Costa del Sol 21 – 27 June 2012 Issue 1407

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Costa del Sol Spanish tops THE Costa del Sol is the favourite destination for Spanish tourists this year, according to a study carried out by Muchoviaje.com.

Cancer cost LUXURY SURROUNDS: Puerto Banus, one of the favoured haunts of the four during their €330,000 spending spree.

Living the high life on ‘cloned’ credit cards FOUR foreigners who spent €330,000 in one week on false credit cards have been arrested.

They were held in Marbella attempting to rent a Rolls-Royce car for €6,000 a day.

The four - two Dutch, a French national and a Romanian - now face charges of cloning credit cards belonging to US citizens. The Dutch and the French - all men - are being held in prison, while the Romanian

woman has been charged but released.

Items bought on the cards included €1,000 bottles of Champagne, nights in five-star hotels, and a €60,000 party in Mijas Costa. Bank cards and fake documents as well as luxury items bought mainly in Puerto Banus were seized.

They chose North Americans process called plastination, is open because of the time delay in at Marbella Palacio de Ferias y the victims realising their Congresos until September 15. money had gone and cancelling their cards.

MARBELLA’S Costa del Sol Hospital treats around 700 patients with skin cancer every year, at a cost of about €600,000.

Jellyfish alert A PLAGUE of giant jellyfish, some more than 50 centimetres across was seen along the coast of Malaga at the weekend.

Bodies stripped bare in Marbella THE Human Body Exhibition, with more than 150 organs and 10 complete bodies, preserved by a

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Flying the Spanish flag for the European Cup A MALAGA flag manufacturer has tripled production thanks to the European Cup. Instead of an average 100 flags a month, the factory is currently producing 2,000 a week.

Twelve machinists – eight more than usual – work in day and night shifts to complete wholesalers’ orders for Spanish flags, said manager Juan Antonio Moreno.

The factory has also outsourced sewing to a local cooperative, he explained, in order to meet demand.

The story is the same in the printing section, where machinery is functioning 20 hours a day and the workforce has increased from 12 to 20.

The factory also exports their country’s flags to France, Italy and Greece. Despite the crisis, the factory received an order for 4,000 Greek flags and is likely to export more.

A glance at any street shows the Spanish flag flying from balconies,

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Fisherman dies A SENEGALESE fisherman died in Fuengirola after his foot got caught in the nets he was using. He had been working with the crew of El Cagalillo.

More bikes THE number of motorbikes on the roads of Malaga city has doubled in the past ten years to 45,525. This means one in 10 Malaga residents owns a motorbike.

SHOWING SUPPORT: Flag sales have tripled thanks to the football. hanging out of windows, draped outside bars and fixed to vehicles.

The custom, which became popular during the World Cup, is a ‘social phenomenon’ according to Moreno, who believes there are even more around this year.

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Business owners realise that flying the Spanish flag is a good way to increase sales, he said.

Win or lose, by the time the European Cup is over the factory will have sold a total of more than 25,000 flags.

Reminder MIJAS Town Hall is reminding locals it is forbidden to take pets on the beach and fines can be up to €500.

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Britons accept cocaine prison sentence TWO Britons pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine from the Costa del Sol. Once of them, together with an accomplice whose whereabouts are unknown, prepared and packaged the drugs for delivery to other European countries.

These were taken, usually to the UK and Holland, by the second man. A lorry driver by profession he travelled frequently between the Costa del Sol

and the UK. The trafficking can be pinpointed to May 2010 but possibly began earlier, said the public prosecution department.

In August that year, Spanish police were advised by the British Serious and Organised Crime Unit that a lorry driven by the Briton was due to arrive on the Costa del Sol, carrying a legitimate load.

Once here, he would pick up a consignment of cocaine for distribution in the UK. On August 10 police

interrupted the transaction at a Mijas shopping centre.

The lorry driver was caught redhanded, putting a rucksack with six kilos of cocaine worth €522,500 into his vehicle. Both men were arrested for drugs offences and imprisoned on remand. Each has accepted a five-anda-half year prison term and a €600,000 fine. Having pleaded guilty to the public prosecution charges, the case did not reach court.

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Less Bingo being played SALES in Bingo halls in Malaga Province have fallen by 83 per cent over the past four years, according to the Commerce, Tourism and Gaming Federation of union Comisiones Obreras in Andalucia.

Exporting up LAST year, for the first time in recent years, Malaga Province exported more than it imported. Between January and March this year, Malaga exported €341 million worth of goods, 2.8 per cent more than the same time last year.

TWO artists from Archidona, Fernando de la Rosa and Paco Cabello will travel to Holland to take part in workshop and exhibitions and in April next year, Dutch artists will do the same in the town.

Visiting port MORE than 3,300 schoolchildren from 58 schools throughout the province have visited Malaga Port during this academic year thanks to an agreement with the Aula del Mar marine centre. Most of them were primary school students.

Rescued driver MALAGA firemen rescued a driver, 57, who was injured after falling down a 60-metre embankment when his vehicle left the road at kilometre 20 of the A-397 in Ronda, near Igualeja.

Hotels 90% full THANKS to the Destino 10 programme, which invited tourists to eat, visit monuments and find accommodation for €10 per day, the Guadalteba area of Malaga Province saw hotel occupancy rise to 90 per cent last weekend.

Pay cut WATERSIDE: The European Grand Prix circuit in Valencia. Inset: Alonso (left) and Hamilton.

Valencia is set to turn heat on for Hamilton and Alonso

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T will be a real British versus Spanish tussle for top honours on Sunday when the flag goes down at the start of the European Formula One Grand Prix in Valencia.

For British ace Lewis Hamilton and his McLaren Mercedes at present top the 2012 Formula One driver standings with 88 points, immediately followed by Spain’s Fernando Alonso who has amassed 86 points so far this season in his Ferrari.

Both former world champions, each will be keen to gain the honours this weekend with Alonso able to

look back to finishing in second place in the same race last year, two places ahead of Hamilton. By the end of the 2011 championship season Alonso finished fourth in the overall standards, one place ahead of Hamilton. The current world champion is Sebastian Vettel, the German driver who drives for Red Bull, and who is at present standing third overall this season, just one point behind Alonso. In the last Forumla One race - the Canadian Grand Prix held earlier this month - Hamilton took the main honours while Alonso finished fifth.

Elderly wife ‘not fire death’ victim Teaching outside AN 80-year-old man was remanded in Marbella last weekend, accused of killing his wife. The 73-year-old woman, an invalid, died the previous Wednesday, seemingly as the result of a fire at the couple’s home. She was found in her bedroom at 6.15pm by her husband. Earlier that afternoon he had left their ground-floor apartment in Calle Alfonso Hohenlohe on the La Hacienda de Nagueles urbanisation to get some shopping, he claimed. An autopsy revealed that her death could not have been accidental. Instead it was caused by stab wounds received before the fire started.

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I am hoping for an exemplary sentence to send a clear message to society’

Juan Carlos Lopez Caballero, Malaga’s Anticorruption Prosecutor regarding the trial of the major corruption case named ‘Malaya’.

PUPILS from the Vicente Espinel School in Malaga received their Language, History and French classes in the Plaza de la Constitucion in Malaga one day this week as a protest against cuts in the education department.

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is where Spain ranks amongst EU countries for the number of requests for political asylum with 3,395. This accounts for just 1 per cent of the total number of asylum requests in the EU. Most asylum seekers last year in Spain were Cuban.

STAFF at Torremolinos Town Hall have accepted a pay cut of three per cent as well as working normal hours during the summer months, and no longer being entitled to certain bonuses.

Woman found A YOUNG woman from Mijas, aged 20, was found at the Maria Zambrano train station five days after she was reported missing. She told her mother she had been in that area all along and had survived by begging.

Locked-in STAFF at Malaga University Hospital locked themselves in for 24 hours to protest against government cutbacks in the Health Department.

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THE Spanish Chamber of Deputies has rejected the measure proposed by political party Unio Progreso y Democracia to extend unemployment benefits for those people whose payments had come to an end without them having found a job.

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Murdered teen’s pleas for help were not understood

By Jennifer Leighfield FINNISH teen, Jenna Lepomaki, called the emergency services 13 times the day before she was killed.

This was revealed in the court in Tampere, Finland, where her two alleged killers are facing trial and could receive life sentences.

On July 27 last year, she went to the Guardia Civil in Mijas to report that she had been threatened and attacked by the two Finnish men she was staying with on

the Costa del Sol after refusing to carry drugs to Finland.

The two boys, who were 19 and 20 at the time, threatened her with a knife and a blunt object.

When she called the police, she spoke in English, meaning that her reports were not taken as well as they might have been had she been able to speak Spanish.

According to one of them, who claimed to be drunk on the night of her death, he became irritated when she told

Underpass finished at last WORK on the San Pedro Alcantara underpass has reportedly finished and it is due to be open by the end of this month, ready for the influx of traffic in the summer. The work should have been finished in 2009.

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Stories making headlines from the United Kingdom

It’s healthier down south PEOPLE living in the North East of England are less likely to enjoy a healthy retirement than those in the South East.

There is a six-year difference in healthy life expectancy between the two regions, figures from the Office for National Statistics show.

Dull and boring THE Scottish village Dull in Perthshire is now a ‘sister community’ with the US town of Boring in Oregon.

FLASHBACK: The area near where the body was discovered in October. Inset: Jenna Lepomaki him that she had not been to the police, and admitted to stabbing and strangling her in the bathroom.

He and his friend then went to bed, and set about destroying her body and the evidence the following day.

When the young man’s stepfather returned to the house, he suspected foul play, but both he and his partner allegedly covered up the crime.

They attempted to dismember Jenna’s body and burn it, but as both

were unsuccessful, they buried it instead.

The accused wrote to Jenna via text message and on her Facebook page after her death to give themselves an alibi.

Jenna’s body was found on October 6 last year by the police.

Next it’s a girl!

THE nation’s first gay couple, Barrie and Tony Drewitt-Barlow from Chelmsford, Essex, have spent €80,324 travelling to the US so their surrogate mother can undergo IVF treatment to ensure their sixth child is a girl.

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Crackdown on ‘looky looky’ men REPRESENTATIVES of four communities and business owners in Puerto Marina in Benalmadena have asked in writing that the town hall place controls on people peddling goods in the area.

This petition has been added to another done in February from another group of residents affected by the activities of these so called ‘looky looky’ men.

In the document they express their

‘condemnation’ of a ‘continuous illegal economic activity.’

They argue that this situation is ‘detrimental to both residents and businesses.’

It also gives a ‘bad image’ to the municipality.

The representatives have demanded that a series of measures be taken.

These include ‘preventative and corrective’ initiatives to avoid illegal peddling on the street.

At the end of the petition they said that if nothing was done, then they would begin legal action against the town hall.

The town hall responded by saying they “carry out constant surveillance in the area in collaboration with businesses in order to eradicate illegal peddling.”

Pedlars without licences are fined between €3,001 and €18,000.

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Treating palms THE Socialist Party in Torremolinos has announced that the maintenance of the 20,000 palm trees which are in the town will cost €150,000 per year.

Brain studies A GROUP of researchers from Malaga Biomedical Research Institute and Alicante University have identified for the first time a brain receiver in the hypothalamus relating to diabetes and weight control.

Renovations MALAGA Town Hall has announced that it will not renovate the birthplace of Antonio Canovas del Castillo, despite having a budget of €1.3 million.

TEAM WORK: Bomb and Fire drill exercises.

Emergency Services drill MEMBERS of the Local Police, Fire Department, Civil Protection, National Police, Red Cross and Paramedics took part in a bomb

and fire drill at the Palacio de Congresos in Torremolinos which was followed closely by the local mayor, Pedro Fernandez.

Airport sees fewer passengers MALAGA airport saw a 5.5 per cent drop to 1.3 million passengers on low-cost airline passengers between January and June this year.

This makes the airport fourth in Spain for the number of passengers on

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such flights. Over the same period, low-cost airlines flew 12.5 million passengers to and from Spain. Although this is 0.6 per cent fewer than during the same period in 2011, the reduction is less

marked than the 9.7 million passengers and 2 per cent fall for conventional airlines.

Low-cost companies accounted for 56.3 per cent of passengers between January and the end of May.

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Petrol station hold-up not a happy birthday surprise As he was leaving, he suddenly turned, she said later, and laid an air pistol on the counter.

“I took it as a joke,” she said. “It was my birthday and for a moment I thought he was giving me a present. But when I saw the gun, I

blocked the cash register, just in case.”

Her caution was not misplaced, because the man, aged around 30, threatened to shoot her in the head. “I asked him ‘what are you saying? If you kill me, that’s one

Sting on stage in Marbella BRITISH singer Sting will be performing at the Puente Romano Tennis Club in Marbella on June 30 at 10pm.

The concert will cover his 25-year career as part of a show he is taking to 60 cities. He will be accompanied on stage by Dominic Miller (guitar), David Sancious (keyboard), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), Peter Tickell (electric violin) and Jo Lawry (voice).

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less!’” He then opened fire, but the belt she was wearing deflected the first pellets. He then fired twice more, straight into her leg.

He ran off without the morning’s takings. “I looked to see if he had a car, to get the number-plate,” she said, “but he ran off on foot.”

After medical attention for the pellet wounds, the woman was back at work that same afternoon.

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AN employee at a Torrox petrol station averted a robbery but received shotgun wounds for her efforts.

The 46-year-old woman was working in the shop where her assailant made several purchases.

MIJAS residents are encouraged to put in their bids for business licences that will allow holders to operate on local beaches for seven years. “This is the first time these licences will be valid for seven years,” said Councillor Carmen Marquez.

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Drunk binman A BLOTTO binman in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, could be fined €1,000 and lose his job after doing the rounds for more than three hours, nearly 10 times over the legal alcohol limit for driving.

Jobs boost PLANS to build a €1.6 billion particle accelerator on a site in Darmstadt, not far from Frankfurt, have been given the go-ahead. It will provide jobs for more than 3,000 scientists.

Cash for blood THE Red Cross has warned that private institutions offering cash for blood will cause a shortage in the country’s national blood banks. They urged donors to keep stocks filled.

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Russians seek luxury Costa homes RUSSIANS are snapping up luxury properties along the Costa del Sol. The number of Russian tourists coming to Malaga has doubled, said ACP president Jose Prado.

Nowadays many Russians have become millionaires thanks to the sale of gas.

The average price of property bought by Russians investors is €1.2 million, although in some cases it reaches €12 million.

“They do not have money problems and want a house like that of Julio Iglesias,” said Prado.

This is in contrast to the average purchase price of €280,000 for foreigners.

While Brits still top the list of foreign buyers, taking 40 per cent of property transactions, Russians now take 19 per cent of the market share, according to the Association of Constructors and Promotors in Malaga (ACP).

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SMURF LAND: The blue-painted village of Juzcar.

One year on, ‘Smurf’ village going strong JUZCAR celebrated its first anniversary as the world’s first Smurf village.

Since it was officially declared Smurf territory, 130,000 people have visited the blue-painted Ronda village.

The Smurfs were originally a Belgian comic and television franchise centred on a group of small, blue fictional creatures, created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo in 1958.

Juzcar’s transformation coincided with the release of the Sony cartoon, The Smurfs, portraying their efforts to return from New York’s Central Park to their own village.

Juzcar was chosen to host the film’s premiere and 1,000 gallons of paint were used to turn it Smurf-blue.

Although Sony agreed to repaint the village, Juzcar residents decided to leave it as it was as a tourist attraction.

He is ‘really surprised’ by the

response to the publicity surrounding the village, confessed Mayor David Fernandez. Life had changed ‘100 per cent’, he claimed.

Five new businesses have opened or are about to do so. With a population of just 260, the venture is proving ‘very positive’, Fernandez said.

“There is more work and the villagers are very enthusiastic. People are staying in Juzcar instead of moving out, and more are coming here to live.”

DENMARK– Parliament has proposed a new law requiring criminals to pay a 500 kroner penalty which will go towards establishing a fund to assist their victims.

Royal affairs SWEDEN– A fake krona coin has mocked King Carl XVI Gustaf for his rumoured womanising.

The writing around the king’s head literally translates into ‘Our whorer of a king’.

Northern show NORWAY– Researchers say tourism in Norway will be booming this winter when the Northern Lights will be the strongest seen in 50 years.

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FLASHBACK: A San Juan reveller during last year’s celebration.

THIS weekend’s San Juan Festival looks set to be a bigger celebration than usual.

For the event this year falls overnight on Saturday, meaning that the Spanish and expatriates alike - without work the next day - will probably party through the night to mark what for many is an especially magical night.

San Juan is epitomised by roaring bonfires - often on the beach - drink, food, plus of course, family and friends.

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It’s party time with San Juan this weekend strange happenings can occur on this, the shortest night of the year, with the San Juan celebrations all about fire to water, with fire purifying and

water recuperating, refreshing and rejuvenating.

After lighting bonfires, according to tradition, celebrants should jump over them three times to be cleansed and purified, with their problems burned away.

Jumping in the sea at midnight is also supposed to be a way to wash away evil spirits.

Many celebrants use the San Juan festival as an occasion to camp out all night and enjoy huge BBQs.

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Stories making headlines from Russia

Balloons and ribbons crime THREE men were arrested for walking down a central city street in Kemerovo with white ribbons and balloons. Police dubbed it as an unsanctioned protest while the country was celebrating the Russia Day holiday.

In the woods THE head of an investigative committee in Russia denied driving the editor of a prominent liberal newspaper into the woods and threatening his life.

Divine idea POLICE detained a man on his way to the Kremlin to meet President Vladimir Putin.

The Moscow man, found to be clinically insane, wanted to share ‘a revelation from on high’.

Doctors fight back against savings plan MORE than 100 doctors at Malaga Children’s Hospital protesting costsaving measures have said that

and waiting lists for surgery would become longer.

The Andalucia Regional Government has forecast that their salaries will be cut between by 15 and 25 per cent.

In retaliation, they have signed a manifesto that highlights various issues which affect both medical staff and patients.

These cuts are ‘unjust and excessive’ and would ‘put many FORMER English footballer professionals in a and manager Harry difficult economic Redknapp was seen situation and generate Sunday night dining in La tension and concerns Sala in Puerto Banus. that would be difficult Redknapp has enjoyed a to control,’ they say. long career in football They would also management starting in Harry Redknapp and singer Peet Rothwell. prompt a decrease in 1983 with Bournemouth. the quality of life of La Sala is known as a popular hangout for footballers dining in the professionals Marbella as it is part-owned by David Bentley and other and an ‘inevitable premiership players. deterioration’ in the Send us your shots of celebrities spotted on the Costa del Sol to editorial@euroweeklynews.com. quantity and quality of services.

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quality of care will worsen due to the cutbacks.

They say that times for diagnosis

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Colmenar mayor carries on regardless THE mayor of Colmenar, Antonio Fernandez, refuses to resign although his party, the PP, is in the minority.

Fernandez has headed a minority council since last November, supported by just one other PP councillor.

The nine-strong Opposition, composed of PSOE and IU councillors together with another from Convergencia Andaluza, is calling for Fernandez to leave his post.

They also accuse him of chairing last Friday’s council meeting and introducing proposals which had not been agreed beforehand and were later defeated.

He intends to continue as the head of the town hall, a defiant Fernandez told the Spanish news agency EFE. Together with the other PP councillor, he was determined to oversee the running of the town and protect residents’ interests, he declared.

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BATHOLOGIST. Specialist in repairing chipped baths or refurbishing old/worn baths. No mess or disruption. 952 467 754 / 657 959 436 (101382)

Beds

www.pohl-service-techni cian.com. Specialised in Air Conditioning repairs, regassing & installations, A/C Service offer 50 euros! Heat pumps & pool heating. Tel: 666 095 322 & 951 216 969 (97763)

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 - 5pm. Tel: 600 633 986 www.bedwarehouses pain.com (100468)

Antiques

Bespoke Clothing

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 (85364)

LADIES AND GENTLEMENS suits to measure. Be measured in the comfort of your own home or office by a qualified English tailor. Linen suits a speciality. Phone 634 378 085 for the travelling tailor to call.

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Art TIFFANY, FUSING & ENGRAVING, LUXURY ART WORKS. Customised According to your Needs and Ideas.

Free Estimate! 647 874 547 (95493) ARTISTIC PAINTING. All Techniques: Oil, Aquarel, Pastel … Custom Portraits on Demand. 647 874 547 (95493)

Blinds ACE OF SHADES - Vertical, Venetian, Roman, Roller, Wooden Blinds, Various colours available, also Blackout Blinds. Tel: 952 493 414 / 671 732 204 / aceofshadesla cala@hotmail.com (101730)

BUILDING and landscaping projects undertaken, 30 years experience, references available 678 450 051 (98192)

Building Services

L.G.S CONSTRUCTION. All building work undertaken.

New builds, extensions, reforms, driveways, slabbing, brickwork, internal & external tiling. Ground works & concrete specialists. All work guaranteed.

For a free quote. Tel: 699 049 296 lightgaugesys tems1@gmail.com (98076) PROFESSIONAL Building Services. All aspects of work undertaken. Fast, reliable service. References available. 952 492 681 / 606 143 829 (100143) BUILDER. Plastering, painting, electrics, plumbing. Any work considered.

Gardening 10€ per hour.

658 451 620 (101546) COMPLETEHOMEWORKS. COM. New projects and reforms. Building & pools.

References available. Antonio 633 347 221 / 951 407 303 (96880)

Business for Sale

Business Opp.

BUSINESS FOR SALE! Beachside, hotel (Bed & Breakfast) 9 Bed and staff apartment, reduced for quick sale. Call 952 774 945 / 607 511 512 (96881)

GET PUBLISHED on Amazon and other e-reader websites and devices from as little as £200 for a 10,000 word book.

Contact Angela@europeaxess. com (101643)

FREEHOLD INVESTMENT. Near 24 hrs Benalmadena. Local, at present a bar. Large kitchen - large terrace on main road. Suitable for any use. Bargain for this area.

168,000 euros. 639 649 242 (100151) F I S H & C H I P S H O P, F u e n girola. Established 18 years.

3 pan range, seats 30 inside, 2 0 o n t e r ra c e , g o o d s i z e kitchen. Lease 25,000€ rent 1,000€. Freehold 175,000€. 609 528 972 (100151) INVESTMENT, popular bar, Playamar, Torremolinos. All year trade, established 16 years. FREEHOLD 168,000€ or Lease 24,000€, rent 850€.

609 528 972 (100151) GUEST HOUSE for sale. 12 bedrooms, owner’s accommodation, fully licensed.

Selling due to retirement.

San Roque, Cadiz. 435,000 euros. Call 952 793 578 (100147)

FOR RENT: Office in Calahonda facing N340. 108m2. Suitable for an office, shop or warehouse. Tel: 696 206 698 (95423) CARD, gift, sweet shop for sale. 75m2, excellent turnover, fully stocked, including fixtures and fittings. Prime location, Arroyo, 69,000€. 952 660 900 (101675) WEDDING Planning Business for Sale, Mijas Costa and Marbella. 4,000€. Included - 6 years spotless reputation, fantastic, newly updated website.

Full training, templates and information/files accumulated given over. Can be run as a full-time or part-time business.

Enquiries being received from couples for next year every day now. Selling due to other work commitments. Please call Joanne 647 397 657 (100051) DA CARLO Restaurant require hands on Partner. Small investment. Preferably Chef or Maitre D. Tel: 669 496 947 (333299)

Business Opportunities

DAMP PROOFING BUILDING, electrical, plumbing, painting 681 107 418 w w w. h a n d y m a n s p a i n . c o m (93541) T1 MIKANN BUILDING SERVICES. Extensions, kitchen / bathroom reforms. All maintenance/repairs. Carpentry, decking. Phone Mike on 605 269 066 / Phone Steve on 666 273 429 (93472) REFORMS & REHABILITATION. Specialists in all types of building works.

Free estimate! 647 874 547 (95493) 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 (101614)

DR DAMP leaking roofs, damp walls, all mould cured. All work guaranteed. Call 689 515 558 (96789)

PLASTERING PLASTERER. 20 years experience in the trade, clean, reliable and efficient, specialising from damp solutions to re skims. An excellent portfolio and references are always available. For a free quote or just some simple advice, call Darryl on 693 929 284 (97799) T1 PLASTERING, rendering, dry lining, coving, suspended ceilings. Fitted kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms. All work guaranteed. 689 515 558 PLASTERING, RENDERING, Water damage. Tradesman, over 20 years experience, references available.

Call: 618 776 864 (100417)

Price per word: 0,42€ + IVA minimum 15 words - Discount: Book 10 weeks, get 2 weeks free - Deadline: 4pm Mondays Contact: Phone (0034) 952 561 245 • Fax (0034) 952 440 887 • email classifieds@euroweeklynews.com • www.euroweeklynews.com

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www.euroweeklynews.com BAR for rent in Nerja, near Supersol. Good parking, terrace, NEARLY in full working order.

360€ pcm, very touristy area!!

661 710 173 VALPHNE1@ GMAIL.COM (100089)

Buy & Sell POOL TABLES, Snooker Tables, Table Tennis Tables, Darts Tel: 666 933 726 www.spainpool.com (98424) CD’s, DVD’s, collections. Large or small. TC will buy them all.

Tel. 652 072 600 (98108) SUPERPOOL est. 1985. Pool tables, boxing and mini-vending machines on profit share, also new/second hand domestic tables and accessories. Tel 629 530 233 - www.super poolspain.com (100403) TIM’S SECOND HAND SHOP Buy & Sell. Opening hours Monday to Saturday, 10.30am -2pm. ATALAUA, SAN PEDRO. Call 666 903 499 (101641)

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 (101657) CASAS 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 (101657)

Car Boot Sale HIPPODROMO Car Boot. Every Sunday. Sell your unwanted items or grab a bargain. 654 144 414 / 651 585 862 (96873)

Car Hire BOOK your Gibraltar/La Linea car hire online at www.brunoscar.com.

Malaga and Gibraltar car hire with inclusive rates.

Also cheap airport parking, Malaga. 952 891 415 (98017) T1

Car Transport www.cartransportunique.c om, Spain UK Spain, car transport, best rates, call 664 600 806, www.cartransportu nique.com (100467)

Carpentry 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 (101611) IRISH CARPENTER. Doors, decking, kitchens, bathrooms, all aspects. Established 2002.

952 196 457 / 696 064 019. www.complete-carpentry.com

Catering PRIVATE chef service. Hire your own chef for that special occasion. Gift vouchers available. 637 802 743. www.cooking holidayspain.com (96266) PERSONAL CHEFS take the stress. PROFESSIONAL, FLEXIBLE, REASONABLE. Spanishcookingbreaks.com/personalchef-service.html or call Pam 671 176 653 (97779)

Chimney Services APEX CHIMNEY SERVICES, professional sweeping, fault detection, smoke testing.

Qualified, legal and fully insured. Tel: Bob 696 320 202 (95283)

UPHOLSTERY and steam cleaning sofas, carpets etc…

JA Cleaning Services 626 357 955 (86049) CARPET & UPHOLSTERY PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE WET OR DRY CLEAN, HONEST,RELIABLE SERVICE. PLEASE CALL 678 808 831 / 952 669 701 (101382) CONEJO CLEANING. All types including regular rentals and holiday lets. Most areas.

20 yrs on the coast. Wendy 635 630 370 / 952 964 407 w w w. c o n e j o c l e a n i n g . c o m (98030) TOTAL CLEANING SOLUTIONS. PROFESSIONAL AND EXPERIENCED CLEANING SERVICES FROM HOUSE CLEANS, CHANGEOVERS TO FULL COMMERCIAL CLEAN, INCLUDING BAR AND RESTAURANT KITCHENS. CALL 633 061 607 / 659 945 915 (95531) OVEN CLEANING, DOMESTIC, COMMERCIAL, COMPLETE FITTINGS. LET PROFESSIONAL DO HARD, DIRTY WORK, FROM 35€. 632 569 282 ovencleaningcostadelsol .com (98222) WINDOW Cleaning, professional, established 12 years.

Friendly, reliable service. Call Mike 670 765 742 (101646)

CHIROPRACTIC Steiner Clinics. British trained, fully qualified, registered chiropractors.

