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FROOME GETS BACK ON HIS BIKE IN MIJAS Preparing for the worst. Malaga are The British rider is taking part in the Vuelta a Andalucía despite a pending investigation P50 now looking ahead to the summer with

Mikel Landa (l) and Froome on the start line in La Cala de Mijas on Wednesday. :: AFP relegation in mind P52 Axarquía murder suspect has previous conviction for domestic violence

faces similar charges in another trial María Adela Fortes, who was stabbed in May. María Adela had been in a to death on Monday, had met her relationship with suspect José Manuel Olea, since they met a few alleged killer a few months ago online months ago on the internet. She had been widowed four years ago fol- lowing the sudden death of her hus- The small community of Los Ro- alleged killer, who was arrested early band and had lost one of her two manes near La Viñuela was shaken on Tuesday in Marbella, has a pre- sons to multiple sclerosis just two on Monday when a 44-year-old vious conviction and suspended months ago. Her death has been con- woman was found dead in her home prison sentence for domestic vio- demned by national, regional and with around 30 stab wounds. Her lence against a former partner and local leaders. P2

Sierra de las Nieves gets Socialist realism of the How foreigners shaped green light from the Soviet era takes over the Malaga’s reputation. The government to become Tabacalera building in the names that put the city’s Andalucía’s third Russian museum’s new charity and hospitality to national park P8 collection P44&45 the test P24 22222222 February 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH Boyfriend in jail after woman found dead with 30 stab wounds in the Axarquía

The suspect, whom found guilty and given a nine- month suspended prison sentence, the victim had met a two-year ban on possessing and online just months carrying weapons and a restraining order to protect his former partner. before, was arrested Olea is also due to appear in in Marbella in the court in May accused of violence against another former partner re- early hours of ported in May 2016. He faces an- Tuesday morning other nine-month sentence in this case and the restraining order is- sued remains in force. He had already been Other reports made against Olea given a suspended have been shelved. He had not been reported by María Adela. sentence for domestic José Manuel Olea appeared be- violence and had been fore a judge and was sent to Al- haurín de la Torre prison on reported several times Wednesday without bail, after ex- by previous partners ercising his right to remain silent when questioned. The homicide :: JUAN CANO / AGUSTÍN inquiry is ongoing. PELÁEZ / ÁLVARO FRÍAS MALAGA. A 44-year-old resident Facebook profiles of La Viñuela, María Adela Fortes “I want to meet girls for friendship Molina, was found dead in her or something more,” is the mes- home in the Axarquía municipal- sage of introduction on one of José ity on Monday night with around Manuel’s ten Facebook accounts. 30 stab wounds to her body. Her In total he has around 500 boyfriend, José Manuel Olea, 47, “friends” on social media, nearly whom she had met just months Detectives at the home of María Adela Fortes Molina in Los Romanes on Tuesday. :: EFE all of them women. previously on the internet, was ar- rested in Marbella and has been where the man had parked his car. sent to Alhaurín jail without bail. Suspecting a case of domestic The body of María Adela, who violence detectives launched a had been widowed four years ago, search for Olea, who lives in Mar- María Adela, a widow before was found by the parents of her bella. A Local Police officer spot- late husband when they returned ted the vehicle by chance and the she was 40, had lost her son home to their flat on the ground suspected killer was detained in floor of the building they shared Calle Juan de la Cierva. with the victim in Los Romanes, He was covered in blood but told to illness two months ago a cluster of houses close to La Viñu- officers, “I don’t remember what ela village. Paramedics could do no I’ve done, I’ve had a lot to drink.” more than to certify her death However a breathalyser test Her friends and :: AGUSTÍN PELÁEZ when they arrived on the scene. showed a negative result. neighbours said that she VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA. María Adela’s The woman’s son told the Further investigation revealed death follows a life marked by trag- Guardia Civil that on Monday eve- that Olea had been reported for was happy in her new edy. She has been described as a ning he had seen his mother’s part- domestic violence on seven previ- relationship although simple and trusting woman whose ner leave the property in his car. ous occasions by two former part- they had warned her not life revolved around her family and Officers discovered a trail of blood ners. who “got on well with everyone”. leading from the house to the place In one case in 2012 he had been to trust José Manuel Not originally from La Viñuela, María Adela in a Facebook image. :: SUR February 16th to 22nd 2018 3 SUR IN ENGLISH NEWS

Mother says her National, regional and local disabled son was leaders condemn killing threatened to stop him reporting sexual assault :: SUR dalucía, Susana Díaz, used the same MALAGA María Adela’s relatives, social network to make a statement: friends and neighbours attended her “Regrettably, we have to condemn :: J. C. / Á. F. mass in Vélez-Málaga and burial in another gender crime. This time in MALAGA. Malaga’s juvenile La Viñuela on Thursday morning. La Viñuela, Malaga. The rise in mur- prosecution department is inves- Her death, the second in Andalucía ders of women is intolerable. We tigating the case of a 14-year-old this month (following the recent case must all resolve to protect and sup- boy with intellectual disability in Guadix, Granada), has sparked re- port those who suffer gender vio- who was allegedly raped by a actions from around the country. lence to put an end to this scourge.” classmate and the latter’s 11-year- On Tuesday the prime minister Residents of La Viñuela gathered Officers arrest the teacher accused of abusing student. :: SUR old brother last October. The ,Mariano Rajoy, reacted on Twitter: outside the town hall on Wednes- events came to light when teach- “I strongly condemn the terrible day for a silent protest against vio- ers intervened in an argument murder by stabbing of a woman in lence against women. María Adela in the school playground, where La Viñuela, Malaga. Society must was also remembered at the Trans- Teacher arrested accused the older brother threatened the stand united to put an implacable fiere science innovation forum be- alleged victim to persuade him end to this outrage.” ing held at Malaga’s congress cen- of abusing a student for to blame another boy, a friend The president of the Junta de An- tre and attended by Susana Díaz. who had witnessed the assault. three years since she was 12 The friend, however, confirmed the version of the victim. The school put the case in the hands of the police and the inquiry is The Guardia Civil have between teacher and pupil was con- ongoing. said that the teacher, sensual at first, although this con- The case has emerged just days who worked at a school sent is considered tainted as the girl after reports of the alleged rape of is under 16. a nine-year-old boy in the prov- in Malaga province, During the relationship the ince of Jaén. The prosecution serv- called the girl 3,000 teacher controlled the girl’s activi- ice has shelved the investigation times in one year ties, said the sources. He allegedly as the alleged perpetrators are un- gave a series of daily list of things der the age of 14 and cannot be to do to know what she was doing prosecuted. :: Á. FRÍAS / J. CANO all the time and who she was with. MALAGA. A teacher has been ar- Everything changed when the girl María Adela was buried on Thursday. :: AGUSTÍN PELÁEZ rested for abuse allegedly suffered broke her silence, becoming “fully Body found by a pupil at the school he used to aware of her situation and decided work at. Guardia Civil sources have to face her attacker and stop the floating near said that the victim, who was 12 abuse she was suffering”. she had moved to Los Romanes metic dental treatment. She had when the events began, had alleg- The sources said that the teacher Cabopino port when she married her husband, a lo- met a man online and he had given edly suffered repeated sexual abuse started to harass the girl with con- cal man. He died suddenly four years her new life. She told everyone for three years. stant phone calls, making as many ago due to heart failure. She was wid- about him, how he had told her he The investigation started when as 3,000 in one year. His messages :: SUR owed before she was 40 and sought was a police officer - a lie - and how the girl’s mother reported the were continual and he showed MALAGA. A body found float- refuge in her two sons. they chatting on WhatsApp and ex- teacher to the police. The detailed “perverse jealousy”, even threat- ing near Cabopino port in Mar- The older boy left home to live changed photos before meeting. information given by her daughter ening all the youngsters the girl bella on Monday belonged to a with his girlfriend in Torre del Mar, “Everyone told her not to trust him,” led to further investigation and the had contact with. man of sub-Saharan origin, emer- but the younger boy, who suffered said Susana, who owns a local shop. arrest of the teacher, who was at In a search of the suspect’s home gency services have confirmed. from multiple sclerosis, died just “Nobody saw him because he hardly the school in the Guadalhorce val- officers seized digital storage de- A member of the public dialled two months ago. ever came during the day.” ley area on a temporary placement vices, hard disks and computers, 112 on Monday afternoon to re- “This family has suffered a lot,” Neither did her older son or her and is no longer teaching there. among other items. port a sighting of a body in the said the mayor of La Viñuela, José parents-in-law approve of the rela- The man allegedly abused the The man is accused of repeated sea around 200 metres from the Juan Jiménez on Tuesday. tionship. “But she said that she was trust of the girl and his superiority sexual abuse, sexual harassment shore near a beach bar. The body Several months ago her friends an adult, 45 years old, and that she - in the teacher-pupil relationship and corruption of minors. He has was rescued after being dragged noticed that María Adela had started wasn’t going to shut herself away - to achieve his aims for three years. been remanded in custody while by the waves towards the Cala- to lose weight and was having cos- at home,” said her neighbours. Sources said that the relationship the inquiry continues. honda area of Mijas Costa. 4 February 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH

150 million dollars. Díaz calls for more Marbella FC president released from Tamm’s lawyer has said that the “organisation does not exist and he La Línea police is not the boss”. “Being a national of as hooded drug- jail after paying 750,000-euro bail an ex-Soviet Republic is not evidence that a crime has been committed,” gang members said the lawyer in his appeal for bail. He maintained that his client was intimidate a judge Two other suspects on holiday in Marbella and telephone arrested on the Costa del calls did not infer his participation in the events under investigation. :: L. G.-S. Sol last September in Alexander Grinberg also said that SEVILLE. The regional presi- connection with an his nationality should not be con- dent of Andalucía, Susana Díaz, organisation linked to sidered as evidence. According to has called on central government his defence, “He is a citizen who has to provide police reinforcements Russian mafia groups moved his assets from Russia to in the town of La Línea and the have also been released Spain, who pays his taxes and whose area next to Gibraltar. The plea children are at school in this coun- came on meeting last week with :: JULIO RODRÍGUEZ try and therefore is unlikely to fail local mayor, José Juan Franco, MARBELLA. Alexander Grinberg, to appear [in court].” and after more attacks and in- the president of Marbella Football The court granted bail despite op- timidation by members of gangs Club, left Alhaurín de la Torre jail position from the public prosecu- trafficking drugs from north Af- last week after paying the 750,000- tor, who argued that there was a risk rica came to light. euro bail set by the Malaga provin- that the suspects could fail to ap- Following the freeing of a cial court. The Russian was arrested pear in court. The magistrates said wounded prisoner from La Línea along with three others in Septem- that the sums of 750,000 euros had hospital by 20 hooded people on ber as part of a Guardia Civil opera- been set “as a clear deterrent” to at- 6 February, it was reported that tion against an organisation that tempts to escape justice. hooded members of the same was allegedly linked to mafia groups All three have been ordered to re- gang had surrounded and threat- operating on the Costa del Sol. port to court fortnightly and their ened a judge when she was leav- Two others, Oleg Kuznetsov, the Alexander Grinberg outside jail with his wife last week. :: J. R. passports have been taken away. ing the town’s court building. main shareholder in the firm Aguas The group of around 40 followed Sierra de Mijas, and Arnold Tamm, mercantile law”. the defence lawyer representing Ar- Operation Oligarkl her to the car park. the alleged leader of the organisa- Kuznetsov maintained that he nold Tamm, who is considered by Code-named Oligarkl, the opera- On meeting the mayor, Díaz tion, were released days previously was a businessman who did “busi- the Guardia Civil as one of the top tion began four years ago and ended said that 164 National Police of- after paying similar sums. ness, not money laundering”, deny- members of the Russian mafia group in September with the breaking up ficers and 151 Guardia Civil posts Kuznetsov’s defence lawyer Fran- ing links to criminal organisations known as Solntsevkaya. Tamm, of the Spanish arms of the Russian had been lost in Cadiz province, cisco Carvajal had called for his cli- and pointing out that he has no crimi- whose real surname is Spivalovski, criminal organisations: Solntsevs- where La Línea is located, in the ent’s release, arguing that there was nal record in Russia or Spain. “He is allegedly “closely linked” to kaya and Izmailovskaya, according last few years. The provincial con- no evidence against him and referred shouldn’t be suspected just because Semion Mogilevich, the leader of to the Guardia Civil. They say that servative PP party criticised Díaz’s to “errors” in the investigation that he’s Russian,” said Carvajal, who de- the organisation and one of the FBI’s 30 million euros has been laundered visit, saying she had come with had been carried out “from a com- scribed the bail sum as “excessive”. most wanted criminals since 2009, by suspected companies, including “empty hands” to solve local prob- puter and with no knowledge of Similar arguments were given by in connection with a fraud worth Marbella FC. lems leading to drug crime. February 16th to 22nd 2018 5 SUR IN ENGLISH NEWS

HERE AND THERE Police office for tourists Estepona bullring to be to open in Puerto Banús back in action by June Work to shore up festival door venue so it is safe. But with plans well advanced to open up the quarry for long-term use venue to other groups interested in MARBELLA ESTEPONA renting it for activities, a long-term :: N.C. National Police and the local :: C. M. The new operator of the MARBELLA solution is needed. The site, which town hall have reached an agree- Estepona bullring has said it will :: M. P. The local council in Marbella is owned by the regional government ment for a special satellite National be planning a full programme of ac- is to spend almost 400,000 euros on and leased by the town hall, is in an Police office on Puerto Banús’s main tivities from mid-June. These will work to shore up and protect the environmentally-protected area. Antonio Banderas square. The of- provisionally include concerts, horse rock face and sides of the old quarry Meanwhile councillors are carry- fice will be aimed at visitors who shows and film screenings. Only in Nagüeles that is used as the sum- ing on with their plan to open up suffer a crime or need assistance and one event, on 8 July, will be a bull- mer venue for the Starlite music con- the venue for other events. Next is part of the SATE network in tour- fight. The venue has been disused cert festival. For the last two years week they will vote on the new rules ist areas across Spain. Marbella al- since August 2016 after the previ- the council has carried out remedial for its use which should be fully ap- ready has one branch in Plaza de los ous licensee was removed by the work on the walls of the hillside out- proved during March. Naranjos, in the old town. Antonio Banderas square. :: J-L council and the contract cancelled.

Possible environmental damage San Pedro locals to vote on investigated at La Quinta project whether to pedestrianise main route into town Green party activists have condemned work on the The district mayor, enida Marqués del Duero, the main Rafael Piña, wants street into San Pedro from the coast Guadaiza river and towards the church. Benabolá stream Avenida Marqués del San Pedro district town hall Duero to be closed off wants to close off the road to nor- :: NIEVES CASTRO but many are against mal traffic once ongoing landscap- MARBELLA. A court specialising ing works are complete but a move- in environmental cases is investi- ment of local residents and busi- gating an alleged offence on the new :: NIEVES CASTRO nesses has argued that the road is Real de la Quinta development in SAN PEDRO. The district mayor a key artery and needs to stay open. the hills behind Nueva Andalucía, for San Pedro on Marbella council, The renovation has been almost Marbella. Rafael Piña, has told a public meet- finished since November but a dis- The investigation is in connection Construction under way by the riverbed. :: JOSELE-LANZA ing of residents and businesses that pute with the contractor has meant with the possible destruction of he will organise a vote over it is still closed off. The vote will be habitat in part of the course of the of a new bridge and distributor roads. developers have put in structures whether to pedestrianise the Av- carried out electronically. Guadaiza river in the beauty spot The alleged offence was reported that have altered the water flow, known as El Herrojo, which enjoys by Izquierda Unida-Los Verdes, a which is against Benahavís planning some protected status and is in the green-leaning party on neighbour- rules. They have also reported work Benahavís municipality. The build- ing Marbella’s council. Spokesper- on the nearby Benabolá stream, part ing work includes the construction son Miguel Díaz has claimed that the of which falls within Marbella.

NEW SAN PEDRO BUS STATION TO STAY CENTRAL

Marbella council has agreed with the national government that San Pedro’s new bus sta- The meeting was told that electronic voting will take place. :: J-L tion will be built in the centre of the town after all. The lo- cation is considered better for local residents. Once some planning rules and de- sign modifications are made it will put up by the existing main stop on the Boulevard. :: SUR 6 February 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH “The Costa del Sol is very well equipped to continue being successful in the future”

Steve Heapy CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays

We have just celebrated our 15th The Costa del Sol is very well had some very positive years, es- anniversary with a flight full of equipped to continue being suc- pecially recently, and that’s why happy clients who were coming to cessful in the future. We are cer- they have put their prices up, as enjoy a few days’ holiday on the tain of that and the proof is that well as to finance improvements. PILAR MARTÍNEZ Costa del Sol. One of the main Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are get- Our message is simple and it is changes since we began is that this ting stronger every year. At the firm: we are here to stay and to  [email protected] summer we will be operating 70 same time, we can’t rest on our lau- consolidate ourselves, working flights a week from this airport. rels because other destinations in with tour operators and looking On the day Jet2.com -You are obviously committed to Europe are also becoming more suc- for ways to keep our clients happy. celebrated 15 years of this destination, but what makes cessful and attracting more visi- But yes, we also recommend that it a favourite with your clients? tors. As far as we are concerned, we hotel owners should bear in mind bringing passengers to -There are numerous reasons that want to form even closer and trans- that the competition is becoming Malaga, it announced 12 the Costa del Sol is so popular in parent links with the hotels and more aggressive. per cent more seats will the UK and they are all very impor- local institutions so we can all con- -What sort of traveller chooses tant for British tourists when plan- tinue to grow together. the Costa del Sol? be available this summer ning their holidays. We are respond- -What plans do Jet2.com and -La Costa del Sol has something for ing to that strong and stable growth Jet2holidays have for the Costa all types of tourist. At the same MALAGA. Just like any other birth- in demand, which is why this sum- del Sol this year? time, Jet2holidays offers accom- day celebration, there was cake on mer we are increasing our number -Between summer 2018 and win- modation to suit all travellers, and offer for the tourists flying with of seats by 12 per cent. ter 2018-2019 we are increasing our that combination makes this such Jet2.com airline when it celebrated -The figures speak for themselves. seats by about eight per cent. From a successful and important desti- its 15th anniversary at Malaga air- In the 2017-2018 season, your air- the point of view of innovation in nation for us. Our latest project is port on Monday. To mark this im- line has grown by 43 per cent at customer service, wewill continue the Jet2villas programme, which portant anniversary Steve Heapy, Malaga airport and you now have to implement our new ‘Resort means that couples or families can the CEO of the airline and Jet2holi- contracts with over 200 hotels. flight check-in service’, which en- enjoy all the advantages of a com- days tour operator, talked to us What do you think the destina- ables clients to check-in for their plete package holiday, including about the company’s plans for tion needs to do in order for suc- flight directly from the hotel and free car hire among others, but with growth in a destination which he cesses such as yours to continue? Steve Heapy. :: SUR therefore not have to queue at the the freedom of staying in a villa. says “has a magic which our clients airport. We are also the only air- At present we have more than 100 adore”. So much so do they adore line which is already selling tick- villas on the Costa del Sol in our it, in fact, that in the 2017-2018 sea- ets for the next winter season. brochure. son the airline brought 43 per cent -Do you think the Costa del Sol -What does the Costa del Sol mean more travellers to this area and ex- could be affected by competition to the operations of Jet2.com and pects to grow by a further eight per from rival markets such as Greece, Jet2holidays in Spain and Europe cent in the next year, offering a to- Turkey or Tunisia this summer? as a whole? tal of 915,000 seats. This summer, How could it affect Andalucía as -The Costa de Sol is very important it is operating no fewer than 70 a whole? to us. It is our second most important flights a week to the Costa del Sol. -Despite the growing demand for destination on the Peninsula: last year -How has the Costa del Sol destinations, especially in the east- we brought 380,000 clients here, changed in the past 15 years? ern Mediterranean, Jet2.com and from the nine bases we have in the -Well, firstly I would like to con- Jet2holidays are totally commit- United Kingdom. gratulate the company, the work- ted to Spain and the Costa del Sol, -If you had to give advice to those ers and Malaga airport on this an- as I said earlier, with more seats, in charge of tourism in this desti- niversary; 15 years, that’s fantas- more flights, more hotels and vil- nation, or to business owners in tic! With regard to the destination, las with which our tour operator Malaga, what would you say to although it has evolved a great deal Jet2holidays works. However, eve- them? during that time, some things are ryone does need to be aware that –I would like to focus on the sub- the same: the climate, the wonder- :: SUR competition from other destina- ject of two concepts we have talked ful resorts, the beaches, the option - tions is increasing. about in this interview: I would tell of Malaga city for a weekend break 15TH BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE AIRPORT -Do you think the fact that some them that they can trust Jet2com and a whole range of attractions hotels have raised their prices and Jet2holidays, because we are which continue to excite tourists, Jet2.com celebrated 15 years flying to Malaga airport this week could be a problem? here to stay, grow and become con- whether it is their first visit or they by treating passengers about to board a flight to Leeds-Bradford -Bearing in mind that demand for solidated and, at the same time, that are coming for the tenth time. Airport to birthday cake. The event was attended by the director other destinations is growing, we they should be aware of the growth There is a magic here which our cli- of Malaga Airport, Salvador Merino, Jason Cullen of Jet2.com and need to be careful about this sort in other destinations with whom ents love and we work every day Lynn Mitchell of the Costa del Sol tourism authority. of thing. The hotels on the Costa they have to compete in terms of so they can enjoy every moment. del Sol, and Spain in general, have price, product and promotion. February 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 7 8 February 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH Sierra de las Nieves upgrade to national park status gets green light from government

the 16th area with national park status ment’s Environment minister, Isabel include the Sierra Bermeja mountains, THE PARK in Spain and the third in Andalucía, García Tejerina, the Sierra de las Nieves closer to Estepona, in the area pro- after the Sierra Nevada and Doñana. Protected natural complies with the legal criteria to be tected as a national park. area upgraded to a national park. “It has a FERNANDO The Sierra de las Nieves has until now TORRES been protected as a ‘parque natural’ Serrato relevant proportion of species and and a Unesco biosphere reserve. natural communities of the systems  Twitter: @fernandotorresu The approval given at last Fri- El Burgo represented,” she said. Casarabonela day’s cabinet meeting in The declaration will afford the area Madrid will mean greater Ronda complete protection from construc- SIERRA DE LAS NIEVES Alozaina investment in nature con- Yunquera tion, guarantee its future mainte- Malaga province is to be servation as well as the pro- nance and support the socio-economic tection the area’s traditions. Tolox development of the surrounding home to Andalucía’s third Parauta Guaro area. Final red tape national park following the Monda Following last Friday’s cabinet There is still a further admin- Istán decision, the Junta de Andalucía approval at last Friday’s National istrative process to get through Park Benahavís has approved an interim plan to in- cabinet meeting before the park starts to reap proposal Ojén crease the protection of the area un- the benefits. The decision til the law is passed. The An interim protection made by the cabinet now has to go measures will prohibit through a public information period any action that alters plan has been put in and analysis before it can be finally Land. The proposal now the current character- place by the Junta until turned into a law with the approval approved by the cabinet of istics of the park. the law is passed and the of both houses of parliament, the Con- ministers covers 23,000 hec- Meanwhile the greso and the Senado. tares which coincides basi- campaign continues to declaration is official The campaign to protect the Sierra cally with the current Parque de las Nieves dates back to 1934. How- Natural and includes an area The central government has given the ever, it wasn’t until 1989 that it was of special conservation. green light to the proposal put for- officially designated a ‘natural park’ ward by the Junta de Andalucía to de- and in 1995 it became a Unesco bio- Flora. The Sierra de las clare the Sierra de las Nieves a national sphere reserve. Nieves is home to Spain’s park, the highest level of protection The area to be protected covers largest population of pinsapo given to areas of environmental im- 23,000 hectares across parts of the firs, a species unique to portance in Spain. municipalities of Yunquera, Tolox, southern Spain and Morocco. The area, located inland from the Ronda, Parauta, Istán and Benahavís. There are also gall oaks, holm Costa del Sol towards Ronda, will be According to the central govern- oaks and other Mediterra- nean species.

