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Is prostitute murderer in fact a serial killer?

Now police probe unsolved deaths

Held man convicted for killing in 1988

One victim had 17 stab wounds

Murder scene: Mansion Alhamar, Calahonda, where a woman was found murdered in an apartment in August.

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Balcony fall mystery A WOMAN, 20, was seriously injured in a fall from a third-floor balcony in San Pedro de Alcantara. Although a note was found pointing to a suicide attempt, police say the position of her body on the pavement suggested she may have been pushed or thrown.

Two drown A 65-YEAR-OLD man drowned off La Carihuela Beach in Torremolinos, just hours after another person had drowned off Las Gaviotas Beach in Fuengirola.

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ONLY 5 per cent of unemployed people in Marbella take part in training courses, official data shows. There are around 13,500 people unemployed in the town.

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Andalucia popular with Polish tourists BETWEEN January and July this year, 57.4 per cent more Polish tourists have stayed in

Andalucia compared to the same period last year.

Hotels in Andalucia have registered 198,965

overnight stays by Polish tourists, and the total of 53,870 Poles to visit the region have stayed an average of 3.69 days.

The Junta de Andalucia Council of Tourism, Commerce and Sport is working with tour operators in Poland to promote Andalucia as a tourist destination.

Poland is part of the Europa Senior Tourism Programme which brings European tourists to the community with special conditions, and of the 98,000 From left: Yulin Guerra, Raquel Rengifo and Rocio Redondo. people who have benefited from the programme, 20,000 were Polish.

There are plans to SOME 250,000 people - many dressed in traditional offer charter flights flamenco dresses - attended the traditional Romeria de from Warsaw, Lodz San Miguel in Torremolinos. There were 28 carts drawn and Katowice, added by oxen and 44 pulled by tractors in the procession, to the regular flights marking the beginning of the Torremolinos San Miguel available between fair which continues until Saturday.

October and April.

250,000 attend romeria

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43 homophobic attacks THERE have been 43 homophobic attacks in the first six months of this year in Malaga Province, the Andalucian Federation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual Association report.

Last edition FRIDAY-AD SPAIN magazine will publish its last Costa del Sol edition on October 7 to concentrate on its website, according to press reports.

Special thanks EWN PUBLISHER Steven Euesden would like to thank everyone for their donations to charity and gifts on his birthday. “It was very much appreciated. The generosity was overwhelming,” he said.

2nd runway MALAGA Airport’s second runway will be in operation within the first three months of 2012, officials say.

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9 in 10 breathe polluted air ALMOST 41 million people in Spain breathe polluted air.

This was revealed in a 63-page report released by Spanish environmentalist federation Ecologistas en Accion (EA), which shows 87 per cent of Spain’s 47 million people breathe air which exceeds World Health Organisation pollution limit recommendations.

According to the report, if less stringent EU levels are applied, 37 per cent of the

population would fall below the recommended limit, i.e. 17.4 million people.

Despite the seriousness of the findings, the results suggest slight improvements since 2008, ‘mainly due to the recession’.

Each year 20,000 people die in Spain due to contaminated air, according to Paco Segura from EA. In January 2009, the European Commission started proceedings against Spain for failing to comply with air quality

Great escape

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A SHORT film entitled ‘Culpable’ (Guilty) made by prisoners premiered without its lead because he had escaped from prison.

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SPAIN’S most expensive shop rents are in Barcelona. Retail rental premises in Portal de l’Angel in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona cost up to €3,120 per square metre per year.

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Last bullfight BULLFIGHTING fans and animal rights activists jeered and jostled each other after Cataluña’s last bullfight on Sunday. PAGE 20

Unfinished work WHEN Spain’s national parliament was dissolved last Monday, the fate of 19 new laws became uncertain. PAGE 21

Estate in dispute THE town of Illora, Granada, has begun procedures to reclaim a property belonging to the Duke of Wellington which they say may have been acquired illegally. PAGE 29

legislation. One of the biggest contributors to air pollution in Spain is road traffic.

Madrid and Barcelona are the two Spanish cities with the most contaminated air, according to the report.

In February, Madrid hit the headlines as the council issued a smog warning to commuters, calling for them to take public transport to stop a spike in pollution levels.

Nitrogen dioxide levels were recorded more than five times above EU safety limits.

In action: Gisela rules the waves.

Below: Dressed to celebrate.

MORE than a third of passengers travel without travel insurance, risking huge medical bills if they have an accident or become ill abroad.

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THE Silla del Moro, a tower which overlooks the Alhambra in Granada, has been reopened to the public after remaining closed for 20 years for restoration work. Visitors can access it for free until the end of the year.

Mother and gran held for threats THE mother and grandmother of a six-year-old boy in Girona, Northeast Spain, have been arrested for threatening to kill his teacher and headmistress.

Estepona fire TEN homes had to be evacuated when a fire broke out near the Forest Hills urbanisation in Estepona on Sunday.

The blaze was brought under control in less than one hour and no significant damage was reported.

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MORE than 22,000 olive farmers in Malaga Province are expecting a bumper crop of at least 400 million kilos of olives, 15 per cent more than last year.

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Gisela,17, is set for Trafalgar action

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NINE films will compete for the Gold and Silver Carnation Awards at the Costa del Sol Gay Film Festival to be held in Torremolinos from October 14 to 16, as part of the Expogays trade fair.

Olive crop

Alhambra views

Battle of Trafalgar in Cadiz.

This competition between leading kitesurfers from Spain, France and England is scheduled over six days, starting on Friday, October 7, and running until Wednesday, October 12.

Nicknamed Gigi, Gisela lives in Tarifa with her parents, with the family

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TWO sommeliers from ‘El Bulli’ restaurant, located in Cataluña and considered the best in the world for four years running, will be at the Wine Fair in Torremolinos this November.

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OR 17-year-old Gisela Pulido, all her free time in life is spent kitesurfing.

Holding seven Freestyle, one Wave, and several Second Discipline world titles, Gisela she has won more kiteboard world titles than anyone.

And now the high school student is looking ahead to next month when she has been picked to captain Spain in the three-nation Red Bull

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relocating from Barcelona where they previously lived so that she could spend more time training while also focusing on her schoolwork.

But, despite being on top of the kitesurfing world, Gisela also has other dreams in life. “I

Number of week

213,878: byconvicted Spanish courts in 2010, 3.6 per cent fewer than in 2009.

would like to go to university to study journalism. I think I’ll be able to combine it with the sport,” she says.

Gisela also one day hopes to be an Olympian.

For a girl who has already crossed the Gibraltar Strait competing against the ferry from Tarifa to Tangiers, and rules the women’s kitesurfing world, nothing should be ruled out as not being highly likely.

A ROMANTIC weekend in Rome with his exwife left Gerardo F.G. with a bank balance of 69 cents. PAGE 6

Sex attack POLICE will question a woman who allegedly witnessed an attempted ‘rape’ of a British teenager in Benalmadena Costa, but ‘did nothing’ to stop it.

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No charges THE Supreme Court has dismissed cases against two former police officials and an officer charged with tipping off Basque terrorists ETA about an investigation.

5 held suspected of financing terrorists FIVE Algerians were arrested in the Basque Country and Navarra (Northern Spain) suspected of providing support to terrorist organisation al-Qaeda, the Interior Ministry said.

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Towns seek â‚Ź11m payback THE mayors of Estepona, Marbella, Fuengirola and Mijas want Central Government to pay for lighting on stretches of the A-7 which run through the towns.

The mayors complain that they have been paying a cost which

should have been covered by the Ministry of Public Works and want back the â‚Ź11m they estimate to have paid because they are no longer able to sustain such amounts. They have also asked the company which provides

lighting for the dual carriageway to send their bills to Central Government from November.

Marbella Mayor Angeles MuĂąoz pointed out that the town hall spends â‚Ź1.5 million per year to pay the lighting on the dual

carriageway and â‚Ź2m to light the toll motorway, because the company which runs the road has not paid it, despite charging users.

In this case, she said, they would be demanding the money from them.

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Rabbits dig up graves THE discovery of human bones and teeth beside graves at Kinloss Abbey in Moray has been blamed on rabbits.

Old stuntman BRITAIN’S oldest stuntman, 64-year-old Rocky Taylor, from Cobham has broken a Guinness World Record by hurtling through a 19ft by 13ft sheet of breakaway glass in a car.

Miss Earth STAR ATTRACTION: The Alcazaba-Gibralfaro in Malaga.

Most popular monuments MALAGA’s most popular monument is the Alcazaba-Gibralfaro, with more than 318,000 people visiting the Arab fortress and castle in the first six months of the year.

Meanwhile, more than 196,000

people visited the Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) in Malaga, 194,461 visited the Roman Theatre, 189,000 the Picasso Museum and 56,000 Picasso’s birthplace, official figures show.

AMANDA QUINN won the Miss Earth Scotland title wearing a dress she made out of Tunnocks Caramel Wafer wrappers. Her prize includes a monthlong trip to Thailand where she will compete against other finalists in the Miss Earth global competition.

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Suspected serial killer held for deaths of two Costa del Sol prostitutes

By Jennifer Leighfield and Nicole Hallett Photos by James Yeadon POLICE feared that a suspected Costa del Sol serial killer was set to kill again on October 10.

This followed the murder of two prostitutes on August 10 and September 10 in Calahonda and San Pedro de Alcantara.

This led the Spanish media to dub him the ’10 killer’.

Both victims had been repeatedly stabbed and forced to reveal their credit card PIN numbers.

But 44 days into the investigation a man, 42, was arrested and confessed to killing the two women.

The arrest occurred on Friday afternoon at a gym near his home in Fontana Beach, Riviera del Sol, just one kilometre from the first victim’s house.

Despite conflicting reports about his nationality - he allegedly had forged Irish, French and Italian passports - he was identified as Abdelkader Salhi, from a Moroccan father and German mother, according to telecinco.es.

At the time of his arrest, he was using a forged Irish passport under the name of Martin Sparitt.

Salhi was charged with murder, aggravated robbery, identity theft, fraud and document forgery.

Police discovered he had served time in prison after being sentenced to 18 years for the 1988 death of a woman during a robbery in Germany,

SUSPECT’S HOME: Fontana Beach.

Malaga officials said.

Investigators believe he may be responsible for other unsolved murders elsewhere in Spain, and are reportedly treating him as a potential serial killer.

He confessed that he had contacted the victims by phone after seeing their adverts in the Personal section of a local English-language newspaper.

Salhi said he met them several times to gain their confidence before killing them, but maintains he only intended to rob them, and that ‘things got out of hand’.

The first victim’s name was Susana, originally from Argentina but with Spanish nationality.

The 45-year-old was killed in

PLACE OF ARREST: Gym in Riviera del Sol. the apartment she was renting at the Complejo Alhamar in Calahonda, and was found by her son the following day.

She had a pillowcase around her neck and a pillow had been placed over her face. She had also been stabbed 17 times.

Her credit card had been stolen and so had her mobile phone, but the SIM card was left behind.

The second victim was Maryuri Alice, originally from Ecuador but also with Spanish nationality.

She was 47, and was killed in the apartment she shared with other women in San Pedro de Alcantara.

She had been stabbed 13 times, and her credit cards and mobile phone had also been

stolen, along with €100.

In the second crime, the suspect allegedly took the knife with him, but after the murder, cleaned it and left it in a kitchen drawer in the victim’s house.

The knife was bent from the force he had used, police said.

Both women were found dressed, although both had had sex with their killer, allegedly leaving forensic evidence at the scenes of the crimes.

In both cases, €1,000 was withdrawn from the victim’s accounts just hours after the murders by the killer’s Moroccan girlfriend, police allege.

She was arrested but he claims she had no idea where the credit cards came from. Her mother, who was found with the first victim’s mobile phone, was also arrested and procedures are reportedly under way for her deportation.

Salhi has lived in Spain since 2007, according to Spanish newspaper Diario de Sevilla.

The receptionist – who did not want to be named - at Fontana Beach where he lived said Sahli did not look Moroccan, had blue eyes and brown hair.

“It has only been a few months that he has lived here.

He kept to himself so I do not know much about him, but he never caused any trouble and I never saw him involved in any arguments,” she said.

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Happy in Hamburg PEOPLE living in the northern port city of Hamburg are the most content Germans, while the grumpiest residents live in the eastern state of Thuringia, according to a recent study.

STUNG: Weekend in Rome ‘cost’ Gerardo €240,954.

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By Staff Reporter A ROMANTIC weekend in Rome with his ex-wife left Gerardo F.G. with a bank balance of 69 cents.

He is now suing both his Venezuelan ex, 33-year-old Monica Irene G.O., for taking €240,954 from his bank account and her friend, lawyer Yolanda G.M., for helping with the sting.

The couple married in 2004 but separated in 2008, shortly after 45-yearold Gerardo sold shares in a family business for €575,000 and put his assets in their joint name.

The husband remained in Alicante while his wife and their five-year-old son went to Venezuela.

Some months later, the wife suggested the Rome weekend as a way of getting back together for the sake of their son.

Gerardo then gave her €4,000 to organise the journey.

After an intimate dinner ‘with a great deal of wine’ on their last night in Rome Gerardo woke to find that his wife and son had disappeared. The worried man went to the police following an unsuccessful search for them but on

returning to the hotel learnt that his wife had left.

Once at the airport, he also discovered that she had bought only one-way tickets. Worse was to come when he found that Monica had emptied his bank accounts, leaving him with just 69 cents.

Neither could the bank contact him to confirm the withdrawal as Monica claimed to have lost their mobile shortly before they left for Rome.

After nine months without news of his wife or child, Gerardo hired a private detective who located them in Elche.

Despite his protestations, Monica was adamant that she had her husband’s permission to use the money to open a shop in central Alicante. She also admitted wanting to prevent him from wasting the family money on his cocaine and gambling habit, an accusation which Gerardo denied.

The Prosecution initially recommended a four-year sentence for Monica and her accomplice, but said it is now reconsidering whether their conduct actually constituted a crime.

Mozart fans OPERATORS of a sewage treatment plant in Treuenbrietzen in Eastern Germany saved around €10,000 last year, apparently by playing Mozart to their microbes.

More fruit SOON, palm trees and exotic fruit will grow and flourish in a remote part of Bavaria known for its long winters thanks to the Klein-Eden – Little Eden – tropics project.

Size matters THE number of German men paying for surgery to enlarge their penis is increasing, doctors say.

Smart pants SMART trousers are undergoing field-testing

by German researchers.

They hope they will reduce the risk of chainsaw injuries by being able to tell when a saw is getting too close and switching it off.

Oktoberfest MUNICH’S 178th Oktoberfest is officially in full swing. On the first day of the festival nearly 80 people were treated by the Red Cross for alcohol poisoning.

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Harley Davidson probe leads to several arrests

By Jennifer Leighfield SEVERAL people were arrested by Guardia Civil in an investigation into document falsification and fraud Harley Davidson sales.

These included sellers, homologation engineers and staff at ITV centres.

As previously reported in EWN, some 5,000 Harley Davidsons could be taken off the roads after the discovery that some importers may have sent them to privately-owned ITV (Spanish MOT) centres willing to overlook legal requirements.

The Traffic Information Support Group (GIAT), a specialist group within the Guardia Civil, found that technical data cards of second-hand Harleys, imported from the USA, could have been forged.

The investigation began at the beginning of this

year when the Guardia Civil detected an ‘unusual’ number of Harley Davidsons were being taken for ITV testing in Las Pedroñeras, Cuenca.

Harley Davidson España informed them that since 2003, motorbikes for the European market must have a 5HD code on the technical data card, while those from the USA have 1HD codes.

They were also able to inform the Guardia Civil that some of the motorbikes they had requested information about were in unusual situations because they had been authorised in Spain although they were configured for the US market.

This led the Guardia Civil to request reports for more than 100 motorbikes, all checked in Las Pedroñeras, a town located between Albacete and Madrid. They

SCANDINAVIAN PRESS Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden

Police gun left in Ikea toilet SWEDEN – A female police officer stopped for lunch at an Ikea branch in Stockholm only to discover a couple of hours later that she had left her gun in the toilet.

Children first DENMARK – Copenhagen City Council’s 2012 budget prioritises children, bicycles and business growth.

New ideas Document falsification and fraud is to be investigated by the Guardia Civil. found that the technical data card issued for these motorbikes should be revoked because they had US specifications and were illegal in Spain.

Buyers, sellers, importers, ITV staff and engineers were called to give statements, and many owners saw their log books revoked.

Meanwhile, some importers accused Harley Davidson España of tampering with the cards, although the company denies this.

NORWAY – More than two months after the July attacks, new anti-terrorism measures now include a ban on semi-automatic weapons, and more money for the Civil Defence.

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Officer suspended for football match ‘skive’ TORROX Town Hall has suspended a Local Police officer who allegedly went to Barcelona to see a football match when he was supposed to have been on duty.

Apparently, he was due to work between 6am and 2pm on two days in January.

However, it was discovered after he left comments on social

networking sites that he had travelled to Barcelona with the local Malaga Football Supporters’ Club to watch a match between FC Barcelona and Malaga CF on January 16.

The town hall opened an investigation and the events were considered proved.

Therefore, he was found guilty of three serious misdemeanours,

and suspended without pay for two months.

However, the Andalucia-Malaga Local Police and Firemen’s Union has said that he had legally made use of time owed to him in compensation for official activities carried out in his free time.

They claim that the suspension is ‘illegal, unjustified and disproportionate’ and has been issued simply because the officer is responsible for union activities within the police force.

A quarter of Spaniards lend to relatives

Kevin Sorbo receives his award at the Sci-fi festival.

‘Hercules’ in Estepona

By James Yeadon KEVIN SORBO, the protagonist in the TV series ‘Hercules: The Legendary Journeys’ was in Estepona to receive the ‘Unicorn of Honor’ award at the 12th Costa del Sol International Science Fiction Film Festival in Estepona.

He was presented with the award by Estepona Mayor, Jose Maria Garcia Urbano.

During the awards’ ceremony, Sorbo said that he wished he

could spend more time in Spain: “I would probably play golf on every course if I had the chance.”

In the week of festival, Sorbo also gave an introduction for the European premiere of his film ‘What If?’.

Fifteen fans got the chance to have lunch with the actor and around 100 people attended the ‘Fan’ convention, which was held at the Hotel Fuerte Estepona Suites Spa.

Man sets fire to his own home, twice A MAN, 58, was arrested in Cadiz for setting fire to his own home twice.

The first fire was at the beginning of August and police had to evacuate the four-floor building, although the rapid intervention of the firemen meant it was quickly brought under control. They found it had been started deliberately on the sofa of a ground floor apartment

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inhabited by the detainee, who had problems with drugs and alcohol and has now been remanded in custody, and had been arrested on 12 prior occasions.

The second blaze was in September, when the detainee started the fire right beside him.

Neighbours alerted the police after smelling smoke.

ONE in four people in Spain has given money to relatives to help them during the recession, according to a study carried out by La Caixa.

Twenty-five per cent of people have lent money to relatives who do not live with them, to help them get over financial problems derived from buying a house, losing their job or their business going under.

The study analysed how intergenerational co-operation within families has increased due to lack of confidence in being able to obtain help from Social Services.

In 60 per cent of cases, it is parents who support their children, especially when they are under the age of 29, while only between 7 and 11 per cent of people over 75 get any help from their children.

The average person who has received help from relatives is a young person, living away from their parents, with a partner and children, and not necessarily lower class.

In 39 per cent of cases, they have had to ask for help because they have lost their job or their business has fallen through, 17 per cent because of insufficient income, and 7 per cent due to health problems or study expenses.

Fifty-six per cent of people in Spain consider relatives should help financially or by looking after children or other relatives, household repairs, transport or paperwork.

The number of grandparents looking after their grandchildren on a regular basis has risen from 15 to 25 per cent in the past few years, and two in three families with children under three leave their children with relatives on holidays, weekends or when they are ill.

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Sewage plant THE Junta de Andalucia has assigned the management of the work to be done on the sewage plant for Alora, Pizarra and Coin which will cost an estimated €260,000.

The project was assigned four years ago but work hasn’t started yet.

New gym SOME €400,000 has been assigned to create a gymnasium and other classrooms at the Gerald Brenan High School in Alhaurin de la Torre by the Junta de Andalucia Education Delegation.

Foreign intake MALAGA University welcomed this year’s foreign students who will be studying here, thanks to the Erasmus plan.

A manhunt is under way to catch the Benalmadena Costa attacker

British girl in sex attack as witness ‘did nothing’

By Nicole Hallett POLICE say they will question a woman who allegedly witnessed an attempted ‘rape’ in Benalmadena Costa, but did nothing.

The victim, a British girl, aged 18, has lived in Spain all her life and is familiar with the area.

She was walking back from Plaza SolyMar, known as ‘24-hour square’, in the early hours of the morning when she noticed a man was following her.

“He asked her twice to ‘wait’ in English; instead she ran, but he grabbed her and put his hand over her mouth,” the victim’s mother told EWN. “She fought back with all her might and shouted out to a woman who was watching from a nearby apartment to help her in both Spanish and English, but the woman did nothing.”

Her assailant, the mother added: “must have given up as she was hitting him over the head as much as she could, so he let her go and she ran off. She called the 112 emergency services and they arrived within minutes and were wonderful.

British teenager was attacked on her way home from ‘24-hour square’.

“They took her to the clinic and then a detective took her to the police station to make the report.”

When she told them about the witness whom she pleaded with to help her, the mother said: “They were shocked and disgusted that someone could just stand by and not even make a phone call to the police,” and added that the police said they would

be questioning her.

The teen escaped her ordeal with only bruising, but her assailant is still on the loose.

Police are investigating three surveillance cameras that could lead to the arrest of the attacker.

The man has been described as having dark hair and skin, aged 24 to 29, around 5ft 4, and well-built.

‘Missing’ signs in Mijas CERTAIN businesses in the Mijas area have found that their signs had mysteriously disappeared without explanation.

Paul, from Splash Pools, told EWN it appears they were taken down by the local town hall because they did not meet with municipal regulations; however, it is unclear exactly what the regulations are, and the businesses affected were given no prior warning.

The signs had been in place for six years.

In their case, after several visits to the town hall, they were able to recover their signs from La Cala.

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Pervert who preyed on young girls jailed A MAN has been jailed for four years for convincing young girls to send him naked photos of themselves via a social networking site.

Between September 2008 and January 2009, he used social networking site Tuenti and instant messaging service MSN to contact the minors, aged 11 and 12, pretending to be a

14-year-old girl called ‘Isabel’.

He told them he wanted photos of them naked so he could know their size and help them get into modelling.

The man, in his 30s from the Cantabria region in Northern Spain, also asked them to connect their webcams so he could obtain images of them.

On occasions, he pretended to be Isabel’s tutor or boyfriend, and said that if he didn’t get the photos he would abuse her.

The court said he also threatened to go after the girls and harm them.

Another five girls aged 11 to 14 were contacted by the man with the same intention, who also sent him photos,

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A RESIDENT of Pontevedra, in Northwest Spain, has returned the hand from a statue of Christopher Columbus which disappeared 30 years ago.

The man, who took the hand to the Faro de Vigo newspaper, explained that when the school term ended in 1982, he and some friends went to celebrate near the local Fuente de las Palmeras.

During their celebration, one of their backpacks accidentally got caught on the statue’s hand, which broke off and, fearing reprisals, one of them, 13 at the time, took it and hid it.

He is now 43 and is a father himself, and says he never found the right moment to hand it in. It is now with the Local Police and the local court has been informed.

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TV appeal prevents Jaen family’s eviction A FAMILY in Jaen who risked being evicted can remain in their home thanks to donations received after a televised appeal.

The family needed €7,000, after the bank wrote off €9,600 of the total of €16,662 they owed.

This was thanks to the intervention of the Jaen Bishopric.

According to the couple, who have two young daughters, they

but in which they were fully dressed.

The trial was not held, as the prosecutor and the defendant reached an agreement, and Cantabria Provincial Court has sentenced him to prison, as well as paying a fine of €630 and €7,000 in compensation.

The sentence was reduced from the 12 years the prosecutor was asking for, because the accused co-operated with the National Police, allowing them access to his computer files and email accounts, and put aside €3,200 to pay the compensation before the trial was due to begin.

were guarantors for a loan given to a relative to buy a van. The relative then stopped paying, but failed to tell them that they had been receiving eviction notices. “If he had told us at the start,” they said, “this whole situation could have been avoided”.

The eviction was due in August but 15-M protesters prevented it.

Since then, the family had managed to scrape together more than

€4,000 from friends, relatives and wellwishers, and their plight had appeared on television and in the press, both locally and nationally.

A woman from Barcelona contacted a TV programme on which they had appeared and offered to give them the €2,700 which they needed because ‘two little girls of three and seven can’t be left homeless,’ she said.

TWO children under the age of two were admitted to hospital after escaping from kindergarten and falling into a swimming pool in Manzanares, Ciudad Real.

The two children, a boy and a girl aged 23 and 21 months, were at a private kindergarten and escaped unseen from their carers, through at least four doors, and jumped into the water.

It was quickly noticed that they were missing and the owner of the centre rescued them from the water. The emergency services were called and both were taken to hospital with signs of hypothermia.

The mayor said their lives were not in danger and the parents expressed their understanding about the events.

New youth hostel THE local youth hostel in Ronda will be ready at the beginning of next year. It has 15 rooms with space for 74 people and cost €781,849, according to Mayor Maria Paz Fernandez.

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Moroccan woman ‘killed’ by her Spanish husband A 39-YEAR-OLD Moroccan woman was allegedly killed by her husband in the hairdressers she ran near her home in Puçol, Valencia.

She had reported the 62-year-old Spanish man a month earlier for beating her in the street.

He tried to flee after stabbing her to death but was arrested by Guardia Civil shortly afterwards, police said. He allegedly waited until she was alone in the salon and attacked her. She was able to call the Local Police herself. However, she died just minutes later.

The woman had told her friends he abused her and a restraining order was issued against him and she began procedures for a separation. The couple had a 16year-old daughter.

The victim lived in Puçol for 20 years and was very popular. The couple met when he was travelling as a lorry driver when she was just 19. He was a widow and smuggled her into Spain illegally in his lorry.

iPhone scam A 36-YEAR-OLD was arrested in Malaga for tricking 17 people by offering cheap iPhone 4 terminals on the internet. He requested between €50 and €400 and promised to send them by post but never did.

Dodgy promoter MALAGA Public Prosecutor is asking for four years in prison for

Man stabbed A 45-YEAR-OLD British tourist was admitted to the Costa del Sol Hospital after he was stabbed in the stomach during a fight with other British people in Mijas. The 59-year-old alleged attacker was arrested

by Guardia Civil.

Drugs arrests LOCAL POLICE in Estepona arrested 17 people for drugs possession in just 48 hours last weekend.

Two other people were arrested, one for causing damages to a vehicle and the other for causing bodily harm.

Hit and run UNAUTHORISED MEDICINES: Most of the packets seized came from China.

12,000 packs of illegal medicines seized

False blackmail A MAN has been arrested in Malaga for telling his mother that he was being blackmailed and that his attackers would cut off his ear in order to get money from her. He was caught when picking up the money after she told the police of the danger she believed he was in.

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THE Guardia Civil have seized 12,000 packets of medicines which were being sold illegally.

The illegal goods were seized at airports in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, as well as in shops in Madrid, Almeria, Granada, Malaga, Cadiz, Huelva, Valencia, Alicante, Castellon, Murcia, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands.

Some 3,000 packages were seized at the airports

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the owner of constructor Aifos for allegedly keeping money handed over by a man for a suite on a complex which eight years later has not been started in the Guadalpin Village.

Port vandalism PORT authorities in Malaga have detected more cases of vandalism in the Palmeral de las Sorpresas complex opened in the port six

Youngsters steal golf buggies for racing FIVE minors were arrested for their alleged involvement in the theft of six buggies from two golf courses in the Estepona and Marbella area.

They apparently used the vehicles to hold races.

Young people held buggy races.

as they were being brought into Spain. Most of them came from China, via Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam. They contained medicines including Pollenin and Omeprazol, hormones, anabolic steroids and other products, which are yet to be identified as they had no labels or labels written in Chinese.

The Guardia Civil also searched sex-shops, smart-shops and dietary shops where the products were being sold without authorisation.

months ago. Doors and lights have been smashed and benches painted on.

Illegal ‘no parking’ LOCAL POLICE in Mijas report they have found at least 15 illegal ‘no parking’ signs which have been put up by local residents who do not have licences for them.

Thief caught NATIONAL POLICE in Malaga

arrested a 33-year-old man who allegedly stole from a taxi driver at knifepoint and held up a bakery, stealing a handbag.

He has been remanded in custody.

Prostitutes charged LOCAL POLICE in Benalmadena charged 10 prostitutes who were offering their services in the local Plaza Solymar in the first two weeks of September. They can mainly be seen at weekends between midnight and 3am.

Not so fast A 27-year-old Spanish man was arrested after he was caught with a kilo of cannabis resin at Dublin Airport.

The man, who had arrived on a flight from Malaga, had hidden the drugs in his underwear.

GUARDIA CIVIL arrested a driver who allegedly knocked down a pedestrian on the A-7279 in Sierra de Yeguas and then fled the scene, leaving the victim seriously injured.

Speed freak GUARDIA CIVIL intercepted a Porsche Cayenne on the A-92 in Villanueva del Rosario, heading towards Malaga at 217kph in an area with a 120kph limit.

The driver was a 20year-old Frenchman.

Hold-up fight TWO people were injured in a holdup at a jewellery shop in Antequera.

Two men entered the shop and one was injured during a fight with the owner. Both were taken to hospital while the other intruder escaped.

Break-in A 28-YEAR-OLD man was arrested in Cortes de la Frontera for allegedly breaking into a house and stealing jewellery. He was known by the homeowners and had a copy of their key.

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Former home of Franco man hit TWO home-made explosives were detonated outside the former home of the last surviving member of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco’s regime.

The blasts occurred at the childhood home of Senator Manuel Fraga, 88, in the Northwestern region of Galicia, a Spanish official said.

No-one was injured in the explosions, and there was no claim of responsibility.

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Senator Manuel Fraga.

Popular Party is currently converting the property into a museum.

Toxic sweet warning A WARNING about the potential toxicity of a liquid sweet, Roller Crazy, made in China, has been issued by the Spanish Food Safety Agency after a girl suffered burns to her tongue.

A SHORT film entitled ‘Culpable’ (Guilty) made by prisoners premiered without its lead because he had escaped from prison.

Serving a six-year sentence for drugs offences, the star of ‘Culpable’ was an inmate of the ‘respeto’ cellblock at the Mansilla de las Mulas jail in Leon, Northern Spain, where prisoners accept strict rules regarding work and conduct in return for privileges.

Despite being a model prisoner, the would-be actor failed to return after a weekend leave even though he was due to return to Chile on probation in the New Year.

A warrant is now out for his arrest.

The film was shown on

September 23 in honour of the patroness of prisons, Our Lady of Mercy, but the 36-year-old Chilean prisoner in the principal role was not present.

The short, which took the 20 prisoners involved five months to film, needed to have some scenes cut to mask the lead actor’s absence and some close-ups were eliminated, said Rodolfo Herrero, the film director who volunteered to lead the project.

Happily, the film still made sense, he explained, especially as the more complex scenes, all of them involving the Chilean runaway, were shot at the beginning.

“I knew where I was going to be filming and I knew the limitations and bureaucracy involved but I didn’t expect the central character to run off,” Herrero admitted.

6 months for €15 theft A COURT in Motril has sentenced a man to six months in prison for stealing 10 ‘chirimoyas’ (custard apples) worth Custard apples ‘chirimoyas’. €15 from a farm.

