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EXCLUSIVE By Matt Ford A COSTA DEL SOL expatriate has spoken of her heartbreak after squatters moved into her home while she and her husband were on holiday. Ex-teacher Anita Pillay, 69, and husband Tony - who have lived in Torremolinos for almost 15 years - jetted to London for a three week Easter break to visit her elderly mother. But when they arrived home, they found the front door of their flat on Avenida de los Manantiales badly damaged, and someone had changed the locks. Speaking exclusively to the Euro Weekly News, South Africa-born Anita said: “We heard voices inside so we banged on the door and eventually a woman opened it a little but kept the chain on. “We saw at least five people inside… they were so threatening and aggressive, it was just unbelievable. “We told her that we own and have the title deeds for the flat, but she told us it was hers and that she lives there before slamming the door shut.” And when Anita’s neighbours called the police, they refused to evict the occupiers, who they said were from Romania. “Eventually they took the woman and my husband to the station to make a statement after she claimed her family rented
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HOMEOWNER NIGHTMARE: Anita and Tony’s Torremolinos block of flats and (inset) their damaged front door with new lock. the flat from someone on the street, but she couldn’t produce any documents. “Once the door was open we
could see that our 32-inch TV that my son bought us for Christmas was gone.” A court hearing was hastily arranged after Anita showed officers a copy of the deeds, but the judge deferred the case for a week, leaving the couple stranded. “According to the administrators of the building they have the right to free legal representation, but what rights do homeowners have? “We are paying to stay in a hostel and have a standing order for power and water bills so we’re forking out for them to stay in our home and we’re not allowed to cut it under Spanish law. “We have very little money and can’t afford a lawyer. “We are just devastated and have shed loads of tears.” The court in Torremolinos has not yet responded to a comment request.
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NEWS EXTRA PM takes the peace ANDALUCIA’S President Susana Diaz revealed that Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy asked her to smooth relations between her socialist PSOE and the ruling conservative Popular Party during talks in Madrid over a new regional financing model.
Shaken up STARTLED residents contacted local media after an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale shook the village of Almogia - 40 minutes inland from Malaga - according to the National Geographic Institute.
Dog cruelty A 54-YEAR-OLD man has been held on suspicion of animal abuse after witnesses reported him for kicking and dragging an ill German Shepherd that was unable to walk and which later died.
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Drugs probe hell Brit bus driver was set up, family claim By Matt Ford THE family of a British bus driver ‘trapped’ in a Spanish prison in connection with a €4.6 million drugs swoop claim that he was set up. Dad-of-seven Michael Penney was driving a luxury double-decker coach used to transport touring rock bands when police pulled the British-plated vehicle over on the AP-7 toll road in Valencia. The 40-year-old from Margate, Kent, and his British co-driver, 59, were held and remanded in custody after more than 15 kilos of cocaine and 750 kilos of hashish were found stashed in hidden compartments under beds and behind cabinets. They were later denied bail by a Spanish judge, but 10 weeks after his arrest Michael’s wife Melissa, 34, insists that he is innocent and says she has been told that a
police probe could go on for two years. Melissa - who has set up a fundraising campaign to help her husband pay for a lawyer - told local UK media: “He would never get involved in drugs. He hates anything to do with that kind of thing and he has no convictions at all. “We are going out of our mind with worry. He’s keep-
ing his head down and getting on with it as best as he can, but he’s calling me in tears. “His children miss him and I miss him. “He has been set up. He would never get involved in anything like this. “There are two innocent men stuck in Spain and nobody will listen to us.” It comes as a European Arrest Warrant has reportedly been issued for the owner of the coach firm. Michael, a professional bus driver, was hired by a British company to fly to Spain and drive the vehicle back to the UK, his wife said. It had been used by golfers taking part in a competition, and the owner allegedly travelled with the two men before flying back to Britain. But as the men made their way up the Spanish coast they were stopped by
€4.6 MILLION STING: The Spanish government’s Valencia delegate, Juan Carlos Moragues, and regional Guardia Civil commander Amador Escalada congratulate officers on the haul in January and (inset) Melissa and Michael Penney. Guardia Civil traffic police at a toll near Sagunto, half an hour north of Valencia, at 2.30am on the morning of January 23. Investigators said at the time that they believed the coach was being used in an international plot to smuggle drugs from Spain to the UK. Melissa claims she did not hear from Michael until six days after he was arrested.
“The kids are really upset,” she added. “They are putting on a brave face and saying ‘we’ll go to school and work hard for dad’ but it’s just terrible. “We’ve been told it could take two years to fight the case.” A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “We are providing assistance to two British men arrested in Valencia in January.”
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Salsa sex attack A 42-YEAR-OLD Cuban expatriate has been remanded in custody for allegedly raping a young French holidaymaker after the pair met through an online dating app. Police said the victim reported the incident after she woke up in the man’s flat with memory loss and ‘discomfort in intimate areas’ following a night dancing salsa together.
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THE cost of luxury homes in Marbella has doubled since 2011, according to new data from the glam city’s oldest estate agent Panorama. It comes after the sale of properties costing more than €4 million increased by almost 100 per cent in 2017, with prices increasing most sharply on the infamous Golden Mile.
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ALL THE MOOR REASON TO VISIT: The Alhambra is among Spain’s most popular tourist attractions. SUMMER tickets for the Caminito del Rey, dubbed ‘the most dangerous walkway in the world,’ are now on sale. Thrill-seekers with a head for heights can book their walk on the wild side - taking in the pathway attached to the walls of the El Chorro gorge near Ardales - for €10 via the website http://www.caminitodelrey.info.
Weed all about it TWO Spaniards and a Danish man have been held after police seized more than 2,500 cannabis plants and 771 ecstasy pills from two homes in Mijas. The swoop comes in the wake of a probe during which investigators set up a covert surveillance operation to observe the suspected drug dealers’ activity.
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GUARDS at Alhaurin de la Torre prison have been hailed after foiling an escape attempt by two ‘North African’ inmates. Suspicions were raised when they spotted that one window bar had been broken, with sheets tied to a second which was already loose. Both budding fugitives have been transferred to solitary confinement, an official confirmed.
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IT has inspired travellers for centuries. And Granada’s jaw-dropping Alhambra palace has been chosen for a new guide to the world’s 120 greatest man-made buildings. The Moorish architectural wonder is included in travel guide publisher Lonely Planet’s Amazing Architecture: A Spotter’s Guide, a grand tour of the planet’s most awe-inspiring constructions. Perched atop the red hill of Sabika with the Sierra Nevada mountains as
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a backdrop, the world heritage site attracts up to 6,000 tourists per day. It houses some of the most important Islamic architecture in Europe, with the Generalife gardens and 14th-century Palacios Nazaries the must-see showpieces. The fortified complex was first built as a walled citadel in AD 889. It was later rebuilt as the palatial seat of the city’s Nasrid emirs, the last Arab Muslim dynasty in Iberia, and the name derives from the Arabic al-qala’a al-hamra, meaning ‘the
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Red Castle.’ The Alhambra was later claimed by the Christians during the 1492 ‘reconquista,’ when the mosque was replaced by a church, before Holy Roman Emperor Charles V demolished a wing of palaces and replaced them with a giant Renaissance building. In the early 19th century French Napoleonic troops tried to blow the building up, partly destroying it, and restoration work has continued for almost 200 years.
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TOP SAINTLY STUFF: Revellers build castells - human towers - in Barcelona on Saint George’s Day. HE’S the patron Saint of England, and is most famous for slaying a dragon. But as the Great British nation gears up for Saint George’s Day, parts of Spain are preparing their own celebrations. The feast of Saint George takes place each year on April 23, the accepted date of his death in AD 303. It is marked by many Christian churches plus towns, cities, regions and countries of which he is patron, which in Spain include the northern communities of Aragon and Cataluña. Legend has it that a vision of Saint George appeared above the crown of Aragon in the Battle of Alcoraz, which in 1096 saw King Peter I defeat the forces of Al-Mustain II to reclaim the city of Huesca and the region from its Arabic conquerors. As a result, St George’s Day (Dia de San Jorge) is a major holiday throughout the former Crown of Aragon region as well as the modern-day Aragon Community. On April 23, the area celebrates ‘Aragon
Day,’ when the regional government hands out its annual awards and parties take place in most towns and villages, including the provincial capitals Zaragoza, Huesca and Teruel. In Cataluña, George is known as Sant Jordi, and the day is a normal working day, with festivities more romantic in nature. Hundreds of stalls spring up in the streets of Barcelona and elsewhere, with girls traditionally presenting boys with a book, receiving a flower - typically a red rose - in exchange. The custom of flower-giving dates back to the 15th century, when women attending a mass, in the Sant Jordi chapel at the Palace of the regional government, were handed a rose. The red colour is said to symbolise passion, and the blooms are often accompanied by an ear of wheat representing fertility. It is also popular for crowds to fill streets and squares to watch brave souls building human towers dubbed castells. In 1930, Catalan book day was moved from October 7 to April 23, and the current practice was born.
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Gere to marry pretty woman
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SILVER FOX Richard Gere is reportedly set to marry his Spanish girlfriend. The Officer and a Gentleman star, 68, and 35-year-old publicist Alejandra Silva have been an item since 2015. And according to Spanish media rumours, the couple will tie the knot in Washington DC on May 5. Alejandra is the daughter of a former Real Madrid vice-president and met the Hollywood heartthrob through R their mutual interest in hu- ich ard . and A man rights. lejandra The Galician was embroiled in a divorce from American businessman Govind Friedland when she met the icon, who was himself previously married to supermodel Cindy Crawford and actress Carey Lowell. But the wedding has yet to be confirmed, and Alejandra last year said during a red carpet interview: “I am recently divorced. As far as a legal wedding, no, but maybe we’ll have a celebraDARK SIDE OF THE FACTS: tion.” Roger Waters.
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SHE recently raised eyebrows after revealing that her teenage son snaps her sizzling bikini shots. But British actress Elizabeth Hurley, 52, showed she is unmoved by the critics after flaunting her enviable curves in a series of skimpy swimsuits while soaking up the sun on the private island of Tagomago, Ibiza. The sexy designs are part of her own Elizabeth Hurley Beachwear collection.
Floyd star rages against the machine FORMER Pink Floyd frontman has told concert-goers that the White Helmets is a ‘fake’ organisation encouraging the bombing of Syria. The Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) hitmaker, 74, made the claim during a gig in Barcelona. His comments came as the United States, France and the UK launched controversial airstrikes in response to alleged
chemical weapons attacks on the city of Douma by Syrian President Bashar alAssad’s regime. And the strikes were based on video footage shot by the White Helmets, a volunteer rescue organisation operating in rebel-controlled parts of Syria and Turkey. “The White Helmets is a fake organisation that exists only to create propaganda for jihadists and terrorists. That’s my belief,” Waters told the crowd.
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PLAY: Sophie SHE’S the glam Mo nk. pop star who is about to host the first season of Love Island Australia. And after jetting back to Oz from Mallorca as filming ended, Sophie Monk, 38, posted a hilarious video on social media. The footage shows the singer recording an introduction line for the show, as she tries to speak in a raunchy voice before fumbling her lines and blurting out “oh, sh*t.”
X factor AMERICAN actress Olivia Munn and Spanish hunk Alex Gonzalez been spotted driving around Los Angeles together. The pair, both 37, have starred in XMen movies, and they were snapped after parking outside a shopping centre in the home of Hollywood, parking rumours of a budding romance.
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Keep your shirt on Boozy Brits to be slapped with fines BRITISH stag and hen parties are to be fined up to €750 for roaming the streets of Marbella drunk, semi-naked or wielding inflatable sex toys. The council last year vowed to launch a crackdown on raucous behaviour amid fears that the upmarket city’s image was being ruined. And new laws banning disorderly behaviour, nudity and semi-nudity, and swimwear on the holiday hotspot’s streets are set to be in place before the summer season. According to official documents seen by the Euro Weekly News, it will be illegal to be seen in public ‘naked, semi-naked, with a naked torso, in underwear, with clothes or accessories that represent the genitals or other intimate body parts, or with dolls, devices, symbols or elements of a sexual nature.’ Bikinis and other swimwear will also be outlawed ‘except in swimming pools and on the beach.’ The ban will also include glitzy Puerto Banus after a string of videos showing tourists, including many Britons, staggering through the port last year appeared on social media. Police will reportedly issue an initial warning to offenders, with those who argue or ignore them slapped with fines. The decree will also see anyone harassing children, the elderly or disabled face penalties of up
to €3,000, while individuals charged with ‘discriminatory behaviour, including racist, sexist or homophobic insults, will be forced to pay up to €1,500. Public thoroughfare councillor Jose Eduardo Diaz said he hopes the new regulations will be approved by the end of June.
PROPERTY FAIL: Robbie Savage (left) and Danny Murphy claim they were given bad advice.
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Home defeat PARTY’S OVER: Bikinis and other swimwear will only be allowed at swimming pools and on the beach.
FOOTBALL pundits Robbie Savage and Danny Murphy are suing Coutts - the Queen’s bank - after reportedly losing a fortune in a Costa del Sol property deal. The former Premier League stars, plus ex-Leeds striker Brian Deane and one-time Blackburn Rovers winger Jason Wilcox are understood to have invested almost €7 million into an alleged tax avoidance deal based around an apartment complex. Savage works on Radio Five Live while Murphy appears on the BBC’s Match of the Day, and the pair have launched a lawsuit against Coutts and its parent the Royal Bank of Scotland after claiming they were poorly advised over the scheme. They both bought a flat in the development after securing loans from Coutts and
RBS Gibraltar, after directors of financial adviser Kingsbridge Asset Management convinced them to invest. HM Revenue and Customs have already probed a number of claims brought against the firm in relation to the property scandal in addition to shady film investment schemes. The commentators are said to be seeking damages, legal costs and interest. They are being represented by law firm Peters & Peters, while Coutts has denied wrongdoing. A court statement by the bank said: “Coutts acted as a reasonable and prudent bank in considering whether to lend to the claimants based on their circumstances and ability to repay the loans.”
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FROSTA DEL SOL: Benalmadena with the snow-capped Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Almara as a backdrop.
Say it isn’t snow HOLIDAYMAKERS flying to the Costa del Sol were left puzzled after an unseasonal April snowstorm struck nearby mountain tops. High peaks in the Sierra de las Nieves and Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Almara were
blanketed in white as beachgoers topped up their tans in the wake of the blizzard. The icy phenomenon reportedly happens around once a decade, and occasionally extends into May.
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by Matt Ford THE figurehead of a sophisticated crime outfit who went on the run to the Costa Blanca has been jailed for 10 and a half years. Convicted killer Richard ‘Ricky’ Smith, 37, and his crew dubbed the ‘wham ram gang’ committed seven ‘terrifying’ armed raids on private security vans in the Manchester area over seven months. They used ‘innovative’ methods to make off with £275,000 (€318,000), prosecutors told Manchester Crown Court. Gang members Patrick McDonagh, 37, John Groom, 35, and David Dargan, 32, have also been convicted for the heists. The quartet used a ‘wham ram’ - a specially-designed battering tool - to break through the internal doors of G4S security vans in the first five raids. And the tactic was so unique it forced G4S chiefs to increase the strength of the doors, the court heard. They were snared in the wake of a probe after McDonagh was caught on a security camera with his balaclava up. After an unsuccessful hold-up at a post office, police swooped on them at a pub car park near
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Ram-raid rap Fugitive who fled to Spain caged junction 4 of the M61. McDonagh was arrested while Smith, Groom, and Dargan fled towards the motorway slip road where they tried to car jack an elderly couple, punching the 64year-old driver in the face before being cuffed. The court also heard how they took ‘meticulous’ steps to avoid being caught, including the use of multiple getaway cars, some of which were burned out after the robberies, while bleach was used to wipe away forensic evidence. Salford-born Smith was in 2010 held by Spanish police on suspicion of attempted robbery in Alicante. He was at the time wanted under a European Arrest Warrant after he was sprung from a prison van. The vehicle was attacked by men wielding crowbars as it drove him to Salford Magistrate’s Court to be quizzed in connection with the torching of a vehicle
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yard used by police, in what investigators said was a bid to destroy criminal evidence. In 2001 Smith was caged for five and a half years for the manslaughter of ex-paratrooper Ben Kamanalagi, who was beaten to death outside a Manchester nightclub where he was working as a bouncer. WHAM RAM THANK YOU MAM: A CCTV image from the post office raid (top) that led to the arrest (bottom) of Richard Smith (inset) and his gang.
Come on sunshine THE Costa del Sol is set for a changeable weekend with the possibility of more rainfall, according to national weather office AEMET. It comes as a mass of cold air remains in the atmosphere, leading to unpredictable conditions, with the mercury forecast to bounce between 16 and 23°C over the next few days.
Holiday horror A BRITISH holidaymaker has been hospitalised after plunging off a seafront cliff while snapping a selfie in Mallorca. The unnamed man, who is reportedly 38 years old, plummeted more than three-metres near the Puig de Ros housing estate in L l u c m a j o r, a f t e r a r o c k which he was standing on gave way. He had been staying at a nearby hotel with friends and was rescued by firefighters after a witness raised the alarm. Although conscious, he told onlookers he thought he had broken both arms and a leg. Medics said he may have suffered spinal injuries and was in “a serious condition” after an ambulance took him to hospital in the i s l a n d ’s c a p i t a l P a l m a , where he was expected to undergo surgery.
OUR VIEW Thanks for your help but… AS Britain emerged from the Second World War it encouraged men and women from its Caribbean Colonies to travel to the UK to take up vital jobs. The streets of London and other parts of the country were not paved with gold and as newly arriving West Indians were confronted with owners of bed and breakfast accommodation who were less than welcoming, they still performed a vital service at a time when it was needed. A large proportion of those known as ‘the Windrush Generation’ - after the MV Windrush which brought the first immigrants to the UK in 1948 - settled in Britain, paid their taxes and had children who became British citizens. Now that Britain is heading towards Brexit it appears that enthusiastic civil servants in the Home Office decided that a number of those who came to Britain before 1973 were actually illegal immigrants. Due to this decision, it is suggested that a significant number of these people have lost their jobs due to the need for employers to be satisfied with their immigration status and others have had to engage lawyers to fight extradition orders. With Commonwealth leaders in the UK at the moment the matter has been raised with the government and after first denying that there was a problem both Home Secretary Amber Rudd and Prime Minister Theresa May have had to apologise for the treatment that these people have received. The British government is currently unable to confirm whether anyone has been improperly extradited and will now be
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NEWS EXTRA Loo-nicipal planning THE mayors of Coin, Pizarra and Alora joined forces to demand that the provincial council should manage a water treatment plant planned to serve the three towns, which continue to pump raw sewage into the Guadalhorce river.
Italian job THREE Italian expatriates accused of pawning fake gold jewellery under false identities in Malaga, Sevilla, Ciudad Real and Castellon have been held in Alhaurin de la Torre after a Marbella broker lodged a complaint with police.
Leave it out A ‘BENT’ Guardia Civil reserve officer from Malaga who was being probed by drugs police has been held in Salamanca, Castilla y Leon.
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Field of screams Ultras film organised dust-up
A VIDEO showing ultras from Malaga and Real Madrid meeting for an organised ‘Russian-style’ scrap in the mountains has gone viral on social media. The violent brawl between the Costa del S o l ’s L a C o s a N o s t r a hooligans and their Ultras Sur rivals from the Spanish capital took place ahead of last w e e k e n d ’s L a L i g a match. In the footage, two groups of around 10 men, with their faces pixilated, are seen fighting in a secluded field well away from Malaga’s La Rosaleda stadium. One group is wearing blue t-shirts emblazoned with the words ‘fight, bleed, win,’
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EARLY KICK OFF: The footage was posted to social media.
while the other is dressed in black, with a man clad in white apparently refereeing the battle. Twitter reports suggest that the punch-up was held in the style of the arranged ‘drakas’ notorious in Russia, which a politician on Vladimir Putin’s government last year suggested should be made into a spectator sport. Under the strict rules weapons were therefore not allowed, but punches and kicks were legal. T h e o rg a n i s e d m a s s scuffle was apparently won by the visitors from Madrid, with their team also victorious on the pitch after former Malaga star Isco netted twice in a 2-1 away win.
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Animal killer case goes on A JUDGE probing the case of a jailed Costa del Sol animal shelter boss has confirmed that she has found evidence of fraud and money laundering. Funds paid to the association, which continues to be registered as a non-profit organisation, were used to pay personal expenses of Carmen Marin and her family, according to a court statement. It comes after Marin - who for years ran the municipal cat and dog sanctuary in Torremolinos - was last year found guilty of slaughtering thousands of animals from 2008-2010 despite preaching a zero sacrifice policy. She was recently jailed for three years and nine months in a landmark animal cruelty ruling. And the new evidence has revealed that her daughter was handed more than €104,000 from the shelter to redecorate a beauty clinic she runs in the nearby Los Alamos neighbourhood. Marin also allegedly used council money to pay for driving lessons, gym fees, a private security system and stays at luxury hotels in Marbella, Nerja, Jerez de la Frontera, Salamanca, Lisbon, Salamanca, Bilbao, Marrakech, Boston and St Petersburg while racking up €11,000 in restaurant bills.
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NEWS EXTRA ‘Drugs club’ taken down NATIONAL POLICE have raided a venue in Fuengirola which they alleged was being used as a private members club to smoke marihuana, with around 432 grams of the drug and 345 grams of hashish seized.
Road crashes THREE traffic accidents were recorded by emergency services in Malaga in the space of one hour, including a crash in which an 18-year-old motorcyclist died in the Pedregalejo area of the city.
Boat rescue COASTGUARDS picked up 54 migrants from a boat around 45 nautical miles off the Costa del Sol coast, with the passengers arriving at Malaga’s port reportedly in good health at around midnight last night (Wednesday).
Phone scam A 21-YEAR-OLD girl who allegedly used false advertisements to steal money that people sent her to buy mobile phones online in five cases has been arrested in Marbella by the National Police.
Tunnel crash A 65-YEAR-OLD woman was taken to Carlos Haya Hospital after a crash in the Cerrado de Calderon tunnel on the A-7 involving a fruit truck and three cars on Tuesday, according to Traffic Management centre sources.
Drunk driver A 65-YEAR-OLD man accused of trying to pay off police officers with €20 after being caught driving three times over the alcohol limit could get three and a half years in prison if found guilty.
POLICE officers staking out a Costa del Sol home saved a women from being strangled after she refused to have sex with a drug trafficking suspect. The dramatic rescue came as the Guardia Civil drugs squad were carrying out covert surveillance on two semi-detached houses in Mijas where they believed several members of a Polish mob were holed up. But they were forced to raid one of the
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Saved from death properties after hearing a woman scream for help. And as they stormed inside they found the victim being strangled with steel wire by a member of the alleged gang. She was covered in bruises and was hospitalised after suffering a deep neck wound in the brutal attack.
In a statement to detectives she said that she had occasional sex with her aggressor and that he had started to beat her when she tried to end the relationship. Her aggressor was cuffed and has been charged with attempted murder, while two others fled before being held
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by a second undercover unit outside. The men were using the garage of one of the homes as a base where they stashed drugs under false floors installed in vehicles which were later driven to different European countries. More than 300 kilos of hashish, €12,500 in cash and two cars were seized during the swoop, and all three suspects have been remanded in custody, a Guardia Civil official confirmed.
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NEWS EXTRA Brought to book A COSTA DEL SOL waiter faces five and a half years in prison after being charged with stealing diner’s bank card details and using them to splurge almost €500 playing online poker, according to a court statement.
Black out HEAVY rainfall and strong winds left the villages of Juzcar, Cartajima, Parauta, Alpandeire and Farajan without electricity for almost 24 hours after storms battered the Serrania de Ronda mountains.
Hit and run POLICE are probing the robbery of a bar in Cartaojal, Antequera, after three men tied a window to the back of a 4x4, ripping it out and sparking a chase in which they rammed a police car.
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Cold call conmen €2.5m boiler room fraudsters held by Matt Ford NATIONAL POLICE investigators have held 79 people in connection with a boiler room style-plot that saw victims defrauded of €2.5 million. It comes after raids on eight offices in Malaga and Spanish capital Madrid, with the three kingpins of the scam among those arrested. Officers swooped in the wake of a two-year probe, an official statement confirmed. The racket saw low-level gang members place ‘aggressive’ phone calls to small businesses and private individuals with savings, offering bogus high-profit and low risk investment opportunities. Those placing the calls were given scripted replies to typical questions, giving them the best chance of conning their targets. They also designed professional-looking websites where ‘customers’ were able to open accounts and operate in an online mar-
SCAMBUSTERS: Investigators swooped on eight offices in Malaga and Madrid. ketplace with fake contacts in the UK and Bulgaria, plus offshore tax havens including the Marshall Islands and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The online portals were on several occasions shut down by the Spanish National Securities Market Commission, with the gang bosses setting up new sites to replace them. Once clients were signed up, they would be hammered with phone calls from the
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fraudsters, who persuaded them to sink cash into worthless financial products or non-existent raw materials including gold, corn and oil. They even met face-to-face with cautious investors, telling them that they themselves had made thousands of Euros from the same deals. Two of the ringleaders had previous convictions, one for fraud, while the third was a lawyer who gave legal advice to the pair.
A FUGITIVE Irish murder suspect held on the Costa del Sol faces trial after being handed over to Irish authorities. Dean Evans, 27, was rem anded i n cust ody at Al haur i n de l a Tor r e prison under a European Arr est War r ant i ssued by Dublin’s Special Criminal Court in the wake of his arrest. And he has now been flown to Ireland under escort after being turned over to Gardai officers at Malaga airport. Evans had been on t he r un f or 15 m ont hs bef or e bei ng hel d by pol i ce i n Fuengirola last week. He i s one of t hr ee m en charged with the brutal murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly, 35, who was shot dead in the car park of t he Hunt sm an I nn, Gorm anst on, Co Meat h, on March 6, 2013.
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NEWS EXTRA Phone cash scam arrest A 21-YEAR-OLD woman who allegedly used an advertisement to steal money from people who paid her to buy phones online five times, has been arrested by the National Police in Marbella.
Filled up THE 61.9 billion litre capacity La Concepcion reservoir has shed water equivalent to more than the amount consumed in Malaga Province in two months after taking on more than 200 billion litres since February.
Ransacked STAFF at Malaga’s regional hospital arrived at work to find their belongings from lockers strewn across their changing room floor on Monday morning due to what appeared to be a robbery the night before.
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The World in Malaga Planet’s largest yacht docks in port THE largest residential yacht, currently at sea, stopped in Malaga last weekend as part of an Atlantic and Mediterranean voyage. The World, which has around 142 families from 19 countries on board, stayed in the city’s port for three days before continuing on to Cartagena in Murcia. The more than 196-metre long vessel weighs in excess of 43,520 tons. It has a crew of around 280 from 42 countries and is capable of speeds of up to 18.5 knots (34.3 kilometres per hour). The yacht has several restaurants onboard including an ocean view venue serving Mediterranean food and an American-style steakhouse. Passengers pay anywhere between €1 million and €6 million for a place on board
LARGEST YACHT: The World docked in Malaga for three days last weekend. in one of the boat’s 165 residencies. Several bars are also on board including an Englishthemed smoking and cognac bar and a Champagne nightclub known as the Quantum Bar. An art gallery, pool and
THE WORLD: The 196metre yacht is the largest residential yacht at sea.
snooker room, florist, gourmet deli, library, medical centre, chapel and sports centre offering real and vir-
tual golf are also built into the ship. The boat has sailed around the world every two to three
years since it was launched in 2002. It will travel to Barcelona after Cartagena before heading for France.
Toddler death meeting
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TRAGEDY: Lucia Vivar’s body was found more than four kilometres from where she reportedly went missing.
by Joe Gerrard ALMUDENA HIDALGO, the mother of a small child whose body was found by a railway line, has said she was upset by the suggestion the case may be filed. Hidalgo’s comments follow a meeting between herself, the girl’s father and investigators overseeing the probe into the death of Lucia Vivar. The meeting follows a ruling from the judge overseeing the inquiry into the death of the three-year-old near Pizarra, which denied tests requested by the family. The judge is due to make a decision on the case in the coming days. Public prosecutors have written to the Superior Court of Jus-
tice of Andalucia judge calling on the investigation to be temporarily dismissed, according to reports. The letter stated there was not enough evidence to treat the death as a murder. Lucia’s body was discovered more than four kilometres away from Pizarra train station by the railway the morning after she was reported missing last July. Police maintain the threeyear-old walked the 4.2 kilometres before an oncoming train hit her. Her parents have questioned the theory. They also asked police to investigate a bottle of chloroform reportedly found about 700 metres away from where she disappeared. Police said they found no connection between that and her death.