Specialists in back and neck pain, sciatica and sports injuries. Edif. Panorama 2a floor no 20 Marbella Torre Real, km 184 in front of Funny Beach, Coca Cola Can. For appointments call, Marbella 952 866 661, Estepona 952 798 296 MARBELLA Chiropractic. Free spinal check. Mark Lane, Australian trained, licensed chiropractor. C.C. Guadalmina. San Pedro de Alcantara. 952 880 398 www.marbellachiroprac tic.com (101253)

Classes

CAR HIRE. Quality, legal cars from 70€ per week. Tel 658 031 285 (96863)

Cleaning Services

For daily news visit

HOME & OFFICE. Fast, efficient and economical. 952 485 026 www.elscleaning.com (93541) T1

Financial Services

QUALITY hand finished curtains & soft furnishings, professionally qualified, contact Rachel 952 825 766 or visit www.curtaincouturemarbella.c om (101370)

UNSECURED/Non-Collateral Loans up to €20K. Bad credit OK. FREE app. Form, call 0044 7798 730914 (96998)

ROOFS, WALLS, BASEMENTS. Without Damp nor Leaks. Your Local Specialists in Damp Proofing. Free Estimate! 690 049 011 (95493) BMT innovated heating & air purification. info@123bmt.com / http://123bmt.com (101660)

Dance

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 (95507)

CLEARFLOW DRAIN SERVICES. All drain problems solved. More than 25 years on the coast. Telephone 952 885 661 or 630 200 600 (98075) UNBLOCKED DRAINS. New Installation & Problem Solving. Professional Service Guaranteed. All Inclusive. Free Estimate! 690 049 011 (95493)

ELECTRICIAN 16th Edition BS7671 qualified, 24 years experience. Rewires, extra sockets, lights, fault finding etc. www.eletriciancostadelsol.com Contact electrician.in.spain@gmail. com. Call Ian 650 151 569 (95433)

Domestic App Repairs

COMPUTER HELPLINE. Desktop, laptops, upgraded, repaired. New and used supplied. Internet, Email problems solved.

952 564 274 / 677 702 501 (89597)

POLISH your marble floor professionally at half price. 671 244 683 (95518) T1

Electricians

DANCE Classes. MODERN JIVE CLUB. Five fabulous venues along the coast, dancing every week. Visit: www.JiveSpain.com or call 635 717 211 (98090)

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 (89638) T1

Floor Polishing

Damp Proofing

Computers

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)

NO FULL TANK CHARGE, delivery airport, coast and inland. www.rentacar3000.com Tel 639 682 081 or 952 490 692 (94677)

Curtains

UPHOLSTERY & CARPET CLEANING, including leather, thoroughly cleaned. 952 930 472 / 667 430 518. info@ www.thoroughcleanspain. moonfruit.com (97775)

Chiropractors

CAR HIRE long term from 300€/month. Short term from 70€/week. Delivery & airport service, call 607 334 610 (98165)

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DOMESTIC Appliance repairs washing machines, fridges, cookers, ovens, water heaters, gas/electric. Professionally repaired, Christian 608 337 497 (97989)

Drainage

ELECTRICIAN, re-wiring, bulletins, qualified and all work guaranteed. Reforms. Tel: 669 009 821 (101555)

MARBLE FLOORS polished.

Fast service. Reliable, family run. TERRACOTTA CLEANED and sealed.

Wooden floors treated. No job too small. Family run.

Cleansol 10am - 10pm 7 days all areas. 952 930 861 / 607 610 578. Discount Code: EWN 1 CLEAN (100091) MARBLE FLOOR (2.50€/m2) WHY PAY MORE. WE CLEAN, CRYSTALLISE THEN POLISH TO HIGH GLOSS NON SLIP. PROFESSIONAL FAST SERVICE. COVER ALL COSTA DEL SOL. 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE, TEL: 671 244 683 (95517) T1 BLITZ marble grinding, polishing, rustic finish, complete service. Terracotta floor treatments.

Marbella. Fully insured.

951 901 614 / 608 455 104 (101335) TONY’S MARBLE RESTORATION SERVICE. Marble and terrazo floors, professionally refurbished, quotations without obligation. +34 620 726 875 (98126)

For Sale

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) CLASSICAL MUSIC for your wedding. Soprano with piano, cello and violin accompaniment. 606 962 563 Maria (100080)

Fencing Services CHAINLINK FENCING erectors, general builders, really competitive prices. Free quotation, no job too big or small, very reliable. Tel: 655 218 466 (97757)

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Friendship FIND LOVE IN THE SUN www.iwant2meetyou.com.

Browse for free Spain’s No 1 online dating site. Bringing expats together. (100329)

Furniture SECOND-HAND FURNITURE. HIGH QUALITY AT LOW PRICES. LA NICHE, MARBELLA. 952 765 564 / 622 206 891 / LANICHE MARBELLA@HOTMAIL. COM (95655) OFFICE FURNITURE for sale. 952 765 564 / 622 206 891 (95655) SECOND HAND TOMS. In San Pedro. Furniture bought and sold. House clearances. Best prices paid. Tel: 951 136 531 / 615 404 405 (100053)

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Gardening

IRRIGATION IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. New Installation and Problem Solving. General Gardening. Free Quotation! 647 874 547 (95493) T1

Gates

WHEATGRASS Juice, flash frozen! Get Healthy, Stay Healthy! Anti Diabetes, Cancer & Ageing? www.absolutejuice.net Tel: 699 199 805 (98161)

HAIRDRESSERS HAIRDRESSER. Mobile, ladies and gents, qualified, experienced, friendly. Reasonable rates. Call Suzy 658 480 943, Mijas, Fuengirola, Marbella (97908)

MASSAGE MASSAGE, Torremolinos, Costa del Sol. In calls, out calls, professional massages. 680 709 365 Cesar (101270)

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 (95511)

PHYSIOTHERAPIST available for classic massage. (65 min 35€ - 120 min 50€). Stretching (Thai massage) in your own home. Monika 659 506 496 (100146)

WANTED HOUSE CLEARANCE. We buy anything, best prices paid for your unwanted items. Call mobile 693 480 411 email annette.god dard@yahoo.co.uk (95519)

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 (68259)

CASH paid, quality furniture wanted. Ring 952 793 578 (101716)

ABBEYGATE INSURANCE Make the right choice and join the thousands of expatriates who have. We provide a friendly personal service, for all your Home, Motor, Health, Travel or Marine insurance.

Call 952 893 380 (68259)

House Sitting YOUR HOME SECURE from Burglars and Intruders during your Absence. Reference Available! 647 874 547 (95493)

HEALTH INSURANCE Competitive prices, English worded policies. Pay monthly or annually. All levels of Cover. Premiums from 25.00 euros a month. Tel: 956 795 453 Abbeygate Insurance (68259)

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

Health & Beauty

EXPRESS Metalwork Services. Gates, grilles and rails.

On-site welding and repairs.

Scissor gates. Stainless steel specialists. 952 485 261 / 617 065 636 www.express-steel .com (98177) PROFESSIONAL GARDEN CARE. All inclusive. Cleaning. Pruning. Fumigation.

And Much More … 647 874 547 (95493) T1 39€ / PALM PRUNING!!!

General Tree Care. Dead Tree Removal.

Free Quotes! 647 874 547 (95493) T1 TREE SURGERY. Pruning and felling of all kinds of trees. Dead tree removal.

Free Quotation!!! 692 960 142 (95493) FUMIGATION. LOCAL EXPERTS for all kinds of pests. General Garden Care. Free Quotation! 647 874 547 (95493) T1 PRIVATE Villas & Communities. Cleaning, gardening, fumigation, pruning, irrigation systems and much more … Free estimate! 951 088 826 (95493) GARDENER. TREES, HEDGES, PALMS PRUNED, LAWNS, FENCING, STRIMMING, GARDEN TIDIED, MAINTENANCE. STEVE 952 383 722 / 616 669 285 / 654 320 567 (95448) GARDENER for private homes, communities, tree pruning, pool maintenance, garden design. Specialist in water systems. Tel: 666 953 892 (96395) 29€/WEEK. Cleaning. Garden maintenance and more …

634 355 441 (95493) LANDSCAPING ARCHITECTURE. Water features, computer design, all inclusive.

Company established 1990.

Free Quotation! 634 355 441 (95493) 30€ PALM CLEANING. Pruning & fumigation. Tree felling. No tree too tall. Free Quotation! 634 355 441 (95493)

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…over 50s experts

Golf GOLF CITY Discount Outlet. Benavista turnoff, opposite Crown Plaza Hotel. Massive discounts on all golf clothing and equipment. Beat the airline golf club charges?

Quality package sets from 199 euros. Rental sets from 20 euros daily. Golf shoes from 39 euros. 952 896 710. PRO SHOP ATALAYA GOLF CLUB 952 887 702 www.golfcitysports.com (87153)

Specialised cover for Expats living in Spain

Hot Tubs

Experienced HANDYMAN, electrician, plumbing, painting, decoration. www.handymanspain.com 681 107 418 (93541)

HOT TUBS, new, used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. 691 973 131 / 952 793 398 (93498)

BOTOX 250€ 3 areas. La Cala 952 493 768 / Calipso 952 931 777 / Estepona 952 853 838 w w w. l a k e l a n d c l i n i c . c o . u k (96996) ACRYLIC NAILS (Guaranteed not to lift) and beauty treatment. Mobile inland and also available in La Cala de Mijas. Call Caroline 633 092 098 (95583)

from 90€ per month

Home & Holiday Home Insurance from 161€

Visit us in San Pedro or call:

952 010 013 staysure.com

Home Care

Handyman

SAYAN MASSAGE. Your best traditional & tantric massage for ladies and gentlemen. 952 586 339 - 608 977 260 www.masajessayan.es

International Health Insurance

MINI digger and driver, self drive hire available, sand and stone delivery service 649 526 922 (98135)

COMFORT & JOY, care in your own home, 15 yrs experience, excellent references, Marbella area. Tlf: 619 027 053 (95498)

Health & Beauty

from 6€

MINI DIGGER with skilled operator, all areas covered 678 450 051 (98192)

SAN ROQUE Golf Club. Husband and wife golf membership for sale. Unlimited golf for both members on the “old” course and 20 free rounds on the “new” course. Tel: 630 942 049 (97792)

HANDYMAN. Plastering, Painting, electrics, plumbing. Any work considered.

Gardening. 10€ per hour.

658 451 620 (101546)

Travel Insurance

Hire Services

Staysure.co.uk Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Registered No. 436804.

Registered in England & Wales Company No. 05142148.

HOT-TUB COVERS manufactured in the UK, zinc-platesteel re-enforced hinge. Materials - including vinyl, mesh, threads & zips - are MARINE GRADE for longevity. Free measuring, delivery and fitting. 652 659 021, ahtc.mar bella@gmail.com (98221)

Home Clearances WANTED FURNITURE & household items, houses, gardens, garages cleared, top prices paid, fast reliable service 639 229 607 / 649 977 723 (100416) HOUSE CLEARANCES / LA NICHE, MARBELLA 952 765 564 / 622 206 891 / LANICHEMARBELLA@HOT MAIL.COM (95655)

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EU INSURANCE DIRECT Extra Special Offers. Up to 50 euros cashback for car and home insurance (conditions apply) for new customers. For all your Insurance Needs and the Best Price and Best Cover in English, call Wendy on 952 830 843 / 676 098 464 email info@euinsurancedirect.com www.euinsurancedirect.com

HEALTH SANITAS. Affordable private medical insurance linked to B.U.P.A. Phone 952 383 127 or 670 217 272 (96805)

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www.euroweeklynews.com 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.mercuryinternet.com (101568)

Interpreters PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETERS. All Major Languages. Literary. Legal.

Technical. Scientific. 647 874 547 (95493)

Kitchens

Locksmith Auto

LOANS AVAILABLE on all types of paintings, jewellery, watches, silver etc. Any condition. Immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony’s Antiques & Jewellers shops extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola. Mobile 609 529 633. Tel: 952 588 795 (85364)

24/7 Locksmith LOCKSMITH emergency / Appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service.

Call Paul 657 466 803 (83235) T1 COSTALOCKS 24/7, LOCKSMITH/ HOME SECURITY, NEW KEYS, KEYED ALIKE, WINDOWS SECURED, SAFES OPENED / INSTALLED, FREE HOME SECURITY CHECK, CALL Debby or Bob 952 660 233 / 667 668 673 CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED WWW. COSTALOCKS.COM (101668) T2 SECURITY OF SPAIN – 24 HOUR LOCKSMITH – Lock / Safe opening service. Locks changed / upgraded. Contact Darren Telephone 636 770 865 www.securityofspain.com (98203) T3 24 HOUR locksmith. Emergency opening of doors and safes, established since 1993. 617 921 824 (95422) LOCKSMITH Unlock doors, strong box/cars. Change security locks, emergencies, 24 hours, Marbella, 630 333 615 (101647)

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MECHANIC workshop & mobile. All work undertaken. ITVs done. Reasonable rates.

Prompt, reliable services 24/7.

620 020 232, 951 165 090 (101354)

Mobility

CAR KEYS lost or need a spare? Keys cut & paired with car, car opening, car key & remotes. Specialist, call Ray 679 831 166 (93449)

CAR KEYS lost or need a spare? Keys cut & paired with car, car opening, car key & remotes. Specialist, call Ray 679 831 166 (98138)

Medium MEDIUM Terry Rose. She can help you by giving more insight in your life and future. By card reading, psychic or mental reading and/or regression therapy.

Even reading photos, bracelets or watches. In Nueva Andalucia.

Call 693 583 569. email terry.rose@foryou.nl (97808)

Miscellaneous WOODY´S LOS BOLICHES. Greeting Cards, mail to and from the UK. Passport renewals and all adverts for Euro Weekly News – display or classified. Open 9.00-2.00PM (Sat 10.00 – 2.00PM) One street behind the Confortel, just off Plaza San Rafael, Los Boliches, on C/Poeta Salvador Rueda 93.

(Passports Mon to Fri Only).

Tel: 952 471 877 (95705)

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WE BUY, Sell, Remove all types of Mobile Homes. We pay CASH and cover all of Spain. More details call Suzi Caley 616 250 727 / 951 063 059 or email suzicaley@gmail .com (96994) MOBILE HOME WOODEN HOUSE ? We buy & sell new and second hand units. Remove, level, repair, transport and build extensions. 30 years experience nationwide. Call us Casas Moviles Europa 952 119 053 (101657) WANT TO RELOCATE? We can transport your home and install on to a 12 month park from £4,995 . Annual site fees from €3000. Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143)

Blue Badge Mobility SL

Mobility Scooters

Stair Lifts Pool Lifts

Www.BlueBadgeMobility.com

All models serviced and repaired. Two years guarantee.

Free delivery 952 584 302 / 633 127 901 / 633 128 104 w w w. m o b i l i ty- s p a i n . c o m (98132) T1

ANY PURPOSE mortgages up to 80% loan to value.

50,000-500,000 pounds (or euro equivalent) commercial, residential, Remortgages, 5% pa interest only. All status considered.

New purchase mortgages from 2.75%. Tel: 951 272 084, 666 709 743 www.thefinancebureau. com (93495) IMPROVE your monthly income! If you own a property without existing mortgage call us. No proof of income, no minimum age! We would like to inform you: 952 810 438 or 690 270 682 CyG Consulting Group www.cyg-andaluza.com

Mosquito Screens

WILLERBY COTTAGE 28x10 sited in ‘La Serrana Hills’ of Pizarra, site open all year round, swimming pool. Only £13,495.

Want to view? Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143)

ARE YOU GETTING BIT TO S**T ? GET YOUR MOSSIE SCREENS MADE TO FIT. GARY 692 209 501 (100045)

Motor Home Hire IMMACULATE fully equipped, 6 berth Ford Benimar. Fixed dining area, shower, toilet etc.

Ready to go. Calahonda.

Please Tel: 952 932 989 / 636 055 369 or email: motorhomespain@hot mail.co.uk (96882)

Motoring

WANTED SPANISH PLATED CARS

INSTANT CASH SAMANTHA – GORDON

952 83 21 73 608 658 785 www.robertsoncars-spain.com WWW.BENALCARS.COM Sports, prestige and 4x4’s.

Always buying and selling.

Telephone 661 351 877 (95435) THE GARAGE, est 1986. Fully equipped workshop and callout service. Classic car specialist. 30€ an hour, largest updated diagnostics. No appointment necessary. Marbella 952 827 443 or 609 503 476. www.englishmobilemechan ics.com (101380)

CAR SERVICES MECHANICS/Garage, mobile all repairs, welding, ITVs. Vehicles transferred to Spanish plates. Very quick, efficient and reasonably priced. 609 886 129 (101659)

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AUTOMATIC/Diesel small car Citroen C2 VTR 1.4 DHI, top of the range, 2008, one private owner, full service history and still has full warranty from Citroen, climate control / sensors / lights /wipers / parking, parrot blue tooth, half leather, alloy wheels and much more.

Metallic black, black interior.

Price slashed, was 6,500€, now 5,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (98211)

FOR SALE

PORSCHE CAYENNE S Automatic 2003, fully serviced and bought from Porsche Marbella, 105,000klm (70,000mls), just had full service. Sat/Nav (with full set of discs for Europe), parking sensors, too many extras to list, metallic silver/black leather, relocation forces this sale at this price, so don’t delay. Price slashed was 17,995€, now only 16,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (98211)

SALE NOW ON AT ROBERTSON CARS. See our stock in detail on our web page. We sell quality used cars guaranteed. In Spain 26 years. Remember Robertson, the name you can trust. Samantha or Gordon Robertson. 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 www.robertsoncars-spain.com (98145)

BMW Convertible (new model) 120 Inj 2008, one private owner, bought and serviced by BMW Marbella as new, paid 31,000€, metallic gold, light tan half leather interior, black soft top, alloys, great sound system with Ipod connection, was 18,995€, now 17,995€.

952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (98211)

CABRIO Fiat Barchetta 2005 1.8, now Spanish plates. One owner, bright yellow, go topless, have fun in the sun, immaculate condition, was 6,995 euros, now reduced to sell quickly 5,500 euros. Samantha and Gordon Robertson 608 658 785 / 952 832 173 (98145)

AUTOMATIC Honda Jazz 1.4 2010, 5 door with only 6,900klm. Yes 4,000mls. One private owner, bought in Honda Fuengirola, Panoramic sun roof, parking, light, sensors and much more, save a fortune on new price at only 11,995€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbradycars.com (98211)

CHIPS AWAY, Marbella, San Pedro. 10% discount. Tlf. 952 853 350. See advert on page 108 (101429)

Mortgages

ACE OF SHADES - Unique in Andalucia, Roller, Sliding, Folding. Various colours available inc. wood effect. Tel: 952 493 414 / 671 732 204 / aceof shadeslacala@hotmail.com

MOBILITY SCOOTERS, electric wheelchairs, wheelchairs, walking frames etc for sale and hire. Delivered to home or hotel. Always a good selection of quality used scooters in stock with guarantee. e.g. used 4 wheel scooter, new batteries €350. Electric wheelchair can go into car €1,595. (Rascal) Partner, €1,995. Rascal Eco 4 boot scooter €2,100 for €1,395.

All areas covered. New wheelchairs from €250.

For same day delivery phone 609 581 139. Mobility Scooters Direct. www.mobilityscootersdi rect.com (96270)

CABRIOSOL soft tops, German top quality, for all Cabriolet cars & jeeps. Professional fitting, repairs & change of plastic windows. Cabrio-sol. 639 580 372 (Camino de Coin km 13.2 Mijas Golf ). Opening hours: 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (98063)

Call us 952967015

Tourist Board Awarded Ask For Gary or Sara No Obligation Quotes

BRAND NEW WILLERBY Siena 32m² home sited within a stylish gated community, 45 minutes from Malaga airport. £19,995. Freephone: 0044 1782 90 80 70 (85143)

24/7 Mobility

AUTOMATIC gearbox specialist. Transmatic. All models including classic cars, serviced, repaired and reconditioned.

Also 4x4 transfer boxes and power steering. Call/fax 952 796 166 / 952 805 804. email: transmatic2005@yahoo.com. www.transmatic.es (98034)

AUTOMATIC 4x4 Lexus RX300 “President” (top of the range), gold with beige interior, electric sunroof, everything, go on spoil yourself, you’re worth it, 17,995 euros. Gordon Robertson 608 658785 / 952 832 173 (98145)

TOYOTA Aygo 2007 1.0 litre VVTi, 5 door hatchback, black with check trim, super economy, any style. Now 5,500 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (98145) AUTOMATIC BMW 523i 2000 model, 2 private owners from new. 150,000kms, full service history, midnight blue, alloys, huge boot for golf clubs and luggage, quality outstanding condition, was 4,995 euros, now 3,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (98145) CABRIO Opel Tigra 1.8 litre, 2006, 16 valve, Coupe Cabrio, hard top folds into boot, genuine 39,000kms. Lady owner, silver with alloy wheels, air condition, fabulous condition, 6,995 euros. Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (98145) FORD Fiesta 2006, 1.3 ambiente 5 door, silver, air condition, only 50,000kms. Easy and economical 4,995 euros.

Samantha or Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (98145) SEAT Cordoba 1.4 Stella 2003, 5 door, hatchback, silver, Vicar leaving Spain, quick sale price 3,500 euros. Gordon Robertson 952 832 173 / 608 658 785 (98145)

CITROEN C5 2008, 5 door, 1.8 Inj from private owner, only 44,000klm (30,000mls), new ITV (MOT), metallic graphite gray, climate control, cruise control, light/wiper sensors, alloy wheels and lots more. A fantastic family or business car for only 7,500€. 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 billbrady cars.com (98211) NEED A CAR? - Can’t get credit? - Self employed? Why not “Rent to Own” your next car? - No loans, no credit checks. HispAuto.com 952 564 912 (98107) WANTED all cars. Any registration, runners or non runners. Embargos no problem.

Call now, cash waiting. 687 049 592 or 622 156 022 (96878) 1.8L Ford Focus Zetec TDDI Estate, red, RHD, C/L, UK plates, year 2000, MOT until August. New radiator, water pump, alternator. Clean and reliable. 2,000€ ono. 675 313 001 (97800)

INSURANCE ABBEYGATE INSURANCE. No automatic annual increase on our Motor Insurance, renewal policies. Call 952 893 380 (68259)

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www.euroweeklynews.com PEST CONTROL. Legal Full Certificates. British 952 449 591 Graham (see our module above) (97919) T1

MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 153, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 153 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now! (95302)

COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates. Guarantee. serving the coast since 1985. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (95515)

MECHANICS BRITISH MOBILE MECHANICS. Fully qualified, home visits, reasonable prices and repairs for all cars. ITV’s 80€ we come to you 951 400 189 www. mbcmechanics.com 695 913 592 (101500) THE BRITISH MOBILE MECHANIC. Call Steve 605 407 369 or 951 775 554. Full workshop facilities, ITVs, all repairs on all vehicles. No gimmicks (105601)

REGISTRATION CAR TRANSFERS AND IMPORTS PROBLEMS WITH EMBARGOS ON ROAD TAX? SAME DAY COLLECTION OF PAPERS. ENGLISH SPEAKING. PLEASE CALL 633 271 274 (101382)

WANTED WANTED. CARS & JEEPS & camper vans for cash. All makes, LHD, any condition.

693 357 000 (96496) CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN AND UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (101382) CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837 (101382)

Pets

RAINBOW PINTURAS. English, reliable, professional, painting and decorating company. Free quotations, all areas, all size work undertaken. Tel. Daniel 628 066 308 www.rainbowpinturas. com (101316) IF YOU JUST want the job done, then call the rest. But if you want it done right, then call the best. Sam, simply the best. 35 years experience, 17 years in Mijas. 952 666 025 / 629 546 128 (98109) PAINTER & DECORATOR. Lounges from 120€, bedrooms, halls 60€. Call Dennis, Calahonda. 670 774 527 (97987)

Pensions FINDING THAT OLD or forgotten UK pension could increase your retirement income. Contact richard@ pension tracing.com (89993)

CARS PURCHASED UK REG UP TO 500 EUROS 678 808 837 (101382)

Personal

FINANCE OR EMBARGOS . NO PROBLEM UK OR SPANISH WE WILL BUY IT 678 808 837 (101382)

IRISH LADY 60’s, single, Looking for a male or female companion only for holidays, days out etc. Call 672 548 904 (100042)

WANTED. All cars, vans, motorbikes and quads.

Any registration LHD or RHD in Spain. Cash paid.

Prompt collection. 952 963 025 / 663 604 303 (98073)

Music PROFESSIONAL LIVE MUSIC for any event. Solo Spanish guitar to dance band. Weddings a speciality. Details David 687 627 434 (Not an Agent) (93615)

Multiservices MULTISERVICES. General building & reforms. Painting, gardening, pool cleaning, all areas covered. Free Quotation! 647 874 547 (95493)

Painter/Decorator PROFESSIONAL HOUSE PAINTING and Decoration.

Tidy Service Guaranteed.

Free Estimate! References Available. 690 049 011 (95493)

Pest Control

YOUNG DOMESTICATED cats rescued from the killing station need kind homes. Fully vaccinated and neutered, free of charge. We will also deliver to England for a donation to the charity. Please give one of these beautiful cats a home so we can save more from death.

Can be seen without obligation at Cat and Dog World Kennels. Tel. 630 197 435 (93398)

CHARITIES ANCRAA – The Andalucian Giant Donkey sanctuary is open to the public every Sunday from 11.00am to 2.00pm, free of charge and needs volunteer helpers for all the Andalucian Giant Donkeys. The Sanctuary can be found by taking the N340 from Marbella/San Pedro towards Estepona and leaving at km164 (just after Agro Jardin Vivero Grande) Look for signs for Parque Botanico, about 3kms to Finca Los Pajaritos for the incredibly interesting, informative and educational few hours. Oh! Of course the donkeys do enjoy a cuddle!! You can also visit the web site www.ancraa.org or email mar lene@ancraa.org Tel: 952 790 511 (93318) ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals who you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call Marjorie 952 79 74 05 or 636 934 146 (93319) ACE CHARITY at El Refugio Kennels always needs volunteers to help with dog walking. Its good exercise, a couple of hours any morning of the week. Foster and permanent homes also needed for our many inmates! Vivien 639 991 079 (93320) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public week-ends from 10.00 to 5.00. Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at anytime. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make

a difference. You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeonline.net www.sepeonline.net (93321) At SOS Animal Refuge we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desparately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect. So if you are having a clear-out, please contact us on 665 682 919 or 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about rehoming, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-animals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317) ARCH - THE ANDALUCIAN RESCUE CENTRE FOR HORSES WELCOMES VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO THEIR STABLES ON SATURDAYS FROM 10 - 12 OR BY APPOINTMENT. COME AND HELP OUT, DROP YOUR CHILDREN OFF FOR THE KIDS CLUB ON A SATURDAY, OR SPONSOR OR ADOPT ONE OF OUR HORSES, DONKEYS OR MULES. WE ALWAYS NEED HELP WITH FUND RAISING TO LOOK AFTER THE ABANDONED AND ABUSED ANIMALS. OUR AIM IS TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND REHOME. WE ARE A SMALL FRIENDLY TEAM - WHY NOT JOIN US. FIND US IN ALHAURIN EL GRANDE, BEHIND THE VENTA MIRALMONTE ON THE ROAD FROM ALHAURIN TO COIN, (A404), URB. VIÑA BORREGO, FOLLOW THE YELLOW SIGNS. CHARITY REGISTERED WITH THE JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA NO 8448.

WWW.HORSERESCUESPAIN. ORG INFO@HORSERESCUES PAIN.ORG ARCHRESCUE@YA HOO.CO.UK TEL:- 635 798 219 OR 656 935 613 OR 620 175 828 (93322)

GROOMING PAWS & CLAWS. Professional dog & cat groomers. All breeds welcome, large or small. Based in Alhaurin el Grande. Contact Berwyn 605 321 903 (101373)

KENNELS EURODOG Boarding Kennels and Cattery. Under new ownership, fully licensed and sanitary approved. Long/short term. Mijas Costa 952 464 947 / 697 731 171 www.eurodog spain.com (89637) CAT AND DOG WORLD Kennels. Licensed “The Caring Touch” Cheap reliable collection service. www.cat-anddog-world.com 952 112 978 / 630 197 435 (95269) PETCARE PET HOTEL. Holiday accommodation for dogs and cats. Air conditioned kennels available. Introductory offers for new clients. Tel: 952 112 284 / 685 400 216 www.petcarespain.com

COOL KENNELS AND CATTERY. Air conditioned. Your pets lovingly cared for by English mother and daughter.

Near Coin. LAGUNAKEN NELS@hotmail.com. Tel 952 112 021 / 606 838 983 (100345) STEFANIE’S KENNELS AND CATTERY, Estepona. Fully licensed, Junta approved, est.

