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BRAIN SURGERY BREAKTHROUGH Auditor who reported Mijas Malaga surgeons have successfully removed a tumour to cure a boy of epilepsy without affecting his speech P42 spying under investigation

Mayor says the allegations of phone-tapping at the local TV station appear to be part of a con attempt

The technician who reported find- ing evidence of spying on comput- ers at Mijas Comunicación is now under investigation for apparent fraud after the mayor took his sus- picions to the Guardia Civil. P7

Owners of illegal homes to get “second chance”: Junta boss tells SUR forum that 90% of properties could be “regularised” P14

Malaga karate reaches new heights. Local karatekas Damián

The specialists involved in the groundbreaking procedure at the Hospital Regional. :: ÑITO SALAS Quintero and Marta Vega claim European gold P52 Search stepped up for lasting fix for storm-damaged beaches Damián Quintero. :: EFE

An EU-funded study examines long-term Work is already well under way as lo- to finding a long-term solution, when Twenty-two new direct cal authorities on the Costa del Sol central government representative routes will run from solutions as local councils struggle once rush to restore the area’s beaches in María Gámez announced a study, ap- Malaga Airport this time for Easter after they took a bat- proved and funded by the EU, which summer with 9.1 per cent more to repair beaches ahead of Easter tering from the elements last week. will search for more lasting protec- On Wednesday the focus switched tion for the coastline. P3 more seats on offer P2

Obama talks of travel and climate change at global tourism summit in Seville

The former US president, Barack Obama was in the Andalu- guest keynote speaker sian capital this week to speak to more than 2,000 international dele- at the WTTC event, also gates at the World Travel and Tour- met with Spanish PM ism Council global summit. The ex- Pedro Sánchez president met with Prime Minister Obama and Sánchez Sánchez as well as enjoying some on Wednesday private sightseeing. P14 in Seville. :: AFP 22222222 April 5th to 11th 2019 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH Malaga Airport starts its busiest time of year, with 22 new routes this summer

port, with 9.1 more seats available Trondheim than last year, and London being Direct flights from Malaga the most popular UK destination. Between now and the end of Oc- this summer tober there will be nearly five mil- (31 March - 27 October) lion seats and more than 27,000 flights between Malaga and UK Oslo cities. * The brackets Haugesund Vasteras Helsinki The direct flights from Malaga Stockholm (2) show the num- Stavanger to destinations further afield will ber of airports Gothenburg Aberdeen also continue this summer, includ- if more than Aalborg one. Riga ing a connection with Bahrain for Edinburgh Glasgow (2) Copenhagen the first time. Belfast (2) Billund Newcastle Moscow Once again there will be flights Knock Liverpool Leeds Hamburg to Doha, Riyadh and Tel Aviv, in- Dublin Doncaster Manchester Bremen augurated last year, which have Shannon Norwich Berlin (2) Birmingham Nottingham Münster Warsaw (2) become key connections to the Cardiff Antwerp Weeze Cork London (5) Asiatic nations which have Bristol Liège Dortmund Wroclaw Düsseldorf Exeter Southampton Brussels Prague Krakow no direct flights to the Bournemouth Cologne Frankfurt (2) Luxembourg Vienna Costa del Sol, and Delta Brest Zurich Munich Bratislava Airlines is also due to Paris (2) Basel Memmingen Cluj start its daily direct Nantes Budapest Lyon Geneva flight to and from JFK Bucharest Bordeaux Venice New York in New York on 24 Nice Milan (2) Asturias Bilbao Toulouse Bologna May. Santiago Santander The company will Marseille Rome Sofia Porto Istanbul run this service until Madrid Barcelona Naples the end of September, Menorca using a Boeing 757-200 Lisbon Valencia Palma de Ibiza with room for 164 passen- Jerez Mallorca Malaga gers. The flight, which is op- Ceuta Algiers erated jointly with Air France Malta Tetouan Melilla and KLM, has been the only di- Casablanca rect connection between Malaga Tel Aviv and New York since 2008. Marrakesh Qatar Airways has also con- firmed that it will be running its Tenerife (2) Lanzarote direct flight between Malaga and Fuerteventura Gran Canaria Bahrain Doha this summer, but with more Riyadh seats and greater frequency. Doha Last year, there were four con- nections a week, using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner with 22 business and 232 tourist seats. This year The UK is once again the Europe, and have been introduced majority (195) will be in Europe, there will be five flights, on Mon- strongest market this by the principal companies, Ry- with 6.7 more seats and 4.7 more days, Wednesdays, Fridays, Satur- anair, Easyjet, Vueling and Norwe- flight operations. The UK is still days and Sundays, with a Boeing peak season, with 9.1 per gian. The new destinations include the biggest market for Malaga air- 777 which can carry more passen- cent more seats and PILAR Porto, Bordeaux, Cardiff, Milan, gers: 42 in business class and 316 London remaining the MARTÍNEZ Exeter, Luton, Southend, Naples, tourists. Lyon and Billund (the Legoland Saudi Arabia’s flagship airline, most popular destination  [email protected] city in Denmark), Tetouan and Of the 235 routes Saudia Airlines, is also consolidat- Marrakesh. ing its operations to Malaga air- MALAGA. The Costa del Sol’s air- being incorporated into the pro- There will also be more domes- programmed this port this summer with a direct port is now beginning its busiest gramming, and there will be more tic operations from Malaga this summer, 195 will be to flight to and from Riyadh starting time of year, with 7.1 per cent more than 92,400 flights, which is an in- summer, including flights to and European cities on 6 June and running twice a seats on offer and flights to new crease of 5.8 per cent compared from Santiago de Compostela, week, on Thursdays and Saturdays. destinations. Between now and the with the same period last year. Gran Canaria and Santander. The airline will be using a Boeing end of October, 22 new routes are The new routes are mostly in Of all the routes available, the 787 Dreamliner. April 5th to 11th 2019 3 SUR IN ENGLISH NEWS THE FIGURES EU-funded study to come up with proposals 16 million seats are on offer from to end annual Costa beach destruction the airlines which operate from Malaga airport this summer, an increase of 7.1 per cent. The area faces another race against the clock to get its beaches ready for 92,486 Easter Week after they flights have been programmed took a battering during this summer, until 29 October, 5.8 per cent more than last year. last week’s storms

:: A. GÓMEZ / C. MÁRQUEZ / M. PÉREZ María González Carmona, Sau- COSTA DEL SOL. With Semana dia’s director of Sales and Market- Santa fast approaching, the Costa ing for Spain and Portugal, points del Sol must take fast action to en- out that Riyadh is a hub with con- sure that its beaches are in perfect nections to about 20 destinations condition for the upcoming influx in Asia and the Pacific, including of visitors. the island of Mauritius, India, In- Emergency work had already donesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, the started on Saturday in Marbella af- Maldives, Bangladesh, Singapore ter the town hall earmarked a sum and Pakistan. of 200,000 euros to get the beaches There will also be a direct con- back to normal as soon as possible nection this summer between and repair damage the strong Levant Malaga and Tel Aviv, operated by wind and waves up to six metres high Sun d’Or, which is part of the Elal caused to walkways, showers and Works under way to repair damage on El Rodeíto beach last Saturday. :: JOSELE-LANZA group. This route was inaugurated even lifeguards’ towers . last summer and once again there In Estepona, they have a long “to could have a permanent solution. The study, which began in Feb- cal Institute. will be two flights a week. do” list ahead of Easter, including The central government represen- ruary and will last two years, will While in recent years, replenish- The newcomer in terms of flights levelling out the surface of the sand, tative for Malaga, María Gámez, involve specialists and technicians ing the lost sand has worked, this this peak season, is the first direct removing the sharp drops created announced on Wednesday that a from various institutions such as has been described as an “adequate connection between Malaga and by the bad weather, and ensuring study to analyse and propose po- the Coasts department (Demarca- but not definitive solution”. Bahrain, operated by the national that all the facilities are in full work- tential solutions had been ap- ción de Costas), the Ministry of “This is something that happens airline Gulf Air. It will begin on 14 ing order. proved by the European Commis- Environment, the town halls of every year. So why not instead of re- June and there will be two flights However, this problem which sion, which would foot the the Costa del Sol, private compa- acting every time, we create an over- a week until 15 September. blights the Costa del Sol every year 400,000-euro bill. nies and the Cantabria Hydrologi- all strategy?” said Gámez. 4 April 5th to 11th 2019 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH

112 REPORTS Wanted ex-councillor is Policeman carried along Man held over setting had to hide in the bathroom, using found asleep drunk in car on drunk driver’s bonnet the shower to keep wet, and was un- fire to Mijas Costa conscious when she was rescued. MALAGA MARBELLA home with his partner The incident happened shortly be- :: Á. F / J. C. Manuel Reina, a for- :: C. MÁRQUEZ. A Local Police offi- still inside in the toilet fore 5pm on Friday, 29 March. mer councillor of Estepona who cer was injured last Friday in the Tra- Relatives of the man came forward had two outstanding arrest war- piche Norte area after trying to stop at the scene to explain that he had al- rants in his name for skipping a a driver going the wrong way down MALAGA legedly said he was going to burn the trial and missing a prison sentence, a one-way road. The driver, who sub- :: J. CANO / Á. FRÍAS. A man from house down if he wasn’t given money was found asleep at the wheel of sequently was breathalysed and the Las Lagunas area of Mijas has to buy drugs. A later statement to the a car in the centre of Malaga on tested positive, appeared to slow been held over allegedly causing a Guardia Civil from the woman res- Sunday with the motor running. down but then sped up and carried fire at his home that destroyed the cued said that she had gone to the toi- A worker on a construction site re- the officer along for at least 100 me- property and threatened the life of let and opened the door afterwards ported a car hitting a barrier and tres on his bonnet. The man and pas- his partner. The 42-year-old woman to find the sofa on fire. The burned-out home. :: SUR police were called. senger fled but were tracked down.

company is based in Marbella, had Twitter-user Police arrest former head of body allegedly misused the bank ac- counts of the residents “comuni- summoned by dad” and made free use of the investigators over that oversees property management money. A search was carried out last “degrading” tweet week on Pastor’s home and offices agents in Malaga province where 6,000 euros in cash was during Julen rescue found. Investigators are now re- viewing all the documents seized to see if there are any other of- :: J. CANO / A. FRÍAS Francisco Pastor is being fences, said sources. MALAGA. During the 13 days investigated over of the rescue of Julen, the tod- November resignation dler who fell down a narrow bore- supposedly misusing Fernando Pastor resigned his post hole and died earlier this year, money from fees as president of the provincial as- his parents repeatedly called for belonging to owners of sociation of property agents last social media users not share of- November after the Andalusian re- fensive messages nor speculation property in La Alcaidesa gional council of agents received on the bid to retrieve their son. reports from two “comunidades” Some messages, however, were :: JUAN CANO / ÁLVARO FRÍAS of supposed mismanagement of reported to the police by the fam- MALAGA. National Police have funds. One was in La Alcaidesa, ily and the first person has been arrested the former head of the Co- and the other, according to reports, summoned to declare. legio de Administraciones de Fin- was in Benalmádena. This week, one Twitter-user, cas for Malaga province and the Lawyers for Pastor said last week Camilo de Ory, was placed under Costa del Sol. The Colegio is the that all the debts with the La Al- investigation over alleged “de- official association of professional caidesa “comunidad” of owners grading treatment” and will ap- management agents working for had now been settled and no more pear before a magistrate on 21 “comunidades” of apartment and money needed to be repaid. May. De Ory published from his house owners. The judge has placed him under Twitter account numerous sar- Fernando Pastor is accused of investigation for supposed im- castic and cutting messages over syphoning off to his own bank ac- proper management and misap- the events in the village of To- count more than 100,000 euros Francisco Pastor in a file photo. :: SUR propriation and he has been bailed. talán, outside Malaga. from the owners of the La Al- Pastor’s lawyers added that he Other users at the time openly caidesa development near Soto- ported to police “numerous trans- paid back all the money with in- criticised the “inhuman” nature grande. Investigators believe that fers for high sums of money to the terest in March last year, which of some of the content. De Ory Pastor had cashed blank cheques personal bank account of the per- Lawyers said that the the residents had agreed to. has said he didn’t set out to of- to pay off debts and for personal son responsible for managing that debts with the The lawyers also said that money fend anybody. In a statement to expenses. community”. ”comunidad” had been found in the search was petty cash SUR he explained, “I’ve been do- The inquiry was started in June Officers rapidly identified the belonging to the estates managed ing black humour for years and last year when the president of the ex-head of the Malaga association settled as well as a property deposit for a I’ve never had problems with “comunidad” at La Alcaidesa re- and discovered that Pastor, whose client. anybody before.” April 5th to 11th 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH 5 6 April 5th to 11th 2019 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH Cudeca announces revenue of four million euros for 2018

The cancer charity has grown, not only to meet the demand grown to meet the for care, but to improve and advance its work through training and re- demand for care and to search. She reported that the home advance its work through care teams had attended more than training and research 1,400 patients last year, while add- ing that the new training and re- search centre project - the first stone :: TONY BRYANT of which was laid last July - contin- BENALMÁDENA. During the an- ues to develop thanks to the gener- nual results presentation held in ous donation of Dr Hamied. Benalmádena this week, the Cudeca The medical director commented,ed, Foundation announced an income “After 26 years, Cudeca is todayday a of more than four million euros for benchmark in the field of palliativelliative 2018. The money had been raised care in our country and alsoo forms The resultsre were presented in English on Thursday. :: SUR throughout the year via Cudeca’s an active part of the interna-terna- charity shops, fundraising events and tional community of profes-rofes- cover costs. He pointed out Cudeca. Sandro Morelli, owner of the collection tins, donations, wills and sionals determined too pro- that “Malaga“ society as a Villa Tiberio Restaurant in Marbella, a lucrative contract with the Junta mote and improve care,e, and whwholeol continues to sup- was recognised this year for organ- de Andalucía. offer a competent, compas-mpas- port Cudeca very gener- ising numerous fundraising dinner The results were presented this sionate and dignifieded acac-- ouslyously”. He also high- galas, which, since 2011, have raised week, in Spanish on Wednesday and companiment at thee end lighlightedte the new training in excess of 16,000 euros for Cudeca. English on Thursday, at events at- of life.” prproject,ojec saying, “It is a new The pin was also awarded to Mer- tended by the founder and honorary and eexciting entrepreneu- cedes Mengíbar, Director of the president, Joan Hunt; president Ra- A positive year rial chchallenge for this foun- Costa del Sol Area of the Vithas Hos- fael Urdiales; chief executive and Rafael Olalla said that 2018 datiodation and we hope this pitals Group, in recognition of the medical director, Dr Marisa Martín; had been a “positive yearear in will bbecome another source commitment and dedication of the financial director, Rafael Olalla; and the economic aspect”. He ex- of ffundingun for our work.” Xanit International Hospital Foun- vice-president, Susan Hannam. plained that despite the growthrowth ThuThursday’s event included the dation, which, since the inaugura- Marisa Martín gave details of the of healthcare costs and the rise ofof Sandro Morelli’s fundraising prespresentationen of Cudeca’s Golden tion of the Cudeca Hospice Unit, results obtained during 2018, while patients cared for last year, Cudecaudeca efforts were recognised. :: SUR Pin Award,Aw an annual honour given has offered essential 24-hour care focusing on the fact that Cudeca has received enough income to almostmost for ooutstanding commitment to support 365 days a year. April 5th to 11th 2019 7 SUR IN ENGLISH NEWS Guardia Civil called in as mayor accuses Mijas phone-tapping auditor of fraud

