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The protests weremotivated by their fearthat they will lead to massfirings, although nonehave been reported sincethe government passedthe reforms by royaldecree on February 10th.

The government,however, was not movedby the protests or cross-party opposition to thereforms. The PartidoPopular's deputy leader,Maria Dolores deCospedal, said on Mondaythat the protests were nota “majority response”,notin g that the PP hadreceived a reformistmandate from animmense majority ofSpaniards in theNovember 20th generalelection. She said thegovernment is determined

to carry out “an authenticoverhaul of the labourmodel in this country,even though it is notpopular”.

While the new lawmakes it cheaper andeasier to fire workers italso creates moreflexibility by allowingcompanies to ignorecollective deals on wagesand conditions in order toreach agreements withtheir staff that will keep

the company afloat. It alsooffers incentives,including tax breaks, forsmall and medium-sizedcompanies to take on

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Thousands of people marched peacefully in 57 cities acrossSpain on Sunday to protest the government's labour reforms

Interior minister JorgeFernández Díazannounced on Tuesdaythat he will appear in

Parliament to explain tothe police charges againststudents in Valencia onMonday, which he said

could have been“excessive”. The troublebegan last Wednesdaywhen secondary schoolstudents gathered outsidetheir school to protestagainst the regionalgovernment's cuts ineducation. One studentwas injured when policebroke up the protest.

On Monday, a biggerprotest outside the sameschool paralysed traffic forhours as students andpolice battled it out.Seventeen students werearrested and some 20 wereinjured. The police saidlater they had beenprovoked by the students'insults. At press time, nodetails were availableabout the protest whichstarted up again onTuesday.

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Labour reform sparksnationwide protestsDefenders of the lawcomplain that the unionsand opposition parties areconcentrating on the oneaspect – easier firing – thatwill frighten people intosupporting the protestsand eventual strikes andthat the media andgovernment should domore to get its morepositive aspects across tothe general public.The unions claim that thereform has already hadsome visible effects in thethe hospitality sectorwhere employers havealready imposed wagecuts.While the governmentinsists the reform is “fair,good and necessary”, theleader of the mainopposition Socialist Party,Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba,called it “unfair,unnecessary andineffective,” on Mondayand said his party wouldseek its completeamendment in parliament.The Izquierda Unida(United Left) has called it a“weapon of mass

destruction of jobs andrights.”Meanwhile, in an articletitled “Spanish practices”,The Economist warned lastweek that the success ofthe reform will depend onwhether the labour unionschoose to protect jobs ormaintain the levels of theirmembers' salaries. Themagazine called thereform a “hodgepodge” ofmeasures that give theeconomy “tools to try tosurvive within the euro”since it allows an “internaldevaluation” through adrop in salaries. TheEconomist said it wasnecessary to change thelabour laws which “go backto the Franco era” and havecondemned “half of theworking population to goon the dole or dotemporary work”, while theother half enjoys “armour-plated contracts”. TheEconomist said the reform“blurs” the line that dividesthe Spanish labour marketin two which “will allowmore people to achievejob stability”.

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After a working lunch, thetwo PMs visited theCrossrail works, the newunderground railway linesin which Spanishconstructors are involved.

Spanish governmentsources said the mainpurpose of the meeting wasto analyse the currentinstability in the eurozoneand the measures the EUcould adopt to boosteconomic growth. Thesources added that Sr Rajoyintended to ask MrCameron for a“constructive” dialogue

about the Rock. Foreignminister José ManuelGarcia-Margallo has alreadyinformed the Britishgovernment of Spain'sdesire to renew bilateralnegotiations and Londonhas already replied that itcannot do so withoutpermission from the peopleof Gibraltar.

The Spanish governmenthas also said it wants thethree-way Forum forDialogue created in 2004 topromote cooperation toinclude representatives ofthe Campo de Gibraltar and

the Junta de Andalucia togive it “symmetry”.Gibraltar's First Minister,Fabian Picardo, has alreadytold Sr Margallo that theSpanish governmentshould concern itself withfive million unemployed

and leave historical claimsalone.

Sr Rajoy also tookadvantage of the visit topropose an agreement forthe exchange of English andSpanish teachers at primaryand secondary school level.

After his meeting with MrCameron, Sr Rajoy also metDeputy PM Nick Clegg, whowas the first representativeof a European governmentto visit him in Madrid afterthe November 20th generalelection.

Spain is one of the 11countries who havewritten to the president ofthe European Council,Herman Van Rompuy, andthe president of theEuropean Commission,José Manuel DuraoBarroso (pictured), askingfor “concrete indications”to reactivate theireconomies.

The letter recognisesthe need for austerity butalso asks for flexibility andliberalisation in somesectors. The move comesahead of the EU summitto be held on March 1stand 2nd. The othersignatories were the UK,Holland, Ireland, Finland,Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia,the Czech Republic,Poland and Sweden.Neither France norGermany signed theletter.


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His lawyer, Mario PascualVives, has confirmed thatUrdangarin will speak to thepress after his appearancein court although he addedhe did not know where orwhen. The judge willquestion Urdangarin aboutthe contracts his NóosInstitute was given by boththe Balearic and Valenciaregional governments toorganise sports and tourismconferences. The non-profitentity received some €6million from them between2003 and 2006, andprosecutors suspect that

much of the money wasdiverted to Urdangarin'sprivate companies.

His former friend José Luis"Pepote" Ballester, whoserved as the Balearicssports chief from 2003 to2007 and is also on trial, toldthe court last week thatUrdangarin got royaltreatment from JaumeMatas, the then-regionalhead of the Balearic Islandsgovernment. Ballester saidMatas ordered him toapprove all of Urdangarin'sgovernment contracts,

regardless of the price,which amounted to some€3 million.

Matas, a former PopularParty (PP) minister, is ontrial in a wider corruptioncase involving themismanagement of publicmoney. Hearings into theUrdangarin case began lastweekend at the court inPalma and will end onSaturday with theappearance of the Duke ofPalma, who received thetitle when he married theInfanta Cristina in 1997.

King's son-in-lawarrives for trialIñaki Urdangarin landed in Madrid on an American Airlinesflight from Philadelphia on Tuesday, on his way to make astatement in a Palma de Mallorca court on February 25th.

She said: “The governmentrespects the right toprotest, but labour leadersneed to explain better whythey are protesting.” Sheadded: “I understand theunions are protestingbecause of their reducedpresence or power withinthe area of labour relations,but we are thinking about

the rights of workers whoare out of a job.” More than5.3 million people arecurrently out of work andthe government haswarned the figure willclimb even higher before itsreforms begin to dig in.

She was speaking to thepress the day the El Mundo

newspaper reported that atop UGT union leaderearned €180,000 a year as adirector of Bankia, whichhe claimed went straightinto the union's coffers.

Sáenz de Santamaríasuggested that unionleaders should make publicwhat they earn.

Governmentattacks protests

The public will be able toview the portrait that isknown as the “otherGiaconda” which wasgenerally believed to be acopy of the original duringthe 14 years it hung in ElPrado.

However, two years agothe Louvre asked the Pradoto send the painting toParis for an exhibitioncalled “The Virgin, the childand Saint Anne”. Artexperts took a closer look atthe canvas with the idea ofmaking it more presentablefor the exhibition whenthey realised that the blackbackground paint hid a

landscape very similar tothe one in the originalhanging in the Louvre.

After the painting wascleaned the similarity waseven more striking and theexperts decided the workwas painted in Leonardoda Vinci's workshop duringhis lifetime, probably byone of his disciples, and notcopied later as was widelybelieved.

The painting is now onshow until March 13th,when it will go to Paris to bedisplayed in the exhibition“The last work of Leonardoda Vinci”.

e 'otherGiaconda' on show

Deputy Prime Minister Sáenz de Santamaría told the press afterthe Cabinet meeting meeting last Friday that self-interest wasbehind unions’ opposition to the government's labour reforms.

The mother of a six-year-oldgirl who was killed by anETA bomb at the GuardiaCivil Barracks in Santa Pola,Alicante, in August 2002,rounded on the twoterrorists who are currentlybeing tried for the attack atthe National Court inMadrid. After making her

statement to the judge, ToñiSantiago turned to AndoniOtegi and Oscar Celarain onher way out, and yelled“Assassins, cowards, hijosde puta (sons of a whore)”.

Ms Santiago told thejudge how she screamed forhelp as her daughter lay

dying under a pile of rubble,while the girl's father, aGuardia Civil, sobbed in theaudience as he listened toher statement.

A passer-by was alsokilled in the attack. Theprosecutor is asking 1,180years in jail for the accused.

MotherattacksETAterrorists

Interior minister JorgeFernandez said on Mondaythat the PenitentiaryInstitutions have deniedrequests for special benefitsfrom ETA prisoners whohad not repented theircrimes.

In recent months, mostof the 500 or so ETAprisoners have asked forspecial benefits or to berelocated to jails in theBasque Country andNavarre to be nearer totheir families. But thePenitentiary Institutionshad turned down all therequests because they didnot meet the pertinentrequirements.

Sr Fernandez said if thethe ETA prisoners reallyrepented their past actionsthey would ask theirvictims' pardon, somethingthe prisoners are notprepared to do, nor most ofthe victims prepared toaccept.

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Members of the GuardiaCivil's Heritage Brigadewill be on board a SpanishNavy Hercules plane onFriday when it takes offfrom Tampa, Florida, tobring the so-calledOdyssey treasure home toSpain.

Odyssey MarineExploration has been usingevery trick in the legal bookfor the past five years inorder to keep the 594,000silver and gold coins andother artefacts found onboard the Spanish shipNuestra Señora de las

Mercedes, which was sunkoff the southernPortuguese coast by aBritish warship in 1804. Thecompany argued that theship was on a privatemission bringing Spanishmerchants and their goodsto Spain but US judgesaccepted Spain's argumentthat it was a military shipand therefore exempt fromthe finders-keepers law.The Hercules carrying thetreasure will make severalstopovers during its 13-hour flight that will end atthe Torrejon military basejust outside Madrid.


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The aBC newspaper has revealed that the ComisionesObreros (CC.OO, Workers Commissions) and the UGT (GeneralWorkers Union) between them have fired more than 500workers, in line with the downsizing trend of manycompanies. The unions, which organised the marches against thegovernment’s labour reforms that took place in nearly 60cities across the country on Sunday, have already applied thecheaper severance pay allowed by the reforms, the paper said.

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The Cabinet has approved a decree that puts a ceiling on thesalaries of the directors of approximately 4,000 state-ownedcompanies that translates into pay cuts of between 25 and 35per cent. managers of large public companies now cannotearn more than €105,000 a year in wages and bonuses.

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Garzon, who was on avisit to the DominicanRepublic when he heardthe news, said he intendedto devote the rest of hisactive life to humanitariancauses, human rights andeducating young peopleand children.

The third case againstthe judge, in which he wasaccused of acceptingbribes from the owner of

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Scientists at maastricht University have created strips ofmuscle tissue using stem cells aimed at producing the firstlab-grown hamburger later this year. They said syntheticmeat could reduce the environmental footprint of meat byup to 60%, and would be more efficient than rearing animals.Experts estimate that food production has to double withinthe next 50 years to feed a growing population, but climatechange, water shortages and greater urbanisation will makeit more difficult to produce food.

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General John R Allen said:"When we learned of theseactions, we immediatelyintervened and stoppedthem." He has ordered afull investigation. Reportsof the alleged Koranburning have led to a large

protest outside the US airbase at Bagram nearKabul.

Police said about 3,000people were taking part inthe demonstration andthat some elders have

gone into the base to talkto Nato officials. GeneralAllen went on to offer his"sincere apologies for anyoffence this may havecaused"– including to thepresident of Afghanistan,the Afghan government

and "the noble people ofAfghanistan". In April lastyear at least one personwas killed and 18 injuredin successive days ofprotests in Afghanistanover the burning of a copyof the Koran in the US.

Nato apologises forKoran 'disposal'

The escaped prisoners allhad links to the Zetasdrugs gang, while most ofthe dead were from therival Gulf cartel.

The Zetas and Gulfcartels are former allieswho are now now fightingover territory and drug-

smuggling routes into theUS. Nuevo Leon stategovernor Rodrigo Medinasaid no firearms had beenused in the disturbance,and there was no sign thatcriminals had broken in tothe jail to free fellow gangmembers. Most victimswere stabbed, strangled or

beaten to death.

He added: "It is hard forus to accept that thetreachery, corruption andcomplicity of some canundermine the work of thegood police and militarywho risk their lives everyday for public security."

Mr Medina is offering areward of up to $775,000for information leading tothe capture of thefugitives. Gang violenceand break-outs arecommon in Mexico'snotoriously overcrowdedand corrupt prisonsystem.

The director of Monterrey's Apodaca prison where 44 inmates were killed in ariot on Sunday has been sacked along with several other officials and 18 guards,who are suspected of colluding in the escape of 30 inmates during the riot.

