Costa del Sol 26 July – 1 August 2012 Issue 1412

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€5m Walkway of Death renovation is grounded PLANS to start work on a €5 million reovation of the ‘Caminito del Rey’ have been delayed.

Malaga Provincial Government has withdrawn the €980,000 it planned to provide towards the cost of renovating the worldfamous attraction, tagged by many as the ‘Walkway of Death’.

This happened after it became apparant that the Junta de Andalucia, which was supposed to provide an additional €4 million towards the renovations, had not included work on the walkway in the Alora Lake District in its 2012 budget.

The Vice-President of Malaga Provincial Government, Francisca Caracuel, said: “With the current need to boost the economy and send money to Malaga’s towns, I can’t let €980,000 stay

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In memory A MONUMENT will be erected at San Rafael Cemetery, Malaga, in memory of 4,500 Spanish Civil War victims buried in mass graves.

Xmas cheer BENALMADENA Council is to do away with staff annual Christmas bonuses with the money instead going to evicted families.

Storms over STUNNING DANGER: The walkway over the gorge. in a drawer and lose it next year.” She claimed that this is what happened last year, when the Junta also failed to provide money.

She said it was important to invest the money in projects which can be carried out rather than lose it.

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Mijas lays plaque in memory of lost hiker THE town of Mijas recently paid homage to Juan Antonio Gomez, a well known local hiker who disappeared two years ago.

Mayor of Mijas Angel Nozal and Gomez’s family laid a commemorative plaque on the mountain path Camino del Calvario.

Mayor Nozal said: “This is a tribute to one of the most important nature lovers of Mijas, author of many books and whose knowledge of the mountain range was matchless.”

Gomez’s work studying and writing books about the Mijas mountain range (Sierra de Mijas) helped the natural park become better known among visitors and locals.

He disappeared two years ago when hiking through Sierra de Mijas, and despite the efforts to find him, no trace was found.

His family still hope he will reappear some day.

Meanwhile, the search continues for a 63-year-old British man who

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Cabs to change FUENGIROLA’S taxi fleet is to be progressively modified to use liquefied petroleum gas, which will fuel the vehicles for longer and reduce CO2 emissions as well as petrol costs.

Man improves THE man who was badly injured when he jumped off a dock in Marbella has reportedly regained consciousness.

MEMORIAL: The plaque is laid on the Camino del Calvario. disappeared last Saturday in Nerja.

He left his hotel to go hiking in the Chillar River area and never returned.

Guardia Civil, firefighters, Citizen Protection services and a mountain rescue team have been searching the area by land and air for the

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missing man in the Sierra Almijara area, between Nerja and Frigiliana.

The bicycle he is reported to have had with him has not been found.

The man’s wife told the local Press that he is an experienced hiker who knows the area well and went fully equipped.

Water plan THE State plans to invest €4.3m in an improved water distribution system in Mijas and Fuengirola to irrigate public parks and golf courses solely with recycled water.

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Saudi Royals paid town hall €2 million THE Saudi Arabian Royal Household has paid Estepona Town Hall €2 million to allow Asturion Foundation to create a luxury housing complex.

The foundation, which is owned by the Saudi Arabian Royal Household, intends to build 1,477 luxury homes on a 590,652 square-metre plot of land in Arroyo del Saladillo in exchange for a total of €8 million. In earlier talks, Asturion

Foundation paid the previous government administration €4 million, which was supposed to be used for subsidised housing, municipal infrastructure improvements, purchasing land for public works, etc. However, despite being legally required to use the money for these purposes, the previous administration allegedly misused these funds. The Public Prosecutor’s office has

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initiated court proceedings against the former local government over this matter.

The council plenary session approved the construction works provisionally, and they have been scrutinised by environmental and public works offices in order to legally approve the zoning plan for the project. The land will initially be used to construct homes.

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Cartama family evicted

No health cuts demand MIJAS TOWN HALL has criticised measures planned by the Andalucian Health Service (SAS) to save money on healthcare, demanding that the afternoon emergency services and third doctor, which are due to be cut, remain in place.

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FRANCISCO RAMIREZ and his family were evicted from their home in Cartama by Guardia Civil, despite attempts by associations and neighbours to avoid it.

Ramirez owes the bank €135,000 on his mortgage, and has been unemployed for several years.

GOVERNMENT workers union, CSIF, has asked the Andalucian government inspection office to investigate possible favouritism within the Junta de Andalucia, creating a political battle between regional party representatives.

Ambulance fear

Plan expands

BENALMADENA TOWN HALL will demand that the Junta de Andalucia keep its two local ambulances in operation as usual. The district health board said there are no plans to stop either vehicle from running.

Sunday opening THE Junta de Andalucia, along with businesspeople, labour unions and consumers have shown their disapproval of the new government measure to allow shops in tourist areas to open on holidays and Sundays.

Body found THE body of a 71-year-old man has been found near his vehicle, which had fallen down an embankment on the side of a road in the Ardales area.

Tomato heaven A MARKET that will include nearly 40 different varieties of tomatoes will take place in Coin until Sunday.

RACE HOPE: Birthday-boy Alonso will want to celebrate with a win.

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HE best possible present Spanish race ace Fernando Alonso could get on his 31st birthday this Sunday is victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest.

At present topping the Formula 1 standings with 154 points, Alonso is unlikely to want for anything materialistic for his birthday, for he earns a reported €30 million as Ferrari’s leading driver, plus an estimated €8 million from sponsorships and advertising deals.

After marrying Raquel del Rosario, lead singer of Spanish pop band El Sueño de Morfeo in 2006, the childless couple announced plans to divorce at the

Water levels drop in Malaga

Youth initiative

MALAGA PROVINCE’S water reserves were at 69.22 per cent capacity as of Tuesday. This is a far cry from the 92.19 per cent capacity which was registered the same time last year. However, it is still 20 per cent more than the average registered over the past 10 years. The 434 cubic hectometres of water currently in the province’s seven reservoirs should be enough to see the population of the area through the dry summer season. Four weeks ago, the reservoirs had 461 cubic hectometres of water, meaning 27 have been consumed during that period.

RINCON DE LA VICTORIA recently hosted ‘Somos mas, somos iguales’ (We are more, we are the same) campaign activities, aimed at young people to promote equality within their families, friendships and relationships.

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end of last year. Now the two-time world champion is rumoured to be going out with Russian model Dasha Kapustina.

Nicknamed El Nano, a typical pseudonym for Fernando in Asturias where he was born, Alonso acts as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. After moving to England in 1998 and later Switzerland, he moved back to Oviedo in Spain in recent times to be closer to friends and family, a move that cost him an estimated €62.5 million in tax.

An avid card tricks fan, Alonso is also interested in cycling, tennis and football, and is a keen Real Madrid and Real Oviedo supporter.

To get out of this situation, I will use the same medicine in the government as our sportspeople: effort, discipline and dedication

Mariano Rajoy, Spanish PM, talking of the financial crisis at a Spanish Olympic Committee reception in Madrid.

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of land has been 14,000 hectares destroyed in a fire in Cataluña

this week in which four people have also died.

The fire is believed to have started in La Jonquera, on the Spanish-French border, due to a lit cigarette butt.

MIJAS TOWN HALL’S debt payment plan has increased by €184,000, an amount approved

by Central Government after much scrutiny. The amount owed to suppliers has reached almost €24.8 million.

New methods EIGHTEEN unemployed people from the Guadalhorce Valley have participated in an internship programme to teach them how to import into the area new work techniques used in European farming.

Beach cinema MORE than 2,000 people went to Los Boliches beach in Fuengirola to watch the first outdoor film session of the summer.

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A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl died at a public kindergarten in La Coruña, northern Spain, after drowning in an inflatable pool.

There were another 32 children with her at the time and reportedly only four or five monitors to look after them all. The kindergarten opened this year.

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Repairs to walkway delayed

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Stories making headlines from the United Kingdom

Royal beach to open VISITORS to Osborne House, Queen Victoria’s palace on the Isle of Wight, will soon be able to visit the beach where the English queen liked to swim, The according to Guardian.

Hole rescue EMERGENCY responders in Oldham rescued two men who were supposedly drunk from a 50-foot manhole.

Neither was seriously injured, according to rescue services.

Music toddler A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl from Devon played Mary Had A Little Lamb on the piano before a live audience of 200 guests in Plymouth. The mother claims that the toddler can write numbers and letters.

WALK OUT: The strike was held to protest against temporary workers.

‘Indefinite’ strike only lasts for two days

By Nicole Hallett TWO days after the ‘indefinite’ strike at three hospitals in Marbella, Mijas and Benalmadena started, it was called off.

The strike began on Monday when seven employees at Marbella’s Hospital Costa del Sol (HCS) stopped working in protest at health cuts by the Andalucia Regional Government.

While a small number, this affected 50 per cent of non-urgent services at the hospital.

On Tuesday, when various operations were scheduled, more than 20 employees participated.

This meant 29 operations had to be rescheduled, including nine gynaecological and one general.

In addition all non-urgent tests in the radiology department were cancelled.

At the CARE centre in Mijas, one employee participated in the strike on Tuesday, which meant 20 respiratory patients had to have their

appointments rescheduled.

At the HAR centre in Benalmadena two professionals in the respiratory and one in x-ray participated, affecting 10 and five patients respectively.

The strike was held to protest against temporary workers - which make up 40 per cent of the 1,800 staff - having their hours and salary reduced by 10 per cent as well as the conditions of an increase to permanent staff working hours.

From Front Page Caracuel said that the Caminito del Rey is an ‘emblematic’ project which will benefit Alora and Ardales and that the provincial government will ask the Junta for further funds.

Not only that, Caracuel commented, but the area is dangerous, and four people have died there climbing in the past three years.

The Caminito del Rey has become known throughout the world for its extreme danger, and although it has been closed to the public for years, many climbers continue to risk their lives on the walkway.

Construction of the Caminito finished in 1905 and it was inaugurated by King Alfonso XIII but is now in serious disrepair.

To see a video of the Caminito del Rey in its current state, scan the QR code.

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New station BENALMADENA Mayor Paloma Garcia has received assurances from the provincial subdelegate that he will make efforts in Madrid to promote the construction of Benalmadena’s new police station.

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The Malaya Case trials expected to end on Monday THE Malaya Case trials are expected to end on Monday.

Malaya has been the largest judicial process involving municipal corruption, and the sentence is scheduled to be declared during session number 199, which will be the

last to be held unless another one is needed.

A MAN, 67, missing for On that day, the 86 people who have more than a day has been charged will have the been rescued from a opportunity to briefly put their case to ravine in Puerto the court for the last time.

Sauco, Ronda.

Until then, the defence lawyers will continue presenting their final reports.

The case trials have lasted almost two years, and estimates are that it will take the court officials between six and eight months to write up the investigation and its conclusions.

The proceedings first began on September 27, 2010, with charges against 95 people who were being investigated for their possible involvement in corruption-related MISSING: Dutch national Nerlinio Emerson Greene. crimes.

Almost two years later and after countless hours of hearings, expert NATIONAL POLICE are requesting help coloured, of strong build, 1.85 metres reports, accusations, to find a missing Dutch citizen who last tall and normally wears sports clothes. witness declarations year spent his summer holidays in the Anyone with information on his and complications, the Estepona and Marbella area. whereabouts is asked to contact the corruption case finally The man, Nerlinio Emerson Greene, National Police on 091 or the missing seems to be reaching was born in Amsterdam in 1979, is persons department on 952 046 280. an end.

Police seek help to find missing man

San Pedro residents improvise car park to avoid town parking meters MARBELLA Town Hall has asked that the Ministry of Public Works not allow parking in the boulevard above the newly opened underpass in San Pedro.

The area is currently a wasteland and residents in the area have begun to use it for

parking, despite the fact that they have to drive up onto the pavement to access the area.

In just a few weeks, they have found a way to avoid using the metered parking area in the town, which has yet to be inaugurated.

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The town hall is afraid that the constant passing of cars will deteriorate the area which is due to be transformed into a park.

Therefore, as the Ministry of Public Works is responsible for the plot, they have asked them to find a solution.

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Minister’s son in Nerja following Brazil attack ONE of the four sons of the Spanish Minister of Justice is recovering in

Nerja following an attempted mugging in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Jose Ruiz-Gallardon, the 26-year-old son of Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, has been working in the city for a law firm since September last year.

His family says that he is ‘in shock’ especially as his friend, Italian

Tomasso Lotto, of the same age, died in the attack.

The two young men were reportedly targeted when they stopped at traffic lights and two hooded men attempted to steal their belongings and pointed guns at them.

The Italian carried out a sudden movement and

one of the attackers fired a shot, which ricocheted and hit him in the head, killing him.

Ruiz-Gallardon has spent his summer holidays in Nerja since he was a child, in their home near the local Parador. He has said that he intends to return to Brazil to continue working there.

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Stories making headlines from Germany

Screw thief A MAN was arrested in Peiting for allegedly stealing screws from dozens of road signs over the course of several months. A collection of screws were found at his home.

No divorce A WOMAN whose identity details were used on a marriage certificate to an Indian man issued in Bosnia has been denied a divorce by a Munich court since she was never legally married.

Baby drop A MAN found a fivehour-old baby boy outside his home in the northern port city of Rostock late in the evening after answering his door.

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Little Skylarks in Malaga THE Chinese youth chorus ‘Little Skylark’ gave a free concert in Echegaray Theatre in Malaga. The 45 singers, aged 12-16 performed a selection of popular Chinese songs as well as choral compositions created by Chinese musicians and a few Spanish songs they had specially prepared for the event.

The concert was organised by the town hall’s culture department and the Young Provincial Orchestra of Malaga (JOPMA). It is one of several cultural and artistic exchanges these organisations have recently been making with China.

Tots in stolen cars TWO cars were stolen with small children inside in less than one week in the Malaga province.

The first theft occurred around Camino Suarez, Malaga when a mother was in her vehicle with her three-year-old child.

A man stopped the vehicle and forced her to get out, intending to steal the car. The mother pleaded him to let her take her child out, but he ignored her.

Two men who were in the area saw what was happening and stopped the alleged thief until

police officers arrived and arrested the individual.

The second incident occurred merely five days later in Torremolinos, when a mother was in a store car park loading her vehicle, which also contained her one-yearold baby.

Apparently, a young Romanian man rapidly entered the car and left the mother behind. The police, warned by a passer-by, managed to corner the alleged thief in a dead end street and arrest him.

A STUDENT sued by Essen-based School of Economics and Management for finishing his Bachelors and Masters degrees ‘too fast’ will have to pay for the seven semesters he was expected to take.

Aero lightest THE world’s lightest material has been invented by scientists at Hamburg and Kiel universities. The Aero graphite regains its shape after being squashed and conducts electricity.

Grave error A GRIEVING woman who went to tend her mother’s grave in Cologne reportedly found a skull, complete with teeth belonging to another person, in the mud by the headstone.

Decade ban FOOTBALL hooligans could be banned from matches for up to 10 years. The crackdown on violence and sports security stopped short of all stadiums being seated.

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SCANDINAVIAN PRESS Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden

Mum stabbed SWEDEN - A 20-yearold man was arrested for ‘attempted murder’ after allegedly stabbing a woman, 22, who was taking an infant in a pram for an evening stroll in Agnesfridsvägen, Malmö. The baby was unharmed.

Church adrift NORWAY – The harbour chapel in Sandefjord in the south could be the world’s only floating church, reports claim. Built on a raft, its design is based on two boathouses.

Hay bale trap DENMARK - Three sisters who became trapped under a 400kg hay bale in the village of Hee, near Ringkøbing, have been declared dead.

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LONG WAY TO GO: Roadworks still weeks away from completion.

Roadworks on Carvajal Boulevard suffer delay

By Nicole Hallett

THE Carvajal Boulevard in Fuengirola, due to be finished midJuly, is still a few weeks away from completion.

The boulevard runs alongside the train tracks for 330 metres and will connect the upper part of Carvajal to the N-340, improving access to homes.

Works on the boulevards are being carried out by two separate

owners and contractors.

The project began after Easter on the stretch owned by the bank Caixa Cataluña, which also owns the land behind.

It was supposed to have taken three months to finish, but two weeks ago it was discovered that the elbow in Costa del Sol’s main water network pipe would be weakened if work continued.

The new designs are now waiting to be given the go-ahead

by Acosol, the owner of the water pipes.

Once given, the work can be ‘completed in about two weeks’, said Inmaculada Lopez, Project Manager for the contracted construction company Pobisa.

The other stretch of the road belongs to Reserva del Higueron who contracted Espovega to carry out the work, which began the beginning of July and should be completed by the end of August.

A REPRESENTATION of the emblematic building Palacio Miramar’s façade, will substitute the old main entrance to Malaga fairground this year.

The new construction will replace the previous entrance, which was fashioned in the likeness of the old tobacco factory in Huelin. The new access is being made due to the previous entrance no longer being safe for use after eight years in place.

Miramar Palace is a historical building constructed in the 1920s by the local architect Fernando GuerreroStrachan. Initially it was a luxury hotel and later it became home to Malaga Provincial Court until 2008, when the new City of Justice in Teatinos was finished.

Since then the hotel group Santos has begun to arrange converting the building back into a fivestar hotel, which is scheduled to reopen in 2015.

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Stories making headlines from Russia

Drugs bust on banana ship NINE Russians, two Latvians and their Ukrainian leader have been arrested for international drugtrafficking 130kg of cocaine among crates of bananas from Ecuador to St. Petersburg.

Radioactive RADIOACTIVE blueberries that gave off more than nine times the recommended limit of radiation have been found to be sold at Bazaar food market in Solnechnogorsk, north west of Moscow.

Plane injury A WOMAN who was struck by a propeller of an Antonov An-24 aircraft has survived after being severely injured at Krasnoyarsk airport in Russia.

Family waits for son’s body to be repatriated to multiple chest wounds caused by a knife and was also decapitated by his killer, who is suspected to be his British flatmate Karl Addo.

The 23-year-victim was a wellloved waiter from Coin who had recently gone to Britain to study English and work in a local hotel.

He was living in a flat with other people, including the murder suspect, whom Sergio had said was ‘odd’. Some sources even report he was also afraid of his flatmate due to his eccentricities, and intended to ask him to leave Sergio Retamar Marquez had only recently gone to England. the house. in Bournemouth have horrified communities. According to postAddo, aged 29, was arrested both British and Spanish mortem reports Sergio died due shortly after the victim’s body was found by friends in his home, thanks to witnesses warning the police they had seen a man walking towards a been laid off are nurses, president of the Junta de responded saying that train station with blood orderlies, cleaners, phone Andalucia, Diego Valderas, although the contracts are stains on his clothes. He operators, auxiliary “these are temporary temporary, many of the is now detained in a professionals, specialised contracts, because of workers have been secure mental health unit technicians and three which they are finite.� employed at the hospital and the police are not intensive care unit (UCI) The Medical Union for years. looking for any more doctors.

However, representative at the Hospital sources said suspects at the moment. according to the vice hospital, Antonio Gomez the situation is normal.

THE family of a young man from Coin who was killed in Bournemouth, UK, is currently waiting for his body to be repatriated to Spain.

Sergio Retamar Marquez’s uncle and his mother’s partner have recently returned from Britain where they identified his body and sorted out repatriation paperwork, while his mother undergoes psychological treatment to help her deal with the death of her only child.

Police officials do not yet know when the body will be returned home due to the investigation still being under way.

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Contracts not renewed for 63 staff THE Andalucian Health Service (SAS) will not renew the temporary contracts of 63 workers at Malaga University Hospital.

The ‘Virgen de la Victoria’ staff that have

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El Copo residents to get €5.26 million compensation VELEZ-MALAGA Town Hall will have to pay out a final amount of more than €5.26 million to residents of the Ipanema buildings in the El Copo case.

The sentence, passed on the town hall for failing to prevent noise pollution in the area despite constant complaints from residents, was the first of its kind in the province.

Late last year, the town hall said that this year it would set aside €200,000 to settle the compensation owed to the residents.

In 2008, the Supreme Court set the compensation

EL COPO: Area in Torre del Mar where locals suffered noise pollution for 13 years. at €2.8 million for the 13 years during which the residents of the Ipanema complex in El Copo, Torre

del Mar, had to put up with excessive noise from the surrounding nightlife area.

In January 2010, the

town hall paid €2,086,000 of the total amount to the 18 homeowners affected.

The €200,000 which the

Police station speaks English and French FUENGIROLA Town Hall announced that the National Police station has two volunteer interpreters.

In response to several Press articles stating that the police station does not have any

interpreters to help foreigners, the foreign assistance councillor, Katia Westerdahl has declared that there has been a volunteer interpretation service at the police station for more than 10 years. She also pointed out that

“the police station asked us to send them some of our volunteer interpreters to help them with foreigners.” The interpreters work during office hours from Monday to Friday, and can help visitors in English and French.

town hall plans to pay this year does not cover the amount proposed by the former team in power in Velez Malaga, which planned for monthly payments of €40,000.

However, the local councillor for tax, Manuel Gutierrez, said that the payment responds to a second proposal made to the courts in order to ensure that municipal services can be maintained and so the municipal coffers will not be affected.

Meanwhile, the residents consider that the town hall still owes them €3.6 million, which it has refused to pay.

The residents were asked to propose a different amount but the town hall was informed that it could not refuse.

To set the final amount, they still have to report whether they are still suffering problems.

GIB

Deepest concern THE British Embassy in Madrid expressed ‘deepest concern’ over the two Gibraltarian fishermen on a boat off Europa Point detained

by Guardia Civil and taken to Algeciras.

Fishing equipment was also confiscated.

Drugs seized TWO Spaniards were charged in connection with a seizure of 1.5 tons of cannabis resin off an open vessel in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters.

Housing units THE extra 220 new housing units at three housing estates – Glacis, Laguna and Moorish Castle – will cost around £80 million (€102.16m), the Gibraltar Government has confirmed.

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PERFECT SUSHI: Created by craftsmen in Namazake Restaurant.

By Georgina Shaw JAPANESE CUISINE is a stunning combination of fresh, high quality ingredients, blended to create a healthy and delicious meal.

In April Namazake Japanese restaurant opened its doors at the Hotel Puente Romano in Marbella, to offer a great blend of delicious food, the best selection of sakes in the region and a lovely atmosphere.

It has two very distinct personalities - in the early evening it’s simply a refined and elegant Japanese restaurant, but as the night progresses, it turns into a hot night spot and restaurant with a DJ playing cool tunes.

The two chefs, Senzai Renee and Chef Elquin, work in an open kitchen creating plates of beautiful Japanese food which tick all the boxes of freshness, taste and presentation. Both are totally passionate about the cuisine, having trained under Japanese masters who imparted respect for the products and total mastery of the techniques. Intensive training, over 50 years of combined experience and influences from their home countries of the Philippines and Venezuela combine to create a fusion of styles and flavours which sets Namazake apart from the rest.

As you would expect, the sushi and sashimi were divine, with great platters to share. My favourite was the butterfish sashimi with jalapeĂąo and coriander dressing.

The creamy texture and buttery taste of the fish and the punchy dressing really made your taste buds dance. The California Rolls were a revelation as well nothing like the sad versions I remember from M&S - they were soft and fresh with flaked, cooked salmon and a good, safe introduction to sushi.

A taste of Japan on the Golden Mile, Marbella MASTERS: Chefs Elquin (left) and Renee (right).

What really took me by surprise was the meat cooked on the traditional Robata Grill.

This Japanese cooking technique uses a charcoal grill and special sauces, cooked really quickly to keep the meat delicious and juicy but with a lovely crispy coating.

We had the Chicken Yakitori, skewers of

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We had the Coconut and Lemongrass Lollipops with warm caramel sauce, which was a knock-out. It comprised coconut ice cream rolled in desiccated coconut with lemongrass sticks to make the lollipops, served with a rich caramel sauce and pineapple compote which perfectly complemented the smooth, creamy coconut ice cream. A lovely, sweet treat to round off a delicious meal.

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THE World Wildlife Fund in Spain voted last week to withdraw King Juan Carlos honorary presidency, awarded in 1975.

The vote was held following adverse publicity surrounding the King’s holiday in Botswana where he planned to shoot elephants.

The safari made headlines when Juan Carlos broke his hip and WWF members complained that his fondness for hunting a protected species made his presidency untenable.

The WWF has 33,000 members in Spain and 226 of those with voting rights were in favour of stripping the King of the honorary presidency. Only 13 voted for him to remain.

The Royal household had conveyed its “absolute respect both for the organisation and its members, said WWF secretary general, Juan Carlos del Olmo.

Hotel occupancy levels are expected to drop

By Daphne Hilarides HOTEL occupancy has gone down one point this month compared to the same time last year.

Businesses expect overnight stays

numbers 2 per cent, experts believe the economic crisis and the recent government cuts have made consumer confidence go down drastically.

This contrasts with the initial positive expectations businesses had regarding income for this summer, which they believed would at least remain the same as last year.

However, according to the head of the Costa del Sol’s hotel association (Aehcos), Jose Escribano, “Reception telephones have stopped ringing, due to the budget adjustments.

Not even the increase in British tourists due to bad Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (grey shirt) partying with friends at Aqwa Mist. weather will compensate the lack of national demand.”

Escribano also pointed PROFESSIONAL Premiership football restaurant. The group then went down to out this could be disastrous player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has Aqwa Mist where they ordered bottles of for the industry, given that been spotted dining with his agent Belvedere vodka on a private VIP hotels make 15 to 20 per Jordan Segal and friends at La Sala table. cent of their yearly Send us your shots of celebrities spotted on the Costa del Sol to revenue only in August. editorial@euroweeklynews.com

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to decrease up to 5 per cent in August. Hotels only expect to occupy 79 per cent of the available rooms during the last month of summer.

Despite June improving last year’s

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Spain’s royals at Games DESPITE continuing tension over Gibraltar, Queen Sofia will be attending the Olympic opening ceremony tomorrow, July 27.

King Juan Carlos met Spain’s Olympic team on Monday, but will not accompany the Queen to the opening.

A royal household statement pointed out that with the exception of the inauguration of the Barcelona Games in 1992, the King does not attend events like these.

If all goes according to schedule, Queen Sofia should arrive in London today (Thursday) and will attend an evening reception at the Spanish embassy in honour of Spain’s competing athletes.

Tomorrow, Friday, she is expected to join her distant relative, Queen Elizabeth II, at the official reception at Buckingham Palace before the opening ceremony.

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Attacker and victim are both found to be guilty A MAN was sentenced to a year and a half in prison for assault on Sacaba Beach, Malaga. According to the sentence, he threw a heavy object at another man during a fight, although the sentence was made with the extenuating circumstance of self-defence.

He must also pay his victim €20,000 compensation for his injuries. His victim was also given a €1,440 fine for hurting another person and damaging a vehicle.

The events occurred in August 2007, when they began to fight on the beach and one of the men approached the other with a knife.

The second man responded by throwing a heavy object at the other, which hit him in the eye, making him lose 90 per cent of his eyesight and

€32,912 for a botched breast implant operation carried out on a young woman from Malaga in 2005.

The court considered the implants were poorly placed, causing physical, psychological and aesthetic consequences for the patient.

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The two men were allegedly carrying a hunting rifle and a hunting bow.

Poachers caught red handed

THE Guardia Civil Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) caught two poachers who were allegedly hunting in Sierra Maria Los Velez wildlife reserve in Almeria. leaving him disabled for 280 days after the incident.

The man who received the blow to his eye afterwards

The SEPRONA officers asked them for their hunting permits, and confiscated their weapons when they were unable to show they were legally allowed to hunt.

hurt another person with his knife and threw rocks at a vehicle, causing damages valued at €759.

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THE NATIONAL POLICE in Malaga wrote a report denouncing the transportation of artwork to the Thyssen Museum without legally approved security measures, considering it to be a major offence.

Copper thieves THREE thieves were recently arrested for allegedly stealing copper materials from a metro line construction site in Malaga.

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Victim improves THE young woman who was recently shot twice with a rifle in Churriana has been released from the ICU. Her alleged attacker supposedly shot her due to sexual abuse claims she had filed against his father.

Blue parking THE ‘blue area’ parking meters in San Pedro de Alcantara were recently vandalised by unhappy citizens criticising the new parking fees.

Forged docs A NIGERIAN woman was arrested in Vigo for allegedly marrying a man in Malaga with forged marital and birth certificates which had supposedly been issued by the Nigerian Embassy.

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MALAGA PROVINCIAL COURT has upheld the decision of a judge who forced a 26-year-old to leave his parents’ home.

