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Pedro Sánchez and King Felipe with the new government ministers after the swearing-in ceremony on Thursday. :: EFE
New majority-female cabinet lines up

ready to steer Spain into a new era
PSOE leader Pedro Sánchez is the new Spain has an unexpected new gov-
ernment after the success of Social-
mitment to equality, the EU and the
unity of Spain. Eleven women min-
mer astronaut. Ousted Mariano Ra-
joy announced earlier this week that
prime minister after his no-confidence ist party leader Pedro Sánchez’s no- isters will sit on the cabinet along- he would step down as leader of the
confidence vote in former conserva- side six men, a higher ratio than in Partido Popular when his successor
vote in conservative Mariano Rajoy, who tive prime minister Mariano Rajoy any other European country, and has been chosen at an upcoming
stood down as PP party leader this week last Friday. Sánchez, who was sworn
in as PM on Saturday, has since
many of the new ministers are not
politicians, but professionals in their
party conference. Meanwhile, the
new government set to work on
named a cabinet that shows his com- designated field, among them a for- Thursday after being sworn in. P2&3
Mijas moves forward to

Fireworks adopt housing estates.
Audit says 39 of 200 can
launch get council services while
Marbella’s San others need to carry out
preparatory work P22
Bernabé fair
Landmark ruling grants
Festivities continue in shared custody of a pet. A
the town centre and on court has told a separated
the fairground until couple that their dog must
Monday P12 Fireworks on Tuesday. :: J-L
spend six months a year
with each of them P14
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Of the 17 new
ministers sworn in on
Thursday by the king,
11 are women
bilation from left-wing parties and

calls from Catalan separatist groups
for urgent talks with Sánchez on
the independence question and the
fate of many of their leaders who
are in jail or facing arrest.
A political comeback
Pedro Sánchez’s appointment as PM
came as a surprise to almost every-
one. Not only did the no-confidence
motion succeed where it had been
expected to fail, but Sánchez, 46,
had resigned the PSOE leadership
in 2016 rather than help the PP party
into power by having his party ab-
stain in Rajoy’s investiture debate,
as his replacement went on to do.
He then claimed the party crown
again in 2017, beating the Andalu-
Pedro Sánchez is sworn in as prime minister in front of King Felipe and outgoing PM Mariano Rajoy (right) . :: EFE sian regional president, Susana Díaz,
to the top job despite almost all other
senior PSOE members openly sup-
All change - Pedro Sánchez takes over as

porting Díaz’s candidacy.
Sánchez, who is from a middle-
class Madrid family and has been
married to Begoña Gómez for 12
PM and chooses an innovative cabinet years, has two daughters, born in

2005 and 2007. He is a fan of bas-
ketball and is known for his support
for more equality for women, the
EU and the unity of Spain, although
The Socialist leader’s Partido Popular (PP) in an MPs’ no- pass the delayed 2018 national by the PNV party in return for its favouring a more federal country.
appointments, most of confidence vote last Friday (1 June). budget only a few days earlier. Only support, and showed signs that he Sánchez wasted no time in shaping
The no-confidence motion, ta- Ciudadanos maintained support for recognises the challenges of lead- his new cabinet with fresh faces to
whom are women, reflect bled in reaction to corruption accu- conservative leader. ing a government with just 84 MPs reflect his views and unrestrained
his commitment to equal sations and court sentences against Rajoy, who had decided not to that will need to pact with several by the need to politically reward
rights, the EU and Spanish former top PP members, had seemed stand down as PM ahead of the no- other parties in order to win each many long-standing supporters.
unlikely to succeed at first. How- confidence vote, left the chamber vote in Madrid’s Congreso.
unity, with several non- ever the minority PSOE party was immediately after last Friday’s de- Outsiders appointed
politicians joining his team able to gather the votes of the frag- cision and wished Sánchez good Minority government Of the 17 new ministers sworn in
mented smaller political groups to luck. The new PM was sworn in by Many commentators expressed by the king on Thursday morning,
:: SUR reach a majority of 180 MPs in fa- King Felipe on Saturday morning. doubts that the government can do 11 are women, making it the most
MADRID. New prime minister, Pe- vour versus 169 against. Sánchez, who is not currently an much before the next general elec- female-dominated government in
dro Sánchez, has named a female- MP, promised in his address in par- tion in June 2020. Head of Ciuda- Europe.
dominated cabinet with some in- Smaller parties vote for PSOE liament during the motion to lead danos, Albert Rivera, wished Pedro In addition, among his more radi-
novative other choices in his first The decision by the PNV Basque na- a Socialist, supportive and pro-Euro- Sánchez good luck at the head of a cal appointments from outside poli-
week in the job. Sánchez, leader of tionalist party to give its five MPs’ pean government. He has promised “Frankenstein government”, which tics are a television journalist and
the PSOE Socialist party, dramati- votes to Sánchez was crucial as it to maintain the agreed national he said would be “weak”. former astronaut, as well as two pub-
cally ousted Mariano Rajoy of the had sided with the PP on a vote to budget for 2018, a concession won The defeat of Rajoy brought ju- lic supporters of LGBT rights.
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FACES OF THE NEW CABINET

Mariano Rajoy quits as party head
Carmen Calvo
Vice-president for Cabinet,
Equality
and PP begins search for next leader
The new PM’s
right hand. A The election will take nouncement. “An elegant and in-
veteran PSOE place at a conference in telligent politician is retiring...he
minister. won my respect,” Iglesias wrote on
July, with the current Twitter.
Josep Borrell Fernando Grande-Marlaska
regional president of Rajoy took over the PP in 2004
Galicia seen as possible from José María Aznar and was prime
Foreign Affairs, EU and Interior
Cooperation minister from 2011. Since October
A respected front runner to take over 2016 he has led a minority govern-
Former minister judge on all sides ment, which, despite having the
and aspirant to and known for :: SUR largest number of MPs by far, has
be PM, Borrell is tough decisions. MADRID. In the end Mariano Ra- had to pact, principally with the Ciu-
from Catalonia. joy was praised by both political dadanos and PNV parties, to survive.
friends and enemies for the way he In the recent judgment in the
swiftly announced that he will be Gürtel corruption case, Rajoy was
Margarita Robles Dolores Delgado standing aside from the leadership cited as “lacking credibility” as a
Defence Justice of the conservative PP party. I am witness. He will stand down after
A long-serving A progressive going “because it is best for me, best a party conference in July to choose
politician, she and well-known for the PP and best for Spain”, ex- An emotional Rajoy resigns. :: EFE his successor.
was most re- prosecutor, and plained the tearful former prime Although candidates have still not
cently PSOE Islamic terror- minister after meeting his party’s tion scandals that have plagued the declared their hand, a possible front
spokeperson in ism expert. most senior members on Tuesday. party and eventually brought down runner is regional president of
parliament. Rajoy had resisted calls to step his government. Galicia, Alberto Nuñez-Feijóo, who
down as PM before last week’s no- Leader of left-wing Podemos and is seen as not tinged by corruption
Nadia Calviño María Jesús Montero confidence vote, insisting that he arch critic, Pablo Iglesias, praised scandals and able to draw together
Economy and Tax Revenue had done nothing wrong in corrup- the outgoing PP leader after his an- different wings of the PP party.
Companies A promotion
A political out- from the same
sider, she was role in the Junta
previously head de Andalucía re-
of all the EU’s gional govern-
budget process. ment.
Meritxell Batet José Luis Ábalos

Territorial Organisation Infrastructure
A Catalan A top PSOE

charged with party official
building bridges who has always
with that region. been loyal to
Sánchez.
Isabel Celaá Màxim Huerta

Spokesperson, Culture and
Education and Sport
Professional
Training A journalist and
Previously in the TV pundit, his
Basque govern- surprise appoint-
ment and a party ment is contro-
loyalist. versial.
Pedro Duque Magdalena Valerio
Science, Innovation and Work, Migration and Social
Universities Security
A former astro- An expert in
naut, he has been pensions ready
into space twice, to try to reform
including on the the system.
Space Shuttle.
Teresa Ribera Luis Planas

Ecological Transition Agriculture, Fisheries and
A new, larger En- Food
vironment de- Experienced in
partment to pro- the role from
mote a greener Andalucía and
planet. most recently
was in Brussels.
Carmen Montón Reyes Maroto

Health, Consumer Affairs Industry, Business and
and Social Tourism
Affairs A reputation as
A Valencian re- a tough negotia-
gional politician, tor and experi-
against privati- enced in Madrid
sation of health. regional politics.
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112 REPORTS
Biggest hashish trafficker
Man faces 172-year Man arrested for
in Europe is arrested in sentence for grooming abusing and locking
Campo de Gibraltar MALAGA
up girlfriend
:: JUAN CANO / ÁLVARO FRÍAS. MALAGA
The Malaga public prosecutor’s :: Á. FRÍAS / J. CANO. A 32-year-
The man known as ‘El night in an operation that was car- office has recommended a 172- old woman from the Dominican
Castaña’ is part of a ried out in La Línea. Investigators year sentence for a 27-year-old Republic who travelled to
had been looking for him for some man who has been accused of co- Benalmádena to meet her boy-
well-known clan that 19 months and he was held in a ercion and corruption of minors, friend was locked in his flat, nude,
was behind the raid on residential property in the town possession of child pornography and subjected to sexual assault
La Línea hospital at around 11pm, sources said. Tejón and the discovery and disclosure and mistreatment over a period of
was remanded in custody imme- of secrets. eight days. The couple met online
earlier this year diately because of the arrest war- The man was posing as an ado- in August and after talking on the
rants out in his name. lescent girl and offering the vic- phone she decided to fly to Malaga
:: EFE The family organisation that he tims advice about boys. A police and stay with her family there, Miguel Ángel at his trial. :: SUR
LA LÍNEA. National Police have leads, with help from his brother investigation, ‘Operation Molling,’ although she soon moved to
dealt a major blow to the drugs Francisco, who police suspect has found that the accused had spo- Benalmádena, where both her Man who killed wife and
trade in the Campo de Gibraltar fled from the immediate area, is ken with 1,000 different girls and cousin and boyfriend lived. How-
this week with the arrest of Anto- said to be largest in the south of had identified 41 separate victims. ever, her boyfriend apparently be- child found dead in cell
nio Tejón, known as ‘El Castaña’, Spain and is called ‘Los Castañitas’. The first victim, from Antequera, came jealous of her job working
ón. Tejón
in La Línea de la Concepción. Severa
Several members of the group led the police to the suspect’s ad- in her cousin’s bar, fearing she MALAGA
was one of the most attack
attacked La Línea hospital dress in Castrillón (Asturias) would meet other men, and de- :: J. CANO / Á. FRÍAS. Miguel
wanted criminalss in in o
order to free one of where he was arrested. cided to lock her in his home. Ángel, who was sentenced for mur-
Spain and is saidd to the
their members last dering his ex-partner Estefanía and
be the head of the Feb
February, accord- their child, Aarón, has been found
ish
largest hashish ing to sources. Two arrested for racist Following the contribution of dead in his cell. According to sources
smuggling Tej
Tejón was said several Facebook users, the Na- consulted by SUR, an investigation
gang in to be behind
aggression against tional Police launched an inves- has been opened by police into the
Europe, con-on- the organisa- Chinese student tigation into the incident and soon circumstances surrounding his
trolled by his tio
tion of that identified the two suspects. The death. The body of the prisoner was
rge
family. A large rai
raid. MALAGA events took place on 29 April taken from the prison to a facility
part of the T
The head of :: Á. FRÍAS / J. CANO. Two men when Zhang was returning from in Malaga where it was cremated.
nts
drug shipments Nat
National Police accused of racially abusing Chinese Fuengirola after visiting the Feria Miguel was in a relationship
coming into the in La Línea said student Iris Zhang on a train between de los Pueblos with friends. Sev- with partner Estefanía between
o be
area are said to tha
that Tejón put up Fuengirola and Malaga have been eral boys were chanting racist slo- 2006 and 2013, but after they broke
down to the clan. n. no resistance and arrested thanks to her clever use of gans at her as well as hitting her up he threatened her in constant
aid
Police sources said was the only per- social media, through which the sus- in the face and threatening her phone calls, before murdering her
that his arrest took Police image of the drug son detained on pects were quickly identified. with a lit cigarette. and their son in September 2013.
place on Wednesday trafficker’s arrest . :: SUR Wednesday.
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Leading Church charity says

some local people are more
vulnerable than in the crisis
Cáritas, part of the the Costa de Sol, which this year
Catholic Church, has just coincided with the fiftieth anni-
versary of their local work, lead-
presented its annual ers explained that for the first
report and marked its time they can talk positively
fiftieth anniversary in about a “post-crisis” period. They
say that the number of people
Malaga province across the area getting aid has de-
clined significantly, but those
:: ANA PÉREZ-BRYAN who still cannot make ends meet
MALAGA. Cáritas, the leading are in a much more precarious
charity of the Catholic Church position than before.
in Spain, has said in its annual re- Last year records show that al-
port for the Malaga area, pub- most 30,000 local people bene-
lished last week, that many peo- fited from aid. Some 3.15 million
ple are more vulnerable now than euros was spent on direct aid and
during the financial crisis. a further five million went on
In their yearly assessment of running the charity’s welfare
In their hands - unions and bosses from the hospitality sector ahead of their meeting on Tuesday. :: ÑITO SALAS activity in Malaga province and centres.
Unions plan summer of strikes in

hotels and restaurants on Costa
Dates that will have have offered an eight per cent sal- for outside contractors to be included
maximum impact on ary increase over four years, whereas in the terms of the new deal. The ho-
unions are asking for 16 per cent. teliers say this has nothing to do
visitors to the area are The Mahos association, represent- with the collective agreement and
being discussed if no deal ing restaurants, called this demand it is up to each company to negoti-
is reached with bosses “ridiculous”, saying that businesses ate separately.
outside the busiest areas couldn’t Speaking for the unions, Sergio
before a 15 June vote afford it. de Oses of UGT said that it was “a
Another key disagreement cen- pity that what could be the best
:: JUAN SOTO tres on hotels, where the local ho- summer ever for tourism could be Bishop of Malaga, Jesús Catalá, with heads of Cáritas. :: SUR
MALAGA. Tourists on the Costa teliers association, Aehcos, wants remembered as the worst”. Luis Cal-
del Sol this summer could meet with to link salary increases to an im- lejón, of Aehcos, said the strike
empty reception desks and closed provement in absenteeism and would be a mistake as the workers
restaurants as strike action moves
closer. Trade unions in the hotel and
changes in the way days off are al-
located. Unions want staff who work
“have the best agreement in Spain”,
and it would be hard to explain “to
Taxis hold back time as the launch of Uber, taxis
asked local authorities and govern-
hospitality sector announced on working families that need the in- action as Uber ment to do more to help them stop
Thursday that they will call for four come, especially as they are defend- private-hire cars of all types pos-
periods of industrial action during ing workers who are part of other arrives on the sibly breaking the rules.
July, August and September.
The move comes in response to
agreements”.
The actual dates and scope of the
Costa and Cabify They want to see more checks
at the airport, where Uber and Ca-
Tuesday’s breakdown in the ongo- industrial action haven’t been an- expands its fleet bify drivers cannot pick up passen-
ing negotiations with employers nounced but unions said they will gers without a prearranged book-
over new working conditions. Un- last three to four days each and be ing, and have asked for an urgent
ion representatives and bosses were at the end of July, start and middle :: FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ meeting to find out why a parking
meeting for the eleventh time to of August and start of September. COSTA DEL SOL. The arrival of area for up to 43 private-hire vehi-
sign off on a collective bargaining Unions will meet on 15 June to 200 Uber cars on the Costa for the cles is to be set up by the terminal.
deal as the last one expired in De- make their decision unless negotia- first time in the last week hasn’t Meanwhile, police have been
cember, but the meeting broke up tions resume first. so far led to conflict with the area’s stepping up random checks on the
without an agreement. Last month taxi drivers, although some are not coast on cars offering private hire
workers staged a four- stage march What do you think? ruling out future industrial action. as part of local councils’ previous
along the Costa in support of im- If you work in a hotel, bar or restaurant, As news of an increase in the lo- commitment to the taxi industry
proved conditions. or will be affected by a possible strike, cal fleet of Cabify, a similar ride- to make sure that the drivers are
we want to hear from you.
Representatives of employers Flashback to May’s march. :: Ñ. S. Email: surinenglish.su@diariosur.es charging app, came at the same complying with the law.
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HERE AND THERE ister for Development Íñigo de la

Mijas reserves land for Serna presented two alternative op-
Better accessibility for
New structure will allow Facilities will include new lanes coastal train in El tions for the train route, which Torrebermeja beach
disabled people to bathe
in which those with reduced mo- Ensanche de La Cala would connect Marbella and Este-
bility can swim safely, ropes to pull pona to the current railway network. BENALMÁDENA
safely in the sea to call for assistance and handrails MIJAS One idea is for an underground line :: A. GÓMEZ. Benalmádena town
which will be securely fixed into :: I. GELIBTER. Mijas town hall has which runs below the A-7 road, the council is taking action to improve
FUENGIROLA to the sea floor. announced that it has provision- second is the creation of a line that accessibility at the lifeguard and first
:: I. GELIBTER. Fuengirola town New developments will also fea- ally reserved land in the El Ensan- runs parallel to the motorway. Nei- aid points on Torrebermeja beach.
council announced last Saturday ture 22 seats which will stand on che de la Cala area for a hypotheti- ther would run directly through the New measures, subsidised by the
that plans are under way for a new the shore at a depth of 40 or 50 cal coastal train. town of Mijas. provincial government will include
structure on San Francisco beach centimetres. The councillor for Urban Devel- “We want the line to connect the the construction of a concrete ramp
which will improve accessibility. The Fuengirola town council opment, Andrés Ruiz, explained that city of Malaga with the rest of the lo- that would allow those with reduced
The objective is to help elderly and predicts that the structure will re- the objective is for an extended Cer- calities on the Costa del Sol, with at mobility to access the first aid point
disabled people to enjoy the sea quire an investment of 21,500 canías train to run through the mu- least four stops in the Mijas area,” said from both the promenade and the
with reduced difficulty. euros. nicipality of Mijas. Last January, Min- mayor Juan Carlos Maldonado. carriageway.
Benalmádena proposes
funding new station itself
:: ALBERTO GÓMEZ The central government, which
BENALMÁDENA. The town has jurisdiction on matters such as
council in Benalmádena will re- these, said in December that it did
quest authorisation from the Min- not plan to build a new stop in the
istry of Finance to use its own sur- area, stating that further cost-bene-
plus to build a new Cercanías stop fit analysis was necessary.
in Nueva Torrequebrada. A coun- This is not the first time that this
cil meeting on 31 May unani- issue has been discussed by the
mously approved a proposal for an council. Nueva Torrequebra is cur-
agreement with the Ministry of rently undergoing development
Development to carry out the and has a population of 4,000 peo-
works. This would allow the ple. It is situated more than six kilo-
authorities to respond to the de- metres away from Arroyo de la Miel.
mands of residents, who currently Recent development projects in
have to travel several kilometres the area have resulted in the con-
to catch the train, which connects struction of a new school, funded
The situation has caused problems for visitors to La Paloma park. :: SUR Malaga and Fuengirola. by the regional government, and
A recent petition collected 1,400 an extension to the dam, whose
signatures in favour of the new stop. budget came out of central govern-
Bird invasion in La Paloma park Adjoining localities Torremolinos

and Fuengirola have five and three
stops, respectively, while in
ment surplus.
The local council claims that
population growth has been sig-
also threatening nearby areas Benalmádena there are just two:

Arroyo de la Miel and Torremuelle.
The mayor, Víctor Navas, says
nificant in recent years and the 103
bus line is “insufficient” for every-
one’s needs: “A new train stop
that a new stop would be “benefi- would mean a “considerable im-
cial to the local economy”. provement to quality of life”.
Hundreds of hens and first, but the situation has caused Contratas) with the contract for
a number of problems: visitors to the maintenance of the munici-
cockerels are running the park are having difficulty walk- pality’s park and gardens has de-
free on the main ing comfortably along the main clined to comment due to “com-
pathways through the pathways; and some of the “invad- pany policy”.
ers” are finding their way into The town hall blames the in-
park and are finding their neighbouring developments. crease in members of the public
way into neighbouring The town hall has said that the who abandon unwanted animals
residential developments animals living in the park “have in the park. The local authority has
never been out of control”, how- started taking hens to farm-schools
:: ALBERTO GÓMEZ ever the numbers have caused nu- all over the province and has called
BENALMÁDENA. La Paloma park merous complaints and increased for anyone wanting to take in a
in Benalmádena, one of the big- the risk of infection and disease. chicken to come forward.
gest “green lungs” among the con- Benalmádena town hall esti- A ringing project, still incom-
crete of the Costa del Sol, has be- mates that there are around 400 plete, will allow the authority in
come overrun with hundreds of hens and cockerels in the park. The future to identify the birds that
cockerels and hens. veterinary service of the firm FCC belong and those that have been
The scene may seem amusing at (Fomento de Construcciones y abandoned. The council votes in favour of the proposal. :: SUR
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Revamp of main
San Pedro square
to take six months
The transformation of in the town centre where both the
the Plaza de la Iglesia will town hall and the main church are
located, will begin imminently, ac-
get under way cording to sources from the mayor’s
imminently and will be office.
completed more quickly The modernisation of this central
part of the town will be carried out
than first thought by the construction firm Guamar S.A.
The company was chosen over ten
:: NIEVES CASTRO competitors because it managed to
MARBELLA. Refurbishment works lower the budget of the bid by over
to be carried out on the Plaza de la 25% to 1,024,659 euros and reduce
A mock-up of the fountain, the umbrellas and the beds which will contain a variety of plants. :: SUR Iglesia in San Pedro, a major square the time frame of the project from
ten to six months.
The works will be carried out as
part of the financially sustainable in-
vestments plan - funds assigned in
2016 - and will begin in the coming
days, once the act to confirm the
works is signed.
This is the most ambitious work
planned during the tenure of the cur-
rent deputy mayor for San Pedro as
it aims to modernise and refurbish
the entire central plaza, providing
aesthetic and structural solutions at
all levels.
Works will be carried out to pro-
vide new surfacing, access, lighting
and underground parking. There will
also be efforts made to create shaded
areas and to improve the functional-
ity of the space so that it can better
host events.
There will also be a focus on na-
ture, with new species planted and
efforts made to preserve the existing
trees in the area, according to San Pe-
dro’s deputy mayor, Rafael Piña.
International poker
tournament returns
to Marbella
:: MÓNICA PÉREZ
MARBELLA. For the sixth con-
secutive year the international Pok-
erStars tournament has come to
Marbella.
Over two million euros will
change hands over the course of the
event, which began on Monday and
concludes on Sunday.
The event attracts participants
primarily from Spain, Britain, the
rest of Europe, Russia and the Bal-
tic states.
A massage during play. :: J-L