Last week’s revelation Comunicación last Friday but none nicipality that the whole incidence that spying of councillors was forthcoming, nor had any proof appears to have been a false alarm. of the technician’s credentials been may have been going on shown to members. Previous arrests at the town hall’s TV and The mayor continued earlier this He said that Laura Delgado, the radio station appears to week, “In among this storm whipped new station manager, had hired Gil up in the media, some questions need Mauriz in good faith to carry out have been a hoax answering: Is it really a judicial in- the audit of staff computers as she vestigative expert who is carrying had just taken over. But it appears :: IVÁN GELIBTER out this investigation? Does he have that the auditor has been involved Anne Hernández. :: SUR MIJAS. An accusation of phone- legal permission to carry out this in similar incidents at other com- tapping of Mijas councillors and the work? Just like it says in the press, if panies recently in which he has Citizens’ rights mayor revealed last week was strange he had taken on this role, has he told been arrested, although the mayor enough. But the story took a stranger an investigating court? Is he techni- didn’t know the status of those in- campaigner to turn this week with the news that cally qualified to carry out this work?” vestigations on Wednesday. the technical auditor who first dis- The auditor, Gil Mauriz, was in- Far from being a spy scandal as stand for Mijas covered the reported tapping while terviewed by local Guardia Civil on he claimed, it seems he found only council in checking staff computers is now un- Tuesday this week. On Wednesday some supposed illegal software on der police investigation over sus- the mayor appeared before the me- workers’ computers and the report municipal elections pected fraud. dia to give advance details of the po- showed no evidence of anything Last week SUR reported that bug- lice reports and to reassure the mu- Maldonado on Wednesday. :: I. G. else. ging had been “uncovered” by an in- :: TONY BRYANT dependent external technician at the MIJAS. A Mijas-based expat municipal-run broadcaster. Several known for her continuous efforts councillors on the board were said to to protect the rights of British citi- have been spied on in the “expert’s” zens living in Spain has decided first conclusions presented to Mijas to stand for election in the mu- Comunicación, and he had asked for nicipal elections in May. more money to carry on the work Anne Hernández was ap- However, despite some opposi- proached to stand for a seat on tion parties insisting the internal in- the council by a new Mijas action quiry should continue, Mayor of Mi- group called MVM (Movimiento jas, Juan Carlos Maldonado, who is Vecinal Mijeño), one of the first also chair of the board at the broad- non-political groups to stand for caster, had his suspicions all was not elections in local government. right with the auditor. The group was started by the president of the La Cala Residents Suspected fraud Association, Francisco Sepúlveda, When rumours of the bugging scan- who became disillusioned with dal emerged last week, the Treasury the services offered to residents department cut off business for a day in Mijas and identified the need amid seemingly unfounded fears that to respond to their demands. the department had been hit by Anne, who is originally from eavesdropping as well. With that Hertfordshire, is also the president news, the mayor lost patience with of Brexpats in Spain, a platform the internal inquiry at the television set up to defend the rights of Brit- and radio station, and, after ordering ish citizens when the UK leaves the Treasury department back to the EU. She believes that foreign work, reported the external auditor residents in Mijas have seen that to the local Guardia Civil for appar- an important change is necessary ent fraud. and she has promised to campaign The technician who made the Royal Caribbean to unveil new to secure the “unswerving sup- supposed bugging discovery has been port” of local councils. named as César Gil Mauriz. He told board members he was a “perito ju- Spectrum of the Seas liner in Malaga A voice for Brits dicial”, a form of authorised judicial “I have been giving this serious investigative agent, and had carried thought and with the way Brexit on with his work in Mijas after the :: PILAR MARTÍNEZ is unfolding I genuinely believe “bugging” discovery wearing an of- MALAGA. Cruise company, Royal that I will be in a better position ficial identification jacket and an ID Caribbean, has chosen Malaga as the within the council to continue badge while promising to hand over first stop for its new liner, Spectrum my fight to defend our rights full details of his finds in the follow- of the Seas, which will dock in the than as an outsider. We have no ing days. city’s port on 16 April straight from MEP to support us, we are really Speaking to SUR at the time, Mal- German shipbuilders, Meyer Werft. out on a limb and it is up to us to donado said that the audit process The company is promoting this lat- be our own voice,” Anne ex- “is in no way clear” and that, in his est addition, which will be in the plained to SUR in English. opinion, it had caused public unease, city during Holy Week, as the most Anne will begin her campaign “based on nothing up to now”. A law- technologically advanced yet in its via social media, but in May she yer acting for the mayor asked the fleet. In recent years Royal Carib- will be out on the streets talking technician to come up with proof at bean has chosen Malaga as first port to residents and drumming up another board meeting of Mijas for new ships and last year it hosted support for her plans for the fu- Symphony of the Seas, the largest ture of Mijas. “If MVM had any ever built for cruising. political bias, I would not have This time, the visiting ship has even considered joining them, but A lawyer acting for the about half the capacity and is de- I feel it’s time to give back to our mayor asked the signed for the Asian market and for Spanish hosts some of the help technician to come up with higher-spending customers. From and support they have given us. Malaga it will go on to Barcelona to I’ll fight for any injustice and once proof at a board meeting start a 51-day cruise to Shanghai, its I get the bit between my teeth I new base port. The new ship is for the Asian market. :: ROYAL CARIBBEAN tend not to let it go,” she said. April 5th to 11th 2019 8 SUR IN ENGLISH April 5th to 11th 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH 9 10 April 5th to 11th 2019 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH

HERE AND THERE Road closures for Vélez This year’s Residents’ Day Man crushed to death by pedestrianisation works cancelled altogether beams while at work Two companies show However, Ferrer, who is hoping to reach a deal before the local elec- interest in tram repairs tions in May, admitted that both VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA NERJA PERIANA companies are “studying the situa- :: E. C. As part of the plans to pedes- :: J. R. Nerja Foreigners’ Office an- :: SUR. A 50-year-old man was killed VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA tion of the infrastructure carefully” trianise Vélez-Málaga town centre, nounced earlier this week that the last Friday when two beams fell on :: E. CABEZAS. Mayor of Vélez- as parts of it are difficult to access from next Tuesday some roads will annual Residents’ Day will not go top of him and crushed him in an Málaga, Antonio Ferrer, has told SUR and the companies believe there may be closed off to traffic while in oth- ahead at all this year. It was originally industrial unit in the village of Peri- that two companies have shown in- be hidden costs, which would take ers the traffic will change direction. due to take place on Sunday 24 March ana. Emergency services were called terest in the project to repair the the project over its current 1.94-mil- Some of the work has already and then postponed to the 31st and to the scene at just after 5pm and town’s tram system infrastructure, lion-euro budget. The tram, which started, including creating new round- later to 7 April due to bad weather. confirmed his death shortly after, since the work was put out to ten- connected Vélez-Málaga and Torre abouts and parking spaces. However, the department says that without giving further details as to der for a second time in January this del Mar and was the first of its kind The major work is now due to start it decided to cancel the event alto- how the tragedy occurred. Sources year. A previous call had failed to at- in Andalucía, was withdrawn from after Holy Week and should be fin- gether due to further forecasts of bad from the village said that he was a tract any interest. service in June 2012. ished by the end of September. weather and lack of participants. popular and well-liked resident.

Mondrón ‘liquid gold’ picks up third international prize in just one year of production

The Único company started producing the oil in March 2018 and launched its first organic line in January this year

:: AGUSTÍN PELÁEZ MONDRÓN. Único de Mondrón olive oil has been awarded a gold Cave discoverers and other representatives in front of an illuminated column for World Autism Day. :: E. C. medal at the Athena International Olive Oil Competition, which took place in Greece, from 18 to 20 March. Nerja caves bathed in blue to This is the third time in a year that the oil, which was only Único de Mondrón oil. :: SUR launched in March last year, has mark World Autism Day been awarded top prizes in ma- award values what we are able to jor international olive oil com- do at a small olive mill,” said man- petitions. ager, Francisco Alcántara, on pick- A number of town halls mark World Autism Day on Tuesday. recited a text written by an autistic In April 2018, it won a prize at ing up the award. across Malaga and the The caves’ discoverers were joined boy from the UK, in which he de- the World Olive Oil Competition by the Nerja Caves Foundation direc- scribes the world as he sees it. in New York and just three Organic olive oil airport’s control tower tor, Chema Domínguez, Malaga’s A number of town halls took part months later, in June last year, it In January this year the company, were lit up in blue to raise autism association president, José in the day by lighting up their public picked up another gold medal at based in the small hamlet of Mon- awareness and mark the Reyes and representatives from the buildings in blue. Malaga Airport’s the International Mediterranean drón, which belongs to Periana province’s governmental institutions control tower and the central column Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competi- in the Axarquía, launched its first international event to mark the international day. An- in the Nerja caves were also bathed tion in Jerusalem. organic olive oil, using only ol- tequera painter, Antonio Montiel, in blue light and Rincón de la Victo- “We are very happy right now ives picked at the beginning of :: EUGENIO CABEZAS / SUR who collaborates closely with the as- ria council organised a human ‘infin- as this recognises all the hard the season, in early November, NERJA. The Nerja caves provided sociation and painted a picture to ity chain’ on Plaza Al-Andalus to raise work done by all of our members. from the mountains in the local the stage for Malaga’s main event to mark its 25th anniversary last year, awareness of autism. Único is a great product and the area. April 5th to 11th 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH 11 12 April 5th to 11th 2019 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH

tected dune areas. Drip irrigation system will At the moment, the planting of native species has been limited to pines but it is planned to reintro- help with the replanting of duce shrubs such as mastic and broom as well as aromatic plants the dunes in Marbella like rosemary and thyme. In total some 700 specimens will be planted across the Reserva. At the moment, just :: NIEVES CASTRO The water company Hidralia is pines have been planted MARBELLA. Volunteers from the going to carry out the work to con- ProDunas Association will no longer nect the area to the local water sup- but native species of have to water the vegetation on the ply and the Department of the En- mastic, broom and other dunes in Marbella by hand. A drip vironment and Beaches of Marbella shrubs are planned irrigation system is being installed town hall will install the irrigation Piquer (second left) and officials on the dunes. :: JOSELE-LANZA on the Barronal de la Morena dune, network. Town hall representative one of the protected areas in the Manuel Cardeña explained that the Reserva Ecológica. Around 150 me- irrigation in the Los Monteros area tres of pipes have been laid here, would use recycled water thanks to on the outskirts of the Playas An- work by Acosol (the western Costa daluzas residential zone, to help del Sol’s public water company of with the task of repopulating the which he is CEO). dunes with native vegetation. The ProDunas president, Fernando In total, around 600 metres of Piquer, said “this replanting project drip irrigation pipes will be laid so is the basis for creating a green lung that water can reach all of the pro- in the heart of the Marbella dunes.”

:: NIEVES CASTRO / SUR HOTEL DON MIGUEL OPENING DELAYED

Marbella mayor, Ángeles Muñoz (centre), announced on Tuesday that the reopening of the iconic Hotel Don Miguel in the town had been set back to 2020. This was because, she said, of the magnitude of the task taken on by Club Med to implement a 70-million-euro in- vestment to transform the hotel into a luxury family resort. Origi- nally scheduled to open this summer, it will now open next spring.

to provide information about his al- Two arrests made leged assailants, as well as the reg- after man tells istration plate of the car that they transported him in. police he was It took just a couple of hours for Udyco, the specialist drugs unit, to kidnapped and locate the car on Calle Esmeralda, in tortured for days Riviera del Sol, Mijas, and to arrest its two occupants. The pair were seemingly on their :: J. CANO / Á. FRÍAS way to their home, located in the area, MARBELLA. Two men of French and upon their arrest, a search war- origin have been arrested as part of rant of their property was granted. an operation which started after a However, there were enough clues man turned up at Marbella police on them personally and in their ve- station on Tuesday at around 7pm, hicle to link them to the incident, in- alleging he had been kidnapped and cluding drops of blood of one suspect’s tortured for days and that he could shoes and plastic cable ties in the car. lead the police to those responsible. The investigation continues as po- The man, who still had bits of tape lice establish whether more indi- stuck to his face and hands, was able viduals were involved. April 5th to 11th 2019 13 SUR IN ENGLISH NEWS

THE MARQUIS OF LARIOS ON SHOW AT MALAGA CITY HALL

The statue of the Marquis of Larios is back in Malaga after spending five months being restored in Antequera while remodelling work took over the Alameda Principal. The Residents currently have to walk on the tarmac. :: SUR sculpture, made by Mariano Benlliure, will take pride of place in the City Hall court- New path to improve yard before returning to its spot at the end of Calle Larios at the end of the month. The connections in Cártama statue has gone through a restoration process by the company Chapitel, undergo- :: FERNANDO TORRES connect the aforementioned areas ing a surface clean, salt re- CÁRTAMA. After two years of pe- with the two urban centres in the moval and corrosion elimina- titioning and activism on social me- municipality - Cártama and Esta- tion. Finally, a protective dia, the residents of La Atalaya de ción de Cártama. coating was applied. It is open Cártama and Sierra Llana have fi- This new path, according to the to visit Monday-Friday be- nally got their wish. The Public draft law to which SUR has had ac- tween 9am and 2pm and 5pm Works department of the Junta de cess, “will improve and widen the and 8pm, and on the week- Andalucía regional government has pavement” as well as improve safety ends from 9am to 1.30pm. :: SALVADOR SALAS approved the construction of a new with the installation of crash barri- pedestrian and cycle path that will ers and lighting. 14 April 5th to 11th 2019 NEWS ANDALUCÍA SUR IN ENGLISH

Obama recalls his travels with his Juanma Moreno announces “second chance” for owners family at tourism summit in Seville of illegal homes in Andalucía The ex-president of the United States was in the Speaking at a SUR forum Andalusian capital on the president of the Wednesday where he Junta said that tacit held a brief meeting with acceptance would apply PM Pedro Sánchez to certain urban planning procedures :: MARÍA DOLORES TORTOSA SEVILLE. Barack Obama was in :: ANTONIO M. ROMERO Seville on Wednesday where he MALAGA. The president of the was the keynote speaker at the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Mo- World Travel & Tourism Council’s reno, announced at a SUR forum global summit. on Monday that in its modifica- The former US president ex- tion of the Andalusian planning pressed his satisfaction at finally law (LOUA), the new PP-Cs coali- being able to see the city after hav- tion government would give the ing to cancel his planned institu- owners of illegal homes a “second tional visit in 2016 due to a terror- chance”. ist attack in Dallas. “We can’t have 300,000 illegal His sightseeing tour, however, homes in Andalucía,” he said, add- which included the Real Alcázar ing that 90 per cent of these homes and tapas in the old town, was en- would be “regularised” in the cur- joyed behind a strict security bar- rent term of office. He did not spec- rier, impenetrable by photogra- ify however what criteria would phers. have to be met by owners to take Juanma Moreno. :: S. SALAS Obama landed in Seville in the advantage of this “second chance”. early hours of Wednesday morn- previously ruled that the policy ing and stayed at the city’s most Administrative procedures does not protect illegal construc- iconic hotel, the Alfonso XIII. Moreno, who became president of tion works. Bendodo has stressed, There was great expectation the Junta of Andalucía in January, however, that the regional Public among the around 2,000 delegates also announced that a tacit accep- Works ministry “considers itself at the WTTC summit, as Obama tance policy would be applied in capable” of giving a green or red took to the stage to speak of his Barack Obama addresses the WTTC global summit in Seville. :: EP the case of consultations made by light to an application within a pe- own travels, using the theme as a local authorities regarding partial riod of 15 days. base from which to approach cli- in Seville: she had previously spent rise a few centimetres more, he said, changes to their town planning mate change, populism, women’s several months studying in Seville. “some of the most spectacular parts regulations. In other words, if a Inheritance tax rights, migration and the future His participation at the summit, of the world we always want to visit town hall has heard nothing after Also during the forum in Malaga, of today’s youth, an issue particu- which was attended by numerous might not survive”. 15 days it can assume that its appli- Moreno announced that inheri- larly close to his heart since he left tourism ministers from around the cation has the green light. Regional tance tax in Andalucía would be the White House in 2017. world, as well as business owners Meeting with Sánchez minister Elías Bendodo added this abolished from 9 April. He said that He spoke especially of his daugh- and another former president, The issue of climate change was week that this “positive adminis- the measure, which was included ters Sasha and Malia and his wife Mexico’s Felipe Calderón, was among others that came up in his trative silence” would also apply to in his party’s election manifesto Michelle, saying that his most billed as a “Conversation” with Hil- later meeting with Spanish prime applications for flood risk reports. last year, would attract more memorable travels had been with ton CEO Chris Nassetta. minister Pedro Sánchez. This has been welcomed by wealthy investors to the region. his family. He probably didn’t have Obama, who revealed he was According to sources at Moncloa, property developers, whose pro- The previous Socialist government much time left to enjoy travelling writing his memoirs, also spoke of the pair also discussed their con- jects are often delayed indefinitely abolished the tax for inheritance as a family, he said, as his daugh- his trip as a young man to Kenya to cerns about youth and employ- due to slow bureaucratic proce- of up to a million euros. Now, how- ters are now 20 and 17. The elder meet his father’s family. He ex- ment and the situation of women dures. However experts have ever, 99 per cent of the tax pay- of the two, Malia, is perhaps re- pressed his concerns, however, that as well as how building walls pointed out that the tacit accep- able on inheritance worth more sponsible for the ex-president’s ac- future generations might not have against immigration was not the tance can only apply if the project than a million euros will no longer ceptance of the invitation to speak so many opportunities. If the oceans path to follow. is legal; high court sentences have be applied. April 5th to 11th 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH 15 16 April 5th to 11th 2019 NEWS SPAIN SUR IN ENGLISH

Top Catalan court People from inland areas protest over long- to formally investigate Quim term decline of rural population in Spain Torra for “disobedience” Half of Spain’s in my village,” “If the countryside municipalities have only doesn’t produce, the city doesn’t eat,” or “Lack of investment brings :: CRISTIAN REINO 500 people living in them depopulation.” BARCELONA. The high court and locals have come Organisers asked for the march- of Catalonia has formally agreed together to demand ers to be politically neutral, although to investigate the regional presi- representatives of all parties took dent, Quim Torra, over “disobey- services are maintained part. In the forthcoming general ing” the Junta Electoral, Spain’s election on 28 April, the smallest electoral commission. If charged :: ALFONSO TORICES / NEIL provinces have a disproportionate and found guilty he could be HESKETH say in deciding which party governs, banned from public office. The MADRID. Up to 100,000 people under the structure of the propor- case relates to Torra’s refusal to from towns and villages in rural ar- tionational representation system, espe- remove the yellow ribbon politi- eas in inland Spain took to the cially in the Senate, and so all cal symbol and comply with the streets of Madrid last Sunday. They politicianspoli were keen to requirement that public authori- were calling on the government and courtcou this rural vote. ties show neutrality in upcom- all political parties to take urgent SomeS 53 per cent of ing elections in Spain. The yel- action to stop the fall in the num- Spain’sSpa surface area is low symbol shows support for bers living in places outside the big hohomem to only five per separatist prisoners. urban areas, where the population A deserted village in Soria, central Spain. :: EFEFE centcen of the total is declining leading to a reduction population,pop mostly in services and, in some cases, whole cided to join forces to call for action. links, com-m- in central areas. Be- villages becoming empty. Among the most vociferous in panies,s, tweentw 2009 and Half of Spain’s municipalities the good-natured protest were work... andnd 201820 the total na- have a population of under 500, whole families from Soria and every day it’s tionaltio population which means basic services like Teruel, the least-populated prov- getting worse.rse. hardlyhar changed, but the schools and bus links are disappear- inces with only 10 inhabitants per All our youngung Thousands marched distributiondist got worse. ing, as younger people move to larger square kilometre. people have to leaveeave in Madrid. : AFP TheTh province of Zamora towns to find work and the popu- At the head of the group named because in Soria they’vehey’ve lost 121 per cent of its residents lation left behind grows older. “Soria Now!”, (Soria ¡ya!), Sonia got no future. I think iit’st’s titimeme wwee overov the period; Cuenca 10 per cent; The decline has been under way Martínez said, to the applause of were listened to.” Teruel nine per cent; and Orense for many decades but now a group those around her, “We want to be The march, which ended with and Ávila over eight per cent. As a of 90 different residents and busi- heard for once. We’re really fed up. the reading out of a list of demands comparison, Malaga and the Costa ness organisations from across the We’ve been completely forgotten for Congress, was full of banners del Sol grew three per cent in the 26 worst-affected provinces have de- about in terms of communication and placards, such as, “I want to live same period. Torra on Wednesday. :: EFE April 5th to 11th 2019 17 SUR IN ENGLISH BREXIT NEWS Consulates offer advice for those who can’t get “green card”