The young ‘NEET’ (acronym for Not in Education, Employment or Training) from Malaga sued his parents in 2011, asking for a

Ridley Scott set to shoot in Alicante and Murcia

By Amanda Surber BRITISH filmmaker, Ridley Scott, will be shooting his next film entitled The Counselor in Alicante and Murcia.

After visiting the Alicante region in May, Scott returned to the capital this past Monday where he stayed in the Amerigo Hotel.

BRITISH filmmaker, Ridley Scott, will be shooting his next film entitled The Counselor in Alicante and Murcia.

His newest project will be filmed in the Costa Blanca region in midSeptember.

Spanish natives, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, are part of the starstudded cast which also includes Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender and Cameron Diaz.

The screenplay is written

by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Cormac McCarthy,

€400 food allowance to help support him.

According to the initial sentence, the decision was taken because he had not finished his law studies despite having ample time to do so; he did not work, and had also attacked his parents both physically and verbally.

Moreover, the court considered him to be capable of work or study given that he had earned money in the past. The court ordered him to leave his parents’ home but allowed him to receive a €200 food allowance for two years.

When the man appealed the sentence declaring that the first court did not evaluate the evidence correctly, Malaga Provincial Court backed the initial SHOOTING: British filmmaker Ridley Scott will film ‘The evaluation. Both sentences Counselor’ on Spanish soil. considered that his behaviour had created an who also wrote the book in the drug trafficking unsustainable atmosphere turned film, No Country for world, where he comes in the home. However, Old Men. across an old friend according to the Civil Code, The Counselor is a (Bardem) and a dark and the parents could choose dramatic story which takes shady character (Pitt). between housing their son place near the US-Mexican When things fail to go as and paying an allowance. border. planned, the lawyer finds Nevertheless, the When a young lawyer, himself in a bad situation. provincial court also played by Fassbender, falls Scott has estimated a rejected the young man’s on tough times, he looks six-week shoot on plea to be paid €400 a for ‘fast and easy’ money Alicante’s soil. month, keeping it at €200. / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM

MIJAS TOWN HALL will allow people with fines for building illegal homes upon rural land, to pay the amounts due over a span of 10 years.

Government spokesperson Mario Bravo announced that “only during the building regularization process, they will pay a minimum of €100 a month as well as a 5 per cent interest rate.” According to the town hall, most of the fines are very costly, making payments very difficult for those on low incomes.

Court upholds sentence on NEET forced to leave home S_BUKLEY

Citizens to pay fines in instalments

Beach bracelets to safeguard children FUENGIROLA Town Hall has added another service to its beaches, which will help prevent children from getting lost.

It offers families the possibility of putting ID bracelets on their children’s wrists with their names and the lifeguard and rescue service co-ordinator’s phone number. The co-ordinator will have previously written down the parents’ contact information, which will allow them to be quickly contacted should a child get lost. Beachgoers can ask for a bracelet free of charge at lifeguard and rescue service stations.

SAFE CHILDREN: Councillor Moreno puts a bracelet on a girl.

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Immigrant minors taken into care THREE immigrant minors rescued from an open boat in the Mediterranean Sea near Cabo de Gata, Almeria, have been handed over to the Junta de Andalucia’s Social Services department.

The National Police arrested the 16 adults (15 men and a woman who is 31 weeks’ pregnant) travelling with the minors in the drifting boat.

The immigrants were spotted by the cruise ship Adventure of the Seas and were taken on board.

When the ship reached Malaga Port, which was its next destination, the foreign frontier brigade of the National Police took charge of the group of immigrants, five of which are said to be minors, although two were declared to be adults when examined by doctors.

The local government has begun the process to send the adults back to their home country.

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Lack of evidence leads to release of ‘Baby Face’ A BRITISH man has been acquitted of shooting another in Benalmadena in February 2002 due to lack of evidence.

Peter O’Toole, better known as ‘Baby Face’, was facing 14 years in prison for the shooting, which left the victim in a vegetative state.

He is currently serving life sentences in the UK for murder and attempted murder and had been brought to Spain to face trial at the beginning of July.

Just after midnight on February 10, 2002, the victim, Alan Leslie Sothern, was at Looney’s Irish Bar

in Benalmadena when he was shot in the back of the head by a man suspected to be ‘Baby Face’.

Although his alibi is not conclusive and he admits to being in the bar, there is not enough evidence to prove that he was the gunman. He left the bar rapidly and then fled the country.

O’Toole said in court that this was because some loan sharks were looking for his brother, who owed them a lot of money.

A witness claimed that ‘Baby Face’ was not the gunman, and other witnesses are either dead or untraceable.

Sandy works of art on show on Puerto Banus beach INTERNATIONAL artists from 10 different countries have participated in the The Grand Sand, the first sand sculpture festival in Marbella. The exhibit, which is taking place on the eastern beach in Puerto Banus until October 15, will show the work of sand sculpture artists from Italy, Spain, India, Germany, Russia, Poland, Ireland, Czech Republic and Ukraine.

Players report Malaga CF FOUR Malaga Football Club players who had reported the team for failing to pay them, later withdrew their complaint.

Santi Cazorla, Salomon Rondon, Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Joris Mathijsen had made a formal complaint to the Spanish Football Association.

Malaga CF later released a statement to clarify that the players had agreed to the economic plan reached by the club with the rest of the first team.

There have been rumours that the club is having financial difficulties, something which the owner, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani, denies.

A heavenly spectacle WORK IN PROGRESS: A sand sculpture takes shape.

The outdoor museum includes several different art styles and themes,

including mythology, literary characters, comics and, of course, the sea.

THIS weekend the heavens will be putting on a spectacle. It will be possible to see between 15 and 20 meteors from the Delta Aquarid shower in a dark sky. Look to the south, southeast an hour or two before dawn. It will continue into mid-August.

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SEVILLA PROVINCIAL COURT has sentenced a man to a four-year prison sentence for attempted murder.

The events occurred in 2010 in the town of Gerena, Sevilla, when two men were arguing over their pets mating in a local park.

After separating the animals, both men began to argue and push each other, until one threatened to kill the other with a shovel.

He responded to these threats by extracting a knife from his house and stabbing him in the chest.

The victim required immediate medical attention and took 56 days to heal from his wounds, for which the accused will have to compensate him with €6,825.

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Judge jumps the gun MURCIA Provincial Court has overturned a sentence ordered by a judge before the accused had

had the opportunity to defend himself.

The judge did not even hear

witness statements regarding the man who was accused of driving without a licence before telling him that he would receive a prison sentence.

Although a fine is an alternative punishment, the judge is heard addressing the defendant in a recording saying: “You don’t deserve it after being convicted four times of the same crime; it’s clear the only way to keep you from driving is to put you in prison.”

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ELEVEN years and nine months is the jail time a Valencia man will serve for subjecting his family to abuse and trying to kill his wife.

The man dodged a potential sentence of 24 years by pleading guilty to attempted murder, continuous domestic abuse and sexual assault.

A restraining order from his wife will be valid for 25 years and he will have to pay her and his two children compensation of €53,025 and €6,000 respectively.

Charges dropped

ROYAL PAY CUT: King Juan Carlos.

Call for referendum KING JUAN CARLOS’S voluntary pay cut was dismissed as ‘a smokescreen’ by a leading trades unionist.

Deducting €100,000 from the €8.3 million royal

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budget is a gesture that cannot disguise the severity of government cuts, said CCOO leader, Ignacio Fernandez Toxo. predicted.

Mariano Rajoy’s prog-

ramme is not what people voted for, he said, Another general election would be too costly but a referendum on the latest measures ‘would be less dramatic’, Toxo suggested.

CHARGES of collaborating with a drug dealing gang were dropped against seven Guardia Civil and National Police officers in Barcelona Court. The officers were accused of helping the gang known as ‘la Banda del puerto’ steal at least 200 kilos of cocaine at Barcelona Port, and attacking another gang in 2005.

Seven members of La Banda were convicted.

Barcelona Court defended its acquittal of the law enforcement officers, stating that there was insufficient evidence to link them to the crimes.

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Lessons to be learnt for many Spanish schools PUPILS at schools in Castilla y Leon, Madrid and La Rioja get the best academic results in Spain.

The worst-performing pupils come from Ceuta and Melilla, the Canary Islands, Baleares and Andalucia.

Despite significant advances made since the 80s, the quality of education in Spain has not improved, revealed a recent study by the BBVA Foundation and the

Valencian research body IVIE. Investigators analysed the academic standards of 15-year-olds from 65 OECD countries, comparing them with pupils in 14 Spanish communities excluding Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha and Extremadura, which did not participate.

Standards vary enormously depending on region, investigators found, with such marked

differences that there can be an 18month time-lag in completing basic education.

The two worst problems are the failure rate, with 36.6 per cent of pupils repeating an academic year, compared with the OECD average of 17.4 per cent.

Equally problematic was an inadequate pursuit of excellence in education, said IVIE investigator and university professor, Antonio

Villar. Investigators discovered little difference in pupils from private and state schools and the amount of investment by the state or private sector made no appreciable difference, according to Villar.

The wealthiest autonomous regions do not produce the best academic results, he pointed out, although broadly speaking the North does better than the South.

Pupils from regions where incomes derive principally from tourism and the property industry tend to do less well than those in areas where wealth is industry-driven.

The cultural habits and 2008 and the discovery of her body interests of the pupils’ two months later. families and friends are also Del Valle, declared insolvent, had an important factor in his bank account frozen after failing pupils’ scholastic to explain the origin of the €7,000. performance, the BBVAThe money corresponds to a nonIVIE analysts decided. contributory pension, which he still The current economic receives, the courts believe. climate means that The Public Prosecution government spending on Department now wants the education will bring little to government to investigate whether rejoice about, Villar the pension assigned to Del Valle’s admitted. account is ‘reasonable’.

Mari Luz killer made to pay A HUELVA court impounded almost €7,000 from the bank account of Santiago del Valle, convicted of murdering Mari Luz Cortes.

Del Valle, now serving a 22-year sentence, was directed to pay compensation of €122,000 to the five-year-old’s parents, and €22,000 to each of her brothers and sisters.

He was also ordered to pay €19,000 for the family’s pain and suffering following Mari Luz’s disappearance from her Huelva home in January MURDERED: Mari Luz Cortes.

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Three-year breather for exasperated neighbours A ‘FAMILY FROM HELL’ have been banned for three years from their Salamanca apartment.

Neighbours had to call the police on 22 occasions because of the disturbances caused by a married couple and their son.

They were obliged to tolerate the family’s “unpleasant and uncivil behaviour,” claimed the formal complaint they lodged with the courts, and they were constantly threatened, often at knifepoint.

As well as non-stop shouting and loud music, the trio regularly banged on walls and floors late at night, the denuncia continued. Their home was filthy and smelly and full of accumulated rubbish as well as excrement.

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Win tickets to see Boney M BONEY M will be performing at the Sohail Castle in Fuengirola on Friday night and at the Football Stadium in Almuñecar on Saturday night and EWN is offering free tickets to readers who can answer a simple question.

What was the name of the German record producer who created Boney M? Readers who send the correct answers to wintickets@euroweekly news.com before 10pm today (Thursday) will be entered in the draw for the tickets. Winners will be informed by phone, so don’t forget to give us your number, and you will be able to pick up the tickets from the Euro Weekly News head office in Arroyo de la Miel on Friday.

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Everything ready for Boney M’s arrival BONEY M, the musical sensation that blazed across the pop charts in the 70’s and 80’s, is in Fuengirola this week for an amazing concert.

Boney M was not only the disco cult band of the 70s and 80s, but remains a living legend of the entire disco era.

Originally founded in Germany by writer and producer, Frank Farian, Boney M was one of the disco-orientated pop acts which dominated the European, American and especially the South African charts throughout the late seventies and early eighties with a string of hits well remembered to this day.

Liz Mitchell, the lead vocalist and original member of Boney M since 1975, is eager to come here.

Boney M were impressed with the beauty of the Castle in Fuengirola.

Mitchell and her four group members will arrive in Malaga this Thursday after appearing in Russia.

They will be staging a concert in the Sohail

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Castle on Friday at 9pm and then leave to go on to the United States.

Lead singer Mitchell, who is almost in her 60’s and still possesses a distinctive voice, said although the original line-up of Boney M has changed over the years, her mission is to revive the lyrics and music of Boney M for the audience.

It is not the first time that the lead singer of Boney M and her group members have come to Málaga. They were here two years ago and it was an amazing

experience then at the Castle.

They were impressed with the ‘beauty of the Castle in Fuengirola and the diversity of its people’.

The Boney M group will spend two nights in Andalucia.

They said they were “looking forward to being invited back to Malaga again and this time on a much longer visit.”

Tickets are from €30 available at: www.elcorteingles.es/bo neym-fuengirola.com.

Live a longer life in Zamora THE life expectancy of Spanish women is already one of the highest in the world, but in Zamora they live longest of all.

The average lifespan for Spanish females is 85.18 and in Zamora they can hope to live until they are 86.77 years of age, according to Spain’s statistics office, INE. Women from Salamanca are close behind with 86.70 years, followed by Guadalajara with 86.58.

There are a further 10 Spanish provinces where women outlive the national average: Navarra (86.42 years), Burgos (86.35), Madrid (86.28), Cuenca (86.25), Teruel (86.16), La Rioja (86.14), Alava (86.13), Segovia (86.08), Soria (86.06) and Guipuzcoa in the Basque Region (86.01).

The least long-lived come from Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, where female life expectancy is calculated at 82.03 years.

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A gem of a collection CATTAY EXCLUSIVE presented its newest collection in Gomez & Molina jewellery store, Puerto Banus.

The collection, designed by Ana Bajo, daughter of Eurocatay owner Julian Bajo, has been fashioned from steel and mammoth ivory.

According to Cattay Exclusive, Ana has made a collection of avantgarde pieces that exceed the limits of traditional jewellery. The collection is committed to social and environmental issues given that the ivory comes from extinct mammoth tusks and that a part of each piece sold will go the non-profit organisation ‘Bits without Boundaries’, which works towards offering impoverished African children an education.

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Justice Minister proposes tightening of abortion laws WOMEN expecting malformed babies will no longer be automatically allowed terminations under proposed amendments to existing laws.

He did not understand why abortion should be allowed merely

because an unborn child was deformed or handicapped, Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon told an interviewer last weekend.

The same level of protection must be available to foetuses with handicaps as those without

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them, he insisted.

Only 2.5 per cent of 100,000 terminations carried out annually in Spain are prompted by foetal malformation, according to recent statistics. Abortion on these grounds is not anti-constitutional,

ruled the Tribunal Constitucional, equivalent to the Law Lords, in 1985.

Planned legislation will also dismantle other aspects of the former government’s law which allowed abortion on demand in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, Gallardon assured the Conservative Spanish newspaper, La Razon.

His revised law will allow abortion in determined circumstances, RuizGallardon continued, but would not be ‘exactly the same’ as the 1985 legislation. This permitted abortion in the first 12 weeks following rape and up to 22 weeks in cases of foetal malformation.

Terminations were available throughout pregnancy if the mother’s psychological or physical health was endangered, and this was the most Many renowned international artists will be commonly-used motive exhibiting their work including Karin van de until 2010.

Walle, Zhuang Hong Yi and Charo Carrera.

‘Tinto de Verano’ in Marbella EL CORTE INGLES in El Capricho is hosting the photographic art exhibition ‘Tinto de Verano’ in the Red Penguin Gallery until September 24.

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Starlite Lounge, Spain’s top open-air nightclub The best DJs and shows and El Bulli Catering bring back the glamour of Marbella’s golden age

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HIS summer has witnessed the opening of Starlite Lounge.

With more than 1,700 square metres and a unique location, it is set to become the leading club in Spain for summer nights.

Every evening, La Cantera de Nagüelles will welcome the most renowned national and international DJs. Celebrities like Hernan Cattaneo, Luis Bolin (member of La Union band), Mario Zarate, Danny Avila and Mikistrello, among many others, will be at the Starlite Lounge.

In addition to the music provided by these magnificent DJs there will be a professional dance troupe whose members

PARTY TIME: Partygoers enjoying the music and performances at Friday’s Starwhite party. appear on the best known TV programmes.

Throughout the evening, burlesque shows, cabaret, drag queens and many other surprising performances will make each night a magical experience.

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hand with the delights provided by El Bulli Catering, which has opened for business once again in order to bring haute cuisine to everyone at affordable prices. With this in mind, world-renowned chef Paco Roncero has been chosen to create 16 exclusive tapas and unusual cocktails. Starlite Lounge offers you the chance to taste a new culinary concept at a starting price of €5 - gastro-jewellery with unique and exclusive pieces like the famous 21st Century Omelette or its Foie Slice.

Starlite Lounge will rock

MAGICAL: Experience a top-class show every night. you. A new party concept, dancing from dusk till dawn, making each evening an unforgettable experience.

This Thursday there is an opening party with free cocktails, Dani Avila DJ and celebrities.

At the Starwhite party on Friday, 1,500 people came to enjoy the open-air nightclub.

BURLESQUE: A performance with a difference.

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www.euroweeklynews.com CARE-WORKER Alano Garza loves nothing more than driving around town with her young child in the car.

“But with petrol now costing more it will mean fewer such trips and maybe it will make me walk more,” said the 34-year-old mother from Mijas.

Shopkeeper Olga Garcia from Fuengirola is also looking at cutting back on driving to help save costs. “I have been running two businesses for the last three months so I might cut down on going by car when I can catch the bus.”

For Nadeem Akhtar facing increased spending on necessities through the tax rise means his beloved weekends spent watching cricket at a bar with friends are now under threat. “In future I will need to watch more games from home rather than spending money buying drinks at the bar,” said Nadeem, an internet café worker who moved from his native Pakistan and has lived in Benalmadena for 10 years.

Restaurateur Abderrahim Azzouz Fermas, also from Benalmadena, hopes to cut his electricity use to help balance rising costs. “Although the tax increases will mean higher power costs per unit, I plan to cut bills by using the other oven in our kitchen,” he said.

Little shopping sprees with her

Taxing task of how to face IVA rises One week after the first of the IVA increases came into effect, Temba Mahari asked people how they are

facing up to tax rises predicted to add €415-€600 to an average ALEX (right): Focus on necessities. family’s annual spending.

NADEEM: Fewer bar visits. MARTA: Shopping sprees threatened. PEDRO: Won’t affect anyone. best friend at weekends are a favourite pastime of Marta Karviolo from Malaga. “These will in future need to be reduced because we spend a lot on shoes,” she remarked.

But the 33-year-old quickly added: “As I like shopping so much, I might however just go to cheaper shops.”

For businessman Alex Espejo, who runs a household shop in

Benalmadena, he is reviewing his purchasing policy. “I plan to reduce spending on expensive products so that I have funds available more for the cheaper products including irons and kettles because I know these are the main necessities for my customers,” he said.

After more than five years in Spain, Mohammad Mohammed and his family love a taste of

home cooking at a local Moroccan restaurant but the latest tax increases have put these under threat. “We all love the meals out but we will have to go there less because it is getting harder and harder to pay the bills and to go out any more,” he commented.

But the tax increases are not viewed negatively by everyone.

Benalmadena market stall holder Maria Doblas says: “They

ABDERRAHIM: Cutting power. are a positive for my business because instead of people going to proper shops they will come more to markets and to my stall.”

And 32-year-old Pedro Cheblek who uses Miguel’s bar, which has been running for 20 years, said: “I doubt the extra tax spending is going to affect anyone, because when it comes to having drinks at this bar, people don’t really care about spending.”

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Illegal adoptions IN Alicante, there are more than 80 cases of stolen children and illegal adoptions, according to Modesta Salazar, member of the city’s parliament. She pointed out that although they have not all been reported, nearly 300 are suspected.

reported him missing. He had reportedly stopped taking medication for his condition before he ran away.

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AXARQUIA

Police on bikes

Summer vigilance THIRTY members from Civil Protection and the Fire Brigade will monitor Alicante’s beaches until mid September. Agents had to intervene on more than 100 occasions and made three arrests in June alone.

African tortoise STRANGE FIND: The animal was disorientated but in good health.

Car trouble TWO Romanians were arrested for allegedly robbing elderly foreign couples at rest stops along the AP-7 between Murcia, Alicante, Valencia, Castellon and Tarragona. Allegedly the two punctured the car tyres then stole all they could.

More parking THE Spanish Airport Authorities, AENA plans to add two new car parks to El Altet airport in Alicante. One will be priority parking and the other,

A LARGE African spurred tortoise (Geochelone sulcata) was recently found on the side of a road in El Ejido. The tortoise was somewhat disorientated, although it was in good health.

The Guardia Civil Nature Protection Services (SEPRONA) captured the specimen, which could be up to 30 years old and weighs a little over 30 kilos, and identified it being from North Africa.

Rincon de la Victoria Local Police are the first in the province to have officers patrolling on bicycles to watch over the beach and promenade areas, insuring citizens are using the bike trail and pavement correctly, etc.

Bay swim THE 13th edition of the Swim across La Herradura Bay (Almuñecar) will take place next Sunday. Registration begins at 9am at the Chambao Vicente.

There will be categories for men, women and children.

MALLORCA long-term. They aim to offer ‘commodities that are both safe and close.’

ALMERIA

Strike success SHIPPING company Comarit has complied with the demands of 20 Moroccan sailors who had

gone on hunger strike due to seven months of unpaid wages and were living on one of the company’s boats moored at Almeria Port.

multiple heart attack in Almeria.

The city’s lawyer association intends to award him a posthumous merit award for his years of service.

Court death

Sick man found

LAWYER Francisco Javier Mejia, aged 54, died during a court session after suffering a

A MAN with bipolar disorder was found in Sierra de Los Filabres after his family had

Fire on water A BRITISH couple and their three children jumped from their burning boat into the sea at Cala Llamp (Andratx) resulting in one minor injury. A fishing boat alerted the Guardia Civil and the Coast guard ‘Salvamar Acrux’ who saved the family.

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Stat of week 40,625 Spaniards emigrated in the first six months of this year, an increase of 44 per cent, according to the National Statistics Institute.

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Chinese breakfasts anyone? Some food for thought!

GOOD MORNING: Some hotels are looking at offering Chinese breakfasts.

SPAIN’S leading executives have been encouraged to take pay cuts.

And the executives and board members of 17 Spanish multi-nationals the fat cats of industry and commerce - are reported as being generally positive about outline proposals by Economy Minister Luis de Guindos for them to halt personal pay rises and limit bonuses and benefits.

They will be in good company, for Spain’s king and crown prince are to see their annual salaries cut by 7.1 per cent in line with a recent government decree cutting public workers’ salaries.

Otrher royal family members will also face the same level of cuts.

The call for Spain’s top bosses to take pay cuts came when De Guindos met representatives from Telefonica, Santander, BBVA, La Caixa, Mercadona, Zara, Mango, El Corte Ingles, Iberdrola,

Repsol, Mapfre, Barcelo, Ferrovial, Acciona, ACS, Planeta and Hava Media.

The companies make up the CEC think-tank and regularly hold talks with government ministers.

Under scrutiny at the latest meeting was the latest tranche of cuts with which Prime Minister Rajoy’s government hopes to save €65 billion within two-and-a-half years.

Discussions centred on IVA (VAT) increases, unemployment benefit cuts and the elimination of civil servants’ traditional Christmas bonuses.

It is vital that all Ibex 35 companies - the equivalent of Britain’s FTSE - join in with the efforts to make savings, De Guindos stressed.

The recovery of the Spanish economy will be ‘relatively rapid’ and come about ‘far sooner’ than most people believe, predicted Cesar Alierta, CEC president and Telefonica chairman.

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Robot appeal A NEW restaurant in Hilin City, North-East China, has captured diners’ attention by employing a noodlemaking robot, which cost 20,000 Yuan (€2,560) and is twice as efficient as a human.

A hold up CHICAGO gangster Al Capone’s 1928 Cadillac V-8 Town Sedan with bulletproof glass and holes for a machine gun, is to be auctioned with a guide price of more than €416,000.

Deadly truth! The cost of dying is about to get a lot more expensive

RESTING PLACE: At a higher price in future.

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THE cost of dying is set to soar from September 1.

For the rate of IVA (VAT) charged by funeral parlours will rise from 8 per cent to 21 per cent on that date.

The same increase will also be faced by hairdressers, cleaning services, discos, shows and cinemas.

At present all benefit from the 8 per cent reduced rate of IVA, but the Minister of Tax and Public Administrations, Cristobal Montoro, has now ruled they are to be included in the 21 per cent general rate of tax.

The rises are not due to come into effect until after the summer in an attempt to affect the tourism trade as little as possible.

MANY global hotels in Europe - including some in Spain - are planning to offer Chinese TV channels, plus the option of Chinese breakfasts.

This follows travel revelations that Chinese tourists in a few years will overtake Germans and Americans as the world’s greatest overseas travellers.

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Community says ‘no dogs’ Gherkin could become The Penguin ritish though there is a but... £££

Q

FOR six years we have had a rule banning dogs in our community.

One owner has now let her property to a tenant with a small dog. We have told him dogs are banned and we have enough signs to make people aware of the rule. The tenant has ignored us, so we asked our administrator to contact the owner to have the dog removed.

After three months and an annual general meeting You and the (AGM), the dog is still here.

Law in Spain When I went to the administrator, I was told

By David Searl that dogs can be banned, but are allowed in apartments within the community.

I know of some communities where all but Guide Dogs are banned. What is the true legal position regarding this problem?

Can we or can we not enforce a total ban on dogs?

MP (Costa Blanca)

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The true legal position is that a community of property owners can make and enforce a ban on pets if this prohibition is expressed in the original statutes of the community or if the ban has later been voted unanimously as an amendment to the statutes, and registered as such.

When any new purchaser arrives in the community, the law assumes that he/she has read the statutes and agrees to abide by them.

An owner who lets a property has the responsibility to ensure that tenants abide by the statutes.

Even though your statutes probably specify a prohibition against ‘keeping of dogs’, your administrator is correct to say that a pet which stays permanently inside an apartment is permissible.

This would refer principally to cats. Although this appears in violation of the rule, courts have ruled in favour of allowing pets that stay indoors.

Finally, the heart of the matter is enforcement. The community is in the right, but it will have to instruct a lawyer and go to court to obtain an order for the removal of the little dog.

This involves time and money.

David will respond to queries but reserves the right to select letters which will be of interest to the greatest number of readers.

You can also consult David through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola. ask@lawtaxspain.com or call 952 667 090.

PLANS to transform the iconic Gherkin building in the capital into The Penguin have been commissioned by bosses at ZSL London Zoo to remind visitors not to miss their penguins.

£££ TRAFFIC to a Leicestershire dairy farmer’s website has soared 150 per cent since a QR code was put on her cow Lady Shamrock. Scanned with a mobile phone it leads to a blog of the bovine’s daily routine.

£££ HUNDREDS of dairy farmers blockaded milk processing plants to

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(€461,217) plus salaries - to ward off fears they might be poached.

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protest against a 2p cut in payments received for each litre produced. The new paid rate is 25p, and they say each litre costs them 29p.

£££

NETWORK RAIL has approved ‘one-off’ payments of £300,000 (€384,347) to each of three directors - on top of their £360,000

OUSTED chief executive of AstraZeneca David Brennan is set to get a £4.4 million (€5.5m) payout in cash and shares and a pension worth nearly £1 million (€1.25m) per year.

£££ BILLIONAIRE businessman Sir Ian Wood, age 70, is to reportedly retire from Oil and Gas company The Wood Group after 48 years. Chief executive Allister Langlands is to become the new chairman.

Why leaving euro might be best for indebted Spain SPAIN’S predicament over the euro as reported in the newspapers makes seriously dire reading.

The nation’s banks, following years of doling out loans to shaky developers, many of whom have since defaulted, are in urgent need of recapitalisation.

On top of that, the autonomous regions, having taken out loans they have no hope of repaying, have forced central government to come to their aid with an ‘emergency fund’ set up in part with money borrowed from the National Lottery; another loan that someday will have to be repaid.

Large debts are involved, and if this was private individuals, the very idea of borrowing more money to pay off the loan-sharks to whom one was already in hock would be considered dangerous lunacy.

Yet this is what the Spanish government, by going cap in hand to the IMF and the EU, is striving to do.

By issuing high-interest bonds on the international markets, Spain has incurred debts which at some future date will have to be redeemed, requiring, in today’s mad world, more bond sales or a ‘Troika’ bailout, either or both of which just add up more loans to be repaid.

Remedial action is needed, and quickly, before the jaws of the trap finally close. Britain was in a similar mess in 1945.

Having expended vast amounts of gold and currency reserves in fighting the Second World War and in purchasing mountains of war materials from the USA, the treasury vaults were virtually empty.