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HERE AND THERE

Regional government approves restoration Ecologists call for
works for the historic Trapiche del Prado mill closure of illegal
quarries
ALHAURÍN DE LA TORRE
Marbella council is about bella, Carmen Díaz, said that it is :: F. TORRES. The Platform for
to put the contract out to expected that the administrative the Defence of Health and the
process of bidding for these works Sierra (PDSS) has asked the re-
tender, with a base price will take almost three months. gional government to close down
of 120,000 euros, to It is estimated that the works the illegal quarries in Alhaurín
restore this protected will begin in September and will de la Torre and has threatened le-
be completed before the end of the gal action through the public
building year. prosecutor’s office.
The emergency works that will The group has learned that the
:: NIEVES CASTRO be undertaken in the Trapiche del Junta has allowed the quarries
MARBELLA. The Andalusian re- Prado have a very specific purpose: to remain open for the last four
gional government’s Department to guarantee that the inside of the years despite not having a mu-
of Culture has given the green light structure is safe for the archaeolo- nicipal licence by using a meas-
to emergency and restoration gists who will carry out a survey ure that is usually only used in
works to the Trapiche del Prado on its condition. exceptional circumstances such
mill, once an emblem of Marbella’s After the emergency works and as natural disasters.
thriving local sugar industry but survey are carried out, the coun-
has recently fallen into a state of cil will commence with restora-
ruin. tion works and promoting the site
The project, which was taken The historic mill is a protected building. :: JOSELE-LANZA as a tourist attraction.
over by Marbella council’s Cultural
department and architect Rafael
Pozo at the end of 2017, was offi-
cially presented on 18 January.
However, the project has been at
a standstill since then as, accord-
ing to the Law of Historical Heri-
tage of Andalucía, permission from
the regional government had to be
granted first as the seventeenth-
century structure is included in
the Catalogue of Andalusian His-
torical Heritage.
On 2 February, the regional gov- A high-voltage pylon. :: SUR
ernment representative in Malaga
issued a resolution authorising the
work, with the condition that an Works to remove high-
archaeological survey was carried voltage pylons to
out first. This has now been com-
pleted and the permission granted. begin this month
Planning for the structure, located
to the north of the town, there- MARBELLA
fore, can now begin. :: M. PÉREZ. Works to bury the
With an allocated budget of high-voltage electricity line
120,000 euros, the contract will which currently runs over two
be imminently put out to tender. schools and a residential area in
Head of of Culture, Education Xarblanca have been approved
and Historical Heritage in Mar- by Marbella council and will be-
gin this month.
The council had previously
delayed the works for eight
Volunteers needed months, much to the dismay of
local residents, who had been
for two new Cudeca petitioning for the cables to be
buried for years.
charity shops in The works were awarded to
Estepona and the company Cobra Instalacio-
nes de Servicio for a sum of
San Pedro 760,000 euros.
New road improves

:: SUR IN ENGLISH traffic flow in Estepona
ESTEPONA. Cudeca Hospice is
looking for volunteers who are able ESTEPONA
to commit to working four hours :: C. M. Estepona council has com-
per week in one of two new charity pleted works in the northern part
shops, on Avenida de España in Este- of Huerta Nueva by the Ramos Ca-
pona and on Calle Lagasca in San Pe- zorla pavillion on a new 80-me-
dro Alcántara. tre-long two-way street with 40
:: CHARO MÁRQUEZ
Tasks will include receiving do- new parking spaces.
nations, serving customers, display- The new road connects Calle
ing items in the shop and explain-
ing to customers what Cudeca Hos-
SOWING THE SEEDS OF FUTURE ECOLOGISTS Ortega y Gasset and Calle Cristóbal
Ruiz Méndez, which will improve
pice is and the care it provides in the the flow of traffic in one of the
community. To help children reconnect with the natural world on World Environment Day, SUR and Hidralia organised busiest parts of the town.
Volunteers will be able to make an outdoor day at the Parque Arboretum in Marbella for pupils from the CEIP Miguel Hernández primary The road is already open to traf-
new friends and possibly learn an- school for the fourth consecutive year. The children were shown how carrots are grown and many were fic, although one of the pavements
other language. Those interested surprised to discover that they are in fact grown underground. They were then taught how to plant let- will remain closed while the old
can email voluntariado@cudeca.org tuces which they took home to grow. The children were also given T-shirts and hats. fire station is extended.
or call 671 048 304.
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All the fun of the fair

The Marbella Fair was launched spectacularly on Tuesday night
:: N. C. / H. B. / M. H.
MARBELLA. The night sky in Mar-
bella was lit up by fireworks on Tues-
day to celebrate the opening of the
Feria de San Bernabé, which runs
until 12 June.
This year’s fair was declared open
by journalist Concha Montes. She
paid tribute to the town in an emo-
tional speech, which highlighted
the generosity, openness and diver-
sity of Marbella.
Daytime festivities began the
following day, as locals flooded onto
the Paseo de la Alameda and the Av-
enida del Mar, where more than 20
bars and stalls have been set up.
Weekend visitors can expect to
see a variety of stunning perform-
ances from local dance troupes and
choirs, as well as religious proces- The scene at Avenida del Mar on Wednesday. :: JOSELE-LANZA
sions and a historical reenactment
of the arrival of the catholic King
Ferdinand into Marbella. GUIDE TO SELECTED EVENTS
The night fair takes place at the
fairground on the outskirts of town,  Every day, from 7pm. The  Sunday, 10am. Historical reen-
open every day from 7pm. night fair opens at the fairground actment of the arrival of King
As the night progresses, at- on the outskirts of town. Ferdinand in Marbella, starting at
tendees can enjoy musical perform- Calle Salinas.
ances from the likes of Demarco  Friday, 11pm. Demarco Fla-
Flamenco and Siniestro Total, both menco concert at the fairground  Monday, 10am. Religious pro-
of which take place in the fair- auditorium. Free. cession, starting at the town hall.
ground’s auditorium. El Faro beach was filled with people watching the fireworks. :: J-L
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HERE AND THERE

Provincial court rules in favour of
shared custody of a dog for first time
A divorced couple will
take turns of six months
to look after Tara, one in
Madrid, the other in The container cranes will return to Malaga. :: ÑITO SALAS
Antequera
Huge cranes will return between Noatum logistics com-
pany and Maersk, the world’s larg-
:: IGNACIO LILLO to port in three weeks est container shipping company
MALAGA. The Malaga provincial is expected to dramatically in-
court has ruled for the first time in MALAGA crease the number of containers
favour of the shared custody of a dog. :: I. LILLO. Three ‘Super-Post-Pana- that arrive in Malaga.
The dog in question, a female Pom- max’ cranes will be installed on For this reason, 112-metre-high,
eranian crossbreed called Tara, will at the Noatum terminal of dock 9 specialist cranes will return to the
spend six months at a time living at Malaga Port within the next port in order to manage container
with each of her owners, a divorced three weeks. traffic. The cranes were last seen in
couple, who live in Madrid and An- Tara’s two owners will share her custody. :: SUR An upcoming business contract Malaga in between 2013 and 2016.
tequera, respectively.
This the first ruling on a matter of ing this time, she fed, walked and ownership which took care into ac- Malagueta bullring to Death of dozens of fish
this kind made by a higher court - cared for Tara. Visits to the vet have count as well as documentation.
and only the fourth resolution in the been proven in court. On this basis, the provincial judge become cultural centre to be investigated
country. Four years on from the split, the has agreed to shared custody of the
As explained to SUR by Alejandra respondent decided to take the dog dog, recognising that the woman has MALAGA ALHAURÍN DE LA TORRE
León, the woman’s Ronda-based law- with him to Antequera. He had le- maintained an intense emotional re- :: A. M. ROMERO. The provincial :: F. TORRES. Residents of the Za-
yer, the relationship between the gal rights to exclusive ownership, lationship with her pet for more than government will invest 4.4 million pata area in Alhaurín de la Torre
pair ended after more than ten years since he was cited as Tara’s sole seven years. The decision also took euros into the second phase of reno- have alerted authorities after dis-
living together. owner on the register for pets and the rights of the animal into account. vations to convert the Malagueta covering dozens of dead fish on
León, who is a member of the Le- other documents. On the basis of “It is an important verdict,” declares bullring into a cultural centre. the shores of the Guadalhorce river
gal Centre for Defense of Animals, this evidence, the courts in An- León: “Animals are being considered The works, led by Malaga com- earlier this week. The town coun-
said that the respondent, the man, tequera rejected the woman’s claim as living beings rather than just pany Guamar, are expected to go on cil’s Environment department is
left the couple’s shared home in Ma- to ownership. things.” for one year, though will pause tem- working to determine whether
drid and returned to his birthplace, From here, the claimant decided According to the lawyer, Tara will porarily in July and August for the this is an isolated event or if a risk
Antequera. Tara remained in the care to appeal to the provincial courts of soon be collected for her six-month bullfighting festival. still remains.
of the claimant for four years. Dur- Malaga, pursuing a strategy of co- stay in Madrid.
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HERE AND THERE

Cherry picking starts late Party demands urgent
Three arrested following bag from the lady, she was pushed to- due to bad weather repairs to A-7204
wards another person who was wait-
Torrox Costa mugging ing in a getaway car. ALFARNATE AXARQUÍA
The woman was able to give a de- :: A. P. Alfarnate’s cherry picking sea- :: A. P. Members of the Partido Popu-
TORROX COSTA tailed description of her muggers and son started this week, two weeks later lar (PP) political party in the Axar-
:: SUR. Two women and a man have witnesses also came forward which than normal, due to the prolonged quía have demanded that the regional
been detained this week following a allowed Guardia Civil officers to track period of cold weather and rain this government, the Junta de Andalucía,
mugging which took place in Torrox down the vehicle used in the inci- spring. There is speculation that pro- carries out “urgent repairs” to the A-
Costa last month. dent and arrest the suspects who are ductivity will be lower this year as a 7204 road which links the villages of
An elderly lady was mugged in the from the Periana and Vélez-Málaga result of the weather. Cherry picking Periana, Riogordo and Colmenar.
town centre on 3 May by two women areas. continues until August in Alfarnate, Speaking last week, PP spokesper-
who wielded a knife and demanded They are being held on suspicion where there are 50 hectares of cherry son, Natacha Rivas, said that the road
that she give them her handbag. of mugging and intimidation in a case trees, producing around 60,000 was “one of the worst in the prov-
After the two women snatched the known by police as ‘Petusa18.’ kilos of fruit per year. Alfarnate cherries. :: SUR ince” and “important for agriculture”.
No sign of management plan for Town halls seek investors for

unused mountain holiday
Chíllar river ahead of the summer accommodation
Visitor numbers to the
natural park remain La Casa La Mina near Fuente del Esparto area of the na-
Cómpeta and Las Casas tional park belong to Nerja town
uncontrolled, which in hall and the doors have remained
previous years has led to de los Mineros near Nerja closed since 2015.
accidents and major have been abandoned Both town halls hope put con-
for several years tracts for the complexes out to ten-
environmental problems der before the end of this year.
However, as the national park be-
:: EUGENIO CABEZAS :: EUGENIO CABEZAS longs to the Junta de Andalucía,
NERJA. Nerja’s Chíllar river, which CÓMPETA / NERJA. Nerja and they would also have to give the
has become one of Malaga province’s Cómpeta town halls are both seek- green light to any potential buyer.
most popular alternatives to crowded ing investors to purchase and take Nerja town hall has said that it
beaches during the summer months, on the management of holiday ac- hopes to attract interest by offering
still has no management plan or con- commodation which they each “more favourable conditions” than
trols in place, despite its increasing own in the Tejeda, Almijara and Al- before. A successful complex runs
popularity which has brought a grow- A car at the Chíllar river ignores a sign prohibiting parking . :: E. C. hama mountains. in the part of the mountain range
ing a numbers of cars, accidents and Cómpeta owns La Casa La Mina, belonging to Alcaucín, where the
environmental problems in recent However, the plan, which would putting up a second barrier on Calle which has been closed since 2014 managers run five bungalows and
years. include a maximum number of Mirto to prevent cars parking near and boasts 20 bedrooms, while Las pay 6,000 euros to Alcaucín town
Nerja town hall and the regional daily visitors, has never come to to the river bed, but they say that this Casas de los Mineros in the La hall annually.
government, the Junta de Andalucía, fruition. would cause problems for residents
have been working on the matter Up to 3,000 people and 1,000 cars who live nearby.
since 2016, when they published a are expected to visit the site at week- Visitors to the natural park con-
joint protection plan against forest ends during the months of June, July, tinue to ignore signs which prohibit
fires, which they said was “the first August and September. cars from parking in the area and large
step towards a management plan”. The town hall has contemplated amounts of rubbish are left there.
Former Cómpeta mayor banned from despite a report from the regional
government, the Junta de Anda-
public office for planning offence lucía, which stated that there was
no evidence the building was to
be used for agricultural pur-
:: EFE who has not been named, has also poses.López issued the licence the
CÓMPETA. Former mayor of Cóm- been fined for his part in the af- following December.
peta, Leovigildo López, has been fair. The judge dealing with case said
banned from serving in public of- Events date back to December that the two men had given the
fice for six years as well as being 2005 when a private individual ap- go- ahead for the project, “know-
fined for issuing a licence to build plied for a licence to build a prop- ing that the result would contra-
a property on non-urbanisable land. erty on the rural land. In April 2007 dict urban planning laws and with
A former town hall architect, the architect approved the project, no legal basis”. La Casa La Mina in Cómpeta has been closed since 2014. :: E. C.
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Mijas and Vélez-

Málaga also bolster
beach patrols for
peak season
:: IVÁN GELIBTER
MIJAS. Mijas councillor for
beaches, Josele González, an-
nounced that the town will also
increase its lifeguard service, for
the second year in a row, by offer-
ing a team of 76 lifeguards. This
will be the highest number in the
province, ensuring Mijas’ beaches
are “the safest” in the whole prov-
ince.
González explained during a
presentation by the Rescue and
First Aid service that the aim is to
“increase the safety of Mijas’
beaches during the height of tour-
ist season”. He added that at least
50 of the people will be deployed
A lifeguard on a beach in Marbella. :: JOSELE-LANZA at any one time. “For another year
we are increasing the safety of Mi-
jas’ beaches by providing a large
Marbella beaches to benefit from

body of lifeguards to patrol all 14
kilometres of the Mijas coastline,”
he said. In this way, he stressed,
“we place our town, once again,
greater lifeguard presence this summer at the head of the province in

terms of providing this much-
needed service on the beaches”.
Councillors from Vélez-Málaga
have also announced that life-
Lifeguards will be in place In order to secure the contract, line from Cabopino to Guadalmina The winner of the contract, ac- guarding will be extended until
until 30 September on the successful bidder is offering an beach, including La Víbora, Real de cording to documents produced by 30 September along the 22 kilo-
additional 3,000 hours of man- Zaragoza, Los Monteros, El Cable, Ba- the council, will provide a wide metres of coastline that are al-
extended rosters, after power, as well as a further 100 days jadilla, La Venus, El Faro, Casablanca, range of machinery including two ready being patrolled. The serv-
which the council could of ambulance service per year. Río Verde, Puerto Banús, Nueva An- fully equipped ambulances, a ice will be provided by 43 staff,
decide to extend their This means that the schedule of dalucía, San Pedro and Lindavista. multi-purpose vehicle, a semi-rigid including lifeguards, nurses, boat
previous summers will be extended As for the staff and other re- boat (at least four metres long and owners, sailors, sign language in-
presence into October by half an hour, until 8pm. The re- sources that will be deployed day 1.8 metres wide) and two jet skis. terpreters, medical staff, a coor-
maining hours can be used in what- to day, they will “be adjusted de- They will also be responsible for dinator and a supervisor.
:: MÓNICA PÉREZ ever way the council decides, to pending on the needs of the sea- equipping the first aid centres. From 15 June to 15 September,
MARBELLA. Bathers on Marbella’s extend the summer service beyond son”, according to the councillor, “We are talking about contracts the lifeguard service will begin at
beaches will have an added feel- 30 September or to cover week- with a maximum of 60 in the that will allow the beaches of Mar- 10am. The service will be provided
ing of security this summer, as ends and special holidays. months of July and August. bella to be in a perfect condition. by a team that will be available
from 15 June the council’s new One of the other new additions The hours for the lifeguarding There will be an investment of over across the local area and have di-
‘Beach Plan’ comes into effect. announced by the councillor re- and first aid services will run be- two million euros, which will al- rect lines of communication with
This plan includes bolstered life- sponsible for beaches, Manuel Car- tween 11.30am and 7.30pm during low local companies, along with the 112 emergency services.
guard, vigilance and first aid serv- deña, is the addition of a public ad- low and mid season, and between the staff of the Marbella munici- In June and September the
ices under a contract which has been dress system at every rescue point. 11.30am and 8pm in July and pal area, to make use of the best team will consist of 18 staff, and
confirmed for 2018 and 2019 and is Marbella will again have 15 look- August, half an hour longer than beaches with the best services,” in the peak months of July and
renewable for two more years. out points that will cover the coast- during the same period last year. explained Manuel Cardeña. August, 31.
Manolo Santana, Vicente del

Bosque and Cesare Scariolo
made ‘adopted sons’ of Marbella
:: NIEVES CASTRO summarised his long and special re-
MARBELLA. Former tennis star lationship with Marbella, a town
Manolo Santana, basketball coach where he chose to settle in during
Cesare Scariolo (also founder and the 1980s and set up his own tennis
president of the Cesare Scariolo Foun- club. “Life in Marbella is like nowhe-
dation) and World Cup-winning man- re else on Earth,” he said.
ager Vicente del Bosque received rec- Tribute was also paid in the form
ognition for their contribution to so- of a ‘Medalla de la Ciudad’ (munici-
ciety last Friday when they were pal medal) to the late fashion de-
named ‘hijos adoptivos’ (adopted signer David Delfín, whose death
sons) of Marbella at a ceremony at came a year ago on Sunday.
the Marbella municipal theatre. Also awarded were former man-
These three well-known figures ager of Los Monteros and Don Car-
from the world of sport were all pre- los hotels, Rafael de la Fuente, as well
sented with honours by mayor Ánge- as the Protección Civil organisation
les Muñoz last Friday. and Librería Mata, a bookshop that
“I came just for a day and now its closed its doors recently after 80
been 36 years,” said Santana as he years. The award winners at the ceremony with the mayor of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz (centre). :: JOSELE-LANZA
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found in Malaga province.

Sources at the Heritage depart-
ment also say that the ovens are of
different types and from two dif-
ferent periods in history, and that
the walls of a necropolis have also
been located, as well as a silo more
than two metres deep whose func-
tion is still being studied.
Although the final co conclusions
are yet to be made, it looks as if
the oldest didiscoveries
date back at le
least 2,400
years and are from
different cultures.
Future
discoveries
discov
The di
director of
the excavation
ex
project, Desiré
The oven is the most important and most valuable item found so far. :: I. G. The works are continuing. :: I. G. Piñero, says the
square ove
oven with its
combustion ch chamber and
Discovery of a pre-Roman settlement grill is very un

unusual and
needs to be sstudied in
depth. “We sstill have a
in Mijas excites archaeologists

An oil lamp with the image great deal of w work ahead
of the goddess Diana is of studying all the items
special interest to the found in this area, and
archaeologists. :: I. G. they will enable us to
define more precisely
The most unusual item contracted by Mijas council have What has been discovered so far ing the transition the chronology of the
found at Finca de Acebedo just discovered a perfectly-preserved has surpassed all expectations, says period between the Carthaginian pieces and the infrastructure,” she
square oven which could be one of the head of the council’s Historic and Roman worlds. says.
so far is an oven dating the most important findings in Heritage department, Juan José de In fact, De la Rubia says a huge There is also more to come. Juan
back to the transition Malaga province. The soundings la Rubia. The discovery of two ov- amount of archaeological informa- José de la Rubia says the works will
period between the and excavations are being carried ens in very good condition, and tion will be obtained from the sec- continue for several months. “The
out at Finca de Acebedo, which in other materials, indicates that this ond oven, because it has been ex- surveys have shown that there are
Carthaginians and Romans future will become the biggest ar- is “one of the few existing sites from traordinarily well preserved. It still more structures below the ground.
cheology park on the Costa del Sol the early days of the Roman pres- has its grill and the adobe structure We don’t know how old they are or
:: IVÁN GELIBTER and a major tourism and cultural ence in the province,” he says, mak- is completely intact. It is the first what state they are in, but all this
MIJAS. A group of archaeologists attraction. ing it a unique framework for study- square-shaped oven to have been is really exciting,” he says.
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Junta hands Mijas

Mijas housing estates will 39 can have them immediately as
they are considered to be ready. Oth-
ers will need to pay to correct the
deficiencies first. However there
council control of
Coín road through
have to spend 42 million euros was good news from the mayor’s
meeting for many estates, as own-
ers could end up paying less money
Las Lagunas
to be adopted by the council to fix the problems ahead of being
adopted than they have been pay-
ing at the moment in annual fees :: IVÁN GELIBTER
to private maintenance companies. MIJAS The busy Coín road
through the Las Lagunas area of
Seeking consensus Mijas Costa is set to be improved
Only 39 of the 200 “It’s the first time a definitive step in the coming months after Mi-
developments in line to has been taken towards adopting jas council took over its mainte-
these ‘urbanizaciones’. No previous nance from the Junta de Anda-
be offered full council council has cared about these peo- lucía regional government. In all
services at last can be ple,” the mayor said. “Now we need 5.7km of the road from the junc-
adopted immediately, to seek consensus with the owners, tion with the A-7 motorway, near
see what assistance we can give the water park, to rural Entrerríos
says audit, although them, and work out a timetable.” will now be down to the munici-
there is good news on “We have to listen to people, con- pality to manage.
costs for many of them sider all their opinions. This isn’t go- Mijas’s planning and infra-
ing to be an easy task, but with ef- structure departments will pre-
fort we can achieve it. That was our pare an action plan that looks
:: IVÁN GELIBTER commitment, and we are fulfilling likely to include widening the
MALAGA. More than 200 ‘urbani- it,” said the mayor. carriageways to a two lane road.
zaciones’ of houses and flats in Mi- Now the town hall has to draw According to local councillors,
jas have a great deal of work ahead up the plans to put the process into controlling the road, which is of-
and money to spend to complete effect, deciding where to start and ficially known as the A-7053 from
the process of being adopted by the how long it will take. Alhaurín el Grande to Fuengi-
council. Residents of some of these es- rola, is important as it is now
The mayor of Mijas, Juan Carlos Some Mijas developments are in better condition than others. :: SUR tates of houses or flats have been largely built up and part of the
Maldonado, met with the presidents calling for Mijas town hall to adopt Las Lagunas urban area and can
of the residents’ associations on grated into the municipality. ahead of the meeting. “It means that them and provide them with the be fully connected to other road
Wednesday to give them more de- “Previous councils have agreed the property owners will have to fi- same services as everyone else in improvements being carried out
tail of the results of a study commis- to these developments being built, nance the completion of the work the municipality for nearly 40 years. in the area.
sioned by the council. It calculates have granted first occupancy licences or repairs themselves if the council This has now become a possibility, Mijas council has also asked
that about 42 million euros will have and then refunded warranties with- is to adopt those developments.” but even if consensus is achieved the Junta to cede control of the
to be spent by homeowners to fin- out ensuring that the relevant works Of the 200 ‘urbanizaciones’ that between all the affected property road up to Mijas Pueblo from
ish incomplete infrastructure if they had been carried out,” sources at the don’t currently get full street main- owners it will still be a slow proc- Fuengirola and the road from Mi-
are to benefit from being fully inte- town hall said earlier this week tenance and cleansing services, only ess carried out in phases. jas Pueblo to Benalmádena.
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New Spanish government may have Improvement works are

continuing around the Rock
different attitude, says Picardo
:: D. BARTLETT have been replaced with wider,
GIBRALTAR. Gibraltar’s Envi- safer steps to improve access. At
The chief minister told ronmental department has pro- the main cave, the lighting on
parliament the vided an update on its ongoing the stairs has been replaced and
repair and improvement works improved.
importance of this across different locations. So far, Also on the Upper Rock, sta-
political change cannot they say, stones have been re- bilisation work has now been
be underestimated moved from Eastern Beach, rocks completed at Jews’ Gate by the
from the shore at Little Bay and access steps to Martin’s Path, and
sand has been deposited at Camp the Pillars of Hercules monument
:: DEBBIE BARTLETT Bay, with great care being taken has been fully refurbished.
GIBRALTAR. The Gibraltar govern- not to affect marine wildlife. The The improvements follow on
ment has welcomed the successful changing rooms in Catalan Bay from the opening of new tourist
vote-of-no-confidence which led to have been totally refurbished and attractions such as the Skywalk
Pedro Sánchez becoming Spanish Camp Bay is currently in the proc- and Windsor bridge, the new site
prime minister. Chief minister Fa- ess of being painted. at Europa Point and extended
bian Picardo told parliament this On the Upper Rock, the access hours at Upper Rock sites, which
week that “the importance of that steps to Lower St Michael’s Cave are also enjoyed by local residents.
political change in Spain at this time
in our history, cannot be underes-
timated”.
As the leader of the Gibraltar
Socialist Labour Party and as chief Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s new prime minister. :: SUR
Gibraltar becomes voluntary open-ended partnership
of international agencies, govern-
minister, Picardo wrote immedi- 45th government ments, businesses, academia, lo-
ately to the new Spanish leader to in the Spanish parliament today liver cooperation and good neigh- cal authorities and non-govern-
congratulate him, and expressed will mean that the ideology of bourly relations between our peo- to sign up to United mental organisations hosted by
his wish for dialogue, understand-
ing and cooperation regarding is-
those with whom we engage in
Spain, and the manner in which
ple. I sincerely wish that we will
see that sentiment reciprocated so
Nations Clean Seas UN Environment.
As a result, the government will
sues that arise between Gibraltar we engage with them, may change. that we can advance matters in the Campaign now pass new laws to reduce plas-
and Spain. “As I have already said in writ- common interest of the citizens tic pollution including the regu-
“Mr Speaker, the next ten ing to the new president of the we each represent.” lation and elimination of single-
months will be decisive in many Spanish government, we will not It is not known whether Pedro :: D. B. use plastic bags, plastic utensils
ways for Gibraltar, as we move to- be found wanting when it comes Sánchez has replied to the chief GIBRALTAR. It was a fitting date: and other single-use plastic mate-
wards the 29th March 2019 and to demonstrating the willingness minister’s letter, but it was re- on World Environment Day on rials. It will also raise awareness
our departure from the European of the people of Gibraltar to en- ported on Wednesday that he had Tuesday Gibraltar pledged to con- of marine litter, promote recycling
Union with the United Kingdom,” gage constructively in dialogue in asked for a report on the state of tribute to the goals of the Global and encourage a move away from
he said. “The result of the events pursuit of policies designed to de- negotiations on Gibraltar. Partnership on Marine Litter, a single-use plastic in general.
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE NEWS 25
Local company obtains 34 million THE EURO ZONE

