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DO SOMETHING! M A R B E L L A’ S m a y o r, Angeles Muñoz has called for more police resources to combat the escalation in gang-related gun murders on the Costa del Sol. She has sent a letter to Maria Gamez, the national government’s subdelegate in Malaga, calling for a meeting between all Costa del Sol mayors to share information. Muñoz said: “This is not an issue that can only be addressed in a local security board in Marbella, because it affects us all.” She added that although fighting this sort of crime was too big a problem for Local Police forces to tackle, it is important that the manpower available be put at the disposal of the National Police for use in information gathering and surveillance. This is why she wants all mayors to come together to draw up an effective strategy. Muñoz stressed that the escalation in murders produces two types of consequences equally harmful to Marbella and the whole of the Costa del Sol. On the
GUN CRIME: Mayor Muñoz (inset) wants action against gang-linked gun crime which has seen automatic weapons used. one hand there is the feeling of insecurity people have because of the risk of innocent bystanders being caught up in the violence. On the other is the serious damage to the image suffered by both Marbella and the Costa del Sol as a whole. She said: “We have to prevent this from becoming a problem for our tourist image, Marbella is an internationally recognised brand whose prestige is incompatible with news of this kind.” In just over a month, the Costa del Sol has been the scene of five murders which
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have brought together all the characteristics of settling accounts between members of organised crime gangs. The most recent took place on Wednesday of last week in Mijas, where the body of a young Slovenian national was found riddled with shots fired by a submachine gun. Fifteen shell casings were found at the scene. It was the last episode in a series that began on October 27 with the murder of a Bulgarian man on the road between Marbella and Istán.
He had been shot four times. Two weeks later, two people were shot in the Andasol urbanisation in Marbella. One of them died and the other was transferred in a serious condition to the Costa del Sol Hospital. A week later a British man with a police record for drug trafficking was shot dead as he returned home in a high-end vehicle after a session in the gym. Then on December 2, a 60-year-old Frenchman was killed at the hands of two gunmen at Cabopino in Marbella.
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MIJAS Council assisted 1,000 Britons during October in Brexit-related consultations The councillor for Foreigners, Arancha López reported that her department was helping to resolve doubts and queries of people about the process. At the time October 31 and then January was supposed to be the exit date, although this still remains uncertain. After the election results in Britain, the council is preparing to receive another surge of residents needing to be informed about developments that may arise from
this new political situation. Lopez said: “In the department, we are always up-to-date with everything that happens around this issue to give our users the latest information and resolve their doubts. We can also help them complete the formalities they need. We anticipate that at the beginning of the year the consultations will intensify again.” In addition to the number of consultations, the councillor reported an increase in the number of Britons on the municipality’s ‘padron’ or residents’ register, in the past three months. She said: “We have registered 227 new residents, which demonstrates
AFTER the general election result, the Euro Weekly News spoke to Anne Hernandez in an exclusive interview. Anne is a dedicated campaigner for expats living in Spain heading up recent campaigns known as ‘Brexpats.’ She said: “This is the biggest Tory outcome since 1987 with Margaret Thatcher, so it must be what the people want.” Brexit is now a sure thing, and people
the interest of this community in wanting to continue living with us and forming part of Mijas society.” A total of 8,978 Britons are registered in the municipality, one of the highest percentages in the province of Malaga. In addition to the information offered in the municipal offices, the council has organised talks and informative tents in collaboration with the British consulate. Among the uncertainties that most concern residents in the city are the problem of health coverage, the approval of driving licences and how the process will affect their purchasing power and residence in Spain.
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Brexpat campaigner speaks out are at least happy to have some closure. Anne just hopes that we leave with a deal. “The recent deal is not so different from May’s deal,” she told us. People wanting to move abroad in the future will have new terms to follow, but will at least know what is hap-
pening up front. Even if the UK is taken out of the European Union next month, so much is still to be done. There are around 750 EU laws to rewrite, and it takes a long time for new laws to come into effect. Do they really think that this new ad-
justment can be fully made by the end of next year? Anne Hernandez, Brexpat campaigner seriously doubts it as she continues to fight the cause for expats in Spain whilst advising concerned Brits in Spain especially.
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THE first phase of the video surveillance system, composed of 85 cameras, in Marbella has been completed with the launch of the new control and command centre in the police headquarters. A sum of €420,000 was invested, both for remodeling of the facilities and for their technological equipment.
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Date change THE Bazar de Caritas, Marbella closed its doors last Sunday for the final time. The organisation blames this on the date change of its traditional Christmas event which led to a reduction in merchants who had made other commitments prior to the announcement of the new calendar.
Public snub THE latest transport study commissioned by Malaga City concludes that most people are getting around either by driving a private vehicle or walking. The results question the measures adopted by local administrations and highlight that they have been insufficient for public transport to gain ground among citizens.
Big rainfall THE State Meteorological Agency has activated an orange weather warning for Friday in the Axarquia and Ronda, as the forecast predicts 80 litres of rain per square metre in just 12 hours. Strong winds will also affect Malaga City and could cause waves of up to five metres.
Luxe marina THE Marqués de Guadiaro dock in Malaga will become a marina specialised in mega yachts next summer, after the tender was awarded to American multinational IGY Marinas. Work on the winning project will start immediately and will include 31 berths for vessels up to 100 metres.
Christmas delivery YOUR Christmas edition of Euro Weekly News will be distributed on Friday, December 27 rather than Thursday, December 26, due to the festive holiday. A very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all of our loyal and valued readers and advertisers.
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Merry Christmas from the EWN family! THE most wonderful time of the year has rolled around once again! And, as a new decade awaits, we can’t help but feel excited for all the adventures that are yet to come. Although this has been a turbulent year for many, we have managed to overcome all of the hurdles together. Brexit gave us much to talk and worry about during 2019. And although the outcome isn’t yet
clear, we await the new change with a positive outlook. As a media company, we come across all of the bad news. But we also see all of the good, and it’s safe to say that it will always outweigh the negative. Your uplifting community stories of courage and success inspire us to do better. At EWN we are ending the year on a high. Along with our readers, we have helped many causes and spread the love where it was within our reach. We are proud of what we have achieved as a
March for public health THE people of Malaga joined the collective march carried out all over Andalucia, in the fight for quality public health. Each province concentrated on its own shortcomings, with the demonstration in Malaga focusing on the improvement of the Materno Hospital and Mental Health. The demands made by the manifestation were aimed primarily at mental health and the lack of personnel at the Materno delivery and children’s hospital. The manifestation gave visibility to the inadequate care given to mental health patients and demanded more specialised nurses in the field. Protesters also criticised the work overload on health professionals, recent budget cuts and the increasing referrals to private health clinics due to long waiting lists. Pensioners and associations also joined the march in support of those affected by diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Together, they walked the streets and shouted out the words ‘governs who governs, our health system can’t be sold.’
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Community and plan to continue this into the New Year. Christmas is a time to enjoy with the most special people in your life, so hold your loved ones close and enjoy the festive season. Our readers and clients complete us and our big EWN family. From the bottom of our hearts, we wish you all the merriest of Christmases, may you enjoy a joyful and prosperous New Year. From all of us at Euro Weekly News, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Cold turkey MORE than 68,000 unemployed people face Christmas with no benefits in sight. Unemployment in the province of Malaga has dropped drastically in recent years, but unemployment levels and their social consequences remain worrying. Of the 149,545 unemployed people in Malaga, over 68,000 people don’t receive any economic help. According to the latest data published by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, there are almost 81,223 residents who receive some type of help, in the way of tax provisions, subsidies, employment programmes or agricultural aid. This leaves a big number of people unprotected during the Christmas season, when expenses are at an all-time high. In this way, the effects of the 2008 economic crisis remain present, despite the fact that unemployment has diminished in comparison to some of the toughest moments of the recession. In 2013, more than 102,000 unemployed people faced Christmas without any benefits to fall back on.
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A LOCAL businessman has installed free of charge netting safety devices to the Marbella apartment from which a boy aged two fell seven floors. Little Alvaro miraculously survived after washing lines broke his fall, and he was released from hospital just a few days later and will be with his family for Christmas. His story struck a chord with Matías Lozano. Several years ago he and his wife were sitting on their balcony when their child, Matias junior, also aged two, dragged a chair to the edge, climbed on top and was only caught at the last moment as he was on the verge of toppling over and down six floors. This led Matías to investigate safety systems and he found fall protection nets for windows and balconies in Argentina. He installed
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XMAS GIFT: Safety netting was fitted to apartment in this building.
them in his home and began marketing them in Spain. When he read about the incident with Alvaro, he immediately located his mother, Nilsa, and installed in her flat in the Plaza de Toros the sys-
tem to three windows and the balcony completely free of charge. Nilsa is tremendously grateful to Matías and his company ‘Happynets’ for this gesture that makes her feel safer at home.
She was in the kitchen when the terrifying incident happened and thought Alvaro was asleep in his bed. But the curious child had climbed a chest of drawers to reach the window from which he fell.
Treatment delay A FAULT with the machinery that brings the water from Coin to the water plant has postponed the start-up of this service, which was planned in April, also affecting Pizarra and Alora. The treatment plant in the Guadalhorce will add the treatment of the waters of Coin to its activity in the coming months. Specifically, the municipality will be incorpo-
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POSTPONED SERVICE: The collector will be rebuilt in spring. rated in spring 2020. The plant began its activity
in April this year with Alora and Pizarra as the first municipalities to use these facilities. A start in which Coin was planned had to be postponed due to the breakage of the collector that brings the water to the plant, which is located in the municipality of Pizarra, which meant the delay of up to one year of this service. The planned date was announced at the first monitoring commission held in Pizarra last week.
DARK SIDE: The stunning lights are causing trouble for shop owners.
Gains and losses AS with every great celebration, Christmas in Malaga also has one small downside. The Christmas lighting in the city centre attracts millions of visitors who are overjoyed with the spectacle and the festive atmosphere. And while hoteliers are delighted with their record-breaking profits, other sectors aren’t so happy. Shop owners in the centre are seeing very poor sales, at a time when profits should be at an all-time high. They insist people are choosing shopping centres to avoid the crowds and parking problems, as the historic centre is completely blocked with people arriving to see the light show.
Czech culture comes to town LA CALA hosted a Czech Christmas event last week with a traditional choir singing carols in Mijas and other countries at the same time. Typical Christmas decorations on offer included mulled wine, gingerbread and other pastries.
There was also a children’s performance by the Grupo Stage Coach in front of La Cala Town Hall. The aim of the event, organised in conjunction with the La Cala de Mijas Cultural Centre, was to raise awareness and bring all nationalities together.
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EXCLUSIVE EURO WEEKLY NEWS writer Tony Winterburn exclusively interviews Ron Howells, Marbella guitarist who played with Kenny Lynch on the Costa Del Sol and today is broken hearted upon hearing the sad death of his pal. Tony: Ronnie, I understand that you used to play with Kenny Lynch when he visited Marbella? RH: Hi Tony, yes I did, I’m gutted today to hear of his passing, we were big pals and played with him many times. He and Cilla Black, Paul Daniels, Max Clifford, Kerry Katona, Des O’Connor, Bobby Davro, Stan Boardman, Jaci Stephens (television critic for the London Evening Standard, the Daily Mirror, Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday) the list goes on! They all came into the bar and sat opposite myself and pianist Paul Rocks, usually on Saturday nights. We played an eclectic mix of 50’s, 60’s and in fact anything we were asked for, believe me, it was hilarious! Tony: What was the name of the bar and is it still there? RH: The bar in question ‘The Edge’ was in its hey-day (2007-2011) a very popular Puerto Banus celebrity destination. It unfortunately closed after the death of the owner.
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Tony: Did Kenny go there often? RH: Ken Lynch was a frequent visitor when he was in Marbella, in fact so often that he gave me a list of songs he would like to sing in the bar when we met for coffee in Joy’s Live one afternoon, another famous live music night spot in Puerto Banus. When I asked him about the keys he wanted he simply replied “whatever you like”! I remember him being a very kind person, a true gent and very professional, he was also a great singer which something Paul and I soon discovered when Kenny would pop in for a ‘Little Singy’ as he used to say. He loved to sing Sinatra, Jazz and Soul and very often he was joined on stage by one of the many other celebrities who were present that night, of course with a decent measure of the obligatory brandy and ice!
Tony: Ron what are your fondest memories of Kenny Lynch? RH: Well there was one particular night, I think summer 2011, which springs to mind, Peter Kay and Toni Christie had re-released Amarillo and he received a text from the owner of the bar that Des O’Connor would sing it that night in the bar if we can print off the words and get the music sorted, which we did. Try to imagine the scenario, on my close right is the VIP area, Cilla Black, Max Clifford, Kenny Lynch, Kerry Katona and of course Des O’Connor (as he was her agent at that time) are all sitting there enjoying the music, on my left there were at least 100 clients/punters all staring over at the celebs whispering to each other “oooooh look, Cilla Black, Des, Kerry…) when Des suddenly gets up and
prompts us to start playing the Amarillo track, so we did. Tony: What happened then and were you nervous in front of the celebs? Well, having just completed the summer season on a beach in Estepona playing Still Got the Blues while Gary Moor was sitting behind me with his son eating their lunch, no! Tony: The Des O’Connor song? RH: Okay right, well I didn’t know he couldn’t see the words properly, even though I printed them on an A3 sheet with massive font size, and honestly whatever he sang had nothing to do with the song! When suddenly a woman just rushes over, grabs the mic and starts singing it. Des, the true pro, just puts his arm around her and joined in, with the security keeping an eye on her Kenny jumps up and takes the mic off her! There were so many people there that night that I’m sure pictures were taken, I’d love to see them! After that ‘song’ was finished Kenny just carried on and sang at least an hour without a break, except for the odd sip of his favourite tipple of course. When he finished to a standing ovation Kerry Katona was invited up to sing. Tony: Did you say he introduced
Kerry Katona onto the stage? RH: Yes, he had a brilliant sense of humour and just looked over to us and said, “Welcome on stage Kate Kattooooona” the place erupted in laughter! Another memorable event, I held out my hand for her to join us on stage when my guitar headstock, very sharp thin strings, stuck into her arm pit, I can’t repeat here what she called me! All I can say is before that point I never knew she could sing, after that I knew she couldn’t! Kenny almost choked laughing, he stood there with his arms folded and just grinned then came over to me to congratulate me, he put his arms around me and said he hadn’t laughed so much in years. “Ronald do you know you could have done something with your talent”? I just replied with “I’m fine just here mate”! He nodded in acknowledgement and replied “you are aren’t you”… He will be truly missed, he was a true gentleman.
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A CARER, her partner, three family members and two tax advisors have been arrested for allegedly swindling a 95-year-old man out of €210,000. They are being investigated for possible crimes of membership of a criminal organisation, money laundering, fraud, misappropriation and ill-treatment of the victim, who lives in the town of Antequera. The investigation, dubbed Operation Rosignol, started last January when health workers alerted the Guardia Civil to a ‘strong argument’ between a 95-year-old man and his carer in a health centre. Police followed up on the report and found evidence that the elderly man was being abused by his carer and cash was systematically disappearing from his bank accounts. It all began after the death of the old man’s wife in 2017. With no children or close relatives, he hired a carer. Police say she took the opportu-
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ARRESTS MADE: Guardia Civil detained a carer and her partner.
nity, together with her partner, to set up a criminal structure to first steal then launder the victim’s money. The investigation revealed that they both held several powers of attorney in order to be able to manage his bank accounts and properties. With this documentation they withdrew cash savings from his bank as well as accessing pensions that he received from Switzerland and Spain valued at €5,500 a month. They also plotted to have the carer marry the victim so they could appropriate all his assets. His money was withdrawn in cash and re-entered in other bank accounts with different account holder names in order to avoid being detected, for which they used two tax advisors and several relatives. They are alleged to have bought a house and a car with the €210,000 stolen. Searches were carried out at two properties in Antequera and Torrevieja (Alicante).
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BIG SPENDER: Malaga households will spend on average €526 on Christmas.
MALAGA will see residents spend over €500 during the Christmas celebrations. Malaga is the second province in Andalucia that plans to spend the most during the holidays, just behind Sevilla. Households in the province will spend an average of €526 on purchases, above the Andalucian average of €498 in Christmas expenses. The figures are the results of a survey on spending habits, carried out by the
Union of Consumers of Andalucia. Spending habits in the community in general have gone up 4 per cent since 2018, with the Union of Consumers reporting that Christmas is becoming less traditional and more consumerist. The increase in expenses is due to online shopping and the fact that Christmas shopping now kicks off in November, with campaigns such as Black Friday. Tradi-
tionally, food represented the largest expenditure, but now continues to lose importance in the spectrum of Christmas spending. The biggest amount is spent on gifts and toys and people in Malaga will be the most generous in gift giving, spending an average of €175. Finally, for the all-important Christmas lottery, residents in the province will allocate €56 towards buying their ticket, hopeful that they can land the big win.
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High speed chase through city streets A MOTORCYCLIST who led police on a high-speed chase scattered bags of hashish and cocaine onto the streets of Malaga City. He was fleeing from Local Police through the Carranque area who had spotted him b e h a v in g suspiciously in Calle Virgen del Rocio. A uniformed pa-
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trol had seen a car with four occupants come to a stop. A s th e mo to rcy cle approached, one of the occupants reached into his pocke t b u t th en th e y s aw t he police.
The motorcyclist sped off and police gave chase. He drove so dangerously that pedestrians on a crossing had to jump out of his way, and at times he took both hands off the handlebars as
he thre w a w a y pa c ka ge s that later turned out to be drugs. He then sped through red lights and once more scattered narcotics in his wake. But he took a risk too many,
eventually losing control of his bike and crashing to the floor, with the following police car narrowly missing him. The police located several of the bags that the man
had thrown away. The motorcyclist was arrested for an alleged crime against public health for drug trafficking and another against road safety for reckless driving.
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TRADITION: Marbella’s Nativity scene has been opened.
Nativity opened THE traditional ‘Bethlehem in Marbella’ Nativity scene was inaugurated on Saturday. Each year the Neighbourhood Association El CalvarioHuerta Belon sets it up at San Nicolas. The choirs Sierra Blanca and Rociero Virgen Madre de Nueva Andalucia provided festive music and the event was attended by councillors Enrique Rodriguez, Remedios Bocanegra and Isabel
Cintado. Once again, the scene features monuments and different corners of the city. There is a replica of the Plaza de los Naranjos and the Casa Consistorial, the walls of the Castle, and the chapels of Calvary, Santiago, Santo Cristo and the old Guadalpin. Also shown are the façade of the Church of La Encarnación, the site of the Roman Baths of Las Bóvedas, the peak of La Concha and the
River Guadalpín. As a novelty this year, the chapel of Vigil de Quiñones has also been included, which in turn acts as a portal; the walls and gates of the city have been modified, and the grove and prickly pears have been made manually. San Nicolas is in the Parque de los Enamorados on Avenida Jacinto Benavente. The Nativity can be seen from the outside from noon, with entrance into the building between 5pm and 7pm.
Sex ring leaders held THE alleged leaders of a Lithuanian human trafficking and sexual exploitation network have been arrested in Malaga Spain’s National Police, in a joint operation with the Lithuanian National Police under the coordination and support of EUROPOL and Eurojust, has dismantled a criminal organisation dedicated to the trafficking and sexual exploitation of women in Lithuania, where 25 victims have been released. The alleged leaders lived in two locations in the province of Malaga although the criminal activity took place in Lithuania. There, they recruited women from former Soviet republics and sexually exploited them. There are 15 detainees, all of them of Lithuanian nationality. As well as the two arrested in Malaga, 13 suspected members of the criminal organisation were detained in the Baltic country. The investigation started last January when the National Police became aware, thanks to
the collaboration of the Lithuanian police, of the existence of a criminal organisation engaged in trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of women in Lithuania, with the leaders living in the province of Malaga. They are alleged to have directed the organisation from Spain, recruiting women from the former Soviet republics to sexually exploit them. The police investigation ended with the entry and search of 38 homes, two in Malaga Province and 36 in Lithuania. As a result of the searches, €40,000, four vehicles, a firearm, more than 100 electronic devices and abundant documentation were seized. Of the 15 people arrested, 11 have been remanded in custody (nine in Lithuania and the two leaders in Spain). The detainees are charged with the crimes of belonging to a criminal organisation, trafficking in human beings, money laundering and false documentation.
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Help is needed LUX MUNDI needs you to help them buy underwear, socks and shoes for the homeless this Christmas. The organisation has around 40 people visiting their centre in Calle Nueva 3, Fuengirola every Monday and Thursday who need help. Lux Mundi is organising a Christmas party for them on Monday, December 30 when the charity will distribute Christmas presents. Lux Mundi is asking people to help by giving a donation towards the cost, or buying items to hand out. The group is also sending its thanks to the crochet group in Torre del Mar who have been making waistcoats and ponchos for people in wheelchairs and nursing homes. To date they have made 60 waistcoats and with the wool left over they have also made beautiful dolls and children’s clothes that will be distributed through the Red Cross and Caritas. OPENED: The new control centre was officially inaugurated.
Transactions go online at town hall MALAGA’S municipal online platform has saved €13.5 million in administration costs. The electronic platform allows users to do anything from paying a receipt, to requesting an urban planning licence. The town hall emphasises that it’s possible to carry out 248 different administrative transactions through the so-called electronic administration. The great incentive of this system is not only the comfort for users
but also the significant economic savings. According to data provided by the town hall, the cost reduction between 2015 and 2019 is of €13.5 million. The entity has electronically processed 124,941 records in the last five years. Statistics corroborate that the service is growing in popularity and currently almost 63,000 people use this online service.
New police control MARBELLA’S Local Police have officially opened their new control and command centre. This means that the first phase of the city’s video surveillance system is now fully integrated with other arms of the Local Police force. Mayor Ángeles Muñoz, visited the offices and highlighted “the investment made to prioritise security in the city.” She added: “We have al-
located more than €420,000 to remodelling these facilities, providing them with the latest technology.” The first phase of video surveillance covers Puerto Banus, the Puerto Deportivo Virgen del Carmen and the shopping centres of La Cañada and Elviria. Muñoz said: “Our goal is that the second phase, which is even more ambitious, is operational for next year, covering the urban centres of
Marbella and San Pedro Alcantara.” The control room will be staffed 24-hours-a-day with high resolution pictures beamed to screens, and all information shared with the National Police. Muñoz said the city will continue to invest in security and announced 11 new police officers will be recruited on top of the eight recently employed. Next year the council plans to recruit another 33 officers.
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Up close and personal THE dynamic duo behind Euro Weekly News, co-owners Michel and Steven Euesden, were invited by Nicole King of Marbella Now TV to discuss the successful ethos of EWN and share their wishes for Christmas. Host Nicole told EWN this week: “Michel and Steven were interviewed separately and we discussed many issues, but predominantly the importance of consolidating a community, reporting the truth rather than jumping on the band wagon and the importance of having a presence in the newspaper.” As a great believer in supporting her community, Michel said her mission is to bring “real news to real people.” She said she does not believe that EWN readers need a “constant barrage of bad news, they need to hear of success stories, charities that have done well and people
DYNAMIC DUO: Michel and Steven were interviewed by Nicole King. fighting for good causes. “The paper does not depend on sensationalism” to draw attention, she added. Michel went on to say she understands that life is hard, everybody has their own struggles and that her own personal struggles have allowed her to realise that each day is different. Looking forward to spending Christmas with her soulmate
husband, her son and her three dogs, Michel reminded readers that they are never alone, there is always somebody at the end of the phone, a neighbour, somebody in your supportive community to whom you can turn to. In a separate interview, Sales Director, Steven, stressed the importance of credibility. “People trust the written word in print. In the past this
has been abused.” He referred to a w e l l known Sunday tabloid which printed an untruth and closed overnight. “We are not joining that club. We will always try and give our readers the truth and report the news based on the facts. “We have six editions which
we have produced for over 20 years and we are still here. This is great for those communities to have a newspaper that has been around for so long, that they have faith in. And for our advertisers, too,” added
Steven, emphasising the importance of advertising “to ensure ‘everybody knows that you are there’.” EWN has an active Facebook - in the last month the reach has grown to 30 million - and a dedicated social media team. “From January we will be offering social media campaigns to our advertising clients. But the paper will always carry on, it gives c r e d i b i l i t y, ” said Steven. The interviews can be watched on RTV Marbella today at 2pm (TDT channel 37) and via streaming from the www.rtvmarbella.tv/tv-en-directo and then also online downloaded from www.rtv marbella.tv/television/Marbel la-Now.
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BREXIT BRIEF by John Smith FOR those who were worried that Britain would change following Brexit and feared that the USA would step into the NHS Service, there is no need to worry as the London Resort, the brainchild of Paramount Pictures with fin a n c i n g t h ro u g h M i d d l e Eastern money is due to open in 2024. This theme park which will be built over more than 535 acres in Kent and remembers the once great history of the United Kingdom will be finished just as Boris Johnson is due to consider whether to stand for re-election. Depending on how things go over the next five years, it will be very relevant to both remainers and leavers as it will either stand as a glowing
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THEME PARK: London as envisaged by the resort.
