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Big Bill... Olive Press columnist becomes a councillor Why life’s a giggle on the Costa de la Luz
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UROPE’S most southerly town looks out across the Strait of Gibraltar where two mighty continents collide. But the clash of cultures is entirely geographic. Indeed, Tarifa radiates such a calming vibe it would threaten to relax the mighty shoulders of the titan Atlas himself but there’s no danger of the sky falling down...Hercules’ two mythological pillars (Gibraltar and Mount Jebel Musa in Morocco) have long since relieved him of that burden.
Shaded by pine forest, cushioned by soft dunes, and 14 kilometres from Africa, this Costa de la Luz gem’s Carribean-copy beaches and laid-back vibe set it apart from the more structured resorts along the Malaga coast to the east. And that’s unlikely to change thanks to Tarifa’s protected location in El Estrecho Natural Park. The coastal town in Cadiz province is an endearing mix of beach bum bohemianism and boutique chic, with the added attraction of great seafood and restorative Atlantic winds. It makes it the perfect escape (along Continues overleaf
A BRITISH expat has made history on the Costa del Sol. Olive Press columnist Bill Anderson has become the first UK councillor in Mijas. “I feel very honoured and proud to be in this position,” the 61-year-old from Edinburgh said this week. The lecturer at Marbella’s Les Roches University, stood for the PP party alongside winner Angel Nozal, who is expected to be invested on Friday. After living in Andalucia for 17 years, Anderson said he now hopes to help the international community to ‘integrate’ better in the town.
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EXCLUSIVE By Laurence Dollimore
AN Irish expat is calling in police after she was robbed while staying at a hospital on the Costa del Sol. Paula Brody, 75, from Dublin, woke up from a serious leg operation to find her smart phone and charger were stolen from her bedside table at the Hospital Costa del Sol. The former admissions boss at Dublin’s Institute of Education told the Olive Press how her ‘whole ward’ was robbed during the night. “I was devastated to wake up alone in my bed in pain and unable to move and also unable to contact any of my family or friends,” she revealed.
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Brody, who lives in Manilva, had been rushed into hospital after suffering a horrific fall last week. The pensioner suffered a broken tibia and fibula as well as a deep gash in her leg, when she fell down a friend’s stairs. She had to be rushed to the hospi-
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curity is seriously lacking there. It seems anyone can simply enter and wander around.” Apart from the loss of her Samsung phone, she insisted that the medical care and nursing was ‘excellent’. “The care was fantastic but the poor nurses were very overworked and so cannot look out for your belongings,” she added. When the Olive Press asked security how many people were robbed on the alleged night, our enquiries BROKEN: Paula were met with a shrug. The hospital meanwhile, has refused to give Paula a formal letter confirming the phone has been stolen, making it difficult to report the issue to police and her insurers. “But I am going to make sure this case does not go undealt with. The police will find out all about it,” she added. Reliable private hire transfer Hospital bosses refused to services for any occasion comment on the case. www.mosquitonick.ws • Luxury vehicles
tal by ambulance and was quickly sedated and rushed in to surgery. She believes the thefts, which included other phones and jewelry, were carried out by two teenage boys, around 15, who were seen by the patient in the bed next to her. The woman told her the two lads had fled when questioned about what they were up to. “Who knows if it was them,” added Paula, who moved to Spain two months ago. “Whatever happens, do not leave anything on show because the se-
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