1986. Viewing welcomed 952 790 943 www.stefaniesken nels.com (100259)

Pet Insurance PROTECTAPET. Spain’s leading pet insurance. 955 756 371. info@protec tapet.eu (95962)

Pet Transport PET-COURIERS.COM – If you love your pet try us first – we are the best. Door to door service throughout Europe. Specialised vehicles – bespoke service. Full legal service including documentation if required. For further information call or e-mail us: Tel: (0034) 651 033 670 or (0034) 637 066 227. Email: info@pet-couriers.com or www.pet-couriers.com (95495) THE DOG MOVER. Licensed professional transporters. Two handlers, so dogs never alone.

680 781 699 / 0044 (0) 7875 947230. www.moveyourdog .com (89749) LOOK NO FURTHER FOR YOUR PET TRANSPORT. WE OFFER A SERVICE TO TRAVEL WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR PETS/FURNITURE. ALL PETS TRAVEL WITH US IN AIR CONDITIONED PEOPLE CARRIERS. CALL FOR PRICES. 952 160 096 / 665 150 227 WWW.SPAINUKSPAIN.COM (87192) PET TRANSPORTATION by air. Complete service from professional licensed kennels.

630 197 435 www.cat-anddog-world.com (95269) ACCOMPANY your pets to their new home. Fully licensed pet transport service. Denise www.petchauffeur.eu 952 197 187 / 696 233 848 info@ petchauffeur.eu (101721

Photographer PHOTOGRAPHER professional service, weddings, events, glamour portfolios, families.

600 545 032 - gary@yourwed dingmoments.com (101645) PHOTOSHOOTS from €75, www.photographerspain.com, Diane 654 013 973 (101379)

Physiotherapy PHYSIOTHERAPIST that comes to your home, registered and fully qualified. 20 euros for half an hour, 35 euros for one hour session + IVA. Tel Maaike: 622 784 873 (98190)

Plumbing PROFESSIONAL Plumbing Solutions SL. Electric boiler specialists, English plumber (0034) 952 492 297, (0034) 666 918 387 www.plumberinspain.com (101357) T1 NEED a Qualified Plumber?

No call-out charge. Call Vinny 662 682 220. www.costaplumber.es (100058) T1 RETIRED REGISTERED PLUMBER / DRIVER. Needs beer money, any job considered. Free advice, lowest rates. Chris 652 665 380 (93499) PLUMBER: Water heaters repaired, replaced same day. Full bathroom and kitchen reforms, previous work can be seen. References available. Mark Allan 608 454 778 / 952 937 244 (98029) LEAK detection using ultrasound technology, domestic leaks our speciality. Perfectos leak detection 951 047 399 / 622 939 151 (95523) THE IRISH PLUMBER for all your plumbing requirements, all areas covered. 7 days, reasonable rates. 605 206 394 (97993)

Private Detectives

ANIMALCOURIERS. A kind, caring door to door road service with Animalcouriers between the UK/France/Spain.

Defra Authorised Type 2 Hauliers. Inspected licensed vehicle, 5 star accommodation for your pet’s comfort. : ani mals@animalcouriers.com Telephone Spain – 635 155 962 / 656 894 477. UK 0044 (0) 1483 200 123 / 0044 (0) 7736 251 800 – web: w w w. a n i m a l c o u r i e r s . c o m (94351)

ALL TYPES of investigations for companies and individuals.

630 313 814. info@secdetec tives.es / www.secdetectives .es (101519)

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@animal couriers.com Telephone Spain – 635 155 962 / 656 894 477.

UK 0044 (0) 1483 200 123 / 0044 (0) 7736 251 800 – web: w w w. a n i m a l c o u r i e r s . c o m Spain – UK – Oz – New Zealand – many destinations.

Free quotations and advice.

(94351)

PRIVATE DETECTIVE

Professional Services ASSISTANCE WITH bureaucratic and paperwork issues, tax & Legal advice. 681 107 418 www.easylifespain.com (93541)

DETECTIVES PRIVATE, Entrellaves (1958), Marbella. All types investigations. www.en trellaves.es. 669 021 002 (98143)

Property for Sale WWW.INMOANDALUZ. COM. Bargain inland prope r t i e s f o r a l l b u d g e t s . Te l 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (90828)

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www.euroweeklynews.com GREAT OPPORTUNITY. TORREBLANCA. Ideal detached villa offering two self contained separate levels - main upper level 3 beds/1 bath - lower level 1 bed/1 bath, ideal for rental or elderly person / teenager/guests. Large plot private swimming pool and spacious garage - quiet residential area. Original asking price €299,500 - no agents fees, now €240,000. Viewing recommended - 647 647 629 (101501) CALAHONDA 3 bed, 2 bath.

Ground floor apartment, large enclosed terrace, sea & mountain views. 220,000€. +34 663 668 429 (98194) ELVIRIA PLOT. 1,530M to build villa 305M. Legal.

Bargain. €179,500 951 242 777 db@marbellabc .com (98046) URGENTLY WANTED! Properties for sale, short & long term rent. Clients waiting. 658 451 620 (101546) MARBELLA centre, first line beach. 3 beds, 3 baths. Suitable for cash buyer. Price €250,000. 671 244 683 (95518) BENALMADENA detached villa in Torremar. Full sea views. 3 bed, 2 baths, pool, garden, parking. Separate outbuilding.

299,999€. 647 585 490 (100496) PARK HOME for sale due to ill health, 2 bedrooms, dining / kitchen, large lounge, fully furnished. Small secure site €25,000 ono. For more info: simmoc1941@yahoo.co.uk or call 634 359 716 (101459) EL ROSARIO beachside, 3 bedroom bungalow, open plan. 190,000€ plus mortgage, no qualifying. Call 639 631 807 (97961)

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EL SOTO DE MARBELLA (lowest priced apartment), large, immaculate two bedroom fully furnished corner ground floor apartment with 80m2 private garden. Prestigious development with on-site restaurant, 9 hole golf course, gym, sauna, tennis and spa, set in beautiful sub-tropical gardens. Final price, bargain only 145,000 euros. Tel Paul 627 134 866 (92607) PARK HOME for sale due to ill health, 2 bedrooms, dining / kitchen, large lounge, fully furnished. Small secure site €25,000 ono. For more info: simmoc1941@yahoo.co.uk or call 634 359 716 (101459) SELLING? We have buyers waiting for properties like yours. Call Personal Property Finder today. 952 477 205

K1 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. Free marketing.

Key holding from 3€ per week to full management.

Cleaning 7€ per hour, pools 15€. “Your investment is safe in our hands”.

John 952 447 594 / 691 949 398. www.koneprop erty.com (98024) WE LOOK AFTER YOUR PROPERTY WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN SPAIN. REGULAR INSPECTION VISITS, MEET AND GREET, MANY OTHER SERVICES. SEE WEBSITE WWW.COSTACARE PROPERTYMANAGEMENT.COM OR PHONE 622 200 336

Property to Let

PLAYA FONTANILLA, next to all amenities, 200 metres from beach. Duplex apartment, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, lounge, kitchen and terrace, pool. Excellent location.

Price 169,000 euros. Jennie Roberts 610 530 733 5 BED, 5 bath, country house, fantastic elevated plot. Ideal B & B, equestrian etc. Cartama. Was 300,000€, now 275,000€. 90% finance! Tel: 699 199 805 BENALMADENA Costa.

Townhouse, 3 bedroom, for sale, close to beach. www.casangela.co.uk

Property Management DREAMLIFE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. We believe in a hands-on, personal approach.

We recognise individual requirements and tailor the management to meet those special needs. Covering various areas on the Costa del Sol. Please contact Sam on 952 885 600 or visit our website www.dreamlifeproperty .com for more information on our services. (96357)

WWW.INMOANDALUZ. COM. Inland property rentals.

Long or short term, holidays.

952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (90828) 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)

Removals & Storage

MARBELLA centre, rooms to let. 671 244 683 (95518) ALHAURIN EL GRANDE, modern 2 bed countryhouse, private terrace, land. Great views 400€ 692 151 931 (101516) ALHAURIN EL GRANDE, 3 bed 2 bath countryhouse, large, private plot. 600€ neg.

692 151 931 (101516) Nr La Duqesa Port - 2 bed, 2 bath apartment. UK TV, garage, communal pool. 5 mins walk to beach. 400 euro per month.

HaciendaGuadalupe - 3 bed, 2 bath apartment overlooking country. Communal pool, UK TV, underground parking. 500 euro per month. Tel: 678 307 622 (101254) LOVELY country house in Coin.

Front covered porch area with bbq, living room with open fire, American kitchen, 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. The finca is fully fenced, entrance gates, parking area, 8x4 swimming pooland is 6km from Coin. Built: 85m2. Land 500m2 Price: 550€. TLF: 656 917 342 (REF AQ_F-789) (96429) COUNTRY house in Alhaurin el Grande. Front covered porch area, living room with fireplace, 2 bedrooms and bathroom. Outside is a bbq area, swimming pool and gardens with lovely views. Built 70m2.

Land: 3,000m2. Price 500€.

TLF: 656 917 342 (REF AQ_F743) (96429) STUDIOS from 350€ pm to luxury villas for rent.

Short/long term. Puerto Banus to Nueva Andalucia.

658 451 620 (101546) LONG TERM rental, super prices, no commission, apartments, townhouses, villas, fincas. Coast and inland. Tlf. 679 111 522 (100022) RENTAL/SALE villas, apartments from 300 euros. All areas. 634 178 784 / 664 686 653 damisa123@yahoo.es (100156)

BENALMADENA COSTA, Palmtree Avenue. Near the sea. Nice corner townhouse, 3 bedrooms, bathroom, spacious lounge, f/f kitchen, private garden, terrace, recently painted, long term rental 600€. 952 381 280 / 629 992 082 www.inmouniversal.com (96874) BENALMADENA COSTA. Summer rentals near beach. 1 or 2 bedroom from 250 euros / week. 666 517 479 (101342) www.costarents.com over 900 properties for long term rent 671 093 925 (100338) MARBELLA BANUS CENTRE. Apartment 2-3 bedrooms, pools, garage. Private garden.

Tel: 34 637 439 222. bravoele zovic@gmail.com (98124)

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 (100452)

Pumps WATERWELLS.ORG waterwell drilling, well pumps, irrigation, pump tests, pressure pumps. Waterwells.org/Sondein SL. Established on the coast since 1995. Web page www.waterwells.org.uk.

Enquiries info@water wells.org.uk. 629 978 801 (Fax) 952 793 250 (98077)

Refrigeration REFRIGERATION/AIR CONDITIONING. Service and repairs. Fridges, bottle coolers, display cabinets.

Same day 24 hr repair service.

Tel. 627 769 969 (98048)

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REMOVALS Local and International. Full and part loads taken please call 952 816 582 w w w. fo c u s - t ra n s p o r t . c o m (86002) FLORIDA SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (100461) USA SPECIALIST Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (100461) DUBAI SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers. 952 775 300 www.combitrans.es (100461) SOUTH-AMERICA SPECIALIST. Combitrans Movers.

952 775 300 www.combi trans.es (100461) 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 (101280) WWW.SPAINUKSPAIN. COM. Vehicle leaving Spain on 9th / 19th / 28th of each month, returning 10th / 20th / 29th of each month. Prices from £90 per cubic metre.

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HE new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT is the most powerful and high-speed Jeep vehicle ever produced.

Thanks to its world-class braking, outstanding ride and handling, sporty, muscular stance and powerful V8 HEMI engine, the SRT model enhances the Grand Cherokee line-up.

With the introduction of the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT model, the Jeep brand reaches a new level of excellence.

The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT is

powered by the all-new 6.4-litre HEMI V8 engine with Fuel Saver technology that turns off four of the eight cylinders when full power is not required.

The V8 powertrain delivers 461bhp and is fitted with a five-speed automatic transmission featuring both steering wheel mounted paddle shifters and Auto Stick on the floor. The SRT model achieves benchmark performance of 0-100km/h in five seconds and a top speed of 250km/h.

The new Grand Cherokee SRT also features Brake Traction Control System (BTCS) on the front differential and a rear Electronic Limited Slip Differential (ELSD).

ELSD contributes to eliminate rear wheel slip and distributes torque to the wheel with grip, improving the vehicle’s handling.

The model also features Park Assist with front and rear sensors and ParkView

rear back-up camera.

SRT (Street and Racing Technology) vehicles are designed and built by the Chrysler Group’s in-house performance division.

SRT is responsible for developing the high-performance evolution of the exclusive models in the Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge line-ups.

The new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT costs £58,995 (€72,826 ) OTR.

Camaro returns to Europe after 10 years THE all-new 426HP V8 Chevrolet Camaro has returned to Europe after a decade-long absence.

The Camaro’s vital stats are as impressive as its design: the manual transmission boasts a 426HP 6.2-litre LS3 V8 engine that produces 569Nm of torque at 4,600 rpm.

This translates into a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 5.2 seconds for the coupé and 5.4 seconds for the convertible.

The automatic transmission is mated to a 399HP L99 6.2-litre V8 engine.

The automatic coupé covers 0-100km/h in 5.4 seconds, with an additional 0.2 seconds for the convertible.

The Camaro has an impressive top speed of 250km/h.

The European Camaro is similar in content to the 2SS model offered in North America. The new model, Europe’s first, features an all-new FE4 suspension which was developed for this side of the Atlantic.

The rear of the exterior is unique to the European-spec Camaro.

IMPRESSIVE: Both the design and performance.

Twin LED tail-lamp elements mirror the unique look of the front end, and design is finished off with large, round chrome exhaust tips similar to those on the Corvette Z06.

Interior design The integrated centre console combines stereo and climate controls into a single piece of modern electronics, while the use

of rubber and chrome matches the character of the evocative Camaro name.

Chevrolet Blue Ice ambient light runs across the doors and the same colour illuminates the speedo and rev counter, with further driver information displayed in between.

Optional orange ambient lighting is available with the Inferno Orange Interior Trim.

The performance seats have sport bolstering and sculpted shoulders with accent stitching to provide comfort and security for occupants.

Prices for the coupé start at £35,025 (€43,247) while the convertible prices start at £40,025 (€49,421) OTR, although may vary across markets depending on local taxation and import duties.

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POWERFUL: The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT sets new standards.

Global debut for Nissan Juke Nismo THE production version of Nissan Juke Nismo made its global debut at the Le Mans 24-hour race (France).

The model had previously been revealed as a concept at the Tokyo and Geneva international motor shows.

This is the first glimpse of Nismo’s performance DNA which will make the awaited transition from racetrack to road in early 2013.

Nissan’s Nismo product range is developed by the brand’s motorsport and personalisation division in Japan.

The Nissan Juke Nismo combines the design with a unique blend of sports coupé lines and SUV styling, influenced by Nismo’s motor sport expertise.

The Juke Nismo is enhanced with a tuned-up version of its 1.6litre turbocharged petrol engine The Nismo treatment continues inside the cabin, where the steering wheel, pedals, gauges, gear knob and door trims have been redesigned.

To further underline the performance personality of the car, suede-trimmed Nismo sports seats with red stitching have been added.

The Juke Nismo will be built at Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK in Sunderland, alongside other members of the Juke family, and sales in Europe are due to start in early January 2013. Further details and specifications will be announced closer to launch.

Juke Nismo will be available in Japan and USA at a later date.

LOOKING AHEAD: The Juke Nismo due in 2013.

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A concert in aid of Children for Peace SPANISH operatic soprano Montserrat Caballe will be performing in concert this Saturday (June 23) at 10pm at the Puente Romano Hotel Tennis Club in Marbella.

THE death of the heir to the Saudi Arabian throne has almost certainly altered holiday plans for his brother, Salman.

Salman Bin AbdulAziz Al-Saud, Governor of Riyadh for 50 years and recently named Defence Minister, habitually spends the weeks before Ramadan in Marbella.

When there, he stays at Al Riyad, his mansion on the Golden Mile - a copy of the White House - and adjoining the home of his deceased brother Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz.

Usually accompanied by an entourage of at least 100, Salman rarely goes unnoticed in Marbella although residents have by now grown accustomed to crossing his path.

His routine rarely varies and usually includes a short cruise in his yacht, Shaf London, permanently moored in Marbella.

He prays each Friday at the mosque and can often be seen enjoying churros in the Plaza de los Naranjos.

Salman is seldom seen in Marbella without his trusted friend, Syrian businessman Mohamed Eyad Kayali.

Salman, aged 76, was last Monday officially proclaimed Crown Prince.

Marbella, meanwhile, waits to see how these new circumstances will affect this year’s visit.

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She will be accompanied by her daughter Montserrat Marti and Russian tenor Nicolay Baskov.

This is a benefit concert in aid of Children for Peace.

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Elliot George Foundation event A QUEEN’S Diamond Jubilee party was held in aid of the Elliot George Foundation at Bar Los Arcos and Benavista Bowls Club.

The Foundation raises funds to purchase equipment and help children with special needs in Aprora School Estepona. The Foundation would like to say a big thank you to

FUNDRAISING: Bar Los Arocs and Benavista Bowls Club.

CELEBRATIONS: Three day bowls tournament.

Diamond Jubilee at Benalmdena Bowls Club A THREE DAY tournament took place at Benalmadena Bowls Club which was sponsored by Sunset Beach Club Hotel in Benalmadena Costa and Don Jesus Restaurant in Fuengirola.

The final was won by John Green and Juan Abeal and the Runners up were Geoff Edginton and Bill Mulcahy.

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everyone who attended and donated their time and efforts. The total amount raised was €1,630.

The next fun day to be held at Bar Los Arcos will be on September 30.

For more information regarding Elliot George Foundation visit http://fundacionelliotgeorge.com/ or call Julie on 636 447 915.

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EURO SHORTS 2012 DIARY June 12-18

Surprise departures WE saw loads of good football and some exciting matches during the second week of Euro 2012 as four top nations went out, three of them previous winners, Denmark and surprisingly Holland and Russia.

Homebound I EXPECTED Russia and Holland to progress. Oh well, pigs do fly - in aeroplanes!

The Dutch were abysmal, the Russians, ousted by the 2004 winners Greece, were no better after game one and Ireland had some bad days at the office.

Quarter finals JUST before going to print we learned that England will face Italy and Spain will meet France in the quarterfinals. The other two games are Germany v Greece and the Czech Republic v Portugal.

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• Also last week, the draw for the 1st Can we have another different winner round of the League Cup was made, on the podium, perhaps Romain and included previous winners Grojean?

Birmingham v Barnet and Wolves v • Ian Bell hit 126 as England’s cricketers thrashed the West Indies Aldershot. by 114 runs in the first ODI at • Webb Simpson won the Southampton.

99th US Open by one shot • Sadly, Surrey cricketer Tom from Graeme Maynard (23) was found dead McDowell on the London underground and (District Line) earlier this week.

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• In last Sunday’s Queen’s Club tennis final, Argentinian David Nalbandian was disqualified for recklessly ‘kicking’ an advertising board and injuring a line judge. The title went to Croatian Marin Cilic. Police are investigating the incident.

• Top trainer Paul Nicholls was hoping for his first winner at Royal Ascot this week with American Trilogy in the Queen Alexandra Stakes.

• Last weekend’s Rugby Union results were: Australia 25 Wales 23, Fiji 25 Scotland 37, New Zealand 22 Ireland 19 and South Africa 36 England 27.

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Showing the way OJEN Town Hall has announced that 11 new signposts have been installed in the town in order to help local residents and visitors. Over the coming months, other signposts will also be renewed at a total costs of €7,000.

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Children forced into orgies THREE underage victims of paedophiles had to participate in group sex with other pupils and adults.

Giving evidence behind a screen, one told a Las Palmas court that he was sexually initiated at the age of eight by Fernando Torres Baena.

Another testified that he was sexually assaulted by Torres Baena when he was 11.

The abuse occurred at Torres

Art festival MORE than 50 artists will take part in the fourth International Festival de Arte Marbella in Avenida del Mar on Friday and Saturday from 12pm-11pm and on Sunday from 12pm-10pm.

Drink up ALHAURIN EL GRANDE has a new fresh water well to provide drinking water for the town following an investment of €480,000.

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Baena’s martial arts academy in Las Palmas (Canary Islands) and his villa, where favoured pupils were invited. Here, alcohol, marijuana and sex toys abounded.

“I didn’t know what I was doing or how to react,” one boy told the court. He lost his virginity to Maria Jose Gonzalez and between the ages of 12 and 14 later maintained sexual relations with Ivonne Gonzalez.

Both are accused alongside Torres Baena in the ‘Karate Case’, Spain’s most notorious paedophilia trial to date.

Gaudi in the park ALL LIT UP: The Picasso Museum at night.

Art for all at Picasso Museum CULTURE and solidarity came together last weekend at the Picasso Museum in Malaga.

An event was launched which encouraged

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Handwriting betrays an ETA terrorist ON PARADE: New cars line up.

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A LOVE letter from ETA terrorist Jon Kepa Preciado cost him a 54-year prison sentence.

The handwriting was identical to that on a note found in a car-bomb parked outside an Iberdrola office in Bilbao on July 1, 2003.

‘Take that, bastards,’ said the note which experts said was written by the same person who wrote the love letter to Preciado’s girlfriend,

Ziortza Fernandez Larrazabal.

The note and letter were sufficient to convict Preciado on two counts of attempted terrorist murder, robbery and duplicating registration plates, ruled a Madrid High Court judge.

On June 29 Preciado and two accomplices stole a car in Laga de Ibarrangelua (Vizcaya). After changing the number-plates they

loaded it with 12 kilos of explosives.

At 2.17pm on July 1, regional newspaper Gara received a phone call warning that a car-bomb was parked behind Iberdrola.

The area was cordoned off and experts defused the bomb six hours later. They were only able to do so thanks to Preciado’s ineptness in connecting the bomb’s circuits, stressed judge Angela Murillo.

FUENGIROLA Local Poilce now have five new vehicles which have cost the municipal coffers nothing. They are fitted out with all modern technologies as well as equipment to use in case of an emergency.

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Having a ball with Lions MIJAS La Cala Lions Club is to hold its annual charter night ball at the Tamisa Golf Hotel on Saturday.

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SURGERY: Mystery surrounds publication of photographs.

Hospital investigates leaked penis op photos

A GRANADA hospital is investigating leaked photos of surgeons operating on a man whose penis was wedged in a metal cylinder.

The images were made public without his consent, said a statement from

Virgen de las Nieves hospital, and ‘seriously violated his honour and right to privacy and confidentiality’.

Doctors contacted the Granada fire brigade when they were called in to help the man after he had trapped his penis in the cylinder. They had to ask for specialist equipment to avoid having to amputate.

No pictures of the operation were taken or disclosed by medical staff, provide stem cells to the hospital emphasised. cure Antonio’s Neither did any member condition. of staff give permission to IVF baby Estrella was take photographs. born on February 11.

As well as causing Her brother was the hospital ‘profound admitted to the Virgen distress’, media treatment del Rocio hospital on of the incident showed May 2 to receive a little respect for the transplant of stem cells patient, continued the from her umbilical statement. blood.

It was an “He’s known all along unprecedented case, the that his sister saved his hospital admitted. But life,” Antonio’s parents despite being ‘unusual’ explained, as they this did not mean it would watched their son interfere with the hospital cuddle his baby sister staff’s efforts to treat last week. patients with respect and dignity.

Sibling saviour for Antonio ESTRELLA, aged four months, has saved the life of her six-year-old brother, Antonio.

For two years Antonio, from Granada, has suffered from medullary aplasia, a medical condition requiring weekly blood transfusions. His only hope for recovery was a stem cell transplant.

No suitable donor could be found so Antonio’s parents Antonio and Melania decided to turn to selective conception to

MALAGA Provincial Government has said that it will back plans for the ‘Mora i Bravard’ Botanical Garden in Casarabonela by organising visits for schools as well as tourists.

What a corker!

A HARVEST of more than four million kilos of cork is expected this year in the Serrania de Ronda area, although this could be reduced if there is a very hot summer as this causes the cork to dry out.

Helping hand MARBELLA firemen are reportedly collecting money to help a family in San Pedro Alcantara whose home was almost totally destroyed by fire last weekend.

AID dinner THIS Saturday (June 23) there is a Charity Dinner Dance at the Carolina Restaurant in aid of Animals In Distress.

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Prostitution tops with the Chinese PROSTITUTION is now the preferred main business of Chinese mafias operating in Spain.

Previously organised mafia gangs concentrated mainly on running illegal workshops, but new police statistics show that in the first five months of this year, 43 Chinese have been arrested for sexual exploitation, compared to 71 for prostitution during the whole of last year.

Meanwhile, just 34 have been arrested for running illegal workshops, compared to 120 for similar crimes during 2011. So far this year police have additionally freed 78 women from the hands of Chinese prostitution networks, compared to 129 in the

whole of last year.

Until recently, Chinese women were only exploited within their own community and with discretion, whereas now, the police say, their services are offered in dozens of adverts in newspapers and on the internet for all to see.

The young women, including some minors, are found in China and tricked with promises of well-paid jobs in Spain.

However, they are made to pay €20,000 for ‘travel expenses’.

They travel to Poland and Hungary on false passports and are sent on to Spain where they are forced to work as prostitutes to pay off their debts.

Sandy work of art that helps put a few coins in the pocket

RESIDENTS and tourists marvel each summer at sand architectures that are part of coastal life from the Costa Blanca down to the Costa del Sol. Expatriates from the UK to Sweden, and from Germany

to Poland - frequently in Spain in search of a better life spend hours creating near works of art in the hope their sandy efforts will provide them with a few hard-earned coins - plus much-sought after

appreciation - from passersby. Here is an eye-catching castle which took a Romanian, who asked not to be named, three days to create on the beach at Port de Pollenca in Northern Mallorca.

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PAD Charity lunch PAD animal charity is holding a lunch at Casa Danesa Restaurant this Saturday at 1.30pm There will be singing by the TAPAS Choir.

Price is €20 per person, including a glass of Cava and buffet lunch. Call 658 351 642.

Organic bins ALL the containers for organic waste in Mijas have been replaced with 1,780 new ones which have a larger capacity so in some areas one of the new containers will replace three of the previous ones. They will be cleaned every 15 days.

Waste times THE new timetable for the waste disposal in Mijas is from 10pm to midnight, according to Public Ways Councillor Juan Carlos Gonzales.

Hospital site MIJAS and Fuengirola Town Halls have joined forces and selected a plot of land near La Cala between the toll road and the A7 coastal road for the construction of a new hospital.

No grants DUE to the suspension of the programme Educa3, through which regional governments can offer grants for public nurseries, the new nursery built in La Cala at El Limonar could remain closed for the next school year.

Saving lives LIFE-SAVING services on Mijas beaches will be provided by 34 professionals from Brigada Socorrista every day from 11am7pm until September 15.

BANNED DRUGS: Easily obtainable on the internet.

Online drugs boom

THE internet is proving a convenient marketplace for drugs traffickers hoping to sell their wares without detection.

The traffickers make contact with clients via online forums, blogs and web-pages offering free advertisements, say the National Police Internet Drugs Unit.

‘High grade cocaine, marijuana, MDMA for sale.

Extremely reliable’, announce some small ads.

‘Eighty-five per cent pure cocaine, laboratoryproduced in Holland’, promise others.

The advertisements give an email address and a mobile phone number for text messages.

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are perfectly organised and use social networking sites to communicate with clients and deliver their products personally or via legitimate courier services.

One of the most recent reports from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDD) warned that drugs are increasingly available online.

The report drew special attention to hallucinogenic ‘magic’ mushrooms and ‘party pills’ with strong side-effects.

These are all easily obtained, said the EMCDD, particularly for minors who already use credit cards to pay for online video games.

The EMCDD alert was echoed by investigators at Barcelona’s Hospital del Mar. Use of a new drug, methoxetamine (MXE) is

spreading rapidly thanks to the internet, they said.

Advertised as a legal alternative to ketamine – legitimately used in ophthalmic and veterinary medicine – its selling points are cheapness and availability.

This makes it particularly dangerous, said the Barcelona researchers, because its consumers assume that it must be safe because it is legal.

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Foul play is ruled out in priest’s death ANTONIO MARTIN MENDEZ, the parish priest of Huevar del Alijafare (Sevilla), was found dead in his bath.

Fellow priests who were expecting him for a meeting in the parish church raised the alarm after he failed to appear.

When he did not open the door after they went to his home, they informed the emergency services who found him fully dressed but lifeless in the bath.

There were no signs of a struggle in the house, his body did not present signs of violence and he appeared to have died of natural causes.