IN an interview with Irish media following the l a t e s t E u r o p e a n U n i o n s u m m i t , Ta o i s e a c h (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar has acknowledged that the massive win by the Conservatives puts a new complexion on Brexit. Leaders at the summit have accepted that Britain will leave in Januar y, but most are convinced that there will be insufficient time
Bare-bones deal to reach a detailed trade agreement between Britain and the EU before the transition period comes to an end in December 2020. Rather than then face a no-deal situation Mr Varadkar has suggested that it may be possi-
beacon to the new strong Britain or will be a place to wander through to remember the past. It will have a high street full of shops (which many towns no longer can boast) and it might even have a tribute to the NHS, as it was a major achievement bringing free medical attention to an entire country. There will be a whole range of different historic areas with themed rides supplied by Paramount Pictures as well as other areas supported by the BBC and ITV hoping to take advantage of the potential licensing income that could be generated. It doesn’t just look backwards but will also have a future section which the company promises to be exciting and will leave visitors “mesmerised at things that should be impossible but are not.” Just five years to wait until we can all see the Shape of Things to Come.
ble to enter into what he described as a “bare-bones agreement” in order to ensure some form of agreed position before the final details are negotiated. Having seen the fall of Unionist support in Northern Ireland following the General Election, he has warned that it is far too early to be considering forming a united Ireland.
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BREXIT EXTRA New beginning FORMER Buck’s Fizz singer Jay Aston stood for the Brexit Party in the Kensington constituency and ended up receiving 348 votes, but she might just have kept Labour out of the seat as the Tory candidate received just 150 votes more than her Labour opponent.
MEP support THE sister of Jacob Rees Mogg, Annunziata who is a Brexit Party MEP has, with two others, resigned from the party and will remain as Independents for the time being in order to support Boris Johnson’s Withdrawal Agreement.
Free trade NOW that Boris Johnson has such a large majority in Parliament it has been suggested that he will soften his demands for the final Brexit trade deal but a spokesman for Number 10 has denied this saying he wants a Canadian style free trade arrangement.
Horror car crash A DEVASTATING road accident took place on a motorway in Cubelles, in the province of Barcelona, after a driver crashed into the back of another car, resulting in the death of a young child. As reported by the police, the tragic incident took place on Tuesday evening, December 17, on the C-32 road near Barcelona, when a man driving at great speed hit the car that was in front of them, causing a severe crash. After the collision was called in, several police units, two firefighter crews and seven ambulances rushed to the scene, where they found multiple individuals seriously injured and a child who had sadly died as a
result of the impact. The driver who was travelling with the child was rushed to hospital in a critical condition. Two additional passengers in the car were also injured, but in a stable condition. The driver of the car which, according to police, caused the accident suffered minor injuries and a drugs test at the scene revealed that they were under the influence. The police have subsequently arrested the individual for manslaughter and as Euro Weekly News understands he has been remanded in custody as an investigation has been launched. The exact age of the child has not been revealed, however police indicate that it was a baby.
Recall of faulty washers LEADING kitchen appliance manufacturer Whirlpool announced that it has recalled 519,000 Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines over their risk of catching fire, where many expats in Spain and residents in the UK could be affected. A number of models have been recalled and include ma-
chines that were manufactured between 2014 and 2018. The problem was identified after Whirlpool found a flaw with the door-locking system that could lead to the washing machines overheating and subsequently catching fire. Customers are advised to go onto the website where they can check if their appliance
has been recalled. As the wave of concern has spread to homeowners, Whirlpool assured it was working at ‘full speed’ to begin the recall in January of next year. Until then, customers should unplug the machines and if necessary, they can only use it to wash clothes below 20 degrees.
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Boss flees the scene THE Guardia Civil has arrested a businessman in Jaen, south central Spain for crimes against workers’ rights after he fled when one of his employees suffered a fatal heart attack. As reported by the police, the 31-year-old worker went into cardiac arrest as he was tending to an olive harvest on a farm in Pozo Alcon owned by the businessman. The 34-year-old businessman then dumped the worker, who had already been dead for several hours, in front of a local hospital and fled from the scene.
BIRTH RATES: Record low in Spain.
Birth rate low THE 170,074 children who came into the world between January and June of this year represent the lowest figure recorded in Spain since 1941 - the first year for which data are available. A record number of deaths, the economic crisis and late motherhood have all had an effect on statistics. The country’s National Statistics Institute (INE) data on birth rate reflect that Spain is plummeting towards being an ageing country. Between January and June of this year, Spain recorded the lowest number of births since the Second World War.
In the first six months of this year only 170,000 children were born in Spain. The lowest figure since 1941, the first year since there have been records. What’s more, the number of deaths has also grown meaning that there are currently more registered deaths than births. The negative trend began in 2015, and is forecast to last into the future. Daniel Devolder of the Barcelona Autonomous University states that for fertility to rise there need to be conditions allowing couples to have a sense of security in terms of their medium-term financial outlook.
Sources close to the investigation indicate that the worker was an illegal immigrant from Moroccco and the businessman was fearful of the repercussions that would follow if it was found out that he had employed individuals without the right to work in Spain. However, another worker from the farm came forward to explain who the dead man was which led to the Guardia Civil proceeding to arrest the businessman on Monday, December 16, for crimes against workers’ rights.
39 cows starved to death A MAN is accused of animal cruelty after starving 39 cows he kept on his farm in Chantado in Lugo, north western Spain which led to their death. When residents made a complaint to police that they suspected the man had been maltreating his animals, officers from the Guardia Civil carried out an inspection of the farm in Axulfe.
Once at the scene they discovered 39 dead cows dumped on the land with obvious signs of malnutrition. In addition, dozens of other animals were in a shocking state of starvation with police reporting that the hygiene on the farm was also extremely poor. When questioned by officers as to how the cows had died, the farmer attributed the deaths to bacteria in their food and that he decided to slaugh-
ter them. However, later tests by veterinarians on the animals showed that they had in fact died from causes related to malnutrition, where they had not been fed for prolonged periods of time. The farmer is due to appear in court today (Thursday, December 19) where prosecutors are asking that the man receives 14 months in jail and to be banned from keeping animals for three years.
Young Spaniards stuck in family home FOUR out of five under 30’s in Spain still live in the family home and nearly one in three 30 to 34-year.olds, according to a new report. Figures from the Youth Council Emancipation Observatory relating to the first six months of the year show the proportion of young Spaniards who have flown the nest and set up home on
their own is the lowest since 2002. “Leaving home is mission impossible,” commented the youth council vice-president Maria Rodriguez at the report presentation “For more than 80 per cent of young people, it is not that we don’t want to leave our parents’ homes, it’s that we are not able to.”
She blamed the low level of emancipation in Spain on many under-30’s being employed on temporary work contracts and having low salaries, as well as on a sharp increase in the cost of renting: 8 per cent in 2019. The maximum size home someone aged 16 to 29 in Spain could reasonably expect to rent is 25.4 square me-
tres, based on not allocating more than 30 per cent of income to housing, report author sociologist Joffre Lopez pointed out. However, the study shows that young people who want to rent on their own have to shell out an average of 94.4 per cent of their net income, up from 88.9 per cent last year.
In the case of buying a property, the initial amount of a monthly mortgage repayment is typically 62.4 per cent of a young person’s earnings. There are 6,675,431 16 to 29 yearolds in Spain, of which 1,238,697 have left home. Of the 666,971 households in those age group, 198,506 are people living on their own.
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AS the Christmas spirit begins to envelop us all, stockings fill up and twinkling lights gleam, Euro Weekly News visited the lovely children at Ciudad de los Niños orphanage in Malaga. The children greeted us with smiles and warm hugs as we arrived bearing gifts and a sprinkling of Christmas cheer, in what was a deeply moving moment. phanage, with a van full of presents in tow, the children couldn’t contain their happiness. In a flurry of excitement, the presents were set up as the children gathered round. And suddenly, the vibrant colours of red and green, the crisp packages and sacks full of gifts, lit up the orphanage and brought festivity into its halls. Nicki Burgess, Operations Director at Euro Weekly and Lola Espinosa, Coordinator at Ciudad de los Niños, spoke to the children who cheered and clapped when they saw the presents. Lola had to remind them that they would still have to wait till after their Christmas Eve dinner! Brother Juan Correa, who runs the centre, came forward and expressed his appreciation as he assured that the gifts would complete Christmas. EWN was deeply moved by the children’s reaction and their sincere gratitude. They were incredibly well-mannered and received the gifts with immense appreciation. As the team chatted and took photos with the children, they couldn’t help but feel deeply moved by the emotional moment. Once the excitement died down and the presentation over, the children accompanied the team to the car, beaming as they waved goodbye.
Back in October, our community came together for an amazing Halloween Party that raised over €10,000 for the children. So many businesses helped us pull off the most Spooktastic event of the year! A special thanks to the Captain and members from Santa Maria Golf for their last-minute donation! The money we generously raised together was to give children at Ciudad de los Niños some needed extra comforts as well a nice present to open on Christmas. With all the monies raised, the Euro Weekly team was hard at work to get the children’s presents ready. Like Santa’s Elves, we put together the most magical gifts that were sure to bring joy to those who need it most. Baskets full of goodies including gloves, perfume and chocolate were prepared and adorned. Clothes and shoes were put in Christmas sacks, mattresses were ordered and delivered, gift vouchers for clothes were bought and presents were wrapped in festive paper. The EWN offices were suddenly transformed into Santa’s Grotto as the team prepared to put the presents under the children’s tree. As Euro Weekly News arrived at the or-
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One director and his expertise Patrick, a native of Cork, Ireland has worked as a drama teacher, stage director and English teacher in Ireland for the last 30 years and will head the youth company as Artistic Director. He is here in Spain teaching drama at the Sierra Blanca school in Malaga and has worked on stage shows with young people in schools and theatres throughout Ireland and through Backstage Ireland Theatre in Education Company had a team of teens perform stand-up comedy at the world-renowned Edinburgh International Fringe Festival. Patrick has worked with a large variety of students some of whom have gone on to international fame, most notably One Direction member and now solo star Niall Horan and Broadway musical lead Killian Donnelly.
DRAMA TEACHER TO THE STARS: A platform for young people to develop their skills.
such as acting for camera. The group will run on Saturdays at Fuengirola Beach Hotel, beginning on January 19 with an initial open
workshop which will give prospective members an opportunity to experience the work being undertaken before applying for a
place. The group are looking for young people with potential and enthusiasm as well as those with previous training and experience.
To reserve a place at the open workshop, which is free of charge, you should contact Costa del Sol Youth Theatre by e-mail at costayouththeatre@gmail.com or call 711 002 640.
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR and drama teacher to the stars Patrick Daly is bringing his expertise to the Costa del Sol with a youth theatre for young performers in Fuengirola. The project is being set up to provide a platform and opportunity for people aged from seven to 17 years olds to develop their acting, performance and creative skills. Speaking directly to Euro Weekly News Patrick recalled: “When I was previously visiting from Galway I taught drama in primary and secondary schools and noticed that although there were many classes for youngsters, there were no actual performances of the skills learned and thought it would be a great opportunity to provide the area with what it was missing.” The programme will include workshops on acting, voice, mime and improvisation and will have visiting tutors for specialist subjects
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FOUR-STAR HOTEL OPENING: After an investment of €10 million. FERGUS Hotels will continue its expansion by opening a four-star hotel with 400 rooms on the beachfront of Fuengirola. The Mallorcan company looks to open the Las Palmeras hotel which will become the first hotel in the chain in the province of Malaga and will be modernised in 2021, to adapt its service standards and facilities. After an investment of €10 million to improve its facilities, it will include spacious suites, an infinity pool, splash pool, large meeting rooms, gym, wellness
area, and solarium areas. In relation to the restoration, customers will enjoy an exceptional gastronomic offer focused on local products with market dishes and healthy ingredients. Its opening 365 days a year and its proximity to main leisure areas, shops and restaurants will allow customers to enjoy a variety of activities. This manifests the group’s commitment to offering a quality tourist destination specialised in the commercialisation of superior category tourist accommodations.
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ABANDONED: The plot has been untouched since 2001. ESTABLISHED: The mayor has been in office 20 years. THE large Repsol wasteland in Malaga City will finally be cleared and turned into an urban forest, with plans set to be approved in January 2020. The New Year will finally decide the future of the Repsol plot, which has slowly turned into a wasteland of 177,548 square metres since the old oil deposits were dismantled in 2001. Initially, the recession threw off a private initiative to build four skyscrapers, a hotel and a park. Later, the plot suffered an institutional blockade due to discrepancies between the
buildable square metres and areas reserved for green spaces. After this political debate has finally been cleared, ecological parties have demanded that the estate be destined to create an urban forest. In January, the planning department will approve the construction of four skyscrapers and a commercial area, as well as a green space of around 100,000 square metres. The plot will house 932 new apartments, but building work is not expected to start till 2021 in the best of cases.
A Mayor Celebration THE mayor of Malaga shows no signs of slowing down, as he is set to celebrate his 77 birthday and 20 years in office. On December 21, Francisco de la Torre will celebrate his birthday after almost two decades at the helm of Malaga City. It seems as though the mayor isn’t thinking of stepping down any time soon and his recent
antics show that he is still in his prime. Recently, he went viral after dancing with Antonio Banderas at the inauguration of the Christmas lights. And he has also been active on Twitter where he replied to Mariah Carey in a tweet. After the singer thanked Malaga for including her music in the light show, the mayor invited Mariah to spend some time in the city. However, in a turn of bad translation, he actually sent
condolences to the popstar after using the word ‘sympathy’ instead of ‘best regards.’ Like other Britons living in Malaga, she probably laughed the mistake off. Nonetheless, the mayor continues working with enthusiasm, a word he claims to adore. Even opposition mayors have attested to his vitality, although most of them are waiting for de la Torre to finally pass on the baton.
Youngsters Unite MARBELLA is combining music and solidarity to raise money for Sarah Almagro on December 21. The event was presented by Councillor for Youth, Enrique Rodríguez, and will take place in Arroyo de la Represa Park. Sarah Almagro is an 18-year-old girl from Marbella who had to have a kidney transplant and her hands and feet amputated after suffering a serious case of sepsis. The town hall is collaborating with the ‘Marbella es Más’ Association to show their support for the youngster. The event, part of the initiative ‘Christmas + Youth,’ will feature performances by the Flamenco Sirope group and different DJs. And Councillor Enrique Rodríguez said that the first 200 attendees would be offered free paella, with food and drinks at good prices also available.
SURVIVOR: Sarah Almagro has received a lot of support.
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Spanish Life Sponsored by Golden Leaves For more information about the sponsors go to www.goldenleavesinternational.com DELUGE: Main street in Campillo during the floods.
Aid floods in THE Spanish governm e n t h a s a p p ro v e d €5.4 million in subsidies for damage caused by the floods in October 2018 in Malaga Province. Four days of incessant rain s a w C a m p i l l o , Te b a and other inland municipalities suffer the biggest deluge in the history of Malaga.
The money was granted after Malaga was declared as an area affected by a catastrophe in 2018. This decision was taken after hundreds of protesters from the affected areas requested a government response. The total comes to €5,466,446, just over half of the €11.1 million figure requested by the different local administrations. The
MIJAS is playing host to a national-level football competition this weekend. The national Autonomous Community championships for women’s U15s and U17s will see matches played between the current champions, Andalucia, and La Mancha and Murcia in the first phase of the competition. “We are going to meet the players of the future, as well as of the present, with the participation of several in higher level selections and professional teams,” said Pablo Lozano, president of the Royal Andalucian Football Federation.
State rejected part of the demanded funds in each application, a common occurrence in the granting of this type of aid. Malaga’s Provincial Government will receive €4.4 million - with most of the money being destined for road repairs - and Campillos will be granted a further €348,000 to repair part of the damaged infrastructures.
Playing host... The Andalucian U15s team will play on Saturday December 21 at 10.30am at Antonio Márquez de Mijas Pueblo against Castilla La Mancha, then on Sunday, at the same time and field, against Murcia. The U17s will play on Saturday in the Campo Francisco Santana de La Cala de Mijas ground at 12.30pm against Castilla la Mancha, and then on Sunday against Murcia at the same time and place.
Land demand THE Socialist councillor Mariano Ruiz demanded at the weekend that mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, “comply at once with his word” and expand the health centre of El Palo. According to Ruiz, who participated last Wednesday with more than 300 people in a rally to ask for a larger centre in the district, “the needs of residents and health professionals working
in it have changed.” In fact, “there are days in which the same consultation room is used by several doctors at the same time, because there is literally no space.” In addition, the Socialist councillor warns that the number of people served is close to 40,000 , “and that if compared with data from the last four years, has grown by approximately 15 per cent.”
Therefore, he has again asked the mayor to sign over the land to the Junta de Andalucia so that the extension can finally be carried out. “Paco de la Torre boasted that he would give land to the Board to carr y out the works, now he must comply. “The words are not carried by the wind, they are recorded in the newspaper archives,” said Mariano Ruiz.
Donating blood 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. In Spain, Blood Components and Services are provided by 17 Regional Blood Transfusion Services. Despite their autonomous operations management, every regional service is fully incorporated into a unique and common Public National Health System, supplying a cohesive blood transfusion care to all citizens, residents, and visitors in Spain based on 100 per cent voluntary and non-remunerated blood donation. For more general information, visit www.msps.es. Anyone who has lived continuously in the UK between 1980 and 1996 (a minimum of one year) will not be able to donate blood in Spain due to the risk of transmitting mad cow disease. Similarly, there are restrictions if you have received a blood transfer in the UK. However, each region may have different rules about donation. Call the donation helpline on 935 573 500. Alternatively, visit www.donorsang.gencat.cat to find out if you are eligible. If you are eligible, you can give blood at your local hospital, or via the Spanish Red Cross (Cruz Roja) at one of their clinics, or in one of their mobile units. You can check dates and locations by visiting www.donarsangre.org. A donor card is not necessary to give blood. On the first visit you will have to provide DNI, NIE, passport or a driving licence. If you are already registered in the Blood Bank, you only need a donor card or a document with your name and surname. The process of blood donation takes just 10 minutes in which 450 ml are collected (equating to 10 per cent of the total blood circulation of an adult person). Despite huge technological advances, the only way for hospitals to obtain blood is through the generosity of the public. The blood is carefully screened for disease to make sure it is safe. After a tattoo, you must wait four months to be eligible to donate. After surgery, the exclusion period will depend on the type of intervention. After minor surgical procedures, you cannot donate blood for seven days or until you are fully recovered. After undergoing major surgery, you will not be able to donate blood for four months. The rarest blood type is AB, present in 1 per cent of Caucasians, according to research by the America Red Cross. Blood transfusions are carried out daily in Spanish hospitals with more than 6,200 patients being given them, of whom almost a quarter are fighting cancer and a similar figure receiving transfusions during or after surgery. Spain has around two million donors in total, but needs closer to four million. This information is for guidance only, and should not be taken as legal advice. If in any doubt, seek professional help.
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SPECIFIC TREATMENTS: Improving the lives of patients.
Cancer research THE Association for Oncological Research of Malaga and the Unicaja Foundation have signed an agreement that will allow the sequencing of all paediatric patients in the province. The project delves into the knowledge of the molecular characteristics of cancer and seeks to help in the development of specific and personalised treatments. Knowing the genetic alterations of a tumour can
help determine the most effective treatment for each patient. In the case of some tumours, there are already specific therapies that can be appl i ed af t er knowi ng the DNA pattern they present. “Sequencing tumours will progressively benefit t hanks t o t he br oader knowledge of the disease. It is the beginning of a path t hat wi l l i ncr ease t he chances of healing,” said t he di r ect or of t he I nt ercentric Oncology Unit of the University Hospitals of
Malaga, Emilio Alba. In his opinion, research is essent i al t o i m pr ove t he l i ves of pat i ent s and t hi s pr oj ect r esul t s i n i t , as i t will facilitate finding the ‘therapeutic targets’ which help beat this disease. For the director of Pediatric Maternal, Antonio Urda, it comes to fill the space left in the most important def i ci t of t he cent r e: r esear ch. “I t i s a basi c el ement in cancer treatments, it is not curative but pays the way to healing.”
Joints for a euro FIVE people have been arrested for allegedly selling joints of marihuana to students and youths for €1 each. National Police in Malaga shut down two drug outlets after starting an investigation in November over reports of a property in the La Corta district being used to sell drugs, including cocaine and
marihuana, from. Surveillance showed that there was a high movement of people around one of the houses under investigation, which led them to a second which was used for drying marihuana despite a young child living there. According to the police investigations, several of those detained specialised in sell-
ing joints for a euro. The houses were also illegally hooked to the public electricity network, so the detainees have been arrested for defrauding electricity, in addition to crimes against public health, resistance and assault on authority. Police seized 690 grammes of hashish, and about 30 joints ready to sell.
Fatal accident A DRILLING machine kills a construction worker in a tunnel in Marbella. The 40y e a r- o l d w o r k e r d i e d a t d a w n o n Wednesday, as he worked on the reparation of a tunnel on the AP-7 motor way which passes through Marbella. Emergency services received a call at 1am notifying them that a person had been hit by a drilling machine in the Nagüeles tunnel, on the kilometre 180 of
the AP-7. The coordinating centre immediately notified the Guardia Civil, National Police and the ambulance. Health professionals confirmed that upon arrival at the scene, the 40-yearold man was already deceased. The Occupational Hazards Prevention Centre has already been informed of the incident by the emergency coordinating centre.
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Killed ex flatmate THE trial started on Monday of a 70-year-old man who allegedly beat his disabled 77-year-old former flatmate 52 times with a hammer then left him to die. Malaga’s Public Prosecutor is calling for him to be jailed for 23 years and to pay the victim’s two daughters €100,000 compensation each. The Euro Weekly News had previously reported that the victim had been the alleged attacker’s flatmate until a few days before the attack.
Abandoned ship THE Malaga Port Authority has finally released the Ratibor ship to public auction. After arriving in 2015 and being abandoned by its owner, the ship is currently docked on the left bank of the Guadalmedina River. The vessel that bears the Cook Islands flag will go on auction for €180,000 excluding IVA, an appraisal made by the Maritime Captaincy of Malaga in April 2018.
TRIAL: Case is being heard at a Malaga court.
The event took place last February 25 in the house where they had lived together. The prosecution statement says that at around 4pm there was an argument between the victim and the accused during which the man took a hammer and, with the intention of killing him, beat his flatmate on more than 52 occasions. The prosecutor said that the old man Manuel - died in the following six hours as a result of his injuries. He had been left alive, but seriously injured by his attacker. The case continues.
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The deadline to bid will be December 30 and all applicants must present the requested documentation before the date. With all of the proposals on the table, a public event will be held on January 22, 2020, where it will be decided if the ship in question finally has a new owner or not. The ship is classified as a Standby Safety Vessel and was built in Norway in 1965. It arrived in Malaga
Cyclist death A MAN has tragically died and another man is seriously injured after a collision between a bicycle and motorbike in Malaga. According to the emergency services, the incident occurred on Saturday on the Antonio Machado promenade. As the accident was called in, witnesses stated that the cyclist was lying unconscious on the floor and that the driver of the motorbike was also injured. An ambulance rushed to the scene, however, despite their best efforts to save the 60-year-old man, he died a short time later. The 24-year-old motorcyclist was transferred to the University Clinico Hospital. An investigation has now been launched by the police to determine the exact circumstances behind this tragic incident.
from Algeciras in June 2015, at which point most of the crew abandoned the ship. Now, the Ratibor has been disinfected and awaits a new owner in Malaga’s warm waters.
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Validity Of WhatsApp Messages In Court DEAR Collaborators, Since the advent of pop ular instant messenger
services, it is becoming in creasingly frequent to hear in a legal conversa
tion typically that some one has irrefutable evi dence in the form of ‘WhatsApps’ to build up a solid court case. And often, this someone will grab his phone with two fingers and pro claim, in a pseudocere monial manner: ‘IT’S ALL HERE!.’ Life is full of surprises as we know, and the law is no exception. The above street lawyer would have probably overheard the same non sense and, just by conver sational repetition as with the infamous 11 month rental contract thought it had made it all the way to the Spanish Civ il Code. The reality is more com plex. For WhatsApps to be
admissible evidence in a court of law, the bearer of those messages will have to go through a verification process that’s challenging, to say the least; for the avoidance of doubt, a screenshot will not be ac ceptable unless the sender confirms he/she sent it (wishful thinking most of the times). So, what’s law/case law saying in these cases? The following bullet points of fer some interesting infor mation: • According to WhatsApp Inc., […] the contents of any delivered message is not kept or retained by WhatsApp the only records of the content of any delivered messages re side directly on the sender’s and recipient’s
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By Antonio Flores Abogado/Lawyer LLM (Essex) Reg. Nº 4712 I.C.A. Málaga mobile devices (and which may be deleted at the user’s option). This rules out a business records affi davit from the service provider. • The Spanish Supreme Court, aware of this limitation, established some guidelines in respect to the admissibility of a WhatsApp conversation in a court of law and, with the only exception of a full acknowledgement by both parties of that ‘chat,’ ruled that ‘The possibility of manipulating digital files through which this exchange of ideas materialises is part of the reality of things… it’s per
fectly possible to create a communication in which a single user writes to him self.’ • Case law has therefore established that for these types of messages to be admissible, the claimant will need to submit a tech nical expert report ‘con firming the true origin of that communication, the identity of the parties and, finally, the integrity of its content.’ • The defendant will in turn need to provide a counter report challenging it and, based on it and all other evidence, pass judgement.
