Costa del Sol 20 - 26 October 2022 Issue 1946

Clive Marks

encouraging

Onwards and upwards

ON Friday, October 14 a large number of friends and sup porters turned out to wish physiotherapist and Body works’ founder Estelle Mitchell well in her new clinic in San Pedro.

Gathering for drinks, nib bles and a chance to look at the new space, attendees congratulated Estelle on her new project.

Estelle told the Euro Weekly News more about the move. She said: “There’s been a huge change in the way peo ple work and live here after Covid and Brexit and a lot of patients had got older or left and we had fewer people.

“One of my colleagues went back to Greece and when our lease came up we thought it was time to do something ourselves that was smaller.”

She added: “It’s super excit ing and I’ll still be offering physiotherapy and screening.

“It’s very rewarding and while I can still do it I want to help people.”

Estelle’s daughter, Emmie

Cross, who also works for Bodyworks, added: “We are very excited about this new chapter of Bodyworks, com bining our theme of a person alised, patient focused care.”

Attending the event, local marketing director Georgina Shaw said: “I’m delighted to celebrate this new exciting time with the team from Bodyworks.

“Estelle has helped our fam ily so much over the years and

we wish her every luck in her new space.”

PLEASE get tested

ONE British Costa del Sol resident Clive Marks has been gaining a large fol lowing online after rais ing awarness over prostate cancer and en couraging men to go and get checked following his cancer battle.

Clive, 61, who lives in Calahonda, has reached thousands of people through his heartfelt, hu morous videos and posts on Facebook sharing his journey from his diagno sis onwards. Now cancerfree, during Breast Cancer Awareness month, Clive wants men to take stock

Free bus rides

FUENGIROLA locals may soon be hopping on a free bus after the area’s mayor, Ana Mula, announced plans to make all lo cal routes free from 2023.

Currently a ticket costs €1.15 or 60c for retirees, potentially significantly cutting costs for commuters across Fuengirola.

The council has also announced plans to improve the over all bus network, including upgrading the bus station.

THE Costa del Sol has proved to be quite the celebrity hotspot once again, even in the cooler months, as former TOWIE star, James Argent, was spotted showing off his dance moves as he per formed at Olivia’s La Cala on Thursday, October 13.

Arg looked radiant as he showed the results of a

of their health too and is encouraging all men over 40 to go and get a test for the disease, which is al most as prevalant as breast cancer.

He told the Euro Week ly News : “In 2019 I suf fered from Covid and struggled to fight off a chest infection. After heading back and for ward to the doctor I fi nally had a PSA blood test which showed raised levels of prostate­specific antigen,” Clive con firmed. With no symp toms to speak of he was lucky to have had the test.

“After quite a lengthy process, I finally sat down with my oncologist to discuss my options. I was fortunate to have caught the cancer early as blood and bone scans showed the cancer had not spread,” he added.

Clive is now urging men over the age of 40

to have a PSA test. A sim ple blood test can save lives. Prostate­specific antigen (PSA) test, mea sures the level of PSA and may help detect ear ly prostate cancer.

“Women have routine mammograms and cervi cal smear tests. A PSA test is just the same.

“After the diagnosis, I was put on hormone treatment which I will continue to have for the next two years. The side effects are similar to a woman’s menopause or period, so this has made me very sympathetic to my wife!” Clive joked.

The causes of prostate cancer are largely un known. But certain things can increase your risk of developing the condition. The chances of developing prostate can cer increase as you get older. Most cases devel op in men aged 50 or old er.

TOWIE star

weight loss regime which saw him lose a mega 88kg.

The TV personality got down on the dancefloor and sang away with fellow party goers at the upscale restau rant, which is a popular haunt

for stars who escape to the Costa del Sol for some winter sun and the exclusive atmo sphere of the local nightlife.

Arg previously enjoyed an other evening providing en tertainment at fellow TOWIE star, Elliot Wright’s restau rant, located in La Cala de Mi jas.

The reality show star also danced away to the delight of other guests who took videos and snaps to remember their night.

His new girlfriend, Stella Turian was also spotted in Marbella as the couple en joyed some romantic time.

The TV personality has been flaunting his massive weight loss.

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NEW SITE: Bodyworks’ founder Estelle (left) opens her new clinic.

Jet-setting deal

THE tourism industry cel ebrates a new direct flight between Malaga and New York. United Airlines will operate the route from June 2023 af ter a four year pause. However, the news has not been welcomed by all as fellow Andalucian city Sevilla had been try ing to secure the flight route for several years.

Premium price

A LUXURY property in Mar bella smashed sales records, selling for a cool €27.5 million. The 2,600 square metre property is situated in a highly desir able location and offers unique luxury facilities in cluding a wine cellar for 500 bottles, a cinema room and an extravagant pool, all with glorious sea views.

Golden Triangle

THE property market continues booming after it was announced that a local property company will create 104 ‘branded residences’ in the desir able ‘Golden Triangle’ re gion between Marbella, Benahavis and Estepona. Developers aim to com bine home ownership with the luxury of a fivestar hotel.

Essential getaway

MARBELLA ranked on the National Geographic’s ‘50 essential getaways to dis cover Spain’. Marbella was chosen for its ‘historical centre with narrow flowerfilled streets, from which Africa can be seen on clear days’.

Malaga lights up

THE Christmas lights switchon ceremony in Malaga will take place on Saturday November 26, a day later than is customary and the lights will be lit for two hours less each day than before ‘to raise awareness about energy saving’.

Musical time at the Salon

SALON VARIETES is hosting popular show Carousel the musical until Sunday, October 23.

Featuring Craig and Ruth Norris, Gem ma Lloyd, Melissa Carver and an excellent supporting cast, the tragic love story is based around Billy Bigelow (played by Craig Norris), a fairground worker whose romance with millworker Julie Jordan (Gemma Lloyd and Ruth Norris) results in them both losing their jobs, her falling pregnant and Billy entering a life of crime to provide for his family.

The supporting cast includes Julie’s best friend Carrie (Melissa Carver), whose mar riage to Fisherman Enoch Snow (Bobbie Berquist) is an important part of the tale.

MALAGA has been named by Conde Nast Traveller among the 10 best cities in the world to visit.

Around 250,000 people have chosen Malaga as the sixth city in the world as their favourite destination in 2022 in the presitigous magazine’s poll.

Conde Nast, which opens its news with a photo of the cen tre of Malaga, highlights how strong tourism has returned after running aground during the pandemic.

Malaga is ‘one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world’ according to the magazine, given its journey throughout

The show also features Deborah Kloeg man as Carousel owner Mrs Mullins and Sarah Coombes as the village’s mother fig ure, Nettie Fowler.

The show includes the well­known songs ‘If I Loved You’, ‘June Is Bustin’ Out All Over’ and ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’. Richard Rodgers later wrote that Carousel was his favourite of all his musicals.

The Salón Varietés Carousel production will include all of the favourite music from the show, as well as an updated take on the original style, bringing the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein story to life.

Tickets are on sale now at the Salon Va rietes box office, on 952 474 542 or online at salonvarietes.com.

Simply the best

history through the hands of many cultures, including the Phoenicians, the Romans and the Arabs. This history gives it self a ‘delicious mishmash of architectural influences that flood its streets and corners throughout the province’.

The fact that Malaga is a favourite destination and highly demanded by thou sands of tourists every year is not a secret, but confirmation by them is always appreciat ed.

Breast Cancer History

AS the world marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month with fundraising activities and events to raise awareness and prevent breast cancer, we take a look at the history of the month.

The iconic breast cancer pink ribbon was created in 1991 at the Race for the Cure in New York when the Susan Komen Foundation handed out pink rib bons to competitors.

Then, a campaign by Estée Lauder in 1992 handed out 1.5 million pink ribbons accompanied by a card on breast self­exams from its beauty counters.

They explained the colour choice, “For women who experience cancer as predominantly a loss of womanhood, what better colour to pin on than pink ­ girlie, pretty, healthy pink?”

Breast cancer was detected as long ago as 1600 BC. Now, scientists encourage preventative action including living a healthy lifestyle to reduce risks of breast cancer. Survivor, Emma, now advocates for healthy lifestyles, saying “people should have the information they need so they can make an in formed choice for themselves.”

The magazine also high lighted some of the city’s fa mous faces. It explained: “The city has been predefined by two of its native sons: Pablo

Picasso, whose works can be found in a museum built in a 16th­century palace, and An tonio Banderas, who opened his own local theatre in 2019.”

Foodie paradise

RESTAURANTS in Mijas are warming up for the popular ‘Ruta de Tapas’, Tapas Trail which is being held from Oc tober 15 until December 1 and always attracts huge amounts of interest among the foodie community on the Costa del Sol.

Twelve local restaurants are set to participate in the event which will take place every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during the pe riod.

During the event, guests can enjoy a selection of tapas dishes for €3 each, which also comes with a drink.

Councillor for Tourism, José Carlos Martín, kicked off this year’s celebrations on Satur day October 15, saying “it provides a crucial boost to the tourism industry during the low season by attracting visi tors from other local towns, and Mijas itself.”

Martín added “We held a tasting session with local culi nary experts to ensure that the tapas are great quality

and live up to guests’ expec tations of Mijas’ delicious cui sine.”

The event is organised by Mijas Council in collaboration with local businesses in Las Lagunas and will also have a competitive element.

Guests who complete the entire tapas trail will receive a goody bag and will also be entered into a prize draw with great prizes.

Fun of the fair

THOUSANDS of people flocked to Fuengirola’s Rosary Fair from Thurs day, October 6, until Wednesday, October 12, with the streets filled with happy tourists and locals alike.

More than 4,000 came out to the different per formances at the Palacio de la Paz and a total of 366 horses were at the traditional event.

Fuengirola’s councillor for Fiestas and Traditions and Citizen Participation, Isabel Moreno confirmed: “Fuengirola has bid farewell to the 2022 fair which had a full house practically every day. The atmosphere was unbeat able thanks to the pres ence of Fuengirola resi dents and visitors.”

The councillor added: “The great thing about this celebration (the Feria del Rosario) is that it wel comes everyone and there are events for all tastes, with a wide variety of spaces and activities to create a great atmo sphere. In addition to the numerous shows and concerts organised by the town hall, there have been performances and activities from every stall and club in the fair grounds, as well as other events prior to the big week.”

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CAROUSEL: A tragic love story.

ON Monday, October 17 La Cala de Mijas legend Paul Shafto said goodbye to family and friends at a farewell party at Bar Tuta, Mijas Costa before he and his wife Donna move back to the UK after 19 years on the Costa del Sol.

Friends from throughout Paul’s time in Spain came out to send him off as the new grand father prepares to embark on

Fond farewell

the next chapter in his life.

Paul, who last year walked from Cordoba to La Cala de Mi jas for charity, told the Euro Weekly News: “We’ve had a new baby in the family in the

last week so it was time to move back.

“We’ve been here almost 19 years and loved it. It’s been a big part of our life, but the op portunity came up to move

back and we’ll be close to our grandchild.

“We’ll always be back for holidays. It’s going to be a new chapter.”

Friend Allen Rolands, who is part of a local cycling club with

Paul, said: “He is a great person to meet. He’s a good member of the community and we will miss him.”

Fellow cycling buddy Paul Evans added: “What a fantastic guy. I wish him lots of luck in the UK.”

Close friends Alison and Dar ren Nicholls shared their own thoughts on Paul and Donna: “They’re my best friends. Paul is Mr La Cala!”

Women power

FOLLOWING weeks of violent protests across Iran against mandatory head scarves, amazing women across the Cos ta del Sol have added their voices to the battle for equality with a rally in support of Iranian woman in Las Lagunas on Friday, October 14.

Following the huge success of the Plaza San Valenin, the rally is now planning on touring different parts of Malaga.

The protests in Iran broke out following the death of Masha Amini, who was allegeldy killed by the country’s morality police for not wearing her head scarf.

Councillor for Equality and Diversity, Natalia Martínez, said: “Masha Amini was 22 years old and was murdered for not wearing the hijab properly. The brave Iranian wom en have rebelled against the Islamic dictatorship that op presses, subjugates and kills them.

“It is for all these women that we held a rally to try and give voice to the tragedy they are living and to show our support of the Iranian women in Mijas who cannot even communicate with their families,” she added.

Spot of golf

MIJAS continues its push to make the area one of the world’s biggest golf destinations with a trip to the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) un til today, Thursday, Octo ber 20.

The Mijas Town Coun cil is attending in the hope of drumming up even more business for the local area.

Councillor for Tourism, Jose Carlos Martin, confirmed: “We have managed to pro mote our brand ‘Mijas: Sun and Golf’ interna tionally, bringing to gether all our golf cours es in Mijas in a public­private partner ship. Together we are promoting this impor tant sector in Mijas, even though we are out of the summer holiday season period because it is a sport that is played all year round.

“The department at tended last year’s IGTM which was held in Wales, UK, where the newborn branding from Mijas was very well re ceived and raised the in terest of professionals in the sector.”

The councillor added: “This year we have had a year of positive brand ing and a new website, www.mijassolygolf.com . Those interested in coming to play golf in our area can see all we have to offer, the loca tions, information and news in a common por tal and also make reser vations online.

“In short, we are still going strong in this area and we will continue to work hard to make Mi jas the first tourist des tination at international and national levels for golf.”

PAUL SHAFTO: With friends Allen Rolands (left) and Paul Evans (right).

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HEAD SCARF: Show of solidarity by local women.

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Post Brexit

ON Tuesday October 18, Age Care Calahonda received a visit from Myra Azzopardi, the founder and paralegal of Citizens Advice Bureau Spain who very kindly gave a talk to Calahonda members about ‘post Brexit’ living, giving them the opportunity to ask questions afterwards.

Tom Tarr, president of Age Care along with Lesley Berridge, Welfare Leader of Calahonda, presented one of our regular donations to the Citizens Advice Bureau as they always provide such a brilliant source of information to all members, and as an or ganisation themselves, re ceive no government funding whatsoever.

The Citizens Advice Bureau have an interesting website (www.citizensadvice.org) and an active Facebook page an swering many questions that the foreign population here in Spain are delighted to have answered.

The talk given by Myra was well attended and received by Calahonda Age Care mem bers.

Celebrity spotting

AMERICAN beauty Eva Lon goria enjoyed some precious family time in Marbella on Oc tober 16. The actress famed for her role in Desperate Housewives soaked up the last of the summer rays in the star­studded resort, popular with celebrities looking to kick back and relax.

Longoria appeared relaxed as she splashed around with her four­year­old son, Santia

go and enjoyed some down time with her businessman husband, José Bastón, who was on bag duty for the fami ly during the beach day. She was later seen cuddling up to a puppy and strolling along the beachfront promenade.

The 47­year­old actress showed off her enviable fig ure in a red bikini and shorts with a white shirt on top. Her dark hair was tied up in a high

INAUGURATED on World Mental Health Day, October 10, 2017, GibSams is a charity based on similar lines to the UK’s Samaritans.

ponytail and she finished off her look with a pair of stylish sunglasses.

Her appearance in Marbel la comes as part of a family trip to Europe as she takes a break from her demanding filming and business schedule in the US.

The family was in the French capital, at Disneyland Paris to kick off Halloween cel ebrations last week.

Turning five

looking to find the clues located in dif ferent restaurants, eventually leading to the treasure: a Frozen­themed box of treats!

To celebrate its fifth anniversary, on Satur day October 15, just under 100 children and their parents attended a Frozen­themed fun day at Ocean Village, Gibraltar which includ ed a number of different events including an enchanted treasure hunt around the mari na.

Stars of the event were Ana, Elsa and a sur prise visit from Spiderman as the youngsters enjoyed having their faces painted and took part in fitness training, but the high spot was the treasure hunt which saw excited children

An acoustic concert featured local talent E.V.E, Nicky Borda, Jesse Sampere and Jason Belilo, who all drew a large appreciative audi ence.

