GORDON, Gino and Fred are back for a brandnew Road Trip which will take in the Cos ta del Sol.
The three amigos are head ing back on the road together in search of a brandnew ad venture, taking in the sights and sumptuous delights of Spain.
The series will return to ITV in early 2023, with the boys back behind the wheel of their RV for an epic odyssey across Andalucia and Galicia.
The trio have already shared some incredible adventures, spectacular food and plenty of pranks after roadtripping across France, Italy, Scotland, Morocco, the US, Lapland and Greece.
This time they will be let loose in Spain, in search of the best seafood, wine and tapas on offer.
Gordon, Gino and Fred will once again be battling it out for supremacy in everything from driving to cooking, ja mon tasting and flamenco dancing, to some of their
most extreme highadrenaline activities so far, although it is yet to be con firmed exactly where locally they will be filming.
According to ITV, there will be more stunning locations and some big surprises.
Gordon Ramsay said: “Here. We. Go. Again! Va mos! Really happy that me and my amigos will once again be on the road together driving across Spain. Amazing food, great wine, culture, his tory and traditions and of course the usual ridiculous annoyances of working with Gino and Fred!”
Katie Rawcliffe, Head of ITV Entertainment Commission ing, confirmed: “We can’t wait to get back on the road with the viewers’ favourite trio, Gordon, Gino and Fred, for an other unmissable culinary ad venture.
“We have a few surprises planned to ensure that this will be a trip to remember. Spain won’t know what’s hit it!”
AN annonymous donor has footed the hefty bill for a twoyearold boy to be flown by air ambulance to have a lifesaving brain operation in Spain.
The unknown philanthropist has paid €196,400 for the trip from Mexico to Barcelona after little Oliver’s health was so poor on Monday, October 24, he and his family, originally from Malaga, were not able to board a commercial flight.
But thanks to the generosity of the busi nessman, who has paid for him to be flown in a special medicallyequipped plane from Cancún to Spain for his brain tumour opera tion, Oliver arrived in Barcelona on October
Credit: Alejandro Romero/Instagram.
WITH less than a year before the Costa del Sol hosts the most prestigious women’s golf tournament, the Sol heim Cup, will be held at Fin ca Cortesín, the Department for Tourism is stepping up its promotion of the golf seg ment.
CEO for Costa del Sol Tourism, Margarita del Cid, confirmed: “The celebration of the Solheim Cup is a great opportunity for the Costa del Sol and at this moment we are filled with excitement as the One Year To Go video has recently been complet ed.
26, where doctors from the Sant Joan de Déu hospital are treating him.
His father Alejandro Romero, who has been documenting Oliver’s journey on In stagram, confirmed the “unbelievable” news in an emotional post on Monday.
He said: “We are flying to Barcelona.
“We have been put in touch with a per son who will cover the cost of the flight in an air ambulance. Unbelievable but true. We are speechless and crying happy tears.
“We are so infinitely grateful to you all and without your help, we would not have been able to organise all this so quickly.”
“Costa del Sol, which is al ready known as Costa del Golf because it has the high est concentration of golf courses more than 70 in continental Europe.”
The video, which is avail able in Spanish, English, French and German, high lights the attractions of an ‘allinone’ destination and presents the Costa del Sol as the ideal destination both for playing golf and for en joying the sun, beaches and culture.
AN innovative initiative to increase recycling in Fuengirola has seen an incredible uptake in use. A council furniture re moval service collected a total of 789 tonnes of
furniture between Jan uary and September it announced on Friday Oc tober 21.
Through the initiative, residents have to call 900 101 889 and describe the
furniture they want dis posing and its location. Municipal cleaning ser vices then collect the fur niture and dispose of it for free. The council of fers three furniture and waste collections daily, with one each morning and another two in the afternoon and evening.
The council encouraged residents to use the cor rect channels for furni ture disposal, highlight ing the ease of its removal service. With a simple phone call the previous day, residents can dispose of their fur niture without having to lug bulky or heavy ob jects to a disposal point.
Local councillor for Public Cleaning, Javier Hi dalgo, highlighted that failure to use the service and flytipping could re sult in a fine of up to €1,500. The system has been created to keep Fuengirola clean and an enjoyable place to live.
ON Sunday October 30, at 03.00, Daylight Saving Time ends and the clocks will be turned back one hour to 02.00. There will be more light in the morning, however the dark nights will be drawing in.
LOCALS and visitors turned out in droves to mark World Breast Cancer Awareness Day at events throughout the Cos ta del Sol. Notable events in cluded a joint Torremolinos and Benalmadena march where hundreds of demon strators dressed in pink to raise awareness and demand research into the cancer.
MIJAS firefighters acted quick ly and heroically to halt a blaze close to Miramar Retail Park. Firefighters stepped in after receiving reports of a column of black smoke on Sunday Oc tober 23 around 11am. A fire at a plastic recycling point was rapidly brought under control.
POLICE announced the arrest of two burglars who brazenly stole hundreds of pieces of furniture from restaurant ter races in Fuengirola and Mijas. National Police forces were able to recover furniture with a total value of nearly €17,000 which the pair robbed during six nighttime operations.
MALAGA airport is set to re cover its prepandemic flair for international travel this winter. The airport will offer direct flights to over 119 cities on 192 routes with the largest proportion of connections be ing to the UK at over 20 per cent of flights.
FIFTEEN notable hotels on the Costa del Sol will implement ‘modernising’ programmes to stay uptodate with the everevolving tourism industry. The hotels will spend more than €200m on projects including new facilities and energy sav ing features, emulating a simi lar project in Mallorca.
MIJAS impressed at the Inter national Golf Travel Market Conference in Rome. Mijas at tracted international acclaim as a sports tourism destina tion for its winter golf tour op portunities.
The councillor for Tourism, José Carlos Martín, and the councillor for Urban Planning, Andrés Ruiz, reported that Mijas stood out at the confer ence as a golfing destination due to its warm climate and excellent facilities.
Delegates from Mijas golf ing project ‘Mijas, Sol y Golf’ were in Rome to promote op portunities for golfing tourism which boost the economy
also hoping to attract interest as a host location for interna tional golf tournaments.
Tour operators were im pressed with the golf tourism opportunities on offer on the new purposebuilt ‘Mijas, Sol y Golf’ website.
A CAPTIVATING cultural pro gramme has been released for the next few weeks in Mi jas, featuring art, historical, cultural, culinary and drama events.
during winter months. Martín explained that the Mijas or ganisation had already made crucial business connections
with a range of tour operators from northern European countries on the first day of the conference. The group is
Martín added that the new golf tourism strategy aims to highlight the quality facilities available for golfers in Mijas on and off the course, as well as tourism opportunities that cater for all ages and tastes.
ON Friday October 21, the Euro Weekly News attended a luxuri ous art exhibition by Yousef Kafu at Muelle Salmon 8 in Puerto Banus. Yousef, now 82, attended the exhibition.
The exhibition has been brought to life by his daughter Nadia and it was her dream to showcase her father’s art and give peo ple the opportunity to enjoy his work.
Yousef Kafu’s inspirational art includes Islamic geometric pat terns from past to present. Each piece is unique and comes with an NFT (a digital ownership certificate), making this something completely unique to each individual.
Meanwhile, a new modern art exhibition ‘Huellas’ opened on October 21 and will run un til Monday November 7 in Las Lagunas.
Another exhibition, ‘Veci nos’, by F J Criado Porras dis plays the strong sense of com munity in Mijas through striking black and white pho tography. The exhibition runs until November 14 in the Casa Museo in Mijas.
Other events include weekly flamenco shows held in Mijas village main square, every Wednesday at 12pm. There is a guided ‘memories’ tour on November 7 at 10.00am called ‘Mijas Memories’.
Our heartfelt thanks go to the public in Fuengirola who gave so generously to the runners.
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EVERY year countries across the world observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.
The month is marked with events to raise awareness about breast cancer and its detec tion. Breast cancer can occur throughout any stage of life, including in men and pregnant women. Do you know all of the symptoms to be aware of?
Symptoms include thickening or swelling in a part of the breast or the armpit, irritation or dimpling of breast skin, pain in the nipple area, discharge from the nipple, redness or flaky skin in the nipple area and changes in the shape and size of the breast.
There is no exhaustive list of breast cancer symptoms and selfexaminations can be tricky, so make sure to check out any concerns you might have with a medical professional and at tend any breast examination appointments you are offered.
Early detection of breast cancer can save lives, so don’t delay in checking out any potential symptoms.
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PRETTY much everyone recy cles now and Fuengirola Town Hall has made it easier for businesses to do this. In March this year, the council launched an initiative involv ing free doortodoor card board collections to relieve the burden on recycling con tainers. Since then over 500 collections have taken place.
The councillor for Markets and Trade, Javier Hidalgo, ex plained: “Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, in the afternoons, the cleaning operatives go to the busi nesses participating in this campaign and remove the cardboard they have gener ated.
“Currently 40 businesses are registered, but other businesses are welcome to join this initiative. Just send a WhatsApp message to 678 430 433 indicating the name of the establishment, ad dress and contact person.
“We encourage all busi
nesses that generate card board waste to sign up for free to this service to contin ue improving the image of order and cleanliness for which Fuengirola stands out and at the same time, contin ue to increase the figures in terms of selective waste and recycling,” concluded the councillor.
Join this walk and explore the most recent history of the village. Based on photos from ‘old days’ we try to find out what Mijas was like before the arrival of tourism and will hear how local people managed poverty and hunger, dictator ship, the first foreigners and the ‘clash of cultures’. On our way through history you will enjoy a drink and tapa.
There are also charity mar kets including clothes stalls, on October 29 and November 26 to 30 in La Cala Town Hall Square between 11.00am and 2.00pm.
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FRIDAY marked a decisive moment for the fight against cancer in Torremolinos as the national cancer organisation, the AECC acquired a site for its regional headquarters. The council signed a deal to trans fer a building in El Pinillo to the AECC on October 21.
The new headquarters will increase the organisation’s capabilities in Torremolinos. A previous centre served both Benalmadena and Tor remolinos, serving around 1,000 people a year, but a new centre will ease pressure and allow the organisation to provide higher quality ser vices.
New services will also be offered, aiming to prevent cancer through raising aware ness, fund and promote re search into the disease and serve cancer sufferers with
Local mayor, Margarita del Cid expressed “delight that Torremolinos now has an AECC headquarters which will offer information, assistance and services for cancer pa tients and their families free of charge.” Del Cid also
thanked volunteers for their dedication in providing excel lent quality care.
The AECC reported an in crease of 2.36 per cent in can cer diagnoses during 2021, noting that its services are be coming even more vital than ever before.
MIJAS has finished its 2022 summer beach season with zero fatalities thanks to its Life guard and Rescue Service heroes.
The councillor for Beaches of Mijas, Jose Carlos Martin, said he was “satisfied and proud of the work that has been done.”
In terms of the number of incidents, a to tal of 20,534 were recorded from June to September, which means an average of just over 5,000 incidents per month. This figure gives an idea of the enormous amount of work carried out by the life guard team every day during the high sea son.
The councillor added: “Of these inci dents, it should be noted that the majority, around 55 per cent, was due to noncom pliance with municipal ordinances and vio lation of prohibitions, issues that also affect
the safety of bathers and, for this reason, the lifeguard team remains vigilant.
“After that, 18 per cent were due to mi nor health incidents such as blows, tripping over sea urchins or rocks, swallowing wa ter etc; while 4.5 per cent of the incidences were carried out with the rescue team’s drone.”
AFTER many years of wait ing, the new roof of Malaga Cathedral funding has been approved. The roof will al leviate the serious prob lems of humidity in the his toric building of the capital of the Costa del Sol.
On Monday, October 24, the Andalucian govern ment confirmed it would contribute €5.3 million to the project. The overall es timated cost of the new roofing and other elements is around €17 million, a fig ure much higher than the €10 million set out at the beginning of the project on which the Urban Planning Department granted the building permit.
The allocation comes in addition to the contribu
tions already made by Malaga City Council, cur rently €1 million, but with
plans to increase a further €3.25 million from the Provincial Council.
SIMPLY THRIVING was Sim ply Surviving during the pan demic and its aim was to help businesses survive in the area, particularly bars, restaurants and entertainers.
Now with everything back to normal the group continue in their support and so ar range events each month. The aim is also to give resi dents in the area a good social life. With this in mind a quiz will be held on November 3,
at Seaview on the port in Fuengirola.
The highlight of November is the belated birthday party at Green Label, this promises to be a superb posh night out and is to be held on Novem ber 29. Another popular event that is filling up quickly is the Dickens of a Christmas lunch at La Sierra, Cerrado del Golf. The participants are in vited (but not essential) to dress up in Victorian outfits with a prize for best dressed.
The Pearly King and Queen group directed by Alexandra Avery will be entertaining on the day and everyone can en joy singing along to traditional songs like Knees up Mother Brown. It will be a fun filled af ternoon full of Christmas cheer. Everyone is welcome. For further information go to Facebook, Simply Thriving Group.
INTERNATIONAL AfroCuban jazz pianist Chucho Valdés is perfoming a Solidarity Con cert for the 30th anniversary of the Cudeca Foundation.
This is not Chucho’s first concert for Cudeca as, in 2014, he already performed at the 20th anniversary of the Foundation together with Concha Buika in tribute to his father, Bebo Valdés.
Collaborators such as the Torremolinos Town Hall, Mirmidón Productions, Royal Pi ano, Mientrada.net & Control Remoto; and sponsors such as Aguas de Torremolinos, Fun dación Idiliq, HC Marbella, Hospital Interna cional Santa Elena, Hotel Meliá Costa del Sol, Segurisur, La Pala d’Oro & Stratomille will make it possible for the proceeds of this con cert to go entirely to the palliative care that the Cudeca Foundation offers in the province of Malaga.
This solidarity concert will take place at the Príncipe de Asturias Auditorium in Torremoli nos on Thursday, November 17 and embod ies the singer’s spirit of solidarity and his love for the Foundation.
IN line with International Butter fly Skin Day on October 25, DE BRA the Butterfly Children’s Char ity introduced its powerful latest campaign ‘With you for a life time’ which has been created to raise awareness and underline the sad reality that this condition is both chronic and incurable.
Butterfly Skin is a rare condition that causes extreme fragility of the skin. Painful wound care treatment and bandaging can take up to five hours a day. But terfly Skin also leads to both mus cular and skeletal retractions as well as medical complications af fecting the eyes, mouth and oe sophagus so that eating; walking or a simple hug can be extremely painful.
DEBRA needs your help to en sure that families continue to re ceive the medical, psychological and social help they so desperate ly need. To continue to raise awareness for the condition and the plight of these families a tem porary photographic exhibition will be travelling to different cities throughout Spain.
The first one will take place at the ArtQuarium space at the Malaga bus station until Novem ber 13. The next one will be at RENFE Malaga María Zambrano train station from November 820.
To donate, become a member of the charity or for further infor mation please visit pieldemari posa.es
NO-ONE likes being stuck in a traffic jam so Fuengirola’s new ‘Smart Mobility’ pro gramme hopes to alleviate that. Three na tional companies are bidding for the project to improve traffic control in the municipality.
This is one more initiative with the aim of consolidating the town as a benchmark smart city and consists of the installation of 143 cam eras at 47 points in the urban fabric to monitor the state of the traffic in realtime, as well as 18 intelligent traffic light groups.
