Dealing with the Authorities in the New Normal Has Become a Red Tape Nightmare

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No one answers the phone, The coronavirus crisis has made no appointments are administrative procedures with the Spanish authorities even more available, there’s only a of a nightmare than usual. Un- security guard to talk to... derstaffed departments have be- and people have more come bogged down with thou- questions than ever for the sands of extra claims and online overwhelmed civil servants processes have not been ready when needed. P6

Their businesses are part of the solution, not the problem, said protesters. SALVADOR SALAS

COVID CRISIS Bars, restaurants and nightclubs demand a rescue plan

Around 500 business owners joined a protest march in Malaga this week, calling for more help for the hospitality industry P3 2 September 25th to October 1st 2020 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH EU fine for the lack of proper sewage treatment rises to 10.6 million euros in two years

Failure to comply with process. It is the fourth largest mu- 12 million euros, plus another the first 6.1 million euros, although will not be ready before 2024. Un- requirements for waste nicipality in Malaga with no sew- 10.35 million for every six months it is demanding that the Junta de til then, an extra 634,320.36 euros treatment in Nerja, Coín age treatment, but the sentence of failure to comply after being no- Andalucía pays for the part for will be due every six months. So was for failing to comply with the tified of the sentence. The State which it is to blame. According to far, since the initial fine, the amount and Alhaurín el Grande EU regulation which made 2001 has now paid 32.7 million euros a decision in parliament on 10 has built up to 2.8 million euros. has added 4.4 million the deadline for populations greater to the European Commission (the March, Andalucía will have to pay The Junta de Andalucía says it euros a year than 15,000 to treat their waste. initial fine, plus the period between three million euros: 1.53 for Al- plans to go to the Supreme Court At that time, Cártama had 13,400 July 2018 and July 2019) to which haurín and 1.47 for Coín, and the to overturn the government’s de- inhabitants, which is half of its pre- another 20.6 million will have to sum will keep increasing until the cision to make it pay three million sent population. be added for the second half of treatment plant for the Malaga met- euros of the fine for the lack of FRANCISCO 2019 and the first of 2020. ropolitan area comes into opera- sewage treatment in Alhaurín el JIMÉNEZ The meter is still ticking away As far as Malaga province is con- tion. It will treat the waste from Al- Grande and Coín, but has not re-

For Spain as a whole, the fine was cerned, the government has paid haurín el Grande and Cártama, but leased any further details.

NERJA ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE MALAGA. The lack of action or even the historic laziness of the public administrations in providing adequate sewage treatment facilities has not only a high environmental cost but also an economic one. And it is very sizeable. In Malaga province alone the authorities - and therefore the taxpayers - are paying 4.46 million euros a year towards the fine imposed by the EU on Spain in July 2018 for three places which were still failing to treat their waste: Coín, Alhaurín el Grande and Nerja. The historic The treatment plant is Sewage is released into the court decision that highlighted the practically ready. E. CABEZAS Guadalhorce river. SUR shameful situation in a total of 17 areas of the country dates back to Only town on the coast A black spot until 2024 2011, although the fine came seven with no sewage plant 4.37 2.8 years later, when the European Sewage from Alhaurín el Commission got tired of waiting million euros is the cost so far Grande, and that of Cártama million euros of accumulated for Spain to make progress. Work on the treatment plant for the lack of sewage treat- (which was not included in the fines correspond to the lack of Estepona and part of Marbella which is being built by the gov- ment in Nerja. 420,055 euros fine because in 2001 it had treatment in Alhaurín el were also on the black list, but by ernment began in 2014 but has is the fine imposed in July fewer than 15,000 inhabitants) Grande, of which 269,332 was the time the fine was imposed the suffered several delays. It is al- 2018 and the rest is the will be treated by the future the initial fine and the remain- Guadalmansa plant and the col- most ready now, as it only 989,298 euros which have to Malaga Norte plant, being built der consists of 634,320 euros lectors at San Pedro Alcántara had needs an electricity connection be paid for every six months of by the Junta. It won’t be com- for every six months of failure come into operation. That meant before it can start operating. delay. plete until 2024. to comply. there was no sanction for delay, but there was still the original sum of 738,290.98 euros to be paid. Between the four cases, the ac- COÍN ESTEPONA cumulated amount so far has risen to 10.61 million euros, of which 5.11 correspond to the two projects which are the responsibility of the State (Estepona and Nerja) and the remaining 5.49 million for the Junta de Andalucía’s projects in Coín and Alhaurín el Grande. It could be worse, because Cártama was not included in this judicial

Sewage being released The Guadalmansa plant, in Coín. SUR in Estepona. SUR Waiting for damaged In operation since the pipes to be replaced 2.68 middle of 2017 0.73 million euros is the cost of million euros for the lack of Since April 2019 the waste from the black spot of Coín. This The enlargement of the Gua- sewage treatment in parts of Coín should have been treated amount consists of 257,936 dalmansa plant, paid for by Estepona and San Pedro. This is at the Bajo Guadalhorce station for the initial fine which was the State, was finished in 2017 the fine imposed for the time which was built by the Junta, imposed by the EU in July and serves Estepona, some between the European Court but a storm in 2018 destroyed 2018 and an additional parts of Marbella (San Pedro sentence in April 2011 and the the pipes. They will have been 607,481 euros for every six and Nueva Andalucía), Istán end of 2016, by which time the replaced by this autumn. months of delay. and Benahavís. works had been completed. September 25th to October 1st 2020 NEWS 3 SUR IN ENGLISH

Hotels reach end Bar, restaurant and club workers take to of a disastrous summer with no the streets to call for a rescue plan Covid outbreaks

Around five hundred P. MARTINEZ hospitality business owners demonstrated in MALAGA. The president of the Costa del Sol hoteliers associa- Malaga city centre tion, Luis Callejón Suñé, has demanding more help to marked the end of the summer survive the drop in season by praising the efforts revenue and restrictions made by establishments to guarantee safety in these unusual on night life Covid conditions. Despite the “dramatic results” JUAN SOTO of a season when less than 80% of hotels opened in July and MALAGA. Bar, restaurant and August and their occupancy rate nightclub owners from Malaga was only 35%, “they have made and the Costa took to the streets the necessary investments to on Tuesday to call for a rescue take care of their guests and plan to save the entire sector. their staff”, he said. Around five hundred people He added that proof of their joined the protest march that commitment to health and made its way from the city hall to Criticism for the Junta de Andalucía’s restrictions at the protest in Malaga city on Tuesday morning. S. SALAS safety was that not one outbreak the regional government offices. of Covid-19 at a hotel has been After the march the business ticipants respected social dis- problem” in this crisis. up their shutters again. reported on the Costa del Sol owners read a manifesto calling tancing, forming lines of four peo- At the beginning of the march, The vice-president of the as- this season. for direct help to be able to sur- ple. Some of their placards car- the president of the association sociation Andalucía de Noche, Business owners had met the vive for the duration of the re- ried slogans referring to the in- Mahos, Javier Frutos, explained Juan Rambla, stressed that for challenge to make guests feel strictions, for the IVA (value added crease of cases of contagion de- that the situation is very complex the nightclub and disco-bar sec- as safe as they do at home, Cal- tax) to be reduced to four per cent spite the closing down of night- for the sector and that without tor the restrictions are much lejón Suñé said, taking all the for the sector and for their life; or complaining of “unfair re- help many businesses could close greater. He complained of a lack recommended precautions, ‘autónomo’ social security pay- strictions with no scientific down. He specified that currently of solidarity from the authorities such as extra cleaning, the in- ment to be eliminated during this justification”. 40 per cent of hospitality estab- and said that the closure of clubs stallation of screens, use of hand crisis period. Others stated that the sector lishments in the province are and bars had left a lot of workers sanitiser and guaranteeing dis- Throughout the march, par- was “part of the solution, not the closed and that many will not pull unemployed. tancing in communal areas. 4 NEWS September 25th to October 1st 2020 SUR IN ENGLISH

Politicians see the New positive cases and hospital admissions EU recovery fund as key to getting a stabilise on the Costa in latest Covid data railway line as far as Marbella While numbers are still high locally, at 186 cases per 100,000 in the last 14 IGNACIO LILLO days, Covid-19 positives on MALAGA. Local politicians have Thursday were 383, down said they see the EU’s 140-bil- from 574 on Tuesday lion-euro economic support fund for Spain as the perfect way to get the money at last to SUR extend the Costa’s rail line beyond Fuengirola towards Mar- MALAGA. Latest official regional bella and Estepona. data on Thursday this week re- The mayor of Malaga and the ported 383 new positive PCR tests president of the Diputación pro- in the previous 24 hours in vincial authority have said the Malaga province, including the government should be lobbied Costa del Sol. This was a drop on for when it starts to divide up Tuesday and Wednesday this the high amount of Covid-19 week, from 574 and 511 respec- money, the likes of which may tively, adding some support to never be seen again. the early theory that the second Two options are on the table wave might be slowing down lo- for any extension of the line. The cally. There was one new recorded cheapest would run parallel to death in Malaga province, bring- the AP-7 toll motorway, which ing the monthly total to 58, mean- a study in 2018 suggested would ing 356 locally since the start of File image of a Covid ward at Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, in July. SUR cost 2.4 billion euros. The more the pandemic in the spring. expensive involves more tun- In Malaga province there were and, on the same measure, Tor- nelling and running closer to 206 being treated in hospital in remolinos stood at 203, Mijas at Despite the high case num- the coast, costing 3.85bn euros. the latest published Thursday 186 and Benalmádena at 194. Schools bearing up bers, with two weeks gone since Francisco de La Torre, data, seven down on the previ- In the Axarquía, Nerja regis- schools started to go back, the Malaga’s mayor, made clear that ous day, and the number in in- tered 223 in Thursday’s data, well despite 283 Education minister reported the line shouldn’t be an exten- tensive care was 31, stable on although some Axarquía villages, Covid cases per separately on Thursday that so sion of the existing Cercanías the previous day. by their small size, registered far Covid-19 had had little track to Fuengirola, but a new, Taking the previous two weeks extremes of levels in the previ- 100,000 in the last negative effect on the nation’s faster line from Malaga connect- into account, Malaga province ous two weeks. While Sayalonga schooling. ing Marbella in 40 minutes. had seen an average of 186.20 was at 15 cases, meaning a rate 14 days in Spain Isabel Celaá said that all Franciso Salado, of the Dipu- positive PCR cases per 100,000. of 893 cases per 100,000 in the schools and colleges had tación, pointed out in the SUR- There were, however, wide vari- previous two weeks, nearby Be- opened fully or part time and organised TV debate that Mar- ances along the Costa and namargosa was showing zero SUR that in 95.5 per cent of them bella is the only town in Spain inland. contagion. there had been no incidents re- with 100,000 people that does The highest incidence in the Data analysed by SUR shows MADRID. Health officials said on lated to coronavirus. not have a direct rail link. previous 14 days among larger that 64,000 people had been Thursday evening this week “There’s no zero risk inside Among other projects in the towns was in Marbella, with 368 placed in self-isolation for possi- that Spain had seen 283 posi- or outside a school,” she ex- politicians’ sights for the EU cases per 100,000. Inland, ble contagion locally from March tive coronavirus cases per plained. She said that across funds is improving the connect- Ronda was showing 342 cases up to 31 August in the province. 100,000 people in the previous Spain there were currently ing water pipes from La Con- per 100,000 and Coín 338. This week it was revealed that two weeks. Some 10,653 more 2,852 classroom groups in self- cepción reservoir, near Marbella In the other western resorts, ruling councillors in Alhaurín de cases and 84 deaths were isolation, which amounted to which fills quickly and has to Estepona reported 207 per la Torre had gone into isolation added to the rolling totals on under one per cent of the total be released out to sea, to the wa- 100,000 in the previous two weeks, after the mayor tested positive. Thursday. in classes the country. ter-hungry Axarquía area. September 25th to October 1st 2020 5 SUR IN ENGLISH 6 NEWS September 25th to October 1st 2020 SUR IN ENGLISH The nightmare of dealing with red tape in a pandemic

Bureaucracy. Telephones always busy or not answered, a lack of available appointments and complicated procedures online. People are coming up against a barrage of problems with administration, as the authorities struggle to come to terms with the ‘new normal’

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n this ‘new normal’, which has familiar with such technological Inothing normal about it, the se- tools. curity guards outside the doors The pandemic has also revealed of offices such as the SAE and SEPE that some institutions haven’t done employment agencies, Social Se- their homework in the digital field, curity, Hacienda (tax agency) and because online processing can be the traffic department, among oth- problematic for them too. The lo- ers, have found themselves doing cal president of the Colegio de thankless extra work for which Graduados Sociales (a professional they are not paid. They are the first association of administration spe- of all the offices reopening fully at only patched up the problem. Civil Again, all these problems are people members of the public see, cialists), Juan Fernández, told SUR: the same time. servants started to go on holiday exacerbated by the impossibility the ones who have to stop people “We suddenly wanted to have a The greatest example of a pub- and the ones who remained of contacting these departments going in if they don’t have an ap- completely digital society without lic institution which has been over- stopped working overtime, tired by phone, because all the lines are pointment, put up with their bad taking into the account what this whelmed by the effect of the pan- of trying to cover for the lack of constantly busy or are inoperative. temper, tell them what steps to take means in reality for most citizens, demic is SEPE, the Servicio de Em- staff. Despite the offices reopening in if they want to carry out a particu- many companies and the Admini- pleo Público Estatal (State Employ- The delay in approving applica- July, people can only go in person lar administrative process and even stration itself.” ment Service). The service has tions for benefits was just one in a by prior appointment and, in give out forms and collect them The overworked administrative 8,000 employees all over the coun- long line of problems. Another of Malaga at least, there are no dates once filled in. It is ironic that these system is making life more diffi- try (310 in Malaga province) and the most common issues was that available on the websites when you subcontracted workers, whose em- cult for individuals, as well as for has received nearly four million some workers were paid when they try to make one. ployment conditions are often not professionals and companies, who applications for unemployment shouldn’t have been. Companies Every morning, in despair, doz- ideal, have become the face of the are complaining that the Admini- benefit relating to ERTE furlough started to bring staff back to work ens of people turn up at the SEPE Administration in Spain. stration still seems to be in a state schemes brought in with the arri- and advised SEPE they had done offices but can’t get past the door. Anyone who has had to deal with of alarm and that delays, errors val of the Covid crisis. so, but the service continued to “It is unacceptable for the security the State (in any of its forms) since and a lack of communication are Between March and May, with pay them unemployment benefit. guard to be collecting in forms that the pandemic began will know: not helping them to get over the offices closed and staff working contain personal information from you need patience and determi- crisis. from home, this organisation had individuals and professionals,” said nation to carry out bureaucratic to deal with 130,000 new applica- Juan Fernández. processes these days. If you phone, SEPEs and ERTEs tions in the province. The backlog Between March and May Nevertheless, this is also the the lines are constantly busy or not “We shouldn’t generalise because was inevitable. May arrived and SEPE’s 310 employees in scene every day outside the Social answered at all, and in situations some departments are managing many people who had been unable Malaga had to handle Security and tax offices. Both al- where you are allowed to go in per- extremely well, but the question to work since March had still not 130,000 new applications low only a few appointments a day son you need an appointment first, is, why is it that some are and some received any payments. but they are still overwhelmed with and that can take a long time. aren’t? I believe it is to do with good In June the problem seemed to work. You can’t just go to a desk for in- governance, that abstract concept have been solved: the government Professional colleges The record is held by the depart- formation anymore; in fact, you that implies having guidelines, co- came to an agreement with the and business associations ment that deals with the new Mini- often can’t go into the office at all. herence and coordination,” said banks to make the payments in mum Living Income: according to “Do it online,” is the new mantra, Javier González de Lara, the presi- advance once people’s applications complain that the figures from the CSIF union for but even that isn’t always easy. dent of the Confederación de Em- had been approved. It also allo- Administration still civil servants (the government Many processes demand a digital presarios de Andalucía (CEA, an cated another 30 workers to the appears to be in a doesn’t provide information on a certificate, electronic ID or Cl@ve Andalusian business association), SEPE in Malaga. state of alarm provincial basis), up to 25 August code for security reasons, but that who doesn’t understand why there However, when the summer ar- Social Security had received 41,507 is an obstacle for those who are not has been a gradual return instead rived it became clear that this had applications for this new subsidy September 25th to October 1st 2020 NEWS 7 SUR IN ENGLISH