British authorities update Spain before 31 December 2020 will The Spanish authorities have also website with more be able to register as resident in said they are working to make more Spain under the current rules and appointments available. They have information on residency will have their right to residence in also published details of the likely in a deal or no-deal Spain protected for as long as they process after Brexit which would scenario remain living here,” the site says. involve registered British citizens automatically swapping their EU And if there is no deal? resident green cards (or green A4 The House of Commons at 11.30pm on Wednesday evening. :: AFP :: SUR IN ENGLISH The advice continues by explaining paper) for a Tarjeta de Identifica- MALAGA. British consulates in what alternative terms are on offer ción de Extranjeros, a TIE, over a Spain published more information from the Spanish government if the grace period of several months. Oth- Bill passes by one vote to on their official website this week UK leaves with a hard Brexit and no erwise, those with no green certifi- aimed at reassuring Britons who have deal with the EU. “If the UK leaves cate would need to apply for a TIE. had problems registering as resident the EU without a deal, any UK na- seek Article 50 extension of Spain ahead of Brexit. Many ap- tional residing in Spain before the plicants have been unable to get ap- date the UK leaves will be considered · For up-to-date official Brexit pointments because of high demand legally resident for a period of 21 information on residency for :: JENNIE RHODES time a speaker had used the right for the so-called “green card” proof- months, irrespective of whether they those in Spain: MALAGA. A Bill which seeks to since a debate over the Maastricht of-residency document with Span- currently hold a residency document.” Official UK site: ask the European Union for an ex- Treaty in 1993. ish authorities. The information is reassuring for https://www.gov.uk/guidance/livi tension to Article 50 beyond 12 The Cooper-Letwin Bill was due An update was added to the resi- UK nationals who cannot get an on- ng-in-spain#residency-and-visas April and to avoid a no-deal sce- to be heard in the House of Lords dency section of the Living in Spain line appointment to apply for a (sign up also for email alerts) nario was passed by one vote in on Thursday, where it is expected website. Although it repeats the le- green card ahead of any Brexit date. UK Embassy facebook page for the House of Commons at 11.30pm to pass with a large anti-hard Brexit gal requirement for Britons to have It continues, “In some parts of Spain daily comment: on Wednesday. The Bill, written majority. a green registration card (or older A4 UK nationals are currently unable www.facebook.com/BritsInSpain/ by Yvette Cooper and Oliver Assuming it passes and is given piece of paper) if they are in Spain for to register as a resident as appoint- Spanish government site in Letwin, passed through all stages royal assent before 10 April, Theresa more than three months, it also helps ments are not available. If you don’t English on residency plans of legislation in one day. May will take the latest extension put that requirement in perspective. yet have a residence certificate, the (bottom of page): On the same day, John Bercow, request to Brussels for the EU advice [of the Spanish government] http://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/la used his speaker’s prerogative to emergency summit that day. If there is a deal is to make sure you have proof you ng/en/brexit/howtoprepare/Pagi cast a vote to unblock Hilary Speaking on Thursday, Euro- In the consulate guidance, officials were living here before we leave the nas/190108residence.aspx Benn’s amendment for further in- pean Commission president, Jean- explain what will happen if Theresa EU (eg. “padrón” registration from Online residency appointments : dicative votes. Bercow voted Claude Juncker, said that the “ul- May’s Withdrawal Agreement goes your town hall), and to keep check- https:// against the amendment and timate deadline” to pass the With- ahead. “If the UK leaves the EU with ing the online appointment system sede.administracionespublicas. blocked more indicative votes. He drawal Agreement was 12 April for a deal, any UK national arriving in for new appointments.” gob.es/icpplus/ said afterwards that it was the first the EU to agree to the extension. 18 April 5th to 11th 2019 NEWS BUSINESS AND FINANCE SUR IN ENGLISH

s the weekend begins, THE EURO ZONE landlords and delays evictions. Sán- the Conservative dinosaur from Pedro Sánchez’s Social- MARK NAYLER chez showed canniness in putting office with a no-confidence vote ists must be in high spir- the decree before a parliamentary last June - is not going to let that A its. On Wednesday, the panel rather than a vote in congress fact escape the electorate’s notice PSOE leader secured approval from PERFECT (he’s already dissolved parliament once campaigning begins. a parliamentary panel for a decree in preparation for the election): se- The Socialist leader can also that bolsters the rights of tenants TIMING curing its approval proved much point to GDP expansion of 2.6% and restricts those of landlords. more straightforward that way. last year, in line with his govern- Last week also saw the release of Last year’s GDP statistics are ment’s own forecast and 0.8% the official GDP statistics for last also a well-timed piece of good ahead of the eurozone average. year, which showed that Spain’s news for the PSOE. The Spanish This is of less significance than budget deficit was 2.6% in 2018 - government hasn’t hit an EU defi- the rental decree and deficit re- the first time it has been brought - namely, with the prosperity of Wednesday are a timely reminder cit-reduction target since 2007, duction, as Spain’s economy has below the EU requirement of 3% average or vulnerable Spanish of the PSOE leader’s commitment when Socialist prime minister expanded steadily despite the po- since 2007. With a general election households. That this issue is top to social issues. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (an- litical chaos of recent years (it due in just over three weeks, both of his “To Do” list was also evi- Designed to address the “grave other PSOE leader) presided over a even grew throughout 2016, pieces of news come at the perfect dent at the end of last year, when situation of economic and social contraction of 1.9% of GDP. For all when the country went for ten time for Sánchez’s government. the prime minister announced an vulnerability of a great number of his claims to economic prowess, months without a government). Although less attention-grab- unprecedented 22% raise in families”, as the government’s Pub- Popular Party leader Mariano Ra- Nevertheless, such a statistic will bing than the deficit reduction, Spain’s minimum wage for 2019. lic Works minister said this week, joy didn’t meet this particular tar- only enhance the image and cre- the rental decree is actually more Just ahead of the country’s third the new legislation caps rental get once during the six-and-a-half dentials of a party that looks in significant. It shows us where general election in five years, the costs for tenants, reduces the years that he led the Spanish gov- great shape for the upcoming Sánchez’s legislative priorities lie measures that were approved on power of commercial and private ernment. Sánchez - who removed election.

German-Dutch group launches 130-million IN BRIEF Car sales continue to luxury property project in Benahavís slip shows data

MADRID Wilma Europe Holdings lion euros; they start from 600,000 :: J. M CAMARERO. Warning has teamed up with local euros for the cheapest and go up signs are becoming stronger in to 2.5 million euros for the most the automobile sector after ve- high-end developers, expensive. hicle registrations fell in March Sierra Blanca Global, to The new apartments will have by 4.3 per cent compared to the build 120 apartments a communal spa area, choice of previous month. In the first quar- swimming pools, landscaped gar- ter of the year, sales are down that will have a dens, security and concierge, al- 6.9 per cent on the same time distinctive circular design though their unique feature will last year, according to motor in- be their circular design, surrounded dustry data. Private second-hand :: HÉCTOR BARBOTTA completely with glass. sales is the biggest market seg- MARBELLA. Real estate develop- According to the company at the ment to go down in March. Sales ers, Wilma Europe Holdings, based launch of the project on Tuesday, overall have been dropping for in Germany and the Netherlands, an energy-saving technique will seven months. has arrived on the Costa del Sol be used. with a project for 120 luxury apart- Period open to do tax ments in the municipality of Be- Plans to be finished in 2021 The apartments will be in Benahavís’s “Golf Valley”. :: SUR nahavís, next to Marbella. The The project is planned to be fin- return online to 1 July scheme is valued at 130 million ished by spring 2021 and generate euros in sales prices. 250 jobs during its construction. MADRID The group has formed a partner- Wilma hopes this will be the flag- :: E.M. The period is now open ship with established local devel- ship development of more to come until 1 July for more than 20 mil- opers, Sierra Blanca Global, which on the Costa del Sol from the lion taxpayers in Spain to do their belongs to Marbella businessman, company. online IRPF (income) tax decla- Pedro Rodríguez, and with which Although there are already some ration, the annual campaign it hopes to go on to develop more deposits paid by buyers in central known as the Renta. This is the projects worth 200 million euros. Europe and the Baltic countries, first time that all will be handled The launch project for the the main markets for the develop- electronically. There will also be Wilma-Sierra Blanca alliance has ment are expected to be Belgium a telephone completion service been named The View Marbella and Germany. to save people travelling to a lo- and will be built on a 50,000- Wilma was founded in 1939 and cal tax office as has normally hap- square-metre plot in Benahavís’s now has a sales volume of 350 mil- pened in the past. Some items can own “Golf Valley” area. lion euros a year. According to a be deducted from the tax bill, such The new development will con- company statement, it specialises as maternity/paternity payments sist of 120 apartments with an av- in sustainable, high-quality resi- and a childcare reduction. erage sales price of around one mil- dential projects. April 5th to 11th 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH 19 20 April 5th to 11th 2019 NEWS GIBRALTAR SUR IN ENGLISH

IN BRIEF Gibraltar downplays ‘colony’ footnote International Song on no-deal Brexit visa waiver legislation Festival postponed GIBRALTAR :: D. B. The Gibraltar Interna- tional Song Festival, which is The footnote does not he is British. have been supportive, also wanted ister and current president of the open to composers and authors change Gibraltar’s status There will be a general election the legislationation in place ini time for Party of European Socialists (PES), worldwide and was due to take in Spain on 28 April and this is be- thatat deadline”. Sergei Stanishev, was brought in as place at the Tercentenary Sports and the government ing seen as a victory for prime min- The former BulBulgariangarian pprimerime minmin-- rarapporteur to replace Moraes on the Hall on 18 May, has had to be describes it as an attempt ister Pedro Sánchez, of the socialistialist EP’s LLIBE committee, which had un- postponed. The organisers say to irritate with no practical PSOE party, who has comee under til this weekw unanimously rejected the decision was regrettably fierce criticism from rival parties for the additioaddition of the footnote. As Mo- necessary but is due to circum- consequence not having taken advantageantage of raes had ddone several times, Stan- stances beyond their control. A Brexit to push for sovereigntyereignty ishev alsalso proposed alterna- new date has been set for the :: DEBBIE BARTLETT over Gibraltar. tive wwordingsor to satisfy eve- festival, and it is now due to be GIBRALTAR. As long as the UK gov- However, Gibraltarltar and rybody,rybody but was unsuc- held at the same venue on the ernment agrees to make it recipro- the UK have a differentfferent cessful. LIBE passed the evening of Saturday 12 October. cal, British citizens making short perspective, insistingsisting motion and it was rati- trips to EU countries will not have that the footnoteotnote fied in the EP plenary Drone acquired for to obtain a visa even in the event of makes no differenceerence session on Thursday, a no-deal Brexit, following legisla- to the territory’sitory’s but nonott unanimously aerial imagery tion passed by the European Parlia- status and is more of in eitheither case. ment on Thursday. However, this an irritant andd an at- HoHowever,w Stan- GIBRALTAR apparently sensible agreement came tempt to offendnd than isishevhev had harsh :: D. B. The Department of the with a sting in the tail: despite it be- anything else.e. In a words for the situa- Environment, Heritage and Cli- ing irrelevant to this piece of legis- press releasee on titionon whichwh had arisen mate Change has acquired a lation and appearing nowhere in the Wednesday, the Gibral- over GGibraltar during drone which will be used for Withdrawal Agreement or Political tar government said: “It recent weeks, saying terrestrial and marine mammal Declaration, Spain persuaded enough is obvious that extremextreme that ththe footnote was monitoring, renewing and up- of the other EU nations to include a pressure exerted byy Spain only acaccepted to protect dating the aerial imagery of Gi- footnote describing Gibraltar as a and the bullying tacticsactics ooff the interinterests of EU and Brit- braltar with new Orthophoto ‘Colony of the British Crown’, some- Spanish MEPs, on purelyurely na- ish citicitizensz and for no other (geospatially corrected aerial thing which has raised tensions, re- tionalistic grounds, has led to the reason, anda accusing the Euro- images), generating 3D build- sulted in Czech MEP Petr Jezek re- acceptance of the “colony” language pean CouCouncil, at Spain’s insistence, ing models, contour maps and signing as a negotiator and MEP in relation to Gibraltar. This iss a didis-s- of puttputting them at risk through its solar panel inspections. The Claude Moraes being forced out of graceful state of affairs. The possi-si- intintransigence. “This is not in the technology will also be a tool his position as rapporteur after claims bility of a no-deal Brexit on 12 April MEP Claude Moraes was forced spirit of European cooperation,” he for enhanced environmental from Spain that there was a conflict has not helped. This meant that out of his post as rapporteur. :: said. EU sources say the situation law enforcement. of interest in this argument because many MEPs, who would otherwise KIRIL KONSTANTINOV has left a “bad taste in the mouth”. Officer trains for marathon effort for cancer relief

A Gibraltar police officer is preparing to pound made it to four months as she the streets of Lisbon to raise thousands of passed away in January 2018. “The Cancer Relief Centre of- pounds for a Gibraltar cancer charity fered my mum and family support during her illness and to me and :: ASH BOLTON my sister after her passing. GIBRALTAR. A Royal Gibraltar Po- “I wanted to show them our lice officer is swapping her boots gratitude for what they do and ini- for her running shoes as she pre- tially thought about doing a para- pares to run the Lisbon Marathon chute jump, but I had already raised in Portugal later this year. money for charity in that way and, Sharon Berini is hoping to raise although it was challenging, as I thousands of pounds for The Can- am quite fearful of heights, it cer Relief Centre by completing wasn’t challenging enough. I am the gruelling 42-kilometre run. not a runner and never have been, The officer will be running the so the most challenging thing I marathon in memory of her could do was run a marathon.” mother Catherine Berini, who Sharon, who is hoping to raise passed away from cancer in Janu- £5,000 for the charity, added: “In ary 2018. September 2018 my partner’s fa- For Sharon, 43, who was born ther was diagnosed with terminal in Peterborough, and has been in cancer and passed away within a the RGP for 12 years, this will be very short period of three weeks. her first marathon on 20 October. [My partner] will be running the Asked what made her want to marathon with me to help drag me run a marathon, she told SUR in to the end and in honour of our English: “It was a moment of mad- parents and everyone else who has ness I think! I wanted to raise been touched by cancer.” money for the Cancer Relief Cen- tre in Gibraltar as my mum was di- agnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in September 2017, where Sharon Bereini (right) with her · To sponsor Sharon visit : she was devastatingly told she had mother Catherine who passed www.justgiving.com/fundraising about a year to live. Sadly she only away last year. :: SUR /Sharon-Berini April 5th to 11th 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH 21 22 April 5th to 11th 2019 COMMENT SUR IN ENGLISH LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Spain, no gain We accept letters by email ([email protected]), post or fax, but they must include identification and a telephone number, and be exclusive to SUR in English. We do not publish anonymous letters. Opinions expressed by contributors to this and other pages of SUR in English do not necessarily reflect those of the publishers. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the PETER EDGERTON publishers. MUSIC MAKER WWW.E-PETER.COM

