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MAKING Landowner in Julen case WAVES ON formally under THE COSTA investigation

The judge has called the Torremolinos man who drilled the 100- unveils its new metre borehole in Totalán pedestrianised as a witness

town centre P20&21 The probe into the death of two-year- old Julen, who suffered a fatal fall down a borehole on 13 January, en- tered a new phase this week as the owner of the land in Totalán was de- clared under formal investigation. The man who drilled the hole, Julen’s parents and the hikers at the scene will be called in as witnesses. P3

New regional government appointments force reshuffles in local authorities which now have vacancies to fill P2

Mummified British The mayor of Torremolinos, José Ortiz, with councillors on Thursday in the town’s new Plaza Costa del Sol. :: MIGUE FERNÁNDEZ pensioner found hidden in spare room of home she shared with her daughter - a year after her death P10

Spring general election on the Urgent Alcazaba and Gibralfaro works could take months as Malaga city way as 2019 budget vote is lost hall draws up plans which will need Junta approval P6

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is expected Spain was confronted with the pros- likely as relations with Catalan sepa- pect of an early general election this ratist MPs, whose support was need to announce the forthcoming date for week after the government failed in the vote, soured in recent days. to win approval from MPs for its de- Poll trackers show the ruling the national poll today, Friday layed 2019 budget on Wednesday. PSOE is the most popular party but Defeat for Prime Minister Pedro there is a majority of support for Sánchez had looked increasingly parties on the right. P23 2 February 15th to 21st 2019 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH

New faces at the Junta de Andalucía Recruits have their work cut out, force reshuffles at local authorities taking over a long list of unfinished projects The mayor of Coín, the the Contemporary Art Centre head of Planning in (CAC), leaves to become the new secretary general for Cultural Inno- Marbella and the director vation and Museums. :: A. M. ROMERO of Malaga’s CAC gallery MALAGA. The army of recruits are among appointments Art and politics summoned by the new regional His departure comes at a compli- government to control its depart- by the recently elected cated moment as the contract for ments and delegations has its regional government the management of the art centre work cut out. is up for renewal later this year. Fran- Weighing over the Junta’s head :: ANTONIO M. ROMERO cés’ firm, Gestión Cultural y Comu- are the promises the PP made be- MALAGA. Nearly a month after nicación, is one of several organisa- fore the regional election (271 in the PP’s Juanma Moreno was sworn tions whose bids are currently be- the case of the province of Malaga) in as the new president of the Junta ing examined by experts at the city as well as its previous criticism of de Andalucía, his coalition govern- hall. the progress and direction of pro- ment has now completed its recruit- His place at the helm of Gestión jects already started by the PSOE ment process and the apparatus is Fernando Fernández (c) on his last day as mayor of Coín. :: SUR Cultural will be taken by Helena government. ready to start moving. Juncosa, who has worked alongside In the city of Malaga these in- The Partido Popular and their Francés at the CAC since it opened clude the completion of the metro partners Ciudadanos (Cs) who, with in 2003. Francés said on Wednesday lines. Juanma Moreno has already the support of far-right group Vox, that he had previously been critical announced the scrapping of the managed to oust the Socialist PSOE of the Junta’s management of cul- controversial existing plans to run from the Junta after nearly four dec- ture and museums and this was his an overground service as far as the ades, distributed the regional min- chance to improve things. Hospital Civil to instead concen- istries among eleven new ministers trate on extending the line to the at the end of January. Since then Marbella planning PTA (technology park). they have been recruiting their pro- In Marbella the town has lost an im- Building a new hospital and an vincial delegates as well as other of- portant player in its ongoing process auditorium, and a solution for the ficials whose posts rotate with the to “normalise” its town planning Guadalmedina river are also on government, among them director Fernando Francés. :: F. SILVA Mercedes García Paine. :: SUR situation after the years of chaos and the regional “to do” list for the city. generals of the authority’s numer- corruption when the town hall was On the western Costa del Sol, ous departments. in the hands of the GIL group. José the Junta’s homework includes The new ministers have plucked up his post. He will be replaced by María Morente, until now the coun- the extension and improvement their recruits from inside and out- Francisco Santos until the elections. cil’s director of Town Planning, goes of the Bajadilla port in Marbella, side politics, causing a domino ef- “Being mayor of Coín is the best on to do the same job for the Plan- Fuengirola port and Puerto Ma- fect in some local authorities and thing to have happened to me in my ning Department at the Junta. rina in Benalmádena; new law institutions who now have to fill political career,” said Fernández. Brought in after the PP won back con- courts for Torremolinos and Mar- their vacancies. Malaga city hall has lost two coun- trol in Marbella in 2017, the architect bella; the extension of the Costa cillors: Carmen Casero (PP) is the new has overseen the approval of the modi- del Sol hospital; and the regulari- Mayor’s farewell delegate in Malaga for Public Works, fied version of the 1986 town mas- sation of rural properties in Mi- The town of Coín, for example, has José María Morente. :: J-L Culture and Historical Heritage; and terplan as well as its adaptation to jas, among other projects. lost its mayor, after Fernando Raúl Jiménez will run the Farming Andalusian law and the drawing up Road improvements in the Ser- Fernández (PP) was named this and Fisheries Management Agency. of the conditions for the contract for ranía de Ronda, Antequera’s dry week as the new delegate of the re- Mijas council has also found it- the new PGOU. dock project, the opening of op- gional ministry of Agriculture, Live- self with a gap to fill after Nuria Ro- The Malaga delegation of the re- erating theatres and wards in the stock farming, Fisheries and Sus- dríguez, until now a Ciudadanos gional ministry for Education, Sport Guadalhorce hospital and a pipe- tainable Development for the prov- councillor, has been named the new and Social Policy is now in the hands line to connect the Concepción ince of Malaga. provincial delegate for Tourism, Jus- of social activist Mercedes García reservoir in Marbella with La At an urgent meeting in the town tice and Local Administration. Paine, founder of the association Viñuela in the Axarquía, are just hall on Wednesday, Fernández, who The cultural scene in Malaga has Nena Paine, which works with a few more of the tasks already had already ruled out standing for also seen an upheaval as Fernando young people at risk of social or aca- on the desks waiting for the new election again in May, officially gave Nuria Rodríguez. :: SUR Francés, until now the director of demic exclusion. regional government officials. February 15th to 21st 2019 NEWS 3 SUR IN ENGLISH

Junta reports Landowner to be questioned on suspicion of increase in negligent manslaughter in Julen investigation applications to legalise wells after The judge in charge of Julen tragedy the case of the toddler who died in Totalán has :: JESÚS HINOJOSA called the man who MALAGA. The Junta’s Environ- drilled the hole to be ment Department offices in Malaga have reported dozens of questioned as a witness landowners applying to legalise wells and boreholes or requesting :: ÁLVARO FRÍAS / JUAN information about how to fill in CANO / FERNANDO TORRES and seal holes that are no longer MALAGA. The investigation into in use. the death of two-year-old Julen, The increase comes as a result who fell down a borehole in To- of the recent Totalán case in which talán on 13 January, has reached a the toddler Julen died when he new phase this week. The judge in fell into a borehole. charge of the probe, after stating The Junta’s acting Environment that she considered there to be evi- delegate in the province of Malaga, dence of manslaughter because of Adolfo Moreno, said: “There has negligence, has announced a round been a notable increase; people are of questioning. showing a clear interest in legal- The owner of the land where the ising this type of borehole [carried toddler fell, David Serrano, has David Serrano, the owner of the land, at a press conference last week. :: SALVADOR SALAS out without permission] since the been called in for questioning as a regrettable case in Totalán.” suspect in the case, as requested The judge has called several Serrano’s lawyer, Antonio Flores Julen’s fall of more than 70 me- The central government called by the public prosecution. more people in for questioning, Vila of Lawbird Legal Services, said tres down the narrow borehole in for all the relevant authorities (re- The magistrate explained that but in their case as witnesses. They that any responsibility for the Totalán, a municipality east of gional, municipal and Guardia she has based her decision on the include the man who drilled the death of the boy should be borne Malaga city, prompted a rescue op- Civil) to coordinate and step up fact that it was the owner of the borehole, the boy’s parents, the by the drilling company. eration that made the headlines inspections, investigations and land who ordered the hole to be wife of the landowner and the In reaction to the judge’s deci- around the world. penalisation in cases of illegal drill- drilled and on the report by the three hikers who answered the sion this week, Flores said that he His body was recovered after a ing. The regional authority has en- Guardia Civil’s nature protection boy’s relatives cries for help, as found it “outrageous that the per- search of nearly two weeks in couraged the public to report cases service, Seprona, which concludes well as several Guardia Civil son who had created the danger which engineers and rescuers of illegal drilling they come across, that safety measures adopted were officers. [the man who drilled the hole] has worked round the clock to tunnel due to the difficulty in detecting “nonexistent”. At a press conference last week, been called in [only] as a witness”. through to the bottom of the hole. all holes through inspections. 4 NEWS February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH

Custody timeline

6 October 2006 14 April 2008 21 May 2008 23 January 2009 27 September 2010 Transferred to Eight days of free- The Court revo- Sentenced for the The ‘Malaya case’ goes Granada dom kes his release ‘Saqueo case’ ’ to trial ’ The instructing judge He is released on bail The High Court The High Court sen- The ‘Malaya case’ hea- orders his transfer to of one million euros overturns the deci- tences him to six ring begins in the court Albolote prison, in after spending two sion by the ‘Malaya years and ten months complex in Malaga. Granada. years in preventive case’ judge to in jail, and to pay custody for the release him. back 23 million euros ‘Malaya case’. for the ‘Saqueo I case’.

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23 April 2008 24 March 2010 18 April 2013 Back to jail JailedJa due to the The ‘Saqueo II’ hea- Roca says he will apply ‘S‘Saqueo I’ sentence ring begins 29 March 2006 to be readmitted to his ThThe provisional pri- The High Court starts soson term for the the trial for the ‘Saqueo Arrested and sent to job at the town hall. Marbella council res- ‘M‘Malaya case’ II case’. Roca is transfe- prison cocomes to an end, rred to the Soto del ‘Operación Malaya’ ponds by requesting that he is remanded in bubut he has to stay in Real prison in Madrid. begins early in the mor- jajail to serve the sen- ning. Roca is detained custody for the ‘Saqueo case’. The court orders tetence for the ‘Saqueo and, after being questio- I’ case. ned by a judge, is reman- him to be returned to ded in custody. prison.

uan Antonio Roca is now a free man. The ‘strong J man’ at Marbella town hall Citizen Roca during the worst years of HÉCTOR BARBOTTA the ransacking of the municipal The man said to be the ringleader of the Malaya corruption case coffers is enjoying the conditional  [email protected] freedom which was granted to him has been granted conditional release 13 years after his arrest by the High Court on 16 January, but which only became public February 15th to 21st 2019 NEWS 5 SUR IN ENGLISH

Not enough money to pay 7 April 2014 29 July 2015 27 January 2018 Marbella council Transferred again The Supreme Courtt Roca is transferred increases the ‘Mala-a- Third-gradeTh from the prison in ya’ sentence RocaRo is granted :: H. B. thirdthi grade impri- Alhaurín de la Torre The Supreme Court MARBELLA. The assets seized to Sevilla 2. increases the ‘Mala- sonment.so He leaves ya’ sentence to 17 prisonpris and works for from Juan Antonio Roca during years, considering CáritasCá as part of the ‘Operation Malaya’ were not that it also involved prisoner reintegration enough to cover the payments the tax offences. programme. courts ordered him to make to Marbella town hall. Compensa- tion for the two ‘Saqueo’ cases 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 alone was set at 62 million euros plus interest, payable by those found guilty. 4 October 2013 31 October 2013 17 February 2016 11 October 2016 16 January 2019 During his years in jail, Roca Accumulation made five payments totalling nine Sentencing in the ‘Saqueo II’ case’ First permission Conditional release Roca is sentenced to six years in He requests his sen- He is granted his million euros, and last June the tences to run concu- He is granted conditional council received a cheque for 12 Sentencing in prison and ordered to pay back 37 first permission to freedom as he has served the ‘Malaya case’ million euros to Marbella town hall. rrently. The provincial leave jail tempora- million from the head of the pro- court agrees and sets a three quarters of his lon- Roca is sentenced rily after more than gest sentence. vincial court, from the sale of as- to 11 years in jail maximum of 20 years. ten years inside. sets in the ‘Malaya’ case. and a 240 million Recently the court ordered that euro fine for bri- three buildings valued at 7.2 mil- bery, money laun- lion euros were to be ceded to the dering and fraud. council, and it hopes to receive Juan Antonio Roca, on one of his others, as well as funds from the temporary leaves from prison. sale of other assets. :: ÑITO SALAS

knowledge this week. prison services. He must also con- ter he was imprisoned, his father Behind him lie 13 years of tinue to make the compensation died in Cartagena (Murcia). Roca privation of freedom: during and civil responsibility payments refused to attend his funeral be- the past year he has only had as ordered by the courts for the cases cause he didn’t accept the condi- the restriction of having to in which he has been sentenced. tions imposed by the judge for him wear an electronic ankle Now that he has been granted to do so. He would have had to bracelet, but that was pre- conditional freedom, Juan Anto- have been handcuffed and guarded ceded by 12 years in jail, and nio Roca is starting the final phase by the police, and he rejected that. for the first ten he was never of his sentences, which were cal- A similar situation arose five granted temporary leave. Le- culated from the moment when months later, when his mother gal sources we consulted say he was arrested on the morning of died on 25 September. that never before has a per- 29 March 2006. Roca was transferred to Albo- son found guilty of financial That was not the first time the lote prison in Granada in October crimes been held perma- former head of town planning at 2006, and on 14 April 2008, after nently in jail for such a long Marbella town hall had been to being in custody for two years, he period. prison. In April 2002 he and six was released after paying a guar- Roca received jail sen- other people including the mayor antee of one million euros, tences for different cases includ- years for the ‘Malaya case’, in at the time, Jesús Gil, were re- 400,000 of which were contrib- ing ‘Malaya’ (17 years), ‘Saqueo 1’ which he was found to be princi- manded in custody as part of an uted by his 19-year-old son. How- (6 years and 10 months), ‘Saqueo pally responsible for the corrup- For eight years and six investigation by the High Court ever, he only enjoyed eight days II’ (three years) and ‘Minutas’ tion at Marbella Town Hall. That into what became known as the of freedom. Marbella council, to (three years), and although there meant he would be eligible for con- months, the former ‘Saqueo case’. whom he had applied for his old are still dozens of other cases pend- ditional parole after serving 12 head of Town Planning On that occasion Roca was sent job back, asked for him to be re- ing, he will not have to go back to years, nine months and eight days was only allowed to to Soto del Real prison in Madrid, manded in custody for the ‘Saqueo prison. In May 2016 the provincial in jail. and kept there from 17 to 23 April, case’ and the request was granted court in Malaga, the court which When considering the applica- leave prison to attend the first few days incommunicado. by the High Court. judged the ‘Malaya case’, agreed to tion, the court took into account court hearings He was released after paying a fi- On 23 April 2008 Roca was once aggregate all the cases and allow circumstances such as Roca’s good nancial guarantee of 450,000 again sent to jail, and this time he the sentences to run concurrently, conduct in prison and the favour- euros. would not leave it again for eight applying a maximum period of 20 able likelihood of social reintegra- After being arrested the second years and six months, until he was years. tion, but it also imposed certain time, in 2006, the man considered granted his first three-day leave. When considering whether to conditions. For example, he must cause other cases against him are the ringleader of the corruption at During those years he spent grant his conditional release, the reside in his normal home and is still pending. Marbella council was sent to the time in the prisons in Alhaurín de High Court decided that Roca not permitted to abandon or tem- He must also be supervised by prison at Alhaurín de la Torre. la Torre (Malaga), Albolote (Gra- should serve three-quarters of his porarily absent himself from it a relative of his choice, and will The early days were especially nada), Soto del Real (Madrid) and longest sentence, which was 17 without judicial authorisation, be- continue to be monitored by the hard. On 6 April, barely a week af- Sevilla 2. 6 NEWS February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH

Owners of iconic HERE & THERE La Equitativa Urgent Alcazaba and Gibralfaro Campillos and Teba building change added to high flood course and opt for repair works could take months risk list by the Junta hotel conversion MALAGA Malaga city hall is putting :: J. HINOJOSA. The towns of together an action plan Campillos and Teba, devastated :: J. HINOJOSA / P. MARTÍNEZ by flooding in October last year, MALAGA. The owners of the which must go through have been added to the Junta de emblematic La Equitativa tower several bureaucratic Andalucía regional government’s at the end of Calle Larios in processes before it can revised flood risk map. Malaga have withdrawn their re- This map first came into force quest to create luxury apartments go out to tender three years ago and caused panic and instead will create a 70-room among town halls and investors four-star hotel. :: ANA PÉREZ-BRYAN as the planning panorama Ingomar, a company part of the MALAGA. The preservation of changed significantly and meant Piscis group, will covert the tower Malaga’s emblematic Alcazaba and that zones at risk of flooding were into a hotel, albeit with one fewer Gibralfaro fortification is a growing subjected to new regulations. stars than the separate five-star concern after the collapse of a wall However, in the case of these hotel which will occupy the base on the south side of the former last two towns, where a fireman died of the same building. week followed a similar incident on and dozens of families were left the northern wall of the castle in homeless, this means that they November. will become priorities for new in- While both incidents were frastructure and flood prevention quickly patched up, full repairs and spending and new builds must work to ensure there is no further have flood defences in place. damage is still several months from starting due to the complex bureau- Last week’s partial collapse of a wall on the Alcazaba (left) and the cratic processes involved in the al- damage suffered to the Gibralfaro in November (right). :: SUR Alhaurín prison the first teration of protected buildings. to allow conference “It will probably be this year, but ever, bringing in external experts Culture at the Junta de Andalucía I can’t give a date,” said Francisco to advise on this “very delicate and regional government. Once ap- calls with lawyers Pomares, councillor at Malaga city complex” operation. proved, it must then be put out to hall, whose department, he says, is Once this initial plan is ready, as tender. ALHAURÍN DE LA TORRE La Equitativa. :: F. SILVA already drawing up an action plan both buildings have been given pro- Until that point, however, tem- :: F. TORRES. An agreement in collaboration with architect Luis tected BIC (asset of cultural inter- porary repairs are the only solution signed between the Malaga Bar Felipe González-Cebrián. est) status, it must then be submit- that the city hall is permitted to Association and Alhaurín de la Pomares hasn’t ruled out, how- ted for review to the ministry of undertake. Torre prison will see the latter Malaga metro’s become the first in Spain to al- low inmates to communicate Hospital Civil link with their counsel via confer- scrapped in ence call. Banderas’ theatre project to be The trial will see computers favour of new line in the prison set up specifically to the PTA for this function and will only even bigger than first planned apply for communications with lawyers who are registered in Malaga. :: IGNACIO LILLO “This arrangement will make MALAGA. Elías Bendodo, the :: FRANCISCO GRIÑÁN ning authorities on 1 February will Other changes include the an- the work of lawyers a lot easier,” new Junta de Andalucía regional MALAGA. The most recent changes see the second floor of the old Tea- nexing of adjoining spaces, one said sources inside the prison’s government spokesman, has to the Teatro de Soho Caixabank pro- tro Alameda in Malaga, which was which will be used as a tailor’s for management who insist that confirmed that the planned ject, promoted by actor Antonio Ban- an additional room for small screen- the productions, and another for bar “within a short time” they will Malaga metro link to the Hos- deras, will see an even bigger per- ings added relatively recently, in- and restaurant. Their façades will know if it is working well. pital Civil has been scrapped in forming arts venue than the one corporated into the new venue. create the impression that they are If successful, this new system favour of a new link to the Par- originally planned. This will mean that there is space part of the main theatre. will be rolled out nationwide. que Tecnológico. As revealed by SUR on Tuesday, for 896 seats, restoring the main Despite these changes, the fin- Bendodo, after meeting with revised plans submitted to the plan- auditorium to its original height. ishing date remains 15 July. the city’s mayor, Francisco de la First phase of the Torre, and regional president, Juanma Moreno, last week said Philippe Starck olive that the new administration at the Extras wanted for mill project opens Junta would open talks over alter- new Netflix series ing the existing plans with the RONDA concession holders, as well as the Warrior Nun :: V. MELGAR. The promoters of European Investment Bank which the olive mill conceived by is financing the project and would Producers for the latest Netflix se- French designer Philippe Starck, have to approve any changes. ries Warrior Nun, due to be filmed LA Organic, have already The spokesman said that the in March in locations in Malaga, opened the doors to the com- Junta was working towards a so- Antequera and Marbella, are look- plex dedicated to the olive oil lution that solves “the real needs ing for extras. industry located two kilome- of the city” and accepted that the The profile wanted is very tres from Ronda on the road to change in direction would result broad, with anyone aged 16 to 90 Malaga. in consequences of a financial invited to attend auditions at Polo Visitors are able to explore nature, believed to be in excess Digital in Malaga (Avenida Sor the first phase of the project of 11 million euros a year. A computer projection of the theatre’s new façade. :: GUILLÉN ARQUITECTOS Teresa Prat, 16) this Sunday from which offers an ‘olive oil route’, 9am to 6pm. There is, however, a of around a kilometre, which need for individual roles to be crosses much of the 25-hectare filled. These are waiters, bounc- plot of land. Across the route ers, martial arts experts, people are six sculptures designed by who do crossfit, DJs and people of Starck. It concludes with an ol- African or Gypsy origin. ive oil tasting. Those interested have to have The visit, which costs 20 euros Spanish ID and Social Security (10 euros for residents of Ronda), numbers. lasts around 50 minutes. February 15th to 21st 2019 7 SUR IN ENGLISH 8 NEWS February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH

HERE AND THERE 200 new homes on the Land for new fire station is already at the tender stage. Costa this year Mayor Juan Carlos Maldonado set aside in Las Lagunas said that the new site would see a MIJAS “significant rise in quality” in the :: I. G. The Spanish branch of Brit- MIJAS service provided by the fire depart- ish developers Taylor Wimpey have :: I. GELIBTER. After years of com- ment and would allow the force to announced that over the course of plaints, Mijas town hall on Mon- acquire more fire engines such as this year it will build 167 new homes day announced a 7,000-square-me- the recently-purchased crane truck across eight projects on the Costa tre plot of land in Las Lagunas, next which cannot fit in the current fire del Sol and in Sotogrande. to the Instituto La Vega secondary station. The largest of these will be in La school, was to be set aside for the The current 1,000-square-me- Cala de Mijas at Horizon Golf where, town’s new fire station. tre hub had been described as “ob- 55 terraced houses and 60 apart- The new station will be located solete” and “insufficient” for the ments will be completed. Fifteen next to an old people’s home which force’s needs. Maldonado (2r) with members of the Mijas fire department. :: I. G. nationalities are among the buyers.

More than 200 Woodland behind La Cala to become jobs on offer at first CLC World new hub for nature tourism in Mijas careers fair in Mijas on 15 March

New informative boards, :: SUR benches, picnic tables MIJAS. CLC World Resorts & Hotels, in collaboration with the and signs have been Diputación provincial govern- installed to make the area ment, will on Friday 15 March more visitor friendly hold its inaugural Hospitality and Tourism Careers Fair at Costa La Club World in Mijas. :: IVÁN GELIBTER More than 200 positions will MIJAS. In a bid to promote year- be available, ranging from cus- round tourism, Mijas town hall is tomer-facing departments such increasing its focus on other sec- as resort management and cus- tors to reduce the burden on sun tomer services, to behind-the- and sand tourism. One such way scenes positions in IT and finance. has been to make the Alcornocal The fair, which will run from de la Roza del Aguado cork oak for- 10am to 2pm, will give those est on the edge of La Cala de Mijas looking for new opportunities more visitor friendly. the chance to learn more about Since the weekend, informative the roles on offer and to submit boards about the indigenous flora their CVs. and fauna have been installed, as CLC World Resorts & Hotels well as signs to indicate walking has more than 800 employees routes across the 16-hectare wood- working throughout the year land. What’s more, picnic tables and from its Mijas base with num- benches have been placed along the One of the new informative signs for hikers at the Roza del Aguado cork oak forest. :: I. GELIBTER bers swelling to 1,000 in the high routes to make visits more comfort- season. Juan Miguel Marcos, Hu- able for those of all ages. scapes that we have so close to us.” few hundred metres away from ists but also locals” and added that man Resources Director, said that “Bringing an end to seasonality is The mayor went on to explain the beach and the coastal path”. it was the council’s intention to the majority of these new posts one of our major priorities,” said that Roza del Aguado was in a per- Councillor for Operative Serv- ask the Junta de Andalucía regional were “permanent”. mayor, Juan Carlos Maldonado. “Na- fect location for those who want ices and the Environment, José government to have district (‘pe- For more information on the ture tourism is a great way to do that, a breath of fresh air as it was “in Carlos Martín, said that the area riurbano’) park status which means fair or to submit your CV, email: bearing in mind the wonderful land- the heart of La Cala” and “just a would be great “not only for tour- special protection entitlements. [email protected] February 15th to 21st 2019 9 SUR IN ENGLISH 10 NEWS February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH Mummified body of British pensioner found in Istán home a year after she died

It is thought that the The body was fully clothed and woman’s daughter and surrounded by used air fresheners. The woman was born in 1946 granddaughter continued in the UK and has been named in living in the house with the British press as 71-year-old the body hidden under a Valerie Butroid. Her body showed no initial mattress in a spare room signs of violence however a post mortem examination was due to :: J. CANO / Á. FRÍAS be carried out to establish the The building was made mainly of wood and straw. :: JOSELE-LANZA ISTÁN. Guardia Civil officers have cause and date of death. found the body of a British Her daughter allegedly told of- woman, who apparently died ficers that she had died the day nearly a year ago, hidden in the after British Mother’s Day, which Flames engulf Global Gift home of her daughter and grand- fell last year on 11 March. daughter in Istán. Neighbours said that last sum- The body, reduced to a mum- mer there had been complaints founder’s beach bar on El Cable mified skeleton, was found late about the smell coming from the last Friday night after the dead house, although they had put it woman’s former son-in-law down to the family’s pets. When The bar, which belongs to actress and co-founder of the Global in the summer of 2017 by American learned of the situation and en- a neighbour asked the woman’s Gift Foundation María Bravo. actress Eva Longoria, had, despite couraged his teenage daughter to daughter about her mother, she actress María Bravo, The fire, which broke out at its proximity to the town centre, go to the police. had apparently told her that she employed 60 people and around 7pm, was finally brought become a major attraction in the The adolescent and her mother had died. was due to reopen for under control at around 10pm by town for A-list events. had apparently been living in the An investigation is now open. firefighters who could do little to The bar normally opened from house with the body which was One line of inquiry is that the Easter week save the structure, made principally Easter week through to October and found hidden under a plastic mat- woman kept her mother’s body in from wood and straw. employed 60 people. tress and some cardboard in a spare her house for financial reasons - ei- :: HÉCTOR BARBOTTA SUR can confirm that despite An investigation into the cause room. Sources told SUR that offi- ther to keep drawing her pension MARBELLA. A fire which broke flames reaching several metres into of the blaze is under way with po- cers found the house in a dirty and or because she couldn’t pay for the out on El Cable beach in Marbella the air and large plumes of black lice not ruling out any possibility. untidy condition, especially the funeral - although other possibili- on Monday has resulted in the com- smoke, no one suffered any injuries Early indications seem to point to room where the body was found. ties have not been ruled out. plete destruction of the Playa Padre as a result. arson after multiple sources were ‘chiringuito’ beach bar belonging to Playa Padre, which was opened found. 112 REPORTS

bought the lockup and were Suitcase filled with cleaning it out so that they could bones found in repaint it. They called the police Fuengirola lockup once they discovered, some time later, what was inside. The principal hypothesis at this FUENGIROLA time, given the way the bones :: J. C. / Á. F. An investigation is were presented, is that the suit- under way after a suitcase filled case belonged to a medical stu- with bones was discovered in a dent who had previously rented Fuengirola lockup last Saturday. the lockup and had forgotten to The bones, individually remove them. wrapped in newspaper, are be- The suitcase has been handed lieved to have belonged to more over to the forensics team at the than one human, sources close Instituto de Medicina Legal (IML) to the investigation told SUR. to confirm that they are human The suitcase was discovered by and determine their age and pos- an old couple who had just sible origin. Man jailed for trying to Gold watch stolen in strangle ex-partner Santander 18 years ago with a bed sheet turns up in Antequera

MALAGA ANTEQUERA :: SUR. A 44-year-old Spanish man :: A. J. GUERRERO. National Po- has been jailed for allegedly trying lice on 1 February recovered, as to strangle his former partner to a result of an inspection of a gold whom he paid a surprise visit, along- shop in Antequera, a gold side her son, in her home in Malaga women’s watch which was on 29 January. among several items stolen from The man, who has no previous a home in Santander 18 years ago, record of gender violence, alleg- in 2000. edly wrapped a bed sheet around A man and a woman, aged 27 her neck until she was uncon- and 28, respectively, both Span- scious while her son did nothing ish, have been arrested as a result to intervene - for which he was for allegedly handling stolen also arrested. goods. The man and her son is then As a result of their inspection, understood to also have stolen police had found that the watch, 1,000 euros in cash, credit cards which was sold on 23 January, and mobile phones before leav- was among a list of items that ing the property. had been reported stolen. February 15th to 21st 2019 11 SUR IN ENGLISH 12 NEWS GIBRALTAR February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH

IN BRIEF Footprint found among tracks in Catalan Bay Lloyds Bank plans to dune could be that of a young Neanderthal relocate to Jersey GIBRALTAR :: D.B. Lloyds Banking Group is re- Historians are very ported to be closing its Gibraltar excited at the discovery branch, which is at Royal Ocean Plaza, and relocating its business of animal footprints to Jersey. The news will not come including leopard and as a great surprise on the Rock as straight-tusked elephant, the bank ceased to provide new investment services last year and and especially the human said it was reviewing its Gibraltar print which could date operation. However, the decision, back 29,000 years following those of Barclays and Jyske Bank recently, is a blow to clients and to the bank’s approxi- :: DEBBIE BARTLETT mately 20 employees. GIBRALTAR. Scientists from the Gibraltar National Museum have Students to visit been involved in important research London, not Brussels which has now been published in the prestigious scientific journal Qua- ternary Science Reviews, after foot- GIBRALTAR prints dating back tens of thousands :: D. B. Students from Bayside and of years were found in the Catalan Westside comprehensive schools Bay sand dune. will not be making the traditional The sand sheets are a relic of the visit to the EU institutions in Brus- last glaciation, when the sea level The dune is above Catalan Bay in Gibraltar. :: VISIT GIBRALTAR Nana and Flint. :: GIBRALTAR MUSEUM sels this year, but will be going to was up to 120 metres lower than at UK and Commonwealth institu- present. The sand is constantly is also a footprint of a young human. If the footprint is confirmed as Ne- sic reproductions of the Gibraltar 1 tions in London instead. Deputy moving and a few years ago scien- The scientists have been able to as- anderthal the discovery would be and 2 Neanderthals. chief minister Dr Joseph Garcia tists spotted what looked like foot- certain that he or she was between even more exciting. Only one other For heritage minister Dr John said this week that it would make prints of vertebrates. 106 and 126 centimetres tall, and pos- place in the world, the Vartop Cave Cortes, this is an incredible insight sense to “wait for the dust to set- Subsequent research revealed that sibly Neanderthal: that would date in Romania, has footprints attributed into Gibraltar’s wildlife in history. “It tle” against the background of these corresponded to species which the footprint to around 29,000 years to Neanderthals. helps us understand the importance Brexit, but this year’s upper forms are known to have inhabited Gibral- ago and coincide with data from the In 2016, the Gibraltar National Mu- of looking after our heritage. I con- should have similar opportunities tar. The trails identified correspond Gorham’s Cave complex in Gibraltar, seum also became the home of ‘Nana’ gratulate the research team on un- to their predecessors and London to red deer, ibex, aurochs, leopard and which was classified as a World Heri- and ‘Flint’, lifelike models of a mother covering this fascinating, hidden evi- is a logical alternative. straight-tusked elephant, but there tage Site in 2016. and child which are actually foren- dence of our Rock’s past,” he said. February 15th to 21st 2019 NEWS 13 SUR IN ENGLISH

Benalmádena Call for residents to be on look-out for mayor to formally pledge support for thieves taking drain covers and grids British expats after Brexit

Each one taken away and seem to wrench the grids and :: I. GELIBTER costs Costa towns up to covers off by tying them to a car and pulling away at speed. Recently BENALMÁDENA. The mayor 300 euros to replace, though, say reports, the thefts have of Benalmádena, Victor Navas, and in Torremolinos been more daring in busier areas. has said that he will put a motion alone 200 have gone “It’s dangerous for pedestrians but before the next council meeting also for cars, motorbikes and bicy- that, if successful, will pledge the missing recently cles,” said officials in Torremolinos. town hall’s support for the Brit- There’s a similar story in neigh- ish community in the resort af- :: IVÁN GELIBTER bouring Benalmádena where Lo- ter Brexit. COSTA DEL SOL. It used to be cal Police have been put on alert Britons are the biggest group copper cabling that was stolen from and two weeks ago the local water of foreign residents and at a re- local streets, but now daring company had to spend 3,000 euros cent meeting with expats and the thieves have turned their atten- on replacements. British Ambassador in the munici- tion to taking manhole covers, Local people on the western pality, the mayor committed to drain covers and grids in a bid to Costa who spot anybody remov- maintain the same services as now get extra cash. ing a drain cover or grid, or acting to British residents and also ech- Town halls on the western suspiciously, are being urged to call oed the ambassador’s call for them Costa, including Mijas, Fuengirola, police on 112 and if possible note to register on the municipal ‘pa- Benalmádena and Torremolinos, down the registration number of drón’ census to access a full range have found hundreds of these Hundreds of manhole covers are disappearing. :: I.G. any vehicle involved. of support. metal covers have been forcibly re- Now the mayor will go one step moved recently and members of further and ask councillors to ap- the public are being asked to keep prove a motion formalising the an eye out for the culprits. town hall support, although ele- While the thieves can sell for ments are largely symbolic. The little more than an estimated one draft of the motion says support euro for every four kilos to unscru- for Britons from Benalmádena will pulous scrap metal dealers, replac- continue, “in the same way it has ing each one is costing 200 to 300 done since the referendum, even euros, by the time the labour cost if the process ends with [the UK’s is taken into account and due to exit] from the European Union.” the fact that town halls are now The motion also urges other pub- buying more expensive theft-proof lic administrations to do the same, versions to replace them. as well as calling for the UK and Although several councils are Spanish governments to guaran- reporting incidents, Torremolinos tee British citizens rights as soon has been particularly badly af- as possible. fected. Two hundred of the pro- As well as being on the town- tective covers on the resort’s wa- hall padrón, residents from Brit- ter and sewage system have disap- ain have been urged by UK and peared recently. Spanish governments to make The council-owned water com- sure they have the small green pany says that total costs have card, processed by National Police reached 80,000 euros, adding that, stations, that shows they are le- “this money could be used for pub- gally resident, in order to be best lic services, cultural events or sport”. placed to maintain their rights af- Council officials say that usu- ter Brexit once a deal is finished. ally the thieves choose quiet areas Facelift costing 4.5 million euros to go ahead in neglected area of Torremolinos

The town hall announces and initiatives to improve parking plans to improve La facilities. Residents of the area, who have Cañada de los Cardos on campaigned for more than ten years the outskirts of the resort to have the district revamped, had accused the town hall of overlook- :: TONY BRYANT ing their plight. The project, which TORREMOLINOS. Torremolinos is estimated to cost 4.5 million town hall held a meeting with euros, was discussed during a prior more than 50 residents of the La meeting between the town’s Cañada de los Cardos district of the mayor, José Ortiz, and the local resi- town last week to announce its dents association last December. ::SUR plans to improve the neighbour- Maribel Tocón said, “Today we hood after years of apparent ne- fulfil our commitment to the resi- COÍN POLICE STATION REOPENS glect. Councillor for Town Plan- dents of La Cañada de los Cardos ning, Maribel Tocón, presented the Residents listen to Tocón. :: SUR to move forward with the project The Local Police headquarters in Coín reopened last week after residents with a proposal to refur- to improve their neighbourhood. undergoing a comprehensive refurbishment. The renovation of bish the area, which is lacking ade- a pedestrian crossing and the re- These residents have waited for so the 25-year-old building cost around 150,000 euros and in- quate lighting and has damaged moval of unsightly signs and items many years simply because their cluded the installation of a hi-tech video surveillance system. roads and pavements. The work will in public areas. neighbourhood has been ignored.” Mayor Fernando Fernández said that the station will “have an im- include the installation of new The proposal also includes plans The work is expected to start in pact and improve working conditions for police officers”. street lighting, repaved walkways, to install a one-way traffic system April. 14 NEWS February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH ‘La danza’ by Vicente de Espona HERE AND THERE is now dancing in San Pedro

The sculpture, which was recovered from a municipal storeroom, has been restored and installed on the boulevard The council decided to place the piece on the The recently opened office in central Puerto Banús. :: SUR viewing point as a tribute to the artist, who lived in National Police move the Old Town, to new premises in San Pedro, and mark the Puerto Banús. Officers from the tourist protection office SATE service will now serve the centenary of his birth from Marbella Old Town public from an office on the main to Puerto Banús Antonio Banderas square, near to :: NIEVES CASTRO El Corte Inglés. SATE is available MARBELLA. On the eastern side of for people on holiday and helps the viewing point on the boulevard MARBELLA smooth paperwork and the report- at San Pedro Alcántara, a man and :: SUR. National Police have moved ing of crime, with staff trained in woman sculpted from burnished a specialist tourist protection team different languages. It is open six metal dance in the wind; the piece from Marbella’s Orange Square, in day a week. was made years ago by artist Vicente de Espona (1918-1995), who moved Plan to be drawn up to Rebuilding starts at to San Pedro in 1971 and lived and worked there until he died. The coun- restore resort’s beaches Estepona beach bars cil decided to install ‘La danza’ (the dance) as a tribute to this artist and MARBELLA ESTEPONA to mark the centenary of his birth. :: M. PÉREZ. Almost 10 years af- :: C. MÁRQUEZ. Six of the 25 ‘chir- The inauguration took place on ter officials and politicians started inguito’ beach bars in Estepona are Saturday and was attended by Vicente thinking about a plan to stop the currently being renovated or re- de Espona’s widow, Ana María Muñoz, sand being eroded from Marbella’s built after licences were finally re- who is now responsible for his artis- beaches, the central government’s newed following 20 years of legal tic legacy. During the ceremony, dep- coastal authority has announced limbo. The way is now open for uty mayor Rafael Piña made two im- it will put out to tender the work owners to invest and improve their portant announcements: ‘Síntesis’, to prepare a definitive list of pro- facilities. The rest of the popular which currently stands on a round- posals to overcome the problem. beach bars and restaurants will start about on the bypass, is to be moved It will focus on the area between to be renovated at the end of high to the roundabout in the boulevard La Venus and El Ancón beaches season. Those currently being re- park, and the balcony which is known in the town centre. built should be ready by 15 June. locally as the ‘Mirador del Palmeral’ will now be named after Vicente de Council adds more car ing new parking spaces and land- Espona. scaped gardens. Traffic calming After thanking the San Pedro The unveiling of ‘La danza’ on the boulevard viewing point. :: J.-LANZA parks and leisure space measures are also going on in Can- authorities for this tribute to her late celada. The town hall is also build- husband, Ana María Muñoz explained have ‘La danza’ here today.” tage of a legacy such as this would be ESTEPONA ing a sports area in Nueva Atalaya. that the sculpture ‘La danza’ had been She also read a message from Fran- an unforgiveable waste in a town :: C.M. Councillors have announced The projects are part of the coun- recovered by the council’s Culture cisco Moyano of the Banús Founda- which considers itself cultured,” he more car parks and green space in cil’s strategy to reuse plots of land department from municipal storage tion, a personal friend of Vicente de said. areas of the municipality away to encourage a more active life- together with two other pieces, to be Espona who has studied his works Plans for a museum dedicated to from Estepona town centre. Sev- style in the open air. restored and put on display later. and written a book about him. the artist’s works in premises shared eral different projects are currently The council is also working on “They had been badly looked after, “Vicente, I’m sure you would say we with the future Tourist Office have under way. plans to improve the look of the either deliberately or through igno- should be doing something else in- had to be put on hold due to town In the Cancelada area, to the A-7 corridor, including better light- rance about how to treat them,” she stead of concerning ourselves with planning problems, but Rafael Piña east of the town, 2,000 square me- ing and the planting of trees and said, “but now the important thing your work, but as spectators we have says the council intends to find an tres are being worked on, includ- shrubs. is that they are being restored and we to be aware that not taking advan- alternative location in the future. February 15th to 21st 2019 15 SUR IN ENGLISH 16 NEWS February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH

HERE AND THERE Bob Marley’s band to Marinas de Nerja hotel play at Weekend Beach At least 100,000 euros of day with Patricia Navarro from re- under new management gional government, the Junta de An- damage in El Trapiche dalucía. Residents have said that re- TORRE DEL MAR NERJA pair work needs to be carried out to :: J. R. The Original Wailers, led by :: P. M. Catalan hotel chain, Ona, has TORRE DEL MAR ensure that there is “no repeat” of the Al Anderson, the band that accompa- taken over the management of the :: J. RHODES. Vélez-Málaga town incident, which they say was not dealt nied Bob Marley and produced the al- four-star Marinas de Nerja hotel and hall has released a provisional esti- with well by the authorities when it bum, Legend, as well as songs includ- has announced it is to get a “restyl- mate of a minimum of 100,000 euros first happened. El Trapiche resident, ing No Woman, No Cry, are set to per- ing” to fit in with the chain’s look. worth of damage caused to proper- Carmen Rodríguez, told SUR that the form at this year’s Weekend Beach Nacho Barrau, director of expansion ties and cars in El Trapiche when a worst affected street is “lower than festival, according to organisers. The at Ona, said on Monday that the re- mains water pipe burst last week. the main road,” meaning that water announcement is the first big inter- forms are expected to be complete This was the figure given by Vélez- collects there whenever it rains heav- national signing for the festival, which by November and that the hotel will Málaga mayor, Antonio Moreno Fer- ily and action needs to be taken to al- is in its sixth year and due to take place be considered one of the company’s rer, while visiting El Trapiche on Mon- low water to drain properly. Damage in El Trapiche. :: E. C. in Torre del Mar from 3 to 6 July. “most emblematic” establishments. Home owners still without legal electricity supply after 12 years

The Arco Iris building in Puente Don Manuel is one of the developments which is caught up in the Caso Arcos illegal building licences scandal

:: EUGENIO CABEZAS ALCAUCÍN. Owners of homes in The Dolmen is 200 metres from where Julen was found . :: E. C. the Arco Iris development in Puente Don Manuel, part of Alcaucín mu- nicipality in the Axarquía, continue Totalán Dolmen project on to protest over 12 years of unreliable and temporary electricity supply to hold until Julen case heard their properties. The building has been without a legal electricity supply since it was completed in 2006 and electricity Work on the 6,000- month. Work was due to start af- company, Endesa, say they are un- year-old burial site ter Christmas to make the site ac- able to obtain a licence to finish the cessible to visitors. The dolmen, work. Owners have fallen foul of the Residents have been protesting since before 2014. :: SUR was due to start after which was excavated for the first Caso Arcos building permit scandal, the Christmas holidays time in the 1990s, was undamaged in which former Alcaucín mayor, José cover any damage caused because we lieves Alcaucín mayor, Mario Blancke, by the work undertaken by rescu- Manuel Martín Alba, was found guilty only have a provisional connection,” “has totally ignored” the residents. :: E. CABEZAS ers to reach Julen. However, Escaño of issuing illegal licences, leading to he told SUR last week. Blancke said that he “laments the TOTALÁN. Mayor of Totalán, told SUR that he believes the pro- many homes being built on land not Residents have been staging regu- situation”, but that the Arco Iris build- Miguel Ángel Escaño, has said that ject will have to wait until the le- designated for housing. lar protests, especially since 2014 ing is “not the only one in Alcaucín the council is hoping to get the go gal proceedings related to the case “We are desperate, in complete le- when Endesa cut off the supply. It to be affected by the Arcos scandal”, ahead for a project to revitalise the have finished. Human remains, be- gal limbo,” explained Isodoro Urresta- was reinstalled two years later but and that he hopes to “seek a modifi- Cerro de la Corona Dolmen; a 6,000- lieved to belong to children and a razu, president of the community. only as a provisional measure. “They cation” to be able to “legalise the situa- year-old megalithic burial site, just woman were found at the Dolmen “We live in fear that if something could cut it off again at any time,” tion”, but the approval of the PGOU 200 metres from where two-year- in the 1990s and are being kept at happens, insurance companies won’t said Urrestarazu, adding that he be- town plan “is going very slowly”. old Julen fell into a borehole last the University of Malaga. February 15th to 21st 2019 17 SUR IN ENGLISH 18 NEWS February 15th to 21st 2019 BUSINESS AND FINANCE SUR IN ENGLISH

THE BIGGER PICTURE Finnish community opens business JEREMY BLATCH  [email protected] centre to strengthen links with Spain STOCKS FOR THE The SmartWorkPlaza and Coworking Centre in LONG RUN Fuengirola acts as a bridge between foreign companies and the Costa any would-be inves- worthy. 6.7% pa from 1802 tors fear the stock through 1870, 6.6% from 1871 M market. Equally, to 1925 and 6.4% per year :: IVÁN GELIBTER many do not adhere through 1926 to 2012. Even MALAGA. The official opening of to the fundamental principle of during the time when the US SmartWorkPlaza and Coworking identifying capital for savings faced the most inflation for 200 Centre took place last Friday in and capital for investment. The years, the average return on Fuengirola. The centre is not only irrational emotions of fear and stocks was 6.4% pa. designed to provide space for net- euphoria are very real when ap- The increase in value of working and to show off different plied to the stock market. The stocks has remained extraordi- local projects, but also to act as a stock market drops far more narily stable as US and Euro- meeting place and exhibition area quickly than it rises. The stock pean societies evolved from an for international companies, espe- market in its most fundamental agricultural through an indus- cially from Finland. form consists of three asset trial economy to the post-in- A Finnish team is behind the pro- The mayor of Fuengirola opens the centre. :: SURS classes: stocks, bonds and cash. dustrial technology and serv- ject, drawing on the expertise of A common or preferred stock is ice-based economy we have to- the many Finns that live on the such as Spanish and Finnish. Com- community living and working on essentially a participation in a day. However over the short Costa del Sol. The centre’s opening panies will also be encouraged to the Costa del Sol, organisers hope business. Unlike a bond or cash, term stocks are volatile. From was attended by; the mayor of Fuen- use the centre as a springboard to that SmartWorkPlaza will also a business can grow and can 1982 through 1999 during the girola, Ana Mula; the Finnish am- setting up in southern Spain. strengthen their link to the area. transfer a return on capital via a greatest bull market in US his- bassador, Tiina Jortikka-Laitinen, There is also a plan to organise rise in the share price to the in- tory, stocks produced an amaz- and the European Commission vice- training workshops focused on busi- The team vestor through growth of earn- ing after inflation return of president Jyrki Katainen. There ness and wellness at work and to The team that will run the centre ings, payment of a dividend and 13.36% pa - double the historic were also many Finnish and Span- advise companies on tax, commer- have a lot of combined business an estimation at what a dollar average. During the 12 years ish business people attending. cial, accounting and labour issues. experience. Pauli Manso has or euro worth of earnings today from the bull market peak of According to its creators, the Smart- With such a strong Scandinavian worked in Spain for more than 20 will be worth at a time in the 2000, returns on stocks fell to WorkPlaza is a business centre with years, in different sectors, in both future. The first two are easily 0.3% pa. a focus on real-time networking and Spanish and Finnish companies. and readily quantifiable. The Regression to the mean creating direct links between com- Outi Hannuksela is responsible third, the price earnings ratio, (prices returning to historic av- panies in Spain and Finland. There is a plan to for training and education. She is an is at best an estimate and at erages) is a market truth and SmartWorkPlaza also has show- entrepreneur that uses her knowl- worst a speculative guess. almost eternal. Investors are rooms; spaces dedicated to present- organise training edge of Spain and Finland in her Investors in stocks must advantaged by holding stocks ing and developing projects. They workshops focused on work. Lastly, Jarno Paananen, an en- have a long-time preference. over the long term. Owning a will also be used for events, talks business and wellness trepreneur and innovator special- Our emphasis should be the participation in publicly traded and seminars, all given in English, ised in sales, and worked in Finland growth of purchasing power of businesses is a marriage not a with translators for other languages, before establishing himself in Spain. our investments, after being dating experience and to echo adjusted for inflation. Professor Warren Buffet “should be held Jeremy Siegel in his classic forever”. Or in other words IN BRIEF BA and Iberia owner, IAG study shows that the com- staying the course and “keep- decides plan to be Spanish pound annual real return on ing your head when all those Food delivery cyclist years. However the sentence, which common stocks (equities) is ap- around you are losing theirs”. went against the company, is in con- proximately 6.6% pa after infla- This will not happen unless in- wins case against Glovo trast to another recent ruling which MADRID tion since 1994. Professor Ar- vestors value what they hold found in favour of Glovo, saying that :: J.A. BRAVO. IAG, which owns nott’s 200-year study in 2003 and have separated their sav- MADRID the delivery person was self-em- British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus showed that from an average ings from investments. :: E. MARTÍNEZ. For the first time ployed. and Vueling, has said it will limit the historical return of 7.9%, an- a court in Madrid has recognised If the deliverers are self-employed, percentage of its shares held by own- nual annualised return divi- The author is a member of So- that a food delivery cyclist is not or ‘autónomos’, they are responsi- ers outside the EU to 47.5%. The move dends accounted for 5%, infla- ciety of Trustees and Estate self-employed, as had been claimed, ble for paying their social security is aimed at convincing Brussels that tion accounted for 1.4%, real Practitioners. and instead did enough work for an contributions and taxes, saving the Spanish-registered IAG is an EU air- dividend growth accounted for The comments and observa- employer to count as having a fixed company money compared to if they line and so can keep flying between 0.8% and rising valuations ac- tions by the author are a reflec- contractual relationship. were contracted employees. airports in the EU. No shareholders counted for 0.6%. tion of his opinion and do not The delivery cyclist worked for The latest case arose when a cy- will be forced to sell but the airline The stability and consis- constitute an offer to buy and Glovo, a Spanish version of the food clist stopped work with other de- is banking on its many British share- tency of returns of common hold securities, nor does he re- delivery networks that have sprung liverers in a dispute and was sacked holders not being classed as non-EU stocks in the US market (where ceive any remuneration of any up using smartphone apps in recent by Glovo without compensation. under negotiated Brexit conditions. most data is available) is note- kind from names referred to. February 15th to 21st 2019 19 SUR IN ENGLISH 20 NEWS February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH

Torremolinos unveils a revolutionary new image :: MIGUE FERNÁNDEZ

JOSÉ ORTIZ: MAYOR volved the transformation of more coincided with Saint Valentine’s The new-look Plaza Costa del than 10,000 square meters of the Day, a ‘kissing arch’ was installed Sol focuses on the strong links town, creating a Mediterranean “Our commitment in the Avenida Palma de Mallorca. pavement café society scene and was to create a cen- Couples were invited to have their Torremolinos has with water. an urban space for cultural activi- photograph taken kissing under ties, which, according to the mayor, tre that would be the the arch: the photos are to be en- One of the most striking will become “a space of coexis- tered in an online competition with tence”. The whole area has been heart of our town” a prize of a candlelit dinner for elements is the unique paved with non-slip tiles and is de- two in one of the town’s eateries signed to facilitate access to those “In three years we pergola that creates a soft with restricted mobility and the PRESERVING A HERITAGE visually impaired. have ensured that the The renovations have not been wave effect over the square revolution continues limited to the Plaza Costa del Sol. INAUGURATION CEREMONY The well-trodden steps that lead The inauguration of the new-look in Torremolinos” from Calle San Miguel to Bajon- Plaza Costa del Sol, which the dillo beach have been reformed mayor described as “the backbone “How could a town and laid with ornate mosaic-style TONY BRYANT The mayor highlighted the great of the town”, began with a pres- like Torremolinos for- tiles, while plans to renovate the transformation experienced by the entation brunch held in the Mata- town’s symbolic watchtower have The inauguration of the recently town over the last three years when hambre restaurant. This was fol- get its heritage and recently been approved. pedestrianised centre of Torremo- he said, “In these three years we lowed by the official opening, The Pimentel tower was part of linos took place on Thursday (yes- have ensured that the revolution which included the sealing of a neglect its history?” a Moorish defensive system and terday). The new-look central plaza continues in Torremolinos. It is a time capsule. The capsule contains is one of only five towers - out of and boulevard was officially transition to a modern town that testimonies of local residents, pho- the 21 that remain in the province opened by José Ortiz, Mayor of people will believe in again. Never tographs from different eras of the of Malaga - that dates back to the Torremolinos, and Salvador Mo- has so much been so quickly town, current newspapers and vari- Plaza Costa del Sol. Middle Ages. reno Peralta, the distinguished ar- achieved in Torremolinos with so ous documents relaying the his- “Our commitment was to cre- The mayor claimed that he was chitect responsible for the ambi- few resources.” tory of Torremolinos. A small ate a new centre that would be the bewildered by the fact that the tious project. One of the most striking ele- plaque reveals that it is to be heart of our town and that would town’s monuments had been ne- The rejuvenation of the centre ments of the project, which began opened in January 2020. pump life into the rest of the mu- glected in the past. of the town has been the mayor’s in January 2018, is the unique per- Hundreds of residents and visi- nicipality. We celebrate this mile- “How could a town like Torre- main priority since he took of- gola that creates a soft wave effect tors turned out to witness this his- stone, not only by opening one of molinos forget its heritage, neglect fice in May 2015. The area, which over most of the Plaza Costa del toric moment, which the mayor the most extensive pedestrian ar- its history and condemn to aban- incorporates the Plaza Costa del Sol. The project focuses on the described as “an encounter with eas in the province, but by open- donment monuments that gave Sol, Avenida Palma de Mallorca strong link between Torremolinos modernity”. ing a new chapter for Torremoli- the town its name,” he said. and parts of Calle de la Cruz and and water: two ornate water fea- This was followed by the unveil- nos. It is the cornerstone of the Extensive work has also taken Calle Hoyo, has undergone a com- tures have been installed in the ing of several bronze sculptures comprehensive regeneration of place in Avenida Carlota Alessan- plete facelift and has been trans- Plaza Costa del Sol, along with the by Malaga-based artist Elena Lav- our town centre and we will con- dri, where parking facilities have formed into a spacious boulevard reinstallation to its original loca- erón. These include The Trad- tinue to extend and transform the been improved in a bid to regen- with water features, bronze sculp- tion of the old fountain. ers, located in front of the iconic streets and squares,” Ortiz ex- erate business in the area. tures, colourful flower beds and The three-million-euro project Barrabino mansion; and the Birth plained. There are also plans to install shaded areas with seating. was overseen by Peralta and in- of Eve, which sits at the end of the Seeing as the official opening a lift to connect this area with the February 15th to 21st 2019 NEWS 21 SUR IN ENGLISH

Parque Batería, one of the town’s de Congresos. With its lake and most beautiful public parks. array of leisure attractions, includ- However, as the mayor pointed ing outdoor ski slope, theme park out, the transformation of the cen- and aquarium, Intu Costa del Sol tre is not complete, as there is “still is set to become the biggest com- very much work to do”. This in- mercial and leisure complex on cludes the renovation of the Bar- the Mediterranean coast. rabino mansion, which will be- come a cultural, artistic and exhi- IMPROVING AN AILING IMAGE bition centre. The grand palatial This is the biggest transformation home is currently undergoing a Torremolinos has seen since the complete renovation and the work 1960s and it is part of an overall is expected to continue for another project to improve the town’s pre- two years. The house will gain vious ailing image. prominence as the central focus Frank Sinatra, Bridget Bar- of the square and the grounds are dot, Orson Wells and a host to be opened to allow easy ac- of their contemporaries cess to the Plaza Picasso, and Plaza enjoyed the fashionable de Independencia, home of the scene that existed in town’s new gourmet market. The Torremolinos during market, which is due to open in the 1960s. The town Artist Elena the summer, will promote the Sa- enjoyed continued Laverón helps bury bor a Málaga brand and will offer success as a leading the time capsule. :: SUR fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and resort during the 70s The mayor, José Ortiz, specialist products from the and 80s, but over the and architect Salvador Malaga province. last 20 years, it be- Moreno Peralta. :: SUR “Our intention is to create a new gan to lose its former centre of gastronomy and culture. appeal. The bars and It will be an original market aimed entertainment venues nation in Andalucía. at those looking for local cuisine closed down one by one, Torremolinos ended 2018 and products typical of the prov- due to a disastrous decline with more than five million ince of Malaga,” the mayor ex- in visiting tourists; the high overnight stays, its best figures plained. street shops and fast food out- for a decade. The town also Another installation that will help lets began to disappear, and the achieved the first blue flag and secure Torremolinos as a first- main boulevard took on the ap- the Q of quality for its beaches, choice destination is the Intu lei- pearance of a derelict shantytown. del Sol and the mayor is hoping all of which the mayor claimed sure and commercial centre, which Torremolinos was a pioneer in his town’s new image will make was down to the “hard work of will be located next to the Palacio the tourism industry of the Costa it the most contemporary desti- his council”. 22 NEWS SPAIN February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH

High-profile trial starts of former Catalan leaders who were held after failed independence bid