Some £800 was raised in aid of a very im portant charity on the Rock: the Gibraltar Samaritans, who work within the local com munity to provide people with a confidential phone helpline which offers a free listening service to anyone experiencing distress, de spair, and suicidal thoughts (Phone number: +350 116123).

Sports tourists

SPORTS tourism has provided a boost for Torremolinos’s travel industry this year, with hotel occupancy figures for October pro jected to remain at around 72 per cent according to a forecast released on Thursday October 13 by Aehcos.

This October, 300 swimmers from 13 European countries in cluding Switzerland, the UK, Estonia, Denmark, Norway and Ire land have chosen to train in the Virgen del Carmen III swim ming pool. Many of the swimmers are returning from previous years, while some of them are first­time visitors, attracted by the high quality sports facilities, extensive hotel choices, or proximity to Malaga airport.

The athletes’ presence in Torremolinos has given a much needed boost to the tourism industry during the off­season. Sports tourism could account for up to 70 per cent of hotel oc cupancy in Torremolinos in October.

The pleasant year­round climate attracts athletes from cen tral and northern Europe, particularly Scandinavian countries, as they can continue summer training programmes during the winter and prepare for competitions.

RELAXING: Eva Longoria took some time out of her busy filming schedule to kick back on the Costa del Sol.

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Dogs welcome

A CHANGE in rules means that dogs have been al lowed in council buildings in Benalmadena since Fri day, October 14 following a push by local animal charities to prevent dogs being tied up outside buildings.

The mayor of Benal madena, Víctor Navas, and the councillor for So cial Welfare, Alicia Ladda ga, announced the policy change in response to the new Law against Animal

Abuse. “We have made the symbolic gesture of allowing dogs accompa nied by their owners in our buildings,” said Navas.

Navas noted that Be nalmadena is a pioneer in animal law, “We were one of the first councils in Spain to require dog walkers to carry water to clear up dog urine, as well as fines for owners who don’t clear up dog mess and a DNA bank to fight

dog abandonment.”

Laddaga added “Today we respond to appeals by animal rights organisa tions to make it easier for dog owners to access council buildings without the cruelty of tying their dogs up outside.”

The council is also working on legislation to allow dogs on public transport. Currently only guide dogs are allowed on buses, or other dogs when there is space.

International rugby

TORREMOLINOS is set to host the Spanish and Tongan national rugby teams ahead of an international test match on November 5. The teams will stay in the beachfront Meliá Costa del Sol hotel from October 31 until the match and will train in the Ciudad de Torremolinos sports centre.

The Spanish ‘Lions’ will face off against the Tongan ‘Eagles of the sea’ in an exciting test match on Novem ber 5 in the Ciudad de Malaga stadi um. The match will be hotly contest ed, as not only points are at stake, but also ranking position. With 69.27 points, the Spanish side are in 15th place in the world ranking, while Ton ga has 67.76 points and is in 16th place.

The exciting match will also feature a traditional Tongan ‘Sipi Tau’ Haka dance, designed to intimidate oppo nents.

Malaga has hosted World Rugby

events in the past, most recently host ing Spain against Uruguay in 2016, as well as other international rugby events including the HSBC World 7s Series last January. The stadium has a capacity for 10,816 spectators, but the match will also be broadcasted live.

Cancer awareness

IN an effort to fight can cer, Fuengirola Council and the Spanish Associa tion Against Cancer (AECC) are offering a free talk on breast cancer pre vention on Wednesday, October 26.

The conference has been organised to mark International Breast Can cer Awareness day on Oc tober 19, and will cover preventative measures against breast cancer, in cluding diet and exercise.

Industry experts, Jesús

Arjona, a Physical and Sport Science graduate, and Francisco Jaime, head of Unicaja and Málaga CF will give a presentation on how to use diet and physical activity to reduce your risk of breast cancer.

Announcing the event, councillor for Equalities, Rocío Rodríguez ex plained the relevance of the event, “one in seven women get breast cancer in their lifetime. Breast cancer incidence has been increasing in recent

years, although mortality has been decreasing due to treatment improve ments and early detec tion.”

Local head of AECC, Paula Casas explained “Prevention is fundamen tal because many cancer cases are avoidable. We want to create lifestyle changes, to encourage good nutrition and ade quate physical activity.”

The talk will be held from 6pm in the Salón Re al del Consistorio.

Photo credit: Ayuntamiento de Torremolinos

NATIONAL RUGBY: Torremolinos will host rugby internationals ahead of a test match on November 5.

A WHOLE host of Costa del Sol charities came together in Mi jas on Friday, October 14 to provide help with mental health, following rising cases of depression, anxiety and stress following the pandemic.

AFESOL local mental health support organisation held a stall to raise awarenss and pro vide support and multiple council representatives includ

THE Athletics Stadium in Es tepona hosted the Spanish Master’s Athletics Champi onships on Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16 with a great turnout of more than 250 athletes.

The mayor of Estepona, Jose Maria García Urbano, ex pressed his satisfaction with Estepona being the chosen town to host a championship of this level, thanks to the magnificent and multipur pose facilities of the new Ath letics Stadium.

Regarding the facility, the mayor emphasised that it is homologated for official com petitions and equipped with all the necessary materials to host a competition of this lev el.

The facilities have an athlet ics track of 16,488 square me tres and allow the practice of all throwing disciplines (dis cus, javelin, hammer and shot put), jumping (high jump and pole vault) and running.

It also has the singularity of being elevated, with a car park of 1,000 parking spaces.

The president of the An dalucian Athletics Federation

ing Mayor Josele González, and councillor for Health Candela León came out in a show of solidarity.

González explained the council is now ploughing funds into mental health initiatives,

including €15,000 of funding for AFESOL and collaboration with the group to hold fundraising and awareness raising events.

According to the Spanish Mental Health Confederation,

Good healthy thinking Feeling sporty

6.7 per cent of people in Spain suffer from anxiety, and simi lar figures suffer from depres sion. More than one million people have a serious mental health condition and around half of the people with mental

health conditions do not re ceive any or adequate treat ment.

President of AFESOL, Concha Cuevas said “We must contin ue to fight because if caught in time, most people with mental health conditions can live a normal life.” AFESOL fights to provide social and health sup port for patients with mental health conditions.

More than 250 took part.

and vice­president of the Spanish Athletics Federation, Enrique Lopez Cuenca, also had words of praise for the fa

cilities which he described as first class and in which partici pating athletes had the best possible setting.

Roaring time

ON Sunday, November 13, the La Cala de MIjas Lions are hold ing a walk to raise funds and awareness for World Diabetes Awareness Day.

Starting with a warm up at 10.30am on Plaza Torreon, the Li ons are appealing for both walkers and sponsors to take part. They said: “Sponsor yourself or sponsor a friend in aid of dia betes awareness. Or maybe your customers would like to spon sor you?

“Bring your partner, children, pushchairs, zimmers, petsdogs, cats etc.”

Alongside the walk willl be a Medieval event as well as Costa del Sol singers.

Image: Estepona City Council

Raising a stink

ESTEPONA Council is going to great lengths to keep the town sweet smelling this year, cleaning 138 kilome tres of sewage network to ensure there are no bad smells looming around the streets of Estepona.

The councillor for Services and External Control, Blas Ruzafa, confirmed the works are being carried out by the company that manages the water in Estepona (Hidralia) and are essential because they ensure that the net work works properly and re duces the risk of flooding in case of heavy rains.

Ruzafa explained that this year Hidralia has included extra inspection equipment, which increases the efficien cy of this work.

The operation of this new equipment, despite being technologically advanced, is quite simple. The pole, which has a camera at one end, is introduced into the sewer to observe the opera tional status of that sector of the network enabling Hidralia to prioritise the ar eas that need cleaning more urgently.

This increases the efficien cy of the process by reducing

work times as well as energy and water consumption.

Sports boost

MARBELLA Council is encouraging more women to get into one of Spain’s most popular sports, padel, with a new series of competitions and championships over the next four years.

Events will kick off with a custom women’s padel workshop on Sunday October 23.

The padel workshop is scheduled to take place from 10am until 2pm at the Francisco Norte sports centre in Marbella.

Padel is a racket sport, played on a court roughly one third of the size of a tennis court.

Local councillor, Manuel Cardeña explained, “We want to open this sport that is soaring in popularity throughout Europe and especially in Spain to the entire local population.”

The workshop is free to attend and open to women of all ages and abilities, but organisers ask participants to sign up by emailing: info@fap.es.

Wedding rumours

BUSINESS magnate-turned-reality star Charlie Mullins has sparked engagement rumours during an interview on Friday October 14 after meeting his girlfriend RaRa in Marbella almost two years ago.

Mullins hinted “a big surprise is com ing” and gushed about his long-term rela tionship with singer girlfriend, RaRa.

The millionaire founder of Pimlico Plumbers started his romance with RaRa, real name Rachel Leavesley, after meet ing on the beach in the city.

Just eight months later, the pair put their relationship to the test, starring in BBC1 relationship programme, Unbreak able. The couple’s bungee jumping feat in the first episode became one of the most watched moments in the series.

It sounds like wedding bells are ringing for the couple, whose relationship has gone from strength to strength since the show. They now spend their free time in the €10 million Thames-front apartment they share in London.

Eco friendly business

HOTEL and catering business owners in Torremolinos have the opportunity to join the fight against climate change in a move likely to improve the area’s appeal to eco tourists.

A coffee morning under the name of tThe Torremoli nos hotel and catering indus

try for the climate’ has been organised by the Torremoli nos Business Circle with the collaboration of the town hall, which will take place at 10.00am today, Thursday, October 20.

The event organisers are inviting the area’s business owners to join this initiative,

which is free of charge so that they can learn about and minimise the impact of their businesses on the environ ment and offer their cus tomers a pollution-free space.

More than 3,000 business es have already signed up for this initiative throughout Spain.

Keeping the town sweet.

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Lowering bills

AVOIDING eye­watering electric bills is the plan for the residents of the small mountain town of Benarraba who are aspiring to be self­sufficient in terms of energy.

Benarraba is a town and municipality in the province which is situated approximately 157 kilometres from the city of Malaga and 37 kilo metres from Ronda. It has a population of ap proximately 600 residents.

The town aspires to become the first in An dalucia without energy dependency.

The mayor, Silvestre Barroso, confirmed: “Part of the project was on the table just before

the pandemic. The design has the intention of not using our neighbours’ roofs or farms where the plates could alter the landscape, as has sometimes been denounced in front of mod ern solar farms.

“We here will use the roofs of shops and public buildings, with the sole exception of a private shop of about 800 square metres.”

The mayor added: “The Diputacion de Mala ga is in charge of promoting the initiative that will be possible thanks to the contribution of European Union funds destined to improve en ergy efficiency throughout the continent.”

Upping one’s game

ESTEPONA Council has launched a €99,918 scheme to raise the area’s profile on the international stage.

The council has put out a tender to digital marketing which they say will use me dia to promote the excel lent tourist attractions available in the town.

Authorities hope the contract winner will suc

cessfully attract potential tourists by allowing them to interact with local Es tepona businesses prior to visiting. The contract also hopes to make Estepona more competitive as a tourist destination, com pared with other local sites.

The contract lasts more than a year, until May 2025 and is worth just under

€100,000. The council is funding the contract using Next Generation Funds from the European Union, within the framework of the Estepona Destination Tourism Sustainability Plan.

Interested companies must place their bids for the tender by October 27, including their plans for the contract.

FOR those who like a bargain the offer of free parking is irre sistible.

A new free parking zone will now make parking in the centre of Torremolinos even easier with almost 400 park ing spaces, improving access for both businesses and resi dents. The esplanade is locat ed in the area of Los Palacios and has had an investment of about €450,000.

The mayor of Torremoli nos, Margarita del Cid, con firmed: “On Friday, October 28, we are going to inaugu rate the park and ride car park that has been built in Los Pala cios and which is at the foot of the motorway.

“There are 386 spaces for cars and motorbikes, includ ing vehicles for people with reduced mobility. We need a new car park so that many more people can visit us and so that residents have more parking capacity in an area where there is a high popula tion density.”

The mayor added: “It is just a stone’s throw from the cen tre, which means you can walk there to do any kind of business or have any kind of visit to the centre of Torre

molinos. It is a model that we have to support for a friendli er town, in which also, com

pletely free of charge, resi dents and visitors can park easily.”

Free parking Spooky plants

HALLOWEEN is soon upon us but you still have time to grab yourself a spooky bargain.

In celebration, the Municipal Nursery Los Pinares in Torre molinos is carrying out a special ‘Halloween’ campaign until the end of October. The nursery is offering table centres dec orated for the occasion based mainly on the colours of this festivity, black and orange.

Among the plants on sale, you can find kalanchoes, pump kins and cacti with prices ranging from €5 to €25.

The opening hours of the nursery during the month of Oc tober are Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 2.30pm and Sat urdays from 10.00am to 2.00pm.

In addition, visitors will be able to take a souvenir photo at the Halloween photocall at the entrance to the nursery.

New parking zone.

Image: Torremolinos City Council

IT’S time once again for the popular Triple A animal res cue centre open day which will run from 12.30pm to 5.30pm on Sunday October 23.

Triple A’s Vice President Lily Van Tongeren said: “It’s our first open day in a few years after the pandemic. We’re at a temporary base while the old shelter is be ing rebuilt and a lot of peo ple wanted to know how we’re doing so we want people to come and see us.”

The temporary shelter is on the same road (Camino de la Mina, Marbella) as the original Triple A location.

Apart from making new four­legged (or in some cas es three) friends and seeing if there is one you would like to adopt, foster or help feed, there will be plenty of other things to do.

There will be a selection of international food, entic

New market

MARBELLA is welcoming a brand new artisanal market which will run on Sundays. The Street Market Arena opened for the first time on Sunday October 16, offering a wide range of local high­quali ty produce.

The market will open every Sunday between 11am and 5pm and is situated in the for mer bull ring in Puerto Banus, the Marbella Arena. Organisers also promise live music to en tertain shoppers as they ex plore the stalls, while local restaurants will open to provide refreshments for shoppers.

More than 50 local mer chants fill the arena offering organic, ecological and artisan products as well as clothes and accessories. Products include organic beauty products in cluding essential oils, creams, and perfumes, artisan food products including honey and olive oil. Other stalls will offer fashion items, accessories and art products.

The scheme aims to pro mote local artisans and artists, particularly during the off­sea son of tourism. Miguel Martín, president of Grupo Marbella Arena explained the project aim, “We continue to work to wards our goal of being a dif ferent cultural and leisure al ternative on the Costa del Sol all year round”.

Triple A Open Day

ing cocktails as well as the opportunity to try some wine tasting plus you can check out a number of stalls with a range of differ ent items including crafts and nearly new clothing.

For the younger mem bers of the family, there will be games, face painting and a chance to have fun with some puppies, al though it is possible that a few adults may try to sneak in as well.

There will be music dur ing the day from respected local singer Nathan Dean and a tombola to raise money for the charity, with the promise of plenty of free parking to make it as easy as possible to visit.

Musical roundabout

MARBELLA Council is paying trib ute to its musical heritage with an unsual addition to one of the area’s roundabouts.

The council is honouring the Agrupacion Musical Batallon de Marbella by naming the Plaza de Toros roundabout after them and installing the symbolic figure of a treble clef.

The inauguration ceremony took place on Sunday, October 16, in which the councillor for Public Safe ty, Jose Eduardo Diaz, explained that “with this initiative, we want to recognise the trajectory of an en tity closely linked to our city.

“An entity to which we all have a special affection because it is al

ways present at religious, social and cultural events. This emblem atic corner of the city is from now on linked to the history of the group, which is also the history of our town.”

The councillor added: “It is a source of pride and honour to be able to count on these magnificent

musicians who have released two albums and show great profession alism, passion and dedication in ev erything they do.”

He also pointed out that “this roundabout is home to a unique carob tree that is a metaphor for the greatness, strength and splen did future of our beloved group.”