The councillor for Innovation, Isabel Gonza lez explained: “The cameras will be connect
ed to the Public Services Control System that we have been implementing since the begin ning of the year. They will also allow us to monitor and adjust public lighting, garden irri gation and the noise level in certain public spaces.
“It is part of our strategy to consolidate Fuengirola as a smart city. We are satisfied with the interest that this process has aroused, and now, the Contracting Commit tee will evaluate the bids submitted by three important companies in our country,” she ex plained.
A REMARKABLE archaeo logical discovery in Es tepona revealed artefacts dating back to the Palae olithic Period, around 128,000 years ago. An nounced on October 20, the discovery is the first of its kind to be made on the western Costa del Sol.
A fascinating set of re mains were found in Las Mesas de Saladavieja in Estepona, containing stone tools that were used before the develop ment of metal tools.
An archaeological team led by Cibeles Fernández made the discovery, re covering several hundred exhibits.
Archaeologists believe the tools were used for a range of functions includ ing to cut animal skins and extract fat which was used for various purposes in cluding for cave paintings and for lighting. The tools are mainly made of sand stone, with some lime stone and flint models.
Head archaeologist and
specialist in Andalucian arhaeology, Luis Pérez Ramos, explained the tools were remarkable due to their distinct specialisa tions for domestic tasks.
The tools will now form part of an exhibition on the Paleolithic Age in Es tepona Archaeological Museum, where the pub lic will be able to view them.
Other remains from a Roman civilisation found nearby are also under in vestigation.
RELAX and observe some mindfulness at a yoga and pilates evening, all in aid of a fabulous cause. A cancer fundraiser by Evo Pilates in La Cala will raise money for Cudeca today, Thursday October 27.
Studio teachers Amanda and Sue will lead 45 minutes of gentle yoga and pilates followed by meditation and a talk about selflove by Rachael Burns. Participants are asked to make a donation to Cudeca and to wear pink to show solidarity with breast cancer sufferers and survivors.
The event is being held in memory of Sue’s motherinlaw, Maureen Ann Williams, who sadly passed away from cancer earlier this year.
All funds raised during the after noon will be directed towards Cude ca’s work in supporting cancer and terminally ill patients at every stage of their battle. The charity has over 30 years of experience in providing com prehensive care for patients, to en
FUNDING: The event promises to help participants unwind while raising money for a vital cause.
sure dignity and the best quality of life possible.
Participants can sign up by sending a message to Sue at 711 069 305 or to Amanda at 603 205 003 . Donations can also be made online at: https://www.cudeca.org/iniciativassolidarias/en/evento/noonefightsalonebyevopilatesforcudecahos pice
A NOTEWORTHY local film festival announced this year’s prize winners before the festival gets underway from October 29. The Be nalmadena International Film Festival is due to wel come upandcoming film makers from across the country and the world at the end of the month.
Film festival directors, Jaime Noguera and José Ramón Martínez Ve rastegui announced prizewinners Salva Reina, Ánge les González Sinde, Pedro
Olea and Peter Beale in a press conference before the festival launches.
This year’s prize winners include Pedro Olea whose work covers pop culture in Malaga Province and ac claimed director, Peter Beale who directed Lawrence of Arabia, shot 60 years ago nearby, as well as some of the Star Wars films.
Local councillor for Cul ture, E Pablo Centella highlighted the charity as pect of the festival which
this year focuses on the Saharawi refugee camps. Centella also explained Benalmadena’s links with film with its Más Madera cinema club which was es sential in founding the fes tival.
The awards will be pre sented in special cere monies throughout the fes tival which showcases short films made by re gional and national film makers, and the local arts industry as well as shows by comedians.
TO find out the best Spanish dishes made with Alorena olives take a peek at the publi cation ‘La Alorena en la tapa’.
The Malaga Provincial Council, through the promo tional brand for Malaga’s agrifood products, Sabor a Mala ga, is promoting the recipe book which brings together the winning recipes from the Alorena Olives Cooking Com petition held in June at the La Fonda catering school in Be nalmadena.
The councillor for Culture, Manuel Lopez Mestanza, re called that the Alorena is a characteristic olive of the province and is different from other varieties of table olives in that it is harvested by green harvesting, sweetened in brine and seasoned with thyme, fennel, garlic, pepper and other herbs from the pro duction area, which encom passes 19 municipalities spread between the regions of the Sierra las Nieves and the Guadalhorce Valley.
The councillor also con
firmed that this season’s green harvest began just over a month ago, marked, like the rest of the Andalucian coun tryside, by the lack of rain, which has reduced produc tion by 50 per cent.
AN exhilarating mountain biking challenge is set to finish in Estepona on Sunday November 6. Bike Chal lenge Costa del Sol will culminate with a stage cover ing 50km of varied and challenging terrain in the Sierra Bermeja.
Organisers and council representatives gathered on Saturday October 19 to announce the event itinerary for the three stage race. It will test mountain bikers’ skills on a range of terrain throughout the Costa del Sol, offering terrific views, challenging forest segments and exciting mountain climbs and descents.
Representative for an event sponsor, Álvaro Lucena, explained that the challenge has been developed to of fer avid mountain bikers the opportunity to compete in a stage race and is unmissable for any mountain bike lover.
Environmental protection is a key value for organis ers who will endeavour to make sure competitors re spect their surroundings at all times.
For more information, visit the website: www.bikechallengeweb.com.
JUST for the hell of it, rock songs for Hal loween and once the kids have been out trick or treating, sample a few rock songs which conjure up all that is scary.
Here is a selection of recordings possibly unsuitable for the very young that might just make the evening one to remember.
This selection keeps away from the tradi tional Monster Mash and Thriller, is not for the feint hearted and this is literally just the tip of the iceberg.
(Don’t fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult Come to the Sabbat - Black Widow Feed my Frankenstein - Alice Cooper Every day Is Halloween - Ministry Bury A Friend - Billie Eilish
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Black Magic Woman - Santana I Was a Teenage Werewolf - The Cramps Zombie - The Cranberries Werewolves of London - Warren Levon Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
House on the Hill - Audience Monster Club - The Pretty Things Dead Bite -Hollywood Undead Haunted - Sinead O’Connor and Shane Macgowan
Vlad the Impaler - Gwar Cathy’s Clone - The Tubes Psycho Killer - Talking Heads Number of the Beast - Zwol Season of the Witch - Donovan I Put a Spell on You - Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Norman Bates - Landscape Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Band Living Dead Girl - Rob Zombie Highway to Hell - AC/DC
Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones Song from the Bottom of a Well - Kevin Ay ers
We are the Dead - David Bowie Boris the Spider - The Who Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
THE Tourism Institute of Spain, Turespana, believes big spending German visitors will be key to the recovery of the tourism sector due to their high purchasing power and their traditional commitment to the Costa del Sol and its climate.
In a recent study by Turespana, the re sults confirmed that the number of holiday trips (more than five days) made by the German population recorded a yearonyear increase of 9 per cent in 2022: from 50.5 to 55 million trips.
Spain appears with 11 per cent of the 63 per cent of total trips abroad by the German population, above geographically closer destinations.
The report also includes a significant fact: if Germany ranks second (16.7 per cent; 5.2 million German tourists in 2021) in visits to Spain, after France (18.7 per cent) and the United Kingdom (13.8 per cent), it ranks first in terms of expenditure (17.3 per cent of the total of €6.03 million compared to 13.7 per cent for the United Kingdom and 12.7 per cent for France).
ONE of the Costa del Sol’s bestknown venues is about to become even starrier as Olivia’s La Cala owner and TOWIE star El liott Wright announced he is joining forces with famed Ready, Steady Cook chef Steven Saunders.
With the aim of completely overhauling the venue’s dining experience, the pair proudly announced on Thursday, October 20 that Steven has taken over as Executive Chef of Olivia’s, with a new menu from the beginning of November and a starry launch party set for Friday, November 11.
The Euro Weekly News sat down with the pair to discuss their plans to transform Olivia’s into one of the best foodie destina tions in Spain.
Elliott explained his exciting new partner ship: “It’s been a tough few years with the fire and pandemic but now we’re like a phoenix rising from the ashes.
“Sometimes things happen for a reason and paths cross. Steven and I have been friends for a long time, I used to watch him on Ready, Steady Cook.”
SALÓN VARIETÉS, Fuengirola are proud to present the following productions:
Saturday, November 5, Aire is a superb dis play of Authentic Spanish Dance and Flamenco, brought to you by the International Dance company of Vicente Renero, for one night only at the Salón Varietés Theatre in the heart of Fuengirola.
Friday November 11, Saturday November 12, Onky Tonk Cats. An always popular tribute to The Rolling Stones, including all your favourite hits, such as ‘Satisfaction’, ‘Start me up’ and ‘Angie’ with a live band and strong per formers.
November 2327, And Then There Were
None After a sell out Agatha Christie show last year, another Murder Mystery ‘Who Dunnit’ hits the stage, directed again by Lynn Halliday and including many of the same cast as The Mousetrap. ‘And Then There Were None’ will have you guessing who is up to no good and who is innocent.
Don’t miss these great shows and support your local theatre, tickets available online at sa lonvarietes.com or by calling 952 474 542 from MonFri, 11am 2.30pm. The theatre box office is open 11.00am 2.30pm Monday to Friday and one hour before each performance.
LUCKY locals in Benal madena Pueblo caught a glimpse of A List actors, in cluding Ben Kingsley and Ray Winstone, who were filming the Sexy Beast pre quel for Paramount +. Filming crews and the celebrity cast were spotted on October 25 in the town.
The series is an original British drama and is de signed to be the prequel to the 2000 cult gangster film. The series will cover
the lives and complicated relationships between pro tagonists Gal Dove and Don Logan.
In the prequel, character Gal Dove finds himself falling in love with DeeDee while becoming embroiled in the criminal under world, as the 2000 film showed.
After revealing the cast which is full of familiar faces including Ben Kings ley, Ray Winstone and Ian
McShane, back in August, the film has started pro duction. Filming will take place in multiple locations in Spain where the fiction al retired criminal was liv ing in the 2000 original film.
A filming crew were spotted in Benalmadena Pueblo by locals who took to social media to share photos and express their excitement at spotting the celebrities in their town.
PUBLIC participation is wel comed with the new Mijas Mobility Plan. The mobility plan covers many aspects, not only affecting traffic but also infrastructure, the envi ronment and pollution.
The council confirmed that people will be able to partici pate, collaborate and con tribute their ideas and opin ions for a document which will be the model of the city
that the people of Mijas want.
The councillor for Trans port and Mobility, Nicolas Cruz, confirmed that: “Mo bility plans are studies car ried out to diagnose the transport and mobility situa tion of a territory. Based on this diagnosis, a series of short, medium and longterm measures are estab lished to organise and make
sustainable mobility viable.
“It is important because it will be the instrument that will define the way we are going to move in Mijas in the next 10 years. This is the first comprehensive mobility plan for Mijas. This government team has made it a priority to promote sustainable mobility in our town and with this plan we will know where we need to act.”
A REJUVENATING mainte nance project is set to be com pleted by December, trans forming Avenida Príncipe Salman in Marbella. The city council announced they will invest €170,000 in the im provement project on Wednesday October 19.
The planned works will up grade local infrastructure with the aim of halving water con sumption in the area. An im proved irrigation network will revitalise existing vegetation and allow authorities to plant new vegetation. A total of 1,800 square metres of artifi cial grass will also be installed to improve the appearance of some areas.
The irrigation network is due to be installed in the cen tral reservation of the road before 1,800 plants and shrubs are planted on top. The network will be divided into two parts to prevent any potential leaks disrupting the whole system.
The project is part of the council’s sustainability plan, improving wildlife in an urban area as well as reducing the potential for flooding by in creasing absorbent surfaces.
The councillor for Parks and
FOR 25 years the Civil Protection Service has been keeping its eyes on us and on Saturday, October 22, Malaga held a cere mony to commemorate the work that they have carried out.
The president of the Malaga Provincial Council, Francisco Sal ado, said: “The Civil Protection Service is a magnificent example of institutional coordination on an issue as important as the safety of citizens.
“When it was created in 1997, there were 22 groups in the province and there are now 56 throughout the province. The number of active volunteers has increased from 737 to 1,485. Likewise, the number of municipalities with fire stations has risen from 11 to 26 and from five municipal emergency plans to a total of 142.”
Francisco also referred to some of the important work car ried out over the last 25 years, for example the promotion of the provincial hydrant network, the creation of helispots and the provision of equipment to municipalities with less than 20,000 inhabitants. Fiftythree local emergency plans for forest fires and 163 selfprotection plans have also been drawn up.
ONE of the founding fathers of modern Marbella, Count Rudolf SchönburgGlauchau, better known as Count Rudi celebrated his 90th birthday in September with a special party at the Marbella Club Hotel which he has been as sociated with for 65 years.
He arrived in Spain at a very young age to work in a small hotel, the Marbella Club, that was just taking its first steps, towards the end of 1956.
Having been born in a cas tle in cold Saxony in Ger many, his family suffered the consequences of the Second World War and an early job saw him working in a hotel where he had a chance meeting with his cousin Prince Alfonso de Ho henlohe.
He was offered the oppor tunity to move to Marbella
A SENSATIONAL evening event is being presented by the famous Puente Romano hotel in Marbella.
On the evening of Satur day October 29, the Salón Andalucía will host its chari ty Gala dinner and musical extravaganza with artists from the cast of the late Jim Steinman’s Bat out of Hell West End musical which re turns to London in early 2023.
So apart from getting to enjoy such memorable songs as the eponymous Bat out of Hell and Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad from the first album there will be a selection of songs from oth er releases including I’d Do Anything For Love, there’s also the promise of an ex cellent gourmet dinner.
Now for the fifth year, part of the money raised from the event will be given to The Children’s Trust, a charity in the UK which pro vides support for children and young people with brain injury and neurodis ability, across the UK.
Tickets for the event cost €150 per person and may be reserved by calling +34 682 112 233 or emailing events@puenteromano.co
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ON Sunday, October 23 hun dreds came out to celebrate Triple A’s 30th anniversary at their annual shelter open day raising an incredible nearly €4,000.
Don’t forget to dress up for the event.
Taking place at their tempo rary shelter in Marbella while the charity’s new refuge is built, guests perused stalls sell ing everything from crafts and cakes to clothes and honey. Three adorable puppies ready for adoption were also on hand to keep children happy, while a face painter and DJ also added to the festivities.
Local celebrity Nicole King
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told the Euro Weekly News: “It’s been a great event with great food, lovely clothes and good DJ. It’s lovely that every one has the same intentionto have a great day.”
Guest Davina Osborne added: “It’s really nice every one has come out to support this amazing charity for those members of our family that can’t speak for themselves. Let’s hope every day some
GARDENERS have been busy making the roads Avenida Gustavo Adolfo Becquer and Nueva Andalucia in Marbel la look good.
The councillor for Works, Diego Lopez, stressed that the works had been completed within the timeframe ini tially planned and said: “The town hall has now complet ed the construction work on the new planters and in stalled a modern drip irrigation system with a 1,000 linear metre pipeline which will allow considerable wa ter savings.”
The work has been undertaken with the aim of im proving the landscaped areas of the road and, specifical ly, two circuits have been installed running along the road and a drip system in the planters themselves, as well as work to clean up all the vegetation that was in poor condition.
In addition, according to the councillor, the 24 lamp posts on the avenue have been painted and the entire pavement of Calle Jorge Manrique has been replaced.