The US commander of Nato troops in Afghanistan hasapologised over reports that foreign troops had"improperly disposed" of copies of the Koran.


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The Maendeleo YaWanaume men's lobbygroup has called for a six-day boycott of mealscooked at home by womento try to stop them beatingup or emotionally abusingtheir husbands or partners.It says men should insteadeat together outside thehome, sharing experiencesof emotional and physicalabuse. The group claims the

government does not takedomestic violence againstmen seriously and may befuelling it through itsinitiatives to improve thestatus of women. Mostmeals in Kenyan homes arecooked by women andculturally and most men eatat home to show theirappreciation for women.Maendeleo Ya Wanaume –which means Development

for Men – was set up to tryto encourage men to speakout in a society that oftenridicules as weak, men whoare subjected to domesticviolence. Last year, thegroup conducted its ownsurvey of Central andNairobi provinces andfound that up to 460,000men said they had beensubjected to some sort ofdomestic abuse.

Kenyan men to boycott meals

The deal also provides forthe presence of EUmonitors of Greece'seconomic management assome members doubtGreece's commitment toits spending pledges. Theeuro immediately rose onreports of the deal, whichwas announced early onTuesday, after 13 hours of

talks. The head of the IMF,Christine Lagarde, whoalso took part in thenegotiations, said the deal"should give enough spacefor Greece to restore itscompetitiveness".

Speaking after the dealwas reached, Greek PrimeMinister Lucas Papademos

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Eurozone finance ministers agreed a second bailout forGreece after marathon talks in Brussels. Greece will receiveloans worth more than €130 billion in return for anundertaking to reduce its debts to 120.5% of its GDP by 2020.


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Teacher killed in accidentThe teacher killed in thecoach crash in the earlyhours of Sunday morningon the A26 near Reims inthe Champagne-Ardennesarea of Northern Francenamed as 59-year-old PeterRippington (picturedbelow with his wife).His wife, Sharon, and

daughter Amy, 24, werealso on the coach andinjured in the crash. The British driver of the

coach, 47-year-old DerekThompson, was arrestedfollowing the accident –normal procedure inFrance. He is being

investigated for alleged“involuntary homicide”,but has since been releasedon bail and can return tothe UK. The reports so farhave confirmed that drinkand drugs tests have comeback negative but localpolice suspect that he mayhave fallen asleep at thewheel. The coach was making

its way back toWorcestershire from Italyfollowing a school skiingtrip for Alvechurch MiddleSchool when it flipped over

and came to rest at thebottom of anembankment. A total of 29 pupils were

involved in the crash. A 13-year-old girl, Suzie Warner,was airlifted to Paris fortreatment in a coma andhas since undergone anoperation after which shewas described as being in a“stable condition”. Sevenpeople remain in hospitalin France. Flowers were left outside

the school in remembranceof the much loved teacher.

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CCTV images have beenreleased of people police wantto talk to over the Boxing Daymurder of a teenager inlondon's Oxford Street.The victim, SeydouDiarrassouba, 18, was stabbedto death at the Footlocker shopon the busy shopping street.Detectives said they are keento speak to a number ofwitnesses who were present atthe time inside the shop andhave yet to come forward.They released five CCTV stills -four from Footlocker and onefrom the nearby Forever 21store.

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lloyds Banking Group is toclaw back around 40% offormer CeO eric Daniels’ £1.45million bonus payout he wasgiven nearly two years agodue to the bank’sinvolvement in the mis-selling of payment protectioninsurance. The state-backed bank will bestripping 13 of its executivesof part of the bonuses theywere awarded following thescandle that cost £3.2 billionin compensation claims. Thebank will announce moreclawbacks for the 2011bonuses on Friday.

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Alleged attackerarrestedA man has been chargedwith manslaughter inconnection with the deathof Nellie Geraghty, 79, whofought to keep hold of herhandbag containing herhusband Frank’s ashes lastNovember. (The couple arepictured, right.)

She was found in analleyway with serious headinjuries and taken to RoyalOldham Hospital but diedthe following day. The strapof her handbag was still inMrs Geraghty’s hand whenshe was found, but the bagitself was missing alongwith the ashes.

Mark Royle, 32, of nofixed abode but previouslyfrom the Shaw area ofOldham appeared before

Oldham Magistrates Courtyesterday. He hadpreviously been chargedwith robbing a woman ofher handbag in Rochdaleon December 9th. Heremains on remand aheadof a plea and casemanagement hearing inrelation to the Decemberrobbery on February 28th.

Frank’s ashes remainmissing although police arestill making enquiries inthe hope that someonemay have seen them.

Is it the sun ora phoenix?Rupert Murdoch’s NewsInternational plans to starta new newspaper entitledThe Sun on Sundayfollowing the demise oftheir News Of The WorldSunday newspaper.Murdoch has clearlyrecaptured some of the oldmagic after lookingsomewhat fragile at theenquiries into phonehacking last year. He wasseen smiling and looking fitand well in the UK over theweekend.Sky News reported that:

“All journalists at the Times

love Mudoch because he’s a‘newspaper man’”according to Ruth Gledhillwho is their religiouscorrespondent. The Sun on Sunday will

be launched this weekendaccording to an internalmemo issued by NewsInternational’s chiefexecutive Tom Mockridgesaying that the mediamogul will be in London forthe launch and that “this isour moment”.Perhaps it should have

been called the Phoenix,quipped one reporter.

QuestionedFOlKeSTOne

Health ministerjostledDavid Cameron methealthcare professionals todiscuss proposed healthreforms on Monday alongwith Health secretaryAndrew Lansley.

Lansley was confrontedby a group of around 40angry protesters againstthe reforms who said thatkey health partners hadbeen excluded from thetalks as he arrived atDowning Street for themeeting. He was pushedand jostled by the groupwho tried to prevent himfrom entering the building.

One of thedemonstrators, June

Hautot screamed at him:“Don’t you dare lie to me”after he had told her thatthere would be noprivatisation within theNHS.

David Cameron said ofthe incident: “Reform isnever easy, but it is vital toreform our NHS because Iwant it to be there lookingafter every family in thecountry and doing a goodjob in the future. Choice forpatients is a good thing:making sure that GPs, notbureaucrats, are makingdecisions, that’s a goodthing. This is aboutimproving and financingthe NHS for the future.”

In a right pickleEric Pickles says he plans tooverturn the law thatprohibits prayers to be saidprior to council meetingsusing a little used local lawthat allows local councils todecide for themselveswhether to have prayers ornot.

He has fast-tracked theimplementation of ageneral power of

competence – containedin last year's Localism Act –enabling councils to doanything an individual cando that is not illegal.

In Bideford, Devon, anatheist member of thecouncil took the questionto the high court and won acase last week to stopprayers being said.

Out inthe cold

Foreign Secretary WilliamHague says that if Irancontinues to pursue newnuclear weapons it couldstart a new “cold war” andrefused to rule out militaryconflict with them if theycarry on.

He continued that hewould not exclude anydecisions thoughdiplomatic measureswould strenuously bepursued first.

He said that a new nuclearcrisis would be a “disasterin world affairs” and that hehas concerns that othermiddle east countriescould acquire similarnuclear aspirations.

Several western nationshave imposed sanctionsagainst Tehran in recentmonths. The US and EUhave expressed hopes thattalks can resume with Iran.

Stephen Farrow, 47 years old,was arrested on Sunday inconnection with the murdersof both Betty Yates inWorcestershire and the Rev.John Suddards, 59, inThornbury, Gloucestershireafter a tip-off from the public. On Monday police were givenmore time to question thesuspect until the early hoursof Wednesday withoutcharging him.However, they say there isevidence that links the twomurders previously thoughtto be separate incidents

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Acting on a complaintfrom a Nigerian women,the National Police havearrested 12 people inMalaga province, three inMadrid and two each inSeville and Leon oncharges of luring Africanwomen with falsepromises of work. Thewoman said she came toSpain in 2000 after aneighbour in her hometown offered to pay herliving expenses while shestudied at a Spanishuniversity as a favour forher family. Once here, shewas told she had to workas a prostitute for the gangto pay for the expenses ofbringing her here and wasthen beaten until sheagreed.


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Torre (€260,000), andMarbella (€100,000). Mostother towns, like Alhaurin elGrande and Velez Malagapay out around €20,000 ayear.

Councils on the coastreport that vandalism

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Manuel Ortega told a localpaper that a few daysearlier while climbingalone he had come acrossa huge rock precariouslybalanced over a pathmuch used by hikers. After

touching it with his foot herealised it was loose anddecided that for safety'ssake it would be better topush it and let it roll downthe rock face to the ravinebelow. He was climbing in

the spot a few days laterwith his friend, ManuelArmijo, when they wereapproached by two agentsfrom the Junta deAndalucia's environmentdepartment. They pointed

out the damaged plants inthe ravine, took somephotographs and notedthe plants' names,accusing the two men ofhaving caused thedamage. Ortega said he

couldn't understand whythe Junta was actingagainst them when theyallowed motorbikes and4x4s in the park withoutany kind of control andwhich didn't always keep

to the pathways. TheClimbing andMountaineeringFederation have told thetwo men that it is the firsttime this kind of fine hasbeen issued in Spain.

Climbers fined fordamaging plantsTwo climbers have been fined €601.02 for pushing a big rock into a ravinewhere it damaged several protected plants in the Barranco de la Coladillain the Sierra Almijara natural park in Nerja on January 4th last year.

Sex ringbusted

Local Police in Mijasarrested two boys aged 11and 14 on Sunday aftercatching them withhomemade explosivedevices consisting of bottles

containing nitric acid andballs of aluminium paper.Neighbours called thepolice after hearing a seriesof explosions in the MariaZambrano park. When they

arrived on the scene, theboys had disappeared butthanks to descriptions givenby witnesses, the policewere able to catch up withthem shortly afterwards.

Minors caught with homemade bombs

Councils throughout Malaga province fork out hundreds ofthousands of euros every year to repair the damage causedby vandals to façades, rubbish containers and street benches.

The Guardia Civil inMalaga have arrested aMoroccan who suppliedthe Camorra mafia clan inNaples with half a ton ofhashish a month.Identified only as M.I.M.A.,the man had a EuropeanArrest Order issued againsthim by the Italianauthorities and has alsobeen arrested severaltimes in Spain under

various aliases inconnection with drugtrafficking and falsifyingdocuments.

In a related action, theItalian authorities arrested21 Moroccans, Italians andPoles in several cities,including Naples andRome. The Guardia Civilsaid the men were linkedto several clans in the

Camorra mafia and wereresponsible for importingthe drugs sent by theMoroccan from Spain.

Starting in 2009, thehashish was shippedacross the Strait ofGibraltar and thentransported to Italy in carswith double floors at therate of between 400 and500 kilos a month.

Work being done in the bay of Cadiz has revealed a shipwreckfrom which four silver ingots and a coin from the time ofCarlos iii have been recovered. The Guardia Civil’s aquaticactivities group is patrolling the area where it was found toavoid it being looted by treasure hunters. according todocuments in the archivo de indias in Seville, there are anestimated 800 ships lying on the bottom of the bay of Cadiz.

Silver ingots found in bayCadiz

The maritime rescue Servicepicked up two africans fivemiles off the coast of marbellalast week after they managed tocross the Strait of Gibraltar fromCeuta on nothing more than aplastic float. a spokesman said itwas a miracle they had survived.They were taken to the fishingport where they were found tobe in good health and did notneed to be hospitalised.

Migrants try to float inmarbella

The association of Storeowners and businessman urged themalaga Provincial government last week to keep the promisemade in 2007 that a national Police station was to be built in thetown. They told a provincial government delegate that crimesare currently reported to the police in Torremolinos whichmeans that some time elapses before police arrive on the scene.They said the council has already allocated a plot for thebuilding that meets the provincial government’s specifications.

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Camorra clan'smain hashishsupplier arrested

Because of an unpaid billof €200,000, Endesa hascut off the TV relay stationin Benoajan, leaving all theresidents without theirtellies.

The council has notpaid the electricity billssince 2005. A spokesmanfor the company whichdistributes the electricityfor Endesa to 15 towns inthe area said the councilhad been offered paymentfacilities several times butas no money wasforthcoming, Endesa hadwarned the council fourmonths ago that theelectricity would be cut off.

The blackout alsoaffects five municipalbuildings, including thepublic library, the footballfield and the MunicipalSchool of Music.

The residents on thewhole are taking the loss ofthe telly with goodhumour. “We'll just have tofind another form ofentertainment,” was thegeneral sentiment.

Unpaid billleaves townwithouttelevision


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Muriel Pilkington

When the Cabinet approved thelabour reforms on February 10ththe unions immediately went into

overdrive, calling for nationwide protests onSunday the 19th. Those who oppose thereforms are concentrating on one aspect –they make it cheaper to fire staff, reducingseverance pay from 45 days per year workedto 33. The unions are understandably angrybecause they put a lot of work into gettingsuch good severance pay for the workers, butI suspect other aspects of the reforms makethem madder still.

Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Sáenzde Santamaría hit the nail on thehead when she said after last Friday’s

cabinet meeting that she understood“unions are protesting because of thereforms reduce their presence or powerwithin the area of labour relations”. She wasreferring to the reform that allowscompanies employing less than 50 people toreach agreements with their workers withoutunion interference. This means that when acompany is in economic dire straits – as somany of them are – the bosses can sit downwith the workers and work out ways andmeans of avoiding closing down. This couldinclude a temporary reduction in wages orworking shorter hours – which is hard on theworkers but at least they’ll be able to hang onto their jobs until things get better.

So far, I haven’t read anyone in the pressor heard anybody on the telly givingdetails of all the other aspects that make

up the reform package. In fact, most of thepundits on the political chat shows seem tobelong to the Socialist Party. Even wherethere is an attempt to be impartial – on LosDesayunos on TVE1 and La Noche en 24Horas, TVE’s 24-hour news station, which arethe two most serious political programmeson Spanish TV – the Socialists end upshouting down the non-Socialists.

However, Sáenz de Santamaría andthe PP’s general secretary, MariaDolores del Cospedal, have been

acting as efficient counter-balances. Thelatter chided the unions for suddenly findingtheir voice after seven silent years – andtherein lies the rub.

The unions woke up on November 21stto find themselves in opposition. ThePP’s landslide victory the day before

had abruptly put an end to the years ofbounty they had enjoyed under the Zapaterogovernment, which bought the complianceof the two main unions with subsidiesamounting to more than €2 million each ayear.

The unions’ financial situation hasbeen one of the best kept secrets inthis country but now we’re

beginning to find out where they’ve beengetting their money from. For example,the general public was largely unaware ofthe fact that union representatives whomust sit by law on the boards of banksand cajas are paid anything up to €25,000for attending a single meeting. Yet mostmanual workers – the people they’resupposed to represent – earnconsiderably less than €1,000, and fewprofessionals earn much more – with theaverage take-home pay being around€1,200.

Then last week we found out that thehead of the Madrid section of theUGT union, José Ricardo Martínez,

received €180,000 a year as a director ofBankia which, he claimed, went straightto the UGT’s coffers. Deputy PM Sáenz deSantamaría immediately called on unionleaders to make public what they earn,saying the government “has takentransparency on board, and the unionsthat receive public subsidies shoulddecide if the moment has come for themto do so as well”.

The government has already cutback those subsidies by 20 per centbut it would be interesting to find

out exactly what those subsidies are for. Iremember the Zapatero governmentgiving out subsidies to help unemployedpeople train for new careers – one ofthem being for captains of yachts!

Another aspect of the labourmovement that rarely sees the lightof day concerns the “liberados

sindicales” – union representatives whocan take time off by law when they haveto attend to union matters. According toa report in La Razon newspaper, there arearound 10,000 such representatives whocost their employers – the governmentamong them – some €500 million a year.However, the paper admitted that thefigures are based on its owninvestigations – the unions have alwaysrefused to release detailed informationabout these people. What we do know isthat they often take advantage of theirposition and just turn up for their paycheques, although the law says they canonly take 15 to 20 hours off per month.

No wonder the unions are on thewarpath – under the newgovernment they're going to have

a harder time keeping their secrets.

Paying to keep a treasureThe union party’s over

The long battle for the Odysseytreasure finally appears to be over.Spain this week is set to bring back

the estimated 594,000 silver and goldcoins and other artefacts from the 19thcentury sunken shipwreck that OdysseyMarine Exploration brought to thesurface in 2007 and which have been atthe centre of a legal fight in the UnitedStates. On Friday, a federal magistrate inTampa, Florida, where the treasurehunter is located, gave the final order forOdyssey to turn over the estimated$500,000 trove to Spanish officials. Theruling came after the US Supreme Courtdenied Odyssey’s last chance to stopSpain from bringing home what isconsidered perhaps the biggest find everto be recovered from the bottom of theocean.

But besides all the legal moves,Odyssey officials had been keenlyworking behind the scenes in an

effort to try to win their battle. Lawyers forthe firm had asked Spain to fulfill a hostof requisites before allowing them to takethe coins. Among them: requiring Spainto pay some $400,000 in storage andconservation fees for the artefacts tocover the costs incurred over the past fiveyears; telling Spanish officials that it istheir own responsibility to haul the coinsand the rest of the artefacts to militaryaircraft expected to arrive in Tampa thatwill airlift the trove; and forewarning thegovernment that it cannot have access toa portion of the treasure that is beingstored in Gibraltar, outside US federalcourt jurisdiction. That was only the endof Odyssey’s last minute attempts to keepthe small fortune it discovered.

Over the past few years, Odysseyexecutives have been givinggenerous amounts of

contributions to US lawmakers – all fromthe Republican Party – that now shed lighton what may have been a deviousattempt to get Congress in Washington tochange the law in its favour. Last year, asmall but suspicious provision in thedefence spending bill was included byseveral Republicans from Florida that, ifhad been passed, may have givenOdyssey an easy argument for the courtsin the United States to rule in its favour. Asmall change was included in the so-called 2004 Sunken Military Craft Act thatwould have allowed US law to open adoor for private salvage firms like Odysseyto pluck anything from shipwreck vesselsthat carried private goods. The provisionwas rejected in early December.

The US courts have sided with Spainin its argument that the NuestraSeñora de las Mercedes, sunk in

1804 by the British navy off the coast ofCádiz, is protected by federal sovereignimmunity laws. Odyssey had argued thatLas Mercedes was a private mail frigatethat was ferrying passengers and personalgoods, including the coins that belongedto private citizens, from South America toSpain when it was sunk. But disagreeinghistorians say the ship was employed bythe Spanish crown at the time whentensions between France, Spain andBritain were coming to a head.

Odyssey had hired a notableWashington lobbying firm JenkinsHill to try to convince lawmakers

to change the law. At the same time, thetreasure hunter’s top executives gavethousands of dollars in politicalcontributions to the amendment’ssupporters, including Senator MarcoRubio and Representative VernBuchanan, both of Florida, according toFederal Elections Commission records.The Odyssey board members also helpedfinance Mike Prendergast’s unsuccessful2010 bid for a House of Representativesseat. The controversial Republican andformer Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, whocalled his female incumbent Democraticopponent “a bitch” on his Facebook pageduring the campaign, is now head of theFlorida state’s office of veteran affairs. It isnot clear what Prendergast had promisedOdyssey executives, including its lawyer,for them to give so much money to hiscampaign.

In the end, Spain will get an historicdiscovery for its museums at theexpense of a group of greedy guys who

enjoy going treasure hunting on theweekends. And US law has rightfullyestablished that not all hidden trovesdiscovered fall under the finders-keepersdoctrine.


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What do you think is the most frighteningthing someone can tell you?You don’t have enough money in your bank account to pay the phone or electricity bill? Yep, not nice. Or, you can’t payyour mortgage and are going to lose your house or your business? Wow, that’s scarey!While both of these thingsare pretty stressful, probablythe most frightening thing aperson can ever be told is“I’m sorry, we’ve done all wecan and there’s nothingmore we can do for you”.Now that is positivelyterrifying.

At this point you andthose you love will realisethat you have a terminalillness and there’s nothingthe doctors or anybody elsecan do to help apart fromperhaps giving you someidea as to how long you haveleft. Maybe you’ve gonethrough months or evenyears of treatment for yourcancer or illness. Maybe itwas just too late by the timeit was discovered to doanything about.

When this happened toJoan Hunt’s husband someyears ago, not only was it themost awful news they couldhave received, there wasalso no such thing as ahospice or cancer society tohelp them through it.

We on the Costa del Solare now incredibly fortunatebecause Joan didn’t just givein, she had a vision ofhelping other people getthrough the ordeal of losingsomeone close to you. Shebasically got off her bumand her dedication resultedwith Cudeca beingregistered as an associationin 1992. Through lots of hardwork, Cudeca waseventually “upgraded” to afoundation here in Spain in1999. To be registered as afoundation means thateverything has to bethoroughly checked byofficials to make sureeverything is above boardbefore you are granted thisstatus – all the accounts,premises, employees, etc.With foundation status thebanks and financialinstitutions will lookfavourably on Cudeca. Tothis end the Board ofTrustees is formed of highlyrecognised professionals,who, at no cost to Cudeca,ensure that the aims of theFoundation are compliedwith.

The indomitable Mrs.Hunt – now in her 80s –persuades and cajolesanybody and everybody sheand her team can think of todonate money to keepingCudeca alive. Their aim togive a “special kind ofcaring” is enhanced by theirother motto “Giving life to

days”. Ask any of theirpatients and families andthey would tell you that theywouldn’t know how to copewithout Cudeca’s help. Withterminal care, they can’t giveyou more days to live, butthey can make those thatyou have as comfortableand special as they canpossibly be. The basic aimsof Cudeca are to care,relieve, accompany andoffer the specialist care thatis involved in treatingpatients resident in theprovince of Málaga, who aresuffering from advanced orterminal cancer – whichincludes giving support andcomfort to their family.

Now, pretty much everyweek we run little editorialpieces about what functionshave been put on and howmuch has been donated toCudeca but we rarely getinto how the money hasbeen spent and, recentlywith “el crisis” people havebeen wondering where allthe money is going. So I’lltell you! It costs around �€2.1million every year to run thehospice and its services.Since it started Cudeca hasmade a year-on-year lossand in 2010 almost had toclose the doors of the in-patient unit due to lack ofenough support to keepgoing – the accounts for yearend 2009 showed awhopping €415,000 loss!

On March 30th 2010,actor Antonio Banderas,Patron of the FundaciónLágrimas y Favores, duringthe inauguration ceremony,undertook to help Cudecaon a permanent basis,supporting their campaignto raise funds andspecifically gain members.His wife, actress MelanieGriffiths also pledged hersupport. Public support ofthis calibre undoubtedlyimpacts on all areas of long-term fundraising for theorganisation. In 2010 theyear-on-year loss haddecreased to €278,000 – stillfar too high but going in theright direction. This wasfollowed by fourannouncements ofbequests includingproperties which, once thesale and legal aspects weretaken care of, wouldincrease income verysubstantially in 2011. InJuly2010, the sponsorship ofa room in the In-Patients’Unit was confirmed; thiswas the biggest individual

donation ever received byCudeca. All of thesesuccesses had a financialimpact which made itpossible on 15th November2010 for the Trust to approvean Action Plan which keptall of the care services going,at least during 2011.Cudecahave a policy of totaltransparency as far as theirfunds go and, as afoundation they are legallyobliged to do so.

There are 12 shops fromEstepona to Nerja whichbring in about a third ofCudeca’s money. In theseshops, more than 450volunteers give their timefreely, working anythingfrom full-time while theshops are open to one ortwo hours a week. Thevolunteers are exactly that –they do not get paid for thetime they devote to Cudecabut, obviously without thisarmy of helpers Cudecashops could not function.They are each worth theirweight in gold!

And talking of volunteersthere is another army ofequally treasured volunteerswho ferry patients fromtheir homes to and fromhospitals all over the region.

The hospice stands onland that was donated toCudeca by the Ayuntamientof Benalmadena. Thebuilding itself has 15 bedsand takes a maximum ofnine in-patients at a time.Why the disparity innumbers? Well, because ifyour loved one had aterminal illness that needed24 hour care within ahospice environment, you’dwant to be there too,wouldn’t you? I certainlywould, and having thecomfortable furnishedrooms with two beds inallows this to happen. Therooms have patio styledoors that have their ownlittle patio with furniture forthose that can get outsideand overlook well keptgardens (pictured aboveright). For those who are lessmobile but still want to getoutside, the doors are bigenough so the beds can bewheeled outside into thefresh air if the patient wants.Ideal! They also have achildren’s play room withbrightly coloureddecorations and toys forchildren visiting relatives orfriends of relatives. Cudecahas evolved over the years toform a complete and

comprehensive organisationoffering all aspects ofpalliative care, given withoutcost to patients sufferingfrom a non-curable illness.The majority of Cudeca’spersonnel are Spanish andall are bi-lingualSpanish/English. Thisavailability of a minimum oftwo languages is a greatcomfort to their patientswho go to them from amultinational community.Just think how it is when youcan’t speak properly to yourdoctor in English if you go tosee him when you’re feelingrotten – now times that byabout a million when youcan’t get him to understanda problem when you have aterminal illness. See what Imean?

But that’s not all that thehospice does. Their DayCare Centre has between 12and 15 patients brought tothem either by their relativesor by the aforementionedvolunteers. Here they can sitin a sunny room withstunning views talking withpeople who are in the samesituation which leads tomany fears being alleviated.Now imagine howfrightening it can be to havesomething else go wrongwith you. Is it normal? Hassomeone else had the sameexperience? How did theytell someone close to themtheir situation? The help theDay Centre people give toeach other is immeasurable.Top that with yet anotherhost of voluteers, all highlytrained, that give thepatients manicures,pedicures, massage,reflexology, hairdressing(whether it’s for your ownhair or your new wig), andassisted bathing for thosewho can no longer do itthemselves. The Day CareCentre provides anothervital role to the patients andtheir families.