Tourism tax row looms
TAX OPPORTUNITY: Busy Malaga looking to raise cash. MALAGA City Council is to look at the possibility of raising a ‘tourism tax’ despite the opposition of the hotel’s sector. Councillor for Tourism, María Rosa Sánchez, has announced that the matter will be discussed at the next Tourism Forum on January 15. She said that an expert from the University of Malaga will be there to give an indication of how it might work and what potential benefits and drawbacks it would have. She added that the council is always willing to consider the issue, something that has drawn controversy every time the matter has been raised in the past few years.
Taking other parts of Spain as an example, such as Barcelona and the Balearics, the measure could be in the form of a surcharge on hotel rooms. This has not gone down well with local hoteliers. The president of the Association of Hotel Entrepreneurs of the Costa del Sol (Aehcos) Luis Callejón has sent a letter to the council. In it he asked for a meeting with the council about the matter. He pointed out that “we already pay more than the rest, we have a higher IBI than any other activity, we pay other taxes that others do not pay.” He added: “Why do hotel businessmen always have to collect, why not the bus company, why not the bars?”
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CARING TOUCH: Students from Queens British Grammar School are sending Christmas cards to people living alone over the festive season.
Rallying round for a good cause LOCALS have been rallying round to help Age Concern Estepona y Manilva’s clients have a happy Christmas. Students from Queens British Grammar School are sending Christmas cards to people living alone over the festive season supported by volunteers from the charity. On top of that, Louise Jones, owner of Fate Foods, approached Age Concern Estepona y Manilva, with the completely free offer of Christmas dinners on Christmas Day to be delivered by volunteers who would also spend time with people who may be on their own. The charity said that it is a wonderful offer that will help some of their clients feel less isolated this Christmas. ACEyM volunteers working for Age Concern Estepona y Manilva in the charity shop and in the community enjoyed a Christmas lunch at ‘de la Mar’ Estepona port last week.
A charity spokesperson said: “May we take this opportunity to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Our charity shop in Estepona closes on Friday December 20 and reopens on Tuesday, January 7.” For those who require help or advice, Age Concern operates a telephone service called Adviceline and an email, agecocernestepona@ gmail.com. This gives the individual direct points of contact with the charity. The telephone number is 650 163 928 and operates from 10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. It should be noted that Age Concern is not an emergency service and this phone is not a 24hour service, but all messages left will be answered when a volunteer is available The office in the shop in Calle Zaragoza is available shop opening hours (10am to 1.30pm, Monday to Saturday) and can be called on 951 318 234.
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Soroptimists helping families SOROPTIMIST International Costa del Sol ran a stall at the Danish Christmas market to help raise money for families in need. The event was at the Centro Idea and gave people a taste of Denmark with Gluhwein and Danish æbleskiver served. In addition to the €610 raised, very generous donations were made from the Malaga CF supporter club La Peña de Dinamarca, the Odd Fellow Søsterloge nr 1 Andalucia, the Danish Church Margrethekirken, Overseas Supermarket Iceland, Reiki & Therapies Mijas, Agecare, Ibex Insurance and Eyeprint. The Soroptimists prepared 150 special food parcels, working with the Red Cross, including some bigger parcels for large families whuich will go to people in the municipality of Mijas, “We have been working with the Red Cross in Mijas for 10 years and are very grateful for the many donations we have received, which make it possible to help the local families,” said Aura Roderick,
GREAT FUN: The Danish Christmas Market.
President of Soroptimist International Costa del Sol, who also thanked the supermarket GM Cash & Carry for their collaboration. The bags were handed out to the families this week and contained polvorones and mantecados, Turron and chocolate, biscuits, tinned fish, peanuts, jam, instant chocolate powder and olive
oil. An extra donation of more than 1,000 nappies was also given to the Red Cross. SI Costa del Sol is part of a worldwide NGO with more than 75,000 members in 122 countries, all professional women who want to help empower, enable and educate women and children. More information at: www.soroptimist.es or Facebook: Soroptimist International Costa del Sol.
An intimidating sight A MAN armed with a hammer and three knives was the cause of great uproar in the Malaga neighbourhood of Cuidad Jardin as he allegedly threatened and intimidated passers-by in Calle Alcalde Nicolás Marato. The incident took place last Friday evening, around 7pm. Emergency services were alerted to an individual carrying various weapons and intimidating passers-by in the Malaga area. A patrol car was deployed to the area and the officers soon located a man carrying a hammer and three knives. The individual was immediately arrested, attempting to attack one of the officers in the process.
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Police drama The woman had sent an email to her family asking for help. In it she said that she was being held, assaulted and threatened at gunpoint
by her partner, which is why the officers took every precaution when arresting him. On learning of the case police
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DRAMA came to the streets of Puerto Banus when police - some in plainclothes - detained a man at gunpoint. Officers decided to take no chances after they received reports that a young woman had been maltreated by her partner at the point of a pistol.
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RECORD BREAKING: Athlete Tsegaw smashed the women’s records.
Race to success THE 2019 edition of the Malaga Marathon was a great success after more than 7,000 runners took part. The wind subsided and the sun came out for the athletes who c a m e f r o m a l l c o rners of the world, as runners proudly displayed their interna-
tional flags. A ro u n d 4 , 2 0 0 p e o p le crossed the finish line and th e Z u rich M ala ga Marathon saw Kenyan Martin Cheruiyot take home the victory with a record time of 2:10.08. In the women’s category, Selamawit Getnet Tsegaw from Ethiopia also b ro k e th e city ’s c u rrent re c o rd b y th ree min u te s with her time of 2:57.56.
MARBELLA Council is giving €320,000 to support the work and programmes of Aspandem, Valores and the Association of Deaf People Marbella-San Pedro Mayor Ángeles Muñoz, signed four agreements with the associations and highlighted “the exceptional work they do,” saying they deserve municipal support so that they can continue to carry out their activities and initiatives. Aspandem - which works with handicapped people - gets two grants totalling €296,000 to support its nursery and professional practices, and to continue providing assistance programmes. It has about 650 users and provides comprehensive care to them in Marbella and the Costa del Sol. President of the association, María José Morales, said that the city council funds represent an important boost and added that the council “always respond quickly to our demands and needs.” The association Valores gets €14,000 to main-
The M a la ga M a ra thon keeps growing in size, bec oming one of the be s t races in the country. However, half of all the runners are foreign, with organisers hoping to increase the number of local participants. Only 15 per cent of participants were women, another figure that the competition hopes to improve on in future editions.
Grants given tain its programmes that help integration at all levels to people with disabilities. In this regard, the mayor stated that the funds will help the organisation continue to contribute significantly in improving the quality of life of these people. Muñoz also signed an agreement with the association of Deaf People of Marbella-San Pedro Alcántara, also for an amount of €14,000. This will be mainly used to pay for an interpreter service.
immediately sprang into action and searched for the 33-year-old Georgian suspect. They eventually spotted him dri-
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ROTTEN fruit, bits of bone in the rice, worms in food, out of date bread, or excessively salty sauces are just some of the anomalies that parents of students from CEIP Ramón García in Estepona have reportedly detected in the dining room menu of this school. After a collection of signatures and several complaints and reports to the Andalucian Public Education Agency, the parents have grouped together to carry out tastings of the menu for a month with the children’s complaints still on the increase. “The worst was the egg tortillas, with a disgusting texture and a very bad taste,” says Estefanía Vaca, one of the affected mothers. “We started the fight individually last year, when a bad quality puchero (rice soup) was served, it was cut from the menu, and there began our ordeal. The children began to complain and when they got home we had to feed them again because they were hungry,” said Vaca. “Our perception of the menu was even worse than what the children told us. Salty and very watery sauces, meat and fish with a horrible smell
Ghastly grub
POOR QUALITY SCHOOL DINNERS: Parents making a stand.
and taste or rotten fruit.” The Education department of the Junta de Andalucia confirmed that
the central services of the Andalucian Public Education Agency are aware of these
complaints “and are being studied to initiate the corresponding criminalisation file.”
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Giving a Christmas present OBRA SOCIAL La Caixa (the bank’s community department) has delivered a cheque for €1,500 to Marbella’s Red Cross and Caritas to make sure that every underprivileged child gets a Christmas present. The councillor for Social Rights in Marbella, Isabel Cintado, attended the event and highlighted the ‘association’s commendable work.’ She added that oftentimes these associations care for the most disadvantaged when the town hall isn’t able to. Pastor José López Solórzano attended the event on behalf of Caritas and explained that ‘hundreds of families will benefit from this initiative.’ Meanwhile, Julián García and president of the Red Cross, pointed out that although their work takes place throughout the year, Christmas is generally the most solidary time.
Big chance POSITIONS CONFIRMED: Biggest offer of the decade. THE Education Sector Board recently confirmed more than 5,300 positions will be opened in the 2020 selection of teachers, the Oposiciones, which is the biggest offer of the last decade. What has not been made public at the moment is the number of places in each specialty and in each body. “From ANPE we always consider that public employment offers have to be as wide as possible for job stability, so we are satisfied with this call,” explains María del Amo, provincial president of ANPE. The Oposiciones, which will be held in late June 2020, the bodies of secondary school teachers, vocational training teachers
and official language schools will be cited. The unions estimate that within those 5,300 places they could also leave for workshop teachers. Encarna de la Chica, a teaching spokesperson at UGT Malaga, laments “the lack of transparency” of the sectorial table in the presentation of the information. She added that “They only tell us that there will be more than 5,000 places, but we do not know if they are going to be summoned together or alternately, we do not know anything, there are six months left and the opponents have no data,” the UGT spokeswoman reiterated.
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Light a light CUDECA HOSPICE celebrated its traditional Christmas celebration ‘Light a Light’ in memory of loved ones at its Palliative Care Centre in Benalmadena on Friday, December 13. The event began with a performance by the Sunny View School students’ choir, and after the performance, the school principal, Mr Pettis, presented Cudeca’s Care Manager, Rafael Gómez, with a cheque for €650 raised in the ‘Jumper Day’ event. Afterwards, the Costa Soul Singers choir entertained the attendees, the younger ones enjoyed with Magic Mota’s performance and Santa Claus’ visit. After the performances, Joan Hunt together with the Charity Shop’s Manager, Daniel Beaudet, handed out diplomas to the volunteers of the Crafts Workshop who began last year to create Christmas articles with recycled elements and which has had a great reception. At 8pm the lights of the Cudeca Centre were turned on by Joan Hunt OBE, Founder and Honorary President; together with Marisa Martín, Chief Executive and Medical Director; Yusuf Hamied, President of the Yusuf & Farida Foundation; and Alicia Laddaga, Health councillor of the Benalmadena Town Hall. The lighting was accompanied by more than
250 attendees who carried their charity candles, and the tenor Rodrigo Orrego interpreted Silent Night. After the lighting, the event continued with a raffle with great prizes donated by companies, and enjoyed Christmas food donated by a group of volunteers. If you have not been able to attend, but would like to write a dedication of a loved one, you can do so at the Cudeca Centre in Benalmadena or at any charity shops, as well as on the website www.lightupcudeca. org. All dedications will be recorded in the ‘Light a Light’ book, which will be printed and exhibited at the Cudeca Centre. All funds raised will be used to continue caring for people with cancer and other illnesses. Cudeca Hospice would like to thank the attendance of more than 250 people; the charity performances of the choirs ‘Students of Sunny View School,’ ‘Costa Soul Singers,’ the tenor Rodrigo Orrego, Magic Mota; the collaboration of Benalmadena Town Hall and collaborating companies; as well as the support of
LIGHT A LIGHT: Celebrated in memory of loved ones at the Benalmadena Care Centre.
volunteers. Also thanks to: Cervezas Victoria, Coca Cola, Postres Truffel, Nagomi Spa Reserva del Higuerón, El Corte Inglés, Carrefour Torremolinos, Consejo Regulador Vinos de Málaga, Selwo Aventura, Famadesa, Benalmádena Ice
skating, Lucky Quilters Internacional, GHD Spain, Riviera Hotel, Los Mellizos, Reservatauro, Benalmádena Golf, Bioparc, Isiwax and volunteers from Cudeca and friends who donated Spanish omelette and other products for the charity bar. You can donate or become a regular donor at www.cudeca.org.
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PHYSICAL THREATS: Health professionals should not have to suffer.
Doctor under attack A PATIENT has been charged with attacking a public authority figure after grabbing a doctor and throwing them in a health centre in Malaga City. The events took place at around 1pm on Thursday, December 12, when the patient began shouting at reception and threw ornaments from the centre’s Christmas tree. Staff and other patients asked the alleged aggressor to stop and called the doctor for help. The doctor tried to calm the patient but instead was thrown to the floor by the attacker, who grabbed him by the feet. The physical aggression did not injure the doctor, but a patient who had been try-
ing to mediate was hurt when the accused seized her by the wrists as he tried to throw her. When police arrived, the alleged aggressor resisted them and officers were forced to request reinforcements. A trial has been set for March 2021 and Malaga’s Medical Association has spoken out after the attack, strongly criticising this type of violence in medical centres. President of the Association, Juan José Sánchez Luque, has deemed the violent act as intolerable and insists that health professionals shouldn’t have to be subjected to daily insults, threats and physical aggressions.
LOCAL POLICE officers in the province o f M a l a g a a re o ff e ring to take part in the fight against organised crime. The officers admit they feel underutilised and without access to classified information despite being exposed to risks on the frontline. Eve ry da y, more tha n 2,500 Local Policemen put on their uniform and take to the s tre e ts of M a la ga Province. In recent years, the y ha ve w itne s s e d the hike in violence caused by organised crime on the Costa del Sol. Just this year, gangs have claimed eight lives in murders motivated by the settling of scores. Last year, bombs were used in the first case of narcoterrorism ever registered in Malaga. Fa r from ta king a s te p back, Local Police officers highlight that they deal with
EXPOSED: Local Police feel underutilised.
crime on a daily basis. They are now asking for better coordination with other secur i t y f or ces such as Naci onal Pol i ce and t he Guardia Civil, in order to end organi sed cr i m e i n a joint effort. The message has been is-
sued from the main police unions in Malaga, stating that the body wishes to be informed when this type of crime occurs. They assured they didn’t want to intrude on investigations, simply avoid exposing officers to unnecessary danger.
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HEART-WARMING: Local Police wished Malaga a Happy Christmas.
MAGICALCHRISTMAS STORY LOCAL POLICE in Malag a h a v e re l e a s e d a heart-warming video to wish residents a Happy Christmas. For the second year running, officers Esther and Badillo let themselves be swept away by the magic of Christmastime. And the main star of the show is baby Mirko, who
plays the role of Baby Jesus in the real-life Nativity Scene set up in Malaga City centre. As he lays happily in the m a n g e r, t h e t w o o ff i c e r s smile down upon him as emotions run high. Mirko was recently saved by Local Police in Antequera after he almost died suffocated by his own phlegm. His parents kindly collaborated
in the video and enjoyed seeing their baby play the allimportant role. Local Police recorded the Christmas greeting in the surroundings of Malaga Cathedral, bringing festivity and joy to visitors and locals. The video begins by showing Esther and Badillo in their pat r o l c a r, w h e n t h e i r b l u e lights suddenly vanish.
Urban case study ALMOST 200 guests attended the recent presentation of a new coffee table book about Marbella within the elegant surroundings of the Ralli Museum on Marbella’s Golden Mile. Marbella, An Urban Case Study is the product of the collaboration between economist and writer Michel Cruz, architectural photographer Wayne Chasan and architect and town planner Luiyo Vazquez. Though their roots lie elsewhere, they have lived and
worked in Marbella for many years and share a passion for both architecture and their adopted hometown. In words, images and illustrations, they reportedly capture the essence of Marbella and chronicle its evolution over the years. In an honest, critical and non-commercial yet passionate and positive way, Michel, Wayne and Luiyo showcase the transformation of what was once a fishing village and then glamorous resort town into a young, cosmopolitan
COLLABORATORS: Wayne Chasan, Michel Cruz and Luiyo Vazquez at the recent book launch.
city, discussing both the challenges and opportunities this entails. For more information or to order your copy, please visit www.marbellaurbancases tudy.com.
Suddenly, a mysterious blue light leads the officers through the city centre, as characters from Bethlehem begin to appear. They finally reach a reallife Nativity Scene, complete with Virgin Mary, Joseph and even a mule. Watch the uplifting, festive video by Malaga Local Pol i c e o n l i n e a t e u ro w e e k l y news.com.
A SUPERMARKET in Malaga was raided at gunpoint by two men who managed to flee with the loot. Ten minutes before closing time, and while two customers were still shopping, two men stormed the supermarket demanding money from the cashier. The men were wearing helmets and gloves and were wielding a firearm. The only worker who was at the shop at the time recalls the terrifying robbery. She said in a police statement that one stood next to her while the other pointed a gun at her, as she was ordered to open the cash register. The assailants took the money and fled. The robbery, which took place on Wednesday, December 11 at the CovirĂĄn supermarket on Lope de Rueda, was recorded by security cameras in the business. The images captured the moment in which an individual threatened the worker with a gun. In addition to helmets, the men wore ski masks to avoid being identified. When they demanded the woman open the other cash register, the supermarket manager intervened and asked the men to leave. His actions deterred the assailants, who had a Spanish accent. The men escaped on a motorcycle and police arrived soon after.
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‘Vile’ couple jailed for 21 years A PAEDOPHILE couple who made films of themselves sexually abusing young children, which included a oneyear-old baby, have been jailed for more than 21 years. Mark Gable, 33, was arrested after police discovered a clip of him molesting an infant whilst raiding the home in Colchester, Essex amongst holiday snaps of the vile pair on the Costa del Sol, where they regularly stayed and visited Estepona. Police went on to find a number of others that had been taken by his 27-year-old girlfriend Jessica Fry. She also appeared in a video showing a sex attack on a child. The revolting pair, both from Colchester, admitted a catalogue of ‘horrific’ child sex offences committed between 2017 and 2019 at Chelmsford Crown Court, during an earlier hearing in September. Gable was jailed for 11-and-a-half years and Fry was jailed for 10 years. Gable pleaded guilty to three counts of assault by penetration of a
EVIL COUPLE: Jessica Fry and Mark Gable have been locked up for their horrific crimes.
child, one count of sexual assault of a child, four counts of taking indecent images of children and three
counts of making indecent images of children. Fry admitted one count of assault by penetration of a child, one
count of sexual assault of a child, three counts of taking indecent images of children and two of distrib-
uting indecent images of children. Detective Constable Jeanine Atkins-Calver, of Essex Police, said: “Mark Gable and Jessica Fry are dangerous and methodical paedophiles. Gable and Fry worked together to not only abuse very young children, but also documented that abuse for their own gratification. “Their crimes are horrific. To subject anyone to sexual abuse is abhorrent, but when that victim is so young it is unimaginable. They are a danger to the public and I am pleased they both now face a significant time behind bars.” Meyrem Flint, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “Mark Gable and Jessica Fry worked together to exploit children for their own gratification. This was planned, predatory behaviour targeting young children and the pair were determined to conceal their sickening crimes. “We would like to pay tribute to the bravery and strength shown by the children and their families and we hope that today’s result brings a sense of peace.”
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More shots fired TENSION is growing in the Las Flores district of Malaga with the third shooting incident in a week. Last Thursday residents called police after hearing shots ring out just after 10pm. Local Police were first on the scene and they found four shotgun cartridge casings in Calle Obispo Bartolomé Espejo. They also saw two people dressed in dark clothes who fled the scene before they could be stopped. In the last week there have been two more firearms incidents in the same neighbourhood. The first of these episodes took place on Sunday. The emergency services received several calls from neighbours who reported that a mass brawl involving more than 30 people was taking place and gunfire had been heard. The first patrols to arrive, from the Malaga Local Police, found bullet casings on the spot as well as a sickle, a knife and several sticks. Barely 24 hours later, the alarms went off again in the same area. On Monday afternoon, calls were received alerting police to a new fight that, according to sources, was related to the previous day’s fight and in which firearms had also been involved. These two armed incidents are in addition to those which occurred last week in the neighbourhood of La Corta. The National Police has an open investigation to locate and arrest those involved in two shootings that occurred the same night. In the first, a car was shot at, and in the second, a house façade. In total, there have been five shootings in Malaga City in the last week.
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Love to Sing Choir
RAISING FUNDS: Presentation of the cheque.
THE choir gave a twohour concert at the Padre Manual Cultural Centre in Estepona in order to raise funds for Somos Tu Ola to help Sarah Almagro Vallejo. Sarah suffered meningitis and sepsis resulting in the quadriplegic amputation of her hands and feet two years ago when she was just 17
years old and will require prosthetics which will need to be replaced fairly frequently as they have a life span of between three and eight years. Since Sarah’s life changing operation her family have been working hard, at governmental level to change legislation on co-funding for prosthetics, vaccinations for meningitis and a ‘Code Sep-
sis’ to be developed and rolled out throughout Spain. Whilst there is plenty of hard work ahead, it is still necessary to find the funds to look after Sarah and this concert which featured a selection of songs from Broadway stage musicals and Hollywood blockbusters raised €2,000 from ticket sales and donations on the night togeth-
er with an extraordinary gift of €500 from a generous German benefactor. Sarah’s mother Silvia Vallejo was invited to the Duquesa Golf Club where the choir rehearses to receive a cheque for the funds raised on behalf of her daughter. To find out more about the choir visit https://www.face book.com/Love2SingCDS/.
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Councillor Marin and Mayor Navas explain the rules.
that fireworks should only be let off safely and never by anyone under the age of 16. Many elderly people and chil-
dren, as well as domestic pets are terrified by loud explosions, so everyone who is thinking of letting off fire-
works should act responsibly with this in mind. When announcing the measures, the mayor explained that Benalmadena is a welcoming and attractive municipality, not a street market where anything goes. The council has arranged for organised markets and Christmas villages to be opened in different parts of the town and has made it look very attractive with lights and decorations on roundabouts with the intention of promoting Benalmadena as an attractive destination for families. The pair also reminded owners of bars and restaurants planning to hold a New Year’s Eve celebration that they must do so within the confines of existing regulations.
Christmas celebration.
Supporting Benalmadena shops Credit: Ayuntamiento de Benalmadena
THE mayor of Benalmadena Victor Navas and councillor for Security Javier Marín have announced that certain rules will be enforced in the municipality in the run up to Christmas and the New Year. The council wants to ensure that everyone is able to enjoy the festive season safely and securely and for this reason has banned the opening of bars on the streets, due to problems which have occurred in the past, especially in narrow streets where the crowds of revellers became an obstacle to easy access and were loud enough to upset residents. Another decision, based on a local by-law is that bars may not refuse entry for people needing to use toilets even if they are not customers. Thirdly, everyone is reminded
Credit: Ayuntamiento de Benalmadena
Crack down on Christmas
WE ALL WIN: Announcing the campaign. A PROMOTION to attract shoppers away from large stores and shopping centres is being run in the town with the slogan ‘Do your shopping in Benalmadena. We all win.’ It has been organised by the Association of Merchants and Businessmen of Benalmadena (ACEB) with the collaboration of the Association of Open Mall of Benalmadena (ACCAB) and there will be gifts totalling €4,000 by way of prizes and awards to encourage local shopping. Those buying their Christmas gifts in the town can vote for their favourite store and full details of
winners in all categories will be released in the New Year. To encourage participation, Santa and his elf helpers will be travelling through different parts of the town distributing gifts and taking letters for the Three Kings on different days. They will be in Arroyo de la Miel on Friday December 20 from 5pm to 7pm visiting all the busiest streets and squares and on the following day they will be in the Pueblo from 11am until 1pm in a specially prepared buggy which has been permitted to drive along the winding streets of the village.
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WORLD OF NATURE: Lemurs at Bioparc Fuengirola.
Drawing your favourite animal FOR the fourth year running, the Fuengirola Council alongside the local Bioparc and El Corte Inglés is running a special competition for schoolchildren inviting them to draw their favourite animal. The intention is to encourage children to be aware of the importance of the environment and the fact that it is not just humans who inhabit the world but there is a world of nature which depends on humanity caring for it.
Every school, both primary and secondary in Fuengirola as well as Mijas has been sent details of the competition together with the rules and a special card on which the children can draw with a closing date of December 29. All entries can be hand delivered to the basement Christmas area at El Corte Inglés in Mijas Costa and the picture considered the best will win a €1,000 gift card which the school can use to purchase supplies.