“In total, 650 square metres of asphalt have been re newed, another 250 square metres of red concrete and eight tree surrounds have been used,” Diego Lopez con firmed.
sweet soul finds a forever home.”
The charity’s vicepresident, Lily Van Tongeren told the EWN: “I think it’s been really successful. A lot of people came who have been support ive of Triple A for a long time but we’ve also had a lot of new faces. It’s about raising money but also awareness and our main focus is to get adoptions up, so it’s been great.”
tled in Marbella Society, he managed to travel a little and after a brief passing meeting at Mogadishu Air port (Somalia) with Princess MarieLouise of Prussia (greatgranddaughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II), he pur sued her to London and they married in 1971.
Now a book entitled El Conde Rudi. A Fortunate Man by José María SánchezRobles has been published which is based on several in terviews where he recalls the ups and downs of his life, but concludes that he is without doubt a very lucky man.
A 30-YEAR-OLD British fugi tive arrested in Marbella was on the UK’s list of ‘mostwanted’ criminals.
As reported in a state ment by the National Police on, Tuesday, October 25, the force has arrested an other of the UK’s ‘most wanted’ criminals. Dean Garforth was detained in Marbella.
An International Arrest Order had been issued in his name by the British authori ties for the crimes of drug and arms trafficking. Ac cording to the British Na tional Crime Agency, the 30year old Brit is linked to a powerful organisation dedi cated to supplying signifi cant quantities of cocaine and marihuana in the north west of England.
A surveillance operation verified that Garforth went to great lengths to hide his identity. “He was located when he was leaving his home with sunglasses and a cap on board an electric bicycle,” explained the Na tional Police.
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ON Saturday, October 22, Breathe restaurant in Puerto Banus celebrated its fourth anniversary while promot ing its amazing project to reforest Northern Tanzania.
Filled with natureinspired performances as well as sustainablysourced food, the evening saw locals and visitors come together to support this impressive pro ject, which has so far planted thousands of trees.
The evening also saw the restaurant announce the launch of its Breathe Gift Trees, which allow diners to buy a tree in Breathe’s forest.
Founder and CEO Aguilene Benicio told the Euro Weekly News: “It’s emotional. I had the idea for the project after working with Carbon Free Dining for four years and now together we’ve planted more than 40,000 trees.
“Now with the new project we can maximise those numbers as we now have access to clients without them needing to come to the restaurant to plant a tree. We are aiming to plant one billion trees by 2030.”
She explained: “We also want to work with business es and give them branding in exchange for help with the forest.”
At the time of being iden tified, the fugitive allegedly rammed his vehicle into one of the officers and ended up injuring two police officers, leaving them with minor in juries.
In addition to being ar rested for the crimes at tributed to him in his coun try, the fugitive was also arrested for a crime of resis tance and disobedience.
LEONARDO DICAPRIO vis ited Barcelona last week in a visit that largely went un noticed as per the actor’s re quest.
According to a national news site, on Monday, Oc tober 24 the actor had visit ed a number of venues in the city along with friends and stayed on a luxury
yacht rather than in the city.
The actor’s security team ensured that no pho tographs or news of the ac tor’s visit were published prior to his departure. He apparently asked that peo
SPANISH airline Vueling is facing three months of crippling strike action fol lowing the call by their main union Stavla for stop pages.
The strike announced on Saturday, October 22 will see cabin crew members walk out every Friday, Sun day and Monday between November 1 and January 31.
The crew will also stop work on November 1, 6, 8, 24 and December 31 of this year and January 5, 2023, all key holiday dates in Spain.
A spokesperson for Stavla told a national news
outlet that the strike is a result of “the absence of significant progress in the negotiation of the collec tive agreement and the lack of any real intention demonstrated by Vueling to resolve wage demands of cabin crew.”
They added that the union has called for a pay rise of 13.4 per cent and are prepared to continue with the strikes indefinitely if there is no resolution.
Vueling’s owners IAG have accused the union of being impractical and claim to have already provided staff with a 6.5 per cent pay rise.
ple respect his privacy and allow him to enjoy the city without interruptions or be ing mobbed.
DiCaprio attended a small 30minute magic show that was performed at El Rei de
la Màgia store. It is under stood that DiCaprio also vis ited the Basilica of the Sagrada Família, and Gatsby restaurant and nightclub.
News of the visit only came to light after images started to appear online, the main one being pub lished on the magic store’s Twitter feed.
RELIEF has been shown at a suggested financial ‘cushion’ of €20 million to counteract the effects of spiralling infla tion in the Spanish govern ment’s new budget. The Spanish government sent their 2023 budget to the Eu ropean Commission on Oc tober 15 and are now await ing its approval.
The leftwing govern ment has introduced an in crease in various taxes to fund special measures to see the country through the cost of living crisis, and aims to raise an extra €10 million in tax in 2023 to fund measures including
the inflation ‘cushion’.
Part of the inflation ‘cush ion’ could be used to fund social services including pensions and minimum wage, but the majority of the funds will be used to fund subsidies including for energy bills, fuel costs and direct aid to the agricultural sector.
The government has not yet revealed its complete plans for the financial cush ion and critics have ex pressed concern that funds raised through borrowing and increased tax will not be sufficient to fund the proposed measures.
A GROUNDBREAKING rewilding project in areas of eastern Spain is bringing back an cient and nearextinct species. The revival project is introducing animals including se miwild horses, the Iberian lynx, black vul tures and ‘tauro’ cattle to rural areas in the Iberian Chain. Rewilding Europe is carrying out its first project in Spain, in the Iberian Highlands Rewilding Landscape project, which aims to increase biodiversity and na ture tourism opportunities.
Project leader, Pablo Scapira explained “Spanish cities have a lot of people who are looking for special places to see nature,
THE Spanish government is to test its disaster alert system by sending mes sages to mobile phones over the next three weeks.
The Civil Protection ser vice said from October 24 to November 16, that it would start the ESAlert system tests in different regions on different days.
They have assured resi dents they should not be alarmed by the test nor
so the tourist potential of this area is huge.”
The area in the Iberian Highlands is lo cated around two hours from Madrid and two and a half hours from Valencia.
The space was selected due to its low population density, where there are just two residents for every square kilometre, as well as the natural landscape, featuring expansive valleys and canyons with pine and oak forests.
Scientists are releasing the species in small groups and will track them to moni tor breeding developments and move ments.
should they think that it is a scam, but they should take note of how the test will work.
Phones that receive the alert will hear their de vice whistle and vibrate until the user confirms re ceipt of the message. The alert will contain a writ ten message which once acknowledged, the alarm and vibration will stop.
Apart from acknowl edging receipt, you don’t have to do anything else.
The government initial ly considered using text messages, however, they settled on a cell broad cast which has better, faster and wider cover age.
The only downside of the system, is that it only connects to smartphones.
FUENGIROLA will celebrate Halloween with a big party in the Plaza and Parque de Es paña on October 31 with an event which will include the atre, magic shows, craft work shops, musical entertainment and a great Passage of Terror, among other activities.
In addition, a Zombie Inva sion has been organised for the same day, which will run through the centre of the town and will be aimed at those over 12 years of age.
From 6pm different activi ties will be carried out both in the square and in the Parque
de España, so that children can interact with different characters and in addition, the Parque de España is going to become a great Passage of Terror when families can also take part in a grand parade.
The Zombie Invasion will begin at 10pm and will run un til 1am where those taking part will have to pass 10 tests organised by Peladilla Produc ciones and will also have the chance to participate in draws for different gifts.
Those interested in partici
pating can register through the platform entradium.com by searching Zombie Invasion and registration will be free.
Those taking part will need to go to the checkin area be tween 9pm and 9.50pm where all of the rules will be explained, but those aged be tween 12 and 14 must be ac companied by an appropriate adult whilst those aged be tween 15 and 17 will need a letter signed by a parent or guardian confirming that they may take part.
THERE are very few tickets left for a Gala of Stars presented by the Kiev Ballet at the Cer vantes Theatre in Malaga City on Wedenesday November 2 from 8pm.
This production consists of two parts, firstly a presenta tion created by Viktor Ischuk, founder of the company,
film Eyes Wide Shut.
The second part features numbers from the world of classical ballet masterpieces such as Don Quixote, Giselle, Swan Lake, Paquita, Corsair and Sleeping Beauty.
Tickets cost €45 per person plus a booking fee via https://balletdekiev.com/gala
THE always popular Film Sym phony Orchestra (FSO) is back touring a completely new show which is literally out of this world.
Entitled Krypton after the birth world of Superman, the concert concentrates on the music from several films fea turing superheroes including Superman, Spiderman, Conan the Barbarian, Iron Man, The Dark Knight, Robin Hood, Cap tain America, and many more. Tickets for the single perfor mance at the Prince of As turias Auditorium in Torre molinos on Friday December 16 cost from €38 to €54.
ALL of your favourites from the story of Aladdin will be arriving at Las Lagunas Theatre on their magic carpet on Saturday October 29 to present The Wonderful Lamp, a tribute to one of the most popular fairy tales.
Created by the Onbeat Company the tribute features songs from both the Disney movie and the Broadway production as the Genie emerges from the Lamp to help Aladdin achieve his goal of achieving true love.
This 80minute presentation which starts at 7.30pm features eight exceptional performers and with excellent staging, incredi ble live voices, attractive choreographies which include a touch of Bollywood and a wardrobe typical of an eastern palace, this show will appeal to all ages.
Tickets cost €14 per person and are available from https://tick entradas.com/.
THE International Theatre Studio Halloween play reading takes place on Monday October 31.
Veronica del Cerro will be leading the Halloween themed evening at Keto Royale Kafe in San Pedro Alcantara from 6.30pm with the reading of the totally appropriate Dracula starting at 7pm.
All who attend will be asked if they wish to read a part or just listen and everyone is encouraged to wear fancy dress, although that is not compulsory, but don’t be put off from attending if that’s not your style.
Bookings are now open online https://internationaltheatrestu dio.org/ and the cost is €6 for members and €8 for nonmembers to include tapas, but drinks have to be paid for separately.
THIS year’s Ruta de la Tapa 2022 in Las Lagunas will continue to run until December 1 with the support of the Mijas Council.
Twelve bars and restaurants will partici pate, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 1pm to 3.30pm and 7.30pm to 11pm, each offering a specially created tapa and a drink for just €3 per serving.
Look forward to a se lection of provoletas (an Argentinian cheese dish), cheeks, Russian steaks, or even a simple potato omelette with caramelised onions, wal nuts and cheese which are just some of the tasty snacks that can be savoured on the route.
In addition, prizes and surprises will be dis tributed to those who fill in the special ‘tapaporte’ showing they have been to each of the participat ing outlets and there will also be a raffle with the winner receiving an ex citing final gift.
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.
We would like to extend a special thank you to all our Gala sponsors: Puente Romano Real Estate, Coca-Cola, illy, Eladio, Imprenta Graficsol, Ordóñez Distribuciones and Kiros Paris.
JAPAN’S True Colours Festival which em braces diversity and runs for two nights with head line guest Katy Perry, can be watched free of charge online.
There are to be two con certs, each headlined by the American singer and in addi tion the show which is due to last two and a half
hours will feature 90 singers, dancers and musi cians from around the world, all of whom have over come some form of
DUMBO the musical will be at the Felipe VI Auditorium in Estepona on Saturday November 12 starting at 5pm and lasting 70 minutes.
It’s an awardwinning musical based on the Walt Disney cartoon of the same name, but it has been developed by Candileja Pro ducciones to not only be a fun visit to the theatre, but an educational tool fighting against bullying and promoting social inclu sion by breaking barriers.
The story which features colourful cos tumes and live music and singing is all
Representing the UK will be 28yearold blind from birth Welsh pianist Rachel Starritt, who plays both classical and jazz and was part of the 2016 cast who were filmed for Channel 4’s We’re the Su perhumans trailer for the Rio Paralympic Games.
Also appearing is the amazingly talented 34yearold model, bionic pop star, and actress Vik toria Modesta, who at the age of 15 decided that due to problems from
childhood she wanted to have her leg amputated and she is now an amaz ing example for those with prothesis.
TCF The Concert 2022 organised by The Nippon Foundation will be per formed twice, at Japan’s Tokyo Garden Theatre on the evenings of Novem ber 19 and 20 with Katy Perry and all of the artists appearing at both con certs.
There is a significant time difference between
Tokyo and Spain, but if you are up reasonably early in the morning, then you can watch either or both concerts free of charge through the fol lowing link https://true colorsfestival.com/pro gram/theconcert/ livestream/.
The Friday November 19 concert starts at 6pm in Tokyo (9am Spain) and the November 20 concert starts an hour earlier at 5pm Tokyo time (8am Spain).
about Dumbo, a small elephant with big ears, who has just arrived at the magnifi cent Circus of Time, where he is a figure of fun because he is different.
He doesn’t give up and thanks to his friend, the mouse Peanut, he will discover that what he believed to be his greatest flaw is, in fact, a wonderful gift: he can fly using his ears as wings.
The cast do perform in Spanish but with most children having seen the cartoon, the story is easy to follow and fun to be part of.
Visit https://tafestepona.entradas.plus/ to book tickets which cost just €14, plus €1.50 booking fee per person, with discounts for the elderly, students and parties of 10 or more.
THE next fundraiser dinner for La Cala de Mijas Lions takes place on Thursday November 17 at 7pm when friends, members and sup porters will get together for an Indian meal.
It will be held at the Con noisseur Restaurant in Calle Acuario de Riviera where for €26, guests will be able to enjoy a starter, main course, two side dishes and half a bottle of wine plus live Indi an entertainment all for €26.
There will also be a raffle and reservations as well as menu choice may be ob tained by visiting the Lions charity shops in Calle Torre molinos, La Cala.
Their last event, a 60s and 70s night at the Village Inn starring Mama Cath and the Soul Sisters raised an amaz ing €1,190 for the charity.
Later in the month, there will be an art exhibition run ning from November 24 to 26 at the Casa de Cultura in La Cala and budding artists, sculptors and embroiderers will have the chance to
show off some of their work and perhaps sell an item or two.
For more information call Sandie on 663 529 280.
AFTER volunteering for five years at an animal rescue charity Carl and Anita Hooper decided to start their own dog res cue/rehoming organisa tion called Pawsawhile in Coin in February 2019. Run entirely by volun teers and completely re liant on donations and fundraising by friends and family to care for and help as many unwanted and abandoned dogs as possible, of course the pandemic didn’t help their fund raising. Now however they hold regu lar events locally and the next will be their Christ mas Fair on Saturday November 26 from 2pm at Molly’s Roadhouse Restaurant and Bar situ ated on the Carretera Cortijo Benitez in Coin. There will be several stalls selling a range of goods, a raffle, tombola, face painting, children’s lucky dip, mulled wine and mince pies along with entertainment from popular local singers Lucy Pardoe and Ollie Hughes who often perform as Rock of the Ages.
As the couple say “It’s all about the dogs,” visit https://pawsawhiledog rescue.com/ to find out more.
CELEBRATE a terrifying Halloween at the Torremoli nos Battery Park on Saturday, October 29.
The event will start at 6pm and admission is free thanks to the commitment of the local council.
Among the activities scheduled will be the much missed ‘Pasaje del Terror’ which will be for all audi ences, although those under 12 must be accompa nied by an adult.
In addition, the area will also have children’s work shops, bouncy castles, terrifying makeup workshops and animation by Quimirock and for the inner ghost there will be food trucks, donut stands and a candy floss stall.