We don’t get Brexit

In the end we learned English. It watching, though. You learn new he Bloomberg Health In- lips in about 1872. That’s not to health spot. I always indulge, even was hard enough: cassettes, words and how to pronounce dex declared Spain the say it won’t be a good while be- if I only got up at midday. It’s a books, CDS... even visits to Eng- them. They are also great fun. All healthiest country in the fore I indulge in the rabbit food marvellous custom, made all the land. With our English we com- of them squashed up together T whole wide world a few option again simply because there more enjoyable by the weird and municate with people from all uncomfortably. They invented weeks back and it came as little are so many more tasty options wonderful dreams a good after- over the world; they understand parliamentarianism. We under- surprise to those of us lucky to enjoy. Let’s face it, anyone who noon sleep inspires. us and we understand them. It’s stand the words they say, but enough to live here. chooses water cress and sweet- Compare and contrast with the not the same with the English, what do they mean? I find it hard The study takes into account a corn over pie and chips might be ludicrous American offering of though. We don’t understand to follow. They vote on one thing, variety of factors such as life ex- healthy of body but is certainly the power nap. No wonder the US them. But of course they haven’t then another and the result is al- pectancy at birth, sanitation and not sound of mind. came in at number 35 on the studied as we have; they haven’t ways the same. We can’t under- health services. Britain came in That’s the thing though, our Bloomberg list. Their sandwiches had to make that same effort to stand them. We’ll just have to at nineteenth, presumably after fine Spanish hosts eat salad with the size of Vesuvius and farm speak English. That must be why. keep trying until we decide to factoring in our national passion everything, dousing it unmerci- buckets of Coca Cola may also It’s the same with Brexit. We ask them to make an effort to for beating each others brains out fully in vast quantities of olive have had some influence on their don’t know what they want or make themselves understood. on a Friday night and the quaint oil and vinegar. Clearly, you’re position. what they are debating in parlia- JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ Scottish custom of deep fat fry- going to live to be three hundred Spain’s health service is second ment. I would recommend BY EMAIL ing unsuspecting Mars bars be- if you do this every day. Three to none. In my - thankfully - lim- fore consumption. Actually, nine- times. That’s not to say humun- ited experience, I’ve been met teenth looks like a jolly high rank- gous slabs of meat aren’t consis- with nothing less than the high- Catalonia and Brexit world where tolerant and global ing when you begin to think tently present but the old est level of professionalism at all education must be the key to the about it. salad/oil combo soon puts paid to times. Hats off. In his letter of your March 15th future. Anyway, back to Spain. I had any devious plans a steak might To recap, then. We live in the edition Mr Wilcox makes refer- He remarks that “the govern- some salad the other day for rea- have to scupper a bloke’s health. healthiest country in the world ence to my comment regarding ment of Spain ordered many sons I still can’t fathom and, to The siesta has got to be one of and this fact should grant us the the harm done in Catalonia by companies to move their regis- tell the truth, it wasn’t half as bad the best inventions known to liberty to keep all those intoler- the separatist movement El tered office”. This is not an accu- as I recalled, having last pushed man and a massive contributory able salads at bay without having Procés. He speaks of financial sta- rate statement. The moves were a bit of lettuce past my reluctant factor to Spain’s number one to worry too much about it. tistics which would seemingly made in their own interest and contradict this comment. How- only those seeing potential risks ever I would remind him that to remaining did so. SANSÓN quality of life is not all about The Catalan economy is buoy- money and the damage done ant due to its geographical ad- within the social structure is now vantages and the preponderantly Don‛t ever deep-rooted and extremely pain- high proportion of investment scare me like ful for many Catalans in their by the INI in Franco’s times. that again! day-to-day lives. Families are di- I cannot help seeing similari- vided, in particular the ones with ties with Brexit in the xenopho- “charnego” (the rather deroga- bia, intolerance and lack of soli- tory term used for workers from darity encouraged by the inter- When other parts of Spain) origins. Their ested parties. you went children are receiving a bigoted N. BARKER off to that inward looking education in a BY EMAIL demonstration against the abandonment of rural areas, Published by: PRENSA MALAGUEÑA S. A. 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ith a little under a years ago. Recently however he has many years and whose effective- month to go until shown signs of fatigue and, follow- ness is not what it was, following the Spanish general ing a red card for fighting, is no longer a recent series of injuries. W election and a fur- Political certain of his place in the team. On the right wing is a new sign- ther month for the municipal, re- Occupying the inside left posi- ing, Vox. Having earned his spurs gional and European elections, it tion is the player with the most in the Andalusian league he has is becoming increasingly evident football experience in the form of the so- now been catapulted on to the na- that the political landscape is yet cialist party or PSOE. Having been tional stage and a great deal is ex- again undergoing movements of elevated to captain of the team pected of him in the near future. seismic proportions. The two-party some eight months ago in contro- Unfortunately there are not many system which has dominated Span- PETER SANDERSON versial circumstances his perform- substitutes available to occupy the ish politics for so long has been se- ance has depended upon the abil- bench. riously undermined by the emer- ity of some junior players and his Apart from a several junior play- gence of two new formations na- continuity as captain is not assured. ers, the only possible replacement tionally some four years ago. tions confirm the results of the re- As a result we now have a politi- At centre forward we have Ciu- would be Izquierda Unida, another However Ciudadanos and Po- cent Andalusian elections in which cal panorama that very much resem- dadanos, a right sided player who left winger and colleague of Po- demos have now been joined in alliances proved to be necessary to bles the forward line of any football burst on the scene following a num- demos. Playing him in the team in the political firmament by Vox, an form a government, with neither team some 40 years ago. On the left ber of years playing for the reserves his own right would cause much extreme right wing party which the left wing nor right wing na- wing wearing number 11 is Podemos, in Catalonia. Playing at inside right congestion on the left hand side of is against immigration and pro- tional parties obtaining sufficient a ponytailed player of whom great and sporting the number 10 shirt the pitch and so he is likely to re- motes traditional Spanish values. votes to have an absolute major- things were expected when he we have the Partido Popular, a main on the bench for the foresee- Several surveys of voting inten- ity in the regional parliament. emerged on the scene some four player who has been around for able future. April 5th to 11th 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH 23 2424242424242424 April 5th to 11th 2019 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH “Women are still a very vulnerable group in our society”

Bianca Jagger Activist

She calls for human rights death has been in Madrid to take part especially women’s rights, came from. crimes against humanity. I have de- to be defended in in the Santander WomenNOW sum- –The fight for women’s rights is “Daniel Ortega is worse fended rights in countries like My- mit, the event organised by SUR in much more visible now than when anmar, I was in Bosnia document- Nicaragua, saying crimes English’s media group, Vocento. An you started. What has changed? than Somoza and uses ing the mass rapes of women dur- are being committed impressive array of well-known per- –There have been advances. I was sur- political prisoners as a ing the war. I am also a European against humanity sonalities participated, and Bianca prised to see how many women pro- negotiating tool” Union goodwill ambassador for the Jagger hopes it will become a bench- tested in Madrid on 8 March, but abolition of the death penalty. mark in promoting equality between there is still a long way to go. When –Are there any causes that you :: JOSEFINA G. STEGMANN men and women. you look at the statistics from the “We live in a world where believe need defending especially MADRID. The way Bianca Jagger –What was it that you saw and ex- World Economic Forum, for exam- urgently? looks at you makes you catch your perienced which led you to become ple, you realise how many years it there is an enormous gap –I see how human rights are violated breath. She comes through the door such a strong defender of human will take to close the pay gap between between the richest and in my country by the murderous ty- of one of the impressive rooms at the rights? men and women. Also when you look the poorest” rant Daniel Ortega and how impor- Comunidad de Madrid headquarters –I was born in Nicaragua and spent at the numbers of women in power. tant it is to defend those. Right now and everything is in harmony: the my childhood and adolescence un- Today only 17 women are heads of defending Nicaragua is very urgent. white sofas and tables match her im- der the oppressive and brutal dicta- state. It is very evident that there is “We are failing, we are Ortega has assassinated more than maculate suit of jacket, trousers, shirt torship of Anastasio Somoza. That a glass ceiling. 500 people since April 2018, there are and even white socks. Only her stick, was the first experience that made –The call for women’s rights has be- betraying the new more than 3,000 injured, more than which is black and white, breaks the me aware of what it was like to live come stronger. Is that also the case generations, our children 600 political prisoners, over 70,000 purity. Walking slowly, with smooth under oppression. Then my mother for the other causes you defend, like and our grandchildren” refugees in Costa Rica, and hundreds movements, everything about her separated from my father. She had prisoners who have been given of people have disappeared. He con- radiates elegance and calm. Until she no training in anything, but she found death sentences and indigenous tinues to abduct young people and looks at you; that takes your breath herself alone with three children and peoples? anyone who opposes him. The press away. had to go to work, and I saw the dis- –At my foundation for the defence is being persecuted, more than 60 She looks at her notes and the ques- crimination she suffered: for being a of human rights we defend all vul- journalists have had to flee. They have tions she is going to be asked, reflects woman, for being divorced and for nerable groups: children, indigenous committed crimes against human- for a few moments and then fires off having to work. That showed me at peoples, those sentenced to death ity in my country. her answers. This defender of the first hand what discrimination against and women, because women are still –How do you see the world in which rights of women, indigenous peoples, women meant. That is where my a vulnerable group. I also defend you live in terms of politics, educa- children and prisoners sentenced to commitment to human rights, and rights where there are war crimes, tion and the environment? April 5th to 11th 2019 25 SUR IN ENGLISH LIFESTYLE

which is increasing, between the richest and the poorest. It is unjust and has serious consequences. –You grew up under one dictator- ship and now you talk about an- other. Why do you think your country has spent decades with- out moving forward? –It makes me so sad. I feel betrayed. When I was young, in 1979, I be- lieved that revolution was going to be the democratic solution for Nica- ragua, that it was going to bring jus- tice, respect for human rights, that we were going to have free elections. Daniel Ortega is worse than Somoza and has dismantled all the legal in- stitutions. He uses political prison- ers as human negotiating tools. Peo- ple have to realise that what Ortega has is a regime, and he does not rep- resent the left. –You wouldn’t describe it as a left- wing tyranny? –We are talking of criminals on the Bianca Jagger, during the interview in Madrid. :: ÁNGEL DE ANTONIO< left and the right, but in this case this government and its policies are –Very much under threat, especia- but it turned out to be cheating. Na- more aware than adults, like those –Do you think it is necessary to in fact neo-liberal. They favour the lly with regard to climate change. tural disasters, which are a direct who have marched in different defend those young people as well, richest and the private sector. We have had the hottest February consequence of climate change, are countries around the world fo- these new generations who suf- –What is your opinion of human since they first began registering occurring everywhere. We have seen llowing the example of Greta Thun- fer from job insecurity which pre- rights in Spain? the temperatures. We have seen that them in countries in Europe, in the berg, the girl who is an activist vents them developing? –Spain is a democratic country and the Paris Accord was not enough to USA. This isn’t just a threat to poor against climate change. We are –Young people are suffering from it respects human rights, but I hope stop the rising temperatures and countries. I don’t believe enough is letting them down, betraying the that, just as women do. We live in we will see a female prime minis- maintain the increase around 1.5 being done to prevent these disas- new generations, our children and a world with huge inequality where ter and that women will stop the degrees. They reached an agreement ters. Young people and children are grandchildren. there is an enormous gap, and one attempts to revoke the abortion law. 26 April 5th to 11th 2019 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH Singing for street cats

A Costa del Sol expat is being donated to Manilva-based nicipality of Manilva in terms of choir hits the right notes cat charity, Asociación Gatos De controlled and appropriate sup- Manilva (AGDM). port to care for the many stray cats during a feline- Melissa White, Fundraising & in the area. Funds raised today have fundraiser in Manilva Communications Manager at the gone beyond our expectations, and cat charity, told SUR in English: will assist the charity to continue :: ASH BOLTON “The management team at Gatos to reduce the number of feral cats MANILVA. A Manilva-based choir de Manilva is absolutely delighted in the future, and improve the has raised 410 euros for street cats with the positive results today in health and wellbeing of those al- by holding a concert at the town’s terms of the number of attendees, ready living on the streets.” Bella Vista camp site. the venue and the excellent cater- The charity is also keen to hear The event saw a crowd of 45 peo- ing. We would like to extend our from anyone wishing to subscribe ple enjoy songs from the “Love to sincere thanks to everyone who annually as an official charity mem- Sing” choir during the hour-long helped to make this event such a ber for €25, or those who can donate performance. The lunchtime con- great success.” wet or dry food, bags of cat litter or Members of the group with knitted blankets. :: SUR cert, which included popular songs The money raised will buy new pre-used cat carriers. Anyone inter- from musicals, was led by Musical cat traps to capture, neuter and re- ested in future charity events can Director, Shirley Helleur, and was lease stray cats in the Manilva area. keep updated via Gatos de Manilva’s followed by a raffle. Melissa added: “There is much Facebook page www.face- The Knitter Natter The money raised from the show work to be done within the mu- book.com/gatosdemanilva group turns two

The group has knitted ments for the Malaga Maternity De- partment’s Premature Baby and Chil- hundreds of items for dren’s Cancer Unit as well as for Lux charities since it first Mundi Fuengirola, with hats, scarves started two years ago and gloves for the homeless, knee blankets and many other items. The group meets monthly at the Alegría :: SUR IN ENGLISH Alhaurín Golf Resort and is always ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE. The In- grateful for any donations of knit- land Knitter/Natter Group started ting wool so they can continue knit- with six members and now has 25 ting and nattering. If you have any and has just celebrated its second spare baby or double knit wool, or birthday. Over the two years the would like to join, call Monique: President of the AGDM, Amanda Kiff, speaks to the audience before the concert. :: SUR group has produced over 500 gar- 629221173.

PETER PET CARE HARRISON Words and dogs

Giving commands in a language you don’t know can be a good idea

It is small wonder that dogs are learn ten words in a language often confused when given within half an hour but you do commands by their owners. not know the variant. How can a canine mind work When in Egypt I inherited a out that “Sit” means the same German Shepherd that had as “Will you sit down for been trained by the local police heaven’s sake”or “Come when but had failed her final test so I call” means the same as was in need of a new home. I “Here”. When in training and needed a guard dog so I learned indeed afterwards it is very im- ten words in Arabic. It worked portant to use exactly the same a treat as I knew only those words, preferably of single syl- words and did not know their lable and sharp in tone, pref- variants. aced with the dog’s name: What is the most important “Blazer here”, not “Come when command a dog should learn? I call you.” In my opinion it is “Here” or The vocabulary should con- “Come”, one or the other and sist of eight, maximum ten never vary. All kinds of situa- commands and never vary in tions occur and your dog may content. Then the dog knows want to investigate or play. Of- where he or she stands. Regret- ten this is to his or her peril. tably children do not follow You need to keep the dog close this rule and the dog gets very to deal with the situation. The confused. dog is not in his or her natural A good idea is to give com- world but a human world with mands in another language human perils for dog and peo- than your own, one which is ple. The owner is equipped to totally alien to you. Anyone can deal with the situation. April 5th to 11th 2019 27 SUR IN ENGLISH LIFESTYLE

n unusually bookish SOCIETY SCENE few family skeletons leapt out of crowd filled a cosy bar cupboards, otherwise visits to the when The Arts Society HELEN O’LEARY Imperial War Museum and trawls A Benahavís organised a through the internet kept me geo- lighthearted event in the iconic graphically on track. white village. As a change from LITERARY LOCALS the purely visual arts, it featured Start a novel - win a bottle local writers and writing. The grand finale to this evening of Local writers had their moment at a recent Arts Society anecdotes, laughter and discussion Tales from across the world event in Benahavís as former chairman gets on her bike was a competition to start a novel Three speakers described their ex- and win a bottle of wine, inviting periences and the books they had visitors to begin a novel of their inspired. Two were authors, the own with the words ‘It must have third, Lynda Woodin, was the been in Benahavís....’ broadcaster instrumental in the This produced lively glimpses publication of the controversial of the sunshine and charm of A fun barbecue. :: SUR bestseller Matabele Rising by Spanish village life but some of David Hilton-Barber. Marbella the fifteen entries introduced a resident Lynda was in Zimbabwe darker theme. Prizewinners June The La Cala de during the ascent of Robert Rendle and Heather Mitches left Mijas Lions has a Mugabe and explained how she us with cliffhangers that captured was caught up in the political and the imagination and the enthusi- new project for tribal unrest at the time. asm of the judges. Author Di Beach, who now runs friends of the club a boutique hotel near Ronda, had to A tribute sit down to talk about The Ocean The Arts Society Benahavís was Voyager and Me, having recently founded by the charismatic Betty :: SUR IN ENGLISH broken her foot, Far worse, she Fooks in 2012. It has gone from MIJAS. A fundraising afternoon said, than anything that happened strength to strength ever since. at the Miraflores Bowls Club, when she sailed across wild oceans When Betty retired in 2017, Grace raised 615 euros for La Cala de with her swashbuckling husband, McNabola took a temporary ca- Mijas Lions Club recently. It their two little girls and an eccen- reer break to follow in her foot- started with a quiz and finished tric crew aboard a small boat with steps until James Kayll was with a barbecue. no modern navigational aids. elected to the post. The Vice President, Anita The second author was me, al- Betty is as busy as ever but now Humphreys thanked everyone though my own book, Walter’s War has had time to resume one of her and talked about the new project and the Compassionate Heart, favourite hobbies, exploring the which sends friends a monthly written in San Pedro Alcántara, Andalusian countryside around newsletter for just 10 euros per owes its existence more to the let- Benahavís on the back of a motor- year. ters my dad wrote home to Eng- bike. She’s unrecognisable once To become a member or a land rather than my own travels. A James Kayll with June Rendle and Helen O‘Leary (right). :: SUR she puts on her helmet. friend, visit the shop in Calle Tor- remolinos 12 or call 637185533. 28 April 5th to 11th 2019 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH The Finnish crimes of Fuengirola explored

