardwalk. The popularity of this annual event grows from year to year and is a great help to funding the charity’s work. Joining-in costs just €10, which will
go towards cancer screening programmes, and those taking part are welcome to dress in pink or blue if they wish to. To register, send your name to info@positivelypink.com, private message facebook.com/ PPCostaDelSol or telephone 610 774 408 The charity provides free breast screening programmes for British women living on the Costa del Sol. The Positively Blue campaign was also created to catch early signs of prostate cancer in men.
Anti-vandal Keep the kids shelters busy this summer SPORTS-LOVING children will be in luck this summer as Mijas is organising two summer camps, one for football and another covering a wide range of sporting activities. The camps will offer places for a maximum of 650 children per month, and are priced at €95 for children registered in Mijas and €135 for outsiders. Those wishing to sign up can do so from April 8 onwards at the Las Lagunas sports centre offices.
BUS shelters will be replaced to improve the look of busy streets in time for the tourist season. The council has said 25 shelters in Marbella, Puerto Banus and San Pedro will be replaced with new ones which have a more modern design and are made from anti-vandalism materials.
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Easter Ball THE RAF Association’s Easter Ball will be held on April 4 at Tamisa Golf Hotel. Tickets priced at €30 including cava, canapés, a threecourse meal and wine can be booked on 952 567 412 or 607 586 894.
Protected area SIX ecosystems in the province of Malaga have been declared ‘Special Conservation Areas’ (ZEC) by the Junta de Andalucia regional government. In total 129 areas in Malaga meet the requisites of the European Union to be protected with this title.
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Financial crisis saturates Costa del Sol courts SPAIN and the Costa del Sol may be over the worst of the economic crisis, but more than 270,000 people and businesses have begun court proceedings to recover ‘small’ debts.
Small debts, in these cases, may well refer to unpaid sums of up to several thousand euros, a very significant amount if you run small business or are selfemployed.
The large number of cases has saturated local courts, with approximately 50 per cent of Costa del Sol proceedings now related to financially focused actions.
Expats promise help after centre visit EXPATRIATE group and club members were invited on a visit to the AFA Alzheimer’s Centre by Mijas Foreigners Department. People from Age Care, Danish Church, Norwegian Church, Danish Club, Club El Faro Live, Amigos de Mijas, La Cala Lions Club and Deutscher Club visited the centre, which many had no idea existed. The event was reported to be a success by the council and an agreement was reached for the groups to collaborate with an interpreter volunteer programme coordinated by Mijas Foreigners Department to tend to people at the centre in their mother tongues. “This initiative is going to help many people, and we are very impressed with the building, but most of all with the team, not only for the excellent service they are giving but also for the effort they have made to put this
centre together and getting it up and working, which is so necessary in Mijas and Fuengirola,” Annette Skou from the department said. At the end of the event, Norwegian artist Astrid Frida Zehtner (pictured second from left) donated two paintings to AFA.
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PM to open city museum SPANISH Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will be opening Malaga City’s new Centro Pompidou museum on March 28. The centre, the first the prestigious contemporary art museum in Paris is opening outside France, will be opened by the PM and French Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin. An agreement between Malaga Council and the French institution means permanent and temporary displays will be held at the ‘Cube’ building for at least five years. Works in the permanent displays will include pieces by Picasso, Frida Khalo, Rene Magritte and Alberto Giacometti. Temporary displays are due to start in May.
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Ronda plans job schemes WITH a total cost of €1.2 million, Ronda Council is to launch two employment programmes for young residents aged under 25 years old. News was announced by the deputy councillor for Workers, Fernando Corrales, who explained that the council had two months to design the projects and present them
to the Junta de Andalucia regional government, which is in charge of funding them. Once the projects were approved, new workers would be chosen from a list provided by the Junta’s Employment Department. Mr Corrales said that the last employment programme supported the creation of 151 new jobs.
Gourmet attraction A NEW gourmet market is being created in Puerto Banus and should be ready by July. Businessmen from Marbella and Hungary have created the Ambrosia project, which aims to bring to life a luxury food market similar to those found in Madrid, Cordoba and Valencia, the first on the Costa del Sol. Spacious premises have been found near the heart of Puerto Banus, where an estimated 18 to 20 stands will be offering top-quality delicatessen and other produce to the general public.
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Caminito to generate big profits THE soon-to-be reopened Caminito del Rey (King’s Walkway) is expected to produce an annual revenue of up to €20 million. The data was released in a study carried out by Malaga Provincial Council, at an event led by council president Elias Bendodo. He explained that €12.7 million would come from primary income, while the rest would correspond to revenue from related commercial activities, especially from the hotel and restaurant industries. In addition, it is expected that the new attraction will create an estimated total of 181 jobs.
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New park AN 8,000-square-metre park is being created in the El Rodeo area of Coin. Work has begun on a large garden area by the skate park which is currently also under construction.
Music contest A NEW competition for young musicians has been announced in Alhaurin el Grande. Musicians aged between 14 and 35 can sign up until March 23. For more information see: www.alhaurin elgrande.es
Waste saving NEW facilities in Alhaurin de la Torre aim to improve waste management and save transport costs.
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A7 access now open THE new access to the A7 motorway from the Avenida Mare Nostrum in La Cala has been opened after improvement works which began last November were completed. Deputy Mayor for La Cala Silvia Marin ex-
plained that the work has provided La Cala with an access that meets the times and its needs. “Although they were a nuisance while they were under way, the work has satisfied locals who have already seen a
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COMPLETED: La Cala access to A7 motorway. great improvement. We must be grateful for their patience,” Marin said and also thanked
the Local Police force for its work in organising traffic and pedestrians during the roadworks.
Mijas mother campaigns for school bus seat for Down’s Syndrome son THE mother of a 13-year-old boy with Down’s Syndrome has launched a crusade to get her son on a school bus. Amparo Merida, from Las Lagunas in Mijas, was advised to send her son to the Ramon Y Cajal secondary school in Fuengirola rather than one closer to home, as the
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centre was better equipped for his education. Yet the mother, who is due to start work on April 1, has complained that her many petitions for the school bus route to be slightly adapted and her son collected each morning have been ignored by the education authorities, meaning she
has to walk him the four kilometres to school each morning. Merida, who has started a Facebook campaign to raise support for her cause, explained that once she starts work, her son Francisco will have to face the walk alone unless the authorities can be persuaded to let him on the bus.
MALAGA City is gearing up for its traditional Easter processions and events, and services are busy at work and planning the busy week. The council has announced that special hoovering equipment shipped in from Holland and pressure washers will be out in force over the next few days, with 24 vehicles and 72 workers making sure the city looks as good as possible. Meanwhile, the Metro and bus companies have announced increased frequency for services with trains until 2.30am all week and all night long on Holy Wednesday and Thursday. As usual, citizens are encouraged to leave their cars at home and use public transport.
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Canine demo FOUR hundred Manilva schoolchildren were invited to watch a demo of a search and rescue using specially trained dogs by Civil Protection volunteers.
Suicide shot SOTOGRANDE marina maintenance workers found a colleague dead at his post on Tuesday, March 17. Although an investigation will be carried out, the Guardia Civil stated the man had shot himself.
Better plan A SPECIALIST gastrointestinal unit is now available at Miraflores de Los Angeles health centre in Malaga City. Locals with digestive problems will now be treated there.
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Costa charities speak out on dog murder case ALTHOUGH Costa del Sol animal lovers welcome news of a four year jail request for Carmen Marin, who allegedly killed 2,200 pets inhumanely in Torremolinos, many
feel the sentence should be more severe. Marin was arrested in 2010 and now faces up to four years in jail for killing over twice as many ani-
mals than is legally allowed in a 20-month period. She is accused of using incorrect drugs and minimal doses, causing unnecessary cruelty just to save
The postman is here at last ALMOST 1,000 residents of a rural street will be less isolated thanks to new letter boxes the council has installed. Over the last eight years a lot of homes have sprung up on La Alberquilla - a rural street in Las Lagunas, Mijas Costa - with an estimated 240 homes which until now had no postal service as they lacked boxes. The council has now fitted boxes, so owners receive a regular service.
LETTER BOXES: Have now been installed at La Alberquilla in Las Lagunas.
money, along with falsifying documents and unauthorised practice. On top of that, the court needs an explanation for the payments she made to the mayor’s brother, Jose Fernandez, totalling some €50,000. Sandy Tash, president of the SOS animal charity told EWN: “The whole episode turns my guts over. I think four years is much too light a sentence. This must never be allowed to happen again!” Suzie Griggs, who has nearly 20 rescued dogs, said: “I think it’s disgraceful, when so many people are trying so hard to save animals, and now knowing these horrific acts were going on is just heart-breaking.” People like the SOS animal charity in Coin, Jacqui Ross of the Last Chance Animal Rescue, and the PAD in Fuengirola, do wonderful work, day after day, saving and finding homes for animals.
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Owners outrage over demolished wall OWNERS of property on a residential complex are up in arms as the council has knocked down one of its outer walls. Residents of Aldeamar urbanisation in Torremolinos have complained that the council has damaged their property
by demolishing the wall, which has been argued about by the two groups for some time. Although the complex was built eight years ago, the adjoining street (Calle Doctor Juan Hidalgo) was only built two years ago, the residents explained.
Yet municipal engineers declared that an outer wall of the complex encroached on public land and left part of the street with no space for pavements or parking spaces, and a judge ordered that it be knocked down. After asking the community of
Daughter in murder case A WOMAN is suspected by an Estepona judge of murdering her elderly, wheelchair-bound mother by pushing her down a flight of stairs. Although the woman initially reported that a stair-lift fault had caused her 88year-old mother - who died days later in hospital - to be propelled down the stairs, investigators found gaps in her story and also discovered that coincidentally there had been a fire at the elderly lady’s home just weeks beforehand, reportedly caused by a fallen candle. As the daughter’s story and evidence did not match up the judge decided the case would be one of murder, believing the accused could have killed her mother for financial reasons.
CYCLE PATH: One is ready and another one is planned.
Estepona on the path to be ‘cyclist friendly town’ WORK has just finished on one bike path, and another has already been announced in Estepona, a town intent on becoming bike friendly. The council has announced that
a two-kilometre stretch of path on Avenida Puerta del Mar is ready for use, and another 1,450-metre stretch is planned on Avenida Juan Carlos I.
owners a number of times to remove the offending wall to no avail, the council took matters into its own hands and had it knocked down, causing outrage amongst the owners who claimed that the final word had not been said.
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Top snappers cross with Torremolinos FAMOUS international photographers Daniele Duella and Iango Henzi are annoyed with Torremolinos Council for allegedly using, and altering, one of their pictures without permission. The poster, which was created to
advertise a local fashion sale on bus shelters and the council’s website, showed a picture of a model in black and white on a pink background, which Duella’s assistant confirmed belonged to the two photographers. The council immediately ordered that the posters be removed and replaced with others without the offending image, but it remains to be seen whether the European photograPAYMENT via smartphone is just one of the new initia- phers, known for their tives on a new 10-year contract for blue-zone parking work for Vogue and i-D area, tow-truck and municipal car deposit services in La magazines, will take the Linea. matter further and sue the The contract, signed by Mayor Gemma Araujo and council and the company Vicente Beneyto, representing Estacionamientos y Servi- that created the design. cios SA, will benefit the town with increased income as Apart from the fact that the company will be paying the council an extra €1.55 the photo was used withmillion over the 10 years and also offering 95 per cent of out permission, the phoblue-zone parking fines to the council as opposed to the tographer’s assistant ex75 per cent the previous company handed over. plained that in the original Those who find their car has been towed away will al- the model posed topless, so benefit from the new contract, as the price to pay for yet the poster had added towing will drop from €125 to €60 plus taxes. a black top.
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Encouraging employment COSTA del Sol towns will be receiving €12 million in aid for employment schemes this year, the Junta de Andalucia regional government has announced.
High demand MORE than 1,600 people applied for 110 posts as supply teachers, teaching assistants and associate professors offered by the University of Malaga this winter.
Two-car crash FIREFIGHTERS had to cut an injured person out of a car following a crash between two vehicles outside La Rosaleda football stadium in Malaga City.
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Theatre with a Wild West flavour THE corn is as high as an elephant’s eye in Oklahoma! at the Salon Varietés. This Rodgers and Hammerstein classic musical, once called
a ‘folk opera’, has Ricky Lavazza, Catrina Helsby and a host of Salon regulars in a talented cast – and a newcomer to the Salon, Chloe Carron, who plays Laurey
opposite Ricky Lavazza’s Curly. Chloe, from County Derry, has been on the Costa for seven years working as a resort manager for jet2holidays.
Disabled riders under cover CHILDREN taking equine therapy classes at Mijas Racecourse will be protected from bad weather as of next month by a wall being built around the arena. When the council’s sports department took over the service it was moved to a covered ring to protect the children from rain and strong sunshine, yet wind was still a prob-
UNDER WAY: Work to construct the new wall.
lem as the new ring had a roof but open sides. A new 2.3 metre-high wall is now being built to protect it from the wind and avoid classes having to be cancelled due to bad weather. Mijas was a pioneer in the province in offering equine therapy to children with disabilities and 37 children now attend the classes.
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In her spare time she writes music and isrecording an album at Studio 1, Estepona. Having appeared elsewhere in many shows like Grease, Mamma Mia! and Dirty Dancing, Chloe is making her debut at the Costa del Sol’s only English-speaking theatre. For Oklahoma! choreographer Peter Height has produced brand-new routines with a Wild West flavour and has even thrown in a raunchy 12-minute ballet. With director Peter Mitchell and musical director Sylvia Griffiths, completing the team, the show is not to be missed. It is on until Sunday March 22 nightly at 8pm, Sunday at 7pm. Box Office Tel: 952 474 542 11am-2.30pm Monday-Saturday and one hour before each performance. Also: www.salon theatrevarietes.com
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Soggy escape for runaway quad-biker POLICE in Mijas confiscated a quad-bike after a chase, which ended with the driver escaping by swimming away across the Gomenaro River, where the vehicle got stuck.
Patrolling policemen spotted a quad with no number-plates on the Avenida Andalucia and ordered the driver to stop, but he sped off into oncoming traffic.
The officers gave chase and the quad-driver headed into the river where he got stuck. The driver swam to the opposite shore and ran away, while the officers took the
quad to a vehicle deposit. As the quad had no registration plates it has been impossible to locate the owner or find out whether it has been stolen.
Super-sporty citizens ALMOST half the population of Benalmadena plays some sort of sport, a council survey has revealed, higher than the average both for Andalucia and for Spain. The survey, carried out by the council’s sports department to discover satisfaction levels of local facility users, revealed that 48.46 per cent of those registered in the town play some sort of sport, whereas the average for Andalucia is 40 per cent and 35.8 per cent for Spain as a whole. More than 63 per cent of those who play sports do so at least three times per week, and the favourite activities in Benalmadena were the gymnasium, followed by running and football.
FLAGSHIP LINER: Oasis of the Sea at Malaga port last September.
Cruising in for Easter treat MORE than 20,000 cruise passengers are in for a unique experience this Easter as they will be arriving at Malaga Port during Holy Week. Eight cruise-liners are due into port between March 28 and April 3,
offering passengers the chance to see the traditional processions. Tourism Councillor Julio Andrade said he was sure the area had everything needed to become one of the most important cruise destinations in Europe.
Elsewhere two motorbikes, believed to have been stolen, were confiscated by Mijas Local Police. Three youths who said they were theirs were unable to provide proof of ownership.
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Briton caught A BRITISH man who lives in Fuengirola was arrested at a police check-point on the A92 motorway in Granada with 437 kilos of hashish and 33 kilos of marihuana.
Abuser jailed A MALAGA man has been jailed for nine years and will be under probation for another five. He must also pay €12,000 in damages for sexually abusing his partner’s sevenyear-old niece.
Drugs lab AN IRANIAN man was arrested when Malaga police discovered a fully equipped marihuana greenhouse and lab in a house in the city.
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Costa hotels suffer from plans to change scheme CHANGES to Imserso cutprice holiday packages for pensioners in Spain may mean many two and
three-star Costa del Sol hotels are forced to close for the season next winter.
Coastal hotel managers are worried about the changes to the scheme announced by the Spanish
Runners race for charity LESS than perfect weather conditions failed to put more than 500 Benalmadena citizens off taking part in the first Women’s Day Charity Race. Organised by the council’s Equality department with collaboration from Triatlonfit, the race followed a three kilometre route from the marina to the Parque de la Paloma in Arroyo de la Miel. Proceeds from the event, which reached €500, were donated to the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC).
DONATION: Proceeds were donated to AECC. Mayor Paloma Garcia Galvez, who took part in the event along with Equality councillor Ana Macias and other mem-
bers of the council, said she was very happy with the turnout and that the race would become an annual event.
government, which has given priority to four star establishments. Over the almost 30 years the Imserso scheme has been running it has been the reason many lower category establishments have been able to stay open over the winter. Now, although other hotels are not excluded from the scheme, fourstar hotels will be more likely to be approved in detriment of those of a lower category. Managers explained that although the Imserso scheme did not provide much in the way of profits, it allowed them to keep hotels open and staff in work during the quiet winter months, staff that could well be in the dole queue next winter due to the changes.
NEWS Scammers are guilty TWO men who masqueraded as gas company workers to charge an innocent victim €230 for unnecessary work have been told to give the money back. A Malaga Provincial Court has found the pair guilty of fraud and fined them €270 each along with ordering them to give back the cash they demanded from their victim. The scammers presented themselves at the victim’s home last April claiming to be gas company workers carrying out checks and declared extra ventilation was needed. Now along with paying up they have been ordered by the judge to undo the unnecessary work and return the installation to its original state.
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Woman sent home from A&E dies A FAMILY in mourning is considering suing the Andalucian Health Service after an 82year-old relative died after being sent home twice from A&E. Francisca was sent home from the A&E departments of two different Malaga City hospitals with what was thought to be a stomach bug, but four days later was found to be intestinal ischemia, a life-
threatening lack of blood flow to the intestines. The elderly woman, who had started feeling ill while on a walk with her husband Emilio, died four and a half days later. The family is thinking of suing the Andalucian Health Service as they believe if tests had been done immediately Francisca could still be alive today.
Who was Street vendors caught with fakes the boy? TWO African street vendors have been charged for selling fake goods. Plain clothes policemen patrolling the La Cala boulevard stopped the two men, who both had previous records for selling fake items, and confiscated their goods. The two men, who were selling handbags, sunglasses and clothing copied from top-name brands including Ray-Ban, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Emporio Armani, Calvin Klein and Lacoste, claimed they had bought the goods from a warehouse.
BENAHAVIS DFAS is holding a lecture on Tutankhamun on Tuesday, March 24 at the town hall. Doors open at 5.30pm for a 6.30pm start of the lecture by Anthony Russell, who will be considering all that is known about the boy king, Tutankhamun. www.benahavis Visit dfas.com/events for info.
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Classical duo MALAGA duo singer Alba Moreno and pianist Antonio Manzano are offering a classical concert tomorrow night, Friday 20, at the Casa de la Cultura in Fuengirola at 8.30pm.
Water sports THE Andalucian Jet-ski championships will be running this weekend, March 21-22 at the Playa de la Fontanilla in Marbella.
Try Qi Gong A QI GONG (Chinese Gym) exhibition will be held tomorrow, March 20, at 10am at Fuengirola’s Plaza de la Constitucion, or at Juan Gomez Juanito pavilion in case of rain. Everyone is invited to go along and try it out.
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Village prepares for major improvements A CONTRACT for major improvement works on much of the historic centre of Mijas Pueblo has been awarded to Acciona company. Acciona now has 10 days to provide a €1.5 million deposit as a guarantee that the work will be correctly completed and work is expected to begin after Easter. The town hall has drawn up a schedule for the work which aims to hinder commercial, tourist and school
IMPROVEMENT WORKS: To begin after Easter. activities as little as possible.
Areas including the La Villa hill and Campos, Bar-
rio Santana and Coin streets will be the first to have work done, while Avenida de Mejico and Cañada Gertrudis will not be touched until July when schools are on holiday. Work on the Plaza Virgen de la Peña, Calle Malaga, Plaza de la Paz, Plaza de la Constitucion and Avenida Virgen de la Peña will not begin until at least October, and in the case of the Plaza Virgen de la Peña must be finished before December 31.
Andalucia in Moscow ANDALUCIA is promoting itself at MITT Moscow, the main Russian tourism fair running until this Saturday, March 22. The fair, which is being held for the 22nd time and registered almost 40,000 visits last year, offers more than 2,000 stands for areas of 200 different countries to show what they have to offer. Russian tourism is currently considered one of the most interesting new markets due to the time and money visitors from the country tend to spend in Andalucia.
Development behind increased erosion, study says A NEW study has revealed development over the last 50 years has put the Costa del Sol at increased risk of flooding and erosion. Antonio Gallegos, a Geography professor from the University of
Malaga, coordinated the study by Ambienta Consultores which compared current data to that drawn from American military aerial photos of the area taken in 1957 and gave worrying results.
An extra one and a half tonnes of ground is lost per year to erosion compared to 50 years ago and flood-risks are higher, due to the massive changes the landscape has suffered during the
tourism and property boom. Malaga coast is “one of the most dynamic and productive in Europe, but also one of the most likely to suffer from natural risks,” Gallegos said.
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The Killing of Sister George THESPA will be holding a rehearsed reading performance of The Killing of Sister George by Frank Marcus at its meeting on Wednesday, March 25. The performance will be held at the Masonic Hall in Los Boliches and begins at 7.30pm with tickets for the set meal priced at €16 for members and €18 for guests. Those interested are advised to book in good time, ideally by tomorrow, Friday 20, to allow catering to be organised. Please book on 622 454 422 (new number) or thespa booking@gmail.com
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More funds for local schools
IN CHARGE: Children had a go at running the council.
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Coastal path expands further
PATH PROGRESS: Diggers at work.
American Club news THE American Club (AC) of the Costa del Sol has set up a new chapter in Benalmadena and chosen Lucca Movaldi as its president. The club said Mr Movaldi was an accomplished businessman and enthusiastic member of the community on the coast. AC Benalmadena, which meets three times a month, welcomes Americans and international guests. For more information contact acbenalmadena@yahoo.es
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COUNCIL workers are busy placing tiles on a 250-metre stretch of the coastal path in preparation for Easter. While waiting for permission from the Junta de Andalucia regional government to start on the stretch between Riviera and Calahonda, municipal workers have been concentrating on the beaches in the Riviera area, creating a path to interconnect them. Councillor Carmen Marquez explained that the work should be ready in time for Easter to provide a new pathway for locals and visitors alike.
extra-curricular activities. Education Councillor Carmen Diaz explained that the council has been helping local schools with funds for many years, enabling them to organise schools trips and buy library books, among other things. A recent school trip was made by students from Syalis school to the town hall, where they met Mayor Ana Mula and pretended to run the town for a while. There are a total of 11 public infant and primary schools in the town, with 5,475 students that will benefit from the funds.
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Buying property: When liability falls on the lawyer SPANISH lawyers assisting property buyers have been regularly charging the fairly standard fee of 1 per cent plus VAT. For many, this seems an unnecessary expense that can easily be avoided by getting one of the following to help in the process: a family friend, a local ‘gestor’ or even the real estate agency. Their arguments are varied: lawyers charge too much, they are bad at communicating with clients and if something goes wrong, they don’t want to know. However, I naturally advocate using lawyers to buy property, and so does the claimant in a civil liability case that was brought against a firm of lawyers based in Marbella and their insurers. For this client, the fee of 1 per cent plus VAT has possibly turned out to be the best investment ever made for he has recovered, from the Law Society insurers (Caser Seguros), €107,000 paid in year 2000 plus interest since that date - on two failed off-plan apartments. The mistake made by these property lawyers was not small; when they demanded bank certificates guaranteeing the investments, mandatory under
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Spanish law, the property developer managed to get away with flogging them fake insurance policies issued by a shelf company, Compagnies del Guaranties, run by an Italian fraudster. There was actually no need to run through the lengthy bogus document which had, I must admit, an air of ‘officialness’. Just by searching the words ‘Compagnies Des Guaranties’ one would have seen them on a blacklist compiled by the Dirección General de Seguros. Granted, you don’t need to pay a lawyer to do this simple job. But how many investors would have noticed that these were spurious policies? Very few, as it happened, when you realise the nationwide dimension of the con. At least, in a quirk of fate, those who hired a negligent lawyer will get paid!
MORE than 750 children between five and 16 signed up for free golf lessons offered by Mijas Council within four days.
Evictions rise THE number of families evicted from their homes in Malaga Province in 2014 for being unable to pay the mortgage or rent increased by 13.4 per cent compared to the previous year, reaching a total of 3,485.
Starlite events THIS summer’s Starlite Festival in Marbella will include a concert by Melendi on August 3 and another by Ana Belen and Victor Manuel on August 8, the organisers have confirmed.
More in work MARBELLA Town Hall has announced that the number of workers paying into the Social Security system in the town increased by more than 800 people in February.
Medal hope ANGEL VERGARA, a student from Fuengirola, will be representing Spain in El Salvador at the Latin-American Biology Olympics in September and is in with a chance of bringing home a medal.
Excellent cut THE Popi Trophy, one of Spain’s biggest hamcutting competitions, was won in Estepona by Joaquin Vazquez from Huelva.
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No go for Sun Festival A REPEAT of the highly successful 101 Sun Festival held in Malaga last
Easing jams A PROJECT to create an extra lane on a busy stretch of the old N340 to reduce traffic jams has been approved by the Environment Ministry. A four-kilometre stretch of the MA21 between Los Alamos in Torremolinos and Malaga City where traffic jams occur almost on a daily basis, especially in the summer months, will be affected by work to create a fourth lane. Bus stops will be repositioned to encourage the use of public transport.
Hope for homes THE Junta de Andalucia regional government and Antequera Council are working to remove protected status and legalise 300 homes in an area known as El Ponton. The council is gathering information to present to the Junta to prove that the area was declared as protected in 1987, approximately three years after the plots of land in question were authorised for building. El Ponton residents’ association leader Jaime Martin said he hoped this would finally mean their homes, many of which were built before the area was declared protected, would finally be recognised as legal.
year is not on the cards this year due to a lack of suitable venues. Although the first edition of the festival, held at Malaga City’s athletics stadium in 2014, was a great success with 31 national and international artists, 48 hours of music, two nominations to the Fest Awards and more than 22,000 visitors, the festival cannot be held in the same place due to complaints from local residents. The organisers have announced that although they had been negotiating with the city council to find another venue, no agreement had been reached, meaning this year’s edition has had to be called off.