Then on Monday October 31, there will be a Zom bie themed escape room at the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Cultural Centre with two sessions, the first at 7pm and the second at 9.30pm, where those aged 13 and upwards can participate in teams of three to six play ers.
Registration must be made through info@es capevent.com indicating the names of those taking part and giving a mobile phone that can accept WhatsApp messages.
THE British Netflix series ‘The Crown’ turned Plaza de Francesc Macià in Barcelona into a film set for scenes of the sixth season on Saturday, October 22. Film ing had originally been interrupted in September due to the death of Queen Eliza beth II.
Specifically, scenes were being shot in which a replica of the car in which Lady Di died in Paris in 1997 appeared. It was recre ating a paparazzi chase of the princess,
played by the actress Elizabeth Debicki.
There were more than 20 cars, four mo torcycles, and a bus from the era, as well as other props that transformed the street in to a boulevard in Paris, along with extras dressed as French police officers.
The filming caused traffic cuts in a part of Plaza de Francesc Macià, in the uphill lane of Avenida Pau Casals, and in some sections of the adjoining streets.
Filming continued on Sunday October 23, until late in the evening.
IT’S one thing to move to Spain, find your dream home, and stay put. Learning all the ins and outs of an area is exciting and frustrating at the same time. Eventually, it becomes like muscle memory, and you barely have to think about it.
But what if the first place you land in Spain is n’t your forever home? If you thought moving to Spain proved interesting, moving to another Span ish region will throw you for a loop. Because now you have experience and expectations.
Moving to Galicia from Valencia meant we need ed to relearn all those things we took for grant
ed. Changing the address on our driving licences was almost more chal lenging than getting the permit in the first place. And locating peanut but ter in an unfamiliar gro cery store chain? Good luck. But the most diffi cult is completing our visa renewals in an area where we struggled to find the correct office to begin the process.
After determining how to submit the paper work, we celebrated our visa approvals. But our revelry would be short‐lived. We needed the fin gerprint appointment with the National Police and to determine what we should bring to the meeting to obtain our new NIE cards. Each re gion is different.
I turned to Google, found the office, and made the cita previa on line. Even criminals leave Google reviews for the police in Spain. And I was pleasantly surprised to see they gave the place 4.3 stars. I eat at places and stay in hotels with fewer stars. Welcome news since the province where we lived previous ly had an Oficina de Ex tranjeria with a well‐earned rating of 1.9 stars. Personally, I would have gone lower.
At last, the day arrived, and our NIE appointment in Galicia lived up to the Google hype. Who knew bureaucrats could laugh? Surely, the quickest and friendliest appointment in Spanish bureaucratic history.
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THE Spanish Ministry of the Interior announced on Thurs day, October 20, that from 00.01am on Friday October 21, all remaining Covid re strictions for travellers from nonEuropean Union/Schen gen Area countries entering the country are now scrapped, as reported by SchengenVisaInfo.com.
A spokesperson for the Spanish Ministry of Health said that such a decision had been made after taking into consideration the Covid19 situation in the country and further in the world, as well
as the vaccination rates.
“Taking into account the evolution of the pandemic at a global level and the epi demiological situation, it is advisable to leave without effect the sanitary control measures for people from countries not belonging to
THE government of Catalonia on Thursday, October 20, fined budget airline Ryanair €40,000 for making it difficult for users to re imburse flights that were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sources from the agency confirmed that following a complaint by the Federation of Urban Areas of the Canary Islands (Facua), the fine was imposed by the Agencia Cata lana del Consum (ACC). The autonomous body explained that the sanction responds to ‘unfair’ commercial practices by action or omission practised by the airline that caused, or may have caused, economic issues for
A SUPERMARKET in the Catalonian town of Man resa was the location for a new music video from Colombian pop star Shaki ra.
Shakira released a new music video on Sunday October 23, that was recorded in a supermar
the European Union or with the consideration of coun tries Schengen partners,” the Ministry stressed.
With the UK halfterm holidays this week, it means that holidaymakers were free to come and go at liber ty without the need to be vaccinated, prove their vac cine status, or present a Covid test.
Most of Europe had al ready done away with entry requirements, leaving Spain as one of the few destina tions still asking for entry re quirements postpandemic.
users that they would not otherwise have had.
Facua denounced Ryanair in March 2020 for ‘excessively stretching’ the maximum term for the refund of the amounts. This came after the airline informed them that it could take up to 28 days after the refund re quest, despite the fact that European regula tions (Article 8 of European Regulation 261/2004) require it to be done within seven days.
PEDRO SANCHEZ , the Spanish Presi dent, announced on, Thursday, October 20, that an agreement had been reached between Spain, Portugal, and France to construct a pipeline between the Iberian peninsula and the rest of Eu rope.
This decision sees a huge Uturn by French President Emmanuel Macron, who had until recently refused to admit the need for such a pipeline to be built.
The new project has been dubbed a ‘Green Energy Corridor’ by President Sanchez. Speaking on his arrival at an EU
energy crisis summit on Thursday Octo ber 20, Mr Sanchez explained: “We have agreed to a new project to be called the Green Energy Corridor to link the Iberian peninsula to France and therefore to the European energy market between Barcelona and Marseille.”
These facilities are an asset that will now help the rest of Europe boost im ports once the link is completed. France already has a large network of gas con nections throughout Europe but Spain currently only has two lowcapacity con nections to that network.
AN autumn heatwave has brought record temperatures in parts of Spain with average temperatures running at 2.9ºC higher than usual
A meteorologist said on Tuesday, October 17 that the day was the hottest on record with temperatures set to reach near highs in the south, centre and north of the country.
The highest temperatures previously recorded on this day were in the Andalucian capital Sevilla in 2017 when the thermometer hit 35.7ºC.
The weather site says that tropical nights have continued into October with tempera tures remaining above 20ºC in many parts of the country since May. Both the high tem peratures in the day and the night are said to continue, although storms are set to ar rive.
Experts say that global warming remains a threat as an autumn heatwave in Spain brings record temperatures.
ket in Manresa, a town lo cated in central Catalonia.
The clip accompanies her new single ‘Monoto nia’ with Puerto Rican singer Ozuna, who also
stars in the video.
Recording of the video in early September creat ed a big buzz in Manresa when rumours began cir culating about the inter
national stars coming to town. Curious neighbours and fans started sharing footage about the artists on social media. As a re sult, the streets filled up
with people and traffic had to be cut off.
The first half of the video was recorded in the Llobet supermarket in Manresa, where a crying
Shakira gets shot with a bazooka by featured artist Ozuna. Jaume de Laigua na, who regularly collabo rates with Shakira, direct ed the video production.
‘Monotonía’ is Shakira’s first release since her sep aration from FC Barcelona player Gerard Pique.
A BRITISH tribute act lauded by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers love to perform in Spain, but their last tour was cancelled due to the pan demic.
Married couple Sarah Jayne and Andy Crust were delighted when Dolly said “I wish them the best and ap preciate them doing Dolly and Kenny so well for so long,” whilst Kenny said “Eu rope’s leading Dolly and Ken ny.”
Speaking to Euro Weekly News, Sarah Jayne explained that she had sounded a lot like Dolly since she was a child and joined the great leg ends show aged 17 in Jersey and has been perfecting her style ever since.
After several years as a so lo Dolly tribute, she started working with her husband Andy as a duo and then ex panded the act to create the
Country Superstars fronting a sevenpiece band who be tween them pay their re spects to their favourite country superstars.
“For some of the Christmas shows, our 11yearold daughter Lucy who loves to perform will be joining us on stage as the young Dolly Par ton,” the proud Sarah Jayne explained.
They are so popular that their current UK tour is con firmed until Christmas 2023 and they are already taking bookings for 2024.
“We enjoyed our solo dates in Spain and were so looking forward to coming back, but the current de mand for the show in the UK means that we just don’t have any spare time at the moment and whilst it is rela tively easy to tour with the band here in Britain, the diffi culty and cost of bringing the
whole show over is pro hibitive,” Sarah Jayne told us.
Dolly met Dolly as she and Andy performed for her on the BBC One Show a few years ago and since then, they have been sponsored
by the Tennessee Tourist Board in the USA and raise funds for several charities in cluding the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
When Dolly was growing up the family was poor and
she realised that her father could not read and write and as she became wealthy, she decided to do what she could to help children learn to read.
From a local Tennessee programme started in 1995,
the library has grown to in clude Australia, Canada, Re public of Ireland, United Kingdom, and the United States of America and amaz ingly, the Library has for some years been sending books to every child up to the age of five living on the remote volcanic island of Tristan da Cunha.
Having been the voice and face of Dolly for more than 28 years, Sarah Jayne re called that one of the many highlights in her professional life was to be invited to the O2 in London to be part of Dolly’s Better Day tour in 2011 and Blue Smoke tour in 2014 meeting and greeting guests.
In the words of one of Dol ly and Kenny’s song You Can’t Make Old Friends, but it’s clear that Sarah Jayne and Andy are spending their time making plenty of new ones.
A BACHELOR party has ended in court where 11 partygoers were told they had to compensate other passengers after they caused a delay to the AVE train on which they travelled.
According to a report by a local news site on Monday, October 24 the train travelling from Madrid to Malaga was held up in Cor doba after police were called.
Each of the revellers was told by the court that they had to pay €700 to cover the cost to Renfe who had to reimburse passengers for the delay of 23 minutes. According to court papers the individuals
went on an uncontrolled spree that quickly gave way to shouting, struggles and the subsequent intervention of the police.
Among the complaints were that the in dividuals ran through the train shouting, singing and banging on the walls of the train. Although the train manager did ask the revellers to refrain from their actions they persisted, resulting in the police being called.
The ruling by the court will be widely wel comed, with unruly passengers a problem on many lines, causing disruption to ser vices.
A PLYSA firefighting plane that disap peared off the radar on Wednesday, Oc tober 19 has been located by members of the Guardia Civil and firefighters in the Zamora Province municipality of Porto, on the border with Orense.
Sources confirmed to the national press, that search parties sighted the plane in an inaccessible area of Porto, and that members of the Guardia Civil's mountain rescue team travelled to the lo cation.
The mayor of Gines, Romualdo Garrido, said the body of the pilot, Santiago
Durán, who was from the Sevillan town, was also found. “It is a real blow; We all kept hope alive until the last moment, and this is the news that we would have liked never to give,” said the councillor.
The plane, a singleseater Thrush 710P, was making a transfer flight on Wednes day between the Doade airfield (Mon forte de Lemos, Lugo) and the aircraft’s Cordoba base in Andalucia, but bad weather conditions made the pilot decide to turn back.
As a sign of mourning, the flags of the Gines Town Hall will fly at halfmast.
AN outbreak of West Nile fever has been confirmed to have affected two horses in the municipality of Tarifa in Cadiz Province.
The Junta de Andalucia on Friday, Octo ber 21, reported the detection of the first outbreak of West Nile fever so far this year in the community. So far, it has affected two horses located in the Cadiz municipali ty of Tarifa. According to the administra tion, the outbreak was declared on Mon day, October 17.
At around the same date last year, the ninth and last outbreak was detected,
which affected 10 horses. In 2020, there were 32 outbreaks in Andalucia, mainly in the municipalities of Sevilla, Cadiz, and Huelva.
The Nile fever virus is transmitted by the bite of an insect, usually Culex mosquitoes, which are present in them and infect birds when they feed. Birds are considered a reservoir of the disease, normally acting as healthy carriers, playing a very important role in the spread of the virus.
Mosquitoes do not become infected by biting horses, nor is the virus transmitted between horses and people.
EXPERTS in all Worldwide Debt Recovery related issues including the recovery of out standing Community Fees in Spain, Cyprus and Portugal. The respected 45‐year‐old UK debt collection agency enters a new digital era under the new management of founder’s sons. Following the untimely demise of founder Alan Levene and retire ment of business partner Stephen Lewis, respected Essex‐based commercial debt collection agency LPL Commercial Investiga tions is resurgent under the leadership of Alan’s sons Gavin and Richard. Trading as LPL Commercial Investigations, the new en tity is not only maintaining the legacy of transparency and integrity the brand is known for, it is also undergoing a major modernisation of the company’s processes and systems, and a greater shift online.
Personal touch + new tech “Dad and Stephen established the busi ness in 1978 and were brilliant at their jobs. Having been mentored and trained in their ethos whereby the approach of a profes
credit policy procedure, ensuring ‘the cash flow cogs continue to turn’ for our clients,” comments Gavin Levene, Director. “While the personal touch and relationships LPL is known for will remain, we have invested heavily in a new website and customer rela tionship management systems that will mean our growing customer base will have an even speedier resolution to their aged debtor requirements.”
Continuing the legacy
The brothers may be new company di rectors, but they are not new to commer cial debt collection. “Gavin has been in the industry for 30 years, and I’m still the new boy with ‘only’ seven years’ service,” laughs Richard. “But in reality, this business has al ways been part of our lives and it is an hon our to continue our father’s legacy.”
IT appears that the Danish people are in favour of a green air strategy as a recent survey by Epinion on behalf of DR Nyheder showed that the majority are happy to pay the new tax of 13 kroner (€1.75) with more than half prepared to pay even more.
ALMOST as bizarre as the Monty Python dead parrot sketch, a court in Den Bosch fined a balloonist €55,000 plus costs as compensation to the owner of three rare parrots which died of fright as the balloonist fired up his burner just 50 metres above their aviary.
IN order to try to reduce car ownership in the centre of Brussels, the city council now allows short term rentals (locally referred to as car sharing) of up to 14 days rather than the previous three and is encouraging new companies to offer their fleets.
HAVING had to postpone their state visit to Germany planned for last year due to the pandemic, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia finally arrived to a wet welcome in Berlin on Monday October 17, where they met with both the German President and Chancellor.
REPORTS have appeared in French media that Qatari owned football club Paris St Germaine appointed an agency to recruit expert hackers and Twitter users in order to carry out a campaign against anyone who criticised the club and targets included PSG’s own Kylian Mbappé.
THERE is controversy in the Norwegian Royal Family as Princess Martha Louise, fourth in line to the throne, has been accused of exploiting her title to help promote the work of her American fiancé Durek Verrett, a selfproclaimed healer and shaman who sells a coronavirus ‘cure’.
IGNORING Halloween, there is another tradition in Helsinki where volunteers are invited to the pretty Kaivopuisto Park between 11am and 3pm on Sunday October 30 where they will be issued with garden rakes and bags and asked to rake up the tons of dead leaves which have fallen.
IN anticipation of a cold winter, the Irish government has introduced a ban on evictions should tenants fall into debt and although notice of termination may be issued now, the earliest date that tenants will be required to leave will be April of next year.
LUCKILY there were no visitors to the Poggioreale cemetery in Naples on Monday October 17 after a huge wall collapsed (said to be caused by vibrations from subway work) and left a number of coffins literally hanging in mid-air for the second time this year.
NO need for a dish as SkyShowtime, which arrived in Portugal on October 25 allows those who pay a flat fee of €4.99 per month to view a whole raft of different content including popular series and blockbuster films from a range of studios online.
IRANIAN Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has publicly declared that Iran takes a stance of “active neutrality” in the Ukraine war and was opposed to the continuation of the war from the beginning. In addition, he denies that Iran is sending arms to Russia.
THE new right-wing government in Sweden has decided to reduce the power of the Ministry of Environment and the green movement by scrapping it (previously its minister sat in the cabinet) and making green matters subject to control by a department within another ministry.
is the amount that Credit Suisse hopes to make through the sale of its shares in Spanish investment company Allfunds.
