IT’S PARTY TIME…

This year’s big summer party is at Marbella’s finest restaurant – VILLA TIBERIO on Sunday 23rd May. Visit the restaurant online, by clicking: www.villatiberio.com

The dress code is themed, ‘Gangsters and their Molls’. Men in power suits and outrageous ties and girls dressed as if they have had loads of stolen money thrown at them but have absolutely no taste.

The evening’s event programme is as follows:

On arrival, two Gangster Cars will be parked at the main entrance with a wonderful photo opportunity to capture your Gangster look, with the two ‘shoot out cars’ as a back drop. Men will also be ‘frisked’ for weapons by our carefully selected security girls. (Click on the poster)
From 7pm ‘bubbly’ will be served on the terrace. At 8pm a full ‘Villa Tiberio’ three course meal will be served. If you have never dined at this internationally famous restaurant, your taste buds have never lived!
During the meal, you will be entertained by two of the coast’s finest vocalists and an exclusive catwalk fashion show by INTERNATIONALFASHION DESIGNER
BARBARA WEBER COUTURE,
famous for her beautiful dresses and stunning outfits.
Two cinema style screens are being erected to promote the many corporate tables already booked. These will be punctuated by clips from some of the great gangster movies including ‘Bonnie and Clyde ’ and ‘The Untouchables’.
After dinner the UK band ‘Shack Attack’ take centre stage and the dance floor will come to life, lead by over 50 jivers who will later be taking part in a ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ style competition to be judged by representatives from each of the corporate tables.
Around 11pm the catwalk will be used again as everyone is invited to take part in a best dressed Gangster and his Moll competition.
Our friends at the charity PAD are still trying to feed and find good homes for over 75 homeless dogs and over 200 cats. To help them there will be a raffle which we hope will raise sufficient funds to keep this worthy cause on track.
At around midnight Shack Attack will return with dance music for everyone, slowing down with some ‘romantic ballads’ to round off the evening.
To join us, you will require an invitation. These are 75€ each and include everything listed above (except your raffle ticket). Even the dinner includes a choice of fine wines selected personally by Sandro Morelli himself.

Invitations can be purchased from a number of retail outlets. There are now just are four corporate tables available, for details on both subjects, call:
For more information about BARBARA WEBER click
Barbara Bonsai Palace April 2010

Spanish judge Garzon says ready to face trial < Spanish news | Expatica Spain

Spanish judge Garzon says ready to face trial < Spanish news | Expatica Spain: "Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon says he is calm ahead of his possible suspension Friday for abuse of power linked to his controversial bid to investigate Franco-era crimes.
'Complicated situations are not handled with optimism, they are handled with calm, the calm of knowing that one is innocent,' Garzon said in Madrid on the eve of a special meeting of the General Council of the Judicial Power during which the governing body of Spanish judges will decide whether to suspend him.
To applause, Garzon said it was important to defend the principle of universal justice for all victims of dictatorships."

Goa constable wanted for drug-mafia link surrenders- Hindustan Times

Goa constable wanted for drug-mafia link surrenders- Hindustan Times: "Goa Police constable, who was evading arrest for over two months in a police-drug peddler nexus case, in which six of his colleagues and seniors are behind bars, surrendered before a local court Friday.
Sanjay Parab surrendered to the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Court at Mapusa, about 10 km from Panaji, Deputy Superintendent of Police or DSP (Crime Branch) Chandrakant Salgaonkar said.
The 30-year-old will be arrested once he is handed over to Crime Branch by the court, the DSP said.
Parab was amongst seven policemen booked by Crime Branch for alleged links with Israeli drug peddlers Yaniv Benaim alias Atala and David Driham alias Dudu."

