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IZQUIERDA UNIDA (IU) in Rincon de la Victoria has suggested that the town hall become a guarantor for residents who request small loans from local banks. The spokesman for the left-wing party, Pedro Fernandez, commented that the current economic crisis has led to fewer loans being granted and is preventing families and entrepreneurs from accessing the resources they need. To put an end to this, IU has presented a motion in which it suggests that the town hall reach agreements with local banks and savings banks which, with municipal backing, would allow people to access loans of up to €3,000. Otherwise, they say, what is happening is that families are finding themselves insolvent and the entities to which they owe money are taking advantage of the situation. To prevent this, they suggest a ‘Family Guarantee Fund’ with €120,000, which, through the town hall, would allow families to declare insolvency, and the
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Search refused A MAN has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for refusing to be searched by the National Police at a routine check-point in Motril. He threatened the officers with a knife and fled the scene.
Accidents fall THE number of traffic accidents in Nerja between April and September fell to 26, compared to the 35 registered over the same period last year, according to the Local Police Chief.
Mayor Juan Jimenez and Sub-Delegate Lopez Luna visit a building project.
La Viñuela jobless aid SINCE 2004, La Viñuela has received almost €1m from the central government through the Agricultural Employment Development Programme. This has allowed for 832 unemployed workers to be hired to council would then negotiate with the banks to prevent families from falling into precarious situations. This, they say, would
carry out works which are in the interest of the whole town. Government Sub-Delegate in Malaga, Hilario Lopez Luna, visited some of the projects currently being carried out with the local mayor Jose Juan Jimenez.
improve the situation of many local families especially the more than 4,000 people who are unemployed in the town. Fernandez said:
“Politicians have a duty to support families and help them out of this situation by putting economic resources within their reach.”
New school VELEZ-MALAGA Town Hall has requested that the Junta de Andalucia carry out work to create a new school in Torre del Mar, as well as improving and expanding others.
Hash lab GUARDIA CIVIL arrested three people in La Cala del Moral and Periana after locating a cannabis laboratory in a local villa.
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HOTELIERS and caterers in the Axarquia area have created an association which aims to boost the sector by seeking collective benefits. There are currently 50 establishments taking part in
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the initiative, which is called Axarquia Association of Hotels, Bars and Restaurants (Ahbrax). They aim to create cooperation between establishments and local town
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FORTY-FOUR of the top designers showcased their latest productions at the five-day Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week which was held from September 16 to Tuesday September 20. In this photo a model displays the latest swimwear collection by Spanish fashion designer Montse Bassons.
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halls, as well as to improve negotiations and conditions with providers, and organise events which will promote a greater cultural and leisure offer, such as concerts, theatre, sports events and other performances. The association will create a website as well as profiles on the main social networks and advertising in different media, to develop agreements with travel agencies and tour operators, and offer professional support and advice to associates. There will also be attempts to reach agreements with banks to offer better conditions for the association and its members.
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Clear up to prevent floods THE Partido Andalucista spokesperson in VelezMalaga, Jose Luis Gamez, has requested that the town hall inspect and clear all the riverbeds in the town to prevent any possible floods when the rains begin this winter.
Diversity panel ALMUĂ‘ECAR Town Hall now has a ‘Diversity Assessment’ panel which has been created by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Collective, Colega, to prevent discrimination.
Fruit thieves TWO men were arrested in Velez-Malaga for allegedly stealing 1,500 kilos of avocados and also 3,800 kilos of mangoes which they sold at various markets in the area.
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Why Spain is best for the children CHILDREN are better brought up in Spain than they are in Britain. Families across Spain, irrespective of social class or race, focus more time on their children, including during mealand play-times, than they do in the UK. Frequently in the UK youngsters are merely just left to their own devices as parents work longer hours and become ‘too tired’ to play with their children. In turn, they then discover they can no longer control them. While in Spain fathers tended to also
Celebrating local fish THE Day of the ‘Boqueron Victoriano’ is expected to attract more than 5,000 visitors to Rincon de la Victoria this weekend.
Pay to wed UNTIL now, civil weddings in VelezMalaga have been free; however, the PP council has now put an end to this. PAGE 4
Splash down A CAR ended up in a fountain in Avenida de Salobreña in Motril after an accident. The occupants were uninjured.
Bare appeal THE number of Spanish tourists visiting the Almanat nudist campsite in Velez-Malaga has increased over the past few years. PAGE 5
Gas leak A GAS pipe near a health centre and school on Avenida de Denia had to be repaired in Alicante after a bulldozer broke it.
work long hours, children enjoyed more attention from their mothers and wider family circle. Through working long hours, many British parents tend to trap their children in a cycle of ‘compulsive consumerism’ by showering them with toys and designer labels instead of spending quality time with them, a United Nations report has found. The report by Unicef, the children’s agency, warns materialism dominates family life in Britain much more than in
Spain or Sweden as parents ‘pointlessly’ amass goods for their children to compensate for their long working hours. Households in the UK increasingly use television as a ‘babysitter’, with children’s bedrooms additionally becoming ‘media bed-sits’ with computers, games consoles and widescreen TVs taking the place of dolls houses or model planes. While parents said they felt compelled into buying more, the children
themselves said spending time with their families made them happier. Researchers found that consumerism was less deeply embedded in Sweden and Spain - also covered in the report with each ranking significantly higher than the UK for the well-being of children. In Sweden, family time was embedded into the ‘natural rhythm’ of daily life with parents sharing mealtimes, fishing trips, sporting events or evenings in with their children.
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Competition corker THE competition held by Bruce Walker in Nerja (Edition 1360) to guess the number of corks he used to created a model watermill has raised €305 for SSAFA (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association). The answer was 1,008.
Spanish men go big on skincare and fragrances By Business Editor Brendan Small SPANISH men have an increasing infatuation with skincare products. While wives, partners and girlfriends once dominated the space on bathroom shelves and dressing tables with creams and lotions, men - particularly the Spanish - are now taking over with products for themselves. A survey of the Big 5 European countries sees Spanish men spend a whopping €61.7 per head on skincare and fragrances. In money terms, the annual spend increased from €29 million to €51 million, a staggering 76 per cent, between 2005 and 2010. While the biggest European spend last year was €130 million in Germany, given the larger population, German men do not splash out as much per head on grooming products as the Spanish. The sweet-smelling secret of Spain’s men of fragrance is revealed in the 2011 report on Men’s Grooming Europe - by Mintel, an independent provider of worldleading market intelligence with offices in Europe, the Far East, America and Australia. The report stresses that while skincare sales are booming, the European market for shaving products and razors has remained largely stagnant. Projections indicate that 65 per cent of European men consider their appearance important, and 48 per cent admit their top desire is to look attractive and well groomed. Only 15 per cent feel that while it is acceptable for women to use skincare products, it is unacceptable for
2 die in ambulance crash TWO people died in Los Molares, Sevilla, when the ambulance in which they were travelling was involved in an accident. The victims are a man and a woman in their 70s. The ambulance overturned on the A-375 between Utrera (Sevilla) and Puerto Serrano in Cadiz. The ambulance driver was also injured and had to be taken to hospital.
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Salary row JUAN GARCIASALAS boss of Castellon Airport where no planes have taken off or landed since its inauguration earns more than the Spanish Prime Minister. PAGE 9
No free bus Sweet smell of success: Heartthrob Enrique Iglesias is among Spanish celebrities who endorse men’s grooming products. males to do so. The Big 5 European countries covered in the report are Spain, Germany, the UK, France and Italy, with Italian men spending the least on grooming at € 41.5 per head. Meanwhile, in the UK, 3,700 new male grooming products hit the shelves, ensuring choice galore.
No place for leggy Paula PAULA GUILLO, the 22-year-old leggy Miss España, was not placed in the Miss Universe finals in Brazil in which Miss Angola took the honours. Paula, a 1.81m beauty from Costa Blanca, was a 66-1 outsider.
UNIVERSITY students in Velez Malaga will have to pay their own way to get to the Teatinos or El Ejido Campus in Malaga this year as the PP council has decided to do away with the free bus service.
Motril arrests THREE men were arrested in Motril for their alleged involvement in illegal immigration. Two of them were found to be in possession of hashish and the other was skippering a boat carrying 22 illegal Moroccan immigrants.
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UNTIL now, civil weddings in Velez-Malaga have been free; however, the governing Popular Party council has put an end to this. The governing team has begun to formulate a fiscal law for weddings and will charge, not only for the ceremony, but also for registering the marriage in the municipal register. The idea is to charge €100 for each wedding held at municipal venues and €150 for those which require civil servants and councillors to travel to them. There will also be a fee of €50 for registering the marriage. This new plan was announced by the first deputy mayor and Tax Councillor, Manuel Gutierrez, who said the
Nerja divers warn of environment threat DIVERS have warned that the Maro-Cerro Gordo cliffs in Nerja and the natural environment in the sea have suffered serious deterioration. The Nerja Association of Recreational Divers has complained that there is no control and surveillance in the area, while the lack of respect for the environment appears to be increasing. They say that boats come too close to the shore with anchors dragging on the sea bed, causing damage to the fragile environment, as well as there being unauthorised fishing and all kinds of litter thrown into the sea. In the three months of this summer, the divers say they have only seen the Guardia Civil in the area a couple of times. Nerja Town Hall has been demanding that the Junta de Andalucia approve a Plan for the Distribution of Natural Resources for the area.