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Fashion show lunch in SeaGrill with designer Virginia Macari THE spring is in full bloom and Puente Romano’s Sea Grill is set to celebrate it with a fashion lunch series. On Wednesday April 25 an Irish/Italian designer Virginia Macari will launch her fifth couture swimwear collection, ‘The Amore Collection.’ Distinguished guests at the sizzling launch will include model and entrepreneur Millie Mackintosh who has established herself as a
leading fashion, beauty and fitness icon in the UK, Guess model Mina Milutinovic, Spanish celebrity model/DJ Cristina Tosio and the who’s who of Spain’s most elite models, fashion influencers amongst others. The event will commence with a morning photo-call featuring Millie Mackintosh, Mina Milutinovic and Spanish supermodel, Cristina Tosio who will be providing the soundtrack for the most stylish fashion show of the year, followed by an
unforgettable party for the 250+ guests. Ready to introduce the world to her fifth and boldest collection to date, ‘The Amore Collection’ displays an elegance, femininity and sophistication as seen in her earlier collection with a modern and daring twist representing the woman of 2018. Virginia Macari comments: “I am in love with every piece. I want women of all shapes and sizes to feel comfortable, elegant and sexy
on the beach and I know this collection is exactly that, as a mother myself, I take great pride in creating garments which make you feel your best self at any age and stage in our lives as women.” The event will begin at 1pm with a welcome cocktail by Grey Goose, followed by buffet lunch. Fashion show is set to start at 2.30pm. The price of the buffet lunch is €85 per person.
For reservations please call 952 820 900 or email events@puenteromano.com
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No sex on the beach By Greg Kirby
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Brit stag party held on forged cash rap
GOODBYE KITTY: The counterfeit and legal money seized from the Brits’ holiday flats in Mallorca.
By Matt Ford FOUR British revellers on a stag-do in Mallorca have been held on suspicion of using counterfeit money to party for free. The unnamed quartet, aged between 30 and 50, had been staying in Magaluf, where they were allegedly spending the false €20 and €50 bank notes on booze-ups in bars and nightclubs before accepting change in legal tender. They were sporting specially designed tshirts emblazoned with ‘Marty, the game is over my friend,’ featuring a black silhouette of a man on all fours wearing a dog collar held by a woman. Local Police launched a probe after business owners on the riotous Punta Ballena strip reported that the bogus cash was appearing in their tills. The investigation led to the arrest of one
of the suspects, who was carrying five forged €20 notes plus small amounts of cocaine and cannabis as he drank in a bar. But when they took him to his holiday flat in the Torrenova neighbourhood to check his passport, officers found more counterfeit money in the property’s safe, leading to three others being held after Guardia Civil investigators were called in. Investigators requested a search warrant for the apartments, seizing €800 worth of forged cash, plus €3,000 and around £1,000 in legal notes. All four men had been on the island ‘for a short time,’ police said in a statement. The arrests came after three people were charged with smuggling false bank notes from Italy into mainland Spain.
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Two of the suspects were held in Alicante and the third in Barcelona, with one surprised as he left a post office clutching a package containing €4,600 in counterfeit cash. The notes were reportedly brought from Naples to Spain by an Italian citizen, or mailed by his son. A fourth individual who is serving time in a Tarragona prison has appeared in court for allegedly heading the plot from his cell, detectives confirmed. A total of €5,050 of fake bank notes and €4,535 in legal tender were seized during the sting.
LOVE ISLAND, Britain’s sauciest television sensation, will be back to Mallorca and Britain’s television screens this summer, but with some changes. The programme was a hit success last summer, capturing the nation’s eyes with its steamy sex scenes on the Spanish island of Mallorca. But new restrictions to t hi s year ’s Love I sl and may put off those coming back for a second helping of naughtiness. Reportedly, there will be full nudity ban, forcing par t i ci pant s t o l eave at least something to viewers’ imaginations this year. Another Love Island nono t hi s year i s sex wi t h drunken co-stars. This may cause frust r at i on am ong contestants, although another ban - this time on masturbation - r ul es out t hat option as an alter-
native. But a new addi t i on t o this year ’s show - giving cont est ant s access t o counsellors following sexual intercourse - should rid fears that this season wi l l be a dr y ver si on of last year’s. I n pr epar at i on f or a raunchy return to the island, the sun-loving loveseekers will receive a sexual handbook with advice on sexual consent and protection. Thirty-eight-year-old hol i day host Car ol i ne Flack is not surprised by viewers’ eagerness to travel to Love Island. “I mean, why would you not apply?,” she said.
ISLAND LOVERS: Love Island’s 2017 winners, Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies.
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No more claims
FAKE ILLNESS: The government is set to act.
By Karl Smallman M IN IS T E R S i n t h e U K have a n n o u n c e d a c r a c k dow n o n b o g u s h o l i d ay sickness claims which could come i n t o e ff e c t wi th in weeks. They plan to introduce a cap on the legal costs tour operators have to pay out after the number of gastric illness claims has soared by 500 per cent in five years, hitting travel operators with massive bills. Speaking last year Justice ministe r Do m i n i c Ra a b said: “Bogus claims against tour operators risk driving up the price of summer holidays abroad for hard-working fa m i l i e s wh o h a v e earned a break. We’re taking act i o n t o d e t e r t h e s e claims, and protect holidaymakers from being ripped off.” The c l a m p d o wn c o mes after it emerged that British
tourists are being barred by some hotels after a surge in bogus sickness claims. Most cases target all-inc lu s iv e res o rts , with claimants saying they only ate at their hotel in a bid to identify it as the cause of their supposed food poisoning. Tui, which owns all-inc lu s iv e s p ec ia lis t, F i rs t Choice, recorded a 1,400 per cent rise in claims in the last two years. The company’s UK managing director, Nick Longman, said: “There’s a distinct risk that if this carries o n as it is u n ab ate d, the hoteliers will say to us e ith er ‘w e d o n ’t w an t to work with the British market at all’ or ‘we’re not going to offer you all-inclusive’.” In O c to b e r o f las t y e a r S p an is h p o lice s aid tha t th ey h a d id e n tified 8 00 British tourists accused of
sickness scams. Officers claimed the holidaymakers acted through more than 70 UK-based law firms. A lle ge dly, ‘la w ye rs ’ would pick up clients in the hotels by telling them they could claim the cost of their holida y ba c k by filing a food poisoning complaint. The tourist would then contact the law firm once they re turne d to the U K , w ith s ome c ompla ints not a ppearing until three years after the trip was made. In November 2017, holida y firm Thoma s C ook pa rtia lly bla me d fa ke holiday sickness claims for a 40 pe r c e nt fa ll in U K profits. Recent research discovered that one in five Britons (19 per cent), or around 9.5 million people, has been approa c he d a bout ma king a compensation claim for holiday sickness.
‘Olive ebola’sparks scare ANDALUCIA’S olives could be under threat from a deadly disease. It comes as the Junta de Andalucia regional government’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment confirmed that the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa dubbed ‘olive ebola’ - has been found on a nursery in Almeria. The i n c u r a b l e i n f e ctio n is n ativ e to the A m e r i c a s a n d t h e firs t E u ro p ea n cases we r e sp o t t e d in P u g lia, Italy, in 2013. But authorities failed to track its spread
and it ravaged more than a million trees before spreading to Corsica, mainland France, and the Balearic Islands. It last year appeared in the Valencia region but this is the first appearance of the killer bug in Andalucia. An official said that there is no immediate concern as the bacterium was found only in three ornamental plants in a greenhouse and is “an isolated case, not an outbreak.” It was not detected in more than 400 surrounding trees, according to reports.
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Drunk and disorderly ‘Disruptive’ Brit passenger fined after flight u-turn A RYANAIR passenger whose ‘drunken antics’ forced a flight from Manchester to divert back to the UK, and delayed the journey for all the other passengers for a day, has been fined £2,500 (€2,892) in court. When the flight carrying father-of-five, Karl Wend, 45, arrived back in the UK he was arrested and his fellow passengers were forced to wait until the following morning for another flight. Wend, from Runcorn in Cheshire, was heading to Tenerife on a stag do with friends when he was aggressive towards another passenger accusing a young woman of stealing his phone and travel documents. The flight had taken off two-hours late during which time Wend and his pals drank at the bar. Shorty after takeoff Wend became abusive and Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard that the Ryanair pilot decided to abandon the flight to the Canary Islands and return to Manchester Airport. Prosecutor Tess Kenyon said, “There was a twohour delay to the flight and Mr Wend was with a group who were out for a stag do on that flight. “A supervisor of the cabin was working on that flight when he was approached by a passenger who
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HOLIDAY HELL: The mid-air drama has seen Karl Wend (inset) fined. stated that a man was being hostile and becoming aggressive towards a young woman and accusing her of taking his phone. “The supervisor noticed this man was drunk, he smelt of alcohol, stumbled around and he believed he was on a different planet.
“The defendant then became aggressive with the supervisor and began shouting, so he called over other members of the cabin crew. “This man then became threatening and abusive and the woman involved explained to the staff that she was intimidated and scared.
“The crew attempted to separate the defendant from the young woman but he tried to push past to talk to the woman who he believed took his phone. He then began making accusations that she had stolen his travel documents. “Mr Wend continued to try and make his way towards this young woman and the supervisor ended up placing himself in between them. She was visibly upset. The supervisor came to the conclusion that it wasn’t safe to continue with the flight due to the behaviour of the defendant and told him this and asked a member of the crew to instruct the captain.” Since the incident Wend has issued an apology. “I just got carried away. I never normally drink, but that day I drank a lot. “People know me as ‘Karl the Smiler’ but I haven’t smiled since then. I understand how angry the passengers must have been, I know I ruined their flight and their holiday, I accept they would have had to rearrange the flights and I am truly sorry for that. A Ryanair spokesman said, “This flight from Manchester to Tenerife (March 8) returned to Manchester after a passenger became disruptive inflight. The aircraft landed normally and the passenger was met by police upon arrival.
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NEWS EXTRA Turkish delight TURKISH AIRLINES has announced an increase in the number of weekly flights between Malaga and Istanbul from seven to 14 between June and October, with Spanish holidaymakers reportedly set to flock to the country this summer.
Blade runner A VIOLENT Costa del Sol robbery sparked a manhunt after a man working at a foreign exchange office in the Torreblanca area of Fuengirola was stabbed in the hands by a thief.
Up in smoke GUARDIA CIVIL investigators have arrested 21 members of a tobacco-smuggling gang and seized €470,000worth of counterfeit cigarettes in La Linea de la Concepcion, near Gibraltar.
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‘DESPERATE CROSSINGS’: The number of migrants arriving in Spain is on the rise according to the UN.
Migrant deaths ‘doubled’ ONE in every 27 migrants who attempted to cross the Mediterranean to Spain this year died during the journey, according to estimates from a United Nations (UN) report. The Desperate Crossings report, from the UN’S High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), stated that one in every 52 migrants trying to reach Spain died between January and March last year. The report added the number of those arriving in Spain doubled in 2017 to 28,000. The figure for the year before was 14,000. The growth trend appears to have continued into this year with arrival numbers rising by an estimated 13 per cent, accord-
ing to data. Moroccans and Algerians were the two largest groups of those arriving last year. The rate of sub-Saharan Africans arriving in Spain rose in 2017 and Syrians made up the majority of those arriving by land, coming mainly via Melilla in Africa. The figures for Spain come as statistics showed the number of those arriving in Europe as a whole declined over the past year. The rate of decline began from 2015 onwards after the European Union (EU) signed an agreement with Turkey which attempted to stem the flow of new arrivals. Arrival numbers throughout Europe fell
from 1,000,000 in 2015 to 364,000 in 2016 and to 171,000 in 2017, according to data. Death rates have increased across Europe despite the decline in arrival numbers. Around 3,140 people died crossing the Mediterranean in 2017 as have 501 since the beginning of this year. The report found the Italian migration route was the most dangerous of those taken. One in every 14 people crossing to the country died, with the arrival rate dropping by 74 per cent. The amount of migrants resettled in the European Union increased by 54 per cent last year, according to the report.
THE rain in Spain has fallen almost continuously for a month across much of the country and a couple of thieves have tried to cash in on the downpours. But their plans were thwarted as the pair were caught stealing 30,000 umbrellas from a warehouse in Sevilla. They were loading the imported brollies from China into a large lorry when they were surprised by the warehouse owner. The two fled and abandoned the vehicle but the police discovered the lorry had been rented and traced the thieves through the hire company.
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Drink drive outrage AN ov e r t h e d r i n k - driv e limit, American tourist, who ploughed into and killed a British cyclist on the Spanish holiday island of Menorca has avoided jail. F ath e r- o f - t h r e e Ph illip Rasmussen, 47, was struck from behind while cycling on holiday on the road from Sant L l u i s t o Al c a u f a r a t kilometre 8 on April 1. Two a m b u l a n c e s w e re sent to the scene but paramedics could do nothing to save him. The Brit, from Cardigan in Wales, was the chief financial officer at technology company IQE that makes compo n e n t s f o r Ap p le ’s iPhones. American tourist Bryan Leeds, aged 25, was arrested after failing a roadside alcohol test and testing positive for drugs. But he was able to show he had a medical receipt for amphetamine tablets found on him as part of treatment
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Tourist blamed for Brit death avoids jail
CYCLIST KILLED: Paramedics were unable to save the life of Phillip Rasmussen (inset). for an unidentified health condition. He was released on bail of â‚Ź10,000 the day after his arrest but was banned from leaving Menorca until his court appearance last week. After the hearing in Mahon he has been allowed to leave the island with a one-
ye a r s us pe nde d ja il s e ntence. U nde r Spa nis h la w manslaughter is punishable by a prison sentence of one to four years. J a il s e nte nc e s of tw o years or less are normally suspended for first-time offenders.
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XXX factor! Brawling ‘lapdancers’ separated on Spanish flight by Matt Ford CABIN crew were forced to step in after three women believed to be erotic dancers downed spirits before sparking a punch-up on an easyJet flight to Tenerife. One of the friends, who were travelling together, was left with a bloodied face after the scrap during which they ‘tore each other’s hair out.’ Horrified passengers later revealed that the trio were sharing a bottle of expensive vodka before the brawl. The booze was confiscated by attendants after holidaymakers complained about the women’s’ drunken swearing on the flight from Gatwick. Angie Dilloway, 50, was on the jet with daughter Bella, 10, who can be heard screaming in the footage. She told UK media: “No one expected it to happen. They were friends and cuddling one minute and then getting louder and drinking Grey Goose vodka the next. “They started arguing and they were swearing using the ‘f ’ word and the ‘c’ word. Other passengers started to complain and the stewardess
POLE POSITION: The women were pulled apart by cabin crew after downing vodka. took the bottle of vodka away from them. “Then a brunette lunged at a blonde, screaming. She was ripping her hair out. We feared someone would get badly hurt.’’ The airline said in a statement: ‘'easyJet can confirm that flight EZY8709 from London Gatwick to Tenerife South on April 13 was met by police on arrival in Tenerife South due to passengers on board behaving in a disruptive manner. The passengers were escorted away by police.’ It comes a week after the
UK government announced it is considering a crackdown on inflight boozing, with tougher sanctions for drunk passengers and selling dutyfree alcohol in sealed bags among the proposals.
Bodies ‘found in boot’ POLICE have found the dead bodies of two men in the back of a parked car in a garage in Cordoba. Sources said that the bodies showed signs of violence - believed to be stab wounds - when they were found on the back seat of a car in a community garage in Priego de Cordoba. Initially, it was reported they were found in the boot. The victims are believed to be men of 43 and 24 years old who were reported missing several days ago. It is understood that the car and parking space were owned by the 43-year-old man who lived in Priego de Cordoba. The younger man was from Lucena. The Guardia Civil found the victims on Sunday afternoon and the bodies were removed to Cordoba for autopsies to determine the causes of death.
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Flower power! THE Costa del Sol is to become the European capital of orchids. It comes after Estepona Council revealed the town has been chosen to host the annual conference of the European Orchid Council in 2019, beating off competition from London and Dresden, Germany. The event will take place at the Orchid House and Botanical Gardens on March 15, 2019.
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NEWS EXTRA Daylight robbery DETECTIVES have confirmed the arrests of a father and son three hours after they held up a supermarket in the Miraflores de los Angeles neighbourhood of Malaga City with a fake gun and made off with the till contents.
Terror trek ALL SMILES: The Costa Press Club check out Estepona. BLOOM WITH A VIEW: The Estepona orchidarium.
Pressing the right button By Costa Press Club THE April meeting of the Costa Press Club took the form of a guided tour of Estepona led by the town’s head of Tourism Strategy, Aleksandra Broch, followed by drinks and tapas at the Casa del Rey restaurant. Members travelled from
Malaga in the east to Los Barrios in the west to see for themselves the transformation brought about in the historic centre of Estepona by a beautification project which has involved adorning dull walls with murals, planting as many as a million flowers, the sponsoring of trees planted by local
children, dozens of streets provided with colourful hanging flowerpots, and considerable pedestrianisation. The tour started at the Orchidarium and ended at the restaurant where members were addressed by the mayor, José María García Urbano, before enjoying a selection of original pinchos.
A 52-YEAR-OLD man was seriously hurt after plummeting from a high footpath while hiking near the Guadalmina dam in Benahavis, with witnesses confirming that he fell around six metres when he leaned on a railing.
Not lovin’ it RESIDENTS and business owners in Plaza Theresa Zabell, Fuengirola are up in arms over the state of a building previously rented by fast food chain McDonald’s, describing it as a ‘public toilet’ and demanding its restoration.
Home hell A 29-YEAR-OLD man from Malaga City has been held on suspicion of beating his partner while she held their baby son, after two knives and two baseball bats, one inscribed with the words ‘wife dominator’ were found in their home.
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THE prestigious Aloha Golf Club will host the 16th annual ‘Butterfly Children’ Golf and Gala event on June 2 and 3. As every year, DEBRA - the Butterfly Children Charity - celebrates the start of the summer with an event that offers the opportunity for their social and health care team to continue growing and improving the lives of people who suffer with the very rare Butterfly Skin condition. On June 3, the ‘Butterfly Children’ Gala will begin at 8pm on the Aloha Golf Club terrace where guests will enjoy a sumptuous meal accompanied by live music from Mr Maph and Simone Lisa, accompanied by their band. Throughout the night there will plenty of opportunities to win incredible prizes donated by many of the prestigious companies that line the Costa del Sol. Those who wish to attend the dinner can do so at a special price of €60 for bookings made on www.but terfly childrenball.org before May 19, after which the price increases to €65. Passionate golf players also have the opportunity to play a part in this wonderful event, playing the Stableford modality at the unique Aloha golf course, on June 2. It is guaranteed to be exciting given that there will be prizes to be won at every hole. Those who want to take part in this friendly competition can do so by reserving their place at a special price of €80 before May 19 on www.butterflychildrengolf.org after which the price increases to €85. Over the last 16 years, the community in Marbella has demonstrated a deep commitment to many different causes, but most specifically
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LIFE SAVERS: Firefighters from Marbella with Dunia, a butterfly girl at last year’s event.
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to people with Butterfly Skin. Since the event was first inaugurated in 2003, it has raised almost €650,000. None of this would have been possible without the commitment of people such as Don Fisher, soul of the event who considers that ‘children with Butterfly Skin are the bravest he has ever met,’ the Aloha Golf Club itself and all the sponsors, both corporate and individual, that year upon year chose to continue to contribute to a better world. For more information please contact butterflychildren@de bra.es or call 952 816 434.
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Fayre, fashion and fond farewell THE La Cala de Mijas Lions Club are holding their annual Spring Fayre and Fashion show on May 14 at the Hotel Tamisa Golf. The event will start at 11.30am and finish at 5pm and is not to be missed. Last week a valuable member of the La Cala de Mijas Lions Club, Joy Wilbur, sadly passed away at 82 years of age. She will be sorely missed as she was a lovely lady who was appreciated by everyone for her kindness and wonderful nature. During her period as social secretary she established the Spring Fayre and Fashion Show, which is a jewel in the crown of their events, and the Christmas Fayre in December. Both of these continue to be major annual events which are always eagerly awaited by stallholders and the public alike. She worked tirelessly serving the community for many years and her talents and ideas were always appreciated. Even following her stroke she attended the Club’s meetings regularly. She joined the Lions in 2003 and never sought
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SHINING BRIGHT: Joy Wilbur will be sadly missed praise for all her exceptional work. She quietly got on with what was needed to be done with enthusiasm and energy. She was also a fabulous painter and gave many paintings to the Lions
r a ff l e s w h i c h r a i s e d s o much for the local community. The La Cala de Mijas Lions Club will miss her presence and ask that you go along to their fayre to keep her memory going.
A touch of class AGE CONCERN Fuengirola and Mijas would like to welcome you to a fabulous night of entertainment with A Touch of Class. The event will take place on Friday May 25 at the 4* Hotel Tamisa Golf in Mijas. The evening will begin at 7.45pm with welcome drinks, with food being served at 8.15pm. The meal will be a delicious two-course meal with vegetarian options available. Following this, A Touch of Class will provide entertainment for the evening from 9pm onwards. There will also be a raffle with quality prizes during the night. Tickets are â‚Ź25 per person and must be purchased in advance. Age Concern are also looking for more volunteers. If you have a few hours to spare once a week to help in their
shop in Los Boliches or visit an Age Concern family they would love to welcome you to join their fabulous friendly team to support them in their work, and make some new friends at the same time. They also need some drivers (expenses paid) to help them to take clients to hospital or doctor appointments. For more information about this or to reserve tickets for the evening meal, please contact Steve Marshall on 686 289 904 or call into their charity shop from 10.30am to 2pm on any weekday. They are located in Calle Francisco Cano 56 in Los Boliches (next to Spainsburys). Tickets can also be bought from the reception desk at the Hotel Tamisa Golf.
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THE European Union 2018 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) approved in May 2016, comes into effect this year on May 25. While many companies still remain unprepared, there will be no great changes for most communities and administrators. However those responsible should still inform themselves of their obligations and the
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2018 Data Protection Laws penalties for transgressions. The new GDPR, (Spanish RGPD) was designed to harmonise the data privacy laws across the entire EU. The EU considers data protection as a
fundamental right of all EU citizens, simply put, personal data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable living individual, for example: name, surname, home address, e-mail address, location data, etc. The GDPR basically stipulates, personal data should only be made available to others on a legitimate need-to-know basis and should not be made available, intentionally or accidentally, to people or entities who have no legitimate need of that data. By their nature communities and their administrators need to hold a considerable amount of personal data about the owners, suppliers and workers etc, they are involved with. From May 25 the existing obligation to register files and records with the Data Protection Agency will be removed. However if requested communities must still make their records available to the Spanish DPA - Agencia Española de
Community Law Corner By José Luis Navarro Solicitor for Intercala Administration
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Protección de Datos. Communities are obliged to ensure that there are no data ‘leaks’ by taking appropriate security measures and practices to store an individual’s personal data safely. Failure to comply with the GDPR’s obligation, albeit probably after a warning, could attract quite serious fines. In some larger more commercial transgressions, in excess of €20 million. A community should have a written contract with the administrator or the person responsible for keeping the files and records safe. If they are caught misusing personal information for any other purpose than that which it was
originally intended then they can be fined. Data protection regulations also apply when communities install surveillance cameras or when information, say a copy of the community minutes, is requested by courts, police, town halls or banks. Confusion over the application of the regulations may surface should an owner’s personal data be mentioned, in the agenda or minutes of a general meeting or be posted on a community notice board. Usually this concerns an owner’s debts to the community. When owners have debts that the community wants to chase up in court, the Law of Horizontal Property (LHP) requires the prior inclusion of the owner’s personal data (naming the owners) in the agenda that is sent to all the owners with the notification to hold a community general meeting. LHP 9.h also says if an owner or some owners cannot be
notified of a general meeting to their usual address through normal means, then for legal reasons, notification to hold a general meeting and the agenda - including the personal data - should be displayed on the community notice board. Similarly with the minutes of a meeting, if after the meeting the minutes cannot be sent to any owners at their usual address, then the minutes - containing the personal data of the debtors - should be displayed on the community notice board. The community notice board cannot be used as a tool to name and shame debtors. Failure to comply with the very specific conditions above could result in the community being fined by the Agencia Española de Protection de Datos for breach of the EU General Data Protection Regulations. As usual, Intercala Administration advise the readers of our monthly articles to seek competent advice in all matters concerning the law.
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Lawrence of Arabia THE next lecture of the Arts Society Benahavis will take place on Tuesday at 6.30pm in Benahavis Town Hall. On the basis of sensational new e v i d e n c e f r o m h is own archaeological field-
w o rk , N eil F a u lk n er w ill c o n tra s t th e le g en d of L a w ren ce o f A ra b ia with the true story of the events o f th e 1 9 1 6 -1 9 1 8 d es e rt w ar. H e w ill d is c u s s if L a w ren ce w a s a liar and
charlatan or a brilliant military commander and sincere advocate of the Arab national cause. D oors ope n a t 5.30pm and there will be a café/bar available. For further informa tion ple a s e vis it the ir website www.theartssociety benahavis.com. The Society would also like to announce that they have now officially changed their name from BDFAS to ‘The A rts Soc ie ty B e na havis’ and that their website, Facebook page and email addresses have all been changed accordingly.
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Dog of the week BETTY is a lovely four-year-old Galgo-cross. She is very gentle, loving, and sociable who would make a great family pet. She needs a second chance at life beyond the walls of the kennels. Visit Triple A on the Ojen road to meet Betty and all the other dogs. Triple A ask you not to shop for a dog when you can adopt one which has been abandoned. Shopping encourages the illegal puppy farms, producing too many often sick, ultimately unwanted, dogs. For more information, please contact Lesley on 642 731 068 or visit their website at www.tripleamarbella.org.
PAD animal shelter would like to invite you to their Spring Fair on Sunday at St. Anthony’s College (Camino de Coin) in Mijas Costa. The fair will run from 11am until 2pm and there will be stalls with DVDs, books, cakes, snacks and other bric-a-brac. Live entertainment will be provided on the day by Costa Soul Singers
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Spring fair and paella will available, as well as drinks from the bar. If you would like to host a stall at the fair please contact 658 351 642. There is a €20 charge for each stall. For more information about
PAD animal shelter, please contact 689 757 216 or visit their website at www.padcatsanddogs.org. Don’t forget to bring your unused coins on the day and throw them into their fundraising bucket!
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A youthful event MORE than 200 students celebrated the European Youth Information Day this week in Marbella’s Conference Centre. The event aimed to highlight the importance of access to information for young people and was inaugurated by the mayor of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz. The mayor pointed out that Marbella has two offices in the municipality which specifically engage with young people.
He highlighted that Marbella was a model for its youth policies. The proof of which, he said, could be seen in the fact that Marbella was designated as the National Youth Information Capital for 2018. The day was a huge success and included an interactive workshop called ‘Fake News Versus Good News’ with journalists Daniel Marin and Alejandro Sandino.
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Tenants and occupants could face jail for theft and damage A RECENT writ of accusation by a Murcia-based prosecutor is a stark reminder that certain illegal practices by toxic tenants, and other occupants of real estate, will not enjoy impunity. The writ refers to a non-paying tenant who - in the middle of an eviction process - chose to retaliate against the landlord by stealing, among other items, two fans, a mattress, a washing machine, a dishwasher, hobs, curtains, a coffee machine, a microwave oven, a table and four chairs. The State Prosecutor is asking that the tenant serves a minimum of two years in
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prison as the value of items stolen exceeds €400. In a similar case, Criminal Court 15 in Valencia has imposed a 14-month prison sentence to a tenant for misappropriating furniture items and a
€3,000 fine for causing damage to various others, consequence of ‘a deep resentment and a direct intention of causing financial and emotional harm to the owner,’ according to the sentencing Judge. In Barcelona, the Appeal Court (Section 10) passed a prison term to a tenant that, with the intention of causing the maximum possible damage, knocked walls, pulled pipes and cables, broke shutters and tore curtains and generally, left the property in a lamentable state of despair. It’s worth noting that in all the rulings, the actions caused by the tenant exteriorise a deliberate and intentional desire to cause monetary loss to the owner. If the above scenarios want to be avoided by both tenants and owners, it is highly recommendable that parties carefully examine the property to be rented and draw up an inventory (photographic or video if possible) before granting possession.
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FACEBOOK will not join Google and Twitter at a Swedish government meeting stating that the Swedes had already attended a similar meeting on the removal of illegal content at Facebook’s Dublin headquarters.
A FAR-RIGHT group has protested outside mosques in Houten and Enschede provinces in the Netherlands. The group, called Rechts in Verzet (Rights in resistance), planted banners reading, ‘we don’t want a mosque,’ and ‘Islam is terror,’ at the mosques’ entrances.
Nobel King THE King of Sweden is considering using a royal decree to support members who wish to leave the Nobel Literature Prize awarding committee. Without royal support the members are expected to serve on the committee for life.
China spies SWEDISH prosecutors have charged a 49year-old man for spying on exiled Tibetans ‘of importance to the Chinese regime.’
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Drugs rap A MAN has been charged in Sweden after Gothenburg police caught him with 78 kilos of amphetamine in his car. The 40-yearold driver said he was forced to carry the drugs which are estimated to be worth just under €2 million.