And did I mention thekitchens? Of course, withdifferent illnesses, differentdiets have to be coped withand the cheerful kitchenstaff carry out their dutieswonderfully every day.

Cudeca also runcounselling sessions forpatients and their families.The situation they findthemselves in is one of themost stressful possible andto be able to talk out yourworries and fears, plus theanger that a lot of peoplefeel, is an absolute essential

and all Cudeca’s staff arehighly trained with regulartraining and guidancecourses.

Last week Cudecareceived their 7,000th (yesseven thousand!) patientand almost 20% of thesepatients are of non-Spanishnationality. Many of theSpanish patients arereferred to Cudeca from thehospitals as are,increasingly, the number offoreign patients includingthe British.

Cudeca haveapproximately 160 home-care patients at any onetime looked after by fourCudeca Home Care teams.These patients add up toapproximately 700 everyyear. Many people willchoose to stay in their ownhomes surrounded by theirfamilies and friends. Butthey’re not trained doctorsor nurses in the main sothey need help and this iswhere the Cudeca HomeCare Teams come in.

So – now to money. Torun an organisation the sizeof Cudeca even with all theirvolunteers costs a fortune.You simply cannot getdoctors, nurses and allmanner of essential staff ofthe calibre needed and withthe understanding of theirpatients needs for peanuts.Cudeca needs to raise, as Imentioned before, over twomillion euros a year to keepgoing with their in-patient,daycare and palliative homecare services that are a vitalpart of our community onthe Costa del Sol. You mightthink that’s a lot of money,and it is but, think howmuch you would need thesepeople if you or someoneyou love is faced with thissituation. The care they giveis without cost to thepatients and their familiesso no-one is turned awaybecause they can’t pay forthe expensive care and

drugs to ease their pain andsymptoms away. Cudecaneeds your money – youmight very well one dayneed Cudeca so, if we all putin just a bit, or whatever youcan, Cudeca stands achance of keeping going.

In Malaga Province alonethere were nearly 275,000foreign residents registeredin 2011, almost 57,000 areworking and affiliated to theSocial Security system.These are the registeredpeople, there must be manythousands more who arenot registered. If you countjust the people that areregistered and they in turngave just €10 each per year(and that’s just usforeigners!) – that wouldadd up to �€2,750,000 –enough to keep them goingand pay off a bit of the olddebts.

I know times are hardfinancially, they are foreverybody but not half asbad as for those who have aterminal illness and theirfamilies who need .Cudeca’shelp so, come on, we allknow where the Cudecashops are, raid your pockets,piggy bank, under the floorsafe, biscuit tin in the garageor anywhere you havemoney stashed and take italong to one of the shops, tothe hospice itself at the topof Benalmadena, or to anyof their events and make adifference to the people inyour own community. If awoman of over 80-years-oldcan give of her time andenergy, there’s no excuse forthe rest of us not doing ourbit so now is the time to givea tenner or more if you canafford it!

You can read more aboutthe hospice, what they doand even look at theirfinancial figures atwww.cudeca.org

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Administration ofTablets – part 2Place one hand across the

muzzle and insert aforefinger and the thumbgently into the space behindthe canine teeth (fangs) thengently press the thumb orforefinger on to the roof ofthe dog’s mouth. Providedyou have sufficient strengthand dexterity in your wrist tobe able to cope with thedog’s head movement, thisstrategy usually effectivelyprevents the shutting of thejaws on your fingersproviding you maintainpressure on the roof of themouth. It is most importantthat the gentle pressure onthe hard palate is notreduced otherwise the

mouth will clamp shut.With the tablet in the

other hand it can then bepushed as far down thethroat as possible and if thejaws are then quickly closedand the throat stroked thetablet is usually swallowed.I understand there are

certain pill pushers. Canthese be used?There are certain devices

on the market to help gettingtablets into dogs. Some ofthese are reasonablyeffective but none are, in myexperience, 100%. However,the idea may be worthtrying. Can I disguise the tablets

with anything?Yes, many people find

that wrapping the tablet in

butter, coating it in somefavourite food or tidbit – asalready described in lastweek’s article – will often dothe trick. It should beremembered that there arecertain tablets that you mayhave been directed to giveon an empty stomach andcare must be exercised thenin the amount of food ortidbits allocated. But one ortwo dog treats in order to getthe medication into the dogis preferable to nomedication at all!Can I crush the tablets

and mix them in food?It may be possible but

some tablets are speciallycoated because the actualdrug is unpleasant tasting. Inthese cases you will achieve

nothing by mixing it intofood! I get the tablet into the

throat and follow all theinstructions but frequentlyfind it on the floor some timelater.Even the most

experienced of us have hadthis. If you are not sure thatthe tablet has beenswallowed dripping a littlewater into the mouth withthe aid of a syringe usuallyensures that it is swallowed.Alternatively try gentlypinching the nose and thenstroking the throat.

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worrying you. Duncan Burrell has lived in Spain for 30 years and hasexperience of dealing with most things. He has bought and soldhouses, owned businesses, brought up two children with all that

entails here with schools, medical problems etc., etc. and betweenus we have over 45 years of experience dealing with all manner of

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on Sundays at La Trocha Market (near the entrance to theescalators) from 10am until mid-day. Both places are on the A355

which is the road that runs between Coin and Cartama. If you live onthe coast and can’t make it up here, give us a call and we can makean appointment to see you. We will also be at the Manila Bar on thePaseo Maritimo, Fuengirola from 11am until 1pm this Friday, 24th

February so you can pop along and see us.

Don’t go to someone who’s going to charge you a fortune forsomething that can so easily be fixed - The News Help Desk may

well be able to sort it out for you at a far lesser cost. Starting thisFriday February 24thThe News will be offering a service where youcan come for advice on how to deal with any problems you may have

in connection with living in Spain, including legalising of houses,businesses, cars, and if there’s something we can’t help you with, we

will know someone who can, and do it legally too!

If you can’t come and see us personally, call Duncan Burrell on 607590 977 or call us here at The News on 952 454 491 and let ushelp you to be able to see a light at the end of that very dark

tunnel at last!

Dave Harris from the barTom’s Tavern ran forCudeca in the Torremolinoshalf marathon recently. He dedicated a lot of

time and effort to trainingand it certainly paid off byraising an outstanding2,140� Euros in sponsorshipmoney for Cudeca CancerCare Hospice. Cudeca is sincerely

grateful to Dave for hissupport in helping them tocontinue Giving Life toDays to those who need itmost. See The News’ “Special

Feature” on Cudeca on thisweek’s page 13.

WelldoneDave!

A new sight over the pastfew weeks onBenalmadena beach isSasha Winzek practising hisskill as a champion“Flayler” (Barman).

Sasha is from Koln inGermany and can be seenon the beach most daysnear to the Sealife Centre,Benalmadena – weatherpermitting.

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There was a full house atVilla Luisa as members andguests of the British Societyjoined in the ValentineCelebration Evening.Valentine cocktails were onsale in the cosy bar to beginthe evening. The pinktheme was evident withvarious shades of pinkbeing worn and tables inthe function roomdecorated with pinkserviettes and in gifts forthe ladies. The President John

Simpson welcomedeveryone, introduced theguests and thanked all themembers who had helpedto decorate the room andto prepare the tables. Themenu set the scene for aromantic evening featuringsuch delights as Lamb forLovers, Raunchy Pork Ribs,Chicken and BaconRoulade Kisses and Hotand Sexy Thai Beef.

Memories were stirred withthe offering of Your LastRolo Cheesecake, whileother choices includedStrawberry and CreamShortbread Hearts and StValentine’s Kiwi Pavlova.Entertainer Jason Oliver

provided some backgroundmusic during the meal butsoon moved on to a fewslow numbers to draw thedancers on to the dancefloor. As the pacequickened more peoplejoined the dancers andkept up the lively pace untilthe early hours.

For further informationabout joining the BritishSociety or to read aboutforthcoming events pleaseconsult our websitewww.britishsocietyspain.com, [email protected] ortelephone John Simpsonon 952575422.

e Brits AbroadEver wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a BritishConsulate and the pickle some Brits find themselves in? Next month, British TVChannel 4 will broadcast aseries of threedocumentaries thatexplore those issues. Theseries “Our Man In…”,covers the work of theBritish consular staff herein Spain and will be shownon Thursday 1st, 8th and15th of March at 11.00 pm(Spanish time).

The first programmefeatures Mallorca andIbiza, the second followsthe team in Alicante andthe third covers Tenerifeand Barcelona.

It's reportedly all actualevents: Brits caught up in forest

fires and the consulatedramatically steps in(pictured).

The British ex-patprisoners, released and inneed of repatriation andthe British homeless inSpain who “just wanna gohome”.

Drugged out and

busted, partied out androbbed British “clubbers”blitzed brainless on pinkpills, found half naked andwandering aimlessly inIbiza.

The poor pick-pocketedtourists who are relieved oftheir money and passports.

British babies born nineweeks prematurely with nopassport – how do they getback to Blighty ?

The poor unfortunateEssex holidaymaker whofound out that the only waycertainly was not Essex –who was run over by a

drunk driver and ended upseriously injured in aSpanish hospital.

Pitch invasions bymarauding Scottishfootball fans and muchmore.

It seems it's all in a day’swork. The British abroadand the story of theunceasing, professionaland often kind assistanceafforded to them by theBritish Consular staff herein Spain.

written by Pete Woodall ofWoody’s, Los Boliches

Bowls offunSt.Valentine’s Day is alwaysone to remember and is apicture of red and white withmany of Santa Maria BowlsClub bowlers in fancy dress.This year was no exceptionand the “barmy” weatherconditions made it apleasurable day foreveryone.The tournament was

broken down into threegames of eight ends – anormal game, long andshort mat, concluding witha 3-2-1. “Spot prizes” wereawarded throughout the dayand a splendid Americanbuffet lunch was enjoyed bythe 38 members whoplayed.After the opening two

games only Gordon &Margaret Kain and Ron &Sheila Booton had takenmaximum points with ChicYoung & Pamela Hattonclose on their heels in theevent of any “slip-up” by theleaders in the last game. Allthree pairings won their lastgame which meant theplacings were decided on“ends won” – the first placegoing to Gordon & Margaretwho won 15 ends asopposed to Ron & Sheila’s 14with Chic & Pamelafinishing in third place.

New Musical Directorneeded for choirThe Musical Director of theInternational MusicSociety, Brian Morton, hasretired, and the societyhave been unable so far toreplace him.

Longstanding choirmember, Fred Green, hasgenerously offered to takeup the baton until a newleader can be found.

It is a voluntary, unpaidposition, but a suitable

person would hopefullyfind it rewarding and fun.

The choir has a broadrepertoire ranging fromsacred music to pop,Gilbert & Sullivan toGershwin.

They are always seekingnew members, and areparticularly short of malevoices. They rehearse everyWednesday evening at StAndrews Church in Los

Boliches, with anadditional Mondaymorning rehearsal at LuxMundi in Fuengirola from10.30-12 and are currentlyrehearsing for their AnnualSpring Concert at SalonVarietes which will takeplace on Saturday andSunday, the 14th and 15thApril.

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Cycling’s Tour of Andaluciarides into BenalmadenaThe race, better known asVuelta a Andalucia RutaCiclista del Sol, started onSunday with a 6Km prologuetime trial. The stage was wonby Patrick Gretsch team(Project 1t4i) in a time of6'49", second place went toMarkel Irizar team(Radioshack-Nissan) at+0'02"secs, third placeJerome Coppel team (Saur-Sojasun) at +0'03"secs,fourth Michael Matthewsteam (Rabobank) at+0'06"secs, and in fifth placejust 8 seconds adrift GaetanBille team (Lotto-Belisol).

Stage two saw the ridershead off from Zahara de losAtunes with a ride of some197.9 Km to Benalmadenawith just a couple ofcategory 3 climbs of just over300 metres each one at 46Km and the other soon afterat the 49 Km point, the stagewas relatively flat. At thefinish in a packedBenalmadena with fanscheering home local ridersJavier Ramirez team(Andalucia), who justmanaged to hold off localLuis Angel Maté team(Cofidis, le crédit en ligne )inthe sprint finish in a time of5h02'10". Canadian riderWill Routley team

(Spidertech powered by C10)at +0'03"secs, fourth placegoing to Oscar Freire team(Rabobank) and 5th wasJuan José Lobato del Valle.The event is a majoreconomic boost for tourismin the area, and as both theteams and the large numberof media that accompanythem stayed overnight inhotels in Benalmadena, agood money earner for localhoteliers and restaurants.