Nicknamed ‘The Doer’ in his previous parish because of the way he helped parishioners, Antonio Martin Mendez had been in Huevar for 14 years and was a traditionalist. “He always wore the classic soutane,” parishioners said.

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Deaths on the roads SIXTEEN people died in 13 traffic accidents on Spanish roads between 3pm Friday and 8pm Sunday, according to Traffic General (DGT).

Twelve of the deaths took place on Saturday night.

Acid attack A WOMAN, 28, is in a critical condition after a man threw acid in her face as she was leaving her house in the Ciudad Lineal district of Madrid. After the attack he fled on foot and had not been arrested at the time of going to Press.

PALAU SANT JORDI: Originally built for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Sell-out Madonna is pricey hit for some in Barcelona MADONNA’S fans in Spain have had to dig deep into their pockets to get the best spots to see the global superstar in action on her world tour.

For while the cheapest tickets for her two concerts in Barcelona have been sold for just €40, the top seats were a lumpy €299.

Even so, her two Spanish

performances as part of her 2012 world tour - last night (Wednesday) and tonight in the Palau Sant Jordi stadium in Barcelona - were predicted to be a sell-out.

One thing was for sure. Madonna is on a winner, for media reports have speculated that the 53-yearold rocker is taking about 90 per cent of the ticket sales herself.

Royal visit SUPERSTAR: Madonna in Spain as part of a World Tour.

KING Juan Carlos visited Algeciras yesterday (Wednesday) to express his support for fishermen who work in waters near Gibraltar.

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Spain’s airport exodus as dreams hit the buffers

By Mike Walsh FOR most people, airports, for all their tedious formalities, are welcome points of departures.

Many will be going on holiday or returning home to see their loved ones. Many use airports because their work requires them to travel.

Due to the economic downturn the airports are a place of hopelessness for increasing numbers of people. It is not a beginning but an end.

Many outward bound passengers from Spain’s airports now include those whose dream has hit the buffers.

A sad but not uncommon sight is the immigrant from Ecuador. He is tearfully hugging his daughter and two grandchildren. He says the crisis his broken his heart. “Spain is no longer better,” he says.

The 47-year-old just about scrapes by on the €1,000 per month he makes from window

Airports now a sad ending. cleaning. Not surprisingly he faces a grim future trying to keep the remaining five children together. A return to their mother country was their lifelong ambition. Gradually the

family relocated to Spain. They were putting their roots down when the crisis set everything into reverse.

He is in no doubt that soon he will be at the airport again, hugging goodbye to another of his children. Like many others who shared their dream he is taking advantage of the Spanish government’s offer of €400 and a one-way ticket to relieve the pressure on Spain’s social commitments.

This family is far from being alone; on the same aircraft another couple are returning to the Latin American country.

They have been here for 13 years and are taking with them their two daughters, neither of whom has ever lived anywhere but Spain.

Their mother was 18 when she arrived. Were they to stay they would be condemned to a life of uncertainty and hardship.

Their stories echo along aircraft aisles; there is a steady stream of aircraft departing Spain’s

major air terminals, each carrying passengers clutching their one-way tickets. Most are heading back to Latin America.

For many they return with less than they arrived with. Worse, many bought homes and businesses only to see them repossessed.

They can leave Spain but the arms of the banks are long and their debts will follow them.

No less than 11 NonGovernment Organisations (NGO) are managing the crisis on behalf of the Spanish Government.

When the government first set up the scheme in 2003, just 604 accepted the chance to return home. This figure had nearly quadrupled by 2011 and the numbers are soaring.

For those who cannot undertake the repatriation there is the promise only of soup kitchens, charity and begging after contributing so much to Spain’s economy when the going was better.

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Pedestrian assaulted A MAN walking in the area of Glacis Road was viciously assaulted from behind leaving him with head injuries. Police have appealed for information, which will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

Tobacco gang SEVEN men have been charged with the exportation and attempted exportation of commercial quantities of cigarettes without the authority of an export permit.

Queue woes THE association of Spanish workers in Gibraltar, ASCTEG, has written to the European Parliament complaining about frontier queues and asking it to ‘defend’ them against ‘these abuses’.

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Police arrest ‘most dangerous’ gang in Almeria Province A JOINT National Police and Guardia Civil operation involving 100 officers has dismantled Almeria’s largest crime network.

Following a month-long investigation they arrested 20 members of the El Ejido-based gang.

Of Spanish, French, Lithuanian, Russian and Ukrainian origin, they operated throughout the province and were ‘highly professional’, according to police.

They were the best organised and most dangerous the province has ever known, they said.

Numerous vehicles were seized in the operation.

The detainees are charged with 17 counts of burglary, belonging to an armed gang, forgery and drugs offences.

Police disclosed that it was possible they could face further charges.

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Numerous cars seized in police operation.

‘Pimp’ arrested

Thieves hunted

A MAN was arrested in Marbella for allegedly acting as a pimp to prostitutes. The 36year-old Argentinian reportedly rented the rooms to the prostitutes, and took a percentage of the money the women charged their clients, which is illegal.

AT least four robberies at Chinese warehouses on the Guadalhorce Industrial Park in Malaga City are under investigation.

The thieves would gain access by making holes in the walls or roofs. More than €30,000 was stolen.

The robberies are believed to have been carried out by the same gang.

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TWO women, aged 41 and 45, were arrested in Malaga City for allegedly stealing a car to pay off a €160 debt.

The car belonged to the former boss of one of them. When the owner discovered the car was missing he called his former employee, who reportedly demanded €10,000 in exchange for its return.

Pizzeria held-up

Picasso defaced

FOUR people were arrested in connection with a holdup at a pizzeria in Marbella.

Two of them, both 19, are believed to be those who entered the establishment holding a gun and a large knife and threatened the owner. Two rings, two mobile phones and cash were stolen.

A VIDEO posted on YouTube has captured a vandal defacing Malaga artist Pablo Picasso’s 1929 ‘Woman in a Red Armchair’ in a Houston, Texas (US) gallery.When asked why he desecrated the artwork, he said he was an MexicanAmerican artist looking to honour Picasso’s work.

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Squatters evicted EIGHT squatters were removed from an old house on Avenida Carlos Haya in Malaga.They had filled the place with plants and put up decorations, installed electrical appliances and had three chickens. The owner obtained a court order for the squatters’ eviction.

Strangler jailed THE Andalucia High Court of Justice has confirmed the 11year prison sentence for a man who strangled his wife.

The Peruvian man and his wife had been arguing at a hostel in Marbella in April 2010 when the accused grabbed her in a neck-hold from behind, pressing hard with the intention of taking her life, the judge ruled.

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Countdown is on to Festival of Speed

By Richard Shanley ONLY a week remains until the inaugural Almeria Festival of Speed to be held at The Circuit of Almeria at Tabernas on Friday June 29.

Originally devised as a way to promote the province of Almeria in a different light we have been amazed by the response from all over Spain, Europe and further beyond.

People are travelling from all across the globe to attend the free family day out and we plan to make this an annual event on the motorsport calendar.

As well as bikes and cars representing a plethora of manufacturers on track all competing against the clock to record their best lap times, a dream for all speed lovers, (last minute entries are still available at the time of going to press) but there will also be one of

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There are also motoring related trade stands, plus motorcycle stunt riding. It is not just a boys day out, there will be stalls and exhibitions which will

interest everyone and The Festival of Speed has been arranged to coincide with the first week of the Spanish school holidays.

Entertainment will be provided all days by DJ's, singers and groups with a PA system to keep you informed of the days activities You can even venture onto the track yourself as a passenger in a race car driven by a professional driver or if you fancy something a little more sedate how about a lap of the track in a limo whilst enjoying a glass of champagne. There really is something for everyone at The Almeria Festival of

Speed. Gates open to the general public at 10am and the event runs until 6pm. Due to the advanced interest for the event the circuit have had to take on extra marshals and there will be a â‚Ź5 charge for the public car parks so please make sure you have a car full of people for the best value.

There is a bar/restaurant on site situated on the last corner which will be a great place to view the action as will the area above the pits that affords a great view of the whole circuit.

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Carbon copies THE Head of the Coastal Department, Angel Gonzalez, has approved a plan to homogenise all of the beaches within Fuengirola, following a meeting with the local mayor, Esperanza Oña.

More products MALAGA company Hojiblanca has increased its products on the market with a new line of single variety Extra Virgin olive oils. In 2011, the company sold 173,000 tonnes of olive oil, 6.6 per cent of the global market.

Pilot’s school MARBELLA Town Hall has authorised the installation of a heliport in town which will let tourists to travel to cities such as Cordoba and Sevilla, as well as a pilot’s school.

More Spanish stubbing out their cigarettes MORE than half of Spaniards would like to see the smoking ban applied to beaches or swimming pools.

A further 69 per cent told a TripAdvisor España survey that they felt Spain’s anti-smoking regulations had encouraged people to stop smoking.

The majority of the 670 people who participated in the study were not smokers, they told the TripAdvisor, leading

researchers to conclude backing for the 2011 law has steadily increased since then.

When introduced in January 2011, 72 per cent of the Spanish public approved of extending the smoking ban to all restaurants, bars, pubs, clubs and discos, regardless of size.

Almost 18 months later, this has increased to 83 per cent, although 64 per cent considered that the law is not always

complied with.

A further 33 per cent believed that it is always respected.

Asked where they suspected the law was most frequently disregarded, 72 per cent were unable to give an opinion.

The regions most frequently suggested by those who did provide an

answer were Madrid (9.4 per cent) and Andalucia (8.5 per cent).

As well as the obvious health benefits, the stricter law also encourages tourists to visit Spain, said 12 per cent of those questioned.

Fifty per cent also said that they took into account a country’s smoking habits before deciding on their final holiday destination.

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GET TOGETHER: The band go on a five month tour during summer 2012.

Boney M in Almuñecar BONEY M will be performing with its original lead singer Liz Mitchell on the football field in Almuñecar on July 28.

She will be accompanied by the founder and promoter Frank Farian, and almost the whole band of musicians that accompanied BONEY M since the 70s. Together, they launched their greatest hits like ‘Daddy Cool’, ‘Rivers of Babylon’, ‘Brown

By Michel Wahba Girl in the Ring’, ‘Sunny’, and AGE CARE shop volunteer, Tania Aldridge, hit the many more. BONEY M has road last week on her way to Santiago de decided to join again in order to Compostela. She off on her pilgrimage go on a five-month tour during on June 12 from St Jean Pied de Port summer 2012. The reason is in France, following the Camino de the successful mini-tour they Santiago to raise money for charity. did just two years ago and the In her first week, she had travelled release of new music. more than 530km. She anticipates On their tour for the summer completing the 780km journey on BONEY M will be on stage in the Saturday before resting for a day, US, Australia, Asia and several then returning to Malaga. She will European countries. come to the shop on Tuesday at Ticket sales from €30 11am for a warm welcome. available at: Info 691 761 088 or 655 903 FRESH AS A www.boneym-almunecar.com DAISY: Tania.

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Adding sand

COSTA BLANCA

COSTA BLANCA

THE regeneration of Ferrara Beach in Torrox began this week.

It is estimated that more than 10,000m3 of sand will be added to the 15,000m3 that was deposited on the beach at Easter.

Man kills wife A MAN allegedly killed his wife and then committed suicide.

The incident took place at the Ecuadorian couple’s home in San Vicente del Raspeig. Local Police officers found the bodies of the man and woman in their forties.

Burning ciggie A CIGARETTE was found to be the cause of a fire at an apartment in Alicante City from which two people were rescued and treated for smoke inhalation. The couple, in their 30s, has tried to put the fire on the sofa out themselves.

Domestic abuse BETWEEN June 1 and 15, 86 people of various nationalities were arrested on domestic abuse charges in the Alicante Province. This is 42 per cent of the 202 people arrested for maltreatment in the Valencia Region.

Posing as police FIVE men were arrested in Elche believed to be members of an organised gang posing as police officers to gain access to properties in order to burgle them. All of the detainees are men aged 1941, of Spanish, Argentinean, Moroccan and Cameroonian nationality.

ALMERIA

Fatal accident ONE person died and another suffered minor injuries in a

MALLORCA

Heating up

News from this week’s other EWN editions

THIS summer in the Balearic Islands there will be little rain and temperatures will be between one and two degrees higher than the average, according to weather department Aemet.

(From left) Maxine, Ann, Mark, Marion, Debbie and the bar owner.

Jubilee Fair raises €463 AFGHAN HEROES were presented with a cheque for €463.65 by the organisers of the Jubilee Fair held at the For You Pub and collision between two cars in Nijar. The accident occurred on the AL-3108 and was the result of a head-on and sideimpact collision, Guardia Civil traffic officers revealed.

Downsized banks THE economic crisis, mergers and spending cuts are forcing banks to make savings by closing branches. There are now 604 bank premises in Almeria Province, compared with 674 in 2011 and 686 in 2010.

Bogus policeman A CON-MAN posing as a policeman appropriated cars and motorcycles he located on the internet and resold with false number plates and

Brit falls

Restaurant in Javea. A bouncy castle and crazy golf kept the children busy while the adults shopped at the more than 40 stalls.

papers. He has a police record and was on probation when arrested.

From Russia A 208-strong group of Russian tourists from Moscow landed in Almeria last week, bound for Roquetas, Mojacar, Vera, Almeria and Nijar. The holiday flights will continue until September 19, bringing a total of 2,100 visitors.

AXARQUIA

Baby cheques NINE families in Moclinejo who have become parents between June last year and May this year have received cheques for €600 from the town hall with which they can

purchase products.

essential

baby

A 20-YEAR-OLD British man is in critical condition at Son Espases Hospital in Palma de Mallorca after falling one-anda-half meters from the balcony at apartments Es Pont in Avenida Isidor Macabich in Sant Antoni (Ibiza).

Hashish seized

Family arrested

TWENTY-EIGHT members of a network which introduced large quantities of hashish into Spain via the coast were arrested in Velez-Malaga. Ten tonnes of hashish were seized in the operation.

A FAMILY of five Moroccans was arrested in Inca for allegedly selling drugs from their home. Four of them were men, of which one was a minor. Nineteen bags of marijuana ready for sale, €1,631 in cash and a mobile phone were seized.

Noise pollution VELEZ-MALAGA Town Hall has announced that the Local Police will increase controls against excessive noise levels in El Copo nightlife area in Torre del Mar. Recent meetings have been held with bar and disco owners.

Tourists attacked A 43-YEAR-OLD Argentinian man who worked at a disco in s’Arenal, Palma de Mallorca, was arrested for injuring two tourists glass jar. One of the tourists was treated for a serious cut on his arm and both had head wounds.

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Finance,

business

A EURO WEEKLY NEWS 8 PAGE SPECIAL SECTION

Bluffing or boasting?

Big 4 say no to cash

ROB WILSON / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM

FOUR Spanish banks Santander, BBVA, Sabadell and Popular - claim not to need any of the Eurogroup’s €100 billion bailout money.

Economic experts are divided regarding their stance.

Some regard it as bluffing, others as boasting.

Spain is still in an ‘extreme’ financial situation, they say, which medium term could affect banks now considered in good health.

The spectre of future risk prompted ratings agency Fitch to downgrade 18 Spanish banks, including the four now saying they do not need cash assistance.

The findings of the external audit of Spain’s banks will play a vital part in deciding which banks need bailout funds, said university professor and financial analyst David Gonzalez.

“Right now, any analysis can be biased by what the banks themselves say and which might not be true,” he explained.

DANGER AHEAD? Cyclists heading to work.

& legal

With branches in 10 countries and 100 million clients, Santander is the Eurozone’s biggest bank. It makes most of its money outside Spain, including Latin America.

This is why it has been less exposed to Spain’s economic and financial deterioration, with a net profit of €5,351 million in 2011.

Its assets, which include unpaid loans including mortgages, amount to €337,831 million. It has core capital funds guaranteeing the bank’s viability in a worsecase scenario - of 10.02 per cent, compared with 8 per cent required by the government.

It has a 3.89 per cent default rate on loans.

BBVA has assets of €597,688 million which as with all four banks include property loans and mortgages, but has fewer clients; approximately 45 million worldwide. It has fewer branches and is less focused on exterior expansion.

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Stat of week

THE average cost to companies in Spain per employee per month fell 1.1 per cent in the first three months of this year, to €2,515 compared to the same period last year. Of this, €1,841 is used to pay salaries.

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High-life aboard super yachts in Spain AT BERTH: A super-yacht in Mallorca, a favourite Mediterranean port of call.

B

usiness extra

Home gloom BRITISH house sales fell by nearly 40 per cent with just over 15 completed sales per surveyor in the three months to May, down from 25 sales made over the same period in 2007, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Cash grab JUST days ahead of last weekend’s elections, Greeks took to the banks to pull out their cash.

Bankers said €800 million were leaving major banks daily.

The trip to the bank usually followed with one to the supermarket.

The deadly dangers of riding to work PEOPLE cycling to work to save money in Spain has led to the nation topping Europe’s cyclist death rankings. In 2010 there were 67 cycling deaths across the nation according to figues just released by the Mapfre Foundation’s Institute for Road security, 20 per cent more than the previous year. “The economic crisis has forced people to ride to work and the politicians just do not understand the need to build bike lanes,” said a Professional Cyclist Association official.

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European health card is for urgent care only

Q

I recently visited a Centro de Salut on the Costa Blanca and asked for an appointment to see a doctor under the old E-111 scheme, now replaced with the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) for tourists in Spain.

I showed my EHIC, passport, gave the address where I was staying, UK address, and my UK driver’s licence.

But they told me that while it would have been possible to see a doctor with this card a few months ago, the rules have changed and now two documents are You and the needed.

Law in Spain Please make clear what is

By David Searl needed, not only for me but also the many UK tourists who visit this area.

I suspect that I was just being ‘got rid of’.

P G (UK)

A

No, they were not merely getting rid of you!

With today’s cutbacks in all areas, including healthcare, Spanish officials are keeping a closer eye on expenses and this means that they examine foreign applicants for medical treatment with more care.

The EHIC is designed for European Union citizens to obtain emergency medical care in another EU country.

While it shows that the person is entitled to healthcare in their home country, the EHIC on its own does not entitle the holder to routine medical care in another country, only urgent treatment that cannot be delayed.

Indeed, you may need other documents.

A UK pensioner on holiday in Spain can obtain a ‘Proof of Pensioner’ certification which is valid for three months and this along with an EHIC will help the holder obtain services as well as medicines at reduced cost.

If ongoing treatment or an operation is needed in Spain, then tourists should apply for an S2 Form from their UK local healthcare trust.

Keep in mind also that practice varies from one region of Spain to another. Andalucia may have different regulations from Valencia, for example.

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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Jubilee boost for John Lewis JUBILEE week sales at John Lewis reached £63.1m (€79.8m), an 18.1 per cent rise compared to the corresponding time in 2011. They expect the sales momentum to continue with the Euro 2012 football tournament and London Olympics.

£££ THE number of pensioners working doubled from 753,000 in 1993 to 1.4 million last year, with most of that rise coming since 2000, according to national statistics.

£££

B

ritish usiness riefs

CAR production rose to 141,146 vehicles in May, the highest in eight years, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

£££

shares to be purchased within weeks.

£££ OF the 580 civilian staff who transferred from Lincolnshire Police to security firm G4S, 60 posts are at risk of redundancy as part of efficiency savings it is making for the police authority.

£££

TESCO has bought a 91 per cent stake in London-based digital music service We7 for £10.8 million (€13,28m), with the remaining

THE goods trade deficit grew to £10.103 billion (€12.426bn) in April, the second-largest gap since records began in January 1998.

Perhaps the time is ripe for Spain to oppose EU THE rescue plan for Spain’s beleaguered banks was hammered out in the hope that the new money would encourage the provision of loans to businesses, allowing them to expand and take on more staff.

This would be a double blessing which would re-boot Spain’s faltering economy and reduce unemployment.

But haven’t we been here before, with the European Central Bank’s 2011 one-off programme of cheap loans to national banks so that they could ‘kick-start’ economies, and get trade moving again?

Unfortunately, on that occasion, bankers, in employing copy-book practices, used the money to invest in ‘safe-haven’ bonds instead of business loans.

Therefore, one can only hope this latest exercise in bank recapitalisation will receive better oversight.

But financial correspondents, having initially had time to study the few details available, were less than enthusiastic. Mariano Rajoy insisted that, as a banking recapitalisation exercise, the plan incurred none of the strict EU conditions imposed upon countries receiving full-blown bailouts, but there remains doubt about the source of the money.

Is it from the European Financial Stability Facility, or the European Stability Mechanism? The latter comes into force next month, with the question being: will investors wait? Then again, despite Rajoy’s protests, this loan will adversely affect Spain’s deficit, and with Finland demanding collateral before agreeing to anything, little wonder that the markets are nervous.

Rajoy must be tearing his hair out.

The banks are bowed down under debts accrued during the property boom when ‘bottom-line-profit’

PRESIDENTIAL HOME: Moncloa in Madrid and inset Rajoy.

Jim Collins Costa Blanca

obscured anything beyond the chimerical Eldorado and politicians appeared to be equally myopic.

They additionally seemed incapable of realising where the uncontrolled spending and borrowing was leading, or perhaps they were just unwilling to apply the brakes, fearing that a construction industry slow-down might mean eventual electoral defeat.

With Spain employing the European Electoral System, coalition governments, with the concomitant ‘horse-trading’, are the norm. Small parties wield power out of all proportion to their actual voting strength, and finding themselves able to hold the government to ransom, make demands, often financial, to benefit their autonomous region.

Spending beyond the regions’ means was considered unimportant, with central government often having

no choice but to bail them out.

Rajoy, inheriting the banking sector problems, has been saddled now with the regional debts, all adding to the national deficit. The voters, who are worst affected by austerity and the ‘cuts’, have short memories, blaming those presently occupying Moncloa for their hardships, but with the media, including newspapers, radio stations and television channels now blindly supporting the EU and its collapsing single currency, what other point of view is possible?

There is a kind of censorship that air-brushes away any contrary opinion, leaving the Spanish people, ordinary men and women as well as those engaged in business, unable even to conceive of any alternative.

The euro must be saved they are told, and believe, but when pressed for arguments and facts supporting this view, they (and I include many friends) tend to frown, hum and hah, and swiftly change the subject.

Spain needs an active opposition to the EU, and perhaps the time is ripe for the inauguration of a Partido Indepentista de España.

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Is the bailout the same as Portugal, Greece and Ireland’s?

The loan to Spain is not to bailout the government, but rather to recapitalise its banking system. Before the 2008 financial crisis, the government had relatively little debt and was running a budget surplus. Its problems do not stem from excessive state spending but from the banking sector which was left with huge amounts of ‘toxic’ loans when the property market crashed.

Banks need to raise even more money to recapitalise to meet international requirements and cannot afford to do so themselves.

The Spanish government cannot either because its borrowing costs have

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www.euroweeklynews.com AFTER the Spanish government finally admitted that it needed help to prevent its banking sector collapsing, at an emergency discussion on Saturday 9th June, Eurozone finance ministers agreed to lend Spain up to €100bn to recapitalise its banks.

The Eurogroup statement explained that the €100bn total would be to cover estimated requirements and provide an additional safety margin. The loan will be scaled to provide an “effective backstop covering for all possible capital requirements”.

The situation is fast moving, but here’s a summary of the key facts after the first few days.

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by Bill Blevins, Financia Correspondent, Blevins Franks

soared with the uncertainty over the peripheral Eurozone states.

Borrowing from the EU’s rescue funds means they can borrow at much lower rates.

Where will the money come from?

The money will be provided by the Eurozone’s bailout funds.

One concern for investors is that the Eurogroup statement was not clear on which one, simply saying ‘the EFSF/ESM’.

The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) is the current temporary fund. It is due to be replaced in July by the new permanent European Stability Mechanism (ESM). Loans from the ESM are senior to other creditors and must be repaid first. Germany believes it would be ‘more efficient’ for the loans to be made by the ESM, while Madrid would probably prefer to use the EFSF. Either way, it is ultimately paid

by taxpayers across the Eurozone.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cannot contribute funds to this particular bailout as its rules prevent it from participating in a rescue solely focused on the banking sector.

It will still play an advisory role.

Where will the money go?

The loan will be given to the Fund for Orderly Bank Restructuring, which acts as an agent for the Spanish government, which will then distribute capital to the financial institutions as needed. The Spanish government retains full responsibility.

Will there be supervision?

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy initially claimed the rescue deal was a victory for Spain and that it will not be subject to the same level of supervision as Portugal, Greece and Ireland. He said his decision to seek the funds was ‘the opening of a line of credit’ for the banks rather than a bailout with strict external supervision.

However, EU and German officials have since said that it will be monitored by the European Commission, European Central Bank and the IMF – the ‘troika’ – the same as the other bailouts.

The Eurogroup statement had also said that progress will be

closely and regularly reviewed, also in parallel with the financial assistance.

Is €100bn enough?

The €100bn offered is much more than expected. EU finance ministers wanted to take preemptive action and send a clear signal to the markets and public that they are ready to take ‘determined action’.

An IMF review into the Spanish banking sector, released just before the bailout request, looked at how Spanish banks would cope with an economic situation where gross domestic product fell by 4.1% and house prices by 20% this year. It calculated banks would need a €37bn injection – much less than the €100bn now on the table.

The Spanish government and regulators have so far underestimated the problems facing the sector and the amount of fresh capital needed. Only time will tell if €100bn is enough – investors do not seem entirely convinced.

Will this mean more austerity measures?

So far it does not look that way, as the conditions should apply to the banking sector and not the whole economy. With regards to Spain’s budget deficit reduction plan, the government claims the goals and premises

are realistic, and the tough measures already imposed will be decisive in returning to a strong growth path. It aims to consolidate public finances to the tune of €27bn this year. Income and savings taxes have been hiked as part of the measures, and a tax ‘amnesty’ is being introduced to collect unpaid tax.

If it does not meet the deficit target we cannot rule out further tax rises.

Does this mean bank savings in Spain are now safe?

They are safer than they were.

However, all this has reminded us that cash savings are not an entirely risk-free investment, and not only in Spain. If you have savings amounting to more than the national guarantee scheme, perhaps even if you have less, you may want to take advice from a professional wealth management firm like Blevins Franks on more secure options for your money as well as how to avoid higher taxation.

Summarised tax information is based upon our understanding of current laws and practices which may change. Individuals must take personalised advice.

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

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LONDON - FTSE 100 C H A N G E ( P ) % C H G. 0.40 0.16

NET VOLUME 222,093

Admiral Group

1,132.00

8.00

0.71

54,052

Aggreko

2,085.00

5.00

0.24

40,166

989.50

14.50

1.49

91,522

AMEC Anglo American

2,142.00

13.50

0.63

440,232

Antofagasta

1,099.00

26.00

2.42

194,576

ARM Holdings

501.00

10.40

2.12

1,640,136

Ashmore Group

341.60

0.70

0.21

75,935

Assoc. British Foods

1,221.00

-8.00

-0.65

AstraZeneca

CU RR EN CI ES

C LOSING P RICES J UNE 19

C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) Aberdeen Asset Manag. 252.40

0.80494

Units per €

United States $..................................................... 1.25820 Japan Yen ¥.......................................................... 99.3034 Switzerland Francs............................................... 1.20111 Denmark Kroner ................................................... 7.43272 Norway Kroner...................................................... 7.52359

153,875

0.34

39,537

Diageo

1,572.00

-30.00

-1.87

1,311,458

Eurasian Natural Res

416.50

2.40

0.58

286,622 132,175 344,358

Fresnillo

1,567.50

9.50

0.61

104,336

7.80

1.57

343,627

G4S

276.50

1.50

0.55

208,721

4.50

0.67

601,094

GKN

178.80

1.00

0.56

340,574

1.00

0.50

2,328,805

1,462.50

9.00

0.62

1,767,002

202.90

0.42

7.41

390,786

BT Group

3.66

2,214.41

0.45

673.50

868.66

92,151

Croda International

2.25

505.00

Babcock International

0.53

-0.75

British Sky Broadcasting

344,800 3,046,050

0.95

6.00

6.20

British Land Co

0.80

6.00

1,129.00

-7.00

14.00

-0.38

350,938

637.00

CRH

926.50

3,152.00

-1.00

VOLUME 789,200

281.20

B. American Tobacco

21.50

% C H G. 0.52

Experian

217,101

259.50

Compass Group

PRICE(P) CHANGE 311.20 1.60

EVRAZ PRICE(P)

2,704.50

C O M PA N Y Centrica

NET VOLUME

C O M PA N Y

Aviva

1.24232

C H A N G E ( P ) % C H G.