NOBEL KING: The King of Sweden considers using royal powers to over-rule the Nobel Literature Prize awards committee.
A MAN is suspected of killing his ex-
THE ex-treasurer of a local arm of the Christian Democrats party will spend a year in jail for keeping Netherland’s biggest ever drugs lab in a shed on his farm. The prosecutor said that the ‘industrial scale lab produced ecstasy and amphetamines valued at around €10 million per day.
Saharan skies A LARGE cloud of Saharan sand blew across Europe delighting the Dutch with intense sunsets and sunrises. But the bright red sandy skies left their trace, leaving locals to wipe a thin layer of sand off their vehicles and garden furniture.
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A SINGING road which plays the Friesland regional anthem if drivers stick to the 40 km/h speed limit has angered locals. Residents from Jelsum and Leeuwarden are complaining that the tune, which sounds across the village, is keeping them awake at night. The local council has reportedly agreed to remove the sound strips.
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G ERMANY ONE of Germany’s richest men disappeared while skiing solo in the Swiss Alps. A ‘full-speed search’ is underway for billionaire supermarket magnet Karl-Erivan Haub who was skiing offpiste to prepare for an endurance race. Haub’s brother said he was ‘prepared’ for bad news.
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wife and child in a knife attack at a busy Hamburg train station. The child died at the scene and the woman later succumbed to her injuries in hospital.
Headscarf wobble TEACHERS and equality campaigners are set to stall a law that would ban German girls under 14 from wearing headscarves. Green Party spokeswoman, Berivan Aymaz, demands that
Merkel’s government ‘should first deliver facts’ amid doubts of how many girls actually wear headscarves.
Chem conscience KREMPEL GROUP, a German company, whose parts were found in Iranianproduced rockets used to gas innocent Syrians, has ignored a US government warning about conducting business with Iran.
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PARIS authorities tighten their grip over home-sharing giant Airbnb. The prosecution follows the firm’s failure to remove undeclared lodgings from their site. Smaller site Wimdu is also being sued for the same reason.
Brexit blues BRITISH expats interrogated the country’s ambassador Edward Llewellyn over their post-Brexit rights in France. What was supposed to be a routine update turned into a two-hour roasting of the diplomat from the anxious brits.
LARS DE R, a 2009 finalist of Holland’s Got Talent is being prosecuted in Belgium for making and distributing child pornography. The guitarist, aged 26, is also accused in the Netherlands of sexually abusing 13 underage boys.
Diamond Downturn THE volume of Belgium’s polished-diamond exports has fallen by 13 per cent from last year. The drop was down to a fall in sales to the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland.
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TWO trendy dinosaur skeletons marketed as hip design items sold for €1.4 million at a Paris auction house. The price paid for the 150-year-old Jurassic monuments was ‘exceptional,’ said Drouot action house.
WEPION in Belgium played host to a sex toy treasure hunt which aimed to promote ‘pleasure equality between men and women but it also caused controversy with Catholics.
Netflix kicks Cannes
Slow living
NETFLIX has refused to attend Cannes Film Festival off the back of a change in law that prevents it from winning the main prizes. The streaming firm’s content chief said that the festival had treated Netflix ‘disrespectfully.’
SO-CALLED ‘slow cabins’ are popping up across Belgium offering guests a chance to try to live off-grid amongst nature. The eco-pads are the brainchild of entrepreneur Xavier Leclair.
NORWAY is set to open Europe’s first underwater restaurant. The restaurant, named ‘Under,’ boasts a 10-metre wide panoramic window, which will allow people to enjoy the mainly fish menu while being connected to nature, said Rune Grasdal, the project’s architect.
Doomed DNA THE Norwegian government is pushing for changes to a law that would allow authorities to test immigrants’ DNA. The tests would reveal incomers’ relations to Norwegian citizens in an attempt to block the estimated 40 per cent who currently cheat the system.
Rainforest rescue NORWAY’S government has donated over €200 million to protect Columbian rainforests. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos praised Norway’s donation which aims to help reduce deforestation to zero in the next 12 years.
Brexit bros? NORWAY has hinted that it will fulfil Britain’s hopes to keep its trade agreements with non-EU countries. Brexit would otherwise break the UK’s tariff-free trade with Norway and many other non-EU-countries in March 2019.
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Amazon arrives AN Amazon subsidiary is set to open an office in Copenhagen and will provide on-demand cloud computing to individuals, companies and governments. Foreign Minister Anders Samuelson is ‘pleased’ to welcome Amazon Web Services whose customers already include Spotify, Netflix and the CIA.
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DENMARK holds onto its position in a select group of OECD countries who meet the UN’s international aid goal. The 0.7 per cent of national income target is also met by Norway, Sweden, Luxembourg and the UK.
AN investigation is underway to uncover why a silo tower demolition went wrong and landed on a cultural centre in the town of Vordingborg. The 170ft tower reportedly ‘switched sides’ as it crashed.
A DANISH man has been charged with attempting to kill two cyclists by shooting at them. The 27-year-old gunman belongs to the loyal to Familia gang that plagued Copenhagen with conflict-related shootings for much of last year.
FINANCE
EUROPEAN Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said that the UK must ‘fully respect’ Spain’s Gibraltar veto during Brexit negotiations. His comments came after Tory MEP leader Ashley Fox and Labour counterpart Clare Moody asked the European Commission (EC): “Does the Commission agree that the enthusiastic Europeans who live in Gibraltar, who voted 96 percent to remain in the European Union, are also entitled to an orderly and smooth departure, as are the 13,000 EU nationals from all parts of
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Chopper shoppers THE United States has approved the sale of 17 Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to Spain at a cost of around €1.05 billion including defensive aids and technical support, according to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
€3bn jackpot WHY-KEA? An IKEA online shopping point in La Marina shopping centre, Finestrat, Alicante. SWEDISH flat pack furniture specialist IKEA is feeling the pinch. The chain has revealed that operating profits in Spain fell by €20 million to €130 million in 2017, while net profit plunged to €98 million, a 19 per cent drop. And bosses are blaming the firm’s own online shop and new specialised emporiums for the nosedive, since sales rose by 5.8 per cent to €1.46 billion. An IKEA official said that the giant retailer pumped money into the
launch of its internet offering plus ‘new commercial formats,’ including city centre shops. According to official data, more than 40.6 million people walked through the doors of its 16 Spanish stores last year, a year-on-year increase of 200,000, while its website attracted 108.7 million visits for a 13.9 per cent climb. Cataluña and Madrid saw flatpack fans fork out the most cash, raking in €356 and €342.6 million, respectively.
SPANISH public electricity firm Iberdrola expects to rake in close to €3 billion net profit in 2018, a 7 per cent year-on-year increase, the company’s president Ignacio Sanchez Galan told shareholders at a general meeting in Basque capital Bilbao.
Cutting costs GERMAN cash and carry chain Makro has announced the €90 million sale of three of its stores in the Madrid area, as it tries to attract a third-party buyer from which it then intends to lease the premises.
Compo scheme sells sole SPANISH department store group El Cort Ingles has launched the world’s first life insurance policy that pays customers compensation to walk. Bonuses will vary depending on the amount of steps taken per day, and only non-smokers, or those who have not smoked for at least two years are able to sign up to the scheme,
dubbed VidoMovida. It is otherwise available for anyone aged 18 to 65, with those walking 10,000 steps per day receiving gift vouchers to spend in the firm’s stores. The product is reportedly based on the idea that those who maintain healthy lifestyles are less likely to submit claims.
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by Matt Ford the Union who live in Spain and work in Gibraltar?” Mr Juncker replied: “In line with these directives, the territorial scope of the withdrawal agreement, including as regards the transition period, should fully respect paragraph four and 24 of the European Council guidelines of April 29, 2017, notably as regards Gibraltar.” The controversial clause 24 states that any transitional agreement or future trade deal only applies to Gibraltar if Spain agrees. Britain and the overseas territory have
“The tax agency is not the inquisition, the problem in this country is that the rich complain too much!” Spain’s Treasury Minister Cristobal Montoro defends his crackdown on tax fraud.
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The amount saved by Catalan television channel TV3 - which has broadcast adverts in favour of the troubled region’s independence movement - after it won a court VAT battle in Madrid.
EC chief backs Brexit veto
THE Spanish Finance Ministry has written to 13 local councils warning that they will be fined if they continue to avoid paying their bills. Jaen, Jerez, Granada, Huelva, Puerto de Santa Maria, Chiclana de la Frontera, Algeciras, and Velez-Malaga in Andalucia, Alcorcon, Leganes and Parla in Madrid, and Gandia and Telde in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, are the offenders. All are accused of failing to pay suppliers within 60 days after racking up combined debts totalling more than €3 billion.
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argued that transitional negotiations form part of the withdrawal agreement and should therefore apply to the Rock. Spanish foreign minister Alfonso Dastis appears to have softened his stance on the issue, after he last week pledged not to hold the UK’s Brexit talks ‘hostage’ by using them to reclaim Gibraltar. But the EC’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier recently told Spanish media that clause 24 is a ‘lever of solidarity’ for Spain, adding that he hopes ‘there will be an agreement’ between the two countries.
€775m rail gig for Real gaffer THE company chaired by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is set to agree a €775 million mega deal to build a Canadian rail link. Construction of a new light railway in Toronto City is to begin after the summer, and Madrid-based construction firm ACS has been designated a preferred bidder, an official revealed. Working alongside two local enterprises, the company will reportedly land a 33 per cent slice of the infrastructure and half of the maintenance contract.
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Most Declined Zions Bancorporation $ 18.24 Spero Therapeutics, Inc. $ 15.49 Essendant Inc. $ 8.60 Dropbox, Inc. $ 30 QuinStreet, Inc. $ 10.78 Allegiant Travel Company $ 151.05 Innoviva, Inc. $ 16.14 Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. $ 3.78 China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc.$ 17.33 PetMed Express, Inc. $ 38.22 Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. $ 20.65
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SAUDI PRINCE’S €1.8BN DEFENCE SPLURGE SPAIN has signed a €1.8 billion deal to supply warships to Saudi Arabia. The agreement with the Gulf State was reached as crown prince Mohammed bin Salman paid an official visit to Madrid. It came after the 32-year-old heir to the throne attended a banquet lunch with Spanish royals, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia plus senior Spanish officials and businessmen. He later met with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Defence Minister Maria Dolores de Cospedal to discuss a range of bilateral deals between the countries in his dual role as defence minister and chief of energy and economic policy. The talks saw the co-signing of an ‘executive summary to facilitate the necessary procedures’ for a contract between the Saudi Defence Ministry and Spain’s national shipbuilder Navantia to be drawn up. The Saudi government said in a statement that a second agreement between Navantia and Saudi Arabian Military Industries - a state-owned defence company launched last year - had also been sealed, although it failed to provide specific details. A Spanish Ministry of Defence source told media that the warship deal will see five small ships sold to Saudi Arabia, with negotiations ongoing since 2015.
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BILATERAL BONANZA: The Saudi and Spanish delegations talk business. Spain’s army will also train Saudi soldiers and other personnel, and construction firms will build new infrastructure for the state’s navy. A number of campaign groups, including Amnesty International, Greenpeace and Oxfam have urged Spain to renege on the deal because the ships could be used in Saudi Arabia’s Yemen offensive against Iran-backed Houthi rebels, which has seen thousands of civilians killed. The prince arrived in Spain after a three-day visit to France as he wound up a tour which has also tak-
en in the UK, United States and Egypt. The moderniser has signed a number of multimillion Euro deals over the course of the trip, as he continues to implement his ‘Vision 2030,’ which comprises a series of economic and social policies designed to reduce the kingdom’s dependence on oil exports. Spanish companies have already won contracts to build a high-speed desert railway linking the cities of Mecca and Medina, plus a rapid transit system in Saudi’s capital Riyadh.
AIRLINE CONFIRMS STAKE IN BUDGET CARRIER
BA eyes up Norwegian bid BRITISH AIRWAYS owner International Airlines Group (IAG) has revealed that it is exploring a possible takeover bid for budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle. The firm said in a stock market dispatch that it has already acquired a 4.61 per cent stake in the airline, leading to
an initial 40 per cent surge in its shares on the Oslo stock exchange and lifting its estimated value to €800 million. IAG’s statement said that the investment is ‘intended to establish a position from which to initiate discussions with Norwegian, including a possible buyout. The announcement added that it views the carrier as ‘an attractive
investment,’ clarifying that ‘IAG confirms that no such discussions have taken place to date, that it has taken no decision to make an offer at this time and that there is no certainty that any such decision will be made. ‘A further announcement will be made if appropriate.’ But a Norwegian Air official said that the company “had no prior knowledge” of the move, adding that it has “not engaged in any discussion or dialogue with IAG about this matter,” before admitting that “IAG’s interest in the company confirms the sustainability and potential of our business model and our global growth.” The operator later confirmed the sale of the stake. Norwegian Air is a direct rival of low-cost specialists Vueling - which TAKING OFF: British Airways could launch a full takeover bid.
offers short-haul flights in Spain and Europe - and new long-haul airline Level, both of which are owned by IAG. It has grown rapidly over the last year after opening up an array of new routes at knockdown prices, including flights from Edinburgh and Dublin to New York from as little as €115. Its Spanish base is Barcelona’s El Prat hub, from where it operates direct flights to Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Miami, and it also plans to introduce a service from Malaga to New York in the near future. They also fly from Barcelona to San Francisco, as well as Boston, Buenos Aires and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. Norwegian Air transports 30 million passengers a year and recently struck a deal with easyJet allowing its customers to book cheap long-haul flights. After posting profits of more than €1.1 billion in 2016, last year it was announced a €30.8 million deficit, holding the purchase of 32 new jets and hiring new staff responsible for the loss.
Bank reveals new ‘instant’ international payments app SPANISH banking group Santander has launched a new international payments service. Santander One Pay FX records data digitally using xCurrent, a blockchain-based technology, and allows clients to complete money transfers within 24 hours, often on the same day. The mobile app is available in Spain, the UK, Brazil and Poland, and will be rolled out elsewhere over the next few months, the firm said in a statement. It added that customers will be shown the exact amount that will be received in the destination currency before the transfer is complete. As things stand, users in Spain can transfer funds to the UK and United States, whereas those in the UK can send money to any European country and the US, with more countries to be added in the near future.
Taskforce for international cybersecurity TELEFONICA has joined an international cyber security crusade. The Spanish telecommunications giant has joined forces with Emirati-based Etisalat, Singapore’s Singtel and Japanese firm Softbank to form a global security alliance. According to a statement, the union will be ‘one of the world’s leading cybersecurity providers,’ with more than 1.2 billion customers in Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East. Between them employing more than 6,000 cybersecurity experts, the deal will see the companies share network intelligence on possible threats ‘taking advantage of their global reach, combined assets and cybersecurity capabilities to help customers around the world.’ Telefonica’s cybersecurity boss Pedro Pablo Perez hailed the move as ‘a giant step forward to expand our development as a provider of intelligent security services.’
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Businesses’ global warning SPANISH companies have moved to combat global warming. Around 30 multinationals and medium-sized firms this week co-signed a document prepared by the Spanish Green Growth Group (SGGG) urging ‘the public authorities’ to ‘reach an agreement in 2018 to approve climate change laws with an ambitious but stable transition to efficient energy.’ Among the major signatories are publically listed companies including Abertis, Acciona, Bankia, BBVA, Endesa, Ferrovial, Iberdrola, Mapfre, Red Electrica de España, Siemens Gamesa and Telefonica, plus Eulen, OHL, NH Hotels and Ikea. It comes as Spanish congress continues to argue over how the new standards should be designed and implemented in the wake of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy signing the international Paris Climate Agreement in 2015. The national Energy and Environment ministries - which are supposed to be working together on the regulations - are instead at loggerheads, according to reports. Energy Minister Alvaro Nadal has re-
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SPANISH FIRMS URGE CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION
GOING GREEN: A solar energy plant in Sevilla and (inset) SGGG president Valentin Alfaya. peatedly dampened hopes over the legislation, arguing that it is in Spain’s interest to wait until the European Union deliver their climate change package before unveiling its own measures. But his environmental counterpart Isabel Garcia Tejerina recently told Spanish
media that a draft of the standards will be ready “soon.” And the lack of urgency has sparked concern within Spain’s business sector, leading infrastructure and renewable energy giant Acciona to create the SGGG with support from the Corpo-
rate Leaders Group. SGGG president Valentin Alfaya, a director at Spanish transport giant Ferrovial, has warned that the country “needs a roadmap for the future urgently.” The document prepared by the group, which has been submitted to the national government in Madrid, says: “Most of our neighbours are already working towards a low carbon economy, which is set to unleash a global revolution that will generate huge opportunities. “Spain is well-positioned to take advantage, but effective policies are not yet in place. “We need a stable and credible legal and regulatory framework to lay the foundations on which this ‘new’ economy will be built.” The signatories also call for a “progressive calendar to abandon support for all types of fossil fuel,” and a “tax review so that the ‘polluter-pays’ principles can be met.” Not all SGGG members signed the demand, with energy firms Enagas and Gas Natural, plus banking groups Santander and La Caixa among those abstaining.
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Internet giants league topped by US monster E-COMMERCE behemoth Amazon is officially the biggest online retailer in Spain. The American firm last year turned over more than €4.2 billion, leading the Spanish internet sales market ahead of Chinese rival AlExpress and Madrid-based department store group El Corte Ingles, which raked in €1.2 billion and €684 million, respectively. Amazon also processed more than 53 million orders, laying waste to the competition, with 16.9 orders placed with AliExpress and 13.5 with third-placed eBay. El Corte Ingles was again the best-placed Spanish firm, trailing in fourth place with 3.7 million orders, with the online top 10 completed by Carrefour, Decathlon, Zalando, Gearbest, Zara and Privalia. But Spain did top the ranking for highest-priced single sales, as customers of domestic appliance specialist Electrocosto spent an average of €308.
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Many unanswered questions? LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT
I FIRST met Cliff Richard in 1958. At the time I was living in Finsbury Park, in the same digs as Bruce Welch and Hank Marvin, later to form the wonderful Shadows. The boys brought him to the house, introducing him as Harry and adding enthusiastically that, they were ‘going the whole way’ with their new singer. Some years later, when I attained pop success of my own, I did on a few occasions find myself in the same hotel as Cliff and a couple of times joined him in the odd game of tennis (which he always won!). I always found him extremely pleasant and, although there were a number of ‘gender suspicions’ around, can quite categorically state, I was never aware of any indications that he may have been paedophilic. Witnessing this whole sorry saga of the accusations against him over the last few years I have experienced varying degrees of disbelief, doubt and often a genuine sympathy. Seeing Cliff at this latest court hearing, I
CLIFF RICHARD: ‘No smoke without fire’?
was pretty shocked at his appearance, and also moved by his admittance, that the accusations and subsequent ransacking of his home, had left him shattered and sullied and indeed fully aware that many people still retain suspicions ala the ‘no smoke without fire’ syndrome. He has to my mind quite rightly sued the BBC, who allegedly collaborated with the police in publicly raiding and searching his home and announcing the move to the whole world with no mention or pre-warning to Cliff whatsoever. Cliff has constantly declared his innocence of the paedophile accusations and obviously wants nothing more than to clear his name. In my opinion, if he is to achieve this and show himself to be utterly innocent of these accusations, he has to sue the Crown Prosecution Service. Not for the somewhat innocuous and piddling amount he received in 2017 for the police collaboration with the BBC, but millions, for defamation of character, loss of earnings, mental trauma and Lord knows what else. Only in this way will the real truth come to light and Cliff hope to be exonerated and cleared of suspicion. There are too many
questions still unanswered, and this present case will settle none of them. For example, why is it that the Elm House paedophile ring investigation, in which he was allegedly involved, appear to have been dropped altogether? Why, when he was initially suspected, did he subsequently run for the hills of Portugal and not stay in Britain, using his privileged position to protest his innocence and demand justice from the platforms of every media outlet available? Why did he take out full Barbadian citizenship, a country with no extradition agreement with the UK? And why is so much information on the subject blacked out or ‘unavailable’ on the internet? ‘Insufficient evidence to prosecute,’ the final decision of the CPS, is not a declaration of innocence. If Cliff’s conscience is indeed totally clear, he has, for his own sake, to use every means available to answer all of these troubling questions. It’s highly likely that suing the CPS for ‘proper money’ could bring the whole sorry case fully into the open and settle it once and for all. columnists@euroweeklynews.com
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How Spain’s largest national park is being allowed to dry up
A decade of destruction With the Doñana national park on the brink of being declared the EU’s first ‘endangered’ national park, David Noon looks back over the past 10 years to examine how Spain’s most important wetland started to dry up N Iberian lynx hides silently in the long grass as a young red deer sips from the Guadalquivir River. All the while a Spanish Imperial eagle soars graciously in the warm breeze overhead, looking down upon the hundreds of migratory bird species united in the trees that line the riverbank. It is a Utopian image that exists in few places on earth. However, Spain’s paradisiacal snapshot is at risk of being wiped out. Doñana national park in Andalucia is on the verge of being declared the EU’s first ‘endangered’ national park. Environmental groups have long been calling on the park’s management to sort itself out, while the EU has warned the Spanish government time
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20 species of freshwater fish catalogued in the Park and again about the ongoings at the park. For the best part of a decade UNESCO has stated that it is on the brink of removing Spain’s largest national park from its list of World Heritage sites after years of neglect and environmental scandals.
Controversy remains over the Extremadura to Huelva pipeline running through the park, which was installed in 2013. Constant dredging in the Guadalquivir River to allow ships to pass through has also come under fire. While unprecedented levels of illegal strawberry farming is literally sucking the life out of the park. In total there is approximately 1,000 illegal boreholes draining the aquifer of one of Europe’s most important wetlands. The lack of moisture was highlighted last summer in the most dramatic fashion when some 8,400 hectares of land in and around the park was razed to the ground by wildfires. More alarmingly, some 360 species
of birds, 127 of which breed regularly in the park, are being forced to find new homes as the park runs dry. Not to mention the endangered population of Iberian lynx, fallow deer, Spanish red deer, wild boars, European badgers and Egyptian mongooses which reside in the park’s 50,720 hectares. Placing Doñana on the list of World Heritage site ‘in danger’ is a decision made by UNESCO’s World Heritage committee. As Juanjo Carmona at WWF Spain says, nobody ‘wants to see this happen’. “It would be the first EU National Park to be given this listing,” Carmona explains to me. “We don’t want to see this happen. “Instead we want the government to get serious about stopping the activities
Timeline of outrage and inaction •1969 - Established as a national park the WWF joined forces with the Spanish government to purchase a section of the Guadalquivir Delta marshes and establish the Doñana national park. • 1994 - The Doñana national park was offficially declared an UNESCO World Heritage site. • 1998 - The Aznalcollar disaster occurred when a holding dam burst at the Los Frailes mine owned by Boliden-Apirsa, releasing a flood of toxic sludge that entered the river Guadiamar, the main water source for the park. • 2006 - The responsibilities of maintaining the park were transferred to the government of Andalucia by the Royal Decree. • 2006 - The park recorded a record 376,287 visitors in the calendar year, following many government-led promotions. • 2012 - President of Doñana Felipe Gonzalez steps down following an investigation by the National Research Council (CSIC) investigating a Doñana national park scientist for altering - and even inventing - data in his studies. • 2015 - Junta vowed to protect Doñana from gas extraction while announcing that the Aznalcollar would reopen. • February 2016 - Supermarkets unite to stop Spain’s strawberry fields sucking Doñana wetland dry by refusing to stock strawberry’s from the region. • May 2016 - Spain given ultimatum by European Commission to protect Doñana World Heritage site. • December 2016 - Environmentalists protest at Doñana national park as water supplies plummet and ‘illegal farming’ continues. • January 2017 - Outrage as gas company awarded millions to operate in Doñana national park. EU considers intervention. • February 2017 - Andalucia’s ombudsman launches investigation into at risk Doñana national park. • April 2017 - Three hundred illegal wells shut down in Doñana in bid to stop landowners draining wetlands. • May 2017 - Spain’s government forced to deny ‘unfairly’ slashing funds for Doñana national park. • June 2017 - Forest fires raze 8,400 hectares of land in and around the park.
360 species of birds live in the park
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TORCHED: Wildfires rip through Doñana in 2017.
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Doñana disaster FOREST fires, illegal farming and controversial pipelines are all current problems facing Doñana. However, the biggest environmental disasters to face the park took place some 20 years ago. On April 25, 1998, a holding dam burst at the Los Frailes mine releasing almost 5 million cubic metres of mine tailings into the River Agrio and then its tributary the river Guadiamar, travelling about 40 kilometres along these waterways before they could be stopped. The cleanup operation took three years, at an estimated cost of €240 million. But the real damage was on the park’s wildlife, not the bank balances of those responsible. After the dam exploded almost 2,000 birds, chicks, eggs, and nests were killed or destroyed and more than 25,000 kilos of dead fish were collected in the aftermath. As a result of the ecological disaster, nothing survived because of the high acidity of the waste, which contained a mixture of lead, copper, zinc, cadmium and other metals, along with sulphides. High levels of heavy metals are still embedded in soil and water today. And yet, despite the tragedy it was announced three years ago that the mine would reopen. While the current stance is that it will be for ‘research purposes’, environmentalists are understably worried about the Spanish government’s true intentions for the mine.
875 indigenous species of flora at the park
IN DANGER: Doñana is home to the endangered Iberian Lynx.
that are threatening the future of Europe’s most important wetland. “The government needs to urgently tackle illegal and unsustainable use of water in the park. He adds: “Combined with climate change this could cause irreversible changes to Doñana’s wildlife.” In 2016, tens of thousands of people from around the world joined the #OrigamiMigration for Doñana which WWF organised when there was a pressing threat of an ‘in danger’ listing. Since then over 1.5 million people have directly emailed prime ministers and presidents around the world, helping motivate them to reverse multiple, immediate threats to World Heritage sites including Doñana. And it is not just the WWF clamping down on Doñana. In 2016, Spain was issued an ultimatum by the European Commission to protect Doñana’s World Heritage status or risk funding cuts. Meanwhile UNESCO has time and again demanded to see improvements. In 2011, UNESCO first threatened to place Doñana on the ‘endangered’ list. Just two years later the threat was again placed at Spain’s mat. And so on and so forth for almost every year for the last decade. However, thus far, the Spanish government has been able to satisfy UN-
ESCO that it is doing (just about) enough to turn the bleak landscape around. In its most recent report, UNESCO praised the ‘state party’s commitment not to authorise the dredging project to deepen the Guadalquivir River’ and welcomed ‘the decision of the State Party not to authorise the gas and storage projects in Marisma Oriental.’ This is despite, the same report stating that it needed to see more evidence of ‘enhancing water resource management’ as well as confirmation that a research project for Aznalcóllar mine has been authorised. A subsequent report must be filed to UNESCO by December 1 this year which will be mulled over by the World Heritage committee. A spokesperson for UNESCO told Euroweekly News that while ‘the state of conservation of Doñana national park has been a source of concern of UNESCO’s World Heritage committee for several years and at last year’s session it recognised several improvements and this reflected them on its
TRAGEDY: Dead ram along the side of the River Agrio.
decision. For now, at least, Spain seems to know how to appease the officials keeping watch on one of the country’s most prized possessions. And yet, every year the problem worsens as Doñana spirals down a dark well towards the abyss. Groups such as the WWF are among those demanding that more needs to be done. “Unsustainable water use needs to be stopped, habitats need to be restored and there needs to be long term commitments put in place to protect Doñana,” Carmona warns. “In recent decades the World Heritage site has been used for short term gains. What we need to see happen is the focus shift to the park’s long term prosperity and preserving Doñana for fu-
1,000 illegal boreholes discovered in the park for farming
ture generations. “The livelihoods and quality of life of the people that live in and around Doñana is dependent on the national park, there’s no future for the area if we don’t bring Doñana back to life. Doñana risks losing the exceptional nature and wildlife that led it to being awarded with World Heritage site status. It may be possible to artificially maintain small populations of iconic animals, such as the Iberian Lynx or the Imperial Eagle, but important ecosystems such as the ‘marisma’ wetland will disappear and the richness and diversity of Doñana will be destroyed. The abundance of species that are unique to Doñana, such as dragonflies, or the bird species that depend on the wetland, such are the marbled teal, have already suffered a huge decline. “People have shown they won’t stand for continued loss of precious nature like Doñana.”
