ISSUE NO. 1659
20 - 26 April 2017
COSTA DEL SOL
YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION
No X factor Vote shock for long-term Brit expats By Matt Ford Tens of thousands of British expatriates will NOT get a vote in the UK General Election on June 8. Six months ago the British government said it would change the law so that longterm expats who had lived outside the UK for more than 15 years would get a vote in forthcoming polls. But as Prime Minister Theresa May’s sudden General Election decision was confirmed yesterday (Wednesday) by MPs in Westminster, it became obvious th at th e p o ll a n n o u n ce me nt ha d thrown a spanner in the works over the planned law change. A British embassy official in Madrid admitted that while remaining committed to changing the law to enfranchise all British expats, “unfortunately there is not sufficient time to implement this for this General Election.” The government announced plans to scrap the current 15-year limit in October 2016, but the parliamentary bills to amend the so-called ‘primary’ legislation have not yet been tabled. M e a n w h ile, th o s e eligible to vote by virtue of having been registered to vote in the UK within the last 15 years must firs t en s u re th e y a re o n the electoral role before applying for a postal vote. If y o u reg is tere d to
vote in last year’s local and mayoral elections, you may not need to re-register. Otherwise, you can register online, for which you will need your National Insura nc e numbe r a nd pa s s port, by vis iting https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. Information on postal voting can be found at https://www.yourvotematters.co.uk/how-doi-vote/voting-by-post.
PRIME MINISTER: Theresa May.
WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
Death pledge MALAGA is to repair the province’s fire engines after a blaze killed one and left two others injured. The fire broke out on the eighth floor of flats in Ciudad Jardin in Malaga in the early hours. Had the killer blaze been one metre higher firefighters would not have been able to reach it since the only fire engine with the capacity has been out of action since 2015. Firemen discovered the dead man - aged 50 - and then rescued his mother from a window. The highest that firemen can currently work using a vehicle is 32 metres. A €900,000 fire engine bought 12 years ago which extends to 42 metres has “been out of service more time than it has been operational,” say sources, and has been in Madrid awaiting repairs for two years.
2
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
NEWS EXTRA
Air arrest A RYANAIR flight travelling to Pisa was diverted to Malaga due to the ‘unacceptable behaviour’ of a passenger. The company stressed that it won’t tolerate inappropriate conduct, and the traveller was arrested by police.
Pipe down MALAGA City Council plans to reduce noise levels by three decibels in the Alcazaba tunnel. The tunnel will receive acoustic conditioning in the form of a new lining to diminish noise created inside.
Trees gone OVER the last two years, a total of 734 trees have been removed from the streets of Malaga. Despite over twice as many being planted in the time, many residents are unhappy with the felling.
www.euroweeklynews.com
NEWS
A life changer Prize draw will see EWN reader win car THE Euro Weekly News’ 2017 survey prize draw is to take place in a glittering ceremony at La Sala Banus, Marbella, at 2pm on Friday April 21, and everyone is invited! Sala Group chairman Ian Radford will pick out the name of the lucky winner, who will pick up a brand-new Dacia Sandero Ambiance complete with a full year’s insurance courtesy of Abbeygate. A celebratory lunch or dinner for two at the glamorous celebrity haunt completes the spectacular prize bundle, which is in total worth almost €15,000. Readers are encouraged to head along to La Sala Banus between 1.30-1.45pm in anticipation of the dramatic moment when the winning entry is named. The survey itself was a resounding success, and we are busy collating the many thousands of entries which flooded in by post, email or via our website. We would like to thank each and every one of our fantastic readers who took time to fill out the survey. Your opinions
are incredibly valuable to us and we genuinely appreciate the feedback. Spain’s biggest and best English-language newspaper is always striving to improve. We will use your responses to take another leap forwards in what is set to be a defining year for the award-winning EWN Media Group following the recent acquisition of several titles, with more to follow.
ised Please be adv ntries re that no furthe rvey for the su d. will be accepte THE GRAND PRIZE: Dacia Sandero Ambiance 1.1 litre 75cv, Glacier white Worth €10,456
Living in the lap of luxury HIGH-END property construction on the Costa del Sol generated a turnover of €280 million over the past year. The profits have come from 100 luxury homes in Marbella, Benahavis and Estepona, with 2,800 jobs created in the process. Each house built employed some 30 companies and professionals in different sectors, from real estate to plumbing. In addition, once construction is completed and the houses are sold, owners typically hire maintenance and domestic services personnel and private security companies. In terms of job creation, the construction of a single high-end home can create up to 50 direct and 150 indirect jobs, generating an average investment of around €4 million.
Shoplift shocker ends in jail A MALAGA court has handed out three to five-year prison sentences to three people after a Fuengirola shopkeeper was killed as they fled a robbery. The incident occurred after two men and a woman took a bottle of rum and a bag of crisps and left a small supermarket without paying. The Chinese manager gave chase, grabbing onto the petty thieves’ car door as they tried to escape. The accused beat him to make him let go, before dragging him 40 metres along the road after they were unable to dislodge him. As the driver slowed at a zebra crossing, the victim tumbled onto the road and into the path of an oncoming car. He died of a traumatic brain injury.
Potted history THE National Police has dismantled three marihuana plantations in Marbella. The plants were discovered in houses in the Las Albarizas neighbourhood after several reports of noise coming from uninhabited homes. The pungent smell of marihuana and the incessant noise of machinery led the authorities right to the doors of the houses concerned.
SPANISH FACTS OF LIFE...10
INSIDE VIEW
UNCORKING A DILEMMA. Spain is the world’s leading wine exporter, shipping 22.7 million hectolitres abroad last year, yet drinkers here baffle experts with their lower than expected consumption of a traditional tipple.
News
A homely need SPAIN’s wine industry want to solve an ongoing enigma; why as the world leading exporter - the overseas market was worth €2.64 billion last year - it struggles to boost home sales. New figures by the Spanish Wine Market Observatory provide some relief, consumption on home shores rose from between 2.5 - 4 per cent to hit the 9.8 million hectolitre level. Director Rafael del Rey believes the home market has reached a turning point and said the industry must target younger drinkers to continue the upward trend and has called for government help. He said rising sales can be attributed to Spain’s improving economic situation and a more mature and competi-
1 - 48
Finance 57
Leapy Lee 61
TV
WINE INDUSTRY: Benitachell vineyards. tive industry; highlighting an increased variety of wines on offer, a change of the image of the drink, and improved branding and marketing by producers and regional wine organisations. However, in the 70’s average Spanish consumption of wine was 40 litres per head; but by 2014 this had nosedived to 21 litres according to global industry statistics and placing Spain at
the bottom of rankings for consumption in producer countries, despite average annual production at 42 million litres. Countries annually drinking the most wine are: The Vatican at 53.8 litres per head ; Croatia and Slovenia 44 litres; France 42.5 litres; Portugal 41.7 litres and Italy 33 litres. Consumption in the UK is 22 litres.
SPAIN’S home grown sparkling wine ‘cava’ is no longer seen as a poor man’s champagne and is increasingly seen gracing family celebrations both at home and globally. The bubbly is principally produced in Catalonia and has Denominacion de Origen (DO) status but is also made in Aragon, Castille and Leon, Extremadura, La Rioja, the Basque Country, Navarre and Valencia. Once referred to as ‘Spanish champagne’ outlawed under EU law as Champagne enjoys Protected Geographical Status - the Catalan word ‘cava’ means ‘cave’ or ‘cellar.’ Caves were once used to preserve and age the wine; the name was adopted in 1970 to distinguish it from the French drink.
Officers seized a total of 841 cannabis sativa plants and various items used to cultivate, harvest, and distribute the drugs. The buildings were equipped with all the necessary lights, extractors, ventilation, and air conditioning systems to maintain optimal conditions of luminosity, temperature, ventilation and humidity. Investigators also verified that the three buildings were fraudulently connected to the power grid.
64 - 76
Letters 78
Gibraltar 80
Cava cheer
Time Out 81
Health & Beauty 86
Social 89
Services
HOME GROWN: Cava producer Freixenet.
Blade runner A PROSECUTOR has requested a 31year sentence for a man accused of murder in Benalmadena. It is alleged that he stabbed his 19year-old victim in the neck after a heated nightclub argument. The victim later died as a result of his injuries. His friend, who was also attacked, eventually recovered from his wounds. The attacker apparently fled the scene but was picked up by Local Police offi-
Police rammed by drug traffickers LOCAL POLICE in Guadarranque have located three stolen vehicles, one loaded with 29 packs of hash, after a run in with drug traffickers. According to Deputy Mayor, Mercedes Serrano, the events began shortly before midnight on Saturday April 15, when a police car was violently rammed by an SUV thought to have been protecting two other vehicles officers suspected of transporting drugs.
3
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
Wikipedia
NEWS
The two officers involved were transferred to the Hospital of La Linea, where they were treated for minor injuries. Local Police launched a search, quickly finding one SUV abandoned in Albarracin and another in La Polvora. The third car was recovered in Guadarranque in the early hours of Sunday morning, filled with hash. The three vehicles were all stolen from homes in the local area. The Guardia Civil are now investigating further.
cers a few minutes later and found to be carrying an eight centimetre-long razor blade. The trial continues.
99
Classifieds 103
Off the rails POLICE in Malaga were called to a disturbance involving an apparently drunk driver stuck on the metro tracks. The incident occurred at 10.15pm close to the University Clinic Hospital, and services were suspended until 11pm for the recovery operation to take place. According to police, the driver was roaring drunk and attempting to drive towards a metro tunnel before becoming wedged between the rails.
Motors 113
Sport 118
Postscript to ponder 30.8%
The percentage of the Spanish population who smoke daily, with statistically more men than women. Smokers far outweigh drinkers, with 9.8 per cent of the population drinking daily.
4
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
Royal spend takes tumble ROYAL household spending fell almost €1 million last year compared to 2015 as political stalemate in Spain prevented overseas trips and visits by foreign dignitaries. The monarchy spent just 88.4 per cent of its €7.8 million budget; the same amount it was given in the two previous years as part of the plan to make savings, as Madrid aimed to meet EU commitments to reduce the nation’s deficit. Spending fell largely because of the result of inconclusive general elections in December 2015 and June 2016 and subsequent caretaker governments. During the first 100 days of last year, King Felipe and Queen Sofia postponed trips to the UK, Saudi Arabia, Japan and South Korea.
Sky-high aims NORWEGIAN airlines is expanding its operations from Madrid’s Barajas airport, with the low-cost carrier looking to offer flights to Latin America. In a battle with the IAG Group, which includes British Airways and Iberia, and a new airline Level, that boasts America-bound flights from Barcelona; Norwegian airline chief Bjorn Kjos describes Spain “as a great market; everyone wants to come here.”
Load of bull THE designer of the iconic Osborne bull - and the 14m high black billboards dotted across Spain - has a major Madrid exhibition. Manolo Prieto drew the bull image in 1956 for Osborne’s ‘Veterano’ brandy and it has since risen to ‘national symbol’ status, appearing on a
e ye
on SPAIN
Around the nation in 7 stories
Postcard from Zaragoza DAWN is tipped as the best time to be on the banks of the mighty River Ebro in Zaragosa, a regional capital and once the heart of the Kingdom of Aragon. Boasting Roman, Moorish, and medieval Christian architecture as well as the hand of ‘local boy made good,’ artist Francisco de Goya, born in 1746, the reflected image of the iconic Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Pilar can be seen from first light. And a dawn view, according to Traveller’s guide Lonely Planet, ‘“is reason alone’ to visit ‘one of Spain’s most underrated regional capitals.’ Historically the home of Catherine, Henry VIII’s first wife and the first female ambassador in Europe, as Spain’s fifth largest city Zaragosa currently has a population of just over 661,000. The city came under the international spotlight when it hosted the 2008 World Expo. It has space-age bridges, including the Third Millennium Bridge; a tribute to engineering and the world’s largest concrete tied-arch bridge, as well as plush new bus and railway stations, and the largest freshwater aquarium in Europe. The turreted Palacio de la Aljaferia - said to have an interior to match Granada’s globally famous Alhambra Palace - was originally built by Moorish rulers and was later adapted to the Christian tastes of Aragon royalty following the reconquest. It now shows off the restored influence of both dynasties. Zaragosa also invites visitors to explore the Basilica, a beautiful Cathedral del Salvador, and the Ibercaja Goya Museum. The city also enjoys a fine reputation for gastronomy.
www.euroweeklynews.com
wealth of objects including t-shirts and car stickers. His work, including his most famous creation, can be seen at the Museum of Decorative Art until October 22 and features work for Spanish railway company Renfe, airline Iberia, and Nestle as well as 618 book covers.
Caught short
A BARCELONA policewoman reprimanded for briefly abandoning her post to visit the toilet has accused a senior officer of harassment. In a Guardia Civil patrol car in March - on International Women’s Day - she rushed off for the unauthorised short break, but later faced an official reprimand, and possible two-day suspension without pay, leading her to claim for alleged harassment
Ace to appear BRITISH tennis Number One Johanna Konta will compete in next month’s first women’s Tie Break Tens event in Madrid. Ranked 146th in the world in June 2015 Johanna has soared to seventh; and will compete with seven other players including Maria Sharapova. The tournament winner will receive US$ 200,000 (€188,679) and US$ 100,000 (€94,334) will be donated to a charity working to combat domestic violence.
Killer jailed THE killer of a tourist walking the historic Santiago Way pilgrimage route has been jailed for 23 years for murdering and robbing the 41-year-old American Arizona woman. A jury in Leon found Miguel Angel Munoz guilty of killing Denise Pikka Thiem in April 2015, after she took a detour from the main route. Her body was found minus the hands.
NEWS
Birthdays • George Takei, Actor, April 20, 80 American actor who starred in the Star Trek television series and films playing the role of Mr Sulu, the helmsman of the USS Enterprise. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in TV. • Queen Elizabeth II, April 21, 91 Queen of the United Kingdom and other commonwealth realms who has reigned for 65 years since her father, King George VI, died in 1952. She is Britain’s longest-lived and the world’s oldest reigning monarch. The Queen and Prince Philip will celebrate their platinum wedding anniversary (70) this year. • Louis Smith, Gymnast, April 22, 28 British artistic gymnast who won bronze in the pommel horse at the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing and then silver for the same discipline at the 2012 London Olympics and then again at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. He is the only British gymnast to win medals at three separate Olympic games. • Brendan Cole, Dancer, April 23, 41 Ballroom dancer from New Zealand who specialises in Latin American dancing. He is a professional dancer on the BBC’s hit show Strictly Come Dancing which he won in the very first series with celebrity dance partner Natasha Kaplinsky. • Barbara Streisand, Singer/Actress, April 24, 75 One of the best-selling music artists of all time the American singer has sold 145m records worldwide. She is also an accomplished actress having starred in films such as Funny Girl which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress. She also won an Academy Award for the Best Original Song with Evergreen from the film A Star is Born. • Melania Trump, First Lady, April 26, 47 Married to the US President Donald Trump since 2005 she became the new First Lady of the United States in January this year. The former model met her husband at a New York Fashion Week party in September 1998 and they have one son together, Barron.
6
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
NEWS EXTRA
OUR VIEW
Elderly issues
Panic sets in at Semana Santa
POLITICIANS in San Roque have criticised the council for their abandonment of the local retirement home, leaving the elderly without anywhere to go, demanding for the issue to be resolved as soon as possible.
Clear sign THE town council of Sierra de Yeguas has invested €15,000 on work to improve the road signs in the municipality. Convex traffic mirrors have been placed alongside bollards to guarantee road safety.
New divides MARBELLA has decided to reduce its districts from nine to five, each with their own councils and budgets to carry out works and oversee new projects.
All change TORREMOLINOS Council is set to change the way it approaches payments of property tax, water and garbage. Residents have received letters informing them of legislation changes which force them to pay taxes on aid.
NEWS
MARIA BRAVO (Left): Pictured above with Eva Longoria who is set to visit the new bar.
Bravo bar none By Francesca Souter AMERICAN actress Eva Longoria is not opening her own beach bar in Marbella. Recent reports have revealed that it is in fact the ‘Desperate Housewives’ actress’s friend and partner in the Global Gift Gala charity, Maria Bravo, who is investing €1 million in the venture. In an interview she revealed that Eva will visit the bar, named ‘Playa Padre,’ but is not
a part of the business. The new establishment, located on El Cable beach, has already caused controversy after contractors placed several palm trees in its vicinity without obtaining the necessary permits. The bar will offer a luxury experience, with large sun beds, live music, and gourmet cuisine. Beach inspections carried out by Marbella City Council verified the illicit trees, inform-
ing workers that they must now be removed. Councillor for sustainability, Miguel Diaz, has said that a new inspection will be carried out to ensure that the council’s new plans for the beaches are complied with by establishments along the coast. The issue has now been passed on to the Regional Council of Andalucia, which is well versed in dealing with problems arising from a lack of permits.
IT must be terrifying to be caught up in a stampede which was the case for those attending the Semana Santa celebrations in Malaga and Sevilla. On the first occasion, in Malaga, there was an altercation between two or three young men at the back of the parade. Panic and rumours spread suggesting that there had been a shot and that a vehicle was hitting people. Most people are alert to the very recent events in London and Stockholm and with so many in one place, panic set in. In many ways it was lucky that only two people were slightly injured. The second stampede was certainly more sinister as it appears that three separate groups thought that it would be amusing to frighten those in the crowd by making loud noises and shouting ‘Islamic’ phrases. Reports suggest that more than 100 people were injured in some way, one very seriously and at least seven arrests were made. These were irresponsible and senseless acts rather than an escalation of terrorism, but we must also be cautious to not give into the sense of public fear that certain organisations are attempting to instil.
Now we want to hear your views. YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE - YOUR OPINION www.euroweeklynews.com
Cudeca Foundation reveals 2016 accounts THE Cudeca Foundation formally announced its preaudit financial results for 2016 on April 19. For the fourth year running it was in surplus and expects to carry over €69,348 to 2017 reserves subject to annual audit by KPMG. The name Cudeca is an amalgam of three Spanish words Cuidados del Cancer (Cancer care) and reflects
the activities of this Benalmadena based organisation which is celebrating 25 years of caring for those with a terminal condition and their families. Originally set up on a ‘shoestring’ by Joan Hunt OBE whose husband died from cancer, Cudeca introduced the concept of palliative care into the Costa del Sol and since its inauguration, it has cared for some
13,000 patients and their families. From humble beginnings the centre now employs 70 professionals in all areas of healthcare and relies on hundreds of willing volunteers, mainly women, of whom just over 58 per cent are now Spanish. Most of the charity’s budget, 80 per cent, is spent on home and inpatient care.
v
8
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
NEWS EXTRA
Football fun MALAGA FC held a very special training session on Wednesday April 19 at La Rosaleda. Players trained in the presence of 3,500 schoolchildren who followed every move of their idols, shouting and applauding the session.
Pay disaster MALAGA City Council is in disarray after losing its auditors. Without people to legalise payments, they are unable to pay suppliers, contractors or employees until the problem is solved.
Packed out HOTELIERS in Torremolinos have announced that Semana Santa brought 91 per cent occupancy, as well as a 33 per cent increase in the average amount spent per person in restaurants on 2016.
www.euroweeklynews.com
NEWS
Copycats collared Lost money recovered in Sweden
By Francesca Souter AUTHORITIES have arrested three people in Torremolinos and Benalmadena charged with counterfeiting. Officers from the National and Local Police seized 254 fake items, including ‘designer’ handbags and sunglasses. The investigation began after several citizens and shop-owners reported the presence of ‘looky looky’ men in the area, who were allegedly engaged in the illegal sale of fake clothing, causing economic damage to local businesses. The search was focused on-
CHEAP IMITATIONS: Of well-known designers. market stalls set up in areas popular with tourists where the items were being sold. After identifying those re-
sponsible for the fraudulent sales, three men were arrested as the alleged perpetrators of intellectual property crimes.
Political pressure pot TENSIONS are rising in the provincial council team, after president Elias Bendodo and socialist spokesman Francisco Conejo locked horns in debate. The dispute arose during a discussion surrounding the possible contribution of €200,000 to construct underground pedestrian access to Ronda’s new hospital.
Conejo openly accused Bendodo of ‘blackmailing’ the mayor of Ronda, Teresa Valdenboro, by telling her she could only receive the grant if she criticised the socialist party running the regional council. Bendodo dismissed the accusations, calling for Conejo to “have a little respect” when addressing him, and blocking him from taking the floor again.
OFFICIALS from the National Police have located €10,000 lost by a Danish citizen at Malaga airport. Investigators found the money in Sweden, where i t had t r avel l ed i n t he hands of a tourist who had come across the wads of €50 bills inside the terminal building at Malaga. The sear ch was launched when the owner of the money reported that he had lost two wads containing a total of €10,000 as he was moving suitcases from his vehicle outside terminal two. The initial investigation focused on identifying the rental vehicle which was parked behind the gentle-
m an i n quest i on at t he time when he appears to have mislaid the money. It was revealed that the vehi cl e was l eased by a Swedish citizen living on the Costa del Sol, who had been dropping a friend off at the airport. It was this third person who supposedly picked up the money. According to police, the man alleges that due to the immediacy of his return t r i p t o Sweden, he t ook t he €10,000 wi t h hi m back to his country rather than report it. At t he r equest of t he National Police, the money has now been returned in full to its rightful owner via bank transfer.
10
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
Copper robbers impact service By Francesca Souter MULTIPLE thefts of copper cable has left more than 1,000 people with telephone and internet connection problems. The looting has mainly af-
fected Alhaurin de la Torre, but there have also been issues in Cartama, Alhaurin el Grande and Mijas. According to a spokesman for Movistar, the company that owns the compromised net-
work, thieves have taken a total of “around three kilometres of wiring” over the last few months. Mayor of Alhaurin de la Torre, Joaquin Villanova, has reported that the Guardia Civil detained a suspect on Good Friday. The issues come as a result of robberies which are happening on a regular basis. The spokesman for Movistar has said that “as soon as the wire is replaced, someone breaks in again” and the company has never had such systematic thefts in its history. Despite this, the percentage of people affected is low, especially when taking into account the severity of the damages. Residents in Alhaurin de la Torre have highlighted that network failures in the area are persistent, causing serious issues for people who use the internet to work. Some even claim to have spent five days in a row offline and are now urging the mayor to propose new security mea-
NEWS
NEWS EXTRA
Bye-bye bridge METRO DE MALAGA has begun the dismantling of the Tetuan Bridge in preparation for the construction of a new tunnel which will pass beneath the Guadalmedina River.
Bid block
NETWORK ISSUES: Leaves residents without internet. sures in the area, as well as submitting a formal complaint to Movistar for the repeated failures. According to Joaquin Villanova, Alhaurin de la Torre is a safe place. He said that Local Police and the Guardia Civil work together daily to prevent these types of robberies happening. Despite these assurances,
the mayor admitted that the town council is forced to invest an estimated €100,000 every year replacing wiring in the municipal electricity network. Movistar has said that it cannot estimate a date in which everything will return to normal as replacement work “is manual” and therefore requires time and effort.
ANTEQUERA mayor, Manuel Baron, has met with officials to discuss the future of a train station in the town. The project must comply with regulations set out by UNESCO around the site of the Dolmens.
Good to go THE Provincial Council has approved a motion to invest €200,000 in a project which will construct an underground passage to allow pedestrian access to the new hospital in Ronda.
12
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
NEWS EXTRA
Culture love
www.euroweeklynews.com
Arroyo new lease of life
MALAGA mayor, Francisco de la Torre, has announced his desire for the city to receive international recognition for its diverse range of museums, after an estimated 1.8 million visited eight major spots in 2016.
Green light COMPLETION of infrastructure works on metro lines beneath Malaga’s Alameda Principal has been given the green light by the Ministry of Culture, after archaeological remains were discovered
Gastro goat CASARES has announced an event dedicated to the consumption of goat. The aim is to give traditional recipes to restaurants on the Costa del Sol in recognition of the town’s contribution to local gastronomy.
IMPROVEMENTS: Arroyo de la Miel getting ready for pedestrians in the centre and an expansion project for Tivoli.
WORK to pedestrianise the centre of Arroyo de la Miel is now underway. Construction on Calle Velardo indicated that the first phase of the project has begun. The aim is to revitalise the economic and commercial make up of the area. The work will range from the end of Calle Vicente Aleixandre to Calle Sierramar, and will make improvements to exist-
ing infrastructures, such as sanitation and drainage. The pedestrianisation should homogenise the aesthetics of the streets, and in addition to the remodelling, will renew public lighting, gas and telephone lines, and the water supply. The budget for the work currently stands at €88,820 and is expected to be completed
by the end of May. The improvements support the planned transformation by a real estate group intending to expand Tivoli into a large commercial complex. They are planning two commercial zones, a green space and underground parking with 2,000 spaces, as well as a hypermarket, several cinemas, three office buildings, an auditorium and a hotel.
NEWS
Two nurses threatened AN eight-month jail sentence has been given to a person who assaulted two nurses at the Costa del Sol hospital last week. The aggressor allegedly hit and threatened two nurses working on the neonatal unit and has been ordered to pay out a fine of €800. A judge has ruled that the custodial sentence be suspended, subject to payment of compensation The accused has been prohibited from communicating with the victims of the crime. The quick resolution of the case was made possible due to the swift intervention of its legal unit, the Local Police and the courts in Marbella. In early January, a nurse was assaulted by a patient who punched her in the lower abdomen. Costa del Sol Health Agency has condemned this aggression towards healthcare professionals
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
NEWS EXTRA
Safety success
www.euroweeklynews.com
LIFEGUARDS in Torremolinos attended 239 incidents and saved at least two lives during Easter week, justifying the council’s decision to employ the service over Semana Santa for the first time.
Sardine safe THE Regional Council has approved the candidacy of the ‘spit of sardines’ to be declared an intangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO. Their aim is to preserve the knowledge of this culinary tradition.
Road repairs THE Provincial Council is investing a total of €540,000 to improve the road safety of the A-343 road linking Antequera and Zalea to Alora.
NEWS
World cultures celebrate Exports grow Photo by Oficina Municipal de Turismo de Fuengirola
14
FULL OF LIFE: The fair will bring joy and colour to the streets of Fuengirola. APRIL 27 sees the opening of this year’s International Feria de Pueblos cross-cultural festival in Fuengirola. In the space of just 10 square kilometres, people of 130 different nationalities will come together to celebrate the diverse cultural and gastronomic heritages of the world. The town’s councillor for Tourism and Events, Rodrigo Romero, announced the motto for the fair, ‘Fuengirola unites,’ earlier this month. Doors will open at 12pm on Thursday April 27, and revellers can enjoy a plethora of different booths, each belonging to a different country or region.
On Saturday April 29, the grand parade will run through the centre of Fuengirola, filling it with light, dance and colour. Representatives from five continents set up their own booths in the fairground, including the likes of Brazil, Australia, Hawaii, Belgium, Egypt, and each region of Spain. The organisers have printed 40,000 programmes, in multiple languages, containing an extensive guide to the fairground, events and locations of different regions and countries. Romero rejoiced in the fact that tourists and locals will be able to “see the world without leaving Fuengirola.”
despite Brexit THE value of food exports from Andalucia to the UK increased by 23.6 per cent between July 2016 and January 2017. Exports have continued their upward trend despite uncertainties following the EU referendum and the subsequent decrease in value of the pound against the euro. Taking into account the most recent available monthly figure, export value has increased from €86.6 million in 2016, to €99.3 million in January of this year. The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, Carmen Ortiz, has stated that despite these positive figures, the regional council “remains vigilant against any negative conse-
quences” that Brexit may have for Andalucia. She noted that it is still too early to know exactly what the impact may be. Ortiz is confident that good commercial relations will be maintained thanks to the “guarantee of excellence and high food safety from Andalucian produce for British consumers.” The United Kingdom is the fourth largest destination of all gastronomic produce in the region, accounting for €1,000 million and 10 per cent of all food and beverage exports. The products with the highest economic weight are raspberries, raking in €114 million, followed closely by peppers, tomatoes and extra virgin olive oil.
16
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
NEWS
Record-breaking Semana Santa SEMANA SANTA 2017 surpassed all expectations across the length and breadth of the Spanish peninsula. This year has seen a record-breaking week, with over 5.1 million
people travelling on 31,220 scheduled flights, and a further 14.8 million using the country’s motorways. Even rail travel saw an increase of 9.5 per cent on 2016, with 2.4 million seats
allocated over the week. As hotels and restaurants surpassed profit expectations, with an average increase in turnover of 10 per cent, the tourism sector has highlighted the good weather as a major factor in the week’s success. Latest figures from the Spanish Confederation of Hotels show the average hotel was at 90 per cent capacity and President of the Andalucian Tourism Board, Miguel Sanchez, said that “it’s been a long time since we’ve had a Semana Santa like this.” Bar and restaurant owners estimate that they have made around 6 per cent more cash than in 2016, describing the week as phenomenal. At El Pimpi, one of the oldest Bodega-bars in Malaga, excellent sales have been attributed to the glorious weather. Manager Elena Cobos said “last year, the first few days were weaker due to rain, but this time the forecast was good every day, leading to more tourists coming and, conse-
GOOD OMEN: Legacy of Semana Santa could have domino effect on rest of year. quently, a boost in sales.” Despite mid-week technical difficulties at Palma airport, which led to delays of up to five hours, as well as multiple cancellations, the Mallorcan city enjoyed a prosperous week. La Playa de Palma beach was at 75 per cent capacity, with local bars and chiringuitos welcoming the boost in profits. However, focus wasn’t just
concentrated at the beaches, as tourists made excursions to local landmarks. The Alcazaba in Almeria was visited by almost 11,000 people, celebrating the area’s cultural heritage and capacity for sustainable tourism. Unfortunately, not everything went off without a hitch, as traffic throughout the provinces suffered under the increased number of road users.
Easter Monday saw queues of up to 20km on stretches of the A-3 towards Valencia, and up to 10km around Alicante, as revellers made their way back inland towards the capital. Semana Santa often sets the tone for the summer months, so naturally business owners in the tourism sector are hopeful that 2017 could be a historic, record-breaking year.
18
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
NEWS EXTRA
No Brex-effect, yet
Bee gentle TWO budding entrepreneurs in Malaga have introduced apitherapy, the therapeutic use of bee venom, to the Costa del Sol. The pair claims the treatment has various healing effects.
Safety cert ACCORDING to AENA, Malaga airport has obtained a certificate in operational safety from the EU after a year of improvements, validating their new facilities, systems, equipment, services and procedures.
On strike TEACHERS in Andalucia’s day care centres have taken two days of strike action to protest new finance initiatives from the Ministry of Education which could worsen working conditions and endanger jobs.
NEWS
HIGH ALERT: AEMET has warned unseasonal temperatures could cause forest fires.
Firefighters on high alert HIGH temperatures felt over the last week have triggered the ‘extreme’ risk of forest fires in Malaga. With some areas reaching highs of 30 degrees, firefighters have been warned by the State Meteorological Agency, AEMET, of the serious possibility of blazes. Over the next week, tem-
peratures are expected to plummet by around 10 degrees, but some cities in Andalucia could still experience hotter days. These temperatures, warmer than normal for this time of year, have affected the number of forest fires between January and April. A total of 2,724 have been registered, far sur-
passing the figure set in 2016, which was 866. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, of the total number of fires, 1,412 were confined to a space less than one hectare. The remaining destroyed a total of 11, 593 hectares of land.
SPANISH hoteliers predict that Brexit will exert no effect on tourism in either 2017 or 2018, despite the weak pound. According to initial f i gur es, t he UK was once again the market leader over the Easter period, and Juan Molas, president of the Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodat i on ( CEHAT) , sai d t hat t he t r end shoul d continue into summer. Mol as added t hat Br exi t i s a cause f or concern within the hotel sect or “i n t he f ut ur e, and we have to proceed carefully, with caution, intelligence, goodwill and our hand extended.” In 2016, 23.2 million airliners were contracted by British companies to fly to Spain, an increase of 3.8 million compared with 2015, and the total is predict-
ed to rise to 24.6 million this year. The num ber of Britons visiting Spain also jumped by over 12 per cent, to 17.8 million, wi t h secur i t y f ear s i n count r i es i ncl udi ng Tuni si a, Tur key and Egypt leading sun-seeker s t o book cl oser t o home. In view of these important figures, hoteliers are urging the Spanish gover nm ent t o pl ay a key role in Brexit negot i at i ons, si nce t her e would be a likely knockon effect to other indust r i es shoul d Br i t i sh tourism decline. Mol as was keen t o point out that the UK is out si de t he Schengen Zone, stressing that “access restrictions such as physical or electronic visas would be extremel y dam agi ng f or t he Spanish economy.”
ADVERTISING FEATURE
www.euroweeklynews.com
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
19
Fashion Show Lunch in Sea Grill of Puente Romano
ith views to the Mediterranean, Sea Grill of Puente Romano Beach Resort & Spa offers an incredible menu composed of the freshest ingredients, including a seafood buffet served at lunchtime and dishes prepared in its Tandoor oven or on its charcoal grill. The delicious and creative world cuisine enhances the gastronomic experience of the resort.
W
Continuing its monthly tradition, the restaurant has a pleasure to host another Ladies Fashion Lunch. The event includes a rich lunch buffet that is accompanied by an executive fashion brand presentation. The next event will take place on Friday 5th of May between 1pm – 4pm. The fashion show will present iconic swimwear brand Virginia Macari Beachwear Couture. Virginia Macari Beachwear Couture is all about producing luxury, well-designed swimwear and beachwear that can take you from beach to bar. Elegance is a key component. An important part of the range is the luxurious fabric, feminine beach cover-ups, including long skirts and trousers. Among other models, the catwalk will feature a former Miss World Rosanna Diane Davidson and British leading model Roxy Horner. The hair-styling will be created by Narybu Hair Beauty Salon and make-up by British celebrity make-up artist Katy Bishop. Sea Grill full buffet lunch is priced 75₏ per person (drinks excluded)
For reservations please call 952 820 900 or email events@puenteromano.com Info about the resort: www.puenteromano.com
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
NEWS EXTRA
Modern hotels LATEST figures show that more and more holidaymakers are choosing apartments over hotels in Marbella. Interest in autonomy has increased by over 250 per cent over the past six years.
No way THE mayor of Istan has rejected a request from a local group to celebrate the 86th anniversary of the proclamation of the Second Republic of Spain, classing it as a ‘political act.’
Red hot SATURDAY was the warmest April night in history. According to the official thermometer at the airport the temperature did not fall below 19.7 degrees, which is an all time high.
www.euroweeklynews.com
First solar powered car set to launch on the Costa del Sol MALAGA based company Evovelo is due to start manufacturing on Mö, the world’s first ever solar car. The car is a two-seater made from biodegradable materials derived from wood, and will enter into production in June. Designed for urban environments, the vehicle reaches a top speed of 50 kilometres per hour and has a range of 50 to 90 kilometres. Director of Research, Development and Innovation at Evovelo, Gonzalo Chomon, has revealed that prices will vary between €4,000 and €5,000. The charging time with natural light varies between two or three days, and if plugged into an electric current, the battery will charge to around 90 per cent in just an hour. Chomon believes that sustainability must be economic, ecological and social, principles which the business co mmitted to fro m the s ta rt. “ We wanted to launch a pragmatic initiative. A project has to both work and be economically profitable to get ahead. The company decided that the car had
Photo by WWF Malaga
20
BRIGHT FUTURE: Could solar powered vehicles be the future of transport? to “be affordable so that it doesn’t become an impulse buy product.” Evovelo highlight the importance of social responsibility in their business. Mö is mainly driven by energy from the s ola r pa ne ls inte gra te d into its roof, w hic h c a n c ha rge the ba tte ry w hils t on the move or w he n it’s
parked. When there is no light, you can connect to conventional outlets, or remove your battery for charging elsewhere. The company has been working on its final model for four years, and already has orders for when the vehicle goes on sale this summer.
NEWS
Former Secretary of State robbed LOCAL POLICE in Marbella have arrested three people for theft. According to municipal sources, former Secretary of State for Sport, Rafael Cortes Elvira was pickpocketed while enjoying lunch. The detainees allegedly relieved Cortes Elvira of the money inside his jacket, which hung on the back of a chair. Cortes Elivira quickly alerted Local Police, offering a description of the suspects. The officers sent a message to all nearby units, and shortly after, two of the thieves were located leaving a car park in a red Mercedes. The pair ignored requests to exit the vehicle, choosing to speed away from the situation. They were intercepted by another police unit after a short chase in which the suspects ran a red light to avoid detention. The third accomplice was caught by officers inside the car park after resisting arrest.
22
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
Malaga airport has busiest Easter week MALAGA airport has had its busiest Semana Santa yet, with activity similar to that of the summer season. Figures are up on 2016, with 718,542 travellers passing through the airport in the last seven days, 195,894 more than last year. A total of 4,182 flights were scheduled as the airport operated with both runways open and fully functional. Security worked at full capacity in terminal 3, one security guard joking that over the weekend they were ‘evacuating the city of Malaga.’ He recalled that one morning, more than 15,000 people passed through the controls over a three-hour period. Despite easy access to the airport, issues arose in the surrounding car parks, some drivers and car rental companies ignoring parking restrictions
NEWS
NEWS EXTRA
Smells fishy THE seizure of immature fish in Malaga Province has fallen by 97.6 per cent. Compared to 2,115kg in the first quarter last year, only 50kg has been confiscated since January 2017.