Defence lawyers are was widespread international me- centring their case on an dia interest in the Catalan independ- ence issue this week. In the public abuse of human rights, area to watch proceedings at the while prosecutors want to opening on Tuesday was current re- “uphold the constitution” gional president and pro-separatist Quim Torra. Torra called for the trial to be :: SUR halted and for Catalonia to have its MADRID. Television sets across right of self-determination recog- Spain were this week tuned to live nised. Divisions on policy within coverage of the first days of a his- the multiparty Catalan independ- toric trial that is set to cast its ence movement showed up in some shadow over the country’s political strained body language between life for several months. some in the court. In the dock at the national Su- preme Court in Madrid are the 12 Human rights defence former senior Catalan politicians The defence case of the 12’s lawyers, and civic leaders who are accused as revealed in the court on Tuesday, of various charges ranging from re- will focus on an abuse of human bellion, citing rebellion and corrup- rights and the alleged political mo- tion in the Catalan regional govern- tives of the Spanish government. ment’s failed plan to unilaterally The accused are hoping the case will declare independence in Septem- be eventually heard by the Euro- ber and October 2017. pean Court of Human Rights. The plan, or ‘procés’ as it is There was no shortage of opinion known, was halted when an illegal from outside the courtroom. Former independence referendum was dis- Catalan leader, Carles Puigdemont, rupted and the national government who led the ‘‘procés’’ and is in self- imposed direct rule under the Span- imposed exile in Brussels, com- ish constitution. The majority of the mented, “For us, putting out ballot 12 have been in jail since then await- boxes isn’t rebellion, neither is it ing trial. considered to be the Spanish legal As seventeen months ago, there The twelve accused sit in the dock ahead of the opening session on Tuesday. :: EFE system.” February 15th to 21st 2019 SPAIN NEWS 23 SUR IN ENGLISH

CROWDS AT “UNIFIED SPAIN” RALLY UNNERVE SÁNCHEZ

In addition to the Called for by right-of-centre government charge, opposition parties, there was disagreement over how many far-right Vox is also took part in last Sunday’s making a private rally and turnout was proba- bly not as large as expected. prosecution But the impact of the gather- ing in Madrid to defend “the unity of Spain”, amid fears of In contrast, respected veteran concessions to separatists in former prime minister, Felipe Catalonia, succeeded in González, supporting the trial, toughening the government’s said, “ The democratic rules of play rhetoric on the region, said must be respected, even if you commentators. This then want to change them.” helped push separatist par- On Wednesday, the prosecu- ties away from their crucial tion laid out the basis of its case, support for the national saying that the trial was aimed budgets of Pedro Sánchez. :: EFE at supporting “the constitutional order” and denying that they were being accused just for their political ideas. In addition to the government, far-right party Vox Budget defeat at hands of Catalan is present at the trial in a private prosecution, permitted under Spanish law. nationalists signals spring general election Key players questioned With Puigdemont out of the country, the questioning of his The PM, Pedro Sánchez, is suggested on Thursday, the most be one of the main factors in a lead- former number two in Catalonia expected to announce a likely was Sunday 28 April. This had up to the likely election. and leader of the republican ERC the advantage of fitting with the le- party, Oriol Junqueras, was ea- date for the dissolution of gal timetable for calling elections Fate sealed when PM said ‘no’ gerly awaited on Thursday. the Congreso today while avoiding Easter. Also it steers Last weekend, Pedro Sánchez had In comments in court he said, (Friday), with 28th April clear of European, municipal and formally broken off behind-the- “We’ve never backed behaviour some regional elections on 26 May. scenes negotiations with the Cata- that isn’t peaceful and civilised,” seen as the most likely While a few called for a super-Sun- lan separatist parties to ease the po- adding, “No public money was date for a national vote day vote in May, Sánchez was be- litical crisis there, saying he would used in the referendum.” lieved to feel it is in the interests of never agree to their demand for self- Junqueras was followed by the :: SUR his Socialist PSOE party to keep the determination. former regional Interior minis- MADRID. Prime Minister Pedro general election separate. It came after news emerged that ter, Joaquim Forn, who was re- Sánchez failed to get enough votes Opinion poll trackers show that the government had agreed to use sponsible for the regional police in the Congreso in support of Spain’s Sánchez’s party is still the most a form of intermediary in any fu- that had been criticised. “I or- delayed 2019 budget yesterday and popular, but with the political land- ture cross-party talks, provoking a dered the Mossos [the regional the country went immediately onto scape very fragmented. The sup- strong backlash from some of his police] to comply with all the general election standby. The PM on Wednesday. :: EP port of the centre-right and right- own senior party members after the court orders,” said Forn on Thurs- The PM needed the votes of Cata- of-centre parties (Ciudadanos, Par- apparent concession to the inde- day, denying use for political ends. lan separatist MPs in the national tido Popular and newcomers Vox) pendence movement. The historic trial will continue chamber to get the plan approved. of negotiations. The move means appeared to be above 50 per cent Sánchez became PM only eight to run throughout a likely gen- Despite last-minute pleas from that Sánchez is expected to announce in the event of any coalition ne- months ago after a successful no- eral election this spring, influ- Basque nationalists and the more the date of a general election this gotiations. confidence motion, with the help encing voting decisions in Cata- left-wing parties, the Catalans failed morning (Friday). How well the controversial far- of the nationalists, against the Par- lonia and across Spain. to give their support after months While various dates were being right party Vox may do was set to tido Popular’s Mariano Rajoy.

fter the failure of Pedro THE EURO ZONE prime minister Mariano Rajoy. too far for many in his own party Sánchez’s proposed MARK NAYLER Catalan secessionists’ refusal to as well as for the Spanish right. But A 2019 budget this week, back the budget hasn’t done them because he stopped short of offer- Spain is heading for an any favours, either: they remain as ing Catalonia independence, or at early general election. It will be far as ever from realising their least a legal referendum on self-de- the third such vote in five years, a NOBODY dream of a Catalan Republic. termination, his efforts have come period that has been marked by po- By contrast, Sánchez comes out to nothing. litical uncertainty and the increas- WINS of all this fairly well. He tried to An early election, if held this ingly toxic issue of Catalonia. But steer a path between the two ex- spring, would come at a difficult despite its necessity - Sánchez’s tremes of the Catalonia debate - time for Spain’s embattled prime government’s minority status in Spanish nationalists (as repre- minister. Although Sánchez’s So- congress has become untenable - sented by the Popular Party, Vox cialists are still riding high in opin- this election is another reminder an ambitious reform plan called Although that costly olive and Ciudadanos) on the one hand, ion polls, their recent loss of Anda- of how the Catalan independence the “Agenda for Change”. This branch was offered to the north- and the Catalan pro-independence lucía (a region they have con- movement is impacting negatively comprised a raft of policies de- easterly region, Catalan pro-inde- movement itself on the other. Fac- trolled for decades) revealed a on the rest of Spain. signed to increase the Spanish pendence parties still voted against ing criticism from both sides, he at groundswell of support for the Sánchez’s draft spending plan economy’s productivity and re- the 2019 budget. They thus de- least attempted to start a dialogue Spanish right - a surge that’s was expensive and would have de- duce unemployment and public prived the country of a spending between Barcelona and Madrid, al- largely fuelled by opposition to pended on raised income and cor- debt. More controversially, the plan that made a real attempt to beit always with “the Constitution Catalan separatists. The latter poration taxes, but it contained PSOE leader’s blueprint budget improve the lot of the average in hand”, as he said last summer. group also stand to lose out if right some progressive ideas. Flagship also increased the amount of pub- Spanish household - something Sánchez went as far as he possibly wing parties take power after an proposals included a 22% hike in lic funds destined for Catalonia that could not be said of economic could in offering compromise to early election, but it would be a the country’s minimum wage and throughout this year. policy under former Conservative the secessionists - which was way loss entirely of their own making. 24 February 15th to 21st 2019 COMMENT SUR IN ENGLISH LETTERS TO Oscar winner THE EDITOR

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t’s such a rare pleasure to little more professional sunshine dreds of hours that could have Open letter to the ambassador deal with professionals in around town. been dedicated to something far I any capacity. Unfortunately, What a difference compared to more productive, like downing a I attended the IV Manilva Brexit and their healthcare has been of the scores of working peo- the two previous visits we’d been few pints, for example. Seminar [last week] at which the placed in jeopardy. I’m certain ple we’ve come across over the paid - one by a chap who brought The reasons for this sorry state ambassador for Spain, Simon that you will agree that it was an last three and a half years while no tools at all, asked if he could of affairs will almost certainly be Manley, gave a speech. Below is injustice that law-abiding Brit- running the pub, I’d say that only borrow a screwdriver (no, really) varied and complex but careers an open letter to Mr Manley that ish citizens like my then 86-year- about ten per cent have managed and then scarpered muttering advisors in schools might want contains my statement and the old parents who contributed to a top quality job. We’re talking something about being poorly to take a long hard look at them- request I made during the Q&As: the UK social security system for about many different nationali- parked but, actually I suspect, not selves. Mine suggested I become Dear Ambassador Manley, 40 years were denied a vote that ties here, so it’s a widespread knowing how to fix the problem. an accountant because I was half Yesterday, your speech was would so negatively affect their problem. Sadly, it seems that most The other bloke arrived late, gave decent at mental arithmetic. full of platitudes aimed at easing lives. In my father’s case, as an people are working in a field an exorbitant quote and pinged That’s like recommending some- the concerns of expats living on expat, he doesn’t know whether they’re not very good at or not off sharpish presumably with the one become a chef because they the coast, however, it left many in the future he will have much very interested in, or both. sound of my chin hitting the floor can open a tin of oxtail soup. of us underwhelmed. Frankly, needed healthcare in Spain or What a joy, then, to meet Óscar still ringing in his ears. Ironically, I got the distinct im- you were unable to make any even in the UK in the future, or the ‘malagueño’ electrician to- In almost every field I can pression that that particular ca- firm commitments and I’m afraid whether as a Windrush immi- day. He arrived bright and punc- think of from banks to mobile reers officer had chosen the that “hope” doesn’t cut it for grant he would even be allowed tual carrying a box of tools the phone companies, from trades- wrong career. those of us suffering the anxiety to re-enter the UK! He has there- size of Brazil, homed in on the men to salespeople, the general Not everyone is fortunate caused by a referendum that was fore become one of Theresa May’s three niggling problems we’ve level of incompetence is quite as- enough to find job satisfaction, flawed in structure and that has “citizens of nowhere”. been having, found the most ef- tonishing. I bet if I logged the of course, but that doesn’t mean turned millions of lives upside You also stated that the UK fective solution for each one, time I’d wasted over a year recti- we shouldn’t try. It’s good for the down and left our businesses government representatives were charged a very reasonable amount fying what were all perfectly economy and spreads not a little with uncertainty. British citizens working closely with their Span- and left with a cheery wave, pre- avoidable mistakes it would come sunshine into the bargain - just living in Gibraltar, Spain, UK and ish counterparts to ensure fluid- sumably on his way to spread a to hundreds of hours. That’s hun- ask Óscar. Europe were thrown under the ity at the Gibraltar frontier and big red bus with the lie pasted on that Spain would be unlikely to SANSÓN the side. While you may assert hinder the flow of Spanish work- that the UK government is work- ers across it. However, as some- ing hard to protect our rights, the body who has been in and out of overwhelming feeling we have Gibraltar for over 30 years, I know After dressing up for our annual historical is that the government doesn’t that successive Spanish govern- reenactment, this year we‛ve decided to care about us, but rather about ments’ agendas have concen- stay in the 16th century holding the warring factions of trated on regaining sovereignty. its own party together. As I stated If in the past they have ignored in thanking the local mayors for the needs of those workers in fa- attending, they seemed more vour of their sovereignty agenda, concerned about our plight than they will continue to do so. While the Tory government. the current Spanish government What be that How can we have faith in a may be more sympathetic to the unusual instrument government that doesn’t know issues, we have no guarantees thou hast in thine whether to put on its red, white that a future one will have the hand? or blue underpants on in the same attitude, especially given morning and can’t agree on a the rise of the right-wing Vox united Brexit policy? party in Andalucía. Additionally, One panellist, the represen- few Gibraltarians doubt that the tative of My Lawyer in Spain, UK government will sell Gibral- social media and broadcasting their stated that he didn’t believe in a tar out in order to avoid a veto by claims of Spanish repression and second referendum as it would Spain on a future trade deal. The world looks on violation of human rights to the out- be undemocratic. I beg to differ. Given that the possibility of a side world. As I said to you, the demographic People’s Vote still exists, and that Meanwhile the strong feelings since the referendum was held nothing you said indicated that of the people of Spain and Catalo- has changed significantly. For- we would be better off with RACHEL HAYNES nia, from across the political spec- tunately 1,350 Leave voters per Theresa May’s deal or a no-deal trum, who want to keep their coun- day are doing their bit to help scenario than the current status try united are in danger of being as- “Make Britain Great Again” by quo we enjoy as EU citizens, and sociated with the far-right. In fact literally shuffling off the mortal that as you stated a vote is sched- iving in Spain, however in- scrutinised from abroad quite fre- the strong, no-nonsense attitude coil, and many young voters who uled in Parliament on March tegrated we might be, if we quently, from government turmoil towards Catalonia is among the rea- have every right to voice an opin- 22nd on whether to give expats L come from another coun- to rescue operations, and this week, sons for the far-right party’s recent ion are now of voting age. Given who have been living outside the try we’ll always be outsid- the ongoing Catalan independence growth in popularity. that change, as well as the tril- UK for more than 15 years a vote ers on the inside. That, however, issue has been thrown back into the Some of the former political lead- lions flooding out of the City and in future referendums, I would gives us the advantage of looking at international arena. The trial of 12 ers in court this week are answer- the companies announcing re- request you take back a message current affairs from both vantage pro-independence leaders jailed af- ing charges of “rebellion”. That alone location and/or job losses, I would to the government you represent points: we know what our friends, ter the 2017 referendum that was conjures up images from history suggest therefore, that it would that not only should we be given neighbours and the media here are deemed illegal by the Spanish gov- books and adds to international in- be undemocratic to not ask “The that right, but that it would de thinking and saying, but we can also ernment, began on Tuesday amid terest. Let’s hope, whatever the ver- People” to ratify the way forward. undemocratic not to hold a Peo- see how people around the world, great media expectation. dict, that the Spanish judicial sys- Expats that had been living ple’s Vote as we were ignored the and their respective media, are per- During the upheavals of autumn tem comes out of this having earned outside the UK for more than 15 first time around. I hope you do ceiving events. 2017 the pro-independence faction the respect of the international years were denied a vote, despite so, given the support demon- In recent years Spain has been showed greater agility in handling community. being potentially the most af- strated by those in attendance to fected by the referendum deci- my comments and the palpable Published by: PRENSA MALAGUEÑA S. A. sion. Many expats have been anger in the room. Director General: JOSÉ LUIS ROMERO placed into hardship by the drop RAYMON MOONILALL in sterling as a result of the vote GIBRALTAR Editor in Chief: Pedro Luis Gómez Assistant editor: Emma Vera MANUEL CASTILLO Editor: Daryl Finch Commercial Director: Publications Director: Rachel Haynes Advertising Manager: Jorge Artero February 15th to 21st 2019 25 SUR IN ENGLISH 26 February 15th to 21st 2019 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH A charitable outdoor project in the mountains

Dave Axon raises money for a local animal organisation through tours of his garden Visits to the garden are by ap- pointment only and from autumn through until the end of spring. “It’s too hot to come up here in summer. It can get up to 50 degrees centi- grade in the sun,” Dave said. The keen gardener provides ta- JENNIE pas and drinks on the terrace as well RHODES as a name-the-statue competition (the Orna-Mental Statue Competi- [email protected] tion) for those who want to use their brains as they complete the tour. COMARES. There is no end to the As well as the garden, Dave also list of creative fundraising initia- raises money to donate to the AAR tives that people come up with to through plant sales at Comares’s help their favourite charities and weekly Sunday market, including Dave Axon’s mountain-top sculp- some of his bonsais, which feature ture garden in El Romo, north of in the garden too. Comares in the Axarquía, is no ex- “I have worked with Axarquía ception. Animal Rescue for years and started Dave, 69, who is originally from off by doing their website,” Dave Staffordshire, started his garden explained. He hoped to bring his around six years ago and then came own dog with him to Spain, but up with the idea of people visiting sadly DK died before the move. “I it, with a view to inviting visitors support AAR in memory of DK, to make a donation for the local Ax- who was a rescue. I can’t explain arquía Animal Rescue organisation, what an amazing dog he was. It which rehomes dogs and cats. would be difficult for me to have “Last year alone we raised 1,000 Dave Axon releasing his Chicken Run zip wire. :: JENNIE RHODES another dog now, so that is why I euros,” he announced, admitting decided to support AAR instead,” that when the organisation told him into an unusual and fun sculpture ers and, as the name suggests, re- Dave has the help of British gar- Dave concluded. how much he’d handed over he was garden, complete with a giant steel sembles England’s Stonehenge. deners John and Lynsey, who live “amazed”. giraffe called Nora, a zip-wire for However, instead of druids occupy- nearby. “They are a godsend, par- · For further information or Dave has worked hard to reform chickens (not real ones), aptly ing the Neolithic structure twice a ticularly with the heavier work. I to visit Los Perros garden: an arid, rocky 2,000-square-metre named Chicken Run and one of the year for the summer and winter sol- call them Ground-Force,” he said www.losperrosgarden.com, plot of land, set steep on the side of latest developments is Gnomenge; stices, Dave’s pint-sized occupants and adds that the garden is a “work email: [email protected], a mountain overlooking Comares, made from wooden railway sleep- are more of a permanent feature. in progress”. phone: 650 360 865 February 15th to 21st 2019 LIFESTYLE 27 SUR IN ENGLISH GEORGIE KENNY

