Euro Weekly News - Costa del Sol 14 - 20 Feb 2019 Issue 1754

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14 - 20 February 2019

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Tragic cancer twist A YOUNG British woman who has raised more than €20,000 for cancer research now needs the public’s help to fund overseas treatment for a rare cancerous brain tumour. Mum Kathleen Parker, who lives on the Costa del Sol, explained her model and actress daughter, Kerri Parker, was diagnosed with Oligodendraglioma/Astrocytoma five years ago. She had most of it removed, but recently found out it had come back, even more aggressively. Gym owner Kathleen said: “During this time (the last five years) Kerri has lived life on the edge and 100 per cent to the full, following her dream to become a stunt artist, by rally driving, deep sea diving, mountain climbing and recently getting her black belt in karate.” She also spent her time raising awareness and thousands for Cancer Research UK, including staging her own birthday ball in aid of the cause. Now Kerri, with her mum’s full support, has had to turn her attention to raising cash to save her own life. “The tumour has done what we feared and is back, this

Man held A COURT has bailed a suspect arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 33-year-old waitress at a restaurant in the Marbella area on Monday February 4. The woman claimed she was followed as she went into the restaurant’s storehouse. She was then physically restrained before been sexually assaulted, the 33year-old alleged. The case continues.

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TEAM: Kerri and Kathleen Parker launched appeal to help fund cancer treatment in Mexico. time spreading over much more of her brain,” said Kathleen, adding that their only real hope of a future for Kerri is to go abroad. “The NHS in the UK is pushing for Kerri to undergo radiotherapy and chemotherapy, but because the tumour is in a ‘dangerous place’ there are fears it could leave her mentally and physically unable to do anywhere near what she can do now. “After doing a lot of research, this is the very least

that could happen,” said Kathleen. The family has found an alternative treatment in Mexico which should ‘hit the tumour with everything it can’ before beginning chemo and radiotherapy in a couple of months, hopefully improving Kerri’s chances. Co-gym owner Kerri posted on her Facebook account: ‘After Mexico I hope there will be a trial for me in the USA. We don’t know yet which will work if any, it is all so unclear,

but time is running out. ‘My migraines have gone from once a day to all day every day, and I pass out a lot from them now. So we must get to Mexico urgently and finish raising the rest over the next couple of weeks as time is now of the essence.’ The mother and daughter plan to fly on Monday, but are £1,000 short, to cover travel costs. They have spent weeks fundraising to help treatment and costs, as well as launching an online appeal. Tremendous support has seen £6,000 of the £7,000 target raised in seven weeks. And Kerri has put her house on the market and is using her life savings to ensure that family members can be around to help and support her over the next 12 months, without having to worry about money. She wrote: ‘We are almost there! The treatment and clinic is covered, the rest will come, we will not stop fundraising and will do whatever it takes. The butterfly was only beautiful because the caterpillar was brave.’ To help Kerri reach her target, visit: www.facebook.com/donate/g/ helping-kerris-treat ment/377800996330305/

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NEWS EXTRA Causes of violence RESEARCHERS and medical workers launched a study at schools in Algeciras into the causes of gender-violence among teenagers yesterday (Wednesday), with the findings to be used to develop better preventative measures.

Tourism fair OFFICIALS with the Costa del Sol Tourism Board have set out the region’s cultural and food and drink offering at the IMTM Mediterranean industry fair in Israel’s Tel Aviv for the third year.

Blaze engulfs celebrity haunt A BEACH club on the Costa del Sol which was a favourite haunt for celebrities, burnt down after a fire broke out on Monday. Investigators have begun probing the cause of the fire at the Playa Padre club in Marbella. The club opened in May 2017 with a star-studded event featuring Baywatch star Pamela Anderson, and went onto host celebrities including actor Eva Longoria and reality TV personality Ashley James. Emergency services were alerted to the fire at around 7pm. The club was closed at

IN FLAMES: The club burnt down on Monday. the time and no-one is thought to have been injured. One local told Spanish media he heard an explosion before looking out from a balcony to see the club in flames. Firefighters were able to bring

the blaze under control. Videos posted to social media showed the building engulfed in flames and a photo taken afterwards showed scorched wooden pillars were all that remained.

Health claim A HEALTH workers’ trade union has claimed there are currently 25 patients waiting for beds at Malaga Regional Hospital’s Emergency Observation unit, and visitors face delays of up to 72 hours due to alleged mismanagement.

Father’s vaccine call THE father of a young Marbella woman who lost her hands and feet after contracting septicaemia has written to the Junta de Andalucia calling for vaccinations to prevent the disease. Ismael Almagro, father to Sarah Almagro Vallejo, called on the Junta’s Health Department to stop

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others contracting the ‘terrible disease.’ Sarah’s father said the infection rate of meningococcal septicaemia, caused by bacterial infections entering the bloodstream and spreading throughout the body, has doubled between 2017 and 2018. He citied data from the National Epidemiology Centre.

GUARDIA CIVIL officers have launched an investigation after the remains of a British woman’s mother was found in her Istan home. Police were called to the home after the ex-husband of Valeria Butroid, aged 71 at the time of her death, found the body. He then told her teenage granddaughter who contacted the police. It was placed under cardboard and plastic covering in a room behind a main wall, according to police sources. Butroid’s son Richard, a county councillor in Lincolnshire, said: “I was saddened and shocked by the

news of my mother’s death. It is a deeply sad time.” The deceased woman’s skeleton was all that remained of the corpse, officers said. Later tests found no signs that the deceased had died a violent death. Expatriate neighbours of Butroid said they had noticed a strange smell coming from her home, but they thought it came from her cats and dogs. Louise Butoid, the deceased’s daughter told officers the 71-year-old had died on March 12, 2018, the day after Mother’s Day. The investigation continues.

Bullying investigation NATIONAL POLICE officers have launched an investigation into bullying, after a 13-year-old Marbella pupil attempted suicide. Officers were called when the girl’s mother found her after she tried to overdose on medication. The 13-year-old alleged four classmates at the Sierra Blanca Institute punched her, pulled her hair, strangled her, threw her against a wall and touched her breasts. The girl deliberately got herself suspended three times to get out of school. The school said it was working with police on the ongoing investigation.

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A TRADE UNION representing police officers in Malaga City has called for 1,000 extra personnel to fill vacancies left by retirements and a lack of new recruits. It comes as the Andalucia head of the union Marilo Valencia said the 142 officers that have been pledged for the force was “insufficient.”

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A TOTAL of four ‘civil baptisms’ took place in Torremolinos last year, down from nine in 2017 according to the town’s council. Supporters claim the ceremonies provide a secular alternative to religious christenings for children while critics have said there is no demand for them and they serve no purpose.

Drugs bust OFFICERS with the National Police have seized some 3,900 kilograms of hashish from a house in Estepona as part of a probe into drugs smuggling. A court has remanded a 24-year-old suspect in custody following his arrest in connection with the investigation which remains open as police continue to trace others.

Body found FIREFIGHTERS and Guardia Civil officers have found the body of a 71-year-old man on a road between San Pedro de Alcantara and Ronda four days after he went missing. Emergency services were alerted to the corpse, which was found next to a crashed car near Igualeja, at around 3.30pm on Saturday.

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NATIONAL POLICE officers have arrested a 50-year-old suspect in Marbella in connection with the alleged fraudulent sale of motorcycles and parts which netted around €20,000. Officers seized some 34 vehicles as part of the investigation and claimed the scam, which affected 15 people, saw customers sold motorcycles they would never receive.

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EMERGENCY SERVICES were called out to the Cartama area after several vehicles crashed into each other leaving five people aged between 25 and 36 injured. Medical personnel and Guardia Civil traffic officers went to the A-357 following the accident, with four of those injured taken to Valle del Guadalhorce Hospital.

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BY GORGE: Houses in Setenil are carved into a rock face.

Hewn into rock THIS village in Andalucia famous for buildings that are built into the side of a gorge has made it into a British newspaper ’s ranking of beautiful Spanish towns. Setenil de las Bodegas, in Cadiz Province, was chosen along with five others in The Times’ list of the most beautiful towns in Spain. The town sits at around 640 metres above sea level in the Sierra de Cadiz and is built around the Trejo River. Many buildings facing onto the

river have been carved out of a gorge side which now sticks out over the streets below. The Romans founded settlements in the area before the Moors later built up the town. Its natural defences were considered impregnable, but it attracted the attention of Castillan kings who saw it as a gateway to the territory of their Nasrid rivals. Attacks were mounted from 1407 until it was finally captured by the Juan II of Castilla in Sep-

Death trial appeal LAWYERS are set to appeal a twoyear jail sentence for a defendant found guilty of killing a thief who mugged a woman and made off with her bag in Fuengirola. Defence lawyer Alfredo Herrera Rueda said the sentence sent the message that it was better to look the other way rather than attempt to stop crime. The Ninth Criminal Court heard the defendant had left work when he saw the deceased and another making off

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with the woman’s bag at around 7.45am. The woman was on her way to work when she was beaten and mugged. Prosecutors told the court the defendant caught up with the mugger who collapsed after being punched twice. He suffered a brain haemorrhage on impact and died two days later. Herrara Rueda also criticised the court’s decision to order the defendant to pay €180,000 in damages to the deceased’s daughters.

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tember 1484. The name Setenil is believed to come from the Latin Septem nihil, which alludes to seven attempts to conquer it that were unsuccessful. Others argue it comes from the Arabic Satt denil, which toughly translates as joyful riverbank. The Bodegas part of the name is believed to refer to the vineyards that were planted after the Castillan take over. The town currently is home to around 2,730 people.

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Church thefts NATIONAL POLICE officers have launched an investigation after thousands of euros were stolen from three churches in Benalmadena in two weeks. Officers have begun probing the thefts, the first of which took place at the Arroyo de la Miel Baptist Church. Pastor Eusebio Perez arrived to find the church entrance forced open and a safe with between €1,800 and €2,000 in collections missing. He said the

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church had never seen anything like it in its 20-year history. Another break-in which took place at the Santa Domingo de Guzman church in Benalmadena Pueblo also saw thieves make off with money from collections. The Diocese of Malaga said that nothing else of any value was taken. The third theft saw money taken following a break-in at the Immaculate Conception church in Arroyo de la Miel.

The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1753 of the Euro Weekly News Costa del Sol edition, including 164 local stories.

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Flyer search AN Irish writer has told Euro Weekly News he is seeking information on where a leading historical American aviator lived on the Costa del Sol. Brendan Lynch said he wanted to find Jean Batten’s house. The aviator beat a previous record for the fastest solo flight from Britain to Australia by four days in May 1934. Lynch said he knew Batten had lived in Los Boliches but he did not know where her house was. “When I was young growing up in Ireland I heard stories about famous aviators like Amelia Earhart and Jean Batten. I would really like to see where Batten lived,” Lynch said. Lynch has asked anyone with information to email: brendanlynch20@yahoo.ie.

THE family of Amy Fitzpatrick who disa ppe a re d w hile w a lking home a fte r babysitting on the Costa del Sol has posted a poignant picture to mark her 27th birthday. The picture shows a young Amy at her H oly C ommunion, a nd w a s pos te d on Facebook along with the message ‘27 today… we miss you with all our hearts.’ Amy, who was just 15 at the time, vanished on the five-minute walk home after babysitting for a family friend in Riviera del Sol, near La Cala de Mijas, on New Year’s Day, 2008. It was 10pm when she said goodbye to her friend, the last known sighting of her. She was living in Spain with her mum Audrey Fitzpatrick, brother Dean and stepdad Dave Mahon. Audrey has never given up hope of finding Amy and has made regular trips back to Spain after returning to her home country of Ireland in order to keep Amy’s case in the public eye. In a further tragedy, Amy’s brother Dean was stabbed to death by his stepfa-

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AROUND 300 rallied in support of Spanish unity and elections in Malaga City on Sunday. Protesters gathered in the Plaza de la Constitucion for the rally which came as tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Madrid on the same day. The rallies were organised by the

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Fake cash probe GUARDIA CIVIL officers have arrested 26 people across Andalucia - including in Malaga Province - in connection with an investigation into the introduction of counterfeit euros into circulation. Courts have since remanded 12 of the suspects in custody. Arrests took place in Malaga City as well as in the provinces of Almeria and Granada. Officers claimed highquality €50 and €100 notes were used in shops throughout Malaga Province. Shop workers were unable to tell that the notes were fake due to their quality.

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LOCAL POLICE officers in Marbella have acquired two drones which they plan to use for patrol flights in the city. Police sources said the remote-control devices, which came into service last week, will be used to check that people are complying with council rules, and to help stop thefts. They are also set to be used to help find missing people, but they will not be used for general surveillance, police said.

SEIZED: Police raided houses in Malaga City. Members of the group based in Granada Province also helped to distribute the counterfeit money in exchange for legal notes,

drugs and arms. Police seized a total of €20,000 in legal tender, counterfeit notes, several kilograms of drugs,

firearms and other weapons in raids on homes in Malaga City and elsewhere in Andalucia. The case continues.

Netflix casting call A FILM production company has called for extras for an upcoming series for online streaming platform Netflix. ModExpor said it would hold auditions this Sunday, for extras for

The Warrior Nun at Malaga City’s Polo Digital on Avenida Sor Teresa Prat, 16, from 9am to 6pm. The company said it was looking for men and women aged between 16 and 90.

Hopeful extras have been asked to wear casual clothes, loose hair and minimal make-up in case any needs to be applied, and to bring ID and social security numbers.

Plaza opens TORREMOLINOS’ mayor is set to officially open the town’s remodelled Plaza Costa del Sol, in a ceremony featuring architect Salvador Moreno Peralta at 1pm today (Thursday). Jose Ortiz is set to be joined by Salvador Moreno Peralta, the architect who designed the new plaza, for its opening. Two sculptures by Elena Laveron are also set to be unveiled.

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THE Euro Weekly News is proud to announce it is the official Media Partner of Costa Women’s seventh International Women’s Day Conference. If it is anything like the previous editions it promises to be a superb event designed especially with Women in Business in mind. The March 8 conference, with its annual focus of #MakeItHappen, is being held at Marbella’s Andalucia Lab. Costa Women are organising the conference in collaboration with 1230 The Women’s Company, who will be flying over to join the event from the UK. They specialise in business networking lunchtime meetings that enable women to connect and develop mutually beneficial business relationships in a friendly, welcoming environment. Apart from providing an excellent opportunity for women on the Costa del Sol to swap ideas, give tips and find business opportunities, there is a list of highly skilled and knowledgeable speakers lined up. Confirmed speakers include:Jenny Holloway - Founder of Social Enterprise, FashionCapital/Fashion Enter - Jenny will share her story of making it happen through grit and determination! Jo Bendle - productivity coach and author of 90 Day Productivity Planner Jo will communicate the ‘Surprising Truth About Being Super Productive.’

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ALI MEEHAN: She is once more working closely with the EWN. Jo Soley - business coach, working with heart-centred businesses - Jo will be using the ‘Powers of Numerology to elevate your business success.’ Kerri Healy - intuitive energetic healer, Success Coach and human dream catcher will be guiding as we

‘Bust Through Your Blocks to Quantum Leap Your Business & Life.’ Lisette Sandoval - Confidence & Business Results Coach - giving tools and tips to ‘Activate Your Confidence.’ Minal Patel - makes it her mission to demystify marketing so you can find

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your next customer. With a background of marketing at Constant Contact, she will ask ‘Didn’t GDPR kill off email marketing?’ Tiina Wilen - serial entrepreneur with a specialty in building concepts and brands that stand out, Tiina will be sharing her own experience of how to ‘Position yourself as an expert in seven surprisingly simple steps.’ Bringing it all together will be Social Media Trainer, Fiona Catchpowle aka #AskCyberGran - who will be MC for the day. Ali Meehan, founder of Costa Wome, said: “Imagine what you can gain from all this expert advice and help. Expect inspiration, motivation and new ways for thinking about your business to help make it happen in 2019!” Tickets are available via http://bit.ly/IWDMarbella and an early bird special price is still available until midnight tonight (Thursday). This year’s Conference will support two charities, AMUSUVIG - Asociacion de Mujeres Supervivientes de la Violencia de Genero and Asociación Knitted Knockers Costa del Sol providing free handmade breast prostheses for women who have undergone mastectomies or lumpectomies, or other procedures to the breast.

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NEWS EXTRA Cultural workers AROUND 690,300 people were employed in the Spanish culture industry at the end of 2018, up from about 687,200 the previous year according to figures from the Labour Force Survey.

R and D fall SPENDING on research and development has fallen in Spain as a share of its economic output (GDP) from 1.23 per cent in 2007 to 1.2 per cent in 2017, according to data from the EU’s Eurostat agency.

New cars THE number of petrol cars registered in Spain rose by 29.7 per cent in 2018 while the amount of diesel cars fell by 20.7 per cent in the same period, according to European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA).

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Help for homeless veterans By Sally Underwood TWO serving members of the British Army will walk the equivalent of four marathons in four days on the Costa del Sol to raise funds for homeless veterans. Charity supporter Craig and his nephew Danny - for security reasons the Euro Weekly News cannot reveal their full names - will carry out the 111-mile challenge from Torrox to the top of the Rock of Gibraltar, leaving on April 17. Craig is no stranger to walking for charity, with 897 miles already under his belt. This time, he and Danny have set their sights on SSAFA Forces Help, raising funds for homeless veterans. Speaking exclusively to the Euro Weekly News, Craig explained: “I have raised money for other charities before, but I am really passionate about homeless veterans;

CHARITY WALKER: Craig (inset with his dog, Sammy) will walk from Torrox to Gibraltar. no-one should be on the streets.” He added: “I do something every year for charity, and this time I thought, ‘I’m fed up of freezing to death walking hills in England,’ and decided to do my walk in

Gibraltar instead.” Craig, originally from Bradford, Yorkshire, joined the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards as a 17-year-old in 1983 before going on to serve in many other units and watches, including

Black Watch and Royal Signals. To support Craig, Danny, and SSAFA Forces Help, and for information on how to make a donation, please email: sally@euroweek lynews.com.

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45 years in jail for ranger murders A HUNTER who shot dead two rural rangers in January 2017 has been sentenced to 45 years in prison and ordered to pay compensation of more than €1 million to the families of the victims. The court in Lleida found Ismael Rodriguez guilty of the charges against him and has ordered him to be locked up for 22 years for each of the two murders, plus one year in prison for a crime of illegal possession of a shotgun and a €1,080 fine for a crime against fauna. The court heard that Rodriguez surprised the rangers with the attack which happened so quickly they could not even activate the alarm button on their radio. Each ranger was shot twice after Rodriguez reloaded his shotgun.

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NEWS EXTRA Healthier food plan SPAIN’S Food and Drink Industry Federation (FIAB) has agreed to slash the amount of sugar, fat and salt in its members’ products by 10 per cent by end 2020.

New firms A TOTAL of 21,661 new companies were registered in the Madrid region in 2018 making it the autonomous community with the highest number of registrations according to Spain’s National Institute of Statistics (INE).

Rain levels THE amount of rainfall in Spain since October 1, 2018 to February 5 was 4 per cent below average, according to the AEMET Met Office which released figures showing an average of 297 litres per square metre fell.

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Julen’s parents follow investigation by Sally Underwood JULEN’S parents, Victoria Sanchez and Jose Rosello, have attended the Malaga court investigating a possible case of negligent manslaughter over the death of their toddler last month. According to Spanish media, the couple went to the proceedings to learn how their son died, and ‘are the first people to want to get to the bottom of the facts.’ The family are said to have employed a Malaga-based lawyer to represent them during the investigation. The judge presiding over the investigation has already made a ruling over a claim made by the owner of land where Julen fell down a 72-metre borehole. David Serrano’s lawyers had asked the judge to name him a ‘personada,’ a legal title naming someone as an interested party in a trial and allowing them access to the details of the proceedings. The judge denied the claim, saying Serrano had, “not specified what grounds he has to ask for this; an essential point in applying for it, either as an injured party or as someone under investigation.”

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SEEKING JUSTICE: Jose and Victoria, pictured with sons Julen (centre forward) and Oliver, want the truth. The same court has authorised a series of measures to secure the site where the incident took place, however. The judge ruled specialists could carry out work to reinforce the area where large amounts of earth were removed to prevent land movement once the Guardia Civil has finished its investigations.

These works, which will begin this week, will include shoring up embankments and slopes. In the meantime, the court will continue to collect reports and statements to carry out its investigation in the negligent homicide case. Jose Rosello reportedly told police he had been fetching fire wood to make paella during a family trip to a rural plot in Totalan when he saw

Julen, who was allegedly between 10 and 15 metres away from him, run towards the well. Jose claimed he ran to catch the boy, but Julen fell down the borehole and could be heard crying for around 30 seconds. He said he removed stones from around the mouth of the hole to prevent anything falling on Julen and tried to reassure the boy.

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Pet owners beware DANGEROUS caterpillars that can be lethal to pets and harmful to humans have been sighted on the move in their distinctive nose-to-tail chains. The pine processionary caterpillars can cause a severe, painful rash in humans. It is the hairs of the caterpillars that can cause problems. They act like harpoons and can penetrate or irritate any exposed skin. Dogs are particularly susceptible as they will pick up the hairs on their paws and then lick them as they start to itch. This then leads to the hairs being transferred on to the animal’s tongue and can result in itching, swelling, vomiting and even death.

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Tragic find Planes shocked by young mother’s death THE Guardia Civil were called after a 29-year-old woman was found dead in a house on the outskirts of Planes. Her partner who is now in custody claimed that he found the woman, whose first name was Sheila, with her throat cut and a knife beside her. He had gone downstairs at 6am, alerted by the cries of their threemonth-old baby, he claimed. Sources revealed at the time that Policia Judicial officers from the Guardia Civil’s criminal investigation unit ‘were considering all hypotheses’ although initial findings pointed to suicide. Although a Villena court imposed a media blackout, Guardia Civil sources revealed that the post-mortem had found head injuries and wounds that were incompatible with suicide. “Nobody here heard anything, and I was unaware that anything had happened until the police called me,” Planes mayor, Javier Sendra, said later. The isolated house is five kilometres

PLANES: The woman was found in the outskirts. outside Planes but less than a kilometre from the centre of neighbouring Benimarfull although the couple, who had lived there for a year, had little contact with either village.

Alcoy-born like her partner, Sheila was the mother of four other children with different partners and according to her Facebook profile was an actress, model and dancer.

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Animal abuse arrests up THE number of people arrested or charged for animal abuse in Spain in 2018 rose by more than 20 per cent. Seprona, the Guardia Civil’s nature protection service investigated or detained 590 people for animal abuse against both wild and domestic animals. The agency investigated 10,920 offences related to injuries against domestic animals in 2018, and a further 3,974 involving dangerous animals and 1,731 in connection with dangerous dog breeds. The agency also addressed 3,974 complaints regarding owners keeping wild animals as pets, and investigated more than 200 reports of animal exploitation at dog kennels, farms and zoos. The previous year, Seprona dealt with 11,277 reports of animal abuse, and 488 people were arrested or charged. But while the number of people investigated rose slightly, last year compared to 2017, there was a 20 per cent rise in those arrested or charged. In Galicia, the agency is currently investigating the brutal killing of four wild horses, which were led into a deworming corridor and beaten to death.

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NEWS EXTRA Dairy farm decline MORE than 800 dairy farms closed down in Spain in 2018, an average of around three a day, according to the Union of Small Farmers and Cattle Ranchers (UPA) which showed there were 13,630 at the start of 2019.

Oil imports SPAIN imported almost 67.6 billion tons of oil in 2018, an increase of 2.5 per cent on 2017 levels and the highest amount since records began in 1996 according to data from the Ministry of Ecology.

Fishing cash FIGURES from the European Commission (EC) have shown Spain lost more than €50m in EU funding for fisheries due to not spending it on time despite a three-year extension on 2015 grants.

Man hunted for Carr killing by Julie Day FOLLOWING the five arrests already made after the body of Irishman Carl Carr was discovered two weeks ag o b u ried in a s h a llow grave in the municipality of Rojales, police have now issued an arrest warrant for a second Irishman believed to have witnessed the murder and help bury the body. The investigating judge, Juana López Hoyos, of the Number 2 Criminal Court in Torrevieja, has issued a European arrest warrant for the 26-year-old Irishman known as Simon, who fled Spain shortly after Carr was killed in September last year, returning to his home country. It is b e lie v ed fro m the

statement given by one of the protected witnesses, that Simon w a s pre s e nt w he n Carl was battered to death at the property located in the Urbanisation of La Siesta. While at first Carl’s death was thought to be drugs related, police investigators now allege that he was brutally battered to death with a knuckleduster by Wayne P. Wa ls h, his frie nd a nd housemate. Police believe the motive was a love triangle he was involved in with 23-year-old Mily Leonard, Wayne’s on-off girlfriend a nd mothe r of his young child, who has also been arrested and is in prison. The woman at the centre of the case, Mily Leonard,

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IN CUSTODY: Mily Leonard was formerly known for her party lifestyle.

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Butane road danger EXPERTS worked through the night to safely begin the transfer 30,000 litres of butane gas to another tanker after a serious traffic accident in the south of Spain on Monday The delicate operation to transfer the dangerous gas began at 2.30am on Tuesday and continued well into the day. The A-49 was closed in both directions near Bonares (Huelva) in Andalucia. The Andalucian government delegate for Huelva, Bella Verano, activated an emergency plan to deal with accidents involving the transport of dangerous goods at 8.47pm on Monday after the accident at km 61.

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TWO pe t i t i o ns t o talling m o re t ha n 280,0 0 0 si g na t ure s calling for the decriminalisation of euthanasia have been presented to Spa i n’s parliament. The y wa nt a bill which wo ul d a l l o w people the right to die with o ut a ny o ne wh o helpe d t he m f a c i n g criminal consequences to be unblocked in the lower house. The socialist PSOE last year presented the bill calling for the decriminalisation of euth an a si a ‘ pro v i de d th ere i s pr i o r i n form e d c o nse nt a n d the person consenting has full use of mental cap a c i t y a nd whe re there is no coercion.’ The pro po se d bi ll adds that it would only be pe r m i ssi ble where a person is suffering from a serious chronic disability or serious or incurable illness. A medical committee w o ul d ha v e t o agree. Right-wing parties Ciuda da no s a nd P P have blocked progress of the bill.

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Mercadona bins plastic bags

SUPERMARKETS IN SPAIN: Green recycling initiative that involves its customers, employees and suppliers. SPAIN’S Mercadona supermarket chain has announced plans to scrap their existing plastic bags and replace them with alternatives made from paper and other recycled materials. The supermarket giant has already trialled the scheme in 66 stores and will now roll out the initiative to more than 1,600 by the middle of April this year. Customers will be able to choose between a paper bag, a bag containing 50-70 per cent

of recycled plastic from Mercadona stores or a raffia ‘basket.’ The paper bags and recycled plastic bags will cost 10 centimos each and the raffia basket 50 centimos.Mercadona said it is committed to encouraging its customers to reuse bags and baskets within their green recycling initiative that involves its customers, employees and suppliers. Working towards that the store chain said that it is expected that the plastic bags

used in the fresh produce sections of their stores will be replaced by others made of compostable material before 2021.

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PLANE CRASH: Emergency services rushed to the scene of the accident in Quijorna.

Air crash leaves 2 dead TWO people have died after their light aircraft crashed onto a rural track near Madrid. Emergency services rushed to the scene of the accident in Quijorna but paramedics could only confirm the deaths of the occupants of the small plane. It is understood the victims were a 26-year-old student of Afghan nationality and his instructor, a 30year-old Spanish woman from the Quality Fly school. Investigations into the cause of the accident have been opened by the police after reports the plane may have collided mid-air with an ultralight aircraft. It was the second plane crash in Madrid within 48 hours. In an earlier incident two people were seriously injured while making an emergency landing.

Refreshment break A JET2 flight from Glasgow to Tenerife had to divert to Manchester Airport after it was claimed there was no water for tea and coffee. Flight LS155 had left Scotland and was flying over the Republic of Ireland when it was redirected after a plumbing issue was reported, the Daily Record reports. The Boeing 737 was

bound for the Canary Islands when it was diverted. An airline spokeswoman said: “There was a technical issue with water on board. There wasn’t water for tea and coffee.” Passengers were transferred onto another flight and were being ‘well looked after.’

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Spain up for clean energy SPAIN’S Secretary of State for Energy has said the country is among the best prepared to transition from fossil fuels to renewable power. Jose Dominguez said steps taken over the past decade had brought Spain into the lead on

renewable energy. Dominguez said: “Spain is ready to make the essential transition to renewable energy. “There is no country in the world more prepared than Spain.”

LOW-COST: Train travel may soon be cheaper than other modes of transport.