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Delays of months payment errors. Users’ frustra- Javier González de Lara for furlough tion is made worse by the im- Business owners possibility of contacting this “I can’t understand why government body. subsidies, mistakes staff have not gone back to and busy lines Most common procedures. working in the offices in Processing and payment of un- many areas of the The SEPE office, with 310 em- employment susbsidies, which Administration” ployees in Malaga faced an un- includes those affected by precedented avalanche of work, ERTE furloughing schemes. with 130,000 applications just The service also deals with dif- Juan Carlos Pedrosa between April and May. This ferent types of benefits and Civil servants SEPE. The security Health centre.  Traffic depart- continues to cause delays and training courses. guards are the only Long queues to see a ment. People wait to “The underlying problem faces the general pub- doctor or get an ap- make enquiries. is that staff are scarce and lic see. M.FERNÁNDEZ pointment. SUR SALVADOR SALAS SOCIAL SECURITY getting older: in a few years’ time half of the civil Minimum Living deal with the new Minimum servants will have retired” Living Income, a process that is Income on top of totally jammed. the usual workload Juan Jiménez Most common procedures. Administration professionals Enquiries and paperwork re- “It’s unacceptable that it’s The Social Security depart- lated to pensions, disabilities, ments (INSS and Tesorería contracting workers, self-em- the security guard at the General) have around 600 civil ployment, maternity and pater- SEPE or the Social Security servants between them in nity allowances and Minimum who is dealing directly Malaga. This area also has to Living Income, among others. with the general public”

in Malaga province, and 4,050 had to go to the general registry, and HEALTH CENTRES continue using this because it been dealt with. Not even ten per that delays things,” said Daniel Pé- worked well with assistance for the cent. Also, nine out of ten of those rez, an employment lawyer. self-employed. Their applications applications had been turned Two week delays appointment by mobile app... were processed robotically and we down, so only 224 families in the Vehicles and drivers for an appointment the situation at health cen- dealt with over 60,000 beneficiar- province had been successful. Anyone who needs to go the Traf- tres is the most alarming part ies in three months,” she said. CSIF says this fiasco is due to fic Department must also arm with a GP of the general backlog in the “During the lockdown it was the lack of staff. The department themselves with patience: it’s al- public sector. clear that nobody could do any- that handles benefits for people most a miracle to actually get an Delays of up to 14 days for an thing in person, so there was a with dependent children was given appointment. The same applies at appointment (on the phone) Most common procedures. backlog. The problem is that when the task of dealing with these ap- the National Police for obtaining with a GP, queues in the Managing appointments with the state of alarm was over, the plications as well, and in Malaga it an NIE (Número de Identificación street for appointments doctors, paediatricians and Administration didn’t fully re- only has six members of staff. A de Extranjero). Things aren’t so which cannot be postponed, nurses; vaccines; issuing sick open. It is still in a state of pseudo- further 20 workers from other de- bad at Hacienda, but tax advisers telephone lines constantly notes, monitoring and tracing lockdown. With the holidays and partments are helping out volun- are complaining that they can no busy, impossible to make an contacts of Covid-19 cases. remote working there is a short- tarily when their own working day longer go in person if they have age of staff to deal with the pub- is over, spending hours of overtime queries and require information. lic,” said the president of the Co- processing applications. One factor is that many of the TRAFFIC legio de Gestores Administrati- In the field of law there are also staff in the public administrations vos of Malaga, Daniel Quijada, who a few problems. For example, if a are still working from home. also believes the Administration worker is dismissed and wants to “We wonder why a teacher has Getting an strictions on numbers of peo- was not properly prepared for take their employer to court, they to risk their health by going back appointment has ple inside the building and functioning remotely. have to attend a conciliation meet- to school but a civil servant can’t backlog of paperwork during Fernando Cubillos of the CC OO ing at the Centro de Mediación, Ar- sit behind a perspex screen,” said become an ordeal the pandemic are the reasons union in Malaga denies that re- bitraje y Conciliación (CMAC) first. González de Lara, but he is keen why the system is over- mote working is to blame and says The problem in Malaga is that the to point out the exceptions. Those who need to go to the whelmed. the problems are due to a lack of worker only has 20 days to take “The Junta’s Employment Min- Traffic Department in Malaga staff and planning. the matter to court and they can’t istry has been highly efficient in find the same message waiting Most common procedures. His counterpart at the CSIF un- get an appointment at the CMAC dealing with the avalanche of for them every day: Registering vehicles, cancel- ion, Juan Carlos Pedrosa, says peo- within that time. ERTEs,” he said. The head of that “There are no appointments ling and changing ownership ple are suffering the consequences “They haven’t been holding department, Rocío Blanco, said available for the next few days. of them, handling payments of of years of understaffing, and warns these meetings there since the this week that one of the key parts Try again later.” fines, issuing driving licences that things could get worse: “A lot lockdown, but we still have to pre- of her strategy is the automisation The shortage of staff, re- and permits. of civil servants are due to retire sent the claims. It means we have of processing. “We are going to in the next few years.” 8 NEWS September 25th to October 1st 2020 SUR IN ENGLISH

Volunteers look HERE AND THERE after the recently born turtles. JOSELE MARBELLA New sports centre to transported in a delicate opera- be built in San Pedro tion from Los Boliches beach in Fuengirola. H. BARBOTTA. Marbella mayor In the darkness of the night of Ángeles Muñoz announced on 3 into 4 August, a loggerhead sea Saturday that a new sports pa- turtle made a hole in the sand and vilion will be built on a 5,500 laid 73 eggs. She carefully covered metre plot on Calle Lyon which them up and left, not knowing that will form part of a major de- she had left her offspring at the velopment of the southern part mercy of the tides and the hun- of San Pedro. dreds of people who go every day The council has already put to that busy beach. There is no the drafting of the project out other record of a loggerhead tur- to tender with a budget of tle laying eggs on the Costa del Sol 180,000 euros, and the execu- for the last 80 years. tion of the work will involve an The news of this important, even investment of over four mil- extraordinaryy event, soon reached lion euros. the Andalusian marine sustain- able manamanagement centre MARBELLA (CEGMA(CEGMA), who arrived Roca’s art sales raise to taketa care of the eggs in collaboration 700,000 euros New life on the withwi Fuengirola townto hall, the Lo- H. B. Sales of artwork belonging calca Police and the to former Marbella planning beach in Marbella emergencyem serv- chief, Juan Antonio Roca have ices.ic so far raised just 777,337 euros Immediately at auction. This is despite the theth experts real- convicted mastermind of the Hatching. Baby loggerhead turtles were born for isedise that the nest town’s corruption scandal claim- the first time on the Costa del Sol this week after a was too close to the ing at one time that the collec- shore,shore and that the tion was worth 27 million. How- successful operation to save the eggs from damagee eggseggs werewer in danger, and ever, with many of the items thethe decisiondecisio was made to proving to be imitations as a move them. After sstudying the ideal means of laundering money, it HÉCTOR BARBOTTA place for them, they decided to set is difficult to estimate how much 2am on Wednesday, the first 38 lect them and take them to Alge- up a new incubator in the sand on money will ultimately be gen- They weren’t expected to hatch un- turtles set foot on Cabopino beach ciras, where they will remain in a Marbella beach. erated for town hall coffers. til early October, but on Tuesday in Marbella under the watchful eye care for a year before being re- As only 38 have already hatched, night the first loggerhead sea tur- of the privileged volunteers who leased out at the sea, their natural the volunteers must keep up their MALAGA tles to be born on a beach on the attended the birth. Not long after environment. round-the-clock watch. There are Cyclists will be allowed Costa de Sol had arrived. they hatched, experts from the These eggs came to be in Mar- still more than twenty eggs left to Between 11pm on Tuesday and Junta de Andalucía arrived to col- bella in August after they were take off... on Guadalhorce bridge

I. LILLO. Malaga city hall has backtracked this week following indignation from cyclists who had spotted that the new as-yet unopened bridge across the Guadalhorce estu- ary had signs installed which said cycling was prohibited. Crossing the bridge, when it finally opens, will be allowed by bicycle, said councillor for Mobility José del Río, at a maximum speed of 10 km/h with priority given to pedestrians at all times. The Virgen del Carmen public baths reopened last week. SUR MALAGA Municipal the installation of a new roof. Free entry to city’s The public baths had long suf- swimming pool fered from damp caused by leaks museums this Sunday and floods during bad weather, reopens after major which badly affected the struc- P. MARTÍNEZ. A total of 26 cul- renovation works ture of the building. tural spaces in Malaga city will The project included the reno- offer free entry on Sunday to vation of the saunas and the in- mark World Tourism Day. stallation of new lighting and ven- Museums and galleries in- TORREMOLINOS tilation systems. The heating sys- cluding the Picasso museum tem has also been improved and and birth house, the Pompi- T. BRYANT. The Virgen del Carmen double glazing has been installed dou and Russian museums municipal swimming pool in Tor- to ensure adequate insulation. have signed up to the initia- remolinos reopened last week af- “We have completed a series of tive, as well as other attractions ter undergoing extensive refor- much-needed improvements to such as the La Concepción bo- mation work. the building that will allow our tanical gardens, the Gerald Following years of delays, the residents and visitors to enjoy Brenan house and the La work, which began in January world-class facilities once again,” Araña archaeological site. and cost 138,000 euros, included councillor for Sport, José Piña said. September 25th to October 1st 2020 9 SUR IN ENGLISH 10 NEWS September 25th to October 1st 2020 SUR IN ENGLISH

 Photo of the 4x4 carrying 600 kilos of hashish which crashed into a car while trying to get away from the police in Estepona. SUR

cial plan for the Campo de Gibral- tar area, tension has been increasing because, in addition to the fac- tors mentioned here, it means a considerable increase in police presence, including the National Police Udyco and Greco units and the Guardia Civil’s OCON. This organisation, which was created specifically to combat trafficking in the Campo de Gibraltar, has already made over 4,000 ar- rests and seized 500 tonnes of hashish in just two years. The latest, ‘Operation Dismantle’, resulted in over 50 people being detained and it broke up the whole crimi- nal structure of the Los Castaña clan, from its leader, Antonio Tejón, who is back behind bars, downwards. A police inspec- The traffickers tor from Algeciras have lost more than “If the police is still in hospital three billion euros after being run in the hauls inter- over by a trafficker cepted by OCON in stop you and trying to escape in these two years, not a car full of drugs. forgetting the prop- SUR erties, boats and take the drugs, other logistical ele- ments which are identified by the authorities, and that I’ll never give makes a huge hole in cash flow for their drug-traffick- you work again” ing businesses. Traffickers With this new scenario, among turned on Guardia losses through robberies and the Civil officers who police operations, the priority now tried to intercept is to protect the drugs. “We know them on a beach in they are telling the drivers they Escalating violence. The officers Estepona. SUR will never call on them again to ‘work’ if we stop them and they have learned that the traffickers lose the drugs. That’s why they are are under severe pressure to so desperate to get away, and they deliberately crash into our cars,” protect the drugs they are says one officer. It pays well. The drivers receive 6,000 euros or transporting at all costs more for each time they transport the haul by road from the beach to the nursery. JUAN CANO Another officer who is assigned to the Campo de Gibraltar says that some clans, instead of threaten- he violence associated That sums up the new scenario muscular men who are unem- geciras who was kidnapped at ing not to use them again, make T with drug trafficking is in the cat and mouse game which ployed and able to carry packs gunpoint while eating at a res- them pay (symbolically) for the getting worse. Since 29 has been played for decades be- weighing between 30 and 40 ki- taurant in Estepona, in full view drugs they lose by working free of August, the date when the latest tween the State Security Forces los from a boat to a 4x4. The or- of dozens of witnesses. His body charge for the organisation for a phase of violence began, not a and traffickers on the coast be- ganisations operate at different was found hours later near the while, and that also explains the week has passed without a po- tween Malaga and the Campo de times, and in-between these work- hospital in Algeciras. unusual violence against the se- lice car being attacked or an ac- Gibraltar. “Before, if you caught ers look for different beaches and Secondly, against the security curity forces in order to protect the cident due to reckless driving by them, they accepted they had lost. new ‘nurseries’ (to store the drugs). forces. In some raids, after open- drugs. “They have joined forces. someone transporting hashish. The drugs continued to be Some, the most daring, form ing fire on the police and being They have set up cooperatives and In the most recent incident, a brought in, but there wasn’t as their own bands of ‘paleros’ (the arrested, the criminals would are lending each other ‘workers’, trafficker trying to get away much violence,” explains one vet- name traffickers use for those who make the excuse - with more or nurseries and areas,” he explains. crashed into a car driven by a eran officer. steal from others), disguise them- less credibility - that they thought In the past three weeks in this young pregnant woman. The im- Now, the rule is that there are selves as police officers, carry out the officers were fellow ‘paleros’ specific area, 15 officers and pact was so violent that one of no rules. Traffickers are under fake searches and then make off pretending to be the police. That’s three members of the public have the packs of drugs flew out of his pressure from all sides. The first with the merchandise. what those arrested two weeks been injured (the pregnant car and hit a passing cyclist. They reason, and probably the main In the past few years, since the ago did, after shooting pellets at woman, the cyclist and a driver want to escape no matter what, one, is that they have begun to rob traffickers began to rob each other, and wounding three plain clothes whose vehicle collided with a car even if puts their life - and that each other, breaking another of the climate has become increas- Guardia Civil officers who had loaded with drugs as it failed to of others - at risk, because they the unwritten rules of the ‘trade’: ingly mistrustful and, as a result, discovered a marijuana planta- stop at a junction). Unions are are under pressure now. They each to his own. violent. First, between themselves, tion at Coto de Bornos, in Cadiz calling for measures to be taken fear being told: “If they stop you The organisations usually re- with revenge attacks among local province. to protect the security forces, in and take the drugs off you, I’ll cruit people from gyms and the clans, such as the case of Brian Since 2018, when the Ministry the face of violence which shows never give you work again.” streets of poor districts. Young, Martos, a young ‘palero’ from Al- of the Interior announced a spe- no sign of decreasing. September 25th to October 1st 2020 11 SUR IN ENGLISH 12 NEWS September 25th to October 1st 2020 SUR IN ENGLISH

Local artists sell HERE AND THERE pieces of art to Town hall to replant 30 raise money for trees following protests Carlota’s operation Residents took to the EUGENIO CABEZAS streets after work started to cut down 83 ficus, VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA. Around 20 artists based in the Axarquía have jaracanda and mulberry formed a Facebook group trees as part of a called ‘Artistas Por Carlota’ to regeneration project raise money for Carlota García Lara, the four-year-old girl from EUGENIO CABEZAS Vélez-Málaga who needs an op- One of the crayfish found in Maro. SUR eration to save her feet and RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA. Rincón hands. de la Victoria town hall an- MARO and the southern USA, have Well-known local artists in- nounced on Wednesday that it Five-year search for been seen in the Sierra de las cluding Alberto Tarisco, owner would replant 30 of the 83 trees Nieves and also Granada prov- of Tres Puertas artist space in that are due to be felled as part crayfish ends in success ince, this is the first time it has Torre del Mar, have already sold of a remodelling plan in La Cala been spotted in the Axarquía. paintings to raise money for del Moral, following protests by E. C. Environmental group GENA The environmental group have Carlota’s operation. residents. - Ecologistas en Acción have for been hoping to catch sight of Local businesses along the The town hall claims that the the first time found examples crayfish in the area since 2015. Viejo Camino de Málaga shop- trees, most of which are ficus, of freshwater crayfish in Maro. The species was introduced into ping street in Vélez-Málaga town jacaranda and mulberry, are While examples of the spe- Spain in the 20th Century in an centre have offered their shop damaging the pavements and Protesters on Wednesday. SUR cies, which is native to Mexico attempt to repopulate rivers. windows to exhibit the works. underground pipes and that Vélez-Málaga town hall last residents have been “constantly would be replanted on land be- VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA week said that they would cover complaining” about damage they longing to the town hall, where Town hall gives away dog Adrián back home after the costs of the operation, have been causing for 30 years. they would be “guaranteed to which, if the family raises However, the protesters have bud and not cause damage to kits for cleaner streets one month in hospital enough money, will be carried been saying this week that the trees roads”. out at a private clinic in Valen- cause no damage and provide The new design for the ave- E. C. Vélez-Málaga town hall E. C. Adrián Martín, the young cia, by the prestigious surgeon, shade. They added that they had nue includes replacing the fi- launched a campaign on Tues- singer from Vélez-Málaga with Pedro Cavadas. Carlota’s four not been told about the felling. cus, jaracanda and mulberry day to encourage dog owners to Hydrocephalus, posted on social limbs were affected by necro- Parks and gardens councillor, trees with palm trees, which the clean up after their pets. media last Monday after spend- sis brought on by septicaemia José María Gómez, said on town hall argues will still pro- 2,000 kits, including reusable ing a month in Carlos Haya hos- in August. Wednesday that the 30 trees vide shade. bottles and bags will be avail- pital due to a bacterial infection. able in town halls and sub of- Adrían, 15, posted to his fans that fices in the various towns and he was back home and recover- villages that belong to Vélez. The ing well after his second stay in kits also come with an instruc- hospital this year. tion leaflet. Under the slogan ‘Look after Vélez-Málaga. It’s your home’, the town hall hopes to raise awareness of the corrosive effect of dog urine on installations such as lamp posts, as well as the image that dirty streets give to visitors. The town hall has also put up posters with QR codes that give further information. Adrían Martín on Monday. SUR

SUR Álvaro Molina, the 12-year-old boy from Peri- A dream ana with Cerebral Palsy, accomplished his come true dream to climb La Maroma, Malaga province’s highest mountain, last Saturday. Álvaro was for Álvaro joined by local sports clubs and his parents. September 25th to October 1st 2020 NEWS 13 SUR IN ENGLISH

months later,” the lawyer explained. A Norwegian family has spent a year trying “The officers told us that the squatters were known to them, that they were violent and that it would to evict squatters from their house in Caleta be better not to confront them,” he added. It was then when the lawyer first acted on behalf of the Hokholts. However, the case was rejected by VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA the judge who said that it hadn’t been made clear that the house Lisbeth and Jørn Hokholt was a second residence. are waiting for a court to A second attempt was made by respond to a petition from López-Chicheri, but this time it their lawyer after the was delayed due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. “Follow- hearing was postponed ing the delay until November, I until November have written again to the court asking for an eviction order to be is- EUGENIO CABEZAS sued, in accordance with the latest instructions from the public Lisbeth and Jørn Hokholt are sib- prosecutor.” lings from Norway whose parents built a house in Caleta de Vélez at Damage the end of the 1960s. They have Lisbeth and Jørn have been un- spent their holidays in the house able to travel due to the pandemic. since they were children and as “They are very stressed. They find adults they have continued to come it inconceivable that a situation with their own children and more like this could occur in a European recently, grandchildren. country,” said López-Chicheri. Casa Elsa was a paradise for the Norwegian siblings Lisbeth and Jørn Hokholt, in front of the house with squatters in Caleta de Vélez last year. SUR The siblings are still paying all family from Oslo, who would come the bills and fear the house has to the Axarquía at least once a year been “completely destroyed”. to relax. However, for the last year to Malaga. in Norway. The estate agents who However, it was postponed until “From what we could see from the house has been occupied by They were joined by Norwegian work with Norwegians are seeing November as the squatters hadn’t the outside in December, there was squatters; a number of families television company NRK, who were a huge fall in clients who don’t want been allocated a lawyer. already a lot of damage. The squat- with young children. filming a documentary about to run the risk of having squatters “This is a shocking situation. To ters say that they will only leave It was the Hokholt’s neighbours squatters in Spain as there are in their homes,” said the family’s start with, the National Police, to with a court order,” explained the who first alerted the family to the other Norwegians in the same lawyer, Eduardo López-Chicheri. whom the situation was first re- lawyer, “I don’t want to imagine situation and three days later Lis- situation. The case was due to go to court ported, failed to go to the house what it will be like when we get it beth and Jørn flew from Norway “It’s having huge repercussions in Vélez-Málaga last Thursday. until we went in December, three back,” he concluded. 14 NEWS September 25th to October 1st 2020 SUR IN ENGLISH

