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SOUTH EDITION Company Womens’ 4th annual awards
ceremony on Friday 11th March will coincide with The International Woman’s Day centenary. Read more about the nominations. p7
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Issue 591
11 - 17 February 2011
Legion’s crowning glory
Expo Torrevieja International appeals for businesses to exhibit Torrevieja is set to host a huge international trade fair at the end of March and is appealing for all types of businesses and services to participate. p14
Those banks again!
‘Everyone knows that it isn’t the humble cashier who is to blame for ‘la crisis’ or even the bank manager (probably) but the word ‘banking’ has itself become a little tarnished.’ Suzanne O’Connell, Customer Care at Ábaco this week takes a look at the banking system. p30
your stars Kenny Corris takes a look at your stars for the coming week. p46
Weekly TV Round Up
by Alex Trelinski, broadcaster and freelance journalist. p54
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Members of the Legion with (from third right) Deputy Maria Asuncion Prieto, Consul Paul Rodwell and RBL District Chairman Chris Wyatt
by Jack Troughton ORGANISERS OF April’s benefit concert in Alicante to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Royal British Legion remain confident they will have a royal guest. It is hoped a member of the Brit-
ish Royal Family will accept an invitation to visit Spain and enjoy an international party at the new Auditorio of the Diputacion de Alicante. While the Legion has yet to confirm the identity of its
guest, protocol would mean the ‘milestone’ concert on Saturday, 2nd April would also be honoured with the presence of Spanish royalty. And anyone celebrating their own 90th birthday in 2011 will also be treated to a free ticket to a very special historic event – and the largest celebration outside the
UK. They will join dignitaries from both the UK and Spain in the audience. The concert celebrates the founding of the Legion in 1921and its first annual Poppy Day on 11th November that year – marking the end of the Great War on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918.
COLLABORATE The benefit concert – with two performances at noon and 19.00 – has been organised by the Legion’s District North-Spain in collaboration with provincial government’s Department of European Residents. Continued on page
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