Protecting palm trees THERE are two main types of insect which cause particular damage to trees (and in some cases animals) in much of Spain and these are the processionary caterpillar and the red palm weevil. The Fuengirola Council has employed a sustainable treatment to inject the 137 palm trees in the municipali-
ty over a four-day period in order to ensure that they don’t become infested with the red palm weevil. The procedure includes the boring of two to four small holes in the trunks in order to inject about 25 millilitres of emamectin benzoate and then the holes were sealed with a
biodegradable plug to ensure that the mixture remains within the palm. According to the company awarded the work, which cost €12,522, any healthy palm will be completely safe and up to 70 per cent of infected palms will be saved thanks to this new alternative technique of protection.
Panto time at the Salon IT’S not too late to book your tickets for the annual Salon Varietes Pantomime which this year is Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates which runs from December 19 to 22 and January 2 to 5. There has been a lot of hard work put into this traditional panto which has men dressed as women and girls dressed as boys, but as ever all is in the best possible taste (oh no it isn’t, but really it is safe for the children). There are pirates galore, with silly names, cannibals, star struck lovers and plenty of songs and amusing dialogue and in this show, there is something like a Dame. In order to book your tickets for this fun family entertainment and to find out dates of matinee shows, visit their website: www.salonvarietestheatre.com or telephone the box office on 952 474 542 between 11am and 2.30pm.
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FAMILIES can take part in a Spanish Christmas tradition and raise money for charity at the same time with the visit of the Royal Postman. Mijas Council has once again teamed up with the El Corté Ingles Mijas Costa department store to give youngsters a chance to have their photos taken with the postman - and give him their presents list. He will be in the store from December 26 until January 2 between 5.30pm and 8.30pm. A photo with him costs €2, with the proceeds being used to buy toys for the children of the families served by Caritas of the Parish San Manuel. The mayor of Mijas, Josele Gonzalez highlighted
CREDIT: Mijas Comunicacion.
Royal Postman
LAUNCH: The Royal Postman at El Corté Ingles was officially announced. during the presentation in El Corte Inglés Mijas Costa, the work done by Caritas to help those families who need it most. José María Ramos, pastor of San Manuel González, said: “Thanks to all of you who make this fourth year possible. I believe that the great mission of every man of goodwill, of every busi-
ness and of every institution where there are good people, is to make others happy.” This year there will be a draw for all participants who share their photo to Instagram, which will give the winning family a voucher to access one of the theme parks in the province.
BOOST: A golf plan for Mijas was announced (inset) during a town hall meeting.
Golfing plan to be drawn up MIJAS Council has announced that it will develop a marketing strategy plan for golf in the municipality. Councillor for Tourism, José Carlos Martín said: “We have had very good experience with the Strategic Plan for Tourism and, therefore,
we now want to make a concrete project to strengthen the golf sector in the town.” The department aims to boost quality and promote the sport, which is particularly important in bringing visitors in the winter and helps break the seasonal nature of the tourism industry.
Carlos Martín said: “Our main objective is to maintain jobs 365 days a year and keep the economy of Mijas active. This is an important tool to achieve it. We have exceptional courses and a climate that allows us to develop this activity, practically, in all seasons.” To do so, Mijas is seeking to strengthen its own brand to distinguish itself from other international destinations. “We are going to differentiate ourselves and show the world all the benefits of our municipality in an effective way.” Martin made the announcement at a meeting with businessmen from the town’s golf courses. “It is essential that public administration and private initiative go hand in hand. We have already had a first meeting in October, where we laid the foundations for this joint idea. Now, the department is launching a profiled proposal that excites the owners and makes them participants in this common goal that we are going to build together,” said the councillor.
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CLEARING SITE: Council officials visit the Basilica. CHRISTMAS LUNCH: The Del Sol Singers entertained. MORE than 90 people, a combination of supporters and clients, attended the Age Concern Marbella and San Pedro Christmas Lunch at the Hogan Stand restaurant on Tuesday December 12. This is a relatively new branch of the charity which has only been in operation for three years, yet has grown in size incredibly quickly and at the first event they held just 40 people turned up. Apart from the chance for so many people to get together to enjoy a meal and a chat, there was entertainment from Karen Danzig’s Del Sol Singers which saw an appearance by new member, EWN columnist Nicole King. There was a fundraising raffle and an
Festive lunch auction which included a special Christmas hamper donated by Euro Weekly News which helped to raise funds for the continued running of the charity. Special thanks were given to Lynda Woodin who organised the lunch and husband James who conducted the auction by President Tom Burns who explained the role of Age Concern. Currently, they hold monthly get togethers at the Real Club Padel Marbella (behind the Sisu Hotel) on the first Thursday of each month, but that is about to expand with weekly meetings at a new venue in La Campana to
be announced. The group was created to offer help, advice and companionship for elderly people, many of whom are now alone and they are always looking for both clients and volunteers so if you fall into either category, simply telephone 689 355 198 between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday. Alternatively, visit their new office at Calle Bilbao No 3, San Pedro Alcantara which is manned from 11am to 1pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, email info@ageconcernmarbella.com or go to https://ageconcernmarbella.com.
MARBELLA Council has announced that it has allocated €170,000 to be used to improve the facilities and condition of a number of historic archaeological sites within the municipality. Part of the money (budgeted at €50,000) will be used to create what it refers to as an Interpretation Centre covering the Roman remains uncovered in the city subject to approval from the Heritage Department of the Junta de Andalucia. This initiative will concentrate on the Rio Verde
Roman Villa, the Baths of the Vaults of Guadalmina and the Paleo Christian Basilica. The balance will be spent on maintenance and guided tours of Basilica and the Roman Baths with the expenditure spread over a threeyear period and this should allow the areas to be open more regularly to both visitors and archaeologists. Some work has already been done in cleaning and clearing at the Basilica site as well as erecting six information panels.
No bus terminal A LOCAL resident in San Pedro Alcantara has turned to Social Media to comment on the delay in building a new bus terminal in the town. It was started several years ago but still remains unfinished whilst the old terminal on the main road by the boulevard is abandoned and closed so passengers have to stand in the rain without access to toilets.
Held captive A 33-YEAR-OLD Georgian man was arrested in Puerto Banus on Friday for alleged crimes of gender violence and illegal detention. According to sources his partner, a Spanish woman in her 20’s, had pleaded for help from her family through an email forwarded to the police. In the e-mail she said she was being held, tortured and threatened, at gunpoint, by her partner. Marbella police managed to track down the suspect as he was driving through the town and arrested him at gunpoint in case he was still armed.
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Nicky Guerrero of Gibraltar Tourist Board, the Hon Vijay Daryanani and Ali Gayward.
Credit: HM Government of Gibraltar
GIBRALTAR will now be connected directly with Scotland as easyJet has announced a new twice a week route to Edinburgh. This will become the fifth route easyJet now operates from Gibraltar, joining existing services to London Gatwick, London Luton, Manchester and Bristol. The new service is expected to carry over 27,500 customers in its first year, with flights set to launch on March 31, 2020.
Credit: HM Government of Gibraltar
First flights from Gibraltar to Scotland
Fabian Picardo with the Governor of Gibraltar following his own election victory.
Seats are now on sale with fares available from just £15.99 one way. Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Country Manager commented: “Gibraltar is an important destination for easyJet and we’re focused on building our network sustainably and providing our customers with an excellent service through great value fares, a convenient schedule and more choice when they travel.” The Hon Vijay Daryanani MP, Minister for Business, Tourism and Transport for HM Government of Gibral-
tar responded: “I’m delighted that easyJet are once again putting their faith in Gibraltar by launching their fifth destination to the Rock. This is the first route from Scotland to Gibraltar and it opens up great leisure and business opportunities all round. “I must commend all those who have been inv o l v e d i n t h e e ff o r t s t o make this service a reality. This is in line with the policy of the government to create more connectivity between Gibraltar and other airports.”
Chief Minister congratulates PM GIBRALTAR Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has congratulated Prime Minister Boris Johnson on his general election victor y which means that Gibraltar will almost certainly leave the European Union on January 31 next year. The situation for Gibraltar is that it will be included in an agreed transition
period for the United Kingdom, which the Government of the Rock had worked hard to ensure was included in any agreement. Without such protection, Gibraltar would have had to leave the European Union without a transition period before the United Kingdom. On Monday December 16, the Chief Minister made a
full statement to Parliament on the way forward. “I have written to Boris Johnson to congratulate him on his election as Prime Minister. “The result of the election in London is clear and gives him a clear mandate, just as, eight weeks ago, Gibraltar’s election result was clear and gave our
The Court in Gibraltar.
Croatian trafficker arrested THE Royal Gibraltar Police (RGP) have arrested a 43-year-old Croatian identified as Nikola Katic who is wanted by police in his native country, suspected of being involved in the trafficking of 155 kilos of cocaine estimated as being worth £9 million (€10.5 million). A European Arrest Warrant was issued by the Supreme Court in Croatia last February and RGP officers discovered that he was in Gibraltar and arrested him in Waterport Terraces last week. RGP Commissioner Ian McGrail tweeted ‘Good arrest by RG Police Drug Squad detectives. A Croatian national wanted in his country for drug trafficking offences (155kg of cocaine) and thinking he was safe from apprehension in Gibraltar will now face an extradition process.’ The individual has been remanded in custody whilst the process of extradition is undertaken.
Government an equally clear mandate. “The argument and the debating is over. It’s time to prepare to deliver a Brexit that is safe for Gibraltar and delivers on the result of the successive votes of the people of the United Kingdom. “The time has now come to do this.”
Christmas parking IF you are considering driving to Gibraltar over the festive season, there is one piece of good news as the government has decided to suspend all residential and district parking zones from Christmas Eve until New Year’s Day inclusive. Parking will still be difficult as Gibraltarians tend to celebrate at home and visitors are advised to park responsibly.
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WHEN the owners of a Copenhagen watch com pany purchased a painting they planned to pro duce 300 watches from pieces of it but Danish artist Tal R sued them and not only have they been stopped but had to pay costs.
Chinese threat ACCORDING to two different news outlets in the Faroes which have now been gagged, the Chinese Ambassador to Denmark has put pressure on the Faroese government to choose Huawei to provide its 5G or else
Paris Chic by Tal R. lose a lucrative export deal for salmon.
BELGIUM
Sexist surgeon
No show BoJo
MORE than 300 complaints have been made against Belgian plastic surgeon Jeff Hoeyberghs, after he was filmed by the feminist Campagne ROSA group as he made numerous sexist statements during a lec ture at the University of Ghent.
DUE to the fact that the UK General Elec tion fell on the same day as the latest EU summit, Boris Johnson nominated former Belgian Prime Minister, Charles Michel (who is now an EU Commissioner) to repre sent the UK at the meeting.
GERMANY
FRANCE
Military Rabbis
Poor results
AFTER Angela Merkel made her first visit to Auschwitz, the Federal Cabinet has approved plans for the introduction of military rabbis for the Bun deswehr (German Armed Forces) and is consider ing how to satisfy Muslims due to the different branches of Islam.
DEPARTMENT stores in Paris have been left almost empty in the run up to Christmas due to the ongo ing transport strike against planned pension re forms. This combined with the Yellow Jacket protest has left many small businesses on the brink of ruin.
Thomas Cook
Job offer
ALTHOUGH the German subsidiary of Thomas Cook was insured for €110 million against bank ruptcy, it is estimated that final claims will reach up to €500 million. The German government has now pledged to meet all unpaid claims for lost holidays.
THE British Embassy in Paris is advertising for a live in underbutler who must speak fluent English as well as some French and be prepared to polish the silver, greet guests, ensure that the fridges are stocked as well as being competent with Microsoft.
NETHERLANDS
Scooter ban
Cold comfort
FOLLOWING a decision made by Amsterdam Council in April, scooters and mopeds have been banned from cycle lanes and must now travel on the road, with riders wearing hel mets. Since then the number of accidents has reduced.
THREE men who are believed to be from Africa were removed from a train in Holland and were hospitalised with hypothermia. Since then however, they have all been ar rested on suspicion of breaking into a shop in Eindhoven.
FINLAND
NORWAY
World record
Royal apology
THE new Finnish government is a coalition of five parties, four of which are led by women and San na Marin at 34, has become the world’s youngest sitting prime minister. Four other women in her cabinet are under 35.
CROWN Princess MetteMarit of Norway has made a public statement concerning her associa tion with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The Princess now regrets not having looked more deeply into his background and is sorry that she had anything to do with him.
Police review THE falling number of police officers in Finland has meant that the force is no longer able to cope with every crime and a review which in terviewed 300 officers and experts has come up with 50 recommendations to prioritise ac tivities.
Jail threat A RETIRED Oslo Bishop Gunnar Stålsett aged 84 could be sent to jail because he gave a job to an asylum seeker who was not allowed to work. Stålsett stated that his humanity and Christian faith took precedence over Norwegian law.
FINANCE
UK investors’ stricken fund
WHEN he set it up, British in vestment manager Neil Wood ford quickly attracted £10 bil lion (€11.5 billion) in funds but as profits dropped, so in vestors left quickly. By June of this year, things were so dire that all remaining funds were frozen and Mr Woodford was removed from his post. Now, the Financial Conduct Authority has approved a re quest to wind up the fund and investors will be told next month how much their initial payment will be.
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the amount that the Spanish public debt fell STAT OF in the third quarter of 2019 according to €3,595 million by figures released by the Bank of Spain WEEK
Minimum wage up? NOW that the question of who will preside over Britain for the next five years is answered, all local eyes turn to Spain and the assumption that Pe dro Sánchez of PSOE and Pablo Igle sias of Podemos will be most likely to form a coalition government. If this is the case, then the two leaders have been in negotiation with regards to increasing the mini mum wage in Spain from €900 to €1,000 per month as early as next year. As should perhaps be expected, Podemos wants a quicker implemen
By John Smith tation than the PSOE which would prefer to confirm in principle but sub ject to the financial ability of the economy to withstand what could be quite a considerable burden on busi ness. Indeed in their election mani festos, both parties indicated a wish to see regular increases over the next four years in order to try to bring the minimum wage to the equivalent of 60 per cent of the country’s average salary earnings and if Podemos get
their way then by 2023, it should have increased to €1,200 per month. In essence, both leaders are in favour of positive change, but differ mainly on how quickly it can be intro duced and the eventual amount that can be increased during the theoreti cal life of the parliament. Both are also in agreement that the State has an obligation to intro duce legislation in order to ensure that the vulnerable in society are protected more thoroughly and there may even be new laws concerning employment contracts.
Breathing space for Arcadia AFTER nearly seeing his Arcadia business go into administration earlier this year, Sir Philip Green has managed to secure a £310 million (€360 million) remort gage of one of the company’s main properties in Oxford Street. This is a short term loan but should giving breathing space to the various businesses in the group which have been strug gling due to falling sales and high rents. It will also give new Chairman Andrew Coppel a chance to un derstand the various Arcadia businesses which include Top Shop and Dorothy Perkins.
LEGALLY SPEAKING Can he repeat 90-day stay? Could you clarify for me how soon after the end of one 90day tourist stay, I can recommence anoth er? I know that I must not exceed the total 183day limit over the financial year without becoming tax resident. But, can I, for example, spend 80 days continuously in Spain, then go back to UK for a month, and then return again to Spain to spend another 80 days whilst managing total days over the year to be within the nonresidency limit of 183 days? What flexibility is there for distributing the 183 days? G E (Costa Blanca)
Let’s keep it simple. Spanish law says YOU AND THE y o u c a n s t a y i n LAW IN SPAIN Spain as a tourist for 90 days in a calendar year. The 90 days need not be continuous. They can be three stays of 30 days each, for example. The same goes for the lim it of 183 days. The ‘calendar year’ provision means you could arrive in Spain in early October, stay for three months, then return to the UK over Christ mas, and come back to Spain in January of the next year to start a new 90day tourist stay.
DAVID SEARL
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
BUSINESS EXTRA
Deal done THE name Mothercare will not disappear completely as a deal has been done with Boots for its products, much of which are expected to be surplus stock from its closed shops, to be put on sale in selected stores throughout the UK.
Making money INDITEX the Spanish clothing empire just can’t stop making increased profits as it has revealed that the results for the third quarter of 2019 show a further growth of 7.5 per cent over the previous year. Thanks in part to its better online presence.
Bankia future LUIS DE GUINDOS, former Spanish minister and now Vice President of the European Central Bank believes that it could be sensible to privatise Bankia in which the Spanish government still holds a significant percentage.
Lego expanding DANISH Lego brand knows that it has to innovate to keep its business continually growing and is increasingly turning to the internet in or der to keep customers inter ested.
The younger they are, the more likely they are to get their parents to purchase and, it is hoped that they will also encourage future generations to enjoy the hobby.
Some products are only available online, although in Spain they now have three shops selling just Lego prod uct and they plan to only produce sustainable pieces within the next 10 years.
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Christmas bonus from Treasury PRIZES won in the hugely popu lar Christmas Lottery, El Gordo have always been taxed once they break a certain threshold which until this year was €10,000. The good news is that you don’t start paying tax on your winnings this year until they reach €20,000 and even if you win a really big prize then the first €20,000 is discounted for tax purposes. So if you are lucky enough to win the biggest prize of €4 mil lion for a full ticket, you will only
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By John Smith
Children sing out the numbers.
The Boris Bounce ALTHOUGH things can reverse rapidly, as soon as the election poll results were released at 10pm on the night of Thursday December 12 showing a probable massive Conservative ma-
jority the pound started to jump and by the following morning stood at just under €1.20 to £1. Shares also rose when the stock exchange in London opened the next day and it
seems that investors are expecting great things (at least in the short term) from a more or less certain Brexit which will allow business to plan sensibly ahead.
pay €760,000 in tax rather than the €780,000 you would have paid last year. It is estimated that the Trea sury will collect €13.6 million less than last year but it will take a windfall of around €175 million to help Spain with its overheads. All of the large prizes are paid out with tax already deducted so there is no need to make any de claration when you present your tax returns, unless of course you have invested the balance and received interest on your invest ment. The other benefit for winners is that in the event that they need government financial assis tance for scholarships for their children, disability allowance or any other form of personal assis tance then their winnings will not be taken into account as cal culations are based on income rather than equity (except for value of property). The Spanish love the Christ mas draw and it is televised every year with youngsters singing out the numbers as they are drawn.
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BUSINESS EXTRA Less consumption A REPORT published by the Eurostat community statistics office shows per capita consumption in Spain was 14 per cent less than the eurozone average and 10 per cent less than the EU average.
Closed down JAMIE OLIVER’S Fifteen Cornwall restaurant is about to close but this was only connected with the TV chef as he allowed the Cornwall Food Foundation to use his name for the restaurant which found work for unemployed people near Newquay.
Share launch RENEWABLE energy company Grenergy is about to move from the Alternative Stock Market in Spain and is placing 10 per cent of its shares on the main market at the discounted price of €12.50. Things look positive for the company’s future.
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FEATURE
Merchants of Doom
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WELL, that’s that. At last we can finally enjoy a smidgen of respite from pontifi cating politicians promising untold re wards for plonking a mere kiss on a bal lot paper. We bid a relieved farewell to bristling bearded Marxists. Whirlwind ‘jolly hock ey stick’ Girl Guide leaders and the green merchants of doom. But thankfully not to Boris. Boris Johnson; who was actual ly beginning to sound rather like a cracked needle himself, didn’t insult or indeed underestimate the people’s in telligence and won a resounding victory for common sense. Well, I wish every one who resides in the UK all the luck in the world as they step up into their chal lenges of a bright new and exciting fu ture. Let’s just hope the old British Bull dog spirit still survives somewhere among the diversified denizens that now make up the country. A nation whose shores I departed from so long ago, but still holds a place very dear to the old boy’s timepiece. Of course all this change won’t do anything to help me personally. It still depends on the sort of deal Boris has
NICOLA STURGEON: Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP). put forward. Worryingly, most, If not all of his deal proposals have been buried under the morass of ‘campaign trail’ en deavours and we really have little idea of what it, or the future holds. We and thousands of other European expats are about to find ourselves aliens in countries that many of us have
resided in for years. I am however, somewhat pacified by the fact that there are also vast numbers of Euro peans living in the UK, so I truly do be lieve that, providing you tick all the right legal boxes, our pensions, health care and residential rights will be protected under fair and reciprocal measures be
tween our countries. Just hope we don’t all finish up as ‘bargaining chips’ that’s all. It’s Nicola Sturgeon who worries me. This awful woman and her extremely in competent party, have only one ambi tion to get rid of the English at all costs. Of course she hates Boris. Boris is the
epitome of everything she seethes about. He also wants out of the EU. Something she truly cannot afford. When the UK comes out of Europe and assuming a second referendum re sults in Scotland’s independence, she will then have to reapply to join the EU. The chances of being accepted are ex tremely thin. Even if Spain were to relent on their anticipated veto, she still needs to reach the financial criteria required for entry, which she can’t, and if the EU were to make an exception, they would demand austerity measures on a par with Greece! So where would that leave Scotland? Up the loch without a caber, that’s where. They’ll need their own cur rency, negotiated trade deals with the UK and Europe. A hard border and pass ports to visit Newcastle! No thanks. I’m proud to be aligned with Scotland and love my Scottish mates. The Scots have actually managed to retain their heritage and culture far better than the English anyway! Please don’t let this bit ter, bile spitting woman, make fools of you all. Keep the faith, Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com
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The IoT (The Internet of Things) and what exactly is it? RONNIE ROCKS THE TECH THE IoT is a network of inter connected things/devices which are embedded with sensors, software, network connectivity and necessary electronics that enables them to collect and exchange data between each device. This new wave of connectiv ity is going beyond laptops and smartphones, it’s going towards connected cars, smart homes, connected wearables, smart cities and connected healthcare. Basically, a connected life and its anticipated that by 2020 connected devices across all technologies will reach 20.6 billion. Woah! That’s a huge number, let’s just hope the network will be able to handle all this! 5G is on its way! Your Laptops connected to your Smart Phone, your Smart Phones connected to your Smart Home and the back bones connected to your Thigh Bone come on Sing along be
NETWORK CONNECTIVITY: Interconnected devices.
cause it’s coming your way with 5G which is the fifth gen eration of wireless technolo gy.... The connectivity benefits of 5G will make businesses more efficient and give con sumers access to more infor mation faster than ever before.
Superconnected au tonomous cars, smart refrig erators, smart communities, industrial IoT, immersive ed ucation they will all rely in some way on 5G (fifthgen eration cellular wireless) in the future.
Confused? don’t worry be cause you have been using 4G on your Mobile Phone for a while now it’s a fast network connection and WhatsApp’s free calls are great and FREE! You can watch TV or talk to the Grandkids and Family
from virtually anywhere you may be on your mobile device. IoT and 5G allows for super fast and immersive game streaming services; a way to do stroke rehabilitation through Virtual Reality; smart bandages that track your heal
ing; and a way for parents to interact with babies who are stuck in incubators. All of these ideas need either the high bandwidth, low latency and lowpowerlowcost as pects of 5G. Autonomous cars will inter act with other Autonomous cars and smart roads to im prove safety and manage traf fic. Basically, everything on the road will be talking to every thing else! A question for you all... if you happen to have one too many Cervezas and were in an Autonomous car and it was driving you home could you be found guilty of drink driving?? Email me your thoughts on that at ronhowells@theeu roweeklynews.com. Virtual Reality, The IoT and 5G will start a revolution in Ed ucation, Industry and Health Care and off course the Mili tary ☹… So to wrap this up The IoT heralds in a new era of connectivity unseen in previ ous generations oh and by the way, guess what? You will need a new compatible mo bile phone to use this service!
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RUFF JUSTICE FOR BULLDOGS IN TUTUS NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
DID you read about the two French bulldogs in tutus and their owners who were ejected from a Norwegian Air flight to the USA after the animals ‘struggled to contain their emotions’? Is it April 1st? Is this for real or have I woken up in a parallel universe? The range of animals accepted as es sential props for travel have included kangaroos, turkeys and a miniature horse named Flirty. Just imagine in flight announcements: please put on your own mask before attending to that of your dog/cat/kangaroo... But what’s a bit surprising here is the fact that the female owners concerned ‘genderstereotyped’ their bulldogs by dressing them in tutus. Pink ones! Though it may help explain why they needed emotional support animals... Basically, it sounds as if their dogs could do with support animals of their own. All I know is I’d certainly end up in need of some sort of support if I tried to put a tutu on my cat.
FRENCH BULLDOG: Used as an emotional support animal.
To be serious, some of these ‘sup port’ animals are simply pets being transported by their owners, aren’t they? A peacock that was once rejected as an emotional support companion still made the journey by road, for in stance. It looks as if it’s just a way for some people to take their favourite pet along with them in the cabin. In the world of private medicine, doubtless the doctors get appropriately high fees for their service in signing it off. Money talks. Time this idiocy was stopped and all an imals refused entry to planes. All, that is, except guide dogs and, err ... me! I’d very much like a tall, dark handsome man as my emotional sup port on my next flight, please. Because, frankly, it’d take more than a dog in a
tutu to calm me down on any Boeing 737Max flight. Monty Python eat your heart out! Just imagine what Cleese, Palin etc would have made of all this, back in the day, when a little satirical dig wouldn’t result in a snowflake blizzard of taking offence... HAPPY CHRISTMAS! Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘Betrayal,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retri bution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Cleram bault Code’ (www.norajohnson.net) available from Amazon in paper back/eBook (€0.99;£0.99) and iBook store. All profits to Costa del Sol Cude ca cancer charity.