Many war-ravaged countries, including some ex-enemies,

WAR-TIME BRITAIN: Post-war years were a time of severe austerity.

Jim Collins Costa Blanca

received financial assistance under the American Marshall Aid programme to help put their economies back on their feet.

The UK unfortunately did not qualify, perhaps because the weak local Communist Party wasn’t considered a threat to Western democracy, and so Britain was left not only to claw its own way out of the ruins, but also to redeem the vast ‘Lease-Lend’ debt with huge monthly payments, until its final clearance in 1983.

Those post-war years were a time of severe austerity for Britain, with the rebuilding of overseas currency reserves an absolute priority.

Imports were limited to materials essential to Britain’s industry and export trade, and at one time £33 (€42) was set as the maximum individuals might take abroad to spend on holidays in any one-year period.

Luxury goods were scarce, and ‘utility’ clothes of basic design, and

cut from sub-standard materials, were the order of the day.

People grumbled, but they understood and accepted the drabness of everyday life. The rallying call was: Britain Can Make It; and the nation, pulling together, pulled through.

There’s no reason why Spain should not follow this example upon leaving the euro. There would be hardships, but they might just be more readily accepted if the natural patriotism of the people was ‘tapped’ as part of a recovery programme.

Spain has its own manufacturing industry, and with a devalued peseta as the currency, perhaps cheap Chinese imports would not appear so tempting.

Why buy a German-made Volkswagen rather than a Spanishbuilt Seat?

A lot of propaganda went into preparing the Spanish people for the euro.

Perhaps similar tactics should be employed to explain why leaving the eurozone would be Spain’s best course of action, and why it must be done now, before further crippling debt is incurred.

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The battle to control the deficit When Mariano Rajoy’s government took over in December 2011, it was immediately faced with an uphill battle to control the budget deficit. The previous administration was tasked with reducing it to 6% of gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of 2011, but the final figure was 8.51%.

Under EU targets, Spain was meant to reduce the deficit to 4.4% this year, but in March the EU compromised with a target of 5.3%.

However, economic stagnation and recession, unemployment at almost 25% and falling tax revenue have made this target increasingly unrealistic. On 10th July EU finance ministers agreed to grant Spain some breathing

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www.euroweeklynews.com EVERYONE’S tax bill is going up in Spain this year, and now your cost of living is about to increase too. The EU may have granted Spain more time to reduce its public deficit, but this will not make life any easier for either the government or Spanish residents. It is the opposite, in fact, as the conditions mean more austerity for Spain, including another tax rise. Income and savings tax were targeted in December 2011; this time it is VAT. If you have not already done so, this is the time to look to protect your assets from tax.

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space, and the targets have been eased to 6.3% this year, 4.5% next year and 2.8% by the end of 2014.

Latest tax rise and austerity measures In return Sr. Rajoy had to commit to more tax increases and austerity measures. On 11th July he unveiled details of a fresh wave of fiscal consolidation measures, totalling €65 billion over the course of the next two and a half years.

The key tax measure is an increase in VAT. The standard rate will jump from 18% to 21%, while the reduced rate will increase from 8% to 10%.

At the same time some services and products benefiting from the reduced rate will start being taxed at the much higher standard rate. The special reduced rate for basic necessities remains 4%.

The latest reports are that the VAT increases will come into effect on 1st September.

Additionally, in 2013 the 4% VAT that applies to the purchase of residential property will increase to 10%.

This was quite a U-turn for Sr. Rajoy who had pledged not to increase VAT during his electoral campaign last year: “I said I would lower taxes and I am actually raising them,” he admitted.

“Circumstances change and I have to adapt to them.”

Other austerity measures include: environmental tax reform; increasing tobacco tax; Christmas bonuses suspended for top public officials; unemployment benefit to be cut from sixth month; 30% cut in local councillors and 20% cut in subsidies for political parties and unions.

The Prime Minister acknowledged that the measures “are not pleasant,” but Spain is “facing an extraordinarily serious situation that must be urgently corrected.” Public spending currently exceeds income by tens of billions of Euros.

Tax increases already applying this year As announced at the end of 2011, income taxes have

increased across the board this year. This ranges from an additional 0.75% for income below €17,007, to an extra 7% on income over €300,000. The top rate of tax is now 52%. In Andalucia and Cataluña it is higher at 54% and 56% respectively.

Tax on savings income was also hiked to 21% for income up to €6,000, then 25% on the next €18,000 and 27% on the excess over €24,000. In 2009 the tax rate for all savings income was 18%, so the tax bill for savings income over €24,000 has jumped 50% in less than three years.

These higher tax rates were only meant to apply for 2012 and 2013, but this was until the deficit reached 3%. It therefore seems more than likely now that they will be extended to cover 2014 income. Wealth tax, which was also reintroduced as a temporary measure, may need to continue for another year as well.

Taxpayers in Spain may be relieved that the latest measures did not include another income tax rise, but we cannot rule out the possibility down the line if Spain still struggles to reduce its deficit.

A European Commission document says that even the easier deficit reduction targets

will be difficult to reach. If taxes do have to rise further, the government may well target higher earners.

The VAT rise will also affect your cost of living, and inflation is a significant threat to your wealth over the longer term (10 years or more), along with tax.

It is now even more important to protect your capital, income and wealth from unnecessary taxation wherever possible.

Blevins Franks has substantial experience advising British expatriates in Spain on their tax planning and wealth management.

Your local Partner can talk you through the opportunities available to lower your tax liabilities in Spain, as well as on investment strategies for your capital to keep pace with inflation.

The tax rates, scope and reliefs may change.

Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change.

Tax information has been summarised; an individual must take personalised advice.

To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com

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Banks must face reality if too weak FOUR banks benefiting from an up to €100 billion European bailout could face being closed.

If they are too weak to survive, they should be shut, the Spanish Central Bank’s new governor Luis Maria Linde commented after breaking from the official line that all banks in Spain will be propped up and supported.

The four in question are Bankia, CatalunyaCaixa, NovaGalicia and Banco de Valencia, and others could soon follow.

Brought in to oversee the restructuring of Spain’s banking sector, Linde commented: “If an entity is not strong enough to ensure its future, it will have to face an orderly process of resolution or liquidation.”

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Take a tip about tipping and ask: Is my wage subsidised?

EUROPE is only very slowly catching up on the whole idea of tipping compared to the USA. From restaurants to taxis it’s not unusual these days to give a tip - or be expected to leave one for a service - but because A look something is at finance becoming more for females the norm does not mean that we necessarily Jane Plunkett like it. jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews. com In fact, according to a new UK survey, most Britons resent paying tips regardless of the quality of service they receive.

The poll found that 62 per cent of consumers were hesitant to pay a service

Loose change

Eyes still on ‘a budget’ Madrid 2020 DESPITE huge cuts in the Spanish budget, the nation still wants to use public funds to host the 2020 Olympics in Madrid. “Our youngsters need to be involved in a big project like the games,” said Víctor Sánchez, managing director of Madrid 2020, which is proposing a budget Olympics and hopes to beat Istanbul and Tokyo in its quest to host the event.

QUITE A LAUGH: Even Manuel in British TV comedy Fawlty Towers hoped for tips. charge, with greater pressures on disposable income believed to be the main reason.

More than half those polled were unsure what the correct amount to tip was, while 62 per cent said they felt annoyed when a service charge was added to bills. Women, interestingly, were found to be more generous than men when offering a tip.

In the US, the tipping culture originally at least stemmed from the fact that they supplemented the low wages of service

industry workers.

But nowadays in the UK, Spain and other European countries, given the level of the minimum wage applied, does any service actually deserve an extra reward?

From my experience Andalucians frequently do not tip. The idea of a ‘propina’ is not common practice and if anything a few loose coins are left in the tray.

I believe the problem with many Northern Europeans is that we feel guilty about not tipping. Spanish people don’t - but for some reason the American culture of tipping has infiltrated the Northern European mindsets and despite minimum wage and supposed resentment about tipping, many still somehow feel the urge to bump up the salaries of waiters and taxi drivers.

Considering the full swing of the present economic crisis, with a hefty section of the Spanish population standing in welfare queues and the recent tax rises meaning it will cost a fortune just to get our hair done, we should clearly think hard about how we spend money.

If a service is fantastic, there’s no harm in tipping if you can afford it.

But if not, don’t feel guilty.

Remember the waiter is probably going home with the same minimum wage pack as you, and is anyone supplementing your salary?

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Take it away! Middle-classes lead a Chinese buying boom BUSINESS may not be booming for many in Spain, but a new middle-class buying sector is emerging in China.

Following the boom in Chinese manufacturing and exports - creating more opportunities for companies and brands prepared to tap into the changing tastes and preferences of the ever-betteroff local workforce - the latest European research reveals booming interest in technology is set to create an online retail boom in the land of Eastern promise.

With 97 per cent of Chinese middle-class consumers owning a smartphone, 96 per cent a computer, more than 50 per cent having more than one credit card - and just 5 per cent of the group not intending to purchase any luxury goods in the coming year - the ‘perfect storm’ for manufacturers is brewing.

China’s emergent middle-class is gadget and technology crazy and can afford to be.

Paul French, Chief China Market Strategist at Mintel, a leading global supplier of consumer, product and media intelligence with offices worldwide, including in London, said: “The boom in technology is revolutionising the retail market.

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Businessman with eye for bikinis US businessman Doug Guller has bought BankerSmith, a ghost town in Texas, and renamed it Bikinis after his Bikinis Sports Bar and Grill franchise.

Splashing out MOLECULE, a cafĂŠ that charges $2.50 (â‚Ź2.06) per a glass of New York City tap water treated with its own purifier, has been criticised for its ‘overpriced’ artisanal H2O.

SHOPPING SPREE: Online buying is increasingly popular with China’s new middleclasses. spending as they are people with the But while the Chinese middle-class is access, the smartphones and devices, the spending - on property, cars, consumer credit cards to facilitate payments and the items and holidays - it is also still saving. disposable income.

Indeed, research reveals that 77 per cent “Today, the opportunities lie not only in of those defined as middle-class have physical retail outlets across China, but also added to their savings over the past three in that Chinese consumers have the power months, and 50 per cent plan to do so in to access them on the go via e-commerce,â€? the next three months, with just 7 per cent French said. claiming to do neither. “In the past the e-commerce sector was faced with two major hurdles, trust that the goods were not fakes and low credit card ownership,â€? French added. “Today, the middle-classes have 1SPQFSUZ JO 4QBJO credit cards and more confidence that the $POGVTFE CZ 4QBOJTI -BXT BOE 5BYFT goods are not fake. In the early days of this sector, the selling of fakes and pirated )PX NVDI *)5 XJMM :06 QBZ luxury branded goods online was a major 1SPQFSUZ JO BO PĂľTIPSF PS 4- $PNQBOZ scandal that restricted e-commerce and deterred potential customers. Major online 8BOU UP QSPUFDU ZPVS GBNJMZ GSPN UIF UISFBU PG VQ e-tailers have begun working with brands UP 4QBOJTI *OIFSJUBODF 5BY to eradicate fakes from their platforms.â€?

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Down Under is top favourite AUSTRALASIA has the most appeal for Chinese middle-class tourists, with 40 per cent of consumers having taken a holiday in the region last year.

Europe follows, with 37 per cent holidaying here last year.

France tops the list, while the UK is a close second.

Heineken cheer DUTCH brewing company Heineken has offered 5.1 billion Singapore dollars (â‚Ź3.31bn) for a majority stake in Tiger beer with further plans to spend S$2.4 billion (â‚Ź1.56bn) to buy out minority shareholders APB.

Cartoon rescue SILVER coins of cartoon character Sponge Bob were among assets seized by the FBI from Chicago’s Peregrine Financial Group after its chief admitted doctoring bank statements.

Quite a step THREE employees of a Burger King in Ohio (US) were fired after a photo posted online showed one stepping on lettuce in bins, breaking foodhandling procedures.

Turtle trot A SEARCH is continuing to trace 2,200 turtles that escaped from a US farm in Northwest Georgia after vandals tore down fences allowing them to escape, rather than being sold to China!

A new Titanic PRELIMINARY designs for Titanic II have been released by Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer.

Catchy condoms CONDOM wrappers in Los Angeles are to be emblazoned with the catchphrase ‘suit up,’ from the popular TV comedy show How I Met Your Mother.

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Ex-club owner looks back on royalty...and criminals From entertaining celebrities in Sweden and the Caribbean to brushes with London’s underworld, Noel Charles now lives in Spain with his wife Cynthia, who was once married to Beatles’ legend, John Lennon. Nicole Hallett reports.

How did you get involved in nightclubs?

When visiting an empty club in London, I was overheard commenting the owner must be an idiot. I was consequently hired to run it, and within three months of handing out VIP membership cards to welldressed people and good dancers I met at other clubs, there were queues outside.

You once crossed the Kray twins of the London underworld?

They thought I owned the club and got nasty when the owners refused to pay protection money. They sent six people down, but the club owner got his wrestling friends in and there was a fight.

What famous people have you met?

The Swedish Royal Family through my Alexandra club in Stockholm, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Elton John, George Harrison, David Bailey, Sidney Poitier, Jack Nicholson and Richard Pryor.

Favourite celebrity you know?

Sidney Poitier, a gentleman’s gentleman.

Most like to meet?

Nelson Mandela.

Biggest achievement?

In the early years, owning clubs.

These days, contentment.

What prompted you to write an autobiography?

Wanting to tell my story, my way.

‘In My House A Memoir by Noel Charles’ – book review page 70. www.noelcharles.info

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Vital Statistics • Age: 72 • Lives: Portals Nous, Mallorca • In Spain: 10 years • Status: Married • Love (in a word): My wife • Dislike (in a word): Bulls**t • Best thing about Spain: Climate • Hobbies: Horse racing, Poker • Always in fridge: Champagne • Currently reading: Sports newspaper Racing Post

THERE has been rumbling from the medical profession that too many resident doctors in Spanish hospitals are women.

Frequent absences owing to pregnancy and childcare affect services, males complain, although records reveal no more absenteeism amongst

women than men.

More importantly, women outstrip men in the exams for intern positions. The health service and patients deserve the best for the job. End of sob story.

A working query MP Andrea Fabra’s ¡Que se jodan! – exclaimed as Rajoy announced unemployment pay cuts last week – was directed at Socialist MPs not the unemployed, she later insisted. But while Fabra attracted all the attention there was less criticism for Rajoy’s belief that reducing benefits will encourage the unemployed to seek work.

With more than 24 per cent unemployed what work does he think they can find? And where?

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IN reference to the lead letter (Issue 1410) about the town hall helping themselves to money they claimed N Pettipher owed them; France is worse.

The health service there is URSSAF and they are deemed to be infallible.

The local health department had me joining it 10 months earlier than I did and I refused to pay the extra charges, sending out many letters of explanation.

In the end, they just had the local bailiffs take more than €400 from my bank account. The original sum was €110 and the rest was a fine.

I spent the next year writing letters and proving them wrong. Typical of French businesses in the wrong, they did not reply. I visited their offices a number of times and in the end they accepted they were wrong. But I never got a single euro back from the money they had legally stolen from my bank account.

Michael Hill, Nerja (Malaga)

Transport need WE live in a beautiful country with lovely people. However, I do not understand why, when nothing happens until after 9pm, public transport finishes so early.

Buses in Fuengirola are all tucked up in bed by 11pm. The last train leaving Malaga is at 10.30pm, but the shows at the Cervantes Theatre do not start until 9.30pm.

There are so many things I would love to go to, but without transport it is not possible.

Andrew Coates, Torreblanca (Malaga)

Health worry THERE have been mutterings in the UK government recently about Britain leaving the EU with a possible referendum on the subject.

I am concerned about the prospect of an exit, as this would have a direct consequence on the numerous pensioners living here in Spain.

We may lose the right to free healthcare under current EU rules as Britain will no longer be obliged to make a contribution for each UK pensioner to the Spanish healthcare system.

Gerry N Hill, by email

Changing law BRAVO! While it is important to hold on to the Catalan language, I think it is fantastic that the Balearic

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AFTER AND BEFORE: Javea Paseo this July. Inset: In May 2011.

THE bars and restaurants along Javea Paseo used to be packed with tables and chairs for customers adjacent to the sea wall.

But in May last year Javea Town Hall banned the facility and since then business has steadily declined, with the Port Paseo now a sad reflection on previous years.

Javea Council has made many improvements in the locality since taking office and it is now time the mayor and his team negotiated on behalf of residents, tourists, and local restaurants for the return of tables and chairs.

The ability to enjoy alfresco catering will be a big step in attracting the return of lost customers.

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government has adjusted the law so that it is no longer required for government employees to speak Catalan (Mallorca, Issue 1411).

Spanish, or Castellano, is spoken throughout Spain and other countries, but Catalan is only spoken in some Spanish Regions. This move facilitates communication and allows talented people who do not speak Catalan to become civil servants.

After all, surely qualifications mean more than speaking Catalan?

JC Jones, Mallorca

Gibberish Llanito TUCKED away in your ‘Gibraltar Special’ pages (Issue 1410) is a note headed ‘Gibberish’, which was the name given by outsiders in the 18th century to those who could not make sense of the Gibraltarians switching between English and Spanish. These days it is

called Yanito or Llanito.

I am sure many who visit The Rock are bewildered when they hear a British Bobby chattering away on his cell phone in Llanito. Llanito is a philological freak, a most ill-assorted marriage between two contrasting languages.

But it is a strong ingredient which holds the heterogeneous community of Gibraltar together, a unique identity in the face of Spain’s eternal contention that they are a prefabricated society. It is a ‘secret code’ as unique as Gibraltarian identity, tricky to master if you aren’t 100 per cent Gibraltarian born and bred; instead of being a mother tongue it’s a state of mind incomprehensible to Castilian, Andaluz or English speakers.

Mike Hamence, Sabinillas (Malaga)

More trains plea IT is good to know that it is now possible for high speed trains to operate between Valencia and Málaga.

Unfortunately the timetable being offered by Renfe is not good enough.

There is just one train from Valencia at 8.15am and one train from Málaga at 5pm and they both require a change of trains. Just two trains per day using the expensive new

26 July - 1 August 2012 Costa del Sol infrastructure. If passengers are to be attracted to use the service Renfe will have to do better than this, especially as low air fares are available.

PJ Owen, Fuengirola (Malaga)

Robbed again LAST month I was robbed while shopping in Iceland. This month it happened again and by the same couple, a young man and woman in their 20s.

I had only just started my shopping when this person passed close to me, which prompted me to check my pocket for my wallet, which was missing. As I was explaining to an employee what had happened a lady came and gave me €20.

Thanks to viewing the video surveillance footage I was able to identify the couple. I would like to thank the lady who gave me the money and all the Iceland staff, who were so lovely.

I hope after reading this, people will be more aware of who is around them.

Hal Rockliffe, Torreblanca

Buses concern WHILE travelling on the number 10 bus from Benidorm to Altea, my partner pressed the button in good time to get off in Albir, but the driver carried on and stopped in Altea.

On another occasion while at the bus stop she put her arm out for the bus but the driver just looked and carried on with a half empty bus. Has anyone else had problems?

John, Albir (Alicante)

Mystery thief HAVING enjoyed a late night swim at my private pool, I left my well worn towel and sandals outside. The next morning they had vanished.

I sincerely hope that the needs of the person who stole them were greater than my own.

This is not the first time I have found little things missing. Last June it was an extension cable and this March the pistol grip from my hosepipe and a torch. Nothing was broken, but all the same a bit scary.

Peter Purvey, Calpe (Alicante)

Poaching fear MIKE WALSH'S suggestion in Images of Spain (Issue 1409), that banks should be nationalised and their running be left to politicians sounds rather like appointing the local poacher to be gamekeeper, especially in Spain.

Allen Everington, Torrevieja (Alicante)

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Don’t be ashamed of being patriotic, Britons!

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT FLYING The only way a strike should be called is if the majority of members vote for it. If the law stays the way it is the British people will be constantly at the mercy of the minority.

Most of which would strike just to get a few days off work. Many of them don’t originate from the country and certainly hold no

THE FLAG: There is no shame in being a patriot. patriotism for it. Which brings me neatly to my second gripe of the week.

The reason patriotism is all but dead in the UK is that Britons have been brainwashed into thinking it is not politically correct to talk about it. To be patriotic is to stand up and say your country is the best in the

world. To be patriotic is to inform foreigners that your laws and customs may just be better than theirs.

Oops, careful, that’s where it all gets a bit sticky; you could be entering into the realms of offending someone.

Well, I’m utterly sick of being told I’m offending

someone. I’ll tell you what ‘offends’ me.

I get offended when someone flies a plane into building killing thousands of innocent people.

I get offended when someone takes the lives of hundreds by blowing up a bus or a train.

I get offended when people take over whole areas of other countries and create societies which follow their own laws including the right to kill their own daughters because they don’t approve of their boyfriends.

I get offended when people get off scot-free after publicly declaring our brave troops are murderers and that all us ‘infidels’ should be beheaded!

Better be off now, before I offend someone.

Keep the faith, Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

WHEN in England during the 1966 match with Germany you spoke about (Issue 1409) I was told by an elderly man who used to be friendly with me and talk to me, that I cheered at the ‘wrong time’.

After I told him I was German so of course hoped our team would win, he would not speak another word to me.

Jutta Wildey, by email

Old notions

LETTERS TO LEAPY

NE in 10. That’s the number of union members, who, at the time of writing, voted for the strikes now threatening to sabotage the British Olympics.

Ten per cent of this socalled democratic body of workers is all it took to bring the fat-cat union leaders scurrying out of their luxury boltholes, once more to preach their barely disguised hate messages to the long-suffering British public.

These hypocrites, who don’t have a patriotic bone in their bodies, wouldn’t know democracy if it came up and smashed them in the mouth.

Since this latest debacle, what more convincing does the government need that the law must be changed?

Getting the brush-off

AFTER reading your column saying that Germans like to think they could win the ‘Third World War’ on the economic battlefield (Issue 1409), I just want to say; the Second World War was 67 years ago. ‘The German’ does not exist. I have English friends; thank God they are not full of prejudices like you.

Ulrike Mille, by email

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ECENTLY released classified documents from the UK’s Ministry of Defence reveal how staff believed aliens could visit for ‘military reconnaissance,’ ‘scientific’ research or ‘tourism.’

Now, why would ‘aliens’ with such advanced technology that enabled travel throughout the universe at maxi-mph be interested in a week’s B&B in Skegness? Surely they’d

Breaking Views NORA JOHNSON Nora, who has lived on the Costa del Sol for a number of years, is the author of psychological suspense and crime thrillers.

have the technology to do their ‘reconnaissance’ from afar?

And why on ‘Earth’ would anyone want to go to the UK for a holiday? Presumably they have the run of the universe, somewhere without global warming, corrupt politicians or bankers.

The UK admittedly does possess some uniquely otherworldly, semi-derelict, desolate seaside resorts that might make them feel at home. Judging by some of the populations of these places, some of them might well have stayed and set up boarding houses, one-armed bandit emporia, tattoo parlours and icecream stalls.

Presumably, though, those who did make it managed to pass through Heathrow when passport control was having one of its relaxed days. The rest will just have to join the queue and wait; the Borders Agency has no ‘guidelines’ on those not from a ‘World’ country.

In many low-budget, science-fiction classics of the past like The Invaders, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, Quatermass 2, the alien invaders had the power to assume human form. Maybe some among the many migrants amongst us aren’t just from other lands but other planets?

After all, according to the 2011 census, the UK alone has undergone its biggest population surge after a decade of mass immigration.

Some even believe

WHATEVER NEXT: The Extra-Terrestrial Olympic Games? many ‘alien migrants’, regularly trotted out? What collectively, are known as real news are we being Members of Parliament! distracted from? Elvis has Good grief! Next we’ll been sighted on the read Northern moon? Katie Price Europe’s really does current bad write her Next we will weather is own the fault of novels? read that the aliens.

And recent bad Their former UFOs Italian PM weather is the moved the Silvio fault of aliens Berlusconi’s jet stream south. planning a Anyway, let’s comeback? No, hope they bring their hang on, that is true!

Nora Johnson’s novels, wellies and brollies for their next visit – what, the Soul Stealer & The De Clerambault Code Extra-Terrestrial Olympics?

Really! Stories like these (www.nora-johnson.com) do bring the crazies out. Is available from Amazon in it the traditional summer paperback/eBook (€0.89; ‘silly season’ already when £0.77) and iBookstore. such daft stories are Profits to Cudeca.

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4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm BBC News 4:05pm Who Let the Dogs Out? Wacky dog training talent show presented by Zak George and narrated by Rik Mayall.

4:30pm Hacker Time 5:00pm 12 Again 5:30pm My Life 6:00pm London 2012 7:00pm BBC News at Six The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.

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5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Tipping Point 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale Rachel is shocked when Jai has a change of heart about the baby.

8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale Jai digs himself a hole to have the best of both worlds.

9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm The Big Sports Quiz: Boys v Girls 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather The latest headlines from around the world.

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MAR MENOR: Some areas are still undeveloped.

Land battle for Mar Menor B

UYERS are sought for 315 hectares of virgin seafront at El Carmoli on the Mar Menor (Murcia).

The asking price is €116 million and its optimistic owners believe it would be ideal for the leisure industry.

The land was requisitioned in the 1940s by the Defence Ministry for an airport which never progressed beyond a runway of beaten earth for light planes.

By the 70s, some owners began using El Carmoli for agricultural purposes with ministry permission. Twenty years later, the lawsuits began.

The compulsory purchase should be declared void because the land was never used for the Defence Ministry’s purpose, claimed the owners’ heirs.

The Supreme Court ruled in their favour and they are now negotiating with the government the terms to reclaim their land.

The deeds have yet to be put in their names, and the 100 owners realise that putting up large numbers of homes ‘could be difficult’, admitted their lawyer Javier Cons.

With almost all of the Mar Menor shoreline built on, El Carmoli should not hampered by

conservation issues, he argued.

“It’s a spectacular piece of land and the owners shouldn’t have to pay what no-one else has paid,” Cons maintained.

The protection level for marine and wildlife is ‘secondary’, according to Cons, and there is a good proportion of buildable zones.

The owners put forward El Carmoli for Sheldon Adelson’s ‘Eurovegas’ but the offer was rejected because the site is small and the sea too near. Adelson prefers a barren landscape so that visitors concentrate on gambling, Cons explained.

El Carmoli is officially designated a Special Protection Area for Birds as well as a Wetland, according to the Ramsar Convention, and a Special Area of Mediterranean Importance. It is also classified as a Nature Reserve and a Site of Community Interest.

Developing El Carmoli would deal a ‘death blow’ to the Mar Menor, declared conservationist association ANSE. Rafael Sanchez, regional co-ordinator of the UPyD party, also called for protection of El Carmoli.

“It must be kept safe from speculators,” he declared last week.

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NDOLENCE and laziness, those ‘couldn’t care less’ bedfellows set upon me this week, demanding TV, chocolate and copious amounts of cava.

For one day I indulged them, much to my disgust and the incipient voice of the Cromwellian Protestant who lives inside my head. “You did what!” The voice exclaimed “Get away with you.” I didn’t go, but I did start painting.

In fact, I have been painting like a whirling dervish for two weeks now (forgive my mixed references but I have been reading about Cromwell and India, separately of course Suzanne has a degree in Fine Art from Goldsmiths and an because as far as I MA in Writing from Lancaster University. She is currently know Cromwell never teaching in Alicante and writing a book for teenagers (which doesn’t have a vampire as its central character). visited India and, if he had, I’m sure he would have tried to convert the country and persuade them to wear dun-coloured clothing and daft looking hats) and my living room is full of canvases of subjects as diverse as flowers, dead friends and my Nan (who unfortunately is also dead).

In between painting I write and when I’m not writing I read and when I’m not reading I watch TV and drink cava and eat chocolate, which nudges the Cromwell voice and then begins the whole cycle of LAZY DAYS: Sometimes it’s good to indulge. guilt and frantic activity ad infinitum.

My life is a constant struggle against the me cucumber sandwiches. friend Rachel was a very good life model laziness that forms the greater part of my At one point at art school I considered as she was even lazier than me and liked character. I was born to do nothing. becoming a life model for the only reason being naked, especially in front of young I would have made an excellent that I could lay down for hours at a time men. memsahib, ordering lithe Indian men to doing nothing, but I don’t like being nude Overcoming this propensity to indolence fetch cups of tea and Pimms while feeding so that put paid to that ambition. My has taken a lot of hard work on my part

Suzanne Manners

and has not always been entirely successful; like the time I allowed a fridge full of food to go off because I couldn’t be bothered to cook it, or the month I spent in a dark house because I couldn’t be bothered to buy light bulbs then change them, or the time I went to work in my boyfriend’s clothes because I couldn’t be bothered to do my laundry... you get the picture. I still believe that being a beach bum is a valid life choice.