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Lotto success A NATIONAL lottery player in Fuengirola won €300,000 last week as part of the first prize draw. The ticket was sold at the Miramar shopping centre.
Flyer update A MAN who was injured in Ronda during a paragliding accident remains in hospital in Malaga City with back injuries although he is expected to recover, doctors confirmed.
Park opening PHASE Two of Fuengirola’s Riverside Park will open on March 28, and the council has distributed 60,000 paper bags to bakeries to promote the event.
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Equality run ABOUT 150 people took part in the seventh Women’s Race organised by Pizarra Council last Sunday, March 15. Runners were given goody-bags containing gifts from sponsors including Coca-Cola and Malaga Provincial Council.
Better access IMPROVEMENT work at the entrance to Sotogrande Marina began last week and is expected to be finished before Easter.
Tree day PIZARRA pupils are celebrating Tree Day, March 21, with a number of activities to raise awareness of the importance of trees.
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Arroyo goes green MORE than 500 people, mostly expatriates, took part in St Patrick’s Day events in Arroyo de la Miel. The Irish Association and Benalmadena Council organised a day of celebration to honour Ireland’s largest national party, which began with a mass at the Inmaculada Concepcion church. The day continued with a parade through the town centre to Parque de la Paloma, where the party went on with live music and Irish products on offer. Mayor Paloma Garcia Galvez, Foreign Residents’
GREAT CRAIC: Marking St Patrick’s Day in Paloma Park. Councillor Adolfo Fernandez and other council members joined Irish Association President Terry McKinley to mark the day.
“It’s an honour for me to once again accompany our Irish residents for this important day of cultural and religious celebration, hon-
ouring their St Patrick. The event has become one of the most popular amongst our expatriates,” the mayor declared.
Fuengirola families host language students MANY young people from across Europe come to the Costa del Sol to study and, in a programme working with a Scandinavian international school, they are being encouraged to stay with Spanish families in Fuengirola. Students often decide to study on
the Costa del Sol to learn Spanish, but when attending international schools spend much of their time speaking their native language, or can easily get by speaking English in tourist locations. Living with local families gives students a much greater
opportunity to integrate into Spanish society and learn the language. Fuengirola is one of only three locations, together with Barcelona and Mallorca, which have programmes like this, offering stays with local families.
Safer courts for victims DOMESTIC violence victims should feel safer in court thanks to new measures which have been introduced at Malaga City’s criminal courts. The Junta de Andalucia regional government has installed a system whereby those victims who feel unable to declare in court may do so via videoconference, and secure waiting-rooms for victims have been created to avoid them bumping into their alleged attackers or others who may intimidate them. Junta delegate for Malaga Jose Luis Espejo said the measures, which women’s associations had been demanding for some time, aim to help victims feel safer and reduce the number of women who refuse to declare or halt their cases due to fear or threats.
For a fistful of euros A GROUP of delinquents caused havoc and €6,000 worth of damage in Malaga City after stealing a car and using it to break into a chemist’s shop for a handful of euros. After stealing a Mercedes from near the Carlos Haya hospital, which police suspect they chose because it had a
tow-bar, the group used it to smash the reinforced glass windows of a nearby chemist’s shop and steal the till. Local residents called the police after hearing the racket, and a chase began which ended with the stolen car crashing into a tree and the delinquents escaping on foot carrying the stolen till.
Watch out for bumpers RESIDENTIAL complexes in Malaga City are being warned to watch out for burglars after recent reports of ‘bumping’. Two homeowners from a city urbanisation reported the theft of valuable watches and jewellery after burglars used the method, involving a special master key which is bumped with a screwdriver, to enter their homes. The only sign someone had broken in was the fact that the front doors were not locked when the owners got home. One of the affected families reported that two 100-year-old family heirlooms, Patek Philippe watches, had been stolen.
Double robbery A MAN suspected of carrying out two robberies in Manilva has been arrested. The 40-year-old is believed to have brandished a gun while stealing from a petrol station and bank last month and has been sent to jail to await trial. Although the suspect had tried to change his appearance and moved house, officers tracked the him down in the town and found a gun and items of clothing matching witness descriptions.
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From terror to tuna as marina organises annual seafood fair
TERROR: Mayor Paloma Garcia Galvez (centre) bravely attended the scary event.
MORE than 3,000 people visited Puerto Marina in Benalmadena for Puerto Terror, a ‘Halloween in March’ event. Theatre, face-painting, story-telling and a horror walk were the main attractions of the event, which the council organised as part of this year’s project to attract visitors to the marina. The marina hosts activities almost every weekend, with a Seafood Fair planned for this weekend, March 19-22, and a foreign residents’ cultural event for March 28-29. The traditional Seafood Fair will be installed un-
der a 1,400-square metre awning within the marina and more than 30,000 visitors are expected to attend. Mayor Paloma Garcia Galvez explained that the fair, now in its seventh year, has become one of the main food fairs on the Costa del Sol with many local restaurants taking part. The fair will be open from noon to 5pm and 8pm to midnight today (March 19), tomorrow and Saturday, and from noon to 6pm on Sunday, and a ‘showcooking’ event will take place at noon on Saturday.
PORT EXPANSION: Project suffers another blow.
Sheikh-y ground MARBELLA’S Bajadilla Port expansion project suffered another blow as a court ruled that Sheikh Al-Thani’s company is to pay €3.8 million to architects. The argument was that the company owned by Quatari Sheikh Al-Thani; (the Satli Group,) agreed in 2011 to commission the architects to obtain permissions from the Junta de Andalucía regional government, and if successful, to produce all technical docu-
ments for the project. The bone of contention is that while the Junta gave approval to the expansion of the port, the five-star hotel (included in the project) was not approved. The Satli group took the stance that the Seguri firm of architects had not fulfilled its side of the contract in securing full approval. The court rejected the hotel argument and ordered Satli to pay €3,895,000 with interest.
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Esparto man back in his place A REPRESENTATION of a traditional figure has been returned to its rightful place in Mijas after languishing on a busy roundabout for years. A life-sized sculpture of an espartograss collector by local artist Lazaro Cruz Jaime has been moved back to its original position by the central Plaza Virgen de la Peña. Here, benches and a small square invite people to sit and contemplate the statue and consider the tough work many villagers had to do to earn a living after the war. Representing a man roaming the mountainside in search of espartograss to collect, the statue was moved to the roundabout at the entrance to the village in 2010 in an attempt to have a traditional figure greet visitors. But it has now returned to the square as many visitors reportedly ask where they can take photos after hearing of the traditional job. They were disappointed to hear that the statue was on a roundabout on a busy road and virtually impossible to approach on foot.
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New technologies for public transport WHATSAPP has become part of daily life for many people and may become a way to quickly receive information on public city buses. The EMT Malaga Transport Company has contracted a mobile phone line and will be trying out a new system over Easter whereby users can send instant chat messages to the com-
pany’s control centre and receive information on routes, timetables and where to find stops or report problems. Depending on the results of the trial period, the system may become a permanent fixture and the council is also considering using it for other public services.
Beaches topped up after storms THE Ministry of the Environment will spend €1.2 million on Costa del Sol and Malaga Province beaches this year. Work has started this week to add sand to beaches in La Cala de Mijas and Marbella, considered to have been affected the most by storms over the winter, and should be ready by Easter. Malaga City, Benalmadena, Fuengirola and Estepona beaches will also receive work before the summer to ensure the province’s beaches are in top condition for the holiday period.
Educating consumers SCHOOLCHILDREN in Malaga City are learning how to be responsible consumers thanks to a council scheme. Children are told what to bear in mind when buying items or services and topics include fair trade, green products, recycling and the influence of advertising. Also what a complaint form is and how to fill it in.
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Children watch heroes at work THE relatively new fire station in Estepona held an open day to allow children and their families an insight on how the brigade works. Bouncy castles and other attractions outside grabbed the interest of visiting children, who were also taken on tours of the station to see what happens inside. At noon, the firefighters donned their uniforms and carried out a simulation of a traffic accident rescue situation.
Before the children could get over their excitement at seeing the heroes ‘at work’, smoke began to pour from one of the buildings at the station as a second exhibition began, this time of firefighters rescuing people from a burning building. The event also served to open the doors of the new museum at the station, which has on display various collectors’ items including helmets, fire extinguishers, tools and uniforms.
A zoo day for grandparents
Telecoms catch-up
FUENGIROLA’S Senior Citizens Department has arranged a free visit to the local Bioparc zoo for local pension card-holders and their grandchildren on March 25. To join the day out, applicants must be registered as Fuengirola residents and have a town pensioner’s card. They are required to sign up at the department’s offices in Calle Blanca Paloma as soon as possible, as a limited number of places are available.
TELEFONICA phone company intends to spend more than €475 million in Malaga Province over the next five years. Fibre-optic, high-speed broadband connections and 4G are priority services the company aims to install, to bring telecommunications to a similar level to that seen in other parts of Europe.
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No free ride A MAN has been arrested in Jaen for getting a taxi to the city from Malaga and refusing to pay the €260 fare for the long trip, claiming he had no money.
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Mijas reaches out to its elderly residents LUISA MACHEN from the Mijas Foreigners Department is to deliver an informative talk to AGE CARE Calahonda. It will take place on March 24 at 11am at the
group’s day centre at the Baptist Church in Calahonda. Subjects covered will include services provided by the Foreign Resdients Department, the Depen-
dency Law, Social Services and exemption from municipal taxes for the elderly. A Junta de Andalucia regional government Dependency Law depart-
THREE men and a woman were injured in a traffic accident when the van they were travelling in swerved off the road to Cartama.
Book gift PORTUGUESE consul Rafael Peña Perez visited the Vithas Parque San Antonio hospital’s children’s ward with a donation of books from the Order of Malta in Malaga, of which he is a member.
ment representative will also be present to answer questions, making the talk a not-to-be-missed opportunity for residents to discover what help is available from the local government. Age Care is a fully registered association run by volunteers who work to improve the lives of elderly residents on the coast. For more information please contact the association’s advice line on 952 933 409 or email info@agecarecosta.org
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Childhood addictions on the rise MORE and more children under 12 are reportedly seeking help for alcohol and hashish addictions, Proyecto Hombre association has revealed. Before a conference in Malaga, which 350 people from all over Spain and abroad attended, association president Luis Bononato stated that the figures were worrying, with cases from all walks of life being on the rise. Hashish and alcohol are the most common addictions in the under12 age group.
BIG JOB: Workers begin the task of laying tarmac.
Doctors discuss diabetes
A RESURFACING scheme aims to improve safety on 35 kilometres of streets in residential areas this spring. Marbella Council has dedicated 60 per
EIGHT per cent of people in the province of Malaga and almost one third of people over the age of 75 suffer from diabetes. The figures were released during Spanish National GP Diabetes Day in Malaga City where more than 250 GPs met to swap notes and discuss how to prevent the condition.
Resurfacing residential areas cent of the scheme’s €3.5 million budget to residential streets, Mayor Angeles Muñoz explained, with 85 streets expected to receive 20,000 tonnes of tarmac.
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Difficult time for allergies ALLERGY sufferers may well be set for a difficult spring in the Costa del Sol and more widely in southern Spain. Although much of the Costa has been experiencing high rainfall over the last few days, weather forecasters are predicting an unusually warm and dry spring in a year where rainfall is so far 25 per cent below normal. Warm spring conditions and low rainfall cause many plants to flower and be pollinated earlier in the year, dramatically increasing atmospheric pollen counts and making life more difficult for people with allergic reactions. Olive trees in particular cause many allergic
POLLEN: Often remains in the air until June. reactions. Pollen of many species, especially grasses, often remains
in the air until June. Warmer temperatures coming earlier in the year is becoming more regular and has been attributed to global climate change.
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Costa women make it happen! COSTA Women hosted its second International Women’s Day conference at Andalucia Lab in conjunction with 1230 The Women’s Company from the UK. This year’s focus was #MakeItHappen with 92 women planning on doing just that when they attended the event on March 13. Nine speakers covered topics including the effects of the new EU law - VATMoss, strategies for personal brands and writing. The day gave local businesswomen opportunities to network with other entrepreneurs and get tips to help ‘make it happen.’ Make it Happen was also focused on raising funds for AMUSUVIG charity, Women Gender Violence Survivors Association, with €870 in donations. Specsavers Opticas also took their campaign to collect glasses to the event.
Green light for Tourism Council MARBELLA Town Hall has given the go ahead for the formation of a Special Tourism Council for the city. The government team spokesman, Felix Romero said, “The aim of the new body will be to plan strategies for the sector, and the active promotion of tourism in Marbella.” This entity will combine the private sector with the public sector to promote, manage and actively develop tourism in the city. They will also be responsible for creating and planning strategies among various elements of the tourism sector, through a programme of consul-
tation, participation and advice. This council will be chaired by the mayor, Ángeles Muñoz, and will have the president of the Centre for Tourism Initiatives (CIT) Marbella, Juan José González, as vice president. There will also be representatives appointed by the city of Marbella, and five representatives from the private sector who will be appointed by the CIT. In addition, representatives from local hotels, restaurants, golf courses, health centres, and selected businesses will be creating working groups to develop joint measures for the development of the project.
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Metro shares AMERICAN investment company Blackstone is continuing with a due diligence process before buying 39.4 per cent of shares in Malaga Metro, valued at approximately €125m.
Once prizes THE ONCE Cuponazo draw brought €9.3 million in prizes to the La Palmilla district of Malaga City, where the win was celebrated with Champagne.
Horse lovers’ COIN will become the equestrian capital of the Costa del Sol on April 9-12 for SACAB Coin 2015, an Andalucian Pure-Bred Spanish horse fair.
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Ryanair leave transplant boy at airport A YOUNG boy needing an urgent double transplant was left stranded at Gran Canaria Airport last week by Ryanair because they could not issue a physical ticket in time. The call that the boy and his parents had been desperately
waiting for came from La Paz Hospital Transplant Service, Madrid, at 2pm, informing them that a suitable donor had been found for his liver and kidney transplant. With the child urgently needing to travel from the island to the
LEFT BEHIND: The boy could not obtain a ticket for Ryanair in time. hospital, the next flight to Madrid was the Ryanair at 16.50, nearly three hours later. But when they tried to buy a ticket at the Ryanair counter, the family were told that only interna-
Drunken police urinate on flag AN off-duty policeman has had his wrists slapped for making fun of, and urinating on the ‘estelada’ flag. The officer, along with three other off-duty policemen, (who had been sent to the region by the Ministry of the Interior as part of a reinforcement group to aid local officers after months of riots), drunkenly started making fun of the flag and the Catalonian independence movement before taking the flag down and
urinating on it. According to the Spanish daily 20 minutos, the customers in the bar became concerned and telephoned the police who arrived immediately and removed the drunkards. However, it would appear that it’s unlikely any charges will be brought against the officers, and according to local newspaper El Punt Avui, the Catalan police did not want to comment because no official report was filed.
tional tickets could be purchased there, all others must be done online. They made a direct call to the Dublin office of Ryanair to explain their predicament, but unfortunately no confirmation was received before the booking desk’s one hour 50 minute deadline. Fortunately, reports from aviaciondigitalglobal.com say the family was able to travel with Air Europa on a flight that left just over an hour later, in time to get the child to La Paz hospital. A statement from Ryanair at the time said: “We could not issue the tickets so close to departure time.” At the time of going to press the Euro Weekly News was awaiting further comment from Ryanair.
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Huge drinking party causes controversy TOMORROW, Friday March 20, Granada will host the largest outdoor drinking party in the region to celebrate the Spring Festival or ‘Fiesta de Primavera.’ The festival now has its
own area in the city, known as the Botellodromo, due to the number of young people expected to attend. Last year more than 20,000 young people went to the festival. The botellon has caused
Partial eclipse will be visible BETWEEN 8.57am and 11.29am tomorrow, Friday, Spain will enter a time of darkness, as the country experiences its most impressive eclipse in a decade. The passage of the moon in front of the sun, although spectacular, will not be a ‘total’ eclipse in this part of Europe - this will be visible only in Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Greenland and far northern Europe. According to Spain’s National Astronomical Observatory, the maximum eclipse, of around 90 per cent, will be visible at just after 10.00am - weather permitting.
considerable controversy, with many local businesses being opposed to the festival due to the rubbish left, roads infrastructure being closed and potential for damage to local businesses. This is one of several botellon festivals of various types that take place in Granada every year.
€200m illicit money deals SPAIN’S Guardia Civil and National Police have revealed for the first time that Kremliovskaya - a Russian mafia ring, has laundered over €200 million through illicit networks on the Costa del Sol. The investigation began in 2012 and is ongoing.
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Good taste IN a tasting experiment, Alicante University students all preferred water from inland natural springs. Benidorm’s tapwater was voted second but Alicante City’s desalinated water got the thumbs-down.
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THE 12 ‘apostles’ or pillars supporting the Loreto church in Javea need repairs. Only deteriorated poured concrete will be replaced as the iron reinforcement inside the pillars is undamaged.
A DRONE will be used in Gandia to detect and photograph the inaccessible breeding grounds of mosquitoes. This will be especially helpful in outlying rural areas, the town hall said.
Not so nutty ALICANTE Province’s almond plantations have declined from 31,820 to 24,070 hectares since 2012. Despite the reduction, growers are returning to the crop as prices rise and demand increases, the Asaja agricultural union said.
File bandit A 22-YEAR-OLD Alicante male was arrested and charged with online piracy after uploading more than 3,000 films and television programmes. A 43-year-old associate was arrested in Vizcaya.
AXARQUIA
Best wine ONE of the world’s most renowned wine critics Robert Parker considered an Axarquia red wine, the Sedella, as the best of Andalucia in an article released by prestigious magazine ‘The Wine Advocate.’
Lucky numbers A RESIDENT of Motril won €60,000 on the ONCE raffle last Saturday. More than €9 million went to winners in Malaga from tickets sold by a single vendor called Alejandro Narvaez.
Muggers arrested TWO minors were arrested in La Cala del Moral last weekend after they allegedly hit a woman to steal her purse. After a short chase, officers were able to catch them and confiscate the €225 they had stolen.
Damages claim MOTRIL’S Andalucian-nationalist political
from a bridge, have been ordered to pay more than €300,000 in compensation to the victim’s daughter and widow.
Popular tram ALICANTE’S trams saw 6.7 per cent more passengers use the service in February compared to the same month last year. Line 2 linking Luceros and San Vicente del Raspeig remains the most popular, with 291,590 passengers.
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Exotic sales PORT OF CALL: Alicante hopes to double cruise passenger numbers this year.
Hopes high for more cruise ships CRUISE traffic in the Port of Alicante sank by 17.38 per cent last year, with the arrival of 34,583 passengers, according to data from State Ports. But the company Costa Blanca Port, which has managed the cruise terminal since January last year, said figures for this year will show a turnaround. CEO Carlos Almodovar said they have offered more commercial elements and 2015 promises to be a good year with more cruises already confirmed, bringparty has raised complaints regarding the poor condition of the industrial site Las Algaidas. They claim it is being used for illegal car races and that vandals have been damaging the facilities.
Nordic music MORE than 200 Scandinavians visited Almuñecar last weekend for a performance by renowned Swedish artiste Matias Enn at the town’s Casa de la Cultura.
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ing around 87,500 tourists. P&O, one of the largest cruise companies in the world, is due to start docking in Alicante next month with its first ship bringing 4,372 passengers. The port of Cartagena, the main competitor to Alicante, continues to grow year after year and in 2014 saw 138,000 tourists arrive by ship, 2.8 per cent more than in 2013. Nationally, last year 7,662,010 cruise passengers arrived at Spain’s state ports.
Ladies golf TWO members of England’s senior ladies golf team, Amanda Mayne and Debbie Richards, are in La Manga next month to play in the 2015 Spanish International Senior Ladies Amateur Championships.
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Fire-damaged A 56-YEAR-OLD man died last Monday (March 16) in a fire at his flat in Palma. The blaze forced residents of the eightstorey building to be evacuated as it burnt three homes completely and damaged another 10.
Water day
Give it back
EL EJIDO will be celebrating World Water Day on March 22 with a range of activities. Most of the activities are aimed at schoolchildren and include workshops and entertainment.
THE Development Ministry has requested 796 youths from the Balearics to return the monthly €210 they received for 48 months to help pay their rent as it claims they were earning more than €22,000 per year.
No extradition THE paediatrician accused of sexually abusing children while serving at a Pulpi health centre will not be extradited to Spain until he’s served a sentence in Colombia for abusing a nine-year-old.
Caravan exodus
SENIOR citizens in Zapillo, Almeria City, have joined up to help create the world’s largest carpet, the Sierpinski. Currently 400 centres in 32 countries are creating the carpet which is designed using fractals.
AFTER an information campaign initiated by the consistory, illegally parked motor homes and caravans have started to leave the El Ejido coast. The campaign comes after years of leniency.
Top choice
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THE Museo de Almeria has been named in China’s tourist portal Lianorg as a Top Choice for 2015. The museum was voted for by travellers from China and other Asian countries.
TWENTY-FIVE exotic reptiles, mammals and birds have been confiscated from a house in Bullas, Murcia after being advertised for sale without any of the official paperwork.
Compensation order THE parents of three youngsters who caused the death of a car passenger in La Manga by throwing stones at the car
Large budget MALLORCA’S Provincial Council has spent almost €600 million since 2011, most of which went on road improvement projects.
Outraged fans THE cancellation of David Guetta’s concert scheduled for August 2, 2014, in Palma, caused 539 complaints out of the 6,685 total registered at the Balearics Consumers Office during the last year.
Sexist violence campaign PALMA Council and municipal transport company (EMT) will collaborate to raise awareness of gender-based violence. Stickers will be placed inside buses with the phrase ‘there is a way out’ and the emergency number 016.
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Climatic damage SPAIN will be spending almost €10 million in a scheme to adapt to climatic change and repair coastal damage. The Minister of Agriculture Isabel Garcia Tejerina has announced a new project which will be doing work as of April on Spanish coasts to repair damage and attempt to prevent it in the future. “Spain is very vulnerable to climatic change because it is a peninsula,” Garcia Tejerina said. Work will be done in many coastal areas to regenerate beaches affected by storms, restore dunes, marshes and wetlands, stabilise estuary mouths and protect against erosion, the Minister explained. Funds will also be used to improve investigation on climatic change.
BOX OF BONES: Found in the court archives.
Skeletons in the archives
A COURT employee looking for a file came across a box of bones last Tuesday (March 10) in the archives of Sevilla’s number 13 court. Court sources told Europa Press that the bones had been stored in the archives since they were discovered during building works near the cathedral in 2007 and sent for analysis. A laboratory report determined that the bones were more than 50 years old and of human origin, and they were sent back to the court where the case (and the box of bones) was shelved and forgotten. Now the box has been handed over to the cemetery for correct burial at last.
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GERMAN PRESS Volunteer fighter buried
BRITISH PRESS Temp work
Packs alike
NORWAY: This week Norway’s right-wing government introduced significant changes to the country’s Working Environment Act, granting general permission to temporary employment and more Sunday working.
BRITAIN has introduced even stricter laws for the country’s smokers. From next year, all cigarette packs will look identical, except for the name and type. All packages should also have pictorial warnings.
Animal porn DENMARK: Animal brothels, animal pornography and having sex with animals are still legal in Denmark. However, hacker community Anonymous has now launched a campaign by attacking 20 websites in an attempt to eradicate animal pornography from the internet.
Peace prize NORWAY: Former Norwegian Prime Minister and Secretary General of the European Councill Thorbjørn Jagland was overthrown as chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Commentators said Jagland was sacrificed to normalise bilateral relations between Norway and China.
Speedy net DENMARK: Denmark has the world’s fastest broadband. A group of Finnish researchers have measured the country’s average broadband speed as 22.3 Mb/s, way ahead of runner-up Singapore with 16.9 Mb/s.
Non grata SWEDEN: The country’s termination of a military agreement with Saudi Arabia has brought joy to the country’s leftwing voters. Internationally Sweden is now a country non-grata in the Middle East.
No weapons aid BRITAIN will not send weapons to Ukraine. “We want a diplomatic solution to the armed conflict in the country,” said William Hague.
when the user will suffer a heart attack and cardiologists are hoping the service will serve as an early wake up call.
Leaving the army K E N S I N G T O N Palace has confirmed that Prince Harry will be leaving the British Army at the end of June after 10 years of service. The prince was quoted as saying he found it a ‘tough decision.’
MORE than 2,000 people attended Ivana Hoffman’s funeral. She was one of around 100 western fighters who have been fighting ISIS in Northern Syria. Her funeral in Duisburg was attended by a passionate crowd waving flags as her body was taken through the streets to be buried.
No road tax
Research prize
THE European Union has blocked Germany from introducing a road tax targeting tourists using the Autobahn, calling the proposal discriminatory.
THE Holberg Prize 2015 was awarded to British author Marina Warner for her research on fairy tales and myths. The award is considered one of the world’s most important research prizes and named the ‘Nobel Prize’ of the humanities.
Union pays
Online calculator
CIGARETTE PACKS: They will all look identical from next year, except for name and type.
T H E NHS has launched a simple and userfriendly service to get people to lose weight and stop smoking. The online calculator will estimate
RUSSIAN PRESS New friends
Thousands bid farewell
ACCORDING to Russian authorities North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been invited to Moscow in May. He has agreed to participate in the 70th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi-Germany.
RUSSIANS in their thousands marched through Moscow’s streets in memory and honour of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead on the street near the Kremlin.
PRESIDENT PUTIN: An easy winner.
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Mental test RUSSIAN Senator Anton Belyakov, who thinks voters have the right to know everything about the candidates in political elections, is hoping for support in the Russian upper house to oblige politicians to produce certificates regarding their mental health.
Putin holds strong IF presidential elections were held this weekend President Putin would be an easy winner, according to independent pollster Levada.
Bad coach A RUSSIAN football coach has the whole of the country breathing down his neck after the release of a video showing the coach kicking a seven-year-old boy.
THE country’s largest trade union, IG Metall, has ensured its members a solid pay increase this year. According to the agreement its members get a 3.4 per cent salary increase for a 15-month period, plus a one-time payment of €150.
Wassergate GERMANY had its own variation of the Watergate scandal. The new headquarters of the German Intelligence Service (BND) was flooded after thieves stole water taps.
No racist beer GERMANY still has problems with Nazism. The German football club Borussia Dortmund has therefore decided to run a campaign called No Beer For Racists, and printed one million beer mats to be used in pubs around town.
Harsh penalty A COURT in Singapore has sentenced two Germans to nine months in prison and three lashes each for vandalism. The men, aged 21 and 22, admitted painting graffiti on a train.