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8:05am Robozuna 8:30am Mr. Bean 8:55am Be Cool, ScoobyDoo! Mystery 101 9:25am ITV News 9:30am The Sara Cox Show 10:25am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:35pm John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 1:35pm Nadia's Family Feasts 2:35pm ITV News and Weather 2:49pm ITV London Weather 2:50pm Midsomer Murders 4:50pm Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs 5:20pm ITV News and Weather 5:40pm ITV News London 5:50pm Shrek 7:25pm The Chase Celebrity Special 8:25pm In for a Penny 9:10pm Casino Royale 11:55pm ITV News and Weather 12:09am ITV London Weather 12:10amBasic Instinct
7:20am Top Class 7:50am This Farming Life 8:50am MasterChef: The Professionals 9:50am MasterChef: The Professionals 10:50am Disney's Newsies: The Broadway Musical! 1:00pm Victorian Bakers 2:00pm Nature's Weirdest Events 2:45pm Live Equestrian 5:30pm Porridge 6:15pm Swallows and Amazons 7:45pm Natural World 8:45pm Dad's Army 9:20pm Natural World 10:20pm Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian 11:20pm Cunk & Other Humans on 2019 11:25pm Radio 2 in Concert 12:35amBehind the Candelabra
7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:25am Emmerdale 9:55am Coronation Street 1:00pm The Big Quiz 2:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 3:00pm You've Been Framed! 3:30pm Jack Frost 4:30pm FYI Daily 4:35pm Jack Frost 5:35pm Liar Liar 6:40pm FYI Daily 6:45pm Liar Liar 7:25pm Four Christmases 8:30pm FYI Daily 8:35pm Four Christmases 9:10pm The Holiday 10:15pm FYI Daily 10:20pmThe Holiday 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:50am American Dad! 1:15am American Dad! 1:40am Family Guy
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Nothing Like a Dame 9:15pm As Time Goes By Special edition featuring clips from past episodes. 10:15pm Mrs Brown Queen Victoria is helped by a nononsense Scottish manservant to overcome her long period of mourning for the death of her husband. 11:55pm Philomena 1:30am Peaky Blinders 2:30am Peaky Blinders Tommy finds himself engaged in bloody battle with Luca Changretta and his gang. 3:30am Peaky Blinders
7:00am Rising Damp 7:25am Agatha Christie's Poirot 8:20am Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:25am Inspector Morse 1:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 5:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot The dapper Belgian sleuth receives several anonymous letters outlining a killer's intention to murder a succession of people in alphabetical order, prompting him to try to unmask the culprit before the body-count mounts. 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:00am Hattie
8:10am Capture the Flag 9:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:25am King of Queens 10:55am The Simpsons 1:00pm Two by Two 2:40pm Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties 4:15pm Madagascar 6:00pm Channel 4 News Including sport and weather. 6:30pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas One-off special in which Kirstie Allsopp applies her craft skills to the festive season. 7:30pm Jamie's Easy Christmas Countdown 8:30pm Men in Black 10:20pmDaddy's Home 2 12:15amThe Inbetweeners Movie
7:00am World of Sport: Kings of the Canvas 7:10am The Protectors 7:35am The Professionals 8:25am The Big Fish Off 9:20am Monster Carp 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30amColumbo Goes to the Guillotine 1:30pm Mr. Bean 2:05pm World Cup Rivalries 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Aces High 6:05pm FYI Daily 6:10pm Aces High 7:15pm Where Eagles Dare 8:15pm FYI Daily 8:20pm Where Eagles Dare 10:20pm Rambo: First Blood Part II 11:20pm FYI Daily 11:25pmRambo: First Blood Part II 12:25amRocky II 1:30am FYI Daily 1:35am Rocky II
SATURDAY TV
Wissper Pirata & Capitano Floogals Shimmer and Shine Digby Dragon SpongeBob Squarepants 11:25am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35am Access 11:45amThe African Queen 12:45pm Access 12:50pmThe African Queen 2:00pm The Goonies 3:05pm Access 3:10pm The Goonies 4:10pm Scrooge 5:10pm Access 5:15pm Scrooge 6:00pm Agatha & The Truth of Murder 7:45pm 5 News Weekend 7:50pm Britain's Favourite Christmas Carol 9:20pm Our Yorkshire Farm 10:20pm Jane McDonald & Friends 11:20pm Freddie Mercury: A Christmas Story 12:45am Queen: A Night at the Odeon
7:00am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 8:50am Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas 9:15am Christmas Encore 11:00am Made in Chelsea: Buenos Aires 12:00pm The Big Bang Theory 12:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:00pm The Big Bang Theory 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:30pm Young Sheldon 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pmStar Trek 12:35am Gogglebox 1:35am Gogglebox
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7:00am Iron Man 9:15am Iron Man 2 11:30amIron Man 3 1:45pm Captain Marvel 4:00pm Iron Man 6:15pm Iron Man 2 8:30pm Iron Man 3 10:45pmCaptain Marvel 1:00am Starship Troopers 3:15am Armageddon
7:00am Ladybug 8:20am Family 9:50am A Wedding for Christmas 11:30amBumblebee 1:30pm Little 3:25pm Glass 5:40pm Ladybug Seven-spotted ladybird Ruby lives in a greenhouse inside a laboratory. 7:00pm Bumblebee 9:00pm Little Tech company boss Jordan Sanders thinks it's okay to treat her staff poorly. 11:00pmGlass 1:15am The Flood
7:00am EFL Championship Highlights 8:00am EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 8:30am EFL Championship Highlights 9:45am EFL Highlights 10:00am EFL Championship Highlights 10:30am Saturday Social 11:30am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm Live EFL 4:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 6:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday: Reaction 7:00pm Goals Express A round up of the latest goals. 8:00pm Goal Zone Updates on all of the goals from the latest football matches. 9:00pm EFL Highlights 9:30pm EFL 12:30am EFL Highlights 1:00am Football's Greatest Players
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Humor Me Raising Arizona Gulliver's Travels Groundhog Day About a Boy That's My Boy The Holiday Mr. Deeds Father Figures The Object of My Affection 1:55am Slaughterhouse Rulez
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Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Saturday Social Soccer A.M. Live EFL Live World Darts Championship Coverage of the first session of day nine at Alexandra Palace in London. Gary Neville's Soccerbox Live Premier League Live World Darts Championship Coverage of the second session of day nine at Alexandra Palace in London. Sky Sports News Sky Sports News
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SUNDAY TV
7:00am Breakfast 8:35am Match of the Day 10:05am Britain's Christmas Story 11:05amHome 12:30pm Snow Bears 1:30pm Hold the Sunset 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Toy Story 4:05pm The Penguins of Madagascar 5:30pm Merry Madagascar 5:50pm BBC News 6:05pm BBC London News; Weather 6:10pm Weather 6:15pm The BFG 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm His Dark Materials 10:00pm A Christmas Carol 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:30am Women's World Cup Review
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The Instant Gardener This Farming Life Countryfile MasterChef: The Professionals 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm The Sweet Makers 1:30pm Talking Pictures 2:10pm Paint Your Wagon 4:40pm Finding Neverland 6:15pm Porridge 7:00pm Chris & Michaela 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan 11:00pm The Ranganation Romesh Ranganathan presents the best bits of series one. 11:45pm Cunk & Other Humans on 2019 12:15am Mock the Week 12:50amStarter for 10
8:00pm Mrs Dickens' Family Christmas 9:00pm Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Betty agrees to look after two children for the day. 9:30pm The Good Life 10:00pm All About the Good Life 11:00pm The 12 Drinks of Christmas 12:00am Time Shift 1:00am TOTP2 2:30am Lucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey 3:30am Charles I: Killing a King Three-part documentary focusing on the monarch's final days.
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Freaky Friday The Harry Hill Movie Sunday Brunch The Simpsons The Borrowers Channel 4 News Including sport and weather. 6:15pm Food Unwrapped 7:15pm Inside Cadbury: Chocolate Secrets Unwrapped Documentary examining the world of one of Britain's biggest and bestloved chocolate makers. 8:15pm Paddington An earthquake forces a bear from the Peruvian jungle to start a new life in London. 10:00pm Escape to the Chateau 11:00pmOffice Christmas Party 1:00am Dude, Where's My Car?
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Pirata & Capitano Floogals Shimmer and Shine Digby Dragon SpongeBob Squarepants 11:20am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30am Cruising with Jane McDonald 11:50am Friends 1:50pm Father of the Bride 2:50pm Access 2:55pm Father of the Bride 4:00pm Sister Act 5:00pm Access 5:05pm Sister Act 6:05pm 5 News Weekend 6:10pm Carols at Christmas 8:05pm Building the Ice Hotel 9:00pm Gregg Wallace's Magical Christmas Market 10:00pmSecrets of the Mega Christmas Buffet 11:00pm Greatest Ever Christmas Movies 1:50am Access
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Hollyoaks Rude(Ish) Tube Father Christmas Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas 10:45am The Big Bang Theory 11:15am The Big Bang Theory 11:45am The Big Bang Theory 12:15pm The Big Bang Theory 12:45pm The Big Bang Theory 1:15pm The Big Bang Theory 1:45pm The Big Bang Theory 2:15pm Young Sheldon 2:45pm The Big Bang Theory 3:15pm The Big Bang Theory 3:45pm The Big Bang Theory 4:15pm The Big Bang Theory 4:45pm The Great British Bake Off 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:30pm Come Dine with Me 8:00pm Come Dine with Me 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pmStar Trek: Discovery 11:00pm Naked Attraction 12:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:30am The Big Bang Theory
7:00am Sky Sports News 7:30am Sky Sports News 8:00am Total Goals A round-up of the latest football action. 9:00am Total Goals A round-up of the latest football action. 10:00am Total Goals A round-up of the latest football action. 11:00am The Sunday Supplement 12:30pm Live EFL Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City (Kickoff 12.00pm). 3:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday Watford v Manchester United (Kick-off 2.00pm). Coverage of the topflight clash from Vicarage Road. 5:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 8:00pm Live World Darts Championship 12:00am Live NFL 1:30am Live NBC's FNIA
7:10am 7:35am 8:00am 8:05am 8:30am 8:55am 9:25am 9:30am 10:25am
7:00am The Planet's Funniest Animals 7:25am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:40am Emmerdale 10:15am Coronation Street 1:15pm In for a Penny 2:00pm Catchphrase 3:00pm You've Been Framed! 3:35pm Shrek the Halls 4:00pm The Santa Clause 2 5:05pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. 5:10pm The Santa Clause 2 6:10pm Elf 7:10pm FYI Daily 7:15pm Elf 8:00pm Uncle Buck 8:40pm FYI Daily 8:45pm Uncle Buck 10:00pmLove Actually 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pmLove Actually 12:45am Family Guy 1:15am Family Guy
7:00am George and Mildred 7:50am Heartbeat 9:55am Inspector Morse Drama series featuring Colin Dexter's enigmatic Chief Inspector. 12:10pm Agatha Christie's Marple Lady Virginia Revel receives a marriage proposal from an ambitious politician, but is reluctant to accept it, especially as she is also being courted by a dashing young suitor. 2:05pm Bugsy Malone 4:05pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:00pm Midsomer Murders 8:00pm The Queen 10:00pm Victoria Feature-length festive special. 12:00am Agatha Christie's Marple 2:00am Agatha Christie's Poirot
7:00am Football's Greatest: Johan Cruyff 7:15am Fifth Gear 8:00am The Protectors 8:25am The Professionals 9:20am Columbo: Sex and the Married Detective 11:20am The Big Fish Off 12:25pm Monster Carp 1:30pm Brannigan 2:35pm FYI Daily 2:40pm Brannigan 3:45pm Battle of the Bulge 4:50pm FYI Daily 4:55pm Battle of the Bulge 6:55pm The Green Berets 7:55pm FYI Daily 8:00pm The Green Berets 10:00pmDemolition Man 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pmDemolition Man 12:15amThe Fugitive 1:20am FYI Daily 1:25am The Fugitive
7:00am Braveheart 10:00amTransformers 12:25pmMortal Engines 2:35pm 300 4:35pm Braveheart 7:35pm Transformers 10:00pmMortal Engines 12:15am300 2:15am Fast and Furious
7:00am A Wedding for Christmas 8:40am Ladybug 10:10amThe Keeper 12:15pm Mary, Queen of Scots 2:30pm Glass 4:45pm The Top Ten Show Clips from the UK and US Top Ten show viewers the best of what is on offer on the big screen. 5:00pm Bumblebee 7:00pm Little Tech company boss Jordan Sanders thinks it's okay to treat her staff poorly. 9:00pm Mary, Queen of Scots 11:10pmBumblebee 1:10am Little Tech company boss Jordan Sanders thinks it's okay to treat her staff poorly.
7:15am EFL Championship Highlights 8:00am EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 8:30am EFL Championship Highlights 10:30am EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 11:00am The Sunday Supplement 12:30pm Live EFL 3:30pm EFL Championship Highlights 5:30pm EFL Highlights 6:00pm EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2 6:30pm EFL Championship Highlights 8:00pm EFL Highlights 8:45pm EFL Championship Highlights 9:30pm Live NBA: Dallas @ Toronto 12:00am EFL Highlights 12:15am EFL Highlights 12:30am EFL Championship Highlights 1:00am EFL Goals: Leagues 1 &2
Super 4 Thunderbirds are Go Dare Master Mr Magoo Mr. Bean Robozuna ITV News The Sara Cox Show Beautiful Baking with Juliet Sear 11:25am John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 12:25pm Nadia's Family Feasts 1:25pm ITV News and Weather 1:34pm ITV London Weather 1:35pm Midsomer Murders 3:35pm How to Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield 4:35pm The Big Quiz 5:35pm ITV News and Weather 5:45pm ITV News London 6:00pm Pride of Britain: 7:00pm Catchphrase 8:00pm Dancing on Ice 10:00pmQuantum of Solace 12:05am ITV News and Weather
8:40am Made of Honour 10:30amTooth Fairy 12:15pm Johnny English 1:50pm Johnny English Reborn 3:35pm Johnny English Strikes Again 5:05pm We're the Millers 7:00pm The 40 Year Old Virgin 9:00pm Little 10:50pmJerry Maguire 1:15am Being Frank
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BARRY DUKE ALL of us, I guess, have been drenched when we’ve turned on a kitchen sink tap and been sprayed by water deflected upwards by a spoon. After it happened to me for the umpteenth time, I began pondering on other small issues that drive me insane. Sealed food: I adore smoked salmon, and the brand I buy has a tiny flap at one corner that needs to be peeled back before you can get at the contents. I’ve yet to make it work without a pair of pli ers or my teeth. Many other products have variations of this flap, and none ever seem to work. Ringpulls: On two occasions this week, the ringpulls on the tinned tomatoes I tried to open came away from the cans. Only with a hammer and screwdriver could I get at the contents (who has can openers these days? Reminder to myself: buy one tonight). Missing bathroom or sink plugs: When I moved into my Benidorm apartment I was amazed that none of the four basins had plugs. I mea sured each hole carefully, and
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SMOKED SALMON: I’ve yet to open a packet without a pair of pliers - or my teeth! went in search of tapones, as they are called in Spanish. I had to trawl every hardware shop in the town before I found the right ones. Blister pack tablets: Often a cir cle of foil will adhere to a pill, and on two occasions I’ve had the sil ver paper lodge in my throat. Tiny twinprong halogen bulbs: Many Spanish lamps are fitted
with these. I have three over the bathroom sink and three desk lamps. To replace them is a night mare. Because I can’t get my fin gers into the recesses into which they are set I have to use pliers, but all too frequently the bulbs disintegrate and I’m faced with the almost impossible task of remov ing the remnants.
Appliance cords: Why are the ones in Spain always too damn short? The answer, I guess, is to keep the extension cord industry afloat. Visit the electrical depart ment of any store and you will find a mindblowing array of the things in all shapes, colours and lengths. I must have a dozen in our apart ment.
Electric sockets: Our apartment has no shortage of these, but they are all in the wrong places. Natu rally! So more extension leads are required. Screwdrivers: A week ago a five minute job took almost an hour because I could not find, among an impressive collection of screw drivers in my toolbox, one that would fit two screws needed to at tach a bracket for a TV soundbar to a wooden shelf. In sheer exas peration I finally nailed the bloody thing to the wood. Halogen hobs: I keep forgetting that these take forever to cool down after use. My latest booboo was the messiest and smelliest EVER! I inadvertently placed a plastic container of rice on a hob I’d used to cook up a curry, and 10 minutes later the apartment was filled with smoke. What I saw on the hob was a bubbling mound of melted plastic and rice and all the fire alarms in the building went off. Time, methinks, to start a social media page for people wanting to sound off about the small things that drive them into fits of uncon trolled fury.
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MALWARE: Malicious software downloaded onto your computer. is coming from one of the popu lar brands such as Clintons, Card Factory or Moonpig, in which there will be text saying some thing like ‘A Friend has sent you
a Card Factory ECard.’ The email will then tell you that in order to view the card, you need to click on a provided link to install something like ‘Adobe Flash
Player’ or similar, and then an other link for you to be able to view the card itself. By clicking on these links, you usually end up with some kind of malicious software that is down loaded and installed in your computer, known as ‘malware.’ Depending on the kind of Mal ware that has been installed, it could lead to a variety of annoy ing consequences that range from popups with adverts or un expected windows popping up on your screen. In the worst case scenario, you might be infected with a more dangerous version which makes your computer one of the ‘bots’ which are part of a larger network of infected com puters and will start sending some of your private/financial
data to the IT criminals who are controlling it. What can I do to reduce my chances of being affected? First of all, double check to see if the brands that they claim to be coming from even have a ser vice which delivers greetings cards via email, most of them do not! You should also check the full email address that this email is coming from to see how legiti mate it is. If the content of the email is telling you which ‘friend’ has sent you the card, then quickly double check with them to see if it is true. If you are not 100 per cent certain however, we simply recommend to not risk clicking on any of the links and you you might be better off just deleting the email.
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MONDAY TV
7:00am Breakfast 10:00amThe Croods 11:30amKung Fu Panda 12:50pm Donkey's Caroling Christmas-Tacular 1:00pm A Berry Royal Christmas 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:15pm BBC London News 2:20pm Weather 2:25pm Toy Story 2 3:55pm Brave 5:20pm Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out 5:45pm Billionaire Boy 6:45pm Pointless 7:30pm BBC News at Six 7:45pm BBC London News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm A Question of Sport 8:30pm The Goes Wrong Show 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Still Open All Hours 10:05pm A Christmas Carol 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm King Gary 12:05am Famalam
7:55am This Farming Life 8:55am Equestrian 9:55am Talking Pictures 10:35amThe Greatest Story Ever Told 1:40pm Flog It! 2:25pm Talking Pictures 3:15pm Entrapment 5:00pm Natural World 6:00pm Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 7:00pm Nature's Weirdest Events 7:30pm Inside the Factory 8:30pm University Challenge 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm A Life on Screen 11:00pm Live at the Apollo 11:45pm The Lady in the Van 1:25am The Manchurian Candidate
8:00pm Top of the Pops: The Story of 1979 9:00pm What We Were Watching 10:00pm Mark Kermode's Oscar Winners: A Secrets of Cinema Special 11:00pm Queen: Rock the World 12:00am Queen: The Legendary 1975 Concert 1:05am Kate Bush at the BBC 1979 1:50am All Aboard! The Sleigh Ride A two-hour sleigh ride filmed in Karasjok, Norway 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle shot from the point of view of a reindeer herder travelling across the frozen wilderness. 3:50am Charles I: Killing a King
7:00am Moomins on the Riviera 8:20am Rugrats the Movie 9:50am The Big Bang Theory 10:15am The Big Bang Theory 10:40am The Big Bang Theory 11:10am King of Queens 11:35am King of Queens 12:05pm Everybody Loves Raymond 12:35pm Everybody Loves Raymond 1:05pm Frasier 1:35pm Lego Masters 2:35pm White Christmas 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Hollyoaks 7:55pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Inside the Toy Factory at Christmas 9:00pm Gogglesprogs 10:00pm8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm The Crystal Maze 12:00amThe Inbetweeners 2 1:50am Ashby
9:55am Digby Dragon 10:10am Peppa Pig 10:30am Cruising with Jane McDonald 10:50am Friend 12:20pm Neighbours 12:50pmFrom Time to Time 1:50pm Access 1:55pm From Time to Time 2:55pm Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War 4:05pm Access 4:10pm Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War 5:10pm The Time of Their Lives 6:10pm Access 6:15pm The Time of Their Lives 7:05pm Neighbours 7:30pm Pets Do The Funniest Things At Christmas 8:00pm Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words 10:00pmClassic Christmas Comedy Moments 11:30pmSteptoe and Son Ride Again 1:20am Gallagher Premiership Rugby Highlights
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Hollyoaks Rude(Ish) Tube Don't Tell the Bride Christmas at the Palace 11:00amThe Princess Bride 1:00pm The Big Bang Theory 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 2:00pm The Goldbergs 2:30pm The Goldbergs 3:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Young Sheldon 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Made in Chelsea: Buenos Aires 11:00pm First Dates 12:05am The Big Bang Theory 12:35am The Big Bang Theory 1:00am Naked Attraction 2:05am Gogglebox
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7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Midsomer Murders 12:24pm ITV London Weather 12:25pmThe Mummy Returns 2:45pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:10pm ITV News London 3:15pm The Santa Clause 5:14pm ITV London Weather 5:15pm Catchphrase 6:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm Gremlins 1:45am All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
9:20am Coronation Street 10:25am You've Been Framed! 11:25amSpy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 12:35pm FYI Daily 12:40pmSpy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:50pm Coronation Street 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm You've Been Framed! 4:10pm Catchphrase 5:10pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 6:10pm FYI Daily 7:15pm The Secret Life of Pets 8:20pm FYI Daily 8:25pm The Secret Life of Pets 9:00pm Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 10:10pm FYI Daily 10:15pmRogue One: A Star Wars Story 11:45pm Family Guy 12:15am Family Guy
7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat A young boy is shot at the Hall and Lord Ashfordly comes under investigation for employing child labour - but Bellamy discovers that the truth is rather more complicated. 10:00am Peter & Wendy 12:05pm Inspector Morse 2:25pm Inspector Morse 4:40pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:40pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Vera 11:00pm Vera Crime drama starring Brenda Blethyn. 1:05am A Touch of Frost David Jason returns as DI Jack Frost in this feature-length episode.
7:00am World of Sport: Petrol Heads 7:15am The Protectors 7:40am The Saint 8:30am Columbo Undercover 10:20am Minder 11:25am The Sweeney 12:35pm The Professionals 1:35pm The Saint 2:40pm Kojak 3:45pm Quincy, M.E. 4:50pm Minder 5:55pm The Professionals 7:00pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:05pm Jaws 4: The Revenge 10:10pm FYI Daily 10:15pmJaws 4: The Revenge 11:00pmLethal Weapon 3 12:00am FYI Daily 12:05am Lethal Weapon 3 1:20am The Professionals 2:25am Football Genius 2:55am Football Genius
11:35am Aquaman 2:05pm King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 4:20pm Street Fighter 6:20pm Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 9:00pm Aquaman 11:30pm Die Hard 1:45am Fast and Furious Five
7:00am Ladybug 8:30am The Keeper 10:45am Little 12:45pm Hotel Mumbai: Special 1:15pm Bumblebee 3:15pm Ladybug 4:45pm Mary, Queen of Scots Following the death of her husband, Queen Mary returns to Scotland after years reigning in France. 7:00pm Little 9:00pm Bumblebee In 1987, Californian teenager Charlie Watson is traumatised by the death of her father, while her mother Sally and new boyfriend Ron leaves her feeling even more alone. 11:00pm Mary, Queen of Scots 1:10am Domino
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The ate days of Christmas
MARBELLA MOMENTS BY NICOLE KING LEADING up to Christmas there is just so much happening, so much festivity and so much food! Festivities really began for me last week after recording Marbella Now #MN243 with the very enjoyable fes tive business lunch at the Baltazaar restaurant in the Kempinski. The at mosphere, service and surroundings were the perfect complement to a de licious meal topped off with the cutest individual cheesecake, which normally I wouldn’t have eaten; but I did. I then went ‘luncheoning’ again the next day with the ladies at Cindy Barnes’ Grapevine Christmas special. I was particularly excited about this event as I knew that I could also do some shopping at Sara Haley’s ‘Ma puchi Moda’ fashion show: a wonder ful display of wearable and affordable things beautifully presented by local lassies to show us just how good they look on ‘normal’ people. My next feast was at the Age Con
FESTIVE LUNCH: At the Baltazaar restaurant in the Kempinski.
cern luncheon held at the Hogan Stand with volunteers, supporters and senior citizens all enjoying a truly abundant, delicious lunch whilst enjoying the har monies of the Del Sol Singers (a big thank you John Smith for ‘starring’ me in your report of the event!!). That same evening I had a com
pletely different dining experience at the Costa Press Club dinner. The meal was also very good albeit not as ap pealing having just finished lunch, but so much fun to have a chance to meet and chat with the diverse members of our international press. There was al so a special quiz prepared by Jesper
Sander Petersen, the President, in which I won first place with my team partner Rachel Haynes, each of us tak ing home a rather lovely bottle of wine to mark our triumph. The next evening I attended the In ternational Theatre Group Christmas dinner at one of my favourite break
fast restaurants, The Urban Chai, and almost rolled out the door I felt so full. Saturday was Charo’s clothes swap event, which also offered great food as well as an opportunity to swap your clothes with other lovely ladies. Well done to Charo for such an origi nal way to raise more funds and awareness for the Butterfly Children Charity and a big thanks to Monique and Martina who also found things for me whilst doing their own swaps! Following that was the Triple A gala dinner organised at Puente Romano. Another super success with a dona tion cheque of €20,000 being handed over to Triple A from the €1 added to each restaurant bill since the summer at the hotel; an incentive they’re car rying on into the new year. The menu was exquisite and abundant and again, I ate too much. In fact for the past eight days all I’ve done is eat and there are still a few more lunches and dinners to go, plus family ones, so this year I think it’s safe to say ‘I ate Christmas!’
