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A tennis town. The Casino Admiral Trophy, an ATP The parents of Gabriel Cruz (right), at the funeral on Tuesday. :: C. BARBAS / EFE Challenger, is the latest in a growing list of tournaments Prison for self-confessed killer hosted in P59 Andalucía, Costa del Golf. The monthly paper of missing boy in Almeria that focuses on the sport that brings tourists to the region all year round INSIDE

The body of eight-year- A judge has ordered Ana Julia Quezada erty in the boot of her car. She has to be sent to prison without bail af- since confessed to killing the child, old Gabriel Cruz was ter a week of tragic developments in although the inquiry continues to es- found in the boot of his the case of a missing boy, Gabriel Cruz, tablish whether it was premeditated father’s girlfriend’s car in the province of Almeria. The boy’s murder. Meanwhile, parents of other father’s girlfriend was caught on Sun- murdered children lost their cam- on Sunday day moving his body from a well paign to maintain Spain’s controver- where it was hidden at a rural prop- sial “revisable life” sentence. P2-3 22222222 March 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH Father’s girlfriend admits to killing missing boy in murder case that has gripped Spain

Eight-year-old Gabriel Cruz disappeared on 27 Investigators probe February in Níjar death of Ana Julia’s (Almeria). The Guardia daughter in 1996 and Civil had been watching other parts of her past the suspect for several days before her arrest The past life of Ana Julia Qu- ezada, who came to Spain in :: SUR 1992, has been a source of much ALMERIA. The 13-day search for speculation since she was found missing eight-year-old Gabriel Cruz with Gabriel’s body in the boot of came to a tragic end in Almeria on her car. Investigators had already Sunday when his body was found been informed by locals in Bur- wrapped in a blanket in the boot of gos, northern Spain, that Ana a car driven by the boy’s father’s girl- Julia’s two-year-old daughter had friend. died falling from a window of a The Guardia Civil had suspected block of flats in 1996. The judge at 43-year-old Ana Julia Quezada, who the time ruled misadventure is originally from the Dominican Re- however the files are being re-ex- public, for several days, and officers amined in an attempt to under- had been following her movements stand her motives for Gabriel’s closely. killing. Police have suggested it Since the boy’s disappearance - was jealousy of her boyfriend’s while he was walking the no more child. The daughter of a previous than 100 metres between the houses partner of Ana Julia’s has also of his grandparents and his cousins come forward to claim she in Las Hortichuelas, Níjar - Ana Julia conned the family out of money. had been seen alongside his father, Guardia Civil at the family finca reconstructing events with the accused (wearing red). :: EUROPA PRESS Ángel Cruz, during searches and public appearances. many days. Ana Julia apparently removed a body She told officers that the death was It was Ana Julia who found a It was Gabriel’s grandmother, from a well on the Rodalquilar prop- accidental and not premeditated, child’s white vest on 3 March, which whose house he had left shortly be- erty. Her vehicle was intercepted by that they had had an argument and later tested positive for Gabriel’s fore he disappeared, who provided officers outside her home in La the boy had attacked her with an DNA, near the sewage treatment a key piece of evidence against Ana Puebla de Vícar, some 70 kilometres axe, behaviour that by no means co- plant northeast of Las Hortichuelas Julia. She remembered that her son’s away, and the body found in the boot. incides with the character of Gab- in the heart of Almería’s rugged Cabo girlfriend had left the house just The autopsy confirmed on Mon- riel, said police. After accompany- de Gata natural park. This was in the moments after Gabriel. day that Gabriel had died of asphyxia ing detectives during their search opposite direction from where she When Ana Julia was interviewed after receiving a blow to the head of the scene in Rodalquilar earlier apparently killed the boy and hid his by police last week, they dropped a the same day as he disappeared, 27 this week, Ana Julia appeared be- body, a rural property in Rodalqui- hint to encourage her to break her February. Marks on his neck had ini- fore a judge on Thursday and was lar owned by the Cruz family. cover, and her movements had been tially pointed to strangulation but sent to jail without bail. Far from sending detectives on a followed closely by officers to be the examination confirmed what At a press conference on Thurs- false trail the vest led officers to fo- able to confirm their suspicions. Ana Julia had confessed. She killed day the head of the Guardia Civil’s cus their investigation on Ana Julia. Both the boy’s parents had been him by covering his nose and mouth OCU unit, brought in for cases of The garment had not been included aware that she was formally under with her hands after hitting him serious crime, said that they believed on the initial list of clothes worn by suspicion for a few days but had been with the blunt side of an axe. that by leaving the vest where she the boy when he disappeared and told to behave normally around her The suspect’s confession came on did, Ana Julia was trying to incrimi- showed no signs of having been ex- until evidence had been found. Tuesday, although her version is nate a former boyfriend who lives posed to the wind and rain for so On Sunday officers watched as Ana Julia, days before arrest. :: EFE considered unlikely by detectives. just 300 metres away.

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Tributes to Gabriel mix with MPs vote to end option for praise for his family’s bravery courts to award full life sentences and role of emergency teams Amid an emotional week, :: SUR Other authorities, including politicians debated a ALMERIA. Thousands of people the president of the Junta de An- attended the funeral service held dalucía, Susana Díaz, had visited planned motion over the for Gabriel in Almeria cathedral on the family on Monday at the fu- controversial penalty, as Tuesday. Among them was the In- neral chapel. relatives of murdered terior minister, Juan Ignacio Zoido, The boy’s parents have also and deputy prime minister Soraya been praised for their dignity and children urged them to Sáenz de Santamaría. Zoido was restraint after the horrific events think again unable to hold back his tears when unfolded. Ramírez spoke on ra- Gabriel’s mother, Patricia Ramírez, dio and outside the cathedral, urg- :: SUR handed him her son’s blue scarf as ing people to keep a positive sen- MADRID. Against a background of a thank you for the universally timent alive and not to dwell on public shock and mourning over the praised work of the police and “the wicked witch”, referring to murder of Gabriel Cruz, MPs in Ma- emergency services. Ana Julia. drid have gone ahead with a previ- ously planned vote on a controver- sial sentencing option for judges in extreme murder cases. Politicians were called upon on Thursday to decide on whether par- liament would start the legal proc- ess to take the full life sentence op- tion off the country’s statute books. Full, revisable life prison (Prisión Juan Carlos Quer (c) and Juan José Cortés in parliament. :: EFE Permanente Revisable) was voted into law in 2015 when the conser- nationalist party PNV had asked for a similar penalty. vative PP party held a majority. It the sentence option to be removed. Parents of murdered children, in- was to be used in cases where a vic- Supporters of the move say that cluding the fathers of Diana Quer tim had had a particularly extreme there is no evidence that the sen- and Mari Luz Cortés, were in the death, such as child killings or cold- tence reduces crime in a country chamber and had urged MPs to keep blooded assassinations. So far it has with generally very low levels, while the sentence, but in the end the been applied only a handful of times. those in favour of the sentence point votes of the PP and centrist Ciuda- With the PP losing its majority out that every country in Europe danos were not enough to stop the Gabriel’s parents thanked police for their efforts. :: EUROPA PRESS since the new law came in, Basque apart from Portugal and Croatia has start of the process to end the law. 4 March 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH ‘Avoidable’ fire in block IN BRIEF Policeman stops man trying to throw himself of flats injures at least 14 people off building

FUENGIROLA The blaze in the Las :: Á. F. / J. C. Police had to inter- Palmeras complex vene to stop a Senegalese man from throwing himself off the top of a originated in the utility building in Fuengirola on Tuesday. meter room, over which Police were in pursuit of the man, safety issues had who had allegedly breached the The whole incident was terms of a restraining order, and captured on video. :: SUR previously been raised traced him to the roof of a building on Calle Camino de la Cantera. ing and, apparently, praying in his :: IVÁN GELIBTER The man threatened to jump if native language. FUENGIROLA. At least fourteen the police did not back away, say- He then jumped but a policeman people were injured after a fire broke ing he wanted to die. After a stand- was able to grab him while sus- out early on Monday morning in off of around 20 minutes, the man pended in mid-air. He was then one of the buildings in the Las then sat on the raised border around taken to a medical centre before be- Palmeras complex in Fuengirola. the edge of the roof, started sway- ing arrested. One woman, who found herself trapped on the first floor, decided Three children eat hash Three-year-old dies after to jump from her balcony and in- jured herself in the fall; a further 13 hidden in Kinder egg choking on sausage were treated for smoke inhalation. Calle Jacinto Benavente, where Police and firemen responded quickly to the scene. :: I. GELIBTER CADIZ the building is located, was closed :: EFE. National Police are inves- :: E. CABEZAS. A three-year-old and around 50 people were evacu- and produced a lot of smoke. “did not meet the necessary safety tigating how three schoolchildren, boy died in the Malaga children’s ated from the building in total. requirements” and warned that it aged between six and seven, could hospital on Tuesday after choking Three firefighting teams were “Safety standards not met” should not be used “until the exist- have consumed hashish hidden on a sausage during dinner, accord- dispatched from the local station Monday’s fire came as little surprise ing issues are resolved”. inside Kinder eggs. ing to health sources and Torrox and neighbouring , as well as to many residents and owners of flats Prior to this, the Junta de Anda- The children consumed the sub- town hall. Local and National Police officers in ‘torre 2’ with the issue of safety lucía was informed of the situation stance at their school, assuming it He was taken to hospital the pre- and paramedics. raised on multiple occasions over the via a letter signed by residents. The was a sweet, and needed medical vious Thursday but doctors couldn’t According to sources close to the last few years. Junta, in turn, told supplier Endesa attention due to nausea and vom- do anything to save his life. investigation, the fire brigade re- Residents of the building have said that they were responsible for relo- iting. Tests proved they were un- The death shook the town of ceived a call at 7.10am to report that that the fire could have been avoided. cating the meters. der the influence of hashish. Torrox, where the family origi- there were flames coming from ‘torre In June 2016, an independent report Many homes in the building went Police are looking into how the nated, despite moving to Malaga 2’. The same sources report that the commissioned by residents recog- without electricity for a number of drugs entered the school grounds. many years ago. fire started in the utility meter room nised that the utility meter room days. March 16th to 22nd 2018 5 SUR IN ENGLISH NEWS

HERE AND THERE Juan Antonio Roca, mastermind of Benalmádena man Malaya and other fraud cases, is freed stabbed in own garage BENALMÁDENA :: SUR. A foreign resident of Benalmádena, aged 37, remains in hospital after being stabbed and hit several times, leading SALVADOR to serious injuries. The attack SALAS took place on Wednesday eve-

HÉCTOR ning at around 11pm in a garage BARBOTTA owned by the victim, who ap- pears to have been taken by sur- prise by one or several assail- The ringleader of past ants. National Police in Torre- municipal corruption in molinos are investigating the Marbella is to work with incident. prisoners on reintegration programmes and will not Two members of pro- have to sleep in prison cannabis club arrested MARBELLA MARBELLA. Juan Antonio Roca :: SUR. Officers from the Na- has been released from prison just tional Police have arrested two short of 12 years after he was put members of a club that supports behind bars. The man who was be- the legalisation of cannabis in hind the corrupt network that si- Marbella for their suspected in- phoned off millions of euros from volvement in drug trafficking Marbella town hall coffers over a and illegal association. The sus- number of years has been granted pects, a Dutch woman and a the category of a “third grade” pris- Swiss man, were operating out oner and can leave jail to go to of a building that was disguised work. as a leisure facility in order to The judge took into account the promote and distribute canna- number of years he has already bis and its derivatives. served as well as good behaviour when making the decision that saw a smiling Roca outside the 21 arrested for selling prison service’s resettlement cen- false documents tre in Malaga on Tuesday. Roca has chalked up prison sen- MALAGA tences in numerous corruption-re- :: SUR. 21 people have been ar- lated cases which far exceed 30 rested by the National Police in years. The biggest sentence was Roca, on Tuesday, on leaving the prisoner resettlement centre in Malaga. :: SALVADOR SALAS Malaga in a crackdown on Social handed down in the Malaya case, Security fraud. The group were whose tribunal agreed in May 2016 MAIN SENTENCES selling fake documents and had to merge some sentences, fixing already defrauded the government the maximum period behind bars Assets seized from Roca are not out of 76,000 euros. The investi- at 20 years, the legal maximum. Caso Malaya. 17 years in prison, gation, which is ongoing, is look- This merging (turning the sen- plus a fine of 233,428,674 euros enough to cover his debt with Marbella ing into four companies which tences into one before calculating (to benefit the state, not Mar- were not involved in any actual the proportion of the sentence bella). business activity. The beneficiar- served) allowed Roca to start to :: H. BARBOTTA graced planning official during ies were being paid for unemploy- enjoy benefits that otherwise he Caso Saqueo I. 6 years and 10 MARBELLA. Despite the consid- years of fraud, was as high as 75 ment and retirement, and broke wouldn’t have been entitled to. months in prison, plus a fine of erable assets of Juan Antonio Roca million euros, more than enough immigration laws. Since then his privileges have in- 24,387,073 euros with other con- that were seized as part of his con- to cover the debt. However cluded being allowed to leave victs. victions in order to pay back money sources say that the list prices of Two men arrested for prison unsupervised to attend defrauded from Marbella town hall, the assets coming up for auction court. Caso Saqueo II. 6 years in prison, sources say that these will not be is far higher than the real prices abusing woman Juan Antonio Roca has ex- plus a fine 37,763,212 euros with enough to clear the debt. being achieved at sale. changed his prison cell for an elec- other convicts. Roca was ordered to pay a total Juan Antonio Roca also owes MALAGA tronic tag so that his location can of 62.7 million euros to Marbella over 233 million euros to the Span- :: J. C. / A. F. The National Police be monitored at all times thanks Caso Minutas. 3 years in prison from the judgments in four cases. ish tax authorities for fines for have arrested an Indian man who to satellite surveillance. His free- and 80,165 euros. So far five payments have been money laundering crimes linked has been accused of raping a dom has been granted after his made totalling just over 9 million to operation Malaya. However the woman who he had drugged. He commitment to working in a so- Caso Desaladora. 18 months in euros. This means that there is still government is not first in line to will be kept in prison without bail, cial reintegration centre for re- prison and 64,356 euros over 50 million euros in debt out- receive any money. In a deal awaiting trial. Police have also de- leased prisoners managed by Catho- standing with the council. reached in 2012 with Marbella’s tained another Indian man and lic charity Cáritas in Malaga. As part of the judicial decision mayor, Ángeles Muñoz, Madrid are investigating if he was involved The former head of town plan- status which allows Roca to work to release Roca, officials had es- agreed to waive payments in or- in the events, as it is suspected ning at Marbella town hall has also outside prison, the judge argued timated that the value of the em- der to write down the council’s that he was in the room at the been offered paid employment, that the proportion of the sentence bargoed assets still to be sold and debt. time. Police are hopeful they will which he will carry out at the same served, his positive progress, his disposed off, including an eye-wa- A website has been set up to list discover the truth through foren- time as his charity work. acknowledgement of the crimes tering array of luxury properties the assets still to sell. www.venta- sics and laboratory testing. The corruption cases in which committed through the payment and goods accumulated by the dis- debienesmalaya-roca.com Roca had been given prison sen- of a civil responsibility bond and tences include ‘Saqueo I’, ‘Saqueo his public remorse all worked in II’, ‘Minutas’, ‘Belmonsa’, ‘Urquía’ his favour. His conduct in prison and ‘Malaya’, among others. He still has also been described as excel- has around a hundred cases going lent as has his willingness to col- through the courts, the majority laborate with projects. related to planning crimes which His commitment to working the public prosecutor has refused with Cáritas, said the judge, will to include in a global agreement. “put his knowledge to the service On agreeing to ‘third grade’ of less fortunate people”. 6 March 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH The receding 1990 coastline means Avda. Nereidas During this decade the council governed by the Grupo Indepen- urgent measures Merendero Cristina diente Liberal (GIL) asphalted a track in Calle Poseidón, bet- ween Calle Nereidas are needed to and Tritón (Rancho Hotel urbanisation). protect the dunes Calle Poseidón Road surfaced for vehicles

extent that the Dune Reserve of Mar- bella, the biggest in the province, is being washed away by the sea. “The problem is that the area had still not regenerated after the storm MÓNICA PÉREZ in 2016 and this one was even wor- se,” says Produnas. This non-profit- Avda. Nereidas 2010  [email protected] making organisation has been Merendero Cristina That road no longer working tirelessly for 30 years to exists. The tarmac was Nearly three metres of protect the dunes, and its nearly removed by the dunes and two metres of 200 members (of 12 different na- Coastal Authority be- tionalities) deserve most of the cre- cause the road in- beach were swallowed by dit for ensuring that the area ma- vaded land zoned for the sea in the latest naged to survive the hardest years public use by the storms at Las Chapas. of construction and corruption in beach. the municipality. The waves reached Now they are once again issuing The road can no nearby houses and walls an SOS with a clear message: “Disas- Calle Poseidón ter has no political colour. This is not longer be seen. the time to look for someone to bla- MARBELLA. “They are starting to me, it is time to act,” they say. see the wolf’s ears, but nobody does In recent days other groups have anything about it.” On the beach at joined the call for definitive measu- El Alicate, in Las Chapas, which is one res to be put into effect to stabilise of those that suffered the most da- the coast in this year. For years the- mage in recent storms, Susanne re have been discussions and debates Stamm and Fernando Piquer, secre- and several announcements have tary and president of the Produnas been made regarding projects to sta- Association of Marbella, look sadly bilise the beaches at Marbella and San 2018 at the wreckage. They show us the Pedro, but none have materialised. The pedestrian walk- dossier of photographs which they Most of the action which has been way which remained have sent to the local, central and re- carried out has been on beaches in in the area has just gional authorities to demonstrate the centre of Marbella, but what about been destroyed by the how the sea is advancing in this area. the eastern side? The whole coastli- storms. Part of it “The beautiful La Víbora dune is ne may be losing sand and the sea is ended up in the sea. So disappearing in large chunks and now, advancing everywhere, but more at did the street lamps. after the latest bad weather, another Las Chapas than anywhere else and three metres of dune mass and two this also threatens the environment metres of beach have been lost,” says in the area. Susanne. “Climate change is becoming more This year’s storm, together with evident,” says ecologist Javier de Luis, the one in December 2016, will be re- who lives in Marbella. There is, he membered as one of the worst to have says, no need for major alarm bells to hit the Marbella coast in decades be- start ringing yet. A good part of the cause of the gravity of its effects. The dunes which are swallowed by the high waves, gale force winds and sea are mobile (those closest to the heavy rain caused serious damage shore) - in other words this loss of and, once again, the east side of Mar- sand is “a natural movement, it is the bella has come off worst, to such an natural dynamic,” he says. However, March 16th to 22nd 2018 7 SUR IN ENGLISH NEWS

Marbella, between Los Monteros and The Coastal Authority Las Cañas, saw a distinct enlargement of their coastline between 1956 and and Marbella council 1998. After that, this increase of bet- Las Adelfas dune, in a photo taken in February. will now carry out a ween 11 and 36 metres began to re- detailed study verse. El Alicate and Real de Zarago- za are the most affected by the ad- vance of the sea, losing 34.4 and 32.5 metres respectively. The dunes had not fully The overall effect of movements regenerated after in the past decade (compared with the data in the Urban Plan) is not previous damage from known. There is no information about the storms of 2016 it, but a look at old photos shows how much the coast has changed. Coun- cillor Miguel Díaz points out that, looking at three photos (two of them the damage is starting to occur fur- taken from the air), it is easy to see ther into the beaches now. how the sea has advanced between Produnas is well aware of this na- the 1990s, 2010 and March 2018. tural movement of mobile dunes, “The road which GIL asphalted in but stresses that “more sand is lost the 1990s, between Calle Nereidas every time, and the waves are co- and Calle Tritón, in the Rancho Ho- ming further and further in”. Susa- tel urbanisation, was removed by the nne Stamm points out that this la- Coastal Authority in the early 2000s, test storm has caused damage in a because it invaded public land besi- place where the waves have never de the beach. The asphalt was remo- reached before: Artola. ved but a pedestrian path was left, Over ten years ago the Andalusian and that was destroyed in this year’s Environmental Centre carried out bad weather. And the sea has not fi- studies into the vulnerability of coas- nished recovering what it thinks is tal areas as a result of the rise in sea its territory yet,” he says. levels, and the effects of this on the Las Adelfas dune, after last week’s bad weather coastline of the Costa del Sol during Diagnosis and dredging the present century. Urgent action and definitive measu- In 2016, the Ministry of the Envi- res are needed in this area. The first ronment approved its ‘Strategy of step will be to examine the situation Adaptation to Climate Change on the closely, something which the Coas- Spanish Coast’ to mitigate the effects tal Authority and Marbella council of global warming in public areas. have now promised to do. The Coun- However, the studies which were ca- cillor for Beaches, Manuel Cardeña, rried out for this plan didn’t include says: “What we are going to try to do the Costa del Sol, something which is, as well as carry out this detailed has been criticised by the IU political study into the state of the beaches at party, which is demanding that Mar- Las Chapas, which will help us to de- bella council produces plans for pre- cide what measures to take, dredge ventive action on the Malaga coast. Cabopino port of the sand at the har- In addition to this there is the un- bour mouth because it is stopping restrained and, in many cases, uncon- boats from entering. That sand can trolled construction which took pla- be used for regenerating the beaches,” ce on the Costa del Sol for years. Some he explains. of those buildings now end up with Dredging this marina, something water below their balconies every which has been pending for years be- time there is a storm. People in Cos- cause of a change of concession for tabella are especially affected, as the the port, would alleviate some of the force of the waves has knocked down effects of the storm in the short term. walls. Politicians and ecologists have asked Granada university to draw up a pro- A warning in the Urban Plan ject which will determine whether The Urban Plan (PGOU) of 2010 war- or not artificial reefs should be pla- ned of erosive processes on some of ced in the area. the areas which suffered se- from the effects of the waves. Marbella’s beaches and proposed cer- The report, costing 55,000 euros, rious damage. Others include El It loses not only sand, but also tain interventions which, says Javier will then be sent to the Ministry of 2018 Arenal, Real de Zaragoza, Alica- dune vegetation. There is little de Luis, “were ignored.” the Environment and the Junta de La Adelfa dune looked very te and, for the first time ever, point in installing a line of sta- The Plan, which was annulled in Andalucía, who will decide whether different at the beginning of Artola-Cabopino. Every time kes as a form of protection, be- 2015, referred to an interesting study this is the best solution. With the si- this week after the bad there is a storm, the Marbella cause they are washed away by carried out between 2006 and 2007 tuation at present, an extremely de- weather, but this is only one of Dune Reserve suffers more the sea. about how the coastline had varied tailed diagnosis of the real dangers from 1956 to 2003. The report showed to this part of the coast is the most that the beaches on the east side of urgent and necessary measure. 8 March 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH approves conversion HERE AND THERE of rubbish tip into suburban park