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decision came from the need to supplement the expense the council has in preparing documents, and the time and staff used for each civil wedding ceremony. In 2010, 131 couples got married at VelezMalaga Town Hall and so far this year there have been more than 120. “Charging for civil weddings is something that has worked for some time in other towns,” said Gutierrez, “and we have seen that many couples who marry at VelezMalaga Town Hall are not even locals and they are attracted by the fact that we don’t charge.” The measure, which will be introduced in 2012, could mean that many couples have decided to get married there before the end of the year.
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Stories making headlines from the United Kingdom
Sausage ad banned THE Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has banned the screening of a Tesco sausage advert, ruling that it was ‘misleading’ to consumers, as it featured pigs in a picturesque rural field, implying that the animals used are freerange.
Best pub A COUNTRY pub in a small village in rural England that transports diners back centuries with traditional British fare has been named the best in Britain. The Feathers Inn has views of the Northumberland and Tyneside countryside.
Ferry ride A MIDDLE-AGED woman was arrested after taking a passenger ferry moored in Dartmouth, Devon, for a ride while she was drunk.
Slug chaos A ‘ROGUE SLUG’ sparked travel chaos in Darlington after it crawled into a traffic light and caused a short circuit. Cars were brought to a standstill at a busy junction until it was extracted.
Sell-by date THE ‘sell-by’ date on food packaging is to be removed in a bid to cut £12bn worth of good food which ends up in the bin, in new UK Government measures. Instead, packaging will only carry ‘use by’ or ‘best before’.
High request SOPHIE DAHL, the granddaughter of children’s author Roald Dahl, provoked outrage after making a public appeal for £500,000 to save the writer’s famous garden shed, when she is reportedly worth millions.
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Digital records VELEZ-MALAGA Town Hall is digitalizing 40 historical books from the 17th, 19th and 20th century with an investment of €3,120 which aims to better conserve the originals and divulge the municipal documented heritage.
Gardens RINCON DE LA VICTORIA has launched a plan to improve local squares and streets by planting gardens. More than 5,000 plants will be located around the town. The work has begun in La Cala del Moral.
Housing A REGISTER has been created in Nerja to enable residents to create a record of their wish to apply for a state subsidised home.
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Velez nudist campsite gains popularity with Spaniards THE number of Spanish tourists visiting the Almanat nudist campsite in Velez-Malaga has increased over the past few years. The campsite, which is located in Almayate, was traditionally popular with foreign visitors, but the manager, Juan Antonio Diaz, reports that Spanish tourists are no longer a minority. This summer, an assembly of naturist associations from Andalucia was held at the
campsite, all of whom are potential clients. Some 80 per cent of visitors at the campsite during the summer are Spanish, mainly from Andalucia, Madrid, Valencia and the Basque Country, as well as French and Portuguese. However, during the low season, from October to May, they mainly receive German, Dutch and British campers. The average visitor is around
50 years old, although the manager reports that often three generations of the same family visit together. Most families stay between 10 and 15 days, but on occasions up to one month. However, like any other establishment, they have seen the effects of the financial crisis and there are people who only visit for the weekend, or less than five nights.
Telling tall tales about being on holiday ALMOST 23 per cent of people in Spain admit to having lied or exaggerated when telling other people about their holidays. And 10 per cent admit they do so to make other people envious, and 3 per cent of Spaniards have invented a trip they have never been on. Another 3 per cent confess to having modified photos to make
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them more attractive. This was revealed in a survey carried out by popular website lastminute.com. Nineteen per cent of Europeans admit to having gone overboard when telling others about their holidays, with the Irish being the worst offenders with 29 per cent, while Spain and Germany come in neck-and-neck.
3 per cent of Spanish invent being on holiday.
At the other end of the scale, the French and the Danes are the most truthful about their ‘jollies’. The average time spent telling colleagues at work is 22 minutes in Europe, an average which Spain fits in with, but is beaten by Ireland (26 minutes), Germany (25) and Sweden (23).
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‘Hospital drugs supply safe,’ ministry pledges By Staff Reporter
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THERE was no likelihood that pharmaceutical giant Roche would cut off supplies to Spain’s hospitals, the government declared. Roche has halted deliveries, including cancer drugs, to Greece’s state-run hospitals, some of which have unpaid bills going back three years. This measure could extend to hospitals in
Spain, Italy and Portugal, said Severin Schwan, the Swiss multinational’s president. Spain had a ‘significant’ economic crisis and debt according to Schwan, who described the situation in some autonomous regions as ‘acute.’ Spain responded quickly to Schwan’s warning in a Wall Street Journal interview, insisting that there was
Can CAM do it? By Business Reporter CAM has used €500 million of its Bank of Spain cash injection as clients desert the ailing bank. One of the government’s first moves on stepping in and taking over last July was to open a €3,000 million credit line so that the Alicante-based bank would not be stifled by mass withdrawals. But since the beginning of this year, clients’ deposits in Spain’s fourth-largest savings bank dropped by thousands of millions of euros. Analysts suspect that more injections could be needed in coming weeks, because nothing seems capable of halting the constant drip of withdrawals. CAM is – or was – a household name in the Valencia region but with registered losses of €1,136 million in the first six months of the year, critics say it does not have a lot in its favour at present. All banks are currently fighting for deposits from clients, as the wholesale credit markets’ cutback forces them to look for money from other sources. They, too, must settle debts to remain solvent and, circling CAM like watchful predators, they are trying to tempt
not the remotest fear of Roche stopping supplies to state hospitals. Patients could put their minds at rest, said the ministry of health. ‘Spain is not Greece,’ ministry sources claimed. It bore no resemblance to the virtually bankrupt country in any respect whatsoever, let alone its health service. The Spanish system was ‘totally guaranteed.’ Despite official confidence, Spanish hospitals owed €5,191 million to the pharmaceutical industry by March 31 admitted sector specialists, Pharmaindustria. Almost six months later, this now stood at around €5,400 million, with bills settled after an average 14 months. Castilla y Leon, Spain’s largest autonomous region in land area, was almost two years behind in payments, although some hospitals were more than 900 days in arrears, Roche said. Andalucia, Valencia and Castilla were little better, with an average 600-day delay. This was well above the legally-allowed time limit, maintained Roche, which said it had been negotiating for months in a bid to avoid shortages.
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CAM office in Valencia. clients away with enticing offers. CAM is fighting back, offering interest of 4.45 per cent for two-year deposits or 3 per cent for one year. But it has further operating problems, with staff laid off and branches closed as it is slimmed down. Now comes the news that €500 million of CAM’s credit line was swallowed up between its July 23 takeover and August 31 and it has a
further €979 million to pay out before the end of the year. Real trouble for CAM could come next year when it has to repay €5,400 million but the Bank of Spain, which hopes to sell CAM, has – in best bargaining fashion – made it clear that it is prepared to ‘study formulas’ with potential buyers. Time might be money but in CAM’s instance, buying time is worth even more.
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Hotel survival expert NORWAY - The country’s most famous survival expert, Kristoffer Clausen, has admitted that for most of the year when he said he was living off the land in a forest, he was actually in a Swedish hotel.
Possibly Spain’s richest woman: The Duchess of Alba.
A woman who gets what she wants By Staff Reporter SPAIN’S 85-year-old Duchess of Alba possibly the richest woman in Spain - clearly believes that love is worth more than money. The saga of Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart’s love affair with a 60-year-old civil servant, Alfonso Diez, confirms that the course of true love never did run smooth and her path was cleared only by splitting her considerable fortune between her six children. The soap opera ingredients have been analysed worldwide. In
the United States although CNN reported that not only the duchess’s offspring but also King Juan Carlos opposed the match, Time described her as ‘the woman who gets what she wants’. Far away in Kenya, KBC speculated on a Thailand honeymoon for the happy couple. Some of the duchess’s hereditary privileges were denied even to the Spanish monarch, explained the broadcaster, as she is the only member of the Catholic Church not obliged to kneel before
Lake Viñuela Social Club THE Lake Viñuela Social Club meets every Thursday from 12pm until approximately 2.30pm at the Bar Atila in Puente don Manuel to enjoy social activities and meet new, like-minded friends. They regularly have a quiz, bingo, surprise events and presentations; also a monthly lunch at various restaurants in the area. Their aim is to enjoy life and to raise monies for various local and international charities and organisations. For details of upcoming social events contact:telephone: 636 203 135 Events for October: 6th General Meeting 7th Walk along the front at Torre del Mar and Lunch at a Chinese restaurant 13th General meeting 14th Shopping trip to Gibraltar 20th General Meeting 27th General Meeting with Halloween dress and a Halloween cake-baking competition. They have another trip to Gibraltar on December 9 for Christmas shopping.
the Pope. She can also, should she so wish, enter Sevilla Cathedral on horseback, it added. The duchess, who is directly descended from the same Cayetana who posed for Goya’s painting La Maja and - possibly La Maja Unclothed, is distantly related both to Queen Elizabeth, the late Princess of Wales, Diana Spencer, and Winston Churchill. Her first marriage was to the Duke of Sotomayor, the father of her six children, who died in 1972. The celebrations surrounding their 1947 wedding were so opulent and extravagant they quite overshadowed the marriage of the then Princess Elizabeth to Philip Mountbatten, according to The Times. The duchess’s second husband, the writer and former Jesuit priest Jesus Aguirre, whom she married in 1978 was 11 years her junior and they were happily married until his death in 2001. The wedding caused a predictable scandal, not least because Aguirre was illegitimate, although well-born. Now it is the turn of Alfonso Diez, who on October 5 will become the consort of Maria del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y de Silva - the woman who always gets what she wants.