Tuesday’s stage would seethe riders tackle amountainous day of over 150km, with a Cat 2 climb ofPuerto de Patas Cortas,coming at Km 21, followedby the stiff Cat 1 climb ofPuerto del Torcal after 45 Km.The stage finish is at the topof yet another Cat 1 climb ofover 800 mts the Alta

Santuario Ntra. Sra. DeAraceli, in Lucena.Wednesday’s stage will

take the race fromMontemayor to Las Gabias atotal of 157 Km and anothertough day in the saddle withthree Cat 3 climbs. The racefinishes on Thursday with aride of over 135Km from Jaento La Guardia De Jaen. Thesecyclists certainly earn theirmoney and my respect.

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The riders make their way through Benalmadena

Well, maybe you’ve just arrived in Spain and don’t know the systems or what you need toget done to make yourself legal here or, maybe, you’ve been here for years but have foundthe routes through all the bureaucracy impossible to work through so you ignore whatyou really do need to do and hope there’ll be no consequences. Sound familiar? We’ve allreceived letters from the electric and telephone companies that we don’t understand. Thenthere are the ones from the council or the tax or IVA people. They’re, of course, in Spanishbut they look like you’re in trouble about something and you have absolutely no idea whatit is so. So what do you do? We all react in one of three ways:1. We know someone who speaks enough Spanish to try and translate it for us. Now you know what it says but do you know what you have to do about it?

2. We take it to a lawyer that will cost us a fortune to find out what it’s about.3. We put it in a drawer and hope it will go away!The problem with two of the above is that you are still stressed out about it all and, no,

it isn’t going to go away and now, maybe, you really are in trouble! It’s simply the same as in the UK. If you know the systems and speak the language there’s

rarely a problem if things are dealt with properly. For instance, if you got a letter from BT,you’d phone them and sort it. Here, it’s in Spanish, they don’t speak English apart from ifyou hang on for around half an hour waiting for the person they say speaks English andthen – guess what? – they don’t understand what you’re on about. We all know it’s a painbut we have chosen to live here and this is what we have to put up with if we’re not fluentin the language. On the other hand, even if you’ve done all the language courses availableand are pretty fluent, do you know who to go and speak to and which hoops you have tojump through or work round to get to the right people who can sort it all out.Now, that’s where we come in. We have over 45 years experience in dealing with

everything from Telefonica to Sevillana Endesa to the water people, from importing carsfrom abroad and re-registering them to checking that there’s no charges outstandingagainst them before you even buy them. We can help you with translations to do withhospitals, town halls, police etc., and we can even help you with getting your kids intoschool. Want to make sure your house is legal and if not, make it so? Come to us. Want topurchase a property and make sure there are no outstanding bills on it? Come to us. Wecan help you with practically anything you can think of and, if we can’t, we can refer youto a trustworthy expert in whatever field you need that can. So, when it looks like there’sno light at the end of the tunnel, come to us and we’ll turn the torch on for you!Call The News Help Desk: Duncan Burrell 607 590 977 or 952 454 491 for The News Help

Desk Office. Or pop in and see us at The News, 1st Floor, Local 6, Sierra Chica, Coin. We’reopposite the La Trocha Commercial Centre on the Coin to Cartama Road (A355 km1) andDuncan will be at his desk Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 1-3pm or you can seehim at the La Trocha Commercial Centre Sunday Market from 10am until mid-day.

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Last weekend wevisited a restaurant inFuengirola for the first

time.

Don Q, situated onthe Paseo Maritimonear where you

would find the carousel inthe summer (to the left ofthe PYR Hotel and oppositethe children’s play area onthe beach) has been takenover and the new ownersand new staff have madevast improvements.

Tine and Allan(pictured right withone of their staff)

owned the very popularbuffet restaurant, TopTwenty, on the paseo forsome eight years but thiswas a much smallerrestaurant at the other endof town and, after taking abreak from the business fora while, they decided thatthis is where their hearts lieand have taken over theDon Q. The husband andwife team are originally

from Odense in Denmarkbut have been on the Costadel Sol for 14 years so theyknow the area well and,more importantly alsowhere all the goodsuppliers are.

The clean and prettyrestaurant servesbuffet food and is

open from 1pm until 10pmevery day of the year. Yes,every single day! Therestaurant seats 100 insideand is split leveled so isabsolutely ideal for private

parties, be they birthdays,anniversaries, office partiesor just a good excuse to gettogether, eat, drink andhave fun. Outside, theterrace can seat another 80with shade in the summerwith comfortable chairsand a pretty vinedecoration.

They are very fussyabout the food theyserve and everything

has to be fresh and inseason. Tine has searchedhigh and low for the bestquality suppliers and youwill not find any bottledvegetables in thisrestaurant – everything is ofthe best quality.

You can eat as much asyou like for just €8.95per person and there

is a huge range of dishes.

For my starter, I hadfresh prawns that stilltasted of the sea they

were so fresh, a breadedfillet of fish, calamari a laRomana plus somebeautifully crisp coleslawand fresh bread. Myhusband started with theprawns, thinly sliced JamonSerrano – just as it shouldbe, rare cold roast beef andsome Russian salad,

For our next course, Ihad to have some ofthe beef as I had been

told how good it was (andhe was right, it really wasgood), a spicy pork dishthat was delicious,asparagus spears, rice and Ieven had some chips! Myhusband had curriedchicken that was good andnot too spicy hot, he also

tried some of the spicypork, paella, and a fillet offish – quite a mix but that’sthe beauty of Don Q, if youwant to mix and match youcan do just that.

For the third course Itried some roast porkfrom their carvery

area with roasted leek,pineapple and mandarinpieces. Yes, I know it soundsodd but try it, fruit withpork or chicken gives thedish a whole new lift anddimension. Of course, youcould always have it withchips, roast or jacketedpotatoes, all of which arethere for you if you prefer.My husband also had theroast pork but he had itwith fresh Mediterraneanroast herbed vegetables,roast potatoes and amedley of steamed freshvegetables.

Nearly full by thistime, I then had adelightfully smooth

chocolate mousse and myhusband had the homemade “flan”.

Also available aremeatballs, pasta,home-made cakes,

chilli con carne, soups, lotsmore salads and fresh fruit.

The choices will bechanged every week,some new ones will

be added and some takenaway according to seasonso, just because you’ve beenonce doesn’t mean you’ll bebored next time you go.Whatever Tine has foundthat’s fresh could well beadded to the repertoire ofdishes available.

Drinks are all at veryreasonable priceswith everything

from a nice glass or bottleof red, white or rosé wine,beers and soft drinks, or alitre of beer, tinto verano,sangria or soft drinks foryourself or to share. Fancy acocktail or spirit? You canhave those too!

Last but not least, enjoya nicely presentedcoffee as you like it or

a liqueur coffee.

All in all, Don Q withits new managementand team is

definitely worth visiting forlunch or dinner. The qualityof the food is excellent andthe prices are verycompetitive – definitelygood value for money.

New managementand staff have madeall the difference to

this delightful restaurant.

Don Q, PaseoMaritimo, 40,Fuengirola is open

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The long awaited digitalprojector has finally arrivedin “Sala 1” at the La Trochacinema in Coin. Problemswith the sound matchingthe film or not being able tofind the sound in Englishfor the film showing arelegendary locally but now,they should be a thing ofthe past. For those of youwho are used to all theEnglish films being shownin “Sala 5”, don’t go and sitin the wrong screeningroom!

So, for the first film withthe new projector we havethe recent adaptation fromthe famous John Le Carrébook “Tinker Tailor, Soldier,Spy”. Colin Firth, GaryOldman, John Hurt, MarkStrong and BBC’s newSherlock, BenedictCumberbatch to name buta few. The question at theheart of the film issimplicity itself: Is there aSoviet secret agent at the

very highest echelons ofBritish intelligence? Gettingto the answer, however,couldn't be moredeliciously, thrillingly,brilliantly complex.

Starring a surprisingGary Oldman andmasterfully directed byTomas Alfredson, "TinkerTailor" comes by thatcomplexity honestly,courtesy of the subtle,allusive 1974 John le Carrénovel set in a mercilessespionage world wheretrust is an illusion andnothing is remotely what itseems. This is a film towhich very close attentionmust be paid, but therewards of doing so areconsiderable.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,Spy is showing at the LaTrocha cinema, in the LaTrocha Commercial Centreon the Coin to CartamaRoad (A355) tomorrow,Thursday 23rd and on

Monday 27th February at8.10pm. There may be anextra performance onThursday so for any moreinformation and to checktimings, [email protected]. for anychanges before you go. Thebox office opens at 5pm,you cannot book inadvance of the day and youget numbered seats to sitin.

Film in English atLa Trocha, Coin

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You often hear “ I love livemusic but it's on so late inSpain”, so here it is – thetried and tested Sundayafternoon live musicsolution – in two parts. Partone, a first class Sundaylunch at El Potro Restaurant.For 12.00 Euros per headyou get to tuck into just whatyou fancy from their SundayCarvery. A splendid affair,served all day from 1.00 pmon. There’s a choice of fiveroasts, ham, lamb, beef,pork and turkey, Yorkshirepuds, roast spuds plenty ofveg, lashings of gravy and allthe trimmings. You can eatyour fill and still go back formore. Now for part two.

Just a short hop down tothe Pógs live music bar in

Fuengirola for theincreasingly popularSunday Session with theSteve Nelson Band. Theband starts at 5.30 pm andgoes on for a good couple ofhours. A choice selection ofsoft rock classics from the50's to present day that'severy bit as tasty as theSunday lunch. An excellentSunday afternoon out thatgets you back home in timefor the Antiques Road Show.

Two excellent venues thatare easy to find – El Potro onUrbanization La Sierrezuelajust outside Fuengirola Tel.952 470 284 and Pógs LiveMusic Bar just up from thePYR Hotel near the port inFuengirola 662 594 111.

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Monday - 2 Course Curry Menu 7.50€ Wednesday & Friday - Fish & Chips Saturday - Special Menu or Event Sunday - Excellent Sunday Lunch

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Live music with Martin every Thursday.

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Lots going onat RBL CoinThe Royal British Legion,Coin Branch, have a coupleof interesting eventscoming up during the restof February and thebeginning of March towhich you are all invited.Please let Jo Taylor, theCoin Branch Chairman,know as soon as possible ifyou want to join in on 663157 776

The first of the events isthis coming Saturday, 25thFebruary which is a trip tothe city of Guadix to visitthe cave houses, cathedraland market. Tickets are €14for members and €15 fornon-members. The twocoaches leave La Trocha onthe Coin to Cartama road(A355), just outside thetown, at 8.30 a.m. and willreturn at approximately 7p.m. For an extra €3 Eurosyou can take the mini-trainto the viewing point andvisit the inside of several ofthe cave houses. There willbe a pick-up point at theCoin Bus station and at theCartama Service station.

There is still room on thecoaches but they will needto know as soon as possibleif you want to go as the tripis this Saturday.

Then on Saturday 3rdMarch the ever popularRace Night will be held atJK’s on the La TrochaIndustrial estate behind theLa Trocha CentroCommercial and BP garagejust outside Coin on theroad to Cartama (A355)starting at 7.30pm with ameal of chilli con carne,curry and hotpot.Sponsored by De CottaLaw, De Cotta Property andIberdrola, this is one ofRBL’s major fundraisingevents for the PoppyAppeal. Tickets are €8 foreveryone and it promises tobe a fun night and is opento all.

Jo says: “We hope we willsee you at one of theseevents.”

For more informationcall Jo Taylor on 663 157 776or log [email protected]

Film in English atLa Trocha, Coin

Fun Quiz for ARCHA Fun General KnowledgeQuiz Night is to be held onSaturday 10th March at8pm at Venta Miralmonteon the A404 Coin toAlhaurin el Grande road.

Included in the ticketprice are a welcome glass ofCava, special quiz nightBBQ, and a raffle withsome great prizes. All for

just €10� per person.

The evening is in aid ofARCH, the horse anddonkey charity andproceeds will go to theirrescue centre.

Tickets are available atVenta Miralmonte orphone Claire 635 798 219 orJill 656 935 613.

The next event at Villa Luisawill be a party to celebratethe 45th Anniversary of theBritish Society.

Events planned forMarch include two Sundaylunches, the monthly quizand a Saint Patrick’s Night.

Petanca is now beingplayed twice a week at VillaLuisa, an art group meetweekly and a number of

other sporting activities arealso available to membersthrough the Society.

For further informationabout joining the BritishSociety or to read aboutforthcoming events pleaseconsult our websitewww.britishsocietyspain.com, [email protected] ortelephone John Simpsonon 952575422.