I’m not a great advocate of the protestant work ethic and I believe that even though Cromwell destroyed a monarchy made rotten by indulgence and arrogance, had he had his way completely we Brits would be even more dull and unadventurous than we already are and I don’t believe that one finds freedom through work as the Nazis did.

In fact, a good life is one that balances work and play. We live one life (unless you’re a Hindu in which case, see you around) and I believe we should live it well, which to my mind means being good to friends and family and the occasional stranger and spend a little time each day just sitting doing nothing while looking at the sea, or the man next door if he’s hot.

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FTER two marriages and two relationships; being single in between, I am still unsure as to which is the better status.

It appears to be a case of six of one, half a dozen of the other. Not according to one report; this claims that living alone costs a single person €325,000 over a lifetime more than those in a relationship.

Being single is the ultimate self-indulgence. You do what you want, when you want and where you want. There is no debate over friends. I follow fatherly advice: ‘Why get married and make one woman unhappy when you can stay single and make them all happy.’

No disappointment over what is on the table; it was your decision. No one to say, ‘you don’t need it.’ If you want it then buy it. I don’t miss hearing; ‘it’s time you were in bed (or out of bed).’

There is of course a counter argument; isn’t there always?

Costs are lower for couples, especially if there are two incomes. Housing and utility costs are shared. Two for the price of one, the food and petrol bills remain much the same.

Holiday prices are cheaper for couples and other costs,

The price of freedom Mike Walsh vwww.michaelwalsh.es Mike Walsh. Based the Costa Blanca, international journalist, author and professional writer: ex-business assessment executive Guild of Master Craftsmen. European correspondent Boston Revolutionary Radio.

internet, telephone costs, etc, again remain more or less the same.

In the UK a staggering 34 per cent of homes have only one person living in them.

That translates to 2.33 million lonely or not so lonely souls.

The figures are worse in Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands. Because so many people live on their own a new industry catering for singles has emerged. Many holidays cater for singles; as many more arrange travel companions for those who find travel alone lonely.

If they can holiday-share why not house-share? If dating agencies can bring people together why can’t they

SHARING: Some occasions are best spent with loved ones. bring singles to share homes without the hanky-panky commitment bit?

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Hopefully, too, a companion for when the mood or occasion suits.

Women seem to fare much better than men when single; they also socialise better. The media’s classified columns are filled with events and opportunities offered by female social initiatives. When the men do it their groups tend to be work or hobby related.

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HE current exhibition of Pablo Picasso images in Malaga is to be welcomed. Why not a reminder of this iconic artist’s honest views on his own work: “The ‘refined,’ the ‘rich, the professional do nothing,’ the ‘distiller of quintessence’ desire only the peculiar, and sensational, the eccentric; the scandalous is today’s art.

“And I myself, since the advent of cubism, have fed these fellows what they

By Mike Walsh wanted and satisfied these critics with all www.michaelwalsh.es the ridiculous ideas that have passed through my head.

The less they understood, the HONEST WORDS: Pablo Picasso - a true artist. more they admired me!

“Today, as you know, I am meaning of the word. ... I am vanity, the greed of my celebrated, I am rich. But when only a public clown, a contemporaries.

I am alone, I do not have the mountebank.

I have “It is a bitter confession, this effrontery to consider myself an understood my time and confession of mine, more artist at all, not in the grand exploited the imbecility, the painful than it may seem. But,

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at least, and at last, it does have the merit of being honest.”

Round we go A FELLOW columnist writes of his fear of roundabouts. I know where he is coming from; oops, no I don’t. I am as good as it gets on these complex traffic hazards but I dread the new roundabout you negotiate as you enter Alicante City; especially if you wish to do a left to the RENFE station.

I breezed through Paris, Madrid and London, the notorious Marble Arch included.

I have driven city cabs too but this fiendish state of the art extravaganza of confusion is surely the roundabout at this waterfront junction. It is probably sponsored by an auto body repair specialist.

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Cow stampede through streets A HERD of 30 cows stampeded their way through a residential area in Harrogate, England at 6am. The confused animals wandered the streets for about five minutes before heading back in the direction of the field they came from.

Topless thief A WOMAN suspected of shoplifting a pack of nappies from a Pennsylvania store fled topless after losing her shirt in a struggle with a female security guard.

Illegal chocolate TWO Seattle men claimed to have been detained for two-and-a-half-hours at a Canadian border for bringing Kinder chocolate eggs back to the US. They were told they are banned as they contain a ‘non-nutritive object’.

Big bulge A NEW YORK man reportedly said he was questioned at a San Francisco airport about a large bulge in his pants, which happened to be his pecker, which is 9.5-inches while flaccid and 13.5-inches when erect.

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5:05am BBC News 7:00am Olympic Breakfast 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Cash in the Attic 12:30pm You've Been Scammed 1:00pm London 2012 2:00pm BBC News at One The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.

2:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 2:45pm Bargain Hunt Bargain Hunt heads north, to Glasgow.

3:15pm Escape to the Country Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home in the country.

5:05am Pages from Ceefax 7:00am The Pingu Show 7:10am Zigby 7:25am Timmy Time 7:35am Dirtgirlworld 7:50am Rastamouse 8:00am Deadly Top 10 8:30am Splatalot 8:55am The League of Super Evil 9:05am Frankenstein's Cat 9:15am Pet Squad 9:30am Nina and the Neurons Go Inventing 9:45am Big and Small 10:00am Tinga Tinga Tales 10:10am Little Charley Bear 10:20am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:30am Bob the Builder: Project Build It 10:45am The Koala Brothers 10:55am Lunar Jim 11:05am Kerwhizz 11:30am Louie 11:40am Driver Dan's Story Train 11:50am Waybuloo 12:10pm In the Night Garden 12:40pm Animal Park 1:25pm The Saint's Double Trouble 2:30pm To Buy or Not to Buy 3:15pm The Weakest Link

5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:30am ITV Morning News The latest national and international news. 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning Presented by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. 12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. Followed by a local weather forecast.

12:30pm This Morning Presented by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. 1:30pm Let's Do Lunch... With Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. 3:00pm Murder, She Wrote Murder mystery series about a sleuthing writer.

5:20am Deal or No Deal 6:15am Countdown 7:00am Sainsbury's London 2012 7:05am The Treacle People 7:15am The Hoobs 7:40am The Hoobs 8:05am Freshly Squeezed 8:35am According to Jim 9:00am Will and Grace 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Come Dine with Me 11:00am Come Dine with Me 11:30am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Sainsbury's London 2012 1:10pm A Place in the Sun 2:10pm Quick Bakes with Eric Lanlard 2:20pm Cat Ballou

4.00pm - midnight

4:00pm Show Me the Monet 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Coast 8:30pm The Great British Story: A People's History 9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm Snowdonia: A Year in the Wild 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm Newsnight

4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Tipping Point 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:30pm Vera 11:30pm ITV News at Ten and Weather

4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 10:00pm The Million Pound Drop 11:35pm The Angelos Epithemiou Show

4:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.

4:05pm Horrible Histories 4:35pm 12 Again 5:00pm My Life 5:30pm CBBC's Olympic Games Challenge 6:00pm London 2012 Sophie Raworth presents live coverage from East London ahead of the Olympic opening ceremony.

7:00pm BBC News at Six The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.

7:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London.

8:00pm Olympics 2012 10:00pm Olympics 2012

12:10am

Channel 5 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge 6:10am House Doctor 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:35am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Castle Farm 8:00am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Igam Ogam 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Ultimate Police Interceptors 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Mentalist

4:15pm The Wild Girl 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away Alf encourages Romeo to talk to Ruby.

7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Cowboy Builders 9:00pm Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads Documentary series.

10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm The Bachelor

CH4

10:00pm The Million Pound Drop

BBC2

The Shipping News Davina McCall

Kevin Spacey & Julianne Moore 1:30am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast.

1:35am BBC News

BBC3

12:00am The National Lottery 12:10am The Shipping News Moving drama. 1:55am Orchestra Seats 3:35am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.

BBC4

7:45am The Magic Roundabout 9:00am Doctor Who 10:00am The Real Hustle 11:00am Great Movie Mistakes 12:00pm First Daughter 1:40pm Doctor Who 2:40pm Snog, Marry, Avoid?

3:10pm Don't Tell the Bride 4:10pm Revenge of the Bridesmaids 5:30pm The Real Hustle 6:30pm Snog, Marry, Avoid?

7:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 8:00pm Top Gear USA 9:30pm Beverly Hills Chihuahua 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 12:00am Family Guy 1:10am Family Guy

8:00pm BBC World News London Live 8:30pm BBC Proms 10:15pm Legends 11:15pm Forever Young: How Rock 12:15am Storyville 1:35am Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany 2:35am Legends 3:35am Forever Young: How Rock 'N' Roll Grew Up

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12:05am The Big Sports Quiz: Boys v Girls 1:05am Grimefighters Series following the work of Britain's clean-up teams. 1:35am The Store 3:35am American Graffiti 5:30am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

12:10am Friday Night Dinner 12:40am New Girl 1:10am Random Acts Channel 4's nightly short-form arts strand presents LuckyMe. 1:15am Margot at the Wedding 2:55am My Name is Earl 3:15am Crash Bang Wallow 3:20am The Million Pound Drop 4:40am St. Elsewhere 5:25am Deal or No Deal

12:00am The Interview 12:30am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:15am Super Casino 4:55am Motorsport Mundial 5:20am Michaela's Wild Challenge 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge

Satellite channels SKY1 5:35am Airline 6:05am Sell Me the Answer 7:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am The Glee Project 10:00am Got to Dance 11:00am Chris and Wes: Let's Do This 12:00pm Glee 1:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 2:00pm Got to Dance 3:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm Futurama 7:00pm Glee 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm Raising Hope 9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm Parents 10:00pm Stella 11:00pm An Idiot Abroad 12:00am A League of Their Own Unseen 1:00am UK Border Force 2:55am Road Wars 3:25am Raising Hope 3:55am The Chicago Code 4:45am The Good Guys 5:35am Airline

SKY MOVIES COMEDY

11:00pm Your Highness

11:00pm No Strings Attached

12:50am Blackball 2:30am Get Him to the Greek 4:25am Family Jewels

12:55am Captain Corelli's Mandolin 3:10am The Company Men 5:00am Captain America 35mm Special 5:25am Listen to Your Heart

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:20am The Lost Valentine 7:00am Legendary 8:50am Solitary Man 10:25am Cocktail 12:10pm Scents and Sensibility 1:45pm Water for Elephants 3:50pm No Strings Attached 5:40pm Serious Moonlight 7:10pm Going the Distance 9:00pm Water for Elephants

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SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:05am D2: The Mighty Ducks 7:00am Super 8 35mm Special 7:30am The Mighty Ducks 9:25am Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 11:05am Small Soldiers 1:05pm Green Lantern 3:05pm Tron Legacy 5:20pm Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 7:00pm Takers 9:00pm Green Lantern 11:00pm Predators 12:50am Bloodsport 2:25am Anaconda 2: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid 4:05am Johnny Mnemonic 5:45am The Mighty Ducks

TCM 6:00am Rio Bravo 8:25am Gunsmoke 9:25am The High Chaparral 10:25am The Hallelujah Trail 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm The High Chaparral

4:20am Foul Play 6:20am Evolution 8:10am House Arrest 10:10am Ramona and Beezus 12:00pm Blackball 1:45pm Arthur 3:40pm Your Highness

4:00pm Fort Massacre 5:35pm The Hill 7:55pm Dial M for Murder 10:00pm The Silence of the Lambs

5:25pm Ramona and Beezus 7:10pm Get Him to the Greek 9:00pm Arthur

12:15am New Nightmare 2:20am Bad Company 3:50am Teleshopping

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4.00pm - midnight 5:45pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

5:50pm Regional News All the latest local news.

5:55pm Weather The latest weather information.

6:00pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

8:00pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

11:15pm Weather The latest weather information.

11:20pm National Lottery Saturday Draws The Thunderball, Dream Number and Lotto draws, live from Lottery HQ. 11:30pm Olympics Tonight

BBC3 4:30am Olympics’ Most Amazing Moments 6:30am Olympics 2012 7:00am Olympics: Opening Ceremony 9:30am Olympics 2012 3:00pm Olympics 2012 8:00pm Olympics 2012 12:00am Russell Howard’s Good News 12:30am Live at the Electric 1:00am Family Guy 1:45am American Dad! 2:30am Adventureland 4:10am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 5:05am Russell Howard’s Good News 5:35am Live at the Electric

ITV

3:35am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service. 7:00am Postman Pat Fun for the young with the postie and pals.

7:15am Timmy Time 7:25am The Adventures of Abney and Teal 7:35am Octonauts 7:45am Rastamouse 8:00am Roar 8:30am Project Parent 9:00am The Scooby-Doo Show 9:20am Dennis and Gnasher 9:30am The Slammer 10:05am Who Let the Dogs Out? 10:30am Incredible Edibles 11:00am My Genius Idea 11:30am Splatalot 11:45am Deadly 60 Bites 12:00pm Copycats 12:30pm Ooglies 12:45pm Diddy Movies 1:00pm Run of the Arrow 2:20pm El Cid

ITV

11:55pm Alexander Colin Farrell

5:15pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

6:15pm F1 the Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying Highlights 7:30pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.

8:30pm Dad’s Army 9:00pm Proms 2012 : Beethoven's Choral Symphony 10:20pm Nine Symphonies That Changed the World 11:50pm TOTP2

1:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

1:10am Olympic Sportsday 1:55am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast.

2:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

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BBC2

1:35am BBC News 7:00am Olympic Breakfast 10:00am Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. 12:30pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. 2:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 2:05pm Regional News All the latest local news. 2:10pm Weather The latest weather information. 2:15pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

TV

12:50am Jersey Girl 2:30am Golden Door 4:20am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.

BBC4 8:00pm The Blue Planet 9:00pm Ten Things You Didn't Know About Earthquakes 10:00pm Wallander 11:25pm The Iceberg That Sank the Titanic 12:15am Arena 1:15am Top of the Pops: 1977 1:45am The Joy of Motoring 2:45am Ten Things You Didn't Know About Earthquakes 3:45am The Blue Planet

Channel 4

Channel 5

5:30am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Signed Stories 7:10am Engie Benjy 7:25am Olly the Little White Van 7:30am Curious George 7:40am The Hive 7:50am The Hive 8:00am Poppy Cat 8:10am Fluffy Gardens 8:20am The Super Hero Squad Show 8:45am Fleabag Monkeyface 9:00am Horrid Henry 9:10am Horrid Henry 9:25am Saturday Cookbook 10:25am ITV News 10:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show US 11:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show US 12:20pm The Real Housewives of New York City 1:20pm ITV News and Weather 1:30pm All Star Family Fortunes 2:10pm Dancing on Ice Goes Gold

5:25am Deal or No Deal 6:20am Countdown 7:05am Sainsbury's London 2012 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am British Formula Ford 8:00am Mobil 1 The Grid 8:30am The Paralympic Show 8:55am The Morning Line Turf tips and news from the Channel 4 Racing team. 9:55am Ibiza Rocks 10:10am Shooting Calvin Harris and Example 10:45am New Girl 11:15am Revenge 12:15pm Suburgatory 12:45pm Summer Daze with Blackberry This week, follow the cast of Summer Daze to the Mediterranean for Ibiza Rocks. 1:20pm The Big Bang Theory As Christmas approaches, Leonard's handsome colleague starts dating Penny.

1:50pm The Big Bang Theory 2:20pm The Simpsons 2:55pm Channel 4 Racing

7:15am Fifi and the Flowertots 7:25am City of Friends 7:40am Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 7:50am Castle Farm 7:55am Abby's Flying Fairy School 8:05am Roobarb and Custard Too 8:10am Bananas in Pyjamas 8:25am Family! 8:35am Noddy in Toyland 8:50am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 9:00am Little Princess 9:20am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:30am Angelina Ballerina 9:45am Rupert Bear 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am The Mr Men Show 10:30am Roary the Racing Car 10:45am Jelly Jamm 11:00am Meerkat Manor 11:30am Monkey Life 12:00pm Big Brother 1:00pm The Hotel Inspector 2:00pm Murder 101 3:45pm Live Football

4:10pm Bond: 007 at 50 6:30pm Regional News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

11:15pm Mad Mad World 11:55pm Alexander

5:15pm Sainsbury's London 2012 5:20pm Come Dine with Me 7:50pm Channel 4 News 8:20pm 4thought.tv 8:25pm The Million Pound Drop 10:00pm The Women

6:15pm Jesse Stone: Night Passage 8:00pm 5 News The latest news coverage.

8:05pm NCIS 8:55pm NCIS 9:55pm 5 News The latest news coverage.

10:00pm Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Big Brother house.

11:00pm CSI: Miami US drama series focusing on the work of the Miami forensics department.

The Women 10:00pm Meg Ryan, Eva Mendes and Annette Bening head an all-female cast in this comedy drama, a remake of George Cukor's 1939 satire, from writerdirector Diane English.

CH4

2:50am The Store 3:55am In Plain Sight Mary and Marshall try to help FBI Agent Mike Faber convince his informant to enter WITSEC. 4:40am ITV Nightscreen

12:10am Red Cliff 2:50am The Million Pound Drop 4:05am Southland 4:50am St. Elsewhere 5:35am Deal or No Deal

12:00am CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Drama series about a team of forensic investigators in Las Vegas. 1:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel.

Satellite channels SKY1 5:35am Airline 6:05am Sell Me the Answer 7:00am Guinness World Records Smashed! 8:00am Chris and Wes: Let's Do This 9:00am The Glee Project 10:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 11:00am Oops TV 12:00pm Best of Oops TV 1:00pm Got to Dance 2:00pm Chris and Wes: Let's Do This 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm Futurama 7:00pm The Angel 8:00pm Terra Nova 9:00pm Road Wars 10:00pm Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 11:00pm Rapid Fire 12:50am Stella 1:50am Ross Kemp on Gangs 2:40am Road Wars 3:10am Night Cops

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:25am Family Jewels 6:10am House Arrest 8:05am High Anxiety 9:45am Just Wright 11:30am Analyze That 1:15pm The Dilemma 3:15pm Calendar Girls

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:25am Listen to Your Heart 7:10am Secretariat 9:15am The Romantics 11:00am Captain America 35mm Special 11:15am Stay Cool 12:55pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2:55pm Love and Other Impossible Pursuits 4:45pm You Again 6:35pm Eat Pray Love 9:00pm Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 11:00pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

10:00pm X-Men: First Class 12:15am The Eagle 2:15am Skyline 3:55am Death Wish 4: The Crackdown 5:40am Thunderbirds

TCM 6:00am Fort Massacre 7:20am Gunsmoke 8:20am The High Chaparral 9:20am Dial M for Murder 11:15am The Hill 1:35pm Anna and the King of Siam 4:00pm Murder Most Foul 5:45pm The Ghost and Mrs Muir

1:00am 8 Mile 2:55am Hereafter 5:15am The Lost Valentine

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:45am The Mighty Ducks 7:35am Transformers: Dark of the Moon Special 8:05am Jaws 2 10:05am The Eagle 12:05pm Thunderbirds 1:45pm X-Men: First Class 4:00pm Superman 6:25pm Skyline 8:00pm Jaws 2

5:10pm The Lorax 5:30pm Bad Teacher 7:15pm Analyze That 9:00pm The Dilemma 11:00pm Bad Teacher 12:45am Soul Men 2:30am Women in Trouble

7:45pm ¡Viva Zapata!

10:00pm Ghost Ship 11:40pm Police Academy

SMD

11:00pm Kate Hudson & Matthew McConaughey

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Channel 5

2:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:00am Olympic Breakfast 10:00am Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. 12:30pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. 2:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 2:05pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:10pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

4:20am Pages from Ceefax 7:00am Postman Pat 7:15am Timmy Time 7:25am The Adventures of Abney and Teal 7:35am Octonauts 7:45am Rastamouse 8:05am Roar 8:30am Paradise Cafe 8:55am The ScoobyDoo Show 9:20am Dennis and Gnasher 9:30am Wingin' It 9:50am Shaun the Sheep 10:00am Who Let the Dogs Out? 10:30am Junior Bake Off 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Raymond Blanc: The Very Hungry Frenchman 1:30pm Escape to the Country 2:15pm The Man From Laramie 3:55pm Great British Railway Journeys Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country by train.

4:40am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Boblins 7:10am Fireman Sam 7:20am Olly the Little White Van 7:25am Curious George 7:40am Jungle Junction 7:50am Jungle Junction 8:00am Poppy Cat 8:15am Olly the Little White Van 8:20am Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil 8:30am Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil 8:45am Fleabag Monkeyface 9:00am Big Time Rush 9:25am Dinner Date Dating show with a twist.

10:25am ITV News 10:30am House Gift 11:25am There's No Taste Like Home 12:25pm The Hungry Sailors 1:25pm ITV News and Weather 1:30pm Baby Boom 3:35pm Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star

5:35am Deal or No Deal 6:30am Countdown 7:15am The Hoobs 7:40am Ironman 2012 8:05am FIM Superbike World Championship 2012 8:35am Paralympics Extra 9:00am Will and Grace 9:25am Will and Grace 9:55am Frasier 10:25am Frasier 11:00am Sunday Brunch 1:35pm Jamie Does... Jamie Oliver visits Stockholm in search of the authentic tastes of Sweden. 2:35pm The Big Bang Theory 3:05pm The Big Bang Theory When Penny runs into financial trouble, Sheldon offers to lend her money. 3:35pm The Simpsons

7:40am Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 7:50am Castle Farm 7:55am Abby's Flying Fairy School 8:05am Roobarb and Custard Too 8:10am Bananas in Pyjamas 8:25am Family! 8:35am Noddy in Toyland 8:50am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventure 9:00am Little Princess 9:20am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:30am Angelina Ballerina 9:45am Rupert Bear 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am The Mr Men Show 10:30am Roary the Racing Car 10:45am Jelly Jamm 11:00am Inside Hollywood 11:05am Monkey Life 11:35am Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads 12:35pm Big Brother 1:35pm Doctor Who 3:15pm Zoom

4.00pm - midnight

4:25pm Oceans The team explores a corner of the Atlantic Ocean. This ocean is the youngest of the great oceans and critical in influencing our climate.

5:25pm Songs of Praise The long running Sunday evening festival of well loved hymns from churches all across the United Kingdom.

6:00pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

8:00pm Antiques Roadshow Antique experts travel the country to appraise people's wares.

9:00pm Engineering Giants 10:00pm The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World Nature's Nighttime World.

11:00pm MotoGP Coverage of the latest MotoGP event.

5:30pm Doc Martin Comedy drama series about a top London surgeon who developed a phobia of blood.

6:30pm Doc Martin 7:30pm Regional News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Royal Greenwich 9:00pm The Zoo 10:00pm A Touch of Frost Police drama series.

4:05pm The Simpsons 4:30pm Three in a Bed 5:35pm Deal or No Deal 6:35pm Channel 4 News 7:05pm 4thought.tv 7:10pm 17 Again 9:00pm Come Dine with Me 10:00pm Thelma's Gypsy Girls 11:00pm Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey

5:00pm Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach 6:50pm Ghostbusters II 8:55pm 5 News The latest news coverage.

9:00pm Once Upon a Time 10:00pm Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Big Brother house.

11:00pm Bulletproof

6:00pm F1 the Hungarian Grand Prix Highlights 7:30pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:50pm Regional News All the latest local news.

7:55pm Weather The latest weather information.

8:00pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

11:15pm Regional News All the latest local news.

11:20pm Weather The latest weather information.

11:25pm Olympics Tonight

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Burr Steers’ teen body-swap comedy stars Zac Efron and Matthew Perry in the dual lead role.

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1:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

1:10am Olympic Sportsday 1:55am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast.

2:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3

12:00am Line of Duty 1:00am Twenty Twelve 1:30am F1 the Hungarian Grand Prix Highlights 3:00am Holby City 4:00am Britain's Heritage Heroes 4:30am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.

BBC4

5:35am Live at the Electric 6:05am Great Movie Mistakes 2011 6:30am Hole in the Wall 7:00am Hole in the Wall 7:30am Total Wipeout 8:35am Beverly Hills Chihuahua 10:00am Olympics 2012 3:00pm Olympics 2012 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Russell Howard's Good News 2:00am Russell Howard's Good News 2:30am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 3:30am White Van Man

8:00pm Himalaya with Michael Palin 9:00pm The Kenneth Williams Story: A Reputations Special 10:30pm Kenneth Williams Fantabulosa!

11:50pm Parkinson: The Interviews Kenneth Williams 12:30am Cricklewood Greats 1:15am Thin Lizzy: Bad Reputation 2:15am Forever Young: How Rock 'N' Roll Grew Up 3:15am Anvil! The Story of Anvil

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12:00am ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 12:20am Take Me Out 1:25am JP Morgan Premiership Rugby 7s Highlights 2:15am The Store 4:05am British Superbike Championship Highlights 4:55am Motorsport UK All the very latest motor sport action from around Britain. 5:45am ITV Nightscreen

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IKE a schoolgirl with a bag full of candy, owning a house in Spain in the summer season begs the question - is it me or the goods? Popularity soars to dizzy heights as friends, family and acquaintances pop up with higher frequency than the most fervent Jack-in-the-box.

Normally I am all for the notion the more the merrier, but while rearranging cushions to construct makeshift beds and placing guests in the damp cellar for lack of space, I have started to wonder if there should be a limit to one’s hospitality.

Sure, it is wonderful to spend quality time with friends, but when most of your days are spent trawling the supermarkets or chopping onions, you might as well go the whole hog and open the hotel you are already, in effect, running.

Sounds familiar? I should have known better - other expats had warned me of the impending risk of the summer invasion: guests,

Expat Strife Swedish-born Ulrica is a freelance journalist living in Mallorca with her family. Her debut novel $Expat Wives is available on Amazon and iBooks.

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FULL HOUSE: ‘The more the merrier’ philosophy can take its toll during the summer season. they assured me, like fish, start to smell after three days. But the guest list just sort of crept up on me and it is ever so hard to say no, especially since the weather is so atrocious back in Northern Europe. More often than not, the phrase ‘do come and see us’ pops out before it can be stopped.

So, how do you know when you have demasiados invitados? A

few clues spring to mind: You begin to answer requests with ‘Yes, ma’am’; you miss most of the mealtimes for the runathon between the dinner table and kitchen; the washing machine is whimpering due to overuse; you max out your credit cards at Carrefour; and picking up discarded ice cream wrappers from the garden is your main

form of exercise. Seasoned expats have perfected the art of guests, and in the spirit of ‘once bitten, twice shy,’ I am weighing up their collated advice for the summer season 2013...

1. Switch to a smaller house without guest rooms, though some people seem quite happy to camp on the sofa.

2. Rent the house out for the

summer and take off for new adventures, paying the way with your rental income. This option runs the dual risk of landing in trouble with tax authorities and/or returning home to find your abode more resembling a ruin than a residence.

3. Take a staycation, but lock the doors, close the curtains and pretend to be away; an added touch would be to leave the mail to pile up so as not to alert passers-by to the ruse. You may have to stockpile food, but just think of how much rest you will get and how your skin will thank you for the reprieve from the punishing sun.

There is always the possibility of simply saying no, but then after all - it really is rather nice to see those friends again, sharing memories and creating new ones at sunset over a chilled copa de cava. Ultimately it boils down to a question of staff - if you can afford to pay people to do your cooking and cleaning, guests are most welcome in the holiday hotel. I will be working on this one for next season’s onslaught.

Until then, I will probably be seeing you in the frozen food aisle at the supermarket.

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Spain’s stay-at-home youth are reluctant to seek work abroad ALTHOUGH unemployment amongst the under-25s now stands at 52 per cent, three-quarters do not want to work outside Spain.

The economic crisis is prompting a growing number of Spaniards to seek employment abroad and 27,004 left the country in the first three months of this year.

But although 72 per cent of under-25s agreed that it is easier to find work outside Spain only 6.9 per cent in that age group have worked abroad, a European Commission study revealed.