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I’m still grumpy at Xmas MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I TRY and avoid buffets like the plague but sometimes there is no choice. One of my reasons is that you stand in line not me but Mrs S and choose whatever you decide out of the hot dish es. They dollop it on to the plate and you then have to stand in line to pay for it. Most of the time there are a few people in front of you and by the time you get to pay it’s cold. It’s not usually great food in the first place, but cold it’s abysmal. There has to be a better way. If it was up to me I’d sort out a way to choose what you want off a menu and then pay for it and get a ticket. You then present that ticket to the person dishing up and get your plate of hot food and sit down. Doesn’t seem too difficult to me. This is my last article before Christmas so I guess it should be all festive and jol ly. Full of Ho Ho Ho and goodwill to all. The tree should be up and decorations all done. Well folks I’m sorry to disap point you because I’m just as grumpy.
Some say even more so. I don’t like Christmas. It’s OK for kids. Even I have to agree there is nothing better than seeing the little ‘uns believing in Father Christ mas and then opening their prezzies. But that’s it. The strain on parents to have to get in to debt because little Johnny (it can be Janet or any other gender applicable) has seen this new €200 or more all singing, all dancing, latest thing on telly. The problem is that it would be bad enough if it ended there, but it doesn’t. It usually comes with add ons and then three months later a new model comes out. The kid has to get the newer one because one of their mates has already got one. The other thing is everything you buy is half price two weeks later in the sales. Oh and don’t forget all the nonsense about ‘let’s leave it till after Christmas’ when trying to get something done from December 10. That usually means wait ing till January 10 ... at least! So have a merry Christmas and all that nonsense. Try and remember that it’s only once a year and it could be worse. You could be the Queen having to make a speech to millions and not mention what an idiot Andrew is!
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IT’S TOO LATE I LIKE your article (Your Opinion), on poor Greta. Between you and me it’s a lost cause to save what’s left of this planet. These sum mits they have every year on the climate, what a whole lot of s**t, excuse my langua ge. The only thing they are interested in is where they are going to have dinner later on. Noone is trying to save this planet any way, it’s too late, it’s just a matter of time! The Rothschild and company, they just think of getting richer. The proof is there, financial power is billions. Example in the 80’s we seldom heard of billionaires. Anyway the Vatican is so co rrupt, financially and I would add sexually. Not to mention Putin who’s trying to get China and other Asian countries together to scare the USA. All that! Do you think they have got time to be climate concious. Poor Greta. You might think what a pessimistic chap. I have my hidden reasons, but that’s another debate. Be positive ha ha… Serge Tiberi
In over her head HELLO Euro Weekly, I am absolutely sick to the back teeth of Greta Thunderface. Seemingly she first he ard about climate change in 2011, when she was eight years old? Aren’t most children playing with their toys or their friends at that age? That is what she is, a child, probably too far in over her head after being used as a figurehead for a new generation of activists and to get the young ones in on it. I don’t disagree with actions against climate crisis that she is being used as a puppet to put across at all. However, I do believe she is just that, a puppet, a fa ce (annoying one) to draw attention away from crusty hippies of yesteryear who normally back such movements. Where have the times of children being seen and not heard gone? Will it all go pearshaped when she discovers boys or wants to become emo and hide from the world in a darkened bedroom? I hope her supporters will still be there to pick up the pieces. Graeme Pearn
Narco panic DEAR editor The drugs war on the Costa del Sol is
CLIMATE ACTIVIST: Greta Thunberg (centre). starting to get out of hand and four people have been shot and killed. I would like to know if, realistically, this will actually affect the average citizen. I believe that as long as you aren’t mixed up in any illegal dealings, you will probably be safe. These gangs generally don’t touch innocent bystanders for fear of a strong res ponse by the government and police. The question is how much are police ac
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tually doing? It’s no secret drugs bring in the cash and a lot of countries depend economi cally on this business. So maybe, the Spanish police could have a way to end this nonsen se but are ordered not to. Nevertheless, I think the killings are really bad publicity for the area. And it’s never comforting to know that people are being shot on our doorsteps. Allan White
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Transitioning troubles THE term gender dysphoria Is becoming more and more common in our vocabulary, as the new age of society allows people to speak openly about their identity and sexuality struggles. However, in recent years, the topic of transgender children has been met with controversy. Some children don’t identify with the gender assigned to them at birth, a condition that is often apparent from an early age. A lot of these children experience rejection and attempt to repress their emotions, which can sometimes lead to depression, substance abuse and suicidal behaviours. The solution to gender dysphoria is generally considered to be transitioning to the desired sex, which includes hormone treatments and, in some cases, plastic surgery. Because children are dependent on their parents and most doctors are reluctant to provide treatments for them, transgender youth face more hurdles than adults. A majority of people worry that the decision to transition shouldn’t be taken by children or teenagers, amid fears they could change their mind in the future. Concerns have now arisen for NHS professionals who feel they are constantly put in the line of fire. In the last three years, 35 psychologists have resigned from a children’s gender-identity clinic in London. They feel that gender dysphoria is being over-diagnosed as professionals fear being branded transphobic, resulting in unnecessary medialisation in children.
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Protesters take to the streets in London chanting, ‘Not my Prime Minister’ Bit silly really after a democratic vote, whoever is in most of us want same thing. I’m sure some will be wanting Boris to fail just so they can say ‘I told you so. Very sad because wanting him to fail is wanting NHS, immigration, housing, elderly care to get worse which no one should want. I vot ed Tories, but if Corbyn had won I’d have wanted him to succeed for the benefit of everyone. Philip Bradish
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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Your lot is to be optimistic and positive. Perhaps in the last few months there was the need to take on the problems of others. However, you absolutely must get a balance here. Concentrate this week on getting your body and mind in good shape. That means being a little self-centred to start with. A good routine is essential and the will to stick with it.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Your very nature can lead to internal struggles. In the coming months, however, the truth becomes clear. What is outside of your experience now will become a part of your make-up. Any fear that you had of the unknown gradually diminishes.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There has been a very strong feeling through these last few weeks. This feeling has been one of spirituality. Your thoughts have been deeper than usual and the sense that there is more to life is acute. This, therefore, gives an impetus to everything that you do this week. The need to progress both on the home and business front has rarely been stronger.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) In the last few weeks there may have been a sense of being not quite in control. That is something to deal with this week. Real progress will only be made when you have faced what is not wanted. You will rid yourself of any negative emotions quickly by facing them.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You are a great charmer but it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Is there the possibility that your romantic life needs tidying up? Perhaps the number of irons that you have in the fire is causing problems? This week, make it a priority to simplify your life. Be strong and straight with others. A clean slate for the future means not letting small matters run away with you.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The ever-inquisitive part of your brain is in high spirits. Clearly there is much to be known and enjoyed over the coming months. Begin at the beginning though. Before you throw yourself into a spiritual or
business endeavour, get the facts. I don't mean what people tell you they think. What you need right now is proof that your interest in a certain area is justified.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Certainly there have been times that you felt crestfallen. Sometimes circumstances bring us down. Avoid believing in the myth of ‘what should have been’. What you are is not what others see but what you feel inside.
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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) The changes that have already started in the way that you see your life have given pause for thought. You are sure that you could have done better but maybe it is not clear how. Take a step back now and see where you came from. Two years ago where were you heading? Do you still want to follow that path? A need to get back on track can start this week.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It becomes clear to you that some friends are drifting away. We all have to make changes as life itself is a constantly shifting event. You prefer to hold on to what is familiar and you are not alone in that. At the moment, however, there is much for you to experience, see and feel.
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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) With a lot of pent-up energy and not a little determination the month is off to a strong start with you. Be aware, however, that treading on the toes of influential people is not to be advised. Your feeling that you are right is admirable, but be tactful.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) You of all people understand the importance of the spiritual side of life. Despite being successful in your own right there is the need to bring this to other people. In sharing your experiences this year you come to a better understanding yourself.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your practical streak is in full force. Over the next months you will bring much benefit to those around you, in financial terms perhaps, but also spiritually. This week, in itself, shows you how others value your presence and advice.
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Across 1 Comes back with Wrens as alternative (7) 5 Poor family dumped in street (5) 8 Knock down, we’re told, and build up (5) 9 Biggest triangles not in order (7) 10 Swashbucklers traipse around (7) 11 Clearing a good deal, possibly (5) 12 Raced madly round a shopping precinct (6) 14 Debt is compounded for small room (6) 18 Diminutive Egyptian king or teacher (5) 20 A drape cut in a right odd fashion (7) 22 Post in which a musical bloke may be heard? (3,4) 23 Venezuela teacher demonstrates lift (5) 24 Sailors going round northern mountain lakes (5) 25 River animals for worthless people (7) Down 1 Roman general with a firm hold on the borders of Padua (7) 2 A riskier finish for a winter sportsman (5) 3 Voted in by Dee, Celt is devastated (7) 4 News feature created by a diver (6) 5 Roughly grips an ornamental spray (5) 6 Room 101 returned cold sheets? (3,4) 7 It is included in the tax (5) 13 One may have provided food for pet
before end of December (7) 15 Make money and set out to be serious (7) 16 Small boats feature in an Eastenders’ episode (7) 17 Making jokes with no beginning, purely
Code Breaker
visual (6) 18 Health food for breakfast? (5) 19 Predicts socialists to hold American capital (5) 21 A byword for a commercial age (5)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 15 represents M and 18 represents W, so fill in M every time the figure 15 appears and W 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 Religious belief (5) 4 Songs of praise (5) 7 Longing for something past (9) 8 Playthings (4) 10 Writing or drawing instrument (6) 12 Dormant (6) 13 Small sleigh (4) 16 Kinfolk (9) 18 Hours of darkness (5) 19 Small, semiaquatic salamanders (5)
English - Spanish
Down 1 Frozen dew (5) 2 Small hotel (3) 3 Publican (4) 4 Warming device (6) 5 Enchanting (7) 6 Cover for head or shoulders (5) 9 Large tree trunk traditionally burned at Christmas (4,3) 11 Group of six (6) 12 Pinafore (5) 14 Human-like toys (5) 15 Small furnace (4) 17 Carpentry tool (3)
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Across Down 1 Juegos (5) 1 Guirnaldas (8) 3 Jamón (3) 2 Esquiador (5) 5 Beso (4) 3 Humor (6) 4 Averos (6) 7 New (5) 6 Hielo (3) 9 Joy (7) 11 Chicas (5) 7 Birth (10) 12 Entertainment (9) 8 Ponche de huevo (6) 13 Gold (metal, commodity, currency) (3) 10 Recuerdos (9) 14 Agotador (6) 15 Banquete (5) 17 Árbol (4) 16 Red (4) 18 Toyshops (11) 17 Viaje (4)
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Hexagram
The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (ANGELS) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
AFLOAT ANGELS (10) BATEAU DAMSEL EMERGE ERRATA EUREKA INSULT INTENT ISLAND OFFEND PLENTY RESUME SHERRY STEREO SYNTAX TENURE URGING YEARLY
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Trance 2 Legend 3 Teeing 4 Reload 5 Incise 6 Arrear 7 Iodide 8 Assert 9 Retail 10 Design 11 Regent 12 Needle 13 Nutria 14 Burden 15 Degree 16 Statue 17 Screed 18 Pretty 19 Desert.
Nonagram
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: 17 • Good: 24
• Very good: 35 • Excellent: 45
SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points
Average: 11 Good: 16 Very good: 23
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Excellent: 29
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
QUICK Down: 1 Hoard, 2 Meander, 3 Sulk, 4 Cygnet, 5/17 Sit out, 6 Surge, 10 Crouton, 11 Rapier, 12 Copse, 14 Scans, 15 Meal.
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1 Ante, 3 Vicarage, 9 Kneecap, 10 Trots, 11 Nadir, 12 Strand, 14 Ambles, 16 Caesar, 19 Mirage, 21 Rated, 24 Agate, 25 Essence, 26 Eventual, 27 Soft.
1 Subtle, 3 Raisin, 8 Erroneo, 10 Fence, 11 Choir, 12 Believe, 13 Trozo, 15 Sorry, 20 Pesebre, 22 Debts, 24 Circo, 25 Cushion, 26 Shovel, 27 Tomato.
Down: 1 Arkansas, 2 Tweed, 4 Impose, 5 Altar, 6 Abounds, 7 Erse, 8 Accrue, 13 Gradient, 15 Brigade, 17 Arrest, 18 Geneva, 20 Alert, 22 Tango, 23 Sage.
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1 Speech, 2 Burro, 4 Awful, 5 Sonreír, 6 Nieces, 7 Lobby, 9 Nariz, 14 Rosario, 16 Ondas, 17 Spices, 18 Teach, 19 Asunto, 21 Broke, 23 Boina.
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QUIZ: CHRISTMAS FILMS 1. In the 1990 comedy film Home Alone, in which city is Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) accidentally left alone in as his family fly to Paris for their Christmas holiday? 2. In the 2003 Christmas comedy Elf, what was the first rule of the Code of Elves 3. In which 1942 Irving Berlin musical film did Bing Crosby first sing White Christmas? 4. Richard Attenborough played Kris Kringle in a 1994 remake of which 1947 Christmas film? 5. Which 1946 Christmas film, directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart as George Bailey, is based on Philip Van Doren Stern’s short story The Greatest Gift? 6. Which 1988 action film featured Bruce Willis as John McClane, a streetwise New York cop who foils a gang of terrorists on Christmas Day? 7. Which 1999 James Bond film features Denise Richards as American nuclear physicist Dr Christmas Jones?
8. Which Dickens character has been played on film by Seymour Hicks (1935), Alastair Sim (1951), Albert Finney (1970), Michael Caine (1992) and Jim Carrey (2009)? 9. Which singer/songwriter played the part of Major Jack ‘Strafer’ Celliers in the 1983 British-Japanese war film Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence? 10. Who wrote the 1957 picture book that was the inspiration for the 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas? Not a lot of people know that… since 1997, a marathon of the film titled ‘24 Hours of A Christmas Story’ has aired annually on TNT (or TBS), comprising 12 consecutive airings of the film on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day each year.
Answers: 1. STATISTICS, 2. MY CAMERA, 3. THE LAST TSAR AND TSARINA OF RUSSIA (Nicholas II and Alexandra), 4. PONZI SCHEME, 5. FLEETWOOD MAC, 6. PILTDOWN MAN, 7. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, 8. CHARLES AND EDDIE (Charles Pettigrew and Eddie Chacon), 9. DAVID MITCHELL and LEE MACK, 10. KEITH WATERHOUSE
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
CODE BREAKER
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.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
TARGET:
1 Homes, 4 Costs, 7 Alligator, 8 Dodo, 9 Rescue, 12 Corral, 13 Boss, 16 Prominent, 18 Enter, 19 Links.
Boggled
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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 F) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
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• Richard Hammond, Journalist and presenter; The American actor, film producer and civil December 19, 50 rights activist has won critical acclaim and The British broadcast journalist, writer and numerous accolades and awards. He is the entertainer co-hosted BBC Two car programme, highest-grossing actor of all time (when cameo appearances are excluded), having starred in Top Gear, which won an international Emmy Award in 2005. He was pulled from the wreckage Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Star Wars, Jurassic Annie Lennox. of a Rimac supercar worth €2 million that later Park and many more films. burst into flames after a horrific crash while filming in • Noel Edmonds, Radio host and presenter; December June, 2017. 22, 71 The British radio DJ and television presenter hosted the • Ashley Cole, Footballer; December 20, 39 The former England defender began his long career for his UK's Deal or No Deal, Top of the Pops, and Are You national team in 2001. He played for Chelsea and Arsenal Smarter Than a Ten Year Old? He also fronted Noel’s and was named the England Player of the Year in 2010. House Party, which ran from 1991 to 1999. • Jodie Marsh, Model; December 23, 41 • Samuel L Jackson, Movie actor; December 21, 71
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
Marsh initially gained fame for adult modelling. She went on to star in her own reality show Totally Jodie Marsh: Who’ll Take Her Up The Aisle? The British personality competed on Celebrity Big Brother 4. • Ricky Martin, Singer; December 24, 48 After launching his solo career in 1991, the Puerto Rican star gained widespread success for his self-titled debut album and the hit song ‘Livin’ La Vida Loca.’ • Annie Lennox OBE, Singer; December 65 The Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist has a reported net worth of €54 million. One of the world’s best-selling music artists, Lennox has sold over 80 million records worldwide (including her work with Eurythmics and fellow musician Dave Stewart).
Word Ladder WORE
GIFT BACK
Move from the start word (WORE) to the end word (GIFT) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
Solution WORE SORE SORT SOFT SIFT GIFT
SO LUCKY by Daw n O’Porter features three main characters with different desires and flaws. B eth s hows th a t women really can have it all, Ruby lives life by her own rules and Lauren is living the dream. B u t is everything a s perfect as it looks to the outside world? In reality, Beth hasn’t had s ex in a yea r. Ruby feels like she’s faili ng at everything an d Lauren’s happiness is basically fake news. A n d it jus t takes on e shocking event to make the truth come tumbling out… Fearless, frank and for eve ryone who’s eve r doubted themselves, So Lucky is the straight-talki ng new novel from t he Sunday Times best seller. It may actually leave you feeling you’re pretty lucky to be you!
1808 - Classical One of the greatest pieces of music ever written, Beethoven’s Symphony No 5 in C Minor, Op 67 was given its world premiere in Vienna and became the world’s most recognisable piece of classical music. 1843 - Scrooge Charles Dicken’s classic story ‘A Christmas Carol’ is published. Ebeneezer Scrooge is a miser visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future. 1888 - Ear, ear Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering from severe depression, cut off the lower part of his left ear with a razor. He documented it in a painting titled Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. 1941 - Bad-a-bing ‘White Christmas’ has its world premiere on Bing Crosby’s weekly NBC radio programme, The Kraft Music Hall. It became one of the most commercially successful singles of all time, and top-selling single. 1979 - Invasion The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan, under the pretext of upholding the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty of 1978. Within a few days, the Soviets had secured Kabul, deploying a special assault unit against Tajberg Palace. 1988 - Bomb Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York explodes in midair over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members aboard, as well as 11 Lockerbie residents on the ground.
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RONNIE lives at home with his mother. Sexually frustrated, he agrees to take part in cuckolding for a couple’s home video. Denied from military service due to mental instability, the isolated loner takes to the internet to produce his own video blog series online. Ronnie’s videos gain the support of online extremists, raising him up in the Alt-Right community. But those cuck videos have been found. Ronnie’s online masculinity is broken and he has only one thing left to keep his ego alive: his handgun.
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Packed with goodness VITAMIN C is an important vitamin re quired for the health of the skin and hair, as well as a healthy immunity. But this watersoluble vitamin isn’t just im portant for making you look good. It has been known to fight the common cold as well. The vitamin, which is found in abundance in citrus fruits and green vegetables, is also important for bone health as well as for ab sorption of iron in the body. But it is particularly important for stimu lating collagen production in the skin and hence, for improving your skin quality. You can get enough vitamin C in your diet if you make sure to include a portion of fruits and green vegetables in your daily meals. There are plenty of fruits and vegetables available during summers that are high in vitamin C content.
It is essential to consume vitamin Crich foods because this vitamin is not made by our bodies and hence, the require ments must be fulfilled through exter nal sources like from food. The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamin C is about 70 milligrams for women and about 90 milligrams for men. There are a number of ways of en suring vitamin C intake in your body and fruit juices are one of them. Great Vitamin C packed fruits include kiwi, orange, mango, pineapple and toma to.
HEALTHY SKIN: Vitamin C stimulates collagen production for improving your skin quality.
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SPANISH pop star Alejandro Sanz vowed to reduce his pol luting footprint at the Climate Summit in Madrid. The interna tional star spoke about his plans to use renewable energy and electric vehicles for his concerts. Sanz said that he would be implementing studies to calcu late the amount of CO2 pro duced by his concerts and work
ROMANCE: The singer and his younger girlfriend raised eyebrows. towards reducing it. The singer’s ecological stance comes after a turbulent year in the spotlight. The popstar announced his separation from wife Raquel Perera on social media in July.
S U P E R S T A R and heartthrob Harry Styles is back at the fore front of the music scene, with the release of his highly antici pated album ‘Fine Line’ on De cember 13. Spanish fans went wild after the singer announced his 2020 tour ‘Love on Tour’ would be stop ping in Madrid. Harry Styles fans will be able to see their idol take the stage in the capital in April of next year, where he will get heartbeats rac ing with his performance at the WiZink Cen
After 10 years of marriage and two children, the news came as a shock to his fans. And just weeks later, Sanz was seen with new girlfriend Rachel Valdés, a 30yearold Cuban artist.
tre. Excitement began to go into overdrive when the former One Direction member dropped sin gles Lights Out and Watermelon Sugar ahead of the release of his new album and worldwide tour. And if his hot new tour dates weren’t enough for fans, the singer hosted an episode of James Corden’s ‘Late Late Show’ on TV. The two celebs appeared on popular section ‘Carpool Karaoke,’ as Corden poked fun at his flamboyant 70’s in spired fashion sense.
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Show stoppers SPANISH fashion label Desigual has never shied away from vibrant colours, optimistic messaging, or freedom of self-expression, and at this year’s edition of Miami Art Basel they presented events highlighting their playful approach to sexuality. Spanish artist Miranda Makaroff shares a native home base with the label in Barcelona and drew on her endless love of pleasure to create a Spring 2020 capsule collection including technicolor renderings of the human form, contorted in sexual positions, depicted in various states of undress. At one event a group of models wearing Desigual’s 2020 collection marched down the runway barefoot in a planned effort helmed by Catalan artist Carlota Guerrero and featuring Lola Leon, Madonna’s daughter. From the catwalk, they assembled in pairs and began an enticing seduction of each other starting with a kiss and ending in a show-stopping simulated orgy. CREDIT: Twitter
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Stand up returns ONCE again, the Stand Up Comedy Group is bringing a number of British comedians to Estepona where they will appear at the Louie Louie Club above the marina. Tickets for the event which starts at 8pm on Thursday January 30 cost €20 online (although there may be some early bird tickets if you visit the group’s Facebook page). Appearing are Rudi Lickwood who started his comedy career as an Eddie Murphy impersonator some 30 years ago, has awards for his style of comedy and has entertained British troops in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Iraq. Sarah Iles is a Londoner who travels and performs throughout the UK, apparently to give her family a rest, but enjoys sharing her silly brand of humour with audiences. Self-styled Rock and Roll Poet Paul B Edwards has had a long and successful career performing all over the world and has one review which simply says ‘Pretty damn funny.’ Rounding off the quartet of stand ups is Paul Revill, who has now played more than 1,000 dates during his seven-year career and is often made MC for comedy nights due to his friendly, free flowing style.
SARAH ILES: Bringing her silly humour to Estepona.
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Disnemania M A N Y years ago it was suggested that the Disney G roup was conside r ing building D is ney land Spain in Manilva but although that never came to pass, there will be a selection of Disney characters arriving in the town. T he children’s musical Disnemania and the M agic L oft will be presented by Toy Promoc-
ciones at the Civima Centre in the town on December 27 with tickets costing €10 for adults and children from the centre or online at malagaentra das.com. This is a magical story about five youngsters who don’t know each other, but are on a secret mission and they discover the true
reason for them getting together as they perform a number of scenes from different D isney movies with no less than 18 songs in a show which lasts about 70 minutes. It is considered ideal for any child aged two or older and starts at 7pm, so they don’t have to stay up too late.
Classical Concert THIS year the Gibraltar New Year’s Classical Concert has been organised by the Gibraltar Philharmonic Society on behalf of the government. It actually takes place in the John Mackintosh Hall Theatre on Tuesday January 7 at 8pm and features The European Sinfonietta, conducted by James Ham who studied at the St Petersburg Conservatory with tickets costing £20 online from the website www.philharmonic.gi. The concert will consist of a selection of waltzes and polkas composed by members of the Strauss family. This concert follows the exceptional visit of the renowned Italian Opera Singer Andrea Bocelli earlier this year. Credit: Sarah Iles
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Puente Romano presents their €20,000 cheque.