The town hall and regional government have complied with a ruling from Luxembourg

:: ALBERTO GÓMEZ The fighter jets lined up at the Malaga Air Base. :: S. SALAS TORREMOLINOS. Torremolinos will close down its illegal rubbish Twelve F-18 fighter jets case of an attack. The pilots simu- tip and convert it into a suburban lated attacking aircraft entering park in a project that will take two fly over Malaga in an air Spanish air space or approaching a years to complete and will cost force exercise Spanish military vessel without eight million euros. identifying themselves, and Euro- The council approved the plan, MALAGA fighter aircraft from bases in Morón, which already had the green light :: I. LILLO. The pilots of the twelve Albacete, Huelva, Rota and the ship from the Andalusian government, F-18 fighters that took off from itself had to scramble to intercept on Friday last week. The move Malaga Air Base on Wednesday took them, before they could engage in complies with the recommenda- on the role of “potential enemies” an attack. The defending forces con- tions of the Court of Justice of the in the Dapex 18 exercise which took sisted of 12 Eurofighter jets, a C-295 European Union, which criticised place in the Gulf of Cádiz. The pur- transport aircraft, a Super Puma he- Spain for not adopting the neces- pose was to test the defensive ca- licporter, a F-104 frigate ‘Méndez sary measures for managing the pabilities of the Spanish air force in Nuñez’ and three anti-aircraft units. waste in 61 of its dumping sites. These sites are spread around the Smile Foundation to country, but the tip in Torremoli- Underground there is around a million tonnes of waste. :: SUR nos is the only one in Andalucía, change name to CLC according to the report. proval means the tender process ating a drainage network, install- Although it has not been used can get under way. The town hall ing vents to allow gases to escape, MIJAS for years, the site has not been expects work to begin this year. and finally allowing for the natu- :: SUR. The Smile Foundation is due sealed off or regenerated, posing The project will start with a ral regeneration of this mountain- to change its name to Fundación “an environmental hazard”. phase to stabilise the ground, after ous area through the introduction CLC World in order to reflect its The site was supposed to be which there will be a period where of new plant species. new corporate image and highlight closed in 2010, following a ruling the waterproofing will be rein- In its statement, Luxembourg its social commitment. The organi- by a Malaga administrative court. forced. Once a former rubbish tip highlighted that the requirement sation, the social branch of the Costa The deputy mayor of Torremoli- has been sealed in this way, the site for the Andalusian government to del Sol-based tourist resort opera- nos, Maribel Tocón (PSOE), assured must be monitored over the course close the site were underlined by tor, was founded in 1999 and works voters that the closure “will put an of 30 years. “an administrative and judicial ne- with several companies in order to The jellyfish. :: SUR end to one of the darkest chapters The site contains one million cessity”, in reference to the appeals raise funds. Charities helped in- in the environmental history of tonnes of waste, of which 650,000 lodged by the previous PP admini- clude Cudeca, Malaga Night Angels, Torremolinos”. cubic metres will be moved to a stration. In 2006, the Andalusian the Adimi Mijas charity for the dis- Portuguese Man o’ War The Andalusian government sent new location, although it hasn’t government took action against abled, the Spanish Commission for reaches the Costa the town hall its project for the site yet been made clear where. Torremolinos council when it was assisting refugees and the Red Cross, in February and the concil’s ap- The works will then focus on cre- discovered that it was not legal. among others. MALAGA :: SUR. The organisation Aula del Council gets to root of Mar has warned that the Portu- guese Man o’ War, a rare jellyfish sive class. pavement tree problem species whose sting is “very pain- Direct flights between Malaga “Friends of mine who live in ful”, has reached the Cost a del Sol. Qatar have told me that this new TORREMOLINOS Examples have been spotted off La and Doha to start running in June connection is very much welcomed :: A. GÓMEZ. Torremolinos coun- Malagueta beach and along the there and that this summer the cil has asked consultants to draw coast of Marbella, as well as in Cadiz Costa is set to have a huge tourism up a study of the town’s roadside and Huelva. “Members of the pub- :: PILAR MARTÍNEZ in Berlin, the Qatari airline an- boost thanks to visiting Arabs. These trees to reduce the problem of lic are advised not to touch them BERLIN. The Qatar Airways flight nounced its plans to include the ex- types of connections are always good roots growing into piping and ca- even if they seem dead; they are that will unite Malaga with the capi- pansion of its services to 16 new news,” García said. bling and forcing up pavement very poisonous and give very se- tal of Qatar, Doha, will begin to op- destinations during the 2018-2019 The seven-hour flight will leave surfaces. The work will involve vere stings,” said the organisation. erate from 4 June of this year. It will holiday season. Malaga at 9.15am and will arrive at an analysis of the current spe- This isn’t the first time that this run four times per week, on Mon- The President of the Association Doha at 5.15pm local time. The re- cies of trees planted and their species of jellyfish has been sighted day, Wednesday, Friday and Sun- of Andalusian Travel Agencies (Ae- turn flight will leave the Qatari capi- growth rates, and make recom- off the Costa del Sol. When they day, according to travel agencies dav), Sergio García, confirmed that tal at 1.20am and arrive back at mendations to reduce the long- do arrive, it is normally around this who have already processed book- the first flight was almost fully 8.05am. Initially it will operate un- term cost of damage to streets. time of year. ings. At the ITB travel fair last week booked, including its most exclu- til 30 September. March 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 9 10 March 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH

non-urbanisable land which has been divided up (parcelations) will not be SOHA reaches 10th pulled down and can also accede to AFO status. One of Phil’s biggest regrets is that birthday but there despite there being 1,000 houses just in the Alcaucín area affected by the situation, there are only 200 mem- is still a lot to do bers of SOHA. “A lot of people are just burying their heads in the sand,” he laments. “They think they have their licences and that this won’t affect Phil Smalley and Mario while one court ruled in their favour, them. SOHA has been acting on their Blancke have another agreed with the town hall behalf and without doing anything which had appealed the compensa- they have been reaping the benefits,” campaigned tirelessly to tion claim. They eventually got he explains. raise awareness and get 270,000 euros, but Phil points out The association’s president also laws changed for the that this was nowhere near the origi- points out that SOHA was initially nal value of the property, not to men- formed to help owners whose prop- owners of ‘illegal houses’ tion the money they had lost in le- erties had been granted ‘legal’ li- gal expenses. Phil explains that the cences by town halls, but were still :: JENNIE RHODES Prior’s case was “the catalyst” for at risk of being demolished and in VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA. This year Save SOHA. More and more similar stories this sense he says “10 years on and Our Homes in Axarquía (SOHA) is were coming to light, not just in An- nothing has been solved.” However, marking a decade since it was set up dalucía but across Spain and SOHA Mario points out that it is important by a group of Spanish and foreign has worked closely over the last dec- to “look forward and not backwards” residents in the area who had learned ade with similar groups. and reflect on what they have that their houses were, to all intents In Andalucia alone there are more achieved in a decade. and purposes, illegal in the eyes of than 300,000 houses that are consid- the Junta de Andalucía. “Celebrat- ered to be illegal. However, Phil and More to do ing is not exactly the word,” Phil Mario Blancke, Mayor of Alcaucín “There has been a huge psychologi- Smalley, one of the founder mem- since 2015 and also a SOHA cam- cal and financial impact on so many bers and current president, com- paigner avoid using the term, choos- people and several of our original ments ironically. ing instead the word ‘irregular.’ members have sadly passed away Phil, 71, and his partner Sandra, Both Phil and Mario decided that without seeing justice done,” says moved to Spain in 2006 and bought the only way to get their message Mario Blancke and Phil Smalley last Friday. :: J. RHODES Phil. “We have saved a lot of houses land in order to build a house near La across was to go into local politics that would probably otherwise have Viñuela village. “I was looking for- and in 2011 Phil was elected as a been pulled down by now, but there ward to a peaceful retirement,” he councillor in La Viñuela, where he of both the British consulate in Malaga ity and water. is still a lot to do,” he adds. “The ulti- says. However, as the builders were lives, and Mario was elected in Al- and the Spanish ambassador. “At the Houses over six years old cannot mate goal is that all the houses are working on the couple’s home, they caucín. In the 2015 local elections beginning they sent us a list of law- be demolished thanks to a 2015 de- made fully legal.” learned that the licence issued by the Mario became mayor of the town. yers and that was it,” says Phil about cree. However, Phil adds that until Phil already spoke Spanish before town hall contravened the newly in- “I stood for election because of the Consulate. However, they have 2020 there is still the possibility that he came to Spain, having worked in troduced planning laws and that the SOHA. You need to be in politics to seen a real sea change since Char- some houses could be knocked down. Venezuela for three years as opera- land they had bought did not fall into get things changed and there are so maine Arbouin and Simon Manley Although he points out that because tions manager for the international the ‘urbanisable’ category of their lo- many people that are affected by this were appointed to their respective town halls are liable for compensa- cash & carry company, MAKRO, while cal authority’s PGOU (general urban situation,” he explains. posts. They add that mayors in the tion which must be paid before a Mario says that he has learned Span- plan). Axarquía, and in particular, José Juan house is demolished, it is unlikely ish since moved to Spain, aged 31, in Around the same time, a case in Achievements Jiménez López at La Viñuela have that any property will be subject to 1990 and is a nurse by profession. Almeria was attracting the attention Phil and Mario explain that they have been very supportive too. this measure. Also where the licence Both men admit that Spanish urban of both Spanish and international changed the attitudes of a number of SOHA has influenced urban plan- to build had been annulled with no planning law was not exactly some- press. Helen and Len Prior had seen organisations and authorities. They ning laws both in Andalucia and na- instruction to demolish, there was thing they had ever thought much their house demolished in Almeria highlight the Junta de Andalucía, who tionally and these achievements in- still a 15-year period in which demo- about before SOHA was born. “We as, like in Phil and Sandra’s case, their they recognise have become much clude changes in civil and criminal lition could be ordered. In October know more about it than a lot of law- house had been built on land not ear- more supportive of SOHA’s cause un- court rulings at a national level re- 2015 the legal civil code for Spain was yers now” laughs Phil. They vow to marked for development. The couple der current president, Susana Díaz. garding illegal houses. amended to reduce that period to five “keep fighting for justice” and con- continued to live in the garage they “We have gone from being described Modifications to the LOUA in An- years, which means that those prop- clude that “it’s a battle between the had built, as this was not deemed to as ‘urban delinquents’ in the early dalucía include getting houses recog- erties with licences annulled before Junta de Andalucía and the local town be illegal and added a caravan to their days to getting support from the nised as ‘semi legal’ AFO – meaning October 2016 can accede to AFO from halls, but the real victims are the ‘home’ for extra space. The Priors went Junta,” explains Mario. The pair’s hard that they will not be demolished and October 2020. house owners who bought their land on to fight for compensation and work has also changed the attitude can be connected to mains electric- Individual houses that are built on or properties in good faith.” March 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 11 12 March 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH

Unopened public Junta says there won’t swimming pool hits further setback be a drought order adding to decade until autumn at least of problems

:: EUGENIO CABEZAS Reservoir levels across poses at least until autumn. Some RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA. Andalucía have risen 584 cubic hectometres of water have Rincón de la Victoria’s public in- been recorded among the three res- door swimming pool has been hit sufficiently thanks to the ervoirs since the rain began. with another setback following recent rainfall although Fiscal pointed out that two excep- a decade of problems which have La Viñuela and Almeria’s tions were La Viñuela in the Axarquía prevented it from opening. The and El Levante in Almeria province, Junta de Andalucía has withdrawn El Levante remain low both of which are still suffering from its decision to award a specialist a “serious shortage” despite the company the management of the :: M. D. TORTOSA / A. PELÁEZ weather. Almeria in particular has pool after the Asociación de Em- MALAGA. The Junta de Andalucía not received as much rain as other La Viñuela reservoir in the Axarquía last week. :: AGUSTÍN PELÁEZ presas del Deporte de Andalucía has announced that it was suspend- parts of Andalucía. (AEDA) filed an appeal against ing any declaration of drought across La Concepción reservoir in Sierra cometres. the administrative process that Andalucía following this month’s Ongoing restrictions de las Nieves near Marbella stands at Meanwhile major infrastructural was approved by the Rincón de continuing substantial rainfall. In the Axarquía, the restrictions placed 89 per cent full, while the Limonero works to guarantee the area’s long la Victoria council in December Speaking after a meeting which on the agriculture industry, includ- reservoir north of Malaga city is at term water supply remain on hold. 2017 and appeared in the Official took place on Tuesday morning, re- ing subtropical fruit growers last De- 50.29 per cent capacity and with These include a new channel to take State Bulletin (BOE) in January. gional Environment minister, José cember, remain in place for the rest enough water for two years. water from the Iznájar reservoir to The town hall must now write a Fiscal, confirmed that there had been of this hydraulic year. However Fis- The Campo de Gibraltar reservoir- the north of Malaga province and new document and start the man- a “notable improvement” in three of cal gave assurances that there would currently has 41.6 cubic hectome- plans to triple the size of La Con- agement selection process again the region’s reservoirs and that there be enough water for two years of do- tres with enough water to supply the cepción and build infrastructure to before the facility, which has seen would be no restrictions to usage for mestic use as long as the situation area for two years, while La Viñuela carry water from this area to Malaga an investment of 3.8 million either domestic or agricultural pur- “does not get worse”. has risen from 35.5 to 54.7 cubic he- and the Axarquía when needed euros, can open.

Organisers HERE AND THERE confirm the line up Guardia Civil arrest cident which allegedly took place in a clothes shop in the town cen- for the fifth suspect in sexual tre in February. The man, who Weekend Beach assault incident has the initials, J.C.C.C, was ar- rested by officers when they music festival found him in his vehicle near the :: E. CABEZAS. Guardia Civil of- Playazo beach last week. He has ficers arrested a man on suspi- been given a 300-metre restrain- :: J. RHODES cion of sexual assault in Nerja last ing order and has been released TORRE DEL MAR. Organisers Friday. The 40-year-old suspect on bail awaiting trial. The man confirmed the final line up for is accused of sexually assaulting has a criminal record, but not for this year’s Weekend Beach fes- a female shop assistant in an in- offences of a sexual nature. tival last Thursday, which will take place in Torre del Mar over Parents continue to Easter week cleaning the first weekend in July. The Pupils at the secondary school. :: IES SIERRA DE YEGUAS report flea bite cases operation in place event is celebrating its fifth an- niversary this year with 95 art- ists on the bill including DJ David Pupils on course to reach VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA Guetta and The Offspring. :: E. C. Parents of children at the :: A. P. Vélez-Málaga town hall €12,000 target for India school Reñidero primary school in Vé- has launched a special plan to lez-Málaga are continuing to re- clean the town’s streets ahead of, port cases of flea bites among pu- during and after Easter Week. Not :: FERNANDO TORRES organised sponsored races, plays and pils, despite efforts by the town only does the plan include pre- SIERRA DE LAS YEGUAS. Pupils have been selling products such as hall to rid the centre of the prob- paring the town centre before the at the Sierra de Yeguas secondary badges and bags. “People react really lem last year. “There have been week-long celebrations, but it school in the north of Malaga prov- well because they see that although cases every week since January will also put into use machines ince have raised almost half of their we are young we want to help,” pu- and parents are tired of complain- tested last year that are designed 12,000 euro target to help build a pil Fátima Mármol told SUR earlier ing,” said parent association presi- to remove wax from the streets. school in India. The idea started dur- this week. The school is working dent, Irene Peña, after three more This has always been a hazard for ing an Ethics class and since Novem- with the Vicente Ferrer foundation cases were reported at the start pedestrians and traffic long after ber 2017 the whole school has got as Ethics teacher, María José G. No- of this week. the end of the festival. Festival organisers. :: SUR involved in the project. They have tario, has links with it. March 16th to 22nd 2018 13 SUR IN ENGLISH NEWS

HERE AND THERE Calls for Fish Alley to be given official New W hotel still on regognition on Fuengirola town maps course for 2021 MARBELLA :: H. BARBOTTA. A 240-room hotel complex in the Real de Za- The first Italian restaurant entries on websites like TripAdvi- ragoza coastal area, east of Mar- in Andalucía opened in sor asking for more information on bella centre, is on course to be where Fish Alley is and what is to finished by 2021. The mayor of the popular narrow be found there. Marbella was in Hong Kong this streets back in 1972 but Among those joining Toro for the week for the unveiling of plans the busy area can’t be launch was Sergio Bracci, one of the for the luxury W Hotel being founders of O Mamma Mía, the first developed by Platinum Estates. found on any local signs Italian restaurant in Andalucía when it opened there in 1972. He ex- Hamlet called after :: IVÁN GELIBTER plained, “In the end I decided to set FUENGIROLA. To local people it’s up in Fuengirola because you could Franco may be renamed often called Calle del Hambre (hun- see that it was a village that was ger street) but to many tourists and starting to grow; there was too much ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE foreign residents alike who are in going on by then in Torremolinos :: F. TORRES. Left-wing activists search of a restaurant in Fuengirola, and the prices were dearer.” His was are calling for the name of Vil- the area is more frequently known also the first restaurant on the street lafranco del Guadalhorce, a ham- as Fish Alley. and was followed a week later by let in Alhaurín el Grande, to be The name refers to the concen- The Beefeater, both of which are changed. They say it breaks laws tration of restaurants in the narrow Javier Toro meets with local business owners on Fish Alley. :: I. G. still open today. Before the name that ban symbols of General streets parallel to the seafront in Fish Alley took off, local people were Franco’s dictatorship. It is the last the old town that has been offering Spokesperson for the local Ciu- says that many people have heard already calling it Calle del Hambre. placename in Andalucía to have up a wide variety of food for over dadanos party, Javier Toro, met with of it but have no way of finding it Locals and Javier Toro are asking the a reference to the old ruler and 45 years. Now there are calls for it restaurant owners last week to easily. council for official recognition for they have started a campaign to to have a sign put up and feature on launch his campaign to gain more A quick look at the internet ap- all the restaurant owners’ years of explain the illegality to locals. town maps. official recognition for the area. He pears to prove the point, with many commitment to Fish Alley.

Council told to pay More CCTV cameras out 30k for abuses Urgent repairs as parents report a planned in Marbella and harassment sewage pipe burst by San Pedro school MARBELLA suffered by :: M. PÉREZ. Police chiefs in Mar- bella have said that a plan will be former top official Ten metres of piping was drawn up shortly for cameras to replaced last weekend by cover more of the resort. They say that central Marbella and San Pe- :: ALBERTO GÓMEZ Marbella drains operator, dro need more video monitoring. TORREMOLINOS. The town Hidralia, after faeces and These areas will form part of a hall in Torremolinos has been told wet wipes were spotted second phase of installing CCTV. by a top court that it has to pay Currently plans for La Cañada, out almost 30,000 euros to a for- in the street along with a Puerto Banús, Elviria and the cen- mer official for psychological abuse nauseating smell tral marina are being finalised. during disagreements with the ex-mayor and his councillors. :: NIEVES CASTRO Nobu set to open its The judge said that María Aux- MARBELLA. The company respon- iliadora Gómez was “humiliated” sible for maintaining the sewer- new Marbella hotel by the previous PP party admini- rage systems and drains in Mar- stration at the town hall. Gómez bella has carried out urgent repairs MARBELLA was municipal secretary, and as to piping in San Pedro following a :: H. B. High-end restaurant group such oversaw the legality of the burst that saw effluent being Nobu opens its new hotel in part council’s actions. The complaint pumped out near a school. of Marbella’s Puente Romano against the council said that in Last weekend Hidralia, the com- complex next week. The 49-bed- 2009 she had criticised then pany that has the licence from Mar- room hotel complements the ex- mayor, Pedro Fernández Monte, bella council to maintain sewerage Work last weekend on the way into San Pedro. :: SUR isting Nobu restaurant in the over awards of beach lifeguard services, dug up and urgently replaced same part of the Puente Romano contracts and the sale of 95 per 10 metres of piping near the María school who had complained of a placement piping was put in place and is targeted at couples and peo- cent of the shares in the town’s Teresa León school, on the edge of nauseating smell and faeces and last Sunday, 11 March, and that the ple travelling without children public water company. The coun- San Pedro towards the road to . wet wipes in the street. company had been working on re- who want to enjoy nightlife and cil is now PSOE party controlled The burst was first reported to A spokesperson for Hidralia, Car- surfacing the road and cleaning up a lively holiday. but still has to pay the amount. local councillors by parents at the los Corral, told SUR that that re- over the past few days. 14 March 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH

HERE AND THERE Medusa’s got her head back New car park for one euro per day

Restoration to the priceless mosaic which was vandalised in 2016 is now complete ESTEPONA :: C. MÁRQUEZ. Estepona coun- cil have announced that the new the act of vandalism. For example, underground car park in Plaza An- since 2016 the general public has re- tonio Guerrero, in the town’s his- discovered part of local heritage that toric centre, has been completed, had at times gone forgotten. Visitor albeit behind schedule. Visitors CHARO MÁRQUEZ numbers to the Roman villa have will be able to access it for just one increased since the story made the euro per day. The car park spans a  [email protected] headlines. Perhaps even more peo- total of 3,405 square metres spread ple came to see the gaping hole than across three levels and has a ca- Visitors to the Río Verde the original Medusa. Between Janu- pacity of 100 vehicles. It also has Roman Villa complex are ary and February this year, the villa spaces designed for electric vehi- has welcomed more than a thou- cles with charging points. Users told which parts are sand visitors. can park between 9.00 and 21.00 restored to avoid the The municipal head of Historical for one euro, or pay two euros to creation of a false history Heritage,t Juan Carlos García, said on stay overnight. Friday that thet vandalism “has en- sured ththat the need to pro- MARBELLA. Perseus may have tect [M[Marbella’s] heri- carried her head around half of the tage has been mythical world, but those respon- broubrought to the sible for the Río Verde Roman Villa foforeground”re weren’t quite sure where it was and would destined next after it was vandal- act aas an im- ised in January 2016. petupetus to However, thanks to the pains- The restoration team explained the work step up se- taking work over several months process last week. :: CHARO MÁRQUEZ cucurity by experts from the Taller Menia acacross Restauración y Patrimonio, the mo- mative panel has been installed to partment,ent, otheother sites saic has been restored and Medusa explain the details of the restoration. were key. of vavalue. can show off her new head, just Following the slapdash act of van- “We owee ouourr WWhat’s like the original. dalism that affected not just Medusa’s lives to thesehese moremore, the res- The director of the restoration face, but also one of the ducks in the photos,” saidd the torattoration of the project, Cristina Morena, said last scene and the corner of the mosaic, head of the resto-esto- The current state of Medusa momosaicsa shone fur- Friday that the end result was “sat- 2,119 tiles were recovered, many of ration project. “They“They after restoration. :: C. M. thether light on its The church tower. :: CH. M. isfactory because the mosaic is faith- which were badly deteriorated, and allowed us to look in great surprissurprising and most im- ful to the original, respects interna- a further 1,400 have been reproduced. detail at the original tileses and madmadee pressive asaspects. For example, tional restoration criteria and is done The duck was easy to recreate our work much easier.” some of tthe tiles on Medusa’s head Restoration work for in a way where you can distinguish given that there are three others in Throughout the work, the ma- were made of glass or precious Casares church the new and old parts so as not to the scene to use as reference (despite terials were kept as close as possi- stones, while all parts of the work create a false history”. them all being different). ble to those that would have been follow a mathematical logic in terms Visitors can easily see which parts It was a different story for Me- used by the original artists in the of the distribution and number of CASARES are restored and which are original dusa’s head, however, and photos second century. pieces, meaning every part has its :: C. MÁRQUEZ. The local diocese because they appear to be in differ- taken by Daniel Moreno, who works It’s worth pointing out, however, opposite “as if it were reflected in a has announced plans to restore ent shades. What’s more, an infor- with with the municipal Culture De- that not only bad has come out of mirror”, said Cristina Morena. the bell tower and facade of the Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación church in collaboration with the local council. The diocese still needs the authorisation of the re- gional government to carry out the works, as the building is a 16th protected structure. The church’s priest, José Antonio Melgar, has explained that the works will be undertaken this spring, after an agreement has been made, and should be finished before the saint’s day celebrations in Sep- tember. Ojén residents to design village flag

OJÉN :: M. PÉREZ. Members of resi- dents’ associations in the village of Ojén have been offered the chance to design a new flag for the village. The entries will be displayed to the public and the winner of the competition will receive 500 euros. Mayor José Antonio Gómez said: “We have been aware for quite some time that Ojén is one of the few vil- lages in the province not to have its own flag.” The competition opened on the 5 March and the process will continue over the course of the next two months. March 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 15 16 March 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH

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LA CALA DE MIJAS The construction of the new tour- TOURISM OFFICE ism office in the centre of La Cala is nearing its final stage following an NEARLY READY investment of 121,000 euros.