Fran Perea and Riitta Havukainen reveal the secrets of the thriller Paradise, which is shot in Malaga

guages as the original version of this thriller which contrasts the dark- ness and coldness of ‘Nordic Noir’ with the light, and the passion of FRANCISCO some crimes on the Costa del Sol. GRIÑÁN The murders in the campsite are where the Finnish detective, played  Twitter: @pacogrinan by Havukainen and the Spanish The series is set in the agent, played by Fran Perea first meet. The character Perea is playing Finnish community of the “also has emotional baggage that has Costa del Sol and left him feeling dead on the inside, narrates the investigation but this case forces him to rediscover his energy” explains the Malaga ac- of Nordic and Spanish tor, in impeccable English. police agents on the trail “I was interested in the plot from of murders the beginning, but above all, I loved that the characters are very differ- ent but they have to work together MALAGA. Detective Hikka Män- in an investigation in which the tymäki has been out of the serv- memory is very important” says ice for a couple of months. Her hus- Marja Pyykkö, director of the series band suffers from Alzheimer’s and and others such as ‘Black Widows’. Fran Perea and Riitta Havukainen, in a scene for the new series Paradise set in Fuengirola. :: ÑITO SALAS she has decided to take care of him; She speaks good Spanish, as she lived a difficult career decision for her for a while in Spain. year. The distribution in Spain is still to make. A friend comes to her ex- Actress Hikka Mäntymäki also pending, explained Tellam, who plaining that her family, who are knows the Costa del Sol well, as added that the title of the series was travelling through Spain, have gone her family have an apartment in created after talking to a police offi- missing. She asks Mäntymäki to Marbella. Mäntymäki wants to cer from Fuengirola and a Finnish go and look for them. She doesn’t highlight the fact that veteran citizen. have to look very far, before she translator is at the centre of the “The police were quick to tell us locates them in a Fuengirola camp- plot. “This approach is very inno- about the crimes that are commit- site. The thing is, they are all dead. vative because in the world of TV ted in this community and the Finns This is morbid beginning of the series, the older woman is never told us that nothing was happening first chapter of the series Paradise, the main character. When there is and that this was a paradise. At that a ‘Hispanic-Nordic’ thriller’ filmed a pair of police officers, the expe- moment we realised that there were on the Costa del Sol, starring Ri- rienced one is usually the older big differences in the story being itta Havukainen and Fran Perea. man, and the woman is usually told,” said the director of Mediapro. However, the most iconic part of young,” she explained. In the se- Tellam also added that both the main this series is the stage on which it ries ‘Paradise’ her character faces actors in this series are both popu- is played out on; Fuengirola, also a serial killer, as the deaths at the lar in Finland. Perea’s popularity known as the ‘Little Finland’. campsite are connected with the came after the premier of ‘Los Ser- “The story is based on the 15,000 deaths of older women. rano’, a series in which he played a Finns who, although living outside Produced by the Finnish company part. their country, reside inside a ‘bub- YLE, MRP Matila Röhr Productions “It is amazing that the series will The director Marja Pyykkö, with the cast of the series. :: FRANCIS SILVA ble’ in Fuengirola, as if they have not Oy and Spain’s The Mediapro Stu- premier in Finland, and will even al- left Finland”, explains Ran Tellam, dio, ‘Paradise’ will be shot at differ- low me to promote my album, but to prepare his character and the preparation period as “to be honest, director of international develop- ent locations on the Costa del Sol being approached about this project scenes. He acknowledged that it was I was a bit worried about filming out- ment of Mediapro. This company until April 10. The team have already actually came as a surprise,” said Fran ‘not usual’ to have this time when side Finland for the first time and I presented the film at a press confer- visited Fuengirola, Torremolinos and Perea. filming for a Spanish series. Direc- needed some rehearsals to see what ence, in which Spanish, Finnish and Malaga centre. The series is set to be He also expressed his gratitude tor Marja Pyykkö admitted that she differences there would be, in real- English could be heard, the same lan- released in Finland in December this for having two weeks of rehearsals herself had requested the two week ity I haven’t found many” she added. April 5th to 11th 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH 29 30 April 5th to 11th 2019 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH

DENISE BUSH GARDENING READER’S PHOTO Senna lindheimeriana

Velvetleaf senna is a graceful, tall shrub with grey- green leaves and sulphur-yellow flowers in the summer

Native to northern Mexico, South family (pea/bean family). low blooms that form in racemes West Texas, southern New Mex- Velvetleaf senna can grow up at the ends of the branches, pulls :: CHARLOTTE LEE ico and south eastern Arizona, to two metres tall and is there- the stems downwards. The flow- Senna lindheimeriana is a bushy fore suited to a location at the ers attract lots of pollinating in- STUNNING CORAL TREE perennial shrub with a sprawl- back of an informal border. Its sects, especially butterflies and ing habit and stunning yellow graceful, arching stems may need bumblebees. Each bloom has five blooms. staking once it starts flowering petals and each petal is prettily The Coral Tree (Erythrina caffra) is not an unusual sight on the Common names include Lind- in the summer as crimped around the edges. coast of Malaga in spring, but it is always one that will stop heimer’s senna, velvetleaf senna the weight of The grey-green leaves you in your tracks. Clusters of bright, coral-red flowers on na- and puppy-dog ears. It is sometimes the sul- are made up of up to ked branches caught Charlotte Lee’s attention on a walk and listed as Cassia lindheimeriana and phur- eight leaflets ar- she sent us the picture for everyone to enjoy. is a member of the huge Fabaceae yel- ranged in pairs and are velvety soft, covered in fine hairs, GARDENING IN APRIL as are the stems. Feeding citrus trees After flowering, green seed pods appear which turn April is one of the busiest fore you water it, again on a brown as they months for gardeners. With monthly basis, until about ripen, attracting so much new growth bur- August. Younger trees will birds in the late geoning, don’t forget to start not need so much and be autumn. The seeds ger- feeding, especially citrus careful with container grown minate easily and can be trees. According to research, specimens as too much fertil- collected once dried and sown citrus trees demand nitrogen iser may burn the roots. If the following spring to produce from the time they start your citrus tree drops its new plants. In ideal conditions, blooming through to about leaves after you’ve been Velvetleaf senna may self seed August. A supplemental ni- feeding it, this may be be- and naturalise. trogen fertiliser can be given cause you’ve given it too Once established it will need lit- through the irrigation system much. Less is always more tle watering and is drought toler- once a month or spread and don’t worry, if feeding is ant. It will also withstand cold about two tablespoons of the cause, it’s likely the weather although it may lose its granulated nitrogen around leaves will grow back in a few leaves. Velvetleaf senna is not fussy the base of a mature tree be- months. about soil quality, as long as it is free-draining, but does need plenty of sun. Although it will grow in par- PHOTOS tial shade it tends to get very leggy. It is poisonous to livestock al- Calling all Email your photos to eng- though very unpalatable so ani- [email protected] or send mals are very unlikely to eat it. gardeners them to SUR in English, Senna lindheimeriana is named Avda Dr Marañón 48, 29009 after Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer We know that many of our Malaga, with a caption and a (1801-79) who is credited with dis- readers have lovely gardens, few words of explanation. covering hundreds of species of or enjoy growing plants on Alternatively, you can send plant, many which carry his name, their terraces or balconies, them to us via Facebook and is known as the Father of Texas so why not share them with (surenglish) or Twitter Senna lindheimeriana and close up of flower :: EBAY / FLICKR Botany. others? (@SUR_English) April 5th to 11th 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH 31 32 April 5th to 11th 2019 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH TONY BRYANT

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY? LANGUAGE FOOTNOTE E5 APRIL 1419 Santo Saint Cura Priest Heredero Heir Death of Saint Vincent Ferrer Conversión Conversion Orfanato Orphanage Huérfano Orphan Portrayed as having a gentle manner, the Teología Theology Filosofía Philosphy priest is said to have used questionable Evangelio Gospel methods to convert Jews to Catholicism Escrituras Scriptures Seleccionar To select aint Vincent Ferrer, who was told in a dream by a Domini- Predicar To preach died on 5 April 1419, was can friar that his son would be- Tentación Temptation a Spanish Catholic priest come famous throughout the Fraile Friar S who played a significant world. Leyenda Legend role in the conversion of Jews to Named after the patron saint Historiador Historian Catholicism during the early fif- of Valencia (St Vincent Martyr), teenth century. He also partici- Vincent began his classical stud- pated in the management of a sig- ies at the age of eight and took up believe these allegations are un- nificant political crisis in 1410, his study of theology and philoso- founded. It is claimed that Vicent when King Martin of Aragon died phy six years later. By the age of put down an uprising against Jews without a legitimate heir to the 19, he had entered the Dominican in Valencia and defused a perse- throne. Ferrer was part of a com- Order (known as the Black Friars cution against them in Toledo. He mittee established to review pos- in England), although he is said to also attended the Disputation of sible heirs and select the next king: have experienced temptations Tortosa ordered by Pope Benedict they chose the Castilian prince, forcing him to leave in order to Seventeenth century depiction of St Vincent Ferrer. :: SUR XIII in an effort to convert Jews Ferdinand de Antequera (Ferdi- become a secular priest. Over the during a debate among scholars of nand I of Aragon). next three years, he studied the Historians claim that the priest and Fridays, and who would offer both faiths. Born in Valencia in 1350, St Vin- Sacred Scripture, which he com- could speak only Valencian, al- charitable donations of money and Vincent died in Brittany on 5 cent Ferrer (Sant Vicent Ferrer in mitted to memory, and was or- though it is suggested that he was food to the poor. April 1419. He was buried in Van- Valencian), patron saint of orphan- dained a Catholic priest in Barce- blessed with the ‘gift of tongues’, a Although he is portrayed as hav- nes Cathedral and was canonised ages, was the fourth child of a no- lona in 1379. Eventually becom- phenomenon which sees people ing a gentle manner, the Jewish by Pope Calixtus in 1455. His feast bleman called Guillem Ferrer. His ing a Master of Sacred Theology, speak in languages unknown to Encyclopaedia claims Vincent used day is celebrated on 5 April. birth is surrounded in mystery and he spent the next 20 years travel- them. questionable methods in order to legend claims that his mother ex- ling through France, Italy, Eng- St Vincent Ferrer is described convert Jews to Catholicism - perienced no pain while giving land, Ireland and Scotland in or- as a man of very distinct features greatly contributing to anti-Se- · Bilingual crossword birth. It is also said that his father der to preach the Gospel. who would fast on Wednesdays mitism in Spain. However, many inside back page April 5th to 11th 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH 33 34 April 5th to 11th 2019 LIFESTYLE SUR IN ENGLISH

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LEGAL ADVICE Sandie and Steve Hughes (centre) with the stars of the show. :: SUR International Lawyers answers readers’ queries We speak English, German, French, Spanish and Russian Costa musicians unite in support of Debra Not necessarily. In this case, it with two small children Please send your questions or appeared, and they found it contact us directly to arrange all depends on your current a personal appointment on: economic situation. The ali- fun to throw sand at my dog mony is set on the basis of the and bother her. Faced with Under the banner of ‘A sponsored by K and M Services, Ilagoson International economic capacity of the par- that, the dog stood up and Way of Life’, the charity while numerous local businesses ents at that time. For this rea- barked at them, and donated prizes for the charity auc- Lawyers immediately the parents of the event attracted 150 son, if, after the divorce, your tion and raffle. Avda. Playas Andaluzas 38 financial circumstances children told me that my dog people and raised more The Los Motos Locos scooter club (Exit ‘El Rosario’) change, you can request a could not be there, that it was a than 2,000 euros for the lent their support to the event once 29604 Marbella modification of the measures danger and also that the again, although this year, heavy rain Tel: 952 77 12 13 to reduce the amount to be presence of pets on the beach ‘butterfly children’ prevented them from arriving on Fax: 952 82 68 61 paid. In your specific case, if is prohibited. They threatened a convoy of customised Lambret- [email protected] me that if I did not leave :: TONY BRYANT www.ilagoson.com your income remains the same tas and Vespas. as when you divorced, the immediately, they would call CALAHONDA. Local expat musi- This was the sixth consecutive Offices in Málaga, Marbella the police. In order not to have and Cádiz judge will most likely agree to cians and entertainers raised more year that Steve has organised the reduce the amount of the pay- problems, I left, but I would than 2,000 euros last weekend dur- fundraising bash, and he has so far ment, as you have more ex- like to know if it is true that I ing a charity event in aid of Debra, donated around 15,000 euros to lo- penses to bear with the arrival cannot go with my dog to the the Marbella-based charity founded cal charities. REF. T. R. U. of your new child. beach. with the aim of improving the lives Steve decided to support Debra I divorced five years ago, and in It depends on where the beach of children who suffer from Epider- this year because the charity is very the divorce decree it was is located, as the town halls are molysis bullosa (butterfly children). close to the entertainer’s heart. established that I should pay REF. N. I. A. the ones to regulate what activi- Organised by Steve Hughes (One He told SUR in English of his de- alimony to my son of 350 ties are permitted or prohibited Wish Steve) and his wife Sandie, light at the sum raised, while also Taking advantage of the good euros per month. Last year I on the beach, such as whether more than 150 people attended the expressing his sincere gratitude to weather, last week I went to remarried, and now my wife pets can be there or not. If they star-studded charity night held at everyone who made the event a the beach with my dog to and I have had a child. Taking are not allowed, the agents of the Millennium Cocktail Bar in Ca- “fantastic success”. spend the morning. The dog is this into account, could I apply the authority can force you to lahonda. Under the banner of ‘A “We would like to thank every- well trained and was lying for a reduction in the alimony I leave the beach immediately Way of Life’, the event presented a one involved. We raised around next to me, without moving pay, bearing in mind that I now with the animal, and give you a night of music dedicated to the 2,000 euros and we expect this to- and without bothering have to support two children? fine. 1960s mod era and included per- tal to rise. You can all pat yourselves anyone. However, a family formances by Steve Owen, Anthony on the back, because you helped First Assessment Consultation FREE of Charge Wolfson, Debra Stacey, Susan Mohr, the butterfly children and gave Maya Chewaluza and specialist ska them wings. I can’t thank you DJ, Steve Goodey. The acts were enough. God bless you all.” April 5th to 11th 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH 35 3636363636363636 April 5th to 11th 2019 WHAT TO DO SUR IN ENGLISH The art that saw women as perverse

The Thyssen Museum is a warning that this is an “intense” is exhibiting the exhbition. The first picture is a woman in an attitude of waiting, evolution of female sensual, with a see-through blouse identity in modern and, of course, she is a red-head, the creation, from the colour of danger. In 1880 Georges Clairin turned to the archetypes of 19th century ‘femme provocative women to portray one fatale’ to the new who was in reality a transgression, woman of the 20th the actress Sarah Bernhardt, actress and the first female entrepreneur in the world of theatre. The tour of the exhibition ends with a very differ- ent pose: in the 20th century, Delhy Tejero painted his friend in trousers, REGINA looking powerful, decided and brave. SOTORRÍO Perversity is a collection of al- most 70 visions of woman through  @ReginaSotorrio paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures by artists such as Klimt, The word ‘perverse’ is generally un- Modigliani, Van Dongen, Man Ray, derstood to mean having a deliber- Picasso, Dalí, Gargallo, Zuloaga and ate and obstinate desire to behave Romero de Torres, among others. badly, to deviate from what is good. Institutions and collections from However, less common is a surpris- France, Switzerland, Germany and ing definition which changes that Spain have loaned their works for around: perverse can also be applied this exhibition. to someone characterised by deter- As the curator and artistic director mination or willfulness. Carmen Thyssen, next to the painting ‘La gitana’ by Manuel Benedito. :: SALVADOR SALAS of the museum, Lourdes Moreno, ex- In the mid-19th century, art tended plained, these are a faithful reflec- towards the first definition, portray- being portrayed as strong, seductive lution in female identity: from exhibition will have an effect,” said tion of society of the time. The way ing the cursed beauty of the woman and independent. Perversity, the new ‘femme fatale’ to the new woman. Baroness Carmen Thyssen, president art portrayed women in the 19th cen- who leads to the destruction of the exhibition at the Carmen Thyssen “I find it very interesting and rele- of the Palacio Villalón Foundation at tury “showed a powerful and nega- man. But by the 20th century there Museum which is sponsored by the vant at the present time, when the launch of the exhibition. tive human sentiment: fear”. had been a rebellion and women were Unicaja Foundation, looks at this evo- women are often in the news. This The strong red colour of the walls The alarm caused in society by the April 5th to 11th 2019 37 SUR IN ENGLISH WHAT TO DO

IN DETAIL EXHIBITIONS del Rock and The Never Too Late Band (UK) will be playing. All the Exhibition. Perversity. Femmes money from ticket sales will go to Fatales in Modern Art (1880– Julia Roder the Asociación Autismo Estepona. 1950). San Pedro. Until 8 April. Arte Son- soles, C/Santa Gemma. Grand National Day What. 71 works from institu- A new exhibition of works by artist Mijas. 6 April, from 2pm. Hotel Ta- tions and collections in France, Julia Roder. Open afternoons 5- misa Golf. 35€. incorporation of women into work Switzerland, Germany and Spain. 8pm, mornings by appointment A complimentary drink on arrival in the industrial revolution and their only. [email protected] followed by a Grand buffet at demands regarding employment gen- Where. Museo Carmen artesonsoles.com 2.30pm. The Grand National will erated this reaction, which stemmed Thyssen. be shown at 6.15pm. Live enter- from literary, mythological and bib- The Greyhound tainment provided by Mr Maph & lical tradition. Anglada-Camarasa When. Until 8 September. Malaga. Until 10 April. La Casa Simone and DJ Lee Jay. 10€ from paints a Salomé without a face, only Amarilla, C/Santos. each ticket goes to Cudeca Cancer interested in her shape; Franz Von La Galga (the greyhound) is the ti- Hospice. Bookings: 952585988 or Stuck winds a serpent around a red- tle of this exhibition by artist Pedro Happy Artists, La Cala email reservas@hoteltamisa- headed Eve who holds her breast as In the 19th century they Líndez. Although a sculptor at golf.com if it were the forbidden apple; and Ro- heart, Líndez was motivated to Bruno Ristorante, Centro Idea. gelio de Egusquiza echoes a misogy- were painted looking study the form of this animal in 39.90€ Horizonte Marbella market nistic philosophical trend in ‘Kun- provocative and causing several large format canvases. A charity three-course dinner with Marbella. 7 April, from 10am. Par- dry’ (the cause of perdition in Wag- the downfall of men live entertainment and raffle with que de la Alameda. ner’s ‘Parsifal’), the tallest picture Galería Krabbe 10€ of each ticket going to the Clothing, toys and electronics, ever to have been displayed at the Frigiliana. Until 13 April. donkey sanctuary. Reservations: home decor, jewellery and books Thyssen Museum, at 2.4 metres. C/Rosarico. 952460724 or email mijas- etc. New and second hand. Funds For many, like Picasso and Pena- ‘Tango’, where a naked woman dances Collective exhibition of art at the [email protected] or 654513380, go towards helping improve the gos, the myth of Carmen, the Span- with a man in a jacket with angel Krabbe gallery. Email: [email protected] lives of vulnerable people whether ish ‘femme fatale’ was an inspiration, wings. Look out, though: he is wear- [email protected] suffering from emotional problems whle others preferred the native tra- ing high-heeled shoes. Charity vegan buffet or with substance addiction. dition of the ‘maja’. Zuloaga paints The first part of the exhibition is Happy Artists Estepona. 6 April, 9.30pm. Louie her in ‘Desnudo del clavel’, and Kees titled ‘Damned beauty’, and the sec- La Cala de Mijas. Until 30 April. Louie Rock Bar.10€. OFM charity performance van Dongen reviews her in ‘El chal ond is graph of the first part of the BocArte Restaurant, C/Cómpeta. A special vegan buffet will be avail- Estepona. 13 April, 8pm. Auditorio español’, a provocative work where exhibition. It is followed by ‘Queens Jane Gomis and Astrid Frida Ze- able with all profits going to finish Felipe VI. 10€ he places the woman’s naked pubis of the abyss’, encompassing the hetner from the Happy Artists the building work at the Protectora The Orquesta Filarmónica de at the eye level of the spectator. The women of the night who survived group are exhibiting a collection Pulgosas animal shelter. There will Málaga will be playing Mozart’s picture was expelled from the Exhi- during a time of exodus to the cities of paintings. be a live rock band playing after- Requiem with soprano Berna Per- bition in Paris in the autumn of 1913. by offering their bodies in the sub- wards. Reservations, send a mes- les, mezzosoprano Carol García, Later, Van Dongen again showed urbs and the ‘maison close’ (French CHARITY sage to 661155174 or 649692364. tenor Juan Antonio Sanabria and signs of his disruptive character in brothels). baritone José Antonio López. The Concert for autism charity concert is for the Plataforma del Charity dinner for El Refugio Estepona. 5 April, 10.30pm. Louie Voluntariados. Tickets: Centro En- del Burrito Louie Rock Bar. 15€. tre Todos, Caixa and the Sur restau- Mijas Costa. 5 April, 8pm. Da The Habituales Rock band, Clásicos rant in Plazoleta Ortíz.