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Growing Up Smith Just Charlie Wilson Sky Alien: Covenant The crew of a damaged colony ship discover a seemingly hospitable planet and go in for a closer look The House Two straight-laced suburbanites set up an illegal casino when their daughter's scholarship falls through. Batman: The Killing Joke Growing Up Smith Sky Alien: Covenant The House Batman: The Killing Joke Spacewalker Just Charlie
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Sky Sports News Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Live ATP 1000: Monte Carlo Day four of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters from Roquebrune-CapMartin in France. Live Indian Premier League Football Burnley take on Chelsea at Turf Moor in the Premier League. The Debate - Live Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News
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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Health 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Heir Hunters 12:45pm Dom on the Spot 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm 800 Words 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Flipping Profit 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 Sounds Like Friday Night 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm The Button 10:00pm Have I Got News for You 10:30pm Home from Home 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show 12:25am Wannabe
8:15am Health 9:00am Great Continental Railway Journeys 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Perfection 2:45pm Home Away From Home 3:30pm Going Back Giving Back 4:15pm Trust Me, I'm a Doctor 5:15pm Tigers About the House: What Happened Next 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Britain in Bloom 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm The City and the City 11:00pm Episodes 11:30pm Newsnight 12:05am Front Row Late 12:35am The Assassination of Gianni Versace American Crime Story
4:50am This is BBC Four 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm BBC Young Musician 2018 10:00pm Buena Vista Social Club 11:40pm Latin Music USA Series revealing the musical and social impact of Latin music in the USA 12:40am Arena 1:45am Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas A celebration of some of the greatest female jazz singers of the 20th century. 2:45am Barry Manilow at the BBC 3:45am Latin Music USA Series revealing the musical and social impact of Latin music in the USA.
8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay's Hotel Hell 12:00pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Buy it Now 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Unreported World 9:00pm I Don't Like Mondays 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm Lee and Dean 11:35pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 12:25am Rob Beckett's Playing for Time 12:55am First Dates 2:00am 127 Hours
4:00am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 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 Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Love Your Garden 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Lethal Weapon 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm The Keith and Paddy Picture Show 12:15am Shaun of the Dead 1:55am Jackpot247
8:10am Who's Doing the Dishes? 8:55am Emmerdale 9:20am Emmerdale 9:55am You've Been Framed! Gold 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am The Bachelor 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! Gold 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:50pm Judge Rinder 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed! Gold 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm American Pie: The Wedding 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 12:55am American Dad!
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Coronation Street Coronation Street Heartbeat The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Hidden Treasure The Royal Heartbeat Coronation Street Coronation Street On the Buses On the Buses You're Only Young Twice George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Agatha Christie's Marple The Syndicate Killer Women with Piers Morgan Vera The Ivy Goodnight Mister Tom Rising Damp
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Teleshopping The Chase Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Saint The Avengers Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Saint The Avengers Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Motorbike Show Car Crash Britain Caught on Camera Rambo III FYI Daily Rambo III The Americans Minder Fifth Gear ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping
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Paw Patrol Floogals Digby Dragon Rusty Rivets Mofy The Wright Stuff Traffic Cops 5 News Lunchtime GPs: Behind Closed Doors Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Nightmare Nurse 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Gadget Show Britain's Great Cathedrals, with Tony Robinson Portillo's Hidden History of Britain Rivers of Blood: 50 Years on Paddington Station 24/7 Super Casino GPs: Behind Closed Doors
11:15am Transformers: The Last Knight 2:00pm Salt 3:50pm Jack Reacher: Never Go Back 6:00pm Green Zone 8:00pm 300 10:00pm Transformers: The Last Knight 12:40am Salt 2:25am Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Big Daddy Billy Madison Rampage: Special School of Rock Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 4:55pm Love Actually 7:15pm Juno 9:00pm School of Rock 11:00pm Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 12:45am Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
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7:00am Hollyoaks 8:00am Rules of Engagement 9:00am How I Met Your Mother 9:30am How I Met Your Mother 10:00am New Girl 10:30am New Girl 11:00am 2 Broke Girls 11:30am 2 Broke Girls 12:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:00pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm How I Met Your Mother 4:00pm New Girl 5:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:00pm The Goldbergs 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Extreme Cake Makers 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Alien: Resurrection 12:10am The Big Bang Theory 12:35am The Big Bang Theory 1:05am Tattoo Fixers 2:10am Gogglebox 3:15am First Dates 4:10am Rude Tube
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10:00am Scottish Cup Greatest Games 10:30am La Liga Greatest Games 11:00am La Liga Show 11:30am Football Years 12:00pm One2eleven 12:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 12:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 1:00pm La Liga Show 1:30pm Football's Greatest Teams 2:00pm La Liga Icons 3:00pm La Liga Show 3:30pm Football's Greatest 4:30pm Football's Greatest Teams 5:00pm Scottish Cup Greatest Games 5:30pm La Liga Greatest Games 6:00pm La Liga Preview 7:00pm SPFL Matters 7:30pm EFL Rivalries 8:00pm Football 11:15pm The Debate - Live 12:15am SPFL Matters 12:45am EFL Greatest Games
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Just Charlie Ready Player One: Special Growing Up Smith Wilson Sky Batman: The Killing Joke The Dark Tower Alien: Covenant The House Batman: The Killing Joke The Joker devises a plan to prove that one bad day can make anyone as insane as he is, setting his sights on Commissioner Gordon. The Dark Tower Alien: Covenant The House Spacewalker Just Charlie
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Sky Sports News Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Live ATP 1000: Monte Carlo Live Indian Premier League Football Millwall face Fulham at The Den in the Sky Bet Championship The Debate - Live SPFL Matters Premier League Greatest Games A chance to relive a classic match from the Premier League. Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News
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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm The Hairy Bikers Asian Adventure 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm The London Marathon: My Reason to Run 2:45pm Snooker 5:35pm BBC News 5:45pm Regional News 5:50pm Weather 5:55pm Match of the Day Live 8:15pm Pointless 9:00pm The Queen's Birthday Party 10:40pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:10pm BBC News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 12:00am Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights 12:20am The Button 12:50am The Recruit 2:40am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:45am BBC News
7:15am David Attenbrough's Natural Curiosities 7:40am Naomi's Nightmares of Nature 8:10am The Pets Factor 8:30am Dengineers 9:00am Absolute Genius: Monster Builds 9:30am Beyond Bionic 10:00am Robot Wars 11:00am Snooker 1:00pm Wanted Down Under 1:30pm Trust Me, I'm a Doctor 2:30pm Britain's Biggest War Ship 3:30pm Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge 4:30pm Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge 5:30pm Final Score 6:15pm Money for Nothing 7:00pm Antiques Road Trip 8:00pm Snooker 9:00pm The Forest 9:30pm Dad's Army 10:00pm Imagine... 11:00pm Testament of Youth 1:00am Snooker 1:50am Snooker 3:50am Civilisations
8:00pm Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth Three-part documentary about the Atlantic Ocean. 9:00pm Wild Tales From the Village 10:00pm Salamander: Blood Diamonds 10:45pm Salamander: Blood Diamonds 11:35pm Room 101 12:05am Spike Milligan 12:35am Spike Milligan: Assorted Q 1:05am Spike Milligan: Assorted Q 1:35am Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth 2:35am Wild Tales From the Village 3:35am Room 101 Chat show in which guests are given the opportunity to rid the world of the things they hate. 4:05am Spike Milligan
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7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:30am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:25pm Britain's Got More Talent 1:25pm Ninja Warrior UK 2:30pm Liar Liar 3:30pm FYI Daily 3:35pm Liar Liar 4:15pm Yogi Bear 5:15pm FYI Daily 5:20pm Yogi Bear 5:55pm Casper 6:55pm FYI Daily 7:00pm Casper 8:00pm The Mummy 9:00pm FYI Daily 9:05pm The Mummy 10:20pm Britain's Got More Talent 11:20pm Celebrity Juice 12:10am Family Guy 12:35am Family Guy 1:35am American Dad! 2:05am American Dad! 2:30am The Cleveland Show 2:55am Plebs 3:20am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records
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Teen Titans Go! Adventure Time Thunderbirds are Go ITV News Zoe Ball on Saturday Saturday Morning with James Martin Who's Doing the Dishes? The Hungry Sailors ITV Lunchtime News ITV Racing: Live From Ayr Paul O'grady: For the Love of Dogs The Chase ITV Evening News Regional News and Weather Ninja Warrior UK Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule Britain's Got Talent The Keith and Paddy Picture Show ITV News Private Benjamin Change Your Tune Jackpot247 Babushka
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Judge Judy ITV3 Nightscreen Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Inspector Morse Detective drama featuring Colin Dexter's enigmatic chief inspector A Touch of Frost A Touch of Frost Columbo Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Vera Detective drama based on the novel of the same name by Ann Cleeves On the Buses Internationallyacclaimed comedy starring Reg Varney as bus driver Stan Butler On the Buses ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping
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Mobil 1 the Grid Motorsport King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Come Dine with Me A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun Location, Location, Location The Secret Life of the Zoo Channel 4 News The Restoration Man Britain's Most Historic Towns Dirty Grandpa Colombiana Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
7:00am Goals of the 70s 7:10am The Protectors 7:35am Cycling Highlights: Paris-Roubaix 8:30am World Superbike Highlights 9:30am British Superbike Championship Highlights 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:35am The Big Fish Off 12:35pm Jeremiah Johnson 1:45pm FYI Daily 1:50pm Jeremiah Johnson 2:50pm Bend of the River 3:50pm FYI Daily 3:55pm Bend of the River 4:45pm Chisum 5:45pm FYI Daily 5:50pm Chisum 7:05pm The Green Berets 8:05pm FYI Daily 8:10pm The Green Berets 10:00pm Lethal Weapon 4 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm Lethal Weapon 4 12:25am Crank 2: High Voltage 1:25am FYI Daily
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7:00am Milkshake! 10:50am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:25am The Gadget Show 12:15pm Police Interceptors 1:15pm Police Interceptors 2:15pm Police Interceptors 4:10pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 5:05pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 6:05pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 7:00pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 8:00pm The Yorkshire Vet Casebook 9:00pm The Dead Sea Treasure Map Mystery 9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm Football on 5 The Championship. 11:00pm Football on 5 Goal Rush. 11:30pm World's Deadliest Weather 12:30am Criminals Caught on Camera
5:45am Rules of Engagement 7:00am Couples Come Dine with Me 7:55am Couples Come Dine with Me 8:55am Made in Chelsea 9:55am Don't Tell the Bride Ireland 11:00am Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back 12:30pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm The Goldbergs 1:30pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm The Goldbergs 2:30pm The Goldbergs 3:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:30pm Young Sheldon 4:00pm The Net 6:10pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 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 Red 2 12:10am Gogglebox 1:15am The Inbetweeners 1:50am The Inbetweeners
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4:40am Just Charlie 6:30am The Great Wall: Special 7:00am Sky 8:50am Growing Up Smith 10:40am The House 12:15pm Alien: Covenant 2:20pm Rough Night Things get badly out of hand when five college friends reunite for a wild bachelorette weekend. 4:10pm The Dark Tower 5:55pm Batman: The Killing Joke 7:25pm The House 9:00pm Rough Night Things get badly out of hand when five college friends reunite for a wild bachelorette weekend 10:45pm The Dark Tower 12:25am Alien: Covenant 2:35am Batman: The Killing Joke 4:05am Sky
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Twister The Hurricane Heist Fast and Furious 8 U.S. Marshals Premium Rush Birth of the Dragon The Hurricane Heist Fast and Furious 8 Premium Rush Birth of the Dragon U.S. Marshals Twister
10:10am Look Who's Talking 11:55am Look Who's Talking Too 1:25pm Look Who's Talking Now! 3:10pm Rampage: Special 3:40pm Going in Style 5:25pm Here Comes the Boom 7:15pm The Ugly Truth 9:00pm Going in Style 10:45pm Here Comes the Boom 12:35am Planes, Trains and Automobiles
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Sky Sports News Rugby League Wests Tigers take on Newcastle Knights at ANZ Stadium in the NRL. Rugby League My Icon Soccer Saturday PreMatch Soccer Saturday PreMatch Pl Live Rugby Union Leinster meet Scarlets in Dublin in the semi-finals of the European Rugby Champions Cup. Live Indian Premier League Football Boxing Amir Khan and Phil Lo Greco go headto-head at the Echo Arena in Liverpool Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Live International Fight Night
SPFL Matters Football's Greatest Teams Eredivisie Scottish Cup Greatest Games Scottish Cup Greatest Games SPFL Matters Soccer A.M. SPFL Matters Info not available Gillette Soccer Special Gillette Soccer Special Gillette Soccer Saturday Goals Express EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football EFL Goals: Championship 20 Years of El Clasico La Lige Icons: Luis Suarez EFL Goals: Championship
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Breakfast Match of the Day Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights London Marathon BBC News Weather for the Week Ahead Sunday Politics Songs of Praise B.O.B's Big Break Madagascar BBC News Regional News Weather The Big Painting Challenge Countryfile Antiques Roadshow The Woman in White BBC News Regional News Weather Match of the Day 2 Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights The Women's Football Show Weather for the Week Ahead
7:05am Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein 7:35am Countryfile 8:30am Beechgrove Garden 9:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Snooker 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm Gardeners' World 3:00pm London Marathon 2018 3:30pm Snooker 7:00pm Nature's Biggest Beasts 8:00pm London Marathon Highlights 9:00pm Britain's Biggest War Ship 10:00pm My Year with the Tribe 11:00pm Famalam 11:25pm Joe Lycett: That's the Way A-ha A-ha 12:25am Snooker 1:15am Snooker 3:15am Question Time 4:15am Holby City 5:15am This is BBC Two
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Only Connect Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. 8:30pm University Challenge 9:10pm Natural World 10:00pm Imagine… Habaneros You Say You Want a Revolution? Part Two. 11:30pm Arena A daily magazine programme which looks at the world of arts and entertainment. 12:30am Latin Music USA 1:30am Natural World 2:20am How to be Bohemian with Victoria Coren Mitchell 3:20am Arena A daily magazine programme which looks at the world of arts and entertainment.
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The Haunted Hathaways ITV News Zoe Ball on Sunday Love Your Garden Peston on Sunday Britain's Got Talent Britain's Got More Talent ITV Lunchtime News Britain's Brightest Family Nanny McPhee Change Your Tune The Chase: Celebrity Special Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule ITV Evening News Regional News and Weather Info not available The Durrells The Good Karma Hospital ITV News Peston on Sunday 100 Year Old Driving School This Time Next Year
7:00am The Planet's Funniest Animals 7:20am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:55am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:50pm Take Me Out: 10th Anniversary Special 1:50pm You've Been Framed! 2:50pm The Mummy Returns 3:50pm FYI Daily 3:55pm The Mummy Returns 5:15pm Britain's Got Talent 6:35pm Britain's Got More Talent 7:40pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 8:55pm FYI Daily 9:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 12:55am American Dad! 1:25am What If... 2:25am FYI Daily 2:30am What If... 3:30am Teleshopping
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On the Buses Sitcom about a bus driver and his conductor pal. Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat Heartbeat Columbo A Touch of Frost Agatha Christie's Marple Inspector Morse Lewis The Cruise The Cruise Tommy Cooper Forever Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This Blue Murder Blue Murder Tommy Cooper Forever Stephen Fry's Key to the City Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea
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King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Eat the Week with Iceland Sunday Brunch Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Dr. Seuss' the Lorax Location, Location, Location Grand Designs Channel 4 News Escape to the Chateau The Crystal Maze Homeland Gogglebox Easy A Kahaani 2 KOTV Boxing Weekly Mobil 1 the Grid
Football's Greatest: Bobby Charlton Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Mr. Bean Mr. Bean The Big Fish Off The Green Berets FYI Daily The Green Berets The Spy Who Loved Me FYI Daily The Spy Who Loved Me Assassins FYI Daily Assassins Safe House FYI Daily Safe House
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House Doctor Divine Designs Wildlife SOS Milkshake! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Football on 5 The Championship. Football on 5 Goal Rush. Britain's Greatest Bridges Police Interceptors Police Interceptors Dances with Wolves Pearl Harbour 5 News Diana to Meghan: Royal Wedding Secrets Big Wedding Brides Make You Laugh Out Loud Fail Army Super Casino The Body in the Freezer: Countdown to Murder Tattoo Disasters Tattoo Disasters House Doctor
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Twister The Mask of Zorro The Legend of Zorro Armageddon Star Trek Beyond Rampage: Special The Mask of Zorro The Legend of Zorro Star Trek Beyond Rambo Armageddon Ultraviolet
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8:35am Brewster's Millions 10:25am Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 12:10pm Ferris Bueller's Day Off 2:00pm Snatched 3:45pm Juno 5:30pm Sausage Party 7:10pm Ferris Bueller's Day Off 9:00pm Snatched 10:40pm Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 12:20am Sausage Party 2:00am Barbershop: The Next Cut
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How I Met Your Mother Rude(Ish) Tube Hollyoaks Omnibus Made in Chelsea Don't Tell the Bride Ireland The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Young Sheldon The Big Bang Theory Snow White and the Huntsman Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory
Ready Player One: Special Moana: Special Just Charlie Batman: The Killing Joke The Dark Tower Gifted Rough Night Alien: Covenant The House Gifted The Dark Tower Rough Night Things get badly out of hand when five college friends reunite for a wild bachelorette weekend. Alien: Covenant The crew of a damaged colony ship discover a seemingly hospitable planet and go in for a closer look The House Growing Up Smith
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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 Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Give it a Year 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Info not available 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:45pm Info not available 12:45am The Investigator: A British Crime Story 1:40am Last Laugh in Vegas 2:30am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show
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Flog It! Heir Hunters Health Hugh's Wild West Victoria Derbyshire Snooker The Daily Politics Snooker Eggheads Britain in Bloom The Secret Helpers Only Connect University Challenge Secret Agent Selection : Ww2 QI Newsnight Weather Snooker Snooker Countryfile My Dad, the Peace Deal and Me Murder, Mystery and My Family This is BBC Two
Who's Doing the Dishes? Emmerdale Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Bachelor Emmerdale Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Family Guy American Dad! Plebs Family Guy Family Guy American Dad!
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8:30pm Nature's Microworlds Series in which Steve Backshall looks at some of the world's most iconic ecosystems. 9:00pm Turkey with Simon Reeve 10:00pm Baku: An Art Lovers' Guide 11:00pm The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors 12:00am Dan Cruickshank: At Home with the British 1:00am Turkey with Simon Reeve 2:00am Top of the Pops Peter Powell, Tommy Vance, Richard Skinner, Gary Davies and Adrian John present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 29 December 1983. 2:30am Top of the Pops 3:05am Baku: An Art Lovers' Guide
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Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Heartbeat The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Sparkling Cyanide The Royal Heartbeat Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street On the Buses On the Buses You're Only Young Twice George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Lewis DCI Banks DCI Banks Scott and Bailey Scott and Bailey ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping
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3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay's Hotel Hell Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Coast v Country Posh Pawnbrokers Countdown A Place in the Sun Escape to the Chateau: DIY Four in a Bed Buy it Now The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Holidays Unpacked Travel Man The Island with Bear Grylls Kiss Me First 999: What's Your Emergency?
7:00am Milkshake! 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm The Gadget Show 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Social Nightmare 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Moto GP Highlights 9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Paddington Station 24/7 11:00pm Fergie v Wenger: The Feud 12:00am Criminals Caught on Camera 1:00am America's Toughest Prisons 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Portillo's Hidden History of Britain 5:00am Tattoo Disasters 5:25am Tattoo Disasters 5:45am House Doctor
8:00am Rules of Engagement 8:30am Rules of Engagement 9:00am How I Met Your Mother 9:30am How I Met Your Mother 10:00am New Girl 11:00am 2 Broke Girls 12:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:00pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm How I Met Your Mother 3:30pm How I Met Your Mother 4:00pm New Girl 5:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:00pm The Goldbergs 6:30pm The Goldbergs 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Extreme Cake Makers 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm Young Sheldon 10:00pm Made in Chelsea 11:00pm Don't Tell the Bride Ireland 12:05am The Big Bang Theory 1:05am Tattoo Fixers 2:10am Made in Chelsea
The Chase Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Saint The Avengers Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Saint The Avengers Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Merry Christmas Mr Bean Mr. Bean Jaws 2 FYI Daily Jaws 2 Maximum Conviction FYI Daily Maximum Conviction Motorsport UK The Protectors ITV4 Nightscreen
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The Object of My Affection Uncle Buck Dumb and Dumber Bad Neighbours 2 The Dictator Sweet Home Alabama 30 Minutes or Less Bad Neighbours 2 The Dictator City Slickers Liar Liar The Joshua Tree
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Growing Up Smith Top Ten Show, the 2018 The Great Wall: Special Gifted The House Top Ten Show, the 2018 The Wizard - An American Wrestler The Dark Tower Rough Night Gifted The Wizard - An American Wrestler The Dark Tower Rough Night Things get badly out of hand when five college friends reunite for a wild bachelorette weekend. The House Just Charlie Growing Up Smith
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This is BBC Two Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving. Heir Hunters The Super League Show Sea Cities Victoria Derbyshire Snooker The Daily Politics Snooker Eggheads Britain in Bloom Antiques Road Trip Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge Hospital Cunk on Britain Newsnight Weather Snooker Snooker MasterChef Secret Agent Selection: WW2 This is BBC Two
8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Sea City 9:00pm King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons 10:00pm The Story of the Jews 11:00pm Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces Series in which Dan Cruickshank tells the story of a thousand years of palace building. 12:00am Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War 1:00am Francesco's Italy 2:00am Top of the Pops Peter Powell, Tommy Vance, Richard Skinner, Gary Davies and Adrian John present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 29 December 1983 2:40am Top of the Pops 3:15am The Story of the Jews
Who's Doing the Dishes? Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Bachelor Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Take Me Out You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men American Pie: The Wedding FYI Daily American Pie: The Wedding Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad!
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7:00am Countdown 7:45am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay's Hotel Hell 12:00pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Coast v Country 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Buy it Now 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Class of Mum and Dad 10:00pm Fatberg Autopsy 11:00pm The World's Most Luxurious Airline 12:00am Flight Hs13: Walter Presents
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Teleshopping The Saint Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Saint The Avengers Ironside Quincy, M.E. Minder The Saint The Avengers Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars World Superbike Highlights Lethal Weapon 4 FYI Daily Lethal Weapon 4 American Gangster FYI Daily American Gangster The Protectors Teleshopping
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Wildlife SOS House Doctor Milkshake! The Wright Stuff Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 5 News GPs: Behind Closed Doors Access Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Secrets of Eden 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Autumn in Loch Lomond The Yorkshire Vet Ben Nevis: The Venemous Mountain Disastrous TV: When Television Goes Wrong Super Casino Britain's Great Cathedrals with Tony Robinson Tattoo Disasters Tattoo Disasters House Doctor
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico 10:45am Ghost Rider 12:45pm Star Trek 3:00pm Rampage: Special 3:30pm Salt 5:15pm The Hunter's Prayer 7:00pm Ghost Rider 9:00pm Star Trek 11:15pm Salt 1:00am Once Upon a Time in Mexico
7:00am The Truth About Cats and Dogs 8:45am Don Verdean 10:30am Top Ten Show, the 2018 10:45am Spanglish 1:05pm Bridget Jones's Baby 3:15pm Clueless 5:05pm Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 6:40pm Spanglish 9:00pm Bridget Jones's Baby 11:10pm Clueless 1:00am Superbad 3:00am Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 5:00am Casual Encounters
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9:30am How I Met Your Mother 10:00am New Girl 10:30am New Girl 11:00am 2 Broke Girls 11:30am 2 Broke Girls 12:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 12:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:00pm The Goldbergs 1:30pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm How I Met Your Mother 3:30pm How I Met Your Mother 4:00pm New Girl 4:30pm New Girl 5:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:00pm The Goldbergs 6:30pm The Goldbergs 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Extreme Cake Makers 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Gotham 11:00pm Supernatural 12:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:30am The Big Bang Theory
6:00am Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond 7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 7:30am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am ATP 500: Barcelona 4:00pm Live Indian Premier League Mumbai Indians take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium in the VIVO IPL. 8:30pm Gillette Soccer Special 11:00pm The Debate - Live 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Live WWE Late Night Smackdown 4:00am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News
6:10am Top Ten Show, the 2018 6:30am Moana: Special 7:00am Sky 8:50am Batman: The Killing Joke The Joker devises a plan to prove that one bad day can make anyone as insane as he is, setting his sights on Commissioner Gordon. 10:15am Rough Night 12:05pm The Dark Tower 1:45pm Broken Vows 3:25pm Gifted 5:10pm The Wizard - An American Wrestler 7:20pm The Dark Tower 9:00pm Rough Night Things get badly out of hand when five college friends reunite for a wild bachelorette weekend 10:45pm Broken Vows 12:20am The Wizard - An American Wrestler 2:30am Gifted 4:30am Sky
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TECH FOR THE TIMID I MAY never understand why a hand is feminine in Spanish but a day is masculine, even though they end in ‘o’ and ‘a’ respectively. Nor in any case can most English speakers grasp why a house should be feminine and a pencil, masculine. That all makes this well-thumbed story particularly intriguing: should our second-favourite techno-toy (after our smartphones) be ‘el computador’ or ‘la computadora,’ a language class was asked? The teacher separated the students into two groups, male and female, asking them to choose. The males decided computers should be feminine, because: - No-one but their creator understands their internal logic; - The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else; - Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for possible later retrieval; and - As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your pay-cheque on accessories for it.
Mind the gender Terence Kennedy hopes we can still poke some fun at the genderpolarised computer world
THE X-Y FILES: Gender gap or gulf? The females voted that computers should be masculine, because: - To do anything with them, you have to turn them on; - They have a lot of data but still can’t think for themselves; - They’re supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they are the problem; - As soon as you commit to one, you realise that if you had waited a little
longer, you could have had a better model. The women apparently won. Jokes apart, you’re probably aware there are some serious gender issues raging in the tech world right now. Never mind the fact that Ada Lovelace is regarded as the world’s first programmer, way back in 1842. Even as recently as the 1960s, nowDame Vera Stephanie Shirley had to
adopt the name ‘Steve’ just to trick corporate backers into seeing her to consider her business venture - which went on to write the programming for Concorde’s flight recorder, among the many other achievements of its 300 staff, 297 of them women. Long before the MeToo hashtag took wing last year, women have struggled in tech against male prejudice, bullying, sexism and underpayment. Whether it’s true or not that women have better analytical abilities than we lesser males, whether we refer to our computers the way we do to our cars (generally ‘she’), boats (overwhelmingly ‘she’) or GPS devices (‘She Who Must Be Obeyed’ on my own family outings) - there’s certainly no excuse for what happened when an entrepreneur recently searched Google for ‘an English major who taught herself calculus.’ Google’s algorithm rejected the query. It asked: ‘Did you mean an English major who taught himself calculus’?
Boys’ club CAN we, shoul d we, st i l l laugh at ‘women vs computer’ jokes? What’s the difference between a woman and a computer? One is a cold heartless machine and the other is a computing device. You can m ut e t he sound on a computer. The manual isn’t complete. Pressing all the but t ons hal t s act i on. They’re both known for bad drivers and crashing. And so on… Distinctly unamusing is that 90 per cent of women in tech have suffered gender bias, women only run 5 per cent of startups, they only hold 25 per cent of computing jobs, and they earn 29 per cent less than the men. Perhaps we can at least agree on one of m y f avouri t e com put i ng t rui sm s: t hat com put ers are the perfect thing for women who don’ t f eel t hat m en provide them with enough frustration. Touché!