Cruise fire NORWAY - Two people were killed and at least nine injured in a fire on a cruise liner off Norway’s coast. The MS Nordlys had 262 people on board.
Bling phone DENMARK - Danish retailer Aesir hopes to sell its $57,400 limitededition 18-carat gold phones to Moscow’s fashion-forward elite.
Father fined SWEDEN - A Swedish court has found an Italian father guilty of abuse for pulling his 12year-old son’s hair at a Stockholm restaurant during a family vacation.
Family freed DENMARK - A Danish family held by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean for more than six months has been released after paying a $3m ransom funded by family and friends.
Prices fall SWEDEN - The last three months have seen a distinct slowdown in the Swedish housing market, according to Sweden’s real estate statistics website.
Safety fears DENMARK - Kurt Westergaard, the cartoonist who faced death threats for caricaturing Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, has cut short his tour of Oslo after police feared for his safety.
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JUAN GARCIA-SALAS boss of Castellon airport – where no planes have taken off or landed since its inauguration – earns more than the Spanish Prime Minister. With a salary of €84,000 a year, Garcia-Salas makes more than PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (€78,184). This was revealed by a spokesperson for political party Esquerra Unida (EUPV) who described the fact as ‘scandalous’ adding that these figures should be shocking to more people especially given the economic recession ‘when many people struggle to make ends meet’. The airport cost €150 million, funded by the Public Works Ministry; it occupies 540 hectares and its impressive facilities include a 9,600-squaremetre passenger terminal (but no passengers) and a truly impressive 2.7km long and 43-metre-wide runway (but no planes). The airport was inaugurated – not opened – in March this year by the
Plane-less airport boss slammed
Carlos Fabra (left) and former Regional President Camps. former Castellon provincial president and businessman Carlos Fabra (Popular Party, PP) and former Valencia Regional Government President Francisco Camps, in what some critics said was just a public relations exercise.
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Others say the inaugural party took place in March ahead of the May 22 local and regional elections to circumvent legislation that forbids campaigning using such events within a certain time before elections. At the time, Fabra said the inauguration was brought forward to allow residents in the area a few months to visit the installation at their leisure, as if it were a tourist attraction.
Aerocas, the company formed by the Valencia Regional and Castellon Provincial Governments to run the airport, did not have the necessary paperwork and permits in order at the time of the ‘opening’. Fabra is President of Aerocas. EUPV’s Castellon MP Marina Albiol said: “Now we know the airport does serve a purpose, obviously not to take planes and tourists, but as a perfect excuse to fill the pockets of other officials and bosses, friends of the PP, who earn astronomic salaries to do who knows what.” Albiol called for an urgent and necessary review of regulations affecting salaries of senior officials ‘so they can be relative to the current (economic) situation of the country and to prevent them from reaching scandalous amounts’. Castellon Airport is not expected to start functioning as such until spring 2012, according to the Valencia Regional Government.
Mayor spent €6,098 on calls THE Andalucian Supreme Court of Justice has confirmed the sentence against former Mayor Julio Alvarez, for spending €6,098 on calls to a woman from his
Recycling lightbulbs TORROX Town Hall has reached an agreement with the Lamp Recycling Association, Ambilamp, to facilitate the disposal, collection and recycling of used lamps and light bulbs in the town.
official mobile phone. The former mayor of Puebla del Rio, in Sevilla, spent this amount in just a year. However, the court has reduced the prison sentence handed down by Sevilla Provincial Court from three years to one and a half due to delays in the course of justice. He has been banned from holding office for up to three years. The Supreme Court has also reduced the sentence of former councillor Juan Carlos Benitez who falsified the bills requested by the opposition to prevent the mayor’s exorbitant phone bills from being discovered.
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Stat of week SUBSIDIARIES in Spain of foreign companies accounted for 22.5% of the business in the industrial and services sectors in 2009, new figures show.
• EMPLOYMENT in Spain showed quarterly growth for the first time since 2008 (0.4 per cent), the European Statistics Agency, EUROSTAT, figures show. This growth is higher than both the average recorded by the countries forming the European Union (0.2 per cent) and the average of those that make up the Eurozone (0.3 per cent).
Insurance as important as in UK?
• SPAIN’S economy will grow by 1.3 per cent this year, according to Finance Minster Elena Salgado, more optimistic than the forecasts by the IMF (0.7 per cent growth) and the European Commission (0.8 per cent).
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Source: 2010 Euro Weekly News Over 55 survey
• THE number of foreign residents affiliated to Spain’s Social Security fell for the second consecutive month in August, according to Employment Ministry figures. At month-end, there were 1.83 million foreign contributors (10.45 per cent of Spain’s total), 19,715 fewer than in July. • WITH a bid of €55 million, Spain’s Capsa, the company that makes Central Lechera Asturiana, is the most likely to purchase popular Spanish chocolate-flavoured milk company Cacaolat, according to recent reports in the Spanish press.
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Well-heeled Spaniards face taxing road ahead LAMONCLOA.GOB.ES
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By Business Editor Brendan Small SPAIN is to target 160,000 people - 143,000 of them millionaires - with its reinstated wealth tax. The tax, abolished in 2008 and restored at last Friday’s Cabinet meeting, will be paid by anyone with personal wealth of more than €700,000. The new version will affect fewer than in 2007 when the tax applied to anyone with more than €108,000 in assets, excluding first residence Minister Jose Blanco announced the reinstated ‘wealth tax’. and debts. That year - the last time move, especially when 80 This was the sharpest fall worldwide, where 2008’s wealth tax was collected - per cent of fiscal fraud in ever registered in Spain drop averaged 14.9 per almost one million people Spain corresponded to the and one of the worst cent. had to pay up. A total of greatest fortunes. 94,066 people declared Spain’s mega-rich assets of billionaires €1 million or 160,000 people in apart - and more and of Spain – 143,000 of they, too, have these 1,618 assets them millionaires – seen had more diminish - many to pay new tax than €10 who once paid million. the tax will no Just 4 per cent of longer need to. Spaniards currently earn By the end of 2008 the more than €60,000 a year number of Spaniards worth and only 266,000 have an more than €1 million income of more than (excluding debts, first €96,000 a year. The residence and material 160,000 who will now be assets) fell to 127,000 taxed was a minute compared to 160,000 in proportion of Spain’s 2007, reported Merrill population of 46 million, Lynch and Capgemini complained critics of the Wealth Management.
Spain snatches Yorkshire’s crown SPAIN was voted Europe’s Leading Marketing Campaign 2011. This was revealed at the Europe Gala of the 18th World Travel Awards - voted for by travel agents worldwide - held at the Cornelia Diamond Golf resort and Spa in Atalaya, Turkey. The Spanish Institute of Tourism’s ‘Spain, a country to share’ campaign was picked over rival nominees which included Tourism Ireland’s ‘Discover Ireland’ promotion. Last year, the winner of this category was ‘Welcome to Yorkshire’. Next week: Spain’s leading hotels
But, while some investors, shell-shocked by the recession, took their money elsewhere in 2009, others seized the moment. Making the most of the changed circumstances, many played the stock exchange and made profits. The number of Spain’s wealthy began to rise, according to Merrill Lynch, until it reached the 160,000 who will, the government hopes, be prepared for the privilege of being rich. Meanwhile, the UK is to hire additional 2,000 tax inspectors to police the super-rich, a government official revealed.
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UK moves to embargo Briton’s home in Spain A BRITISH family, resident in Spain and living near Granada, were surprised to receive notice from the Spanish tax agency to pay a tax debt of €15,000 owed to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or face a seizure order on their Spanish property. The notice did not specify the exact nature of the debt but noted that it was an estimated value, which further surprised the British family. They sought legal advice from their Spanish lawyer, hoping to find a way to challenge the order from the Agencia Tributaria (AT). They were further dismayed to learn that the AT was acting only as an intermediary for the UK tax authorities, that is, the AT was co-operating with the UK. It received notice from HMRC that a Briton residing in Spain was calculated to owe so much You and the money and would they carry Law in Spain out the UK order to collect it or By David Searl proceed against the debtor’s property as identified in the order. Their lawyer told them that there was little to be done in Spain because the AT simply acted on instructions from the UK. If they wished to dispute the order, they would have to do this directly with HMRC. If they demonstrated to HMRC that an error had been made, the British tax authorities would then order the Spanish tax agency to drop the matter. He noted that such international orders had been extremely rare in the past but that their frequency was increasing. We are reminded of several recent high-profile cases in the reverse sense, where the Spanish taxman has requested the British taxman to act against Britons’ property in the UK, as a result of unpaid mortgages in Spain. These cases were widely covered in the UK press. It is surely true that there are many more cases of British citizens owing tax money to Spain than there are of Brits in Spain owing UK tax, so it seems only fair that the Spanish taxman should co-operate in turn. BE WARNED! The tax authorities of both countries are effectively communicating with each other. David will respond to queries but reserves the right to select letters which will be of interest to the greatest number of readers. You can also consult David through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola. ask@lawtaxspain.com or call 952 667 090.