Full speed at low-cost RENFE’s project to launch a low-cost version of the current AVE service is set to be put in motion next year, according to company president Isaias Taboas. Taboas discussed Renfe’s company strategy for 20192021 during a meeting with the press, but did not release much information surrounding the project or what the service would entail as they are still working on the fine details. The president did say the

goal of the service is to attract clients who use their car as a mode of transport because they consider the train too expensive. The tariffs could be 40 per cent lower than traditional AVE tickets. Renfe’s main reason for starting the venture is to continue growing after 2020 when the railway sector opens its doors to other competitors who can offer a similar service to AVE. Taboas said the company was convinced that with the new ser-

vice they would continue to create revenue despite the arrival of competitors to the market. According to company data, the service will potentially increase sales 16 per cent by 2023, raking in €4.6 billion and by 30 per cent by 2028 to a revenue of €5.3 billion. Taboas explained the project will demand an investment of €3 billion in materials, and they plan to bring into service 200 new trains in March of this year, valued at €1.7 billion.

Broken sculptures TWO exhibits at the Reina Sofia Museum were damaged by tourists in the space of a fortnight. The first of the glass sculptures, created by Iranian artist Nairy Baghramian, was broken when a visitor tripped and fell on it as they were taking a photograph. The second piece was damaged when a

woman sat on it to pose for another picture. Curator Garcia Gomez-Tejedor admitted that the pieces were ‘too fragile,’ and confirmed the artist had since removed them. The museum will reportedly have to pay out €13,700 to have them rebuilt as they were not insured.

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Nobu Marbella launched its winter Omakase menu Nobu Restaurant, located in Puente Romano Marbella, has launched its winter Omakase Menu. Omakase means in Japanese ‘I’ll leave it up to you’ and refers to chef’s selection. The dishes include legends from Nobu Style cuisine; the appetizers consist of three choices: Salmon ‘New Style’ Sashimi, White Fish Dry Miso or Sashimi Salad Matsuhisa. The main course cannot be without Black Cod Miso and as the sweet treat, there is the classic Green Tea Tartlet.

Nobu Restaurant & Lounge, the first Nobu opened in Spain, is located in the centre of Puente Romano’s lively ‘La Plaza.’ The famous and unique gastronomy hub offers a variety of restaurants and cocktail bars. Through diversity and innovation it attracts outgoing and passionate guests from all round the world. Winter Omakase menu is served for dinner between Sunday and Thursday. Price is €45 per person.

For reservations please write dine-marbella@nobuhotels.com or call Tel (+34) 952 778 686

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NEWS EXTRA Female officers SPAIN’S National Police is celebrating 40 years of women in the uniform. Four decades ago there were just 42 female police officers, today there are 9,068, a figure which represents 14.8 per cent of the entire force.

No bank MORE than 4,000 villages in Spain do not have a bank facility where they can withdraw cash, pay bills or make inquiries. People in some 800 municipalities have to travel by car or public transport to make transactions.

Fare free RENFE is offering free tickets for a companion on any AVE and long distance journeys from today (Thursday) until Monday. The company said: ‘Travel with us and take whoever you want for free.’

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Bargain Brits this Valentine’s By Sally Underwood THIS week, Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun will celebrate Valentine’s Day with an episode taking in some of the show’s best-loved characters. Episode six, which will air at 8pm UK time today (Thursday) on Channel Five, will see audiences revisit horse rescue charity boss, Jill Newman-Rodgers. This week, the expatriate rushes to the aid of a badly treated horse abandoned by a road. Following help from generous Britons, the charity can afford the expensive rescue and intensive treatment of the newly-named Rihanna. Also in this episode, viewers will head to the El Campanario golf course in Estepona for a

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FOR SALE: This week, Victor Nash tries to sell his much-loved campervan. round with a difference. Footgolf is a combination of football and golf and British born

expatriate Fernando Lago is hoping his favourite hobby will one day become his business.

We follow the ups and downs of Fernando’s free competition which aims to bring in new

punters. Back for more after starring in episode four is call centre entrepreneur-turned Spanish bar tycoon, Vincent Neale. After the stressful opening of his own bar in Estepona, he has decided to open another one for his former call-center employee Courtney Hirsch and her boyfriend Michael Heard. It is a great opportunity for the young couple who have moved to Spain to start a new life, but can they make it work? Finally, viewers will return to one of the show’s best-loved characters, Victor Nash; a cockney motorhome owner who has been parked up in a campsite in Marbella for 10 years. This week, Victor tries to sell his campervan to a young couple, but will he succeed?

One dead, 100 hurt in train crash A TRAIN driver died in a smash that left almost 100 people injured in a crash involving two trains near Barcelona. Casualties include three people seriously injured, 16 less serious and 76 described as ‘mild.’ Approximately 100 people escaped the smash unharmed. The head-on accident happened on the R4 Rodalies line between St Vicenc Castellet and Manresa and involved a Regional 15624 service and Cercanias 28043 train last Friday.

Family in house fire FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a 73-year-old’s house in Algeciras on Sunday after a blaze broke out in his home, burning his face. Emergency services said the fire, which began at the house on Calle Muela at 2am, took around three

hours and more than 3,000 litres of water to put out. Five other members of t h e 7 3 - y e a r- o l d ’s f a m i l y were in the house at the time, with two treated for smoke inhalation. The 73-year-old was taken to Punta Europa Hospital.

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Get organised for Brexit Euro Weekly News Media Group publishers, Michel and Steven Euesden, share their personal experiences in the run up to March 29. FROM our postbag - as our editor Dilip Kuner told The Observer - the British expat population in Spain is pretty evenly split over Brexit. We strive to reflect this in our coverage, but one thing we feel is hugely important is to give advice that will be useful to all expats whatever their views. Having listened to the British Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, we decided to be pro-active in making sure our house is in order pre-Brexit. It was all too clear that there were a number of crucial things that we needed to do to make sure we are legal UK citizens living in Spain. In these uncertain times it is easy to become overwhelmed by the legalities and sometimes conflicting information. But it isn’t as difficult as it initially seems. We hope that by sharing our experiences readers too can follow some relatively simple steps to ensure life runs smoothly after Brexit - deal or no deal. To explain, we have renewed our

passports, even though there were months left on them, to eliminate potential problems when travelling overseas post-Brexit (many airlines for example won’t permit you on board if your passport has fewer than six months to run). This can be done easily online at www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport, simply fill in your details and upload a photograph via your phone or computer. It really is that easy, with the system taking you every step of the way. At each stage of the process text messages keep you informed - even to when the DHL delivery of the passport to your home is due to arrive In addition, our padrons - which are vital for all sorts of paperwork as well as benefiting the local council when it comes to calculating government grants (see next week’s EWN for a fuller explanation) - have been updated at our town hall, where the staff were only too happy to help. Not only that, but we have renewed our Spanish residencias to ensure we

are in possession of the official NIE card. These are issued at the Foreigner Office or National Police station, depending on where you live, and are now a handy credit card size. They are also essential for renewing your Spanish driving licence or swapping your UK one - as we have done well ahead of Brexit. So no matter what the outcome, we know we can continue to drive here and in Europe. You can do this at your nearest Trafico (DGT) office, or if you don’t speak Spanish, a gestor (Spanish administrator) will deal with all of the paperwork for you. We are in the process of updating our

MICHEL AND STEVEN: Now have everything in place. pension fund and funeral plans both in Spain and the UK, so we are ready for every eventuality. The key is to break the issues down methodically, and tackle them one at a time. We hope that our readers can benefit from our experience and advice and take the appropriate steps to having everything in place for Brexit. We know how much more secure we feel for having taken these steps - and

we are sure you will too. And don’t forget the UK government itself, which offers lots of information and advice through the www.gov.uk/government/brexit site, and the British Embassy’s Brits in Spain Facebook site. If you need more help keep an eye open on these pages for our weekly ‘Expat Guides’ which are full of useful information for foreigners living in Spain.

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POLICE in Spain took a school bus off the road after the driver tested positive for cannabis at a roadside check. The Local Police in Elda (Alicante) had stopped the vehicle as part of a national drive to ensure the safety of school transport.

School bus drugs bust Officials said the bus had travelled from Villena and had also picked up students from the nearby town of Sax.

They said the test was indicative only and to confirm the result a saliva sample must be analysed in an approved laboratory. The re-

sult will not be known for two weeks. The bus was allowed to continue on its way once another driver, who was subjected to the

same tests, was found. The week-long Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) safety campaign checked that vehicles and drivers meet the administrative requirements, safety measures, driving times, rest periods and other obligations.

Irish holidaymaker drowns A FAMILY man and footballer from Dublin, believed to be in his 30’s, has drowned while holidaying in Barcelona. Stephen Moylan died last Thursday night, though the circumstances of his death have not been confirmed. Two football matches in the Irish capital were postponed on Saturday out of respect for Mr Moylan, who was involved with Beggsboro AFC and Dingle United in Cabra. He reportedly played for Beggsboro in the Leinster Senior League. The club posted online that it was ‘sad to report the shock news of the sudden death of our player Stephen Moylan adding that he was ‘a gentleman,’ and played for the club the last number of seasons.’ The post continued that the club’s ‘thoughts and sympathies are with his partner Emma, his children and family and many friends at this sad time.’ It is understood his partner gave birth to another child recently.

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DEEPER TIES: Germany’s Merkel and France’s Macron are seeking a closer relationship with Spain.

French and German ties SPAIN has agreed to work more closely with France and Germany on a range of issues affecting the EU under new arrangements still being discussed by officials. Sources from Spain’s Foreign Ministry told the country’s media that officials had agreed to closer ties at a meeting at the German embassy in Madrid. The three countries are set to work

more closely on six areas including migration, the EU budget and the appointment of officials to positions within the bloc, the sources added. It comes as the governments of France, Germany and Spain are all looking to redefine the balance of power within the EU following Brexit on Friday March 29. France and Germany signed the Treaty

of Aachen in January which aimed to deepen ties between their two countries. The Madrid meeting came as part of efforts to bring Spain into the fold, with other countries set to be invited into the arrangement, according to reports. It also follows Eurosceptic parties taking power in Italy which French and German officials see as a threat to the established EU order.

THE British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has detected website irregularities by six major hotel booking companies for not offering their ‘best deals’ to customers. The discovery of the wrongful practices was carried out in the UK, where the CMA has taken enforcement action for activities like ‘pressure selling, misleading discount claims, and hidden charges.’ It is thought the practices involved hotels and accommodation worldwide including Spain. The companies investigated are; Trivago, ebookers, Agoda, Expedia, Booking.com and Hotels.com, which have had to change their tactics. The authority plans to eliminate sales of a dishonest nature, which the head of the CMA, Andrew Tyrie, has called “completely unacceptable.” Other restrictions are reportedly being made on Booking. com, Hotels.com and Expedia, to change the ‘popularity’ of certain hotels to increase sales.

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Talks update

Staff plan SPAIN’S government has approved a decree that would see 1,735 state workers hired to cope with the effects of Brexit in the civil service, at borders and for expatriates. The government is set to take on 875 extra civil servants across various government departments, 860 at ports and airports. The workers are also set to help the roughly 300,000 British expatriates living in Spain, according to plans approved at a Council of Ministers meeting on Friday. Ministers said Spain had the means to cope with the aftermath of Brexit but that certain departments needed extra resources. It comes as the Spanish government, the British embassy and Spain’s Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) continue to call on expatriates to ensure their paperwork is in order before Brexit. Separately, a human resources organisation has said companies employing British staff members should ensure they can prove their workers are legally residing in the country ahead of post-Brexit labour inspections. The Human Resources observatory said the Spanish government would likely adopt measures covering British workers in the EU Withdrawal Agreement even if it does not receive parliamentary backing.

By Joe Gerrard BRITAIN’S Prime Minister said she will keep working to reopen Brexit negotiations with a reluctant EU ahead of a series of votes due to be tabled from today (Thursday). Theresa May told Parliament on Tuesday that London’s work to convince the EU to agree to changes to the Northern Irish backstop was ongoing. European Commission (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker is still ruling out renegotiating the mechanism designed to prevent a hard border falling between Northern Ireland and the Republic, May added. “We now all need to hold our nerve to get the changes this House requires and deliver Brexit on time,” the Prime Minister said. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said May was “playing chicken” with the country’s future and added May was running down the clock ahead of Brexit day on Friday March 29. MPs from across Parliament

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BREXIT EXTRA Dividend dismissal MPS have dismissed Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s forecasts of a Brexit deal ‘dividend,’ or economic boost after a Withdrawal Agreement is settled, as not credible.

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NEGOTIATIONS: May spoke with Tusk in Brussels on Thursday. asked May questions on the backstop, as well as on if she would rule out a no-deal or be prepared to walk away from EU talks. The Prime Minister said she was not in favour of Corbyn’s proposal to remain in the customs union to resolve the deadlock. The government plans to table a new amendable motion today that is similar to the one that saw MPs reject the backstop in January.

Another vote is set to take place after fresh talks with Brussels wind up. Parliament would have the chance to vote on a further motion on Wednesday February 27 if talks with the EU fail to produce an agreement, May said. May went to Brussels on Thursday but talks with European Council President Donald Tusk failed to produce a breakthrough as negotiations continue.

DP WORLD, the largest investor in British ports, has said it can increase capacity at the London Gateway in Essex to ease pressure on other harbours in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Policy cost A REPORT from the pro-migration Global Future thinktank has estimated proposals for Britain’s immigration system after Brexit could cost businesses more than €1.1 billion and the NHS almost €137 million to meet shortfalls left by EU staff.

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Dream job A SPANISH company is looking for someone to litera l l y g e t pa i d to sleep on the job. Koala Rest, based in Madrid, is advertising the position of ‘pillow tester’ to participate in th e de v e l o pm e nt o f a produc t be f o re i t’s launched onto the market. A nd a sa l a r y o f €1,200 gross is up for grabs.

Journalism concerns By Joe Gerrard AN NGO representing journalists across the world has said that Spanish reporters’ work to uncover scandals is b ein g u s e d b y th e s t a te a s a ‘w e a p o n ’ a g ains t them. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) cited National Police raids on the Balearic Is la n d o ffice s o f E u ropa Press in Palma and on Diario de Mallorca journalists in its Annual Report. It presented the report in Madrid on Friday. RSF said journalists had continued to run into obsta-

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NEWS EXTRA Beach bar revamp WORKERS in Estepona have begun refurbishing six chiringuito beach bars in the town to standardise their looks after planning officials allowed them to expand by an extra 50 square metres.

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CONCERNS: RSF said reporters continued to face hostility. cles as seen when National Police officers seized mobile phones, computers and material from news outlets in Mallorca. Europa Press a nd D iar io de Mallorc a were reporting on alleged large-scale corruption on the island. Te ns ion in Spa in fe ll compared to 2017 when the push for Catalan secession culminated in an independence referendum and dec-

laration but the issue continued to loom large, RSF said. “Attention has rested on C a ta luña a ga in in 2018 which has once again created a climate of hostility tow a rds journa lis ts ,” R SF said. The NGO cited cases of journalists and photographers being harassed by police officers and pro-indepe nde nc e a nd Spa nis h

uni oni st dem onst r at or s while reporting in Cataluña. It comes as RSF placed Spain 31st in the world on its most recent Freedom of the Press ranking. Spain fell two places in the ranking from 2017 to 2018. The country came ahead of France at 33rd, Britain 40t h and t he US at 45t h. Spain came behind Norway which was first, Germany at 15th and Ireland at 16th.

FUENGIROLA’S Bioparc has agreed to continue a deal with Renfe which allows visitors to buy a combined rail and zoo ticket at a cost of €20.50 for adults and €14.50 for children for a further year.

Vote probe MALAGA City’s 17th Court of First Instance heard on Tuesday that the Costa del Sol branch of the leftist Podemos did not properly conduct primary elections in 2016 in a case brought by councillors from Fuengirola and Mijas.

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FAKE IDENTITY: The alleged ringleader, Nestor Anibal, even hid his identity from his wife.

BURGLARIES UP: The number of criminals using force in a home has risen.

Violent robberies rise By Sally Underwood THE number of burglars using force to rob people in their homes has increased by almost 2 per cent, according to new figures. D esp i t e t h e i n c r ea s e , Spain continues to be one of the safest countries in the world, a c c o r d i n g t o d ata provided by the Ministry for

the Interior. While the number of overall violent robberies has been decreasing since 2012, figures show crimes using force in a person’s home have been on the rise since 2016. Between 2017 and the third quarter of 2018 the figure rose by 2000. In total, there are around 2,500 thefts of all kinds car-

ried out in Spain each day, although officials believe the true number could be even higher, with around 40 per cent of crimes thought to go unreported. Figures also showed 70 per cent of robberies take place during the day, while the mostly likely day to be robbed is a Monday or Friday, and in January, March or August.

Dia to lay off 2,100 staff SUPERMARKET chain Dia, has announced 2,100 dismissals and losses of €352 million. The figures for 2018 are in stark contrast to the profit of €101 million registered a year earlier. Sales dropped to €7,288.8 million in 2018 from €8,217.67 million 12 months earlier, a fall of 11.3 per cent. The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has reported that this has led to the firm’s decision to lay off 2,100 of its current 42,000 employees in a bid to ‘ensure the future sustainability of the company.’

Spain’s ‘best forger’ arrested OFFICERS from the National Police have arrested Nestor Anibal, thought to be one of the world’s best document-forgers. The 72-year-old Argentinian man, who is thought to have used at least four identities, had allegedly been running an extensive counterfeiting network in Spain for the last 10 years. Police said the man ‘took many precautions’ to protect his identity, even hid-

ing his real name from his wife. Officers began investigating in August 2017 using the code name ‘Operation Jackal,’ eventually locating the ring’s reported laboratory in Rivas Vaciamadrid, Madrid. The building is said to have contained several ‘very technical’ machines totalling €100,000, specially-bought for falsifying documents.

Police believe the group were able to create three or four false documents every day, charging up to €5,000 a time. During the investigation, officers also arrested 12 other people, including six in Madrid, four in Barcelona, one in Vigo, and another in Ibiza, the final suspect was Nestor’s son, who is thought to have helped him forge documents.

Stunning spots THE Most Beautiful Villages in Spain Association has revealed the latest 11 additions to the prestigious club. The striking locations selected are; Nijar (Almeria), Bagergue (Lleida), Carmona and Potes (both in Cantabria), Bonilla de la Sierra (Avila), Roda de Isabena (Huesca), San

Martin de Trevejo (Caceres), Setenil de las Bodegas (Cadiz), Tazones (Asturias), Viniegra Abajo and Viniegra de Arriba (La Rioja). The association works to recover and conserve lost historical heritage, spread awareness and promote tourism.

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Flag comedian unity sketch A COMEDIAN who caused uproar after blowing his nose on Spain’s flag on television has released a new sketch featuring an ironic speech in defence of Spanish unity. Dani Mateo delivered a parody defence of Spanish unity on La S e x t a ’s E l I n t e r m e d i o c o m e d y current affairs programme. “Spain is built with a radial which is made of the same material as a closed pistachio,” Mateo said. “Whenever the right is in opposition it goes from criticising demonstrations to not missing a single one,” Mateo added in reference to a rightwing pro-Spanish unity rally held at the weekend. Mateo had to temporarily leave the show last year following another which saw him blow his nose on the Spanish flag during a scene parodying Constitution anniversary celebrations.

Critics called for boycotts of La Sexta claiming the sketch was offensive to Spanish people and that Mateo had defiled a national symbol. Others called for his arrest while supporters said the stunt was obviously in jest. Prosecutors opened an investigation but found there was no evidence of him having committed a crime. Mateo said in the wake of the furore that the scandal showed the danger of flags becoming more important than people.

UNITY PARODY: Mateo previously blew his nose on the Spanish flag.

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Fuel prices soar ELECTRICITY bills in Spain were 25 per cent higher last month compared to the same period in 2018. The reason behind the rise, according to the Spanish consumer organisation OCU, is the weather and CO2 emission rights. In a statement, it said: ‘We believe the reason for this strong and sustained increase is the weather and, in particular, CO2 emission rights, with prices having risen sharply since the

middle of last year. ‘The higher cost is transferred to the price at which energy is offered by the most polluting technologies. Those most affected are apparently households with timers, as they ‘concentrate high consumption in the colder months.’ The only advice given is to think twice before turning on lights and heating. OCU said a bill payer who consumed 3,000 kWh during January will have paid an extra €51 compared to 12 months ago. The organisation predicted there will not be a reduction in February, claiming ‘everything seems to indicate the prices will remain. We will have to wait until March or April for a reduction in the wholesale market,’ it concluded.

Cheats online SPAIN is the most unfaithful country in Europe and Madrid is the city with the most cheats, according to a leading dating site for married people. The portal Ashley Madison has more than 54 million users worldwide, and claims Spain and its capital top the list for infidelity. In terms of profession, female doctors and teachers and male IT and hospitality employees are most likely to stray. According to the head of the Spanish-speaking version, Victor Hermosillo, men seek sex, while women seek adventure after ‘losing the magic.’

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Spain rejects migration plan Goya Awards By Joe Gerrard AN EU migration official has said the bloc will support Spain on migration after its Interior Minister refused to back a plan passed in Bucharest designed to manage arrivals. Dimitris Avramopoulos, the EU’s Migration Commissioner, said at the meeting of EU interior ministers the proposals, made by France and Germany, were welcome. He added the bloc would continue to work with Spain and Morocco on the issue. Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said limits proposed for some countries should apply across the Mediterranean. Italy and Malta were both allowed to limit the amount of migrants they take in under proposals approved at the meeting. “Spain has no objection to temporary agreements, providing that they apply to the entire Mediterranean,” Grande-Marlaska said. Grande Marlaska reportedly told his EU counterparts that

REJECTED: Grande-Marlaska (inset) refused to back the EU’s plan. Spain had taken in migrants after both Italy and Malta refused to do so several times. “Spain rescues migrants because it is obliged to do so,” the Interior Minister said. It comes as UN data showed the number of migrants who ar-

rived in Spain in 2018 was around 65,325, higher than Greece with 50,215, Italy with 23,370 and Malta, 1,445. The UN’s latest Quarterly Overview on Migration stated that 53 per cent of arrivals in Spain from October to Decem-

ber 2018 came from sub-Saharan Africa. Moroccans made up 25 per cent of the total followed by Algerians with 15 per cent. Many are fleeing war, poverty, persecution, political instability and environmental problems in their home countries.

BEST picture gong at Spain’s version of the Oscars has gone to ‘Campeones’ (Champions), a comedy about a basketball team featuring actors with mental disabilities. And best new actor at the Spanish Film Academy’s Goya Awards went to Jesus Vidal, who is visually impaired, for his role in the film.

Hundreds of elderly people missing T H E N a t i o n a l C e n t re f o r t h e M i s s i n g h a s a n nounced 454 elderly people have remained missing since 2010. In that time the centre is said to have received 176,000 reports of people who could not be found, including 7,000 aged over 65. Most cases were resolved within the first few hours or days, although a small minority remain unsolved. The rate of people found who went missing between 2012 and 2013 was around 97 per cent, going up to 98 per cent between 2014 and 2015, but reducing to 88 per cent of those who went missing in 2018. Jaime Cereceda, an official at the Ministry for the Interior, told Spanish media: “The security forces are beginning to collect more data on disappearances in order to have a broader view of the different causes.”

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Mindfulness in schools MORE than 200 Spanish schools teach mindfulness to their pupils, according to an organisation which promotes the technique in education. The figures come ahead of the second annual Congress on Mindfulness in Education, organised by the group of the same name. It is set to meet in Aragon’s Zaragoza City in April. Javier Garcia Campayo, director of the organisation, said mindfulness helped to boost pupils’ ability to concentrate and improved their memories. “It can also improve the quality of

their relationships, the management of their emotions, reduce stress and lead to a greater clarity in decision making,” Campayo said. It comes as the British government announced 370 schools would teach children mindfulness. Data showed almost 13 per cent of pupils aged five to 19 experienced at least one mental health episode in 2017. Mindfulness comes from Buddhist meditation techniques and is used to help improve the mental well-being of healthy children and adults and to treat psychological disorders.

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Web page to log dangerous wells

PLATFORM: To report illegal well sightings.

Broken sculptures TWO exhibits at the Reina Sofia Museum were damaged by tourists in the space of a fortnight. The first of the glass sculptures, created by Iranian artist Nairy Baghramian, was broken when a visitor tripped and fell on it as they were taking a photograph. The second piece was damaged when a woman sat on it to pose for another picture. Curator Garcia Gomez-Tejedor admitted the pieces were ‘too fragile’ and confirmed the artist had since removed them.

VOLUNTEERS in Andalucia are working to help find illegal wells similar to the one little Julen fell down in Totalan. Around 1,800 people from the Civil Protection service of the province of Malaga and an additional 5,000 from the rest of Andalucia, have volunteered to help look for il-

legal wells. The search has been classified as an ‘emergency’ movement which involves the 112 Emergency services and the general public. The ATPCA, Association of Civil Protection Technicians of Andalucia, have activated a platform to report illegal well sightings and their exact location, urging citizens

to do so at the following link: http://atpca.es/ES/ATP CA13.html. “If the well you are going to tell us about is an imminent danger which could put lives at risk, immediately call the 112 Andalucia Emergencies and inform them of the dangerous situation,” the ATPCA says on its website.

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by Tara Rippin THIRTEEN suspected members of a human trafficking network have been arrested in the province of Guipuzcoa and two Colombian women freed from a house in San Sebastian. The detainees are also accused of selling cocaine to ‘customers’ forcing the women to act as dealers. The Interior Ministry believes the leaders of the criminal group have laundered around €6 million since 2014, through a network of fictitious companies and bank accounts abroad. I t c l a i m s t h e o rg a n i s a t i o n h a d m e m b e r s i n Spain and Colombia, where the profits of the business were directed. According to press reports, the women lived in crowded conditions and had to sign fictitious room rental contracts. They are said to have been controlled by the head of the network through other women, who ‘made sure they were available all day without the possibility of rejecting any client.’ A judicial order has been issued for the closure of the San Sebastian property while investigations continue ‘to locate other possible members of the criminal organisation.’

THE Ecology Ministry and S p a i n ’s l e a d i n g e l e c t r i c i t y providers have agreed on the dates that the country’s five nuclear power stations will be decommissioned. Government sources told Spanish media the closures will begin in 2027. The stations are set to close in order of age with the exception of one in the Valencia region. The first plant to close is set to be the Almaraz site in Extremadura, with the first of its two sites closing in 2027, followed by the second in 2028. Almaraz is due to be followed by the two Asco sites in Cataluña, closing in 2029 and 2030 respectively. Cofrentes, in Valencia, is set to be decommissioned in 2033, followed by Cataluña’s Vandellos in 2034 and Trillo in Castilla-La Mancha in 2035.

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SUSPECT: Arrested on suspicion of murder.

Dismembered corpse found in a freezer THE body of a dismembered woman, last seen by her family 18 months ago, was found in a freezer at a property in Alcala de Henares, close to Madrid. A 42-year-old man, who has reportedly lived in the rented house for the last two years, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The Russian victim, 22, had been missing since September 2017, but her disappearance was only reported on December 30 by her ‘estranged’ family after numerous failed attempts to contact her.

Investigating officers visited the property, where the detainee told them the young woman ‘no longer resided with him.’ A search warrant was requested and last Thursday evening, police made the grisly discovery in a freezer in the bathroom. A post-mortem was due to be carried out to determine when the young woman died, but according to sources, it is possible the suspect lived with the body in the house for some time.

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‘Kidnapped’ boy found OFFICERS of the National Police have located an eightyear-old boy in Barcelona after being taken from his mother in the Netherlands. The little boy, who disappeared on June 12 of last year from the town of Kruisstratt, was allegedly taken by his father and a friend. After taking the boy from his mother, who had the custody rights, he was forced into a van that quickly drove off, police say. The Netherland authorities contacted the Spanish National Police due to suspicions that the offenders and the boy could be hiding out in Cataluña. The Spanish police were

MISSING: The Spanish police located the boy in Barcelona. able to locate the boy in Barcelona where Special Operative Security Groups were called to carry out the rescue mission. One of the suspected of-

fenders was arrested at the scene, but the father of the child is yet to be located. A shelter is taking care of the boy until he is returned to his mother.

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Euthanasia call TWO petitions totalling more than 280,000 signatures calling for the decriminalisation of euthanasia have been presented to Spain’s parliament. They want a bill which would allow people the right to die without anyone who helped them facing criminal consequences to be unblocked in the lower house. The socialist PSOE last year presented the bill calling for the decriminalisation of euthanasia ‘provided there is prior informed consent and the person consenting has full use of mental capacity and where there is no coercion.’ The proposed bill adds that it would only be permissible where a person is suffering from a serious chronic disability or serious or incurable illness. A medical committee would have to agree. Right-wing parties Ciudadanos and PP have blocked progress of the bill.

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CHILD PORNOGRAPHY RAIDS: National Police in Spain made eight arrests.

Football trainer in child porn arrest POLICE in Spain have arrested eight people aged between 21 and 66, for allegedly exchanging child pornography through the Internet. National Police officers made arrests in Segovia, Sevilla, Guipuzcoa, Madrid, Zaragoza and Malaga, and a large amount of computer material was seized. In Sevilla, a 21-year-old junior boys football team trainer was among those arrested. Police said another man had served time in

prison, and by mistake, sent pornographic files to the people who monitored his restraining order against his former partner. A 25-year-old man was arrested in Madrid who it is claimed shared videos of girls between the ages of 10 and 12 via several instant messaging channels and Internet chats. The investigation began after Spanish police were tipped off by colleagues in the United States and also involved Europol.