Zuloaga and Camoin portrayed prostitutes. :: SALVADOR SALAS

This work by Van Dongen was banned in París in 1913. :: S. SALAS 38 April 5th to 11th 2019 WHAT TO DO SUR IN ENGLISH

MUSIC & DANCE www.entradium.com 7 April, midday. Free. El Pipeo, is celebrated in this festival The Cuarteto Cuaresma will be with samples of the stew handed Stabat Mater playing a selection of different out to visitors and residents. The Wall Bar Mijas Pueblo. 7 April, 7pm. Church pieces. Malaga. Hotel Vincci Posada del of the Inmaculada Concepción. Malaga. Teatro Cervantes LECTURES Patio, 11pm, entry free. Stabat Mater by Giovanni Battista 11, 12, April, 8.30pm. A concert for 6 April. Irissoboe. Oboe and acous- Pergolesi will be performed by so- Easter with works by composers M. tic guitar play adapted jazz, soul, prano Sonia Garcia Quintero, con- Franco and Mozart (Requiem). The Arts Society Costa del Sol rock and pop music. tralto Mariza Ruppman and cello Berna Perles soprano. Fuengirola. 8 April, 4.30pm. Salon and keyboard by John Meshreky. Varietés Theatre. Visitors 10€. Sidecars Mayte Martín www.theartssociety-costadel- Malaga. 5 April, 8pm. Teatro Cer- Louie Louie Live Malaga. 7 April, 8pm. Museo sol.org vantes. 30€. Estepona. Louie Louie Bar. Picasso Málaga. Easter Island lecture. Nerja. 9 April, 6pm. Centro Cultural The Madrid band Sidecars are visit- 6 April, midnight. Los Brazos pre- Composer, singer and guitarist Villa de Nerja. Visitors 10€ ing Malaga as part of the tour for sent their new album Live. 10€. Mayte Martín will be performing Café de Chinitas www.theartssocietynerja.com their fourth album, ‘Cuestión de https://entra- her new show Memento. Tickets: Malaga. 5 April, 9pm. Centro ‘What happened on Easter Island?’ Gravedad’. www.sidecarsrock.es dium.com/events/los-brazos- www.museopicassomalaga.org Cultural Villa de Nerja. 12€. The isolated Easter Island produced louie-louie-rock-estepona Gaspar Rodríguez (guitar), a most extraordinary Stone Age EnTRIOpia Jazz 10 April, 10.30pm. The Fleshtones Nancy Ruth Carmen Comacho and Rafael culture: more than a thousand Nerja. 6 April, 8pm. Hotel Plaza on tour. 13€ in advance, 15€ on Malaga. 12 April, 9.30pm. La Nave, Ramírez choreography. enormous stone statues and a Cavana, C/Granada, 3. Seats 18€, door. C/Cerrajeros.8€, (La Nave club unique writing system. This talk stool 12€. members, 4€). FESTIVALS provides an introduction to the Fran Malpica, Blanca Barranco and Cologne Chamber Orchestra Nancy Ruth, singer, composer and discovery of this culture, its Ramón López won second prize at Nerja. 11 April, 8.30pm. Centro pianist, combines jazz, flamenco principle features and what El Portón del Jazz in Alhaurín de la Cultural Villa de Nerja. and Latin rhythms in her concerts. Día de la yunta y su gañán evidence teaches us about the Torre and the first prize in the II Ol- Includes Vivaldi La Tempesta di www.nancyruth.com Almayate. 7 April, from 10am. island’s cultural rise and decline. ive Jazz of Jaén. Reservations: Mare and pieces by Bach, Schubert Prize giving at 1pm. Lecturer Paul Bahn. 690073871 or email: and Paganini. www.kammerphil- Moreno Gistaín Duo There were once 2,500 heads of www.theartssociety- [email protected] harmonie-koeln.de Gibraltar. 12 April, 8pm. Museo yunta (a breed of oxen) in costadelsol.org Picasso de Málaga. Andalucía and now there are just Violin and piano duet A piano duet by brothers José 150. This festival aims to keep the EVENTS Nerja. 12 April, 9pm. Centro Cul- Enrique and Juan Fernando memory of these magnificent tural Villa de Nerja. 10€. Moreno Gistaín. beasts and their gañán (the Violinist Francesca Bonaita and pi- labourer who drove them) alive. Fería de la Artesanía y Diseño anist Gloria Ciancheta will play FLAMENCO Almuñécar. 5-7 April, 11am until pieces by Beethoven and C. Franck. Día del Aceite Verdial 8pm. Parque el Majuelo. Periana. 6-7 April. A huge craft and art market with Funk, soul and jazz Young flamenco The festival pays tribute to the lots of stalls and workshops Almuñécar. 6 April, 8pm. Casa de la Malaga. 5 April, 9pm. Escuela de verdial variety of olive. There will organised by Cuatro Vientos. Cultura. Artes Escénicas de David Martín, be music, tastings of the oil and Julia Martín presents a concert Avda Ortega y Gassett, 98 (local 5). other local products. Birra&Art ‘Viaje a través de Funk, Soul y Jazz’. Aroa Soto and Fran Blanco vocals; Rincón de la Victoria. 5 -7 April Julio Cortés and Manu guitar, Día del Pipeo from 12.30pm. Plaza Al Andalus. Berna Perles, OFM charity. Malaga Philharmonic Paula Carmona and Bastián Casarabonela. 6 April. The main Free concerts from The Stone Orchestra Jiménez dance. Reservations: 618 square. Bobbers among others and a Bon Pink Floyd tribute Malaga. Auditorio Edgar Neville 556 088 / 687 607 526 One of the area’s traditional dishes, Jovi tribute act plus local Malaga. 6 April, 9.30pm. Sala Paris 5 April, 8pm. 15, C/ La Orotova. 24€. Schumann’s Concerto for piano The Pink Floyd tribute band, The and orchestra in A minor in part Pink Tones will be in concert play- one. In part two, Shostakovich’s ing some of the greatest hits of the Symphony nº9 in B flat Major. legendary band. Tickets from Malaga. Museo de Málaga Reliving the era of the 1960s youth-driven mod subculture

:: TONY BRYANT MALAGA. Those who remem- ber the fashionable mod subcul- ture that took over swinging London during the early 1960s will enjoy a special event that will recreate the youth-driven cultural revolution of one of music’s most exciting eras. Organised by online retro clothing specialist Pepe Morales Mods, ‘Tough Nut’ will feature several DJs that specialise in northern soul, ska and the music of the iconic mod bands of the 60s. The event will include per- Levanna McLean will headline the retro night in Malaga. :: SUR. formances by local retro DJ Fali, and British DJ Schaeffer McLean, scribed as the ‘fresh young face of scooters, parkas, tailor-made whose sister, Levanna, will head- northern soul’, the dancer per- zoot-suits and sneakers. line the gig. formed with American superstar “We have put together this Levanna McLean, a 22-year-old Pharrell Williams and legendary night to make the link and show dancer and DJ from Bristol, will be musician Nile Rodgers at the that British culture is an amaz- presenting her new album, Express 2014 BRIT awards, an experience ing phenomenon which tran- Your Soul. she described as “the best night scends countries,” the organisers The UK northern soul scene of my life” and an “incredible explained. has experienced a number of re- honour”. The event, which is free, will vivals over the last 30 years and Members of local scooter clubs be held in the Culture Club Levanna, also known as ‘North- will be supporting the event by Malaga (Calle Manrique 29, ern Soul Girl’, has become one of creating the ambience of the Malaga) on Saturday 6 April, today’s main protagonists. De- mod era with their customised from 10pm until 4am. April 5th to 11th 2019 39 SUR IN ENGLISH WHAT TO DO gastronomy and 30 craft beers goya.com Sun); 17.45, 19.50, 22.30 (Mon- Green Book: 21.30 (Tues). or visit www. yelmocines.es made by nine breweries including Green Book: 17.45 (Mon, Tues, Thurs). Mule: 19.10 (Tues) Shazam: 21.15 (Tues). beers from Granada (Segal), Huelva thurs); 18.00 (Fri-Sun). Us: 12.25 (Sat, Sun). Captain Marvel: 12.00 (Sat, Sun). (Odiel), Cantabria (Dougall’s) and Dumbo: 11.45 (Sun); 15.30 (Sat, Yelmo Cines, Plaza Mayor Pet Cemetery: 19.50 (Tues). Scotland (Brewdog). Sun); 17.45, 20.15 (Mon-Thurs); Centro de Ocio Plaza Mayor, Avda. Yelmo Cines, Rincón de la Dumbo: 20.25 (Tues). 20.30 (Fri, Sat, Sun). Alfonso Ponce de León. Victoria. Calle Arroyo Totalán Green Book: 17.35, 22.20 (Tues). Foreign residents’ day Captain Marvel: 15.30 (Sat, Sun). Tel: 902 902 103 or visit Tel: 902 220 922 or visit Mule: 20.00 (Tues) Torremolinos. 6-7 April, from mid- How To Train Your Dragon: The www. yelmocines.es www. yelmocines.es Us: 20.10 (Sat, Sun) day. Plaza de la Nogalera. Hidden World: 12.00 (Sun), 15.50 Shazam: 16.16 (every day). Green Book: 18.40 (Tues). Many of the different cultures in (Sat, Sun); 17.45 (Mon-Thurs); Alita, Battle Angel: 21.10 (Tues). Mule: 19.40 (Tues). Musica Con Encanto the town are represented, as well 18.00 (Fri, Sat, Sun). Captain Marvel: 12.00 (Sat, Sun). Shazam: 19.45 (Tues). Urb La Alzambra, Puerto Banús as their customs and gastronomy. The Mule: 20.15 (Mon, Tues, Pet Cemetery: 19.00 (Tues). Pet Cemetery: 20.10 (Tues) Marbella. Bookings: 689 000 944. Thurs); 20.30 (Fri) 22.45 (Sat, Dumbo: 12.45 (Sat, Sun); 20.20 Us: 20.25 (Tues) Beethoven: Immortal Beloved : 6 Tapas Barn Dance Sun). (Fri, Sat, Sun). April, 8pm. Vasari Centre. A film Coín. 12 April, 7pm. El Portón de Shazam: 11.30 (Sun); 15.30 (Sat, Escape Room: 20.00 (Tues). Yelmo Cines, Vialia. Centro by Bernard Rose. 12€. Piedra. Sun); 18.00, 20.15, 22.45 (Fri, Sat, Boy Erased: 19.35 (Tues). Comercial Vialia. Tel: 902 220 922 www.musicaconencanto.org A traditional barn dance to support local charities. Food and drink available from the bar.

The yunta and gañán, Almayate.

Trip to Gibraltar Torre del Mar. 17 April, 16 May, 20 June. Various departure points. 13€. Coach trip to Gibraltar. Passports required. Lux Mundi Torre del Mar. Tel: 952 543 334 or e-mail: [email protected] O. V. FILM

SUR in English advises calling cinemas to check for any last min- ute time changes. Lunchtime and late night screenings weekends only.

Cine Albéniz C/Alcazabilla 4, Malaga. Tel: 902 36 02 95 www.cinealbeniz.com Green Book: 22.20 (every day).

Cinesur El Ingenio Avda. Juan Carlos 1, Vélez-Málaga. Tel. 667 77 31 87. Pet Cemetery: 18.00, 20.15, 22.30. Shazam: 12.25 (every day), 17.00, 19.40, 22.20 (Mon, Tues, Thurs). Dumbo: 12.20 (every day), 16.45, 19.05, 21.20 (Mon, Tues, Thurs). Captain Marvel: 18.35, 20.43, 21.10, 23.18 (Mon, Tues, Thurs).

Cinesur Miramar Avda. de la Encarnación, Fuengi- rola. Tel. 952 19 86 00. Captain Marvel: 16.00 (every day). Boy Erased: 15.50 (every day). Dumbo: 12.05 (Fri, Sat, Sun); , 15.45, 18.00, 20.15 (every day); 22.30 (Mon-Thurs). Pet Cemetery: 16.00 (Mon- Thurs); 22.30, 00.30 (Fri, Sat, Sun). Shazam: 12.30 (Fri, Sat, Sun); 17.00, 22.15 (every day); 19.45 Mon-Thurs). Opera: La Gioconda: 8pm (Wed).

Cines Teatro Goya For tickets and information call 951196665. www.cinesteatro- 40 April 5th to 11th 2019 FOOD&DRINK SUR IN ENGLISH

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The historic town centre. :: TURISMO CONIL

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What to see in Conil Food market. Ideal for buying local produce and seafood. Calle Catadores, 1, 11140 Conil de la Frontera.

Museo de Raíces Conile- View of Conil de la Frontera. :: TURISMO ANDALUZ ñas. A museum about the customs and history of the town. Plaza de Santa Catalina, 9. 11140 Conil de la Flavours of land and sea Frontera.

Centro de Interpretación del Mar, del Atún y de las lthough many method. with local products on Almadrabas. Information people think of In fact, from early April their menus, so this is the centre about the local JAVIER it as one of the until June, Conil’s prod- ideal opportunity to sam- fishing industry, inclu- ALMELLONES A most popular ucts and typical dishes are ple some made with toma- ding the almadraba- tourist towns on Anda- a major tourist attraction toes, aubergines, cauli- caught tuna. lucía’s Atlantic coast, Co- in themselves, and from flower, artichokes or broad Calle Almadraba, 7. 11140 nil de la Frontera is also now until Sunday 14 April beans, including the typi- Conil de la Frontera. one of the places in Cadiz the ninth edition of its cal ‘collard greens from Co- 2 days in Conil province which can boast gastronomic festival, the nil’ and stew made with  de la Frontera long-standing gastro- ‘Jornadas Gastronómicas tagarnina thistles. Car + Walking. nomic fame. This is espe- de la Huerta’, will be tak- The event will be offi- Journey time: 2 and a cially so in the spring, ing place with the partici- cially inaugurated on Sat- half hours from Malaga. thanks to its seasonal pro- pation of 25 local bars and urday 6 April in the em- Gastronomic events: 5 duce: delicious locally- restaurants. blematic Plaza Santa Cata- hours. grown fruits and vegeta- During the festival, all lina, with an array of tapas Other visits: 3 hours. bles, and tuna caught by these establishments will made with these seasonal the traditional ‘almadraba’ be including dishes made products from Conil. There will be something to please all palates: soups, stews, fries and grills, stir- fries, scrambled eggs with a variety of ingredients, Cordoba salads and desserts. Seville It will serve as a taste of Huelva what is to come in the lo- cal bars and restaurants until the final day, which Malaga Cadiz is Palm Sunday. Conil de la Frontera This gastronomic route El Baluarte. Remains of will also be an excellent fore- the old walls which runner for the Tuna Route, used to surround Conil. or Ruta del Atún, which will The entrance is in Calle be taking place from 3 May Extramuros. 11140 Conil to 3 June. This will be the de la Frontera. ideal opportunity to try the genuine bluefin tuna ‘de al- madraba’, which gets its Centro Cultural Santa name from the thousand- Catalina. A former 15th year-old method of fishing century church, now res- which is still used to catch it. tored for cultural use Thanks to these two gas- and tourism events. tronomic events, Conil be- Plaza Santa Catalina, s/n. comes a paradise for food 11140 Conil de la Fra. lovers in Andalucía every Conil is famous for its fruit and veg. :: TURISMO CONIL spring. 42 April 5th to 11th 2019 HEALTH&BEAUTY SUR IN ENGLISH Malaga surgeons cure boy’s epilepsy after carrying out unique operation