Fauna. The park is the natural habitat of numerous species of birds such as the golden eagle, Bonnelli’s ea- gle, peregrine falcon and the Eurasian eagle-owl, among others, as well as the Iberian ibex.

A view of the pinsapo firs in the Sierra de las Nieves. :: FRANCIS SILVA February 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 9 10 February 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH Two new access roads from A-7 HERE AND THERE junction into Torremolinos proposed

The work is needed due istry for new access roads into Tor- In its proposal, the town hall says to the expected 28,000 remolinos from the resort’s A-7/AP- it wants to turn the current slow- 7 motorway junction.The move is moving single lane road into the cen- extra cars a day from the the last step needed in gaining ap- tre off the motorway into a three- huge new Intu project proval for the town’s new master ur- lane avenue and add another distribu- and other developments ban plan that in turn will clear the tor road running parallel to it on the way for a major new development other side of the Palacio de Congre- by the motorway, including the huge sos convention centre. A further par- Protesters outside the station on Friday. :: A. G. :: ALBERTO GÓMEZ Intu leisure and shopping park. An allel route from the A-7 will enter to TORREMOLINOS. Planners in Tor- estimated 28,000 cars a day are due the west near the Molino de Inca gar- remolinos have presented their ideas to enter Torremolinos this way in dens. If approved, the new routes Protesters call for better vision for people with reduced mo- to the national Infrastructure min- coming years once plans are approved. will be paid for by the developers. access to train station bility at the station. Passengers in wheelchairs, with children in pushchairs or with heavy TORREMOLINOS luggage are currently unable to ac- :: A. GÓMEZ. Dozens of people cess the underground platforms. joined a protest outside Torremoli- There is no lift and an escalator only nos train station in La Nogalera on for those leaving the station which, Friday to call for the immediate in- said protesters, “is often broken”. stallation of a passenger lift and A further protest has been organ- other works to improve access. ised for 10 March to call for the gov- With the support of several as- ernment to keep its promise and sociations, protesters got together carry out the works that were due to draw attention to the lack of pro- to start in January. Competition to Cudeca collection tins promote Torremolinos took 60k euros in 2017

TORREMOLINOS BENALMÁDENA :: T. BRYANT. Torremolinos town :: T. BRYANT. The Cudeca Hospice hall has launched a photography in Benalmádena has revealed that competition to promote the town its familiar green and yellow char- The plan shows new access roads from the current exit. :: SUR as a destination for courting cou- ity tins accumulated more than ples. To enter the competition, in- 60,000 euros during 2017. terested couples must upload to The tins, which are located in Instagram a photo of themselves bars, restaurants and shops along just after the scandal of its mistreat- in their favourite place in Torre- the Costa del Sol, and also at ‘Protectora’ animal charity wants ment of animals had broken. The molinos. Photographs can be of Malaga airport, are sponsored by lease on the council-owned land is landmarks, restaurants or any- SUR in English and are one of the new start for Torremolinos shelter still in Parque Animal’s name. where of special interest and they organisation’s most important The Malaga ‘Sociedad Protectora must include the hashtag #Torre- ways of raising funds. de Animales’ wants Torremolinos molinosenpareja Natalia Aparicio, official Cudeca :: ALBERTO GÓMEZ is in prison for cruelty to animals council to move to set up a fully op- The campaign runs until Thurs- tin coordinator, expressed her grati- TORREMOLINOS. The Malaga ani- and falsification of paperwork. erating animal rescue charitable op- day 1 March. The winner of the tude to the solidarity of the peo- mal shelter and rescue charity ‘La The disgraced Parque Animal char- eration and not merely a dog and competition, which will be drawn ple and the associations and busi- Sociedad Protectora de Animales’ ity, whose name is also still on a bar cat kennels, which it claims the cur- on 8 March, will enjoy a luxury nesses for the important support has put forward a proposal to Tor- in the council’s showground which rent operation is. The new charity dinner for two at the Hotel Costa received. She also thanked Allen remolinos town hall to try and end is said to have been illegally sublet would be managed by a joint board del Sol in Torremolinos. The prize Rowlands and Brendan Dalley, at last the bizarre situation where to a private individual, passed the of several animal welfare charities is valid until 15 June. whose task it is to count the thou- public land is still registered in the operation of the animal refuge it ran and the previous shareholders in For more information see sands of coins that arrive each name of another animal charity to a third party, Home Animales Parque Animal who had reported www.torremolinos.es month. whose former head, Carmen Marín, (previously Canes) in 2012. This was the original crimes to police. February 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 11 12 February 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH Fuengirola starts a link road from HERE AND THERE Carvajal to Torreblanca homes

The five-million-euro scheme has been funded by contributions from local residents and housing developers

Making progress - the outer shell is almost ready. :: C.M. :: IVÁN GELIBTER FUENGIROLA. The area of Torre- Town hall says all is on two million of the 15 million euros blanca in Fuengirola is set to see sig- promised by the council has been nificantly improved links with the track for new hospital handed over. Councillors reached a rest of the municipality and the funding deal with the Junta de An- Costa under new plans explained ESTEPONA dalucía regional government, which by local mayor, Ana Mula, this week. :: C. M. The mayor of Estepona has normally builds and runs hospitals, Work has already started on a new said that by the end of February the in order to speed up construction. link road inland from the main outer frame and main service ducts Completion of the 14,300 square- coastal dual carriageway, the old N- into the town’s new hospital will metre building is still on track for 340, under the railway line near Car- be ready. He has added that so far the end of this year, they say. vajal beach and towards the hous- ing developments in Torreblanca. Renfe and Bioparc Selwo and cable car Last week the mayor, accompa- Fuengirola mayor, Ana Mula (second from right) with the plans . :: SUR nied by the head of Town Planning, extend train-entry deal open for 2018 season María Hernández, unveiled more tion of the road itself and landscap- March or April. details of the plans. Previously road ing. The town hall expects to award The new route will run from the FUENGIROLA COSTA DEL SOL communication between Carvajal the contract for this second stage in Lions Club roundabout on the :: P. M. Train operator Renfe and :: P. M. Two Costa tourist attrac- and Torreblanca has been hampered main coastal road northwards un- Bioparc, the zoo park in Fuengirola, tions reopen for the season today by the rail tracks. Highlighting the der the railway for 450 metres and have widened the deal between (16 February). Selwo adventure complexity of the building work be- will be a dual carriageway. Sources them that sees reduced admission animal park near Estepona and the ing undertaken, Mula explained The first phase of say that the total cost will be to the attraction for people arriving Teleférico cable car in Benalmádena how the first phase of the work is the project, a tunnel around five million euros using by Cercanías train. A discounted are owned by the same group. In under way; this involves the con- under the railway, funds that have been provided by train-Bioparc ticket will continue the case of the animal park, the struction of a tunnel-type structure local housing developers and own- to be sold and this year the offer will owners say some habitats and view- and supports under the rail route. has started ers of the homes and businesses in also be available to school groups. points have been redesigned. This will be followed by construc- the area. February 16th to 22nd 2018 13 SUR IN ENGLISH NEWS

HERE AND THERE ADVERTORIAL Anthony’s Diamonds Part-pedestrianisation Plaza de la Marina towards El Corte Inglés. Once the underground metro plans for Alameda station work has finished on the avenue in central Malaga north side, only the central lanes of the wide street will remain open MALAGA to vehicles. The project involves :: J. H. The city council has awarded moving the well-known statue of Quality pieces at low prices the contract for the first stage of the the Marquis of Larios closer to the part-pedestrianisation of the busy bottom of Calle Larios so that road Alameda avenue, running from the traffic can still flow freely. Valentine’s Day may have passed, “If you’re looking for a classic but romance doesn’t have to stop engagement ring you can’t go there. There are plenty of reasons wrong with a brilliant cut dia- to be romantic and what says ‘ro- mond,” she says. mance’ better than a diamond? However, if you’re not quite Having inherited her family’s love ready to pop ‘the question’, there of fine jewellery and the best stones, are a number of alternatives that Lucy Barnes of Anthony’s Jewel- make great gifts: “We stock some lers is on hand to guide you beautiful earrings, pendants, through the process. crosses, chains, bracelets and neck- Anthony’s Jewellers has gained laces,” says Lucy, who has bene- a reputation for selling top qual- fitted from the considerable knowl- ity items at low prices and Lucy edge and experience of her father, Artist’s impression showing statue’s planned new location. :: SUR reveals that it is a focus on the fa- the name behind Anthony’s Jew- mous ‘four Cs’ (Cut, Carat Weight, ellers, which also deals in loans, fi- Lidl to open 12-million Taxman to sell off some Colour, Clarity) that ensures that nancing, cleaning and repairs, standards are maintained. pawning and customising and has store in Las Lagunas of Mijas’s racecourse Lucy has amassed a wide range been a presence on the Costa del of knowledge, having gained her Sol since 1983. MIJAS MIJAS grading certificates at Hatton Gar- Excellent customer service is at :: I. G. Supermarket giant Lidl is :: I. G. Tax collectors are to auc- den, and this ensures that custom- the heart of everything Anthony’s to open a large new store in the tion 14,000 square metres of land, ers have all the information they Jewellers does and Lucy believes Las Lagunas area of Mijas. With a part of Mijas’s horseracing com- need before making a purchase: that, however undecided the cus- projected cost of 12 million euros, plex, to recover the debts of the “The cut or shape of the diamond tomer is when entering the shop, the shop will be built on land in failed public-private company that will always be a personal choice the team has the knowledge and Calle Roble next to the district’s ran it and collapsed with losses of and something that should best be expertise to make coming to a de- social security office and near Av- four million euros. The land was left to the customer, but we can cision an easy process one. enida de Mijas. It will have two once a karting track. Mijas coun- help with the clarity, which relates floors and is expected to employ cil has promised to fight the sale, to the number of inclusions that a · Avda. Ramón y Cajal, 40. around 50 people. Once work starts blaming it on mistakes by the pre- stone has and the colour. Fuengirola. Tel: 952 588 795 it is due to be finished by mid 2019. vious PP-led administration. 14 February 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH

Public prosecutor Carnival fish ‘spared’ in EDAR protest asks for 15-year prison sentence for 2015 Danish Organisers of this year’s black to mourn the end of the car- event in Nerja placed nival period, said that this year the tourist murder black clothing also represented a pro- the ‘chanquete’ on a test over the sewage treatment plant. sewer pipe and decided Following the demonstration on :: ALVARO FRÍAS not to burn it , in a bid to 3 February and last weekend’s car- MALAGA. Malaga’s public prose- nival message, the central govern- cutor has asked for a 15-year send a clear message to ment’s Environment ministry an- prison sentence for the alleged the government nounced on Tuesday that work murderer and former partner of would start on Monday next week. a 40-year-old Danish woman who died in a hotel room in Torre del :: EUGENIO CABEZAS Guarantees made Mar in June 2015. NERJA. Organisers of this year’s Financial guarantees from Isolux- The trial is expected to start on carnival in Nerja used the tradi- Corsán-Corviam, the company over- Monday and will decide the final tional burning of the ‘chanquete’, seeing the project which went into sentence, which also could see which forms the final act of the receivership in summer 2017, have 200,000-euro compensation for annual event, as another protest been made, according to the Envi- the woman’s father. over the town’s incomplete sew- ronment ministry and as such work On 21 June 2015, National Po- age treatment plant (EDAR). has been authorised to go ahead. The lice were called to the BQ hotel This year the fish was paraded company’s position led to the pro- in the town after a 53-year-old throughout the streets during ject being halted in summer 2017 Danish guest asked reception staff Nerja’s carnival on top of a open and has remained 76 per cent com- to call an ambulance as his part- sewer pipe with raw sewage spill- plete with no further progress made ner wasn’t breathing. The man ing out. since then. claimed that his partner had died When work restarts on Monday after trying to strangle herself us- “Brilliant idea” the first phase will be to complete ing the cord of a hairdryer in the The organisers explained during the the first collector on the left side of bathroom. However, further in- parade that for the first time in the the Chíllar river and a second collec- vestigations led police to believe carnival’s history, the fish “wouldn’t The ‘chanquete’, standing on top of an open sewer pipe. :: E. CABEZAS tor on Avenida del Mediterráneo as that the man had in fact stran- be burned until it is able to swim in well as pipes in Calle Chanquete. gled the woman with a mobile a sea with treated water and not with did a week ago with the demon- The traditional end to Nerja’s fes- The Environment ministry said phone charger in the room they sewage”. stration in which more than 700 tivities involves taking the model on Tuesday that it has informed were staying in at the time. Mayor of Nerja, Rosa Arrabal, people participated.” The mayor ‘chanquete’ (a small fish served up Nerja town hall that “measures will The hotel manager had become praised the organisers’ “brilliant also highlighted that the problem in local restaurants) to the Calahonda be taken to avoid any new delay suspicious on finding money, idea”, adding, “It was a completely is not just political but is also at beach where it is set alight. Winners and to act against any indication clothes and a broken television different ‘chanquete’ burial, with the expense of “tourism and the of the carnival’s fancy dress compe- which may point to failure to meet remote control scattered on the a radical touch, similar to what we environment”. titions, who traditionally dress in deadlines”. floor of the couple’s room.

HERE AND THERE Fire station officially opens with plans to recruit more firefighters

NERJA :: E. CABEZAS. Nerja’s fire station was officially opened last Friday. The service will cover Nerja, Maro and Frigiliana, with a combined population of 40,000 people. This figure, however, can triple during the summer months. Three firefighters are currently stationed in Nerja but mayor, Rosa One of the abused dogs whose case has gone to court. :: SUR Arrabal, and president of Malaga’s Diputación, Elías Bendodo, who Animal rights group they call “systematic animal abuse”. attended the event, announced Recent cases include puppies being that a further member of the bri- accuses town hall of found in a bag and three decapitated gade is to be recruited soon and apathy towards abuse dogs in the Guadalmedina river. The that more jobs would “be made town hall says that it is “doing all it available this year”. CASABERMEJA can” and “calls an animal associa- :: F. TORRES. LADRAM, a collec- tion when a case is reported”. tive of residents in Casabermeja has LADRAM says it has offered to write spoken out over the apparent apa- a new bylaw but that the council thy of the town hall towards what has so far not responded.

Free table tennis tables University use proposal installed on beach for Las Claras convent

TORRE DEL MAR VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA :: J. R. Two table tennis tables have :: E. C. Las Claras, an association that been installed on Torre del Mar’s is campaigning to ensure that the beach, next to the biblioplaya. Bats Las Claras convent in Vélez-Málaga and balls may be rented from the is used in the most appropriate way, biblioplaya (storytelling area), which has asked for the building to have is located in front of the El Boquerón “university use” if and when it is beach bar. The tables are free to use bought by Vélez-Málaga town hall The official opening. :: E. C. and available to everyone. from Unicaja bank. February 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 15 16 February 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SPAIN SUR IN ENGLISH

Catalan parliament THE EURO ZONE Oxfam’s branch in Spain to involve EU MARK NAYLER distances itself from sex Human Rights IN WITH THE NEW court in bid to solve and corruption scandal political deadlock

The clarification came on to the British-based organisation. :: SUR the day that the charity’s José María Vera explained that the BARCELONA. The process of case had been fully investigated when choosing a new regional presi- international president it happened and those responsible re- dent in Catalonia, which would ariano Rajoy’s days ways been that the PP, under was arrested in a case moved. He added that no member of end elements of direct rule from as prime minister of his leadership, is the only wor- unrelated to Oxfam the Spanish team had been involved, Madrid, is still stalled. Spain are, or should thy guardian of the Spanish explaining that “at the time there The speaker of Catalonia’s par- M be, numbered. That economy, which was in dire was a different management and our liament, Roger Torrent, has con- is the conclusion to be drawn straits when he won his first :: J. L. ALVAREZ team wasn’t implicated”. firmed he will refer his proposal from the latest Metroscopia poll term as prime minister in 2011. MADRID. The head of Oxfam In- The clarification came on the day to invest ousted ex-president Car- for the Spanish daily El País, Since then, unemployment has termón, the subsidiary of Oxfam In- that Oxfam International’s current les Puigdemont to the European which revealed that 85% of dropped to 17% from a critical ternational in Spain, wrote to sup- president , Juan Alberto Fuentes, was Court of Human Rights in Stras- Spaniards want the Galician old- high of 26% in 2013 and Spain’s porters of the charity on Wednesday held in his native Guatemala in an bourg. Torrent aims to get a rul- timer to give someone else a GDP has been expanding at one to express his “deep upset” over the unrelated corruption case linked to ing on whether Puigdemont is shot at leading the conservative of the fastest rates in the euro- scandal involving aid workers linked when he was finance minister there. having his rights abused by Popular Party (PP). More worry- zone. But Spaniards are telling Spain’s constitutional court’s at- ingly still for Rajoy (if he cares Rajoy that this is irrelevant – tempts to prevent him easily re- about such polls, which might that his failure to address en- turning to be invested as regional be a bit of a stretch), is that 62% demic corruption within the president again. Puigdemont is of people who have previously PP and his handling of the lat- in self-imposed exile in Belgium voted for him think that he est Catalonia crisis have sealed and would face arrest if he came should go. his fate. back to Spain. Clearly, Rajoy – who has All of which is playing into Torrent is from the ERC sepa- been at the helm of his vilified the hands of pro-business, mar- ratist party and members of rival party for fourteen years and ket-friendly Ciudadanos (“Citi- Junts per Catalunya, Puigdemont’s has stood for prime minister zens”). Albert Rivera’s centre- separatist political group, are un- five times – is being punished right newcomer is now the happy that the speaker hasn’t ex- for his handling of the Catalo- strongest force in Spanish poli- hausted all angles in Spain before nia crisis, as well as for corrup- tics and would gain 28.3% of turning to Strasbourg. Of the 177 tion within the PP. But the the national vote if an election cases sent from Spain to that top Metroscopia poll also suggests were held today. The message court in the last three years, only that Spaniards don’t care about from the Spanish electorate is Ex-minister in Guatemala, Juan Alberto Fuentes, is detained. :: EFE eight have had a positive ruling. the fact that the Spanish econ- clear: forget about the sup- omy has been growing steadily posed economic recovery - under Rajoy’s leadership; in- fresh faces and a harder line on deed, it posted GDP expansion corruption are long overdue in Real Instituto Elcano. of 3.1% in 2017, the third con- Spanish politics. Among Ciuda- New US ambassador’s first big He went on to talk about the secutive year of growth over danos supporters, 79% think many shared interests between the 3%. that the party has a well-de- speech emphasises military ties two countries, especially in combat- But most Spaniards don’t fined plan for Spain’s future. ing threats in the twenty-first cen- think the current prime minis- Spanish economy minister tury, such as so-called fake news. ter can take the credit for that. Luis de Guindos, certainly, :: SUR lucía, at Rota and Morón de la Other US embassy bosses also ex- Either that, or the rosy mac- won’t give much thought to MADRID. The new American am- Frontera, by US troops, reminding plained how the two bases used are roeconomic statistics have the damning Metroscopia poll. bassador to Spain, Richard Duke Bu- his audience that this year marks the a “key part of defending Europe”. been drowned out by events in He’s far too caught up in pursu- chan III, has used his first public 30th anniversary of a defensive agree- Some 4,000 US military personnel Catalonia and the stream of ing a position as vicepresident speech since taking over the vacant ment between his country and Spain. are based at the port of Rota, near corruption scandals generated of the European Central Bank. post to highlight the partnership and Buchan was taking part in a fo- Cádiz, and Morón de la Frontera, near by PP politicians. Or, as is Perhaps it’s time to give some- friendship between the two coun- rum in Madrid entitled ‘United Seville. probably the case, a combina- one else a shot at his job, too. tries. In particular he drew attention States-Spain: Shared Visions. Secu- Buchan, 54, was appointed by tion of all those factors. Out with the old, in with the to the importance of the continued rity, Defence and the Future Inter- President Trump and arrived in Spain Rajoy’s contention has al- new. use of two military bases in Anda- national Order’, organised by the in January. February 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 17 18 February 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS FOCUS ON FINANCE SUR IN ENGLISH