Sore foot A 21-YEAR-OLD man is being treated for injuries in Marbella, after a car caught up in a chain pulled out a concrete post which landed on his foot.
Holy heat
FULL CAPACITY: Passengers waited in 45-minute queues to check in. outside the terminal 3 building. The massive influx of travellers has been a positive for taxi drivers making stops at the
airport, and one commented that for them, “it is as if the holiday season has already started.”
Authorities detain two tin men GUARDIA CIVIL in San Roque have arrested two people for allegedly stealing metal from a disused building. The arrests came when a concerned citizen rang the command post to report strange noises from an abandoned military facility close to Carboneras lighthouse. When a security patrol arrived at the scene, they noticed a vehicle parked on an access road to the
building and forced entry at the perimeter fence. Once inside, they surprised one person as they removed aluminium sheets from the windows with hammer and chisel. Numerous frames and more aluminium torn from doors and windows were stacked ready to be carried to the vehicle. A second person was later detained during a search of the facility.
TEMERATURES in Malaga reached a sizzling 31 degrees in the shade over the Easter weekend, the highest temperature registered across Spain.
Lost control A DRIVER walked away unscathed after his car smashed into a wall in the Cerrado de Calderon area of Malaga. He said he lost control as he sped downhill.
Weigh in THE Official College of Pharmacists in Malaga are launching an initiative to encourage children to weigh in at pharmacies, giving them information on health and exercise to lower obesity.
26
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
Big budget repairs for Marbella beaches THE government has awarded Marbella with a big budget to continue repairs on its beaches.
In anticipation of the summer, subdelegate for the government in Malaga, Miguel Briones, has announced that many beaches along the coast are already in perfect condition thanks to swift intervention and investment from the central government. Of the €4.6 million allocated to the Costa del Sol to repair damage caused by the recent storms, 30 per cent is destined to recover beaches in Marbella and Estepona. Briones has emphasised that
the regeneration of the beaches is the responsibility of the government and not the municipalities. He stressed that any accusations that the Marbella Council has invested any money in the recovery of its beaches are false. The council invested in “municipal infrastructures damaged by the overflow of streams, as that is in their jurisdiction.” The government has already intervened in beaches from Manilva to Nerja.
NEWS
NEWS EXTRA
Oh deer OFFI CI ALS f r om t he Guardia Civil have rescued a one- year- ol d male deer, after it found itself in Ronda. A veterinar y t eam sedat ed t he animal and it was later transferred to its natural habitat.
Rob n hood LO CAL PO LICE i n Ronda have arrested t wo hooded m en as they robbed a shop on Cal l e Jerez. The t wo are habi t ual del i nquents and were taken by surprise by the officers.
Farm fire
BIG INVESTMENT: The government hopes to have beaches ready in time for summer.
FI REFI GHTERS have put out a bl aze whi ch broke out in a chicken coop in Cerro de la Past ora. The f i re spread wi t hi n a radi us of around 300 met res of farmland.
Close shave AN asteroid the size of Gibraltar discovered almost three years ago has passed t he ear t h t hi s month. It is the largest space r ock t o com e close to the planet without collision.
Armed up ALL Local Pol i ce i n Malaga will have their own body armour this year. In a €200,000 investment, officers will no longer have to swap vests with one another during shift changes. G ood news f or t hose who pref er t o have their own uniform.
New street THIS week, work will start on the 90th out of 100 streets planned to be remodelled in Estepona. Calle Jesus Nazareno, connecting the old town with Avenida Juan Carlos I is the latest to receive attention.
28
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
Countdown to a special summit WITH the United Nationalities of Ma r b e l l a Su m mit taking p l a c e o n Ap r i l 2 5 , EWN sp o k e t o o rg a n is er Nicole King. Nicole explained “In my position of working in both radio and television in Marbella, I am in the privileged pos itio n o f b e i n g a b le to take a b i r d ’s e y e v i e w o f w hat is h a p p e n i n g i n th e city that embraces people from so many different nations and cultures.” The Summit has two main purpose s, t o d i sc u ss as a community, firstly, to see what can be done to resolve
issues that frequently only affect expats and secondly, to see what our international community can do to support the local Spanish commu n ity an d in p ro mo ting integration within Marbella’s younger Spanish and in tern atio n a l co mmu nity members for a more united future together. E n tran ce is fre e a nd thanks to hosts Laude International College in San Pedro they are able to offer food and drink, including breakfast and lunch for just €9. The event is held in Eng-
SUMMIT: Opportunity to promote unity in Marbella. lish but there will be translators courtesy of the Laude San Pedro students for all languages, so every nationality can be heard and can participate. It is important that those who wish to attend should re gis te r in a dva nc e a t www.rtvmarbellanow.com, to make things easier on the day. Please bring identification w hic h inc lude s your pa s s port or N IE, for a prompt start at 10am. There will be three sess ions from 10a m to 2pm focusing on issues that relate to the three generations in Marbella • Young Children and Parents – Education, protecting the planet, bilingualism and cultural identity • Teenagers – Things to
do so that bars and clubs are not their only option, further education and careers and i nt egr at i on wi t h t he spanish • Over 70’s – Heal t h care, nursing support, isolat i on, pensi ons and est at e planning Then f r om 2pm t o 4pm there will be a networking lunch, to continue discussi ons and m ake new contacts. Remember: Registration i s f r ee f or t he event , but coffee and lunch charged separ at el y f or t hose who want it. When asked what she expect ed par t i ci pant s t o achi eve by at t endi ng t he UNMS, Nicole said “People wi l l under st and t hat t hi s caring community is happy to offer support where needed. It is a genuine communi t y of r eal peopl e who want to help others.” An example of that help is the summit logo. Nicole wanted to give special extra thanks to Surianne Dalmedo of Laude International College not only for her design of the logo and poster for t hi s year ’s sum m i t , but above all for the fabulous UNMS 2017 ant hem ‘ We Are As One,’ which she has produced together with Terry Shaughnessy and Miguel Murillo of Mi Musa Graphic Design.
NEWS
NEWS EXTRA
Man down TWO people were seriously injured in a road accident between Ronda and San Pedro on Thursday, April 13. The accident occurred when a motorcycle ran over a pedestrian walking on the road.
Go Bendodo MARBELLA already has shown its support for Elijah Bendodo as provincial president of the Partido Popular. He only requires 90 guarantees to present his candidacy, and support in the city exceeded 1,000.
Body found POLICE in Malaga have found the body of a 47year-old man on Camino de Colmenar. The cause of death is yet to be confirmed, but officials say there is no sign of violence.
Special rates IT has been revealed that Malaga has no free telephone information lines. Contrary to popular belief, calls to 010 numbers and the alternative 951 are charged at fixed rates.
NEWS
www.euroweeklynews.com
Torremolinos stands out as desirable destination
TOURIST HOTSPOT: Torremolinos has shot up in the rankings. A REPORT compiled by the World Tourism Organisation has listed Torremolinos as one of the most popular holiday destinations in Spain. The town is up there with the likes of Malaga, Sevilla and Cadiz in a list of popular locations in Andalucia, and ranks highly in a segment analysing destinations with ‘sun and beach’ appeal with other tourist hotspots like Ibiza. The report highlight the European tourist’s penchant for warm climates and sandy beaches, but it is the increase in alternative attractions that has allowed Torremolinos to ‘climb positions’ as
a destination which offers a wider and more fulfilling holiday experience. Spain ranks third in the list of most visited countries in the world, just surpassed by France and the United States. The country has also consolidated its position as a world leader in travel and tourism, ahead of France and Germany, in a report compiled by the World Economic Forum. In response to the new revelations, Torremolinos Council has expressed its delight that the town is gaining appeal amongst those who are demanding a different type of tourism.
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
31
32
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
Council to help autism charity who have autism and offer them a better quality of life. Co u n cillo r fo r C itize n P a rtic ip atio n , S u s a na Casaño, explained that in a d d itio n to th e g ran t, the council has ceded a munici-
pal building in the centre to the association, gifting them a space to meet. This building will become their headquarters, where the group will conduct therapy and workshops, as well a s hiring a ps yc hologis t who will be responsible for me nta l he a lthc a re . The y hope to de ve lop a pla n which will integrate members into society.
Special attention will be given to the integration of those over the age of 21 with autism, as the current public healthcare system does not have adequate measures in place to help them. Casaño explained that the association currently has 50 partners offering financial support, urging more individuals and businesses to collaborate, allowing the
gr oup t o hel p m any m or e people. The fee to register as a partner would be just €5 per month. The association has appoi nt ed i t s pr esi dent and vice-president, who have both highlighted that they hope t o hel p di agnose autism, as well as completing studies to find out how different types of the disease can manifest. Photo by Ayuntamiento de Estepona
ES TEPONA C o u n c i l h as awarded a grant of €1,500 to the association Victims of Autism and other diseases. The group is newly established in the town and aims to brin g t o g e t h e r p e o p le
NEWS
NEWS EXTRA
Beachy keen ESTEPONA Council is to expand their beach services with an investment of €117,800 in new wooden beach cabins for medical attention, along with brand new toilet facilities.
3 arrested TWO men and one woman have been arrested in Fuente de Piedra accused of several robberies committed in the area. The group stole money, televisions, jewellery and electronics.
Fatal crash RAISING AWARENESS: The group hope to help those who feel marginalised by autism.
A DRIVER has died in a head-on collision at the village of Teba. The accident happened when a car and a van smashed into each other on the A-357.
34
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
NEWS
Brexit advice THE British Government used social media site Facebook for a live broadcast to address concerns and uncertainty sparked by Brexit and the start of the process to leave the EU. The Foreign Office Director for Consular Services Julia Longbottom gave answers based on questions submitted by expats across Europe; many from the estimated 300,000 living in Spain. More than 9,600 people listened live to the unique use of new technology, and by Monday afternoon almost 57,000 had accessed the relevant page of www.facebook.com/fcotravel. As expected, questions centred on status and rights for expats; health, pensions, education, voting, property, and dual nationality were the most common subjects addressed. Ms Longbottom apologised, as so many answers are dependent on the results of the forthcoming negotiations between the British government and Brussels. “But it is very important we capture these questions and issues; they are all things that government departments in the UK need to think about, and they are all being put together by the Department of Leaving the EU,” she said. “We are looking at all of them together and making sure as soon as possible that we know what it is we have to secure; it is looking to a fu-
APOLOGISED: Julia Longbottom and Alicante Con Sarah-Jane Morris, wait for forthcoming negotiat ture where we remain part of Europe but not in the EU.” And she underlined that nothing would change during the two year period of negotiations while the UK remained a full member of the bloc. Ms Longbottom said: “We aim to make sure you can continue to live legally in other countries in the EU. We need to clarify how that will
NEWS
www.euroweeklynews.com
on Facebook
nsul tions.
Julia Longbottom on the Facebook opening page.
work and will get you the information as soon as we can.” She said Prime Minister Theresa May had made it clear clarifying the status of British people living in Europe and EU citizens in the UK was “of the highest priority”; and had wanted to reach an agreement before Article 50 was triggered last month.
“She believes it can be agreed in principle very quickly and all nations have indicated it is a priority; one of the first priorities of the talks.” Ms Longbottom said the government wanted to secure reciprocal deals for all expats. “The reason the Prime Minister was not prepared to unilaterally secure the status of EU citizens living in the UK is because we wanted to make sure, first and foremost, that we secure the rights of UK citizens; and any deal takes into account their interests. “As long as the UK remains part of the EU, your rights, as an EU citizen do not change; nothing has changed in your status.” She said it was “very important” to recognise the significant contribution that expats made in their host countries. “All parties have a keen interest in reaching an agreement.” Ms Longbottom said she appreciated there were not as many “concrete answers” as hoped for at present but warned against rumour “and picking up the wrong end of the stick; suggesting using official channels instead, including www.gov.uk/fco. The broadcast lasted about 35 minutes. Afterwards a Foreign Office said the department was “very pleased” with the interest shown and it was likely Facebook would be used again in future.
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
35
36
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
Photo by Jay Allen Crown
General Election could be Second Referendum
BREXIT PAGE By John Smith
THERE was considerable surprise when Theresa May announced on April 18 that she wished to call a snap General Election. All opinion polls suggest that the Conservative party is in a very strong position, whilst support for Labour has steadily waned. Having been accused of being a leader without a mandate as she simply replaced David Cameron as Prime Minister and despite the fact that parties not the electorate vote for the leader, she clearly wants to be seen as a leader supported by the people. She argues that it is better to have the election now so that she is in a position to negotiate Brexit from a position of strength rather than wait and to be ‘hamstrung’ by
THERESA MAY: Wants to be a leader supported by the people. opposition parties in the lead up to Britain’s departure from the European Union. Under recent legislation, the only way in which an election cam be held is if there is a vote of no confidence in a sitting government or if two thirds of MPs (434) vote to agree an early election. The vote will be held presently and Labour has already indicated that it will support the motion so that the election will almost cer-
tainly be held on June 8 of this year. There has been such division over the results of the referendum that not only will this election be addressed on party political terms, it will also give those who are for and against Brexit an opportunity to align themselves with the political party that offers the best solution for them. In theory, this should be a ‘walkover’ for the Conservatives
but because the referendum result caused so much dissension, voters could either support the Brexiteers en masse or could conceivably switch should the LibDems for example promise to reverse the decision if elected, perhaps in coalition with the SNP. One thing is for sure and that is that those expatriates who had been out of the country for more than 15 years and were looking forward to being able to vote in the planned 2020 general election are going to continue to be disenfranchised as far as this election is concerned. With just eight weeks before the expected election, there are bound to be some very forthright exchanges between a number of politicians and some very nervous opinion pollsters who seem to have the ability to get everything wrong at the moment. Some of those no longer in the House of Commons could find themselves in a position where they will be lobbying against the parties that they have been involved with for their entire political careers and to a limited extent, this general election could be considered a second referendum.
NEWS
EU on France and Turkey THE focus of the European Union moved away from Britain and Brexit over the last week to consider France and Turkey. The French Presidential elections are now moving forwards with the front runners being the Nationalist Marine Le Pen and the Centrist Emmanuel Macron. The other nine candidates are likely to be dropped before a showdown between the two front runners if opinion polls are to be believed and in the event that Ms Le Pen is elected she has promised to stop all immigration to France until a new way of controlling it can be introduced. In the meantime, the Turkish referendum has seen a narrow majority in favour of turning Turkey into a presidential republic and seeing incumbent Erdogan in power until 2029. As the ‘threat’ of Turkey joining the European Union appears to drift away with this latest news, many who were worried about the possibility of thousands of Turks sweeping across Europe will be more comfortable.
COMMUNITY
www.euroweeklynews.com
Changes at U3A to welcome Brian FOLLOWING his election to president at the OGA: Ordinary General Assembly at Lux Mundi on April 3 Brian Robinson began his acceptance o f t h e o ff i c e b y h i g h lighting what his predecessor Geoff Cooke and his wife Julie had achieved during the past year. Leading from the front they had given a great deal of time and energy during their terms of office. Julie had taken dual roles of group leader coordinator and also leader of the popular ‘foodies’ group. Geoff had laid an excellent foundation in place, something that Brian is looking forward to developing further.
Brian was delighted to p r e s e n t b o t h G e o ff a n d Julie with honorary membership for the next academic year in appreciation of all that they had done for the group. In his closing speech Geoff had used the phrase ‘warm and welcoming’ and Brian outlined his own personal experience o f h o w G e o ff a n d J u l i e had been warm and welcoming, the principle reason that he had become involved with U3A. Brian stressed that this must continue and that it would be his main focus. A wide a range of activities would continue to be offered with an emphasis to encourage members to
embrace Spanish culture. After thanking the outgoing committee and welcoming in the new; he informed the group that he had held meetings with newly elected vice president Rob Edwards on two prior occasions. Brian believes they are both very much on the same wavelength and intends to encourage participative management. B r i a n ’s w o r k i n g l i f e was spent in education, a former head of an independent school in Essex. Following retirement he b e c a m e c h a i r o f g o v e rnors, so ‘U3A Learning for Pleasure’ was therefore something that he could easily identify with.
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
39
40
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
Acting out plays THESPA’S next evening of play-readings will be on Wednesday April 26. The evening will consist of two one-act plays with a threecourse meal. Book online at thespabooking@gmail.com or by phone on 622 454 422. Please give names of all members of your party, including any special dietary needs, and your contact details. Thespa performs in The Masonic Hall, Edificio Bougainvillea, Los Boliches. Tickets cost €18 for non-members and are available at the door from 6.45pm.
www.euroweeklynews.com
NEWS
Advertising feature
Taxes on the selling of off-plan property OFF-PLAN property resales have been hard to come by since the days of the real estate boom; in fact, they have been all but absent. However, the property market is finally rising from the ashes of the devastating real estate crash and new-build properties being gradually offered to the public; many off-plan buyers are finding that there is now a market to sell on their contracts before they get the keys to the properties. What are their options from a legal and tax viewpoint? There are two methods to transfer the property rights. It should be noted that both methods will require the consent of the developer: • Method 1: The current buyer terminates the contract with the property developer who will refund the deposit paid and, simultaneously, will sign a fresh new off-plan contract with the new buyer. Any profit or premium will be settled between the parties although, almost always, the developer will demand just
By Antonio Flores Abogado/Lawyer LLM (Essex) Reg. Nº 4712 I.C.A. Málaga E-mail: aflores@lawbird.com Homepage: http://belegal.com/blog-by-antonio-flores
www.lawbird.com
compensation and often times called commission for consenting to the deal. This method would avoid and evadetaxes as it is not obvious that a resale has taken place. However, property developers have, in the past been investigated for these practices and can be made joint and liable for non-payment of taxes, for which reason this solution is not very popular. • Method 2: The current and the new buyer exchange contracts for the sale of the off-plan property, pay the relevant
purchase taxes and inform the property developer. The latter party will then either draw up new contracts with the new buyer or just wait until completion, when they will transfer the title to the new buyer. From a tax viewpoint, an off-plan sale will attract a hefty enough 10 per centVAT, plus 1.5 per cent stamp duty for the buyer when they complete on the sale. However if a new buyer comes in, they will have to pay, in addition, transfer tax on the assessed value of the under-construction off-plan unit, or the value of the premium, whichever the highest. The vendor will have capital gains tax of 19 per cent on the net profit although few choose to pay it. Clearly, buying an off-plan unit can place excessive costs on the new buyer. It is suggested that real estate agents lay out the total costs of VAT, stamp duty, transfer tax, CGT, also theirs and the developer’s commission; and where necessary, make a more even distribution.
42
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
NEWS
Council worker wins his case MIJAS Town Council has been ordered to pay out €6,000 to a municipal employee. Comments made on social media by exmayor Angel Nozal calling into question the actions of a municipal worker and trade unionist, who at the time was the beach coordinator, have been deemed ‘morally damaging’ by the high court of Andalucia. The Facebook comment attacked the employee for requesting holiday during July. Nozal wrote “as the man in charge of our beaches, how can you ask to go on holiday during the summer seasons?”
Despite his holiday rejection the man allegedly took time off in July and August, exercising his right to work trade union duties. In his comments, Nozal accused the worker of not showing up to work during those months, describing him as cunning when he asked for more time off in November, with the excuse that he had been unable to enjoy the summer holidays. Nozel tried to justify his comments, describing them as “mere political criticism,” but the High Court considered them to be in clear violation of the worker’s right to dignity.
COMMUNITY
www.euroweeklynews.com
Mijas artists hold ‘Open Studio’ SEVENTEEN artists in and around Mijas village will open their studios and workplaces to the public over the weekend of April 22-23 from 11am to 7pm on Saturday and Sunday. Visitors will have the opportunity to see how the artists live and work as painters, printmakers, photographers and sculptors
working in ceramics, wood and stone. Route maps showing the locations of the sixteen open studios are available at the Mijas village tourist office and the Casa Museo in the centre of the village. Information is also available at www.artemijas.weebly.com Arte Mijas 2017 is sponsored by the Culture Depart-
ment of Mijas Town Hall. Artists have contributed one work to an exhibition in the Casa Museo, located in the centre which will run until April 24. The participating artists include Michele Lehmann, Eduardo Query, Joshua Van Den Eeden, Mary Eisman, Charlotte Gordon and Nina Reistad.
An active coffee morning AGE CARE ASSOCIATION in Calahonda is pleased to announce, due to popular demand, that they will be hosting two coffee mornings each week at Calahonda International Baptist Church and also plan to provide an additional day with lots of new activities. Currently, the coffee morning is on a Tuesday with regular monthly informative talks or musical events but the new one will be on a Thursday. These will start on Thursday May 4 and will include a knitting group; an IT workshop; a book club; bible study; an art group; conversational spanish and chair aerobics. The mornings will start with coffee and home-
made cakes and an opportunity to socialise. They start at 11am and finish at 1pm. Go along and meet Lesley Berridge the Welfare Leader and enjoy the company of others, including the activities. For more information contact Lesley on 696 058 954, especially if you would like to attend and are in need of transport. Also, Age Care Association’s coffee morning in Coin has a new venue. It is now held at La Pena Asfahala, Calle Rio Guadelhorce 19 Poligono La Rosa, Coin/Alhaurin el Grande. It is led by Welfare Leader Delia Lambert who organises group events and trips out. For more details or information contact Delia on 696 479 207.
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
45
COMMUNITY
www.euroweeklynews.com
Scouts and guides look for new meeting place FOR nearly 20 years, British Scouting and Guiding has been supported by the Ark Christian Church in Fuengirola and has been meeting in its hall. However, the church has now decided to move premises and the scouts and guides are unable to follow them and this has effectively left them homeless. “This does not imply a closure of the units,” Robert Troost, the Group Scout leader is keen to point out, indeed quite the reverse! “We see this as a chance to help the ‘Scout and Girlguiding Movements’ grow and we have a dream of eventually having our own dedicated meeting place.” Lynne Armitage, who has been Brown Owl for the Brownie Unit in Fuengirola for over 20 years and is also Commissioner for Girlguiding in Spain continues, “We are appealing to the local community to help us in our quest for a suitable venue. We will need a new meeting place in September. It needs to be a sizeable space, child-friendly with a strong roof and reasonable access for parents to drop off and collect children. It must have access to a toilet and ideally, running water. “In total, the units only meet for around eight hours a week and which is currently on Thursdays and Fridays, so we are not in a position to pay large amounts of money to rent premises on a monthly basis, but would prefer any rental to be at an hourly rate.” The unit leaders have already put their heads to-
gether and are approaching various town halls, business and community leaders. The parents have also been asked to keep an eye open for premises. But the leadership team is also appealing to everyone to reach into their contact book and see if they can help them in their search. Carol Wright, District Commissioner for France and Iberia, points out that recent publicity in the UK has highlighted the fact that Scouting and Guiding have huge waiting lists of children who wish to join the organisations. “Here in Fuengirola, the children are lucky, because we have a team of dedicated leaders that turn up every week to offer the children a chance to expand their own horizons and personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. Help us to continue with this good work so these children, and others to follow, will continue to benefit,” said Carol. Please contact Robert Troost, Group Scouter, as soon as possible if you think you may have a solution for the groups. No idea will be discounted and the more suggestions they have will increase the chance of a finding a venue best suited to all the groups. Contact robert.troost@britishscoutingover seas.org.uk or lynneBGIFC@gmail.com if you can assist. For information visit http://scouts.org.uk/aboutus/organisational-information/mission-statement/ or https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/what-we-do/.
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
47
48
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
NEWS FROM OUR FIVE OTHER REGIONS
AXARQUÍA
Having a good time ALMERÍA
GOOD TIMES: Expected at the new Cantoria social centre.
MALLORCA
COSTA BLANCA NORTH
NEWS
COSTA DE ALMERÍA
Bullet-proof By Matthew Elliott A NEW social centre for elderly residents has opened in Cantoria. With a bar and other facilities it promises to be a terrific community meeting point. More than €300,000 was invested in transforming the Plaza del Convento site into a modern space where locals can chat, play games and make new friends. Mayor Puri Sanchez said the centre met long-standing demands from local seniors for a dedicated new space. Naturally the bar was the first place to open, proving an instantly popular hit over the Easter rush. The rest of the centre will open in due course. Should the retiree bar be a success there are plans to convert the site into a dual day care centre and social hub with a combination of long term residents and guests meeting friends for a good time.
COSTA BLANCA SOUTH
ALMUNECAR’S Council has made investments in the safety of the town’s firemen and police officers finding €20,000 to provide all police officers with bullet-proof vests as well as new communications systems and safety harnesses for firemen.
Golf vetoed LOCAL residents in Maro, a hamlet within Nerja are up in arms over a planned golf course. Already 700 signatures have been received on a petition which wants to block the building of an 18-hole golf course, hotels and apartments.
Full house HOTELS in Almuñecar and La Herradura reached 90 per cent occupancy over this year’s Semana Santa. The town’s council has attributed the high numbers to unseasonably good weather that has drawn crowds to the town.
Migrant arrests
Jabs back
Foggy flight
New hotel
OFFICERS of the Guardia Civil have arrested 14 migrants who were discovered on board a vessel off the coast of Cabrera. All are of Algerian origin and have been placed in custody in Palma.
THE regional Health department resumed vaccinating against tetanus and whooping cough for six- and 14year-olds. The campaign was halted months ago when laboratories ran out of supplies.
TWO flights bound for Almeria, one from Luxembourg, another from Brussels, were diverted to Malaga due to a dense Easter fog around the airport.
PLANS were approved for a 150-room hotel in Los Urrutias. The €15 million complex will have five tennis courts, two swimming pools, a gym and sailing facilities.
Robot army
More jobs
GOOGLE chose two University of Almeria professors to participate in its prestigious Summer of Code program. The software project is part of the American giant’s plans to create artificially intelligent robots.
MURCIA created more employment than any other Spanish region in March with a 1.96 per cent increase, with 10,567 more Social Security contributors.
MOTRIL has organised its first open chess tournament, labelled ‘The Art of Chess,’ which took place on Easter Sunday.
Split up
New tricks
Work accidents
High time
ACCORDING to the Department of Labour, Commerce and Industry, workrelated accidents in the Balearics have increased by 5.53 per cent over the previous year. This 2016 figure shows an increase in minor accidents and a decrease in major ones.
FIREMEN cut down a disused antenna and lightning conductor at Pago’s Ambra castle. A helicopter removed it from the Moorish stronghold which is 264-metres above sea level.
Drunken drivers
Welfare state
THERE were three separate road accidents in Manacor in a single night all caused by drunken drivers but luckily noone was injured.
BENITACHELL Town Hall plans to engage a new social worker. The cost will be met by a €27,231 subsidy from the regional government, announced Social Services councillor Jacinta Pastor.
Royal visitors
Rent-free
IN what has become something of an Easter tradition the Spanish Royal Family visited Palma. King Felipe and Queen Letizia together with their two daughters and the Queen celebrated Easter Mass at the Cathedral.
OLIVA Town Hall will economise by moving the lorry park from Paseo Joan Fuster to the El Brosquil industrial estate. It owns this land and will not pay rent.
Dangerous driver A DRIVER lost control of his car and ploughed into a queue of people at a bus stop in Palma. Having only passed his driving test two months ago, the 20-year-old Moroccan injured five people.
Kitchen fire A MAN was lucky to escape his home unharmed following a fire which engulfed his kitchen in Polop. Noticing smoke billowing out of the property, a neighbour immediately alerted the Local Police who, in turn, called the fire brigade.
Juicy delights SEEDLESS watermelons will constitute around 75 per cent of the 130,000 tons of fleshy fruit produced by Anecoop Almeria in the upcoming harvest. 20 per cent of Spain’s watermelons grow in Almeria.
Top detective SIX police officers arrested a Vicar man for burglary. His victim found his own furniture for sale in a local second-hand shop and quickly called police.
Eastern promises A BAR owner in Tabernas is facing two years in prison after authorities found eight maltreated and badly paid east European workers at the premises, including a Russian smuggled into Spain illegally.
For more local news from our five other regions see www.euroweeklynews.com
THIRTY-EIGHT Elche state schools voted for a continuous school day and 11 for split sessions. Four are in the city centre and eight in rural Campo de Elche.
Check mate
PILAR DE LA HORADADA Town Hall allocated €2,859 to eight needy local families. Just over half of this will be spent on their light and water bills.
CROOKS continue to think up new versions of old scams and now they call up to make appointments to rob people! This has occurred in Nerja where conmen telephone elderly foreign residents to advise that Endesa employees will be visiting to check the electrical system.
Bank bailout
Black out
Bills paid
VANDALS set alight a dumped mattress in Santa Pola’s Avenida Portugal, damaging a bank façade. Firemen called to the scene controlled the fire before it could spread further.
Sad farewell IT was time to say goodbye to Pirata, the much-loved Torrevieja harbour cat. With kidney problems and FIV, it was kinder to put him to sleep, vets decided.
THE worst fears of councillors and commercial operators in Almuñecar came to fruition when there was another major power cut. So damaging to the town’s economy are these regular cuts the council has indicated it is considering taking legal action against the company
EWN top for all the news from Spain.
50
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
EUROPEAN PRESS
NORWAY
NETHERLANDS
Cheap flights
Assisted suicide OFFICIAL cases of euthanasia rose 10 per cent in the Netherlands last year, accounting for 4 per cent of all deaths in the country. Of the 6,091 euthanasia cases, 87 per cent of assisted deaths involved people with cancer, serious heart or lung problems.
NORWEGIAN airline has launched special flights to the USA from the UK with prices from as low as £91 (€107) so if you can get a cheap flight back to the UK, then happy flying!
Lost and found A BALL lost by an under 19’s football club in Aberdeen after it was kicked into the River Dee, has been found more than 1,000 miles away washed up on the north coast of Norway.
Terror prank
NORWEGIAN: Are offering cheap flights to the US. manded in custody in relation to a bomb scare in Oslo. The 17-yearold is charged with terror offences but his lawyers said the incident was just a prank.
A RUSSIAN teenager has been re-
Going down THE Norwegian birth rate has decreased for the seventh consecutive year with the birth rate now 1.71.
FORMER US President Barack Obama is reportedly set to visit Germany
Benefits bill
Easter break
MORE jobs in the Dutch market helped reduce the bill of unemployment benefits by 7 per cent last year. The number of unemployment benefit claims fell from 446,000 to 412,000 over the year.
THE national tourist board expected almost a million foreign visitors to the Netherlands over Easter weekend, with around 65 per cent of them from Germany.
Guilty plea
Cyber crime
Obama visit
THE Junior Justice Minister Klaas Dijkhoff, has allowed 240 refugees to stay in the country even though their earlier appeals had failed. He received 780 requests for clemency in the last two years.
DENMARK
GERMANY A MAN has been convicted and fined €4,800 for a hate speech against a Green Party politician. The Berlin court found the 57-year-old guilty of verbally insulting the politician in two Facebook posts.
Permission granted
in May and address the protestant church’s annual assembly to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
Maypole theft MUNICH’S maypole has been stolen. But it was all part of a spring tradition where rival towns try to steal each other’s maypoles. This year, the village of Neufinsing beat a Goliath as
they managed to steal Munich’s maypole.
Costly digs MUNICH has been named as having the most expensive rent for students with a typical student apartment measuring 30 square metres close to a university costing €634 a month including utilities.
FRANCE
BELGIUM
Bike hike
Passenger increase
ANNUAL subscriptions for the Velib bike rental scheme in Paris are expected to rise by as much as 35 per cent in January 2018 when the new provider Smoove comes into force and introduces new bikes and new stations.
BRUSSELS Airport had a record month in March with some 1,879,510 passengers going through the terminal, an increase of 9.8 per cent compared to March 2015. The airport was closed due to terrorist attacks in March last year.
Mosque threat A MOSQUE in the eastern suburbs of Paris has been closed as authorities deemed it ‘a threat to security’ believing radical ideology was being preached.
Borders closed
Begging in Brussels BRUSSELS Public Prosecutor has said that the problem of begging is now a priority. Begging is not a punishable offence but the Public Prosecutor can intervene to prevent potential human trafficking or in cases concerning minors.
Job move
PRESIDENTIAL candidate Marine Le Pen has said if elected she would immediately move to close France’s borders and deport foreigners on a watch list of Islamist radicals.
INSURERS Lloyd’s of London is planning to move jobs out of London to a new Brussels office post Brexit to secure its presence in the EU.
Pet travel
Chippy demolished
PARIS has relaxed its rules on dogs travelling on the Metro. Previously only small pooches were permitted but larger dogs can now take the Metro although they must have a ticket and will not be able to travel for free.
ONE of the most famous chippies in Brussels, Maison Antoine, in the European district, has been demolished. A new one is being planned, but a mobile chippy will supply local workers in the meantime.
A FATHER, aged 38, has pleaded guilty to the murder of his three children and their mother who were found in an apartment near Copenhagen. A police stateme nt sai d t hat off i cer s wer e greeted by a ‘terrible scene.’
Unusual beer IT may not be t o ever yone’s taste but Danish farmers have reportedly brewed a beer using the urine collected from music festivals. It was used in fertilising malting barley used in the beer process.
Security concern THE mayor of Copenhagen has told the public the Danish capital is well prepared to defend itself against any possible terror attack and said the city will continue to work to secure itself.
Dignified death A DANISH nurse broke protocol and allowed a dying man a final ci gar et t e and a gl ass of wi ne within the hospital grounds surrounded by his family.
SWEDEN
Terrorist in court THERE was armed security around Stockholm District Court as 39-year-old Rakhmat Akilov, appeared and admitted to committing a terrorist crime. He is the man suspected of driving a truck into pedestrians killing four people.
Cash-less theft THIEVES have used a mobile phone app to rob a man. The gang threatened the man in Gothenburg making him send them cash using the money transfer app Swish.
No claim
Music boost
A COURT has ruled that a midwife who refused to carry out abortions based on her religious beliefs, was not discriminated against as her employer required abortions to be carried out by its staff.
MUSIC sales in Sweden increased 6.2 per cent last year with 1.1 billion kronor generated from music sales with Swedish artists accounting for 28 per cent of that.
52
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
NEWS
RUSSIAN PRESS
COMPUTER HACKER: Was thought to have acted during the US Presidential election.
Screen spook A SUSPECTED Russian computer hacker was detained in Spain under an American arrest warrant. US authorities believe Pyotr Levashov was involved in hacking attacks during the 2016 Presidential election. Some analysts believe that the Kremlin used skilled computer programmers to help swing the election in Donald Trump’s favour.
Passport privilege AFTER 15 people were killed in a terrorist attack on the Petersburg Metro, president Putin is threatening to take away passports from Russian citizens who fight for Islamist groups. Natural-born citizens are protected under the constitution, but many others could be exiled from Russia if their loyalty is doubted.
Weepy warriors COSSACKS, the ancient Russian warrior tribe, are so angry with the American president that they might strip him of his ‘Honourary Cossack’ badge. The hardcore nationalists were smitten with the Donald when he promised
to respect Russia. But his airstrikes on Syria ended the honeymoon early.
Living longer THE average Moscow resident can now expect to live until the ripe old age of 77, a three year increase from 2010. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin expressed his delight with the news but said better healthcare is needed. Across Russia life expectancy stands at around 72, compared with 82 in Spain.
Top travel DESPITE tensions last summer, Turkey is now back at the
top of the table for Russian tourists. It is the most popular holiday spot for Russia’s famous May breaks, beating Greece, Cyprus and even Crimea. People are finding cheaper accommodation and better service abroad.
Chubby cats CATS and dogs are being recruited for a new Russian pet food tasting centre run by global sweet giant Mars. Russian animal shelters will supply 260 cats and 100 dogs to researchers who will test for taste and nutrition. Mars also owns Whiskas, Pedigree, and Royal Canin.
Tooth terror AN artist has created a terrifying sculpture designed to warn dental patients about the danger of forgetting to floss. Mariana Shumkova’s piece is now in a St Petersburg waiting room and features a deformed human face with an even more twisted mouth made out of 403 real teeth. SCULPTURE: Don’t forget to floss!
FINANCE
Costa del Sol
20 - 26 April 2017
STAT OF WEEK
business & legal
€14 million
Quote of the Week
1.6 million tonnes of olive oil was produced by Spain in 2011/12, a national record.
However, the Association of Industrial Packers and Refiners of Edible Oils (ANIERAC), which handles 70 per cent of all sales within Spain, estimates the reduction to be as much as 12 per cent, with a resultant boost to the
sunflower oil market. In February, sales of olive oil handled by ANIERAC dropped from 28,114 tonnes in 2016 to 21,226 tonnes, while the cheaper sunflower oil jumped from 19,300 to 25,320 tonnes.
The Banco Popular does not present solvency problems,” according to the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, Irene Garrido on the financial position of the Spanish bank.