By Annie Maples employees, union sources Fifteen per cent did claimed. so in order to study AENA intends to cut The workforce could be but just 17 out of operating hours at 10 reduced by 1,000 ‘at the every 1,000 students airports and lay off up to outside’ unions said. The continue further 65 per cent of its staff. plans should be studies outside the The affected airports - withdrawn as country. all in AENA’s Group III - ‘unworkable’ before Young Spaniards include Vitoria in the AENA’s overall viability tend to travel less Basque Region, which could be negotiated, they than their counterwould lose 102 declared. parts in other employees, Melilla (23), Timetable changes European Union Ceuta (3) and Algeciras would also be states, and 80 per (3). The 2,002 hours that unacceptable if they cent of under-30s they are open each week entailed modifying have never will be reduced to 725. working hours and considered working In all, around 200 staff ‘stifling’ airport activity. abroad, researchers will lose their jobs, the The three unions said. majority through early CCOO, UGT and USO Reluctance to study retirement or voluntary called for the resignation or work abroad is redundancy. of AENA chief Fernando often due to overThese cuts will be Echegaray, and Jesus protectiveness on the followed by airports with Villaroel, director of the part of their families, less than 500,000 Group III airports they found. passengers and include affected by the initial Despite being Cordoba, San Sebastian cuts. regarded as the bestand Pamplona.

There was also union educated generation Unions broke off criticism for the Airport in the country’s negotiations with AENA Efficiency Plan announced history, young last week after the by Minister of Public Spanish people face operator mentioned cuts Works Ana Pastor, undeserved problems in airports from Groups I modifying the in entering the and II. These would professional categories of employment market, eventually involve 2,000 airport workers. the survey of AENA’s 9,000 AENA currently employs concluded.

The high unemployment rate amongst the under25s is not the fault of Spain’s young people, agreed Rafael Fonseca, head of the European Commission’s representation in Spain.

They are betterqualified than ever AIRPORT ACTIVITY: Operating hours and staff to be cut. before, he said.

SIT-IN: Youths protest on the streets of Barcelona last year.

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S leading economists and governments continue to warn of bleak economic times ahead, renowned financial experts say that expatriates can be comparatively resilient to the tough conditions.

“The majority of expats should be relatively downturn defiant, despite the deepening pension crisis and the storm clouds continuing to form over the eurozone,” affirms Andrew Oliver, the Spain-based Senior Managing Partner of the deVere Group, the world’s largest independent financial advisory firm.

“In many ways, foreign residents are fortunate as, with the correct financial advice and planning, they can use their expat status to their financial advantage to acquire a far greater disposable income compared to their friends and family ‘back home’ and in here in Spain.”

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HMRC says that in the last six years more than £1.3 billion has moved out of the UK and into QROPS, almost half of which has been managed by the deVere Group.

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Research published earlier this year said that a million retired expats get paid in sterling which is then converted into the currency of where they live, such as euros, but that they “rarely get the best commission or exchange rate… leaving them out of pocket by hundreds of pounds a year. This adds up to an estimated £3-400 million a year lost to British pensioners living abroad.”

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Change in ‘residencia’ rules

By Benny Davis A LARGE percentage of holiday homes are empty for at least six months of every year.

Many owners enjoy the best of two worlds by combining their homelands with the delights of Spain and by limiting their trips to under six-month periods, avoiding the residency laws which state visitors are not legally entitled to stay in Spain for more than 90 days at any one time. But that is about to change.

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All EU citizens planning to reside in Spain on a permanent basis need to register in person at the Oficina de Extranjeros (Foreigners’ Office) in their province of residence or at designated police stations.

ongoing fluctuations in the currency markets mean that many British retirees in Spain have had their disposable income slashed by more than a third in real terms in recent times.

“But QROPS can pay out in most major currencies, meaning your pension is paid in gross in the currency that you choose, so your retirement income is not at the mercy of volatile exchange rates.”

Whilst the British media is awash with gloomy stories of an expat exodus, supposedly provoked by thousands of Britons heading back to the UK as they have fallen on financially hard times in Spain, deVere say this is an ill-informed representation of the reality.

“Whilst the newspapers seem to revel in expat financial horror stories, and love playing up a notion that they are desperate to leave Spain and ‘return home’, our experience is quite different.

“Our clients, due to receiving expert financial advice, are usually considerably better off than their contemporaries in the UK as they are benefiting from the specialist vehicles uniquely available to expats, allowing them to achieve financial freedom in retirement.

“The tens of thousands of retirees who have been lured to Spain by the enviably high quality of life it offers, and who are protecting and maximising their wealth through sensible financial advice, remain comparatively unaffected by the wider economic turmoil - indeed they’re prospering - and have no intention of heading back to rain-soaked Britain,” confirms Andrew Oliver.

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5:00am Pages from Ceefax 7:00am Postman Pat 7:15am Chuggington 7:20am Timmy Time 7:30am The Adventures of Abney and Teal 7:40am Octonauts 7:50am Rastamouse 8:05am Deadly 60 8:30am Horrible Histories 9:00am The Scooby-Doo Show 9:25am Tree Fu Tom 9:45am Justin’s House 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Cowboy Trap 12:45pm Cash in the Attic 1:30pm Bargain Hunt 2:15pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

3:00pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargainhunters make a saving.

5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm 60 Minute Makeover The team has just one hour to transform a home with a design makeover.

2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Murder, She Wrote

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4:00pm Ultimate Sports Day 4:15pm Diddy Dick and Dom 4:30pm Copycats 4:45pm Shaun the Shechampionsheeps 5:00pm The Sarah Jane Adventures 5:30pm Livingstone: Serious Explorers 6:00pm Newsround 6:05pm Shaun the Sheep 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Olympics 2012 8:00pm Helicopter Rescue 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm The Midwives: Delivering Under Pressure 11:00pm Olympics 2012 11:40pm Newsnight

4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Midsomer Murders 6:00pm Dinner Date 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Trash to Treasure 9:00pm Love Your Garden 10:00pm Benidorm 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The Fugitive

11:35pm The Fugitive Blockbuster adventure movie based on the TV series about a doctor on the run after being wrongly convicted of killing his wife.

BBC3 5:30am The Anti-Social Network 6:30am Total Wipeout 7:30am The Real Hustle 8:00am Doctor Who's Greatest Moments Companions.

9:00am Total Wipeout 10:00am Olympics 2012 3:00pm Olympics 2012 12:00am EastEnders 12:30am Can Anyone Beat Bolt?

1:30am Family Guy 1:52am Family Guy 2:15am American Dad! 2:37am American Dad! 3:00am Wilfred 5:30am Stop My Stutter

12:25am Weather The latest weather information. 12:30am Super League Show 1:15am Word Up - Black America at the BBC 2:15am Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 3:15am Alex Polizzi: The Fixer 4:15am Britain's Heritage Heroes 4:45am Pages from Ceefax

BBC4 8:00pm BBC World News London Live 8:30pm Talking Landscapes 9:00pm Venice 24/7 9:30pm Venice 24/7 10:00pm The Secret Life of the Motorway 11:00pm Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture 12:00am Old Jews Telling Jokes 12:30am Old Jews Telling Jokes 1:00am Wallander 2:25am Venice 24/7 2:55am Venice 24/7 3:25am The Secret Life of the Motorway 4:20am Talking Landscapes

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4:50am Living Free 6:20am Deal or No Deal 7:15am The Hoobs 7:40am The Hoobs 8:05am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Will and Grace 9:20am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:50am Frasier 10:20am Come Dine with Me 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me 11:55am Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm A Place in the Sun 2:00pm Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 2:35pm Channel 4 Racing

1:55am Super Casino 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:35am Jelly Jamm 7:50am Peppa Pig 7:55am Castle Farm 8:00am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Igam Ogam 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Cowboy Traders 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Extraordinary Dogs 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Mentalist

CH5 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas

5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed Jed and Mandy Filmer host at their Hotel La Tartana on the Costa Tropical.

6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Beauty and the Beast: The Ugly Face of Prejudice 10:00pm Secrets of the Shoplifters 11:00pm Lost Children Every year, 6000 children are excluded from British schools.

4:15pm A Place Called Home 6:00pm 5 News The latest news coverage.

6:30pm Neighbours Troy makes a run for it, only to black out behind the wheel of his car.

7:00pm Monkey Life 7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm The Hotel Inspector 9:00pm Half Built House 10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Drama series about a team of forensic investigators in Las Vegas.

11:00pm Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Big Brother house.

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8:00pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

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12:05am Random Acts 12:10am Thelma's Gypsy Girls 1:15am Pokerstars.Co.UK Caribbean Adventure 2:15am Paralympics Extra 2:40am KOTV Boxing Weekly 3:10am Sailing 3:35am FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour 4:30am Mobil 1 The Grid 4:55am British Formula Ford 5:25am Ironman 2012 5:50am The Paralympic Show

12:00am Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 1:00am Banged Up Abroad Series following cases of people who’ve found themselves banged up abroad. 1:55am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel.

Satellite channels SKY1 5:40am Airline 6:10am Sell Me the Answer 7:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am The Glee Project 10:00am Got to Dance 12:00pm Glee 1:00pm Futurama 2:00pm Got to Dance 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Glee 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Angel 10:00pm Trollied 10:30pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm Rapid Fire 12:50am UK Border Force 2:50am Road Wars 3:45am It's Me or the Dog 4:45am The Chicago Code 5:35am Airline

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 4:15am Our Family Wedding 6:05am Project: Alf 7:45am Raising Arizona 9:30am Dragnet 11:25am Big Mommas:

Like Father, Like Son 1:20pm Ice Age: Continental Drift 1:50pm Eurotrip 3:30pm Life as We Know it 5:30pm The Truth About Cats and Dogs 7:15pm The Back-Up Plan 9:00pm Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son 11:00pm Eurotrip

1:10am Cyrus 2:55am Stay Cool 4:35am Super 8 35mm Special 5:05am Letters to Juliet

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12:40am Take Me Home Tonight 2:25am Wild Target 4:10am Raising Arizona 5:50am Dragnet

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 4:25am You Again 6:15am Scents and Sensibility 7:50am The Romantics 9:30am Rio Special 10:00am Letters to Juliet 11:50am Going the Distance 1:35pm Stay Cool 3:15pm The Bodyguard 5:30pm Sweet Home Alabama 7:25pm Easy A 9:00pm The Bodyguard 11:15pm Sweet Home Alabama

4:50am Johnny Mnemonic 6:30am Transformers: Dark of the Moon Special 7:00am The Mighty Ducks 8:50am Tron Legacy 11:00am Small Soldiers 12:55pm Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 2:30pm Spider-Man 4:35pm Killers 6:20pm The Other Guys 8:15pm Reign of Fire 10:00pm Spider-Man 12:05am The Other Guys 1:55am Circle of Pain 3:30am Tremors 5:15am Small Soldiers

TCM 6:00am Young Dillinger 7:45am Gunsmoke 8:45am The High Chaparral 9:45am Miss Congeniality 11:50am Elvis: That’s the Way it is 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm The High Chaparral 4:00pm Bandolero!

6:00pm Agatha Christie's Thirteen at Dinner 7:50pm In Love and War 10:00pm Absolute Power

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7:00am Olympic Breakfast 10:00am Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

12:30pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. 2:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 2:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 2:45pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

4:45am Pages from Ceefax 7:00am Postman Pat 7:15am Chuggington 7:20am Timmy Time 7:30am The Adventures of Abney and Teal 7:40am Octonauts 7:50am Rastamouse 8:05am Deadly 60 8:30am Horrible Histories 9:00am The Scooby-Doo Show 9:25am Tree Fu Tom 9:45am Justin's House 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Cowboy Trap 12:45pm Cash in the Attic 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction. 2:00pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. 2:45pm Escape to the Country 3:15pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur.

4:50am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions.

12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm 60 Minute Makeover The team has just one hour to transform a home with a design makeover.

2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Murder, She Wrote Jessica heads to Washington to attend a special concert performed by an Eastern Bloc orchestra.

4.00pm - midnight

4:00pm Ultimate Sports Day 4:15pm Diddy Dick and Dom 4:30pm Copycats 4:45pm Shaun the Shechampionsheeps 5:00pm The Sarah Jane Adventures 5:30pm 12 Again 6:00pm Newsround 6:05pm Shaun the Sheep 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Olympics 2012 8:00pm Coast 9:00pm Restoration Home 10:00pm Vexed 11:00pm Olympics 2012 11:40pm Newsnight

4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Midsomer Murders Feature-length drama about a detective whose patch is a seemingly idyllic rural district.

6:00pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist.

7:00pm Regional News and Weather Up to the minute regional news and weather updates.

7:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

8:00pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village.

8:30pm The Lakes 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news.

11:35pm Deep Blue Sea

5:00pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

8:00pm Olympics 2012 Coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

11:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

11:35pm Weather ITV The latest weather information.

11:40pm Olympics Tonight

Deep Blue Sea - 11:35pm Doctors in an underwater laboratory discover a chemical in the brains of sharks capable of reviving human brain cells. Using gene therapy the doctors create sharks with larger brain masses as a way to speed up the production of the life saving antidote.

1:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

1:10am Olympic Sportsday 1:55am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3 5:30am Stop My Stutter 6:30am Total Wipeout 7:30am The Real Hustle 8:00am Doctor Who's Greatest Moments 9:00am Total Wipeout 10:00am Olympics 2012 3:00pm Olympics 2012 8:00pm Olympics 2012 12:00am Don't Tell the Bride 1:00am Family Guy 1:22am Family Guy 1:45am American Dad! 2:30am Highlander 4:05am Bad Boy Olympian 5:00am Olympicsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Most Amazing Moments

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12:30am National Lottery Midweek Draws Coverage from the Lottery HQ with the Thunderball, Dream Number and Lotto draws.

12:35am The Midwives: Delivering Under Pressure 1:35am DIY SOS The Big Build 2:35am Alex Polizzi: The Fixer 3:35am Food Factory 4:10am Pages from Ceefax

BBC4 8:00pm BBC World News London Live 8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1977 9:00pm Tetris: From Russia with Love 10:00pm A History of Art in Three Colours 11:00pm Pavlopetri - The City Beneath the Waves 12:00am The Two Thousand Year Old Computer 1:00am Borgen 2:00am Top of the Pops: 1977 2:30am Tetris: From Russia with Love 3:30am A History of Art in Three Colours

1:25am Jackpot247 4:00am Before Sunset 5:20am ITV Nightscreen

5:50am The Paralympic Show 6:15am Deal or No Deal 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:25am According to Jim 8:50am Will and Grace 9:20am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:50am Frasier 10:20am Come Dine with Me 10:55am Come Dine with Me 11:25am Come Dine with Me 11:55am Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm A Place in the Sun 2:05pm Jamie's 30 Minute Meals 2:35pm Channel 4 Racing

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8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm Secrets of the Shoplifters

12:05am Random Acts 12:10am 2 Broke Girls 12:40am 2 Broke Girls 1:10am New Girl 1:40am Summer Daze with Blackberry 2:05am Barclaycard Mercury Prize Sessions 2:15am Ibiza Rocks 2:30am Spotlight 2:45am Fade to Black 4:35am Dish 4:45am St. Elsewhere 5:30am Countdown

Channel 5 1:55am Super Casino 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:35am Jelly Jamm 7:50am Peppa Pig 7:55am Castle Farm 8:00am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Igam Ogam 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Cowboy Traders 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Extraordinary Dogs 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm The Mentalist

4:15pm Lies and Deception A woman attempts to come to terms with the loss of her husband after a freak boating accident.

However, five years after the incident a detective knocks on her door to inform her that her spouse has only recently been found dead - prompting her to wonder if he originally faked his own death.

6:00pm 5 News The latest news coverage.

6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Monkey Life 7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads 9:00pm Britain's Strangest Pets 10:00pm Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Big Brother house.

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12:30am Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach 2:15am Super Casino

Satellite channels SKY1 5:35am Airline 6:05am Sell Me the Answer 7:00am Don't Forget the Lyrics 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am The Glee Project 10:00am Got to Dance 12:00pm Glee 1:00pm Futurama 2:00pm Got to Dance 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm The Middle 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 6:00pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Glee 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Emergency with Angela Griffin 10:00pm Spy

10:30pm The Cafe 11:00pm An Idiot Abroad 12:00am Cop Squad 1:00am UK Border Force 2:55am The Diana Years 3:45am The Chicago Code 4:35am The Good Guys 5:35am Airline

12:30am Footloose Special 1:00am Rabbit Hole 2:40am Blonde Ambition 4:20am Jake Gyllenhaal/Anne Hathaway Face 2 Face 4:35am Young Winston

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5:50am Dragnet 7:40am The Royal Tenenbaums 9:35am Just Married 11:15am Dunston Checks In 12:50pm Marmaduke 2:25pm Due Date

5:15am Small Soldiers 7:15am The Longest Day 10:20am Cowboys and Aliens 35mm Special 10:50am Flight of the Phoenix 12:50pm The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2:50pm Salt

4:10pm 30 Minutes or Less 5:40pm Marmaduke 7:15pm Just Married 9:00pm Due Date 10:40pm 30 Minutes or Less 12:10am The Royal Tenenbaums 2:10am Broadcast News

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5:05am Letters to Juliet 7:00am Bird on a Wire 8:55am Scents and Sensibility 10:30am Casino Jack 12:20pm Chalet Girl 2:00pm Mean Girls 3:40pm Bread and Roses

5:35pm 3 Men and a Baby 7:20pm Chalet Girl 9:00pm Mean Girls

4:40pm Ironclad 6:45pm Van Helsing 9:00pm Flight of the Phoenix 11:00pm Salt 12:45am Anaconda 2: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid 2:25am Bunraku

TCM 6:00am In Love and War 7:55am Gunsmoke 8:55am The High Chaparral 9:55am Bandolero! 11:55am Agatha Christie's Thirteen at Dinner 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm The High Chaparral 4:00pm Buffalo Bill 5:45pm Pete Kelly's Blues 7:35pm The Grapes of Wrath 10:00pm Enter the Dragon 11:55pm Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

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WHEN Britain’s leading fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realise a sheikh’s vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert, he immediately thinks the project is both absurd and unachievable. But when the prime minister’s Press secretary latches on to it as a ‘good will’ story, this unlikely team will try anything to prove the impossible, possible.

1h52m Director: Lasse Hallstrom Starring: Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas, Amr Waked

NOEL CHARLES left the Caribbean in the 1950s with thousands of others, crossing the Atlantic to seek their fortunes in the ‘motherland’.

In the 1970s he set up and ran Alexandra’s, two of the most successful nightclubs of the era.

He spent a decade living the high life, first in Stockholm, Sweden and then in Barbados, wining and dining with the world’s greatest entertainers including the Rolling

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Arm yourself with plenty of information about what is going on in your life at the moment. Those close might expect you to lead the way on an important matter. You need to trust your instincts more and have confidence.

Think in the long term. Those who are not considered important now could be so in the future. As you prefer being in charge, this should not seem unnatural to you.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Although you feel like going it alone at the moment, you would do well to involve someone close in your project or exercise.

There is room for improvement in both your life and your health but it can be more enjoyable if shared. Expect surprises in your love life and you will not be surprised. .

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It could be that you are feeling a little below par at the moment. You may assume it is because of a recent emotional upset, but it is unlikely to be quite that simple.

Spend a bit of time and money on yourself for a change. Develop your talents in the realms of writing, painting and music. This need not take a large amount of time. Start with one simple project.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Despite pulling out all the stops when it comes to a certain person or project,

Just joking I was at a magic show, when after one particularly amazing trick, someone screamed out: “Wow, how did you do that.” I would tell you,” answered the magician predictably. “But then I’d have to kill you.” After a moment’s pause the same voice screamed out: “Can you tell my mother-in-law?”

IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Your great energy and loyalty to a certain project serve you well. The Lion in you wants to push ahead and your confidence is inspiring.

However, not until midSeptember will you feel able to ask for what you desire.

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Romantically and emotionally, things come to a head but donʼt let the wind of change blow away all that you have achieved. Donʼt begin to doubt yourself or others will, too.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Get some rest and peace because, if you let yourself get too tired, your temper could suffer. When it comes to business get it over with so that you can spend extra time on your social life. Something important is round the corner.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Sometimes you shuffle things around to survive difficult times. The energy that this uses means that realising a dream this week

Energy is low but your spirit seems to be getting power from somewhere. At times, it feels that it is almost outside of your own sphere. When tackling what is seen as a tedious task, you may not be aware that you are building something for the future, but there is much going on that will affect your future to a large extent.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20)

PISCES (February 20 - March 20)

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)

For some time, things on the romantic front have been confusing, to say the least. There are decisions that someone has to make that affect you seriously.

There is something of the rebel in you this week. Even you donʼt fully understand the changes taking place. You will resist any attempt to stop from expressing yourself freely. Although you prefer a peaceful time, it may be necessary to remind someone of your rights.

You may well feel that your business life is not going as well as you would have hoped this week. They do say that you canʼt have everything right at once. This is a good time to enjoy the company of others and make your love life buzz. .

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Because you are about to enter an active phase, it would be best to keep things as straightforward and organised as possible. Those around you may be less than exciting at the moment, so keep the interest going with joint activities and accepting interesting invitations.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Have you been a bit of a couch potato recently? Spend some of this week working towards a healthy mind in a healthy body.

Running yourself ragged should certainly be avoided.

Seek expert advice now about a problem that just wonʼt go away. It will, but only with a lot of effort. Although you prefer to share your activities, this is one area that you need to concentrate on fully, so go for it alone to begin with.

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1. In which year was the first (modern Summer) Olympic Games held, in Athens, under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee?

2. Which city was the first to hold the Olympic Games on two occasions?

3. Which city was due to hold the 1916 Games, which were cancelled because of World War I? 4. In which city are the 2016 Olympic Games due to be held?

5. Which was the first US city to host the Olympic Games?

6. Which was the first Asian city to host the Olympic Games?

7. The 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Games all took place in which four cities whose names all begin with the letter M? 8. Which is the only US city to have hosted the Olympic Games twice?

9. Which two Scandinavian cities have held the Games?

10. When London was awarded the 2012 Games in 2005, four other cities had also bid to hold the Games; name any two of the unsuccessful bidders?

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Across 7 Poorly mends gas monsters (6) 8 So Edna is around some Poles (6) 9 Event in Monica Selesʼs diary (4) 10 Set off in good time towards dawn (8) 11 Coach scruffy cheater (7) 13 Outing Aunt Joan initially arranged (5) 15 Bored Jackʼs dead wrong (5) 17 Plant hidden fact or yearning (7) 20 I propose a mention be made (8) 21 Implement for starting, taking off or landing (4) 22 A tonic for Prince, itʼs reported (6) 23 Reason for shaking hands? (6)

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

Across 1 Kiss (4) 3 Houses (5) 6 Árboles (5) 8 Comidas (5) 10 Gold (metal, commodity, currency) (3) 11 A menudo (5) 12 Daughter-in-law (5) 13 Rojo (color) (3) 14 Roncar (cuando se duerme) (5) 15 Caracol (5) 16 Between (5) 17 Esperar (aguardar) (4)

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Down 1 Tell about the departed (6) 2 Book some customers (4) 3 American male gets embarrassed when escorted (7) 4 Rope back in colossal catch (5) 5 Open-minded to the French rave (8)

6 A magicianʼs bird (6) 12 Bred lice indiscriminately?

Would you believe it! (8) 14 Bars servant work out (7) 16 Fuss over Northern Irelandʼs handsome youth (6) 18 Herodʼs new island (6) 19 US resort seen in stamp album (5) 21 Rotate tea boiler (4)

QUICK Across 1 Woodwind instrument (8) 5 See 3 Down 9 Guard (7) 10 Common viper (5) 11 From here (4) 12 Salt lake in the Jordan valley (4,3) 15 Verbal (6) 16 Bother (6) 19 Aromatic herb (7) 21 Worry (4) 24 Speculate (5) 25 Inspect (7) 26 Edge (4) 27 Forwards (8)

Down 1 Botones (7) 2 Maíz dulce (9) 4 Almendras (7) 5 Housewife (3,2,4) 7 To smile (7) 9 Escarlata (7)

Down 1 Fall down (8) 2 Tropical fruit (7) 3/5 Nickname of Margaret Thatcher (4,4) 4 Respect (6) 6 Confuse (5) 7 Three feet (4) 8 Relating to the heart (7) 13 Continue (7) 14 Fidgety (8) 17 Assume (7) 18 Given in (6) 20 In front (5) 22 Eras (4) 23 African country (4)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Ramparts, 5 Twit, 9 Mandela, 10 Maine, 11 Moor, 12 Revised, 15 Easter, 16 Repair, 19 Exposed, 21 Cool, 24 Liner, 25 Needing, 26 Menu, 27 Lacrosse.

Down: 1 Remember, 2 Mangoes, 3 Ages, 4 Tea set, 6 Waive, 7 Tier, 8 Imbibed, 13 Detours, 14 Prologue, 17 Atomics, 18 Hernia, 20 Xenon, 22 Plum, 23 Near.

QUICK - Across: 1 Stroll, 4 Closed, 9 Aviator, 10 Claps, 11 Tense, 12 Lodging, 13 Sensational, 18 Popular, 20 Scope, 22 Giant, 23 Arrange, 24 Tender, 25 Resent.

Down: 1 Scanty, 2 Reign, 3 Letters, 5 Lucid, 6 Stamina, 7 Design, 8 Proletariat, 14 Explain, 15 Observe, 16 Spigot, 17 Reject, 19 Lithe, 21 Ounce.

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

ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Ruta, 3 Peach, 6 Combs, 8 Taste, 10 Ajo, 11 Idols, 12 Rings, 13 Ten, 14 Traer, 15 Ounce, 16 Daisy, 17 Want.

Down: 1 Receipt, 2 Temporada, 4 Entorno, 5 Casi nunca, 7 Sastres, 9 Easiest.

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In this week’s puzzle, 16 represents Z and 25 represents B, so fill in Z every time the figure 16 appears and B every time the figure 25 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares.

As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

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S some of you may know I set myself a challenge to lose a stone in eight weeks.

Putting pressure on myself like that was no easy task and I had to find the determination and motivation to make it happen.

Finding the motivation was not entirely easy but I was grateful for the members at class who had shown me it could be done.

Reaching this goal made me feel so much better and has taken my total weight loss to over four-and-a-half stone. I feel fantastic!

However, there was bad news to follow. I took my ‘big’ girl Bonnie to the vet for a bite she had received.

In order to give her the correct amount of penicillin the vet weighed her. I was upset to learn she was seven kilos overweight. My vet lectured me on the health problems she would probably have sooner than later in her life if she did not lose weight. She said she could develop diabetes, respiratory problems, arthritis, behavioural problems and other things.

It was so strange because that’s what I tell everyone when they are overweight.

But how could I let my poor dog become so overweight? She walks lots and swims twice daily; could it

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Then the answer became obvious. Where had all the fat gone that I had cut off my bacon before grilling it?

What happened to the skin I had stripped off the chicken? The fat peeled off the Serrano ham? Need I go on? Yes, MY fault entirely.

So now I am weighing her dried biscuits out and leaving out the gravy granules that flavoured them. No more treats and certainly no more of my fatty bits.

So now I’ve set myself another challenge and that’s to get my dog back to her perfect weight.

Just like people, dogs can quickly put on a few

unwanted pounds, especially as they get older and exercise less. It’s been written that as much as 25 per cent of all dogs in the UK are overweight and most owners don’t realise it.

In order to get rid of that excess flab, you need to increase the amount of energy used (exercise more) and reduce the amount of energy consumed (feed your dog fewer calories). Just like us humans.

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STAYING ALIKE: Friends tend to eventually achieve a similar weight to each other.

Weight gain is more likely if your friends are fatter WANT to shed some weight? Then maybe you have to lose some large friends, a study suggests.

According to researchers from

SITTING for more than three hours per day cuts about two years off your life expectancy, scientists say.

Researchers did five studies on the link between staying seated and health outcomes.

They came to the conclusion that sitting for more than three hours per day cuts two years off your life expectancy.

Watching more than two hours of TV per day will cut your life expectancy down another year or so. Moderate

exercises do not seem to offset the effects of sitting for a prolonged time.

Peter T Katzmarzyk of Pennington Biomedical Research Centre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US, told Businessweek: “It’s not just about getting physical activity in your life.”

Katzmarzyk suggests the solution for those whose jobs involve lots of sitting in front of the computer is to walk to colleagues’ desks rather than send them emails, to keep active.

Loyola University, US, students who have overweight friends are more likely to gain weight, and if their friends were slimmer then they

were more likely to either slim down or gain weight at a gradual pace. The study was designed to determine the reason why obesity and related behaviours appear to cluster in social networks.

The researchers examined data from two large high schools.

One school, Jefferson High, was in a rural area with mostly white students.

The second school, Sunshine High, was an ethnically diverse urban school.