MARK NAYLER
euros from Silicon Valley IN BY THE

BACK DOOR
Spotahome, a platform
for renting homes and
rooms for periods of
more than a month,
N
already employs 200 o one asked for him, drid, Escolano passed his prede-
but Pedro Sánchez is cessor Luis de Guindos, who is
people and plans to the new Spanish now vice president of the Euro-
expand further prime minister. And pean Central Bank. In appoint-
since he outsted Mariano Rajoy ing Brussels’ former budget man-
:: JOSÉ VICENTE ASTORGA in last Friday’s political coup, the ager as Spanish economy minis-
MALAGA. Spotahome, the com- 46-year-old has wasted no time ter, Sánchez has signalled that
pany set up by Estepona entrepre- in assembling his new cabinet, he, too, seeks greater clout for
neur Alejandro Artacho and three naming EU high-flyer Nadia Spain within EU.
partners, has just obtained 34 mil- Calvino as Spain’s new economy What will Calvino be able to
lion euros of financing from a firm Spotahome’s founders: Bruno Bianchi, Brian McEire, Alejandro Artacho minister on Tuesday. It’s a choice achieve in her new role? Very
in Silicon Valley. and Hugo Monteiro. :: SUR that shows where Sánchez’s fis- little, as it happens. It took Ra-
This is the fifth round of financ- cal priorities lie - but one won- joy’s minority government,
ing in just four years for Spota- the tenants and the renters, had Spotahome was founded in 2014 ders just how much any of the which has 134 seats in parlia-
home, a platform for renting generated 45 million euros of busi- by Alejandro Artacho, Bruno Bian- new Spanish administration will ment, almost six months to se-
houses, apartments and rooms for ness by mid-2017. It is known for chi, Bryan McEire and Hugo Mon- be able to achieve during what is cure approval for 2018’s budget.
stays of longer than one month. providing exhaustive information teiro and its visibility among in- likely to be a brief term. The PP was constantly stalled
One of Malaga’s start-ups with the about the properties and their lo- ternational investors soared two Like her predecessor Romano by smaller groups, such as the
highest exponential growth, the cations, top quality videos, 360º years ago with a presence at South Escolano, who barely got a taste Basque Nationalist Party, who
Spotahome Group is now the lead- photos, maps and descriptions. Summit, the biggest entrepreneurs of power before the Popular Party refused to back the spending
ing intermediary for online rent- This latest financing operation fair in southern Europe. The new was removed from government plan because of their opposition
als, with a portfolio of more than is led by the Kleiner Perkins in- injection of capital will be used to last Friday, Calvino has strong EU to Rajoy. But if passing new
130,000 properties in 450 loca- vestment fund; it is the first time invest in new products, better tech- credentials. Since 2014, she has economic leglislation was diffi-
tions in 65 countries. Three mil- it has operated in Spain but this is nology, appoint senior managers been at the EU Commission as di- cult for Rajoy and De Guindos,
lion people a month visit the site its fifth operation in Europe, where to handle the expansion plan and rector-general of the bloc’s it’s going to be even more of a
to look for somewhere to stay. it has supported projects such as improve customer service even budget - a role that, in Sánchez’s headache for Sánchez and
The platform, which charges Spotify and GoEuro. further. mind, qualifies her perfectly for Calvino: the PSOE has just 84
running the Spanish economy. seats in congress and has poten-
Before moving to the EU in 2006, tially also lost the support of its
Calvino was also a key player on closest leftist partner, Unidos
Unemployment in Malaga Electricity prices home turf, holding senior eco-
nomic posts in the Spanish gov-
Podemos.
Note, incidentally, that now
rose by about ten
province dropped by per cent in May
ernment under both the Conser-
vatives and the Socialists.
Sánchez is installed in Spain’s
highest political office, he
As different as he often claims clearly has no intention of hold-
4,238 last month to be from Rajoy, Sánchez clearly ing early elections, which he
shares at least one goal with his said he might if he became
:: JOSÉ M. CAMARERO arch rival: to increase Spain’s in- prime minister. Instead of mov-
:: JUAN SOTO for work. The next sector was con- MADRID. Electricity prices have fluence within top EU institu- ing to give Spaniards a say in
MALAGA. The latest unemploy- struction, with 437 fewer people increased again so consumers can tions. Indeed, this has been a pri- their new administration, this
ment figures for the province show unemployed. The number of peo- expect their bills for May to be ority of the Spanish government skilled career politician is busy
that 4,238 people found work in ple who have never worked before higher. Those with a contract for years. Escolano, Calvino’s sneaking members of his new
May, resulting in a reduction of 2.8% dropped by 160, and 30 fewer peo- with a regulated price (PVPC) short-lived predecessor, was cabinet in by the back door. Pre-
in unemployment compared with ple in the industrial sector are reg- will have to pay about 10 per cent vice-president of the European dictably drunk on his longed-for
the same month last year. At pre- istered as looking for a job. In the more than in April, which is Investment Bank before joining taste of power, Sánchez has for-
sent, 147,137 people in Malaga are agricultural sector the situation was about four euros. May ended with Rajoy’s ailing administration; on gotten that he is a prime minis-
registered as unemployed. the opposite last month: 35 more an average generation cost of 55 his way from Frankfurt to Ma- ter no one asked for.
The figures also show that the people registered as unemployed. euros per megawatt/hour.
number of people registered with The figures published by the Min-
Social Security rose by 12,018, the istry of Employment also show that
highest in the region, and an in- 7,000 work contracts were signed
crease of 2.01% compared with May in the province last month, which
2017. was an increase of 10 per cent com-
Once again, the reduction in un- pared with April. Of these, 435 were
employment was highest in the permanent contracts and 6,565 were
services sector, where 3,646 people temporary. So far, 76,992 contracts
are no longer registered as looking have been signed in Malaga.
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rumbs, it’s all been hap- Señor Iglesias until you actually lans, a few Basques and a couple of
A plea to lower the volume pening in Spanish poli- consider his own demeanour at blokes sitting in Paco’s bar in Toledo,
tics this week. I’m sure which point you realise that his call- playing dominoes and shouting
that it won’t have es- ing you ‘elegant’ is like Keith Rich- something about independence for
My wife and I are truly enjoy- in the audio. caped your attention that Mariano ards saying you’re sober. Still, it was blokes in Paco’s bar in Toledo. Their
ing a month-long vacation in Some mothers even had their Rajoy has been ousted from his po- a compliment of sorts, I suppose, votes were crucial in getting Señor
Torremolinos. children dancing in front of the sition as prime minister of the coun- especially when coupled with his Sánchez into power so now he’s
One of the highlights of our speakers at the front of the try after the list of corruption cases assertion that the outgoing leader obliged to provide them with a two-
visit was the surprising event venue. associated with his right-wing Par- was ‘intelligent’. So, we’ll give Pa- for-one offer on anis every Friday
showcasing Argen- At the flamenco show hosted tido Popular became so huge and blo the benefit of the doubt on this afternoon for the rest of eternity.
THIS tinian musical tal- by the casino in Benalmadena complex that eventually there was occasion despite his unnerving teen- For his part, Mr Sánchez wasted
WEEK’S ents spread over the sound levels were consis- no room left for any actual politi- age pony tail. no time in assembling a crack team
WINNING three days in Torre- tently above 100db. This was an cians at their headquarters. Anyway, the upshot of all of this to work on the crucial anis-in-Toledo
LETTER molinos. We at- excellent event but the audio There have been many bizarre is that the country’s new prime min- negotiations and, presumably, some
tended them all. needs to be adjusted to the aspects to the changing of the guard, ister is Pedro Sánchez, leader of the other stuff. He’s appointed a cou-
We have spent our careers in number in attendance. not least of which being the leader unpronounceable PSOE party who ple of token men, but it’s mostly
academia and medicine. We Most people cannot objec- of the very left-wing party Podemos, are, ostensibly at least, left wing, formidable-looking women who
both have decibel measuring tively judge the sound levels at Pablo Iglesias, describing Mr Rajoy though nowhere near as left wing have been given the not inconsid-
(dB) applications on our smart- the best of times. as ‘elegant’ as the latter shuffled out as Pablo and his chums (do keep up erable task of sorting the country
phones. One solution is to require of Moncloa with all of his worldly at the back). In order to secure his out, in an attempt to show the na-
The Argentinian festival pro- public facilities to have a possessions in two cardboard boxes position, Señor Sánchez was obliged tion that he’s a strong, independ-
duced volumes that consistently method of measuring noise. In shoved under his arms (not really - to enter into any number of unholy ent and forward-thinking sort of
exceeded 100db with spikes of our community, some public but it’s a colourful image). This alliances with a motley crew of dis- chap.
130db. places have a device that flashes would appear to have been a mag- sidents and malcontents including Actually, I suspect his wife told
We told an event organiser ‘red’ when the volume exceeds nanimous gesture on the part of Señor Iglesias himself, some Cata- him to do it.
who spoke to the sound engi- a given level such as 100db.
neer. I could see him shake his
head and our contact came back DON SHERIDAN PACHI
to say there would be no change NEW ZEALAND
Further round the and where the current ‘high :

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bend in La Cala street’ is now. The new road was
CIENISH
S AN PRIME
built to accommodate the
SP RAIN MINISTER...
It is a disgrace that I, as a pen- growth of La Cala from little B AIN
sioner and taxpayer, have to take fishing village to tourist hub. DR
the pay road whenever I go to Everyone knows how those de- ...WE HAVE
Marbella from Las Lagunas, in cisions were worked out.
order to avoid being a nervous The slowing down with 80
A PROBLEM!!!
wreck from driving on the dan- kilometres per hour five-kilo-
gerous road. metre stretch has certainly
It costs me a lot of money to helped I am sure. The single big-
go back and forth, especially in gest problem is that large lor-
the summer, when the prices ries should not be allowed along
for such a short distance are the Fuengirola to La Cañada
crazy, but I do it to be safe. stretch unless they have a spe-
What is the problem with cific delivery to make. My guess
lowering the price to one ac- is 90 per cent are connecting to showing, the changing sides of po-
ceptable level for the whole
year? Didn’t the EU contribute
an enormous amount of money
or from Algeciras port and avoid-
ing the toll road AP-7. Either re-
duce the toll or just ban them
End of the line litical demands. We’ll probably
hear the PP calling for improve-
ments to the railway services on
to the toll road? Let’s get this from the road altogether with the Costa del Sol, a reduction in
sorted. heavy fines. IVA on golf as a tourism sector, the
Anyone who spends time ALBERTO GÓMEZ extension of the Concepción res-
KIKI BACH knows they drive far too fast ervoir in Marbella or the perma-
BY EMAIL and have no respect for other nent use of the airport’s second
vehicles. runway: everything they failed to
I
So, get rid of them to the find the image strangely pow- become prime minister almost un- do in seven years in power. On the
empty straight alternative AP- erful: Mariano Rajoy, holed up expectedly, after the PSOE regis- other side, the PSOE faces its own
The A7 (N340) has vastly im- 7. Reduce accidents, increase in a restaurant, drowning his tered its motion without hope or mountain of proposals from the
proved from the 1980s: there safety and just make the road sorrows in a bottle of whisky conviction, like someone who goes opposition, accumulating since
was no middle barrier, you could more pleasant for residents and while his world crumbles around out for a quick beer and ends up 2011, with the risk that in the fu-
turn left, pedestrians crossed tourists alike. him. That unhappy extended lunch having the stroke of luck of a life- ture these demands will all pile up
over, I’m not sure there was a Pretty easy. last week, typical of a gambler who time. The socialist leader is a re- ready to smother the government
speed limit! It was deemed the has lost his largest bet, was a prel- minder that obstinacy will end up in a landslide.
most dangerous road in Europe. NEIL SHUTTLEWORTH ude to the epilogue he included in being a more productive quality Above this background music of
La Cala A7 road was straight MARBELLA his speech on Tuesday: “I think the than talent. Rajoy has also left us commitments and demands, adapt-
time has come to call it a day.” You with an obvious but valuable les- able to whoever happens to be in
have to admit there’s a certain son: refusing to budge is a strategy government and opposition, we can
Galician elegance in his farewell, that won’t work forever. hear the deafening voices of the
Published by: PRENSA MALAGUEÑA S. A. even though he’s going out the back Now come the new ministers apocalypse theorists who say that
Director General: JOSÉ LUIS ROMERO door, defeated by an improvised and promises, and while some call Spain has broken, that we’re all go-
vote of no confidence and by the for the 100 days’ grace before judg- ing under, just because their sides
Editor in Chief: Editor: Advertising Manager: corruption of a party - his own - ing the new government, others have been ousted from power, or
MANUEL CASTILLO Rachel Haynes Emma Vera
Publications Director: Assistant editor: Commercial Director:
that will take years to lick the refuse to give them even 100 sec- have never had it. They forget, in
Pedro Luis Gómez Daryl Finch Jorge Artero wounds of its not-so-isolated cases, onds. And above all we’ll see, like their mixture of irresponsibility and
if they ever heal. Pedro Sánchez has an old magic trick with the seams nostalgia, that this is democracy.
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Totem, circus in
its pure state
The Cirque du Soleil returns to the origins of
this performance art with amazing displays of
acrobatics, strength and balance
:: REGINA SOTORRÍO Superpowers
MALAGA. There is silence. The audi- The artists at the Cirque du Soleil
ence is holding its breath. Maybe seem to have superpowers: they do
the artist is, as well. And then the things that would seem unthinkable
impossible happens: turning around, for any mortal, and make them look
high up in the air, holding on with simple. A contortionist looks to one
just one hand, he contorts his body side and the other with her head be-
into unimaginable positions, and tween her legs in a posture which is The monocyclists throw balls to each other’s heads without losing their balance. :: FERNANDO GONZÁLEZ
jumps even further. There are gasps almost painful to look at. The acro-
and sharp intakes of breath all around, bats perform high up in the marquee
sounds which express the essence of with no protection and trusting their
circus, an art which overcomes physi- entire weight to a single hand. And
cal limits. This is Totem, the Cirque the monocyclists smile as they throw
du Soleil production in Malaga. The bowls onto each other’s heads. If they
company is known for its impressive drop one - because they are only hu-
staging, enveloping music and im- man, after all - they just keep trying
peccable lighting, but Totem is more: until they succeed, to huge applause.
acrobatics, balancing and risk. Circus The show includes an Amerindian
in its purest state. dance with hoops, trapeze artists who
The Grand Chapiteau opened its launch themselves into the air from
doors in Malaga for the first time in bar to bar, skaters who speed around
ten years, and the show will continue a tiny platform, all synchronised with
until 1 July. In the marquee, the his- the music. And of course, Totem has
tory of humanity and evolution of clowns, but with special skills like
the species is told with a succession turning a plastic bag into a swan in
of numbers which defy all laws of the one second. The aim is to surprise,
physical and go beyond even that. and this show certainly does that. The contortionist is incredible. :: F. GONZÁLEZ The ‘acrobatic frogs’ open the show. :: F. GONZÁLEZ
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Sixties wild child returns to Torremolinos

Torremolinos Chic, an online plat-
form dedicated to preserving the his-
tory of Torremolinos. Around a hun-
dred friends and family of the former
wild-child, some of whom she hadn’t
seen in many years, gathered to remi-
Around 100 family and nisce about a period that most re-
friends of Shelagh member as ‘the golden years of Tor-
remolinos’.
Tennant gathered to Shelagh was overwhelmed by the
reminisce about the turnout and spent the evening chat-
ting with friends from both Torre-
golden years of molinos and Fuengirola, where she
Torremolinos now lives.
“I didn’t expect so many people to
:: TONY BRYANT be here, but it is so lovely to see lots
TORREMOLINOS. A special trib- of familiar faces after such a long
ute party was held last week to time,” an emotional Shelagh told SUR
honour Shelagh Tennant, proprie- in English.
tor of one of the first English pubs Long-time resident of Torremoli-
in Torremolinos. nos, Lyn Volgarino, frequented She-
Shelagh, a former model noted for lagh’s pub during the 60s and she
being the person who helped bring pointed out that it was definitely one
the Beatles to Spain, owned Shelagh’s of the liveliest haunts in the area: “It
Bar during the early 1960s. The bar was one of those places that we all
was one of the liveliest venues in the went to because Shelagh would get
town and attracted both local expat the best of British and American mu-
residents and a string of visiting ce- sic long before anyone else. It really
lebrities. was one of the places that got it all
The party, held in the Galloping going in Torremolinos. Shelagh and
Major Bar, which is situated just a few her staff were always very hospita-
doors along from Shelagh’s old venue ble and I am so pleased to be here to
(now Tina’s Pub) was organised by Shelagh (l) reminisces with long-time friend, Lyn Volgarino during the party in Torremolinos. :: T. BRYANT celebrate with her tonight.”
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contact us directly to arrange from one of them. Can I be me for our son’s behaviour the annual Diksha charity gala din- Saeed Khan.
a personal appointment on: self-employed and an em- and I cannot bear it any ner was held on 31 May in the Gran The event raised over 5,000
ployee in a company at the longer. I want to separate. Melia Don Pepe, Marbella. The euros was raised for Diksha, a
Ilagoson International same time? Our daughter, who is 15 years event, hosted by Jovanka Mano- charity that operates in India to
Lawyers Yes, you can, there is no objec- old, has said that she wants to jlovic, was attended by 130 mem- support children who live in pov-
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Avda. Playas Andaluzas 38 you will have to continue pay- son has said that if we were to nity living on the Costa del Sol, in- cation and clothing. Part of the
(Exit ‘El Rosario’) ing the Social Security as a self- separate, he would rather live cluding local business owners and figure was raised from a raffle
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Tel: 952 77 12 13 been doing until now, and on with our children living lowed by live Indian dancing and ists, clinics, hospitals, restaurants
Fax: 952 82 68 61 the other hand, the real estate apart, but the truth is that I musical performances by well- and shops.
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an extra income would be pelled from school several with whom they want to live,
great. Nevertheless, I do not times and he has also had a and although an effort is made
want to have any problems, problem with the police, as to keep siblings together, if it
and with the current labour he was caught drinking in the was better for them to be sepa-
regulations it is not entirely street with his friends, when rate, the judge would not hesi-
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BEN CLARKE
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY? LANGUAGE

FOOTNOTE
E8 JUNE 1873 Seudónimo Pseudonym
Ensayista Essayist
Azorín, the radical critic Generación

Movimiento
Abogado
Generation
Movement
Lawyer
who shifted right, is Escrituras

Derecha
Izquierda
Writings
Right
Left
born in Alicante Universidad
Literario
University
Literary
Contenido Content
Anarquista Anarchist
J
osé Augusto Trinidad create a new passion for Spanish Articulista Columnist
Martínez Ruiz, better classical literature at a time when Refugiarse To take refuge
known by his pseudonym most texts were virtually un- Apoyar To support
Azorín, was a prominent available to the public. His move- Entender To understand
Spanish writer in the 19th and ment, the Generation of ‘98, was Viajar To travel
20th centuries. He was born in focused on rescuing Spain from Legado Legacy
Monòver in the province of Ali- its marked decline through a Pensamiento Thought
cante on 8 June 1873. There is a method other than political
museum dedicated to him and means. Spanish writer José Martínez Ruiz, also known as Azorín. :: SUR
his writings in the town to this Azorín studied law at the Uni-
day. versity of Valencia but did not Franco’s regime, is key to under-
Martínez Ruiz was part of the complete his education, instead drich Krause, who proposed identification card, but was sup- standing why he attracted criti-
Generation of ‘98, a group of moving to Madrid to become a sweeping reforms in religion and ported by Ramón Serrano Suñer, cism from across the political
authors and philosophers who journalist. However, he soon the power of the state, as well as at that time Franco’s Interior spectrum.
were writing at the time of the found that his open criticism of a new openness towards other Minister. Accepting Franco’s re- His legacy is particularly im-
Spanish-American War of the the Spanish literary and educa- European cultures. gime was the price he had to pay portant because he covered 70
same year. The United States’ vic- tional establishments closed Martínez Ruiz fled Spain in in order to be admitted back, he years of political evolution in
tory in the war led to a moral, po- many doors to him. 1936 following the outbreak of published an article in the right- Spain, from post-imperial democ-
litical and social crisis in Spain During this period he was the Spanish Civil War. When he wing journal Vértice in which he racy to dictatorship.
due to the loss of Cuba, Puerto something of an anarchist, at- returned to Spain on 23 August clearly supported the regime. Azarín died in Madrid on
Rico, the Philippines and Guam, tacking what he saw as a preoc- 1939, he found himself in “inner The changes in personal po- March 2, 1967, at the age of 93.
its last remaining colonies. cupation with aesthetics and exile” along with other intellec- litical outlook that transformed
Azorín was an important fig- faith in contemporary society. tuals who had not supported the Martínez Ruiz, a revolutionary
ure in Spanish history because He was particularly inspired by Franco regime during the con- anarchist, into Azorín, a conser- ·
 Bilingual crossword
his literary criticism helped to the ideas of Karl Christian Frie- flict. He was at first denied a press vative writer working under inside back page
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IN THE FRAME DEBBIE BARTLETT

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Sharing a wealth of cultural experience