FIVE people died in a crash between a lorry and a car in southern Spain last Thursday. The accident happened on the A-394 between Utrera and Arahal in the province of Sevilla according to the 112 Andalucia emergency control centre. The five male victims, aged from 19 to 48 and from Las Cabezas de San Juan, were travelling in the van according to officials. The lorry driver was also injured and transferred to hospital. Guardia Civil traffic officers are investigating the cause of the accident.

Refreshment break A JET2 flight from Glasgow to Tenerife had to divert to Manchester Airport after it was claimed there was no water for tea and coffee. Flight LS155 had left Scotland and was flying over the Republic of Ireland when it was redirected after a plumbing issue was reported, the Daily Record reports. The Boeing 737 was bound for the Canary Islands when it was diverted. An airline spokeswoman said: “There was a technical issue with water on board. There wasn’t water for tea and coffee.” Passengers were transferred onto another flight and were being ‘well looked after.’

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Foreign worker rise AROUND 220,000 people came to Spain from abroad to work from the end of 2016 to the end of last year, according to government data. Figures from the Active Population Survey (EPA) showed the increase had brought the total population of immigrations in Spain to 2.89 million, up from 2.66 million in 2016. People from outside Spain now make up around 13 per cent of Spain’s working population, according to the EPA.

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Madrid protests TENS of thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Madrid calling for P rime M in is te r P edro Sánchez to call early elections over his handling of the Cataluña separatist crisis. T h e lea d ers o f S p a in’s main three right wing parties - the conservative Popular Party (PP), centre-right C iu d ad an o s (C itize ns ) and far right Vox, had called the demonstration after the government’s proposal to appoint a rapporteur in talks

amongst political parties des igne d to c ome up w ith agreement over the problem. According to the central gove rnme nt de le ga te in Madrid crowds of 45,000 people joined the demo, although organisers put the figure as high as 200,000. The thre e pa rtie s ha d called the protest under a manifesto that accused the prime minister of ‘betraying’ Spain after accepting 21 demands from pro-indepe nde nc e groups in Cataluña. A government decision last week to break off talks with the pro-secessionist groups due to their demands ahead of cross-party discuss ions fa ile d to ha lt the demonstration. Sunda y’s e ve nt, w hic h

PROTESTS: Thousands of flag waving citizens gathered in Spain’s capital (file photo). used the slogan ‘For a united Spain, elections now!’

was t he l argest agai nst Sánchez since the socialist

PSOE par t y gover nm ent took office last June.

Sex trafficking soaring TRAFFICKING rings are allegedly targeting foreign tourists and expats by flying women over to holidaymakers’ favourite destinations in Spain to offer sexual services. Most of the young women are allegedly victims of sex trafficking, flown over from Venezuela (among other countries) to the Spanish peninsula in hopes ‘of a better life.’ According to British Press, the prostitution rates are soaring with a recorded 1,200 per cent increase of Venezuela victims falling prey to prostitution between 2014 and 2017. The women are allegedly located at hotspots such as Alicante.

‘We call them the roundabout girls,’ an expat reportedly told British press. Claims state that the women appear to be very young, some could even be minors, and hang around these locations all day as they are ‘popular’ amongst locals, tourists and expats. The Spanish police allegedly move the women along, but the group soon return. The human traffickers allegedly fund the women’s travel costs, then demand repayment, forcing them to work as prostitutes to pay their debts.

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Expats Guide to

Spanish Life

Driving licences in Spain LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics.

If you are planning on living in Spain on a permanent basis, it’s a good idea to have a Spanish driving licence - in fact it is mandatory after a while. Here are some guidelines for current and new drivers on how to do this quickly and easily. If you already have a valid EU (European Union) Community or an EEA (European Economic Area) driving licence and meet the minimum driving age in Spain, you can use it for the first two years of residence in Spain, although you must register your details with the traffic authorities after six months. You can register at your Central Register of Drivers and Minor Offenders of the Provincial Traffic Headquarters. If you don’t obtain a Spanish driver’s licence after two years of residence in Spain and are caught driving, you can face a fine of around €200. Visit: www.dgt.es to find out more. Once the process is under way, you will have to adhere to the same conditions as Spanish licence holders: Have reached minimum age in Spain for the specific category of vehicle you want to drive, Relevant medical checks, Renew or exchange the licence after the first two years’ residence in Spain. If an EU licence is renewed in Spain it effectively converts it into a Spanish EU licence, which then needs to be renewed every 10 years up to the age of 65, and every five years after 65. The new regulation which requires new residents to exchange their licences for a Spanish one, was enforced three years ago. As such, Spain has agreements with more than 20 countries, allowing drivers to exchange a foreign driver’s licence for its equivalent. To find out more, check with your home country’s consulate in Spain or the Spanish Traffic Authority at www.sede.dgt.gob.es. To exchange your licence, you will need to fill out an application form that is issued by the Provincial Traffic Headquarters. (See the above website). The following documents will be required: Proof of identity (original passport and a copy), Proof of your residence for six months (Certificate of Registration in the Central Aliens Register - the NIE number), Application form (in Spanish), Current valid driving licence to be exchanged (original and a copy), Written declaration stating that you don’t have another driving licence of the same class in another country, Written declaration stating that you have not been suspended or banned, Two recent passport size photographs (32 by 25 mm), Medical fitness report (visit the DGT website for information). For new drivers, check the legal driving ages and permit types before you register. You can get details depending on what type of vehicle you want to drive by visiting: Englishdriving-school.com. The best option (for new drivers) is to go to a driving school as they take care of the registration process with the Jefatura (Jefatura Provincial de Trafico) on your behalf. Once you have registered, get your medical and vision test done, too. Theory tests can be done in a classroom or be computer based. The written test is normally taken in Spanish, but some places offer it in English. For more information, visit http://www.autoescuelacorsa.com.

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By Tara Rippin CLIMATE change and fluctuations in water temperature are altering the colour of the oceans. A new study explains that the distribution of Crib-Phytoplanton - or algae - which is not visible to the human eye, affects the colour of the sea. The team of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology claim that now, because of climate change, the distribution of these organisms in the water is changing. The specialists have developed a system that, through images taken by satellites, is able to simulate how the growth, the new distribution and the interaction of the phyto-

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plankton will change as the temperatures of the oceans rise due to climate change. In the subtropical regions, the oceans w ill in c re a s e the ir te mpe ra ture s e ve n more which will cause the population of phytoplankton to descend, so the waters will become bluer. T h o s e c los e s t to the pole s of the planet will look greener because these types of waters cause phytoplankton populations to breed more. When the sun’s rays illuminate these organisms, the light they reflect is green. According to the MIT researchers’ data, there will be a ‘notable difference’ with respect to the colour of the oceans at the end of the 21st century.

SPAIN’S gambling regulator has published the fourth quarter results of 2018. They reveal that Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) reached €189.5 million, an increase of 4.21 per cent on the same period last year. Sports wagering accounted for 52.74 per cent of the total while casinos represented 34.19 per cent. The remainder came from slot machines, roulette, blackjack and poker.

A VIDEO of a poet delivering the three-minute chronicle of Spanish history which secured his victory in a national competition has gone viral online. The footage shows Dani Orviz performing Historia Iberica Espidica (Nervous Iberian History) in the final of the Poetry Slam at the Centre for Contemporary Culture in Barcelona in January. It has since been shared on WhatsApp and on Facebook where it has been shared more than 5,000 times in a week. Orviz said of his poem t h a t t h o s e w h o f o rg e t their history are condemned to repeat it. “And the one who does n o t f o rg e t i t i s c o n demned to helplessly see how history repeats itself because of all those who

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Ocean changes as History in verse temperatures rise

LYRICAL: Orviz won the Barcelona slam. h a v e f o rg o t t e n i t , ” t h e poet said. Historia Iberica Espidica begins with the creation of Spain where ‘the Atlantic touches the Bay of Biscay.’ It goes on to cover the early settlement of Spain, its conquest by the Romans, conversion to

Catholicism, capture by the Moors, the reconquista and golden age that followed. ‘And from this spiritual Iberian story that now becomes so anxiolytic, it remains in the strength of your numbers to write the next chapter,’ the last line of the poem reads.

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Child poverty forecast ONE in four children in Spain will continue to be at risk of poverty by 2030, an NGO has forecast. Save the Children said in its The Future Where We Want To Grow report that 26.5 per cent of children would face poverty unless ‘urgent’ action was taken. It comes as government figures released by Spain’s High Commissioner of Child Poverty showed one in three children, 2.2 million, are currently at risk of poverty. Spain came third in Europe for child poverty levels after Romania and Bulgaria, according to the High Commissioner. Andres Conde, director of Save the Children, said future generations would be condemned to poverty unless action was taken. “Our estimated percentages of child poverty in 2030 are very high and unacceptable. We will continue paying for the consequences of our current short-sightedness in the future,” Conde said.

UNACCEPTABLE’: One in four Spanish children could face poverty by 2030. Save the Children said child poverty is estimated to cut GDP by around 5 per cent. Obesity, dropping out of school and low productivity later in life are all

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linked to or caused by child poverty, the NGO said. Better child support payments, ensuring access to education for children aged three

and under, healthcare improvements and extending maternity and paternity leave would lower child poverty, Save the Children said.

POLICE officers in Cataluña have arrested a suspect in connection with the mugging of an elderly woman as she entered her block of flats to use the lift. Police sources said the woman’s purse was taken from her as she got into the lift in the apartment block in Gerona City. The case continues.

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NEWS EXTRA Charity meal THE Andalucian Nomads golf society are set to host a gala dinner in aid of the AECC Pink Ladies cancer support group at Mijas’ Valparaiso Restaurant on Wednesday May 8, tickets €30 from 669 900 781.

In bloom ESTEPONA’S Floral Art Club is set to welcome the editor of Floral International Nina Tucknott for a Come Fly with Me demonstration on Tuesday featuring flower and gardening tips as well as live entertainment at Agrojardin, Cancelada from 3pm.

Beach clean VOLUNTEERS are invited to help clean Fuengirola’s Playa Torreblanca beach on Saturday February 23. Families with children are welcome: https://mi-moana8. webnode.nl/over-ons/.

Walking Football Spain versus England PLAYERS from a Costa del Sol Walking Football team took on England’s international squad who won by 10 goals to four in Gibraltar on Friday. The match, at The Rock’s Victoria Stadium, came as a warm up ahead of England’s game against Gibraltar the following day. Players for England are chosen from more than 1,000 clubs across the country. Walking Football Spain said the four goals they scored showed they were not totally outclassed by the in-

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MATCH: Walking Football Spain played England in Gibraltar. ternational side. Manager Brian Gregory said Walking Football Spain was making good progress

and that they would use their experience from the England match in future tournaments.

Largest donation A BUSINESSMAN in Gibraltar has don ate d mo re th a n € 3 4 , 2 10 to a me nta l health charity there, the largest single amount it has ever received. Clubhouse Gibraltar said it was “extremely grateful” for Jimmy Attias’ donation. The money is set to go towards fund-

ing the charity’s move to its new base on 204a Main Street in June. Attias said: “Clubhouse Gibraltar is an organisation which provides invaluable a s s is ta nc e to pe ople w ith a his tory of mental illness and helps them regain their lives.”

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Networking session A MARKETING company on the Costa del Sol has organised a networking event in Sabinillas this Wednesday in aid of causes including school children with special needs. Shaw Marketing Services have invited local businesspeople to the event which is bilingual and open to all who want to expand their contacts. The entrance fee is €5, with

money raised set to go to the Duquesa Charitable Society of St George and the Los Castillejos Association for Children with Intellectual Difficulties. Registration for the event, which starts at 6.30pm at the Mertinez-Echevarria Abogados office in Sabinillas, is available at: manilva@shaw marketingservices.com.

Sponsored hike A CHARITY for the elderly has organised a sponsored climb up a Costa del Sol mountain on Wednesday March 20. Age Concern said the hike would feature experienced guide Russell Soden and see participants scale the 1,200-metre-high La Concha mountain near Marbella. The fee to take part is €50, which includes soup and sandwiches at Links Bar and Kitchen afterwards. For more information email linksbar@hotmail.com or call or WhatsApp Jason on: +34 650 160 189.

School support THE La Cala de Mijas Lions Club has presented the area’s school with a cheque for €3,040 to buy 10 new laptops for students. IES La Cala de Mijas school said the laptops were essential to help with an Erasmus Space Project that students have been selected to take part in.

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THE WEEK IN POLITICS By Joe Gerrard SPECULATION has begun to mount on the date of a possible snap general election after the government’s chances of passing its budget appeared increasingly slim. Adriana Lastra, spokesperson for the ruling left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) in the Congress of Deputies, denied senior party officials had settled on Sunday April 14 as a possible date. May 26, the date of local, some regional and European elections, has also been floated as a potential ‘Super Sunday.’ Lastra said April 14 had ‘never’ been discussed by senior party members. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has previously ruled out holding elections before their scheduled date on Sunday July 26, 2020. Speculating on a snap poll was hasty given no decision would be taken until after a crunch parliamentary vote on PSOE’s budget this Wednesday, the spokesperson added. Lastra’s comments come as the pro-independence Partit De-

Vote pressure

EARLY VOTE: Elections were last held in 2016. mocrata Europeu Catala (PDeCAT) dealt another seemingly fatal blow to PSOE’s budget last week. They tabled a parliamentary amendment which commits the government to holding regional autonomy talks in exchange for budget support. PSOE controls 84 out of the 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies and relies on PDeCAT and other regionalist parties to pass legislation.

The budget would almost certainly fail without them. But their demands, including improving the treatment of proCatalan independence figures detained over the 2017 referendum, would be impossible to meet because politicians cannot interfere in ongoing criminal cases. The impasse once again demonstrates that the issue of Catalan independence and the survival of the government in

Madrid have become deeply connected. Sanchez depended on support from pro-Catalan independence parties to oust his conservative Partido Popular (PP) predecessor Mariano Rajoy last June. The Prime Minister adopted a softer approach to pro-secession groups, but his refusal to hold another referendum has only served to alienate them. The approach itself has also seen the right accuse Sanchez of allowing the breakup of Spain to remain in office. The centrist Ciudadanos, the PP and the far-right Vox organised a pro-Spanish rally in Madrid that was attended by tens of thousands of demonstrators. Elections become a rallying point for the right who see an opportunity to remove Sanchez and return to harsher policies on Cataluña.

Debate call THE leader of the centrist Ciudadanos has called for a debate on the state of the nation between opposition party and government figures. Albert Rivera said the debates would give Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez the opportunity to explain government policy on subjects including Cataluña, the budget and a possible early election. The Ciudadanos leader said lawmakers in the party in the Congress of Deputies had tabled a motion calling for the debate to be held. Rivera said Sanchez could no longer ‘run from the polls’ and that he should face Congress to debate divisive topics including the ongoing Catalan independence issue. “Spaniards deserve respect and dignity. Sanchez has to listen to the Spanish people,” Rivera said. Rivera’s call comes after tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Madrid on Sunday for a pro-Spanish unity demonstration. The Ciudadanos leader attended along with conservative Partido Popular (PP) head Pablo Casado and far-right Vox leader Santiago Abascal. State of the nation debates are held in Congress annually, except in general election years. The last debate was held in 2015, with two elections and last year’s no confidence motions meaning one has not gone ahead since. Poll tracker: Partido Socialista (PSOE): 23.9 per cent, 95 seats Partido Popular (PP): 21.3 per cent, 87 seats Ciudadanos: 20.9 per cent, 75 seats Unidos Podemos: 13.5 per cent, 46 seats Result: PSOE largest party, no overall control.

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SWEDEN PROSECUTORS have said they have found what could be crown jewels dating from the 17th century and worth almost €6.3 million on top of a bin in Stockholm after they were stolen from the city’s Strangnas Cathedral last July.

Jewels on bin

Leader resigns LIBERAL PARTY leader Jan Bjorklund has announced he will resign as party leader after 12 years as its head, and added he would not seek to stand again in the 2022 general election, but will stay on until his successor is chosen.

STOLEN: The jewels were taken in 2018.

BELGIUM

Man found

Heist probe

PROSECUTORS in Brussels have said Simon Lembi, who disappeared from the capital in 1999 at the age of 14, has been found living abroad under another identity ending one of the longest-running missing person cases in Belgian history.

POLICE in Antwerp have arrested a 27year-old suspect last week, in connection with a burglary at a bank which allegedly saw thieves break in through tunnels which were dug out of the city’s sewage system.

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GERMANY

Genocide day

Republic at 100

PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will commemorate the Armenian genocide, which saw some 1.5 million people from the country die in 1915, on April 24, in a new annual national ceremony.

GERMANS marked the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the interwar Weimar Republic last week, with the vice-president of the country’s high court saying its progressive rules on universal voting rights, religious tolerance and free speech should be celebrated.

Measures pass MEMBERS of France’s National Assembly have approved a new riot bill introduced following gilet jauntes (yellow vest) protests which allows authorites to ban suspected violent protesters from demonstrations, and fine them for damage caused in rallies if it becomes law.

Abortion change CABINET ministers have approved an amendment to Germany’s abortion law which would allow doctors and clinics to say whether they perform the procedure, unlike current rules which prohibit them from doing so, with the changes now set to be put to parliament.

NETHERLANDS

Faith change

Bird deaths

A FORMER member of political Geert Wilders’ far-right anti-Muslim Freedom Party (PVV) has announced his conversion to Islam which he said took place after writing a book critical of the faith which caused his views to ‘falter.’

DUTCH scientists are attempting to understand why an estimated 20,000 guillemots died suddenly off the Dutch coast in January, after hundreds of bird corpses began washing up on the country’s beaches.

NORWAY

DENMARK

Climate call

Religion call

A GROUP of Norwegian farmers has made 30 proposals to the government on how the agricultural sector could be reformed to help tackle climate change which is necessary to continue safely providing food for the country, Telemark Bondelag head Aslak Snarteland said.

DANISH Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen has called on Russia to respect people’s rights to practise their religion freely after a Jehovah’s Witness from his country was jailed for six years following the faith’s categorisation as an ‘extremist organisation’ by Moscow.

Dog death

Bank probe

POLICE have charged a man in his 40’s from Bronnoy with illegally killing a dog, after the body of one was found without a head at his home in December 2016, which then led to his arrest.

EU tax crime officials are set to travel to Denmark to meet with financial regulators to discuss strengthening anti-fraud rules in the wake of an investigation into the laundering of €200 billion with Danske Bank’s Estonian branch.

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With six editions on the Spanish Costas and Mallorca we cover the main expat areas of Spain - take a look at what is happening around our regions.

Rooftop chase

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Caught on stroll A 37-YEAR-OLD man in Torrevieja who was wanted by German authorities for drug trafficking, has been arrested by the National Police. The man had been served with a European arrest warrant and members of the Alicante Judicial Police set up a unit that located the wanted man while he was walking in a street in Torrevieja. The drug trafficker had been tried in Germany for events that took place in 2012 and 2013. He was first arrested in the Ger-

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fects traffic and the entrances to several buildings’ parking areas,” Finestrat’s Public Works councillor Tomas Selles admitted. “We have reserved spaces in the beach car park for residents and want to thank them and local business owners for their understanding and patience,” continued Selles. “We expect to be on schedule and by Easter Week the Avenida should be open to traffic. And, most important of all, we hope to solve La Cala de Finestrat’s historic flooding problems.”

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JOINT Guardia Civil and Local Police action led to the arrest of a suspected thief following a rooftop chase in Adra. A Guardia Civil patrol went to investigate at apartments in the town after receiving a number of calls, including from Local Police, that there was someone on waste ground next to the block trying to make a hole in the outside wall, seemingly to get into offices located on the ground floor. The Guardia patrol joined Local Police to take a closer look. When the man realised they were there he threw a stone at one of the officers, then climbed up a wall and tried to make a getaway across nearby roofs. Two officers went after him and the rest followed from the ground. During the chase the suspect jumped over a public road, hitting his head, but kept on running until officers managed to catch up with him and place him under arrest.

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‘Cat killer’ arrested POLICE in Velez-Malaga have arrested a 46-year-old man accused of torturing and killing two small animals before leaving their bodies in prominent public spaces. The alleged crimes came to light on Tuesday morning when a dead cat, showing signs of torture, was found hoisted up a flag pole in the middle of the town. Later that day, concerned residents reportedly found a second body, that of a skinned rabbit, alongside a note signed ‘El Imbecil,’ (the imbecile). The letter read: ‘Dear lady: Yesterday it was a cat, today it is a rabbit that was run over by a national imbecile. Do not call me: I do not want to hurt your sensibility and there are more people floating in the Mediterranean than ‘your rabbit’.’ Police said the note also included a full name, leading them to arrest a man with the initials OCM and originally from Barcelona.

man city of Haren after police found a sizeable marihuana plantation in the attic of his home and then, again, the following year after he set up an even larger plantation in a bungalow he had moved into. He was subsequently convicted and received a prison sentence of several years, of which he only had one year and 10 months left to serve, but instead he decided to flee the country after the sentence was given and seek refuge in Torrevieja.

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ANIMAL KILLING: A man has been arrested on suspicion of torturing animals.

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Almost there! AVENIDA MARINA BAIXA in La Cala de Finestrat has closed to traffic as channelling the treacherous La Cala stream progresses. Two British pensioners lost their lives when they were swept away after the stream flooded in 2011 and a Spanish man drowned there during the storms

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of December 2016. More than 100 of the 250 concrete box-culverts, each weighing 12 tons, which are needed to create the subterranean channel, are in position and the remainder are now being placed beneath the Avenida from the roundabout down to the beach. Work is also being carried out on a deposit to collect surface water, some of which will flow out to sea while the remainder is diverted to La Cala’s main drains. “This is a huge project that af-

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THE alleged ringleader of a property scam in Mallorca, worth more than €4 million, has been arrested. Carlos Garcia Roldan, wanted in connection with the major real-estate swindle, was detained in Bogota after a joint operation by Colombian police and Palma’s Guardia Civil. The Spanish authorities will now formally request his extradition. Also known as Charly, Garcia Roldan, 46, reportedly fled Spain in May last year after a number of complaints regarding the sale of properties that didn’t exist. Around 200 people were said to have been affected. At the centre of this scam were two real-estate companies - Lujo Casa and Mallorca Investment which shared the same offices. Director of Mallorca Investment, Michele Pilato, was one of several people arrested and is currently on remand.

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Dia investors’ share offer THREE investors in the Spanish supermarket chain Dia have pooled their shares together as the basis for a syndication deal as a Russian tycoon plots a takeover bid. Pedro and Pablo Gomez-Pablos and Gregoire Bontoux Halley said they were aiming to boost Dia’s capital by 3.25 per cent. They also plan to admit other stockholders to their syndication agreement, according to information submitted to Spain’s CNMV market regulator. It comes as Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman launched a takeover bid last week.

€529 million

14 - 20 February 2019 The amount Spanish insurance company Mapfre netted in profits last year, a fall of 24.5 per cent on 2017 levels which is said to have been caused by payouts for storms and floods.

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Renfe plans to compete

Minister budget hopes SPAIN’S Economy Minister has said she hopes lawmakers will back the government’s budget for this year as talks continue to secure parliamentary support. Nadia Calviño said government budget plans were designed to put the Spanish economy on a ‘sustainable’ path of growth. It comes as opposition politicians and companies have cast doubt on plans which include raising the minimum wage to €900. Calviño said concerns over the effects of measures in the budget were ‘exaggerated.’ “We hope that in the end our plans

By Joe Gerrard will have the support of parliament because it is a good budget. We are at the beginning of negotiations,” the minister said. Dialogue with smaller, regional parties including those who support Catalan independence was necessary, because of a ‘delicate’ political situation, Calviño added. Calviño said the minimum wage hike would have a ‘neutral’ effect on the economy. It would lead to a rise in consumer spending, because people would see their disposable incomes increase,

the minister added. It comes as Pablo Casado, the leader of the conservative Partido Popular (PP) opposition, said rises in the minimum wage could destroy jobs for young people. He has proposed raising it gradually to €850 by 2020. It also follows analysis from the BBVA bank which claimed the rise in the minimum wage would cut the total number of Spanish jobs by 60,000 this year. The bank has still forecast unemployment will fall to 13.8 per cent in 2019. Calviño said the hike was designed to ensure workers enjoyed decent wages and dignified, quality jobs.

STATE-OWNED rail company Renfe has said a new app and website improvements are part of its plans to improve services as it prepares for competition from next year. Manel Villalante, the firm’s Strategy and Development Director, said the planned app for passengers was designed to stave off rivals. The company wanted to avoid the fate of traditional taxis after the arrival of Uber, Villalante added. Renfe has also tendered a deal worth €750,000 to redesign its website under its 2019 to 2023 Strategic Plan.

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Green energy agreement BILBOA-based energy company Iberdrola has signed a long-term clean energy deal with Nike, which is set to see the company supply renewable power to the sports f i r m ’s E u r o p e a n f a c i l i t i e s from the Cavar wind farm in Navarra.

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SHOCKS: The ECB will test banks this month. THE European Central Bank (ECB) has said it will test around 100 eurozone banks this month to see if they can handle mass withdrawals. The liquidity stress tests are set to see the banks subjected to various shocks to see how long they can cope with money being withdrawn from deposits. They come after Spanish bank Popular was brought down by mass withdrawals in 2017,

leading to Santander buying it out. The ECB tests are made up of three different scenarios. There is the baseline scenario of stable output flows, the adverse shock scenario where liquidity is limited and the extreme shock scenario where wholesale activity is frozen. The tests will not assess systemic economic shocks, but ones which affect banks individually.

W E L FA R E o ff i c i a l s h a v e said that companies will now have to pay the social security contributions of workers a g e d 5 5 a n d o v e r, l a i d o ff under Employment Regulation Files (EREs) which is expected to save the state about €7.5 million a year.

First year THE chief executive of the B a r c e l o n a - b a s e d N a t u rg y power company marked one year as company head last week, with Francisco Reynes’ having shook up the management structure to streamline it since taking office.

Industrial output grows THE amount of goods produced in Spanish factories grew by 0.8 per cent in 2018, the lowest increase in five years. Figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) showed an increase in equipment production of 2.7 per cent and a rise in industrial ‘intermediate’ goods of 1.7 per cent. Computers and electronic goods rose by 8 per cent while 6.3 per cent more transport materials

were produced. Extractive industry goods fell by 5.3 per cent and clothing output decreased by 4.3 per cent. The regions with the highest output increases were Cantabria with 6.6 per cent, Galicia with 4.9 and Asturias, 2.2. The largest declines took place in La Rioja with 5.6 per cent, the Balearic Islands with 3.9 and Andalucia, 2.9.