No reindeer ON December 22 the Motoclub Los Estufitas will be visiting the Aspandem centre in San Pedro Alcantara to hand over donations received from La Goleta Motera before retiring to the Viking Beer House. Everyone who owns a motorbike or scooter is invited to join in the procession as long as they are dressed as Santa or Mrs Claus.
Fantastic support for Triple A T H E Triple A Gala Dinner at the Sea Grill in the Puente Romano hotel was
a considerable success with more than 120 people attending.
T his was definitely the most adventurous of the fundraising dinners which
Christmas wines IT is simply not necessary to buy the most ex pensive wine to find a wine that is enjoyable. In case of surprise visits, keep a good Cava around. Choose white, of course you can spend more but then you might as well buy Cham pagne. Champagne is also like a flashy car, just who are you trying to impress? If you are seriously out to impress you need to be serving a Cham pagne like Louis Roederer or Veuve Cliquot, af ter that you might as well serve Krug or Cristal, and will your guests really notice the difference? If you are going to make Champagne cocktail mixes Cava will work well. Matching wine and food, often called pair ings, is something of an art. Americans get seri ous about it. So do Sommeliers, who look after cellars in posh restaurants. For Christmas lunch if you are serving a starter, remember palate cleansing. A creamy soup or fish starter is probably best accompa nied by a white wine, a Verdejo, an Albarino, a white Rioja or a Sauvignon Blanc. White Rioja works well too. Any of these will accompany the main course well. Assuming you are now moving onto a roast of some kind, red wine is best. But do choose good quality wine, not the stuff that almost guarantees a headache as you drink it. Red wines need to breathe, so don’t forget to open it about 20 minutes before you serve it
and don’t serve it warm, it should be at cellar temperature around 1214ºC. I keep mine in the fridge and let it then warm up as it breathes. The French and the Americans set the trend for very pale blush rosados, whilst the Spanish traditionally preferred a darker rosado typified by those from Navarra. They are all a blend of grapes. The Spanish have started to produce blushes and some are very good, my favourite is a blend of Tempranillo and Verdejo grapes. Rioja comes as Joven and Crianza, then Reserva. I advise Crianza. Crianza has been in the barrel a little longer and allowed the wine to develop, usually making it smoother. The Tempranillo grape is also grown in Ribero del Duero. I advise a Crianza. These are usually a little drier than a Rioja so we get perfect palate cleansing for just about any roast you serve. Cheers to a Merry Christmas! John Le Sueur
the charity has put on with tickets for a fantastic huge finger buffet costing €100. T his didn’t put off supporters of the Marbellabased charity who appeared delighted to have the chance to enjoy the luxurious surroundings of the beachside restaurant. There was music from live entertainers and by all accounts it was a fantastic evening which may well spawn other similar events. Whilst the actual amount collected or promised is still being counted, the volunteers who organised the evening expect the total to exceed €12,000 to help support the cats and dogs living in the rescue centre. As a fantastic additional bonus, the Puente Romano Hotel itself has been adding a voluntary €1 surcharge to all of its bills and took the opportunity of the evening to present its cheque in the sum of €20,000 to the charity. Naturally, as media partner to the event, we at Euro Weekly News are delighted that it was so successful and have been happy to promote it over the previous weeks.
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SWEET MUSIC: Collegium Musicum held a Christmas concert.
THE first of two Christmas concerts given by Collegium Musicum in the Hotel IPV Palace and Spa on December 15 began with four festive works by Handel. It started with Canticorum Jubilo from the sacred drama Judas Maccabeus that tells the story of Hanukkan (the Jewish uprising against the empire, that is the present day Syria), then five movements from his Water Music, followed by Lobet Gott mit Jubelschall (Alexander’s Feast) and Let their celestial concerts all unite (Samson) Then a selection of Yuletide carols from Eastern Europe. The orchestra then gave us a wonderful rendition of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker
suite in which the C M secretary and flautist, Driekje gave a quite moving virtuoso performance in the Waltz of the Flowers. Whereas in the past, the C M’s President, Delyth Bressington, besides being the musical arranger, also became the electronic percussionist, but they now have, what must be the youngest member of the orchestra in Valerius at just 12 years old, and who is the son of the lead cellist. More carols, this time from the British Isles. Then a compilation from the soundtrack of The Snowman and finally a Mark Hayes Medley of Western European carols rounded off the event.
Let the music play M U S I C is the protagonist this Christmas in Monda. On Saturday they will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the dance group ABaile Andalus at 8pm in the municipal auditorium. Then on Sunday, there will be a performance by traditional Spanish choirs at the Satiago Apostol parish church from 6.30pm. Monday sees a Christmas
Concert by the School of Music in the municipal auditorium from 6pm, with another concert planned for Sunday, December 29 at 5pm at the same venue. These are part of a varied programme of events planned over the festive period in Monda . Find out more on www.monda.es or on the social networks of the town.
The 100 choristers and musicians must be extremely proud of what they have achieved under the baton of the ebullient Annemarie Philipps, the Maestra that gave the ‘packed house‘ a joyous evening’s entertainment. Look for their next concerts in 2020 on May 24 in Fuengirola and May 26 in Marbella. Collegium Musicum are always looking for new voices and instrumentalists, so if you have the qualities to join this exceptional group - contact Driekje by email - secretaria@ colmus.org or by phone on 696 620 872.
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This week Celebrity & Fellow Master Chef Steven Saunders, proprietor of The Little Geranium in La Cala gives us his final Top Tips for making your Christmas dinner … perfect!
The Little Geranium is open again Steven Saunders FMCGB The Little Geranium La Cala de Mijas & Marbella www.thelittlegeranium.com THE last couple of weeks I have been writing about the best and easiest ways to cook your turkey and all the lovely trimmings that go with it! These tips will save you time and money and help make Christmas lunch run smoothly. If you didn’t see the last two weeks you can go online at www.euroweekly news.com to catch up. (Just look un der columnists to find my name and there are the articles) My recipes are foolproof and give you the benefit of my 40 or so years of cooking, so don’t be shy, get online and read them! Last week we reopened the restau rant after closing for two weeks to re furbish. We have put down a new floor and added some new furniture, kitchen equipment, as well as lighting and put in new bathrooms.
The thing about making changes when we are closed for holidays means that … well, we don’t get a hol iday! Every day we had to visit and check the restaurant, but also shop for things and before we knew it, was approaching the time to reopen. We spent days cleaning off the dust, bringing back all the furniture and adding in the new things. By Monday evening we were all ex hausted just in time for reopening on Tuesday December 10. “So how was your holiday?” clients asked. “Was it amazing? … Did you go to the Maldives?” Well yeah we had a day off, prepared the party food for Lorraine Kelly’s 60th birthday (it was in her home in Mijas) and spent the rest of the time cleaning, organising and shopping for the restaurant. “Ha ha the clients laughed… are you joking or have you just come back from the Caribbean?” It’s at times like this that I ask my self, why did I want to be a chef? The truth is that I wanted to be a Hotel Manager and when I left The Savoy after the training, I was offered the
Some of the team with regulars Frank, Lesley, Fred and Linda.
job of manager at a beautiful hotel called The White Hart at Great Yeld ham. I had only just turned 20 and was managing a team of about 25 people including a head chef who was in his 40’s. My training at The Savoy included a lot of kitchen work but I was not pre pared for what was about to happen. One cold December evening we had a busy night ahead and the chef came down from staff quarters about 6pm. I spoke with him about the bookings
and was taken aback by the smell of alcohol on his breath. “Have you been drinking?” I asked. “No” he said “I was tasting the Christmas pudding mix that’s all.” I didn’t believe him but did n’t want to argue so I moved on hop ing that when I came back into the kitchen a little later everything would be ok. The first booking was 7pm, our reg ulars the Browns. They had a successful company in London and were very very wealthy, owning ex
pensive fast cars, huge houses, a heli copter and a yacht. I took their order and went into the kitchen to find the chef face down on the floor with a bottle of brandy in his hand. We all helped remove him from the kitchen and not knowing what else I could do, I put on a chef’s jacket. That was how I became a chef! I couldn’t totally trust anyone after that experience. What if I recruited the best ever chef and he decided to just walk away one day? I was too vulnerable so I needed to be the chef. So the chef I became and whilst I have never had any problems with the food standards or the business I have a problem being able to take a break, because even when I am not working in my kitchen in La Cala, I am in my kitchen cooking at home! Espe cially at Christmas! Anyone for anoth er slice of turkey?
Steven Saunders’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.
Honey roasted Parsnips with Sherry VEGGIES are crucial for a special Christmas lunch and it wouldn’t be Christmas Day without roast parsnips! You can boil/blanch your parsnips and keep them in the fridge for up to a day before. Alternatively, you could freeze them once blanched and then all you need to do is just roast them on Christmas Day. • 500g/1lb parsnips, peeled and cut into long quarters lengthways • 4 tbsp sherry • A little fresh thyme • 2 tbsp clear honey • 100g of unsalted butter • salt and freshly ground black pepper Preparation method 1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC. 2. Blanch the parsnips in seasoned water until tender. 3. Place the blanched parsnips, sherry and thyme into a bak ing tray and mix to coat the cooked parsnips. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. 4. Roast in the oven for 2030 minutes, turning half way through, until the parsnips are tender and goldenbrown. 5. Drizzle with the honey and add the butter. Put back in the oven for a few minutes and serve. PERFECT YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS Not a necessity, but a welcome addition to the table! You
could make the batter a day in advance to save time. INGREDIENTS (for six muffin sized puddings) • 1 large egg • 225ml milk • 110g plain flour (4 heaped dessertspoons) • 2/3 tbsp of veg oil METHOD 1. Sift the flour into a bowl and make a well in the middle. Break in the eggs and add a pinch of salt and a splash of the milk. Whisk the egg, gradually incorporating the flour, to make a smooth cream. Whisk in the rest of the milk. 2. If you have time, cover and let the mixture rest for an hour on the countertop or overnight in the fridge. 3. Heat the oven to full power (approx. 250ºC). 4. Pour some oil into a Yorkshire or large muffin tin and put it in the oven for 20 minutes or so to get really hot. 5. Pour some batter into the tin and return to the middle of the oven. Bake for 25 minutes, until very well risen and gold en.
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LETTERS FROM CANARIES By Barbara Belt barbarabelt@gmail.com DEAR readers, Christmas has crept up on us again. The festive season has been sneaked forward, in the hope that a twinkle of tinsel and a snatch of the ‘Away in a Manger /Silent Night’ loop will drive us all into a spending frenzy. Hold firm! The small island of La Gomera, where we’ve taken root, was Christmas consumer nonsense free until recently. The snowball’s rolling now though. Reindeers, Christmas trees, the Coca Cola Father Christmas; you name it, we’ve got it all twinkling at us from late November onwards. Canarian Christmas before was family dinner on the 24th, midnight mass and a day off work on the 25th. Presents weren’t given until Reyes on January 6 and it was Baltasar, Melchor and Gaspar who brought them. Father Christmas didn’t feature then, but he’s extended his flight path to include us and we must spend accordingly. It makes for a long festive season, tough on both pocket and liver. While the UK’s undecorating on 12th night (6/1), we’re lurching into party mode, with our little church across the valley scene of an excellent three-day bash, involving a danced procession with songs, local drums and castanets.
Peace and Goodwill
AFRICANS ARRIVE: People on the beach ran and swam out to help. The priest, dancers, musicians and crowd dance up and across the valley, over a water course and up steep steps to the small Los Reyes church and its square. It’s the oldest church in the valley, hidden behind a cliff face so that passing pirates didn’t see and plunder it. Small kioscos and their wares are winched up a few days beforehand, as is the sound equipment. The instruments for the salsa, merengue and cumbia ‘orquestas’ who’ll keep
everyone dancing are winched up later. We eat ñames (yams) and kid wth hot mojo sauce, drink local wine, do loads of talking and dancing till very late, then brave the steps down. The few incidents of plummeting drunks generally end well. Falling from the Plaza de Los Reyes may be more likely when drunk, but is probably survivable, I’ve observed. Canarian traditions are alive and well and there’ll be similar celebrations on all islands. Meanwhile, in the midst of the pre-Christ-
mas hype, Africans arrive in pateras. There’s a 20 per cent increase this year in these small, inadequate boats, whose owners charge exorbitant prices to desperate people. Twenty-four unfortunates, (three children, three babies and 10 men and eight women), arrived exhausted off the Gran Canaria coast yesterday while everyone there was enjoying a 27º Canarian December beach day. They struggled off the small boat into the water, watched by astonished beachgoers. What happened next reflects the real Christmas message. Forget glitter and pointless acquisition. People on the beach ran and swam out to help. They took the weak and the babies, helped everyone, to shore; wrapped them in their clothes and beach towels; some ran to a nearby supermarket to buy milk and bottles for the babies and food and drink for the rest; fed them, wept and stayed with them until (and after) the authorities arrived. So... Merry Christmas, Peace and Goodwill to everyone!
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CLEANING SERVICES OVEN CLEANING, domestic, commercial, complete fittings, let professional do hard dirty work. From 40€. 611 283 162 ovencleaning costadelsol.com (258467) STARLIGHT CLEANING SERVICES. All types of cleaning. Any size of property. All Areas. Residential & Holiday Lets. 682 636 451 www.starlight-spain.com (286668) ADVANCED Cleaning Services. Professional carpet, upholstery cleaning, 27 years experience, wet/dry clean. Honest, reliable service 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 or email acservs@outlook.com (253107) RUGS fitted carpets, upholstery including leather cleaned on site 685 524 921 (253107)
CHIMNEY SERVICES APEX CHIMNEY SERVICES, professional chimney sweeping and smoke testing. NACS Qualified. Clean and efficient Tel: Bob 696 320 202 (287216) CHIMNEY SWEEP. Clean reliable professional. All types, special price for more than one. Chris 608 337 497 (285980)
Have your windows, doors & glass professionally cleaned at affordable prices from just € 15. Call/WhatsApp Chris 447979 767 576 (287300)
COMPUTERS PC DOCTOR Computer Sales & Repairs, IPTV, Lobster SIM cards, Web Sites. We come to wherever YOU are – Home or Business. 952 591 071 www.electron box.net Paseo Jesus Santos Rein 11, Fuengirola (286965) www.euroweeklynews.com
DECORATORS RAINBOW Pinturas. English, professional painters & decorators. All aspects of interior & exterior work. Also kitchen/ furniture spraying. Call / WhatsApp: Daniel 628 066 308. www.rainbowpin turas.com (287097) MIJAS PAINTER & Decorator, 30 years exp, Dec /Jan discounts. Andy 711 009 346. mijaspainterdeco rator.com (287433)
DOMESTIC APP REPAIRS DOMESTIC Appliance repairs - washing machines, fridges, cookers, ovens, water heaters, gas / electric, professionally repaired. Christian 608 337 497 (285980) REPAIRS to Washing Machines-Dish Washers-OvensFridges. Call Garry Goodman 673 344 212. English Service Technician. 35 years’ experience. (286416)
DRAINAGE BLOCKED DRAINS? Leak detection, CCTV survey, root removal, Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com (277279)
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FLOOR POLISHING MARBLE FLOOR (2.50€ /m2) WHY PAY MORE. WE CLEAN, CRYSTALLISE, SEAL THEN POLISH YOUR MARBLE TO HIGH GLOSS, NONSLIP. PROFESSIONAL GUARANTEED, FAST SERVICE. 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. ALSO REPAIRS DAMAGES TO MARBLE, CLEAN AND SEAL TERRACOTTA TERRACES, COVERS ALL COSTA DEL SOL. TEL: 671 244 683 (259400) MARBLE POLISHING, CRYSTALLIZING, LASTING, HIGH SHINE. REGRINDING, RESTORATION OF SALTY, DEAD FLOORS. 27YRS EXPERIENCE. RELIABLE. REFS AVAILABLE. CYRIL. 645 840 199 (284878) 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)
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FURNITURE THE WAREHOUSE – We buy a Single item to a Full House Clearance – 602 610 103 www.casa king.es (253107) FURNITURE wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals. 675 357 575
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-profes sionals.com (283924) GARDENING SERVICES irrigation systems, turfs, reforms & landscaping. Ricardo 637 160 129 www.ricar dogardens.es (285257) SPECIALIST BIG TREE PRUNING, PALMS AND GARDEN MAINTENANCE 637 20 35 28 - TRABAJOS ESPECIAL EN ARBOLES GRANDES PRIUNING PALMERAS , MANT DE JARDINES 637 20 35 28 (284967)
IRRIGATION F&P: professional new sprinkler systems and repairs, 30 years’ experience. 14 days free trial, fixed price. Free quotation. 656 314 510 (285654) PUMPS P&P: deep water well, pressure and pool pumps, service, sales, installations and repairs 30 years’ experience. Free quotation. 656 314 510 (285654) IRIS-IRRIGATION and landscapes. New Installations & problem-solving. Turf (supply and laying). Garden constructions. Tree surgeon. Clearing. Astro Turf (Free Quotation) 676 747521 (284885)
GATES ELECTRIC Gates/Garage Doors. Intercoms/access control systems and replacement remotes. New installs and repairs. For all your electric gate and garage door requirements call us on 605 356 469/952 786 178. The Garage Door Co & 2 Way Gates. tgdc@ hotmail.co.uk www.the garagedoorcompany.es (284850)
FUNERALS
CLEARFLOW – Unblocking, CCTV inspection, repair and installation. Tel: 630 200 600 / 952 885 661. Facebook: DesatorosClearflow (284730)
ELECTRICIAN ELECTRICIAN Exclusively Marbella and Estepona Richard on 602 292 385 or email richi@europe.com All installations & maintenance. Surge Protection, Garden Lights, Upgrades, Boletins. (286422) L I T E L E C T R I C I A N S for all your Electrical & maintenance needs no job too small for a FREE Quote. Call Craig on 604 106 414 or Ben 679 505 761 (287118)
ENGLISH TEA RINGTONS TEA delivered to your door in Spain by Correos. Order online www.ringtonstea-espana.es 625 299 696 (287158)
FUNERALS
Our company was formed from a personal tragedy. Our personal loss made us realise how hard it is to find help and assistance when the time comes. Funeral Care Spain is a company dedicated to providing quality services and help at a time when you need it the most. We speak your language and understand the importance that a caring, dignified and unique service can play in the grieving process. The only English funeral director covering Spain and all its islands. No Worries, Just Memories
+34 951 909 264 24HR EMERGENCY +34 660 659 857 / +34 654 056 653
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FURNITURE ALHAURIN FURNITURE Emporium. Buyers and sellers of quality furniture. We buy from a small item to full clearances. Top prices paid. 697 511 071 www.casaking.es (253107)
Villa Montana, Calle Montana 23 El Pinar, Torremolinos Calle Mercurio, Poligino La Ermita, Marbella (Servisa) Calle Conrado del Campo, 8, Planta 1, Malaga (Servisa)
Callers by appointment
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ELECTRIC 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 (287015)
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HEATING Fires gas or wood burners EnvirocareSpain since 1996. All areas. Quality guaranteed. 952 663 141 or 670 409 759 www.envirocares pain.com info@enviro carespain.com (287013)
HEALTH & BEAUTY
BEAUTY TREATMENTS BOTOX AND FILLERS From €95. Covers the Costa del Sol and inland. www.beautifulmarbella.es 609 347 086. (286480)
CHIROPRACTOR FUENGIROLA, Myofascial Release. J. Schaegen, Specialized in treating neck, back & extremity disorders, 30 years in Practice. 652 291 224 www.bodywork.es
DENTIST ENGLISH SPEAKING DENTIST in Fuengirola & Nueva Andalucia. Specialising in Zircon crowns, bridges etc. FREE check up! drvisky@hotmail.com. 689 887 019 (284567)
THERAPIST RELIEF FROM DEPRESSION, Anxiety And Relationship Problems. Philip Jameson, LICSW Psychotherapist. 635 276 140 (287165)
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INSURANCE MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 153, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 153 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now! (200726) EU INSURANCE DIRECT. Best prices, best service, best cover for all your Insurance needs. TEL 951 080 118 or 952 830 843 (281380) LSM INSURANCE. No fat singing blokes or trumpeting telephone´ s, just professional service at the best prices for all your insurance needs including car, household, commercial, life, health and travel. Tel 952 578 008 or www.lsminsurance.biz for a quotation (287020)
LAWYERS
HOT TUBS, new, used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. 691 973 131 / 952 793 398 (284889)
THE WAREHOUSE – We buy a Single item to a Full House Clearance – www.casaking.es - 602 610 103 (253107)
LOANS
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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) EMERGENCY LOCKSMITH/SAFE ENGINEERS - 24/7 CALLOUT - 636 770 865/952 660 233 OR VISIT OUR SHOP IN LA CALA - WWW.SECU RITYOFSPAIN.COM
MISCELLANEOUS WOODY´ S LOS BOLICHES. Greeting Cards, mail to and from the UK. Worldwide courier and Passport renewals. All adverts taken for the Euro Weekly News- display or classified. Open 9.00-2.00PM (Monday to Friday). Special hours apply August and Xmas. One street behind the Confortel, just off Plaza San Rafael, Los Boliches, on C/Poeta Salvador Rueda 93. Tel: 952 471 877 (95705)
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ALHAURIN FURNITURE EMPORIUM furniture wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals. 675 357 575
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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)
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S E N I O R W O R L D (est.2008) – MOBILITY scooters, wheelchairs, stairlifts, nursing beds, rise ´ n´ recline chairs & a large range of daily living aids for sale or hire, for a better life. Visit our showroom in Los Boliches - or call on 952 663 131 or 670 964 181 for advice & best prices (285452) THE World of Mobility Superstore Fuengirola. All your mobility needs under one roof, Sales, Rentals & Repairs for Mobility Scooters, Wheelchairs, Walkers, Bathroom Equipment, Stair lifts & much more www.worldof mobility.es 622 832 954 (287012)
CLASSIFIEDS MOSQUITO SCREENS MOSQUITO screens, sliding, pulldown, pleated colours call Mosquito Nick 647 072 861 (281384) 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@aceofshades.design (101730) MOSQUITO Screens for windows, doors and a highquality sliding patio door screen. All finishes available. Quick service. All areas covered. Call Julian 655 825 931 (287016)
MOTORING
CAR SERVICES BRITISH MECHANIC Mijas Costa. Experienced & Reliable. 605 407 369 (287423)
FOR SALE CAR- -ISMAS GIFT FIAT GRAND PUNTO 1.4, 2006, only 125,000kms (approx 75,000miles). 5 door, aircon, cd player, electric windows & locking ITV till August 2020, sky blue. 2,995€ www.robertsoncarsspain.com phone Samantha 952 832 173/ 608 658 785 CAR- -ISMAS GIFT SEVEN SEATER OPEL ZAFIRA 2010, Great People Carrier, only 93,000kms (approx. 65,000 miles) golfing owner, dog grill, cool air-con, cd player, room for luggage, family friendly Was 6,995€ Now €5,995 ONO. See photos more details. www.robertsoncarsspain.com phone 952 832 173/ 608 658 785 www.euroweeklynews.com
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CLASSIFIEDS CAR- -ISMAS GIFT 4X4 AUTOMATIC DIESEL BMW. X3, 2013, Everything you want, only 77,000kilometres, (approx. 47,000 miles). Sat nav. Parking sensors, roof bars, cd, electric, alloy wheels, private owner returning UK. WAS....21,500€ NEW REDUCED PRICE....18,995€. See photos web page www.robert soncars-spain.com phone 952 832 173/608 658 785 CAR-ISMAS GIFT DIESEL JAGUAR X TYPE ESTATE WAGON EXECUTIVE 2.2, 2008 model, chrome roof rack, parking sensors. 5 door, cd, climate control, beige leather interior, dark blue, alloy wheels, Jaguar bonnet badge this is one good looking big cat, even has a retractable Jaguar dog grill, low kms. Low price 6,995€ see photos web page www.robertsoncarsspain.com phone Samantha 952 832 173/608 658 785 whatsapp CAR-ISMAS GIFT DIESEL VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 2015 only 47,000kms. 5 seater, 5 door, white, private golfing lady owner. WAS.....15,995€ NOW...12,995€ see photos web page www.robertson cars-spain.com phone 952 832 173/608 658 785 CAR- -ISMAS GIFT LOOK REDUCED PRICE 4X4 JEEP CHEROKEE DIESEL 2L, 2014 only 51,000kms. Parking sensors. One private lady owner, immaculate, manual, grey, make me an offer what are you waiting for this is a great reduction W A S . . . 1 8 , 9 9 5 € NOW..16,450€ o.n.o see photos web page. www.robertsoncarsspain.com phone 952 832 173/ 608 658 785 CAR- -ISMAS GIFT 4x4 AUTOMATIC / DIESEL HONDA CR-V 2.2. 2014 model, only 54,000kms. (approx.32,000 miles), glass roof, mink metallic paintwork, beige leather interior, alloy wheels, reverse parking camera and front sensors, CD. Stop start keyless, electric everything, and most important fully stamped HONDA SERVICE HISTORY, last service Oct. 2019, Happiness is this Honda.........€16,995 See photos web. www.robertsoncarsspain.com phone /whats app. Samantha 952 832 173 / 608 658 785
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www.euroweeklynews.com CAR-ISMAS GIFT CABRIO AUTOMATIC OPEL ASTRA .TT. 1.8. 2008 only 74,000kms, (approx 47,000miles) one lady owner, always garaged, electric hard roof folds into boot, beautiful sky blue , everything you want , have you been good yes Santa says a gift at €6,995. Samantha 952 832 173/ 608 658 785. See photos web. www.robertsoncars-spain.com 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) SELLING YOUR SPANISH CAR? PHONE Bill Brady for the best cash price. Stay safe and phone Bill on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com (284761) 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 bill bradycars.com (284761) MERCEDES Estate C-220 Diesel Automatic Sport Line, New ITV with only 120’000 Klm (75’000 Mls) S/History Sat-Nav, bluetooth, tow bar and lots more metallic silver half black interior PRICE SLASHED FROM 7’995€ NOW 6’500€ - 952 838 842/608 950 221 billbrady cars.com (284761) MASSIVE SAVING VOLVO V-60 4-D (Estate) Automatic/ Diesel 2016 top of the range to many extras to list one private owner full service history has to be seen for this low price. WAS 21’995€ - NOW 18’995€ 952 838 842/608 950 221 billbradycars.com (284761) HONDA Civic estate (Diesel) 1.6 Six speed manual. 2014 One private owner full service history from Honda only 64’000 Klm. (40’000 Mls) Diamond white, eco drive, Honda have to many extras to list here, look at this price it’s unbeatable at only 13’995€ 952 838 842/ 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com. (284761)
Convertible BMW 118-I 6 Speed G/ Box 2012 One private owner full BMW History 40’000 Klm (25’000 Mls) Full service history and warranty gunmetal grey tan leather always been garaged and in immaculate condition its Only 14’995€ 952 838 842 /608 950 221 billbrady cars.com (284761) Citroen Picasso C-3 2014 One private owner 25,000 Klm (15,000mls). Diamond white this has been garaged from new it looks great ideal small MPV for only 8’995 € 952 838 842 /608 950 221 billbradycars.com. (284761) Suzuki SX-4 Cross Over 4+2 1.6 Inj. 2014 One private owner 40’000 Klm (25’000 Mls ) diamond white this jeep has been very well maintained LOOK AT THIS LOW PRICE only 10’995€ 952 838 842/ 608 950 221 billbrady cars.com BMW Tourer 316D 2013 44.000km (27.000 Mls) white for 19´ 995€ from private owner, many extras, in perfect conditions. 952 838 842/ 608 950 221 billbrady cars.com Automatic Renault Kadjar 2018 14’000 Klm ( 8’000 Mls ) with full warranty as its top of the range to many extras to list what a saving at only 19’995€ 952838842 /608 950 221 billbrady cars.com
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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)
MECHANICS MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work. Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (287296) BRITISH MECHANIC Mijas Costa. Experienced & Reliable. 605 407 369 (287423)
REPAIRS ENGLISH bodyshop, fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No Job Too Small. 952 667 074 (286665) BRITISH MECHANIC Mijas Costa. Experienced & Reliable. 605 407 369 (287423)
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Ford KA + 5 Door 2017 3’000 Klm. (1’800 Mls ) Polar white, bluetooth, alloy wheels and much more a nearly new car for only 8’995€ 952838842 /608 950 221 billbradycars.com MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE UK plates, 2005, excellent condition, long MOT & Insured €2,000 660 366 033 (287167) XMAS BARGAIN: 3,250€ each ONO – Nissan Note Metalic Blue 2006 5 door 1.4 petrol – Citroen C4 Coupe 1.6 Diesel Top of Range, both tidy plus ITV and tax. Estepona – Tel: 691 973 131 - +44 78 3637 9122 (287465) Talbot 1986 UK LHD motorhome slight faults £1,595 – Renault 4 1986 – resprayed 100,000km, good order 1,795€. Kangaroo Estate 1.9 diesel 2005 Gib Reg. Drive Away £1,595 691 973 131 - +44 78 3637 9122 (287465)
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)
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. (284888) ALL CARS / Commercials wanted, runners or non-runners. Cash. Buyer collects. Transfer included. 605 109 796 (286047)
MUSIC ENHANCE YOUR SPECIAL DAY WITH THE BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS OF LIVE SPANISH GUITAR PLAYED BY DAVID CHRISTIAN-CLARK. ECLECTIC REPERTOIRE. RECOMMENDED BY TOP WEDDINGPLANNERS AND AGENTS.SEE HIM ON GOOGLE & FACEBOOK. CALL 00 350 540 367 29 (287087)
NAUTICAL
NAUTICAL COURSES INTERNATIONAL SKIPPER LICENCE: Courses held in English and starts soon. RYA VHF and Radar Courses. 636 444 929 (287297)
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CHARITIES ACE CHARITY ‘El Refugio’ in La Cala de Mijas is a registered charity. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the Town Hall or the Andalucian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter. We are grateful for any help offered, including donations of food and blankets. Visiting times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736. Our website is www.ace-chari ty.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320) ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 14.00pm. (93319)
PEST CONTROL C O C K R O A C H E S , 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 (285686)
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) / 952 112 978 (283419)
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@sepeon line.net www.sepeonline.net (93321) 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 veteri-
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nary 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 clearout, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about rehoming, 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.