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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News Regional News and Weather Judge Rinder Tenable Tipping Point The Chase Regional News and Weather Party Election Broadcast ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Britain's Brightest Family Coronation Street Benidorm ITV News at Ten and Weather Regional News and Weather UEFA Champions League Highlights Play to the Whistle Jackpot247
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This is BBC Two Flog It! Heir Hunters Rip Off Britain Great British Railway Journeys Classic Mary Berry Victoria Derbyshire Snooker The Daily Politics Snooker Eggheads Britain in Bloom Antiques Road Trip Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge The Assassination of Gianni Versace American Crime Story Live at the Apollo Newsnight Weather Snooker Snooker MasterChef Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago This is BBC Two
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Beyond 100 Days Sea City Three-part documentary series going behind the scenes at the Port of Southampton. 9:00pm The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart 10:00pm Elizabeth I's Secret Agents 11:00pm The Plantagenets Professor Robert Bartlett charts the downfall of the Plantagenet dynasty. 12:00am Drills, Dentures and Dentistry: An Oral History 1:00am Stonehenge: A Timewatch Guide 2:00am Top of the Pops 2:30am Top of the Pops 3:00am The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart Series investigating the geological forces that have shaped East Africa's Great Rift Valley. 4:00am Elizabeth I's Secret Agents
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Teleshopping Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Heartbeat The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy udge Judy Agatha Christie's Marple The Royal Heartbeat Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street On the Buses On the Buses You're Only Young Twice George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Endeavour The Street The Street Joe Maddison's War ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping
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3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay's Hotel Hell Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Coast v Country Posh Pawnbrokers Countdown A Place in the Sun Escape to the Chateau: DIY Four in a Bed Buy it Now The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Secret Life of the Zoo One Born Every Minute First Dates Fatberg Autopsy Live From Abbey Road
House Doctor Milkshake! The Wright Stuff The Yorkshire Vet Casebook 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Profile for Murder 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Police Interceptors 9:00pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 10:00pm Me and My Addiction 11:30pm My Extreme Ocd Life 12:35am Extraordinary People 1:30am Fail Army 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am GPs: Behind Closed Doors 5:00am Tattoo Disasters 5:25am Tattoo Disasters 5:45am House Doctor
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by Adam Whalley-Lewis THERE is a lot to get through this week, so diving right in, Piers Morgan is back on Good Morning Britain, ITV weekday mornings and he didn’t waste time laying into the government and the opposition for failing to put up a spokesperson to talk about the UK forces air strikes. I agree with Piers (please, don’t fall into your vino tinto) that surely someone, somewhere, should have been free to talk to GMB and provide an update on what was happening, enough said. Completely changing the subject, The Big Painting Challenge is back on BBC1 on Sunday evenings. Reverend Richard Coles (you will know him when you see him) and Mariella Frostrup (you think you know the name, I still have no idea who she is) are back guiding amateur painters through painting challenges each week. If you remember Hannah Gordon’s ‘Easy Strokes’ you might be disappointed but, if you are a fan of the 80’s group The Communards (the Rev was a member) and/or the art of gentle paint-
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80’S REVIVAL: Last Laugh in Las Vegas. ing, this one is for you. As if to prove spring has sprung, Springtime on the Farm raced across Channel 5 last week serving up masses of celebrity contributions and stuff that happens on a farm. The celebrity contributor list read like something a BAFTA red carpet would be proud of, but what stood out for me was the resilience of the Nicholson family who have oper-
ated Cannon Hall farm for 60 plus years. I don’t think the Nicholsons need celebrity friends to illustrate how brilliant they are. Anyone in need of a nostalgia boost might want to look out Last Laugh in Vegas, ITV Tuesdays. There are eight acts performing including Cannon and Ball and Su Pollard. The gang travel to Las Vegas to put
on one-last-show, directed by Frank Marino. Frank knows his stuff. He is the only person to have two stars on the Las Vegas Boulevard Walk of Fame and has raised millions of dollars for charity. Frank also badly needs a haircut. The shows lead up to a one off performance, it has to be said in one of sin city’s lesser known theatres and whatever Frank’s weekly ratings might sug-
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LEGALLY SPEAKING Do I pay Spanish income tax? We have received several queries about Spanish income tax and the time is upon us now. The most frequent question every year is whether incomes under €22,000 need to be declared. This year many readers are also confused by the new electronic systems available, and the end of the ‘borrador’ or draft declaration.
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COUPLE of rants this week. First off, news that nearly two thirds of supposed, unaccompanied child refugees challenged about their real age after coming to Britain were found to be adults. In the year to June 2017, according to an official report, 65 per cent of asylum seekers assessed claiming to be juveniles had lied about being under 18 - some even in their 20’s or 30’s with flecks of grey hair! What on earth is wrong with us? Why do we allow ourselves to be fleeced like this? When they get to the UK, these socalled ‘children’ are put into care which not only deprives real children of scarce foster home places, but can also mean adult males placed in children’s homes amongst vulnerable young people. And the Home Office refuses to use medical checks on the migrants because it’s ‘unethical’! All this amid reports that Britain is the only major western economy to meet the United Nations target for overseas aid...
gest, I’m sure the final show will be great. The real shock for me though is Bernie Clifton’s voice, he is a great singer. Look out for a feature length episode coming to ITV3 soon. On Monday night David Attenborough and The Queen got together in The Queen’s Green Planet, ITV. This regal documentary showcased Her Majesty’s plan to create a patchwork of protected forests across all 53 Commonwealth countries. There was a bit of staged eavesdropping where the pair chatted about health and safety with Her Majesty blaming a noisy helicopter on President Trump. Cameo appearances from William and Kate, predictably planting trees and then not so predictably catching salmon with their bare hands and by Prince Harry rounded off the sort of programme the BBC used to do much better, but which ITV now seem to have the ‘By Royal Appointment’ accolade. Happy viewing.
REFUGEES: UK meets UN target, but are we being fleeced? News too about that other bastion of British life: the BBC. This, we are told, regularly flouts its own salary cap rules to inflate wages for its top earners - including presenters and programme editors. So, enormous salaries with equally enormous pensions all provided by you, the tax payer! Why? The BBC still operates under the illusion that ‘the talent’ is unique and irreplaceable, a belief strongly encouraged by the agents of said ‘talent.’ Perhaps if the BBC spent more researching what their paying listeners and viewers want to see and hear rather than some of the fluff we’re offered, we wouldn’t mind these extortionate salaries. As it is, the rubbish on offer far outweighs the excellence.
I can only assume the BBC has a ‘Director of Discontent’ and that he/she earns more than the Director of Content (who’s on £325,000) because it’s clearly the bigger, tougher, much more demanding job. The BBC and the Home Office - two rants for the price of one this week! Next scandal, please! Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.net) from Amazon in paperback/ eBook (€0.99;£0.99) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity. columnists@euroweeklynews.com
First, if you are David Searl a UK ol d- age You and the Law pensioner and your inin Spain come i s l ess t han €22,000 a year, you are obliged to declare for Spanish income tax. This is because your UK pension has not been subject to Spanish withholding tax during the year. Someone working in Spain has tax deducted from his salary each month, just as in the UK, so he has no extra tax to pay. The pensioner, however, will probably find he has a small amount of Spanish tax to pay, even after his deductions. Second, the Spanish Tax Agency is now touting its new declaration by telephone system so you can “pay with a click.” You must download their app to your smart phone. Our own suggestion is that you consult a Spanish tax advisor to make sure everything is correct.
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Leapy Lee ‘How many more lives must be lost?’
What a waste I AM prompted to remark that Torrevieja built a wonderful looking
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Sky-high prices to fly AS a seasoned traveller I am amazed at the frequently high price of flights between Malaga and Madrid. In the last six months I have used the capital for connecting international flights to the US, Far East, and the Middle East. With my most recent international ticket provided out of Madrid by a client I found myself responsible for the internal flights, resulting in a price quote of almost €400 return for a Malaga-Madrid return ticket as it was not purchased at part of the original international flight. With Malaga-London return tickets often available for a quar-
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I FELT compelled to write to you in reply to the above headline, and cannot agree more with Leapy Lee’s assessment. I was a Police Officer in Tottenham in the early 70’s and the frightening statistic then was that 90 per cent of the crime in the area was committed by about 10 per cent of Tottenham’s population, in other words the ethnic minority. This fact, put together by Police Collator Reports was never publicised for the very same reason it is not spoken about now - the Politically Correct - and for fear of upsetting anyone! Only those of the Ethnic Minority when arrested, had their own telephone number to call for assistance, because of any alleged racist accusations, and the old adage, quote ‘You only stopped/arrested me because I am black.’ John Mather, Costa del Sol
SHORT HAUL: Travel from Malaga is expensive. ter of this amount – in part bargain prices because of the stiff competition that exists - how I wish there was more competition between carriers on the MalagaMadrid routing. While I prefer to fly for the sake of convenience with the
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connections, the near €400 price tag for a Malaga-Madrid return left me with little option for the sake of my pocket to use the AVE high-speed rail service at less than half the price. Down to earth traveller, Name and address supplied
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‘Disruptive’ stag do passenger fined £2,500 fine is not enough - what about the costs of all the passengers onboard? Disrupted flight disrupted lives - who knows what cost to each passenger this caused! Each passenger should be compensated by the defendant - and Ryanair costs. Who covers those? A minimum fine of £20,000 if the flight has to turn around due to disruptive behaviour could go some way to reducing this type of behaviour. Saying that, the question does have to be raised as to how on earth he was allowed on the flight in the first place! Loraine Enriquez Murphy
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So if he was already drunk, why was he allowed to fly. Staff should take more responsibility but if they have to unload a passenger it costs time and money. Robert Mitchell
Most in-humane ruling ever. Putting an 84-year-old man in jail for reacting to violence. I truly hope that judge gets burgled himself one day... see how he feels then. Lucas Verbist
Actually by law cabin crew can actually stop you from boarding if we believe you to be drunk before the flight, the problem is once we are in the air alcohol works differently so its much harder to spot on land, the problem is these people think they will be fine when its not always the case, due to the cabin pressure all alcohol in your system doubles its affect if you could limit alcohol intake both on land and in the sky we would solve the issue to a great extent. Katy Hunt
I thought it was only the UK courts that made ridiculous court judgements like this! Anne Whitfield Don't care if the gun was legal or not. What that burglar did was illegal. He and his accomplice should NOT have been terrorising these elderly people in their own home or anywhere else. How would you feel if it had been your parents in this situation? Barbara Anne Holt
So sad - that Spain is going the same way as the UK, in preferring the 'rights' of criminals over those of the victims. PM
Spanish woman attacked on London tube train for not speaking English I think it stinks how these people have been treated. Both my wife and myself travel to Spain twice a year on holiday and we have never been treated this way. What if other people went to many different countries would we have to speak many languages prior to travelling? I just hope these women are caught and put in front of a very good judge who will think very hard on the behaviour. Simon Do the millions of British people that holiday in Spain every year speak Spanish, I don’t think so. Absolutely disgusting. Sheena Hutson Absolutely disgraceful... what the hell is wrong with people... sending her best wishes and hope she soon recovers. Cherill Munday
desalination plant, but after 10 years was still not used due to the fact that no electricity was built in. Also the discharge water pipes woul d have t o go t hr ough t he town. (I left Torrevieja two years ago and it was still not functioning or having any new and necessary features provided, so it could be 12 years.) My father-in-law was a draughtsman to Stevenage new town. I don't remember any such hiccoughs. C u t t i n g o ff t h e w a t e r s u p p l y for a number of hours, encourages people to fill up baths, and other containers, then throw it away when water is returned to normal pressure is actually using more of a scarce commodity. Marie Jenkins, Mutxamel
More motor homes REGARDING the letter from Dave Turre last week. Motor homes do not contribute to the local economy as for a start they do not pay towards emptying the rubbish bins, we as residents do, they also take water from the taps that are situated in and around our village, who do you think pays for that? We pay water rates they don’t. Also they take up all the parking spaces on the beach which cars cannot park as they stay there all winter taking up all the space. They also empty their sewerage waste in and around the parkland as they have been seen and photographed doing this disgusting habit. At last the Elche Police are now going to fine them for illegally parking. About time - see what they think of that - if they c a n a ff o r d t h e s e l u x u r y m o t o r h o m e s w h y d o n ’t t h e y u s e t h e campsites, there are plenty of them. They are just free loaders. All the residents here are fed up with them. May, La Marina
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A right royal clash CLASH:
THE Spanish press was beside Spanish itself with vicarious pleasure queens Sofia when Spain’s latest queen and Letizia. Letizia, prevented her motherin-law, queen emeritus Sofia, comparing Markle from being photographed with with Princess Diana, her granddaughters. he likened her to A clash between daughter-in-law Photo credit You Tube Letizia. Both are divorced, and mother-in-law? Or commoner and ambitious, centred, with a lot of dequeen? Most women will be familiar with termination and strong opinions, he proscenes like these and - interestingly - the elnounced. All of which is true, but not what der of the two infantas, Leonor, disengaged Letizia needs to hear right now. readily and brusquely from granny. The Zarzuela Palace damage-limitation merchants immediately swung into action with photos of both queens beaming at each other and doubtless all future domestics will CRISTINA CIFUENTES, regional presitake place in private. dent of the Madrid Community, was reWith a career as a news presenter and a garded as a possible contender for Mariprevious marriage behind her, Letizia is not ano Rajoy’s crown when he eventually universally popular in Spain. Paradoxically, surrenders it. even those with republican leanings believe So there was more than a touch of that a queen should be the result of years of schadenfreude in some Partido Popular inbreeding with cousins while oozing quarters when Cifuentes found herself in majesty and protocol. a pickle over a Master’s degree in AuBut the coup de grace for Letizia came tonomous Law that might or might not from Andrew Morton, royal biographer have been deservedly awarded. supreme, in his latest analysis of Prince HarShe has stuck to her guns and clung to ry’s future wife Meghan Markle. Far from her Master’s diploma even though all the
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evidence points to academic jiggery-pokery. It is disputable whether possessing said degree would have made her a better politician or regional president, not when she has highly-paid advisers to deal with legal issues, autonomous or not. Cifuentes would have done better to tell the truth or make a lame excuse. The jaded voting public expect politicians to lie, but are unforgiving when they catch them at it.
Practically inaudible CARLES PUIGDEMONT is at large in Germany although Spain is still determined to haul him back to face the music, this time for misappropriation of public funds. Meanwhile, Cataluña’s former regional president laps up all the attention and flits from press conference to press conference in Berlin. At one of these, he insisted that he has always said that independence ‘wasn’t the only answer’ for Cataluña. He might have muttered this at some point in the past but if he did it must have been in a very low voice that very few managed to hear.
ON THE MARCH: Albert Rivera and Ines Arrimadas.
Twice as good THE Ciudadanos (Cs) party led by Albert Rivera nationwide and by Ines Arrimadas in Cataluña would win the next general election on its present showing, according to the latest Metroscopia poll. The Cs would have 28.7 per cent of the vote, compared with the Partido Popular’s 20.4 per cent. The PSOE dropped slightly and surprise! surprise! the Unidos Podemos party led by Pablo Iglesias is catching up with the socialists. Whether purposely or fortuitously, Iglesias has boxed clever by allowing himself to be overshadowed by current events. And the announcement that his partner Irene Montero is expecting twins won’t have done him any harm. columnists@euroweeklynews.com
Stop glorifying murderers Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man OCTOBER 5, 1962 was a remarkable day for me. It was the day that The Beatles released Love Me Do, their first UK single and I became a fan immediately. I have loved all their music ever since. I loved everything they stood for - peace, love, and youngsters having fun, a new age revolution, but a good revolution - a new era of happiness. Now fast forward to February 8, 2018 and I read that the last two Beatles have been captured. Not Paul and Ringo but two terrorists that were given the name of ‘The Beatles’ back in 2015 when there was four of them. How dare the media glorify these vile humans? This, of course, got me thinking. Why does the press have to give them these jolly little names? It makes them sound like celebrities. Terrorists and killers often revel in publicity. Why does the public need to know the names of every person that shoots someone or plants a bomb? Granted, our ‘survival of the fittest’, animal instinct draws us to violence and conflict. And although this glorifying journalism caters to
that human weakness, why publicise radicalised killers, felons and terrorists? In fact, why print their names or pictures at all? What if the media just used initials? They should never be named, the most they should get is initials and definitely not start publicising all their family and friends telling us what lovely people they are. Why give them exactly what they want? No pictures, no information, nothing. I know some say by issuing pictures and other publicity the authorities can get more information. Well let them do their job but stop the media glorifying these people. Then there’s the term ‘lone wolf’ which conjures up another type of character and makes them sound cool and predatory. I’d prefer to read, ‘another killer did this or that’ instead of lone wolf. Although the term often refers to an individual acting without help from a group, it is now often used to downplay acts of terrorism committed by white, non-Muslim perpetrators. Anders Breivik, the Norwegian right-wing white supremacist, who killed 77 people in 2011, was always referred to as a ‘lone wolf’ in the media. Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, the Tunisian who killed 86 people when he drove a truck into a crowd in Nice in July 2016 was not. columnists@euroweeklynews.com
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 2 represents W and 13 represents Z, so fill in W every time the figure 2 appears and Z every time the figure 13 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.
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Down 1 Walk the street holding a register (6) 2 Guys held by Europe security officers (5) 3 Cook first of big onions in liquid (4) 5 Firm fade out supported (8) 6 They fly although they are powerless to do so (7)
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Across 1 Motion picture (5) 3 Apartments (5) 6/18 Old or experienced sailor (3,3) 8 Airman (7) 9 Judge's small mallet (5) 10 Sign of something about to happen (4) 13 State of extreme anger (4) 14 Tract of level wasteland (5) 17 Own (7) 18 See 6 19 Escape or avoid by cunning (5) 20 No longer fresh (5)
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Across 1 Chestnut (7) 5 Arches (5) 8 Demostrar (5) 9 To withdraw (7) 10 To buy (7) 11 Claro (ejemplo, prueba, ventaja) (5) 12 To copy (6) 14 Blankets (6) 17 Playing card (5) 19 Alfombras (7) 21 Árbitro (7) 22 Ship (vessel) (5) 24 Salado (5) 25 Mañana (hora del día) (7)
Down 1 Body of matter without definite shape (4) 2 Hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth (6) 3 Just (4) 4 Tried (9) 5 Calm (6) 7 Inability to feel pain (9) 11 Increase threefold (6) 12 Against (6) 15 Relinquish possession or control over (4) 16 Eye greedily (4)
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Down 1 See 23 2 Tormenta (5) 3 Happiness (cheerfulness) (7) 4 Worker (agriculture, industry) (6) 5 Desván (5) 6 Correcto (7) 7 Sorpresas (9) 10 Cooks (chefs) (9) 13 Doloroso (7) 15 To pass (approve) (7) 16 Gritar (6) 18 Temprano (5) 20 Skiing (5) 23/1 Huevera (3,3)
Hexagram
The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (FAMINE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ASHORE ATTACK BEAUTY BLOODY BOBBIN DOMINO FAMINE (10) GIBBON GIRDLE GUNMEN LOUNGE METHYL MINNOW MODERN PERSON PILFER STUFFY VOYAGE WADDLE
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Bovine 2 Eyeful 3 Invent 4 Finite 5 Syntax 6 Soften 7 Diesel 8 Scanty 9 Indoor 10 Excuse 11 Faulty 12 Solemn 13 Typhus 14 Bosses 15 Shalom 16 Styled 17 Snoopy 18 Laptop 19 Pollen
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.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • Average: 10 • Good: 14 • Very good: 20 • Excellent: 25
TARGET: • Average: 24 • Good: 33
• Very good: 48 • Excellent: 62
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION oxen uses peso penuche penuches sues sees seed sett hues house houses hoes heed ness nebs nubs nude nudes beset bees beet shun sheet shed site sites jess jetties hubs issue tees teed tissue ties tied cube cubes cubs cubed chub chubs chess cheese cheeses cheque chequed cheques dune dunes dubs duchess debs desex quiet quit quite
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION agin cage crag gain gave gean gear gene girn give gran grin rage rang ring acing agree anger cager cigar eager eagre genic genie genre given giver grace grain grave green range reign vegan verge arcing avenge cagier caring caving cringe earing encage enrage gainer genera geneva graven greave grieve racing raving regain avenger carving craving engrave generic reeving veering vinegar GRIEVANCE
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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.
4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points
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How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case M) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
1 Feline, 4 Fret, 8 Available, 9 Obey, 10 Rabies, 13 Second, 15 Lair, 18 Originate, 19 Fast, 20 Battle.
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1 Furious, 2 Leave, 3 Near, 5 Rabbi, 6/18 Tee off, 7 Bleak, 11 Syringe, 12 Unfit, 14 Chips, 16 Alert, 17 Data.
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1 Stands, 4 Moscow, 9 Average, 10 Lyres, 11 Champ, 12 Red tape, 13 Clandestine, 18 Prosper, 20 Lowly, 22 Group, 23 Swindle, 24 Tutors, 25 Unseen.
1 Sash, 3 Columpio, 9 Iglesia, 10 Crash, 11 Sidra, 12 Guests, 14 Rincón, 16 Sticky, 19 Premio, 21 Reach, 24 Irons, 25 Avispon, 26 As soon as, 27 Jefe.
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1 Starch, 2 Arena, 3 Dead pan, 5 Oiled, 6 Certain, 7 Wasted, 8 George cross, 14 Lookout, 15 Tallinn, 16 Spigot, 17 Wyvern, 19 Piper, 21 Wedge.
1 Scissors, 2 Salad, 4 Orange, 5 Uncle, 6 Plastic, 7 Ocho, 8 Estaño, 13 By chance, 15 Nervous, 17 Tercio, 18 Solapa, 20 Museo, 22 Apple, 23 Cita.
QUIZ: BIG CATS 1. First published in 1950, who was the author of the fantasy novel for children The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? 2. Name any two of the three theme songs to James Bond films sung by Dame Shirley Bassey, who was born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff in January 1937? 3. ‘The lion goes from strength to strength’ is the advertising slogan of which motor manufacturer? 4. Tony the Tiger is the advertising cartoon mascot for which breakfast cereal, appearing on its packaging and advertising? 5. Welford Road is the home ground of which Premiership rugby union club? 6. What is golfer Tiger Woods real first name?
7. Which 12th century English king was nicknamed the Lionheart or Coeur de Lion? 8. Which alternative rock band released the number one hit single Three Lions in 1996 to mark the England football team's participation in that year's European Championships, held in England? 9. Which mythical creature had the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion, typically depicted with pointed ears and with the eagle's legs taking the place of the forelegs? 10. With which sport would you principally associate Dick Tiger (born Richard Ihetu)? Not a lot of people know that... female lions do the hunting (together in groups) while male lions stay home to protect the pride, however tigers are solitary hunters, and generally search for food alone at night.
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Answers: 1. C S (Clive Staples) LEWIS, 2. GOLDFINGER (1964), DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971) and MOONRAKER (1979), 3. PEUGEOT (part of Groupe PSA), 4. KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES (also known as FROSTIES), 5. LEICESTER TIGERS (officially Leicester Football Club), 6. ELDRICK Tont Woods, 7. RICHARD I, 8. THE LIGHTNING SEEDS (in collaboration with David Baddiel and Frank Skinner), 9. GRIFFIN (GRIFFON or GRYPHON), 10. BOXING – he was the World Middleweight and World Light Heavyweight Champion
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HELIOS, the titan god of the sun, has just welcomed a baby daughter into his home. Far from being wanted, Circe is scorned and rejected by her fellow divine beings for not being godly enough. She soon turns to mortals for company and discovers forbidden witchcraft. One dark spell later and she is on her way to the island of Aiaia after being banished from the house of the gods by Zeus. While there she practises the dark arts and soon meets a succession of characters from the craftsman Daedalus to the calculating adventurer Odysseus who passes through on his way home. The goddess is forced to choose between the world of gods and that of humans while undergoing deep transformations in Madeline Miller’s Circe.
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• Joe Hart, Footballer; April 19, 31 reportedly took his stage name from his first Hart attended the Meole Brace School in his band The Iguanas. He later made his name with native Shrewsbury before going on to make his The Stooges and went on to have a successful football debut aged 16. He has since earned the solo career. • Amber Heard, Actor; April 22, 32 Barclays Golden Glove Award as the keeper with most clean sheets in 2011, 2012 and 2013 Andy Serkis. Heard has had a successful modelling and acting for his efforts at Manchester City. career that has seen her star alongside former • Andy Serkis, Actor; April 20, 54 husband Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary. She was The Lord of the Rings star is best known for his motion involved in drama while at school before dropping out at 17 to pursue her film career. capture animation work which he used to play Gollum in the trilogy as well as King Kong. • Kal Penn, Actor; April 23, 41 • Iggy Pop, Singer; April 21, 71 Penn is well-known as one half of the on screen Harold The singer of I Wanna Be Your Dog and The Passenger and Kumar duo. He has also played Dr Lawrence Kutner in House and began appearing in Designated Survivor in grew up in a trailer park in Michigan in the US and he
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.
2016. He studied at UCLA and graduated with degrees in film and sociology. • Barbra Streisand, Singer; April 24, 76 Streisand has sold more than 245 million records and has bagged 10 Grammy Awards since she released her debut record The Barbra Streisand Album in 1963. She has also had a successful acting career and took home an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in the 1968 musical Funny Girl. • Len Goodman, TV Judge; April 25, 74 The judge from Strictly Come Dancing was born in Bromley in England and began ballroom dancing aged 19 following a football injury. He went on to run a ballroom dancing school in Kent and has also appeared alongside Mya Harrison as a judge on Dancing with the Stars.
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Move from the start word (BACK) to the end word (WOOD) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
1184 BC - Fall of Troy Legends state the city of Troy in modern-day Turkey falls to the Achaeans from Greece following a lengthy siege. The battle would later be immortalised in Homer’s epic poem The Iliad. 753 BC - Rome founded Romulus founds Rome after murdering his twin brother Remus and becomes its first King, according to myth. 799 - Pope escapes Pope Leo III flees Rome after being mistreated by its citizens and seeks refuge at the court of Frankish King Charlemagne in Paderborn. 1653 - Parliament closed Oliver Cromwell shuts down the Rump Parliament by force, beginning a de facto military dictatorship in England. 1792 - War in Europe The French Revolutionary Wars begins after the newlyestablished French Republic declares war against Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. It would last for almost 10 years and pave the way for Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power. 1889 - Land grab An estimated 50,000 people rush to claim land on the western frontier of the United States seized from Native Americans. Oklahoma City and Guthrie are founded within hours with populations of at least 10,000. 1971 - Manson sentenced Charles Manson is sentenced to death for his part in the Tate-LaBianca murders. The penalty is later reduced to life imprisonment. 2005 - First video posted Me at the zoo, filmed by a user named Jawed Karim becomes the first ever video published on YouTube.
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STACY (Adrian Brody), Walker (John Malkovich) and Gage (Rory Culkin) are three career criminals who have wound up trapped in a warehouse with police closing in on them. They soon discover they are not alone after learning a killer dog is on the loose inside. We learn later the dog suffered abuse at the hands of its trainer Blue (Antonio Banderas) in a bid to make it an unstoppable fighting machine. The three criminals must find a way out in Unchained.
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Fresh faced beauty Restless Leg Syndrome SPRING is synonymous with afternoon drinks and increasingly late nights. However, the more we tend to our social calendar, the less often we tend to look after certain aspects of our body. As you begin to burn the candle at both ends, take on board these tricks to prepare your skin for the parties ahead, without spending a fortune. Start off your day with a healthy breakfast. Be sure it is balanced, and includes adequate proportions of carbohydrates, proteins, fibres and fats to maintain 100 per cent energy. To avoid those dreaded puffed eyes, reduce your intake of sodium, caffeine and alcohol during the day, as salt and spirits cause fluid retention. Instead, drink plenty of water to cleanse your system. Before you begin your real preparations for the night,
GET IT RIGHT: Hairstyle, make-up, dress and then accessorise.
slightly exfoliate your skin and then rub on a hydrating and nourishing face mask. Making your skin clean and hydrated will create the best foundation for make-up. It’s always best to style your hair before you begin your make-up, to avoid unsightly smudges as you move and twist your hair around. From this point onwards,
it’s simply a matter of applying your make-up and donning your favourite dress. And don’t forget the accessories, a bit of bling can bring out the sparkle on your freshly cleansed face. Finally, the one way to guarantee a young, fresh and natural look, is to simply relax, and enjoy the night ahead.
Ask the Optician - the introduction to eyes and vision Nerea Galdos, Store Director from Specsavers Opticas Marbella Today we’re helping a patient whose child has some questions about the eyes that they are not sure how to answer. We hope it can help you to understand the eyes better too!
What happens when we see? Eyes are very complex and sensitive, and work in a similar way to a camera. When we look at an object, light bounces off the object and enters our eyes through the pupil. This light then passes through the lens of the eye, which focuses it to make a clear picture on the retina at the back of the eye. There are special cells on the retina called rods and cones, which send electrical messages along the optic nerve to the brain. The brain then turns those messages into images allowing us to see the object. Everything we see reaches our retina as an upside-down image. However, the brain is very clever and tells us that we see things the right way up. How do lenses help us see better? Lenses are made from transparent materials, such as glass or plastic. Depending on
how we want to bend light, the lenses are made fatter or thinner to make the rays of light meet at one point. This point is called the focus. We see images clearly at the point of focus. The lenses in our eyes focus images on our retina. By looking through other types of lenses, we can make objects appear larger and nearer, or smaller and further away. This is what happens when we wear glasses, or when we look through a magnifying glass or telescope. What shape are our eyes? Some people’s eyes are shaped like a football, others are more like a rugby ball. If the eyeball is shaped more like a rugby ball, the rays of light do not focus exactly on the retina, causing long- or short-sightedness and making you need glasses or contact lenses.
If you or your children have questions about the eyes, ask your optician and make sure that you are all having regular eye tests from the age of three years old. Advanced eye tests at Specsavers Opticas are currently free. To find your nearest store visit www.specsavers.es.
Symptoms An uncomfortable itchy, creepy crawly, pins and needles sensation in the legs (and sometimes other parts of the body), which usually occurs at night or during long periods of inactivity and seems to feel better when you move. Your legs won’t sleep Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) obviously, often results in poor sleep which makes you feel worse! And sometimes it is considered a sleep disorder rather than a physical issue. The icing on the cake is that RLS is often referred to as idiopathic, meaning without cause. So sufferers are often dismissed or given medication which treats the symptoms (sleeplessness) rather than finding the cause. But why? Some chronic conditions such as diabetes and Parkin-
By Estelle Mitchell www.thebodyworksclinic.com son’s can often have RLS as a symptom, however what do both of these conditions have in common? They cause neural issues. As anyone who has read my articles for a while will know - itchy, burning, creepy crawly . . . all these descriptions set off a little alarm that says we need to think about the nerves. Too tired There is another factor that can cause RLS - tired muscles. Ever had a day when you did 10 times as much physical activity as usual? Maybe moving house or walking on
holiday? And at the end of the day you lie in bed, shattered, but aching and muscles twitching trying desperately to relax? This is what happens with RLS - your leg muscles can be so tired from the general job of trying to get you around when your feet aren’t functioning well, literally pulling your feet off the floor, that they twitch and wiggle trying to sleep. Inflamed, tired muscles also contract, making them ‘fatter’ inside your legs, removing the space for blood, nerves, lymph and all your body’s communication systems. Feet first Get the feet to work Take the pressure off your leg muscles Check your back and hips for good measure (it’s where the nerves go) Get a good night’s sleep.