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PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) COMPANY Anglo American 1,941.30 6.50 Associated British Foods 2,314.00 14.00 Admiral Group 2,104.00 -36.00 Ashtead Group 1,957.50 29.00 Antofagasta 858.90 -12.50 Auto Trader Group 455.00 1.80 Aviva 421.20 3.30 AstraZeneca 5,704.00 8.00 BAE Systems 521.30 1.10 Barclays 156.49 0.55 British American Tobacco 2,761.25 72.25 Barratt Developments 568.20 5.20 BHP GROUP PLC ORD $0.50 1,731.80 28.80 Berkeley Group Holdings 3,845.50 48.50 British Land Co 580.80 5.60 Bunzl 2,476.00 22.00 BP 550.35 6.35 Burberry Group 1,897.00 28.00 BT Group 229.70 1.75 Coca-Cola HBC 2,628.50 8.50 Carnival 4,304.00 74.00 Centrica 137.30 1.10 Compass Group 1,748.00 -1.00 Croda International 5,089.00 77.00 CRH 2,340.50 34.50 DCC 6,495.00 85.00 Diageo 3,015.00 33.00 Direct Line Insurance Group 333.45 -9.85 Evraz 530.00 12.40 Experian 2,004.50 26.50 easyJet 1,287.50 6.00 Ferguson 5,320.00 58.00 Fresnillo 960.60 18.40 Glencore 292.95 0.90 GlaxoSmithKline 1,564.70 -0.10 GVC Holdings 645.25 -2.25 Hikma Pharmaceuticals 1,705.50 15.50 Hargreaves Lansdown 1,659.50 26.00 Halma 1,498.00 21.00 HSBC Holdings 652.80 10.90 Hiscox 1,498.50 5.50 International Consldtd Airs Grp 662.80 7.80 InterContinental Hotels Group 4,461.00 41.50 3i Group 911.90 7.10 Imperial Brands 2,566.50 29.00 Informa 685.20 5.20 Intertek Group 5,105.00 55.00 ITV 132.05 1.40 Johnson Matthey 2,993.50 39.50 Kingfisher 226.25 2.65

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Land Securities Group 881.30 Legal & General Group 262.70 Lloyds Banking Group ORD 57.50 London Stock Exchange Grp 4,606.00 Micro Focus International 1,546.75 Marks & Spencer Group 287.70 Mondi 1,838.00 Melrose 156.65 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 242.90 National Grid 847.10 NMC Health 2,606.00 Next 4,887.50 Ocado Group 918.10 Paddy Power Betfair 6,355.00 Prudential 1,503.00 Persimmon 2,419.00 Pearson 935.10 Reckitt Benckiser Group 5,927.00 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 235.25 Royal Dutch Shell 2,457.75 Royal Dutch Shell 2,488.00 RELX 1,729.00 Rio Tinto 4,313.00 Rightmove 472.18 Rolls-Royce Group 912.90 RSA Insurance Group 530.00 Rentokil Initial 354.20 Sainsbury (J) 293.80 Schroders 2,626.00 Sage Group (The) 649.20 Segro 654.30 Smurfit Kappa Group 2,192.00 Standard Life Aberdeen 247.45 Smith (DS) 332.50 Smiths Group 1,472.75 Scottish Mortgage Invstmnt Trst 493.58 Smith & Nephew 1,463.50 Spirax-Sarco Engineering 6,580.00 SSE 1,178.25 Standard Chartered 625.50 St James's Place 931.00 Severn Trent 1,975.50 Tesco 224.85 TUI AG 957.20 Taylor Wimpey 166.55 Unilever 4,186.25 United Utilities Group 819.40 Vodafone Group 140.66 John Wood Group 502.50 WPP Group 818.60 Whitbread 4,854.00

CHANGE(P) 3.50 1.50 0.62 30.00 27.25 2.70 34.50 -0.10 1.15 4.90 14.00 34.50 13.70 -20.00 25.00 20.00 8.70 9.00 -3.85 43.75 45.00 8.00 48.00 2.38 11.30 1.00 1.10 1.90 35.00 7.60 4.70 44.00 3.05 3.70 8.25 10.83 -51.50 70.00 7.25 7.50 7.60 -9.50 0.65 43.80 2.10 9.75 -1.20 1.98 2.80 15.80 11.00

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6,523.38 15,665.02 40,710.49 15,984.46 6,344.15 4,692.89 6,647.06 8,013.69 5,728.81 28,811.99 5,417.64 6,727.04 6,101.92 5,003.83 39,376.71 7,552.07 7,193.66 41,466.77 28,916.82 107,671.42 91,820.61 33,519.70 54,616.41 4,158.42 17,114.89 5,391.50 6,543.83 6,407.47 5,987.33 6,890.11 6,599.93 5,147.52 6,291.51 4,563.03 5,840.17 7,109.65 13,531.56 4,869.45 12,046.42 20,694.15 4,990.76 4,755.17 22,309.59 5,612.11 5,385.05 48,762.78 5,662.40 37,242.89 3,452.68 10,099.64 8,827.44

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COMPANY AMERICAN EXPRESS APPLE BOEING CATERPILLAR CHEVRON TEXACO CISCO SYSTEMS COCA-COLA EXXON MOBIL GOLDMAN SACH HOME DEPOT IBM INTEL JOHNSON & JOHNSON JP MORGAN CHASE MCDONALDS MERCK MICROSOFT NIKE PFIZER PROCTER & GAMBLE ST. PAUL TRV UNITED TECHNOLOGIES UNITEDHEALTH VERIZON VISA CLASS A WALGREENS BOOTS WAL-MART WALT DISNEY 3M

PRICE 104,520 170,410 404,910 128,600 117,580 47,190 49,500 73,980 191,670 184,540 133,710 48,840 132,400 101,360 174,750 77,520 105,670 82,360 42,230 97,710 125,790 122,490 261,900 53,950 140,380 70,120 95,580 111,510 199,820

CHANGE% CHANGE 0,12 0,13 0,00 0,00 -0,06 -0,26 -0,14 -0,18 -0,55 -0,65 1,05 0,49 0,16 0,08 -0,94 -0,70 -0,73 -1,40 0,26 0,47 0,39 0,52 0,00 0,00 0,27 0,35 -1,00 -1,02 -0,30 -0,53 0,91 0,70 0,00 0,00 -0,04 -0,03 1,27 0,53 0,59 0,57 -0,77 -0,97 1,47 1,77 -2,64 -7,10 0,71 0,38 0,15 0,21 -1,52 -1,08 -1,19 -1,15 0,50 0,56 -0,01 -0,02

VOLUME(M) 817.497 1.388 1.147.702 875.734 1.701.490 6.257.171 3.118.398 3.317.680 643.960 757.420 920.741 1.010 1.500.581 3.507.381 935.923 2.537.663 71 1.301.792 7.171.803 2.161.496 336.512 989.599 1.140.550 3.206.275 1.671.726 1.757.212 1.266.609 1.397.452 486.304

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Most Advanced Mustang Bio, Inc. Mattel, Inc. Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. Selecta Biosciences, Inc. Omnicell, Inc. ForeScout Technologies, Inc. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. PHI, Inc. PC Connection, Inc. Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. PHI, Inc.

$ 5.61 $ 15.23 $ 3.81 $ 2.09 $ 76.80 $ 36.44 $ 15.66 $ 5.35 $ 39.16 $ 124.53 $ 4.77

1.15 ▲ 25.78% 2.87 ▲ 23.22% 0.63 ▲ 19.81% 0.33 ▲ 18.75% 11.65 ▲ 17.88% 5.52 ▲ 17.85% 2.36 ▲ 17.74% 0.80 ▲ 17.58% 5.55 ▲ 16.51% 17.25 ▲ 16.08% 0.66 ▲ 16.06%

$ 14.77 $ 23.85 $ 3.35 $ 5.50 $ 65.02 $ 2.26 $ 6.65 $ 21.10 $ 16.30 $ 18.69 $ 7.79

3.76 ▼ 20.29% 5.45 ▼ 18.60% 0.71 ▼ 17.49% 0.98 ▼ 15.12% 8.73 ▼ 11.84% 0.27 ▼ 10.67% 0.77 ▼ 10.38% 2.32 ▼ 9.91% 1.70 ▼ 9.44% 1.86 ▼ 9.05% 0.75 ▼ 8.78%

Most Declined QuinStreet, Inc. Carbonite, Inc. Pixelworks, Inc. Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. Seattle Genetics, Inc. Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc electroCore, Inc. MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. Alector, Inc. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 111, Inc.

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The changing face of London

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT MANY moons ago, when I began writing for this wholly unique, free thinking publication, I often wrote of the impending national disaster should the UK continue to allow immigration, particularly from countries outside of Europe, to continue unabated and virtually unchecked. This resulted in the emergence of the phrase ‘Another Leapy Rant,’ which became one of the most oft uttered observations in a whole multitude of derisory mail that subsequently found its way into the EWN postbag. Although many agreed with my sentiments, laughter and derision was, at that time, very much the order of the day. Well, in the words of Farage’s post referendum address to the EU parliament. They’re not laughing now are they? I’ve just returned from a month in the UK and I can quite categorically state that the face of Great Britain as we knew it has changed - forever. Sure, the country areas are, for the time being, reminiscent of our great culture and heritage, but in the cities, particularly parts of London, British values are virtually non-existent. Don’t take my word for it.These are a few observations from an article recently published in one of the nationals. They came from a lady journalist (Source: Jane Kelly, The Daily Telegraph) who has, for 17 years lived in Acton Vale, London, one of the areas virtually taken over by the

MUSLIM POPULATION: The East London Mosque. Muslim community. She writes: ‘So many Muslims in the area insist on their separateness - there are not even any attempts to integrate into British society.’ She goes on to say that her neighbours ‘flap by’ in full niqab, so heavily veiled she can’t see their eyes. When she smiles and tries to communicate, they won’t even look her in the eye. Apparently, most of the shops have been taken over by Muslims and even her fish and chip shop has become Halal. A nearby shop, which advertis-

es ‘no alcohol,’ added that alcohol is also banned in streets near the shop! In the past ‘normally clad’ Western girls, were reportedly admonished for ‘exposing themselves’ near a mosque. The members of these ‘patrols’ have also been heard shouting ‘this is a Muslim area’ at other white Britons. Openly gay men have been attacked on the streets. The list simply goes on and on. (Editor’s note: In 2013 ‘Muslim Patrol’ mem-

bers Jordan Horner, Ricardo Macfarlane and another man were sentenced to jail for 68 weeks, 12 months and 24 weeks respectively for harassing and intimidating couples holding hands. The East London Mosque denounced the group’s actions as completely unacceptable following reports that they were attacking gay men.) So, despite wishful thinking from multi culturists, wilful segregation by immigrants has resulted in, among other unacceptable practices, the chilling term ‘White Flight.’ Between 2001 and 2011, 640,000 white Britons left London, according to the census. So, most of the old Leapers ‘rantings’ have been realised. So, all you snowflakes out there, despite your well-intentioned, but unbelievably naïve aspirations for us all to all live side by side as one big happy family, it is well time you realised that it is not the poor beleaguered, well-meaning locals at fault. The fault is mass uncontrolled, alien immigration. An unforgivable error of judgement that unfortunately has merely resulted in making reluctant racists of just about everyone Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapyee2002 @ gmail.com

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Shane the Chef Peppa Pig Top Wing Paw Patrol Digby Dragon Floogals Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Shimmer and Shine The Secret Life of Puppies Jeremy Vine Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 5 News Lunchtime Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! Home and Away Neighbours Love You to Death Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun They Lend it, You Rich Kids Go Skint On Benefits and Proud

10:55am 48 Hrs 12:35pm Charlie's Angels 2:20pm Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 4:10pm Beverly Hills Cop 6:00pm The A-Team 8:00pm Top Gun 10:00pm Bad Boys 12:05am Bad Boys II 2:35am Red Heat 4:25am The Karate Kid, Part II

6:20am The Odd Couple 8:15am Dude, Where's My Car? 9:45am Paul 11:35am Dumb and Dumber 1:30pm The Other Guys 3:25pm Step Brothers 5:15pm Paul 7:05pm Dumb and Dumber 9:00pm The Other Guys 11:00pm Step Brothers 12:50am The Blues Brothers 3:05am Midnight Run 5:15am The Odd Couple

THURSDAY TV

7:00am Hollyoaks 8:00am Coach Trip: Road to Barcelona 8:30am Celebrity Coach Trip 9:00am Rules of Engagement 9:30am Rules of Engagement 10:00am Melissa and Joey 10:30am Melissa and Joey 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa and Joey 4:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:00pm The Goldbergs 5:30pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm Shipwrecked 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Coach Trip: Road to Barcelona 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm Young Sheldon 10:00pm Shipwrecked 11:00pm The Inbetweeners 11:35pm The Inbetweeners 12:10am The IT Crowd 12:40am The IT Crowd 1:15am The Big Bang Theory

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7:00am 8:40am 10:45am 12:30pm 2:20pm 3:45pm

7:15am EFL Greatest Games 8:00am Football's Greatest 9:00am Football Countdowns 10:00am Football Years 11:00am EFL 12:00pm One2eleven 12:15pm One2eleven 12:30pm Football's Greatest 1:00pm EFL Greatest Games 1:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 2:00pm Football Countdowns 3:00pm Football Years 4:00pm EFL 5:00pm One2eleven 5:30pm Football's Greatest 6:00pm EFL Greatest Games 6:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 7:00pm EFL 8:00pm EFL Matters 8:30pm EFL Greatest Games 8:45pm EFL Greatest Games 9:00pm Football's Greatest 9:30pm Football's Greatest 10:00pm EFL Matters 10:30pm EFL Greatest Games 10:45pm EFL Greatest Games 11:00pm EFL 12:00am EFL Matters 12:30am Football's Greatest

Fever The Negotiator Shock and Awe Book Club Electric Love Frat Pack A young Brit joins his future stepbrothers on an eventful US road trip to attend a wild fraternity party. 5:25pm The Negotiator Thriller about a former US diplomat forced to return to the scene of a heartbreaking tragedy in order to negotiate the release of an old friend. 7:25pm Shock and Awe 9:00pm Book Club Romantic comedy. 10:50pm Electric Love 12:15amL'amant Double 2:15am Fever 3:55am Top Ten Show, the 2019

Live Handa World Super 6 Perth 10:00am Cricket 4:30pm Info not available 8:00pm Live Premier League Darts 11:30pm Sky Sports News at Ten 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Live NBA: Oklahoma @ New Orleans The New Orleans Pelicans take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Smoothie King Centre in the NBA. 4:30am Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond. 5:00am Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond.

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FRIDAY TV

1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm A Place to Call Home 4:10pm Escape to the Country 4:55pm The Best House in Town 5:40pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Celebrity Mastermind 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm A Question of Sport 10:00pm MasterChef 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News; Weather 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show 12:25am Cuckoo

7:30am Wanted Down Under Revisited 8:15am The Best House in Town 9:00am Antiques Roadshow 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Think Tank 2:45pm A Vicar's Life 3:15pm Collectaholics 4:15pm Animal Babies 5:15pm How Earth Made Us 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Big Cats About the House 9:00pm Mastermind 9:30pm Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs 10:00pm Monty Don's Japanese Gardens 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight 12:00am Weather 12:05am Nightcrawler

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Top of the Pops 9:00pm Classic Album: American Pie - Don Mclean 10:00pm Flat Pack Pop: Sweden's Music Miracle 11:00pm The Defiant Ones 11:45pm The Defiant Ones Blown away by Dr Dre's singular talent, Jimmy Iovine recalls cutting a deal with Death Row for Interscope to become the label's distributor. 12:25am Hits, Hype & Hustle: An Insider's Guide to the Music Business 1:25am Top of the Pops 1:55am The Last Pirates: Britain's Rebel Djs 2:55am Arena: Loretta Lynn Still a Mountain Girl 3:55am Flat Pack Pop: Sweden's Music Miracle

7:30am King of Queens 8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm The £100k Drop 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm The Political Slot 9:00pm Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast 10:00pm 8 Out of Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm The Last Leg 12:05am First Dates 1:10am The Real Football Fan Show 1:40am Underworld: Awakening

9:05am Digby Dragon 9:20am Floogals 9:40am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:55am Shimmer and Shine The Secret Life of Puppies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Her Boyfriend's Secret 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Do the Right Thing 9:00pm Secret Scotland 10:00pm Posh Hotels with Sally and Nigel 11:00pm 13 Moments That Killed Whitney Houston 12:35am Whitney Houston: Her Greatest Hits

7:00am Hollyoaks 7:30am Hollyoaks 8:00am Coach Trip: Road to Barcelona 8:30am Celebrity Coach Trip 9:00am Rules of Engagement 10:00am Melissa and Joey 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa and Joey 4:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:00pm The Goldbergs 5:30pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm Shipwrecked 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Coach Trip: Road to Barcelona 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Shipwrecked 11:00pm Rick and Morty (Adult Swim) 11:35pm Rick and Morty (Adult Swim) 12:05am The Robot Chicken 12:35am The Sex Clinic

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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 James Martin's Great British Adventure 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 Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pmGrantchester 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm Through the Keyhole 12:45am Small Fortune 1:40am Tenable

7:20am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 8:10am Dress to Impress 9:00am Emmerdale 9:55am You've Been Framed! 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am Superstore 12:15pm You've Been Framed and Famous! Gold 1:15pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm Take Me Out 7:30pm Take Me Out: The Gossip 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Spectre 10:05pm FYI Daily 10:10pmSpectre 11:55pm Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 12:55am American Dad!

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 8:55am Murder, She Wrote 10:00am Judge Judy 10:25am Judge Judy 10:55am Judge Judy 11:25am On the Buses 11:55am On the Buses 12:30pm Rising Damp 1:05pm George and Mildred 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 1:00am Agatha Christie's Poirot

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8:50am xXx2: The Next Level 10:40amRocky Balboa 12:30pmCollateral Damage 2:30pm Gone in 60 Seconds 4:30pm Geostorm 6:30pm Green Lantern 8:30pm Ready Player One 11:00pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi 1:35am S.W.A.T. 3:35am Deep Blue Sea 5:25am Godzilla

7:00am Shock and Awe 8:45am Book Club 10:35am Anything After attempting to take his own life, a small-town widower moves to Los Angeles where he begins to bond with his eccentric Hollywood neighbours. 12:15pm The Negotiator 2:10pm Life of the Party 4:00pm Electric Love 5:30pm Shock and Awe 7:10pm Book Club 9:00pm Life of the Party Back-to-school comedy about a down-on-her-luck fortysomething who decides to finish her degree - at the same college as her daughter. 10:50pm Happy Death Day 2u: Special 11:20pm The Negotiator 1:15am Electric Love

7:00am 8:00am 9:00am

The Car Chasers The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. LA County's sleuthing chief coroner stakes his reputation on another case. 10:10am Minder 11:20am The Sweeney 12:25pm The Professionals 1:30pm The Avengers 2:35pm Kojak 3:40pm Quincy, M.E. 4:40pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 9:00pm Steve Mcqueen: 10:00pmBullitt 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pmBullitt 12:20am Senna Sports documentary directed by Asif Kapadia, 2010. 1:20am FYI Daily

7:05am Chokeslam 8:55am The Wedding Guest 10:35am Bean 12:15pm Mr Bean's Holiday 1:55pm Stuck on You 4:00pm Pitch Perfect 3 5:40pm Bean 7:20pm Mr Bean's Holiday 9:00pm Role Models 10:45pm Pitch Perfect 3 12:30am Hot Tub Time Machine 2:20am Airplane!

Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond. 7:00am Live Handa World Super 6 Perth 10:00am Cricket Day three of the first Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Durban. 4:30pm Info not available 8:00pm Football Sunderland take on Accrington Stanley at the Stadium of Light in Sky Bet League One. 11:00pm The Debate - Live 12:00am Cricket New Zealand host Bangladesh in the second ODI of three at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:15am 12:30am 1:00am

EFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football Countdowns Football Years EFL One2eleven Football's Greatest EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football Countdowns Football Years EFL One2eleven Football's Greatest EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Matters EFL Matters Football The Debate - Live SPFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football Years

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Fear of the dark? Nick Horne’s

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Freelance correspondent, London, England

WHY would the owner of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, surely the pinnacle of luxury motoring, invest in a new BMW 8 Series? Perhaps to signal that the parent of the RollsRoyce motor car brand is itself moving further upmarket. More refined, yet more luxurious, yet more sparkling. So perhaps the return of the flagship, the grand touring coupe which is the 8 Series may be as much about the future of the BMW brand, as about the series itself. What does the 8 Series look like? Low, long nosed with an elongated profile, powerful, muscular and aggressive. Visually interesting details are highlighted or actually lowlighted as on the Limited edition M850i xDrive Coupe - First Edition. The exterior paint finish developed by BMW is the Frozen Barcelona Blue metallic seeing its first outing on a BMW model, combined with the BMW Individual High Gloss Shadow Line to provide the dark accents on the Special Edition M850i xDrive Coupe. The dark accents on the special edition are complemented by 20- inch M Light alloy wheels with a Y-spoke design fin-

ished in Jet Black. A palette of optional features create opportunities for further personalisation by the owners of the limited series of the M850i xDriveCoupe, limited to 400 examples. The M850i xDrive Coupe is a fast car with a V8 engine, eight-speed automatic gearbox with handling and suspension intended to place it in the same space as an AMG or Aston Martin DB11. The M850i xDrive is placed as a continent-crossing Grand Touring coupe The interior sees a full leather trim in Merino with a colour combination of Ivory White and Night Blue. An M leather covered steering wheel as well as an Alcantara roof liner each finished in the colour Night Blue. Interior trim strips in Black Piano finish located in the centre of the cockpit with the lettering ‘First Edition 1/400.’ The sound system by Bowers & Wilkins, the Crafted Clarity glass applications on the start/stop button together with the iDrive Controller, volume control and illuminated gearshift lever establish the luxurious interior environment. It looks like a very rich and luxurious space. Do you want one of these stylish yet elegant and aggressive looking cars in your garage? Perhaps you prefer a car more comfortable. Then

perhaps a Mercedes or Bentley may suit, however, if you would appreciate a longlegged Grand Tourer with something of the Dark about it, then take a hard look at the BMW 8 series M850i xDrive Coupe. Just 400 of the BMW M850i xDrive First Edition are to enter the market and will hit the road between April and June this year. The cost; more than €100,000 each. Nick Horne, London, England

LUXURY: Alternative to a Rolls-Royce?

Experience and dedication INTERVIEW by John Smith WHEN the time comes to write the true history of the development of the Costa del Sol, the name Alan James will without doubt be prominent. Indeed he will be very close to the top of the list of those visionaries who have devoted their lives to making this part of Spain a more prosperous and modern place. At the age of just 11, this serial entrepreneur, who lived through the bombing of London during the Second World War, saw that there was a shortage of coke for heating, and managed to obtain supplies which he then sold. Leaving grammar school at the age of 15, he joined a major transport company and within a couple of years was transport manager as well as a semi-professional footballer, but he kept thinking about profit and loss and

how to manage it. He taught himself the basics of management accounting, and he still believes any businessperson, no matter how large or small, needs to understand how to not only manage monies coming in and going out, but cash flow and the art of sensible forecasting. In those days before computers, it was a really time-consuming affair, but he laughs as he explains that Excel spreadsheets have been a godsend, giving him complete control over his business. After a few years in his first job, he was headhunted by one of the largest manufacturers of ready-mix concrete, and it was here that he was able to really hone his accounting talents, as he believed it was important that sales people understood the cost of transport when selling the product. At that time, the company decided to build a new facility at the gates of what was to become Tilbury Docks, and

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An interview with Alan James

BUSINESS: Alan James, creator of the Experience Group. from there the business exploded. After 15 years working for a number of construction companies and owning a quarry in the UK, he was told by a friend there was a steady increase in the number of people who were looking to buy second homes in the south of Spain (at that time, it hadn’t even occurred

to him such a market existed). In 1969, he made an exploratory visit to the coast from Malaga to Estepona where he was staggered to discover there were people desperate to buy properties, but no-one really understood what Northern Europeans wanted from a property. Traditionally, the Spanish like to live

(Part 1) in houses which are cool in the summer and easily warmed in the winter, and these tended to be relatively closed-in whilst the Northern Europeans who are more used to the cold in particular like airy, open properties with terraces and balconies. Initially, Alan helped to redesign a project being built in La Cala de Mijas, but it wasn’t long before he moved over to Spain and thus started a business which grew and expanded meaning even in this, his 50th year of business he is still innovating and making people’s lives more comfortable. Next week’s article will explain how Alan James became a developer, builder, restaurateur, cruise line operator and created one of the largest travel companies in Spain. In his words however, he just kept supplying what people wanted once they had their properties, and his business has to some extent seen growth by evolution rather than revolution.

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Nigellissima 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News; Weather 2:15pm Athletics 5:30pm Final Score 6:15pm Toy Story 7:25pm BBC News 7:35pm BBC London News; Weather 7:45pm Pointless 8:35pm The Greatest Dancer 9:50pm Casualty 10:40pm Would I Lie to You? 11:10pm BBC News; Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights 12:25am Man Like Mobeen 12:50am Red Tails 2:45am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 2:50am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

8:50am The Powerpuff Girls 9:10am Toonmarty 9:30am Ultimate Spider-Man v the Sinister Six 10:05am Mighty Magiswords 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pm Ainsley's Caribbean Kitchen 1:45pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:00pm Dancing on Ice 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm ITV Evening News 6:15pm Regional News and Weather 6:30pm Info not available 7:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 8:00pm Small Fortune 9:00pm The Voice UK 10:30pm Through the Keyhole 11:30pm ITV News 11:45pm Rocky IV 1:35am Jackpot247 4:00am WOS Wrestling 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

9:00am Top Class 9:30am The Dog Ate My Homework 10:00am Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 10:30am Nature's Microworlds 11:00am Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker 12:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:00pm Rick Stein's Long Weekends 2:00pm Food & Drink 2:30pm Best Bakes Ever 3:00pm Escape to the Country 4:00pm City in the Sky 5:00pm Money for Nothing 6:00pm Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker 7:00pm Back in Time for School 8:00pm The Great British Sewing Bee 9:00pm River Walks 9:30pm Dad's Army 10:00pm Williams 11:45pm Mayans M.C. 12:50am Mayans M.C. 1:40am Norfolk

8:00pm Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker 9:00pm Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities 10:00pm Trapped Return of the Icelandic crime thriller, starring Ólafur Darri Ólafsson. 10:50pm Trapped 11:40pm Top of the Pops 12:10am Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy 1:10am The Defiant Ones 1:55am The Defiant Ones 2:35am Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker 3:35am Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore traces the sacred history of Istanbul.

6:50am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:30am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:25pm The Voice UK 2:00pm Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule 2:30pm Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule 3:00pm You've Been Framed! 3:30pm Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 4:35pm FYI Daily 4:40pm Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 5:20pm Nanny McPhee 6:20pm FYI Daily 6:25pm Nanny McPhee 7:25pm Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 8:25pm FYI Daily 8:30pm Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 10:00pm Shaun of the Dead 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Shaun of the Dead 12:05am Family Guy

5:45am Road to Avonlea 6:30am ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. 7:00am Royal Stories 7:25am Royal Stories 7:50am Rising Damp 8:15am Rising Damp 8:50am George and Mildred 9:20am George and Mildred 9:50am Carry on Abroad 11:35am Midsomer Murders 1:35pm Midsomer Murders 3:35pm Midsomer Murders 5:40pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:00am A Touch of Frost 2:05am Classic Emmerdale 2:35am Classic Emmerdale 3:00am Classic Emmerdale 3:25am ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. 3:30am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

7:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:30am Frasier 8:55am Frasier 9:20am The Big Bang Theory 9:45am The Big Bang Theory 10:10am The Big Bang Theory 10:35am The Simpsons 1:00pm Four in a Bed 1:30pm Four in a Bed 2:00pm Four in a Bed 2:30pm Four in a Bed 3:00pm Four in a Bed 3:30pm A Place in the Sun 4:30pm Sun, Sea and Brides to be 5:35pm Location, Location, Location 6:35pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Hidden Britain by Drone 9:00pm Great British Car Journeys 10:00pm Spy 12:25am Ride Along 2 2:15am The Last Leg 3:10am Hollyoaks Omnibus

7:00am World of Sport 7:15am The Professionals 8:10am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 9:15am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am Ironside 12:35pm Columbo 2:10pm World of Sport 2:30pm ITV Racing: Live From Ascot 5:00pm Chisum 6:05pm FYI Daily 6:10pm Chisum 7:20pm The Cowboys 8:20pm FYI Daily 8:25pm The Cowboys 10:00pm Pale Rider 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm Pale Rider 12:20am Total Recall 1:20am FYI Daily 1:25am Total Recall 2:35am Minder 3:45am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping

6:10am 6:35am 7:00am 10:55am 11:05am 11:20am 1:10pm 1:40pm 2:10pm 2:50pm 3:20pm 3:55pm 5:40pm 6:40pm 7:35pm 8:30pm 9:55pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:30am 2:00am 4:00am

HouseBusters Wildlife SOS Milkshake! Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles A Cinderella Story Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Mulan Billionaire Babies: 24 Carat Kids Billionaire Kids Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Greatest Chocolate Ads of All Time 5 News Spending Secrets of the Royals Britain's Favourite Royal Inside Kensington Palace High Street TV Teleshopping Access

7:50am 9:20am 11:25am 1:50pm

Walking Tall Batman Forever Ready Player One Star Wars: The Last Jedi 4:25pm Thor: Ragnarok 6:40pm Black Panther 9:00pm Avengers: Infinity War 11:35pm Hancock 1:15am 300 3:20am Con Air 5:25am The Legend of Zorro

7:15am

Top Ten Show, the 2019 7:30am Father Figures 9:30am Meet the Parents 11:25am Meet the Fockers 1:25pm Daddy's Home 2 3:10pm Step Brothers 5:05pm Father Figures 7:05pm Meet the Parents 9:00pm Meet the Fockers 11:00pm Daddy's Home 2 12:45am Step Brothers 2:35am Death at a Funeral 4:15am My Blind Brother

7:00am 7:25am 8:20am 9:25am 9:55am 10:25am 10:55am 11:25am 11:55am 12:25pm 2:25pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 3:55pm 4:25pm 4:55pm 5:25pm 5:55pm 6:25pm 6:50pm 7:20pm 7:50pm 8:20pm 8:45pm 11:00pm 1:10am 2:10am 3:20am 4:15am 5:10am

Rules of Engagement Don't Tell the Bride Don't Tell the Bride Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Baby Daddy The Goldbergs Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Young Sheldon Young Sheldon Young Sheldon 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 Thor 2 Guns Gogglebox Gogglebox Shipwrecked Shipwrecked Shipwrecked

6:30am The Lego Movie 2: Special Sky Movies takes a special look at the super-awesome sequel to The Lego Movie, featuring the voices of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks and Will Arnett. 7:00am Anything 8:50am Shock and Awe 10:35am The Little Vampire 12:10pm Life of the Party 2:10pm Electric Love 3:35pm The Negotiator 5:35pm Book Club 7:30pm The Little Vampire Children's horror fantasy. 9:00pm Life of the Party 10:50pm Shock and Awe 12:25am The Negotiator 2:20am Fever 3:45am Electric Love 5:10am Book Club