The man, from GualchosCastell de Ferro, broke into the property in the Pueblo Nuevo area in May, having made a hole in the fence and, after taking the fruit,

jumped over the fence to head to his car, where he was caught by the police.

He will have to pay the farmer €15 for the fruit, plus €20 in damages.

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Paintings worth €3m not €27m EXPERT witnesses in the Malaya corruption trial – which started one year ago – have confirmed that 286 paintings seized from the alleged mastermind of the money laundering case are worth €3.2 million.

This is much lower than the €27 million mentioned by the prosecutor, Juan Carlos Lopez Caballero.

When an expert was asked about this difference by Roca’s lawyer, Rocio Amigo, he

Malaya Super - trial The proceedings in Malaga will last a year & involve 95 defendants, including two former Marbella mayors and 15 councillors.

Week 52 responded that ‘talking about €25 million would imply having works of a type which have not been seen in this evaluation’.

The experts have valued 286 paintings, and the prosecutor and police claim that more than 500 were seized.

In his statement during the hearing, Roca himself said that he had bought

the paintings for no more than €10 million, although the €27 million, estimated by the police and the prosecutor is also based on Roca’s own notes, seized by the police from the Maras Asesores SL accounts office.

However, he said in court that he had overvalued the works for insurance purposes, because he would get ‘half the value of the works’ in case of a robbery.

Marbella’s former Urban Planning Councillor, Juan Antonio Roca is facing 30 years in prison and more than €810 million in fines. He amassed a fortune thanks to his illegal dealings.

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Open on Mondays ANTEQUERA plans to open its main monuments on Mondays, in contrast with other destinations which tend to close on Monday, hoping that this will attract more tourists to the area.

No Davis Cup MALAGA City Hall has confirmed that they will not be presenting a request to become the location for the final of the Davis Cup against Argentina, as both possible venues will be occupied from December 2 to 4.

Best beaches MALAGA’S favourite beaches are El Palo and Pedregalejo, according to a survey carried out by the department in charge of beaches at the city hall, which reported both beaches got 4.6 out of five.

Appeal plan THE group promoting the Independence of San Pedro Alcantara from Marbella has appealed the decision against their plans from the Junta de Andalucia and maintains they meet all legal requirements.

Aventura Amazonia: an example to follow.

Aventura park opens THE Mayor of Marbella, Angeles Muñoz, attended the official inauguration of the Aventura Amazonia park in Elviria, with General Manager Gustavo Alonso. She referred to the park as an ‘example for the future in the creation of leisure areas, which unites ecology, fun, sport and nature at the reach of everyone’.

Football match MARBELLA Town Hall will celebrate the reunification of Germany with a football tournament on Sunday 9.30am to 3pm at the Polideportivo Santa Maria in Las Chapas.

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35 towns in Malaga are in deficit OF the 101 towns in Malaga province, 35 ended last year with budgetary deficits for spending more than they were making.

Changes to the Constitution approved by PSOE and the PP in early September in congress in order to limit the deficits of public administrations could mean that many towns will find themselves in a sticky legal situation.

The text states that ‘local administrations’ must have ‘budgetary balance’ by 2020, but seeing the figures for the province, which is not an exception in Spain, for 2009 and 2010, this will not be easy.

Some towns have not yet handed in their figures for either year, while others admit they ended the year with empty coffers .

Malaga city has a debt of €735m, the highest in the province and the fourth worst in Spain behind Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia.

Sheikh’s port plans delayed WORK on La Bajadilla Port in Marbella has still not begun, because four months after the work was assigned, the contract has not been signed.

There are three appeals against Sheikh Abdullah Ben Nasser AlThani’s project, which was due to be completed in 2015.

One is from the Marbella Marina International Consortium, which was in competition with the temporary union created

by Marbella Town Hall

and Qatar Sheikh and Malaga CF owner, AlThani.

His proposal to expand Marbella’s port and marina was chosen over theirs, but they believe that the decision was ‘unfair’.

They haven’t directly asked for the process to be stopped, but bringing a case against the decision makes this automatic.

Regions such as Andalucia must have a specific tribunal to regulate relationships between public

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Crew in control THE Foreign Ministry confirmed that control of Spanish oil tanker Mattheos I, hijacked by pirates off the coast of Togo on September 14, had been returned to the crew, who are unharmed.

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DELAYED: Abdullah Ben Nasser Al-Thani administrations and the companies chosen to carry out work, as the Junta de Andalucia does not have one.

The Andalucian Supreme Court of Justice will rule in this case, and a judge will decide if the work can go ahead, even if the case continues at the same time. In any

case, it appears the contract will not be signed this year.

Al-Thani’s project conceives a circular port with space for 1,221 yachts and a cruise stop, as well as a 45,000m2 commercial and leisure area with a five-star hotel. It aims to create around 3,000 jobs.

FOOTBALLER Theyab Awana, who became a sensation this summer after he scored a back heel penalty for the United Arab Emirates, died in a car crash, aged 21.

New buses MALAGA Transport Company EMT is testing new hybrid vehicles with views to renewing the fleet. Thesy are quieter, use less fuel and have lower gas emissions.

They are made by Volvo and Castrua.

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Artificial lake RESIDENTS in Los Molinos area of Malaga have presented plans to create a botanical garden in the ‘Laguna de la Barrera’, created as a result of extracting clay for the Santa Ines brick factory.

Spare places IN Malaga Province more than 1,800 of the 18,000 kindergarten places subsidised by the Junta de Andalucia haven’t been taken up because more parents are unemployed. A place costs €300.

No pay AROUND 700 staff at Benalmadena Town Hall have been informed that until the end of the year, only part payment of their monthly salaries can be guaranteed.

End of an era: Last bullfight in Barcelona

By Annie Maples BULLFIGHTING fans and animal rights activists jeered and jostled each other after Cataluña’s last bullfight on September 25.

Police quickly intervened but no arrests were made, they said later. Jose Tomas and Serafin Marin, carried out on the shoulders of fans after cutting two ears apiece from their bulls, were unaware of the fracas as they left Barcelona’s Monumental for the last time.

Cataluña voted to ban bullfighting last year and although the law does not come into effect until January 2012, this was the last bullfight of the season in the region’s only remaining ring.

With a bill headed by Jose Tomas, probably the best bullfighter in Spain, touts were offering entrance tickets for up to

MOMENT IN HISTORY: Bullfighters celebrate their success on Sunday. €300 earlier in the day.

On the internet prices were as high as €3,500 to see a spectacle still regarded as a cultural tradition by some Spaniards but which began to lose ground to football decades ago.

Cataluña may have banned formal bullfights but bull-running and bull-

baiting, integral to many towns’ annual fiestas throughout Spain, remain.

Opponents to bullfighting claim that spectacles where, for instance, flaming torches are attached to a bull’s horns, are no less barbaric and should also be abolished.

In Tordesillas (Valladolid) where earlier this month

100 men attacked a reluctant 600-kilo bull with spears, lances and, in one case, a screwdriver as it tried to escape, townspeople defended their right to maintain a long-standing tradition.

How long bulls remain a feature of Cataluña’s popular fiestas remains debatable.

Dangerous fugitive arrested GUARDIA CIVIL from Mijas arrested a dangerous criminal wanted by the Belgian authorities.

The officers discovered the existence of a marihuana plantation in Alhaurin el Grande, which was being used to grow the drugs for sale within Europe.

They later discovered that one of the residents had a European arrest warrant against him for taking part in the armed robbery of a lorry carrying 6,442 kilos of tobacco in Wervik, Belgium, in 2009.

The driver was handcuffed, had rope tied around his neck and received several electric shocks.

The man has now been detained was sentenced to four years and seven months in prison.

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Based on EU directives they must be incorporated into national law, although the new government can choose whether to maintain them in their original form, or present new versions to the Madrid parliament.

‘Jealous’ wife says didn’t kill husband

By Jennifer Leighfield A WOMAN accused of killing her husband has pleaded not guilty.

Natividad C.S. was remanded to prison in June 2008, just days after her husband, BBVA bank manager, Andres Toro, aged 59, was shot twice in their villa in Bollullos de la Mitacion, Sevilla.

His body was found by a colleague when he failed to go to work.

The couple, who were separating, had argued several times about who was going to get what in the divorce settlement, and especially about the house.

The woman had allegedly threatened to kill her husband, who she suspected of having an affair, on several occasions.

At one point, when he was away on business, she broke into the house and took some love letters which she showed their children.

In June 2008, she found out he planned to sell the villa, and on the 15th of that month, she allegedly took a gun which had been given to her several days earlier by her uncle, for which she had no licence, entered the house with

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WHEN Spain’s national parliament was dissolved last Monday, the fate of 19 new laws became uncertain.

With a general election on November 20 and regional elections in Andalucia on the same day, 17 of the initiatives could now come to nothing. The state Budget Act is the most important of these and with time running out, this year’s provisions will instead be extended.

Legislation on equality, the right to dignity in death and religious freedom are unlikely to go ahead, as are laws on collective arbitration and workplace inspections to combat fraud and legislation.

A planned law on criminal trial proceedings is destined to fall by the wayside, as is another centring on sports doping.

The outgoing government did, however, manage to push through some of its legislation on the rights, responsibilities and retirement age of the police with an act of parliament.

Many of the laws yet to be fully debated touched on a wide range of subjects, from telecommunications and improvements in the food-chain supply to a high court tribunal project intended to amalgamate different courts in the same judicial districts. Legislation on funeral facilities will also be affected, together with supervision of private insurance.

Two further laws that failed to find their way onto the statute books related to the

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Neither of the injuries he sustained was fatal, and he could have survived had he received medical attention, specialists claim.

After rummaging through his papers and photos, she allegedly took his mobile phone to see if he had any messages or calls from other women.

However, she has claimed in court that she was at home that day and only went out to see her mother. She admitted that the separation was her decision after she found a love letter from her husband to another woman.

She said that she had never owned a weapon and that information about the murder weapon being a gift from her uncle are due to ‘family interests’ against her.

The Sevilla public prosecutor is asking for 25 years in prison for Natividad who is standing trial before a people’s jury for premeditated murder, illegal weapons possession, breaking and entering and revealing secrets.

If found guilty, she will also have to pay compensation to their two children, aged 34 and 21.

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By Tony Matthews A BRITISH company is reportedly considering purchasing La Manga Club, the famous luxury sports and leisure resort in Murcia, according to a Spanish press report.

A little over two years ago the picturesque La Manga Club – which has some of the finest golf courses anywhere in Spain - applied for bankruptcy protection when it stated it could not finance its €97 million debt.

London based property company – London & Regional Properties (L&R) has made serious enquiries about purchasing the club which was previously run by P & O before being taken over by MedGroup Inversiones SL. This group owned by brothers Ian and

Richard Livingstone, L&R already owns more than 60 quality hotels and buying such a well established club like La Manga would certainly expand the company’s footing in the Spanish market.

L&R is one of Europe’s largest privately owned property companies with a worldwide investment and development programme exceeding €9 billion, according to the company.

A spokesman for the workers’ union CGT at La Manga Club seems to think a deal is imminent.

But while La Manga boss, Antonio Ros, confirmed to Spanish daily La Verdad de Murcia talks had taken place with L&R, he said “there is no information at present.”

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Hotel La Manga Club Príncipe Felipe. representative of La Manga Club said “there is nothing we can confirm.”

Easily one of the biggest and best sporting complexes in the southern regions of Spain, a change of ownership for the La Manga Club will hopefully boost interest, increase bookings and

give everyone associated with the club a massive lift. Meanwhile, Alfonso Gonzalez from CGT said MedGroup has been more focused on developing the property aspect of their investment, and he believes L&R would be more beneficial for the hotel’s future.

La Manga Club was voted ‘Spain’s Leading Golf Resort’ in 2004 and 2006, and ‘Europe’s Leading Golf Resort’ 2004 and 2005 in the World Travel Awards.

Europe’s low-cost, high flyers boost tourism

By John Jackson MORE than half of the 7.4 million foreigners who flew to Spain in August used a budget airline.

Ryanair, easyJet and Air Berlin accounted for 54.2

per cent of low-cost airlines (LCA) arrivals to Spain.

And seven out of 10 LCA passengers were from Britain, Germany or Italy, Ministry of Tourism figures show.

In August, the number of British travellers using an LCA increased by 7.9 per cent year-on-year, ahead of Germany’s 2.4 per cent, but below Italy’s 13.1 per cent rise.

The increase in the number of French passengers was the biggest rise with 25.6 per cent.

But, by destination, the Canary Islands - with 20 per cent more - was the Spanish region which saw the biggest monthly rise.

The Canaries was followed by the Balearics (11.1 per cent) and the Valencia Region (7.9 per cent).

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Hijacked tanker THE Foreign Ministry confirmed that control of Spanish oil tanker Mattheos I, hijacked by pirates off the coast of Togo on September 14, had been returned to the crew.

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easyJet is just one of the popular airlines used.

Forty-three million foreign people arrived at Spanish airports in the first eight months of 2011, 11.7 per cent more than the same period of 2010.

Of these, 25 million (57.3 per cent) used an LCA, a 14.4 per cent yearly rise.

Again, the Canaries led the way with four million foreign tourists year-to-

date, 27.5 per cent more than the same eight months of 2010.

This is thought to be due to political unrest and rioting in Tunisia and Egypt at the beginning of 2011, leading to a flood of holiday cancellations in favour of the islands.

The Canaries usually enjoy a milder climate in the winter than mainland Spain and the Balearics.

BASQUE party Bildu turned down invites to the inauguration of the Basque Culinary Centre in San Sebastian, because the Prince and Princess of Asturias were attending.

Fast firefighting MIJAS Town Hall has requested permanent Infoca firefighters for the Sierra de Mijas so forest fires can be dealt with quickly and the mountains can be cleared to prevent fire.

Town Hall staff dismissed TWENTY-FIVE councils in Andalucia have dismissed approximately 500 members of staff in the past few weeks alone, according to union UGT.

Sevilla has sacked the most, with 138, followed by 67 in Huelva, and 59 in Malaga. This does not include those whose contracts were not renewed.

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Driver trapped MALAGA firemen rescued a 30-year-old woman who was trapped in her car after an accident in Antequera. The vehicle overturned after leaving the road.

Strict control ESTEPONA Town Hall plans to have stricter controls of how many kilometres are covered in municipal vehicles and how they are used by staff. The vehicles will no longer be used outside work hours.

Former Ronda mayor in corruption probe THE former mayor of Ronda, Antonio Marin Lara, is amongst seven people arrested in the town on alleged corruption charges.

The anti-corruption prosecutor has reportedly been investigating possible crimes including urban

Elderly safe POLICE in Marbella will keep keys to the homes of 180 elderly people in the town who live alone and are disabled. They have remote assistance which allows contact to social services.

planning corruption for more than a year.

Three members of the former corporation of the Socialist PSOE party are amongst the detainees.

They are former Economy and Security Councillor, Rafael Lara;

Sinead O’Connor in Malaga IRISH singer Sinead O’Connor will perform in Malaga on November 13, as part of a tour which will also take her to Madrid, Barcelona, Tenerife and Sevilla.

She will perform at Malaga Provincial Government’s Auditorium which only has capacity for 800 people.

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former Works and Urban Planning Councillor, Maria Jose Martin de Haro, and the former Tourism Councillor, Francisco Cañestro, who is the PSOE provincial deputy and secretary for the party in Ronda.

Police searched their homes and the offices in which they formerly worked, as part of the operation which is related to urban development corruption.

At least eight boxes containing documents have been loaded into vehicles by the police, who made it clear that the evidence they were searching for was from the previous term of office, according to the current mayor, Maria Paz Fernandez.

She said that the prosecutor’s office had informed her they were investigating possible crimes of corruption, coercion, embezzlement, influence peddling, document falsification and money laundering.

She pointed out that nothing had been found in the mayor’s office, and that when she took over in June, there wasn’t even a computer in there.

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5:00am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Helicopter Heroes Rav Wilding follows the work of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

A paraglider crashes to earth and a vintage car enthusiast is runover by his own vehicle.

11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm To Build or Not to Build Series following some of the UK's 20,000 self-builders. Dentist Stephen Robinson and wife Rachel set out to build a stylish new home for their family in Marlow, but it is not without its teething problems. 12:45pm Cash in the Attic 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Celebrity MasterChef

7:00am Little Robots 7:10am Guess with Jess 7:20am The Pingu Show 7:35am Little Charley Bear 7:45am Rastamouse 8:00am Safari 8 8:30am Trust Me I'm a Genie 8:40am LĂŠon 8:45am The League of Super Evil 8:55am Newsround 9:00am Trapped 9:30am Green Balloon Club Goes on Holiday 9:55am Dirtgirlworld 10:05am The Koala Brothers 10:15am Driver Dan's Story Train 10:35am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:45am Nuzzle and Scratch 11:05am Get Squiggling 11:20am ZingZillas 11:45am Waybuloo 12:05pm In the Night Garden 12:35pm The Pink Panther Show 1:00pm The Daily Politics Conference Special 2:00pm Diagnosis Murder 2:45pm To Buy or Not to Buy 3:15pm The Weakest Link

4:00am Gorillas in the Mist Powerful drama based on the life story of crusading zoologist Dian Fossey, who journeyed to Rwanda in 1967 to research the effects of poaching on a rare breed of mountain gorillas. Over nearly 20 years, Fossey built up a strong bond with the creatures, but it was her antipathy towards the jungle's human population that would eventually result in tragedy. 6:15am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal

5:40am Countdown 6:25am Cookery School 7:20am Sali Mali 7:25am The Treacle People 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 10:00am Supernanny US 10:55am Supersize v Superskinny 11:55am A Place by the Sea 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Four in a Bed 1:35pm Four in a Bed 2:05pm Rio Grande

6:35am House Doctor 7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am Roary the Racing Car 7:20am The Adventures of Bottletop Bill and His Best Friend Corky 7:35am Elmo's World 7:50am Peppa Pig 7:55am Milkshake! Music Box 8:00am Little Princess 8:15am The Mr. Men Show 8:25am Thomas and Friends 8:40am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm LIVE with Gabby 1:05pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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4:00pm Wanted Down Under 4:45pm Escape to the Country 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Reel History of Britain 8:00pm If Walls Could Talk: The History of the Home 9:00pm The Marvellous Mrs Beeton, with Sophie Dahl 10:00pm Shirley An intimate and revealing drama that looks at the life of singer Dame Shirley Bassey.

11:10pm Mock the Week 11:40pm Newsnight

4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm There's No Taste Like Home 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale Chas realises the full extent of Aaron's torment.

8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale Aaron refuses to let a desperate Chas help him.

9:30pm Coronation Street Peter breaks down as Carla's life hangs in the balance.

10:00pm Billy Connolly's Route 66 Third in a new four-part series in which Billy Connolly travels the world's most famous highway - Route 66. This episode sees Billy in cowboy country as he joins ranch-hands on a cattle drive to Oklahoma City. Over the border in Texas, he stops off at the ghost town of Glenrio. In Los Alamos, New Mexico, Billy meets two men who helped create the atomic bomb. Driving off-route, he finds himself in Monument Valley, a sacred Navajo site and a location familiar from countless westerns.

11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather The latest headlines from around the world.

11:35pm The Jonathan Ross Show

4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 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 Includes sport and weather.

8:55pm BT and Channel 4 Present...

Channel 4 and BT introduce Jonnie Peacock, Paralympic athlete.

9:00pm Country House Rescue 10:00pm Educating Essex 11:00pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA In this new episode of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA, Gordon Ramsay once again heads stateside in a bid to rescue failing restaurant owners from imminent disaster. In this show Gordon travels to Eagle Rock California, to visit Capri - a restaurant in a rut owned by overgrown identical twins, Jim and Jeff. The twins could have walked straight out of Alice in Wonderland and their method of running a restaurant is just as fantastic. Half comedy act half cry-babies, Jim and Jeff seem oblivious to the grime and dust riddling their restaurant. It hasn't seen a deep clean or a damp cloth for years.

4:10pm Loving Evangeline 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours Toadie impresses his boss by getting a result on a tough work assignment, but his reward may turn out to be a curse. Rhys takes advantage of Karl's prescription slip, shamelessly schmoozing the senior doctors on the golf course. Noah withdraws Sophie's invitation to the open mic night, after learning Kate will not be there.

7:00pm Home and Away A proposed visit by Sid's ex-wife causes problems. Jake is out on bail and looking for Brax. Casey and Ruby are used as bargaining tools. Leah tells Miles she does not want the baby.

7:25pm OK! TV 8:00pm 5 News at 7 National and international news.

8:30pm UEFA Europa League Live Europa League football action from the latest round of this year's competition. Spurs take on Dublin's Shamrock Rovers, the most successful club in Irish footballing history.

11:10pm Big Brother Coverage of all the latest goings-on from inside the Big Brother house.

12:35am 71 Degrees North Paddy McGuinness and Charlotte Jackson present the extreme adventure competition. 1:30am The Zone For shopping and special features from QVC, plus roulette with Jackpot247. 3:30am Tonight 3:55am ITV Nightscreen 5:35am The Jeremy Kyle Show

12:05am Seven Dwarves 1:05am The Vue Film Show 1:35am Ibiza Rocks on with Xbox Kinect 2:05am Music on 4 Favourites 2:30am DJ Shadow 2:40am Rockfeedback Presents...

2:55am Embarrassing Bodies 3:50am Dispatches 4:45am Smallville 5:30am Countdown

12:15am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:10am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel.

5:05am Meals in Moments 5:15am Brian Sewell's Grand Tour

4:00pm BBC News 4:05pm Natural Born Hunters 4:35pm Wingin' It 5:00pm Copycats 5:30pm Richard Hammond's Blast Lab 6:00pm Newsround 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Watchdog Consumer series.

10:00pm Outnumbered 10:30pm Would I Lie to You? Rob Brydon hosts the comedy panel show, with team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack.

11:00pm BBC News at Ten The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide.

11:25pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London.

11:32pm BBC Weather 11:35pm Question Time 12:35am This Week 1:20am Holiday Weatherview 1:25am Panorama Current affairs. After Libya, will Syria be the next Arab dictatorship to fall to people power? 1:55am Countryfile 2:55am Antiques Roadshow 3:55am Food Fighters 4:40am BBC News

BBC3 5:15am The World's Strictest Parents 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Young Soldiers 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Lee Nelson's Well Good Show 12:00am Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:45am Young Soldiers 1:45am Lee Nelson's Well Good Show 2:15am Wilfred 2:35am World's Craziest Fools 3:05am Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum 4:05am The Real Hustle 4:35am Wilfred

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10:00pm 12:30am Today at Conference Giles Dilnot presents highlights of the Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool. 1:00am BBC Electric Proms This sumptuous slice of the BBC Electric Proms 2009 shows Dame Shirley Bassey on sparkling form. 1:20am Imagine... Alan Yentob gains an insight into the creative world of Shirley Bassey. 2:15am BBC News 4:40am Pages from Ceefax 5:00am Engineering for the World

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1976 9:00pm When TV Goes to War 10:00pm The Perfect Suit 11:00pm Time Shift 12:00am Only Connect 12:30am Regimental Stories 1:00am Top of the Pops: 1976 1:30am When TV Goes to War 2:30am The Perfect Suit 3:30am Only Connect 4:00am Time Shift

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5:20am It's Me or the Dog USA 6:10am Tabatha's Salon Takeover 7:00am Oops TV 7:30am Oops TV 8:00am London Ambulance 8:30am London Ambulance 9:00am Stargate SG-1 10:00am Stargate SG-1 11:00am The Chicago Code 12:00pm Lie to Me 1:00pm Sun, Sea and A&E 2:00pm Luton Airport 2:30pm Luton Airport 3:00pm The Real A&E 3:30pm The Real A&E

5:20am You Again 7:10am Driving Aphrodite 8:50am The Invention of Lying 10:35am The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 12:10pm Bulletproof 1:40pm Couples Retreat 3:40pm Macgruber

5:30am Titan A.E. 7:20am 35mm 7:50am Eight Legged Freaks 9:35am The Matrix Reloaded 11:55am Clash of the Titans 1:45pm The A-Team 3:45pm The Matrix Reloaded

5:20pm A Serious Man 7:15pm The Invention of Lying 9:00pm Dinner for Schmucks 11:00pm Jackass: The Movie

4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm A League of Their Own 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons Lisa decides that she doesn't want to end up like her mum, Marge.

8:30pm Futurama 9:00pm Futurama 9:30pm The Simpsons A trio of smartly scripted and spirited Halloween tales.

10:00pm Glee 11:00pm An Idiot Abroad Digging out his passport for series two, Karl works through the 'Bucket List'.

4:40pm Invictus 6:55pm Awakenings 9:00pm Sex and the City 2 11:30pm The Bounty Hunter After a minor traffic accident, journalist Nicole jumps bail to follow up a lead.

12:00am Ross Kemp on Gangs 1:00am Law and Order 2:00am Road Wars 2:50am Night Cops 3:40am The Dresden Files 4:30am The Dresden Files 5:20am It's Me or the Dog USA

1:25am Bad Girls Wild West hooker Cody is sentenced to hang for killing an abusive customer of her pal Anita. 3:15am Fireflies in the Garden 5:05am 35mm 5:35am Turn the Beat Around

12:35am Macgruber 2:10am The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 3:40am Jimmy Hollywood 5:40am A Golden Christmas

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:00am The Last Song 7:00am Agora 9:10am The Top Ten Show 2011 9:30am Weather Girl 11:10am Meet Joe Black 2:10pm Sex and the City 2

6:05pm The Sorcerer's Apprentice 8:00pm Clash of the Titans 10:00pm The A-Team 12:00am Eraser 2:00am Lethal Weapon 3:55am The Killing Machine 5:30am The Sorcerer's Apprentice

TCM 6:00am Off Set 7:00am Butterfield 8 9:05am Maverick 10:05am Gunsmoke 11:35am The Last Challenge 1:30pm Maverick 2:30pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Good Guys and The Bad Guys 6:00pm Little Women 8:20pm At Gunpoint 10:00pm Blazing Saddles 11:50pm Private Benjamin After the surprise termination of her second marriage, a spoiled Jewish princess joins the Army.

1:55am Flirting Danny has been sent to boarding school, in this sequel to "The Year My Voice Broke".

3:50am Teleshopping

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Mortgage protests throughout Spain THOUSANDS across Spain are calling for a solution to the current mortgage situation.

Their principal demands are a halt to evictions, availability of social housing and the option of settling mortgage debt by returning the property.

The demonstrations, backed by the 15M and Democracia Real Ya movements, were organised by PAH and ADICAE, two support groups for home-owners and bank customers with mortgage problems.

Hundreds protested in Andalucia’s cities, including Malaga and Almeria, where ‘We want a flat like the Prince’s’ was a popular chant with the crowds.

The common theme was a halt to evictions during a time of crisis and unemployment and the possibility of settling a mortgage debt by giving the property back to the mortgage provider.

Legislation should be modified to allow this to be done retroactively so that families did not find themselves on the street, said PAH spokeswoman Chema Ruiz.

Thousands demanded a halt to evictions.

There were 16,000 evictions in Spain due to repossession during the first three months of the year, Ruiz claimed, and proceedings had begun against a further 1.5 million defaulters. She had asked the present government, and would ask whoever won the November 20 election, to turn empty flats and houses into social housing so that the sector ‘became a public service instead of a business’.

A three-year mortgage moratorium was ADICAE President Manuel Pardos’ suggestion. This would enable a ‘peaceful discussion’ in the new parliament of the best course to take.

Jorge Garcia Castaño, an IU councillor in Madrid supporting the protesters, accused bankers of being ‘pirates’, making enormous profits out of the crisis.

“But the protests will not go away,” warned the leftwing politician.

Mother-in-law to pay up for slandering son’s wife A WOMAN has been told to pay €9,000 to her daughter-in-law after suggesting that her grandson was born from an extramarital relationship.

This sentence from the Supreme Court, which also bans her from speaking to third parties regarding her grandson’s paternity, confirms a previous sentence from Huelva Provincial Court.

The plaintiff married the defendant’s son in 2001, three years after he suffered an accident which left him

totally disabled.

After the accident, the defendant claimed in court that she went into depression and began to ‘talk and talk’ without knowing what she was saying and ‘may have said she doubted that the plaintiff’s child was her son’s’.

According to the plaintiff, her mother-in-law told several people that she had had an affair, and whenever she met someone on the street, they would come up to her and start commenting on whether or not the little boy

looked like his father.

After three years of this, she made a formal complaint because the rumours were also affecting the boy.

Although a court in Ayamonte, Huelva, rejected the case, the Provincial Court revoked the decision because the defendant had ‘“illegitimately interfered in her daughter-in-law’s life’ and ‘violated her right to privacy’, the woman appealed but the Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the daughter-in-law.

Ex-mayor banned from office

By Jennifer Leighfield jennifer@euroweeklynews.com

THE former mayor of Competa, Leovigildo Lopez, has been banned from holding public office for seven years for a crime against territorial planning.

He has been found guilty of illegally granting a licence, and will also have to pay a fine of €10 per day for 12 months.

Two councillors and the municipal architect have also been given the same sentence.

Despite having a report from the Junta de Andalucia Housing and Territorial Planning Council which categorically stated that the licence for a house in

COMPETA. Inset: Town’s former mayor, Leovigildo Lopez. the area known as Pago de El Cerro should not be granted, the mayor, architect and councillors

permitted a woman to go ahead with the project in November 2004.

In March 2005, the

Junta de Andalucia issued a report against the construction of the building.

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1 Costa teenager found while other still missing THE family of missing Moroccan teenager, Leila Nennar Rokni, have been able to talk to her.

She apparently told them that she was in Morocco and that she didn’t want them to look for her, but later told her uncle that she was still in Spain.

However, the Guardia Civil told her family that they had information that she had travelled to Morocco.

The 17-year-old from Manilva was last seen on September 17.

The police first considered the possibility that she may have run away with her boyfriend, also Moroccan, to rebel against her father’s authoritarian attitude.

However, her family says she split

LOST: Jenna Lepomaki.

FOUND: Leila Nennar Rokni.

up with the young man.

Meanwhile, there is no news about the whereabouts of the 19-

year-old missing Finnish woman, Jenna Lepomaki, who was last seen on June 29 in Fuengirola.

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THREATENED: Remains of unique villa in Barcelona.

Ancient Roman villa at risk due to train works A UNIQUE Roman villa dating back 17 centuries is threatened by the AVE highspeed train in Barcelona.

Archaeologists and residents in La Sagrera are protesting in support of the only Roman villa found in Barcelona which was uncovered a month ago and could end up as little more than a reconstructed mosaic in a museum if plans for the AVE go ahead.

Some 1,000 metres of walls and paving have been found of a villa believed to have been one dedicated to farming, with an area for the noble residents from the ancient Barcino.

A mosaic has been found, which will be conserved and part of it has already been removed, but locals want the findings to remain in their original site.

There were many villas around Barcino but most were covered by the district of Sant Andreu and La Meridiana.

Experts believe an in-depth study should be carried out, but Barcelona City Hall claims the site has no value and has given the go-ahead for it to be taken to pieces. The opposition will propose that it be kept in its original location with the AVE tracks being completed on either side of it.

Brothers jailed for shooting FIVE men, four of them brothers, have been sentenced to five years each in prison.

They were convicted of shooting at a man in Coin in 2008, because of a broken wing mirror.

The brothers had been

arguing with the sons of a woman who allegedly broke the wing mirror on a car belonging to their sister several days earlier in Fuengirola.

The woman had told relatives that she planned to hide from them in Coin.

The five men went to the town to get revenge, but got the wrong address and began shooting at a house where a family were preparing to go to bed.