Photo by CA SAfr Wikimedia
Abengoa Group moving forward
BUSINESS EXTRA
Economic move THE Junta de Andalucia is considering the possibility of purchasing properties where owners are no longer able to afford to pay the mortgage and then renting them back to those in the properties. The idea behind this is that if it can save families from going to court and being evicted then it will be good for the economy in the long run.
Inflation down CRÉDIT AGRICOLE: The main shareholders. By John Smith MAJOR investors are divesting themselves of shares in the Abengoa Group which was previously close to bankruptcy on a worldwide basis. By the end of 2016, the organisation had managed to put a recovery plan into place and was even able to take one of its main US based subsidiaries out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the business started to turn around. Santander bank which was the largest single shareholder has reduced its shareholding from 9.63
per cent to 2.4 per cent without materially hurting the business which is refinancing and now French bank Crédit Agricole has taken over as the largest shareholder with 8.77 per cent of equity. The next chapter in the future of the company will see it concentrate more on engineering activity undertaking third party projects, which whilst showing smaller margins of profit, are less risky. In order to succeed however, the group recognises that it will need to continue to reduce its financial exposure and debt.
THERE has been some good news for consumers in Spain as the Consumer Price Index for March fell to 2.3 per cent, from 3 per cent in February. The bulk of this fall is thanks to drops in the price of fuel and energy although vegetable prices have also dropped following increases due to the appalling winter weather.
Nissan news JAPANESE car manufacturer Nissan has seen some exceptional results in sales within Europe in the 12-month period from April 2015 to March 2016. Overall sales were up by 2.6 per cent but in Spain the increase was a phenomenal 13.3 per cent with the sale of just over 69,000 vehicles.
Trump makes settlement A SPANISH chef has settled a lawsuit with the Trump organisation after pulling out of a deal with a Trump hotel. Originally celebrity chef José Andrés who is considered responsible for promoting the concept
of quality tapas in the USA was due to open a Spanish restaurant in one of the Trump hotels in Washington DC, but pulled out after the presidential candidate made depreciating remarks about Mexicans.
55
is the amount that Jordi Pujol Ferrusola has removed from the country since 2012 according to the Spanish Economic and Fiscal Unit
A EURO WEEKLY NEWS 6 PAGE SPECIAL SECTION // WWW.EWNBUSINESS.COM
Shift away from over the odds oil SPANISH olive oil prices have again increased following a brief respite at the end of March. Since the start of the 2016/17 season last October, the average price of a kilo of oil has caused domestic demand for the product to fall as consumers move towards cheaper products, particularly sunflower oil. According to Ministry of Agriculture data, 213,000 tonnes of olive oil have been snapped up by the domestic market over the last five months, a 9 per cent drop compared with figures for 2015/16.
EWN
In recent weeks, unrefined lampante olive oil has been selling for around €3.70 per kilo, virgin oil for €3.75 and extra virgin oil for €3.80. These prices have been reflected in a final cost of €4.50-5 per litre to the consumer, and a near-total absence of special offers in supermarkets and other shops, while sunflower oil, which retails at around €1 per litre, has been flying off the shelves. Olive oil exports, meanwhile, increased by 30 per cent despite the price hike, the situation triggered by poor harvests across Europe.
More bank notes THE production of fake €20 and €50 bank notes continues to be investigated by the authorities and three women have been arrested in Oviedo. Investigations by the National Police revealed the fact that these three women had been producing and distributing these counterfeit notes for three years through shops and small businesses in the north of Spain. They were quite blatant about their activity, spending the notes on a daily basis and when officers raided the property where the fake notes were produced, they found €5,000 in printed fakes and sufficient paper to produce additional notes to a value of €10,000.
56
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
LONDON - FTSE 100
FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL
MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR MONEY WITH US See our advert on opposite page
C LOSING P RICES A PRIL 17
PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) COMPANY Anglo American 1,170.25 -0.65 Associated British Foods 2,708.50 78.49 Admiral Group 2,029.00 16.39 Ashtead Group 1,652.00 -27.16 Antofagasta 835.75 10.37 Aviva 517.50 -0.27 AstraZeneca 4,742.50 4.03 BAE Systems 642.50 -3.90 Babcock International Group 885.50 1.69 Barclays 212.65 -1.05 British American Tobacco 5,381.00 2.67 Barratt Developments 572.25 -1.34 British Land Co 652.50 -0.85 BHP Billiton 1,269.00 -8.62 Bunzl 2,365.50 -5.51 BP 471.13 -1.62 Burberry Group 1,762.50 -5.10 BT Group 313.10 -2.27 Coca-Cola HBC 2,095.50 1.85 Carnival 4,558.00 5.54 Centrica 216.30 -1.05 Compass Group 1,550.50 2.44 Croda International 3,625.00 25.11 CRH 2,701.00 -39.29 ConvaTec Group 289.10 1.12 DCC 7,135.00 -41.95 Diageo 2,298.00 -10.47 Direct Line Insurance Group 343.80 2.08 Experian 1,621.00 -5.73 easyJet 1,064.00 2.35 Fresnillo 1,641.00 24.96 GKN 352.70 -1.69 Glencore 309.05 -2.99 GlaxoSmithKline 1,647.00 0.31 Hikma Pharmaceuticals 1,919.00 0.49 Hargreaves Lansdown 1,344.00 0.91 Hammerson 585.50 -0.11 HSBC Holdings 643.90 -10.30 International Consolidated Air 540.00 4.37 InterContinental Hotels Group 3,934.00 11.44 3i Group 771.75 4.29 Imperial Brands 3,933.50 18.79 Informa 659.00 0.60 Intu Properties 287.05 -1.33 Intertek Group 4,062.50 8.60 ITV 217.40 -0.23 Johnson Matthey 3,016.00 -5.14 Kingfisher 327.00 -0.97 Land Securities Group 1,117.00 -0.20 Legal & General Group 251.60 2.76
% CHG. NET VOL -0.06 16,447.83 3.00 20,702.28 0.82 5,726.98 -1.62 8,377.01 1.26 8,128.39 -0.05 21,094.65 0.09 59,919.93 -0.60 20,547.03 0.19 4,466.95 -0.49 36,285.70 0.05 100,340.90 -0.24 5,674.27 -0.13 6,724.39 -0.68 26,781.07 -0.23 7,957.80 -0.34 92,993.05 -0.29 7,733.03 -0.72 31,445.10 0.09 7,608.95 0.12 9,673.68 -0.48 12,044.48 0.16 25,454.72 0.70 4,723.61 -1.43 22,918.17 0.39 5,622.19 -0.58 6,377.02 -0.45 58,021.58 0.61 4,699.75 -0.35 15,365.01 0.22 4,210.41 1.54 11,908.20 -0.48 6,089.50 -0.97 44,623.70 0.02 80,914.17 0.03 4,612.39 0.07 6,370.10 -0.02 4,663.95 -1.57 129,915.69 0.82 11,290.78 0.29 7,782.59 0.56 7,451.71 0.48 37,567.09 0.09 5,413.71 -0.46 3,905.23 0.21 6,546.00 -0.11 8,735.14 -0.17 5,831.16 -0.30 7,284.26 -0.02 8,840.58 1.11 14,864.11
COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Lloyds Banking Group ORD 62.71 0.07 London Stock Exchange Grp 3,227.50 4.11 Micro Focus International 2,534.00 43.26 Mediclinic International 759.50 24.36 Merlin Entertainments 486.40 2.43 Marks & Spencer Group 346.80 2.34 Mondi 1,979.00 -7.44 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 234.40 1.76 National Grid 1,036.00 -5.56 Next 4,193.00 38.62 Old Mutual Group 194.90 3.19 Provident Financial 3,122.50 21.54 Paddy Power Betfair 8,525.00 -12.43 Prudential 1,663.50 -1.55 Persimmon 2,221.00 33.67 Pearson 632.50 -6.31 Reckitt Benckiser Group 7,448.50 -18.26 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 228.40 -3.03 Royal Dutch Shell 2,106.50 -9.00 Royal Dutch Shell 2,192.25 -33.55 RELX 1,583.50 -8.18 Rio Tinto 3,121.00 -27.02 Royal Mail 423.95 4.49 Rolls-Royce Group 828.50 -1.89 Randgold Resources 7,540.00 83.23 RSA Insurance Group 597.00 -0.54 Rentokil Initial 253.10 0.96 Sainsbury (J) 258.40 0.60 Schroders 3,112.00 -2.11 Sage Group (The) 663.50 13.51 Shire 4,585.25 21.26 Smurfit Kappa Group 2,066.00 -2.58 Sky 982.50 1.96 Standard Life 368.70 2.29 Smiths Group 1,617.50 -8.24 Scottish Mortgage Invstmnt 368.50 -1.61 Smith & Nephew 1,259.00 -8.92 SSE 1,495.00 -11.13 Standard Chartered 709.50 -10.92 St James's Place 1,066.00 -0.11 Severn Trent 2,444.00 6.35 Tesco 181.50 -2.63 TUI AG 1,094.00 -2.92 Taylor Wimpey 196.90 2.08 Unilever 4,033.00 -27.28 United Utilities Group 1,014.00 1.16 Vodafone Group 204.00 -0.30 Wolseley 4,926.00 -16.08 Worldpay Group 300.00 -1.72 WPP Group 1,738.00 0.79 Whitbread 4,175.00 23.94
% CHG. 0.11 0.13 1.75 3.31 0.50 0.68 -0.38 0.76 -0.53 0.93 1.66 0.69 -0.15 -0.09 1.54 -0.99 -0.25 -1.31 -0.42 -1.51 -0.51 -0.86 1.07 -0.23 1.12 -0.09 0.38 0.23 -0.07 2.08 0.47 -0.12 0.20 0.63 -0.51 -0.43 -0.71 -0.74 -1.51 -0.01 0.26 -1.42 -0.27 1.07 -0.67 0.11 -0.15 -0.33 -0.57 0.05 0.58
NET VOL 44,691.06 11,275.90 5,681.57 5,429.80 4,911.44 5,590.69 9,512.00 5,418.61 39,036.08 6,104.32 9,495.12 4,596.09 7,158.90 43,025.03 6,748.77 5,227.54 52,488.57 27,403.25 95,398.38 83,243.44 17,141.46 43,505.12 4,192.00 15,282.31 6,978.34 6,024.23 4,631.92 5,644.51 7,018.00 7,025.59 41,119.05 4,897.08 16,777.61 7,473.79 6,426.08 5,034.92 11,016.97 15,274.43 23,697.44 5,590.08 5,727.83 15,074.78 6,439.81 6,409.22 52,179.04 6,907.53 54,388.91 12,436.52 6,034.00 22,214.07 7,555.03
Kleinwort Benson Elite PCC Ltd
0.84818
1.17899 Units per €
US dollar..............................................................1.06324 Japan yen.............................................................115.207 Switzerland franc ..............................................1.06715 Denmark kroner...............................................7.43847 Norway kroner...................................................9.11406
currenciesdirect.com/marbella • Tel: +34 952 906 581
DOW JONES C LOSING P RICES A PRIL 17
COMPANY 3M AMERICAN EXPRESS APPLE BOEING CO CATERPILLAR CHEVRON CISCO SYSTEMS COCA-COLA DU PONT(EI) DE NMR EXXON MOBIL GENERAL ELECTRIC GOLDMAN SACHS HOME DEPOT IBM INTEL CORP J.P.MORGAN CHASE JOHNSON & JOHNSON MC DONALD'S CORP MERCK AND CO. NEW MICROSOFT NIKE PFIZER PROCTER AND GAMBLE TRAVELERS CIES UNITED TECHNOLOGIE UNITEDHEALTH GROUP VERIZON COMMS VISA WAL-MART STORES WALT DISNEY CO
PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 188,650 -0,55% -1,050 112M 75,8000 -1,15% -0,8800 68M 141,050 -0,53% -0,750 740M 175,620 -0,24% -0,430 106M 93,100 -1,86% -1,760 54M 106,10 -2,63% -2,87 201M 32,420 -0,61% -0,200 162M 42,79 -0,35% -0,15 183M 77,4400 -1,26% -0,9900 66M 81,69 -1,54% -1,28 338M 29,5600 -0,71% -0,2100 257M 223,32 -1,08% -2,43 88M 145,9100 -0,43% -0,6300 175M 169,53 -0,66% -1,13 159M 35,2500 -1,07% -0,3800 166M 84,4000 -1,17% -1,0000 300M 124,9900 -0,33% -0,4100 338M 130,7600 -0,38% -0,5000 107M 62,61 -0,70% -0,44 171M 64,950 -0,43% -0,280 501M 55,34 -0,41% -0,23 73M 33,8800 -0,12% -0,0400 201M 90,030 -0,31% -0,280 230M 120,53 -0,77% -0,93 33M 112,09 -0,13% -0,15 89M 164,96 -0,36% -0,60 157M 48,62 -0,61% -0,30 198M 88,87 +0,21% 0,19 165M 73,1500 -0,39% -0,2900 221M 113,2000 +0,14% 0,1600 179M
NASDAQ C LOSING P RICES A PRIL 17
COMPANY
PRICE
CHANGE NET / %
Most Advanced Nexvet Biopharma plc Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. ImmunoGen, Inc. SkyWest, Inc. Acceleron Pharma Inc. Enzymotec Ltd. Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. Alder BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. Blueprint Medicines Corporation Okta, Inc.
$ 6.62 $ 45.30 $ 3.24 $ 33.05 $ 28.69 $ 8.70 $ 42.27 $ 27.97 $ 21.70 $ 45.59 $ 24.49
2.57 ▲ 63.46% 4.48 ▲ 10.98% 0.28 ▲ 9.46% 2.65 ▲ 8.72% 2.16 ▲ 8.14% 0.65 ▲ 8.07% 2.92 ▲ 7.42% 1.82 ▲ 6.96% 1.40 ▲ 6.90% 2.81 ▲ 6.57% 1.49 ▲ 6.48%
$ 2.94 $ 6.25 $ 5.66 $ 2.41 $ 50.72 $ 2.05 $ 14.18 $ 13.95 $ 7.40 $ 18.90 $ 2.45
2.39 ▼ 44.84% 1.30 ▼ 17.22% 0.92 ▼ 13.98% 0.38 ▼ 13.62% 7.36 ▼ 12.67% 0.20 ▼ 8.89% 1.35 ▼ 8.69% 1.28 ▼ 8.40% 0.65 ▼ 8.07% 1.60 ▼ 7.80% 0.20 ▼ 7.55%
Most Declined SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. DAVIDsTEA Inc. Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc. China TechFaith Wireless Com Tech Limited Apogee Enterprises, Inc. Oncobiologics, Inc. Smart Sand, Inc. Selecta Biosciences, Inc. ObsEva SA Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. Xcel Brands, Inc
58
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
Sultans of bling THERE are 25 Spaniards on the most recently published special 30th anniversary edition of the Forbes Rich List. For the first time ever, in 2017 the iconic list registers more than 2,000 billionaires on the planet. The total net worth of the 2,043 richest people on earth rose by 18 per cent to clock $7.67 trillion for the April 2017 round up. Bill Gates continues to lead the rich pack with his $86 billion fortune. With just 25 names, Spain is somewhat unfairly misrepresented on the list. Forbes names only individuals rather than families, meaning that the heir to a family fortune is not included. That minor caveat excludes major Spanish financial players such as the March brothers, the Riberas and the Botin family from the list. The four brothers from Mallorca who lead Banco March have combined assets of €4.4 billion but since there is no undisputed leader who can claim it as his own, all four are left off the list. The vast majority of Spain’s super wealth is in the hands of family firms. The exceptions are Amancio Ortega, founder of Zara, and Juan Roig, the president of Mercadona. ON THE LIST: Mercadona founder Juan Roig.
www.euroweeklynews.com
FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL
Black day for banking empire By Matthew Elliott ONE of Spain’s biggest banks registered another black day in its steadily downward trajectory. Banco Popular now has a stock market value barely north of €3 billion after losing more than €780 million in just 12 days. Investors are deeply upset. The dramatic loss comes after Standard and Poor dropped Popular’s credit rating from a B+ to a B and projected a negative outlook for the bank’s future. Moody’s are similarly pessimistic, while most analysts see little choice ahead except for a massive corporate overhaul. A capital increase planned for the third quarter of 2017 would be the fourth in five years, scant encouragement for the future. Banco Popular is now trading at just 0.28 times its book value, by far the lowest in Spain. Sabadell is trading at 0.71, Bankia at 0.96 and BBVA at 0.98. Caixa and Santander fare even better. Popular is also out on a very dangerous limb thanks to its deep exposure to brick, with tens of billions in problematic assets. Perhaps more than any other bank, Popular is fearful of the impending mortgage-floor clause reckoning. The bank, along with many others, will
BANCO POPULAR: Cannot count on foreign investors to save the day. fork out billions in compensation to homeowners in the next decade or so after a transformative judgement from the European Court of Justice. Nor can Banco Popular count on the intervention of foreign investors to save the day. Spain is almost alone among major western economies in proving completely resistant to foreign banking success stories. No foreign
entity has ever been able to develop commercial banking in Spain. One glimmer of hope comes from Banco Popular’s new management, led by president Emilio Saracho and CEO Ignacio Sanchez. Neither have deep personal ties to the bank and are believed to be far more open to radical remodelling policies than their respective predecessors.
Spain leads high flyers
Gangsters paradise
SPAIN leads a newly published rankin g o f t h e t o p 1 2 0 fas te s t growing companies in Europe. Of the 120 high flying firms, 30 are in Spain, more than any other country. The list was published by British newspaper the Financial Times, which compiled an enormous list of the 1,000 fastest growing companies on the continent between 2012 and 2015. Most of the companies are relatively n e w, wh i c h a c co u n ts fo r their extremely fast growth rates. The top Spanish performer for instance is 14th placed Lookotels, which saw revenue grow by 3,491 per cent in just four years after its founding in 2010. Other high performing Spanish companies include Biomasa Forestal, which has just 22 employees yet came 16th with a revenue of almost €7 million, up from just pennies in 2011. Spain is abundantly represented in the construction, design, energy, tourism and food sectors. One private international school, the Aquinas American School in
A BESTSELLING crime author has pinpointed Andorra as the place Spain and Spanish banks keep their secret cash reserves. Roberto Saviano is best known for his expose of the Italian Cammora crime syndicates but has focused his financial telescope on legitimate European politics. The expert on organised crime, who has been in hiding for more than 10 years, says cash-strapped European banks are embracing organised crime to keep reserves flowing. He explicitly targets Spain for its tax havens in Andorra, and claims the UK is the most financially corrupt country in Europe. There are no controls over the flow of cash from London to Gibraltar he claims. Every country has its ways of laundering money, while all of them continue to use Swiss accounts to escape proper scrutiny. Brexit, he says, is part of a plan to make Britain an offshore banking paradise.
MADRID: One private international school increased its revenue tenfold. Madrid increased revenue tenfold from €302,117 in 2012 to more than €3 million in 2015. In the top 120 only Britain and Germany came close to Spain. But when extrapolated to the top 1,000
fa s t grow ing c ompa nie s , Spa in falls back into fifth place with 104 companies, behind Germany with 237, the UK with 236, Italy with 188 and France with 140. At the very top is HelloFresh, a
G e rman m eal del i ver y ser vi ce which is now present in various European and Nor t h Am er i can countries, plus Australia having inc re a s ed r evenue by 13,159 per cent.
FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
Spain’s taxi empire turmoil By Matthew Elliott SPAIN’S taxi driver empire may crumble earlier than expected. Uber, the popular taxi firm, is now developing expansion plans in Madrid after being banned from the country. Uber allows people to hire taxis and pay for them online using an easy smart phone application. Cheaper rides and faster, cash free service have seen it challenge the hegemony of Black Cabs in London and taxi unions across the US and Europe. But in Spain taxi drivers revolted and demanded protection from the state. Many pay upwards of €130,000 for a taxi licence, akin to taking out a mortgage, and weren’t prepared to be undercut by Uber. Popular protests saw Uber kicked out of Spain in 2014. It returned in 2016 under somewhat more muted terms than enjoyed in the free-wheeling UK and US. Drivers have to go through rigorous licensing requirements and the state has imposed an artificial cap on the number of drivers allowed in Madrid, to tip the balance in favour of traditional taxis. But now Uber is in discussions with Spanish transport authorities, asking them to loosen up the marketplace and let con-
EWN
59
BUSINESS EXTRA
Plastic not cash MORE than half of Spanish consumers now pay with plastic instead of cash. A recent consumer survey found that 54 per cent of all payments made in Spain are now completed with debit or credit cards. Comfort, security and ease of use are key driving factors behind the growing move towards a cashless economy.
Ice cream kings SPAIN has a new undisputed king of ice cream. The Farga family from Catalonia secured the purchase of Grupo Kalise La Menorquina of the Balearic Islands. With the acquisition the family will now produce an incredible 40 million litres of ice cream each year with a turnover that should exceed €140 million.
Electric avenue UBER TAXIS: Want to expand into other Spanish cities and relax driver regulations. sumer choice, rather than taxi unions, do the talking. They want to expand into other Spanish cities and relax driver regulations. In the UK for example almost anyone with a clean licence and no criminal record can become an Uber driver.
A strong moonlighting economy has developed in both the UK and US with many Uber drivers having second or third jobs. They don’t possess the hard fought for legal rights enjoyed by taxi drivers, and that laissez-faire approach
translates into cheaper fares. Uber is now counting on the strong economic argument that, with unemployment at 20 per cent, traditional cabbies might have to stand aside to grant younger generations better job opportunities.
AFTER just six years operating in Spain, Amazon, the American delivery giant, is already more popular than El Corte Ingles. Electronic commerce was worth a staggering €11.64 billion last year, of which €871 was facilitated by Amazon.es. Like millions of consumers across the western world, Spanish people are embracing online shopping.
Losing mental capacity whilst living abroad by Stone King Charlotte Macdonald Contact me at international@stoneking.co.uk
MANY UK expatriates living in Spain own properties in the UK and have pensions and investments in the UK. They rely on their UK assets to maintain their lifestyles (and those of their families) in Spain. If they can no longer manage their affairs in the UK due to a loss of mental capacity, it can cause many difficulties.
You can choose a person or people, who you trust, to act for you when you are no longer able. The best way to avoid the legal and practical difficulties that can occur with the loss of mental capacity is to plan for it in advance by drawing up a document called a ‘Lasting Power of Attorney’ (‘LPA’).
An LPA must be made while you have full mental capacity.
What is an LPA? An LPA is a legal document that enables you to appoint one or more attor-
neys to act for you when you are no longer able to act for yourself. Your attorney can be a professional,
such as a solicitor or a family member or friend. There are two types of LPA: ‘Health and Welfare’ or ‘Property and Financial Affairs’ An LPA must be made while you have full mental capacity. It is therefore important to make one while you are in good health. Why should you get an LPA? You can choose a person or people, who you trust, to act for you when you are no longer able. If you lose your mental capacity and do not have an LPA, then your family (or the authorities) will have no choice but to make an application to the Court of Protection to appoint a ‘deputy’ to look after your affairs, which can be time consuming and costly. Will my LPA be recognised in Spain? Unfortunately there is no international type of LPA which is guaranteed to work in both the UK and Spain. The advice we give to our clients at Stone King, is that if you have assets in both Spain and the UK, your only safe option is to appoint attorneys in both jurisdictions.
If you would like to discuss LPAs contact Charlotte Macdonald or Dan Harris at Stone King LLP by email international@stoneking.co.uk or by telephone on +44 (0)1225 337599.
FEATURE
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
61
I feel this is only the beginning LEAPY LEE SAYS IT
OTHERS THINK IT I CERTAINLY didn’t expect my gloomy forecast regarding the Gibraltar dispute to manifest quite so quickly. In a recent edition I stated that the idiotic statements of Lord Howe, coupled with the British underestimation of the Spanish passion for Gibraltarian sovereignty, could bode very badly for British citizens . My memories of the Falkland crisis, when Brits were spat on in Spanish streets, were, as usual, dismissed by some as yet another ‘Leapy rant.’ Well, although the situation hasn’t yet quite come to that, the recent hold up of British tourists at Palma airport, where passengers were made to queue for so long that some actually required medical attention; all under the excuse of a ‘question of security,’ is I feel only the begin-
COMMON SENSE: Or relations between our two countries could become very fraught. ning of what could become an extremely serious situation. It’s not exactly rocket science to realise that this type of attitude helps no one, including the Spanish economy. If British holidaymakers are made to feel unwelcome and begin to choose more
The British government must introduce clear legislation.
hospitable destinations, the effect on many Spanish holiday areas could be disastrous. Unfortunately, as emotions and tempers begin to rise, I feel, that if the dispute is not somehow kept in check and common sense takes a back seat, relations between our
two countries could become very fraught indeed. All this is of course not helped by the looming spectre of Brexit. The position of British expats must undoubtedly be at the top of Theresa May’s negotiation list. It is entirely wrong, that those who embraced the spirit of the new ‘European dream’ and moved to foreign climes; most of them burning all their bridges en route, should be left in a limbo land of uncertainty and doubt as to the future in their adopted countries. The British government must introduce clear legislation, protecting the many thousands of Spanish and EU citizens that work and reside in the UK, in a reciprocal agreement with remaining EU members, which subsequently ensures and protects the rights of all British EU residents abroad. And the sooner the better. Keep the faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com
62
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
You couldn’t make it up Mike Senker
In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I AM still very unhappy that we have a reality TV show host, aided by his failed fashion designer daughter, running the USA with a press secretary that spends most of his days apologising for what he said the day before. This week they dropped the GBU-43/B Massive Ordinance Air Blast on Afghanistan. I’m not getting into the rights and wrongs of that but why give the weapon a friendly name? To make it sound nicer they call it the ‘Mother of all Bombs.’ Why? It’s a nonsense. Call it what it is - the biggest bomb they have before you get nuclear. Did you see dimwit Donny talking about how delicious the chocolate cake he was eating was when he sent the tomahawk missiles to bomb Syria? Anyway time will tell where this is all headed. I saw an advert for Pepsi this week. It was the one with Kendall Jenner. Google it. It’s such an embarrassment. It got me thinking about why Pepsi even bother to advertise. Think about who ever orders a Pepsi? Their slogan should be ‘Sorry it’s Pepsi, is that ok?’ Because that’s how it’s sold. You go into a restaurant and say, ‘Can I have a Coke please’
and that’s when you hear their slogan, ‘Sorry it’s Pepsi …’ I’ve been trying to organise a trip to the USA. It’s not a straightforward trip as it’s a multi-city one so I have to try and match up the airlines that I need to use to get from city to city. This is where the problems start because my computer has stored cookies and every time I go back to compare prices, times etc the price seems to keep creeping up. Some will say I’m being paranoid but the sites know I’ve been there because even though I close them and then reopen them again, they still have my dates in and this is because of the cookies they store with your information on them. I have found that if I log on at the same time from another laptop the prices can be slightly cheaper. So I downloaded a web browser that doesn’t store all your information only to be told by Bill Padley from Talk Radio Europe that this is the browser that is used to hack into all the big companies and governments. WikiLeaks use it via something called the dark web! Oops, I just wanted to look at airline ticket prices without them stalking me and I’ve finished up not being stalked by easyJet, Virgin, BA and Ryanair but now possibly of great interest to the CIA, MI5 and GCHQ. You couldn’t make this stuff up. Email me: mikesenker@gmail.com.
www.euroweeklynews.com
FEATURE
LEGALLY SPEAKING Warning of fake notices and new traffic cameras AS part of a new series, we answer some common driving questions, kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers.
TRAFFIC EYE: Smart cameras are the new eyes on the road. Fake news A WARNING has been issued over a fake notice that is being distributed through social media, warning that it is now mandatory for all vehicles in Spain to have portable breathalysers within the vehicle. The N-332 Guardia Civil team wish to confirm that this notice is completely fake and it is not a requirement for drivers to carry any kind of breathalyser in the car. There are also currently no plans for this type of legislation to be brought in. The adverts and notices are a scam, aimed at encouraging innocent victims to visit a website, view fake news reports and then purchase the breathalysers direct from the supplier. Seatbelt reminder A quick reminder that new traffic cameras
have been recently installed, on the look out for those not wearing seatbelts. A total of 225 smart cameras are known as ‘Traffic Eye’ and are the new eyes on the road being put to good use helping people, spotting infringements such as not wearing a seatbelt and speeding and checking established databases to see if your vehicle is correctly insured by reading the licence plate number. Previously, only Pegasus equipped helicopters have been able to monitor the roads so closely, but Traffic Eye will allow for round the clock monitoring as they are able to be operated at night also. Nineteen of these cameras are in place in the Valencia Region. The full list of the location of the cameras can be found on the DGT website at www.sede.dgt.gob.es.
For more news and articles visit www.n332.es or search N332 on Facebook.
Was he notified of the AGM? Like your questioner last week, I have some issues with the Administrator of our Community about irregular practices in the past. Now, with this year’s AGM approaching, an e-mail calling of the meeting has been sent out In principle, any member of the Community who has not been informed of the AGM can go to court and seek to impugn the results of the meeting as he has been deprived of the right to vote.
to the members. However, I only know this because a friend has forwarded a copy to me. I myself have received no notification directly and I do not live fulltime in Spain. C R (Costa del Sol)
David Searl You and the Law in Spain
However, you may have received notification at your property in Spain, without
being aware of it. If you cannot attend the AGM in person, I would name a proxy to represent you and bring up the problem at the meeting. Try to get the issue on the official Agenda to be published before the meeting.
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
64
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Fake Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Claimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Code 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm MasterChef 10:00pm Mind Over Marathon 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm Kirsty Wark: The Menopause and Me 12:45am This Week 1:30am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:35am BBC News
7:00am Countryside 999 7:45am Flog it! Trade Secrets 8:15am Bargain Hunt Paul Laidlaw takes the reins for this edition of Bargain Hunt, which sees two plucky teams taking on the Newark antiques fair in Nottinghamshire. 9:00am Gardeners’ World 9:30am Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Snooker 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Debatable 8:00pm Great American Railroad Journeys 9:00pm The World According to Kids 10:00pm The Last Kingdom 11:00pm Match of the Day 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am World Championship Snooker Highlights 1:05am Top Gear 2:05am Top Gear Extra Gear 2:30am World Championship Snooker - Extra
8:00pm 100 Days 8:30pm Top of the Pops 9:00pm Timewatch Documentary detailing the killer wave which struck the counties of the Bristol Channel in 1607. 9:50pm Robins of Eden 10:00pm Dial "B" for Britain: The Story of the Landline Timeshift journeys back to the age of the landline - a distant era when phones weren’t pocket-sized wireless devices, but bulky objects wired into our homes and workplaces. 11:00pm Bucket 11:25pm Yellowstone 12:25am The Silk Road 1:25am Top of the Pops 2:00am Darcey Bussell’s Looking for Audrey 3:00am Dial "B" for Britain: The Story of the Landline 4:00am Bucket
7:00am 7:45am 8:10am 8:35am
7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Culinary Genius 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast by the Liberal Democrats 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Trump: The First 100 Days - Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Joanna Lumley’s Postcards 10:00pm The Detectives 11:00pm The Nightly Show with Dermot O’leary 11:30pm ITV News 12:00am ITV News London 12:15am UEFA Europa League Highlights
7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am You’ve Been Framed! 7:45am You’ve Been Framed! 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:55am Emmerdale 9:25am Coronation Street 9:55am Britain’s Got Talent 10:55am Lost in Space 12:00pm FYI Daily 12:05pm Lost in Space 1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm Coronation Street 2:30pm You’ve Been Framed! 3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm Judge Rinder 7:00pm You’ve Been Framed! 7:30pm You’ve Been Framed! 8:00pm Best of You’ve Been Framed! Gold 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Mom 10:30pm Mom 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Celebrity Juice 12:20am Family Guy
7:00am 7:25am 8:25am 9:30am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 11:55am
7:00am 7:50am 8:15am 9:20am 10:25am 11:30am 12:30pm
1:00pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:10pm
5:15pm
5:50pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:10am 2:10am 3:05am
In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Road to Avonlea Drama series about a girl who is sent to live with her eccentric family. The Darling Buds of May Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Billy goes for the job of Harding’s deputy at Goddards. Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant Love Your Garden Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat The Bletchley Circle An Audience with Victoria Wood Housewife 49 Wycliffe ITV3 Nightscreen
9:00am 9:35am 10:05am 10:35am 11:05am 12:05pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am
1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:05pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:05pm 11:05pm 11:10pm 12:30am 1:30am 1:35am 2:45am 3:40am
Countdown Will and Grace Will and Grace Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss USA Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News The Question Jury Posh Pawnbrokers Countdown Fifteen to One A Place in the Sun: Home or Away Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Supervet Born to Kill? 999: What’s Your Emergency? Confessions of a Junior Doctor
8:35am Noddy: Toyland Detective 8:50am Paw Patrol 9:05am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:15am Digby Dragon 9:30am Peppa Pig 9:50am Wissper 10:00am Wanda and the Alien 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm A Husband’s Confession 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 9:00pm On Benefits 10:00pm Rich House, Poor House 11:00pm Murder on the Internet 12:05am Immigration: Tearing Our Family Apart
9:55am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm
The Sweeney Hogan’s Heroes The Professionals Ironside The Sweeney The Chase Cash Cowboys Sheldon and Scott embark on a coastto-coast scavenge for collectibles that can make them cash. Pawn Stars Pawn Stars ITV Racing: Live From Newmarket The Professionals The Sweeney Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Chase Celebrity Special The Krays FYI Daily The Krays The Book of Eli FYI Daily The Book of Eli Ironside World Cup Top Goalscorers
9:00am
7:00am Kong: Skull Island Special 7:30am An Eskimo Tale 9:10am The Top Ten Show 2017 9:25am Finding Dory 11:20am Star Trek Beyond 1:35pm The Shallows 3:20pm An Eskimo Tale When animals start mysteriously disappearing, three young Inuits embark on a perilous journey to save their tribe from ruin. 5:00pm Finding Dory 6:50pm Star Trek Beyond Kirk and crew must fight back when a devastating ambush leaves them stranded on an alien planet. 9:00pm The Shallows 10:40pm The Shallows Special 11:00pm Undercover Hooligan 12:45am The Fencer 2:40am The Last Dance 4:25am Summer Camp
Marvel’s Avengers Assemble 11:25am Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 1:40pm Colt .45 3:10pm The Matrix 5:35pm John Carter 8:00pm Marvel’s Avengers Assemble 10:30pm Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 12:45am The Matrix
7:50am South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut 9:20am The Heartbreak Kid 11:20am The Boss 1:05pm Pitch Perfect 2 3:05pm Back to the Future 5:05pm Back to the Future Part II 7:00pm Back to the Future Part III 9:00pm Pitch Perfect 2 11:00pm The Boss 12:45am Vacation 2:30am Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life 4:25am The Man
1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:05am
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Kevin Can Wait Brooklyn Nine-Nine New Girl The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners The Big Bang Theory
THURSDAY TV
7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am ATP Masters 1000Monte Carlo Hls 11:00am Live ATP Masters 1000-Monte Carlo 7:00pm Barclays Premier League World 7:30pm Darts Gold 7:45pm Darts Gold 8:00pm Live Premier League Darts 11:00pm Premier League Match Pack 11:30pm La Liga Show 12:00am Premier League Match Pack 12:30am Barclays Premier League World 1:00am Premier League 100 Club 1:30am Premier League 100 Club 2:00am La Liga Show 2:30am Premier League Legends 3:00am The Premier League Years 5:00am Sporting Heroes
7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:15am 11:30am
4:00pm 8:30pm 8:45pm 9:00pm 1:30am 2:00am 2:30am 3:00am 3:15am 3:30am 4:00am 5:00am
Cricket Classics WWE SmackDown! Sky Sports Years Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Moments Indian Premier League Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Delhi Daredevils at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. Live Indian Premier League Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Moments Indian Premier League Sporting Rivalries Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Sporting Rivalries Cricket Classics Cricket’s Greatest
The schedules for the television programme pages are provided by an external company: we regret that any changes or errors are not the responsibility of Euro Weekly News.