GlaxoSmithKline

BAE SYSTEMS

283.60

1.20

0.42

1,160,463

Bunzl

1,038.00

9.00

0.87

42,756

Glencore International

331.05

2.65

0.81

1,945,303

Barclays

196.00

-0.05

-0.03

5,846,369

Burberry Group

1,360.00

14.00

1.04

216,757

Hammerson

428.10

10.40

2.49

533,653

BG Group

1,249.00

18.00

1.46

1,171,891

Capita

646.00

0.50

0.08

162,666

Hargreaves Lansdown

489.50

4.90

1.01

42,097

BHP Billiton

1,838.50

9.50

0.52

944,922

Capital Shopping C.

322.20

3.30

1.03

199,427

HSBC Holdings

549.50

2.80

0.51

6,105,691

424.00

3.30

0.78

2,876,908

2,238.00

21.00

0.95

124,200

ICAP

360.60

-1.60

-0.44

176,062

BP

Carnival

IMI

DOW JONES

NASDAQ

C LOSING P RICES J UNE 19

C LOSING P RICES J UNE 19

C O M PA N Y MMM 3M Co AA Alcoa Inc

PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 87.31

-0.13

-0.15%

2,942,438

8.69

-0.13

-1.47% 13,931,548

AXP American Express Co

55.85

-0.43

-0.76%

T AT&T Inc

35.63

-0.08

-0.22% 22,500,471

BAC Bank of America Corp

4,607,725

7.76

-0.14

-1.77% 138,750,396

BA Boeing Co

71.90

-0.09

-0.13%

3,421,809

CAT Caterpillar Inc

86.74

-0.19

-0.22%

4,704,547

CVX Chevron Corp

-0.83%

6,563,393

103.46

-0.87

CSCO Cisco Systems Inc

17.14

+0.04

+0.23% 35,345,188

DD E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co

50.32

+0.08

+0.16%

XOM Exxon Mobil Corp

83.11

-0.11

3,395,308

-0.13% 13,866,910

GE General Electric Co

19.75

-0.25

-1.25% 39,171,497

HPQ Hewlett-Packard Co

21.05

-0.59

-2.73% 21,133,992

HD Home Depot Inc

52.32

+0.45

+0.87% 11,579,423

INTC Intel Corp

27.42

+0.08

+0.29% 30,393,227

198.29

-0.81

JNJ Johnson & Johnson

66.30

+0.29

JPM JPMorgan Chase and Co

34.62

-0.41

KFT Kraft Foods Inc

38.98

+0.34

+0.88%

9,267,437

MCD McDonald's Corp

90.24

-0.26

-0.29%

6,161,082 8,240,124

IBM International Business M. Co...

-0.41%

3,368,919

+0.44% 24,734,866 -1.17% 30,866,464

MRK Merck & Co Inc

38.85

-0.09

-0.23%

MSFT Microsoft Corp

29.84

-0.18

-0.60% 58,262,295

PFE Pfizer Inc

22.62

+0.01

+0.04% 23,037,111

PG Procter & Gamble Co

62.29

-0.59

-0.94% 10,282,311

KO The Coca-Cola Co

75.98

-0.11

-0.14%

5,202,093

TRV Travelers Companies Inc

63.07

-0.34

-0.54%

1,662,695

UTX United Technologies Corp

75.00

+0.51

+0.68%

3,207,903

VZ Verizon Communications Inc

43.82

+0.27

+0.62% 11,879,587

WMT Wal-Mart Stores Inc

68.12

+0.37

+0.55%

7,520,682

DIS Walt Disney Co

47.10

+0.01

+0.02%

8,817,451

C O M PA N Y

PRICE

CHANGE NET / %

$29.08 $3.10 $2.90 $3.60 $2.20 $9.38 $17.16 $8.10 $11.13 $10.12 $2.08 $14.14 $3.25 $9.90

6.20 / +27.10% 0.44 / +16.54% 0.40 / +16.00% 0.42 / +13.21% 0.24 / +12.24% 0.98 / +11.67% 1.71 / +11.07% 0.80 / +10.96% 1.07 / +10.71% 0.94 / +10.24% 0.19 / +10.05% 1.24 / +9.61% 0.27 / +9.06% 0.80 / +8.79%

Most Advanced InterDigital, Inc. Amyris, Inc. First Financial Service Corporation ATA Inc. Complete Genomics, Inc. Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Magnetek, Inc. Mattersight Corporation Groupon, Inc. Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. Patrick Industries, Inc. Homeowners Choice, Inc. U.S. Home Systems, Inc.

Most Declined Body Central Corp.

Community West Bancshares ATP Oil & Gas Corporation KIT digital, Inc. First South Bancorp Inc Hercules Offshore, Inc. Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. Compressco Partners, L.P. Healthcare Services Group, Inc. Rambus, Inc. Biosante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Microvision, Inc. Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Recovery Energy, Inc.

$8.20 $2.33 $4.57 $4.16 $3.84 $3.14 $51.01 $11.50 $18.58 $5.58 $2.48 $2.10 $12.86 $3.05

7.78 / -48.69% 0.46 / -16.49% 0.66 / -12.62% 0.54 / -11.49% 0.49 / -11.32% 0.31 / -8.99% 4.99 / -8.91% 1.09 / -8.66% 1.71 / -8.43% 0.51 / -8.37% 0.22 / -8.15% 0.17 / -7.49% 1.02 / -7.35% 0.24 / -7.29%

840.00

5.00

0.60

298,082

Imperial Tobacco

2,386.00

-14.00

-0.58

369,311

InterContinental

1,522.00

30.00

2.01

93,273

Intl Cons Airlines

150.40

0.20

0.13

523,137

International Power Intertek Group ITV

416.70

0.10

0.02

943,957

2,591.00

-4.00

-0.15

36,556 3,185,062

73.25

1.00

1.38

2,268.87

19.87

0.88

42,280

Kazakhmys

717.50

2.00

0.28

198,376

Kingfisher

279.00

5.70

2.09

1,412,682

Land Securities Group

743.00

11.00

1.50

264,241

Legal & General Group

120.10

0.70

0.59

1,453,158

Johnson Matthey

Lloyds Banking Group

30.20

0.04

0.13

38,627,080

Marks & Spencer

331.20

5.20

1.60

997,008

Meggitt

367.70

-0.30

-0.08

126,384

Morrison (Wm)

278.70

-0.20

-0.07

942,748

652.00

-1.50

-0.23

726,602

3,154.00

36.00

1.15

156,465

National Grid Next Old Mutual

153.40

1.00

0.66

1,044,829

Pearson

1,203.00

15.00

1.26

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Petrofac

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29.00

1.95

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Polymetal International

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Prudential

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Randgold Resources

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Reckitt Benckiser

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Reed Elsevier

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Resolution

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3,006.00

43.50

1.47

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Rio Tinto Rolls-Royce Holdings

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Royal Bank of Scotland

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Shire

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Smith & Nephew

602.50

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Smiths Group

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0.10

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SSE

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2.00

0.15

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Standard Chartered

1,387.50

19.00

1.39

1,044,700

Standard Life

220.40

1.10

0.50

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Tate & Lyle

638.50

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Tesco

304.35

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0.20

Tullow Oil

1,480.00

26.00

1.79

397,112

Unilever

2,037.75

-49.25

-2.36

1,708,629 377,462

United Utilities Group

663.50

2.50

0.38

Vedanta Resources

952.00

12.00

1.28

135,816

Vodafone Group

176.68

1.78

1.02

18,510,709

Weir Group

1,509.00

72.00

5.01

663,355

Whitbread

1,987.00

138.00

7.46

478,270

Wolseley

2,262.90

29.90

1.34

94,733

WPP

759.00

6.00

0.80

374,291

Xstrata

865.70

6.50

0.76

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From Front Page Its net profits of €3,000 million last year were €1,000 million down on 2010 but its core capital is high at 10.3 per cent. It has a 4 per cent default rate on loans.

Sabadell is smaller with 2.8 million clients. With assets of €105,321 million in 2011, it reported a net profit of €80 million for the first three months of this year, 5 per cent less than during the same period in 2011.

Its core capital is 11.8 per cent but the default rate on loans has increased to 6.02 per cent since taking over nationalised CAM. It is precisely because of this that experts believe the assertion that it will not require bailout money is ‘optimistic’.

Banco Popular meanwhile has assets of €172,902 million and, together with Bankinter, is less exposed to the effects of property speculation. It had net profits of €590 million last year, has core capital of 9.82 per cent and a 6.35 per cent loan default rate.

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HILE travelling around Sri Lanka, I met a lovely 60-year-old British lady who ran a local restaurant. She was the perfect dinner host - fantastic food and an exciting life story.

The past few years, however, were terrifyingly tragic.

She met a man, not much younger than herself, and they A look started dating. They at finance spent two full years for females doing everything together before Jane Plunkett everything suddenly jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com went very wrong. He was a con-man and swindled her out of thousands of pounds. After gaining her trust, she lent him a lot of money and she never Just this week in India, a con-man is said saw him again. to have married eight different women and This type of behaviour isn’t rare. It then vanished with a truckload of gold and happens more than it should. savings from each one.

While some cons are obvious and it’s just plain stupid to fall for them, others, like the one played on the lady I met, are hard to see coming. With internet dating becoming common in today’s society, the web is a place A PICASSO lithograph - worth €24,000 and stolen by teenagers from the to meet a potential other half, but it’s also home of a former Ukrainian premier - has been found lying against a fence. where con-artists prey on others.

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LOVE IS BLIND: Beware of con-men who are only after your money.

So what are the signs to look out for so that romance doesn’t end up in expensive tears?

Con-men know how to tell a good sob story. You’ll hear about their sick mother, their charity work with orphans, and health problems. Everyone has baggage, but con-men really like to play on your sympathies.

No honest dater would ever ask for personal information, like bank or credit card numbers. If these sorts of questions ever arise early on in a relationship, virtual or faceto-face, move on fast.

If there is too much romantic talk right at the start, alarm bells should start ringing. No one makes such declarations of love so quickly. Daters who are well balanced and looking for a meaningful relationship don’t do this type of thing. Listen to your instincts.

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MORE British families are seeking expatriate life in Australia.

While Spain has become home for hundreds of thousands of Britons over the last three decades, Australia’s booming labour market and improving exchange rate is making it an ever more popular destination for UK workers seeking new opportunities.

With the ongoing Eurozone problems - including high unemployment - many British families seeking a new life are no longer focusing on elsewhere in Europe, including Spain, but looking further afield, including Australia.

There has been a 70 per cent increase in the number of British breadwinners looking to emigrate, often ahead of their partners with the intention of setting up and finding a place to live before their family follows, says Visafirst.com.

Australian employment grew by 38,900 in April to beat all expectations as heavy investments were made in engineering projects.

Edwina Shanahan, manager of www.visafirst.com, said: “In our experience, the primary breadwinners in these situations are often men who

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Not so Nobel AFTER decades of overspending, the Nobel Foundation announced it will cut the prize money for laureates by 20 per cent.

Travel buddies LATVIAN carrier airBalticare is following Dutch airline KLM in offering a computer application that allows passengers to choose a seatmate by connecting with other travellers before their flight according to interests.

Unicef winner A GROUP of Belgian football fans, fed up with their national side not qualifying for Euro 2012, sold their group’s support on eBay for ₏3,000, with proceeds going to Unicef.

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Rich keep super-yacht industry on even keel THE rich are still enjoying the high life with Italy the top manufacturer. aboard super-yachts.

Eighty per cent of all new super-yachts If you need proof, just look at the are motor yachts, with the average now biggest yachts at Spain’s leading 45 metres long. In the last 10 years the Mediterranean number of supermarinas including yachts over 50 Puerto Banus in metres has increased Marbella, from 21 to 31 per Barcelona, cent.

Valencia, Mallorca, Having endured Ibiza, Malaga, the fallout of the Motril, Almeria and economic global Denia. downturn that began Despite the in 2008, the superchallenging yacht industry is now economic times on a fairly even keel. throughout the At present globally world, the super423 super-yachts are yacht fleet - those in build, with this 30 metres and figure consistent above - continues with statistics for to grow, and with 2006-2008, accorit the potential ding to the and value of the Superyacht Annual industry also Report, and increase, with the indicative of a level industry of stability in line contributing ₏24 SEA SYMBOL: The stone lighthouse at the with the pre-boom billion to the end of Puerto Banus pier in Marbella. years. worldwide With 200 new economy in 2010. vessels due for European shipyards continue to launch this year, the world’s super-yacht produce the majority of all new yachts, fleet will be boosted to around 4,650.

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Disabled Chris walks tall with second book A frequent visitor to Spain, multiple-sclerosis sufferer Chris Hales has achieved his ambition to write, with his second book now available in paperback and on Kindle. Nicole Hallett reports.

Why do you write?

I had to get the stories in my head out and I enjoy researching and the writing process. After first writing while at university, my first book was published in 2009.

What is your second book Templar: Call to Arms about?

The desruction of the Knights Templar.

The action-packed thriller took eight years to research and has already sold more than 1,250 copies on Kindle.

Influences?

Screen writer and novelist William Goldman, two university lecturers for providing insight into writing, and my Polish wife Aleks, my proofreader.

Looking forward?

Writing the Templar trilogy and having children.

Other jobs/activities?

Money collector for magistrates’ court.

Involved with the Masons.

Scariest experience?

Being told I had multiple sclerosis five years ago provided immense relief of finally having a diagnosis but also a fear for the future. I am now largely confined to a wheelchair and need a large monitor screen to write due to sight problems.

Favourite memory?

My wedding four years ago. Despite balance problems I managed to walk down the aisle.

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Vital Statistics • Age: 33 • Born: London • Status: Married.

• Lives: Southampton.

• Spanish base: Parents home in Benitachell (Alicante).

• Best thing about Spain: The food • Worst thing: Too hot at times • Favourite: Views from parents’ home • Hobbies: Books and movies

EWN COMMENT Bailout blues SPAIN’S government claims the €100 billion bailout will affect banks more than citizens.

Greece is allegedly ‘infuriated.’ But Greece merely waited for funds, assuming that everything would then continue as before, with trouble starting only when cuts arrived.

Spain has slashed

spending since 2010 with cuts affecting everyone. It has fought rescue while preparing for the worst. And unlike Greece, nobody expects something for nothing.

Thinner fat cats STRICTLY-REGULATED Spanish banks could not dabble in derivatives and avoided the 2008 sub-prime mortgage catastrophe.

Instead, their greed fed on property. But like them or not, banks must be kept solvent for the country’s sake and now they will be.

Rajoy’s promise that they must repay their bailout could be a sop. Nevertheless, few won’t relish seeing fat cats put on a diet of Whiskas, not caviar.

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I WAS shopping in Iceland supermarket when I had my wallet stolen by a pickpocket.

I did not realise this until I got to the check-out and had no money or card.

As I explained what had happened to the supervisor, a very kind lady paid for my goods.

When I offered to take the money to her home she refused, saying it was a gift.

It has made me realise that there are angels around us as well as thieves.

Hal Rockliffe, Torreblanca (Malaga)

Acrobatic alternative IT is ridiculous that €30,000 of council funds was voted by the majority of residents in Caceres village to be spent on bullfights rather than employment (Almeria, Issue 1405).

It is bad enough this barbaric pastime is still allowed, let alone choosing it over providing jobs for people.

The majority of the world is against the torturing and killing of bulls in the bullring.

I think instead of doing away with bullfights they should take the example of the ancient Minoans and turn it into an acrobatic show with the men in the ring having to somersault over the bulls who live to see another day.

This would take skill and courage and earn those in the ring respect rather than disgust.

Nicola Rand, Roquetas del Mar (Almeria)

Sad memories I FOUND the article about the treatment of hunting hounds very upsetting (Issue 1406).

The horrific picture brought back memories of when I first found my now much-loved Galgo (greyhound) roaming the campo in much the same state.

It saddens me how these hunters can be so cruel, though I am not tarring all hunters with the same brush as I know some dogs are treated fairly.

Galgos are so gentle and placid and great with children.

Like all dogs they need exercise though actually Galgos are quite lazy.

Anybody thinking of getting a dog should consider this breed as they make wonderful pets E Waterman, Mojacar (Almeria)

21 - 27 June 2012 Costa del Sol The second was that the country has already started on the selfreinforcing downward spiral that leads to a crisis, and there is no-one big enough to reverse the spiral.

However, I think that if Spain goes back to the peseta, almost everybody would take their euros out of the country. That is what is happening already in Greece.

Or, they might change their money to Swiss francs or pounds Sterling.

Max Rueter, by email

Loving retirement Spike the cat snuggles up to his new canine friends

Doggone thought on people ADANA staff members were amused on arrival at the kennels to find snuggled up together in the outside holding pen a cat with the pups.

They were even joined briefly by a pair of fearless mice.

Anyone of a thoughtful disposition seeing the harmonious way these animals were able to cohabit, albeit for a brief period, could perhaps be forgiven for drawing some unflattering comparisons with our own seeming inability to live peacefully with our fellow humans.

‘The more I see of people, the more I love my dog’ may not be as outrageous a slogan as some might think...

Mary Page, by email

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Courageous voice READING Harvey Mann’s letter (Issue 1405) regarding slovenly-dressed British tourists I feel so vindicated.

Everything he wrote I have thought but did not have the courage to voice.

I too get offended at the sight of displays of total disregard for what is suitable to wear on which bodies.

I am disgusted by some people’s lack of respect for their appearance and sometimes feel like telling them what to wear.

Surely the summer heat in Spain is not reason enough to be slovenly and not care about general appearance, caring merely about layers of false eyelashes and mascara just because they have seen a celebrity in a magazine use it.

C P, by email

Far from healthy I WAS horrified to read that 17 pharmacies in Alicante Province are not getting medications (Costa Blanca South, Issue 1406).

This is because the Valencia Government has not paid its €160 million debt to them, despite

receiving €110 million from the state to pay the pharmacies.

While I understand that there are debts to be paid, surely the money should be given to where it is supposed to be destined for?

No wonder there are so many protests going on with all the cuts to the healthcare system.

Jay Rogers, Torrevieja (Alicante)

Instilling discipline C CRUMMINGS’ letter (Issue 1406) in which he complained about unruly children disturbing a theatre production brought up an interesting topic.

If children are well-mannered and have been taught how to behave in public then there is no problem.

However, with the lack of discipline in today’s world this is very difficult to do.

Not being allowed to smack their children means many parents are at a loss of how best to instil discipline.

Without discipline, some children grow up as menaces to society.

Perhaps parenting skills should be taught to mothers-to-be as part of pre-natal sessions.

A J, Calvia (Mallorca)

Cashing in on € IN the article ‘No one big enough to reverse downward spiral’ (Issue 1403), Michael Pettis gave two reasons why Spain will leave the euro.

One was that Spain had a stronger fiscal position and healthier bank balance sheet than many of its peers when the crisis began.

I RESONATED with Mike Walsh in his article on life after retirement (Issue 1406).

After retiring from a highpowered career, many of my counterparts were surprised that I was not at a loss.

Instead I love my retirement.

I still get up early and now fill my days with what I want to do, whether it is reading a book, pottering around in the garden or meeting friends. However, while my wife enjoys going off on holidays to other countries I am perfectly content to stay in Spain and never travel far again, as this is what I had to do all my working life.

N H, Mijas Costa (Malaga)

Alcohol concerns THE article about the two Brits who tried to swim to Benidorm Island and nearly drowned (Issue 1405) portrays the dangers of alcohol.

Not only does it take away reasoning power and provide a sense of false power, but also dangerously combines with youth. When I was 20 I visited the US and was appalled to discover the age of consent for drinking is 21.

However, I now realise that this is a good thing as the teenage brain cannot cope with alcohol and it has lifelong effects.

If anything the age of drinking should be raised to 25!

Here in Spain I see children younger than 15 out at clubs and pubs drinking.

Brian Low, Benidorm (Alicante)

Top of the pole THERE is a phrase that is often used to finish conversations that drives me mad.

It can be heard on TV and radio interviews.The phrase is ‘you know’.

Football players are perhaps top of the pole.

This has now become a little game I play to see how often this phrase is said in interviews. Top of the league I am keeping was 18 in a 20-minute radio interview.

Ray Campbell, Fuengirola (Malaga)

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

POWERFUL SEAT: A great leveller is to imagine people sitting on the loo!

begging me to take over in the bedroom with his girlfreind as he ‘couldn’t cope’.

No, Leapy’s rose-coloured celebrity specs were put back in their case long ago.

I’ve found that one great way of levelling people is to imagine them sitting on the loo! Get the picture?

It always works for me.

One thing emerging from the Leveson Inquiry is that in the light of conflicting stories (under oath, I

may add) some are lying through their teeth.

To me the most believable has been John Major. How he must have relished the opportunity to get back at the man who virtually put him out of office.

Did it not show the unbelievable arrogance of Murdoch when, according to Major, this Aussie told him he didn’t agree with the Tories’ European policies and if they didn’t change, his companies would not be able to support them?

When Major treated his threats with the contempt they deserved, all hell was unleashed on him. From the sneering Kay Burley on Sky News, to the ‘grey man’ caricatures in The Sun and other Murdoch publications, he was pilloried for months in what I believe was one of the most relentless hatchet jobs unleashed on a politician.

Although there were certainly other factors involved in Major losing the next election, the real damage was done by this powermad media baron, who recently swore under oath that he had never asked any MP for anything in return for the backing of his media empire.

Blair told the inquiry much the same story. Give us a break!

Do these people think we are all still wet behind the ears? If the inquiry does prove them all to be economical with the truth, I’d like to see them all pay the price.

Dream on, Leapy!

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee20022gmail.com

FIVE years after an avalanche nearly killed him, a Japanese mountaineer became the country’s first person to scale the world’s 14 tallest peaks. He plans to return to the Himalayas next year.

Dingo did it

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ONE thing truly enjoyable about the Leveson Inquiry saga is how it is managing to make a number of those previously ‘untouchables’ suddenly touchable.

All too often people in high places give the impression they are a different breed than us mere minions; this is why we are inclined to trust and put our, often blind, faith in them.

The truth, of course, is that they are no different to the rest of us.

Plenty are in fact a great deal worse.

I stopped putting these people on pedestals many moons ago.

During the ‘60s I often found myself rubbing shoulders with the ‘upper crusties’. The Christine Keeler/Astor scandals began on my Bayswater doorstep, so to speak.

Lord Boothby’s philandering was also fairly common knowledge in the area.

My association with Diana Dors resulted in my observing some VIPs in extremely compromising situations. I’ll never forget one wild-eyed MP staggering up to me in nothing but a string vest and

Climbing high

A 32-YEAR-OLD legal mystery over the death of a baby in Australia was finally settled this month when a court ruled the child was, in fact, taken by a dingo, an Australian native wild dog.

Joy ride A CHINESE man has been sentenced to one year in jail after driving off with a police officer clinging to the bonnet of his car. He had been pulled over for driving without number-plates.

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What comes next: Snow White on Facebook, Cinderella on Twitter?

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UDDENLY we seem surrounded by fairy tales. This year we’ve got two new film versions of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, a romantic comedy Mirror Mirror, and an adult fantasy, Snow White and the Huntsman.

Also scheduled is a re-telling NORA JOHNSON of Jack and A writer, Nora has lived on the Costa del Sol for five years the Beanstalk and is the author of two psychological suspense thrillers.

(Jack the Giant Killer), Cinderella, The Snow Queen and a Tarantino-style Hansel and Gretel. Add to this two reimaginings of Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood and a high-school comedy version of Beauty and the Beast, called Beastly.

Despite Hollywood’s in-jokes and gender changes, the moral truths underlying all these fairy tales remain. of sexual abuse, addiction and bloody What they offer is a black or white violence. world where good is good and bad is to And just look at how Hollywood could be punished. rework some other modern-day issues.

And what a modern world, too! Snow In Hansel and Gretel, for instance, the White and the Huntsman is rated 12A, rise in homeless families (didn’t Hansel mainly because it contains suggestions and Gretel originally go into the woods

MODERN-DAY: Fairy tales reworked to fit in with the computer era.

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because their family was struggling and hungry?). The witch could be a marketing executive for a multibillion corporation who lures them into the forest of social isolationism through the use of social media and texting. They get so lost and confused that they think

having loads of friends on Facebook is the same as having real friends to go out with, do activities with and that they’re generally living a full, active life with real experiences. They don’t realise their danger until it’s almost too late (obesity, diabetes, heart issues).

In the nick of time, the hero sweeps in and gets them out to see the world with activities like swimming, sport...

Well, you get the idea.

The original Grimm Brothers’ fairy stories were neither gentle nor ‘fluffy’.

They were about empowerment and dealing with the bad things that happen in life. In other words, they’re the perfect entertainment for these days of austerity and recession when there’s a longing for a simpler world of good and bad. Small wonder fairy tales are in demand. We need our villains (bankers, politicians, foreign dictators) or heroes (the ‘sleb’ of the moment) now more than ever.

A Grimm thought? No, truly, it’s the stuff of fairy tales.

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Torquemada’s past is not dead In fact, it’s not even past Religions have been the cause of much controversy over the centuries and although we are still shocked nowadays by the violent outbursts from extreme members of any creed, back in medieval Spain, the Inquisitor Torquemada was renowned for his tough measures against nonChristians.

Valladolid cathedral.

Below: The Spanish Grand Inquisitor Tomas Torquemada.

QUESTION: What do the British comedy troupe Monty Python, Russian author Fydor Dostoyevsky, playwright Victor Hugo, comedian Mel Brooks, poet Edgar Allen Poe and actor Marlon Brando all have in common?

Answer: They have all referenced the 15th century Spanish Grand heretics. He was deeply Inquisitor Tomas influenced by the Spanish Torquemada as a cult of sangre limpia (pure central figure within the corpus of their blood) - a racist doctrine Consider This work. that drove Spain’s efforts US citizen Jack is spending the first years of Question; Who his retirement in Almeria. His articles have to rid itself of nonbeen published in Spain and the US. was Tomas Christians.

Torquemada and For 15 years why have such a varied group of Torquemada enthusiastically headed a artists chosen to evoke this man’s campaign which inflicted unimaginable legacy? torture, imprisoned without proof and Answer: Read on and consider… made public spectacles of burning Tomas Torquemada was born in suspected non-believers at the stake.

1420 in Valladolid, Spain. As a young His implacable hostility and sadistic monk, he exhibited the virtues valued torture techniques are even more by the Dominican order, namely remarkable when you consider that he learning, piety and austerity. himself had Jewish ancestry.

As a cardinal, he became a Torquemada, ‘the hammer of the confidant to Queen Isabella and was heretics,’ is said to have witnessed appointed by Pope Sixus IV as Grand thousands of deaths but his legacy of Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition. A sadistic torture methods gives this zealous advocate of Catholic man a gruesome historical reputation.

Many of us know little more about orthodoxy, Torquemada’s quest was to rid Spain of all heresy. Jewish The Inquisition other than Monty conversos and Marranos (Jews who Python’s memorable phrase from the converted to Christianity but continued Flying Circus: ‘Nobody expects the to practise Judaism in secret) all fell Spanish Inquisition.’ In Mel Brook’s film victim to this man’s fanatical hunt for History of the World Part I, parody and

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Authors, actors and comedians have referenced Torquemada.

word-play is used to lyrically introduce Torquemada: ‘Torquemada? Do not implore him for compassion!

Torquemada? Do not beg him for forgiveness! Torquemada? Do not ask him for mercy! Let’s face it, folks, you can’t ‘talk-him-out-da’ anything!!’

One of the last roles played by the late Marlon Brando was a cameo appearance as Torquemada in the 1992 film Christopher Columbus.

Critics blasted his performance as uninspired and somewhat distracted.

Ironically, the actor agreed with his critics stating that as a method actor, playing Torquemada took him to a dark sinister place that he, Brando, found disturbing.

“What is it about Tomas Torquemada which compels the artistic community to keep his legacy alive? Why does Torquemada strike such a nerve?

The answers, if there are any, are certainly subjective. Perhaps it is because the gold standard for creative people has long been free speech and unfettered expression. Putting the chains of censorship on the impulses of artists is anathema to the creative process. Artists in the fields of literature and comedy are especially vigilant to the restrictive forces of censorship. The aforementioned artists sense in Torquemada a force which is monumentally intolerant, controls thought, physically resorts to torture, and never once doubts the righteousness of his cause.

The legacy of Tomas Torquemada has been used as a reflection of the enduring threat of censorship, hypocrisy and authoritarianism.

By referencing Torquemada, artists convey a cautionary message to remind us not to allow the Torquemadas of the past, present and future to proceed unchallenged.