Marcus von Wachtel Actor and creator
After a glittering
career in performing
arts, he has opened a
cultural centre in
Jimena de la Frontera
I
f anyone fits the descrip-
tion of a ‘true European’,
it is Marcus von Wachtel;
with a Hungarian father,
British mother and Span-
ish nationality, he has
worked and travelled extensively
in Europe and elsewhere and now
divides his time between Madrid
and the small village of Jimena de
la Frontera, in Cadiz province.
There he has opened the only pri-
vately run cultural centre, El Cor-
ral de la Paca.
Marcus, who describes his pro-
fession as a “creator in the per-
forming arts” is currently organ-
ising the 6th Festival of the Arts
in Jimena, which starts later this
month. The question has to be
asked: what brought him to Ji-
mena, of all places?
“I moved to Jimena as a child. A circus class at El Corral de la Paca. :: SUR
We were the first foreigners to
live here,” he explains. “We were
living on the coast near Algeciras, “They were theatrical background
and encouraged me
but there were plans to build a
road near our house so my parents interesting times...” when I said I wanted
to become an actor,
decided to move. A friend told and I thought this
them he had visited a nice village would be a tribute
called Jimena, so they came to see :: D. B. ered in black and white to her. Also, the
it and liked it. That was back in Marcus has a wealth of anec- body paint and wearing economic crisis
1972.” dotes about his time as an actor, nothing but a tiny piece had started and the
When he left school, Marcus especially when he and his col- of fabric to cover his arts world was hit
went to the RSDA in Madrid, the leagues used to perform street manhood. They took very hard by that.
Spanish equivalent of RADA, to theatre in Madrid. him into custody, and put It was difficult to
train as an actor. Afterwards, he “I remember that once, long him in a cell, as he was, sell productions. I de-
remained in Madrid, worked with before Lord of the Rings and the with all these hardened cided to spend my
the National Theatre Company Hobbit and so on, we were all criminal types. It was pretty time creating some-
and helped to set up small com- dressed up as elves and fairies scary, but not only was he OK, where in Jimena to share
panies with friends. That was dur- etc and suddenly, during the he also remained in character cultural knowledge, rather
ing Spain’s transition to democ- performance, there was a police throughout the whole situa- than twiddling my thumbs in
racy, which he describes as an “in- raid. One of the actors was cov- tion!” says Marcus. Madrid,” he says.
teresting period”, when young “I also thought it would be eas-
actors in independent companies ier to get institutional help, but
used theatre as a way of making director for numerous shows and and the forthcoming Festival de it turned out that it wasn’t!”
political and social commentary. managed the light, sound and las Artes has a circus theme, in- “Expo 92 was a very Marcus doesn’t have much free
They couldn’t afford to do it full- theatre department at Expo ‘92, cluding workshops for children satisfying experience. time, and says he has no real hob-
time, however. “Commercial thea- which he says was possibly the and performances from profes- bies, but he does enjoy collecting
tre was rather looked down on at most satisfying experience of his sionals in this genre of art.
We did three shows a semi-antique and antique objects,
the time, but we all had to do it in career. This has been planned to mark day for six months” especially from Japan.
the end. It was the only way to “We were responsible for the the 250th anniversary of the birth “Antiques may be ‘things’ but
make a decent living and a name shows at the Expo, including the of modern circus, but it is a fasci- they are like people,” he says, “They
for ourselves,” he says. technical side,” he explains. “We nation which began at an early have a personality, a history, some-
Marcus’ CV makes long and im- did three shows a day for six age: in fact, he almost ran away thing to say. They are born when
pressive reading. Among many months, and 35,000 artists passed with a Portuguese circus that vis- someone creates them, and then
other things he has acted, founded through our department.” ited Jimena when he was 14. they are alive. They have magic. I
theatre and circus companies, di- One theme seems to occur fre- Having travelled the world with believe they transmit the souls of
rected productions, designed and quently through Marcus’ CV, how- such an exciting career, what made their owners and makers.”
organised parades, including Car- ever: circus. He has performed, him decide to open a cultural cen- Marcus von Wachtel is bring-
nival and Three Kings in Madrid, taught circus specialities in theatre in Jimena? “I inherited the ing his own type of magic to the
taught (including at the Madrid tre schools, holds classes for local house, which had been a 19th cen- small village of Jimena. Long may
Circus School), been the artistic children at El Corral de la Paca, tury cork factory. My mum had a he continue to do so.
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Fuengirola Scouts enjoy ties taught the youngsters a range

of skills from pioneering and fire-
group camp in Pizarra lighting to first aid and survival.
Anyone interested in becoming
Young people and leaders from all a leader or seeking more informa-
sections of the 1st Fuengirola Scout tion about the Fuengirola Scout
Group (Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Group is invited to visit www.fuen-
Explorers) recently got together girolascouts.com or contact fuen-
with the Brownie Unit for a group girolac ubsandbeave r s @ o u t -
camp in the Pizarra area. Fun activi- look.com
:: SUR
DEVELOPERS The new development Célere Cala Serena, a complex of 93 apart-

ments that Vía Célere is to build in Mijas Costa, was launched last
LAUNCH CÉLERE week at Avanto Events. In the photo (left to right): Pablo Rodríguez
(partner at Azul Real Estate), Francisco Sánchez (partner at Azul
CALA SERENA IN Real Estate), Andrés Rojas (Commercial Coordinator for Andalucía
MIJAS COSTA at Vía Célere), José Ortiz (Territorial Director South at Vía Célere),
Domingo Vidoy (partner at Azul Real Estate) and Juan Carlos Reche
(Commercial Director for New Projects at Azul Real Estate). The Scouts take a break during a hike. :: SUR
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New novel depicts Malaga of the 80s

Andalusian way of life.
“Anyone who has ever lived in a
foreign country is aware of that ini-
tial wave of euphoria on arrival; 80
per cent excitement combined with
20 per cent panic. The first phase is
The author found the rural area surrounding Ronda an ideal place to write fiction full of strangeness. Not just the sim-
ple things – the sounds and language
spoken around you, the geography
of finding your way around and the
colours and the scents which fill your
head with exotic images,” the author
tells SUR in English.
TONY
BRYANT As a good proportion of the book
is set in Malaga, Sandra spent many
 tonysureng@gmail.com days over a period of two years walk-
ing the streets of the city. Her life in
MALAGA. British expat author, San- Andalucía was invaluable in helping
dra Danby, has recently published her imagine how the city may have
the second instalment of her popu- been during the early 80s.
lar identity detective novel series. “I had to factor in the passing of
Her first book, Ignoring Gravity, re- time, because the protagonist of the
ceived rave reviews and a five-star book arrives in Malaga in 1982, a very
rating on Amazon, and the second in different city from today. I narrowed
the series is already attracting con- my settings to the Plaza de la Merced,
siderable interest. the Plaza del Obispo, the cathedral
The detective series focuses on and El Palo. I spent a lot of time at
journalist Rose Haldane, who sets the locations, just sitting, watching
out to reunite people lost through and absorbing,” Sandra explains.
adoption. The latest novel, Connect- A well as writing novels, Sandra
edness, focuses on the life of Justine, also writes a blog - Notes on a Span-
an art student who arrives in Malaga ish Valley - which relates her life as
in the early 1980s in order to study. a foreigner living in the Ronda
When her mother dies, Justine de- Sandra spent many days over a period of two years absorbing the ambience of life in Malaga. :: SUR mountains.
cides to confront her past and by ask- “We live in a small community
ing the journalist to find the baby on the beach will cure most of life’s Sandra studied English at Gold- short stories, having her work pub- and the people are so friendly. We
she gave away when she was a young misfortunes. smiths College in London, before lished in magazines and journals in are the only English in the village
student. Drawn to the Spanish countryside embarking on a 35-year career as a the UK. and the people are unfailingly help-
Sandra, who lives for part of the by the sun and the tranquil pace of journalist and magazine editor. She Similar to the protagonist of her ful and forgiving of our muddled spo-
year in Ronda, describes herself as a life, she found the rural area sur- taught journalism and creative writ- new novel, Sandra left home and ken Spanish. A cup of coffee is a so-
proud Yorkshire woman, tennis nut rounding Ronda an ideal place to ing at adult education colleges and moved to Spain in 2008, and she soon cial ritual, as is the swapping of vege-
and tea drinker who believes a walk write fiction. became an award-winning author of fell in love with the scenery and the tables,” Sandra says contentedly.
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SOCIETY SCENE
All for the benefit of

the local community
Costa organisations drew’s, at the cemetery chapel in Al-
continue to raise funds to haurín el Grande. The choir sang four
pieces of music throughout the serv-
improve the lives of local ice. The choir is always looking to
residents, young and old welcome new members. Rehearsals
also take place at 7pm every Wednes- A Touch of Class perform at the Age Concern charity concert. :: SUR
:: SUR IN ENGLISH day in St Andrew’s church hall, Av-
enida Jesús Santos Rein, Los Boli- Lifeline on 652537615 or email
Age Care Association ches. See website www.timschoir.org fym@ageconcern.org.es
Funds from the Masons for more information or call the presi-
Age Care president Syd Weldon and dent Gilly on 654 891 790. Adana
vice president Tom Tarr were de- Art for animals
lighted to accept a donation of 1,100 La Cala Lions Club Adana held its second Day of Art and
euros from the Masons in Calahonda. Donation to a school Entertainment recently in La Du-
The fundraising event specifically La Cala de Mijas Lions Club presented quesa castle. Local artists took their
for Age Care Association was organ- the secondary school in La Cala with work to display and sell and enter-
ised by David Bett, the Worshipful a cheque for 1506 euros to enable tainment was provided by a troupe
Master of the Gemini Masonic Lodge them to purchase much-needed of Brazilian dancers, a local choir and
51, which meets at Club La Naranja. books and sports equipment. The a musician. The event attracted more
Age Care Association holds weekly school has also benefited from ear- than 200 people who enjoyed re-
coffee mornings where people can lier generosity of the Lions who are freshments as well as the entertain-
meet for coffee and a chat and also keen to help further the education ment. All proceeds go towards the
receive help and advice. Call: 635 407 and development of pupils. The pres- Age Care receives the funds from David Bett of Masonic Lodge 51. :: SUR care of the dogs at the Adana shelter
255 / 675 874 308 or email: entation was made to staff and pu- Age Concern in Estepona.
info@agecarecosta.org pils by the president of the Lions, Ju- regularly perform at fundraising
lie Barry, who was accompanied by A Touch of Class entertains events along the Costa del Sol. Funds What are you up to?
TIMS choir vice president Maggie Bobowicz and The Tamisa Golf hotel was the venue raised from the concert and the raf- If you are involved in a club or associa-
Singing in church several other members of the char- for the recent Age Concern Fuengi- fle will go towards the work of the tion and planning events, trips or activi-
TIMS (The International Music So- ity. The Lions 20th Anniversary Sum- rola and Mijas charity concert. The association to improve the lives of ties that would be of interest to other
readers of SUR in English, we would love
ciety) choir recently performed for mer Ball and Charter Night takes audience was entertained by the older members of the expat com- to hear from you:
the Anglican Chaplaincy of St An- place this evening, 8 June. singers from A Touch of Class, who munity. Contact the Age Concern Email: surinenglish.su@diariosur.es
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DENISE BUSH
READER’S PHOTO
GARDENING
Mariposa lily
This North American native has showy tulip-like flowers in
spring and early summer and loves hot, dry climates :: SILVIA HIMUS
Calochortus is a genus of approxi- and star tulips. The majority have the surface of the petals or in the
mately 65 species of herbaceous tulip-like flowers in shades of yel- centre of the flower. The genus LOW MAINTENANCE GARDEN
plants of which around 40 are na- low, pink, purple and white, often name Calochortus comes from the
tive to North America. Common streaked or spotted in the centre. Greek for ‘beautiful grass’.
names for the species include mari- Many species have Calochortus grows from a corm; Silvia Himus sent in this photo of her ‘low maintenance’
posa lily, fairy lanterns, globe lilies long hairs on once a source of food for early back garden and says, “We have very little planting space
Mormon settlers of the Salt in our garden so this year I’ve chosen geraniums and spider
lake Valley and for Native plants only for our pots, this will make the watering and
Americans. It has long maintenance easier.”
slender leaves and the
tthick, waxy stems GARDENING HINTS
ccarrying the single
fflowers appear in
sspring or early
ssummer. Each
Caring for roses
ccorm will produce
multiple flower
m At the moment roses are look- ning to avoid scorching and
sstems, especially if ing their best; the cooler spray the undersides of the fo-
ffed with a liquid fer- weather, bursts of sunshine liage too, to keep spider mites
ttiliser weekly during and prolific rainfall this spring away. Also if you haven’t
tthe growing season. have provided them with the mulched, then put down a
Once flowering has fin- perfect growing conditions. thick layer of organic material
iished, and the tips of the leaves The key is water; roses need around the base of your rose
start to turn yellow, feeding should more water than you may bushes now to conserve as
stop and watering reduced as the think. As soon as the ground much moisture as possible.
corm will be entering its dormant starts to dry out then watering Dead head regularly and feed
period. It can be left in the ground should begin. Aim to give two to three times a year;
over winter but if there is a dan- them a really good drenching some rose societies advocate
ger of waterlogging it is best to dig once a week; do it in the eve- April, June and late August.
up the corms, leave them to dry
and then store in a cool, dark place. PHOTOS
It is used to dry, hot regions
and should not be overwatered Calling all Email your photos to eng-
or allowed to become water- lish@diariosur.es or send
logged and can survive wildfires, gardeners them to SUR in English,
often flowering more profusely Avda Dr Marañón 48, 29009
after a fire has burnt off all sur- We know that many of our Malaga, with a caption and a
rounding vegetation. Propaga- readers have lovely gardens, few words of explanation.
tion can be carried out by potting or enjoy growing plants on Alternatively, you can send
up bulblets or from seed, al- their terraces or balconies, them to us via Facebook
though the resulting seedlings so why not share them with (surenglish) or Twitter
Mariposa lily (sent in by Janet Wade) and another species (inset). :: SUR will take up to five years to start others? (@SUR_English)
flowering.
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DISCOVER ANDALUCÍA
The famous Cantarriján beach. :: J. A.
View of Almuñécar. :: TURISMO ANDALUZ
A rugged, tropical coast QUICK GUIDE
What to see in Almuñécar

Aqueduct and thermal baths.
TWO DAYS ALMUÑÉCAR
A
mong custard apples Cantarriján beach, another im- Remains from the old Roman
Car + walking
and avocado trees, portant part of the town, whose city of Sexi (between the First
Journey time: 1 hour and 15 minutes enveloped by the residents are historically known and Fourth Centuries). Carrera de
from Malaga. clear Mediterranean as “Sexitanos”. la Concepción, s/n. 18690 Almuñé-
sea, Almuñécar is, by its own Hidden within the moun- car.
merit, the capital of Granada’s tains at the foothills of the Sierra
tropical coast. de Almijara, which stretches up
Whether visitors are gazing to Axarquía, this area is host to
Córdoba
Jaén far out to sea or up towards the the brilliant blue waters of the
mountains, the surrounding Mediterranean. Almuñécar’s Church of the Incarnation. Con-
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views are fit for a postcard. main natural asset is its coast, sidered to be the first Baroque
Granada
Almería Of course, when the spring where land and sea mix together temple in the province of Gra-
begins to turn to summer, all below crags and cliffs, forming nada (constructed at the start of
Málaga
eyes are fixed upon the rugged vast, beautiful beaches. the 17th Century). cxx401
coastline, like that of La Her- The coast isn’t the only thing (xera).
radura, alognside the Cerro worth seeing in Almuñécar. Cuesta de la Iglesia, s/n. 18690
JAVIER ALMELLONES
Gordo cliffs nature reserve. Then Once the site of the ancient Ro- Almuñécar.
there’s the shore at the famous man city of Sexi, today the area
boasts a fascinating heritage of
different cultures and civilisa-
tions. At the Majuelo park, visi-
tors will find the remains of a
Phoenician salted fish factory,
the primary source of industry Castillo de San Miguel. Arab for-
for the city during this period. tress situated atop a hill of the
Among the historical sites of same name, in the centre of Al-
this town in the province of Gra- muñécar.
nada is the Cuevas de Siete Pala- Explanada del Castillo, s/n. Barrio
cios, a Roman archaeological San Miguel. 18690 Almuñécar.
museum, and the Castillo de San 
Miguel, an Andalusian fortress
at the top of the town’s histori-
cal centre.
Another place of interest is
the Peñón del Santo, a cliff from
which climbers can enjoy beau-
tiful vistas of the coast and
town. It is considered obligatory
to pass by the Abderramán I
statue whilst traversing this
great rock.
This whole coastal area boasts
a lovely micro climate and is
home to friendly residents.
Thanks to pleasant tempera-
tures, visitors can indulge in the
subtropical fruits the area is fa-
mous for while they explore the
area.
Peñones de San Cristóbal. :: TURISMO ANDALUZ Castillo de San Miguel. :: SUR
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EOI SHORT STORY CONTEST LIFESTYLE 45
Writing in a borrowed tongue

Students of English at the official language schools in Andalucía take part in a short story competition
:: RACHEL HAYNES school, it was soon extended to in- of our winners seem to be from Cadiz, of judges. Anyone who has attempted to
MALAGA. Since 2002 the Escuela clude all the EOIs in Andalucía. Almeria and Malaga”. Selected stories are published in write fiction or learn a foreign lan-
Oficial de Idiomas (EOI) in Malaga This year the contest received 76 Once again, the editorial team at the Malaga EOI’s own annual maga- guage will know that both are
has been running its annual short entris from all eight provinces of An- SUR in English were delighted be zine, Martiricos, while SUR in Eng- daunting tasks, so writing a short
story contest for students of English. dalucía although, as contest organ- asked to help select the winning lish readers are given the chance to story in a language that isn’t your
While at first the competition was iser and teacher at the Malaga school, story from the top three entries pre- enjoy the top three entries on these own is no small achievement.
open just to students at the Malaga Manuel Castaño, points out, “most selected by the school’s own panel pages. Happy reading!
WINNING SHORT STORY 2018
The girl who didn’t stay

Later she became friends with a “Why are all the mailboxes in this
monkey as funny as can be. city made of chocolate eggs?”
“Why don’t you live here with
us,” he said, “and live from tree Stella opened one and there was
to tree.” a robot inside as a gift.
DANIEL BARROSO ROSENDO
“Thanks! That‘s very kind of you, “Let’s go shopping,” he said. ”My
but sorry I can’t stay!” friends will give us a lift.”
S
tella was a little girl so Marzipan hotel.
fearless and so bold. She landed in a jungle of liquo- And then she got back on her “Thanks! That‘s very kind of you,
“Thanks! That‘s very kind of rice trees and juicy fizzy streams. plane and off she flew away. but sorry I can’t stay.”
you, but sorry! I can’t stay!” Stella filled up the aircraft hold
She flew an old-fashioned aero- with fruit jellybeans. She touched down at the airport And then she got back on her
plane all around the world. And then she got back on her of a shiny city at night plane and off she flew away.
plane and off she flew away. Snakes were made of marshmal-
She sat with delight in the cock- lows and hives were like candy and was amazed by the traffic Stella was hungrier than usual
pit feeling real proud, She landed on a lake of ice cream, floss clouds. and the glowing neon lights. that wet winter Sunday morn-
since her seaplane had floats, ing.
So determined and excited as she surrounded by mountains of bis- She chuckled to herself climbing She walked for hours on the
ventured through the clouds. cuits with a sugar-gloss coat. the trees laughing out loud. pavement until she stopped and She woke up mum and dad and
crossed her legs, they went downstairs yawning.
She landed on a desert of cinna- Delicious melting ice cream and
mon dunes topped with caramel. golden brown syrup to taste, To wake them up completely
mum did the usual, all that it
Soon she met a kind merchant the people were so sweet and Daniel Barroso takes:
who was riding on his camel. friendly all eating without
haste.
Rosendo Coffee, hot chocolate and deli-
“Come to our oasis, my dear, cious syrupy pancakes!
don’t worry if you have no “Come on! Get on board!, The winner of this year’s
money, said a lollipop girl from the EOI short story competi- Then dad lit up the fireplace to
village nearby. tion was born in Cadiz in make the kitchen cozy and warm.
We make delicious pastries with 1973. He went on to take
pistachios, nuts and some “Scoops of strawberry ice- a degree in English Stud- They sat quietly munching while
honey.” cream for free,” she looked ies at the university of outside brewed a storm.
Stella in the eye. Seville. He is now a Secon-
She was treated to a jar of fresh dary School English Stella looked at her mum and dad
lemonade from the sparkling “Thanks! That‘s very kind of teacher in Cadiz. He likes as they clinked their ‘yummy
well you, but sorry I can’t stay!” music and literature and has mugs’ together,
published some poems and
And all the merchants even in- And then she got back on her translations. “I’m so happy here with you that
vited Stella to be a guest at the plane and off she flew away. I could stay home forever!”
T
he sound of the window FIRST RUNNER-UP 2018 that just breathing could result in for her the first time they met. Fun-
being violently hit by an extremely hard effort. nily enough, they wouldn’t be to-
The bucket
the robust tree branches Xiu-mei was lying on a grungy gether nowadays hadn’t Xiu-mei’s
was buzzing in Xiu-Mei’s mattress, feeling her body all but father arranged the affluent feast
head. It was pouring down in such shattered. Even though she was where Qiang worked. It was held
a way that it appeared the panes really used to enduring pain, on in the stunning manor she grew up
were going to break into pieces this occasion she felt far more vul- in. The side of her mouth curled into
sooner or later. IRENE GARCÍA FERNÁNDEZ nerable than in her entire life. a smile on picturing the scene. “It
Monsoons had arrived at Guangxi “Please, give me something to bear seemed someone else’s life,” she
earlier that year. Inside the tiny hut fixed,” Xiu-Mei thought when she huge greyish clouds which had it,” she pleaded eagerly, looking sighed. That day, the vast majority
set in the heart of Mujingshui, the saw the rusty bucket he’d placed threatened to vent their fury, and sideways at a drop of liquid which of plums blossomed; she was en-
strong wind spread even more in- beneath the incessant leak. “But we finally, they fulfilled their promise was coming out of the needle. raptured either by the pleasant scent
tensely. The deafening gale had been might not have been able to afford by far. Despite the rough weather, “Please, it’s killing me,” she begged or by the view. Delicate flowers were
shaking the dirty poor shack since it,” she gave up. The humble room beads of sweat ran down Xiu-mei’s groaning with pain. swaying in the wind as if dancing
dawn. It was about to collapse as a was intermittently lit up by pow- forehead. Along with the stifling Staring at her was Qiang, the man when he passed by her line of sight
result of the severe storm. “This an- erful lightning. That morning, Xiu- heat of the summer, especially wet with whom she had been madly in carrying a heavy tray. The
cient house needs getting the roof mei had scarily been watching those and sizzling, the air was so dense love. His atmospheric eyes recalled soft breeze rocked his fringe
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revealing the most charming such beating? What can I do?” She out,” she panted. odd pushing was needed to bring
> gaze. Perhaps, if he hadn’t came to believe everything was Irene García “Stop moaning, you whiner,” blissfulness to Xiu-mei’s heart,
smiled so tenderly at her, her heart
wouldn’t have missed a beat, but
her fault. Xiu-mei was such a
wretched person, so much as for
Fernández he grunted, glancing at her ston-
ily. “If you bear a girl, she’ll be
blissfulness and fear. On the one
hand, she was as happy as the day
nonetheless he had, and she put her to want to die. “I wish I hadn’t drowned and I’ll break every sin- is long, but on the other hand, she
the smile back shyly. Sharply, the been so blind so as to go down the Irene was born in Almeria, gle one of your bones, filthy was scared stiff because of their
pitter patter of rain made her lose aisle,” she surprised herself think- where she took a degree in woman.” He spat out the unclear future.
her train of thought. She was ex- ing, every now and again. Xiu-mei Biological Sciences and words with repug- “Oh, my dear,” he guffawed at
hausted. The cramps in her lower was emotionally dependent on currently works as a nance, pointing the time he lit a cigarette and gave
belly were getting more and more him. She was actually nowhere pathology re- her to the it a long drag. “It seems to me that
painful. “Do you remember the day near as cheerful and beaming as search techni- bucket. somebody will have drowned to-
we met?” she asked to achieve a to- she used to be in the wake of his cian. She loves The deliv- day by the end of my fag,” he
ken of sympathy, to no avail. mistreatment. He shaped her up English and ery turned shouted out each word. Enfeebled
Whilst they barely knew each as a miserable and unhappy reading thrill- out a great and sore, she entreated for a mo-
other, they made the choice of get- woman. Once in a while, Xiu-mei ers. She has deal harder ment to kiss her baby’s smooth
ting married shortly after they’d thought of fleeing from everything published sev- than she cheek. Then, she carefully set down
met. She doubtlessly changed her and leave him alone, but her aim eral papers in had ever the baby on the mat, and out of
wealthy life for living in the most vanished quickly due to the fact scientific jour- imagined. the blue she whispered, “I agree…”
absolute poverty. Nevertheless, that the utter fear hindered the nals. Last year With no help, Xiu-mei could see bewilderment
the fairy tale didn’t take long to woman from making her mind up. she published My with no followed by sheer panic in Qiang’s
dissipate. Violence progressed si- As a result of labour contrac- Soul in Tears in warmth, without eyes when he peered into her hand
lently while the relationship drew tions, Xiu-mei yelled. In spite of Martiricos and the a hint of love, she did and started understanding. Even-
on. More often than not, he gave the pain screams, he kept apa- year before she won the feel lonely. She was down tually, she pushed the syringe pis-
her hell. Hits were happening day thetic, looking coldly at her. “Those writing competition in her in the dumps and she was abso- ton down, gazing at him for a
after day. At one point, she even have been especially strong. I feel language school in El Egido lutely terrified as well, remember- heart-stopping moment, and just
got used to receiving them, and weak indeed,” the young woman (Almería) with her essay enti- ing what Qiang had promised he before he knocked down, she took
nowadays the situation appeared said underneath her breath. “I tled Make Your Own Way. would do with the baby should she a look at the bucket and furiously
to be run-of-the-mill. “Do I deserve won’t be able to push. I’m worn bring a girl to life. In the end, some retorted: “Consider it done.”
O
nly three more weeks SECOND RUNNER-UP 2018 day for the next two weeks. The
and Cathy would be first ones in a long time. Maybe
calling herself a Doc- she would travel to the South. The
Three weeks remaining