66
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Fake Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Claimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Code 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm MasterChef 10:00pm Have I Got News for You 10:30pm Hospital People 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show 12:25am Witless
7:00am 7:45am 8:15am 9:00am
7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Culinary Genius 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast by the Labour Party 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Judge Rinder’s Crime Stories 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Lethal Weapon 11:00pm The Nightly Show with Dermot O’leary 11:30pm ITV News 12:00am ITV News London 12:15am Billy Connolly and Me: A Celebration
7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am You’ve Been Framed! 7:50am You’ve Been Framed! 8:15am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Emmerdale 10:00am You’ve Been Framed! 10:30am Britain’s Got Talent 11:30am See Spot Run 12:30pm FYI Daily 12:35pm See Spot Run 1:25pm Emmerdale 2:30pm You’ve Been Framed! 3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm Judge Rinder 7:00pm 100% You’ve Been Framed! 8:00pm Funniest Ever You’ve Been Framed! Gold 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Run, Fat Boy, Run 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 1:05am Family Guy
10:00am 11:00am 1:00pm 2:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:30pm 11:30pm 12:05am 1:05am 1:55am 3:55am 4:55am 5:45am
Countryside 999 Flog it! Trade Secrets Bargain Hunt DIY SOS The Big Build Victoria Derbyshire Snooker The Daily Politics Snooker Eggheads Debatable Great American Railroad Journeys Gardeners’ World Springwatch Versailles Newsnight Later... with Jools Holland World Championship Snooker Highlights World Championship Snooker - Extra Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Doctor Who This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.
www.euroweeklynews.com
8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Top of the Pops Simon Bates and Mike Read present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 22nd September 1983. 9:00pm The Good Old Days Leonard Sachs chairs the old-time music hall programme, originally broadcast on 7 March 1978. 9:50pm Sounds of the Seventies Vintage rock, pop and soul performances from the BBC archives. 10:00pm The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove 11:00pm The Genius of Funk 12:00am Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie
7:00am Countdown 7:45am Will and Grace 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm The Question Jury 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Unreported World 9:00pm Posh Pawn 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm The Last Leg 12:05am First Dates
8:50am Paw Patrol 9:05am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:15am Digby Dragon 9:30am Peppa Pig 9:50am Wissper 10:00am Wanda and the Alien 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm On Benefits: Life on the Dole 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Deadly Revenge 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Gadget Show 9:00pm Tony Robinson: Coast to Coast 10:00pm Spectacular Spain with Alex Polizzi 11:00pm Building the World’s Most Luxurious Ship 12:05am Cruising with Jane McDonald 1:00am Super Casino
7:00am 7:30am 7:55am 8:55am 9:55am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm
7:00am 7:25am 8:25am 9:30am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 11:55am 12:55pm
7:00am 7:50am 8:20am 8:50am 9:55am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 2:55pm 4:00pm 5:05pm 6:10pm 7:10pm 8:05pm 8:35pm 9:05pm 9:35pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:05pm 1:05am
7:00am In the Heart of the Sea 9:05am Ant-Man 11:05am Extraction 12:45pm Hyena Road 2:50pm The Matrix Reloaded 5:10pm Hitman 6:50pm In the Heart of the Sea 9:00pm Ant-Man 11:00pm The Matrix Reloaded 1:20am Rocky II
7:00am 8:40am 10:30am 12:05pm 1:55pm 3:55pm 5:35pm
2:05pm 3:05pm 4:15pm 5:15pm
5:50pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:00am 1:05am 2:05am 2:55am 3:50am 4:50am 4:55am 5:15am
In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Road to Avonlea The Darling Buds of May Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant Love Your Garden Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Doc Martin Agatha Christie’s Marple The Ivy Leaving Leaving Leaving Mutiny on the Buses FYI Daily Mutiny on the Buses Long Lost Family
2:05am 3:00am 3:50am 4:00am
The Sweeney Hogan’s Heroes Hogan’s Heroes The Professionals Ironside The Sweeney The Chase Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Minder Ironside The Professionals The Sweeney Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Counting Cars Counting Cars The Dirty Dozen FYI Daily The Dirty Dozen Football Dream Debuts River Monsters Minder ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping Shopping from home.
7:40am 9:25am 11:15am 1:20pm 3:20pm 5:30pm 7:15pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 1:10am 2:40am 4:25am
Wild Oats Rock the Kasbah The Commitments Central Intelligence Trainwreck Juno Crocodile Dundee Central Intelligence Trainwreck Brüno Bad Bromance Valentine’s Day
2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:50pm 12:20am
7:15pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 12:35am
2:15am 4:00am
FRIDAY TV
Hollyoaks Coach Trip Baby Daddy Rules of Engagement Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Taken 2 The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory
7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am ATP Masters 1000Monte Carlo Hls 11:00am Live ATP Masters 1000-Monte Carlo 7:00pm The Fantasy Football Club 8:00pm Football 11:15pm Barclays Premier League Preview 11:45pm The Fantasy Football Club 12:45am Football Gold 1:00am Premier League 100 Club 1:30am Barclays Premier League Preview 2:00am The Fantasy Football Club 3:00am The Premier League Years 5:00am Barclays Premier League Preview 5:30am The Fantasy Football Club
Summer Camp The Last Dance An Eskimo Tale Finding Dory Tarzan The Shallows An Eskimo Tale When animals start mysteriously disappearing, three young Inuits embark on a perilous journey to save their tribe from ruin. Finding Dory Tarzan The Shallows Undercover Hooligan Gritty British crime drama about a suspended cop tasked with infiltrating an infamous London gang. The Last Dance The Fencer
7:00am Cricket Classics 8:00am Cricket’s Greatest 8:30am Great Sporting Moments 8:45am Great Sporting Moments 9:00am Great Sporting Moments 9:15am Great Sporting Moments 9:30am Live Super Rugby 11:30am Rugby Gold 11:40am Live Super Rugby 1:45pm Great Sporting Moments 2:00pm Time of Our Lives 3:00pm Sporting Greats 3:30pm Sporting Greats 4:00pm Live Indian Premier League 8:30pm Live Super League 11:30pm Indian Premier League 4:00am Cricket Classics 5:00am Cricket’s Greatest 5:30am Cricket’s Greatest
The schedules for the television programme pages are provided by an external company: we regret that any changes or errors are not the responsibility of Euro Weekly News.
FEATURE
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
67
Marbella’s lost generation Photo by Pressmaster Shutterstock
Marbella Moments by Nicole King MARBELLA has some amazing international schools, which has made it the ideal place for families of all nationalities to come and settle here. We are also lucky to have a town hall that welcomes us and does its best to cater to our international community as well as their everyday commitments. However there are some things that only really affect us expats so we need to address them ourselves. Keeping our teens entertained and safe is one of them and a common concern within our community. There is a whole generation of expat kids that we’re letting down; a ‘lost’ generation. Expat kids from the ages of 13 to 18 who are no longer appeased with making sandcastles or jumping on bouncy ones. Although our community has blossomed over the past 40 years and there is so much going on, there is
OUR CHILDREN: Are searching for the ‘good life.’
still relatively little for our resident kids to do after school and sports, particularly out of season.
So little in fact that they end up hanging out in unsuitable places for their age because they don’t have
anywhere else to go and because, without realising it, we’re pointing them in that direction.
If you think about it, almost all our English language magazines are made up of adverts promoting ‘the good life,’ the bars, restaurants, clubs, DJs, beach parties, make-up, fashion, fun. This image is perfect to attract tourists and to keep us entertained but it’s no wonder that the children growing up here can get a little caught up in what seems to be ‘the thing to do.’ If we want them to aspire to more we have to give them more. We brought them here so it is up to us. Obviously we need to come up with some alternatives and make them happen, which is exactly why this is one of the central themes of our second United Nationalities Marbella Summit on Tuesday April 25. We’ve already received some great ideas but we’d love to hear yours so please join us on April 25 at the UNMS2017, because we are #BetterTo gether. The event is free, all you need to do is register, which is quick and simple from the following website: www.rtvmarbellanow.com - see you there!!
68
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen 12:30pm Mary Berry’s Absolute Favourites 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm The London Marathon: My Reason to Run 2:45pm Snooker 5:30pm BBC News 5:40pm Regional News 5:45pm Weather 5:50pm Match of the Day Live Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur 8:20pm Doctor Who 9:10pm Casualty 10:00pm BBC News 10:15pm Weather 10:20pm All Round to Mrs Brown’s 11:20pm Match of the Day 12:20am Murder in Successville 12:50am Reign of Fire 2:25am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:30am BBC News
7:25am Tom Thumb 8:55am That’s Entertainment! 11:00am Snooker 1:00pm Raymond Blanc: How to Cook Well 1:30pm The Best Dishes Ever 2:00pm Gardeners’ World 2:30pm Gymnastics: European Championships 5:30pm Final Score 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 8:00pm Snooker 9:00pm BBC Young Dancer 2017 Grand Final 11:00pm QI XL Panel-based quiz where it is more important to be interesting than right. 11:45pm Versailles 12:45am Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place. 1:35am Snooker
8:00pm Dan Cruickshank: At Home with the British 9:00pm Tankies: Tank Heroes of WW2 10:00pm Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith 11:45pm Top of the Pops John Peel and David Jensen present the weekly look at the pop charts, first broadcast on 13th January 1983. Featuring Incantation, Men at Work, Sharon Redd, Keith Harris and Orville, The Belle Stars, John Williams, Eddy Grant, The Maisonettes, Phil Collins and Donna Summer. 12:20am Top of the Pops 1:00am Sinatra: All or Nothing at All 2:55am ... Sings the Great American Songbook 3:55am Duets at the BBC
8:00am Oddbods 8:05am Marvel’s Avengers Assemble 8:30am Thunderbirds are Go 8:55am Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am Free Willy 3: The Rescue 12:10pm James Martin’s French Adventure 1:10pm ITV News 1:25pm Tipping Point 2:30pm ITV Racing: Live From Ayr 5:30pm Britain’s Got More Talent 6:30pm Catchphrase 7:15pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News 7:45pm Take Me Out 9:00pm Britain’s Got Talent 10:20pm Through the Keyhole 11:25pm ITV News 11:40pm Bend It Like Beckham 1:45am Jackpot247
7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:25am Coronation Street Omnibus 11:50am Britain’s Got More Talent 12:55pm Take Me Out 2:00pm You’ve Been Framed! 2:35pm See Spot Run 3:35pm FYI Daily 3:40pm See Spot Run 4:30pm Hotel Transylvania 5:30pm FYI Daily 5:35pm Hotel Transylvania 6:15pm The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 7:20pm FYI Daily 7:25pm The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 9:25pm Scorpion 10:20pm Britain’s Got More Talent 11:25pm Celebrity Juice 12:10am Family Guy 12:40am Family Guy 1:05am Family Guy 1:35am American Dad! 2:05am That Awkward Moment 3:05am FYI Daily 3:10am That Awkward
7:00am Murder, She Wrote 7:50am Murder, She Wrote 8:45am Are You Being Served? 9:45am FYI Daily 9:50am Are You Being Served? 10:45am That Riviera Touch 11:45am FYI Daily 11:50am That Riviera Touch 12:45pm Agatha Christie’s Marple 2:45pm An Audience with Victoria Wood 3:55pm Housewife 49 5:55pm The Queen 6:55pm FYI Daily 7:00pm The Queen 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Foyle’s War Feature-length drama about an enigmatic detective working on the South Coast during World War II. 12:00am Lewis 2:05am Wycliffe 3:05am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping
www.euroweeklynews.com
7:15am 7:45am 8:10am 8:35am 9:00am 9:25am 9:55am 10:25am 11:55am 1:25pm 1:55pm 2:55pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:35pm 6:35pm 7:30pm 7:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:45pm 1:55am 2:45am
7:10am 8:05am 8:55am 9:55am
11:00am 12:00pm 12:30pm 12:55pm 1:25pm 1:50pm 2:15pm 2:40pm 3:10pm
4:45pm 5:45pm 5:50pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:05pm 11:05pm 11:10pm 12:25am
Mobil 1 The Grid Motorsport King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier The Big Bang Theory The Simpsons Extreme Food Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun Location, Location, Location Grand Designs Channel 4 News Making Western Flag Escape to the Chateau Earth From Space Dracula Untold The Eagle Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Hollyoaks Omnibus
10:35am Peppa Pig 11:05am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 11:20am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:55am Access 12:00pm Criminals Caught on Camera 12:20pm Police Interceptors 1:20pm On Benefits 2:15pm Desperately Seeking Stardom: On Benefits 3:15pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 5:15pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 6:10pm Can’t Pay Special: Big Family Bust-Up 7:10pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 8:10pm NCIS: Los Angeles 9:00pm NCIS 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm Football on 5 11:00pm Football on 5 11:30pm The Funny Thing About Growing Up 12:30am Comedy Bigmouths with Rory Bremner 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am Creep
7:00am 7:25am 7:50am 8:20am 8:50am 9:55am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 3:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm
Motorsport UK Bundesliga Fishing Impossible Brdc British F3 Championship Highlights ITV Racing: The Opening Show Counting Cars Counting Cars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars British Touring Car Championship Highlights Shalako FYI Daily Shalako It’s Not Rocket Science Fierce The Chase Celebrity Special Patriot Games FYI Daily Patriot Games Exit Wounds
12:40pm 2:30pm 4:30pm 6:20pm
7:00am Ghost in the Shell: Special 7:30am An Eskimo Tale 9:10am Everest: Special 9:40am Finding Dory 11:35am Barbershop: The Next Cut 1:40pm Tarzan Years after leaving his old home behind, the Lord of the Jungle is lured back to Africa and into a trap. 3:40pm The Shallows 5:15pm Finding Dory 7:00pm Barbershop: The Next Cut 9:00pm Tarzan 11:00pm The Shallows Stripped-down survival horror about a grieving daughter whose plan to honour her late mother puts her face to face with a massive, man-eating shark. 12:35am Undercover Hooligan
Mean Machine Point Break Behind Enemy Lines Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 9:00pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 11:00pm Point Break 1:00am Sahara
7:00am Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow 8:30am Billy Madison 10:10am Big 12:00pm Daddy’s Home 1:45pm Ghostbusters 3:45pm The Bad Education Movie 5:25pm The Hangover 7:10pm Big 9:00pm Ghostbusters 11:00pm Daddy’s Home 12:45am Magic Mike XXL
12:15am 1:05am 1:50am 2:55am 3:55am 4:40am
The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Made in Chelsea Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Bridge to Terabithia We Bought a Zoo The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory American Pie: Reunion Gogglebox Gogglebox Rude Tube Tattoo Fixers Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Black-Ish
SATURDAY TV
7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:15am 8:45am 9:15am 9:45am 10:45am 12:30pm
3:45pm 4:00pm 6:30pm
8:30pm
12:30am 1:00am 1:30am 2:00am
7:00am 7:10am 9:15am 11:30am 11:40am 11:50am 12:00pm 12:15pm 12:30pm 3:55pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:15pm
8:30pm 8:45pm 9:00pm 9:15pm 9:30pm 11:30pm 12:30am 1:30am 2:30am
Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Premier League 100 Club Game Changers Premier League Legends Premier League Preview 2016/17 The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. Football Scottish Cup SemiFinal- Hibernian v Aberdeen. Sporting Triumphs Gillette Soccer Saturday Football Osasuna v Sporting Gijon Boxing Martin Murray v Gabriel Rosado (Middleweight). Dr Steelhammer: Wladimir’s Story Football Football Football
Rugby Gold Live Super Rugby Live Super Rugby Rugby Gold Rugby Gold Rugby Gold Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Football Live Super League Boxing Dr Steelhammer: Wladimir’s Story Wembley Froch Returns Froch and Mccracken:Back in the Ring Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Nissan Game of the Day Nissan Match Choice Indian Premier League Highlights Indian Premier League Highlights Cricket’s Greatest
The schedules for the television programme pages are provided by an external company: we regret that any changes or errors are not the responsibility of Euro Weekly News.
70 E W N
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
SUNDAY TV
7:00am Breakfast 8:25am Match of the Day 9:30am The London Marathon 4:00pm BBC News 4:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 4:15pm Sunday Politics 5:30pm Points of View 5:45pm Escape to the Country 6:15pm Songs of Praise 6:50pm Pointless 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Line of Duty 11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:20am Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights 12:50am The Women’s Football Show
7:00am Around the World in 80 Gardens A stunning series exploring the world through 80 of its most inspiring gardens. 8:00am Gardeners’ World More handy horticultural tips from the gardening experts. 8:30am The Beechgrove Garden 9:00am Countryfile 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Snooker 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm Snooker 7:00pm London Marathon Highlights 8:00pm Snooker 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm The Crucible: 40 Golden Snooker Years 11:00pm The Rack Pack 12:30am Snooker 1:20am Snooker 3:20am Countryfile
8:00pm The Sun 9:00pm The Moon 10:00pm Horizon Series exploring topical scientific issues. Around the world, astronomers are using a new generation of supertelescopes to hunt for the most mysterious objects in the universe. Their search for young stars, black holes and even other forms of life promises to rewrite the story of the heavens. 11:00pm The Sky at Night A look at the world of astronomy. 12:00am Storyville Documentary about the deadliest day in mountaineering history. 1:20am The Sun 2:25am The Moon 3:20am Storyville
7:20am 7:45am 8:10am 8:35am
King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Sunday Brunch The Simpsons The Simpsons Robots Mission: Impossible George Clarke’s Old House, New Home Channel 4 News Thor The Island with Bear Grylls Gogglebox Earth From Space The Sessions The Last Leg Location, Location, Location Gillette World Sport KOTV Boxing Weekly Mobil 1 The Grid Four in a Bed
8:55am Wissper 9:10am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:25am Shimmer and Shine 9:50am Little Princess 10:10am Peppa Pig 10:35am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 10:45am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:20am Access 11:25am Football on 5 12:55pm The Gadget Show 1:55pm The Deep End of the Ocean 4:00pm Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild 5:00pm Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild 6:00pm Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild 7:00pm Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild 7:50pm 5 News Weekend 7:55pm U-571 8:55pm 5 News Weekend 9:00pm U-571 10:00pm 3 Days to Kill 11:00pm 5 News Weekend 11:05pm 3 Days to Kill 12:05am Chaos
7:00am Hollyoaks Omnibus 9:25am Made in Chelsea 10:30am Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade 11:00am Hop 1:00pm The Goldbergs 1:30pm Black-Ish 2:00pm Baby Daddy 2:30pm Kevin Can Wait 3:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:30pm New Girl 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief 7:20pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 11:00pm Tattoo Fixers 12:00am Tattoo Fixers 1:05am E4’s Tattoo Artist of the Year 2:10am Celebrity First Date 3:15am Naked Attraction
7:00am Premier League Legends 7:30am Football 9:30am The Sunday Supplement 10:30am Goals on Sunday 12:30pm Froch Returns 12:45pm Froch and Mccracken:Back in the Ring 1:00pm Dr Steelhammer: Wladimir’s Story 1:30pm Wembley 2:00pm Joshua/Klitschko: Gloves are Off 2:30pm Live Nissan Super Sunday Pre-Match 3:15pm Live Nissan Super Sunday Burnley v Man Utd. 5:15pm Live Nissan Super Sunday Liverpool v Crystal Palace. 7:30pm Froch Groves 2: History at Wembley 8:00pm Football Real Madrid v Barcelona. 11:00pm Football 11:30pm Football 12:00am Football
8:00am Oddbods 8:05am Marvel’s Avengers Assemble 8:30am Thunderbirds are Go 8:55am Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am Countrywise 11:00am Peston on Sunday 12:00pm Carry on Again, Doctor 1:45pm ITV News 1:55pm Who’s Doing the Dishes? 2:55pm Britain’s Got Talent 4:15pm You Only Live Twice 6:30pm Regional News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News 7:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 8:00pm Bigheads 9:00pm The Durrells 10:00pm Grantchester 11:00pm ITV News 11:20pm Lethal Weapon 12:20am The Nightly Show Best Bits 12:50am Peston on Sunday
7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:10am You’ve Been Framed! 7:35am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:20am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:50pm Take Me Out 2:00pm 2awesome 2:05pm Guidance 3:05pm L.A. Story 3:20pm Side Effects 3:55pm You’ve Been Framed! 4:55pm Britain’s Got Talent 6:15pm Britain’s Got More Talent 7:15pm The Amazing SpiderMan 2 8:15pm FYI Daily 8:20pm The Amazing SpiderMan 2 10:00pm Take Me Out: The Gossip 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 12:55am American Dad! 1:25am The Cleveland Show 1:55am The Cleveland Show
7:00am 7:25am 8:25am 8:30am 9:20am 10:20am 11:20am 12:20pm 1:55pm 4:00pm 6:00pm
7:00am British Touring Car Championship Highlights 8:15am British Superbike Highlights 9:10am Cycling 10:15am Rugby Sevens World Series Highlights The latest action from Hong Kong, in the 2016-17 Rugby Sevens World Series. 10:55am Pawn Stars 1:45pm Shalako 2:50pm FYI Daily 2:55pm Shalako 4:00pm The Man From the Alamo 5:00pm FYI Daily 5:05pm The Man From the Alamo 5:40pm The Hanging Tree 6:40pm FYI Daily 6:45pm The Hanging Tree 7:55pm Fishing Impossible 10:00pm Benidorm 12:10am FYI Daily 12:15am The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
10:40am The Goonies 12:40pm The Day the Earth Stood Still 2:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 5:50pm The Mummy 8:00pm Ghost Rider 10:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 1:20am The Sum of All Fears
7:00am Everest: Special The likes of Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley and Josh Brolin talk about disaster epic Everest. 7:30am The Top Ten Show 2017 7:50am Finding Dory 9:40am Barbershop: The Next Cut 11:45am An Eskimo Tale 1:25pm Iona 3:05pm Tarzan 5:10pm Finding Dory 7:00pm Barbershop: The Next Cut 9:00pm Tarzan 11:00pm Iona 12:40am The Last Dance 2:30am Undercover Hooligan Gritty British crime drama about a suspended cop tasked with infiltrating an infamous London gang. 4:25am Everest: Special
7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am
7:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am 1:05am 2:15am 4:00am 4:50am 5:40am
In Loving Memory Rising Damp FYI Daily Rising Damp Heartbeat Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Columbo Foyle’s War Our Queen at 90 When Phillip Met Prince Philip Midsomer Murders Morecambe and Wise Forever Morecambe and Wise Forever Ruth Rendell’s Thirteen Steps Down Ruth Rendell’s Thirteen Steps Down Wycliffe A Touch of Frost May the Best House Win May the Best House Win In Loving Memory
9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 4:20pm 6:25pm 7:30pm 7:50pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:00am 2:45am 3:40am 4:35am 5:00am 5:25am 5:55am
8:05am How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 10:05am Death at a Funeral 11:45am 27 Dresses 1:45pm Dad’s Army 3:30pm How to be Single 5:30pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 7:15pm Dad’s Army 9:00pm How to be Single 11:00pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 12:45am Entourage 2:35am Bachelor Party
11:00am 12:00pm 12:15pm 12:30pm 3:30pm 3:45pm 4:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 12:30am 1:00am 2:00am 3:00am 4:00am 5:00am
Cricket Classics Cricket Classics Cricket Classics Indian Premier League Highlights Indian Premier League Highlights Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Football Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Moments Live Indian Premier League Football Fight Night Joshua/Klitschko: Gloves are Off Indian Premier League Highlights Indian Premier League Highlights ATP Masters 1000Monte Carlo Hls Indian Premier League Highlights Indian Premier League Highlights
The schedules for the television programme pages are provided by an external company: we regret that any changes or errors are not the responsibility of Euro Weekly News.
72
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Claimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Boss 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm MasterChef 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm MasterChef 10:00pm Trump’s First 100 Days 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm All Round to Mrs Brown’s 12:45am Have I Got a Bit More News for You
7:00am 7:45am 8:15am 9:00am 10:00am 11:30am
11:30am 1:30pm 2:30pm 2:55pm
7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:25am You’ve Been Framed! 8:20am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:35am Psych 11:25am Below Deck 12:20pm Who’s Doing the Dishes? 1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm Judge Rinder 7:00pm You’ve Been Framed! 8:00pm You’ve Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm The Great Indoors 11:00pm American Dad! 11:30pm American Dad! 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am The Cleveland Show
3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:25pm
7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 11:45pm 12:45am 1:10am
This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News Regional News and Weather Judge Rinder Culinary Genius Tipping Point The Chase Regional News and Weather Party Election Broadcast by the Conservative Party ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Devon and Cornwall Cops Coronation Street Little Boy Blue ITV News at Ten and Weather Regional News and Weather Don’t Ask Me Ask Britain Joanna Lumley’s Postcards Jackpot247
1:00pm
2:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:10am 12:15am 1:05am 1:45am 3:45am
Countryside 999 Flog It! Bargain Hunt Antiques Roadshow Victoria Derbyshire Gymnastics: European Championships The Daily Politics Political show examining the latest news, views and moves in the world of politics. Snooker Eggheads Debatable Snooker Nature’s Weirdest Events Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Mock the Week Newsnight Weather Snooker The Women’s Football Show Snooker Galapagos
www.euroweeklynews.com
8:00pm 100 Days 8:30pm Timothy Spall: All at Sea 9:00pm Time Shift Timeshift revisits Britain’s railways during the era of nationalisation. For all its bad reputation today, the old British Rail boldly transformed a decayed, war-torn Victorian transport network into a system fit for the 20th century. 10:00pm Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley 11:00pm Genius of the Modern World 12:00am The Man Who Discovered Egypt 1:00am Guts: The Strange and Wonderful World of the Human Stomach 2:00am Sex, Lies and Love Bites: The Agony Aunt Story
7:00am Countdown 7:45am Will and Grace 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Car S.O.S 12:00pm Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm The Question Jury 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Warship 10:00pm The Island with Bear Grylls 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12:05am The Knowledge: The World’s Toughest Taxi Test 1:10am Tattoo Fixers 2:05am Obsessive
8:25am Shimmer and Shine 8:35am Noddy: Toyland Detective 8:50am Paw Patrol 9:05am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:15am Digby Dragon 9:30am Peppa Pig 9:50am Wissper 10:00am Wanda and the Alien 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:20pm NCIS 4:15pm Profile for Murder 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Moto GP: Americas 9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Inside the Tube: Going Underground 11:00pm All New Traffic Cops 12:00am Welcome to the Jungle
7:00am 7:30am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm
7:00am 7:25am 8:25am 9:25am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 11:55am 12:55pm
7:00am 7:55am 8:45am 9:50am 10:50am 11:50am 12:50pm 1:50pm 2:20pm 2:50pm 3:50pm
9:00am Babylon A.D. 10:40am The Huntsman: Winter’s War 12:40pm Son of a Gun 2:40pm The Karate Kid, Part II 4:40pm The Mummy Returns 6:55pm Stealth 9:00pm The Huntsman: Winter’s War 11:00pm The Scorpion King 12:40am Asian Connection
7:00am Finding Dory 8:50am Tarzan 10:55am Barbershop: The Next Cut Comedy sequel about a barbershop owner trying to come up with a scheme to protect his beloved Chicago neighbourhood from rival gangs. 1:05pm Everest: Special 1:35pm American Fable 3:25pm The Last Dance A young dancer struggling to make it in LA returns to her Florida home when she learns that her father has cancer. 5:15pm Finding Dory 7:00pm Tarzan 9:00pm Barbershop: The Next Cut 11:00pm American Fable 12:50am Iona 2:30am Undercover Hooligan 4:20am The Last Dance
2:05pm 3:10pm 4:15pm 5:15pm
5:50pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm
11:00pm 12:00am 1:45am 3:25am 3:30am
In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Road to Avonlea The Darling Buds of May Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant Love Your Garden Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Rosemary and Thyme Light-hearted drama series about a pair of gardening enthusiasts turned amateur sleuths. Law and Order: UK Wycliffe Lewis ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping
4:55pm 5:55pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:05pm 11:10pm 12:25am 1:25am 2:25am
Minder The Professionals Ironside The Sweeney Minder The Chase Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Saint Ironside Detective drama series featuring wheelchair-using cop Robert Ironside of the San Francisco Police Department. Minder The Sweeney Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Chase Celebrity Special Patriot Games FYI Daily Patriot Games Bundesliga Motorsport UK Minder
7:50am 9:40am 12:00pm 1:40pm 3:20pm 5:10pm 7:10pm 9:00pm 10:40pm 12:30am 2:00am 3:50am 5:30am
Lost in Karastan The Holiday Hot Pursuit Bad Neighbours 2 All About Steve Crocodile Dundee II Dope Bad Neighbours 2 All About Steve Brüno The Night Before Best Defense Curse of the Pink Panther
2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am 12:35am 1:05am 2:10am 3:10am
Hollyoaks Coach Trip Baby Daddy Rules of Engagement Brooklyn Nine-Nine Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine New Girl New Girl The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Baby Daddy The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Made in Chelsea Rich Kids Go Shopping The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory First Dates Gogglebox Made in Chelsea
MONDAY TV
11:00am Premier League Daily 12:00pm Joshua / Klitschko: Gloves are Off 12:30pm Dr Steelhammer: Wladimirs Story 1:00pm Sporting Heroes 2:00pm Fight Night 4:00pm Joshua / Klitschko: Gloves are Off 4:30pm Dr Steelhammer: Wladimirs Story 5:00pm Ringside Special 6:00pm Dr Steelhammer: Wladimirs Story 6:30pm Wembley 7:00pm Froch Returns 7:15pm Froch and Mccracken: Back in the Ring 7:30pm Froch/Groves II:History at Wembley 8:00pm Klitschko: Behind the Ropes 8:30pm Football Newcastle United v Preston North End 11:15pm Klitschko: Behind the Ropes 11:45pm Dr Steelhammer: Wladimirs Story 12:15am Great Sporting Moments 2016
7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 1:30am 2:00am 2:30am 3:00am 3:30am 4:00am 5:00am 5:30am
Cricket Classics WWE Raw Football Football Goals on Sunday NFL ATP Masters 1000Monte Carlo Hls Football Football Indian Premier League Highlights Indian Premier League Highlights Live Indian Premier League Cricket’s Greatest Indian Premier League Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Sporting Rivalries Cricket Classics Soccer AM: The Best Bits 2016/17 Super League Fulltime 2017
The schedules for the television programme pages are provided by an external company: we regret that any changes or errors are not the responsibility of Euro Weekly News.
FEATURE
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
73
Is the Lady for turning after all? Nora Johnson
Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
WITH the despatch of Article 50, the gauntlets have been thrown down, the opening cards played, the warning shots fired (mainly over Gibraltar). Now there is the lull before the storm as we await the response of the remaining 27 EU member states as they confer over dinner after dinner. Maybe they’re even shipping Immodium to the Commission HQ in Brussels by the crateload as I write. Too much Crème Merkelée or Luxembourgish Juncker Gâteaux? However, the direction in which PM Theresa May now appears to be taking us - her apparent conversion (U turn?) to a half-in, half-out of the EU model already followed by other countries - points to a better outcome than her previous hard Brexit approach of “no deal’s better than a bad deal.”
Maybe the rationalisations and concessions are now emerging as the reality of leaving dawns? Two years is a long time, but it’s now possible we’ll end up with a Norwegian-style model, but for political reasons not called as such. But let’s face it, we’re hardly in a great bargaining position: it’s claimed that over 40 per cent of UK exports go to the EU, but only about 8 per cent from the EU to the UK. Additionally, countries like Slovakia (per capita, Europe’s largest car manufacturer) will pick up business as companies like Nissan inevitably reduce UK operations after initial guarantees. Lloyds of London has already chosen Brussels for its European hub, and the failed merger of the German Börse/Stock Exchange won’t do London any favours either. So Mrs May has two options: a soft Brexit with free movement of labour in the EU and a trade deal that mirrors the single market, or a disaster that’ll be blamed on the EU. Maybe we’ll end up with a bit of each?
Finally, whoever picked March 29 as Article 50 Day clearly has a wicked sense of humour and encyclopaedic knowledge of chart-toppers. Fifty years ago on that date, Engelbert Humperdinck was at Number 1 with Release Me. On the same day in 1975, it was the Bay City Rollers with Bye Bye Baby. ’Nuff said. Nora Johnson’s psychological/suspense crime thrillers ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.net) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.99;£0.99) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
THERESA MAY: Perhaps a better outcome lies ahead.
Cancer ‘cure’ con is deplorable Ian Franks Guest Columnist I FIND it absolutely disgusting and deplorable that people with cancer, and their families, have been tricked into buying a supposed ‘cure.’ What is even worse is that, apparently, those behind the con trick in Palma were not traditional con artists but university professors. What is the world coming to? Now we cannot even believe the very people in whom we are expected to place our trust. Now, we mustn’t get too carried away here because, while the National Police have made five arrests, all those are innocent until proven guilty. And that is why I am being careful about what information I can share with you. But, it seems the crime itself is beyond doubt - at least as far as the police are concerned. They have described it as a clear case of ag-
BALEARIC ISLANDS UNIVERSITY: Those behind the con trick were professors. gravated fraud. Let me be clear here, as yet there is no drug approved as a cure for cancer! Not by the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) nor with any other regulatory body worldwide; yes, there are approved treatments, but no cure.
Trickily, the fake ‘cure’ in this case, for that’s the right word to describe it, was sold in an underhand way. The victims, or ‘marks’ as I believe they are known by con artists, were invited to make significant donations to a foundation set up by the fraudsters. It seems that each one was
relieved of more than €25,000. The organisation had been created as a way to avoid them being accused of defrauding their patients but, very astutely, the National Police saw right through that ruse and moved in to make the arrests. Good for them.
To make matters even worse, police say that the group was about to use the same foundation to sell a fake drug to treat Alzheimer’s but, those timely arrests stopped that before it could start. I find it so very difficult to understand how anyone, not least a professional we should be able to trust, can prey on those of our community who find themselves living with such illnesses and who become so desperate that they are ready to cling to the flimsiest of straws they are offered. It is time that we stood up to such vile behaviour. The justice system must now run its course and, for that, we need to wait. However, for anyone found guilty, I hope that the full weight of Spanish law is brought to bear. I, for one, will be watching for the outcome with great interest. This guest column refers to a story from the Euro Weekly news Mallorca edition which subsequently appeared online as ‘Cancer victims swindled in Palma.’
74
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Health 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Claimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Boss 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Peter Kay's Car Share 10:30pm Our Friend Victoria 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Anthony Joshua: The Road to Klitschko 12:45am Mind Over Marathon
7:00am Flog It! 7:30am Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 8:15am Super League Show 9:00am Great American Railroad Journeys 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 11:00am Snooker 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place. 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Debatable 8:00pm Snooker 9:00pm Bake Off Crème de la Crème Professional version of the competition looking for the best pastry chef. 10:00pm Horizon 11:00pm Later Live... with Jools Holland 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Snooker 1:05am Snooker 3:05am MasterChef 4:05am The Great Pottery Throw Down
8:00pm 100 Days 8:30pm Orangutan Diary Nature series featuring orphaned and rescued orangutans in Borneo. 9:00pm Wild Ireland Colin StaffordJohnson begins his Atlantic journey exploring the ancient ruins and wildlife of the Skellig Rocks stormbound ocean pinnacles off the south western corner of Ireland where early Christian monks built a monastery on the summit almost 1,500 years ago. 10:00pm Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity 11:00pm Metamorphosis - The Science of Change 12:00am Ray Mears Goes Walkabout 1:00am Miracle in the Marshes of Iraq: Natural World 2:00am Amazon Abyss
7:00am 7:45am 8:10am 8:35am
9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Culinary Genius 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast by the Labour Party 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Save Money: Good Food 9:00pm Don't Ask Me, Ask Britain 10:00pm Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs: India 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:40pm Little Boy Blue 12:40am The Detectives 1:35am Jackpot247
7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:10am You've Been Framed! 7:35am Below Deck 8:20am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am Coronation Street 10:35am Psych 11:25am Below Deck 12:20pm Who's Doing the Dishes? 1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm Coronation Street 2:30pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm Judge Rinder 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Hell's Kitchen 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy
7:00am 7:25am 8:25am 9:25am 10:30am 10:55am 11:25am 11:55am 12:55pm
7:00am 7:50am 8:45am 9:50am 10:55am 11:55am 12:55pm 1:50pm 2:20pm 2:50pm
2:05pm 3:05pm 4:15pm 5:15pm
5:50pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm
12:00am 2:05am 3:00am 3:30am
In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Road to Avonlea The Darling Buds of May Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant Documentary series exploring the eight best canal journeys that Britain has to offer. Love Your Garden Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Midsomer Murders Law and Order: UK Crime drama based on the hit US series Law and Order. A Touch of Frost Wycliffe ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping
9:00am 9:35am 10:05am 10:35am 11:05am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am
3:55pm 4:55pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am
1:05am 1:10am
TUESDAY TV
Countdown Will and Grace Will and Grace Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Car S.O.S Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News The Question Jury Posh Pawnbrokers Countdown Fifteen to One A Place in the Sun: Home or Away Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners One Born Every Minute First Dates Single Mums Club
8:25am Shimmer and Shine 8:35am Noddy: Toyland Detective 8:50am Paw Patrol 9:05am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Digby Dragon 9:30am Peppa Pig 9:50am Wissper 10:00am Wanda and the Alien 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Desperately Seeking Stardom: On Benefits 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:15pm Kidnapping Lizzie: Nightmare Visions 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Police Interceptors 9:00pm The Yorkshire Vet 10:00pm Soham Revisited: 15 Years on 11:30pm Britain's Worst Crimes 12:30am Shannon Matthews: The Mother's Story
9:55am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine New Girl New Girl The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Black-Ish The Goldbergs The Goldbergs E4's Tattoo Artist of the Year Bizarre ER The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory
7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Froch/Groves II: History at Wembley 10:30am Klitschko: Behind the Ropes 11:00am Premier League Daily 12:00pm Klitschko: Behind the Ropes 12:30pm Wembley 1:00pm Froch Returns 1:15pm Froch and Mccracken: Back in the Ring 1:30pm Joshua / Klitschko: Gloves are Off 2:00pm Fight Night 4:00pm Boxing 5:00pm Ringside Special 6:00pm Sporting Heroes 7:00pm Joshua / Klitschko: Gloves are Off 7:30pm Klitschko: Behind the Ropes 8:00pm Joshua: Behind the Ropes 8:30pm Football 11:15pm Joshua: Behind the Ropes 11:45pm Dr Steelhammer: Wladimirs Story 12:15am Joshua/Klitschko: The Countdown
Minder The Saint Ironside The Sweeney Minder The Chase Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Saint Freelance troubleshooter Simon Templar embarks on another case involving action and intrigue. Ironside Minder The Sweeney Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars River Monsters Benidorm Lethal Weapon The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! FYI Daily The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
7:00am 8:40am 10:25am 12:15pm 2:05pm 3:45pm 6:10pm 9:00pm 10:45pm 12:35am 2:35am
7:00am American Fable An 11-year-old girl has her world turned upside down when she discovers a bigcity businessman held captive in an old silo. 8:50am Ghost in the Shell: Special 9:20am Barbershop: The Next Cut 11:30am Iona 1:10pm Tarzan 3:15pm Love Me Do 5:00pm The Top Ten Show 2017 Which movies are doing the best business at home and across the pond? Clips from the UK and US Top Ten show you the best of what's on offer on the big screen. 5:20pm An Eskimo Tale 7:00pm Barbershop: The Next Cut 9:00pm Tarzan 11:00pm Love Me Do 12:45am American Fable
7:00am Cricket Classics 8:00am WWE SmackDown! 9:00am Super League Fulltime 2017 9:30am Super League Gold 9:45am Super League Gold 10:00am Revista de la Liga A round-up of all of the latest action and goals from Spain's La Liga. 10:30am Soccer AM: The Best Bits 2016/17 11:00am Super League Fulltime 2017 11:30am Indian Premier League 4:00pm Live Indian Premier League Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad (1530). 8:30pm Sportswomen A look at all the biggest news and talking points in the world of women's sport. 9:00pm Indian Premier League 1:30am Cricket Classics 2:30am Sportswomen
4:35am
7:25am 9:20am 11:00am 1:00pm 3:00pm 4:55pm 7:00pm 9:00pm 10:40pm 12:40am 2:20am 4:20am
I Am Wrath Hitman: Agent 47 I Am Legend Barely Lethal The Salvation Apollo 13 The Patriot I Am Legend Hitman: Agent 47 Collateral Damage The Forbidden Kingdom Tora! Tora! Tora!