Britsoc events

Probably the best Sundayroast in Benalmadena,2 courses from €5.40

Famous for our meats & gravy(and now our lasagna)Daily Home cookedspecials from €3.80

The MooringClosed Wednesdays

952 564 953Avenida de Bonanza 4-5

Arroyo de la Miel

SEARCH, the newly formedcharity for the rescue,rehabilitation andrehoming of horses areholding an open day thiscoming Saturday, 25thFebruary at Finca el Sueñonear the Rio Grande inCoin. For more info ordirections contact Sue

Perry on 660 220 700 oremail her [email protected] YOU HAVE ALREADYEMAILED AND NOTRECEIVED A REPLY,PLEASE RE-SEND USING“2012” INSTEAD OF“2011”IN THE ADDRESS.

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In this lively action thrillerTobin Frost (Washington) isa renegade CIA agent, onthe run for 10 years and nowcoming back on the grid.Frost is being chased bygunmen and seeks refuge atthe American consulate inCape Town, South Africa.

The rogue agent must bedebriefed and aninterrogation team take himto a safe house run by thegreen, and bored rookie

agent Matt Weston(Reynolds). But it all goeshorribly wrong when thesafe house proves to beanything but, theinterrogation team is killedand Weston and Frost go onthe run together.

Now the veteran spy andthe rookie have to keep onestep ahead of the bad guysand try to find out whowants Frost dead. Along theway there are plenty of

exciting set pieces, somebrutal moments involvingfist fights andwaterboarding, and doublecrosses aplenty. Thestoryline doesn’t break newboundaries, but for lovers ofconspiracy spy thrillers whoare still missing JasonBourne, Safe House is fastpaced and entertaining.Washington is as cool as ablock of ice and there aresolid acting performancesfrom all the cast.

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Going to bea Ghost Cinema

Safe House There are many moviesthat I tend to avoid,

normally big budget onespacked with big names, and“Ghost Rider” was one ofthem. Back in 2007 thismovie received mixedreviews, those who lovedthe comic didn’t care aboutCage’s poor acting, they justloved anything to do withGhost Rider. Some found thewhole thing ratherdisappointing, so I’m goingto be fair, and give it abalanced view.

Based on the Marvelcomic character,

Nicholas Cage plays JohnnyBlaze, a motorcycle stuntdriver who escapes deathcountless times because hesold his soul to the Devil(Peter Fonda) years earlier inexchange that his fatherwould beat cancer. The Devildoesn't totally keep his endof the bargain so Johnnyescapes to fame but soonthe Devil shows up wantinghim to become the GhostRider and destroy his sonwho is trying to take over hispower.

The plot doesn’t reallymake much sense and all

through the film there aregiant holes. Most of thecharacters aren’t developedand some of them aren’teven part of the story, not tomention the dialogue whichis laughable and corny. Thebudget was over $100

million, yet it feels cheap andlazy, but some people did infact like this film. Personally,

alarm bells started ringingfor me, when I heard thenames Cage and Fonda.Cage is hit and miss, most ofthe time, but Fonda, whathas he ever done that wasgood?

Now if you thoughtthings couldn’t get any

worse, believe me, they do.The sequel is due to premierthis week, and from whatI’ve read, people who likedthe first part hate this newone and the ones who hatedthe first one, hate this onetoo! Oh, it’s not lookinggood! And here is why,never make a sequel with adifferent director, if thedirector won’t part-take in a“part 2”, he must know it’sgoing to be bad – that iswhy he’s jumped ship.

Ihaven’t seen this “sequel”,but from what I’ve seen on

the trailers, it looks dreadful.Christopher Lambert is in it,Lambert has only ever beenin one decent film and eventhat is debatable. What “TheHighlander” really good?Hmmm, it was ok for the‘80s.

Reviews of the sequel arequite fierce. From what I

can gather, it appears thatCage has given up, hisacting is practically non-existent. I read somewhereand I quote “I've seen betteracting out of most middleschool and high schoolproductions”.

It makes you wonder whythey decided to make a

sequel, if no one can bebothered to put any effortinto it. The budget was $25million short of the first one,but apparently the effectsare worse. Plenty of moviegoers are disappointed inthis movie and are askingwhy Hollywood wasted themoney in making a clearlyterrible movie.

I’m not saying don’t go andsee this movie, I’m just

saying don’t get your hopesup!

email: [email protected]

Essentially Need LeonardLeonard Cohen is one of thegreatest artists of the last halfcentury, but his albums areoften uneven, meaning thathe is better served bycompilations than manymusicians. If you are new toLeonard Cohen, then this isthe best primer you canbegin with. While it is notnecessarily his bestcollection of works and doesnot necessarily comparewith his albums taken byitself, you will find the songsthat have influenced singersfrom the 70s to today.

The first of the two CDsstarts with Leonard Cohensinging so well on"Suzanne;" this ballad placesLeonard squarely front andcentre and that's quite allright by me! I thinkLeonard's voice is quitegood; it has a certainvulnerability to it that simply

must endear him to manypeople. We also get a fineballad in "Hey, That's NoWay To Say Goodbye;" thesong also has a very welldone guitar arrangementand Leonard Cohen nevermisses a beat! He handlescomplicated tempo and keychanges very well and thisimpresses me. "Hey, That'sNo Way To Say Goodbye" is abig highlight of the first CD.

"Chelsea Hotel #2" is avery sensitive melody thatmoves me a lot; and I reallylike "Who By Fire" whichsports a more lush musicalarrangement to accompanyLeonard's singing. "Who ByFire" is very nicely done andmemorable at that! Listenalso for "If It Be Your Will"Leonard expands his vocalrange a bit to sing this tunewith what sounds like a lot ofminor keys and chords that

are intended to touchpeople's innermostsouls. "I'm Your Man"has an excellent beat;and the first CD closeswell with LeonardCohen performing"Tower of Song.""Tower of Song" hasquite an interestingarrangement and it fits inwell with Leonard'svocalizing. I think you'll like"Tower of Song."

The second CD opens upwith Leonard performing"Ain't No Cure For Love;""Ain't No Cure For Love" hassome pretty goodharmonizing on backup tobolster Leonard Cohen'ssinging. "First We TakeManhattan" has a soundthat reminds me of a type of`80s beat; and Leonard neversings a superfluous note. Thesound effects of the electric

musical instruments workvery well for "First We TakeManhattan" and Leonard'sexcellent diction bolsters hissinging even further."Democracy" is another ̀ 80ssounding tune that is bothcatchy and memorable; I likethe percussion on"Democracy" as Leonarddoes this one up right.There's also "Waiting ForThe Miracle;" and onenumber I always enjoy is"Closing Time." Great!

By Abigail Tyler

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

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This week choose your battles with care - there could be some are just not meantto be fought. New relationships that expand your vision as well as your perspectivewith teacher types or possibly people from other lands and cultures can have away of totally altering and loosening a rigid inner process. Right now you are beingreminded that it isn't exactly what it is that you do, but what matters most is howwell you do it and the passion you put into your craft.

This is a great time for a creation of any kind and by the weekend the energy becomesmuch more sensual and passionate in nature. You are getting everything in order,although it could feel that life is moving at a pace of two steps forward and one stepback, innovation will be the key to make sure that certain things take hold. Lean intothe moment not with your mind but with your keenly developed intuition and theway will be strikingly clear.

At the end of the day when you are looking to catch a break or a way through, it allbecomes about who you know not what you know. Who you know could helpmake something happen in a snap. What you know may get you there eventuallybut it could take years and in some cases lifetimes. This week you are reminded ofthe power of connection and your ability to communicate what you need with theone person who has the power to help you get what you want.

You could be seeing a change in attitude in others towards you, they can sensethat you are on a new path and that somehow you're different. They know betterthan to under-estimate you anymore. You have the creative magic working for youand all the charm and grace a person could ever hope to have. Do not put thingsoff, prioritize your actions and get things done by taking charge of your future in aproductive and passionate way.

A gesture of love or assistance at just the right time makes your day, often attimes like these all it takes is a warm fire after coming in from the cold to createrelief or to calm the inner unrest. When the body is comfortable, far more ispossible and the emotions can stabilise too. Focus your attention this weekon your own home life and follow through on doing the things that you knowwill enhance your living conditions.

The heat is being taken off something giving you time to think before taking acourse of action you may otherwise regret. You are likely to attract all sorts ofattention right now and all you have to do is just ask and your wish may very wellbe granted. The focus of the moment is about finding the balance in yourrelationships and interactions with other. Time is on your side so do not skip anysteps. Get any agreements in writing, this will let others know you mean business.

For a while now there has been a long drawn out something that has required muchmore from your heart, body and soul than you thought you ever had in you. If youanswered the call and you did the work, you may be currently benefitting from thediscipline required. If you are still steeped in something, there is hope on the horizon.A conversation or meeting could prove to be fruitful whereby you finally feel likeprogress is near or here.

If you feel you are missing something or not clear about how someone feels orwhere they are coming from, sit and stay but don’t speak, simply listen and youwill get clarity. Keep plans open so that you are able to take advantage ofopportunities as they may appear, it is good to go with the flow right now. Asthe week unfolds you will see and hear many things that you've been missing,these little bits of information make all the difference in the world.

A pressing matter will ease where you have previously felt helpless. There is a greatdeal of emotion that may be hidden that you are not addressing because you don’tfeel you have the energy to deal with it all or you fear the reactions of others. Inessence it may feel as if there is far too much beyond your control. The key is not torush into action until you figure out what is real and what isn't, patience is your friendthis week.

Letting go is easier said than done, especially for you Capricorn. There is an art insurrendering to the inevitable; an art in surrendering expectations toward certainoutcomes, there is simply an art in surrendering to anything at all. No one enjoysfeeling insecure but once you surrender you will feel an uplifting wind beneath yourwings giving you a taste of more personal freedom. The past is being rolled up sothere can be no turning back, the rules have finally changed.

Clarity has never felt so good. New chapters and new beginnings are here and youtoo are ready for one to begin. If you are not yet on your way, you are straddling thechange and preparing for launch but you won’t mind the wait, because you knowwhat lies ahead and you also know all that you have already survived. Someone isgoing to be instrumental in helping you break free from a certain hard piece of yourpast. A new path is loaded with peace and personal happiness.

All it takes at times is knowing that something is coming, that something isinevitable, for you to exercise whatever patience is required, peacefully andexpectantly. So if things are not perfect in your world today, if the pain has a wayof parking itself in your heart, then know and trust that just about everything inyour life could turn around come June. The time of sitting back and waiting forothers or certain circumstances to happen is almost over.

HOROSCOPES by Cathy Stronach

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Kym’s Kitchen...you don’t have to be a chef!


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Directions

Ingredients: Beetroot & Chocolate Cake

Beetroot is both now in season and the ‘in thing’. The beetroot in this trendy chocolate cake helpskeep it fudgy and moist. This one has a cream cheese filling and a chocolate ganache to boot!This recipe sent to us by Ian Wooldridge, Head Chef at Kimbridge Farm, near Romsey.

20 gr of cocoa powder250 gr of self-raising flour1 teaspoon of baking powder250 gr of caster sugar100 gr of dark chocolate, broken intosmall pieces200 gr of soft margarine250 gr of cooked (not pickled) beetroot(about 1 large beetroot), chopped4 large eggs, beaten200 gr of mascarpone cheese

60 gr of unsalted butter, soft200 gr of icing sugar, sifted200ml of double cream250 gr of dark chocolate, chopped &a little white chocolate, grated todecorate

First grease and line with parchment two21cm (8”) sponge tins. Into a large mixingbowl, sift the cocoa powder, flour and bakingpowder. Using another bowl (heat-proof glassor stainless steel) melt the chocolate andbutter together over a pan of hot, but notboiling water. Using a food processor, pureethe cooked beetroot and then whisk in thebeaten eggs. Now add the chocolate/buttermix and the beetroot/egg mix to the mixerbowl with the dry ingredients. Using a mixer,beat the combined mixtures togetherthoroughly on a slow speed. Then pour themixture, half & half into each tin. Bake for 35-40 minutes at 180˚C (160˚C fan)/Gas Mark 4until when a knife inserted into the centre

comes out clean. Leave the cakes to stand inthe tins for 10 minutes before turning out on awire rack to cool. To make the filling, beattogether the mascarpone, butter and icingsugar. Spread on top of one of the cakes andplace the other cake on top so that the filling isin the middle. Finally, make the ganache to goon top. In a pan, bring the cream to justboiling and remove from the heat. Add thechopped chocolate and beat in vigorouslyuntil well combined and smooth. Allow tocool slightly, then spread on top of the cake.Leave to set. Decorate with some whitechocolate shavings or a decoration of yourchoice.

Burberry's affable Yorkshiremandesigner Christopher Bailey broughtthe fashion crowd to KensingtonGardens in London for the launch ofthe Burberry Prorsumautumn/winter 2012 collection.

The finale saw models hoistumbrellas as the roof of thetransparent show-tent was spatteredwith artificial rain from the outside,and confetti rained down insidemaking the whole show into awinter wonderland complete withsnow – pictured left.