Former British COMMUNITY SPIRIT consul in Malaga, Mike Bartram dies, and serious athletes as possible in order to hit their target figure aged 83 Friends give a helping hand to of 20,000 euros. Numerous people have already signed up for the fun run RACHEL HAYNES victims of Covid-19 pandemic and almost 500 euros had already been donated to the cause. MALAGA. Michael Anthony Bar- Hayley and Leslie are cur- tram, British consul in Malaga be- A group of caring government assistance. Along rently working alongside other tween 1990 and 2000, died in the expats are hoping to with the help of customers and local charities to see how the city’s Hospital Regional on Tues- raise 20,000 euros for staff of Friends Bar in money can best be distributed day morning. The retired diplo- Benalmádena, a five-kilometre between those most in need. mat fell ill just a day after arriving unemployed who do sponsored run (Run for Relief) “Covid-19 has had a major im- with his family from the UK on Sat- not qualify for social has been organised to take place pact on the lives of many peo- urday to spend some time in their security payments in La Paloma Park in ple in Benalmádena. Businesses Malaga home. He was 83. Benalmádena on Sunday 25 Oc- are closing down and many peo- Originally from Southend-on- TONY BRYANT tober. Organisers will enforce ple are struggling because of the Sea near London, Mike was posted staggered starting times in or- financial crisis. Some of these to Malaga after consular jobs in BENALMÁDENA. A group of Brit- der to comply with social dis- Hayley and Leslie Davies. SUR people do not qualify for any fi- various countries, including Paki- ish expats have joined forces to tancing regulations and all run- nancial assistance, so now is the stan, Japan, Guatemala and the raise money for local people who ners will receive an official cer- cal community has been affected time for people to come together US. His last post before Malaga was are experiencing financial prob- tificate on completion. by the lack of tourism as a result and help each other. We need to Havana, Cuba. lems caused by the Covid-19 cri- Run organiser Matt Torking- of the pandemic. Many people put a smile back on their faces Mike retired in 2000, shortly af- sis. The brainchild of mother ton, who is also participating, in Benalmádena rely on this and and let them know they are not ter the British consulate moved and daughter team Leslie and has been unemployed since los- they are currently struggling to alone,” Leslie explained. into its current premises. By then Hayley Davies, Benalmádena Re- ing his job as a waiter when the support their families. We hope in love with Malaga, he and his wife lief - ‘Friends Giving a Helping restaurant he was working in to see an end to this soon and i More information : Visit the Raili continued to live in the city. Hand’ - has been set up to help closed at the start of the state of together we can get through it Benalmadena Relief Facebook “I would like to keep forever in those who are currently unem- alarm. better,” Matt told SUR in English. page or donate via my memory the magical profile of ployed and who do not qualify “We are raising money for a The caring expats are hoping https://www.gofundme.com/f/f the streets of Malaga and the happy for social security payments or fantastic cause. Much of the lo- to attract as many fun runners riends-give-a-helping-hand faces of its people,” he told a SUR reporter in an interview in 1992. “The longer I spend here, the more painful it will be to leave.” The couple later moved to Duquesa pub owners Southend-on-Sea to be closer to their son Matthew, who lives in London with his wife Amy, although reach 10,000-euro they regularly returned to their home in Malaga. charity target “Mike was a gentle, fair, sincere, knowledgeable man,” former consular officer Ana Monzó said this week. Sarah and Simon night charity quizzes last Octo- His ashes will be buried at the Dearing started the ber and set themselves the five- English Cemetery in Malaga. Friday night quizzes figure goal. In under a year they have at their pub, the Rose reached the target, and Sarah and Thistle, last October says that they managed to do so even with a three-month closure JENNIE RHODES during Spain’s lockdown. Over the 11 months they’ve Sarah and Simon Dearing sporting Rose and Thistle masks. S. D. MANILVA. The owners of the Rose been holding events, the couple and Thistle bar at Puerto de Du- have raised money for The Royal table Cat Society, Gatos de fundraiser for the children of quesa in Sabinillas have hit their British Legion, Heart Animal Res- Manilva, Acorn, Friends for Can- Sabinillas through the Charita- 10,000-euro fundraising target cue, the Bobby Moore cancer cer and Luisana kid’s charity. ble Society of St George. to help local good causes. fund, SOS Los Barrios dog pound, Sarah told SUR in English that “This is a Christmas gift ap- Simon and Sarah Dearing, who Adana, Samaritans, the Charita- they plan to carry on with the peal so every child gets presents have owned the pub for two and ble Society of St George, Pat’s Res- quizzes for charities, as well as at Christmas,” the business owner a half years, started the Friday cue Retreat, Sotogrande Chari- organising a further seasonal explained.

Mike Bartram, in 2000. SUR September 25th to October 1st 2020 15 SUR IN ENGLISH 16 NEWS September 25th to October 1st 2020 BUSINESS AND FINANCE SUR IN ENGLISH

THE BIGGER PICTURE Investors look to snap up local JEREMY BLATCH hotels for sale due to Covid crisis Gold: a hedge for all seasons COSTA DEL SOL “It would put an end to long- term, seasonal fixed contracts  [email protected] Hoteliers’ representatives and see a move to short-term six- are fearful that the funds’ month contracts, and so fuel in- focus on return on creased seasonality in the next arkets are a reflection to reach the 30-year average, the investment could shorten three or four years. These funds M of human behaviour price of gold would quadruple. are only motivated by return on and endeavour. In fi- Gold is an insurance against the length of season investment,” he said, adding that nancial markets and in an econ- central banks expanding the the crisis could mean 20 per cent omy, nothing happens in a vac- money supply and debasing the PILAR MARTÍNEZ of hotel properties go that way. uum. Eleven years of central purchasing power of the USD banks’ money expansion while and other Fiat paper currencies. In the wake of hotels being Big spending power maintaining artificially low in- The gold price moves inversely forced to close early this season The investment funds have a lot terest rates has pushed up asset to the US dollar. Gold is a proven due to a lack of demand, invest- of faith in the Costa and some prices, creating asset price infla- store of value. Unlike paper cur- ment funds have started to turn have up to 100 million euros to tion and moral hazard. Public rency, it cannot be printed, and their attention to the Costa del spend, said experts, although and corporate debtors are taking unlike crypto currencies, it can- Sol, looking to buy hotel prop- those actually looking on the Costa on more debt, not less. Counter- not be hacked. erties in distress. It heralds a is so far just a trickle. party risk (the probability that Today the US 30-year Treas- potential shift in emphasis in Carlos Ramallo, of Ramallo the other party in a trading or in- ury Bond (the global credit the business model for the area. Abogados lawyers, told SUR that vestment credit transaction may benchmark) has a negative real The president of the Costa del foreign investors had recently default on its contractual obliga- yield (nominal yield adjusted for Sol Hoteliers Association (Aeh- been looking for buildings in tion) brought down Lehman and inflation). Meanwhile, investors cos), Luis Callejón Suñé, said this Malaga city as well as the Axar- AIG during the financial crash, in European sovereign bonds week that his group is receiving quía, where there is more on sale and it is much higher today than with a negative nominal yield (in an average of four proposals a Investors focus on Costa hotels. EP and better prices. it was in 2009! Gold is the only terms of actual value of capital week from these funds, who are Another firm of experts recog- traded asset that is not someone invested) receive no yield while looking for a bargain as a result haven’t ruled out putting up a nised that the level of debt of ho- else’s liability and that always re- they wait. As a hedge in a crisis, of the coronavirus crisis. For Sale sign at a later date. They tels is very high and it is a good tains a ‘bid’. gold compares favourably with For the time being, local spe- point out that the season this time for investors to look on the Gold moves on fear, princi- treasury bonds that now give a cialist advisers to these funds year only lasted three or four Costa del Sol. pally the fear of a fall in paper negative real yield. have only confirmed that there is months, not reaching more than There are also established ho- currency’s purchasing power. We know that deflation, infla- a steady drip of enquires when 40 per cent occupancy on aver- tel groups looking to capitalise on Since 1930, the US dollar has tion and stagflation may occur asked by SUR. Although deals age. Many have not announced a the opportunity and expand their lost 98% of its value against gold, over the next decade. What we have not yet been done, they say reopening date next year yet. portfolio. In July, the founder of while in that time gold has been cannot know for sure is in what that there are up to 12 hotels Callejón Suñé explained that the progressive Room Mate chain, a proven hedge against the rising economic order this will occur, who are prepared to negotiate a the investors look for high annual Kike Sarasola, told SUR he was cost of fuel, food and cost of liv- or which will take precedence. In sale. return on investment and their looking for deals or joint ventures ing. Since Nixon took the USD off all of these scenarios, gold both So far, no hotelier is admitting arrival on the Costa would mean to take over the management of the gold standard in 1971, gold protects and gives an opportu- to anything concrete, but many a change in model. more properties. has gained 3,000 per cent. nity for capital appreciation. Gold ETFs (exchange-traded Gold should be a part of any funds) give the investor an expo- capital preservation strategy. If sure to the gold price, but unlike wishing to preserve the purchas- firmed they had received letters physical bullion, investors in ing power of our capital, we Expats worry that their UK asking them to cut up their cards. ETFs may find themselves as un- should remember that the stock However Barclays current ac- secured creditors to a counter- market can stay irrational longer bank accounts may be closed counts holders did not so far seem party risk during a crisis of li- than we can remain solvent. to have been affected. quidity like that of 2008. Due to The UK government said this the convenience of holding a pa- SUR. Expats who still rely on a UK are deciding not to continue. week, “Most people living in per receipt, investors and man- The author is a member of the bank account or credit card have Media stories last weekend Europe should not see any agers often overlook this. Society of Trustees and Estate been worried this week by reports highlighted concerns from Brit- change to their banking when The amount of gold and pre- Practitioners and an investment that British banks have been pull- ons in Europe. Lloyds Bank con- the transition period ends. cious metals owned by investors counsellor. The comments and ing the plug on their financial firmed to The Sunday Times that Whether UK banks can service in the US at the height of bull observations by the author are a products, unless the customer it will be ending its customer ac- customers living in an EEA coun- markets during the past 30 years reflection of his opinion and do can prove a UK address. counts in the Netherlands, Slova- try is a matter of local law and is 7%. In spite of the recent rally not constitute an offer to buy and No agreed trade deal with the kia, Germany, Ireland, Italy and regulation. Also banks are set in gold, US ownership of gold hold securities, nor does he receive EU means banks face more re- Portugal. up differently, and may take dif- and precious metals is still only any remuneration of any kind from strictions and bureaucracy serv- Customers of Barclaycard who ferent actions to continue to around 0.5%. If this figure were names referred to. icing overseas clients and some use a Spanish address also con- serve their customers.” September 25th to October 1st 2020 NEWS 17 SUR IN ENGLISH GIBRALTAR

Gibraltar, those from the EU will Border problems lie ahead for people and not be affected because Gibraltar is not in the Customs Union and they already have to pass through some goods if no Brexit agreement reached a hard border to get there. How- ever, some goods coming to Gibral- tar from the UK, namely those of animal origin, would be subject to Two Technical Notices ture relationship of Gibraltar with EU rules which say they have to be issued by the Gibraltar the European Union, the situation checked upon entry to the EU and government spell out the at the border will change consid- again when they leave. This means erably because British nationals that these goods would have to be situation in detail and will be subject to the same controls checked at the existing Border warn people to prepare as those from other non-EU coun- Control Post (BCP) in Algeciras, for the worst, just in case tries. This means their passports Spain, and then transferred to Gi- will have to be stamped every time braltar by ship. they cross the border in either di- These changes, which affect peo- rection, and their documents ple and goods, could result in long DEBBIE scanned into the Schengen Infor- delays, which Gibraltar is keen to BARTLETT mation System. avoid if possible. The government People crossing from Gibral- is holding talks with Spain and the tar into Spain would only be able EU about ways of doing this, in- to spend 90 out of any 180 days cluding the possibility of being part GIBRALTAR. Potential problems in the Schengen area, and could of Schengen, but one problem with for people and some goods cross- be questioned about the reasons that is that Spain says it wants to ing the border between Gibraltar for their visit and whether they control entry points to Gibraltar and Spain have been spelled out have the means of subsistence and the Gibraltar authorities say in detail recently through two Tech- while they are there. having Spanish officers on their nical Notices issued by the Gibral- Also, from 2020, the ETIAS territory is a line they are not pre- tar government. The first docu- travel pre-authorisation system pared to cross. The talks continue, ment explains that if there is no would apply. but an awful lot of people currently agreement which covers the fu- In terms of goods crossing into Crossing the border would be a much slower process than now. SUR have their fingers crossed.

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COVID-19 Online locator form for travellers from ‘relevant areas’

D.B. Passengers flying into Gi- braltar who have been in a so- called ‘Relevant Area’ in the previous 14 days will have to complete an online locator form from now on. This online form re- places the existing manual ones, and the government will use the The locator form applies to some information to contact the per- passengers arriving by air. SUR son if they or someone they have travelled with develops Covid- do not include UK, Jersey, Guern- 19 symptoms, and to identify sey, Isle of Man, Andorra, Mon- people travelling from ‘Relevant aco, San Marino, Vatican City, Ice- Areas’ and act if someone is un- land, Liechtenstein, Norway, Swit- willing to be tested for the virus zerland, Australia, Canada, Geor- or refuses to self-isolate. gia, Japan, New Zealand, The relevant areas at present Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, are those outside the EU, but they Tunisia, Uruguay, and China

CULTURE HEALTH A very different look to Cross-border worker Xmas and New Year dies from coronavirus

D.B. The most magical time of the D.B. There have been no deaths year is going virtual in Gibraltar from Covid-19 in Gibraltar, but this winter. Unless the pandemic this week came the sad news situation improves and the ban that a cross-border worker, a on large gatherings is lifted, the woman in her 40s who lived and Christmas Festival of Lights, the was diagnosed with the disease Christmas attractions in John in Spain, has died. Mackintosh Square and the New This week 22 people (11 staff Year’s Celebrations at Casemates members and 11 pupils) from will not be held in their usual for- Westside School went into self- mat but some will go online. No isolation after a second person decision has been taken yet about tested positive for Covid-19 the Three Kings Parade on 5 there. Other students at the January. Culture Minister John school have been able to con- Cortes said, “We will find a way tinue attending as usual, if they to enjoy ourselves anyway, as we were not contacted and asked did on National Day.” to self-isolate. 18 NEWS September 25th to October 1st 2020 SPAIN SUR IN ENGLISH

Ambassador stresses the need to register as resident in latest message to Brits

Hugh Elliott reassured UK nationals that rights are protected if they show they were living in Spain by the end of 2020

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MALAGA. With 100 days until the end of the Transition Period on 31 December, the British ambassador in Madrid, Hugh Elliott, A Local Police officer checks on bus passengers in a controlled area of the capital this week. EP has recorded a video message for UK Nationals living in Spain. Speaking about the negotiations on the future relationship More areas of the Madrid region set between the UK and the EU, the ambassador said: “I want to re- Hugh Elliott, in a still taken assure you that your rights as from his latest video. SUR to face restrictions in coming days UK nationals living in Spain are already protected under the FACEBOOK SESSIONS Withdrawal Agreement. And that The regional and national “sustained increase” in the pan- on Wednesday for 221 National both the UK and Spanish gov- governments are demic in Madrid in the last few Police and Guardia Civil to join ernments are fully committed 6 October, 6pm: Pensions, cooperating more fully weeks. the checks being made on local to implementing the citizens’ benefits, working and driving. However regional health offi- people. The Ministry of Defence rights provisions in [it].” and troops have been cials pointed to the number of implied on Thursday that up to In his message, the ambassa- 13 October, 1pm: offered if needed, despite cases in the capital area appear- 7,500 troops could be supplied dor reminds UK nationals of the Healthcare. criticism from the Left ing to stabilise later in the week, to Madrid if needed. need to register as a resident as suggesting that just local restric- The increased cooperation be- soon as possible, but acknowl- 27 October, 1pm: Travel. SUR tions would come in in some 16 tween the conservative regional edges that there are difficulties more areas from Monday, where government and Socialist-led na- with getting appointments in 10 November, 6pm: Educa- MADRID. Residents in Madrid and the rate of contagion measured tional government started this some places. tion – studying and teaching. its surrounding area have been through tests was above 1,000 week with PM Pedro Sánchez UK nationals will still be pro- getting the message for the last per 100,000 people in the last meeting regional president, Isa- tected by the Agreement, as long 24 November, 6pm: ‘Swal- few days that the 37 health-cen- two weeks. bel Díaz Ayuso. as they can prove they were le- lows’; People usually who stay tre catchment areas partially This will be on top of the However there was criticism gally living in Spain before the only 90-180 days. locked down last Monday would 850,000 people currently facing from parts of the Left that Ma- end of 2020. The embassy has not be the last. local restrictions in Madrid. drid had “chosen” to lockdown advised residents to make sure 1 December, 6pm: The regional government has Neighbourhoods have been di- poorer areas of the capital re- they have documentation (eg. Residency. repeatedly said it might extend vided, with residents affected gion first. padrón certificate, rental agree- measures to more neighbour- only allowed out in their imme- The PSOE Socialist leader in ment, utility bills) to demon- 8 December, 6pm: General. hoods, although the possibility of diate area for good reason. parliament, Adriana Lastra, said strate they were living here be- closing the Madrid region’s bor- The Madrid regional govern- “the latest contribution of the fore the end of the year. ders was also being mentioned. ment said it doesn’t have enough Right is to unite the working class Elliott also pointed out that if gov.uk/livinginspain. On Wednesday, the regional Local Police to enforce the local- in virus and illness”. Calls for anyone is having difficulties A series of live question and government said it was “evalu- ised lockdowns, even as they large-scale protests were how- completing their residency ap- answer sessions is being ar- ating putting restrictions on all stand. ever dampened down after min- plication, the UK has provided ranged by the Embassy over the the devolved region” similar to The regional vice-president, isters expressed concern at the funding to three organisations autumn on its Brits in Spain those in the spring, due to the Ignacio Aguado, asked “urgently” health risks involved. to help, details of which are on Facebook page.