BusinessDay - Deripaska in ‘Russian mafia’ probe

BusinessDay - Deripaska in ‘Russian mafia’ probe: "RUSSIAN metals oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who is under pressure from the Guinean government to repay tax and other obligations worth $1bn, has been questioned in a criminal case by a Spanish judge and prosecutor.
Deripaska has confirmed the interrogation took place over several hours in a Moscow office on Wednesday. He says he was a friendly witness, with no connection to the criminal activities that are being probed. The spokesman for the Spanish prosecutor and Madrid court records suggest otherwise.
It is the first time in his career Deripaska has faced questioning on his business practices and cash flows by a western judge in a criminal court proceeding. The Spanish interrogation was the first of its kind.
Spanish Judge Fernando Andreu Merelles and special prosecutor José Grinda were in Moscow on Wednesday to interrogate Deripaska, their spokesman confirmed in Madrid."

Euro plunges as growth worries mount - Newspointer.co.uk

Euro plunges as growth worries mount - Newspointer.co.uk: "euro hits a fresh 18-month low against the dollar and banking stocks across the continent tumble as prices in Spain turn negative for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century"

Euro Weekly News | Man sentenced for killing mother’s lover | Costa del Sol | News

Euro Weekly News | Man sentenced for killing mother’s lover | Costa del Sol | News: "21-YEAR-OLD man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for murdering his mother’s partner with a hammer in May 2007. The two men were working together as builders on an urbanisation in Mijas Costa at the time. The attacker allegedly felt humiliated and abused by the victim while they both lived in the same household.
The two apparently had a violent argument, during which the accused hit the victim in the head twice with a hammer, knocking him to the floor. He then hit him eleven more times fracturing his skull and killing him. The victim was 29 years old at the time. The accused will also have to pay the victim’s wife and son 240,00 euros compensation."

Faithless concert in Puerto Banus | Marbella Costa del Sol

Faithless concert in Puerto Banus | Marbella Costa del Sol: "International dance superstars Faithless will headline the L.I.V.E event at the Bullring in Puerto Banus on July 31. The concert, organized by Kings of Production, will be the first time that Faithless – Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo – have played in southern Spain and they will be supported at the event by British reggae pioneers Black Slate, rising British bassline trio Platnum and DJs Tall Paul and Levi Lewis."

Chanelle Hayes on alert as Jack Tweed takes to the beach | Metro.co.uk

Chanelle Hayes on alert as Jack Tweed takes to the beach | Metro.co.uk: "'Jack found it a bit overwhelming as he has not even taken his test in a car yet and nearly wrecked the large motor launch while maneuvering in the marina.' Earlier this week, Chanelle Hayes has said that she may be dating Jack Tweed but they won’t be sleeping together until after she has given birth.
Speaking to this week’s Closer magazine, Chanelle said: ‘I don’t think it’s right to have sex with someone when you’re carrying another man’s child, so there won’t be any of that until after the baby arrives – if we’re still together.’
The pair, who have both been housemates of the Big Brother house, were dating throughout the time Jack was in court accused with raping a teenage girl."

Ash cloud shuts seven airports in Canaries, mainland Spain < Spanish news | Expatica Spain

Ash cloud shuts seven airports in Canaries, mainland Spain < Spanish news | Expatica Spain: "Volcanic ash from Iceland forced the shutdown on Tuesday of four airports in the Canary islands and three in the south of mainland Spain, the Spanish air traffic control agency Aena told AFP.
Both airports on Tenerife, plus those on La Palma and La Gomera, suspended operations at 4:00 am (0300 GMT), while those in Seville, Jerez and Badajoz shut down two hours later.
'We do not know when they could reopen,' an Aena spokeswoman told AFP, a day after the drifting cloud of ash led to restrictions on flying through Spanish airspace, but no airport closures."

Police crack down on foreigners' crime on the Costa del Sol

Police crack down on foreigners' crime on the Costa del Sol: "206 foreign criminals have been arrested over the past year in Málaga province. In total the UDYCO specialist crime unit made 407 arrests last year, 104 more than in 2008.

It’s a 34% jump in the number of detentions and police say that is thanks to a new strategy which has seen a more selective control on international criminal networks that have looked to lie low on the Costa del Sol.

La Opinion de Málaga reports that Colombians have taken over the first place in the criminal league here, from the Moroccans and the British, and police say that those arrested are ever-more violent and better armed and equipped.