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Under 25s account for most jobs lost in last three years EIGHT in 10 jobs lost in the past three years of economic recession in Spain belonged to under 25s. This was revealed by workers union CCOO, which
added that this explained why the unemployment rate for this age group is 41.6 per cent, more than double the EU average of 20 per cent.
Javier Pueyo (CCOO) described the current job market situation faced by Spain’s young workers as ‘scandalous’.
Europe, oh Europe, wherefore art thou? THE entire euro concept is in turmoil. There is more than a hint of panic in the air as no authority, governmental or financial, appears willing to take the reins. Meetings and aired opinions are the order of the day, but no-one is ready to accept responsibility for what might easily turn out to be the ‘twilight of the gods’ for the European Dream. There seems to be an almost total lack of direction, and the shareprice free-for-all being suffered by the stock markets of the world is a reflection of this. The long-running saga of whether more money should be made available to the cash-strapped Greek government is being overtaken now by the fear that Greece is heading for bankruptcy. Joaquin Almunia, once a pretender to the throne of Spanish socialist party PSOE and now serving on the European Commission, appeared on television recently, almost in a sweat at the very idea that it might come to that. “Greek bankruptcy,” he said, “and what that would mean, could have almost unimaginable
Joaquin Almunia’s comments about ‘unimaginable results’ if Greece goes bankrupt did nothing to calm the markets.
By Jim Collins
results;” a comment that did nothing to calm the markets. Then, Barroso, President of the European Commission, popped up to resurrect the plan for issuing ‘Eurobonds’, backed by all the eurozone countries, and which would be used to
cover the debts of the weaker economies. A good idea? Well, perhaps. After all, even George Soros, the international financier, seems to thinks so. They might even work in the short term, until the aforesaid weaker economies realise they can rack up as much debt as they like without having to face the music, so to speak. “Ah, but we’ve thought of that,” said Barroso,
“and we shall arrange things so that those states demonstrating financial acumen will be in receipt of the best terms, whilst the profligates will be castigated by having to pay more.” “Hm,” say the Germans, “and how will that help in the long-term? The countries with the worst records will still be protected by Eurobonds, and so the merry-goround will continue.”
22 - 28 September 2011
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Tax on rental income Where the property is to be let, the rental income is taxable in Spain, regardless of your residence status. Spanish residents will pay tax on the income and any rental
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www.euroweeklynews.com IF you own or are thinking of buying property here in Spain, you need to be aware of all the tax implications and what your tax liabilities are, both in Spain and your home country if you are not resident here. On buying the property, there will be purchase tax (ITP) at 7% or 8% depending on the particular region. On new properties acquired from a developer there is no ITP but Spanish IVA (VAT) at 8% is normally payable. In August 2011, the government announced that the VAT rate on new housing had been cut from 8% to 4% until 31st December this year to aid the construction sector. If a residential property, IBI tax (equivalent to UK council tax) is paid by the person who occupies it on the 1st January in any year (you, if it is a holiday home or only rented for short lets). IBI is calculated on the basis of the notional rental value (valor catastral) of your property, multiplied by the tax rate fixed in your locality. There may also be other local taxes raised annually by the town hall, which can incur a 20% penalty if unpaid by the due date.
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Tax implications of owning a property in Spain l by Bill Blevins, Financia Correspondent, Blevins Franks
income from abroad at the progressive scale rates from 24% to 45% (47% in Andalucia and 49% in Cataluña). There is a reduction of 60% available against net rental income applicable to long-term lets which would normally be for at least one year in duration. Non-Spanish residents are taxed at 24% on the gross income. The tenant is obliged to withhold 24% from the rent and pay it to the Spanish tax authorities. Where the property is not used as your main home, a purely notional income is deemed to arise for periods where the property is not actually let, normally based on 2% of the valor catastral as shown in the IBI notice for the year, taxed at the scale rates for Spanish residents, and 24% for non-residents. If you are UK resident, the income will also be taxable in
the UK. Both countries will apply their own rules to calculate the tax, so the taxable amount is likely to be different in each country. You can offset the Spanish tax actually paid against the UK liability to avoid double taxation, but if the UK tax is higher, further tax will be due in the UK. Capital gains tax Looking ahead, when you eventually come to sell your Spanish property, capital gains tax will be due on the gain, at 19% on the first €6,000 and 21% on the balance. Spanish residents will have to add in other gains and investment income when calculating the tax due. For Spanish residents, gains on disposal of the main home are exempt where you have lived in the property for at least three years and you are: 1. Over the age of 65; or 2. The full proceeds of sale (i.e. the selling price) are reinvested in a new main home within a certain period. There is also a local tax known as the ‘Plusvalia’ and raised in urban areas on the
growth in the value of land, and which is allowed as a cost of disposal in calculating the mainstream capital gains tax. For UK residents, the gain would be taxable in the UK, but as with rental income, under the terms of the double tax treaty, any tax paid in Spain by UK residents can be credited against the tax due in the UK. Taxes on death If you die owning the property, or gift it during your lifetime, Spanish succession tax will apply, regardless of your residence position. If non-resident in Spain or you have lived here for less than five years as a declared resident, the State rules will apply, and these are not generous – spouses and children are entitled to a deduction of just under €16,000 per beneficiary, and pay tax at progressive rates from 7.65% to 34% on the excess. Taxes are much higher for unrelated individuals, such as unmarried partners or stepchildren, especially if they have a high net worth.
If Spanish resident, each Autonomous Region can set its own rates and exemptions, and in some regions, succession tax has been significantly reduced. Taking advice from someone who understands the Spanish implications (and also the UK implications if you remain UK resident) can help you mitigate taxes. Speak to a tax and wealth management firm like Blevins Franks with experience of reducing taxation in Spain to be confident both that you are not paying more tax than is necessary and that you will not get caught out with an unexpected tax bill. The tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual must take personalised advice.
To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com
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Politicians should set a good example THE golden rule of parenting is to set an example. If you don’t want your kids to smoke, then don’t puff away in front of them. The same goes for finance. How your peers deal with money often has a direct effect on how you handle money. It appears the ‘parents’ of Spanish society, however - our politicians don’t seem to understand the rules. Those in charge of the country’s coffers have sparked severe public anger after being forced to open their own finances to scrutiny following a series of corruption scandals. A good example is definitely not what they have set! At a time when many Spaniards have repeatedly been urged to tighten their belts, it’s been uncovered that some of the country’s top officials
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are living in the lap of luxury. The revelations, recently uploaded onto the parliament’s website, reveal that there are many euro-millionaire politicians in Spain. One MP, who has connections to the construction industry, declared 22 different flats and houses in his 2010 tax return, including some apparently given as ‘donations’. Mariano Rajoy, the conservative battling to become Spain’s next prime minister, reports
having nearly €600,000 in bank accounts plus properties in Madrid, the Canary Islands and his native Galicia. Interestingly, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has €34,925 in a joint account with his wife and three pension schemes worth just €3,463. When the whole country is in crisis and people are losing their jobs, it’s a severe kick in the teeth to find out that those in charge are sitting comfortably on one of their many terraces, probably sipping a Martini. In order to get the Spanish economy back on track, it’s time the ‘parents’ stop the scandalous passing of brown envelopes. Politicians can’t keep their privileges and ask everyone else to kick theirs. It’s high time they set a good example.
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• AUSTRALIA’S richest person, billionaire Gina Rinehart, is being sued by one of her twin daughters over what reports said was a commercial dispute. Gina inherited her father’s business 20 years ago. • FASHION retailer Topman became the target for angry Twitter users after marketing two T-shirts considered to be sexist and promote gender violence. One read ‘Nice New Girlfriend. What Breed is She?’. • HOTEL chains in New York are delivering everything from yoga videos to recumbent bicycles to guests who prefer to work out their jet lag, or shape up for that business meeting in their own rooms. • BOLLYWOOD megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 68, has said he will act for free in his first Hollywood role in ‘The Great Gatsby’.
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Nations within nations WITH its staggering $692 billion war (Defence) budget the American military industry constitutes 43 per cent of the world’s entire military expenditure. This is not far behind the value of the UK and Russia’s combined export trade. The financial resources of this military machine’s apparatus dwarf many national economies. These conglomerates, like the pharmaceuticals industries, are far more powerful and influential than many governments. Through lobbying, a euphemism for sharp-suited salesmen, they exert enormous influence on government policy. If there are no wars, no threats imaginary or otherwise - the arms manufacturers are in deep trouble. It is in their interests to continually promote threat and counter-threat. British journalist Barry White participated in a tour covering the European arms industry lobby in Brussels; in that city alone more than 20,000 lobbyists seek to influence EU institutions. An impressive 70 per cent of these pushy lobbyists are employed by corporate giants; the rest by non-government organisations (NGOs) and 10 per cent by nongovernment organisations including trade unions. Former EU Commissioner, Mariann Fischer Boel, described Brussels as a lobbying paradise; it is equal only to the power of America’s lobbyists.