They were not injured, despite the men’s intention of killing someone.

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Granada wants Duke of Wellington’s estate back BRITISH: The Dehesa Baja estate in Granada is used as a hunting lodge.

Granada’.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall stayed at the estate during their visit to Spain in March.

The town hall claims that the property was ‘occupied’ by the Duke

ETA terrorists moved closer to their partners THREE ETA terrorists have been moved to different prisons over the past few weeks so they can be closer to their partners and children.

Maite Diaz de Heredia was serving an eight-year sentence in Topas Prison in Salamanca and has now been sent to Puerto III in Cadiz, where her partner Txema Matanzas Goristizaga, a lawyer for ETA, is serving 14 years.

Asier Mardones Esteban (32) and Josune Oña Ispizua (34) were both doing time at Teixeiro Prison in La Coruña until it closed its maternity wing and she (Josune) was sent to Aranjuez in Madrid, and later to

Valencia III in Picasent, where Asier has now been moved.

Also in the Teixeiro Maternity Wing was Araitz Zubimendi, whose partner, Oier Andueza Antxia, was serving a 42-year sentence. She was moved to Aranjuez and he has now joined her.

The three ETA members who have been moved had the approval of the national court. This will allow them to have reunions with their children, who remain in prison with their mothers until the age of three.

They can also receive friends and relatives, and have the right to conjugal visits once a month.

Day of the elderly THIS Saturday (October 1) is the International Day of Older Persons.

It was established by the UN in 1990 and aims to raise awareness about issues affecting the elderly as well as to appreciate the contribution older people make to society.

ROYAL VISIT: Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall stayed at the estate during their visit to Spain. of Wellington although it was not within a package of land in Granada granted by the Spanish Government to the first Duke of Wellington in 1813, in recognition for his role in helping to prevent the French invasion during the War of Independence.

Illora has threatened

Charity date SANDRO MORELLI of Marbella’s Villa Tiberio Restaurant has announced that he will be holding a winter gala for Cudeca on Sunday, November 20.

Starting at 7.30pm, there will be cocktails followed by a threecourse meal, live entertainment from top entertainers, at the award-winning restaurant.

For further information, please call 952 77 1799.

Border strike STAFF from La Linea de la Concepcion Town Hall have gone on strike at the border with Gibraltar to complain that they are owed five months’ salary.

Around 1,000 people are owed an average of €6,000.

territories, which mentions that Dehesa Baja has been returned to Illora on at least three occasions.

Between then and the farming reforms of the Second Republic in the 1930s, and the later changes carried out by the Junta de Andalucia in the 1980s, several local farmers attempted unsuccessfully to take over the land, which from 1486 to 1813 belonged to the Crown.

The town hall claims that it should be able to reclaim the land and use it for production, instead of it being mainly used for hunting as it is now.

PHOTO: ukinspain.fco.gov.uk

By Jennifer Leighfield THE town of Illora, Granada, has begun procedures to reclaim a property belonging to the Duke of Wellington, which they say may have been acquired illegally.

The 955-hectare Dehesa Baja property belongs to Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 95, the eighth and current Duke of Wellington and a close friend of the Queen.

It is known locally as the ‘Gibraltar of

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to claim back the land several times, and has now gone to a lawyer specialising in such matters.

They base their claim on a book written in 1850 about Spain’s

Man steals car at wedding A 28-YEAR-old man was injured and arrested after he was involved in an accident while allegedly driving a car he had stolen.

He allegedly took the car keys from the purse of one of the guests at his cousin’s wedding at a farm in Mallorca.

The owner of the vehicle realised her car keys were missing and went with her 13-yearold son to the parking area.

Her son stood in front of the car and was nearly run over when the detainee drove off.

The groom pursued his cousin in another car following him more than 1,000 feet down the country road until the ‘thief’ crashed into a stone wall at the entrance of the farm.

An ambulance and the police were called and the thief returned a mobile phone and other items he had stolen.

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The odyssey is over for Odyssey

By Staff Reporter TREASURE-HUNTERS must return 500,000 gold and silver coins salvaged from a Spanish warship sunk by Britain in 1804.

The greatest treasure ever recovered from the seabed belonged to Spain, ruled an Atlanta tribunal, rejecting an appeal by Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc against an earlier decision in Spain’s favour.

The Appeals Court decision was ‘a complete victory for Spain’ declared James Goold, the US lawyer representing the Spanish government.

Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, carrying 17 tons of gold and silver coins, set sail from Peru in 1804 but was sunk off the Algarve coast by the British navy.

The sinking of the Mercedes.

PHOTO: dyssey Marine Exploration.

TREASURE HUNTERS

Odyssey co-founder Greg Stemm, left, and project manager Tom There it lay until 2007 when Dettweiler examining a coin recovered from the ‘Black Swan’ shipwreck.

Odyssey divers located the vessel and began shipping coins back to Mercedes was immune from to prepare for war with the Tampa in what it maintained was normal salvage rules. It was British, said the court.

An undeterred Odyssey is now a legal operation in international carrying gold and silver pesos as waters. well as almost 2,000 copper and planning an appeal to the Federal The Mercedes was on a tin ingots ‘partly to pay off France Court and, if necessary, the commercial mission when it went amid a three-way tangle of war Supreme Court. The 500,000 down, argued Odyssey, and the involving Britain, France and coins and ingots sent to Spain 207 years ago are in one of cargo was not covered by Spain’s Spain’. sovereign immunity.

The ship was commanded by a Odyssey’s vaults and they could The Atlanta court rebutted the Spanish navy captain who remain there, far from their company’s claims and ruled that delayed departure from Lima to original destination, for some as a foreign navy vessel the comply with Spanish navy orders time to come.

Largest treasure ever recovered US Marine Salvage company Odyssey has announced the discovery of British cargo ship SS Gairsoppa in North Atlantic waters.

The ship was torpedoed and sunk in 1941 by a Nazi submarine with 200 tonnes of silver aboard, making this the largest haul of precious metals ever found on the seabed.

It was located at 4,700 metres, 480 kilometres from the coast of Ireland.

Last year, the British Government reached an agreement with Odyssey by which the company would be the only one authorised to recover the treasure.

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“The idea of a celebratory meal with family and friends at the end of the week is universal,” says John Thomson, Director of Food & Beverages.

“It is a time for family and friends to get together and share good, wholesome food and company.”

MC Café’s Sunday Lunch is a concept that’s been completely embraced by Marbella locals and visitors. It is quite different from the restaurant’s usual avant-garde style; it’s a fixed-price set menu of generous traditional dishes with, of course, MC Café’s twist of customary recipes.

The restaurant’s chefs design the menu around local produce. Diners can select from three delicious starters including Salad of Roasted Peppers with Fried Calamares; Goats Cheese Filo Pastry with Mango and Thai Salsa; Avocado and Prawns with Thousand Island Dressing, and Salad of Apple and Watercress.

The main course combines a selection of British favourites with local specialties.

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Enjoy the Confit of Shank Lamb with Cardamom ‘jus’ and Lemon Potatoes; Traditional Roast Beef with Homemade Yorkshire Pudding, Roast Potatoes and Fresh Vegetables; or Steamed Salmon with Fresh Ginger and Green Vegetables. Those that have room for dessert will be mesmerized by the chef’s Apple Tart with Cinnamon Cream, or for those looking for something a little richer, the Hot Chocolate Brownie with Macadamia Ice Cream.

Create lasting memories and enjoy a wonderful afternoon with family and friends at MC Café.

To reserve a table, please contact 952 822 211. 2 Courses: €24.50 + 8% VAT and 3 Courses: €27.50 + 8% VAT. Lunch is served between 1pm and 4pm.

MC Café’s traditional Sunday Lunch is quite different from the restaurant’s usual avant-garde style; it’s a fixed-price set menu of generous traditional dishes with, of course, the MC Café’s twist of customary recipes.

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Column returned

MALLORCA

Drowned woman Free fall: Andrea Aitchison with a Skytime of Castellon instructor.

A 70-YEAR-old woman drowned off the shore off Playa de Palma in front of Hotel Acapulco Playa.

Cocaine arrest A 19-YEAR-old man was arrested in Santanyi for alleged drug possession.

He allegedly threw a bag containing 10g of cocaine behind a fence when he saw a Guardia Civil patrol.

ALMERIA

Hotel price drop THE price for a night in a hotel in Almeria city has dropped up to 27 per cent in the first six months of this year to €53 per room a night on average, new data shows.

Axe attack POLICE in Roquetas de Mar arrested a 44-year-old woman accused of attempting to attack her neighbours with an axe during an argument.

News from this week’s other EWN editions

AXARQUIA

Hit and run GUARDIA CIVIL arrested a driver who allegedly knocked down a pedestrian on the A-7279 in Sierra de Yeguas and then fled the scene, leaving the victim seriously injured.

€12,000 raised in sky dive COSTA BLANCA - Twenty people raised €12,000 by taking part in at charity tandem sky dive.

It was organised by Andrea and Stuart Aitchison of Jalon and Orba Lions Club and took place at El

Suspect caught GUARDIA CIVIL arrested a man, 26, in Roquetas de Mar, charged with stabbing another person in the neck with a broken bottle.

THE base of a Roman column that was stolen in 2008 after a Murcia resident attempted to sell it on the black market has been returned to Denia’s Archaeological Museum.

COSTA BLANCA

Robbers caught POLICE in Benidorm arrested two people on suspicion of more than

Torrox market Pinar Aerodrome in Castellon. Fifteen different charities will benefit from the event, including Jalon and Orba Lions who continually support all needy local causes.

20 burglaries in the town.

One detainee has an extensive criminal record with forty previous arrests for robbery.

Just like Greece BENIDORM’S economical situation is ‘similar to that of Greece’ according to the central democratic liberal party CDL.

SEVEN unemployed farmers have been given the task of refurbishing the municipal market in the centre of Torrox.

Costly accident THE damage caused in July by a lorry which knocked down more than a kilometre of electrical supply cable for the Velez tram will cost €210,000 to repair, said the local mayor.

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Stat of week Marketing Directors are the best paid executives of large companies in Spain, with an average annual salary (gross) of €123,724, according to infoempleo.com.

• THE Fairway Golf Hotel & Spa, located in Benlaup Casas Viejas, between villages Viejer de la Frontera and Medina Sidonia won categories ‘Spain’s Leading All Inclusive Resort’ and ‘Spain’s Leading Spa Resort’ 2011, in the World Travel Awards.

This is the fourth time they have been awarded in Spain’s Leading Spa Resort since 2007.

Hotel Barcelo Formentor in Mallorca was named Spain’s Leading Boutique Hotel for the second consecutive year.

• SPAIN’S treasury sold €3.2 billion in two short-term debt auctions but was forced to pay higher interest rates.

Car registration:

EWN survey

7.3% UK Plates

92.7% Spanish

Source: 2010 Euro Weekly News Over 55 survey

• SPANISH chain El Arbol has acquired 19 new supermarkets from Oascual Hermanos in Burgos, Northern Spain.

Excluding this latest deal, El Arbol currently operates 467 supermarkets in Spain.

• FOR the third year running, France was named first choice for Britons buying property abroad, with 39 per cent, according to the latest overseas property ‘hot spots’ report by mortgage specialist Conti. Spain was in second place with 31 per cent of all enquiries received, up 7 per cent against last year.

Portugal was in third place with 12 per cent.

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European bank jitters P38

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Barcelona rings up the top shop rents in Spain

By Business Editor Brendan Small SPAIN’S most expensive shop rents are in Barcelona.

And top of the pile are retail rental premises in Portal de l’Angel in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona by Plaça Catalunya, with business people paying up to €3,120 per square metre per year This means that a 100-square-metre shop premises costs a staggering €312,000 per year or an even more amazing €855 per day including Sundays when businesses are normally closed.

This was revealed in the 2011 survey of the world’s most expensive retail rental locations in 63 cities around the world by property consultants Cushman and Wakefield.

The Spanish city has the 13th most expensive retail rents in the world ahead of prime locations in Moscow, Dublin, Amsterdam and Buenos Aires.

New York’s famous Fifth Avenue - ranked the

MORBCN

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usiness extra

Finance,

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MOST EXPENSIVE: The much sought-after Portal de l’Angel in Barcelona. most expensive street in the world by Forbes in 2008 - has the highest price on the global rental list with €16,704 a year for a square metre.

In second place is Causeway Bay in Hong Kong (€14,426/m2/year).

But renting a retail space in Avenue des Champs Elysees in Paris is the most expensive in Europe, ahead of London’s New Bond Street and Via Montenapoleone in Milan, in second and third place respectively.

Mobile services prices to fall SPAIN has the most expensive telecommunications services in the EU, according to a Eurostat report But prices in Spain are falling and will continue to drop as a result of increased competition from mobile virtual network operators, according to a study by consultants Neoris. The results of the study of the tariffs of seven major mobile service providers in Spain - Movistar, Vodafone, Orange, Yoigo, plus the virtuals Simyo, Pepephone and MASmovil - revealed the latter three were cheaper in 25 price bands.

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More mortgage problems

Q:

I READ your column every week and I hope you can help with my problem.

I have held a Spanish mortgage since 2005. Half of the mortgage is with my daughter, who has never contributed and who has now returned to England and cannot pay.

I am finding the payments increasingly difficult, so I asked the bank if I could pay interest only for a time. They say they need my daughter’s signature to do this and it would cost me €1,000 to amend the mortgage. I do not have the money to do this. Can I get her name off the mortgage?

She never contributed towards the payments and now we are no longer in contact. Also, I would like to sell the property and buy something less expensive. Can you please give me some advice?’

A:

You and the 1. I SHALL assume Law in Spain

your daughter owns

By David Searl half of your house if she has signed for half of the mortgage. Does she know that the bank can pursue her assets in the UK if mortgage payments are not made in Spain?

2. If your daughter owns half the house, you need her signature to sell it as well as to amend your present mortgage. Perhaps you should establish contact with her.

3. The figure of around €1,000 to modify your existing mortgage sounds about right. However, there is no way simply to remove your daughter from this existing mortgage without her agreement.

4. One possible way forward is to take out a completely new mortgage with another bank. In the new mortgage you could include a sufficient amount to pay for the cancellation of your existing mortgage as well as the opening fees and other charges.

5. It appears that you have income and are able to make small monthly payments. It also seems that you have paid on the existing mortgage for six years so you have a start. A new mortgage over a longer time period, even at a higher interest rate, might enable you to continue making your payments.

6. A mortgage offer from another bank can often make your present bank suddenly more helpful so my counsel is to visit a new bank immediately.

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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• RISING household fuel bills will net the Treasury a £200 million (€229m) windfall in extra VAT this year, new research from Energyhelpline.com shows.

B

£££

ritish usiness riefs

• SMALL businesses and startups are still struggling to secure bank loans and overdrafts, says Bank of England.

1.9 per cent in the last seven weeks following a strong first half of the year with a 5.3 per cent rise.

£££

£££

• SALES growth for department store group House of Fraser fell by

• BRITAIN’S pharmaceutical trade body is calling on the

government to rethink its planned overhaul of how drugs are priced as the new system ‘doesn’t seem to do anything to encourage innovation’.

£££ • CUADRILLA RESOURCES claims to have found a gas field near Blackpool with 200 trillion cubic feet of ‘shale’ gas and could create 5,600 jobs.

Famine stalks Europe and looters wear suits FOR the first time since the Second World War, famine stalks Europe.

It is a clear signal that the European Union (EU) has failed in its first objective: strength through unity. Many already claim the EU is no longer fit for purpose; found wanting at its first major crisis.

Its largely unaccountable system of government, influenced by unelected shadowy figures, was useless when looters in suits hijacked the economies of the 27 member states. In fact, it collaborated in the bank burglary of each nation’s wealth through cyberloans and injurious rates of interest.

On September 19, the Greek parliament, which accounts for only 2 per cent of the EU economy, submitted to rapacious demands imposed by the European Central Bank (ECB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF).

If the EU makes worse rather than fixes the Greek economy, which is hardly the basket case it has been made out to be if one removes debt usury, what chance has it got of

MEHRAN KHALILI

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ATHENS: A young man begs in the city streets.

I

n my view with

Paul Polke resolving Europe’s economy? This will be Greece’s sixth repayment using its credit card.

In the streets of Greece, people used to relative prosperity, search through skips for scraps. Survival for many is precarious; millions look for ways of supplementing a declining income whilst handicapped by price increases. It is Weimar Germany all over again.

Until recently, scavenging was confined to occasional gypsy, Roma

and Third World immigrants foraging for leftovers and cast-offs.

Now, many searching through bins and skips are Greek nationals, says Giorgos Pouliopoulos.

“I sometimes give food to people I know,” he says.

“I don’t think we have seen the worst of this tragedy yet. Things are getting worse.”

“There is real famine,” says Amat Eftehar. “I don’t mean famine where there is nothing to eat, like in Africa. I am, though, talking about a famine in which people cannot afford to eat meat once a month.”

If famine stalks Europe, it is artificial, similar to the Ukrainian famine caused

by Stalin exporting life-

giving wheat when the USSR needed to repay foreign loans. Again, it is the bankers screwing the nations’ coffers. Politicians are impotent; often collaborative.

It is an artificial famine inasmuch as there are still pockets of prosperity in Europe. The EU’s 27 member states still discard 89 million tonnes of food each year. This represents 180 kilos of food for each of its 502 million citizens.

Greece is being hung out to dry by the EU-ECBIMF troika.

Greek newspaper o Ethnos warns its readers of ‘blood and tears’. It is what happens when the lunatics are running the asylum.

Scared? You should be!

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www.euroweeklynews.com IT was only to be expected, really. Just three years after the unpopular tax was abolished, the government had no choice but to reinstate wealth tax as it searches for measures to increase revenue to reduce the public deficit and try to restore financial sustainability.

The word ‘abolish’ is not strictly speaking correct. The tax was not actually abolished but rather the government established a tax credit of 100 per cent of the tax and eliminated the obligation to declare.

We, therefore, always knew that it would be simple enough for the government to reinstate it at short notice and the threat has been hanging over Spain’s wealthier residents virtually since the tax was dropped from 1st January 2008.

After weeks of speculation, on 15th September, the Spanish government announced that wealth tax would be reinstated to ‘reinforce budget stability’.

The government approved the real-decree law the following day.

It is a little bit of a turnabout for outgoing Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, who had argued that it unfairly targeted middle-class savers and who until now had resisted bringing it back.

The threshold has, however, been raised from previous

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Wealth tax is back! l

by Bill Blevins, Financia Correspondent, Blevins Franks

levels, so that it now targets Spain’s wealthier taxpayers. It is also meant to be a temporary measure. So far it only covers the tax years 2011 and 2012 (therefore tax returns and payments due in 2012 and 2013 respectively).

The personal exemption has significantly increased and will now be €700,000 per person (up from €108,182 in 2007).

This exemption will now also apply to non-residents of Spain. Couples are assessed for wealth tax separately, and jointly held assets are treated as belonging to each individual on a 50:50 basis, so the threshold for a married couple can be up to €1.4 million.

The main home exemption has also increased, this time from €150,253 to €300,000 (so €600,000 per couple if the property is in joint names).

You are only entitled to one main home deduction.

There have been no changes to the tax rates, so they will remain the same as the previous ones, ranging from 0.2 per cent to 2.5 per cent, applicable to your net tax base of wealth owned on 31st December.

Wealth tax can be varied by region to make it more favourable (not more penal) but I would not expect too many concessions in the current economy.

If you are resident in Spain you are liable to wealth tax on your worldwide assets, net of liabilities.

Non-residents are only liable on assets located in Spain but under the old regime they did not get any of the personal or main home deductions.

The new law specifically allows non-residents to benefit from the personal allowance.

However, you cannot get the main home exemption if you are not resident in Spain. If you are resident in the UK (for example) and own a holiday home in Spain, it will be liable to wealth tax if its value exceeds €700,000 (or €1.4m if owned jointly). The rates above this figure would start at 0.2 per cent.

Non-residents who operate through a permanent establishment in Spain, or who

have a wealth tax liability in relation to their Spanish assets, are required to appoint an accredited tax representative resident in Spain to assist with their wealth tax obligations. Failure to do so will incur a €1,000 penalty, and will be increased if the offence is repeated.

Liabilities in general reduce taxable wealth, but not where it is a loan used to buy an asset that is specifically exempt or covered by exemptions. So where a mortgage is for the purchase of the main home (the value of which is covered by the main home exemption), no deduction is available for that mortgage.

For a non-resident, only Spanish liabilities are taken into account.

It is estimated that 160,000 people will be caught by this reinstated wealth tax, which is expected to earn the government over €1.08 billion a year. In 2007 (the last year it was levied) it had brought in €2.1 billion.

The money is needed to help close one of Europe’s largest budget deficits.

Finance Minister Elena Salgado told a press conference: “The economic crisis makes it necessary to

reinstate this tax, that will allow us to tax the wealthiest so those who have more contribute more to help us out of the crisis.”

Only time will tell, though, if the tax does turn out to be just temporary. We do not know what will happen once elections are out of the way, and much depends on how the economy performs over the next two years and if the governments succeed in bringing the budget deficit down to 3 per cent in 2013, a rather Herculean task.

These are taxing times in Spain. An effective tax planning and wealth management strategy could help you legitimately limit the amount of tax you pay while aiming to protect your wealth.

A financial manager specialising in these areas such as Blevins Franks can advise you on your specific requirements.

Statements relating to taxation are based upon current taxation laws and practices which may be subject to change.

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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LONDON - FTSE 100

Pound sterling ............0.86694 United States $ ..........1.34622 Japan Yen...................102.882 Switzerland Francs ....1.21647 Denmark Kroner.........7.44089 Norway Kroner ...........7.81675

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C O M PA N Y Admiral Group

PRICE(£/100) 1,333.00

Aggreko

CHANGE 62.00

% C H G. 4.88

VOLUME 0.62M

1,699.00

18.00

1.07

0.47M

838.00

-3.50

-0.42

1.37M

2,264.00

11.00

0.49

4.55M

Antofagasta

950.00

-21.00

-2.16

3.59M

ARM Holdings

564.00

-10.50

-1.83

5.02M

Ashmore Group

341.10

-9.90

-2.82

4.29M

Associated British Foods 1,137.00

48.00

4.41

1.57M

AMEC Anglo American

AstraZeneca

2,783.50

7.50

0.27

2.60M

Autonomy Corporation 2,534.00

11.00

0.44

2.05M

Aviva

17.70

6.38

19.03M

295.00

BAE SYSTEMS

271.60

-2.20

-0.80

11.66M

Barclays

156.00

10.00

6.85

97.35M

BG Group

1,144.00

-18.50

-1.59

7.42M

BHP Billiton

1,747.00

-14.50

-0.82

11.34M

BP

384.70

-0.35

-0.09

33.69M

British American Tobacco 2,709.00

7.00

0.26

2.82M

C O M PA N Y British Land Co

PRICE(£/100) 477.00

British Sky Broadcasting

683.50

CHANGE 0.20 13.00

C O M PA N Y Centrica Compass Group

% C H G. 0.04

VOLUME 2.51M

1.94

2.83M

171.00

2.20

1.30

13.63M

Bunzl

770.00

1.00

0.13

1.03M

1,309.00

-32.00

-2.39

1.54M

281.10

2.00

0.72

3.48M

Capita Group (The)

702.00

-11.50

-1.61

1.69M

Capital Shopping C.

304.30

7.90

2.67

1.15M

2,056.00

5.00

0.24

0.85M

Cairn Energy

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CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME

MMM 3M Co

74.62

+0.62

+0.84%

AA Alcoa Inc

10.16

+0.09

+0.89%

1.6M

AXP American Express Co

46.30

-0.15

-0.32%

148.2K

T AT&T Inc

28.25

+0.40

+1.44%

994.9K

BAC Bank of America Corp

221.3K

6.40

+0.085

+1.35%

7.0M

BA Boeing Co

61.53

+2.02

+3.39%

244.3K

CAT Caterpillar Inc

75.42

+1.56

+2.11%

282.4K

CVX Chevron Corp

89.68

-0.32

-0.36%

414.0K

CSCO Cisco Systems Inc

15.80

+0.19

+1.22%

3.3M

KO Coca Cola Co

68.52

+1.10

+1.63%

430.8K

DD E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co

41.06

+0.60

+1.48%

477.4K

XOM Exxon Mobil Corp

70.35

+1.04

+1.50%

1.9M

GE General Electric Company

15.37

+0.16

+1.05%

2.3M

HPQ Hewlett Packard Co

22.85

+0.52

+2.35%

1.6M

HD Home Depot Inc

33.46

-0.26

-0.77%

788.3K

INTC Intel Corp

22.12

-0.04

-0.18%

3.7M

IBM International Business Machine... 172.42

+3.08

+1.82%

225.7K

JNJ Johnson & Johnson

62.53

+0.94

+1.53%

435.6K

JPM JPMorgan Chase and Co

30.47

+0.88

+2.97%

3.0M

KFT Kraft Foods Inc

33.95

+0.23

+0.68%

341.3K

MCD McDonalds Corp

88.20

+0.83

+0.95%

215.4K

MRK Merck & Co Inc

31.53

+0.48

+1.55%

845.4K

MSFT Microsoft Corp

25.19

+0.13

+0.52%

3.7M

PFE Pfizer Inc

17.60

+0.145

+0.83%

1.5M

PG Procter & Gamble Co

62.14

+0.89

+1.45%

486.1K

TRV Travelers Companies Inc

47.53

+0.41

+0.87%

174.3K

UTX United Technologies Corp

71.21

+2.29

+3.32%

832.5K

VZ Verizon Communications Inc

36.19

+0.31

+0.86%

847.8K

WMT Wal-Mart Stores Inc

51.34

+0.54

+1.06%

598.8K

DIS Walt Disney Co

29.97

+0.14

+0.47%

426.9K

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CHANGE NET / %

$3.06 $6.35 $4.05 $11.12 $2.93 $39.33 $73.13 $8.69 $40.93 $4.34 $27.57 $8.64 $4.18 $6.87

0.55 / +21.91% 0.65 / +11.40% 0.34 / +9.16% 0.86 / +8.38% 0.2256 / +8.32% 2.99 / +8.23% 5.47 / +8.08% 0.64 / +7.95% 2.99 / +7.88% 0.31 / +7.69% 1.94 / +7.57% 0.59 / +7.33% 0.28 / +7.18% 0.45 / +7.01%

Most Advanced Zions Bancorporation Primo Water Corporation Westwood One, Inc. ImmunoGen, Inc. Innodata Isogen Inc The Fresh Market, Inc. Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. Vera Bradley, Inc. Entropic Communications, Inc. Ceradyne, Inc. Matrix Service Company Vitran Corporation, Inc. Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc.

0.38 1.73

4.55M

Essar Energy

245.00

-4.70

-1.88

1.39M

Eurasian Natural Res.

550.00

-4.00

-0.72

1.82M

Experian

704.50

9.50

1.37

1.35M

Fresnillo

1,524.00

-112.00

-6.85

1.21M

260.20

5.90

2.32

3.16M

168.20

-4.50

-2.61

9.78M

1,329.50

20.00

1.53

8.42M

G4S GKN GlaxoSmithKline Glencore International

414.60

2.20

0.53

8.27M

Hammerson

367.00

0.50

0.14

2.36M

Hargreaves Lansdown

438.40

5.80

1.34

0.30M

HSBC Holdings

499.90

1.90

0.38

25.63M

ICAP

432.00

-4.80

-1.10

2.11M

IMI

729.50

4.00

0.55

1.47M

2,128.00

42.00

2.01

2.19M 2.17M

Imperial Tobacco

487.90

10.10

2.11

InterContinental Hotels 1,055.00

17.00

1.64

1.98M

Int. Consolidated Airlines 147.10

5.00

3.52

12.80M

Intertek Group Investec ITV

Natural Alternatives International, Inc. BTU International, Inc. American Superconductor Corporation Sina Corporation Le Gaga Holdings Limited Charm Communications Inc. First Cash Financial Services, Inc. EDAP TMS S.A. Horsehead Holding Corp.

Stamps.com Inc. Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. Acacia Research Corporation Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. Syms Corp

$4.37 $4.58 $4.63 $79.55 $5.25 $8.58 $41.15 $2.13 $8.14 $20.30 $2.93 $37.58 $3.06 $9.01

0.51 / -10.45% 0.436 / -8.69% 0.4405 / -8.67% 7.36 / -8.47% 0.46 / -8.06% 0.75 / -8.04% 3.31 / -7.44% 0.1697 / -7.38% 0.57 / -6.54% 1.42 / -6.54% 0.20 / -6.39% 2.35 / -5.89% 0.19 / -5.85% 0.53 / -5.56%

315.60

10.20

3.34

6.87M

2,003.00

35.00

1.78

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357.50

-3.90

-1.08

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59.55

1.80

3.12

1,531.00

-29.00

-1.86

1.00M

Kazakhmys

782.00

-32.00

-3.93

3.25M

Kingfisher

241.60

0.80

0.33

7.63M

Land Securities Group

633.50

-1.00

-0.16

5.03M

Legal & General Group

97.45

5.85

6.39

25.58M

Johnson Matthey

Lloyds Banking Group

35.23

1.09

3.19

201.65M

1,067.00

-10.00

-0.93

0.69M

Man Group

227.60

-3.80

-1.64

7.88M

Marks & Spencer Group

327.00

-0.90

-0.27

4.30M

Lonmin

Morrison (Wm) Super.

287.10

2.90

1.02

7.33M

National Grid

623.50

-3.50

-0.56

8.07M

2,547.00

-17.00

-0.66

0.75M

106.60

2.60

2.50

15.18M 3.06M

Next Old Mutual

Most Declined

2.20M

2.00 21.00

International Power PRICE

VOLUME 15.46M

526.50

Inmarsat

DOW JONES

% C H G. 1.95

1,235.00

Diageo

BT Group Burberry Group

PRICE(£/100) CHANGE 292.60 5.60

Pearson

1,137.00

4.00

0.35

Petrofac

1,229.00

-19.00

-1.52

1.21M

561.00

14.50

2.65

10.40M

Randgold Resources

6,170.00

-180.00

-2.83

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Whitbread

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Wolseley

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Xstrata

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It’s time for some feel-good finance DID you know that bank charges in Spain are the highest in Europe?

It always baffled me how I can extract money from any cash machine in Dublin without paying a commission, but here in Spain if I want to withdraw money I have to go to one of my bank’s machines or else I’ll be charged a small fortune for the service.

Globally, banks and bankers have always had a shady image… the phrase: ‘I wouldn’t trust them as far as I could throw them,’ quickly springs to mind.

Their dodgy dealings have led us into an economic crisis; we – the public – were forced to bail out their backsides, and yet all the while they don’t seem to have changed their ways.

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respect for humanity. In light of the global financial crisis, it appears many investors are turning their backs on traditional lenders and looking into alternative solutions for investing. And one of the fastest growing alternative solutions for investing is ethical banking.

‘Derivatives’, ‘hedge funds’; does any Joe Soap actually fully understand where and how their money is being invested within traditional banking?

This is where ethical banking is different and more attractive.

Ethical banking only invests in the real economy and finances projects related to sectors including renewable energies and ecological agriculture. And, unlike traditional banking, ethical banking stands for total transparency.

There are now more than 50,000 ethical banking clients in Spain, with five entities currently operating in the country.

Triodos Bank, which was born in the Netherlands, has some 300,000 clients worldwide.

Since May, the entity says it has attracted 9,000 new clients thanks to a media visibility amplified by the M-15 movement.

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• ONE of the world’s cheapest cars has been transformed into its most expensive after being encrusted in gold jewellery. The special version of the Tata Nano, unveiled in Mumbai, is covered in 22 carat gold, silver and assorted gemstones, raising the car’s price from the standard €1,500 to an estimated €3.3 million.