The nationalities of those arrested in 2009 were
Colombians – 37
Moroccans – 30
British – 24
French – 19
Romanian – 17
Italian – 12."

Costa del Sol Shooting

Costa del Sol Shooting | AMLASpain | News | Property | The Spanish Property MLS | Electronic Cigarettes: "Costa del Sol bar in 2008 an Englishman shot and seriously injured a fellow Brit.It happened in a bar at Puerto Banus.Last week a Malaga court sentenced the man to 9 years in prison.He was given 8 years for attempted murder and one year for illegal possession of a weapon.
At the time there had been some other shootings in the area and comments were made at the time that these were drug related settling of scores.However there was no mention of this at the trial.The two men involved were both in their 30´s and both were from Liverpool.They knew each other because they both attended the same gym.
During an argument at the bar the attacker shot the victim in the knee.After the victim fell to the floor the gunman shot him three times,in his arm,his genitals and his head.The man spent many weeks in hospital in Marbella and eventually lost the sight of his eye."

Irish developer goes bust in Marbella | SpanishNews.es

Irish developer goes bust in Marbella | SpanishNews.es: "Alanda Homes is the latest victim of the property crash in Spain. Alanda Homes, which promotes and sells apartments around Marbella, has requested to enter a voluntary process of creditors in a Marbella court.
The drastic move comes as the Irish group MnInerney, owners of Alanda Homes, stopped funding the subsidiary as a result of negative prospects of recovery in the Spanish property market.
“The group has taken the decision not to invest more funds in its Spanish subsidiary of Alanda Homes apartment development,” McInerney said in a statement to stock exchanges in London and Dublin, where listed. “Therefore, Alanda Homes has requested the appointment of an administrator through the Spanish courts.”
If the judge accepts the request, Alanda Homes may stop payments to creditors until an agreement on debt restructuring is reached.
According to the latest data deposited with the Commercial Registry, Alanda Homes incurred losses of 9.6 million euros in 2008. At the end of the year, the company had a debt of EUR 13 million credit.
McInerney says that the net assets in its balance of Alanda Homes amounted to 4.5 billion euros. The Irish company has other subsidiaries in Spain, “which are not affected by the decision.” One is Alanda Club Marbella, which operates a resort, and another owns land in Sotogrande."

Valencia's Miguel knocks pedestrians down on zebra crossing

Valencia's Miguel knocks pedestrians down on zebra crossing: "Valencia's Portugese winger, Miguel Brito, was behind the wheel of a car that knocked down two elderly ladies in the Valencian town of L'Eliana today.
Miguel was on his way to this morning's training session in Paterna when the accident happened and subsequently arrived late.
According to a source within the club, Miguel was driving around a roundabout when he suddenly veered off to one side to avoid a van, which has stopped suddenly in front of him.
His car went up onto the zebra crossing and hit two elderly ladies. Neither suffered serious injuries, but they were both taken to hospital in Valencia by the emergency services.
Miguel had to complete all the police paperwork before he could leave the scene of the accident, making him late for his team's morning training session ahead of tonight's match against Xerez."

Flamenco singer Isabel Pantoja in corruption scandal - Telegraph

Flamenco singer Isabel Pantoja in corruption scandal - Telegraph: "Isabel Pantoja won the hearts of Spanish fans with a career spanning almost four decades in which she has sold more than four million albums.
But her relationship with the former mayor of seaside resort Marbella, Julian Muñoz, has put her in the spotlight for other less respectable reasons.
anti-corruption prosecutor in Malaga has accused her of laundering at least 1.8m euros (£1.5m) for her disgraced former boyfriend who was jailed in July 2006 for his part in a corruption scam that brought down the entire town hall of Marbella on the Costa del Sol.
The flamboyant 54-year-old singer is accused of using embezzled funds to purchase a portfolio of properties along Spain's southern coast that include a cattle ranch, an apartment, a hotel and disco, and a mansion named 'Mi Gitana' – 'My Gypsy' where she currently resides."