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business & legal Castellon airport alive AFTER four years in limbo, Castellon airport is stirring into life. Ryanair will become the first company to operate commercial flights from the white elephant airport. It opened in March 2011 and cost Valencia’s regional government €120 million to
build, plus €50 million in budget overruns, compensation and overheads. To date it has been used only by charters and private aircraft. Detecting a tourism potential similar to Alicante and Cataluña’s, the Irish budget airline will fly regularly
No bank debts for Mercadona MERCADONA is in a solid financial position. At the end of 2014 it possessed €2.883 billion in cash and owed nothing to the banks. Its cash position was a record for the company and more than doubled the 2008 figure of €1.287 billion. It was in 2008 that Mercadona had more than €1 billion in available cash for the first time and although it trailed a financial debt, this was not large. In 2006 it had short and long-term financial debts of €19.1 million, gradually reducing these until they finally disappeared from the company’s balance sheets in 2012.
Mercadona’s net cash has continued to grow, increasing by 11.6 per cent between 2013 and 2014 despite spending €655 million on 60 new supermarkets, renovating 30 more and building a logistics centre in Abrera (Barcelona). The supermarket chain’s only liabilities correspond to payments to suppliers, a constantly fluctuating sum that at the end of the financial year stood at €2.096 billion. The chain acquired products worth €14.9 billion in 2014 and on average paid suppliers within 51 days after delivery, compared with 53 days in 2013.
between Castellon, Britain, Germany and Sweden. Canadian multinational SNC-Lavalin is the company which now runs the airport and hopes to receive 250 flights and 35,000 passengers this year. They are also negotiating with other companies, sources said.
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Looking ahead BFA, state-owned mother company of partnationalised Bankia, allocated €943 million for possible compensation to clients who were missold preference shares or lost savings in Bankia’s flawed 2011 flotation.
Big contract PUBLICLY-OWNED Navantia will build three oil tankers with an option for three more ‘at international prices’ for Basque company Ondimar Transportes Maritimos. The end client is probably Cepsa.
Taxmen pay surprise visits SANTIAGO MENENDEZ, director general of Hacienda’s tax agency AEAT, recently detailed last year’s achievements. These included tracking down undeclared house and apartment rentals by cross-checking unexplained electricity and water consumption in properties that their owners claimed were empty. Web-pages were scrutinised and Hacienda inspectors spoke to concier-
ges and residents of randomly chosen apartment buildings. They paid 7,410 visits to properties whose rentals they suspected were not declared. In tourist areas inspectors questioned parents waiting to pick up their children from school. This helped detect 145 cases of foreign residents who had informed their own tax authorities they lived in Spain, where they paid tax at the lower non-residents’ rate.
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STAT OF WEEK IN 2014, 46 per cent of Spanish employers dismissed staff, compared to 56 per cent in 2013. Sixty-three per cent expect to take on staff this year, they said.
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Most Advanced Amarin Corporation PLC Repligen Corporation Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. QAD Inc. Ebix, Inc. Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. QAD Inc. GW Pharmaceuticals Plc El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. China XD Plastics Company Limited BioScrip, Inc.
Most Declined Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc. Escalera Resources Co. Aemetis, Inc FTD Companies, Inc. Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Citi Trends, Inc. Epizyme, Inc. UTStarcom Holdings Corp Atlanticus Holdings Corporation Theravance, Inc. TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals Corporation
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C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) CHANGE Centrica 237.80 -0.10 Coca-Cola HBC 1,112.00 -8.00 Compass Group 1,185.50 18.50 CRH 1,759.50 -51.50 Diageo 1,855.75 -8.25 Direct Line Insurance 320.35 0.85 Dixons Carphone 427.80 1.10 easyJet 1,728.00 -3.00 Experian 1,125.50 -4.50 Fresnillo 646.50 0.00 Friends Life Group 416.85 3.15 G4S 293.25 0.85 GKN 371.35 2.65 GlaxoSmithKline 1,565.00 5.00 Glencore 276.38 -0.97 Hammerson 660.25 4.75 Hargreaves Lansdown 1,135.50 15.50 HSBC Holdings 563.50 2.20 Imperial Tobacco Group 3,099.00 3.00 InterContinental Hotels 2,669.00 30.00 International Consoldtd 578.25 2.75 Intertek Group 2,561.00 12.00 Intu Properties 345.25 3.25 ITV 252.35 1.55 Johnson Matthey 3,318.00 68.00 Kingfisher 356.60 1.90 Land Securities Group 1,226.00 6.00 Legal & General Group 287.90 2.10 Lloyds Banking Group ORD 79.04 0.04 London Stock Exchange 2,514.50 24.50 Marks & Spencer Group 498.75 5.15 Meggitt 583.25 8.25 Mondi 1,350.50 10.50 Morrison (Wm) Sprmrkts 201.55 -2.45 National Grid 851.40 0.70 Next 7,440.00 90.00 Old Mutual 224.10 1.70 Pearson 1,466.50 12.50 Persimmon 1,742.00 1.00 Prudential 1,689.25 19.25 Randgold Resources 4,654.00 85.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group 5,867.50 27.50 Reed Elsevier 1,138.00 13.00 Rio Tinto 2,832.25 22.75 Rolls-Royce Group 969.25 -0.25 Royal Bank of Scotland 354.70 -1.50 Royal Dutch Shell 1,921.75 0.25 Royal Dutch Shell 2,012.50 7.00 Royal Mail 431.60 1.60 RSA Insurance Group 421.45 0.95 SABMiller 3,638.25 0.75 Sage Group (The) 474.85 2.15 Sainsbury (J) 257.80 -1.30 Schroders 3,245.50 37.50 Severn Trent 1,946.50 -0.50 Shire 5,475.00 -50.00 Sky 1,000.25 4.25 Smith & Nephew 1,136.50 3.50 Smiths Group 1,167.00 4.00 Sports Direct Internatnl 661.75 4.75 SSE 1,465.00 3.00 St James's Place 942.50 8.50 Standard Chartered 960.95 5.75 Standard Life 467.00 11.00 Taylor Wimpey 149.25 0.65 Tesco 233.75 0.90 Travis Perkins 1,944.50 4.50 TUI AG 1,174.50 6.50 Tullow Oil 298.95 0.65 Unilever 2,855.00 10.00 United Utilities Group 891.75 -2.25 Vodafone Group 221.00 2.05 Weir Group 1,762.50 -25.50 Whitbread 5,380.00 45.00 Wolseley 4,132.50 31.50 WPP Group 1,574.50 10.50
% C H G. -0.04 -0.71 1.59 -2.84 -0.44 0.27 0.26 -0.17 -0.40 0.00 0.76 0.29 0.72 0.32 -0.35 0.72 1.38 0.39 0.10 1.14 0.48 0.47 0.95 0.62 2.09 0.54 0.49 0.73 0.05 0.98 1.04 1.43 0.78 -1.20 0.08 1.22 0.76 0.86 0.06 1.15 1.86 0.47 1.16 0.81 -0.03 -0.42 0.01 0.35 0.37 0.23 0.02 0.45 -0.50 1.17 -0.03 -0.90 0.43 0.31 0.34 0.72 0.21 0.91 0.60 2.41 0.44 0.39 0.23 0.56 0.22 0.35 -0.25 0.94 -1.43 0.84 0.77 0.67
VOLUME 11,994.93 4,040.91 19,294.70 14,723.65 47,339.79 4,815.00 4,947.98 6,879.65 11,304.45 4,815.60 5,908.16 4,507.38 6,011.12 75,315.65 37,414.52 5,094.00 5,298.14 107,668.97 29,526.25 6,266.55 11,621.72 4,098.59 4,456.18 10,035.42 6,719.25 8,295.90 9,470.57 16,952.73 56,528.00 8,639.22 8,079.79 4,475.69 4,884.30 4,847.63 32,168.87 11,305.00 10,971.09 11,871.91 5,326.28 42,625.15 4,257.81 40,978.07 12,729.95 40,402.16 18,167.02 22,929.96 76,401.83 50,101.63 4,258.00 4,256.92 58,620.87 5,134.12 5,047.78 7,221.42 4,713.58 32,186.56 17,035.46 10,200.13 4,602.84 3,916.95 14,725.47 4,921.76 24,207.65 10,978.20 4,831.39 19,149.95 4,891.99 N/A 2,806.66 36,180.72 6,154.04 57,499.15 3,898.47 9,545.66 10,534.59 20,364.59
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Recession. What recession? WHEN businesses fail it is easy to blame the recession. In all but a few cases that argument doesn’t stack up. Failure is more often due to complacency and hapless management. Obliged to occasionally visit a splendidly situated restaurant, I hated the place as the service was excruciatingly bad. The owner, due to poor business, closed for the winter. Is he under the illusion that a little sunshine is enough to compensate for offhand foot-dragging staff? Other restaurants lacking such beautiful surroundings thrive. It is service, not location, that puts bums on seats. Having moved home I no longer
Talking shop Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.
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shopped at Ferreteria La Florida near Torrevieja. Then, stuck for an item, I recalled how helpful the hardware store had been in the past. On this occasion I hardly recognised it. The business was bigger and busier.
Complimenting the owner, Juan, I remarked on the evident success of his business. He explained that he had since opened another branch in Quesada. I knew why he had succeeded during the most difficult years of the downturn but I asked him anyway what he owed to his success. “Service,” Juan explained and then confirmed everything I had assumed. His business mission is to offer a service that cannot be faulted. Unfortunately, well run businesses are few and far between, ineptitude being the No 1 business killer. It was a pleasing surprise during the same week to make the acquaintance of Oscar and
David, owners of a computer repair business. Having really messed up my mobile phone I was fed up to say the least. Before I even reached the counter, a cheery customer greeted me and smiled, “You have come to the right place.” Although my problem was minor in business terms I was given five-star business service. As a new customer I was introduced to the staff, given a tour and my problem was fixed whilst I enjoyed a coffee. Oscar and David will grow their business, because there is still desperate need for competence and recognition that the customer is king.
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How much to make you happy? Loose change A look at finance for females
Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com
YOUR local hairdresser hasn’t got a salary anything like a top executive, but they are just as happy with life, a new study suggests. Average salaries of over 200 different occupations were compared with workers’ reported levels of happiness, and while the study found that in general the higher the salary the happier workers reported to be, not all jobs fitted the trend. Fitness instructors in the UK, for example, take home an average of €14,000 a year, but are actually happier than lawyers who earn an average
HAIRDRESSERS: Perhaps not top earners, but they are just as happy with life. of €90,000. Meanwhile dental nurses, who earn an average of €20,000 were found to be happier than dentists who make an average of €65,000.
The study says that there is definitely a correlation between income and happiness, but that money actually buys less happiness than people
assume. And in some ways, it buys happiness only up to a certain point. Workers earning over €100,000 and upwards annually are not any happier
Change for UK Civil Service pensions Q. My UK Air Force pension, along with my old-age pension, is taxed at source in the UK. When I made my first tax declaration as a Spanish resident last year, I declared these pensions to my Spanish tax consultant. She charged me a further tax of 7 per
cent, saying the UK tax charged was 20 per cent and in Spain it is 27 per cent. Is this correct? I have read that, with the UK-Spain dual tax agreement, armed forces pensions are not subject to tax in Spain. M G (by email)
You and the Law in Spain By David Searl
A. First, your tax consultant is right about the difference between UK and Spanish tax. Your normal old-age pension is indeed subject to Spanish income tax. Because you were already taxed in the UK, she is right to assess you the difference of 7 per cent now that you are resident in Spain. However, she was not right to assess you the full amount of 27 per cent on your Air Force or other Civil Service pension. These pensions have been, as you have read, not subject to Spanish income tax. If you wish to make a claim for overpayment, you can return to your consultant and check to see if she charged you
for the full amount. Perhaps she only charged you for the old-age pension
difference. Remember, if you declared last year, 2014, this was for tax year 2013. You want to be sure when you declare for last year’s tax, 2014, you are not charged for your Air Force pension. As a result of a revised new tax agreement between Spain and the UK, Civil Service and other government pensions must now be declared. Article 18 of the new treaty, in Paragraphs 1 and 2, says the amount of a Civil Service pension will now be added to any other income, in order to determine the tax rate charged. Then the Civil Service income will be subtracted from the total. The remaining amount will then be taxed at the new, and probably higher, rate. This complicated operation allows the Spanish Tax Agency to collect some more tax while maintaining the principle that Civil Service pensions are not taxable.
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
than those earning a good salary below €100,000. Happiness levels don’t keep rising the more money one has! It turns out, what you do with your money seems to matter just as much to your happiness as how much you make. And the advice is to spend on experiences and not stuff. Material goods may last longer, but studies shows that life experiences - like trips, fancy dinners, and spa treatments - provide a person with much more satisfaction in the long run. For example, if you are a fan of the theatre, then go buy tickets to a play. That will make you happy. However don’t waste your money on experiences that are not your thing, as this type of spending is likely to leave us feeling just as empty as spending money on possessions that lose their novelty minutes after we buy them!
BUSINESS EXTRA
Oil from afar SPAIN imported 4.6 million tons of oil from 32 countries in January, 8.3 per cent below January 2014. Principal suppliers were Nigeria with 22 per cent of the total, followed by Angola (14 per cent) and Saudi Arabia (14 per cent) while imports from the US, Russia and Mexico all fell.
Gap widens WITH the exception of Asturias, northern regions outperformed those in the south, said Fitch Ratings. Best results came from Navarra whose GDP declined by 3.86 per cent between 2008-2013 compared with 5.96 per cent nationally. Asturias’s GDP fell by 9 per cent followed by Murcia, Valencia and Extremadura’s 8 per cent.
Service record TRAFFIC increased on motorways last year, said toll road operator Abertis although there has been an accumulated 34 per cent reduction since 2007. With takings at service areas falling proportionately, the company is remodelling those on the AP-7, AP-2 and AP-68 to attract more custom, announced director general Antoni Español.
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For education in Spain, think outside the box
FOR expat residents newly moved to Spain or thinking seriously about moving their children into the Spanish school system there may be more options than you initially realise. The Spanish school and university system has its advantages, such as relatively low school and university fees and, depending on the school, good chances of children mixing with the local community and forming local friendships. Of course, the standard of your child’s Turn to Page 66
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Opportunities for teenagers
SPANISH bishops changed the law regarding the religious curriculum. Issues like abortion, euthanasia and references to religions outside Christianity were eliminated. Students will need to “recognise the divine origin of the cosmos with amazement, and be aware that it does not originate from chaos and chance.”
SCHOOLING in Spain is state funded, and compulsory between six and 16. Parents must pay for books, materials and uniforms. Once the required schooling is finished, a student can then opt to continue on to high school or move on to a vocational school. Only those who finish high school can be admitted to a university.
The Institute of Youth aims to promote cultural communication between youth associations, maintain international relations and co-operation in matters related to youth and promote youth exchanges at all levels. The INJUVE website has much useful information regarding youth opportunities: www.injuve.es
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Why choose smaller classes for your child? EACH year we see an increasing number of parents opting for smaller class sizes to ensure that their children receive the best quality of education. At Mayfair International Academy we have an average maximum class size of 15 students, allowing each child to receive the individual attention that they require in order to excel. According to the National Council of Teachers of English,
students in smaller classes perform better in all subjects and on all assessments when compared to their peers in larger classes. These positive effects of small class sizes are strongest for elementary school students, and they become more powerful and enduring the longer students are in the small classes. Studies have shown that students are engaged in active interactions with their teachers two to three times more
MAYFAIR INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY: Students in smaller classes perform better in all subjects. often in a class of 15 compared to a class of 30 and that a five student increase in class size is associated with the odds of offtask behaviour increasing by 40 per cent for this group. Small class sizes also allow students to develop closeness and a co-operative spirit, which are very important lessons for them to learn. At Mayfair International Academy we aim to educate our students in the fullest sense of
the word and, as such, we ensure that they have plenty of opportunities to socialise not just with their classmates but also with their peers in other year groups. Our students enjoy department-wide or whole school competitions and events. These activities allow children from the Foundation Stage all the way through to Sixth Form to work together, in a controlled environ-
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Private education can offer a better learning experience
PRIVATE SCHOOLS: Offer numerous advantages.
Although a more expensive option, private and international schools, colleges and academies can be found widely throughout the Costa region and around major cities. Teaching is available either in Spanish or English - and International Schools tailored for German, French and other European communities are also available.
Many private education facilities offer the advantage of smaller class sizes, proving less distracting environments for students. Teachers’ resources, equipment and classrooms may also be more modern, giving pupils an overall improved learning experience. Private academies may also be able to offer evening classes, with reduced costs. Various combinations of these educational methods may fill your family’s needs. If you are considering going down the ‘private’ education’ route, you should approach schools and tutors as early as possible as many are full months in advance.
Learning today, leading tomorrow LAST WEEK saw the 37th Annual Conference of NABSS, the National Association of British Schools in Spain. The event, comprising an exhibition in the ‘Education Village’, followed by their AGM, was held in Fuengirola at the Hotel IPV. The theme of the conference was ‘Learning today, leading tomorrow’. Keynote speakers from both the Department for Education and the Spanish Ministry of Education brought delegates upto-date on developments, reforms and trends in education.
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OTHERS THINK IT
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E’VE all done it, haven’t we? Finally ensconced in your ‘avion’ seat and ready to fly, your heart lifts slightly as you notice the two seats beside you are still empty. Glancing up, you also observe there are only a few unseated passengers still left in the aisles. With what appears to be all the travellers now on board, you tentatively allow yourself to consider that maybe, just maybe, you are the only occupant of your row of three - with all the freedom of movement and luxurious ‘spreading’ this unexpected flying bonus can provide. Wrong. Suddenly there is a bustle of activity and move-
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT
ment at the door. With much huffing, puffing and considerable disruption, the whole plane is subsequently confronted by two of the largest people it is possible to imagine. An enormous man and woman, clutching baggage and bags about their persons, have entered the cabin and begun to make their laborious journey down the centre of the plane. Frantically you glance around. Are there any other empty seats in the vicinity they could be heading for? Of course there aren’t. Puffing and panting they pause and peer happily at the numbers above your seat. You and your unexpected luxury have just disintegrated into an uncomfortable nightmare. As they noisily and disruptively begin to place their baggage in the overhead compartments, you reluctantly unbuckle your, somewhat optimistically, fastened seat belt.
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The trials of flying ‘coach’
DASHED: Hopes of vacant seats beside you turn into a nightmare. Rising from your aisle seat (chosen for maximum freedom), you step aside and allow the couple to squeeze and wheeze their way into the seats that should really have contained your newspapers, magazines and repasts for the ensuing flight. (Dream on, Leapy!) The female vibrates down into her window seat and the
male (by far the largest) squashes down beside you. One enormous arm forces yours to the rear of the armrest, and there is now enough of your upper torso hanging in the aisle to make contact with most of the people who pass by, and especially the carts. And those, my dear esteemed readers, are the cir-
cumstances I am now enduring as I attempt to scribble this week’s blurb. I have complained, once, and was duly informed, in a guttural German accent (what else!), that he was ‘not interferink viz me’. Ah well, he’s too unpleasant to argue with. Goodbye the illusion of first-class silver service travel and hello the crunched-up reality of plastic forks, large rubbish bags, and the horrible discomfort of modern-day ‘coach’. “To the older amongst us who remember him, Leapy Lee (Little Arrows) died at the beginning of March this year.” So announced my obituary published this month in a local community journal. Still here, I’m afraid, folks. You don’t get rid of me that easily!
Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com Web: Leapylee.co.uk
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CH5 9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Hotel Inspector 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours
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1:40pm Coronation Street 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:40pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 7:30pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Scorpion 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Release the Hounds 12:50am Mom
10:40am The Royal 11:40am Judge Judy 12:05pm Judge Judy 12:35pm Judge Judy 1:00pm Murder, She Wrote 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:00pm Where the Heart is 4:05pm The Royal 5:05pm French Fields 5:40pm Rising Damp 6:15pm On the Buses 6:50pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 8:55pm Foyle's War 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Blue Murder
8:30am Motorway Patrol 9:00am Minder 10:05am Ax Men 11:00am The Professionals 12:00pm The Car Chasers 1:00pm The Car Chasers 1:30pm The Car Chasers 2:00pm Minder 3:00pm Ax Men 3:55pm Hogan's Heroes 4:30pm Hogan's Heroes 5:00pm Motorway Patrol 5:25pm The Professionals 6:30pm UEFA Europa League Live 11:30pm ICC Cricket World Cup Highlights 12:30am Fearless
4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm New Girl 5:30pm The Mindy Project 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Melissa and Joey 9:00pm 2 Broke Girls 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 10:30pm Marry Me 11:00pm The Inbetweeners 11:35pm The Inbetweeners
Comedy
Crime
Family
3:15pm The Edge 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 5:15pm Flog It!
6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders
9pm 9:00pm MasterChef 10:00pm The Truth About Sugar 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:45pm Question Time
12am
Animated comedy series.
12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Bluestone 42 2:00am World's Toughest Jobs 3:00am Muslim Miss World 4:00am World's Toughest Jobs 5:00am This is BBC Three
Lucy Worsley tells the story of Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire.
SKY MOVIES Action 7:00am Fire with Fire 8:45am Die Hard with a Vengeance 11:00am Die Hard 4.0 1:10pm Hudson Hawk 2:55pm Fire with Fire After identifying a murderer, a firefighter is placed in a witness protection programme.
4:40pm Die Hard 6:55pm Die Hard 2 9:00pm Die Hard with a Vengeance 11:15pm Die Hard 4.0 1:35am The Last Boy Scout 3:35am The Wolverine Special Alex Zane talks to star Hugh Jackman about the brand new X-Men spin-off.
4:05am Die Hard
7:20am The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Special 7:50am Crocodile Dundee II 9:45am The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 11:30am The Wedding Singer 1:10pm The Top Ten Show 2015 1:30pm We're the Millers 3:25pm Bruce Almighty 5:10pm Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 7:00pm Crocodile Dundee II 9:00pm We're the Millers 11:00pm The Wedding Singer 12:45am Idiocracy 2:15am Bruce Almighty 4:00am Why Stop Now? 5:35am Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
7:55am The Fast and the Furious 9:55am 2 Fast 2 Furious 11:55am The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Teenage car-racing addict Sean is sent to live with his dad in Tokyo.
1:50pm Fast and Furious 6 4:05pm The Fast and the Furious 6:05pm 2 Fast 2 Furious 8:05pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 10:00pm Fast and Furious 6 12:10am A Man Apart 2:05am The Canyons Drama following the twisted relationships of a group of Hollywood hopefuls.
3:50am American Gigolo 5:50am Point Last Seen
7:00am Dennis Strikes Again 8:30am Primates of the Caribbean 10:00am Barnyard 11:40am Saving Mr. Banks Special 12:15pm Walking with Dinosaurs 1:50pm Ever After 4:00pm Parental Guidance 6:00pm Primates of the Caribbean 7:25pm Walking with Dinosaurs 9:00pm Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 11:25pm Parental Guidance 1:15am Ever After 3:20am Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 5:45am Barnyard Otis the cow is a wild-living party animal and just loves to dance till dawn.
Premiere
TCM
7:00am Very Good Girls 8:35am Brick Mansions 10:10am A Thousand Times Goodnight 12:10pm Finders Keepers
7:00am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 7:45am Gunsmoke 8:40am Gunsmoke 9:40am Behold a Pale Horse 11:55am Yesterday's Enemy
A child becomes obsessed with a mysterious doll she finds in her new home.
1:55pm Very Good Girls 3:30pm Brick Mansions 5:15pm Blended 7:15pm Very Good Girls 9:00pm Blended 11:00pm Finders Keepers A child becomes obsessed with a mysterious doll she finds in her new home.
12:30am A Thousand Times Goodnight 2:30am Kid Cannabis A teenage loser rises to prominence when he sets up a drug smuggling ring in this true-life drama.
4:25am A Thousand Times Goodnight
A British captain and his men take a Burmese village where he seeks information in cold blood.
1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Enemy General 5:30pm All the Young Men 7:05pm Sierra Passage 8:35pm The Steel Fist 10:00pm Lethal Weapon 4 12:25am Romper Stomper 2:00am Conan 2:45am Conan
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:00am Eclipse Live - A Stargazing Special 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Watchdog Test House 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:40pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors
BBC TWO 7:05am Perfection 7:50am Perfection 8:35am The Sheriffs are Coming 9:20am Countryside 999 10:05am Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom 11:05am Gardeners' World 11:35am The Travel Show 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The A to Z of TV Cooking 2:15pm Cagney and Lacey
FRIDAY TV
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ITV 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 11:55am ITV News 12:00pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather
CH4 8:35am 3rd Rock from the Sun 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Canada 12:00pm Kevin McCloud's Man Made Home 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun
CH5 9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Hotel Inspector 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Costa Del Casualty: Benidorm ER 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours
SKY 1 7:00am Nothing to Declare: Australia 7:30am Nothing to Declare: Australia 8:00am Inside RAF Brize Norton 9:00am Emergency with Angela Griffin 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles
3pm 3:00pm The World at War 3:55pm Wogan: The Best of 4:40pm Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em 5:15pm Three Up, Two Down 5:45pm Hi-De-Hi!
3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm 1000 Heartbeats
3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Deal or No Deal 5:00pm Come Dine with Me
3:15pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:15pm Safe Harbor
3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama
6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Two Tribes 7:30pm Eggheads 8:00pm Britain's Got the Builders In
6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street
6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News
6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Gadget Show
6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9:00pm Mastermind 9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm Stargazing Live 11:00pm Stargazing Live 11:30pm Newsnight
9:00pm Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Bear Grylls: Mission Survive 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm State of Play
9:00pm The Million Pound Drop 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man
9:00pm World's Scariest Animal Attacks 10:00pm NCIS: New Orleans 11:00pm NCIS
9:00pm Flintoff: Lord of the Fries 10:00pm Stella 11:00pm Quiz Nights
12:00am Artsnight 12:35am Passchendaele First World War drama. 2:20am Question Time David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Croydon.
1:55am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his daytime talk show. 4:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.