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Preventing Park WITH more people living to a ripe old age, the prevalence of diseases such as Parkinson’s disease is set to increase. Events such as the recent World Parkinson’s Day offer the chance to get informed about this disease and know what actions can be taken to try and keep it at bay. Parkinson’s disease is a central nervous system disorder which affects the part of the brain that controls movement. The primary symptoms are body tremors, slow movements, rigid limbs, memory problems, a shuffled walk and speech impairment. Its exact cause is unknown and there is no available cure at present. However, there are some things that you can incorporate into your daily routine to prevent symptoms before they arise. Here are a few simple steps you can begin today. Try and include lots of fruits, vegetables and other foods high in protein, vitamins, antioxidants and minerals into your diet. In particular, studies have shown that increased amounts of
SUMMER STROLLS: Get your daily d Vitamin B - which is primarily found in vegetables - can significantly reduce the risk of Parkinson’s. In addition, try to eat plenty of Omega-3 and CoQ10. Both of these are abundant in wildcaught fish, especially mackerel, salmon and cod. Now the summer is almost here, enjoy more strolls out in the sun. Not only will this top you up with your necessary intake of vitamin D3, but that stroll can also be part of your exercise routine. Even a simple 40-minute
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AFTER their monthly tournament, the members of Sala Group Golf Classic met at the Oak Garden & Grill in Nueva Andalucia to present prizes and a sizeable donation to charity last Saturday. Chairman of the Sala Group Ian Radford handed over a cheque for €4,100 to Rita Feti representing the Ciudad de los Niños in Malaga City which had been raised by the members of the Golf Society. The Malaga establishment which is part of a larger organisation also present in Granada, La Linea de la Concepcion and Sevilla was founded in 1950 by los Hermanos Obreros de María, a group of Catholic priests with the aim of assisting underprivileged children. It is not an orphanage but looks after the well-being of children and teenagers from families who are experiencing difficulties, helping to educate them, to train them for work and to help them obtain jobs once they leave school. Many of the children who come from immigrant families of all types are able to
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IAN RADFORD: Presented a cheque to Rita Feti. attend thanks to daily buses that are laid on by the centre and although it is run with assistance from the Junta de Andalucia, the Ciudad de los Niños also relies on generous donations such as that given by the Sala Golfers. Since the Sala Group first opened on
the Costa del Sol in 2008, it has been heavily committed to raising funds for different charities and to date has given almost €150,000 to a wide range of local causes. For more information about the work of the charity visit www.cnmalaga.com.
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Charity golf tournament and dinner THE annual Concordia charity golf tournament will take place at the Aloha Golf Club Marbella starting at 9.30am on May 12 with an individual Stableford Shotgun Start. There are a number of categories for men and women as well as prizes for best scratch score, nearest the pin and longest drive with entry for members costing between €30 and €100 plus the magnificent prize of a Mercedes car for a Hole in One. Following the competition there will be a dinner dance with live music from Mr Maph and prize giving with tickets costing €75. Closing date for those wishing to register for the golf is tomorrow (Friday) and anyone interested should call 952 907 085 whilst
reservations for the dinner may be made by calling 952 812 390. Concordia is an HIV/ AIDS charity that covers the Costa del Sol. The services it offers are impressive and it has been responsible for the saving of literally thousands of lives since being established by Princess MarieLouise of Prussia in 1994 when much less was known about the HIV/AIDS virus and when society was far less understanding of the decease. The bulk of the funds needed to run the Concordia Association come from revenue collected throughout the year from donations, fundraising dinners and sponsorship events and more about the organisation may be found at http://www.con cordiamarbella.com.
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Major change to Valli Seasons tour THE four West End stars of the musical Jersey Boys who are touring their Valli Seasons show exclusively within the Costa del Sol have had one of their performances cancelled. Originally scheduled to appear at the Felipe VI Auditorium, Estepona on Saturday May 5, their promoter Big M received a shock when they were advised that there had been a double booking with the local council and therefore at short notice the performance was cancelled. There are a number of disappointed theatre goers who had already booked and their ticket money is being refunded, but with so little time to rearrange the date, no new venue could be found for that Saturday. This sensational production features Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons worldwide hits, including Beggin’, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, December 1963 (Oh What a Night), Walk
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Four red jackets ready for the performance. like a Man, Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye), Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry and many more Anyone who was thinking of
going to Estepona can consider attending one of the four remaining dates: Wednesday May 2 - La Sala Banus (Dinner/show) book direct with La Sala Thursday May 3 - Salón del Mar, Torre del Mar Friday May 4 - Moonlight Bar, Benalmadena Sunday May 6 - Avanto Concert Room, Mijas Costa Bookings for the other performances can be made at www.costadeldisco.com or by calling 658 579 695.
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UK LEGENDS: A sound check at an outdoor concert.
Good times with the Animals TRAVEL back to the 60’s at La Sala Banus when the UK Legends Band perform the Greatest Hits of the Animals next Tuesday. One of the first bands in the British invasion of the USA, the Animals played a hard form of Rock and Blues with numerous hit singles before singer Eric Burdon found flower power, organist Alan Price found jazz and bassist Chas Chandler found
Jimi Hendrix. There were a number of revivals of the band and in 1993 original guitarist Hilton Valentine put the band together again, recruiting keyboard player Steve Hutch and then in 1995, they were joined by original drummer John Steel and bass player Martin Bland, touring the world as the Animals and recording new versions of the early hits.
Now Bland and Hutch have teamed up with guitarist Steve Lamb (from Tygers of Pan Tang) and drummer Mickey Davis (from the Alligators) to tour as the UK Legends performing the greatest hits of the Animals. Tickets for this very special show at La Sala Banus cost €15 and you can expect to hear all of the fantastic numbers that made the Animals famous.
ALBERTS Bar & Grill i n Cabopi no, i s now open and has some speci al ent er t ai nm ent booked for the next few weeks. Ther e i s l i ve m usi c every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday with performances in April as follows; Tonight (Thursday) All Pop trio with TR3S, Sunday - Eva Mar i e singing your favourites, Tuesday Vi rgi ni a Alexandre singing more favourites, Thursday 26 Tabitha singing popular t unes, Sunday 29 Mi chael Bubl é t r i but e with Peet Rothwell. Find out more by visiting the website www.alberts-cabopino.com
How to plan your meals Eat Well
to Live Well by Andrew Harding I THOUGHT I would discuss meal planning and the best way to store, scale and find recipes. Meal planning for one is easy, I go to a local supermarket (farmer’s markets are better and cheaper if you are cooking for four or more), check the meat/fish/vegetarian options, buy what looks the best and select the freshest and best-looking accompaniments. Going shopping with a pre-conceived idea is not the best way to enjoy the fantastic range of excellent food we have in Spain. Meal planning for more than one is difficult unless a cuisine or theme is chosen, such as Spanish, English, Oriental, Indian, Italian, etc.
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This week’s recipe; it doesn’t get any easier than this! • Aubergine with onion, garlic and lemon • Serves four as an accompaniment • One large onion, skinned and chopped • Four garlic cloves, skinned and chopped • One vegetable stock cube crumbled • One lemon (finely grate ½ of the lemon and reserve, together with the juice of the whole lemon)
have! The program is called MasterCook, for the Windows PC or an Android Phone (there isn’t a version for the Apple Mac). It is now in its 15th incarnation and is available as a download for $39.99 (€32.45) from the MasterCook website. I have been using MasterCook for 20 years. You can search by ingredients, combination of ingredients, recipes for those with food intolerances or allergies. For Christmas, Easter and dinner parties it is especially good, because you can plan meals and print off shopping lists. If you have ingredients in your fridge that need eating, use the ‘Search’ function, it will search 40,000 recipes and list every recipe with the specific ingredients that you have selected in about 20 seconds.
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste • 25cc of extra virgin olive oil • Two medium sized aubergines, tops removed and diced Place all the ingredients in a microwaveable covered bowl and microwave on full power (850 Watts) for 12 minutes. Stir and serve. HINT: Aubergine is diced last of all, within seconds the flesh turns brown on contact with the air, the lemon juice inhibits this process.
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CELEBRATING 70 years since the Israeli Declaration of Independence there will be a special lunch held at the Boardwalk Restaurant in Marbella on Monday May 14. Cost is â‚Ź35 for a threecourse Israeli influenced lunch to include wine and
coffee and a live performance from Mr Maph and Simone. As well as the lunch which starts at 1pm, there will be a raffle for Cancer Children in Israel. Although the lunch recognises the anniversary of the 1948 declaration, all monies collected for the charity will be used to help children in the country regardless of their religion. Reservations are absolutely essential as there are only a limited number of spaces available at the Boardwalk, Avenida de la Fontanilla, Paseo Maritimo, Marbella and should be reserved by calling Toni on 640 337 498 or Barbara on 664 469 445.
THERE is something very special about a friendly Irish welcome and The Claddagh Irish Bar in Marbella is a perfect example that gives a true taste of the Emerald Isle. Conveniently situated beneath the iconic Skol Apartments in a main part of Marbella and near to the seafront, the Claddagh Bar which is known as the most authentic Irish bar on the Costa del Sol has become a favourite spot for tourists and residents alike With live music six nights a week the bar opens in the afternoon and closes late so the Claddagh is the place to be to enjoy a dance and drink. The team here has been trained to give visitors, be they first timers or regulars, a warm Irish welcome and their out-
THE CLADDAGH: An ideal plac standing customer service, as well as genuinely friendly approach to each customer, ensures that you enjoy the Claddagh experience. From Monday to Friday the bar opens at 4pm and stays open until late whilst it opens at 1pm
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ce for parties too. on Saturday and 1.30pm on Sunday and caters for all sports fans with large screen TVs where fans can watch rugby, golf, football, Gaelic sports and later this year FIFA World Cup football. There are special promotions
including a pool tournament, golfing events, live music, some great food plus perfect Guinness whilst other Irish specialty drinks including Irish whiskey are always available. Having created an authentic atmosphere of Irish hospitality, warmth and humour, the Claddagh Bar is a wonderful place to dance away the evening hours to live music, experience the feel of camaraderie during big sporting games, or enjoy a contemplative quiet drink whilst watching a match; everyone is welcome. There is so much going on at the Claddagh Bar which now has a large range of gin on offer and customers can enjoy Happy Hour for two hours between 6pm and 8pm from
Monday to Friday. It’s not just a bar for individuals but is also an ideal place for parties, especially office get-togethers and wedding celebrations and don’t forget that the Claddagh Ring is a symbol of love that goes back 300 years in Ireland. For more information or to get in touch, please refer to their Facebook page, http://the claddaghirishbar.com or email info@thecladdaghirishbar.com. Alternatively to speak with the team over the phone please call 952 77 95 37. The Claddagh Irish Bar Avda. Arias Maldonado 29600 Marbella The Claddagh Irish Bar promises a warm welcome in Marbella.
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Thursday April 19 Age Concern meet every Thursday from 11.00-13.00 at the Pensionista building in Los Boliches, above the indoor market and just around the corner from Los Boliches station. They offer advice, support, help and friendship, and look forward to seeing you. Lifeline 652 537 615. Language exchange workshop: free, every week from 9.30-11.30am in the Pensioners Centre in Las Lagunas. For more information contact 952 890 010 or send an email to frd@mijas.es. Los Jueves al Casco: Every week from 8am-12 noon, enjoy special discounts, live music, free tastings and more in Marbella Old Town. Rio Verde Villa Romana Ruins: free guided tour from 11am to 1pm. Calle del Mar, Marbella. Rotary Club: meets every week at 2pm during lunch at Cortijo de Ramiro, Calle 11, Urb Guadalmina Baja, San Pedro de Alcantara. Please contact lizzie@marriage weddingservices.com to book a place. San Pedro street market: Every week from 9am-2pm, Calle Jorge Guillen. American Club of Estepona (ACE [all nationalities welcome]): Open MonSat, 1-4pm. Calle San Roque 65 (three blocks west of old bus station). For more information contact 952 793 059 (club times) or www.acestepona.org. Walking Football: every week from 10.30am at the Estadio Santa Maria in Elviria. Walking Football is for men and women over 50 to play football without running or tackling and is a great way to meet new friends. Visit www.walking footballspain.com for details. 1st Fuengirola scout group meets at St Anthony’s College, Fuengirola on Thursday 5pm to 7pm for all young people between six and 18 years. Contact Robert Troost: 610 755 995 or Robert.troost@british scoutingoverseas.org.uk.
Feria de Cartama THE Feria de Cartama will take place this weekend from Friday April 20 to Wednesday April 25. The event is in honour of the town’s patron, Our Lady of Remedies, and will offer a full-packed range of activities in its programme for both children and adults. The main fair will take place on Calle Juan Carlos I, where different groups and associations will have installed bars and stalls. Over the days of the fair, there
Friday April 20 Age Concern meet every Friday from 11.30am to 1pm at Bar Conrisa in the centre of La Cala de Mijas. They are located behind Supersol and there is plenty of free parking. They offer advice, support, help and friendship, and look forward to seeing you. Lifeline: 652 537 615. Age Care Association: Weekly coffee morning from 11am to 12.30pm at the Hogar del Jubilado in Los Boliches, Fuengirola. Drop in for a chat and to share experiences. For more information contact 635 407 255. 1st Fuengirola scout group meets at St Anthony’s College, Fuengirola on Fridays 7pm to 9pm for all young people between six and 18 years. Contact Robert Troost: 610 755 995 or Robert.troost@british scoutingoverseas.org.uk. Christian Basilica of San Pedro de Alcantara: From 11am to 1pm, free guided tour of one of the oldest Christian churches on the Iberian Peninsula. Calle Vega del Mar, San Pedro de Alcantara. Royal British Legion: Benejarafe branch meets every Friday from 12.30pm to 2.30pm at Restaurante Puerta Niza, Carretera Nacional 340A Km 263.7 offering emotional and financial help to those who have served in the Armed Forces. American Club of Estepona (ACE [all nationalities welcome]): Open MonSat, 1-4pm. Calle San Roque 65 (three blocks west of old bus station). For
will be sports tournaments, musical and dance group performances, food and drink tastings, popular games, children’s games, contests and many other activities. The fair is famous for its mechanical attractions, known colloquially as ‘cacharritos.’ The fair’s main event is the procession of the patron saint through the streets of the town to St Peter’s Parish. This event takes places on Monday April 23 at 8pm and at-
more information contact 952 793 059 (club times) or www.acestepona.org. University of the Third Age Costa del Sol: play Mah Jong every week from 10am to 1pm at the PYR Hotel in Fuengirola. For more information contact +34 633 552 238 or visit www.u3afuen girolacostadelsol.com.
Saturday April 21 Flamenco show: free every Wednesday and Saturday from 12noon to 1pm in Plaza Virgen de la Peña, Mijas Pueblo. Organic market: Every week from 10am to 1pm at Guadalhorce - Las Chapas. Puerto Banus street market: Every week from 9am to 2pm near the bull ring in Nueva Andalucia. Triple A: Every week volunteer dog walkers required between 10am and 3pm at Calle Carril de la Mina 33 in Marbella. For more information contact 952 771 586. American Club of Estepona (ACE [all nationalities welcome]): Open MonSat, 1-4pm. Calle San Roque 65 (three blocks west of old bus station). For more information contact 952 793 059 (club times) or www.acestepona.org.
Sunday April 22 Benahavis second-hand market: Every week from 9am to 2pm, located 1km before the village on the right hand side of the road. University of the Third Age: Every week coffee morning from 11.30am to 1pm at the Primavera Bar,
FLAMING FLAMENCO: Don´t miss the fun and frolics in Cartama tracts huge numbers of pilgrims and sightseers. For more information, please visit www.visitcostadelsol.com/whats-on.
Paseo Maritimo, Los Boliches. For more information contact: 679 516 654 or visit www.u3afuengirolacostadel sol.com. Sunday market La Trocha Coin. Every week. Over 200 stalls. All welcome. For more info call 618 826 852. PAD Animal Shelter Spring Fair at St Anthony’s College in Mijas Costa from 11am to 4pm today only. To host a stall, contact 658 351 642.
helpline: 602 553 470. Walking in Andalucia: The Field Club meets every Monday at El Hogar de Pensionistas, Fuengirola, between 10.30am and 11.30am to book walks on our Long and Short Walk programmes, social events, holidays and dinner/dances. Visit www.thefieldclub.es or call in and have a chat with them about what they do.
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Age Concern Estepona and Manilva coffee morning at Ricks Gin and Tonic Bar in Estepona Port. Come along to air your questions and problems over a cup of coffee from 11am to 1pm. Age Care Association: Weekly coffee morning from 11am to 1pm at the International Baptist Church in Calahonda. Drop in for a chat and to share experiences. For more information contact 635 407 255. Arroyo Social and Welfare Club meets every Tuesday at Agata Apartments, Arroyo de la Miel 11.30am for 12 noon start. There is a raffle, quiz, and a game such as Play Your Cards Right, plus extras! For more information call Anthia on 634 157 042. Costa Women Business Group: meets every second Tuesday at 9.30am until 11.30am for business networking in La Cala. For more information contact Ali 677 251 058. Fuengirola Ukulele (known as FUENGULELE ) social, jamming and singalong sessions: meets every Tuesday from 7pm until
Age Care Association: Weekly coffee morning from 11am to 12.30pm at La Iglesia Bar in Benalmadena. Drop in for a chat and to share experiences. For more information contact 635 407 255. American Club of Estepona (ACE [all nationalities welcome]): Open MonSat, 1-4pm. Calle San Roque 65 (three blocks west of old bus station). For more information contact 952 793 059 (club times) or www.acestepona.org. Walking Football: every week from 7.30pm at the El Retamar pitch by the Butterfly Park in Benalmadena. Walking Football is for men and women over 50 to play football without running or tackling and is a great way to meet new friends. Visit www.walkingfootballspain.c om for details. ‘Are you affected by someone’s drinking?’ Alanon Family Groups hold a meeting at 8.30pm in the Divina Pastora church rooms (Calle Juan Breva 2), Marbella. Confidential
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9.30pm-ish at the Water’s Edge Bar, Fuengirola port visitors and beginners welcome. For more information contact Ray on 605 791 150. Language exchange workshop: free, every week from 9.30-11.30am in the Pensioners Centre in Mijas village. For more information contact 952 890 010 or frd@mijas.es. The Good Companions Club meets every Tuesday in Manila Bar, Paseo Maritimo, Los Boliches 12- 1.30 pm. For more information contact Tony White on 952 494 730. American Club of Estepona (ACE [all nationalities welcome]): Open MonSat, 1-4pm. Calle San Roque 65 (three blocks west of old bus station). For more information contact 952 793 059 (club times) or www.acestepona.org. Walking Football: every week from 8pm on the fivea-side pitches at the Estadio de San Pedro in San Pedro de Alcantara. Walking Football is for men and women over 50 to play football without running or tackling and is a great way to meet new friends. Visit www.walking footballspain.com for details. The Good Vibrations Singing Sessions runs Tuesday nights at 7.30pm at Huber Plataforme De Arte, Calle San Antonio, Estepona. €100 prepaid concession, €15 casually. Go to ‘Find Your Voice Vocal Studio’ on Facebook for details.
Wednesday April 25 The Royal British Legion: Torremolinos Branch meets every Wednesday in the Vanilla Bar in Plaza la Nogalera, Torremolinos (opp the railway station) from 12.30pm. Age Care Association: Weekly coffee morning from 11am to 12.30pm at the Salon Varietes Theatre in Fuengirola. Drop in for a chat and to share experiences. For more information contact 635 407 255. Flamenco show: free every Wednesday and Saturday from 12noon to 1pm in Plaza Virgen de la Peña, Mijas Pueblo.
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Neater Heater stops cold winters spoiling your dream NINE years ago two British expatriats, Richard and Tony, were looking for affordable heating when they stumbled, accidentally, on a brand of Norwegian convector heater that couldn’t be bought in Spain. Not only were these wall-mounted heaters discreet and stylish, but they were also packed with ‘Es’: efficient; effective; economical. Recognising a huge gap in the market that these attractive affordable heaters would fill, Richard and Tony established Neater Heater and have been heating the houses and apartments of shivering expats ever since then. “We all come out to Spain for the good weather and lifestyle,” says Tony “yet everyone is caught out by the cold winter nights in their spectacularly non-insulated Spanish homes.
We all come from the UK where we had radiators and fires, and that is what most British expats still want. A decent oil or gas central heating system is going to set you back thousands of euros just to install it, so most people opt for unhealthy gas estufas, or electric heaters. “The problem with most electric heaters, is that the cheap ones are always expensive to run, and ugly, whereas any decent ones always cost a fortune to install. We can have most homes up and running with affordable, stylish, economic Neater Heaters, for less than €1,000. The cost obviously depends on the size of hose and the size of heaters. Or they can be bought individually according to your requirements.” Starting out in their home region of the Costa Blanca, Richard and Tony
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Brighten your garden area with sunflowers and gain a delicious and nutritious harvest GRAEME TYRRELL FEW flowers stand out like a sunflower. The large brilliantly yellow flower head at the top of a tall stem that faces up towards the sun as the sun travels across the sky is a fascination of the plant world. It is a great addition to the garden space that you may have to provide interest, colour and size while also being a source of one of the most popular snack foods in Spain. The flowers are shaped like the sun symbol and its heliotropic ability to align with the sun as it moves from east to west can be used in landscaping to add a special feature. Grouping the plants in a zone that you see regularly during the day is a good way to enjoy them. The traditional and most popular colour is yellow but there are also shades of brown, red and
SUNFLOWERS: Red and yellow can grow together. orange. The sunflower originates from the Americas and were brought to Europe by the Spanish as a decoration and food source from the new world. The Native Americans used it as a staple food in many regions where it grew naturally. The flower head is actually a group of florets arranged in spi-
rals with the Fibonacci golden angle ratio. The pattern gives rise to the abundance of seeds that form after the flower to produce the sunflower seeds or ‘Pipa’ in Spanish. The seeds are very nutritious with an abundance of health benefits, but roasted and spiced they are a delicious snack. You need
patience to crack the shell to extract the seed. They are easy to grow in the Mediterranean climate but the soil should be well fertilised with compost and manure to ensure that the plants are healthy enough to produce a strong plant to support the flower head and to give the best seeds if you wish to harvest them. In a windy location the plants will need some staking to ensure they do not fall over. I always grow some in the vegetable garden as the enriched soil suits them perfectly and they look wonderful amongst the less colourful vegetables. I prefer the dwarf varieties that grow to around a metre as they are easier to manage and you can see the flowers better. They do need regular watering to do well so if water is an issue it is best to be conservative with the number you grow and apply a good mulch around them to conserve the moisture. They love the sun so make sure they
have at least six hours of strong sunlight. They will not grow well in the shade. Harvest the seeds after the
seed head has dried out. You can pick out a few seeds from the head to sample when ready and leave a little longer if not.
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For better or worse, richer or poorer, in sickness and in health Marbella Moments by Nicole King OUR many worthy charities need funding 12 months a year. Applying the #BetterTogether rule with a large dose of Costa Women’s #MakeItHappen, there is much we can do. The following are suggestions submitted on post-its by the attendees at our previous United Nationalities of Marbella Summits which I hope you enjoy reading. * We need to appeal to our happy tourist! * Establish a central registration point for volunteers willing to help with whatever; showing times and areas available to help. * Chiringuitos, restaurants and tourist attractions giving €1 donation on every bill, to split between listed local charities. * Small hotels and car parks and
Charities need to be fed constantly. tourist places to have a big visible collection box for ‘Charities Marbella’ *Put a small stamp on postcards so tourists pay a few cents towards Marbella charities *Make a central collection from June to end of August as a first step *Supermarkets and food donations; care bundles, packages for homeless, include feminine hygiene in donation *Donate like France leftover food to animal charities or homeless
*Volunteer at local health centres, schools to interact with elderly such as age concern, visiting the elderly, cooking for them, taking them shopping or to doctor’s appointments *Visit and talk to the elderly and vulnerable *Collaboration between charities and help line to direct people * Incentives: lot of lazy people that need to do something maybe go to help and get a coupon free coke etc *Offer our local ‘beggars’ to pick
up trash, litter picker and exchange for 1€ / per x *Don’t throw away any food, donate to less fortunate, communicate with people to help each other *Make a list of official charities for a website with relevant links *Take care of those who are not already covered by a specific charity *Bracelets with profits distributed equally to all charities *Give more information to the community to know who needs help and let people know how they can help *Help soup kitchen, clothes, collaborate by driving people to therapy, dialysis, outpatients *Corporate Marbella charity *Sell alternative stamps with a part to charity *Cans for collecting money and 100 prizes for those who collect the most - to be shared amongst all Marbella charities. *Schools to organise collections along the beaches, to share out amongst all charities
*Social urban arts project, commission artists to create murals that everyone gets involved with, 3D art *Use existing money raising like Lions or Rotary to head up the all for one charity collection so it’s bona fide *Short term social jobs, no autonomous contracts, humanitarian purposes *Volunteering possibilities similar to life coaching empowering those in need to improve their living conditions. *Need also physiotherapy and psychologists to volunteer their services and other support systems for the less fortunate *Make extra food for elderly or infirm neighbours regularly and learn to check on your neighbours We all concluded that we have too many charities that depend on us residents and that we need to establish some community structure to ease the burden. It’s up to us! #unms2018 24.04.18 register www.marbellanowtv.com
Patek Philippe’s new manually wound ladies’ chronograph Nick Horne The Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England THIS new ladies watch - Ref 7150/250R001 - is the only chronograph in Patek Philippe’s watch collection for members of the fairer sex. It is worn on a shiny mink grey alligator leather strap secured with a rose-gold prong buckle that sparkles with the fire of 27 diamonds. In 2009, Patek Philippe introduced a chronograph intended exclusively for feminine wrists. It was the exclusive debut of a classic manufacture-made chronograph movement (column wheel, horizontal clutch, manual winding) that had been developed entirely in house. That was also expressed by the name Ladies First Chronograph Ref 7071, which was manufactured until 2016. Now, the Genevan watchmaker is enriching its collection of complicated wrist-
watches for ladies and endowing this chronograph - highly coveted by discerning women - with a totally new face. The cushion shaped case has been replaced with an elegant, round rose-gold case with a diameter of 38mm featuring a bezel set with 72 diamonds. Its timelessly sleek design is emphasised by refined vintage look details such as the fluted and delicately curved strap lugs, the round chronograph pushers with manually guilloched faces, and the gently cambered sapphire crystal ‘box’ glass. The silvery opaline dial also combines a contemporary style with classic aesthetics, showcasing sculpted Breguet hour and minute hands in rose gold and a display layout that makes it eminently legible. The pulsimeter scale of the new watch pays tribute to the tradition of
classic chronographs that can measure the cadence of an active lifestyle or the slightly increased heart rate of its proud owner. The compact case accommodates the manually wound calibre CH 29-535 PS movement with an instantaneous 30-minute counter, crowning its classic architecture with six patented innovations. Its subtlety can be admired through the box-type sapphire-crystal case back that is slightly chamfered to echo the profile of the rear bezel. And the cost? A cool €68,035.
WATCH OUT: The new Patek Philippe timepiece. HIGH-END QUALITY: The reverse highlights the calibre of construction. ROCK SOLID: Detail of the strap and buckle that sparkles with 27 diamonds.
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Hungry habits WITH so many abandoned dogs needing a new home, why not open your heart and your front door to a dog in need. It is important to remember, however, that your new dog will have established eating habits and altering them too radically can cause him stress, or even illness. Find out what his diet has been and only change slowly. When feeding him, allow your dog to eat alone and in a quiet place. He may have had to defend his food in the past and your presence could cause him to become aggressive. Do try to avoid offering your dog too
many treats or a ‘Sunday lunch’. Offering special extras or meals which are more abundant than usual can alter the dog’s diet and digestive system, and cause the dog to become obese. Remember, if your new dog is trying to grab your attention it’s not necessarily a sign that he is hungry. Your dog always appreciates social contact, so caress him, play with him and teach him simple orders to strengthen your relationship. Your dog will naturally crave contact with you and with other dogs. Give him the necessary time to cover his needs and your dog will become your new best friend.