WITH an eye not just on Spain but also the potentially lucrative Latin American mar ket, a group of business peo ple representing 20 compa nies from Monaco visited Madrid for two days to ex plore avenues of cooperation following a recent meeting between Prince Albert II and King Felipe VI.
THE number of foreign work ers registered with the social security system in Spain con tinues to rise and by the end of September totalled 2,439,668, an increase of 19,791 on the previous month which represents slightly more than 12 per cent of the total of registered workers.
FOLLOWING a trend set by a number of other clothing companies, Zara has an nounced that with effect from November 3, customers in the UK will be able to take advantage of an in‐store ser vice to sell, repair or donate second‐hand clothes to help the environment.
INSURER Línea Directa’s in come from premiums charged increased by 4.1 per cent in the first nine months of 2022, to €710.7 million but net profit of €58.3 million was 32 per cent down from the previous year, caused in part by increased repair costs.
IT was 17 years ago that French retailer of personal care and beauty products Sephora exited the UK, but it now intends to return to one of the top three European markets for these products, firstly online and then by opening a flagship store.
CLAIMS that the EU has frozen Span ish pandemic funds are false accord ing to EU Commission spokesperson Veerle Nuyts. For more than a week, there were claims on social media and even through some news outlets that because Spain had not complied with certain audit deadlines, the Euro pean Union had decided not to make any further payments from the Re covery Fund. It is suggested that re spected US news outlet Bloomberg had inadvertently fuelled the rumour after publishing the fact that Spain had missed a deadline last month to implement a new auditing system re
ORDINARY investors can see which banks have green roots and which are continuing to invest in environmentally un friendly operations.
There is a fine line to follow when one consid ers that regardless of long‐term plans for the future, there is still a cur rent need for companies to produce petrol and diesel for vehicles and heating as well as for those who still wish to fly.
Some of us don’t really care about the affect on the environment whilst others want to take a stand and try to support green initiatives wherev er possible and a new website MotherTree has just created a ranking of
quired to unlock money from the EU’s Pandemic Recovery Fund.
Each country is required to supply evidence that they are using the mon ey received in a manner in accor dance with agreements put in place to ensure that they are complying with the laid‐out procedure.
In the event that they don’t then the Commission has the power to freeze the funds until such time as the terms have been met.
According to a statement by Veerle Nuyts, Spain has so far received all of the money that it has requested al though when it asks for the third
tranche of payment, the European Commission will review the situation at the time.
Her actual words were “Spain has satisfactorily fulfilled all of the mile stones and targets linked to all pay ment requests submitted to date, and the financing linked to these has been disbursed, after approval by the Member States.”
It is currently expected that the next request will be placed before the EU sometime in the second week of November and that is when a deci sion concerning payment will be made.
and is also the equivalent of the emissions caused if you ate a cheeseburger every day for a year.
MUCH has been said and written about Bitcoin over the years and the price has risen from the cost of a pizza to that of a decent luxu ry car and then bounced back.
Its latest problem comes from the European Commission which is considering inviting Member States to ban the mining of Bit coins (this is done using linked computers to create new Bitcoins) as there is a tremendous use of electricity to do this.
Energy consumption world wide in this mining has more than doubled in the last two years and some miners have resorted to tapping into public cables to steal electricity thanks to the energy cri sis.
GIANT social media group Meta (owner of Facebook) appealed a decision by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) which instructed them to sell American company Giphy as it ar gued that the takeover would lim it other social media platforms’ ac cess to GIFs. Having taken an in‐depth review of the situation, the CMA is sticking to its guns con cluding that by denying or limiting other social media platforms’ ac cess to Giphy GIFs it could push people to Meta‐owned sites.
In addition, it could require Gi phy customers, such as TikTok, Twitter and Snapchat, to provide more data from UK users in order to access Giphy GIFs.
Britain’s banks and their green credentials.
It might seem strange to accuse a bank of being a creator of CO2, but it’s all to do with where they invest or lend the money that they look after for their customers and it turns out that according
to MotherTree, Barclays Bank creates the equiva lent of 0.29 tonnes of car bon a year for every £1,000 in a current ac count with them.
To put this into con text, flying from the UK to Rome and back seven times produces less CO2
Most of the big banks fare badly and in fairness, the free service does pre sumably receive some form of financial advan tage when it highlights green investments, which it says can offer better interest rates than the ‘big four’.
It should also be noted that MotherTree makes it clear on its website that it does not offer fi nancial advice, but sim ply points out options that exist.
IF you are irritated with all of the ads that pop up on Facebook and other social media platforms, the next step will be when you are being transported by Uber.
The ‘mini cab’ company is up grading its software to create Journey Ads which will target your mobile application prior to the arrival of your car as well as during your journey with differ ent adverts from a single compa ny. This coupled with other new advertising formats means that the company hopes to increase annual worldwide advertising revenue to $1 billion by the end of 2024.
3I Group 1.085,50 1.105,50 1.084,50 101,60K
Abrdn 149,75 152,50 148,85 590,97K
Admiral Group 1.949,0 1.975,0 1.943,5 57,06K
Anglo American 2.663,0 2.717,5 2.647,5 336,09K
Antofagasta 1.103,00 1.145,50 1.096,50 47,62K
Ashtead Group 4.253,0 4.347,0 4.234,0 48,56K
Associated British Foods 1.317,5 1.348,5 1.314,5 69,19K
AstraZeneca 9.660,0 9.747,7 9.630,5 8,14K
Auto Trader Group Plc 502,60 505,40 493,10 540,54K
Aveva 3.143,0 3.154,0 3.139,0 70,51K
Aviva 408,40 417,50 407,10 717,54K
B&M European Value Retail SA301,39 308,90 300,60 369,08K
BAE Systems 802,00 813,40 799,20 808,33K
Barclays 146,88 150,50 145,44 5,38M
Barratt Developments 350,90 359,90 349,90 608,71K
Berkeley 3.340,0 3.412,0 3.330,0 42,77K
BHP Group Ltd 2.158,00 2.193,00 2.146,00 323,74K
BP 461,05 467,85 458,29 403,37K
British American Tobacco 3.330,0 3.347,5 3.314,5 234,18K
British Land Company 342,80 353,50 341,50 297,36K
BT Group 124,20 126,55 124,03 630,63K
Bunzl 2.720,0 2.741,5 2.724,0 4,30K
Burberry Group 1.830,5 1.839,5 1.805,5 103,08K
Carnival 622,4 636,6 620,6 60,24K
Centrica 67,34 68,80 66,96 1,73M
Coca Cola HBC AG 1.935,0 1.950,0 1.930,5 30,12K
Compass 1.841,00 1.853,00 1.829,50 198,62K
CRH 2.980,5 3.023,5 2.962,5 73,92K
Croda Intl 6.606,0 6.652,0 6.554,0 27,41K
DCC 4.766,0 4.822,0 4.752,0 8,57K
Diageo 3.589,0 3.624,5 3.581,0 259,45K
DS Smith 282,40 285,30 278,30 403,87K
EasyJet 320,90 332,20 319,37 163,06K
Experian 2.704,0 2.735,0 2.699,0 128,10K
Ferguson 9.226,0 9.308,0 9.166,0 38,48K
Flutter Entertainment 10.665,0 10.880,0 10.625,0 16,04K
Fresnillo 704,20 724,40 700,60 172,87K
Glencore 492,30 501,60 489,45 5,43M
GSK
1.373,70
89,09K
Intermediate Capital 999,40 1.018,50 993,40 50,83K
Intertek 3.709,0 3.744,0 3.697,0 16,06K
ITV 65,36 66,70 65,05 242,81K
J Sainsbury 185,35 189,80 184,70 434,11K
Johnson Matthey 1.917,0 1.942,0 1.903,0 104,23K
Land Securities 527,40 545,40 526,00 248,76K
Legal & General 230,00 235,60 229,50 637,83K
Lloyds Banking 42,05 43,01 41,94 26,70M
London Stock Exchange 7.370,0 7.516,0 7.318,0 58,28K
Melrose Industries 103,95 106,50 103,35 3,04M
Mondi 1.473,50 1.479,00 1.447,00 85,14K
National Grid 905,00 916,20 902,00 1,01M
NatWest Group 237,70 242,70 236,00 3,86M
Next 4.790,0 4.897,0 4.783,0 33,15K
Norilskiy Nikel ADR 9,10 9,10 9,10 0
Ocado 478,30 495,80 472,80 473,29K
Persimmon 1.241,5 1.268,0 1.227,0 338,94K
Phoenix 537,20 546,00 536,40 228,97K
Prudential 828,80 867,60 820,00 1,87M
Reckitt Benckiser 5.909,0 5.964,0 5.888,6 4,81K
Relx 2.241,00 2.255,00 2.222,00 282,40K
Rentokil 508,00 510,20 503,60 477,90K
Rightmove 470,20 472,70 464,80 259,37K
Rio Tinto PLC 4.710,0 4.765,0 4.674,0 32,52K
Rolls-Royce Holdings 73,26 75,94 73,10 3,54M
Rosneft DRC 0,20 0,20 0,20 0
Sage 712,60 720,00 710,00 103,38K
Samsung Electronics DRC 987,40 996,00 986,00 1,88K Schroders 380,0 386,9 380,0 8,17K
Scottish Mortgage 732,29 748,98 731,00 309,69K
Segro 734,40 753,20 731,40 766,44K
Severn Trent 2.348,0 2.396,0 2.329,0 136,96K
Shell 2.290,0 2.308,5 2.268,2 204,00K
Smith & Nephew 1.007,50 1.016,50 1.004,00 171,24K Smiths Group 1.509,50 1.523,00 1.501,00 66,81K
Spirax-Sarco Engineering 10.480,0 10.530,0 10.370,0 5,82K SSE 1.472,50 1.489,50 1.467,50 283,66K St. James’s Place 1.001,50 1.025,00 1.000,50 51,63K
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88,90 2,89M
3M 116,81 116,94 3,34M
American Express 140,04 141,32 132,21 11,67M
Amgen 251,94 252,38 247,01 3,53M
Apple 147,27 147,85 142,65 85,64M
Boeing 141,32 141,33 136,62 5,35M
Caterpillar 190,22 190,41 179,21 3,47M
Chevron 173,19 173,84 168,85 7,96M
Cisco 42,80 42,97 41,81 23,27M
Coca-Cola 55,96 56,10 54,99 14,90M
Dow 46,87 46,92 44,95 7,43M
Goldman Sachs 325,10 325,77 309,49 3,49M
Home Depot 275,53 275,71 268,00 3,43M
Honeywell 182,81 183,31 176,52 2,96M
IBM 129,90 130,85 127,59 7,18M
Intel 26,97 27,05 25,79 52,05M
J&J 168,71 169,37 164,43 8,12M
JPMorgan 122,23 122,39 116,33 20,37M
McDonald’s 254,55 255,36 249,50 3,25M
Merck&Co 95,67 95,96 92,64 10,23M
Microsoft 242,12 243,00 234,50 25,91M
Nike 88,50 88,78 86,71 7,85M
Procter&Gamble 128,58 128,95 126,48 6,30M
Salesforce Inc 160,17 160,43 154,82 6,13M
The Travelers 176,23 176,38 171,10 1,47M
UnitedHealth 533,73 536,53 518,01 2,80M
Verizon 35,35 35,70 34,55 50,20M
Visa A 190,37 190,95 185,05 7,57M
Walgreens Boots 34,30 34,54 33,21 9,80M
Walmart 136,80 137,41 134,00 6,04M
Walt Disney 102,04 102,30 97,89 9,82M
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Sientra Inc -26.40% 7.24M
SVB -23.95% 5.60M
Starry Holdings -22.72% 1.55M
Xos
-21.33% 11.68K
FORMER Spanish Minister of the Economy and now Vice‐President of the Euro pean Central Bank, Luis de Guindos has called in a team of experts to study the sol vency of Spanish banks and expects to issue a non‐bind ing opinion on the proposed banking windfall tax.
IN what is believed to be the first action against a bank for so‐called green washing, the UK Advertising Standards Authority has told HSBC that it may not run advertisements claim ing it is active in reducing harmful emissions as it ‘omitted material informa tion’ about its activities.
ALTHOUGH announced ear lier in the year, the granting of aid totalling €49.5 million to compensate Spanish shipowners and aquacul ture companies for the ad ditional costs they have had to face due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine will now be allocated to those eligi ble.
INSURANCE companies in the UK will be worried about an initial Court find ing in favour of a claim by Greggs the Bakers against Zurich.
The claim revolves around business interrup tion insurance and the amount that should be paid out due to closures during the pandemic.
Zurich argued that there should be a one‐off payment under the policy with a maximum of £2.5 million, but lawyers for Greggs successfully con tested this, claiming that each time there was a change in government pandemic policy that a further £2.5 million claim should be accepted.
The next step is to agree the final pay out but this could be as high as £150 million.
ON Sunday October 30, Spain will waste €300 million by putting the clocks back by one hour according to calculations by the Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE).
By abandoning this move from Summer Time to Winter Time, the evenings (when people are more ac tive) would remain lighter for one hour and could ensure a reduction in energy consumption of around 5 per cent.
In theory the decision to intro duce Summer Time was to give more light to farmers at the height of their sowing and harvesting times, but there are two interest ing facts about Spain, as during the Civil War, both sides observed dif ferent time zones and even today, the Canary Islands are one hour
ahead of the rest of Spain.
Well before the current energy cri sis, the European Union had studied the time changes and in 2018, the
European Parliament voted to give each country the right to decide if it wished to continue to change time zones twice a year.
With Spain championing a green energy revolution, investing billions in subsidising energy costs and cur rently rumoured to be about to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), which protects invest ments in fossil fuels and other ener gy infrastructure, a simple decision to stay in Summer Time would be another way of saving energy.
There is a move in Italy to take the same action and a petition on web site change.org which concentrates on the Spanish situation already has nearly 250,000 signatures.
There is also a health issue as ac cording to US medical research, the number of people suffering heart at tacks on the day following the start of Summer Time can jump by 25 per cent compared to other Mondays in the year.
UK supermarket Asda plans to open some 30 Asda Express stores during the next year which will create some 500 new jobs.
Until now Asda has not owned any stan dalone convenience stores, but believes that there is a market for small shops situated in convenient neighbourhood locations and each will stock around 3,000 products.
Customers will also enjoy a range of hot and cold ‘food for now’ options from Asda and partner brands as well as ‘food for later’ choices such as ready meals and a selection of £10 meal deals for two people.
Stores will also offer parcel collection and return services and shortly after the first two are opened this year, they will also offer a rapid delivery service through Uber Eats.
SPANISH exports and imports both reached record highs in the period January to August 2022 according to a recent statement by Xiana Méndez, Secretary of State for Commerce.
Compared to the previous year, exports increased by 25 per cent to €252 billion and Méndez said “Spanish foreign trade continues to show dy namism despite the uncertain ty in a less favourable global context, reaching historical fig ures in the value of exports and imports.”
Conversely and equally im
portantly for the economy, im ports rose by 40.5 per cent to €298.5 billion so there is a sig nificant negative balance of trade which needs to be ad dressed especially as the cost of living continues to rise.
The bulk of the statement was devoted to information concerning exports with the biggest market being the Euro pean Union (62 per cent of the total) which was up by 26.1 per cent.
It was notable that the bulk of growth was to other mem bers of the euro zone with
much lower growth to those in the European Union who still keep their own currencies al though in August the situation had started to reverse.