tor in Medicine. Even weather was freezing cold and she
with her lifelong wish within easy had met a man on-line. He had
reach, she did not allow herself a asked her to visit him and she had
break, but it was not something not refused. “I’ll sleep on it,” she
strange. She had behaved that way had told him and, finally, she had
since she was a little girl. decided that she would give him
Her childhood had not been JOSÉ CARLOS GARCÍA CUEVAS a chance. “Nothing ventured,
easy. She could hardly remember nothing gained,” she was think-
a single day without one, or many, good for both in a certain way, but children. A turbulent girlhood about Cathy, allowing herself to ing while she closed the last of-
heated arguments at home. .. Anthony’s dramatic death changed sharply finished with a pregnancy be seen by Cathy next to the Hos- fice door and walked to the locker
Home; four walls do not make a their relationship. Cathy had al- made her fall into a nervous break- pital entrance, wishing that her room.
home, at least in her case. She used ready started studying Medicine down and behaviour disorders, but daughter would address her. It Cathy left her home in a rush.
to spend very little time in it, es- and was flat sharing with other she had always loved Cathy and never happened, as for Cathy, her She had to drive to the Hospital
pecially if Martha, her mother, two girls, taking as many jobs as she had always struggled to show mother was invisible. Nothing in because it was Saturday and the
was there. she could, in order to pay the rent love for her daughter, in spite of the world would be more hurtful subway was not running yet. It
That is why she had run away and her studies, but she moved to not having an easy going person- to Martha than Cathy’s glance, had been snowing the whole night
from home so many times. On one live alone and since then, she had ality. Martha had to work long mixed with ignorance and defi- and the roads were quite slippery
occasion, she had spent five days just focussed on her degree. Being hours in order to earn a living. ance. However, Martha kept wait- because of the ice. Although she
away before she was found by the a resident doctor, it was something Cathy would spend many hours ing by the hospital doors, yearn- did not like driving on ice, she was
police, living with a gang of petty she could afford. home alone. Then came Anthony ing for a change. used to it and she was eager to ar-
thieves and burglars in a deserted Martha could not spent a sin- and Martha would lose most of RIIIIIING!! . It was 5:10 a.m.. rive at the Hospital so she was driv-
apartment building. Martha beat gle day without thinking of her her jobs. Martha became a drug- when Cathy’s mobile woke her ing fast, even dangerously fast.
her so hard that she was in hospi- dealer since she could not get up. It was Oliver, one of her col- Martha left the building and
tal for nine days. Fortunately, So- enough money for her family oth- leagues at the Hospital, and proba- took her way home. She had to
cial Services did their job and Mar- erwise. Kathy was sixteen at the bly, her best and only friend. He wait twenty minutes for the sta-
tha lost custody of her and her José Carlos time, and she could neither un- was on duty and he knew she was tion to open and the weather was
brother Anthony, eight years her
junior. Unfortunately, that sepa-
García Cuevas derstand nor forgive Martha’s be-
haviour, especially, after Anthony’s
not, so Cathy stared at the mobile,
wondering whether to answer it
disturbingly cold, so she decided
to have a hot chocolate in the café
rated their lives. passing after a drug overdose. or not. She finally did, knowing opposite the station. She started
They were given up for adop- Born in 1970, José Carlos is It had been six years since that Oli would not play a trick on to cross the street without paying
tion to different families and An- a passionate lover of Cathy had left home and her at that time. attention to the cars …
thony was very unlucky with his cinema and mu- Martha’s life had “Good morning, Cathy!” Oliver The telephone rang. “It must
new parents. They did not take sic. He also completely said. “Sorry to call you at this time, be Oliver” Cathy thought. Who
care of him very much and he lost likes theatre, changed. She but I think you should come and else could it be? The hospital was
himself in a life of drug abuse that literature had a regular see something. An ambulance has really close, but she decided to an-
made him pass away at the age of and practis- job, cleaning just brought in a beggar with ter- swer the phone nonetheless.
nineteen. ing sports. offices at rible hallucinations. He’s been Martha was crossing the street.
Cathy was not told immediately He is cur- night and cleaned up and we’ll begin with Cathy turned her head and
and when she learnt of it some rently tak- eventually the clinical study shortly. I think opened her bag, looking for her
months later, it was too much for ing his B2 in she volun- it could be paranoid schizophre- mobile phone. She found it but
her to forgive Martha. English at teered for a nia.” did not notice the woman cross-
During that time, Cathy and EOI Málaga charity which “Not very common these days,” ing the street. She hit the brakes,
Martha had been in touch regu- and works as a helped elderly Cathy replied. “I’m on my way, but the ice made the car slide and
larly. In the bottom of her heart, civil servant for people in need. Oli. Thanks for calling.” she ran over the woman. For the
Cathy hoped for Martha to have the Junta de Anda- Mother and daughter Martha was finishing with her very first time in many years,
a regular life. They had even spent lucía. were not in touch anymore, last office that night. Thirty more mother and daughter looked into
some time together, and it was but Martha managed to find out minutes and she would be on holi- each other’s eyes …
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LIFESTYLE 47
Debra golf tournament PET CARE ERNY

HARRISON
and ball raise 46,000

:: SUR IN ENGLISH allow the charity to provide es-
Feline leukaemia virus
MALAGA. The sixteenth edition sential healthcare support to 260
of the Butterfly Children Golf and families across Spain.
Ball raised over 46,000 euros for More than 200 players took Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) If it has the disease there is
the charity Debra last weekend. part in the golf tournament, and is a rather misleading name. nothing that can be done. The
Aloha Golf Club once again hosted enjoyed a great day filled with Leukaemia, a cancer of the good news is that if your pet
the event, which coincided with prizes donated by sponsors such blood, is only one of the many does not have the disease yearly De la Cruz. :: FAMILY ARCHIVES
the 25th anniversary of the foun- as hotels and restaurants as well diseases that can strike an FeLV injections will keep it free of it
dation of the charity that helps
people with the genetic skin-blis-
as golf clubs.
Diners enjoyed a show from
cat. Very often diseases such as
pneumonia, chronic colds, anae-
and they can start as early as
nine weeks old.
Spain’s longest-
tering condition Epidermolysis the guitarist David Cale, as well mia or stomach problems oc- FeLV is on the increase, mak- living nun has died
Bullosa (EB). The funds, raised by as the duo of Mr Maph and Si- cur before the cancer becomes ing it one of the most common
players, diners and sponsors, will mone Elise. obvious. In short, the disease killers of the cat population. in Japan aged 110
breaks down the cat’s immune From all cats tested positively,
system, which makes it very 80 per cent will die within three
difficult for the animal to fight years. :: E. R.
off these problems. But there is some positive MALAGA. Malaga-born Victoria
FeLV passes from an infected news; they can be latent carri- de la Cruz García has died aged 110
cat to another through the sa- ers, never developing into the after a heart attack. Spain’s long-
liva by licking, sneezing or bit- active stage. Other strong and est living nun had resided in Ja-
ing. An infected mother will also determined cats can fight back pan for 80 years, but she never let
pass it on to her unborn kittens. and survive. But of all the cats go of her Andalusian roots: accord-
There are so many different tested positively 90 per cent will ing to family members, De la Cruz
symptoms that it is difficult for develop persistent infections would yearn for the Mediterra-
a layman to detect whether a and will die of related diseases nean and often chat in Spanish,
cat has contracted the disease. or leukaemia itself. despite not having returned home
However, watch out for impor- These are sobering figures, all since 1981.
tant signs: if a cat eats very well of which point to one solution: She arrived in Japan for the first
but still loses weight, or has no have your kitten or cat tested time in 1936 and was witness to
appetite at all even when you for FeLV as soon as possible. important historical events such
tempt him with his favourite Another bit of good news: as the Second World War and the
food, or if the cat has chronic FeLV has no relation to human Hiroshima nuclear bomb. Victo-
diarrhoea, don’t hesitate to take leukaemia. Cats cannot trans- ria de la Cruz’s work as a nun fo-
it to the vet and have it tested. mit the virus to human beings. cused upon helping women and
The funds raised will help 260 families across Spain. :: SUR setting up schools.
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FOOD&DRINK June 8th to 14th 2018
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ANDREW J. LINN
COMPETITIVE
GASTRONOMY
T
he world of gastronomy learns from who. There are cer-
is not short of competi- tainly more Spanish restaurants in
tions and accolades. Prac- the US than American restaurants
tically any organisation in Spain.
even tentatively linked to what we Organisers José María Guada-
eat or drink has its own way of muro of Daily Tourist Marbella and
handing out rewards, from The Helen Vossenberg of Marbella
World’s Top 50 Restaurants to the Channel hosted a who’s who of lo-
International Wine Challenge. In cal gastronomy, and popular award
Spain regional influences are al- winners were Thomas Stork, ex-
most as important as national ecutive chef of Puente Romano
ones, and while the annual Fiesta (think Sea Grill) and Jorge Manzur,
de Orujo (distillation of remnants general manager of the complex.
from grape pressing) competition Now, after this fifth edition of
in Potes (Asturias, northern Spain) the event, it will morph into a na-
brings together all the local artisan tional experience, something that
distillers, competition is so fierce is not to the liking of those who
A previous Feria Gastronómica in Almuñécar. :: SUR that the judges have to leave the supported it through its embry-
hall before the prizes are an- onic stage on the basis that Malaga
nounced – for their own safety. First was just that. Anyway, export
A flavour of the Costa Tropical Participants distil orujo in pub-

lic using their own stills and made
from secret recipes handed down
success is never assured, even if it
is only between regions, and rather
like Columbus’s (only) pear-
within families. Further south, the shaped venture of its type, Indian
Malaga brewery, Cervezas Victoria, slaves, there’s no place like home
Almuñécar’s 20th gastronomy fair gets professionals. From 9pm there will locally-owned and managed, turf.
underway today and promises a weekend not be special promotions on cocktails rounded off a month’s epicurean
as well as the start of a tapas com- activities with a gala night last WINE OF THE WEEK
only of food, but cocktails and gin and tonic too petition and the winner will be an- week. One of the highly-com-
nounced on Saturday at around 1pm. mendable objectives of the initia- Marqués de Cáceres Rosado
:: JENNIE RHODES bar De la Flor, Restaurante La China, There will be more cocktail of- tive is to send a young local chef on
ALMUÑÉCAR. Almuñécar, on the Yo como menú, Asador Casa La Parra, fers on Saturday starting at 4pm and a paid scholarship arranged by This rosé wine from one of
Costa Tropical, is celebrating 20 years Mesón Mari y Miguel, Salitre Playa, on Friday and Saturday there will Chef Training US to a well-known Rioja’s best-known bodegas is al-
of gastronomy this weekend, with Internacional Kelibia, Mesón Gala, be dancing at 8pm. Alma Marinera restaurant, on the condition of ways a hot-weather hit - or will
the annual Feria Gastronómica in La Despensa de la Abuela, Taberna will be performing on Friday while course that he or she returns to be if any hot weather ever arrives.
the town’s Parque El Majuelo. Ayer, La Choza, Pizzería Da Mario, on Saturday the Sabor a Mar dance Spain and shows colleagues what Made from the usual blend of
The event, which is organised by Puchero de Helena, Bar Bikini, He- troupe will be on the stage. they have learned. As a way of Tempranillo and Garnacha grape
the Almuñécar Valle Tropical hos- ladería-Cafetería Daniel and Dis- More dancing will come on Sun- broadening connections and fos- varieties, it quite simply pleases
pitality association, officially opens tribuciones Gomezcor, will be par- day at 1pm from Andalucía Baila be- tering an interchange of ideas and everybody all of the time. In al-
at 1pm today. ticipating in the fair. fore the event closes at 6pm. methods, there are few better most any wine for five euros
Seventeen local establishments, A gin and tonic workshop will be ways, although it is debatable who plus.
including Mesón El Corzo, Gastro- held at 5pm today and is open to ·
 www.almunecar.es
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The long and

complex history
of sangría
The name of this iconic Spanish drink
actually comes from the British Antilles
:: ANA VEGA PÉREZ DE ARLUCEA cinnamon and powdered clove,
MALAGA. If you thought that san- plenty of nutmeg and a crust of
gría, paella and the siesta after lunch toast”. This drink was described by
were a Spanish invention, then the Frenchman Jean-Baptiste La-
think again. The “refreshing drink bat in his book ‘Nouveau voyage
which combines wine and water aux isles de l’Amérique’ (1722), who
with sugar and lemon and other tasted the concoction on his trip to
complements”, as it is defined in the British Antilles and declared
the Real Academia Española (RAE), that, once strained and chilled, it
is British. Well, the name is any- was delicious and refreshing.
way. And before you start tearing This ‘sangaree’, made with wine
your hair out and cursing Perfidi- from Madeira, Porto or the Canary
ous Albion, take a deep breath, it’s Islands (sometimes also with rum),
not as bad as it sounds. was a very popular drink in the colo-
The British sangría has been nies of Barbados, Bahamas and Vir- Sangría made with rosé, red wine and champagne. :: R. C.
known about since 1987 when the ginia throughout the seventeenth
philologist Francisco Marcos and eighteenth centuries. From the In 1803, the RAE would veto the 19th century that mixture was Week in León and lemonade txak-
Álvarez, divulged to the Spanish English ‘sangaree’, Labat understood ‘grey blood’ and would choose to known here as lemonade. Descen- oli is typical of Orozko (Vizcaya).
Language History Congress ‘sang-gris’, a term that passed via include a new meaning for the word dant of the medicinal and spicy The zurra or zurracapote are also
(Cáceres) that the word sangría Chinese whispers to Spanish as ‘grey sangría: “a drink that is composed wines of the Middle Ages, wine lem- similar drinks made with white or
comes from ‘sangaree’, a drink en- blood’ thanks to Esteban Terreros of water, lemon and red wine”. This onade was one of the most popular red wine, fruit and sugar.
joyed by the British residents of the and his ‘Diccionario castellano con meaning stood for decades in Mex- drinks of the Golden Age. In Menorca, the sengri menor-
British West Indies and some other las voces de ciencias y artes’ (1788). ico and other Spanish-American Whether served as a soft drink quin, without a doubt comes from
North American colonies back in He defined it as “a beverage that countries, probably due to the Car- or as a medicine, it was used to the English ‘sangaree’. The British
the seventeenth century. When the English invented and is often ibbean influence, but strangely in treat fever, vomiting and as an an- occupation of the island during the
British expats are demanding san- drunk in the English and French Spain, there is no previous men- ticoagulant measure before blood- seventeenth century left, among
gría on the terrace of a local bar they colonies of America: the English say tion to 1800, except for “sangrías letting. other things, this hot drink made
are unwittingly using an Anglicism. that it refreshes because it contains de vino tinto” served at the Cadiz However by the mid-nineteenth from red wine, sugar, orange, cin-
Sangaree, back in 1694 on the is- some lemon juice or citron [...] but Carnival in 1770. century, Spain fervently adopted namon, anise, nutmeg and bread,
land of Martinique, was made with that it goes quickly to the head Is it that wine and lemon maybe the term ‘sangría’ and the old ‘lem- extraordinarily similar to that con-
“Madeira wine mixed in a jug with proves that this drink contains a lot didn’t appeal to Spaniards? Of course onade’ was abandoned. coction that over 300 years ago La-
sugar, juice from a lemon, a little of spirit and a lot of fire”. it did, but until the beginning of ‘Lemonade’ is still alive in Holy bat tried in sunny Martinique.
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HEALTH&BEAUTY June 8th to 14th 2018
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When drugs start at 14

fact that he or she goes out at night
“and has four beers” is a lesser evil.
In fact, Dr Sánchez said that while
43.7 per cent of parents are tolerant
about their children drinking alco-
hol, their posture changes radically
Addiction is occurring earlier and the effects of new substances are unknown when it comes to drug consumption:
“They say that of course they don’t
want their child to take illegal sub-
Cannabis, alcohol, tobacco stances, but they are much more per-
and cocaine are those most missive about them drinking four
beers,” he explained, and alcohol - in
consumed by children. this case beer, wine or even energy
“Some even take cannabis drinks - represents a gateway to the
at school break times,” says consumption of other, equally nox-
ious, substances.
an addiction specialist The doctor said that cannabis, al-
cohol, tobacco and cocaine “are the
:: ANA PÉREZ-BRYAN substances most consumed by these
MALAGA. The good news is that for age groups. People refer to addictive
the first time since 1994 the National “substances” but should also take
Drugs Plan has detected a stabilisa- into account addictive “behaviours”,
tion of the age when youngsters start he stressed, because those also in-
to consume toxic substances. The bad clude social media and gambling, and
news is that, on average, that age is their uncontrolled use is also on the
as low as 14, and some have even increase.
started much earlier, aged 12. This is a worrying situation and
The devastating consequences of the specialists at the conference also
addictions on an increasingly young warned of new drugs, whose direct
and numerous section of the popu- effects upon the body are unknown.
lation have yet to be determined, and From left to right, Julio Alberto, Noelia Suárez, Juan José Soriano, Carlos Sánchez, Nuria García, María José This is such a problem that, as Dr Sán-
the causes and their consequences Cobo, José Luis Ruiz Espejo, Ana Isabel González and John Kreuze, before the start of the conference. :: S. S. chez admitted, “patients are dying of
were discussed recently during the cardiac arrest and we can’t do any-
conference on Youth Awareness of needed. And this is all in a scenario “There are even cases of cannabis lookout for the warning signs which thing about it”. Among these new
Addictions which was organised by in which, specialists emphasise, no- being consumed at break time in may indicate that a teenager has substances with unknown conse-
the MonteAlminara centre and the body is immune to the possibility of schools,” warned the medical psy- started to consume toxic substances. quences are GHB, metaphredone and
Andalusian Youth Institute. ending up as drug consumers, espe- chiatrist of the Triora MonteAlmi- ketamine, “which are probably the
The effects of this consumption cially during adolescence, which is nara centre, Dr Carlos Sánchez The role of parents most problematical because we don’t
from a medical, psychiatric, legal, ju- often the period when a young per- Menéndez, to an audience which in- Parents also have a key role in this know anything about them”.
dicial and social point of view reflect son will play down the risk factor be- cluded therapists, psychologists, doc- prevention strategy, but they often The abuse of these substances
the different aspects of a problem for cause of their interest in trying new tors and teachers. He called on these turn a blind eye to these changes in means that doctors are seeing young-
which prevention policies are badly things. professionals to be constantly on the their child’s behaviour or think the sters aged 13 or 14 “who have no idea
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HEALTH&BEAUTY 51
what is going on around them,”, says that many also come from “normal
this psychiatrist, who specialises in Alcohol is a gateway to families, but try drugs during their
addictions, child-youth psychiatry adolescence”. She also described a
and neuropsychiatry.
children’s consumption third profile which, she said, worries
Nevertheless, the illegal substances of other illegal her: “It is when parents are violent
are not always responsible for medi- substances towards their children, which is in-
cal problems which arise from an ad- creasingly a matter of concern... that’s
diction. The National Drugs Plan re- where consumption comes into it,
fers to a worrying statistic, that young- mostly of cannabis. It provides a form
sters aged 13.7 years on average are From a legal point of of relaxation for the children in light
being medicated with hypno-seda- of their parents’ behaviour and their
tives, with or without medical pre-
view, more children are relationship with their surroundings.”
scription, to which Dr Sánchez raised involved in drugs- Another speaker was Julio Alberto
a question: “Who is to blame for that?
Doctors? Parents? Teachers who have
related court cases Moreno, a former footballer with Bar-
celona FC, Atlético Madrid and the
children with problems in their class- Spanish team, who has described his
room and wash their hands of them, rehabilitation from drugs in a book,
asking the parents to take them to However, the psychiatric and clini- ‘Nunca recordaré haber muerto’, and
see a specialist?” he asked. It is a fact cal effects are not the only ones as- who insisted that addictions do not
that an increasing number of chil- sociated with addictions in adoles- depend on social class or financial cir-
dren these days can’t sleep and show cence. There are legal and judicial fac- cumstances.
signs of anxiety when treated with tors involved too, which need a de- This elite sportsman was highly
this type of pharmaceutical product. tailed analysis. critical of the decision to stop sport
The effects of long-term consump- This was provided by the Prosecu- at schools. “It means that only some
tion of this type are unknown; and tor for Juveniles at the Malaga Pro- children play sport, and they have to
all these doubts were explained at the vincial Court, María José Cobo, who organise it themselves,” he said. He
conference by the director of the Mon- explained that there are more and also talked about the lack of teaching
teAlminara centre, Nuria García: “We more drugs-related cases involving of social skills, because in his opin-
know what the consequences of tak- children nowadays. She insisted that ion this would be a powerful preven-
ing heroin will be on a large part of truly effective preventive policies are tive factor.
the population, but in this case we needed “in this intermediate stage, “Children learn languages and
don’t know what the consequences which is from the time the children mathematics, but they are not learn-
will be. The children of today don’t start trying drugs until they end up ing the necessary social skills or
have any historic memory of that, in court”, and she also described the healthy lifestyle habits,” he said.
they don’t even know what they are profile of youngsters to whom that Finally, the regional government
getting into. They are losing many applies. representative in Malaga, José Luis
behavioural skills, and the effects of Ruiz Espejo, stressed the importance
that will be seen in the future,” she Children in court of the administrations and society
said. Firstly, María José Cobo talked about working together “to move forward
She also raised a question which the children “who we know are al- in tackling this problem and make
is unanswerable from the informa- ready in a risky situation because progress in preventive policies. This
tion available: “What will happen to someone in their family consumes is something everybody needs to be
our children in ten years’ time?” or traffics drugs,” but she pointed out involved in,” he said.
52 HEALTH&BEAUTY June 8th to 14th 2018
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A nursing career in two countries