Keep cats safe at home when you’re away SOME cats have a tendency to wander While many domesticated cats like their routine and regular feeding schedule it can be a worry if the cats are young or come from a rescue home. It is tempting to think that they will be alright for a few days or a week on their own if you go away. But please think again. The dangers of life on the street are ever-present and your cat may be at risk if there is no one at home to maintain their routine. We can help you to find checked cat-sitters who will help to maintain your daily feeding and maintenance routine. Better to know your cats are safe at home and being cared for under a watchful eye than let it roam the streets at risk of attack, being run over or herded into a pound. We can help. How do you benefit as a home and pet owner?
By joining the HouseSit Match membership network you can meet experienced and checked sitters safely online. For a small annual fee you can be part of the managed network that allows you to meet sitters online, and make arrangements for them to look after your pets and property while you are away. Whatismore, the sitters do not charge a penny, they look after your pets for free in exchange for free accommodation during their stay. It is an exchange of services that saves both parties money and often leads to lasting friendships. Why join a network like HouseSitMatch? HouseSitMatch is a managed online network which we believe makes us more secure. We ID check all members on joining, and police check all sitters. We believe this transparency is safer for everyone. How you benefit as a home
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DANGER: The temptation to stray from home when you’re away. and pet owner Our membership offers a secure network to help you find suitable sitters. We don’t reveal your contact details, or your address. You post an advert ahead of your travel dates, we publish the advert then house-sitters apply. You can view their profiles and chat with them before you accept your choice of applicant. How you do join? Please register online via our website below, and choose a membership plan: Standard (DIY option) = £49 pa. Premium (with support at each step) = £79 pa.
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ORDINARY household products contain many of the substances that poison animals every year. They include insecticides to kill ants, fleas, termites, wasps, pesticides against rats and mice, herbicides to kill garden weeds, cleaners used in homes, fuel and other petroleum products used in cars, heaters and even lighters. The combination of being common and dangerous means that pets which share our homes, gardens and cars are particularly vulnerable, depending on the amount of toxic ingredient in the substance. Feeding dogs raw meat and uncooked bones, raw eggs or chicken, allowing them access to rubbish bins full of rotting garbage or having a bird feeder within snacking range, can result in salmonella poisoning. Commonly classified as food poisoning, salmonella is a group of about 2,000 related bacterial strains. It causes gastrointestinal infections and can be very dangerous. All livestock carry the bacteria which is transported via the retailer to your home.
Dogs eating bird droppings or birdseed that has been touched by the infected birds are at risk. Animals who are carriers of the bacteria spread it to other animals and humans via their faeces. Although susceptibility depends upon the animal’s immune system, the strength of the particular strain and the amount ingested, salmonella in its slightest form is a very painful infliction. Prevention includes cooking all raw meats and using a cooking thermometer to determine minimal acceptable temperatures to kill the bacteria, therefore meats should reach a temperatue of between 820°C and 900°C. Using pesticides can be dangerous, but there are alternatives. Marigolds will repel many garden pests such as beetles. Daffodil bulbs or garlic plants keep mice and moles at bay. Basil in pots near your outdoor sitting areas will deter flies and mosquitoes. Spearmint acts in the same way for ants. Ladybirds eat aphids and make pesticides unnecessary. If you want a harmless ant repellent, wash kitchen tops, cabinets and floors with equal parts of vinegar and water or pour a line of cream of tartar at the place where ants enter the house. They won’t cross the line. Strip old fruit from trees to stop caterpillars from laying their eggs.
Flea and tick repellent can be made by boiling half a litre of water. When cool, add either a thinly sliced lemon or one of a combination of herbs such as fennel, rue and rosemary. Stand the mixture overnight and spray or sponge onto your dog.This only keeps fleas and ticks off pets. It will not make residents leave. Put cedar chips around clothes or dried lavender sachets in drawers and closets to repel moths. Place whole bay leaves in several locations around the kitchen to repel roaches. Signs of poisoning can appear from six to 72 hours after the poisoning and include fever, vomiting, dehydration, constant diarrhoea, weakness, depression and loss of appetite, burns around the mouth, reddening of the skin, staggering, twitching, convulsions, even coma. Get your dog to a vet immediately.
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PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
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REMOVALS & STORAGE
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TRANSFER AIRPORT - COSTA DEL SOL. Personal Chauffeur with Car. +34 648 503 909 (WhatsApp /Viber) (256479)
ANTIQUES
AIR CONDITIONING AIRFLOW Air conditioning for cooling and heating units. Professional, fully guaranteed installations. Tel: 952 443 222 (256685) AIR CONDITIONING. Quality installations. Free quotations. All areas covered. EnviroCare, 21 years’ experience Heating and cooling products. 952 663 141 www.envirocares pain.com (257522) AIR CONDITIONING repairs and servicing. Airflow. 952 443 222 (256685) 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 (248173) ECONOCOOL – Top quality air-conditioning installed from €500. Service, Repairs & Re-Gas from €50. Top Quality Installations. All Areas Covered. Chris – 662 427 396 econocool@hotmail.es (258007) AIR CONDITIONING repairs and service. All areas covered. EnviroCare 21 years’ experience. EnviroCare 952 663 141 www.envirocarespain.com (257522)
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)
PUERTO BANUS – Moorings for rent. 8, 12 & 15 metres. 662 379 483 (276083) PUERTO BANUS – Moorings wanted to buy. 0032 473 815 789 (276083)
BOOKS
PROJECTS, constructions, new buildings, extensions, reforms, licences, legalisations, interior design. 680 700 430 (248576)
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 (256454)
AIRPORT TRANSFERS 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 (256591)
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PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
ALL METALWORK UNDERTAKEN – New Fabrication & Repairs/Alterations. Work Guaranteed. Reliable. 14yrs on Coast. Steve Call or WhatsApp 655 040 648 (259409)
MR-MAINTENANCE – For ALL your Property needs. No Job Too Small – Contact 647 460 155. (258744)
ALL RENOVATIONS TO Bathrooms, kitchens, terraces. Benalmadena, Fuengirola & Mijas. www.b-room.es Ricardo 611 026 340 (258742)
PLASTERING
SEEKING Long Term Investor to set up an International Home Removal Company on the Costa del Sol. If interested e-mail dom007111@gmail.com (276079)
PLASTERING, rendering, dry lining, coving. Fitted Kitchens, Bathrooms and Bedrooms. All work guaranteed. 689 515 558 (276245) PLASTERING, all aspects covered, skimming, rendering, screeding, covering, tiling, Dean 691 044 287 (233418)
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY DR DAMP leaking roofs, damp walls, all mould cured. All work guaranteed. Call 689 515 558 (276245)
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AWNINGS
BLINDS
METALWORK
DAMP PROOFING
RENOVATION, reforms, construction, new properties, extensions, licences, interior design. 629 532 695 www.edaintegral.com (256293)
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)
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BUILDING and Renovations. Masterbuild Spain. Refurbishments, bathrooms, kitchens, tiling. All trade work undertaken by professional workmanship. Fully guaranteed. Free quotations. 952 663 141 www.masterbuildspain. com (257522)
KITCHEN, Bedroom and Bathroom refurbishments by www.complete-carpentry.com 952 196 457 or 696 064 019. Facebook: The Irish Carpenter (276006)
ARCHITECTS
SOLAR BLINDS
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BOATS
CLASSIFIEDS
BUILDING SERVICES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY 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 (257526) 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.ozbuild spain.com (257898) GENERAL BUILDER. Tiling, plastering, painting, electrician, plumber, carpentry. Reasonable prices. 635 913 885 (References available) (257899) www.costacomplete build.es Full Renovations, Kitchens/Bathrooms/Swi mming Pools. Electrical & Plumbing Services. Reasonable Rates. Antonio 602 593 267 (259411)
BUSINESS OPP
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CLASSIFIEDS BUY & SELL HOUSE CLEARANCE SPECIALISTS, FULL OR PART CLEARANCE. ALL FURNITURE WANTED, WE PAY MORE. TEL 634 324 914 OR EMAIL houseclearanceman@ hotmail.com (259069) THE WAREHOUSE – We buy a Single item to a Full House Clearance – 602 610 103 (257620) 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.super poolspain.com (258714) WE BUY all good condition authentic designer products. Clothes, handbags, jewellery etc. Please call 600 005 145 DECLUTTER, cash paid for small/medium furniture, antiques, decanters, brass, copper, golf club & other ornaments. Howard 608 121 817 CASH TODAY Wanted Quality Furniture, Jewellery, Cars, Vans, Shop Stock, Electrical Items, Bric-a-Brac. 660 366 033 Chris (259191) MATTRESS for sale. Brand New. 135 x 190. 120€. 650 159 528. Estepona (259185) WANTED Static Exercise Bike with wide back support. 605 978 203 (276247)
CAMPER/CARAVAN CAMPER VANS, CARAVANS, MOBILE HOMES, BOATS AND ALL PLANT, DIGGERS, DUMPERS, MOTORBIKES, CARS AND COMMERCIALS WANTED. BEST PRICE PAID, CASH TODAY, ANY REGISTRATION WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837
CAR HIRE ALH RENT A CAR – SHORT & LONG TERM RENTALS FROM €9.90 A DAY. INSURANCE INCLUDED IN OUR PRICES. www. alhrentacar.com - TLF: 638 846 909 or reser vasalhrentacar@gmail. com (252388)
ELECTRICIAN
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CAR HIRE LONG TERM CAR HIRE from €280p/m inc. insurance. Fixed year-long prices. Call Don: 677 079 805 enquiries@autoinclusive.com (247949)
CARE SERVICES FILIPINOSUR Nursing/Care Services offers trusted Filipino professional care workers. Live In/Out. We also supply domestic services, private drivers etc. 952 008 431 / 663 612 830 (276324)
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
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)
CHURCH SERVICES BENALMADENA Elim Family Fellowship. Sundays 11am. Elimfamilyfellowship.com or call 951 912 525 or 952 446 627
CLASSES CALAHONDA LANGUAGE CENTRE. Established 1987. Spanish courses, all levels, start 16th April, except the Beginners Course which starts 23rd April. Maximum 5 students per group for guaranteed results. Enrol now. cala hondalanguage@gmail.com Tel: 952 931 176 (257145) LEARN conversational Spanish. If you are overtired trying to learn and express yourself in Spain. Unlike many other Spanish lessons l focus on building vocabulary for relevant and useful day to day conversations, customised to your interests and needs. Tel: 680 310 725 (258497)
CHIMNEY SERVICES CHIMNEY SWEEP. Clean reliable professional. All types, special price for more than one. Chris 608 337 497 (246793) T1 APEX CHIMNEY SERVICES, professional chimney sweeping and smoke testing. NACS Qualified. Clean and efficient Tel: Bob 696 320 202
PC & LAPTOP SOLUTIONS Windows Apple iPhone Android Efficient Guaranteed Service Marbella Estepona Sotogrande Home-Office call 689666888 fixrp@gmail.com RICHARD (259408)
DECORATORS RAINBOW PINTURAS. English, professional paint & decorating company. All aspects/ jobs undertaken. Damp repairs. Also kitchen/ furniture spraying & effects. Call / WhatsApp: Daniel 628 066 308. www.rainbowpinturas. com (258031)
DENTAL LABORATORY 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 acservs@outlook.com (253107)
CARS WANTED CAMPER VANS, CARAVANS, MOBILE HOMES, BOATS AND ALL PLANT, DIGGERS, DUMPERS, MOTORBIKES, CARS AND COMMERCIALS WANTED. BEST PRICE PAID, CASH TODAY, ANY REGISTRATION WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 (253107)
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 (260531)
RUGS fitted carpets, upholstery including leather cleaned on site 685 524 921 (253107) OVEN CLEANING, domestic, commercial, complete fittings, let professional do hard dirty work. From 40€. 632 569 282 ovencleaning costadelsol.com (252392) CLEANER / HOME HELP – honest & reliable. Fuengirola Area. €10/hr. WhatsApp or call after midday 722 152 815 (259417) CLEANING SERVICES No Job too small or big. Adrian 640 350 479 (251097) STARLIGHT CLEANING SERVICES. All types of cleaning. Any size of property. All Areas. Residential & Holiday Lets. 682 636 451 www.starlight-spain.com (258462)
COMPUTERS 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 (257900)
ELECTRICIAN
CSW ELECTRICAL & MAINTENANCE for all your Electrical & Maintenance needs. No Job too Small. Call Craig for a FREE QUOTE on 604 106 414 (259137) ELECTRICIAN Exclusively Marbella and Estepona - Richard on 687 352 358 or email richi@europe.com All installations & maintenance. Surge Protection, Garden Lights, Upgrades, Boletins. (259402) ELECTRICIAN 16th Edition BS7671 qualified, 30 years’ experience. Rewires, extra sockets, lights, fault finding etc. Contact electrician.in. spain@gmail.com. Call Ian 650 151 569 (258464) ELECTRICIAN qualified and legal. Villas, apartments & commercial. 699 133 941 (258488)
FINANCIAL SERVICES DOG TRAINING METS dog training club, Fuengirola. Glyn 605 121 831. (256439)
DOMESTIC APP REP DOMESTIC Appliance repairs - washing machines, fridges, cookers, ovens, water heaters, gas / electric, professionally repaired. Christian 608 337 497 (252585) REPAIRS to Washing Machines-Dish Washers-OvensFridges. Call Garry Goodman +34 673 344 212. English Service Technician. 35 years’ experience. (258732)
DRAINAGE BLOCKED DRAINS? Leak detection, CCTV survey, root removal, Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com (256694) CLEARFLOW – Unblocking, CCTV inspection, repair and installation. Tel: 630 200 600 / 952 885 661. Facebook: DesatorosCle arflow (276256)
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MORTGAGES short term. Bridging finance. No proof of income. 48 hours. 617 333 777 (258658)
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 (259400) 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 (247880)
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FURNITURE ALHAURIN FURNITURE Emporium. Buyers and sellers of quality furniture. We buy from a small item to full clearances. Top prices paid. 697 511 071 (253107) FURNITURE wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals. 675 357 575 (259353) THE WAREHOUSE – We buy a Single item to a Full House Clearance – 602 610 103 (253107)
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 (259525) GARDEN & POOL MAINTENANCE – from €120 per month products included, from Benalmadena to Marbella. www.ricardogar dens.es RICARDO 637 160 129. (259136) www.jardin-garden.es All types of garden & pool maintenance. Free estimates. 10 years professional service on the coast. T: 666 953 892. E: benalandrew@yahoo.es (278366)
IRRIGATION IRIS-IRRIGATION and landscapes. New Installations and problem-solving. Turf (supply and laying). Garden constructions. Tree surgeon. Clearing and maintenance. 676 747 521 (257539)
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F&P-IRRIGATION: professional new sprinkler systems and repairs, 30 years’ experience. 14 days free trial, fixed price. Six Solid Rock Guarantees. Free quotation. 952 931 558 (258951) F&P PUMPS: pressure, wells and pool pumps, service, sales and repairs Six Solid Rock Guarantees. 952 931 558 (258951)
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 (258009) GLASS CURTAINS Top Quality. German System. Supplied & fitted. FREE quotation with Honest advice. Call Adrian 642 632 656 (276067)
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HEALTH & BEAUTY
ADDICTION THERAPY ADDICTION THERAPIST: Alcohol-Drugs. British Qualified with Personal Experience. Charlie. 634 989 480. (249603)
BEAUTY TREATMENTS
GATES ELECTRIC Gates/Garage Doors. Intercoms/access control systems and replacement remotes. New installs and repairs. For all your electric gate and garage door requirements call us on 605 356 469/952 786 178. The Garage Door Co & 2 Way Gates. tgdc@hot mail.co.uk www.thegarage doorcompany.es (256445)
GATE REPAIRS ELECTRIC GATE/GARAGE DOOR automation repaired. Free, no obligation quotation. Call Colin - 636 394 641 (257178)
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INSURANCE
GOLF LAS BRISAS Golf share. For Sale or Swap for anything valuable. Offers. Buy now, pay later. George 617 333 777. (258658) SAN ROQUE GOLF Club Share FOR SALE. Country Membership. 2018 annual membership full paid. €6,000 ONO. Contact Val 00353 872 553368 (276101)
BOTOX AND FILLERS From €95. Covers the Costa del Sol and inland. www.beautifulmarbella.es 609 347 086. (276259)
DENTISTS ENGLISH SPEAKING DENTIST in Fuengirola. Specialising in Zircon crowns, bridges etc. Free check up! drvisky@hotmail.com - 689 887 019 (260517)
CASH PAID for your unwanted house or garage items. Please call 600 041 434 (259420)
INSURANCE MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 153, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 153 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now! (200726) LSM INSURANCE. No fat singing blokes or trumpeting telephones, just professional service at the best prices for all your insurance needs including car, household, commercial, life, health and travel. Tel 952 578 008 or www.lsminsurance.biz for a quotation (259145)
INTERNET
MASSAGE SAYAN MASSAGE. Your best traditional & tantric massage for ladies and gentlemen. 952 586 339 - 608 977 260 www.masajessayan.es (259547) BREUSS MASSAGE with Dorn method deep tissue and orthopedic massage. Miraflores and home visits. Contact 603 135 167 (276109)
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 951 386 161 or email mark.w@euroweek lynews.com for more details
LAWYERS
HOT TUBS / SPAS HOT TUBS, new, used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. 691 973 131 952 793 398 (258759)
HOUSE CLEARANCES THE WAREHOUSE – We buy a Single item to a Full House Clearance – 602 610 103 (253107) FURNITURE wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals. 675 357 575 (259353)
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) ENGLISH 24/7 LOCKSMITH/SAFE ENGINEERS. 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE, CALL DAREN OR BOB 952 660 233 / 667 668 673 WWW.SECURITYOFS PAIN.COM (252570)
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 (95705)
MOBILITY 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. (259140) www.Mobility-Spain.com The Mobility Wizards S.L. For all your mobility needs: Repairs, Rentals, Sales and Insurance. Call: 633 127 901/ 622 832 954. (259038)
HOLIDAY RENTAL COSTA DEL SOL 20 mins from Gibraltar & Puerto Banus. 60ft Motor Yacht for holiday rental. HOLIDAY RENTAL minimum stay 3 months between May & October 2018. 3 En-Suite cabins. Full equipped galley Kitchen. Salon with TV. Back Deck for El Fresco dining. Fly Bridge with seating area. Very Spacious. Part Air-Con. £750pm Contact Garry 0044 7966 378235 (276300)
24/7 LOCKSMITH
LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL & TAX ADVICE RESIDENTS & NON-RESIDENTS +34 633 898 172 gloria@gaialegalservices. com (256298)
LOANS LOANS AVAILABLE on all types of paintings, jeweler, watches, silver etc. Any condition. Immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony’s Antiques & Jewelers shops extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola. Mobile 609 529 633. Tel: 952 588 795 (SE) (201522) LOANS: personal, business, start-up, debts, embargos, bad credit, taxes, divorce. Fast, secure, simple, safe 617 333 777 (251417)
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 +34 691 179 445 +34 952 961 952 or email ronald@flu entfinanceabroad.com Come and visit us in our San Pedro office (276088)
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CLASSIFIEDS 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 (240634) (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 (258010)
MOTORING
CLASSIFIEDS MOTORING
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: transmat ic2005@yahoo.com. www.transmatic.es
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 (257838) MASSIVE SAVINGS AT BILL BRADY CARS has been established on the Costa del Sol since 1986, in which time he has helped thousands of expatriates to buy or sell their quality used Spanish cars and also keeping all the documentation simple so you understand all that is going on (which is important). You can contact Bill direct on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 or billbradycars.com (257838) SALE PRICE HONDA CIVIC (DIESEL) 1.6 I-DTEC. 2015 (Face lift model) One private owner 34’000 Klm (21’000 Mls) Full service history from Honda Marbella and 5-year warranty. Leaving Spain hence this fabulous car at new low price of only 13’995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbrady cars.com (257838) SALE PRICE AUTOMATIC 4X4 NISSAN JUKE DIG-T 190 CV 2015 (Special order) 36’000 klm (22’000 mls) bought and serviced by Nissan. Cost 28’000 €, new to many extras to list see web page massive saving only WAS 17´995€ NOW16’995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 or billbradycars.com (257838) AUTOMATIC/DIESEL NISSAN QASHQAI 1.6 DCI 2016. One private owner full service history bought and serviced by Safa Motors, Malaga, only 16,000 Klm. (10,000 Mls) Full warranty from Nissan. Panoramic sun roof. Parking camera and sensors, sat-navigation, too many extras to list. This jeep cost cover 30,000€ WAS 20,995€ NOW 19,995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars. com. (257838)
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www.euroweeklynews.com PART EXCHANGE TO CLEAR 2009 Hyundai Sport coupe 2.0 Ltr. Inj 2009 Sunburst red black half leather A/C, CD, Sports trim its ONLY 3’995€ 952 838 842 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (257838) IDEAL TOWN OR FIRST CAR SEAT MII 2014 5 Door with only 50’000 Klm (31’000 Klm) From private owner new ITV (MOT) till 2020 drives and looks great. Leaving Spain hence this great offer, well under list price at only 5’995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (257838) DIESEL RENAULT SCENIC 1.9 DCI 2006 from private owner 133’000 Klm (83’000 Mls) With full service history great MPV. For family or working and its only 3’995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (257838) CONVERTIBLE RENAULT Megane Diesel 2006 only 6’000 Klm (4’000 Mls) with service history (new service and timing belt) Metallic gold, panoramic glass sun roof that folds into the boot and lots more don’t delay at this fantastic offer at only 6’995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (257838) PART EXCHANGE TO CLEAR Mdl. Diesel 1.9 Peugeot 206 5 Door A/C. CD. electric pack, Looks and drives great for ONLY 1’995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (257838) 2004 CITROEN C5 2.0 DIESEL automatic new ITV in very good condition throughout, lots of extras including alloys climate control €2,995. Tel: 695559939. (252347) 2005 NISSAN PRIMERA new model, 2.2 diesel 6 speed, in excellent condition throughout alloy air con, Sat Nav Spanish car €2,995. Tel: 695559939. (252347) RENAULT Master Van, 2.4D, 2006, 170,000km, Spanish plates, MWB, SHR, VGC, 5250€. Tlf 603 464 582 (259511) CLASSIC CITROEN 2cd 1981 LHD Spanish Car, only 50,000 KLM, Runs and drives, but has been stood for a while and needs a little TLC. Would make a really nice car €2,250 Tel: 695559939. (252347) CITROEN XSARA Picasso, 1.6 Hdi, diesel, excellent condition, 100,000km. Right hand drive on Spanish plates, air con, alloy sets, new ITV, great car. €3,450. Tel: 695559939. (252347)
CLASSIC BMW 520 ISE 1982, RHD on Spanish plates, in good condition throughout, drives perfect, been here 22 years, only €995 Tel: 695559939. (252347) 2004 RENAULT KANGO MULTISPACE 1.5 DCI, new ITV and tyres twin side doors, in excellent condition throughout, air con €2,495. Tel: 695559939. (252347) 2003 BMW 328.SE 4 door right hand drive, on Spanish plates. 1 owner from new, Full service History, silver with black leather, Alipina Alloys 3 sets of keys. Must be seen. €2,995 Tel: 695559939. (252347) CLASSIC MERCEDES 190 E 2.0 Petrol, rare 4 speed manual 1991, Spanish car, in very good condition throughout. These cars are increasing in Value, only €2,995 Tel: 695559939. (252347) CLASSIC MERCEDES Convertible 1993 SL 300, 5 speed Auto, 24V LHD on English Plates, one previous owner, good condition throughout. Excellent Runner. 90,000 KLM. Hard Top €5,995 Tel: 695559939. (252347) 2007 DIESEL AUTOMATIC Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCI Ghia, with all extras including climate control. 1 owner from new. 120,000kms, with Ford service history. Metallic light blue. €4,750. Tel: 695559939 (252347) LANDROVER DISCOVERY 1998, 2.5 diesel Auto 5 door 7 seater, Air conditioning, Spanish car LHD, in very good condition for its year, new ITV. Excellent Runner €3,750 Tel: 695559939. (252347) TOYOTA HIACE 2007. Panel Van 2.4. English plates RHD, In very good condition throughout. Tax and MOT. Ideal for Return Trip €1,995 Tel: 695559939. (252347) 2 WHEELED small Smart trailer, excellent condition as new. New Jockey Wheel, Spare Wheel, Brakes, Lights & Ramps. Cost over £1,000 in the UK. Open to reasonable offers. 660 559 481 / martinsims11@gmail.com (245068) ONLY 24,000 KILOMETRES... 2012. DIESEL, BLACK AND WHITE STYLISH SKODA FABIA , 1.6.5 DOOR HATCHBACK, CD. AIRCONDITONED, WAS. 8,995 euros NOW........ 7,995 euros. www.robertsoncars-spain.com SAMANTHA. 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (276111)
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4X4 DIESEL NISSAN QASHQAI...ONLY 61,000KMS. (APPROX 40,000 miles) 2016 1.5 Acenta. Award winning jeep, stunning in Grey one owner now leaving Spain, every extra Bluetooth, cd, climate control. You will not buy better. Genuine reduction must sell price NOW..........15,995 euros www.robertsoncarsspain.com SAMANTHA. 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (276111) CABRIO SAAB 93 AERO.... ONLY 38,000 KILOMETRES. STUNNING SKY BLUE WITH 2 TONE LEATHER INTERIOR, ELECTRIC BLACK HOOD, ONE OWNER FROM NEW, DRIVING STYLE TURNS HEADS....8,995 EUROS. www.robertsoncarsspain.com SAMANTHA. 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (276111) 4x4 2012. Nissan Juke 0nly 38,000kilometers. 1.6 Acenta, Small SUV. Looks right in white, manual, 5door.cd. Climate control. Immaculate ....0nly 10,995 euros www.robertsoncarsspain.com SAMANTHA. 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (276111)
BRITISH MECHANIC Mijas Costa (close to new ITV Centre). Established since 2000. Service, Repairs & ITV’s on all makes of cars. CALL TODAY 605 407 369 Open 9am-6pm Mon-Fri (256467)
MOTORBIKE FOR SALE MILER 125cc MOPED Model TM25AK, white. New November 2017, less than 100kms on the clock. Unwanted Gift. Used 3 times includes Helmet, Lock & Cover. €1,800 ONO Call 651 767 042 (259158)
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WANTED
CARS, VANS, ANY REGISTRATION, INSTANT CASH, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPANISH 685 524 921 (253107)
INSURANCE
WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 685 524 921. (253107)
MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work. Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (259020)
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. (259434)
THE BRITISH GARAGE Mijas Costa (close to new ITV Centre). Repairs etc. 605 407 369 Mon-Fri 9am-6pm (256467)
CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN / UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (253107)
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ENGLISH bodyshop, fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No Job Too Small. 952 667 074 (258743)
AUTOMATIC CITROEN C5, 2003, Petrol. 152,000KM, ITV 10/10. 1,800€. Tlf 630 844 286 (276326)
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)
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SEAT LEON 1.9 turbo diesel, metallic silver, 2009 with all extras, ITV 238,000kms, excellent condition €4,450 including transfer 607 334 610 (278385) HYBRID LEXUS 450RX H Luxury. 2012. Every extra. White with grey leather. Spanish plates. Supplied & maintained in Marbella. Full history. Very low Kms. Genuine reason for sale. €29,990 No offers. Contact Ian Giles Tel: 620 180 682 (246748)
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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 (247175)
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 (246764)
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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.sepeonline.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- Andalusian Rescue Centre for Horses welcomes visitors and volunteers to our stables every day from 911am. Come along and help out, or sponsor or adopt one of our horses, donkeys or ponies. We always need help with fund raising to look after the abandoned and abused animals. Our aim is to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home. 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 Andalusia No 8448. www.horserescuespain.org or info@horserescuespain.org or archrescue@yahoo.co.uk Tel 656 935 613 or 659 408 664 Our Charity shop is located in Calle Melendez Pelayo, just off Calle Gerald Brenan, Alhaurin el Grande. Tel: Liz 600 651 007. We always need volunteers and stock for the shop. We can also arrange collection. (93322)
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PRINTERS BUSINESS cards, flyers, posters, magazines, design, canvas, exhibition equipment, signage, vehicle branding Eyeprint: 951 310 395 www.eyeprint.es with offices all along the coast (259024) CREATIVE MARBELLA Your friendly local printers. Luxury Printing, Copying, Binding, Branded Merchandise and Clothing, Menus, Bespoke Gifts, Wedding Accessories. Located in Poligono Industrial Nueva Campana 27 - 952 810 831 - www.cre ativemarbella.es or follow us on Facebook (259313)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PRO VENT. Kitchens, Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Windows, Glass Curtains creatively designed and expertly fitted. Visit our showroom in La Cala or call 639 727 188 for a free quotation. From inspiration to installation www.joebayley. com (257085) 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 (258752) PET TRANSPORTATION by road. Fully DEFRA / OCA / TRACES compliant. Complete service by professional licensed kennels. 630 197 435 www.cat-and-dog-world.com (241623)
MALAGA EXPAT CONSULTING - Paperwork Assistance, (NIE, Residencia, Driving Licence Renewal, Car Transfer, Doctor Registrations, Translation etc.), Relocation Advice. English, German, Russian. Competitive rates. Call Irina Saltmarsh 687 733 743 www.malagaexpat.com (256220)
PROPERTY FOR RENT
PLUMBING EURODOG Boarding Kennels & Cattery. Under new ownership by animal loving family. Large kennels and exercise yards, fully licensed and sanitary approved. Safe, secure and caring environment. Inspections welcome anytime. 5 minutes from Fuengirola 679 786 669 / 952 464 947 / www.eu rodog.es (242538)
