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Tell a baby not to climb the stairs and you’ve created their first challenge. Tell a toddler not to go outside and they’ll bolt for freedom the second you’ve dropped your guard. Try to get a young lad to slow down and apply plasters later. Designate the orchard out-of-bounds and ground the teenager after their dawn raid. Nightclub Strictly over 18s?, probably the best way to guarantee a queue of 16 year olds. Build a great big wall around your home or garden and everyone wants to peer over.

King Juan Carlos of Spain officially opens the II News Agencies World Congress
in Estepona's Palacio de Congresos

Their Majesties King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, will be visiting Estepona this Wednesday, 24th October, at 1 pm to inaugurate the II News Agencies World Congress which is being held at the Palacio de Congresos, Estepona from the 24th to 27th October.

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Starting this month, we have introduced a new regular feature, "Garlic Bites" taken from the new book "In the Garlic".

In the Garlic is a fun A-Z guide to life in Spain. Taking its title from the Spanish "en el ajo", an expression meaning to be "in the know" this book provides an insight to Spain and the Spanish through its language and idioms.

Stay a while in Spain, and beyond the sunshine, fiestas, Rioja and laidbackness you may find yourself drifting in an uncharted ocean of unwritten laws, linguistic minefields and mysterious quirks. Where is everyone at ten o'clock in the morning? Why will you pay more for an ático than a regular flat?  What should you do when asked for your “second surname”? As the title says you need to be In The Garlic - en el ajo - in the know.

The book is written by Valerie Collins and Theresa O'Shea who between them have have lived in Spain for over 50 years, Valerie since the tail end of the Franco era, in Barcelona, and Theresa since the early nineties, in Galicia, Cataluña and now in the Axarquía. Valerie’s late husband was a Catalan lawyer, and she has two grown-up sons. Theresa is married to a gardener from a large Cordobese family, and they have three slack cats.

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Get the latest news from Manilva on www.manilvalife.com

New foreigners’ liaison officer for Manilva
Manilva Stage School
Old TV and Radio studios make way for more parking
Works under way to extend the gymnasium in Manilva

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The Mayor of La Linea, Juan Carlos Juárez, is implicated in alleged property corruption in the town.

Instruction Judge number one in La Línea de la Concepción, has ordered the town's Partido Popular Mayor Juan Carlos Juárez, to hand in his passport because of a fear of flight, as he is implicated in alleged property corruption in the town.

The town councillor for town planning, Carlos Ruiz Calama, has also been ordered to hand in his passport to the judge who is investigating the so-called ‘Roseworld’ case which involves the sale of municipal land to the company of the same name in an allegedly illegal transaction.

After the purchase of the land, Roseworld sold the land to another company for 14 million €, two million more than they paid for it.

The Malaga Motor Show celebrates its 4th edition this year. Running from 10th to the 18th November at Malaga's Palacio de Ferias y Congresos visitors will have the opportunity to view the latest offerings from around 30 car makers and over 50 motoring related businesses  displayed over 17,000 square metres of exhibition floor.

The Casares Municipal School of Dance has recommenced its various classes earlier this month, and this year is including ballet classes, which along with the current flamenco and classical Spanish dance will provide students with the opportunity to be entered official examinations by the Conservatorio, explained the councillor for Culture, Sonia Saborido.

Earlier this month the San Roque authorities inaugurated the third phase of the San Roque's industrial estate at La Pólvora situated between Miraflores and Taraguilla. The project should generate about 1,500 jobs in a short time, according to Luis Jimeno, representative of Coinmasa, the company managing the industrial estate.
This phase of the project covers an area of almost 240,000 square metres, and will house some 80 small and medium sized businesses. The cost of the project is expected to be in the region of 10 million euros and Luis Jimeno said that there were a number of companies wishing to locate their activities here.