’I don’t have a problem with drink’
Experts warn that ‘20% of people who drink alcohol every day end up being addicted'
CARMEN BARREIRO
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Tenerife, ten reasons why...
From the outside, this Canary Island may seem like a tourist trap catered towards holidaymakers, but it deserves to be discovered
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Extra Sontec
Sontec opens a new, advanced hearing centre in La Cala de Mijas
The space will have 180 metres of facilities, three soundproof consultation rooms and state-of-the-art equipment
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The oldest copy of one of Shakespeare's plays in Spain is found in Andalucía
The search for the oldest examples of Shakespeare's work in Spain ended in Andalucía. The Famous History of the Life of King Henry VIII, dating back to 1632, was found in Seville
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A Dutch connection in an Alpujarra village
Koningsdag (King's Day) is a national holiday in the Netherlands. Celebrated on 27 April, the date marks the birth of King Willem-Alexander. A couple of years ago, the Andalusian coast acquired a new Dutch enclave, Popolos
ALEKK M. SAANDERS |
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22 April 1616: Death of Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes
A contemporary of Shakespeare, the most important writer in the Spanish language left his mark on literature with Don Quixote
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A trip back in time for Malaga wines
A Detroit businessman has ordered several barrels of vermouth and other wines to be shipped to the US after a visit to a Malaga bar
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"We are seeing an epidemic of skin cancer, including people in their twenties and thirties"
The number of people who want an appointment with a dermatologist has grown by nearly 40 per cent in recent months, says this specialist Leandro Martínez President of the Andalusian section of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology
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Lack of sleep can lead to weight gain
Up to 30% of people in Spain wake up feeling as though they haven't had a good sleep, and only a third of the population gets enough sleep during the working week
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'Volunteering and helping is the best way to fill your time'
Chris Cluderay is president of the association of volunteer interpreters in the Axarquía and is also involved with a charity in Alcaucín
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Arts Society rewards the work of young artists
The competition is sponsored by the Blevins Frank Estepona office, who hand out four prizes to the students
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Bad service
It is said that in Andalucía there are great minds at work in the kitchens while front of house it is all improvisation and lack of training
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Extra Atlas American School
Atlas American School of Malaga, the new international school opening in Estepona in September
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The 'Orchid House' of Torremolinos, the largest private collection on the Costa del Sol
Aleksey Tyshchenko has turned his apartment into a flower sanctuary with over 200 orchid species which come into bloom in April
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