Malaga court declares mortgage THE BIGGER PICTURE JEREMY BLATCH  [email protected] opening commission to be illegal IS THIS TIME The sentence says there is no evidence that payment DIFFERENT? was for a real service that took place and opens the way for more refund here are two questions and many developed economies. perplexing all investors US tax cuts add trillions to US claims against banks today: Is the bull market companies, but it is unfunded. T in US equities in a bub- Historically we had three eq- :: NURIA TRIGUERO ble, up some 48% since the crisis uity bull market bubbles that MALAGA. A Malaga judge has said of 2009? And is the 30-year bond burst: two in the US and one in Ja- that a 1.5 per cent opening commis- market, where yields on US Treas- pan. The two in the US, in 1929 sion on a mortgage was an abusive uries have fallen from 16% in 1981 and 1999, had a common dramatic charge and therefore void. The case to 1.14% in 2012 (prompting in- factor: in the 6 months prior to was brought against Malaga-based versely a rise in stocks) also in a collapse, the market gained in a Unicaja Banco by lawyers Martínez- bubble, and about to collapse? sharp “melt up”, about 21% in Echevarría acting for a taxi driver from Or is this time any different? 1999 and 100% in 1929. This final Alhaurín de la Torre. It also included To quote the investment sage “gasp” heralded euphoria. We complaints against three other clauses Sir John Templeton, “This time have witnessed euphoria recently in the loan the man took out in 2005. is different are the four most ex- with Bitcoin. Since June last year, Malaga has Most Spanish home loans have a start-up charge. :: SUR pensive words in investment Euphoria in the stock market had one judge dedicated to hearing history.” needs to be “oiled” with good fun- cases against mortgage clauses to keep There is broad consensus that damentals for a sharp acceleration up with demand from people suing valuations of US stocks are his- of prices. As I write, the S&P has banks for abusive hidden ‘floor clauses’ Marbella judge cancels rency loan was taken out in 2008 torically high. The S&P 500 Index corrected downwards by around on interest rates. for 290,000 euros but due to a of the top 500 US companies by 3% but if the 2017 upward trend Opening commissions aren’t hid- home loan quoted in weakening exchange rate with capitalisation has posted three all- continues, in some 21 months the den but now the surprise decision Japenese yen the yen, the loan has been going time highs this year - something S&P will have increased by 60%, that the mortgage holder is due back up even after repayments and at never seen before in history. The as in the final stage of the 1999 9,000 euros including interest has one point was 415,000 euros. longest running bull market ever bubble. opened the way for others to possi- A Marbella court has declared The judge said that the risks (surging market prices) ran 10 Many money managers today bly claim. The judge said that the partially void a mortgage from weren’t explained at the time to years, and this bull market is al- are too young to have invested amount charged didn’t correspond to Bankinter that was calculated in the customer and that the loan ready in its 10th year. through the events of 1999. Expe- a real service. The sentence can still Japanese yen. The multi-cur- should be changed to euros. Bull markets do not die of old rience of adverse market condi- be appealed. age and when they do, it’s hardly tions makes staying the course ever with a whimper. They die easier and the investor or advisor when hit by a “shock” event, and less likely to confuse a “bull mar- they are particularly vulnerable ket” with “brains”. Sensible long mally waive the tax if the deceased in times of euphoria. As innova- term investors have a well-diver- Refund of plusvalía tax on had been continuously living in the tions grow in technology on sified global portfolio of low-cost property, but the family were un- which markets and the financial index funds and will stay the flat inherited by daughter able to prove this. In addition the system are dependent, the risk of course. tax is reduced if the family member a severe loss of connectivity to Is this time different? Probably inheriting lived with the decreased. the “cloud” or cyberspace is a trig- not... In the case of Yolanda, she lived in ger for a “shock” event. :: FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ ceeded in getting the city council the same block of flats but did not Regulator bias is another likely The comments and observa- MALAGA. Pressure on town halls to refund her 6,300 of the 8,400 she share the same address. trigger. Regulators tend to focus tions by the author are a reflec- to charge fairer rates of ‘plusvalía’ had paid in the municipal tax in 2015 However after pressure from op- on the same areas of risk and are tion of his opinion and do not tax (increased land-value tax) when when she inherited the flat of her position Socialist councillors the reactive. They will miss the next constitute an offer to buy and homes are sold for less than they late mother. Yolanda Ochando had council has changed its mind and “shock” event. Unfunded entitle- hold securities, nor does he re- were bought for or are inherited by been forced to take out a loan to agreed that living in the same block ment benefits act as a strong ceive any remuneration of any children appears to be paying off. cover the tax in order to keep the of flats does count as a valid reason headwind to growth in the US kind from names referred to. A Malaga woman recently suc- property. The council would nor- to reduce the tax liability. February 16th to 22nd 2018 19 SUR IN ENGLISH GIBRALTAR NEWS Significant progress being made in IN BRIEF “revolutionary” schools project

In a statement this week the government said construction of Notre Dame school is advancing well and is due to open this year Britain’s newest aircraft carrier was given a warm welcome. :: SUR :: DEBBIE BARTLETT GIBRALTAR. The Gibraltar govern- Gibraltar bids farewell tar. The 1,000-strong crew took time ment announced this week that out to explore the Rock and take there has been significant progress to HMS Queen Elizabeth part in local events. in its massive project to update lo- The ship, captained by Com- cal schools. GIBRALTAR manding Officer Jerry Kydd, left Gi- Construction of Notre Dame :: D. BARTLETT. The Royal Navy’s braltar on Monday to continue heli- School at Laguna Estate is advanc- newest aircraft carrier, HMS Queen copter flying trials. In the summer, ing well, and it is due to open this Elizabeth, spent last weekend in she will trial fixed wing flying off year. At that time the present No- port on her first-ever visit to Gibral- the east coast of the USA. tre Dame school will be demolished and building will start on the new World Trade Center Poetry slam at Central St Anne’s School. Users of the area Many of Gibraltar’s school buildings are outdated. :: SUR where the two new comprehensive marks first birthday Hall on 3 March schools will be built are currently project is due to be completed by about the new schools. However, being reallocated. Demolition is ex- September 2019. some senior teachers have refuted GIBRALTAR GIBRALTAR pected to commence in March, and The president of the Gibraltar this and in a statement issued ear- :: D. B. The World Trade Center in :: D. B. Budding poets have the construction there is due to begin Teachers Association, Victor Gon- lier this week the government Gibraltar celebrated its first anni- chance to showcase their talents at in April. zalez, recently told local media that stressed that staff are being fully in- versary on Thursday. a Poetry Slam at the Central Hall on The project, which the govern- staff at Westside Comprehensive volved in the discussions and plans. The 45-million-pound centre 3 March, where participants will be ment announced last October and School, Governor’s Meadow, Bishop The Chief Minister and the Minister has become the headquarters of given three minutes to create their described as “revolutionary”, in- Fitzgerald and St Martin’s were un- for Education will also be visiting the many prestigious multinational original poem(s). It is open to eve- volves creating eight new schools happy about the government’s pro- schools over the coming days and companies and in August last year ryone over the age of ten, and fur- including two purpose-built com- ject to revolutionise education in weeks to engage with teaching and it made history by installing Gi- ther details can be obtained by email- prehensives in Waterport, and re- Gibraltar, and the GTA claimed that support staff, discuss concerns and braltar’s first bitcoin ATM. ing [email protected] furbishing four others. The entire teachers had not been consulted clarify issues. February 16th to 22nd 2018 20 SUR IN ENGLISH February 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 21 22 February 16th to 22nd 2018 COMMENT SUR IN ENGLISH

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ormally, I’d find my- witterings were far too ‘banal’ to in the first place, is anyone’s Customer service par excellence! self being immediately be copyrighted and that the case guess. Oh, I know, the thought of repelled by anyone us- should be summarily dismissed. some easy money. Imagine if May I, through your letters page, drew a blank I was driven home N ing their middle initial His reasoning was as scathing as Mikey W had ruled in their fa- express my appreciation of the by one of them. in their name, but I’ll most cer- it was hilarious: vour - the courts would have im- way I was recently assisted by Thankfully, just as we reached tainly make an exception in the “In the early 2000s, popular mediately been awash with plain- the staff of Mercadona in Coín? Alozaina my chauffeur received case of the magnificent Judge Mi- culture was adequately suffused tiffs harbouring ‘moon’ and ‘June’ Arriving at the checkout I was a call to say that the bag had been chael W Fitzgerald. A couple of with the concepts of players and grievances by the shedload. horrified to find that during my found, dumped in a rubbish bin days ago, this fine chap deftly haters to render the phrases ‘pla- As far as I remember there meanderings around the aisles in one of the lavatories. We managed to take the side of the yas… gonna play’ or ‘haters… were approximately fifty thou- someone had stolen from the turned around and to my enor- mind-numbingly bland pop star gonna hate’, standing on their sand hit songs called The Power trolley my bag containing credit mous relief when I was handed Taylor Swift in a court case over own, no more creative than ‘run- Of Love, or it may have been cards, mobile phone, driving li- the bag I found that nothing was lyric copyright infringement, ners gonna run’; ‘drummers gonna three, I can’t recall. Whatever - cence and car keys. missing, thus sparing me the con- while at the same time offering drum’; or ‘swimmers gonna I’m pretty sure they didn’t sue My cash was in my pocket, so siderable hassle of cancelling cards a stinging appraisal of her pat- swim’.” each other into oblivion, proba- I was able to pay for my shopping and replacing my driving licence ently rubbish wordsmithery. I do hope he uttered this sum- bly because they were good at least, but I was stranded, 20 etc. A couple of little-known song- ming up in one of those plummy enough songs (especially Frankie kms from home with no way of A happy ending, then, but nev- writers were attempting to sue condescending voices that judges Goes To Hollywood’s) to each earn notifying my wife of what had ertheless an unpleasant experi- her for plagiarising the clunky, are presumably trained in as part their own pay day. happened. ence which would have been an misspelt non-rhyming couplet of their studies in all round judg- So, we’ve got a lot to thank Mercadona to the rescue: sev- awful lot worse but for the kind- ‘Playas gonna play, haters gonna ery. If he was peering dismissively Michael W Fitzgerald for, not least eral sympathetic members of ness of the Mercadona staff, hate’ in her hit song Shake It Off over the top of a pair of half moon giving us all a hearty chuckle over staff helped me to look around whom I cannot thank enough. which was presumably aimed specs into the bargain , well all our cornflakes. the car parks to see if the bag had IAN WILKINSON squarely at the rain-soaked dog the better. That’s all from me for now, see been dumped and when this BY EMAIL market. Anyway, his lovely lord- Whatever possessed the song- you next week. Yours, Peter A ship Michael W decided that such writing duo to bring this to court Edgerton.

Passport service much more efficient, safer and secure website for the public. PACHI Re Peter Edgerton’s article about Glad to have helped. his passport application (Com- RICHARD TODD It‛s intolerable - he ment, February 9th). Five years NERJA ago I needed to renew my pass- can‛t be president port. Living in a rural area our Outrage in The Times thousands of miles away Are you post office did not do passports, talking so I thought I’d apply using the The satirical article published about internet and Googled “apply for by The Sunday Times on 21 UK passport”. Yes! I duly filled in January caused a wave of indig- Puigdemont all my personal details, bank card nation on social media. The or Sheikh number to cover fee, click. A short writer uses a string of stereo- Al-Thani? time later I received a letter stat- types and derogatory terms to ing that my application could not define the character and con- be processed as I had not paid. I duct of Spaniards, giving read- sent off confirmation of my pay- ers a set of behavioural guide- ment. I next received a ‘phone lines to follow if they want to call telling me I had been the vic- blend in while visiting this tim of a scam. The site I had dealt country; inhabited, according with was bogus and not the Pass- to him, by unpunctual, uncouth port Office. I sorted out my pass- and ungrateful layabouts. port then decided to dig. What is surprising is that it I noticed that the government is not a personal comment made with a small rucksack on his back. site I was dealing with was the by an individual expressing his He calmly, effortlessly, with quick, IPS? What was the IPS? Namely amazement or anger after be- stabbing movements, like an egret the Identity and Passport Serv- ing a victim of discourtesy, The wish fishing in a backwater of the Gua- ice, whatever that was. What hap- cheating or contempt at the dalhorce, picks the loose change out pened to the Passport Office? hands of certain Iberian aborigi- thief of the water and holds it all, still wet, Working with my SNP MP, nes. Instead it is published in a in his free hand. Pete Whishart we widely read national paper, fa- Some passers-by look at him but THIS succeeded in getting vouring the forming of preju- IGNACIO LILLO don’t see him; or maybe they see WEEK’S WINNING the official website dice and opinions that bear lit- him but take no notice. After all, he’s LETTER changed, the name tle resemblance to reality. Of just someone picking change out of Passport Office rein- course there are people who fit a pool of water. I look at him and I stateddd and these bogus sites re- the profile described in the ar- see him, and I immediately think quired to state clearly that they ticle, although these features t’s the middle of the afternoon We stroll among the people, as that he’s a wish thief, as that’s why had no connection with the of- are certainly not exclusive to on a sunny Sunday back in Nori, excited by the crowds, is keen people throw coins into the foun- ficial government website. Spain. January and spring is trying to mark every palm tree, and we tain in Muelle Uno. I don’t know From Mr Edgerton’s point of ALEJANDRO PRIETO I to sneak into winter in Muelle reach the strip of water that stretches whether their dreams came true; or view we seem to have made a BY EMAIL Uno. It’s also market day and we’ve out like a refreshing carpet from the whether they have suffered the col- had to park on the third level of door of the marine chapel. Visitors lateral damage of longing for some- the underground car park, which before us have turned this pool into thing they don’t have. “When the is so big you have to take a photo their own wishing well and the me- gods wish to punish us they answer Published by: PRENSA MALAGUEÑA S. A. of the space to find your car again. tallic discs can be seen shining on our prayers,” said Oscar Wilde. Director General: JOSÉ LUIS ROMERO There are queues, literally, single the bottom. What is certain is that the furtive file, at the counters of the ice cream Now, in full view of everyone, a collector of ambitions in the form Editor in Chief: Publications Director: Advertising Manager: shops. Diners extend their long young man is busy picking out the of euro cents will have fulfilled his MANUEL CASTILLO Pedro Luis Gómez Emma Vera Editor: Commercial Director: lunches, reluctant to leave the ter- coins. I wouldn’t dare describe him wish of having dinner that night. Rachel Haynes Jorge Artero races. Others are browsing the stalls as a tramp. He’s wearing New Bal- At least he would have had enough that sell practically everything. ance trainers, jeans and a sweatshirt, for a sandwich. February 16th to 22nd 2018 23 SUR IN ENGLISH LIFESTYLE Written in memory of Cecilia and Drew

A British resident in Nerja has based his first novel on a murder that shocked the town in 2008

tragic death, which involved a jilted lover, who had became obsessed and controlling, eventually ending JENNIE her life by stabbing her 15 times as RHODES she arrived for work at the Nerja café on the morning of 28 Septem-  [email protected] ber 2008. Paul explains that the original Cecilia Natalia Coria idea became “extremely complex” Olivares was brutally and took the two writers “down avenues we didn’t want to go down, murdered by her ex- having to involve lawyers and re- boyfriend as she arrived searching methods used by stalk- for work at a café on 28 ers”. He admits that their original idea was becoming “too sinister” September 2008 and was moving them away from a novel into writing a text book on NERJA. Paul Bradley, 68, who has stalking. lived in Nerja since 1992, was tak- Sadly, in May 2013, just a few ing a stroll through the town when months after the pair initially em- he saw an old friend sitting at the barked on their joint book, Drew well-known Kronox cafe near the passed away. Paul explains that the Balcón de Europa. He stopped to death of his friend “took the wind have a coffee with his fellow Eng- out of my sails while”. lishman and this chance meeting led to Bradley’s first ever novel. In memory The year was 2012 and the pair A few months later Paul made a Paul Bradley, outside the Kronox cafe in Nerja. :: J. RHODES were sitting opposite the Biznaga promise to himself to continue with cafe, which four years earlier, in a book, both in memory of Drew 2008, had been the scene of one of and Cecilia. He says that he never Nerja’s most horrific crimes; the knew Cecilia personally, but had “Cecilia’s murder rocco, who had previously beeneen murder of Cecilia Natalia Coria Oli- friends who knew the waitress quite issued with a restraining orderder vares, a 25-year-old Argentinean well and had been worried for her shook the town” and should not have been in who was working as a waitress safety because of her involvement contact with the Cecilia. Theyey there. with the man who would go on to had been in a relationship foror kill her. “People knew he was bad Paul Bradley, like many Spanish two years but had broken upp A chance meeting news and that things wouldn’t end and foreign residents living in six months before. Police offi-fi- As the Brits talked, they both well,” Paul recalls melancholically. Nerja at the time, was shaken by cers had been accompanyingg stopped and reflected on the mur- After two redrafts of his book, the murder of Cecilia Olivares her to and from her home inn der, which had attracted interna- Paul finally published Darkness in on 28 September 2008. She was the days before her murder tional media attention at the time. Malaga in January this year. stabbed 15 times at the Biznaga because she was so fright- Drew Launay, a name that many While the book is fairly far re- café on Nerja’s Balcón de Europa ened of what her ex might will associate with books including moved from Cecilia’s story, Paul ex- at 9.20am on that morning. Her do. They had escorted her to the Xenophobe’s guides - a series plains that there are “a lot of themes attacker was her ex-partner, work that day and left her of satirical guidebooks about differ- that are important in Malaga, such Hicham B., originally from Mo- minutes before her murder. ent nationalities and their stereo- as immigration, particularly from types - admitted to Paul that he was north Africa”. “bored” of trying to write his own Darkness in Malaga is the first of dro Romero,” says Paul to explain town, San Juan; her autobiography and wanted a new a series of Andalusian mystery Although the final how he got the idea to write about death at the hands of her Moroc- project to work on. Many of the fic- books which Paul is working on and version has moved away the subject. can former boyfriend; and the popu- tion books he had written previ- others explore the world of bull- from the original idea, it The protagonist of this first book lar tourist destination of the Balcón ously were psychic thrillers. fighting and environmental prob- is an English woman, Juliet de Europa in Nerja. Paul had written articles in the lems such as the water shortages addresses similar themes Harding, who disappears during Paul lives in Nerja with his wife past, but was a budding fiction facing the province. to those surrounding Nerja’s San Isidro festival. The book Renate, who is originally from Ger- writer who says he had “always “One of the jobs I do is to escort Cecilia’s murder, weaves in the big issues of immi- many. The couple met while living been good at writing, even at American university students on gration and tourism on the Costa in the area and have been married school”. trips to Spain, so I have become including immigration del Sol, which touch on the origi- for 20 years. The author has learned The two of them came up with well-acquainted with Juan Ramón and stalking nal inspiration for the novel: the to speak German and says that it is the plan to write a book based on Romero, a bullfighter based in murder of Cecilia, an immigrant the predominant language spoken the events leading up to Cecilia’s Ronda, who is a descendant of Pe- from Nerja’s Argentinean twin at home. He also speaks Spanish. 24 February 16th to 22nd 2018 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH Foreigners who changed the image of Malaga