12:05am Troy 1:05am Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:30am Machete 3:15am Fargo 4:10am Secret Location 5:05am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent
12:00am Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 12:55am Access 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am The Restaurant Inspector 5:00am Never Teach Your Wife to Drive 5:45am House Doctor
12:00am Wild Things 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am Hawaii Five-0 3:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00am Hawaii Five-0 5:00am Airline USA 5:30am Airline USA
BBC THREE
BBC FOUR
ITV2
ITV3
ITV4
E4
8:00pm Doctor Who 8:10pm Doctor Who 8:55pm Race to Witch Mountain 10:30pm Live at the Apollo 11:00pm Live at the Apollo
8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Sounds of the Sixties 9:00pm Written by Mrs Bach 10:00pm Top of the Pops 11:00pm Dexys: Nowhere is Home 12:30am Kings of Soul 1:30am The Godmother of Rock and Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharpe 2:30am Written by Mrs Bach 3:30am Dexys: Nowhere is Home
1:40pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:40pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Romy and Michele's High School Reunion 11:55pm Take Me Out 12:55am Two and a Half Men
10:40am The Royal 11:40am Judge Judy 12:35pm Judge Judy 1:00pm Murder, She Wrote 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:05pm Where the Heart is 4:10pm The Royal 5:15pm French Fields 5:50pm Rising Damp 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Blue Murder
7:00am Greatest England World Cup Matches 7:15am The Big Match Revisited 8:10am Motorway Patrol 8:40am Motorway Patrol 9:05am Minder 10:10am Ax Men 11:05am The Professionals 12:05pm Motorway Patrol 12:40pm UEFA Europa League Highlights 1:45pm Snooker 6:15pm Motorway Patrol 6:40pm River Monsters 7:45pm Snooker 12:15am ICC Cricket World Cup Highlights
3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm New Girl 5:30pm The Mindy Project 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Melissa and Joey 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Star Trek 12:35am The Big Bang Theory
Crime
Family
3:15pm The Edge 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 5:15pm Flog It!
6pm 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
9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm MasterChef 10:00pm The Musketeers 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show
Which lie do Brits tell the most? What was the News of the World's final headline?
12am 12:25am Would I Lie to You? 12:55am EastEnders Omnibus 2:50am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:55am BBC News
More stand-up comedy from the Hammersmith Apollo.
11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Uncle 2:00am Bluestone 42 2:30am I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse
Film which documents Dexys' residency at the Duke of York's Theatre in London in spring 2014.
5:00am This is BBC Four
SKY MOVIES Action 7:00am K-19: The Widowmaker 9:20am 47 Ronin 11:20am Miami Vice Cops Crockett and Tubbs go undercover to take down drug baron Montoya.
1:45pm Godzilla 3:50pm Snakes on a Plane 5:45pm National Treasure 8:00pm 47 Ronin 10:00pm Godzilla 12:10am Snakes on a Plane 2:10am Miami Vice 4:35am Chappie Special The stars of Neill Blomkamp's latest sci-fi thriller talk about the making of the film.
5:05am Broken Lance
Comedy 7:25am The Nutty Professor 9:05am The Heat 11:10am Grudge Match 1:10pm The Top Ten Show 2015 1:30pm Last Vegas 3:25pm About a Boy 5:15pm The Nutty Professor 7:00pm The Heat 9:00pm Grudge Match 11:00pm Last Vegas 12:50am Good Luck Chuck 2:35am Scary Movie 5 A couple are plagued by a mysterious demon after taking three children into their home.
4:05am You, Me and Dupree
7:25am Ripley's Game 9:20am The Truth About Emanuel 11:00am Solo 12:30pm Bird on a Wire 2:25pm American Hustle 4:45pm Witness 6:40pm Solo 8:05pm Bird on a Wire 10:00pm Misery 11:50pm American Hustle 2:10am Surveillance 4:00am Sleeping with the Enemy Laura Burney seems to have the perfect life: a stunning house and a loving husband, Martin.
7:20am Rugrats in Paris: The Movie 8:50am Khumba 10:30am Spy Kids 3: Game Over 12:00pm Turbo 1:45pm Rio 2 3:40pm Khumba 5:20pm Turbo 7:10pm Rio 2 9:00pm Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 11:30pm Ella Enchanted 1:15am Chimpanzee 2:40am Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 5:10am Spy Kids 3: Game Over
Premiere
TCM
7:00am Very Good Girls 8:45am Next Goal Wins 10:30am The Longest Week 12:00pm Finders Keepers 1:35pm A Thousand Times Goodnight 3:35pm Very Good Girls 5:15pm Edge of Tomorrow 7:15pm Next Goal Wins 9:00pm Edge of Tomorrow 11:00pm The Longest Week 12:30am Kill the Irishman
8:00am Gunsmoke 9:05am Gunsmoke 10:40am All the Young Men 12:20pm The Enemy General 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Angry Hills 6:00pm Last of the Comanches 7:40pm Taras Bulba 10:00pm The Illusionist
Biopic of Danny Greene, the Irish-American dockworker who engineers a corrupt rise to power.
2:20am Finders Keepers
Edward Norton, and Jessica Biel star in this drama set in Vienna, 1889.
12:05am Once Upon a Time in China V 2:00am Hell on Wheels 2:45am The Illusionist
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Football Focus 1:00pm BBC News 1:05pm Weather The latest weather information. 1:10pm Six Nations Rugby Union Action from the Six Nations Trophy.
BBC TWO 8:10am Safari 9:40am Six Nations Rewind 10:40am The Fred Dibnah Story 11:10am Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments 11:40am Nature of Britain 12:30pm A Taste of Britain 1:00pm A Taste of Britain 1:30pm Talking Pictures 2:10pm The Man in the White Suit
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ITV 7:00am CITV 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:20am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:25pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 1:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 2:40pm Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle
CH4 7:05am Transworld Sport 8:05am Cycling 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:35am Frasier 12:05pm Frasier 12:35pm The Big Bang Theory 1:00pm The Big Bang Theory 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 2:00pm Rude(Ish) Tube 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing
CH5 6:10am House Doctor 6:35am House Doctor 7:00am Milkshake! Programming aimed at children aged two to seven years old. 11:10am Sponge Bob Square Pants Children's series following Spongebob Squarepants and his aquatic friends under the ocean. 11:45am Alpha and Omega 1:25pm Columbo: The Conspirators
SATURDAY TV
SKY 1 7:00am Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 8:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:00am The Fantasy Football Club 10:00am Game Changers 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm The F1 Show 2:00pm Hawaii Five-0
3pm 3:25pm Six Nations Rugby Union
3:35pm Flight of the Navigator 5:00pm Escape to the Country 5:30pm Final Score
4:30pm Secrets From the Sky 5:00pm Off Their Rockers 5:30pm Big Star's Little Star
5:10pm Come Dine with Me 5:40pm Come Dine with Me
6:15pm Flog It! 7:15pm Gardeners World 7:45pm Kew on a Plate 8:45pm Dad's Army
6:30pm Local News and Weather
9:15pm Murder on the Victorian Railway 10:15pm Now is Good 11:50pm Girl with a Pearl Earring
3:25pm Holiday Love Rats Exposed 4:25pm The Woman with 40 Cats... And Other Pet Hoarders 5:25pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors
3:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 4:00pm Inside RAF Brize Norton 5:00pm The Holidaymakers
6:10pm Come Dine with Me 6:45pm Come Dine with Me 7:10pm The Simpsons 7:40pm Channel 4 News 8:05pm Selling Off Britain
6:25pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 7:20pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 8:10pm Police Interceptors
6:00pm Wild Things 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles
9:25pm You're Back in the Room 10:25pm The Jonathan Ross Show 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 11:45pm Burn after Reading
9:00pm The World's Weirdest Weather 10:00pm Richard III: The Princes in the Tower 11:00pm Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
9:00pm 5 News
1:25am Michael Collins 3:25am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.
1:30am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:45am Nightscreen
1:05am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 2:05am Stakeout 4:05am Hollyoaks Omnibus Maxine seems doomed to fail when a secret plot threatens her chances with social services.
12:50am True Crimes: The First 72 Hours 1:15am Super Casino 4:10am The Benefits Estate 5:00am The Gadget Show
12:20am Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 1:20am Hawaii Five-0 2:20am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:10am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 4:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 5:00am UK Border Force
BBC THREE
BBC FOUR
ITV2
ITV3
ITV4
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8:00pm World's Craziest Fools 8:30pm World's Craziest Fools 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 10:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:00pm Fright Night 12:40am Family Guy 1:01am Family Guy 1:22am Family Guy 1:43am Family Guy 2:04am Family Guy 2:25am Family Guy 2:50am Bluestone 42 3:20am Uncle 3:50am Russell Howard's Good News
5:00am This is BBC Four 8:00pm Chemistry: A Volatile History 9:00pm Lost Kingdoms of Central America 10:00pm Inspector Montalbano 11:50pm Tales from the Royal Wardrobe with Lucy Worsley 12:50am Top of the Pops 1:35am Kate Bush at the BBC 2:35am The Rolling Stones at the BBC 3:20am Hogarth - One Man and His Pug 3:50am Lost Kingdoms of Central America 5:00am This is BBC Four
4:40pm Mr. Bean 5:15pm Mr. Bean 5:45pm Legally Blonde 2: Red White and Blonde 6:45pm FYI Daily 6:50pm Legally Blonde 2: Red White and Blonde 7:50pm Wild Wild West 8:50pm FYI Daily 8:55pm Wild Wild West 10:00pm Rush Hour 2 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Rush Hour 2 11:50pm Celebrity Juice 12:35am Ibiza Weekender
7:00am Judge Judy 7:20am Where the Heart is 8:25am Where the Heart is 9:30am Agatha Christie's Marple 11:35am The Darling Buds of May 12:45pm Bertie and Elizabeth 2:50pm A Touch of Frost 4:55pm Wycliffe 6:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 8:00pm Doc Martin 9:00pm Foyle's War 11:00pm Inspector Morse 1:15am A Touch of Frost 3:15am ITV3 Nightscreen
7:00am The Professionals 8:00am The Professionals 9:05am Bundesliga 10:05am UEFA Champions League Weekly 10:40am All Quiet on the Western Front 11:40am FYI Daily 11:45am All Quiet on the Western Front 1:45pm Snooker 6:15pm Storage Wars 6:45pm Storage Wars 7:15pm Storage Wars 7:45pm Snooker 12:15am ICC Cricket World Cup Highlights 1:15am 8 Mile 2:15am FYI Daily
11:30am Taking New York 12:35pm Marry Me 1:00pm New Girl 1:30pm New Girl 2:00pm Step Up 4:10pm Melissa and Joey 4:35pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm Baby Daddy 5:30pm Baby Daddy 6:00pm Troy 6:50pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Daredevil 12:05am The Big Bang Theory
Comedy
Crime
Family
Action from the Six Nations Trophy.
5:30pm Six Nations Rugby Union Action from the Six Nations Trophy.
Limelight-loving bank manager Paul Condliffe is second to host in Stoke.
6pm 8:00pm BBC News 8:10pm Regional News 8:13pm Weather 8:15pm The Voice UK
All the very latest local news and weather.
6:45pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm Saturday Night Takeaway
Documentary series profiling the work of a high-speed police interception unit in Essex.
9pm 10:15pm The National Lottery Live 10:25pm The Voice UK 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Weather 11:20pm Match of the Day
The latest news coverage.
9:05pm NCIS 10:00pm NCIS 11:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:55pm Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
9:00pm Hawaii Five-0 10:00pm Lethal Weapon 3 Tough cops Riggs and Murtaugh (Mel Gibson and Danny Glover) return for another all-action adventure in which they must confront a former cop turned crime lord.
12am 12:45am The Football League Show 2:05am Virus 3:35am Weather for the Week Ahead 3:40am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
SKY MOVIES Action 7:00am I, Frankenstein 8:35am Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 10:25am The Lone Ranger 1:00pm Kick-Ass 2 2:45pm Executive Decision 5:00pm Batman Begins 7:25pm The Lone Ranger 10:00pm Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 12:00am Kick-Ass 2 1:50am Executive Decision 4:05am I, Frankenstein 5:40am The Comancheros
8:20am 13 Going on 30 10:15am Saving Mr. Banks Special 10:45am Hot Shots! Part Deux 12:30pm Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 2:10pm Ali G Indahouse 3:50pm 13 Going on 30 5:40pm Hot Shots! 7:20pm Hot Shots! Part Deux 9:00pm Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 10:35pm Ali G Indahouse 12:10am Employee of the Month
7:30am Speed 9:35am Poseidon 11:20am The Day After Tomorrow 1:30pm Lone Survivor 3:35pm Black Hawk Down Brutally authentic war action detailing the covert US mission in Somalia that became a bloodbath.
6:05pm Poseidon 7:50pm The Day After Tomorrow 10:00pm Lone Survivor 12:05am Saw Adam and Lawrence have been chained up in a filthy bathroom with a corpse lying between them.
1:50am Black Hawk Down
7:00am Corpse Bride 8:25am Escape From Planet Earth 10:00am Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 11:55am Masters of the Universe 1:50pm Return to Nim's Island 3:30pm Escape From Planet Earth 5:05pm Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 7:00pm Masters of the Universe 9:00pm Return to Nim's Island 10:45pm The Harry Hill Movie 12:25am The Last Keepers A teenage outcast discovers that - like the rest of her family - she has extraordinary powers.
Premiere
TCM
7:00am Next Goal Wins 8:40am The Longest Week 10:10am Finders Keepers
7:00am Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 8:00am Gunsmoke 9:05am Gunsmoke 10:10am Taras Bulba 12:30pm Last of the Comanches 2:05pm April in Paris 4:00pm Mark of the Gorilla 5:15pm Tarzan's Hidden Jungle 6:40pm Jungle Man-Eaters 7:55pm Miss Congeniality 10:00pm Rush Hour 11:50pm No Way Out 2:00am Rush Hour 3:35am No Way Out
A child becomes obsessed with a mysterious doll she finds in her new home.
11:45am Very Good Girls 1:25pm Blended 3:25pm Edge of Tomorrow 5:20pm Next Goal Wins 7:00pm Blended 9:00pm Edge of Tomorrow 11:00pm The Longest Week 12:30am Kill the Irishman Biopic of Danny Greene, the Irish-American dockworker who engineers a corrupt rise to power.
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 8:30am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am The Big Questions 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Bargain Hunt
BBC TWO 7:00am Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein 7:30am Great British Garden Revival 8:30am Gardeners World 9:00am Countryfile 10:00am The Football League Show 11:20am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:50pm A Taste of Britain 1:20pm Back in Time for Dinner 2:20pm Day of the Evil Gun
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ITV 7:00am CITV 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:25pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:45pm Murder, She Wrote 2:45pm Fletch Lives
CH4 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory
CH5 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Sponge Bob Square Pants Children's series following Spongebob Squarepants and his aquatic friends under the ocean. 11:35am The Dog Rescuers 12:00pm The Hotel Inspector 1:00pm The Hotel Inspector 1:55pm Disney's Phenomenon
SUNDAY TV
SKY 1 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 9:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 10:00am Hawaii Five-0 11:00am Hawaii Five-0 12:00pm WWE Raw 1:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 2:00pm Chris and Wes: Let's Do This 2:30pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew
3pm 3:15pm Homes Under the Hammer 4:15pm The Truth About Sugar 5:15pm Escape to the Country 5:45pm Lifeline 5:55pm Songs of Praise
3:50pm Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em 4:30pm Three Up, Two Down 5:00pm Hi-De-Hi! 5:35pm The Hairy Bikers and Lorraine Pascale
4:30pm River Monsters 5:00pm Twister Film,1989
3:00pm The Simpsons 3:30pm The Simpsons 4:00pm The Spy Next Door 5:50pm Channel 4 News
4:20pm The Borrowers Drama,2011
Includes sport and weather.
3:30pm The Real A&E 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm Modern Family 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family
6pm 6:30pm BBC News 6:50pm Regional News 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm The Big Painting Challenge 8:00pm Countryfile
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The poignancy of old letters “M
Y Dearest Kathleen, This is a last letter before I cross over the border into Spain. I will post it in the border town and then I will be on Spanish territory. This is a terrible long journey we are on now - about 15 hours.” There is a poignancy about letters written during times we can scarcely identify with. The letter was written to my mother, then my father’s fiancée, before a clandestine mountain crossing into Spain where Civil War raged. Father and his companions had hitchhiked from England to Spain as members of the International Brigade to fight Fascism. Later, letters were written during lulls in furious hand-to-hand fighting between Nationalists and Republicans at the Jarama
Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.
River near Madrid. A Nationalist force of 40,000 men, including men from the Army of Africa, had crossed the Jarama River on February, 11, 1937. On February 12, at what became known as Suicide Hill, the Republicans suffered heavy casualties. Tom Winteringham, the British commander, was forced to order a retreat back to the next ridge. The Nationalists advanced up Suicide Hill to be routed by Republican machine-gun fire. Coming under heavy fire, the British down to 160 men out of the original 600, established defensive positions along a sunken road. The attrition rate was worse than that at Ypres.
IN THE TRENCHES: Where notes were scribbled.
WOUNDED IN ACTION: The consequences of war.
On February 23, led by Robert Merriman, 373 members of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion moved into the trenches. When they were ordered over the top they were backed by a pair of tanks from the Soviet Union. On the first day 20 men were killed and nearly 60 wounded. February 27: Of the 263 men who went into action that day only 150 survived. One soldier remarked af-
Fred Copeman was wounded but survived. He later wrote about meeting Kit Conway at the hospital in Jarma: “Kit was obviously dying, in terrible agony, but his one concern was that he may have been responsible for the slaughter that had taken place. Of 630 men that had entered the line, not more than 80 were left unwounded, and the percentage killed was very high. It was hard to
terwards: “The battalion was named after Abraham Lincoln because he too was assassinated.” Edwin Rolfe survived but wrote: “When we were pulled out of the lines I felt very tired and lonely and guilty. Lonely because half of the battalion had been badly shot up. “And guilty because I felt I didn’t deserve to be alive now, with Arnold and Nick and Paul dead.”
convince him that our fighting had taken place in the toughest, bloodiest battle of the whole Spanish campaign, in defence of the Madrid-Valencia road.” My father’s notes, scribbled in those trenches, tell their story. And for what did they give their lives? Today, young men flock to Ukraine; the only thing men never learn from history is they don’t learn from history.
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Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears.
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SKY MOVIES Action 7:50am Bullitt 10:00am Charlie's Angels 11:50am Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 1:50pm Welcome to the Jungle When a teambuilding exercise goes awry, a group of office workers are left stranded on an island.
3:40pm Underworld 5:55pm King Arthur 8:10pm Charlie's Angels 10:00pm Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 12:00am Welcome to the Jungle 1:40am Underworld In a war between vampires and werewolves, bloodsucking warrior Selene holds the key to victory.
3:45am Ironclad: Battle for Blood 5:40am Born to Race: Fast Track
7:00am The Dukes of Hazzard 8:50am The Man with Two Brains 10:30am Cheaper by the Dozen 12:15pm Three Amigos! 2:05pm Planes, Trains and Automobiles 3:45pm Little Shop of Horrors 5:25pm Roxanne 7:15pm Cheaper by the Dozen 9:00pm Three Amigos! 10:50pm Planes, Trains and Automobiles 12:30am The Man with Two Brains 2:05am The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 3:50am The Dukes of Hazzard 5:40am Little Shop of Horrors
7:35am The Ladykillers 9:20am Harsh Times 11:20am Swordfish 1:05pm All Things to All Men 2:35pm The Call 4:15pm Harsh Times 6:15pm The Machinist 8:00pm Bird on a Wire 10:00pm The Call 11:40pm Swordfish 1:35am Joy Ride 3 A group of friends on their way to a car rally are terrorised by murderous trucker Rusty Nail.
3:25am City of God 5:45am Point Last Seen
7:40am Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold 9:30am Monsters University Special 10:00am Chimpanzee 11:30am Khumba 1:00pm Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 2:40pm Corpse Bride 4:00pm Khumba 5:30pm Ella Enchanted 7:15pm Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 9:00pm Jumanji 10:45pm Corpse Bride 12:05am Chimpanzee 1:30am Jumanji Two children discover a mysterious board game in their attic.
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7:00am The Longest Week 8:30am Next Goal Wins 10:10am Finders Keepers
7:40am Gunsmoke 8:40am Gunsmoke 9:40am Never So Few 12:00pm Sam Whiskey 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Fort Osage 5:25pm Buchanan Rides Alone
A child becomes obsessed with a mysterious doll she finds in her new home.
11:45am Blended 1:45pm Very Good Girls 3:25pm Edge of Tomorrow 5:20pm Next Goal Wins 7:00pm Blended 9:00pm Edge of Tomorrow 11:00pm Kill the Irishman Biopic of Danny Greene, the Irish-American dockworker who engineers a corrupt rise to power.
12:50am The Longest Week 2:20am Finders Keepers
Tom Buchanan is heading home to start his own ranch when he is robbed and framed for murder.
6:55pm Atlantis, the Lost Continent 8:45pm The Nebraskan 10:00pm A Perfect Murder 12:00am Finder's Fee 1:55am Conan 2:40am Conan 3:25am Conan 4:10am Conan
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BBC TWO 7:15am Perfection 8:00am Perfection 8:45am Flog it! Trade Secrets 9:15am Countryside 999 10:00am Natural World 11:00am Helicopter Heroes Down Under 11:30am See Hear 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Lifeline 2:10pm A to z of TV Cooking 2:20pm Cagney and Lacey
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CH4 8:35am 3rd Rock from the Sun 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Canada 12:00pm Kevin McCloud's Man Made Home 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me Abroad 2:05pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun
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CH5 9:10am Peppa Pig 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm The Hotel Inspector 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm The Woman with 40 Cats... And Other Pet Hoarders 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours
SKY 1 7:00am Nothing to Declare: Australia 7:30am Nothing to Declare: Australia 8:00am Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 9:00am Emergency with Angela Griffin 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles
3pm 3:10pm The World at War 4:00pm Wogan: The Best of 4:45pm Are You Being Served? 5:15pm Three Up, Two Down 5:45pm Hi-De-Hi!
3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm 1000 Heartbeats
3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Deal or No Deal 5:00pm Come Dine with Me
3:15pm NCIS: New Orleans 4:15pm Too Late to Say Goodbye
3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama
6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Portillo's State Secrets 8:00pm Britain's Got the Builders In
6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street
6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Coach Trip 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News
6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Trauma Doctors
6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9:00pm Ladykillers 10:00pm Hilary Clinton - The Power of Women 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight
9:00pm Big Star's Little Star 10:00pm DCI Banks 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Pop Gold
9:00pm Three in a Bed 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm First Dates
9:00pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 10:00pm OAPs Behaving Badly 11:00pm Slaughtered at the Murder Hotel
9:00pm Wild Things 10:00pm Lethal Weapon 3
12:15am Weather 12:20am Dara and Ed's Big Adventure 1:20am See Hear 1:50am Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power 2:50am The Big Painting Challenge 3:50am This is BBC Two 4:00am Glasgow Girls
12:40am A Night in with Olly Murs 1:40am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am ITV Nightscreen
12:00am One Born Every Minute 1:00am The Kids Who Can't Stay Awake 1:55am Mary Portas: Secret Shopper 2:50am I Love You, Beth Cooper 4:30am Random Acts 4:35am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 5:30am River Cottage Bites
12:00am Born to Kill? 1:00am Holiday Love Rats Exposed 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Mummy's Little Murderer 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:25am The Great Artists 5:45am House Doctor
12:20am Stella 1:20am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:20am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:20am Hawaii Five-0 4:10am Hawaii Five-0 5:00am NCIS: Los Angeles
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5:00am This is BBC Four 8:00pm World News Today 8:25pm Weather 8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 9:00pm Great Irish Journeys with Martha Kearney 9:30pm Quizeum 10:00pm The Wonderful World of Blood 11:00pm In and Out of the Kitchen 11:30pm Big Hits: TOTP 1964 to 1975
1:00am ABBA at the BBC 2:00am Born to be Wild: The Golden Age of American Rock 3:00am Quizeum
11:25am Psych 12:20pm Royal Pains 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:40pm You've Been Framed! 2:40pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The Vampire Diaries 11:00pm Hot Fuzz 1:25am Two and a Half Men
11:40am Judge Judy 12:05pm Judge Judy 12:35pm Judge Judy 1:00pm Murder, She Wrote 2:05pm Heartbeat 3:05pm Where the Heart is 4:10pm The Royal 5:15pm French Fields 5:50pm Rising Damp 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Rosemary and Thyme 10:00pm Paul O'Grady's Animal Orphans 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Wycliffe
1:05pm The Professionals 2:05pm Duck Dynasty 2:35pm Duck Dynasty 3:05pm Ax Men 4:00pm Pawn Stars 4:30pm Pawn Stars 4:55pm Magnum, P.I. 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm Minder 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Storage Wars New York 9:30pm Storage Wars New York 10:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 11:00pm Cape Fear 12:00am FYI Daily
3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm New Girl 5:30pm The Mindy Project 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Melissa and Joey 9:00pm The Addams Family Values 11:00pm The Big Bang Theory 11:30pm The Big Bang Theory 12:00am Troy
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3:15pm The Edge 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Holiday of My Lifetime 5:15pm Flog It!
6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show
9pm 9:00pm MasterChef 10:00pm The Billion Dollar Chicken Shop 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm A Question of Sport
Entertainment series showcasing amazing performances from famous musicians from the ITV archive.
12am 12:15am The Devil's Double 1:55am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 2:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
Animated comedy series about the life of an American family.
12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse 2:30am Killer Magic 3:00am To be Announced More information will be available closer to broadcast.
The biggest musical hits from the years 1964 to 1975.
SKY MOVIES Action 7:20am Chappie Special 7:50am Die Hard 10:15am Die Hard 2 12:30pm Die Hard with a Vengeance 2:50pm The Top Ten Show 2015 3:05pm The 6th Day 5:20pm National Treasure 7:40pm Die Hard 10:00pm Die Hard 2 12:10am Die Hard with a Vengeance 2:25am Underworld: Evolution 4:15am Assault on Precinct 13 A bus carrying druglord Bishop is diverted to Detroit's Precinct 13 during a storm.
7:20am Saving Mr. Banks Special 7:50am Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 9:45am Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 11:45am We're the Millers 1:45pm Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 3:20pm Bedtime Stories Tall tale teller Adam Sandler becomes the star of his own bedtime stories.
5:10pm Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 7:00pm Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 9:00pm We're the Millers 11:00pm Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 12:30am Wedding Crashers 2:35am Boat Trip
7:30am Pain and Gain: Sky Movies Special 7:45am Sleeping with the Enemy 9:35am The Pelican Brief 12:05pm Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2:00pm 25th Hour 4:25pm The Art of the Steal A former art thief decides to reform his old gang and get back in the game.
6:10pm Solo 7:45pm Pride and Glory 10:00pm The Art of the Steal 11:35pm Kiss the Girls 1:35am Proof of Life Engineer Peter Bowden is snatched by professional terrorists in the South American jungle.