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY? LANGUAGE FOOTNOTE E15 FEBRUARY 2003 Protesta Protest Millones Millions Guerra War The day that Spain said ‘no’ to war on Iraq Invasión Invasion Pancarta Banner Armas Weapons Throughout the country, and indeed the rest Discurso Speech Pruebas Evidence of the world, millions of people marched in Impacto Impact protest against the invasion and war on Iraq Fuerza Strength led by the United States of America Solidaridad Solidarity Manifestación Demonstration Generación Generation ixteen years ago it is esti- to SUR, although other sources Paz Peace mated that around 10 mil- quote 150,000) marched through Petróleo Oil S lion people took to the the city protesting against the im- Sangre Blood streets, all over the world, pending conflict. Mayor Largest to protest against the Iraqi war. It Throughout 2002, anti-war pro- Furia Outrage was the largest anti-war protest and tests around the world were gath- remains to be the biggest one-day ering momentum. The USA, Brit- global demonstration the world has ain and Spain were all pushing for ing sense of unity throughout the ever seen. While figures are not ex- a second resolution from the United world. Despite the fact that George act, it is estimated that 700 cities Nations Security Council. This, if Bush barely addressed them, the worldwide hosted demonstrations approved, would have legitimised protests showed a huge amount of against Bush’s invasion of Iraq. the invasion of Iraq. strength. Some journalists at the Some of the biggest protests took On 5 February 2003, Colin Pow- time even described them as “de- place in Europe. In Rome it is esti- ell, then the US secretary of state, fining a generation”. mated that 2.5 million people were made his notorious speech outlin- Perhaps the most significant involved, with London reaching ing the evidence that the then Iraqi quote came from Nobel Peace Prize 1.5 million. In Madrid also around President, Saddam Hussein, had winner Desmond Tutu, who spoke 1.5 million were seen taking to the weapons of mass destruction. Pow- at the New York protest, address- The protest that took place in Malaga on 15 February 2003. :: SUR streets with banners that read ‘Not ell’s evidence would later turn out ing Bush personally. “Listen to the in our name’ and ‘No blood for oil’, to be entirely false. This speech zens were of the opinion that a impact the protests had cannot be voice of the people saying, ‘Give in the biggest mass demonstration sparked outrage among anti-war demonstration of this size could underestimated. peace a chance’.” Spain had seen since the death of protesters, leading to the world stop the invasion of Iraq. Years on, Being the largest anti-war pro- Franco. More locally, in Malaga, demonstration of 15 February. it became obvious that this would test ever recorded, the 2003 dem- · Bilingual crossword around 50,000 people (according At the time of the protest citi- have been highly unlikely, but the onstrations showed the overwhelm- inside back page 28 LIFESTYLE February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH

also endless weekly activities which, as one of the Scout Association’s ta- Getting the most out of youth glines says, provide “skills for life”, from sports and photography to crafts and cooking. In fact it would be hard to find a more complete after-school activ- Youngsters on the Costa del Sol learn values and skills with the Fuengirola Scouts ity... and Scouts comes with a set of values and a sense of belonging to :: RACHEL HAYNES ing burgers on the beach near the So- faces and a red and yellow scarf after moving from the Ark in Las one large family. MALAGA. Have you seen them? hail castle. They move around in around their necks. Who are they? Rampas, Fuengirola. This particular Costa del Sol fam- They’ve been spotted in the streets groups and they can be heard speak- The 1st Fuengirola Scout group. It was there at the end of last ily is held together by a team of dedi- of Fuengirola, Benalmádena or ing English or a mixture of English You’ll usually find them on Thurs- month that youngsters from all four cated leaders who, as they all had a Malaga, on mountain paths in Mijas, and Spanish. Their ages range from day and Friday evenings at St An- sections and their parents got to- chance to stress in front of parents the Sierra de las Nieves or Granada, six to at least 18 but they all have two thony’s College, Mijas, their regular gether for a review of their activities at the meeting, devote much of their at the checkouts at Iceland, or cook- things in common: a smile on their meeting place since the end of 2017, of 2018. Hikes, camps, expeditions, time every week to the youngsters, fundraisers... there was a long list of planning the weekly meetings, not activities; but you only have to look to mention organising weekend at the sleeves of the youngsters to camps, hikes and trips. see that these special events are only The end result makes all their hard a small part of a Scout’s regular ad- work worthwhile, they say, in the ventures. hope that their enthusiasm is con- Badges, carefully sewn in place il- tagious: the group currently has room lustrate their achievements, which for new leaders and helpers. yes, do include the classics such as The 1st Fuengirola Scout group lighting fires and tying knots, but was formed 22 years ago and offers the British Scout Association pro- gamme to boys and girls of all ages, from Beavers (six to eight year olds), Venturing out as Cubs (eight to ten and a half), Scouts (ten and a half to 14) and Explorers part of a worldwide (14 to 18). The group, which also network shares activities from time to time with the Spanish Scouts in Malaga, The 1st Fuengirola Scout group currently has six members in the follows the UK Scout Associa- Beavers section and 28 Cubs, who tion programme as part of the meet on Thursday evenings. The 16 British Scouting Overseas (BSO) Scouts and six Explorers, get together area. This includes groups in 25 on Fridays, as well as numerous week- countries around the world, di- ends throughout the year. vided into four districts. The Watching over them all is Group Costa del Sol Scouts belong to Scout Leader Robert Troost who the France and Iberia District ran through some of the highlights along with groups from Paris, of the last year, including the an- Toulouse, Madrid, Alicante and nual fundraising bag-packing ses- Tenerife. As BSO members, the sion at Iceland and the chance to Fuengirola Scouts have had the host a Scout on an exchange visit chance to join up with young from Italy. people from around the world to So next time you spot those red form a contingent at major in- and yellow scarves around town, give ternational jamborees such as them a wave - they’re bound to be Poacher and Chamboree in the doing something fun. UK. This year youngsters from Fuengirola will be travelling to an international camp near Am- sterdam while other BSO mem- · More information : Contact bers head further afield to the Robert Troost on 610755995 or World Scout Jamboree in West email Virginia, USA. robert.troost@britishscoutingov erseas.org.uk

Discovering nature on a recent camp. :: SUR February 15th to 21st 2019 LIFESTYLE 29 SUR IN ENGLISH

PET CARE PETER HARRISON LEGAL ADVICE Accidents and animals International Lawyers answers readers’ queries We speak English, German, French, Spanish and Russian What a relief it was to read some instinct is to run, not always away good news. Grim news seems to from the noise. police could not tell me how I the psychological abuse to predominate from any source. SUR Horses should only be ridden Please send your questions or could fix this. If I am stopped which I have been subjected in English reported recently: “Road on the road by very experienced contact us directly to arrange while driving the car, is the for years. I had a good job, deaths on the Costa are the low- riders. Motorists should give the a personal appointment on: denuncia enough to prove that which I left when I got est since records began.” Stiffer horse plenty of clearance and keep Ilagoson International my papers have been stolen? married and had my first penalties, better awareness and speed down. It is important to wear child. Since then, I have improved technology are credited. a hard hat. A friend of mine had a In principle, it is a good idea to Lawyers devoted myself exclusively

Whatever the reason, it happened daughter who was a competent take the denuncia everywhere to my family. My husband so let us keep it that way. It de- rider but used to sometimes re- Avda. Playas Andaluzas 38 in the car with you, but it is not (Exit ‘El Rosario’) has threatened not to give pends on us, the motorists. move her helmet. On one occasion the definitive solution to the me any kind of payment if I Leaving the house on the El she was hatless and crossed a sec- 29604 Marbella problem. A duplicate of the traf- Tel: 952 77 12 13 decide to leave him. Could I Chorro to Abdalajís road I spotted ondary road when a lorry back- Fax: 952 82 68 61 fic permit must be requested get any help if I finally within a minute a sad scene. A fired. The horse reared. Angela fell [email protected] from the Traffic Department by decide to separate? young black and white cat lay dead on the hard surface, fractured her www.ilagoson.com filling in an application form. As on the roadside, obviously the re- skull and died, aged 13, days later. Offices in Málaga, Marbella for the technical inspection card sult of a passing vehicle. It started Dogs should never be allowed and Cádiz (ITV), a duplicate can also be re- Apart from the various bene- me wondering how many acci- on a road without a responsible quested. Depending on the age fits that you may receive if dents involve animals and the Min- adult owner and it is an extremely of the car, it can be ordered di- you can prove that you are a istry of the Interior had the answer important to have your garden or REF. O. Y. A. rectly at the ITV station, or if it victim of abuse, you can apply even if the figures are from 2011. yard securely fenced. If you have is already a certain age, a report for the two payments pro- Figures cover wild boar, deer, a gate make sure it has a self clos- Last week I left my car parked will have to be requested from vided for in the legislation: horses and dogs. The presence of ing device. on the street. When I got back, the Ministry of Industry and the compensatory payment, animals on the road caused 1,700 It requires ALL of us to play a someone had forced the lock, then taken to the ITV station to which is an amount to which accidents, causing 650 human part in keeping road deaths down and stolen all the coins, and a request the duplicate. This will you are entitled as a result of casualties, 10 people killed and permanently. When I was nine- charger for my mobile phone. definitively solve the problem. the decrease of purchasing 84 seriously injured. teen a dog ran from a ditch into But even worse, they also took power; and the alimony, The figures for Andalucía alone my father’s car which I was driv- the vehicle’s papers. I filed a REF. L. E. P. which is the amount that your are worthy of close scrutiny: 903 ing and was killed instantly. It had complaint (denuncia) at the husband should pay in order I intend to separate from my dogs, 101 horses, 100 wild boar. a huge impact on me. I can even police station, and asked how I to contribute to the children’s husband, with whom I have As motorists we cannot control remember the date: 25 April. I could resolve the issue of the nutritional and educational two children, as a result of wild animals wandering on the hope it does not happen to you. car’s documentation, but the expenses. road but we can control our speed Bear in mind that if your dog and awareness when driving causes injury to property, includ- through the countryside. Wild ani- ing vehicle, or persons, you are First Assessment Consultation FREE of Charge mals are easily startled and their legally responsible. 30 LIFESTYLE February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH

DENISE BUSH GARDENING READER’S PHOTO A priceless perfume

The famous Joy perfume contains extracts of the Michelia flower among its ingredients :: DENISE MCDOUGALL Michelia is a member of the Mag- Philippines. M. champaca is one of the Tibetans believe that the next noliaceae family which includes the more popular species and is com- Buddha will find enlightenment A BOX FULL OF SUNSHINE subtropical bushes and small trees. monly called champa, yellow while resting under the canopy of It is one of the oldest plant fami- champa, golden champak and fra- a champa tree. lies on the planet and has been grant champa. It is highly revered The leaves of the champa tree are It’s easy to believe spring is already here with sights like this around for about 95 million years. by Buddhists and Hindus and used similar to those of a mango, and the one, a window box teeming with dwarf narcissi. The photo was There over 40 species of Miche- extensively during religious cere- star-shaped, scented flowers appear sent in by reader Denise McDougall who says it’s a ‘box of sun- lia; the majority are found in Paki- monies in spring. The blooms can be creamy shine’ that brightens her day. stan, China, India, Malaysia and the and white or, more commonly, a golden yellow. After flowering it will form small fruits. Although Miche- GARDENING IN FEBRUARY lia can be grown from seed it will take several years to flower. After a particularly Do your bit, plant a tree prolific flowering period Michelia may not bloom Trees are the longest living Incidentally, while olive again for several years. species of plant on the trees on their own are very Feeding it during the planet and are vital for our good for the environment, spring will help it to build wellbeing. Not only do they the huge plantations are energy to bloom again year give us oxygen and absorb not. The continuous tilling after year. carbon dioxide, they also of the soil around the trees Michelia is also grown com- provide a habitat and food contributes to soil erosion mercially for its timber which for many creatures, trap dirt and the one million hectares iis used for cabinet making. The per- and pollutants in the air, of olive plantation in Anda- fumed blooms are used for making give shade, cool the air as lucía is said to lose an esti- perfumes and are an ingredient in they lose moisture, reduce mated 80 million tonnes of the famous Joy perfume, one of the wind damage, reduce noise, soil a year. most expensive scents in the world. prevent flooding, prevent What’s more, rain erodes An extract from the bark is used soil erosion, provide timber the loose soil and washes off medicinally to make a tonic and the and medicines... The list fertilisers and pesticides essential oil from the flowers is used goes on and on. There are which can contaminate wa- to treat coughs and respiratory dis- more trees now than there ter aquifers. So do your bit orders, gout and rheumatism. were three decades ago due for the environment and Michelia champaca is not frost to the enthusiasm to go plant a broad-leaf tree hardy and will need protection ‘green’ but humans continue (conifers don’t have quite so in cold winters. It can be success- to deforest and burn huge many benefits); this is the fully grown in a large pot which tracts of land. best time of year to do it. can then be moved undercover or to a sheltered position during winter. It also needs plenty of PHOTOS light but not direct sunlight which may scorch the leaves and Calling all Email your photos to eng- blooms. A situation which re- [email protected] or send ceives dappled shade on summer gardeners them to SUR in English, afternoons is ideal. Avda Dr Marañón 48, 29009 Like all members of the Mag- We know that many of our Malaga, with a caption and a noliaceae family, Michelia prefers readers have lovely gardens, few words of explanation. an acid, well drained soil. It will or enjoy growing plants on Alternatively, you can send need regular watering until it is their terraces or balconies, them to us via Facebook fully established and then occa- so why not share them with (surenglish) or Twitter A white M. champaca and the more usual yellow form (inset). :: WICKIM sional watering. others? (@SUR_English) February 15th to 21st 2019 31 SUR IN ENGLISH 32 LIFESTYLE February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH Companies and associations help to give a ‘special kind of caring’

Cudeca has received cheques from Helle Hollis, Buenavista Bridge Club and the Police Woman’s Association

:: SUR IN ENGLISH MALAGA. The Cudeca Cancer Hos- pice in Arroyo de la Miel relies on fundraising and charitable donations in order to continue offering profes- Joan Hunt cuts her birthday cake with Marisa Martín. :: SUR sional medical care to patients suf- fering from cancer and other advanced incurable illnesses. Cudeca founder Joan Hunt The Helle Hollis car rental com- pany make an annual donation to Ángel Krebbers receives the cheque from Helle Hollis. :: SUR celebrates her 90th birthday the charity and, on 5 February, the company’s Marketing Manager, Christine Fleischer, presented a cheque for 800 euros to Ángel :: SUR IN ENGLISH could not speak the language, knew Krebbers of Cudeca. BENALMÁDENA. Cudeca Hos- few people in Malaga and had no Other donations came in from the pice played host to an important resources, that she would start a Buenavista Bridge Club ,who pre- event last month when founder project to provide a hospice to give sented a cheque for 900 euros, and and honorary president Joan Hunt palliative care to cancer sufferers the CAP Singers, represented by celebrated her 90th birthday. and support to their families. Yvonne and Douglas Nicholson, who The party was attended by Twenty-five years on and she raised 1,800 euros for the hospice. Cudeca staff, volunteers and close has achieved her goal,picking up The Policewomen’s Association, friends, who performed a surprise numerous awards along the way Mupolia, was among the first to make dance routine for the founder. including an OBE. The Cudeca a donation this year, presenting a Joan lost her husband Fred to centre now helps over 1,500 peo- cheque for 230 euros to Cudeca in cancer when she was 65 and she ple a year through the final stage January. CAP singers with Susan Hannam, vice-president of Cudeca. :: SUR decided then that although she of their lives.

La Cala Mijas Lions help school to purchase laptops for the Erasmus Space Project

:: SUR IN ENGLISH MIJAS. The La Cala Mijas Lions Club president, Maggie Bobowicz, presented a cheque for 3,040 euros to the director of the I.E.S La Cala de Mijas School recently. The di- rector, Sergio Sánchez Cebrián, plans to use the money to pur- Members of CLC World and the Mijas Caravan Por La Paz project. :: SUR chase 10 laptops for the students. The school has over 400 students and the laptops are essential in the Erasmus Space Project they CLC World helps local were fortunate to be selected for. aid association

A collection of food will be aid to the Saharan people of whom distributed among the around 180,000 live in refugee camps. They also give food to the nomad Saharan people in refugee tribes and people who live in towns. camps and towns Classic cars :: SUR IN ENGLISH The CLC World Safari Restaurant in MIJAS. Employees of CLC World Mijas was the venue for the monthly Resorts & Hotels have collected 300 Classic Car Club of Andalucía lunch kilogrammes of food for the Asocia- on 9 February. ción Mijeña de Amistad’s project Cara- More than 30 cars participated in- vana Por La Paz. The food, which in- cluding Jaguar F-Types, a Corvette ludes rice, sugar and oil, will be dis- C4, MGB Roadster and Chevrolet Ca- tributed to associations which give maro Coupe. The cheque presentation. :: SUR February 15th to 21st 2019 33 SUR IN ENGLISH HEALTH&BEAUTY

tremendously important research published in scientific magazines “The risk of a heart attack increases in which demonstrate this. Not just with flu, either, but also with other respi- ratory viruses. the weeks after suffering from flu” –So I feel I have to ask you again: is flu that serious an illness? –Well, I don’t want to explain that now, because I’d prefer it to be a sur- Raúl Ortiz de Lejarazu Director of the National Influenza Centre prise at the conference. There is an answer, but I’m not going to give it to you because otherwise it would tain as the fact that every year many many cases of flu every year and reveal what I’m going to say during people die from flu, and many of thanks to vaccination we prevent my talk. them shouldn’t have. the number being even higher. –People always talk about those in ÁNGEL –Can you say how many deaths –If someone does get flu, is it less risk groups, but does flu affect eve- ESCALERA from flu there are in Spain each serious if they have been vaccinated? rybody in the same way? year, approximately? –Generally, yes. What the vaccine –Flu doesn’t distinguish between peo-  [email protected] –The figure depends greatly on the does is protect against serious flu. ple. If it has to be defined in some severity of the epidemics. There can –What about the after-effects of way, I would say that flu is an illness This expert in be more than 300 deaths confirmed flu? which tends to make children and microbiology and as being caused by flu every year. –People don’t think about the after- young people ill and has very much Those deaths include people of all effects but we know, for example, more serious consequences in older immunology was in ages. There are people over 65, over that the risk of a myocardial infarc- people and those with chronic ill- Malaga recently for a 75, but also younger people and even tion, or heart attack, increases in the nesses. Let’s say that children and conference called children. weeks after suffering from flu. Also, young adults become ill but fewer –Would vaccination have been the there are elderly people who are in- die, while elderly people and those ‘Science and Health’ most effective way to prevent those dependent and healthy, but after a of any age with a chronic condition, deaths? bout of flu and a stay in hospital, when the obese and pregnant women, tend MALAGA. Is flu a serious illness? –Of course. Vaccination is the most they go home they are no longer as to be more at risk of a serious flu. The doctor best equipped to answer effective tool we have to prevent the independent and able as they were –Is it the same to suffer from ‘A’ type that question is Raúl Ortiz de Lejarazu, most serious aspect of flu. The vac- before. flu as ‘B’ virus flu? the director of the National Influenza cine is not made just to protect from –Why is there an increased risk of –They are both as serious as each Centre, who was in Malaga last week the illness; it helps to avoid hospitali- a heart attack after having flu? other. When type A appeared in to speak about the illness at an event sation, so people don’t end up in the –That isn’t very clear. It is probable 2009 it was called that to alarm organised by Fundación Unicaja and Intensive Care Unit and, in the worst Dr Ortiz de Lejarazu. :: SUR that the storm of proinflammatory the population as little as possible. SUR. Ortiz de Lejarazu is the head of cases, dead. Some people die with- cytokines (proteins) which occurs in I think they should have called it Microbiology and Immunology at the out being admitted to hospital, be- –Very few vaccines are 100 per cent flu sets off immunopathological swine flu. Of all the patients a GP Clínico Hospital in Valladolid. cause sometimes flu is not always effective. A reasonable level for flu mechanisms which end up causing sees throughout his career, 75 per –Is flu as serious as some people identified as such because the symp- is about 50 to 60 per cent. There stenosis (narrowing) in the small ar- cent will have type A flu and 25 say, or not really? toms are not always the same. have been years when it was less ef- teries due to physiopathological fac- per cent type B. From a clinical –Flu is a great unknown in terms of –In percentage terms, how effec- fective. What I want people to un- tors which are difficult to explain in point of view, neither is more se- people’s knowledge. That is as cer- tive is the flu vaccine? derstand is that there are a great a newspaper. There has been some rious than the other. 34 HEALTH&BEAUTY February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH

The rhythm of living with disability

Complications after cancer left Luis Landa “deaf and lame” but didn’t stop him becoming a drummer