Planting trees

RESTAURANT Breathe based in Marbella, cele brated its fourth anniversary on Tuesday Octo ber 18, by presenting its sustainable reforesta tion project for developing countries. The event was attended by Cristóbal Garre, responsible for the District of Nueva Andalucía and the ar eas of Development, Pymes and Viveros de Em presas, who spoke about this work that has been carried out since its inception.

This is a new initiative in the Spanish catering industry and is part of the global Sustainably Run project led by Marvin Baker. After years of

working together, Breathe is now committed to increasing the trees planted, publicising and spreading the word about the project, with the help of its clients and the Marbella community.

The project will see a small increase on each table’s bill to help promote the project. This way, customers are paying the amount needed (€1.49) to plant a fruit tree in a developing country, offsetting the environmental impact of their food and helping to alleviate poverty there. To date, Breathe has planted nearly 40,000 trees in Tanzania.

Festival fun

SAN PEDRO ALCANTARA celebrates its 2022 fair with an extensive programme of activities to suit all tastes.

After the inauguration on Monday, October 17, all the bars and daytime stalls opened in the La Caridad area.

The official timetable for fun is from 1.00pm every day until Sunday, October 23.

Alongside the fairground rides and food stalls there has been crowns and sash es galore for the coronation of the Feria King and Queens.

There will be musical de lights from choirs and com petitive displays from dance schools. Special per formances from María del Monte, Cafe Quijano and Antonio Jose will round off each evening’s festivities.

Tax break

RESIDENTS of Marbella will soon be benefiting from a series of tax breaks after the council an nounced a bumper package of tax relief measures including freezes and subsidies.

The council announced the plan in response to the cost of living cri sis on Friday October 14. The tax exemptions will lead to savings of more than €15 million for local families and businesses.

Measures include a freeze on property tax, IBI, at 0.631. People living in social housing will also re ceive a tax discount of 50 per cent. Aid is also available for large fami lies with a bonus of €100 for each child rather than the standard €45. Other tax relief measures are available for disabled people and electric vehicle owners.

Other measures promote em ployment in the city region, includ ing a tax reduction offer for hotels that stay open year round. Hotels and businesses can also receive tax relief measures for completing sustainable construction projects.

Mayor of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz explained, “We want to show that we understand the cur rent economic situation. That’s why we are trying to reduce the tax burden on local residents.” She added “These are serious, rigorous measures to support our commu nity, especially the most vulnera ble.”

FUNDRAISING: Every euro counts and Sylvia Schartner has just made a large donation.

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Treble clef installed.

Image: Marbella City Council

DESPITE uncertainty over the issue follow ing Brexit, Brits living in Spain will still be able to vote in local elections following a re ciprocal agreement agreement between the two countries. The next round in Spain is on May 28, 2023 and the time to register your intention is drawing near.

To vote in these elections you must be over 18 years and not be the subject of any

Brits’ voting rights

official restrictions on your right to vote. You must also be registered on the Padron, have residencia, and have lived legally in Spain for three or more years.

Voters can register online at

https://sede.ine.gob.es, at their town hall, or by post to the Spanish electoral office (OCE). The OCE will also be sending out let ters at the end of October to anyone al ready registered with them containing a

password allowing voters to register online.

To register at their town hall, voters will need to take their residencia, passport, and a certfificate showing how long they have lived in Spain from the Oficina de Extranje ria or National police.

Registration will be open to Brits be tween December 1, 2022 and January 15, 2023.

‘Narco-bank’ dismantledHealthy school meals

Betty Henderson

EUROPOL confirmed on Fri day October 14 that with the support of Eurojust, the Span ish National Police and Tax Agency they have dismantled an organised crime group be lieved to be running Europe’s biggest ‘narco‐bank’.

Composed mainly of Syrian nationals, the criminal net work provided financial ser vices to criminal organisations linked to drug trafficking in more than 20 countries.

Active since 2020, this crim inal gang is believed to have

laundered over €300 million per year.

Over 200 law enforcement officers raided a total of 21 lo cations in the Spanish provinces of Malaga and Tole do, resulting in 32 arrests and the seizure of almost €3 mil

lion of criminal assets.

The sum of €428 205 in cash, 19 cryptocurrency ac counts worth €1.5 million, 11 luxury vehicles, 70 kilos of hashish, 1.2 tonnes of mari huana and a plantation with 995 marihuana plants were seized.

Organised crime groups could make payments, re ceive funds and even have their proceeds laundered by this internationally structured financial network.

The criminals ran their money laundering activities from a local restaurant where their customers would come to deposit or collect bulk cash.

THE Spanish government is launching a new healthy eating initiative, tasked with improving healthy eating in schools, in cluding boosting the fruit and vegetable content of school meals to 45 per cent from 2023. The project which was an nounced on Monday October 10 also aims to improve nutri tion education in schools. The government initiative includes reducing the amount of fried food served in schools and in crease organic food consumption by 5 per cent.

The project also has an education focus, dedicating re sources to helping students learn about the origins of their food to increase healthy and well‐informed diet and well‐be ing choices. The British School of Barcelona has created its own education programme to coincide with the government scheme and ‘Global Be Well Day’. Teachers promoted sus tainable nutritional values to children through practical activi ties which hope to change attitudes towards healthy eating.

Classes, workshops and assemblies with Saned organisa tion also revealed the environmental impact of food choices and involved interactive activities on various subjects.

Popular ballet

THE famous Puente Romano hotel in Marbella has a history of putting on sensational Hal loween events and this year is no exception.

On the evening of Saturday October 29, the Salón An dalucía will host its charity Gala dinner and musical ex travaganza with artists from the cast of the late Jim Stein man’s Bat out of Hell West End musical which returns to London in early 2023.

Steinman first met Meat loaf (who died in January of this year) in 1973 and four years later they managed to

find a record company to re lease the album which even tually sold more than 45 mil lion copies and is one of the best sellers of all time.

So apart from getting to en joy such memorable songs as the eponymous Bat out of Hell, Paradise by the Dash board Light and Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad from the first album, there will be a selec tion of songs from other re leases including their best­sell ing single I’d Do Anything For Love, there’s also the promise of an excellent gourmet din ner.

Now for the fifth year, part of the money raised from the event will be given to The Chil dren’s Trust, a charity in the UK which gives children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability an oppor tunity to be supported or in many cases recover by provid ing specialist rehabilitation, ed ucation and community ser vices across the UK.

Tickets cost €150 per person and may be reserved by call ing +34 682 112 233 or email events@puenteromano.com.

Don’t forget to dress up for the event.

BALLET is always popular on the Costa del Sol and perfor mances often sell out quite quickly, so here is a chance to catch Giselle at the Felipe VI Auditorium in Estepona on Friday December 9.

Presented by the Interna tional Ballet Company which is made up of soloists from Moldova, Ukraine and Italy, among other countries, it is currently on its winter tour featuring Cristina Terentiev and Alexandru Balan.

The ghost­filled ballet tells the tragic, romantic story of a

beautiful young peasant girl named Giselle and a disguised nobleman named Albrecht, who fall in love, but when his true identity is revealed by his rival, Hilarion, Giselle goes mad and dies of heartbreak before being brought back as a ghost.

Tickets for the performance which lasts two hours includ ing a 20­minute intermission cost €30 plus a €2 booking fee (with a 20 per cent reduction for pensioners and some stu dents) available from the Au ditorium website.

Adana charity concert

A CHARITY concert to support the Adana Dog Shelter will take place at the Padre Manuel Cultural Centre in Estepona on Friday November 4 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

Headline act will be The Love to Sing Choir whose last event in Manilva on October 7 raised €635 for the St George’s Duquesa Christmas Appeal.

This time, they will be performing a repertoire of popular songs and the Blue Sky Duo will start the evening with a set of their tunes to get everyone in the mood.

Tickets cost €10 per person and Nannette of Adana on 711 008 199 can take remote payments for tickets via Revo lut or by bank transfer.

Classical concerts

MARBELLA remembers Annemarie Philips, Mu sical Director of the Col legium Musicum orches tra who passed away in September 2021.

For many years she conducted at classical concerts along the Costa del Sol and now a special memorial concert, or ganised by the Friends of Music will take place at the Hotel Gran Melia Don Pepe on Friday Oc tober 28 from 8pm.

Four soloists will be performing a series of different pieces by popu lar composers such as Mozart, Verdi, Offen bach, Lehár as well as a number of Spanish cre ators of classical music.

Performing will be so prano Laura Sánchez Narnajo, mezzo­soprano Rosa Pérez Díaz, bari tone Salvador Fernan dez­Castro and pianist Maria del Carmen Blan co with tickets costing €30 per person for nonmembers of the Friends of Music group.

In the same week, there will be an Interna tional Classical Music Festival which will take place from Tuesday, Oc tober 25 to Sunday, Oc tober 30 at the theatre Trapiche de Guadaiza in San Pedro de Alcantara with each concert start ing at 8pm.

Presentation of the cheque for €635.

Cheese and wine

THE fourth Mijas Pueblos Cheese and Wine Festival will take place in the Plaza Virgen de la Peña from this Friday October 21 until Sunday October 23.

The two products go together very well and there will be eight stalls selling a selection of artisan cheese from different parts of Malaga Province, plus a further eight offering a large variety of different wines.

For those who fancy something a little meatier there will also be sausages and cold cuts to enjoy.

Visit https://heyzine. com/flip­book/ 7f9903e337.html to view the very diverse se lection of music and those appearing with different performers and choices of music taking place every night.

The evening is intend ed to show support for local classical musicians affected by the pandemic and as no charge will be made for admission, members of the audi ence will be invited to make donations to help cover the event’s cost.

Benalfest returns

BENALFEST will take place at Los Nadales fairground in Be nalmadena this year for the fourth time, on Friday October 28 and Saturday October 29.

It has become an important part of the musical culture of the Costa del Sol which has seen so many bands from Spain and abroad return to play in local towns.

Tickets cost €25 for each night (or €45 for both) and chil dren under the age of 12 will be admitted free if accompa nied by a parent with doors opening at 8pm and the con certs starting at 9pm.

Friday night sees Shinova a Spanish alternative rock group, formed in 2008 in the Basque Country, with five albums (the latest being La Buena Suerte), as well as singer songwriter Nena Daconte who having overcome a period of inactivity due to apparent stage fright, appears at Benalfest for the first time and will no doubt perform a number of tracks from her soon to be released Almost Perfect album.

On Saturday it’s the turn of Mr Kilombo (Miki Ramírez) who is currently touring Spain playing works from his latest

album, Short Circuits, which has been particularly well re ceived in much of South Amer ica.

Top of the bill, having re leased no less than 10 albums is La Pegatina, a ska and Cata lan Rumba music group found ed in 2003 who have toured some 35 countries around the world and are still on tour high lighting their latest album, Ha cia Otra Parte, so expect their infectious sound to get every one up and dancing.

Tickets are on sale on the festival’s official website www.benalfest.com.

International Theatre Studio

TWO big events are due over the coming month, the first being a Halloween Special on Monday October 31 as Veronica del Cerro is planning a fun play reading night at Keto Royale Kafe in San Pedro Alcantara and guests are encouraged to wear fancy dress.

Then on Friday November 18 at the same venue there will be a rehearsed play reading organised by Peter Brooks with actor, Bobbye Aaron performing a one act play.

In addition, they have the author Titus Drummond flying in from the UK to read some of his stories assisted by actor, Carmel Rogers. His books include Wolf, Peyote Road, and Flight of the Zongshen and document his many ad ventures whilst driving through much of Africa and beyond on a motorbike. Tickets for both events cost €6 for members and €8 for non‐members and may be booked online at https://internationaltheatrestudio.org/.

Remembering the King

FANS of popular local singer Ricky Lavazza know that he in turn is a dedicated fan of the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. This year, Ricky will be remembering the King who died 45 years ago with a spe cial concert at the Moonlight Club, Sun set Beach, Benalmade na on the evening of Saturday November 19.

Joining Ricky will be Harriet and Lucy (known on the Costa del Sol as Mills & Boone) and guests can expect an evening cov ering the musical his tory of Elvis.

Tickets for the show which starts at 9pm (with doors open at 8pm) cost €15 per per son and can be re served by calling 695 887 366.

La Pegatina are used to appearing before large audiences.

Credit: La Pegatina Facebook

Puente Romano Halloween Gala celebrates the Music of Meat Loaf

THIS year, Puente Romano Beach Resort welcomes guests to a Halloween Gala dinner and musical extravaganza, which will be held on Saturday, October 29 in the Salón Andalucía.

Celebrating the exhilarating music of Meat Loaf, and featuring performers from the ‘Bat Out of Hell’ rock musical currently on in London’s West End, this promises to be an exceptional evening of entertainment, and an opportunity to enjoy the best of what is usually only available to West End theatregoers.

Accompanied by a delicious, gourmet Gala dinner with wines amidst the festival’s traditionally spooky decorations, this event supports The Children’s Trust, a charity that Puente Romano has supported for five years. The Children’s Trust gives children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible by providing specialist rehabilitation, education and community services across the UK.

would like to extend a special thank you to all

Gala sponsors: Puente Romano Real Estate, Coca-Cola, illy, Eladio, Imprenta Graficsol, Ordóñez Distribuciones and Kiros Paris.

Fuel discount review

SPAIN’S government is considering whether to retain the fuel discount in the new year or to make it available only to selected groups.

According to a national news site, First Vice President of the Government, Nadia Calviño, said on Monday, October 17 that the discount will be reviewed in the coming months.

Outlining the high cost to the government but also to the general population, Calviño said: “Let’s see, here at the end of the year, how the situation evolves.

“The current discount, in principle, ends on December 31, but there is a discussion to be had about whether you must keep it for all or just focus on a collective more affected.”

The news that Spain’s government is consid

DISCOUNT: Due to end on December 31.

ering whether to retain the fuel discount next year will come as music to most people’s ears, but it is unlikely that any announcement will be made until closer to the time given the fluidity of world markets.

Booking.com complaints

THE Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC), confirmed on Monday Oc tober 17 that it was initiating ‘antitrust proceed ings’ against Booking.com for possible anti­com petition practices affecting online travel agencies and hotels.

Two complaints have been filed with the watch dog by the Regional Hotel Association of Madrid and the Spanish Association of Hotel Managers claiming that booking.com has taken advantage of its dominant position in the market, according to the CNMC.

The complaints noted that the booking website

had levied unfair conditions on hotels located in Spain and introduced policies that could lead to ex clusionary effects on other online travel agencies and online sales channels.

These practices ‘may amount to unfair competi tion acts affecting public interest due to the distor tion of free competition they have produced’, the watchdog said.

Booking.com has claimed that it has been the target of several ‘unfair competition’ investigations in recent years, especially in the European Union.

The CNMC now has a maximum period of 18 months to conclude its investigation.

A NUMBER of Ukrainians, mainly women with children, managed to drive out of the country and find sanctuary across Europe following the Russian invasion.

Those who arrived in Spain after often gruelling journeys were welcomed with open arms, but are suddenly facing an unexpected and expensive problem.

Ukrainian refugee plea

Under Spanish law, once they have remained in Spain for six months, they are required to change the registration on their car to a Spanish one at consider able expense or face a po tentially significant fine if

stopped by the police.

One person caught in this situation, Margaryta Puga chova has launched a petition on change.org explaining the problem and points out that she and many other refugees want to return to their home

land when the war is over but will then be forced to change the number plate back again when they return at further expense.

Money is not easy to come by and Margaryta is pleading with the Spanish authorities to follow the lead of Ger many and Poland to allow Ukrainians to continue to drive their cars without changing the registration until

the war is over and it is safe for them to return home.

Iberdrola’s volunteers

MORE than 7,000 people joined the International Vol unteer Week with Iberdrola.

Iberdrola’s volunteers have thrown themselves into the more than 90 initiatives that have been developed throughout the week in the different countries where the company is based.