Researchers found that after controlling the friend-selecting process, there was a significant link between obesity and a student’s circle of friends. If a borderline overweight student at SMOKY CONNUNDRUM: Ex-smokers gained on Jefferson High School average five kilos in a year after quitting. had lean friends there per cent losing weight. we should derive from this was a 40 per cent chance “The relative long-term and future studies,” Esteve the student’s BMI would health effects of weight Fernandez from Barcelona drop in the future. gain and smoking cessation University and Professor However, if they had also need to be considered Simon Chapman at the obese friends there was with respect to the ultimate University of Sydney, just a 15 per cent chance public health message that concluded. they would slim down.

Unwanted effect of quitting smoking FORMER smokers can gain up to five kilos in weight after they kick the habit.

British and French researchers discovered that those who quit smoking gain an average of five kilos in 12 months. Most of the extra weight is gained during the first three months.

Analysing the results from 62 studies, the authors found that smokers gain an average of 2.8 kilos during these few months.

However, researchers found a large variation in weight change, with 13 per cent of people gaining more than 10 kilos and 16

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Teenage girls on the Pill risk high blood pressure in the future

By Temba Mahari

RISK: Taking contraceptive Pill could cause high blood pressure in later life.

TEENAGE girls who use the contraceptive Pill are at risk of having high blood pressure in later life.

This is the case for those who have been taking the contraceptive for a few months.

Scientists found their readings were significantly higher than those of other girls.

While the Pill has been known to cause high blood pressure for a long time, this is one of the first studies to show its effect on young girls within such a short space of time.

The scientists are concerned that it may rise further when they get older,

putting them at risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Researchers from the University of Western Australia asked a range of 17-year-old girls questions on their weight, eating habits, physical activity levels, prescription medicine use, alcohol consumption and smoking habits.

The girls were also asked if they were taking the Pill.

Those who were on the Pill had blood pressure readings 3mmHg higher than others who did not use this form of contraception.

“Teenage girls taking oral contraceptives should be advised about regular blood-pressure monitoring,” said Dr Chi Le-Ha, whose study is published in the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology.

STANDING TALL: British and Spanish women wear highest heels in Europe.

Spanish and British women wear the highest heels BRITISH and Spanish women wear the highest heels in Europe.

This could be due to British and Spanish women being some of the shortest on the continent.

The average height that Brits are tottering around on is 3.3 inches, while a quarter brave stilettos of between four and six inches high, a study by foot-care brand Compeed found in a poll of 3,792 women.

Hot on the heels of the Brits are the women of Spain whose average heel height is 3.2 inches.

That is nearly an inch more than the petite women of France who favour a heel of 2.4 inches and wear the fifth highest heel in Europe.

However, French women at 162.5cm (5ft 4ins) are slightly shorter than British women’s 163cm.

Spanish women are one centimetre taller.

German and Danish women on the other hand tower over all three.

Danish women are the tallest with an average height of 168.7cm (5ft 6½ins), while Germans are 168cm (5ft 6ins) and wear a 3-inch and 2.7-inch heel respectively.

This inclination towards wearing skyhigh shoes could be because “a tall woman is considered more assertive, confident, richer, capable, successful, independent and even more intelligent than those who are shorter,” according to psychologist Emma Kenny.

“Perception is incredibly powerful and it makes sense that the feedback we receive from the way we are treated by others will reinforce our choices,” added Kenny.

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Dealing with bunions and how to prevent them B

UNIONS are one of the most common foot complaints but despite what you will have heard, they are NOT heredity.

If you put excessive pressure on the big toe as you walk, this joint becomes swollen which pushes the joint out of alignment.

This then starts to cause the ‘bump’ associated with bunions as well, of course, as pain.

Bunions take time to develop. If you notice you are getting thicker, rougher skin at the base of your big toe, if the area feels swollen or sore to the touch after walking, or even if you notice a small ‘bump’, you should take steps to address it now before it becomes a problem.

What to do Low-heeled or flat shoes with space at the toes can help reduce pressure on the area whilst high heels will increase the pressure and make the process faster.

However, high heels don’t cause bunions, it is the way our feet work when we walk that results in a bunion.

Surgery?

There has been some controversy in the UK national Press lately about the efficacy of foot surgery. The foot is a hugely complicated and intricate part of the body; surgery here is extremely complicated and has a low success rate. Any slight mistake can compromise nerve and foot function.

To correct bunions surgically, the surgeon shaves the edge of the bone that has been distorted, reducing the ‘bump’. I hear far too many tales of how something as apparently simple results in nerve damage and dramatic bone damage meaning the patient is unable to walk without pain.

Unfortunately, this doesn’t address the root cause of the bunion, the pressure on

By Estelle Mitchel www.thebodyworksclinic.com the big toe, so the bunion usually returns after the operation.

So for the patient there is more pain and a return to the original problem!

Many surgeons recommend using orthotics (specialist insoles to fit in your shoes) after surgery to prevent a recurrence, so why not wear them before and prevent the need for surgery?

Prevention If bunions are caused by excessive pressure on the big toe then the way to prevent them is to reduce the pressure.

The best way to help our feet work is to use orthotics, specialist insoles that fit in your shoes. I often refer to these as ‘therapy in motion’ because they should be clinically designed for how you walk.

This means using a computer to assess how you walk (a step takes less than a second, a human eye is just not that good!) and not basing them on an old-fashioned foam or plaster cast that you stand in.

Modern orthotics are slim and discreet and should fit into most shoes; they won’t do you any good in the cupboard! No, they won’t fit into your six-inch strappy stilettos but, hopefully, you don’t wear them for more than a couple of hours at a time in any case.

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Females feel sexiest at 28 WHILE women feel sexiest at 28, their confidence only peaks at 32.

Supportive friends and family are the biggest boost to their ego, a study of 2,000 British women by Lil-Lets found.

Twenty-three per cent felt their eyes were their best physical attribute, while 20 per cent opted for their breasts, with brains coming in third with 13 per cent.

Three-quarters would not change their body shape given the opportunity, but if they had to, 41 per cent said they would like to have longer, slimmer legs.

extend life by 11 years and prevent thousands of strokes and heart attacks, a doctor claims.

After taking the tablet for three months, the blood pressure of the 84 men and women between 51 and 77 in the study fell by an average of 12 per cent and ‘bad’ cholesterol by 39 per cent, the journal PLoS ONE reports.

‘Polypill’ could be approved for use over the counter in the UK in as little as a year and cost less than £1 (€1.28) a day, according to Professor Sir Nicolas Wald of Queen Mary University of London.

CAUSE: Pressure on the big toe pushes the joint out of alignment.

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EWN EXECUTIVES on media mission to the Costa Blanca Including a personal interview with the ‘new face of Spain’ Javea Mayor Jose Chulvi

By Benny Davis

HANDS-ON EWN owners Steven and Michel Euesden paid a flying visit to the Costa Blanca last week to conduct a mini survey on the media needs of the community.

Accompanied by head of local sales Sharon Winstanley, Steven and Michel toured the Marina Alta, talking to a cross-section of the public and commercial business

sectors including shoppers, charity organisations and the leisure industry. The Malaga couple, known for their straight-talking, no-nonsense approach to business, openly encouraged direct constructive comments about all aspects of the Euro Weekly News, from editorial to advertising, and layout to distribution

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IGH on their list of ‘must dos’ was a visit to the Marina Alta town of Javea.

Here, charismatic Mayor Jose Chulvi and his team have, in one year, transformed a debt-ridden Valencian family stronghold into an internationally integrated, financially stable economy.

Mayor Chulvi explained how they ‘opened the doors and windows of the town hall to the public’, by involving ratepayers in the management of their own town. Volunteer groups were formed regardless of nationality, age or social background, to research the everyday needs and priorities of the community to form working briefs for the governing council.

This open management policy even included a children’s council, where school representatives aired their fellow students’ views at monthly meetings in the council chambers, under the chairmanship of the mayor.

“The co-operation of the English Press in achieving our aims was invaluable,” said Chulvi and added that he was “more than pleased with their share of Press releases published in the EWN and hoped that the good relationship would continue throughout his term of office.”

Interesting to note that Socialist Mayor Chulvi refused to take a local salary as he is paid by the Valencian Community to serve on other committees. Also, while many boroughs in the Marina Alta area are increasing council tax (IBI) to top up their coffers, Javea will be reducing the tax by up to 50 per cent during the coming months.

Later, Steven and Michel said they were overwhelmed with admiration for Mayor Chulvi and his team and that in their opinion

Sharon with an EWN reader and Michel.

Sharon Winstanley, Michel Euesden, Mayor Chulvi and Steven Euesden.

Sharon with Sally and Colin Beverley of Balcon del Mar, Javea.

Sharon, Steven, Iceland manager Kevin and Michel. he represented the new face of recommend further investment in Spain and a business model for the Costa Blanca and that leading the country out of negotiations were already its present negative under way for new EWN and segmented offices. Michel added pledge attitude to survival. that the existing further They added: “The EWN staff team will investment in only way through be expanded further the Costa this crisis is to work by personnel with harder and adopt a full-time contracted Blanca no tolerance policy with positions, which given the shirkers and those without current economic climate, work ethic.” emphasises their commitment to Summing up their visit, the the Marina Alta community. “Our couple said they had learned company mission is to be an enough from the visit to essential part of ex-pat life

throughout Spain, including helping the vulnerable,” said Michel. To emphasise the point, after meeting successful business-woman and charity fundraiser Jennifer Cunningham, they purchased a bed for the Paul Cunningham charity for the terminally ill.

Had Michel and Steven recorded any criticism during the visit? “None,” was their answer.

“Except that age-old chestnut questioning the amount of space dedicated to advertising and the answer is always the same.

“One of the biggest problems any free newspaper has is creating the right balance

between advertising and editorial content. Advertising revenue is the essential lifeblood of any free publication, without it we cease to exist. But we are also aware that it is far too easy to produce an overkill of ads, downgrading the paper from a good read to simply a vehicle for advertising.

“Our aim has, and always will be, to produce a quality newspaper with good local news coverage, interesting and useful features, balanced with controlled advertising and excellent distribution. We are the biggest and best because we go that extra mile to help produce results for our clients.”

The Euro Weekly News is the most established free English-language newspaper in the whole of Europe with six different editions and a circulation of 580,000 copies every month to more than 3,000 distribution points every week. Costa del Sol: 46,000; Costa Blanca North: 25,000; Costa Blanca South: 30,000; Costa de Almeria: 13,000; Axarquia: 10,000; Mallorca: 10,000.

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By Benny Davis AS a direct result of the present financial crisis, it is estimated that around 5,000 Spanish owned horses are being slaughtered every month.

The hard facts are they are no longer viable assets to breeders as they are worth less than the cost of their upkeep.

Slaughterhouse business increased by 31 per cent in the first four months of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011, to a total of 19,793.

Animal rescue centres have been inundated with requests to accept unwanted horses, but report they have waiting lists of several months to be able to handle the present demand.

Manuel Gonzalez, Secretary General of the Professional Association of Slaughterhouses and Meat-packing Companies, said “since there is no market for selling, renting or breaking-in horses at the moment, some breeders find themselves unable to afford the high cost of feeding the animals, estimated at an average of €300 each per month.”

He also made the point that in Spain there is scarcely any demand for horse meat, so it is either used for pet food or is exported to France, Italy, Belgium or Greece. Gonzalez added that he was talking about young steeds, “not old or worn-out nags.”

Veterinarian Carlos Carreira of the agricultural organisation Asaja-

UNWANTED: The upkeep of a horse for breeding is no longer viable.

5,000 horses slaughtered

Animal lovers’ up-in-arms over Spanish breeders ‘barbaric’ cull as there is no market for selling.

Malaga said he knows a number of breeders who “are sending all their stock to the slaughterhouses,” and that the “first to go are the mares as owners cannot get more than €150 for a mare, which ‘in bonanza years’ would sell in the range of €6,000€50,000.”

More holiday Brits in hospital ACCORDING to a report issued by the British Foreign Office, Spain has the highest number of hospitalised Brits worldwide.

The number is equivalent to 20 hospitalisations every week, and represents nearly a third of the total number of cases around the world.

Common causes are road accidents, balcony incidents and heart attacks.

Jeremy Browne, Minister for Consular Services, said: “Whilst the prospect of ending up in a foreign hospital may be the last thing on your mind as you head overseas for a summer break, sometimes things do go wrong on holiday and many people deeply regret not taking out comprehensive travel insurance.”

The report also reveals that nearly half (48 per

cent) of all Brits fail to realise that without travel insurance they will have to pay their own medical bills if injured or taken ill abroad.

An emergency can be extremely expensive medical treatment can cost thousands of pounds, whilst medical repatriation to the UK can cost even more.

Consular staff in Spain have witnessed distressing cases involving families having to raise vast sums of money to pay hospital and repatriation bills.

The research also reveals that nearly four out of five (78 per cent) of people would lack the ready cash to pay £10,000 to cover the hospital bills of an uninsured loved one abroad.

Visitors should buy travel insurance, avoid huge bills and read the small print.

A spokesperson for a major animal rescue centre told the EWN the slaughter programme was both horrific and barbaric and that a special programme should be set-up by the breeders, slaughterhouse association and the government to fund care centres for these animals.

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• BRIDGE CLUB Los Boliches: 645 684 756.

• HARMONY SINGING in Benalmadena Costa 952 560 651 • ROTARY CLUB MarbellaGuadalmina: 2pm lunch at Restaurante Cortijo del Guadalmina, San Pedro de Alcantara. 952 888 077. www.rotaryclub-marbella-g.org.

Friday

• MODERN JIVE CLUB ‘rocks’ Duquesa. Beginners welcome. www.jivespain.com or 635 717 211.

•ADANA animal charity’s COFFEE MORNING in Plaza Manilva, Estepona from 11am on July 27. 952800975.

•ADANA COFFEE MORNING, 11am in Plaza Manilva (Estepona): 952 800 975.

• BRIDGE CLUB Los Boliches meets at Cafe Manilla 1.45pm to 5pm. New players welcome. 645 684 756/951 081 984.

• DIABETIC SUPPORT GROUP 952 464 184.

• BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY group meets at Marbella sangha in English at 8.30pm. Contact Tony billings@telitec.com or 952 852 190.

• TRIPLE’S 11.30am Lauro Golf.

952 417 452.

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Church services •ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY, St Andrew’s Church, Los Boliches: 952 472 140.

•ANGLICAN CHURCH Costa del Sol West: Holy Communion Sundays. 952 808 605.

•CH U R C H O F S C O T L A N D S e r v i c e Lux Mundi, Fuengirola, Sundays 10.30am. 951 260 982.

•ARK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Fuengirola - Evangelical family church - Sundays 11am. 952 592 171.

•ELIM FAMILY FELLOWSHIP Sunday service: 11am in Benalmadena Costa and 3.30pm in San Pedro de Alcantara. www.elimfamilyfellow ship.com. 695 115 496.

•CALAHONDA CHURCH - Evangelical Christian Fellowship - Sundays 4.30pm 952 588 160. www.calahonda church.com.

•ROMAN CATHOLIC MASS in English, Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre, Fuengirola, 12pm. 952 474 840.

• U3A Marbella COFFEE MORNING 11am. www.u3a.es or 622 670 158.

Saturday

• MALAGA HASH HOUSE HARRIERS - a drinking club with a running problem - meet friendly people who enjoy running and walking in the Malaga countryside. www. malagahhh.com, email: robertand marisa@hotmail.com or 637 544 761.

• CAR BOOT SALE at petrol station Europe on A357 between Cartama and Alora.

•ST ANDREW’S CHAPLAINCY - 952 461 662 or 952 582 499.

BATIST CHURCH, Arroyo del la Miel: Sunday English Service 4pm, Conjunto Zodiaco, Edificio Aries, C/ Sagitario. Call 952 447 967/386716.

Monday

• COSTA BOOK CLUB, Hotel Tamisa, second Monday of month.

677 251 058.

Tuesday

Wednesday

•ROMAN CATHOLIC MASS in English, Arroyo de la Miel, Parroquia de la Inmaculada, Plaza de la Estacion, with Father Joe Crawford, Saturdays 1pm.

• AL ANON – Help for family and friends of alcoholics – meets 8.30pm.

Tel: 670 635 201.

• BRIDGE CLUB Los Boliches meets at Cafe Manilla 1.45pm to 5pm. New players welcome. 645 684 756/951 081 984

•ROYAL ANTEDILUVIAN ORDER OF BUFFALOES España No 1 Lodge meet at Woodies/Peacock Bar, Avenida de Bonanza, Benalmadena at 7pm. Call 952 563 950.

• MODERN JIVE CLUB ‘rocks’ Calahonda. Beginners welcome. www.jivespain.com or 635 717 211.

Fuengirola, 5pm-6pm. 952 473 051.

•ROMAN CATHOLIC MASS in English: St Andrew’s Chapel, Los Boliches, Saturdays 6.30pm; Calvario Church, Marbella, Sundays 11am. 951 153 340.

Sunday

•TABLE-TENNIS CLUB, Benalmadena. Children welcome. Call 663 138 062 or drtfranklinkim32@ yahoo.com.

• ICE COFFEE MORNING: www.siberme.com or 952 802 549.

Email whatson@euroweeklynews.com Fax 952 440 887 Post Euro Weekly News, Calle Moscatel 10, P-62, Poligono Industrial Arroyo de la Miel, 29631 Benalmadena, Malaga.

• MODERN JIVE CLUB ‘rocks’ Cancelada. Beginners welcome. www.jivespain.com or call 635 717 211.

• ACE BRIDGE, 4pm at Pueblo

Lopez. Computer scoring also Mon, Thurs and Sat. Contact 952 485 678 or ace.bridgeclub@yahoo.com.

• AGE CARE ASSOCIATION: El Zoco, Calahonda 11am-1pm – 655 903 182. www.agecarecosta.org.

• AGE CONCERN Estepona and Manilva:acesteponaymanilva@age concern-espana.org or 650 163 928.

• LUX MUNDI DUTCH LANGUAGE LIBRARY, Calle Nueva, Fuengirola, 3pm-5pm.

• MABS Cancer Support Group: 952 833 568.

• MARBELLA HEALING CIRCLE fortnightly: www marbellahealing circle.com.

• SOUTHERN SOUND BARBERSHOP CHORUS Lux Mundi,

•MODERN JIVE CLUB ‘rocks’ San Roque. Beginners welcome. www.jivespain.com or call 635 717 211.

• CHICAGO BRIDGE, Estepona small friendly group 4.30pm Age Concern centre. 952 780 243.

• TORREMOLINOS AND DISTRICT SOCIAL CLUB at ‘The Bailey’ Torremolinos. 952 386 172.

• SEPE COFFEE MORNING, La Alqueria: 610 775 413.

• THE ACHIEVERS TOAST MASTERS CLUB, Nueva Andalucía: 646 533 112.

• LIONS CLUB La Cala de Mijas: Second and fourth Wednesday of month. 952 404 323.

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THE Age Concern charity shop in Calle Zaragoza, Estepona will be closed for August.

The last day of trading will be Saturday July 28 and the shop will reopen on Monday September 3 when some great autumn wear will be on display.

Until closure the sizzling summer special on clothes will continue.

A dedicated rail is offering buy one item for â&#x201A;Ź1 and get one free.

All you have to do is look for the cross on the reverse of the price ticket.

The Drop in Centre will be closed from Saturday July 28 to Monday September 3 but the telephone will be regularly checked for messages.

The Bridge Club will reopen on Wednesday September 5. Spanish classes will restart on Monday September 3.

For older people who require help contact 650 163 928 or send an email to acestepona ymanilva@ageconcernespana.org.

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Daily treats at Muffins

By Bryan Rand JUST off the N340, on the slip road to the petrol station and next to Sunshine Golf in La Cala is the very popular café Muffins.

It is owned and run by Liz and Linda. In a very short space of time they have established their café as a haven for inexpensive, quality homemade food.

The café is beautifully clean with seats inside and a few seats on an outside terrace which provides shelter from the summer sun.

The menu is extensive with a large range of snacks and the accent on family favourites.

I have become a regular at Muffins. The quality and price of the daily specials is, for me, an attraction.

The friendly welcome from the owners and the easy parking add to the appeal of this establishment Muffins is open from 9am till 7pm on weekdays, 9am till 3pm on Saturdays, and on Fridays till late.

One of my favourite Friday night dishes is the Ribeye Steak, which is served with all the trimmings and a half bottle of wine for just €10. This great meal deal also offers the choice of

Chicken or Fish. This in addition to the normal menu which offers a large variety of dishes including salads, sandwiches and jacket potatoes.

Drinks are very well priced and every week there is a special spirits offer.

Breakfasts at Muffins offer a great choice with a reasonably priced standard English breakfast. The next time I pay a morning visit I intend to try the kippers, a dish not often seen on a café menu.

However replete I am after a meal at Muffins, I cannot resist one of the desserts, and a cup of delicious coffee.

The food is great, the service friendly, the open kitchen gleams and the price is right.

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VALUE FOR MONEY: The Marina Bar has some unbeatable bargains.

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By Bryan Rand IF you take a trip to the Fuengirola port and are in search of something wholesome to eat, a few bars down from the entrance to the port,

opposite the carousel, is the busy Marina Bar. They advertise homemade meals, pies, etc, at €5 each, and these great meals are now available in the

evening as the Marina Bar is now open till late. From the menu you could try the homemade chicken and mushroom pie with ‘real’ chips, nice and chunky and perfectly cooked, plus three vegetables, or perhaps you couldn’t resist the liver and onions with mash and vegetables.

Marie - the owner which the Mijas La Cala with her hubby Jon Lions club has have been established contributed with the here for 10 years and purchase of some of the the holidaymakers keep necessary equipment. coming back year after year, as do a lot of local residents.

For further details contact AMMIFFA’s The Marina Bar president Señora Pilar Fuengirola Port Merida de la Torre on 662 395 798 622 662 345.

La Cala Lions supports AMMIFFA centre, newly opened in La Cala THE new AMMIFFA centre in Calle San Mateo Las Lagunas was officially opened by Mijas Deputy Mayor Lourdes Burgos.

AMMIFFA is the Association of Women with Fibromialgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and raises

funds by making and selling high-quality needlecraft at local fairs and events.

Their handmade merchandise is also displayed at their centre for sale to the general public. The centre also offers various relief therapy programmes to

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ALFRESCO DINING: A perfect shaded terrace.

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THE Indian curry is without doubt one of the most universally-admired food types, and the art of using aromatic spices and tactical blending is the key to Indian cooking.

We have visited many times before and have yet to be disappointed with our meals.

Punjab is located in Playa Marina close to El Faro. The inside of the restaurant is brought to life by wood panelling with subtle lighting, and table linens completing the cosy look.

Indian music plays in the background, but conversation is easily had.

The menu is a customary Indian menu, with variations from North and South India and a number of speciality dishes.

Certain dishes have become favourites, like the Lamb Balti,

The friendly and laid-back staff. which is pieces of lamb cooked with spring onions, ginger and fresh coriander.

Service is very good at the Punjab Palace where the staff have a friendly and laid-back attitude.

This time we decided to try a Garlic Chilli Lamb beautifully cooked with fresh flakes of garlic, tomato and hot chillies and I enjoyed the way the curry can envelope itself around the meat and supplement the overall taste rather than masking it.

If you would rather have an Indian in the comfort of your own home, Punjab Palace offers a take-away and free home delivery service within an extensive radius of the restaurant.

The entire menu is available for viewing on their website www.punjabpalaceplayamarina.es Punjab Palace Playa Marina Mijas Costa 952 583 594

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Not so tasty!

Not a kit-kat break ROCKY, our two-year-old German Shepherd, thinks it is time for a break, but doesn’t bother to eat Moony, our six-month-old kitten, which we acquired one month earlier.

Gerry and Mary Cannon, Manilva (Malaga)

GUEST on David the Dogman’s radio show on Talk Radio Europe recently was Marc Abraham.

Marc is the resident vet giving advice on BBC’s Breakfast, ITV’s This Morning and Daybreak, and was recently awarded the CEVA Special Recognition Award for Animal Welfare 2012.

I believe what he is doing is so important, as he has met with Members of Parliament and is about to start the UK’s biggest anti-puppy farming event.

Now in its third year, Pup Aid is moving from its south coast home to the doggy paradise of North London’s Primrose Hill, part of The Royal Parks, on

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It will be fun for all the family with trade stalls, fresh food, music and ‘Scruffs’ heats judged by some famous faces.

Submit fun pet pictures to petoftheweek@euroweeklynews.com, in as high a resolution as possible. Please include name of the pet, your full name, where you live and if relevant a couple of lines to explain the circumstances of the photo.

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Puppies should only be bought from registered breeders.

This event is mainly about saving the lives of puppies and with enough awareness about the cruel farming trade, Pup Aid hopes to make a difference and put an end to this barbaric practice once and for all.

Pup Aid is backed by celebrities including Meg Mathews who recently became the patron, Simon Cowell, Kim Kardashian, Lizzie Cundy, Kerry Ellis, Hollyoaks’ stars Gemma Merna and Kieron Richardson, EastEnders’ stars Rita Simons and Patsy Palmer, actress Danniella Westbrook and singer Jay Kay. Please do not buy puppies from shops, markets, on the internet or anywhere other than official breeders where you can see the parents.

Visit www.pupaid.org for more information about puppy farming or follow @pupaid on Twitter.

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HILE much of the Spanish property market is at best merely surviving, some identify that Murcia - with prices at their lowest for a decade, is creating increasing interest from the UK. Compared to May last year, searches for Murcia property on portal Rightmove Overseas were up 61 per cent this May, and 20.6 per cent up on April 2012.

Local agents point out that with access to bank stock which includes frontline beach properties discounted by 60 per cent compared to the peak,

and in some cases with 100 per cent mortgages available, buyers have rarely had a more advantageous time.

Also the president of Murcia has pledged that the new Corvera International Airport will be operational by October, adding to the region’s attractiveness.

Murcia made the top 25 in the World’s Best Real Estate Markets 2012 index carried out by International Living, with value for money, appreciation and income potential, costs and ease of buying all taken into account.

Many in Murcia also point out that with the first stone already laid for Europe’s second largest theme park on its

Prices in Murcia are at their lowest for a decade. doorstep demand is likely to further increase.

Construction at the Paramount Theme Park will begin in October with

an opening scheduled for 2015.

Properties in Murcia at present on the market include 11 two-bedroom apartments in La Azohia, a fishing village 20 minutes from Puerto Mazarron, each with a sea view, front terrace or porch and either a back patio or rooftop solarium.

Previously selling for up to €270,000 euros the beachfront apartments now owned by the bank are priced from €159,000.

There’s also an option of an underground parking spot and storage room for €12,000.

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Greenpeace’s beach protest to Coast Law MADRID residents in search of a beach needed to go no further than the Agriculture, Food and Environment ministry last week.

However minutes after Greenpeace installed sand, sun loungers, parasols and a bar in front of the ministry, it was dismantled by police.

“No to reform!” declared a banner, and question marks were added to the word ‘Environment’ on the ministry plaque.

The ‘beach’ was Greenpeace’s protest at proposed changes to the Coast Law. Modifications including a further 75 years’ grace for houses built on the shoreline were barbaric, declared Pilar Marcos of Greenpeace, before she and other activists in beachwear were moved on.

The rewritten Ley de Costas would also allow central administration to suspend municipal bye-laws opposed to the regulations and allow four-year concessions for chiringuito beach bars.

2,700-year-old ostrich egg excavated in dig

By Paul Deed AN archeological dig in Villajoyosa has turned up ostrich egg shell pieces believed to date from some 2,700 years ago.

The discovery was made during archaeological excavations around an overflow pipe that runs from north to south across the main road of the town.

The announcement was made last weekend by Villajoyosa’s Councillor for Culture, Pepe Lloret, who explained it is by far the oldest find in these excavations, and the use of ostrich eggs “was very common in cemeteries throughout the Phoenician cities of North Africa, and Carthage.”

However, he added, “On the Levante mainland it is

Inset: pieces of the shell found in Villajoyosa. much rarer”. The Iberian cemeteries in Villajoyosa and on Ibiza are the northernmost places where they have been found before.

In the Iberian period “Ostrich eggs were deposited along with the ashes of the deceased, as a dowry,” said Lloret, “in tombs of the wealthy.”

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N some editions, last week’s article was cut because of the volume of garden-related adverts so we thought it a good idea to include and expand on the missing bits this week.

With regard to talks, demonstrations can also be given. Dick had a great morning in the spring giving a talk at the house of the president of the Mediterranean Gardening Society in Mallorca followed by a demonstration in her vegetable garden.