Malaga is hospitable and charitable, and always ready to fight LIZ for freedom - and the PARRY proof lies buried in the English Cemetery by a storm, she went aground just outside the port of Malaga and sank. Forty-two German lives were lost, MALAGA. When Ferdinand and including the captain and chief en- Isabella, the Catholic Monarchs, gineer, all of whom lie buried in the swept into Malaga in 1487 they im- English Cemetery. The death toll mediately set about turning the city would have been much higher with- into a Catholic fortress, converting out the valiant assistance of the lo- the main mosque into a cathedral cal population who threw themselves and smaller ones into churches. They into boats and into the water to try allocated the housing to their fol- and help, with the loss also of twelve lowers and sent the previous inhabi- ‘malagueños’. As a result of this trag- tants, if they couldn’t buy their free- edy the city earned the motto “Muy dom, into servitude or worse. hospitalaria” to add to its coat of arms. When the first ‘concejo’ or town Malaga’s hospitality did not end council was set up they granted the there. Those survivors who were un- city its own coat of arms featuring injured were taken in by local fami- the Gibralfaro castle and the sea, lies, and some of them stayed on and the crown, and the Malaga martyrs, married into Spanish families, their St Ciriaco and St Paula. It also bore surnames becoming part of the cos- the words “muy noble Ciudad de mopolitan identity of Malaga. Málaga”, and “Tanto monta” (King Ferdinand’s motto). “Muy leal” was Dr Noble The grave of Dr added by Felipe IV in 1640. The The Gneisenau sailors in need of Joseph Noble and the other texts round the shield, estab- medical assistance were taken to Malaga coat of arms. lishing Malaga as hospitable, chari- the hospital situated very close to table, dauntless, and full of free- the port, the “Hospital Noble”. This Monuments to the dom-fighters, came much later. hospital’s name came not from the freedom fighter Robert About three and a half centuries city’s motto, or as some have Boyd and the crew of after Malaga became a bastion of Ro- thought from its dedication to the the Gneisenau in the man Catholicism, it had turned into health of the nobility - nothing fur- English cemetery. a major port and industrial centre, ther from the truth! - but from the and non-Catholics were playing a British physician Dr Joseph Noble, vital part in its life. They also needed who died in Malaga during a chol- The “most charitable” Dr Noble and planned to sail round the pen- somewhere to be buried, and in 1831 era epidemic in 1859. who gave the city its hospital also A reflection of the insula and issue a “pronounce- the city became the site of the first He must have grown to love the lies buried in the English Cemetery. ment” which would trigger a gen- Protestant cemetery in the Spanish city in the short time he lived here, “Always dauntless” and “The first city’s cosmopolitan eral rebellion all over the country. peninsula. The texts added to the and true to his calling as a doctor in the fight for freedom” are mot- Led by General José María Torrijos original coat of arms reflect this he requested that part of the inheri- toes added together, as far back as history and in a ship financed by their Brit- change in Malaga’s character and tance be used to build a charity hos- 1843, just twelve years into the ex- ish sympathiser and companion status, and they have close connec- pital in the city to care not only for istence of the English Cemetery. The English Cemetery in Malaga, Robert Boyd, they got as far as the tions with the English Cemetery the people of Malaga but for the “Siempre donodada” and “La primera or the Protestant Cemetery as it Malaga coast but were betrayed, and the (despite its name) interna- many foreigners and seamen who en en peligro de la libertad” were is sometimes known, was not re- and shot without any semblance tional origins of those whose last came to the port. His heirs complied granted by royal decree in recogni- served only for English people or of trial. resting place it is. with his wishes and sailors from tion of the political struggles which for Protestants. It is in fact a very The Spanish participants in the the Gneisenau were among those brought about the downfall of the fair reflection of the cosmopoli- venture now lie under a monument Hospitality who had cause to be grateful for his Regent, General Espartero, a general tan history of Malaga since the in the Plaza de la Merced, but Boyd, When did Malaga first become so re- charity. uprising in Spain having started in 1830s, with Germans buried the 26-year-old from Londonderry nowned for its hospitality that the So too, were the victims of the Malaga. alongside Finns, and Jewish (Northern Ireland) was buried in words “muy hospitalaria” were in- Rif War who were brought to Malaga graves overlooking the plot re- the English Cemetery, where an- corporated into its coat of arms? The for medical assistance. The city Liberal rebels served for Roman Catholics. It is other monument says he fell “in answer can be found in a maritime opened its arms to the wounded, and Freedom fighters though had left situated in Avenida de Príes, not the sacred cause of liberty”. In the disaster of December 1900. The the Hospital Noble continued to ful- their mark on the city several years far from the bullring, and is main- hours before his execution, he ‘Gneisenau’ was a training ship be- fil its mission. In 1922 a royal decree earlier, in 1831, during the reign of tained as a historic monument wrote a letter to his family which longing to the Imperial German Navy rewarded the city with the addition the absolutist and repressive Fer- and garden by the Fundación Ce- showed him to be dauntless in the which was sent with a crew of 470 to its coat of arms the words “Muy nando VII. A group of Spanish lib- menterio Inglés de Málaga. face of death, prepared to “fall in men to pick up a diplomat. Battered benéfica”. erals had got together in London defence of what I hold dear”. February 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 25 26 February 16th to 22nd 2018 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH

SOCIETY SCENE Valentine’s Day and a competition for a new Adana logo

February 14th was to become involved. Adana is a charity which has fa- celebrated with dinners cilities for stray dogs which it cares and dances and one club for and rehomes so the design must was interviewed for their obviously reflect this. Entries views on Brexit should be sent to adanapresi- [email protected] before 31 March. Lions Club president Julie Barry, Wynson Beswick and Sandie Tavendale. :: SUR Adana coffee mornings start 23 :: SUR IN ENGLISH February and then the last Friday of Brexit as well as life in Spain. every month at Vice Versa in Este- The 41 Club has 50 members from Coín RBL pona port, 11am to 1pm. 10 different countries throughout Valentine’s Day dance Northern Europe and many of them Fifty-five members and guests of the only spend short periods of time in Coín branch of the Royal British Le- La Cala Lions Spain. For more information call Al- gion celebrated Valentine’s Day with Fundraising evening fie on 626998626 or visit a dinner dance at La Tavola by Miky The Legends Show Bar in La Cala de 41clubnerja.org restaurant last Friday. Mijas recently held a special evening The event, with entertainment by to raise funds for the local Lions Club. Lesley Harrison and Alicia Lane, raised The President of association, Julie The Sol Classic Car club 304 euros for the 2018 Poppy Appeal. Barry, thanked everyone for their A drive in the country The Coín branch has a full enter- support and explained that the money This Saturday the Sol Classic Car club tainment programme up to Easter, will go towards supporting the local are going on their monthly details of which can be found at community. excursion, this time to Álora. The www.coinrbl.info Last year the club donated almost meeting place is the Ventilla café near 60,000 euros, the majority of which Alhaurín Golf. For more information Adana was raised in their shop at Calle Tor- Nerja 41 club members were interviewed by university students. :: SUR contact John: [email protected] Competition for a new logo remolinos, 12, in La Cala. Estepona dog rescue and rehoming New members are always wel- Miraflores Bowls charity Adana has announced the come. Call 677059061 for more in- Men’s and Ladies’ singles launch of a competition, open to all, formation. There were many long and closely- for the design of a new logo to fea- contested matches leading up to the ture on the charity’s publicity mate- Nerja 41 Club finals with Nancy Shaw (her fourth rial. The chosen design will appear A busy month championship of the season) on all their leaflets, stationery, ban- In the last month Nerja 41 Club (ex- winning the ladies’ singles against ners and on the new van which has Round Tablers) met Klaus Hinker, Pam Kinane 27-1 and Stuart Thacker been paid for by a generous UK-based an artist from Frigiliana who showed winning the men’s singles 21-16 donor. them some of his work which against Tom Cordner (winner of last “Many people have told us they included watercolours, linocuts and week’s handicap singles). find our current logo confusing with acrylic paintings. Club members also no visual impact,” said president Mary enjoyed a sauna evening and a lunch What are you up to? Page. “One visitor to the kennels said out in Viñuela village. If you are involved in a club or associa- it reminded him of signs directing Early this month, students in the tion and planning events, trips or activi- you to the loos at the airport.” first year of their Geography degree ties that would be of interest to other readers of SUR in English, we would love The competition is open to any- at Royal Holloway, University of Lon- to hear from you: one; schools are especially welcome don, interviewed club members on Tom, Stuart, James (president), Nancy and Pam at Miraflores. :: SUR Email: [email protected] February 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 27 28 February 16th to 22nd 2018 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH

POLLY BRIT BACK RODGER BROWN

ood morning everyone like me, January in England is as liant names, many reminiscent and welcome,” yells a long and useless a month as it is of all things British - Arran Vic- ruddy-faced man in a for everyone else. But February? tory, Home Guard, Pentland G suitably muddy ano- Potatoes! February, with its Snowdrop Sun- Squire, Vales Emerald, Ulster rak. “This is our twenty-second day events, swathes of daffodils Chieftain, Valor. How on earth year, so no special landmark. How and crocuses poking green shoots does one choose a seed potato? is it out there?” “Bloody freez- through the grassy verges and We bought purple ones, red ones, ing,” comes back the cheery re- Tables of tubers and steel elbows at the rapidly lighter and longer wrinkly worm shaped ones, first sponse. an annual (polite) bunfight days marks the real beginning of earlies, second earlies, maincrops. On an icy day last weekend, the year. And the first crop to get I would have liked to consult the with the east wind blowing, we going is the early or new potato. official ‘Advisor on Varieties’ but found ourselves in a queue with So, here we are in mid Suffolk, he was deep in conversation with several hundred others for an among a wildly mixed gang of al- a man keen on becoming an ama- event I had been eagerly await- lotment holders and gardeners - teur Sarpo breeder (something ing - the annual East Anglia Po- bearded hipsters in checked complicated but vital to do with tato Day. shirts, smart old ladies wearing tackling potato blight and pre- In spite of the fact that I know posh wellies and mad hats, local serving heritage varieties). What potatoes were brought to Spain old boys (as they’re called in these a whole new wonderful world from South America by the con- parts) clutching lists of the seed we uncovered that Saturday. quistadors, and even though a potato varieties they want to buy. Best of all and not surprisingly plate of patatas fritas accompa- There are 80 different kinds care- was the quality of eavesdropping. nies every choice on the menu fully laid out in crates in the hall “Do you think there might be a del día and, let’s face it, the crisps and, as we had been warned, once black market in Charlottes?” I section of any Spanish supermar- through the doors it’s a (rather overheard a young man asking ket is highly impressive in terms polite) bunfight with sharp el- someone. “They’ve refilled the of size and variety, I have always bows and steely determination crate three times and now they’re thought of potatoes as very Brit- needed to get anywhere near the sold out.” ish. Far from glamorous or excit- tables of tubers. It reminded me And my husband, laughing ing, but earthy instead, they are of the yearly battle to achieve a hysterically, relayed a conversa- nevertheless an important sta- plate of free - but hard won - pa- tion he’d heard, from one old boy ple food in northern climes. In ella at the summer village fies- to another. “Look at all this argy- the depths of winter potatoes tas in Andalucía. bargy going on in here. It int power us through. Dull and lumpy looking they about Black whatsits day or sum- For keen vegetable growers may be but potatoes have bril- mut like tha’. It’s over taters…!” February 16th to 22nd 2018 29 SUR IN ENGLISH LIFESTYLE

THE SERIES

The crimes of ‘Little Finland’ Title: The Paradise.

Director: Marja Pyykkö. sent to Malaga to determine the lo- cation of several of her compatri- Created by: ots, who have disappeared. Upon ar- Jarmo Lampela, rival, the detective will discover that Ran Tellem and FRANCISCO Havukainen. GRIÑÁN the case is related to several retir- David Troncoso. ees who have died under mysteri-  Twitter: @pacogrinan ous circumstances. Script: Matti Laine. This Mediapro production is the MALAGA. Since it was announced first international dramatised series Production: YLE (Finland) and at the end of 2016, the series The produced by the company, which Mediapro (Spain). Paradise has caused great excite- owns significant stake in the broad- ment due to its crime drama theme casting rights to La Liga. The com- Cast: Riitta Havukainen. with a Nordic noir twist, centred pany has decided that The Paradise around the largest community of will be directed by the Finn Marja Filming: Filming will begin in Scandinavians outside of northern Pyykkö, who has directed several November of this year on sites in Europe: sunny Fuengirola, also Nordic noir series, including Hooked Fuengirola and around the Costa known as ‘Little Finland’. and Black Windows, while the script del Sol. Some scenes will be Spanish producer Mediapro and will be produced by Matti Laine, filmed in Finland. the Finnish Broadcasting Company author of several novels and writer (YLE) have confirmed the filming of popular series like Bordertown of the series, which will have a fe- and Bullets. in the present, and about those who male lead character and will begin won’t let them,” explains Tellem. filming in the Costa del Sol this com- Forget the past The original idea for the series ing November. The producers have still not released came from David Troncoso, who has It is estimated that between details on the cast members who will also produced other television dra- 15,000 and 20,000 Scandinavians accompany the Finnish lead in this mas such as ‘Olmos y Robles’ y ‘El live in Malaga province, with the Marja Pyykkö will direct the Nordic noir series The Paradise. :: YLE international production, which has chiringuito de Pepe’. majority residing in Fuengirola, been developed by the executive pro- “Fuengirola is more than a place which many resdients consider a nesses, clinics and by promoting whose lead character will be por- ducer of Homeland, Ram Tellem, where people take shelter from bad holiday paradise, as referenced in their language. trayed by the actress Riitta Havu- now working for Mediapro to fur- weather and darkness, because there the title of the series . The disappearance of a Scandina- kainen. ther develop this brand of television are more than 15,000 Finns,” said The Finns have established them- vian family in Fuengirola will kick- The veteran performer will bring drama. “The Paradise is a story about the producer who, alongside Tellem selves on the Costa del Sol with their start the plot of the series, which is life to Hilkka Mäntymäki, a 60-year- memory, about those who are try- and Laine, visited the town last year own schools, supermarkets, busi- due to span eight episodes and old police officer from Oulu who is ing to forget a difficult past and live to get a feel of the series’ setting. 30 February 16th to 22nd 2018 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH

DEBBIE BARTLETT WHAT HAPPENED TODAY? LANGUAGE FOOTNOTE E16 FEBRUARY 1962 Igualdad Equality Derechos Rights Mujeres Women A major step towards Trabajo Work Decreto Decree República Republic the recovery of Guerra Civil Civil War Mercado laboral Job market Divorcio Divorce women’s rights Aborto Abortion Matrimonio Marriage Iglesia Church ebruary 16th 1962 was a right to equal pay for the same Permiso Permission very important date for work, irrespective of gender. Dictadura Dictatorship women in Spain; on that However, when the Franco dic- Invertir To invest Fday the official state bul- tatorship began in 1939, many of Libertad Freedom letin, known as the BOE, pub- those rights were withdrawn. Educación Education lished a decree from the Minis- Numerous laws were abolished, Manifestación Protest try of Work which granted with strong support from the march women equal rights to men in Catholic Church, including those A woman worker sells a ticket on a bus in Bilbao in 1960. :: EFE the workplace. regarding civil marriage and di- This was a major step forward, vorce. There were severe penal- ship, the role of women was 1960s, and people became more ers, although the authorities put because women had lost many ties for women who had abor- made clear: they were to look af- aware of women’s rights in other the figure closer to 40,000) de- rights after the Civil War. Huge tions or who committed adul- ter the home, bear children and countries. More women bene- manding more measures to com- progress had been made during tery. instill traditional moral values. fited from an education and in bat gender violence and major the Second Republic, which Basically, the State wanted to If single women worked, they general they began to be granted differences in salary and work- lasted from 1931 until the Civil restrict women to the home and were expected to give up their more freedom. Many of them ing conditions. As many of the War began in 1936: women were subject them to the authority of job when they married, and there took the opportunity to go out protesters pointed out, the World accorded full legal status, Spain their father or husband: a woman was no place for women in pub- to work. Economic Forum had said shortly became one of the first countries needed her father’s or husband’s lic life. The situation improved still beforehand that at present rates in southern Europe to enfran- permission to drive, work, own Things began to change after further after the death of Franco, of progress it will take another chise women, abortion was le- property and travel away from the Second World War, when the but despite the advances there 169 years for the economic gap galised, adultery was no longer home. Women could not have USA began to invest in Spain in is still some way to go. Last year, in Spain to close completely. treated as a crime and women bank accounts of their own, as the 1950s in exchange for setting on International Women’s Day, were given equal access to the la- all accounts had to be registered up military bases in the country. a massive march took place in bour market. Under the 1931 Pay in the name of their husband or The improved economy resulted Madrid (500,000 people partici- · Bilingual crossword Law, workers were granted the their father. During the dictator- in gradual social changes in the pated, according to the organis- inside back page

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know how things work in sisting of a plot and a villa. Please send your questions or contact us directly to arrange Spain. Is there any way to find However, we have a problem, a personal appointment on: it out? since the plot is correctly reg- istered in the Land Registry, Ilagoson International In Spain there is a central reg- but the house is not legalised Lawyers istry where they register all and for the administration it the wills signed here, and you does not exist. In the town Avda. Playas Andaluzas 38 can submit an application for hall we have been informed (Exit ‘El Rosario’) them to inform you if the de- that there has never existed a 29604 Marbella ceased signed a will in Spain. building permit to build the Tel: 952 77 12 13 You will need to provide a house. We want to have eve- Fax: 952 82 68 61 death certificate and the per- rything in order because we [email protected] sonal details of the deceased. do not want any problem at www.ilagoson.com Offices in Málaga, Marbella This way, the central registry our age. Is there any way to and Cádiz will issue a certificate inform- legalise the house? ing you if there exists a will in Spain, and in that case, the In principle, and depending on notary where it was signed, so the specific circumstances of REF. B. O. M. that you can then ask them your case, there could be a way My father, who lived in Spain for a copy of the will. to legalise the house. First you for a long time, has recently must find out exactly how old passed away. He had signed a the house is, as well as rule out will in England before he had REF. E. L. I. the possible existence of any accquired the property in One year ago I retired in the kind of sanction in place by the :: SUR Spain, which is the only asset UK, and together with my town hall or the Junta de Anda- in the inheritance. We think- wife, we decided to buy a lucía. Once we have that infor- PET FRIENDLY CAR VIEWING that there is a good chance property in Spain and move mation, it may be possible to le- that years later, when he was here to live. After visiting galise the house, as long as it is Malaga’s automobile museum has received numerous four-legged living in Spain, he signed an- several properties, we de- not in any administrative proce- enthusiasts since it opened its doors to dogs every Monday. The other will here, but we do not cided to buy an estate con- dure already. initiative to allow visitors to take their pets into the museum’s galleries began with the new Monday opening hours in January First Assessment Consultation FREE of Charge and, according to the museum, has been welcomed by owners. A visit to the motor vehicle and fashion collection can now be com- bined with a walk along the nearby seafront. February 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 31 32 February 16th to 22nd 2018 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH

DENISE BUSH GARDENING READER’S PHOTO Aristea major / capitata

A stunning South African plant which forms a large clump of sword like leaves and has tall spikes of dark blue flowers during the spring and summer

::DENISE BUSH sceptre and it is known as Cetro azul reaching 1.5 metres tall by about :: GRAHAM ALEXANDER Aristea, is a genus of plants in the in Spanish. one metre wide and spreads by its Iridaceae (Iris) family. The fifty five Although drought hardy, Aristea rhizomous roots to form a dense FROSTED TREFOILS species in the genus are found dis- will benefit from regular watering clump. The long, narrow leaves are tributed throughout Africa and in the summer and is also suit- evergreen and provide a stunning We’ve been having quite a few frosty mornings recently and Madagascar. Aristea major, syno- able for planting at the architectural element Graham Alexander snapped this photo of the icy white leaves nym A. capitata, is native to South edge of a pond. It is whether in a large pot of a plant belongingto the Trifolium genus (clover family) in Africa. Its common name is Blue a big plant, or as an accent plant Estepona. in the border. The tall flower spikes GARDENING HINTS are crammed wwith hun- Fascinating facts about dredsd of flowerf buds whichw open a trees part one fewf at a time Three trillion is an estimation mately), before that, the with each one of the number of trees on planet had weird fungi-like lasting just a day. Earth. Sounds a lot but it is growths called Prototastites Most common va- around 47% less than 12,000 which had thick trunks and rieties have deep-blue years ago, before man really reached about 8 metres high. flowers with yellow anthers got in to agriculture and the The most ancient living tree on but there are pink and white varie- resulting deforestation. Of the the planet is the Ginkgo biloba, ties available too. The flowers are over 60,000 species of tree they were around 200 million particularly loved by bees and but- known to science, more than years ago and have hardly terflies and have a subtle fragrance. half are endemic (occur natu- changed since. Another an- Once flowering has finished the rally) in only one country. The cient tree is the Wollemia, spent stems can be removed but if countries with the highest which was believed to have left, they turn a reddish brown and number of endemic species are been extinct for 150 million add winter interest. Brazil (named after the brazil- years until a mature specimen Aristea needs plenty of sun but wood tree), Colombia and In- was discovered in an Australian like most blue flowered plants, the donesia. Earth has only had national park in 1994. There colour of the blooms appears more trees for the last 470 million of are only around 80 mature intense if given a little shade dur- its 4.5 billion years (approxi- Wollemia trees on the planet. ing the hottest part of the day. Propagating Aristea can be tricky. Not all varieties produce viable seed and if the seed does germi- PHOTOS nate, the resulting plants may take between three and ten years to Calling all Email your photos to eng- flower. Aristea can be divided but gardeners [email protected] or send dislikes root disturbance and the them to SUR in English, rhizomes must not be left to dry Avda Dr Marañón 48, 29009 out. However in ideal conditions We know that many of our Malaga, with a caption and a it may self-seed. readers have lovely gardens, few words of explanation. A smaller version of A. major is or enjoy growing plants on Alternatively, you can send A. ecklonii which is said to be much their terraces or balconies, them to us via Facebook tougher, withstanding both so why not share them with (surenglish) or Twitter Aristea major and close up of blooms (inset). :: WIKIMEDIA drought and some frost. others? (@SUR_English) February 16th to 22nd 2018 33 SUR IN ENGLISH LIFESTYLE New book by British author focuses on Andalusian folklore