THE EURO ZONE Covid-induced recession will consumption and employment duced recession could prove to MARK NAYLER only end if Spain posts GDP such as that seen globally be- be intense but relatively short- growth (no matter how small) tween 2007 and 2009, and in lived. What kind of in the third quarter of this year, Spain between 2008 and 2013. So, how does the rest of 2020 which we’re just coming to the Given the broad academic defi- look? Despite the optimism of recession? end of. nition, then, there are numer- economy minister Nadia Cal- Tentative comparisons be- ous ways in which a country viño, who said at the end of tween the current situation can be in recession. August that growth in the third and the global recession that The rate of Spain’s GDP con- quarter is likely to be 10%, the started in 2007 have already traction during Q2 this year is Bank of Spain doesn’t see the he newly-updated statis- difference of just 0.7%. Is this a started to appear in Spanish alarming, not least because it economy returning to a pre- T tics for Spain’s GDP per- cause for optimism, continued and international media, but hasn’t hit such lows since the Covid state until 2023. formance in the second gloom, or neither? they’re premature. The theo- outbreak of civil war in the The government of Pedro quarter of this year reveal that Coming after a 5.2% decline retical definition of a recession summer of 1936. But by itself, Sánchez has stated that a huge things weren’t quite as bad as in the first quarter of 2020, the is a downturn in economic ac- the decline of 17.8% doesn’t injection of funds from the EU some thought. According to the updated figure still means that tivity that lasts for at least two necessarily signal the onset of will help stave off a drawn-out National Statistics Institute, Spain has technically entered consecutive quarters (or half a the kind of recession seen a period of economic stagnation, the country’s economy con- recession - a term all-too-read- year), which could cover a very decade ago: depending on the but that’s entirely dependent tracted by 17.8% between April ily associated with the traumas slight downturn in GDP that statistics for the quarter now on how it uses the money. and June (i.e. during the na- of the “Great Recession” of quickly returns to expansion, a ending, and on how the Span- All of which means that it’s tionwide lockdown), as op- 2007-2009 and, in Spain, of the dramatic yet brief contraction, ish economy performs still unclear just what kind of posed to the 18.5% the insti- period between 2008 and or a grinding, long-term de- throughout the final three recession Spain entered back tute estimated back in July - a 2013. Equally technically, the cline in output, productivity, months of 2020, the Covid-in- in April this year. September 25th to October 1st 2020 19 SUR IN ENGLISH 20 September 25th to October 1st 2020 COMMENT SUR IN ENGLISH

LETTERS THE MUSIC MAKER PETER EDGERTON TO THE EDITOR www.e-peter.com Accident waiting to happen Carless whisper

I nearly had a serious accident by being hit by a bike from behind while walking along the Senda Litoral last week. There are considerably more bike users using the pathway for lei- n Austin 1300 and a been thinking about cars lately, livery date so as not to be availed surely travel. I have noticed there are no signs to say that it A white Nissan Sunny are pondering the possibility of hir- with mind-numbing nonsense is mandatory to have a warning bell or horn on your bike. the only two cars I’ve ing one and indulging in couple about nought to sixties, hand- Time and time again I had to jump aside to allow a bike user ever owned. I remember the of nights away at a rural retreat brake turns and torque values, to pass to avoid being hit as you do not hear them coming. former had a permanent oil somewhere in Andalucía. whatever the hell they are. He An even worst accident could happen if it is one of these elec- leak reminiscent of the Angel The other day, I thought I’d do actually bought himself some trified scooters which are more powerful and faster. As well Falls and that the latter was a very blokey thing and fanta- driving gloves once and has been as all these numerous notices warning people about the co- simply indestructible. When size about which would be my ridiculed mercilessly for it ever ronavirus, notices making it compulsory to have a warning they eventually came to take it perfect car for driving through since. In fact, as soon as I’ve fin- alarm on all types of bikes should be put up. Town councils, away for scrap, it was still per- rolling countryside of southern ished writing this, I’ll give him please note. MICHAEL GILLEN fectly servicable but I was leav- Spain. Unfortunately, that game a call just to remind him of the ing the country, had a million lasted approximately four sec- fact and laugh some more. things to do and needed a quick onds as I quickly realised I don’t Still, people who love cars solution. I like to imagine that know anything whatsoever about aren’t doing anyone any harm, Freedom with These people say that some bloke back at the any cars. I mean I know Porsches I suppose, and to tell the truth responsibility masks don’t do anything. scrapyard turned the key out and Ferraris are talked about in right now I wouldn’t mind a bit But you have to be lacking of curiosity, found that the car hushed and reverent tones by of advice from one of them about Everyone is allowed to use in common sense if you worked perfectly well, gave it men who find it hard to get a girl- which car to hire - if they could their freedom as they wish, think a physical barrier be- to his daughter for her eight- friend and that Rolls Royces were just keep it to a snappy thirty but they’ve got to do it with tween your health and dan- eenth birthday and she’s still popular once and th.. well, no, seconds and not get lost in de- the level of responsibility that ger is good for nothing. driving it to the village school that’s about it, actually. tail about streamline dashboard corresponds with the need Society as a whole is tired where she teaches recalcitrant There are car magazines, I designs and cross-threaded for everyone to coexist peace- of these irresponsible indi- youths from Monday to Friday. also know that; mainly because spark plugs. Which they can’t, fully with one another. viduals who offer nothing to Or maybe they just crushed it I had a friend who bought one of course. It’s unbelievable how the the collective. Without a with a big machine. every month. I soon learned to I might just try to rent a Nis- anti-maskers can only think mask, putting two fingers Anyway, rather bizarrely, I’ve avoid him for a week after de- san Sunny, then. of themselves and not about up to everyone else, I would the damage they can cause expect these self-loathing IDÍGORAS to others. people to struggle to find The same applies to young work or be accepted by any- people who hang out in the one in the future because of Still 30.... streets drinking with no con- their attitude and the insen- So, if cern for those they could in- sitivity they are showing we‛re not allowed to fect. They’re all showing now. you‛ve such a lack of solidarity! FEDERICO BARBERO share anything now - got 30 we might be sweets and We accept letters by email [email protected] - or ordinary post. contagious They must include identification and a telephone number and be exclusive to give 20 to SUR in English. We do not publish anonymous letters. Opinions expressed by contributors to this and other pages of SUR in English do not necessarily re- a friend, flect those of the publishers. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publishers. how many have you got left? Published by: PRENSA MALAGUEÑA S. A. Director General: ANTONIO GONZÁLEZ

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THE BOTTOM LINE the opposition) who hope for more wrong happen, nobody did; not those doing the PEDRO LUIS GÓMEZ than right decisions to score a political governing or those being governed. goal, and no one is free of guilt. Where We sought shelter in the idea that the one side governs, the others are there; heat would kill it (as our distinguished and where the others govern, they are professor, researcher and medical doc- No smile for this tourist there: both of them waiting for their ad- tor Juan Manual Pascual said, in Spain versary to make a mistake so they can great experts in virus and epidemics have jump into the arena and score a point. emerged from under every stone) and That’s where we are, with the worst po- we had faith. litical class this country’s had in decades. What with those months of lockdown, he world looks on in surprise as among them, even though its population And so what? Well look, if this bug has when we applauded and danced and T we become indisputable leaders and size are greater than many Euro- decided to come and stay in our house, hardly noticed any coffins (even though in all things Covid. This bug has pean countries. let’s not throw him a welcoming party, there were thousands), and our politi- thrown out all the tourists and settled in So what does that mean? Nothing, sim- because this coronavirus disguised as a cians now immersed in everything ex- Spain, where obviously everyone would ply a rap on the knuckles for those who ‘tourist’ does not deserve a smile. In- cept what interests the general public, like to live. go around saying that in Andalucía we’re stead we have to try to throw him out it all seems like a bad dream. Nine out of the ten regions in Europe more inept and do things worse than eve- anyway we can, although now it seems But no. We have to get rid of this “tour- with the highest rate of infection are in ryone else; it has to be said. we’re doing the opposite. ist” who’s come to live here. As long as this country, and despite those who would The thing is, in this burlesque specta- The way things were “relaxed” around he’s among us the real tourists won’t like it to be (the political class is beyond cle playing out before us, it seems that this damn virus has been disgraceful. We come. repair, as is social media), Andalucía isn’t there are politicians (generally those in didn’t prepare ourselves for what could And we won’t sleep at night... September 25th to October 1st 2020 21 SUR IN ENGLISH 2222222222222222 September 25th to October 1st 2020 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH

Artisan bread from Domi Vélez, one of the region’s finest bakers.

Keto diet - the temptations will be too great! Daily bread Domi Vélez is recognised as one of the region’s finest bakers, a culinary alchemist that creates remarkable breads (naturally low in gluten) that reflect recipes from as far back as Al-Ánda- lus (when visiting his bakery ask for the hullula) as well as con- temporary creations. Try the bread made with Andalusian payoyo cheese and pistachio, the honey bread and also the one with a touch of chocolate (so good dipped in the local orange- infused olive oil from family firm Basilippo). You might think a day-trip is enough to take in the quaint me- andering streets and architecture of the historic centre. Yet if you stay a night or two, you get to indulge at a few of the local bars and restaurants. When food Narrow streets is simple and rustic, it’s impor- are a feature in this tant to have great ingredients - medieval and Ba- here they are fresh from the Gastronomic roque town. fields around the town. Divine wines artisans of Then of course, there’s the wines. Well, the sherry wines of nearby Jerez in Cadiz province probably need little introduc- Lebrija tion these days. Yet here, in Seville province the wines are less well known and have their own personality. They must be good, as legend says that Lebrija was founded by the god Bacchus (although I imagine that was early ‘destination marketing’ for Hidden Andalucía. With autumn a city that’s all about fresh pro- duce and good wine). here and comfort food The town centre winery, Bode- returning to the menu, head gas Halcón, is a delight. It is a romantic old cortijo with gar- over to this hidden gem in den patio courtyards fragrant with jasmine and orange blos- Seville province and enjoy a som. The place feels frozen in ‘slow food’ weekend time, yet their winemaking isn’t: small production, high quality and really enjoyable. Take a tour and go on a tasting, or look out for their wines in the local res- ANDREW FORBES taurants. I also managed to head out of the town to visit the family-run Bodega González Palacios. In- o, this week we welcome Yeah, me neither. I have to ad- from Seville down to Jerez the 16th to 18th centuries teresting tour and superb tast- S autumn. As the intense mit to not knowing about this countless times, never thinking Lebrija was at the epicentre of ing – with some great food, in- heat of summer becomes charming town until I visited to stop and take a break. Yet I agricultural trade, creating sub- cluding, of course, more bread! a memory, it’s a good time to say earlier this year. was speeding past more than stantial wealth and an architec- Also, the opportunity to try tra- goodbye to the beach and hello to Now I can say, it’s definitely just vineyards and fields of cot- tural legacy. Today, Lebrija re- ditional rustic dishes made with inland southern Spain for day trips worth discovering. It forms part ton. I was missing out on this mains a hub for the Las Maris- garlic and bread including ‘ajo and weekends away. What’s more of a beautiful triangle of west- medieval and Baroque town that mas area, the fertile wetlands lebrijano’ and ’puchera lebri- I feel that comfort food can shame- ern Andalucía that includes is deservedly establishing itself that spread out from La Doñana. jana’. I recommend eating at lessly be back on the menu – for- Seville in the north, Jerez to the as a destination in its own right, It’s no metaphor to say this is Venta Luis Rey to try these and get poolside sushi, this is the sea- south and the wonderful La Do- for history, food and wine. the breadbasket of Andalucía. other local dishes prepared by son for hearty meals, and warm- naña national park to the west. Like so many places here in It really is the place for artisan Chef Rubén. It all makes for a ing wines in cosy settings. the south, the Romans and Phoe- Andalusian food, including some heavenly autumn escape. Which brings me to this Foodie destination nicians have played their part spectacular breads. So proba- month’s destination: Lebrija. I’ve taken the AP-4 motorway in shaping history here. From bly don’t visit if you’re on a strict i www.lebrija.es September 25th to October 1st 2020 LIFESTYLE 23 SUR IN ENGLISH TRAVEL

be tempted to agree! Superb Santa María de la Oliva church THE DIRECTORY artisan bakery headed by Remarkable 13th-century Domi Vélez. church that preserves some of elhornodevelez.com the original Mudejar temple. The tower, known as the ‘la Giraldilla’ Bodega González Palacios (or little Giralda) by Manuel Her- Lebrija Family winery under the Pro- rera, echoes the architecture of tected Designation of Origin of nearby Seville’s Giralda. D.O.P Lebrija, presently the only Denomination of Origin for Seville wines. Bodegas Halcón Beautiful 200-year-old Andalu- sian town centre winery, with charming garden courtyards, that still produces unique Seville wines in the Jerez style. www.bodegashalcon.es Ancient baking at Domi Vélez. Basilippo Award-winning gourmet extra virgin olive oils. Guided tours, tastings, and boutique store. basilippo.com La Marismeña Artisan cheese maker showcasing the best of Lebrija dairy products – and homemade puddings too. www.facebook.com/queseria- Bodegas Halcón. delebrija

Cooperativa Lebrioliva Olive oil at Basilippo. Gema Bernal offers artisan pre- served olives and more. ANDREW FORBES tapas and local specialities. potter Juan Sebastián keeps the Tel: +34646848735 www.facebook.com/casaan- tradition alive. WHERE TO STAY: selmo www.facebook.com/alfareria- WHAT TO SEE: delebrija Barrio Nuevo Hotel WHAT TO BUY: Monastery of the Purísima Concepcíón Modern-style hotel and restau- ARTISAN FOOD & WINE Pottery at Alfarería de Juan rant, in the heart of town. PRODUCERS: Franciscan monastery, said to Sebastián López www.hotelbarrionuevo.es date back to 1483. Don’t just go This historic family pottery has El Horno de Vélez for the history and architecture; LB Lebrija an original Al-Ándalus era kiln Self-proclaimed makers of edi- buy the delicious cookies made An eight-room property on the and is where fourth-generation ble works of art – and I would by the cloistered nuns! Alfarería de Lebrija. edge of the town, with its ‘Ter- raza’ roof terrace bar. www.lblebrijahotel.com

WHERE TO EAT & DRINK: Venta Luis Rey Traditional recipes prepared with modern flair in a charming setting. www.ventaluisrey.com

Juan Sebastián López.

La Bodega Andrés Ahumada ‘El Chocazo’ Found at Calle Marines, 10, this bar and winery offers an authentic flavour of traditional Lebrija. Casa Anselmo Characterful bar and restaurant with expansive menu of 24 LIFESTYLE September 25th to October 1st 2020 TRAVEL SUR IN ENGLISH

WHERE IN THE WORLD? AUGUST’S PHOTO

were regularly needed to stop the shoreline disappearing. Since then the beach has been widened and restored numerous times. If you know the name of this beach and the island it is on, you could win a prize. Send the name of the beach and the island to [email protected] with your name, address and telephone number. Congratulations to Derek A volcanic paradise Phillips who correctly identified last month’s photo. It was the Chimney Rock State Park and the festival was The Dirty Dancing festival; several of the ituated on the south two areas, and becomes the area which was originally a tive. Very little remains of them scenes in the film were filmed S shore of a volcanic is- packed with tourists during wetland until a canal was dug as landslides have eroded their there. land, this beach is “one the summer. to drain it. flanks over time. In fact erosion of the most popular travel des- It’s name translates as “spout- There are two volcanoes on has always been a serious prob- tinations on the globe”. It isn’t ing waters” because several riv- the island but they are millions lem here and from the 20s un- Send your answer to particularly long, it is split into ers and springs once flowed into of years old and no longer ac- til the 70s, barges full of sand [email protected]

Ryanair to reduce plained how the cuts will affect each airport, it has said that the flights to 40% this move is necessary due to “damage October, amid caused to forward bookings by con- tinuous changes in EU government criticism of EU travel travel restrictions and policies, restrictions many of which are introduced at short notice”. Ryanair has not ruled out similar cuts across the winter period AIR TRAVEL “if current trends and EU governments’ mismanagement of the re- PILAR MARTÍNEZ. The airline that turn of air travel and normal eco- moves the most passengers at nomic activity continue”. Malaga Airport, Ryanair, has modi- Ryanair has also announced this fied its flight schedule for October, week that it will extend its waiver reducing its capacity by an extra on the flight-change fee to cover 20 per cent. bookings made for travel in Octo- The flights previously planned ber and November so that only the for next month were already 20 fare difference will be charged. The per cent down on last year’s ca- change (time, date or destination) pacity and the airline expects seats must be made up to seven days be- on sale to amount to around 40 per fore the original flight date and the cent of last year’s offer. new date must be before 31 March While the airline has not ex- 2021.