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Following the dissolution of the constitution, the EU has become an independent military alliance with an infrastructure for civil-military interventions. It has its own armaments agency. Governments, through banking and arms industry lobbyists, are under continual pressure to engage in conflict. This explains why the electorate, who think their votes influence governments, are confused as to why their governments wage wars to which voters are strongly opposed. There are powerful lobbying forces actively influencing government decisions. Lobbyists are more successful at persuading politicians. The electorate only exercise their powers of persuasion on one day every five years; the lobbyists do it every day.
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The European arms industry, like the pharmaceuticals and banking cartels, use a myriad of strategies to penetrate decision-making institutions. Using a system known in political circles as ‘entryism’ they sit on advisory groups, become members of think tanks; are slipped on to various advisory and expert groups from where they influence budget decisions and political strategy; they cosy up to government’s key decision-makers. An important part of their spiel is to invent internal and external threats for without such there would be no need for defence. Politicians are not renowned for their principles, their intellectual gifts; many are ambiguous about brown envelopes and other forms of corruption. They are easy meat for hard-headed, well-paid arms industry lobbyists. The big four arms makers in Europe are the UK’s BAE Systems, Finmeccanica, EADS and Thales. As with the banking industry there is little effective regulation. As a consequence much equipment is bought without there being a need. In the meantime, those on the frontline are denied appropriate arms and equipment. If it were otherwise then solutions wouldn’t be needed. If that were to happen then the only ones to do the dying are those employed in the arms industry. as much as 1.25 per cent when you deposit one!). If you’re purchasing a property for €300k you’ll be paying the bank €1,800 just to raise the banker’s draft! The arrangement that Currencies Direct have made with ‘la Caixa’ means it will cost you nothing to deposit a banker’s draft and a maximum of €60 to raise one. The other major advantage of the ‘la Caixa’ Currencies Direct account is that there’s no charge when you make transfers to and from the UK and no cut-off time! As soon as we receive your funds they’ll appear in your account. Once you’ve selected your property we have a number of ways we can reduce the costs and hassle of regular payments to Spain.
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A different name Jimmy Carter.
That ain’t peanuts! FORMER US president Jimmy Carter is proud that his administration never went to war. Ironically, had he ordered the bombing of Iran in 1979 after the American embassy was occupied in Teheran he would probably have been re-elected. The trouble with US foreign policy - then and now - is that only toughness is held to reflect strength while bypassing opportunities for aggression is regarded as weakness.
WHEN the West encouraged and then applauded the Arab Spring, it did not foresee that the Arab Autumn would commence with storming and sacking the Israeli embassy in Cairo. This, or something like it, was inevitable, because opposition to tyranny is routinely interpreted as a step towards democracy, when it is often simply a step towards more tyranny marketed under a different name.
BRIC to the rescue BRAZIL, Russia, India and China - BRIC, the newest acronym for a not-so-brave world could help Europe haul itself out of the hole that Greece has dug for it. This is not selflessness, as they have profits to protect.. Nevertheless, the EU’s need of assistance from former foes and ex-colonies proves that the sun has set once and for all on the brave old world.
Images of Spain By Mike Walsh www.michaelwalsh.es
Barter system
THE barter system is as old as the hills and during tough times the exchange of produce or services for, well, products and services, is increasingly popular in Spain. Many towns have introduced their own currencies or trading tokens to encourage local loyalty. Now, an enterprising ‘bank’, that isn’t interested in money, but offers an exchange of services, has opened up in Marbella. The idea is that you offer your skills to teach others. By doing so one accumulates ‘hour earnings’, which can be spent accessing the services of other ‘bank customers’.
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WHEN will some men of mixed ages from young to elderly and many in between - stop parading around in public, well away from the beaches, half-naked? Last week, I visited Fuengirola Market and one man had seen fit to set off for his morning visit wearing just his underpants and trainers. What a sorry sight! I am not a prude, but I do expect decency, and applaud the fact that Barcelona - a city that caters for many more tourists than Fuengirola and neighbouring towns and resorts including Marbella - has publicly placed a ban on part-clad people from its streets. Men - and women for that matter in apparel suiting the beach should remain on the beach. Nicki Rowles, Alhaurin El Grande
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Wake up, Spain I COMMEND Mike Walsh’s excellent, if depressing, ‘Time to wake up, Spain’ article (Issue 1364). This resonated with me as I have been coming to our holiday home near Mijas for more than 10 years and have also become
Axarquía - Málaga East note most definitely did not look of a criminal nature and accepted the situation very politely, I feel shops in Spain should adopt a similar policy to the UK. Audrey Wootton, Fuengirola
Saving agua I READ with interest the report ‘Water water everywhere’ (Costa del Sol Issue 1365) pointing out that though the reservoirs are full, local people have apparently forgotten lessons learnt in drier years to save on supplies. On the urbanisation where I live in Marbella, in recent weeks, the water pressure each morning has been really low, meaning that it is almost impossible to use water wastefully. Perhaps the authorities - if anxious to retain present high supplies - should consider lowering pressure of the supplies in areas where residents appear to be wasting this very precious commodity. N Price, Marbella
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Home truths I DON’T always agree with what Mike Walsh writes in his weekly columns, but ‘Time to wake up, Spain’ (Issue 1364) certainly identified with a few home truths. I first visited Spain more than 40 years ago, and moved here upon retirement six years ago. While my expectations in life have changed drastically over that period, much of what Spain continues to offer both visitors and residents remains little different. Yes, the nation has a fine road network; communications are good; airport delays are much less common; hotels are now finished before they open and super, air-conditioned shopping malls offer plenty of choice. But for the tourist seeking a sunshine based holiday and choosing Spain, many other destinations appear to offer much more intrigue and excitement at similar prices, including Turkey and the like. Spain cannot reinvent itself totally, but it needs to identify with the importance of offering value for money. How many traders really do offer such a service that the first-time visitor feels spellbound on returning again and again? My case rests! Bill Rylance, Nerja
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I HAVE had experience of taxi drivers worldwide, and sadly there are always some who try to take advantage of passengers by hiking fares. Southern Spain is not any different, as my neighbour, who does not speak very much
Spanish, found out last week. Some friends came to spend a long weekend with her, so caught the train to Fuengirola where she met them. They then collectively took a taxi to La Cala, which is normally a €12 ride. However, upon arrival, the
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increasingly disconcerted with what is happening in Spain. I am frustrated by how miserable and rude many Spaniards are, especially to the British who have poured hundreds of millions of euros into the coastal areas over the years. There does not seem to be a culture of gratitude, whether it is acknowledging when you let someone out on the roads, hold a door open or tip in restaurants. I have travelled to many parts of the world and the Spanish attitude appears almost unique. With travellers having the choice of so many places to visit in
taxi-driver wanted €18, not €12, as they had a small dog with them. Taxi-men would do well to treat their cash-paying customers fairly, because people will only be taken for a ride for so long (excuse the pun). Margaret McDonald La Cala
the world, a friendly face is a very important consideration and makes a huge difference. Restaurant, bar and business owners in Spain would certainly see till takings increase if they were to develop such a strategy. Richard Ash, West Midlands, (England)
Counterfeit alert I WAS in a leading supermarket in Fuengirola last week when a customer in front handed the cashier a €50 note that was adjudged - by a machine - to be counterfeit. To my amazement the woman behind the till handed the money back to the shopper, meaning, no doubt, that the note would then be handed on perhaps in a smaller store without a machine checking for forgeries. A neighbour advises that supermarkets in the UK adopt a policy of withholding any notes adjudged to be counterfeit, handing them to the police with the details of the shopper involved. While the woman who handed the
I WAS pleased to read the results of a survey on Muslims’ attitudes (Issue 1366). The vast majority believed that ‘violence is not a way to defend religious beliefs’, that ‘non-believers have the same value and dignity as believers’ and that they ‘do not believe one religion is superior to others’. This proves that as with most things in life it is the dangerous fundamentalists that cause the problems. The majority of people, regardless of race or religion just want to live and let live. S Reid, Benidorm (Alicante)
Twinning thought THE suggested twinning of the statue of a donkey in Mijas with Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid statue (Costa del Sol, Issue 1366) seems mismatched. Given that the Mermaid statue has so much history and originated from Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy story, surely a better link would be the 1.5m statue of Pania in Napier (New Zealand), whose tale bears a resemblance and her pose is similar, too. A Larsen, Mijas Costa (Malaga)
NHS changes LAST month, British Prime Minister Cameron announced plans to change the NHS beyond recognition. What we will get if this Bill passes through is the Americanisation of the NHS. Those with the money or the insurance will be treated first. Jack Johnson, Villajoyosa (Alicante)
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I TOLD YOU SO ! LEAPY LEE
NASA has unveiled the biggest rocket in history, at more than 165 tonnes, which is capable of taking six astronauts to Mars. Like the Saturn rockets, it will be fuelled by safer liquid oxygen and hydrogen.