The problematic brain while the patient was awake, removed tumour was removed the tumour which was causing him to have epileptic fits almost every following a procedure day and stopped him leading a nor- which remodelled brain mal life. He also underwent a proce- functions and enabled dure to remodel cerebral functions, and can now speak normally because speech to be unaffected the language area of his brain has been moved from the left hemisphere to :: ÁNGEL ESCALERA the right. MALAGA. The life of a 17-year-old The operation was carried out last boy has changed completely and for July by the neurosciences depart- the better, thanks to an operation car- ment, and this week they held a press Guillermo Ibáñez, Pedro Serrano, Victoria Fernández and Luis Muñoz on Wednesday. :: ÑITO SALAS ried out at the Hospital Regional in conference to explain what they had Malaga to remove a tumour from the done. Present were the head of neu- neurosurgery, Guillermo Ibáñez and plasticity which had already be- tion. At the same time, they car- left hemisphere of his brain, which rology, Pedro Serrano; the coordina- neuropsychologist, Luis Muñoz. gun autonomously. Their objec- ried out intensive rehabilitation is where the language area is situated. tor of the neurophysiology service, The tumour was diagnosed tive was to move the language of the language faculty, literally The surgery, which was carried out Victoria Fernández; the head of adult when the patient was seven years function from the left part of the forcing it to use the area developed old; it was found to be the cause brain to the right and, once that in the right hemisphere. of his epilepsy. He underwent sur- had been done, remove the tumour The language stimulation was gery, but it was not possible to re- and cure the epilepsy. carried out by Luis Muñoz, who move the whole tumour because The neurosurgeons carried out set up a rehabilitation programme it was located very close to the lan- a craniotomy and placed a blanket to encourage the activation of the guage area and there was the risk of electrodes over the area of the contralateral areas (in the right that he would lose the faculty of lesion. Using cortical mapping they hemisphere) so they took on the speech. As time went by his epi- located the language function and language function. The rehabilita- leptic crises continued, because applied an inhibitory cortical elec- tion took place over a week, in- the tumour started to grow again. trical stimulus to annul the func- cluding the weekend, for three The doctors didn’t want to oper- hours a day. ate again at that time because the After seven days the patient was patient needs to be awake and that able to speak and understand, and was not possible in the case of a The operation could not the language area on the left side child. be carried out when the of the brain had been deactivated Ten years after the first opera- patient was a child so it could function normally on tion, doctors spotted that the pa- the right. The next step was to op- tient’s brain was starting to move because he had to be awake erate to remove the tumour. the language area from the left The operation was successful. hemisphere to the right naturally, The tumour was removed, the epi- but very slowly, while the tumour Doctors successfully lepsy stopped and the teenager was was growing quickly. To avoid his moved the language able to speak. This major success ability to speak being permanently function from one side brings hope for other epileptic pa- impaired, the doctors decided to tients who are unable to have sur- apply direct electrical stimulation of the brain to the other gery at present for fear that it could to the cerebral cortex to speed up cause damage in some areas of the the innate processes of neuronal brain. April 5th to 11th 2019 43 SUR IN ENGLISH HEALTH&BEAUTY

The symptoms are a When spring is the enemy general feeling of being unwell, fatigue, sleepiness and irritability Many people suffer from the effects of asthenia when the season changes The condition doesn’t last very long and disappears automatically without treatment

ÁNGEL ESCALERA

 [email protected] ach, radishes and endive. “In addition, you should avoid MALAGA. The arrival of spring abusing stimulants like alcohol, should be welcomed because it coffee and tea. To stay hydrated, brings more hours of daylight, the water is best, or you can substitute weather is better and the days are it with infusions or natural juices, longer, but some people feel low for example,” says Eva Ugarte. in energy, sleepy, lethargic or even Physical exercise can also help sad at the beginning of this season. to overcome spring fatigue, and if These symptoms are known un- possible it should be in the open der the generic name of spring as- air: go for a bike ride, run or sim- thenia, or spring fatigue or leth- ply walk. Eva also points out that argy, and although there is no sci- “activities associated with relaxa- entific evidence to explain why it tion, such as yoga, can also help to happens and doctors don’t consider improve the way you feel”. it an illness, it is quite common at In addition to eating properly this time of year. It is related to Spring asthenia is also known as spring fatigue. :: SUR and taking exercise, it is important the way our bodies go through the that anyone suffering from spring process of adapting to the change tine. As a result, many people suf- clude irritability, headache, difficulty ficial for the whole body. People fatigue gets plenty of rest. of season. fer from spring fatigue to a greater in concentrating and a loss of mem- who suffer the effects of spring fa- “It is essential for people to get Psychologist Eva Ugarte, a mem- or lesser extent. However, she ory. These symptoms can be tackled tigue are advised to introduce foods as much rest and sleep as they need ber of the medical team at the iSa- makes it clear that it is nothing to with the right food, physical exercise which provide energy into their because then they will feel more lud.com insurance comparison site, worry about, because it doesn’t last and plenty of rest. diet, such as cereals, pulses and oily energetic,” says Eva. says the arrival of spring means the long and disappears by itself with- fish like tuna or salmon. It is also She also advises taking short five- evenings are lighter and longer, the out needing treatment. Advice from experts a good idea to eat fruit and vegeta- minute breaks during the working weather gets warmer and there are As well as feeling generally unwell, Experts recommend a healthy and bles, preferably those in season day, because it will make it seem often modifications to the daily rou- the symptoms of spring fatigue in- balanced diet, because that is bene- such as apricots, strawberries, spin- less onerous. 44 April 5th to 11th 2019 HEALTH&BEAUTY SUR IN ENGLISH

“The hospital is at the limit of its capacity and we need to restart the extension project”

Luisa Lorenzo Managing Director of the Costa del Sol Health Agency nal project was designed a long time ago and in the meantime medicine has changed, the hospi- cus on providing more space in a continue as usual, but at the same tal has changed, and our needs are hospital which, she admits, is no time I need to understand what “We’re going to do some no longer the same. I’m going to longer big enough. The building is the most important problems are sit down with the professionals to be extended, but she is also try- at the hospital. That’s what I’m do- minor works to create more here to draw up a sensible plan for MÓNICA PÉREZ ing to find interim solutions while ing at present. space while the hospital is the extension which best suits the the works are being carried out. –What are the most important being extended” needs of the hospital.  [email protected] –How do you feel about your new things right now? –The hospital may have the low- position? –For me the most important of all est waiting lists, but the emer- She recognises that this –I’m grateful to the head of the An- is to unblock the extension. We “We take on more staff in gency department appears to be is the “most difficult” dalusian Health Service and the have been waiting for it for ten pushed to the limit. regional Ministry of Health for years now. This hospital was de- the Emergencies –The number of people admitted time for the hospital placing their trust in me. I believe signed for a certain size of popu- department every year, to hospital is more or less similar when, as well as the this will be a very difficult chal- lation, but that has grown enor- but we do need more all through the year, maybe slightly extension works, it may lenge, because there are some very mously. The hospital is at its physi- specialists in some areas” lower in the summer, but the important projects coming up, like cal limit. We are operating in the emergency department is much also be incorporated into the extension and the new HAR mornings and evenings, and hold- busier in the summer because as the health service in Estepona, which I imagine we ing consultations in the mornings well as the usual population we will also run. They are complicated, and evenings, and we are still strug- have so many visitors. Normally but I’m glad they are happening. gling to keep up. We have the 600,000 euros to reactivate the we analyse the situation in July MARBELLA. She has first-hand Also, I am not tackling this on my shortest waiting lists in the whole expansion project, I can’t approve and August and take on extra staff knowledge of the Costa del Sol own. Many people are supporting of Andalucía, because the staff here it on my own. It had to be approved to work in Emergencies in the sum- Hospital because she has worked me and that makes me feel very are very committed, but it is abso- by the board of administration, and mer. It suffers from the same prob- there for years. In fact, until tak- proud, but it is also a great respon- lutely essential to start to think that was done at a meeting last lem as the operating theatres and ing up her new post very recently, sibility because I mustn’t let them about how we can expand our week. However, there is still an- consultations, though: it lacks Luisa Lorenzo, who is qualified in down. space. other step to go, because the pay- space. The emergency department Medicine and General Surgery, was –What have you done in these –What is the situation regarding ment has to be handled by the is too small for the number of pa- the head of Healthcare Manage- first few days? the concession for the works at Junta de Andalucía. Another im- tients who need the service. ment. She has already drawn up a –I have tried not to slow anything the moment? portant step is to examine the –What do you intend to do about list of priorities, with a special fo- down, so that everything could –Because it will cost more than plans carefully, because the origi- that? April 5th to 11th 2019 45 SUR IN ENGLISH HEALTH&BEAUTY

–We are considering minor changes and staff mobility it could be in- which would give us more space. teresting. You have to remember, I want the expansion works to be- for example, that a professional gin as soon as possible, but you from here who wants to move into have to bear in mind that they will a health service job can’t do so. I take time and we can’t carry on as understand the idea behind inte- we are for much longer. That’s why gration, but I would like to be able we are analysing ways of creating to retain the same commitment more space in the interim period. and values and for those to be –Will that mean taking on more taken up by the health service, be- staff? cause I really do believe we do –We take on more staff in Emer- things differently here. In any case, gencies every year, as I said. Some the integration seems logical be- departments do need more doc- cause within one public health sys- tors, for example Traumatology. I tem we can’t have different mod- think we have as many patients in els, and there are three different that department as they do at the models. Virgen de la Victoria hospital in –What other priorities have you Malaga, and they have many more set for yourself? traumatologists. So in some de- –I’m in the process of meeting staff partments, yes, we need to employ from all departments to find out more staff. what they need and can now start –The standard of work here has some new initiatives. For exam- won the hospital numerous ple, a working group to analyse awards and certificates. What can how we can continue to reduce be improved? waiting lists. I have also discussed –I think there are always ways to ways of carrying out more opera- improve and I have noticed some tions every day. I’m looking at the organisational aspects where there possibility of extending telemedi- is room for improvement. cine, as well. –You were pioneers in Spain with –How would telemedicine bene- your sun protection campaign. fit the Costa del Sol hospital? Will that continue this year? –It would mean fewer patients had –Yes, the campaign began in 2009 to travel to the hospital and it with Magdalena de Troya, who still would relieve the pressure on us. runs it. I think it has been very in- Luisa Lorenzo, in her office at the Hospital Costa del Sol. :: JOSELE-LANZA I have already talked to several teresting because it has been sup- people about extending it, because ported by professionals, raised involved. may no longer be a public com- opinion is a bit divided about that. we already do some teleconsulta- awareness among the public and –In his recent visit to the hospi- pany and the hospital might be I believe this hospital works in a tions in the Dermatology and Car- the institutions and, very impor- tal, the Health delegate for brought under the umbrella of different way to the Andalusian diology departments, so the idea tantly, town halls, hospitals and Malaga province, Carlos Bautista, the Andalusian Health Service. Health Service, but I also under- is to expand the reach of virtual health centres have also become mentioned that the health agency –It has been suggested, and my stand that in terms of regulation consultations. 46 April 5th to 11th 2019 HEALTH&BEAUTY SUR IN ENGLISH The María Bravo foundation raises 50,000 euros in Dubai for Sarah

The teenager, who lost Ismael and Silvia, were also at Mar- cause two weeks ago Ismael and Sil- both hands and feet to bella town hall to receive the dona- via had a meeting at the Junta de An- tion and were visibly moved by the dalucía’s Ministry of Health, with the sepsis, was presented gesture. general secretary, Faustino Blanco, with a symbolic cheque Like the rest of the money raised and the director of the Health Pro- at an event at Marbella so far, these 50,000 euros will be paid motion department, Aurora Limia. into the account opened by the non- “They told us that they will start Almagro, her parents, María Bravo, and Isabel Cintado. :: JOSELE-LANZA town hall profit-making association ‘Somos Tu using the tetravalent vaccine, because Ola’ to manage the donations. María the one they are using at present isn’t :: MÓNICA PÉREZ Bravo praised the efforts made by scientifically proven to cover 100 per MARBELLA. “We applaud your Sarah and her parents to change the cent of cases,” explained Ismael. He strength. You are an example for vaccination system and improve the and his wife are also calling for the many and make us realise that peo- ortho-prosthetic equipment avail- sepsis code, which is activated when ple can carry on and do well in life, able to amputees. “Sarah, you are a a case is detected in hospital, to re- no matter what may happen to them. reflection of your parents, and that main active until the moment the I am proud of you.” With these words is because your parents are incredi- patient is discharged. the founder and president of the ble,” she said. Marbella’s Social Rights council- Global Gift Foundation, María Bravo, Silvia Vallejo, Sarah’s mother, lor, Isabel Cintado, was also present handed over a symbolic cheque this thanked everyone who has been sup- at the event and described Sarah as week for the amount raised at a char- porting her daughter in recent an example of enthusiasm, fortitude ity event in Dubai to help Sarah Al- months. “We are so grateful for all and achievement. magro buy the prostheses she needs. this support, and to those who raise “We are sure that very soon you The teenager had to have both awareness of this case and of our wish will be able to carry on with your pro- hands and feet amputated after suf- to help others,” she said. jects where you were forced to leave fering from sepsis. Sarah’s parents, Their determination paid off, be- off,” she told her.

‘Not The Christmas Party’ helps the cause

:: SUR IN ENGLISH MIJAS. Walking Football Spain hosted a ‘Not The Christmas Party’ on Thursday last week to raise funds to buy prosthetic limbs for Sarah Al- magro at Our Bar in Calahonda, Mi- jas Costa. The event, which replaced the mini international tournment cancelled on 23 March, was enjoyed by mem- bers, spouses and friends, who ate, drank and danced the night away. The karaoke saw no shortage of volunteers who were happy to pay five euros to sing. The evening raised 200 euros which was added to the 250 euros from the collecting tin and donations. The group thanked Our Bar for the use of the premises and the buffet as well as Global Radio DJ Mark Peters. The event replaced the tournament that was cancelled. :: SUR April 5th to 11th 2019 SUR IN ENGLISH 47 4848484848484848 April 5th to 11th 2019 SPORT SUR IN ENGLISH LA LIGA 123

Results Next match day Reus - Cádiz 0-1 Tenerife - Sporting MALAGA - Sporting 1-1 Deportivo-Majadahonda Almería-R. Majadahonda 2-2 Granada - MALAGA Numancia - Granada 2-1 Extremadura - Almería Albacete - Tenerife 2-2 Oviedo - Las Palmas Córdoba - Mallorca 3-2 Alcorcón - Albacete Osasuna - Extremadura 1-0 Lugo - Osasuna Alcorcón - Lugo 0-0 Mallorca - Reus Oviedo - Deportivo 1-1 Gimnástic - Numancia Las Palmas - Elche 0-1 Elche - Córdoba Zaragoza - Gimnástic 3-0 Cádiz - Zaragoza

Table TEAM PT P W D L GF GA

1.Osasuna 63 32 19 6 7 44 29 2.Granada 58 32 16 10 6 39 21  3.Albacete 57 32 15 12 5 42 25 4.MALAGA 55 32 15 10 7 33 23  5.Deportivo 54 32 13 15 4 41 23  6.Cádiz 52 32 14 10 8 41 26 7.Mallorca 51 32 14 9 9 43 31 8.Oviedo 48 32 13 9 10 35 34 9.Almería 46 32 11 13 8 35 28 10. Sporting 46 32 12 10 10 35 29 11. Alcorcón 44 32 12 8 12 31 31 12. Elche 42 32 10 12 10 34 36 13. Las Palmas 42 32 9 15 8 35 34 14. Numancia 39 32 9 12 11 37 41 15. Zaragoza 37 32 9 10 13 34 39 16. Tenerife 37 32 7 16 9 30 37 17. R. Majadahonda37 32 10 7 15 33 43 18. Lugo 33 32 7 12 13 29 40 19. Extremadura 30 32 7 9 16 34 42 20. Córdoba 26 32 5 11 16 38 59 21. Gimnástic 24 32 6 6 20 18 48 Blanco Leschuk collects the ball from the net after ending his goal drought as Iván Alejo celebrates. :: ÑITO SALAS  22. Reus 0 32 5 6 21 16 38 Malaga score late to seal 1-1 MALAGA-SPORTING

Malaga: Munir; Iván (Mula, 74’), Luis another agonising draw Hernández, Diego González, Ricca; Erik Morán (Seleznov, 52’), N’Diaye; Iván Alejo, Adrián, Ontiveros; Blanco Leschuk. Unused subsitutes: Kieszek, Cifu, Pau Torres, Keidi, Renato. Sporting: Mariño; Geraldes, Peybernes, The Blue and Whites limped over the finishing line against Sporting who Babin, Molinero; Traver, Nacho Méndez, Cri- tian, Aitor García (Lod, 78’); Álex Alegría took the lead with a penalty in the first half at La Rosaleda last Friday (Álex Pérez, 89), Djurdjevic (Pablo Pérez, 62’). Unused substitutes: Dani Martín, Cane- lla, Hernán, Álvaro Jiménez. were lucky in fact that they didn’t key moments in the game. ing’s Peybernes cannoned off the Both sides finished the Goals: 0-1 Djurdjevic (20’) [pen]; 1-1 Blanco have to witness a defeat, as it took Sporting went ahead in the 20th crossbar from close range and Ger- Leschuk (82’). game with ten men after the Blue and Whites until the last minute of the game when Uros aldes, left unmarked by Ricca nearly Pablo Pérez and Diego ten minutes of the match to equal- Djurdjevic slotted his penalty past increased the lead. Referee: Pizarro Gómez. Straight red for Pa- blo Pérez (66’) and a dismissal for two yel- González received their ise against visitors Sporting. Munir, who went the right way, af- However, Sporting’s ascendancy lows for Diego González (72’). Yellow cards In the first half Malaga were the ter Adrián mistimed his challenge was halted as they went down to for Erik Morán, Adrián, Molinero, Iván Alejo, marching orders in the dominant side, keeping the ball and and tripped Cristian in the area. ten men when the referee showed Babin, Geraldes, Lod, Traver, N’Diaye and Álex Alegría. second half pinning Sporting into their own Federico Ricca had a chance to Pablo Pérez a straight red card four half. However, as in other recent level shortly after but he showed minutes after coming on as he Ground: La Rosaleda (16,996 spectators). :: SERGIO CORTÉS / games, they failed to hit the target just why he is a defender by drag- scythed down Javi Ontiveros, miss- FERNANDO MORGADO when chances presented them- ging his side-foot effort into the ing the ball completely. second yellow card for an elbow on MALAGA. The nearly 17,000 Malaga selves. The first came to Iván Alejo side netting when a ball across the It didn’t take Malaga long to lose Álex Alegría as the pair jumped to fans who were in the stands at La who slid the ball past the post af- face would have been the more sen- their numerical advantage, though, win an aerial challenge. Rosaleda stadium last Friday night ter Adrián’s cutback to the penalty sible option. as Diego González followed his op- But this didn’t stop them find- were denied the chance yet again spot. Overall, they lacked precision The second half began with two ponent down the tunnel just six ing the equaliser. In the 82nd min- to see their team win at home. They and quality and made mistakes at scares for Malaga as a shot by Sport- minutes later after picking up his ute, Gustavo Blanco Leschuk fi- April 5th to 11th 2019 GRANADA-MALAGA 49 SUR IN ENGLISH SATURDAY 6PM SPORT Up next Femenino show they’ve still got the GRANADA (A)