ANDALUCÍA regional government initiative to boost the industry. To be eligible Discounts available clients must use a travel agency and accommodation with the An- through agencies dalucía Segura certificate. A maxi- with Andalucía mum of 300 euros can be saved, on up to three different trips. Segura certificate A list of Andalucía Segura agencies can be found at https://www.juntadeandalu- SUR. Residents in Andalucía can cia.es/organismos/turismoregener- take advantage of a 25% discount acionjusticiayadministracionlo- on tourist accommodation booked cal/servicios/app/buscador-estable- in the region for dates between 1 cimientos-servicios-turisti- October and 31 May, thanks to a cos.html September 25th to October 1st 2020 LIFESTYLE 25 SUR IN ENGLISH

and I understand the problems for the sector,” says Elendil, proud of The Río Padrón recording studio, having set up this project which will soon be presenting its seventh concert of this type. a pioneer in online concerts Like everything new, it will take time for streamed concerts to be seen as a real alternative. “We knew when we started that it wouldn’t ESTEPONA be very profitable,” says Elendil, but he is convinced that it is very Users can enjoy important. “It gives the car key watching a variety of back to the musicians. They have live music performances lost so much power with record on any device for a price companies, managers and platforms. Now they can decide, and of between five and the final result is up to them. It seven euros gives them the opportunity to come and record what they have been JOSÉ MARÍA MARTÍN working on for a year or two,” he says. It is now possible to sit on the sofa A high-definition video filmed and enjoy watching a concert on with several cameras, lighting and any type of device. It is undeniable spectacular sound quality is the fi- that 2020 has been an atypical year nal result of this magic formula during which every sector has had which has delighted the bands to reinvent itself. With restrictions which have tried it. “The idea of imposed on live concerts, it was taking home a video of this qual- only a matter of time before some- ity is almost more attractive than one came up with new strategies being able to sell tickets anywhere for bands and that is how concerts in the world, and all for 290 euros, have begun to be streamed, thanks a symbolic price just to cover pro- to the work of different online plat- Elendil Díez de Oñate and his son Manuel, on the main stage at their recording studio. J.M.M duction costs,” says Elendil, who forms and companies such as the is optimistic about the future. “The Río Padrón recording studio in the ideal infrastructure for these The system is very simple. Just be shared between several peo- pandemic has speeded this up, Estepona. concerts, his recording studio in go to the website and choose the ple and there is also the option of maybe by several years. Stream- Elendil Díez de Oñate was read- Estepona, which he runs with his event that interests you, pay the watching previous shows again ing is the way forward.” ing a newspaper during lockdown son Manuel. A five minute chat was entrance fee (between five and on demand. Somebody had to show the way, when he saw an article about one enough to reach an agreement and seven euros) and enjoy the live “With the pandemic, we wanted and bands on the Costa del Sol are of these platforms. He decided to form an association with the Live show. The price is very reason- to do something to help local mu- lucky that it was Río Padrón Re- contact them and tell them he had Vuvuzela platform. able, bearing in mind that it can sicians and bands. I’m a musician cording Studios. 26 LIFESTYLE September 25th to October 1st 2020 SUR IN ENGLISH

DENISE BUSH

GARDENING READERS’ PHOTOS The shingling plant

For lovers of the unusual, along the ground until it finds veins that stand out against the shingling plants are not only a vertical surface to climb. It green of the leaves. a little weird, they are also is called a shingling plant as The leaves are small to start very attractive. They are mem- the dark-green, heart-shaped off with, but as the plant gets bers of the Rhaphidophora ge- leaves overlap one another more robust the leaves get big- nus, which contains around and stay flatat to the surface, ger and can reacreach up to 100 species and is part of the like shinglesgles on a 3cm in diameter.dia Araceae family (aroids which house. RhapRhaphido- includes monsteras, philo- The mostst at- phora origi- dendrons and pothos). tractive of all, natenates from ROSALIND CAPLAN A herbaceous, creeping R. cryptantha,ha, the floris- vine, Rhapidophora grows has silveryry ticti re- giong of Pink trumpet vine MalesiaM (Malay( Podranea ricasoliana is quite common in gardens on the Costa del penin-p Sol, and that is because it is so beautiful with pink trumpet-shaped ssula, blooms and dark glossy leaves. Borneo,Bo JavJava, Su- matrmatra and Bali), in Tropi- cal Africa, AAustra- lasia and PapuPapua New Guinea. They are not cold hardy and are best grown in a pot (which can be manoeu- vered inside in the winter) in which a tall pole or smooth piece of wood is anchored. The potting compost needs to be rich in loam and free- draining. Shingling plants need to be kept moist (except CAROLINE SELLERS in winter when watering should be minimal) and need Sea daffodils on the dunes a location with filtered sun- light. They will not grow in full shade. A liquid feed given once Caroline Sellers spotted this clump of wild sea daffodils (Pancra- a month during the growing tium maritimum) growing in the sands at Elviria Romana Playa. season is recommended. Over They are found growing wild both sides of the Mediterranean. time water and humus will collect under the leaves giving the plant the humidity and PHOTOS feed that it craves. Propagation is by tip cut- Calling all gardeners your photos to english@di- tings and the young plants can ariosur.es or send them to be encourage to grip a wooden We know many of our read- SUR in English, Avda Dr Ma- support by gently tying in un- ers have lovely gardens, or rañón 48, 29009 Málaga, til the roots take hold. enjoy growing plants on with a caption and a few R. cryptantha does some- their terraces or balconies words of explanation. Alter- times flower but the greenish- and some like to take photos natively, you can send them yellow blooms form on short of plants they see when out to us via Facebook (sureng- stems under the leaves and and about. Why not share lish) or Twitter Rhaphidophora korthalsii and a dark-green species (insert). WIKIMEDIA often are completely hidden. them with others? Email (@SUR_English). September 25th to October 1st 2020 LIFESTYLE 27 SUR IN ENGLISH JENNIE RHODES WHAT HAPPENED TODAY? LANGUAGE FOOTNOTE

E25 SEPTEMBER 1997 Copa Cup Jugador Player Campo de golf Golf course Estados Unidos United States The Ryder Cup tees off at Valderrama Europa Europe Bandera Flag Sorpresa Surprise The event was attended thousands of golf enthusiasts for Lluvia Rain by international VIPs the three-day event. Caravana Tailback including former US Along with Ballesteros, other Capitán Captain president George Bush, famous players included Nick Equipo Team Faldo, Colin Montgomerie, Dar- Torneo Tournament the Duke of York and ren Clarke, Bernhard Langer and Anfitrión Host the Spanish monarchs Lee Westwood. The most famous Objetivo Objective American player was a young Bola Ball Tiger Woods. Hoyo Hole or the first time in its sev- The decision to hold the cup Golpe Stroke F enty-one-year history, at the Sotogrande course was un- Calle Fairway golf’s Ryder Cup took doubtedly linked to its ranking Resultado Result place outside the USA or UK and as Europe’s number one golf came to Sotogrande’s Valderrama course by Golf World magazine golf course (Cadiz) in 1997. in 1991, a position it maintained King Juan Carlosarlos and Queen throughout the 11990s. turned to Spain since 1997, the Sofía opened thee ceremony The RydeRyder Cup was won event did set a precedent: it has on 25 September,ber, ful- by the EuropeanE team been played in other parts of filling the dreamm of by a smalls margin of US golf fans wave American flags during the opening ceremony. SUR Europe, including The K Club in European captain,ain, 14.14.5 to 13.5, after Kildare, Ireland, in 2006 and Le Severiano Balles-es- thrthree days of ten- “take off in a big way” in Spain the first Ryder Cup in continen- Golf National, Versalles, Paris, in teros, to competeete siosion and sur- as a result. tal Europe was declared a suc- 2018. for the cup in his prprises. Rain and traffic chaos put a cess by all those involved. In 2022 it is expected to take own country. A delighted dampener on the event, the lat- It achieved all the planned ob- place at the Marco Simone Golf A host of inter-er- BaBallesteros said, ter causing 22-kilometre tail- jectives, particularly in terms of and Country Club in Italy. national VIPs, in- Seve Ballesteros lifts “We played from backs around Estepona, leading sport and tourism, by placing the cluding the Dukeke of the cup. SUR the heart and that to frustrated players, journalists Costa del Sol firmly on the map York and formerr US is wwhy we won.” He and spectators. as a golfing destination. i Bilingual crossword inside president Georgege Bush, joined also predicted thatt golf would However, despite the setbacks, While the Ryder Cup hasn’t re- back page 28 LIFESTYLE September 25th to October 1st 2020 SUR IN ENGLISH

you have done to deserve that. If he has known you for a long time, Johnny Depp: he is your voodoo. -Johnny, do you identify with Shane in using alcohol as a “I really don’t weapon against shyness? – J. D. : I’ve learned so many things from Shane! [laughs]. It’s consider myself interesting that I’ve had the same experience with other people who have been very important in my life, like Hunter S. Thomp- an artist” son, Brando and many other cra- zies that I have been lucky enough to know. You can edu- cate yourself a great deal with The actor is the I’m American. them and everything depends producer of Julien –J. D. : Over the years you see on how far you want to go. Yes, I how San Sebastián keeps its ini- remember the early days: one Temple’s film about tial promise to be a film festival, night I was with Shane in Dub- Shane MacGowan, and it’s only about films, noth- lin. We’d had a bit to drink and ing else, not what you do or where at a particular moment he put a the former lead you go. That doesn’t happen in couple of pills in my hand. You singer of The Pogues other festivals, this is very have to earn the awards, so I put authentic. We also wanted to them in my mouth and swal- ALBERTO MOYANO show this film together because lowed them. Three days later I we are very proud of its protago- found myself in a bath in the SAN SEBASTIÁN. Twenty-two years nist. It’s the first chance we have south of France. I couldn’t re- after his first visit to the San Se- had to show it to the public, so member anything, not even how bastián Film Festival, Johnny it’s worth us taking the risk. What I had got there. I looked out of Depp has returned to the the Julien did was what many peo- the window, saw a beautiful foun- northern Spanish city to present ple have tried to do: to capture tain and realised that I wasn’t in Crock of Gold, Julien Temple’s Shane and show him as he is, Dublin, so I asked the first per- film about the former lead singer with all the pros and cons that go son who passed by: “Where am of The Pogues, Shane MacGowan. with it. Julien has been able to I?” I don’t regret anything. In this interview, every answer face up to the tiger. But getting –Do you think there can be peo- to a question was a long solilo- close to him can be dangerous. Depp, next to the beach in San Sebastián. E. P. ple like you and Shane in the film quy, so we could only ask four –J. T. : More dangerous even than industry, or the music industry, questions in the time allocated Covid, sometimes! Some people hear the applause – J. D. : He has won his medals, today? to us. Depp did most of the talk- –The film shows how important and think wow, that’s great, but his awards. To maintain a long –J. D. : I don’t consider myself an ing, while Temple intervened oc- alcohol and drugs have been in Shane isn’t like that. He’s uncom- friendship with him, you also have artist at all. I really don’t, I don’t casionally, both of them with a MacGowan’s life. fortable with it, as I am. It goes to win your own. He tests you as place myself on the level of other drink in their hands. –J. D. : I’m going to speculate from against your way of being. The you progress. During the early people who I admire so much. –Despite the pandemic, was it what I know: Shane is very shy, beauty of Shane is that he has years, he used to insult me con- Just as in San Sebastián we can important for you to be at the although that isn’t the first im- stayed a totally genuine person, stantly. talk about cinema, in Hollywood festival? pression he gives. He speaks he doesn’t want to be anybody –J. T. : He is totally unpredictable, people talk about films. That’s all –Johnny Depp: Last night, when when he feels like it and you can’t other than himself, and that for you find yourself loving him and there is to say. I’m not good at fol- I met one of the people from the manipulate him. He sees you at me is number one on the list of hating him. For me, that is some- lowing formulas, structures, lim- festival in the airport arrivals area, a distance and he confronts you, what a true artist should be. The thing magical. its, script A that leads to B and I said “I haven’t been here for even if you’re making a film which alcohol and the drugs are like his –J. D. : He is a person that bites then to C. I like to mix everything quite a while: ten years”. And she is like a love letter. He’s in con- form of self-medication. verbally. He spits at you and says up and confuse the public be- said “twenty years” and I was trol throughout the film. He’s hy- “Really? Now this?” He keeps test- cause that type of film… no, no really surprised. I remember a persensitive, but since he was lit- Learning ing you, he wants to assure him- it’s not worth it. You try to do eve- lot about San Sebastián because tle he’s learned to appear to be –J. T. : It seems to me he some- self that you’re someone from rything you can. For example, I it’s not like any other festival in the opposite. That’s something I times uses them for the trips, be- within his circle. And yes, it irri- approach the subject from the the world. understand. And when fame ar- cause he took a lot of acid for dif- tates you. He can be very sweet, perspective of an artist, but I can’t –Julien Temple: It’s the best place rives, if you’re introverted you be- ferent reasons, and also to ex- and he can also stick a needle in do that because I don’t think that to eat in the world, but of course come even more of a recluse. pand his knowledge. you and you ask yourself what cinema is going to lead me to art.

Mijas Lions Club autumn fundraising campaign gets under way

More than 1,200 euros land, vice-president David Kay and Fayre and Fashion Show, which was raised at the recent Mijas councillor for the Environ- will be held in Cerrado del Águila President’s Lunch, and ment Arancha López. Golf and Resort in Mijas Costa on The president showed his Wednesday 30 September. The the association is now gratitude for the “continued sup- event begins at 11am and will will gearing up for its Spring port” of the association’s mem- raise funds for the Lions’ Alz- Fayre and Fashion Show bers and volunteers, adding “this heimer’s and dementia support enables us to raise money to groups. Reservations can be made TONY BRYANT help those in need”. by calling 663529280. The event was sponsored by On Friday 2 October, the Lions MIJAS. La Cala de Mijas Lions raised DeVere Spain and Ibex Insur- will continue their autumn fund- over 1,200 euros for local causes ance and included entertain- raising schedule with a cabaret Councillor López and Graham Rutland at the Presidents’ Lunch. SUR. during its annual President’s Lunch ment supplied by Mark T Con- night at Legends Bar in La Cala de held at Miraflores Golf Club last nor, who presented his Neil Dia- Mijas. The fun will be supplied by Doors open at 7.30pm and tickets The association is also holding week. The event was attended by mond tribute show. the outrageous Dragtastic, the are available from the Lions char- an autumn sale in its La Cala shop more than 70 members, along with The Lions are currently prepar- Costa’s top drag show. Tickets cost ity shop in La Cala de Mijas or on from 10am until 2pm Monday to the new president, Graham Rut- ing for the forthcoming Spring 15 euros and include a buffet. 637185533. Saturday. September 25th to October 1st 2020 Sponsored 29 SUR IN ENGLISH by WHAT TO DO

EXHIBITIONS Charo Carrera. Art Marbella Live music, centre stage in Mijas Centro de Arte Contemporáneo MARBELLA. Until 3 October. Palacio MALAGA. C/Alemania. de Ferias y Congresos. Nan Goldin. Until 25 October. Ameri- Art Marbella will be holding its sixth can artist Nan Goldin is the author of international modern and contempo- a sequence of video clips entitled rary art fair. This year it will be coor- On weekends Siren in Espacio 5 of the gallery. dinating with Marbella Design for the throughout October Bosco Sodi. Until 6 December. Ergo first time. there will be live Sum is the first solo exhibition by Bosco Sodi in Spain. It consists of 30, Ana Barriga performances at the large, black, monochromatic paint- MARBELLA. Until 21 November. Gal- Coyote Saloon ings and several golden sculptures. ería Yusto/Giner. La Ermita industrial estate, C/Madera, 9. TONY BRYANT Cela - Picasso Tonight, 25 September at 7pm, the MALAGA. Until 4 October. Museo exhibition La Vida del Difunto by MIJAS. The Coyote Saloon In Casa Natal Picasso. Ana Barriga will be inaugurated. It Las Lagunas is leading the way The exhibition entitled Trozo de Piel consists of 12 large format paint- with the reactivation of the live demonstrates the relationship ings using mixed media (oil, music scene on the Costa del between two geniuses, Pablo Picasso enamel, marker, spray can). Atten- Sol. The popular American and Camilo José Cela. It consists of dance is by previous appointment theme venue and bowling alley documents and photos symbolising only. Email: galeria@yusto- has announced a series of the shared affinities and passions of giner.com Call: 951507053 concerts that will take place the two friends. every Friday and Saturday through to the end of October. ZZ Rated will perform at the Coyote Bowling Saloon next month. SUR Charo Carrera The concerts begin tonight MALAGA. Until 22 October. Sala (Friday) with local rockers live music circuit and their The Damned (16 October). The Alfajar, C/Císter. Límite 80; while Saturday will show consists of classic songs series also includes some of El Legado de Egeria (The Legacy of present rhythm and blues like Gimme All Your Loving the coasts’ most celebrated Egeria) is an exhibition by artist Charo outfit Bayaplan. and Sharp Dressed Man, along pop bands, like Stereo 80 Carrera. Egeria (Etheria or Aetheria) The series of concerts with songs from other rock (17th), The Money Makers was a Hispanic aristocrat whose letters includes a performance by legends like Jimmy Hendrix (23rd) and The Lost Boys (30 to friends telling of her trips around ZZ Rated, a Malaga-based and Eric Clapton. October). the world are some of the earliest of trio that perform a tribute to Also on the bill are the Reservations are advised as their kind, written in the fourth cen- celebrated 80s rockers ZZ Costa’s only punk rock revival capacity restrictions will be tury. A fragment of her ‘Itinerarium ad Top (10 October). band, the Reinfected, whose enforced. For more informa- Loca Sancta’ is kept in the library in The band has built up a explosive show includes hits of tion, see the Coyote Bowling Arezzo, Italy. The artist pays tribute to strong following on the Costa the Sex Pistols, The Clash and Saloon Facebook page. this woman, to her spirit of adventure and curiosity.