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SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT beast who vowed to kill as many police as possible and never be taken alive; was it really worth spending all that time, money and effort to work out whether the ‘right procedures’ had been followed? Somehow I think not. In a further, recent scenario, does anyone but the tiny minority of ‘infant’ souls think that one shouldn’t be able to adopt any means possible to apprehend or defend yourself against an intruder discovered in your home at the dead of night? Give me a break! (Frankly, I thought the pictures of this man’s family, leaving wreaths outside the home he was burglarising when he met his demise, almost beyond belief!) No, m’dears, we don’t have to dig too deep to
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come up with idiotic directives from the tiny minds of the PC and ‘uman rights brigade. Plenty of subject matter still to draw on. And, of course, the politicians never let us down. This week’s LibDem conference was no exception. I’ve always thought them a bunch of comedians. This week proved the point. Their pathetic, ultimately embarrassing attempts to deliver stand-up comedy was just about as low as it gets. One gem that enquired of the audience: ‘Was it Mandy or McBride advising Brown and Blair?’ And the subsequent retort: ‘Neither, it turns out it was
all Balls.’ Just about took the whole tin. No, very little shortage of ‘fodder’ at the moment. A long way to go yet, I feel. Just as a footnote to those who accused me of plagiarising Señor Littlejohn with last week’s Olympic committee observations. My copy was in on Monday. Littlejohn’s piece was published on Tuesday. I rest my case.
Have a good week. Don’t let em grind ya down and, whatever ya do, always keep the faith. Love Leapy leapy2002@gmail.com
A MISSING scuba diver nearly sparked a full scale search and rescue operation in South Africa until the man’s mother informed rescuers that her son had in fact been locked in jail by the police.
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WITH more and more leading figures now emerging to warn against the ‘Islamination’ of various societies and countries, and the desperate straits the euro now finds it in, the old Leaper is slowly finding himself a bit restricted in subject matter. Having warned against both of these problems (and being extremely vilified for my opinions) over many years, I would be lying if I didn’t report a certain ‘I told you so’ satisfaction. It does, however, mean digging a little deeper into the ol boy’s morass of grey matter to deliver the weekly blurb. But then we don’t have to probe too far down, do we? I mean does anyone really care whether the individual Moat was lasered four times, 20 times, or sliced in half by a Kalashnikov? This was an animal. A person who had publicly confessed to killing one man, attempted to murder a female and inflicted the most horrific damage to a police officer. In my opinion this was a feral
Having warned against the euro I would be lying if I didnt report a certain satisfaction.
Longest cat A CAT named Stewie in the USA has entered the Guinness Book of Records for being the world’s longest domestic cat. At 123cm, he can stand on his hind legs to take food from a kitchen worktop.
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6:00pm Coach Trip 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 7:55pm 4thought.tv 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm BT and Channel 4 Present... 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm Grand Designs 11:00pm Fresh Meat 11:55pm Shameless 1:35am On Track with Seat 2:05am Ghostpoet 2:20am The Album Chart Show Spotlight 2:35am Courage Under Fire 4:30am Accidentally on Purpose 4:55am Smallville 5:40am Countdown
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El Bulli: Cooking in progress IN Cala Monjoi, a cove near Roses, in the Catalan Province of Girona, a few hours from Barcelona, lies El Bulli a restaurant owned by Ferran Adria and Juli Soler. Magazine Restaurant’s annual international jury of chefs and restaurant critics has voted El Bulli the World’s Best Restaurant five times. In July this year it closed and is set to open in 2014 as the El Bulli Foundation. A documentary ‘El Bulli – Cooking in Progress’ by German director Gereon Wetzel premiered at the 23rd International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam, November 19, 2010. Three-star Spanish chef Ferran Adria is widely considered the best, most innovative and craziest chef in the world. While it traded, each year his restaurant El Bulli closed for half a
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Ferran Adria. year – time for Adria and his team to retire to his Barcelona cooking laboratory to create the new menu for the coming season. Anything goes – except copying. ‘Creativity means not copying.’ Ferran Adrià and his team have made Jacques Maximin’s aphorism the motto of their everyday pursuits. The film El Bulli – Cooking in Progress is the close observation of that quest – from initial experimentation to the premiere of the finished dish. Then, come summer, everything changes. Within no time, a cold restaurant must be thrown into full gear – by a brigade of 35 new cooks from around the world, who here, on the Catalan Costa Brava, are entering uncharted culinary territory.
What it boasted:
3 Michelin stars
60-70 staff
8,000 people dine there a year
2 million reservations requests a year
160 days open per season
Cuban Dinner We don’t say we are number 1, our customers do
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LUX MUNDI, Torre del Mar, will hold a Cuban Dinner this Sunday September 25 at 6.30pm for 7pm. This will include a welcome drink, a short talk about Cuban culture, dinner with one drink and a
Special Surprise. Tickets cost €15 and can be obtained at the centre Avda. Moscatel, Viña Malaga complex (close to the bus station), open Monday to Friday 10am to 6pm. For further details please phone: 952 543 334 or 952 540 43.
School help THE Rincon de la Victoria Social Affairs Department will provide 190 grants amounting to €21,550 to families to purchase stationary, uniforms and pay for aid in nurseries.
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Blue adventure doesn’t live up to its origins THE SMURFS make their first trip to the big screen in Columbia/ Sony Pictures Animation’s hybrid live-action and animated family comedy, The Smurfs. When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the Smurfs out of their village, they’re forced through a portal, out of their world and into ours, landing in the middle of New York’s Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in The Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) The usually flamboyant attitude which is yours at this time of the year is now subdued, but this will not last for too much longer and soon things will be back to normal. You will be looking to spice up your romantic life and your partner will be only too willing to go along with your suggestions.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) There is a lot going on and sometimes you need to take a step back. A feeling that you have covered some ground before is not unfounded. However, there are certain aspects of your life which need to be revisited. Only in this way are you able to see the real progress that has been made.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Expectations are high. With energy peaking early on, projects gain momentum and there are early results. A suggestion made to a loved one some time ago is now acceptable and there could be some excitement. Rather than setting down hard-and-fast plans, it may be better to be flexible.
FILMS them down. The Smurfs will be a definite winner for young children, and there are several scenes which will have them laughing out loud. Although it’s predictable adults will be able to sit through it
comfortably and there are a few scenes with clever humour. However, there is some sexual innuendo in the film which has outraged parents, and although it is really not necessary, it will go over the heads of most younger children. Some of the humour is a bit rude, and although there is no direct swearing, the Smurfs use the
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word ‘smurf’ in the place of ‘bad’ words, so you may find your kids coming out with expressions like ‘Son of a Smurf’ after they’ve seen it. As for the graphics side, it is not brilliant, and the concept of mixing real actors and cartoon characters has certainly been pulled off better in other films. Rather than keeping them looking like cartoons, the animators has given the Smurfs a waxy, translucent quality, which appears a little strange.
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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your love life is highlighted and, although you may be suspicious of your good luck, this is a new phase. Whereas before you had some reason to mistrust you are now able to have confidence. It is a great time to progress your inclinations on the romantic front.
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Cast your net wide this week and be prepared to take advantage of a state of freedom. With high energy and an expansive
IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK:
When looking at where you have come from, it is gratifying to know progress continues. The months ahead convince you the path you took was right.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20)
mind, you are in a good position. Avoid being thrown out of kilter by activities around you. It may be difficult to make real progress at times but that does not mean you are unable to plan.
There will be good news regarding an application or legal document. Following on from that your finances take a turn for the better and this could be long term. Having extra cash is great, but be wary of someone who would like to part you from it. At the weekend, events take a romantic turn but timing may be bad owing to other commitments.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) As the moon shines on you, it is almost possible to feel the light. After a few recent hiccups it is now possible to get down to achieving your heart's desire. Whether that is what you will want at the end of the day is neither here nor there. What matters most to your wellbeing now is to see some results.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you feel more in control as the week comes to an end, do not make the mistake of counting your chickens before they are hatched. If you do, you could end up with egg on your face. Continue to plan to get the best results but bide your time.
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GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Colleagues are far from helpful at the moment and you may even feel that matters are going backwards. It may be necessary to move away and leave them to haggle among themselves. Perhaps later you may step in and take control of the confusion. If your business life is far from good then it is more than balanced by harmony at home.
HOW TO PLAY Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Your mind is sharp and it is easy to spot problems before they arise. Some dispute regarding a trip is disappointing. However, you are not able to please everyone in this instance. A glitch in a close relationship needs sorting out now before things get worse.
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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) A great light shines on your romantic life. Whether it is meeting up with old chums or a new date, there is electricity in the air for you. Equally, a business coupling is particularly fruitful and you count your blessings to have gone down a particular path.
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Funagram 1.Unscramble the name of a famous former tennis champion: BROKE SCRIBE 2.Unscramble the name of a famous book, first published in 1945 (two words: I’M ALARM FAN FUNAGRAM SOLUTION 1.BORIS BECKER 2.ANIMAL FARM
Having been given a chance to take responsibility at the beginning of the month, you are determined to do your best. Certainly, it is a time to concentrate on any business matters which need attention.