Tony Bryant has collected relatively unknown tales of miracles and fascinating legends, some of which are based on historical facts

:: SUR IN ENGLISH TORREMOLINOS. British author and journalist, Tony Bryant, has re- cently published his latest book, An- dalucía - Between Dream and Real- ity. Bryant, who writes for SUR in English, is an avid flamenco aficio- The multi-coloured cube is instantly recognisable. :: SUR nado and is known for his extensive work within the world of the An- dalusian Gypsies. Bryant with his latest book about Andalusian legends. :: SUR The latest offering is the writer’s Centre Pompidou set to fourth book and it tells the story of Moors in the eighth century until The book is divided into two sec- Andalucía through the legends and present day, and includes many rela- tions: the first is a brief look through remain in Malaga until 2025 myths that play a large role in the tively unknown tales of miracles the historical events that contrib- history of the province. The former and legends, some of which are uted to the fascinating history of musician, who has lived in Malaga based on actual facts. Andalucía; part two is a selection of following new agreement for almost 25 years, researched doz- He pays special attention to the legends encompassing religion, roy- ens of old legends and anecdotes as- Gypsies, a race that has fascinated alty, Gypsies, bullfighters, highway- sociated with the history of the land the author since he discovered his men, pilgrims and artists. Malaga city hall and the At last week’s ceremony, the he now considers his home. own Romany roots while research- The book is available from Ama- director of the French king showed his support for the The book traces the history of An- ing his family history many years zon in both e-book format and pa- partnership and stated his hope dalucía from the invasion of the ago. perback. museum have agreed to that it wouldn’t just be a “modern extend its presence by a utopia”, as the new permanent ex- further five years hibition is called, but rather a “a reality for many more years to CUTTING HAIR come”. :: A. J. LÓPEZ Sources consulted by SUR have TO RAISE FUNDS MALAGA. The Centre Pompidou confirmed that the conditions of FOR CUDECA and Malaga city hall have reached the new deal will remain the same an initial agreement which sets out as those of the former; Malaga a plan for the museum to remain council will pay the Centre Pom- More than twelve stylists par- in the city for a further five years, pidou 2.07 million euros annually, ticipated in Cudeca’s ‘Hair for extending the current deal which a million of which is for the use of Care’ event last weekend. The ran until 2020 to 2025. its brand and collections, with the Salon in Benalmádena, Cecilia The branch of the French gallery rest covering transportation, in- Rossi in Arroyo de la Miel and which first came to the city in surance and specialist consulta- Petros in Fuengirola raised March 2015, will see its contract tion. The agreement is yet to be ap- 2,350 euros during a marathon doubled from five to ten years. This proved by the council, however. haircutting session. Carlos was agreed by mayor Francisco de The Centre Pompidou Málaga is White, fundraiser for Cudeca, la Torre and president of the Pom- the first branch of the French mu- said, “A big thank you to the pidou Centre Serge Lasvignes, who seum to be opened outside of France. three salons for their tireless met last Tuesday at the Fine Art Its launch was first discussed pub- commitment.” :: SUR Awards, hosted in the gallery and licly at the Franco-Spanish summit presided over by King Felipe VI. in Paris in December 2014. 34 February 16th to 22nd 2018 HEALTH&BEAUTY SUR IN ENGLISH

The current flu epidemic has caused more deaths in Spain than than the pandemic of 2009

This winter has been Data from the latest report from of 2017 and that deaths are mostly the National Network of Epidemi- concentrated among those over 64. the most lethal of the ological Surveillance at the Carlos III Aside from the increase in mor- past decade, with 472 Institute of Health, suggests that the tality, the number of infections is week 29 January to 4 February saw slightly higher than it has been over people losing their 116 new deaths, a significant increase the past two years; the highest level lives to the flu on the 356 already registered. of flu infection registered this sea- From these figures it is clear that son has been 290 cases per 100,000 :: EUROPA PRESS the number of deaths related to the inhabitants, compared to 222 cases MADRID. Spain has registered a to- flu virus is far higher this season com- during 2016-2017 or 210 in 2015-2016. tal of 472 deaths due to flu since the pared to 2016-17, when there was a The World Health Organisation beginning of November, when the total of 421 deaths between October and the European Centre for Disease first confirmed death was registered 2016 and May 2017. Prevention and Control have criti- in the 2017-2018 season - the most The authors of the report say that cised the “low acceptance” of the flu deadly of the last decade, including this flu season is producing “exces- vaccine in Europe, where in many the pandemic of influenza A (H1N1) sive mortality, greater than what had countries only a third of adults have in 2009. been anticipated” since the last week been vaccinated. File photo of a flu jab. :: SUR

DOCTORS MARK Protests threatened ating theatres to finally welcome patients. TEN YEARS IN if Guadalhorce A statement released by the MARBELLA group’s spokesman, Miguel Esté- hospital operating ban, asked for “transparency” and theatres are not compliance with the time frames Dr Bernd Reisbeck and Dr that had been previously agreed. Manuela Reisbeck have re- opened If this doesn’t happen, Estéban cently celebrated the tenth an- warned that “protests will resume”. niversary of their practice in He expressed his annoyance at Marbella, where they specialise :: FERNANDO TORRES the empty promises of government in family medicine, internal CÁRTAMA. The Prohospital plat- health organisations, who had as- medicine and cardiology. form in the Guadalhorce valley is sured him that the new facilities Around 100 people attended tired of waiting. The group has would be open by the end of 2017. the anniversary event including been campaigning for years for the A spokesman for Endesa, the patients, partners (doctors) High Resolution Hospital (CHARE) electricity company involved in and friends. Manuela and in Cártama to open. the project, said that the firm was Bernd are pictured right with Though many departments are “ready to begin the work”, but it secretary Angela Hanchen. :: SUR operational, the group is demand- was waiting on work permits for ing action that will allow its oper- the contract. February 16th to 22nd 2018 SUR IN ENGLISH 35 36 February 16th to 22nd 2018 HEALTH&BEAUTY SUR IN ENGLISH

:: INÉS GALLASTEGUI Paqui, aged 74, was last seen in the Plaza del Lavadero in Salobreña at 1pm on the Saturday. “It’s really difficult, searching for her. She tends to wander off and she has a six-hour start on us,” said the head of the Civil Protection service in this town in Granada province. About 40 volunteers and police of- ficers were combing the area. The search finally ended at 10am on the Monday, when a Guardia Civil patrol found her body on some rocks under the cliffs, a 40-min- ute walk from the town. Paqui’s story is a tragedy which is repeated about every six days in Spain: an elderly person with early dementia goes out into the street, wanders around aimlessly and is then lost forever. Specialist asso- ciations say that of all the cases of people who disappear as if the earth had swallowed them up, these are the easiest to prevent: a geolocator which costs between 50 and 100 euros would sound the alarm immediately if they left their normal environment. “It makes me feel so helpless, because they don’t go to the other side of Spain: they’re right here, in a radius of three kilometres from their homes. These are deaths which could have been prevented,” says Joaquín Amills, the president of SOS Desaparecidos. Why do Alzheimer’s sufferers get lost? Cases such as that of Paqui The steps of the lost sometimes occur when the patient has not yet been diagnosed with this neurodegenerative illness, or when it has been diagnosed but Every year in Spain around 50 elderly Alzheimer’s sufferers die after the patient is not aware of their cerebral deterioration and still wandering off, becoming disorientated and suffering a blow or fall. A seems independent enough to be able to go out and follow their nor- geolocator which costs around 50 euros could save them mal routines without constant su- pervision. Cristóbal Carnero, the head of Cognitive Neurology at the Virgen February 16th to 22nd 2018 37 SUR IN ENGLISH HEALTH&BEAUTY

de las Nieves hospital in Granada, know how to ask for help so they says that problems in identifying don’t ask. Or they don’t know what places and orienting themselves to ask, because they have forgot- are early symptoms of this form ten where they live. If they go the of dementia. “There can also be wrong way, their situation becomes temporary disorientation”, says even worse.” Every step could be Cheles Cantabrana, president of leading them towards their death. the Spanish Alzheimer’s Confed- eration (Ceafa). “They might go to A home from the past the hairdresser on a Sunday, or A tendency to wander about is a head off to work without remem- typical sign of Alzheimer’s and it bering that they don’t work any also appears in more advanced more,” she explains. stages. “Some patients have recur- Other symptoms often oc- ring and obsessive ideas. They don’t cur before this disorienta- recognise the house in which they tion, such as not being live and they go out to look for able to remember nor- ‘their’ home, which is nearly al- mal words, forgetting ways somewhere they have lived an appointment, for- in the past or may even be their getting where they childhood home,” explains Guil- have put an every- lermo García Ribas, the head of the day item, repeating In seatch of Paqui. In the photo above, volunteers search Cognitive Deterioration Unit at the same question close to Salobreña beach. Left, the body being removed the Ramón y Cajal hospital in Ma- or losing keys. from the bottom of a cliff. :: JAVIER MARTÍN drid. Sometimes they have nega- “Unfortunately tive feelings towards those who the families tolerate look after them and feel an urgent a loss of memory, and wandering in the street, dents, although they have not had need to escape. that’s a cultural error. families do tend to take such a dramatic conclusion. The situation is aggravated when They say ‘it’s normal, it more seriously. Some- “It isn’t just that these people the patients live in outlying dis- he’s 80, it’s due to age’,” times it is an incident like don’t recognise the places they pass tricts of towns or cities, or in vil- says Dr Carnero. But when this which makes them de- through,” says Dr Carnero. “It’s lages, and they wander off into the an elderly person is brought cide to consult a specialist. that they do not have the resources countryside where solitude, night- home by a neighbour or the po- Many relatives recall that there to resolve problems themselves; fall and anxiety make the lice, because they have been found have been a series of small inci- they have little initiative, don’t problem worse. Death can > 38 February 16th to 22nd 2018 HEALTH&BEAUTY SUR IN ENGLISH

ON THE MAP Localising app Accessories for everday use There are several available. The The most sophisticated geolo- Life360 (free and in Premium cators are hidden in everyday 95 version) creates family circles items such as belts, shoes, euros, plus 12 euros service char- whose members can see where necklaces, wallets or watches ge a month, is the cost of wat- 1.2 the others are at any time. The and allow you to know where ches and necklaces sold by Neki. million people in Spain have problem is that many elderly the wearer is. If they leave They include a geolocator and an Alzheimer’s: seven per cent of people don’t know how to use a their safety zone, thanks to SOS button and the wearer can over-65s and 50 per cent of mobile phone. It also has to be the GPS system a warning is make and receive calls from pre- over-85s. carried all the time and charged. issued. set numbers.

occur through blows or fal- ple over the age of 70 disappear- they account for 22 per cent of all THE WORST ENDING Salvo’ plan into effect, which as > ling into ditches or down ing, of whom 54 were found dead disappearances even though there well as expanding the geo-local- precipices, hypothermia, heat and 17 are still missing. are fewer of them than children isation system also included the stroke, starvation or lack of medi- The QSD Global European Foun- or younger adults. He believes the need to make families more aware cation which they need to take. dation for People who have Disap- response from the security forces, Three months of the risks faced by their elderly In Spain there is no official reg- peared, which is run by journalist Civil Protection and social media relatives. “Many of them aren’t ister of disappearances, and there- Paco Lobatón, broadcast deails of is quickest and most effective with no news aware,” says Paco Lobatón, who fore nobody knows how many peo- 111 people over the age of 70 who when an elderly person goes miss- admits that they are still waiting ple who disappear suffer from de- went missing, and registered 43 ing - many of them die in the first for the government’s commit- mentia. The NGOs have figures of deaths. 24 hours - but it would help if those ments to be converted into action. their own: in 2017 SOS Desapari- Amills points out that these peo- at risk were to be equipped with a Saturnino Garzas is a clear exam- For families, who are already ciones registered 174 cases of peo- ple are the most vulnerable, and geo-locator so their families or staff ple of preventable drama. Suffer- trying to come to terms with the at the homes always know where ing from Parkinson’s and Alz- implacable destruction caused by they are. heimer’s, at the age of 67 he went this cruel illness, when someone Apart from mobile apps, there into a care home in Torrelodones gets lost it is an extremely distress- are devices on the market for 50 and a week later he disappeared ful situation. “More than for the euros, although the most sophis- without trace. person who has wandered off, in ticated ones cost around 100: hid- The management at the home fact, because although they may den in watches or necklaces, they say he jumped over a two-metre- panic or be confused they tend to alert several carers at once, enable high fence, which the family forget about it afterwards,” says the wearer to make and receive doubts because he was not very Dr García Ribas. “I remember a lady calls and warn if they move out- mobile and had recently under- who came to the hospital to visit side the secure area. gone surgery because of a hernia. a patient and said she was going to “Elderly people are often more A search in the Madrid moun- the bathroom. On the way, she de- prepared to accept this type of ac- tains proved fruitless until three cided to go to the village. Her hus- cessory than a mobile phone, and months later, on 6 March 2017, band was in despair, but 12 hours because the localiser is hidden they his body was found two kilome- later she turned up as if nothing are not stigmatised by it,” says Ra- tres from the care home. had ever happened,” he says. fael Ferrer, the founder of Neki, His son Iván believes he had “There is a tendency to blame the company from Aragón which fallen and died of cold. “He was yourself for what happens,” says leads the Spanish market in these only wearing a sweatshirt. I don’t Cheles Cantabrena. “Partners or devices, which are used by 2,000 think he could have survived children know they need to keep people. past midnight,” he says. an eye on the patient when they At a time when the Law of De- What is tragic is that for years are losing faculties, but they may pendence doesn’t come anywhere Saturnino had worn a belt with a not realise they have to be super- near covering the needs of these geo-locator. “We offered it to the vised 24 hours a day. Sometimes patients, nor do the administra- care home and they said it basic precautionary measures like tions subsidise the cost of this type wouldn’t be needed, because he bolts on the doors or a sign saying of device which many families are wouldn’t be able to get out,” says ‘No entry’ on the back of the front unable to afford. In some places Iván. The home was fined for fail- door don’t work.” organisations like Cruz Roja can ing to protect its residents. The The organisations say there is a help them join the telephone as- family are taking legal action need to create safety networks in sistance service. against it. the surrounding area. QSD Global The economic crisis, says Amills, proposes protocols for cooperation has made dependent elderly peo- between police forces and the near- ple more vulnerable. “Some fami- est health centres. Cheles Cant- lies have had to bring their rela- greater,” says Dr García Ribas. abrana stresses the importance of tives out of residential homes, day “non-physical barriers” through centres have closed down and there Additional distress friendly relationships, so that staff is less money around to pay for car- In March 2016 the QSD Global in local shops and near neighbours, ers and other means of support,” Foundation signed a collaboration if informed of the situation, can he says. Elderly people are the most agreement under which the Min- raise the alarm if they spot some- unprotected, even though in Spain istry of Health promised that in thing and avoid a drama. For Paco families tend to be very close. “In these situations it would protect Lobatón, there is no time to lose countries in northern Europe and “vulnerable groups” such as the if people’s lives are to be saved. the USA there are a lot of people elderly. Last year Imserso signed There is one death every six days. on their own and the risk is an agreement to put a ‘Mayores a “This has to be stopped,” he says. February 16th to 22nd 2018 39 SUR IN ENGLISH FOOD&DRINK

ANDREW. J. LINN Grandma’s casseroles ‘HOW TO BE SPANISH’... REALLY promote traditional cuisine

Restaurants and bars on consist of meat, poultry, offal, pulses earthenware dish. he now infamous article as is the absence of bidets in bath- the Cazuela de la Abuela and vegetables or fish and seafood. The cazuela will be available dur- published in The Times, rooms or the intolerance of children Each of the establishments -which ing normal opening hours and cus- ‘How to be Spanish’ has in bars and restaurants, or the rou- route in Fuengirola offer will compete for the title of best ca- tomers can vote for their particular T provoked a level of indig- tine boredom of provincial pubs fre- hearty stews served in zuela in Fuengirola- will prepare their favorite. More details can be found nation that its author did not an- quented by aged couples that spend an earthenware dish own recipe served in the signature on the Fuengirola town hall website. ticipate. Disregarding such com- hours staring at a beer without ex- ments as, “Forget Anglo-Saxon no- changing a word, or the total lack of tions of politeness, discretion and any sort of gastronomic culture :: TONY BRYANT decorum”, “being Spanish requires (whereas in Spain everyone knows FUENGIROLA. More than 50 utter disdain for punctuality”, or what each village is famous for in restaurants and bars in Fuengirola “arriving anywhere 30 minutes gastronomic terms, be it olive oil, a will participate in the seventh edi- late is actually considered quite type of sausage, honey, or what- tion of the Cazuela de la Abuela early and quite rude”, we can con- ever). Or the office sandwich half- route. This gastronomic event, centrate on Chris Haslam’s ideas hour chained to a desk, the equiva- which begins on Friday (today) about how the Spanish behave lent in Spain being sufficient time and continues until Sunday 4 around food and drink. to enjoy a freshly-cooked lunch March, is aimed at promoting a tra- He writes, “Being Spanish in- with work colleagues, or identical ditional home-cooked dishknown volves walking into a bar, kissing high streets in every town with the locally as ‘grandma’s casserole’. The and hugging complete strangers, same chain stores and franchises culinary initiative will offer resi- shouting ‘Oiga’ at the waiter and and not a tapas bar in sight. dents and visitors the chance to chucking anything you can’t eat or Surely, given the choice, any taste variations of local casserole drink on the floor […] you can drop sensible person would choose to be recipes accompanied by a drink for the please and thank yous; they’re a Spaniard, provided it be an just two euros. so unnecessary […] swear like a authentic one. The cazuela is an earthenware trooper, drink cold red wine, and dish and the word is also used to eat everything you order: countries WINE OF THE WEEK describe a hearty type of stew that have suffered from hunger are found all over Andalucía. It can funny about things like that.” Yllera Crianza 2012 Haslam now maintains the arti- cle was not meant to offend anyone, A family-run bodega, just outside but an attack on the proud Span- the Ribera del Duero official zone iard’s way of life is inevitably insult- so it has to refer to itself as a Cas- ing. Although doubt exists about tilla-León table wine, whereas in whether he ever visited Spain, to fact it is as good as any write a similar article from the regular Duero. Aged in other end of the telescope it is in- French and American deed necessary to visit Britain. oak, a very rich wine Visitors complain about the BO that consistently gets redolent in the tube on warm days, high grades. Around six but this is surely just imagination, euros. A typical cazuela :: SUR February 16th to 22nd 2018 40 SUR IN ENGLISH

DISCOVER ANDALUCÍA

View of the town and castle. :: SUR A frontier town in Jaén The church and Alcazaba fortress. :: CAMINOS DE PASIÓN QUICK GUIDE What to see in Alcalá la Real TWO DAYS IN ALCALÁ LA La Mota castle. REAL he history of Al-Ánda- today are the result of architec- Historically valuable walled lus cannot be under- tural reforms which were carried precinct with a church, three Car + walking stood without realising out after 1341, when it was taken towers and the fortress. Journey time: 2 hours from Malaga. T the importance of definitively by Alfonso XI. Cerro del Castillo de la Mota, Visits in the town: 7 hours Routes in the area: 3 hours some frontier towns which for Of its early origins, the se- 23680 Alcalá la Real decades passed between Muslim ven gateways are still there. Church of La Consolación. and Christian hands. They used to be part of the cir- Also known as Santa María la One of these is Alcalá la Real, cular walls which made the Mayor, its construction was Cordoba Jaén which stands at the foot of La upper part of the castle practi- finished in the 18th century. Alcalá la Real Mota fortress, whose interior re- cally impregnable. Glorieta de Consolación, sembles a trip through mediaeval Beside the old Alcazaba for- 23680 Alcalá la Real Granada Almeria history in the southern part of tress, in La Mota castle today you Town Hall. Jaén province. can see the Iglesia Mayor Abacial, Built in 1733, it is one of the Malaga It is within this walled pre- a Gothic-style church built on most unique and remarkable cinct that Alcalá originated. Al- the site of a former mosque. In buildings in the town. though many original features of addition to this valuable histori- Plaza Arcipreste de Hita, JAVIER ALMELLONES its Andalusian construction still cal monument, there are panora- 23680 Alcalá la Real remain, most of those to be seen mic views over the countryside Popular religion museum. of the Sierra Sur in Jaén, and the- Valuable collection of ecclesi- re are numerous attractions for astical items, inside the San visitors outside the old castle Juan church walls. Plaza de San Juan, After being taken by the 23680 Alcalá la Real. Christian troops, the town be- Casas de Enfrente: gan to grow on the side of the A fine example of 18th cen- hill called La Mota. One place of tury architecture. interest which should not be Plaza Arcipreste de Hita, missed is the Information Cen- 23680 Alcalá la Real. tre about Life on the Frontier, situated in the Abacial Palace  beside the town hall and the Casas de Enfrente (both 18th century), which is one of the most important buildings in Alcalá la Real. There are also several churches and convents which demonstrate the important role this town had in Andalucía between the 16th and 19th centuries. Among the most important churches are those dedicated to La Consola- ción, San Juan, San Antón and La Encarnación, but they are all worth seeing. After a walk around Alcalá, most visitors like to try some of the typical confectionery or sample the traditional cured The church of San Juan. :: TURISMO ANDALUZ meats for which it is famous. Elegant 18th century buildings. :: SUR February 16th to 22nd 2018 41 SUR IN ENGLISH WHAT TO DO