MALAGA. C/ Compañía, 10. 9.30 - bre time, but gradually incorporate 2.30pm. 7 - 9pm Tuesday to Friday. more light and colour towards 1952 9.30am - 9pm Saturday and Sunday. when he adopted a more figurative Galeria Yusto/Giner, Marbella. Masks. Metamorphosis of Modern style of painting. Identity. Until 10 January 2021. The From Miró to Barceló. The semi-per- new season’s exhibition running at manent exhibition is entitled De Chandy Haggett the moment consists of over 100 Miró a Barceló. Un siglo de arte MARBELLA. Saturday mornings. works . español. (A century of Spanish art). Marbella bullring. Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Salvador Local artist Chandy Haggett is dis- Centre Pompidou Dalí and Luis Buñuel were precur- playing a selection of her screen MALAGA. Muelle Uno. sors of new ways of seeing and cre- prints in an exhibition entitled Feel- Nicolás de Staël. Until 29 November. ating and their legacy still lives on. ings of Andalucía. www.chandyhag- Born in St Petersburg in 1914 but Charo Carrera. Until March 2021. gett.com/ exiled in France, Staël exhibited for The main staircase in the Centro the first time in 1944. His abstract Pompidou is the site for the paint- Carmen Thyssen Museum works reflect an austere and som- ing Si yo, Si tú by veteran artist Chandy Haggett, Marbella. 30 WHAT TO DO September 25th to October 1st 2020 SUR IN ENGLISH

EXHIBITIONS len.com per concert. The Escuela y Compañía Flamenca 25 September, 8pm. Dry Martina. Juan A. Pérez is starting a new series When words transform into art 18X2. Coleccionismo 29 September, 8pm. Ernesto Aurig- of classes in Los Angeles Style and MALAGA. Until 31 October. Malaga Institucional de Málaga nac and Moíses P Sánchez. Cuban salsa. Email: arteaza- Public Library. ANTEQUERA. Until 30 September. 30 September, 8pm. Suzette & More [email protected] Website: Patrimonio Bibliográfico Malagueño: Tues - Sun 10am - 2pm and 7pm - More information and tickets: www.flamencoazabache.com La Biblioteca de la Económica. Una 9.30pm. MAD, C/Diego Ponce 12. www.teatrocervantes.com Herencia Compartida is an exhibition The exhibition unites 36 works from Lindy Hop dance classes of around 60 books, magazines, pho- the Diputación de Málaga and the Cervantes Theatre anniversary MALAGA. La Térmica. tographs and documents from the Fundación Unicaja collections. concerts Throughout September, October, 1850s that record the modernisation MALAGA. Teatro Cervantes. November and December, Málaga and culturalisation of Malaga. LIVE CONCERTS AND MUSIC To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Swing will be holding courses in the theatre the concerts are free but Lindy Hop, a style of dancing that Tenemos Talento seats must be reserved in advance. originated in a bar in Harlem in 1927 TORREMOLINOS. 25, 26 September. 26 September, 8pm. The Juan Perro during a celebration of the first flight Caseta de Asociaciones, Recinto Sextet. Suzette Moncrief, Malaga. across the Atlantic Ocean by Charles Ferial. 27 September, 7pm. La Quinta Esta- Lindbergh. https://www.mala- Each night there will be two concerts ción. Pieces by Shostakovich, Handel, 6 October, 8pm. Trío Arbos y Rafael gaswing.com/intensivo-lindyhop/ which are free but places have to be Piazzolla and Reina. de Utrera. reserved by sending an email to 6 November, 8.30pm. Camilla 17 November, 8pm. Cuarteto Mai- TALKS / LECTURES [email protected] George, Jamaican jazz band. nake. 25 September. Meskalina, Chico Que- 20 November, 8pm. Juan Diego Flo- 1 December, 8pm. Concerto Zapico The Arts Society branto. res, opera singer. Accompanied by Tickets: www.museopicasso- NERJA. Lectures online. 26 September. Suzette & More, Car- the Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra. malaga.org The Arts Society Nerja starts a new los Bravo. season of lectures free online for International Chamber Music THEATRE AND DANCE members and supporters. The broad- Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra Festival cast can be seen live on the Art’ Soci- MALAGA. MALAGA. Until 27 September. Danza Málaga ety YouTube channel. 25 September, 8pm. Auditorio Edgar The Echegaray Theatre, Museo Pom- MALAGA. From 6 October until 1 27 November, 2pm. Indian Modern Chamber Music, Malaga. Neville. pidou and Museo Ruso de San Peters- November. Teatro Cervantes / Eche- Art. Lecturer Georgina Bexon. Beethoven’s Concerto nº4 for piano burgo will be the venues for a series garay. and orchestra in G major in the first of concerts and recitals. The five con- As part of the Teatro Cervantes 150th CHARITY Enrique Brinkmann half and Symphony Nº 7 in A major in certs themed on ‘Málaga Clasica’ will anniversary celebrations the dance CHURRIANA. Until 5 January, 2021. the second half. With pianist Antonio take place in the theatre while the festival includes 29 events and 16 La Cala de Mijas Lions Casa Gerald Brenan, C/Torremolinos. Ortiz. Tickets https://www.unientra- recitals, showcasing young talent, shows throughout October. Tickets LA CALA. Calle Torremolinos. Artist Enrique Brinkmann has an exhi- das.es/. will take place in the Pompidou and cost 20 euros for Teatro Cervantes The La Cala Lions Club is holding a bition of 12 of his works entitled Russian museums. More information and 15 euros for teatro Echegaray. massive sale at its charity shops Estrellas para Brenan, Obra Gráfica, a Tribute to Musicians and tickets: www.teatrocervantes.es, There are also two shows for children which will include ladies’ fashions, personal tribute to the writer. Brink- TORREMOLINOS. 28 September, www.unientradas.es. (tickets 6 euros). menswear, golf clubs, bric a brac and mann has exhibited in the MOMA in 9pm. Bullring. 10€. books in several languages - plus cds New York as well as many other Javier Oveda and Mitad Doble will be OFM Chamber Music concerts Salsa workshop and dvds. museums and art galleries around the in concert to highlight the plight of a MALAGA. Museo Picasso de Málaga FUENGIROLA. Registration until the world. sector that is in desperate need of auditorium. end of September. Plaza Hispanidad. Clubhouse Gibraltar support during these difficult times. Alejandra Millén www.ticketbell.com LAS LAGUNAS, MIJAS. Until 9 Octo- ber. Casa Cultural, C/San Valentín. Terral de Málaga An exhibition of oil paintings entitled MALAGA. Teatro Cervantes. Over 40 artists will take part in El Eterno Amor de Colores Comple- Concerts include jazz, R&B, hip hop, mentarios’. www.alejandramal- rock, pop and flamenco. Tickets 12€ Frigiliana’s fourth Ruta del Arte

A QR code providing information on venues and the artists is available at tourist information offices and on social media

JENNIE RHODES

FRIGILIANA. The fourth Frigili- ana art route, or Ruta del Arte, will be going ahead as planned from 2 to 4 October. Over 40 artists represent- ing 14 different nationalities will be exhibiting their work in 26 locations around the Painting by Brendon Taylor which will be on display at the route. SUR village. Visitors will have the oppor- locations and information lived in Frigiliana. tunity to meet the artists and about the artists. Participating artists will be ask them about their work, The QR code is available at donating pieces with the which ranges from painting each of the venues, at the daffodil theme and some of and photography, to ceramics, information booth, at Frigili- Soledad’s own drawings will mosaics and sculpture. ana, Torrox and Nerja tourist also be included. This year organisers Mari- information offices and on The route will be open from bel Martín and Brendon social media. 11am to 2pm and 4 until 8pm Taylor, who own the Amarte The event will be raising on 2, 3 and 4 October. Informa- studio and gallery in Frigili- money for sarcoma research, as tion: @rutadelartefrigiliana; ana, have introduced a QR a posthumous tribute to the rutadelartefrigili- code for visitors to find venue young artist Soledad Platero, who [email protected] September 25th to October 1st 2020 WHAT TO DO 31 SUR IN ENGLISH

902902103. www.yelmocines.es Greenland: 19.05 (Tues). Pinocchio: 21.30 (Tues). Tenet: 21.45 (every day).

Yelmo Cines, Rincón RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA. C/ Arroyo Totalán. Tel: 902220922. www.yelmocines.es Greenland: 21.15(Tues).

Yelmo Cines, Vialia MALAGA. Centro Comercial Vialia. Philharmonic Orchestra, Malaga. Tel: 902220922 Greenland: 21.40 (Tues). GIBRALTAR. Until 2 October. 304a ture times and pick-up points. Pinocchio: 21.25 (Tues). Main Street. Tel.952 543 334 or email: lux- Tenet: 19.20 (Tues). There is 50 per cent off all clothes [email protected] and bags at the charity shop. Club- Cine Albéniz house offers mental health support. PRAYER MEETING MALAGA. C/ Alcazaba, 4. Tel: 902360295. www.cinealbeniz.com Lux Mundi Lux Mundi Prayer Meetings Knight of Cups: 22.15 (Fri-Tues). TORRE DEL MAR. Fridays, 11am - FUENGIROLA. September, Love Sarah: 16.35, 18.30, 22.20 (Fri- 1pm. Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre, 25 September, 8pm. Special ecu- Tues). Avda Moscatel. menical prayer in Malaga Cathedral Song to Song: 19.00 (Fri-Tues). Coffee mornings with coffee, tea or for the victims of the pandemic. Tommaso: 21.30 (Fri-Tues). fruit juice with a piece of cake. A boutique with a range of new and nearly O. V. FILMS Cinesur Miramar new clothing and accessories.and also SUR in English advises calling cine- FUENGIROLA. Avda de la a wide stock of second hand English mas to check for any last minute Encarnación. Tel: 952198600. books. Lux Mundi is unable to accept time changes. Tenet: 17.45 (Wed, Thurs), 20.30 (Fri donations of clothing or books etc at - Tues). the moment. Yelmo Cines, Plaza Mayor Greenland: 15.45 (Sat, Sun), 18-00 15 October, 19 November, 17 Decem- MALAGA. Centro de Ocio, Plaza (every day). ber. Trip to Gibraltar. Various depar- Mayor, Avda Alfonso Ponce León. Tel: La La Land: 20.00 (Tues, Thurs). Cártama town hall organises four guided hiking trails

Those with a passion for hiking will be able to enjoy stunning landscapes and mountainous terrain

TONY BRYANT

CÁRTAMA. Cártama town hall has launched a series of autumn hiking trails under the banner of Cártama en Ruta, four routes that will pass through some of the most representative natural areas of Andalucía. Those with a passion for hiking will be able to enjoy stunning landscapes and mountainous regions, while marvelling over the spectacular fauna and flora. El Peñon de Algámitas has an altitude of more than 1,000m. SUR The first route, on Sunday 4 October, involves a 15-kilo- tains and the Sierras Subbéti- reaches an altitude of 1,121 metre hike through the Si- cas natural park, home to one metres and on one of its erra de las Nieves and the of southern Spain’s largest slopes is a huge natural park municipalities of Yunquera breeding colonies of griffon with a sprawling oak forest. and El Burgo. The town of vultures. Places are limited to 30 Yunquera is situated ap- The Quejigo Route (16 kilo- people per tour and partici- proximately 36 kilometres metres), on Sunday 22 Novem- pants will be expected to from Ronda, while El Burgo, ber, will take in the town of comply with social distanc- declared a Biosphere Reserve Jubrique, located in the heart ing and all current health by UNESCO, is located in the of Serranía de Ronda. regulations. Sierra de las Nieves natural The season will conclude Registration, which costs park. on Sunday 13 December with 15 euros, can be made up to On Sunday 25 October, a tour of El Peñon de Algámi- the Friday before the chosen hikers can experience the tas in Seville (eight kilome- hike at Cártama town hall, or beauty of the Cordoba moun- tres). The mountain’s summit phone 951 010 872. 3232323232323232 September 25th to October 1st 2020 HEALTH&BEAUTY SUR IN ENGLISH Keeping an eye on Alzheimer’s disease

A new method will of the most effective markers for Institute, explains that in order to enable this diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease, differentiate between the lesions and this new form of analysis is caused by Alzheimer’s and those degenerative illness possible thanks to the fact that the associated with other age-related to be diagnosed early retina is an accessible part of the conditions, such as macular de- central nervous system which suf- generation or glaucoma, the pro- through lesions on fers the same degenerative proc- ject uses artificial intelligence with the retina esses as cerebral neural tissue. the ability to compare large quan- Neuroeye aims to develop a non- tities of variables. JOSÉ ANTONIO GUERRERO invasive procedure which will en- “The system is based on algo- able neurodegenerative lesions to rithms that learn to identify pat- MADRID. About 800,000 people in be identified on the retina and the terns in optical images of the ret- Spain have Alzheimer’s disease. cornea, and thereby diagnose ill- ina and the cornea. It is thanks to One in every three is over the age nesses such as Alzheimer’s. this image analysis and data that of 85. Alzheimer’s is the principle “This project studies the differ- we will be able to develop new sys- cause of dementia among neuro- ent patterns of ocular lesions in tems for early detection,” he says. logical illnesses and early detec- patients with Alzheimer’s, using Alzheimer’s affects more peo- tion is the key to offering new types optical methods which are avail- ple in Spain than in many other of treatment for patients. able in all Ophthalmology services. countries because life expectancy The Fernández-Vega Ophthal- In the same way that neural lesions is high here. It is an illness in which, mological Institute, a national accumulate in the brain, they also although the process begins many benchmark for ocular disorders, appear in the retina,” says Dr Ig- years beforehand, there is a silent is developing a new method of early nacio Alcalde, head researcher of advance of neuronal deterioration. detection of Alzheimer’s through the ocular surface unit of the Oph- Last Monday, 21 September, was the retina. thalmology Research Foundation. World Alzheimer’s Day, the aim of The project, which is called Neu- which is to raise awareness of this roeye, uses non-invasive imaging Algorithms illness and its consequences, and techniques to detect lesions of the Professor Jesús Merayo, director to encourage early detection and retina. These images could be one A patient at the Alzheimer’s centre in Malaga. SUR of the Fernández-Vega University prevention.

one) due to the months of lock- sudden change in their routines, portant to combine the cognitive Doctors expect more down, which accentuated the cog- because they could no longer therapies with medication in the nitive and physical deterioration leave their homes or go to the day first stage of Alzheimer’s, because in many patients. centres or memory workshops, it is a way of slowing down the ad- cases of dementia as a “Doctors have said there will be accentuated their cognitive and vance of the illness. The problem is more cases among elderly people, physical deterioration. that in many cases, the health serv- result of the lockdown who are the most vulnerable and “The isolation was particularly ice takes over a year to provide an affected by the pandemic,” says difficult for them. To alleviate the exact diagnosis. “That is a terribly the president of the AFA associa- situation, our association helped long time to have to wait, and it tion for relatives of people with Alz- the families with assistance by means patients lose that much- The patients’ cognitive MALAGA. The effects of the coro- heimer’s and other dementias in phone and we programmed video- needed time in which they could and physical navirus are being felt even in peo- Malaga, Paloma Ramos, on World conferences with a series of mem- start to receive medication and deterioration increased ple who did not catch the illness, Alzheimer’s Day. ory exercises. Then, when the Junta cognitive therapy. The delay has a because they couldn’t including patients with Alzheimer’s Nearly 35,000 people in de Andalucía allowed us to, we went really negative effect on them,” and other types of dementia. Ex- Malaga province are affected by to the people’s homes to give them says Ramos. go outside for so long perts we consulted believe there dementia, and half of them have cognitive therapy and physiother- Her advice is that people should will be an increase in the number Alzheimer’s, says Ramos, who apy,” she says. start to do memory exercises as ÁNGEL ESCALERA of cases of neurodegenerative ill- agrees that they were very badly With regard to the illness, soon as the very first symptoms of nesses (of which Alzheimer’s is affected by the lockdown. The Paloma Ramos says it is very im- Alzheimer’s appear. September 25th to October 1st 2020 HEALTH&BEAUTY 33 SUR IN ENGLISH

became his main carer, but since her diagnosis their roles have Motorcycle mates set off to raise been reversed and he’s found it tough. “It’s a cruel disease - it’s awful 20,000 euros for dementia charity to see people you love robbed of their memories. Thankfully, mum still knows who I am but sometimes when I’ve visited and stayed Hedley Smith and Angus overnight she has been surprised Charlton left the Costa del to see me in the morning. Sol on Sunday on a trip “We want to do all we can to help people like her get the sup- that will take them 9,000 port they need and are urging kilometres across Europe businesses and individuals alike to help us to achieve our £20K SUR IN ENGLISH target.” The current coronavirus pan- BENAHAVÍS. Two Brits are riding demic has hit people living with through 20 European countries the condition harder than any in 20 days in aid of the UK-based other group - a quarter of those Alzheimer’s Society. who have died of Covid-19 in Eng- Benahavís-based Hedley Smith land and Wales had dementia and Angus Charlton set off last data shows. Sunday and have already visited Hedley added: “We’ve planned Gibraltar, Portugal and Andorra for the trip as best we can, but by riding on average 500 kilome- you can guarantee things will go tres a day. wrong, especially when it comes The friends will continue on to to border crossings and paper- Monaco, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, work.” Bosnia, Montenegro and Albania Bikers Angus and Hedley in Andorra, after one of the early stages of their trip this week. SUR - before planning where to go next. smoothly so far. Our next stage is Their exploits along the way this trip there was only one char- i More information : Donate to Newcastle-born Hedley, 56, 700 kilometres to Monaco from will be filmed and uploaded onto ity I had in mind and that was Alz- mid-Life Bikers at whose mother was diagnosed Andorra. their YouTube channel, Mid-Life heimer’s Society. https://www.justgiving.com/fundr with Alzheimer’s disease three “We are just trying to raise Bikers, which has 2.26K subscrib- “The support they have given aising/mid-life-bikers years ago, told SUR in English awareness for Alzheimer’s while ers with posts regularly achiev- my mum since her diagnosis has from Andorra: having a laugh.” ing many thousands of views. been fantastic. Dad has been de- Subscribe to their You Tube “We’ve had to change a lot of Angus, 55, who is from Hex- Hedley, who works in the holi- lighted with it. channel at the route because of Covid, but ham, also had an aunt who died day rental business, added: “Some years ago he lost both https://www.youtube.com/channel apart from that it’s been going with dementia. “When we decided to embark on his legs due to diabetes and mum /UCp8Z5aS4-byFIuccQOEJgyQ 34 HEALTH&BEAUTY September 25th to October 1st 2020 SUR IN ENGLISH Ten sports for ten psychological problems