Liz Brown UK and Spain registered nurse “Choose wisely when
‘The English Nurse’ familiar with the country as they had
looking for carers”
recognised a need been coming on holiday since George
was two. Liz’s advice for anyone looking
for home care among Liz wanted to continue in a field for care for elderly people is that
foreign residents in she knew well and recognised a de- home care services do exist but
the Axarquía area mand for English-speaking carers on warns, “choose wisely”.
the eastern Costa del Sol: “There is “A good provider will produce
an increasing population of aging for- evidence of registration and state
:: JENNIE RHODES eign people here who don’t have fam- within their contract that their
NERJA. Liz Brown can be easily iden- ily or partners to care for them.” care providers are police-
tified by her British nurse uniform. The experienced nurse describes checked, insured and that they
She is a Registered General Nurse cases of elderly Brits who were re- are working legally.
(RGN) in the UK as well as being, as turning to the UK in the hope that “If anything goes wrong, the
far as she is aware, the only Briton they would get the help they required person at the receiving end of the
registered with the Colegio Oficial through the NHS. “People just think service, along with the deliverer
de Enfermería in Malaga. that they will fall back into the sys- of the service, can face a hefty
“It was a very long process to get tem but the NHS iss extremely fine, which is the case for any
registered here in Malaga,” explains stretched and thee care is service from carer to plumber
Liz , who had wanted to be a nurse basic and it’ss defi- and carpenter,” she says.
since she was three. She adds that she nitely nott the There is a home help service in
got some “funny looks” at the begin- case thatt they Spain but after a very lengthy
ning, but now that she goes to the ceive
will receive wait for assessment, the typical
same hospital and health centres as what they time allotted per patient, she
an interpreter, she is well-known expectt to.” says, is just two hours a fortnight.
among staff. hat’s
What’s Liz B
Brown (centre and inset) with other
The nurse, who specialises in care more,e, ac- carers at Nerja Residents’ Day. :: J. R.
care
for the elderly, has lived in the vil- ng to
cording
lage of Cómpeta with her 18-year-old Liz, while whe
whereas of Malaga), she has taken on 14 car- for the future which include the crea-
son, George, for ten years and has pan-
the Span- in the UK ers to help manage the workload. All tion of an appliance which patients
been registered as a nurse in Malaga ocial
ish social there is an carers have English as a first language can plug into a socket at home which
for three. For a number of years Liz security under- but most speak a good degree of Span- sends a message to the carer’s mobile
was travelling back and forth to con- system runs standing ish and or other languages. phone to let them know that they
tinue working at the University Hos- milar
in a similar h
that hospitals “It is important to speak English are up and about each morning.
pital of Lancaster. She also ran pri- way to thee UK’s p
will provide all as people want to be able to commu- “Many people live on their own and
vate residential and nursing homes NHS, theree are ca
the care. nicate in their own language, or a lan- don’t want to have to rely on neigh-
as well as a community care service erences.
some stark differences. guage they are very comfortable in bours to check that they are OK every
in the north west of England. “The home caree service network of carers
A netwo when they are not well and carers day,” explains Liz, who plans to train
However, inevitably this became ited than in the
here is even more limited Since Liz started
starte working full-time need to be able to pick up colloquial more carers in autumn to meet the
exhausting and complicated, so she UK, but the service is more efficient in the Axa
Axarquía under the banner of English and accents,” Liz says, add- growing demand for her service, as
decided that she and George, who has with less waste,” she says, also ex- ‘The English Nurse’ (she works mainly ing that all carers have a UK NVQ well as offering a holiday home-cum-
Asperger’s, would live in Spain per- plaining that Spanish families tend in Nerja as that is where the biggest qualification in care work. respite care for people who are not
manently. The pair were already very to be more involved in patient care British population is based in the east The English Nurse has more plans in permanent residential care.
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Malaga Terral Festival

MALAGA. Panamanian Rubén
Blades heads up the pro-
gramme of this year’s Malaga
Terral Festival which also in-
cludes Uruguayan Jorge Drex-
ler, the Belgian pianist and
composer Wim Mertens,
Briton Ala.Ni and Portuguese
Salvador Sobral and Teresa Sal-
gueiro.
The female voices are pro-
vided by Rocío Márquez and
Soleá Morente together with
the Granada band Napoleón
Solo; Paula Domínguez fronts
Flamencohen, a poetic/musical
show which honours Leonard
Cohen with adaptations based
on the biography by Alberto
Manzano. Wim Mertens.
This year’s edition, which
takes place at the Teatro Cer- INFORMATION
vantes in Malaga, will end with
Grito pelao, choreographed by
Rocío Molina and with singer  Where. Teatro Cervantes,
Sílvia Pérez Cruz. Malaga.
The performances start at
8.30pm and tickets can be pur-  What. A series of 10 perfor-
chased from the theatre’s box of- mances of modern and contem-
fice (902 360 295 / 952 076 262) porary dance and music inclu-
online at www.teatrocervan- ding flamenco.
tes.es and www.unientradas.es.
A full programme can be  When. 22 June - 7 August.
found at malagadecultura.com. Soleá Morente.
54 WHAT TO DO June 8th to 14th 2018
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EXHIBITIONS ‘Closer to María Zambrano’ The Stones and The Beatles

Malaga. Until 15 June, 10am-2pm. Malaga. Until 18 June. La Térmica,
Centro de Estudios Hispano-Mar- Avda de Los Guindos.
Javier Calleja roquí. ‘Rival’ photographers Terry O´Neill
Marbella. Until 28 July. Yusto / Gi- An exhibition of art which cele- and Gered Mankowitz immortal-
ner Gallery, C/Madera. brates the legacy of María Zam- ised some of the most important
‘I hope you don’t mind’ is the name brano with each artist choosing an bands in history including The
of the latest exhibition by Malaga element from works to inspire Beatles and The Rolling Stones. An
artist Javier Calleja. their art. Includes drawings, paint- exhibition of some of their photos
ings and sculptures. is on show in La Térmica until June.
Es.Arte Alejandro Dron
Marbella. Until 28 June. Es.Arte Picasso, Momentos Decisivos
Gallery, San Pedro de Alcántara, Malaga. Until 21 June. Fundación
Avd del Mediterráneo. Picasso, Casa Natal.
Residing in New York, Argentinian These 18 paintings demonstrate
artist Alejandro Dron is currently three distinct stages of the art-
displaying his works in the Agatha ist’s work. The first room dis-
Ruiz de la Prada shop in Madrid and The Ramparts will perform in Malaga next week. :: SUR plays eight sketches for Las
in the Es.Arte gallery in Marbella. Señoritas de Aviñón, the second
focuses on the artist’s attitude to
‘Precarious’
Malaga. Until 10 June. Sala Alfajar,
C/Cister.
The Ramparts in Malaga Franco, and the third offers an
insight into the artist’s blue and
pink stages.
An exhibition of works by
Francisco Buenavida. Javier Calleja, Marbella. :: TONY BRYANT Management, The Ramparts Malaga lighthouse
MALAGA. The Ramparts, one first concert will be held in the Malaga. Until 30 June. Museo Al-
of Ireland’s most popular all- Finca La Donaira in Montecorto, borania, Palmeral de las Sorpresas,
male choirs, are to perform a country estate set in the Ronda Muelle 2.
three concerts in Malaga this Mountains. The show begins at An exhibition detailing how im-
next week. 8pm and tickets cost 35 euros. portant the lighthouse has been
The Dublin-based chamber For information and tickets, to Malaga over the last two hun-
choir became an internet sensa- phone 951 39 00 59. dred years; how it faired during
tion last summer when a video The Avanto Restaurant in La wars and earthquakes and what
of the group busking in Grafton Cala de Mijas is the venue for it meant to sailors, vessels and
Street went viral on You Tube. the second show on Monday 11 the port of Malaga.
Following their internet success, June. Tickets for the show,
the group were invited to per- which begins at 8.30pm, cost Creadores 2018
form in the hit stage musical, 25 euros. (Reservations call: Malaga. Until 8 July. La Térmica,
Once, at the Olympia Theatre in 693 751 857.) Avda de Los Guindos.
Dublin. Earlier this year, the The group’s final performance Irene González, Ernesto Casero,
group competed in Ireland’s Got will be at the Velvet Restaurant Enar de Dios, Marco Moreira, Miri-
Talent. They also participated in in Nueva Andalucía, Marbella, mari Väyrynen and Alejandro Gi-
the BBC musical show, Pitch on Wednesday 13 June. The nés are the ‘Creadores’ that are ex-
Battle, coming second place show starts at 8pm and tickets hibiting their works.
with an acapella version of cost 30 euros. (Reservations call:
DNCE’s Kissing Strangers. 604 192 491.) The Donkey
The group’s repertoire offers Prices include a welcome Mijas. Until 25 June. Sala del Patio
a wide range of styles, including drink and canapés during the de las Fuentes, Mijas town hall .
pop, traditional Irish folk, bar- interval. For more informa- El Burro y Sus Parientes is the title
bershop and classical music. tion, see the Facebook page for of the exhibition currently being
Organised by Project Music Project Music Management. held at the town hall in Mijas. It
consists of a series of photogrpahs
taken by the Sociedad Malagueña
de Fotografía.
Dorina Krstic
Benalmádena. Until 23 June. Sala
de Exposiciones, Castillo Bil Bil.
Bright, colourful paintings by
Dorina Krstic.
Art for a good cause

Mijas. Until 2 July. Casa Museo,
Plaza de la Libertad, 2.
A selection of works created by the
Círculo de Pintores Solidarios to
raise money for the Spanish Red
Cross.
Creadores, Malaga
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CHARITY
Cudeca Sunflower Campaign

Malaga. Until 8 July. Malaga city,
Traditional romería in Coín
Arroyo de la Miel, Fuengirola, Mi-
jas, Nerja, Torremolinos, Marbella,
Málaga, Benalmádena.
The Sunflower Campaign 2018 is :: TONY BRYANT
aimed at improving awareness of COÍN. Coín is getting ready to
the charity’s work. Volunteers will Alejandro Dron, Marbella celebrate its annual pilgrimage
be offering the symbol of interna- to the shrine of the Virgen de
tional palliative care, the sun- work by Creative Costa Women la Fuensanta. A popular tradi-
flower, in exchange for a donation. artists will be available to purchase tion where religious devotion
on the night. Tickets: Costa is mixed with joyous celebra-
Acompalia summer fiesta Women’s Facebook page. tion, the romería’s origins are
Castell de Ferro. 8 June, 7-11pm. based on a legend concerning
Castell de Ferro town hall. TAPAS production the apparition of the Virgin
An evening of entertainment with Coín. 30 June, 6.30pm. Restau- Mary that dates back to 1487.
dance, music and activities for chil- rante Los Cabales, A7059 Cártama The journey to the sanctuary
dren. Stalls selling handicrafts and to Coín road. 10€ members, 12€ of the Virgin, also the town’s
preserves. non-members. patron, begins at 10am on Sat-
The evening’s entertainment in- urday 9 June, when around 50
Big Band swing Sounds cludes a two act play with dinner. Romany style caravans adorned Romany-style caravans embark on the pilgrimage . :: TONY BRYANT
Coín. 9 June, 7.30pm. Los Cabales The play will be ‘Who killed the with sprays of flowers and re-
on the A7069 Cártama/Coin road. hotel manager’ by Chris Martin. ligious emblems will embark the riverside. It was once tradi- The celebrations continue
17€ non members, 15€ members. Money raised will go to Debra, the on the five-kilometre journey. tional to baptise anyone who well into the dark hours and
TAPAS is holding a two course din- butterfly children’s charity and Many of the carts are pulled by was making their first pilgrim- are only interrupted by the
ner and a show with sounds of the Arca Noah, animal charity. Email: oxen, donkeys and horses, and age in this river as it was be- mass held in honour of the Vir-
big bands performed by members events@tapassociety.com the scene is a reminder of the lieved that they would then be gin. The sacred image is then
of the choir. The event will raise travelling gypsy caravans that blessed by the Virgin. The cele- hoisted onto the shoulders of
money for DEBRA, the butterfly MUSIC & DANCE once roamed Andalucía. brations really get going once the pilgrims, who then embark
children charity and Arca Noah for Pilgrims dressed in traditional everyone has arrived at the small on a silent procession.
abandoned animals. Contact An- attire sing and dance to sevilla- white hermitage nestled among A competition to decide the
gela Stopforth: 685386923 or Festival of Chamber Music nas and light flamenco as the the olive and orange groves. most beautifully decorated
email publicity@tapassociety.com. Malaga. Until 10 June. Teatro Eche- procession trundles through the A constant flow of people wagon is held on Sunday morn-
garay, Teatro Cervantes (10 June). countryside. One of the most will pass through the chapel to ing and the winner will have
Good Vibrations ‘Dedicado a España’ is the third of picturesque parts of the journey show their devotion to the the honour of escorting the Vir-
Estepona. 10 June, 8pm. The Piano four concerts being held at the Tea- takes place at the River Pereilas, iconic image, but once the relig- gin back to the San Juan Bau-
Bar, Puerto de Estepona, Avd Luis tro Echegaray followed on 9 June when the pilgrims and their ani- ious duties have been fulfilled, tista church in Coín.
Braille. by ‘Inspiración Lejana’. Both begin mals are rested and watered at it is time for the fiesta. www.coin.es
Opera singer Clarice Williams (part at 8pm and tickets costs 10€ for
of the 3Divas tour) with special each performance. The festival
guest fifteen-year-old Amalia. In ends with a concert ‘Carácter es-
aid of the Nuevo Hogar Betania pañol’ at Teatro Cervantes at 7pm. break in between. The guitarists
charity. Tickets: 20€ www.unientradas.es come from Spain, Italy, the Nether-
lands, US, Bulgaria, Germany and
FOTA Summer Ball Guitar Festival France and offer all style of guitar
Mijas. 14 June, from 7pm. Val- Ronda. Until 9 June. Convento de music. During the day there will be
paraiso restaurant. 37.50€ Santo Domingo, C/Armiñán. 15€ guitar exhibitions and workshops,
For FOTA members and their Two concerts every night begin- concerts and conferences.
friends. Tickets available from the ning at 9pm with a 15-minute www.rondaguitarfestival.com
FOTA information desk in Salon
Varietés Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays 11.30am to 1.15pm. Pre-
dinner drinks and canapés served
by the pool at 7 pm, followed by
meal, drinks and entertainment.
Lion’s 20th anniversary ball

Mijas. 8 June, from 7.30pm. Hotel
Tamisa Golf. 45€
To celebrate their 20th anniversary
the Mijas Lions are holding a ball
and charter night. The price
includes dinner at the Hotel Tamisa
Golf with free bar until midnight
and entertainment. Tickets are
available in the Lions Charity Shop,
C/Torremolinos La Cala de Mijas.
Tel: 677 059 661 or from the Tamisa
Golf Hotel.
Costa Women summer party

La Cala de Mijas. 29 June, Avanto
Restaurant. 37€.
This event is to raise money for the
Asociación Knitted Knockers Costa
del Sol which makes hand knitted
breast prostheses and Acompalia,
who is raising funds to build a hos-
pice for the terminally ill in Gra-
nada province. The evening will in-
clude a fashion show. Dinner in-
cludes ½ bottle of wine per person
or soft drinks followed by coffee.
Entertainment with Laurie Scott
Professional Wedding & Party DJ
and Mr Maph and Simone. Art
56 WHAT TO DO June 8th to 14th 2018
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MUSIC & DANCE 14 June, 11am. Performance from

dance students from the
The Cave festival in Nerja

Universidad Popular. Free entry.
Jazz Vejer 15 June, 7.30pm. Performance by
Cadiz. 8, 9 June . dancers from the Academia de
The Festival Internacional Jazz Danza Ana María Tineo. 4€. Tickets
Vejer returns for its third edition available at the academy or Colegio
with concerts that include Shai Salliver.
Maestro Trio, Andrea Motis and :: JENNIE RHODES
Joan Chamorro Quartet, Tank and NERJA. The 59th Nerja Caves EVENTS
The Bangas, Chicuelo and International Festival of Music
Mezquida, Leo Minax and and Dance will get under way
Mistoquente, O Sister! and Juno on Saturday 16 June with a What happens after Brexit?
and Darrell. performance by African- San Roque. 14 June, 6pm. Alcaidesa
https://tickentradas.com/fest/iii- American soprano and jazz Golf Club. Free.
festival-internacional-jazz-vejer- musician, Barbara Hendricks, DeVere Spain hosts an informative
2018 inside the cave itself. seminar in which important issues
Hendricks was born in 1948 post-Brexit, such as residency, Brit-
La Cala Live in Arkansas, USA and has lived ish citizens’ rights and money will
La Cala de Mijas. Every Thursday in Europe since 1977. She will be be discussed.
May to September. performing with her Trio, the
Live bands and dance performances Road to Freedom, along with The Mustard Seed Gang
will take place in the plaza in front Matthias Algotsson on the piano Alhaurín El Grande. 9 June, 3-
the town hall. and Ulf Englund, on guitar. 4.30pm. Cemetery Chapel.
14 June. Skafeinados. There will also be a piano re- Story telling, crafts for kids, songs
cital by classical pianist, Javier etc. For more information:
Pequeña Orquesta Perianes (Nerva, Spain, 1978) Barbara Hendricks in concert in 2015. :: SUR 665914252 or 697867377
Mediterránea on Thursday 19 July in the cave.
Puerto Banús. 17 June, 6pm. Vasari He will play pieces by Debussy Mini cruise
Center. 5€. and Manuel Falla. Pepe Rivero Trío on 13 July.
INFORMATION Fuengirola. 13 June, from Fuengi-
Classical and modern music. The outdoor stage will host The Malaga Symphony Or- rola port to Benalmádena. 20€
Reservations: 689000944 the flamenco group Compañía chestra will be performing Bee-  Where: Nerja Caves and Enjoy a view of the coast, great
reservas@musicaconencanto.org Flamenca de Manuel Liñán who thoven’s Piano Concerto Nº 5 in Plaza de España. shopping with light lunch and
will perform the show ‘Nómada’ E-flat major, Op. 73. and Dvorak’s drink included. Age Concern:
Malaga Philharmonic on 29 June. Paquito D’Rivera, Cu- Symphony Nº 9 ‘The New World’  When: June and July 686289904 weekdays 10am - 4pm.
Orchestra ban-born American saxophonist, in the Plaza de España in Nerja
Malaga. Teatro Cervantes clarinetist and composer, will be town centre on Thursday 5 July.  Tickets: www.cuevaden- Age Concern BBQ
14, 15 June, 8pm. performing his show ‘Setenta It is advisable to book early as erja.es Los Boliches. 14 June, 25€
Mahler’s Symphony nº 6 in A años de música mágica’ with the performances sell out quickly. All inclusive BBQ buffet at one of
minor ‘Tragic’ followed by the best beach bars in Los Boliches.
Symphony nº4 by Bohuslav Live music. Call: 686289904 week-
Martinu. Tickets: days from 10am - 4pm.
http://www.teatrocervantes.com wide repertoire of bossa nova, www.auditorioestepona.com
samba, chor and a touch of jazz. Granada Beer Festival
TAPAS ‘In The Mood’ www.dolmenesestepona.com Johnny G & The Girls Granada. 15, 16, 17 June, Feria de
Cártama. 9 June. Las Cabales res- Villanueva del Trabuco. 14 June, Muestras, Armilla-Granada.
taurant on Cártama to Coín road. Dance festival 7.30pm. Venta Talillas restaurant. National, international and craft
17€ non members, 15€ members. Almuñécar. 9, 10 June. Casa de la 5€ beers at this unique event. Last
The concert includes a two course Cultura. Johnny G will be performing the year the fair attracted over 8,000
meal. https://www.tapassoci- The Salange Janssens professional best songs from the 50s, 60s and visitors with conferences, exhibi-
ety.com/what-s-on dance school will be performing. 70s. Soul, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis and tions and tastings. Live music,
Tickets from the school or the box more. crafts and gastronomy. Facebook :
Music in the Dolmens office. @granadabeerfestival | Instagram :
Estepona. 9 June, 8pm. Centro de Promúsica chamber orchestra www.instagram.com/granadabeer-
Interpretación de la Necrópolis El Ballet Rincón de la Victoria. 15 June, Derek Acorah, Gibraltar. festival
Megalítica de Corominas, Parque Estepona. 17 June, 6pm. Auditorio 9pm. Tunnels of Cala del Moral.
San Isidro Labrador. 15€. Felipe VI. The average age of the orchestra Tom Petty, Neil Young, Rolling Bloomsday bathe and read on
A concert by Brasileirinho, a group The Russian Ballet School pays is just 19. Stones, Elvis, Pink Floyd the beach
who pay tribute to the greats such tribute to Marius Petipa in this Fuengirola. 16 June, from 8-
as Nelson Sargento, Carlos Lyra, Zé dance gala. Tickets and Rondalla Sierra Almijara Derek Acorah 10.30am. La Cepa Playa.
Keti and Adonirán Barbosa with a information: 678 946 115 - Nerja. 16 June,9pm. Centro Cul- Gibraltar. 22 June, 7.30pm. Inces The reading will be from Ulysses -
tural Villa de Nerja. 5€ Theatre, Main Street. 28£, VIP 8th year - chapter eight in any lan-
The Rondalla Sierra Almijara 55£ guage. http://rogercum-
orchestra will perform a concert in Sunrock Live presents a concert miskey.com/bloomsday-2018/
honour of Jose Millón Poveda (Pepe with Derek Acorah. Tickets:
Millón) who died last year and who 722570200 or Royal British Legion Trip to
was director and one of the biggest www.sunrocklive.com Seville
promoters of the orchestra. Mollina. 22 June. Various pick up
Flamenco in the Museum points. Members 11€, non-mem-
Live Rock and Folk music Malaga. Museo de Arte Flamenco bers 13€.
Fuengirola. 9 June, 8pm. Pirpa’s Peña Juan Breva, C/Ramón Fran- Tickets from RBL’s Saydo market
69 Bar, Paseo Marítimo. Free. quelo. stall or call: 665456007
Tommy & Jerry, Mojo Duo, plays 9 June, 9.30pm. Sandra Cisneros
and her dance group. Coach excursion to Gibraltar
14 June, 9.30pm. Juan Fco Rivera Torre del Mar. 21 June, 19 July.
and his dance group. Various departure points. 12€
Transport, travel insurance
Mujer included. Passport necessary. Lux
Almuñécar. 19 June, 8pm. Casa de Mundi Torre del Mar. Tel:952 543
la Cultura. 334 or e-mail: luxmundi@lux-
María Gómez ‘La Canastera’ mundi.org
presents her new dance show
‘Mujer’. Phoenix Club trips
El Chorro by train. 15 June. Various
Teatro Las Lagunas pick ups. 24€. Lunch extra.
Mijas. Camino del Albero, 16. The Phoenix club is a registered
9 June, 7pm. Performance from charitable association raising
dance students from the funds for three local charities and
El Ballet, Estepona. Universidad Popular. Free entry. SSAFA in the UK.
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Magpie Art Talk C/Alcazabilla 4, Malaga. Tel: 902 Tues, Wed). Solo: A Star War Story: 15.45
Marbella. 8 June. Magpie Interna- 36 02 95 or visit www.cinealbe- McQueen: 15.45 (Sat, Mon); (every day).
tional Art Gallery, Calle Virgen del niz.com or www.unientradas.es 17.30 (Wed); 17.45 (Tues); 18.00 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Pilar, 7. Lucky: 16.30, 22.15. (Thurs); 18.10 (Fri, Mon); 18.15 3D: 17.10 (every day).
The talk will be given by Professor The Man Who Killed Don Qui- (Sun); 19.45 (Wed); 20.00 (Tues); Jurassic World: Fallen King-
Juho Ahava on “photography in art.” xote: 17.00, 19.30. 20.15 (Thurs); 20.30 (Fri-Mon). dom: 19.45, 22.25 (Mon-Fri);
Disobedience: 20.40, 22.40. The Strangers: Prey at Night: 12.30, 19.45, 22.25 (every day).
Fish and Fresh McQueen: 16.30, 18.30, 22.30. 15.30 (Sat, Mon); 18.30 (Wed).
Torremolinos. 6-8 June. Solo: A Star War Story: 15.30 Screenings of opera, ballet,
More than 70 bars, restaurants and Cinesur Miramar (Sat, Mon); 17.30 (Wed); 17.45 documentaries and theatre
stalls will be offering five popular Avda. de la Encarnación, Fuengi- (Tues); 19.30 (Fri, Thurs, Sat, www. yelmocines.es
fish dishes for only 6 euros for a rola. Tel. 952 19 86 00. Mon); 20.00 (Wed); 22.00 (Sun); Coppelia. Live from the Bolshoi
sharing plate, with a soft drink or Jurassic World: Fallen King- Mustard Seed Gang, AEG. 22.15 (Fri, Thurs, Sat, Mon). Ballet. 10 June, 17.00, (Rincón de
small beer for 1 euro extra. dom: 12.15, 16.30, 19.05, 21.35, Deadpool 2: 15.50 (Sat, Mon); la Victoria, Vialia Málaga).
00.15 (every day). goya.com 16.00 (Sun); 20.15 (Thurs); 20.30 Swan Lake: Live from the ROH
O. V. FILM Deadpool 2: 12.00, 16.00, 17.15 Jurassic World: Fallen King- (Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues). (ballet). 12 June, 20.15, (Rincón
(every day). dom: 15.45 (Sat-Mon); 17.00 de la Victoria, Vialia)
SUR in English advises calling Solo: A Star Wars Story: 12.00, (Wed, Thurs); 17.15 (Fri-Tues); Yelmo Cines, Plaza Mayor
cinemas to check for any last min- 16.45 (every day); 19.35, 22.20 17.30 (Sun); 18.00 (Fri, Sat, Mon, Centro de Ocio Plaza Mayor, Avda. Musica Con Encanto
ute time changes. Lunchtime and (Mon, Tues, Thurs). Wed); 18.15 (Tues); 18.30 (Wed); Alfonso Ponce de León. Plaza del Santa Clara, Urb La
late night screenings weekends 18.45 (Sun); 19.45 (Fri, Sat, Mon, Tel: 902 902 103 or visit Virginia.
only. Cines Teatro Goya Tues, Thurs); 20.00 (Sun, Wed); www. yelmocines.es La Luna Sueña en Flamenco: 30
For tickets and information call 21.00 (Wed); 21.30 (Sun); 22.15 2001: A Space Odyssey: 20.00 June, 9.30pm. 25€ .
Cine Albéniz 951196665. www.cinesteatro- (Fri, Sat, Mon, Thurs); 22.30 (Sun, (every day); 23.15 (Fri, Sat). www.musicaconencanto.org
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Price drops and new incentives as Malaga CF