More than 7,000 volun teers wanted to participate, 40 per cent more than last year, from Spain to the United States, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Germany, France, Belgium, Japan and Australia.

Under the slogan ‘Together we build the world we want’, from October 1 to October 9, solidarity projects related to environmental care, the inclu sion of vulnerable groups and social assistance were carried out.

In Spain, native species were planted in the munici pality of Solosancho in the

province of Avila. There, more than 100 Iberdrola volun teers, together with 60 mem bers of the AMAS Foundation and the Ande Foundation, collaborated in the planting of 800 native trees.

The trees were planted in

one of the municipalities af fected by the Navalacruz fire in 2021, which devastated nearly 22,000 hectares.

The chairman of Iberdrola himself, Ignacio Galan, trav elled to share the reforesta tion day with the volunteers.

Film festival aid

THE Ministry of Culture and Sport has granted aid of €1.3 million for the organisation of film festivals and competi tions in Spain.

Aid has been granted to 64 organisations promoting film festivals and events that will devote special attention to the programming and dissemination of Spanish, EU and Latin American cinema, as well as special attention to animated films, documentaries and short films.

Thanks to the funds, the grants cover the digitisation and sustainability costs of the beneficiary festivals.

These grants are the first call for applications made by the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA) with new assessment criteria, such as the contribu tion of festivals and competitions to sustainability, the pro motion of effective equality of women in the sector, the at traction and training of new audiences and the inclusion of people with disabilities.

BY LAW: Ukrainian number plates need to be changed.

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It’s an honour

JAMES BOND star Daniel Craig was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film and theatre, by the Princess Royal during an in

vestiture ceremony on Tues day October 18, at Windsor Castle.

Daniel, 54, looked stylish and suave as the late Queen’s daughter Anne placed the prestigious award for services

to film and theatre around his neck ­ the very same honour held by Ian Fleming’s iconic character, James Bond.

The actor first appeared as 007 in ‘Casino Royale’ in 2006 and his fifth appearance in No Time To Die, released in cine mas last year marked the end of his stint as 007.

During his time as Britain’s famous fictional spy, Daniel appeared in character along side the Queen in a sketch to mark the opening of the Lon don 2012 Olympic Games.

The Royal Family marked Daniel’s honour on Tuesday, tweeting the snap of the actor and the Princess Royal along side the caption: “We’ve been expecting you…”

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The ultimate Mick Hucknall tribute

WELSHMAN Mick Bassett looks and sings like Mick Hucknall and is just waiting to get back to Spain with his

Red Mick tribute.

The former boy soprano, like many of his Welsh counterparts, was born to

sing and several years ago after selling shares that he had earned whilst working for Tesco, he purchased his

own PA system.

The band he played with supported other Welsh bands Catatonia and Super Furry Animals at concerts but as there wasn’t enough work, he went solo and be came a singer at Butlins be fore returning to Wales to think about his future.

“The fact that I looked so much like Mick Hucknall prompted me to take on the alter ego of ‘Red Mick’ and I started to perfect the voice which was difficult as his tone and range is so very distinctive, but reviews sug gest that I have pitched the voice absolutely correctly,” he told Euro Weekly News.

He had a great deal of success with gigs around the UK either with a band or as a solo act which meant that he was soon booked for cruise ships and later found himself playing at El Oceano in La Cala de Mijas, where he met up with Martyn Wood of Big M Promotions who booked him for eight dates across the Costa del Sol in early 2020.

Looking back, Mick said “It went really well and we were talking about another possibly longer tour when the pandemic really hit and that was the end of my mu sical career for quite a while.

“I had to work to live and took a job in a meat fac tory and then became a driver delivering vital medicines during lockdown and now I’m back singing, although a number of pubs and other venues simply went out of business but I’m still work ing mainly solo and finding gigs.”

His repertoire includes all of Simply Red’s top num bers including, If You Don’t Know Me by Now, Star, Fairground, Money’s too Tight (to Mention) and the autobiographical Holding Back the Years which was inspired by the upheaval following Hucknall’s mother leaving the family when he was just three.

Red Mick hasn’t met Sim ply Red Mick as yet but did get to play at Billy’s Pub run by the son of the lady who used to look after him when his father was at work as a barber and apparently his act went down very well. Now that the Costa del Sol is seeing such a resurrec tion with tourists flocking in, despite Brexit and with Sim ply Red drawing large crowds and great reviews whenever they play here, Red Mick hopes that next year will see him perform ing in Spain again.

Simply the best.

Credit: Red Mick Facebook

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Cat scam

CAT lovers in Belgium were so worried about the chance of their four-legged friends catching Covid-19 that they spent an average of €3,000 per animal to purchase what turned out to be a banned drug which didn’t work and now six people have been arrested.

GERMANY

War damage

GERMAN taxpayers could be in for a financial shock if a Polish government claim for €1.3 trillion in war reparations is recognised although the German government has rejected the claim relying on the fact that in 1953 the Soviet Union persuaded the communist Polish government to drop all claims.

FRANCE

Ulterior motive

A YEAR after President Macron said Algeria had “hatred towards France” things have changed and after his peacekeeping visit earlier this year, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said her recent trip had nothing to do with a need for vital liquid gas, just a chance to cement friendship.

NORWAY

PRICE.

COVER.

Too good

A REVIEW by financial magazine Kapital has concluded that Erling Haaland who has taken the UK Premier League by storm (and actually has a humorous petition calling for him to be banned from playing for Manchester City) is likely to become Norway’s first Krone billionaire.

FOR some time, those behind Riverdance have been supporting and advertising with the CLRG which arranges Irish Dancing competitions, but it has now announced that until allegations of judges fixing competitions are completed it will have to suspend all advertising with the organisation.

ITALY

Winter fashion

ITALIAN athletes taking part in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo will be competing in outfits designed by Giorgio Armani for his EA7 line operated under the Emporio Armani brand name thanks to a deal with the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI).

PORTUGAL

Airport fees

HOLIDAYMAKERS can expect their trip to Portugal to become more expensive from February 2023 as the airport authority Aeroportos de Portugal is pushing to increase landing and take off fees by around 15 per cent, although this is currently being fought by airlines.

UKRAINE

Custom bikes

RALEIGH, the British bicycle brand, is supporting Alans BMX and the charity Bikes4Ukraine by creating two custom Raleigh Burner Bikes in Ukraine colours which are being auctioned on eBay to raise funds for the charity so refugees can be supplied with bikes.

SWEDEN

Nobel Prize

THE 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Swedish scientist 67-year-old Svante Paabo, for his years of study to discover how to extract DNA from the bones of Neanderthals to compare similarities with Homo Sapiens who became the dominant human species.

SPANISH DRIVING LICENCE: Now mandatory if you live in Spain permanently.

PC decline FINANCE

BUSINESS EXTRA

Crypto tax

TRYING to control the in creasing investment in cryp tocurrency, the 2023 Por tuguese budget includes a proposal to implement a 28 per cent tax on profits if cryp tocurrencies are sold within 12 months of acquisition and this will be the first step in a crack‐down.

Mortgage freeze

A REPORT by a Spanish newspaper suggests that the recently created Caixabank is in the process of discussing with other Spanish commer cial banks the possibility of freezing variable interest rates on mortgages for one year in a bid to try to cushion the finances of homeowners.

Bad news

ACCORDING to Pierre‐Olivier Gourinchas, Chief Economist at the International Mone tary Fund, the euro area will continue to stall in the com ing year with the energy cri sis caused by the war contin uing to take a heavy toll, reducing growth to 0.5 per cent in 2023

More workers

EVEN though pay levels con tinue to fall in many indus tries, unemployment in the UK has dropped to its lowest level in 50 years with a total of 29.7 million employees on registered payrolls at the end of September, an increase of 69,000 in a month.

Numbers up

SPANISH airport manage ment group AENA has an nounced that by the end of September it had handled 98 per cent of the number of passengers than it forecast for the year, showing the re silience of the Spanish tourism industry following the travel difficulties caused by the pandemic.

STAT OF WEEK €135 billion

is the value of Spain’s tourism gross domestic product in 2022 according to a forecast by industry association Exceltur which is 88 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.

Economy is stressed

WHAT goes up must come down is a maxim which is proving true in the world of personal computer (PC) sales worldwide according to a report by Gartner Inc.

With the boom in home work ing during the pandemic, PC sales (including Apple products) under standably shot up but according to this latest report, in the third quar ter of 2022 worldwide sales of 68 million units was down 19.2 per cent over the 2021 quarter.

This is the largest market decline since Gartner began tracking the PC market in the mid‐1990s and the fourth consecutive quarter of year‐on‐year decline which has not been helped by problems with supply chain disruptions.

McColl sale

ATTRIBUTED to former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson, the phrase “a week is a long time in politics” cannot be more appropriate than the week which saw the sacking of UK Chancel lor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng and a reversal of most of his policies.

After the Chancellor blamed the problems with the September 23 mi ni‐budget on the death of the queen, Business Secretary Jacob Rees‐Mogg told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that it is possible that the problems were caused not by the Treasury but by the Bank of England for not raising

interest rates in line with the USA.

The new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has acted swiftly in order to try to re store confidence in the British econo my and on Monday October 17, de molished almost every plan put into place by Kwarteng which had not al ready gone through parliament.

The basic rate of income tax will re main at 20p indefinitely instead of be ing reduced to 19p as he considers it wrong to borrow in order to fund such a reduction and this will only be changed when he believes that the government can afford to do so.

The cap on energy bills is now only guaranteed until April next year and will then be reviewed rather than keep it in place for two years as previ ously promised.

The announced cuts to stamp duty and National Insurance will however be kept in the hopes that these will help to stimulate the housing market and the economy.

All in all, the promises that Liz Truss made when campaigning against Rishi Sunak have effectively been dec imated and this cannot help her credi bility one iota.

More energy security plan

SPAIN has approved the More Energy Security Plan (+SE) to strengthen the pro tection of consumers against the rise in prices caused by the war in Ukraine.

The initiative also seeks to reduce gas consumption, improve energy autonomy, increase the competitive ness of the economy and increase energy exports.

Minister for the Ecologi cal Transition and the De mographic Challenge, Tere sa Ribera, confirmed on Tuesday October 11 that it is a plan that will continue to be updated, given the uncertainty of the evolution of the war and its conse quences, and a monthly re

port will be published which will monitor the effi ciency and savings in elec tricity and gas from the dif ferent measures.

The Plan contains 73 en ergy security measures grouped around six major objectives: savings and effi ciency; transformation of

the energy system; exten sion of protection to con sumers, especially the vul nerable; fiscal measures; transformation of the in dustry thanks to renewable energies or hydrogen, and cooperation with the rest of the European countries.

To guarantee and im

prove the protection of the population, the granting of the electric social bonus and the thermal social bonus will be expanded, in creasing the volume of the protected population.

The energy bills of 1.6 million households with community boilers will also be reduced with a view to next winter and families will have fiscal support to implement renewable air conditioning systems, cost allocators in centralised heating will be encouraged and smart natural gas me ters will be installed.

A further billion euros will be made available in or der to implement all of the plans.

THE Competition and Markets Au thority (CMA) has announced its initial findings after investigating the Morrisons reported £190 mil lion purchase of stores owned by McColl’s Retail Group plc.

It has now confirmed in princi ple that it doesn’t believe that the deal would harm the vast majority of shoppers or other businesses, but it raised competition concerns in 35 areas.

Morrisons has now offered to dispose of 28 of McColl’s stores to a purchaser or purchasers to be approved by CMA and assuming that an acceptable deal can be put in place then the CMA expects to approve the amended sale.

Lashing out

THE mayor of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, a respected member of the Partido Popular, has accused the government of Pedro Sánchez as being akin to Argentina’s “Peronist government.”

She told the Madrid Assembly that the plans to impose a tempo rary additional tax on Spain’s rich est residents is an attack on free dom as “here in Spain people want to be free.”

In her opinion, this is a form of ‘fiscal popularism’ which will harm the economy and see an increase in unemployment and she said that she would investigate appeal ing to the Courts to negate the ‘sol idarity law in Madrid.’

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INITIATIVE: Minister Teresa Ribera announced the plan.

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POLICY REVERSAL: The new Chancellor quickly spoke with Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England.

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C OMPANY OMPANY

3I Group 1.090,50 1.109,00 1.078,50 305,83K

Abrdn 142,65 143,00 137,95 1,72M

Admiral Group 1.950,0 1.949,0 1.911,5 51,17K

Anglo American 2.669,5 2.722,0 2.652,0 357,69K

Antofagasta 1.083,50 1.104,50 1.074,00 168,77K

Ashtead Group 4.285,0 4.309,0 4.170,0 129,91K

Associated British Foods 1.321,0 1.322,5 1.292,0 878,33K

AstraZeneca 9.930,0 9.945,0 9.800,0 478,06K

Auto Trader Group Plc 534,40 536,60 523,60 520,38K

Aveva 3.150,0 3.176,0 3.150,0 4,77K

Aviva 401,20 401,70 394,80 6,88M

B&M European Value Retail SA316,70 317,80 308,10 1,24M

BAE Systems 829,60 831,20 815,60 2,99M

Barclays 145,50 148,88 143,64 19,26M

Barratt Developments 352,68 355,40 346,45 344,29K

Berkeley 3.401,0 3.416,0 3.341,0 116,31K

BHP Group Ltd 2.236,50 2.250,50 2.211,00 139,98K

BP 463,05 465,50 460,24 5,45M

British American Tobacco 3.298,0 3.320,5 3.284,5 825,93K

British Land Company 335,90 341,70 326,90 1,09M

BT Group 122,40 123,10 121,15 3,28M

Bunzl 2.731,0 2.734,0 2.688,0 95,65K

Burberry Group 1.850,0 1.880,0 1.799,5 422,29K

Carnival 558,2 572,8 545,4 388,33K

Centrica 72,97 72,97 70,30 680,22K

Coca Cola HBC AG 1.992,8 1.998,0 1.965,0 1,99M

Compass 1.820,00 1.821,50 1.799,00 41,46K

CRH 2.886,0 2.938,0 2.843,0 173,16K

Croda Intl 6.464,8 6.560,0 6.357,4 8,29K

DCC 4.721,0 4.745,0 4.663,0 22,94K

Diageo 3.677,0 3.682,0 3.638,5 383,27K

DS Smith 268,00 273,52 266,31 338,13K

EasyJet 308,00 308,30 294,55 982,77K

Experian 2.674,0 2.681,0 2.610,0 168,22K

Ferguson 9.606,0 9.686,0 9.496,0 68,79K

Flutter Entertainment 10.485,0 10.505,0 10.305,0 632,11K

Fresnillo 728,00 739,00 721,60 270,56K

Glencore 491,55 500,30 489,40 8,19M

GSK plc 1.348,60 1.354,60 1.335,40 1,99M

Halma 2.085,0 2.096,0 2.030,0 243,59K

Hargreaves Lansdown 826,80 835,40 813,20 282,73K

Hikma Pharma 1.287,50 1.300,50 1.264,50 134,76K

HSBC 461,85 464,25 456,25 15,28M

IAG 110,42 112,30 108,42 7,44M

Imperial Brands 2.010,00 2.026,00 2.009,00 512,17K

1,39M

Intermediate Capital 992,19 1.019,50 971,00 245,56K

Intertek 3.674,0 3.698,0 3.626,0 122,14K

ITV 63,00 63,67 61,64 1,73M

J Sainsbury 180,77 182,60 178,15 1,84M

Johnson Matthey 1.843,7 1.859,0 1.816,0 75,04K

Land Securities 511,80 519,20 500,40 554,19K

Legal & General 223,79 225,55 219,12 2,26M

Lloyds Banking 43,24 43,61 42,42 30,51M

London Stock Exchange 7.348,0 7.384,0 7.236,0 94,07K

Melrose Industries 103,05 103,90 100,50 3,51M

Mondi 1.392,50 1.417,50 1.372,50 576,88K

National Grid 884,12 885,40 872,40 1,61M

NatWest Group 231,00 238,24 229,71 3,70M

Next 4.835,0 4.838,0 4.670,0 204,52K

Norilskiy Nikel ADR 9,10 9,10 9,10 0

Ocado 484,20 484,20 439,00 1,77M

Persimmon 1.235,5 1.242,0 1.206,0 476,68K

Phoenix 531,71 537,60 527,20 1,52M

Prudential 892,20 912,80 884,80 1,19M

Reckitt Benckiser 5.882,0 5.910,0 5.786,0 762,14K

Relx 2.202,00 2.209,00 2.167,00 1,78M

Rentokil 502,20 503,40 491,90 1,72M

Rightmove 478,00 478,60 460,80 2,28M

Rio Tinto PLC 4.899,0 4.964,0 4.877,0 396,66K

Rolls-Royce Holdings 71,50 71,88 69,94 8,34M Rosneft DRC 0,20 0,20 0,20 0

Sage 695,00 695,80 681,00 613,48K

Samsung Electronics DRC 981,00 981,80 971,20 9,92K

Schroders 373,8 376,1 368,2 639,96K Scottish Mortgage 744,21 748,60 729,40 1,17M

Segro 740,80 740,80 718,60 943,60K

Severn Trent 2.343,0 2.349,0 2.262,0 246,00K Shell 2.295,0 2.322,0 2.288,5 4,24M Smith & Nephew 998,80 1.007,50 992,60 2,33M