EXHIBITIONS traperlo, Plaza Poeta Alfonso Ca- Orchestra nales. Malaga. Teatro Cervantes The artists Siobhan Riordan (UK) 16 February, 8pm. Holocaust Remembrance Day and Daysury Valencia (Denmark) The orchestra, under the baton of Marbella. Until 3 March. Galería are two black artists living in Georg Mark and with cellist Yusto /Giner, C/ Madera 9. Malaga. In this exhibition, the art- Adolfo Gutiérrez Arenas, will be Daniel Solomons’ ‘Olam haba / The ists celebrate black cultural heri- performing music by Edward World to Come’ is an exhibtion to tage to project a positive image of Elgar and Robert Schumann. mark the International Holocaust black people throughout history, Tickets: Remembrance and Prevention of and at the same time underline http://www.teatrocervantes.com Crimes Against Humanity Day. It is that the cultural contribution of a series of photographs, autobio- black residents in Malaga enriches Lucas Colman graphical and architectural, that society. www.facebook.com/Café- Malaga. 16 February, 10pm. La portray the Jewish cultural image de-Estraperlo Cochera Cabaret. 5€. in and around London. Lucas Colman presents his first The exhibition focuses on human beings and nature. :: SUR ArtFest album, released last year. Classic Marvel Comics Calahonda. Until 30 March. Estepona. Until 31 March. Atlantis PMR, CC Los Olivos. Auditorio Felipe VI. The ArtFest is an art competition This exhibition will focus on the Abstract art initiated by The Arts Society for all most popular characters from Mar- affiliated societies worldwide. Ten vel comics in the 1960s-1980s, in- of the Costa del Sol branch mem- cluding Spiderman, the X Men, The exhibition in Malaga bers are participating. This exhibi- Fantastic Four, Thor and Iron Man. tion is by appointment only. Call 952933870 or email: Teresa@atla- :: TONY BRYANT The exhibition, which focuses tinspmr.com More information MALAGA. The Ateneo Art Gal- on the relationship between the http://www.theartssociety-costa- lery in Malaga is hosting a new human beings and nature, en- delsol.org/ exhibition of works by local art- gages a combination of paint, ist, Luis Bujalance. photography, wood and asphalt Picasso’s Footprint The work of the Malaga artist to create the possibility of ex- Mijas. Until 19 February. Museo de conveys expressionism based on pression and communication. los Gálvez. the impulses of his own person- Luis Bujalance, who holds a This exhibition by Ramón Núñez Blackness, Málaga. ality according to his mood. It is degree in fine arts from the Poly- will open today at 8pm. precisely this quality that gives technic University of Valencia, Cántica Cuarteto his art, submerged in the purely began his career in the 1990s and Joint exhibition Torremolinos. 16 February, abstract, its expertise in the ap- has had several exhibitions in Nerja. Until 17 February. Sala de Ex- 8.30pm. Centro Cultural Pablo plication of consciously chosen Norway and the USA. posiciones Calle Cristo. Picasso. colours and the combination of This free exhibition, which be- Brendon Taylor and Maribel Martín Cánitca Cuarteto is made up of the most diverse materials and gan last week and continues un- are holding a joint exhibition of Yolanda Campos, mezzosoprano, Equilíbrio, Malaga. techniques. Each work is accom- til Friday 23 March, can be their works. Inmaculada Gómez, flute and panied by words, phrases or stra- viewed between the hours of 6 castanets, Ángel Martín various The “Indaliano” Movement tegically placed numbers that add pm and 9.30 pm from Monday CHARITY percussion instruments and Antequera. Until 16 March. an air of mystery to his art. to Friday. Manuel Esteban classic guitar and Centro Unicaja de Cultura. composition. This exhibition will display works American Club table top sale by several influential artists from Estepona. 25 February, From noon Music and dance for Saint this mid-twentieth century move- [email protected]. until 4pm. 69 C/San Roque. Free Valentine ment, including José Gómez Abad, entry. Malaga. 17 February, 8pm. Sala Antonio López Díaz, Miguel Rafael Heredia Table reservations 5€. Informa- María Cristina. Cantón Checa and Jesús de Perce- Malaga. Until 27 February. Alfajar tion, or to reserve a table call 952 The Joven Orquesta Promúsica val. Sala, C/Cister 793 059 with violin soloists Pablo Martín An exhibition entitled ‘Medi- and David Posé, will accompany Equilibrio terráneo’ by Rafael Heredia. Classical music the Happy Style Dance school. Malaga. Until 23 February. Sala de Torremolinos. 17 February, 8pm, Usos Múltiples, Plaza de la Ma- Axel Miret ‘Paso’ Casa de la Cultura. 8€. Coalition rina. Malaga. Until 2 March. El Retorno The concert is to raise funds for Ed- Malaga. 17 February, 10pm, Sala Paintings, drawings, photographs de Lilith, C/Cobertizo del Conde wind organised by the Juventudes Camaleón, Av de los Guindos. 2€. and sculptures make up this exhi- 6, behind Picasso’s birthplace in Musicales de Málaga. Pop, Rock and Blues classics, plus a bition of 44 works by various art- Plaza de la Merced. sprinkling of Irish influence, sev- ists. Belgian artist Axel Miret will be ex- Axel Miret, Malaga MUSIC & DANCE eral French numbers, and a few of hibiting a selection of his works. their own compositions. Museum Jorge Rando Malaga. Until 23 March. Ateneo Malaga. Until 25 February. Cruz José Basto de Malaga, C/Compañía The Wall Bar Joven Orquesta Mediterránea del Molinillo, 12 Malaga. Until 8 March. Galería Luis Bujalance started his career in Malaga. Hotel Vincci Posada del Almuñécar. 7pm. Auditorio Casa de A temporary exhibition entitled Benedito, C/Niño de Guevara. the 90s and has has several exhibi- Patio, 11pm, entry free. la Cultura. ‘Nacerán Nuevas Auroras’ (the An exhibition by Cadiz artist José tions in the USA and Norway. 16 February. Daphne & Nicky Trio. 18 February. Beethoven’s Birth of Colour) is currently on dis- Basto. Jazz and bossanova. Concerto Nº3 and 5. play. The museum also holds po- Blackness With pianists Noelia Rodiles and etry and musical events. Nature and Perception Malaga. Until 16 April. Café de Es- Malaga Philharmonic Alejandro Algarra. 42 February 16th to 22nd 2018 WHAT TO DO SUR IN ENGLISH

MUSIC & DANCE 21 February, 1pm. Some regions and social groups are likely to be disproportionately Génesis Jazz Band vulnerable to the negative effects Torremolinos. 16 February, 8.30pm. Stand-up comedy night of globalisation. Are ordinary Centro Cultural Pablo Ruiz Picasso. people unable to stop international The Génesis Jazz band have a wide companies taking over from repertoire of music including pop, :: TONY BRYANT governments? soul, motown, ball room and jazz. FUENGIROLA. The Salon Vari- They sing most of the songs in Eng- etés Theatre in Fuengirola is to A Mixed Bag: ‘Globalisation’. lish but also some in French, Portu- host a night of stand-up comedy 27 February, 11am. guese and Spanish. Free entry. on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 Bob Henman talks on how the February. Following the success political economy affects Murgas and comparsas of last year’s one-night event, the globalisation Torremolinos. 16-18, 23 February, theatre has added another night Auditorio Municipal Príncipe de As- this year to cater for the ticket Red Cross Informative talk turias. Free. demand. 23 February, 11am. Restaurante As part of the Carnaval celebra- Dave Thompson, former Tinky Parquesol, El Morche, Torrox Costa. tions, 10 comparsa groups and 12 Winky of the Tellytubbies and Richard Weale is a volunteer with murgas will be competing for cash cult hero on the university cir- the Spanish Red Cross and will be prizes with the final being held on cuit in Britain, has performed his speaking about their work across 23 February. Each day the perform- absurd style of stand-up comedy the Axarquía region, together with ances start at 9pm except on 18 Feb all over the world and he is re- the services and assistance they when it will be held from midday turning to host the show in can provide, irrespective of age or until 7pm. Fuengirola again this year. nationality. Known for his quick-fire sense Dave Thompson will perform in Fuengirola :: SUR of humour, Dave, who has writ- Lux Mundi Art Appreciation ten material for Ronnie Corbett, INFORMATION the Daily Telegraph for an open Torre del Mar. 19 February, Bruce Forsyth and Harry Hill, mike competition. He was at 10.30am. Lux Mundi Ecumenical will perform alongside two other rock bottom with nothing to lose Centre, Avda Moscatel. 2€. UK top comedians: Sean Meo, What: Stand-up comedy and after reaching the finals in “The Private Life of Masterpieces” who has appeared on Tonight at show 1998, Geoff’s career as a stand-up was a BBC arts documentary series the London Palladium, has been was established. which told the stories behind great described as ‘surreal, sexy and Where: Salon Varietés Thea- Zany comedian, Dave Thomp- works of arts languages. The origi- very, very funny and Geoff Whit- tre, Fuengirola son, described by Timeout Maga- nal narrations were done by the ac- ing, billed as one of Britain’s fun- zine as the ‘the weirdest dude on tor Samuel West and Tim Pigot- niest men. When: Saturday 24, 7.30pm the face of the earth’, told SUR in Smith. There will be a short intro- Sean Meo has been a profes- and Sunday 25 February, 7pm. English, “Sean Meo and Geoff duction about each artist followed sional stand-up comedian since Whiting are brilliant performers by a showing of the episode. The Gregory Kunde, Malaga the late 1980s and has since risen and we are lucky have them par- next features The Great Wave by to the top of the UK comedy night to Celebrity Squares. ticipating in this year’s show.” Hokasai. scene. He has worked alongside At the age of 37, Geoff Whiting Tickets are available from the Sa- Gregory Kunde Clive James and Jimmy Tarbuck was living on state benefits and lon Varietés ticket office and Malaga. 17 February, 8pm. Teatro and appeared on many television struggling to find employment, website. Cervantes. shows, from Des O’Connor To- until he answered an advert in Gregory Kunde has sung in some of the most important opera thea- tres of the world. He will be accom- panied by José Ramón Martín, the Cuarteto Granada 15, C/La Orotava. 25€ Quesada and by guitarist Marcos acclaimed pianist. Malaga. 23 February, 8pm. Sala Member of the flamenco band Palometas. Unicaja de Conciertos María Cris- Habitchuela, Antonio Carmona Chili Pepes tribute act tina. 10€. will be performing songs from his Manuel Liñán Malaga. 16 February, 9.30pm. Sala A recital dedicated to composer third solo album, ‘Obras son Almuñécar. 16 February, 8pm. Trinchera, C/Parauta. 6€ in Dmitri Shostakovitch featuring amores’. Tickets: ticketea.com Auditorio Casa de la Cultura. adavnce, 9€ from box office. symphonies nº 3 and 15. ‘Baile de Autor’ with Manuel Liñán The Chili Pepes perform the www.unientradas.es Flamenco in the Museum and his dance group. greatest hits of The Red Hot Chili Malaga. Museo de Arte Flamenco Antonio Carmona, Paris 15. Peppers. Tickets: entradium.com Ho Down with TOPS Peña Juan Breva, C/Ramón Fran- LECTURES or from Superskunk in C/Gra- Alhaurín el Grande. 24 February, quelo. Lux Mundi talk nada, South Urban in C/Niño del 8.30pm. Venta La Recta. 8€ 17 February, 8.30pm. Sandra Fuengirola. 21 February, 4pm. Lux Museo or Disaster in C/Córdoba. Food is available before the show cisneros. U3A Lectures Mundi Ecumenical Centre. 2€. from 7pm. Songs from artists such For information and bookings call Fuengirola. Lux Mundi reference A Journey Through Dementia, in- Dúo Salzburgo as Willie Nelson, Charlie Rich, 687 607 526 or email Library, free to members, guests troduced by Ian Phillips. Tel 952 Almuñécar. 21 February, 8pm. Dolly Parton, The Eagles, Glen [email protected] 5€. Email: u3afuengi- 474 840, e-mail luxmun- Auditorio Casa de la Cultura Campbell, Patsy Cline, John Den- [email protected] [email protected] or go to Alexander Preda on piano and ver, and more. Tickets from Mar- Noche Flamenca Art History ‘Jackson Pollock.’ www.lux-mundi.org Yvonne Timianu playing the cello tins or Cristina’s paper shop. Call Nerja. 16 February, 9pm. Centro 21 February, 11am-12.30pm. featuring music by Mozart. Cath to reserve a table: 952112057 Cultural villa de Nerja. 12€ An illustrated talk on the American The Arts Society lectures Granada dancer, Agustín Barajas, Abstract Expressionist. Benahavís. 20 February, 6.30pm. Noches de Tango FLAMENCO presents a flamenco dance show Benahavís Town Hall. Visitors 12€. Almuñécar. 22 February, 8pm. with the different styles of Hands that rocked a cradle : Andalusian Landscapes - Drama Casa Cultura Almuñécar. 13€ in flamenco. Accompanied by singers ‘Isabella d’Este, Lucrezia Borgia and and Diversity. advance, 15€ two hours before. Antonio Carmona Fita Heredia, Manuel Heredia and Louise of Savoy.’ Andalucía is remarkable on account ‘Pasión Tango’, a tango dance Malaga. 16 February, 9.30pm. París Asunción Heredia; by dancer Kika 20 February, 11am. of the dramatic contrasts between show. Tel. 676929479 or its landscapes, from snow-capped 958838862 Treasures of the World ‘Uzbekistan mountains to sub-tropical or- to Syria’. chards, from highland plains to Murs to Mars 16 February, 11am. sun-drenched beaches. In part Nerja. 22 February, from 7.30pm. Including the Tiles of Samarkand, these spectacular landscapes are Hotel Villa Flamenca. 15€. the Fire Temple of Baku and Shiraz due to geology and the weather, in Johnny G and his backing singers carpets. part they have been shaped by and dancers will be performing man. Lecturer is José Padilla. songs made famous by Olly Murs Treasures of the World ‘Jordan to www.benahavisdfas.com/events and Bruno Mars. Tickets from Ethiopia’. Monroes Hair Studio, Ruskins 23 February, 11am. De La Frontera. 21 February, 11am. Restaurant, Nerja Property Serv- Including Petra and Jerusalem. San Roque Golf Club. Visitors 12€. ices, OLAS, Fitzgeralds Bar, Pot- Romans, Moors and Christians - ters Bar and The International Debate and Discussion ‘Negative Andalucía and It’s Golden Age. Club Nerja. Chili Pepes, Malaga. effects of Globalisation’. www.facebook.com/theartssocie- February 16th to 22nd 2018 43 SUR IN ENGLISH WHAT TO DO tydelafrontera/ or call Felicity Na- Three Billboards Outside Ebb- Maze Runner: The Death Cure: Sun); 17.30 (Mon-Thurs). varro: 620415705 ing Missouri: 16.05, 22.25 (every 17.30 (Sat, Sun). Black Panther: 17.45 (every day) day). Fifty Shades Freed: 11.45 (Sun); EVENTS The Pentagon Papers: 18.05 15.45, 20.15 (Sat, Sun); 17.45, Marbella ‘The Other Side of (every day). 20.10, 22.15 (Mon-Thurs); 17.50, the Camera’ 22.45 (Fri-Sun); 20.30 (Fri). Instituto Río Verde Calle Notario Bollywood Dance Classes Cinesur El Ingenio Ferdinand: 11.45 (Sun). Luis Oliver 20.00, 22.15 and Cen- Torremolinos. 24 February, 10 Avda. Juan Carlos 1, Vélez-Málaga. Three Billboards Outside Ebb- tro Municipal de Música, Plaza de March. 6pm. Caseta Fitness. Tel. 667 77 31 87. ing Missouri: 17.30 (Mon-Thurs); la Libertad, San Pedro, 21.00. Indian dance classes. Sign up in the The Shape of Water: 19.30, 22.00 19.45 (Mon, Wed, Thurs); 20.15 Eisenstein in Guanajuato: Mar- office of the Palacio San Miguel (Tuesday). (Fri-Sun). bella, 19 February, San Pedro 20 Sports Centre. Black Panther: 17.10, 19.50, 22.30 Early Man: 11.45 (Sun); 15.45, February. www.torremolinos.es (Mon, Tues, Thurs). 18.30 (Sat, Sun); 17.30 (Mon- Cuarteto Granada, Sala Cristina. 50 Shades Freed: 17.55, 20.10, Thurs); 17.50 (Fri). Musica Con Encanto Carnaval Grand Procession 22.25 (Mon, Tues, Thurs). Escuela Universitario Les Roches Marbella. 17 February. From Excursion to Quaryat Dílar and Yelmo Cines, Plaza Mayor Marbella. Bookings: 689 000 944 5.30pm. Lanjarón Cinesur Miramar Centro de Ocio Plaza Mayor, Avda. Moscow - Buenas Aires: 17 Prizes for the best fancy dress. Reg- Torre del Mar. 22 February. Various Avda. de la Encarnación, Fuengi- Alfonso Ponce de León. February, 7pm. 25€ A concert for ister one hour before the start next departure points. 28€ rola. Tel. 952 19 86 00. Tel: 902 902 103 or visit two pianos with Natalia to the Museo del Bonsai. Visit olive oil factory and Lanjarón. Fifty Shades Freed : 16.30 (Mon- www. yelmocines.es Kuchaeva and Jorge Lechado. Transport, travel insurance Thurs); 18.45, 21.00 (every day); Early Man: 14.15 (Sat, Sun). Music by composers Alexander Family fun run for Peace included. Lux Mundi Torre del 23.15 (Fri-Sun). The Shape of Water: 21.20 Borodin, Schostakovich, Carlos Torremolinos. 17 February, 11am. Mar. Tel:952 543 334 or e-mail: The Shape of Water: 12.15 (Fri- (every day). Guastavino and Astor Piazzolla. Crocodile Park, Pinares de Torremo- [email protected] Sun, Wed); 16.00, 18.30 (every Phantom Thread: 12.05 (Sat, Discount tickets 5€ for students, linos. Day); 21.00 (Mon, Tues, Thurs). Sun); 19.30 (Tues). under 18s and unemployed. Register online at O. V. FILM Black Panther: 12.15 (Fri-Sun, Fifty Shades Freed: 15.15 (Sat, www.musicaconencanto.org www.dorsalchip.es or at the Santa Wed); 17.10 (every day); 19.50, María del Mar church between 7 SUR in English advises calling 22.30 (Mon, Tues, Thurs). and 7.30pm. 10€ includes race pack cinemas to check for any last min- Maze Runner: The Death Cure: which can be collected from the ute time changes. Lunchtime and 17.55 (Mon, Tues, Thurs). church on 15th or 16th between 5 late night screenings weekends 15:17 Paris: 16.00 (every day). and 8pm. only. Cines Teatro Goya Holi Life run Cine Albéniz For tickets and information call Malaga. 18 February, 11am from C/Alcazabilla 4, Malaga. Tel: 902 951196665. www.cinesteatro- the carp park at the Martín Car- 36 02 95 or visit www.cinealbe- goya.com pena sports centre. niz.com or www.unientradas.es The Shape of Water: 15.50, 20.30 The 5km run is broken up by The Shape of Water: 16.00, 18.10, (Sat, Sun); 17.45, 20.00 (Mon- colour at every 1,000 meters and as 20.20, 22.30 (every day). Thurs); 18.10, 22.45 (Fri-Sun). in other years there will be tons of The Florida Project: 16.00, 20.10 Black Panther: 16.00 (Sat, Sun); coloured powder thrown for the (every day). 20.00, 22.30 (Fri-Sun); 17.30, Holi festival. www.holilife.es Call Me By Your Name: 20.10, 19.45, 22.00 (Mon-Thurs) 17.45 22.15 (every day). (Fri). Comparsas and murgas, Torremolnos. 44 February 16th to 22nd 2018 WHAT TO DO SUR IN ENGLISH

The enormous paintings were commissioned as propaganda by the Soviet regime. :: FRANCIS SILVA Socialist realism at the Russian Museum

The new annual exhibition at the museum in the Tabacalera building takes a different look at Soviet art

The display includes new exhibition is more light-hearted art there was an art which was living works which reflect and one of the most ‘rounded’ of those its own life. We would like to over- seen so far at this museum in the Ta- come the myth that art was the same official propaganda but bacalera building. in this period, and show people the have a life of their own The vice-director of the State Mu- truth, because everything was much seum of Russian Art of St Petersburg, more complicated and much more :: ANTONIO JAVIER LÓPEZ Evgenia Petrova, who curated the dis- interesting,” she said. MALAGA. The party thought there play, placed her cards firmly on the The 132 works from the parent was too much sky and not enough of table at the official opening: “In museum in St Petersburg will be on the leader, so it refused to allow the Europe, the art of the Soviet Union display in Malaga for the next 12 painting to be put on display to the is hardly known.... we call this art so- months. The impressive canvases in public and ‘Lenin at the tribunal’ cialist realism. For several decades it the form of publicity hoardings for (1927) by Isaac Brodsky was there- was considered very similar, being the Soviet regime, painted by Grigori fore kept in storage for years. His style dedicated to the leaders, the govern- Shegal, Viktor Vijtinski and Dimitri met the demands of the political pow- ments and political ideas, but in re- Nalbandián, play a more than lead- ers: clear, propagandistic and enthu- ality it was something rather differ- ing role, as they did during that pe- siastic about the Bolshevik ideology, ent, because apart from the official riod, but in this exhibition they are but those in charge of the Soviet pub- placed alongside more subtle and licity machine thought the figure of complex creations. Lenin should have been bigger. It is a good idea to start by ‘discov- The history of this small piece is The curator of the ering’ Sofía Dímschits-Tolstaia, an given in the first room of the new an- experimental artist in the early 20th nual exhibition at the Russian Mu- display says it aims to century. She complied with the real- seum. It places the focus on art of the overcome some myths ism demanded by the Soviet regime, Soviet period, from the October Revo- about Soviet art but without abandoning her quest lution of 1917 to the dawn of ‘per- for the avant-garde through portraits estroika’ in the 1980s. However, this of the “new woman: restless, shock- February 16th to 22nd 2018 45 SUR IN ENGLISH WHAT TO DO

THE EXHIBITION

Title. ‘Radiant future’.