SATURDAY TV

12:00am Cricket New Zealand host Bangladesh in the second ODI of three at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. 7:00am Live Handa World Super 6 Perth 10:00am Cricket Day four of the first Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Durban. 1:00pm Football 4:10pm Live Super Rugby Bulls take on Stormers at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in round one of the 2019 Super Rugby season. 6:15pm Live n Irish League Final 8:30pm Live PGA Tour Golf 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News 3:00am Sky Sports News 4:00am Sky Sports News

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 11:00am 12:30pm 1:00pm 4:15pm 6:15pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:30am 1:00am 1:30am 2:00am 2:30am 3:00am 3:15am 3:30am 3:45am 4:00am 5:00am 5:15am 5:30am

EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football Soccer A.M. SPFL Matters Football Gillette Soccer Saturday: Live Scores Live n Irish League Final SPFL Ballers EFL EFL EFL Football's Greatest Football's Greatest One2eleven One2eleven Football Countdowns Football Countdowns SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games One2eleven One2eleven EFL EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football Countdowns

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11:00am The Andrew Marr Show 12:00pm Sunday Politics London 12:30pm The Big Questions 1:30pm Homes Under the Hammer 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Porridge 3:20pm Bargain Hunt 4:10pm Money for Nothing 4:40pm Match of the Day Live: The FA Cup 7:05pm Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm Baptiste 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News; Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights 12:10am Blades of Glory

7:50am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:35am The Edible Garden 9:05am Monty Don's Japanese Gardens 10:05am Countryfile 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Chicken and Egg 1:30pm Best Bakes Ever 2:30pm A Shot in the Dark 4:15pm Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker 5:15pm Earth's Natural Wonders 6:15pm Mountain: Life at the Extreme 7:15pm Ski Sunday 8:00pm The 15 Billion Pound Railway 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Africa with Ade Adepitan 11:00pm Eight Go Rallying: The Road to Saigon 12:00am Top Gear: Extra Gear 12:25am Insert Name Here 12:55am Williams 2:40am Question Time 3:40am Holby City

8:00pm Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues 9:00pm Life of a Mountain: A Year on Blencathra 10:00pm Fighting for King and Empire: Britain's Caribbean Heroes 11:00pm Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle 11:15pm Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle 11:30pm Windrush 12:30am Stonehenge: A Timewatch Guide 1:30am A Renaissance Education: The Schooling of Thomas More's Daughter 2:30am Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues 3:30am Stonehenge: A Timewatch Guide

8:30am Scrambled! 8:35am The Tom and Jerry Show 8:50am Ben 10 9:10am Mr. Bean: The Animated Series 9:30am Spy School 10:05am Mighty Magiswords 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Parveen's Indian Kitchen 11:30am This Morning - On Sunday 12:30pm Ainsley's Caribbean Kitchen 1:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:35pm The Voice UK 3:05pm Thunderball 5:35pm ITV Evening News 5:45pm Regional News and Weather 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Dancing on Ice 9:00pm To be Announced 11:00pm ITV News 11:15pm Martin Clunes: Islands of America 12:10am Cold Feet 1:05am Grantchester 1:55am Jackpot247

6:50am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:45am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:45pm Catchphrase 1:30pm You've Been Framed! 2:35pm Finding Nemo 3:35pm FYI Daily 3:40pm Finding Nemo 4:40pm Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 5:45pm FYI Daily 5:50pm Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 7:20pm Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens 8:20pm FYI Daily 8:25pm Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens 10:00pm Ibiza Weekender 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy

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Rising Damp Rising Damp George and Mildred George and Mildred Heartbeat Heartbeat Love Your Garden Brief Encounter Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders Agatha Christie's Poirot Midsomer Murders The Durrells The Durrells A Touch of Frost Wire in the Blood Agatha Christie's Poirot Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale

5:20am Come Dine with Me 6:15am Jamie's Quick and Easy Food 6:45am Jamie's Comfort Food 6:55am King of Queens 7:20am King of Queens 7:45am The Big Bang Theory 8:10am The Big Bang Theory 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 5:50pm The Simpsons Movie 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Escape to the Chateau 9:00pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 10:00pm Traitors 11:00pm 8 Out of Cats Does Countdown 12:00am Hunted 1:00am Ride Upon the Storm 2:10am End of Watch 4:00am Undercover Boss USA

7:00am The Car Chasers 7:25am The Professionals 8:15am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 9:10am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 10:20am Ironside 11:25am Columbo 1:00pm Columbo 2:55pm Chisum 3:55pm FYI Daily 4:00pm Chisum 5:15pm The Cowboys 6:15pm FYI Daily 6:20pm The Cowboys 7:50pm Mr. Bean 8:25pm Mr. Bean 9:00pm River Monsters 10:00pm Firefox 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm Firefox 12:45am Bullitt 1:45am FYI Daily 1:50am Bullitt 3:05am Pawn Stars 4:00am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

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HouseBusters Wildlife SOS Milkshake! Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Make You Laugh Out Loud Police Interceptors Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Sweet Home Alabama Nando's Saucy Secrets When Rich Kids Go Skint When Rich Kids Go Skint 5 News John Wick Wild Card High Street TV Teleshopping Access Stalked: Murder in Slow Motion

7:45am Wild Wild West 9:45am Hancock 11:30am Solo: A Star Wars Story 1:50pm Thor: Ragnarok 4:05pm Black Panther 6:25pm Avengers: Infinity War 9:00pm Solo: A Star Wars Story 11:20pm Dunkirk 1:10am Tombstone

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The Naked Gun: The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear 10:35am The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 12:05pm Paul 2:00pm Game Night 3:45pm Jack and Jill 5:25pm Planes, Trains and Automobiles 7:10pm Game Night 9:00pm Paul 10:45pm Pineapple Express

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Shipwrecked Hollyoaks Omnibus Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Charmed The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Young Sheldon Young Sheldon Young Sheldon The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Rio 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 The Big Bang Theory Now You See Me The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory First Dates

5:10am Book Club 7:00am The Negotiator 9:00am Top Ten Show, the 2019 9:20am The Little Vampire 11:00am Life of the Party 1:00pm Bad Samaritan 3:10pm Book Club 5:10pm The Hidden World of How to Train Your Dragon 5:40pm The Little Vampire 7:20pm Shock and Awe 9:00pm Life of the Party 10:50pm Bad Samaritan 1:00am The Negotiator 3:05am Anything 4:55am Book Club Four sixty-something friends find their lives turned upside down after reading infamous book Fifty Shades of Grey. Romantic comedy.

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5:00am To be Announced 7:00am Live Handa World Super 6 Perth 10:00am Cricket Day five of the first Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Durban. 1:30pm Football Blackburn Rovers take on Middlesbrough at Ewood Park in the Sky Bet Championship. 4:30pm Football 7:30pm Live World Club Challenge 10:30pm Live PGA Tour Golf 12:30am Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond. 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Live NBA A game from the NBA. 4:15am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News

7:00am EFL Greatest Games 8:00am EFL Goals: League One and League Two 8:30am EFL Goals: Championship 9:30am EFL Greatest Games 9:45am EFL Greatest Games 10:00am EFL Goals: League One and League Two 10:30am Sunday Supplement 12:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 12:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 1:30pm Football 4:30pm Football 7:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 8:30pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 9:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 10:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 10:30pm EFL Greatest Games 10:45pm EFL Greatest Games 11:00pm EFL 12:00am Football's Greatest 12:30am Football's Greatest 1:00am Football Years

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12:00pm Wanted Down Under Revisited 12:45pm Claimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm Doctors 3:10pm A Place to Call Home 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Best House in Town 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm Match of the Day Live: The FA Cup 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News; Weather 11:45pm Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You 12:30am The Graham Norton Show

7:00am Wanted Down Under Revisited 7:45am The Best House in Town 8:30am Tom Kerridge's Fresh Start 9:00am Great Canadian 9:30am The Week in Parliament 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Think Tank 2:45pm A Vicar's Life 3:15pm Collectaholics 4:15pm Animals with Cameras 5:15pm Animal Babies 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Saving Lives at Sea 9:00pm Only Connect 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pm Growing Up Gifted 11:00pm Cunk on Britain 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Hospital

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo 9:00pm Coast 10:00pm A Very British History 11:00pm Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle 11:15pm Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle 11:30pm The Story of Skinhead with Don Letts 12:30am The Art That Made Mexico: Paradise, Power and Prayers 1:30am The Art of Spain 2:30am Handmade: By Royal Appointment 3:00am Return to Larkinland 4:00am A Very British History

9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm James Martin's Great British Adventure 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 The Martin Lewis Money Show 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Cold Feet 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:45pm The Death of Aimee Spencer 12:45am Cleaning Up 1:35am Tenable

9:25am Coronation Street 9:55am Coronation Street 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am Superstore 11:50am Superstore 12:15pm You've Been Framed! 12:45pm You've Been Framed! 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Superstore 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm The Stand Up Sketch Show 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am American Dad!

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Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy On the Buses On the Buses Rising Damp George and Mildred Heartbeat Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Midsomer Murders Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Endeavour Scott and Bailey Scott and Bailey DCI Banks DCI Banks ITV3 Nightscreen

7:30am King of Queens 8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Find it Fix it Flog it 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm A New Life in the Sun 6:00pm Escape to the Chateau DIY 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm The Political Slot 9:00pm Grenfell: Did the Fire Brigade Fail? Channel 4 Dispatches 9:30pm The Secret Lives of Slim People 10:00pm Famous and Fighting Crime 11:00pm The Making of Me 12:00am 999: What's Your Emergency?

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The Car Chasers The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase River Monsters Jeremy Wade's Mighty Rivers The Chronicles of Riddick FYI Daily Latest news from the world of entertainment. The Chronicles of Riddick Minder The Professionals The Car Chasers

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Milkshake! Jeremy Vine Nightmare Tenants 5 News Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! Access Home and Away Neighbours A Stolen Past Friends 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Gallagher Premiership Rugby Highlights Traffic Cops Secrets of the Mega Cruise Ship Too Fat for Love Undercover Benefits Cheat When Demolitions Go Wrong High Street TV Teleshopping

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Stone of Destiny Jungle Battleship Ghost Rider Justice League King Kong War for the Planet of the Apes 9:00pm Justice League 11:00pm White House Down 1:15am The Running Man

7:45am Daddy 9:25am Miss Congeniality 11:20am Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 1:20pm Pitch Perfect 3:20pm Girls Trip 5:30pm Norbit 7:20pm Fist Fight 9:00pm Pitch Perfect 11:00pm Girls Trip 1:10am American Pie 2:50am Happy Gilmore

7:00am Hollyoaks 8:00am Coach Trip: Road to Barcelona 8:30am Young and Hungry 9:00am Rules of Engagement 9:30am Rules of Engagement 10:00am Melissa and Joey 10:30am Melissa and Joey 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Goldbergs 12:30pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa and Joey 4:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:00pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm Shipwrecked 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Coach Trip: Road to Barcelona 9:00pm 27 Dresses 11:00pmThe Sex Clinic 12:05am The Big Bang Theory 12:35am The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Shock and Awe 8:45am The Little Vampire 10:15am Top Ten Show, the 2019 10:35am Electric Love 12:00pm Life of the Party 2:00pm The Devil's Doorway 3:30pm Bad Samaritan Horror thriller starring Robert Sheehan as a petty crook who stumbles upon the gruesome kidnap plot of wealthy sadist David Tennant. 5:30pm The Little Vampire 7:00pm The Negotiator Thriller about a former US diplomat forced to return to the scene of a heartbreaking tragedy in order to negotiate the release of an old friend. 9:00pm Life of the Party 10:50pm The Devil's Doorway 12:15am Bad Samaritan

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Good Morning Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Football Centre Football Centre Football Centre Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News at 5 Sky Sports News at 6 My Icon Info not available My Icon Sky Sports Tonight The Debate - Live Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Live WWE Late Night Raw Sky Sports News

Football Years EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football Countdowns Football Years EFL One2eleven Football's Greatest EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football Countdowns Football Years EFL One2eleven One2eleven Football's Greatest EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Soccer Am Best Bits EFL Goals: League One and League Two Football's Greatest Football One2eleven SPFL Round Up Show SPFL Greatest Games Soccer Am Best Bits Football's Greatest Football's Greatest

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ITV reveals Victoria series three premiere Richard Shanley UK viewers won’t have to wait too much longer to see Victoria’s third series, thankfully. F o r t h e f i r s t t i m e e v e r, t h e r e g a l d r a m a i s c u r r e n t l y a i ring in the US as part of P B S ’s M a s t e r p i e c e p r o g r a m ming block before it even has a UK premiere date, which has ticked off fans here at home.

ITV was at first hesitant to update viewers on when it would be bringing them the new episodes, but does now have a firm timeline of when Her Royal Highness Jenna Coleman will be back on screens. T h e c h a n n e l ’s b o s s K e v i n Ly g o , h a s c o n f i r m e d t o t h e R a d i o T i m e s , t h a t Vi c t o r i a will definitely return ‘in the spring or summer.’ Asked why there was such a long delay in transmission, L y g o w o u l d o n l y s a y : “ We have to get it right and put it up against the right things on

Nora Johnson

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BIT of a whinge this week. First off, as if on cue, the same old headlines in the UK press recently: ‘Big freeze brings travel chaos!’ Yes, people are delayed, some airports and schools closed, but hey, it’s winter! Shock horror! As I watched TV, with news reports of trapped motorists, I wondered why they didn’t seem to pay attention to the many warnings. Is it a lack of trust in the Met Office? An ‘It won’t happen to me’ fantasy, or just plain stupidity? Why can’t the UK have an emergency stash of snow ploughs and gritters which can be mobilised when winter hits, instead of this annual pathetic chaos? Stick the vehicles in the areas where snow’s expected, and set them to work. Don’t wait until the roads are blocked. Other countries manage perfectly well in bad winter weather without this incompetent, inexplicable lack of action by government and local authorities. Speaking of which, my next whinge concerns some local authorities using taxpayer cash to pay consultants to ‘analyse a clown festival,’ ‘devise a pantomime strategy,’ and ‘decide how many golf courses a town needs.’ Council spending on consultants increased to nearly £400 million last year, despite a gov-

the BBC and elsewhere.” We ’ r e s u r e f a n s w i l l b e thrilled with that reasoning! S t i l l , a t l e a s t t h e r e ’s s o l i d n e w s o n w h e n Vi c t o r i a a n d A l b e r t ’s e p i c r o m a n c e w i l l continue playing out. The third series picks up in ‘turbulent times’ for the Queen and her royal court in 1848, as her advisors warn her to leave London to avoid the possibility of an uprising. THE WAIT IS OVER: Her Royal Highness, Jenna Coleman is back on screen.

Is winter turning us into a nation of snowflakes? BIG FREEZE: Travel chaos caused by the bad weather.

ernment ruling to preserve frontline services instead. Right! Money which could be far better spent on more snow ploughs and gritters... Every year I always look forward to seeing some wimp of a TV reporter standing out in the snow/wind/rain telling everyone about the snow/wind/rain. Best one for me, though, is the same wimp in a high-vis jacket at a local gritting depot telling us about gritters; as if none of us have seen a gritter at work before. To sum up, then, ‘Chaos!’; the most overused word when it comes to weather reporting. There’s some disruption, it’s winter, it’s cold. In other news, man asks barber if he

needs a haircut. Judging by all the extreme headlines lately, anyone would think the UK was already at DEFCON1. Maybe we should reserve that for March 29? Happy Valentine’s Day! Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.net) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.99; £0.99) and iBookstore. All profits go to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

LEGALLY SPEAKING Can he still exchange licences? I hold a residence certificate as an EU citizen in Spain and I have a UK driver’s licence, valid until my 70th birthday. Because of Brexit, I have to exchange my UK licence for a Spanish licence. After the exchange, do the Spanish authorities return the UK licence? Obtaining the appointment to exchange it may take five to six months. Will this delay complicate matters due to being after the Brexit date, or because I started the procedure before the Brexit date, will that make the exchange simpler, meaning I will not need to take a Spanish driver’s test? PL (Costa Blanca) The best I can say is that tentaDavid Searl tive agreements You and the Law bet ween Spai n and t he in Spain UK suggest you will be abl e t o make t he exchange without a problem, even if it takes place after Brexit, as long as you apply beforehand. Apply now. You should already have exchanged your UK permit valid to 70 years of age in any case, because an official resident of Spain must make the change after two years. No, Spain does not return your UK permit.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

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10:15am Countryfile Winter Diaries 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under Revisited 12:45pm Claimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm Doctors 3:10pm A Place to Call Home 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Best House in Town 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Shetland 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News; Weather

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 Regional News and Weather 3:00pm James Martin's Great British Adventure 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 Call the Cleaners 9:00pm This Time Next Year 10:00pm Martin Clunes: Islands of America 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:45pm When English Football Ruled Europe

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Wanted Down Under Revisited The Best House in Town Great British Menu Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs BBC News at 9 Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live Politics Live The Super League Show Tanya Arnold introduces all the action. A Vicar's Life Collectaholics Animals with Cameras Richard Hammond Builds a Planet Antiques Road Trip Eggheads Great British Railway Journeys Top Gear My Million Pound Menu The Great British Sewing Bee Mock the Week Newsnight Weather

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo 9:00pm British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley 10:00pm Black Nurses: The Women Who Saved the Nhs 11:00pm Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle 11:15pm Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle 11:30pm James May's Big Ideas 12:30am The Town That Thread Built 1:30am Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer? 2:30am Handmade: By Royal Appointment 3:00am Return to Ts Eliotland 4:00am British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Superstore Superstore You've Been Framed! You've Been Framed! 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 Superstore Hell's Kitchen Celebrity Juice Family Guy Family Guy American Dad! American Dad!

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 9:00am Murder, She Wrote 10:05am Judge Judy 10:30am Judge Judy 11:00am Judge Judy 11:25am On the Buses 12:00pm On the Buses 12:35pm Rising Damp 1:05pm George and Mildred 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:50pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm DCI Banks 12:00am DCI Banks 1:05am Agatha Christie's Poirot 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping

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King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Come Dine with Me Find it Fix it Flog it Countdown A Place in the Sun A New Life in the Sun Escape to the Chateau DIY The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Political Slot How the Other Kids Live 24 Hours in A&E 100 Vaginas Naked Attraction Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

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HouseBusters Wildlife SOS Milkshake! Jeremy Vine Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 5 News Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! Access Home and Away Neighbours Dance Night Obsession Friends Friends 5 News The latest news coverage. Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Wild Britain Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Florida's Mega Sinkholes Stalked: Murder in Slow Motion Skinny Brides to Fat Wives

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You are about to tackle some tough tests. Work and personal hurdles could preoccupy you, but after the weekend you’ll be able to sort out the ice from the cream. No matter how awkward things seem on Monday or Wednesday, trust your ability to wait for the right moment, rather than risk spoiling your plans.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Feisty Mars and the fiery Sun are warring with changeable Pluto, so avoid any tearaway temptations on Thursday or Friday. You could be emotionally vulnerable, or even lulled into a false sense of security. However confusing the planets may seem, even out the odds as best you can by ensuring your worries take second place.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Hassles and battles are on the cards. If things don’t happen as fast as you’d expected, or domestic and workaday blips assail your patience, transform them into an opportunity to show your special qualities. Potent planetary influences urge you to look, listen, learn and refuse to allow petty stumbling blocks to undermine your confidence on Tuesday and Thursday.

Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Astrologically, it’s not unreasonable to assume that when sparky Mars and the zesty Sun conflict with restless Pluto, life could become a tad frustrating. You might find it hard to tolerate hypocrisy and setbacks, but fortunately, it’s all just a passing cloud. Regardless of any lack of continuity, concentrate on keeping going and prepare for next week’s brighter outlook.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Punchy Mars and the heady Sun are set for a scramble with touchy Pluto. You’ve been there before, so despite any administrative bumps, gossipy whirls or curious rejections, don’t be too sensitive. Add up what you’ve achieved, subtract your fears and keep your emotions under control.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Upfront Mars and the upbeat Sun will be at loggerheads with powerful Pluto. You might not appreciate some of Friday or

Saturday’s antics, so be ready to use your charm, or perhaps your equally wicked sense of humour will do the trick.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) This is an intense week, and if you get stuck with a particular issue, jumble your words, or just can’t seem to do anything right, it might be worth finding out if the grass is greener on the other side.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Quirky planetary niggles will surface without warning. A variety of talks, news and lastminute changes surround your family members, friends or colleagues. No matter what affects your personal or occupational activities, stay focused, decide what your goals are and, just as importantly, find the easiest way to move forward without losing your healing sense of humour.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Even the best-made plans can suddenly sink without a trace. Your dreams for a fresh start in one particular direction still need tender, cautious care, and you may equally need to be wary of overstepping the mark where money’s concerned.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) You will need bucketloads of humour and understanding as impatient Mars and the sprightly Sun engage with touchy Pluto. Stay well clear if you want to escape potential power struggles.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) If you suspect that some things are not what they seem, you could be right. Repel doubts, ban anxieties and stick to facts and tact. If certain individuals or situations continue to conspire against you, change course and do something entirely different. What goes around will come around quicker than you think.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Storms in tea-cups need loads of sweet-talking. Of course, if you can’t be bothered with it all, fair enough; keeping quiet could be the best way to deal with problems, glitches or sudden backfires. If you can’t take a break, at least chill out with whatever or whoever brings you the greatest pleasure.

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Cryptic Across 7 Ashore, adrift and sounding rough (6) 8 A psychotic motel owner lets up (6) 9 Street map taking me round the labyrinth (4) 10 Poisonous plants making a section sick (8) 11 Plans to get me into chess playing (7) 13 Back of Raymond's front to launch into a surprise attack (5) 15 Danes destroyed a mountain range (5) 17 A padre's about for the March events (7) 20 Car I gave out at the churchman's house (8) 21 Killed while filming? (4) 23 Strict at all times in a couple of directions (6) 24 First Lady left in New York with regularity (6) Down 1 Indian region harbours unknown painter (4) 2 No great effort to produce wind (6) 3 Held back a deed that contains a poem (7) 4 Embargo on nobleman (5) 5 Gambling club company admits a crime (6) 6 Get Adele trained as agent (8) 12 Think about red coins in change

(8) 14 Pointed out red tape (7) 16 Some eras Edgar Allan Poe wiped out (6) 18 English novelist tunes a convertible (6)

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19 Born before Abel? What a cacophony! (5) 22 Nothing I left you started was greasy (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 8 represents V and 18 represents G, so fill in V every time the figure 8 appears and G every time the figure 18 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Waterproofed canvas (9) 7 Wash off soap or remaining dirt (5) 8 Person eating a meal (5) 9/15 Keep out of sight (3,3) 10 Popular music originating in the West Indies (6) 14 Person who lives by asking for money or food (6) 15 See 9 18 Awkward, clumsy (5) 20 Happen (5) 21 Aggressively self-assured (9) Down 1 Having edges that are jagged from

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Across 1 Padlock (7) 5 Peines (5) 8 Mixed (biscuits, sweets) (7) 9 Tide (5) 10 Empinado (cuesta) (5) 11 Angry (7) 12 Cuerda (6) 14 Cargar (6) 17 To choose (7) 19 Asses (donkeys) (5) 22 Ink (5) 23 Ni siquiera (3,4) 24 Habitaciones (5) 25 Beautiful (7)

injury (4) 2 Position on a scale in relation to others in a sport (7) 3 Highest point of something (4) 4 Tenant in someone's house (6) 5 Woman belonging to a religious community and living according to vows (3) 6 Men’s hairdresser (6) 11 Italian pasta-like dumplings made of potato or semolina (7) 12 Bind by an obligation (6) 13 Succulent desert plant (6) 16 Male pig (4) 17 At liberty (4) 19 Long and distinct period of history (3)

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

Down 1 Things (5) 2 Enfermera (5) 3 Hornet (7) 4 To oppose (6) 5 Countryside (5) 6 Market (7) 7 Mariscos (7) 12 Refugio (sitio) (7) 13 Enclosure (area) (7) 15 Yeso (7) 16 Rama (de árbol) (6) 18 Vaso (para beber) (5) 20 Boyfriend (5) 21 Saint (5)

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

ABACUS CHOICE CORBEL CUSTOM DREAMT JAUNTY JOYOUS KARATE LAYOUT MOTLEY MUTTON MYRTLE PICKLE PROTON SMUDGE SQUINT (10) SQUIRM STROLL SURETY

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Effort 2 Retail 3 Beyond 4 Jovial 5 Vagary 6 Verbal 7 Jigsaw 8 Sliver 9 Minnow 10 Sailor 11 Teasel 12 Martin 13 Mullah 14 Ginkgo 15 Tousle 16 Anthem 17 Pinkie 18 Theism 19 Pliers.

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Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? • The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. • Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. • No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. • No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

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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 E) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.

TARGET: • Average: 16 • Good: 22

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

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• Very good: 32 • Excellent: 41

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

Average: 6 Good: 9 Very good: 13

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Excellent: 16

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QUICK Across: 1 Sermon, 4 Lair, 8 Greyhound, 9 Open, 10 Parent, 13 Scared, 15 Sane, 18 Hurricane, 19 Tiny, 20 Kettle.

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Down: 1 Summons, 2 Rogue, 3 Oven, 5 Azure, 7 Cheap, 11 Tremble, 12 Relic, 14 Apron, 16 Alert, 17 Base, 18/6 Hot rod.

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1 Tide, 3 Bad debts, 9 Seafood, 10 Mania, 11 Conga, 12 Canned, 14 Sweden, 16 Bonsai, 19 Mousse, 21 Lists, 24 White, 25 Concede, 26 Stealing, 27 Grit.

1 Pegs, 3 Avellana, 9 Soldier, 10 Salsa, 11 Crows, 12 Abroad, 14 Rocoso, 16 Battle, 19 Mancha, 21 These, 24 Rider, 25 Elegido, 26 Salesman, 27 Como.

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1 Test case, 2 Drain, 4 Addict, 5 Demon, 6 Banners, 7 Stag, 8 Borage, 13 Misspent, 15 Emotive, 17 Oblong, 18 Beacon, 20 Smell, 22 Smear, 23 Ewes.

1 Postcard, 2 Gallo, 4 Verdad, 5 Loser, 6 At least, 7 Asar, 8 Kisses, 13 Perezoso, 15 Chándal, 17 Antler, 18 Maceta, 20 Curas, 22 Éxito, 23 Gris.

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QUIZ: ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE 1. An American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is the subtitle of which famous show that premiered off-Broadway at the Public Theatre on October 17, 1967? 2. In which 1956 American (black-and-white) film did Elvis Presley make his acting debut? 3. In which decade was the popular American television sitcom I Love Lucy originally broadcast (on CBS)? 4. ‘It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain, he fell madly in love with him.’ is the opening line of which post-modernist satirical novel by Joseph Heller, first published in 1961? 5. What is the name of Constance Reid’s (Lady Chatterley’s) gamekeeper lover in D H Lawrence’s ‘controversial’ novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover? 6. Which 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical originally featured the song People Will Say We’re in Love? 7. Which actress won the 1999 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Queen Elizabeth I in

Shakespeare in Love? 8. Which English poet of the Victorian era is best is remembered for her 1845 poem How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)? 9. Which of Shakespeare’s comedies tells the story of Ferdinand, the King of Navarre and his three companions as they attempt to swear off the company of women for three years of study and fasting? 10. Which of the Mitford sisters wrote the novels The Pursuit of Love (1945) and Love in a Cold Climate (1949)? Not a lot of people know that... the Mexican chief Montezuma considered chocolate a ‘love drug’ and drank 50 cups of chocolate a day before visiting his harem of 600 women.

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*Freddie Highmore, Movie actor; February 14, Billboard Hot 100 list, including hits such as 26 The Hills, Can’t Feel My Face and Starboy. The The actor became known for playing the lead role Weeknd has won multiple awards, including in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Peter in nine Juno Awards and three Grammy Awards. *Michael Jordan, Basketball player; Finding Neverland. Other films include The Spiderwick Chronicles and August Rush. February 17, 55 John Travolta. *Jane Seymour, TV actress; February 15, 67 The former high-flying Chicago Bulls shooting The British actress is best known as TV’s Dr Quinn, guard is also known as Air Jordan. He is considered by Medicine Woman and was nominated for a Golden Globe many to be the greatest basketball player of all-time. He was a six-time NBA champion, six-time NBA Finals Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Wallis Simpson in the 1988 film, The Woman He Loved. MVP, and five-time NBA MVP. *The Weeknd, R&B singer; February 16, 28 *John Travolta, Movie actor; February 18, 64 Born Abel Tesfaye, the performer’s debut album, Trilogy, The actor struck gold with Grease followed Saturday Night Fever in the 1970’s. He later went on to play Vincent was gold-certified. He’s had eight top 10 entries in the

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1400 - Royal death Also known as Richard Bordeaux, former King of England Richard II dies, most probably of starvation, in Pontefract Castle on the orders of Henry Bolingbroke. 1493 - Transcripts While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter describing his discoveries and unexpected items he found in the ‘new world.’ 1547 - New king Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. 1637 - 80 year’s War Off the coast of Cornwall, England, a Spanish fleet intercepts an important Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of 44 vessels escorted by six warships, destroying or capturing 20 of them. 1742 - Takes office Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister. 1852 - Medical first Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide inpatient beds specifically for children, is founded in London. 1929 - Massacre St Valentine’s Day massacre as seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone’s gang, are murdered in Chicago. 2005 - Social media YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world.