:: INÉS GALLASTEGUI y name is Luis Landa and I’m a percussionist. As M well as that, I’m also lame and deaf.” That’s how this musician from Granada introduces himself in the video to launch his project ‘Querer Es Poder’ (meaning ‘where there’s a will, there’s a way’), whose logo is an upraised fist hold- ing some drumsticks. Luis knows what he is talking about: when he was 13 he was diag- nosed with a cancerous tumour in his left leg and, although they man- aged to remove it, he caught a persis- tent infection in hospital which made his life impossible for four years. “By the tenth operation I wanted them to cut my leg off, but the doctor told me I was crazy. I had to wait for the 15th. The am- putation was a liberation,” says Luis, who lost 75 per cent of his Luis has played rock, jazz, covers, Cuban music, funk and hearing in both ears through side effects of all the medication. big bands, and also accompanied choirs and The young boy said goodbye to worked with autistic children. handball, his passion, and learned :: R. C. everything he could about the drums, the toms and the cymbals. Luis loves an instrument he can barely hear, and February 15th to 21st 2019 HEALTH&BEAUTY 35 SUR IN ENGLISH he has to use a home-made prosthe- When he was 15 he studied ele- drumming requires a higher stan- sis in order to reach the hi-hat pedal. mentary guitar at the music conser- dard than rock”. That’s why he wants to tell the whole vatory, but when he formed a group Sometimes Luis uses a prosthe- world what he has learned: that the with some friends, he realised that sis or crutches, at other times noth- whole world has barriers, and to ful- he had fallen in love with drums. One ing, moving agilely down the street fil your dreams, you only have to over- of his first teachers was Erik Jiménez or on stage with just one leg. He come them. of Los Planetas, and afterwards he doesn’t mind people staring, but “Life has given me a second chance learned from the best drummers at if anyone asks what happened to and for me, making the most of the seminars all over Spain. He now gives him he lets his imagination run gift of life is doing what makes me classes in music and percussion in riot: “I say a shark ate it when I happy,” explains this dedicated mu- Malaga, hopes to complete his jazz was surfing in Hawaii, or I lost it sician, who now gives motivational training at the senior conservatory in the Iraq war, climbing Everest, talks in schools, socio-cultural cen- and plays at festivals all over Europe or through a parasite in Africa. I’ve tres, associations and companies. He with his group, Potato Head Jazz Band. just thought of a new one: in a talks about his life between anecdotes “For me, disability means some- shoot-out with the Chinese ma- and jokes - “the last thing I want to thing like racism, where you lack the Luis as a teenager, in hospital. :: R. C. fia!” he says. do is depress anybody” - and ends by ability to understand people with a playing jazz with his colleagues, per- different culture and skin colour,” he cussionist and composer Carlos Cortés says. “Having only one leg or less hear- and guitarist and bass player Pablo ing doesn’t mean you are incapable Guzmán. of anything; you just need to find a This Andalusian with a Basque sur- different way of doing what you want name - his grandfather fled from San to do.” Sebastián during the Civil War and ended up in Granada - was born 36 “A shark ate my leg” years ago into a “beautiful” family Luis has lived that way for half of his who have always supported him. The life. His first orthopaedic leg, after 30 discomfort he experienced in one leg concerts, caused an “enormous” during a handball match turned out wound to the stump. After trying dif- to be an osteosarcoma, a bone can- ferent things and working with “or- cer, and he was admitted to the Virgen thopaedists, instrument manufac- del Rocío hospital in Seville where a turers and blacksmiths”, he made one doctor, sitting at the end of his bed, from an old crutch which enables told him: “You’re going to have to be him to reach the pedal. The same with strong.” his hearing. “I have learned to listen Neither the doctor nor the patient with my eyes and my touch, but I still imagined how strong. He lost 30 ki- find myself in difficult situations and los during the chemotherapy and in I am continuing to learn so I can im- the operation to remove the tumour. prove,” he says. Later the head of the tibia had to be In 2010, in the town of Mara- transplanted and a prosthesis inserted cena in Granada province, he or- during a nine-hour operation. He then ganised the ‘Por La Patilla’ festival suffered an infection caused by an- to raise funds to buy a ‘superleg’. aerobic germs which settled between Social Security would only pay up the bone and the metal, and it was so to 6,000 euros, and the leg cost resistant to antibiotics that it could 40,000. “Happiness is contagious. only be overcome - after 14 previous Musicians with whom he had col- operations - by amputating the leg laborated came, as well as many above the knee. others. It’s impossible not to be his During the long months in hospi- friend,” says critic Juan Jesús García, tal, and despite all he had been who praises his musical talent. “Jazz through, that cheerful boy passed the time telling jokes to the nurses, lis- tening to CDs and playing the guitar. “Music therapy works,” he insists. A “I tell people a shark ate my volunteer used to go to the hospital leg, or I lost it in the Iraq war, to play music with him. In the end, climbing Everest or through all the volunteers would end up in his room and there was a party at- a parasite in Africa!” mosphere. “They were fantastic af- ternoons,” he recalls now. 36 HEALTH&BEAUTY February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH Local association joins campaign Around 25 per cent of to promote suicide awareness children diagnosed with autism don’t have it Afesol Salud Mental, pects of mental health, providing by Afesol. based on the Costa del support to relatives, aiding social Darkness into Light raises funds integration and raising awareness, and campaigns mainly through an “A diagnosis should be a a history and an open future”. Sol, has joined forces among other work. annual charity walk that started compass that guides, About 140 professionals from with Darkness into Light Darkness into Light campaigner 11 years ago in Dublin, Ireland, in Andalucía, working in the fields Michael O’Halloran explained, “Af- aid of Pieta House, a suicide and never a label that judges of health, social services and edu- :: SUR IN ENGLISH esol has committed to promoting self-harm prevention non-profit and limits,” warns clinical cation, took part in the confer- MALAGA. Representatives on the awareness of suicide and self harm organisation. psychologist Susana ence. It was organised by the Costa del Sol of Darkness into Light, prevention among the local popula- May 11th will see the group’s clinical management unit of the the global campaign to promote tion and set aside some of the money fourth annual walk on the Costa del Ortigosa mental health department at the awareness of suicide and self harm we donate to them to provide ther- Sol: a five-kilometre route at dawn hospital, which is run by Javier prevention, have announced a char- apy for people in distress from suici- along the seafront in Estepona. :: ÁNGEL ESCALERA Romero. ity partnership with a local mental dal ideation or self harming.” MALAGA. Ten years ago, the in- Susana Ortigosa said that chil- health association. Their long-term goal, he said, cidence of autism was one case dren with difficulties with lan- Afesol Salud Mental is a Costa or- would be to provide walk-in centres · To register for the walk: for every 1,000 births, and now guage and problems relating to ganisation that looks after all as- for those people in distress to be led Visit Darknessintolight.ie it is one for every 67. However, other children are being classi- the cases of severe autism have fied as having an autistic spec- not increased - so what has been trum disorder which they don’t happening? actually have. The response from experts, These children, with suitable based on facts, is that nowadays help, overcome this isolation and there is over-diagnosis, especially become “normalised”. of the autistic spectrum. Their conclusion is that one in Electronics and language every four children diagnosed “The autistic spectrum is increas- (25%) don’t really have this dis- ingly encompassing more things, order, explained Susana Ortigosa, and that facilitates an erroneous clinical psychologist in the men- diagnosis,” she explained. She tal health unit at the Clínico hos- also said that children spend a pital, where a forum was organ- great deal of time playing with ised recently to discuss autism. electronic devices, something In her address, Susana said that which makes it more difficult for “a diagnosis should be a compass them to learn language correctly that guides and never a label that and that holds them back. judges and limits”. She stressed that once a child She explained that patients are is classified as autistic, even coming to consultations after though he or she isn’t, it is very having already been diagnosed difficult for that label to be re- as being autistic, “a diagnosis moved. which doesn’t take into account Another speaker at the forum the child’s history, links and the was Beatriz Janin, clinical psy- characteristics of the times we chologist and a lecturer at differ- live in, forgetting that a child is ent universities and institutions Campaigners from the Costa Blanca and the Costa del Sol with Afesol representatives. :: SUR a subject under construction with in Argentina and Spain. February 15th to 21st 2019 HEALTH&BEAUTY 37 SUR IN ENGLISH

Gib mental health support group Specialists offer free gets largest single donation ever hearing clinic next week

:: SUR IN ENGLISH Dr Galache, hosting the clinic, Local entrepreneur Jimmy MALAGA. Specialists will be join- will also provide support for any Attias has presented ing forces over the coming days medical questions that arise as a Clubhouse Gibraltar with for the first Costa del Sol Hearing result of the hearing consultation. Week, an invitation for those with The clinic is aimed at people £30,000 towards move hearing difficulties to discuss their aware that they could have a hear- to new premises concerns and seek advice. ing problem but have not yet In what is hoped to become an sought advice and information. annual campaign, the Hearing “So often we understand that :: SUR IN ENGLISH Week will take place at the Elvi- the acceptance of hearing loss can MALAGA. Gibraltar’s mental health ria Medical Centre in Marbella be difficult for any individual,” support charity, Clubhouse Gibral- between 18 and 22 February. The said Sánchez, adding that the tar, has an extra boost to funding event is the brainchild of two point when this becomes a prob- for its move to new premises later long-standing Costa profession- lem and people seek professional this year thanks to a donation from als: Alfonso Sánchez of Sontec help and advice can vary. “Please local entrepreneur Jimmy Attias. Hearing; and Dr Manolo Galache, don’t continue to suffer in si- The cheque for £30,000 is the larg- GP and owner of the Elviria Medi- lence!” he said. est single donation by a private in- cal Centre. The Elviria Medical Centre can dividual or entity the organisation While Sontec has several of its be found in the Elviria Business has ever received. own centres along the coast, Sán- Centre on Avenida de Las Cum- Clubhouse Gibraltar CEO Emily chez is “upping sticks” for one bres, Marbella. Adamberry Olivero said: “We are Attias with Clubhouse Gibraltar representatives. :: SUR whole week for the mobile hear- Appointments for the hearing thrilled to have been chosen by Mr ing clinic at the Elviria centre. clinic can be made by calling Attias to benefit from his commit- health problems. His donation will individuals recover from severe men- There, experts will be offering a 952850552 or by sending a pri- ment and generosity to support peo- go a long way towards providing the tal illness and lead personally satis- full hearing consultation free of vate message via the Elviria Medi- ple who are affected by mental type of environment that can help fying lives.” charge. cal Centre Facebook page. February 15th to 21st 2019 38 SUR IN ENGLISH

DISCOVER ANDALUCÍA ‘showcookings’, when well-known chefs from different parts of Andalu- cía give live cookery de- monstrations using the wonderful seafood, meats and vegetables for which the region is famous. Most of the Gastroanda- lucía events will be taking place at El Palmeral fairground, where food producers and restaurants from Vera and elsewhere on the eastern coast will also have stands. Plaza Mayor in Vera. :: SUR In addition, for the se- cond year running, there will be the ‘Ciudad de QUICK GUIDE Vera’ series of conferences in the days before the What to see in Vera event, with a focus on Espíritu Santo viewing bringing gastronomy clo- point and chapel. This ser to all social sectors. Re-  was once the old town of presentatives of some of Bayra, and there is an the town’s most presti- information centre on the gious restaurants will be site. among those taking part. Paraje del Espíritu Santo, In addition to all this, of s/n - access from the N- course, there is the folklo- 340, opposite the Blas re, an aspect which has Infante sports centre. been an essential part of 04620 Vera. Gastroandalucía since it began. Throughout the event the fairground will Church of Nuestra Señora Gastroandalucía takes place in Vera from 22 to 24 February. :: SUR also be the setting for per- de la Encarnación. The formances of folk music main church, which at one and dance by local groups. time was also used as a JAVIER Vera is one of the towns fortress. ALMELLONES The flavours of in eastern Andalucía with Plaza Mayor, s/n. 04620 the greatest gastronomic Vera. legacy. Here, visitors will eastern Andalucía find dishes and products with a long history behind Convento de Nuestra them. Look out for ’guru-  Señora de la Victoria. llos’ - a type of traditional This 17th-century buil- pasta - with rabbit, ‘guiso ding is also known as the 2 days in Vera ood tastings, coo- promises to be bigger and de pelotas’, which is a convent of Los Padres Car + walking. kery demonstra- even better than before. meatball stew, ‘olla de tri- Mínimos or San Francisco Journey time: 3 hours F tions and folklore Gastroandalucía is beco- go’, ‘tortas de avío’ and the de Paula. from Malaga. will be just some ming extremely popular ‘Padres Mínimos tarta bo- Calle Juan Anglada, s/n. Gastroandalucía: 6 of the ingredients of Gas- and it is an excellent way rracha’, among others. 04620 Vera. hours. troandalucía, an event for visitors to discover for Vera is also famous for Visits to monuments which is taking place for themselves the rich culi- the quality of its restau- and museums: 5 hours the third consecutive year nary heritage of the coas- rants, and is the perfect La Glorieta. A recreation and 30 minutes. in the town of Vera, in Al- tal area of Almeria provin- place to try some of the fa- area beside the San meria province, from 22 to ce, known as the ‘Levante’. mous tapas of Almeria pro- Ramón chapel. 24 February. An extensive program- vince at any time of year. Calle San Ramón, s/n. This year, however, this me of events is being The town also has some 04620 Vera. Cordoba Jaén town on the Mediterra- drawn up for Gastroanda- very interesting monu- nean is joining forces with lucía this year. As well as ments and buildings, so it Granada Vera Almeria city, which has the chance to sample po- is lovely to stroll through Town hall. Considered the Almeria been awarded the title of pular dishes and different its streets and soak up the most important civil Spanish Capital of Gastro- products from the region, Mediterranean atmosphe- buidling in Vera. Malaga nomy 2019, for the organi- there will be what are re, or take a walk in the Plaza Mayor, s/n. 04620 sation of the event, which known in Spanish as nearby countryside. Vera. February 15th to 21st 2019 39 SUR IN ENGLISH 40 February 15th to 21st 2019 WHAT TO DO SUR IN ENGLISH

EXHIBITIONS through several periods of history tion of works by Francisco Iturrino Centro Cultural Pablo Ruiz from the Renaissance, from 1527 to commissioned by Lourdes Moreno. Picasso. 1588; and the Baroque, from 1721 The exhibition ‘Vecinos de Torre- Azahares until 1782. This architectural treas- José María Báez molinos’ is a collection of photo- Estepona. Until 2 March. Casa de ure is yet to be completed. Malaga. Until 10 March. Centro de graphs owned by José Díaz Jimé- las Tejerinas, Plaza las Flores. Arte Contempóraneo. nez. The photos depict the histori- An exhibition of contemporary José Villanueva Around 150 works by artist José cal development of the town and art work. Malaga. Until 12 March. Alfajar María Báez (Jerez de la Frontera, its citizens. gallery, C/Císter. Cádiz, 1949), are on display. Olga Picasso An exhibition entitled ‘Obra en pa- Erotic Art Malaga. From 26 February until 2 pel / Paperworks’ by José Juan Leiva Almuñécar. Until 16 February. Row- June. Museo Picasso Malaga. Villanueva. Mijas. Until 18 February. Casa land Fade exhibition room, Casa de Daniel Cano, Malaga Olga Khokhlova was Picasso’s first Museo de Mijas la Cultura. wife. This exhibition is based on An exhibition of macrame and Paintings, sculpture and poetry event is open to all companies and their relationship and how it and leatherwork by Juan Leiva. created by members of the Arte Sur freelancers on the Costa del Sol. the time of political and social www.cueroymacrame.com artists’ network and invited artists The money raised from this event change affected his art. will be on display. Information on will go to the local Asociación para Olga Gorbunova Arte Sur’s Facebook page: Arte-Sur Altas Capacidades Intelectuales Los Antoine Dureau Mijas. Until 14 March. Centro Cul- Almuñécar. Castillejos. Register at Malaga. Until 18 February, Anti- tural La Cala de Mijas. manilva@shawmarketingserv- Noo Fine Art, Callejones del ‘Entre Pétalos de Seda’ is the title of Easterly Winds ices.com Perchel 2. this colourful exhibition of art by Cadiz. Until 15 February. Palacio de French artist Antoine Dureau is Russian artist Olga Gorbunova. la Diputación Provincial de Cadiz. Age Concern Estepona and holding his first exhibition Älien Gibraltar are taking part in a cul- Manilva which consists of a series of Juan Antonio Pérez tural exchange programme with Estepona. 22 February, 7.30pm. collages. Mijas. Until 25 February. Casa de la Cadiz and are holding an exhibi- Centro Cultural Padre Manuel. 10€ Olga Gorbunova, Mijas. Cultura. Las Lagunas. tion by Gibraltar artists. Cadiz will A concert, ‘Classical Fantasia’, is be- Alessandro Lando An exhibition of works by Juan An- in turn be exhibiting works in the ing given by the ‘3 Divas’, namely Malaga. Until 25 February. Sala tonio Pérez entitled Re_Plegado. Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery in Gibral- Marika Rauscher, soprano; Sonia Manuel Barbadillo. A trip to New Guinea tar in March. Garcia Quintero, soprano and The exhibition consists of works by Malaga. Until 2 March. The Recto- Mariemma Yagüe Clarice Williams, mezzo soprano. hyper-realism artist Alessandro rada of the Universidad de Málaga. Torremolinos. Until 17 February. CHARITY The pianist Vera Sonia, is a profes- Lando. It is entitled ‘Nature, Morte Artist Ángela Calero is exhibiting a Casa de los Navajas. sor in piano at the University of y Un Gato’ (Nature, death and a cat) collection of souvenirs, photos and The exhibitio ‘Our Voice’, reflects Jaen. The CantoLibre choir will also works he amassed during his 15 the discrimination against women Networking event be performing. Tickets available Malaga Cathedral years in Papua New Guinea. The in workplace and in wider society. Sabinillas. 20 February, 6.30 - from the Age Concern shop in C/ Malaga. Until 28 February, 10am - majority of souvenirs are pieces of The artist will be displaying 8.30pm. Martínez-Echevarría Zaragoza, Estepona or call Tony: 6pm. jewellery. twelve, colourful acrylics depicting Abogados offices. 5€. 608458555. Facebook: Age Con- ‘Unfinished Symphony’ is the title the plight of women in Africa, Shaw Marketing Services, cern Estepona and Manilva of the exhibition at Malaga Cathe- La Furia del Color Latin America and India. Martínez-Echevarría Abogados and dral. It demonstrates the develop- Malaga. Until 3 March. Carmen Manilva Town Hall are inviting lo- Golf for Cudeca ment process of the cathedral Thyssen Museum. Photo exhibition cal businesses to a professional net- Marbella. 15 February, 9.30am. which has been in construction The museum is exhibiting a selec- Torremolinos. Until 27 February. working event. This bilingual Marbella Golf and Country Club. February 15th to 21st 2019 WHAT TO DO 41 SUR IN ENGLISH