Yoga for anxiety, boxing They concluded that sport is not ure-related neurotransmitters, for depression and only crucial to both physical and improves quality of sleep and running for insomnia are mental wellbeing, but that partak- helps build muscle tone. Indoor ing in certain activities can help cycling or spinning is particularly just some of the address more specific difficulties. useful, as you can have the added recommendations from a While certain group activities benefit of surrounding yourself recent study may still be subject to govern- with good company or music. ment restrictions in accordance HENRY FLYNN with the pandemic, the study’s Depression – Boxing recommendations are as follows. Experts suggest boxing to be the There are many forms of exer- most useful discipline for people cise. Choosing the right one, how- Anxiety - Yoga experiencing depression. Whether ever, can go some way to treating Yoga is recommended for coun- it be sparring in a ring or thump- specific mental health problems, tering bouts of anxiety. The prac- ing a punchbag, the sport is su- according to a recent study, ‘Sport tice, which exercises us both perb for releasing endorphins and Mental Health’. physically and mentally, helps to which naturally restore one’s mood. The research, carried out by control our breathing and is a Gympass, the biggest corporate positive outlet when it comes to Grief – Karate health network in the world, and managing our emotions. For those who may have lost a ifeel, a mobile application which loved one and are encountering connects individuals with psy- Low self-esteem - Cycling a tough phase in life, martial arts chologists, was conducted with Pumping the legs on a bicycle or such as karate encourage partici- the aim of addressing the most indoor cycling machine allevi- pants to let out their emotions common psychological issues ex- ates the struggle of low self-es- while anchoring themselves in perienced by people in Spain. teem, as it stimulates the pleas- Swimming trains you to block out distractions. FOTOLIA the here and now. Sports which

Boxing releases endorphins which naturally help to restore a positive mood. FOTOLIA September 25th to October 1st 2020 HEALTH&BEAUTY 35 SUR IN ENGLISH involve contact, consciousness achieving the same goal. of the body and a controlled ex- pense of energy are helpful dur- Relationship issues – Dance Four things to consider ing testing times. While any activity practised in pairs can be beneficial, ballroom before taking up a new sport Panic attacks – Pilates dancing is said to be the best ally If panic attacks are the problem, for couples facing problems. Its practising pilates could be the so- requirement of physical contact lution. Pilates commands us to and harmonised coordination H. FLYNN participating in your chosen master our bodies, giving rise to can be fun, while its often non- sport, whether it be in person closer concentration and control verbal nature is a welcome Selecting a physical activity is or online. Sharing exercise ex- over our impulses. change from more common one thing, but having the right periences with fellow partici- modes of communication. conditions in place to practise pants offers a welcome dimen- Insomnia – Running it successfully is another. That’s sion. Connecting with others Running can be a useful remedy Loneliness – Swimming according to Antonio Cuesta- who are engaging in fitness for for sleeplessness. The most ac- Swimming is generally consid- Vargas, a professor and lead the same reasons such as to cessible of aerobic activities, it ered a more solitary pursuit and researcher at the University of stop smoking, to counter anxi- improves blood circulation and helps those struggling to be alone Malaga, who specialises in ety or to address other prob- stabilises the heart rate, in turn or who miss group activities. By Health Sciences and Physio- lems is ideal. relaxing our bodies and facilitat- nature, the discipline isolates therapy. He believes in four Thirdly, it’s important to stay ing better rest. swimmers from their busy sur- cornerstones for success for determined. Maintaining strong roundings, allowing them to fo- those keen to boost their heart willpower is crucial, Cuesta- ADHD – Taichi cus solely on their lane and to rates and their lives. Vargas believes, reminding peo- Taichi is a discipline which ne- block out other distractions. Ballroom dancing. FOTOLIA The first is to inform your ple to keep the rewards of cessitates rigorous training, close family and those closest their endeavours in sight: concentration and close control to you of your new en- “While I would advise over the body. Developing these deavour and what you each person to reach out skills and qualities is a sound ap- hope to gain from it. for social support, if this proach for hyperactive person- Drawing on the support is absent, then they must alities or people with ADHD. of a close network is fully focus themselves crucial when ap- Antonio Cuesta- on their goal.” Poor social skills – Team sports proaching a new exer- Vargas Finally, and espe- Team sports such as football, bas- cise regime, according cially during this health ketball and rugby encourage more to Cuesta-Vargas. “It’s impor- crisis, Cuesta-Vargas says it’s successful interactions between tant to seek encouragement important “especially for indi- individuals who lack self-esteem from your family as they can viduals without a health worker and are looking to gain social skills. ask questions and check your in the family or close social cir- Group activities are rewarding be- progress which adds extra mo- cle” to understand the latest cause they require players to trust tivation.” regulations regarding what each other and exchange clear and The second is to connect types of exercise are possible simple messages with a view to Controlled breathing during yoga helps to better manage emotions. FOTOLIA with other people who are also and where. 36 September 25th to October 1st 2020 FOOD&DRINK SUR IN ENGLISH Dani García’s new project aims to make his dishes available to everyone with Just Eat

Just one week before completely different game from tle by little,” he admitted. sary of Dani García’s departure Meanwhile he has been pre- opening his restaurant in serving food in a restaurant and Any ambitions? asked Patrik from haute cuisine; it was in No- paring to open his new restau- Madrid, the Marbella chef for that reason we have kitchens Bergareche. “How many coun- vember last year that he left to rant in Madrid, Dani Brasserie, dedicated to just this. I would love tries is Just Eat in?” replied do precisely this, to undertake on the top floor of the Four Sea- launches La Gran Familia to be delivering a Lobito del Mar García. The answer: 22. “Well I new challenges and an ambitious sons Hotel. There he will com- Mediterránea delivery rice dish or apples stuffed with want us to open in all of them,” international expansion plan. He bine haute cuisine dishes with service with Just Eat foie gras from my restaurante said the chef, stating that he has has already started in Doha and others more ‘laidback’. The in- Leña, but that’s not feasible. We many brands and projects he the plan will take him to the auguration is today, Friday: an- MARINA MARTÍNEZ try to satisfy customers with com- wants to develop. United States and Miami at the other leap forward for the Mar- mon sense dishes and ones that It is nearly the first anniver- end of the year. bella chef. MALAGA. Dani García now has his travel easily,” explained Dani own food delivery service. He’d García, who guaranteed that on been thinking about it for two the menu will be one of his star years and then the quarantine in dishes, BiBo brioche. March pushed him to take the There will be others too, such idea up again. as Russian salad with fried egg, La Gran Familia Mediterránea smoked eels, croquettes and his was launched on Monday in col- renowned mac ‘n’ cheese, sushi laboration with Just Eat. First in and even the ‘happy hippo’ des- Madrid and then over the next sert. The idea is to satisfy the few weeks in Barcelona and his whole family with just one ‘click’, native Marbella. with an average price of around The service will be based in 20€. kitchens (known as ‘dark kitchen’) strategically placed to reach the Dishes and characters maximum number of people and The dishes under his brand will areas (to begin with there will be include different types of cuisine three in Madrid, two in Barcelona through characters: Bocatas and one in Marbella). García, Señor Brasas, Madame Once again García takes a leap Wasabi, Molta Mamma, Pancho forward into the unknown with Suey, Tita Brava, Shanna and this innovative, multi-brand Mixter, who will supply the cock- home delivery service. His ob- tails. jectives are the same as when he “The Gran Familia Medi- hung up his Michelin starred terránea will have 140 dishes, chefs’ jacket: for his cuisine “to many from Lobito, BiBo and Leña reach more people”. restaurants,” said García, as he He repeated this last week dur- showed some of the packaging ing the Twitter launch of this new for his new concept which aims project with the general director to be fully functional in Madrid, of Just Eat in Spain, Patrik Ber- Barcelona and Marbella in one gareche, just one week before ex- month and with which he aspires panding in Madrid with the open- to open around twenty kitchens. ing of the Dani Brasserie at the “I really want to open in Four Seasons Hotel. Malaga, Valencia and Seville too, “Certainly home delivery is a but we have to move forward lit-

Forbes ranks García as one of the hundred most creative business people in Spain

MARINA MARTÍNEZ Doha, Miami, Nueva York, Lon- dres, París and Madrid. Not to MALAGA. Last November Dani mention the recent launch of García may have hung up his his own home delivery line or chef’s jacket with the three Mich- the recent opening of Leña, his Dani García, with the packaging for his new brand. SUR elin stars on it, but not his apron. new steak house, on the site Since then he has been working where he once ran the three- people in the world of business. ers, José Andrés, Nino Redru- Forbes warns that it has wanted on his ambitious business pro- starred restaurant in the Puente “It seems strange to me,” said ello and Sandro Silva to famous to focus “exclusively on Span- ject that will allow him to take Romano hotel in Marbella. the Marbella-born chef , when faces from the world of the small ish personalities and show the his cuisine to the whole world, All of this, what he has already asked about the list in which he and big screen like Santiago Se- vitality and strength of national something he had been dream- achieved, what is currently in appears alongside many other gura or Úrsula Corberó. creativity when applied to busi- ing of for a long time. progress and what is yet to come, respected names from the world This year, when it comes to ness” (or self-employment), be- His mind is continually on the has been sufficient motive for of business, culture and gastron- presenting its usual Top-100 of cause creativity clearly begins boil; it’s what keeps him on the Forbes to include him in the omy. From cooking colleagues the most creative minds and en- at home. Dani García can vouch move. More and more ideas for hundred most creative Spanish like Ángel León, the Roca broth- trepreneurs of the moment, for that. September 25th to October 1st 2020 FOOD&DRINK 37 SUR IN ENGLISH

Sardines do their bit to help Michelin rules recover tourism thanks to the in Japan SUR ‘espeto’ competition ANDREW J. LINN

Pepe’s Beach bar won he famous little red guide get a table will spend around first prize in the third T appears to have ambi- €400 for the chef’s selection. tions about laying the law The guide has ruled that edition of the Ruta del down across the board. Its last this makes the restaurant in- Espeto organised by venture out of the original res- accessible to the general pub- Diario SUR and Sabor a taurant guidebook semblance lic and has therefore cancelled was to give awards for restau- its stars. A mealy-mouthed Málaga rants that were eco-friendly, statement says, “It is not true with a heavy accent (French of the restaurant lost stars, but it JUAN SOTO course) on sustainability. Chefs is no longer covered in our working at starred establish- guide. Michelin’s policy is to MALAGA. An ‘espeto’ consists of ments were telephoned to ask introduce restaurants open to fresh sardines threaded onto how they ensured that foodstuffs anybody.” a skewer, sprinkled with salt used were produced according So those who believed the and oil and cooked over an All the participants in the competition. SALVADOR SALAS to bio standards, and what they little red book to be an inde- open fire; but to make a good did with the packaging and the pendent guide of outstanding one isn’t an easy task. leftovers. Hardly the business of restaurants will have to review It requires time, dedication, a restaurant guide, many com- their ideas. knowledge of the product and plained. Now the Michelin has being able to place the skew- intruded into another area that WINE OF THE WEEK ers in exactly the right spot and is outside its remit. at the right angle over the hot Tokyo’s Sukiyabashi Jiro has coals. Not so hot that the sar- had a 3-star rating since 2007. Nekeas Chardonnay2018 dines burn nor too cool so that Its owner and master chef is A rather unusual Chardonnay they stay raw inside. 90-year-old Jiro Ono, and he is from Navarra, being a seasoned Pepe’s Beach in Estepona got obsessive about who he cooks white left to mature in French everything right and won first for. Barack Obama dined there oak for six months, but without prize in the third Ruta del with the country’s prime min- that over-oaked taste that too of- Espeto (espeto route) organised ister in 2014 and other cus- ten dominates. by this newspaper’s elder Span- tomers include Hugh Jack- It has loads of ish sister Diario SUR and spon- man, David Beckham, and character, and sored by the Sabor a Málaga chef Joël Robuchon. the Nekeas brand, with the collaboration The trouble is that the res- bodega is al- of Cruzcampo and the Costa del taurant does not accept reser- ways at the Sol beach bar association. vations except from estab- forefront of Avante Claro, a restaurant in La lished customers, luxury hotel new develop- Cala, won the public vote. clients, and the well-con- ments. Around There were five restaurants Mamadou Sou, ‘espetero’ for Pepe’s Beach. SUR nected. Those who manage to €10. in the final of the competition which had to win over the about the award, especially as “It needs to be gentle so that judges by preparing two espe- his father, after whom the busi- the sardine cooks slowly.” tos on-the-spot and taking no ness is named, died just a few During the award ceremony, longer than 15 minutes. days before and did not see the the director general of Prensa The last stage of the compe- achievement. Malagueña, Antonio González, tition was held at the iconic Bal- said that the aim of the route neario in Malaga city and the Senegalese ‘espetero’ was “to promote this product finalists were Restaurante Los The chef in charge of cooking and also in the hope that SUR Delfines from Benalmádena; the winning dish was Mama- has contributed a grain of sand Pepe’s Beach from Estepona; dou Sou, an ‘espetero’ origi- towards boosting the recovery La Cepa Playa from Fuengirola; nally from Senegal. He high- of tourism”. Las Acacias from Malaga city lights the time it takes to cook The first vice-president of and Avante Claro from La Cala the perfect espeto: “Every sar- the Diputación Provincial, Juan del Moral. dine is different, each one re- Carlos Maldonado, highlighted Diego Periáñez, the owner of quires a certain amount of the importance of “valuing a first prize winning Pepe’s time,” he explained. Mamadou dish that is practically part of Beach, said he was very excited believes that the fire is the key. our heritage”. 3838383838383838 September 25th to October 1st 2020 SPORT SUR IN ENGLISH Sensational Ramón strike earns 0-1 Malaga their first win of the season CASTELLÓN-MALAGA Castellón: Whalley; Muguruza, Lapeña, Gálvez, Satrústegui (Víctor, 71’); Jorge Fernández, Rubén Díez (Jordi Sánchez, The 19-year-old scored 59’), Carles Salvador (Gus Ledes, 71’), sensationally to kickstart Señé (César Díaz, 79’), Marc Mateu, Juanto (Álvaro Fidalgo, 79’). Unused Malaga’s campaign and substitutes: Felipe, Guillem Jaime, Cu- billas, Delgado, Iago Indias, Carrillo, put their opening day Paolo. defeat against Tenerife Malaga: Dani Barrio; Ismael (Hicham, firmly behind them 89’), Escassi, Juande; Calero, Benkhe- massa (Boulahroud, 57’), Ramón, Matos; Rahmani (Rolón, 89’), Caye Quintana HENRY FLYNN (Orlando Sá, 81’), Cristian. Unused substitutes: Gonzalo, Hernández, Lombán, MALAGA. Malaga squeezed past Benítez, Mini, Issa, Hoyos, Larrubia. newly promoted Castellón to Goals: 0-1 Ramon (18’). earn their first victory of the sea- Referee: Sánchez López. Yellow cards for son, thanks to an exquisite goal Lapeña, Señé, Muguruza, Dani Barrio, from teenager Ramón whose Matos, Caye Quintana, Iván Calero, Es- brilliance decided the game on cassi, Benkhemassa and Juande. Saturday night. Ground: Castalia. Making only his second com- petitive start for the Blue and stopper Óscar Whalley. Yanis Whites, Ramón nicked the ball Rahmani was well positioned to off full-back Joseba Muguruza convert the rebound but couldn’t and galloped down the left wing direct a shot on target. before floating an audacious ef- Juande was next in line to fort into the top corner with the threaten a second goal but outside of his boot. headed wide with a quarter of Dented by the recent exits of the game remaining. Tete Morente and Cifu, Malaga’s Malaga had to weather a final squad - which has undergone The players rush to celebrate with youngster Ramón after he scored early in the first half. AGENCIA LOF Castellón flurry after the late in- significant surgery in recent juries, with goalkeeper Dani Bar- weeks - showed their resolve Head coach Sergio Pellicer’s rio doing well to paw away sub- against a team who dominated line-up also included a debut for stitute Gustavo Ledes’ shot from the ball but created too few op- full-back José Matos - signed on the edge of the box, although the portunities to win, mustering loan from Cadiz – who formed deflected attempt looked to be only one shot on target. part of a back four on this occa- drifting just past the post. sion, instead of the usual five at Following the match, Pellicer Injuries the back. said: “The win has given us all Malaga’s only blots on a largely Before Ramón’s goal on 18 belief. positive evening were injuries minutes, Malaga suffered an “We have a group of players to Hicham Boussefiane and cap- early scare when Castellón who haven’t been playing much tain Ismael Casas. Hicham in striker Juanto struck over the and it’s our job to give them the particular was unlucky to pick crossbar following a cross to the platform to improve their per- up a knock just moments after back post. formances which will in turn be coming on as a late substitute. for the benefit of the team.” The pair, alongside Juande, Mo- More chances With two consecutive away hamend Benkhemassa, Badr Bou- Malaga nearly doubled their ad- games under their belt, Malaga’s lahroud and Esteban Rolón, were vantage after half-time when next fixture is at home to Al- the only players from last season centre-back Alberto Escassi’s corcón on Saturday evening to feature in the encounter. free-kick was saved by Castellón Defender Juande beats Juanto to a loose ball. AGENCIA LOF (kick off 6.15pm).