Smiths Group 1.528,50 1.544,50 1.512,00 160,20K

Spirax-Sarco Engineering 10.640,0 10.670,0 10.415,0 67,05K SSE 1.495,00 1.499,50 1.467,00 1,81M St. James’s Place 980,40 982,60 968,60 276,82K

Standard Chartered 549,00 557,80 543,80 1,06M Taylor Wimpey 89,50 90,04 87,22 6,99M

Tesco 205,20 207,00 203,00 4,51M Tui 116,90 119,45 114,70 946,65K

Unilever 3.902,0 3.917,5 3.857,0 702,42K United Utilities 865,15 869,80 839,20 690,95K

Vodafone Group PLC 100,24 101,52 99,54 12,86M Whitbread 2.514,0 2.521,0 2.457,0 166,73K WPP 748,78 757,60 738,80 929,51K

DOW JONES

3M 114,26 114,83 4,77M

American Express 141,55 142,55 130,65 4,59M

Amgen 251,66 252,37 242,84 3,29M

Apple 142,99 143,59 134,37 112,74M

Boeing 132,40 134,70 124,17 7,72M

Caterpillar 183,14 184,95 172,71 3,73M

Chevron 165,28 165,99 156,35 10,19M

Cisco 40,61 40,80 38,60 26,19M

Coca-Cola 55,87 56,08 54,26 16,20M

Dow 45,92 46,50 42,91 8,26M

Goldman Sachs 307,07 308,76 287,75 2,69M

Home Depot 282,83 284,83 268,73 3,88M

Honeywell 177,55 178,39 169,22 3,22M

IBM 121,79 122,15 115,54 5,84M

Intel 26,42 26,83 24,59 62,26M

J&J 165,15 165,99 160,75 6,46M

JPMorgan 109,37 109,90 101,76 22,15M

McDonald’s 246,75 249,30 234,46 5,01M

Merck&Co 92,49 92,72 89,27 9,37M

Microsoft 234,24 236,10 219,13 42,39M

Nike 89,56 89,81 86,05 9,23M

Procter&Gamble 126,31 126,75 122,92 6,90M Salesforce Inc 145,44 146,34 137,59 6,54M

The Travelers 165,51 166,55 155,72 1,95M

UnitedHealth 509,91 513,47 487,74 3,99M

Verizon 36,40 36,59 35,04 33,11M

Visa A 184,66 185,37 174,60 8,36M

Walgreens Boots 33,65 34,01 31,77 21,39M

Walmart 132,28 132,94 128,37 6,83M Walt Disney 96,64 96,97 90,71 10,94M

Most Advanced

Nutex Health +72.40% 42.58M

Fednat Holding Co +56.48% 40.97M

Digital Brands Group +44.93% 21.99M

Digital World Acquisition Wnt +42.57% 1.28M

Laser Photonics Unt +40.96% 45.18M

American Virtual Cloud +35.82% 16.21M

Epiphany Technology Acquisition +30.00% 23.47K

Ambow Education +28.48% 255.84K

Service Properties +27.31% 8.66M

Oblong +26.53% 5.15M

Digital World Acquisition +23.79% 5.58K

Most Declined

Relmada Therapeutics -79.57% 19.47M

Insu Acquisition -58.59% 3.75K

Otonomy Inc -53.46% 13.43M

Hippo Holdings -45.90% 185.18K

mCloud Technologies -35.90% 684.79K

9F -33.86% 906.61K

Happiness Biotech -23.64% 335.64K

Maiden Holdings -22.01% 4.05K

Pintec Tech -21.62% 2.79M

iPower -19.80% 108.75K

Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation -18.98% 4.93M

BUSINESS

EXTRA

Bond sale delay

FOLLOWING a report from the Financial Times on Tues day, October 18 stating that the UK government planned to delay the sale of some of its bonds through its quanti tative easing (QE) stimulus programme, a spokesper son for the central bank was quick to deny the allega tions.

J&J Q3 results

JOHNSON & JOHNSON re ported sales growth of 1.9 per cent to $23.8 billion (€24.2 billion) with opera tional growth of 8.1 per cent and adjusted operational growth of 8.2 per cent. The company also reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.68 (€1.71) increasing 22.6 per cent and adjusted EPS of $2.55 (€2.60) decreasing by 1.9 per cent.

Horse gambling

NORWAY’S Ministry of Agriculture and Food pro posed regulations on the distribution of profits from gambling on horses on Tuesday, October 18. The proposed regulation states profits from gambling on horses must go to organisa tions that promote eques trian sports, horse keeping and Norwegian horse breeding.

Eradicating polio

THE Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledged on Sun day, October 16 to invest a further $1.2 billion (€1.22 bil lion) in worldwide efforts to eradicate polio.

“Polio eradication is within reach. But as far as we have come, the disease remains a threat,” Bill Gates said after announcing the pledge at a summit in Berlin.

A spokesperson for the Foundation said: “Despite historic progress, interrup tions in routine immunisa tion, vaccine misinforma tion, political unrest, and the tragic floods in Pakistan in 2022 have underscored the urgent need to finish the job against polio.”

Royal Mail job cuts

ROYAL MAIL plans to axe up to 6,000 roles, according to reports on Friday, October 14.

The company blamed delays in improving productivity and falling parcel volumes were to blame for the loss of £219 mil lion (€251 million) for the first half of this financial year.

Roughly £70m (€80m) of the loss was directly attributable to three days of industrial action, the company said, after 115,000 employees went on strike over pay and conditions.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said it would seek an urgent meeting with Royal Mail to discuss the planned re ductions.

A statement issued by the union said that it wanted to put forward an alternative business plan saying that “gross misman

agement” was to blame for the issues.

CWU General Secretary Dave Ward said: “The announcement

is the result of gross misman agement and a failed business agenda of ending daily deliver ies, a wholesale levelling‐down

El Corte Inglés donation

of the terms, pay and conditions of postal workers, and turning Royal Mail into a gig economy style parcel courier.

“What the company should be doing is abandoning its asset‐stripping strategy and building the future based on utilising the competitive edge it already has in its deliveries to 32 million ad dresses across the country.

“The CWU is calling for an ur gent meeting with the board and will put forward an alterna tive business plan at that meet ing.

“This announcement is hold ing postal workers to ransom for taking legal industrial action against a business approach that is not in the interests of work ers, customers or the future of Royal Mail. This is no way to build a company.”

Huge Jet2 order

JET2 announced on Tuesday, October 18 that “to meet the future anticipated growth of its Leisure Travel business and to refresh its existing aircraft fleet, the company has entered into an agreement with Airbus to purchase 35 new firm‐ordered Airbus A320 neo aircraft with the ability for this to ex tend to up to 71 aircraft.”

“The firm‐ordered aircraft deliveries stretch over three years until 2031 and at base price represent a total value of approx imately $3.9 billion (€4 billion), with a total transaction value for up to 71 aircraft of ap proximately $8.0 billion (€8.1 billion),” though the company negotiated significant discounts from the base price, it said.

“This order, in addition to the A321 neo aircraft orders announced in 2021, means Jet2 now has a total of 98 firm‐ordered air craft, which could eventually extend to up to 146 aircraft,” it concluded.

Anglian Water fined

EL CORTE INGLÉS donated €72,000 to UNICEF Spain thanks to the funds obtained from the ‘Solidarity Toys’ cam paign, carried out both in El Corte Inglés stores and on its website over the past year.

This was the 12th consecu tive campaign, which has been very well received by the public every year, the company said on Monday, Oc tober 17.

El Corte Inglés’ ‘Solidarity Toys’ campaign consisted of a large selection of toys, which were reduced in price by up

to 70 per cent.

Twenty per cent of the sales obtained were donated to UNICEF Spain as part of a col laboration agreement be tween the two.

El Corte Inglés is reportedly the first Spanish retailer to in corporate the Children’s Rights and Business Principles into its corporate policies.

“These Principles provide a general framework for under standing and addressing the impact of the business world on the well‐being of chil dren,” the company said.

The €72,000 donated by El Corte Inglés will make it pos sible to bring water, food, vi tamins and vaccines to the most vulnerable children, provide hygiene and sanita tion services and promote ac cess to education for children and adolescents.

The company said it “sup ports the organisation’s work on behalf of children to en sure that the rights of chil dren and adolescents around the world are fulfilled and to improve their living condi tions.”

ANGLIAN WATER has been fined £350,000 (€402,000) after a pumped sewer burst for the sixth time in several years, the UK government announced on Tuesday, October 18.

Anglian Water appeared at Cambridge Magistrates Court on October 12. It was charged with causing poisonous, noxious, or polluting matter to enter inland freshwaters without an environmental permit. This is con trary to regulations 12(1)(b) and 38(1)(a) of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016.

In sentencing, District Judge Ken Sheraton found that there had been “no effective sur veys” of the pipe in question. He went on to say that had there been surveys, the two air valves would have been noticed.

ROYAL MAIL: Blame strikes for recent loss of revenue.

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CHARITABLE DONATION: El Corte Inglés make it possible to bring water and food to vulnerable children.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT

I WAS terribly saddened by the an nouncement of the death of vocal ist Loretta Lyn. This delightful, hit producing country singing icon re cently passed over at the grand old age of 90 and will be sorely missed by her family and masses of adoring fans. I actually met Loretta on a number of occasions and found her to be a great character and ex tremely interesting companion.

We first met in 1968 when I had been invited over to America to ap pear at the Grand old Oprey in Nashville. The week I was there I al so attended the presentation of the Country Music Association awards which were scooped by Johnny Cash for his classic recording of Fol som Prison Blues among others.

My own appearance at that ter rific venue, which has now become a country music shrine, was a little earlier in that week; after I finished the act I made my way to a small bistro type restaurant situated at the rear of the building. Many of the artists would go after the show and enjoy the pure country repasts

A great character

that were on offer. After 10 min utes or so I was approached by Mervyn Conn, the English impre sario who produced the Wembley Country Music festival and was ac tually considered in in the UK as ‘Mr Country Music. “Hey Leapy” he said, “there’s someone over here who would like to meet you.”

I peered through the gloom to where he had been sitting. To my surprise I spied none other than Johnny Cash, sitting with his (then pregnant) wife June Carter and a number of others. Naturally I was delighted to meet up and joined them at the table where I was in troduced all around to the guests, one of which turned out to be Loretta Lyn.

Little Arrows was actually racing up the American country charts and they all seemed to like it. What fol lowed was a great session of drinks (Jack Daniels I seem to remember!) and jokes, which lasted far into the night. I got on very well with Loret ta and she told me she was coming over to do the Wembley festival which I had also been booked for.

When the show took place she

duly arrived and, after managing a short lunch, I invited her and her fe male companion to a party I threw in my lovely new Ascot home (them were the days!) She stayed until very late and although it would have been nice to meet up again, our schedules unfortunately could n’t make it happen. Shortly after this terrific and extremely success ful interlude, my life changed some what drastically, (it’s in the book!) and we never saw each other again.

Loretta Lyn, a wonderful lady, a great talent, and a pure ‘Country Coalminer’s Daughter’. Sadly missed. Thanks for all your corre spondence. Not able to always re ply, but certainly read them all. Keep ‘em coming. And always.

Keep the Faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.com Mon. Wed and Fri.1pm till 4.

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MARBELLA MOMENTS

BY NICOLE KING

THIS week on Marbella now I managed to squeeze in an ex tra guest, basically while I’m saying goodbye. Even though brief, Lily Van Tongeren, Vice

Dog Day Afternoon

President of Triple A animal rescue centre gave us a run down on the upcoming Open Day at the temporary premises of this animal rescue centre on Sunday, October 23.

It’s going to be fun ­ what ever the weather ­ as Marbel la once again gathers not just to support the cause but in the celebration of a communi ty initiative that for 30 years has rescued and homed the lost and stray cats and dogs of our city.

If it weren’t for Triple A these animals would be roaming and pooping in our streets and raiding our bins, or put down in any of the other ‘rescue’ centres in Spain.

Marbella’s town hall fully supports keeping these ani mals alive, in good health and finding them new homes, but the government subvention of €80,000 a year doesn’t go far as the upkeep of the instal lations and personnel runs to €50,000 a month; which is a far cry from the €600,000 an nual requirement.

This is obviously a signifi cant amount of money and

those who aren’t dog lovers might not feel as empathetic about the expenditure or see a need to fund this refuge.

However if we consider that right now there are some 250 dogs housed in the facility (not taking into account the 300 plus cats) there would be some 273,750 poops on our streets in just one year. Apart from the humanitarian aspect of giving these animals sanctu ary, it’s part of the cost of a clean city.

Volunteering with Triple A is also beneficial in many ways; it’s not just the dogs that enjoy the walks, many friendships and romances have devel oped along the way.

Lily explains that new pro grammes are being intro duced to encourage volun teers to spend more time and actually interact with the ani mals. “We’re going to open up a grooming area where

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they can brush the dogs, do their nails, spend some time with the dogs in a really nice way instead of just quickly walking them and bringing them back.”

No one has a clear idea on how long Triple A will be locat ed at the temporary premises, but the charity is embracing their new home and introduc ing other elements to im prove the animals’ quality of life, focusing even more on providing loving attention.

This also includes creating different areas with herbal plants like lavender as well as

playing very calming music. I invite you to please attend this Open Day on Sunday Oc tober 23: it’s a great opportu nity to catch up with anyone who’s anyone on the Costa, there is always a great selec tion of stalls, very good sec ond­hand clothes, entertain ment for kids with a children’s area, games, face painting and puppies to pet, international foods by all the international volunteers, a performance by local artist Nathan Dean and a wine tasting stand.

I really hope to see you there.

‘House flip’ like an expert

A TREND popular for the last couple of years in the USA is now catching on in Spain. ‘House flipping’ is where in vestors buy homes, remodel the homes according to market trends, and sell them on at higher prices. The tech nique is particularly popular in lucrative areas of the Costa del Sol including Marbella, Sotograde and Benahavis.

House flipping can be a risky busi ness, and investors often get caught out. Here we share some expert tips for wannabe house flippers to make

a profit.

1. Consider the risks

Before buying a property to make it over, do a comprehensive cost analy sis: consider the costs involved in your vision for the property, the location of the property and how you will sell it on.

2. Plan to move quickly

Draw up your plans for the house before you finalise the purchase. De cide where you will buy materials and if using outside construction compa

nies, do your research. Choose reliable property agents to make your pur chase and onward sale at opportune moments. Don’t miss your moment to sell the property on.