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ATTRACTIVE GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT in the sought after urbanisation of PUEBLO DON ALBERTO. Close to Pool. Just minutes to the beach & all amenities. 2 Bed, 2 Bath, AirConditioning. Fully Furnished to a High standard. Maintained & established community. Well located for transport links to Malaga. BARGAIN ONLY €165,000. Contact good son.builders@icloud.com or +44 7850 746171 (259039) OLD TOWN. Townhouse, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 kitchens, patio, fireplace, 171 m2. 280.000 €. 627 311 681 (259107) NEAR RONDA 5 Bed two floor house, 2 bathrooms with disabled friendly 2 bed ground-floor flat, 2 bathrooms. Fully furnished. BARGAIN €180,000 – 951 120 270 (258468) CHARMING ANDALUCIAN Villa fabulous sea views & walking distance to beach. Please call for more info 666 819 199 email info@mmcproperties.es (276102) PUERTO BANUS Luxury Duplex Penthouse, 3 beds, 3 baths. Bright & sunny beachside - close to amenities. 24hr security. Beautiful tropical gardens. €690,000 Call 666 819 199 Email info@mmcproper ties.es (276102)
MARBELLA APARTMENTS & Villa Rentals. Telephone 622 571 040 kingscastlemarbel la@gmail.com (278311)
PROPERTY WANTED
SELLING UP?? Why not give us a call and let us give you an honest and realistic valuation of your property. List with us and let us take the stress out of selling your home. No sale no fee!! English agent on the ball with clients waiting. Please call 685 524 921. (253107) LONG TERM PROPERTY RENTALS REQUIRED!!!! WITH OR WITHOUT MANAGEMENT - CALL CARIBASOL 952 933 399/600 813 497 (256216) VILLA OR TOWNHOUSE with separate apartment wanted, for rent with a view to buy. Fuengirola, Torrequebrada, or Torreblanca areas. Furnished. Swimming Pool & Garden area. Prepared to pay a large deposit. NO AGENTS. Contact 672 515 176 (259372)
REMOVALS/STORAGE
VARIOUS APARTMENTS from 1-3 Bedrooms in Club La Costa from €130,000 - €345,000. Call 666 819 199 Email info@mmcproperties.es (276102)
PROPERTY FOR SALE
PROP MAINTENANCE STARLIGHT PROPERTY. All Areas. Residential & Holiday Lets. 689 819 592 www.starlight-spain.com (258462)
CAT AND DOG WORLD KENNELS AND CATTERY, superb licensed facilities, viewing welcome. Tel: 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.cat-and-dogworld.com (246764) 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. (248877)
WWW.INMOANDALUZ. COM. Bargain inland properties for all budgets, fincas, village homes, apartments and villas. Legal building plots. 952 491 609 685 514 835 (251085)
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PLUMBER for all your plumbing. Water heaters, bathrooms, tiling. Benalmadena based, travel no problem. Construction work. Glen 669 073 773 (257506) PLUMBING. Leak detection & blocked drains. Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drain spain.com (256694)
WWW.INMOANDALUZ. COM is always looking for realistically priced inland properties to sell to our interested buyers. Tel 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (251085)
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LONG TERM RENTALS. Super prices, no commission. Apartments, townhouses, villas, fincas, shops, offices, bars, restaurants. Coast & inland. Tlf 679 111 522 (256453) MARBELLA exceptional 1bedroom apartment, newly refurbished to 5-star standard, best part Marbella, 10th floor, sea views, long-term, €12,000 pa, Tel 692 166 434 (278383)
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NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL 15 CUBIC metre van returning to the UK 11th May. Space available each way. Tel. 639 928 090 EUROPE SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (257093) USA SPECIALIST Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (257093) STORAGE SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (257093) LOCAL and INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (257093) www.moveit-storeit.com Tel David 696 810 618 (252306) 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 (259135) 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 (256464) LOCAL & International Removals Regular Schedules 952 816 582 move@freinternation al.com (257824) moveit-storeit.com Tel David 696 810 618 (257052) MOVE IT MASTERS UK-SPAINUK. Over 30 years’ experience. Guaranteed lowest prices. Storage & kenneling available. Tel or WhatsApp: 660 030 107 (258028)
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www.euroweeklynews.com HIGH TOP VAN going from Spain to UK and return. Reliable Service. Call Graham 620 353 594 for details. E-Mail vgcasacolor@gmail.com
MAN AND VAN MAN & LARGE VAN, 100% reliable, Removals, Clearances. Ikea collection & assembly. 20€ per hour. Tel: 622 020 856 (246758) BIG VAN (removals) always on time. 100% reliable. 25€ PH – 633 277 270 (260539) 2 MEN, Van €30 p hour. Also House Clearances. 651 081 610 (276246) moveit-storeit.com Tel David 696 810 618 (248401) REMOVALS MAN AND VAN / house clearances. Ikea & Leroy Merlin Runs 20€ per hour 609 321 958. (276308) HANDYMAN & VAN – Small removals, clearances. Ikea collection & assembly. Experienced & reliable. €20 hourly – 603 257 612 (276255)
STORAGE STORAGE Marbella Dry Secure 952 816 582 move@ freinternational.com (257824)
SERVICES
CARPENTRY CARPENTER cabinet maker, Irish. Property maintenance, plumbing, painting, electrical, kitchens. Bathrooms renovated etc. 30 years’ experience. Very reliable. 677 087 575 (233419)
DRAINAGE CLEARFLOW – Unblocking, CCTV inspection, repair and installation. Tel: 630 300 600 / 952 88 5661. Facebook: DesatorosCle arflow (276256)
FURNITURE FRENCH POLISHING REPAIRS, restoration etc. restore your valuable furniture to its former glory. Tel 647 579 519 / 952 499 944 (241249)
SEWING SERVICES CURTAINS, Blinds, Upholstery, Soft furnishings made to measure, wide range fabrics and foam 672 800 887 judein spain@hotmail.com (276210)
SIGNS & DESIGNS
STORAGE lowest price guaranteed. Packaging materials Self-Storage Marbella 952 811 311 (242608)
EYEPRINT – 951 310 395 (259024)
moveit-storeit.com Tel David 696 810 618 (257052)
SHOP signs, vehicle signs, banners, window signs, 603 464 582, www.signdsign.es (249672)
ROLLER SHUTTERS
SITUATIONS VACANT
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@aceof shades.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
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SITUATIONS VACANT TAKE CARE of your Career as a live in Carer in the UK. If you have good written/spoken English with a British or EU passport you can earn from £952 - £1456 for 2 weeks. Contact Sandra Field on 658 965 204 or email s.field@con sultuscare.com (258473) 300-2,000+ PER MONTH PART TIME. Home based, flexible hours, plenty of support. Successful Leadership Managers with Forever Living, Phil & Rosytha Cony are looking for individuals or couples to be part of a new dynamic team (all areas of Spain). Call Phil on 615 257 573 for details (259380) SCANDINAVIAN speaking agent required for new real estate in El Zoco, Calahonda. Call Jonathan 677 006 383 (245045) SUNCARE CENTRAL is looking to expand their team with people who can deliver great customer service to hotel guests. Are you motivated, positive and a good communicator? Our team of Suncare Advisors work poolside in hotels from Estepona to Torremolinos giving suncare and tanning advice while promoting natural, organic sun lotions. On contract, full training given; flexible, reduced hours; friendly working environment and great poten-
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tial earnings. Contact Lorraine on LWILLIAMSON@SUNCARE CENTRAL.COM (276084) WANTED female cleaner in London for house work. Cleaning ironing and reception work. Salary and free accommodation. Tlf 00 44 7949589539 (256734) EXPERIENCED bar staff required for the Forever Beach Club in Puerto Marina Benalmadena, opp. Burger King. Tlf 686 063 173 (276323)
SOFT FURNISHINGS CURTAINS, blinds, cushions and much more. Free estimates and home visits. Tel 657 369 343 or rosan nacarmella@hotmail.com (257839)
SWIMMING POOLS
www.euroweeklynews.com POOL MAINTENANCE, repairs, friendly, reliable service. Estepona, Malaga, inland regrouts, heaters. 678 791 495 / 951 295 699 www.sparklenrip ple.net (250331) T3 www.perfectpools.es Maintenance, Repairs & Renovations. Also the very latest technology in pool heaters, covers & rollers. info@perfectpools.es. 650 348 785 (240944) WESTARPOOLS. Pool construction, renovation, repairs and heating. 619 246 372 / www.westarpools.com
POOL HEATERS, covers and rollers. EnviroCare. 952 663 141. www.envirocarespain.com (257522)
TEACHING
CLASSIFIEDS TRANSLATOR OFFICIAL TRANSLATIONS. All languages. 952 789 204. Mobile 654 613 094. sanpe drotranslations@gmail.com (259144)
Justpools.es 8x4m pool 90€ inc. 10x5m pool 100€ inc. Re-grout 8x4 500€ inc Full liability insurance. 952 472 476 / 619 636 586 (258615)
TUITION
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MARBELLA DESIGN ACADEMY – Validated programs. UK Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Interior architecture, Graphic design & Fashion design. www.de signschool.com (253836)
TV & SATELLITE TV & SATELLITE
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 (259314)
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CLASSIFIEDS UPHOLSTERY ADVANCED Cleaning Services. Professional carpet and upholstery cleaning, 28 years’ experience, wet/dry clean. Honest, reliable. 678 808 837 952 669 701 acservs@out look.com (253107) UPHOLSTERY including leather cleaned also carpets. 685 524 921 (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)
WINDOWS UPVC WINDOWS Supplied & Fitted. German profile. 30 Year’s Experience. FREE quotation with honest advice. Call Adrian 642 632 656 (276067)
WINDOW CLEANER WINDOW CLEANER – for FREE quote call Craig 604 106 414 (259410)
WINDOW 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 (256591)
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by Benjamin Park COSTA DEL SOL-based racing team SPV has began their quest for the Le Mans Cup with a seventh placed finish at the season opener at Le Castellet. The Swedish-Spanish racing team brought gamer turned racer Ricardo Sanchez onboard earlier this month for the series and the Mexican impressed on his debut for the team. The 2014 Nissan PlayStation GT Academy International Winner seemed to be performing well on his Le Mans Cup debut, but a problem with the suspension during the race
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All systems go SPV opens with seventh placed finish meant the Mexican had to settle for seventh. It leaves the side on six points in the LMP3 category heading into the next race at Monza on May 12. The race comes just weeks after the side took Le Mans 24 hours winning driver Stanley Dickens on board as their team manager. The Swede, who won the 1989 Le
Mans 24-hour driving a Sauber C9-Mercedes, will bring valuable expertise to the side as they aim for their first Le Mans Cup. SPV Racing CEO Raul Garcia spoke of his delight on Dickens’ appointment, and also told of plans to introduce an LMP later in the season. Garcia told the media: “We are very glad to have Stanley joining the team as the manager of the
LMP programme. His experience as a driver and team manager will be very valuable as we continue to expand. “We will be running at least one Ligier LMP3 in the Michelin Le Mans Cup but it is likely that one more Ligier LMP3 will be joining the team shortly. “After the summer we are targetting to start with an LMP2 test programme.” Credit: SPV
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POSITIVE START: The team at Le Castellet circuit. PRODUCTION of the brand new Tesla Y model could begin as early as next year, according to reports. News agency Reuters has claimed that Elon Musk is allegedly taking bids from suppliers for contracts which could lead to production starting from November 2019. Unofficially called the Y, Tesla’s newest planned model will
Tesla teaser be a crossover based on the €34,000 (£30,000) Tesla model 3, which is currently under construction. The new ‘Y’ would complete the billionaire’s ‘S3XY’ product plan; joining the original Model S saloon and the Model X SUV.
Musk claimed in February that Tesla would build a million Y’s a year, but according to Reuters official stats will be way off that estimate; with annual production claimed to be at 500,000 in the US, held at Tesla’s California plant, while some will also take place in China. Musk’s claims came as an ambitious figure considering the Model 3’s current production problems. Tesla has struggled with the Model 3 so far, having planned to make 20,000 of the new car a month by December 2017, but in reality just 2,000 models were produced in the last three months of the year.
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MOTORING Classic Car Club of Andalucía
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Classic Cars and spring in the air Motoring correspondent Ian Giles reports on the latest news from the Andalucia Classic Car Club, the most successful such society in the area and probably in Spain with over 600 members.
Time to buy a classic? HEY say that spring is in the air and that a young man’s fancy turns to…. what? That? No, it’s more likely that any man’s fancy, let alone a young one’s, will turn to acquiring a new car at this time. The most desirable things are, of course, sports cars, especially for the younger man, but a nice classic car is in the thoughts and on the wish list of many men of all ages. And this is not a bad time to be looking into doing just that. The classic car market, with some exceptions, has taken something of a down-turn recently with prices of many of these beauties falling and, in the case of many specialist car auctions, not selling at all. So this is a good time to start splashing the savings on that lovely old Mercedes or Triumph or MG that you’ve been daydreaming about for so long!
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The index for collector car prices in the August report by Hagarty, which specialises in insuring classic cars, fell 1.0 point to 157.42. The index is now down 8 per cent year-over-year, and down 15 per cent, or 28.4 points, from its all-time high in August 2015 (186). Not such good news for the market place but good if you’re looking to buy. I attended an auction by top classic sales outfit, Silverstone Auctions, in Warwickshire only about a month or so ago and I was shocked at how many nice cars simply didn’t sell. Many of those that did were unable to make the high prices realised last year leaving a number of collectors / dealers looking embarrassed with egg on their faces. This will reflect in the values of classics that are on sale in the press and online at this moment. Whatever the asking price
A ball of fun, a Caterham / Lotus 7.
A rare beauty in Spain, this one a 7.0 Litre Thunderbird.
A good time to buy, an Mk.2 Jaguar.
for these cars, they can be bought for much less in most cases. Unfortunately, not everyone is aware of this at this time so many cars will lie simply unsold until asking prices adjust to the new market expectation. A prize example of this is the gorgeous Mercedes SL Pagoda, manufactured from the early 60’s until 1972. These cars had flown to dizzy heights until last summer when nervous twitches set in and cars stopped selling. The next logical step is that prices fall and indeed that has happened. Rather upsetting for me too as I have a very pretty 280 SL Pagoda but, luckily, I’m not looking to sell it anyway! The exception to this new rule seems to be the Jaguar E-Type which is still commanding huge prices and doesn’t seem to be slowing down. At least, not yet. The big money model is still the early flat-floor 3.8 litre roadster or even the fixed head coupe of the early 60’s followed by the later series 1 4.2 litre cars and then the series 11/2 cars. The V12 E-Type has long been considered
A beautiful MGA out on a CCCA event.
it’s poor cousin but it’s actually a much better car than its older family and is still outstanding value even if not quite as pretty. The cars will logically rise in value as earlier cars storm ahead. It is also common sense that the very best cars will sell first so, if you’re thinking of buying a classic, buy the very best that you can afford. It makes such a difference when one comes to sell. For people considering putting a toe in the classic car world and just wanting to enjoy using them, I wouldn’t worry too m u c h . Historically, classic cars have outperformed the financial markets, the wines and arts markets and even gold on many occasions. Even if the market takes a tumble, it tends to recover quickly
and gain ground. Your investment will probably be quite secure but, most importantly, you can take it out and enjoy it, take the family with you or just park it down at the pub and gaze at it! My vote would be to join The Classic Car Club of Andalucia and get out with like-minded people, enjoy the countryside along with the amazing food and wines of Andalucia and see some spectacular scenery, quiet, traffic-free roads and enjoy all that with your new treasured classic car. I have just acquired the most beautiful 1963 Jaguar Mk.2 saloon and I intend to continue enjoying just that! Next issue I will report on classic car events from both the CCCA and the JEC (Jaguar Enthusiasts Club).
Further information on Classic Car Club of Andalucia events can be found on the Club’s website www.cccandalucia.com. Membership of this vibrant club is open to anyone owning a genuine classic car here in Spain. Saca tu coche clásico del garaje y diviértete con el.
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Malaga’s relegation looms in Levante MALAGA’S relegation from La Liga could be confirmed later today (Thursday) if they lose to Levante. Los Boquerones recorded their first win in more than three months against Villarreal earlier this month and despite spirited performances against both Deportivo and Real Madrid in recent weeks it seems to be too little too late. Having recorded just four wins all season; the side are currently bottom of the league with just 17 points from 32 games and a loss tonight would leave the side 17 points adrift with just five games remaining. They could be joined by Las Palmas sooner rather than later if results go against the Gran Canarian side, who face a tough double header against Real Betis tonight before hosting Alaves on Sunday.
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Las Palmas have lost five of their last six matches and two more losses, coupled with victories for Levante against Malaga and Athletic Bilbao, would see La Union Deportiva relegated. Deportivo La Coruña will look to continue their resurgent run of form in their fight against relegation as they head to Leganes tomorrow (Friday). Clarence See-
STRUGGLES: Malaga suffered a 2-1 loss to Real Madrid last time out.
dorf oversaw his first win since taking charge against Malaga two weeks ago and his side followed that victory up with an impressive win against Athletic Bilbao last week and a third consecutive win would move them within touching distance of safety. At the top of the table, Atletico Madrid will look to increase their hold on second place as they travel to Real Sociedad this evening. Antoine Griezmann scored his 18th goal of the season as Atletico made light work of Levante to keep ahead of rivals Real and will be confident of a victory against Sociedad, who have struggled in recent weeks, before travelling to high flying Real Betis on Sunday. In the week’s other fixtures, Alaves host Girona tonight before Eibar play Getafe and Celta Vigo take on Valencia on Saturday. Malaga are back in action against Real Sociedad on Sunday alongside Girona who are up against Espanyol.
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Pl
W
D
L
F
A
1 • Barcelona
32
25
7
0
81
17
82
2 • Atlético
32
21
8
3
54
15
71
3 • Real Madrid
32
20
7
5
79
35
67
4 • Valencia
32
20
5
7
60
33
65
5 • Betis
32
16
4
12
53
53
52
6 • Villarreal
32
14
6
12
43
39
48
7 • Sevilla
32
14
5
13
41
52
47
8 • Girona
32
12
8
12
44
49
44
9 • Celta
32
12
7
13
50
44
43
10 • Getafe
32
11
9
12
36
30
42
11 • R. Sociedad
32
11
7
14
57
52
40
12 • Eibar
32
11
7
14
36
46
40
13 • Athletic
32
9
12
11
35
38
39
14 • Leganés
32
11
6
15
27
39
39
15 • Alavés
32
12
2
18
29
45
38
16 • Espanyol
32
8
12
12
26
39
36
17 • Levante
32
6
13
13
28
48
31
18 • Deportivo
32
6
8
18
32
65
26
19 • Las Palmas
32
5
6
21
22
64
21
20 • Málaga
32
4
5
23
20
50
17
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Pl
W
D
L
F
A
1 • M City
33
28
3
2
93
25
87
2 • M United
33
22
5
6
63
26
71
3 • Liverpool
34
20
10
4
78
35
70
4 • Tottenham H
33
20
7
6
65
30
67
33
18
6
9
57
33
60
6 • Arsenal
33
16
6
11
62
45
54
7 • Burnley
33
14
10
9
33
29
52
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8 • Leicester City
33
11
10
12
49
47
43
9 • Everton
34
11
9
14
39
54
42
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10 • Newcastle United
33
11
8
14
35
42
41
11 • Bournemouth
34
9
11
14
41
56
38
12 • Watford
34
10
7
17
42
60
37
13 • Brighton
33
8
11
14
31
46
35
14 • West Ham Utd.
33
8
11
14
41
59
35
15 • Huddersfield Town
34
9
8
17
27
54
35
16 • Crystal Palace
34
8
10
16
36
54
34
17 • Swansea City
33
8
9
16
27
46
33
18 • Southampton
33
5
13
15
33
53
28
19 • Stoke City
34
6
10
18
31
64
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Alonso aiming to find Chinese Champion CHAMPIONS: City were confirmed as champions after Manchester United’s loss. On Monday, Everton host Newcastle at Goodison Park with both sides looking to leapfrog Leicester into eighth position. The Magpies will look to continue their rich vein of form after their fourth consecutive victory against Arsenal on Sunday took them past the 40-point safety mark and harbour realistic hopes of a top-10 finish this season. Everton however have enjoyed a mixed run of form since the end of February; having picked up two wins, two draws and two losses in their last six matches, but are without a win since their 2-0 win over Brighton on March 10. In the week’s other fixtures Burnley host Chelsea and Leicester play Southampton tonight (Thursday), Watford face Crystal Palace on Saturday and Stoke take on Burnley on Sunday.
FERNANDO ALONSO has announced that his Fernando Alonso Karting school will be expanding into China. The Fernando Alonso Karting School, which opened its first circuit in July 2015, has primarily operated in Spain to this point but will now expand to China with the aim of finding the first Chinese Formula One Champion. Despite the introduction of the Chinese Grand Prix in 2004, there has still not been a Chinese Formula One driver in the sport, but that is something that Alonso seems determined to change, with the Spaniard planning
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MANCHESTER CITY host Swansea on Sunday in their first game since they were crowned as champions and will now turn their attention to adding yet another record to their extraordinary season. The Citizens were officially confirmed as Premier League Champions on Sunday after Manchester United suffered a shock defeat 1-0 to bottom side West Brom at Old Trafford. City had eased past Tottenham 3-1 on Saturday to take themselves to 87 points, 16 points clear of Manchester United and will now target Chelsea’s record points total of 95, needing just three wins from their final five games to take the record. Despite their win against Manchester United at the weekend, West Brom’s relegation could be all but sealed if they lose heavily to Liverpool on Saturday. Liverpool continued their red-hot form with a 3-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday, with Mo Salah scoring his 30th Premier League goal of the season, and will be desperate to keep up the pace with second placed Manchester United. West Brom currently find themselves nine points adrift of 17th with a heavily inferior goal difference so a loss to Liverpool would mean they must win their remaining three games, coupled with Swansea losing all of theirs by several goals to have any chance of survival. Elsewhere, Arsenal will look to bounce back from their defeat to Newcastle as they host West Ham at the Emirates. Goals from Ayoze Perez and Matt Ritchie were enough to see Newcastle inflict Arsenal’s fifth consecutive away defeat and leave them teetering just two-points ahead of seventh placed Burnley with five games remaining. The Gunners face a West Ham side who are unbeaten in their last three; with their last gasp draw against Stoke on Monday adding to their 1-1 draw at Chelsea and a 3-0 win over Southampton.
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EXPANDING: Alonso plans 40 karting tracks for China. to build 40 circuits over the next five years. Ahead of last weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix, the two-time Formula One Champion tweeted: ‘Big day for the FA Karting School. We will be in China on a long term project to find the Chinese F1 Champion of the future. ‘Over the next five years, 40 race tracks will be built, giving the opportunity to the best talents in the country to follow their dreams.’
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MMA star aiming to become the Ultimate Fighter EXCLUSIVE By Benjamin Park A BRITISH MMA fighter based on the Costa del Sol is looking to make his way into the UFC as he takes part in the latest season of the Ultimate Fighter. Jay Cucciniello, who is based in Fuengirola, currently has an 8-0 undefeated professional record and as a result was asked to compete in American reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter. The Ultimate Fighter,
which is now in its 27th season, has produced several UFC champions in the past and will see 16 fighters, eight lightweights and eight featherweights, spend six weeks away in a house together in Las Vegas, all competing for the final prize of a UFC contract. Cucciniello, who is known as the Mellow Fellow, exclusively told the Euro Weekly News: “This show is something I’ve watched for a long time so when the opportunity came up I jumped on it with the support of my family,
friends and the biggest support of all, my girlfriend Taylor.” The season will come to a close on July 6 in Las Vegas, where both the champions from the featherweight and lightweight categories will be crowned. Featherweight fighter Cucciniello continued: “This series is a special one as its all undefeated fighters, the first ever season done with just undefeated fighters, so I’m truly grateful to be a part of it.” The show premiered on
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Ron Garrood THE 4* Benalmadena Palace Spa, located in Benalmadena has 182 rooms, all of them studio apartments and one bedroom apartments with balcony. They are spacious and comfortable and many newly refurbished to a high standard. You can choose your board basis, self-catering, bed & breakfast, half board, full board or even all-inclusive, a very popular option for many golfers and groups, and with so much flexibility there is something to suit everyone during their stay. The hotel has an elevated location and apartments and public areas enjoy stunning views of either the mountains, pool or the Mediterranean Sea and all located only a fourminute walk to the nearest beautiful sandy beach. This property has been refurbished and thanks to Sergio Ocaña, the new commercial manager, CostaLessGolf had the privilege of an impressive inspection tour last week. Apartments and bathrooms at this hotel are now modern and fresh, facilities include air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, fully equipped kitchenettes and comfortable seating areas for you to relax and unwind.
TOUR OF INSPECTION: At the Benalmadena Palace Spa. There is a 24-hour front desk and guests can enjoy many free facilities including: free view satellite channels, air-conditioning and heating, sports area, cinema, sauna, jacuzzi, outdoor swimming pool, indoor heated pool, fitness centre, steam bath, and entertainment programme. Spa Benalmadena Palace offers treatments with charge and there is also the Bar Bisnaga from 7pm for adults only. Stay for five nights, all-inclusive sharing a one bed apartment and play three rounds of golf @ Torrequebrada, Santana and Guadlahorce including shared buggies for only €639 per person. The offer is valid between November 1 and November 24 this year. Call 0034 952 661 849 or email enquiries@costalessgolf.com to find out more or make your booking.
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BARCELONA set a new La Liga record as their 2-1 victory over Valencia saw them extend their unbeaten league run to 39 matches, beating Real Sociedad’s record of 38 games.
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Home comforts! Rahm wins maiden victory at Open de España
PROUD: Jon Rahm secured his maiden victory on home soil.
SPANIARD Jon Rahm secured his maiden title as he took a two-shot victory on home soil to win the Open de España. The 23-year-old hit a fiveunder 67 in the final round of the Spanish open at Madrid’s Centro Nacional de Golf to finish 20 under-par overall and register just his fifth victory as a professional after overtaking overnight leader, Irishman Paul Dunne, and fellow Spaniard Nacho Elvira. “It’s probably the hardest Sunday I’ve ever had to play because the amount of crowds I was carrying,” Rahm told Sky Sports News following his victory. “I saw the willingness and the feeling that everybody had to want me to win.
They were pushing so hard and I felt that. As a golfer it’s hard to deal with the public’s emotions, so I tried to isolate myself and that’s perhaps why I didn’t play my best golf. In what turned out to be a frantic final round, Rahm came into the final day two strokes off the pace, with Dunne beginning the day with a one-shot lead ahead of Elvira. But Dunne’s playing partner for the day Elvira birdied the first to draw level with the Irishman, while Rahm birdied the first two holes to also take a share of the lead heading into the third. The lead switched hands multiple times from then on while on the front nine, but Rahm seemed to
move comfortably clear as he rolled a 10-footer at the 13th to move two ahead. And despite Elvira pulling level by the 15th, the final pair made mistakes heading into the 18th where both were left needing to hole their second shots on the par-five final to force a play-off after Rahm posted a two-putt birdie to set the clubhouse target at 20 under par. Dunne, who could only post a birdie on the final hole
Spain face Fed Cup fight SPAIN’S Fed Cup side will look to avoid dropping to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for the first time in their history as they host Paraguay this weekend. Spain continued their miserable form in the Fed Cup as they lost 3-2 against Italy in the first round in February to make it three straight defeats in the Fed Cup. They must now get past Paraguay at Cartagena’s Centro de Tenis La Manga Club in their first tie on home soil since 2016
between Saturday and Sunday in order to return to World Group I Anabel Medina Garrigues, who captained the side for the first time in the loss to Italy, can count on a full-strength side for the tie; with World Number 3 Garbine Muguruza named in the squad alongside doubles specialist Marla Jose Martinez Sanchez and Lara Arrubarrena and World Number 25 Carla Suarez Navarro. Americas Zone Group I winners Paraguay
will prove to be tough opposition though as they aim to reach the World Group II stage for the first time, having missed out at the play-off stage in both 1995 and 2015.
STRONG SIDE: World Number 3 Garbine Muguruza is part of the Spanish squad.
to finish with a one-under 71 on the final day ended second ahead of Elvira, who couldn’t recover after hitting a double bogey on the penultimate 17th to hand Rahm his maiden victory Rahm continued: “I’ve been blessed to be national champion with the Spanish Golf Federation many times, European champion and world champion representing them. To win this as a pro and do this for them and the Spanish people feels great.”