Outside the show model RosieHuntington-Whiteley explained howmuch she enjoyed working forBurberry: "It's like working withfamily, Christopher is the best personI've ever met in my whole career andI just love working with him."

At the other end of the spectrum,McQ produced a reasonable dressthat, if it hadn’t had a mesh dishadded to the top (pictured far left),would be absolutely wearable to aparty but, add it they did, and it justlooked plain daft. If you fancy theactual dress though, take scissors tothe dish and get rid of it before yougo out.

Returning to the scene was StellaMcCartney with her first Londoncatwalk show in 16 years. After beinghired by the French label Chloé inher early 20s, McCartney has shownher collections on the Paris catwalks.The Stella McCartney label is now adecade old. But in a coup for LondonFashion Week, McCartney decided tocelebrate her role designing for TeamGB in this summer's Olympics withthis one-off return to London,presenting a collection of evening

wear. However, what was that dressshe had on at the party? The colourwas a beautiful midnight blue insatin but you will see that most ofthe pictures of her standing next toRhianna show the dress from theunderarms up only. This is becausethe rest of it seemed to stick out likea bag with absolutely no shapewhatsoever and, no, it wasn’t a “shift”style. One presenter when thephotographs first came to lightdescribed it as “a blue satin binbag –what is it supposed to be?!” Iremember when she first started outand saw a new collection in a flat inLondon, the dresses were supposedto be ‘50’s American Diner waitressstyle. They certainly were and I betyou could have bought them fromthe catering uniforms store in theWest End a damn sight cheaper too!Me, I’ll stick to Burberry’s chic stylethanks very much. Well done, Chris.

… and received rave reviews at the London Fashion Week

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The ever controversialVivienne Westwood is at itagain. This time she iscomplaining that youngerpeople “have never lookedso ugly” and has criticisedthe designers and shopsthat sell the clothes to theyoung for turning them into“clones”. “I don't noticeanybody unless they lookgreat, and every now andthen they do, and they areusually 70,” argued DameVivienne, herself aged 70. Isshe right? Do older peoplereally have a moreindividual style? Have a lookaround you next time you’re

out and about.Also, while we’re on the

subject of older women(that’s 50+) what about theirfootwear? I was at a party atthe Tamisa Golf Hotel(which, by the way has justre-opened after theirholidays) and couldn’t helpbut notice that we stillpretty much all went forhigh heeled beautifullycoloured and sparkly shoes.How lucky we are to live inSpain where they don’t costthe earth and, yes, the ladieswere elegant to the nthdegree. Girls, we’re still upthere with the best!

One for the menIt seems that now is thetime to have a go at themen for a change.Why is it that men seem

to think it’s OK to goaround all the time in a pairof jeans that look likethey’ve had them for thepast 50 years? They veryoften have the crotch downto the poor wearer’s knees(isn’t that a bit like trying towalk in a pencil skirt thatyou can hardly move in?).Guys, we wear them withgorgeous high heels andlook good in them – nottatty trainers!) and becausethey’ve slipped right down,they often have frayedbottoms too (the trousers,not the men).It’s just too easy for you

to pull on your much lovedtatty jeans and trainers but,if your female friendsturned out in the samething all the time, what

would you think? Tatty Batwould be one thing I’ll bet!A good, well fitting pair

of jeans can look great,especially with really goodshoes and a cashmerejumper at weekend forwalking round the shops orwith the dog along thepaseo or even in anightclub sometimes butthere are other things towear.Chinos, if they’re well

fitting, can look good with anice shirt and jacket (watchthose colour contraststhough lads) but a reallygood pair of trousers, eventweed, or a beautiful twilllooks even better.Then of course, there’s

the DJ dinner suit. Men, if itworks for James Bond, whywouldn’t it work for you?!Oh, and if you don’t knowwhat twill is, ask yourgirlfriend, wife or mother.

Rebecca sell-outtour 1st nightLast year’s X Factor runnerup Rebecca Fergusonsparkled in a floor lengthglittering white dress as shekicked off her sold-outdebut solo tour that kickedoff in Manchester city’sBridgewater Hall – the firstof a 14 venue tour that is toinclude London, Cardiffand her home town ofLiverpool.

The tour is named afterher double platinum sellingalbum Heaven and shesang a number of songsfrom the album includingher debut single Nothing'sReal But Love, which wasreleased last November,and peaked at number tenin the charts. Her soon-to-be-released new single TooGood Too Lose also wowedthe crowds.

After the show sheTweeted: 'Thank you. Had alovely time in Manchester.To bed for me, loveeveryone tonight, after oneglass of wine xx.'

On Monday, Rebeccarevealed that she almostdidn’t bother to go to the XFactor auditions but

decided to give stardomone last chance. She said: “Igot the e-mail from The XFactor asking me toaudition and I must admit,I’d forgotten that I’d appliedbecause I’d arrangedsomething else that day. Idecided to go but it wasmore by chance than I careto think about now!”

... and this time it would seem she’stalking a bit of sense for once

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&Cancer drugclears Alzheimer'sbrain plaquesDestructive plaques foundin the brains of Alzheimer'spatients were rapidlycleared by researcherstesting a cancer drug onmice at the Case WesternReserve University in Ohio.They reported the plaqueswere broken down at"unprecedented" speedand subsequent tests alsoshowed an improvement insome brain function. Theexact cause of Alzheimer'sremains unknown, but oneof the leading theoriesinvolves the formation ofclumps of a protein calledbeta-amyloid. Thesedamage and kill brain cells,eventually resulting inmemory problems and the

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Viruses cannot replicateon their own; they musthijack other cells and turnthem into virusproduction factories. Thestudy showed how someparts of the immunesystem destroy their ownraw materials, stoppingHIV. HIV attacks theimmune system and can

weaken the body'sdefences to the point thateveryday infectionsbecome fatal. However,not all parts of theimmune system becomesubverted to the virus'cause. Macrophages anddendritic cells, which haveimportant roles inorchestrating the immune

response, seem to be moreresistant, and last yearresearchers identified theprotein SAMHD1 asplaying a vital part in thisresistance. They said thateven though they believethey know how it works,they cautioned that theywere not sure it could beused in therapy.

Immune cells'starve' HIV

Parkinson'sbrain cellsmade in lab

Some cells in the body can repel attacks fromHIV by starving the virus of the building blocksof life, an international team of researchershave discovered.

Scientists in the US havesuccessfully made humanbrain cells in the lab thatare an exact replica ofgenetically causedParkinson's disease. Thebreakthrough means theycan now see exactly howmutations in the parkingene cause the disease inan estimated one in 10patients with Parkinson's. Italso offers a realistic modelto test new treatments on –a hurdle that has blightedresearch efforts until now.The researchers describedtheir work as a "game-changer". Studying humanneurons is critical inParkinson's disease sinceanimal models that lack theparkin gene do not developthe condition, renderingthem useless for thisresearch purpose.

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Powerful domestic tale of a couple whose ideallife together is threatened by a guilty secret. Aliceand Mike appear to have everything: a happyhome, satisfying careers and two little girls, butAlice's alcohol problem threatens to destroy thepeople she cares for the most.

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The fates of various characters becomeintertwined after a shelf-stacker loses hisgirlfriend to the local bank manager and hatchesan outlandish plot to win her back, while tryingto evade capture by an egotistical cop.

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Chris Vaughn has come home. He's a retired USSpecial Forces soldier who has returned to hishometown to renew old relationships andmake a new life for himself. However, when theplace Chris grew up is now overrun with crime,drugs, and violence, Chris gets elected sheriffand vows to shut down all criminal operations.

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Soon after the artefacts of the New YorkNatural History Museum and the illusivemagic tablet have been re-located toWashington DC, Larry discovers that recentlyroused pharoah, Kahmunrah, plans to takeover the Smithsonian Museum. Larry sets offfor the capital in order to protect his friends.

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NOTE: Add 1 hour for Spanish viewing times.

Tommy Robinson is the leader of the EnglishDefence League, an alliance of fascists andfootball hooligans. Ironically, he also runs atanning salon where people darken theirskin. Sayful Islam, a former tax inspector,heads a small group of Muslim extremists.Caught in the middle is Sarah Allen, theleader of the borough's ̀ Luton in Harmony'initiative, to counter Luton's reputation as ahotbed of extremism.


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Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3 x 3 grid contains the digits 1 through 9. With no repeats, that means that no number is repeated in any row, column or box.

See how many words of four or more letters youcan make from the given nine letters. In makinga word each letter may be used only once.The key letter must be used in each word.

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1. The Red Lake Mine, said toproduce the richest gold ore inthe world is in which country:Canada; South Africa; Australia;or Wales?

2. How many cards are dealt toeach player at the start of agame of Blackjack or Pontoon:One; Two; Three; or Four?

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6. Al Maghrib - a commonshortening of al-Mamlaka al-Magribiyya ('The WesternKingdom') - is the local name forwhich country: Morocco; Egypt;Senegal; or Cuba?

7. What is a loom mechanism forweaving small patterns, and alsoa character in the Harry Potterseries: Jugson; Voldemort;Dobby; or Zograf?

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Mars is coming back into viewagain after almost two years and

reaches it’s closest point to Earth onMarch 3rd when it will be 100 millionkm from us. Look to the east afterabout 9.00pm and you will see Marsshining like a very bright, red colouredstar.

The idea that Mars supported lifehas raged for centuries andMartian little green men have been thestaple of many a sci-fi movie or book.Eminent astronomers have alsohelped along the idea of Martian life. In1877 the Italian astronomer GiovanniSchiaparelli claimed to have observed‘canals’ criss-crossing the surface ofMars – he summarised that thesecanals were built by intelligentcreatures to carry water from the polaricecaps across the planet to dry desertareas. In 1895, American astronomerPercival Lowell published his book‘Mars and its Canals’, and he agreedthat the canals were the work of a long-gone civilisation. This idea led Britishwriter H. G. Wells to write ‘The War ofthe Worlds’ in 1897, telling of aninvasion by aliens from Mars.

Unfortunately Schiaparelli’s canalswere probably an optical illusion

as they have never been observedsince then. Mars is such a small worldand so far away that even through amodest sized telescope it rarely showsvery much more than a red coloureddisc and it takes some of the largesttelescopes to see any of the surfacedetails.

Mars is the second smallest planetin the Solar System, only Mercury

is smaller. But despite its size, Mars isthe one planet most like Earth. It hasfrozen icecaps at the north and southof the planet which shrink and growduring the Martian seasons. It has twotiny potato-shaped moons calledPhobos and Deimos which areprobably asteroids that were capturedby Mars’ gravity. And Mars also boaststhe tallest mountain in the SolarSystem; Olympus Mons is three timestaller than Mount Everest.

It has an atmosphere of mainlycarbon dioxide and traces of oxygen.The very definite red colour of Mars iscaused by iron in the Martian soiloxidising, literally turning rusty due tothe presence of oxygen in theatmosphere – and water. An orbiting

surveyor craft that is currentlymapping Mars in great detail hasdetected evidence of possibleunderground water deposits thatoccasionally seep out onto the surfaceof Mars causing deep ravines to becarved out. Canyons that dwarf eventhe Grand Canyon on Earth have beendiscovered running for many milesacross the surface and are clues toMars once being covered in oceansmillions of years ago.

Two NASA rovers called ‘Spirit’ and‘Opportunity’ have been drivingaround Mars and exploring the surfacefor almost 10 years now and have sentback amazing images of clouds, snowand even mini whirlwinds scurryingacross the Martian deserts. Frozen icehas been found just below the Martiansoil again pointing to a once very wetMars.

Anew rover called ‘Curiosity’ iscurrently on its way to Mars and isdue to land in August 2012. Curiosity isabout the size of a Volkswagen beetleand is the most advanced machineever. It is equipped with a multitude ofscientific instruments specificallydesigned to search not only for lifeliving there now, but whether life couldever have existed in the past. Bystudying the minerals trapped in theMartian soil it can be determinedwhether conditions were ever right foreven the most basic forms of single celllife to exist on Mars.

It’s pretty much agreed that a littlegreen Martian is unlikely to bephotographed skipping across thesurface on his way to the shops, butscientists are beginning to think thatthe answer to David Bowie’s questionis ‘probably, but a very long time ago’.

“The NewS”waNTS TOhear yOur VIewS

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StargazingBy Ken Campbell

If you would like to be kept up to date or take part in any of the events then go to www.kencampbell.info

Life on Mars?

Sandy Tash President, S.O.S.