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Abolition: A licence to kill C

APITAL punishment, if it doesn’t put a noose under the collar, certainly makes people hot under the collar. The abolitionists call it state murder, which it is of course. I call abolition a licence to kill.

A visit to meet prison warders engaged in Mike Walsh prisoners’ training once took my feet on a tour of vwww.michaelwalsh.es Manchester’s HMP Mike Walsh. Based the Costa Blanca, international journalist, author and professional Strangeways writer: ex-business assessment executive Guild Prison.

Included of Master Craftsmen. European correspondent Boston Revolutionary Radio. was sight of the condemned cell and the final few yards a prisoner took to the door to the execution chamber; his doom. I chose to turn my back on countless others never had the chance

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: The final deterrent.

to do so.

I still recollect the sombre mood on the morning a convicted murderer was to be hanged at Liverpool’s HMP Walton Prison. I think the general feeling was that capital punishment was a necessary evil, and so it was accepted.

Abolitionists smugly hold the moral high ground but is it an illusion? Their consciences should be weighed down by the appalling deaths of thousands of slain victims likely to be alive today if the final deterrent had not been removed.

Murder in the 1950s was so rare an event that the Liverpool Echo, then a broadsheet, put entire pages aside to cover the case over three days. A single murder was discussed in detail by nearly everyone.

In my youth one could and did get several years for grievous bodily harm

(GBH); this could be no more than a punch-up in a pub. Today, two years in prison, if you discount the statutory two years for good behaviour, is considered the norm for murder.

Depressingly, these days, it is not unusual to see several murders reported each week in that one city. As I write, one man killed, another on life support after a shooting in Liverpool.

Merseyside has the lowest crime rate of the five metropolitan police regions.

Goodness knows what is going on in other UK police regions! If so many murders in any one city merit only a few column paragraphs, how are we likely to learn what is going on elsewhere?

The statistics will be massaged in order that murders most foul fall under the lesser category of manslaughter.

Not much comfort for the victim or their loved ones to know the executioner hadn’t actually intended to kill their victim.

How many killers would have thought twice before slaughtering their victim had the shadow of the noose occupied their thoughts? A great many, I would have thought. There is an added irony to the consequences of abolition.

In New York City it was learned that many victims of violence, including rape, were unnecessarily murdered for two reasons. The penalty would be no more severe if the victim was murdered. And, there was a better chance of getting away with the crime if the witness, the victim, of course, was silenced through murder. Wouldn’t this apply over here, too?

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Secret anglophile ALTHOUGH Napoleon Bonaparte was deposed and forced into exile by the British, a letter written in English by the man himself showed he admired all things British. The letter sold at auction in France for $400,000 (€325,000) five times its estimated value.

Fan match RUSSIAN and Polish football fans played a friendly game just hours before the two teams were to play a decisive Euro 2012 match. The Russians won 8-7 on penalties

Alcatraz 3 FIFTY years on, the Alcatraz escape mystery remains unsolved. The

three fugitives, brothers John and Clarence Anglin, and Frank Morris, famous for their escape from the maximum-security prison, are still wanted men.

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Final push for Arts Society THE new Benahavis Decorative & Fine Arts Society (BDFAS) is making a final push on membership.

Their aim is to reach the numbers required for affiliation to the National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS).

Following its â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;taster dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in April, BDFAS already has more than half the required number of signed-up members but must achieve the threshold in the next few weeks if its target inauguration October meeting is to be realised.

BDFAS Chairman Betty Fooks says she is confident they will meet the deadline. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have worked hard to engage others in our love of fine art and so far have received an overwhelming response. Registrations for membership and backing from sponsors have exceeded our expectations and we are well on course to succeed,â&#x20AC;? she said.

As well as free entry to the lectures held eight times a year, membership benefits include free access to workshops, priority bookings on trips, a large number of concessions when in the UK and a free subscription to NADFAS Review quarterly magazine.

For details of the discounted inaugural membership package members@ email benahavisdfas. All who sign up before June 27 will be entered into a free draw for gourmet dinner for two.

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Amazing â&#x201A;Ź1,000 Lions Club boost for Tomas A FANTASTIC â&#x201A;Ź1,000 donation has provided a massive boost to the Euro Weekly News ( EWN) campaign to raise funds for a local disabled boy.

A member of the Lions Club of La Cala de Mijas, Mr Rowland Owens, telephoned the newspaper offices with news of the cash donation following a report in last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issue which revealed that further donations received had swelled the fund to support seven-year-old Tomas Leighton to more than â&#x201A;Ź2,500.

This was later confirmed by the current president of Mijas La Cala Lions Club, Rosalyn Rowley.

The Lions Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s generous - and surprise - donation means that the fund now stands at â&#x201A;Ź3,225.

In revealing the donation, Mr Owens said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We at the Lions Club in La Cala de Mijas like to help local causes, and identify that our donation raised through our own charity work will help make Tomasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life better.â&#x20AC;?

Tomas has four major disabilities. He suffers from cerebral palsy, is almost totally blind, has epilepsy and also global learning difficulties.

Even so, since birth he has astounded medical experts by the progress he has made through his personal determination and the 24hour care of his dedicated parents.

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Registration starts at 10am, with the first event (most handsome dog) event starting at 11am. The event will end at 5pm.

All funds will be donated to local FAMA shelter to provide food.

Parque EspaĂąa, Avenida EspaĂąa, Calahonda.

SUPRISE DONATION: A great help for the cause. loving and happy boy.

The EWN fund has been set up to raise â&#x201A;Ź5,000 so that his parents - Jill and Jon Leighton - can adapt their home in Benalmadena to better suit Tomasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ongoing needs.

The money so far raised has been collected in little over a month, thanks to the generosity of readers, friends, businesses, individuals and the public at large. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have not reached our target yet,â&#x20AC;? said EWN publisher Michel Euesden. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But the Lions Club gift has given the fund a tremendous boost, and we know with more ongoing efforts we will get to the â&#x201A;Ź5,000, once more showing that we live amongst people who do care about the community and people frequently in need and less fortunate than themselves,â&#x20AC;?

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4:20pm Royal Ascot 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best 9:00pm Coast 9:30pm Gardeners' World It is the summer solstice so the days are the longest of the year and the sun is at its highest.

10:00pm Simon Schama's Shakespeare 11:00pm Episodes Comedy series.

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4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm A Touch of Frost 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm London Tonight 7:30pm ITV News and Weather The latest headlines from around the world.

Followed by a national weather forecast.

8:00pm Emmerdale Gennie is horrified when she stumbles across a massive betrayal.

9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather The latest headlines from around the world.

11:35pm Euro 2012 Highlights

4:20pm BBC News 4:25pm Deadly Art 4:40pm Prank Patrol Down Under Australian edition of the comedy prank series.

5:00pm Copycats Two families battle it out in a range of hilarious games.

5:30pm Blue Peter Featuring information, topical items and performance.

6:00pm Newsround Topical news magazine for children.

6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show - Best of Britain 8:30pm EastEnders 9:30pm Call the Midwife Drama about a newly-trained midwife in 1950s London.

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 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show Matt Le Blanc 12:20am The National Lottery Friday Night Draws 12:30am Match of the Day 1:10am EastEnders Omnibus 3:35am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 3:40am Silk 4:40am Question Time 5:40am BBC News

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8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Concerto at the BBC Proms 9:00pm Puccini's Suor Angelica 10:00pm David Bowie and the Story of Ziggy Stardust 11:00pm The Genius of David Bowie 12:00am Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars 1:30am David Bowie at the Bbc 2:30am David Bowie and the Story of Ziggy Stardust 3:30am The Genius of David Bowie 4:30am Puccini's Suor Angelica

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4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:25pm 4thought.tv 8:30pm Come Dine with Me 9:30pm The Million Pound Drop Live 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 11:50pm Stand Up for the Week The topical stand-up show continues its fourth run.

7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:35am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Castle Farm 8:00am Little Princess 8:20am The Mr Men Show Colourful animated sketch show based on Roger Hargreaves's original characters.

8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Olivia 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Best House in the Street 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:10pm Chinese Food in Minutes 3:15pm Monkey Life

4:05pm A Risk Worth Taking Romantic drama. A young wife cares for her terminally ill husband in the wilds of Scotland.

The couple ask an old friend to join them from London and help manage their business affairs. But the woman soon realises that she harbours feelings for the friend, even as her husband struggles to fight his disease.

6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news.

6:30pm Neighbours Andrew warns Griffin to stay away from Summer, but Griffin has other plans.

7:00pm Home and Away Marilyn arrives at the diner, grazed and shaken from her mugging.

7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm Emergency Bikers Documentary series following Britain's emergency paramedic and police bikers.

10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm Big Brother's Bit on the Side

Tamsin Greig

12:00am The Review Show 12:50am Macbeth, the Movie Star... and Me 1:35am Taken 3:00am BBC News 5:00am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.

BBC4

8:00pm Doctor Who 9:45pm Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel 10:00pm Dead Boss 10:30pm Chris Moyles' Comedy Empire 11:30pm Russell Howard's Good News Extra 12:15am Family Guy 1:00am American Dad! 1:45am Dead Boss 2:15am Live at the Electric 2:45am Plan B, Leona and Labrinth: Project Hackney 3:45am Chris Moyles' Comedy Empire 4:40am Russell Howard's Good News Extra 5:25am Live at the Electric

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12:35am Best in Show Spoof documentary about the world of dog shows. 2:10am The Store 4:10am Columbo 5:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

12:40am Random Acts Channel 4's nightly shortform arts strand presents several songs that might get stuck in your head. 12:45am Keeping Mum 2:30am Lucky Escape 2:35am My Name is Earl 2:55am My Name is Earl 3:15am A Ninja is for Life, Not Just for Christmas 3:20am The Million Pound Drop Live 4:50am Liz Johnson 'Night Swimmer' 4:55am The Herd 5:00am Deal or No Deal 5:55am Countdown

12:00am 10 Things I Hate About 1990 Robert Webb looks back at the not-too-distant past without the benefit of rose-tinted spectacles.

1:00am Super Casino 4:55am Motorsport Mundial The latest motor racing action from around the world. 5:20am Michaela's Wild Challenge 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge

Satellite channels SKY1

1:35pm The Dilemma 3:35pm Calendar Girls

5:35am Real Filth Fighters 6:05am Don't Forget the Lyrics 7:00am Mission Implausible 8:00am Futurama 8:10am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Stargate SG-1 11:00am Best of Oops TV 12:00pm Airline 12:30pm Airline 1:00pm Emergency Abroad 2:00pm Helicopter Rescue 3:00pm Stargate Atlantis 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm The Middle 7:30pm Futurama 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Futurama 9:30pm The Simpsons 10:00pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm An Idiot Abroad

5:30pm The Out-of-Towners 7:10pm The Back-Up Plan 9:00pm The Dilemma 11:00pm Jackass: The Movie

SKY MOVIES ACTION

12:40am Beavis and Butt-head Do America 2:10am Vampire in Brooklyn 4:00am Jackass: The Movie 5:40am Project: Alf

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:30am You Again 7:20am All That Jazz 9:30am Rio Special 10:00am Veronika Decides to Die 11:50am No Strings Attached 1:45pm The Company Men 3:35pm Love and Other Drugs

12:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 1:00am Road Wars 2:00am Elite World Cops 2:55am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 3:55am So You Think You're Safe?

4:45am Medical Emergency 5:35am Raising Hope

5:35pm The Chateau Meroux 7:20pm Easy A 9:00pm No Strings Attached 11:00pm Love and Other Drugs

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 6:00am Silver Streak 8:00am Knucklehead 9:45am The Out-ofTowners 11:25am The Big Interview 11:45am The Back-Up Plan

Gyllenhaal/Anne Hathaway Face 2 Face 1:25am The Romantics 3:05am Serious Moonlight 4:30am Ordinary People

12:55am Jake

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SMD

5:30am A Quest for Camelot 7:00am Reign of Fire 8:45am Ironclad 10:50am Centurion 12:35pm Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3:00pm Salt 4:50pm Van Helsing 7:05pm The Eagle 9:00pm Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 11:20pm Salt 1:05am Anaconda 2: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid 2:50am Takers 4:45am Johnny Mnemonic

TCM 6:00am Off Set 7:10am Maverick 8:15am Rawhide 9:20am Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. 11:35am ¡Viva Zapata! 1:45pm Maverick 2:50pm Rawhide 4:00pm Armoured Command 6:00pm The Mark of Zorro 7:50pm Rio Lobo 10:00pm Ocean's Eleven 12:10am Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever 1:55am The Yakuza 3:50am Teleshopping

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Footballers get their kicks at ‘Route 66’ opening party

Brendan Rogers, the new Liverpool manager.

ANABE receives generous St George’s Day donation A CHEQUE was presented to ANABE recently, by Sue Challinor and members of the committee who organised this year’s St George’s Day in Arroyo de Miel.

This is the Association for Adapted Swimming of Benalmadena, an organisation providing specially adapted swimming programmes for physically and mentally challenged children from babies through to adolescents.

It is the only one in the

province of Malaga.

The funds will go towards the monthly pool rental at INACUA, the wages for two specially trained physiotherapists and one PE teacher, insurance, aquatic equipment and general related expenses.

Maria Jose, who is fully trained in PE and physiotherapy, volunteers her expertise.

If you wish to find out more or offer support to ANABE please contact Beverley by telephone 952 448 136.

Sue Challinor, left, presents cheque to Carolina, PE teacher and parents.

Staff at Route 66.

THE Red, White and Blue themed opening party last week was a fabulous success for the new American Diner in Puerto Banus.

A great party was enjoyed with more than 300 guests and where a host of footballers including Brendan Rogers, David Bentley, Steven Carr, Wayne Henderson, Michael Brown and Ben Chorley (Leyton Orient’s captain) partied until the early hours.

Music was provided by Mita & Mita, a local rock/blues duo, who recreated the ‘Route 66’ atmosphere.

The party has definitely put Route 66 on the Marbella list of places to be seen this summer.

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4.00pm - midnight 5:45pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction.

6:30pm Pointless Celebrities 7:15pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:25pm Regional News All the latest local news.

7:30pm Weather The latest weather information.

7:35pm Tonight's the Night John Barrowman makes more dreams come true for some very special people.

8:40pm The National Lottery: In It to Win It 9:30pm Inspector George Gently 11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

11:15pm Weather The latest weather information.

11:20pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:50pm Match of the Day Highlights and reaction to all of the latest football action.

12:30am The Girl Next Door 2:10am Weatherview 2:15am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm Emeli Sande and Ed Sheeran @ Hackney 2012 9:00pm Nicki Minaj and Kasabian @ Hackney 2012 10:00pm Jay z Live @ Hackney 2012 12:00am Rita Ora and Leona Lewis @ Hackney 2012 1:00am Family Guy 1:45am American Dad! 2:30am Live at the Electric 3:00am Russell Howard's Good News 3:30am Dead Boss 4:00am Plan B, Leona and Labrinth: Project Hackney 5:00am Cherry Healey: How to Get a Life 5:55am Dead Boss

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5:40am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live James Martin presents another menu of mouth-watering recipes, great chefs and celebrity guests. 12:30pm Raymond Blanc's Kitchen Secrets Legendary chef Raymond Blanc welcomes the cameras into his kitchen to share his cooking secrets. 1:00pm BBC News 1:05pm Weather 1:10pm F1 the European Grand Prix Qualifying 3:20pm Royal Ascot

TV

ITV

Channel 4

5:00am Pages from Ceefax 7:00am The Pingu Show 7:10am Pinky Dinky Doo 7:25am Timmy Time 7:35am Chuggington 7:45am Rastamouse 8:00am Barney's Barrier Reef 8:30am Dennis and Gnasher Dennis and Gnasher believe the world truly is their oyster and that kids should make the rules. 8:40am The Scooby-Doo Show Cartoon capers with Scooby and the gang. 9:05am Alesha's Street Dance Stars 9:30am The Slammer Entertainment show in which a group of comedians enter a mock prison. 10:00am Blue Peter's Big Olympic Tour 10:30am Incredible Edibles 11:00am My Genius Idea 11:30am Splatalot 12:00pm Copycats 12:25pm Ooglies 12:40pm MOTD Kickabout 1:00pm Animal Park 2:00pm Rampage 3:35pm Waterloo

5:45am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am CITV 9:25am Saturday Cookbook 10:25am ITV News 10:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show US 11:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show US 12:15pm The Real Housewives of New York City Reality series following a group of affluent Manhattan housewives. 1:10pm Murder, She Wrote 2:10pm ITV News and Weather. 2:20pm Agatha Christie's Caribbean Mystery

5:45pm Athletics 7:30pm Escape to the Country 8:00pm Flog It! 9:00pm The Good Life 9:30pm Dad's Army 10:00pm Sex and the Sitcom 11:00pm Men Behaving Badly 11:30pm TOTP2

4:10pm You Only Live Twice 6:20pm Local News and Weather 6:30pm ITV News and Weather 6:40pm Primeval 7:45pm You Cannot be Serious 8:15pm Euro 2012 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:15pm The Big Quiz Towie v Benidorm.

12:35pm Starring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg & Kunal Nayyar

CH4 7:50pm It is 1939 and Lady Sarah Ashley has travelled halfway round the world to persuade her husband to sell his cattle station and return back home to Blighty.

Hugh Jackman & Nicole Kidman 12:30am Good Night, and Good Luck 2:00am XXY 3:25am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.

12:15am Take Me Out 1:25am The Store 3:30am In Plain Sight Drama about a U.S. Marshal attached to the highly secretive Federal Witness Protection Program. 4:15am ITV Nightscreen

BBC4 8:00pm The Blue Planet 9:00pm Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency 10:00pm Spiral Acclaimed French police drama series.

10:50pm Spiral Acclaimed French police drama series.

11:50pm The Horizon Guide to Space Shuttles 12:50am Wonders of the Solar System 1:50am Top of the Pops: 1977 2:25am Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency 3:25am The Blue Planet

Channel 5 7:15am City of Friends 7:30am Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 7:40am Abby's Flying Fairy School 7:50am Roobarb and Custard Too 8:00am Bananas in Pyjamas 8:10am Family! 8:20am Noddy in Toyland 8:35am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 8:50am Little Princess 9:05am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:15am Angelina Ballerina 9:35am Rupert Bear 9:50am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:05am The Mr Men Show 10:20am Roary the Racing Car 10:35am The Milkshake! Show 11:00am Meerkat Manor 11:30am The Big Celebrity Clean Up 12:00pm Big Brother 1:00pm Calamity Jane 2:55pm The Stand at Apache River

5:55am Countdown 6:40am Kenwood Glamour Puds 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am British GT 8:30am Mobil 1 The Grid 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am Justin Bieber 10:50am Love Shaft 11:20am Viewer Takeover 11:30am Revenge 12:30pm Viewer Takeover 12:35pm The Big Bang Theory 1:05pm The Big Bang Theory 1:35pm Viewer Takeover 1:45pm The Simpsons 2:15pm The Paralympic Show 2:50pm Channel 4 Racing

4:30pm Torpedo Run War drama about a US submarine commander bent on destroying a Japanese aircraft carrier and avenging the death of his wife and child. The commander's first encounter with the carrier was disastrous when he was tricked into sinking a ship carrying over 1,000 US prisoners, including his own family. Now, as he grows ever more obsessed, he finds himself on a collision course with both the enemy and his second-in-command.

6:20pm Raid on Rommel 8:10pm 5 News Weekend National and international news.

8:15pm NCIS 9:05pm NCIS 10:00pm Law and Order 11:00pm Big Brother

4:50pm Come Dine with Me 5:20pm Come Dine with Me 7:20pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

7:45pm 4thought.tv Ninety per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds and more than half of all British adults now use social networking sites. But does non-stop social media and the often anonymous freedom of expression afforded by the digital world come at too high a cost? 4thought.tv asks: Has social networking changed our morality? Social networking sites are profoundly transforming society for the better, according to Jim Killock of the Open Rights Group, which campaigns for a free and open internet. Jim believes the greater democracy, transparency and social and creative opportunities made possible in the digital age are under threat from moral crusaders who seek to censor and control the use of social media.

7:50pm Australia 11:00pm The Million Pound Drop Live

4:30pm Starring Glenn Ford & Ernest Borgnine

1:00am JFK 4:15am Home Country 4:20am Stand Up for the Week Another chance to see yesterday's episode of the topical stand-up show.

5:05am Eating for Two Craft-based animated film developed through Channel 4's Animation in Residence scheme. 5:10am Fast Spin Fling Animation about a jealous and lovelorn flatmate.

5:15am Deal or No Deal

12:00am Extraordinary People 1:00am Super Casino Live interactive gaming featuring roulette, blackjack and autowheel. 5:00am Nick's Quest 5:25am Nick's Quest 5:50am County Secrets Series that throws a spotlight on some of the UK's most scenic counties.

Satellite channels SKY1

SKY MOVIES DRAMA

5:35am Raising Hope 6:05am Don't Forget the Lyrics 7:00am Gladiators 8:00am Sun, Sea and A&E 9:00am Road Wars 10:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 11:00am Football's Next Star 1:00pm Inside Gatwick 2:00pm Isle of Wight Festival 2012 Highlights 3:00pm Modern Family

4:30am Ordinary People 6:35am One Special Night 8:10am Schindler's List 11:25am Titanic 3d (Theatrical) 11:55am Remember Me 1:50pm 3 Men and a Baby 3:35pm An Affair to Remember

4:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Middle 8:00pm Inside Gatwick 9:00pm Futurama 10:00pm Cop Squad 11:00pm 48 Hrs

11:00pm Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

5:35pm The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud 7:20pm Chalet Girl 9:00pm Made in Dagenham

SMA

1:15am Born on the Fourth of July 3:40am Cocktail 5:25am An Affair to Remember

SKY MOVIES ACTION 4:45am Johnny Mnemonic 6:30am Prometheus Discovered (Theatrical) 7:00am Captain America 35mm Special 7:15am The Mighty Ducks 9:00am D2: The Mighty Ducks 10:50am D3: The Mighty Ducks 12:40pm Men in Black III 1:10pm The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

8:00pm

12:50am Road Wars 1:50am Dog the Bounty Hunter 2:50am So You Think You're Safe?

3:40am Street Crime UK 4:30am Lion Man 5:20am Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza

1:15am Circle of Pain 2:50am The Matrix Revolutions 5:05am The Mighty Ducks

SKY MOVIES COMEDY

TCM

5:40am Project: Alf 7:25am Crazy People 9:10am Marmaduke 10:45am Gulliver's Travels 12:15pm Just Wright 2:00pm Taxi 3:45pm School of Rock 5:40pm Marmaduke 7:15pm Taxi 9:00pm School of Rock 11:00pm Gulliver's Travels 12:30am Jackass 3.5 2:00am Stan Helsing 3:45am Jackass 3.5 5:15am Just Wright

4:10pm Fast Five 6:25pm Circle of Pain 8:00pm The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 11:00pm Fast Five

6:00am Mutiny on the Bounty 9:05am Maverick 10:05am Rawhide 11:10am Zorba the Greek 2:00pm Hello Frisco, Hello

Eli Wallach Clint Eastwood

Lee Van Cleef

4:00pm Wichita 5:35pm Invasion Quartet 7:15pm Rio Bravo 10:00pm Passenger 57 11:35pm Behind Enemy Lines 1:20am Conspiracy Theory 3:50am Teleshopping

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2:15am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:00am Breakfast 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show Andrew Marr talks to key figures from politics, current affairs and the arts. 11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pm Sunday Politics Andrew Neil presents the latest political news, interviews and debate. 1:10pm F1 the European Grand Prix

3:25am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.

7:00am The Pingu Show 7:10am Pinky Dinky Doo Mixed media animation. 7:25am Timmy Time A spin off from the Shaun the Sheep animation. 7:35am Chuggington 7:45am Rastamouse 8:00am Barney's Barrier Reef 8:30am Dennis and Gnasher 8:40am The Scooby-Doo Show Cartoon capers with Scooby and the gang. 9:05am Scoop Children's comedy series about news reporter Digby Digworth.

9:30am Wingin' It 9:50am Shaun the Sheep 10:00am Friday Download 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Wimbledon Review 2011 1:25pm Sword of a Sherwood Forest 2:45pm Tim

4:15am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am CITV 9:25am Dinner Date 10:25am ITV News 10:30am House Gift 11:25am May the Best House Win 12:25pm The Hungry Sailors Dick and James Strawbridge sail around Britain to discover fantastic food. 1:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

1:35pm Dickinson's Real Deal Why let your antiques collect dust in the attic when you can sell them? 2:35pm Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. 3:35pm Columbo Peter Falk dons the shabby mac and lights up a cheap cigar for more top drawer US detective drama.

5:15am Deal or No Deal 6:10am Countdown 6:55am The Treacle People As Brendon's Scottish cousin settles in, what will become of the Bubble and Boggart? 7:05am Transvulcania Ultramarathon 7:35am Ironman 2012 8:00am Lee Pearson 'Lone Rider' 8:05am GE Blenheim Triathlon 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:55pm The Big Bang Theory 2:20pm The Simpsons 2:50pm The Simpsons 3:25pm The Three Musketeers

7:25am City of Friends 7:40am Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 7:50am Castle Farm 7:55am Abby's Flying Fairy School 8:05am Roobarb and Custard Too 8:10am Bananas in Pyjamas 8:25am Family! 8:35am Noddy in Toyland 8:50am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 8:55am Funky Town 9:00am Little Princess 9:10am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:25am Angelina Ballerina 9:40am Rupert Bear 9:50am Mio Mao 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am The Mr Men Show 10:25am Roary the Racing Car 10:40am The Milkshake!

Show 11:00am Meerkat Manor 11:30am Grey's Anatomy 12:25pm Big Brother 1:25pm Police Interceptors 2:25pm The Bachelor

4.00pm - midnight

4:30pm The Great North Swim 6:00pm Athletics 8:00pm Oceans 9:00pm Secrets of Our Living Planet 10:00pm Up in the Air 11:45pm Mock the Week

5:35pm Doc Martin Comedy drama series about a top London surgeon who developed a phobia of blood.

6:35pm Celebrity Chase 7:30pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather.

7:45pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

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

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters.

9:00pm A Touch of Frost 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:15pm Euro 2012

5:20pm Deal or No Deal 6:20pm 27 Dresses 8:20pm Channel 4 News 8:50pm 4thought.tv 8:55pm The Political Slot 9:00pm One Born Every Minute 10:00pm Lifers 11:00pm Attack The Block

4:15pm Wimbledon Popular romcom from the makers of Notting Hill.

6:05pm See No Evil, Hear No Evil 8:00pm Cricket on 5 Highlights of England's 20Twenty match against the West Indies from Trent Bridge.

8:55pm 5 News Weekend National and international news.

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

11:00pm The Long Kiss Goodnight

4:15pm A Question of Sport 4:45pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

5:45pm Points of View BBC viewers share their thoughts, feelings and opinions on the channel's output.

6:00pm Songs of Praise 6:35pm BBC News 6:50pm Regional News All the latest local news.

6:55pm Weather 7:00pm Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside.

8:00pm Match of the Day Live Live coverage of a key football fixture.

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

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

11:20pm Weather The latest weather information.

11:25pm John Bishop's Britain

BBC2

12:10am Room 101 12:50am The 13th Warrior 2:25am Weatherview 2:30am Two Greedy Italians: Still Hungry 3:30am Holby City 4:30am The Great British Countryside 5:30am BBC News

BBC3

12:15am Episodes 12:45am F1 the European Grand Prix 1:45am The Front Line 3:15am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 5:35am Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.

BBC4

8:00pm Jessie J and Ben Howard @ Hackney 2012 9:00pm Florence + the Machine and Tinie Tempah @ Hackney 2012 10:00pm Rihanna Live @ Hackney 2012 12:00am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:30am Plan B and Professor Green @ Hackney 2012 2:30am Chris Moyles' Comedy Empire 3:25am Snog, Marry, Avoid?

3:55am Cherry Healey: How to Get a Life 4:55am Russell Howard's Good News 5:25am Lip Service

8:00pm Treasures of the Anglo Saxons 9:00pm Julius Caesar 11:30pm Icelandic Walks with Julia Bradbury 12:30am Omnibus 1:20am David Bowie and the Story of Ziggy Stardust 2:25am The Genius of David Bowie 3:25am David Bowie at the Bbc 4:25am Treasures of the Anglo Saxons

11:45pm

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Toddler dies in fall from 12th floor A child of 16 months died after falling from a 12th floor in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands).

The accident occurred shortly before 11am on Thursday last week at an apartment building in Avenida Principes de España in the Chimisai neighbourhood.