• CREATED to purge Irish banks of their risky real estate loans, the National Asset Management Agency is selling helicopters and private jets as well as skyscrapers and five-star hotels to try and claw back the €31 billion it paid out for loans.

• A CHINESE businessman has put down a deposit for a rare bottle of Dalmore whisky costing nearly $200,000 at a duty-free shop in Singapore’s Changi airport.

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Nervousness about European banks remains firmly in place DURING one of the busiest and chaotic trading days seen, there was almost a complete financial meltdown in equities, with my favourite safe haven investments including Gold suffering enormous losses.

Europe’s banks face a capital hole of at least €200 billion if Greece forces them to slash the value of its debt and other troubled eurozone countries like Italy and Ireland follow suit.

Fear that Europe needs to shore up its banks is gathering steam as talk of a possible Greek default gains pace. That in turn is increasing speculation that banks will have to write down debt from governments right across the region. A technically very bearish scenario.

The International Monetary Fund reckons Europe’s banks could need to recapitalize to the tune of €200 billion and many bank analysts are far gloomier than the Fund. I estimate the recapitalisation at more like €500 billion. Credit Suisse calculates banks

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was still focusing on getting its second bail-out done, but a statement from the French regulator saying that 15 to 20 banks needed more capital kept the worries about Europe’s banks firmly in place.

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Schoolteachers to run military operations in Afghanistan!

‘UK Education Secretary, Michael Gove, today announced plans to enable primary schoolteachers to run elite military units’.

Yes, I made that up but you get the idea where this story’s going.

It’s said that in London you’re never more then nine feet from a rat. Well, on a visit to the capital over the Breaking summer, I was less than that, scarcely Views inches from

By NORA JOHNSON hundreds of screaming, rioting feral kids.

Deprived children will be taught by former soldiers.

Then I read about the proposed Phoenix free school in Oldham for basic tank-driving and about as much sense as deprived children to be bayoneting; from 1300 selecting people for the staffed ‘exclusively’ by ex- until 1600, marching skills SAS special forces entirely from the membership of soldiers and said to offer its and square bashing!”

Now, have I got this the NUT. But really, isn’t students ambitious academic goals, outdoor right? Teachers are trained the idea of teachers as activities and a to teach children. Soldiers enforcers where we’ve demonstration of ‘martial are trained to, er, kill been heading all this time, anyway? After all, isn’t that values’. Great, I thought! people.

“So, look sharp there, On the face of it, the idea why nobody wants to be a Form 1B squaddies! From of this proposed school is teacher any more?

Government policy and 0900 until 1200, it’s truly amazing. It makes

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Transitions in transit Trader Kweku Adoboli.

Two sides of the coin THE markets, now more powerful than governments, are the stamping grounds of casino bankers. Although they are all ‘rogue traders’, according to former Lib-Dem Treasury spokesman Lord Oakeshott, unlike UBS employee Kweku Adoboli they are seldom exposed.

There is little doubt that if Adoboli had been better at placing his bets instead of losing £1.3 billion, he would be on a bonus, not remand.

‘OBAMA coordinates Syria transition with Turkey’, announced a recent headline. Much as Syria deserves a transition, who knows if the aftermath of Al Assad’s removal will lend itself to coordination? Who, apart from Obama, can be sure that Turkey’s assistance would be welcome? Libya’s transitional government is already displaying symptoms of disunity in a reminder that too many North African and Middle Eastern factions are more interested in conserving power than sharing it with the society they liberated from tyranny.

Slap bang in the middle ANYONE in work is now regarded as middleclass, a description which would once have raised bourgeois eyebrows. But the label is apt, because people with jobs are crushed between the unemployed on benefits and the rich who pay accountants to avoid as much tax as possible. Wealth taxes come and go, but it is the money of the non-wealthy that makes the world go around.

the refusal to exclude badly-behaved children have made schools so woefully undisciplined that only those who enjoy endless confrontation would want to put themselves through teaching in them.

It’s been getting to the

point where what seems to be required by the job spec isn’t a trained subject specialist any more but rather a glorified bouncer.

This is just the logical conclusion of that process.

Another issue for me is that the school is described as ‘exclusively’ ex-military.

If I wanted to run a school staffed exclusively with MPs or bankers or hedgefunders, would anyone think that a good idea?

And, implicitly blaming the riots on inadequacies in the teaching profession is a huge jump in logic, too. The idea that former soldiers should become teachers and that this will somehow put the country instantly to rights is equally illogical. I accept that more male role models are needed, but looking exclusively to the military for them is not the answer.

It might mean, though, that the next riots at least have that precision military edge …

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It depends what you’re phobic about: if it’s something that’s easy to avoid, like heights, it’s not likely to cause too much difficulty.

On the other hand, if the object of your phobia is something that is an inescapable part of everyday existence, it must make life difficult to bear.

One well-known example is agoraphobia, a fear of being in places where there is a chance of having a panic attack.

Less well-known, but apparently very common, is emetophobia, which is narrowly defined as a fear of vomiting, but usually includes the additional fear of seeing other people vomiting, and also extends to a general fear of feeling nauseous.

Generally, the effect on the life of an emetophobe is that he or she lives a life dictated by a constant programme of trying to avoid becoming nauseous or being exposed to people who are.

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7:00am Penelope 7:05am Guess with Jess Jess, the black-and-white cat, and his farmyard friends explore the world around them. 7:15am The Pingu Show 7:30am MotoGP 9:00am Dennis and Gnasher 9:10am Junior MasterChef 9:40am Wingin' It 10:00am Sam and Mark's Big Friday Wind Up 11:00am Something for the Weekend 12:30pm The Great British Bake Off 1:30pm MotoGP 3:00pm Racing from Longchamp

4:05am Rugby World Cup 2011 6:30am Rugby World Cup 2011 9:00am Rugby World Cup 2011 12:00pm ITV News and Weather 12:05pm Dragon Heart: A New Beginning Prince Einon promises to end the violence of his father's reign, but becomes even more of a tyrant. So dragonslayer Bowen calls a truce with the only dragon he hasn't killed, and the pair set out to stop the new king. Fantasy. 2:00pm The X Factor The UK's biggest talent search sees thousands audition for the life-changing prize of a millionpound recording contract and a guaranteed shot at the Christmas Number One.

5:35am Hill Street Blues During his day in station command, Buntz mounts a campaign to confiscate $130,000-worth of illegal drugs. Belker busts a tough kid who bites and runs drugs, Scapizzi pushes Buntz to make time for his interior decorator girlfriend, and Russo and Flaherty bust a disowned snitch. 6:25am Countdown 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am Ironman Wales 8:50am BT and Channel 4 Present... 8:55am One Tree Hill 9:50am Battlefront 10:05am Hollyoaks Omnibus 12:35pm Kasabian 1:10pm T4 Movie Special 1:45pm Cheaper by the Dozen 2 3:45pm The Simpsons

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5:00pm Downton Abbey Dame Maggie Smith and Hugh Bonneville lead an all-star cast in Julian Fellowes' major new drama series. Set in an Edwardian country house in 1912, Downton Abbey will portray the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them.

6:15pm Rugby World Cup 2011 Highlights 7:15pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 7:45pm Holding Out for a Hero 8:45pm The X Factor 10:00pm Downton Abbey 11:15pm That Sunday Night Show 11:45pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news.

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4:05pm Stand by Me 5:45pm The Goonies 8:00pm Extraordinary People Documentary series exploring remarkable stories of human experience from all over the world.

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9:05pm Warship Documentary filmed on board a Royal Navy ship.

10:00pm Big Brother Coverage of all the latest goings-on from inside the Big Brother house.

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9:30pm The Simpsons Homer decides to enrol in a fathering enrichment class.

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12:55am Raging Bull Biopic based on the life of troubled boxer Jake La Motta. 3:15am Post Grad 4:45am The Remains of the Day

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12:15am Batman Returns Michael Keaton returns as the caped crusader to battle the sinister Penguin (Danny DeVito) and the mysterious, beguiling Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer). 2:45am The Making of Pillars of the Earth 3:10am TCM Shorts: Off Set Alan Parker Acclaimed director Alan Parker talks about his career and influences. 3:50am Teleshopping

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IRPORT ‘security’ becomes more bizarre by the day.

One is forced to question the sanity and procedures of those charged with imposing passenger and airline safety. To my mind, they are either as thick as a nuclear bunker or eccentric; the travelling public by contrast are a sensible bunch.

In a flight of fancy, Guardia Civil officers at Madrid’s Barajas Airport charged Panamanian doctor, Juan Rodriguez Lizondro, with carrying clothing impregnated with cocaine. The officers had been attracted by the pong, which the 34-yearold claimed was that of mothballs, used by his doting grandmother.

The clothing was aerosol tested and the trial judge decided the aerosol couldn’t possibly be wrong.

The unfortunate Seventh Adventist, a teetotaller and non-smoker, was thrown into the calaboose

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until more accurate tests six months later proved him right. They were indeed mothballs. When travelling by air, I am far more apprehensive about the mental state of functionaries than I am of

e learn that Neanderthals, who once lived in the Torremolinos area, did a spot of fishing there.

Carbon dating has placed the revelatory fossils in the Cueva Bajondillo as being 150,000 years old; the oldest in recorded history.

One muchcelebrated cover of Saturday the Evening Post by US artist Norman Rockwall depicted a family group of animal skin-clad Neanderthals squatting at a river’s bank.

Whilst one crouching primitive was fishing and the offspring played with bones, mother was doing the cooking.

Underneath was a picture of a modern family doing exactly the same; the only difference being the clothing and the toys.

Maybe we will end up back were we started.

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Demanding son won’t fly the nest A VENETIAN couple hired a lawyer after several failed attempts to convince their 41-year-old son to fly the nest. The son has a good job, but refuses to leave home and demands meals and ironing from his mother.

Smallest woman BRIDGETTE JORDAN, a 69cm-tall US college student, aged 22, whose

hobbies include dancing and cheerleading is the world’s shortest woman, Guinness World Records announced. Her younger brother Brad measures 98cm.

Bee gone!

A US collegiate golf tournament was halted after a branch fell from a tree near the 18th green and exposed a beehive, causing an estimated 70,000 bees to begin swarming and several people were stung.

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By John Jackson MORE than a third of passengers travel without travel insurance, risking huge medical bills if they have an accident or become ill abroad.

This was revealed in a survey of 4,000 passengers by low-cost airline Ryanair, which also shows 82 per cent with insurance did not know if their policy offered ski, business travel or sports (golf) cover.

Ninety per cent of those who travelled without insurance were unaware that medical repatriation flights within Europe could cost them more than €18,000, and substantially more from other parts of the world, should they become seriously ill when abroad.

British Embassy spokesperson, James Birkett told EWN: “Medical treatment abroad can be very expensive and to avoid being faced with large bills if taken ill or after having an accident, the Foreign Office is urging people to take out a comprehensive travel insurance policy before travelling to Spain and other foreign destinations.

“The UK has mutual health care agreements with many countries, but these arrangements do not cover all expenses.”

In 2010, around 12 million UK residents visited Spain, and the

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One in three travellers risk huge medical costs

Medical repatriation flights within Europe could cost more than €18,000. first six months of 2011 unrest in North African destinations produced a 25 per cent year-onyear increase, Foreign & Commonwealth Office figures show.

But experts warn not all travel insurance policies are the same.

“It is important to know exactly what is and what is not covered by your travel insurance

policy, so don’t select a policy simply on price,” David Deveson from Globelink Travel Insurance said.

Retired Britons David, 80, and Gloria Smith, 69, paid the price of not having travel insurance during a visit to Spain earlier this month.

The couple travelled to the Costa del Sol from London to

Kutcher good but show doesn’t cut it I’M sure everyone knows about the very public sacking of Charlie Sheen from the hit American sitcom ‘Two and a Half Men’ and that Ashton Kutcher has ‘taken over’.

I’ve never really watched the show but Adam likes it so when he puts it on I’ll watch it, too.

I thought it was funny, but it’s one of those shows that I will only watch if there’s nothing else on.

However, with everything that is now going on around the show, I was eager to watch the first show with Ashton Kutcher to see what it was like.

It starts at the funeral of Charlie Sheen’s character, Charlie Harper, more than half the show devoted to it, and then up pops Ashton as Walden Schmidt, an internet billionaire with a broken heart.

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For many, myself included, having Ashton on the screen is never a bad thing; he’s easy on the eye and very funny but, for me, it’s a hard show to watch.

It’s not down to Ashton Kutcher at all; in fact, I can’t think of anyone else who could possibly walk into such a big show like that and have a chance of pulling it off.

If you ever saw the old ‘Two and a Half Men’, it was quite funny, it jelled and it seemed effortless for the actors.

With the new one, it seemed the writers of the show were trying too hard

to make it even funnier and in fact it had the reverse effect.

We all sat there looking at each other, thinking: ‘What the hell is going on?’, not only was it not delivering but it also seemed as though it wasn’t filmed in front of a live audience and the same canned laughter could be heard throughout the show.

To be fair, Ashton Kutcher was great, as usual, but it was more about the script.

Let’s face it, rather than ‘Two and a Half Men’ it was more the Charlie Sheen show and it seemed that the character was based on his real life at times.

Sometimes you’ve just got to cut your losses. I don’t think they are going to but it’s not a show I will tune into again, even if there’s nothing else on TV.

attend the wedding of their granddaughter.

“We didn’t think to get travel insurance because we thought it was just a short trip within Europe,” Gloria said.

They were due to fly back to London two days after the wedding and just hours before they were due to depart for the airport, David collapsed in the

hotel. He had suffered a heart attack.

David was taken to the nearest clinic, which was a private one, where he was stabilised.

“When the clinic found out we did not have insurance I had to leave a €2,000 deposit,” Gloria said. A few hours later, David was transferred to the state hospital in Malaga City.

“But before leaving, the clinic asked for a further €4,000 deposit,” Gloria remarked.

The clinic later returned €3,000, so the cost of him being there for a few hours was €3,000.

“My husband was in a critical state, and we were very distressed as hardly anyone in the Spanish hospital spoke any English,” she said.

Two weeks later, David was discharged from hospital and has since returned to London.

“I feel so stupid for not taking out travel insurance,” Gloria admitted. “It has been an expensive and stressful lesson which we have learnt.”

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FROM time to time, I note references in Letters to the Editor about some of the bureaucracy in Spain.

I have been told that the mother of bureaucracy is often corruption!

Recently, I have spent more than €300 in obtaining papers to prove that my wife and I are still legally married so that her shortly due to expire Spanish residencia can be renewed on the back of my own already approved papers as a European national.

Though we produced documents fully certified from our marriage in Singapore in 2004, they demanded a freshly certified marriage certificate ‘to prove you have not since divorced’.

They refused to accept that joint ownership of a property bought last year, Spanish tax payments by us both in the last five years plus a joint bank account actively used by us both as proof of our ‘togetherness’.

I realise that some people may try to ‘cheat’ the system, but a little common sense should be allowed so that clearly above-the-board foreigners can live in Spain without having to get papers from halfway across the world… plus the added cost of then having them translated into Spanish, and the additional hiring of a Spanish lawyer to handle the case!

N Sutton, Huercal Overa (Almeria)

No, no, no!

I GET really annoyed over frequent cold-call phoning by company representatives trying to sell a variety of things, including internet services and insurances.

Many people have told me there are plans to make cold calling by phone to private numbers in Spain illegal.

If this is true, I trust it happens sooner rather than later.

As it is, I receive numerous calls frequently after 5pm in the afternoon - and invariably from people who do not speak more than a few words of English, trying to get me to buy or subscribe to something.

At times I wonder what part of ‘no’ the more persistent do not understand!

N Childes, Los Boliches (Malaga)

Holiday plea THERE has just been a feria in Mijas, which saw many local businesses close for one day in surrounding locations in Mijas Costa.

However, not only did I not see any reference to the feria ahead of the event in EWN but nor did I see a report saying that a

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Costa del Sol I have received letters, emails, etc, with many forms of this letter, the most recent supposedly from a British woman trapped in Libya with money to invest in a business.

When something seems too good to be true, it usually is.

Tracey Thompson, Torrevieja (Alicante)

Vera beaches

THIS was taken in the Molina gardens, near the water park in Torremolinos (Malaga).

We go regularly as the gardens change with the seasons but are always beautiful; there is a small charge for entry but for local pensioners it is free.

I have many other photos, but this is my favourite.

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local holiday was planned.

You always point out - ahead of any national holidays - when they are due. Advising readers of local holidays would be an added bonus.

MA, Name and address provided Editor’s note: EWN advises readers of all national Spanish holidays as part of its editorial service. With more than 100 local feria holidays throughout our circulation area - many of them very small village ones stretching from the Costa Blanca down to Gibraltar and across to Mallorca, it would be impossible to publish details of all of them, though we will in future attempt to inform readers of the main ones.

Those who do not agree with bullfights, bull running or even people throwing tomatoes at each other should remember they are guests.

One week in the UK or even reading the British papers should remind many expatriates what kowtowing to immigrants has done to their nation.

Last week in Mercadona, I heard a lady, with a strong regional accent, complaining that she could not find Bird’s custard powder.

We live in Spain, for goodness sake... I had to rush home for a glass of vino blanco and a siesta.

Sash Harvey, Albir (Alicante)

Business plea WHILE I agree that rogue traders are detrimental to legal shops (Costa Blanca South, Issue 1368), Spain should make operating a business easier.

Having opened and tried unsuccessfully to close a business here I can attest to the difficulties, especially if your Spanish is limited and you are given incorrect advice.

Tom Hilton, Torrevieja

Please remember Just amazing EVERYBODY has moved to Spain for their own reasons and they should respect the Spanish customs and way of life.

WHAT amazes me about the Nigerian letter scam (Costa del Sol, Issue 1368) is that people still fall for it.

I WOULD like to comment on the article about Vera beaches (Almeria Issue 1365).

Whilst I agree the beaches require attention, I do not agree about the need for a promenade on Vera Playa.

This area has an abundance of wildlife that inhabits the lagoon and grassed area, and is probably the only beach in this area with this type of natural surroundings.

This would disappear if a promenade was to be built!

I suggest that the Veraplayazul association walk the existing promenade outside the Zimbali Hotel one evening and try to avoid the cyclists, joggers, roller-skaters, prams and dogs’ mess that is in abundance there.

I am sure people would prefer to walk on the natural beach path, free of concrete, less busy and enjoy nature as it was intended.

Jim, Vera Playa (Almeria)

Feral cats I HAVE a point to add to Connie’s Pets Corner article on local feral cats (Issue 1368).

Feral cats actually provide a service, much as they have since ancient history to man; they keep rat numbers down.

When faced with the choice between feral cats and rats, I know which one I would choose.

While feral cats that have not be neutered breed a lot, they do not usually live much more than three years and many of the kittens do not survive even that long.

Kathryn Carter, Mijas Costa (Malaga)

Extra attraction WHILE I am not a golfer, I can see the attraction of buying on a golf course (Issue 1368).

You are virtually guaranteed a green view with no chance of a building site sprouting up next to you in the future.

There is often a clubhouse nearby which offers social activities, a restaurant, bar and other services.

Janet Harrison, Benidorm (Alicante)

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Yet another stupid PC brigade decision

A 40,000 CROWD made up entirely of women and children watched a Turkish league match after sports authorities took the decision to bar men ‘to remind supporters of the beauty and values of football’.

LEAPY LEE

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OTHERS THINK IT number of points. Firstly, and most disturbingly, just who are these people, who appear free to dictate their wishes to a government elected by and answerable to those of us who put them into power?

Secondly, we only have the word of this apology for a human as to what his treatment would be were he to be deported to his own country.

And, thirdly, who gives a damn?

This lump of garbage was part of a plot to cause misery, terror and pain to innocent people in his host country, while he was probably living off the benefits of their generosity. Who cares what happens to him? Who cares if they string him up by his proverbials the minute he steps off the plane? To me that would be justice well served, anyway.

Actually, my second example of political correctness gone mad is even more alarming.

It appears that the magazine Nursery World has put forward a number of guidelines aimed at children as young as two. I’ll list a few and you can make up your own mind. Witches, who have traditionally dressed in black since the Wizard of Oz, should now be dressed in different colours, i.e. with pink hats!

Children should be given paper other than white to draw on.

Get rid of PC and justice will be served.

Crayons should be in flesh coloured tones and teachers prepared to lie and answer ‘black or brown’ when asked as to their favourite colour.

Well, I don’t know about you but I have NEVER come across a twoyear-old racist. It is not our innocent offsprings, it is this dangerous PC mob that create the divisions in our society.

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

A DOG-EATING carnival in China was banned after public outrage at the way the dogs are slaughtered. It celebrates a victory during the Ming dynasty when dogs were killed so that they could not alert the enemy.

Living dead A TOWN council in central Turkey has built a morgue with a warning system in case dead bodies come back to life. They have equipped it with refrigerators sensitive to movement inside.

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WOULDN’T it be wonderful if just one week would pass without some blood boiling, incomprehensible decision being taken by the PC or ‘uman rights brigade?

What happened to all those promises (hah!) from our esteemed leaders to stamp out the often dangerous nonsense issuing from the obscure offices of a race of individuals who reside on a totally different planet from the rest of us?

Safe to say this week has been no exception.

Yet another toerag has escaped being thrown out of the country because it would breach his human rights.

This hate-filled psychopath was jailed for aiding the failed July 21 bombers, who sought to repeat the carnage of July 7. He has now been released after serving just half of his sentence (don’t ask!).

Apparently, although the British government is desperate to deport this object back to his native Ethiopia, they have been told they cannot do so because he could face ‘inhumane treatment or punishment’. This decision raises a

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How to make a website mobile-phone friendly CONTINUING on from last week’s article about the emerging mobile device market, here are a couple of things you can do to make sure your site is mobile friendly.

If your business relies on the internet to generate revenue, then it is critical that you make adjustments to your website to accommodate mobile customers.

A lot of people don’t realise that iPads and iPhones will not play Flash video without a special application that you need to download. This also applies to Flash based websites.

If you have a lot of videos on your site that use Flash, you may want to post a link

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to the application on your site so that your iPad and iPhone users can install it and view your videos.

Another tip is to resize and compress images for the small screen to ensure fast page loading and eliminate any images that are really unnecessary.

There are a lot of things that can be done to make viewing your website an easier and more enjoyable experience for mobile users: just visit Google and search ‘creating a mobile friendly website’ or something similar and you’ll find a wealth of information on the topic that will help you identify things you may or may not want to change.

Please keep your queries and questions coming in and I will try to answer as many as possible here in my weekly column.

See you all next week

Happy car journey MORE than one in three pet owners take their dogs or cats on car journeys on a regular basis, a new study shows.

Of those surveyed

by Confused.com, 41 per cent said their pets enjoyed the journey.

Listening to the radio was one method pet owners used to keep their companions amused on longer journeys with Adele, Madonna and Lady Gaga among the most popular artists.

Others admitted to singing to their pets and taking plenty of toys to keep them amused.

Almost 10 per cent of pet owners have almost had an accident when driving because of their pet’s behaviour.

Ask your vet to recommend a trainer or behaviourist who can help overcome your dog’s behaviourial problems.

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Snappy dog woes DEAR Connie We have a problem with our two-year-old dog. We got him from a rescue home at eight weeks old.

He is a small dog, a cross between a Yorkshire terrier and a spaniel.

He has never really liked children and growls and barks whenever he sees a child. He has become very snappy if anyone comes up to him and I have to warn people not to stroke him as he goes to nip their hand.

He is a loving dog in our own home, but when we take him out I feel nervous because he seems a totally different dog. I would rather cross the road than walk past other people.

He sometimes snaps at people he knows, so you never know what he is going to do.

We have tried a muzzle but he wouldn’t keep it on.

I would appreciate any advice from you.

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You do not say if he has been thinking. We now say in the castrated; if not, that is the profession that there are no first job. dangerous dogs, only I would suggest you then dangerous owners! ask your vet to recommend Any problem getting help a trainer or behaviourist to on the Costa del Sol, write help you. It does not take to me and I will long to change a dog’s recommend a trainer. behaviour, the problem is Best wishes, changing your way of Connie

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Surviving retirement on the Costa del Sol ‘Not Joined Up’ is a novel set in the little seaside town of Orilla del Mar, in the Eastern Costa del Sol. It tells of the interwoven lives of a mixed bunch of British ex-pats as they struggle with the many bewildering aspects of living in Spain.

We meet Brian and Lynne who have taken over the El Marinero bar where the regulars are only too happy to initiate them into the lifestyle.

Their customers include, LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Some legal matters need your attention. That's not really what you want at this time of the year. A decision has to be made and it needs a fine balance.

Asking others may just confuse matters, so only seek expert advice. At the end of the day, you will know what is both best and acceptable.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) A last-minute invitation turns out to be just the ticket in more ways than one.

An invitation to join a holiday may be proffered. This is unusual, certainly, but keep an open mind. Your company is clearly well appreciated so why not make that a point of pride? Let's face it, who is best equipped to blow your trumpet?

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Someone you mistrust offers to add to your celebrations. Why not call a truce?

We both know that little long term will come out of it, but who cares? Sometimes, it is better to share one good moment with someone than none at all.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) As you are very much in the limelight,

FILMS amongst others, Pat, newly widowed and looking for companionship, know-all Mick (known as ‘Mr Wikipedia’) and his nemesis Malcolm, and Julie who is desperate to

integrate into Spanish life.

Not to mention the mysterious Trish.

Covering the rain, the heat, the World Cup, volunteering in a hospice shop, Spanish lessons and quiz nights, Not Joined Up covers the full spectrum of the

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British abroad. Funny, detailed, and at times, poignant, Carole Hart paints a colourful picture of life on the Costa, that sheds new light on the realities of the Spanish dream.

Available as Kindle Download (from Amazon.com) Other books by Carole Hart available from the same sources: Leaving England, an autobiographical tale of running a small B&B whilst discovering Cornwall, its traditions and its people.

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Born October 2, 1951, Sting is an English musician.

When he was small, his ʻbest friendʼ was an old Spanish guitar with five rusty strings which had been left behind by an uncle who had emigrated to Canada. He worked as a bus conductor, a construction labourer, and a tax officer, while playing in bands in his free time.

it comes as no great surprise that admiration comes your way. What may surprise you, however, is the direction it comes from. Who would have thought that such a situation would arise? Strange things happen sometimes. Treat life with humour and kindness and you will not go far wrong.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) There is a wonderful enthusiasm about you at the moment. Seeing the reaction of others to you, it occurs that you should have taken this attitude before. Therefore, make a resolution to put more energy into everything

IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK:

Asking too much of yourself is unrealistic. You need to pace yourself and make plans.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20)

that you do. The rewards are both social and financial. There is no great progress in love this week but patience is a virtue.

Being totally inspired this week, you could be tempted to let enthusiasm run away with you. It is a lovely feeling, like being a child again. Be sure to have fun, but do keep as much money in your pocket as possible. With many demands at the moment, restrict your exuberance on finances.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Something new which you started in recent weeks becomes more than a passing interest. Although it may be surprising to you, it is owing to a predictable situation. In opening your mind, you also seem to have opened your heart. Many people do that at this time of the year and so you are not alone.

Trusting is sometimes difficult but it must happen sometime.

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People who make the world around us that little bit more colourful are gems. Let's hope that you will be more fully appreciated in this exciting week.

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You are so sharp that there is a danger you will cut yourself! Seriously, though, try not to appear pompous over a certain matter.

You may be right and you may be clever, but smarty pants are rarely popular. Some of that sharpness gets things going for you in the love department.

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.

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CRYPTIC Across 1 Arrests singer Stevie (5) 4 Arranged loans for the beauty parlour (5) 8 Retire mid-afternoon, unruly soldier (7) 9 Wounded in Stirling or Edinburgh (5) 10 Sounds like thereʼs plenty of paper for the church group (5) 11 Pilots travelling South must carry hand guns (7) 12 Stand in the middle of Bourbon city outskirts (6) 14 Fruit for disoriented nomads (6) 18 Sadly I belong to the worthless (7) 20 Cathyʼs new boat (5) 22 False statement admitted by an incomer (5) 23 Tramp on the dock, itʼs rougher (7) 24 Made off with a scarf (5) 25 False report from womenʼs lib election (5) Down 1 Becomes aware of a new section (7) 2 Madagascar goatherd carries a load (5) 3 Romeo, Romeo! I rest awkwardly without troublemaker (7) 4 Fights for leftovers (6) 5 African cityʼs exceptional goals (5) 6 Anxious, I left funny souvenir (7) 7 Fateful day with teams heading off (4)

13 Criminals appear in nightclub and itʼs mayhem (7) 15 Poor babyʼs malnourished inside (7) 16 Unspoilt old city in South African region (7) 17 Weak coffee blend is found here (6) 18 Islamic leader governed country (4) 19 Old groaner has nothing but lotto (5) 21 Scale the end of rheumatic arm or leg (5)

Across 1 Maybe (7) 5 Cut (5) 8 File (7) 9 Gains by labour (5) 10 Additional (5) 11 Hoping for (7) 12 Broken into pieces (6) 14 Hateful (6) 17 Hair cleansing agent (7) 19 Fourth month (5) 22 Expel (5) 23 Devalue (7) 24 Sweet yellow liquid (5) 25 Remainder (7)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet.

In this week’s puzzle, 9 represents M and 14 represents K, so fill in M every time the figure 9 appears and K every time the figure 14 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 Stopgap, 5 Cried, 8 Entraps, 9 Remit,

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

10 Knows, 11 Lesotho, 12 Steady, 14 Preset, 17 Artisan, 19 Crepe, 22 Sober, 23 Tonsure, 24 Ahead, 25 Dessert.

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Down: 1 Sleek, 2 Outdo,

Down 1 Chaplain (5) 2 Adjust again (5) 3 Stir violently (7) 4 Write illegibly (6) 5 Paces (5) 6 Dizziness (7) 7 Stands down (7) 12 Beg (7) 13 Stopping-place (7) 15 Underwear (7) 16 Agree (6) 18 Minor (5) 20 Swift (5) 21 Thrust (5)

3 Grassed, 4 Pestle, 5 Cures, 6 Inmates, 7 Detroit, 12 Swansea, 13 Eatable, 15 Recants,

H ex a g r a 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 (CHASED) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

16 United, 18 Shred, 20 Etude, 21 Exert.

QUICK - Across: 1 Boss, 3 Saucepan, 9 Servant, 10 Adept, 11 Badge, 12 Cornet, 14 Desire, 16 Scheme, 19 Native, 21 Needs, 24 Agile, 25 Explain, 26 Fearless, 27 Heal.

Down: 1 Busybody, 5 Chair, 6 Precede,

1 Kissed, 2 Tested, 3 Absent, 4 Settee, 5 Beards, 6 Melted, 7 Stress, 8 Cereal, 9 Messes, 10 Earned, 11 Pieces, 12 Dreams, 13 Engine, 14 Sealed, 15 Reined, 16 Denied, 17 Sledge, 18, Ranges, 19 Eating

20 Ideal, 22 Evade, 23 Calf.

Quote NO NO U = §§ U

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"Not everything that can be counted counts,

and not everything that

counts can be counted."

Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity.

7-star quiz NAMESAKES 1. How many months of the year are named after real people?

2. Also known as a ‘double-magnum’, which over-large Champagne bottle, approximately equivalent to six normal-sized ones, is named after the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin?

3. Which Womble was named after the chief town of the Hebridean island of Mull?

4. What type of coffee is named after a brotherhood of monks, as it is said

that the drink’s froth resembles the monk’s white hood?