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MALAGA RETIREES The employment minister’s announcement that Spanish state pensions would PROTEST PENSION be increased by 0.25% in 2018 will be met with a weekly protest in Malaga on Mondays. Rajoy conceded a possible 1.6% increase on Wednesday but only for INCREASE 2018. More information in The Euro Zone, page 21. BREWERY VISIT PART OF GENIO AWARDS

A visit to the new Victoria brewery in Malaga, nominated for the industrial building of the year, was part of the 11th edition of the Vo- :: SUR cento Genio awards which toured vari- 16TH-CENTURY Part of the wall of the 16th-century ous institutions WALL MOVED San Lorenzo fort has been moved in across the city this order to make way for the new :: ÑITO SALAS week. FOR METRO metro tunnel on Malaga’s Alameda. March 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 17 18 March 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH

Díaz to meet with Interior minister to discuss issue of drug trafficking in the Campo de Gibraltar

:: SUR SEVILLE. President of the Junta de Andalucía, Susana Díaz, in- tends to meet with Interior min- ister, Juan Ignacio Zoido, in the coming days to thrash out meas- ures to crack down on drug traf- ficking in the Campo de Gibral- tar, according to sources in the Andalusian government. The date for the meeting has The Junta president, Susana Díaz, with editors and directors of media companies in the region on Wednesday. :: EFE not yet been set, but in it Díaz hopes to put politics aside and present a united front in the fight “major step forward” which she against traffickers, in much the described as “an example of com- same way as the recent storm Andalusian media outlets bring mitment and social responsibility damage to the Huelva coast was in the defence of good practices tackled across party lines. and codes of conduct” which would The Andalusian president an end to adult classified ads help to create “a better world”. considers that it is necessary to The Andalusian president ex- face up to the “growing prob- pressed her concern that Spain had lem” with determination, but More than 20 companies, in Andalucía, including SUR’s space free of sex advertisements, become one of the largest consum- that this is only possible including SUR, signed an Manuel Castillo, signed a good prac- commonly known as ‘adult relaxa- ers of prostitution in the Europe, through cooperation. tice agreement with regional presi- tion ads’, conscious of the fact that especially when “the vast major- Following the case of a gang at- agreement on good dent Susana Díaz in Seville on these are just the tip of the iceberg ity of people involved are there tacking a hospital in La Línea de advertising practices with Wednesday. in situations that threaten the dig- against their will”. la Concepción in February to free the regional president The pioneering agreement, which nity and the fundamental rights of Susana Díaz also said that this a suspected trafficker from Na- puts an end to adult classified adver- those, especially of women and agreement was the precursor to a tional Police custody, Susana Díaz tisements, also calls for this practice young girls, involved in prostitu- law that she is “convinced” the re- demanded that the central gov- :: MARÍA DOLORES TORTOSA to be extended across all of Spain. tion or sexual slavery”. gional government will soon ap- ernment make “an even greater SEVILLE. More than 20 editors The Junta and the media outlets Díaz expressed her “thanks and prove against mistreatment and effort” in order to fight the “esca- and directors of media outlets based have agreed to “make Andalucía a pride” to the media chiefs for this sexual exploitation. lation of criminal activity”. March 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 19 March 16th to 22nd 2018 20 SUR IN ENGLISH March 16th to 22nd 2018 21 SUR IN ENGLISH BUSINESS AND FINANCE NEWS Businesses gear up for Easter with a RSV, ‘the Polish Zara’, to open 12% increase in temporary staff its first store on the Costa :: JUAN SOTO Nostrum outlet shopping centre, MALAGA. Polish retail giant, RSV near the airport in Malaga city, and A record number of Clothes, is to open a store on the will cover 680 square metres. workers will be contracted Costa del Sol in May, its first in Currently RSV only operates in Andalucía. the Valencia area but bosses have this year to meet the RSV, which specialises in the sale confirmed that the new Malaga expected demand, of low-cost fashion, is known as ‘the store is part of an ambitious ex- according to recruitment Polish Zara’ because of the huge pansion plan for Spain. scale of its operation. In Poland it Málaga Nostrum has also an- specialist Randstad has some 4,000 stores. The new nounced that Italian chain Pull Spanish shop will be in the Málaga Love will open shortly. :: NURIA TRIGUERO MALAGA. A recruitment company is estimating that some 8,000 ex- tra people will be needed to work Call for flat-rate to catch up with other regions of in Costa businesses over the busy Spain and introduce the flat-rate Easter period, some 12 per cent more 50-euro social 50-euro social security rate for peo- than for the same holiday period ple registering as self-employed for last year. security rate for the first time. Human resources specialist Rand- Local restaurants are expecting people to spend more. :: F. SILVA new self-employed The special rate, much lower than stad says reinforcements will be the normal amount, is designed to needed in the transport and logis- increase in demand for temporary Luis Callejón, president of the encourage unemployed people to tics, hotels and catering, and enter- staff, the company says. Costa del Sol hoteliers association set up in business on their own and tainment sectors. Across the whole of Andalucía, says that hotel occupancy is expected :: JUAN SOTO has been applied for the first 24 The record numbers of extra staff the company is predicting a total of to be slightly down this year as Easter MALAGA. The national associa- months in some areas. The regional to be taken on compares even more 40,480 extra temporary posts in the falls mostly in March not April. Res- tion of self-employed workers parliament is still debating the new favourably to five years ago. Since coming weeks, almost 14 per cent taurant owners are predicting an in- (autónomos) has called on the Junta rule, which is also aimed at reduc- 2013 there has been a 60 per cent more than last year. crease in business. de Andalucía regional government ing the black-market economy.

THE EURO ZONE MARK NAYLER AN UNCONVINCINGG PROPOSAL

he precarious status of balance that exists between the Mariano Rajoy’s minor- extremities of the Spanish social ity government was security-pensions system is that T highlighted once again Spain’s elderly population is rap- this week. In yet another attempt idly increasing: the World Bank to pass the 2018 budget, the Span- predicts that by 2050, half of the ish prime minister promised his country’s population will be over opponents in congress that this 55 years of age. In other words, an year’s spending plan could in- insufficiently powerful work- clude tax breaks for widows as force is being put under strain by well as an increase in the mini- an increasingly elderly popula- mum state pension. Displaying tion. That’s why Rajoy says he’s his peerless flair for elliptical severely restrained when it soundbites, Rajoy announced on comes to increasing pensions. Wednesday that the changes are As complicated as the issue is, “within the framework” of this the Spanish PM’s opponents say year’s budget, although “we can’t that he should be doing more. spend more than we earn”. This year, for the fifth year in a This enigmatic statement con- row, pensions increased by 0.25%, tains the essence of the conserva- not even matching an inflation tive Popular Party’s (PP) policy on rate that was at 1.1% last month. Spanish pensions -namely, that Indeed, Spanish pensioners, a co- the best way to increase them is hort on whom the PP is heavily by bolstering the country’s work- reliant for votes, are rapidly swel- force. In Spain, pensions are part ling the ranks of its detractors. of the social security system, so Rajoy’s critics also point to his Rajoy’s case is that continually country’s alleged economic recov- upping pension rates is not possi- ery. Spain has enjoyed four ble if there is not enough money straight years of GDP expansion - coming in at the other end of the a steady growth that has with- system - i.e. from contributions to stood the election disaster of social security on behalf of the 2015-2016 and the ongoing Cata- employed population. lonia saga. So why is none of And here lies a stumbling Spain’s prosperity reflected in an block. Although unemployment improved pensions system? in Spain is much reduced from a Rajoy has only made these lat- critical high of 26% in 2013, it is est proposals because he needs still 17%, second only to Greece support from other parties to pass within the EU. The jobless rate the 2018 budget. Like an apology amongst under-25s is even more that’s asked for and not volun- of a problem and stands at 38%. teered, it’s a policy change that Further compounding the im- feels singularly unconvincing. 22 March 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SPAIN SUR IN ENGLISH

Stalemate in Catalonia still as vote on new president is suspended

A judge said that Jordi Sànchez couldn’t leave jail for the debate, forcing secessionist politicians to discuss what to do next to avoid a fresh election Archive photo of a protester burning an image of the monarch. :: SUR

:: SUR BARCELONA. Plans to appoint a Top European court rules new president of the Catalan gov- ernment have taken a step back- that Spain overreacted to wards in the last week after the speaker of the regional parliament burning of King’s photo suspended the expected debate and vote last Monday on the candidacy of Jordi Sànchez. Last Friday, 9 :: SUR to avoid going to prison for harm- March, a Supreme Court judge ruled MADRID. The European Court ing the Crown, and told they faced that Sànchez would not be allowed Carles Puigdemont (c) and JXCat leaders in Brussels this week. :: EFE of Human Rights in Strasbourg has 15 months in jail if they didn’t pay. to leave jail to attend the debate. He said that the burning of images of The case was taken up by judges is being held during investigations that the two cases weren’t compa- this week to meet with Carles Puig- the Spanish Royal Family by re- in Strasbourg who have now ruled into last October’s illegal declara- rable. For the moment Sànchez, of demont, ex-president who recently publican or regional separatist pro- against Spain. According to the rul- tion of independence for fear of re- the Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) po- stepped aside as candidate in favour testers is part of their freedom of ing, the original sentence was “a peating his alleged offences of sedi- litical group, has decided to appeal of his number two, Jordi Sànchez. speech. In a sentence revealed this restriction on freedom of expres- tion and rebellion. the Supreme Court decision in Spain The JxCat members urged the other week, the top court said that Spain sion that wasn’t in proportion to Sànchez’s lawyers said immedi- first before referring it to Strasbourg. Catalan separatist parties, ERC and was wrong to have fined two pro- the aim of the act”. In the judges’ ately after the judge’s decision that The speaker of the Catalan parlia- CUP, to be patient with the candi- testers for burning a large upturned opinion, the burning of photos in he would appeal the decision to the ment, Roger Torrent, now faces the dacy of Sànchez, with the increasing photograph of King Juan Carlos in public in an over-the-top way was European Court of Human Rights dilemma of whether to wait for the possibility that Catalans will be called 2007, as part of Catalan pro-inde- only meant “to raise awareness” in Strasbourg, citing a precedent of legal appeal process before conven- to vote again in new regional elec- pendence demonstrations. and that there was no intention when a man in jail over ETA terror- ing MPs or find another secession- tions if no president is appointed by Enric Stern and Jaume Roura, to incite hatred. Spain has been ist offences was permitted to leave ist candidate. Separatist MPs hold a MPs. The suggested new candidacy from the Catalan province of Gi- told to return the money to the to attend a Basque parliamentary majority in the chamber. of Jordi Turull, who is neither in jail rona, were ordered to pay a fine of men as well as pay 9,000 euros in session. The judge, however, said Leaders of JxCat were in Brussels nor in exile, was rejected by JxCat. 2,700 euros each by Spanish courts compensation and costs.

Mercadona announces profit fall in 2017 due to investment in new- look shop format

:: LUCÍA PALACIOS VALENCIA. Spain’s biggest super- market group, Mercadona, an- nounced its annual results for 2017 on Tuesday and said that it had seen its profits half. The Valencia-based giant said that its profits last year were 322 million euros. However this was still good news for the president and founder, Juan Roig, who had expected only 200 million euros in profit. Sales in the period in- creased by six per cent to almost 23 billion euros. Mercadona is still privately- owned and he had told analysts last year that it would be divert- ing much of its sales to start an am- bitious investment programme worth just over one billion euros in 2017. Most of this money, 667 million, was spent on starting to refit the company’s shops with a newer and more efficient look, as well as opening new stores. Roig said that “Mercadona is do- ing well and will do much better”, adding that his company hopes to invest 8.5 billion over the next six years. The chain now has 1,627 su- permarkets and employs 84,000 people. March 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 23 24 March 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS GIBRALTAR SUR IN ENGLISH

Threat level to Gibraltar remains IN BRIEF ‘substantial’ after recent review

An attack remains a strong possibility, but the Contingency Council says there is no intelligence to suggest an increase in the threat to Gibraltar The two teams competed in La Línea. :: SUR

:: DEBBIE BARTLETT Gold and silver for a gold for the Benjamin B Group GIBRALTAR. The governor of Gi- and silver for the Pre-Benjamin C braltar, Lt Gen Edward Davis, and rhythmic gymnasts Group. deputy chief minister Dr Joseph The Espoir Ball Group were Garcia met with the Gibraltar Con- GIBRALTAR meant to be competing in the UK tingency Council on Tuesday to re- :: D. B. The Gibraltar Rhythmic at the same time but the event was view security and civil contingency Gymnasts did the Rock proud postponed due to bad weather. measures on the Rock. when two groups opened the com- However, they took the opportu- A statement issued after the petition season in La Línea on Sun- nity to also perform a magnificent meeting by the Governor’s office day 4 March and won two medals, display in La Línea. said it had been decided to main- tain the threat level at ‘substantial’, Lords Select Committee Free evening lecture which means that an attack remains a strong possibility, but stressed members visit Gibraltar at the university that there is no specific intelligence suggest an increase in the threat to There is no intelligence to suggest an increased threat. :: D. B. GIBRALTAR GIBRALTAR Gibraltar or to any forthcoming high :: D. B. Three members of the House :: D. B. Dr John Cortes, Beacon Pro- profile events. UK and Russia, who the British gov- closely, but stresses that there is no of Lords EU Select Committee are fessor at Gibraltar university, will The GCC also considered the lat- ernment blames for the attack. reason for members of the public currently on a fact-finding visit to be giving a lecture on ‘Fragments est developments in the UK, fol- The GCC also expressed its ad- to be alarmed in relation to the Gibraltar. Lord Boswell, Baroness of Paradise: Nature and Man in far- lowing the attempted murder of miration for the brave and selfless events in Salisbury. Neville-Rolfe and Lord Woolmer flung islands’ on 10 April. Atten- Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury work of first responders who are of- As ever, people in Gibraltar are are having several meetings with dance is free and open to the pub- a few days ago; this involved the ten called upon to attend such dis- asked to remain vigilant and to re- politicians and local groups and lic, and those interested should first use of a nerve agent in Europe tressing, difficult and dangerous port any concerns they may have will also be given a guided tour of register online in advance at since 1945 and has resulted in a crime scenes. It will continue to about security and law enforcement local tourist attractions. www.unigib.edu.gi chilling of relations between the monitor developments in the UK to the Royal Gibraltar Police. March 16th to 22nd 2018 25 SUR IN ENGLISH COMMENT

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t’s exhausting. All that choice I thought that they had some kind do, I’ve witnessed it on more than Obsolescence that’s on offer for everything of speech impediment but, no, ap- one occasion). we ever do. Even the simplest parently this nonsense actually does What can we do about this state ‘Programmed obsolescence’ is a whether it’s the blender, the hea- I of pleasures is converted into exist. It’s got zero sugar in it and zero of affairs, then? Well, I propose a concept that tells us our ter or the vacuum cleaner. They a labyrinth of decision-making by something else that I can’t remem- ‘first come, first served’ month long household appliances, however live their lives knowing that soon the sheer volume and variety of eve- ber. Taste, probably. You might as period during which time everyone new they may appear, will stop there will be a more sophistica- rything around us. well ask for a bottle of water as some- simply chooses the first thing they working when we least expect ted printer than them, a vacuum If you want to spend the evening thing as joyless as Coca Cola Zero see in every case. Netflix recom- it. We tend to attribute this to with greater suction power or a watching a film with a bottle of wine Zero Zero Zero or whatever it’s mends a film about teenagers in a the evil companies that make more efficient heater than was and a pizza, what should be a pretty called. haunted house? That’ll do. Pizza them, which give them a limi- thought possible when they mindless exercise becomes a deci- Ah, yes, water. Even the most ba- with unidentifiable bits of who ted life expectancy so that we were purchased. sion-making marathon if you let it. sic of our requirements doesn’t es- knows what on it? Don’t mind if I keep having to replace them, es- What we’re doing though by The pizza menu reads like War And cape from the infinite choice model. do (everybody knows it’s only the pecially given constant techno- investing in new consumer goods Peace (and that’s before you even Water from the Sierra Nevada Italian version of cheese on toast logical advances. is contributing towards a bright reach the ‘extra toppings’ prologue) mountains, water from the Pyren- anyway). A lovely carton of Don In truth, it would be fine to future, when we might make while there are more varieties of ees, water from the eternal life-giv- Simón wine? Mmm, yes please. We go through life with the same toast with lasers. wine available at your local super- ing springs of the Nepalese hinter- might even try water from the tap light bulbs or the same printer, market than there are stars in the land, water from some bloke’s duck and bottles of Coca Cola that actu- but this flies in the face of pro- PHILLIP KING universe. None of this actually mat- pond in Rotherham. There’s no end ally have some ingredients in them. gress, which demands martyrs, BY EMAIL ters, of course, because by the time to it. It really is only water and Nothing much will actually hap- you’ve decided what film you want there’s plenty of it in the tap. You pen, except that we won’t find our- to watch, the pizza’s gone cold and know when society has reached a selves quite so tired out by all that the wine’s turned to vinegar. saturation point of riches when superfluous decision-making. Torremolinos negligent management of those Someone asked for Cola Cola Zero families begin to squabble about It’s not called being ‘spoilt for responsible for conserving our Zero in the pub the other day. At first which brand of water to buy (they choice’ for nothing. We have just returned from an- heritage and who haven’t fought other lovely holiday in dear Tor- enough against this type of remolinos. criminal practice. PACHI However I would like to men- It would be good if any citi- tion a few observations: zen who sees someone with a It is a pity that there is work metal detector, who isn’t an ar- going on on the famous steps; chaeologist with permission to I do hope it is finished by Easter. search, could report the illegal What is the impact on traders? activity to the Guardia Civil. We do like the lovely build- If we read the law to the let- ing that has been beautifully ter, even those who go along restored on the sea front, built the beaches looking for things in 1926, truly stunning. others have left behind are ille- Also, regarding the building gal. The problem isn’t that at the top of the steps behind there’s a legal loophole; the Hotel Meliá: is it being used as problem is that there is an a squat? The rubbish tipped over alarming lack of awareness that the rear wall is unsightly. needs addressing. However, this will not stop VENANCIO FERNÁNDEZ us returning and I hope you find BY EMAIL the comments constructive. Also an ‘A1’ rail service, con- Creative brilliance gratulations to Renfe. I was thrilled to read the even members of the royal family MARK ROWE Schools Supplement last week. in court. You only have to recall the UK I look forward to it being pub- shockwaves caused by that opera- lished every year because it’s 12 years tion and compare them with what Metal detectors so uplifting to see how talented came later to appreciate that that the youth of today are. It’s also was the event that started a new The wealth of archaeological nice to know what the schools HÉCTOR BARBOTTA era in Spanish political culture. heritage this country has and are doing both to enhance chil- Juan Antonio Roca has just got its necessary protection should dren’s learning and to improve his freedom back. There will be form part of the school curricu- the local community. Children some, perhaps quite rightly, who lum in compulsory education. can receive such an in-depth vents in recent years have shoulders with judges and minis- consider that this isn’t long consid- One of the greatest threats to education these days, learning given us reason to agree ters in the stands of the Vicente Cal- ering the damage caused. But if we archaeological sites are thieves, about everything under the with those who say that derón football ground, they were take into account that in all this looters and treasure hunters sun. If my daughter ever does E very few politicians are the weakest link in the chain of in- time we have seen changes in gov- who try to obtain objects and move out to the Costa with her ever put behind bars. Twelve years stitutional corruption. The years of ernment, the end of the two-party coins with the help of metal de- family my grandchildren will ago however, when Juan Antonio immunity, judicial apathy and po- system with the appearance of two tectors that in some regions are be spoilt for choice with bril- Roca and a large number of Mar- licitical collusion were gone and the new groups, the arrival of a black banned. However for years these liant schools! bella councillors were sent to prison, heirs of Jesús Gil couldn’t see it. man at the White House and an Ar- individuals have been going LUCY KNOWLES the scene was practically unheard- We’ll never know if ‘Operación gentinian Pope at the Vatican, the where they pleased due to the BY EMAIL of. One question will always re- Malaya’ really took those big fish worst refugee crisis since the Sec- main: would the ice block of impu- by surprise, although they would ond World War, the biggest and nity for offences committed within certainly have been surprised by longest financial depression on re- institutions have broken in such a the size and significance of the op- cord, the appearance of smart- Published by: PRENSA MALAGUEÑA S. A. way if those who looted Marbella eration. Not in their worst night- phones and the invasion of social Director General: JOSÉ LUIS ROMERO town hall for 15 years had been un- mares could they have imagined media in our everyday lives, and der the protective umbrella of one the years in court and certainly not that all this time Roca has been in Editor in Chief: Publications Director: Advertising Manager: of the big national parties? the time behind bars. prison, perhaps we could conclude MANUEL CASTILLO Pedro Luis Gómez Emma Vera Editor: Commercial Director: The reality is that these thieves ‘Operación Malaya’ happened 12 that in Marbella there has been no Rachel Haynes Jorge Artero belonged to the GIL party, and with years ago and since then we have impunity. We ought to be pleased the death of their leader who rubbed seen politicians of all colours and about that. 26 March 16th to 22nd 2018 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH