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ESTEPONA ALICIA BERENSON’S life is seemingly perfect, as the central character of Alex Michaelides’ The Silent Patient. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the spotlight at a secure forensic unit in London. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations.

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ENGLAND is at war with the French. Frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and close friend Lady Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz) governs the country while tending to Anne. When new servant Abigail Masham (Emma Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah, and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become time consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps in as the Queen’s companion. This is her chance to fulfil her ambitions and she will let nothing stand in her way.

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TECH FOR THE TIMID I WENT to the newsagents the other day to see if they still stocked Newsweek. The shop’s there, but the magazine isn’t. And never will be, despite still selling thousands; it’s digital-only these days. In the beginning were e-books, and behold, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos saw they were good and began the Kindle and it was downhill from there for books on dead trees. And yet... Who would have thought it, but after peaking four years ago, e-books have steadily been giving back ground to their traditional counterparts. Their share drops slightly each year, from making up 20 per cent of all book sales at their peak in 2015. Let’s look at the technology of The Book as it fights its way back. The Book is innovative to an extreme in this chips-with-everything era. No wires, no electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or switched on. It’s so easy to use, even a child can operate it. Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere. The Book is constructed of se-

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TRADITIONAL BOOKS: A demise greatly exaggerated. quentially numbered sheets of paper (recyclable), each capable of holding hundreds of bits of information. The pages are locked together with a custom-fit device called a binder which keeps the sheets in their correct sequence. The Book may be taken up at any time and used merely by opening it. The Book never crashes or requires

rebooting, though like other display devices it can become unusable if dropped in the bath. The browse feature lets you move instantly to any sheet, and forward or backwards as you wish. Many come with an index feature, which pinpoints the exact location of any selected information for instant retrieval.

You know who you are! Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I’VE lived here for about 15 years, and mostly I love it for the following reasons: There is no political correctness, which is great. You can greet someone, kiss them on each cheek, and if it’s a female, say ‘hola guapa’ and they say thank you. Of course, the climate is glorious. I mean, this winter has been amazing. You can call the wife ‘heifer’ (cow) without getting a slap because jefa means ‘the boss’ here. There are not lots of words the same; I mean the spelling police are on my case permanently because is it two, to or too? Would or wood, through or threw, bear or bare, ate or eight. Your or you’re; that’s the worst one, or is it won? But of course there are some things here which are really infuriating. Top of that list is the ‘shrug.’ You know the one, when you complain about something and you are 100 per cent in order, and the person you are talking to just looks at you and does that weird facial expression and gives the shrug. There is absolutely nothing you can say

or do to get any further reaction. Red tape, forms, the different hurdles you have to jump over and hoops you have to go through to get the simplest things done. Motor scooters and their selfish, dangerous idiotic drivers are the bane of every car driver on the road, and of course the zebra crossings which are so ‘conveniently’ placed on the exits to roundabouts. Cyclists are up there with their annoying abuse of the roads and their total belief that no part of any highway code in any country applies to them, therefore allowing them to ignore every traffic light, every crossing and every one-way system, and to ride two or three abreast, whilst having a chat. Plus of course, not having any insurance or making any contribution to the highways they abuse. The legal system is a nightmare; again, everything takes forever. I have a friend who is owed a considerable amount of money for work done, and this geezer won’t pay; trying to collect it is a nightmare even though there is supposed to be a type of small-claims court procedure, it still takes forever and by the time it’s all put into place most of them have disappeared without trace. You know who you are if you are reading this!

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You can also make personal notes next to Book text entries with an optional programming tool, the Portable Erasable Nib Cryptic Intercommunication Language Stylus (PENCILS). So far, so attractive. But like LPs versus MP3s, at least for now, the traditional and the electronic book both seem here to stay. I love fondling a musty book and even getting my nose right into it, but even US Customs might have trouble separating me from my cherished Kindle. A couple of clicks on any of its hundreds, nay thousands, of titles, and the world’s great literature is mine. So from magazines to music, like so many of today’s ‘media consumers,’ my compromise is to stay traditional for the tactile look and feel, but go digital for convenience. One thing’s for certain; never again will I set out on holiday lugging that ridiculous rucksack, groaning under the latest bonkbusters.

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Paper vs pixels AS a child I remember dear old grandpops berating my parents when they bought me a book for Christmas: ‘The lad’s already got a book!’ Now I’ve got thousands of the things. E-readers were invented two decades ago, but it took 2007’s first Kindle to revolutionise the market. E-books are read on an ubiquity of devices, but dedicated e-readers continue their steady sales, with one estimate saying that Amazon alone has now sold around 100 million Kindles (other brands are available), while flogging half a billion e-books a year. E-readers weigh less than a paperback, start at less than €100, hold several thousand books, run for a month on charge, and some are even waterproof. Pity they don’t look great in a bookcase.

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THERE are some tree-mendous trunks and terrific tree roots, found all over Spain. I recently found some really scary trees in Palma City centre, Mallorca. Can you spot the ghoulish face? Look at its eyes and mouth. Who yer gonna trunk call - ghost busters! Branching out to the Costa del Sol, I found another monster tree root in Paloma Park, Benalmadena. There’s creatures great and small in the park, but look closely and you will see there’s a crocodile under that tree. The ‘creature’ is massive - look at the size of its head, legs and tail. With Spain coming second only to Sweden for the largest amount of forests in Europe, there must be dozens of weird and wonderful trees in your neck of the woods. If anyone has got any strange snaps of trees/trunks/roots or fun pictures, email daxyanderson@yahoo.com. David Anderson

Rapid turnover I HAVE been enjoying the new series of Bargain Loving Brits. However, after doing a bit of Googling and Facebooking following the first episode, it appears that one couple who took on a bar have already called it a day. The bar has been redecorated in red - they painted it blue - and from Facebook threads, appears to have changed hands around October. Assuming the episode was filmed in early summer 2018 (it appears so) then they lasted all of three or four months. Ouch! Alan Hayes Leapy Lee has been getting a reaction from readers…

BBC take note I ENJOYED reading (Leapy Lee 1753) your article on Brexit (promise I won’t mention it again!) Perhaps if the BBC broadcast your article rather than the BBC’s invented doom and gloom, it would lift the whole nation and disclose our true opinions and stance on Europe. It was especially enlightening for me as for two years I had thought the ‘B’ word was some kind of breakfast cereal! Alan

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I HAVE just read your article in the Euro Weekly News. It was ‘spot on.’ I do hope you are correct and there is a shift in views. I think Britain will be Great again! Sue Fewster

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NEWS that Spain intends to work more closely with France and Germany on EU issues following Brexit is welcome if the country does not forgo its ties with Britain. Discussions between officials from Spain, France and Germany have so far focused on bringing Spain into the fold of leading EU member states. It comes as Irene Lozano, Secretary of State for Global Spain, said the country should strive to occupy the void left by Britain in the EU following Brexit. The official added that Spain and Britain must continue to work hand in hand over Europe and internationally. If Lozano’s comments are indicative of Spain’s policy towards Britain going forward then it is encouraging. Spain and Britain share many reasons for co-operation, including large communities of expatriates living in each other’s countries. Recent bilateral agreements on voting rights and other issues post-Brexit have shown officials in London and Madrid are keen to continue working closely together. Even the longrunning dispute over Gibraltar has so far failed to derail their efforts. If Britain and Spain continue to develop such ties then Madrid’s desire to make its presence felt in the EU should also be welcome. Spain, which would be the fourth-largest economy in the bloc following Britain’s departure, would be ideally placed to act as its third power alongside France and Germany. It could also prove a valuable ally for Britain in the EU after Brexit.

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Political leader calls for abortion restrictions Haven’t they heard of over population affecting future resources and pollution issues… besides Spain’s immigration entering the country well make up the difference! Felipe Instead of restricting abortion, how about some incentives to have children? 0-down/low interest mortgages on homes, heavy tax cuts for lower and mid-class familes, etc. Erik

WARNING: Go update your mobile NOW - Apple bug let people secretly listen in on conversations Simple answer: not tested properly. When companies have a deadline to meet, it is always testing that gets cut and squeezed and test managers have to start prioritising instead of testing everything. This is hardly a one-in-a-million sequence of events, it should be a standard element of the test script suites. But when you are doing a final pass of the code, not everything is retested, although automated test tools should pick this kind of thing up these days. Angus

‘UNACCEPTABLE’: One in four Spanish children could face poverty by 2030 Do we assume this is a proxy figure for adult poverty? Why not say so. The current unemployment rate, linked with the

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don then a flight to Edinburgh so it would be another £115 to London then £115 to Edinburgh. That’s £345 just to use the seats I’ve already paid for. This does not make sense. As holiday and flight came to £275 all in… it’s just a con. Anne

abject failure of the economy since entering the Euro Zone is surely part of the issue. PM

Never had a problem with Ryanair, always on time and usually early on landings. I fly about every six weeks from Leeds to Alicante. Always spot on. no complaints from me. Usually a lot cheaper and flight times are good. Carol

FUEL TAX: Spanish government proposal to increase diesel price by estimated 28.6 per cent I thought that the latest EU standard for diesel cars , Eu6 , would significantly reduce emissions , with some vehicle using AdBlue to lessen nitrous oxide to a low level. Also petrol vehicles require the catalytic converter to heat up considerably to achieve best operation, talking five to 10 minutes to do so, emitting pollution before achieving operating temperature! There is a lot of misinformation about! Des

Channel 5 get the inside scoop on everything Ryanair tonight Ryanair are rubbish when it comes to change a name on their flights. I booked a flight for me and my friend who then couldn’t go as she wasn’t well. Thought I’d change the name on the flight to my husband’s. These seats are already paid for by me. But Ryanair insist it’s £115 for changing a name. But the problem was coming back we were flying into Lon-

Animal rights campaigners rally across Spain to ban the sport These hunters think they are above the law and trespass on people’s land, sometimes resulting in people’s animals being injured and/or killed. Helen

Brit couple celebrate demolition suspension of their home in Spain For every demolished house the local mayor and the head of the planning department and everyone concerned in giving the ‘official’ permissions and licences, should have theirs demolished. Building without a licence is one thing. Building, having gone through the correct procedures, and having paid through the nose for licences which turn out to have been awarded corruptly is quite another. PM

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vvSURPRISE, surprise! The Public Prosecution Department smells a rat in the Ministry of the Interior’s plot to rob notes - ie evidence - accumulated by Luis Barcenas, former Partido Popular treasurer. For those recently arrived from Outer Space, this occurred because Luis Barcenas was dishing the dirt on the PP’s dodgy funding and other fiscal sins. Judges handed out verdicts and sentences at the end of the Gurtel confidence at the end of last May, which put Pedro Sanchez in the Moncloa and the PSOE in government. In 2013 this likelihood prompted the Ministry of the Interior to launch Operation Kitchen, protecting the party’s interests, not the state’s. The Ministry spent €600,000 of public money, some of which was used to bribe Barcenas’ chauffeur to spy on him. Inevitably, the now-retired police chief Jose Manuel Villarejo also played a starring role in the conspiracy, as his presence appears to be a given in these cases. As it’s also a given that the Public Prosecution department took years to come up with a conclusion which occurred to the rest of us long before.

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Delayed reaction Back to the jackboot THE Supreme Court, which is prosecuting members of the regional government who declared Cataluña an independent republic on October 27, 2017, has preferred not to accept international observers. Not the best of moves. No-one questions Spain’s democratic credentials, at least no-one living here, but this decision makes it less easy to erase the international image of poor downtrodden Cataluña crushed under Fran-

co’s cast-off jackboots. Allowing, as their lordships have, live coverage of the sessions is less convincing than they imagine. For a world fed a diet of reality television it will be so mind-numbingly boring that commentators will revert to the jackboot theory anyway.

Neutral tones A LEADING seaman in the Spanish Navy received 30 days in the glasshouse for signing an

anti-Franco manifesto. This responded to an earlier manifesto by 144 high-ranking officers, many of them retired, defending Francisco Franco and justifying the military uprising against the Republican government in July 1936. Another group made a public declaration the one which landed the seaman in hot water which supported the sovereignty of the Spanish people. The disciplinary proceedings against him claimed criticising the dead dictator ‘undermined the Armed Forces’ neutrality.’

British colony status GIBRALTAR voted almost unanimously to remain inside the European Union, so is not particularly happy with the prospect of a hard Brexit. Spain has been breathing down their necks for centuries, and now, adding insult to injury, Brussels has announced that if Britain says adieu, farewell and goodbye without a deal, Gibraltar will have the status of a British colony. Spain has succeeded in manoeuvring Brussels into using this term in a document prepared for the increasingly likely eventuality of a no-deal Brexit. Nothing is guaranteed to make Brexiteers froth at the mouth like accusing them of having little idea of what they were really voting for, but how many were prepared for this one?

NO BREXIT: Gibraltar voted to remain in the European Union.

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Tennis elbow : true or false By Estelle Mitchell www.thebodyworksclinic.com TENNIS ELBOW aka epicondylitis or epicondylagia, is when the tendons (stringy bits which attach muscles to bones) on the outside of the elbow become damaged and irritated, usually caused by overuse. (It becomes golfer’s elbow if on the inside of the elbow!) This translates to pain on the outside of the elbow, because you have been doing a particular action repeatedly, common in tennis players, but also seen in plasterers, painters, and anyone whose job or hobby includes a repetitive action of the forearm (no smirking!). What can help? Gentle movement; in this case prolonged rest won’t help as scar tissue could form (making a bad situation worse!)

Manual or electrotherapy can help relieve pain and inflammation which means you can do your exercises in comfort and return to sport quicker. What doesn’t help? Braces which restrict movement of the arm. There are some which modify the action of the tendon which can make you more comfortable. Cortisone injections; while these can be a useful ‘emergency’ pain relief meaning you can get through that flight home or other critical activity, they don’t treat the problem. There is also research suggesting prolonged use starts to break down the structures in the joint, exacerbating the problem you are trying to fix! When nothing is working There are other things which can cause pain in the outer elbow that aren’t tennis elbow. • Neck and shoulder pain: this interferes with nerve and muscle function causing referred pain in the elbow.

• Injuries to the opposite arm/shoulder/elbow; leading to compensation and pain on the ‘well’ side. So while you might be receiving some excellent treatment, if you don’t actually have tennis elbow, it is not going to help, and is a waste of e v e r y o n e ’s time (and your money!). This is a key fact to remember for any treatment, if you aren’t making progress (even small progress) after six-eight treatments, then it’s time

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don’t address the true cause. The best advice for resolving tennis elbow is to get a good, accurate diagnosis ASAP. Make sure your practitioner assesses not just your painful elbow, but also examines your other elbow, shoulders (both sides!) and neck movement and function to rule out referred pain. Visual aids On my website I have posted images of patients to better explain the difference and how to resolve it. Words are good, but pictures are easier to understand!

to double-check the situation. Perhaps you aren’t treating the root problem. You can end up treating the symptoms forever if you

SYMPTOMS: Make sure you are treating the correct problem.

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Treat yourself THEY say the best presents are ones you buy yourself, but that doesn’t mean you can’t surprise yourself using a beauty box subscription. These monthly deals are offered by many large beauty com-

panies and give consumers the chance to receive trial and fullsize products picked for them and delivered to their door each month. While these may not be for someone who sticks to the same trusted products, for serial beauty buyers these subscriptions could offer the chance to try different skincare and make-up each month, often at prices lower than normal, potentially saving costly mistakes on buying full sizes. A subscription to a beauty box by Look Fantastic (www.look fantastic.es) for example, costs from €15.50 a month and offers at least six products with a guaranteed worth of more than €50.

Kate Broadhead Health and Lifestyle coach ONE of the hardest things about changing the way you eat, is eating out and socialising. This tends to lead to bad choices, guilt, and eating and drinking to excess. It doesn’t have to be that way. If you are prepared, you can make better choices and still have a great time, whether you are eating out, or hitting the town. If eating out, it helps if you know where you are going. If possible, glance at a menu online to get ideas, rather than panicking on the night and ordering something at random. Steakhouse? Easy. Steak, vegetables, low-carb sauces, flavoured butters. Indian? A creamy curry or tandoori chicken and dips. No rice, no naan. If the menu is carb-heavy, opt for complex carbs such as lentils, chickpeas, whole grains and vegetables. You’ll notice a difference, as you’ll be the one not nodding off later that night and leading the way on the dance floor! If you are embarking on a night out of the drinking variety, this can also be less damaging than you think. Opt for wine (white is the lowest in carbs, the dryer the better) vodka or gin with slimline tonic

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EATING OUT: Making the right choices is easier than you think. (standard tonic has 28g of carbs per can and 110 calories would you believe) Avoid sugar-loaded drinks such as lager, beer and ciders. The only danger is those munchies which follow, cravings for pizza and kebabs after a heavy night are obviously not a good idea, but if you really must, opt

for a chicken skewer or kebab meat with salad and dressing, no pitta bread! Wash down with plenty of water and there you have it; a relatively guilt-free night out! Visit Kate’s successful Facebook group on www.facebook.com/groups/carbcy clingforbeginners, or follow on Instagram @carbcyclingqueen.

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Advertising Feature THERE are certain senses which are so important to keep, and hearing is without doubt one of them. Alfonso Sanchez, proprietor of Sontec Hearing Centre which has its head office in Fuengirola, has 20 years of experience and is a Certified Audiologist, registered in both Britain and Spain. As a former engineer, he understands technology and keeps his practice completely upto-date with all new developments in order to help his patients retain or regain the ability to enjoy clear hearing. Using cutting-edge technology, the audiologists at the centre are committed to ensuring their patients receive a first-class service at prices which are affordable. They stock a wide range of different brands of hearing assistance, and as an independent practice do not have any obligation to any manufacturer, but prescribe the most appropriate treatment tailored exactly for the patient. With specialists who are fluent in English, Spanish, German, Russian, Czech and Afrikaans, Sontec Hearing Centre offers a highly-developed free no-obligation hearing consultation intended to discover what your hearing levels are, and to suggest a range of options. The Sontec ethos is to provide and maintain the highest professional and ethical standards of hearing care.

Silence isn’t golden This is achieved through the use of highspecification audiological equipment, and staff follow a rigorous annual programme of further training and of course utmost honesty and integrity. By helping you to hear, understand and communicate better, they strive to help you achieve an im-

SONTEC: The expert team is ready to help.

Handy hints on portions IF you have ever worried you are eating all the right things and exercising regularly, but still seem to gain weight, experts say the answer may be in growing portion sizes. While a diet of salad, protein, and whole grains is generally considered very healthy, scientists warn it is still possible to gain weight by eating these foods, if we have too much of them. In fact, the British Nutrition Foundation has said portion sizes in restaurants and shops are become increasingly bigger, changing our view of what a ‘normal’ amount of food looks like, and in turn encouraging us to eat more. To help, the organisation has come up with a ‘handy’ guide, showing us how we can use different parts of our hands to help with portion control. For pasta and rice - two staples of many dishes - experts say one healthy portion equates to two handfuls. Similarly, a handful can be used to measure a portion of vegetables and

fruit, each of one handful. In the case of spaghetti, or other long, thin pastas, use your thumb and index finger to form an OK sign leaving a hole measuring slightly smaller than a one Euro coin. Our fists can also be used for measuring, equalling one portion of potato, while two thumbs equate to one serving of cheese. Finally, cooked meat and fish should measure around half the size of our hands. This system is said to work well, because the resulting portion sizes, which will change depending on how big your hand is, will also be generally proportional to how short or tall a person is, and therefore how many calories they need. PORTION CONTROL: Experts say our hands may hold the answer.

proved quality of life. The range of services includes specialised assistance for those in very noisy environments such as musicians, repair of hearing aids, supply of batteries, production of ear moulds for swimmers, as well as work in the house to assist with loop systems, special

phones and televisions. Dedicated to being part of the community and helping along the coast as far as Gibraltar, Sontec follows health guidelines from both the Junta de Andalucia and the UK as well as assisting with hearing charities. As supporters of Hearing Dogs for the Deaf, Sontec donates a percentage of income from each patient directly to the society, and also visits schools in Tetuan on an annual basis to help children, many of whom are profoundly deaf, so any hearing equipment which is no longer needed will be very welcome at the Fuengirola Centre. For more information or to book an appointment visit www.sontec.es or call 952 667 402 and as a Valentine’s Day gesture, everyone who books an appointment with Sontec at Calle Hermanos Pinzon 4, Edificio Florida II, Local 9ºA, Fuengirola during February will receive a 10 per cent discount. There is also a great opportunity to see if you need help with your hearing, as Alfonso will be conducting a FREE hearing consultation next Monday until Friday at the Elviria Medical Centre so call 952 850 552 to make your appointment.

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Marbella Moments by Nicole King THE first time I met Betty Fooks, was in an interview for my TV show ‘Marbella Now.’ It was the first time I’d heard of the Arts Society of Benahavis which she presided. It was fascinating to hear about all the cultural lectures they offer and the array of international speakers. For those who appreciate art, this society is certainly a must. That was almost two years ago. Since that time I’ve met Betty on several more occasions, learnt a lot more about what the society does, and art. I also happen to know her recent successor as Chairman of the Board, James Kayll. In true ‘passing the baton’ style, together they hosted the recent Art in Action event, held annually in Benahavis. This is probably Betty’s last event as organiser, and one she can be well proud of; what a send-off! There was an amazing turnout of all nationalities, including many Spanish which was a pleasant surprise for all. The whole day was packed with different activities and performers and

Barry Duke HARD to believe, I know, but recently I got involved in a lively conversation in my favourite whisky den in which the dreaded word Brexit wasn’t mentioned at all. It was all about names. When I introduced myself to a couple of Brits enjoying a winter’s break in Benidorm, they insisted that ‘noone these days calls their son Barry, so I’m guessing you were born somewhere around the mid 1 9 6 0 ’s . ’ I t o o k t h i s a s c o m p l i ment, because I’d just hit the 72 mark. Our chat got me wondering whether any research had been done relating birth dates to names. Sure enough, there has. An online report, based on findings from America’s Social Security administration makes for fascinating reading. Published five years ago, it revealed for example, anyone in the US named Mildred would, in 2014, have been 78 years old, while Gertrudes, were on average, aged 80.

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WINNING ENTRY: 11-year-old Alexksandr Khrol of Swans joined by his teacher and Blevins Franks representative.

people milled around the two floors of the exhibition and garden areas incessantly. There were stalls upon stalls of amazing artwork, which lined the two floors inside, each artist proudly presenting their craft: sculptures, paintings, photography; the calibre and variety were astounding, far superior to what I had expected. There was also a literary corner with local authors and a writing competition was held for those present which was quite a laugh! I was also pleasantly surprised at how the children were so prominent in all aspects of the day and the event; well done Betty! There was an arts and crafts space set up for the children outside; a local children’s rock band was playing on the terrace followed by other youngsters performing ‘professional’ ballet; extraordinary! I was invited to attend the event to be one of the judges for the children’s art competition with submissions from

Giving children silly names

JASON LEE: Dad of ‘Pilot’. In the same year, the majority of living Hermans, Howards, Harrys, Harolds, Harveys and Herb e r t s w o u l d b e i n t h e i r 6 0 ’s o r older. But it’s nigh on impossible to gauge the age of anyone called

Joseph, because that has been one of the most enduring of all names; it’s never gone out of fashion. ‘By contrast,’ the report said, ‘you can make much stronger inferences about a woman named B r i t t a n y. T h a t n a m e w a s v e r y

p o p u l a r f r o m t h e m i d 1 9 8 0 ’s t h r o u g h t h e m i d 1 9 9 0 ’s , b u t i t w a s n ’t a l l t h a t c o m m o n b e f o r e a n d h a s n ’t b e e n s i n c e . I f y o u know a Brittany, she is probably of college age or just a bit older. Half of living American Brittanys are between the ages of 19 and 25.’ My curiosity then took me to several sites which list the most bizarre names people saddle children with, and was both horrified and amused by what they revealed. T h e w o r s t h a s t o b e F e l l o n y, and it’s hardly surprising that a 22-year-old in the US called Fellony Hudson was arrested in 2017 for kidnapping and possession of a stolen car. The funniest and most imaginative I thought, was Crystal Shanda Lear, who got her name from her father, Lear jet founder Bill Lear,

Swans, Laude and the British International School. Themes for upcoming talks at the Art Society were to be interpreted and I have to say it wasn’t easy for us to come to a unanimous decision. The first place has an additional prize of having their painting featured on the cover of the new Arts Society of Benahavis brochure; so do keep an eye out for it! To top off a surprisingly fun day, my children and granddaughter also came up for the event and the sun shone; I hadn’t seen either for days so that was also pretty perfect! I will certainly attend next year’s event, judge or no judge; it was truly a brilliant Sunday and the event lived up to its name; lots of art and lots of action. Check out MarbellaNow TV w/c Feb 11, to see the recording of the event and some very nice exhibits and performances! www.rtvmarbellanow.com @marbellanow

in the 1940’s. In 1967, musician Frank Zappa named his daughter Moon Unit, and she in turn gave her daughter the name Mathilda Plum Doucette. I n t h e 1 9 7 0 ’s , o n e c h i l d w a s named Marijuana Pepsi, and in 1983 singer Bob Geldof and TV star Paula Yates named their first child Fifi Trixibelle, a name more suited to a miniature French poodle. For some strange reason - lack of inspiration perhaps - 300 American children in the 1990’s were named ABCDE. In a 2015 poll of strange celebrity names, Pilot Inspektor, son of American actor Jason Lee, topped the list. He was born in 2003, and his dad said the name was inspired by a song by the band Grandaddy called ‘He’s Simple, He’s Dumb, He’s the Pilot,’ which pretty well describes the Great Trumpkin. There’s a very useful resource on the Internet which relates people’s names to their birth dates. When I entered Barry it showed it reached the height of popularity in1960. Chardonnay, on the other hand was most popular in 2000. Have fun with the link: https://tinyurl.com/kvny9ce.

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Big screen favourites together again TWO of Spain’s hottest movie stars, Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz, are reuniting to take lead roles in Sony Pictures’ upcoming film, Dolor y Gloria (Pain and Glory). The movie is directed by Pedro Almodovar, who took the reins of the last film the pair starred in together, I’m so Excited, in 2013. A trailer - more a collection of unconnected scenes - kicks off with a shot of 58-year-old Banderas’ character, film director ‘in decline’ Salvador Mallo, sitting at the bottom of a pool.

BANDERAS: Plays a director in decline.

CRUZ: Back with Antonio Banderas. It then shifts to footage of Cruz’s character holding a young boy, while in another clip, Banderas is sitting peacefully with a blonde woman. The short trailer features various characters from Mallo’s life, both past and present,

along with a cryptic shot of text reading El Primer Deseo (The First Desire). It seems to imply 48-yearold Cruz’s character is Mallo’s mother as he reflects on his life. T h e film is released March 22. While Banderas only starred in I’m So Excited, Cruz has been in six of Almodovar’s films over the years, including Live Flesh in 1997, followed by All About My Mother in 1999.

Spain’s Posh and Becks to tie the knot REAL MADRID star Sergio Ramos is to marry his model and TV presenter girlfriend Pilar Rublo in June. One of the hottest footballers in La Liga will tie the knot with Spani s h FHM’s Sexiest Woman in the World 2008 and 2009, in Sevilla. The stunning couple d u b b e d Spain’s Posh

and Becks - announced their engagement on Spanish TV show El Hormiguero, where Ramos, 32, revealed ‘it’s going to be a special wedding because we’re special.’ Rublo is a presenter on the show, and tweeted afterwards: “Every day at the studio is special, unique and magical, but yesterday was something else. It was exciting to have my love Sergio on set and see him enjoy it so much.” The defender and his 40-year-old girlfriend have three children together. Ramos said getting engaged is ‘a very special moment for us after being together for so long and forming such a fantastic family’. A star-studded guest list is inevitable, and anybody invited will be asked to leave mobiles and cameras at the door of the secret wedding location, ‘so that celebrities attending the after party can enjoy themselves without fear of being snapped.’ The excited pair got together in 2012. Prior to that, Ramos dated a former Miss Spain.

WEDDING BELLS: Ramos and Rublo announced their wedding plans on TV. CREDIT: @PilarRubio

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Rock returns to Estepona by John Smith AS bands become more popular, they tend to only tour at very big venues around the world with prices that can be painful for their fans. In addition of course, age and extreme behaviour can also play its part in decimating a group, so followers have to rely on recordings and DVDs. There is a whole new breed of dedicated tribute bands who reproduce the music of their heroes and play to large audiences at prices which are affordable. The first Pink Purple Zep Festival which was held at the Estepona Bull Ring in 2017 featured three of these bands, Deeper Purple, Whole Lotta Led and Think Floyd to a good sized audience of expats and local Spanish rock fans. Ian Grant who has lived on the Costa del Sol for many years and was a member of Deeper Purple organised the event which proved to be extremely popular. Now he has expanded it to a two-night concert also at the

DEEPER PURPLE: Will be performing in Estepona. Estepona Bull Ring with three additional bands, Foo Fighters GB, Guns2Roses and AC/BC who will appear on Friday June 28 whilst the three bands who played in 2017 will make a welcome return on Saturday June 29. According to Ian in a conversation with Euro Weekly News, he learned a great deal from the experience of running the first event and this knowledge will be incorporated in the Pink Purple Zep Festival II to ensure that all visitors have a great time. Tickets for a single night start at €20 for seats at the top of the stand, €30 standing in

the arena, €40 for first tier seating and €125 for very limited VIP tickets which give all sorts of special advantages to those who want the complete experience. There are discounts if you wish to purchase tickets for both nights and full details of all the combinations can be viewed at http://pinkpurplepro ductions.com, but it is important to note that weekend tickets can only be purchased in advance, not at the door on the Friday night. In the coming weeks Euro Weekly News will be publishing interviews with members of the various bands taking part in the concerts.