An unnamed person called the emergency services but medics who arrived at the scene were unable to save the boy’s life.

Police investigating the incident are initially treating the fall as accidental, according to sources close to the case.

Integration influences organ donation choice EUROPEANS and Latin Americans living in Spain are more open to organ donations than their countrymen back home.

In Latin America, for instance, around 60 per cent of families refuse to donate a deceased

member’s organ. In Spain refusals amongst all nationalities are between 15 and 16 per cent, revealed a National Transplant Organisation (ONT) study.

“All these people fully accept the transplant system, probably

because they can see that it works and they do not encounter discrimination. The better their treatment by Spanish society, the more integrated they feel,” said ONT director Rafael Matesanz.

Catholic Church’s ‘roadrunner’ priests SPAIN has a shortage of Catholic priests and the Church admits it needs to relocate many of its 18,633 clerics.

“At present they are not distributed evenly or in a manner that answers pastoral needs,” said Monsignor Juan Antonio Martinez Camino, Secretary of the National Conference of Bishops.

Vocations to the priesthood diminish year by year and the number of new priests does not compensate for those who retire or die.

The way in which dioceses and the Church’s 23,000 parishes are organised has not changed for centuries. In the past there would be one priest to every parish but now one man often has to take charge of several and, occasionally, more than 10. Insiders call them ‘roadrunners’ owing to their need to be constantly on the move.

SHORTAGE: Fewer priests means larger area to cover.

The donation rate sends out a very hopeful message and is one that no other European country has achieved, according to Matesanz.

The high organ donation rates do not apply to all foreign residents in Spain, however.

Immigrants from African and Asian countries, particularly China, are more reluctant to donate a dead relative’s organs, usually on religious grounds.

Matesanz revealed he was in favour of new legislation to withdraw illegal immigrants’ health cards.

“It is a positive step towards eradicating transplant and health tourism,” he explained, but stressed that noone in need of a transplant would ever be refused.

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The English Cemetery in Malaga – A cultural visit with a difference Many people know of Malaga city’s most famous monuments, but just a short walk from the bustling historical centre lies

By Bruce McIntyre READERS may recall that at the beginning of 2011 an appeal was launched to try to save the historic English Cemetery from closure. Although unsuccessful in attracting the desired sponsorship, it did succeed in raising the profile of the cemetery, particularly amongst the Spanish community.

The innovative night-time tours of the cemetery, which started after an overwhelming response to the first participation in the 2011 edition of Noche en Blanco, continued throughout the summer months and proved very popular.

Hence, the modest income that these generated helped the cemetery to keep its head above water. This is greatly thanks to the commitment of the volunteer guides for these visits.

Since departure of the cemetery gardener, volunteers have been relied upon to keep the vegetation under control, with varying degrees of success. A dwindling band of volunteers also keeps the Information Centre at the Gatehouse open Tuesday to Saturday, although availability sometimes means that it cannot open as advertised.

As to the future The process of the cemetery being registered as a Bien de Interes Cultural, which will afford the cemetery the protection of a

the English cemetery, little known until quite recently, but which is now becoming a popular site to visit. reserve for any possible contingency.

The Foundation is still looking for sponsors who might be able to contribute to the running costs of the Cemetery.

Finally, they are still in desperate need of volunteers willing to form part of a working party to help with the general cleaning and maintenance of the cemetery. These will normally be called upon at the weekends. No specialist knowledge required.

Listed Building, is in its final stage awaiting parliamentary approval.

Membership of the Association of Historic Cemeteries in Europe has also been applied for and through this the cemetery hopes to become part of the Route of Historic Cemeteries of Europe, which will be a valuable help in attracting visitors.

This year’s Noche en Blanco also included free guided visits to the cemetery every hour from 8pm to 1am. Admission was by prior reservation only and all 300 plus available places were snapped up within hours. Some 1,500 people were put on a waiting list but were unfortunately disappointed.

The season of night-time paid guided visits has now started,

Evening guided visits have now started but must be pre-booked. which are available only by prior reservation, and will take place probably twice per month – see the cemetery’s facebook page for details. These visits are currently only available in Spanish but if there is sufficient interest, they can be arranged in English.

Daytime tours As a new initiative there will also be day time guided tours of the cemetery for members of the public on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Tours will start from the Gatehouse at 11am and will be conducted in English and Spanish. There will be a charge

of €3 per adult, (€1 for children under 12). No prior reservation will be necessary.

Visits by groups and schools in English and or Spanish can also be arranged by prior appointment.

Sponsors and volunteers needed Lack of sponsorship, particularly corporate sponsorship, has restricted activities to very basic care and maintenance, with very little in

Those interested can sign up by contacting the Gatehouse on 952 223 552 or by e-mail to info@cementerio inglesmalaga.org. www.facebook.com/ce menterioinglesmalaga

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OWNSIZE, upsize or simply plod along; life in Mallorca exposes the weight of our wallets like few other places in the world.

Unless you are one of those thrifty farmers on a self-sufficient plot in the deepest Mallorcan outback, money remains high on the agenda.

Yacht or not, life here is hideously expensive. A small apartment in Palma or the South West coast will set you back a king’s ransom; cars are about double what they would be in the UK, and don’t even get me started on the taxes; as you may recall, they are a taboo topic.

During my first few days here, I learned the answer to the poignant question: How do you become a millionaire in Mallorca? The answer, I am reliably told, is to arrive a billionaire. So Russian oligarchs can calmly stop reading now, but feel free to share and spread the joy.

For the rest of us, a few options remain.

Allegedly, senior government roles on the island come with outstanding, albeit debatable, benefits. You probably have to be local, or at least Spanish, to plump for this one and be exceptionally good at subterfuge.

Hefty sales commissions have long been the bane of property owners’ lives here, but have, conversely, set up small empires for the more cunning estate agents. At the last count, there were about as many houses as there are agencies on the island; at least it seems that way even with the economic slump. But with business as dry as the Gobi Desert, I suspect they need to sharpen both nails and elbows to earn enough for a private jet, or island for that matter. As for the property owners, the crisis has seen off any real hope of hitting the big time with any capital gains.

So, what remains? Your bank account basically pays negative interest by the time charges and inflation are levied and the money may or may not be available come

LUXURY LIFE: Available for a few in Mallorca.

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

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tomorrow, despite assurances that the Spanish banks are A-OK. Never has stuffing your mattress with cash seemed such an attractive and safe investment.

I hear that there are still plenty of pyramid schemes doing the rounds, but you have to hope and pray that you are not the last woman or man standing and that the FSA, SEC and FBI do not catch up with you. Some of the proposals I have seen could have been more eloquently presented by my seven-year old child. The old motto of ‘if it seems too good to be true, it probably is’ remains valid.

My idea of setting myself up as a fully-fledged drugs baroness was met with some disapproval by my husband, so I guess I won’t be going down that lucrative road. Just as well, since the market is probably well covered here and I have an aversion to severed horse heads in my bed.

So, alongside many of our Mallorquin friends, I shall instead be throwing three coins into the water this weekend at the beach in Palma Nova for the festival of San Juan in the hope of securing a financially blessed future from the gods-that-be. And return with my metal detector the following morning…

That is the great thing about this beautiful island; the summer sun is here and, with it, so many fiestas and events to seek out, all free, as is customary for the best things in life.

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5:50am Deal or No Deal 6:45am Kenwood Glamour Puds 7:10am London Dreaming 7:15am The Hoobs 7:40am The Hoobs 8:05am Freshly Squeezed 8:35am According to Jim 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Undercover Boss Canada 11:00am Location, Location, Location 12:00pm You Deserve This House 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Nathan Stephens 'Warrior 1:10pm Jamie's 30 Minute Meals 1:40pm How to Cook Like Heston 2:10pm Robin and Marian

7:00am Thomas and Friends 7:10am The Wotwots! 7:20am City of Friends 7:35am Jelly Jamm 7:45am Peppa Pig 7:50am Castle Farm 8:00am Little Princess 8:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 8:20am The Mr. Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Make Way for Noddy 9:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 9:10am Peppa Pig 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Roary the Racing Car 9:40am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Olivia 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Best House in the Street 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Monkey Life 3:50pm Chinese Food in Minutes

4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Embarrassing Bodies 10:00pm Gordon Behind Bars Gordon Ramsay thinks it's time Britain's prisoners paid their way.

11:00pm Lifers

4:10pm Cries in the Dark Crime drama. A detective investigates when her heavily pregnant sister goes missing after an encounter with a sex offender. Tensions run high as the woman comes to suspect that her brother-in-law was involved in his wife's disappearance.

6:00pm 5 News at 5 National and international news.

6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away Gina convinces Marilyn to go to the police and ask to drop the charges against Jett.

7:30pm 5 News National and international news.

8:00pm World's Craziest Police Pursuits 9:00pm Killers Behind Bars: The Untold Story Series looking at some of Britain's most notorious, incarcerated killers.

10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Drama series.

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

11:30am - This Morning With Holly Willoughby & Phillip Schofield

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4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm A Touch of Frost 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Trash to Treasure 9:00pm Love Your Garden 10:00pm Strictly Kosher 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Sixty Six

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Young Bernie is devastated to discover that his bar mitzvah has been scheduled for the same day as the 1966 World Cup final.

12:20am The Secret History of Our Streets 1:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

5:00am I Want to Design 5:30am Your Paintings

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Time to Remember 9:00pm Sea Fever 10:00pm Shakespeare Uncovered 11:00pm Rude Britannia 12:00am Macbeth 2:30am Spiral Acclaimed French police drama series.

3:25am Spiral Acclaimed French police drama series.

4:20am Shakespeare Uncovered

Helena Bonham Carter, Eddie Marsan & Gregg Sulkin

1:15am Jackpot247 4:00am Loose Women 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

12:05am Random Acts 12:10am Talhotblond 1:25am Pokerstars.Co.UK Caribbean Adventure 2:25am Liz Johnson 'Night Swimmer' 2:30am KOTV Boxing Weekly 2:55am Lee Pearson 'Lone Rider' 3:00am Sailing 3:25am FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour 4:20am British GT 4:45am GE Blenheim Triathlon 5:40am Mobil 1 The Grid

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Banged Up Abroad 2:00am Super Casino 5:00am The Great Artists 5:25am Michaela's Wild Challenge 5:50am Michaela's Wild Challenge

Satellite channels SKY1 5:35am Real Filth Fighters 6:05am Don't Forget the Lyrics 7:00am Mission Implausible 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Stargate SG-1 11:00am Best of Oops TV 12:00pm Airline 1:00pm Emergency Abroad 2:00pm Helicopter Rescue 3:00pm Stargate Atlantis 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm The Middle 7:30pm Futurama 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 10:00pm Starlings 11:00pm 48 Hrs

12:40am Raising Arizona 2:20am Head of State 4:00am Calendar Girls

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7:30am Veronika Decides to Die 9:15am Titanic 3d (Theatrical) 9:45am All That Jazz 11:50am A Little Bit of Heaven 1:45pm Cocktail 3:35pm Letters to Juliet

7:55am Tron Legacy 10:05am The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 12:00pm Planet of the Apes 2:05pm Thor

5:25pm Date Night 7:00pm Bend It Like Beckham 9:00pm A Little Bit of Heaven

4:05pm The Eagle 6:05pm Resident Evil: Afterlife 7:50pm Tron Legacy 10:00pm Thor 12:00am The Eagle 2:00am Planet of the Apes 4:05am Braddock: Missing in Action 3 5:55am Our Man Flint

12:50am Road Wars 1:50am Elite World Cops 2:50am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 3:50am So You Think You're Safe? 4:45am Medical Emergency 5:10am Real Filth Fighters

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4:00pm Comanche 5:45pm The Young Guns 7:20pm Arizona Frontier 8:30pm Canyon River 10:00pm A Perfect World

4:45pm Just Wright 6:30pm Footloose Special 7:00pm Life as We Know it 9:00pm Bad Teacher 10:45pm Hall Pass

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5:30am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 11:58am BBC News and Weather The most up to date news and weather forecasts. 12:00pm Real Rescues Documentary series which follows the dramatic day-to-day work of the emergency services.

12:45pm Cash in the Attic Series which looks at the real value of household junk. 1:13pm BBC News and Weather The most up to date news and weather forecasts. 1:15pm Wimbledon 2012 2:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

2:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

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7:00am The Pingu Show 7:10am Pinky Dinky Doo 7:25am Timmy Time 7:35am Chuggington 7:50am Rastamouse 8:00am Roar 8:30am The League of Super Evil 8:45am Frankenstein's Cat 8:55am Newsround Topical news magazine for children. 9:00am Dick 'n' Dom Go Wild!

9:30am Nina and the Neurons: In the Lab 9:45am Big and Small 9:55am Dipdap 10:00am Tinga Tinga Tales 10:10am Little Charley Bear 10:20am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:30am Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! 10:40am The Koala Brothers 10:50am ZingZillas 11:05am Kerwhizz 11:30am Driver Dan's Story Train 11:40am Waybuloo 12:00pm In the Night Garden 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Wimbledon 2012

4:50am ITV Nightscreen 6:30am ITV Morning News 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm May the Best House Win

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4:25pm Deadly Art 4:40pm Prank Patrol Down Under 5:05pm Me and My Monsters 5:30pm HH: Gory Games 6:00pm Newsround 6:10pm Copycats 6:40pm Shaun the Sheep 6:50pm Wimbledon 2012 9:00pm Today at Wimbledon 10:00pm The Secret History of Our Streets 11:00pm The Culture Show 11:30pm Newsnight

4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm A Touch of Frost 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather Up to the minute regional news and weather updates.

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

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

8:30pm Coronation Street More drama and turmoil from the residents of Coronation Street in the longest running TV Soap.

9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news.

11:35pm Euro 2012 Highlights

7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

8:00pm Match of the Day Live Live coverage of a key football fixture.

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

11:25pm Regional News All the latest local news.

11:30pm Weather The latest weather information.

11:35pm National Lottery Midweek Draws Coverage from the Lottery HQ with the Thunderball, Dream Number and Lotto draws.

11:45pm Have I Got Old News for You Award-winning comedy quiz show in which celebrity contestants are grilled on the week's news.

12:15am The Greatest 1:50am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 1:55am See Hear 2:25am Brick by Brick: Rebuilding Our Past 3:25am Fake Britain Dominic Littlewood investigates scams across the U.K. 4:10am Great British Menu 4:40am Great British Menu 5:10am BBC News

BBC3 8:00pm Doctor Who 8:45pm Doctor Who Confidential 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Cherry Healey: How to Get a Life 11:00pm The Proposal 12:45am Family Guy 1:05am Family Guy 1:30am Cherry Healey: How to Get a Life 2:30am Can We Trust the Police?

3:25am Dead Boss 3:55am Snog, Marry, Avoid?

4:25am Don't Tell the Bride 5:25am Coming Here Soon: Greece, Bust and Broken

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BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Time to Remember 9:00pm The Golden Age of the Coach 10:00pm The Strange Case of the Law 11:00pm Garrow's Law Legal drama inspired by the life of pioneering barrister William Garrow.

12:00am Borgen 1:00am Storyville 2:15am Time to Remember 2:45am The Golden Age of the Coach 3:45am The Strange Case of the Law

4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me Five cooks go fork to fork in a brand new episode of the popular competitive dining show.

7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Supersize v Superskinny 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm A Short History of Everything Else 11:35pm The Killing

9:30am Roary the Racing Car

12:30am Random Acts 12:35am 2 Broke Girls 1:00am Fred Perry Presents Subculture 1:30am Nando's Gignics 1:45am JD Roots Presents 2:00am Spotlight 2:15am Rockness 2012 3:10am Barclaycard Mercury Prize Sessions 3:25am Launched at Red Bull Studios 3:40am Southland 4:20am St. Elsewhere 5:10am Deal or No Deal

12:35am Perspectives 1:30am Jackpot247 3:35am British Touring Car Championship Highlights 4:45am ITV Nightscreen

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4:10pm Deadly Visions 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Police Interceptors Documentary series profiling the work of a high-speed police interception unit in South Yorkshire.

9:00pm Emergency Bikers Documentary series following Britain's emergency paramedic and police bikers.

10:00pm NCIS 11:00pm Big Brother Catch up on the latest events inside the Big Brother house.

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Pokerstars The Big Game is a high-stakes cash game with a twist. 2:00am Super Casino 4:55am The Great Artists 5:20am Michaela's Wild Challenge 5:45am Michaela's Wild Challenge

Satellite channels SKY1 5:35am Real Filth Fighters 6:05am Don't Forget the Lyrics 7:00am Mission Implausible 8:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 9:00am Stargate SG-1 11:00am Best of Oops TV 12:00pm Airline 1:00pm Emergency Abroad 2:00pm Helicopter Rescue 2:30pm Dog the Bounty Hunter 3:00pm Stargate Atlantis 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Futurama 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm The Middle 7:30pm Futurama 8:00pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Futurama 9:30pm The Simpsons 10:00pm An Idiot Abroad

5:20pm Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 7:00pm Shallow Hal 9:00pm Morning Glory 11:00pm Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 12:45am Stan Helsing 2:30am Wild Cherry 4:00am Multiplicity

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:15am You Again 7:05am Stolen Lives 8:45am Sabrina 10:55am Mercy 12:25pm Remember Me 2:25pm No Strings Attached 4:15pm The Joneses 5:55pm Serious Moonlight 7:20pm The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud 9:00pm No Strings Attached 11:00pm Hardball

12:55am Never Let Me Go 2:45am Born on the Fourth of July 5:15am Titanic 3d (Theatrical) 5:45am Shadowlands

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:55am Our Man Flint 7:45am The Mighty Ducks 9:30am D2: The Mighty Ducks 11:20am D3: The Mighty Ducks 1:10pm Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3:30pm Spider-Man 5:35pm Centurion 7:20pm Skyline 9:00pm Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 11:20pm Spider-Man 1:25am Skyline 3:05am Behind Enemy Lines 4:55am Sucker Punch Special 5:10am D2: The Mighty Ducks

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5:40am Mobil 1 The Grid 6:10am Transvulcania Ultramarathon 6:35am Oscar Pistorius 'One Giant Leap' 6:40am Ironman 2012 7:10am London Dreaming 7:15am The Hoobs 7:40am The Hoobs 8:05am Freshly Squeezed 8:30am According to Jim 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Undercover Boss Canada 11:00am Location, Location, Location 12:00pm You Deserve This House 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Jamie's 30 Minute Meals 1:35pm How to Cook Like Heston 2:00pm Saboteur

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6:00am Comanche 8:30am Rawhide 9:30am The Young Guns 11:05am Arizona Frontier 12:10pm Canyon River 1:45pm Gunsmoke 2:50pm Rawhide

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4:00pm Guns for San Sebastian 6:05pm Bridge to the Sun 8:15pm Imitation General 10:00pm Soldier 11:55pm Disclosure

6:00am Just Wright 7:45am Death Becomes Her 9:35am Multiplicity 11:35am Shallow Hal 1:35pm Death Becomes Her 3:25pm Morning Glory

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EMPTED to throw my useless laptop against the wall I found myself bemoaning the fact that I can no longer write using a pen and notebook. I have become reliant on and enslaved to technology.

Creatively I find it difficult to put my thoughts on paper, preferring to tap away at the keyboard. At what point in my life did the pleasure of opening an expensive El Cortes Ingles notebook and applying ink to a virgin page become redundant?

At which point did I stop finding pleasure in such simple tasks. I do not paint using a computer Suzanne has a degree in Fine Art from Goldsmiths and an program and MA in Writing from Lancaster University. She is currently the joy of teaching in Alicante and writing a book for teenagers (which doesn’t have a vampire as its central character). using charcoal or smudging oil pastels has never left me. The feel and smell of a new book will never be replaced COMPUTER ISSUES: What is it about an inanimate object that creates such irrational anger? by a nifty little Kindle (well not yet anyway). if a pen breaks it only costs a screen on my laptop. And try as Who would blame machines if The issue is that to replace couple of euros at the Chinese he might he has never they rose up in battle against us my laptop (which I fear is shop. succeeded in making me wish as in the Terminator films? inevitable) will be expensive What is it about an inanimate to hurl him out of the window Perhaps Arnie had had enough and my disquiet has more to do object that creates such which is what I am sorely of being thumped and abused with the money that will float irrational anger? Even my tempted to do with this stupid for freezing momentarily, or out of my account and into the teenage son doesn’t annoy me machine. taking too long to answer a cash register at PC City. At least as much as the purple fuzzy Computer rage is all the rage. question.

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Costa del Sol Tentatively and in purple I continue to write in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds (made more difficult as my fingers are crossed).

Will I be able to last the summer without having to spend my hard earned cash on a new machine, or can I take that break to Castilla de la Mancha (home of Don Quixote) throw caution to the wind and stay in the 16th century convent of Santa Clara?

Will it really hurt me to write on a fuzzy screen? Will the god of electronic devices intervene and miraculously fix my laptop?

Or will I spontaneously combust and leave a nasty mess not only over the wall and ceiling but also over the computer which will continue to blink benignly as the firemen scrape up all the burnt bits and comment on the mad woman who wrote articles on a purple, fuzzy screened laptop (still better than being eaten by cats)?

On a cheerier note: what is it about firemen? A recent visit from the Alicante bomberos created quite a stir amongst the female staff at school. Perhaps it’s the whole white knight thing, or perhaps it’s the thought of a man who can handle a 30 foot hose without breaking a sweat.

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F politicians cannot decide on the rights or wrongs of prostitution God forbid they are let loose on the economy.

Being on the game is no longer an opportunity to earn pin money; it is run by international racketeers on an industrial scale. It is a major contributor to the black economy, disease, crime and drug taking; not to mention abduction, blackmail, paedophilia and exploitation. To these infamies can be added a class of murder, which for the most part goes undetected, because the victims are ‘off the radar.’

What regime can monitor hundreds of thousands of girls and boys shipped here from all over the world to fuel this sordid trade?

Reliable figures are of course difficult to come by but the best estimates suggest 200,000–400,000 women are ensnared, most by mafias. Yes, if the government sanctions that, what on earth else do they nod through their hallowed chambers?

Martyr’s death IT was a killing that didn’t happen when Spanish citizen, 32year old Rachid Wahbi ‘died a martyr’ in Syria.

His reason for being there, with other socalled activists, was to overthrow the Syrian government.

Representatives of the Free Syrian Army say they do not recruit foreign jihadists. No, they didn’t in Libya either, did they?

BAD COP: A police officer failed to co-ordinate his own behaviour.

Bending the law for when it best suits A UNIVERSAL malaise seems to be incompetence, corruption and heavyhandedness in uniform. Bent bobbies or bobbies who bend lampposts when drunk seem to epitomise a culture of do as I say, not as I do.

A uniformed Police Chief Inspector from Ceuta’s National Police is also the co-ordinator for services after nightfall. Identified by the initials JLG, the police officer, when driving, failed to co-ordinate his own behaviour.

He was first seen colliding with a

By Mike Walsh traffic bollard before picking a fight with a lamppost. He was www.michaelwalsh.es found to have an alcohol level of 0.90mgs.

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Online stalker stays free A CYBER-STALKER is still at large, pending appeal against a 192-year prison sentence.

Found guilty by the National High Court in Madrid of stalking more than 67 young people online, he was not remanded last week.

“He should go immediately to prison,” maintained prosecution lawyer Carmen Carcelen and the public prosecution department.

The accused is expressly forbidden to approach his victims, claimed his defence lawyer and it was unnecessary for him to be remanded.

The accused was found guilty of 57 offences including disclosure of confidential information and child pornography.

Although he allegedly contacted up to 251 young women, only 80 gave evidence during the Madrid hearing.

In the summing-up, the court explained that it had not remanded the accused because his 192 year sentence has not been confirmed. Although an appeal has been lodged, he will serve no more than 11 years if this is turned down.

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THE great Orders of the Church continued after the crusades, to this very day.

The Knights Templar have become the most powerful and respected of the modern world. BUT some want to destroy the order and take their wealth.

The American president is this villain. Travelling to meet the president to protect his

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) All may not be what it seems this week and you need to be a little more realistic. This is particularly true when it comes to romance and close ties. Having the wool pulled over your eyes is not desirable and could even see you trip up. A different kind of trip, possibly over a long distance, may bring you face to face with an old friend or relative

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Being at odds with someone close has given you pause for thought. This would be a good time to change the situation for the better. Offering the olive branch is your best approach, but be sure that you are sincere.

Sometimes, you are a book easily read.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Such a time of expansion comes rarely, but now you are being handed opportunities. Be sure to make the most of them by being organised enough to take full advantage. With your energy high, you are in a position to steam ahead with plans. Should others feel left out you can find a place for them.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Having had such a busy time recently you may be craving a quiet period. I am afraid this will have to wait at the moment.

Small snatches at tranquillity are possible but the pressure is still on.

Just joking A woman came home, screeching her car to a halt in the driveway, and ran into the house.

She slammed the door and shouted at the top of her lungs: “Honey, quick, pack your bags. I just found out that I’ve won the lottery.”

The husband said: “Oh my God! That’s really great! What should I pack, beach stuff or mountain stuff?”

“It doesn’t matter” she said, “just get out.”

IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Romantic interests are great but should not be allowed to take centre stage because there are other things that need your attention. Should loved ones feel neglected, try to involve them. Be a little selfish for the rest of this year and it will benefit all later.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22)

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20)

PISCES (February 20 - March 20)

Have you been too busy to spend time on yourself? Get your looks and health back on track by using this week to good effect. Revamp your diet and exercise as required. Spend time with people who are supportive and share the same interests.

Meetings and travel dominate this week. Being with those who stimulate and inform will be even more worthwhile than usual. A trip that you are not looking forward to can bring added bonuses. Looking to further education at this time, could see you starting a course.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21)

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)

A recent journey has revealed possibilities. It is in this week that you will realise their potential.

Nowhere is this truer than your romantic life, which is on the up. Someone who would not normally attract you comes into your sphere or may have done so last week.

Some difficulty in your love life will need to be handled carefully.

Unforeseen developments could take you by surprise (especially if you haven't read this in time). Your need is to avoid telling white lies to get out of a situation.

Given time, most situations in this category will ease.

A meeting involving business with a senior person brings great benefits.

You are wrong to be afraid of asking for what you want because it is necessary. Do not bottle things up. Consider that you have little to lose. When dealing with legal matters, you are well advised to read the small print and look at the timescales involved.

A strong romantic flow to your week could be interrupted. This is because there are some business matters that really do need your attention.

Although it is not a particularly good time to make firm financial commitments, there are areas to work on. These are mainly associated with saving money and reorganising.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) This really is a week to get to grips with any healthy eating or exercise regimes. Owing to the influence of Mars, you are in a vigorous and determined mood. You find that your added confidence and healthy glow are attractive to the opposite sex.

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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This is a spiritual week and you will be likely to want comfort. Give yourself time alone to look at the world around you and enjoy what it has to offer. As the weekend approaches, you will be able to get more into the mainstream and enjoy the company of others.

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1. Of or relating to Aberdeen 2. Hate coupled with disgust 3. Unequivocally detestable 4. The condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance 5. Sparing in consumption of especially food and drink 6. Move faster 7. Put stress on 8. Someone who maintains and audits business accounts 9. Get or gather together (a large number of something) 10. Capable of existing or taking place or proving true

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1. ABERDONIAN, 2. ABHORRENCE, 3. ABOMINABLE, 4. ABSOLUTION, 5. ABSTEMIOUS, 6. ACCELERATE, 7. ACCENTUATE, 8. ACCOUNTANT, 9. ACCUMULATE, 10. ACHIEVABLE.

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Across 1 Closely follow notice in exhibition (6) 4 Assisted with notice about record (6) 9 Mead brewed by an expert for the world of scholars (7) 10 Seize power from money lender quietly and without hesitation (5) 11 One last scrawny tree (5) 12 Joint league leaders? (7) 13 In serious difficulties with herds spread all over the place (4,7) 18 Shelter Draculaʼs heart - heʼs representing blood-suckers (7) 20 Itʼs not a slur to be captured in the Russian mountains (5) 22 Bother young potter (5) 23 Move ragtime (7) 24 Nowadays fellows want peripherals (3-3) 25 Cancel Royal Engineerʼs ding-dong (6) Down 1 One might say, it appeared to be all sewn up (6) 2 A novice joins a doctor at a famous siege (5) 3 Odysseusʼ first requirement to catch you like Polyphemus? (3-4) 5 Kit that could be pique (5) 6 Girl identified from a line up (7) 7 Some looked up lexicon having two parts (6) 8 Redistributing revenue? Most

The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

Across 1 Mentira (3) 3 Bucket (pail) (4) 5 Elbow (4) 6 También (4) 8 To smell (4) 11 Comer (3) 12 Room (large, public) (4) 15 Cup (vessel, amount) (4) 16 Mad (mentally ill) (4) 17 Flat (apartment) (4) 18 Triste (persona) (3)

Co d e B r e a ke r enterprising (11) 14 Claimed a few blundered (7) 15 Tightly wrap the weapons up before a leg gets broken (7) 16 Gangsterʼs articles on girl?