JENNIE RHODES IN THE FRAME [email protected] A story of migration

Justin Smith and Sonia Janin RosaCristina collaborative art research they explain. In fact a video produced by Justin following the 2017 storms, A video will be titled Wave has been selected to appear at the Liquidscapes inter- shown at the UK’s national conference at Darting- Liquidscapes ton Hall in Devon in June this year. The short film combines scenes international of the Mediterranean Sea during conference in June last year’s storms with startling statistics on migrants trying to reach Spain from Africa. Justin ob- ustin Smith, 48, origi- tained the data from the Missing nally from Pem- Migrants project. brokeshire in Wales, and Sonia Janin, 40, Migrant crisis from Lyon, France are “It’s hard to get real information J a husband and wife on the migrant crisis,” says Sonia team of artists who have chosen and Justin confesses that he was the town of Casares in Malaga to “shocked by the amount of peo- make their art. ple who try to come across”. They first met 15 years ago in Liquidscapes is a UK art exhi- London, where Sonia had moved bition and conference which ex- from France five years previously plores how artists use water and Justin was also living. In Lon- in their work and Justin and don they both had their own, sepa- Framegrab from Wave short film. :: ROSACRISTINA Sonia have been invited to rate art studios, but since they speak about their work as came to Spain 18 months ago their part of the event. work has also merged. “It’s hard to get real They couple say they Justin and Sonia have been us- feel they are integrating ing the theme of migration and information” well into their new home the Malaga coastline for their pro- and have made both ject, Littoral, which combines “Spanish and expat Justin’s video work, Sonia’s pho- :: JENNIE RHODES 462 deaths have been re- friends”. Many of their tography and their shared inter- MALAGA The Missing Migrants corded in the Mediterranean neighbours are Spanish and est in site-specific installations. project tracks incidents involv- region. they are having Spanish les- “We have a shared history of mi- ing migrants, including refugees The Missing Migrants Project sons. Having finished what they gration related to Spain,” explains and asylum seekers who have is a joint initiative of the Inter- wanted to achieve with the Lit- Sonia, whose grandmother, Rosa, died or gone missing in the proc- national Organisation for Migra- toral project, they now want to now 101, is originally from Las Pal- ess of migration. tion’s (IOM) Global Migration try to get galleries in the province mas. As a young girl Sonia explains According to the website Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) to exhibit their work and make that her family emigrated to Mo- (missingmigrants.iom.int), 81 and Media and Communications “It was a dark moment more contacts with artists and art rocco and later, during the 1930s, people have died trying to cross Division (MCD) and receives which really made us spaces in Andalucia. Rosa went to live in France. “That the Mediterranean from north funding from the UK govern- “We see ourselves here for the is how my family ended up being Africa to Andalucía in 2018 and ment through UK Aid. think about what this foreseeable future,” they admit. French.” Sonia says that she has coastline witnesses” “We love it here and find it very “always been attracted to Spain” inspiring.” for that reason. Sonia’s grandmother and Justin’s “It’s important that people don’t They say that their work has mother respectively. just see the Costa del Sol as a holi- changed considerably since they Andalusian connections The couple say that their own day zone, but as somewhere that items they found among the “flot- moved to Malaga and have a long Justin also has a long history with family connections with this part has always been affected by mi- sam and jetsam” washed up dur- list of projects they want to work Spain, as his parents, who have of Spain, as well as the stories that gration,” they explain. ing the 2017 storms was part of a on in the near future. “Something now both passed away, lived here appear on the news about African Although the initial idea for Lit- boat which could have been used around Brexit is a possibility next,” for 30 years. “They were really in- migrants here, and Andalucía’s toral was not political, Justin says to carry migrants from Africa. “It Sonia reveals. tegrated into Spanish life and long history of migration, going that a lot of the art they have pro- seemed sturdy and too big to be a spoke the language,” he says. The back as far as the Phoenicians, Ro- duced as part of the project has child’s toy. It was a dark moment · For further information on couple’s research project goes by mans and Moors, have been a huge “become a political message”. which really made us think about Justin and Sonia’s work: the name RosaCristina, after influence on their work. They believe that one of the what this coastline witnesses,” www.rosacristina.eu March 16th to 22nd 2018 27 SUR IN ENGLISH LIFESTYLE Rhinestone Cowboy returns to the Costa

The country and western singer has a new act on TONY BRYANT his return to the Costa -

[email protected] Legends of Country Johnny Westwood has appeared in a Madonna “I started singing video, had acting roles country 15 years ago alongside Penelope and I never realised Cruz and Ray Winstone, how popular it was” and was a friend of Sir Christopher Lee everybody wants to include a Ma- donna video on their CV,” the char- ismatic entertainer points out. MALAGA. One of the Costa del Sol’s Johnny admits he has never most popular performers, Johnny been one to turn down work, al- Westwood, has returned to live and though he sometimes has to fal- work on the coast after a two-year sify his ability to secure a part, even absence. Johnny is an accomplished if he knows he stands little chance stage, television and film actor, and of succeeding. a renowned country and western “If someone asked me if I can ski singer. I would say yes. I once told a pro- Declared ‘Best Solo Country Art- ducer that I could speak German, ist’ by the UK’s leading magazine, even though I could not. Thank God Cross Country, the 50-year-old en- I didn’t get to the auditions, that tertainer, who is probably more re- would have been embarrassing,” he membered on the coast for his Camp explains, bursting into laughter. Cowboy act, has a new tribute show, Legends of Country. Back on the Costa Johnny worked all over Spain At the moment, he is preparing for with his risqué musical act, but he Johnny Westwood brings his new country and western show to the Costa del Sol this month. :: SUR the first of his gigs on the coast, has now toned down his show, con- which will include the Almadina centrating on a more traditional when he returned to the UK to con- EastEnders hard man, Ross Kemp. he adds, remembering his friend Restaurant in Alhaurín el Grande country and western set. centrate on a script for a sit-com that with fondness. on Friday 23 March. The show be- The new show pays tribute to was originally intended to star John Meeting Christopher Lee When last in Spain, Johnny ap- gins at 9pm. some of the greatest country and Inman and Norman Wisdom. Sir Christopher Lee, one of Johnny’s peared in several films, two of which Johnny can also be seen per- western singers, including Jim “Unfortunately, following the heroes, was to make a big impact on premiered at the Marbella and Hol- forming his Ladies and Gentleman Reeves, Glen Campbell, Willie Nel- death of both actors and also my his acting career and Johnny declares lywood film festivals. These include of Country show with PJ Angell at son, Kris Kristofferson and Garth agent, the script was put on the back that meeting him was an important The Sea Change with Ray Winstone, the Ginger Pig Bar in on Sat- Brookes. burner, but we are still waiting for stage in his life. and the comedy drama, Twice Upon urday 31 March. He will be an- Johnny grew up listening to coun- someone to have a bite at the cherry,” “Meeting Christopher Lee was a Yesterday with Penelope Cruz. nouncing several more dates on try music on his grandparent’s old the singer says enthusiastically. like a dream come true, because it the Costa del Sol and has already record player and by the age of ten was he who influenced me to be- Dinner with Madonna been booked to appear at the Sa- knew nearly all the words to the Musical theatre and television come an actor. It turned out that we He also appeared in the video for lon Varietes Theatre later in the most popular country hits. How- He first ventured into musical thea- had a mutual friend who owned a Madonna’s 1998 hit, A Substitute season. ever, at this time, he had no idea the tre and pantomime, working with book shop in Covent Garden. I first for Love. Johnny was persuaded to The new show is said to be the influence this music would have on household names like Syd Little, met him at a book signing and the take part in the video, although he best of its kind and it is sure to ap- him later in life. Darren Day and Jean Ferguson. He rest is history. We met each other did not know it was Madonna un- peal to the lovers of country and “I feel very privileged to be able also appeared in Sunset Boulevard many times after that. He was very til he turned up on set. Although western music. to make a living singing music that at the Centre Stage Theatre in Cov- funny - nothing like his characters,” he was paid just 50 pounds for two “I love all types of country mu- I love. I began singing country mu- ent Garden, singing Seize the Day Johnny says. days’ shooting, he claims that it was sic and this reflects very clearly in sic more than 15 years ago and I alongside Petula Clarke – “the nic- “However, he did not suffer fools worth doing for the experience and my shows. You will always get never realised in the beginning how est person [he] ever met”. and demonstrated this one day his résumé. great country classics from Willie popular this music is,” Johnny ex- Along with this, Johnny enjoyed when I couldn’t remember the “I had dinner with Madonna; she Nelson to Glen Campbell and Kris plains to SUR in English. a productive television career, ap- name of a writer whose play I was was lovely. She’s not a bitch like eve- Kristofferson, but also some of the He had previously lived in Fuen- pearing with Martin Shaw in The appearing in. He was an incredible ryone makes out; she was really more up-to-date-stuff like Garth girola for twelve years, until 2016, Chief, and in Without Motive, with man and a great influence to me,” sweet. I didn’t get much of a fee, but Brookes,” the singer concludes. 28 March 16th to 22nd 2018 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH

DEBBIE BARTLETT WHAT HAPPENED TODAY? LANGUAGE FOOTNOTE E16 MARCH 2003 Cumbre Summit Armas Weapons Destrucción Destruction The Azores summit Masiva Mass Presidente President Reunión Meeting sets the stage for Declaración Declaration Guerra War Error Mistake the War on Iraq Críticas Criticism Invadir To invade Seguridad Security n 16 March 2003, US And now they must demonstrate Anfitrión Host president George W that commitment to peace and se- Amenaza Threat Bush, UK prime minis- curity in the only effective way, by Naciones Nations Oter Tony Blair and Span- supporting the immediate and un- Unidas United ish prime minister José María Aznar conditional disarmament of Sad- Ocupación Occupation sat down together for emergency dam Hussein. The dictator of Iraq Coalición Coalition talks at what became known as the and his weapons of mass destruc- Régimen Regime ‘Azores summit’. tion are a threat to the security of The meeting took place on the free nations. He is a danger to his island of Terceira. Officially, the aim neighbours. He’s a sponsor of ter- Blair, Bush and Aznar made the decision to invade Iraq in 2003. :: SUR of Saddam Hussein. However con- was to discuss the prospects of a UN rorism. He’s an obstacle to progress flict continued for much of the next resolution on Iraq, but it was here in the Middle East.... Saddam responsibilities and obligations. If the international community to decade. No weapons of mass de- that the three leaders took the de- Hussein has proven he is capable of Saddam Hussein wants to disarm give him a strong and unified mes- struction were ever found in Iraq. cision which resulted in the War any crime. We must not permit his and avoid the serious consequences sage. “We will do all we can in the In Spain there had been strong on Iraq beginning four days later. crimes to reach across the world,” that he has been warned about by short time that remains to make a public feeling against Aznar’s deci- At a press conference immedi- said Bush. the United Nations, he can do so. final round of contacts, to see sion to declare war on Hussein, and ately after the meeting, President In his address, José María Aznar And nothing in our document, nor whether there is a way through this in 2004 one of the first things new Bush said they were working to- said the three leaders had not come in our statement, can prevent him impasse. But we are in the final prime minister José Luis Rodríguez ward the great cause of peace and to the Azores in order to make a dec- from doing so, if he wants to. So his stages, because, after 12 years of fail- Zapatero did was to fulfil his mani- security in this world. “We con- laration of war, but that interna- is the sole responsibility,” he said. ing to disarm him, now is the time festo commitment to withdraw cluded that tomorrow is a moment tional law has to be respected and Tony Blair said Saddam Hussein when we have to decide,” he said. Spanish troops from Iraq. of truth for the world,” he an- so do UN resolutions. “We are well had been playing games with the The war on Iraq, which the US nounced. aware of the international world international community for 12 dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom, “Many nations have voiced a public opinion, of its concern. And years and would continue to do so, lasted from 20 March to 1 May 2003 · Bilingual crossword commitment to peace and security. we are also very well aware of our and that it was very important for and succeeded in ridding the world inside back page

Oscar winner Guillermo LEGAL ADVICE International Lawyers answers readers’ queries del Toro to receive We speak English, German, French, Spanish and Russian Malaga festival prize

few days, and I would like to pered that I could not go in be- Please send your questions or contact us directly to arrange know if I will continue receiv- cause my name appeared on a The director whose film Shape of Water, which won Best Pic- a personal appointment on: ing the allowance that I am re- list of gambling addicts. After picked up four Oscars ture this year, as well as allowing ceiving now or if the payments that, one of the security this year will be given the him to achieve Best Director for his Ilagoson International will stop when the contract guards invited me to leave the role in the masterpiece. Lawyers expires. casino. What does that mean? Malaga-SUR distinction Now the Mexican-born director This was the first time that I at the film festival in April can look forward to another award, Avda. Playas Andaluzas 38 In this sense, law establishes went to the casino, and I am having been named as the recipient (Exit ‘El Rosario’) that when an employee is on certainly not a gambler at all. I of the Malaga-SUR prize at the Malaga 29604 Marbella sick leave and during that time am not interested in going to :: FRANCISCO GRIÑAN Spanish Film Festival next month. Tel: 952 77 12 13 the contract expires, he will the casino, but I do not like MALAGA. This year’s Oscar suc- The ceremony will take place on 14 Fax: 952 82 68 61 continue receiving the allow- that my name appears on a list cess for Guillermo del Toro came af- April at the Teatro Cervantes. [email protected] ance until the leave concludes. of gambling addicts, when I ter previous years of disappoint- The director of Hellboy and Pan’s www.ilagoson.com Offices in Málaga, Marbella am not. How can I rectify this? ment. One of his most famous films, Labyrinth will become the first Os- and Cádiz REF. D. R. A. Pan’s Labyrinth, set in Spain during car-winner to also receive the high- Last week I went out with Casinos and other gaming es- the Civil War, had received nomi- est award at the Malaga festival some friends to dinner and tablishments such as bingo nations for Best Original Screenplay (named for its partnershp with SUR) celebrate my birthday. After halls, video arcades and gam- and Best Foreign Language Film, for his professional career. REF. E. N. I. some drinks we decided to go ingrooms, are the ones that but hadn’t won either category. He will also be the first director I work in a restaurant as a to the casino to play poker, but make these lists, and anyone, Eleven years later, Del Toro has fi- to win the award, which is normally waiter, and some time ago, when we got there, a member usually gamblers, can register nally found success with the The given to actors. when we were serving din- of the staff asked for ID, and on them voluntarily, in order ners, I ran into the kitchen and told me that I could not go in. I to be banned from entering, slipped when I stepped into a did not understand what he thus avoiding the temptation. puddle, as the kitchen helper meant, and maybe due to the No one can register someone was scrubbing the floor. As a drinks that I had had, I asked on those lists without their consequence, I broke my arm, him quite rudely the reason consent, so you should speak and right now I am on sick why I could not come in. The with the manager of the ca- leave. The point is that my staff member moved me away sino to remove your name work contract expires within a from my friends and whis- from the list.

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WILDLIFE PETER HARRISON Our waste, their pain

Animal lover or not, everyone stay on a rock to dry out. A big ef- ready wrapped in plastic - not just who saw it on television must fort for very small return. an outer coating but plastic have been moved by the sight of The rescuer of the seal com- within a plastic cover. Those tab- The charity concert in memory of Roy Alan. :: SUR a seal that had come close to mented that the animal was now lets for the washing machine are death by starvation due to get- fit to return to its natural habi- all in a plastic bag and each tab- ting a rubber ring around its neck. tat. He stated that he had saved let is individually wrapped. Mil- Local charities benefit from Someone had carelessly been many similar cases but the ma- lions of them must be used daily playing with it on a beach when jority of his patients were ani- and glittering in the sea look like tribute gala for popular expat it went into the water and was mals that had swallowed fish tasty morsels for a hungry fish. not recovered. hooks. What a dreadful, painful We all do careless acts which Carried miles by the tides it was experience for an animal as a re- cause suffering. Those tins of food :: TONY BRYANT ers and A Touch of Class. discovered by a curious seal sult of human carelessness. for human or pet consumption BENALMÁDENA. More than 1,200 Roy, who was a supporter of Lux which, on investigating the Thanks to considerable pub- are thrown into the garbage and euros was raised at a tribute gala held Mundi and an active member of A strange object, managed to get it licity we are all made aware of eventually land up on the rub- in honour of Roy Alan, a popular ex- Touch of Class, spent the last week around its neck and there it the pollution of our seas due to bish tip and are bulldozed into a pat who recently died of cancer. The of his life in the Cudeca Hospice. stayed firmly. The result was that plastic. It takes many years to heap. Wild animals or pets which event was held in Club Naútico in All proceeds from the show will the seal could see and catch fish break down but in the meanwhile have strayed and gone feral are Benalmádena last Friday and included be divided equally between the but could not swallow it. It made is swallowed by fish which, in hungry and seeking food. Those performances by the Costa Soul Sing- Cudeca Hospice and Lux Mundi. me think of cormorants who are turn, are consumed by humans cans with a smattering of food fitted with rings on the neck by in the food chain. This is causing are an answer to their plight. The fishermen so the birds could catch people to wake up to the danger. result is the infliction of the se- Jamiroquai the to be performing at the Starlite sum- the fish and bring them back to They are eating plastic! vere cut to the nose which will mer music festival in Marbella. the fishermen who could bene- Yet the usage of plastic contin- fester. No vet is available. latest addition to The British band, fronted by fit from the catch. ues and we even send it to coun- Do make sure such cans are singer-songwriter Jay Kay, will per- The birds were lucky as they tries like China for disposal. The crushed flat. Think twice, then star-studded form on the Nagüeles quarry stage could at least have a few fish at smart Chinese have woken up to again, before you dispose of gar- Starlite line-up on 22 July. the end of the day when the rings this and have started to refuse it. bage and never throw broken Also announced this week are were removed. The snag is that It is amazing how people ask glass away with food. Think what Luis Miguel (11 July), Maná (25 July) cormorants can only dive for for plastic bags as a matter of rou- may well happen when a hungry :: DARYL FINCH and Melendi (25 August). short periods as their feathers are tine, even to carry goods from animal spots such a potential MALAGA. Jamiroquai, the global British artists James Blunt and not waterproof so they need to the supermarket which are al- meal. electronic funk sensation, are among Sting are among the other stand- the latest batch of artists confirmed out names currently confirmed. March 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 31 32 March 16th to 22nd 2018 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH

Malaga to host international premiere of Genius: Picasso

National Geographic had learned that the organisation was tors, series producers and top execu- confirmed that the initially going to choose Madrid, but tives at NG and Fox are also expected Antonio Banderas appears to have to attend. screening will take place changed their minds. The filming of the ten-chapter in Spain. Banderas “Seeing as they filmed many series is almost complete, and its convinced them to scenes for the series in Malaga, television premiere in the United Picasso’s birthplace, it seemed natu- States is set to be 24 April, which choose Malaga ral that the premiere should be as could be mirrored in Spain. close to his home as possible, in the The new series, created by Fox 21 :: PEDRO LUIS GÓMEZ Teatro Cervantes, in an act heavy Television Studios, has been sup- MALAGA. The international pre- with symbolism,” said the actor. ported by Brian Gazer and Ron How- miere for the second season of the The premiere will be an impor- ard from Imagine Entertainment, critically acclaimed National Geo- tant endorsement of Malaga and its as well as Madison Wells Media’s graphic series Genius is to take place culture as Fox and National Geo- OddLot Entertainment and in Malaga’s Cervantes theatre on 22 graphic will invite journalists from EUE/Sokolow. March. This new instalment is dedi- all over the world. The actors, direc- “The life of Pablo Picasso has fas- cated to Picasso (the subject of the cinated me throughout my life and first was Einstein) and stars Malaga- I have an enormous respect for the born actor Antonio Banderas. man I share a hometown with,” Ban- National Geographic (NG) Antonio Banderas: “It’s deras said. “I’m thrilled to have planned to host the international natural that the premiere worked with National Geographic, premiere in Spain, as was announced should as close to [Picasso’s] Brian, Ron, Ken and the rest of the when the project was unveiled, but team behind Genius to tell the true it did not initially reveal where or home as possible” story of one of the world’s most in- when it would take place. SUR novative painters.” Antonio Banderas as Picasso in one of the episodes. :: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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DISCOVER ANDALUCÍA

Some of the most unusual Easter traditions are to be found in towns in Andalucía. :: T. ANDALUZ A week of Easter Passion La Mananta, in Puente Genil. :: TURISMO ANDALUZ QUICK GUIDE