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CRYPTIC Across 1 A temporary measure to fill a hole (7) 5 Shed a few tears while cider brewed (5) 8 Snares erratic parents (7) 9 Authorisation to turn back the clock (5) 10 We hear sniffer is acquainted with the facts (5) 11 Lion devouring poor shot in part of Africa (7) 12 Rocky stayed firm (6) 14 Pointless gift is arranged beforehand (6) 17 Trains with a different skilled worker (7) 19 Creep off with a thin pancake (5) 22 Drunken Boers are dignified (5) 23 Hairdo not becoming? Certainly! (7) 24 In front of a leader (5) 25 School in wasteland is sweet (7) Down 1 South Staffordshire town is finely contoured (5) 2 Surpass in bout, Donald (5) 3 Gave information about poor grades around the South (7) 4 It becomes a nuisance for the French to pound it (6) 5 Treats curse by mistake (5) 6 At home with friends and institute members (7) 7 Tried to work out in Michigan (7) 12 Bird and water found in
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Wales (7) 13 Something palatable came from the wedding of Catherine the Great, a blessed event (7) 15 Canters about then unsays what has been said before (7) 16 Untied complicated joint (6) 18 A little bit of quiet colour (5) 20 Noted composition for spirited duet with energy (5) 21 Maintain former monarchʼs car (5)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 6 represents C and 21 represents B, so fill in C every time the figure 6 appears and B every time the figure 21 appears. Now using your knowledge of the English language work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS: CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Bails, 4 Lascar, 7 Back, 8 Cypriots,
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
9 Elementary, 12 Yields, 13 Rustic, 15 Censorship, 18 Talisman, 20 Exit, 21 Remedy, 22 Shone.
Down 1 Meddler (8) 2 Fragment (5) 4 Raid (6) 5 Seat (5) 6 Come before (7) 7 Comment (4) 8 Vocation (6) 13 Of private concern (8) 15 Energy (7) 17 Awning (6) 18 Delays (6) 20 Perfection (5) 22 Avoid (5) 23 Young of domestic cattle (4)
Across 1 Employer (4) 3 Cooking pot (8) 9 Retainer (7) 10 Accomplished (5) 11 Emblem (5) 12 Brass instrument (6) 14 Want (6) 16 Programme (6) 19 Indigenous (6) 21 Requires (5) 24 Nimble (5) 25 Make intelligible (7) 26 Bold (8) 27 Cure (4)
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Down: 1 Boar, 2 Inkwell, 3 Successor, 4 Lap, 5 Shift, 6 Asteroid, 10 Earphones,
H ex a g ra m The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (EARNED) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
11 Literate, 14 Supremo, 16 Spire, 17 File, 19 May.
QUICK - Across: 1 Dubai, 4 Year, 7 Fees, 8 Position, 9 Scatterbrain, 11 Umpire, 13 Haggle, 15 Unrestrained, 18 Restless, 20 Shoe, 21 Dark, 22 Lists. Down: 1 Dregs, 2 Basmati, 3 Impatient, 4 Yes, 5 After, 6 Jovial,
Absent Beards Cereal Denied Dreams EARNED(10) Eating Engine Kissed Melted Messes Pieces Ranges Reined Sealed Settee Sledge Stress Tested
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Levels, 2 Supply, 3 Beetle, 4 Queens, 5 System, 6 Desert, 7 Vessel, 8 Speeds, 9 Review, 10 Empire, 11 Tested, 12 Toilet, 13 Raises, 14 Videos, 15 Trader, 16 Lowest, 17 Strike, 18 Dreams, 19 Priest
16 Extra, 17 Dross, 19 Elk.
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Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
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7-star quiz FAMOUS SHIPS
1. Now on display in Portsmouth, what was the name of Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805? 2. What was the name of the ship that took the settlers known as the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth to America in 1620? 3. What were the names of the three ships (one larger carrack and two smaller caravels) that Christopher Columbus departed with from Palos de la Frontera to America on August 3, 1492? 4. What was the name of Captain James Cook’s research vessel that he used on his first voyage of discovery to Australia and New Zealand from 1769 to 1771?
5. What was the name of the Cherokeeclass 10-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy on which naturalist Charles Darwin visited the Galápagos Islands in 1835? 6. What was the name of the brigantine merchant ship that became famous for having been discovered on December 4, 1872, in the Atlantic Ocean unmanned and apparently abandoned, despite the fact that the weather was fine and her crew had been experienced and able seamen? 7. What was the name of the iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel that laid the first lasting transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866?
1. HMS VICTORY, 2. MAYFLOWER, 3. SANTA MARÍA (nicknamed Gallega), PINTA (the Painted) and Santa Clara, nicknamed NIÑA, 4. HMS ENDEAVOUR (also known as HM BARK ENDEAVOUR), 5. HMS BEAGLE, 6. MARY CELESTE, 7. SS GREAT EASTERN
12 Manner, 14 Genesis,
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10 Rehearsal,
Target: Average: 8 Good: 11 Very good: 16 Excellent: 20
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION aped, cape, clap, clip, dept, dupe, epic, leap, pace, pact, paid, pail, pale, pate, peal, peat, pelt, pica, pied, pile, pita, plat, plea, pled, puce, pule, tape, adept, caped, caput, culpa, cupel, cupid, duple, leapt, lepta, letup, paced, paled, pedal, petal, pilau, piled, place, plaid, plait, plate, plead, pleat, plica, plied, puled, taped, taupe, tepid, tulip, depict, epical, placed, placid, plaice, plated, plicae, teacup, update, plaited, plaudit, plicate, DUPLICATE
How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case B) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
Answers: Two up two down; On all fours; Worn to a shadow
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A to Z of Axarquia villages: Frigiliana FRIGILIANA (pronounced Frihiliana) is the Axarquía’s answer to Mijas and has won several awards for beauty and conservation. It is one of the larger villages in the area with a population of around 3,000 people. Some of whom own holiday homes but the majority live there all year round. It’s seven kilometres inland from The Hidden Nerja and sits Heart of on top of a Andalucía ridge in the By SALLY HARRISON foothills of the Sierra de Enmedio part of the Alhama, Tejeda and Frigiliana Village. Almijara mountains. Like most Pueblos occupation, producing Blancos (white villages) the cane sugar molasses for streets are narrow, steep rum from the sugar cane and winding and it is easy fields established all those to get lost in the maze of years ago by the Moors. cobbled pavements that Frigiliana can never lead between the white- forget the legacy of the washed houses. Moors and every year Traffic is only allowed celebrates for four days the through by permit except customs, gastronomy and for deliveries between 8am music of Three Cultures, to 1pm weekdays. So for Christians, Moors and the most part you will find Jews. it safe to walk about After the Christian without being flattened to conquest in 1487 there a wall. was a peaceful coBarribarto is the existence between these historical centre of the three distinct cultures for town, and its Moorish about 100 years. The architecture and narrow history of the village is streets are a reminder of pictured by Pilar García the past influence of a Millán in 12 mosaics which culture never forgotten. are worth seeing, in fact The 750 years of Moorish there are guided tours occupation can never be during the morning and erased. There are a few afternoon from the tourist remains of the old fort at office. The battle of El the top of the hill where it Peñon de Frigiliana has is believed that many also been depicted on Moors threw themselves glazed ceramics by Amparo off rather than be captured Ruiz de Luna. by the Christians. The village suffered In the 1500’s they were extreme misfortune with finally driven out but the plague, storms, village has been continuing earthquake and the to profit from their phylloxera pest that
Fruit shop. destroyed the vines in this and other areas. It is thanks to tourism that Frigiliana regained its peace and prosperity and now its become a place not to be missed on every tour of the Axarquía, and especially by tourists visiting the seaside town of Nerja. As you walk through the narrow, winding streets of the old barrio today you will find plenty of shops selling a gamut of wares from fresh fruit to candles and homemade soaps, beautiful clothes and trinkets. There are bars
and restaurants to quench your thirst and appetite before you visit such monuments as The Palacio de los Condes de Frigiliana, the Ecce Homo Heritage, The San Antonio Church and the Phoenician Necropolis. The most direct way to drive to Frigiliana is straight up from the motorway at Nerja, or you can take the mountain road from Torrox. The village lies 56 kilometres from Málaga at an altitude of 318 metres and is on the Route of Sun and Wine.
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• CAPISTRANO ART GROUP meets every Thursday afternoon at 1.30pm, in the salon next to the swimming pool El Capistrano Village. • 41 CLUB meets twice per month. First Thursday is lunch out with partners and third Thursday is 41 meeting for men and ladies go out for a meal if they wish. www.41clubnerja.org or Alfie 626 998 626 • MEETING for ladies in the Villanueva del Trabuco/Archidona area, second Thursday of each month 11am to 1pm. Bar Restuarante Eduardo. • LAKE VIÑUELA SOCIAL CLUB meet every Thursday from 12pm at Bar Atila in Puente don Manuel.636 203 135. • AMIGAS DE CASA is an informal women’s group that meets on the second Thursday of the month from 11am to 1pm at Venta Talillas, Avda Antonico Rosa, s/n Vva del Trabuco.