The Marbella Golf and Country 16 February. Irissoboe. Oboe and More information: email 20 February, 1-2.30pm. Club is organising its popular and acoustic guitar play adapted jazz, [email protected] or call +34 In order to answer this question it traditional open tournament, the soul, rock and pop music. 693751857. Geoff Cooke examines the Memorial Members Charity 23 February. Susan Valery & background of each of those on the Tounament to help the Cudeca Adrian Lombardi. Voice and guitar. Jazz night balcony to see whether they are Cancer Care Hospice. Golfers will Jazz style. Estepona. 23 February, 8.30pm. suitable to represent the Monarch play in Stableford Individual for- Centro Dolménico de Corominas, or the people in any way, or indeed mat. Prizes will be awarded to the International piano concert Parque de los Pedregales. 15€. whether a Royal Family is needed top three and to the nearest ball of Almuñécar. 15 February, 8pm. A jazz concert with David Lenker at all or just a monarch. ladies and gentlemen. Registration Auditorio Casa de la Cultura (pianist and composer) and A Mixed Bag: fee 35€ for members, 75€ for non The international competition Vicente Solsona (guitarist). ‘Britain’s Heritage Railways - A members (both include 14€ dona- finishes at 6pm and is followed Tickets: 675942975 tribute to mark the end of the main tion to Cudeca). 20€ for lunch. at 8pm by the closing concert steam line’. Email: [email protected] with Francisco Escoda and music Les Étoiles, Almuñécar Opera Cádiz 19 February, 11am. or call: 952830500 from Chopin’s Concert 1. Estepona. 15 February, 7pm. Teatro Geoff Cooke describes how four www.concursointernacionalpian Rebecca Clarke and Pauline Padre Manuel. 10€. grammar school boys kick started Football Tournament o.com Tickets from Viardot. The Ópera Cádiz will be perform- the concept of Heritage Steam La Cala de Mijas. 22 February, bravoentradas.com ing arias from Bizet’s Carmen. The Railways to become the most 7pm. Football ground. Malaga Philharmonic cast includes alto Clarice Williams popular weekend family attraction The La Cala Lions Club has organ- Daniel Cano Orchestra and baritone David Geary. and why we are building new ised a charity football match with Nerja. 16 February, 8pm. hotel Malaga. Teatro Cervantes steam engines. local veteran players from Spain, Plaza Cavana 15 February, 8pm. The first part LECTURES Science and technology: UK, Germany and Denmark. Spec- Daniel Cano is a trumpeter and will include works by R Strauss ‘The voyages of the Beagle - tators entry is by donation and composer. He has performed at (Four Last Songs) and the second Tragedies and triumphs’’ there will be food and drinks avail- such venues as Ronnie Scott’s, half will be Symphony Nº 4 in G U3A Lectures 20 February, 11am. The Beagle able as well as a tombola. Funds Philly Joe’s (Tallinn, Estonia), as major by Gustav Mahler. Soprano Fuengirola. Lux Mundi reference made Charles Darwin famous, but raised will go to local causes as well as the Tangier, San Sebastian, Raquel Lojendio. Tickets: www.tea- Library, free to members, guests what of other voyages? needed. Margate, Seville Jazz Festivals. trocervantes.com/es/genero/ofm 5€. Email: u3afuengi- ww.theartssociety-costadelsol.org Bookings: 690073871 or email: /ciclo/164/espectaculo/2176 [email protected] [email protected] Debate and Discussion: The Arts Society de la Frontera www.ventana-abierta.es Música Con Encanto ‘Recent pictures of the Royal San Roque. 20 February, 11am. San Marbella. 16 February, 7pm. Les Family crowded onto the balcony Roque Golf and Country Club. Tribute to the Three Tenors Roches, Urb Lomas de Sierra of Buckingham Palace perhaps Visitors 12€ Almuñécar. 17 February, 7pm. Blanca. 25€ caused many to ask-‘ Continuity or ‘From Downton to Gatsby, Auditorio Casa de la Cultura. A tribute to Philip Glass with two Change?’’ Jewellery and Fashion 1890-1929’ A concert tribute to the Three pianos played by Alborade Mo- Includes a complimentary glass of Tenors with Il Divo. Tickets from reno and Ignacio Torner. Also wine after the lecture. Viajes Ecuador, Casa de la Cultura pieces by Ludovico Einaudi, Le- [email protected] and www.barvoentradas.es roen van Veen and Meredith www.theartssocietybenahavis.com Monk. Info: Les Étoiles www.musicaconencanto.org Lux Mundi Art Appreciation Almuñécar. 20 February, 8pm. Tickets: 689 000 944 Torre del Mar. 18 February, Il Divo, Almuñécar. Auditorio Casa de la Cultura 10.30am. Lux Mundi Ecumenical The Ensemble Afrodita consisting International soprano comes to Centre. 2€ MUSIC & DANCE of mezzosoprano Simona Mango, Estepona The Great Artist Series’ which was saxophonist Elisa Urrestarazu and 21 February, 25 euros or 65 euros a BBC arts documentary telling the pianist Cornelia Lenzin will be including menu. Kempinski Hotel stories behind great artists. The The Wall Bar performing romantic pieces by Bahía. original narrations were done by Malaga. Hotel Vincci Posada del composers such as Amy Beach, American soprano Karen August Tim Marlow. Following a short Patio, 11pm, entry free. Clara Schumann, Mel Bonis, Schriesheim will be performing. introduction about El Greco the the documentary will be played David Lenker jazz, Estepona. and followed by a discussion. Montejaque hosts traditional ‘game of the pitcher’

:: TONY BRYANT MONTEJAQUE. The town of Montejaque, located in the Serranía de Ronda, is celebrat- ing Andalucía Day with a tradi- tional event known as the Juego del Cántaro. The ‘game of the pitcher’ is a participa- tory sport in which teams compete in a tournament that involves throwing a clay water pitcher. The teams consist of six members who pass the jug be- tween one another on a con- centric pitch which gets wider as the game progresses. If the jug is dropped, the team is Water pitchers have taken on a new role in Montejaque. :: SUR. eliminated and the remaining teams continue until just two remain in the final. 1960s, local woman had to carry role in this festival, which has The event is held during water from the central foun- been declared a Fiesta de Singu- Montejaque’s carnival week tain, placing one pitcher on laridad Turística Provincial. proceedings and the tradition of their head and a second vessel The festival is held in the Plaza the game goes back to the last on the right hip. This practice is de la Constitución from midday century, before the arrival of no longer necessary, but the on Thursday 28 February. running water. Prior to the pitchers have taken on a new 42 WHAT TO DO February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH

EVENTS ute time changes. Lunchtime and www.cinesteatrogoya.com (Tues). late night screenings weekends Creed II: The Legend of Rocky: Second Act: 17.50 (Tues). only. 15.40 (Sat); 22.30 (Frid, Sun- Green Book: 12.50 (Sat, Sun); Trip to Gibraltar Thurs). 18.50 (Tues). Torre del Mar. 21 February, 21 Cine Albéniz Green Book: 20.00 (Fri, Mon- The Favourite: 21.20 (every day). March, 25 April Various departure C/Alcazabilla 4, Malaga. Tel: 902 Thurs); 20.15 (Sat, Sun); 22.00 Creed II: The Legend of Rocky: points. 12€. 36 02 95 www.cinealbeniz.com (every day except Sat), 22.30 12.40, 00.25 (Sat, Sun); 19.15 Coach trip to Gibraltar. Passports The Old Man and the Gun : (Sat). (Tues). required. Lux Mundi Torre del 16.30 (every day). Second Act: 11.30 (Sun), 15.40 Happy Death Day 2: 20.10 (Tues). Mar. Tel:952 543 334 or e-mail: Green Book: 18.15, 20.30, 22.45 (Sat, Sun). [email protected] (every day). The Favourite: 17.40 (every day Yelmo Cines, Rincón de la The Favourite: 18.15, 20.25 except Sat, Sun); 17.45, 22.45 (Sat, Victoria. Calle Arroyo Totalán EVENTS (every day). Sun); 20.15 (every day); 22.00 Tel: 902 220 922 or visit (Fri, Mon, Wed, Thurs); 22.30 www. yelmocines.es Cinesur El Ingenio (Tues). Alita: Battle Angel: 18.45 (Tues). Floral Art Club Flamenco en el Museo, Malaga Avda. Juan Carlos 1, Vélez-Málaga. Gully Boy: 16.00 (Sunday); 22.00 Happy Death Day: 22.20 (Tues). Estepona. 19 February, 3pm. Agro- Tel. 667 77 31 87. (Sat). Glass: 21.55 (Tues). jardín, Cancelada. Visitors 10€. Mary Queen of Scots: 18.30, The Front Runner: 15.40 (Sat, Nina Tucknott, originally from Trip to Osuna 21.00 (Tues). Sun), 18.00 (every day); 19.45 Yelmo Cines, Vialia. Centro Finland, has been involved with Fuengirola. 22 February Various Green Book: 18.30, 21.00 (Tues). (Sun); 19.50 (every day except Comercial Vialia. Tel: 902 220 922 flowers for a number of years and departure points. 26€ Alita: Battle Angel: 17.00, 19.30, Sunday). or visit www. yelmocines.es until recently was the Editor of Includes visit to Renaissance Colle- 22.00 (Mon, Tues, Thurs). Alita: Battle Angel: 11.30 (Sun), Happy Death Day 2: 22.15 (Tues). Floral International magazine. giate Church. Full details contact 15.45, 18.00, 20.20 (Sat, Sun); Glass: 18.20 (Tues). Nina’s demonstration is called Fundación Lux Mundi Fuengirola, Cinesur Miramar 17.50, 20.15 (Fri, Mon-Thurs). Vice: 20.00 (Wed). ‘Come Fly With Me’. Call Janet: C/Nueva 3. Tel: 952474840 Avda. de la Encarnación, Fuengi- Green Book: 20.00 (Tues). 694425219 or online rola. Tel. 952 19 86 00. Yelmo Cines, Plaza Mayor The Old Man and the Gun: 22.35 www.facebook.com/esteponaflora Trip to Écija Alita: Battle Angel: 12.00, 16.30, Centro de Ocio Plaza Mayor, Avda. (Tues). lartclub, or email esteponafloralart Torre del Mar. 27 February. Various 19.00, 21.30, 0.00. Alfonso Ponce de León. The Favourite: 21.10 (Tues); [email protected] departure points. 25€. Green Book: 12.20, 16.15. Tel: 902 902 103 or visit 20.00 (Thurs). Visit Écija and the Benamejí palace, Mary Queen of Scots: 12.05, www. yelmocines.es Mary Queen of Scots: 18.40 Curtain Up Productions Plaza del España or Palacio de 16.20, 18.50. Alita: Battle Angel 3D: 17.45 (Tues). Puerto Banús. 25 February, 7pm. Alcántara. Lux Mundi Torre del Beetlejuice: 20.00 (Thurs). (Tues). Creed II: The Legend of Rocky: La Sala. Mar. Tel:952 543 334 or e-mail: Ballet: Don Quijote: 20.15 Alita: Battle Angel: 16.15, 20.15 18.10 (Tues). ‘84 Charing Cross Road’ is the [email protected] (Tues). (every day). name of the play and the address of Documentary: Generation The Favourite: 20.30 (Tues) Cine Club a bookseller in London. In 1949 FLAMENCO Zapped: 20.00 (Mon). Bohemian Rhapsody: 21.05 Centro Cultural Padre Manuel, Helene Hanff, a struggling New (Tues). Estepona. York writer, started a Cines Teatro Goya Mary Queen of Scots: 20.45 Three Billboards Outside correspondence with the Flamenco in the Museum For tickets and information call (Tues). Ebbing, Missouri : 21 February, bookseller which was to last for Malaga. Museo de Arte Flamenco 951196665. Glass: 00.10 (Sat, Sun); 19.00 8pm. Free entry. twenty years. Act one is performed Peña Juan Breva, C/Ramón Fran- before dinner and act two after. quelo. 8.30pm. Glass of cava on arrival and wine at 16 February. Eva Bravo and fla- the table. Bookings: 952814145 or menco group. email: 21 February. Raúl Ruiz and fla- [email protected] menco group. For information and bookings call The Norwegian orchestra Faulty Towers dining 687 607 526 or email: info@fla- Officially the world’s longest run- menka.com ning dining experience, this one- “learning by doing” of-a-kind original has been selling Creencias out at venues around the world for Almuñécar. 16 February, 7pm. nearly 22 years. www.torquay- Auditorium of the Casa de la Cul- suitetheatre.com tura. :: GEORGIE KENNY Nerja. 20 February, Casa Grande. Juan Carlos Avecilla and his dance The junior Norwegian orchestra Torre del Mar. 21 February, Salon company. Barratt Due will perform in con- del Mar, C/ los Fenicios. cert on Tuesday 19 February at Gibraltar. 22 February, Sunborn, O. V. FILM 8pm in the Sala Unicaja de Con- 35 Ocean Village Promenade. ciertos María Cristina in Calle Benalmádena. 23 February, Sun- SUR in English advises calling Marqués de Valdecañas, Malaga. set Beach Club. cinemas to check for any last min- Founded in 1927, Barratt Due is dedicated to the musi- cal education of young people in Norway, with their motto ‘Learning by doing’. Performing throughout Europe, the junior ensemble, with ages ranging from 12 to 16, have a lot of experience playing with distinguished soloists and groups. In 2012, the group played alongside the Oslo Philharmonic The Barratt Due youth orchestra. :: SUR Orchestra and have also provided musical accompaniment for the Norwegian Opera performances her husband Jesús Reina. as well as other promising mu- of Brundibar, Cinderella and the For the young orchestra, to sic students, like those from Astrid Lindgren show. be playing with such a distin- the Galamian Academy. The group have toured both guished Norwegian musician With the help and support of London and Berlin and have “is the most important part” of Lamenza Nielsen and Advo- proudly performed with nota- the concert, explained organ- katerispania from Fuengirola, ble soloists such as Walter Re- iser Daniel Lamenza. He added Clue Digital Ordebok and Unof, iter and Guro Kleven Hagen. that “it is also very special that who are the sponsors of the or- In this concert the orchestra these young musicians dedi- chestra on this occasion, two will be accompanying Anna M. cate all their time to classical free concerts will also be held. Nilson, a well-known Norwe- music”. One will take place in the gian violinist, who is also the The high level of the orches- Norwegian Church of Cala- director at the Galamian Music tra allows them to share the honda and the other in the Academy in Malaga - alongside stage with acclaimed soloists, Swedish Church of Fuengirola. February 15th to 21st 2019 43 SUR IN ENGLISH FOOD&DRINK

hen Spaniards hear A. J. LINN cooked in various ways, it was too WINE OF THE WEEK expats refer to ‘Pro- good a story not to exaggerate. Wject Fear’ (’Proyecto There was even the myth, ini- Miedo’) they have tially given wide credence, that Ochoa de Lagrímas little idea what they are talking PROJECT an apprehensive French hunter about, even if their knowledge of had organised a shoot, the out- It used to be said that rosé English is above average. FEAR come of which enabled him to de- wines were for the ladies, but Trying to explain that the half liver a thousand squirrels to the these days a decent host will of the population of Britain that British Embassy in Paris with the take trouble to find a sensibly- prefers to leave the European message, ‘A present to our dear priced example for everyone. Union is having the frighteners British cousins, so they need not The best Spanish rosados come put on them by those who go hungry’. from Navarra and are made by wished to remain, produces prisingly because it is taxed at the Other wineries have of course There is no record of what the leaving the skin of the red looks of incredulity. same rate as all imported wine, followed suit. Post-Brexit UK may Embassy staff did with all those grapes in con- The news that the Queen may quite expensive. Certainly it could be short of critical drug supplies, poor little grey-furred carcases. tact with the go into hiding and that supplies never take the place of that cheap but sufficient tinto will not be a They doubtless respected previous must after of imported medicines may dry and cheerful Rioja we all drink. problem. form and put them through a pressing. up, are pretty serious matters. So sombreros off to a few enter- Project Fear really gets up a head shredder. In this case Gar- What is also taken very seri- prising wineries, namely Bodegas of steam when it comes to ade- What is evident is that what- nacha, Cabernet ously is the continuance of wine Riojanas in the first instance, that quate food supplies. Rumours are ever happens, wine aficionados Sauvignon and imports to the UK. Yes, there is have thoughtfully sent to the UK rife, and when news that London of post-Brexit Britain will not go Merlot. Priced some very good English wine, but in January the equivalent quantity restaurant Native, in Borough Mar- short of Rioja, nor of organic at around 6 it is almost all red, and, not sur- of wine they send in half a year. ket, was serving grey squirrel wild meat, ergo grey squirrels. euros.

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El Pimpi restaurant in Malaga is celebrating Iberian pork products with a special menu from 18 to 28 February. Besides succulent ‘lomo’ and wafer thin slices of cured ham, there will be other cuts such as ‘carillada de castañas al Oporto’ (chestnut-fed pork cheeks with port), which can be sampled at lunchtime and dinner. The photo shows El Pimpi owner Pepe Cobos (far right) with Iberian pig farmer Juan Carlos Torres Chacón. 44 FOOD&DRINK February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH

Torrox picks up Sabor a Málaga prize for gastronomy sector

The 35,000-euro cash Thursday. award will go towards Presenting the award, Jacobo Flórido, head of economic and pro- promoting local ductivity development at the Di- products in including putación, congratulated Torrox’s sardines, subtropical hospitality sector for its “excellent work to develop tourism based on fruit, grapes and wine gastronomy”. He added that along with cultural tourism, gastronomy :: EUGENIO CABEZAS provides “good quality” tourism TORROX. Torrox has been named to Malaga province. gastronomy capital of Malaga fol- The town hall was awarded a lowing a competition held by the 35,000-euro cash prize, which will Diputación provincial government be spent on promoting an espeto to promote the Sabor a Málaga (grilled sardine skewer) day as well The contestants came from catering colleges across the province. :: SUR (taste of Malaga) brand. as events designed to promote the Mayor of Torrox, Óscar Medina, local subtropical fruit, wine and along with Tourism councillor, San- grape sectors. There are also plans dra Extremera, picked up the prize for a photography exhibition and La Cónsula students win Young during a ceremony in Malaga last activities for people of all ages. Chef award at the Salón H&T

Students from La Cónsula awarded first prize in the 2019 edi- Benalmádena La Fonda and José Luis in Malaga, La Fonda in tion of the Joven Chef Sabor a Martín and Jorge Molina from the Málaga competition which was held Escuela de Hostelería Costa Del Sol Benalmádena, Hostelería last week at the Salón H&T in the in Estepona. Third prize went to Sil- Costa del Sol in Estepona Palacio de Ferias y Congresos in via Huete and Francisco Palomo from and Escuela Castillo de Malaga. the Escuela Castillo del Marqués. A special jury, chaired by the his- The competition was the climax Marqués in Torre del Mar, torian and gourmet Fernando Rueda, of the Salón de Hostelería y Turismo, all took part in the contest judged the work of the contestants, organised by Fernando Rueda, which all of whom were students of cater- brought together 15 chefs from :: E. P. N. ing colleges in the province. Michelin-starred restaurants and MALAGA. Rafael García and Ad- Second prize was shared by José some of the best national and inter- rián Rosa, students at the Escuela Francisco Marín and Miguel Martín national sommeliers for workshops de Hostelería La Cónsula, have been from the Escuela de Hostelería in and ‘showcookings’. Jacobo Florido and Óscar Medina last Thursday. :: SUR February 15th to 21st 2019 45 SUR IN ENGLISH

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Results Next match day

Sporting - Osasuna 0-2 Córdoba - Granada Gimnástic - Reus 1-0 Deportivo - Gimnástic Elche - Oviedo 1-2 Zaragoza - Albacete Extremadura-Majadahonda1-1 Elche - Extremadura Tenerife - Córdoba 0-2 Oviedo - Alcorcón Lugo - Zaragoza 1-2 Cádiz - Tenerife Alcorcón - Cádiz 1-2 Mallorca - Lugo Albacete - Mallorca 2-0 Numancia - Osasuna Granada - Deportivo 0-1 R. Majadahonda-MALAGA Almería - Numancia 1-0 Reus - Almería MALAGA - Las Palmas 0-0 Las Palmas - Sporting

Table TEAM PT P W D L GF GA  1.Albacete 48 25 13 9 3 36 21  2.Osasuna 47 25 14 5 6 33 24 3.Deportivo 46 25 12 10 3 36 18 4.MALAGA 45 25 13 6 6 27 18 5.Granada 44 25 12 8 5 30 17 6.Oviedo 39 25 11 6 8 30 30 7.Alcorcón 38 25 11 5 9 25 22 8.Cádiz 38 25 10 8 7 32 21 9.Mallorca 37 25 10 7 8 29 24 10. Almería 34 25 8 10 7 27 23 11. Las Palmas 34 25 7 13 5 30 27 12. Sporting 33 25 8 9 8 26 22 13. Numancia 30 25 7 9 9 30 31 14. Zaragoza 30 25 7 9 9 29 32 15. Elche 28 25 6 10 9 24 31 16. Tenerife 27 25 5 12 8 20 27 17. R. Majadahonda27 25 7 6 12 22 32 18. Lugo 26 25 6 8 11 24 30 19. Extremadura 23 25 5 8 12 29 36 20. Córdoba 21 25 4 9 12 30 45 21. Gimnástic 20 25 5 5 15 14 37 The players surround the referee after he showed red to Keidi Bare for his second yellow card. :: ÑITO SALAS  22. Reus 0 25 5 6 14 16 31 Refereeing decisions cost Malaga who lose ground in promotion push