What to see on the Pathways of Passion route A WEEK FOLLOWING THE Collegiate church of Osuna. PATHWAYS OF PASSION ne of the most re- rrows and Resurrection Sun- markable times of day, these historic towns in the Renaissance building with an Car + walking the year is now heart of Andalucía become fu- important collection of Baroque Journey time: It is a two-hour drive to O approaching in An- lly immersed in the religious art.Plaza de la Encarnación, the heart of Andalucía. Processions: 3 days. Monuments: 2 days dalucía: Semana Santa, or Holy traditions of Holy Week. 41640 Osuna (Seville) Week. Every city, town and vi- The itinerary takes you to llage celebrates Easter in its Alcalá la Real, in Jaén; Baena, Holy Week Museum. own way, according to its local Cabra, Lucena, Priego de Cor- A collection relating to Easter. Cordoba Jaén customs and traditions, but in doba and Puente Genil, in Cór- Calle Mesones 37, 14850 Baena some places it is a truly fasci- doba; and Carmona, Osuna, (Cordoba) nating experience. Écija and Utrera, in Seville. Granada Almería In fact, ten of towns in three One of the most unusual ex- Abbey church. different provinces are on a periences along this ‘Caminos Built within La Mota castle for Malaga specially-designed tourist rou- de Pasión’ route is to be found the Abbey of Royal Patronage. te called ‘Caminos de Pasión’, in Alcalá la Real, with its com- Castilla de la Mota. 23680 Alcalá JAVIER ALMELLONES or ‘Pathways of Passion’. bination of religious proces- la Real (Jaén). Between the Friday of So- sions and mystery plays. In Puente Genil, Holy Week Sacred Art Museum is so different that it is known Valuable collection inside the as ‘La Mananta’ instead of ‘Se- church of Santa Cruz. mana Santa’. The processions Plaza Santa Nuestra del Valle, represent scenes from the bi- 41400 Écija (Seville). ble and many of the characters wear masks. Church of Nuestra Señora de la Also in Cordoba province, Asunción you can see the so-called ‘san- Gothic-Mudejar building dating tería’ in Lucena, an unusual back to 1525. way of carrying the floats to Calle Santa Ana, the rhythm of drums and the 14800 Priego de Cordoba. sound of the Torralbo, announ-  cing the arrival of the proces- sions. Meanwhile, Holy Week in Priego de Cordoba is a time of contrasts. Many of the proces- sions are greeted in silence, but the crowds always burst into cheers when they see the figure of the Nazarene on Good Friday. Anyone who visits the town of Carmona, in Seville provin- ce, at this time of year will be able to see the figure of the Se- ñor de la Amargura, which is believed to be one of the oldest images still to be carried in procession during Holy Week in Andalucía. Holy Week in Alcalá la Real. :: TURISMO ANDALUZ March 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 35 36 March 16th to 22nd 2018 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH

SOCIETY SCENE Entertainment and help for local causes

Many associations and for additional courses or activities. clubs are also looking for Planning for courses starting in October 2018 is already under way ‘new blood’ as they but more group leaders are needed. The Santa María Bowls Club :: GARRY ALDRIDGE make exciting plans for The full prospectus is available the future online (http://u3afuengirolacosta- the show bar Legends for their sup- delsol.com). They are also on Face- port at a recent fundraising evening book, U3AFuengirolaCostaDel Sol. from which the money raised will :: SUR IN ENGLISH Anyone interested should email go to local causes. [email protected] for more There was a raffle and Echoes of El Paraiso Golf details. the 60s provided the entertainment. Fundraiser for Pieta House Last year the club donated almost A charity dinner in aid of Pieta Club Charity and Pleasure 60,000 euros locally, the majority House was held in the El Paraiso CAP singers entertain of which was raised in their shop in Golf club recently. It was organised Club Charity and Pleasure (CAP) Calle Torremolinos in La Cala. by David and Barbara James and chef last week marked its 25th birthday This year the club celebrates 20 Paul and consisted of a seven-course with cake and wine for members. years of service to the local commu- meal with wine tasting sponsored CAP Singers, under the direction of nity. New members are always wel- by Richard Bell Young of Vinopolis Yvonne Harrison, entertained with come; just call in to the charity shop. wines Puerto Banús. a selection from their new reper- The shop (677 059 061) is open Mon- The event was to raise funds for toire. day to Saturday from 10am to 2pm. the suicide and self harm preven- CAP is a social organisation which Donations of clothes and bric-a-brac tion charity and to launch the Pieta meets at 10.30am each Wednesday etc are always appreciated. House annual walk which takes morning at Restaurante Chilli, Be- Lion’s Club members and supporters. :: SUR place in Estepona on 12 May, namara. Some weeks they have a Santa María Bowls 5.30am. Register at www.darkness- speaker. They also arrange events The captain’s team wins intolight.ie and excursions including regular Santa María Bowls club held their trips to Gibraltar, the theatre, exhi- Annual Captain vs President Com- U3A bitions, lunches and dinners at dif- petition last month. Looking for leaders ferent venues along the Coast. They The finish went down to the last The U3A group are looking for peo- also raise money for local charities, bowl on the last end and the Cap- ple interested in running a course mainly those supporting Alzheimer’s tain’s team came out the winners or managing a group. They will be sufferers, Adana, Aprona, Aspandem by three shots. The afternoon was given some basic guidance and the and Cudeca. completed with a meal and a talent courses or activities can run between New members are welcome – an- night. October and late May. nual membership is €15. For more Anyone wishing to come to the Volunteers will need to have a information contact President Mary club should contact Susan Walker few hours a week free, fortnightly Erlich on 952 896820 or visit on 664068020. or monthly, depending on the course www.clubcharityandpleasure.word- or activity. Occasionally group lead- press.com. What are you up to? ers need to take a short break for If you are involved in a club or associa- personal reasons and a backup leader La Cala de Mijas Lions Club tion and planning events, trips or activi- ties that would be of interest to other is needed. Show bar Legends evening readers of SUR in English, we would love The courses and activities are very The President of the Lions, Julie to hear from you: varied and suggestions are welcomed Barry, thanked Andrea and Paul of Email: [email protected] Pieta House receiving the cheque from El Paraiso golf. :: SUR March 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 37 38 March 16th to 22nd 2018 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH

DENISE BUSH

READER’S PHOTO GARDENING PERUVIAN BEAUTY

SUR reader Jennifer Giles The Apple of Sodom sent in this photo of a beau- tiful Scilla peruviana. Scillas are native to the Mediterra- nean and although not frost An attractive flowering bush or small tree, Calotropis hardy, can withstand some cold. They multiply easily has strange apple-like fruits that are hollow and soon form a large clump. They prefer a rich ::DENISE BUSH Africa, Asia and Indochina. Calop- from its fibrous mat of roots makes soil with plenty of organic Although the common name is tropis forms a spreading shrub or it a useful plant to prevent soil ero- material and good drainage Apple of Sodom, Calotropis is a medium tree 2.5 to six metres sion. However its strong survival is essential. :: J. GILES poisonous plant. Other common high. It has a tap root that can go instincts have made it unwelcome names include Rubber bush and down four metres and a fibrous in some temperate countries King’s crown, and sometimes it is root system. Its ability to find wa- where it can grow unchecked and GARDENING HINTS known by the synonym Asclepias ter deep in the soil helps it soon swamp other plant species. procera. to live during periods The fruits are apple- Fascinating facts about The genus Calotropis is part of of drought and its like, green and about the Apocynaceae family and it is ability to send 10cm in diameter. native to North Africa, Tropical up suckers When crushed atomic gardening or hit they make an audi- After WWII, there was an ini- died, the ones a bit further out ble popping tiative to develop alternative developed tumours and were sound as uses for fission energy. It was misshapen but the plants fur- theyt are called Atoms for Peace and thest away mutated and pro- filledf mainly part of it included atomic gar- duced new usable plants. The withw air. In dening. Gamma gardens, as Rio Star grapefruit and a strain the centre is a they are known, were created of peppermint resistant to ver- small seed pod in the US, India, Japan, Europe ticillium wilt was developed in filled with fine and Russia to study the effects this way. Many of the muta- silk. This silk was of radiation on plant life. The tions developed went into once collected to fill gardens were built in the commercial production (Rio pillows or strands of it shape of a cartwheel and cov- Star grapefruit account for were twisted together to make ered about five acres. They 75% of Texas’ grapefruit crop) wicks for lamps. were surrounded by an eight and are still grown today. The white milky latex that ex- metre high dyke to prevent The Atomic Gardening Soci- udes from the cut stems of Calo- the radiation spreading out- ety was started in 1959 by tropis is poisonous and was once side the garden. At the hub of Briton Muriel Howorth, an used as a poison for arrowheads. the wheel was the radioactive atomic activist. The society The mature stems are covered with material, either Cobalt -60 or distributed irradiated seeds to a thick cork-like bark and the grey- Caesium-137. The wheel was keen gardeners who were sup- green leaves are 15-30cm long and planted with different plants posed to report back on the waxy. Fibres from the stems were which were left exposed to results. Interest faded in the used to make rope, nets and paper. the radiation for seven to eight 60s as gardeners’ feedback The flowers are quite unusual, they months. The plants closest to was sporadic and enthusiasm are small white or greenish white the radioactive source usually waned. at the base and purplish at the pointed tips. In the centre of each flower is a raised ‘crown’. The plant PHOTOS is a food source for the Monarch caterpillar and attracts lots of pol- Calling all Email your photos to eng- linating insects. gardeners [email protected] or send Calotropis was first described them to SUR in English, by a Roman Jewish historian Avda Dr Marañón 48, 29009 called Josephus who found it We know that many of our Malaga, with a caption and a growing near Sodom. It is men- readers have lovely gardens, few words of explanation. tioned in both the Mishnah and or enjoy growing plants on Alternatively, you can send the Talmud (its fibres cannot be their terraces or balconies, them to us via Facebook used as wicks during the Sab- so why not share them with (surenglish) or Twitter The Apple of Sodom and close up of flower (inset). :: WIKIMEDIA bath). others? (@SUR_English) March 16th to 22nd 2018 39 SUR IN ENGLISH LIFESTYLE

and people were not able to go out. Some prisoners managed to escape The passion of Holy Week in Andalucía from the local jail, carried the image of Christ through the streets, and then returned voluntarily to prison. Thursday morning is also popular Our look at the annual celebrations covers four more of the region’s eight provnces in Malaga, when people go to the port to watch the Legion disembark from their ship. MALAGA. Nowhere lives Semana place in this city for 400 years. In Malaga province, Holy Week Santa, the week leading up to Easter, The Easter processions are also is classified as being especially in- with as much energy as Andalucía, well worth watching in towns such teresting for tourists in Alhaurín and visitors can observe the rituals as Alcalá la Real, Baeza, Linares, Mar- de la Torre, , , in every corner of the region tos and Úbeda, all of which are clas- , , , Ronda sified as being of special interest. and Vélez-Málaga. Huelva In Huelva the Holy Week proces- Malaga Seville sions begin on Palm Sunday. It is a It has to be said that Holy Week in Easter in Seville is unique in beauty very interesting city to visit at this Malaga is very special and every one and essence. Nearly 60 processions time of year, and nobody should of the processions is a delight to ex- take place during the week, and this miss the chance to try some of the perience. Most of the religious broth- is not only a 400-year-old Catholic traditional Easter cakes, as well as erhoods also have their own ‘Casa festival but also the synthesis of a enjoying the religious aspects of the Hermandad’, museums containing whole culture centred on the essence occasion. One of the most special the beautiful floats, the cloaks worn of the human being. processions takes place in the early by the Virgins, and other religious The best way to see the proces- hours of Good Friday, when the re- and ceremonial items. sions is to look for some of the side ligious brotherhoods of El Perdón, Early in the morning of Holy streets which are off the official Misericordia and El Nazareno carry Monday, thousands of people gather route but which they all have their images through the streets. The outside San Pablo church to see the to pass through en route to the latter is one of the oldest in the city, images of Jesús Cautivo and María cathedral. dating back to the 16th century. Santísima de la Trinidad brought Good Friday and Holy Saturday Also well worth seeing are the The popular La Macarena procession in Seville during Holy Week. :: EFE from their chapel. That evening, pro- are possibly the best days to enjoy joyful ‘La Borriquita’ on Palm Sun- cessions of Jesús de la Columna, Easter in Seville, but La Macarena day, the solemn ‘Santo Entierro’ on Jaén the image of Nuestro Padre Jesús María Santísima de la O and ‘Los Gi- and La Esperanza of Triana are also Good Friday and the processions of Holy Week in Jaén is particularly at- Nazareno, affectionately known as tanos’, the joyful gypsy procession remarkably beautiful. Children also the Virgins of La Victoria and La Es- mospheric, a mixture of history, tra- ‘El Abuelo’ (the grandfather), is which begins at Calle Frailes, take love La Borrequita on Palm Sunday. peranza on Wednesday. dition, art and religious devotion. It brought out from the cathedral. It is place. Elsewhere in the province, Alcalá Elsewhere in the province of Hu- combines the sobriety of Castilla and accompanied by over 7,000 penitents Another important moment in de Guadaíra, Alcalá del Río, Carmona, elva, Ayamonte is also a good place the splendour of Andalucía. Crowds and one highlight is when Nuestro Malaga is on Wednesday, when a pris- Morón de la Frontera, Coria del Río, to visit at Easter, as its processions of people line the streets to watch Padre Jesús meets the Virgen de los oner is released by Nuestro Padre Utrera, Écija, Marchena, Estepa, have been classified as an event the magnificent processions, and one Dolores in Calle Amargura. This is Jesús El Rico each year. This privilege Osuna, Guadalcanal and Las of special interest to tourists in of the most popular takes place in one of the most moving moments was granted by Carlos III when there Cabezas de San Juan are also espe- Andalucía. the early hours of Good Friday, when in the processions, which have taken was an epidemic of cholera in Malaga cially interesting at Easter. 40 March 16th to 22nd 2018 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH

Beatles-themed cruise to set Fundraisers plan flying sail from Barcelona in October visit to conquer La Concha The MS Sovereign will weeks as the support act for The Beat- host a week of shows from les in Paris. Also featured is Peter Donegan, son of the legendary Lon- A group of hikers will :: SUR IN ENGLISH bella, whose peak stands at 1,200 tribute acts celebrating nie Donegan, whose skiffle music in- travel from Scotland, MALAGA. A group of ten adven- metres above sea level. iconic musicians spired The Beatles in a huge way. turers from Scotland are training The view from the top will be The Beatles theme continues off climb Marbella’s iconic for an intense 17-hour trip on Sat- their only chance to do any sight- :: SUR IN ENGLISH stage with a series of onboard debates, peak and fly home on urday31 March. In order to raise seeing however, as the climbers BARCELONA. Beatle-mania is due talks and exhibitions. Guests will in- the same day for a funds for the Beatson Cancer Char- plan to fly in from Scotland and fly to go to sea on 22 October when a clude Tony Bramwell and Leslie Cav- ity in Glasgow, the group will climb home again all on the same day. themed cruise sets sail from Barce- endish, who will speak about their cancer charity the La Concha mountain in Mar- They set themselves the goal of lona. Passengers will enjoy seven times and experiences with the band. raising £10,000 and earlier this nights of live music provided by art- The ship, the MS Sovereign, with week they announced that half of ists paying tribute to The Beatles and a capacity for 2,852 passengers and the sum had already been donated. the solo careers of Paul McCartney, 803 crew members, will visit Sète, One of the climbers is Stepha- John Lennon and George Harrison, Villefranche, Livorno, Civitavec- nie Hutton, 33, whose mother as well as other iconic stars in pop chia and Naples, before returning Claire has been undergoing che- and rock music, including Buddy to Barcelona. motherapy at the Beatson Cancer Holly, Cilla Black and Elvis Presley, Centre. She stressed the important among others. · Special offer : For 15 per work carried out there and how The host for each night will be the cent off this cruise visit Oferplan they want to raise as much money Costa del Sol’s own Mel Williams, https://oferplan.diariosur.es/ and as possible for the centre. who in 1963 was on the bill for three purchase the discount voucher “They perform amazing, life- saving work every day and provide incredible support to families. Throughout everything in the last 18 months the Beatson has been there every step of the way and I would urge anyone who has been touched by cancer in any way to donate to this fantastic cause,” said Stephanie.

· How to donate : Visit justgiving.com/fundraising/te Two team members, Stephanie and Colin Hutton. :: SUR ammorphfit The MS Sovereign, “Paul McCartney” and “John Lennon”. :: SUR March 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 41 42 March 16th to 22nd 2018 FOOD&DRINK SUR IN ENGLISH ADVERTORIAL Amáre Marbella Beach Hotel A beach vibe with a cosmopolitan twist

MARBELLA Amáre Marbella Beach Hotel is a urban beach resort in an un- beatable location, right in front of the sea, and only five min- utes away from the old town. Everything is focused towards the Mediterranean, but sharing :: JOSELE-LANZA its cosmopolitan, international flavour. It has a very modern DANI GARCÍA PRESENTS ‘A 4 MANOS’ style, where all the elements are combined to create a sophisti- The fifth edition of the ‘A 4 Manos’ gastronomy days will be a tribute cated feeling. to the pioneer of Basque nouvelle cuisine, Juan Mari Arzak, an- Amáre’s goal is to stimulate nounced Dani García at the presentation of the event last week. all the senses. And they do this Some of the greatest chefs in Spain will each prepare a dish to dem- by paying great attention to onstrate the flavour and technique of Basque cookery. The event, at small details: from the fragance Marbella’s Puente Romano, runs from Saturday to Tuesday. to the views and the music, the gastronomy, etc.

AMÁRE EVENTS With regard to events, Amáre Il Divo tribute. offers dinner and a live music :: SUR show six days a week. Guests can sample the Mediterranean menu with Asian touches, pre- pared and served by a great team, with an incomparable at- mosphere, full of good vibes. The talented artists and their music make every night a unique one. Besides thematic parties such as pool parties, San Juan celebrations and the Feria in April, Amáre holds many other events. On Fridays in low and medium season, Amáre Lounge welcomes the impres- sive voices of the three tenors Il Divo tribute and the burlesque show Room 169, which dem- onstrates the different ways of loving in a relationship projected through music. San Juan at Amáre Beach. In the high season at Amáre :: SUR Beach, the flamenco night brings passion and drama to Thursday, Friday and Satur- the season. the seashore, and the Cuban day evening. And for fashion lovers, there night pulsates to the sound of are two fashion shows during the Caribbean. ART AND FASHION summer. During the afternoons, guests This year Amáre also has three at Amáre Beach are entertained different art exhibitions. The · Amáre Beach Hotel : Avenida by DJs, saxophones and elec- first one is by local photogra- Severo Ochoa 8, Marbella. tric guitars and in the Belvue, pher Jesús Chacón, and there www.amarehotels.com. live music is scheduled every will be two more throughout Advanced booking: 951560714 March 16th to 22nd 2018 43 SUR IN ENGLISH FOOD&DRINK

ANDREW J. LINN DISCRIMINATION The magic of smoke A LA CARTE Smoking is an ancient method of cooking which offers thousands of n her book, Fight Back and women. Until the 1800s it was not Win, US lawyer Gloria Allred considered appropriate for a possibilities in modern- recounts the details of her woman to eat on her own, even day gastronomy I fight against restaurants that when they would travel independ- customarily gave a menu without ently and go shopping without a prices to the lady. male companion. :: ESPERANZA PELÁEZ Already an established women’s The first ladies-only restaurant MALAGA. Bittor Arginzoniz, a chef rights attorney, it was an opportu- opened in New York in 1833, and at the Asador Etxebarri, in Axpe-Atx- nity to make her point when some in 1839 the legendary Lhardy in ondo (1,300 inhabitants) has taken clients asked her to sue a restau- Madrid followed the trend. Still a his restaurant to sixth position in the rant for violating California’s Civil Madrid landmark and allegedly list of the World’s 50 Best Restau- Rights legislation. The restaurant maker of the best ‘cocido’ in rants and received the National Gas- in question was well-known and Spain, it was, according to third tronomy Award in 2016 as the Best of a high standard, but when a lady generation manager Javier Pagola, Head Chef thanks to his understand- invited her male business partner also the first to allow women to ing of the magic of fire. to lunch the maître d’ handed her eat on their own. Author Michael Pollan, who vis- a menu without prices and to the A women-only restaurant ited him for his book Cooking, a Natu- man one with prices, a common opened in the Emirates a couple of ral History of Transformation, said: feature at the time of high-end weeks ago. Known as Burger Trip, “Bittor had learned to use smoke as restaurants throughout Europe the cooks are all men, and of a sixth taste”, to which Bittor replied: Smoke is the ‘sixth flavour’ according to Michael Pollan. :: D. MALDONADO and, in some cases, the United course they are never allowed to “No, not smoke.” States. The couple walked out. set foot outside the kitchen area, There are two basic techniques for combustion flavour the food. “For each meat a different wood Allred recalls asking restaurant while the waitresses are, naturally, smoking; with the first, smoking ‘hot’, And that’s how Bittor Arginzoniz’s and is used,” he explains. He mari- owner Virginie Ferry why such a women. the food is smoked while cooking at statement is explained, it’s not the nates and smokes pork ribs using wal- policy was in place. She replied, low temperature, between 55º and smoke but the wood, that counts. nut splinters; cherry sawdust for tur- “Because a woman is a woman is a WINE OF THE WEEK 80º. The process eliminates bacteria Amador Fernández, chef and owner key and chicken, and holm oak for woman.” My response was, “What which is why the technique has tra- of the Amador restaurant in Malaga, Egyptian koftas. “These processes are does that mean, what does that Los Aguilares Pinot Noir ditionally been used for conserving is in love with the possibilities that very slow, and we complement them mean, what does that mean?” It foods, in combination with drying smoke offers. Together with his com- with long vacuum cooking and of was, apparently, “the French It is only in the last couple of dec- and salting. In cold smoking, com- panion, Canadian Candace Garland, course, the marinades,” he added way”. As Allred went on record as ades that wine has once again been bustion takes place outside the cham- he took a road trip from Canada For the German Michael Lienhoop, saying later, “Since when did a res- made in the Ronda area after the ber where the food is placed, which through the USA to study the tech- chef and owner of Ku ‘Damm (Fuen- taurant decide who pays the bill?” industry was wiped out by an epi- is maintained at temperatures be- nique of smoked meats. There the bar- girola), smoking is something he has When initially faced with a law- demic. Los Aguilares Pinot Noir, tween 15º and 25º. In this technique, becue is a religion that goes far be- been familiar with since childhood, suit, the restaurant refused to made by Bibi Garcia, beat 2,000 the impregnation of smoke is faster. yond a bag of charcoal. “To begin with, and in the oven at his restaurant he change its policy. That was until other wines to first place in inter- The famous glass bell connected to a the quality of beef is different. There smokes salmon and trout, and wild the campaign went national and it national competitions smoke pipe that the Roca brothers the cattle feed on grass, and that gives eels brought from home, with beech finally buckled under the pressure. two years running. popularised in 2005 allows to smoke a fatty infiltration that favours the shavings. He even smokes his own There are still restaurants that This vino tinto is the and aromatise any food instantane- absorption of smoke aromas,” ex- bacon. Cold and hot “The secret is have ‘ladies’ menus’, and there are bodega’s ‘wine of the ously. Sawdust from different woods, plained the cook who uses smoked quality products, wood and time,” he also restaurants exclusively for year’ at 11 euros. spices and aromatic herbs are placed meat of different types on his menu says. Used proeprly, smoke does not in the pipe and the aromas of their and has four smoking ovens. mask, but makes it shine. It’s magic. 44 March 16th to 22nd 2018 WHAT TO DO SUR IN ENGLISH