Spud Airheads Central Intelligence Back to the Future Back to the Future Part II Back to the Future Part III Pixels Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Central Intelligence Rush Hour 2 Bad News Bears Kicking Off
1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:30am
The schedules for the television programme pages are provided by an external company: we regret that any changes or errors are not the responsibility of Euro Weekly News.
76
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
WEDNESDAY TV
7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Health 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45pm Claimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Boss 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm MasterChef 10:00pm Reported Missing 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Peter Kay’s Car Share 12:15am A Question of Sport 12:45am Being Black, Going Crazy?
7:00am Flog It! 7:30am Garden Rescue 8:15am Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 9:00am Mary Berry Everyday 9:30am Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 11:00am Snooker 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Snooker 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Debatable 8:00pm Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place. 9:00pm Me and My Dog 10:00pm Second Chance Summer: Tuscany 11:00pm Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Snooker 1:05am Snooker 3:05am MasterChef 4:05am The Best of British Takeaways 5:05am I’m Different: Let Me Drive 5:35am This is BBC Two
8:00pm 100 Days 8:30pm Orangutan Diary Nature series featuring orphaned and rescued orangutans in Borneo. 9:00pm Nature’s Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution Series in which Professor Richard Fortey investigates why islands are natural laboratories of evolution and meets some of the unique and remarkable species that live on them. 10:00pm The Celts 11:00pm When God Spoke English: The Making of the King James Bible 12:00am Horizon 1:00am Metalworks! 2:00am The Celts 3:00am Nature’s Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution 4:00am The Brits Who Built the Modern World
7:45am Will and Grace 8:10am Will and Grace 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Car S.O.S 12:00pm Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm The Question Jury 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm How to Live Mortgage Free with Sarah Beeny 10:00pm Confessions of a Junior Doctor 11:00pm My Online Nightmare 12:05am Gogglebox
8:20am Milkshake Monkey 8:25am Shimmer and Shine 8:35am Noddy: Toyland Detective 8:50am Paw Patrol 9:05am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9:15am Digby Dragon 9:30am Peppa Pig 9:50am Wissper 10:00am Wanda and the Alien 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm The Gadget Show 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Running for Her Life 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Ancient Mysteries 9:00pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 10:00pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 11:00pm One Night with My Ex 12:05am Violent Child, Desperate Parents
7:00am 7:30am 7:55am 8:55am 9:55am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm
7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Culinary Genius 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast by the Green Party 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Tonight at the London Palladium 10:00pm Benidorm 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:40pm Paragon 12:40am British Touring Car Championship Highlights
7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:10am You’ve Been Framed! 7:35am Below Deck 8:20am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am The Cube 10:35am Psych 11:25am Below Deck 12:20pm Who’s Doing the Dishes? 1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm You’ve Been Framed! 3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm Judge Rinder 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 Run, Fat Boy, Run 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 12:55am American Dad! 1:25am American Dad!
7:00am 7:25am 8:25am 9:30am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 11:55am 12:55pm
7:00am 7:50am 8:50am 9:50am 10:55am 11:55am 12:55pm 1:55pm 2:25pm 2:50pm 3:55pm 5:00pm 6:00pm
8:40am Tracers 10:25am Captain America: Civil War 12:55pm xXx2: The Next Level 2:45pm Last Action Hero 5:05pm Tomorrowland 7:20pm Extraction 9:00pm Captain America: Civil War 11:30pm Last Action Hero 1:50am xXx2: The Next Level
7:00am Iona 8:40am American Fable 10:35am Barbershop: The Next Cut 12:45pm Tarzan 2:50pm Love Me Do A twisted love affair between a bitter investment banker and an out-of-work actor drives them to commit a terrible crime. 4:40pm Ghost in the Shell: Special 5:10pm An Eskimo Tale 6:50pm Barbershop: The Next Cut 9:00pm Tarzan 11:00pm Me and Kaminski Daniel Bruhl stars as an ambitious art journalist who journeys to the remote Alps to track down legendary artist Manuel Kaminski. 1:15am Undercover Hooligan 2:55am Love Me Do 4:40am American Fable
2:05pm 3:10pm
4:15pm 5:15pm
5:50pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 2:00am 3:00am 3:30am
In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Road to Avonlea The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Heartbeat The Royal Drama series, a spinoff from Heartbeat, centring on a small 1960s hospital and featuring the sounds and fashions of the era. Where the Heart is Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant Love Your Garden Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Lewis Law and Order: UK A Touch of Frost Wycliffe ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping
7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm
11:00pm 12:05am 12:10am 1:15am
Minder The Saint Ironside The Sweeney Minder The Chase Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Saint Ironside Minder The Sweeney Classic 70s police drama series. Regan is assigned to ensure the safe shipment of a gold bullion consignment, threatened by the plans of a brilliant computer expert bent on revenge. Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars FA Youth Cup Final Live Chelsea v Manchester City. The Bank Job FYI Daily The Bank Job Lethal Weapon
7:50am Spud 2: The Madness Continues 9:30am In Her Shoes 11:50am Who’s Harry Crumb? 1:30pm Trainwreck 3:45pm Mistress America 5:15pm The House Bunny 7:00pm Definitely, Maybe 9:00pm Trainwreck 11:10pm Bridget Jones’s Diary 12:50am Me Him Her 2:35am Gremlins 4:25am Search Party
1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:30am
Hollyoaks Coach Trip Baby Daddy Rules of Engagement Brooklyn Nine-Nine Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine New Girl New Girl The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The 100 Supernatural The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory
7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Boxing 11:00am Premier League Daily 12:00pm Boxing 1:00pm Sporting Heroes 2:00pm Fight Night 4:00pm Boxing 5:00pm Ringside Special 6:00pm Great Sporting Moments 2016 6:15pm Wembley 6:45pm Froch Returns 7:00pm Froch and Mccracken: Back in the Ring 7:15pm Froch/Groves II: History at Wembley 7:45pm Great Sporting Moments 2016 8:00pm Joshua/Klitschko: The Knockouts 8:30pm Football 11:15pm Football 11:45pm Football 12:15am Joshua/Klitschko: The Knockouts 12:45am Froch and Mccracken:Back in the Ring
7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 11:00am 11:30am 4:00pm
8:30pm 9:00pm
11:00pm 3:30am 3:45am 4:00am 4:15am 4:30am
Cricket Classics WWE Experience Cricket’s Greatest Football Cricket Classics Football Indian Premier League Live Indian Premier League Rising Pune Supergiant v Kolkata Knight Riders (1530). Cricket’s Greatest Fight Night Anthony Joshua makes the second defence of his IBF heavyweight crown as he faces Eric Molina at the Manchester Arena. Indian Premier League Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Great Sporting Moments Great Sporting Moments Cricket’s Greatest
The schedules for the television programme pages are provided by an external company: we regret that any changes or errors are not the responsibility of Euro Weekly News.
78
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
LETTERS
www.euroweeklynews.com
FEATURE
YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE - YOUR OPINION
Letters for Your Say should be emailed to yoursay@euroweeklynews.com or make your comments straight on our website: www.euroweeklynews.com
Brexit: the great game SIR, Imagine the scene; just finished a wonderful dinner paid for by somebody else and now politicians come to the important discussions. H ow d o e s t h e E U s h o w those arrogant Brits who’s the boss? Around the table variou s i d e a s a r e f l o a te d and rejected. Then Mr R a j o y h a s h is s ay: “ W h y n o t t h r e a te n Gibraltar again? Give Spain a veto on any arrangement.” Picture lots of giggles and bouts of euphoria, and the reply: “Absolutely brilliant. That wi l l sh o w t h e m th a t they can’t mess with us. It will of course be against our wishes but they have asked for it.” Do y o u t h i n k t h a t t h e y ran the idea past Mr Enda Kenny in Eire? Virtually all of his trade travels through the UK. If the EU decides that th e Gi b r a l t a r b ord e r needs every car checked because of rules and there is a five-hour wait, so be it. It might m a k e t h e m c h a n g e their minds. The same rule that the Spanish use would also apply to goods travelling to Ireland. They cross borders twice over; coming in and going out of the UK. Now Gi b h a s so me 30,000 inhabitants and at a push can be supplied by air and sea without too much hardsh i p ( t h e y h a v e h ad practice) but can Enda supply 5,000,000 if the ferries are w o r k i n g a t t h e s a me speed as the Spanish customs? Ha v e a wo r d w ith your ‘friends’ Mr Kenny or you co u l d f i n d l i f e g e ts quite difficult. Matt Archer, Mijas Costa
Photographs for possible publication should be sent by email with a full caption to: photonews@euroweeklynews.com
Art attack AS a regular visitor to this beautiful part of the world I am dismayed by the amount of graffiti that is simply everywhere. I have noticed that one particular misunderstood youth signs his work with the name ‘Read.’ Now I am assuming that this is a surname and that some parent somewhere is at this stage putting two and two together and coming up with a son or daughter who is defacing the urban landscape. If your surname is ‘Read’ - or you have a child with the name of ‘Read,’ please look very carefully and ask yourself what do they get up to when they are out playing with their mates in the evening. Patrick Jordan
LOOKING at the Cryptic Crossword in the Time Out section of the EWN (Issue 1657) I for one will not be bothering despite my liking for this type of puzzle. For me the puzzle must be large enough so that I am not erasing the number when I put in the answer. With more
Praise for hospital I HAVE recently had bronchitis; never had it before and don’t want it again. I thought it was the so-called Benidorm cough. Anyway I took myself off to the National Health hospital at Villajoyosa. The emergency staff there were really helpful, although not many spoke English. Everyone was wonderful. The doctors took great care of me. They made sure I knew how to take my prescription properly. I went back later and they checked me out; although I should have gone to the local clinic. I only have praise for the hospital staff. Mrs J McKee, Leicestershire
Brain teaser
GRAFFITI: Street art or vandalism?
Crossword concern
your e-mail and every attempt will be made to address your concerns in the near future. While we have a cosmopolitan editorial team made up of some in their 20’s, and others in their 60’s, none is a teenager.
than 100 pages this week is this all the space you can spare !! I do not normally do ‘Quick’ crosswords, but look at the one this week. What sort of eyes and pen must you have to cope with that? Is the Ed a teenager? Terry White, Costa Blanca Editor’s note: Thank you for
REGARDING the Time Out pages, I very much appreciate the recent layout of your crosswords and code breaker. It is so much easier to do them when they are the current sizes. They’ve also become a bit more difficult recently. That may be a good thing for our brains - but don’t make them harder than they are now! M M, Portals Nous, Mallorca
HAVE YOUR SAY All letters, whether by email or post, should carry the writer’s postal address, NIE and contact number though only the name and town will be published. Letters may also be edited. Readers who have missed earlier correspondence can see all letters posted on: www.euroweeklynews.com
COMMENTS from EWN Online Leapy Lee gloves discarded I ONLY wish some people would talk less from misguided ideas and more from facts with regard to the people of Gib, they voted overwhelmingly to remain part of the UK and democracy and therefore will still be part of the UK after Brexit. And as for Northern Ireland, I have lived there for a number of years and the idea of them joining the south is as remote as H Rowlands getting his (or hers for that matter ) facts right! I am pretty sure that somehow the politicians will get the situation sorted, maybe more by luck then design, and I just hope sanity will prevail, in Gib and NI. God help us all from such dangerous people like those in the house of Lords!!! Mr E, Sheffield WE have to remember that Spain can’t really complain about the UK owning Gibraltar all the time they own Ceuta on the opposite side of the Straits of Gibraltar and also Melilla just along the coast from Ceuta. Lord Howard is another good reason to dump the House of Lords, especially as I read in the last week that they turn up, sign in and claim their £300 per day and then walk out again and do a speech at some big company for £10,000. CF
Boxer attacked CDS PRESUMABLY, after being dealt with by the Courts here, she will be deported back to England, banned from returning and have her passport rescinded. This sort of criminality gives English people a bad reputation. Drew Edgar WHAT you’re saying there Drew, can that actually be enforced by the Spanish authorities? Adam my man, fair play to you resisting knocking her block off. Hope you’re well mate! I can imagine the uproar had the roles have been reversed and you were the aggressor! See you soon big lad! Watson TWENTY-FOUR per cent increase in knife crime in England last year. Now they are bringing their evil criminality here. Leapy Lee Give us a break. Paul Wheelan
Passengers faint, long border checks ONLY two gates open on Friday as we travelled home. Waited in the queue for about an hour. Maybe more gates should be opened. We were lucky our plane was delayed and not in a rush to get through. Nice to see them stepping up security. Clare Fenwick NOTHING to do with Gib or anything else, just staff doing their job properly, I’m pleased to see this and hope that when I travel later the same thing happens. Ted Milsom
Football thug enjoys holiday I’M not bothered that he is on holiday in Spain just baffled as to how he has only served three months for GBH. Felicia Ang
The views expressed and opinions given in Letters are not necessarily those of the EWN publishers. They accept no responsibility for accuracy of information, errors, omissions or statements, and reject claims arising out of any action that a company or individual may take on the basis of information contained therein.
80
E W N Costa del Sol
20 - 26 April 2017
BEST GUIDE TO LOCAL NEWS
© EWN MEDIA GROUP
GIBRALTAR N O W
Fagged out
Struck off
Charity swim
AFTER being stopped at sea whilst in a small speedboat in February in possession of 120,000 cigarettes, two Spaniards have appeared in court. Although both men, one from La Linea and the other from San Roque pleaded that they were unemployed and needed to support their young families, each was fined £8,000 for the offence.
TWO of the three Marrache brothers who were imprisoned for conspiracy to defraud have been struck off the Roll of the Court by the Chief Justice. This means that neither brother will be allowed to practise law again even when their sentences are completed, whilst the third brother, although imprisoned has never been a lawyer and was in charge of finances.
A MARRIED couple, Matthew and Chloe Brokenshire, flew over especially from the UK so that they could swim across the Straits of Gibraltar. Having achieved this in less than four hours, they have so far raised £2,500 which will be shared between Club House Gibraltar as well as two UK-based charities, Step and Combat Stress.
Red dragon rock at English Wikipedia
Victoria Stadium has a future in hosting international matches By John Smith EVER since the Gibraltar Football Association was accepted for membership of UEFA and FIFA there has been a problem with the stadium. Currently, the Victoria Stadium does not meet international regulations and the Gibraltar national team has had to play its matches in Portugal whilst long debates have taken place as to where a new stadium could be built.Victoria Stadium which is owned by the government was considered unsuitable for development. Following discussions between the GFA and UEFA it had been agreed that as no other alternative was available, Gibraltar would be allowed to develop a UEFA Category 4 National Football Stadium on the footprint of the existing stadium, provided that the GFA owned it.
NIKKI RAE a 27-year-old living in the Costa del Sol fell in love with music at the age of five when she appeared in her school musical. After taking vocal training and attending stage school she made music her life. Her acclaimed Adele tribute evening will be presented at La Sala Gibraltar on the evening of Saturday April 22. Looking and sounding like Britain’s incredibly successful singer, Nikki also takes time to explain the story behind some of Adele’s most emblematic performances so that the audiences becomes part of the event. For booking details visit www.lasalagibraltar.com.
To this end therefore, the Gibraltar Government has agreed to sell the stadium to the GFA for £16.5 million and the funding for
this purchase together with an additional £15 million for development will be supplied by FIFA and UEFA over a period of years.
Young people, police and carers unite to improve lives of vulnerable and elderly IN a joint venture between the Gibraltar Youth Service, Police and Care Agency, 60 food hampers were distributed to the vulnerable and elderly around Gibraltar. The event was the culmination of weeks of planning at Laguna Youth Club by the agencies and young people to ensure the day was a success. Whilst the theme of the day was to circulate the food hampers the youngsters also provided tours of the newly-refurbished Laguna Youth Club and showed off their art work on the walls as well as their new IT suite. On the sports pitch a number of activities were on offer for everyone to enjoy including face painting, bouncy castle, skittles, BBQ, cake stall and music. The highlight of the day was visiting the vulnerable and elderly in their homes with food parcels provided by a variety of individuals and organisations including schools, wholesalers and local businesses.
HM Government of Gibraltar
Adele at La Sala
VICTORIA STADIUM: Providing a footprint for a new stadium.
The funds paid to the government to transfer ownership of the stadium will then be used for the relocation of certain current users of the stadium and the building of new sporting facilities for them to use. The Victoria Stadium will still be available for use, and certain sports subject to the needs of the Football Association, but in this scenario, Gibraltar is about to see a completely refurbished stadium which will host international games on the Rock. Facilities will be supplied by the government, but at no cost to the taxpayer. There is substantial work to be done on the existing stadium which will mean that local football teams will be unable to play European matches at the stadium as they have in the past year, but it is believed that all UEFA Champions and Europa League matches as well as UEFA and FIFA internationals will be played in Gibraltar from 2018.
HELPFUL HAMPERS: A joint venture of giving took place at the Laguna Youth Club.
TIME OUT EURO WEEKLY’S SPACE FOR YOU TO TAKE A BREAK, BE INFORMED AND ENJOY A CHALLENGE
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
81
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPONSOR GO TO WWW.LINEADIRECTA.COM
SPONSORED BY Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.
Kakuro
EWN
MADDOCKS’ VIEW ON LIFE
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
`MARTHA - DON’T USE THE FORWARD TOILET - IT’S A DEPOSIT! ´
YOUR STARS FOR 7 DAYS
Women’s wit
‘
As a teenager I went all Goth, but I wasn’t mopey enough. I would pretend to be, but I’d end up making people laugh.” Melissa McCarthy
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.
Famous quote
‘
World of English
‘
LEO (July 24 - August 23) At last it is clear that the future holds something quite exciting. Looking
Does ‘expect the unexpected’ make the ‘unexpected expected’?”
LOTTERY
Saturday April 15
8
10
IRISH LOTTO
Saturday April 15
7
9
5
Friday April 14
4
19
16
26
22
23
31
40
45
49
20
BONUS BALL
48
13
33
LUCKY STARS
2
8
Saturday April 15
EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA
Sunday April 16
6
14
6
24
30
17
35
48
41
14
23
31
BONUS BALL
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, emphasis on finances is restraining. You are, however, building on something strong for the future.
14
21 16
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.
LA PRIMITIVA
EURO MILLIONS
Tuesday April 11
(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.
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.
My toughest fight was with my first wife.” Muhammad Ali, Boxer
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
TAURUS
LUCKY STARS
6
10
39
REINTEGRO
4
0
REINTEGRO
6
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. A few days away clears your head and gives a more balanced picture. 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. 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. 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. 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.
82
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPONSOR GO TO WWW.LINEADIRECTA.COM
SPONSORED BY
EURO WEEKLY’S SPACE FOR YOU TO TAKE A BREA
The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 sixletter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (INJURY) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
Hexagram BIOTIC DETENT DIAPER FOURTH HEROIN INDOOR INJURY (10) JITTER MAYHEM OPIATE
OSSIFY PLENTY PRAYER PROFIT RECTOR RHOMBI TONSIL TRICKY WRETCH
This week in history 1564 – William Shakespeare, the English poet and playwright, was born in Stratford-on-Avon. 1889 – Adolf Hitler, leader of the German Nazi party, was born in Austria. 1934 – The Daily Mail published the famous Loch Ness Monster photograph by London physician Robert Kenneth Wilson which turned out to be a hoax. 1953 – James Watson and Francis Crick, two scientists from Cambridge University, discovered the molecular structure of DNA. 1955 – National newspapers were published again after almost a month of strikes over pay by the maintenance workers. 1956 – Elvis Presley achieved his first number one hit in the USA with Heartbreak Hotel. 1968 – The first decimal five and 10 pence coins were introduced across Britain. 1975 – The Labour Party held a one-day conference to debate Britain’s membership of Europe with members voting almost two to one to leave the European Economic Community. 1982 – Petty Officer Casey became Britain’s first casualty in the Falklands war before a single shot was fired after the Sea King helicopter he was travelling in crashed into the sea. 1983 – German magazine Stern published its first instalment of the controversial ‘Hitler Diaries,’ an account of World War II allegedly written by Hitler himself. 1986 – The Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. 1989 – 100,000 students protested at Tiananmen Square in Beijing over China’s authoritative communist government. 1990 – NASA successfully launched the Hubble telescope into space.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
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 A) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
1 Chorus 2 Sortie 3 Lichen 4 Revved 5 Octant 6 Teller 7 Saving 8 Lentil 9 Savant 10 Gannet 11 Select 12 Strain 13 Ethane 14 Retire 15 Reason 16 Summit 17 Rancho 18 Shiver 19 Corpse.
weather
Costa del Sol TODAY ANTEQUERA
COIN
RONDA MALAGA MIJAS BENALMADENA
MARBELLA ESTEPONA
TOMORROW ANTEQUERA
COIN
Alicante TODAY: MAX 16, MIN 11 - C Fri - 17 11 S Sat - 19 11 S Sun - 20 12 Cl Mon - 21 12 S Tues - 21 12 Cl Wed - 20 11 Sh
Bilbao TODAY: MAX 15, MIN 5 - S Fri - 18 7 S Sat - 20 7 S Sun - 19 7 Cl Mon - 18 8 S Tues - 16 7 Cl Wed - 15 7 Cl
Almeria TODAY: MAX 18, MIN 11 - CL Fri - 18 11 Cl Sat - 20 13 Cl Sun - 21 13 Cl Mon - 22 14 Cl Tues - 21 14 Cl Wed - 21 13 Th
Madrid TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 4 - CL Fri - 20 4 S Sat - 22 5 S Sun - 23 7 S Mon - 24 8 S Tues - 22 7 S Wed - 20 6 Cl
Barcelona TODAY: MAX 15, MIN 8 - S Fri - 16 8 S Sat - 18 10 S Sun - 19 11 S Mon - 19 11 S Tues - 18 11 S Wed - 17 10 Sh
Malaga TODAY: MAX 18, MIN 12 - CL Fri - 19 11 Cl Sat - 20 12 Cl Sun - 20 11 Cl Mon - 21 11 Cl Tues - 22 12 Cl Wed - 23 11 Th
Benidorm TODAY: MAX 16, MIN 11 - C Fri - 17 11 S Sat - 18 11 Cl Sun - 19 12 Cl Mon - 20 12 S Tues - 20 12 Cl Wed - 19 10 Sh
Mallorca TODAY: MAX 18 MIN 9 - CL Fri - 19 8 S Sat - 21 8 S Sun - 22 9 S Mon - 22 10 S Tues - 22 10 S Wed - 20 10 Cl
RONDA MALAGA MIJAS BENALMADENA
MARBELLA ESTEPONA
SATURDAY ANTEQUERA
COIN
RONDA MALAGA MIJAS BENALMADENA
MARBELLA ESTEPONA
S: Sun
TIME
Cl: Clear
F: Fog
C: Cloudy
Sh: Showers
Sn: Snow
Th: Thunder
Euro Weekly News strives for accuracy, but cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of published forecasts
TARGET: • Average: 8 • Good: 11 • Very good: 15 • Excellent: 20
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION anti barn bran hint inly lain lint nail nary rain rani rant tanh tarn than thin tiny yarn bairn binal blain brain brant briny inlay linty rainy train binary brainy litany rhinal thinly trinal LABYRINTH
NEW ON DVD The Girl with all the Gifts Directed by: Colm McCarthy Starring: Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close, Paddy Considine, Anamaria Marinea, Dominique Tipper, Sennia Nanua, Anthony Welsh, Fisayo Asinade THE Girl with all the Gifts is set in a dystopian world against the background of Britain. A strange fungus has infected almost everyone, and they have turned into flesheating monsters. In rural England, a group of children live in an army bunker and are subject to experiments by Dr Caldwell. They still crave flesh, but have retained normal thoughts and emotions and are vital subjects for a cure. Melanie is a girl that stands out from the rest and when the base falls, she must discover what she is and make decisions for her future and all of humanity.
OUT
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
AK, BE INFORMED AND ENJOY A CHALLENGE
page
Enjoy filling in the following puzzles and check the answers in next week’s edition
Cryptic
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
CRYPTIC
Quick
Across:
Across 1 Have doubts about American President in religious order (7) 5 January events in universal establishment (5) 8 Bands' trip to England in a ship (7) 9 Vessel seen in Victoria or Tasmania (5) 10 For example, brown back or elbow (5) 11 Add to cooked gnu meat (7) 12 Defend model after work (6) 14 Very cold beer (6) 17 Around lake there's poor protection (7) 19 Food for Salvation Army boy (5) 22 Command from prediction (5) 23 Can bale out for stability (7) 24 Is backing First Lady to sort things out (5) 25 Excited Reds ran household tasks (7) Down 1 Poles taking in country girl (5) 2 A little bit of quiet colour (5) 3 Quick to communicate (7) 4 In France you study Italian dialect (6) 5 Some careless language (5) 6 Biggest triangles not in order (7) 7 Fiddle car test and take flight (7) 12 Yes, sort out marine molluscs (7)
Code Breaker
83
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPONSOR GO TO WWW.LINEADIRECTA.COM
SPONSORED BY
Crossword
EWN
1 Gear, 3 Vacation, 9 Embargo, 10 Pleat, 11 Ocean, 12 Nectar, 14 Lichen, 16 Castle, 19 Dahlia, 21 Appal, 24 After, 25 Skillet, 26 Purchase, 27 Used. Down: 1 Grenoble, 2 Amble, 4 Adorns, 5 Aspic, 6 Inexact, 7 Note, 8 Fringe, 13 Deflated, 15 Chatter, 17 Adagio, 18 Pauses, 20 Larch, 22 Polls, 23 Carp.
QUICK Across:
13 Authentic made up recipes (7) 15 Closed vandalised urinals (7) 16 Drink outside bar put back, ready for ploughman (6) 18 It is included in the tax (5) 20 Fifty nine overturned revolutionary leader (5) 21 Owing a pound, skinhead gets into fights (5) Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 6 represents G and 11 represents L, so fill in G every time the figure 6 appears and L every time the figure 11 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
Across 1 Bad handwriting (6) 4 Compassionate (6) 9 Pilot (7) 10 Indicate pain, discomfort or displeasure (5) 11 Separate part of a whole (5) 12 Outer boundary or face of anything (7) 13 Plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping (11) 18 Collection of weapons and military equipment (7) 20 Shin bone (5) 22 Meet at a point (5) 23 Hug (7) 24 Profoundly (6) 25 Group of six (6)
Down
5 Wrath (5)
1 Slow, 3 Proposal, 9 Natters, 10 Swaps, 11 Sushi, 12 Shroud, 14 Enlist, 16 Eczema, 19 Karate, 21 Share, 24 Alike, 25 Enlarge, 26 Together, 27 Fees.
6 Set apart. (7)
Down:
1 Seafood (6) 2 Bring up (5) 3 Testifier (7)
7 Male goose (6) 8 Safety headgear for motorcyclist (5,6) 14 Give or bring back (7) 15 Suitable for drinking (7) 16 Smelling of fermentation or staleness (6) 17 Express grief verbally (6) 19 Relating to the nose (5) 21 Brag (5)
1 Sinister, 2 Oaths, 4 Resist, 5 Poser, 6 Statute, 7 Less, 8 Genius, 13 Careless, 15 Leading, 17 Costly, 18 Delete, 20 Adept, 22 Agree, 23 Bait.
ENGLISHSPANISH Across:
English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
1 Sting, 3 Miedo, 8 Dirigir, 9 Relampago, 12 Clothes, 13/6 Day off, 14 Stair, 15 Smile. Down: 1 Soon, 2 Godfather, 3 Mariposas, 4 Engaged, 5 Otro, 7 Fregona, 10 Ices, 11 Tyre.
CODE BREAKER
Across 1 Lamps (8) 8 Shout (loud cry) (5) 9 Switzerland (5) 10 Gordo (persona) (3) 11 Aceituna (5) 12 Gust of wind (5) 13 Esquí (3) 14 Notice (warning) (5) 15 Ready (prepared) (5) 16 Caballito de mar (3,5)
Down 2 Aptitudes (9) 3 Teacher (in secondary school) (f) (9) 4 Rake (9) 5 Maletas (para equipaje) (9) 6 To ignore (7) 7 Winner (7)
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPONSOR GO TO WWW.LINEADIRECTA.COM
Under A Sardinian Sky
By Sara Alexander SARA ALEXANDER’S novel is influenced by her memories of summers spent in Italy. The story is set against the backdrop of post -Second World War Sardinia and explores the romance between a local girl and an American lieutenant. Mina is a London-based travel writer who becomes obsessed with finding out about her aunt Carmela. Her mother is battling cancer and she travels to Italy to uncover secrets about the family. The novel returns to Simius, where the story of Carmela unfolds. It explores her life as a young woman who falls in love. The novel brings together two eras, the present and past. The truth reveals secrets that unite those in the present, inspiring them with hope for the future. books@euroweeklynews.com
TOP 10
SPONSORED BY
EURO WEEKLY’S SPACE FOR YOU TO TAKE A BREAK, BE INFORMED AND ENJOY A CHALLENGE
Popular fashion trends now
FASHION for summer presents an array of styles that should not disappoint, but instead leave fashionistas in a bit of a dilemma about which way to go. This season is all about the spirit of the 80’s and a cocktail that leaves us with too much choice. It’s time to be adventurous, as trends focus towards, shoulders, sheer material, pinks, sleeves, bralettes, stripes, ruffles and logos. 1. 80’s style The 80’s keep popping up in fashion, and this time they are revealed in all that is shiny and metallic, including disco leggings and the one shoulder dress. Also, for the more confident, there is figure grabbing spandex and short mini-skirts. If you were a fan of ‘Duran, Duran,’ you could go all ‘New Romantic’ and get yourself some dramatic ruffles and puffed-up sleeves for added glamour. 2. Utility On a more practical note, but stylish one, there is work wear designed into roomy shapes and subtle colours and breathable cotton. This style is suitable for comfort, especially for when the weather warms up. There are khaki textiles, toggles, oversized pockets and boxy shapes, which have clearly been influenced by lifejackets and parachutes. This would be a cool option for someone working in the office all day. 3. New shirt The shirt as we know it has gone, and in its place is an item of clothing that’s more interesting than the original. There are off-
everyone, but for those who invest a big part of their day to fitness, this style is perfect, as it becomes a fusion of fitness and daywear that’s convenient for busy bodies. 8. Bralette Think back to Madonna, making a grand entrance with her cone bra and how she shocked the world, but everyone has got used to the idea of underwear as outerwear. This season, bralettes are not being hidden under sheer fabric or under a jacket, but stands alone with a variety of designs. There are bralettes in rich jeweltoned satin to frilly patterned ruffles. Alexander McQueen has created a Victorian gothic version and studded leather bralettes have made quite an impression on the catwalk. They can even be worn over a jumper! 9. Slogans This is fashion that definitely makes a statement and this category may overtake the bralette in popularity with some of the daring slogans that designers have created. They include, ‘Let’s get obscene with Cara Delevingne,’ and ‘I’d get on all fours for Michael Kors,’ or you can choose Haider Ackermann’s ‘Be your own hero.’ 10. Supersize suits This design is all about exaggeration and detailing, with oversized shirts and cinched in waists, another throwback to the 80’s, including the Dallas style shoulder pads. Office wear gets a makeover, with pioneers, Céline and Jacquemos leading the way to bigger sleeves and wider flares.
IN BLOOM: A Dolce & Gabbana floral dress. the-shoulder styles, shirts with ruffles, over-sized sleeves, and others that are cropped to show off the midriff and cutouts here and there which expose a bit of flesh. The shirt has also been reinvented in in the form of shirt-dresses with graphic lines and extended sleeves. 4. Colour shock Stand out this summer with combinations of bright blue and grass green; pink and yellow; blue and red; and purple and pink. Designers, Céline, Balenciaga and Valentino have focused more attention on the colour pink, with varieties of candy pink, baby pink, deep cherry and raspberry. 5. Graphic stripes Stripes are always a good style to wear, but this year they are ‘full in your face.’ If
Boggled
floral clothes are not a favourite, then these stripes are an eye-catching alternative, as they are far from subtle and supposed to be worn from head to toe. A bold statement can be made with these vibrant and geometric prints. 6. In bloom The summer always puts people in the mood to wear flowers and the designers who are leading the way in all that is floral are Dolce & Gabbana, Miu Miu, and Victoria Beckham. London fashion week presented a variety of designs in floral print, from puffer jackets to tulle dresses. 7. Athletic This style has gained more prominence due to people spending more time devoted to a healthy lifestyle. It may not suit
TARGET:
SCORING:
• Average: 17
4 letters: 1 point 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points 7 letters: 5 points 8 or more letters: 11 points
• Good: 23 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.
Sudoku
• Excellent: 44
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION dismay deism dermis dermic derma safer safes sides sired sires seism seismic aside asides abase abased abases ideas fermi fermis basis based baser bases bared rides rises recipe roses sores epics osier osmic ohmic mores miser miosis maybe horse horsed horses hosier hosed hoses amice apices ahorse
Word Ladder MAIL
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
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.
• Very good: 34
HOUR BACK
Move from the start word (MAIL) to the end word (HOUR) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
MAIL FAIL FOIL FOUL FOUR HOUR
BOOKS
TIME OUT
www.euroweeklynews.com
Solution MAIL SAIL SOIL SOUL SOUR HOUR or
84
86
E W N Costa del Sol
20 - 26 April 2017
VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.EWNLIFESTYLE.COM
TO READ MORE
HEALTH BEAUTY
&
A nation of coffee lovers IT’S true that whether home or away, most Brits love the routine of a daily coffee. Whether that’s a visit to the beach to watch the morning sun rise over a shot of espresso or a latte, or a visit to a warm and cosy coffee shop in the UK for a hot drink and a slice of your favourite cake. This routine is now a booming business, particularly in the UK where according to Mintel research, the UK coffee shop market has enjoyed its biggest period of growth since 2008, when the market was valued at £2.2 billion (€2.6 billion). Over the last five years, the market rose by 37 per cent, up from £2.4 billion (€2.8 billion) in 2011 to reach an impressive £3.4 billion (€3.8 billion) in 2016. What is more, between 2015 and 2016 sales increased an impressive 10.4 per cent, representing the biggest year-on-year boost witnessed in the last five years. It seems the market is brewing up for further success, as over the next five years coffee shop sales are forecast to jump a further 29 per cent,
reaching £4.3 billion (€4.8 billion). According to the survey, 65 per cent of Brits questioned had visited a coffee shop in the past months, but half (51 per cent) of coffee drinkers admitted they still prefer to drink hot drinks at home.
Coffee shop sales are forecast to jump a further 29 per cent.
COFFEE SHOPS: Are now a booming business in the UK.
Coffee shop users also showed their environmentally conscious side with almost nine in 10 (87 per cent) saying they tried to dispose of their packaging waste in recycling bins. Around six in 10 (58 per cent) also said they would like coffee shops to offer a discount to customers using their own travel mug and 40 per cent of coffee drinkers said they don’t mind being charged extra for hot drinks served in 100 per cent recyclable coffee cups.