Malaga’s next fixture could be de- fight to remain among the elite cisive in the chase for automatic promotion with the Blue and Whites heading to near-neigh- bours Granada for a highly-impor- tant Andalusian derby (kick-off Saturday, 6pm). 4-2 The hosts at the Nuevo Los Cár- MALAGA-ALBACETE menes currently sit second in the league, five points adrift of lead- Malaga: Chelsea; Ruth, Raquel, Cazalla, Pos- ers Osasuna. However, should tigo; Paula Fernández (Ode, 67’), Pamela, Malaga win by two goals, they Dominika (Adriana, 90’); María Ruiz (Miriam, will leapfrog their rivals. Defeat, 79’), Mascaró (Armisa, 59’), Leticia. however, could see them six Albacete: De Toro, Padi, Miri, Mati, Carmen points adrift with only nine Fernández (Navarro, 62’), Alba Redondo, Cintia (Tomo, 69’), Pomares, Sandra games left to play. Luzardo, Leles, Kuki. Granada, managed by Diego Goals: 1-0 Cazalla (22’); 1-1 Pomares (42’); Martínez, had been on a good run 2-1 Paula Fernández (57’), 3-1 Leticia (74’); of from with four wins in a row, 3-2 Bulatovic (79’); 4-2 Raquel (86’). but two draws and a 2-1 defeat Referee: Acevedo Dudley. Yellow cards for away to Numancia on Saturday Ruth, Paula Fernández, Pamela, Leles and have seen their lead reduced. Alba Redondo. With six players one yellow Ground: Federación Malagueña de Fútbol. away from suspension (Lombán, (250 spectators). Malaga Femenino pose after the match to celebrate their win. :: GERMÁN POZO Dani Pacheco, Erik Morán, Iván Alejo, Ricca and Adrián), Malaga Malaga’s women took poor turnout of just 250 spectators, goal, but Malaga were quick to take brought on for Mascaró, soon scor- must be careful not to let the oc- Malaga proved they’re not ready to the reins. This newfound confidence ing Malaga’s third. casion get to them. one step closer to throw in the towel just yet and can was rewarded with a goal in the 22nd The fans feared the worst when salvation on Sunday with still fight to lift themselves up from minute, when Cazalla headed the Albacete reacted and Bulatovic scored, their first win in 16 games the bottom of the first division. ball into the back of the net off a cor- but Malaga played on their counter- After 15 games without a win, ner taken by Leticia. attack and Raquel sealed their vic- nally brought his 19-game goal their reaction came at a crucial point Their lead was cut short however tory in the last few minutes. drought to end when he latched on :: MARINA RIVAS when they faced their direct rivals when Albacete scored through Po- With just five games to go, Malaga to Ricca’s flick-on from Luis MALAGA. Malaga’s women’s team in the danger zone, Fundación Al- mares just before half time. remain bottom of the first division Hernández’s long throw, turning chalked up their first win in 16 games bacete. And they did it in style - scor- The second half brought Malaga but just one point away from their and prodding the ball past Mariño on Sunday when they took on visi- ing four goals in the same game for fresh chances as they upped the pace defeated rivals Albacete, who now from just six yards out. tors Albacete on the Federación the first time this season. and a goal from Paula put them back sit just above the relegation zone. After that, neither side was able ground. The first half began with the visi- in the lead. The home side’s possi- Their next game is away to Barce- to alter the scoreboard, despite Despite the rain, the mud and the tors in control, all out to get an early bilities increased when Armisa was lona on 14 April. chances wasted by Sporting’s Robin Lod, who rocked the woodwork again, this time from a freekick, and Malaga’s Yevhen Seleznyov who PROMOTION nodded his header onto the post. Despite a strong start to the en- FAVOURITES counter, Malaga coach Juan Ramón Muñiz admitted that Sporting were INFLICT DEFEAT ON “well organised” and that his side MALAGUEÑO were too “tentative” in attack. “Overall I think the crowd can be satisfied with our work because we Atlético Malagueño remain at overcame adversity and rescued the the foot of Segunda B group point.” four after a quick-fire double in The draw leaves Malaga in fourth the first half from Melilla, place, just three points away from scored by Menudo and Moha second place and direct promotion. Traoré, left Malaga’s reserves Their next opponents are precisely with a mountain to climb. The the team they want to swap places visitors, who were forced to with: Granada. The Blue and Whites play the match in Melilla’s sec- need to beat their Andalusian rivals ond strip, managed to get a by more than one goal and hope goal back in the 90th minute that third-placed Albacete don’t win through Ramos but it proved to their match to slip in behind top :: OPTA be too little, too late. team Osasuna. 50 April 5th to 11th 2019 SPORT SUR IN ENGLISH

ROB PALMER Commentator, Sky Sports A LOOK AT LA LIGA @robbopalmer The Aspas Arena

The man who lied about his age to get a trial is almost single-handedly responsible for the Celta Vigo’s modern La Liga existence

Sometime soon they need to re- soon vacated the number nine shirt He’s been the top Spaniard in La name the Celta Vigo stadium af- after a single goal against Oldham Liga for the previous two campaigns. ter their saviour Iago Aspas. in 15 appearances. Last season only Lionel Messi, Cris- Bear in mind that Getafe play There is always a Scouser who tiano Ronaldo and Luis Suárez re- their games at the Estadio Coliseum somehow manages to single me out corded more goals in La Liga. Alfonso Pérez (in honour of a player when I’m at the stadium to chas- This season he’s once more the who was born in the area but never tise me about my prediction on Liv- leading Spanish scorer but has actually played for the club), Aspas erpool’s club TV station that Aspas missed half the season and his club is almost single-handedly respon- could be one of the club’s most as- have suffered in his absence. sible for the club’s modern La Liga tute signings. Last week he returned in a blaze existence. He’s as important to But back in Vigo he’s a footballing of glory and a flood of tears. Celta the town of Vigo as Alan Shearer god. He earned his move to the Pre- were two goals down in a vital rele- is to Newcastle or Matt Le Tissier mier League after his 23 goals won gation battle with Villarreal when to Southampton. He is the essence promotion for Celta in 2012 and he he took a grip of the game with a of the club. kept them up with his prolific scor- brace of goals. His second was a pen- His teammate Brais Méndez ing the next season. alty to win the game with four min- Iago Aspas with Huesca’s forward Ezequiel Ávila . :: EFE went as far as exclaiming this week He returned in 2015 via a loan to utes remaining. He kept his cool that he’s “as important for us as Sevilla and it was if he’d never been but was an emotional wreck at the three months, they lost 10 out Huesca. Messi is for Barcelona”. away. It was one of the great come- end of the game. of 12 games; the fightback really On Merseyside, there is talk of Yes, this is the same footballer backs. His goals earned him a Spain The man who lied about his started once he returned to a preserving the corner flag in the who is remembered at Liverpool as call-up and he scored the equaliser age as an eight-year-old boy to team that had dropped into the club museum. Now he’s back in the man who took one of the worst on his debut at Wembley with a get a trial at the club is Celta’s bottom three. He scored the two his hometown, if they do stay up, corners in the history of Anfield in backheel. The English ghost was best bet of remaining in the top against Villarreal and followed it the whole stadium should be a vital match against Chelsea. He exercised. flight. When he was injured for up with a goal and two assists at named in his honour.

half, Marbella failed to create many clear-cut opportunities, barring Points shared one spurned by captain Añón on the half-hour mark. A tame effort from Recre’s Iago among Segunda B’s Díaz and an off-target strike from Caye Quintana came just before most in-form sides the half-time whistle interrupted the hosts’ newfound rhythm. The start of the second half be- longed to the goalkeepers. First, Marbella looked the most and Marbella, faced off at the Marc Martínez pulled off an im- Nuevo Colombino in Huelva. possible reaction save to deny likely to win but had to It was the visitors who got off Cruz’s header from the corner, settle for a point on their to the better start, maintaining then Wilfred pulled off an equally trip to Huelva possession and creating dangerous impressive stop to deny Valentín. situations throughout the open- The remaining 20 minutes was ing 30 minutes. end to end, with seemingly the Mustafá created all sorts of prob- first to score set to claim all three RECREATIVO 0 MARBELLA 0 lems down the right wing and he points. However, the elusive goal laid on a chance for Juergen who never came and the game ended :: OPTA fired narrowly over the bar after goalless. HUELVA. The points were shared nine minutes. With the draw, Recre and Mar- on Sunday as Segunda B’s two Though the high pressure kept bella’s unbeaten runs have ex- teams to beat of late, Recreativo the hosts pegged back in their own Juergen acrobatically attempts to bring down the ball. :: OPTA tended to 15 and 12, respectively. April 5th to 11th 2019 51 SUR IN ENGLISH SPORT

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 Basketball. Finnish Unicaja fans in Fuengirola were paid a special visit by compatriot Sasu Salin (front, centre). The shooting guard spent an hour at a half at the Refla restaurant last week, a popular meeting point ahead of games, well attended by the Finnish community since Salin’s arrival. With his contract expiring in June, the most frequently-asked question was, predictably, “Are you going to stay next year?” :: J. CALDERÓN

Golf. Azahara Muñoz’s best start  Rugby. The Spanish women’s rugby team were crowned European Champions on to a season con- Saturday, after beating the Netherlands 54-0. The two teams battled it out at the Es- tinued on Sunday tadio Nacional Complutense in Madrid, in front of 8,900 spectators, a record number as the San Pedro for the sport. The team trained by José Antonio Barrio showed their superiority on the golfer turned pitch, winning their seventh title. :: AFP back the clock to come second in the Kia Classic at Carlsbad, Califor- nia (USA). Muñoz now has her sights set on the ANA Inspiration this week - the first major of the year. :: AFP

 Motor GP. Marc Márquez claimed his first victory of the year with unerring ease  Inline hockey. The Fuengirola Lions last Saturday won the Liga Sur on Sunday, dominating the Argentinian Grand Prix from start to finish. After just three regular season on home soil where the last games of the season were laps he had put three seconds between himself and his rivals. The fight for second and played. The Lions beat Tiburones de Cartagena 12-3, Troyanos de Villarro- third was perhaps more equal, with Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso crossing the bledo 14-0 and Sevilla Dragons 17-1 on Saturday. The playoffs will be in line 9.8 and 10.5 seconds later, respectively. :: JUAN MABROMATA / AFP Cartagena on the last weekend of April. :: SUR 52 April 5th to 11th 2019 SPORT SUR IN ENGLISH Malaga karatekas set the bar high and dominate at the European Championships

Local stars Marta Vega and Damián Quintero came away from Guadalajara with gold medals at the weekend

:: EMILIO MORALES / SERGIO CORTÉS / EFE MALAGA. Team Malaga set the bar high as the European Karate Championships, held in Guadala- jara, came to its conclusion on Sun- day. Damián Quintero, who trains in Torremolinos, brought home the first gold medal on Saturday while Marta Vega and her team, Lidia Rodríguez and Raquel Roy, collected the second on Sunday. Quintero proved once again that there are very few athletes in this sport like him. It came as no real surprise when he added the sixth individual gold medal to his rep- ertoire; his fifth in succession. Since 2013 he only failed to bring home gold once - in 2014. He asserted his dominance over Turkish rival Ali Sofuoglu, win- ning by almost a point’s difference (27.36 to 26.48). Quintero, who has his sights set Marta Vega (right) and her teammates Lidia Rodríguez and Raquel Roy. :: EFE Damián Quintero brings home his sixth gold medal :: EFE on the next Olympic Games, held in Tokyo in 2020, is currently world this success. We have achieved the runner-up after winning silver in gold that last year we could not. Madrid last November. There is nothing better than win- “This medal has made me espe- ning at home,” said Lidia Ro- Andújar claims Casino Admiral cially excited as it is number 100,” dríguez, Vega’s teammate. said the Spaniard. He added: “There Vega is the youngest in the is a year and half left until the team, but by the end of 2018 she Trophy after mammoth final Games, so a lot of work is still already achieved her first interna- ahead.” tional gold at the Shanghai Open. Nineteen-year-old Marta Vega While training at the Goju Ryu also brought home gold in the team gym in Torremolinos, she combines The Spaniard saw off event. “We are very proud that all elite sport with her studies in In- favourite Benoît Paire in a the effort we put in has granted us dustrial Engineering. two-and-a-half-hour final on Sunday after eliminating local favourite Alejandro Davidovich

:: PEDRO LUIS ALONSO MARBELLA. The final of the Mar- bella Challenger went the full dis- tance on centre court at the Puentete Romano tennis club onn Sun- day. After a gruelingling two-and-a-half-lf- hour match, it was Spaniard Pabloblo Andújar (88thth PairePa and Andújar, after the final on Sunday. :: J-L ATP ranking)ng) who emergeded aftafter he failed play, but it wasn’t quite enough to victorious,s, to take advan- beat the Spaniard. This tournament winning thehe tatageg of the victory is the tenth of Andújar’s Admiral Casinono mamatch point in career and the sixth Challenger ti- Trophy. the second. tle he has won. His rival, Benoîtnoît AAndújar Andújar played and beat local Paire (67th) had Davidovich undergoes showedsho a formida- tennis star Alejandro Davidovich been the favourite to blebl reaction in the in the semi-finals on Saturday. treatment. :: JOSELE-LANZA win in the Marbella second set, breaking However, the young Malaga player Challenger and started well,ell, win- his rival’srival serve in the tenth game suffered an injury in the second ning the first set 6-4, but missed and winning a tie-break. Paire set which required treatment on his opportunity to get an early win struck back with some powerful the side of the court. April 5th to 11th 2019 53 SUR IN ENGLISH

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Taurus April 21st – May 21st Although there is a feeling that you should be doing something, keep your mind calm. Distract yourself with music, the outdoors, reading, whatever relaxes you. For now, don’t stress.

Gemini May 22nd – June 21st So what was all the fuss about? You are not alone in having these little bursts of crisis. Deserve more sympathy? Well, if it doesn’t come from others then give it to yourself!

Cancer June 22nd – July 23rd There are chances to build on your confidence and happiness in the weeks ahead. Keep the things and people around you who really add to your life. Avoid those that only cause friction. Leo SUDOKU BY HANZO THE WORDPUZZLER July 24th – August 23rd Time taken up with silly arguments is Instructions time wasted and who wants to do that! Complete the 72135 The weekend brings a chance to find square making sure out about something new. that every row of 19 nine numbers Virgo includes all digits 498 August 24th – September 23rd from 1 to 9, every You may not want to read this but the column includes all 7921 time is now to sort your cash flow. A digits from 1 to 9 plan would be good. Megabucks may and every 3 by 3 736 not be on the horizon but smaller subsection includes all digits from 1 to amounts are good.. 31 46 9

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architect also responsible for the iconic BEFORE AFTER Calle Larios, the building, located be- tween the Guadalmedina river and the Atarazanas market, has been in a state of disrepair for a number of years. With its surroundings (including the former rehearsal hall for the Mu- nicipal Band) also abandoned, this well-located plot has been attracting interest from developers for a num- ber of years. The Catalan hotel chain, H10, now plans to build a luxury 138-room ho- tel on the site, designed by renowned Spanish architect Rafael Moneo, re- sponsible for various projects across Spain and North America, including the National Museum of Roman Art in Murcia and the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. This has divided opinion across the spectrum with around 200 people joining the “Save La Mundial” pro- tests last month in a bid to preserve “the heritage of the city”. A few days later, the demolition order was halted after a complaint was filed by an in- dividual belonging to the citizens’ movement. However, it was eventu- The building was reduced to rubble in just a matter of hours on Sunday afternoon. :: SALVADOR SALAS ally lifted and the works went ahead on Sunday. The demolition attracted a lot of The old Pensión :: JUAN SOTO / DARYL FINCH attention from passersby and tour- MALAGA. The former Pensión La ists, many of whom took photos to Out with the old, La Mundial’s Mundial is no more. Despite calls for remember the moment that the old its preservation and refurbishment, paved way for the new. “It’s incredi- controversial the controversial demolition of this ble that a building like this was al- demolition took once-famous guesthouse took place lowed to get in such a state,” said Jorge, on Sunday to pave the way for a new camera in hand, who believes it in with the new place on Sunday chapter in the city’s historic centre. should have been pulled down ten Designed by Eduardo Strachan, the years ago.