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British author publishes new book about the life of George Langworthy

Tony Bryant

...of Torremolinos, a new English-language biography published in June reveals the complete, fascinating life of this celebrated pioneer. Written by Mike Shapton, The Englishman of the Peseta, is a biographical account of a wealthy young man who set ... eventually his home, to the locals. Mike's book goes much deeper and recounts the remarkable story of an Englishman whose life took him through the highs of the British Empire to his final resting place in the English Cemetery in Malaga. Mike, who was ... to SUR in English. It would be four years before Mike found the time to begin work on the project. After retiring in 2014, he began his research in the UK, obtaining information about Langworthy's early years at a boarding school in Rutland and

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Spain amends Covid test entry rules and adds a faster option for travellers

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...results can be shown in French or German as well as English and Spanish.

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Fire destroys Mollina's "English" holiday park

FERNANDO TORRES

...rubble. The Pueblo Fiesta Lazy Days, known in the area as "the English campsite", was opened 12 years ago. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

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31 July 1588: The Spanish Armada reaches English shores

Jennie Rhodes

On 31 July 1588 what became known as the Spanish 'Invincible Armada' encountered the English Navy off the coast of Plymouth. In May that year, during the undeclared Anglo-Spanish war (1585-1604), as Spain's King Felipe II wanted to remove the ... Protestant Queen Elizabeth I from the English throne and restore Catholicism in England, the Spanish Armada set sail from Lisbon under the command of the Duke of Medina-Sidonia. When the fleet was sighted off the English coast in July, Sir Francis Drake ... ordered 100 English vessels to prepare to confront it. Over the following days, English ships continued to pursue the Spanish Armada as it headed eastwards along the English Channel, according to the website History.com. There were two duels, one near

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Costa Women community reaches tenth birthday

Jennie Rhodes

Costa Women is celebrating its tenth anniversary this autumn. While planned celebrations have not gone ahead due to the current restrictions, the founder of the now Spain-wide women's group, Ali Meehan, talks to SUR in English about how it all ... to Spain. It was as simple as that." The entrepreneur says that the first ever article published in SUR in English about Costa Women in 2010 "really helped to get the word out". Ali recalls that then editor, Liz Parry, spotted an advertisement ... Ali admits, adding that the success of Costa Women has "definitely exceeded expectations". The group now boasts 9,300 members in 38 groups across the country. Word got out about Costa Women thanks to an interview in SUR in English on 12 November

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British writer shares his passion for Seville, a city that lured him

SUR IN ENGLISH

English reporter has recently published his latest book related to Spain: Seville. A City of Marvels. This is Tony's fifth book on a Spanish theme, his previous works including a trilogy on the art of flamenco. A former rock drummer from South London, ... theatres, clubs and, of course, flamenco tablaos. As well as writing for SUR in English, Tony is a regular contributor to the London-based Flamenco News magazine, and he is affiliated with El Museo del Baile Flamenco, a state-of-the-art flamenco dance

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Getting back to business with SUR in English

...forward to full terraces on warm evenings, the shutters came down. What to do How can SUR in English help restart your business? Click here and fill in the form for your business to appear free of charge on our Now Open portal. On 14 March Spain ... to do for months; chatting to the butcher; giving the car a service; or buying new furniture for that terrace you spent so much time on during weeks of confinement. SUR in English was fortunate enough to be able to carry on doing business and ... provinding the essential service of informing readers of local and national news throughout the coronavirus crisis. Now, more than ever, SUR in English is the perfect vehicle to help businesses reconnect with their old clients and reach out to new ones..

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The Warming I never would have guessed what was coming. I mean, it is pretty hot here in Australia but never before had the red earth been so scorched. Never before had the air emitted such heat. Never before had the leaves shrivelled on their bran

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Silent Nature Cautiously, the leafy fingers crept up around the steel skeletons. Luscious leaves interweaving with vines-culminating in a dazzling array of green hues and tinges. Victoriously, flowers rise high above the disused factories and wareh

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SUR in English print edition out as usual this Friday

SUR in English

Despite the coronavirus lockdown the free print edition of SUR in English is out as usual for readers to pick up every Friday. Spain's state of alarm decree includes newspapers among those essential products that people are permitted to go out ... for. While some distribution points are closed during the lockdown, SUR in English is still being distributed to news kiosks, paper shops, supermarkets, petrol stations and other usual outlets that are authorised to open across the province of Malaga. ... newsagent's, supermarkets and petrol stations, among other open shops and services. Please note that this list does not include private residential developments that do still regularly receive SUR in English. Some other outlets that also still receive the