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Binckbank launches English-speaking services in style

SUR in English

BinckBank recently celebrated its launch of the new services for English-speaking investors in Spain. Over 150 guests attended the successful launch party at BinckBank’s offices in Marbella. Event the refreshments had a banking theme as the ... trading accounts in Spain to English speaking expatriates." Historically BinckBank Spain has served mainly the Dutch-speaking expats in Spain. The new platform not only offers a state-of-the-art trading environment developed by Saxo Bank for investors, ... but also supports English, Dutch and no fewer than 28 other languages. With the BinckBank brand, customers will have access to Saxo Bank's multi-asset trading platform, giving them access to a wider selection of global markets, and the ability to

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Age Concern to open new social club for senior citizens in Arroyo de la Miel

Tony Bryant

Age Concern Fuengirola/Mijas will open its new social club in Arroyo de la Miel next week. The day centre, the charity's fourth, is open to the English-speaking community of Benalmádena and will offer weekly meetings, monthly lunch clubs, outings ... welfare team will be on hand to answer questions, while volunteers will offer information on ways the local community can get involved with the charity. "The centre is open to the whole English-speaking community and they are invited to come along and ... meet our volunteers, say hello to old friends and get to know new ones," secretary Steve Marshall told SUR in English. Age Concern Fuengirola/Mijas began in 2014 with the intent of helping senior citizens combat loneliness and isolation, and along

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Foreign residents join the class

Tony Bryant

Mijas Foreign Residents Department is appealing for volunteers to help extend its popular English language conversation classes to more schools in the Mijas area. The initiative, which is called I Speak English, was started 15 years ago with the ... aim of helping young Spanish students improve their English language skills. Volunteer coordinator Angela Smith; Foreign Residents Department coordinator Anette Skou; bilingualcoordinator at IES Vega de Mijas, Ana María Sánchez; and AIVOMI ... offer the pupils the chance to participate in English-language conversation sessions. The project has been carried out at several schools in Mijas, including the secondary schools IES Villa de Mijas and IES La Vega de Mijas, and the primary school

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"We used Cabopino - Puerto Banús was too busy"

Director Andrew Loveday, who also plays the character Terry Fisher, told SUR in English that filming around Marbella proved challenging at times. British gangster movie shot in Marbella to premiere at local festival He explained that

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New designer outlet mall at Plaza Mayor advertises over 100 new jobs

N. TRIGUERO / I. MÉNDEZ

...positions for retail staff for the around 100 luxury shops. Two offers are currently open for 115 staff on the website of Malaga city council's employment services, IMFE. The adverts are written in English and don't say for which retail brand they are ... for. The highest profile one is for sales consultants and, as well as looking for people with experience, they are also asking for fluency in Spanish and English. Priority will be given to those with other languages such as Arabic or Russian. The

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"It's like Only Fools and Horses meets Scarface"

Terry Stone, 48, is an English actor who began his acting and producing career in May 2003 and over the past 16 years has carved a career on both sides of the camera. British gangster movie shot in Marbella to premiere at local festival

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The full English Mobile

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One of the hardest things for expats when they move to Spain is getting their services up and running. Now, thanks to Lobster, getting connected is clear and simple. While many mobile operators claim to provide services in English, this is ... usually an exaggeration. Lobster, however, really do mean what they say. Absolutely everything is in English, from the website to the bills, and the Customer Contact Centre is staffed by native English speakers. Lobster’s Marketing Director Tony Watts ... said: “When I arrived in Spain 20 years ago, I didn’t speak any Spanish and getting set up was hard. If someone had offered a service like ours in English back then, it would have been much easier!”. More info For more info on Lobster’s English

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Bullfighting season: the moral question

MARK NAYLER

...the bulls available in English. Kennedy's research was meticulous. She attended corridas in Madrid and Seville, studied DVDs and read taurine magazines and books recommended to her by an aficionado friend. In On Bullfighting, she explains what

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Learning English and other stories

Rachel Haynes

The Escuela Oficial de Idiomas (official language school) gives its students of English extra optional homework once a year: to enter its annual short story competition. While organised from the Malaga school, the contest is open to students of ... English at EOIs across Andalucía. Every year the school's own judges select their three top entries and the SUR in English editorial team then have the honour and privilege of choosing the winner. Of all the tasks facing the newsroom, this is one of the ... be a passionate about classical Russian and English literature. Last year she came in fourth in our Short Story Contest. The short conversation with David made my blood run cold. Despite being scared stiff I tried to conceal it and continued

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Full marks from SUR in English

Rachel Haynes

We have to go back to January to find the start of this story. That was when teachers at the international schools in southern Spain and Gibraltar received their annual emails inviting their students to send in work for the annual SUR in English ... judges formed this year by former SUR in English editor Liz Parry; journalist and art critic Georgina Oliver; and singer-songwriter and columnist Peter Edgerton, who selected winners, runners-up and works that deserved a special mention. All this talent ... (secondary) and Agastya Bhat of Laude San Pedro International College (primary). Certificates for the best poetry went to Emily Simmons of English International College (secondary) and Mercedez Zurburg of Novaschool Sunland International (primary).