HEALTH & BEAUTY
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
CHEWING GUM: Could be used instead of blood tests.
Burning off those Easter calories OVERINDULGED a little over Easter? Now regretting eating that extra Easter egg? Well don’t worry, help is at hand, but be warned, it will take some work to burn off those calories in your chocolate treat. Experts from Bidvine.com calculated the calories in 20 of the UK’s favourite Easter eggs and then worked out how long you would have to spend exercising to burn them off through either running, skipping, swimming, walking, cycling, squatting, situps or doing burpees. It was revealed that a Cadbury’s Dairy Milk egg was the worst offender, with 1,758 caloEASTER EGGS: A sweet treat. ries meaning it would take around three hours on the running track, or six hours walking, to burn off those calories. Prefer swimming? Then you’d have to do around two hours of length to burn off the Dairy Milk egg. A Smarties egg was the least calorific at 680 calories, but you would still have to spend around 46 minutes in the pool or do two hours of sit-ups to burn off the sweet treat.
87
Chewing gum could help detect cancer COULD chewing gum help detect cancer? Scientists believe it could as a biotech company in America claims to have developed a gum that could be used instead of blood tests to determine if a person has cancer. The gum absorbs the compounds which are released by certain forms of cancer through
the person’s saliva as they chew. So far the scientists from Volatile Analysis, say they have developed different types of chewing gum to detect pancreatic, lung and breast cancer. They have developed different gum as the compounds released through saliva are unique to
each type of cancer. The US company says patients would have to chew it for around 15 minutes but it would eliminate the need for blood tests or biopsies. In America, the National Cancer Institute, said there were an estimated 1.5 million new cancer cases diagnosed last year in the country.
88
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
Introducing Vionic sandals at the Bodyworks Clinic Podiatrist approved, designed in style By Estelle Mitchell www.thebodyworksclinic.com Good Foundations IT’S not news that for many people an insole or orthotic in their shoe will make their feet (ankles, knees, hips, backs...) more comfortable. So many people can tell a story about flat feet, fallen arches, ankle pain... And most of the time they wear trainers or good shoes to help. But t h e n t h e su n st a rts shining.
Hot Feet Who wants to wear hot, sensible shoes in summer right? But now you don’t have to choose between style and c o mfo rt - y o u c a n h ave both! One of the biggest challenges I have in convincing p eo p le to tak e ac tio n on their foot (ankle, knee, hip, back...) pain is our glorious Costa del Sunshine. Wea rin g a n o rth o tic or support in your shoes isn’t such a big deal if you wear trainers or boots every day. But trying to get an insole into a sandal... that’s tricky business, I know, I’ve been trying to do it for the last 10 years!
Vionic to the rescue Ea c h a nd e ve ry Vionic sandal has an in -built orthotic with Vionic’s newest biomechanical innovation. Incorporating a deep heel cup, a contoured arch and first ray flexor technology these will correct and support flat and high arch feet and everything in between. If it’s too hot to w e a r your s hoe s w ith your orthotic s in the m – w e a r these! Beach to work to party The re ’s s ome thing for everyone, from our classic Is la nde r flip flop to our smart heeled Harlow model w ith a huge ra nge in be tween.
We have something for every occasion including one with an ankle strap so you are safe and legal to drive in them. Boys come out to play And in all the excitement ove r the girls s a nda ls w e haven’t forgotten that men get hot feet too. With simple flip flops as well as more rugged walking sandals and even lightweight trainers if you just can’t bear to bare your toes, we try and find something for everyone. Check out our range on our website, www.TheBody worksClinic.com, Facebook page Bodyworks Health Clinic, call us on 952 883 151 or email us at reception@The BodyworksClinic.com.
Are you covered? TODAY in Spain there are several ways to get national healthcare cover for you and your family which many people are still not aware of. According to Pellicer and Heredia Lawyers, in order to receive Spanish national healthcare you must meet one of the following conditions: You must be working and enrolled in the social security system in Spain, being either self-employed or employed by a company on a contract. Receiving a Spanish pension or be in receipt of periodic benefits from the Spanish social security system, including unemployment benefits and other similar benefits.
You must meet various conditions to receive healthcare. If you have reached the limit of receiving unemployment benefits or other similar benefits of the Spanish social security system and can no longer receive these benefits or you are the beneficiary of a family member who is entitled to
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE: Your legal advisor can also help you apply. national health care coverage in Spain, you will be covered. If you do not meet these requirements, you should contact the National Institute of Social Security and / or your nearest health centre to find
out if there are any special agreements between Spain and your home country. You can also contact your legal advisor who can help you apply for health care in Spain for you and your family.
HEALTH & BEAUTY
Ask The Doctor
Brought to you by
Protect your skin from the sun
SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. SUNBURN is skin damage caused by ultraviolet (UV) rays. It usually causes the skin to become red, sore, warm, tender and occasionally itchy for about a week. While sunburn is often short lived and mild, it is important to try and avoid it in order to avoid serious problems later in life. What should I do if I get sunburn? Firstly, you should avoid further exposure to the sun. If you do decide to head outside, protect your skin with a t-shirt, trousers, or a high factor sunscreen. A hydrating moisturiser is essential to repair the damage to your skin and should be used often. In more extreme cases, an anti-inflammatory cream and painkillers may be necessary. Symptoms should disappear in a few days. Are some people more prone to sun damage? Absolutely. People with fair skin which isn’t often exposed to the sun are more likely to suffer from burns, but it does depend on the person, as there are those with darker skin who also burn easily.
What are the short term consequences? The most serious short term consequences are pain, stinging and redness, but a burn could develop skin ulcers which could lead to skin cancer in later life. When should I see a doctor? You don’t always need to consult a doctor, only if the burn is severe or you develop unusual lesions which you suspect could be cancerous. How can I prevent sunburn in the first place? Skin should be protected from strong sunlight, especially at certain times of the day when the sun’s rays are stronger. It is absolutely essential to use protective creams or clothing, hydrate yourself and avoid intense physical exercise.
If you have any questions for Dr Perez Belmonte, please send them to: jefemedico@helicopterossanitarios.com
SCENE
OCIAL
20 - 26 April 2017
TO READ MORE
Costa del Sol
EWN
89
VISIT WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM /FEATURES/RESTAURANTS
Advertising feature
Bing Fuengirola, top class Asian Fusion BING the Asian Fusion Bar & Restaurant in Fuengirola offers a delectable range of oriental cuisine which samples the best of China, Japan and Thailand. At this restaurant and bar, the food is not only outstanding, but top quality, a feature that has allowed it to gain considerable popularity in Fuengirola and it is recognised as one of the top 20 restaurants in the area by TripAdvisor out of the 800+ listed. Much of this success has to be down to owners Sara and her husband, Bing, after whom the restaurant is named, as they chose to move to this town after 14 years running a well-known restaurant in Marbella. At t e n t i o n t o d e t a il, q u ality o f fo o d , choice, value for money and position all work together to create a very special atmosphere where guests can enjoy lunch from an extensive menu or dinner from an even larger one which includes a choice of reasonably priced set meals for two or four. Situated at Paseo Maritimo Rey de Es-
through the wide range of special dishes if anything is not clear. Dishes which are a little hotter than normal are identified with an image of a red chilli pepper and the spicier the dish the more peppers are shown. As would be expected there is a good range of dishes in bot h t he l unch and ext ended eveni ng menus which are ideal for vegetarians. Bing’s phenomenally delicious dishes include Thai Chicken Satay Skewers i n a sm oot h and r i ch peanut sauce, and all types of noodles, spi ced t o your pr ef er ence, with beef, prawns, chicken and vegetables. The mouthwatering desserts deserve a special mention as the mango and i ce- cr eam pancakes ar e simply scrumptious.
ASIAN FUSION: The best oriental cuisine. paña 40, in Fuengirola Port with a fantastic v iew ove rlooking the s e a a nd fre e WiFi, Bing is open from 12.30pm to 4pm daily for lunch except for Thursday and 6.30pm to midnight every day. With a covered terrace and a restaurant
in the ba c k, the weather doesn’t cause any problems and as the staff can speak English, Dutch and Spa nis h the y a re a ble to t ake guest s
In order to properly appreciate the wide menu you only need to visit their website which is at www.asianfusion bingrestaurant.com or to make a reservation call 952 470 218.
90
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
SOCIAL SCENE
Another great gig for the Puente Romano MICHAEL BOLTON will be the fourth act in 2017 to be brought to perform at the Puente Romano Tennis Club in Marbella on August 10. It will be a busy time for music fans in the area as Crazy Music Productions will be presenting Foreigner on June 11, Billy Ocean on July 7 and George Benson on July 21, all at the same venue as the balladeer Bolton. Originally the singer for a heavy metal band and a failed applicant to take over from Ozzy Osborne in Black Sabbath, the 64-year-old Michael Bolton discovered a whole new and far larger audience when he switched to song writing and singing rock ballads in the 1980s. Having written hits for Cher and Laura Branigan, he went on to re-interpret many classic soul numbers and has even
covered the Sinatra songbook. With 27 albums (plus one as Michael Bolotin) under his belt,
this charismatic singer will have plenty of numbers to choose from when he arrives in Marbella following perfor-
Photo Credit: Alterna2 Wikimedia
mances in Malta as part of a tour that then takes him to Monaco and back to the USA. Tickets which will cost from â‚Ź35 to â‚Ź275 for Gold VIP are available from the company website together with details of the other gigs so visit www.crazymusicproduc tions.koobin.com.
MICHAEL BOLTON: Performing in Barcelona.
SOCIAL SCENE
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
SOUTHERN Spain’s first-ever five-day classic car rally is to wend its way through Andalucia to end at Marina Sotogrande on May 24-28. It will represent the first ever Zoute Grand Prix to take place outside of Belgium, where it has been gaining popularity since its launch seven years ago. The rally starts in Sevilla, from where drivers can compete in a timed race or simply take part in a leisurely motorcade. After a stop in Cordoba, the convoy will arrive in Sotogrande on Friday May 26, where a number of events including a flying quarter mile, are planned.
Poetry in Ojen THE town of Ojen will see the launch of a book of poems by journalist Israel Olivera on Friday April 21.Entitled Poso de Ceniza (Pot of Ash), all are welcome to attend the launch at the Municipal Library of Ojen (Calle Pool 6) at 5.30pm.
Photo Credit: Romas_Photo Shutterstock
Rev up your classic engines
STUNNING SCENERY: View from the Caminito del Rey.
Celebrating 2 years of spectacular walkway IT is now two years since the reopening of the popular Caminito del Rey and nearly a century since King Alfonso XIII walked part of it. This spectacular walkway is named after the late king and there are to be a number of events to celebrate the visit of Alfonso and his placing of the last stone on the works of the El Chorro Dam on May 21, 1921. The management company of the Caminito del Rey in collaboration with the Ardales Council and Diputacion de Malaga is sponsoring the first photography competition in the area and
invites amateurs and professionals to submit their favourite photos via email (fotoscamini todelrey2017@gmail.com) by May 7 with a top prize of €1,000. During the anniversary weekend, on May 19 to 21, those walking the Caminito del Rey can view reconstructions of the monarch’s walk presented by the Municipal School of Theatre. There will be a special presentation on the heritage and natural history of the area at the Cultural Centre of Ardales on May 19 together with the announcement of the winning photograph.
91
92
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
SOCIAL SCENE
Four fabulou JOYSLIVE celebrated its fourth anniversary in Puerto Banus with a packed nightclub and music that kept all of the customers on their feet. The Old Joys pub opened in the 1970s and was a legend but the new JoysLive has very quickly picked up the mantle and with music from great quality live performers every night until the early hours, visitors are guaranteed an experience to remember. Guided by seasoned professional Paul Maxwel, known as the Piano Man of the Costa del Sol, this bar and nightclub thrills to some of the best musicians and singers in the area and there is literally not a poor performer amongst them. Paul has been in the music business for 30 years and has toured with some of the very best names as well as supporting many visitors to Marbella including Seal last year and George Benson at the Puente Romano Tennis Club on July 21 this year. When he plays at the larger concerts, he is supported by his hand-picked band of local musicians and they joined him for the fourth anniversary party together with all of his regular staff of singers and musicians. It was a hot night inside JoysLive and the music just kept flowing with a very appreciative crowd which included a few
The packed nightclub. ‘secret celebrities’ enjoying some of the best music around, from musicians who don’t just copy the latest hits but give them their own special interpretation. This was an extraordinary night but there is always something exceptional at JoysLive from the entertainment which is nightly with regular special guests from Britain and America to the brand new cocktail recipes and the general feeling of good humour that emanates from the staff and guests. There is no question that Puerto Banus is a great place to see and be seen and that the front line hosts most of the best
SOCIAL SCENE
www.euroweeklynews.com
Photo Credit: Joys Live
s years at JoysLive
Paul Maxwel and colleagues in full voice.
eateries and drinkeries but for sheer enjoyment that starts early and goes on until very late, JoysLive is the place to visit. Open every day of the week, it boasts a very pleasant bar ambience during the day but as the night wears on, so the musicians start to emerge and play to the glitterati who have made this impressive venue their own although they welcome visitors. To learn more about JoysLive and some special VIP offers and after gig parties at this year ’s four Puente Romano concerts do visit www.joys live.com.
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
93
94
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
Advertising feature
Mumtaz Mahal Indian in Coin MUMTAZ MAHAL Indian restaurant has been serving up excellent food with a first class service for 12 years now. They are based in inland Coin but also cater to a large area, with clients coming to the restaurant from as far away as Zafarraya. They provide customers with authentic Indian food that’s fresh and full of flavour. The staff are extremely professional and give a warm welcome and attention to everyone, even when they have a full restaurant. The food is of the highest quality and customers experience genuine flavours from India. The owner of the restaurant is from Pakistan and has been in Spain for about 20 years and previously owned another establishment in the Malaga area, before la unc hing the M umta z M a ha l. The restaurant has loyal customers that return time and again as they continue to
offer high quality food consistently. There is something for everyone on the menu, which includes vegetarian meals and mini mild dishes for children.
The food is of the highest quality and customers enjoy genuine flavours. The y pro vi de a l unch and di nner menu, which includes 40 per cent off at lunch times. Visit the Mumtaz Mahal and experience colourful flavours. They a re ope n f r om 1.30pm - 4.00pm and 7.30pm-12.00pm. Find them at Urb. El Rodeo 29100 Coin Malaga. To make reservations or order takeaway, contact 952 455 599 or visit in fo@mumtazmahalcoin.com.
SOCIAL SCENE
Europealia festival in Marbella MARBELLA will welcome 11 different nationalities taking part in the seventh Europealia festival from April 21 to 23. The event, organised by the City of Marbella Dance and Folklore Group with the collaboration of the council is an International Festival of Folklore which will be held at the Puerto Deportivo. According to the councillor for Tourism, Javier Porcuna this is “an event that has become traditional in the city and that generates great interest.” The festival, which will also have craft stalls from different countries, will start on Friday, April 21 at 7pm when all of the groups involved, national and international, will meet. On Saturday, April 22, from noon to 4pm and then 5.30pm to 11pm there will be a selection of different dance and folklore shows whilst at 6pm there will be a parade from the Youth Hostel Africa to the terraces at the Puerto Deportivo. Finally on the last day more colourful dances and shows will run from noon to 4pm at which time the closing ceremony will take place attended by all those who take part in the festivities.
SOCIAL SCENE
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
Clients can be strange GOOD FOOD, GOOD WINE AND GOOD FRIENDS WITH
GARRY WAITE T H INK I M AY H AVE MENT IO NE D t h i s s o rt of thing in a previous article. I don’t mean ‘clients’ that eat in restaurants - although there are plenty of them too - but the clients I have to d e a l wi t h i n th e course of my Consultancy work. It is a strange busines s. Of t e n wh e n p e o p le come to people like me it is normally after they have exhausted not only their ideas and effort but their money! Having said that, I am not sure that is the case with a prospective client I met last year. He had established that he needed h e l p , b u t wa s n o t
I
sure in which way. He was advised to get in touch with me via an old client of mine that frequented his establishment. I often find that simple consultancy work is to help the client ‘see the wood from the trees!’ Then you can identify a problem a lot easier. The only real problem that this guy had was that he was not a profe s s io n a l o r ev en ex p e rienced in the industry and failed to employ the right staff. After our first meeting I went away and put together some ideas together with a cash flow forecast, which is s o meth in g I d o fo r a ll prospective clients. I didn’t hear back from him and later managed to contact him and he told me that he was c lo s in g fo r s o me mo nths a n d h e w o u ld c o n ta c t me prior to reopening.
SOME YEARS AGO, I had the privilege of working at the Puente Romano and Marbella Club Hotels with a charming man called Alex Führer who was the MD at the time and I his Assistant. He was a Swiss German who had spent a lot of his career in Africa. He was looking to do something with the Food and Beverage operation to improve and increase turnover. For those of you that remember the Puente Romano more than 20 odd years ago, apart from the main restaurant downstairs there was the Cascada Lounge (with the atrium) and banqueting suites and that was about all. The Chef at the time was Simon Padilla, a very amiable and capable chef and I wanted to create a showcase for his unused talents by creating a ‘restaurant d’autor’ under the atrium while pinching a bit of the banqueting suite to build a service kitchen. I also designed an Italian style restaurant with food stations for show cooking, in conjunction with the very charismatic and classy General Manager at the time, Frank Pfaller. There were a lot of things that could have been done, but for some reason they did not get very far off the ground at that time. But visitors to the iconic hotel will have seen the development around the Plaza which now boasts a plethora of eateries under the watchful eye of the very talented and extremely personable Executive Chef, Thomas Stork, whose previous successes have included the Los Monteros Hotel and the beautiful
As some time had passed since we were last in contact I tried to contact him to little avail. Eve ntua lly he s a id he would contact me on his return from abroad. I thought nothing more until I re ceived an email from a good c lie nt of mine w ho informed me that he had given my name to the gentleman in question. I replied and told him that I had already spoken, but that I would re kindle our correspondence. Even after that he still was not quite sure what he was up to as he had further complicated his s itua tion a nd w a s a ttempting to do something that I feel will backfire on him. He’s a nice guy and I wish him well. He knows that if things don’t work out that I am available. I don’t charge for ‘waiting time.’
95
Skilled chefs aren’t cheap - Cheap chefs aren’t skilled. (Anon: but definitely a disgruntled Chef!)
Hutcheson and Ramsay in better days. REGULAR READERS will recall that I wrote recently about the trials and tribulations of the ‘marmite’ celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. He had been involved in legal action with his wife’s father Chris Hutcheson claiming he had hacked into company computers. Well Gordon will be pleased that his father-in-law and his two brother-in-laws have been found guilty of conspiring together to cause a computer to access programs and data held in any computer without authority, contrary to section 1(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977. They were granted bail pending sentencing. The maximum sentence for the offence is two years gaol. (*) Hutcheson’s other daughter was found not guilty. Sentencing will take place on June 2. YOU WIN SOME YOU LOSE SOME. Ramsay’s misfortunes continue in as much as he has lost his multi-million pound High Court claim that his aforementioned father-in-law fraudulently used a ‘ghost writing’ machine to sign him up for a pub deal. The 50-year-old chef must now pay the estimated £1m plus legal costs of the failed claim. He had alleged that Hutcheson had used the ghost writing signature machine without his authority to make him a personal guarantor for the £640,000 a year annual rent for the historic 160year-old York & Albany pub in an exclusive area near Regent’s Park, London. He sought a declaration that because his signature was not ‘lawfully authorised,’ he was not bound to the 25-year lease signed in 2007. He took the pub’s owner, American-based film director Gary Love, to court in a bid
to get out of the deal. But Mr Justice Morgan dismissed his claim and ordered him to pay all of Love’s estimated £652,000 bill, with £250,000 to be paid within 28 days. He must also pay his own costs, estimated at around £400,000, taking the final bill to over £1m. He must also pay the £1.3m owing in rent. The judge ruled that Ramsay may not have known of the intended guarantee prior to the grant of the lease, but added: “Mr Ramsay’s own evidence establishes the very extensive, if not total, trust which Mr Ramsay placed in Mr Hutcheson to deal with business affairs on behalf of both the companies and Mr Ramsay himself.” He said he had given Hutcheson “wide general authority” to act for him, having told him: “I don’t have strong business acumen. Look after me.” EVEN AFTER PAYING HIM OVER £2 million his embittered father-in-law then tried to declare Gordon Ramsay Holdings insolvent. Apparently there are tax irregularities which occurred under the previous management (Hutcheson?) about which Ramsay’s company is cooperating with HMRC. Having said that, I don’t suppose it will make much of a dent in Gordon’s savings. With an estimated €60 million a year salary and a worth in excess of €180 million made from his 20 odd restaurants, airport catering and umpteen TV programmes with a new one starting on British TV (Culinary Genius) he won’t need the soup kitchen just yet. The fact that Jamie Oliver is far more financially successful with a worth of more than €400 million does upset him more.
(*) gaol or jail? I would welcome your comments! (some detailed content thanks to the Caterer and Hotelkeeper)
Thomas Stork executive chef Puente Romano. Las Dunas Hotel on the ‘new golden mile’ working with the great three star Michelin chef Heinz Winkler. Places like the Sea Grill, Dani Garcia’s Bibo, Dani Garcia’s, Serafina, Thai Gallery, not forgetting Suite and very soon Japanese culinary genius, Nobu make this wonderful plaza a one stop gastronomic journey.
I WAS VERY SURPRISED that when I popped into an OpenCor last week, on the way to a friend’s for an after dinner drink, I was unable to purchase a couple of bottles of wine as it had gone 10.00pm!! I didn’t realise that we were following UK archaic rules. Wasn’t it always better when the vendor could determine if it was a bunch of kids out on the lash or a fall-over-drunk in which case - don’t serve them!! Still, I do understand that a simple cover all rule is probably the easiest way!!
ON THAT NOTE I will bid you farewell until next week and should aspiring restaurateurs need some help or advice, please do not hesitate to contact me. A toast to Good Food, Good Wine and Good Friends.
Garry Waite is a well-known foodie and restaurateur as well as a Hospitality Management Consultant. If you are contemplating setting up an operation in Spain, or indeed having problems with an existing project contact him on garrywaite@euroweeklynews.com.
96
Costa del Sol
ON
20 - 26 April 2017
DO YOU WANT TO PROMOTE YOUR EVENT HERE? SEND AND EMAIL TO WHATSON@EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
TO READ MORE
The Costa Del Sol’s best guide to local events
www.euroweeklynews.com
Thursday 20th April
12.30pm for coffee, chats and other activities. 608 408 771.
Age Concern meets for advice, support and friendship at Manila Bar in Los Boliches from 11am to 1pm.
Age Care drop in where people can chat and share experiences at Calahonda International Baptist Church. 11am - 1pm. 696 058 954.
Rotary Club meets every week during lunch at Cortijo de Ramiro, Calle 11, Urb Guadalmina Baja, San Pedro de Alcantara at 2pm. The meeting also comprises a two-course meal and drinks for €22. Please email lizzie@mar riageweddingservices.com to book your place. University of the Third Age singing group meet at the Manila Bar, Paseo Maritimo, Los Boliches. Sing with this friendly group, no previous experience is needed. Contact 639 044 924. Fabuloso Vocal Group is rehearsing in Restaurante Verona, El Coto (Mijas). Meet new people and sing your heart out. For more information, call 622 514 781. Showing of ‘Mr Holmes’ in English at the Salon Actos del Ayuntamiento in Benahavis at 6pm. Free popcorn is available. Enjoy special discounts, live music, free tastings and more in Marbella Old Town for ‘Los Jueves al Casco.’ ‘Comic Experiencia’ convention at the Centro Cultural de San Pedro at 7pm.
Friday 21st April
International meeting for Expats in Estepona. Chat and meet up with people over a cup of coffee at The Irish Fiddler in the port from 12pm to 2pm. The Good Companions Club, a social and cultural group, is meeting at Stella Maris, Paseo Maritimo, Fuengirola from 12pm to 2pm. Contact 952 565 501.
HOLI FESTIVAL OF COLOURS: In San Pedro de Alcantara. THE annual Holi Festival of Colours is taking place at Recinto Ferial de El Ingenio in San Pedro de Alcantara on Saturday April 22 and Sunday 23 from 12pm. Tickets cost €17 for general entry and €20 for VIP. To book, head to www.holi colourspain.es.
now at sales@hardrockcafemarbella.es.
Sunday 23rd April
Fabuloso Vocal Group is rehearsing in Restaurante Verona, El Coto (Mijas). Meet new people and sing your heart out. For more information, call 622 514 781.
Cudeca Cancer Care Hospice is celebrating their 25th anniversary at Nicki Privé bar and restaurant in Marbella at 7.30pm. Tickets are €69, with €25 of each ticket sold going to the charity. To book your place, email fundrais er@cudeca.org and for more information call 663 073 249.
Second-hand market in Benahavis from 9am to 2pm
Wednesday 26th April
Costa Chordbusters Barbershop Harmony Chorus meets at Aparthotel Costa Marina in Torremuelle, Benalmadena at 7.30pm. 952 464 184.
Mother and Baby coffee mornings at Mundo Mania, Cancelada. 11am to 1pm, €5 entry includes coffee and two hours of play in the baby and toddler play frame.
University of the Third Age coffee morning at 11.30am until 1pm at the Primavera Bar, Paseo Maritimo, Los Boliches. More info 952 466 738.
Age Care drop in where people can chat and share experiences at Bar Salon Varietes, Fuengirola 11am - 12.30pm.
Saturday 22nd April Puerto Banus street market from 9am.
Free guided tour of the early Christian basilica of San Pedro de Alcantara, one of the oldest Christian churches on the Iberian Peninsula. 11am to 1pm, Calle Vega del Mar, San Pedro de Alcantara. Age Concern meets every Friday at El Caballo de Oro in La Cala from 11.30am to 1pm. The Royal British Legion offers emotional and financial help to those who have served in the Armed Forces. They meet every Friday from 12:30-14:30 at Restaurante Puerta Niza, Carretera Nacional 340A Km 263,7, 29792 Benajarafe (Malaga). ‘Comic Experiencia’ convention at the Centro Cultural de San Pedro at 7pm. Opening night of ‘Cinemania’ at Salon Varietes Theatre in Fuengirola at 8pm. A dynamic and vibrant cast of 50 are performing a musical extravaganza with excerpts from Les Miserables, Jersey Boys, Legally Blonde and more. The show will run until Tuesday 25. To book tickets go to www.salonvarietes theatre.com. Live music at Hard Rock Cafe Marbella with La Leyenda de los Heroes from 10pm. Book
University of the Third Age Costa del Sol play Mah Jong at the PYR Hotel, Fuengirola from 2pm to 5pm. Contact 952 467 156.
15km charity walk in aid of Positively Pink Breast Cancer at 11am. Starting at the Sports Lounge, Playa Marina in La Cala and ending at the Garden Bar Calahonda. For more info on tickets and sponsorship forms, contact 649 037 535. The Proteccion de Animales Domesticos (PAD) are hosting a Golf Day at Miraflores Golf Club in Mijas Costa. The price for the day is €75 and includes a buggy, as well as food and prizes for the nearest pin and the longest drive (ladies and men). For more information please contact 952 931 960. Volunteer to walk a dog with Triple A, an organisation that helps and protects abandoned animals, in Calle Carril de la Mina 33, Marbella. 952 771 586. Zombie Walk hosted by The Mad Hatter’s Film Camp in San Pedro de Alcantara. 1pm to 4pm. For more info contact sam@madhat tersfilmcamp.com or call 673 505 838. Fabuloso Vocal Group is rehearsing in Restaurante Dominique’s in Los Boliches, Fuengirola. Meet new people and sing your heart out. 622 514 781.
Monday 24th April Fuengirola Field Club plan walks throughout the year and meet between 10.30am and 11.30 am at Hogar del Jubilado, Calle Blanca Paloma, Fuengirola. Age Care drop in where people can chat and share experiences at Bar Pitanzas, Arroyo de la Miel. 691 761 088. The Royal British Legion offers emotional and financial help to those who have served in the Armed Forces. Meets every Monday from 11:00 at The Lounge Bar, Avenida Bonanza, 29631, Benalmadena. Classical Music Workshop ‘Mozart Requiem’ in Iglesia de la Virginia, Plaza de Antonio el Jardinero, Marbella. €15 per place. To book call 689 000 944.
Tuesday 25th April The Costa Women Coffee Club meets every second Tuesday at 10am until
Guided tours in English at the Malaga Picasso Museum every Wednesday at 11.30am. Admission is €8, children under 18 go free. Free flamenco show in Plaza Virgen de la Peña, Mijas Pueblo from 12pm to 2pm. The International Choral Festival is running until April 30 in Malaga. The opening concert starts at 9pm in the Teatro Cervantes.
Thursday 27th April Fuengirola International Feria starts and will run until May 1 at the main Feria ground. Free guided tour of the Rio Verde Villa Romana Roman Ruins. 11am to 1pm. Calle del Mar, Marbella. Age Concern meets for advice, support and friendship at Manila Bar in Los Boliches from 11am to 1pm. Rotary Club meets every week during lunch at Cortijo de Ramiro, Calle 11, Urb. Guadalmina Baja, San Pedro de Alcantara at 2pm. Email lizzie@marriageweddingservices.com .to book your place.
&
HOMES
GARDENS
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
97
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPONSOR GO TO WWW.LINEADIRECTA.COM
SPONSORED BY
Judas tree opens up at Easter EASTER is always a time of flowers in Spain as so many wild flowers have emerged to brighten up the countryside and the gardens are flourishing with moist soil and warmer, longer days giving them more sunlight. A striking flowering deciduous tree that blossoms at this time of year is the Cercis siliquastrum, more commonly known as the Judas tree or, in relation to its heart shaped leaves, the Love tree. It is so stunning because it is covered in flowers, even emerging from the branches and trunk, before the leaves appear. It is not a very large tree unless in ideal conditions, so it can suit even small gardens and large containers if kept well pruned in late spring. If you are in a region where there are colder winters the leaves will turn bright yellow before falling in autumn. The pods also mature in autumn with a brownish red colour. The tree structure has a hint of eastern Mediterranean form that is very noticeable in winter when bare of leaves. It is important to consider the form when pruning to allow the retention of its natural shape by only removing unwanted new growth as preventative pruning
to maintain the natural form rather than wait for the tree to exceed the desired height and spoil the tree with corrective pruning that requires pruning off the mature branches that produce the flowers. So with the right care, it is a tree of year round interest with a beautiful spring display, summer shade, autumn colours, an interesting inherent sculpture like design structure and the advantages of deciduous trees that allow in sunlight during winter. There are legends that the Judas tree was the type of tree that Judas Iscariot hung himself from after betraying Jesus and that it was once a white blossom that turned pink after the occasion. The story fits
very well with the blossoms appearing at the time of year the incident occurred, the manner in which the flowers and seed pods hang from the tree and that it is a native of the Mediterranean region. It is a tree that needs some care as it grows best in a protected zone such as courtyards rather than open fields. It is best to improve the soil with compost and loosen the natural soil to give it a good start. Most Mediterranean soils are ideal for the Judas tree and once established they don’t need additional soil improvement fertilisers. Once established it will need minimal watering but it will respond well if given additional water, especially if you wish to
have a large tree during its first few years. It is relatively hardy in a warm position with a long
Photo by Alextype Shutterstock
By Graeme Tyrrell
JUDAS TREE: Is stunning when it is covered in flowers.
PERMACULTURE EDUCATION SUSTAINABLE DESIGN Telephone: 666 33 33 35 info@permamed.org http://permamed.org/
summer. It will tolerate short periods of frost and cold in winter while bare of leaves but they don’t respond well to be-
ing moved so it is best planted when young into a permanent position where they can grow up happily.
98
20 - 26 April 2017
Costa del Sol
SPONSORED BY
PETS PAGE www.euroweeklynews.com
Losing weight is a sign of stress, Ferguson is recovering at home
ALLERGENS: Stick to the animal’s fur.
Dog and cat allergies It is recommended that dogs be kept outdoors at night. SOME pets are more sensitive than others, as we hear on a regular basis on David the Dogman’s radio show on TRE each Saturday morning. Ferguson is just one of these sensitive types according to his owners. They went on holiday and left him in a cattery and came home to find that he had lost a significant amount of weight. This happened once before but this time his weight loss was worrying. So they are now going to prepare ahead of their next holiday by finding house-sitters to come to their home to care for him. They’ll maintain his routine, check on his
FERGUSON the cat. well-being and generally take care of him. He has reached the ripe old age of 17 years now, and stays fit and healthy most of the time. He simply doesn’t seem to like change or the absence of people from the house. Ferguson’s owners have written us a special brief, asking for cat lovers to apply, and for people to be present in the evening so that they know the cat will have company and there’ll be someone to watch over him.
Do you need a house or pet-sitter? Get in touch. House-sitting can be a win-win for both parties, free house and pet-sitting, and the experienced and checked sitters get free accommodation! Register as either house-sitter or homeowner now with a 50 per cent off introductory offer using coupon code SPECIAL50. To find a house or pet-sitter go to www.HousesitMatch.com or call Lamia on 00 44 (0) 777 214 2742.
David THE Dogman Listen to David on TRE every Saturday 10am to 11am Costa del Sol (Gibraltar/Sotogrande) 98.7fm (San Roque to Calahonda) 91.9fm (Calahonda to Motril) 88.9, Costa Calida 92.7fm Costa Blanca (Torrevieja to Elche) 105.1fm (Elche to Calpe) 88.2fm, (Calpe to Gandia & Ibiza) 104.6fm, (Denia to Valencia) 95.3fm Mallorca 103.9fm
THERE is no breed of dog not even a Poodle or Chihuahua that will not trigger sneezes, rashes or asthmatic reactions. Allergic reactions can vary from dog to dog or cat to cat according to Jonathan Corren Clinical Professor of medicine and Director of the Allergy Research Foundation at the University of California. It is the dander and top skin and certain proteins in saliva and urine that cause people allergy problems according to Emily Rothstein, a resident in dermatology at Cornhill College of Veterinary Medicine. Any dog or cat that urinates or licks has the potential to be an allergic-type breed. Most research on pet aller-
gies has centered on allergies to cats, maybe this is no surprise because they are twice as likely to make their owners sneeze as dogs. Longer haired cats tend to shed less allergen and consequently owners with allergies have fewer reactions. Cats that are short haired traditionally give off more allergen, it is not known if this is true for dogs. How to beat pet allergies Research has shown that if a cat or dog is washed about once a week the airborne allergens are cut drastically. It is recommended that dogs should be kept outdoors at night. Dogs and cats that live indoors should not spend any time in the allergic person’s bedroom and never allowed on beds. Dander collects in the carpets, upholstered furniture and bedding, so for those suffering allergies it is better to be without carpets and have wooden furniture or leather. Bedding should be encased in plastic and if it is impossible to remove carpets then these should be steamed cleaned
every three months to remove allergens. It is also advisable to wash walls and floors. Animal allergens are very small and very sticky and once they are secreted they dry on the animal’s fur, become stuck on fur and become airborne during petting and grooming. According to Bonnie Eiche a spokeswoman for the Asthma and Allergy Foundation “They are so small that they can stay airborne for a long time and because they are sticky, they adhere to walls, clothing, and heating and cooling ducts.” About seven years ago I gave up smoking and noticed that I was coughing and choking when handling dogs. After a few tests I was duly informed “Mr Dogman you are an asthmatic and allergic to dogs.” “No not me... not possible that’s my job” but sadly I now have to take all kind of things to help control my allergic symptoms from medication to inhalers and most important I wash my hands more than a surgeon and change my clothes about three times a day and wash my dogs every week. But with all my allergies I could not live without dogs because I feel that dogs enhance our quality of life.