5. Named after its pilot’s mother, what was the name of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

6. Which famous food spread is named after a covered earthenware or metal cooking pot?

7. Which soft-nosed expanding bullet is named after an arsenal near Calcutta where it was first made?

1. TWO - July and August (Julius Caesar and Emperor Augustus), 2. JEROBOAM, 3. TOBERMORY, 4. CAPPUCCINO, 5. ENOLA GAY, 6. MARMITE, 7. DUM-DUM.

17 Canopy, 18 Defers,

Nonagram

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13 Personal, 15 Stamina,

TILF

Adverb Brooms CHASED(10) Enters Fierce Floats Gentle Misses Months Netted Notice Parted Recent Solved Survey Taught Things Turned Yelled

2 Shred, 4 Attack, 7 Note, 8 Career,

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

bake, bane, bank, bare, bark, barn, beak, bean, bear, berk, bier, bike, bier, brae, bran, kern, verb, vibe, bairn, baker, barer, barre, biker, brain, brake, brave, break, briar, brier, brine, brink, banker, barker, barren, braver, RIVERBANK

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 Y) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

Answers: Half baked; Lift out of order; To know you is to love you

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Can there be an holistic approach to cruelty?

All this nonsense reminds me of the pre-Second World War advice to smack a child who wets the bed INCREASINGLY, the irascibility that came with my red hair is fading as the colour itself is silvering into embers of its former state; though surely with that has been caused Ron Williams by the sun rather than the passing years?

A few things can still stir the old passions, though, including the concept that when a newborn child dies it will roast for all eternity in the furnace of hell if a man-in-a-dress doesn’t perform a magic trick.

Another was the now Dogs are pack animals and seek comfort from their fellows. discredited teaching that children should be left to criminality here? chakras, colour and the same noises and ‘When cry and fed only according The concept that children aromatherapies, kinesiology the dog shows no anxiety to an inflexible timetable. should be treated strictly and mind control; yes, towards the noise the Surprisingly, that view and live apparently devoid indeed her advertisement intensity is raised slightly. was almost universally of parental affection came listed ‘mind control’.

The pattern is repeated and accepted, at least in the largely from academics, of The good lady advocated repeated again and again Anglo Saxon world, just a course, rather than that when a dog is increasing the intensity couple of generations ago. parents. But, this week, I obviously distressed by until the dog demonstrates Most readers would read an advertorial here in loud noises like fireworks, calmness and no anxiety. readily accept that children Spain expressing a similar you should not rush to The process goes on until - just like adults - need diktat from one of those comfort it but instead the loudness is as loud as a comfort and security and new breed of ‘holistic display a ‘cold attitude’ in firework and the dog does that we cannot be advisers’. case sympathy is taken as not react in fear’ and is dehumanised by a clock.

The author claimed to approval of the dog’s presumably by then Few in Spain have have previous experience automatic response to pain nearing either deafness or probably ever acceded to as a veterinary assistant and discomfort - barking. insanity. that ignore-the-child but is now running an ‘Tender loving care’ was How would the lady like concept and could that animal care business and said to be undesirable. Only to forced to become indeed have contributed to into all things holistic when the dog overcomes accustomed to the howling the reduced youth including crystal healing, its fears and presumably of mopeds by repeated when the bangs stop subjection in her lounge to assaulting the dog’s acute their noise at ever sense of hearing, are you increasing levels? permitted to then comfort Especially if we could it. But, instead of patting it, improve her hearing to the article advised that we canine levels. could rather comfort the Readers were then dog by issuing a series of advised to bring the brusque, one-word training probably insensible dog commands. around by the application That sounds like Gulag of such aromatherapic therapy to me. delights as Mimulus, Rock Dogs are, even more Rose or Cherry Plum, or than humans, pack animals best of all, Buddhist and seek comfort from their Reiki sessions for the dog fellows. In my personal (not the owner) provided, opinion, it is unnatural in of course your dog the extreme to ostracise an speaks fluent Japanese; animal from its pack mine is still teaching me (yourself) and treat it in Spanish. such an inhuman manner.

All this nonsense How can anyone reminds me of the preadvocate such treatment?

Second World War advice Even crueller, in my view, to smack a child who wets was her recommendation the bed. for curing the problem. She Both are far more likely went on to advise that the to increase the existing dog should be subjected to distress considerably.

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9:00pm Britain's Best Drives 9:30pm Regimental Stories 10:00pm Cruise of the Gods 11:30pm Mark Lawson Talks to...

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Satellite channels SKY1 5:20am It's Me or the Dog USA 6:10am Top Design 7:00am Oops TV 7:30am Oops TV 8:00am So You Think You're Safe? 9:00am Stargate SG1 10:00am Stargate SG-1 11:00am Lie to Me 12:00pm Lie to Me 1:00pm Body Language Secrets: How to Get What You Want 2:00pm Luton Airport 2:30pm Luton Airport 3:00pm Emergency with Angela Griffin 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Road Wars 7:00pm A League of Their Own 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Road Wars The Thames Valley Police provide a fascinating insight into car crime and its prevention.

10:00pm Inside Gatwick 11:00pm Flightplan Horror abounds in this tense thriller.

12:55am 35mm 1:25am Road Wars The Thames Valley Police provide a fascinating insight into car crime and its prevention. 1:55am Road Wars The Thames Valley Police provide a fascinating insight into car crime and its prevention. 2:50am Night Cops 3:40am The Dresden Files 4:30am The Dresden Files 5:20am It's Me or the Dog USA

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:30am Police Academy 3: Back in Training

7:00am Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach 8:40am The Pink Panther Strikes Again 10:30am Blonde Ambition 12:05pm Solitary Man 1:45pm Orange County 3:25pm The Informant!

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SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:25am Extraordinary Measures 7:10am Forever Strong 9:00am Turn the Beat Around 10:30am My Sister's Keeper 12:20pm The Horse Whisperer 3:10pm Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 5:25pm My Sister's Keeper 7:15pm The Greatest 9:00pm Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 11:15pm Pretty Baby In 1917, 12-year-old Violet lives with her prostitute mother in a New Orleans brothel.

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TCM 6:00am Off Set 6:35am The Screening Room 7:05am Singin' in the Rain 9:05am The High Chaparral 10:10am Gunsmoke 11:20am Blue Hawaii 1:30pm The High Chaparral 2:35pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm My Fair Lady Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison star in this elegant screen adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's classic Broadway play in which a misogynistic professor agrees to a wager in which he must transform an unrefined Cockney flower girl into a convincing member of Victorian high society.

7:30pm Murder is Easy A mathematician (Bill Bixby) travels to a small village believing recent deaths were not accidents but the work of a serial murderer.

10:00pm Magnum Force Clint Eastwood makes a second outing in the role that established him as one of Hollywood's top stars.

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Bob before.

Bob after six sessions.

Me before.

Me after 10 sessions.

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get their hands up the fastest! As Directors of Bodyworks, Bob and I shamelessly pulled rank and got the spots!

More and more people are becoming concerned about both the long- and short-term effects of Botox.

With increasing deregulation in the UK over who can administer this potentially dangerous drug, plus ongoing research showing various sideeffects, concerns are increasing. More people are looking for alternatives with celebrities (allegedly Angelina Jolie and others) leading the way.

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Carole describes her work as being inspired by classical Chinese philosophy, and says: “My aim is to support the body and slow down the ageing process through careful application of acupuncture, facial massage and acupressure that specifically suits your skin.

It is all about tailoring the process to the needs of your individual face.”

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The treatment stimulates collagen production helping reduce lines, sagging and bags under the eyes and improve lacklustre skin. It can also be used to treat acne, scars and medical conditions that affect the face, such as stroke or Bell’s palsy.

The treatment itself Each session of Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture is actually wonderfully relaxing. There is no pain and it takes about an hour.

I looked forward to my sessions and always fell asleep! Carole follows the

acupuncture with a facial acupressure massage to help soothe the skin and reinforce the acupuncture work.

The Before and After The use of acupuncture in cosmetology - especially in preventing and reducing wrinkles - is growing in Japan, Hong Kong and the USA, and is now attracting more and more attention in Europe. Of 300 cases treated with Facial Acupuncture, 90 per cent had marked effects with one course of treatment, according to a report in the International Journal of Clinical Acupuncture.

The true test, of course, is how we looked! Our photos are on our blog: TheBodyworksClinic.Blog spot.com and above, Bob’s photo was taken after only six sessions. I feel that the most noticeable thing is how much slimmer his lower face is, losing that ‘jowl’ effect. My photo was taken after 10 sessions. Not only is my skin smoother, the lower half of my face is slimmer (no more jowls!) and my eyes look larger as the lids no longer droop down. I also feel my skin tone is more even. People no longer comment on how tired I look!

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BREAK THE HABIT: And improve memory.

Smokers risk losing one third of everyday memory PEOPLE who smoke risk losing around one third of their everyday memory, warn experts.

Smokers lose more of their memory compared to non-smokers, a study by a team at Northumbria University shows.

The good news is that when someone kicks the habit, their ability to recollect information is restored to almost the same level as nonsmokers.

In the study, more than 70 people aged 18 to 25 were given a tour of the university’s campus.

They were later asked to recall small details including music acts listed to play at the students’ union and tasks completed at various

points, known as ‘real world memory test’.

While smokers remembered just 59 per cent of tasks, those who had given up smoking remembered 74 per cent and those who had never smoked recalled 81 per cent of tasks.

“This is the first time that a study has set out to examine whether giving up smoking has an impact on memory,” said Dr Tom Heffernan, who leads the Northumbria University’s Collaboration for Drug and Alcohol Research Group.

“We already know that giving up smoking has huge health benefits for the body, but this study also shows how stopping smoking can have knockon benefits for cognitive functions, too.”

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Aroma Restaurant, Fish Alley: Fit for a ‘Hollywood’ legend!

I HAVE been a fan of Mel Brooks for years. Adored him in ‘High Anxiety’ and From left: Barrie, John ‘Blazing Saddles’.

Kelly, Nigel, Jenny and So when he and his Mel Brooks (AKA Stuart friend Jenny phoned to say Landau). they were on holiday in Spain and had enjoyed my last write- up I thought what a good idea to invite them both out on my next with Nigel Goldman review.

I am also a fan of A weekly review of restaurants where diners can count on something special.

John Kelly’s Aroma goldman@euroweeklynews.com Restaurant in Fish www.euroweeklynews.com/gourmet-dining Alley in Fuengirola.

Regular readers of this column will know I have been there a few looked there was a plethora times now.

Always of plates of colourful food, memorable. Let’s hope the all looking jolly delicious. standards are as high as We entered Aroma and ever while we entertain familiar feelings of we were in for another Hollywood. sumptuous luxury swept treat. Mel’s friend Jenny Fish Alley was buzzing, over us. Elegant high- commented immediately many restaurants boasting backed black leather chairs, how beautiful the place full tables as alfresco diners gorgeous decorations and was. We settled in, and the took advantage of the tables laid up with linen place started to fill up wonderful end of summer tablecloths and quality quite quickly. John Kelly, weather. Everywhere I glasses. Somehow I knew always the consummate

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professional, came over and asked what we would • Food like to drink. Barrie and I each chose a vodka and • Overall tonic. Always important Allow €45-55 per he to get that right in the ad including wine.

Bazz’s company! He also asked for a bottle of the house white. Always important to get that right delicious and totally in my company! unexpected. Then, when Mel asked for a the starters arrived, we Cointreau. The house white were all overwhelmed by was a Marques de Caceres the size of the portions and 2010, an excellent selection the presentation which was for a house wine and of quite simply unusually high fabulous. quality for a Chef had This is house. The wine designed his Marbella dining, in was served by work beautiful Sophie, very brilliantly, surroundings, at cold, perfect. and each Fuengirola The menu at dish arrived prices.

Aroma is exceptional, on a different a massive selection of shaped plate. Very mouthwatering choices. impressive.

Barrie John told us about some described his duck spring specials: knuckle of pork rolls as sensational. The with an apple sauce. And Coquilles St Jacques got the old retro-theme coming the thumbs up from the back in vogue, Coquilles St US, while I adored my Jacques, with the possibility prawn cocktail served on a of having this served with plate, with a light Marie either scallops or prawns.

Rose sauce and avocado I opted for an old- and salad. fashioned prawn cocktail.

For the mains, Jenny “It doesn’t come in a glass,” chose Monkfish sole and John informed me. Barrie prawn Thermidor served chose duck spring roll, with creamy mash potato, while Jenny went for the while Mel went for the Coquilles St Jacques with roasted baby leg of lamb. prawns.

Barrie chose the rib-eye Meanwhile, Mel, having steak served with polished off his Cointreau obligatory chips and I decided to try the Coquilles opted for an ostrich steak St Jacques with scallops. served with Roquefort While we were waiting for sauce. the starters, Chef sent out Meanwhile, I ordered a a scallop with foie and a bottle of the house red. An touch of Asiatic sauce. Very Ebeia de Portia arrived, a

2009. This was an exceptional choice, a darkred cherry wine with a powerful fresh fruit expression and a powerful palate. I looked it up in Penin, the wine bible, and it scores an impressive 88. At €18 a bottle, worth every penny.

Then the main courses were delivered. Again enormous portions, beautifully presented and of extremely high quality.

Mel’s roasted baby leg of lamb was huge. And once he got stuck in, it was also delicious. That kept him quiet for a quarter of an hour! Jenny loved her monkfish and Barrie’s ribeye was also sensational.

Barrie always maintains that you can judge a good restaurant on its chips.

Aroma’s were perfect. I know, I scoffed most of them! My ostrich steak was delicious, cooked to perfection. This is an interesting meat, one I used to enjoy in South Africa. No cholesterol, apparently. All the mains came with a terrific selection of vegetables carrots, leaks, mint pea on marrow. Unusual in Spain.

Photo time: Dining on a table near the bar were two beautiful girls from Ireland, Leon and Deirdre. See you next trip to Dublin! And, just to keep the record straight, Mel Brooks is actually my old buddy Stuart Landau from Brighton. He is an exceptional sports advisor and his selections will be appearing shortly on Bet Fun. Follow him if you want to make money on Rugby league fixtures!

We were so full we passed on pudding.

Aroma has, if anything improved since my last visit and my guests and I thoroughly enjoyed the evening.

Congratulations to John Kelly and his team for maintaining such high standards. This is Marbella dining, in beautiful surroundings, at Fuengirola prices.

Highly recommended.

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Homemade favourites at The Far Isle

By Bryan Rand THE FAR ISLE in now firmly established in its new home on the Avenida España in Calahonda.

The Far Isle closed its doors on the beach-side some months ago but Fay and Bob reopened in this new location.

Bob can be seen slaving over a hot stove in the open style kitchen and he is justifiably proud of his homemade dishes.

All the old Far Isle favourites are included in the menu, with a good range of starters and main dishes including battered cod with homemade chips, racks of lamb, steaks and burgers.

Desserts are not forgotten with plenty of choice including cherry, apple and lemon meringue pies.

Sunday would not be Sunday without the renowned Far Isle Sunday Lunch, which is available with choices of beef, lamb or turkey, served with all the trimmings.

The quality of the food is as excellent as ever and Fay provides a friendly greeting as always in the front of house.

Last Saturday saw the return of Paul the Bear with his renowned fun quiz night. The evening was such a resounding success that it will now take place every Saturday evening.

For great food and a very pleasant relaxed atmosphere you can find the ‘new’ Far Isle at the top of the strip on the righthand side.

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Saturday night fun with Viva la Divas & Legends BRAND new to the coast, sharp, edgy, fun and charismatic are just a few words to describe Kelly G and Eddie Partridge, who make up the very talented ‘Viva la Divas & Legends.’

With Kelly G’s personality as big as her voice, and amazing vocal impressionist Eddie Partridge, they have something for everyone, covering the greatest music ever made.

Between them they have a wealth of experience, performing all over the world from Dubai to America, and all over Europe, in numerous prestigious venues including fivestar hotels, casinos theatres and festivals.

Kelly has worked with various musicians and producers, engaging in session work and providing lead vocals, and has been in two successful bands and recorded many dance tracks and pop singles.

Eddie’s vocal impressions have led him to perform with big

swing bands, and it has been said that his impressions are so accurate he often gets accused of miming.

Kelly G and Eddie complement each other beautifully; Kelly G is funny, dramatic and interacts well with the crowd, her voice and stamina outstanding; Eddie has a dry wit and smooth, crooning style of singing.

This entertaining dynamic duo keep it exciting and fresh all night long, with an extensive musical repertoire to suit all ages.

This makes them unique in their field as an incredible polished professional act with a taste for everyone.

They are loved by all audiences which is why after every performance you will hear the ultimate accolade of: “We want more!!!!”

You can see this amazing show at Linda’s Bar in Los Boliches on Saturday nights.

PERFECT MATCH: Kelly G and Eddie Partridge.

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Fashion and ‘sparkling’ afternoon tea ESTEPONA FLORAL ART CLUB will be hosting a Fashion Show and ‘Sparkling’ Afternoon Tea on October 14 at 4pm in The Oak, Urbanisation Benamara, Estepona.

The fashion show will be arranged by Karen Langridge of La Boutique, Monte Duquesa, and will showcase her latest Autumn collection.

There will be an opportunity to purchase clothes from the show and other items in her new stock, as well as handbags and accessories.

Afterwards, visitors will be able to indulge in a treat of afternoon tea with sand wiches, scones, jam, cream and

PAD Barbecue A BBQ will be held on Sunday at the PAD shelter in Fuengirola from 11.30am.

Price is €10; call Lisa on 658 351 642 for details.

Full A la Carte Menu available

cakes, all accompanied by a glass of bubbly!

In typical Estepona Floral Art Club style, there will be a chance to win one of the beautiful table flower arrangements at the event, in addition to a ‘goody bag’ from La Boutique.

Entrance is by ticket at €15 each, and includes the afternoon tea and a glass of Cava.

To reserve your place, please call Stella on 607 468 653 or send an email to esteponafloralartclub@ hotmail.com. Places are limited, so please call as soon as possible.

For further information on the club, please see www.facebook.com/este ponafloralartclub.

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Strip clubs stripped!

XAVIERA HOLLANDER presents a new, naughty onewoman show with Hannah Chalmers.

Hannah bares all from her hilarious pole-dancing days.

She has not only lived the life of a stripper but also wrote the play and acts in this one-hour performance.

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in the dark, deceiving world of the strip club? ‘Stripped’ reveals all in this wickedly funny, achingly honest and beautifully shrewd one-woman show.

It will make you laugh, cry, cringe and be touched (but that may cost extra!), as boundaries are pushed, rules broken, relationships abused and dignity tested, as the men pursue sex and the women compete for money in this gender struggle for power.

The show is at Theatre Villa Caprice, Calle Pizarra 184, Rocio de Nagueles, Marbella on October 5, 6, 7 and 8 at 9pm. Tickets are â‚Ź22.50. Call: 952 857 575 or email: xie@xavierahollander.com

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40 days and 40 hikes for Banus bar owner From left: Roy and Linda Reynolds, James Brokenshire, Juliet Butterworth and David Hird.

Conservatives Abroad event THE autumn season of the Conservatives Abroad events started at the Tamisa, MijasCosta.

James Brokenshire, MP and Minister for Crime and Security, was the after dinner speaker.

Mr Brokenshire delivered a very entertaining speech that was extremely well received.

Roy Reynolds, Acting Chairman, said that it was a great pleasure to welcome such a high ranking minister to the event and added that good after dinner speaking was an art of which the guest was a natural.

The next Tamisa dinner is on Friday November 4 when the speaker will be Caroline Abel Smith OBE, another high profile speaker.

Tickets are now available from Juliet on 952 565 777 or 666 434 839.

‘Last Night of the Proms’ in Coin A RECENT Poppy Appeal event was organised by the Coin branch of the Royal British Legion on the terrace at the Finca of Simon and Lorna Hurn, committee member and secretary of the Coin branch.

The event coincided with The Last Night of the Proms which was projected onto a giant screen where 40

members and guests tucked into chilli, lasagne and cottage pie provided

by Lorna, the secretary with sweets made by Pam and Joan, members of the branch.

The raffle was organised by the 'rafflettes' which added to the fund. It is expected a total of around 250 euros was raised for this worthy cause.

A PUERTO BANUS bar owner has set himself his biggest ever charity challenge – to climb La Concha Mountain, in Marbella, 40 times in 40 days.

Russell Soden, a co-proprietor of Terra Blues in the port and Lick FM DJ, is taking on the mammoth trek to raise funds in memory of his daughter Coral, who he lost to cot death 14 years ago.

The money raised will go to the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID), the UK's leading baby charity aiming to prevent unexpected deaths in infancy.

Russell, aged 40, who has lived on the Costa del Sol for 11 years, is no stranger to fundraising challenges. In previous years he has trekked up Kilimanjaro, built a school in Africa and earlier this

Russell is to climb La Concha. summer leapt out of an airplane with 14 other Marbella area bar owners in a sponsored skydive to raise €2,600.

At the end of the 40-day hike he hopes to have raised €4,000.

“My initial idea was to climb La Concha twice a day for 20 days but then I thought that was a bit much – so I’ve made it a little gentler at

40 times in 40 days! “It does seem like a huge task that will go on for well over a month but it’s too late to back out now.

“I have climbed La Concha a few times before so know what I am a letting myself in for, but it is still a little daunting.”

La Concha is 1,215 metres high at the western end of the Sierra Blanca mountain range. Russell started his first ascent on September 19 from Refugio de Juanar. It is 11 kilometres to the summit and back and he expects it to take about six hours each time.

You can sponsor Russell by www.justgiving.com/russell-sodeno or find out more on the Terra Blues website at www.terrablues.com or call 686 908 016

Butterfly Park trip a success FOLLOWING the success of the trip to Guaro, Lux Mundi will be going to the Butterfly Park and then to Castle Colomares in Benalmadena on October 26.

This is a daytime excursion leaving the Fuengirola Bullring at 10.30am.

For further information contact 952 474 840. Lux Mundi is in Calle Nueva, Fuengirola and opens Monday to Friday from 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 6.30pm and on Saturdays from 10am to 1pm.

Fun, fun and fun

Lions hand the cheque to an ACE representative.

Lions donate €648 THE Mijas La Cala Lions club has a longstanding commitment to actively support local charities that take it upon themselves to rescue and care for

abused and abandoned animals and last weekend the club again demonstrated this commitment with a €648 donation to Animal Care Espana (ACE).

NEXT Saturday (October 8) there is a Fun Day at Lew Hoads Tennis Club from 10am to 4pm in aid of cancer charity Cudeca.

A variety of activities can be enjoyed including stalls, dance performances, a tennis quiz, water colour portraits, beauty treatments, massage, blood pressure tests, tombola, a silent auction, hook a duck and even a bouncy castle for the children.

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5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip Antiques experts David Harper and James Lewis drive from Belfast to Kendal in their search for antiques. On the way, they stumple upon the most remote antiques dealers they can find. After making some good profits at their first auction, they're keen to trade up. James makes some risky big purchases, while David plays it cautious, spending little. Which strategy will pay off at auction?

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

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be all that well received.

But going back to ‘History’: we are taught that the Ancient Greeks gave us philosophy, science, art, and certain basics of hygiene; but mentioned less frequently are the slaves who, by carrying out all the day-today tedious tasks, gave the great thinkers and artists the time they needed to exercise their intellects.

Slaves have played an important role in the development of civilisations over the centuries.

They were there in Greece, and in the Roman Empire which gave us much of our modern language and history.

They were there even in Britain, where technically speaking, slavery hadn’t existed since feudal times.

However, and although this is something history tends to ignore, the industrial expansion of the Victorian era could not

Adolf Hitler (right) meets Francisco Franco have taken place without the 19th-century working classes; slaves in all but name.

Historical plays, films, novels and romances are perhaps more popular today than in any past era, and include those involving what is known as ‘alternate history’, where the author looks at how the world might have been changed if,

for instance, Napoleon had been the victor at Waterloo, or if the South had been successful in the American Civil War. If I had the writing ability, my favourite theme would explore a fictional world in which the Republicans had come out on top in the Spanish Civil War.

The Spain of 1940 probably would have had a left-wing government with strong ties to Moscow, whilst Germany, straddling a prostrate France and threatening a weakened Britain, would be standing, with its mighty war machine, on the Spanish-French border.

Britain, depending for its very survival upon its merchant shipping, would be under serious threat (as it was in the non-fictional history) by U-boats based on the French Atlantic coast, and at times almost on its knees.

If Germany, invading a Spain weakened by three years of civil war, had succeeded in taking Gibraltar, and thus closing the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal, perhaps the entire European continent, and even Russia, might now be under the control of the thousand-year Reich.

If the Republican navy (more ‘ifs’) had been used to block the arrival of Franco’s Moroccan reinforcements, the outcome of that war might have been different; another history altogether.

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The losing sides, of course, never get the opportunity to write their version of events, having been beaten into submission, and probably enslaved.

It’s been said many times that traitors never prosper simply because if the cause favoured by their treachery wins, they are no longer considered traitors. Truth, it seems, suffers much the same historical fate.

A British film called ‘The History Boys’ came out a few years ago. It concerned a group of sixth form history students preparing for their entrance interviews for Oxford.

They are all fairly middleclass, with one lad, clearly of a lower order, the only exception.

When asked “What is history?” this one replies: “Just one damn’ thing after another,” and this answer, honestly given, gets him through. However, as we all know, life is different, and relying on that sort of response would not normally

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Panoramic view over the municipal pool.

Pretty town hall building.

Iznate: Towering majestically over the lower vine-covered hills JUST a short drive up from the autovia and only a 10minute drive from the coast is the mountainous village of Iznate.

It nestles into the hillside at 303 metres above sea level and has the most incredible views to the north, east and west, with the mountain ranges of Sierra Tejeda (La Maroma) Sierra Almijara and Sierra de Camarolos marking the horizon, towering majestically over the lower vine-covered hills.

This area is famous for its scrumptious muscatel grapes from where come delicious wines and raisins, and every August the village holds a festival to celebrate this mainstay of the economy.

As well as grapes there are local dishes to be sampled with music, dancing and lots of wine flowing all night long.

Like many villages in the Axarquía, Iznate is full of narrow, steep streets. It actually only covers 7.5

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square metres of land and the houses literally cling together in a tight cluster.

Eight centuries of Islamic occupation have shaped the architecture.

Some of the streets have steps and others are just very steep inclines which seem almost impossible to ascend. Actually going up is not the hardest part, providing you stop for breath occasionally. It’s going down again that’s the scary part as it’s easy to slither and slide.

Many houses have beautiful patios with a plethora of colours spilling over the assorted terracotta pots; there are balconies filled with plants of every shade of green imaginable.

The women of the village all seem to have green-

fingers or perhaps it is something to do with the fact that they wipe the leaves with beer!

There are three ways into the village; coming up from Benamocarra there is an entrance by the village garden complete with sturdy gym equipment installed there to entice the villagers to exercise.

Following on from here is the long main square with the town hall, bars and a mirador with fantastic views. A steep street leads up to the church square, the Plaza de la Virgen de los Dolores, with the 16th century parish church of San Gregorio Vll and the Fuente de la Palsonada, which has a little shield and two spouts, part of the town’s architectural heritage.

The second way into the village is by taking the road up from Cajiz and after the Iznate sign there is an entrance which takes you down past the municipal swimming pool.

The third way is up the steep concrete track from the riverbed. You can drive quite easily along the dry riverbed from Benamocarra village, or beyond to Triana, Almachar and Benamargosa.

For several years around 1570, the village was practically uninhabited with the expulsion of the moriscos (Muslim converts to Christianity) who left for Tunisia and North Africa.

The new inhabitants arrived from Antequera and Estepa but the economy was ruined with the outbreak of a phylloxera plague followed by the Andalucian earthquake.

These days, Iznate is a busy, thriving town full of a good mixture of all nationalities rubbing along nicely together.

If you go for a visit, be sure to wear good walking shoes, take a bottle of water and don’t forget your camera!

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• MOTHER AND TODDLER GROUP 11am at The Ark Christian Fellowship, Fuengirola.

• BRIDGE CLUB in Los Boliches: 645 684 756 • RBL Fuengirola: 952 468 106.

• ZUMBA FITNESS PARTY 7pm – 8pm with Rachel M in Marbella: Email zumbaspain@ymail.com • RBL Alhaurin de la Torre: 952 595 412 or deniseshaw@telefonica.net.

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• BRIDGE CLUB in Los Boliches: 645 684 756.

• FUN2DANCE Linedancing with Jean in Los Boliches: 952 443 584/659 309 730.

•MODERNJIVE DANCING (aka CEROC) in Duquesa. Call 635 717 211 for details.

• TRIPLES meet at 11.30am at Lauro Golf. Call 952 417 452.

• U3A Marbella COFFEE MORNING 11am-1pm: www.u3a.es or 622 670 158.

• RBL Marbella meets at 12.30pm: 952 774 572.

• RBL Benajarafe meets at 12:30pm: 952 514 226.

• RBL Mijas Costa meets at 11.30am in Calahonda: 615 758 959.

• DIABETIC SUPPORT GROUP meet first, second and fourth Friday of the month. Call 952 464 184.

• ADANA COFFEE MORNING meet last Friday of month in Estepona. Call 952 800 975.

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• CHARITY AUCTION at Sol y Sombra in aid of FAMA and Animals in Distress: This Saturday (October 1) at 2pm. 619 377 787 or 620 354 885.

• CLAIRVOYANCE evening with International Mediums Keith and Fiona Surtees next Saturday (October 8) 8pm at Lauro Golf Club House in Alhaurin de la Torre: All proceeds to SOS Animal Charity. 665 682 919 or 635 987 680.

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• PAD OPEN DAY AT THE SHELTER First Sunday of month. Call 952 486 084.

• SEPE CAR BOOT SALE Last Sunday every month in La Alqueria. Call 610 775 413.

• ICE morning: www.siberme.com or 952 802 549.

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• RBL Fuengirola: 952 468 106.

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• RBL BENALMADENA.at 11am. Call 952 447 465.

• THE ROYAL ANTEDELUVIAN ORDER OF BUFFALOES Benalmadena Costa. Call 952 563 950.

• PAD SCRABBLE AFTERNOON. First Monday of month in Fuengirola. Call 952 470 436. Quiz Night third Monday of month in Mijas La Nueva. Call 952 486 084.

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• LINEDANCING with Mississippi Coasters: 952 931 754 or 697 441 313.

• MOTHER AND TODDLER GROUP 11am at The Ark Christian Fellowship, Fuengirola.

• FUN2DANCE Linedancing with Jean in Los Boliches: Tuesdays and Fridays. Call 952 443 584/659 309 730.

• MARBELLA HEALING CIRCLE holds fortnightly circles with spiritual hosts on a Tuesday 7.15pm-8.45pm at Sonrisa Studios, 49 Ricardo Soriano, Marbella. Are you a spiritual healer and would like to host one of our circles? www.marbellahealingcircle.com or email: marbellahealingcircle@gmail.com • AGE CARE ASSOCIATION hold a drop-in centre every Tuesday at Pizzeria El Zoco, Calahonda: 11am– 1pm. Please call 691 761 088 or 655 903 182 or visit the website: www.agecarecosta.org.

• THE GOOD COMPANIONS CLUB meets every Tuesday, between 11am and 2pm at the Manila Bar, Los Boliches to raise funds for CUDECA. Contact Tony White 952 494 730.

• RBL ESTEPONA meets first, third and fifth Tuesday of month: 671 846 204.

• MABS CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Fourth Tuesday of month at Miraflores Club Restaruant. Call 952 833 568.

• U3A Marbella-Inland Art Group. 952 112 847 or www.u3a.es • RBL Alhaurin el Grande 952 499 238 or 655 316 160.