EXHIBITIONS same time underline that the cul- Pintura en Primavera tural contribution of black resi- Torremolinos. From 12 until 27 dents in Malaga enriches society. April. The cafetería of the Centro Classic Marvel Comics www.facebook.com/Café-de- Cultural Pablo Ruiz Picasso. Estepona. Until 31 March. Estraperlo Students from the Universidad Auditorio Felipe VI. Popular will be displaying their This exhibition will focus on the Manuel Estrada work. most popular characters from Mar- Malaga. Until 18 May. Salas de La vel comics in the 1960s-1980s, in- Coracha, Alameda Principal, 23. Homes Real Estate and Art cluding Spiderman, X Men, The An exhibition entitled ‘Pensar, Fuengirola. Until 6 April. Avda Los Fantastic Four, Thor and Iron Man. dibujar, diseñar’ by Manuel Boliches, 86. Estrada. Tatjana Popovic Mímica is a Ser- Juan Antonio Ramírez bian/ Chilean artist living in Mex- Malaga. Until 17 March. Sala de ico. She will be holding an exhibi- Exposiciones, El Rectorado, tion of her works entitled ‘Iconos Malaga University. Free. Bizantinos’. El Bricoleur y la Ciudad. Juan Anto- nio Ramírez y el Ecosistema del Tropical Vibes Arte en Málaga 1980-2000 is the ti- Mijas. Until 19 March. Casa Rescued dogs at Triple A. :: SUR tle of the new exhibition at the Museo. Rectorado in Malaga University. An exhibition by Mijas artist, Cris- The works consist of vibrant paint- tina Alarcón. ings, sculptures and pieces of office Triple A Dog Walk furniture turned into art. Artistas Eclécticos Mijas Pueblo. Until 30 March. Nature and Perception Primavera. In the tourist office. An MARBELLA. The annual Tri- INFORMATION Malaga. Until 23 March. Ateneo exhibition of art by Elaine Carlton, ple A Dog Walk takes place de Malaga, C/Compañía Manuel Estrada, Malaga. Margit Björklund, Richard Wood this Sunday, 18 March. It will  When: 18 March 10.30am Luis Bujalance started his career in and Sinikka Ahokas-Gröhn. start at the Manuka restau- the 90s and has exhibited regularly Artistas Independientes Stories in Colour. Clínica rant on the Paseo Marítimo in  Where: Manuka restauarant, in the US and Norway. Álora. From 16 March until 2 veterinaria, Av México 21. Marbella. Paseo Marítimo, Marbella. April. Bar Adeli Blanco, C/Santa Exhibition by Margit Björklund Registration is at 10.30am Blackness Ana. and Sinikka Ahokas-Gröhn. and costs 10€; this includes  Donation. 10€ includes Malaga. Until 16 April. Café de Es- A collective exhibition. Closed coffee, tea or juice and a selec- breakfast, T-shirt etc. traperlo, Plaza Poeta Alfonso Tuesdays. Arne Haugen Sørensen tion of cakes, a goody bag Canales. . Until 9 September. with T-shirt, dog-scarf and  Contact. 622910214 / The artists Siobhan Riordan (UK) Pinceladas de Sorolla Galería Krabbe, C/Rosarico. both people and doggy treats. [email protected] / and Daysury Valencia (Sweden) are Torremolinos. Until 23 March. A individual exhibition. Canvas Participants can walk their www.tripleamarbella.org two black artists living in Malaga. The cafetería of the Centro Cul- and paper. own dog or reserve and walk a In this exhibition, the artists cele- tural Pablo Ruiz Picasso. dog from Triple A. Every year one, and even people without a brate black cultural heritage to pro- Students from the Universidad ArtFest the event is great fun for every- dog can come and join in. ject a positive image of black peo- Popular will be displaying their Calahonda. Until 30 March. ple throughout history, and at the work. Atlantis PMR, CC Los Olivos. March 16th to 22nd 2018 45 SUR IN ENGLISH WHAT TO DO

The ArtFest is an art competition Easter charity dinner Reservations call 690073871. initiated by The Arts Society for all Benalmádena. 31 March, 8pm. www.ventanaabierta.es affiliated societies worldwide. Ten Restaurante Club Náutico. 37€ of the Costa del Sol branch mem- In aid of Lobo Park and El Refugio Concerts in La Ermita bers are participating. This exhibi- del Burrito. Glass of cava followed Nerja. 17 March, 8pm. La Ermita. tion is by appointment only. Call by buffet with drink included. Raf- Free. 952933870 or email Teresa@atla- fle and entertainment by Dave Lee Tsukiko Amakawa (pianist) from tinspmr.com. More information at ‘Dean Martin’. Reservations: call Japan and David Palomas Gómez www.theartssociety-costadelsol.org 633332114 / 654513380 or email (trombonist), will be in concert. [email protected] or Lol Malone [email protected] Spring Concerts Mijas. Until 9 April. Centro Cultural Nerja. 20 March 7pm. 21 March 7 La Cala . ARCH and 8pm. Centro Cultural Villa de ‘Musas Hoy’ is the name of this ex- Alhaurín el Grande. 30, 31 March. Nerja. 1€. hibition by Lol Malone. A special fundraising event for The Municipal School of Music Easter starts on Good Friday when and Dance present their the horse rescue centre will open traditional spring concerts. On 20 its doors to the public from 11am - March the performance is Bake-off categories include celebration cakes and biscuits. :: SUR 4pm. There will be a dog show, a dedicated to music with a market and an Easter Egg hunt for selection of students from the children. This is followed on Satur- different disciplines that teach day by the Ginger Pig hoedown, an movement, piano, guitar, TAPAS treasure hunt evening of country and western percussion and wind and the music at the Ginger Pig Country concert on the 21st will be pub in Coín. It starts at 7.30pm. dedicated to dance. and Easter bake-off Tickets 20 euros available from the pub or call 628867980. Stars of the West End Facebook: ARCH Benalmádena. 16 March, 9pm. Moonlight Lounge, Sunset Beach :: TONY BRYANT istering is advised (info@tapas- MUSIC & DANCE Club Hotel. COÍN. The Andalusian Perform- society.com). Mijas. 18 March, 9pm. Avanto res- ing Arts Society (TAPAS) is hold- The second event is the TAPAS Galeria Krabbe, Frigiliana. taurant, La Cala. ing two fun family events this Easter Fayre and bake-off, which The Wall Bar Puerto Banús. 19 March, 9pm. La month. will be held on Saturday 31 Malaga. Hotel Vincci Posada del Sala Banús, Calle Juan Belmonte, The first is the popular Car March. The bake-off categories CHARITY Patio, 11pm, entry free. s/n. Treasure Hunt, which takes place include celebration cakes, cup 16 March. Delirium Blues Fusion. Featuring principal performers on Sunday 18 March. The two- cakes, tarts, biscuits and quiche. Spring dinner and dance Lourdes del Pino and Javier Esteve, from London’s West End. Tickets: hour event will begin at the El The event will be held at the Mijas. 23 March, 7.30pm. Hotel Ta- vocals and guitar. www.costadeldisco.com Cruce Restaurant in Coín at El Cruce Restaurant and will in- misa Golf. 23€ 10.30am and continue through clude live music, a craft market, Dinner and dance with wine and Duo KaM Musik Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival Show the stunning countryside that tombola, raffle and children’s entertainment to raise funds for Torremolinos. 16 March, 8.30pm. Nerja. 22 March, from 7.30pm. surrounds the town. entertainment. PAWS adoptions. Reservations: call Casa de la Cultura. Free. Hotel Villa Flamenka. 15€. Each team will consist of no Those wishing to enter the 722336978 or email The flute and guitar duo KaM Mu- Johnny ‘G’ together with his back- more than four people per car, bake-off - which costs three euros [email protected] sik will be playing a varied reper- ing singers and dancers presents a including the driver. Clues will – must register by emailing toire of contemporary and classical fast moving show highlighting the be given in both Spanish and Eng- [email protected] FAMA and 4 PAWS music. music of the great pioneers of Rock lish at the start of the hunt, TAPAS is an established per- Fuengirola. 24 March, from 3pm. and Roll, including Buddy Holly, which costs three euros for TA- forming arts society which has Bar 69 Paseo Marítimo. Ancient and sacral music The Everly Brothers, Neil Sedaka, PAS member, or four euros for built a reputation for successfully Kids activities, music, yoga, flea Frigiliana. Casa de Apero. Cliff Richard, Bill Haley, Roy Orbi- non-members. promoting the arts along the market and more. Call 694432289. 17 March, 8pm. Coro Joven Cár- son, Bobby Vee and Elvis. Tickets: Spaces are limited so pre-reg- Costa del Sol. mina Nova. Hotel Villa Flamenca, Monroe’s 46 March 16th to 22nd 2018 WHAT TO DO SUR IN ENGLISH

Hair Studio, Ruskin’s Restaurant, 20 March, 11am nahavís town hall. Visitors 12€. cals), José M. Millán ‘Manú’ (gui- Nerja Property Services, OLAS, A rebel on the run: Carvaggio’s fi- tar) and Isaac García (clapping). Fitzgerald’s Bar, Potter’s Bar and ‘Sarah Churchill, Maria Theresa of nal years. For information and bookings call The International Club Nerja. Austria and Ada Lovelace’ Caravaggio was the bad boy of art 687 607 526 or email 23 March, 11am. history – ambitious yet volatile. In [email protected] For A While 1606 his life changed forever Nerja. 24 March,9pm. Centro Cul- Debate and Discussion ‘Will when he killed a man in a bloody EVENTS tural Villa de Nerja. 5€. Britain be better or worse off after brawl. Sian Walters will explore Nerja duo, Natalia on piano and An- Brexit?’ the remarkable stylistic transfor- abel vocals, will be performing 21 March, 1pm. mations that took place during the Classics On The Road some well known melodies accom- Geoff Cooke gives reasons why he last four years of the artist’s life – a Malaga. 16 March. Malaga Automo- panied by cello, violin and guitar. believes we will be better off time of restless yet extraordinary Caravaggio, Benahavís lecture bile Museum. making our own decisions on laws creativity. The Morgan Sports Car Club Spain Sir Roger Manwood Orchestra and economics to suit British www.benahavisdfas.com/events will be visiting the car museum Malaga. 25 March,1pm. St culture. Opposing speakers La Herradura celibrates San José from 11am today, Friday. George’s Church. Free. welcome. San Roque. 21 March, 11am. San with a programme of activities for Sir Roger Manwood’s School Or- Roque Golf Club. Visitors 12€. daytime as well as night. The pro- Speaking of Dreams chestra will be performing at the Lux Mundi Art Appreciation Hidden canvases: Street Art & The gramme can be found on Mijas Costa. 16 March, 8pm. church as part of their 2018 tour of Torre del Mar. 19 March, 10.30am. City. www.almunecar.info Avanto Restaurant, C/Rota. 35€ Spain. The repertoire includes ar- Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre, An illustrated talk by Doug Gillen Speaking of Dreams is an rangements of Holst’s Jupiter, Avda Moscatel. 2€. sponsored by the Sovereign Group. FLAMENCO interactive evening where Ferdinand Herold, The Clog Dance, “The Private Life of Masterpieces” www.facebook.com/theartssocie- psychoanalyst Michael Murphy as well as music from films such as Primavera by Botticelli. After tydelafrontera and presenter Ciana Campbell Forrest Gump. watching the BBC arts documen- Flamenco abierto examine dreams. The event is tary there will be a discussion. FESTIVALS Vélez-Málaga. Peña Flamenca based around Michael Murphy’s Niño de Vélez, C/Tejeda 10. Book of Dreams, and audience Costa Discussion Group 16 March, 10pm. members are invited to comment Fuengirola. Café Manila, Paseo Virgen de los Dolores Rocio Cabrera (dance) with on the dreams discussed and to Marítimo Rey de España, 77, Los Iznate. 23 March Antonio Luque ‘Carito’ (vocals) and contribute dreams for analysis, if Boliches. The Friday before Easter week the Rubén Portillo (guitar). they so wish. The evening also Factory Farming - Immoral and un- village of Iznate holds a procession features performances of poetry. safe? 16 March, 6.30-8pm. You through the streets of the Virgen 23 March, 10pm. may have no qualms about cram- de los Dolores. Sara Carnero (dance) with José Floral Art Club ming animals into filthy sheds and Manuel Fernández (vocals) and Estepona. Agro Jardín, Cancelada . cages without room to lie down, or Día de la tagarnina Rubén Portillo (guitar). 20 March 3pm. “Seasons Delights” genetic manipulation. But are Villanueva del Rosario. 17 March with NAFAS Demonstrator Anne there also health issues concerning Tastings of this unusual vegetable Flamenco in the Museum Stoddart is on 20 March. Anne is a Malaga. Keith James, Cómpeta the meat, eggs and milk produced in the thistle family. Music, stands Museo de Arte Flamenco retired florist and qualified Adult by factory farming? selling local products etc. Peña Juan Breva, C/Ramón Fran- Education Tutor, she will lead one www.facebook.com/groups/costa- quelo. of the club’s ‘Look and Learn’ or Keith James in concert delsolfreethinkers/ San José 17 March, 8.30pm. Manuel Roldán ‘Hands-on’ sessions on Thursday 22 Cómpeta. 1 April,9pm. Galería luz La Herradura. 16-19 March. (dance) with Miguel Infante (vo- March at 11am at Agrojardin. Places de la Vida, C/Laberinto. ITS Spring production Keith James is one of the most ac- Estepona. 23-25 March, 8pm Fri- tive and artistic concert performers day, Saturday. 7pm Sunday. El in the UK. He has performed over Paraiso Golf Club. 2,000 concerts in the UK and The International Theatre studio The horticulturalist fair across Europe and has released 14 are presenting ‘Habias Corpus’ by CD Albums. Reservations: Alan Bennett. Tickets: [email protected] www.intenationaltheatrestudio.org :: TONY BRYANT LECTURES The Arts Society lectures BENALMÁDENA. Benalmádena The Ole Optica l Lecture. George is gearing up for the 12th edition Orwell, Life With My Father. of the Feria de Plantas de U3A Lectures Nerja. 27 March, 6pm. Cultural Coleccíon (rare plant fair) which Fuengirola. Lux Mundi reference Centre, Calle Granada. Members will be held in La Paloma Park dur- Library, free to members, guests 8€, guests 10€. ing Easter Week. 5€. Email: u3afuengi- www.theartssocietynerja.com The show focuses on the pro- [email protected] Speaker Richard Blair. motion of little-known plants. Hands that rocked a cradle : The event attracts serious col- ‘Catherine de Medici part two’ Benahavís. 20 March, 6.30pm. Be- lectors and also keen amateur horticulturalists looking for ways of making their gardens more at- tractive. More than 40 local and national horticultural specialists will par- ticipate in the fair, which will in- clude tropical and subtropical plants, cacti and succulents of varying shapes and sizes, striking The fair will focus on rare succulents, orchids and bonsai. :: SUR orchid displays and rare bonsai trees. In addition, there will be stands The main objective of the fair which begins at 5pm on Good Fri- offering aromatic medicinal herbs, is to encourage visiting tourists day and continues until Sunday 1 bulbs, seeds and fertilisers, as well and locals to enjoy the park and April, is free. as information, advice and tips its many facilities. La Paloma Park For more information, see concerning the cultivation and currently houses a permanent col- www.benalmadena.es care of exotic plants. lection of over 90 species of palm The fair, which is organised by trees and one of the best collec- INFORMATION the parks and gardens department tions of bamboo and succulents of Benalmádena town hall, was cre- in Europe. What. Rare plant fair. ated for amateur and professional The 100, 000-square-metre park gardeners to meet in a friendly and is also home to dozens of species Where. La Paloma Park. relaxed environment. Given the of wildlife, including peacocks, success of last year’s edition, hun- ducks, swans, ostriches, turtles, When. Friday 30 March until dreds of visitors are expected to at- rabbits and mountain goats. Sunday 1 April. tend the event this year. Entry to the rare plant show, March 16th to 22nd 2018 47 SUR IN ENGLISH WHAT TO DO are limited so book early. For more (Tues). information and photographs see the club’s Facebook page: Cines Teatro Goya www.facebook.com/esteponaflora- Classical music concerts For tickets and information call lartclub. Call Janet on 694425219 951196665. www.cinesteatro- or email esteponafloralart- goya.com [email protected]. Visitors 10€. Tomb Raider: 15.45 (Sat, Sun); Annual membership 50€ 17.45, 22.30 (Fri, Sat, Sun); 17.30, :: TONY BRYANT (Tues); 17.40 Mon, Wed, Thurs); MALAGA. Lovers of classical mu- 22.15 (Mon-Thurs). sic will be in for a treat when the The Shape of Water: 20.00 (Mon- Atis String Quartet visits the Costa Thurs); 20.15 (Fri-Sun). del Sol this month. A Wrinkle in Time: 11.45 (Sun); Founded in 2017 by students 16.15, 20.30 (Sat, Sun); 17.45 of the Hochschule für Musik und (Mon-Thurs); 18.15 (Fri); 20.30 Tanz, Cologne - Europe’s largest (Sat, Sun). academy of music - the quartet Black Panther: 22.00 (Tues); consists of promising young mu- 22.15 (Mon, Wed, Thurs); 22.30 sicians from different renowned (Fri - Sun). orchestras and ensembles. Ferdinand: 11.45 (Sun). The show, which will present Early Man: 11.45 (Sun); 15.45 students from Taiwan, France, (Sat, Sun). Germany and Spain, will demon- Red Sparrow: 15.45 (Sat, Sun); , strate the universality of music 17.30 (Fri, Sat, Sun), 17.40 (Tues); and the fact that the standard of 17.45 (Mon, Wed, Thurs). excellence in classical music La Tribu (English subtitles): knows no boundaries. The Atis String Quartet will perform in Marbella and Mijas. :: SUR 15.50 (Sat, Sun); 17.45 (Mon, Wed, South Spain Boat Show The quartet, who will perform Thurs); 18.30 (Thurs). a collection of chamber music, in- by Masha Malka. Masha Malka is INFORMATION cluding works by Haydn, Schu- a successful entrepreneur, best- Yelmo Cines, Plaza Mayor TOPS posh frocks event bert and Shostakovich, can be seen selling author and international Centro de Ocio Plaza Mayor, Avda. Alhaurín el Grande. 23, 24 March. at Vic and Jon’s Gastro Bar in Mar- speaker. She has delivered work- What. Classical music con- Alfonso Ponce de León. Carolina Restaurant. 17€. bella on Monday 19 March. Tick- shops, seminars and provided per- certs. Tel: 902 902 103 or visit An evening of entertainment con- ets for the show, which begins at sonal training and coaching in the www. yelmocines.es sisting of two plays and a three- 7.30pm, cost 30 euros. field of success and the skill of Where. Vic and Jon’s Gastro A Silent Voice: 16.00 (Sun). course dinner. TOPS will be per- The show will also be presented learning since 1998. Tickets cost Bar, Marbella. Avanto Retsau- Red Sparrow: 22.15 (Tues). forming Say Something Happened at the Avanto Restaurant in La 38 euros. rant, La Cala de Mijas. the Best Day of My Life: 20.15 by Alan Bennett before dinner and Cala de Mijas on Thursday 22 Organised by Project Music (Thurs). Don’t Blame It On The Boots by N March at 8.30pm. This event will Management, both events include When. 19, 22 March. The Shape of Water: 15.00 (Sat, K Warburton after. Tickets: Mar- also include the launch of a new drinks and canapés. Sun). tin’s and Cristina’s Bookshops in book, Mastering your Emotions Tickets: [email protected] Maria Magdalena: 12.20 (Sat, Alhaurín el Grande. Sun); 19.15 (Tues). Tomb Raider: 16.15 (every day).( Thespa Fuengirola. 28 March, 7.30pm. Los www.varaderobenalmadena.com Cine Albéniz Live screenings of opera and Boliches, Masonic Hall. 16€ mem- or call 9525647 00. C/Alcazabilla 4, Malaga. Tel: 902 ballet and theatre bers, 18€ guests. Includes set 36 02 95 or visit www.cinealbe- www. yelmocines.es meal. Daniel Collado Magician niz.com or www.unientradas.es Hundred years of Bernstein, ‘ffie’s Burning by Valerie Windsor Nerja. 23 March, 7.30pm. Centro Three Billboards Outside Ebb- Royal Ballet. 27 March, 20.15 and A Cut in Rates by Alan Ayck- Cultural Villa de Nerja. 8€. ing: 22.30 (every day). (Rincón de la Victoria, Víalia) bourne. Reservations: 622 454 422 Daniel Collado will be performing The Shape of Water: 16.00, 18.10, Salome, National Theatre. 29 / www.theatrecostadelsol.com / a range of astounding magic. 20.20 (every day). March, 20.00(Víalia) [email protected] The Death of Stalin: 20.15 (every Cosi Fan Tutte, Met opera. 31 Lions Club Marbella day). March, 18.55 (Plaza Mayor, Bollywood Dance Classes Marbella. 22 March, 6.30pm. Ho- The Party: 17.35, 18.55 (every Rincón de la Victoria, Víalia) Torremolinos. 24 March, 6pm. tel San Cristobal, Av Ramón y Ca- day). Giselle, Bolshoi Ballet. 10 April, Caseta Fitness. jal 3. 20.15 (Plaza Mayor, Rincón de la Indian dance classes. Sign up in the The regional head of the Lions Cinesur El Ingenio Victoria, Víalia) office of the Palacio San Miguel Clubs Marbella, Tobias Heyden, is Avda. Juan Carlos 1, Vélez-Málaga. Sports Centre. holding a Lions information eve- Tel. 667 77 31 87. Miguel Infante, Flamenco Cinesa La Cañada www.torremolinos.es ning with wine and tapas. Call The Shape of Water: 17.00 (Tues) La Cañada commercial centre, 667760230 to reserve a place. Loving Pablo: 16.30 (Mon, Tues, Marbella South Spain Boat Show Thurs) Avda. de la Encarnación, Fuengi- www.cinesa.es/Eventos/Todos#d Benalmádena. 28-31 March, 10am- O. V. FILM Red Sparrow: 16.00 (Mon, Tues, rola. Tel. 952 19 86 00. ocumental 7pm. Benalmádena marina. Thurs) Black Panther: 20.45, 23.30 The Queen of Spades: 22 March, The First Edition of the South SUR in English advises calling Tomb Raider: 16.15 (every day); (every day); 19.45, 22.30 (Mon, 19.30. Amsterdam National Opera Spain Boat Show will offer sailing cinemas to check for any last min- 12.25 (Sat, Sun); 19.40, 22.10 Thurs). perform The Queen of Spades by lovers a new showcase where they ute time changes. Lunchtime and (Mon, Tues) Red Sparrow: 22.00, 00.30. Tchaikovsky. can see new and second-hand late night screenings weekends Tomb Raider: 12.00, 17.00, 19.30. Hundred years of Bernstein, boats. Visitors must register first at only. Cinesur Miramar The Shape of Water: 19.40, 22.05 Royal Ballet. 27 March, 20.15 48 March 16th to 22nd 2018 WHAT TO DO SUR IN ENGLISH Secundino Hernández breaks barriers