3. Only make essential updates

While it might be tempting to flip a house completely to your taste, this can seriously cost you in the longer run. Buyers will enjoy your upgrades, but they might not necessarily pay for them. Protect your wallet and make only necessary changes.

Eco-friendly prefabricated houses

A NEW trend could take the Costa del Sol property market by storm. Eco­friendly prefabricated homes are becoming in creasingly popular, particularly as Spanish companies have started to manufacture them.

The prefabricated building industry has come a long way in recent years to devel op sustainable buildings. These buildings are constructed using special materials to reduce energy use through aerothermal technology which is used to build tem perature control systems.

Modern prefabricated houses are pop

ular since they offer buyers a more af fordable option than building a house from scratch. Their environmental cre dentials are also difficult to ignore, using sustainable materials to prevent wasted energy.

One company based in the north of Spain offers buyers more than 20 choices of prefabricated sustainable homes which can be further customised accord ing to needs.

The company uses energy­saving tech nology to minimise household energy use, meaning that the layout of the house

can be customised according to needs.

One sustainable home model is even named after Marbella. The Marbella model boasts four bedrooms, five bath rooms, two stylish terrace areas and a spacious garage. The home offers sustain able climate control and is completely self­sufficient, thanks to an electricity gen erator on­site.

With climate issues topping the agenda in lots of industries including property, it seems that eco­friendly property initia tives such as sustainable pre­fabricated homes are here to stay.

Improve your health

THE Mediterranean diet is globally renowned for its health benefits and living in Spain, you’re in the perfect place to soak up

all of its benefits. Here we share some top tips on how to get the most out of a Mediterranean diet while maintaining a

healthy lifestyle.

Use extra virgin olive oil regularly. Switch to cook ing with olive oil from other cooking fats like butter or other oils. Scien tific research has shown that regularly using olive oil can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and even improve mood and brain function.

Load up on fruits and vegetables. This makes up the base of the Mediter ranean diet food pyramid. Take advantage of local fresh fruit and vegetables and incorporate them in to every meal in dishes or on the side as a salad.

Avoid fried products. Enjoy traditional Spanish fried fish and meat dishes in moderation. Instead, you could opt for grilled fish or meats. Fish and meat in Spain is fresher than in many places, so enjoy the flavours.

What is the perimenopause?

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THE term perimenopause refers to the time during which your body makes the natural transition to menopause, signalling the end of the reproductive years.

Estrogen and progesterone levels fluctuate and fall and your ovaries release eggs less of ten. This means that you become less fertile and pregnancy is unlikely, however, it is still possible.

Perimenopause usually starts in your mid 40s, with the average age being 47. The symp toms can last from a few months to 10 years and it can feel very different for everyone. You may have a number of symptoms or none at all.

The first sign of the perimenopause is usual ly, but not always, a change in the normal pat tern of your periods, for example they become irregular and eventually you will stop having periods altogether.

The most common symptoms are mood changes, anxiety, changes in sexual desire, trouble concentrating/brain fog, head‐aches, night sweats, hot flashes, vaginal dryness, trou ble with sleep, joint and muscle aches, heavy sweating, having to pee often and PMS‐like symptoms.

Perimenopause symptoms may look like other conditions therefore if you have any con cerns contact your doctor for a diagnosis.

The natural transition to menopause.

MANY of us are ready for autumn after a long and hot summer, but making sure our skin is also ready is crucial. As the weather gets cooler, our skin needs extra attention to keep it healthy and glowing.

Keep cleansing. Skincare experts often see clients cutting out cleansers in autumn and winter, worried about further irritation, but this can cause more problems. Switch to a creamy cleanser for au

Adjust your skincare routine for a new season

tumn to keep your skin radiant.

Switch lightweight serums for moisturiser. Particularly if your skin was exposed to lots of sun during the summer, make hydration your

priority to avoid dry, flaky skin. Mul tipurpose moisturisers can also tar get multiple issues. Skincare experts recommend products with deeply hydrating hyaluronic acid to lock in

Why always to me?

DISCOVERING EMOTIONS WITH

BETINA VON HOHENDORFF

WE ask ourselves all the time:

‐ Why is it happening to me?

‐ Why me?

‐ Why always to me?

But only when something negative hap pens.

Why don’t we ask ‘why’ when something positive happens to us?

Do you also ask:

Why am I so successful in life?

Why am I so healthy?

Why am I so well loved?

Think about it.

People have the tendency to always look for someone to blame. Always when some thing negative happens. But never when something positive happens.

WHY?

Because something negative is often con nected to a punishment, then we always look for someone to blame. Unfortunately, we don’t learn from our mistakes because in our thoughts it’s always someone else’s fault. In stead of asking ourselves the question:

‐ Why do I always attract such situations?

‐ Why do I always react the same way?

Analyse when something negative hap

WHY ME?: A question we always ask.

pens which emotions are generated.

Analyse when something positive happens which kind of emotions arise.

Look into your past; childhood, similar situ ations and then understand the WHY.

Whether positive or negative.

Everything that happens to you is part of your inner programming. And if you always think the same, you always get the same re sults.

Who was always to blame, the father, the mother?

Were people always punishing you, even for small things?

Who or what made you feel like you are not good enough?

Were you compared to others?

My advice:

Write down what’s going wrong and what you can do to change this situation.

Love, Betina www.mindovers.com ‐ 0034‐699 327 363

moisture during cooler weather.

Add antioxidants to your routine. Antioxidants protect skin against pollutants and toxins outside. While pollution is at higher rates during

the winter months, incorporate an antioxidant to your skincare routine to protect your complexion.

Try Vitamin C products. As well as being an antioxidant, Vitamin C tar gets wrinkles, blemishes and acne and repairs skin barriers after hours on the beach during the summer.

Keep wearing sun cream. Even if overcast, protecting your skin from the sun’s powerful rays is crucial for a youthful complexion.

WHO AM I?

BILL ANDERSON A PUBLIC SERVANT

I CAN be a bit stupid sometimes, but I now seem to have an identi ty crisis, too. I guess I never thought of myself as a local ‘per sonality’. My wife and I live our lives fairly quietly, but in recent months it has become clear to me that I am no longer a resident of Mijas and can no longer hold an opinion as a resident. Apparently, everything I say, every comment I make, every conversation over a glass of wine is a political state ment.

I was recently cited as being against a big event held in Mijas simply because I said “It’s not my thing, and I’m not convinced it’s the best use of taxpayers’ mon ey.” It was a private comment that somehow found its way onto social media with the reply, “He would say that black is white just to make a political point.”

I would add that my words had been heavily contaminated with a dose of Chinese whispers. That was when the penny dropped. I am no longer a resident of Mijas with a private point of view: ap parently, every comment I make in casual conversation is about making a political point.

The thing is, I don’t see myself as being in any way different than before I became a councillor in Ju ly 2019. Call me naive, and I will hold my hands up in surrender. I love my work but don’t like the idea that I have been robbed of my private citizen’s identity by ac cepting the king’s shilling. I’m not a big fan of guarding my words, but it looks like it’s not much of an option even when casually chatting to people in the street. I need to consider who’s making the comment, but it probably won’t be me.

On another note regarding words, Janine Small, a Pfizer Exec utive, was interviewed by Rob Roos of the European Covid Com mittee, and despite my claiming that we never get a straight an swer these days, she gave us a straight answer: NO. What was the question posed to her by Mr Roos?

He asked for a straight answer,

“Was the Covid vaccine tested on the transmission of the virus be fore it entered the market? Her reply, “No, it wasn’t.” After all the political rhetoric supposed to co erce us into taking the jab, calling it an epidemic of the unvaccinat ed, claiming total immunisation, calling those who refused ‘granny killers’, introducing Covid pass ports to keep the unvaxxed out of public places, we now know that it was all built on a lie.

Surely these highly paid scientif ic boffins on government advisory teams could have asked this sim ple question before committing billions on the purchase of these treatments, “Will it stop transmis sion?” I am not in any way sug gesting they should not have gone ahead with the treatments if it gave some protection to the most vulnerable in our society, but I screamed from the rooftops that FULL clinical testing could not possibly have been completed in the short time before the rollout. Clearly, I was right to.

The fallout from this will take a long time for society to get over. People lost their jobs, were re fused access to visit loved ones in hospital or care homes, were banned from restaurants, exclud ed from family Christmas dinner by those who had, were banned from travel, and so it could go on.

And in the end, we know that it made no difference. Political deci sion makers also need to take stock at their role in all of this. I am not sure what is worse: lying to the public or stating as fact something you have no idea about, and to make it all worse, demonising a sector of the com munity on the basis of ignorance.

A number of MEPs are now ask ing the hard questions to the Eu ropean Commission about the na ture of the contracts and are receiving no reply or completely blacked out documents on the grounds of confidential informa tion which cannot be released to the public.

But, if public money funded this, why are we not allowed to see what it says? There are a lot of people who have some chal lenging questions to answer, but I think that we will see vigorous at tempts to sweep it all under the carpet. This isn’t over yet.

Bill’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

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SCARY HALLOWEEN NIGHT

ON a dark and scary night

There was a loud bang tonight

And the little children Ran with fright so scared tonight

And there’s laughter in the air tonight

And it’s a cold dark lonely Scary Halloween night

And the moonlight is blue and bright

And it’s a ghostly night

A cold breeze blowing all night

And there’s another loud Bang tonight

And the little children are Running with fright it’s just Skeletons and ghosts and ghouls

Tonight and the howling

Of the crazy werewolves tonight

And the dead Zombie’s walking through the Streets on this cold dark lonely

Scary Halloween night.

David P Carroll

Online reading

I have started receiving and reading all the papers from the Costas via email and just want ed to say how I enjoy Leapy’s column. We are based in Birm ingham, but are hoping to buy something in Spain in the next couple of years. Keep up the good work, it’s on point social ly and still raises a smile.

Peter Matthews

Driving licence issue

Thank you for a continuing, well‐produced newspaper. (Only one in the Balearics). I got my residency in the early 90s. My UK driving licence was

issued as a ‘European Model’ and was valid in Spain. It cov ered cars, motorcycles and light goods vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes. I changed it to the Spanish licence in 1993.

At the time, I did not notice the Spanish licence covered only cars and motorcycles and that my ‘C1’ classification (‘light goods vehicles’) had been

omitted. I recently asked Trafi co to reinstate the missing clas sification, pointing out that when I obtained the Spanish version, the UK was at that time IN the EU. They are cur rently refusing to do so. I won der if this problem has come up with any other readers? Keep up the good work!

Norm MacLoud

OUR VIEW

ARISE KING CHARLES

MAY 6 next year is the date set for the coronation of King Charles III which happens to also be the fourth birthday of his grandson Archie, the son of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, so could be the time for one rift in the family to be repaired.

Charles at 74 will be the oldest British Monarch to be crowned and this will be the first Saturday since 1902 that a coronation has taken place and may mean that the public won’t enjoy another bank holiday unless that planned for the previous Monday, May Day is moved to allow a long weekend.

His wife Camilla will be 75 and she will also take part in the ceremony at Westminster Abbey as she will be crowned Queen Consort (as was Charles’ grandmother in 1937), so although it is expected that the entire ceremony will be more modern than that for Queen Elizabeth II, it could last some hours.

Assuming that the cost-of-living crisis is still with us, the Royal Family and their advisors will have to walk a thin line to ensure that the coronation is not seen to be too extravagant, whilst at the same time still being in keeping with tradition and the expectations of the world that will be watching.

It is more than likely that although Charles will swear an oath to “maintain and preserve inviolately” the establish ment of the Church of England, the ceremony will embrace a number of different religious leaders in recognition of the diversity of faiths within the country.

Hopefully this will be a time for the nation to celebrate and for the world to once again be impressed by the pomp and ceremony of the occasion.

Jodie Stewart interview

WHAT a pleasure to talk to Jodie Stewart on Expat Ra dio last week. Jodie has spent her entire working life in the music industry and gives us some insights into her work and how much the industry has changed over the last 30 years.

Jodie started out partly in the PR side of the indus try by using her contacts on behalf of the record la bels to send out the black vinyl discs protected by cardboard to DJs in the hope of getting feedback on new records prior to re lease and in getting inter views for the artists.

Jodie was the first to break into the digital age allowing music to be sent via the computer getting it out there with the press of a button. She also tells us how the role of the DJ has dramatically changed over this time from someone who simply put vinyl on a

turntable, to individuals who were rapidly becom ing famous in their own right and who could often attract higher fees than the artists they were pro moting. Jodie also gives us her opinion on the changes over the decades in the move from music as a form of artistic expres sion to music as primarily a commercial activity, but she assures us that there are still real ‘artists’ out there whom she thinks will stand the test of time.

Jodie explains that mov

ing to Spain really didn’t restrict her ability to work in any way and after spending some years on Ibiza, she moved to the Costa del Sol where life goes on at a more steady pace all year round than the Islands, which essen tially are boarded up after the season. To catch up with the Interview, search Bill Anderson Mijas Expat Radio, or click on the link. https://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=eWvo8VOr04 M&ab_channel=BillAnder son­Mijas

The daftest research studies I’ve heard yet!

NORAJOHNSON BREAKINGVIEWS

DISTURBED sleep can lead to demen tia! This is according to the latest re search that a single night of disturbed sleep increases levels of a brain pro tein linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

But perhaps it’s drink ing too much coffee that causes us to sleep badly, and reportedly increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s? But worry not as, according to an other study, drinking coffee might prevent de mentia and even help us ‘live longer’!

Let’s look forward to the next bit of research showing that the two balance each other out. So, we end up living as long as we would have lived if we’d rarely drunk coffee and always got our

eight hours. But wait! Didn’t I read somewhere eight hours is too much... or not enough?

Well, let’s end where we began: on a low note. According to yet another survey, a fifth of people believe toadin­the­hole has REAL toads in it and a half that bangers and mash is a madeup dish. And if you think that’s bad enough, don’t even get them started on spot ted dick...

PS. Am writing this at the starry Cheltenham Literature Festival where I’m hoping to meet fellow crime writ ers: watch this space!

Nora Johnson’s criti cally acclaimed psycho logical crime thrillers (www.nora­johnson. net) all available online including eBooks (€0.99; £0.99), Apple Books, audiobooks, pa perbacks at Amazon etc. Profits to Cudeca cancer charity.

All good things come to an end

ing how we could, if we were clever, get a 20 per cent discount on a duvet cover from Debenhams. Now he’s saying, “I don’t know how to save you from eviction. You need to prepare to pack up your family belongings.” Even worse is there isn’t even a Debenhams still open to buy a friggin duvet!

I HAVE a problem and that is that my trivial grumps seem insignificant in the s**t show that is going on in the world at the moment. I have voiced my opinions recently about a cashless society and Covid vaccines and I’m still convinced we were lied to big time. Test and Trace didn’t work and it has now been admit ted the furlough system never worked either. We were conned and lied to as usual. The whole ‘no jab no job’ spouted by the likes of Piers Morgan is probably one of the worst things to happen. It has been confirmed this week by some bigshot at Pfizer that the vac cine was never tested on preventing transmis sion. Get vaccinated for others was always a lie.

The only purpose of Covid passports was to force people to get vaccinated. I have no prob lem with getting vaccinated but tell me the truth. I’m watching my savings being decimat ed because of a raving lunatic in Russia and a useless non-voted for Prime Minister in the UK. I remember Martin Lewis in 2012 explain

So, as they say, all good things must come to an end and after six years I’ve decided to hang up my Euro Weekly News Mr Grumpy hat for the foreseeable future. Over this time I have written over 320 columns and moaned about cars, scooters, bikes, noisy kids, yappy dogs, coffee, tea, cola - so many things. The only things I moaned about more than once would be Trump and UK lying toe-rag politicians. I have had literally hundreds of emails, nearly all of them agreeing with me and/or sharing a moan. I have had people speak to me in restaurants and stores and that was always lovely.