• COLLEGIUM MUSICUM Rehearsals on Tuesday evenings in Los Boliches, from 6pm-8pm for the orchestra and 8pm-10pm for the choir. Call 952 775 492/952 475 840 or visit the website: www.collegium-musicum-costa.com.

Matthew 13:44 Man must understand, God paid the biggest cost to have you, what have you paid to have Him? Be Encouraged – KB

Email whatson@euroweeklynews.com Fax 952 440 887 Post Euro Weekly News, Calle Moscatel 10, P-62, Poligono Industrial Arroyo de la Miel, 29631 Benalmadena, Malaga.

Andrews Church, Los Boliches. Call 952 472 140.

• ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE COSTA DEL SOL WEST: Holy Communion Sundays. Call Revd Alan Maude 952 808 605.

• ROMAN CATHOLIC MASS in English: Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre in Fuengirola. 952 474 840.

Wednesday

Useful numbers C O N S U L AT E S British Irish

952 352 300 952 475 108 In case of emergency Call 112 (European Emergency Number) Guardia Civil 062 Local Police 092 National Police 091 Fire 080 Ambulance 061

BENALMADENA Health Centre 952 440 404 / 95 244 3545 (Arroyo de la Miel) 952 562 142 Taxi Service 952 441 545 Town Hall 952 579 800

ESTEPONA Taxi Service Town Hall

952 802 900 952 801 100

FUENGIROLA Taxi Service Town Hall

952 471 000 952 589 300

MALAGA Airport Carlos Haya Hospital Materno Infantil Hospital University Hospital Railway Station Taxi Service Town Hall

952 048 838 951 290 000 951 290 000 951 032 000 902 240 202 952 327 950 952 135 000

MARBELLA Costa del Sol Hospital Taxi Service Town Hall

951 976 670 952 774 488 952 761 100

MIJAS - MIJAS PUEBLO Town Hall

952 485 900

TORREMOLINOS Taxi Service Town Hall

952 380 600 952 379 400

British Embassy: www.uk.inspain.fco.gov.uk Age Concern Spain: www.acespana.org Airport Information: www.aena.es Local News: www.euroweeklynews.com

• SOUTHERN SOUND BARBERSHOP HARMONY

CHORUS rehearsals, Every Tuesday, 6pm, Lux Mundi, Fuengirola. 952 473 051.

• RBL ALHAURIN EL GRANDE First and third Tuesday of month. 952 499 238/655 316 160.

• RBL Torremolinos: 952 370 907.

• PARASOL SINGERS welcomes singers of all ages and ability. Wednesdays 7.45pm at Martina Merkel’s dance studio on Calle Nueva, Manilva. Call 653-305-824 or email parasol.singers@btinternet.com.

• RBL First and third Wednesday of month. 637 474 753 663 157 776 - www.coinrbl.info.

• ‘MODERNJIVE’ DANCING (aka CEROC) with the coast’s biggest dance club. 8pm every week in Restaurant Parquesol, El Morche, Torrox Costa. Call 635 717 211 for details.

• BALLROOM, LATIN AND SEQUENCE DANCING JJs Costa del Sol Dance Club La Masia Villafranco every Wednesday. Beginners 6.30-7.15pm Intermediates 7.158pm. Dance till 10pm. Tel: 627 658 925. jimandjanet@hotmail.co.uk • RBL First and third Wednesday of month. Call 637 474 753 or 663 157 776 or www.coinrbl.info.

• COMPUTER CLUB in Los Boliches. Call 637 091 130 • MIJAS LA CALA LIONS: Second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Call 952 669 709.

• SEPE COFFEE MORNING in La Alqueria. Call 610 775 413.

• LUX MUNDI DUTCH LANGUAGE LIBRARY on Calle Nueva in Fuengirola from 3pm to 5pm.

• THE ACHIEVERS TOASTMASTERS CLUB in Nueva Andalucía. Call 646 533 112.

• COLMENAR DISTRICT SOCIAL CLUB. Call 951 163 071.

• LIONS CLUB MIJAS-LA CALA, Second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Call 952 494 323.

• PARASOL SINGERS in Manilva. Call 653 305 824 or email parasol.singers@btinternet.com.

• CULTURAL MEETING: First Wednesday of the month.

Call 952 777 946 info@culturamarbella.org

Others

• BUDDHIST MEDITATION in Alhaurin El Grande: Tomorrow Friday September 23 until Sunday 25. Call 952 490 918.

• THEATRE PRODUCTION ‘Stripped’ in Marbella: this Wednesday October 5, Thursday 6, Friday 7, and Saturday 8. 952 857 575 or xie@xavierahollander.com.

• AGE CARE ASSOCIATION Charity Shop: El Zoco, Calahonda. Call 691 761 088 or 655 903 182 or visit: www.agecarecosta.org.

• ESTEPONA JEWISH COMMUNITY: please email: gerrycee@yahoo.co.uk or esteponajcom@btinternet.com.

• AGE CONCERN. Estepona and Manilva, Lifeline. acesteponaymanilva@ageconcern-espana.org Call 650 163 928.

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Airport PARKING PARKING AT MALAGA AIRPORT, SHORT TERM/LONG TERM. SECURE UNDER COVER INDOOR PARKING, MEET OR DROP OFF. DIRECTLY AT MALAGA AIRPORT. TRANSAUTO TEL 952 105 050 (90254)

TRANSFERS www.macondo.moonfruit. com. Company formations 350 euros. Quick and economical business start-ups, book keeping 40 euros per month. Income tax, vat. Malcolm Greenwood 952 596 927 UK CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT providing tax and accounting advisory service. Emergency UK tax returns also handled. Full translation service offered. Call Jonathan Porter FCA on 678 451 788 or email jonathanp@aims.co.uk.

Air Conditioning

B-MET.COM Airport Transfers and other services available. Please see our main advert under mini bus hire. 670 651 449 (91743)

WANTED! All types of antiques, paintings, jewellery, watches, silver etc. Any condition. Immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony´s Antiques and Jewellers shops, extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola. Mobile 609 529 633. Telephone 952 588 795 )

ARCHITECT. NEED AN EXTENSION, REFORM OR NEW HOUSE? WE WORK ANY KIND OF PROJECT, AND HELP YOU FIND BUILDERS AND GETTING LICENCES. EXPERIENCED AND ENGLISH SPEAKING. VISIT JDGC.ES OR CALL 654 478 414.

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All ‘A’ rated energy efficient Solar hot water systems from 1,200 euros. Service, repair, all makes and models. All with a three year guarantee.

Econocool@hotmail.es 666 087 496 (87172) AIR CONDITIONING heating installation, servicing, repairs and regassing, 24/7. Prompt reliable service 620 020 232, 951 165 090 DADDY COOL AIRCON. All work undertaken. Competitive prices.

Professional work/workers. Any job, any plane, any time. Call Jim on 633 818 353 (89991)

ESPRIT DISPLAYS – (Est. 10 years), Showroom Mijas Road (next to Peugeot Garage) or visit www.espritdisplays.com. Tel: 952 593 101 or Mob: 671 732 204 – Fast friendly service. (84027)

SOLAR BLINDS SOLAR BLINDS ES Ideal for large glazed areas to reflect heat / glare and stop furniture fading and still keep the view. SAVE HEAT IN THE WINTER TOO improve your living environment. Solarblinds.es@gmail.com Telephone Ian 644 546 176

Antiques

Architects

AIR CONDITIONING installation, service, repair + re-gas. 24h call out, all work guaranteed.

Contact Cool Breeze 610 887 921 / 951 778 918 (83821) T1

Blinds

ALL TYPES of projects. Constructions, licences for new building, extensions, reforms, legalisations.

Building advice. Chedaco SL 680 700 430 (91266)

Boats BOAT and Jet Ski Licences. Be Legal Today. www.medseaschool. com. 686 367 738 (90195) MARBELLA Port to rent 6m berth, long-short term. 952 113 569 / 639 100 131 (94586) FOR SALE / to rent: 12 & 20 metre berths. Central Marina Sotogrande. Please call 0044 7768 028400. Email: briantdavies@aol. com (94587) FOR SALE 15 metre berth, Duquesa. Sensible offer please.

Contact: 0044 7768 028400.

Email: briantdavies@aol.com

Boilers BOILER problems? Water heaters repaired. Hot water within 24 hours. Tel 606 538 443 (94643)

Books

Auto Parts www.abacusautoparts.com. Wherever you live, Whatever you drive, Whatever parts you need, We can help!! We Also Source Motorcycle Parts!! Exhausts, Filters, Bearings, Timing Belts, LHD headlights at sensible prices! We now supply tyres and a limited number of recon alternators / starter motors.

We are essentially an internet based company, but for those who don’t or can’t log on, you can leave a message and we will ring you back. Tel: 0 970 406 085 (90217)

Beds NEW top quality British beds, or just mattresses at unbeatable prices, all top brands, bankrupt stock including Sealy, Silentnight, Relyon etc direct from the Bed Warehouse, La Cala Hills, KM10 on the A7053 Camino Coin, facing St Anthony´s College, follow signs for Eurodog. Open 10am 2pm. Tel: 600 633 986 (94544)

BUILDING, electrical, plumbing, painting 681 107 418 www.handymanspain.com T&K CONSTRUCTION & REFORM undertake all types of building work, reforms or existing projects from new builds, swimming pools, architectural designs, bathrooms, kitchens, extensions to small works such as electrics, plumbing, tiling, plastering. Nothing is too big or too small. Mini skip hire also available. Telephone Chris: 685 430 672 or Perry 650 750 810 (88615) JIM’S HOME IMPROVEMENTS. bathrooms / kitchen reforms, repairs, plumbing, carpentry, painting, tiling, maintenance. Give us a call no job too small. 692 207 799 / 645 559 423 (91718) GENERAL building work at really competitive prices 655 218 466 / 660 609 915 (94560) BUILDING and landscaping projects undertaken, 30 years experience, references available 678 450 051 (87086) LAURO RENOVATIONS Plastering/general building, tanking, rendering, studwork partitions, suspended ceilings, brickwork, tiling, Call Franny 695 528 692 - 952 426 927 (91701) DAMP problems! Sourced and cured by master builder. Isolation work undertaken. Ed 693 859 894 (91506) SWINGLES CASAS SL. For all your building needs.

Visit www.swinglescasas.webs.com for more details or call 952 428 067 / 666 960 262 (88621) DO RIGHT master craftsman English builder. 15 years Costa, no job too small. Free estimates. 639 014 237 (87155) GENERAL building reforms, tiling, plastering, rustic brick works, interior/exterior decorating, free quotes. Special rates for oaps. No job too small. Tel 626 610 508 / 622 278 831 (87174) BUILDING SERVICES. New build, reform, swimming pools, construction, repairs. Antonio 633 347 221 completehomeworks. com (93097)

DAMP PROOFING

Building Services

DR DAMP leaking roofs, damp walls. Call 689 515 558 grzee@hotmail.com (85381) DAMP, water penetration and humidity problems, solved and guaranteed by qualified technicians. All areas, free survey. Tel 606 101 878 www. 123bmt.com

Business for Sale FABULOUS beach clothes direct from Kenya by Tamani. Contact acctamani.web.com or Amanda on 666 478 609 (93095)

Car Hire

Business Opp. CAR HIRE Fuengirola, Legal, free cars 99,000 OVNO 639 545 525 (89665) BUSINESS FOR SALE/OPPORTUNITIES. 10 COLD DRINK/SNACK VENDING MACHINES SITED € 44.900 € EXCELLENT CASH INCOME, NO OVERHEAD, OPERATE FROM HOME ONE DAY WEEKLY. €31,000 NET YEARLY. 25 PRINGLE MACHINES SITED €14,900. GUARANTEED €250 PER WEEK NET. 965 326 442 / 659 696 455 (90480) BUSY BAR in the port of Estepona, regulars and good passing trade. Traspaso 625 280 744 (89890)

CAR HIRE & VAN HIRE – even cheaper – Arrow Cars – 50 collection points throughout Spain – Arrow Cars – 952 564 912 drive@arrowcars.es – www.ar rowcars.es (90227)

Buy & Sell

CAR HIRE long and short term.

Contact Brian 607 334 610 www.briansrentacar.com (93018)

POOL TABLES, Snooker Tables, Table Tennis Tables, Darts Tel: 666 933 726 www.spainpool.com (91203)

COUNTRY CAR HIRE. Long term from €50/week. Phone 951 773 342 www.countrycarhire.info (90147)

CD’s, DVD’s, collections. Large or small. TC will buy them all. Tel. 652 072 600 (91746)

Carers

Caravans PARKING, STORAGE & SALES. Caravans - Motorhomes - Boats Cars and Vans etc. Short / long term - Safe & secure, drop off & collections. Excellent rates, discount for long term, 5 mins from Fuengirola. Established 25 years. www.eurodog.es / info@eu rodog.es 679 786 669 / 606 101 807 (88614) TIMBER Building SL has been a leader in a prefabricated market for the last 28 years with more than 5,500 happy customers.

Ring for wooden houses, garden sheds, pergolas, reforms. 666 819 689 (91726) CASA MOVILES EUROPA has an experience in the mobile home trade, all over Europe for the last 25 years. You can put your trust in us! Ring Jane now on 952 119 053 (91726)

Car Boot Sale LOOKING FOR A BARGAIN, hippodromo (race course) boot sale. Every Sunday 9.30 am to 2.00 pm. Sellers 08.00 am. 654 144 414 / 651 585 862 (88722)

ENGLISH CARER. Can commit to young or elderly, experienced with qualifications through fostering and elderly. 634 355 907 or 952 932 280 SharonHam62@yahoo .co.uk (87218)

Carpentry IRISH carpenter. Doors, decking, kitchens, bathrooms, all aspects.

Established 2002. 952 196 457, 696 064 019. www.complete-car pentry.com (93025)

Catering Equip.

SA SERVICES CATERING equipment specialist. Electrical, plumbing, gas refrigeration. Glass dishwashers / ovens / hobs Industrial and Domestic maintenance, repairs and equipment suppliers. Free call out. Call Tony on 952 482 809 / 687 117 338 (89698) SALES / PIZZA Cabinets, 3 pizza ovens, other miscellaneous equipment for pizzeria sold separately or together. Call for full list 699 750 570 (86214)

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Central Heating

Coins & Stamps

Electricians

SAVE up to 50% on your heating bills with the cleanest, greenest central heating on the market. One room or full house installations, apartments or villas. www.123bmt.com Tel: 606 101 878

OLD coins, stamps, banknotes, medals, proof sets, maundy money etc, always wanted. Petersham Coins and Stamps. Phone 951 778 720 or 687 676 574 (91667)

UK ELECTRICIAN, bulletins, projects, complete rewires, extra sockets, fault finding. Emergency 24 hour call out. 610 887 921 or 951 778 918

Chimney Services

Computers

APEX CHIMNEY SERVICES, professional sweeping, fault detection, smoke testing. Qualified, legal and fully insured. Tel: Bob 696 320 202 (94052)

ALL ELECTRICAL repairs, ICPs, surge protectors, power upgrades, bulletins, sensible prices. For free friendly advice call Paul, 622 549 222

MARBLE FLOORS polished. Fast service. Reliable, family run. TERRACOTTA CLEANED and sealed.

Wooden floors treated. No job too small. Family run. Cleansol 10am 10pm 7 days all areas. 952 930 861 / 607 610 578 (94669)

For Sale

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION & REPAIR WORK carried out by an experienced time served electrician, good rates, reliable service. Tel Stuart 618 361 921

MARBELLA CHIROPRACTIC. Free spinal check. Mark Lane.

Australian trained, licensed chiropractor. Centro Commercial Guadalmina 952 880 398 www.marbellachiropractic.com

Drains

Classes

Guttering

PERSONAL PROPERTY SERVICES, Gardening, Cleaning, Maintenance. John 627 266 854 (90483)

GUTTERING/ROOF REPAIR specialists! We also install fireplaces.

Call 689 227 578 or email Gutter RoofRepair@gmail.com (94731)

GARDENER. TREES, HEDGES, PALMS PRUNED, LAWNS, FENCING, STRIMMING, GARDEN TIDIED, MAINTENANCE. STEVE 952 383 722 / 616 669 285 / 654 320 567 (89760) GARDENER for private homes, communities, tree pruning, pool maintenance, garden design. Specialist in water systems. Tel: 666 953 892 (89663)

ALL ELECTRICAL services, projects, complete re-wires bulletins, and fair price. Give James a call 652 023 012

Chiropractors

IRRIGATION. Installation, problem solving, new gardens, maintenance and more. 634 355 441

PERGOLA 5mx3m Never been erected. High quality solid timber.

Fully treated brown. Ideal for Garden or Carport. €385 Will Deliver Free. 622 791 907 or for pictures & info email si.whitworth@gmail. com (91073)

TREE SURGEONS - no tree too tall.

Removal of dead palms, trees and limbs. Eco gardening, mulch and manure. Fertiliser, palm pruning. 686 948 552 / 661 129 146 http://mala gagardeners.blogspot.com (86130)

Handyman BUILDING, electrical, plumbing, painting 681 107 418 www.handymanspain.com HANDYMAN any jobs around the home, office or garden. Van available. Very reliable. 677 259 432 (91599)

Health & Beauty

EASYLAWNS the artificial grass experts www.easylawns.es Tel 636 102 509 (87421)

Gates

Friendship

COSTASYS computer support and maintenance. Home and office visits. Support Contracts, ADSL, Wireless, Antivirus, Networks, PC Repairs, Hardware and Software. www.costasys.com or call Steven 622 253 592

SPANISH ESTEPONA: SPANISH INTENSIVE FOR ADULTS, BUSINESS PROGRAMS, TUTOR LESSONS FOR CHILDREN. UNICENTRO SPANISH SCHOOL 952 797 939 OR 615 600 435, WWW.UNICENTRO.INFO ANDY SPANISH TEACHER. Estepona to Sotogrande. Adults and children 673 923 728 - 680 202 562 (89688)

Cleaning Services HOME & OFFICE. Fast, efficient and economical. 952 485 026 www.elscleaning.com (85328) T1 UPHOLSTERY and steam cleaning sofas, carpets etc… JA Cleaning Services 626 357 955 (86049) UPHOLSTERY, rugs, carpets and lounge suites including leather, thoroughly cleaning using powerful British equipment. Excellent results, economical prices, satisfaction guaranteed. Tel: 952 930 472 / 667 430 518. All areas covered.

WINDOW CLEANING. 691 140 427 (84048) CARPET & UPHOLSTERY PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE WET OR DRY CLEAN, HONEST,RELIABLE SERVICE. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 (89869) CONEJO CLEANING. All types including regular rentals and holiday lets. Most areas. 20 yrs on the coast. Wendy 635 630 370 / 952 964 470 www.conejocleaning.com CLEANING SERVICES. Change overs, weekly clean or one-offs.

Professional services. Competitive rates. Laundry, ironing service.

952 963 025 / 697 465 795 UPHOLSTERY & CARPET CLEANING, 952 930 472 / 667 430 518 info@www.thoroughcleanspain. moonfruit.com (94659)

COMPUTER HELPLINE. Desktop, laptops, upgraded, repaired.

New and used supplied. Internet, Email problems solved. 952 564 274 / 677 702 501 (89597) PC DOCTOR desktop and laptop repair centre. Sales and upgrade.

ADSL from 20 euro/month. Full range of Internet, Telefonica and Telecom services. Antivirus program 50 euros/year. We cover the coast. Certified & Bilingual technicians. Call Sales 952 591 071.

Support 807 488 440 (85148) PC PROBLEMS solved! Error messages fixed, viruses removed.

Hardware and software upgrades available. Also one-to-one training. Experienced and reliable service, no callout charge. Paul 630 652 338 / 952 493 859 (90299)

FIND LOVE IN THE SUN w w w. i w a n t 2 m e e t y o u . c o m .

Browse for free Spain’s No 1 online dating site. Bringing ex-pats together. (87018)

Entertainment PARTYTIME KARAOKE. Karaoke, Disco, Top Cabaret Artist, Affordable Entertainment, For Your Bar, Restaurant or Private Party www.party timekaraoke.moonfruit.com Tel: 699 767 451 (85885)

CHAINLINK FENCING erectors, general builders. Tel: 655 218 466 (89746)

Floor Polishing

CURTAINS, BLINDS, SOFT FURNISHINGS, FREE M & E, COMPLETE SERVICES, CALL MARY 622 262 310 (87138)

Damp Proofing ALL ASPECTS of damp-proofing works carried out and covered by our 15 year guarantee, free quote. Call us today 952 492 681 / 606 143 829 (87026)

Gardening

MARBLE FLOOR (2.50€/m2) WHY PAY MORE. WE CLEAN, CRYSTALLISE THEN POLISH TO HIGH GLOSS NON SLIP. PROFESSIONAL FAST SERVICE. COVER ALL COSTA DEL SOL. 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE, TEL: 671 244 683 (85947)T2 TONY’S MARBLE RESTORATION service. Specialises in renovating dull, worn, stained or damaged floors. Polished to a high gloss, non slip finish. 12 years experience affordably serving the Costa. Quotation without obligation. Tel: 620 726 875 (93233) MARBLE polishing, crystallising, lasting high shine. Regrinding, restoration of salty, dead floors.

Cyril 645 840 199 (91571) FLOOR POLISHING. Marble polishing, top quality finish, long lasting shine. Free estimates. 639 014 237 (87155)

PEARL GLASS CURTAINS. Supplied and fitted, repairs and maintenance. 10 yrs guaranteed. 678 244 353 / 622 148 959 (93106) ELITE GLASS CURTAINS. Specialist manufacturers and installers. See main ad. Tel 952 830 503 www.eliteglasscurtains.com

PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINING, boxing style. We train anyone, anywhere from 20 euros per hour, 634 355 909 or 952 932 280 hammick41@gmail.com (87218)

COMPUTER REPAIRS, pickup and delivery service, laptops and pc problems solved. www.costa computer.com 648 111 950

Curtains

Glass Curtains

Fitness Training

COMMANDOFITNESS personal trainers, male and female trainers available. Call Karl 663 025 724 www.commandofitness.net

NEW BUILDS, reforms, extensions. Best price guaranteed 681 107 418 www.handymanspain.com

SECURE - IT . Manufactures of gates, railings, staircases, stainless steels, etc. You price it, we slice it. We’ll beat any genuine quote. Call for free estimates. 652 625 050 / 952 465 230 www.secureit-spain.com (89790)

Fencing Services

COMPUTER REPAIRS in your home or office. Experienced and reliable. All hardware and software problems resolved.

Call Ron Jones 618 016 941

Construction

Garage Doors

Warning Tree felling in progress

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GENERAL TREE SURGERY

DEAD TREE REMOVING

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FREE QUOTATION !!!

634 355 441 SwiftGardenSolutions.com 29 € / week! Cleaning. Garden tidied. Maintenance and more.

634 315 144 (91543) T1

Golf

Specialists in Pruning and Felling of all kinds of Trees! Dead Tree Removing! Free Quotation.

634 355 441 (91543) T1

GOLF CITY Discount Outlet. Benavista turnoff, opposite Crown Plaza Hotel. Massive discounts on all golf clothing and equipment. Beat the airline golf club charges? Quality package sets from 199 euros. Rental sets from 20 euros daily. Golf shoes from 39 euros. 952 896 710. PRO SHOP ATALAYA GOLF CLUB 952 887 702 www.golfcitysports.com

Strimming. Garden Tidied.

Tree Pruning. Maintenance and Much More! Free Quotation! 634 315 144 (91543) T1

SUNSHINE TROPHIES Trophies and personalised products for all sports and pastimes. Tel 952 493 709 La Cala De Mijas, Mijas Costa.

29€ / Palm Cleaning! Fumigation. Treatments. Dead Palm Removing. 690 049 011

HYPNOTHERAPY. Stop smoking, weight control, anxiety, phobias. Neil Paterson BA. Dhp. Tel 952199298 info@hyp notherapycostadelsol.com TANTRA WITH THE PROFESSIONALS. MASSAGES, ONE DAY SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS AVAILABLE IN MARBELLA AND RONDA. SINGLES AND COUPLES. ALEGRALUZ DOT COM. MARIA 618 478 067 I N D E P E N D E N T HERBALIFE DISTRIBUTOR. 30 Day Money Back Guarantee! Call for Products & Free advice Helena Tel: 667 952 130 (90298)

Gold

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WEIGHT WATCHERS. Call free on 900 818 112 for meeting details and latest offers. What have you got to lose? (93226)

SAYAN MASSAGE. Your best traditional & tantric massage for ladies and gentlemen. 952 586 339 608 977 260 www.masajes sayan.es (87243)

Warning

BENALMADENA PUEBLO. PSYTree felling CHOLOGIST MSC. PSYCHOTHERin progress

APY AND COUNSELLING. PLEASE CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT 952 569 754, 686 587 298 alvilda@telefonica.net (89775) BRITISH Nursing Services.

Home care includes Physical Therapy, Medication management, shopping and health advice. See advert on page 62 (85145) WHEATGRASS Juice. Anti-Cancer, Anti-Ageing, Anti-Diabetes? www.absolutejuice.net / 699 199 805 (87167) HEALTHY life changing opportunities. Call Patricia, Herbalife distributor 952 660 858 / 660 641 913, patroyspain@gmail.com (94666)

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BEAUTY TREATMENTS I-LIPO non-surgical liposuction as seen on Channel 4 75€, teeth whitening 99€, IPL treatment, non-surgical facelift 605 865 755 www.transformall.com (94558)

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CLASSES HOLISTIC Massage Diploma Course, ITEC level, now available for 100 euros a month. 951 311 216 www.naturaclass.net (94581)

HAIRDRESSERS ENGLISH MOBILE HAIRDRESSER. Excellent rates. Ring Sophie 695 509 844 email: so phiemclean10@hotmail.co.uk

MASSAGE 4-HAND Holistic Body and Head Massage in Marbella and Alhaurin.

616 039 851 or 634 364 131 THAI, BALI, INDIAN, HILOT TRADITIONAL MASSAGE -Available in Asian Massage Salon Marbella and Benalmádena, all masseuses are Asian nationality, friendly and qualified. You can feel the real unique exotic Asian relaxing treatment. Tel. 686 747 292, 660 587 171, info@asianmassagesalon.com. www.asianmassagesalon.com.

ABBEYGATE INSURANCE If you are renewing your policy or looking for new cover. Call us, as we are the only Insurance Company in Spain to offer protection on your no claims bonus. Call 952 893 380 (SE) ABBEYGATE INSURANCE Make the right choice and join the thousands of Expatriates who have.

We provide a friendly personal service, for all your Home, Motor, Health, Travel or Marine insurance. Call 952 893 380 (SE) HEALTH INSURANCE Competitive prices, English worded policies. Pay monthly or annually. All levels of Cover. Premiums from 25.00 euros a month. Tel: 956 795 453 Abbeygate Insurance ABBEYGATE INSURANCE Car insurance exclusive for expatriates, save up to 50%. Find out about our price pledge on UK plated cars. Home insurance from 50 euros. Tel: 952 893 380

Interpreters INTERPRETER. ENGLISH, SPANISH HOSPITALS, POLICE, TRAFICO, ANYWHERE. LYNDA 677 738 376 (91694)

Kickboxing FREE KICKBOXING CLASSES Free uniform, free boxing gloves. Benalmádena – Calahonda. Am – Pm & Private classes available.

Call 635 068 806 Kids & Adult classes www.tempestkickboxing. com (89518)

Kitchens

COSTALOCKS 24/7, LOCKSMITH/ HOME SECURITY, NEW KEYS, KEYED ALIKE, WINDOWS SECURED, SAFES OPENED / INSTALLED, FREE HOME SECURITY CHECK, CALL 952 660 233 / 667 668 673 CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED WWW.COSTALOCKS.COM (93229) T2 SECURITY OF SPAIN – 24 HOUR LOCKSMITH – Lock/Safe opening service. Locks changed / upgraded. Contact Darren Telephone 636 770 865 www.securi tyofspain.com (91509) T3 24 HOUR locksmith. Emergency opening of doors and safes, established since 1993.

617 921 824 (91702)

Locksmith Auto CAR OPENING, broken keys extracted, spare / lost keys with transponder cut and paired with car Phone Ray 679 831 166

HEALTH SANITAS. Affordable private medical insurance linked to B.U.P.A. Phone 952 383 127 or 670 217 272 (85268)

Minibus Hire

Internet

Hire Services MINI DIGGER with skilled operator, all areas covered 678 450 051 (87086)

Hot Tubs/Spas

KITCHENS, BATHROOMS and built in wardrobes. www.scandesign-spain.com . Phone 609 377 252 (89908)

HOT TUBS, new, used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. 691 973 131 / 952 793 398

Laundry

Holiday Prop. to Let HOTEL LAS PALMERAS & PYR, FUENGIROLA. STUDIOS & ONE BED APARTMENTS. BEST PRICES. www.dickersonline. com Tel: 677 071 629

WOODY´S LOS BOLICHES. Greeting Cards, mail to and from the UK. Passport renewals and all adverts for Euro Weekly News – display or classified. Open 9.00-2.00PM (Sat 10.00 – 2.00PM) One street behind the Confortel, just off Plaza San Rafael, Los Boliches, on C/Poeta Salvador Rueda 93. (Passports Mon to Fri Only). Tel: 952 471 877

Mobile Homes

LAS PALMERAS, FUENGIROLA. LUXURY 2 & 3 BED PENTHOUSES. SUN TERRACE WITH SPLASH POOL. www.dicker sonline.com Tel: 677 071 629 www.dickersonline.com CRISIS PRICES ON HOLIDAY APARTMENTS, HOTEL LAS PALMERAS & PYR. Tel: 677 071 629 (89525)

Leases LEASE NUEVA ANDALUCIA. Local/office 40 sqm. Highly visible location. Call 609 463 944 (93112)

Home Clearances HOUSE & GARAGE clearances.

Cash paid. 600 041 434 (86202) WANTED FURNITURE & household items houses gardens garages cleared top prices paid fast reliable service 639 229 607 / 649 977 723 (89674)

Loans

Insurance

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Miscellaneous

HOSTING - Carrier grade data centre in Elviria, two diesel generators, multiple backbone symmetrical carrier-class connections, BGP4 routing, aircon, secure facilities. For dedicated housing or hostings with serious bandwidth and 99.99% uptime, We can host your servers and applications in our data centre in Elviria. Feel free to visit us to discuss your needs.

951 055 676 www.mercuryinter net.com (se)

LOANS AVAILABLE on all types of paintings, jewellery, watches, silver etc. Any condition. Immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony’s Antiques & Jewellers shops extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola. Mobile 609 529 633. Tel: 952 588 795

24/7 Locksmith LOCKSMITH emergency / Appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service. Call Paul 657 466 803

WE BUY, SELL, REMOVE & transport all sizes & makes of Mobile Homes. Do not be conned by our competitors offering you sale or return terms, We pay CASH prior to removal, We cover the whole of Spain. Can’t sell, rent too high, difficult campsite owner? We are also here to help call Sue for free advice on 616 250 727 / 951 063 059 Casas Moviles SCP (90486) MOBILE HOME WOODEN HOUSE ? We buy & sell new and second hand units. Remove, level, repair, transport and build extensions. 30 years experience nationwide. Call us Casa Moviles Europa 952 119 053 (91726) WANT TO RELOCATE? We can transport your home and install on to a 12 month park from £4,995 . Annual site fees from €3000. Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70

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www.euroweeklynews.com BRAND NEW WILLERBY Siena 32m² home sited within a stylish gated community, 45 minutes from Malaga airport. £19,995.

Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70

Motoring

WILLERBY COTTAGE 28x10 sited in ‘La Serrana Hills’ of Pizarra, site open all year round, swimming pool. Only £13,495. Want to view?

Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70

MERCEDES S 350TD Automatic.

1995. All extras and incredible conditions. Full Spanish plates.

8.500 952 477 709 (89812) AUTOMATIC Ford Focus 1.6, Trend 2004, air condition, power steering, silver, in great condition, arrives this week, be quick, 4,995 euros.

Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785

24/7 Mobility MOBILITY SCOOTERS, electric wheelchairs, wheelchairs, walking frames etc for sale and hire.

Delivered to home or hotel. Always a good selection of quality used scooters in stock with guarantee. Special offers this week: Shoprider Sovereign mobility scooter €895, Price GOGO €795, Rascal TAXI €695, Shoprider Wispa €295, all with guarantee.

New wheelchairs from €250.

Discount prices on new and used scooters. For same day delivery.

Phone 609 581 139. Mobility Scooters Direct. www.mobili tyscootersdi rect.com (87180)

AUTOMATIC Jaguar X type, 3 litre, V6 sport, 4x4, 2002 model, black with red leather interior, alloy wheels, full service history, ABS, climate control, electric everything, sale due to bereavement, bargain 6,995 euros.

Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 AUTOMATIC/Cabrio Volkswagen Beetle 2007, only 20,000kms. One lady owner, silver with leather interior, top of the range, now 14,995€.

Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 4x4 DIESEL/Automatic Hyundai Sante Fe 2003 model, 2.7 electric sunroof, silver with grey leather, alloys, 5 door, every man and his dog wants one, 5,995 euros.

Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785

Mobility THE MOBILITY WIZARD Taking positive steps towards your mobility. Suppliers of all mobility products. Sale’s spares repairs and rentals. All models serviced and repaired. We supply/ fit batteries and tyres.

Two years guarantee on all new products. Free delivery and collection on rentals. 99% of scooters and power chairs fixed on site. Call Steve for a quote or just advice today. Tel: 952 584 302 / 633 127 901 www.mobility-spain.com / info@mobility-spain.com STAIRLIFTS. Reconditioned, Repairs & New. 2 year warranty. Tel: 951 923 759 (86630) RECONDITIONED, repairs & new 2 year warranty. Tel: 951 923 759 (86630)

Mortgages ANY PURPOSE mortgages up to 80% loan to value. 50,000500,000 pounds (or euro equivalent) commercial, residential, Re-mortgages, 5% pa interest only. All status considered. New purchase mortgages from 2.75%. Tel: 951 272 084, 666 709 743 www.thefinancebureau.com WE GIVE MORTGAGES up to 90% valuation without proof of income.

Call 671 457 601 (94562)

Mosquito Screens ESPRIT DISPLAYS – (Est 10 years), Showroom Mijas Road (next to Peugeot Garage) or visit www.espritdisplays.com. Tel: 952 593 101 or Mob: 671 732 204 – Fast friendly service. (84027)

BMW 525 TDS Automatic Touring. Leather, Climatronic, Alloys, CD and more. Immaculate and full Spanish plates. 7.900 952 477 709 (89812)

WWW.BENALCARS.COM Sports, prestige and 4x4’s. Always buying and selling. Telephone 661 351 877 (83105)

CAR SERVICES MECHANIC workshop & mobile.

All work undertaken. ITVs done.

Reasonable rates. Prompt, reliable services 24/7. 620 020 232, 951 165 090 (87165) ALL BODYWORK repair, scratches, bumps etc. See our advert on the motoring page for 10% discount (94565)

FOR SALE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 3.1TD Automatic, 11/2000, Leather, electric seats and almost all extras poss. Full Spanish plates. A real bargain at only 9.900 952 477 709 (89812) JEEP CHEROKEE 2.5CRD Extreme Sport, 2004. Like new in beautiful red. Full Spanish plates.14.900. 952 477 709 (89812) DODGE GRAND CARAVAN (Voyager) 3.8 Sport. Automatic, 7 seats, Aircon, Alloys and more.

Full Spanish plates. Only 8.900 952 477 709 (89812) OPEL FRONTERA 2.0I Sport Targa. Really funny 4x4 for summer. Very nice and tidy. Full Spanish plates. 3.900. 952 477 709 (89812) OPEL CORSA 1.0 Eco, 3 door.

Very economical and Spanish plates. 1.200 952 477 709

Registrations

FORD KA 2001, only 60,000kms, air con, power steering, 2 owners from new, excellent condition, silver, only 2,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (87168) (NEW SHAPE) Opel Astra 2007/2008 1.4 Envoy, 16 valve, 5 door, one owner only, 70,000kms/42,000 miles, FSH, CD player, climate control, was 7,500€, now 6,995€. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (87168) SL 55 AMG. Mercedes Benz 2002 500 BHP, Sat Nav, phone, parktronic, all AMG extras, full service history, a cherished driver’s car, unmarked, immaculate condition, was 35,000€, now reduced, must sell 29,995€. Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 NISSAN PRIMERA 1.6 Accento 2004 Sedan, only 75,000 kms.

FSH. One private owner from new, Gold, climate control, 5 door, big boot. Only 4,995 euros.

Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 4x4 DIESEL Suzuki Grand Vitara 2006, 1.9 DDI, JLX, 3 door only 44,000 kms. Silver with chrome and alloys, condition like new, one owner relocating forces sale, CD player, aircon, electric everything, be quick 10,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (87168) DIESEL FORD FOCUS 2007 C MAX 1.6 TDCI, one owner, only 60,000 kms. FSH, CD player, climate and cruise control, electric everything, silver/blue, great load carrier, luggage or golf clubs.

8,500 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (87168) FIAT BRAVA 1.6SX Automatic.

Right hand drive, Spanish plates, ITV 03/2012, immaculate, 1,995€. Tel: 646 094 295 (87247) GREAT VALUE Ford Fiesta 1.3 5 door 2007 with only 12,000klm, one private owner, bought from Ford Marbella, air conditioning, alloy wheels, full electric pack, metallic paint, only used as second car, all this for only 6,995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (90453)

MASSIVE saving Peugeot 207 comfort 1.4 inj, 5 door 2009, one private owner, 13,000 klm, bought from main deal Fuengirola, sunburst red, air-conditioning, elec/windows/lock/CD. Look its only 7,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com CHEAP Seven Seater (Diesel) Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.5 99Mdl. Spanish plates, only 130,000klm (80,000mls), air conditioning, full electric pack, ideal family transporter, for only 2,995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (90453) RAV-4 1.8 luna 5 door 2002, one private owner, full service history,

by Toyota, Spanish plates, metallic silver, grey interior, all the usual Toyota extras, a very clean jeep and look only 5,995€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (90453) AUTOMATIC/CONVERTIBLE Renault Megane, 2007Mdl. 2.0 Ltr. One private owner, only bought and serviced by Renault Fuengirola, top of the range, full electric pack, stacking CD. Half leather interior. Parrot blue-tooth, great value at only 9,500€ 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com FORD ESCORT RHD 1.6i alloys, 1990, white, VGC, English plates, 5 door, €499 (94507) FORD ESCORT RHD 1.6i alloys, blue, a/c, good condition, English plates, 3 door, €499 620 859 174 (94507) TATA Safari diesel Jeep 2004/5, ITV Dec, 16,000km. Excellent condition, only 2,995€. Tel. 691 973 131 (94628)

Music PROFESSIONAL LIVE MUSIC for any event. Solo Spanish guitar to dance band. Weddings a specialty. Details David 687 627 434 (Not an Agent) (85272)

Painter/Decorator WANT THE BEST? No.1 on the coast for painting and decorating. Call Nick at Décor8. All aspects no problem.

678 889 933 / 952 863 116 www.decor8.es (86048) T1 THE FEMALE DECORATOR, 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE. FAST REASONABLE, TIDY SERVICE. THE DECORATOR YOU CAN TRUST. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 (89869) HOUSE PAINTING. Interior/exterior. All minor masonry repairs carried out prior to painting. Recommendations if requested.

Alcaidesa to Estapona. Call John on 628 585 001 (91612) PAINTER & Decorator. English, reliable, professional. All areas. Free quotation. Airless paint sprayers. hire & sales.

Tel:628 066 308 Daniel. w w w. ra i n b o w p i n t u ra s . c o m (93238)

Pension FINDING THAT OLD or forgotten UK pension could increase your retirement income Contact richard@pensiontracing.com

INSURANCE ABBEYGATE INSURANCE. No automatic annual increase on our Motor Insurance, renewal policies.

Call 952 893 380 (SE)

MECHANICS BRITISH MOBILE MECHANICS. Fully qualified, home visits, guaranteed reasonable priced servicing and repairs for all car makes. Pirelli tyres factory prices. ITV’s euro 80 we come to you 951 400 189 www.mbcmechanics.com 695 913 592 (89876)

REGISTRATION CAR TRANSFERS AND IMPORTS. PROBLEMS WITH EMBARGO’S ON ROAD TAX? SAME DAY COLLECTION OF PAPERS. ENGLISH SPEAKING. PLEASE CALL 633 271 274 (89869) F1FLY - ‘FILTHY’ UK registration plate for sale. Very sought after plate as no modifications required. €15,000 ono Tel. 682 392 944 (91630)

WANTED

Personal TOP EXECUTIVE businessman, 53, looking for slim elegant business minded lady. Call 633 066 786 (94583) INTERNATIONAL singles dating, every Wednesday (age 40-60) and Friday (age 20-40) from 8.30pm, in new opened tapas bar ‘La Cancela’, La Quinta roundabout Carretera de Ronda. Tel: 952 787 708 or 685 163 041

Pest Control COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee. serving the coast since 1985. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (85800)

Pets

WANTED. CARS & JEEPS & camper vans for cash. All makes, LHD, any condition. 693 357 000 CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN AND UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (89869) CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837 (89869) CARS PURCHASED UK REG UP TO 500 EUROS 678 808 837 FINANCE OR EMBARGO’S . NO PROBLEM UK OR SPANISH WE WILL BUY IT 678 808 837 (89869)

THE FISH FACTORY, Estepona.

For all things aquatic. Fish, new and second hand aquariums, accessories and much more. New stock continually. See our ad on page 53 . www.thefishfactorys pain.com. Telephone 952 884 953

DOES YOUR DOG MISBEHAVE? Respond negatively to your efforts to teach it? Most behavioural problems can be corrected or improved. 679 550 490 / 952 904 973. www.barrysdog store.net (85914) TWO 14 MONTH OLD GOLDEN BURMILLA CATS available at very affordable prices. Stunningly beautiful. House trained. Fully vaccinated, good pedigrees, microchipped, pet passports. Tel. 971 872 690, gwen@bellabonny. com (89870) YOUNG DOMESTICATED cats rescued from the killing station need kind homes. Fully vaccinated and neutered, free of charge. We will also deliver to England for a donation to the charity. Please give one of these beautiful cats a home so we can save more from death. Can be seen without obligation at Cat and Dog World Kennels. Tel. 630 197 435 (NB) THE PET PEOPLE: House sitting.

Day visits, overnight stays, live-in.

Guadalhorce Valley. Professional care with a personal touch. 626 548 699 (93119) TINYDOGHOTEL MARBELLA EXCLUSIVE BOARDING AND DAYCARE FOR SMALL BREED DOGS www.tinydoghotel.com 627 193 270 or 952 773 961 (89735) TWO maltese puppies for sale.

Boy and girl. For pet or show.

Good pedigree. 12 weeks old.

Email nerijus70@gmail.com. Tel. 681 133 175 (94629)

CHARITIES ANCRAA – The Andalucian Giant Donkey sanctuary is open to the public every Sunday from 11.00am to 2.00pm, free of charge and needs volunteer helpers for all the Andalucian Giant Donkeys. The Sanctuary can be found by taking the N340 from Marbella/San Pedro towards Estepona and leaving at km164 (just after Agro Jardin Vivero Grande) Look for signs for Parque Botanico, about 3kms to Finca Los Pajaritos for the incredibly interesting, informative and educational few hours. Oh! Of course the donkeys do enj oy a c u d d l e ! ! Yo u c a n a l s o v i s i t t h e w e b s i t e w w w. a n craa.org or email marlene@ancraa.org Tel: 952 790 511 ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning.

We also need good homes for our animals who you can see o n w w w. a d a n a . e s . Ke n n e l s open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parq u e d e l o s Pe d r e g a l e s , E s tepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call Marjorie 952 79 74 05 or 636 934 146 ANIMALS HELP LONELINESS! – a proven fact. PAD is a registered charity who find new homes or foster carers for abandoned dogs and cats. We have many cats and dogs who would make wonderful pets.

We have great fund-raising events throughout the year. If you are looking for a pet, would like to help or get involved, then visit our website (www.padcatsanddogs.org) or call Stacey on 952 469 254 between 10am and 2pm or 3pm and 6pm.

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www.euroweeklynews.com ACE CHARITY at El Refugio Kennels always needs volunteers to help with dog walking.

Its good exercise, a couple of hours any morning of the week. Foster and permanent homes also needed for our many inmates! Vivien 639 991 079 SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public weekends from 10.00 to 5.00. Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at anytime. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference.

You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeonline.net www.sepeonline.net WOULD YOU LIKE to become a friend of SOS? Would you like to help us with our rescue work?

We have 90 dogs at our new refuge on the Churriana road.

Can you give a home to one of our puppies? Or can you find a cosy spot for one of our older dogs - with us for some time but desperate to love someone? If you would like to help with fundraising your ideas and efforts would be hugely appreciated. Do you have building materials going spare, or building skills to lend? Or maybe you could help by joining our dogs in the play area for a bit of fun. Visit us on our website sos-animals.org to see more. Or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you can help in any way. If we are not there to hear their cry of pain, who will be? (me) ARCH - THE ANDALUCIAN RESCUE CENTRE FOR HORSES WELCOMES VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO THEIR STABLES ON SATURDAYS FROM 10 - 12 OR BY APPOINTMENT. COME AND HELP OUT, DROP YOUR CHILDREN OFF FOR THE KIDS CLUB ON A SATURDAY, OR SPONSOR OR ADOPT ONE OF OUR HORSES, DONKEYS OR MULES. WE ALWAYS NEED HELP WITH FUND RAISING TO LOOK AFTER THE ABANDONED AND ABUSED ANIMALS. OUR AIM IS TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND REHOME. WE ARE A SMALL FRIENDLY TEAM - WHY NOT JOIN US. FIND US IN ALHAURIN EL GRANDE, BEHIND THE VENTA MIRALMONTE ON THE ROAD FROM ALHAURIN TO COIN, (A404), URB. VIÑA BORREGO, FOLLOW THE YELLOW SIGNS. CHARITY REGISTERED WITH THE JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA NO 8448 WWW.HORSERESCUESPAIN.OR G INFO@HORSERESCUESPAIN.ORG ARCHRESCUE@YAHOO.CO.UK TEL:- 635 798 219 OR 656 935 613 OR 620 175 828

FOR SALE BEAUTIFUL RAGDOLL KITTENS THE IDEAL APARTMENT CAT. TEL: 952 960 075 / 662 645 816 WWW.PATRIARCACATS.COM. (89661) RAGDOLL YOUNG CASTRATED MALE LOOKING FOR PERMANENT LOVING HOME 662 645 816 (89661)

KENNELS

EURODOG Boarding Kennels and Cattery. Under new ownership, fully licensed and sanitary approved. Long/short term. Mijas Costa 952 464 947 / 697 731 171 www.eurodogspain.com (89637) CAT AND DOG WORLD Kennels. Licensed “The Caring Touch” Cheap reliable collection service. www.cat-and-dog-world.com 952 112 978 / 630 197 435 (90361) PETCARE PET HOTEL. Holiday accommodation for dogs and cats. Introductory offer for new clients Short or long-term stays.

Viewing’s welcome. Tel: 952 112 284 / 685 400 216 www.petcares pain.com (88617) LAGUNA KENNELS AND CATTERY. Your pets lovingly cared for by English mother and daughter. Near Coin. UK Transport arranged. Tel 952 112 021 / 606 838 983 (91277) COZY kennels. Small family run business est. 2001, walks, fun, cuddles, references available Karen 669 496 947 (90456) STEFANIE’S KENNELS AND CATTERY, Estepona. Fully licensed, Junta approved, est. 1986. Viewing welcomed 952 790 943 w w w. s t e fa n i e s ke n n e l s . c o m (93225)

Pet Transport PET-COURIERS.COM – If you love your pet try us first – we are the best. Door to door service throughout Europe. Specialised vehicles – bespoke service. Full legal service including documentation if required. For further information call or email us: Tel: (0034) 651 033 670 or (0034) 637 066 227.

Email: info@pet-couriers.com or www.pet-couriers.com (86057) THE DOG MOVER. Licensed professional transporters. Two handlers, so dogs never alone. 680 781 699 / 0044 (0) 7875 947230. www.moveyourdog.com (89749) WWW.SPAINUKSPAIN.COM prices from dogs 395 pounds, cats 295 pounds. Travel with your pets from 695 pounds. Various packages available inclusive of furniture, cars and bikes. Weekly service. 952 160 096 / 665 150 227 (87192)

ANIMALCOURIERS. Pet Air Travel with Monarch, Thompson, Thomas Cook and Jet2.com, both in and outbound, the alternative way to travel .

Travel box loan scheme. animals@animalcouri ers.com Telephone Spain – 635 155 962 / 656 894 477. UK 0044 (0) 1483 200 123 / 0044 (0) 7736 251 800 – web: www.animalcouriers.com Spain – UK – Oz – New Zealand – many destinations. Free quotations and advice. (83943)

PRIVATE DETECTIVE DETECTIVES PRIVATE, Entrellaves (1958), Marbella. All types investigations. www.en trellaves.es. 669 021 002 (88542)

Property for Sale

HOTEL LAS PALMERAS. stunning one bed apartment with marina views. Must be seen. €175,000. www.dickerson line.com tel: 677 071 629 (89525) www.dickersonline.com crisis prices on apartments for sale. Hotel Las Palmeras. tel: 677 071 629 (89525)

PREMIER PET TRAVEL, Specialists in UK and World Wide pet travel. Tel: 952 112 504 / 686 010 455 www.premier pettravel.com (87066)

FIVE BEDROOM villa in Nueva Andalucia with the most stunning sea views all the way to Gibraltar 790.000 euros! Call 629 907 476 or 958 781 059 for more details.

(89877)

Photographer

THREE BEDROOM detached villa with pool and jacuzzi in Torreguadiaro with beautiful sea views to Gibraltar just 370.000 euros. Call 629 907 476 or 958 781 059 for more details (89877)

WWW.THE SQUIRE.CO.UK retired professional photographer offering photography at retirement prices. 663 185 005 (91601)

DALTONS INTERNATIONAL REALTY, seeking luxury villas and apartments for sale and rental in Marbella, Nueva Andalucia, Elviria, Calahonda and Mijas Costa - for increased demand from serious buyers this spring.

Call to list your property 629 907 476 or 958 781 059 . www.dal tonsinternationalrealty.com (89877)

Physiotherapy SARI DEWALD. Chartered physiotherapist at Marbella Chiropractic, Guadalmina, San Pedro. 952 880 398 (83212)

Plastering PLASTERING, RENDERING, Water damage. Tradesman, over 20 years experience, references available. Call: 618 776 864

PLOT OF LAND Valle Romano Estepona. 900m2 approved plans waiting for licence offers please 625 280 744 (89890)

Plumbing

ESTEPONA PORT. One bedroom 65m2 ground floor. P / Paraiso 90.000 euros 625 280 744 (89890)

PLUMBER ALL ASPECTS Gas / Electric boilers. Kitchens, bathrooms, repairs and installations. Gary 669 615 334 / 952 576 296 (89757) T1

ESTEPONA MANAGEMENT and Key Holding service, Holidays rentals Sales and Insurance. Established 1984. www.melroseproperties.com 952 802 912 (89890)

BOB THE ENGLISH PLUMBER Plumbing, a/c, bathrooms, electric boilers, etc. City & Guilds qualified.

All works guaranteed. Call Bob 665 587 302 / 692 684 807 bobtheeng lishplumber@yahoo.co.uk (85256) RETIRED REGISTERED PLUMBER / DRIVER. Needs beer money, any job considered. Free advice, lowest rates. Chris 652 665 380 (86123) NEED a plumber? Fully qualified.

No call out charge. Call Vinny 662 682 220 (91705) CORGI Gas Engineer, boiler specialist in gas, oil and electric. Ex Junkers Bosch technician. All plumbing work carried out Robert 678 655 262 / 952 855 673 (91274)

Professional Services

WWW.HOT-PROPERTYDEALS.CO MARBELLA HOT PROPERTY DEAL FINDERS, BOB CALLAN INTERNATIONAL (91706) T1 WWW.INMOANDALUZ.COM. Bargain inland properties for all budgets. Tel 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (90828)

For daily news visit www.euroweeklynews.com

PET TRANSPORTATION by air.

Complete service from professional licensed kennels. 630 197 435 www.cat-and-dog-world.com (90361) ANIMALCOURIERS. A kind, caring door to door road service with Animalcouriers between the UK/France/Spain.

D e f ra A u t h o r i s e d Ty p e 2 Hauliers. Inspected licensed vehicle, 5 star accommodation for your pet’s comfort. : ani mals@animal couriers.com Te l e p h o n e S p a i n – 6 3 5 1 5 5 962 / 656 894 477. UK 0044 (0) 1483 200 123 / 0044 (0) 7736 251 800 – web: www.animalcouriers.com (83943)

HOTEL LAS PALMERAS, Fuengirola. Sunny studios, floors 6&7. Bargains only €95,000 each. www.dickersonline.com tel: 677 071 629 (89525)

ASSISTANCE WITH bureaucratic and paperwork issues, tax & Legal advice. 952 485 026 www.easylifespain.com (85328) ADVICE & ASSISTANCE in Spain. All paperwork and legal issues. Tel 952 486 806 www.ccbspain.com (91717)

ALHAURIN EL GRANDE. Significant equestrian property, huge 4 bed, 4 bath house, exquisite views. €900,000 neg.

FabFincas 692 151 931 WWW.FIRST4PROPERTY.ES Search over 15,000 urgent, distressed and bargain properties, updated daily.

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FIVE BEDROOM country house, fantastic views, stables, Cartama.

Ideal equestrian business. €300.000 95% finance or rent with option. Rural location 10 mins Train, Bus, Town. 699 230 765 (94695) ARROYO VERA CRUZ. INDEPENDENT 3 BED VILLA IN QUIET CUL DE SAC,GOOD VIEWS,LARGE LOUNGE,SEPARATE DINNING ROOM, FULLY FITTED KITCHEN,POOL, GARDEN, STORE,SOLAR PANEL. 250.000 EUROS. 952 566 345 MARBELLA CENTRE luxury first line beach, three bedrooms, three bathrooms, apartment. Fantastic views. 285,000 euros. Tel 671 244 683 (91619)

WWW.COSTARENTS.COM. Over 1200 properties for long term rental 671 093 925 (89642) T1 MARBELLA – APARTMENTS AVAILABLE IN MARBELLA REAL COMPLEX, 700 TO 900 PER MONTH. 2-3 BEDS. MARBELLA HOUSE COMPLEX, 2 BEDS 750 – 900 PER MONTH. TELEPHONE 622 571 040 WWW.KINGSCASTLEMARBELLA.COM INFO@KINGS CASTLEMARBELLA.COM WWW.INMOANDALUZ.COM. Inland property rentals. Long or short term, holidays. 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (90828) ALHAURIN EL GRANDE, 2 BED COUNTRYHOUSE, pool, flat fenced land. 450€ neg FABFINCAS 692 151 931 CLOSE TO MANILVA . 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment. UK TV, aircon, 5 mins walk to beach.

Private & gated complex. Landscape gardens, communal pool & underground parking. Price 400.00 euros p.m. Tel: 678 307 622 (89858) ALHAURIN el GRANDE, 5 bed, 2 bath, countryhouse, guest apartment, land. 700€.

FABFINCAS 692 151 931 (91644) MIJAS PUEBLO, SPECIAL HOUSE FOR SPECIAL PEOPLE. Great family home, fully furnished in convenient, beautiful location, not an urbanisation, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2500m/2 plot. Long let 1-5 years, 1,500 euros per month including gardener, pool maintenance, water etc, only electricity extra. Website for photos, further description. www.ownersdirect.co.uk/spain/s1 3661 Phone Sharon 952 485 602 PENTHOUSE APARTMENT, Formentera del Segura, Costa Blanca – Sleeps 4. Within 5 minutes drive of the beautiful beaches of Guardamar, 5 golf courses within 20 minute drive.

Bath/shower, lounge, kitchen/diner. Fully equipped with washing machine, dishwasher & full utensils, TV, DVD. Large terrace with spectacular mountain views. Outdoor furniture, BBQ, sun beds & plunge pool. Many extras including golf clubs & bikes. From only 175 Euros per week. For details email davidrowland30@hotmail .co.uk Tel 634 365 221 - 634 358 290 (TVJ) HOTEL LAS PALMERAS, RENOVATED SUNNY STUDIO, KITCHEN, SAT TV ETC. UTILITIES INCLUDED. €450. www.dickersonline.com Tel: 677 071 629 (89525)

PARK HOME for sale on small secure site. Two bedrooms, everything included, ready to move into. Garden with orange trees, 8 foot x 8 foot shed & much more. Price 30,000 pounds or nearest offer. More info phone 634 359 716 or 620 476 776 (94525)

ARROYO de la MIEL, El-Gamonal, 1 bed apt, lounge, kitchen, bathroom, shower room, terrace.

Available end of August, long term preferred. 605 978 203 (87214)

Property to Let

TORREMOLINOS, MONTEMAR. 1 bedroom apartment, renovated, fully furnished, south facing, sea views. 390 euros. 666 51 74 79 (93146)

ARROYO BENALMADENA, 1 bed apt, fully furnished. Ready for use. Tel. 605 978 203 (not between 2-5 pm) (94582)

VILLAS FOR RENT 4 bed, 3 bath, 3500 m2 of land 800 euros 634 178 784/672 546 381 Damisa123@yahoo.es (91641) TOWNHOUSE, 4 bed, 2 bath 690€. 634 178 784/672 546 381 Damisa123@yahoo.es (91641)

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www.euroweeklynews.com CAFETERIA/RESTAURANT in Los Boliches. Traspaso. 634 178 784/672 546 381 Damisa123@ya hoo.es (91641)

STORAGE REMOVAL BOXES Large, med, wardrobe, bubble wrap, tape, collect or delivered. Local and international removals also undertaken. 952 239 110 / 645 965 802 (SE)

APARTMENT 3 bed, 2 bath Fuengirola 650 euros. 634 178 784/672 546 381 Damisa123@ya hoo.es (91641)

BRITANNIA SOUTHERN. Excellent range of quality packing materials on sale: boxes, bubble wrap, paper and tape. Tel: 952 470 707 www.southern.es (91579)

BEACH FRONT near Banus. 2 bedroom, new kitchen, fabulous view to Gibraltar, long term, including summer, 600€ month. Tel. 669 504 942 (93103) MIJAS ROAD. 2 bedroom garden apartment, private, fantastic views, parking. 95€ weekly. Call 652 938 380 (94630)

STORAGE 29 euros/month lowest price guaranteed! Packaging materials. Self storage Marbella 952 811 311 (87062)

MIJAS GOLF, 2 bed, 2 bath townhouse for long term let.

Communal pool & tropical gardens with pond. Underground private parking. 5 mins drive from Fuengirola & La Cala.

Available from October 12th, 550€ pcm. 633 186 678 / 629 706 518 (94647)

LARGE self-storage units, inside warehouse, 24/7 access, Mijas Costa 616 337 996 (87245)

Rental Prop.Wanted WWW.COSTARENTS.COM. Properties urgently required for long term rentals. 671 093 925 (89642T1)

ARROYO DE LA MIEL, sunny and quiet, 1 bedroom, fully equipped, TV, Sky, air con, swimming pool, private parking, long let 500€. Tel 629 436 571 (94639)

Respite Care

www.reservaestates.co.uk Quality rental properties available and also required from Benalmadena to Marbella 687 085 172 (90452)

VEHICLE TRANSPORT Service, covering the whole of Spain, France & UK. Regular weekly round trips UK-France-SpainFrance-UK all year round. Space available for Cars, Vans, Caravans, Motor homes, Boats, Plant, Machinery & Motorbikes. Ring for competitive quote. Call 0044 1612 235 533 (86191)

Property Wanted BARGAIN QUALITY Costa del Sol properties, Wanted and Available.

All areas, Modern and Rustic, villas, fincas, townhouses, apartments www.mijasrealestate.com Tel: 952 591 006 (90250) FLORIDA SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (SE)

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USA SPECIALIST Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combi trans.es (SE) DUBAI SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (SE) SOUTH-AMERICA SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (SE) MOVING MATTERS SL – removals and storage. Local or to and from UK/Ireland/Portugal and across Europe. Over 16 years experience. For free quotation, telephone. 951 311 118. www.movingmatters.eu (SE) WWW.SPAINUKSPAIN.COM. Vehicle leaving Spain on 9th / 19th / 28th of each month, returning 10th / 20th / 29th of each month. Prices from 80 pounds per cubic metre. Cars 495 pounds, bikes 250 pounds, dogs 395 pounds, cats 295 pounds storage from 10 euros a week free collection available 952 160 096 / 665 150 227 (87192)

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REMOVALS Local and International. Full and part loads taken please call 952 816 582 www.fo cus-transport.com (86002)

VEHICLE TO AND FROM UK, leaving end of month. Space available, animals transported by experienced personnel. 679 932 071 / 952 960 075 (89661)

15 CUBIC meter van returning to the UK 1st October.

Space available. Tel. 639 928 090 (94547) SPACE AVAILABLE on vehicles back to UK, Sept/Oct. Online quote www.bmceuropean. com. Tel. 0044 1249 890890

MAN AND VAN RELIABLE MAN & van all jobs considered Ikea collect 647 033 981 (89880) T1 MAN AND LARGE VAN. Experienced. From 20 euros per hour.

Extra help available. 619 604 114 (91653) T2 VAN MOVES. Removals and clearances.100% reliable.20 euros per hour. Tel 622 793 989 (88541) MANVAN REMOVALS 20 euros/hour, 3 vans available. House clearances. Storage from 10 euros/week. Telephone David 696 810 618 (89629) EUROPE / UK fortnightly, full or part load service. David 696 810 618 (89629) MAN & VAN Removals and transport, all areas covered 100% reliable 952 816 582 (90460) DAVE and VAN, 20€ per hour, two man in price 687 311 976 (93024) THE VAN MAN. Cheap and cheerful. 20 euros per hour. 677 251 025 (91628)

DO you have a child with a disability? Do you need a break? Over 25 years experience of working with young people with special needs (age 0-30), the last 10 years as the proprietor/manager of a very happy, successful family run residential home. Would like to offer respite care in my own home. Charge will depend on individual needs & requirements. Call 662 308 566 (89748)

Roller Shutters ESPRIT DISPLAYS – (Est. 10 years), Showroom Mijas Road (next to Peugeot Garage) or visit www.espritdisplays.com.