SERVICES www.euroweeklynews.com
Costa del Sol
20 - 26 April 2017
SPONSORED BY
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
CAR HIRE
AIR CONDITIONING
www.euroweeklynews.com BLINDS
DOMESTIC
DOORS & WINDOWS
ELECTRICIAN
GARDENING
99
FOR BEST RATES IN MOTOR INSURANCE CALL: 952 89 33 80
AWNINGS / BLINDS
ARTIFICIAL GRASS
EWN
COFFEE
100
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
REMOVALS & STORAGE
STORAGE
www.euroweeklynews.com
SERVICES
SERVICES
www.euroweeklynews.com
REMOVALS & STORAGE
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
EWN
101
SERVICES
www.euroweeklynews.com
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
DRAINAGE
PETS
SUPERMARKETS
EWN
102
CLASSIFIEDS www.euroweeklynews.com
ACCOMMODATION
Costa del Sol
20 - 26 April 2017
REPAIRS
AUTHORS
imperialyachting@gmail.com Boats Yachts, No Sale No Fee. Europe´s largest brokerage house.+ 34 632 505 743 (252677)
BOOKS
ANTONIO ENTERPRISES www.costacompletebuild.es Full Renovations, Kitchens/Bathrooms/Swimming Pools. Electrical & Plumbing Services. Reasonable Rates. 602 593 267 / 600 456 350 (252675) MAPLELEAF HOME RENOVATIONS – Bathrooms, Kitchens, Carpentry, Plumbing & all kind of Installations. Contact Even 635 252 327 (251224)
AIRPORT TRANSFERS AIR CONDITIONING
DAMP PROOFING AIRFLOW Air conditioning for cooling and heating units. Professional, fully guaranteed installations. Tel: 952 443 222 (248108)
DR DAMP leaking roofs, damp walls, all mould cured. All work guaranteed. Call 689 515 558 (251049)
AIR CONDITIONING HEATING. BE WARM THIS INTER. PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATIONS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. ENVIROCARE 952 663 141 - 670 409 759 www.envirocare spain.com ALL AREAS COVERED (247804) ECONOCOOL – Fujitsu Air Conditioning from only €650. Service, Repairs & Re-Gas from €50. Top Quality Installations. All Areas Covered. Chris – 662 427 396 econocool @hotmail.es (221055)
HANDYMAN BLINDS
ALL BUILDING works, all trades. Retired Builder/Handyman. Barry 676 143 789 / 602 669 240 (251053)
ANTIQUES WANTED! All types of antiques, paintings, jewellery, watches, silver etc. Any condition. Immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony’s Antiques and Jewellers shops, extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola. Mobile 609 529 633. Telephone 952 588 795 (201522)
ACE OF SHADES - Vertical, Venetian, Roman, Roller, Wooden blinds, various colours available, also black-out blinds. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceofshades.design (101730) BLINDS, awnings, mosquito screens, curtains, vast choice. All areas covered. Coast and inland. 655 825 931 (251408)
ARCHITECTS PROJECTS, constructions, new buildings, extensions, reforms, licences, legalisations, interior design. 680 700 430 (248576)
AWNINGS ACE OF SHADES - All colours available. Urbanisations catered for, electric and manual operation, also recover service available, largest selection of colours and designs on the coast. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceof shades.design (101730)
SOLAR BLINDS SOLAR BLINDS ES Ideal for large glazed areas to reflect heat / glare and stop furniture fading and still keep the view. SAVE HEAT IN THE WINTER TOO improve your living environment. ian@solar shadetinting.com Tel Ian 958 496 571 / 644 546 176 (248458)
BOATS
BUILDING SERVICES SWINGLES CASAS SL. For all your building needs. Visit www.swinglescasas. com for more details or call 952 428 067 / 666 960 262 (250335) JIM’S HOME IMPROVEMENTS. bathrooms / kitchen reforms, repairs, plumbing, carpentry, painting, tiling, maintenance. Give us a call no job too small. 692 207 799 / 645 559 423 (250272) IMPRINTED CONCRETE (driveways & patios). All paving work & terracotta tiling, floor tiling & screeding. Many more Building Services available. 603 236 650 Free quotes: tonymancity@hotmail.com CONCRETE – OZBUILD. The specialists of printed concrete. Reseals, Brickwork, Tiling, Plastering, Reforms. 14 Years in Spain. Competitive Prices, Quality Finish. 952 426 074/606 745 920 www.ozbuildspain.com
For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com
ACCOUNTANTS
BUSINESS OPP. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SALE FROM 4,900 EUROS. 697 834 934 (248081) BAR LEASE FOR SALE LA DUQUESA, MANILVA. Bar, Restaurant overlooking swimming pool. Terrace, bar and Function Room with stage and 3 x PA’s, Air-con and double glazed. Fully fitted kitchen. All re-wired, new toilets etc. Seats 100 (Very reasonable rent, 10 year renewable lease 160.000.) For more details Tel 952 936 892 or e-mail: live promotionsspain@ gmail.com (252744)
BUY & SELL
AIR CONDITIONING repairs and servicing. Airflow. 952 443 222 (248108)
AIR CON repairs & installation. Tel Jim 652 023 012 (248601)
103
SPONSORED BY
AIR CONDITIONING, INSTALLATIONS, REPAIRS AND SERVICES. PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATIONS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. ENVIROCARE 962 663 141 670 409 750 www.enviro carespain.com ALL AREAS COVERED (247804)
AIR CONDITIONING by Cool and Cosy. The family company that cares. Installation and repairs. Quality machines. EsoSense movement sensor supplied and fitted for 80 euros. Coin meters supplied and fitted from 260 euros. For other energysaving products, visit www.coolandcosy.es. Tel 952 935 513 (241504)
EWN
PUERTO BANÚS – Moorings for rent. 8, 12 & 15 meters. 662 379 483 PUERTO BANUS – Moorings wanted to buy. 0032 473 815 789
For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com
GENERAL BUILDER. Tiling, plastering, painting, electrician, plumber, carpentry. Reasonable prices. 635 913 885 (References available) (248892) MASTERBUILD, BATHROOMS, KITCHENS, RENOVATIONS. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. PROFESSIONAL WORKMANSHIP FOR OVER 20 YEARS. 952 663 141- 670 409 759 www.masterbuildspain.co m (247804)
ALMOST ANYTHING, tiling plumbing & painting. Marbella to Fuengirola. Speak to Gareth 690 841 188 (250434) ALL WORK undertaken. All Areas. Residential & Holiday Lets. 689 819 592 (252672)
METALWORK ALL METALWORK UNDERTAKEN – New Fabrication & Repairs/Alterations. Work Guaranteed. Reliable. 14yrs on Coast. Steve 655 040 648 (251054)
PLASTERING PLASTERING, rendering, dry lining, coving, suspended ceilings. Fitted kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms. All work guaranteed. 689 515 558 (251049) PLASTERING, all aspects covered, skimming, rendering, screeding, covering, tiling, Dean 691 044 287 (233418)
SUPERPOOL EST. 1985. Pool tables, boxing and mini-vending machines on profit share, also new/second hand domestic tables and accessories. Tel 629 530 233 - www.superpool spain.com (248874) WANTED all furniture and household items. Best prices. 697 511 071 (252733) DECLUTTER, cash paid for small/medium furniture, antiques,decanters, brass, copper and other ornaments. Tel: Howard 608 121 817 (253087) HOUSE CLEARANCE SPECIALISTS, FULL OR PART CLEARANCE. ALL FURNITURE WANTED, WE PAY MORE. TEL 634 324 914 OR EMAIL houseclearanceman@h otmail.com (253015) HOUSE CLEARANCE: Quick, Friendly & Affordable house clearance. Cash for your quality furniture! 622 290 009. info@lepartic ulier.es (251392) THE WAREHOUSE – We buy a Single item to a Full House Clearance – 602 610 103 (248891) SELECTION of Oriental Rugs. Excellent condition. 686 410 758. Photos upon request. (252519) WE BUY, SELL & PAWN jewellery and watches www.casaempeñomarbella.co m 640 218 590 valuation via Whatsapp. Nº1 in Marbella & Puerto Banús (251601)
104
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
CAR HIRE ALH RENT A CAR – SHORT & LONG TERM RENTALS FROM €9.90 A DAY. INSURANCE INCLUDED IN OUR PRICES. www.alhren tacar.com - TLF: 638 846 909 or reservasalhrenta car@gmail.com (242734) SIMPLECAR rent a car Carretera de mijas 4,5 Centro nórdico 952 580 580 628 469 037 www.simplecarrentacar. com (247827) LONG TERM CAR HIRE. From €280 p/m inc. insurance. Fixed year long prices. Call Don: 677 079 805 enq u i r i e s @ a u t o inclusive.com www.autoinclusive.com (251386) CAR HIRE long or short term, airport meet and greet, delivery service. Call 634 029 878 (252525)
CARAVANS PARKING, STORAGE & SALES. Caravans - Motorhomes - Boats - Cars and Vans etc. Short / long term - Safe & secure, drop off & collections. Excellent rates, discount for long term, 5 mins from Fuengirola. Established 25 years. www.eurodog.es / info@eurodog.es 679 786 669 / 606 101 807 (239435)
CARPENTERS CARPENTER cabinet maker, Irish. Available for all types of property maintenance, plumbing, painting, electrical, kitchens and bathrooms renovated etc, 30 years experience, very reliable. Tel: 952 441 955 / 677 087 575 (233419)
CHIMNEY SERVICES APEX CHIMNEY SERVICES, professional chimney sweeping and smoke testing. NACS Qualified. Clean and efficient Tel: Bob 696 320 202 (241526)
CHURCH SERVICES BENALMADENA Elim Family Fellowship. Sundays 11am. Elimfamilyfellowship.com or call 951 912 525 or 952 446 627 (0)
CLASSES CALAHONDA LANGUAGE CENTRE. Established 1987. Beginners Spanish Course Starts 24th April 2017. 60 hours in 6 weeks, mornings. Give your Spanish a good kick start. Maximum 5 students for guaranteed results. Also higher level groups and private classes. calahondalanguage @gmail.com 952 931 176 (250468)
www.euroweeklynews.com
DOG TRAINING METS dog training club, Fuengirola. Glyn 605 121 831 / Jeff 692 832 250 (251205)
DOMESTIC APP. REP. DOMESTIC Appliance repairs washing machines, fridges, cookers, ovens, water heaters, gas / electric, professionally repaired. Christian 608 337 497 (243751)
CLEANING SERVICES UPHOLSTERY and steam cleaning sofas, carpets etc… JA Cleaning Services 626 357 955 (249674) ADVANCED Cleaning Services. Professional carpet, upholstery cleaning, 27 years experience, wet/dry clean. Honest, reliable service 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 or email ac servs@outlook.com (253107) RUGS fitted carpets, upholstery including leather cleaned on site 693 028 325 (253107) OVEN CLEANING, domestic, commercial, complete fittings, let professional do hard dirty work. From 40€. 632 569 282 ovencleani ngcostadelsol.com (241395) CLEANING & Maintenance Services No Job too Small. Reliable. Call Adrian 640 350 479 (241379) ALL WORK undertaken. All Areas. Residential & Holiday Lets. 689 819 592 (252672)
COMPUTERS COMPUTER PROBLEMS SOLVED. Error messages fixed, viruses removed. Repairs and upgrades available. Laptops in English. Kindle, iPad & Android help. One-toone training. Experienced, reliable service. Paul 630 652 338 / 952 493 859 (232338) PC DOCTOR Computer Sales & Repairs in any Language. 24HR IT Support. 20 Years on the Coast. We come to wherever YOU are – Home or Business. 952 591 071 (248887)
DENTAL
DRAINAGE BLOCKED DRAINS? Leak detection, CCTV survey, root removal, Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com (248852) BLOCKED drains? Call Clearflow. CCTV Inspections. Drain Location. HP Jetting. Repairs & Installations. More than 30 years on the Coast. All major credit cards accepted. Telephone 952 885 661 / 630 200 600 (250454) DRAINS: Our fully equipped vehicles are ready to deal with any problem, water jetting, water leak detection, CCTV, roots removal, relining & swimming pool leaks. Discounts for Urbanisations. Drain care & repair. pipetek.net/ pipetekbill@gmail.com 952 897 516/ 674 632 344 (252667)
FENCING CHAIN LINK FENCE erectors, general builders, all types of welding fabrication. Tel: 655 218 466 (248701)
FLOOR POLISHING MARBLE FLOOR (2.50€/m2) WHY PAY MORE .WE CLEAN, CRYSTALLISE, SEAL THEN POLISH YOUR MARBLE TO HIGH GLOSS, NON SLIP. PROFESSIONAL GUARANTEED, FAST SERVICE. 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. ALSO REPAIRS DAMAGES TO MARBLE, CLEAN AND SEAL TERRACOTTA TERRACES, COVERS ALL COSTA DEL SOL. TEL: 671 244 683 (251230) T1 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) MARBLE polishing, crystallizing, lasting, high shine. Regrinding, restoration of salty, dead floors. Cyril, 634 455 064 (233300)
FOR SALE
FUNERALS
ALL electrical installations & repairs. Tel Jim 652 023 012 (248601)
WANTED Quality Furniture – New & secondhand. Bought & sold. For details call 633 921 239 or 633 497 689 (251425)
FURNITURE
IRRIGATION IRIS-IRRIGATION and landscapes. New Installations and problem-solving. Turf (supply and laying). Garden constructions. Tree surgeon. Clearing and maintenance. 676 747 521 (251403)
GATES
GARDENING PROFESSIONAL garden services from Fuengirola to Estepona. All aspects of gardening and full maintenance and landscaping, free quotes, competitive prices. Contact Andrew 600 259 981 Andrew@gar den-professionals.com (242556) GARDEN & POOL MAINTENANCE - from under €120 per month, products included. See more on www.zon averdes.es 611 026 340 (253090) TOP-JARDIN. No tree too tall, palm & tree pruning - removal - pests bio treatments. Town hall licence process advice. Timber logs. Mulch. Urban veggie gardens. Visit us www.top-jardin.es or call Andres mob 686 948 552 / 602 130 250 (232442)
EXPERTS IN MANGO CROPS & AVOCADO. Comprehensive or partial management of farms. Pruning & grafting of trees. T: 666 953 892 (251244) GARDEN SERVICE – from €10 per hour. Monthly contract from €90. Benalmadena to Marbella. RICARDO 633 277270 (252522)
AUTHORISED & Qualified Electrician. All types of electrics. 20years Experience & Reliable. Call Frank 669 009 821 (253236) ENGLISH ELECTRICIAN Fully qualified, reliable, domestic/commercial work undertaken. 602 494 347 (250466)
HOUSE CLEARANCE: Quick, Friendly & Affordable house clearance. Cash for your quality furniture! 622 290 009. info@lepartic ulier.es (251392)
GARDEN & POOL Maintenance. Private Villas & Communities. Professional & Reliable Service. 602 424 974 (251233)
ELECTRICIAN BS ELECTRICAL, All electrical work, rewires, Boletins, Endesa helpline, professional genuine service, www.bselectrical.eu. Call Sean 952 961 108, 669 070 011 (251246)T1
FURNITURE wanted, same day collection, cash waiting, reliable. 645 334 512 (253107)
CLASSIFIEDS
ELECTRIC GATE/GARAGE DOOR automation repaired. Free, no obligation quotation. Call Colin - 636 394 641 (250415)
GLASS CURTAINS GLASS CURTAIN repairs, specialist in replacement of discoloured plastic strips that act as a seal between the glass panels. Call Julian 655 825 931 (253220)
GOLF FOR SALE FAMILY GOLF CLUB SHARE La Quinta Marbella. ONLY €4,000. For more information call +49698 98920 or +49 1717 34 7100 shops@om das.com (251041) AVOCADO Golf Society (prev. Orangtree G.S). Every week: S.Maria/Santana/Chaparral. Phone: Edmond 627 668 192 Email: edmond.doose man@gmail.com (252731)
HEALTH & BEAUTY FUENGIROLA, Myofascial Release. J. Schaegen, Specialized in treating neck, back & extremity disorders, 30 years in Practice. 652 291 224 www.body work.es (247599) www.euroweeklynews.com
HEALTH & BEAUTY / MASSAGE
www.euroweeklynews.com
www.euroweeklynews.com
CLASSIFIEDS SAYAN MASSAGE. Your best traditional & tantric massage for ladies and gentlemen. 952 586 339 - 608 977 260 www.masajessayan.es SKIN specialist NHS registered. Treats all kinds of skin problems. Consultion 70 euros. Dr Eva. Fuengirola/Calahonda 664 747 267 (250251)
ADDICTION THERAPY ADDICTION THERAPIST: Alcohol-Drugs. British Qualified with Personal Experience. Charlie. 634 989 480. (249603) STOP SMOKING NOW!! 90% SUCCESS WITH BIORESONANCE THERAPY 652 430 383 www.stopsmokinginspain.com
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
HEATING
INSURANCE
HEATING: AIR CONDITIONING, CENTRAL HEATING AND GAS FIRES. PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATIONS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. ENVIROCARE 952 663 141/670 409 759 www.envirocarespain.com ALL AREAS COVERED (247804) GAS FIRES, WATER HEATERS AND CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS. INSTANT HEATING. PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATIONS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. ENVIROCARE 952 663 141/670 409 759 www.envirocarespain.com ALL AREAS COVERED (247804)
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 in fo@euinsurancedirect.com www.euinsurancedirect.com
www.chiropodistcostadelsol.co m (241394)
MARBELLA, LA QUINTA GOLF RESORT, Fabulous penthouse (2bed/2bath) sea+golf view, min. stay 3 nights, 118€/night laquinta.rent@posteo.es +34 674 717 959 (251518)
MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 153, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 153 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now!
HOT TUBS HOT TUBS, new, used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. 691 973 131 / 952 793 398 (253091)
DENTISTS NHS REGISTERED DENTIST in Fuengirola. Specializing in Zircon crowns, bridges etc. Free check up! drvisky@hotmail.com - 689 887 019 (253250)
MASSAGE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS MASSAGE, 17 years´ experience. 1 hour €40, 1.5 hours €55, Elviria. Wendy 952 852 330 or 634 310 821. Mobile service +€15 (251520)
MOBILE HAIRDRESSER EDUARDO´S MOBILE HAIRDRESSING. Experienced & Reliable. Call/Whatsapp 637 102 249 for an appointment/price.
HOUSE CLEARANCES FURNITURE wanted, same day collection, cash waiting, reliable. 645 334 512 (253107)
LSM INSURANCE. No fat singing blokes or trumpeting telephone´s, just professional service at the best prices for all your insurance needs including car, household, commercial, life, health and travel. Tel 952 578 008 or www.lsminsurance.biz f or a quotation
WANTED all furniture and quality household items. Cash paid, same day collection. Best prices, call 697 511 071 (253107) CASH paid for your unwanted house or garage items. Please call 600 041 434 (248893)
INTERNET
WE CLEAR houses, apartments, garages, bars, storage units. Tel 656 187 140 bri an.d.hughes@hotmail.com (251161)
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 mark.w@euroweek lynews.com for more details
For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com
INSURANCE
INTERPRETER 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)
For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com
INTERPRETER, TRANSLATOR & TEACHER – English, Spanish & French. 695 909 025 (248901)
LAUNDRY LOLA´S IRONING SERVICE – Pick Up & Delivery. 24/48 Hour turn around. Professional Service. 0044 7730 007 578
105
MOBILE HOMES 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)
LOANS 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)
HOLIDAY RENTALS
CHIROPODISTS
LAWYERS
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
BEAUTY TREATMENTS BOTOX AND FILLERS From €95. Covers the Costa del Sol and inland. www.beautifulmarbella.es 609 347 086. (247809)
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)
EWN
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) LOANS: personal, business, start-up, debts, embargos, bad credit, taxes, divorce. Fast, secure, simple, safe 617 333 777 (251417)
24/7 LOCKSMITH LOCKSMITH emergency / appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service. Call Paul 657 466 803 (248853) T1 ENGLISH 24/7 LOCKSMITH/SAFE ENGINEERS. 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE, CALL DAREN OR BOB 952 660 233 / 667 668 673 WWW.SECURITYOFSPAIN.COM (241275)
MASSAGE EXPERIENCE TRUE TANTRA - Massage Sessions and Workshops available in private temple near Sotogrande. www.astartelife.com for more infor mation and bookings (252735)
MISCELLANEOUS WOODY´S LOS BOLICHES. Greeting Cards, mail to and from the UK. Worldwide courier and Passport renewals. All adverts taken for the Euro Weekly News- display or classified. Open 9.00-2.00PM (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
For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com
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) 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)
106
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
MOBILITY
MOBILITY scooters, electric wheelchairs, wheelchairs, walking frames, etc, for sale and rent. Large selection of quality used scooters at competitive prices. Rascal vantage X, Rascal Veo X, Shoprider Sovereign, Pride Go Go, Neo 4 and 8, Mercury Prism, Pride XL8, Rascal 388, Rascal 329, Rascal 125 Wheelchair, Shoprider electric wheelchair breaks up for boot, Rascal 330 electric wheelchair as new condition at considerable saving, Rascal turnabout electric wheelchair, plus many more all with guarantee. New and used wheelchairs for sale at competitive prices. Brand New Pride Go Go Mobility Scooters All models just arrived huge savings on retails prices. Rentals from 55 euros weekly. New mobility scooter batteries supplied and fitted. Mobility scooters bought for cash. www.mobilityscoot ersdirectspain.com email info@mobilityscootersdi rectspain.com Tel 609581139 (250351) SENIORWORLD - MOBILITY scooters, wheelchairs, stairlifts, nursing beds, rise ´n´ recline chairs and a large range of daily living aids for sale or hire. Visit our showroom in Los Boliches - or call on 952 663 131 or 670 964 181 for advice & best prices. (251391)
MORTGAGES FLUENT Finance Abroad Are you looking to release equity in your home here in Spain? Need to pay IBI, Community Fees, Taxes, but don’t have the cash available now to do this. Do you want to sell your property for what it is worth but don’t have the ability/time frame due to cash constraints? Do you want an alternative to the Banks who are costly and slow? Call us now on +34 691 179445 +34 952 961952 or email ronald@fluentfinanceabroad.c om Come and visit us in our San Pedro office (252666)
MOSQUITO SCREENS MOSQUITO NICK No1 Specialist for Mosquito Screens for all types of windows and doors. PRICE PROMISE/NEVER BEATEN ON PRICE!!! All types of screens: sliding, pull-down, pleated, fixed and ARCHED available in all colours including wood grain. Call Nick at 647 072 861, www.mosquitonick. ws (248500) (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.design (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 (253200)
CAR SERVICES 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: transmatic2005@yahoo.com. www.transmatic.es (251347) GT AUTOS Mijas – ITV´s, Servicing and Repairs. Diagnostics; Engines, ABS, Airbags, Aircon. 952 462 852 – 622 252 570 (251206)
FOR SALE SELLING YOUR SPANISH CAR? PHONE Bill Brady for the best cash price. Stay safe and phone Bill on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars. com (236580) BILL BRADY CARS has been established on the Costa del Sol since 1986, in which time he has helped thousands of expatriates to buy or sell their quality used Spanish cars and also keeping all the documentation simple so you understand all that is going on (which is important). You can contact Bill direct on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 or bill bradycars.com (236580) MASSIVE SAVING DIESEL Citroen Picasso 1.6 HDI 2011 from private owner only 53’000 Klm (32’000 Mls) metallic silver a very well kept car and a great all round family MPV New ITV (MOT) and price WAS 7’995€ NOW ONLY 6’500€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com
MOTORING MASSIVE SAVING DIESEL Toyota Auris 2012 one private owner 55’000 Klm (34’000 Mls) full service history from Toyota main service just been done polar white lots of extras on this car ideal costa car and also a very scarce car. WAS 10’995€ NOW 9´500€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com (236580)
For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com
MOTORING
www.euroweeklynews.com
MASSIVE SAVING ESTATE Ford Focus 1.6 Inj. 2013 bought from Ford Estepona and from lady owner 46’000 klm (28’000 Mls) metallic silver, climate control, electric pack, it´s been used for the school runs it´s a big saving at WAS 9’995€ NOW 9’500€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (236580) BIG SAVING Kia RIO 1.25 Inj. Sept. 2015 (New model) 5 door from private owner (NOT RENTA CAR) full warranty from KIA used only as holiday car great on fuel, Look at this saving its only 9’995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbrady cars.com. (236580)
FANTASTIC OFFER New model BMW. Diesel Estate/ Touring. 316-D 2013 6 Speed G/Box. One private owner low klm. Full service history and warranty from BMW. Sat/Nav. Parking sensors and much more Cost New 38’000 € Look its only 19’995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars. com (236580) AUTOMATIC / Estate Mercedes E-350. 4-Matic 2006 from private owner with full service history sunroof/ parking, light, wiper, sensors, dog guard and lots more. This car is in excellent condition priced sell quickly at only 7’500€. 670 849886. (236580) 2005 KIA CARNIVAL 2.9 diesel automatic, seven seater, twin side doors, silver, climate control, alloys. In excellent condition inside and out. Fully legal Spanish LHD, 5,995€, 653 777 073 (241693) AUTOMATIC 2011 VW Polo new model 1.4 tfsi dsg automatic, one owner, 150.000 kms, full service history, 2 keys, silver like new, alloys, air con 7´995€ 653 777 073 (241693) TRUCK Nissan Alton, Spanish plates, 3.5 ton box, in very good condition throughout, just had new ITV, ideal for removals, etc. 4,750€ 653 777 073 (241693) VAN English RHD, Toyota Hiace panel van, 2006, newer model, 2.4DID, 140,000 miles, in very good condition throughout, long MOT, only 2,450€ 653 777 073 (241693) 2010 CONVERTIBLE Audi A5, s-line, RHD on Spanish plates, automatic, black with black leather, 50´000kms, full service history, stunning car 17´995€ 653 777 073 2011 FORD Transit MWB, high roof, RHD, long tax, MOT and insured, ply lined, 6 speed, air con, very good condition, one owner, full service history 5´995€ 653 777 073 (241693) 1993 CONVERTIBLE Mercedes 320 SL 24 valve, 5 speed automatic, LHD, on English plates, 5 months tax, 11 months MOT, 90´000kms, very good condition with hard top 5´995€ 653 777 073 2003 ENGLISH RHD, Jaguar XJR Supercharger in black with cream leather, all extras included, sat nav, climate control, rear TV, long MOT & tax, a lot of car for only 4´995€ 653 777 073 (241693) AUTOMATIC Chrysler Stratus, 2003, only 90,000km from new, in very good condition throughout, drives perfect, 4 new tyres, only 2,950€ 653 777 073 (241693)
SMART CAR, 2001, LHD on English plates, full glass sun roof, alloys, air con, in black over silver, in very good condition throughout, only 1,995€ 653 777 073 (241693) carsforsaleinspain.eu Buy or Sell your car online. All makes & models LHD/RHD. Spanish/UK Reg. (249723)
CLASSIFIEDS REPAIRS ENGLISH bodyshop, fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No Job too Small. 952 667 074 (251389)
WANTED
OPEL CORSA 1.1L 2000, 3DR, LHD, Spanish Plate, 3 Month ITV, Taxed, New Tyres, Good Condition, Great Runner. €800. 604 173 658 (252679) LUTON VAN 2011, 3L, Ducato with tail lift, 6 speed, 160HP, 22 Cubic Meter box, £5,500 611 386 490 (252524) FORD KA, 2000, ITV Dec, drives well, air-con. Cheap Runabout €775 – 655 095 147 (252526)
INSURANCE ABBEYGATE INSURANCE. No automatic annual increase on our Motor Insurance, renewal policies. Call 952 893 380 (68259) WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance. Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 902 123 309. (200726)
MECHANICS MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work. Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (252663) BRITISH MECHANIC WORKSHOP family run business since 2000 in Mijas Costa Fuengirola. Servicing Repairs, ITVS, Full Engine Rebuilds, Body Work Repairs, Recovery Service, Paperwork Transfers. Checks on all cars & 4x4. CALL TODAY 605 407 369 / 951 914 025 (250263)
MOTORBIKES KTM DUKE 390. 2015, 290km. As new. Bargain €3400. Richard 692 517 648 (252523) WANTED 50CC Scooter, UK Reg, MOT not important. 611 386 490 (252524)
For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com
CARS AND VANS, ANY REGISTRATION, INSTANT CASH, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPANISH 693 028 325 (253107) CARS WANTED, all registration numbers, any age, runners/non-runners, finance, embargoes no problem 687 049 592 or 622 156 022 (251051) T2 CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN/UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (253107) WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 693 028 325 (253107) CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH/WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837 (253107) WANTED all cars vans and anything interesting also classic cars, bikes, etc, with or without paperwork considered, same day decision, cash waiting, 653 777 073 (241693) WANTED, wanted, wanted!! All cars, all years, all models…from exotic to classic. Spanish, English, Dutch plated. Call us on 951 977 329 (251432)
MUSIC KARAOKE “Everything You Need” Rent, Buy or Update Your Songs in All Languages. www.songbookslive.com “costasongs” 664-540-154. (252605) LIVE MUSIC with DAVID CHRISTIAN-CLARK from solo Spanish Guitar to Dance band, performing for exclusive private events from Gibraltar to Nerja.Call 00 350 540 367 29 or e-mail davechristianclark @gmail.com for details.Over 30 years’ professional experience. (250296)
CLASSIFIEDS PERGOLAS & DECKING PERGOLAS, Decking and Thatched Gazebos. Best quality and prices. Installations. For free quotation call 686 322 328 (243344)
PEST CONTROL
COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee. Serving the coast since 1985. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (241240)
PETS
YOUNG DOMESTICATED cats rescued from the killing station need kind homes. Fully vaccinated and neutered. We will also deliver to England for a donation to the charity. Please give one of these beautiful cats a home so we can save more from death. Can be seen without obligation at Cat and Dog World Kennels. Tel. 630 197 435 (93398) HAVING problems with your dog? We can show YOU how to educate your dog. Private and group classes. If you are short of time we have a pickup & home delivery service from Benalmadena to Marbella, so we are able to see you at our Pet Nursery. Professional with 20 years of experience. Tel: 670 604 172, Web: dogtm.com; Email: David@dogtm.com (253202)
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
CHARITIES ACE CHARITY “El Refugio” in La Cala de Mijas is a registered charity. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the Town Hall or the Andalucian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter. We are grateful for any help offered, including donations of food and blankets. Visiting times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736. Our website is www.ace-charity.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320) ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 14.00pm. (93319) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public week-ends from 10.00 to 5.00. Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at anytime. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference. You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeonline.net www.sepe online.net (93321) AT SOS ANIMAL REFUGE we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and
are happy to come and collect. So if you are having a clear-out, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about re-homing, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-an imals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317) ARCH - THE ANDALUCIAN RESCUE CENTRE FOR HORSES WELCOMES VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO THEIR STABLES ON SATURDAYS FROM 10 - 12 OR BY APPOINTMENT. COME AND HELP OUT, OR SPONSOR OR ADOPT ONE OF OUR HORSES, DONKEYS OR MULES. WE ALWAYS NEED HELP WITH FUND RAISING TO LOOK AFTER THE ABANDONED AND ABUSED ANIMALS. OUR AIM IS TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND REHOME. WE ARE A SMALL FRIENDLY TEAM WHY NOT JOIN US. FIND US IN ALHAURIN EL GRANDE, BEHIND THE VENTA MIRALMONTE ON THE ROAD FROM ALHAURIN TO COIN, (A404), URB.VIÑA BORREGO, FOLLOW THE YELLOW SIGNS. CHARITY REGISTERED WITH THE JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA NO 8448. WWW.HORSERES C U E S P A I N . O R G INFO@HORSERESCUES P A I N . O R G ARCHRESCUE@YAHOO.CO.UK TEL:- 635 798 219 OR 656 935 613 OR 620 175 828. NEW: ARCH CHARITY SHOP NOW OPEN IN ALHAURIN, NEXT TO MONEY CHANGE SHOP, AVENIDA GERALD BRENAN (93322)
PETCARE PET HOTEL. Alhaurin el Grande. Holiday accommodation for dogs and cats. Heated/Air conditioned kennels available. Tel: 952 112 284 / 685 400 216 www.petcarespain.com. Find us on Facebook at Petcare Spain (243370) LAGUNA KENNELS AND CATTERY. Your pets lovingly cared for by English mother and daughter.Near Coin. lagu nakennels@hotmail.com Tel 952 112 021 / 606 838 983 (253083)
PET TRANSPORT
PLUMBING PLUMBER for all your plumbing. Water heaters, bathrooms, tiling. Benalmadena based, travel no problem. Construction work. Glen 669 073 773 (253089) PLUMBING. Leak detection & blocked drains. Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com (248852)
PRINTERS BUSINESS cards, flyers, posters, magazines, design, canvas, exhibition equipment, signage, vehicle branding Eyeprint: 951 310 395 www.eyeprint.es (248903) CREATIVE MARBELLA Your friendly local printers. Luxury Printing, Copying, Binding Braded Merchandise annd Clothing, Menus, Bespoke Gifts, Wedding Accessories. Located in Poligono Industrial Nueva Campana 27 - 952 810 831 - www.creativemar bella.es or follow us on Facebook (251487)
EWN
107
FUENGIROLA house fully refurbished as new, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, patio, solárium 65m2, Was €135,000 Reduced to 129.500€. 600 063 918 (252658) BUENAVISTA, Semi-detached 3 bed, 2,5 bath townhouse, stunning views, fixed 299.000€, 648 116 789, w w w . t o w n h o u s e buenavista.co.uk (251605) CALAHONDA 3bed 2bath apartment lower Calahonda. 180,000 euros. trilbybel cher@hotmail.co.uk 666 024 031 (252673)
PROPERTY TO LET LONG TERM RENTALS. Super prices, no commission. Apartments, townhouses, villas, fincas, shops, offices, bars, restaurants. Coast & inland. Tlf 679 111 522 (251171) MARBELLA, BANUS, sunny 3 bedroom apartments by Marina. Short/long term, luxury, private gardens, garage. bravoelezovic@gmail.com / 637 439 222 (251510)
PROFESSIONAL SERV. PRO VENT. Kitchens, Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Windows, Glass Curtains creatively designed and expertly fitted. Visit our showroom in La Cala or call 639 727 188 for a free quotation. From inspiration to installation www.joebayley. com (250339)
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
KENNELS
MR MAINTENANCE For ALL your Property needs No Job Too Small 647 460 155 (251448)
PROPERTY FOR SALE
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 CAT AND DOG WORLD KENNELS AND CATTERY, superb licensed facilities, viewing welcome. Tel: 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.cat-and-dogworld.com (241623)
For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com
WWW.INMOANDALUZ.CO M is always looking for realistically priced inland properties to sell to our interested buyers. Tel 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (244876) THE DOG MOVER. Licensed transporters. Two handlers, so never alone. 651 581 067 / 0044 (0) 7875 947230. www.thedog mover.com (228731) 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 PET TRANSPORTATION by road. Fully DEFRA/OCA/ TRACES compliant. Complete service by professional licensed kennels. 630 197 435 www.cat-and-dog-world.com
WWW.INMOANDALUZ.CO M. Bargain inland properties for all budgets, fincas, village homes, apartments and villas. Legal building plots. 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (244876) ATTRACTIVE 2 Bed, 2 Bath, Ground Floor Apartment in DON ALBERTO Mijas Costa. Fully Furnished to high standard. Close to Pool, Air-Conditioning & in a very safe position. 185,000 Euros. +447850 746171 goodson.builders @icloud.com (251501)
For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com
108
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
PROPERTY WANTED
REMOVALS & STORAGE
NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL 15 CUBIC metre van returning to the UK 5th May. Space available each way. Tel. 639 928 090 (250346) EUROPE SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (250343) USA SPECIALIST Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (250343) STORAGE SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (250343) LOCAL and INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (250343) PROFESSIONAL LOCAL REMOVALS AT AFFORDABLE RATES. 1/2 DAY FROM €90. FULL DAY FROM €175. WE ALSO PROVIDE A FORTNIGHTLY DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE TO UK AND EUROPE (INCL SCOTLAND). WORLDWIDE SHIPPING TO USA, AUSTRALIA, ETC AND FULL STORAGE FACILITIES. TEL (0034) 952 578 507 OR (0034) 637 892 278 / EMAIL garymoveit@ya hoo.co.uk (253088)
For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com
www.euroweeklynews.com
MOVING BACK TO UK? Removal vehicle departing weekly throughout the year. Excellent, professional service & great rates. Ring (0034) 665 089 244 or (0044) 01922 682 667 & see www.elite-euro pean.com (93139) 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.bmceuro pean.com Tel: UK 08456 443 784 / ES 634 344 787 FIND US ON FACEBOOK! (243375) MOVING MATTERS SL – removals and storage. Local or to and from the UK/Ireland/Portugal and across Europe. Over 16 years experience. For free quotation Tel 951 311 118. www.mov ingmatters.eu (250358) LOCAL & International Removals Regular Schedules 952 816 582 move@freinternation al.com (253105) MAN VAN Removals, 20Euros/Hour 3 Vans available, Tel David 696 810 618 / info@moveit-storeit.com (248401)
2 MEN, Van €30 p hour. Also House Clearances. 651 081 610 (248894) THE VAN MAN. Cheap and cheerful. €20 per hour. 677 251 025 (248380) HANDYMAN & VAN – Small removals, clearances. Ikea collection & assembly, experienced & reliable. €20 hourly – 603 257 612 (251225)
ROLLER SHUTTERS 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@aceo fshades.design (101730) ROLLER shutter repairs, 7 days a week, conversion from manual to motorised, new installations. All areas covered. Coast and inland. 655 825 931 (251408)
FURNITURE FRENCH POLISHING REPAIRS, restoration etc. restore your valuable furniture to its former glory. Tel 647 579 519 / 952 499 944 (241249)
SEWING ALL STYLES Curtains, upholstery, soft furnishings and bean bags made to measure. Sensible prices. Also repairs / alterations. All areas. Call 672 800 887 or email judein spain@hotmail.com (253094)
STORAGE REMOVAL BOXES Large, med, wardrobe, bubble wrap, tape, collect or delivered. Local and international removals also undertaken. 952 239 110 / 632 702 306 (244093) STORAGE Marbella Dry Secure 952 816 582 move@freinternational.com (253105) STORAGE lowest price guaranteed. Packaging materials Self Storage Marbella 952 811 311 (242608)
SERVICES
CARPENTRY CARPENTER cabinet maker, Irish. Property maintenance, plumbing, painting, electrical, kitchens. Bathrooms renovated etc. 30 years experience. Very reliable. 677 087 575 (233419)
SIGNS & DESIGNS EYEPRINT – 951 310 395 (248903) SHOP signs, vehicle signs, banners, window signs, 952 930 547, 603 464 582, www.signdsign1.com
For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com
SITUATIONS VACANT
REGULAR TRIPS UK-SPAINUK. Over 30 years experience. Guaranteed lowest prices. Pets from FREE. Tel or Whatsapp: 660 030 107 (251435) CHEAP REMOVALS back to the UK leaving next week. Free Quote. Fully insured. 611 386 490 (252524)
MAN AND VAN MAN & VAN Removals, Clearances. 100% reliable. Always punctual. 20€ per hour. 622 020 856 (241247) www.euroweeklynews.com
REMOVALS & STORAGE
BIG VAN (removal) always on time. 100% reliable. 20€. P.H. - 633 277 270 (248897)
CLASSIFIEDS
SALES TEAM WANTED FOR MARBELLA REAL ESTATE AGENCY Fluent English & Spanish required, Another language would be advantageous Must be highly motivated and Experienced in Real Estate. We are generating a large number of clients and we are now seeking professional & experienced Sales and Telesales people. We are able to offer the right candidate a working contract, salary (telesales) plus commissions and incentives
Please send C.V. quoting Sales to juan.a.porras@europrestige.es
CLASSIFIEDS SITUATIONS VACANT NEED LEAD GENERATORS? Stop using outdated outbound marketing such as cold calling and emailing, and start using modern inbound lead generation methods. We can generate targeted, focused and interested prospects for you almost immediately with our unique A.R.T. Sales Lead Generation System. Find out more by calling Mint Spain on 951 400 333 (252659) NEW YEAR, new job? JobFinder Spain adds a fresh and friendly approach to finding your ideal role. We are looking for all types of staff so upload your CV at www.jobfinderspain.com or call us on 951 400 234 (253013) LOOKING for quality staff? JobFinder Spain can help you, efficiently and cost effectively. Find out how at www.jobfind erspain.com or just call 951 400 234 (253013) DO YOU CARE? If so, why not join our team of carers who work in the UK. Earn from £952 - £1,456 for 2 weeks. Good written/spoken English, British or EU Passport required. Contact Sandra on 658 965 204 or email s.field@con sultuscare.com (253024) EARN 300€ to 2,500€ per month working with a reputable British PLC. Flexible Hours. No Selling. Local Training & Support. For more information go to www.the-vistagroup.co.uk (252724) BAR STAFF/CHEF WANTED FULL & PART TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE PLAYAMAR TORREMOLINOS CALL 604 281 620 (252529)
For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
SITUATIONS WANTED
SWIMMING POOLS
Babysitting Service – Mature English speaking couple available 7 days a week 0044 7730 007578 (252739)
SOFT FURNISHINGS CURTAINS, blinds, cushions and much more. Free estimates and home visits. Tel 657 369 343 or rosan nacarmella@hotmail.com (248422)
SPANISH LESSONS SPANISH LESSONS. Top quality teaching at your home +34 644 367 335 info@whitevil lagespanish.com (251468)
STORAGE DRY & Secure Storage – 35 cubic metre units inside warehouse. 24/7 access. 616 337 996 (250424)
POOL HEATING, COVERS AND ROLLERS. SWIM IN A HEATED POOL ALL YEAR ROUND. PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATIONS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. ENVIROCARE 952 663 141 – 670 409 759 www.envirocare spain.com ALL AREAS COVERED (247804)
TEACHING
WESTARPOOLS. Pool construction, renovation, repairs and heating. 619 246 372 / www.westarpools.com (253238)
TV & SATELLITES
CONFIDENTIAL Counselling via Skype/Phone or Riviera del Sol private clinic. 610 068 804 (250413)
OFFICIAL translations. All languages. 952 789 204. Mobile 654 613 094. sanpedrotransla tions@gmail.com (250477)
TUITION THERAPISTS CHANGE your thinking, change your life. Psychotherapist Philip Jameson. Adults, adolescents, families. 635 276 140 (253086)
w w w . e u r o w e e k l y n e w s . c o m
SITUATIONS VACANT
109
TRANSLATOR
POOL MAINTENANCE, repairs, friendly, reliable service. Estepona, Malaga, inland regrouts, heaters. 678 791 495 / 951 295 699 www.sparklen ripple.net (241243) T3 www.perfectpools.es. Maintenance, Repairs & Renovation. Professional & Reliable Service. All Areas. info@per fectpools.es. 650 348 785 (248413)
LIFE COACHING, stress, depression, other problems. 24 years experience. Contact 634 369 414 / info@thewaychristiancounselling.com / theway christiancounselling.com (236862)
EWN
MARBELLA DESIGN ACADEMY: Validated programmes. Bachelor of Arts degrees awarded by Middlesex University London. www.design school.com (241409)
For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com
REPAIRS – TV’s, Plasmas, LCD’s, Digi – Boxes, Video, HiFi and microwaves. Free estimates, can collect. 35 Years experience. John 952 491 723 or 600 706 201 (251509)
110
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
TV & SATELLITE ENGLISH CHANNELS. Movies, Sky TV, Sports, Catch-up & more. ONEOFF PAYMENT. 653 061 472 (251515) ENGLISH TV BBC 1, 2, 3, 4, ITV, CH4 & CH5. NO INTERNET NEEDED. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. GOOD PRICES. ALSO DISH REALIGNMENT. TEL: 652 023 012 (248601)
UPHOLSTERY ADVANCED Cleaning Services. Professional carpet and upholstery cleaning, 27 years experience, wet/dry clean. Honest, reliable. 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 acservs@out look.com (253107) UPHOLSTERY including leather cleaned also carpets. 693 028 325 (253107) CARPETS AND SOFAS cleaned. Reliable, fast service. Family run. Cleansol 952 930 861 / 607 610 578. 10am - 10pm 7 days, all areas Discount Code: EWN 1 CLEAN (206437) www.euroweeklynews.com
SITUATIONS VACANT
www.euroweeklynews.com
CLASSIFIEDS
‘FUENGIROLA PORT’ THE FAMOUS LONG ESTABLISHED EASY TO FIND 5 STAR LUXURY APARTMENT. ONE MINUTE’S WALK FROM THE LONDON PUB. PLEASE NOTE WE´RE NOT OPEN 24 HOURS!! OPENING HOURS: MONDAY TO FRIDAY 11:00am TO 8:00pm, SATURDAYS 11:00am TO 5:00pm. CLOSED SUNDAYS. SEVEN YEARS OF ESTABLISHED EXPERIENCE & QUALITY. ALL NEW PUSSIES IN THE HOUSE, WAITING FOR YOU TO CUM AND PLAY! READ ON WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT: PUSSIES PERFORM LIKE STARS! WE OFFER THE ONLY REAL ‘NO HIDDEN EXTRAS’ GUARANTEE ON THE COAST. SEX FOR LESS!! OUR LUXURY ROOMS INCLUDE: COMFORTABLE CLIMATE & HOT PUSSY! MIRRORS, FOUR POSTER BEDS, SHOWERS, PORN DVDS, VIBRATORS AND TOYS. THIS IS WHAT YOU PAY INCLUDING A FREE DRINK FROM OUR BAR: HALF HOUR - 40 EUROS. FAMOUS ‘HOUSE SPECIAL’ 45 MINUTES - 50 EUROS. A GREAT MIND BLOWING FULL HOUR ONLY 70 EUROS! THIS IS WHAT YOU GET ALL INCLUSIVE START WITH A MIND BLOWING BOUT OF ORAL SEX, FOLLOW WITH UNINHIBITED ANY POSITION SCINTILLATING, TITILLATING SEX COME TWICE IF YOU CAN! FINISH WITH NUDE BODY-2-BODY MASSAGE. EVERY DAY A GREAT SELECTION OF INTERNATIONAL BEAUTIES WILL GREET YOU IN OUR FABULOUS LOUNGE DRESSED IN PROVOCATIVE UNDIES & HIGH HEELS. YOUR PLEASURE IS OUR BUSINESS. DISCRETION & HYGIENE GUARANTEED. A NEW FABULOUS CONNOISSEURS TWO GIRLS (+18) SPECIAL NOW AVAILABLE!! PUSSY NUMBERS: 661 064 376, 663 645 432 ALL CALLS ANSWERED IN
ENGLISH. YOUR JOB IS TO CUM, OUR JOB IS TO PLEASE. THANK YOU!! OFTEN COPIED - NEVER BEATEN! ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW GIRLS +18, JUST CALL (248736)
WASHING MACHINE
REPAIRS WASHING machine repairs. No fix No fee. Call Joe: 686 271 836 (248601)
WATER WELLS WATERWELLS/BOREHOLES, free preliminary survey with “Minas” and “Medio ambiente” regarding licence application. Comprehensive quote prior to site visit. Email enquiries: info@wellsinspain.com Web site: www.wellsinspain. com
WINDOWS TINTING MOBILE SERVICE. ITV Legal. Solar Reflective tint for glass curtains, balconies, yachts. Stop fading, heat & glare. 958 496 571 – 644 546 176 ian@solarshadetinting .com
XXX RELAXATION READERS OF A SENSITIVE DISPOSITION MAY FIND SOME OF THE ADVERTISEMENTS IN THIS SECTION OFFENSIVE.