season tickets go on sale for next season
The prices have been
adjusted to correspond Sections and pricing at La Rosaleda stadium
with the drop to the
second division and fresh
Prices Season New
ideas have been 2018/19 ticket season
launched to try and keep season renewals tickets
fans on board
:: ANTONIO GÓNGORA
MALAGA. Malaga CF’s season
ticket sales campaign will have a
much different feel this year as the
club aims to keep losses at a mini-
mum after its ten-year spell in the
first division came to an end.
Though they’ve failed to find a
winning formula on the pitch, club
officials have been working hard to
find a formula that will encourage
fans to continue to lend their sup-
port in Segunda next year.
To this end, several incentives
have been introduced but the stand-
out measure is the reduction in
prices - an average across the board
of 20 per cent.
Those who renew existing sea-
son tickets before 30 June will also
benefit from an all-inclusive pack-
age which will allow ticket holders
access to all games held at La
Rosaleda (21 league games, plus any
Copa del Rey or hypothetical play- massive saving should the team be The campaign, which will start that is yet to materialise and the As was the case last year, tickets
off games). promoted at the first time of ask- on Monday, 11 June, has already been sales campaign couldn’t be delayed can be purchased in installments,
Online renewals will also bene- ing). delayed by the ongoing crisis at the any longer. interest-free. For new purchasers,
fit from a five per cent discount, Given the enormous loss of tele- club. It was hoped that the appoint- Current season ticket holders will the prices vary from 150 to 850
while those who renew this month vision revenue following relegation, ment of a new coach and movement be given the opportunity to renew euros.
will also see the prize frozen for the getting as many season tickets sold in the transfer market would excite first before the process is opened up Season tickets for children born
following year (which would be a is of major importance for the club. the fans and stir some optimism but for new members to purchase. after 1 June 2006 cost just 50 euros.
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60 SPORT RUSSIA 2018 June 8th to 14th 2018
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All eyes on Russia as the WORLD CUP SCHEDULE

GROUP STAGE
14 15 16 17 18 19
world’s finest get ready to Moscow
Luzhniki
Thursday
Russia
S. Arabia
Friday Saturday Sunday
Germany
Mexico
Monday Tuesday
lock horns all over again

Stadium 5 pm 5 pm
Moscow Argentina Poland

Spartak Iceland Senegal
Stadium 3 pm 5 pm
St Petersburg Morocco Russia

The hosts’ clash against mann, Kylian Mbappé, Nabil Fekir, ing much-needed tournament expe- Krestovsky Iran Egypt
Saudi Arabia next Ousmane Dembélé and Olivier rience. Stadiun 5 pm 8 pm
Giroud all vying for a starting berth.
Thursday will raise the Argentina are another side that A fairytale on the cards? Volgograd Tunisia
curtain on world football’s must be in the mix after reaching the There are a number of candidates. Volgograd England
final in Brazil . What’s more, any team Remember Iceland? After reaching Arena 8 pm
showpiece event
containing Lionel Messi, Gonzalo the quarters at the Euros two years
Higuan, Sergio Agüero and Paulo Dy- ago, the tiny nation now find them- Ekaterinburg Egypt
:: DARYL FINCH Ekaterinburg Uruguay
bala must be taken seriously. How- selves at their first ever World Cup. Stadium 2 pm
 Twitter: @darylfinch ever, it’s at the other end where there Despite fielding a side littered with
MALAGA. The summer can often is cause for concern. semi-professionals, underestimate Sochi Portugal Belgium
feel like a lifetime for football fans as them at your peril. Fisht Olympic Spain Panama
they struggle to fill their weekends And what about Spain? Elsewhere, given that host na- Stadium 8 pm 5 pm
in the absence of the beautiful game. The 2010 champions are ranked third tions often go further than expected
World Cup years, however, are always favourites as things stand. Having (see South Korea in 2002), Russia, Kazan France
Kazan Australia
the exception. underachieved at the previous two who have picked mostly home-based
Arena 12 pm
This showpiece event, watched by tournaments, coach Julen Lopetegui players, will be hoping that the pas-
millions around the globe, has the has overhauled the squad, replacing sionate support will give them a des- Nizhny Novgorod Sweden
power to stoke passions in even the the old guard with youth. perately needed boost. Nizhny Novgorod S. Korea
most placid person, make or break ca- Central to his new project is However, after the heartbreak of Stadium 2 pm
reers and even unite nations. This Benalmádena-born Isco (pictured). missing out on the Champions
year will be no different and prom- The Real Madrid star will be La League with Liverpool, wouldn’t it Samara Costa Rica
ises to be an enthralling watch. Roja’s man to watch as he aims to be the ultimate fairytale if Mohamed Cosmos Serbia
Arena 2 pm
orchestrate Spain’s second World Salah returned from injury to lead
Who will win? Cup triumph. his Egypt side out Rostov Brazil
Reigning champions Germany will of the group Rostov Switzerland
be confident of retaining their crown Who could cause an upset? stages? Arena 8 pm
after winning ten out of ten in quali- Alongside Portugal, Group G oppo-
fiers and looking every bit the part. nents Belgium and England will be Kaliningrad Croatia
While the side no longer has the looking to upset the odds with ex- Kaliningrad Nigeria
likes of Bastian Schweinsteiger, perimental squads loaded with Stadium 9 pm
Philipp Lahm or Miroslav Klose, Ger- young players.
Saransk Peru Colombia
many’s new generation has the po- Boasting two of the Mordovia Denmark Japan
tential to be even better than four world’s best playmakers, Arena 6 pm 2 pm
years ago, with the side now built on Eden Hazard and Kevin
a solid defensive unit. De Bruyne, Belgium
That said, in the bookmakers’ eyes, coach Roberto THE STADIUMS Moscow
the favourites are five-time winners Martínez must Population:
Brazil. Like Germany, Brazil also find the illu- 12,500,123
cruised qualifying and now have sive tactical St Petersburg
Kaliningrad
strength in depth, especially in at- formula to
tack. Their squad, which includes su- help his Luzhniki
perstar Neymar, is a far cry from the budding Stadium
one thrashed 7-1 in the 2014 semifi- stars get Moscow (1956)
Novgorod 81,500
nals by Die Mannschaft. the suc- capacity
As was the case two years ago when c e s s Saransk Kazan
they won Euro 2016, Portugal again their tal- Ekaterinburg
Rostov
will be outsiders. Their squad, albeit ents deserve. Volgograd
spearheaded by Cristiano Ronaldo, is Likewise, England’s Gareth South- Samara
not of the same level of the favour- gate will try to replicate his nation’s Sochi
ites, which incidentally includes the success in the under-17 and under-20 RUSSIA
side they defeated in the final, France. World Cups by implementing the Population: 146,804,372
With an embarrassment of riches same playing style and promoting a Capital: Moscow
GDP: 1.579 trillion USD.
in his squad, the biggest dilemma for number of players from the youth Currency: Russian ruble Spartak
coach Didier Deschamps will be how categories. But given the inexperi- Area: Russia is the largest country Stadium
(2015)
to fit them all in. The team is well- ence of both these squads, both man- in the world, 17,098,242 sq. km.
50,000 cap.
stocked in attack, with Antoine Griez- agers should be content with earn- Time zone: GMT+3
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Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H
LAST 16 QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS 3RD FINAL

20 21
Wednesday Thursday
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26 27
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
28 30
Saturday
1
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2
Monday
3
Tuesday
6
Friday
7
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10 11
Tuesday Wednesday Saturday
14 15
Sunday
Portugal Denmark 1st B-2nd A Winners Semifinal
Morocco France 4 pm 7 July winners
2 pm 4 pm (51) 8 pm 5pm
Belgium Serbia 1st H-2nd G

Tunisia Brazil 8 pm
2 pm 8 pm (56)
Brazil Nigeria 1st F-2nd E Winners Semifinal

Costa Rica Argentina 4 pm 6 July losers
2 pm 8 pm (55) 8 pm 4 pm
Nigeria S. Arabia Japan

Iceland Egypt Poland
5 pm 4 pm 4 pm
France Japan Mexico

Peru Senegal Sweden
5 pm 5 pm 4 pm
Germany Australia 1st A-2nd B Winners51

Sweden Peru 8 pm and 52
8 pm 4 pm (50) 8 pm
Iran Poland S. Korea 1st C-2nd D Winners 53

Spain Colombia Germany 4 pm and 54
8 pm 8 pm 4 pm (49) 8 pm
Argentina England Switzerland 1st D-2nd C Winners 49

Croatia Panama Costa Rica 8 pm and 50
8 pm 2 pm 8 pm (52) 4 pm
Denmark Uruguay Senegal 1st E-2nd F Winners 55

Australia Russia Colombia 4 pm and 56
2 pm 4 pm 4 pm (53) 4 pm
Uruguay S. Korea Iceland 1st G-2nd H

S. Arabia Mexico Croatia 8 pm
5 pm 5 pm 8 pm (54)
Serbia Spain England

Switzerland Morocco Belgium
8pm 8 pm 8 pm
Iran Panama
Portugal Tunisia
8 pm 8 pm
St Petersburg Ekaterinburg Kazan Samara Kaliningrad

Population: 5,281,579 Population: 1,455,904 Population: Population: Population:
1,231,878 1,169,719 467,289
Samara Kaliningrad
Krestovsky Ekaterinburg Kazan Arena
Arena Stadium
Stadium Stadium (2013)
(2018) (2018)
(2017) (1957) 45,500 cap.
44,918 cap. 45,015 cap.
70,000 cap. 42,500 cap.
Volgograd Sochi Nizhny Novgorod Rostov Saransk

Population: Population: Population: Population: Population:
1,015,586 411,524 222,594 1,125,299 314,789
Fisht Olympic Nizhny

Volgograd Novgorod Rostov Mordovia
Arena Stadium Arena Arena
(2013) Stadium
(2018) (2018) (2018) (2018)
45,500 cap. 48,000 cap. 43,702 cap. 45,100 cap.
55,300 cap.
62 SPORT RUSSIA 2018 June 8th to 14th 2018
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GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D

Russia (10 World Cups. Best finish: 4th) Spain (14 World Cups. Best finish: Winners, once) France (14 World Cups. Best finish: Winners, once) Argentina (14 World Cups. Best finish: Winners, twice)
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Coach: Stanislav Cherchésov (54 years old)
Player Nº Club Age Caps Goals Player Nº Club Age Caps Goals Player Nº Club Age Caps Goals Player Nº Club Age Caps Goals
Keepers
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Akinfeev 1 CSKA Moscow 32 105 -71 De Gea 1 Man. United 27 27 -19 Lloris 1 Tottenham 31 96 -64 Guzmán 1 Tigres 32 6 -3
Port.
Gabulov 20 Club Brugge 34 10 -6 Kepa 13 Athletic 23 1 -1 Areola 23 PSG 25 0 0 Armani 12 River Plate 31 0 0
Lunev 12 Zenit 26 3 -7 Reina 23 Napoli 35 38 -21 Mandanda 16 O. Marseille 33 26 -27 Caballero 23 Chelsea 36 2 -5
Fernandes 2 CSKA Moscow 27 4 0 Carvajal 2 Real Madrid 26 15 0 Varane 4 Real Madrid 25 41 2 Otamendi 17 Man. City 30 53 4
Kutepov 3 Spartak Moscow 24 6 0 Odriozola 12 Real Sociedad 22 2 0 Umtiti 5 Barcelona 24 16 1 Rojo 16 Man. United 28 52 2
Defenders
Defenders
Ignashevich 4 CSKA Moscow 38 121 8 Azpilicueta 14 Chelsea 28 21 0 Pavard 2 Stuttgart 22 3 0 Fazio 6 AS Roma 31 8 1
Defenders
Defensas
Semenov 5 FC Akhmat 29 6 0 Nacho 4 Real Madrid 28 15 0 Kimpembe 3 PSG 22 1 0 Tagliafico 3 Ajax 25 3 0

Kudryashov 13 Rubin Kazan 31 18 0 Sergio Ramos 15 Real Madrid 32 155 13 Rami 17 O. Marseille 32 33 1 Ansaldi 4 Torino 31 5 1
Granat 14 Rubin Kazan 31 12 1 Piqué 3 FC Barcelona 31 96 5 Mendy 22 Manchester City 23 4 0 Mercado 2 Sevilla 31 20 3
Smolnikov 23 Zenit 29 26 0 Jordi Alba 18 FC Barcelona 29 60 8 Lucas 21 Atlético Madrid 22 2 0 Biglia 5 Milan 32 57 1
Cheryshev 6 Villarreal 27 11 0 Monreal 16 Arsenal 32 21 1 Sidibé 19 Monaco 25 15 1 Mascherano 14 Hebei Fortune 34 142 3
Midfielders
Kuziaev 7 Zenit 25 5 0 Busquets 5 FC Barcelona 29 102 2 Kanté 13 Chelsea 27 22 1 Lo Celso 20 PSG 22 5 0
Gazinsky 8 Krasnodar 28 5 0 Thiago 10 Bayern Munich 27 27 2 N’Zonzi 15 Sevilla 29 2 0 Banega 7 Sevilla 29 61 6
Midfielders
Dzagóev 9 CSKA Moscow 27 56 9 Koke 8 Atlético Madrid 26 38 0 Pogba 6 Man. United 25 51 9 Acuña 8 Sporting P. 26 9 0
Midfielders
Midfielders
Zobnin 11 Spartak Moscow 24 11 0 Saúl 7 Atlético Madrid 23 9 0 Tolisso 12 Bayern Munich 23 6 0 Lanzini 15 West Ham 25 3 1
Miranchuk Al. 15 Lokomotiv 22 17 4 Iniesta 6 FC Barcelona 34 129 13 Matuidi 14 Juventus 31 64 9 Meza 13 Independiente 26 1 0
Miranchuk An. 16 Lokomotiv 22 5 0 Silva 21 Man. City 32 122 35 Fekir 18 O. Lyon 24 10 1 Messi 10 Barcelona 30 123 61
Goalsovin 17 CSKA Moscow 22 18 2 Isco 22 Real Madrid 26 27 10 Lemar 8 Monaco 22 10 3 Di María 11 PSG 30 93 19
Attackers
Zhirkov 18 Zenit 34 83 2 Asensio 20 Real Madrid 22 10 0 Mbappé 10 PSG 19 12 3 Salvio 18 Benfica 27 8 0
Attackers
Samedov 19 Spartak Moscow 33 47 6 Lucas Vázquez 11 Real Madrid 26 5 0 Dembélé 11 Barcelona 21 9 1 Dybala 21 Juventus 24 12 0
Erokhin 21 Zenit 28 17 0 Iago Aspas 17 Celta 30 8 4 Thauvin 20 O. Marseille 25 3 0 Agüero 19 Man. City 30 84 36
Att.
Smolov 10 Krasnodar 28 31 12 Rodrigo 9 Valencia 27 4 2 Griezmann 7 Atlético Madrid 27 51 19 Pavón 22 Boca Juniors 22 4 0
Att.
Dzyuba 22 Arsenal Tula 29 23 11 Diego Costa 19 Atlético Madrid 29 18 7 Giroud 9 Chelsea 31 71 30 Higuaín 9 Juventus 30 71 31
Egypt (2 World Cups. Best finish: 7th) Portugal (6 World Cups. Best finish: 3rd) Australia (4 World Cups. Best finish: 14th) Croatia (4 World Cups. Best finish: 3rd)

Salah Ronaldo Mooy Modric
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GROUP E GROUP F GROUP G GROUP H

Brazil (20 World Cups. Best finish: Winners, five times) Germany (18 World Cups. Best finish: Winners, four times) England (14 World Cups. Best finish: Winners, once) Colombia (5 World Cups. Best finish: 5th)
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Neymar Müller Kane One to watch
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Coach: Tite (56 years old) Coach: Joachim Löw (58 years old) Coach: Gareth Southgate (47 years old) Coach: José Néstor Pékerman (68 years old)
Player Nº Club Age Caps Goals Player Nº Club Age Caps Goals Player Nº Club Age Caps Goals Player Nº Club Age Caps Goals
Keepers
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Keepers
Keepers
Alisson 1 AS Roma 25 23 -11 Neuer 1 Bayern Munich 32 75 -54 Butland 13 Stoke City 25 7 -4 Ospina 1 Arsenal 29 82 -60
Cássio 16 Corinthians 31 1 -1 Trapp 12 PSG 27 3 -4 Pickford 1 Everton 24 3 -1 Vargas 12 Deportivo Cali 29 5 -1
Ederson 23 Man. City 24 1 0 Ter Stegen 22 Barcelona 26 19 -20 Pope 23 Burnley 26 0 0 Cuadrado 22 Once Caldas 33 1 0
Thiago Silva 2 PSG 33 68 5 Plattenhardt 2 Hertha Berlin 26 6 0 Alexander-Arnold 22 Liverpool 19 0 0 Zapata 2 AC Milan 31 54 2
Miranda 3 Inter Milan 33 44 2 Hector 3 Köln 28 37 3 Cahill 15 Chelsea 32 58 4 Murillo 3 Pachuca 30 11 0
Defenders
Marquinhos 13 PSG 24 24 0 Ginter 4 Mönchengladbach 24 17 0 Jones 16 Man. United 26 24 0 Arias 4 PSV Eindhoven 26 38 0
Defenders
Defenders
Defenders
Geromel 4 Gremio 32 2 0 Hummels 5 Bayern Munich 29 63 5 Maguire 6 Leicester City 25 4 0 Mina 13 FC Barcelona 23 10 3
Fagner 22 Corinthians 29 4 0 Süle 15 Bayern Munich 22 10 0 Rose 3 Tottenham 27 16 0 Mojica 17 Girona 25 2 1
Danilo 14 Man. City 26 16 1 Rüdiger 16 Chelsea 25 24 1 Stones 5 Manchester City 24 24 0 Fabra 18 Boca Juniors 27 17 1
Marcelo 12 Real Madrid 30 51 5 Boateng 17 Bayern Munich 29 70 1 Trippier 12 Tottenham 27 5 0 Sánchez 23 Tottenham 21 7 0
Filipe Luis 6 Atlético Madrid 32 31 2 Kimmich 18 Bayern Munich 23 28 3 Walker 2 Manchester City 28 34 0 Barrios 5 Boca Juniors 24 8 0
Casemiro 5 Real Madrid 26 21 0 Khedira 6 Juventus 31 74 7 Young 18 Man. United 32 33 7 Sánchez 6 Espanyol 32 83 0
Fred 18 Shakhtar D. 25 7 0 Draxler 7 PSG 24 43 6 Alli 20 Tottenham 22 23 2 Aguilar 8 Deportivo Cali 33 68 7
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Delph James
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Paulinho 15 Barcelona 29 47 12 Kroos 8 Real Madrid 28 82 12 17 Manchester City 28 9 0 10 Bayern Munich 26 61 21
Midfielders
Renato Augusto 8 Beijing Sinobo 30 28 5 Özil 10 Arsenal 29 90 23 Dier 4 Tottenham 24 25 3 Cuadrado 11 Juventus 30 69 7
Fernandinho 17 Man. City 33 41 2 Müller 13 Bayern Munich 28 90 38 Henderson 8 Liverpool 27 38 0 Uribe 15 Club América 27 5 0
Willian 19 Chelsea 29 54 8 Goretzka 14 Schalke 04 23 15 6 Lingard 7 Man. United 25 10 1 Lerma 16 Levante 23 2 0
Coutinho 11 Barcelona 26 35 9 Rudy 19 Bayern Munich 28 25 1 Loftus-Cheek 21 Crystal Palace 22 2 0 Quintero 20 River Plate 25 14 2
Neymar 10 PSG 26 85 53 Brandt 20 Bayer Leverkusen 22 15 1 Sterling 10 Mancheter City 23 37 2 Bacca 7 Villarreal 31 43 14
Attackers
Kane Falcao
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Gündogan 9 Tottenham 24 23 12 9 Monaco 32 70 28
Attackers
Gabriel Jesus 9 Man. City 21 15 9 21 Manchester City 27 25 4