Thanks to my good friends Michel and Stephen Euesden who, over lunch all those years ago, asked me to put my grumps into a column. My biggest thanks goes to my wife

Patti who actually types this up and edits it so it makes sense because if you saw how I really write you would understand why I got kicked out of school! Keep smiling.

Email: mikesenker@gmail.com

NoraJohnson’sopinionsareherownandarenotnecessarilyrepresentativeofthoseofthepublishers,advertisersorsponsors.

Noraistheauthorofpopularpsychological suspenseandcrimethrillersandafreelancejournalist.

Nora’s latest thriller.

JODIE STEWART: Gives her opinion on the music industry.

Views of a Grumpy Old Man

MIKE SENKER INMYOPINION

Mike’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

Keep

AUTUMN is officially here, and as you make changes to prepare your home and garden for a

fur in top

new season, it is impor tant not to forget our four‐legged friends. Here we share some ex

pert advice on how to properly care for your dog’s fur in autumn.

Dogs’ fur isn’t simply an aesthetic concern, it’s also a health matter. A dog’s fur is its protec tion against the ele ments as well as bugs and bacteria. We can tell a lot about a dog from the condition of its fur.

Many dogs shed hair both in the spring and in autumn, but its fur coat can also be affected by stress, poor diet and bacteria. The first key tip is to observe your

dog’s behaviour and check its fur and skin regularly. Excess scratching can be a sign of poor fur health or of parasites and disease. Increased fur loss could indicate conditions like alopecia. Dandruff, crusty or discoloured fur can be a sign of irrita tion from shampoos or allergies.

You can also create a fur care routine. Buy a shampoo suitable for your dog and its fur and bathe it regularly, mak ing sure it dries fully af

ter each bath.

Brushing your dog’s fur can also make its coat more glossy and thicker. Experts recom mend buying a brush

suitable for your dog’s coat and be aware of different layers of fur, which have different functions in protecting its health.

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LIT ELECTRICIANS for all your Electrical & maintenance needs, no job too small for a FREE Quote. Call Craig on 604 106 414 or Ben 711 004 350 (301214)

FLOOR POLISHING

MARBLE FLOOR (2.50€/m2) WHY PAY MORE. WE CLEAN, CRYSTALLISE, SEAL THEN POLISH YOUR MARBLE TO HIGH GLOSS, NON-SLIP. PROFESSIONAL GUARAN TEED, FAST SERVICE. 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. ALSO REPAIRS DAMAGES TO MAR BLE, CLEAN AND SEAL TE RRACOTTA TERRACES, COV ERS ALL COSTA DEL SOL. TEL: 671 244 683 (295522)

MARBLE FLOORS polished high shine non-slip. Fast Service Reli able, family-run business. TERRA COTTA CLEANED and sealed. No job too small. Cleansol 10am –10pm 7 days all areas. 952 930 861 / 607 610 578 Discount code: EWN 1 CLEAN (206437)

PROFESSIONAL garden ser vices from Fuengirola to Es tepona. All aspects of garden ing and full maintenance and landscaping, free quotes, competitive prices. Contact Andrew 600 259 981 Andrew@garden-professio nals.com (291784)

IRRIGATION

IRIS-IRRIGATION and land scapes. TRENCHLESS NO DIG Irrigation installation, Cables, Fibre Optic, Electric & Light ing Cables. New Installations & problem-solving. Turf (sup ply and laying). Garden con structions. Tree surgeon. Clearing. Astro Turf (Free Quotation) 676 747 521 (301097)

HEALTH & BEAUTY

CHIROPRACTOR

FUENGIROLA, Myofascial Re lease. J Schaegen, specialised in treating neck, back & ex tremity disorders, 30 years in practice. 652 291 224 www.bodywork.es (301414)

HEATING

BE PROACTIVE: Electric/Gas fires, Wood Burning Stoves. Quality guaranteed. Enviro Care. All areas covered. 952 663 141/670 409 759. info@envirocarespain.com www.envirocarespain.com (301178)

STAY SAFE! Abbeygate Insur ance Call 971 277 455 For your security www.abbeygateinsure. com (291234)

LOCKSMITHS

LOCKSMITH emergency / ap pointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable ser vice. Call Paul 657 466 803 (288129)

ENGLISH 24/7 LOCKSMITHS AND SECURITY COMPANY, FREE HOME SECURITY SUR VEY. 636 770 865 / 952 660 233 WWW.SECURITYOF SPAIN.COM CONTACT DAREN (294126)

MASSAGE

BENALMADENA Elim Family Fel lowship. Elimfamilyfellowship.com or call 951 912 525 or 952 446 627. (10011)

CALAHONDA: Encounter Church (Elim), Family church with kids’ activities, Iglesia San Miguel, Sundays 4.30pm, Rev. David Hodgson, 695 115 496 (10012)

THE Ark Christian Church. We meet at The Ark Christian School, Calle Río Darro 2 y Plaza Juncal, 29651, Mijas Costa (the road be hind the Mijas Aquapark) on Sun days at 11.00am. Pastor, Andrew Seale Tlf 682 713 491 www.thearkspain.com (293850)

SIGNS all type of 3D letters and light boxes, full CNC cutting ser vices, large and small format printing like posters, roller ban ners , business card and flyers, we create your corporate identity, logos, real estate boards, decora tion items for homes and offices. We cover the Coast and delivery. 951 310 395 / 665 804 321 info@eyeprint.es (295065)

MARBLE POLISHING, CRYS TALLISING, LASTING, HIGH SHINE. REGRINDING, RESTORATION OF SALTY, DEAD FLOORS. 27YRS EXPE RIENCE. RELIABLE. REFS AVAILABLE. CYRIL. 645 840 199 (301160)

FOR SALE /WANTED

DOMESTIC Appliance repairswashing machines, fridges, cook ers, ovens, water heaters, gas / electric, professionally repaired. Christian 608 337 497 (296265)

ARTICLES WANTED SIDE BOARD SCANDINAVIAN STYLE, 50s 60s OR EVEN MODERN CALL ANTHONY 609 529 633 (296440)

CALAHONDA LANGUAGE CENTRE Established 1987. New Beginners Spanish course, starts 4th October. Maximum 5 students per group for guaranteed results. Private classes available. Enrol now. Also, translations undertak en calahondalanguage@gmail. com Tel: 636 413 187 (301291)

BLOCKED DRAINS? Leak de tection, CCTV survey, root re moval, Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com (292976)

CLEARFLOW– Unblocking, CCTV inspection, repair and installation. Tel: 630 200 600 / 952 885 661.

ANTHONY’S ANTIQUES JEW ELLERS AND PAWNBROKERS IS NOW BUYING ALL TYPES OF WATCHES AND JEW ELLERY IN ANY CONDITION, ALSO, SILVER, ANTIQUES AND THE UNUSUAL. WE BUY, WE PAY MORE, WE PAY CASH. FOR MORE INFORMA TION, PLEASE CALL ANTHO NY ON +34 609 529 633

WANTED Gold, Silver, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel - 678 716 693 (288662)

ELECTRIC GATE/GARAGE DOOR automation repaired. Free, no obligation quotation. Call Colin - 636 394 641 (1296056)

GATE REPAIRS GATES

ELECTRIC GATES /Garage Doors. Intercoms/access con trol systems and replacement remotes. New installs and re pairs. For all your electric gate and garage door requirements call us on 605 356 469/952 786 178. The Garage Door Co & 2 Way Gates. tgdc@ hotmail.co.uk www.2waygates. com (293643)

GENERAL SERVICES

EXPERIENCED CAPABLE YOUNG MAN available for labouring work, heavy lifting & support with removals. Can sup ply trade contacts. Native En glish speaking and also fluent in Spanish. Please call or What sApp me at +44 7707 557342 (302048)

GLASS CURTAINS

GLASS CURTAIN repairs, spe cialist in replacement of dis coloured plastic strips that act as a seal between the glass panels. Call Julian 655 825 931 (301104)

LAWYERS

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

VINYL WRAP

VINYL SOLUTIONS WHY RE PLACE WHEN YOU CAN RENO VATE? Modern adhesive vinyl cov erings in hundreds of styles and designs can renovate a tired kitchen, bathroom, wall panels, bedroom wardrobes, fridge doors. Turn a tired looking wood designed kitchen into a modern solid colour or metallic look with out painting or replacing. Work carried out on site with 10 year warranties Contact Ian 644 546 176 for design brochure and sam ples. (293467)

HOT TUBS AND SPAS

HOT TUBS new used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. Used good Hot Tubs for sale. 691 973 131 / +44 7836 379122

CLEARANCES

ALHAURIN FURNITURE EM PORIUM furniture wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and re movals. Also buy cars, campervans, boats & bikes. 697 511 071 (1296155)

INSURANCE

MOTOR INSURANCE . For the most competitive quotes in En glish call Linea Directa on 952

SAN PEDRO. Sandra. Profes sional relaxing, tantric massage. Young, slim, work alone, unfor gettable moments. Nueva An dalucia. 641 346 278

BEAUTIFUL relaxing Tantric massage, I only answer via pri vate message. Tel 664 806 403 (301452)

MATURE elegant lady. Offers tantric and other massage. Per sonal home visits. 687 387 680 (286295)tp3

RELAXING Massage for Men & Couples. Feel free from tension & stress. Call Dany 603 202 758 (302065)

ATTRACTIVE qualified indepen dent masseuse offers special massage at private apartment 656 350 401

ASIAN masseur mature, sweet, independent. Marbella. 602 415 351 (MI 534)

ASIAN masseur, affectionate unique, complete massage. Elviria. 604 143 788 (MI 533)

UKRANIAN lady tall, slim, pas sionate & relaxing massage. Mar bella. No rush. 613 229 769 (MI 538)

FUENGIROLA. Carolina, blonde, elegant, relaxing and tantric mas sage. Phone 634 797 230 (FU 2772)

CASSIE. Mature English Masseur. Fuengirola. 667 914 732 (FU 2747)

RELIEVE Tension! Outcalls ev erywhere in Costa del Sol! Gen tlemen, ladies, couples are wel come! 604 256 336 (FU 2731)

PHILIPINA, Thai, indulge relax ing massage. Private Elviria 679 126 231 (MI 532)

ORIENTAL masseur tantric, massage relieving service, villa. Elviria, Marbella. 604 428 812 (MI 536)

ASIAN authentic therapist relieve pain stress, satisfaction guaran teed. Villa luxury atmophere. Elviria. 633 705 558 (MI 535)

NEXT TO SAN PEDRO . MAS SAGE. UNFORGETTABLE EXPERI ENCE. POLISH BLONDE LADY. 617 700 999 (302085)

FUENGIROLA LOS BOLICHES. SANTA ANA STREET 1. MASSAGE TATAMI. TANTRIC MASSAGE. JO HANNA SPECTACULAR MASSAGE. 617 818 615 (296300)

MARBELLA CENTRE - the ideal place for relaxing massage in the city centre. Available 24h and prices from €50. For reservations and information call 620 366 817. (295192)

CAROLINA FUENGIROLA LOS BOLICHES. SPETACULAR MAS SAGE TANTRIC... MASSAGE TATAMI... 634 703 111 (296300)

PROFESSIONAL MALE muscled masseur. Full-body relaxing, deep tissue and therapeutic massage. In/outcalls. WhatsApp me 607 595 906 (301288)

JADE BRITISH lady relaxing massage service for gentlemen & couples. Private premises. Es tepona area. Call 665 896 519 (302095)

VICKY full body massage great satisfaction and good results. I wait for you to call me and make an appoint ment. Torremolinos 621 395 221 (302094)

ASIAN wellness massage. Nice area west Marbella. Guaranteed results. 623 554 233 or 623 594 698 (301500)

YOU will live a moment of relax ing massage. Don’t hesitate and come check it out. I can release your stress. Tel. 650 237 145 (294721)

TANTRIC . Fully equipped and Professional services. Stress re lease is the source of pleasure! Ask for your appointment. Tel. 650 237 145 (294721)

HIGH standard massage service and very good treatment. Out calls. 24h. VISA - 951 274 723 & 650 237 145 from € 50 (294721)

RIVIERA , Katya, a beautiful Ukrainian masseur girl. I am an expert. You will enjoy my mas sages and will leave you fully relaxed and you will come back. Tel. 650 237 102 (294721)

MORGAN , English masseur. Get carried away with a relaxing massage. Riviera del Sol, 24 hours, Tel. 650 237 145 (294721)

RIVIERA DEL SOL , Latin, re laxing massage. Tel. 650 237 145 (294721)

CALAHONDA. Kelly, masseuse from Brazil, services from €50. Tel. 650 237 145 (294721)

RIVIERA . Colombian masseuse. Will take all stress away. Available 24hrs. Tel. 650 237 145 (294721)

ASIAN MASSEUR Massage re laxing & therapeutic, to release tension and stress. Fuengirola. Call 634 103 607 (301171)

GISELE welcomes you to enjoy a very relaxing full body Mas sage. Private premises. Nueva Andalucia 613 436 345 (302030)

MARBELLA Experienced mobile Masseuse. Therapeutic, & Re laxing massage for your body and mind. Call Monik 686 740 661 (302033)

BENALMADENA lovely lady , offering you a very relaxing body massage. Call for an ap pointment 634 209 427 (302040)

FUENGIROLA . Vero Venezue lan masseuse, very friendly, deep relaxing massage. 603 366 841 (FU 2769)

FUENGIROLA. Japanese Shiat su & Zen Ki relaxing and ther apeutic massage. Excellent service guaranteed. Home Vis its. WhatsApp for appoint ment 693 988 340 (301109)

NATALIA, Tantric massage ser vice. Guaranteed service. Feel free from stress. English speak ing. Visit me or home visits available. +34 632 801 194 Costa del Sol (301432)

FUENGIROLA . Private place, young masseuses. Relieve stress, massage, relax. 603 366 841 (FU 2769)

3 ORIENTAL friendly beautiful passionate & sensual massage, private, comfort, relaxation, lux ury atmosphere, villa discreet. Elviria. Marbella. 679 126 231 (MI 539)

ESTEPONA AREA Attractive Asian Masseuse, Body Muscle Relax. Relieve Pain 642 371 536 (2766)

BENALMADENA Costa. Your wishes are my command, all body movement session from 10, 20, 30 minutes, 50% off pensioners. By Sabrina. 658 189 191 (FU 2771)

BENALMADENA - professional full body massages very relax ing. Appointments 613 214 851 (302098)

SABINILLAS - nice full body massage, very relaxing. Hours 9am to 5pm 602 495 409 (302098)

FUENGIROLA . Relaxing mas sage made by alternative gen der masseuse. Violeta Chiro practor. 660 867 374

MEETING POINT

ENGLISH ELEGANT , attrac tive & classy lady in her late 40s, would like to meet a gen tleman for friendship, lunches & dinners. Interested in Golf. Need a companion. Call 680 177 569 (301143) tp7

MISCELLANEOUS

GOLD & SILVER Bought & Sold, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel - 678 716 693 (288662)

MOSQUITO SCREENS

ACE OF SHADES - Don’t let the bugs get you! Available in enrollable, slider and pleated. Large choice of colours in cluding wood effect. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceofshades.design (101730)

Samantha. See photos on my web page – robertsoncarsspain.com or text me whatsapp 608 658 785 / 952 832 173. Email: therobertsonclan@gmail. com

ROBERTSON CARS AUTO MATIC /CABRIO MERCEDES SLK 2006, Stunning Silver only used as holiday car with 55,000kms (approx 35,000 miles) 2 seater convertible have fun in the sun, new ITV, electric roof folds into boot. Selling under book price. Classy turns heads...€11,500. See photos on my web page – robertsoncarsspain.com or text me whatsapp 608 658 785 / 952 832 173.