Dates. Until February 2019.

Opening hours (all three exhi- bitions). From Tuesdays to Sun- days, 9.30am to 8pm. This week- end the Russian Museum is of- fering two open days to an- nounce its new exhibitions. En- try is also free every Sunday from 4pm onwards.

workers and managers of kolkhozes”. Ideological discharge José María Luna, the director of the municipal agency which man- ages the Russian Museum, said the “artistic value” of many of these works stems from their “ideologi- cal discharge”. This is also the case further on in the exhibition, after passing the large official paintings and enter- ing the section dedicated to the anonymous workers. Two small paintings by Boris Yermoliaev par- The new annual exhibition at the Tabacalera features less well-known Soviet art. :: FRANCIS SILVA ticularly stand out: ‘At the table’ (1937-1938) and ‘Listening to the shiny leather boots by Vasili Yak- day’ (1932) with a choice of col- news’ (1938). These are everyday olev in his ‘Miners write a letter ours almost identical to Aleksandr scenes far from the dominant era, to the creator of the Grand Consti- Samojválov’s ‘Girl with ball’ (1933) simple, almost childlike, and at the tution’ (1937) are displayed along- and ‘In the stadium’ (1934-35). same time with a deep melancholy. side the ‘Shock-worker (Builder of And without detracting from The luminous pictures by Yer- socialism)’ (1932) by Aleksei Vol- what comes before, around the cor- moliaev had the same result as the ter, which looks like something ner is the delicate eroticism of the ‘black paintings’ by Samuil Adli- from a fashion catalogue. And on same artist in ‘After the cross-coun- vankin: ostracism. Adlivankin pro- the next wall, scenes of factories try race’ (1934-35), with a female duced the dark scenes of ‘Closing at full output, by Aleksandr Ku- athlete resembling the Venus de the gap’ (1930) and ‘At the head- prín and Vasili Rozhdestvenski, Milo, and ‘In the Fortress of St Pe- quarters of the kolkhoz before em- but with no heroism, nor idyllic ter and St Paul’ (1934) by Alekséi barking on the fight to fulfil the lifestyles: here there is fire, smoke Pajómov. production plan’ (1931), and his and faceless workers carrying out Women undressing against a theme is continued in the follow- interminable tasks. blurred background, the serenity ing section, dedicated to the world of pastel shades, the firm gaze fixed of labourers. Movement and eroticism on the spectator, without fear or Here, there are more contrasts. The following section is dedicated doubt. A demonstration of silent The idealised scenes of barely- to sport. The main work here is Al- strength, far from the proclama- stained workers wearing good exandr Deineka’s dynamic ‘Mid- ‘After the cross-country race’, by Samojválov. :: FRANCIS SILVA tions of the party. 46 February 16th to 22nd 2018 WHAT TO DO SUR IN ENGLISH JAVIERJAAV ALMELLONESALMA

MORE EXCURSIONS AROUND MALAGA Guadalhorce The mysterious legends market Coín Valle del Guadalhorce. of the Bajo Genal Coín has one of the larg- est gastronomic offerings in the province of Malaga Stories abound of star-crossed lovers, a princess and the thanks to its extensive agriculture and livestock discovery of a magical dye on the banks of the Genal river businesses. Many of these products 2 days in Bajo are on sale every week- Genal end in the Agrifood Mar- Car + walk. ket in the Guadalhorce Every Sunday from 9am - 2pm Duration of the trip: 1 Valley. Customers can at the entrance to the town, hour 45 minutes from buy directly from the before La Trocha commercial Malaga to Algatocín. manufacturer. centre. Cultural visits: 4 hours 30 minutes. The history of Gaucín. It is said that Guzmán El Mijas Bueno died in the siege of the Casti- llo del Águila Mijas Costa del Sol. Today and tomorrow Sat- urday, Mijas is celebrating Benarrabá. Accor- the seventh edition of ding to legend, the the Conference of His- colour crimson was tory and Ethnography of found on the banks the area. At the confer- of the Genal in the ence twenty different re- Al-Andalus period. searchers and historians According to legend, the colour crimson originated from the Genal. :: J. A. will talk about Mijas’ ence will be some of the past, from prehistory up topics that will be dis- Algatocín. Some eality and fiction are mixed in the Al-Andalus past of some towns located to the last century. The cussed over these two prefer to believe in the Bajo Genal. Even today there remain some unique legends that are pre-Roman cults in the days. The conferences are that the origin of part of the ‘magic’ of that time in the Serranía de Ronda. In the town of area, the use of marble free but are in Spanish. the nameof the RGaucín it is believed that the famous Guzmán El Bueno perished when from Mijas in sculpture From 6pm tonight (Friday) town is from the trying to take the castle of Águila, the Arab fortress that for cen- and the War of Independ- until 9.30pm Saturday. princess Algatoisa. turies was impregnable due to its elevated position on a rocky point close to the centre of the town. Not far from Benadalid. People there, in Benarrabá, it is said that on the banks of the Ge- Grandma’s still remember the nal the colour crimson was discovered. The story says tragic end of an that a Muslim family of fabric dyers from the town casserole impossible roman- managed to get this tone for their clothes. According to ce between a popular tradition, a dye with almost magical properties Christian girl and a was achieved, thanks to the quality of the river water Fuengirola Muslim boy. and a beetle called a ‘Qarmaz’. The original spot could Costa del Sol. quite easily be the Llano de las Escribanas, located on the The most traditional ta- Location. In the border between Benarrabá and Genalguacil. On the way to pas in Andalusian gas- Bajo Genal. Ronda you should take a break at Algatocín. According to local history, the parish tronomy are on offer over church was built on a small palace, where the Princess Algatoisa lived for years. Her the next fortnight in father, King Abomelid of Ronda, ordered the palace to be built especially for her. more than fifty restau- For many this popular story is the origin of the name of the town. However, histo- rants in Fuengirola. The rians prefer to consider that Algatocín comes from the Al-Atusiyin Berber tribe. In seventh edition of the Benadalid a mosaic recalls the most romantic legend of the area, which involved a route La Cazuela de la Christian girl and a young Muslim boy. Their relationship, impossible at that time, Abuela gives you the drink for just 2€. ended in tragedy as both lovers decided to end their lives simultaneously. Accord- chance to try stews, ing to the story, they killed themselves with a wild rose. The plant, which doesn’t soups, meatballs, tripe From today until Sunday 4 exist today, had a lethal effect, since whoever was pricked by it bled to death. with chickpeas, cabbage March in 57 participating bars and gazpachuelos plus a and restaurants in Fuengirola. February 16th to 22nd 2018 47 SUR IN ENGLISH

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The peloton enters a snowy Granada where the first phase of the Vuelta a Andalucía concluded. :: EFE Froome returns to action in the Ruta del Sol while doping investigation rumbles on

The reigning Tour and luía road stage-race which got un- “This is a process that a lot of other Vuelta champion was on der way on Wednesday. riders have gone through, I don’t see The Team Sky rider, who has not why I should have different treat- the start line in Mijas been suspended while the investi- ment to all of them,” said Froome despite questions over gation continues, was the star at- in response to suggestions that his whether his team should traction in La Cala de Mijas where team should have suspended him crowds had gathered throughout while the investigation continued. have suspended him the morning for a number of activi- “It’s not going to go any faster if I ties put on by the town hall, while was sitting at home. We’re going as :: DARYL FINCH also hoping to catch a glimpse of the fast as we can on it and hopefully MALAGA. Despite the controversy riders. get it resolved as soon as possible.” surrounding the ongoing investiga- Froome used the media attention Mijas was chosen as the start tion into his use of asthma drugs at before the race to insist that the dop- point for the nearly 200-kilometre last year’s Vuelta a España, British ing scandal was an unwanted dis- first stage of the Vuelta a Andalucía, cyclist Chris Froome was on the start traction and that he didn’t see why also known as the Ruta del Sol, to line in Mijas for the Vuelta a Anda- he should be treated any differently. Granada. Froome, with former teammate Mikel Landa (l) on the start line. :: EFE February 16th to 22nd 2018 51 SUR IN ENGLISH SPORT A historic bronze for Mijas snowboarder Regino Hernández at the Olympic Winter Games

Hernández’s medal in last picked up a medal; Hernán- The favourite was Pierre Vault- dez follows in the footsteps of ier and it so proved; the French- the snowboard cross Francisco ‘Paquito’ Fernández man claimed gold, ahead of Austra- event in Pyeongchang is Ochoa (gold in 1972) and Blanca lian Jarryd Hughes, one of the sur- only the third in Spain’s Fernández Ochoa (bronze in prise packages in the competition. 1992). Hughes pipped Hernández to third, Winter Games history “It’s a huge win for Spain and both finishing ahead of Alex Pullin, especially for snowboarding,” he who was also tipped for success but Boudat in the sprint which gifted him victory in the first stage. :: EFE :: MARINA RIVAS said. “It’ll be a huge impetus for crashed midway through the race After more than four hours of this sport in our country.’’ and did not finish. competition and three qualifica- This was Hernández’s best Pullin’s crash, followed by tion rounds to reach the final, Mi- showing in a winter games by far: American pair Nick Baumgartner jas rider Regino Hernández has fi- he achieved 31st and 21st in Van- and Mick Dierdorff sustaining nally claimed the medal he’s been couver 2012 and Sochi 2014, re- falls, left Vaultier, Hughes and craving. spectively. Hernández in the medal positions. Hernández became only the His road to the final was not an Vaultier could not be caught, third Spaniard to win a medal at easy one with the entire compe- finishing 0.27 of a second in front an Olympic Winter Games, pick- tition blighted by a number of of Hughes, who pipped Hernán- ing up bronze in the snowboard falls, some serious, across every dez by 0.11. cross event in Pyeongchang in the phase. “It has been an incredible day. early hours of Thursday morning However, the rider from Mijas I couldn’t be happier. I don’t care (Spanish time). progressed and was the only Span- if it’s bronze, silver or gold. It’s an It has been 26 years since Spain iard to do so. Olympic medal,” he said.

Riders pass through Alhaurín de la Torre. :: EFE

The race began at 11.30am; the surprise defeat for Froome whose route passed up to Mijas Pueblo and hopes of winning the race were Alhaurín de la Torre, before joining dented on the Alta de Allanadas sum- the A-7 and passing through La Cala mit finish. del Moral, Rincón de la Victoria, The Brit had a bad day, finishing Chilches, Benajarafe, Torre del Mar, in seventh, 27 seconds behind stage Vélez-Málaga and La Viñuela on the winner and teammate Wout Poels. eastern Costa del Sol, before head- However, he has a chance to make ing inland to Granada. up ground in the third stage, a likely Frenchman Thomas Boudat (Di- sprint stage which begins today (Fri- rect Energie) was the early leader day) and runs from Mancha Real to after winning Wednesday’s stage. Herrera. The fourth and penulti- mate stage is between Seville and A surprise defeat Alcalá de los Gazules on Saturday Thursday’s second stage between before the final 14.2-kilometre run Otura and La Guardia de Jaén saw a in Barbate on Sunday. Regino Hernández celebrates his podium finish in Pyeongchang. :: AFP 52 MALAGA-VALENCIA February 16th to 22nd 2018 SPORT SATURDAY 8.45PM SUR IN ENGLISH

This type of foresight is what at- tracted owner Sheikh Abdullah Al- Malaga still hopeful, Thani to bring back Husillos. The sheikh was unhappy with former sporting director Francesc Arnau but making principally for overlooking the pos- sibility of the drop. Under his watch, Arnau renewed preparations for the contract of Juanpi without in- cluding a 50 per cent decrease in wages in the event of relegation (a life in Segunda clause which all players have). The same occurred with Federico Ricca and Michael Santos, who came in as a result of a favour to agent Paco Casal who facilitated the arrival of With just 15 games of identifying potential targets for the Chory Castro. But for the sheikh’s summer transfer window, assess- intervention, more Uruguayan play- the season left, the ing players’ qualities, levels of pro- ers were set to move to the Costa. club is preparing for the fessionalism and leadership. This, The futures of Juanpi, Ricca and however, is occurring on two fronts Santos will be a major headache in best case scenario... but given the club’s limited re- the summer should Malaga go and the worst sources, there is plenty of overlap down. Despite Santos, who is cur- in those identified. rently on loan at Sporting Gijón, :: SERGIO CORTÉS / As we have already seen this in bagging 12 goals to make him Se- DARYL FINCH the January window, sporting di- Ignasi Miquel was signed with the predicament in mind. :: S. SALAS gunda’s third leading scorer, his in- MALAGA. Though relegation is rector Mario Husillos brought in flated wages would threaten the al- not a topic anyone around La midfielders Mehdi Lacen and club believes they are of sufficient tablish himself as a La Liga player. ready delicate wage structure. Rosaleda is willing to discuss, plans Manuel Iturra and defender Ignasi level to compete in the top flight, In a similar vein, academy prod- So just as the dust starts to set- are being made behind the scenes Miquel with the idea that they but not above playing in Segunda. ucts Javi Ontiveros and Álex Mula tle on a manic transfer window, to ensure that the club is prepared would be involved with the squad Miquel, likewise, was recruited were loaned out to teams in the sec- there is plenty still to be done, for the summer, whether they stay next season, come what may. from Lugo. Though he is a promis- ond division with the idea that they whether Malaga do beat the drop, in La Liga or otherwise. Lacen and Iturra are both in the ing player, he still has plenty of room could adapt to the league ahead of or as looks increasingly likely, they Work is already under way in twilight of their careers, but the for development before he can es- a possible campaign there next year. go down. So where is the sheikh?

The club owner hasn’t a lack of trust in those operating on been in the city since his behalf, frequently leading to in- terventionism which was, with returning to Qatar for hindsight, excessive. Ramadan in May This occurred in the summer when Al-Thani vetoed the move for :: ANTONIO GÓNGORA / experienced pro Javi García and in- D. FINCH stead personally pursued a move for MALAGA. With the club facing the Argentinian rookie Esteban Rolón biggest sporting crisis during his who has hardly featured this cam- reign as owner, Sheikh Abdullah Al- paign. On a number of occasions, Thani continues his prolonged ab- too, deals have been held up and sence from the city. stalled as the club waited for Al- The sheikh has not been seen Thani’s final word. since returning to Qatar in May to However, this January saw an observe Ramadan and has been run- enormous shift with Malaga carry- ning the club remotely, principally ing out business rapidly, with the through his children. Al-Thani with Sandro in May. :: Ñ. S. operations carried out by Husillos Since firing Vicente Casado as with almost complete autonomy. general director, his sons Nasser, which was finally inaugurated this Despite the seeming change in Nayef and Rakan, who all have roles week after years of delays. direction, though, fans are unim- on the board, have been running At present Al-Thani no longer has pressed by the sheikh’s lack of in- the club based on his orders. a ‘man of confidence’ in place at the volvement. With the team facing His daughter Hamyan has also club, instead almost entirely dele- the very real prospect of relegation, been brought into the picture and gating to his children and sporting calls are increasing for the sheikh has been overseeing the women’s director Mario Husillos. to take some of the blame for the team and the Academy project The problem in the past has been side’s predicament. February 16th to 22nd 2018 MALAGA-VALENCIA 53 SUR IN ENGLISH SATURDAY 8.45PM SPORT

LINE-UPS STATISTICS TABLE & FIXTURES MALAGA ATLÉTICO BALL POSSESSION MATCHDAY LEAGUE TABLE Champions League Europa League Relegation 52% 48% TEAM PT. P W D L GF GA 1. Barcelona 59 23 18 5 0 60 11 MALAGA ATLÉTICO 0 1 23 2. At. Madrid 52 23 15 7 1 34 9 3. Valencia 43 23 13 4 6 45 27 4-4-2 4-4-2 0 Goals 1 Results 4. MALAGA - At. Madrid 0-1 Real Madrid 42 22 12 6 4 50 23 Ricca Vrsaljko 8 Total shots 4 Athletic - Las Palmas 0-0 5. Villarreal 37 23 11 4 8 34 28 Chory (Samuel, 83’) Vitolo 3 On target 1 Sevilla - Girona 1-0 6. Sevilla 36 23 11 3 9 29 34 (Correa, 53’) Leganés - Eibar 0-1 5 Off target 3 Barcelona - Getafe 0-0 7. Eibar 35 23 10 5 8 32 34 Giménez 3 Corners 3 Celta - Espanyol 2-2 8. Betis 33 23 10 3 10 38 45 Miquel Villarreal - Alavés 1-2 Diego Costa 9. Celta 32 23 9 5 9 41 34 Adrián En-Nesyri Gabi 1 Offsides 3 R. Madrid - R. Sociedad 5-2 (Torres, 77’) (Partey, 70’) Valencia - Levante 3-1 10. Girona 31 23 8 7 8 31 30 22 Fouls committed 19 Deportivo - Betis 0-1 11. Getafe 30 23 7 9 7 26 21 Roberto Oblak 3 2 Iturra Ideye Yellow cards 12. Leganés 29 22 8 5 9 20 22 Fixtures (Lacen, 46’) Griezmann Saúl 0 Red cards 0 13. Athletic 28 23 6 10 7 24 25 Hernández MALAGA - Valencia Lucas Hernández At. Madrid - Athletic 14. Real Sociedad 26 23 7 5 11 43 45 Keko Las Palmas - Sevilla 15. Espanyol 26 23 6 8 9 21 31 (Rolán, 57’) Goal: 0-1 Griezmann (1’). Koke Girona - Leganés 16. Alavés 25 23 8 1 14 21 33 Rosales Eibar - Barcelona

Felipe Luis Referee: José Sánchez. Getafe - Celta 17. Levante 20 23 3 11 9 21 35 Espanyol - Villarreal 18. Las Palmas 18 23 5 3 15 17 50 Alavés - Deportivo Unused substitutes: Prieto (GK), Diego Unused substitutes: Moyá (GK), Carrasco, Venue: La Rosaleda (25,482 Betis - Real Madrid 19. Deportivo 17 23 4 5 14 24 52 González, Bueno, Lestienne. Juanfran, Gameiro. spectators). Real Sociedad - Levante 20. MALAGA 13 23 3 4 16 14 36 Early goal sends Malaga one step closer to oblivion

and latched on the ball as Saúl’s blocked shot from outside the box looped into the area, taking the ball under his spell before dinking it over DARYL Roberto. FINCH This early blow rocked Malaga and ruined head coach José González’s  [email protected] gameplan immediately. The Blue and Whites, who started Antoine Griezmann with both Brown Ideye and Youssef scored in the first En-Nesyri up top in the absence of captain Recio, were hoping to soak minute to shatter the up the Atlético pressure and hit them Blue and Whites’ on the counterattack. The Malaga players, downtrodden at the final whistle. :: EFE gameplan González evidently targeted the space in behind the fullbacks, but ond half with the introduction of González threw on both Diego side flag, Torres would have bagged with the Colchoneros comfortable debutant Medhi Lacen in the middle Rolán and Samuel in search of the the second when he was played MALAGA. Having lost the crucial with their early lead, they were able of the park who demonstrated author- equaliser but a distinct lack of crea- through on goal before chipping the ‘six-pointer’ in Las Palmas on Mon- to soak up anything the Blue and ity in possession and kept Malaga’s tivity from midfield meant that de- keeper. day night, Malaga came into Satur- Whites tried to hit them with. play ticking over. spite the hosts enjoying possession, Malaga are now rock bottom of the day’s game with an altogether differ- In fact, the only chance they could The Blue and Whites came into the they couldn’t get their attacking play- table, seven points from safety, but ent prospect: facing Atlético Madrid, muster in the first half came from a game more but still relied on set pieces ers in threatening positions. head coach José González could still knowing that any positive result Roberto Rosales freekick from the to create chances. With five minutes to go, Mehdi find solace in the result: “If we con- would be a bonus. left which Ideye nodded wide at the Rosales produced a world-class save Lacen was stretchered off and taken tinue to play like that, we will win However, what they would have far post. He was offside in any case. out of Jan Oblak with a freekick bound to hospital with suspected concus- more games that we’ll lose.” to do was keep it tight and they failed From that moment, an uncharac- for the top corner. However, besides sion after a clash of heads with sub- However, with many of January’s to do so; the fans were barely in their teristically quiet La Rosaleda found this opportunity, Malaga were living stitute Fernando Torres, effectively new recruits still far from being match seats when Atlético took the lead. An- it hard to get excited with neither off scraps in the area, with Ignasi ending Malaga’s chances. With ten fit, it is up to the core group to pro- toine Griezmann was sharp while keeper having anything to do. Miquel and Federico Ricca both head- men, they were forced onto the back duce the goods when high-flying Va- the Malaga rearguard was flatfooted However, this changed in the sec- ing over half chances. foot once again and but for the off- lencia visit La Rosaleda on Saturday. 54 February 16th to 22nd 2018 SPORT SUR IN ENGLISH