The artist from Madrid has returned to Spain and is exhibiting his work at the CAC in Malaga

The display of works from the past five years SECUNDINO HERNÁNDEZ is marked by a diversity Venue. CAC Málaga, C/ Alema- of colours, sizes and nia, Malaga. interpretations: “I’m not afraid to evolve,” he says Dates. Until 6 May. Open. Tuesday to Sunday, 10am :: ALBERTO GÓMEZ to 8pm. MALAGA. He recognises that it is “a bit soon” to hold a retrospec- tive, but Secundino Hernández is here, in Malaga, where Picasso was showing his particular universe, born, is especially exciting for me,” filled with geometric figures, he says. splashes of colour, lines and erased Although he became interna- spaces in ‘Todo es mucho’, the ex- tionally better-known in 2013, hibition which opened this week when he exhibited at Arco and at- at the Contemporary Art Centre tracted the attention of Don and (CAC) in Malaga. Mera Rubell, Hernández explains This artist from Madrid, who is that before that, he already had praised by critics and the public support from important galleries alike, is exhibiting his works from and collectors. Now, coinciding the past five years: there are 38 of with his return to Spain after liv- them, many in large format. The ing in Berlin, he is presenting his display demonstrates the freedom most recent paintings, all carried with which Hernández conceives out between 2013 and 2018 with his work. “I have explored various the exception of one from 2004 possibilities. I’m not afraid to keep which serves as a departure point. evolving,” he says. His pictures are filled like an art- This may not be a retrospective, ist’s palette or practically empty, but it resembles one. “Exhibiting with canvases which are almost white and accumulations which follow the style of Spanish mas- Hernández poses in front of one of the paintings he ters such as El Greco, Goya or created exclusively for this exhibition. :: FRANCIS SILVA Hernández became Velázquez, but also the most avant- garde. makes other demands on you. I’m multaneously: internationally known in Hernández, who was born in 1975, interested in the play between the they are paintings 2013 after attracting the makes it clear that he will continue line and the flat, but I don’t just want washed with attention of the Rubells to oscillate between a diversity of to make pictures, I want to experi- floating elements, sizes, colours and techniques. “Large ment and evolve through my paint- palettes and draw- format is more performative, it ing,” he says. ings on paper and The exhibition, which is curated ink. by the director of the CAC, Fernando To produce his Francés, shows Hernández’s disposi- works, he creates tion to leave loose ends: “I don’t like his own tools, to interpret my works, I prefer to leave which he has in- it in the air. Nor do I try to reach any- vented with the body, that would seem too preten- help of his father: tious”. His objective, he explains, “is sharp metal points There are 38 works on display. :: F. S. more intimate, I want people to un- to adjust the tubes derstand what I do.” of paint, pegs to use for unpainted enclose dense and superimposed Three of the works were painted areas, and even a hydrocleaner. He images through which figures can exclusively for this exhibition and also makes his own frames. Some be seen. This exhibition is a whole the artist worked upon them si- canvases are abstract and others world to be discovered.

“My work is fed by everyday things, not just the grand masters of art”

:: A. GÓMEZ shown everything, but nor have we –That’s something you can’t control. MALAGA. Secundino Hernández’s done too little. I have had the support of many col- exhibition ‘Todo es mucho’, opened –Why did you return to Spain after lectors in the past, even before the this week at the CAC Málaga. Consi- living in Germany for ten years? Rubells. It’s good that my work is dered one of the best current abstract –The cycle ended. I did a decade and moving. Things are easier now be- painters, he had to wait several years I think my work is well represented cause the visibility is global, which for his work to be recognised in this on an international level. Now you it wasn’t some time ago. country. can work anywhere because the lo- –What influences your work? –This exhibition isn’t a retrospec- gistics have changed, but for me it –My greatest influences are not only tive, but it is close to one. What does was important to be in the centre of the grand masters, trends and schools. the title signify? Europe and in contact with other con- My work is fed by everyday things, –In moderation, like when a waiter texts and artists. like a painted wall in the street or a tell you “that’s going to be a lot”. The –You used to be more valued abroad popular song, a comic or the form a same thing happens here: we haven’t than in your own country. line takes. March 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 49 50 March 16th to 22nd 2018 WHAT TO DO SUR IN ENGLISH

Saint Patrick’s feast day is celebrated around the globe. :: SUR The Costa celebrates St Patrick’s Day

Many towns and lowed by a procession to the fair- ground at La Paloma park but the villages along the coast weather forecast means these plans will be celebrating this have been cancelled and attendees Saturday with parties, are encouraged to head to Torremo- fancy dress, Celtic linos instead. dancing and Guinness Marbella Marbella’s celebrations will extend across the weekend with a series of :: SUR IN ENGLISH activities planned on Saturday and MALAGA. St Patrick’s Day on 17 Sunday in Constitution Park from 12 March is always a big celebration on to 11.30pm. the Costa del Sol, and this year is no Entertainment will be provided different with many towns holding by The Stolen Gnomes, Bua, Stereo special parties to mark the day. 80, Whiskey in the Car, Thrifty Ma- lone’s, Ciaran Farrell, Colm Fitzpatrick Torremolinos and Sean Murray. There will also be Torremolinos is celebrating with a traditional Celtic dancing. big party in the Plaza de la Nogalera, What’s more, the Marbella arch organised by the Irish Association of will be lit up in green. Spain following the mass in Arroyo de la Miel (see below). Malaga In charge of the proceedingseedings will Every year a mass in Spanish and Eng- be Tony Bell, chairmanman of the lilishsh iiss heheldld at 11am on 17 March association, and this year at the SanS Patricio church the Shevlin Twins, in tthehe Huelin district holders of four of ttheh city. The world titleses forfor chchoiroi Schola Celtic danc-anc- GregGregoriana ing, willill be MalaMalacitana returning.ning. will be per- Otherher formforming St dancers,ers, PaPatrick’str singersers hyhymn and musi- amamong cians will otother be enter-nter- piecepieces. tainingg the crowdswds FuenFuengirola throughoutut the For ththe younger day. Irish dancing. :: SUR ones wwho wish to Ireland’s famousamous get involved,in Mira- brew, Guinness, will be mar shoppingsho centre is available and a varietyy of drinks and hosting a seriesseri of St Patrick’s Day snacks will be served. celebrations.celebratio The centre will be illu- Every year the best fancy dress is minated in green today, Friday, and given a prize. Information can be on Saturday will host facepainting, found on the town hall website fancy dress competitions and a pa- (www.torremolinos.es) or on the Irish rade for children (the latter at 6.30pm) Association Spain’s Facebook page. and Irish beer tasting for the adults. Fuengirola has two Irish pubs, Pogs Benalmádena and O’Reilly’s, which will also join The events in Torremolinos will be in the festivities. preceded by a special mass in the In- maculada Concepción church, next to the train station in Arroyo de la · Is Guinness actually good Miel at noon. This was due to be fol- for you? See page 54. March 16th to 22nd 2018 51 SUR IN ENGLISH HEALTH&BEAUTY

says state of mind is important in cases such as these. “I would say it is like a type of Learning to live with pain switch which affects the intensity of the pain,” he said. These patients often feel very alone and they iso- late themselves, which makes the Every year over 11,000 people with chronic pain attend the specialist pain even worse. units at Malaga’s hospitals to try to relieve their suffering Lumbago Most of the patients they see (90 per ccent) are not cancer patients this, and more than 40 per cent of the pain go away. I can eliminateminate and thet most prevalent condition over-65s, according to the Spanish it with drugs but that wouldd make is lumlumbago, which affects 70 per Pain Society (SED). them continually sleepy and that cent of them, followed by neural- Under the Andalusian Plan of At- is no life. It’s like a balance: you giagias, neuropathies and pain in M. ÁNGELES GONZÁLEZ tention for People in Pain, when it have to weigh up the benefitsts ththe joints and skeletal muscles, is intensive and GPs are unable to of the analgesics against theirr eexplained Dr Fernández. Some  [email protected] treat it the patient is referred to a side effects and look for a ppeople, about one per cent of Pain Unit, where professionals try mid-point where the medi- the total, are suffering from MALAGA. It is the most common to improve their quality of life cation works and the side post-operative pain. As the reason for people to consult their through medication and different effects are tolerable,” saidd number of people undergoing doctors and one of the main causes techniques. Mariano Fernández, coordi-- ssurgery is constantly increas- of absenteeism from work. Pain is More than 11,000 people with nator of the Pain Unit at thee ining, more are affected. increasing among the population, chronic pain attend the specialist Civil Hospital, which was setet DDr Fernández said some pains and it is sometimes described as units at the Civil and Clínico hos- up in the 1980s. are caused by bad habits. “Sitting “the silent epidemic”. pitals in Malaga every year, where Nearly all the patients whoho go in ththe wrong position at the com- Increased life expectancy, cer- teams of anaesthetists and nurses, to the unit are suffering fromom de- puteputer can cause neck pain or lum- tain habits in today’s society - such with the collaboration of colleagues pression and/or anxiety becauseecause bago which becomes chronic over as bad posture at the computer or in other departments, try to alle- for years they have been puttingputting timetime,” he explained. a sedentary lifestyle - and the de- viate their suffering. up with a pain that affects all ar- José Manuel González Mesa, With regard to age, it varies sire to reach old age in as good a The heads of these departments, eas of their lives, personally and coordinator of the Pain Unit at the widely from children to the eld- physical condition as possible which are part of the anaesthesi- at work; and it doesn’t only affect Clínico Hospital. :: FRANCIS SILVA erly, although the biggest group is means that nowadays an increas- ology sections of the hospitals, them, but their families as well. the over-60s. There are also more ing number of people are asking know that it is very difficult to “They feel desperate when they “Many people are already at the women than men, which Dr for specialist attention because of eliminate pain completely; it is come here; they are suffering, tired end of their tether, and when Fernández said is due to the greater a condition which is affecting their something that can only be of the system, depressed and their someone is in continual severe pain prevalence of degenerative illnesses everyday lives. achieved on certain occasions. This family lives have deteriorated,” they can develop a complex syn- in females. When pain goes on for between comes as a severe blow for patients said Dr Fernández. drome of chronic pain with anxi- As well as medication, the doc- three and six months it is consid- when they ask their doctor “Will He says that on average when a ety and depression which is very tors often use inverventionist tech- ered chronic. About 20 per cent of this pain go away one day?” patient comes to his unit he or she difficult to treat,” said José Manuel niques such as infiltrations or de- the population in Spain aged be- “I always tell them I want to im- has already spent two years seeing González Mesa, coordinator of the vices to relieve the pain. “We tween 18 and 29 are affected by prove their quality of life, not make GPs and specialists. Clínico Hospital’s pain unit, who do everything from simple > 52 March 16th to 22nd 2018 HEALTH&BEAUTY SUR IN ENGLISH

Pilar Téllez Antonio Mora 28. She has muscular atrophy 53. He has lumbago “I could lie “I have so

things like infiltrating a knee down and much > or shoulder to very complex techniques like putting an elec- complain, medication I trode in place to treat the pain in a hand or foot,” he explains. In- trathecal morphine pumps and ra- but I prefer could open a diofrequency are also used. “We are improving a great deal to live” pharmacy” in this aspect, although we still have a long way to go,” said Dr Fernández. He believes the pain unit needs to be enlarged in order :: M. A. GONZÁLEZ :: M. A. GONZÁLEZ to be able to attend to everyone MALAGA. Pilar Téllez suffers from MALAGA. “It’s like a day when who needs it. Charcot-Marie-Tooth, a congenital the sun isn’t too hot and there is “There is a waiting list because condition which means that her a slight breeze; everything seems we have so many patients; every muscles are progressively atrophy- beautiful,” said Antonio Mora day we have more referrals because ing and she is in constant pain. It about the times when he is not people are asking to come,” he said. started when she was six; she in pain. That is something he He also believes that all medical couldn’t stand up for long, and her experienced for the first time students should be given specific parents took her to the doctor. The Pilar inherited the illness from her mother. :: SUR two years ago, after 11 years of training about pain as part of their symptoms were so clear that there suffering, when doctors im- degree courses. was no hesitation in diagnosing her. planted an intrathecal infusion Years later she discovered that she Every four months Pilar goes to pump which administers mor- The baby boom had inherited the illness from her the pain unit at the Costa del Sol hos- phine and a local anaesthetic all His counterpart at the Clínico hos- mother, although she had never been “If pain is going to be pital in Marbella for an infiltration day in a controlled manner. pital, José Manuel González Mesa, affected by it. Her younger sister is with you all your life, it’s of botulinum toxin (botox) to relax Antonio, who is 53 and lives agrees. He says anyone who is also a carrier. better to have it as a her muscles and relieve the pain, in San Pedro Alcántara, in Mar- studying Medicine needs to know With rehabilitation therapy and and she also takes an antiepileptic bella, says he has lumbago “be- a lot more about pain. He would effort, this 28-year-old from Malaga friend, not an enemy” drug to prevent cramps. She is also cause I have worked like a don- also like more space in his unit, overcame the first crisis and recov- prescribed strong analgesics, but tries key since I was nine, when my where an average of 30 patients a ered, but the illness became more not to take them. “They make me father took me out of school to day are seen and 12 techniques are aggressive when she was 18 and all feel drugged,” she said. “I’ve got used unload fruit lorries”. His last job carried out. her muscles contracted, “from the affected because the illness is spread- to the pain, it is part of me. I know before retirement, as a driver, “When a specialist refers a pa- hips to the toes”. Due to the terrible ing fast, but she rarely complains be- I’m going to have it all my life be- ended up destroying his back. tient to us they normally have to pain she had to go to the hospital cause “it wouldn’t do any good”. cause the doctors have been very He has had several operations wait between 15 days and six Emergency Department every day “If pain is going to be with you all clear with me. I have two options: I and says that living with pain for months for an appointment, de- for over two weeks, and she was then your life, it is better to have it as a either take the medication and stay more than a decade has affected pending on their problem,” said admitted as a patient. It took over a friend, not an enemy,” said this in bed or I try to live. I prefer the sec- him psychologically. “I’ve cried this anesthesiologist, who also year for her to recover her mobility, mother of a three-year-old girl who ond option,” said the lawyer. She a lot and tried to commit suicide warns that the ‘baby boomers’ are although nowadays she rarely gets doesn’t want to miss a moment of only sleeps a few hours a night twice, because that was no life,” getting older now and this is re- out of her wheelchair because she her childhood. “I get her up, I dress “when I’m really exhausted” but said this father of two teenagers, flected in the number of people can’t stand up for more than a few her, I go to the park with her, to the still manages to find the strength to with tears in his eyes. He has asking doctors and specialists for minutes. She has continual pains, swimming pool, I travel... although study for exams in the hope of gain- been receiving treatment at the pain relief. and more of her body is becoming it is really, really hard,” she said. ing promotion. Pain Unit at the Civil hospital for March 16th to 22nd 2018 53 SUR IN ENGLISH HEALTH&BEAUTY

Miguel Álvarez 38. He has trigeminal neuralgia to relieve the symptoms, for which he goes regularly to the pain unit at the Civil Hospital. He has also “Even the air tried acupuncture, at his own ex- pense, therapy with magnets and, in desperation, cannabis. that touches Miguel was a bricklayer but had to retire because of permanent dis- my face ability at the age of 33. He takes morphine every day and other medications to try to relieve the hurts; it’s an symptoms as much as possible, al- though they make him very sleepy. infernal pain” “I’m like a zombie all day long, try- ing to stay awake and have some sort of a life,” he said. The neural- gia has ruined his life, he said. “I’m :: M. A. GONZÁLEZ 38, I get a pension of 600 euros a MALAGA. He suffers from atypi- month and that’s my life. The fu- cal trigeminal neuralgia, which is ture looks very black,” added also known as the “suicide illness” Miguel, whose illness has also af- Antonio’s morphine pump is refilled every couple of months. :: F. SILVA because the pain can be so terrible fected his family. that many patients end their lives. Despite all the medication he is time. It only goes away when he Miguel Álvarez says he has tried to taking, the pain never goes - “al- is lying down, “but that’s no life,” do so four times since he began to Miguel was diagnosed five years though I have got used to living with He has an implanted he said. suffer severe pain on the left side ago. :: SUR it” - and any movement such as device which releases The device, which was im- of his face and head eight years ago, laughing or picking up something morphine in a planted beneath the skin of his after undergoing an endodontic pro- heavy can cause a crisis because it abdomen two years ago, doesn’t cedure. He was forced to puts pressure on the nerve. He suf- controlled manner bother him. “It just gets in the “I’m like this because the dentist fers episodes like this every day, es- way when I pull my trousers up,” went too far with the drill,” said this retire because of pecially at night, and sometimes has he joked. “I’m limited because I 38-year-old from Malaga, whose tri- permanent disability to go to the hospital emergency de- six years. Every 72 days he returns can’t lift anything or kneel and I geminal, a craneal nerve, was dam- partment to relieve the pain. for the morphine pump to be re- can only walk a little, but I aged during the procedure. It has at the age of just 33 “You end up taking two packs of filled, and says it has reduced his couldn’t walk at all before,” he left him with episodes of intense pills because you can’t stand it any pain by 90 per cent. “I’m fantas- said. pain over half his head and his eyes, more,” he said. He is seeing a psy- tic, now I can say I have a life, not Now he only takes one tablet ears, lips, nose, mouth... “They are erations and numerous tests, he was chologist in the hope of learning to like before,” he said, even though in the morning, but says that at like electric shocks; the pain is in- diagnosed with the neuralgia which deal with the problem, but says his it is still rare for him not to be in home he has so much medication, fernal, even the air which touches means he will suffer pain for the rest greatest incentive is his three- pain. It appears as soon as he starts ointments, patches and injections my face hurts,” he explained. of his life. At present there is no cure, month-old daughter. “I have to live, to walk, or has to stand up for a “that I could open a pharmacy”. Five years ago, after several op- only medication and therapies to try because of her,” he said. 54 March 16th to 22nd 2018 HEALTH&BEAUTY SUR IN ENGLISH

barley is high in ferulic acid, which is said to boost the immune system. Is Guinness good for your health? But can this world-renowned beer - first produced by Arthur Guinness in Dublin in 1759 - really be considered a healthy beverage, An early advertising campaign claimed the popular Irish stout was ‘good for you’ or is its reputation the result of a clever advertising campaign? Publicity that implies alcoholic :: TONY BRYANT ents such as all of the B vitamins, drinks can improve physical per- MALAGA. Guinness, Ireland’s na- with the exception of B12. A pint formance or enhance personal tional tipple, enjoys a seasonal of stout also contains 0.3 milli- qualities is now prohibited in Ire- popularity every St Patrick’s Day, grams of iron - roughly three per land, but in 1929, the company ran when it is estimated that around cent of an adult’s recommended an advertising campaign that 13 million pints of it are consumed daily dose. claimed that the consumption of worldwide. Vitamins play a vital role in Guinness could be beneficial. Based For most of the twentieth cen- helping our bodies convert food on market research data of people tury, St Patrick’s Day was consid- into fuel, while iron helps to boost who claimed they felt better after ered a strictly religious holiday in energy levels. consuming a pint, the slogan ‘Guin- Ireland and the nation’s pubs re- Another study claimed that the ness is Good for You’ was born. mained closed until the 1970s. To- flavonoids in Guinness (antioxi- The campaign suggested that the day, surveys declare that the con- dants found in certain fruits and stout gave people “strength” and sumption of Guinness more than vegetables) can reduce the risk of “energy”, claiming “nothing takes doubles on 17 March. heart attack caused by blood clots. its place.” They even went as far as While it is common knowledge The research was carried out on suggesting that a second pint might that drinking alcohol excessively dogs with clogged arteries by com- be even more beneficial, with a is not good for our health, some paring the effects of lager and clever play on the word toucan, the claim that a pint of Guinness might Guinness: only dogs that drank brand’s mascot. be better for us than we thought. Guinness benefitted from reduced It would appear that the famous Studies claim that Guinness is clotting. Irish stout might well have health beneficial for the heart because it Guinness is also high in barley and benefits if consumed with caution, contains antioxidants that slow but Guinness is still alcohol, and down the deposit of harmful cho- consuming too much can lead to lesterol on the artery walls. It does STATISTICS numerous health problems. contain fewer calories than the av- While moderate consumption of erage lager and is said to have im- alcohol may have heart benefits for pressive nutritional benefits. some, alcohol can also increase a Guinness is often thought of as 13 million woman’s risk of breast cancer. a heavy beer because of its dark col- pints of Guinness are consumed It was once not uncommon for our, but it is not carbonated like worldwide on St Patrick’s Day. a doctor to advise pregnant women regular lager, meaning, according to to drink Guinness for its health the Medical Daily, it is less filling. benefits, but today, experts caution Beneficial for the heart or a clever advertising campaign? :: SUR A study in 2009 suggested that of the dangers associated with con- drinking Guinness - which con- 1929 suming any alcohol while pregnant. tains calcium - in moderation can was the first year the brand ran Diageo, the company now re- help improve bone mineral den- the advertising campaign, ‘Guin- sponsible for manufacturing Guin- sity. Another article published by ness is Good for You’. ness, is keen to point out that it the Institute of Brewing claimed never makes any medical claims that a pint of stout is full of nutri- about its drinks.