4:00am The Canyons
6:40am The Blue Umbrella 7:00am The Flintstones 8:35am The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 10:10am The Smurfs 2 12:00pm Return to Nim's Island 1:35pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 3:40pm Baby's Day Out 5:25pm The Smurfs 2 7:20pm Return to Nim's Island 9:00pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 11:00pm The Lone Ranger A lawman and his Comanche Indian sidekick embark upon a quest for justice across the American West.
1:30am The Flintstones 3:05am The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 4:40am Doctor Dolittle
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7:00am Very Good Girls 8:45am Next Goal Wins 10:30am The Longest Week 12:00pm Finders Keepers 1:35pm A Thousand Times Goodnight 3:35pm Very Good Girls 5:15pm Edge of Tomorrow 7:15pm Next Goal Wins 9:00pm Edge of Tomorrow 11:00pm The Longest Week 12:30am Kill the Irishman
7:20am Gunsmoke 8:15am Gunsmoke 9:15am Atlantis, the Lost Continent 11:05am The Nebraskan
Biopic of Danny Greene, the Irish-American dockworker who engineers a corrupt rise to power.
2:20am Finders Keepers 3:55am A Thousand Times Goodnight
Phil Carey stars as a frontier scout trying to make peace between settlers and the Nebraska Sioux.
12:20pm King of the Wild Stallions 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Fort Utah 5:40pm The Burning Hills 7:35pm Robin and the Seven Hoods 10:00pm Out of Reach 11:45pm St Elmo's Fire 1:50am Conan 2:40am Conan 3:25am Conan 4:05am Conan
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Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.’ Muhammad Ali
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in history 1199: Richard 1st, widely known as ‘Richard the Lion Heart’ is shot by a crossbow bolt which leads to his death. 1413: Henry V, famed for his victory at the battle of Agincourt, becomes the King of England. 1657: England forms an alliance with France against Spain. 1807: British Parliament officially abolishes slavery. 1851: The Yosemite Valley is ‘discovered’ in California. 1900: Work begins on the Manhattan to Brooklyn subway system. 1903: An extended period of drought in North America leads to Niagara Falls running dry. 1903: Airplane pioneers the Wright Brothers obtain the patent for their famous invention. 1916: Albert Einstein publishes his theory of relativity. 1924: Greece becomes an independent republic. 1953: The Oscars, otherwise known as the Academy Awards, are shown on TV for the first time. 1955: Huge demonstrations are held against apartheid in South Africa. 1961: British band The Beatles make their first appearance at the ‘Cavern Club’ in Liverpool. 1994: In Japan the world’s largest omelette is created in Japan, in the city of Yokohama.
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Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers. You can fill your life up with ideas and still go home lonely. All you really have that really matters are feelings. That’s what music is to me.’ Janis Joplin
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The last part of Peter Jackson’s epic, special effects laden version of J.R.R Tolkien’s book becomes available in a special edition this week. Lots of epic scale battles echo the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and the film features some good performances from Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen. This film also sees the death of the dragon Smaug the magnificent and offers an interesting introduction to the Lord of the Rings saga. Directed by: Peter Jackson and starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace. Rated PG, Runtime: 2h, 24 minutes. ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There is a strong urge to be up and doing something to further your artistic needs. Be sure that you know what is important. Keep it simple and aim straight for it. There may be other options to be explored, but do not go off at a tangent. To do so would see you have many fingers in many pies but making little real progress. Trust your instincts.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Waiting for just the right time to do and say things this week can produce miracles. Spontaneity may be your watchword but forward planning is where real progress is at the moment. It's not a week to expect co-operation from others. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) If you are James Bond, I see no surprises in the week ahead. If you are not, then I certainly do. Something quite shocking crosses your path, so be cautious in your approach to new situations. Keep your eyes and ears open and be prepared to seek advice. Your social life may be dynamic, but what has to be done is irrefutable. LEO (July 24 - August 23) At last it is clear that the future holds something quite exciting. Looking back during the past few years there has been a build-up to this moment. Treading a new path is half the story. There is much to be discovered both outside and inside your sphere. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Your heart is saying 'Let’s get out and have some fun'. Your head is saying 'Okay, but let's leave it until later'. Which is right? Well, one thing is for sure,
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19 March, Glenn Close, Movie Actress, 68 Well known for her sexy performance in Fatal Attraction in which she co- starred with Michael Douglas. She also delivered an acclaimed performance in Dangerous Liaisons with John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer.
22 March, James Patterson, Author, 68 New York born novelist and thriller writer, his original career for many years was as an advertising executive. He is best known for his Alex Cross series of novels. He has sold more than 300 million copies of his books worldwide. He was also the first novelist to sell one million ebooks.
20 March, Spike Lee, Movie Director, 58 Famous American movie director, especially well known for directing Malcolm X (starring Denzel Washington) and the Inside Man. He originally graduated from New York University with a masters degree in Film and Television.
23 March, Jorge Munoz, Entrepreneur, 51 Born in Colombia, he founded the ‘An Angel in Queens’ foundation, an NGO which assisted New York City Schools. Barack Obama gave Munoz a Presidential Citizens Medal in 2010.
21 March. Ronaldinho, Football Player, 35 Brazilian Football player named 2004-05 World Player of the Year by FIFA. He played for FC Barcelona from 2003 to 2008. He is considered by many to be one of the best players of all time.
24 March, Alan Sugar, Entrepreneur, 68 Famous for his role as business ‘hardman’ in the BBC’s reality TV show The Apprentice, Sugar is a self made millionaire who initially dropped out of school to sell electronics from a van.
emphasis on finances is restraining. You are, however, building on something strong for the future. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) What others see as our way ahead is not always the path which we want to tread. It would be easy to be cosy and not take a chance. Is that what you really want? Outside influences are heavy and pressing at times. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Be sure not to put up with tedious comments. Someone is trying to rile you. Who are they to think this way? It is foolish and impossible to please this person. Avoid them and move on to something out of their sphere.
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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Who wants you to go where and who wants you to do what? Each day seems to be spoken for before it arrives. Spending your life like this means running out of credit on your health. Do not neglect your well-being for the wishes of others. Give yourself permission to love and care for yourself as you do so much for others. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) There are plenty of people who will tell you that what you seek does not exist. They will also tell you that what you feel is unsustainable. This is, however, no time to compromise your dreams or emotional needs. Taking a bright view and a chance now seems unusual to those round you. Who knows best?
1. Actor Antonio Fargas played the ‘jive-talking’ informant Huggy Bear in the 1970s television series Starsky and Hutch, but which American rapper played the same character in the 2004 film version? 2. At which film festival is the Golden Bear awarded for best film? 3. From which country did Michael Bond’s Paddington Bear originally come? 4. In which country is the Great Bear Lake located? 5. Soldier Field is the home venue of which American football team? 6. What is the chief diet of the giant panda? 7. What is the Latin name of the constellation known as the Great Bear? 8. Which cartoon character was said to be ‘smarter than the av-er-age bear’? 9. Which mint sweets have been sold with the Peppy the polar bear icon on its packets since 1922? 10. Which retired American professional golfer was nickname the Golden Bear? 1. SNOOP DOGGY DOGG also known as SNOOP DOGG (real name Calvin Broadus), 2. BERLIN, 3. Deepest, darkest PERU, 4. CANADA (Northwest Territories), 5. CHICAGO BEARS, 6. BAMBOO shoots, 7. URSA MAJOR, 8. YOGI BEAR, 9. FOX’S GLACIER MINTS, 10. JACK NICKLAUS.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you are feeling more confident in many ways, there is also a secret insecurity. There is a strange emotional atmosphere this week, which perplexes you. An unusual feeling that you need to change your surroundings cannot be put down to a seasonal 'nesting' instinct. Let this be a time to pay more than lip service to your ideals and beliefs.
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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 D) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
TARGET: Average: 6 Good: 8 Very good: 12
20 March, Fernando Torres, Football Player. The Spanish football player played in winning teams in Europa League, World Cup, Champions League and European League championships. A striker, he’s sometimes known as El Niño. He played for Liverpool and Chelsea in the UK and now is back at Atletico Madrid.
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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) The last time that you sat down and thought about your finances it was confusing. Things are a lot simpler now. Keep emotions and the needs of others out of the equation. Balance is what this week is all about. Get the percentages right now and it is plain sailing for the immediate future. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Something comes to your attention that makes you feel both anger and injustice. As you are urged to speak out and put your cards on the table, you hesitate. Be sure to have the true facts of the matter because this gives you real confidence. Keep emotions out of the equation and speak with a balanced view.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION dale, dare, dart, date, deal, dear, deer, dele, doer, dole, dolt, dote, drat, lade, lard, lead, load, lode, lord, read, redo, reed, retd, road, rode, teed, toad, toed, told, trad, trod, adore, alder, dater, dealt, delta, deter, doter, eared, elder, erode, lated, oared, older, rated, tared, toted, trade, tread, treed, dealer, derate, dottle, elated, leader, loader, lotted, orated, ordeal, ratted, reload, retold, rotted, teredo, tetrad, alerted, altered, ladette, leotard, rattled, related, rotated, tetrode, totalled, treadle, treated, dotterel, TOLERATED
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Funagram Unscramble the name of a famous American actor, writer, director, comedian, musician and playwright: ONE LOW LADY
Across 1 Repeats Cup details by mistake (10) 7 Beg for change in net rate (7) 8 Sides heard rains (5) 10 Ruing a broken weapon (6) 11 Picture device arrived with artist (6) 13 Issue a novel for an antipodean (6) 15 Disturb child’s toy (6) 16 Student leader gets ice creams and cakes (6) 17 Mark, good man, one good with mum (6) 20 High jinks strictly for the birds (5) 22 Woman with others on a mountain (7) 23 Famous rebel acted poorly (10)
Unscramble the name of a musical instrument (one word): PINK COLLEGES FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: WOODY ALLEN, GLOCKENSPIEL
Play on Words
E CUSE 12 A tenant initially receives some people in the rooms (9) 14 Misfortune of company in a rush (7) 18 Overeating from meagre edible beans (5) 19 Generate support (4) 21 Look at the bishop’s seat! (3)
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 5 represents Z and 14 represents Q, so fill in Z every time the figure 5 appears and Q every time the figure 14 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 5 Sandy shore (5) 8 Prior (8) 9 Not shut (4) 10 Passageway (8) 11 Fundamental (5) 14/18 Uncompetitive race (3,3) 16 Lively Afro-Cuban dance (5) 17 Become one (5) 18 See 14 20 Cooking herb (5) 24 Wealth stored up (8) 25 Wild mountain goat (4) 26 Well acquainted (8) 27 Oneness (5)
Down 1 Small spot (5) 2 Gain knowledge (5) 3 Extremity (5) 4 Number puzzle (6) 6 Stress (8) 7 Think about (8) 12 The world, the universe (8) 13 About to occur (8) 14 Remote, distant (3) 15 Religious woman (3) 19 Loud outcry (6) 21 Hut (5) 22 Moist (5) 23 Facial growth (5)
English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
GIVE GIVE GIVE GIVE ME Answers: No excuse, Forgive me
Down 1 Prevent Ted returning to meet the queen (5) 2 Dislike price Jude arranged (9)
3 I turn to a trifle (4) 4 Creation from Middle Earth (3) 5 Basic part of a ukulele mentioned here (7) 6 Encountered a sailor, and another lacking T-bone (10) 9 As trappers find reserve supply (5,5)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Rations, 4 Blast, 7 Skate, 9 Curtain, 10 Arrange, 11 Tense, 12 Askew, 14 Lager, 19 Rooms, 21 Austria, 23 Adamant, 24 Avert, 25 Scone, 26 Sterner. Down: 1 Rascal, 2 Ocean, 3 Sacred, 4 Biretta, 5 Again, 6 Tender, 8 Arras, 13 Ensnare, 15 Eyrie, 16 Treats, 17 Tastes, 18 Master, 20 Otago, 22 Shake. QUICK Across: 1 Situated, 5/24 Jail bird, 9 Thrones, 10 Allow, 11 Story, 12 Riposte, 13 Dollar, 15 Versus, 18 Support, 20 Sorts, 22 Unite, 23 Fragile, 25 Reverend. Down: 1 Sites, 2 Turmoil, 3 Annoy, 4 Ensure, 6 Atlas, 7 Lawless, 8 Magpie, 13 Disturb, 14 Avocet, 16 Sardine, 17 Stifle, 19 Prior, 20 Scare, 21 Steed.
Across 1 Sonido (5) 3 Tipos (5) 7 Dessert (6) 9 Merluza (4) 10 Viajero (9) 13 To roast (4) 14 August (6) 16 Fir tree (5) 17 Balloon (5)
Down 1 Soup (thick) (4) 2 Nuez (3) 4 Oraciones (7) 5 Semilla (4) 6 Prescriptions (7) 8 Apellido (7) 11 Berry (4) 12 Monkey (4) 15 Búho (3)
ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Libraries, 6 Age, 7 Channel, 9 Pozo, 10 Boca, 14 Girasol, 16 Sea, 17 Demasiado. Down: 1 Lead, 2 Brezo, 3 Anchors, 4 Son, 5 Bell, 8 Arboles, 11 Cesta, 12 Eggs, 13 Caro, 15 Red.
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TOP 10 SMALLEST COUNTRIES 1. Vatican City 0.44 square kilometres. It might be known as a country, but the world’s smallest state is also smaller than many towns and could fit within Greater London more than 3,000 times. Perhaps not surprisingly it also holds the world’s biggest church, St Peters Basilica. The country obtains its income through church contributions and tourism. 2. Monaco 2.02 square kilometres. Monaco, nestled on the French Riviera, is the most densely populated of the world’s micro states, with more than 36,000 residents sharing this tiny and highly built up piece of land. One of the world’s wealthiest nations, Monaco is also a constitutional monarchy, with Prince Albert 11 the head of state. The country is famous for its F1 race, which takes place each year.
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country and has very low unemployment. Liechtenstein is a constitutional monarchy, ruled by the world’s sixth richest monarch. 7. Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 square kilometres. Two islands in the Caribbean Leeward group that rely largely on tourism. The islands are famous for their diving and wealth of marine life. These islands were home to some of the first European colonies in the Caribbean and Christopher Columbus initially sighted these islands in 1493.
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3. Nauru 21 square kilometres. Deep in the Pacific, the world’s smallest island state was originally settled by Polynesian and Micronesian people. The Islands economy was until recently based on mining now that mines have been exhausted the country relies on its status as a tax haven and on international aid. 4. Tuvalu 26 square kilometres. Again deep in the Pacific, Tuvalu is made up of three reef islands and six complete coral reefs. The country has a population of just under 11,000. First settled by Polynesians, it was later administered as part of the British Western Pacific Territories until its independence in 1976.
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8. The Maldives 300 square kilometres. Tiny in terms of its land area, the Maldives is made up of more than 1,190 islands spread over a huge area of the Indian Ocean, around 90 thousand sq km. The islands are famous for their magnificent coral reefs, atolls and diving. The island chain is severely threatened by rising seas and climate change. 9. Malta 316 square kilometres. An ancient rocky island group, Malta fits 450,000 people onto three main islands. The Mediterranean islands have seen the comings and goings of many European Empires, including the Phoenicians, Romans, Moors, Siciilians, French and British, becoming independent in 1964.
VATICAN CITY: Holds the world’s biggest church, St Peter’s Basilica. 5. San Marino 61 square kilometres. Founded in 301 AD and entirely within Italy, San Marino is the world’s oldest surviving state. It also has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Europe.
Sudoku 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.
6. Liechtenstein 160 square kilometres. Much larger, and with elegant Alpine location between Austria and Switzerland, Leichtenstein seems like a very pleasant place to live. The country is currently the world’s 2nd richest
10. Grenada 344 square kilometres. Located just to the north of Trinidad and Tobago this Caribbean Island is well known as the world’s largest grower of nutmeg and mace. Heavily influenced by French culture the island’s favourite sport is nonetheless the very English game of cricket.
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.
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Average: 33 Good: 41 Very good: 60 Excellent: 74
One dad says to another... A: I have the perfect son. B: Does he smoke? A: No, he doesn’t B: Does he drink whisky? A: No, he doesn’t B: Does he ever come late? A: No, he doesn’t B: I guess you really do have the perfect son. How old is he? A: He will be six months old on Wednesday.
SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION thud, thuds, thus, thin, this, niter, tint, tier, tern, rein, untie, unit, unite, uniter, hunt, hunter, hint, hips, inter, intern, ibex, ibis, exit, next, dish, dips, shut, shun, shunt, shin, shier, ship, site, sixth, sixer, sips, spot, bite, bier, post, pots, poet, pier, pope, open, opts, tots, tote, sober, sops, stop
OPINION & COMMENT
Unfair trial by media - it’s no coincidence I COMPLETELY agree with Norah Johnson’s article about Cliff Richard. Thanks to the disgusting conduct of the BBC and the South Yorkshire Police this man, who happens to be very famous, has been subjected to trial by media. It is no coincidence that the raid on Sir Cliff ’s home, with its legally-dubious search warrant and the BBC leading the chorus, was just prior to the Jay Report which reported on South Yorkshire Police’s failure to investigate the abuse of at least 1,400 girls. Sir Cliff Richard had not been interviewed and knew nothing of the allegations against him when the raid was broadcast on live television last summer, but that didn’t stop the police or the media blasting his name and reputation to hell. Naming anyone merely accused of an unproven, unsubstantiated alleged offence is wrong. It leads to the idiotic and flawed argument of ‘no smoke without fire’, the fallback position of people who have no idea what they are talking about. In this case the man was named and what he is accused of was mentioned numerous times, clearly enabling anyone else who wanted to come forward to know what they should accuse him of too. I have met Sir Cliff Richard. He is an honourable, decent man who would never hurt anyone, let alone a child. The fact that certain people cannot accept that someone would live a decent life says more about them than it does about him. I hope God will forgive these people, because I never will. Teejay (via the Euro Weekly News website)
Struck dumb AS my wife and I were leaving Villamartin Plaza (Alicante) we were approached by a man who gestured that he was unable to hear or speak. He thrust a grubby piece of paper towards us, which
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Outlook unsure I HAVE asked the UK political parties and emailed 10 Downing Street regarding healthcare for UK pensioners living in the EU should the UK vote to leave. At present pensioners receive care under the reciprocal arrangement, but I presume this is linked to EU membership. We would therefore lose the right to treatment, leaving the options of private healthcare, moving back to the UK or paying into the Spanish system. Many could not afford private healthcare and I have been unable to find any that would cover the existing conditions which most pensioners have. Many no longer have family or links in the UK and their houses in Spain have been their homes for many years.
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Easy does it LIKE many expats, I am no longer allowed to vote in the UK. However, as I have dual nationality I can vote in Switzerland, where we vote on various issues during the year. This year they introduced e-voting. It took me all of three minutes to register my vote and saved me €1.20 postage. Rose Marie Hughes, France
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claimed that he was collecting on behalf of a charity for the deaf. Being the hard-bitten cynic that I am, I told him to get lost. He eventually got the message that I was not going to give him any money and walked angrily away. As he did so, his mobile phone rang. He answered it and then carried out a conversation. Behold! The miracle of instant healing by mobile phone! Perhaps it was a call from above. Ian Sutton, Orihuela Costa (Alicante)
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I MUST be getting old because the participants in the Fallas fiestas seem to get younger each year! Tom Dix, Valencia
I was unable to obtain any information about paying into the Spanish system because the conditions do not as yet exist. I have received no replies, probably because no one gives a damn. B McDonnell, Javea (Alicante)
Card-sharp EHICs are not only for British tourists travelling in Europe and are for everyone living in Europe. For people who live in Spain they are available for emergency treatment in any EU country except Spain. State pensioners apply for it directly from the DWP in the UK. Employees in Spain get it via a Spanish Social Security office. After being resident in Spain for one year, non-working people under state retirement age can pay into the Convenio Especial state system for €60 a month each, giving them access to state healthcare. For those over 65 but not receiving the state pension this is €157 each.
As they are paying into the system, surely they will be eligible for an EHIC via the social security? It is worth asking! Marion Woods, Mazarron (Murcia)
Out of town I FIND it almost impossible to believe that Denia wishes to close the railway station located in the town. The proposed PGE plan states that the station will be relocated to La Pedrera some two kilometres out of town, only to be served by buses and taxis. Are they mad? The railway line to Denia goes around the town, so how is this a bad thing for the residents? As buses no longer accept luggage it means that you would no longer be able to take the train from Denia to Alicante and the airport without a taxi to La Pedrera. These decisions are a mystery. M Mansfield, Denia (Alicante)
I SHOULD like to thank all the correspondents who sought to correct my view on their plights here in Spain. I am sorry if you are offended, but I am only speaking as I see it. Many of you have problems with exchange rates, unsaleable properties, poor health, failing economies. But do you ever consider the plight of your fellow patriots, who didn’t sell out to the dream? All those who stayed behind and contracted negative equity? All those who stayed behind and got bedroom tax? All those who stayed behind and saw inflation eat away all their savings? Who stayed and saw the power companies rip them off? No, you really only worry about the heating allowance or the loss of your franchise. If all of you who have been here for 15 years or more think that your vote should count, I humbly point out that you should not have the right to vote in an election for an MP who represents you, as opposed to the millions who stayed at home. The MP who seeks your vote on a policy that keeps your heating allowance which is paid for by the cancellation of a UK pensioner’s free bus pass, is not really worthy of consideration. If you wish to change the system, vote in the European elections. Michael Warren, Vera Playa (Almeria)
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A DIPLOMATIC protest was made from the UK last week, after escort vessels from the RN’s Gibraltar Squadron and the GDF had to react quickly as a Guardia Civil boat illegally entered Gibraltarian waters and cut across the bow of the British nuclear submarine HMS Torbay as it left port.
THIS coming Sunday March 22 sees the Gibraltar Amateur Athletics Associations’ ‘Top of The Rock Race.’ Registration starts at 9.30am, and the race will begin at 10am. The assembly point will be opposite Jumpers building. For more information visit: www.gaaa.gi.
ABC lands up in court THE Gibraltar Government is taking the Spanish Newspaper ABC to court. The front page plus an article inside inferred that Gibraltar fails to comply with international requirements and fosters criminals and their activities.
The Lions share THE Lions Club of Gibraltar held a special reception evening this week in order to present cheques to the value of £2,600 to 12 charities. Some of the beneficiaries were: Friends of Mount Alvernia, Little Smiles, Gibraltar Alzheimer’s and Dementia Society, Nazareth House, Childline Gibraltar, Motor Neuron Disease and Action4Schools Sierra Leone.
Helping hands for the dolphins BOTH Helping Hands, and the GONHS trust are smiling this week, as the old tug boat ‘The Sun Swale’ was deliberately sunk off the South Mole. The aim of the operation on Monday was to create an artificial reef to help support dolphin research and protection. The project to create an
underwater environment to attract fish and other marine species is the result of a collaboration between the Helping Hand Trust and the Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History (GONHS). This good news comes on the back of the Gibraltar Government announcement a little while ago that works on the wreck of the Panamanian cargo ship ‘MV New Flame’ had been completed. The wreck will stay on the seabed, and Government has secured £5.5 million compensation which it intends to use to protect and enhance the environment. Again the Helping Hand Trust and
TUG BOAT: Sunk off the South Mole. GONHS said they were very pleased with the outcome. Both GONHS and the Helping Hand Trust were concerned that removal of the remaining wreckage which already had been made safe for shipping -
would significantly damage the marine wildlife. More than two years after its sinking this would have disturbed the inhabitants of the seabed, while leaving it where it is, the wreck will even enhance the biodiversity. The trust tells us on their website: “Like the Helping Hand Trust our sister charity is also looking forward to see the £5.5 million compensation being invested in the enhancement and protection of the environment.” Chairman of the Helping Hand Trust, Dr Eric Shaw,
had already been interviewed about the issue last week by the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. Eric said, in his opinion, the money “should be spent where none has been used before.” Investments in the marine environment should overlap with investments in the terrestrial environment, as both are so very much interlinked. They also add: “Since we started our monitoring programme we have been out between two and three times every week. On some of our trips we saw small groups of common and/or striped dolphins, in some cases they were interacting. In one case we even saw the incredibly rare sight of a single bottlenose dolphin accompanying a school of common dolphins.” To learn more, or to get involved: contact the Helping Hand Trust Marine Research and Conservation in Gibraltar. www.helpinghand.gi
Calls for debate on public television THE Gibraltar Government’s “attempts to deflect criticism about the state of public finances will do nothing to allay the concerns of the public,” said the GSD. The Opposition said Mr Picardo “should stop hiding behind press releases” and debate the issue on public television with the Leader of the Opposition as he promised in December of last year.
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Pushing expansion Classic looks but with THE Gibraltar Government is considering expansion plans in order to attract the growing business in superyachts, boats that are officially seagoing vessels of at least 18 metres in length. Gibraltar, at the meeting point of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean is well placed to attract an industry that has been growing substantially over the past few years. The £15 million project would see new space for up to 10 superyachts to dock. In addition to the marina expansion, Ocean Village, the developers,
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SUPERYACHTS: A growing business. have stated that 126 short stay rental apartments will also be built. Should the project be given the go-ahead by Gibraltar’s Development
and Planning Committee the project will not only benefit Gibraltar with dock and apartment rentals, but from spending of large boat crews and owners.
We could have done it here! ALTHOUGH it was powerless to stop it the Government opposed the UK’s decision to take over the printing of Gibraltar passports “every step of the way,” the Office of the Chief Secretary revealed to Stephen Neish of GBC news, following the introduction this month of the new arrangements. Furthermore; number Six has no doubt
the new generation passport with improved security features could have carried on being issued in Gibraltar, and reveals it actually offered to pay for any additional costs in order to retain the printing locally. It adds that Gibraltar’s status as a self-governing territory is not affected by the move.
modern durability ROSEVIEW WINDOWS, a multi-million pound UK company, has signed a new partnership deal allowing them to supply their uPVC sash windows directly to Gibraltar. Sash windows are a classic part of traditional English architecture and used to be found in many original Gibraltarian buildings. However, many have now been ripped out and replaced with substandard alternatives. By partnering with local installation agent ProVent, Roseview are turning the clock back and offering modern versions of these timeless windows where they’re sorely needed.