FEMALE MARBELLA CENTRE - the ideal place for your enjoyment in the city centre, eight young ladies for unforgettable moments. Open 24h and prices from €50. For reservations and information call 620 366 817. (238512) CALAHONDA. Andrea, 25-yearsold. A hot-blooded Colombian with a scandalous body. Passionate lover, affectionate and accommodating. I’ll drive you crazy with pleasure, my love!!! Run your lips over my delicious natural chest today. Call and don’t miss the chance to meet me. 650 237 102 (251155)
TV & SATELLITE
RIVIERA. Hello my love! I’m Valentina, a dark and passionate doll with enormous breasts and a voluptuous rear. Sweet, elegant and very dirty. An accommodating young woman who loves passionate kisses, caresses and foreplay. 24h availability. 608 949 543 (251155) CALAHONDA. From €50. I’m Alina, a Russian escort with a lot of energy and very playful in bed. Dare to enjoy moments full of passion and naughtiness with me, I am a beautiful slim woman that you will love. In intimate moments I’m a companion of the highest order, call me and I’ll wait for you in my lingerie, my massages will raise the temperature to boiling. I’m the perfect lover to enjoy incredible sex with, come to enjoy. 24h availability. 616 368 985 (251155) NEAR ELVIRIA. Paola, Brazilian nympho, spectacular body, long hair. Pure vice, perverted and accommodating. I’ll make you feel like a king. I’m fully committed and offer the best services, natural French, golden shower, lesbian, couples. 650 237 145 (251155) SADOMASOCHIST. Exclusive service. Bondage, spanking, dog training, water sports, anal penetration, fullyequipped dungeon. Professional service and equipment (cross, iron, straitjacket, strap-on). Appointment only. 648 814 653 (251155)
CLASSIFIEDS www.butterflygirls.es 8 spectacular girls with everything needed for maximum pleasure. Visit us at our luxury villa for an elegant atmosphere full of glamour. Free drink. Porn movies, sex toys, French, kissing Greek, lesbian, couples. Available 24h. VISA. 951 274 723, 616 368 985 (251155) FUENGIROLA. Oriental young beautiful Japaneses. Complete services. Outcalls. 24hrs 693 988 340 (251516) BENALMADENA - LAURA 28, slim brunette. Sexy model. Warm and friendly. Fluent English. Incalls & outcalls. 633 744 422 (248888) MATURE elegant lady. Voluptuous bust. All services. Only hotel and home visits. 687 387 680 (243921)
XXX RELAXATION
XXX RELAXATION
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
NUEVA ANDALUCIA: Very sexy, slim, horny and submissive girl offers you a special experience with maximum pleasure. All services, including sensual massages( qualified independent masseuse) with natural French and happy ending. Private apartment. 656 350 401 ASIAN expert sensual exotic, traditional, professional massage. Luxury Marbella Centre 604 143 788 (248470) COMPLIANT GENUINE COUPLE ( willing wife and knowing husband ) offer an extremely sexual and unique experience to ladies, couples, and gentlemen. Indulge your fantasy, be a voyeur, or simply enjoy very special pleasures with us. Private apartment in Nueva Andalucia or out calls 685 189 518
SQUIRTING GIRL with special ability squirting. Hotel, home visits. skill@gmx.us 622 269 947 (252513) SAN PEDRO/Banus. Try something different, Thai, Russian, multi-orgasmic. Luxury, Friendly 618 448 131 (248470) BENALMADENA European blond, incredibly sexy. Call me now babe! 632 801 194. (251057) MARBELLA. Fatima French, 30, married, superhorny, French until the end, Deep throat, Greek. Vibrators. Bisexual. Couples. 680 554 614 (252634) PUERTO Banus: Teenagers Aroa and Amanda, horny, bisexual, Threesome. All services. 24 hours. 617 791 644
MARBELLA. Spanish teenager, Daniela, extroverted girl WLTM solvent men, angel face. 697 343 052 (252634) PUERTO Banus. Amanda explosive blonde, Colombian, 120 breast, 24 years. Visits. I send potos. 634 230 013 (252634) MARBELLA. Very vicious Swingers couple, high standing, threesomes and everything that you can imagine. Natacha Russian, elegant, 27. Cristiano, Lebanese, 32. We send photos. Outcalls and receive in suite with jacuzzi and double bed. 617 791 644 (252634)
For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com
PTO BANUS: I’m Sira female dominant mistress, strong, relentless, impatient. Type of disciplines I do: Sadomination, fetishism, CBT, spitting, trampling and much more. Call me and inform you of the type of session you want. I send photos. Visa. 697 343 052 (252634) MIJAS COSTA Anny busty mature all services, massage and more, in & out 645 617 779 (252664) WWW.LAVILLAMAGNA.CO M Select & Discreet Ambient. One free drink. Tel 604 242 154 (251612) DISCRETION Privacy. Fuengirola – Los Boliches. Beautiful Lady Perfect Body 35yrs. Big Breast. Call 10am till 8pm – 617 818 615 (252645) www.euroweeklynews.com
EWN
111
EVA Brazilian, Brunette, 30yrs Sexy, All kind of services. Puerto Banus 617 661 836 (251597) NATALY 20, Turkish, works 24 hours, superb body, also outings. 652 706 624. (251092) TINA, Bulgarian, 19 , very pretty, sexy, working 24 hours, also outings. 611 238 013. (251092) MELISA, Hungarian, 18 years, very sexy and affectionate, 24 hours, outcalls. 603 335 242. (251092) JESSICA, Columbian, pert body, 24 hours, outcalls. 611 237 884. (251092) NICOL, Russian, 27 years, massage with happy ending and everything you enjoy. 611 237 548. (251092)
112
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
XXX RELAXATION ANA, Romanian, 25 years, very affectionate, will give you maximum pleasure, available 24 hours. 611 238 013. (251092) SWEET DREAMS, relax Riviera del Sol. Open 24 hours we offer you the utmost discretion in a very relaxed and discreet atmosphere. Seven spectacular ladies, from different nationalities are ready to fulfil your fantasies. Website www.sweetdreamsescort.com. Contact via WhatsApp 611237884. (251092)
MALE RICKY – Muscular body, Handsome. Also Couples. Private apartment. Visits. 24hr. 634 033 971 (252558)
MASSAGE VICTORIA. Therapeutic massages anti-stress, cervical, sports, hands relaxation, 30min 30€ & 60min 60€ 10: 00h to 20: 00h Benalmadena Las Naciones 633 693 334 (251519)
www.euroweeklynews.com
WWW.TANTRACENTER.ES PLEASURE WITHOUT LIMITS, SPECTACULAR MASSEUSE. MASSAGE EROTIC …. WITH!!! SHOCKING END! 952 216 145 / 644 452 369 (247764)
XXX RELAXATION
NEW and Luxurious Tantric Massage Center in Estepona. You will experience 3 sensations together of pleasure. 682 279 667 & (626 769 583 WhatsApp in English) www.sensacionholos.es (251346)
VARIOUS www.costaswing.com, the number one website to meet like-minded singles/couples for fun and friendship (253075) VIAGRA/Kamagra/Cialis/Weigh t loss pills the best prices in Spain! BUY ONE GET ONE FREE on certain items. Order securely & discreetly online: www.costapills.net Postal Nationwide delivery sales@costapills.net (251393) Viagra, cialis, kamagra all areas. Delivery available 604 385 476. Viagra4you19 @gmail.com (252520)
PURE ECSTACY in Nueva Andalucia with young pretty independent masseuse. Erotic body, tantric and other completely relaxing massages in private apartment 656 350 401
For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com
XXX RELAXATION
CLASSIFIEDS
MOTORING www.euroweeklynews.com
Clarkson Quote of the Week
Costa del Sol
20 - 26 April 2017
CALL: 952 89 33 80
Best car in the world THE best car in the world is officially the Jaguar F-Pace, which scooped the award at the 2017 New York Motor Show. It won the overall prize for the World Car of the Year contest, which is divided into distinct categories. The F-Pace is Jaguar’s first foray into the lucrative SUV market and it beat off stiff competition from more established rivals the Audi Q5 and Volkswagen Tiguan. The performance SUV has state-of-the-art in car technology, a lightweight body offering fantastic fuel efficiency, and a range of five different models. Available engines include the 380hp 3.0L supercharged V6, and a 2.0 litre turbocharged diesel. Prices range from €40,000 to over €60,000 with plush family-friendly extras. Swooning reviews acclaimed it as the best all-round vehicle Jaguar has ever produced. Down to the different divisions and the best luxury car in the world award was
won by the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, which triumphed over German rival BMW’s 5 Series, and stiff Swedish competition from the Volvo V90 Estate. BMW did scoop an award with its i3 94Ah winning Best Urban Car courtesy of a powerful, long-life electric battery that won over the judges ahead of the extremely well received Citroen C3 Supermini.
World Performance Car of the Year went to the Porsche 718 Boxster. It skirted controversy over the new four cylinder turbo engines to edge out the 570S Sports Series from McLaren thanks to its all round brilliance. The Green award went to the Toyota Prius Prime. The
MINI REMASTERED: Said to be 50 per cent more powerful than the original. and has turned its attention to Mini with two special editions, one in cream and white, the other red and black. The DB Mini is said to be 50 per cent more powerful than the original, louder and with 21st century handling and brakes. It has a full on infotainment system with Apple Carplay, USB ports and four speakers. At the back there are LED tail lamps, while the interior is lavishly furnished with quality materials.
Japanese car proved more practical, affordable and simpler than the heavily hyped Tesla Model X. The American brand might be more revolutionary in its design, but when it comes to actual purchases from real life drivers rather than Silicon Valley big shots, Toyota wins hands down.
JAGUAR F-PACE: Officially the best car in the world.
Classic Mini remastered
WITH modified suspension, British leather, wood-rimmed steering wheel and a pushbutton start, the Mini is making a masterful comeback. April 20 sees the launch of the Mini Remastered in Monaco with the iconic car given a modern make- over by Coventry-based David Brown Automotive. Famous for its manufacture of limited edition cars, David Brown puts the DB in Aston Martin and Jaguar remodels
113
FOR BEST RATES I N M O TO R I N SU RA N CE
SPONSORED BY
Vauxhall Vetra VXR: “There is a word to describe this car. It”begins with ‘S,’ ends with ‘T’ and isn’t ‘soot’." Some might say...
By Matthew Elliott
EWN
It takes an estimated 1,000 hours to convert an original Mini into a DB reinvention. And it shows in the hefty price tag. The DB Mini will start at £50,000 (€59,000). Production will move from Coventry to facilities near Silverstone to help meet demand, expected to be far higher than for the Speedback DB, an Aston Martin Jaguar hybrid showcased at Goodwood Revival in 2014.
Motoring shorts
Eye-watering insurance IN case anyone still needed convincing that living in Spain is the best deal for your body and your pocket, motorists should beware that car insurance could hit a record £1,000 (€1,180) per year in the UK by 2018. The latest insurance data from British indexes shows that insurance premiums have risen by a hefty 16 per cent already this year to over €850. If that trend continues next year, and there’s little to suggest it w o n ’t , a n e w r e c o r d high will be reached. Young males in the UK face astronomically high charges. Those aged 17-20 pay an average of £2,363 (€2,790). Regardless of age, men pay on average £ 9 6 ( € 11 3 ) m o r e t h a n women.
114
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
MOTORING
Classic Car Club of Andalucia
The April Route of the Chestnuts! “
WHEN we arrived at the Start, we thought we’d arrived at a major classic car show…” This was the comment from two new Classic Car Club of Andalucia members when they came in to the car Park at Venta Los Almendros for the Start of the club’s April Classic and Modern Classics car run. They could have been forgiven for thinking that, as there were nearly 50 stunningly beautiful classic and modern classic cars assembled in the large car-park waiting for the ‘Off’ around 11.00am following a briefing from Club Presidente, Ian Giles, who was organising the event that day. Venta Los Almendros is a couple of kilometres up the Ronda road from San Pedro and is an ideal gathering point for a route that would initially head towards Ronda. There really was the most amazing display of beautiful machinery and it was great for participants and spectators to mingle amongst the cars whilst enjoying coffee and the vitally important bacon sandwich. Registrations and ‘Signing On’ were handled with great aplomb by Carol Giles and Nicky Masters, ensuring that all paperwork was complete in time for the 11.00am start. Two new members joining a run for the first time in their gorgeous 1987 Mercedes 500SL had to be persuaded that they were not indeed about to start a race, but a leisurely drive in spectacular countryside where, as a result of the superb ‘Tulip’ style Roadbook, they would be able to drive entirely at their own pace, whether fast or slow, and enjoy
themselves and their vehicle. These CCCA runs are certainly not races or anything remotely like that. All participants are given a specially prepared ‘Tulip’ Roadbook, which is simply a diagrammatic way of navigating, and requires no translations or mathematical calculations. As the club has members from all over the world, and is indeed truly international, this style of navigation works perfectly. Driving in a boring convoy (there is nothing worse!) is therefore avoided, and, at the same time, members who would like to travel in company with other cars, staying together, can also do that. Cars travel completely at their own pace and members can stop for coffee, take photographs, and simply enjoy the spectacular countryside and roads. Conversely, if they want to hurry around the route and enjoy fast motoring then this is also possible. All they have to do is follow the prescribed route and make sure they get to the lunch stop in time for a glass of Cava and some canapés! It seemed a shame to break up this amazing display of fine machinery but cars started to depart around 11.00, as planned, and set off towards Ronda on the A-397. Not too many kilometres were covered before the first, optional, coffee stop as the cars climbed over the Serrania de Ronda before turning off on to the Algeciras road and heading towards Puerto de Encinas Borrachas on the A-369. From here the route became spectacular, turning off towards Alpendeire and on to Farajan before arriving
at the famous blue ‘Smurf’ village that is Juzcar, on the edge of the Serrania de Ronda. Next village to pass through was Pujerra and now cars were on the famous ‘Route of the Chestnuts’ although there was no evidence of chestnuts or conker games as they don’t come out until much later in the year! Just after Pujerra a surprise sherry stop was set up whilst still well and truly ‘in the mountains’ to refresh our travellers although, it has to be said, it was rather ‘fresh’ up there in the clouds with quite a strong wind blowing. Undeterred, sherry was served to all cars in rather a ‘pit-stop’ fashion! The Chestnut route ended near Puerto de Madroño, the route rejoining the main Ronda-San Pedro road where all members could enjoy the descent and spectacular sea-views en route to finish at the beautiful Restaurante El Gamonal near San Pedro. A Cava and canapés reception awaited members and their guests before a truly magnificent lunch was served on the lawns there in the warm sunshine. And all this for only €30 and no wind!! The Club’s next classic car run will be on Saturday, May 6 although the route and start venue will be notified in this newspaper nearer the time.
Ian Giles
CCCA first Photographic Competition winner THE first monthly prize for best photograph went to Pieter Van de Lustgraaf for March and it was presented to him at the Club’s April dinner at ‘Treetops’ restaurante at El Chaparral Golf recently. His photograph is below and he wins a rather elegant Polo shirt with special CCCA competition winner’s logo attached. Entries for the April competition are already coming in well and we will publish the result of this one next month. The Club’s next dinner will be at ‘Treetops’ Restaurante at El Chaparral Golf Club on Tuesday, May 2. Non-members and visitors are welcome. Readers interested in joining this active and vibrant classic car club can get information through the website, www.cccan dalucia.com, or can come along to any Club dinner or social event and arrange membership then.
Formula 1 THE 2017 F1 season has really gotten going now. By the time you read this, three races will have already been held. After the first two, it’s all even between Ferrari and Mercedes with the former taking Australia and the latter winning in China. Williams look good with the newly ‘unretired’ Felipe Massa performing well and Red Bull don’t seem too far behind. There wasn’t a huge amount of overtaking action in Melbourne but this did improve considerably in China where we witnessed some good racing. McLaren are a team still full of woe, although Spain’s Fernando Alonso did a Herculean job of getting his McLaren-Honda as high as eighth overall in China before
suffering mechanical problems, forcing the car into retirement. News is that the dogged Spaniard is going to skip the Monaco GP next month in order to compete in the fabulous ‘Indianapolis 500,’ something that is, apparently, on his bucket list of essential ‘to do’ tasks. He is keen to emulate the late Graham Hill by winning motor-sports ‘Grand Slam’ of victories in the Le Mans 24 Hours, the Monaco GP and, of course, Indianapolis. Does that mean McLaren will call out it’s popular former world champion and reserve driver Jenson Button? We’ll see! By the time you read this, the Bahrain GP will have taken place and much is expected from this venue in terms of producing exciting racing. I do hope so...
Further information on Classic Car Club of Andalucia events can be found on the Club’s website www.cccandalucia.com. Membership of this vibrant club is open to anyone owning a genuine classic car here in Spain. Saca tu coche clásico del garaje y diviértete con el.
116
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
MOTORING
ROAD TEST by Nick Fletcher
The rare Lexus GS-F THE Lexus GS F is a high-performance sports saloon powered by a 5.0 litre V8 engine, and it is a rare sight on the road. This is a very exclusive car up against the likes of the BMW M5 and Audi RS6, and many may feel the Lexus has more visual impact - it’s the kind of car that suggests power and potency even when parked at the kerb! Build quality and the standard of finish is exemplary Lexus usually tops most reliability surveys - and the car is laden with luxury equipment and technology. Yet it is still a sharp muscular beast with a 0-
100 kph of just 4.6 seconds, and outstanding handling to deal with the 471 hp under the bonnet. It features uprated and lowered suspension, Brembo brakes and a torque-vectoring rear differential which has standard, slalom and track settings. The car also has four different drive modes. At its best on long crosscountry journeys and motorway cruising, the GS F delivers responsive effortless power with a suitably sporty soundtrack which is joyous without drowning conversation. Cornering composure is rail-like even when pushed hard. Despite the emphasis on per-
Stats panel: Model: Lexus GS F Engine: 5.0 litre V8 petrol Transmission: 8-speed auto Performance: 0-100 kph 4.6 seconds, top speed 270 kph (168 mph) Economy: 8.9 kpl (25.2 mpg) Emissions: 260g/km
formance, the GS F can be docile in town, with a supple ride quality. And as a four door saloon, it has plenty of practicality, able to take four adults with ease and with a spacious 480-litre boot. Front seats are comfortable and have good side-support for fast cornering. The GS F - there is only one version and it costs €85,342 (£72,495) - is a real head-turner, and in the cabin, the styling also commands attention. The dashboard is dominated by a huge 31cm multimedia touchscreen, and standard kit includes 10-speaker Pioneer sound system, DVD player, DAB radio and sat-nav. You also get a raft of safety features including adapative cruise control, lane keeping assist, rear cross-traffic alert and 10 airbags.
Other equipment includes alloy wheels, rear spoiler, front and rear parking sensors and neat features such as camerasensor lights which automatically adjust to oncoming headlights and street lighting, and door mirrors which tilt when reversing so you can see the kerb. It is hard not to over-praise this luxury express given its charismatic blend of blistering performance and everyday usability. That said, its auto gearbox is not quite as quick to shift as some rivals and the mousestyle knob for some of the controls takes a little getting used to. But I would overlook those trifling matters given the wonderful drivability of the GS F. If, as I was setting off on a 200km test drive I was suddenly told I had to drive right across Europe instead, my smile would be even wider!
S-CROSS SZ5: An attractive new look.
Model tested is UK specification. Equipment levels and prices may vary in different markets.
118
E W N 20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
SPORT
Success for three at desert Grand Prix From Back page
West o f Sc o t l a n d L e a g u e game. • F o r t y - se v e n FL c lu b manag e r s h a v e l o st t h eir jobs this season. RUGBY: • This weekend we have the sem i - f i n a l s o f R u g b y Union’s European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions. In the former, it’s Munster-Saracens (Saturday) and Clermont-Leinster (Sunday) and in the latter i t ’s Stad e Rochelais-Gloucester (Saturday) and Stade FrancaisBath (Sunday). And tomorrow night, Munster ‘A’ play Jersey in the British/Irish Cup final. Meanwhile, Bristol hav e b e e n r e l e ga te d from the Aviva Premiership. • In R u g b y ’s Su p e r League , t h e t o p m a t ch es ahead are Widnes-St Helens (tomorr o w) , Wa r r i n g to n Wakefield (Saturday) and Hull-Castleford and WiganCatalan Dragons (Sunday).
ROUND UP: • Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas fin is h e d 1 -2 -3 in l a s t Sunday’s excellent Bahrain F 1 G ra n d P rix . T h e n e xt race is in Sochi, Russia on April 30. • The overall winner of E as te r ’s D o n in g to n P a rk BT C C w as A id e n M o ffa t with Matt Neal second and Rob Austin third. • At the start of this week, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby and Stuart Bingham were all going well in the w o rld s n o o k e r c h ampionships at the Crucible in Sheffield. • GB have won five individual medals at the world trac k cy clin g c h ampionships in Hong Kong: Elinor Barker (gold and two silver), Katie Archibald (silv e r) an d Ch ris L a tha m (bronze), plus another gold in th e w o me n ’s M ad ison ev en t (B ark er an d E m ily Nelson). • The third Moto-GP of
2017 takes place at the Circ uit of the A me ric a s on Sunday when Spain’s Maverick Vinales will be going for a hat-trick of victories. • D ivis ion One County cricket matches this week-
e nd fe a ture H a mps hire Yorkshire, Lancashire-Somerset, Middlesex-Essex and Warwickshire-Surrey. • The British swimming championships are currently taking place in Sheffield, like w is e the w orld ic e hockey cham-
pionships in Belfast and on Sunday, up to 40,000 runners could compete in the annual London marathon, sponsored this year by Virgin Money. • GB boxer Ricky Burns lost his WBA super-welterweight belt to Julius Indongo in Glasgow.
• And Todd Heap, former Baltimore Ravens and Arizona Cardinals NFL player, has t r agi cal l y ki l l ed hi s three year-old daughter in a freak accident by backing hi s t r uck over her on t he driveway of their home in Arizona.
BAHRAIN F1: Vettel, Bottas and Hamilton on the podium.
Acrobatic inline skating performance in Fuengirola
SKATER STRADA: Performing his speedy sliding skills on wheels. PROFESSIONAL skater Strada will be performing acrobatic inline skating shows during the 2017 Feria de los Pueblos in Fuengirola. The skate demos are scheduled to take place every day from 2pm in the market place from Thursday April 27 until Monday May 1. Strada will perform the demos
during the afternoons and evenings and a stage will be set up, formed by a handrail that he will slide on with different speeds, technical movements and spins. It’s sure to appeal to everyone, young and old, so make sure you don’t miss out on your chance to see Strada’s thrilling performances.
SPORT
20 - 26 April 2017 / Costa del Sol
www.euroweeklynews.com
4 * Hotel Parador de Malaga Golf by the sea CostaLessGolf Weekly News with
Ron Garrood THE Parador old course extended to 18 holes in 1925 and is one of the oldest courses in the region of Andalucia. It was designed by Tom Simpson, the same architect who designed Turnberry, Muirfield and Ballybunion. The course record is held by Malaga native Miguel Angel Jimenez, set during the 1999 PGA Turespana Masters. Years of history have made this course both challenging for experienced players and achievable for any golf enthusiast. Sand dunes, palms, mimosas, eucalyptus and pines skirt the course and two of the holes run along the edge of the sea.
CHALLENGING: Golf course in beautiful setting. Course facilities include an 18-hole historic course 6173m - Par 72, nine-hole links course, nine-hole pitch & putt and driving range with golf school, three putting greens and two approach greens. The 4 * Hotel Parador de Malaga Golf is located by the sea, with direct access to a magnificent sandy beach. The Parador de Malaga Golf is a two-storey building with spacious, comfortable guest rooms that offer fabulous sea
views, a swimming pool and tennis court, bar and restaurant. If you book for two nights in May, your stay includes two rounds of golf on the old course and is only â‚Ź215.00 per person sharing a twin room, valid from May 1 to May 31, or book to play Parador Old Course with CostaLessGolf - two players inc shared buggy from May 16 for only â‚Ź125.00. Call 952 661 849 or email en quiries@costalessgolf.com.
EWN
119
120
E W N Costa del Sol
20 - 26 April 2017
THE third Moto-GP of 2017 takes place at the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday when Spain’s Maverick Vinales will be going for a hat-trick of victories.
TO READ MORE
The Costa Del Sol’s best guide to local sport
The wonder of a Welsh captain THE British and Irish Lions will be skippered by Welsh back row Sam Warburton on their New Zealand tour this summer, as England captain Dylan Hartley failed to make the 41-man squad. Team coach Warren Gatland selected 39 men for the tour, which will take place from June 3 to July 8. The Lions will play three tests against the fearsome All Blacks, the current world champions. Warburton is only the second player to captain the Lions on two tours, following their victorious tour of Australia in 2013. Hartley misses out, as the third successive England captain to be overlooked for the Lions.
SPORT www.euroweeklynews.com www.euroweeklynews.com
Premiership race wide open and Cup glory awaits semi-finalists Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre. Costa de Almeria
FOOTBALL: • O N S a tu rd a y, w e h a ve C h e ls e a -S p u rs a n d H ib s Aberdeen in the first semifin als o f th e FA Cu p a nd Scottish Cup competitions, followed on Sunday by Arsenal-Manchester City and the old firm derby between Celtic and Rangers. A total of 282,000 fans will attend these four matches. • There are also several imp o rta n t Ch amp io n s h ip
matches coming up, including Burton-Leeds, Huddersfield-Fulham, Nottingham Forest-Reading, Sheffield Wednesday-Derby and Aston Villa-Birmingham, plus action in the Premiership as well. And don’t forget El Clasico, potentially this season’s La Liga decider betw e e n R e a l M a drid a nd Barcelona on Sunday at the Bernabeu. • Last weekend, after Tottenham Hotspur (2nd) had hammered Bournemouth 40, Manchester United beat leaders Chelsea 2-0 to technically throw the Premiership title race wide open. With six games remaining, Chelsea are just four points clear of Spurs with Liver-
pool (1-0 winners at WBA) and Manchester City (3-0 victors at Southampton) 3rd and 4th. • C ongra tula tions to Brighton & Hove Albion – they’ll be in the top flight next season! Newcastle will join the m for s ure , a long with one of five teams chasing play-off places - Huddersfield, Reading, Leeds, She ffie ld We dne s da y or Fulham. • B irmingha m, B ris tol City, Blackburn, Burton Albion or Nottingham Forest will be demoted along with Wigan Athltetic and Rotherham to FL1. • Bolton Wanderers are favourites to join Sheffield United in the Championship
and Doncaster, Plymouth Argyle and Portsmouth will, it seems, climb out of FL2. • Sadl y, Leyt on Or i ent have lost their League status and will be joined in the National League by Cheltenham, Hartlepool or Newport County. • Lincoln City are set to r et ur n t o t he Foot bal l League, pr obabl y al ong with Tranmere Rovers, but spare a thought for Coventry City, a Premiership club in 2001, who have slipped into FL2. • And Hibernian are back in the SPL • On Tuesday, Leicester, trailing 1-0, met Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, leading 2-1, played Bayern
Munich in the second legs of the Champions League quarter-finals, followed last ni ght by Bar cel ona, 3- 0 down, against Juventus and Monaco, 3-2 up on Borussia Dortmund. Tonight, Manchester United play Anderlecht (level at 1-1) in the return leg of their last eight Europa League tie. • The bi ggest Cham pi onship crowd of the season – 52,301 – saw Newcastle held 1-1 at home by Leeds on Good Friday. • Last week, Mar yhi l l m i df i el der Gavi n St okes scor ed what coul d be t he fastest-ever goal in world football, after just 3.2 seconds against Clydebank in a Turn to page 118