Attendees were soon clearing, digging, planting, constructing

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cane supports, etc, before a great buffet lunch.

A similar active session can be organised for any interested social or gardening group. By the way, Dick will be in Andalucia in November at a ‘Homes, Gardens and Outdoor Living’ show in Marbella. Either side of this would be convenient dates anywhere in Andalucia provided there is a bus or train connection.

A similar session in Southern Cataluña on the banks of the River Ebro got Dick involved in some incredible carp and catfish fishing. The 48.8lb one that did not get away is in the photo.

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Once we have had a storm, Dick is off to catch a bigger one.

At present vegetable plants need to be

GONE FISHING: The 48.8lb one that did not get away! nurtured through the unusually hot dry summer.

In th photo below of an experimental six square metre veggie plot (purposely repeated from last week) the growing table is in the centre of 10 large size builder’s buckets filled with a rich compost mix.

Please note that except for the four tubs of tomatoes and one of courgettes all are in the shade for 90 per cent of the day because green leaf vegetables like parsley, cut and come again lettuce leaves, red oak leaf lettuces and basil will not survive the hot summer weather even if watered daily.

SHADE: Essential for most green-leaf vegetables.

Several readers have written in saying that their oleander and cupressus hedges are suffering this year.

If not long-established they will as the water table is now well below the level of the deepest roots.

The best thing is to mulch under the plants with 10 centimetres of well rotted compost, wood chippings or almond shells and water really deeply twice a week.

On the other hand, we have been pleased to note that since most plants now have deep roots in our plant-packed garden, very few types of plants show stress.

Those that do are watered deeply two or three times a week.

If in doubt about the effectiveness of your watering, dig holes alongside some of your plants before and after watering to find out how damp and deeply damp the soil is.

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Man who set up Age Concern dies THE man who helped set up Age Concern Estepona and Manilva 10 years ago has died.

Barry Hands was in his early 80s and had returned to live in the UK a few years ago.

He had been ill for some time but was back in Spain earlier this year for a holiday.

Barry was very well known along the coast and many who knew him will remember him with fondness.

He and Iris, his wife, worked tirelessly for Age Concern when they were living here. Condolences have been passed on to Iris and to the family from Age Concern.

There is also an email address below where you can contact Age Concern, Estepona and Manilva for more information. acesteponaymanilva@age concern-espana.org.

Members of Soroptimist International Club Costa del Sol with the United States Consular Agent, Ms. Roberta Aaron.

Soroptimists club at the Blues Festival in Mijas SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL CLUB COSTA DEL SOL was present at the Blues Festival held in Mijas.

From their Blues-inspired stall they sold hamburgers, hot dogs and chilli raising more than €2,000 which will go to projects

related to Education and Female Leadership. This autumn the club plans to teach English and German to local women using role play – an exciting and easy method of language learning.

In addition, Soroptimist International Club Costa del Sol is supporting an international project to train midwives in Papua New Guinea.

Jimena Dog Group help abandoned animals

Classical concert NEXT Thursday there is a classical guitar concert at the English Cemetery in Malaga.

Visit this historic cemetery and listen to some great guitar music performed by Spanish classical guitarist Javier Villafuerte by the light of the full August moon.

It starts at 9pm and tickets are €5 and there will be a cash bar available.

For more information call 952 400 006 or 638 339 691 or see www.cementerioingles malaga.org or find them on Facebook: Fundacion Cementerio Ingles Malaga/English Cemetery Malaga Foundation.

Soroptimist International is a dynamic worldwide NGO of women, for women. It is committed to inspire action and create opportunities to transform the lives of women and girls by increasing access to education and leadership to help achieve strong and peaceful communities worldwide.

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ADANA Adoptions Officer Helen Ellis.

ADANA beats the record

IN the first six months of this year, the number of dogs adopted from ADANA equalled the adoption figure for the whole of 2011.Staff and board members are reportedly ‘over the moon’.

“These figures are very encouraging,” said adoptions officer Helen Ellis.

“They include dogs sent to other European countries as well as those rehomed locally but considering the state of the local economy, it’s a very pleasing result.”

A GROUP of caring people in Jimena de la Frontera is taking some pressure off local dog rescue organisations.

They are collecting money to buy food for abandoned dogs and feeding and giving them water, only removing them and bringing them to shelters if they need neutering or other veterinary care Although Jimena isn’t in ADANA’s ‘territory’, the Estepona-based rescue and rehoming charity has had very generous donations from Simon and Iris of Bar Oba who have collected both cash and old clothing.

This new initiative is extremely helpful as many stray and abandoned dogs do manage to stay healthy and survive thanks to caring people such as the Jimena group.

“It would be great to see little groups like this springing up all over”,

Val Jubb of Jimena with friend and adopted ADANA dog. said Mary Page, ADANA VicePresident. “Many shelters on the coast are full and can take in no more abandoned dogs”.

British Day

Charity cheques presented to town hall

THERE will be a British Day at La Trocha in Coin this Saturday.

If interested in having a stand to promote your business or activities, contact Antonia at gerencia@centrolatro cha.com.

TWO cheques were presented to Alhaurin el Grande Mayor Juan Martin Seron by the president and secretary of Amateur Dramatic Group TOPS. The group recently held a very successful musical show at the home of one of their

members, Monique ToveyMansfield, and the proceeds were divided equally between two Alhaurin el Grande charity organisations.

‘Respito Familiar’, a society that arranges one weekend per year respite for parents of

severely handicapped children requiring around the clock care, received €500.

Another €500 was given to the ‘Centro de Discapacitados Psiquicos Fahala’, who provide care and stimulation for children and adults with

physical and mental disabilities.

Both charities are assisted in one way or another by the town hall, and it was the mayor who brought the existence of both charities to the attention of TOPS.

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GUEST HOUSE for sale. 12 bedrooms, owner’s accommodation, fully licensed.

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Prime location, Arroyo, 69,000€. 952 660 900 INTERNATIONAL Work Opportunity for Self-Motivated Individuals. www.PeakLifeStyle. com/Erica/coi (99355)

Buy & Sell POOL TABLES, Snooker Tables, Table Tennis Tables, Darts Tel: 666 933 726 www.spainpool.com (98424)

HIPPODROMO Car Boot. Every Sunday. Sell your unwanted items or grab a bargain. 654 144 414 / 651 585 862 (96873)

Car Hire BOOK your Gibraltar/La Linea car hire online at www.brunoscar.com. Malaga and Gibraltar car hire with inclusive rates. Also cheap airport parking, Malaga. 952 891 415 (98017) T1 CAR HIRE long term from 300€/month. Short term from 70€/week. Delivery & airport service, call 607 334 610 (98165) NO FULL TANK CHARGE, delivery airport, coast and inland. www.rentacar3000.com Tel 639 682 081 or 952 490 692 (94677)

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Catering PERSONAL CHEFS take the stress. PROFESSIONAL, FLEXIBLE, REASONABLE. Spanish cookingbreaks.com/personalchef-service.html or call Pam 671 176 653 (97779)

Chimney Services APEX CHIMNEY SERVICES, professional sweeping, fault detection, smoke testing. Qualified, legal and fully insured. Tel: Bob 696 320 202 (95283)

Chiropractors CHIROPRACTIC Steiner Clinics.

British trained, fully qualified, registered chiropractors. Specialists in back and neck pain, sciatica and sports injuries. Edif.

Panorama 2a floor no 20 Marbella Torre Real, km 184 in front of Funny Beach, Coca Cola Can. For appointments call, Marbella 952 866 661, Estepona 952 798 296 (100457)

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE WET OR DRY CLEAN, HONEST,RELIABLE SERVICE. PLEASE CALL 678 808 831 / 952 669 701 (101382) CONEJO CLEANING. All types including regular rentals and holiday lets. Most areas. 20 yrs on the coast. Wendy 635 630 370 / 952 964 407 www.conejo cleaning.com (98030) TOTAL CLEANING SOLUTIONS. PROFESSIONAL AND EXPERIENCED CLEANING SERVICES FROM HOUSE CLEANS, CHANGEOVERS TO FULL COMMERCIAL CLEAN, INCLUDING BAR AND RESTAURANT KITCHENS. CALL 633 061 607 / 659 945 915 (95531) OVEN CLEANING, DOMESTIC, COMMERCIAL, COMPLETE FITTINGS. LET PROFESSIONAL DO HARD, DIRTY WORK, FROM 35€. 632 569 282 ovencleaning costadelsol.com (98222)

UPHOLSTERY & CARPET CLEANING, including leather, thoroughly cleaned. 952 930 472 / 667 430 518. info@ www.thoroughcleanspain.moon fruit.com (97775)

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TONY’S MARBLE RESTORATION SERVICE. Marble and terrazo floors, professionally refurbished, quotations without obligation. +34 620 726 875 (98126)

Curtains QUALITY hand finished curtains & soft furnishings, professionally qualified, contact Rachel 952 825 766 or visit www.curtain couturemarbella.com (99478)

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CLEARFLOW DRAIN SERVICES. All drain problems solved. More than 25 years on the coast. Telephone 952 885 661 or 630 200 600 (98075) UNBLOCKED DRAINS. New Installation & Problem Solving. Professional Service Guaranteed. All Inclusive.

Free Estimate! 690 049 011 (95493)

ROOFS, WALLS, BASEMENTS. Without Damp nor Leaks. Your Local Specialists in Damp Proofing. Free Estimate! 690 049 011 (95493)

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Call Ian 650 151 569 (95433)

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Full accessories. 672 116 580 (99461)

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952 564 274 / 677 702 501 (89597) PC DOCTOR desktop and laptop repair centre. Sales and upgrade. ADSL from 20 euro/month. Full range of Internet, Telefonica and Telecom services. Antivirus program 50 euros/year. We cover the coast. Certified & Bilingual technicians. Call Sales 952 591 071. Support 807 488 440 (85148)

Domestic App Repairs DOMESTIC Appliance repairs washing machines, fridges, cookers, ovens, water heaters, gas/electric. Professionally repaired, Christian 608 337 497 (97989)

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29€/WEEK. Cleaning. Garden maintenance and more … 634 355 441 (95493)

Entertainment PARTYTIME KARAOKE. Karaoke, Disco, Top Cabaret Artist, Affordable Entertainment, For Your Bar, Restaurant or Private Party www.party timekaraoke.moonfruit.com Tel: 699 767 451 (85885)

FUMIGATION. LOCAL EXPERTS for all kinds of pests.

General Garden Care. Free Quotation! 647 874 547 (95493) T1

GARDENER for private homes, communities, tree pruning, pool maintenance, garden design.

Specialist in water systems. Tel: 666 953 892 (100065)

ELECTRICIAN, re-wiring, bulletins, qualified and all work guaranteed. Reforms.

Tel: 669 009 821 (101555)

DANCE Classes. MODERN JIVE CLUB. Five fabulous venues along the coast, dancing every week. Visit: www.JiveS pain.com or call 635 717 211 (98090)

PROFESSIONAL GARDEN CARE. All inclusive. Cleaning. Pruning. Fumigation.

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CURTAINS, black-out curtains, 30 colours, voiles, blinds, headboards, soft furnishings and upholstery. Complete Service.

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Dance

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Home and office visits. Support Contracts, ADSL, Wireless, Antivirus, Networks, PC Repairs, Hardware and Software. www.costasys. com or call Steven 622 253 592 (89638) T1

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Fully insured. 951 901 614 / 608 455 104 (101335)

PC PROBLEMS solved! Error messages fixed, viruses removed. Hardware and software upgrades available. Also one-toone training. Experienced and reliable service, no callout charge. Paul 630 652 338 / 952 493 859 (95507)

WINDOW Cleaning, professional, established 12 years. Friendly, reliable service. Call Mike 670 765 742 (99341)

MARBELLA Chiropractic. Free spinal check. Mark Lane, Australian trained, licensed chiropractor. C.C. Guadalmina. San Pedro de Alcantara. 952 880 398 www.marbellachiropractic .com (101253)

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Fencing Services

OFFICE FURNITURE for sale.

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CHAINLINK FENCING erectors, general builders, really competitive prices. Free quotation, no job too big or small, very reliable. Tel: 655 218 466 (97757)

SECOND HAND TOMS. In San Pedro. Furniture bought and sold. House clearances. Best prices paid. Tel: 951 136 531 / 615 404 405 (100053)

Floor Polishing

Gardening

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No tree too tall. Free Quotation!

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IRRIGATION IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. New Installation and Problem Solving. General Gardening. Free Quotation! 647 874 547 (95493) T1

Gates

POLISH your marble floor professionally at half price.

671 244 683 (95518) T1 MARBLE FLOORS polished.

Fast service. Reliable, family run.

TERRACOTTA CLEANED and sealed. Wooden floors treated. No job too small. Family run. Cleansol 10am - 10pm 7 days all areas. 952 930 861 / 607 610 578. Discount Code: EWN 1 CLEAN (99447) MARBLE FLOOR (2.50€/m2) WHY PAY MORE. WE CLEAN, CRYSTALLISE THEN POLISH TO HIGH GLOSS NON SLIP. PROFESSIONAL FAST SERVICE. COVER ALL COSTA DEL SOL. 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE, TEL: 671 244 683 (95517) T1

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Golf GOLF CITY Discount Outlet.

Benavista turnoff, opposite Crown Plaza Hotel. Massive discounts on all golf clothing and equipment. Beat the airline golf club charges? Quality package sets from 199 euros. Rental sets from 20 euros daily. Golf shoes from 39 euros. 952 896 710.

PRO SHOP ATALAYA GOLF CLUB 952 887 702 www.golfci tysports.com (87153)

Handyman Experienced HANDYMAN, electrician, plumbing, painting, decoration. www.handy manspain.com 681 107 418 (93541)

HOUSE CLEARANCES / LA NICHE, MARBELLA 952 765 564 / 622 206 891 / LANICHEMARBELLA@HOT MAIL.COM (95655) WANTED HOUSE CLEARANCE. We buy anything, best prices paid for your unwanted items. Call mobile 693 480 411 email annette.goddard@yahoo.co. uk (95519)

House Sitting YOUR HOME SECURE from Burglars and Intruders during your Absence. Reference Available! 647 874 547 (95493)

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HANDYMAN & general maintenance. No job too small. 15 years on coast. Honest, trustworthy & reliable. Call Mark 675 382 808 (99445)

Health & Beauty

…over 50s experts Specialised cover for Expats living in Spain Travel Insurance from 6€

International Health Insurance from 90€ per month

Home & Holiday Home Insurance

SAYAN MASSAGE. Your best traditional & tantric massage for ladies and gentlemen. 952 586 339 - 608 977 260 www. masajessayan.es (101307)

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Staysure.co.uk Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Registered No. 436804.

Registered in England & Wales Company No. 05142148.

WANTED FURNITURE & household items, houses, gardens, garages cleared, top prices paid, fast reliable service 639 229 607 / 649 977 723 (100416)

Internet

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Interpreters PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETERS. All Major Languages. Literary. Legal.

Technical. Scientific. 647 874 547 (95493)

Loans LOANS AVAILABLE on all types of paintings, jewellery, watches, silver etc. Any condition. Immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony’s Antiques & Jewellers shops extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola. Mobile 609 529 633. Tel: 952 588 795 (85364)

24/7 Locksmith LOCKSMITH emergency / Appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service. Call Paul 657 466 803 (83235) T1 COSTALOCKS 24/7, LOCKSMITH/ HOME SECURITY, NEW KEYS, KEYED ALIKE, WINDOWS SECURED, SAFES OPENED / INSTALLED, FREE HOME SECURITY CHECK, CALL Debby or Bob 952 660 233 / 667 668 673 CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED WWW. COSTALOCKS.COM (99468) T2 SECURITY OF SPAIN – 24 HOUR LOCKSMITH – Lock/Safe opening service. Locks changed / upgraded. Contact Darren Telephone 636 770 865 w w w. s e c u r i tyo fs p a i n . c o m (98203) T3 24 HOUR locksmith. Emergency opening of doors and safes, established since 1993. 617 921 824 (95422)

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EU INSURANCE DIRECT Extra Special Offers. Up to 50 euros cashback for car and home insurance (conditions apply) for new customers. For all your Insurance Needs and the Best Price and Best Cover in English, call Wendy on 952 830 843 / 676 098 464 email info@euinsurancedirect.com www.euinsurancedirect.com

SANITAS. Affordable private medical insurance linked to B.U.P.A. Phone 952 383 127 or 670 217 272 (96805)

MASSAGE, Torremolinos, Costa del Sol. In calls, out calls, professional massages. 680 709 365 Cesar (101270)

HOT TUBS, new, used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. 691 973 131 / 952 793 398 (93498)

ABBEYGATE INSURANCE Car insurance exclusive for expatriates, save up to 50%.

Find out about our price pledge on UK plated cars. Home insurance from 50 euros. Tel: 952 893 380 (68259)

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Hot Tubs

HEALTH INSURANCE Competitive prices, English worded policies. Pay monthly or annually. All levels of Cover. Premiums from 25.00 euros a month. Tel: 956 795 453 Abbeygate Insurance (68259)

Visit us in San Pedro or call:

WHEATGRASS Juice, flash frozen! Get Healthy, Stay Healthy! Anti Diabetes, Cancer & Ageing? www.ab solutejuice.net Tel: 699 199 805 (98161)

MINI digger and driver, self drive hire available, sand and stone delivery service 649 526 922 (98135)

ABBEYGATE INSURANCE Make the right choice and join the thousands of expatriates who have. We provide a friendly personal service, for all your Home, Motor, Health, Travel or Marine insurance. Call 952 893 380 (68259)

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ACRYLIC NAILS (Guaranteed not to lift) and beauty treatment. Mobile inland and also available in La Cala de Mijas. Call Caroline 633 092 098 (97772)

MINI DIGGER with skilled operator, all areas covered 678 450 051 (98192)

ABBEYGATE INSURANCE If you are renewing your policy or looking for new cover. Call us, as we are the only Insurance Company in Spain to offer protection on your no claims bonus. Call 952 893 380

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CAR KEYS lost or need a spare?

Keys cut & paired with car, car opening, car key & remotes.

Specialist, call Ray 679 831 166 (93449)

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Miscellaneous WOODY´S LOS BOLICHES. Greeting Cards, mail to and from the UK. Passport renewals and all adverts for Euro Weekly News – display or classified.

Open 9.00-2.00PM (Sat 10.00 – 2.00PM) One street behind the Confortel, just off Plaza San Rafael, Los Boliches, on C/Poeta Salvador Rueda 93. (Passports Mon to Fri Only). Tel: 952 471 877 (95705)

Mobile Homes WE BUY, Sell, Remove all types of Mobile Homes. We pay CASH and cover all of Spain. More details call Suzi Caley 616 250 727 / 951 063 059 or email suzica ley@gmail.com (100120) MOBILE HOME WOODEN HOUSE ? We buy & sell new and second hand units. Remove, level, repair, transport and build extensions. 30 years experience nationwide. Call us Casas Moviles Europa 952 119 053 (101657) WANT TO RELOCATE? We can transport your home and install on to a 12 month park from £4,995 . Annual site fees from €3000. Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143) BRAND NEW WILLERBY Siena 32m² home sited within a stylish gated community, 45 minutes from Malaga airport. £19,995. Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143) WILLERBY COTTAGE 28x10 sited in ‘La Serrana Hills’ of Pizarra, site open all year round, swimming pool. Only £13,495. Want to view? Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143)

24/7 Mobility MOBILITY SCOOTERS, electric wheelchairs, wheelchairs, walking frames etc for sale and hire. Delivered to home or hotel. Always a good selection of quality used scooters in stock with guarantee. e.g. used 4 wheel scooter, new batteries €350. Electric wheelchair can go into car €1,595. (Rascal) Partner, €1,995. Rascal Eco 4 boot scooter €2,100 for €1,395.

All areas covered. New wheelchairs from €250. For same day delivery phone 609 581 139. Mobility Scooters Direct. www.mo bilityscootersdirect.com (99298)

Mobility

MEDIUM Terry Rose. She can help you by giving more insight in your life and future. By card reading, psychic or mental reading and/or regression therapy.

Even reading photos, bracelets or watches. In Nueva Andalucia.

Call 693 583 569. email terry.rose@foryou.nl (97808)

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Transmatic. All models including classic cars, serviced, repaired and reconditioned. Also 4x4 transfer boxes and power steering. Call/fax 952 796 166 / 952 805 804. email: transmat ic2005@yahoo.com. www.trans matic.es (99449)

Blue Badge Mobility SL

Mobility Scooters

Stair Lifts Pool Lifts

Call us 952967015

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CHIPS AWAY, Marbella, San Pedro. Tlf. 952 853 350. See advert on page 108. (99500)

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All models serviced and repaired. Two years guarantee.

Free delivery 952 584 302 / 633 127 901 / 633 128 104 www.mobility-spain.com (98132) T1

SH: FOR SALE CLEARANCE SALE NOW ON AT ROBERTSON CARS. Turbo diesel automatic E290 Merc e d e s , s u n r o o f, 1 9 9 7, b u r gundy with black cloth, all oy s , o l d b u t q u a l i ty, 1 . 9 9 5 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson. 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 www.robertson cars-spain.com (98145)

Mortgages NEW purchase mortgages from 2.1% up to 100% LTV, resell mortgages 70% from 4.25% with LTV equity release up to 50% LTV. All status considered..

Tel: 951 272 084, 666 709 743 www.thefinancebureau.com (99475)

CABRIO Fiat Barchetta 2005 1.8, now Spanish plates. One owner, bright yellow, go topless, have fun in the sun, immaculate condition, was 6,995 euros, now 4,995 euros. Samantha and Gordon Robertson 608 658 785 / 952 832 173 (98145)

Mosquito Screens

TOYOTA Aygo 2007 1.0 litre VVTi, 5 door hatchback, black with check trim, super economy, any style. Was 5,995 euros, now 4,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (98145)

ACE OF SHADES - Unique in Andalucia, Roller, Sliding, Folding.

Various colours available inc. wood effect. Tel: 952 493 414 / 671 732 204 / aceofshadesla cala@hotmail.com (101730) ARE YOU GETTING BIT TO S**T ? GET YOUR MOSSIE SCREENS MADE TO FIT. GARY 692 209 501 (100045) MOSQUITO SCREENS - Call Mosquito Nick - 647 072 861 / www.mosquitonick.ws (99349)

Motor Home Hire

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WANTED SPANISH PLATED CARS

INSTANT CASH SAMANTHA – GORDON

952 83 21 73 608 658 785 www.robertsoncars-spain.com

DIESEL Estate BMW 530D Touring, automatic, electric sunroof, 2000 brilliant mid blue, black leather interior, alloys, electric everything, stunning looking, a driver’s dream at 5,500 euros.

Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (98145) FORD Fiesta 2006, 1.3 ambiente 5 door, silver, air condition, only 50,000kms. Easy and economical, was 4,995 euros, now 4,500 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (98145)

IMMACULATE fully equipped, 6 berth Ford Benimar. Fixed dining area, shower, toilet etc. Ready to go. Calahonda. Please Tel: 952 932 989 / 636 055 369 or email: motorhomespain @hotmail.co.uk (96882)

4x4 AUTOMATIC Lexus RX300 ‘President’ 2005 model, one lady owner, full Lexus service history, low kms. Oyster with beige leather, luxury Lexus at 14,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (98145)

Motoring

WWW.BENALCARS.COM Sports, prestige and 4x4’s.

Always buying and selling.

Telephone 661 351 877 THE GARAGE. Classic car specialist. Workshop and callout.

Latest diagnostics including main dealer 2012 Jaguar, Ford, Mazda, Range Rover Evoque.

30€ an hour. Marbella 952 827 443 or 609 503 476. www.eng lishmobilemechanics.com

CAR SERVICES MECHANIC workshop & mobile. All work undertaken. ITVs done. Reasonable rates.

Prompt, reliable services 24/7.

620 020 232, 951 165 090 CAR KEYS lost or need a spare? Keys cut & paired with car, car opening, car key & remotes. Specialist, call Ray 679 831 166 (98138)

FABULOUS Skoda Fabia 2008 1.4i 16v (Young), 5 door hatchback, low kms. Trendy in black, air con, one lady owner leaving Spain. Was 6,995 euros, now 6,600 euros. Gordon Robertson 608 658785 / 952 832 173 (98145) AMERICAN Dream Machine 4x4 SUV Automatic Cadillac 4.6 V8 Sport Luxury, 7 seater, 2006 model. Ivory white with black leather, full opening glass roof, cost over 70,000 euros new. Spanish plates, be quick for this big boy, was 13,995 euros, now 12,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (98145) AUTOMATIC /Tiptronic Mercedes 320 CLK Coupe Avantgarde, 2002 model with full Mercedes service history, 115,000kms. 2 owners from new, kept in immaculate condition, blue with black leather, alloy wheels, climate/cruise control, CD player, you won’t buy better, 7,995 euros.

Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (98145)

AUTOMATIC Honda Civic 2010 Vetec Sport, hatchback, only 8,000kms, like new, silver, was 14,995 euros, now 13,995 euros.

Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 www.robertsoncars-spain.com (98145) GREAT VALUE Peugeot 107, 2010 5 door, one private owner, bought and serviced by Peugeot and still covered by their warranty, air-conditioning, electric windows, metallic silver, blue interior, only 5,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (98211) VW GOLF (Diesel) 1.6 TDI. Blue Motion 5 door 2010, one private owner, 33,000klm only with full service history and still covered

by VW warranty, dual climate control and other extras. Polar white, black trim, alloy wheels, a great saving at only 13,995€.

952 838 842 / 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com (98211) AUTOMATIC/Diesel Toyota Yaris 2006, 5 door, only 66,000klm, from private owner, metallic silver and full electric pack, a very scarce car for only 6,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com (98211) CITROEN C5 2008, 5 door, 1.8 Inj from private owner, only 44,000klm (30,000mls), new ITV (MOT), metallic graphite gray, climate control, cruise control, light/wiper sensors, alloy wheels and lots more. A fantastic family or business car.

Price slashed, was 7,500€, now only 6,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (98211) AUTOMATIC (as new) Honda Civic 5 door, 2010, yes only 4,000klm (3,000mls), bought from Honda Marbella, metallic silver, parking and light sensors, panoramic sun roof and much more, save a fortune on new price at 13,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (98211) SMART for two Automatic + Triptronic Sept 2011 with only 8,000klm. Sat/Nav, Bluetooth, I phone connection, metallic black, save a fortune on new price, yes its only 8,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com (98211) TOYOTA Rav-4 2.0 Ltr Inj. 3 door 2003/4, only 33,000klm.

New ITV (MOT) and just serviced. Ideal costa jeep, not many at this low price of only 5,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (98211) NEED A CAR? - Can’t get credit? - Self employed? Why not “Rent to Own” your next car? - No loans, no credit checks. HispAuto. com 952 564 912 (98186) WANTED all cars. Any registration, runners or non runners. Embargos no problem.

Call now, cash waiting. 687 049 592 or 622 156 022 (99453)

RENAULT Megane Cabriolet convertible luxe privilege 1.9 DCI, British lady owner from new, 2005, 8,500€ ONO. Tel: 952 827 498 / 637 713 363 (99459) CAR FOR SALE (Coin). Daewoo Lanos 1999, petrol, 4 door, new ITV, new tyres, good runner, good condition, 1,300€ + transfer. Tel: 616 047 601 bar ryfrankchapman@yahoo.co.uk (99392)

Multiservices MULTISERVICES. General building & reforms. Painting, gardening, pool cleaning, all areas covered. Free Quotation!

647 874 547 (95493)

Painter/Decorator

INSURANCE ABBEYGATE INSURANCE. No automatic annual increase on our Motor Insurance, renewal policies. Call 952 893 380 (68259) 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!

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MECHANICS BRITISH MOBILE MECHANICS. Fully qualified, home visits, reasonable prices and repairs for all cars. ITV’s 80€ we come to you 951 400 189 www.mbcmechan ics.com 695 913 592 (101500)

REPAIRS AUTO ELECTRICAL Specialist.

Over 30 years experience. Cars, commercials & boats. Latest diagnostic equipment. Petrol / diesel fuel injection problems solved. No job too small. Tlf: 647 289 753 (99376)

REGISTRATION CAR TRANSFERS AND IMPORTS PROBLEMS WITH EMBARGOS ON ROAD TAX? SAME DAY COLLECTION OF PAPERS. ENGLISH SPEAKING. PLEASE CALL 633 271 274 (101382)

WANTED WANTED. CARS & JEEPS & camper vans for cash. All makes, LHD, any condition. 693 357 000 (96496) CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN AND UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (101382) CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837 (101382) WANTED. All cars, vans, motorbikes and quads. Any registration LHD or RHD in Spain. Cash paid. Prompt collection. 952 963 025 / 663 604 303 (98073)

PROFESSIONAL HOUSE PAINTING and Decoration.