Iran orders Spanish television crew to leave < Spanish news | Expatica Spain

Iran orders Spanish television crew to leave < Spanish news | Expatica Spain: "Iranian government has ordered the expulsion of a Spanish television crew covering protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election, one of the journalists said Monday.Yolanda Alvarez of the RTVE public broadcasting network said in a radio interview that the Iranian authorities 'have asked us to leave the country today.'She later said in a live television broadcast that she had received another call indicating she would be allowed to stay until Thursday, the day her visa expires."

body of a man, in an advanced state of decomposition, wrapped in plastic, with an anchor around the neck, and with the feet and hands missing.

Body found by trawler off the Costa del Sol: "body of a man, in an advanced state of decomposition, wrapped in plastic, with an anchor around the neck, and with the feet and hands missing, has been recovered by a trawler off the Málaga coast, close to the Torrequebrada casino, after it came caught in the nets.
The fishermen took the body into Benalmádena Marina where the judge and other authorities arrived.
The Civil Guard says it is waiting for the results of the autopsy before continuing with its investigation. As yet there has been no news about the possible identity."

Euro Weekly News | Sea chase off the coast of Almeria | Costa de Almería | News

Euro Weekly News | Sea chase off the coast of Almeria | Costa de Almería | News: "customs officers arrested seven people who intended to bring a shipment of a tonne of hashish into Spain from Morocco. The investigation began more than a year ago when it was discovered that one of the members of the gang was in contact with Moroccan organizations that provided the drugs and the boats to transport them.
The officers were recently tipped off that a shipment was due to arrive from Morocco and surveillance was put in place. The boat approached the Mazarrulleque beach but when the occupants noticed the police presence they fled with the police on their trail.
After a chase at sea, during which the suspects through part of the load into the water, their motorboat ran aground and the officers arrested them on the Aguadulce seafront. One of them, who pretended to be a police officer, told the others that he would ‘protect’ their illegal activities.
The police confiscated some 880 kilos of hashish, two vehicles, a boat, four motors, a satellite phone and eleven mobile phones."

Liverpool gangster James ‘Pancake’ Taylor bailed over shooting of West Derby dad Nicky Ayers

Liverpool Echo - News - Liverpool Local News - Liverpool gangster James ‘Pancake’ Taylor bailed over shooting of West Derby dad Nicky Ayers: "James “Pancake” Taylor, 30, was allowed home after a day of questioning by detectives investigating the death of West Derby dad Nicky Ayers.
Ayers was gunned down outside his daughter’s home in South Cantril Avenue, West Derby, at around 12.10am on Thursday.
A post-mortem completed yesterday confirmed the 46-year-old, who managed the Western Approaches Sunday league football team, died from “multiple gun shot wounds”.
Police will not say how many times Ayers was shot but they have recovered up to six bullet casings from the handgun believed to have been used.
It is understood detectives have a vague description of the gunman."

Computer glitch reveals Spain’s unemployment rate | Spanish News

Computer glitch reveals Spain’s unemployment rate | Spanish News: "According to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), a computer error caused the institute’s website to show data from the first quarter’s labor force survey.
ABC newspaper took advantage of the glitch and accessed the data, to find that Spain’s unemployment rate had reached 20.5 per cent in the first three months of 2010. Should the data turn out to be correct, this would be the first time in 13 years that unemployment exceeds 20%.
The same data would show that 4.6127 million people are out of a job in Spain, revealing a 286,000 rise compared to the previous year.
The INE has however denied that the figures are final and is suggesting that only on Friday will the definite figures be published and officially disclosed"

Liverpool Echo - News - Liverpool Local News - Liverpool gangster James "Pancake" Taylor bailed after being questioned over gangland execution of Nicky Ayers

Liverpool Echo - News - Liverpool Local News - Liverpool gangster James "Pancake" Taylor bailed after being questioned over gangland execution of Nicky Ayers: "James 'Pancake' Taylor, 30, was released after several hours of questioning over the shooting of Nicky Ayers, 46, in West Derby in the early hours of yesterday.
Taylor was arrested during an early morning raid at his Kirkdale home.
Ayers was killed by a gunman who shot him at least three times in South Cantril Avenue at 12.10am on Thursday."