Femenino finally discover CALENDAR Fixture list Date rivals for new season J1. Cáceres-Malaga 25/10 J2. Malaga-Juan Grande 1/11 J3. Granada-Malaga 8/11 J4. Malaga-La Solana 15/11 J5. Malaga-Pozoalbense 22/11 MARINA RIVAS Nati Gutiérrez’s side are in sub-group A, with eight teams, J6. Granadilla B-Malaga 29/11 MALAGA. A month before the start and will play a regular round of J7. Malaga-Cordoba 13/12 of the season, Malaga Femenino 14 matches. J8. Juan Grande-Malaga 20/12 have finally found out who their At the end of this phase, the J9. Malaga-Granada 10/1 rivals for the upcoming cam- top four teams in each sub- J10. La Solana-Malaga 17/1 paign will be. group will form two groups of J11. Pozoalbense-Malaga 24/1 Due to the chaos inflicted by eight to fight for promotion. All J12. Malaga-Granadilla B 7/2 the pandemic, the Segunda Di- the others will do the same to J13. Cordoba-Malaga 14/2 visión Reto Iberdrola this year avoid relegation. J14. Malaga-Cáceres 28/2 has been completely restruc- Malaga have been drawn to tured. The two existing groups play two sides from the Canary cha (La Solana). in the second tier (North and Islands (Juan Grande and Gra- The season will get under way South) have now been divided nadilla B); three from Andalucía on 25 October with Malaga, one into four sub-groups of eight and (Cordoba, Granada and Pozoal- of the early favourites to earn nine according to geographical bense); one from Extremadura, promotion, drawn away in proximity. (Cáceres), and one from La Man- Cáceres. September 25th to October 1st 2020 SPORT 39 SUR IN ENGLISH

A LOOK AT LA LIGA ROB PALMER Commentator, Sky Sports The bruise brothers Luis Suárez’s move to Atlético could create one of the most fearsome frontlines in European football

Many key players from last season are negotiating their exits. ÑITO SALAS t’s like the day the two Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to I school bullies are picked to win the Pichichi and Golden play together on the same Boot in 2016. He scored the Light at the end of the team on the school playground winner in his first home – brace yourself for the part- Clásico and the Champions nership of Luis Suárez and Di- League final. In his suitcase tunnel with club close ego Costa. will be four Liga winners med- For years the ‘bruise broth- als and four Copa del Rey win- ers’ have been kept apart but ners medals. to balancing the books now there is the prospect of He’s been nothing but a suc- the two most feared forwards cess yet there was no firework in the world going on the foot- farewell, just a streamed video ball lash together every week- and online thank you from the Midfielders Keidi Bare The 19-year-old has signed for end in Atlético Madrid shirts. club he served for six years. and Iván Jaime moved on Portuguese first-division side Fa- It has been an intriguing And there lies the issue. He this week while progress malicão. While the loss of the at- summer for Suárez. It became stayed a season too long. Like tacking midfielder won’t be felt clear his Barcelona career was the rock stars, Xavi, Andrés is being made in the mass as much (he has made only seven over when a revolution was Iniesta and Carles Puyol he redundancy plan to get first-team appearances), to lose sparked following the humili- should have departed the some of the biggest a home-grown player comes as a ating 8-2 defeat to Bayern Mu- stage leaving the crowd want- earners of the wage bill big disappointment among the nich. He was top of the leaked ing more. fan base. ‘unwanted’ list at the Nou Now he hooks up with foot- That said, with these transfer Camp. Suárez is heading to Atleti. AFP ball’s other bad boy, Diego SERGIO CORTÉS fees coming in, plus the removal Next came negotiations with Costa. The biggest surprise in of high earners Adrián, Munir, Juventus. To be signed as an this was an ideal move. Barça researching for this column is MALAGA. Malaga fans can sleep a Juankar and Cifu from the wage EU player he needed to attain could get a modest transfer fee discovering that the Brazil- little easier this week as massive bill, as well as positive progress the same Italian passport as and the Uruguayan off the pay- born striker is still only 31 progress towards balancing the made on the ERE mass redun- his wife. That required a lan- roll. However, it was decided years of age! books and avoiding an adminis- dancy plan which is expected to guage examination. The man- they didn’t want him moving Costa was sent off on his At- trative relegation was made. imminently result in further de- datory mask prevented him to a direct rival. leti debut, served his latest On Monday midfielder Keidi partures, the club is very close to from undergoing a verbal test Not for the first time in his eight-game ban in 2019 and Bare completed his long-mooted balancing the books and meeting from the media as he emerged career, Suárez needed to call appears to have run out of move to Segunda rivals Espanyol, La Liga’s wage cap limitations in from the wonderfully named his lawyers. It emerged that steam. The heavyweight divi- signing for a fee close to two mil- time for the end of the transfer University for Foreigners. there was a list of clubs he sion could be rekindled by a re- lion euros, but rising by a further window on 5 October. It was announced he’d wouldn’t be allowed to sign for. match with Suárez and Costa. million should certain individual That’s not to say no new faces passed but later revealed the Namely Real Madrid, Manches- It’s a frightening partner- and team objectives be achieved. won’t be arriving, though. It is be- topics and score may have ter City and Paris Saint-Ger- ship and there is recent his- Malaga will also retain ownership lieved that sporting director Ma- been fixed in advance. It’s al- man. Atlético wasn’t on the list. tory of Barcelona losing a cov- of a percentage of the player so nolo Gaspar would like to bring leged that a tutor claimed, “He Despite the attempt to block eted striker to Atlético; David would benefit financially when he in at least three new players (as can’t speak a word.” the move, nothing could be Villa made the same move for makes his next move. well as re-signing Luis Muñoz). Suárez diplomatically said done and he packed his scor- the same five-million-euro fee The Albania international, 23, A goalkeeper to compete with the paperwork would take too ing-boots for a new life at the in 2013 and inspired the Ma- has played 48 times for the Blue Dani Barrio, another centre-back long to secure his move to Tu- Wanda Metropolitano. drid club to the title. It and Whites, becoming a key player to allow Alberto Escassi to play rin, so he sought an opening He still stands as the club’s prompted Barcelona to make a in their two seasons since being in midfield and an attacker who elsewhere. third in the all-time scorers move for Suárez in 2014; Atleti relegated to Segunda. can play both wide and through Next came the offer from list. It shouldn’t be forgotten replaced Villa with Costa. The Another player to leave this the middle are high on the list of Atlético. On the face of things that Suárez outscored Lionel world turns! week is academy star Iván Jaime. priorities. 40 SPORT September 25th to October 1st 2020 SUR IN ENGLISH Davidovich pairs up with Verdasco for the doubles at Roland Garros

The local tennis star will where both will complement play with the veteran for each other well (a left-hander the first time in the hope and a right-hander) and Davi- dovich’s coach, Jorge Aguirre, of adding his second believes that by competing in career doubles title more doubles matches, he will be able to grow in confidence PEDRO LUIS ALONSO on the big stage, but also improve his service and volley. MALAGA. Local tennis player Ale- Davidovich has previously jandro Davidovich (70th in the won a doubles tournament (the individual ATP rankings) will ATP 250 in Santiago de Chile in More than 10,000 people took part in last year’s 10-kilometre Carrera Urbana through the city. MIGUE FERNÁNDEZ compete at Roland Garros from February) alongside Roberto Monday in both singles and dou- Carballés - in that case also as bles, pairing with veteran Span- a part of a pairing that had never iard Fernando Verdasco (58th). previously played together. Malaga city’s three biggest long- In the third and final Grand The 21-year-old enters this Slam tournament of the season, tournament on the back of Davidovich will take on a new reaching the tournament proper distance races all postponed partner in the form of the 36- at the ATP Masters 1000 in year-old, 15 years his senior, Rome. He was eliminated in the who is eighth in the doubles round of 64 by Dušan Lajović as a result of the pandemic rankings having won eight dou- while compatriot Rafael Nadal bles titles (Valencia in 2004, only made it as far as the quar- Umag in 2008, New Haven in ter-finals where he was beaten 2009, Barcelona and San José by Diego Schwartzman. Garbiñe The Ciudad de Málaga moved to 7 November 2021; the against Cancer, and the Cami- in 2010, Houston in 2014 and Muguruza went one step fur- fun run is the latest event Zurich Malaga Marathon, sched- nando por un Reto (walking for a Bucharest in 2016). ther, losing in the semi-finals to to be cancelled, with the uled for December, is set to make challenge) activity, all of which On paper, this will be a pairing Simona Halep. a similar decision, while on were scheduled to take place be- city hall also announcing Tuesday, organisers of the 10- tween now and November. the postponement of the kilometre Ciudad de Málaga Car- The city hall pointed to regu- Día de la Bicicleta, rera Urbana (road race) set to lations governing large-scale take place on 25 October an- sporting events which require Women Against Cancer nounced that this event was also “staggered participation, distri- run and the Caminando to be postponed. bution and organisation of par- por un Reto activity Malaga city council’s Sports de- ticipants for the safe develop- partment issued a statement in ment of the activity, with a maxi- PEDRO LUIS ALONSO which it cancelled four sporting mum number of 500 sportsmen activities it organises, including and women permitted to take MALAGA. The three major long- this event, which has the highest part”. With participants already distance races in Malaga city participation among long-dis- signed up far exceeding this have all now suffered the same tance races in the city, with more number and the logistical com- fate as a result of the coronavi- than 10,000 athletes signing up plications of adapting the events, rus pandemic. The Caixabank annually. The other three are the the Sports department has taken Half Marathon has been post- 18th Día de la Bicicleta (Bicycle the “difficult decision” to postponed twice and has now been Day), the eighth Women’s Race pone them. Davidovich during a recent match in New York. AFP

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THE STARS THE SEVEN DIFFERENCES QUIZ What is a clerihew? Aquarius January 21st - February 19th 1. A sea bird 2. A cocktail Having discovered that you are smarter, 3. A poem 4. A Scottish sword braver and more understanding, the potential to turn a corner is here. So, From what sport originated where is the brave new you? the phrase winning ‘hands Pisces down’? February 20th – March 20th Your purpose is to shed a light into the 1. Horse racing 2. Sprinting gloom so that others can share your 3. Discus 4. High jump optimism. Haven’t you always wanted to be a leading light? Well, now is your chance to really shine. CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Nº 11428 Aries Across Down March 21st – April 20th The chance to catch up with someone from the past brings a few surprises. Having let romance take a back seat it now seems this is back on the menu.

Taurus April 21st – May 21st Being full of optimism and good intentions is not enough right now. The weekend gives the chance for fun with someone close.

Gemini May 22nd – June 21st A change of pace this week could mean you are feeling as though things are coming to standstill. Not so. This is just a pause in what turns out to be a particularly busy period.

Cancer June 22nd – July 23rd What about taking yourself out of the loop at the weekend and doing something peaceful and relaxing? You may not even want to take your special friend. Leo SUDOKU BY HANZO THE WORDPUZZLER July 24th – August 23rd If you kicked old habits recently, then Instructions keep up the good work. It would be a Complete the 96 2 shame not to have gained something square making sure valuable from these last few months, that every row of wouldn’t it? nine numbers 72 39 includes all digits Virgo from 1 to 9, every 61 August 24th – September 23rd column includes all Do you feel like bouncing back but find digits from 1 to 9 64 that some of your ‘bounce’ has gone? and every 3 by 3 Your talents and experience have not subsection includes 2756 all digits from 1 to changed, they have just been delayed. 9 98 5 Libra September 24th – October 23rd 85 You love life to be comfortable and yet, 31 6 of late, the world has seemed rather harsh to you. Now that it is accepted 37 that life is sometimes dark and hard, you can start bringing light into it again.

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LANGUAGE CROSSWORD FILL IN THE SPANISH WORD

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WHERE IS THIS? THE SUR IN ENGLISH CORNER Last week: Zahara de la Sierra Share your thoughts How often does the news make probably worth sharing with the The church of Santa María de la Mesa stands in the foreground of this photo you react in one way or another? rest of our readers. We know that with just a glimpse of the castle How often do you make a com- nowadays there’s an emoji for all behind. ment to whoever happens to be of those aforementioned reac- in the same room? And what is tions and we can indicate how the most common reaction? That we feel without having to type a something is silly, ridiculous, single word. But an original letter typical, boring or annoying? Or to the editor - just a few sentences you might read something and - contributes so much more that think: that’s nice, that’s clever, a little smily (or angry) face. Write that’s interesting, that’s a good to us at surinenglish.su@diario- idea or that’s sur.es, Facebook great news... @surenglish. The place of athletes Whatever your Twitter thoughts, they’re @SUR_English September 25th to October 1st 2020 Nº 1886 FREE DISTRIBUTION / Reference price: 1.30€ Head office: Avda. Dr. Marañón, 48, 29009, Málaga. Telephone: 952649600. Email: [email protected] Published by Prensa Malagueña, S. A. MA-1279-96 Circulation controlled by PGD/OJD. Advertising: Telephone 952649669 Email: [email protected] U.K. Representative: Global Media Sales Ltd PO Box 1126, Bromley, BR1 9TX Internet address: www.surinenglish.com E-Mail: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)20 8464 5577 in English A right royal beach cleanup

Costa del Sol. Queen Sofía joined volunteers in Rincón de la Victoria for the event organised by the Ecoembes foundation EUGENIO CABEZAS JENNIE RHODES

ueen Sofía, the mother ‘Viva España!’ and ‘Guapa!’ could Q of Spain’s King Felipe, be heard as the queen walked along Queen Sofía took part in the La Cala del Moral beach cleanup on Saturday. SUR spent 30 minutes picking the beach. up rubbish on one of Rincón de la By the end of the morning, Cabopino in Marbella. Victoria’s beaches last Saturday, Queen Sofía, along with the other Mi Moana and Diving with Nic as part of International Coastal volunteers, had collected 25 kilos organised the Gibraltar cleanup Cleanup Day. of rubbish, including plastics, ciga- after having to abandon the origi- The 81-year-old royal took part rette butts, drinks cans and masks. nal plan to clean a shipwreck off in the event at the beach next to El the coast of San Pedro where div- Cantal cliffs in La Cala del Moral An example to others ing conditions were deemed too along with around 30 volunteers Nieves Rey, a volunteer with the dangerous. Instead the team through the Ecoembes foundation. Ecoembes foundation that the worked with Gibraltar’s Environ- She collected rubbish from a queen supports said this was the ment Safety Group, coordinated 300-metre stretch of the beach fourth year that the royal had par- by Janet Howitt. wearing gloves and a face mask. ticipated in International Coastal Volunteers at Cabopino beach in Marbella last Saturday. C. WEBB Natasha Wegloop, founder of Mi The initial plan was to keep the Cleanup Day. Moana said that the team collected queen’s visit private and not invite “The queen wants to be part of bottles, fishing lines and an assort- the media. However, a last minute the solution and helps through the ment of plastics during the event. change of plan on Friday led to a foundation. She wants to set an ex- Their next cleanup will be on 17 press release and around 100 jour- ample and raise awareness,” she October in Fuengirola. nalists and onlookers turning up said. More than 80 volunteers col- to photograph the royal in action. Rincón de la Victoria mayor, lected over 80 kilos of waste dur- Tight security, with members of Francisco Salado, offered the town’s ing the Plastic Free Seas World- the royal family’s own team as well “profound gratitude” to the queen wide cleanup at Cabopino in as police officers, meant that Sofía for her visit to the town. The last Marbella. Founder Craig Webb said, was restricted to a small section time she visited Rincón was in “Our team is committed to keep- of the beach, where fans gathered 1972 when she was a princess. ing the Costa del Sol clean and free in the hope of catching sight of her. Other coastal cleanups also took from plastic waste.” The next event Shouts of ‘Long live the Queen!’, place on Saturday in Gibraltar and Mi Moana volunteers sent out a clear message on Saturday. MI MOANA is on 17 October at Laguna beach.