Through ProVent they have already installed their Charisma Rose sash windows into several properties in Gibraltar, having had them accepted as a suitable conservation product in accordance with Gibraltar Council law. Roseview’s marketing manager Mike Bygrave comments: “Like the UK, Gibraltar has strict conservation rules when it comes to local architecture. Our windows have been used in countless conservation areas at home, and we’re delighted that the same now applies here.” Mike continues: “We see Gibraltar as an exciting opportunity, so it’s great to team up with
ProVent. Original timber windows are a feature of classic English architecture, but don’t always hold up well in the heat and sea air in places like Gibraltar. Our modern uPVC versions look exactly like the originals - we defy anyone to tell the difference - but provide a range of benefits such as better security and zero maintenance. Best of all the modern windows are much better at keeping the heat out in summer and in during the winter.” For more information on Roseview and their products, visit www.sashwindows uk.com.
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Overseas aid spending - unrealistic and as mad as a Mad March Hare Nora Johnson MARCH MADNESS: Budgets have to be spent by the end of this month.
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HE Independent Commission on Aid Impact recently published a blistering report on the UK Government’s aid to developing countries. The Government’s programmes have unrealistic targets and are handed out to a few favoured contractors insufficiently assessed on their performance. Now, Tory leaders became obsessed by not being regarded as the ‘nasty party’ after a 2002 speech by Theresa May, and so, in government, insist on allocating 0.7 per cent of GDP (£12 billion or €17 billion annually) to aid.
Wouldn’t it be better, though, for the country to be run by people who want to get stuff done, not whether they’re seen as nice or not? People who can decide where to put new airports, who can get the results of investigations into past offences published before all the offenders have passed away. Implementing these aid programmes, civil servants of the Department for International Development, like the public sector in general, additionally suffer
from the curse of ‘March Madness.’ They have to spend their budget by the end of March otherwise arguably they could get by with less and it’d be reduced the following year. Meaningless projects will take place throughout March. Council offices will suddenly need new furniture, holes in the road mended - and aid money spirited away overseas.
We also need to be specific about what aid spending is for, but this issue applies to all Government spending. There’s the ongoing debate on defence spending, but no one’s made the effort to define exactly what the UK’s requirements/needs are (so we end up, for example, with obsolescent aircraft carriers with no planes). As a result, 2 per cent of GDP’s spent annually on defence and 0.7 per cent on aid. Maybe too much, maybe too little. Who knows?
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Y father believed that everyone possessed a talent of some description and regardless of background or education; each is born with a skill that sets them apart from the crowd. Being of average academic ability, with neither an artistic nor practical bent, I doubted that statement, because skill and talent to me were synonymous with success and making money. Much later on I realised that the true meaning of success goes much deeper. Dad worked in a factory all his life, but in his spare time he would retire to his shed and knock up a piece of furniture or model aeroplane. And occasionally he would produce a watercolour painting of some rural landscape. He was no Hepplewhite or Rembrandt, but he had a certain talent for these things and more to the point, it gave him pleasure. At the Orihuela Medieval Market, I was fascinated by a bloke who entertained the crowds by sticking flaming sticks into his mouth and
FIRE-EATING: An interesting way of spending one’s life.
It’s an ill wind Colin Bird Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-the-wall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.
blowing out long plumes of liquid fire. I spent an interesting hour
in the bar with him, trying to understand why anyone would choose fire-eating as a way of life - although I kept a respectable distance between us, in case he decided to light up a ciggie. As bizarre as it all sounded, he is good at what he does and he travels to other loca-
tions in Spain and Europe throughout the year to take part in similar festivals. He admitted it is a hard life, but he is thoroughly content with his lot, and by definition therefore is successful. The king of them all though, was surely Joseph Pujol, a Frenchman who
The Government spends £1 billion (€1.4 billion) every month on partly unaccountable aid ‘projects’ rating success in terms of how much it’s managed to spend, not what it’s achieved, while simultaneously cutting away at care home, defence and road repair budgets. The Gates Foundation spends about 30 per cent as much and achieves about 10 times more. I know where I’d put my money. Incidentally, you may recall my article last week called ‘Cliffgate’ (about Sir Cliff Richard). I still haven’t heard any other journalist dubbing this ‘Cliffgate’ maybe this column can lay stake to that claim. You read it here first! Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca. went under the stage name of Le Pétomane. His act was quite unique and he became something of a celebrity in his day as a renowned flatulist. In other words he fluffed on stage for money. He was a baker by trade, and he would often entertain his customers by imitating musical instruments as they waited for their French sticks. Personally, I would never be able to look a custard slice in the face again if my baker insisted on trumping his way through Frère Jacques as he was serving me. Some of his specialities included sound effects of cannon fire and thunderstorms. He was able to blow a candle out at 10 paces, and at his peak, he appeared regularly at the Moulin Rouge in Paris. He died in 1945 at the age of 88 and was buried and not cremated, presumably on the basis that this would have been far too risky. My dad was right though. We all possess a talent of some sort, as off the wall as it might be.
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Fasting and skipping meals could in fact now be good for our bodies THERE is more conflicting information about dieting and eating meals with a new expert claiming that the long-followed advice of eating three solid meals a day may not be the best thing for us. Historian Abigal Carroll has written a book ‘Three Square: The Invention of the American Meal’ which suggests that there is no evidence that eating three meals a day is healthier than eating in other forms and that these meals are cultural constructions European settlers enforced on Native
BREAKFAST: May not be the most important meal of the day. Americans. The author said the settlers ate meals at regimented times and
considered this more ‘civilised’ than the natives whose eating patterns
varied with the seasons. She also claims that breakfast is considered the
most important meal of the day largely due to advertising campaigns by cereal companies. This may be backed up by a 2014 study by the University of Bath (UK) which found whether or not a person ate breakfast had no effect on the overall calories they consumed in a day. Those who ate breakfast did burn more calories than those who skipped it, but they burned off the extra calories later in the day, meaning the net calorie consumption was the same.
A study by US researchers also claims that fasting could also be good for your health. Experts at the University of Southern California found that fasting for two days or more can help to kick-start the immune system, especially if it has been damaged by aging or cancer treatment, as it encourages the body to replace old and damaged cells. Fasting for two to four days every six months forced the body into survival mode, using up stores of fat and sugar and breaking down old cells.
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We continue to pull together towards a happier destination Erica Russell Watson: My journey – and I’m driving
11th March TREATMENT number six and this was the first time I felt a little concerned. I had quite a rough time after the last chemotherapy session but it wasn’t feeling bad that worried me, but more the fact that my immune system wouldn’t be up to scratch. So with trepidation I went to the hospital for my blood tests. When you have had as many tests as me you notice different techniques. Well the
lady this time just told me to totally relax and she took the sample without me having to ‘make a fist.’ I have to say it was excellent, I hardly noticed a thing. I had my usual breakfast and went up to the eighth floor to wait to see my oncologist. There was a very funny elderly lady complaining about her doctor and asking everyone in the waiting room which doctor they had. She was not impressed with her oncologist and said that he had better be prepared because she was on form today and wasn’t taking any nonsense from him! I have to say that despite the hours you have to spend waiting, the Spanish are so entertaining that time seems to pass by quickly. The mood is generally upbeat. People don’t tend to
speak about their treatment too much but more about current affairs, family, the weather or in the case of this week, politics as local elections are coming up.
I was amazed to find my tests were good Finally I was called and it was the moment of truth. I was amazed to find out that my tests were good and I could go ahead with my treatment. So many times I have heard other people being sent home as they just aren’t in good enough shape to take a chemo treatment. I find myself becoming more impatient as I near the
finishing line. My seventh treatment is on April 1. Interesting date! I will have to call the radiotherapy department at Carlos Haya Hospital to let them know that I am nearing the end of my chemotherapy so that they can book a full CAT scan and also book me in for my radiotherapy sessions. I don’t know much about that yet as it depends on the scan results and my surgeon and oncologist’s assessment. I am not feeling as wobbly as I did last time but I do have lots of muscular pain. I am, however, more prepared for it. Just have to get through it. I had a great day after my treatment, a lovely walk by the sea and lunch out. You have to enjoy the good moments when you feel up to it. The weekend will be spent resting when I need to and do-
ing things with the children. For me the biggest test lately has been steering them through the last few weeks. They are very sad and find it hard to reconcile to the fact that they will never see their father again. I know that time will heal. They always say they wish they could talk to their Dad. So instead of bursting into tears which I can assure you I feel like doing, I ask them what they would say to him. It seems to help. Every time they feel low I just tell them to have a little chat with him and to tell him about their day and the funny things that have happened. Little steps are best, otherwise the enormity of recent events and the uncertainty of the future could capsize us and we need to stay afloat. So we continue to pull together, paddling in our boat to a happier destination.
Samaritans in Spain want to help in supporting desperate youngsters who fear they have no future A RECENT BBC news item reported that filmmaker Andrew Jenkins, 52, from B laenau Gwent, says he has lost 19 friends to suicide over three decades. He has spoken out so that other people might think twice about killing themselves. He now plans to make an educational film about the issue.
The piece also quoted Stephen Habgood, chairman of charity Papyrus which is concerned with young people’s suicides, who said 75 per cent of people who took their own lives were young men and he expected to see an increase in suicides among middle aged men because of the effects of the recession.
Psychiatrists say mental health problems are increasing in Spain and the suicide rate is up since the financial crisis began. Certain factors are known to be associated with increased risk of suicide including unemployment, poverty, family breakdown, bullying and social isolation. The young fear that that they have no future
in their own country and either have to move abroad or depend on family members who are themselves in difficulty. According to RTVE television suicide was second to cancer (15 per cent of deaths) in the overall 25-34 age group and the leading cause of death in young men (17.8 per cent). One in three young peo-
ple who take their lives are intoxicated at the time of death. Among the young, 80 per cent of suicides are male, who feel possibly that they should be the stronger sex and men usually find it much more difficult to open up and talk about their problems. If you, or someone you know, is feeling
desperate and in need of emotional support contact Samaritans in Spain now. Please call our 24 hour confidential line on 902 883 535 / email pat@samaritansinspain. com. For more information visit our website www.samaritansinspain. com and connect on Facebook.
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Sugar debate rages on and on AS the debate surrounding the potential dangers of sugar and how to tackle this issue continues to rage, new research finds a significant 46 per cent of Brits have taken at least one course of action to monitor or reduce their sugar intake in the last year. Indeed, over the last year, more than a quarter (27 per cent) of Brits said they have checked food labels for sugar content more often than they did 12 months previously. Meanwhile, 26 per cent said they have limited the amount of sugar in their diet and 25 per cent that they have cooked from scratch to control sugar intake more often over the same period. In terms of why people are limiting their sugar intake, weight management stands out as the most common reason cited by people who limit their sugar intake (56 per cent), followed by future health concerns (42 per cent). Furthermore, a sizeable 43 per cent of the population have noticed an increase in media coverage on ‘how sugar affects your health,’ with these consumers (62 per cent) notably more likely to have taken action to cut down on how much sugar they eat, highlighting a direct link between this and consumer behaviour. Emma Clifford, Senior Food and Drink Analyst at maket research company Mintel, said: “Con-
sumers’ attention to sugar has undoubtedly been heightened by the high-profile sugar debate during 2014 which has acted to demonise this ingredient to a certain extent. The fact that media coverage on sugar looks to have had a tangible impact on many consumers’ dietary habits is significant. “It indicates the importance for companies or products to avoid being ‘named and shamed’ in the media for their high sugar content and the potential damage this could do. “It also suggests that being shown in a positive light in the media, for example for leading the way with reformulations using natural sweeteners, could help to boost positive perceptions and sales.”
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Can sex in 60’s and 70’s keep brain active? HAVING sexual relations later in life could boost your brainpower. A s t u d y fo u n d t h a t people in their 60’s and 7 0 ’s w h o w e r e h a p p y and satisfied with their love life had a sharper mind and better memory leading scientists to b e l i e ve t h a t a n a c t i ve s e x l i fe c a n h e l p ke e p the brain young. The latest study invo l ve d q u i z z i n g m o r e than 1,700 Dutch men a n d w o m e n ove r t h e age of 58 about their sex life and their need for intimacy. The volunteers were also put through a series of mental tests, designed to assess
everything from memory to the ability to think abstractly. Those who were happy with their s e x l i ve s d i d b e tt e r i n the tests. The finding follows a recent British study which revealed that age is no barrier to an active love life.
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Phobias affect 6% of the population PHOBIAS affect around 6 per cent of the Spanish population. Although, the Vice President of the Spanish Society of Psychiatry, Julio Bobes, said the number is an estimate as many patients do not admit to or address their fear or problem. Bobes said there are three types of phobias: specific, social and agoraphobia. The first is characterised by intense fear or anxiety for a specific object or situation, such as planes, heights, animals, injections or dentists; whereas social phobia is an intense fear or anxiety in one or more social situations in which the individual is exposed to be evaluated by others like a conversation,
PHOBIAS: Important to seek assistance. meeting strangers, be seen eating in public or performing in front of others. Agoraphobia was originally the intense fear of open spaces though now the concept has expanded to include the use of public transport, closed sites, queuing,
being in a crowd or being away from home. Bobes assured that phobias can be cured and what is important is to detect and recognise your phobia and seek assistance as soon as possible in conquering your fear.
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TRAIN TRAVEL: Have you ever heard of a railway station without a ticket office?
When compensation is due, go for it, but just be patient Peter Fieldman London-born journalist and author, Peter spends his time between Paris and Madrid. His novel ‘1066 The Conquest’ available on Amazon or www.1066TheConquest.com
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FOR years I had dreamt about a Baltic cruise and those long summer daylight hours in Scandinavia, except my wife, who is not a seafaring British citizen, gets seasick in the boating pond at the Retiro. In any event she had made other plans. So instead of a summer cruise I headed off alone by air to Denmark planning to travel on by train to Stockholm and Oslo. After a few days in Copenhagen I took the train along the coast to Helsingor and Hamlet’s castle from where a 20 minute ferry service across the Oresund links the Swedish city of Helsingborg. Have you ever heard of a railway station without a ticket office? This was it.
I found the tourist office in town but it was too busy. The only way to purchase tickets was either at automatic machines or the station snack bar. So I used my credit card to buy a sandwich and a single ticket to Stockholm on the SJAB, as Swedish Rail is affectionately known. All went according to plan until the local train reached a small town called Hassleholm, where I was supposed to change platforms and take the main line express, due to arrive 10 minutes later. Only it never did. Hassleholm caused me a lot more hassle than holm. Announcements in Swedish were not helpful, but I learnt from other passengers that the train would be late. In fact it had not even left Malmo! The delay turned out to be over two hours, which meant arriving in the Swedish
capital late at night without a hotel reservation. With time to spare and little to do in Hassleholm, which did have a ticket office, thanks to friendly railway staff, I was able to book a hotel. After a three hour journey looking out at forests and lakes and then more forests and lakes, as we were finally nearing the Swedish capital, a passenger informed me that the SJAB offered compensation in the form of credit vouchers for late arrivals. She helped me procure a form entitled ‘Restids-garanti’ to fill out and send off. Sounded good. Why not I thought. After all I was entitled to it. That was the good news. There was no urgency so I left the form in my case until I returned to Madrid. It made sense to ask for a refund rather than a credit voucher since my next trip on the SJAB could
be some time off, if ever. On the website I found a telephone number. Now for anyone who dislikes listening to options in English, try options in Swedish. After three calls I gave up and copying the tickets and other details, I sent off the form with a polite letter addressed to the SJAB administrative centre located in a town called Krylbo, which sounds like a character from a science fictionvideo. It was August. I waited for a reply,which never materialised, but I had discovered another SJAB address at Ustersund. Presumably to deter personal visits it was close to the Arctic circle. It was not until September that I sent them a reminder enclosing the original letter to Krylbo. Still with no response forthcoming, not one to give up easily, in October I wrote to the Swedish Embassy in Madrid, which replied
promptly. Their advice was to contact the Spanish Embassy in Stockholm. This was now turning into a diplomatic incident. However as a British subject I thought this would hardly be an avenue worth pursuing. By December I decided to enlist the cooperation of the Transport Minister in Stockholm. Surely they would be able to put pressure on the SJAB; still nothing. I then e-mailed the principal Tourist Office in Stockholm; after all the country needs tourists. I warned them that I would never shop at IKEA again. They were very friendly and the kind young lady who responded was upset that I was taking it out on IKEA. But they couldn’t help. I finally woke up. Use the power of the press! Give them a scoop - a tourist railroaded by the railways. So checking
the Swedish press on the internet I wrote to the editor of DagensNyheter in Stockholm, which seemed like a cross between the Sun and the Daily Telegraph, just right. Obvious! Use the communications industry. But they didn’t communicate. Christmas and the New Year went by, but before I had time to contemplate my next course of action I was surprised to receive an apologetic e-mail from the SJAB company, regretting the delay in replying and asking for my bank details for a full refund. Whether it was a ticking off from the Transport Minister or a DagensNyheter front page I will never know, but I finally got my money back. I sent an e-mail to the kind young lady at the Swedish Tourist Office informing her that all was resolved and I would be buying a new kitchen from IKEA.
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Big switch-off for climate change A total of 125 Spanish towns and cities have pledged to turn off the lights on emblematic buildings at the end of March to raise awareness about climate change, organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Will you be spending an hour in the dark? ERIC LANCEE from Haco Muebles said the act of raising awareness was more important than the actual turn-off, and believed more should be done to combat environmental issues. “Our showroom has 2,000 square metres of solar panels so we are already eco-friendly, but more should be done and they need to look at targeting big industries and cars and planes,” he commented. Martin Eastgate from Laurel and Hardy’s restaurant in Quesada would support such a switch-off and is soon to re-
MARTIN: Supports town halls leading by example.
STREET TALK place all light bulbs in the restaurant with LED lights to reduce cost and waste and to be more environmentally efficient. He said: “It is good that town halls are taking the initiative and leading by example; they have to practise what they preach.” Paul Ross of Paul Ross Fitness in Huercal Overa,
PAUL: ‘We do what we can to look after the planet.’
Almeria, said: “This is the first I have heard about it, to be honest, so I hadn’t planned to sit in the dark. However, if these cities and other places get involved, especially if they all light candles like they did recently in Mojacar, then it could have a massive positive impact. We do what we can to look after the planet. We recycle all our water for watering outside and call it ‘watering the desert’.” Michelle Johnstone of Ace of Shades had not heard of the event either. “To be honest, this is the first time I’ve heard about it. The WWF could be doing more to publicise the event but, yes, I will switch off my lights to reduce my carbon footprint.” MICHELLE: ‘More should be done to publicise the event.’
ERIC: ‘Important to raise awareness.’
Time for changing partners A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
THE Partido Popular is in a cleft stick over Ciudadanos. The government knows that it owed its vast 2011 overall majority to voters who were not natural PP voters. To prevent their desertion in this year’s elections, Rajoy has constantly condemned Podemos for its radical domestic and international policies, citing his own party as a safe haven for the Centre. Then along came a genuine Centre party, Ciudadanos, which is attracting the many non-PP voters who put Rajoy in power. Now the PP is flailing around for a valid argument to undercut this potential vote-stealer. Rajoy’s big problem is not keeping the hardcore Right electorate happy but wooing
the uncommitted. He did it in 2011 but he won’t do it twice: not with Ciudadanos and Podemos around.
Ancient history WHATEVER boils and seethes behind the Partido Popular scenes the party strives to present an image of calm. Only Madrid’s new mayoral candidate Esperanza Aguirre happily makes waves on the deceptively calm millpond. She has shrugged off critics’ accusations that she is “very conservative” by citing the PP’s candidate for the presidency of the Madrid autonomous region, Cristina Cifuentes. She entered politics from the youth movement of PP’s ultra-conservative forerunner Alianza Popular, retorted a waspish Aguirre. Not the best of arguments, Espe. A background in the
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neo-fascist Movimiento did not stop Adolfo Suarez from transforming into Spain’s first - and still best-loved - president during the Transition to democracy.
Run for cover PP MADRID.
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ESPERANZA AGUIRRE: Abhorred and adored. ESPERANZA AGUIRRE will, as she hoped, run as Madrid mayor. A former minister with Aznar and ex-president of the Madrid autonomous region Aguirre is as abhorred as she is adored and victory is no longer assured in a four-horse PP, PSOE, Podemos and Ciudadanos race. Rajoy can never forget that Aguirre tried to topple him in 2008 after he lost the general elections for the second time running. If she makes it to city hall he can at least heed the old warning attributed to both Machiavelli and Michael Corleone: “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.”
UNDER Spain’s legal system judge Pablo Ruz now moves from the National High Court he presides in Madrid. The instructing judge on the high-profile Gurtel and Barcenas corruption cases was offered the option of remaining to tie up loose ends on other investigations involving Cataluña’s expresident Jordi Pujol and Barcelona football club’s former president, Sandro Rosell. Ruz preferred not to, sources said, and his successor Jose de la Mata can take them over. Wise man: de la Mata will take the flak, too.
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BBQ is one year old! LAST month there was something to celebrate in restaurant Longhorn in Benalmadena Pueblo: the popular BBQ was one year old. This offering takes place every Sunday from 1pm to 10pm and every Monday evening starting at 6.30pm. The variety of meats for the BBQ has been expanded and now offers the best beef from northern Spain and Argentina and also varieties from the United States and subject to availability from Australia too. Anyone looking for a change can also order Spare Ribs and grilled chicken breast. The price is €16.50 per person, including a mixed salad and a baked
potato. You can also reorder as often as you like! The kitchen team was strengthened last year and ensures a speedy quality service even at peak times and on the hopefully soon open terraces. Meanwhile the restaurant is now open every evening. Have you already tried the top speciality of the Longhorn? It gets meat lovers excited: ‘Dry Aged’ steaks are praised to be the best steaks in the world. Traditional maturing process of beef on the bone. Ripening conditions 21 to 28 days, with 60 per cent humidity and a constant temperature of one degree. The meat changes its taste by enzymatic activi-
ty in the muscle. In the US sirloin matured on the bone has been a cult for decades. As a further mark of quality Claus, the owner of the Longhorn, has determined that the meat pieces for this maturing process come only from cows that had a long life of eight years and more
exclusively on pasture. The meat of these older animals differs greatly from the usual ‘young’ animals. The flesh is deep red and the fat forms a fine film that instantly melts on the grill and gives a wonderful smell of milk and hay. These steaks are sold in Longhorn by weight and can
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BING Asian Fusion Bar and Restaurant offers the very best in oriental cusine, Thai, Japanese, and Chinese, and the menu includes the most exotic combination of seafood, meat and the most delicious complementary vegetables. Sushi is also a speciality at Bing, and Sarah, the owner has an eye for
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bella. Maybe it is because not only does the food taste so good, but it also looks amazing when brought to the table. Each platter is served with the most creative care which makes the whole experience of eating Asian cuisine so much more special. The starter menu is extensive with a choice of spring rolls. Thai chicken satay, dumplings with pork, fried shrimps and so much more, starting at only 3.70â‚Ź. At lunchtime there is a good choice of noodle dishes combined with chicken, beef, prawns or a combination of everything which is very good value for money. The portions are generous and there are many curry and rice options served with a good choice of meat and vegeta-
Sarah with Bing. bles. The evening menu lends itself to even more choice, all at great value. As portions are generous for adults, you can choose smaller dishes from the children’s corner on the menu. There is something for the whole family to be tempted by, day or night. Asian Fusion Restaurant is right opposite the port in Fuengirola, so is pleasant to sit out on the terrace to relax and watch the world go by. Tel: 952 470 218.
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Back to the 80s party at Joys Live! IT’S been some year! A year of great music, memorable nights, and wonderful artists at Joys Live Bar and Nightclub in Puerto Banús. In celebration, the next two weeks sees a ‘Double Bubble’ of festive events! Join them for their ‘Good Times’ Back to the 80s Party tonight, Thursday March 19, then again on April 2 for their rirst year Anniversary Extravaganza. Join the first anniversary celebrations with Paul Maxwel, ‘The Piano Man’ and Joys’ top artists, as well as special guest ap-
pearances and surprises. But first! The 80s are back. So don’t take a Buffalo Stance, Wake Me up before you Go-Go, to leave Our House. Then take the Little Red Corvette and Pump Up the Volume. Bring your 99 Red Balloons to where The Streets Have No Name, because the Hazy Shade of Winter has gone and it’s time to Get on the Dance Floor and Beat It. You’ll be Walking on Sunshine with that Sweet Child O’ Mine, because I Love Rock ’N’ Roll, until it’s time to say goodnight, Vienna.
PAUL MAXWEL: The Piano Man is back. The legendary Old Joy’s piano bar has been providing live entertainment since 1977, and over 30 years of musical nights of fun and joy in the Port of
Banús. This year, Ram has joined forces with the wellknown Paul Maxwel, The Piano Man, who has historically been in friendly competition with the leg-
endary Old Joy’s. Paul and Ram were talking of the old days in Banús and how it has changed, when they decided to embark on this ultimate challenge and revive the unique venue. Paul, having been away from Puerto Banús for five years but staying in touch with his loyal clientele all the time, decided to return to his fans as they kept expressing how much they missed the marvellous Piano Man. He is back! And ready to rock Puerto Banús. Together with Ram, they decided to bring back the
good old days, launching ‘Joys Live,’ the ultimate experience in live music, and in doing so, guaranteeing the best in live entertainment. With a brand new decor and a privileged position in the town, Paul Maxwel and the most talented artists on the coast, as well as occasional gifted guests from across Europe, will be there to ensure your nights at ‘Joys Live’ are the best of your life.