SOCIAL SCENE Licence to Thrill HAVING been built in 1925 as a theatre, the Salon Varietes in Fuengirola continued to entertain locals until 1956 when it became a cinema. Following its establishment as a theatre again in 1985, it became the only English language theatre on the Costa del Sol and now, quite aptly it remembers its roots with a tribute to 56 years of James Bond Movies running from tomorrow (Friday) until Sunday. Under the direction of Dahlia Helsby, no less than 22 performers will present some of their most memorable songs. If you would like to hear such classics as Goldfinger, Live and Let Die, Diamonds are Forever, Skyfall, Nobody Does it Better, From Russia With Love and many more, visit www.salonvari etestheatre.com to book, or call the Box Office on 952 474 542 11am to 2.30pm Monday to Saturday or one hour before any show!

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See and be seen THE winter sees many of the more progressive restaurants and bars on the Costa del S o l r e f u r b i sh i n g an d gearing themselves up for the up c o m i n g E a st e r a n d summer seasons. The Metro Group has just taken over Max Beach on the Mijas Costa in Riviera which will reopen in April of this year after a complete renovation and the building of a Gym, Max Fitness. Two of the other properties owned by Metro have also seen some major building w o r k a n d Al b e r t s in Cabopino has just reopened with a fabulous new terrace and the promise of regular

JACKS SMOKEHOUSE: Enjoy good food in Puerto Banus. mu s ic a n d e n terta in ment every Sunday. A ls o h av in g rec e iv ed a touch of sparkle is the very popular Jacks Smokehouse on the frontline of Puerto Banus where an upstairs ex-

tension means that it has a larger terrace giving more great views of the marina. To find out more a bout these and the other venues along the Costa del Sol visit www.metrogrupo.com.

Classical music and dinner FOR those who enjoy classical music and opera, American soprano Karen Schriesheim will be appearing at a special dinner on Saturday February 23. The evening which includes a welcome drink, canapes, three-course meal and wine is

entitled Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Songs for All and will be held at the Real Club de Golf Las Brisas in Nueva Andalucia with tickets costing â‚Ź55 per person. For more details and to make a reservation call 619 099 310.

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This week Celebrity Chef from Ready Steady Cook & Fellow Master Chef Steven Saunders, proprietor of The Little Geranium in La Cala cooks us the perfect, romantic Valentine’s sharing menu.

Happy Valentine’s! Steven Saunders FMCGB The Little Geranium La Cala de Mijas & Marbella www.thelittlegeranium.com

ONE legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realising the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. The first Valentine’s Day was in or around the year 496 originating from a Roman festival celebrating Valentine’s life. Since those days Valentine’s has become very commercial, intended to show the maximum appreciation to

your loved one. What only once a year? If I appreciated my wife (Michele) only once a year she would leave me! Many of us are not very romantic and so it’s a good idea to be romantic once in a while, even if it’s just once a year. I should be telling you to go and book the Geranium for Valentine’s Day because you would have an amazing meal, but what would be more romantic is cooking for your loved one, at home. I have been reading some of the stuff online about aphrodisiac food and what aphrodisiac foods you should feed your loved one to arouse them. But there is no point in feeding your partner oysters for example, if it’s not an ingredient that you both love. The old joke about oysters always makes me giggle… I don’t believe that oysters are an aphrodisiac, I had a dozen last night and only 10 of them worked! What you really love to eat should be the first rule and for me I have to say that I love a beef Wellington cooked juicy and pink in the middle with crispy pastry and the flavour of wild mushrooms, truffles and some fresh veggies.

SO ROMANTIC: Dine at home. When I first met Michele I invited her to dinner at my house - it was our first date. I was able to show off my culinary skills, she fell for it hook, line

and sinker and came back for dessert the week after! I married her a year or so later and so what that tells me is simple. Cook a ro-

mantic meal with love, passion and a bit of style and you will definitely score! The great thing about the Wellington is that most of us enjoy a good piece of beef (if not you could do a vegetable Wellington the same way) baked in pastry, it’s a great sharing dish. Make it for two and then carve it through the centre at the table, serve the sauce on the side, the vegetables in the middle of the table and you have a perfect sharing dinner. As for dessert… It needs to be simple. What I don’t want is that you are stressed in the kitchen having to spend too much time on the food and not at the table with your partner. For dessert I serve a fondue of fresh fruits and toasted marshmallows on long wooden skewers. Easy to make and you can dip the fruits into white and dark melted chocolates as you eat them, feed each other and have fun with the concept. So whatever you are doing this Valentine’s do it in style and cook something lovely one of the evenings this week. It’s worth mentioning that nowadays we have a Valentine’s week, a sort of build up to the main event and then you have Friday and Saturday post Valentine’s, so plenty of time to plan a night in with a special home-cooked dinner and you will be loved for ever more!

Valentine’s Wellington Recipe serves two • 1 x 500g piece of high quality beef fillet • Olive oil, for frying • 250g mixture of wild mushrooms, cleaned • 1 clove garlic peeled and chopped • 1 small onion peeled and chopped • 1 tablespoon of thick cream • 1 teaspoon truffle oil • 500g puff pre-made puff pastry (made with butter) • 4 slices of Parma or Serrano ham • 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard • 2 egg yolks, beaten with ¼ teaspoon of fresh saffron and a pinch of Maldon salt • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Method • Wr a p t h e p i e c e o f t r i m m e d

beef fillet tightly in cling film to set a cylindrical (neat) shape, then chill overnight. • Remove the cling film, season the beef then quickly sear the beef in a hot pan with a little olive oil for one minute until browned all over, but rare/blue inside. Remove from the pan and leave to cool. Season well. • Roughly chop the mushrooms and fry in a hot pan with a little olive oil add the onion, garlic and some seasoning. Continue to cook for about five minutes until all the excess moisture has evaporated. • Remove the mushrooms from the pan leave to cool a little and then blend in a food processor until smooth. Add the cream to bind it together and t h e t r u ff l e o i l . T h i s i s c a l l e d a duxelle. Check seasoning before using.

• Cut the pastry into approximately 1 x 20 cm long x 10cm wide and roll out to 2mm thick. • Lay a large sheet of cling film on a work surface and place the rolled pastry on top and then the slices of ham on it, overlapping them to create a rectangle. • Place the beef fillet on top of the ham in the centre. Season with salt and freshly ground p e p p e r. S p r e a d t h e m u s t a r d evenly on the beef fillet and then the duxelle (mushroom mix) evenly on top of the beef. Using the cling film, roll the Parma ham around the beef, then shape the pastry to get a nice, even neat parcel. Chill for at least 30 minutes. • Remove the cling film from the beef. Trim and tidy the pastry to make it look neat (put two mini hearts on top - option-

al) brush all over with the egg yolk/saffron mix. • When you are ready to cook the b e e f We l l i n g t o n , score the pastry lightly in criss crosses and pierce a small hole in the centre of the pastry. • Bake at 220°C for 10 minutes for rare, 15 mins for medium until the pastry is golden brown, then remove and seal the base of the We l l i n g t o n i n a w a r m p a n t o colour and crisp the base of the Wellington (you can use a temperature probe to check the cooking, when it is around 50ºc it is medium rare.) • Rest for a few minutes before serving. Serve the Wellington in the centre of the table

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with a reduced red wine sauce and some simple fresh vegetables like fresh asparagus and maybe some buttered baby carrots. Keep it light though or you will just feel like falling asleep!

You can email Steven any questions on steven@thelittlegeranium.com Winner of Best Contemporary International Restaurant 2018 - Costa Del Sol • www.thelittlegeranium.com

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Econ Fuengirola Pool League update by Pete Woodall THE E c o n 2 0 1 8 - 2 0 1 9 Fuen g i r o l a Wi n t e r P o o l League is settling down nice l y a g a i n a f t e r th e ir winter break. At two thirds of the way throu g h t h i s se a s o n ’s league and coming up to week 19, teams Alba, Dixies, Lion and Majesty are still nudging each other around and looking to take the top spot. However team Alba are going strong and with one game in hand they could easily pull away from the other teams, leaving them to sort out second place amongst themselves. In the Econ Cup semifinals Majesty will take on Ball Busters and Alba are to play Dixies, the winners will go through to the first and second rounds of the

POOL LEAGUE: Last season’s winners Alba Garden. Econ Cup final. Meanwhile in the indiv id u a l p lay er ra n k ing, Tero Nuutjo from team Lion is the number one player to date but with Danny S h e e n an fro m te a m Majesty and Graham McSorley from Dixies close behind him that could easily change but maybe not, only time will tell.

As for eight ball clearances, so far this season, the only player to wipe the table clean is Jack Thompson from Cleopatra Bar. For upda te s a nd more de ta ils of the Thurs da y night Ec on Winte r Pool Le a gue vis it w w w.fue n girolapool league.com or call Mike Brackenridge on 609 504 427.

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Love is in the air IF you are reading this edition of Euro Weekly News and don’t have a date for tonight (St Valentine’s Day) then don’t be too downhearted. Tomorrow night (Friday) there is what the organisers Lou Lou Loves call a Singles Valentine’s Do being hosted at Rick’s Café in Estepona Port from 8.30pm to 10.30pm. The night will start with a complimentary drink for all attendees and an exciting ice break-

er activity to eliminate any and all nerves. Then host, Lou Hunter will be gently guiding you through the night with fun activities, plenty of great drinks and music to keep the night moving along in a fun, never uncomfortable manner. To find out more or to make your reservation to mix with other singles visit www.loulouloves.com.

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tion to play can cause a little upset, or so her owners told me w he n I a gre e d to dog-sit for her. The rules were simple. Play with me, or I’ll just keep bringing more balls to surround you. Being a house-sitter and going to the pe t’s home means I can adapt my time to their particular needs. It’s great fun getting to know the dogs and cats in our network. Each one with their own peccadillos.

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ADOPTION Beautiful Baxter is looking for a Forever Home on the Costa del Sol BAXTER is an eight-year-old dog that looks like a Beagle mix. He is very friendly and social but also very active and he is a dog who needs good walks. Baxter loves to eat and is very good with other dogs.

If you want to adopt lovely Baxter (Ref.: 20967) please contact Triple A Marbella – San Pedro at Tel. +34 952 771 586 or send them an email to adopciones@tripleamarbella.org

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If you want to adopt adorable Carly (Ref.: 23333) please contact Triple A Marbella – San Pedro at Tel. +34 952 771 586 or send them an email to adopciones@tripleamarbella.org

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If you want to give little Nougat a Forever Home please contact ACE with this reference number #15795. Animal Care España is in Mijas, on the Costa del Sol, Spain. For information call: 0034 669 018 736

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AIRFLOW Air conditioning for cooling and heating units. Professional, fully g u a r a n t e e d installations. Tel: 952 443 222 (281291) AIR CONDITIONING. Quality installations. Free quotations. All areas covered. EnviroCare, 21 years’ experience Heating and cooling products. 952 663 141 www.enviro carespain.com (281338) AIR CONDITIONING Repairs and servicing. Airflow. 952 443 222 (281291) AIR CONDITIONING by Cool and Cosy. The family company that cares. Installation and repairs. Quality machines. Ecosense movement sensors supplied and fitted from 100 Euros. For other energysaving products visit www.cooland cosy.es. 952 935 513. We are Junta de Andalucia authorised installers as the new law states (real decreto 115/2017). On the Costa del Sol since 1993 (256689) MR COOL – Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Heating Systems, Sales & Service – Call Christian 629 527 587 or Nick +34 618 678 853 – www.mrcool.es (281336) ECONOCOOL – Top quality air-conditioning installed from €475. Service, Repairs & Re-Gas from €50. Top Quality Installations. All Areas Covered. Chris – 662 427 396 econocool@hotmail.es

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ANTIQUES WANTED! All types of antiques, paintings, jewellery, watches, silver etc. Any condition. Immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony’s Antiques and Jewellers shops, extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola. Mobile 609 529 633. Telephone 952 588 795. (201522)

ARCHITECTS PROJECTS, constructions, new buildings, extensions, reforms, licences, legalisations, interior design. 680 700 430 (277250)

AWNINGS ACE OF SHADES - All colours available. Urbanisations catered for, electric and manual operation; also recovery service available, largest selection of colours and designs on the coast. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / in fo@aceofshades.design (101730)

BATHROOMS BATHROOM renovations and remodelling: Quality installations guiding you through furniture and tile selection working with your requirements. All areas. Masterbuildspain installing bathrooms since 1996. 952 663 141/670 409 759 www.masterbuild spain.com info@mas terbuildspain.com (281338)

BOILERS BOILERS. Gas, electric, Solar. Installations & servicing. Gas certificates for gas boilers. Excellent quality. Over 22 years on the Coast. www.envirocare spain.com info@envi rocares pain.com 952 663 141 / 670 409 759 (280586)

BOOKS

BATHROOM AND KITCHENS renovations and remodeling. High quality installations. Established family run business. Guarantee you a totally & trustworthy service. Call Vista 952 867 121/ 628 983 250 (282991)

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 to improve your living environment. ian@solar shadetinting.com Tel Ian 958 496 571 / 644 546 176 (256591)

BOATS PUERTO BANUS – Moorings for rent. 8, 12 & 15 metres. 662 379 483 (276083) PUERTO BANUS – Moorings wanted to buy. 0032 473 815 789 (276083)

BUILDING SERVICES BUILDING and Renovations. Masterbuild Spain. Refurbishments, bathrooms, kitchens, tiling. All trade work undertaken by professional workmanship. Fully guaranteed. Free quotations. 952 663 141 www.masterbuild spain.com (281338) RENOVATION, reforms, construction, new properties, extensions, pool works, licences, interior design. 629 532 695 www.edaintegral.com (277157)

NEW REJAS, GATES, Carports & Fencing, repairs & alterations. Work Guaranteed. Reliable. 14yrs on Coast. Steve the Welder. Call/Whatsapp 655 040 648 (282603)

ACE OF SHADES - Vertical, Venetian, Roman, Roller, Wooden blinds, various colours available, also black-out blinds. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / in fo@aceofshades.design (101730)

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BLINDS

BLINDS, awnings, mosquito screens, curtains, vast choice. All areas covered. Coast and inland. 655 825 931 (280561)

CLASSIFIEDS

BUSINESS FOR SALE

BUILDING SERVICES SWINGLES CASAS SL. For all your building needs. Visit www.swingles casas.com for more details or call 952 428 067 / 666 960 262 (258056) 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 (281332) CONCRETE – OZBUILD. The specialists of printed concrete. Reseals, Brickwork, Tiling, Plastering, Reforms. 16 Years in Spain. Competitive Prices, Quality Finish. 952 426 074/606 745 920 www.ozbuildspain.com GENERAL BUILDER. Tiling, plastering, painting, electrician, plumber, carpentry. Reasonable prices. 635 913 885 (References available) (277904)

SMALL Garden furniture shop between Estepona/San Pedro. Low price, low rent. Perfect family business. Aircon. Call George 669 331 280 (278098)

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY CASHBACK on your house/commercial. Payback only when you sell. Quick/easy. Min 20k. 617 333 777 (278948)

BUY & SELL DECLUTTER, cash paid for small/medium furniture, antiques, decanters, brass, copper, golf clubs & other ornaments. Howard 608 121 817 (276603) HOUSE CLEARANCE SPECIALISTS, FULL OR PART CLEARANCE. ALL FURNITURE WANTED, WE PAY MORE. TEL 634 324 914 OR EMAIL houseclearance man@hotmail.com (27 9484) www.euroweeklynews.com

BUY & SELL THE WAREHOUSE – We buy a Single item to a Full House Clearance – 602 610 103 (276498) SUPERPOOL est. 1985. Pool tables, boxing and mini-vending machines on profit share, also new/second hand domestic tables and accessories. Tel 629 530 233 - www.superpool spain.com (278052) ALHAURIN FURNITURE EMPORIUM Buyers & Sellers of quality furniture. Top prices paid. 675 357 575 (281330) BRAND New Samsung 1 Tb SSD still in the box 165e ono Tel: 952 464 731 CASIO Table top Piano Keyboard. Open to offers. 647 288 761 (282992)

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 (253107)

CAR HIRE ALH RENT A CAR – SHORT & LONG-TERM RENTALS FROM €9.90 A DAY. INSURANCE INCLUDED IN OUR PRICES. www.alhrent acar.com - TLF: 638 846 909 or reser vasalhrentacar@gmail.c om (278376)

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 / in fo@eurodog.es 679 786 669 / 606 101 807

CLASSIFIEDS 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 KITCHEN, Bedroom and Bathroom refurbishments by www.complete-carpen try.com 952 196 457 or 696 064 019. Facebook: The Irish Carpenter

DAMP PROOFING

www.euroweeklynews.com CHIMNEY SERVICES CHIMNEY SWEEP. Clean reliable professional. All types, special price for more than one. Chris 608 337 497 (279225) APEX CHIMNEY SERVICES, professional chimney sweeping and smoke testing. NACS Qualified. Clean and efficient Tel: Bob 696 320 202 (256040)

CHURCH SERVICES BENALMADENA Elim Family Fellowship. Sundays 11am. Elimfamilyfellow ship.com or call 951 912 525 or 952 446 627

CLASSES

DR DAMP leaking roofs, damp walls, all mould cured. All work guaranteed. Call 689 515 558 (276245) DAMP PROOFING. Call 619 666 363. Email: info@elec tro-os.com. (283239)

CALAHONDA LANGUAGE CENTRE. Established 1987. New beginner’s Spanish course starts 4th March. Maximum 5 students per group for guaranteed results. Other levels and private classes available. Enrol now. Also T r a n s l a t i o n s undertaken calahondalan guage@gmail.com Tel: 952 931 176

CLEANING SERVICES

PLASTERING PLASTERING, rendering, dry lining, coving. Fitted Kitchens, Bathrooms and Bedrooms. All work guaranteed. 689 515 558 (276245)

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE MR-MAINTENANCE – For ALL your Property needs. No Job Too Small – Contact 647 460 155.

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)

ADVANCED Cleaning Services. Professional carpet, upholstery cleaning, 27 years’ experience, wet/dry clean. HONEST, reliable service 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 or email ac servs@outlook.com (253107) RUGS fitted carpets, upholstery including leather cleaned on site 685 524 921 (253107) OVEN CLEANING, domestic, commercial, complete fittings, let professional do hard dirty work. From 40€. 611 283 162 oven cleaningcostadelsol.co m (258467) STARLIGHT CLEANING SERVICES. All types of cleaning. Any size of property. All Areas. Residential & Holiday Lets. 682 636 451 www.starlightspain.com (279483)

HAVE your windows, doors & glass professionally cleaned at affordable prices from just €15. Call/WhatsApp Chris 603 630 049 (282247) PROFESSIONAL Carpet And Upholstery Cleaning, 27 Years Experience, Wet/Dry Clean. Honest, Reliable. 678 808 837, 952 669 701, acservs@out look.com (252581)

COMPUTERS PC DOCTOR under new management!!! Computer Sales & Repairs, Web development & Support. We come to wherever YOU are – Home or Business. 952 591 071 www.electron box.net Paseo Jesus Santos Rein 11, Fuengirola COMPUTER & LAPTOP problems solved! Error messages fixed, viruses removed. Computers & Laptops upgraded and repaired. Laptop sales, New and Refurbished. Also oneto-one training. Experienced, reliable service, Paul, 630 652 338/952 493 859 (282278) PC & LAPTOP SOLUTIONS Windows.Apple.iPhone.Android Efficient Guaranteed Service Marbella.Estepona. Sotogrande Home-Office call 689666888 ifixrp@gmail.com RICHARD PC PROBLEMS? Translation Work! Call Embla Services. +34 699 735 315 (282751)

DECORATORS RAINBOW Pinturas. English, professional painters & decorators. All aspects of interior & exterior work. Also kitchen/ furniture spraying. Call / WhatsApp: Daniel 628 066 08. www.rainbowpinturas.c om (279078) MIJAS Sunny Painters, Reliable, Reasonable rates. Apartments, Townhouses & Villas. FREE Estimate. 694 441729 mijassunny painters@gmail.com (282995) www.euroweeklynews.com

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DOMESTIC APP REPAIRS DOMESTIC Appliance repairs - washing machines, fridges, cookers, ovens, water heaters, gas / electric, professionally repaired. Christian 608 337 497 (279980) REPAIRS to Washing Machines-Dish WashersOvens-Fridges. Call Garry Goodman 673 344 212. English Service Technician. 35 years’ experience. (282517)

DRAINAGE BLOCKED DRAINS? Leak detection, CCTV survey, root removal, Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drain spain.com (257090)

FLOOR POLISHING MARBLE POLISHING, CRYSTALLIZING, LASTING, HIGH SHINE. REGRINDING, RESTORATION OF SALTY, DEAD FLOORS. RELIABLE. 27 YRS EXPERIENCE. REFS AVAILABLE. CYRIL. 634 455 064 (279112) MARBLE FLOORS polished high shine non-slip. Fast Service Reliable, family run business. TERRACOTTA CLEANED and sealed. No job too small. Cleansol 10am – 10pm 7 days all areas. 952 930 861 / 607 610 578 Discount code: EWN 1 CLEAN (206437)

FOR SALE/WANTED

CLEARFLOW – Unblocking, CCTV inspection, repair and installation. Tel: 630 200 600 / 952 885 661. Facebook: DesatorosClearflow (276256)

LIT ELECTRICIANS for all your Electrical & maintenance needs no job too small for a FREE Quote. Call Craig on 604 106 414 or Ben 622 911 177 (282957)

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)

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@garden-pro fessionals.com GARDENING SERVICES and other related jobs in your garden. Ricardo 637 160 129 www.ri cardogardens.es Torremolinos to Marbella (278689) GARDEN design, maintenance, home-staging. Free quotation. Scandinavian Quality. Phone Magnus +34 643 435 695 (Whatsapp) (282763)

IRRIGATION

ELECTRICIAN ELECTRICIAN Exclusively Marbella and Estepona Richard on 687 352 358 or email richi@europe.com All installations & maintenance. Surge Protection, Garden Lights, Upgrades, Boletins. (277617)

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IRIS-IRRIGATION and landscapes. New Installations and problem-solving. Turf (supply and laying). Garden constructions. Tree surgeon. Clearing and maintenance. 676 747 521 (257539)

GATES

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) 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 (281330)

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E L E C T R I C Gates/Garage Doors. Intercoms/access control systems and replacement remotes. New installs and repairs. For all your electric gate and garage door requirements call us on 605 356 469/952 786 178. The Garage Door Co & 2 Way Gates. tgdc@hotmail.co.uk www.thegaragedoorcom pany.es (259432)

GATE REPAIRS E L E C T R I C GATE/GARAGE DOOR automation repaired. Free, no obligation quotation. Call Colin - 636 394 641 (278431)

GLASS CURTAINS GLASS CURTAIN repairs, specialist in replacement of discoloured plastic strips that act as a seal between the glass panels. Call Julian 655 825 931 (276609)

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FOR SALE golf share in Atalaya Golf & Country Club Call +44 7899 955262

HEALTH & BEAUTY

BEAUTY TREATMENTS BOTOX AND FILLERS From €95. Covers the Costa del Sol and inland. www.beautiful marbella.es 609 347 086. (276478)

CHIROPRACTOR FUENGIROLA, Myofascial Release. J. Schaegen, Specialised in treating neck, back & extremity disorders, 30 years in Practice. 652 291 224 www.body work.es (276149)

DENTISTS ENGLISH SPEAKING DENTIST in Fuengirola & Nueva Andalucia. Specialising in Zircon crowns, bridges etc. FREE check up! drvisky@hotmail.com. 689 887 019 (278675)

HAIRDRESSERS ROBERT James Hair replacement. For FREE consultation call 952 574 075 / 602 668 649 (282760)

INSURANCE

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INSURANCE

SAYAN MASSAGE. Your best traditional & tantric massage for ladies and gentlemen. 952 586 339 608 977 260 www.masajes sayan.es (256078)

HEATING SERVICES FIRES gas or wood burners. Envirocarespain since 1996. All areas. Quality guaranteed. 952 663 141/ 670 409 759 www.en virocarespain.com in fo@envirocarespain.co m (281338)

HOT TUBS/SPAS HOT TUBS, new, used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. 691 973 131 / 952 793 398 (280596)

MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 153, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 153 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now! (200726) EU INSURANCE DIRECT. Best prices, best service, best cover for all your Insurance needs. TEL 951 080 118 or 952 830 843 (281380)

HOUSE CLEARANCE THE WAREHOUSE – We buy a Single item to a Full House Clearance – 602 610 103 (253107) ALHAURIN FURNITURE EMPORIUM furniture wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals. 675 357 575 (281330)

LSM INSURANCE. No fat singing blokes or trumpeting telephone´s, just professional service at the best prices for all your insurance needs including car, household, commercial, life, health and travel. Tel 952 578 008 or www.lsminsuran ce.biz for a quotation (278681)

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LAWYERS

LOANS LOANS AVAILABLE on all types of paintings, jeweler, watches, silver etc. Any condition. Immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony’s Antiques & Jewelers shops extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola. Mobile 609 529 633. Tel: 952 588 795 (SE) (201522)

LOCKSMITH 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. EST 2004. CALL DAREN OR MICK 952 660 233 / 667 668 673 / 636 770 865 WWW.SE CURITYOFSPAIN.COM (278429)

MASSAGE CARIBBEAN and Asian lady, gives full body massage, clean atmosphere and very professional in san pedro near Banus. 652 069 930 (282193) THAI MASSAGE and Oriental Techniques, Quiromassage, access consciousness, face lifting… 682 359 525 (282532)

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. (279180)

MORTGAGES FLUENT FINANCE Abroad. Are you looki ng to r el ea se eq ui ty 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 691 179 445 / 952 961 952 or email ronald@fluentfi nanceabroad.com Come and visit us in our San Pedro office (281207)

MEETING POINT

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

MOSQUITO SCREENS MOSQUITO screens, sliding, pulldown, pleated colours call Mosquito Nick 647 072 861 (281384) (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 s h a d e s . d e s i g n (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 (276610)

MOTORING

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RETIRED active lady WLTM a similar lady to meet up for social outings, shopping, etc Call 656 381 952 (282608)

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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 (277164) BRITISH MECHANIC Mijas Costa. Experienced & Reliable. 605 407 369 (259167) ITV SERVICE from €45. Pre-inspection, Door to Door delivery & Final Pass, for a quote call Doug 604 354 114 (282568)

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)

www.euroweeklynews.com 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 billbrady cars.com (257838) NEW YEAR BARGAIN PRICE AUTOMATIC / Diesel Hyundai I-40 2012 Like new one private owner full service history and lots of extras looks and drives like cars double the price. WAS €13,995 NOW €12,995 952 838 842 /608 950 221 bill bradycars.com (257838) NEW YEAR BARGAIN PRICE AUTOMATIC Seven seater Peugeot 5008 Sport Line 1.6 Inj. 2011 One private owner 43’000 Klm. (27’000 Mls) Full service history, panoramic sun roof, sat-nav, sensors and lots more great buy WAS 12’995€, NOW 11,995€ 952838842 608950221 billbrady cars.com NEW YEAR BARGAIN PRICES! JAGUAR XE. R-Sport 2.0. D. 2016 Automatic 6’000 Klm. (3’700 Mls) Health orces this sale bought from Salamanca Marbella keys still in plastic bags, this car cost 45’000 € LOOK at this massive saving WAS 27’995€ NOW 26’995€ 952 838 842 608 950 221 billbrady cars.com

NEW YEAR BARGAIN PRICES! AS NEW (Special Order) Automatic / Diesel Seat Alhambra Seven seats. Nov 2016 Only 8,000 Klm. (5’000 Mls) Touch electric side doors, Apple touch and sat-nav, sensors all round front back sides etc. Climate control, cruise control, parking cámera privy glass, lots more to many to list here, a perfect family M.P.V. Save a fortune on a top quality family car remember this is not ex-rent or lease cost 35,000 € Was selling for 27,995€ NOW ITS ONLY 25,995€ 952 838 842 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com NEW YEAR BARGAIN PRICES! PEUGEOT 208 Blue HDI 1.6, 5 Door 2015 bought and full service history from Peugeot one private owner sat-nav, reverse camera, cruise control, lots of extras and its only 8,995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com NEW YEAR BARGAIN PRICES! Nissan Juke 4X2, 2017 Inj. 6 Speed manual one private owner only 14’000 Klm. (8’000 Mls.) Bought and serviced by Nissan (not ex-rental) This is a massive saving at only 13’995€ 952838842 608950221 bill bradycars.com. NEW YEAR BARGAIN PRICES Chevrolet Captiva 7 Seater 2.2 Diesel 4X2 2011 (2012 Model) From private owner Sat-Nav, parking camera, sensors, bluetooth and lots more must be the best value for money around for a top quality jeep its only 9’995€ 952 838 842/ 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com

MOTORING NEW YEAR BARGAIN PRICES 4X4 Automatic / Diesel SSangyong Rexton 2.7 Ltr. 2009 With service history 99’000 Klm. (62’000 Mls) Metallic Black/ Black leather electric seats, bluetooth, dod guard and lots more extras fantastic value for money its only 7’995€ 952 838 842 /608 950 221 billbradycars.com

14 - 20 February 2019 ONE private owner and only 36’000 Klm. (22’000 Mls) Citroen C-3 Picasso 1.4 Ijn. Nov. 2011 Bought and serviced by Citroen Fuengirola and always garaged, This is a very scarce MPV. Look at this fantastic price its only 7’995€ 952 838 842 /608 950 221 bill bradycars.com.