Tel: 952 593 101 or Mob: 671 732 204 – Fast friendly service. (84027)

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CARPENTER cabinet maker, Irish. Available for all types of property maintenance, plumbing, painting, electrical, kitchens and bathrooms renovated etc. 30 years experience. Very reliable. Tel: 952 441 955 / 677 087 575 (85424) WATERPROOFING of water deposits, ponds and tanks. 650 200 040

AIR PURIFICATION AIR Purification to rid mould and stale air from unoccupied properties, basements or complete homes. Qualified technicians, free surveys. www.123bmt.com Tel 606 101 878 (87131)

ELECTRICAL REFRIGERATION - AIR CONDITIONING. Same day repair specialist. Fridges, displays, bottle coolers, etc. Tel: 627 769 969 (87231)

FLOORING UNDERFOOT FLOORING. The Coast’s No 1 Carpet, wood and laminated flooring specialist. Tel: 658 602 615 (86050)

FURNITURE FRENCH POLISHING REPAIRS, restoration etc. restore your valuable furniture to its former glory. Tel 647 579 519 / 952 119 190 (86046)

WATER PURIFICATION WATER Purification/ ionizers/ filtration for health giving water on tap. Qualified technicians, free surveys. Www.123bmt.com Tel: 606 101 878 (87131)

WINDOW COIN WINDOWS Aluminium windows, Doors, PVC Blinds, Mosquito screens, Canopies, Glass Factory, shower screens, etc. All at village prices. Spanish owned business English 646 066 351 (91277)

Sewing Machines REPAIRS & SERVICE to all makes, any model, Free estimates. Telephone 695 373 982 (80927)

Signs & Designs SIGN D SIGN, Shop Signs, Vehicle Signs, Banners, Large Format Printing, Window Signs & Posters: Tel: 951 261 022 / 655 480 289 www.signdsign.es (89862)

Eine führende Internet Marketing Firma sucht verkaufsstarkes deutsches Personal im Online Marketing Sektor, um Ihre Dienstleistung ausschließlich im B2B Bereich für Deutschland anzubieten.

Außergewöhnliche Provision wird wöchentlich ausgezahlt. Sollten Sie selbstsicher und kontaktfreudig sein dann bewerben Sie sich bitte unter 633 186 678, Robert oder senden Sie Ihre Bewerbung an ca reers@bamboo-media.eu Experienced closers required for central Fuengirola office. Qualified leads provided, paid weekly, are you fed up selling timeshare or investments? Give us a call, 629 706 519 or e-mail cv to cd sjobs@hotmail.com (87237) Entreprise leader dans le secteur du marketing en ligne, recherche téléopérateurs Français pour vendre ses produits en France.

Expérience, confiance en soi et motivation requises. Téléphonez à Robert au 633186678 ou envoyez votre CV à careers@bam boo-media.eu (87237) Empresa Leader en marketing online, busca teleoperadores/as españoles/as para vender sus productos en España. Experiencia, confianza en sí mismo y motivación requeridas. Llamar a Robert al 633186678 o enviar CV a care ers@bamboo-media.eu (87237) A FRESH START FOR 2011.

YOU’RE OWN BIZ WITH TIME AND FINANCIAL FREEDOM WWW.FREEURLIFENOW.COM TELE-OPERATORS needed.

High earning potential, flexible hours, Marbella, call from 10h to 17h 952 766 410 / 952 766 206 prrubycorp32@gmail.com KENNELS MANAGERESS, must live in, drive and speak Spanish.

CV to info@cat-and-dogworld.com. Tlf: 630 197 435 NEW internet gaming company (not gambling) looking for independent distributing marketing staff. Salary + contract for those who qualify. Please send CV to info@smaggs.com or call on 633 630 523 - 951 778 463. Office closed till Tuesday morning for holidays. (93249) EXPERIENCED Telesales Professionals required for central Marbella office. Excellent earning opportunity for right candidate. B2B. Full time position. Weekly paid.

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ENGLISH speaking? Part/full time opportunities. 952 660 858 / 660 641 913 - patroyspain@gmail.com

EXPERIENCED closers wanted for office in Barcelona.

Good conditions, good commissions. Please call 34 650 324 928 for info (94627) CAFÉ BAR bakery opening soon in Arroya de la Miel is l o o k i n g fo r a n e x p e r i e n c e d cook, full time, please send CV to lindaspain002@ya hoo.co.uk (94574)

ELDERLY gentleman requires livein housekeeper/companion. Any age or nationality considered 635 065 134 (94642) WORKING HOLIDAYS FOR EXPATS. Join our team of self-employed live-in carers in the UK. We require live-in carers to provide housekeeping and personal care for our elderly clients in their own homes, particularly during the au-

tumn and winter months. Flexible bookings of 2-4 weeks to suit your personal situation. Experienced nurses or carers welcome, also those with no previous experience, our in-house training is available. British/EU passport/references/drivers/good spoken English essential. This progressive friendly company was established in 1962 and is a market leader in UK live-in care for the elderly, CONSULTUS CARE AND NURSING LTD. Call our local consultant Sandra Field on 658 965 204 or email s.field@consultuscare.com or visit our website www.consultuscare.com (87257)

Situations Wanted RELIABLE BILINGUAL COUPLE SEEKING HOUSE SITTING / MAINTENANCE POSITION. OWN TRANSPORT ALL AREAS. 644 167 561 (86212) T1 ITALIAN MAN FRIDAY. Fluent English, Spanish, German - Available as Butler/Cook/Personal Shopper/Chauffeur/Handyman.

Personable 37 year old at your service! Call 651 462 971 (90490)

Ski Trips SKI TRIPS – Sierra Nevada Experience. Also Mini bus hire, golf trips and excursions. Also stag and hen parties catered for. Excellent rates and reliability. For further details contact 655 480 289 / 699 225 126 (89862)

Soft Furnishings CURTAINS, blinds, cushions and much more. Free estimates and home visits. Tel 657 369 343 or rosanna2010@hotmail.com (85968)

Solar UNBEATABLE LOW PRICES, www.gosolarinspain.com (87198)

Swimming Pools SPECIALISEDPOOLREPAIRS.COM leak detection, reforms and rapid repairs to all swimming pool systems. 650 200 040 (85068) T1

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POOL LINERS repaired and installed, with a 10 year guarantee. Piscinaliner.com 680 501 508 (85068) T1

SKY AND SKY+ Digiboxes Wide selection of quality tested receivers available at very competitive prices Ian 659 812 995 (90369)

25% DISCOUNT Pumps. Filters.

Repaired and Installed. Guarantee Free Quotation! 634 355 441

SKY receivers, all models, best prices, Sky cards, remote controls, LNB and dishes. For advice Call 627 402 143/ 952 963 793 (94708)

Free Quotation! Salt and Hot Water in your Pool. 634 355 441 POOL MAINTENANCE and repairs, friendly and reliable service.

Estepona to Malaga and Inland.

Special offers on re-grouts and heaters for 2011 www.sparklenripple.net 678 791 495 / 951 295 699 sparklenripple@hotmail.com www.sparklenripple.net (83915) POOLSCHOOL. Pool equipment, supply & installation. Full reforms from €849. 952 594 393 www.poolschool.eu (90148)

CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE

REPAIRS – TVs, Plasmas, LCDs, Digi-Boxes, Video, Hi-Fi and microwaves. Free estimates, can collect. 35 years experience. John 952 491 723 or 600 706 201 (87220)

Tuition MATHS tuition at all levels. Experienced, well qualified teacher. 609 030 075 (87098)

TV & Video

WWW.COSTAFREESAT.EU complete freesat systems fitted from only 150€. sky systems/contract cards available. No call out charge, all realignments only 25 euros. no fix no fee. oap 10% discount. phone Steve on 634 336 774. (94707)

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE WET OR DRY CLEAN, HONEST,RELIABLE SERVICE. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 (89869)

NEW VENEZUELAN 110 TITS CUM IN MY LITTLE MOUTH FUENGIROLA 664 194 624

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FILIPINA GIRL HORNY BEAUTIFUL ¨SEX GODDESS¨ SUCK YOU OFF VERY COMPLETE FUENGIROLA 658 913 924

SELF DRIVE vans at competitive rates, credit cards not required 687 201 273 (94559)

Window Tinting MOBILE SERVICE. ITV Legal.

Solar Reflective tint for glass curtains, balconies, yachts. Stop fading, heat & glare. 958 496 571– 644 546 176 solarshadetinting @gmail.com (90485)

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WESTAR POOLS. Swimming pool construction and renovation.

Always reliable. 619 246 372 POOL MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS experienced and reliable call Martin 680 501 508

WWW.SPECIALISEDPOOLREPAIRS.COM leak detection and reform specialists with extensive knowledge of community legislation. 650 200 040 (79163)

CAROLINA passionate lover, refined company. Marbella area in and out calls. Tel: 622 673 662 www.escort-date.es/carolina (89742)

Tailoring

TAROT READING 20 years experience, based in Fuengirola English / Spanish / French call Soraya 678 945 662 (86129) PSYCHIC TAROT. Home visits in Marbella, Puerto Banus to Estapona area. Very accurate, internet or phone readings anywhere else. For details call 677 601 262. www.levi-tarot.co.uk (94658)

Translations EXPAT SERVICES Translations and assistance with Spanish day to day administration and bureaucracy Tel: Hilde 609 500 428 hilde.l@wanadoo.es (89754) TRANSLATION certified and ordinary. All language combination. 952 776 803 info@translationnetwork.com

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DISH realignment from 30€, tv installation, freeview, HD, aerials fitted weekends too.

“Stevie TV” call: 665 091 600 SKY PROBLEMS / Installers don’t turn up when they promise to?

Can’t or won’t sort out your satellite problems? Then call Steve @ Scansat. We supply and install full Sky Systems, Digi-boxes, Dishes, Sky cards UK/Irish. Dish relocations and TV extensions. For a fast reliable service call Steve 676 533 209 problem solved! (90493) NO FIX NO FEE ! Missing TV channels or poor reception? Been told it’s normal in Spain? Well it’s not! For these types of problems or for a new Sky or any European satellite system. Call us today 627 955 728 / 627 955 648 www.ma trixsolutions.tv (91271)

UK TV. Missing your Corrie! X Factor! It’s not normal to lose channels at night. 11 years experience in Spain. Call the real experts. No fix, no fee. For a fast reliable service, Satellite Showcase. Tel. 671 860 357 / 617 169 792. astra2sat@hotmail.com SKY DIGIBOX 100 euros including installation & guarantee. Dish realignment from 40 euros. Nikki 699 102 232 (91524) SKY, SKY PLUS, SKY HD and realignments. Upgrade to Sky Plus from 320 euros. International Communications 677 784 767 (87054)

Upholstery CARPETS AND SOFAS cleaned.

Reliable, fast service. Family run.

Cleansol 952 930 861 / 607 610 578. 10am - 10pm 7 days, all areas (94669)

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MR NICE-SKY. Dish re-alignments. Sky Installations. Fair Price Tel Jim 652 023 012

NEAR MIRAFLORES. Sexy Colombian, 29, great breasts, lovely bum and delicate soft hand which will take you to unimaginable limits. 24 hours. Will travel. www.butterflygirls.es 672 551 906 NEAR ELVIRIA. Young French girl, beautiful and discreet. The perfect lover for your moments of madness, 24 hours, escort. www.but terflygirls.es 634 179 541 (87072) RIVIERA. Beautiful Eastern brunette, very provocative, sensual, polite and discreet. A pussycat in bed. Will travel. 634 179 541 RIVIERA. Six beautiful girls selected for men with class. Exclusive environment, maximum discretion. Visa, 24 hours. www.butter flygirls.es 951 274 723 (87072) CALAHONDA. Mistress Ana. Do you want to be my slave? You will be dominated and subjected to verbal humiliation, spanking, spitting, golden shower, transformism. By appointment. Come to be a slave in my dungeon. 634 487 517 (87072) MIRAFLORES. Delicious Latin escort, attractive blonde with exquisite figure and desirable breasts. Sexual hurricane, very complacent and explosive in bed.

Natural French. 672 551 906 (87072) MASSAGE on the bed with natural finalisation, A_ _ l & vibrators just for you! I also specialise in the golden shower service. Avda. Isabel Manoja Torremolinos Tel: Gisela 620 034 418 (89741) 2X1 BRUNETTE and blonde so beautiful brown kiss Greek lesbian action ´´yes to everything´´ Fuengirola 685 645 671 (89675)

Beautiful young Spanish, Polish, Asian, Thai massage, relax luxury atmosphere, San Pedro near Banus 618 448 131 (88531) MATURE 130 tits, erotic clothes, good massage, erotic anal ! 50 € call outs 617 238 231 (87236)

SLIM BIG TITS BLONDE REALLY VICIOUS VERY SLUTTY FUENGIROLA 685 645 671

FUENGIROLA Oriental with great sexy bodies, everything that will fulfil your needs. 672 215 928

EXPLOSIVE NURSE KARMA SUTRA POSITIONS REALLY VICIOUS MASSAGE ON THE BED VERY DELICIOUS FUENGIROLA 658 913 924 (89675)

SEXY blond lady near Torrequebrada, Benalmadena. Out calls 24h, call me baby 619 780 792

NEAR CASINO Puerto Banus, traditional relaxing massage, aromatherapy, reiki, sensitive, tantra, with happy end 697 339 593 GERMAN MAN 48 years old, Handsome, Always available for your service, 655 975 660 ONLY FOR MEN WHO LIKE THE BEST, WE ARE THE TEMPTATION OF YOUR DREAMS. WE ARE WAITING TO SATISFY YOUR FANTASIES. 24 HOURS, VISA, CALL US 952 887 316, 620 577 497, 699 858 594.

IF YOU WANT UNLIMITED PLEASURE, COME AND FIND US, YOUNG, SEXY, WITH AMPLE BREASTS, SWEET AND HORNY, WE AWAIT YOU IN A SELECT AND RELAXED ENVIRONMENT. 24 HOURS, VISA, 952 907 133, 699 858 532, 620 577 119.

AFFORDABLE POOL MAINTENANCE - Professional maintenance from only 75 euros per month (exc. chemicals) Call Splash pools on 952 591 053 - open 8am to 4pm

LADIES AND GENTLEMENS suits to measure. Be measured in the comfort of your own home or office by a qualified English tailor.

Phone 634 378 085 for the travelling tailor to call. (93231)

NUEVO BRAZIL BEAUTIFUL 22 YEARS OLD BLACK KISS YES TO EVERYTHING FUENGIROLA 664 194 624 (89675)

Lovely Asian, Spanish, Russian, Lithuanian, hot and horny, discreet villa, Las Chapas, near Calahonda 679 126 231 (88531)

NEW!!! COME AND ENJOY A PEACEFUL AND RELAXING TIME WITH 5 BEAUTIFUL GIRLS WHO AWAIT YOU TO SATISFY YOUR WILDEST DREAMS. EVERYTHING WE DO IS GUARANTEED TO PLEASE YOU. CALL US 620 577 497, 699 858 594.

SADIC EROTIC DOMINATION FANTASIES… LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN WILD. OUR MOTTO IS DISCRETION AND CONFIDENTIALITY. SADOMASOCHISM, FETICHISM AND PERVERSION TO MAKE YOUR DAY. 952 907 133, 699 858 532, 620 577 119.

FUENGIROLA. Three friends, very affectionate, sweet, hot, very complacent and love to kiss. Do you want new sensations and unlimited pleasure? Wait no more.

673 524 173 (91515) FUENGIROLA. Brazilian mulattas. If you want a good massage, and to have fun without any worries, we will be your perfect partners in a pleasant environment.

Come and meet us. Guaranteed pleasure with a welcome drink.

651 093 057 (91515) FUENGIROLA. Transvestite Penelope, thirsty, I love black kiss, natural French, coming with you and much more. I am friendly, discreet, fun and will meet you with a beautiful smile in my discreet and comfortable apartment, with no rush. 673 967 396 (91515) ARE you on holiday in Marbella? They say that you must try new things at least once, 3 friends, 1 English 5.8 blonde 34d beauty the 2nd Argentinean 5.5 blonde 34dd model and the 3rd is 5.6 brunette 36d Spanish, we will treat you to a night you will want to repeat again and again. 693 240 730 (90295) 50 euros Fuengirola/ Mijas Costa, 10 spectacular girls, high standing, gorgeous, friendly, seductive.

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Buyers’ Guide to the sunny Costa del Sol QUITE simply Spain has something for everyone.

It is the chosen second property or holiday home location for most of Northern Europe including UK citizens who are attracted to the Iberian nation for its year-round sunshine, easy to reach location, stunning scenery, brilliant golf courses, excellent transport and relaxed lifestyle.

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buyers and with the population expected to grow by as much as 50%, rental incomes and good capital growth in the long term is predicted to flourish.

So for those thinking about buying property on the Costa del Sol for its 320+ days of sunshine a year, excellent schools, sublime restaurants and wonderfully diverse landscape, take a look at Spanish Hot Properties’ (www.spanishhotproperti es.com) top tips for buying Spanish property in the forever popular ‘Coast of the Sun’.

Before you begin.....

Think about your budget. This is the most important question you should ask yourself before you begin. Work out your budget and then deduct 10% costs from that budget to help you figure out what you can afford.

1. Why am I buying?

To determine what type of property you need you must first decide what you want. If you are looking for a holiday home you will probably want tto be in close proximity to amenities such as the beach, restaurant and shops.

If you are looking for an investment you ideally want a property that can be let all year round giving you a good return.

If you’re buying for retirement it will be important to make sure your property is within reach of high quality healthcare facilities.

Finally, if you’re buying with the intention of living in Spain full-time you need to think about the lifestyle you want to have.

Many villages have stunning views.

Next Steps....

Area focus - Chose your location Peace and quiet Estepona to the west of Marbella and Benahavis, are major attractions for property buyers who want a slightly more relaxed way of life.

Stunning views - Mijas Pueblo is a typical old style white Spanish village with stunning views of the Costa del Sol, Gibraltar and Africa, while La Cala de Mijas is in close proximity to the beach but maintains a village feel.

High end - The Golden Mile is the chosen home for many buyers. Puerto Banús affords the very best designer brand shops, stunning boats and of course, upmarket bars and restaurants popular with the rich and famous.

2.

Reserving your dream home You will usually need to place a reservation deposit of around €6,000 made by credit card or bank transfer. Make sure the sum is readily available as a delay could mean your dream

becoming another person’s reality.

Payment of this sum fixes the price, confirms your intention to buy and means the property is taken off the market and reserved for you and will stop you getting gazumped.

3. Consider finance options Take into consideration your personal circumstances. If you require a mortgage and prefer to use a Spanish lender you will usually be able to borrow up to 70% of the value repayable over 10 - 30 years depending on your age. Generally your repayments must not exceed 35% of your net monthly income. Costs involved can amount to 3 4% of the amount you are borrowing.

4. Instruct a Lawyer Select someone with local knowledge who speaks your language.

Your lawyer will carry out numerous checks to safeguard your investment so when you receive ownership of your property you will not inherit any outstanding debts.

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AIRPORT SECURITY: Even grannies are subjected to ritual humiliation.

The strange rituals of travelling by air IT isn’t unknown for us Europeans to look suspiciously at the strange customs of others, including those of Aborigines or Inuits, Native Americans and various Asian or African tribes.

I wonder if they scratch their heads at European peculiarities.

As one Arab said: ‘Europeans parade their women in a state of undress then get upset when others desire them’.

We expose our children to adult imagery then throw up our hands in indignation when they follow the examples set.

Some rites are truly beautiful and inspirational. Take for instance the Ritual Fire Dance of Spanish composer Manuel De Falla. If you are not mesmerised by that orgiastic spectacle then witness instead the ‘Ritual Flier Dance’, or airport security.

Before flying, everything needed to identify each passenger’s entire, even personal, history, is painstakingly entered weeks before the acolyte arrives at the airport.

Most would be horrified if they knew how much is known about them.

Yet, despite being armed with everything police national

attention of those gathered together.

Waving their arms in carefully contrived By motions, they draw Mike Walsh captivated acolytes into the mysteries of www.michaelwalsh.es flight. The throng are informed that this is a computers can throw up, ‘non-smoking flight’. It is passengers, even doubtful if anyone is old children and grannies, enough to remember a will be subjected to a time when you could degrading sacrament, actually pull out a pack including having to of cigarettes and, undergo various forms lighting up, inhale the of undress and fumes whilst dreamily functional fondling. contemplating the Pawed over and pored earth’s curvature. over, one’s passport will Mile-high clubsters are be examined several frowned upon but it will times before one be sudden and painful reaches one’s retribution should one destination; the earlier repair to the loo to light examinations weren’t up. effective, then?

A life jacket is said to These rituals are be a survival aid if the performed each time you plane ditches. It is enter an airport where carefully explained how you find functionaries to inflate, light its light wearing colourful and blow the whistle. costumes.

One cannot quite Their demeanour imagine survival when suggests they take their from 30,000 feet above performance seriously. the sea, 207,000kg of They presumably screaming, burning attend the same metal and plastic initiation ceremonies, for plummets to its watery their zombie-like grave at 600km per hour. expressions suggest It is, though, a similar vapidity of comforting thought that thought. one’s airliner may float Once admitted to the whilst nearby helpful plane, priestesses run ships, responding to its through a welcoming Mayday call, circle to ceremony. invite us on board for Standing between cocktails and sympathy. aisles leading to the Yes, we too love our heaven-bound altar, they rituals and strange demand the absolute customs.

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THERE are many good reasons to get your foreign (including the UK) cars re-registered in Spain if you either live here or the car spends longer than six months here each calendar year.

Many think these rules apply to residency status only but they also apply to cars, too.

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registration taxes in the process.

Matriculation taxes for registration range from zero up to 16 per cent of the car’s fiscal book value depending on the engine size, petrol or diesel and its C02 reading at the ITV. Not only is reregistering any car a

long struggle and an unbelievably complicated process, but also when you add to this element the fact that you have to pay the taxes to do it, then it’s no wonder there are so many cars running around illegally in Spain.

The timeframe remains at a maximum of six months before you need to get the car onto Spanish plates and even if you are not a resident, the car has to

leave Spain after it’s been here six months. I call this the ‘six months in and six months out’ rule!

So, in effect, there is a Spanish Law for people and another Spanish Law for cars too!

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Hyundai i40 the launch of the estate HYUNDAI recently held a ‘family day’ at its Marbella showroom, Hyundmar, to celebrate the launch of its new estate, the i40.

Standard features of the i40 are, 16” alloy Bluetooth wheels, connectivity with voice leather recognition, steering wheel with audio controls, electric heated with mirrors door LED integrated indicators, electric front and rear windows and electric parking brake with automatic hold function.

Touch-screen satellite navigation with rear view camera, front and rear parking sensors,

• The i40 has a spacious luggage area of 553 litres or 1.719 litres with the rear seats folded down •

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By James Yeadon cruise control and dual zone climate control are standard on the midpoint ‘Style’ range.

The Premium models benefit further from the leather of addition upholstery, panoramic sunroof, keyless entry supervision and instrument cluster with LCD colour display as the plus standard, option of the Lane Departure Warning and

Smart Parking Assist, heated leather steering wheel and ventilated front seats.

The i40 has a spacious 553-litre boot with the rear seats occupied and a total of 1.719 litres with the rear seats folded down.

Car salesman, Jose Manuel Cazorla, who with been has Hyundamar group since 2005, described the car as ‘safe, spacious, fuel efficient and reliable.’

Hyundmar in Marbella first opened in 2004 with further showrooms

in Estepona, Mijas, Fuengirola, Coin and Ronda.

The i40 is now available at a starting price of €25,590.

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Renault Frendzy: Ideal as a family or work vehicle THE latest concept car to be produced by Renault is a multi-talented vehicle.

A commercial business vehicle which can double up as a comfortable passenger car.

On the passenger’s side, there’s no centre pillar, just one conventional door and one sliding side door which incorporates a 37inch widescreen display.

This is the world of work.

The driver’s side, complete with centreopening doors represents the world of the family. Ease of loading and ease of entry.

Frendzy is a vehicle that adapts to the needs of the business user, with a large external screen

that can display information or advertising messages, either whilst stationary or on the move.

The car can also become a family vehicle, with a comfortable passenger seat and, in the rear, a big bench seat.

The driver’s environment is designed along the theme of a futuristic ‘work bench’.

Green light emanating from the dashboard brings this smooth and organic architecture to life.

The user-friendly layout of the driver’s environment and the tablet, turn FRENDZY into a truly interactive and communicative tool.

Renault worked with Research In Motion

Jaguar’s latest concept, the C-X16 The C-X16 takes the front-engined, the traditional rear-wheel drive and re-invents it for the 21st century in a hybrid drive-train with 50:50 weight distribution.

The latest iteration of Jaguar’s ‘Redefining Performance’ ethos, the system is based around a prototype supercharged all-alloy V6 engine which produces 380PS (280kW) and 332lb ft (450Nm) of torque from 3.0-litres, thanks to its innovative design. Supplementing this is an electric motor producing 70kW and 235Nm (equivalent to 95PS and 173lb ft), available to the driver at the push of a steering-wheel boost button.

With an eight-speed gearbox and mounted in a lightweight aluminium chassis this allows the C-X16 to sprint to 62mph (99,78km/h) in 4.4 seconds The interior showcases important future technologies such as multi-modal rotary controls.

The concept is propelled by a hybrid powertrain that combines an all-alloy V6 engine with an electric motor inspired by the Formula One KERS system.

The purpose of this hybrid-performance system is threefold: to supplement the V6 engine’s already prodigious power through a ‘Push to Pass’ system; to reduce fuel consumption; and to allow the C-X16 to perform as a zero tailpipe-emissions electric vehicle at speeds of up to 50mph on low throttle openings.

The starting point is Jaguar’s eight-speed transmission with Intelligent Stop/Start. The system can shut down the engine after the car has come to rest and utilises a Twin Solenoid Starter (TSS) that is capable of restarting it in the time it takes the driver’s foot to travel from the brake to the accelerator.

(RIM) on this project, and the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet, plugged into the dashboard, has enabled the concept of an office on wheels to become a reality.

The BlackBerry PlayBook delivers advanced performance, unrestricted web navigation in association

A multi-talented car: Renault Frendzy. with the Adobe® Flash® application, highdefinition multi-media, modern security functions and a perfect fit with business needs.

Sensors located on each door sill log the loading or unloading of packages equipped

with RFID chips (Radio Frequency Identification) containing key information such as destination address, weight and size. This gives users a real-time inventory of the goods being carried in their

vehicle. In addition, drivers can automatically calculate or re-calculate their itineraries based on this information.

Prices and launch date for the Renault Frendzy are currently unavailable.

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You have to pay to see my cards - if you want to!

IF nobody calls your final bet in a poker game, you don't have to show your cards.

That's unless you're a sucker for peer pressure. Opponents will often shout ‘Show the bluff!’, or ask ‘Will you show if I fold?’

There's a popular new trend where everyone at the table agrees in advance that anybody winning without a showdown will flip one card over anyway.

People enjoy choosing the card they think will mislead opponents, usually the one that might

By David Dancey mean they were bluffing.

Never, ever give free Visit the winners at This fashion has www.marbellamobpoker.com even spread to the including when you internet. It was always fold. Players seem to possible to click-show your cards find this feature irresistible. voluntarily after a pot; it's now Well, resist it. Trust Uncle David: possible to show just one of them, never, ever give free information.

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Remember the wise words of Edward G Robinson, ‘The Man’ in The Cincinnati Kid: ‘You only paid the looking price. Lessons are extra.’

These jokers haven't even paid the looking price!

There are only two possibilities.

One: you are the greatest poker player in the world. If so, no advice from me can help you.

Two: you are not the greatest poker player in the world. That means some opponents are better than you at spotting betting patterns, using position, judging odds, sizing bets, or all of the above.

They are also better at working out what one card means. The ‘misleading’ card you choose to show is, to them, hugely informative. It's a whole new world of tells; free ammunition for the crafty opponent.

Do not reveal your cards voluntarily, even just one of them, unless you're quite sure you are the best player at the table.

Otherwise, if people want information about your hand, make them pay for it.

Benalmadena Bowls Club’s 2-4-2 competition and the results THE first ever 2-4-2 competition (Australian Pairs) at Benalmadena Bowls club took place last week.

On a ‘Round Robin’ basis in the first group of games there were some close encounters. Group 1 saw three teams on 4 pts with Marion Allen and Bob Baker taking top spot.

Lennie Dineen and Lynn Heseltine just scraped through on shot difference. Group 2 saw Bill Gregory and Alan Tims and Mary Detheridge and Sybil Ferguson going through.

Group 3 was won by Tony Frowd and Brenda Tims with Richard Jones and Barbara Russell coming second.

The last group, Group 4 again was very close, Maureen Robertshaw and Bill Mulcahy winning it with 4 pts. Murray Johns and Ray Hancocks just beat Alan Cox and Mike Stapleton by one end. The quarter final saw wins for Lennie Dineen and Lynn Heseltine against Bill Gregory and Alan Tims.

Mary Detheridge and Sybil Ferguson against Marion Allen and Bob Baker. Tony Frowd and Brenda Tims against Murray Johns and Ray Hancocks. Richard Jones and Barbara Russell against Maureen Robertshaw and Bill Mulcahy.

The semi final started well for Lennie Dineen and Lynn Heseltine picking up a 4 on the first end, but that was the only high spot as Mary and Sybil won comfortably.

The other semi final saw Richard Jones and Barbara Russell start well and lead 7-0.

The winners proudly show off their trophy at the end of the day.

Tony and Brenda came right back into it and by the 15th end, the scores were almost level. But Richard and Barbara picked up a 4 and a 5 to make the final.

And so to the final, Richard Jones and Barbara Russell started well leading 9 – 1 after six ends, but Mary Detheridge and Sybil Ferguson came back to level at 11 – 11.

After 13 ends Richard and Barbara got back in front to 14 – 11 with three ends to

play but Sybil and Mary won the next three ends to finish winners by 17 – 14.

The prizes were presented by Lennie Dineen (Captain) on behalf of the sponsors Dannys Tours: danny@spaniens-nichen.dk also Sunset Beach Club: www.sunsetbeach club.com. Any one who is interested in bowling you can contact Benalmadena Bowls Club on Contact: 952 386 371 or website: www.benalmadenabowlsclub.com

Malaga CF miss out on the top position From Back Page finally finding their feet and gaining a foothold in the game as former Spurs striker Helder Postiga lashed a long-range effort over the bar.

The second half proved to be even more uninspiring, with Málaga sending on Rondón for the ineffectual Van Nistelrooy in an attempt to pierce the home defence, but Zaragoza could have gone ahead in the 62nd minute when Postiga sprang the offside trap only to see his ‘goal’ wrongly ruled out for offside.

However, Málaga finished the game much stronger - Santi Cazorla firing over defender Martín Demichelis’ header from a corner also too high - and they had a great opportunity to wrap up the points in the final minute.

Substitute Seba Fernández, on for the injured Baptista, got on the end of Isco’s cross with the goal at his mercy but his downward header saw Roberto pull off the save.

In truth, a late winner was more than either side deserved in what was ultimately a game to forget, but the point Manuel Pellegrini’s men obtained meant Málaga are now sixth in the table with three wins and a draw from the first five games, the best start to a season since the 1971/72 campaign.

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Málaga CF miss chance to top La Liga table R Zaragoza 0 - 0 Málaga MALAGA CF’S next game is on Saturday when they entertain next-to-bottom Getafe at La Rosaleda, kick-off 10pm.

Málaga missed the opportunity to go top of La Liga for the first time in the club’s history on Sunday night when they played

By EWN Malaga CF Reporter Dave Redshaw

out a disappointing 0-0 draw with Real Zaragoza in La Romareda.

The 1-0 victory over

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keeping possession well and pinning the hosts back in their own half, and they had a great chance to go ahead after just six minutes.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, yet to open his account with Los Blanquiazules, had a one-on-one with Roberto but saw the keeper pull off a fine double save.

Winger Joaquín then saw his curling attempt from a corner headed off the line by ex-Celtic man Efrain Juarez.

Julio Baptista curled a free-kick just wide for the visitors shortly afterwards but chances were at a premium for the remainder of the half, with the hosts Turn to Page 95