Firmino 20 Liverpool 26 18 5 Werner 9 Leipzig 22 13 7 Rashford 19 Man. United 20 17 2 Muriel 14 Sevilla 27 17 1
Att.
Douglas Costa 7 Juventus 27 24 3 Reus 11 Borussia Dortmund 29 30 9 Vardy 11 Leicester City 31 21 7 Borja 19 Palmeiras 25 5 2
Taison 21 Shakhtar D. 30 6 1 Mario Gomez 23 Stuttgart 32 74 31 Welbeck 14 Arsenal 27 37 15 Izquierdo 21 Brighton 25 2 1
Costa Rica (4 World Cups. Best finish: 8th) South Korea (9 World Cups. Best finish: 4th) Belgium (14 World Cups. Best finish: 4th) Japan (5 World Cups. Best finish: 9th)
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Navas Heungmin Hazard Kagawa
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En-Nesyri earns
surprise late call-up for
the Morocco WC squad
The Malaga youngster spirit we will need.”
The Fez-born striker, who became
was initially on the Malaga’s first-choice forward at the
reserve list but coach turn of the year following the ap-
Hervé Renard opted to pointment of José González as head
coach, scored a total of four goals in
take an extra forward 25 league appearances.
En-Nesyri, who has just turned 21,
:: PEDRO LUIS ALONSO / broke into the first team after a suc-
DARYL FINCH cessful preseason under Juande Ra-
MALAGA. Every cloud has a silver mos ahead of the 2016-17 season. He
lining. Young Malaga striker Youssef scored six goals over that summer,
En-Nesyri, who had to endure rele- earning him a contract extension and
gation in his first full season with a promotion to the first-team set-up.
the club, has seen his efforts re- However, only sporadic appear-
warded after being included in Mo- ances, mainly off the bench, would
rocco’s final World Cup squad on follow for the remainder of that cam-
Monday. paign. This year, though, as Malaga
En-Nesyri, who was called up as searched desperately for goals, En-
a reserve in Hervé Renard’s original Nesyri was forced into the spotlight,
squad, has taken the place ace of de- usurping the likes of Borja Bastón
fender Badr Banoun n as the and Ad
Adalberto Peñaranda to
French coach opted ted to lead tthe front line.
accommodate an n ex- En
En-Nesyri is
tra attacker, de- Mal
Malaga CF’s only
king
spite not taking repr
representative
part in any y of t
at the World
m-up
the warm-up Cup
Cup. The
games so far. Sou Africa
South
Renard edi
edition in
ave
said: “I have 201 was the
2010
decided to last time cur-
take three ree ren Malaga
rent
centre backscks play
players re-
with [Caen aen ceiv the call
ceived
midfielder from their coun-
Youssef ] Aït Ben- try. They were
pable
nasser also capable Danis full-back Pat-
Danish
of playing there. En-Ne- M
rick Mtiliga, Portuguese
syri is a very hard midfielder Duda and
worker and will of- En-Nesyri in action for Nigerian striker Vic-
fer us the fighting Morocco. :: SUR tor Obinna.
:: ÑITO SALAS
MALAGA KEEP 100% PLAYOFF RECORD

Despite already being assured of a place in the first division next year,
Malaga Femenino came from behind in Cártama on Sunday to see off
SPA Alicante, 2-1. Eva Navarro put the visitors in front after just eight
minutes, but two goals from María Ruiz and Adriana just before half
time sealed victory for the Blue and Whites who won all four of their
four fixtures in the three-team mini league for promotion.
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ROB PALMER
A LOOK AT LA LIGA Commentator, Sky Sports
@robbopalmer
The perils of the job

The least secure
occupation in the
world has to be
coach of a La Liga
Husillos is set to join West Ham United. :: SUR team
Even in my job, where I keep a
Deadlock broken as daily tab on comings and goings,
I didn’t fully comprehend just
how many changes there have
Malaga sever ties with been in the hotseats at La Liga
clubs over the past year.
sporting director Only four clubs, Barcelona,

Atlético, Valencia and Eibar have
the same manager now as on the
first day of the season that has
just concluded. The turnaround
The club, still in need of a ralysis, with no new coach chosen, is stupendous.
nor any movement in the transfer The highest profile vacancy
coach for next season, market. However, that is about to has emerged at Real Madrid
have lined up Atlético’s change with the imminent arrival where it appears that it won’t
Caminero as his of José Luis Pérez Caminero as Hu- be Mauricio Pochettino moving
sillos’ replacement. from Tottenham. Ironically he
replacement The deal is believed to be all-but- only ended up in England be-
done and Caminero, who currently cause of the quaint rule that no
:: ANTONIO GÓNGORA oversees first-team operations at manager can have two jobs in Pellegrino is back after a disastrous spell with Southampton. :: AFP
MALAGA. Malaga CF took one ma- Atlético Madrid, has already been La Liga in the same season.
jor step forwards this week as sport- involved in discussions with club The book is still open on Zine- Arteta is serious about going solo Celta, a club who have a repu-
ing director Mario Husillos finally lawyer Joaquín Jofre over the chal- dine Zidane’s successor but then he may be a consideration… tation of making appointments
sealed his departure from the club. lenges facing him in the job. there’s a suggestion that they’ll if he promises to play the kids who of imagination. They’re one of
Husillos, who announced that he Top of the pile in his inbox will go for a former player of high- have been sent on a gap year from five clubs who have gone for an
would be stepping down almost a be the appointment of a new head standing with the names of Fer- the Etihad Campus. Argentinian coach but the lat-
month ago after being undermined coach, while the playing squad still nando Hierro, Guti and Míchel There is a coach returning from est will have got their fans fran-
publicly by club owner needs a significant overhaul. being mentioned. the Premier League. Mauricio Pel- tically googling. Known as ‘the
Sheikh Abdullah h Al- Wit scores of play-
With Personally I’d go for Michael legrino has a better reputation in Turk’, Antonio Mohamed’s big-
Thani, finally y sev- re
ers returning from Laudrup as he does at least have Spain than Southampton after his gest success in 13 jobs came in
h the
ered ties with loan deals, managerial experience. The left success at Alavés and that has Mexico and excuse the mixed
ues-
club on Tues- Mal
Malaga will field choice could be Raúl. He’s landed him the job at Leganés. metaphor… Mohamed has a
ith-
day but with- not be able to still a god at the Bernabéu and The departed Leganés man- mountain to move in Vigo.
out the pay- accommo- they need someone with Zi- ager, Asier Garitano, has moved The last appointment on the
off it is be- dat them
date dane’s presence. up a rung on the ladder with list is Rubi at Espanyol. Clearly
lieved he all in a 25- Elsewhere Sevilla have made Real Sociedad. There he has more the directors were impressed
ping
was hoping man squad, a bold appointment in Pablo Ma- money to play with and more with the page of his CV that
for. nor can they chín whose methods and single- fans to please (or displease). boasted promotion with Huesca
on’t
He won’t affo
afford to do mindedness brought Girona to Elsewhere in the Basque re- last season. They obviously
be out of so. As the the top flight and then a top-ten gion, Athletic Bilbao are hoping didn’t delve into his previous
ong,
work for long, wag
wage bill finish. He stuck to his regulars to put a drab season behind top-flight jobs that ended with
however, ass he José Luis Pérez nee
needs signifi- even when the club owners them by making the exciting ap- relegation for Levante and Sport-
is now expecteded to Caminero. :: SUR cant trimming, gifted him half a dozen young pointment of Eduardo Berrizo ing Gijón, though.
rmer
link up with former buyer or more crea-
buyers Manchester City players. who was dismissed by Sevilla in I think that’s it… well for now
colleague Manuel Pelle- so
tive solutions need to be The next Girona manager may the winter just weeks after re- anyway. Remember, in football
nited.
grini at West Ham United. found for a number of players. well be someone who has a link covering from prostate cancer. management there is no such
During the past month, with Hu- This must all be done before he to the English champions. If Mikel Berrizo’s main success was at thing as job security.
sillos not carrying out his duties, can even think about bringing in
the club has been in a state of pa- new players.
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Benalmádena Darts
League hosts annual
trophy presentation night
The Beer Garden came Cup and came second in the Cham-
top of League 1 for the pions league. One of the team’s
star players, Wayne Dunn, col-
sixth time and they also lected trophies for the highest
won the Gold Cup checkout (151), while also sharing
the prize for most 180s hit (6) with
:: TONY BRYANT Chris Simpson, from The Padding-
BENALMÁDENA. The ton.
Benalmádena Darts League (BDL) League 2 was won by The Beer
held its trophy presentation cere- Garden’s B team.
mony in Benalmádena Costa on The pub has one of the best track
Tuesday night. The event, which records in the league and has col-
Competitors pictured after completing the swimming section of the race. :: FRANCIS SILVA was held in, and sponsored by, Ca- lected an impressive cabinet of sil-
pone’s Bar, was attended by play- verware over the years: this is the
ers from the 15 teams that com- sixth time the C team has finished
Triathletes take over mersch, who was pursued by Mads

Bang Jensen (4h 16:24), who ulti-
mately took advantage of a time
peted in the winter league, which top of League 1.
ended last month. Other teams to pick up trophies
The BDL has been running for were Sam’s Sports Bar, who took
a hot Malaga city

penalty dished out to Wymmersch 20 years and comprises of mostly y runners
u up trophies in the Silver
for his illegal crossover from bicy- ho compete Cup and League
British expat players who Le 2; and The Mad
cle to foot. gues on
in two separate leagues Monk, who triumphed in
The fastest female athlete was Pa- a Tuesday night.t. the Champions
tricia Bueno, from Malaga, who re- More than n 30 Leag
League.
Mads Bang Jensen and Patricia Bueno won the corded a time of four hours and 41 trophies were C
Chairman of
minutes. She has now won the com- awarded in the BDL, Alan
Malaga Triathlon, part of the Santander Series petition for two consecutive years. categories Fit
Fitzgerald,
which tests athletes of the highest ability The three fastest finishers of the such as the said “The
said:
event won trophies and very mod- men’s and stan
standard of
est cash prizes. The prizes were 150 ladies sin- dar is in-
darts
:: CARLOS J. MARTÍNEZ cycling section, which consisted euros for first, 100 euros for second mpi-
gles champi- credibly
MALAGA. Malaga’s coastal prome- of 85 kilometres -three laps of a and 50 euros for third in both the ons, the hig
high. The
nade was teeming with athletes by route from the coast to Puerto de male and female categories. highest Bee Garden
Beer
nine o’clock on Sunday morning as la Torre. The final section of the In total, though, 70 athletes checkout and C is probably
190 participants prepared to take on race took the form of a 21-kilome- dropped out, having underesti- 80s
the most 180s the most con-
the Malaga Triathlon, despite warm tre run. mated the magnitude of the course. hout
hit throughout siste team, as
sistent
weather conditions on the day. Some competitors took on the During the event there was also the season. dem
is demonstrated by
The first stop for the athletes whole race individually, while oth- a focus on combatting ALS; partici- The Beer Gardenden C a
the amount of tro-
was the waters of the Misericordia ers divided the events between pants could pay a donation to char- finished top of phies the players
beach. The athletes had to swim teams of two or three. ity when registering or buy a char- League 1. They also Beer Garden C, winners of have won this
1.9 kilometres before taking on the The race was led by Niki Wym- ity headband. scooped the Gold League 1. :: T. BRYANT year.”
Nadal’s hopes of a French rain with the score at 4-6, 5-3.

When play resumed on Thursday,
Nadal was by far the better player,
Open defence still alive winning his service game and then
both the third and fourth sets 6-2.
but Muguruza crashes out On Wednesday Muguruza con-

fidently saw off former world num-
ber 1 Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-1 in
another strong display but by
Thursday, tiredness came into play
: : BEN CLARKE Schwartzman, but his counterpart as she lost to the Romanian Halep,
MALAGA. Spain’s top two tennis Garbiñe Muguruza suffering elimi- 6-1 6-4.
players enjoyed mixed fortunes in nation at the hands of number one Nadal, who remains on course
their French Open quarterfinal ties Simona Halep. to defend his title, will face an-
at Roland Garros on Thursday af- Reigning champion Nadal’s clash other Argentinian, Juan del Potro,
ternoon, with number one Rafael against the Argentinian, seeded for a spot in the final against ei-
Nadal progressing to the semis 11th, began on Wednesday after- ther Austrian Dominic Thiem or
with an easy win over Diego noon, but was suspended due to Muguruza wins a set. :: SUR Nadal beat Schwartzman. :: SUR Italian Marco Cecchinato.
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EMERGENCIES Taxi Service 952471000 Town Hall 952548400 CRUISE SHIP MOVEMENTS (SOURCE: MALAGA PORT AUTHORITY)
Emergency operator 112 Tourist Office 952467625 Foreign Resident Dept. 952548401 Ship Date From Next port Docks Sails
National Police 091 Town Hall 952589300
TORREMOLINOS
Local (municipal) Police 092 Foreign Residents Dept. 952589440 Aegean Odyssey 08/06 Palma Gibraltar 08.00 20.00
Medical 061 Bus Station 902143144 Marella Spirit 10/06 Ceuta Leixoes 06.00 21.00
MALAGA
Fire 080 Taxi Service 952380600 Riviera 13/06 Alicante Cadiz 08.00 18.00
Guardia Civil 062 Bus Station 952350061 Tourist Office 952371909 Boudicca 16/06 - - 08.30 18.00
Sea Rescue 900202202 Railway Station 902240202 Town Hall 952379400 Marella Spirit 17/06 Ceuta Leixoes 06.00 21.00
Crime report 902102112 Taxi Service 952345693 Foreign Residents Dept. 952374231 Riviera 18/06 Huelva Alicante 08.00 18.00
Tourist Office 951926020
ENGLISH-SPEAKING HELP BENALMÁDENA
MARBELLA
Samaritans in Spain 900525100 Bus Station 902450550
Alcoholics Anonymous 600379110 Bus Station 955038665 Taxi Service 952441545
Age Care 952933409 Taxi Service 952774488 Tourist Office 952442494
Age Concern (Estepona) 608458555 Tourist Office 952768760 Town Hall 952374231
Town Hall 952761100 Foreign Residents Dept. 952442494
ANDALUSIAN HEALTH SERVICE
Foreign Residents Dept. 952768760
VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA
Salud Responde (doctors’ appointments &
MIJAS
advice) 955545060 Bus Station 952503162
Town Hall 952485900 Taxi 952540016
ESTEPONA
Town Hall Las Lagunas 952473125 Town Hall 952559100
Bus Station 952800249 Taxi 952478288 Tourist Office 952541104
Taxi Service 952802900 Tourism Office 952589034
GIBRALTAR
Tourist Office 952800913 Foreign Resident Dept. 952589010
Town Hall 952801100 General emergency 199/112(mobiles)
NERJA
Foreign Residents Dept. 952809031 Fire/ambulance (emergency) 190
Bus Station 902422242 Tourist Office (00350) 20074950
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Taxi Service 952520537 Taxi (00350) 20070027
Bus Station 952475066 Tourist Information 952521531
CONSULATES
Great Britain C/. Mauricio Moro Pareto 2- 2. Málaga 952352300 France 1, Plaza de Santa Cruz, Seville 954293200
USA Av. Juan Gómez 8. Ed. Lucía 1-C. Fuengirola 952474891 Italy Calle Lagasca, 98, Madrid 912106910
Belgium Avda Ricardo Soriano 20-3C, Marbella 951516019 Austria Alameda de Colón 26, Malaga 952600267
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PASTIMES June 8th to 14th 2018
SUR IN ENGLISH
THE SEVEN DIFFERENCES CLOCKWORD
THE STARS CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Nº 11298

Aquarius
January 21 - February 19
Determined to go forward, not back,
stick to your beliefs. Anyone who really
knows you would expect you to do
nothing less.
Pisces
February 20th – March 20th
Speaking your mind is essential to avoid
THE WORDPUZZLER
frustration with yourself as well as
others.
Aries
March 21st – April 20th
Someone brings you gossip that needs
looking into. Even so, don’t take it as
the truth until you are sure.
Taurus
April 21st – May 21st
Being uncertain is human. There is
something in the past that will help to
guide you through the current dilemma.
Across Down
Gemini
May 22nd – June 21st
Pace yourself rather than push too
hard. You cannot enjoy life if you are
exhausted. Get out in the fresh air and
sunshine and breathe!
INTERNATIONAL RADIO
Cancer
June 22nd – July 23rd
This week you have to be willing to ‘go Talk Radio Europe Spectrum (105.5 FM, Costa
with the flow’. Events may overtake you 105.5 Axarquía Almeria/Mojácar 92.6 FM)
through no fault of your own. 91.5 Costa del Sol East 24 hour music and entertainment
91.9 Costa del Sol West
Leo 98.7 Gibraltar/Sotogrande Radio Mijas (107.7 FM)
July 24th – August 23rd News, interviews, lifestyle, sport and 3 p.m. News, views and music
Gossip and mayhem may be at your BBC World Service.
back. However, you are looking firmly Radio Sol Almijara (99.1 FM)
forward! Global (93.6 and 96.4FM) Nerja radio in English and German and
All week round the clock music and night time World Radio Network
Virgo entertainment
August 24th - September 23rd Heartfmspain (88.5 FM Costa, 96.1
Someone you have been supporting Radio Radio Network (96 and 98.3 FM inland) Music, entertainment, news
now has the chance to stand on their FM). Music 24 hours.
own. Encourage them to take the Lick FM (103.6 FM Marbella)
opportunity. Central FM (98.6 FM, 103.8) Urban music broadcast between Gibraltar
All week, classic tracks and today’s music and Calahonda
Libra broadcast to the Costa del Sol
September 24th - October 23rd Rtv Puebla (107.7 FM)
After some of the hurdles you have ACE FM (106.8 FM) Monday evenings, Rock music memories.
SUDOKU BY HANZO
recently had to get over, this is like Inland radio, news and music 7 - 9pm. email:
DIFÍCIL
being on a special holiday. Instructions
The Beat fm (106 FM) radiopuebla.musicmemories@yahoo.com
Complete the 9 7 8 5 24 hours, music and entertainment Fb: Radiotelevision Peubla de Cazalla
Scorpio square making
October 24th – November 22nd sure that every 1 3 4 9
Plan something quietly pleasing to do at row of nine
the weekend and restore your sense of numbers includes 1
calm. all digits from 1 QUIZ
to 9, every 7 5 4 8
Sagittarius column includes QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2
November 23rd – December 21st
all digits from 1
to 9 and every 3
9 3
Echoes from the past seem to be What singer and songwriter In which ship did Captain
annoying you. Will you block your ears
by 3 subsection
includes all digits
6 1 9 was born Michael Barratt in James Cook sail from 1769
or deal with them though? from 1 to 9 1948? to 1771?
2
Capricorn 3 2 8 1. Shakin’ Stevens
December 22nd – January 20th
1. The Santa Maria
Giving others time to think sorts out 2. Alice Cooper 2. The Resolution
most situations.Being flexible and a
6 7 1 3. Prince 3. The Adventure
little forgiving saves time. 4. Ice T 4. The Endeavour
SUR IN ENGLISH
PASTIMES 79
LANGUAGE CROSSWORD FILL IN THE SPANISH WORD
Across Down
ANSWERS
Clockword solution Language Crossword
Quiz answers
distance of the Sun from the Earth.
between the Earth and the Sun. This would help astronomers to calculate the
Society. His main objective was to observe the planet Venus as it passed
Of interest: Cook was given command of the Endeavour by England’s Royal
Answer 2: The Endeavour
UK’s biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s.
is a platinum-selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who was the Wordpuzzler solution Sudoku solution
Of interest: Michael Barratt (born 4 March 1948), known as Shakin’ Stevens,
Answer 1: Shakin’ Stevens
Cryptic Crossword
Sudoku
BOOK OF THE WEEK THOUGHT FOR THE SUR IN ENGLISH CORNER

THE WEEK
Distant Star Coming or going, we’re still here
Roberto Bolano
Never be too If you’re enjoying this newspaper you’re about to nip ‘home’ for a few
Alberto Ruiz-Tagle, an air force pilot
exploits the 1973 coup to launch his
honest, after just arriving in southern Spain
and sipping a cool drink on a sunny
weeks, we wish you a great trip.
Don’t forget to keep checking local
own version of the New Chilean Po-
etry, a multimedia enterprise involv-
always terrace, you might wonder why any-
one who lives here would ever want
news on surinenglish.com and, in
a changing world, SUR in English
ing sky-writing, poetry, torture, and
photo exhibitions. For the narrator,
remember to leave. But that is in fact what hap-
pens this time of year as some per-
will be here to greet you again on
your return. For the majority stay-
who first encounters this “star” in a
college poetry workshop, Ruiz-Tagle that straight manent residents lovingly clean up
the kitchen and close up the shut-
ing all summer, we’ll of course be
here reporting on this exciting time
becomes the silent hand behind every
evil act in Pinochet’s regime. The nar- trees are ters. Its an annual ritual, as some
expats leave to enjoy the brief warm
of year and keeping everybody in-
formed. And if you’re here just for
rator tries to track Ruiz-Tagle down,
and sees signs of his activity over and cut first weather in their north-
ern homelands, avoid
a temporary stay, per-
haps even to work as
over again. A corrosive, mocking hu- the hottest July and well as relax, welcome!
mor sparkles within Bolaño’s dark- August heat, or make You picked up the best
est visions of Chile under Pinochet. ANON way for tourists rent- way to get to know
ing their homes. If this place, every week.
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in English
Torremolinos, beaming with Pride

A record number of the town alongside a procession
of six large floats.
people attended the Sponsored by La Nogalera’s fash-
three-day LGBT event, ion outlets, the floats were once
centred around Plaza again equipped with water pistols,
as well as anything from fans to
La Nogalera condoms which were thrown to
the crowds.
:: IVÁN GELIBTER They followed a route through
TORREMOLINOS. Rainbow flags the town centre to the rhythm cre-
were once again paraded through ated by DJs and drag queens in a
the centre of Torremolinos as the series of moving discos.
town became the centre of LGBT The outfits worn by the partici-
Pride over the course of the week- pants were as varied as the floats.
end. More than 50,000 ,000 people This year th
the most interesting
gathered in the Plaza La w that of the
float was
Nogalera across oss the Hotel Ritual,
three-day event heade
headed up by
to defend free- the ttransves-
dom and tite Kelly
ce l e b r at e Roller,
rsity
diversity who was
nst a
against accom
accompa-
festive nied by
b a c k - other
nd.
ground. frien
friends,
O n d
all don- Around 50,000 people joined the celebrations this year. :: ÑITO SALAS
rday,
Saturday, ning the
urn-
the turn- tradi- that was cooler than in previous that of ‘bears’ and transvestites; of sive. It is a celebration that ever
out brokeroke tion red
tional editions, included leather, feath- the drag queens of yesteryear and more local people are joining, re-
vious
all previous Leather, ‘bears’, drag queens lifeguard ers, PVC outfits, Bermuda shorts ‘twinks’; leather and large head- gardless of their sexual orientation
records and and sailors; Torremolinos bathi suits.
bathing with knee-high socks and of dresses; the rainbow and trans or gender identity, in a town that
exceeded expec- Pride had it all. :: ÑITO SALAS Ot
Other popu- course, more than partial nudity. flags; party-goers and families. pioneered freedom and diversity.
tations as nearly out
lar outfits and ac- The event celebrated coexistence The impact that LGBT Pride had Torremolinos is modern and for-
20,000 people toured cessorie on a weekend
cessories, of various subcultures or ‘tribes’ - on Torremolinos was again mas- ward thinking again.

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