A specialist examines a patient at the Costa del Sol hospital. :: SUR

The prevention of glaucoma is International Glaucoma Day led, therefore, by these campaigns for detection, sharing information and raising awareness among the at the Costa del Sol hospital general population, which have ta- ken place annually at the hospital for the last four years. :: SUR From its unit, the hospital offers Glaucoma is a chronic, progres- MARBELLA. The ophthalmology the most up-to-date information sive condition that affects the op- department at the Costa del Sol Hos- with the aim of highlighting the tic nerve, producing changes to the pital and, more specifically, its glau- importance of early testing for the sufferer’s field of vision. coma unit, marked International disease. This makes it possible to Although there is no curative Glaucoma Day on Monday. This di- slow the progression of glaucoma treatment, it can be managed. If it sease is the second most common and to stall any damage, which, once is left untreated, it can over time cause of blindness in developed it occurs, is irreversible, according severely worsen vision and even countries. to a report from the health centre. cause blindness. March 16th to 22nd 2018 55 SUR IN ENGLISH

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QUOTES The Casino Admiral Trophy “I’m in a good place and my “It is a very attractive project for Marbella and Andalucía; the list of game is more consistent now” players is very interesting” His best tennis, aged 32 “I started competing later Adrián Menéndez Tennis player than normal, so it’s logical that my physical and An ambassador for the mental aptitude Casino Admiral Trophy, an developed afterwards” ATP Challenger in Not very well-known Marbella, at the age of 32 “Spain has great potential he is hoping to achieve his but they make it difficult best ranking so far for players like me, we don’t receive enough help” :: PEDRO LUIS ALONSO The current season MALAGA. Marbella could be des- cribed as the town of tennis. In re- “I have tried hard for major cent years it has hosted a tournament tournaments and I’ve been on the WTA women’s tour, two to the classification stages knock-out rounds for the Davis Cup and has become the home for an an- of ATP tournaments” nual veterans tournament. Now it is the turn of the Casino Admiral Trophy, an ATP Challenger Tour tour- –I’d say it is going to be more normal nament expected the include the lar- from now on, and that has been de- gest number of players from Malaga monstrated by players like [Roger] province in many years. Adrián Me- Federer. He is physically at his best néndez (115th in the ATP ranking now. And Rafa Nadal is only a year last week), the best-known local pla- younger than me. The physical pre- yer, is its ambassador and one of the Adrián Menéndez with a poster for the tournament, from 24 to 31 March at the Puente Romano. :: SUR paration and care of the players has organisers. He will also be compe- improved. We are going to see some ting, at one of the best times of his –I understand that the final round CASINO ADMIRAL TROPHY long, with numerous tournaments. very good young players, like the fu- professional career. will be made up of 32 players? Some players find it hard to main- ture Next Gen. I started competing –Whose idea was it to organise a –Yes, just like in any other Challenger. tain continuity. A few years ago I star- later than normal on the professio- Challenger in Marbella? The final phase will start on Monday What. A tournament on the ted to have some good moments in nal circuit, when I was 19, after fi- –The idea came from Ronnie Leit- of Holy Week and the final will take ATP Challenger Tour. Players who the season, but not in consecutive nishing my studies. It was very late geb, who used to be the coach and place on Easter Saturday at 5pm. It succeed on the ATP Challenger months. Now I’m more able and that and it is normal that my physical and manager of former world number will be played on three courts at Tour can earn sufficient ranking is reflected in the ranking.That is the mental aptitude came later. one Thomas Muster. He has also coa- Puente Romano, including centre points to qualify for the top-tier result of many things, mental and –Do you regret any errors you have ched Jürgen Melzer. He brought court. The players will have access to ATP World Tour tournaments. physical. At this level small details made in your career? many players to Marbella to train, other clubs to train. can make a difference. –No. Simply that I grew up in a town fell in love with the town and mo- –Will this be the first time you have When. 24 to 31 March 2018. –You don’t spend many weeks of where competition tennis didn’t ved here. It is his second home now. competed at home? the year in Marbella... exist, only recreational tennis. It was That’s why he decided to start a tour- –No, I was at the Challenger in 2012, Where. Club de Tenis Puente –No. We travel a great deal and so- a miracle. I didn’t have trainers or ex- nament here. but it was organised by a foreign pro- Romano, Marbella. metimes you have to decide if it’s perts around me when I was young. –What does your role as ambassa- motor then. Now we have an Aus- worth coming back. Now, after In- The Next Gen players have the best dor involve? trian director who lives on the Cos- Ticket. Monday to Wednesday, dian Wells, I’ve decided to stay in coaches, physical trainers, psycholo- –In general I work closely with the ta del Sol and the whole organisatio- free entry; Thursday and Friday, Miami for a week to avoid more jet gists... it was difficult not having ac- tournament director and am getting nal team is local. That’s very impor- 10 euros; Saturday finals, 15 euros. lag. In Marbella I always train on clay cess to all those advantages. very involved with everything. This tant if it is to last and become a per- www.marbellachallenger.com at the Puente Romano, and for spe- –What do you think of the changes is a very attractive project for Marbe- manent tournament. That’s why the ed I alternate between that, El Mira- in the Davis Cup? lla and for tennis in Andalucía in ge- one in 2012 wasn’t held again. dor and Tennis Brothers, which are –I’m possibly not the best person to neral. We have signed with the ATP –You are now number 115, close to more consistent now. I believe I have close to home. A lot of Russian pla- ask because I have never played in it. for three years, and it will always be your best-ever ranking of 111 in the demonstrated that this year, playing yers come to train in Marbella so I Other players say it makes the sea- at Easter, no matter when that is. It summer of 2015. Do you think you against people in the top 50, and even play against them. son very long and tiring, with a lot of means that some years it will be in will move up again? beating [Adrian] Mannarino, who –It’s strange that all this is happe- travel. From outside, the new format March, and others in April. It also coin- –Yes. Maybe even this week. You was 25th. I hope everything will con- ning when you’re 32. Last year under which it is concentrated in one cides with the clay court tournaments have to wait (the calculation is com- tinue to be as good as this. when you won your first match in week seems quite a good idea and in Europe and is good preparation for plicated) but I believe so. I’m in a good –What is the key to the change? Is a Grand Slam, the US Open, you more like other sports, but of course Roland Garros, so we have a very in- place at present, playing well. My it mental, or purely technique? were 31. You must admit that your you can lose the attraction of playing teresting list of players lined up. game has matured a great deal and is –The ATP professional tour is very career is rather unusual.... eliminatory rounds at home. 60 CELTA VIGO-MALAGA March 16th to 22nd 2018 SPORT SUNDAY 6.30PM SUR IN ENGLISH

LINE-UPS STATISTICS TABLE & FIXTURES MALAGA BARCELONA BALL POSSESSION MATCHDAY LEAGUE TABLE Champions League Europa League Relegation 24% 76% TEAM PT. P W D L GF GA 1. Barcelona 72 28 22 6 0 72 13 MALAGA BARCELONA 0 2 28 2. At. Madrid 64 28 19 7 2 48 12 3. Real Madrid 57 28 17 6 5 67 30 4-4-2 4-3-3 0 Goals 2 Results 4. Valencia 56 28 17 5 6 54 30 6 Total shots 20 Sevilla - Valencia 0-2 Ricca Sergi Roberto Athletic - Leganés 2-0 5. Sevilla 45 28 14 3 11 36 42 (Andre Gomes, 74’) 2 9 MALAGA Chory Castro On target - Barcelona 0-2 6. Villarreal 44 28 13 5 10 38 32 (Lestienne, 61’) Dembélé 4 Off target 7 At. Madrid - Celta 3-0 (Vidal, 85’) Las Palmas - Villarreal 0-2 7. Girona 43 28 12 7 9 40 36 Miquel Piqué 2 Corners 5 Girona - Deportivo 2-0 8. Betis 40 28 12 4 12 46 53 Eibar - Real Madrid 1-2 Rakitic 1 Offsides 4 9. Eibar 39 28 11 6 11 35 41 Lacen Getafe - Levante 0-1 15 Fouls committed 9 Espanyol - Real Sociedad 2-1 10. Celta 38 28 11 5 12 45 42 En-Nesyri (Ideye,78’) Alavés - Betis 1-3 11. Getafe 36 28 9 9 10 33 26 Roberto Suárez Busquets Ter Stegen 1 Yellow cards 1 12. Athletic 35 28 8 11 9 29 31 Rolán 1 Red cards 0 Fixtures (Success, 78’) 13. Espanyol 35 28 8 11 9 26 34 Iturra Levante - Eibar Paulinho Goals: 0-1 Suárez (15’), 0-2 Coutinho 14. Real Sociedad 33 28 9 6 13 50 50 Hernández Real Sociedad - Getafe Umtiti (28’). Betis - Espanyol 15. Leganés 33 28 9 6 13 23 34 Samuel Valencia - Alavés Coutinho Leganés - Sevilla 16. Alavés 31 28 10 1 17 25 42 Referee: Martínez Munuera. Red card Barcelona - Athletic 17. Levante 24 28 4 12 12 23 42 Rosales Jordi Alba for Samuel García (30’). Celta - MALAGA 18. Las Palmas 20 28 5 5 18 20 57 (Digne, 77’) Villarreal - At. Madrid 19. Deportivo 19 28 4 7 17 25 59 Venue: La Rosaleda (26,677 Deportivo - Las Palmas Unused substitutes: Prieto (GK), Unused substitutes: Cillessen (GK), Real Madrid - Girona 20. MALAGA 13 28 3 4 21 16 45 Kuzmanovic, Bueno, Miguel Torres. Alcácer, Yerry Mina, Vermaelen. spectators). Top versus bottom: a huge gulf in class

Dembélé broke down the right wing and fired in a precise cross to find Coutinho, who neatly backheeled the ball past Roberto. BEN Just two minutes later, things CLARKE went from bad to worse for Malaga when they went down to ten men  [email protected] as Samuel García caught the stand- ing leg of Alba with a reckless chal- Malaga had no answer to lenge and was sent off. Despite this, Barcelona’s masterclass the hosts created two half chances before the break, spurned by En- in football, losing their Nesyri and Mehdi Lacen. seventh consecutive The start of the second half was much like the first in that Malaga match in La Liga struggled to contain Barcelona’s of- fensive onslaught, sitting back and MALAGA. When the runaway lead- hoping not to concede further. Erne- ers take on the side marooned at sto Valverde’s team opted to play the bottom of the table, there’s usu- possession football, ensuring that ally only one outcome. Despite the outclassed home side hardly got showing occasional attacking po- a touch. The visitors forced two fouls tential, Malaga mostly sat back and on the edge of the box, which gave let Barcelona walk all over them them good opportunity to score when the two teams faced up at La from set pieces, which they failed Rosaleda on Saturday evening. En-Nesyri cut a frustrated figure on a night when he became increasingly isolated up top. :: ÑITO SALAS to capitalise on. Frankly, the Blue and Whites were José González brought on lucky to lose by only two goals af- contrast, had a shaky start, often from Suárez whose trickery and netting, virtually unmarked. Maxime Lestienne, Brown Ideye ter playing two-thirds of the match succumbing to pressure from the persistence freed him of pressure After the goal, Youssef En-Ne- and Isaac Success in an attempt to with ten men. La Liga leaders. before the Uruguayan’s toe poke syri caused some problems for the invigorate the Malaga attack. How- Barcelona, without star man Li- The difference in approaches was was saved low by Roberto’s out- Barcelona defence with his pace, ever, they made little impact given onel Messi who was attending the clear, with Barcelona pushing the stretched hand. but the visitors still dominated pos- their lack of match practice and the birth of his third child, still exuded majority of their team upfield, while The breakthrough came as early session and looked as if they could game soon came to the conclusion confidence from the off, and had Malaga kept on the defensive and as the 15th minute when Jordi Alba score every time they drove for- that had been in little doubt since plenty in reserve with Philippe looked for opportunities to counter. broke down the left wing and pre- ward. the first half. Coutinho, Luis Suárez and Ousmane This didn’t stop them conceding cisely crossed the ball to Suárez, On the 28-minute mark, their Malaga’s next match is against Dembélé all starting. Malaga, by a number of chances; the first was who headed it neatly into the side lead was doubled; Ousmane tenth-placed Celta Vigo on Sunday. March 16th to 22nd 2018 61 SUR IN ENGLISH SPORT

Toxic atmosphere takes hold at La Rosaleda as club reaches crisis point

Fans ironically applauded periods of possession and called for owner Sheikh Al-Thani to leave “now more than ever” The Asturian managed Malaga in 2006-08 and 2009-10. :: EFE

:: PEDRO LUIS ALONSO MALAGA. “Now more than ever: Al-Thani, go now!” These were the Muñiz tops shortlist chants circulating La Rosaleda dur- ing last Saturday night’s game when The Al-Thanis were again absent from the directors’ box. :: ÑITO SALAS for new head coach Malaga fell to a seventh consecutive defeat and disappointed fans with a and “Rolán for the national team!”, who has been in Qatar for almost a distinct lack of rhythm, intensity in as well as ironic “olés” during brief year, while the family’s only repre- :: SERGIO CORTÉS he organises teams, but especially the press and a lack of individual re- periods of possession, were just some sentative, his son Nayef, was in a pri- MALAGA. Two-time Malaga head his knowledge of the second tier. sponsibility on the pitch. of the sarcastic chants heard on the vate box, behind glass, for his own coach Juan Ramón Muñiz is believed However, with current coach José Despite still mathematically pos- day. Others were much more clear- safety. to be the stand-out candidate for González contracted for another sible with 30 points still to play for, cut: “We are Malaga”, “Malaga be- Head coach José González for his the Malaga hot seat next season. year should he keep the side up, supporters are resigned to the fact longs in Primera”, “Players: merce- part defended his players in his post- The 49-year-old was recently fired Muñiz would not be drawn on the that their beloved team will drop naries” and “You don’t deserve to match press conference. He said: by Levante who employed him on speculation: “It would be disrespect- into Segunda, reflected in the re- wear the shirt”. “We are where we are because of a the recommendation of current ful for me to talk about the situa- sponse from the terraces. “A shot at However, there was still no sign collective lack of ability, not because Malaga sporting director Mario Hu- tion while there are games still to goal, we just want a shot at goal!” of owner Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani of a lack of desire or hard work.” sillos who is still a big fan of the way be played and a manager is in place. 62 March 16th to 22nd 2018 SPORT SUR IN ENGLISH

ROB PALMER Commentator, Sky Sports A LOOK AT LA LIGA @robbopalmer A pointless debate

Cristiano continues dia can get quite toxic with the ple angles, an instant after he’d beholders who see only beauty in scored. to remind us of his their particular favourite. These days he’d probably be talents, but how I would say just enjoy the time wearing the colours of Manches- does he rank among we are living in and the privilege ter City or PSG instead of the black of being able to turn on the tele- and white stripes of Santos. the likes of Pelé, Best vision every week and see two tal- It’s similar with George Best. I and Maradona? ents from another sphere every was honoured to conduct the in- week in full HD. That’s not a plug terviews with him for his life- to tune into Sky Sports every story film at his home in North- Some say Pelé was the greatestreatest week, butbu of course you are wel- ern Ireland. Although we discov- footballer of all time, someome comecom to join us - it’s the ered previously unseen footage of say Diego Maradona...na... wonderwon of the age we George going footloose and fancy others claim it was liveliv in. free on a Spanish holiday, we George Best andnd Pelé appar- couldn’t locate any football action Rob Palmer (r) with George Best (l) and Gordon Banks (c). :: SUR we have to re- enently scored that hadn’t been circulated mil- spect the wordrd ovover a thousand lions of times already. for preservation in the La Liga li- ment. He’s like a bluebottle, he of the eldersers gogoals but how Maradona is more recent of brary but now he’s donating again rests, you try to swat him, then who saw thesese mmany are re- course, and at least the majority with an additional 14 goals in 10 his speed and unpredictability of amazing talentsnts cocorded for pos- of his memorable moments are in Liga games this year. He’s also flight just makes him impossible with their ownwn teterity? We technicolour. Sadly too few of scored in every Champions League to catch. eyes. haveha to rely on them were recorded and his career game to add to the phenomenon. So put those arguments aside; The modernrn Ronaldo has scored in grainygra images, was self-curtailed. Lionel Messi is a few European just live for the moment. We all fans are split be-e- every CL game. :: EFE whwhich don’t do his I honestly thought we may be goals and three years of age behind have access to witness two of the tween Lionel Messi aandnd geniusgen justice. If he running out of magical moments Ronaldo and his powers show no greatest talents, if not the great- Cristiano Ronaldo. was ini his prime these days from Cristiano Ronaldo now that sign of waning. I’ve written here est ever, in the same short space It’s not a debate that I canan en- we’d bbe able to see every angle on he’s turned 33 years of age. Before before how I spent one match as of time. ter, or want to enter, as social me- our mobile phones, from multi- January he scored only four goals a spectator just watching his move- Lecture over.

saved by the outstretched hand of Wilfred. Soon after, Badajoz had an- Marbella stay top other excellent chance as they out- numbered Marbella three to two on the attack, but the cross was cleared despite surrendering by Alonso. Marbella’s goal came in the 72nd minute, when a pass from Fernando the lead late on split the home side’s defence, allow- ing Corpas to slot the ball neatly past Fernando. Two minutes later, Indiano con- The Costa side dropped ser, despite bossing the play for lar- ceded a penalty after fouling Álex two points after ge periods of the game. Rubio. Juanma’s shot had the beat- Badajoz played with their char- ing of Wilfred, but also of the post. conceding from the spot in acteristic high-pressure style from However, with stoppage time ap- the closing stages the outset, but the visitors coped proaching, the hosts would get a sec- with this well and didn’t let it in- ond chance from the spot after Car- timidate them, demonstrating in los Julio brought down Juanma. This BADAJOZ 1 MARBELLA 1 the Nuevo Vivero why they are lea- Alonso executes a headed clearance. :: CASIMIRO MORENO time Álex Rubio curled the ball ders of Group IV of Segunda B. neatly past Wilfred to level the game. :: OPTA SPORT There wasn’t an attempt on goal with a precise cross, but the striker down the attack. Despite robbing them of the win, BADAJOZ. A dramatic clash bet- until 33 minutes into the match. could only hit the post. On the 43- In the second half, the match be- Marbella remain six points above ween Badajoz and Marbella on Sun- The home side’s Álex Rubio broke minute mark, a centre from Ruano came even more exciting. In the third-placed Extremadura, and nine day ended in a point apiece after the down the right wing and found Ru- found Juanma, but he was surprised 53rd minute, Juanma passed to Álex points above the sixth-placed team hosts fought to grab a late equali- ano, who had cut in from the left, by Wilfred, who rushed out to shut Rubio, whose powerful shot was in the table, Melilla. March 16th to 22nd 2018 63 SUR IN ENGLISH SPORT

SPORT IN PHOTOS

 Night running. The bravest in the province made the most of the break in the rain to take part in the fifth edition of the MLK Tahermo, the night trail race from the top of the Gibralfaro to the La Coracha neigh- bourhood in Malaga, which has become one of the most popular events for seasoned runners on the Costa. :: ÁLVARO CABRERA

Journalism. The former Sports editor at  Charity fun run. Despite the threat of rain, there was a strong turnout for the Holi- SUR, Manuel Castillo, day World coastal fun run on Sunday. David Moreno, from the Alpine Sporting Club of was awarded the Jarapalos won the men’s race, and the women’s was won by Paloma Ramos. There was an Malaga Association of excellent atmosphere from the outset as runners arrived to raise money and awareness for Sports Journalists’ top the Horizonte Proyecto Hombre Málaga association. :: JULIO RODRÍGUEZ honour at an event celebrated at El Pimpi on Tuesday. He is pic- tured between his son, current SUR editor-in- chief Manuel, and his grandson Emilio, also a journalist. :: S. SALAS

 Rugby. The Spanish rugby team moved one step closer to qualification for the 2019 World Cup in Japan after defeating Germany 84-10 on Sunday. It was their penul- timate match of the season and was attended by King Felipe VI. After the overwhelm-  Inline hockey. Fuengirola Lions beat Troyanos de Villarrobledo 19-2 ing victory, ‘Los Leones’ will have to win against Belgium on Saturday to ensure partici- at the weekend to win the Liga Sur outright. This came a week after their pation in the tournament, twenty years after their first and only World Cup (in Wales in Liga Andaluza triumph. The playoffs will be played in Cartagena on 28 and 1999). :: JUANJO MARTÍN 29 April. :: MANUEL HERGUETA 64 March 16th to 22nd 2018 CLASSIFIED SUR IN ENGLISH YOUR CLASSIFIED AD, READ BY MORE THAN 260,000 PEOPLE EVERY WEEK

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THE STARS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Nº 11286 Aquarius January 21 - February 19 As a new door opens to you, step forward with delight. It is not often that we are given another chance to shine after a dull spell.

Pisces February 20th – March 20th THE WORDPUZZLER Just not in a sociable mood? Nothing wrong with that, especially if you might fall out with someone.

Aries March 21st – April 20th Is there something happening this week that you don’t understand? Be patient and all will soon be revealed.

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