The main positive contribu tions to the annual variation rate of exports came from the sectors of energy products, capital goods, food, beverages, tobacco, automobiles.
The autonomous communi ties with the highest year‐on‐year growth in their exports were the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands and the Com munity of Madrid.
KING FELIPE VI visited the European Central Bank in Frankfurt on Wednesday October 19 during his State Visit to Germany.
Accompanied by Spanish Minister for the Economy and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño, Minister for Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares Bueno, and the Governor of the Bank of Spain, Pablo Hernández de Cos he met President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde.
After discussions concerning the current state of the world’s economy and its impact on the eurozone, the king accompanied Christine Lagarde to the ‘Holocaust Memorial’, which is located under the offices of the European Cen tral Bank and is a basement in which Jews were held before they were to be taken by train to the extermination camps.
TYPICAL Labour attitude; always attack adversaries when their prob lems run high. Rather like a boxer endeavouring to compete in the ring after his rival has sprained a wrist or twisted an ankle. They are actually fully aware that their chances of winning a general elec tion on their own are virtually non‐existent. The best result they could possibly expect is a coalition with a couple of other parties, all piling in to number 10 in an effort to gain as much power as possible.
They accuse the Conservatives of ‘in fighting’; believe me, if a coali tion occurred it would be akin to WW3! You could forget the poor old British public. Things would be crumbling around them for years.
Can you imagine this whole mob of power happy, cross party individu als, screaming at each other around the number 10 ministerial table, or brawling for positions in the house as the country went to the dogs?
Give us a break. The lefties don’t actually care of course. They are in reality, at this present moment, ful
ly prepared to let the country sink into chaos while they concentrate their whole resources on at least three months of electioneering. Starmer has stated that should he be elected they could fix some of the worst problems in one day!
How ridiculous to expect the long suffering British public to vote them in because they offer to repair many of the enigmas which are ac tually affecting the whole global economy, in 24 hours? Typical left wing propaganda slurry of course.
The last time they won an elec tion they took the country and its public for mugs and ultimately fin ished up on the floor. That same re sult of a left wing communistic atti tude, which is also as we speak crushing the American constitution under the Biden administration.
That is of course one of the rea sons he keeps decrying the UK. They too want a lefty government to prevail as political partners in global affairs; making it easier to adopt the attitude of Republican crook George Bush when he sided with ‘New Labour’ Blair to nick the
Iraqi oil. This resulted in thousands of our troops dying in a war that finished up precisely nowhere.
Don’t get me wrong, as stated re cently I don’t really give a toss for any of them. Having stated that I wouldn’t have minded Penny Mor daunt, already leader of the house getting in; I truly do enjoy the pre sentations of highly intelligent beautiful ladies. If I had the oppor tunity and was 30 years younger, I probably would have voted to elect her. Ah well, dream on Leapy. Sunak is in. Never fancied him of course! Ah well. Keep those mails arriving; I promise I do read every one.
Keep the faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.com Mon. Wed and Fri. 1pm till 4. (Noon UK time)
DUE to its spectacular beauty, laid back lifestyle, fantastic cuisine and stunning beaches, Spain attracts thousands of people looking to buy a new home or holiday property each year. But what are some con siderations if you are looking for a Spanish rural finca or townhouse?
Investigate the property tax rate before purchasing, although fincas can be picked up easily and for a cheap price, property taxes vary ac cording to the location of the home.
Make sure the area is easy to travel to and from, including travel ling to other major parts of the country. Some rural areas are quite closed off, so hunt for a suitable area with, or close to, a developed travel system.
Check the telecommunications system, although Spain generally provides a strong telecommunica tion network, there are some re mote rural areas that are lacking in this area. Ensure that the property has sufficient mobile signals for
easy communication and internet.
Be sure that the area has a wellestablished and welldeveloped banking system, this is important for a permanent home and a holi day home, should you need to transfer money at a bank urgently or go into a branch. The same goes
for medical facilities.
Research the demographics of the people living in the area, if you are used to a wide social circle then it is important to find out the aver age age and nationality of the resi dents in the area to get an idea of the lifestyle.
PROPERTY value has soared on the Costa del Sol as a na tional report found properties in Marbella and Benahavis are the most expensive in the country. Properties in the two regions have reached a whopping €1.3 million on av erage.
Benahavis topped a list compiled by national property agency, Idealista, reaching more than €1.8 million on av erage. The cost of renting property in the two regions similarly topped the national standings. It costs an aver age of €3,260 per month to rent property in Benahavis, €2,838 to rent a property in Marbella, €2,075 in Estepona, and €2,000 in Sotogrande.
Similarly, properties on the Costa del Sol continue to make national and international news for their innova tion, decadent designs and impressive facilities. Skyrock eting property prices secure the region’s status as an ex clusive destination for the wealthy.
One property in Marbella recently made the El País ‘Top 3 homes of the week’. The modern villa in Elviria boasts stunning grounds of more than 200 square metres with dazzling views and top quality facilities. Similarly, ‘Olympus’ in Cascada de Camoján made the news for its €27 million price tag and hotellike luxury design.
The report makes it clear. Property owners on the Cos ta del Sol are set to make record returns on investments.
AN innovative scheme by Airbnb has reduced com plaints from neighbours by over 30 per cent in Malaga Province. The property rental app developed a tool to ban young people from renting properties to host parties.
Since the scheme launched in 2020, Airbnb blocked more than 1,300 bookings on the Costa del Sol thought to be for parties. The platform also said its tool has had success nationally, block
ing more than 72,500 antiso cial bookings in the last two years.
The scheme works by blocking people under 25 from hiring large properties in their area of residence. It has slashed complaints from neighbouring properties for issues such as noise and late parties by 30 per cent.
The rental platform is al so developing a scheme to allow property owners to install a noise monitor to prevent community dis
turbances.
A spokesperson for Airbnb explained “The vast majority of Airbnb hosts and guests are respectful, but we are working on solutions to stop undesirable behaviour and prevent problems from aris ing.”
The decision is excellent news for holiday rental prop erty owners on the Costa del Sol, who now have greater peace of mind when hiring out their properties, that they won’t be misused.
Neighbours can also relax in the knowledge that their lo cal area will remain tranquil.
Betty Henderson
THE Costa del Sol remains a wise place to invest in property according to experts.
Property experts listed several reasons why particularly Marbella City area is a lu crative place to invest in.
Firstly, the popularity of the property market on the Costa del Sol and the de mand for luxury property has pushed val ues to sky high figures. Therefore, in
vestors are guaranteed huge returns on properties sold on.
Secondly, the tourism market has shown vast signs of recovery. A report found that tourist accommodation in Marbella remained above a staggering 90 per cent throughout July and August. With occupation rates reaching those of 2019, holiday property owners are set to make huge returns on investments. In
fact, holiday property value along the Costa del Sol has increased by more than one third since 2021 when demand shot back up following the pandemic.
Furthermore, the popularity of proper ty on the Costa del Sol has also created a diverse field of local property experts. In vestors now have the ‘cream of the crop’ to choose from when contracting estate agents, architects and construction firms.
EVERY woman experiences varying effects of the menopause at some stage of her life. Menopause symp toms can be unexpected and
difficult to deal with, particular ly when they affect your quali ty of sleep. To mark World Menopause Awareness Day on October 18, we share three
top tips on how to get the best night’s sleep.
1. Create a cool, dark sleep ing space
Having a comfortable sleep ing space is crucial to getting as close as possible to the recom mended seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Investing in blackout curtains or shutters can help increase the quality of your sleep. Also keep your room well ventilated.
2. Try to stick to a routine
Try to go to bed and get up at the same time and avoid napping to maximise your sleeping potential. When suf fering from insomnia, it can help to get out of bed and try a calming activity until tired.
3. Pay attention to your diet
Avoid eating dinner too late at night to get a comfortable night’s sleep. Caffeine, nicotine and alcohol can all disrupt your sleep, so avoid them during the evening. Spicy and acidic foods can also trigger hot flush es.
Betty Henderson
THIS Menopause Aware ness Day we share some tips on how to exercise to feel your best during the menopause. Exercise can reduce the effects of symptoms, fatigue, in somnia, anxiety and de pression and the loss of muscle mass.
Exercise can also be a valuable tool to cope with mental pressure during the menopause, releasing endorphins to boost con fidence and reduce stress levels.
1. Exercise in short ‘bursts’
Exercising frequently for short amounts of time can give your metabolism the boost it needs during the menopause. Try exer cising for less than 20 minutes regularly, take a 10‐minute stroll or a 20‐minute swim.
2. Try mobility exercises
Mobility exercises can help to counter the re duction in range of mo tion many of us experi ence as we get older. Try a gentle yoga, pilates or tai‐chi class to stay mo bile and improve balance and stability. Yoga can al so help to limit pelvic floor dysfunction.
3. Try weight‐bearing activity
Many women lose mus cle mass and bone densi ty during the menopause. Maintain your muscle mass by doing weight‐bearing activity such as walking, using a cross trainer or weight lifting several times a week.
Supplement this by eat ing a protein‐rich diet to fight symptoms such as low energy.
ONE study placed Spain in the second position globally for highest hair loss. Hair loss can be caused by a variety of factors including stressful lifestyles, genetics, ageing, menopause or seasonal changes. Here we share some advice on how to deal with hair loss.
First, accept that some hair loss is inevitable. Fac tors like changing season from summer to autumn or genetics can result in greater hair loss, but are al
so beyond our control.
Know when to seek help for hair loss. Watch out for symptoms such as circular bald patches in multiple places on the scalp, loss of hair from eyelashes or eye brows or redness or inflam mation in the area of hair loss. Medical advances mean there are now treatments available to slow hair loss, or other techniques such as a hair transplant.
Take steps that are within your control to limit hair loss.
Brush your hair before wash ing it and avoid tight hairstyles to limit breakage. Choose a thickening sham poo to boost the volume of hair you do have or try mas saging your scalp to stimu late blood flow and encour age growth.
However, be wary of hair loss products that promise a quick fix for hair loss. Experts say shampoos are not in con tact with your hair for long enough to stimulate growth or stop loss.
ANYBODY of any age, male or female, can get a urinary tract infection (UTI). The infection is usually caused by bacteria (from poo) enter ing the urinary tract. The bacteria travels up through the tube (urethra) that carries urine out of your body, until it reaches the bladder.
Women are more likely to have a UTI as they have a shorter urethra than men which makes it easier for the bacteria to reach the bladder or kidneys and cause an infection.
Symptoms can vary and may include pain or a burning sensation when weeing, needing to wee suddenly or more urgently than usual and more often than usual during the night, wee that looks cloudy, dark or has a strong smell, blood in your wee, lower tummy pain or pain in your back, just under the ribs, a high temperature, or feeling hot and shivery and sometimes a very low temperature (be low 36ºC). Children may also be sick and symptoms in older or frail people may in clude changes in behaviour, such as acting ag itated or confused.
Seek medical advice from your GP, espe cially if you have severe or persistent symp toms, as if left untreated could become a more serious issue. Diagnosis can be made by a simple urine test although this is not always needed.
UTIs may be treated with antibiotics, but they’re not always needed. Most pharmacies will be able to give advice and offer over the counter treatments.
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THE power to create your dreams in your life with your words and your faith that you are going to achieve it is in you.
We desire many things, we have goals and dreams but many times we don’t believe we are worthy and we doubt ourselves.
Asking the Universe or Prayer is like going to an International Restaurant.
You have many choices and you de cide for what you want.
You place your order and wait until it comes to you with no doubt that you will receive it.
But the restaurant is easier than the reality.
Why?
Because having faith in what we call God or the Universe is more difficult than we usually believe. Believing in Di vine Providence, believing that there is a powerful energy that can make reali ty your dreams is so distant from you.
Your limiting beliefs prevent you from having faith in this invisible en ergy.
All universal religions and philoso phies speak about faith. Ask and you shall receive if you have faith.
Your words can build both, positive and negative realities.
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out in your memories where your limiting beliefs began.
in the mirror and speak posi tively to yourself about yourself.
I love myself and I am grateful for who I am.
CLIMATE activists who threw tomato soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers in protest against new oil and gas projects then joined Extinction Rebellion’s protests.
Such hooliganism, such disrespect for someone who never benefited from his art. How did poor old Vincent and his sunflowers contribute to climate change? Why don’t eco‐terrorists protest/glue themselves to the shiny skyscrapers where business decisions GET made?
Or go to Ukraine and help with aid efforts? If that’s too ‘boring’, then get THEM to manage the British economy without destroying the whole thing in the pro cess.
Couldn’t make more of a mess of it than the current lot. You might call it a U‐turn, I couldn’t possibly comment.
But regardless of their hypocrisy, since they use many items derived from oil, there’d be mass starvation within six months if oil was removed from all our lives. We can feed the world population because of fertiliser, made from fossil fu el, enabling the planting, harvesting and processing of crops. Re move that, and no food will be cultivated with disastrous consequences.
Can these idiots prac tise what they preach and make themselves EXTINCT? Now, that’s a thought: that’s what might well happen in my next thriller...
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AMERICAN writer, Chris Fussell, wrote: “In any bureaucracy, there’s a natural tendency to let the system become an excuse for inaction.” On a day to day basis, it does often seem that bureaucracy exists to make the simple complicated, and there are al ways the jobsworths who appear to have turned it into an art form.
I go to an official office to pay a bill and get told I have to go to the bank. After waiting in a long queue, I get told that as it’s after 10.30 I can’t pay it, but the official invoice had the wrong date on it, anyway. I go back to the office and am told I will have to come back tomorrow for the updated invoice. I go back to the bank and get told I can’t pay it by card as it’s not my bank. Then I go to get the cash out, but the queue is so long that it’s past 10:30 and I have to go back with the cash the next day. This is true, by the way. I couldn’t make this kind of stuff up, even though I have written two fictional novels!
I am kind of glad, to some extent, that by the next elections I will have had four years in opposition to ob serve things from inside the tent which is a very different perspective than outside the tent. One of the real frustrations, however, is big projects, big events, always seem to get sorted and go ahead, while the day to day needs and requirements of individu als just have to wait and take their
time. Getting a new bulb in a lamp post seems a Herculean task. Getting a building licence can take a couple of weeks or maybe a year, depending on who is dealing with it. Getting a straight answer is rarer than hens’ teeth.
There are a lot of jokes about Span ish bureaucracy and some of them are even true, but when bureaucracy serves to prevent and punish rather than to find solutions, I feel that somewhere along the line it has lost its way. ‘Doing things by the book’ seems to be a challenge to find some thing wrong with every paper pro cess, whereas it should be an oppor tunity to help get things right. The Civil Servant’s agility at playing pass the parcel is often Olympian.
I have been here so long now that I have no idea if this is repeated in oth er countries including in my country of origin, but it does seem to me that every time they try to improve things, the idea is to add a new layer of bu reaucracy which gives a perfect ex cuse for delaying the finality of the process. Never ask the question, ‘How long will this take?’, as the an swer will either be that it depends on the workload, or ‘two weeks’ which like tomorrow, rarely if ever comes. Now, I’m not explicitly knocking Civil Servants here, but the system within which they work, doesn’t.
So often, people are just dismissed and told to come back when they have it all in order. SOME ‘funcionar ios’ need to be reminded they are our servants and not our masters. Maybe some politicians, too.
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WE went to Frigiliana on October 20, by bus.
Being our first visit there we went sightseeing, had lunch and decided to re turn to our hotel by taxi.