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INCE discovering the benefits of Norwegian designed convector heaters seven years ago, Richard and Tony have been striving to give their customers more choice by adding variety to their range of Neater Heaters. “The choice we can now offer through our website’s online shop is quite staggering,” says Richard, “We can offer the cheaper basic Adax VP range, glass-fronted heaters in a variety of colours, our original Beha panel heater, the quirky Glamox heater and the contempory Neo Heater with digital controls. They all function using the same Norwegian technology, but offer a variety of style choices and can, in the case of the Neo, offer a whole lot more.” “We have had Neos for a year now and they have proved to be very popular,” Tony explains. “First of all, they
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at night in a child’s bedroom, or you could reduce it to a temperature that effectively turns the heater off if you are out at work all
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for that specific period, or reprogramme it, if you want a permanent change. “All Neater Heaters can now be made free-standing using factory-made floor stands, or as we like to call them: ‘Neat Feet’! This gives the customer a choice between wall-mounted or free-standing. Neo, however, have also introduced a Neo2 which allows you to have the heater bracket, which is hinged at the top, fastened to the wall with clips. When you want to remove the heater from the wall to make it freestanding, you just unclip the bracket from the wall and it becomes a lean-to stand for the heater. “Obviously with such a
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NCE it was enough to return from a holiday with nothing more exotic than a suntan; today the latest hot trend seems to be to come back with a new head of hair. The attraction of undergoing cosmetic surgery overseas is simple as it offers a certain amount of anonymity. However, a more recent development is the increase in hair transplants carried out abroad, whether this is due to celebrity culture Wayne Rooney and Shane Warne gladly admit they have had hair transplants - or a simple case of economics, transplant surgery in countries like Spain is cheaper. So how do you choose a hair transplant clinic overseas? The price should never be the motivating factor, you need to find a surgeon with the right credentials, proficient in the latest
techniques of minimally invasive, pain-free treatment with minimal scarring, short recovery times and of course no hidden costs. Our advice would be to err on the side of caution; don’t be seduced by cheap prices and glossy brochures in the US or Asia (including Turkey), instead look closer to home. Spain is considered to have the seventh
most advanced health system in the world and being in Europe, surgeons are bound by EU medical regulations and standards. The Panno Clinic in Marbella fulfils all of the above criteria. It was founded by Dr Ezequiel Panno, one of the Spain’s most sought after hair transplant specialists, recognised for developing a pioneering invisible suture
technique, known as the Panno Technique. And with over 10 years’ experience of performing FUE, FUT, body hair FUE, scar revisions, 5,000 surgeries under his belt and a licence to practise in the UK, you couldn’t be in safer hands. The demand for ‘medical tourism’ on the Costa del Sol is hardly surprising; it ticks all boxes with regards to quality, care and cost. And Panno Clinic’s multilingual team can help with accommodation and flights, to ensure a relaxed, stressfree experience. www.pannohair transplant.com 952 586 286
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NEGATIVITY is never good. Used with people or animals it can have a disastrous effect. When teaching an exercise of ‘sit’ you pull up on the check chain, hand on your dog’s rump and tell him to ‘sit.’ No reward is given. Is that good for the dog? Yes, he will automatically sit in time when you stop walking. He has learnt the exercise with the repetition of the action being used. This goes for all exercises you train him in, but something is lacking. He’s learnt, of course, but where is the joy and the outgoing exuberance? Remember you do have to train to the stage where just a quick ‘good dog’ is
TRAINING TO SIT: Your dog will learn the repetition of the action being used. sufficient. He needs to work every time not just sometimes. Punishment of a dog should never be used. However, correction of a dog should be done when it is necessary. I am not talking about if he makes a mistake in training. That’s usually your fault. You may not have taught him properly. You only have about four seconds to make any correction. Sometimes if the reason for the correction is sufficient you may need to physically grab
the dog either side of the neck and even lift him off the ground using a firm grip and an even firmer voice. You would use something like this if a dog snarls at you, goes to bite you or some other action which is more than a misdemeanour. Remember you only have about four seconds after the event to make the corrections. After that it is too late. Think about two dogs mixing it up. They don’t hesitate to retaliate if challenged. They are instant creatures.
Important here is that after you have to correct the dog, whether it just be with ‘ah, ah’ or you have to handle the dog, you must give him a command he can achieve quickly like the ‘sit’, and then reward immediately. You have corrected (not punished) for the misdemeanour and you are immediately rewarding for the command of ‘sit’ which the dog has done well. It’s now all over. My best tip is for you to enrol at your local training club.
The Conlon cat family meet their match online By Lamia Walker of HouseSitMatch IT hadn’t occurred to Edith that when she and her husband moved to Almeria they would end up with a seven-cat family. That hadn’t been part of the plan. They had planned to enjoy an early retirement, in good health, making new friends, seeing new places and soaking up the rich culture in Southern Spain. No sooner had they settled into a new house only a 10-minute walk from the beach, Edith found she was heartbroken almost on a weekly basis seeing the abandoned, starving cats in the street. It wasn’t a long journey between feeding the occasional cat and eventually finding they had seven who were regular residents with them in their new home. However, to ensure the cats don’t get in the way of their long planned, easy-going lifestyle, where she and Richard would take off to visit a new part of the coast for a week or so when they wanted, she planned ahead and found cat-sitters through an online network. Some sitters are local and can be booked close to the time, and others come from abroad. For these trips she plans ahead, gets to know the sitters first, and checks references. So they have found several good matches. Where they are located so close to the sea, people are happy to come and stay. Download your Free Easy Guide to Housesitting from here www.bit.ly/eurown001. To find a petsitter go to www.HousesitMatch.com or call Lamia on +44 (0)1865 521508.
Bullfighting back in spotlight BULLFIGHTS, which were banned by Cataluña’s parliament more than two years ago, may be coming back thanks to a new law the Spanish Senate will be debating.
The Cultural Commission in Congress has given the green light to a text aimed at saving ‘immaterial cultural heritage’ which was put forward by the PP conservative party.
PP delegate Juan de Dios Ruano said the future law will be “a law by everyone for everyone,” an idea he backed up by saying its aim is to “save a way of being, feeling and living in
a particular way which is distinguished and recognised across the world as a Spanish characteristic.” Meanwhile, Catalan delegate Joan Tarda claimed that Education, Culture and Sports Minister Jose Ignacio Wert aims to make the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) declare bullfights as immaterial heritage and reintroduce them in Cataluña. “I think they’re too late, the people of Cataluña decided at their parliament that there is no going back,” Tarda said.
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OR most Spaniards and many expatriates breakfast is an important meal designed to set one up for the day and especially for Spaniards as a daily social and trading occasion. Wander into a Spanish bar between 9.30am and 11am and you will find that breakfast menus vary widely in the ingredients of plate assortments and bocadillo (long/French loaf sandwich) fillings, but the tables are normally set with mixed salads and portions of healthy peanuts, olives and sliced onions. Popular beverages are a beer or glass of wine, often summer wine diluted with lemonade, even during the winter months with a coffee or mint infusion at the end of the feast. The salads often contain more ingredients than a non-Spanish restaurant
Breakfasting well from the garden but not as many as from a garden, even from a mini allotment grown in a group of builders’ buckets. I have just enjoyed a home breakfast which I do five days a week; on the other days I breakfast with Spanish friends to keep up my Spanish language practice to understand what is happen-
ing in the village and local town and on Saturdays socialise after an early two to four-hour walk. With the Spaniards I join them with a bocadillo but at home I rarely eat bread at breakfast, preferring an omelette made with fresh eggs from the hens in the garden and an assortment of healthy fillings plus a tasty salad and flavoursome and perfumed infusion. During the past week omelette fillings have been home-grown onions and garlic, chicory and dandelion leaves cooked with pine kernels and raisins, Swiss chard and rocket, broccoli, which is
now abundant in the garden, wild asparagus growing in a corner of the garden and on local overgrown terraces and oyster mushrooms growing in a sack in the garage. All ingredients with health benefits and the salads added even more. Growing salad leaves is easy except in July and
August when they need to be nursed and sheltered from the sun. Today my just-harvested salad included: - leaves of carrot, coriander, beetroot, lambs lettuce, lettuce, chive, marjoram, purslane, parsley, rocket, young garlic and onion plants - chopped broccoli, radish, onion and garlic - plus borage, lemon, nasturtium, rocket, rosemary, thyme and hibiscus flowers. Many of the ingredients were harvested from my experimental builders’ bucket salad bar garden. This has never needed to be sprayed against any insect in four years as it is a diverse mass of herbage and not a mono crop field.
This diversity also improves, plant by plant, the health benefits of the salads. Also of course since the leaves were eaten within half an hour of harvesting they did not need to be treated to improve their keeping properties in transport, in storage warehouses, on supermarket shelves and in home fridges. For liquid input I juiced three ripe late Valencia oranges plucked from the orange tree next to the chicken run when I collected the two eggs and made a healthy infusion. Today’s infusion used olive leaves and a rose-hip for longevity, mint as an awakener, dried marigold petals as good for the skin and as it is now possible to sunbathe at midday on most days, a dried ginkgo balboa leaf for the brain, two lemon verbena leaves which are refreshing and calming, a hawthorn leaf to avoid blood pressure, a pinch of dried stevia leaves as a natural sweetener, and finally rosemary for energy as I am going gardening once this article is finished and emailed. Yes, it would be too much for a small teacup so I use a half-litre mug. For the past 20 years such breakfasts have been part of my Mediteranan Diet health regime used instead of chemo and radio therapy to prevent a recurrence of cancer. It’s why I still have a head of hair to protect me from the sun. More about my healthoriented gardening can be found in the book ‘Living well from our garden Mediterranean style’ available from Amazon Books or at the end of talks. Happy breakfasting from your gardens! © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com March 2015
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ZAKS Hair, Nail & Beauty Studio, Urb. Playamarina / www.zaks.com.es. Tel 952 666 436 / 609 508 809 (234512)
TREE SURGEONS. No tree too tall, removal of dead palm trees and limbs, eco gardening, mulch and manure, fertilizer, palm pruning. 686 948 552 / 631 181 971. Facebook: Andres Jardinero Malaga (230359)
MAN with small van for all your needs, English/Spanish speaking translations, waiting in offices for you etc, based in Marbella (all the coast) 678 817 145 (228675)
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
ELECTRICIANS
ARBOLISTA Tree surgery, No. 1 for trees and palms, on the Costa since 1998. 600 260 534 952 117 486 Kit Hogg C.G.Arb www.spaintree.com (228788)
MARBLE FLOORS polished. Fast service. Reliable, family run. TERRACOTTA CLEANED and sealed. Wooden floors treated. No job too small. Family run. Cleansol 10am - 10pm 7 days all areas. 952 930 861 / 607 610 578 Discount Code: EWN 1 CLEAN (206437)
BLOCKED DRAINS? Leak detection, CCTV survey, root removal, Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com (224404)
ALL electrical installations & repairs. Tel Jim 652 023 012 (233677)
GARDENER for private homes, communities, tree pruning, pool maintenance, garden design. Specialist in water systems. Tel: 666 953 892 www.jardin-gar den.es (220302)
SAYAN MASSAGE. Your best traditional & tantric massage for ladies and gentlemen. 952 586 339 608 977 260 www.masajessayan.es (225679)
CLASSIFIEDS PROFESSIONAL SPORTS MASSAGE, 14 years experience. 1 hour €40, 1.5 hours €55, Elviria. Wendy 952 852 330 or 634 310 821. Mobile service +€10 (229641) SPORTS, AROMATHERAPY, HOT STONE COMBI MASSAGE, REFLEXOLOGY, LYMPH DRAINAGE. CALL CAROL 653 139 558 (ITEC) - NUEVA ANDALUCIA & HOME VISITS WWW.HOLISTIC STONE.NET (233037) MASSAGE, therapeutic, relaxing. 30 years’ experience. Home visits. 45 euros. Salvador 609 581 695 (233511) GLEAMS SPA. Professional massages, Full Body Treatment, Pedicure, Manicure, Footbath, Facials, Waxing, Peeling, Sauna. San Pedro, near Banus. Full Luxury Relaxation. 951 258 653 (233676)
YOGA THERAPY TUESDAY, Thursday. Private classes, groups. Centro Lakshmi, madrepoeta.blogspot.com Lola Lara 647 437 845 (233651)
HOUSE CLEARANCES FURNITURE wanted, same day collection, cash waiting, reliable service. 678 808 837 (229862) WANTED all furniture and quality household items. Cash paid, same day collection. Best prices, please call 693 028 325 (229862) CASH paid for your unwanted house or garage items. Please call 600 041 434 (233510)
HOT TUBS / SPAS HOT TUBS, new, used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. 691 973 131 / 952 793 398 (231344)
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19 - 25 March 2015 / Costa del Sol MISCELLANEOUS WOODY´S LOS BOLICHES. Greeting Cards, mail to and from the UK. Worldwide courier and Passport renewals. All adverts taken forthe Euro Weekly Newsdisplay 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
MOBILE HOMES WE BUY, Sell, Store, Remove all types of mobile homes. We pay CASH and cover all of Spain. More details call Suzi Caley 616 250 727 / 951 063 059 or email suzicaley@gmail.com HEALTH INSURANCE Competitive prices, English worded policies. Pay monthly or annually. All levels of cover. Premiums from €25 a month. Tel: 956 795 453 Abbeygate Insurance (68259) ABBEYGATE INSURANCE Car insurance exclusive for expatriates, save up to 50%. Find out about our price pledge on UK plated cars. Home insurance from €50. Tel: 952 893 380 (68259) EU INSURANCE DIRECT Extra Special Offers. Up to €50 cash back for car and home insurance (conditions apply) for new customers. For all your Insurance Needs and the Best Price and Best Cover in English, call Wendy on 952 830 843 / 676 098 464 email info@euinsurancedirect.com www.euinsurancedirect.com
INTERNET GET YOUR business noticed online! Make sure that expats in Spain can find your product, service, restaurant, bar or shop. Contact Spain’s newest and brightest online directory TODAY. Call 952 561 245 or email serena@euroweeklynews.com for more details. INTERNET, satellite, 3G & Wimax, speed up to 22Mbs from only €20/month. For more information 625 655 225 / wifimir@wifimir.com (232155)
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ABBEYGATE INSURANCE If you are renewing your policy or looking for new cover. Call us, as we are the only Insurance Company in Spain to offer protection on your no claims bonus. Call 952 893 380 (68259) ABBEYGATE INSURANCE Make the right choice and join the thousands of expatriates who have. We provide a friendly personal service, for all your home, motor, health, travel or marine insurance. Call 952 893 380 (68259)
LOANS
WANT TO RELOCATE? We can transport your home and install on to a 12 month park from £4,995. Annual site fees from €3,000 Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143)
HOLA CREDITO. Instant short term loans against your valuables. Quick, easy and always discreet. Tel 900 123 457 www.holacredito.com (229670)
BRAND NEW WILLERBY Siena 32m² home sited within a stylish gated community, 45 minutes from Malaga airport £19,995 Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143)
LOANS AVAILABLE on all types of paintings, jewellery, watches, silver etc. Any condition. Immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony’s Antiques & Jewellers shops extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola. Mobile 609 529 633. Tel: 952 588 795 (SE) (201522)
WILLERBY COTTAGE 28x10 sited in ‘La Serrana Hills’ of Pizarra, site open all year round, swimming pool, only £13,495. Want to view? Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143)
24/7 MOBILITY
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MAINTENANCE SERVICES
The Mobility Wizard, scooters, wheelchairs for sale and hire; best prices 633 127 901 / info@mobility-spain.com (233723) The Mobility Wizard, only specialist mobility scooter and powerchair specialist repair centre in southern Spain, all models catered for – 633 127 901 / info@mobility-spain.com (233723) The Mobility Wizard. Mobility scooter and power chair battery and charger specialists, analysing servicing and suppliers. 633 127 901 / info@mobili ty-spain.com (233723)
MOSQUITO SCREENS THE Mosquito Screen Specialist. NEW selection of roller binds, all patterns and colours. www.mosquiton ick.ws / nick@mosquiton ick.ws / call Mosquito Nick 647 072 861 (228782) T1 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@aceof shades.es (101730) MOSQUITO Screens for windows, doors and a high quality sliding patio door screen. All finishes available. Quick service. All areas covered. Call Julian 655 825 931 (229090)
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 (229854) T1 COSTALOCKS 24/7, LOCKSMITH/ HOME SECURITY, NEW KEYS, KEYED ALIKE, WINDOWS SECURED, SAFES OPENED / INSTALLED, FREE HOME SECURITY CHECK, CALL Debby or Bob 952 660 233 / 667 668 673 CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED WWW. COSTALOCKS.COM (224882) T2
The Mobility Wizard, ScooterRullestoler-Tekniskutstyr, Salg – Utleie, Reprasjon – Delelager, Batteri - Ladere- Service, 24.H. Nødtelefon for reprasjon, Skandikmob: 634 386 397 / info@mobility-spain.com (233723)
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MOBILITY MOBILITY scooters, electric wheelchairs, wheelchairs, walking frames, etc, for sale and rent. Large selection of quality used scooters at competitive prices. In stock we have around forty scooters to choose from including Pride XL8, Rascal 388, Shoprider Sovereign, Pride Go Go, Rascal Veo X, Neo 4 and 8, Sterling Pearl, Rascal Taxi, Sterling Diamond, Shoprider electric wheelchair breaks up for boot, Rascal 330 electric wheelchair as new condition at considerable saving, Rascal turnabout electric wheelchair, Pride Go Go uprated 20 amp batteries, also goes in boot of car, plus many more all with guarantee. New and used wheelchairs for sale at competitive prices. Large scooters from 1,000 euros. Medium scooters from 600 euros and small boot scooters from 400 euros. Rentals from 55 euros weekly. New mobility scooter batteries supplied and fitted. Mobility scooters bought for cash. Email info@mobili tyscootersdirectspain.com Tel 609 581 139 (230368)
WANTED SPANISH PLATED CARS
INSTANT CASH SAMANTHA – GORDON
952 83 21 73 608 658 785 www.robertsoncars-spain.com
CAR SERVICES MECHANIC workshop & mobile. All work undertaken. ITVs done. Reasonable rates. Prompt, reliable services 24/7. 620 020 232, 951 165 090 (228797)
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AUTOMATIC gearbox specialist. Transmatic. All models including classic cars, serviced, repaired and reconditioned. Also 4x4 transfer boxes and power steering Call/fax 952 796 166 / 952 805 804 email: trans matic2005@yahoo.com. www.transmatic.es (231435) BRITISH MECHANIC WORKSHOP. Repair, service & ITV to all makes of cars, vans and 4 x 4s. Call Steve 951 914 025 or 605 407 369. Poligono Las Perales, Mijas Costa. britmechanicspain @gmail.com (234614)
FOR SALE AUTOMATIC BMW MINI COOPER ‘S’… 2008, only 41,000kms (approx 25,000mls), FSH. Black with white roof/mirrors, cream leather interior, one careful English gentleman owner leaving Spain, immaculate condition, sat nav, telephone, cruise and climate control, alloys, CD player, cost new 28,500 euros, was 12,995 euros, now reduced 12,500 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) Tel. 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 see photo at www.robertsoncars-spain.com (234732) FORD KA 2007 ‘COLLECTION’… 3 door hatchback, only 44,000kms (approx 27,000 mls). Lady owner leaving Spain, air condition, grey, CD player, super city car only 3,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) Tel. 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 see photo at www.robertsoncars-spain.com (234732) DIESEL BMW 116D… 2 litre 2011 with M. Pack, 6 speed, electric sunroof, only 38,000kms (approx 24,000mls), full BMW service history, one expat owner leaving Spain. Pearlescent blue with black leather, alloy wheels, climate and cruise control, Parktronic, CD player, ABS, cost new 26,350 euros. Our BMW bargain buy was 15,995 euros, now reduced 15,500 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) tel. 952 832 173/ 608 658 785 see photo www.robertsoncars-spain.com (234732) DIESEL (NEW SHAPE) CITROEN C3… 1.4 ‘Tonic’ 2013, stunning colour claret with black interior, climate control, CD player, electric windows, locking etc, 5 door, hatchback great load carrier, super style and economy 10,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson Tel. 952 832 173 / 608 658 785. See it at www.robertsoncars-spain.com CABRIO MERCEDES BENZ 500SL SPORT… (NEW SHAPE). Only 82,000kms (approx 51,000mls), 2001, FSH, sat nav, always garaged, stunning mid blue/grey leather, all extras, our pride and joy this beauty, 15,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) Tel. 952 832 173 or 608 658 785. www.robertsoncars-spain .com (226426)
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FABULOUS FIAT 500… 2012. ‘Lounge’ only 45,000kms (approx 27,000mls), FSH. A real looker, pearl white with black glass roof and white interior, air con, all usual refinements, 8,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson, (The Car Couple) Tel. 952 832 173 or 608 658 785 see photo more details www.robertsoncars-spain.com (226426) 4x4 AUTOMATIC (Hybrid) Lexus RX.400h… 2007 ‘President’ top of the range, only 78,000kms (approx 49,000mls), full service history, sat nav, Spanish plates, one lovely English lady owner, class and economy, every extra, 18,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) tel. 952 832 173/ 608 658 785 www.robertsoncars-spain.com (234732) ONLY 2,500 EUROS. IMMACULATE TOYOTA COROLLA… 1.6 ‘Terra’ 4 door, 5 speed, saloon, air condition, stereo, electric windows, one Swedish lady owner, 1999. Bright red, grey trim, stunning. Cheapest this week. Samantha or Gordon Robertson (The Car Couple) Tel. 952 832 173/608 658 785 see photo on www.robertsoncarsspain.com (234732) BUYING a new car??? Do not trade in your car!! If you are an expat with a good quality, genuine mileage car, we will pay you more for it in cash than you will be offered at dealerships against any new car. Find out the real deal, ring Gordon or Samantha Robertson 952 832 173 or 608 658 785 or email us therobertsonclan@gmail.com (234732) 2006 VW GOLF, diesel, automatic, 5 door, 150bhp, excellent condition throughout with alloys, climate control, 6,995€ 672 550 037 www.costacarsspain.com (222389) 2003 MERCEDES A170 diesel, automatic, rhd on Spanish plates, only 65,000 miles, new ITV, with all extras, 3,750€ 672 550 337 www.costacarsspain.com (222389) ENGLISH RHD, 2010 new model, VW Polo, 5 door, 1.2 Sports, 22,000 miles, 5,750€ 672 550 037 www.costacarsspain.com (222389) ENGLISH RHD 2003 Audit TT, 225bhp, 6 speed, all usual extras, good condition throughout, only 2,450€ 672 550 037 www.costacarss pain.com (222389)
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RIGHT Hand Drive on Spanish plates, Facelift model, Mercedes E280, elegance, diesel, in silver, in excellent condition throughout, fully loaded, auto, 7,995€ 672 550 037 www.costacarss pain.com (222389)
AUTOMATIC/Diesel Jaguar SType 2.7-D 2007 Mdl. From private owner, low klm. With full service history, metallic gold, tan leather, parking sensors and lots more and its onlyh 9,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (228675)
WANTED
ENGLISH RHD 2007 Mini Cooper S, JWS, convertible, in black, stunning car, 7,995€. 672 550 037 (222389)
AUTOMATIC VW Scirocco 2.0 TSI Sport 2009, 60,000klm (37,000mls), full service history, this car has too many extras to list and its immaculate in white with black and red leather, it’s a great bargain at only 16,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (228675)
WANTED. CARS & JEEPS & camper vans for cash. All makes, LHD, any condition. 693 357 000 (231485)
MERCEDES S320 CDI Executive, diesel automatic, 2005, with ALL extras. ITV 09-2015, FSH, champagne metallic colour with cream leather interior, sunroof, hydro suspension. Immaculate condition, one owner. ONLY €11.250,00. P/X for BMW-X5, Touareg, Volvo XC90, Mercedes ML, etc. (wheelchair friendly vehicle needed). Full info + pics: al.johnson33@yahoo.com or phone 0034 608 837 662. (233506)
CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837 (229862)
2003 LHD on English plates, Citroen C5 estate, in excellent condition throughout, 2ltr diesel, 6 speed, only 2,450€. 672 550 037 www.costacarsspain.com (222389) CITROEN Berlingo van, white, 2008, 124,000kms, very clean, perfect mechanics, unmarked body work, 3,995€ 672 550 037 www.costacarsspain.com (222389) AUTOMATIC 2007 Ford Focus 1.6, 5 door, ice blue metallic, 1 lady owner, only 100,000kms, with service history, in excellent condition throughout, very hard to find, 7,995€ 672 550 037 www.costacarsspain.com (222389) TWO Mustang Convertibles, 1. red, 22,000 miles, 1994 and 2. silver, 2000, 37,000 miles, both lhd on English plates, 7,500€ for both. 672 550 037 www.costacarss pain.com (222389) 2013 (August) CHEVROLET AVEO. 1.4 LTZ, 12,500 kilometres, top spec, A/C, cruise control, Bluetooth, parking sensors. Immaculate. €8,250 OVNO. 652 294 316 (233566) 2005 VOLVO. 260 BHP, turbo V70. 4 seater cabriolet, RHD, MOT & Taxed, FSH. €2,775 or Spanish plated €3,775. 655 095 147 (231348) 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 billbradycars.com (228675) CHEAP automatic Opel Astra 1.6, 5 door, 2004, one private owner, 74,000klm with service history, air conditioning, its only 2,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (228675)
VOLVO V70 2.5 Estate. Turbo diesel, year 2000, tax, ITV, RHD, Spanish plates, mint condition. €2,495 + transfer. 625 634 119 / 625 632 390 (233520) AUTOMATIC Peugeot 306, 1996, low kms, ITV Dec, 780 euros. 952 422 899 (233675) RENAULT Scenic auto. 2005, 2ltr, top range, 130,000kms, €2,900. 607 334 610 (234352) JAGUAR X Type, 2 litre classic. 51,000km. Service history, Metallic Dark Blue. ITV Feb 2016. VGC. 5,200 euros inc transfer. 620 568 456 (233678)
I BUY ANY CAR. 602 533 508 mikewallsp@gmail.com (230329) CARS AND VANS, ANY REGISTRATION, INSTANT CASH, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPANISH 693 028 325 (229862)
CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN AND UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (229862)
WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 693 028 325 (229862)
MUSIC DAVID C CLARKE, guitarist, vocalist, pianist, ex-Cunard. Specialising in popular Spanish guitar. Available solo or combo. Parties / weddings / class restaurants, dinner dances. Huge repertoire. Details 687 627 434 (234401)
PAINTERS/DECORATORS
MECHANIC workshop & mobile. All work undertaken. ITVs done. Reasonable rates. Prompt, reliable services 24/7. 620 020 232, 951 165 090 (228797) MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work. Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (230677) BRITISH MECHANIC WORKSHOP. Repair, service & ITV to all makes of cars, vans and 4 x 4s. Call Steve 951 914 025 or 605 407 369. Poligono Las Perales, Mijas Costa. britme chanicspain@gmail.com (217674)
PETS
YOUNG DOMESTICATED cats rescued from the killing station need kind homes. Fully vaccinated and neutered, free of charge. We will also deliver to England for a donation to the charity. Please give one of these beautiful cats a home so we can save more from death. Can be seen without obligation at Cat and Dog World Kennels. Tel. 630 197 435 (93398)
CHARITIES
ABBEYGATE INSURANCE. No automatic annual increase on our Motor Insurance, renewal policies. Call 952 893 380 (68259)
MECHANICS
COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee. 23 years serving the coast. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (223163)
CDS CARS established 12 years on the coast, we will buy your car stress free, with an instant cash decision, all paperwork taken care of with our on site gestoria, 30 cars in stock 672 550 037 / www.costacarsspain.com (222389)
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)
COCKROACHES, Wasps, Ants, Rats, Termites, Fleas, Bedbugs, Palm weevil, All Pest Problems. Call LOCAL PEST-PLAGUICOSTA, the British Company you can trust. Registered with Malaga Sanitary Department. Tel 952 449 591 or 684 217 181. Best price Guarantee, open 24/7 (228787) T1
SAM, Simply the Best on the Coast, 35 years experience, 18 years Mijas. Forget the rest, have the best, you’re worth it! Call Sam 952 666 025 / 629 546 128 (215594) HUSBAND & WIFE TEAM. Painting/Interior design. Free estimates. Graham - 607 923 486 (232110)
PERGOLAS & DECKING PERGOLAS, Decking and Thatched Gazebos. Best quality and prices. Installations. For free quotation call 686 322 328 (224383)
PEST CONTROL
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 Marjorie 952 79 74 05 or 636 934 146 (93319) 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) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public week-ends from 10.00 to 5.00. Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are wel-
CLASSIFIEDS come at anytime. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference. You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeonline.net www.sepe online.net (93321) At SOS Animal Refuge we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect. So if you are having a clear-out, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about re-homing, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-animals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317) ARCH - THE ANDALUCIAN RESCUE CENTRE FOR HORSES WELCOMES VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO THEIR STABLES ON SATURDAYS FROM 10 - 12 OR BY APPOINTMENT. COME AND HELP OUT, OR SPONSOR OR ADOPT ONE OF OUR HORSES, DONKEYS OR MULES. WE ALWAYS NEED HELP WITH FUND RAISING TO LOOK AFTER THE ABANDONED AND ABUSED ANIMALS. OUR AIM IS TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND REHOME. WE ARE A SMALL FRIENDLY TEAM - WHY NOT JOIN US. FIND US IN ALHAURIN EL GRANDE, BEHIND THE VENTA MIRALMONTE ON THE ROAD FROM ALHAURIN TO COIN, (A404), URB.VIÑA BORREGO, FOLLOW THE YELLOW SIGNS. CHARITY REGISTERED WITH THE JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA NO 8448. WWW.HORSERESCUES PAIN.ORG INFO@HORSERES CUESPAIN.ORG ARCHRES CUE@YAHOO.CO.UK TEL:635798219 OR 656935613 OR 620175828. NEW: ARCH CHARITY SHOP NOW OPEN IN ALHAURIN, NEXT TO MONEY CHANGE SHOP, AVENIDA GERALD BRENAN (93322)
KENNELS
CLASSIFIEDS www.poshpetsspain.com - Boutique Dog & Cat Hotel and much more … Facebook page: POSH PETS SPAIN. Tel: 952 597 035 (224385)
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LAGUNA KENNELS AND CATTERY. Your pets lovingly cared for by English mother and daughter. Near Coin. lagunaken nels@hotmail.com. Tel 952 112 021 / 606 838 983 (231451)
PET TRANSPORTATION by road. Fully DEFRA/OCA/TRACES compliant. Complete service by professional licensed kennels. 630 197 435 www.cat-and-dogworld.com (226428)
CAT AND DOG WORLD KENNELS AND CATTERY, superb licensed facilities, viewing welcome. Tel: 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.cat-and-dog-world.com (223161)
PROPERTY FOR SALE
THE IRISH PLUMBER. All areas of the coast covered. Full emergency service, new installations and reforms. Competitive pricing. 605 206 394 (232141)
BEACH cottage (Balerma) border, provinces Granada/Almeria plus 10 acre vineyard (snow views). Offers/exchange. Fax 952 789 204 (236128)
30 YEARS ON THE COAST. I cover all aspects of plumbing & general maintenance. Graham 607 923 486 (232110)
PET-COURIERS.COM – If you love your pet try us first – we are the best. Door to door service throughout Europe. Specialised vehicles – bespoke service. Full legal service including documentation if required. For further information call or e-mail us: Tel: (0034) 651 033 670 or (0034) 637 066 227. Email: info@pet-couriers.com or www.pet-couriers.com (231443)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PRO VENT. Kitchens, Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Windows, Glass Curtains creatively designed and expertly fitted. Visit our showroom in La Cala or call 639 727 188 for a free quotation. From inspiration to installation www.joebay ley.com (226432)
IF you are special like-minded people and not afraid of a 1km uphill track, read on! All legal, fenced 4,000m2 with large villa. Swimming pool, detached guest room, double garage. Interested? Campanillas. €99,000 negotiable. No time wasters 647 776 217 / 639 289 124. (233515)
LOS BOLICHES studio. 100 metres from beach. Fully fitted, new wall beds, pool/parking. €110,000. 655 774 112. English/Spanish. No agents (221500)
CITY AND GUILDS, QUALIFIED PLUMBER. All areas covered. Adrian 677 063 272 (230261)
PLUMBING. Leak detection & blocked drains. Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com (224404)
WWW.INMOANDALUZ.COM. Bargain inland properties for all budgets, fincas, village homes, apartments and villas. Legal building plots. 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (220102)
EL FARO, 1 bedroom apartment, private 45m2 garden. VGC, bright/sunny. West facing. 100,000 euros ono. 603 201 156 (232247)
PLUMBING
STEFANIE’S KENNELS AND CATTERY, Estepona. Fully licensed, Junta approved, est. 1986. Viewing welcomed 952 790 943 www.stefanieskennels.com (231446)
REMOVALS / STORAGE
TORREMOLINOSPROPERTY SERVICES.COM, fancy reform to your property? We have reliable professional tradesmen. 12 year’s experience with testimonials. Plastering, electrics, bathrooms, carpeting etc, call Gary at Playamar Properties Office 952 384 046 (233563)
THE DOG MOVER. Licensed transporters. Two handlers, so never alone. 680 781 699 / 0044 (0) 7875 947230. www.thedogmover.com (220443)
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 (220208)
EURODOG BOARDING KENNELS & CATTERY. Under new ownership by animal loving family. Large kennels and exercise yards, fully licensed and sanitary approved. Safe, secure and caring environment. Inspections welcome anyt ime. 5 minutes from Fuengirola 679 786 669 / 952 464 947 / www.eurodog.es (224322)
ACCOMPANY your pets to their new home. Fully licensed pet transport service. Denise www.petchauffeur.eu 952 197 187 / 696 233 848 info@petchauffeur.eu (230658)
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WWW.INMOANDALUZ.COM is always looking for realistically priced inland properties to sell to our interested buyers. Tel 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (220102)
CALAHONDA, Mijas Costa. Studio in urbanisation Medina del Zoco, ground floor with private garden, pool, next to shopping centre. €55,000. 626 248 132 (233652)
MARBELLA BANUS, 2 & 1 bedrooms, big, elegant, sunny, fully equipped, private garden or views, gardens & comm. pool & parking. Owner +34 637 439 222 (232204)
MARBELLA. Direct from owner: Marques de Atalaya spacious and luxury 3 bedroom and 3 bathroom apartment (150m2) with stunning sea views. Price 475.000 Euros. No agencies. Tel. 671 174 408 (228783)
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3,500 (Exchange?) km 144, Duquesa area, rooms (mattress sizes), public exchanges (escrituras). Free electricity. Fax 952 789 204 (236128) SIERRA BLANCA (Lake, rio Padron). Zahara entrance, km7,Marbella Istan. Tourist project (unfinished), potential value, 15 million estate sale! Three million (95% mortgage), pay overseass, FATCA! Solution. Fax 952 789 204 (236128)
INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY COASTAL ALGARVE - Portugal, Large villa on Arrifana Surfers Paradise beach with ocean views. Divided into 3 apartments + chalet, large garage/workshop, extra car garage, large pool, 1,100m2 plot. PRICE ONLY €450,000,00. Ideal for B&B + or other family business venture. Also selling my LTD construction company and Real-Estate company. ALL present furniture negotiable. NEW PORTUGUESE LAW: When buying a property in Portugal you receive free EU residency and 10 years tax exemption, also for non EU citizens. Full info + pics: al.johnson33@yahoo.com 0034 608 837 662 (233506)
PROPERTY TO LET BENALMADENA HOLIDAY RENTAL. Apartment, 2 bedrooms, great location, near the beach. WiFi. €600/week. 603 188 134 (232144) FREE lodgings and flight back to UK in return for looking after 2 dogs. One large one, but friendly. Accommodation in lovely South Devon. 1 month’s trial both ways. dmwebber@live.co. uk (233663) BENALMADENA. One bedroom granny apartment. Garden, parking space. Retired couple with secure pension only. Tel 605 978 203 (234472) LUXURY properties, houses, villas, apartments, etc. Sales & short/long term rentals on the Costa del Sol from €300. 634 017 986 / 664 686 653 / damisa123@yahoo.es CARIHUELA Long Let: 2 bedroom apartment. Parking, pool. 619 983 504 (233543) MARBELLA APARTMENTS, Villas and townhouses, Rentals. Telephone 622 571 040 kingscastle marbella@gmail.com (236191) TWO BEDROOM/two bathroom apartments for rent near Estepona Port. 500 euros per month. Tel: 607 681 232 Website : www.jh spain.net (223748)
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FOUR bed townhouse, fully furnished. 15 mins from Fuengirola station. Pueblo La Campana, Mijas. 550 euros monthly + deposit. 0044 7949 589539 / londonangels@hotmail.com (226977) CARIHUELA Long let: Very big studio with parking. 619 983 504 (233714) HOUSE in Fuengirola. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. €600. 634 017 986 / 664 686 653 / damisa123@yahoo.es (233721)
PROPERTY WANTED
PROFESSIONAL LOCAL REMOVALS AT AFFORDABLE RATES. 1/2 DAY FROM €90. FULL DAY FROM €175. WE ALSO PROVIDE A FORTNIGHTLY DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE TO UK AND EUROPE (INCL SCOTLAND). WORLDWIDE SHIPPING TO USA, AUSTRALIA, ETC AND FULL STORAGE FACILITIES. TEL (0034) 952 578 507 OR (0034) 637 892 278 / EMAIL garymoveit@yahoo.co.uk (226396) CAR TRANSPORTER, call for excellent rates. Fully insured, professional service. 952 816 582 / email move@freinterna tional.com / www.car-transportspain.com (215605) JDS EURO TRANSPORT. Email: jdstransport@outlook.com / 0034 637 066 114 / 0044 7884 908929 (231495) 15 CUBIC metre van returning to the UK 27th March. Space available each way. Tel. 639 928 090 MOVING BACK TO UK? Removal vehicle departing weekly throughout the year. Excellent, professional service & great rates. Ring (0034) 665 089 244 or (0044) 01922 682 667 & see www.elite-european.com THE PALLET WAREHOUSE SL. Storage & European transport. thepalletwarehouse@hotmail. com / 952 593 574 / 633 322 445 (232137) UK - SPAIN - Anywhere Europe! Masses of experience. New clean vehicles. Insured with Royal Sun Alliance. Genuinely CARING service. FULL and / Part moves. ONLINE QUOTES!! www.bm ceuropean.com Tel: UK 08456 443 784 / ES 634 344 787 FIND US ON FACEBOOK! (207584)
RURAL house with land. 3 or 4 bedrooms, rental with option to buy. 603 188 134 (232144) ALL types of properties required for long term rentals in the areas of Torreblanca, La Cala de Mijas, Mijas Costa, Riviera del Sol, Calahonda & Elviria. Clients urgently waiting. www.atlantispmr .com / rental@atlantispmr.com / 952 933 870 / 677 114 989 (233666)
REMOVALS/STORAGE
NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL EUROPA SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (232102) USA SPECIALIST Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.com bitrans.es (232102) STORAGE SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (232102) LOCAL and INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (232102)
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MOVING MATTERS SL – removals and storage. Local or to and from the UK/Ireland/Portugal and across Europe. Over 16 years experience. For free quotation Tel 951 311 118. www.movingmatters.eu HIGH top van going from Spain to UK and return. Good rates. Reliable service. Call Graham 620 353 594 for details. vgcasa color@gmail.com (228789)
MAN AND VAN VAN AND MAN. Removals, clearances. Experienced and 100% reliable. €20 per hr. Paul 622 793 989 (220139) MANVAN REMOVALS €20 / hour, 3 vans available. House clearances. Storage from €10 / week. Tel David 696 810 618 (208088) 2 MEN, Van €30 hour. Always on time 651 081 610 (233572) THE VAN MAN. Cheap and cheerful. €20 per hour. 677 251 025 (230382)
STORAGE REMOVAL BOXES Large, med, wardrobe, bubble wrap, tape, collect or delivered. Local and international removals also undertaken. 952 239 110 / 632 702 306 (44093)
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FIRST MONTH €1. Packing materials. Self storage Marbella. 952 811 311 (229188) EXCELLENT storage rates available short and long term, call 952 816 582 or email move@freinternational.com (224878)
ROLLER SHUTTERS ROLLER shutter repairs, 7 days a week, conversion from manual to motorised, new installations. All areas covered. Coast and inland. 655 825 931 (231472) ACE OF SHADES - PERSIANA (security shutter) electric and manual, various colours available including wood effect, we also offer a repair service. Make your home more secure! Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceofshades.es (101730)
SERVICES
CARPENTRY CARPENTER cabinet maker, Irish. Property maintenance, plumbing, painting, electrical, kitchens. Bathrooms renovated etc. 30 years experience. Very reliable. 677 087 575 (224853)
FURNITURE FRENCH POLISHING REPAIRS, restoration etc. restore your valuable furniture to its former glory. Tel 647 579 519 / 952 119 190 (224373)
WINDOW COIN WINDOWS Aluminium windows, Doors, PVC Blinds, Mosquito screens, Canopies, Glass Factory, shower screens etc. All at village prices. Spanish owned business. English 646 066 351 (231451)
SEWING ALL STYLES Curtains, upholstery, soft furnishings and bean bags made to measure. Sensible prices. Also repairs / alterations. All areas. Call 672 800 887 or email judeinspain@hotmail.com (231463)
SIGNS & DESIGNS SIGNS, ALL TYPES. Vehicles, Pavement Signs, Illuminated, LED, Neon, Banners, Printed Shirts. 21 years on the coast! www.signstudiospain.com 952 796 299 / 639 133 135 (218606) SHOP signs, vehicle signs, banners, window signs, 952 930 547, 603 464 582, www.signd sign1.com (229351)
SITUATIONS VACANT FOR IMMEDIATE START, great earnings, sociable hours in Fuengirola’s busiest adult relax apartment. No weekends, excellent conditions, all enquiries answered in English. Please call 671 354 218 Monday to Friday. Thank you! (230263) REFLECTIONS, Nueva Andalucia require a fully experienced Hair Stylist. Call Tina or Lottie on 952 906 524 or email CV to john@re flectionsmarbella.com (234489) Vous êtes à la recherché d´un emploi stable ? Notre société basée à Fuengirola recrute des agents commerciaux, administratifs et assistance aux client. Envoyez votre CV ou tout simplement un numéro de contact à info@online-m.com. (233527)
SOFT FURNISHINGS CURTAINS, blinds, cushions and much more. Free estimates and home visits. Tel 657 369 343 or rosannacarmella@hot mail.com (231370)
SOLAR LOWEST PRICES IN SPAIN. www.solarmegastore.es (232103)
STORAGE STORAGE - Large warehouses containers. Dry and secure €50 per month. Professional packing and removal service. www.dfeu ropeanremovals.co.uk. Tel David 696 810 618 (229074) STORAGE available in Coin (La Trocha). From €0.70 per cubic metre per week + IVA. New secure/watertight shipping containers, drive right up to your unit. Contact tel 603 243 654 / www.hoskin storage.co.uk (230500)
SWIMMING POOLS
CLASSIFIEDS www.perfectpools.es. Maintenance, repairs, professional and reliable service, all areas from €70 per month. info@perfect pools.es. 650 348 785 (226338) WESTARPOOLS. Pool construction, renovation, repairs and heating. 619 246 372 / www.westarpools.com (234324)
CONSTRUCTION / MAINTENANCE AFFORDABLE POOL MAINTENANCE - Professional maintenance from only €80 per month (exc. chemicals) Call Splash Pools on 952 591 053 open 8am to 4pm (231442)
THERAPISTS ANXIETY - Depression - Panic Attacks, Frank Stahl - psychologist. More than 30 years of experience. Proven methods with Therapy and hypnosis. Call for appointment. 609 503 021 www.thedreamwalk.com (230694)
TILING TILING AND REFORMATION of kitchens/bathrooms. Free estimates. Graham - 607 923 486 (232110) THE TILE WIZARD. Professional tiling service. Bathrooms, kitchens, terraces, design and install. We do it all. Call 637 382 599 (229932)
EMPLOYMENT contract offered. Public Relations Ladies, Night Club, Estepona 603 371 141 Telesales Fuengirola. We are looking for native English speaking lead generators for road traffic accidents. Hours of work 11am - 7pm. Selfemployed - monthly basic plus commission. Immediate start. Please contact email: kmarketingno1@gmail.com. Tel: 618 992 141 (233508)
PRESTIGE Tiling Service. Bathrooms/Kitchens n Terraces. Design and installation. Free quotes and guaranteed. Pete - 665 255 537 (233713)
TRANSLATIONS OFFICIAL TRANSLATIONS. ALL LANGUAGES. TEL. 654 613 094 sanpedrotranslations@gmail.com (233577)
CLUB BELAIR. Gentleman’s Club. Open daily from 5pm. Estepona 603 371 141 / www.clubbelair.com (232120)
DON’T UNDERSTAND? I can help you communicate with lawyers, courts, doctors, paperwork, builders, etc. Professional translator/interpreter, 15 years experience. Christina 607 501 408 email christina.heger@ gmail.com (232090)
AMERICAN company is looking for distributors to sell health and beauty products all along the Costa del Sol. Are you motivated and want to make some extra earnings by networking, do presentations or home parties, then please contact Jacob on 680 903 835 or at jackiedk@hotmail.com
TROPHIES
SITUATIONS VACANT POOL MAINTENANCE, repairs, friendly, reliable service. Estepona, Malaga, inland regrouts, heaters. 678 791 495 / 951 295 699 www.sparklenrip ple.net (222393) T3 www.euroweeklynews.com
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LASER ENGRAVED Trophies, Prizes, quality glass engraving service, competitive prices, with 40 years experience. Trophies, medal, badges from 1€. THE SPORTS SHOP, Fuengirola. Tel: 952 473 530 (225764)
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IPTV - Already have a MAG250, tired of your existing service provider due to reliability or costs, convert your box to our class leading UK and IRISH Entertainment Service and enjoy 1 month free viewing. www.UKEX PATTV.com Tel. 951 063 888. Quote EWFREECONVERT (233580) UK & IRISH IPTV, Content of over 100 channels & Radio Stations, including Entertainment Channels, Free 14 Day Catchup. Contact us for your Free no obligation Trial. www.UKEXPATTV.com / Tel. 951 063 888 Quote EWFREETRIAL (231372)
19 - 25 March 2015 / Costa del Sol REPAIRS – TV’s, Plasmas, LCD’s, Digi – Boxes, Video, Hi-Fi and microwaves. Free estimates, can collect. 35 Years experience. John 952 491 723 or 600 706 201 (232080) ENGLISH TV. BBC 1, 2, 3, 4, ITV, CH4. No internet needed. No subscriptions, 250 euros. Also dish realignment. Tel: 652 023 012 (233677) 4G INTERNET + UK & IRISH IPTV - Get superfast 4G internet and our UK & IRISH IPTV for as little as €57.81 + IVA per month. www.Y-Internet.com Tel 952 932 266. (233580) www.euroweeklynews.com
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CARPET & UPHOLSTERY PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE WET OR DRY CLEAN, HONEST,RELIABLE SERVICE. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 (229862)
GENEVA WINDOWS. Aluminium & PVC Windows. We measure, we make and we fit. 952 665 856 (225545)
CARPETS AND SOFAS cleaned. Reliable, fast service. Family run. Cleansol 952 930 861 / 607 610 578. 10am - 10pm 7 days, all areas Discount Code: EWN 1 CLEAN (206437)
MOBILE SERVICE. ITV Legal. Solar Reflective tint for glass curtains, balconies, yachts. Stop fading, heat & glare. 958 496 571 – 644 546 176 solarshadet inting@gmail.com (226282)
VAN HIRE SELF DRIVE daily van hire. Excellent rates. 952 623 297 (228780) www.euroweeklynews.com
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SPINE-TINGLING: Standing beside a pristine 1960s’ Aston Martin DB4 Superleggera.
you couldn’t be more wrong if you had two heads! For car lovers, (pistonheads, with oil for blood
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as you find yourself standing between a pristine 1960s’ Aston Martin DB4 Superleggera, and a 1957 Mercedes 300sl
(Gullwing); more than a million pounds worth of beautiful motoring masterpiece at hand. But it doesn’t end there; in fact, it is just the beginning! The tour is on your own, with no time limit, and at your own pace. It starts pretty much at the beginning of motoring history with a few of the first horseless carriages (not least a ‘De Dion.’) Then it moves on through history into the 1920s and 30s where you have the Al Capone gangster-type sedans and huge elaborate sports cars, coupes and limousines of the movie stars. Names like Packard, DeSoto, Cord, Buick, Auburn, Studebaker and more. Then on to the 50s and 60s where you have a plethora of
luxury sports cars from around the world: early BMW, Maserati, Ferrari, and Jaguar. A wonderful assortment of motoring legends from history can be seen in one place. Bentley, Rolls, Mercedes, A.C., they are all there just waiting for you to ‘ogle’ over. They even have some quirky stuff for a giggle. For example, John Lennon’s old Technicolor Roller parked next to the Bat-mobile, and alongside, wind, solar and electric prototypes of the future. Not to mention a few Hot Rods thrown in for good measure. So, if you have an afternoon to spare, you could do a lot worse than paying a visit to the Motor Museum. It’s free parking, and entry is only €8.50. So it won’t cost you an arm and a leg, either!
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Chelsea still in c reigns suprem David, Biddy Mulligans (centre) with some of the players at El Chaparral.
Golfing for Costa Gaels ON Monday March 16, Costa Gaels hosted The Inaugural Annual Golf Classic fundraiser at El Chaparral Golf Club in aid of the Costa Gaels Club and Kids
Club. This was organised by David Reilly, Pat Conlon, and Karl Quane and sponsored by Biddy Mulligans Irish Bar La Cala. The purpose of the event was to raise funds for the development of the Club, in particular The Field Fund and revenue for the blossoming Juvenile Club which they aim to grow substantially with a new initiative targeting local Spanish and international schools. All players met for coffee on the terraces at El Chaparral, where Antonio gave them a hearty wel-
come, then the players teed off for a for ball team scramble event. Some excellent prizes were on offer. All were raring to go and luckily the weather was perfect for the scramble. Afterwards the players went on to enjoy a pint and a burger at Biddy Mulligans where the winners were announced: Nearest the Pin was Lauralie Migneaux; Longest Drive was Bill ‘Boom Boom’ Hopkins; Winning team was Lauralie Migneaux, Yoann Blot and Tom Murray.
Tony Matthews
International Sports A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.
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PREVIEW - This weekend, in football’s Premiership, it’s Aston Villa-Swansea, HullChelsea, Liverpool-Manchester United (Sunday), Manchester City-WBA, Newcastle-Arsenal, QPREverton, Southampton-Burnley, Spurs-Leicester, StokeCrystal Palace and West Ham-Sunderland. The top games in the Championship are Bournemouth-Middlesbrough, Norwich-Nottingham
Forest, Watford-Ipswich and Wolves-Derby; FL1 leaders Bristol City visit bottom club Yeovil and it’s lowly Tranmere v high-flying Burton Albion in FL2. There’s a League Cup final and Scottish Cup semi-final repeat when Celtic play Dundee United and earlier this week we’ve had Champions League action with Manchester City (trailing 1-2) playing Barcelona here in Spain and Arsenal (1-3 down) away in Monaco. This evening Everton (2-1 up) are playing against Dynamo Kiev in the second leg of their Europa League quarter final tie in Ukraine. Cricket’s World Cup quarter finals are: South AfricaSri Lanka (yesterday), IndiaBangladesh (today), Australia-Pakistan (tomor-
DID YOU KNOW? Several times in 1991, Glasgow Rangers’ starting line-up did not include a single Scotsman. The players used were England internationals including Chris Woods, Gary Stevens, Mark Walters and Terry Butcher. row) and New Zealand-West Indies (Friday). The semi-finals are on March 24 and 26 with the final on the 29th. Football - After losing 1-0 at Burnley, Manchester City (with Frank Lampard making his 600th PL appearance) are now six points behind
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control as Lewis me down under LEO MESSI: On right celebrates.
Barcelona in lead After last week’s wins - Barcelona 2-0 at Eibar and Real Madrid 2-0 over Levante - the former lead La Liga by a point from Real. Leo Messi scored both goals for Barca, taking his tally to an incredible 444 in 562 appearances for club and country.
Chelsea, held 1-1 by Southampton, in the title race… and Jose Mourinho’s men have a game in hand. Arsenal, 3-0 victors over West Ham are third and Manchester United, after easing past Spurs 3-0, lie 4th. Formula 1 - It was a great day for Mercedes last Sunday, as Lewis Hamilton won the Australian Grand Prix ahead of his teammate Nico Rosberg. This was Mercedes 30th F1 victory and it was Hamilton’s seventh win in eight starts. Sebastian Vettel came third for Ferrari who managed only two podium finishes in 2014. Only 11 of the 17 starters finished. The next race is Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on March 29.
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Heather Watson GB’s Heather Watson has knocked World number 8 Agnieska Radwanska out of the Indian Wells Tennis Open in the USA. TO READ MORE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
Third time lucky for fun bowling A GREAT afternoon of ‘Fun Bowling’ was had by all at Mijas on March 3 after being rained off twice previously, eventually raising 135.50€ for Cudeca. The afternoon’s bowling which should have initially taken place on February 12 to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day, had to be postponed due to rain. The fundraising event in aid of the Cancer care Hos-
FUN BOWLING: The bowlers relaxing after.
pice Cudeca was rescheduled for the following Tuesday. Unfortunately, as bad
luck would have it, it rained again. A third date was fixed for March 3 and
this time the sun shone. The event was organised by Hadyn Parker and
Janice Ivil who also provided the prizes. More than 30 members
took part in the afternoon’s activities which consisted of three sets of six ends each. The first was using the measuring stick to decide the points, the second was the 3, 2, 1 scoring format and the third set was normal bowling. Each bowler was scoring as an individual and the winners were Geoff Hutton and Val Thornton. Following the two prizes being presented the raffle was drawn. Hadyn and Janice were thanked for a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon’s bowling and the announcement that 135.50€ was raised for Cudeca.
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