2006 Kia Serento 4 x 4 Left Hand Drive Spanish PLates 2.5 Diesel in Excellent condition thoughout Light Metalic Blue with Grey Leather. Alloys, Air Con also New Tyes and New Itv €5,995 includes Transfer. Tel: 695 559 939.

2007 TRANSIT CONNECT in good all round condition. Electric Windows, Air Con. One local owner. €2,995 Tel: 695 559 939 (254317)

2007 Citroen Picasso Right Hand Drive on Spanish PLates, 1.6 HDI Diesel. One owner from New, Top of the Range, New ITV, Ecellent condition thoughout €2,995. Tel: 695 559 939.

2011 FIAT DOBLO 1.3 CDTi DIESEL. Very economical. Only 135,000klm. In very good condition throughout. One local owner. €4,995. Tel: 695 559 939

CHEAP diesel 2001 Mercedes E300 Automatic Spanish Car, Runs and Drives Perfectly in silver, Low KL, Needs a bit of Tidying, €1,995. Tel: 695 559 939.

2007 Range Rover 2.7 HSE Sport, Diesel in excellant condition throughout 20inch wheels in Magenta, with cream leather High Kilometeres. 390,000 kl New Engine Fitted 30,000 KL ago. Must be seen €11.750 Tel: 695 559 939.

AUTOMATIC 2002 Chrysler Tratos 2.5 only 90,000 KL Spanish Left Hand Drive, New ITV in very good condition throughout only €1,495 Tel: 695 559 939.

2007 Mercedes 320 ML Disel New Model Right Hand Drive On Spanish plates in Silver New Tyres and ITV 130,000 Miles. Lots of Extras €8,450. Tel: 695 559 939. 2008 Mercedes E63 AMG, Full Spec in Silver with Black Leather, only 90,00 KL awsome car must be seen € 23,950. Tel: 695 559 939. 2012 Ford Transit Connect, Endurotec 210,00 KL in very good condition thoughout, Air Con, side door, new ITV €4,995. Tel: 695 559 939. COLLECTORS Car 1994 Mercedes E220 Convertable Left Hand Drive 1 owner from new 5 speed manual Electric roof with Air Con, only 140,00 KL in Silver with black Leather must be seen these cars are only appreciating in Value €9,750. Tel: 695 559 939.

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: 695 559 939 (254317)

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EU INSURANCE DIRECT. Best prices, best service, best cover for all your Insurance needs. TEL 951 080 118 or 952 830 843 (277294)

MECHANICS MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work. Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (277922) BRITISH MECHANIC Mijas Costa. Experienced & Reliable. 605 407 369 (259167)

REPAIRS ENGLISH bodyshop, fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No Job Too Small. 952 667 074 (279183) BRITISH MECHANIC Mijas Costa. Experienced & Reliable. 605 407 369 (259167)

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CLASSIC Mercedes 500SL, 1992. L/H/D SPANISH PLATES. BLACK/BLACK INTERIOR. 170,000KM. GOOD COND, NEW ITV, F.S.H. WAS €9,550 FOR QUICK SALE NOW €8,000. TEL 952 113 481 - 620 249 232 (277760) FIAT MULTIPLA diesel, 6 seater, 2002. Recent new parts. Spanish plates on RHD. 123k miles. €1,999 ono. 00447812 571 384 (282993)

INSURANCE WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance. Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 902 123 309. (200726)

CARS, VANS, ANY REGISTRATION, INSTANT CASH, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPANISH 685 524 921 (253107) CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN/UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (253107) WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 685 524 921. (253107) CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH/WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837. (253107)

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WANTED all cars, vans and anything interesting also classic cars, bikes, etc, with or without paperwork considered, same day decision, cash waiting, 653 777 073. (254317) WANTED, wanted, wanted!! All cars, all years, all models… from exotic to classic. Spanish, English, Dutch plated. Call us on 951 977 329 or 606 647 597. (281326) ALL CARS / Commercials wanted, any age, any condition. Cash. Buyer collects. Transfer included. 605 109 796 (282565)

NAUTICAL

COURSES INTERNATIONAL SKIPPER LICENCE: Courses held in English and starts soon. RYA VHF and Radar Courses. 636 444 929 (282607)

PEST CONTROL COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee. Serving the coast since 1985. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (277244)

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) LOW COST NEUTERING 630 197 435 (Eng) / 644 374 139 (Spanish) (279084)

LOOKING for a Female Yorkshire Terrier. 1yr upwards. Will take a rescue. 647 288 761 (282992)

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. SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public at weekends from 10.00 to 5.00. Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at anytime. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference. You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeonline.net www.sepeonline.net

AT SOS ANIMAL REFUGE we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect. So if you are having a clear-out, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about re-homing, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-animals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317) ARCH - Andalusian Rescue Centre for Horses welcomes visitors and volunteers to our stables every day from 9-11am. 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.horse rescuespain.org or in fo@horserescues pain.org or archres cue@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)

KENNELS

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.eurodog.es

LAGUNA KENNELS AND CATTERY. Your pets lovingly cared for by English mother and daughter. Near Coin. lagunaken nels@hotmail.com. Tel 952 112 021 / 606 838 983. (280597) WWW.STEFANIESKENNELS.COM Excellent Kennel & Cattery facilities Est. 1986 Viewing most Welcome 952 790 943

PET TRANSPORT ACCOMPANY your pets to their new home. Fully licensed pet transport service. Denise www.petcha uffeur.eu 952 197 187 / 696 233 848 info@petchauffeur.eu (276821) PET TRANSPORTATION by road. Fully DEFRA/OCA/TRACES compliant. Complete service by professional licensed kennels. 630 197 435 www.cat-and-dogworld.com (241623)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES MALAGA EXPAT CONSULTING - Paperwork Assistance, (NIE, Residencia, Driving Licence Renewal, Car Transfer, Doctor Registrations, Translation, Property Rental Licence and more), Relocation Advice. Outstanding service at competitive rates. Call Irina Saltmarsh 687 733 743 www.malagaexpat.com (276483)

CAT & DOG World Kennels and Cattery. 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.cat-and-dogworld.com (279084)

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.petcares pain.com. Find us on Facebook at Petcare Spain. (278403)

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PROPERTY FOR SALE W W W . I N M O A N DALUZ.COM is always looking for realistically priced inland properties to sell to our interested buyers. Tel 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (258053) PLUMBING & repairs/descales, water heaters supplied and fitted same day. Will travel as Benalmadena based. NO job to small. Call Glen 669 073 773. (281331) PLUMBING. Leak detection & blocked drains. Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com (257090)

W W W . I N M O A N DALUZ.COM. Bargain inland properties for all budgets, fincas, village homes, apartments and villas. Legal building plots. 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (258053) LOS BOLICHES 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Apartment, 98m2, close to beach, shops & amenities. BARGAIN €180,000. 627 011 848 (282959)

PRINTERS SIGNAGE, LED, 3D Corporate lettering, Solar check films, full CNC Cutting Service, Large format Flatbed printing, Poster, Menu boards, Interior Decoration for Homes and offices. Real Estate Boards, Roller Banners, Business Cards, Flyers. We cover the coast. 951 310 395 or 952 906 121 info@eye print.es (259024) C R E A T I V E 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.creativem arbella.es or follow us on Facebook (278561)

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TORREMOLINOS investment opportunity land to build 1 to 3 properties. Can be sub-divided. €180,000. Direct Owner 650 703 714 (282981)

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STARLIGHT PROPERTY. All Areas. Residential & Holiday Lets. 689 819 592 www.starlight-spain.com (282515) PROPERTY MAINTENANCE by professionals. For all your needs: Gardening, Cleaning, Pool Maintenance, etc… 100% client satisfaction. Call Javier now 654 353 522 – 640 626 675

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REMOVALS/STORAGE

NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL 15 CUBIC metre van returning to the UK 28th February. Space available each way. Tel. 639 928 090 (258054) LONG TERM RENTALS AVAILABLE and also wanted. Super prices, no commission. Apartments, townhouses, villas, fincas, shops, offices, bars, restaurants. Coast & inland. Tlf 679 111 522 (279040) VILLA for long let, Mijas Golf. 4 Bedrooms, large Living room and American style kitchen. Pool, garden, large garage, very secure and private. 2,000 Euros pm. Call 722 336 978 (283318)

EUROPE SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combi trans.es (277262) USA SPECIALIST Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (277262) STORAGE SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combi trans.es (277262) LOCAL and INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (277262)

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) WE HAVE clients actively looking for villas, townhouses & apartments from Torremolinos to Calahonda. Call Joe 626 864 683 (276690)

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PROFESSIONAL LOCAL REMOVALS AT AFFORDABLE RATES. 1/2 DAY FROM €90. FULL DAY FROM €175. WE ALSO PROVIDE A FORTNIGHTLY DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE TO UK AND EUROPE (INCL SCOTLAND). WORLDWIDE SHIPPING TO USA, AUSTRALIA, ETC AND FULL STORAGE FACILITIES. TEL (0034) 952 578 507 OR (0034) 637 892 278 / EMAIL garymoveit@yahoo.co. uk (276485) www.euroweeklynews.com

MOVING MATTERS SL – removals and storage. Local or to and from the UK/Ireland/Portugal and across Europe. Over 16 years’ experience. For free quotation Tel 951 311 118. www.movingmatters.eu (277259) LOCAL & International Removals Regular Schedules 952 816 582 move@frein ternational.com (257824) HIGH TOP VAN going from Spain to UK and return. Reliable Service. Call Graham 620 353 594 for details. E-Mail vgcasacolor @gmail.com (277901)) JDS EURO TRANSPORT & REMOVALS - Regular trips throughout Europe. Contact Julian 00 44 7884 908 929/00 34 637 066 114 See Facebook Page for recommendations (276418) SPAIN UK - UK Spain, 15 years established. Part / full loads Storage. Pet transport / travel with your pets spainukuks pain@gmail.com 637 980 655 (282779) MOVE IT MASTERS UKSPAIN-UK. Over 30 years experience. Guaranteed lowest prices. Storage & kennelling available Tel or Whatsapp: 660 030 107 (282612)

MAN AND VAN MAN & LARGE VAN, 100% reliable, Removals, Clearances. Ikea collection & assembly. 20€ per hour. Tel: 622 020 856 (246758) MOVEIT-STOREIT.COM Tel David 696 810 618 (2559433) BIG VAN (Removals) UKEurope. Always on time. 100% reliable €25 PH 633 277 270 (279080) 2 MEN, Van €30 p hour. House Clearances & Storage. 651 081 610 (276419) HANDYMAN & VAN – Small removals, clearances. Ikea collection & assembly. Experienced & reliable. €20 hourly – 603 257 612 (282574)

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STORAGE STORAGE Marbella Dry Secure 952 816 582 move@freinternation al.com (257824) STORAGE lowest price guaranteed. Packaging materials Self-Storage Marbella 952 811 311 (278691) moveit-storeit.com Tel David 696 810 618 (259433)

ROLLER SHUTTERS ACE OF SHADES - PERSIANA (security shutter) electric and manual, various colours available including wood effect, we also offer a repair service. Make your home more secure! Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / in fo@aceofshades.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 (280561)

SERVICES

CARPENTRY CARPENTER cabinet maker, Irish. Property maintenance, plumbing, painting, electrical, kitchens. Bathrooms renovated etc. 30 years’ experience. Very reliable. 677 087 575 (277284)

FURNITURE FRENCH POLISHING REPAIRS, restoration etc. restore your valuable furniture to its former glory. Tel 647 579 519 / 952 499 944 (241249)

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SOFT FURNISHING

CURTAINS, Blinds, Upholstery, Soft furnishings made to measure, wide range fabrics and foam 672 800 887 judein spain@hotmail.com (278967)

CURTAINS, blinds, cushions and much more. Free estimates and home visits. Tel 657 369 343 or rosan nacarmella@hotmail.com (257839)

SOLAR SIGNS & DESIGNS EYEPRINT – 951 310 395 (259024) SHOP signs, vehicle signs, banners, window signs, 603 464 582, www.signd sign.es (257068)

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 £1134 - £1344 for 2 weeks. Contact Sandra Field on 658 965 204 or email s.field@consultus care.com (282731) E X P E R I E N C E D chef/cook Torremolinos area required. For busy bar restaurant. Good rates of pay. Contact Paddy or Andy 615 340 906

SITUATIONS VACANT

SOLAR Hot Water Systems. Quality Guaranteed. All Areas, Envirocarespain since 1996. 952 663 141 670 409 759. www.envirocares pain.com info@enviro c a r e s p a i n . c o m (281338) 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@solarshadet inting.com Tel Ian 958 496 571 / 644 546 176 (258409)

SPORTS GOLF SHARE Las Brisas €18000. Offers 617 333 777

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POOL MAINTENANCE, repairs, friendly, reliable service. Estepona, Malaga, inland re-grouts, heaters. 678 791 495 / 951 295 699 www.sparklenripple.net (257044)

JUSTPOOLS.ES 8x4m pool 90€ inc. 10x5m pool 100€ inc. Re-grout 8x4 500€ inc Full liability insurance. 952 472 476 / 619 636 586

TRANSLATOR OFFICIAL TRANSLATIONS. All languages. 952 789 204. Mobile 654 613 094. sanpedrotransla tions@gmail.com (279016)

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TV & SATELLITE

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ESTEPONA. Giovanna, charming for discreet gentlemen. Therapeutic or Tantra massages with happy ending. 604 109 768

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SPAIN led the way amongst European countries as Mazda showed strong sales growth in the first nine months of the 2018-2019 fiscal year. Sales in Europe were 196,000 units, up 2 per cent year-on-year, with strong growth continuing in Spain with 16,000 vehicles sold (+10 per cent) and the UK with 25,000 units (+6 per cent). Sales in Europe were driven by the Mazda2 and Mazda CX-5, up 8 per cent and 15 per cent year-

on-year respectively. Globally, the corporation sold a total of 1,170,000 units during this period. Demand for the company’s crossover models remained strong and the introduction of several updated models - Mazda 6, CX-3 and MX-5 - drove sales momentum towards the end of the first nine months. As in the first half of the fiscal year,

the ASEAN region saw the highest year-on-year increase in vehicle sales in the nine months from April 1 to December 31, with unit sales up 26 per cent to 104,000, and

Japan contributed to the growth with a 7 per cent lift in sales to 150,000 units. North America sold 320,000 units. Mazda’s sales performance during the first nine months brought in revenue of ¥2,622.6 billion (€20.3 billion), resulting in an operating profit of ¥59.6 billion (€462 mil-

lion) and net income of ¥37.0 billion (€286.8 million). Mazda’s full-year forecast has been revised to reflect the current status of sales volume and exchange rate assumptions. The full-year forecast of global sales volume is now 1,569,000 (previously 1,617,000) and operating profit of ¥80 billion (€625 million; previously ¥70 billion) and net income of ¥55 billion (€429.7 million; previously ¥50 billion).

MAZDA: Showing strong growth in Spain.

Design awards for Kia KIA’S new third-generation of Ceed cars has picked up a trio of design awards. Each o f t h e t h r e e b o d y shapes has been awarded an iF prize, following similar successes in 2017 and 2018. A cco r d i n g t o Ki a , th is achievement underlines the Korean manufacturer’s rep-

utation for first-class des ig n , w h ic h , fo r o v er a decade, has been shaped by Peter Schreyer, president of D es ig n a n d C h ie f D es ign Officer for Kia Motors. The brand won its first iF Award in 2010, and has created at least one prize-winn in g mo d e l in ev ery y ea r

s inc e . K ia ha s now be e n a w a rde d a tota l of 18 iF Awards for its vehicle designs. The iF Design Award, established in 1953, is one of the most prestigious design awards globally, organised each year by iF International Forum Design GmbH in Hanover; the oldest independent design institution in the world. In 2019, companies from 50 countries participated in the iF D e s ign Aw a rd a nd submitted 6,400 products to be judged by an international jury of 67 design experts. The latest trophies have been awarded to each of the three new Ceed variants: the five-door Ceed hatchback

a nd Sports w a gon mode ls launched in mid-2018, and the new ProCeed five-door shooting brake, which went on s a le in Europe this month. The third generation of Kia Ceed saw the spelling of the mode l’s na me changed (it was previously named the Kia cee’d), but not its fundamental meaning. Like the original model launched in 2007, the new Ceed is a compact car for the Community of Europe, with European Design. The new model range was designed at Kia’s European design centre in Frankfurt under the direction of Peter Schreyer and Gregory Guil-

STYLISH: The Kia Ceed range has picked up three iF design awards. laume, European Head of Desi gn. Engi neer i ng and devel opm ent was car r i ed out by the brand’s research

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REVIEW by Tim Saunders I DON’T usually pay much attention to the weather, but during my test drive of the Skoda Karoq, I cannot help but notice it. I decide to take it on a trek to Hertfordshire and before long, spitting rain turns into a torrential and persistent downpour which sees many motorists stranded. But not us, and I am grateful because the Karoq, being an SUV, stands taller than those smaller run-of-the-mill cars, like the usual Fiesta I drive. I thank my lucky stars that I’m in the Karoq as I have to make my way through what seems to be a lake covering a country lane as we head towards Shaw’s Corner, playwright George Bernard Shaw’s retreat. Although the water level is high, it doesn’t pose a problem for the Skoda. Thank goodness. As this downpour continues for a good hour, my new friend has many similar challenges thrown at him. My only criticism during this time is that I could do with a faster speed for the windscreen wipers. This is an excellent first impression which this competent vehicle keeps up for the duration of the test. It puts up with my three children and their heavy feet in the rear and there is a very positive contrast to the

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A car for all weathers GOOD IMPRESSION: A competent family vehicle.

Hyundai i30 Fastback which I have just returned, in that I can fit my children’s three car seats quickly and easily in the Skoda. The seatbelt points are placed in sensible positions unlike in the Hyundai. The seats are comfortable, there’s a good amount of space and the boot is large enough to allow us to travel with our luggage as well as Henry’s pushchair. Not many cars are so accommodating. Another pleasant surprise is the full-size spare tyre, stored underneath the boot compartment. This is a real luxury these days, as some manufacturers have done away entirely with providing a spare, opt-

Facts at a glance Model: Skoda Karoq SE L 1.5 TSI 150PS Price: £26,145 (UK) Top speed: 126mph 0-60mph: 8.4secs Economy: Over 50mpg Power: 150bhp

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Get ready for Geneva

THE 89th Geneva International Motor Show will open its doors to the public on March 7. This year, some 180 exhibitors will showcase their latest innovations in Palexpo’s six halls. Another hall, Hall 7, has been set aside for suppliers and representatives of the national automotive industry. “The Geneva International Motor Show is the most international in the

ing instead for a little repair pack. My steed is a fast and reliable vehicle and the cruise control on the left of the steering wheel, is easy to use. However, if you are too eager it can result in the indicator being operated instead. The six-speed manual gearbox is decisive, and there’s an electrically-operated handbrake, which always unsettles me, but it seems reliable and the car does not roll when stuck in a jam on a hill.

world, featuring brands from all four corners of the earth. This year, relatively unknown manufacturers from countries like China and Russia will be joining us in Geneva. “At the same time, we are delighted that our line-up includes homegrown automobile manufacturers like Kyburz Switzerland and Rinspeed,” says Geneva International Motor Show Chairman Maurice Turrettini.

My heart is in my mouth at one point though, because I have to negotiate a very tight entrance to a car park, so tight I have to retract the power folding wing mirrors but thankfully we make our way trouble-free, to our space. Others have not been so fortunate, I see as I survey the parked cars with their various dents and scrapes. The other great thing about the Karoq is its satellite navigation system, which is a joy to use. There’s no faffing about, the driver just needs to know the postcode and can enter it without even needing a space in between characters. However, the female voice delivering the instructions unnervingly sounds like Theresa May and there is an irritating delay at the most nerve-wracking of moments for instance, while tackling a roundabout where I need to know which exit to take. It’s also a sensitive soul, because while I reverse onto my driveway I try to park as near as possible to the lavender bush which lines the edge and it doesn’t like it. So much so, buzzers start sounding until the Karoq stops and refuses to move any further. Overall though, it’s a competent family vehicle.

“The premieres, which will be unveiled at the press days, and the exciting stand design will make for a strikingly varied show, full of surprises. “The fact so many small, often highly-exclusive exhibitors are so keen to appear at the Geneva Motor Show, stands testament to its attractiveness,” stressed Andre Hefti, Managing Director.

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Madridistas put on derby winning show LOS BLANCOS managed to turn around a worrying period of bad play and defeats with a spectacular and deserved 3-1 win over Atletico Madrid at the weekend. The Real Madrid squad, with goals from Casemiro, Sergio Ramos and Gareth Bale, have pushed themselves to second position in La Liga, while instilling fear in the rest of the league something which has been missing recently. Santi Solari’s side showed strength and character in fending off early pressure from Diego Simeone’s men to take control of the first half. The class of midfield duo Luka Modric and Toni Kroos shone throughout the game. Vinicius Junior is already a

star at 18, and Gareth Bale’s 100th goal for the club having come off the bench was a very welcome landmark. But Madrid’s high defensive line was punished as Antoine Griezmann got free with ease for Atletico’s breakaway goal, and almost again when new signing Alvaro Morata nearly made it 2-2 early in the second half. Meanwhile, things are not going quite to plan for Barcelona, who saw their second consecutive draw on Sunday with a goalless game away to Atletic Club. Arthur’s absence through injury was felt in midfield and the Brazilian’s month on the side lines could spell problems if Barca lack creativity as they did at San Mames.

Elsewhere, Jordi Alba’s suspension saw the left side weakened in both defence and attack as Nelson Semedo changed flanks to cover. The two players are vital to Barca’s attacking game plan and will be crucial for Ernesto Valverde in the important tests in April and May. Lionel Messi has been described as ‘not 100 per cent’ and Luis Suarez ‘erratic.’ But despite all this, Barca remains six points clear at the top of the table. Valencia drew 0-0 at home against Real Sociedad, despite 10 shots at goal, while in the second division, RCD Mallorca suffered a 2-0 defeat to Albacete. Malaga drew 0-0 with Las Palmas and Almeria beat Numancia 1-0.

WIN: Real Madrid victorious with goals from Casemiro, Ramos and Bale.

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Reds in Spain for ‘focused’ training LIVERPOOL manager, Jurgen Klopp, has flown his squad to Spain for a training camp following their early FA Cup exit. The Reds have a week’s break before they head to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United. And Klopp has confirmed they will make the most of the time by ‘going away for a couple of days to really focus on training’ adding that the change of scenery ‘has always worked out pretty well’ in the past. It follows a number of days spent in Dubai last month following the Reds’ 4-3 victory over Crystal Palace at Anfield on January 19. However, they have lost points since that getaway, drawing 1-1 with Leicester City and West Ham United.

KEEN GOLFER: Rafael Nadal has a handicap of 1.5.

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SPAIN CAMP: Jurgen Klopp and his team are in Spain.

TENNIS ace Rafael Nadal showed off swing skills of a different kind on Sunday, qualifying in second place in the Balearic Islands Golf Championship for golfers over 30. Tournament organisers, the Balearic Golf Federation, confirmed that Nadal, who is representing Son Servera golf club, finished as leader of the course on Saturday with 70 strokes (-1 over par). But at Vall D’Or on Sunday, he completed the course with 10 more hits (80), and handed the lead and the tournament to PGA referee Federico Paez (74-73). Golf enthusiast Nadal has a handicap of 1.5, enough to make him professional. He has taken part in different championships and last year was fifth in the Amateur Championship of the Balearic Islands. Each year, Nadal takes part in a solidary charity tournament in Son Servera with golfer Jose Maria Olazabal. The pair lead teams of professionals and amateurs with the aim of raising funds for various social causes. The last contest was in aid of victims of October’s floods in Llevant, Mallorca, which claimed the lives of 13 people.

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SIGNING: Chadi Riad will leave RCD Mallorca for Barcelona.

La Liga leaders secure young Real Mallorca star BARCELONA has signed Real Mallorca teen Chadi Riad. The club has seen off competition from Villarreal to secure the 15-year-old defender, who will move to Barca’s La Masia academy at the end of the season. The defender is a Moroccan youth international and will initially be registered to the Juvenil B U19 team. He was proclaimed champion of the Youth African Games when he played for his country’s U15 team after being a key player in the 3-1 win over Nigeria in July.

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SCOTTISH Jack Harper centre-forward is currently leading Malaga’s promotion drive back to the first division in Spain’s La Liga. It’s almost 10 years since he was signed by Real Madrid when he was just 13 years old, leaving when he was 19, but revelling in the chance to see one of his boyhood idols, Cristiano Ronaldo, play. In a surprise move, he left Madrid, and the player who has been earmarked as a potential Scotland star has now revealed ‘it wasn’t plain sailing.’ Speaking to The Guardian, he said he has ‘never really

A VOLUNTEERING group in the Mijas area has organised a football tournament for veteran local players on Friday February 22. The La Cala de Mijas Lions said its International Football Tournament would take place at La Cala’s Polideportivo football ground and start at 7pm.

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told anyone, but was going to Stoke and in the end they never signed because of injury.’ Before being spotted by Madrid aged just 12, he played for local club Fuengirola, having lived in Spain all of his life. His fireman dad and nurse mum moved to the country before Jack was born. During a three-week road trip in an old camper van they broke down in Fuengirola. Rather than leaving, they set up home in the coastal town. And now Harper is driving a different journey, headlong into the Spanish premier league.

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Formula 1 driver completes ‘shoving’ punishment RED BULL driver Max Verstappen has carried out his ‘public service,’ imposed for shoving Esteban Ocon in the pits after last season’s Brazlian Grand Prix. Formula 1’s governing body, FIA, ordered the 21-year-old Dutchman to complete two days of the annual stewards’ programme, an educational event for race officials. Having completed his punishment for the altercation, Verstappen said it had been ‘a good lesson’ and that he had ‘learned a lot.’ The incident with former Force India driver Ocon happened after the two men had collided on track, an incident which led to Verstappen losing the lead and handing victory to Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen went to confront Ocon in the pits after the race and, after exchanging words with the French-

man, reportedly shoved him a number of times. The Red Bull team were expected to run their 2019 Formula 1 challenger for the first time yesterday at Silverstone, the same time and place as world champions Mercedes planned to showcase their new car. A busy week of F1 launches began this week with the unveiling of the new Toro Rosso, and Williams’ new colour-scheme and title sponsor. Renault launched their car, followed by a livery unveil for Racing Point, the former Force India team. McLaren’s is expected to debut its new car today (Thursday) and the new Ferrari is to be unveiled tomorrow (Friday). Pre-season testing starts at Spain’s Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Monday.

COLLISION: On track incident led to altercation in the pits.

Wolves at the door En Garde THIS Saturday will see some 100 competitors taking part in the sixth International Fencing Tournament being held at the Duquesa Castle in Manilva. This traditional event is organised by the International Fencing Club ‘AndaluZía’ and the local council with participants from schools and fencing clubs throughout the province

FENCING: A sport for all ages. with three categories, children, adults and veterans. The actual competition will start at 9.30am and there will be a special display in the afternoon concerning the history of the sport put on by the School of Performing Arts of Malaga (ESAEM) which highlights the whole tradition of Spanish fencing.

A WARM WELCOME: The Wolves team at La Sala Banus. CELEBRITY hotspot La Sala Puerto Banus was delighted to welcome another Premier League Football Team who enjoyed an evening at the Marbella venue to recharge their batteries after a hard day of training. Wolverhampton Wanderers first-team, led by Portuguese Head Coach Nuno Espirito Santo were in Marbella for some warm weather training

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Nuno, his staff and players enjoyed spending quality time on the training pitch, preparing for the run down to the end of the season and returned to Wolverhampton last Sunday ready for their home match at Molineux on Monday night against Newcastle United where the result was a one-all draw. To find out more information about Sala Group venues visit www.LaSalaBanus.com.