Tidy Service Guaranteed.

Free Estimate! References Available. 690 049 011 (95493) RAINBOW PINTURAS. English, reliable, professional, painting and decorating company. Free quotations, all areas, all size work undertaken. Tel. Daniel 628 066 308 www.rainbowpin turas.com (101316) IF YOU JUST want the job done, then call the rest. But if you want it done right, then call the best. Sam, simply the best.

35 years experience, 17 years in Mijas. 952 666 025 / 629 546 128 (99300) PAINTER & DECORATOR. Lounges from 120€, bedrooms, halls 60€. Call Dennis, Calahonda. 670 774 527 (97987)

Pensions FINDING THAT OLD or forgotten UK pension could increase your retirement income.

Contact richard@pensiontrac ing.com (89993)

Personal

BMW 1 Series 118d, Hatchback 3 dr, 2008, 58,000km.

Silver. Manual, Excellent condition. Bought from BMW. 12,000 euros. Tel: 673 028 862 (99455)

PENSIONER, fit, active, healthy, wishes to meet a lady 60+ to build a lasting relationship. 602 407 575 (99460)

AMG Mercedes CLK 320 conve r t i b l e . 2 . 0 0 0 i m m a c u l a t e condition, every possible AMG extra, climate control, a very s p e c i a l c a r. S p a n i s h r e g .

9,850 euros. 693 357 000 (99456)

SPANISH male, 54, seeks relationship with sincere, optimistic, reasonable, nice hum a n i t a r i a n , g o o d , fa i t h fu l woman. Jose: +34 619 805 714; j m p b 8 @ ya h o o. e s (99347)

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Pest Control

PEST CONTROL. Legal Full Certificates. British 952 449 591 Graham (see our module above) (97919) T1 COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc.

Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee. serving the coast since 1985. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (95515)

Pets YOUNG DOMESTICATED cats rescued from the killing station need kind homes. Fully vaccinated and neutered, free of charge. We will also deliver to England for a donation to the charity. Please give one of these beautiful cats a home so we can save more from death. Can be seen without obligation at Cat and Dog World Kennels. Tel. 630 197 435 (93398)

CHARITIES ANCRAA – The Andalucian Giant Donkey sanctuary is open to the public every Sunday from 11.00am to 2.00pm, free of charge and needs volunteer helpers for all the Andalucian Giant Donkeys. The Sanctuary can be found by taking the N340 from Marbella/San Pedro towards Estepona and leaving at km164 (just after Agro Jardin Vivero Grande) Look for signs for Parque Botanico, about 3kms to Finca Los Pajaritos for the incredibly interesting, informative and educational few hours. Oh! Of course the donkeys do enjoy a cuddle!! You can also visit the web site www.ancraa.org or email mar lene@ancraa.org Tel: 952 790 511 (93318) 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 who you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call Marjorie 952 79 74 05 or 636 934 146 (93319)

ACE CHARITY at El Refugio Kennels always needs volunteers to help with dog walking.

Its good exercise, a couple of hours any morning of the week.

Foster and permanent homes also needed for our many inmates! Vivien 639 991 079 (93320) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public week-ends from 10.00 to 5.00.

Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at anytime. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers.

We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference.

You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeonline.net www.sepeonline.net (93321) At SOS Animal Refuge we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you.

We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desparately 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 665 682 919 or 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. (93317) ARCH - THE ANDALUCIAN RESCUE CENTRE FOR HORSES WELCOMES VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO THEIR STABLES ON SATURDAYS FROM 10 - 12 OR BY APPOINTMENT. COME AND HELP OUT, DROP YOUR CHILDREN OFF FOR THE KIDS CLUB ON A SATURDAY, OR SPONSOR OR ADOPT ONE OF OUR HORSES, DONKEYS OR MULES. WE ALWAYS NEED HELP WITH FUND RAISING TO LOOK AFTER THE ABANDONED AND ABUSED ANIMALS. OUR AIM IS TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND REHOME. WE ARE A SMALL FRIENDLY TEAM - WHY NOT JOIN US. FIND US IN ALHAURIN EL GRANDE, BEHIND THE VENTA MIRALMONTE ON THE ROAD FROM ALHAURIN TO COIN, (A404), URB. VIÑA BORREGO, FOLLOW THE YELLOW SIGNS. CHARITY REGISTERED WITH THE JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA NO 8448. WWW.HORSE RESCUESPAIN.ORG INFO@HORSERESCUESPAIN.OR G ARCHRESCUE@YAHOO.CO .UK TEL:- 635 798 219 OR 656 935 613 OR 620 175 828 (93322)

GROOMING PAWS & CLAWS. Professional dog & cat groomers. All breeds welcome, large or small. Based in Alhaurin el Grande. Contact Berwyn 605 321 903 (101373)

KENNELS EURODOG Boarding Kennels and Cattery. Under new ownership, fully licensed and sanitary approved. Long/short term. Mijas Costa 952 464 947 / 697 731 171 www.eurodog spain.com (89637) SPECIAL PROMOTION for new clients at Cat and Dog World Kennels. Dogs 10€ per day plus IVA. Tel: 952 112 978. www.cat-and-dog-world.com (97995) PETCARE PET HOTEL. Holiday accommodation for dogs and cats. Air conditioned kennels available. Introductory offers for new clients. Tel: 952 112 284 / 685 400 216 www.petcares pain.com (98147) COOL KENNELS AND CATTERY. Air conditioned. Your pets lovingly cared for by English mother and daughter. Near Coin. LA GUNAKENNELS@hotmail.com.

Tel 952 112 021 / 606 838 983 (100345) STEFANIE’S KENNELS AND CATTERY, Estepona. Fully licensed, Junta approved, est. 1986.

Viewing welcomed 952 790 943 w w w. s t e fa n i e s ke n n e l s . c o m (100259)

Physiotherapy PHYSIOTHERAPIST that comes to your home, registered and fully qualified. 20 euros for half an hour, 35 euros for one hour session + IVA. Tel Maaike: 622 784 873 (98190)

Plumbing PROFESSIONAL Plumbing Solutions SL. Electric boiler specialists, English plumber (0034) 952 492 297, (0034) 666 918 387 www.plumber inspain.com (101357) T1 NEED a Qualified Plumber?

No call-out charge. Call Vinny 662 682 220. www.costa plumber.es (100058) T1 RETIRED REGISTERED PLUMBER / DRIVER. Needs beer money, any job considered. Free advice, lowest rates.

Chris 652 665 380 (93499) PLUMBER: Water heaters repaired, replaced same day. Full bathroom and kitchen reforms, previous work can be seen. References available. Mark Allan 608 454 778 / 952 937 244 LEAK detection using ultrasound technology, domestic leaks our speciality. Perfectos leak detection 951 047 399 / 622 939 151 THE IRISH PLUMBER for all your plumbing requirements, all areas covered. 7 days, reasonable rates. 605 206 394 (97993)

Pet Insurance PROTECTAPET. Spain’s leading pet insurance. 965 756 371. info@protectapet.eu (95962)

Pet Transport PET-COURIERS.COM – If you love your pet try us first – we are the best. Door to door service throughout Europe. Specialised vehicles – bespoke service. Full legal service including documentation if required. For further information call or email us: Tel: (0034) 651 033 670 or (0034) 637 066 227.

Email: info@pet-couriers.com or www.pet-couriers.com (95495) THE DOG MOVER. Licensed professional transporters. Two handlers, so dogs never alone.

680 781 699 / 0044 (0) 7875 947230. www.moveyourdog .com (89749) LOOK NO FURTHER FOR YOUR PET TRANSPORT. WE OFFER A SERVICE TO TRAVEL WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR PETS/FURNITURE. ALL PETS TRAVEL WITH US IN AIR CONDITIONED PEOPLE CARRIERS. CALL FOR PRICES. 952 160 096 / 665 150 227 WWW.SPAINUKSPAIN.COM (87192) PET TRANSPORTATION by air. Complete service from professional licensed kennels. 630 197 435 www.cat-and-dogworld.com (97995) ACCOMPANY your pets to their new home. Fully licensed pet transport service. Denise www.petchauffeur.eu 952 197 187 / 696 233 848 info@ petchauffeur.eu (101721

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Professional Services ASSISTANCE WITH bureaucratic and paperwork issues, tax & Legal advice. 681 107 418 www.easylifespain.com (93541)

PRIVATE DETECTIVE DETECTIVES PRIVATE, Entrellaves (1958), Marbella. All types investigations. www.en trellaves.es. 669 021 002 (98143)

WWW.INMOANDALUZ.COM. Bargain inland properties for all budgets. Tel 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (100017) GREAT OPPORTUNITY. TORREBLANCA. Ideal detached villa offering two self contained separate levels - main upper level 3 beds/1 bath - lower level 1 bed/1 bath, ideal for rental or elderly person/teenager/guests.

Large plot - private swimming pool and spacious garage - quiet residential area. Original asking price €299,500 - no agents fees, now €240,000. Viewing recommended - 647 647 629 (101501) ELVIRIA PLOT. 1,530M to build villa 305M. Legal. Bargain. €179,500 951 242 777 db@marbellabc.com (98046) MARBELLA centre, first line beach. 3 beds, 3 baths. Suitable for cash buyer. Price €250,000. 671 244 683 (95518) BENALMADENA detached villa in Torremar. Full sea views. 3 bed, 2 baths, pool, garden, parking. Separate outbuilding. 299,999€. 647 585 490 (100496) BUNGALOW. 140m2 - plot size 2500m2. 2 large bedrooms, large kitchen, large utility room, extra large lounge. Air conditioning hot and cold. Chiclana de la Fontera, Cadiz. 215,000€.

956 531 751. 3 outbuildings and a swimming pool. (101461) LA CALA HILLS. Spacious 3 bed, 2 bath apartment, 160m2, underground parking and storage, good outlook and ideally located for all amenities. Realistically priced at 259,000 euros. Call 647 379 427 for further info.

EL ROSARIO beachside, 3 bedroom bungalow, open plan. 190,000€ plus mortgage, no qualifying. Call 639 631 807 (97961)

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SPACIOUS 2 bedroom property in Santa Cruz (Vera Cruz). Large terrace, store, ample parking and community pool. Close to all amenities. 150,000€. 682 769 195 golde@usa.net (99454) EL SOTO DE MARBELLA (lowest priced apartment), large, immaculate two bedroom fully furnished corner ground floor apartment with 80m2 private garden. Prestigious development with on-site restaurant, 9 hole golf course, gym, sauna, tennis and spa, set in beautiful sub-tropical gardens. Final price, bargain only 145,000 euros. Tel Paul 627 134 866 (92607) PARK HOME for sale due to ill health, 2 bedrooms, dining / kitchen, large lounge, fully furnished. Small secure site €25,000 ono. For more info: simmoc1941@yahoo.co.uk or call 634 359 716 (101459) ALHAURIN de la TORRE, Sol Andalusi, spacious furnished 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment. Large terrace, underground parking, storeroom, communal pool, gym, many more facilities. €215,000. Esme 678 457 784 (99448) SELLING? We have buyers waiting for properties like yours. Call Personal Property Finder today.

952 477 205 (97795) PLAYA FONTANILLA, next to all amenities, 200 metres from beach. Duplex apartment, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, lounge, kitchen and terrace, pool. Excellent location. Price 169,000 euros.

Jennie Roberts 610 530 733 FAIRYTALE Castle style villa, panoramic sea views, was €1.5 million and now only 995,000€.

Negotiable. DIRECT FROM OWNER. 952 486 420 (99382) BENALMADENA Costa.

Townhouse, 3 bedroom, for sale, close to beach. www.casangela.co.uk

Property Management K1 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. Free marketing. Key holding from 3€ per week to full management. Cleaning 7€ per hour, pools 15€.

“Your investment is safe in our hands”. John 952 447 594 / 691 949 398. www.koneproperty.com (99452)

Property to Let

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www.euroweeklynews.com WE LOOK AFTER YOUR PROPERTY WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN SPAIN. REGULAR INSPECTION VISITS, MEET AND GREET, MANY OTHER SERVICES. SEE WEBSITE WWW.COSTACARE PROPERTYMANAGEMENT.COM OR PHONE 622 200 336 (100422)

Property to Let

WWW.INMOANDALUZ.COM. Inland property rentals. Long or short term, holidays. 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (100017) PENTHOUSE APARTMENT, Formentera del Segura, C o s t a B l a n c a – Sleeps 4.

Within 5 minutes drive of the beautiful beaches of Guardamar, 5 golf courses within 20 minute drive.

Bath/shower, lounge, kitchen/diner. Fully equipped with washing machine, dishwasher & full utensils, TV, DVD. Large terrace with spectacular mountain views. Outdoor furniture, BBQ, sun beds & plunge pool. Many extras including golf clubs & bikes.

From only 175 Euros per week. For details email davidrowland30@hotmail.co. uk Tel 634 365 221 - 634 358 290 (TVJ) MARBELLA centre, rooms to let. 671 244 683 (95518) ALHAURIN EL GRANDE Immaculate 3 bed, 2 bath countryhouse, pool, orchard. 750€ FabFincas 692 151 931 (101516)

ALHAURIN EL GRANDE Imposing 4 bed 4 bath 450 metre house, garden, pool, basement.

1,400€ neg. FabFincas 692 151 931 (101516) Nr La Duqesa Port - 2 bed, 2 bath apartment. UK TV, garage, communal pool. 5 mins walk to beach. 400 euro per month.

HaciendaGuadalupe - 3 bed, 2 bath apartment overlooking country. Communal pool, UK TV, underground parking. 500 euro per month. Tel: 678 307 622 (101254) EXCELLENT country house in Alhaurin el Grande. The property is on 2 floors. Ground floor: front covered porch, entrance hall, 2 bedrooms, bathroom and garage. On the first floor is the fitted kitchen, utility room, living room with terrace and bedroom with ensuite. Extras: heating throughout the whole property, A/C in 2 bedrooms, fully fenced, automatic entrance gates, parking, put up swimming pool and amazing views. Semi furnished.

Built: 180m2. Land 4,000m2 Price: 800€. TLF: 656 917 342 (REF AQ_F-788) (96429) COUNTRY house in Coin. Front porch, living room, fitted kitchen with utility room, 3 bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, 1 bathroom and terrace. Extras: A/C in the living room and bedrooms, parking area, vegetable plot, chicken pen and nice terrace with beautiful views. Built 90m2. Land: 3700m2. Price 600€ including bills. TLF: 656 917 342 (REF AQ_F-787) (96429) LONG TERM rental, super prices, no commission, apartments, townhouses, villas, fincas. Coast and inland. Tlf. 679 111 522 (100022) VILLA for rent. 3 bedrooms, 700€, swimming pool, 20,000 m2. 634 178 784 / 664 686 653 damisa123@yahoo.es (99329) TORREMOLINOS, Montemar. 1 bedroom apartment, renovated, fully furnished, south facing, sea views. 350 euros. 666 517 479 (101342)

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www.costarents.com over 900 properties for long term rent 671 093 925 (100338) RENTAL/SALE villas, apartments from 300 euros. All areas. 634 178 784 / 664 686 653 damisa123@yahoo.es (99329) MARBELLA BANUS CENTRE. Apartment 2-3 bedrooms, pools, garage. Private garden. Tel: 34 637 439 222. bravoelezovic@ gmail.com (98124)

Refrigeration REFRIGERATION/AIR CONDITIONING. Service and repairs. Fridges, bottle coolers, display cabinets. Same day 24 hr repair service. Tel. 627 769 969 (99451)

Removal/Storage

LOS BOLICHES, 3 bed, 2 bath, 550€. 634 178 784 / 664 686 653 damisa123@yahoo.es (99329) cheaprentalscostadelsol.com.

Inland and coast. Alhaurin, Coin, Cartama, Villafranco. Call Maddy 665 452 917. Call Trish 635 152 323 (99342)

WATERWELLS.ORG waterwell drilling, well pumps, irrigation, pump tests, pressure pumps. Waterwells.org / Sondein SL. Established on the coast since 1995.

Web page www.water wells.org.uk. Enquiries info@waterwells.org.uk.

629 978 801 (Fax) 952 793 250 (98077)

RADIO PRESENTERS req u i r e d . We a r e l o o k i n g f o r new volunteer presenters within easy distance of The Campo de Gibraltar, experie n c e n o t n e c e s s a r y, b u t a lively personality and an ability t o e n t e r t a i n w o u l d h e l p.

Are you a DJ wanting to b ra n c h o u t i n t o ra d i o a n d gain some experience? Could you put together an interesting programme based on golf, gardening, shopping, the local scene etc? If so, contact mike.martin@thebayfm.com (204003)

WWW.SPAINUKSPAIN.COM . Vehicle leaving Spain on 9th / 19th / 28th of each month, returning 10th / 20th / 29th of each month. Prices from £90 per cubic metre. Cars £525, bikes £325, jetskis/boats from £525, dogs £395, cats £295. All animals travel with us in air conditioned people carriers.

952 160 096 / 665 150 227 (87192) MOVING BACK TO UK? Removal vehicle departing weekly throughout 2012. Excellent, professional service & great rates. Ring (0034) 665 089 244 or (0044) 01543 467 777 & see www.elite-european.com (93139)

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The BMW group unveils London Olympic Pavilion B

MW Group has unveiled its Olympic Park Pavilion, which is expected to attract a lot of visitors.

It was cconceived by an award-winning British architecture firm Serie Architects.

The Pavilion will showcase an exciting range of the company’s latest vehicles against the backdrop of the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre.

It is light and open, appearing to ‘float’ on the river as water flows down the sides of the structure to create a constantly changing façade, whilst simultaneously accentuating its position on an elevated platform on the Waterworks River.

The lower floor exhibition area is dedicated to the London 2012 Games.

In an intimate cinema space a special film is shown before an opportunity to view the upper floor product displays.

BMW Group was chosen by London 2012 due to its ability to meet the emission targets set

THE PAVILION: Set against the backdrop of the Olympic Stadium it appears to ‘float’ on the river.

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Motorbikes also on show.

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Volvo C30 Electric wins ‘green’ award THE Volvo C30 Elecric car was awarded ‘Green Car of the Year’ at the fourth China New Energy Mobility Summit.

The award is in recognition of C30 Electric’s world-leading safety and superb performance. It represents a solid step by Volvo Car Corporation in the process of promoting new energy vehicles in China, according to Freeman Shen, Senior Vice President of Volvo Car Corporation and Chairman of China Operations.

This is a result of the Volvo’s Drive-E corporate strategy which covers optimisation of traditional combustion engines and development of plug-in hybrids and electric ones.

"We feel honour yet responsibility to share our world-class know-how in new energy vehicles with China, our second home market, in joint efforts from regulators, suppliers and customers,” said Shen.

“We are confident to take a prominent role in China's safe and sustainable electrification development, making cars for a better life.”

Meanwhile, a fleet of 15 Volvo C30 Electrics joined the Shanghai International Auto-motive City Group’s EV100 real road test-driving.

A recruitment call was made for open test-drive projects in which qualified volunteer drivers can own and drive a Volvo C3 Electric. Through this project Volvo will be able to collect more data about the C30 Electric’s performance.

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Q3 2.0 TDI: Most compact of the Audi Q Series.

Audi’s new ‘entry level’ version of Q3 compact SUV AUDI has launched the 250th in 9.9 seconds and push on to model of its Quattro all- a 122mph (196.34kph) top wheel-drive. speed where conditions allow.

The Q3 2.0 TDI Quattro Options include ‘steerable 140PS is a new ‘entry level’ beam’ adaptive light version of the Q3 compact technology for the xenon plus SUV. headlights, a high-beam It is available to order assistant to intelligently priced from £26,510 illuminate the road ahead. (€34,056) on the road.

Driver aids include the hard It is expected to account drive-based navigation for up to 40 per cent system plus sevenof total Q3 sales. inch colour screen The This new and 3D mapping model channels and the side deceptively the 140PS and assist blind spot roomy Q3 320Nm of warning and torque delivered lane assist lane seats up to by its 2.0-litre departure five adults warning. direct injection diesel engine through Inside the a six-speed manual deceptively roomy Q3 gearbox to the rapid-reacting there is seating for up to Quattro system. five adults, and an Optimised by engine start- accommodating load bay stop and recuperation offering up to 1,365 litres of technology, the unit can capacity thanks to split/ return up to 49.6mpg folding rear seats. according to the combined As usual, SE and S line cycle test. specification levels are This equates to CO2 output available, with the latter at a of 149g/km. premium of £2,750 (€3,532).

This can take the Q3 to The Q3 is the most compact 62mph (99.78kph) from rest member of the Audi Q Series.

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• CYCLING – Last Sunday, Belgian-born Bradley Wiggins, brought up in Kilburn, London, deservedly became the first-ever Brit to win the Tour de France cycle race.

Doing it in emphatic style by wearing the coveted yellow jersey since stage seven, he proudly pedalled down the Champs-Elysees in the peloton to the delight of literally thousands of cheering GB supporters and millions more watching

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• FORMULA 1 – Last Sunday’s German Grand Prix was won by Spain’s Fernando Alonso, his 30th career victory.

Jensen Button was second with Kimi Raikkonen third.

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HISTORIC WIN: Bradley Wiggins became the first Briton in history to win the Tour de France.

shifted from second to fifth following an illegal overtake; Lewis Hamilton, driving in his 100th race, failed to finish, and Button’s McLaren team pulled off what is thought to be the quickest pit stop ever, in just 2.4 seconds.

With 10 races left, the driver’s championship reads: Alonso 154 points, Mark Webber 120 and Vettel 110. Red Bull (230 pts) lead the constructor’s table.

• OLYMPIC GAMES – As every sportsminded

DID YOU KNOW? Here are some interesting facts on the Olympic Games…

• London is the first city to stage three summer Olympics.

• Dimitrios Loundras was only 10 when he won bronze with the Greek gymnastic team in Athens in 1896.

• In 1968, Hans-Gunnar Lijenwall (Sweden) became the first Olympian to be suspended fordrug abuse.

• The gold medal is mainly made of silver; it contains just six grammes of gold. person knows - or should know - the opening ceremony for the 2012 London Summer Olympics takes place tomorrow and I understand that the organisers have ‘put on’ a terrific show!

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From Back Page SWIMMING GB’s swimming team looks healthy with Mike Jamieson, David Davies, James Goddard, Michael Rock, Rob Renwick, Rob Bale, Joe Roebuck, Ross Davenport and Liam Tancock (50m and 100m backstroke events and 100 freestyle) all in with a medal chance, along with the female contingent of Jemma Lowe, Amy Smith, Jo Jackson, Aimee Willmott, Steph Proud, inform Keri Anne Payne (10km open water), Fran Halsall (butterfly), Hannah Miley, Ellen Gandy, Gemma Spofforth, Lizzie Simmons (backstroke), Stacey Tapp and reigning Olympic champion Becky Adlington.

SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING This is a tough event and everything comes down to timing. Hopefully, Asha Randall, Vicki Lucass, Katie Skelton, Yvette Baker, Jemma Randall, Olivia Frederici, Katie Clark, Katie Dawkins and Jenny Knobbs can twist together in sequence!

TABLE TENNIS This sport of late has been dominated by Asians but GB can cause a surprise or two with Liam Pitchford and Andrew Baggaley, Na Lui, Kelly Sibley and Jo Parke.

TAEWANDO Aaron Cook (a dead cert for a medal in my book), Martin Stamper, Lutalo Muhammad, strongly fancied Sarah Stevenson and Jade Jones will be throwing their opponents around with commitment.

TENNIS The brothers Murray (Andy and Jamie) will be a threat in the doubles while Anne Keothavong, Elana Baltacha, Laura Robson and Heather Watson will try their luck in the women’s singles.

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The Open Championship GOLF – The Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Anne’s attracted 258,000 spectators, and those present on the final day saw South African Ernie Els, with a back nine 32 finish, claim the claret jug with a dramatic one stroke victory over the leader from the

sixth on Saturday, Adam Scott, who crumbled over the last four.

Tiger Woods finished joint third, Luke Donald fifth but McIlroy, Westwood and reigning champion Darren Clarke had very poor tournaments.

(including Team GB v Senegal) taking place yesterday and more today. Only archery will been seen on Friday before everything kicks off on Saturday with hundreds of competitors participating in badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, road cycling, equestrian, fencing, football again (look for Alex Morgan in the USA women’s team), artistic gymnastics, handball, judo, rowing, shooting, swimming (check out Stephanie Rice), table tennis, tennis (without Rafael Nadal), court volleyball (Logan Tom is a star here) and weightlifting.

• CRICKET – Those interested in the little hard red ball game certainly know that England (385 and 240) got well and truly battered in the first Test

by South Africa (637-2 dec) by an innings and 12 runs. Things can only get better!

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The London Olympics have finally arrived!

Preview of the 2012 Summer Olympics part 2 by Tony Matthews THE LONDON OLYMPICS start on Saturday with the opening ceremony tomorrow.

EQUESTRIAN (dressage) Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin will do well, I’m sure in the dressage; media focus will be on William Fox-Pitt, Mary King and Zara Phillips, all of whom can ride to medal success in the venting category while capable horsemen Nick Shelton, Ben Maher, Scott Brash and Peter Charles will carry the GB flag over the jumps with a purpose.

FENCING Richard Kruse and James Davis, and Sophie Williams, Anna Bentley and Natalie Sheppard, will jab and stab away with confidence and ready for action is captain

Ryan Giggs, Craig Bellamy, Micah Richards, Aaron Ramsey, Craig Dawson, Dean Sturridge, Scott Sinclair, Ryan Bertrand and Tom Cleverley. We could be looking at Semi-finalists (bronze medal winners).

As for Hope Powell’s women’s team which includes experienced campaigners Kelly Smith, Karen Carney, Casey Stoner, Rachel Yankey, Alex Scott, Ellen White and Rachel Brown, they can also reach the last four, at least! Watch out for Brazil, Uruguay and Spain of course.

GYMNASTICS Louis Smith (pommel horse – bronze medal winner in Beijing), Kate Driscoll (trampoline), Dan Purvis,

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SAILING: Giles Scott.

Dan Keatings (all-round), previous medal winner Beth Tweddle and Rebecca Tunney, plus rhythmic entrants Rachel Smith, Louisa Pouli and Lynne Hutchison, can do us proud on all varieties of apparatus and on the floor mats. Keep on leaping.

HANDBALL Look out here for raven-haired Holly Lam-Moores, goalkeeper Laura Innes and Scottish lass Lynn McCafferty. But that’s about it in this event.

HOCKEY The men’s team, with Ben Hawes, Rob Moore, Richard Smith, Daniel Fox and Matt Daly, can go all the way… and so too can the women, with Sally Walton, Crista Cullen, Beth Storry, Chloe Rogers and Laura White.

It depends on the group draw.

JUDO All eyes will be on gritty Scot Euan Burton and composed Sarah Clark.

MODERN PENTATHLON Anyone from Nick Woodbridge, Sam Weale, Jamie Cook and Mhairi Spence, plus Ereyja Prentice, can cause an upset in this event.

ROWING GB competitors have always put their oars in (they won six medals in Beijing)… so once again look out for 2008 gold medallists Mark Hunter and Zac Purchase (in the men’s lightweight double skull) and Tom James, Andrew TriggsHodge, Pete Reed and Rob Williams (in the men’s coxless fours).

Also check out 40 yearold Greg Searle and Matt Wells (double skull).

Regarding the women, take note of Debbie Flood, Olivia Whitlam, Kath Grainger (a silver medallist at the last three Olympics), Vicky Thornley, Louise Reeve, Natasha Page, Melanie Wilson, Beth Rodforth and Sophie Hosking. Can

anyone follow Sir Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent? Yes, of course they can, for sure.

SAILING GB always win medals at sea… and this time around one expects the likes of Giles Scott (current world and European champion, Finn class), Ben Rhodes, Ben Goodison (overwhelming favourite to win the laser category), Iain Percy, the evergreen Ben Ainslie, his buddy Andy Simpson, Hannah Mills, Bryony Shaw, Alison Young, Anne Lush and Saskia Clark to feature prominently, likewise Nick Dempsey at windsurfing.

SHOOTING Bang on target, I hope, will be Ed Ling, James Hinchcliffe, Rory Warlow and Richie Brickell for the men and Charlotte Kerwood, Elena Allen, Jenny McIntosh and Georjina Greikie for the women.

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