PET TRANSPORT ACCOMPANY your pets to their new home. Fully licensed pet transport service. Denise www.petchau ffeur.eu 952 197 187 / 696 233 848 info@petchauf feur.eu (284908)
PLUMBING
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PROPERTY FOR RENT
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 PETCARE PET HOTEL. Alhaurin el Grande. Holiday accommodation for dogs and cats. Heated/Air-conditioned kennels available. Tel: 952 112 284 / 685 400 216 www.petcarespain.com. Find us on Facebook at Pet care Spain. (278403) LAGUNA KENNELS AND CATTERY. Your pets lovingly cared for by English mother and daughter. Near Coin. lagunakennels@hotmail.com. Tel 952 112 021 / 606 838 983. (285836)
HIGH TOP VAN going from Spain to UK and return. Reliable Service. Call Graham 620 353 594 for details. EMail vgcasacolor@gmail.com (286483)
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
REMOVAL/STORAGE
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 (285453) Spain UK UK Spain, Part / full loads Storage. Pet transport / travel with your pets spainukukspain@gmail.com 637 980 655 (286452)
PROPERTY TO LET
MOVE IT MASTERS UKSPAIN-UK. Over 30 years experience. Guaranteed lowest prices. Storage & kennelling available Tel or Whatsapp: 660 030 107 (287114) moveit-storeit.com Tel David 696 810 618 (282693)
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT MARBELLA, BANUS, Luxury 3, 2 & 1 bedroom apartments by Marina. Jacuzzi. Private Garden. Pools, Garage. Long or short term. bravoelezovic@gmail.com 34 637 439 222 (287450)
KENNELS CAT & DOG World Kennels and Cattery. 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.catand dogworld.com (285387)
LOCAL & International Removals Regular Schedules 603 860 702 move@freinter national.com (257824)
PROPERTY TO LET
MALAGA EXPAT CONSULTING - Paperwork Assistance, (NIE, Residencia, Driving Licence Renewal, Car Transfer, Doctor Registrations, Translation, Property Rental License and more), Relocation Advice. Outstanding service at competitive rates. Call Irina Saltmarsh 687 733 743 www.malaga expat.com (287019)
PROPERTY ARCH - The Andalusian Rescue Centre for Horses, registered charity 8448, is open to visitors every Sunday from 9a.m until 12 noon. Working closely with the Spanish authorities, we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abused and abandoned horses and donkeys. Come and meet our current rescues, learn about our work and how you may be able to help. Run solely by a small team of dedicated volunteers,the Centre is located between Alhaurin el Grande and Coin in Comm. de Viñ a Borrego behind Venta Miralmonte. For more information and directions see our website www.horserescues pain.org, our Facebook page Centro Andalusi de Rescate de Caballos or tel. 610 845 491 or 656 935 613
CLASSIFIEDS
PLUMBER for all your plumbing, water heaters, bathrooms, tiling. Benalmadena based, travel no problem. Construction work. Glen 669 073 773. (286750) PLUMBING. Leak detection & blocked drains. Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com (277279) PLUMBER – 26 yrs on Coast, all aspects of plumbing, Electric water heaters, reforms. 24/7 call-out plumbing service. Competitive rates. References available. Call Ian (Eng) 609 502 064 or Nico (Eng/ES) 617 128 138 (287292)
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@eyeprint.es (259024)
APARTMENT near Estepona Port. 2 Bed, 2 Bath, internet. 825€ PM plus bills. Jason 608 365 520 (287360) RAINBOW PINTURAS. English, professional painters & decorators . All aspects of interior & exterior work. Also kitchen/ furniture spraying. Call / WhatsApp: Daniel 628066308. www.rainbowpinturas.com (287097)
FOR SALE WWW.INMOANDALUZ.C OM. Bargain inland properties for all budgets, fincas, village homes, apartments and villas. Legal building plots. 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (282689)
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STARLIGHT PROPERTY. All Areas. Residential & Holiday Lets. 689 819 592 www.starlight-spain.com (286668)
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Bold rejuvenation PEUGEOT fans can now order t h e 2 0 2 0 P e u g e o t 2 0 0 8 a n d e 2008 SUVs. Initially offered only in GT Line spec, the petrol and diesel pow ered 2008 starts at around €30,100. The new model is more stylistically assertive with a much more pronounced front end, a horizontal grille, optics directly borrowed from its littlesister 208, and the famous LED signa ture in the shape of a hook. In terms of dimensions, the new 2008 is a bit bigger as well, mea suring 5.5 inches with a slightly stretched wheelbase as well. All 2008s are frontdriven only but offer Grip Control, a stability control system for looser sur faces as an option. The interior looks suitably fu turistic, with a small steering wheel, digital instrument panel and separate infotainment touchscreen with ‘piano key’ shortcut buttons underneath.
STYLISTICALLY ASSERTIVE: Beefier dimensions.
Like the 208, the 2008’s high mounted digital instrument clus ter can project crucial informa tion in enlarged ‘holographic’ form in front of it and Peugeot says this can shorten a driver’s
MERCEDES has revealed the second gen eration GLA with promises of new tech nology and greater comfort. On the outside, the new GLA body fea tures reduced lines and accentuated planes that convey serene sportiness with powerful shoulders of the bodywork. Coupélike lines of the side windows and the contoured side profile give the car its dynamically elegant flair. Allround pro tective cladding adds structure to the overall proportions and emphasises the vehicle’s offroad character. The GLA can be equipped with the per manent allwheeldrive system 4MATIC with fully variable torque distribution as an option. 4MATIC components include the power takeoff to the rear axle, which is integrated into the automated dual clutch transmission, and the rear axle dif ferential with an integrated multiplate clutch. Unlike the previous model, in which the actuation was hydraulic, the clutch is electromechanically operated.
reaction time by half a second. Like the rest of the Peugeot range, the 2008 is now available in Active, Allure, GT Line and GT trim. The electric e2008 costs
€38,000 after the €4,152.35 gov ernment plugin car grant. Less e x p e n s i v e , e n t r y l e v e l m o d e l s will join the range at a later date. Peugeot has put effort into making the e2008 drive more
Second generation Via a twostage spur gear and a ball ramp, an electric motor exerts an axial force on the clutch pack to open or close the plates. One element of this compact unit is the rear axle differential; this com pensates the different rotational speeds of the rear wheels. The advantages of this control system are nonrpmde pendent operation across the entire actuation range and thus also the pilot control of the clutch while stationary, along with higher efficiency thanks to the ball ramp concept. The interior instrument panel features optical ‘cutouts’ in the driver and front
like a regular automatic car, too, and speaking of transmissions, the higherpowered petrols are available with an eightspeed au to as well as a conventional six speed manual. The engine range echoes that of the Peugeot 208’s, but the power outputs are higher to compensate for more weight and size: the entrylevel 2008 has 99bhp, and the top model is no longer the 134bhp EV, but a 153bhp petrol. The electric feels like the most natural fit for the more glitzy, ex tra tech interior and the same mixture of 100kW power and 50kWh battery as the e208 has been slotted under the e2008, adding around 350kg to the kerb weight, but keeping it all in the floor. Better for handling, and it means room for people and lug gage is completely unimpeded too. The fully charged range is 193 miles. passenger area. The cutout on the dri ver’s side is dominated by the freestand ing display unit, which is available in three variants: with two seveninch displays with one seven and one 10.25inch dis play and, in the Widescreen version, with two 10.25inch displays. Included as stan dard is the intuitively operated MBUX in fotainment system which can be individu ally configured with the aid of a range of options. The powerful computer, cus tomisable presentation, fullcolour head up display and voice control activated with the prompt ‘Hey Mercedes’ are the key advantages of the system. The GLA 200, with a standard seven speed dualclutch automatic gearbox, can do 062mph in 8.7 seconds, hit a top speed of 131mph and achieve combined fuel consumption of 50.4mpg while emit ting 129g/km of CO2.
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ROAD TEST by Nick Fletcher TOYOTA’S Camry is a midsize hybrid saloon which offers zesty performance and good fuel economy along with a spa cious interior and generous lev el of standard features. It competes with rivals such as the Ford Mondeo and BMW 3 Series in a niche market as the rise of the SUV has resulted in a decline in saloon car sales. How ever, there are still a significant number of people who prefer a booted saloon and the latest Camry should attract attention. Priced from €35,656 (£29,995), even the entrylevel Camry offers great value as its standard kit includes dualzone climate control, front and rear parking sensors, satnav, digital radio and Bluetooth, alloy wheels, rear privacy glass and automatic headlights. It also has plenty of safety features including adaptive cruise control, lane departure alert, auto emergency braking and pedestrian detection, auto highbeam and hillstart assist. My Design test model was
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the entry version with a 2.5litre petrol engine and electric motor giving a total of 215 hp and mated to CVT automatic trans mission. It is a smooth combina tion delivering slick responsive performance, with a 0100 kph time just 8.4 seconds. Top speed is 180 kph (112 mph), emissions low at 98 g’km and
Facts at a glance Model: Toyota Camry Design Engine: 2.5 litre petrol/electric motor Transmission: CVT automatic Performance: 0-100 kph 8.3 seconds, top speed 180 kph (112 mph) Economy: 18.3 kpl (51.8 mpg) Emissions: 98 g/km
Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
average fuel economy 18.3 kpl (51.8 mpg). In lowspeed city traffic, the Camry can run on electric pow er only and in other situations it automatically switches between petrol and electric power to give optimum performance and maximum fuel economy. The sculptured body shape,
wide wraparound front grille and sleek headlights give the Camry a potent stance and the cabin has a classy look with ele gant design features and practi cal instrument and control lay out. The 28 cms (seveninch) infotainment screen is small by class standards, but is easy to operate. Despite a sloping roofline, head and legroom in the rear of the Camry is still very good and the seating supportive and com fortable. The suspension on the car has been made more com pact to create room for the elec tric storage batteries without compromising boot space, which at 524 litres is among the best in class. And the rear seats can be folded down to accom modate longer items. There are signs of a revival in demand for booted saloons es pecially hybrid models so the Camry, bolstered by Toyota’s exceptional reputation for de pendability, is well set to take advantage.
Absolute icon THE new Audi RS 6 Avant is no wolf in sheep’s clothing it shows off its distinct design with great confidence. Aside from the front doors, the roof and the luggage com partment cover, all body panels are RSspecific. The wheel arch es, which are flared by around 40 millimetres on each side, and wheels with a diameter of up to 22 inches emphasise the sporty character of the highperfor mance Avant, which measures roughly five metres in length. The new hood with power dome, the striking lateral air in lets with vertical wings, and the wide flat Singleframe leave no doubt as to the unconditional drive of the RS icon. The 4.0 TFSI in the new vehi
cle deliv ers a greater out put combined with an increased level of efficiency. The V8 power unit delivers 441 kW and provides 800 Nm of torque, combined CO2 emis sions in g/km: 268–263 consis tently within an incredibly wide engine speed range from 2,050 to 4,500 rpm. It takes just 3.6 seconds to accelerate from zero to 100 km/h and in a mere 12 seconds, the highperfor mance Avant reaches 200 km/h. The top speed is electronically limited to 250 km/h, this can be increased to 280 km/h with the optional dynamic package and even to 305 km/h with the dy
DISTINCT AND DYNAMIC: Sporty and progressive.
namic plus package. The standard adaptive sus pension with controlled damp ing is tuned specifically for the RS and allows a top speed of 305 km/h for the first time in conjunction with the dynamic package plus. The sport suspen sion plus with Dynamic Ride Control is an option that works with steel springs and threeway adjustable dampers to counter act the movements of the vehi cle body with no delay, without the use of electronics. At speeds of 120 km/h and above, the air suspension drops
another 10 millimetres in the three modes specified above. In ‘dy namic’ mode, the body remains at this low ride height perma nently for both suspension types. On poor road surfaces, the adaptive air suspension of fers a ‘lift’ that can raise 20 mil limetres above its normal posi tion at low speeds. The interior design is forward looking and markedly driverori ented. The user interface of the fully digital operating system is easy to read and harmonises with the sleek black panel de
sign. The two displays with hap tic and acoustic feedback are positioned one above the other and can be operated via touch and swiping movements. Special displays provide additional trip and vehicle data. The shift light display prompts the driver to upshift when the rev limit is reached. Three versions of the RS A6 Avant will be available in the UK: the standard RS Avant Quat tro costing from €110,080; the RS6 Avant Carbon Black from €119,460; and the flagship RS6 Avant Vorsprung from €129,670.
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No match for Man City PREMIER LEAGUE champions Manchester City cruised to a 30 victory over arsenal at the Emi rates Stadium on Sunday. Enforced changes saw Sead Ko lasinac and Matteo Guendouzi handed starts for the Gunners, whilst Benjamin Mendy, Phil Fo den, Nicolas Otamendi and IIkay Gundogan formed City’s four changes. Reaction to last Saturday’s Man
chester derby defeat provided the Citizens enough motivation to take a secondminute lead after Kevin De Bruyne arrived at the back to smash into the roof of the net, just moments after Gabriel Martinelli got goalside to bring the best out of Ederson from pointblank range at the other end. A giveandgo between Gundo gan and De Bruyne released the
SPORT WINNING FORM: Manchester City piled the misery on Arsenal.
latter down the left who then squared to Raheem Sterling for a simple tapin after 15 minutes as the Citizens extended their advan tage. De Bruyne piled more misery on the Gunners when he charged at the defence to fire into the bot tom corner with a low strike five minutes to halftime, much to the anger of the home supporters. The Belgian continued torment
ing the hosts as he flashed the frame of the post with a curling drive from the edge of the area two minutes later. City didn’t let up right after the interval, with the Gunners desper ately holding out as Mesut Ozil threw a tantrum being substituted for Emile Smith Rowe after 59 minutes, kicking his gloves in the air in anguish. Gabriel Jesus went through on
goal following a poor backpass, but the Brazilian failed to beat Ar senal shotstopper Bernd Leno who quickly charged at the attack er a minute later. The Citizens searched for more in added time, but Raheem Ster ling fired wide after going clear down the left side of the box as City return to winning ways, while the Gunners’ topfour hopes take another knock.
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Salvaged a point MANCHESTER UNITED needed a late goal from Mason Greenwood to earn a point against Everton in the Premier League on Sunday. Mason Greenwood scored 13 minutes from time to salvage a 11 draw for Manchester United and deny Everton caretaker boss Dun can Ferguson a second consecutive Premier League victory. United went into the game hop ing to claim a third consecutive league win for the first time since January, but David de Gea’s failure to clear a firsthalf corner led to Victor Lindelof putting through his own net. Everton defended resolutely as they sought to build on their 31 victory over Chelsea at Goodison Park, and the commitment shown by a side lacking a number of key players did raise inevitable ques tions about Ferguson taking the manager’s job on a permanent ba sis. That was resolved on Monday though as the club announced Car los Ancelotti as their new manag er. But United substitute Green
HELD ON: Manchester United held on to pull a point from Sunday’s game. wood produced the cutting edge in attack that the hosts had been lacking and his strike ensured Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men extended
their unbeaten streak to six league matches. Jesse Lingard dragged a shot wide on the turn from eight yards
after United swept forward from the kickoff. Marcus Rashford and Daniel James both went close, feeding on
incisive long passes Lindelof and Scott McTominay, before Jordan Pickford parried a dipping Rash ford freekick away from danger as Everton continued to come under pressure. Without the pace to hit United on the counterattack, the visitors took a more patient approach and were rewarded when Leighton Baines’ corner was misjudged by De Gea whose claims to have been impeded by Dominic Calvert Lewin were ignored and the ball grazed the goalkeeper’s knuckles before bouncing off Lindelof’s leg and into the unguarded net. Luke Shaw surged down the United left after an hour and fired a powerful drive that Pickford did well to parry away, and nine min utes later Lindelof curled a shot over the crossbar from the edge of the box with Everton pinned back. United’s late pressure paid off when James found Greenwood on the edge of the box and the teenager tucked a low drive into the bottom corner of Pickford’s net to spare United’s blushes.
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SO that’s it, the 2019/20 UE FA Champions League round of 16 has been drawn in full. We’ve seen some heavy weights drawn against each other in a series of spectacu lar ties. Who are the winners and losers? Winner: Spurs Spurs clawed their way into the knockout rounds on matchday five and will look to make an assault on Europe with their new manager, Jose Mourinho. And despite the Portuguese’s recent history of struggling against smaller, more organised sides (his Chelsea team were eliminated by upstarts Atlético Madrid in 2014, a rising PSG in 2015 and when he led Manchester United, they fell to Sevilla in 2018) as opposed to giants, this Spurs team is still quite weak in defence and exposure to any of Europe’s heavy weights may have been too much for even Mourinho’s biggame nous.
FIXTURE DRAW 10/03 Valencia • Atalanta Leipzig • Tottenham 11/03 PSG • Borussia Dortmund Liverpool • Atlético de Madrid 17/03 Manchester City • Real Madrid Juventus • O. Lyon 18/03 Bayern Múnich • Chelsea Barcelona • Nápoles
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EUROPA LEAGUE DRAW CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: The winners and the losers. Luckily for them, then, that they drew RB Leipzig, ar guably the weakest of all their possible opponents. The German side are not without their qualities, obviously, and Timo Werner is a hotshot that will need handling but you can breathe easy, José! This is a winnable tie! Loser: Manchester City
Poor Pep Guardiola. Just when his season of terrible luck and bizarre defensive er rors looked to have at least been simplified into a narrow objective: focus on and win the cups, they go ahead and get one of the nastiest possi ble draws they could. Are Manchester City better than Real Madrid? Unques
tionably. They have a more coherent tactical vision and even in their current state of nonsense defensive struc ture, can still organise them selves better than Real Madrid who are entirely re liant on enough of their star men playing well at the same time to see them over the line.
First big derby BLUE SKY Marbella Walking Football League’s first derby match between WFS (Marbella) ‘A’ and WFS (Marbella) ‘B’ will take place Saturday, December 21, at the Campo de Futbol, Benahavis (in front of the Gran Hotel). Kick off is at 11am and promises to be an intriguing, exciting tension filled game be tween two teams of over 50yearolds who have yet to be beaten. WFS ‘A’ with a 60 win over old rivals and co preseason favourites Smiles 50 ‘A’ at the League inauguration at Benalmadena Pueblo in midNovember will be strong favourites to see off their fellow members of WFS ‘B.’ The ‘B’ team however are also undefeat ed after winning their first game and draw ing the second also at Benalmadena Pueblo. They are only three points behind League leaders Aston Viñuela with a game in hand
while the ‘A’ team have played two less than Viñuela and one less than their ‘B’ team. With the Walking Dead club suffering from players departing for their countries for the festive season their game against SMILES 60 ‘B’ has been postponed until Jan uary. This match and the home match against Viñuela will be rescheduled for Janu ary. Aston Viñuela and Smiles 50 ‘A’ have arranged for Viñuela to visit Calahonda to play two friendly matches. Viñuela used this opportunity to try out several players new to the squad with a mix of first team squad with a view to forming a second team. Smiles who had surprisingly lost at Viñuela in the League match went all out for revenge and were 60 up at half time. Viñuela made changes but lost 71 overall. The second friendly saw a different, bet ter organised Viñuela team who won 32.
The evening continued after the match with an excellent buffet laid on by the Club del Sol Tennis Club. WFS reminds members that numbers for the Sportsmans Lunch on January 19, 2020 will be limited and that they should reserve their tickets now. Price is €30 including lunch. Special guest speaker is controversial ex Premier League referee Mark Clattenberg. To reserve your ticket contact Robin Beith on 673 304 643 or Ronnie Waugh on 660 899 635. The Blue Sky Marbella Walking Football League invites people to get involved. A spokesperson said: “Better still, form a team and join the League... seven players over 50 years, three subs, three touch, head height, minimum tackling. Excellent exer cise, excellent after match refreshment and banter.”
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