Email: therobertsonclan@gmail. com

ROBERTSON CARS AUTO MATIC / CONVERTIBLE MER CEDES SL320 2000, this classic has both hard & soft tops, Silver with dark Navy leather interior & blue soft hood, only 87,000kms (approx 55,000miles) FSH, just passed ITV July 19 to 2023. Elec tric seats, hood everything, just fitted new windows to soft hood which cost €500. she looks super, only used as holiday car & always kept garaged away from sun damage a shining example of this classic Mercedes, may be old but still got it , you will not find one in this condition.....€13 ,500 (well below the guide value). See pho tos on my web page – robertson cars-spain.com or text me what sapp 608 658 785 / 952 832 173.

BLACK ADAM FRI, SAT 17:50 SUN, 12:45, 17:50 TUES, 19:40

HALLOWEEN ENDS TUES: 22:35

RED DOG CINEMA - PUERTO BANUS

BLACK ADAM

M,T,W,T,F 16:30, 18:45, 21:15 Sat, Sun 12:00, 15:00, 17:15, 19:40, 22:00

DC LEAGUE OF SUPER­PETS Sat, SUN 12:00

HALLOWEEN ENDS

M,T,W,T,F 21:30 Sat, Sun 22:00

LYLE, LYLE CROCODILE M,T,W,T,F 17:15, 19:15 Sat, Sun 12:00, 15:15, 19:20

SMILE

M,T,W,T,F 16:30, 18:45, 21:15 Sat, Sun 15:00, 17:15, 19:40, 21:45

THE MAN FROM ROME M,T,W,T,F 16:30, 18:50 Sat, Sun 15:15,

17:30, 19:45

TICKET TO PARADISE M,T,W,T,F 19:15, 21:15 Sat, Sun 20:00, 22:00

NEW FUENGIROLA Sara Latin masseuse, friendly caring pro fessional. 603 366 841. (FU 2769)

BENALMADENA. Friendly at tractive masseuse, relieve mus cle tension. From 50 Euros. 612 503 055 (FU 2770)

THAI Benalmadena Costa. Body-body full massages. Ho tels. Visits. WhatsApp 689 387 448 (MI 537)

SAN PEDRO male cross dresser offering massage for gentlemen. 637 004 584 (302079)

WWW.LAILALYNCH1.COM

Heated pool, Jacuzzi and private bar. Inland private retreat with a full massage service. 662 913 428 (FU 2767)

FUENGIROLA. Amazing full body massage by spectacular blonde lady. 657 697 397 (FU 2776)

ESTEPONA . Next Cancelada, Kannika, Complete Massage, Relieve Stress, makes you con tented and more. 602 427 095 (FU 2775)

ESTEPONA . Susana, Latin Girl sculptural body, trained for deep relaxing massage. 697 705 304 (FU 2775)

ESTEPONA . Laura majestic masseuse , very friendly, deep body massage and stress relief. 600 213 967 (FU 2775)

ASIAN MASSEUSE offers re laxing full body massage. Home Visits. WhatsApp 711 080 701 for details (302092)

MOSQUITO Screens for windows, doors and a high-quality sliding patio door screen. All finishes available. Quick service. All areas covered. Call Julian 655 825 931 (301104)

MOSQUITO screens, sliding, pulldown, pleated, colours, call Mosquito Nick 647 072 861 www.mosquitonick.ws (295855)

MOTORING

Email: therobertsonclan@gmail. com

WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance. Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to of fer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in En glish, call Linea Directa on 952 147 834. (200726)

CAR SERVICES

MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work. Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (301275)

ENGLISH bodyshop, fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No Job Too Small. 952 667 074 (296043)

WANTED

FOR SALE –

ROBERTSON CARS... would like to thank all of my past, present & future clients for their continued support over the last 35 years here in Spain. Stay safe and outdrive every one. If contacting Samantha in the afternoons, please only Whatsapp on 608 658 785 or Email therobertsonclan@ gmail.com as I am driving mostly & unable to take your calls.

ROBERTSON CARS AUTO MATIC LEXUS RX 300 2006, one owner from new, lovely light silver, low kilometres only 127,000, 5 door, petrol, just ser viced and passed new ITV until 2023. 4 New tyres. Low on mileage and low on price. Lovely Lexus ready to go. €8,500.

ALL CARS / Commercials want ed, runners or non-runners. Cash. Buyer collects. Transfer in cluded. 605 109 796 (295569)

WANTED, wanted, wanted!! All cars, all years, all models… from exotic to classic. Spanish, En glish, Dutch plated. Call us on 951 977 329 or 606 647 597. (301127)

CAMPER VANS , CARAVANS, MOBILE HOMES, BOATS AND ALL PLANT, DIGGERS, DUMPERS, MOTORBIKES, CARS AND COM MERCIALS WANTED. BEST PRICE PAID, CASH TODAY, ANY REGIS TRATION WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 (290739)

CAR , VANS BOUGHT WITH / WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAIT ING 678 808 837 (290739)

CARS , VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COL LECTION IN SPAIN/UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (290739)

CARS , VANS, ANY REGISTRA TION, INSTANT CASH, FI NANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPAN ISH 685 524 921 (290739)

WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 685 524 921 (290739)

IMPORT / TRANSFER

CARS transferred, history checks, Imports and Embargo problems. Change of use and lost papers. Change your car to Spanish plates, simple efficient service. Cars bought and sold. Please call 678 808 837 Or email carsin spain@live.co.uk (290739)

MUSIC

ENHANCE YOUR SPECIAL DAY WITH THE BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS OF LIVE SPANISH GUITAR PLAYED BY DAVID CHRISTIANCLARK. ECLECTIC REPERTOIRE. RECOMMENDED BY TOP WED DING-PLANNERS AND AGENTS. SEE HIM ON GOOGLE & FACE BOOK. PARTY BAND AVAILABLE ALSO. CALL 00 350 540 367 29 (1296051)

OTHERS

MALE/Female Viagra, cialis, ka magra jelly all areas. Mixed trial packs available. Delivery or mail order available 604 385 476. viagra4you19@gmail.com

PET CHARITY

ACE CHARITY ‘El Refugio’ in La Cala de Mijas is a registered chari ty. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the town hall or the Andalu cian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter. We are grateful for any help offered, in cluding donations of food and blankets. Visiting times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can al ways turn up or make an appoint ment by calling Denise on 669 018 736. Our website is www.ace -charity.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320)

ADANA THE ANIMAL SHEL TER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and so cialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Ken nels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 2.00pm. (93319)

ANIMEX Foundation offers free will upgrading when leaving something for abandoned ani mals. Contact animexfounda tion@gmail.com or call 692 166 434 now for this absolutely free service (288287)

matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect. So, if you are having a clear-out, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about 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.

PLUMBING

PROPERTY WANTED

SELLING UP?? Why not give us a call and let us give you an hon est and realistic valuation of your property. List with us and let us take the stress out of selling your home. No sale no fee!! English agent on the ball with clients waiting. Please call 685 524 921.

THINKING of selling your property or interested in a current valuation? We have clients actively looking for properties from Torremolinos to Calahonda. List with us and let us sell your property. Call Joe 626 864 683 (301427)

WWW.INTERMARBELLA.COM

Costa del Sol Property Sales & Long term rentals wanted. All ar eas / All budgets / All types. Spain +34 951 708 422. UK +44 208 144 5008. Email info@inter marbella.com (295509)

PROPERTY FOR SALE

WWW.INMOANDALUZ.COM.

Bargain inland properties for all budgets, fincas, village homes, apartments and vi llas. Legal building plots. 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (295954)

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Costa del Sol Property for sale. All areas / all budgets / all types. Spain +34 951 708 422. UK +44 208 144 5008 Email info@inter marbella.com (295509)

moveit-storeit.com Tel David 696 810 618 (293101)

NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL

PROFESSIONAL LOCAL RE MOVALS AT AFFORDABLE RATES. 1/2 DAY FROM €90. FULL DAY FROM €175. WE ALSO PROVIDE A FORT NIGHTLY DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE TO UK AND EUROPE (INCL SCOTLAND). WORLD WIDE SHIPPING TO USA, AUSTRALIA, ETC AND FULL STORAGE FACILITIES. TEL (0034) 952 578 507 OR (0034) 637 892 278 / EMAIL garymoveit@yahoo.co.uk

JDS EURO TRANSPORT & RE MOVALS - Regular trips throughout Europe. Call or WhatsApp Julian 0044 7884 908 929. See Facebook Page for recommendations

moveit-storeit.com Tel David 696 810 618 (293101)

STORAGE moveit-storeit.com Tel David 696 810 618 (293101)

ROLLER SHUTTERS

SWIMMING POOLS

POOL MAINTENANCE , & Re pairs, including heaters & re grouts. Friendly & reliable service. Malaga to Estepona & inland ar eas. 678 791 495 / 951 536 389 www.sparklenripple.net (291440)

WESTARPOOLS. Pool construc tion, renovation, repairs and heating. 619 246 372 / www.westarpools.com (301120)

SWIMMING Pool Heating Pumps, Pool Covers, Rollers, Filtration Systems. 26 years installation history in Spain. Envirocare. All areas cov ered. Quality Guaranteed. 952 663 141/ 670 409 759 info@envirocarespain. com www.envirocarespain.com

PAINTERS / Decorators - Mar bella, Estepona, Coin Area. Please call Albert 663 681 012 (302057)

SOLUCIONES RAPIDAS - We will Paint your apartment in maxi mum 2 days. 640 350 479 (301298)

RENEWALS

UK & IRISH Passport renewals including photos. Complete Ser vice. Cath’s Cards. 952 885 759. www.cathscards.es (295683)

ARCH - The Andalucian Rescue Centre for Horses, registered charity 8448, the Centre is open to visitors every Sunday from 9am until 2pm. Working closely with the Spanish authorities, we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abused and abandoned horses and donkeys. Come and meet our current rescues, learn about our work and how you may be able to help. Run solely by a small team of dedicated volunteers, the Centre is located between Alhau rin el Grande and Coin in Comm. de Viña Borrego behind Venta Mi ralmonte. For more information and directions see our website www.horserescuespain.org, our Facebook page Centro Andalusi de Rescate de Caballos or tel. 610 845 491 or 656 935 613 (93322)

PLUMBING . Leak detection & blocked drains. Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com (292976)

PROP MAINTENANCE

STARLIGHT PROPERTY. All Ar eas. Residential & Holiday Lets. 689 819 592 www.starlight -spain.com (301262)

TO LET

LONG TERM RENTALS AVAIL ABLE and also wanted. Super prices. Apartments, town houses, villas, fincas, shops, offices, bars, restaurants. Coast & inland. Tlf 679 111 522 (301410)

WWW.INTERMARBELLA.COM

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

ROLLER shutter repairs, 7 days a week, conversion from manual to motorised, new in stallations. All areas covered. Coast and inland. 655 825 931 (291815)

FURNITURE

FRENCH POLISHING RE PAIRS, restoration etc. restore your valuable furniture to its for mer glory. Tel 647 579 519 / 952 499 944 (285318)

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 com pany on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (293982)

KENNELS

CAT & DOG World Kennels and Cattery. 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.catanddogworld.com (301392)

SEPE the horse and donkey char ity is open to the public at week ends from 10.00 to 5.00. Volun teers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at any time. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are na tionally 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, Al queria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeonline.net www.sepeonline.net (93321)

SOS ANIMAL REFUGE we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep - no

Costa del Sol Property Long Term Rentals All areas / All budgets / All types. Spain +34 951 708 422 UK +44 208 144 5008. Email info@intermarbella.com (295509)

FUENGIROLA CENTRE APART

MENT for 1 person, 1 bedroom beautifully furnished long-term for senior citizen or a very re sponsible retired pensioner - min 1 year contract - 550€ per month - Tel. 667 655 648 or 608 337 300

SOLAR Hot Water heating: FREE HOT WATER. 26 years installation history in Spain. Envirocare. All areas covered. Quality guaranteed. 952 663 141/ 670 409 759 info@envi rocarespain.com www.envi rocarespain.com (301178)

ENERGY

15 CUBIC metre van return ing to the UK 4th November 2022. Space available each way. Tel. 639 928 090

MAN AND VAN MAN & VAN, 20€ ph. Removals, Rubbish & House Clearances. Paul 634 112 677 (291430)

2 MEN, Van €30 p hour. House Clearances & Storage. 651 081 610 (301134)

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TEST byMarkSlack

EVERY so often you get be hind the wheel of a car, usu ally a cheaper model, and are surprised in the sense that you could happily drive one every day. What’s even more surprising on Hyundai’s Bay on, and unusual in this class, is that it is also incredibly comfortable and capable on long journeys. It also comes with enough standard equipment to put more expensive models to shame.

Priced from €23,385/£20,350

there are three trim levels, one engine with two power outputs along with either six‐speed manual gears or a dual clutch automatic. The turbocharged, 1.0‐litre, three‐cylinder engine is as sisted by 48v hybrid power.

Performance is more than capable, even if nowhere near warm hatch territory, yet feels quicker and has the

Hyundai Bayon

fortable, front are heated, and there’s decent space even in the rear, although a fifth passenger might prefer short journeys.

As one might expect of Hyundai the assembly quali ty is excellent but you can tell it’s built to a price with hard plastics evident, but they have made the effort of con trast by different textures on some of the surfaces. This gives the interior a more quality look and allied to neat and very clear instru mentation it makes the Bay on a nice place to be seated.

This is a very appealing

car, it simply does what it’s meant to do and does it well.

It has a nice driving feel with clear and simple controls, plenty of buttons rather than an overly digital experience.

The climate control offers in dividual settings rather than as with so many cars’ multi ple options, ie face and feet whereas in the Bayon you can have them separately.

The style will not be to ev eryone’s taste, but it’s cer tainly different and is quite colour sensitive as to looks in my view. I really enjoyed the Bayon and was genuinely sorry to see it depart.

Facts at a Glance

Model: Hyundai Bayon Premium

Price: €25,863/£22,495

Engine: 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder, turbocharged petrol developing 100PS

Gears: 6-Speed manual

far from unpleasant charac teristic thrum of the three‐cylinder. My test car was mated to the manual six‐speed gearbox and unless you need an automatic is the better choice in my view.

Cross country it’s surprisingly good fun despite being aimed at urban commuting.

Hyundai describe the Bay on as a crossover SUV, not sure I’d agree with that, but you get lots of space inside,

although thanks to that hy brid gear the boot is a tad limited. It’ll fit most people’s requirements fine and you can always lower the rear seat in whole or part. Inside the cabin the seats are com

Performance: 0-100 kmh (62 mph) 10.7 seconds/Maximum Speed 230 kph (114 mph)

Economy: 5.3l/100km (53.3mpg) Combined driving (WLTP)

Emissions: 121 g/km (WLTP)

Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

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MALAGA Walking Football Club make the trip to Par que Verano Azul on Sun day October 23, to play Nerja Utd in both cate gories over 50&60 of the Euro Weekly Walking Foot ball League.

Both clubs will be in a confident mood, and Nerja has run a social media campaign to get as many people down to watch and

It’s anyone’s game

support the game as possi ble. Kick off is 11.00am and more details and a location pin can be found online via Facebook walkingfooty. com.

East Costa del Sol team and ex­ league champions, Aston Viñuela have made the difficult decision to not continue in the league this season. Manager Steve George said that he has made the decision with “a heavy heart,” but will re group, and hopefully be back next season, “bigger

and stronger.” We wish them well.

Calahonda side, the Walking Dead continue their work very much un der the radar after winning their opening games in over 50 and over 60. AC Benahavis join Malaga and the Walking Dead as the three clubs who have tak en maximum points from their first rounds of games, and new boys El Cañadon are also unbeaten.

Updated league table will be in next week’s edi tion. All clubs are currently welcoming new players. The areas that we have clubs are: Competa, Viñuela, Torrox, Nerja, Fuengirola and Calahonda. The women’s teams oper ate currently in Benal madena and Competa. Contact us on Facebook for more details. Torrox Tornadoes over 60 are cur rently running another ses sion on Tuesday evenings at Algarobo stadium, con tact Steve Lynton on their Facebook page for details.

NERJA UNITED v MALAGA: Go along and support your local team.