ROB PALMER Marbella pick up a A LOOK AT LA LIGA Commentator, Sky Sports @robbopalmer valuable away point

The Costa side struggled before the visitors had a chance of The farewell tour to impose themselves their own just before the break. Corpas, however, couldn’t convert on an open game but and the teams went in level. held on for the draw in Las Palmas carved out a further Real Madrid seem to two chances through Yeremi and Gran Canaria Erik before Marbella coach Fer- only turn up for the nando Estévez turned to his bench big occasions these LAS PALMAS B 0 MARBELLA 0 in search of more steel in the days. Is it time for the middle, introducing Héctor Otín :: J. HERRERA (OPTA) and Álex Bernal for Sergio Narvá- band to split? LAS PALMAS. Marbella could ez and Juanfran. only come away from the Cana- However, all the Costa side could ries with a point in their clash produce in the remaining half an This Real Madrid band is like an against relegation-threatened Las hour was a tame effort from Añón. egotistical monster of rock - the Palmas B on Sunday. The hosts, by contrast, had two bigger the arena or festival, the Despite dominating the play, great chances in the closing stages better the performance. it was the hosts who created the squandered by Artiles and Kilian, I once saw Meatloaf; I’d been best chances by soaking up Mar- making it clear it wasn’t a day for waiting for years to see the leg- bella’s attack before capitalising the strikers. end in the flesh. When he came on sloppy possession and hitting This result means that Marbe- to my local arena he was all over them on the counterattack. lla stay second in Segunda B IV on the place, out of tune, slurring The first came in the 12th mi- the back of a seven-game unbea- some words and relying on lesser nute through Erik, to whom the ten run, picking up 15 from the members of the band to carry him Gareth Bale needs to step up and take Cristiano’s mantle. :: EFE ball returned after he started the 21 available. through the night. move, but Wilfred in the Marbe- Next up they face Jumilla at Apparently when he played anything other than immortal). It could be argued that this Real lla goal had no difficulty in home, which will be the warm- Wembley he was mega and rocked Zidane went back to the early Madrid team is like the Beatles. stopping the shot. up for the biggest game of the sea- the house. days of coaching at the Bernabéu They’ve gone beyond playing the A shot from Fabio sailed over son as they take on leaders Car- This is Real Madrid; send them by selecting his team on balance likes of the Cavern and only the and Benito’s header drifted wide tagena the following week. to play a gig in Girona or Vigo and and recent performance rather buzz of a major football arena gets they’ll throw lesser known band than reputation. Isco has rarely the adrenalin fully flowing. members to the centre of the stage let him down and has frequently The Beatles finished at Candle- to bang out tracks from the new been inspirational whereas the stick Park and the grand plan is album; it’s one big let-down. Ask fragility of body (and maybe for this edition of Real Madrid is them to go head-to-head with lu- mind) of Gareth Bale is still to reach the crescendo at the minaries at a festival and they questionable. Olimpiyskyi Stadium in Kiev. raise the roof. Isco strummed and set the To win the Champions League The clash with Paris Saint-Ger- rhythm, Ronaldo enjoyed his so- three years in a row would bring main was billed as the most sig- loist moments and Karim Ben- immortality and then the band nificant event of the season so far. zema crashed around like a must break up to allow the next Lose and it was ‘adiós’ to Zinedine crazed drummer. I always feel generation to break through. Pe- Zidane, despite his quite incredi- sorry for Benzema, like a drum- ter Gabriel was replaced by Phil ble past record as manager of the mer his perspiration is often Collins in Genesis, Adam Lambert most demanding club in the overlooked; without him there’s filled in for Freddie Mercury is world. less energy and the rest suffer. Queen and so Gareth Bale must I’m guessing that he told his Some would like to see someone grab the microphone from Cris- players that this is their last chance more famous in the line-up but tiano Ronaldo and Marco Asensio to make a number one together he keeps getting the gigs. I won- has to become football’s Justin (not that he will have suggested der if he has posters of Ringo Bieber. to Cristiano Ronaldo that he is Starr in his mansion? The farewell tour continues.

Corpas looks for options during Sunday’s clash. :: OPTA

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Sun 11am, C/Rio Darro 2, Finland Calle Blasco de Garay, 7, Malaga 952212435 Chaplaincy Office 952580600. Malaga: Sun 10.30 am, C/Babel 1. Plaza Juncal. Tel.: 952 592 171. Saudi Arabia Mauricio M. Pareto 2 bloque Sur 2º, Malaga 952310358 Los Boliches, St. Andrew’s Edif. Jupiter, Algeciras: Sun 10.30 am. C/Sevilla 43. Tel. Fuengirola: Costa del Sol Bible School, Greece Salitre, 16, Malaga 952311847 Avda Padre Jesús Cautivo 44. Sung matins 956630894. Healing Clinic and “The Beauty of Holiness”. Iceland Paseo Marítimo 91, 29640 Fuengirola 952661200 (BCP) Mon, Tues, Thurs 9am. Holy Nerja: Sun. 10.30 a.m. C/Granada,83. Tel. Rev. Joyce McNaughton 663706806. Philippines C/Marqués de Larios 4, 2º, Malaga 952222757 Communion (BCP) 9.30am. 607 522 671 Fuengirola: The Way, Christian Counselling Hungary Av. de Andalucía 26 29007 Malaga 952308393 Benalmádena Costa, San José chapel, Ministry. Tel. 634369414/ 951135441. JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES 9.30am; Malaga: Believers Loveworld Inc.(Christ Sung Eucharist (Common Worship) 1st, Arroyo de la Miel: Avda Del Cerro de Embassy) Sunday11am, Wed 7pm, Sat 5pm. 3rd, 4th Sun; sung MP 2nd Sun Viento, s/n . Tues. 7.30pm. Sat. 4.30pm. C/Cantimpla 11, Av. de Europa Calahonda, Ermita de San Miguel, 9.30am. Tel. 952561170. 951955354/672805789. USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS Sung Eucharist (Common Worship) 2nd and Fuengirola: Kingdom Hall, Plaza Marbella: House of Judah (Jewish & Gentile 4th Sun; sung MP 1st and 3rd Sun. Hispanidad, Service Meeting, Fri 7.30pm. Believers) Bilingual Fri. Worship 7.30pm - Alhaurín el Grande: Cemetery Chapel Sun. 952469082. NH Marbella Hotel Tel: 605924555. EMERGENCIES Tourist Office 952768760 at 11.30am. All age service 1st Sun; MP Malaga: C/José Palanca, 20. Service Fri Mijas Costa: Baptist, Bi-Lingual services Emergency operator 112 Town Hall 952761100 (Common Worship) 2nd Sun; sung 8pm. Tues 7.15pm. Sun 11.30am and 7pm; Thur 7pm Tel:636 National Police 091 Foreign Residents Dept. 952768760 Eucharist (Common Worship) 3rd, 4th Sun San Pedro: C/ Amor 6, Fuente Nueva. 422 717 www.libertadmijascosta.com Local (municipal) Police 092 MIJAS Costa del Sol (West) English: Sun 11am & Wed 7.30pm. Heaven’s Gate Pentecostal Church Int: Medical 061 San Pedro, Sunday 10a.m. (Holy Tagalog: Sun 1.30pm & Tues 7.30pm. Benalmádena: Carril de Sirocco 1, Fire 080 Town Hall 952485900 Communion) Parroquia Virgen del Rocio. Kingdom Hall 952788855. Worship- Sun 11am- 6pm, F’ship- Friday Guardia Civil 062 Town Hall Las Lagunas 952473125 Sotogrande, Sunday 12 noon. (Holy Torrox Costa: Local 17, Urb Costa de Oro. 7.30pm, 602392139 Sea Rescue 900202202 Taxi 952478288 Communion 2nd & 4th Sundays) La Iglesia Sun 11 a.m., Weds 7pm. Tel. 952526740. Fuengirola: Christian Family Centre Int. Crime report 902102112 Tourism Office 952589034 de Nuestra Sra. de la Merced. Chaplaincy Torre del Mar: Calle Infantes, Conjuntos Worship Sun 1pm, Fellowship Tue 7pm Foreign Resident Dept. 952589010 ENGLISH-SPEAKING HELP House. www.costachurch.com Islas del Sol. Scandinavian Sun 6pm, Thurs Church auditorium, C/Jacinto Benavente, NERJA Nerja: Sun 12 noon, San Miguel church, 7pm. German Sun 11am and Fri 7pm. 10. Tel: 605329074 Samaritans in Spain 900525100 Wed. 9.30am. (Church shop, C/Malaga 952 Coín: Calle Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente. Granada: Avda Andalucía, 53, La Chana, Alcoholics Anonymous 600379110 Bus Station 902422242 522 460.) Rev. Geoffrey Johnston, Weds 7.30pm, Sun 11.30am. 952499239. Worship- Sun 6pm, 605329074 Age Care 952933409 Taxi Service 952520537 952521339. Malaga: Avda de Europa, 69, Worship- Age Concern (Estepona) 608458555 Tourist Information 952521531 EVANGELICAL CHURCH / Almuñécar: Capilla de Nuestra Señora del Sunday 9am, Fellowship- Wednesday Town Hall 952548400 BAPTIST CHURCH ANDALUSIAN HEALTH SERVICE Carmen, (Fishermen’s chapel) Chinasol. 7.30pm, 605329074 Foreign Resident Dept. 952548401 Sun. 9.30am. (not August) Priest as Nerja. Los Boliches: Evangelical Church, Paseo Salud Responde (doctors’ appointments DUTCH EVANGELICAL TORREMOLINOS Torre del Mar: St Barnabas IERE, 11am. Marítimo 77. Sun:Worship and Bible & advice) 955545060 Morning Prayer 1st and 3rd Sunday, H.C. teaching, 4pm. Weds: Bible study and Fuengirola: Skandinaviska Turistkyran. Ed. Bus Station 902143144 ESTEPONA 2nd and 4th. Lux Mundi centre. prayer 7.30pm. Tel 952460728 M del Carmen. Paseo Marítimo 77 Los Taxi Service 952380600 952030461. Torremolinos: Evangelical Community Boliches, Sundays 9.30. Bus Station 955038665 Tourist Office 952371909 Gibraltar: Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Church. Sun service 11am. C/Gregorio Torremolinos: Sun 11.30 in Holland Huis. Taxi Service 952802900 Town Hall 952379400 Sun 10.30. Tel. 78377. Marañón 4. 952384706 Avenida Carlota Alessandri 12. Tourist Office 952802002 Foreign Residents Dept. 952374231 Benalmádena Costa: Songs of Praise, Torremolinos: Gloryhouse International Town Hall 952809000 CHURCH OF SCOTLAND BENALMADENA Interdenominational church service, Christian Center. African Pentecostal style. (PRESBYTERIAN) Foreign Residents Dept. 952809031 Castillo Bil Bil. Sun. 5.30pm. Oct. – May. Sun 11am C/ Danza Invisible, 7/8, Bloque Bus Station 902450550 FUENGIROLA 648666152. D, Nogalera. Pastor Moses. 679740825, Fuengirola: Sun 10.30am at Lux Mundi Taxi Service 952441545 951210300 Ecumenical Centre, C/Nueva 3. Tel Bus Station 952475066 Tourist Office 952442494 MUSLIM Nerja: Fellowship of the King, Pasaje San 952638245 or 952475474. Taxi Service 952471000 Town Hall 952374231 Marbella: Mezquita del Rey Abdulaziz. Miguel, Sundays at 10.30am. 952 969 058 Gibraltar: St. Andrew’s Church, Sun Tourist Office 952467625 Foreign Residents Dept. 952442494 Friday 2.30pm. 952774143. / 958 658 439. 10.30am. Tel 20077040. Town Hall 952589300 VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA Fuengirola: Mezquita del Centro Cultural Nerja: Community Bible Fellowship, C/ Torre del Mar: Sun 11am, Legend’s Bar, Foreign Residents Dept. 952589440 Suhail, Parque Doña Sofía. Friday worship Pintada 35, 2nd floor. English/ Spanish C/Don Cipriano Maldonado Jiménez. Bus Station 952503162 MALAGA 2.30pm. Tel 952473916. Worship, Sunday 10am. 952521776. Taxi 952540016 BAHAI Malaga: Mezquita, C/San Agustín 11. Caleta de Vélez: Cornerstone International Bus Station 952350061 Town Hall 952559100 Friday 2.30pm. 952228595. Church. Barrio Cooperative Ntra Sa del Bahai Information Office, C/Ricardo Railway Station 902240202 Tourist Office 952541104 Carmen. Sunday 11.30am. 634 540 519 Soriano, 35, Marbella. Taxi Service 952345693 ROMAN CATHOLIC GIBRALTAR Calahonda: The Evangelical Christian Marbella: 952 90 21 21 Tourist Office 951926020 Marbella: Santo Cristo del Calvario Church, Fellowship, Ermita San Miguel. Sun Fuengirola: 951 259 742. General emergency 199/112(mobiles) MARBELLA Avda. del Calvario: Holy Mass in English, 4.30pm. Rev. Peter Riggall, 952 588 160. Malaga: 952 214 052. Fire/ambulance (emergency) 190 11am. every Sunday. Tel: 952774 899. Arroyo de la Miel: Arroyo Baptist Church, Benalmádena: 952 442 424. Bus Station 955038665 Tourist Office (00350) 20074950 Fuengirola: Capilla San José, Las Rampas Sun 4pm. Conjunto Zodiaco, Edif. Aries, Alhaurín de la Torre: 952411496. Taxi Service 952774488 Taxi (00350) 20070027 (Upper Level), Daily Mass (in English): C/ Sagitario. Tel. 95244796/952386716. Rincón de la Victoria: 952 402 870. Mon-Fri 11am. Sat 7pm. Sun 11am. Calahonda: Baptist Church, Calle San Gibraltar: +350 200 73287. Fuengirola: Lux Mundi, C/ Nueva, 12 Sun. Jeronimo 1, Worship Sunday 11 am with MALAGA PORT INFORMATION SYNAGOGUES Arroyo de la Miel: Mass in English Sunday School. 952832533. Parroquia de la Inmaculada, Sunday La Línea: Asambleas de Dios. C/San José, Torremolinos: Beth Minzi, Av. Palma de CRUISE SHIP MOVEMENTS (SOURCE: MALAGA PORT AUTHORITY) 1.30pm. 41. Thurs 9pm. Sun 11am & 8 pm. Mallorca 55; Castillo San Luis, Local 14. Ship Date From Next port Docks Sails Calahonda: Ermita de San Miguel, 12 Sun. Marbella: Int. Christian F’ship. Sun 11.30 Daily services. 952052550. Norwegian Spirit 21/02 Funchal Alicante 07.00 17.00 Benalmádena Costa: Parish Church of La Ed. Milla de Oro. Tel. 952 932 216 . Marbella: Beth El, Urb. El Real, Km 184. Saga Sapphire 01/03 La Coruña Barcelona 08.00 18.00 Virgen del Carmen, Avda. Bonanza. Bilingual Mijas Costa: Iglesias International Costa del Services, Fri in summer 8.30pm winter Norwegian Spirit 03/03 Funchal Alicante 07.00 17.00 mass English/Spanish Sunday 10am. Sol, C/José de Orbaneja 10. Sun 11am and 7pm Sat & holidays 10am 952859395 MSC Orchestra 03/03 Funchal Civitavecchia 08.00 14.00 Torre del Mar: Lux Mundi, Avda. 7pm; Thur 7pm Tel:636 422 7 QUAKERS Moscatel,1-“I”. Saturday. Winter 5pm, Puerto Banús: Christian Church (The summer 6 pm. 952543334. Wave) Worship Service: Sun 11am. The Malaga: Quakers (Society of Friends). Info: Chiclana (Cadiz): Nstra Señora de Europa Wave Café: Wed 11am. Prayer: Fri 12pm. [email protected] church, Urb. Novo Sancti Petri, RC Mass in 637408194/5 puertobanuschurch.com NORWEGIAN SEAMEN’S CHURCH English and German, Sunday 10.30am Salobreña: Fellowship of the King. Various Pueblo Nuevo de Guadiaro - locations. Sundays at 10am Tel.635 358 Calahonda: El Campanario, Av del Cortijo Sotogrande (Cadiz): Mass in English, 808 / 958 645 027 3. Sun 4 pm, 952939800 Saturday 7pm and Sunday 10.30am at Almuñécar: Fellowship of the King. Casita www.sjomannskirken.no/costadelsol Sanctuario de la Divina Misericodia Málaga, Parque El Majuelo. 2nd & 4th SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH Malaga: Catholic mass in English, Avenida Sundays, 11.00am . Tel. 958 881 358 Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Ciudad Jardín. Almuñécar: Evangelical Reformed Church, Fuengirola: Sat 10am. Bible study, worship 11.30am Sunday. 952260760. C/ Torres Quevedo 5. T958 639 529, 677 Calle Palangreros, 60. 952456672 / 699 490. Sunday 11 a.m. 633716651 ww.adventistasfuengirola.es. METHODIST CHURCH 6262626262626262 February 16th to 22nd 2018 PASTIMES SUR IN ENGLISH

THE SEVEN DIFFERENCES CLOCKWORD

THE STARS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Nº 11282 Aquarius January 21 - February 19 There is something to be said for taking things as they come, or living in the moment.

Pisces February 20th – March 20th Are you getting mixed messages from a THE WORDPUZZLER loved one? People can be changeable, like the weather at this time of year.

Aries March 21st – April 20th Rather than be influenced by what others are saying or doing, listen to your instincts. Not everything is clear.

Taurus April 21st – May 21st Don’t tire yourself out by over-thinking things. Keep life simple and avoid those who would be confusing or negative.

Gemini Across Down May 22nd – June 21st Curiosity may lead you to plan a trip that is different from anything you have done before. New places will stimulate your mind and give you ideas.

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Fellini’s dreams come true at the Picasso Museum

A new exhibition puts the work of artist and filmmaker side by side to reveal their creative relationship

:: ANTONIO JAVIER LÓPEZ MALAGA. In 1917 Pablo Ruiz Picasso set up his studio at number 110 Via Margutta in Rome to paint the sets for the ballet Parade. Half a century later Federico Fellini moved into the same house. The coincidence could well be a metaphor for the relation- ship between artist and filmmaker: they never met but their paths crossed on several occasions, mainly Málaga, 2017. VEGAP, Fellini, i y Federico in the dreams of the Italian director. Four times, he said, he dreamed of the Malaga-born artist, an appear- ance that sparked the latest exhibi- tion at the city’s Picasso Museum (MPM): And Fellini Dreamed of Picasso, which opened on Tuesday. The idea of the pair’s paths cross- ing without them ever actually meet-

ing is continued in the staging of the Fellin Fabbri Comune di Rimini y Francesca C exhibition where the work of both creators is positioned so they can One of Picasso’s paintings in the exhibition and right, Fellini’s sketch of his dream in January 1962 when Picasso sat at his table. :: S. SALAS / SUR look, but not touch. The aim, said the MPM’s artistic passion for classical antiquity. Fellini’s experiences described in his how each artist, in his own way, de- THE EXHIBITION director José Lebrero, is to create “ico- “Fellini and Picasso are two differ- own Book of Dreams. picted voluptuous, lascivious and al- nographic juxtaposition between the ent characters, but their work can be The filmmaker’s works in the most grotesque figures and the cir- Title. And Fellini Dreamed of works of Picasso and the sequences compared in different ways. [...] This show include three sketches (he cus link comes in a series of photo- Picasso. of Fellini”. In other words the visi- imaginary dialogue that starts in earned a living as a cartoonist before graphs of the artists in fancy dress, tor is not spoon-fed but left to pon- dreams takes shape in the museum. revolutionising the world of film) in playing instruments or striking comi- Venue. Malaga Picasso Museum. der the common threads that go [...] Their works continue the con- which he drew Picasso as he appeared cal poses. The exhibition is accom- through both artists’ work: the world versation,” said the curator Audrey in his dreams. In the section devoted panied by a documentary about the Dates. Until 13 May. of the circus, the female form and a Norcia of the project inspired by to women the exhibition displays pair by Isaki Lacuesta.