We waited for over one hour and not one, I repeat not one taxi came.
The couple in front rang all the numbers suggested on the rank board.
And was told “he’s on his way.”
“He’s a minute away,”
What sort of service is this?
Very angry. A good day spoiled
We shall not be return ing.
Steve WagstaffeAbsolutely fed up and shocked by Leapy Lee’s continued enabling of the racist LL. Presumably you will justify this hate speech all in the name of free speech.
Your disclaimer does not convince.
A Fowles
Am glad you printed Alan Robinson’s letter cor recting the confusion which some people seem to have regarding the re strictions that have arisen since Britain left the EU. Previously you printed an earlier letter (30 June this year) in which it offensive ly accused Spain of ‘pig headedness’.
Clearly, this person has still not got the message! Please do not print any more of the informed let ters... it would be much more helpful to use the
Our View column to set the record straight and prevent further misunder standings.
OLDER readers will probably remember TV comedy The New Statesman starring Rik Mayall as Conservative MP Alan B’Stard which ran from 1987 to 1994.
According to Wikipedia, B’Stard was a selfish, greedy, dishonest, lecherous, ultra-right-wing Conservative back bencher who intentionally mismanaged a Tory election campaign so Labour would be blamed for an economic crisis.
During the period that the comedy was first on TV and then took to the stage, almost anything and everything happened to take the rise out of the Tory Party and politi cians in general, but even the writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran would have been hard pushed to dream up what has now become reality.
In 1865, politician and reformer John Bright said “Eng land is the mother of parliaments” and certainly until re cently, Westminster was considered a beacon of democra cy around the world for centuries, but sadly no longer.
The last 10 years or so have seen so many scandals and misjudgements by the UK parliament especially with the Brexit referendum that for many of us it reinforces the fact that we are lucky to have found a new home in our adopted country of Spain.
Naturally, not everything is perfect here and there have been plenty of allegations of corruption, nepotism and simple mismanagement, but things don’t appear to be as bad as they are in the UK.
There will be a general election in Spain before the end of 2023 and there could well be some changes, but whilst many are calling for a British general election now rather than another leadership competition, it seems unlikely when so many Conservative MPs face losing their seats according to opinion polls.
Hispanophile Cabopino
#UNMS2022 on November 24, 2022.
Each year the communi ty gathers to discuss issues
that have been identified as the most prevalent amongst the international residents.
The objective of the
United Nationalities of Marbella Summits there fore varies but always aims to connect the businesses, charities and individuals that are most affected by and are interested in said topics.
Having brought aware ness to and outlined the concerns hopefully support can be gained and suitable alliances formed to best serve mutual objectives.
Summarising this past year it has become appar ent that we would all ben efit from sharing informa tion to a greater audience; whether it be for an emer gency or any other need.
OBJECTIVE UNMS2022: Creating the Grapevine to promote impartial and ex isting collectives to best serve and protect the inter national community by
LISA BURGESS has be come a well known per sonality on the Costa del Sol. With roots in Dorset and later Pimlico, she has done a fair bit of moving around. Having lived in five countries before fi nally settling down on the Costa del Sol.
is no stranger to the world of broadcast ing having in her words “subjected the Irish peo ple” to 10 years of TV broadcasting.
Brexit, she is one of those fortunate peo ple to hold both British and Irish passports. After finishing her formal edu cation she moved to Los Angeles and Seattle and put down her roots there for eight years.
She describes meeting Woody Harrelson and how his off screen per sona is just as entertain ing as on screen. Her move to the Costa del Sol
coincided with setting up a high end French restau rant with all the ups and downs of working in the restaurant sector.
Lisa speaks frankly about her breast cancer diagnosis and how it felt like a death sentence with the bucket list on the verge of being pre pared.
She tells how she fought through the diag nosis, the treatment, los ing her hair, and recon struction. Her decision to go public with her cancer
diagnosis to help reduce the taboo of the ‘C’ word. Many people have contacted Lisa to talk through their own diag nosis.
Lisa also joins Bill An derson once a month for a Live Stream showcas ing her new project, Cos ta Del Sol Chatter, cover ing hot topics and news items from along the Costas, but from a slight ly different perspective .
The live streams can be heard on ‘Bill Anderson Mijas’ YouTube channel.
consolidating information and resources across all na tionalities pertinent to ad ministrative, business, so cial and welfare aspects.
This can serve as the ba sic structure to ensure bonafide information and guidance are readily avail able, whether for an emer gency or any other need.
If this interests you please join us on Novem ber 24, 2022 at this year’s Summit #UNMS2022 to ini tiate and establish the ba sis for this ‘Costa Commu nication Network’ (CCN) and form part of its infras tructure.
Participants include rep resentatives of Marbella Town Hall, Chambers of Commerce, Consulates, media, associations, busi nesses and charities who help expats to live a suc
cessful life on the Costa del Sol.
We are specifically look ing to welcome experts in the fields of media, com munications, real estate, long‐term rentals, health care, welfare, legal, finan cial, tax, education, em ployment, sports, activities, safety, as well as associations and charities who support and help ex pats to build their support networks.
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This event is sponsored by Linea Directa home, car and bike insurance, Mar bella NOW TV, the British Chamber of Commerce, Shaw Marketing Services, Marbella Rugby Club.
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I HAVE a confession to make. I have al ways regarded myself as male (boy‐man‐masculine‐he). I realise now that such thinking is deeply offensive to mil lions of sensitive snowflakes, (snow drops, buttercups or butterflies) and I must admit that I am simply a person. Perhaps I should start by changing my name.
David is clearly a name associated with what we used to call men, as in firemen and postmen. Perhaps I should call myself Pat or Sam which can apply to persons of either sex. And my sur name should in future be Worchildren. When I was young, we enjoyed the clear distinction between the male and female sexes. Why would there be any shame in being referred to as a ‘he’ or ‘a woman’.
Today’s Western society seems to be afraid of sex. There is reportedly a di minishing interest among younger peo ple in having sex at all. We are even discouraged from distinguishing be
tween the sexes, and have to avoid us ing the wrong pronoun or any word connoting male or female.
For example, John Allan is chairman of Tesco. Why was he introduced on a recent TV programme as “Chair, Tesco”? A chair is something we sit on. And why have actresses become known as ‘actors’, while a princess re mains proudly feminine?
In the 50s there was a cheeky maga zine called ‘Men Only’ ‐ or, in today’s terminology, ‘People Only’. The small red insect we have to call a personbird was known as a ladybird and Wycombe Abbey was an eminent girls’ school at tended by schoolgirls (rather than a school attended by students). A female cat was known as a she‐cat (whoops, is this offensive?), and a handyman would come round and fix things.
Oh! And before the arrival of Andy Murray, I used to follow the tennis ca reer of Tim Henperson.
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THE Spanish camping industry just got a huge boost as the government threw its sup port behind the ‘Spanish Camping Experi ences’ project, which will now receive Next Generation funds from the EU. It’s also great news for campers who will see even more camping opportunities and experiences with this new investment.
The funding will be directed towards de veloping new camping experiences, to keep up with the ever‐evolving tourism market, as well as making camping more accessible and maintaining sustainability goals.
Proposed areas to receive more funding include ‘glamping’, ecotourism, pet‐friendly and wellness experiences. The project also aims to increase camping opportunities for
ALONG with exercise and mental health, diet has the most significant impact on your dog’s well‐being. A healthy di et can be the difference between a long, fulfilling life and life‐limiting
people who complete water sports such as kite‐surfing, diving or sailing.
The plan proposes increasing campervan and caravan camping opportunities for this ‘Blue Tourism’ market, allowing campers to stay closer to the sea. The project also tar gets ‘wine tourism’, to provide unique expe riences for tourists interested in vineyard tours and wine tasting. Finally, increasing ac tive experiences for campers will also be a focus of the project, to offer affordable and comfortable camping accommodation for athletes competing in triathlon and moun tain biking style events. The president of the Spanish Camping Federation, Ana Beriain, celebrated the decision saying “This shows the huge significance of camping within the tourism sector and its enormous potential.”
health conditions. So what should you be feeding your four‐legged friend for the best quali
ty of life possible?
Try out different things. No two dogs are the same, and the same
incredible camping ex periences,
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Almeria is the perfect
camping escape. We investigated why.
region of Almeria has a rather special landscape,
rugged mountains in the north, dramatic desert areas reminiscent of North Africa and stunning beaches with unique wildlife. Its varia tion
there is plenty to do for every kind of camper at this time of year.
in the north of the region in the Sierra Cabr era, the Parque Natural de Sierra de María‐Los Vélez and the Almerian La Alpujar ra all offer unique accommo dation and activity options.
Campers can enjoy beauti ful natural landscapes while taking long autumnal walks before indulging in a soak in a saltwater swimming pool or a hot tub. Accommoda tion options including log
goes for diets. Some dogs do better on meat‐based diets and others on plant‐based diets. Speak to your vet and research diets for your breed of dog.
Introduce fresh foods.
cabins mean that even those with an aversion to camping can get cosy and enjoy them selves.
Other sites in the south of the region offer beachfront or river front stays, like in the
de Gato and Roquetas de Mar. The region stays warm enough for camping throughout the season, and even pleasant enough for campers to take a dip in the Mediterranean sea.
A NEW report by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), has revealed that camping holidays in Spain this August were even more popular than in 2019, up to 40 per cent more popular than before the pandemic. Here we take a look at some of the reasons for this boom in the post‐pan demic Spanish camping industry.
The pandemic caused many foreign holidays to be can celled and people to look for closer escapes. Camping proved to be the perfect example of this, and the self‐con tained nature of camping experiences meant it soared in popularity. The diverse Spanish landscape has also been a defining factor in the increasing popularity of camping holi days in Spain. Campers looking for mountain adventures can find that in the rolling hills of Galicia or the rugged land scape of the Pyrenees, while campers seeking beach experi ences can find dreamy beachfront destinations in Andalucia and the Costa Blanca or forest escapes in Catalonia.
New innovations in the camping industry also mean that campers now don’t need to lug all their equipment with them. Rather, they can just show up to a pre‐assembled tent or camping accommodation at glamping sites across Spain. This has been a huge factor in attracting northern Eu ropean campers.
Fruits and vegetables can give your dog a new burst of energy. They contain enzymes and nu trients crucial for diges tion and energy levels. But avoid citrus, grapes and onion which can be toxic for dogs.
Avoid processed foods. Just like for hu mans, processed food is not nutritious for your pet. Dry food can be a more convenient and af fordable option for your dog, but try to supple ment it if you can with some fresh food or raw meat.
Doris Rämisch, a ca nine nutritionist based in Mallorca said “You notice the difference of feeding your dog a natu ral diet, their hair shines more and they are more active among other ben efits.”
Rämisch recommends meat‐based natural di ets for optimal dog 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)
FURNITURE wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals. Also buy cars, campervans, boats & bikes. 697 511 071 (1296155)
GUTTERING: Protect your property from rain damage. Quality guaranteed. 26 years installation history in Spain. Envirocare. All areas cov ered 952 663 141/670 409 759 info@envirocarespain.com www.envirocarespain.com (301178)
MOTOR INSURANCE . For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 952 147 834, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 952 147 834 for motor insur ance with a human voice in En glish from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now! (200726)
STAY SAFE! Abbeygate Insur ance Call 971 277 455 For your security www.abbeygateinsu re.com (291234)
COLLECTIVE CALLING are ur gently requesting donations of clothing, shoes, handbags & homeware. We sell good quality items, which then supports lowincome families and the home less in the community. These items can be dropped directly to our charity shop Tienda Soli daria: Av. Pablo Ruiz Picasso, 4, San Pedro de Alcantara, alterna tively, call us to arrange collec tion on +34 711 006 961 (295137)
RAINBOW Pinturas . English Painters & decorators. All aspects. Interior/exterior, private residen tial, commercial & communities. Spraying: door, kitchens & furni ture. Light construction. Call/WhatsApp: Daniel: 628 066 308 www.rainbowpinturas.com
ATD DECOR. British Painter. 30 Years’ Experience. Punctual. Great Rates. Call for free quote. 603 132 783 Facebook: @ATDDecorMalaga
MARBLE FLOOR (2.50€/m2) WHY PAY MORE. WE CLEAN, CRYSTALLISE, SEAL THEN POLISH YOUR MARBLE TO HIGH GLOSS, NON-SLIP. PRO FESSIONAL GUARANTEED, FAST SERVICE. 25 YEARS EX PERIENCE. ALSO REPAIRS DAMAGES TO MARBLE, CLEAN AND SEAL TERRACOTTA TER RACES, COVERS ALL COSTA DEL SOL. TEL: 671 244 683 (295522)
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 An drew@garden-professionals. com (291784)
IRIS-IRRIGATION and land scapes. TRENCHLESS NO DIG Irrigation installation, Cables, Fibre Optic, Electric & Lighting Cables. New Installations & problem-solving. Turf (supply and laying). Garden construc tions. Tree surgeon. Clearing. Astro Turf (Free Quotation) 676 747 521 (301097)
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)
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)
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)
CHIMNEY SWEEP. Clean reliable professional. All types, special price for more than one. Chris 608 337 497 (296265)
APEX CHIMNEY SERVICES , professional chimney sweeping and smoke testing. NACS Quali fied. Clean and efficient Tel: Bob 696 320 202 (301300)
SIGNS all type of 3D letters and light boxes, full CNC cutting ser vices, large and small format print ing like posters, roller banners , business card and flyers, we cre ate your corporate identity, logos, real estate boards, decoration items for homes and offices. We cover the Coast and delivery. 951 310 395 / 665 804 321 info@eye print.es (295065)
IRISH mural artist & restorer, for internal/exterior designs & old paintings 654 866 393 (302099)
MARBLE FLOORS polished high shine non-slip. Fast Service Reliable, family-run business. TERRACOTTA CLEANED and sealed. No job too small. Clean sol 10am – 10pm 7 days all ar eas. 952 930 861 / 607 610 578 Discount code: EWN 1 CLEAN (206437)
MARBLE POLISHING, CRYS TALLISING, LASTING, HIGH SHINE. REGRINDING, RESTORATION OF SALTY, DEAD FLOORS. 27YRS EXPE RIENCE. RELIABLE. REFS AVAILABLE. CYRIL. 645 840 199 (301160)
DOOR automation repaired. Free, no obligation quotation. Call Colin - 636 394 641
ELECTRIC GATES/Garage Doors. Intercoms/access control systems and replacement remotes. New in stalls and repairs. For all your elec tric gate and garage door require ments call us on 605 356 469/952 786 178. The Garage Door Co & 2 Way Gates. tgdc@hotmail.co.uk www.2waygates.com (293643)
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 de signed kitchen into a modern solid colour or metallic look without painting or replacing. Work carried out on site with 10 year warranties Contact Ian 644 546 176 for de sign brochure and samples. (293467)
SAN PEDRO. Sandra. Profes sional relaxing, tantric massage. Young, slim, work alone, unforget table moments. Nueva Andalucia. 641 346 278
BEAUTIFUL relaxing Tantric mas sage, I only answer via private 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 ten sion & stress. Call Dany 603 202 758 (302065)
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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’ ac tivities, Iglesia San Miguel, Sun days 4.30pm, Rev. David Hodg son, 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.thear kspain.com (293850)
DOMESTIC Appliance repairswashing machines, fridges, cookers, ovens, water heaters,
ARTICLES WANTED SIDE BOARD SCANDINAVIAN STYLE, 50s 60s OR EVEN MODERN CALL ANTHONY 609 529 633 (296440)
YOUNG MAN available for labouring work, heavy lifting & support with removals. Can supply trade contacts. Native English speaking and also fluent in Span ish. Please call or WhatsApp me at +44 7707 557342 (302048)
HOT TUBS new used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. Used good Hot Tubs for sale. 691 973 131 / +44 7836 379122 (295835)
ALHAURIN FURNITURE EM PORIUM furniture wanted, same day collection, also
PURE RELAXATION in Nueva Andalucia with attractive indepen dent masseuse. Tantric and other special massages in private apart ment. For gentlemen and couples, with no rush attention to your needs 656 350 401
ENGLISH ELEGANT affectionate lady gives a sensual massage in private apartment. Call 680 177 569 (302312)
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, passion ate & relaxing massage. Marbella. 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)
MASSAGE! Outcalls everywhere in Costa del Sol! Gentlemen, ladies, couples are welcome! 604 256 336 (FU 2781)
PHILIPINA, Thai, indulge relax ing massage. Private Elviria 679 126 231 (MI 532)
ORIENTAL masseur tantric, mas sage 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)
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)
PROFESSIONAL MALE muscled masseur. Full-body relaxing, deep tissue and therapeutic massage. In/outcalls. WhatsApp me 607 595 906 (301288)
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)
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. Outcalls. 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 re laxed and you will come back. Tel. 650 237 102 (294721)
MORGAN, English masseur. Get carried away with a relaxing mas sage. Riviera del Sol, 24 hours, Tel. 650 237 145 (294721)
RIVIERA DEL SOL, Latin, relax ing 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)
BENALMADENA lovely lady , of fering you a very relaxing body massage. Call for an appointment 634 209 427 (302040)
FUENGIROLA. Vero Venezuelan masseuse, very friendly, deep re laxing massage. 603 366 841 (FU 2784)
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 speaking. 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 2784)
ESTEPONA AREA Attractive Asian Masseuse, Body Muscle Relax. Re lieve Pain 642 371 536 (2766)
NEW FUENGIROLA Sara Latin masseuse, friendly caring profes sional. 603 366 841. (FU 2784)
BENALMADENA. Friendly attrac tive masseuse, relieve muscle ten sion. From 50 Euros. 612 503 055 (FU 2778)
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)
3 ORIENTAL friendly beautiful passionate & sensual massage, private, comfort, relaxation, luxury atmosphere, villa discreet. Elviria. Marbella. 679 126 231 (MI 539)
FUENGIROLA. Amazing full body massage by spectacular blonde la dy. 657 697 397 (FU 2776)
GOLD & SILVER Bought & Sold, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel - 678 716 693 (288662)
ACE OF SHADES - Don’t let the bugs get you! Available in en rollable, slider and pleated. Large choice of colours includ ing wood effect. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceofshades.design (101730)
MOSQUITO Screens for win dows, doors and a high-quali ty 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)
sapp 608 658 785 / 952 832 173. Email: therobertsonclan@gmail. com
ROBERTSON CARS AUTOMAT IC / 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 dam age a shining example of this clas sic Mercedes, may be old but still got it , you will not find one in this condition.....€13 ,500 (well below the guide value). See photos on my web page – robertsoncarsspain.com or text me whatsapp 608 658 785 / 952 832 173.