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I am wondering what sort ofstunt Iberdrola are playing!Last December I changed tothe company from Endesa,needless to say I was promisedthe earth – amongst their baitwas the fact that I would beable to speak to somebody in

English, and my bills would bein English. So here we are at the time formy first bill (they charge twomonthly), six days ago theytook money out of my bankaccount to the tune of 436euros – the amount wasacceptable to me becauseEndesa had not read my meterfor nine months and I hadbeen paying ridiculously lowbills. Thinking to myself, well surelyI will get my bill any day soon,to date I still haven't receiveda paper bill telling me howthey arrived at the 436 euros.So at a quarter to two today Itelephoned them and asked tospeak to somebody in English.A young lady said in brokenEnglish that English speaking

customer services was onlyavailable between 10 am and2 pm – so I reminded her thatit was only a quarter to two –"there is nobody here " shereplied.This company appear to beenrolling people onto theirbooks by telling porkies – in anutshell they are no betterthan Endesa.No, I do not live way out in thecampo, I live in the centre ofCoin and I have my maildelivered to my door five daysa week so obviously Iberdrolatook my money well beforethey have sent me a bill. What is so damned annoyingis that, as my dear motherwould have said, "Valeriethey've got you by the shortand curlies!"

40 years ago David Bowie famously sang ‘Is There LifeOn Mars?’ Back then we really didn’t know. Since thena flotilla of spacecraft have visited Mars to find out.

Valerie Caldwell Coin

An SOS from SOS

We are sad to say that SOSAnimal Refuge has been onthe move.

We have complied with anotice to quit issued by thelocal council, which gave us10 days notice to vacate therefuge we had created inChurriana.

Unfortunately the land didnot have the necessarypermissions that we hadbeen led to believe existed.

One consequence of this isthat the Junta de Andaluciahas also issued us with a3,001 euro fine – therebyproving the old adage that itnever rains but it pours!

With much help fromvolunteers and other folk wesuccessfully vacated thepremises within the timelimit. It was a big job, andour dogs are now intemporary locations,including foster homes.

We have been searching for anew home, not made easy bythe fact that each council hasdifferent – and in somecases, well nigh impossible –conditions to meet.

While that search has beengoing on all our dogs havebeen safe and well cared for,and we have continued tosecure new loving homes forthem here in Spain, inSweden, Switzerland and inthe UK. We are hoping tofind a permanent locationsoon. In the meantime oursolicitor has appealedagainst the fine but with noexpectation of success –ignorance is no defencealthough it seems a shame toimpose a fine on a charitywhich was merely saving thelives of dogs – and which wasregularly visited by localpolice who brought dogs tous!

We need to raise as much aswe can to prepare for whenwe have to pay the fine soPLEASE, if you have anybric-a-brac, household and

kitchen goods or goodquality clothes that you nolonger need telephone us on665 682 919 or 605 227 155 –we will collect, and put theitems on our Sunday marketstall at La Trocha, Coin.

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Trulli replaced byPetrov at CaterhamRussian Vitaly Petrov hasreplaced Italian veteranJarno Trulli at Caterham for2012.

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Petrov, 27, joinsCaterham after two years atRenault, now re-namedLotus, and will partnerHeikki Kovalainen.

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Temperatures rise forC.O.G.S. at CabopinoAfter the cold spell we havebeen feeling recently, wearrived at the golf course toclear skies and the warmsun on our backs. Perfectgolfing conditions, but theoverall scores were very low.Not an easy course if you’renot on your game. Twenty-two players made thejourney and the results areas follows.

Nearest to the pin on hole13, Alan Loftus. Nearest thepin in two shots on hole 16,Ian Hold. Longest drive onhole 10, Guillermo Buero.

(Bill as we call him as wecan’t pronounce his name).Team winners with 86

points were AndyMacfarlane, CharlesRandell, Heikki Kontinnenand Nig Bowler.

In the main comp of theday for the individual prizethird place with 26 pointswent to Gerry Owens. Insecond place with 29 pointswas Heikki Kontinnen. Infirst place and a verypopular win with 30 pointswas Joe King. Well doneagain Joe and thanks for the

drinks. Terry’s par threecompetition was as follows.Hole 7 Brian Millwood, Hole15 Terry Birtles. The dayswinners for the prize moneywas shared between JoeKing and Alan Loftus eachwith 8 points. The woodenspoon was won by, (with notmany points), AdamRobinson. (I am onlywriting this with the hopethat Adam is back workingabroad again and will notread this article, or I mightget a slap.)

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staff at The Bistro for puttingup with us and Martin theChef for cooking up thebubble and squeak witheggs.

Our next outing is at Laurogolf on the 22nd of March at11.00hrs and as always all

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Report by: Nig Bowler.Chairman.

Valentine’s Day was onceagain celebrated atBenalmadena Bowls Clubwith 16 Pairs joining in thefun and games. Two gamesof nine ends were playedwith the winners – Juan Abeal& Mary Detheridge bothreceiving free meals one atCasa Kon Tikki and the otherat Crystals Restuarant, 2ndprize a bottle of Pink

Champagne each to MikeStapleton & Wendy Nagle, 3rdprize a bottle of wine each toJim Neilson & Amber Dineenand the Booby prize of twoboxes of chocolates to MikeDetheridge & LynneHeseltine. A raffle was alsoheld and the winning ticketwent to Kate Morris whowent away with a beautifulhamper. We all then went for

lunch at the Bullring inBenalmadena Pueblo tocelebrate Valentine’s Day. Ourthanks go to the sponsorsCasa Kon Tiki (Fuengirola) &Crystal’s (Benalmadena).

Benalmadena Bowls Clubare open for bowling onTuesdays, Thursdays andSundays so come along andhave a game (free hire ofbowls) or contact the club on952448644 or [email protected], our website iswww.benalmadenabowlsclub.com – take a look for moreinformation.

By Amber Dineen

Valentines at BenalmadenaTuesday the 14th of Februaryturned out to be a lovelysunny day. And those whocame along to the MijasBowls Club Fun Day had agreat time. All the membersshared in the fun of the day,and dressed accordingly,with hearts and red being thetheme for the day.

The best dressed prize wentto Maureen Huddlestone.The prizes for the best scoreswere won by Linda Hall forthe ladies and DesHuddlestone took the men’sprize. The prize for the gameof skittles was won for themen by Roy Graveling andthe ladies by Sheila

Graveling. A quiz wasorganised by Jean Lancasterand that was followed by asplendid lunch cooked byCarol Wright and her team.Thanks to Bob and CarolJacobs for their help with thebar. We are open for bowling

Tuesday, Thursday andSunday so come along andhave a game or contact theclub on 952 466 038 or [email protected] orwww.mijasbowls.org

By Sheila Graveling

...And again at Mijas Bowls

Recently in Madrid, theNational Spanish RugbyTeam played their first gamein the European Nations Cupagainst the reigningchampions, Georgia. TheENC competition, otherwiseknown as the 6-Nations BLeague, is fought over bythose countries just underthe level of the 6-NationsCountries and includesGeorgia, Romania andRussia, all of whom haveappeared at the Rugby Union

World Cup Finals. Georgia,who are ranked 14 in theWorld ( just below Scotland ,11, and Italy, 12) and whowon last year´s EuropeanCup, were expected to runout easy winners againstSpain who are ranked 22 inthe world. However, Spainare beginning to show whythey are being recognised asone of the stronger Europeannations outside of the 6-Nations, and they wonconvincingly with a 25-18

victory after having led 18-8at half time and now leadtheir group.In Andalucia and on the

Costas, there is a thrivingrugby community withteams competing in theAndalucian League withteams all the way down thecoast including Almeria,Motril, Granada, Jaen, Velez-Malaga, Malaga, Marbella,Sotogrande, Gibraltar, andAlgeciras, as well as theinland cities of Sevilla,

Cordoba and Cadiz. Mostclub teams are now hostingkids TAG , a form of non-contact rugby for children tointroduce them to rugbywithout the fear of injury. Atthe Axarquia Rugby Clubbased in Velez-Malaga, TAGrugby sessions are held everySaturday from 12.00-13.30 forchildren aged between 5-13.Participation is free, good funand a great way to encourageyour children get fit.For more information on

joining Axarquia Rugby Clubor if you would like tosponsor the Axarquia teams,please ring Michael on 669899 064 or 952 514 898. Training for Axarquia

Rugby Club is held at theFernando Hierro Stadium inVelez-Malaga every Tuesdayand Thursday from 19.00 forthe juniors and 20.30 for theseniors (all age groupswelcome).

Report by Nick

Huge winfor theNational SpanishRugbyTeam

Bill Haas holed an unlikely43-foot birdie putt on thesecond playoff hole todefeat Phil Mickelson andKeegan Bradley and winthe Northern Trust Open.

After a 28-foot birdieputt from Mickelson and a13-footer from Bradley onthe 18th hole at Rivieraforced the playoff, Haasmade his long birdie try forhis fourth PGA Tour title.The reigning FedExCupchampion shot a two-under 69 in Sunday's finalround to get in at seven-under 277. Mickelson, whowas going for back-to-backvictories after his win atPebble last week, and PGAChampion Bradley bothhad even-par 71s.

"To beat a guy likeKeegan and also Phil, guysof their calibre, in a playoff,is amazing," said Haas.

"Something I'll neverforget."After three pars onthe first extra hole, thesame 18th whereMickelson and Bradleydisplayed magic putting

touches, it all came downat the 10th. Haas went firstand drained the longbirdie putt to put thepressure squarely on thethird-round co-leadersand good friends.Mickelson hit a poor

bunker shot and the ballstopped almost eight feetshort of the hole. He wasout and it was on thereigning PGA Champion'sshoulders. Bradleynarrowly missed his birdieeffort and the titlebelonged to Haas.

Spaniard Sergio Garciafired a best-of-the-week 64that included two eagles toshare fourth place at five-under with AmericansDustin Johnson (71) andJimmy Walker (69), andAustralian Jarrod Lyle (70).

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has called for the club's hierarchy toback his long-term vision for the Blues. Speaking ahead of his club's cruciallast 16 first-leg tie away against Napoli, Villas-Boas insists that, while he hasthe full backing of owner Roman Abramovich, he wants more vocal support"coming from the top". Villas-Boas's comments comes after he was booedduring Saturday's 1-1 draw against Birmingham in the FA Cup.

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SportingSPOTLIGHT CYCLINGLooking good for theOlympics

Dereck Chisora has"wholeheartedly"apologised for his part in abrawl with fellow Brit DavidHaye in Munich. The duoclashed after Chisora'sdefeat by defending WBCheavyweight championVitali Klitschko on Saturdaynight. "I have let my family,my team and worst of allthe sport I love down,"added Chisora in astatement. Haye alsoreleased a statement,saying he would, ifrequested, "happily assistthe boxing authorities withany investigation they wishto launch". Haye issuspected of grievousbodily harm which, ifproven, carries a prisonsentence of six months to10 years.

BOXINGBrawling boxerscould face jail terms

Great Britain won five goldmedals two of them withworld record times at theTrack World Cup inLondon's OlympicVelodrome. VictoriaPendleton and Jess Varnishset a new world best of32.754 seconds as they beatKaarle McCulloch andAnna Meares of Australia inthe team sprint. Dani King,Laura Trott and JoannaRowsell then beat Canadain a record 3:18.148 in theteam pursuit final. Sir ChrisHoy powered to victory inthe individual sprint to winhis second gold medal Hoybeat Germany'sMaximilian Levy 2-0 in thefinal to complete asuccessful meetingpersonally that includedkeirin gold and team sprintbronze.GB also took men'steam pursuit silver, whileLaura Trott won omniumbronze. That left the hostnation top of the medalstable with five golds, onesilver and two bronzes.

GOLFDonald to play Els at The WGC Match PlayWorld number one LukeDonald has been drawn tomeet three-time majorwinner Ernie Els in the WGCMatch Play Championshipthis week. Donald, thedefending champion, willbe hoping to reproduce hisincredible 2011 form whenhe won all six of his matchesbefore the 18th hole. RoryMcIlroy begins hiscampaign against SouthAfrican George Coetzee.

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ree disastrous minutes undoMalaga With Malaga looking to gofourth in La Liga, hopeswere high for a goodperformance after lastweek’s home win.Malaga started brightly,

Seba, Rondon and Carzolaall had chances in the firstfive minutes. Malaga lookedpositive and seemed to becreating chances. Another

attack and the ball fell toIsco but he finished with aweak shot. Isco, Carzola andSeba all had half chancesand with the first halfcoming to an end a greatIsco run set up Carzola whoshot just wide. Toquero forBilbao had a chance but itremained disappointingly 0-0 at half time.

Llorente came on forBilbao after half time andwith the change Bilbao

improved. On 58 minutes acorner ricoched amongstthe Malaga defence and theball fell to Amorebieta whoput the home side one up.two minutes later San Joseheaded home a Toquerocorner to make it 2-0 andthen on 61 minutes Toqueroturned from provider toscorer, volleying home after

a great cross by Herrera toleave Malaga shell-shocked.The rest of the game wasplayed out with Malagahaving good possession butfailing to have any cuttingedge.Malaga seem unable to

muster anything away fromhome and ultimately thiswill cost them a Europeanfinish if it continues this way.

Report by Scott Forbes

Athletic Bilbao 3 - 0 Malaga

Defender Fernando Amorebieta celebrates his goal

Haas wins thriller atPacific Palisades

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