The hosts were left feeling aggrieved after two first-half goals were controversially chalked off before Keidi Bare saw red during Sunday’s goalless draw against Las Palmas at La Rosaleda

half after midfielder Keidi Bare pedalling before the ball bounced Keidi picked up a second yellow af- nal to Seleznov which the keeper picked up his second yellow card off the top of the crossbar and to ter his elbow collided with Cala as swatted away before the Ukrain- of the match. safety. he jumped to challenge for the ian could apply the finishing touch, It was the Albanian who looked However, fortune was clearly header. the hosts were unable to carve out DARYL to have given his side the lead in not on his side on the night as he The scores on that front were any meaningful opening. FINCH the opening minutes when he was penalised for holding his man quickly evened up, though, when “Draws are draws, but some leave tucked in debutant Iván Alejo’s low in the area as Adrián volleyed home Deivid received a straight red card a different taste in the mouth than  [email protected] cross from the right, only for the Keidi’s corner behind him. As a re- after scything down Alejo with a others,“ said Muñiz in his post- linesman to judge Alejo to have sult, it remained 0-0 at half time, rash challenge in the 72rd minute. match press conference, in refer- MALAGA. Malaga lost ground on been offside - when replays showed with the visitors not creating a sin- This prompted the immediate ence to the refereeing decisions their promotion rivals on Sunday there were centimetres in it at most. gle chance of note in the entirety introduction of Jack Harper, back that cost his team. “The best we after a controversy-packed goalless Gustavo Blanco Leschuk, who of the first half, barring a Rubén from suspension, as well as that of can do is keep our mouths shut.” draw against Las Palmas at La continues to lead the line despite Castro freekick blasted into the Yevhen Seleznov seven minutes The Blue and Whites have now Rosaleda on Sunday evening. his now 14-match goal drought, al- stand. later, as coach Juan Ramón Muñiz fallen to fourth, three points off lead- The hosts had two goals disal- most got his lucky break when his That threatened to change 15 sensed that the three points were ers Albacete, ahead of Sunday’s trip lowed in the first half before being mishit cross from close to the cor- minutes after the restart when about to slip away from his team. to Madrid to take on struggling Rayo reduced to ten men in the second ner flag sent Raúl Fernández back- Malaga went down to ten men as However, barring a long diago- Majadahonda. February 15th to 21st 2019 MAJADAHONDA-MALAGA SPORT 53 SUR IN ENGLISH SUNDAY 6PM

Up next MAJADAHONDA (A) Mamadou Koné could miss the rest of

Malaga’s next game will see them the season after going under the knife travel to Madrid and the Cerro del Espino stadium to take on Se- gunda newcomers Rayo Majada- honda (Sunday, 6pm). The hosts The striker first suffered the club again this season. have only recently returned to the injury in November their ground having played many Lacen out too of their home games this season but broke down again Kone’s surgery capped off a bad at Atlético’s Wanda Metropoli- two weeks ago after week for Malaga’s medical team tano while works to bring the making his comeback who received another casualty in ground in line with the league’s the form of Mehdi Lacen. standards were ongoing. Just like Koné, the Algerian mid- Whether playing at their spiri- :: PEDRO LUIS ALONSO fielder has suffered muscle dam- tual home will improve their for- MALAGA. The season looks to be age, but in his case to his calf. The tunes remains to be a seen as they over for Malaga forward Mama- length of his expected absence is try to stave off relegation back to dou Koné. The Ivorian underwent not known either. the third tier. surgery to repair damage to a torn With these two absentees, as In an attempt to improve their quadriceps muscle on his left leg well as suspensions for Keidi Bare chances, Rayo were active in the on Wednesday. and Gustavo Blanco Leschuk, who January transfer window and up- Koné initially suffered the in- saw red and picked up a fifth yel- graded all but one of their for- jury on 17 November during the low card of the season, respec- wards, Aitor Ruibal. One of those first half of the game against tively, coach Juan Ramón Muñiz to come in was Héctor Hernández Gimnàstic (in which he scored) at has suddenly seen his options re- whose loan to Malaga from Atlé- La Rosaleda. He was withdrawn duced for the trip to face Rayo Ma- tico was cut short to allow him to at half time and has not played for jadahonda. make the move. He scored seven the club since. Koné picked up the injury against Nàstic in November. :: ÑITO SALAS He may have to abandon his minutes into his debut, grabbing The on-loan Leganés man re- newly-favoured 4-1-4-1 system the equaliser in their last game covered from this initial injury to After some deliberation, as the that the best course of action with lack of cover in the centre, against Extemadura (1-1). be named on the bench against club pondered less invasive op- would be to send him for surgery. especially given Badr Boulahroud’s Almeria on 1 February but suffered tions which would have increased The club haven’t officially stated ongoing bureaucratic problems a recurrence of the same injury a the possibility of him appearing the severity of the injury but it is which have kept him in Morocco week later. again this season, it was decided unlikely that Koné will feature for for almost two weeks.

IN BRIEF 0-0 del Estal in to score. A point apiece in the Femenino still in the Just after the break Malaga got ‘clash of the reserves’ MALAGA-LAS PALMAS the equaliser they were looking for drop zone after two as Ode headed in Dominika’s cross. GRANADA Malaga: Munir; Iván, Diego González, Pau draws from two The script was practically re- Torres, Ricca; Iván Alejo (Renato Santos, 86’), peated on Wednesday afternoon :: OPTA. Atlético Malagueño came Keidi, Erik Morán (Harper, 73’), N’Diaye, Ad- as Malaga hosted Logroño. The away from the ‘clash of the reserves’ rián; Blanco Leschuk (Seleznov, 80’). Un- MALAGA visitors took the lead in the first with a share of the points with their used substitutes: Kieszek, Cifu, Lombán, :: OPTA / M. RIVAS. Mula. The situation half through Jade Boho, but Leti Granada counterparts on Sunday. at the bottom of the Liga Iberdola scored in the 49th minute to level In what was a very even game, Las Palmas: Raúl Fernández; Eric Curbelo (Lemos, 71’), Mantovani, Cala, Dani Cas- could not be tighter, but it is Malaga things up. Manolo Sanlúcar’s team had the tellano; Javi Castellano, Timor (Deivid, 54’); who join Sevilla in the relegation But despite being the better best chances to claim a win. After Blum, Galarreta, Rafa Mir; Rubén Castro (Araú- spots after match day 21 after fail- side in the second half, the visi- Hicham was fouled in the area, jo, 77’). Unused substitutes: Nauzet, Fidel, After Sunday’s equaliser. :: OPTA Srnic, Aythami. ing to gain ground on any of their tors were unable to find the win- Chica stepped up but hit his pen- relegation rivals, following two 1- dor Jaspe in the dugout for the ner that would have lifted them alty onto the crossbar. Goals: None. 1 draws in the space of a week - first time, took the lead six min- out of the relegation. Then, in the final minute, Rubén Referee: Ocón Arraiz. Second yellow card both in so-called ‘six-pointers’. utes before half time after a total The two results, in truth, bene- couldn’t convert after the goalkeeper for Keidi (60’); straight red for Deivid (72’). On Sunday, Malaga Femenino breakdown in communication be- fited no one as just two points got himself in a muddle. Yellow cards for Iván Alejo, Cala, Iván, Blanco and Cala. secured a 1-1 draw away to tween Malaga keeper Chelsea and separate bottom side Sevilla and Malagueño remain bottom, eight Espanyol. The hosts, with Salva- one of her defenders allowed Eli Albacete in 10th. points from safety. Ground: La Rosaleda (15,842 spectators). 54 SPORT February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH

ROB PALMER A LOOK AT LA LIGA Commentator, Sky Sports @robbopalmer A Real resurgence

The start of the season might have been rocky for the Champions League winners, but things are slowly coming together again

Let’s get this straight. I’m sticking aside Manchester United. the Brazilian licence to express him- by my early season prediction that They’re the two favourites, but self with a dozen continuous starts. Paris Saint Germain and Manches- coming up on the outside is the He’s weighed in with four goals and ter City will contest the Champi- thoroughbred. It’s hard to believe six assists and appears to be a fix- ons League Final... but Real Madrid that a club that lost twice to CSKA ture for years to come. are beginning to do that thing again! Moscow could be considered as wor- His development is a contrast to I witnessed a footballing master- thy contenders. Six days after they Gareth Bale’s stalemate. Liga fans class at the Etihad last Sunday when limped past Viktoria Plzen in Oc- haven’t warmed to him as he’s failed the artistry was right up there with tober, Julen Lopetegui was put out to learn the language and outwardly Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona teams. of his 138-day misery. It appeared embrace the culture. He did score They have taken English football that Santi Solari was just holding his 100th goal for the Spanish gi- to another level. Liverpool’s best the fort until a headline name was ants last weekend and gave his chance of winning the Premier appointed. doubters the Spanish equivalent of Vinícius has started a dozen consecutive games. :: EFE League is City prioritising the elite Spin forwards four months and the “up yours” gesture. The prob- European competition. In my view, Solari is managing with authority lem was that he’d misread how to gio Reguilón, has emerged to dis- influence, but the King has gone, City can take their pick. and Real Madrid are being spoken mime the gesture – even that was place him. long live the new King. If they’re not drawn together, about as credible contenders. lost in translation! It’s hardly a revolution at the It’s not unlike Zinedine Zidane’s I think they are destined to face He’s made some big decisions Another of the establishment is Bernabéu but changes are being first season at Real Madrid when the wealthy French club. PSG are and it’s paying off. Vinícius Júnior also struggling hold down a place. made. My theory that the promi- he slowly turned things around more mature, have a top-class is well ahead of schedule for what Marcelo seems to have been around nent club can’t be reliant on a sin- and it ended up in glory. History coach and are not as reliant on everyone expects will be a classic an absolute age yet he’s still only gle player applies to Real Madrid could be repeating itself, history Neymar as they were twelve career. Consider that he is a true thirty. His name has been one of now that Cristiano Ronaldo has va- could be made, if they claim a four- months ago. The Brazilian was ab- millennial, born in the year 2000 the first on the team sheet since he cated his throne. It has taken a long teenth European title and their sent this week, yet they swept and it’s quite scary. Solari’s given signed thirteen years ago. Now, Ser- time to readjust to life without his fourth in a row.

It finally came in the 58th min- Just as it looked like the three ute when Juanma again ran in be- points would be coming back to Jürgen bags winner to extend hind the backline, before squaring the Costa del Sol, Sevilla wonderkid the ball for Jürgen who was wait- Bryan Gil popped up with the ing on the penalty spot to convert equaliser deep into stoppage time Marbella’s impressive run at the second time of asking. at the Cisneros Palacios sports com- Sanluqueño, as they had to, plex on Sunday afternoon. came back into the game and Dani Sevilla Atlético saved their best Güiza was denied an equaliser until last in their clash with Mar- when Wilfred pushed his volley bella as a moment of genius from It is now four wins from dium on Sunday. eran Dani Güiza at the other end, out for a corner. Bryan Gil, with a neat one-two, five games for Cubillo’s The hosts, who fielded four win- the best chances fell to Marbella The onslaught continued and opened up the backline for the for- ter signings from the start in a 4- attacker Juanma. The first brought the Marbella keeper had to be sharp ward to slot past Wilfred who had rejuvenated side who can 1-4-1 formation, had the better of a good save out of keeper Javi Jimé- to deny David Toro’s freekick. been on top form throughout the now start to look up the first-half action, controlling nez as he connected with Jürgen’s Dani Güiza came close again afternoon. rather than down large portions of the play and hav- cross from the left; the second saw from a tight angle but narrowly This was a crushing blow for the ing the better of the chances. him miss the target after being put missed the far post. visitors who had gone ahead with Brazilian winger Paulo Vitor was through on goal five minutes be- Marbella, however, were able to 20 minutes left to go after Dani MARBELLA 1 SANLUQUEÑO 0 a particular menace to the Sanlu- fore the break. hold on and preserve their lead and slotted home at the far post after queño defence, using his pace and The game was completely dif- their climb up the table continues. a well-worked set piece. :: JULIO RODRÍGUEZ trickery to trouble the full-backs ferent in the second 45 with the Los Blanquillos sit in tenth and This result sees the end of the MARBELLA. A goal from Jürgen on both sides of the pitch who were hosts unable to maintain their ex- with the form they’re in, they Costa side’s winning run which made it four wins in five games for lucky to get away without being pansive play, instead patiently could be in with an outside chance was very nearly extended to four. Marbella as they saw off Sanlu- carded for persistent fouling. looking for any opening they could of finishing in the play-off posi- They sit in 11th place, six points queño at the Antonio Lorenzo sta- Despite one half chance for vet- find. tions come the end of the season. clear of the danger zone. February 15th to 21st 2019 55 SUR IN ENGLISH 56 SPORT February 15th to 21st 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH

IN BRIEF SPORT IN PICTURES Almost 500 athletes Walking head to Antequera for football. Walking Athletics Championships Football Spain (WFS) sent a strong team MARBELLA but were ultimately :: SUR. Antequera’s Athletics Cen- beaten 10-4 in a tre will this weekend play host to friendly match the 55th edition of the Spanish In- against England door Athletics Championships. Walking Football at The event, which will attract al- Gibraltar’s Victoria most 500 athletes, will for the sec- Stadium last Friday. ond time have more female than WFS were invited by male representation, confirmed the England to take part president of the Spanish Athletics as a warm-up to their Federation, Raúl Chapado, at the full international tournament’s presentation in Malaga friendly against Gi- on Monday. braltar the following They will be out in search of quali- day (won by England fication in 13 different disciplines 11-0). The England for the European Championships squad had flown out which will be held in Glasgow in to La Línea as part of less than two weeks’ time. their preparations for The mayor of Antequera, Fran- the upcoming Walk- cisco Salado said: “To bring the cham- ing Football Euro- pionships back again for the second pean Championship time in four years speaks a lot about in Paris this May. :: SUR our town’s capabilities for hosting this type of sporting event. The eco- nomic impact it will generate and the image it will create will be posi- tive for generations to come.” Club Rugby Nerja maintain lead at the top with win in Granada

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THE STARS THE SEVEN DIFFERENCES QUIZ

What creature is a horned toad? Aquarius January 21 - February 19 Some shifts in the home situation are 1. A toad 2. A lizard 3. A bird surprising to you but maybe you have 4. A fish taken something for granted. Be creative and forthcoming but start to In which country was India Ink pace yourself. invented?

Pisces 1. Turkey 2. Iran 3. China 4. February 20th – March 20th India In dreams you see things clearly and find solutions to problems. Keep a dream diary to make the most use of these. CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Nº 11334

Aries Across Down March 21st – April 20th A complete change of attitude leads you to be more ambitious and inspired. Making changes and adjustments to a relationship can be fun.

Taurus April 21st – May 21st An inspiring new friend kick-starts your social life and interests you in a project. It may be something simple but, oh boy, it can be fun!

Gemini May 22nd – June 21st Spending more time at home becomes attractive as you get to grips with some improvements. This is a great time to bond with family members and gain their trust.

Cancer June 22nd – July 23rd At times this week you could feel a little lost and unsure. Give yourself time to just be by yourself and think deeply. Never mind what you want. What do you actually need? SUDOKU BY HANZO THE WORDPUZZLER Leo July 24th – August 23rd Are you thinking of changing a Instructions relationship but unsure why? You must Complete the 5741 understand this before you act. Maybe square making sure you have not been honest with that every row of 6523 yourself? nine numbers includes all digits 3 Virgo from 1 to 9, every August 24th – September 23rd column includes all 29 65 Sometimes you expect too much of digits from 1 to 9 your love life. Remember that you will and every 3 by 3 93 only get out of it what you are willing subsection includes all digits from 1 to to put in. There may be some confusion 9 521 about what you want and when. 81 9 42 Libra September 24th – October 23rd 23 5 7 Questions that you may have about the people in your life are intriguing. How 6 do they make it better? How do they cause you stress? Worth an hour of your time! BATTLESHIPS CIRCLEGRAM Scorpio Instructions Find October 24th – November 22nd Instructions where the fleet of ships Personal charm and the ability to see Replace the (1 battleship, 2 the funny side of things makes you question mark with cruisers, 3 destroyers, popular. Travel and new projects need a letter so that the 4 submarines) are careful thought. It is not a time for letters in each circle hidden in the grid. The can be arranged to running ahead if you can’t see the road. numbers to the right of form words, names and below the grid or terms on a Sagittarius indicate how many of common theme. November 23rd – December 21st the squares in that row What are the three Seeking certainty, the wish may be to are filled in with ships words, and the or parts of ships. The spend less. Not so easy when your social letter represented ships do not touch each life is so busy. Still, you would rather be by the question other, even diagonally. exhausted by having fun than working. mark? Some have been filled Capricorn in to start you off. December 22nd – January 20th Battleship Some home problems may not be easy Cruisers to solve and the temptation is to ignore them. This can only work in the short Destroyers term. Submarines February 15th to 21st 2019 TIME OUT 63 SUR IN ENGLISH

LANGUAGE CROSSWORD FILL IN THE SPANISH WORD

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ANSWERS

Cryptic Crossword Circlegram

Quiz answers Language Crossword hairstyles

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The letter represented by the the by represented letter The

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China. China. Answer: Answer:

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their flattened, rounded body and and body rounded flattened, their

common names refer directly to to directly refer names common

the family Phrynosomatidae. The The Phrynosomatidae. family the

toads or horntoads, are a genus in in genus a are horntoads, or toads

(Phrynosoma), also known as horny horny as known also (Phrynosoma),

Horned lizards lizards Horned Of interest: interest: Of

Lizard. Lizard. Answer: Answer:

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Rock and roll, better in the sunshine

More than 5,000 people visited the Rockin Race Jamboree in Torremolinos, which showcased rock and roll, swing, rockabilly and beat music

:: TONY BRYANT TORREMOLINOS. Rock and roll fans from all over Europe, the USA and Latin America came together in Torremolinos last weekend to cele- Testing the water. :: M.F. Singer Sarah Vista. :: M. F. brate the coveted Rockin Race Jam- boree, the most important rockabilly tions in Torremolinos, including the the celebrated American singer, Mitch gathering in Europe. The festival was Municipal Auditorium and the Ho- Polzak. Polzak is renowned for his celebrating its 25th edition and or- tel Barracuda. southern style rock and roll and he ganisers had pulled out all the stops The highlight of the festival took had travelled to Spain especially for to ensure that the silver anniversary place on the beach front in Bajondillo the gig, his first in the country. was an extra special occasion. on Saturday, when revellers enjoyed He told SUR in English of his joy Nominated for ‘best music festi- an afternoon of live music, and The at performing at the festival, saying, val’ at last year’s Ameripolitan Music Dash, a vintage car parade. The 200- “I feel fortunate and so grateful to be Awards in Memphis, the four-day metre dash showcased around 20 clas- in a town where people respond so event welcomed 30 bands and solo sic cars, which included Buicks, Co- well to music that is played from the performers from 11 countries. This bras, Cadillacs and station wagons, heart: it’s been a wonderful experi- year’s line-up included The Planet all of which predated 1965. There was ence and I will definitely return.” Rockers (Nashville), Dave Phillips also a collection of 1920s Ford T Road- The music moved to the main audi- and the Hot Rod Gang (UK) and Mike sters from the Malaga car museum. torium on Saturday night, where the Bell and the Belltones (Finland). Hundreds of music fans, many party continued until 5am. The fes- More than 5,000 people visited dressed in classic 50s style attire, dem- tival finished on Sunday, with an open the festival to hear rock and roll, onstrated their skill with the bop and air concert staged in the Plaza del swing, rockabilly and beat music. The the jitterbug to the sounds of the Remo, followed by a poolside party concerts were held in various loca- Festival-goers relax between concerts. :: MIGUE FERNÁNDEZ Spanish rockers, Los Torontos, and in the Hotel Barracuda.