Email: therobertsonclan@gmail. com
ROBERTSON CARS CABRIO FORD FOCUS 2007 ONLY 32,000kms approx 20,000miles. Manual, great 4 Seater convert ible, striking sea blue, air-condi tion, cd player, electric hood folds into the boot. Private gentleman owner returning to UK. Excellent condition be quick....7,995€. See photos on my web page – robert soncars-spain.com or text me whatsapp 608 658 785 / 952 832 173. Email: therobertsonclan@ gmail.com
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ESTEPONA . Next Cancelada, Kannika, Complete Massage, Re lieve Stress, makes you content ed and more. 602 427 095 (FU 2786)
ESTEPONA . Susana, Latin Girl sculptural body, trained for deep relaxing massage. 697 705 304 (FU 2786)
ESTEPONA . Laura majestic masseuse , very friendly, deep body massage and stress relief. 600 213 967 (FU 2786)
ASIAN MASSEUSE offers relax ing full body massage. Home Vis its. WhatsApp 711 080 701 for de tails (302092)
FUENGIROLA. Amazing full body massage by spectacular blond la dy. 657 697 397 (FU 2777)
FUENGIROLA. Russian blonde lady, professional tantric massage. 674 819 249 (FU 2782)
BENALMADENA Costa by the windmill rondabout, Sabrina Offers all type of services. For more info 658 336 295 (FU 2783)
FUENGIROLA. Relaxing massage made by alternative gender masseuse. Violeta Chiropractor. 660 867 374 (FU 2779)
MASSAGE and fun!! Genuine trained male tantric masseur. 602 098 606 Marbella (fu 2787)
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 out drive everyone. 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 AUTOMAT IC 4x4 HONDA HRV 2016 only 36,500 kms YES very low ap prox. 24,000miles.Electric sunroof, leather interior, one lady owner, condition like new and a beautiful blue, be quick 17,995€. Samantha. See photos on my web page –robertsoncars-spain.com or text me whatsapp 608 658 785 / 952 832 173. Email: therobertson clan@gmail.com
ROBERTSON CARS AUTOMAT IC 7 SEATER CITROEN C4 PI CASSO HDI HDI 2009 Diesel, ONLY 16,000kms. Holiday car not used because of Covid. Immacu late, Silver, New ITV, big beauty take the whole family 7 seater, ev erything you want very rarely available now 7,995€. See photos on my web page – robertsoncarsspain.com or text me whatsapp 608 658 785 / 952 832 173.
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 philoso phy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 952 147 834.
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)
ALL CARS / Commercials wanted, runners or non-runners. Cash. Buyer collects. Transfer included. 605 109 796 (301158)
ENGLISH ELEGANT, attractive & classy lady in her late 40s, would like to meet a gentleman for friendship, lunches & din ners. Interested in Golf. Need a companion. Call 680 177 569 (301417)
ROBERTSON CARS AUTOMAT IC /CABRIO MERCEDES SLK 2006, Stunning Silver only used as holiday car with 55,000kms (ap prox 35,000 miles) 2 seater con vertible have fun in the sun, new ITV, electric roof folds into boot. Selling under book price. Classy turns heads...€11,500. See pho tos on my web page – robertson cars-spain.com or text me what
WANTED, wanted, wanted!! All cars, all years, all models… from exotic to classic. Spanish, English, Dutch plated. Call us on 951 977 329 or 606 647 597. (301127)
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CAMPER VANS, CARAVANS, MO BILE HOMES, BOATS AND ALL PLANT, DIGGERS, DUMPERS, MO TORBIKES, CARS AND COMMER CIALS WANTED. BEST PRICE PAID, CASH TODAY, ANY REGIS TRATION WITH OR WITHOUT PA PERS. 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, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPAN ISH 685 524 921 (290739)
WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 685 524 921 (290739)
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)
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 SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with clean ing. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open ev ery day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pe dregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more infor mation call 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 2.00pm. (93319)
day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreci ate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and col lect. So, if you are having a clearout, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about rehoming, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-animals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317)
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 wait ing. 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)
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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@intermar bella.com (295509)
2 MEN, Van €30 p hour. House Clearances & Storage. 651 081 610 (301134)
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 AL SO PROVIDE A FORTNIGHTLY DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE TO UK AND EUROPE (INCL SCOT LAND). WORLDWIDE SHIP PING TO USA, AUSTRALIA, ETC AND FULL STORAGE FACILI TIES. 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 (301271)
POOL MAINTENANCE , & Re pairs, including heaters & re grouts. Friendly & reliable ser vice. Malaga to Estepona & inland areas. 678 791 495 / 951 536 389 www.sparklenripple.net (291440)
WESTARPOOLS. Pool construc tion, renovation, repairs and heat ing. 619 246 372 / www.westar pools.com (301120)
SWIMMING Pool Heating Pumps, Pool Covers, Rollers, Filtration Systems. 26 years installation history in Spain. Envirocare. All areas covered. Quality Guaranteed. 952 663 141/ 670 409 759 info@envi rocarespain.com www.enviro carespain.com (301178)
MALE/Female Viagra, cialis, ka magra jelly all areas. Mixed trial packs available. Delivery or mail order available 604 385 476. viagra4you19@gmail.com
ANIMEX Foundation offers free will upgrading when leaving some thing for abandoned animals. Con tact animexfoundation@gmail.com or call 692 166 434 now for this absolutely free service (288287)
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)
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 char ity 8448, the Centre is open to vis itors every Sunday from 9am until 2pm. Working closely with the Spanish authorities, we rescue, re habilitate and rehome abused and abandoned horses and donkeys. Come and meet our current res cues, learn about our work and how you may be able to help. Run solely by a small team of dedicat ed volunteers, the Centre is locat ed between Alhaurin el Grande and Coin in Comm. de Viña Bor rego behind Venta Miralmonte. For more information and directions see our website www.horseres cuespain.org, our Facebook page Centro Andalusi de Rescate de Ca ballos 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)
WWW.INMOANDALUZ.COM. Bargain inland properties for all budgets, fincas, village homes, apartments and villas. 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)
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OFFICIAL TRANSLATIONS All Languages. 952 789 204 Mobile 654 613 094 sanpedrotransla tions@gmail.com (295071)
ADVANCED Cleaning Services. Professional carpet and upholstery cleaning, 28 years’ experience, wet/dry clean. Honest, reliable. 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 acservs@outlook.com (290739)
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. Paul 676 700 370 (293982)
SEPE the horse and donkey chari ty 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 Lau ro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alque ria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeonline.net www.sepeonline.net (93321)
WELL-established and thriving pet transport business for sale For more info, please contact rsim7445@yahoo.es (302308)
CAT & DOG World Kennels and Cattery. 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.catanddogworld.com (301392)
SOS ANIMAL REFUGE we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For
STARLIGHT PROPERTY. All Ar eas. Residential & Holiday Lets. 689 819 592 www.starlight -spain.com (301262)
ACE OF SHADES - PERSIANA (security shutter) electric and manual, various colours avail able including wood effect, 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
CARPETS AND SOFAS cleaned. Reliable, fast service. Family run. Cleansol 952 930 861 / 607 610 578. 10am - 10pm 7 days, all ar eas Discount Code: EWN 1 CLEAN (206437)
UPHOLSTERY including leather cleaned also carpets. 685 524 921 (290739)
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)
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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 responsible retired pensioner - min 1 year con tract - 550€ per month - Tel. 667 655 648 or 608 337 300
BANUS 3 bedrooms, long/short term, south facing, by marina, pri vate garden, pools. Photographs available: bravoelezovic@gmail. com Owner 34 637 439 222
FRENCH POLISHING RE PAIRS , restoration etc. restore your valuable furniture to its for mer glory. Tel 647 579 519 / 952 499 944 (285318)
Electric & Gas Water Heaters. Quality Installations. 26 years installation history in Spain. EnviroCare. All Areas Cov ered. 952 663 141/670 409 759 info@envirocarespain. com www.envirocarespain. com (301178)
15 CUBIC metre van returning to the UK 11 th November 2022. Space available each way. Tel. 639 928
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WHEN you find the flagship model of a range is priced from just under €29k/£25k you’re looking at a manu facturer who knows how to package cars. When you find out we’re talking Skoda it comes as no surprise. The Scala sits between the Fabia and Octavia in terms of size and is a five door hatchback that looks a little bit more like an estate than tradi tional hatch.
My test model was the Monte Carlo finished in op tional, and rather smart, Race Blue Metallic. Add the standard panoramic glass roof and extended glass of the tailgate and this is an unusual and rather stylish bargain.
The range starts at €23,210/£20,120 and comes with a good range of standard equipment, al though not navigation, but you can link your smart phone. The Monte Carlo
counter are almost identical, so a quick glance can be con fusing. Thankfully there is a digital speedometer and you can remove the rev counter with one of the view changes.
The build quality on the Scala is excellent and it feels and drives like a more ex pensive car. With superbly comfortable seats and a spacious interior for both
passengers and luggage, it makes the Scala a bit of a bargain. If you don’t need the slightly larger frame of the Octavia, then the Scala fits the bill perfectly.
I’m lucky to be able to drive a different car every week, and some very nice cars, but the Scala Monte Carlo is definitely one I’d be happy to keep in my garage.
Model: Skoda Scala Monte Carlo
including 18‐inch black al loys, powered, heated and folding door mirrors, priva cy glass, navigation, air con ditioning, rear view camera and very comfortable sports seats that look the part for a car bearing a Monte Carlo badge. It’s a very nice place to be seat ed.
choice of 1.0‐litre, three‐cylinder turbocharged petrol engine or, as in my test car, a 1.5‐litre four‐cylinder petrol. Mated to a six‐speed manual gearbox, with nicely slick gear change, it’s a pleasant drive that rides well with rather decent handling too.
Despite the Monte Carlo
certainly pick its feet up when required, yet returns around 50 mpg.
The interior, unlike so many VAG cars, has a pleas ing number of buttons and sensible digitisation. One mi nor issue with the instru ment panel, which has a multitude of optional views, is the speedometer and rev
Prices: €30,356/£26,315
Engine: 1.5-litre 4-cylinder turbocharged petrol developing 150PS
Gears: 6-speed manual
Performance: 0-100 kph (62 mph) 8.2 secs
Maximum Speed Petrol 223 kph (139 mph)
Economy: Petrol 5.6 l/100km (50.4 mpg) WLTP
Emissions: 133 g/km WLTP
Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
60+ LEAGUE: After intense pressure from Benahavis in the first half, Torrox Tor nadoes broke away with some good inter passing to go 1‐0 up from an Andy Downing strike and took the lead into the break.
Within a minute of the second half starting Bena havis cut through the mid field and defence to equal the scores 1‐1, Torrox Tor nadoes went ahead again after being awarded a run ning penalty taken by Andy Downing 2‐1.
Benahavis were award ed a running penalty but that was blasted over the bar, they then went on to apply pressure and were awarded a penalty again as a defender stood in the
box this time saved by Johnny Basket, the Torrox keeper, who made some remarkable saves during the match. Benahavis managed an equaliser af ter some quick passing. Fi nal score 2‐2.
Boca Seniors 2 ‐ 6 Walk ing Dead
The third game in this league campaign saw Boca Seniors take on the very experienced and success ful Walking Dead 50
Both teams started well with Walking Dead edging
possession and territory.
It wasn’t long before they opened the scoring through a well worked free kick.
From then on, Walking Dead scored four further well taken goals at regular intervals.
These goals were mainly due to Boca Seniors being stretched with some fine inter passing from Walking Dead.
The two Boca Seniors goals came from well tak en penalties by John
Hamilton and Gary Sander son conceded by Walking Dead for eight running of fences.
It was a good spirited competitive match and it was nice to see some of the Walking Dead join us for a post match beer. We look forward to play ing you in the rematch. Last year’s league winners travelled to Nerja in the 50 league, Nerja Utd were very well organised and thoroughly deserved the 4‐2 win, assistant Malaga manager Terry Norrington said “well deserved, they were snappier to the ball and the smaller pitch suit ed them.”
Malaga 60 drew 1‐1 in the other game of the day. Plaudits to all goal keepers who pulled off some amaz ing saves. Malaga are cur rently bottom of the league having had three points deducted after Viñuela left the league.
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