(6) 17 A dandy too (2,4) 19 Handy composition for a composer (5) 21 A labyrinth floor (5)

QUICK Down 1 Emphasised (8) 2 Diacritical mark (5) 4 Not subject to taxation (6) 5 Teetotal (5) 6 Mass of precious metal (7) 7 Simple (4) 8 Maiden (6) 13 Unthinking (8) 15 Malady (7) 17 Idle talk (6) 18 Cling (6) 20 Assert (5) 22 Come up (5) 23 Shade of blue tinged with green (4)

Across 1 Location (4) 3 Level-headed (8) 9 Set free (7) 10 Musical instruments (5) 11 Glasses (5) 12 Allow (6) 14 Fit to eat (6) 16 Country in East Africa (6) 19 Shut (6) 21 Frighten (5) 24 Line of people (5) 25 Building (7) 26 Mixed (8) 27 Chaos (4)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS: CRYPTIC - Across 7 Lagoon, 8 Adagio, 9 Tops, 10 Alicante, 11 Fretted, 13 Major, 15 Pagan, 17 Tapered, 20 Doorpost, 21 Tern, 22 Debase, 23 Rennet.

Down: 1 Favour, 2 Rods, 3 Invader, 4 David, 5 Carapace, 6 Bistro, 12 Tea break, 14 Rapture, 16 Azores, 18 Earner, 19 Monet, 21 Tent.

QUICK - Across: 1 Once, 3 Alias, 8 Fumbles, 9 April, 10 Spare, 11 Sterile, 12 Rocket, 14 Accede, 17 Clothes, 19 Rebel, 21 Lists, 22 Abandon, 24 Siege, 25 Bend.

Down: 2 Comma, 3 Assist, 4 Irate, 5 Survive, 6 Fleece, 7 Bluebell, 10 Strictly, 13 Chooses, 15 Cereal, 16 Escape, 18 Haste, 20 Badge, 23/1 Nod off.

ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Rent, 3 Used, 5 Velas, 8 Ajo, 9 Uña, 10 Calle, 11 Tea, 12 Col, 14 Lucha, 17 Rabo, 18 Tren.

Down: 1 Ruta, 2 Tie, 3 Uva, 4 Duda, 5 Vocal, 6 Lilac, 7 Sueca, 11 Tour, 13 Leon, 15 Uno, 16 Hot.

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Down 1 Side (of person) (4) 2 Eco (4) 3 Costas (del mar) (6) 4 Bear (animal) (3) 7 Vela (náutico) (4) 9 Moon (4) 10 Gift (present) (6) 13 Years (4) 14 Ácido (4) 15 Grifo (de agua) (3)

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Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (CHANGE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet.

In this week’s puzzle, 14 represents G and 25 represents L, so fill in G every time the figure 14 appears and L every time the figure 25 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares.

As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Awards Banged Barred CHANGE(10) Estate Grease Grunts Hunted Knight Learnt Nearer Reacts Reason Rescue Rested Sanded Sharks States Wrench

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Rested, 2 Bitten, 3 Header, 4 Intend, 5 Hearts, 6 Severe, 7 Fender, 8 Meters, 9 Insert, 10 Fatter, 11 Formed, 12 Desert, 13 Luster, 14 Seeing, 15 Tested, 16 Longer, 17 Riddle, 18 Turned, 19 Whiled

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Two frights to register in memory IT could take a second fright to store away the memory for permanent future reference.

A single shock is not enough to remember a specific danger, according to scientists.

Researchers from Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, used an experimental system they claim could be a way to test or refine treatments aimed at enhancing learning and memories.

When rats were exposed to a light followed by a mild shock, they found that a single light-shock event was not enough to make the rat afraid of the light. However, a repeat of the pairing of the light and shock was enough, even a few days later.

Even though the fear memory was not formed the first time, researchers could detect chemical changes in the part of the brain responsible for fear responses.

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ARLY BIRDS feel happier and more satisfied with life overall compared to night owls.

More than 700 people were asked about their preferred time of day and how healthy and happy they generally feel by researchers at the University of Toronto.

They compared the responses of younger people aged 17 to 38 with those of older people aged 59 to 79.

Only 7 per cent of young adults wake up early, but by age 60

NIGHT OWL: Those who stay up and get up late generally felt less healthy and happy. most people get up at dawn and only 7 per cent of the oldest

people were late risers.

“We found that older adults reported greater

positive emotion than younger adults, and older adults were more

Common cold virus could be used to fight cancer A COLD virus could help fight cancer.

The reovirus, which usually causes mild colds or stomach upsets, was found to have the power to shrink tumours.

It homes in on cancerous cells and kills them, as well as kickstarting the immune system to fight the disease. It could be used

in the future to fight diseases including skin and breast cancer and given to outpatients through a drip.

Once in the body, it travels on blood cells to tumours. It seems to have fewer side-effects than

conventional cancer treatments. Human trials are currently being carried out.

If successful, a cancerzapping drug based on the virus could be in use by 2015.

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therapy and surgery are all valuable treatments, but viruses are potentially a quite different side of treatment that could sit alongside them,” said Professor Alan Melcher from Leeds University.

likely to be morningtype people than younger adults,” study researcher Renee Bliss from the University of Toronto told Live Science.

Rising early was also associated with greater happiness emotions in both age groups.

Morning types also tended to report they felt healthier than late risers, according to the study published in the journal Emotion . This health benefit could be from the extra sleep they would enjoy as their sleeping schedule would fit with society’s expectations of rising early for work, said researchers.

The extra sleep could make them feel more alert and boost their immune system.

“Evening people may be more prone to social jetlag; this means that their biological clock is out of sync with the social clock,” Bliss said.

“An evening person may go through their week feeling unhappy because they have to get up earlier than they would like to.”

There is a way for night owls to turn themselves into morning people.

“One way to do this is to increase your natural light exposure early in the morning, and to wake up earlier and go to bed earlier,” Bliss explained, adding: “It is easiest if you have a consistent schedule, to make sure you are waking up at the same time every day.”

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Less sleep, more food temptation ONE is more likely to opt for sweet treats after a poor night’s sleep.

The brain’s reward centre was more likely to light up in a study participant

who was looking at unhealthy food if they were sleep deprived, a team from Columbia University in New York found.

“The same brain regions activated when unhealthy foods were presented were not involved when we presented healthy foods,” said study leader Dr Marie-Pierre St-Onge.

The unhealthy food response linked to when people did not get enough sleep.

Scans were taken after five nights in which a participant’s sleep was either restricted to four hours or allowed to continue up to nine hours, when the results were compared.

Previous research has shown that lack of sleep can lead to people eating more.

TEMPTATION: Poor sleep could lead to eating more. sweets.

Macho-looking men are more helpful MEN with ‘aggressive’ features are more likely to sacrifice themselves to help friends or colleagues.

Students were given money to play a game in which they could either enrich themselves or risk their cash to help their group beat a group in a rival university.

“It was surprising … our participants with wider

faces were more cooperative than the other men,” said Dr Michael Stirrat from the University of St Andrews.

Previous research has found that men with wide faces are judged to be more aggressive and dishonest.

Facial masculinity has also been associated with a perceived lack of warmth and co-operation.

This study lends greater understanding to masculinity and male group behaviour and overturns previous theories that masculinelooking men are ‘bad to the bone’, said the study.

These findings suggest that the facial width may be related to performance and achievement as these men put more time and effort into groups.

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More bacteria found in offices dominated by male workers MEN are the ‘grubbier’ sex.

Offices with more males have far more bacteria than those with more women, a study found.

This is believed to be due to men washing their hands and brushing their teeth less frequently, the researchers said.

DNA swabs from 450 people in 90 offices in US cities were analysed.

More than 500 types of bacteria were identified, most of which came from human skin, noses, ears and intestines.

Others were brought in from the environment by shoes or clothes.

The highest concentration of bugs was on chairs and telephones followed by desktops and keyboards.

“Surfaces in offices inhabited by men were NOT only are big of the arteries, scientists singers Jennifer Lopez, more contaminated,” bottoms back in style, at Oxford University Rihanna, reality TV star said Dr Scott Kelly, lead they also have health showed.

Kim Kardashian and researcher from San benefits.

Fat stored around the actresses Christina Diego State University in Storing fat in one’s bottom acts as a buffer Hendricks and Kelly California. bottom rather than to other dangerous fats, Brook.

“Humans are spending stomach cuts levels of apparently.

Meanwhile, an article an increasing amount of ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol The current style of in UK daily The Sun time indoors, yet we and raises the ‘good’ big bottoms is thanks to says: ‘Men will always know little about the HDL cholesterol which celebrities with generous prefer a big J-Lo bottom diversity of bacteria and can prevent hardening derrières including than a pretty face’. viruses where we live, PEACHY: Big, curvy bottoms like Kim Kardashian’s are in style work and play,” Dr Kelly added.

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Getting ‘back’ to basics THE human spine contains 33 bones, 24 which move and nine which are fused together to form the tailbone.

Between each bone is a ‘squidgy’ cartilage disc which has two jobs: to make space for nerves to come out of the spinal cord to allow you to move by shock absorbing and allowing the bones to move smoothly over each other.

A problem in one disc does not only affect movement where the problem is.

Try Pilates to strengthen the core muscles in the back and keep them flexible.

Healthy spinal connections are essential for good quality of life

i-Pain!

The average human head weighs between 10 and 12 pounds or 4.5 to five kilograms. Imagine picking up a five-litre bottle of water and holding it at arm’s length. This is what your neck has to do.

The tension here can cause pain and stiffness which can radiate through the shoulders, arms and wrists and, of course, cause headaches and migraines.

Poor posture from using the computer, tablet or mobile phone can make this worse as we hunch over to type and see the ever smaller screens.

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shoulders and getting up and moving around.

If you start to get pins and needles, a lack of feeling or lack of muscle control in your hands then get some help as the muscles have now got so tight they are putting pressure on your nerves!

But it hurts here!

One thing we all forget when we get pain in our back is that the spine works as a whole, so a

problem in one disc not only affects movement where the problem is, but all along the spine.

When getting treatment for back pain your therapist should always look at the entire spine.

Where you are getting pain may not be the original problem.

Your spine also relies on the flexibility of the muscles around it.

If there is a problem the muscles stiffen to prevent movement (because this hurts).

Problems can keep coming back because this message to ‘stay still and stop pain’ never gets properly turned off, so one part of the spine stops moving and the rest of the spine has to work much, much harder.

Look after your spine Wear well-cushioned shoes for high impact sports! This stops the stress travelling through the feet to your knees and into your spine.

Keep your back muscles flexible; try Pilates to strengthen the core muscles, or Yoga.

If you have pain, apply an ice pack not heat.

Ice reduces inflammation which helps to make the area more comfortable; heat increases inflammation so makes the whole situation worse.

Always seek professional help if pain continues for more than 48 hours or you are losing feeling or sensation anywhere in the body.

Seek specialist care when you have back pain.

Getting the right help Recent research published in the British Medical Journal has suggested that spinal manipulation of the neck carries a low risk of stroke due to the potential for damage to the major arteries in the neck.

This is a technique taught to physiotherapists and osteopaths but is most commonly used by chiropractors. It causes the ‘click’ or ‘crunch’ feeling that many people associate with chiropractic treatment.

I choose not to use it due to the inherent problems; however, more research is needed on its ultimate safety. The important point here is to always ensure that whoever you are seeing is properly qualified, regulated and insured to treat you. If you are not comfortable, ask them why they have chosen that particular course of treatment.

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NE of the most popular games to play with any young dog is tug-of-war.

In fact there are tugtoys available in pet shops which are designed to give both the human and the dog their own end to hold.

These games are invariably won by the dog.

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Tug-toys are available in pet shops. to succeed that they put into the game, despite what we

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Similarly, rough and tumble games are great fun to play, until the youngster starts to get a bit aggressive and then we give up before it gets out of hand.

Being a predator and part of a hunting unit, the instinct not to get injured is very much to the fore.

It is for this reason that all dominance/ submissive levels are decided through play.

To teach a young dog to growl, pull and persevere brings the reward of winning, or to engage upon a rough and tumble and then to give up, are not lessons that we should be teaching it.

They are certainly not the games that we allow it to win.

Aggressive growl can be a sign of pain

By Michel Wahba SUDDEN aggression in dogs could often be related to some internal pain they are feeling, new research indicates.

“If the pet is handled when in pain, it will act aggressively to avoid more discomfort without the owner being able to prevent it,” study researcher Tomàs Camps of the Autonomous University of Barcelona warned.

Several factors can explain a barking, aggressive dog: The conditions of the mother during gestation, the age at weaning, the experiences of the animal during the

socialising phase and learning techniques based on active punishment during adulthood.

The study was conducted on 12 dogs, all diagnosed as having aggression caused by pain, while their owners were asked to identify the most frequent circumstances in which dogs were aggressive as well as the most characteristic positions, and target of attacks.

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• LUX MUNDI DUTCH LANGUAGE LIBRARY, Calle Nueva, Fuengirola, 3pm-5pm.

• MABS Cancer Support Group: 952 833 568.

• MARBELLA HEALING CIRCLE fortnightly: www marbellahealing circle.com.

• SOUTHERN SOUND BARBERSHOP CHORUS Lux Mundi, Fuengirola, 5pm-6pm. 952 473 051.

•MODERN JIVE CLUB ‘rocks’ San Roque. Beginners welcome. www.jivespain.com or call 635 717 211.

• CHICAGO BRIDGE, Estepona small friendly group 4.30pm Age Concern centre. 952 780 243.

• TORREMOLINOS AND DISTRICT SOCIAL CLUB at ‘The Bailey’ Torremolinos. 952 386 172.

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ON my last visit to the Cosy Nook I was very pleased to see that Frank has taken back the reins.

He is again working with the old team, two British chefs in the kitchen and attractive, smiling front of house staff, serving the quality, quantity and variety of food that made the Cosy Nook famous.

The premises themselves are bright and cheerful, and the menu has had some additions made.

You can start your day with a pick and mix breakfast and lunch on wraps, sandwiches, toasties or perhaps a kebab.

A complete menu is available and all meals are reasonably priced.

Cosy Nook also offer a beach takeaway service Cosy â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Treatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; are on offer in the form of homemade scones and homemade Victoria sponge or Farmhouse fruit cake.

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The dinner menu offers lamb shanks, steaks, real battered cod and many other succulent treats.

Sunday Lunch at the Cosy Nook is a delectable affair.

I have asked many times for the secret of the preparation of their beef but to no avail.

The lunch is served with all the trimmings and the very special Cosy gravy.

All in all, the Cosy Nook offers great value, great service and great taste and an altogether a very pleasing meal in pleasant surroundings.

The view from the restaurant across the beach with the waves curling on to the sand is a most relaxing experience.

Situated at the Torremolinos end of the paseo it is an easy place to find, with car parking just around the corner.

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THE Pearly Kings and Queens of the Salon Variety performed last week at the Hotel Tamisa Golf for nearly 100 guests.

The garden tea party was organised by Age Care Association (ACA) volunteers for the ageing expats in the community.

Transportation was provided by the charity.

ACA expressed their pleasure and gratitude towards all individuals and organisations who donated to and supported their Calahonda shop.

If you, or anyone you know is in need, please call the helplines: 691 761 088 or 655 903 182 or visit www.agecarecosta.org.

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Marina Bar now open for evening meals

By Bryan Rand IT is well worth a trip to Fuengirola sports harbour to visit the Marina Bar, which is situated in the back row, nearest the main road.

Now that summer is here, the Marina Bar is now open in the evening offering a great place to dine alfresco without the roar of passing traffic.

Parking is easy as the terraces of the bar border on the car parking facilities.

Marina Bar is owned by Jon and Marie and they have run the bar for more than 10 years during which time Marie has built up an enviable reputation for her homemade pies.

The food on offer at the Marina Bar offers great value for money. There is a menu of homemade dishes for just €5 each, with choices like homemade steak, mince or chicken pies, served with real chips and three fresh vegetables; or braised steak, served with creamy mash and vegetables; or that perennial favourite liver, also served with creamy mash and vegetables, to name but a few. Top quality and more than adequate portions.

In addition to the homemade dishes there is a great

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There is the added advantage of a huge double terrace, allowing you to drink and dine either inside or out and on Sunday you can enjoy an excellent Sunday roast served with Yorkshire pudding and all the trimmings.

You can also order a roast dinner any day of the week, with your choice(s) of meats.

Marie cooks ‘like Mum used to’ and knows what ‘home cooking’ is all about The meals are freshly prepared and offer great taste and value and they do not skimp on their portions.

The quality of the food and the low prices are what makes this bar successful. The Marina is now open six days a week (closed Wednesday).

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Kebabish – New Indian eatery in La Cala de Mijas

By Bryan Rand I WAS pleased to see that an old acquaintance of mine, who has many, many years of experience in the field of Indian eateries, has opened a restaurant called the Kebabish in Jardin Botanico, La Cala de Mijas.

He has employed one of the top Indian chefs available here on the Costa and is offering truly authentic Indian cuisine at very reasonable prices.

The menu contains all the popular favourites, beautifully prepared and attractively presented and very well priced.

A serving of onion bhaji, for example, costs only €3 and a prawn puree costs just €6.

The important thing is that despite the low prices, as only the best spices are used, the flavours are perfect. Apart from the usual favourites, the menu contains some lesser known dishes and some Chef’s Specials.

One of the chef’s special dishes in Kebabish is Handi. This is one of the greatest and most popular Indian dishes, which is made with 34 different aromatic spices to prepare a spicy sauce served with

chicken, lamb or fish. Despite its popularity in India it is rarely seen on the menus of restaurants here.

Another Chef’s Special, almost unique to Kebabish is the Chicken Passanda.

Described as ‘a very special offering’, which is derived from a dish served at the court of the Mughal emperors made from chicken fillets cooked to perfection in a mild sauce and then stuffed with special spices.

The restaurant itself is quite small, but attractively furnished with a very pleasant ambience. There is a well-stocked bar with a good variety of wines and spirits also reasonably priced.

Parking is plentiful with space in front of the restaurant.

It opens seven days a week from 6pm till late and take away is available.

Kebabish has a special opening offer of a 20 per cent discount on the menu prices and a bottle of Champagne free for a party of six or more Kebabish Jardin Botanico 15 La Cala De Mijas Tel.:952 494 826

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Computer performance

By James Campbell IN the last article, I talked about upgrading your PC, however, there are those who still want to enjoy technology no matter what.

For the gaming and design enthusiasts; First of all define, your type of gaming and/or design software graphics intensive PC? Gaming and design machines are not something you can buy off the shelf and if built by amateurs will only end up in ruins like this one that we received last week, water leaked from the cooling system, burning practically €3,000 worth of high-end equipment due to it being assembled poorly.

Forget your standard memory, hard drive motherboard and the CPU, gaming and design are about power, power generates heat and heat needs power to be cooled and each part has to be as fast as all other parts to keep up with itself or you will cause a bottleneck.

So let’s start by looking into different parts that can make a drastic difference in your computers performance.

BURNT-OUT: An example of amateur equipment that has ended up in ruins.

A) The CPU. AMD and Intel both provide great processors but your standard dual and quadcore CPU’s are out of question. Once installed you really want to look at overclocking it to get the most out of it, but don’t forget that you will need to cool it down as well.

B) So now pick up a good liquid cooling system, but be careful one little mistake and you could end up burning several thousands euros worth of

equipment.

C) A decent motherboard specifically designed to match your CPU, not just socket is vital.

D) Forget the standard 4 or 8 GB module. You want specifically designed memory running at very high frequency.

E) Hard disk. Standard HD’s run at 7200RPM and in the old days you would want 15000RPM models for higher speeds.

F) Time for a Graphics card. You have a couple of options, based on your motherboard choice. Make sure your motherboard (and other hardware) can handle it. Good graphics cards increase your FPS (Frames Per Second) a reasonable amount. However, if you look around enough, you should be able to find what you are looking for based on what types of games you plan to play or what design and 3D software you want to use and price.

Finally you need to put all this hardware in an adequate case. Case size is the most relevant aspect, as getting a case that's too small will be problematic. One of the biggest mistakes by amateurs is trying to save a few euros on the power supply. Have in mind that a PSU failing can mean shorting out your whole system.

Now the fun parts. Sound system.

The choice is yours on looks and aesthetic.

Other things you may want to consider in a good Gaming PC, is keyboard.

Make sure you know what you are doing when attempting to assemble a machine and don’t leave it unprotected.

James Campbell is the winner of last year’s Future Arena Modding Tournament in Murcia and new member of Electronbox and PC Doctor team. He writes hardware reviews for benchmarkhardware.com He has also been sponsored by Kingston, Lamtron, plus several others to build the next ultimate custom gaming machine for the up coming international competition Mod n Roll. For a custom built Gaming PC send him an email to support@electronbox.net. Electronbox & PC Doctor is located on the Costa del Sol. They provide English laptops and PCs with UK keyboards and software, plus home and office support throughout the Costa del Sol. Electronbox: 952 591 071/ www.electronbox.net/open 9 to 7 Monday to Friday, in Fuengirola near the old Clinica Salus.

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ACCORDING to the British Consulate, more than 4,000 Brits lose their passports every year costing them stress, money and in the majority of cases, valuable vacation time.

To help reduce the risk of possibly ending up in a flea-ridden jail accused of spying for some remote political persuasion, the British Consulate has launched a new video clip for use on news and community websites, giving advice on how to keep your passport safe and reduce the risk of having it stolen.

Dave Thomas, British Consul General in Madrid explained, “We want as many people as possible to see this video, so we’re asking members of the British community in Spain to share it as widely as possible.”

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HIGH COST: In stress, money and valuable vacation time. has also been produced that provides a step-bystep guide of what to do if you do lose this valuable identity document, which usually entails a journey to

the nearest Consulate, and time spent on an application for an emergency travel document and a fee of more than €100.

Should anyone fall into this unfortunate category in Spain, your best bet is to contact the British Embassy in Madrid by phoning, 917 146 364/63.

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Best time to buy for Americans

By Anne Wibrow AMERICANS are getting more interested in other European real estate, according to a recent report.

US searches for all European properties are up 26 per cent last year, especially for listings in France, Italy and Switzerland where prices are generally holding steady.

While Spain has been forced into a bailout deal, a wave of buyers backed by a stronger dollar is setting its sights on Spain too, and US based searches of Spanish property listings increased by 10 per cent this May, compared to May 2011.

In the luxurious Sotogrande complex, prices of apartments have been seen to drop from $1.4 million to $800,000, a great attraction for foreign buyers and investors.

Spain has also cut its sales taxes in half, to 4 per cent, until the end of the year on newly built properties. Along the coast in Marbella, there are also reports of great interest from the Russian and German markets, with campaigns being carried out to make purchasing smoother for those who are interested in taking advantage of the falling prices both on luxury properties and on the more average homes.

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But other things can be done, many at little cost, to enhance the experience of having a swimming pool in the garden. We share a few ideas.

Reduce the width of the tiled steps into the pool by building in tiled seats at either side on which one can sit with water halfway up the body to cool off and even read a book with a drink in a plastic glass alongside.

Enclose the pool area with hedges, trees or walls to create a secret garden which is more private and windblown than a pool which dominates a garden and can often be seen by passers-by and from the upper windows of neighbouring houses.

And, most importantly, the pool will not be seen during the many months when it is not used.

Line one side of the pool terrace with a curving line of tall canes such that the line creates three deep recesses or bays much like some restaurants have private booths. Plant three trees behind the line of canes so that their trunks are behind the canes halfway up the side of each bay. In the first bay locate a couple of sun loungers. In the second a double hammock and in the third a dining table and chairs.

SPLASHING FUN: Try natural methods to heat the pool.

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Use dark brown tiles with black designs versus blue.

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Have a high pile of rocks at one side of the pool with a gently sloping waterchute down which pool water can be recycled.

The warm/hot rocks will warm the water. Naturally dark-coloured rocks will work better than white rocks.

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The Alcazaba: Almeria’s ancient fortress T

HE Alcazaba is an enormous fortress which dominates the city of Almería, standing as it does on a hill overlooking the town and the sea.

It was built in the 10th century but over the centuries it has had further enhancements added including a Moorish palace and, in the time of the Catholic Kings, a Christian palace.

Bougainvillaea, prickly pear, aloe vera, mimosa and jasmine tumble down the slopes near the entrance. There are also gardens within the grounds of the citadel both formal and informal. Poplar, willow, rose bushes and lavender are just some of the flora to be found within.

I enjoy walking around the grounds of the Alcazaba and exploring the towers and battlements - especially as I don’t have to pay to get in! Entrance to the fortress is free to EU nationals - just remember to take your passport. The leaflet provided at the entrance kiosk is headed ‘Monumental Site Alcazaba de Almeria’ - a pretty good description because the ‘Alcazaba’ really is both monumental in size and, I think, monumental in appearance.

It is hard to believe that its construction was started more than 100 years before William the Conqueror invaded Britain. The actual date that Abd al-Rahman - the first caliph of Al-Andalus - ordered its construction was 955.

There’s a lot to see in the various enclosures of the Alcazaba.

In the first enclosure there are pleasant gardens comprising some formal landscaping, manicured hedges of conifer enclosing a pond that is fed by an acequia.

A mimosa tree stands guard providing the pool with shade. There are trimmed hedges enclosing rose bushes that run parallel with the battlement walls.

MURALLA DE JAYRAN: Walls built to enlarge the city’s defences in the 11th century.

From the walls there are impressive views of the old Moorish houses below and the port in the distance. At the end of the formal gardens, which include pine trees, and beds of lavender, there is a building called ‘Baluarte de Saliente’ which literally means ‘Projecting Bastion’.

From the battlements on the northern side of the garden, there are spectacular views of the ‘Muralla de Jayrán’; the walls built to enlarge the city’s defences in the 11th century. They run all the way to the ‘Cerro de San Cristobal’ - the hill of Saint Christopher.

The gardens are still impressive on this side of the first enclosure with more manicured hedges

WATCH TOWER: Offers spectacular views.

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enclosing rose bushes and pomegranate trees. Nearer the top of this area, the formal gardens give way to palm, prickly pear and mimosa.

On the ‘Wall of the Watchtower’ stands an impressive bell tower. The bell was used to warn people of attacking pirates.

The second enclosure originally housed the royal residence and contained all the most important buildings including houses, baths and the mosque. Most have been destroyed but there is still plenty to see.

Just inside the second enclosure, there is a beautiful enclosed garden containing a number of tropical plants. Manicured bushes and trees surround a pond, and a fountain is located at the far end.

I would recommend visitors to visit the towers of the Alcazaba. From ‘Torre Norte’ there are spectacular views of the walls of Jayran and, in my view, even more impressive panoramas can be seen from ‘Torre Sur’. Southeasterly the Cabo de Gata can be seen in the distance. Southwest is the ‘Castillo de San Telmo’, Almeria’s lighthouse standing proudly on a rocky outcrop. These towers are great vantage

points for viewing much of the city below.

Visitors might even notice a ferry pulling out of the harbour and wonder whether its passengers are bound for Morocco, Algeria or the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

On leaving the towers, visitors will encounter another little garden that mostly contains dwarf palms and cactus type plants with a tall eucalyptus tree hovering over them.

Most of the second enclosure is in ruins and, on my last visit, I had to walk to the third enclosure by way of a cordoned-off walkway.

This area between the garden of dwarf palms and the third sector is enormous, big enough to hold an army. It actually holds the foundations of palaces, houses, baths and probably much more. Several workers are employed there, some renovating and some, I believe, are archaeologists unearthing more treasures. One such important relic is the private baths of the ‘Hammam Palace’. I know this because a placard had been thoughtfully erected nearby.

In the third enclosure, at the very top of the hill, is an impressive parade ground. Parapets and towers surround a large paved area. One of the towers, ‘Torre de Homenaje’, has the coat of arms of the Catholic Monarchs above the doorway. It was Ferdinand and Isabella who ordered the construction of this, the castle part of the Alcazaba.

In the Torre de la Polvora - the tower of gunpowder - there are cannon. One of them was pointing seaward.

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