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• CHURCH OF ENGLAND 11am. Holy Communion services held at 11am every Sunday in St George's Church Malaga (in the English Cemetery) Also in Competa, Sanysol Residential Care Home, Torre del Mar and Villanueva de Tapia. Wedding blessings, baptisms and other services as arranged. www.stgeorgemalaga.org or please call: 952 219 396. • HOLY COMMUNION 11am. Torre del Mar Services in English - St Barnabas IERE (Anglican). Holy Communion at 11am. Second and fourth Sundays. Morning Prayer first and third Sundays 6pm. Evensong first Sunday, all at Lux Mundi Centre, Calle Casa de la Vina,
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• RBL BENAJARAFE. Fridays 11.30am to 1.30pm in the summer at Puerta Niza restaurant. Contact details: 603 879 308; benajaraferblspainsouth@ gmail.com; www.rblbenajarafe.com • CHARITY QUIZ NIGHT for Animal Protection Society. Every second Friday of the month in Rincon de la Victoria at 8pm at Los Morenos Restaurant and in Torre del Mar every last Friday of the month at 8pm
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at Bar Viva. Call 952 514 671 • LUX MUNDI Torre del Mar, holds a coffee morning each Friday from 11am to 1pm. Boutique, library and items for sale also available. Further details call: 952 543 334 • NERJA HISTORY GROUP meets on the first Friday of every month at the Nerja Cultural Centre in Calle Granada. Call 952 538 526 • NERJA BRIDGE CLUB Meet every Friday at 2.30pm at Avd Castrilla Perez 1. nerjahistorygroup@yahoo. com • ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS English meetings in Centro Giner de los Rios, Nerja. Every Friday at 8.30pm. Plus support group at 7pm. Call 635 119 078.
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• QUIZ NIGHT in aid of Cudeca at El Ancla, Torrox Costa. Cost is €9 which includes an excellent meal. For bookings call 952 967 013 • ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS English meetings in Centro Giner de los Rios, Nerja. Every Saturday at noon. Call 635 119 078 • AMERICAN CLUB Invites newcomers from all countries. The Chapter extends from Almuñecar to Torrox. Meeting every Saturday 12 www.americanclubcostadel
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• ARCH in conjunction with CHAIN now hold a weekly market every Sunday from 10am-2pm at Venta La Masia, Villafranco. For stalls or information contact Sue on 660 220 700.
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• THE Benejarafe International Social Club (BISC) meets every Monday at 2.30pm at the Esperanza cafe/restaurant on the N340 Km261 for fun, games and great company. Call Heather on 634 979 565 for details. • AVENIDA BOWLS Short mat bowls. Visitors and new members all welcome every Monday and Thursday at 2pm. Salon of Cafe Avenida, Avda. La Pescia, Nerja (near BP petrol station). Call Derek 629 538 586. • NERJA WHIST CLUB meets every Monday at 8pm at Restaurant Avenida in Nerja. Call 952 523 194. • NERJA BRIDGE CLUB meets every Monday at 7pm at Avda Castrilla Perez 1. Call 952 525 425. • WIDOWS/ERS GROUP Lux Mundi is seeking to help those ‘Half Orange’ with a new group at their premises next to the Viña Malaga complex in Torre del Mar. From 1pm. For further
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Meson Diego, Plaza de la Constitucion. Tel: 958 359 388 (Priest) or 952 510 921 (Churchwarden). • ANGLICAN CHURCH. 12pm. Anglican Church of Nerja, services are held in Iglesia de San Miquel (St Michael's Church) Nerja each Sunday at 12pm. (except during May). Priest in charge: Rev Geoffrey Johnston. Church House: 952 521 339. Church Shop: 952 522 460 • TORRE DEL MAR EVANGELICAL CHURCH, Sunday Service in English 11.30am Picasso Room, Hotel Torremar. Telephone 952 532 825.
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• CAPISTRANO BRIDGE All welcome (no partner needed) every Tuesday at 2.30pm at the salon in El Capistrano Village, Nerja. Call Dot 699 170 931. • RBL MOLLINA We now meet at the Saydo Hotel, from 11am on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. We have many interesting events planned this coming year. Contacts Secretary 952 034 038, Welfare 951 060 965, Membership 654 472 922, Social call: 653 013 932 or www.britishlegion.org.uk/ branches/ mollina • ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS English meetings in Centro Giner de los Rios, Nerja. Every Tuesday at 3pm. Call 635 119 078 • RBL MOLLINA meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at Le Mason on the Square, Fuente de Piedra, 11am. All are welcome. 954829139 • IMLG Informal Multi Lingual Group in Nerja. Meets first and third Tuesday of the month. For more information call 952 525 217 • THE PHOENIX CLUB meets currently every Tuesday between 12.30pm
and 2.30pm upstairs in the SuperSol restaurant, Torre del Mar. Our subs are very reasonable, €7.50 for couples, €5 for singles and a €5 per person joining fee.
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• TRAPICHE SOCIAL CLUB meets every Wednesday between 12pm and 2pm. They organise weekly social activities including card games, dominoes, skittles, beetle drives and occasionally bingo as well as a monthly function or coach trip. Call 680 764 130 or please send an email: gerrygledhill@yahoo.co.uk for more information. • TRAPICHE SOCIAL CLUB meet on Wednesdays at Bar El Trapiche near Velez Malaga at 12pm until 2pm come along and meet new friends. Call 680764130 for information. • MODERNJIVE DANCING (aka CEROC) with the coast’s biggest dance club. Beginners very welcome. 8pm every week in Restaurante Parquesol, El Morche, Torrox Costa. Call 635717211 for details. • ROYAL BRITISH LEGION TORRE DEL MAR meets every Wed between 12pm-2pm at the La Vega. Various activities held at the weekly meetings. Call 663 658 354.
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Los Blanquiazules move up to sixth place in the table MALAGA Football Club face two tough games this week with Athletic Bilbao visiting La Rosaleda on Wednesday night before Sunday’s trip to face Real Zaragoza (kick-off 10pm). Málaga welcomed Brazilian striker Julio Baptista back into the starting line-up for the first time this season at Real Mallorca’s Iberostar Stadium, but it was a goal from centre-back Martín Demichelis that proved enough for Manuel Pellegrini’s men to take all three points. In a game of few chances it was Málaga that could have gone ahead as
early as the 15th minute, Van Nistelrooy seeing his chipped effort strike the bar, and on the half-hour mark the Dutchman had appeals for a penalty turned down after appearing to be tripped by Chico. Santi Cazorla then had an effort cleared off the line by Mallorca keeper Dudu Aouate, but with the visitors dominating possession they did eventually take the lead five minutes before the break when Argentine centre-back Demichelis got his head to a Cazorla cross, the ball taking a deflection off Mallorca defender Pablo Caceres on its way past Aouate. Right on the stroke of half-time the islanders had their own claims for a penalty denied when Nsue and Demichelis collided in the box, but the referee waved away the hosts’
By EWN Malaga CF Reporter Dave Redshaw
appeals and Málaga ended the firrst half ahead. The second period began in much the same manner, with Michael Laudrup’s team hardly troubling Willy Caballero in the Málaga goal and the Costa del Sol side playing some neat controlled football. Pellegrini then decided to send on Maresca for the tiring Baptista on 65 minutes and five minutes later Rondón entered the fray when he replaced Van Nistelrooy. It was in midfield in particular where Málaga were particularly
DELIGHTED: Malaga manager Manuel Pellegrini. dominating the game and Rondón should have extended the lead shortly afterwards when he had the ball in the net only for
the goal to be wrongly ruled out for offside. The Venezuelan then had another opportunity five minutes from time but
Aouate beat out his fierce shot from just outside the area. However, a Málaga win was never in any doubt and a second successive victory, following last week’s 4-0 demolition of Granada, means Los Blanquiazules move up to sixth in the table, level on points with Real Madrid and three points behind leaders Valencia. Boss Pellegrini was naturally delighted: “It’s always important to win away from home,” he said. “I think it was a deserved victory in spite of neither team having too many chances. But we had a good, solid defence and Caballero in goal had virtually nothing to do. Mallorca are tough opponents who never lose their composure.” Dave Redshaw is the author of ‘Malaga Football Club – The Story.
Ireland whip the Aussies, England beat India 8-0 and United stay top • FOOTBALL - Last weekend 38 goals were scored in the Premiership. Manchester United extended their lead at the top by beating Chelsea 3-1; second-placed Manchester City drew 2-2 at Fulham; Spurs thrashed nine-man Liverpool and Sunderland whipped sleepy Stoke, both by 4-0; Blackburn beat Arsenal 4-3; Swansea, the first Welsh team to score in, and win, a PL game, defeated WBA 3-0; Norwich won 2-1 at Bolton; it was Wolves 0 QPR 3; Everton 3 Wigan 1 and Villa 1 Newcastle 1. Elsewhere, Brighton have been replaced as Championship leaders by Southampton who beat
SPORTS SCENE By Tony Matthews
George Eastham.
Birmingham 4-1; Charlton and Morecambe top Leagues one and two and Rangers beat Celtic 4-2 in Scotland. Tomorrow, George Eastham, exArsenal, Newcastle, Stoke and England, now living in South Africa, will be 75. • CRICKET - Lancashire have won the County Championship outright for the first time since 1934, and their ninth triumph overall. Warwickshire were runners-up. Yorkshire and Hampshire were relegated from division one, replaced by Middlesex and Surrey. The latter doubled up by winning the 40 overs final against Somerset for whom it was a fifth straight ‘Cup
final’ defeat. England whitewashed India 8-0 by winning one 20/20 encounter, four tests and three One Day Internationals. Graeme Swann will skipper the ‘Lions’ in the ODI series against the West Indies (Stuart Broad is injured). • RUGBY WORLD CUP Brilliant Ireland stunned Australia 15-6 - their first win over the Aussies in World Cup history. England also made it two wins out of two with an unconvincing 41-10 victory over Georgia. Steve Shaw became his country’s oldest capped player and his country’s oldest skipper in this game. Shane Williams scored his 55th try for Wales who beat Samoa 17-10.