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Pocapecunia moves NERJA charity shop Pocapecunia is moving. The shop on Calle Bellavista will close its doors on August 1 and move to near the Parador. The new store will be near the fountain where the Parador is, opposite Trebol, next to the bakery on Prolongacion Rodriguez Acosta. Pocapecunia’s Nicole Brouwers said: “You can also leave your unwanted clothing at our new location but also in front of the old shop.” She added “In August I might be open a few hours in the evening” from 7pm to 9pm. Speaking about the move, Nichole said: “Hope to see you there and thanks for your donations.”
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British Legion donations THE Nerja British Legion has been collecting food for children. At the association’s last lunch members were asked to bring breakfast cereals for the Solidaria Nerja food bank. Members donated several boxes, which will now be given to children by the Nerja food bank. The Nerja British Legion thanked everyone who had donated.
Dog owner arrested NATIONAL POLICE officers in Velez-Malaga have arrested a 62year-old resident of the town for the crime of alleged animal abuse towards her dog, after she was found to have been keeping the dog in a deplorable, neglected condition, on the terrace of her home, without providing it with the veterinary assistance it was clearly in need of.
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Wheelchair hit-and-run victim GUARDIA CIVIL officers in Granada have apprehended a driver who was involved in a hit-and-run incident in the municipality of Atarfe on Thursday, July 8, who fled the scene of the accident after colliding with a pedestrian in a wheelchair who was crossing a pedestrian crossing at the time. According to a statement for the Guardia Civil, the incident occurred at around 5.55pm, at Km 4,989 of the GR-3417 in Atarfe, with the driver hitting into the wheelchair-bound pedestrian, before speeding away from the crash without stopping to check on his victim, leaving the man having to be transferred to a nearby hospital in Granada City for treatment. An investigation was launched into the incident, with officers taking statements from eyewitnesses at the scene of the accident, and viewing footage from security cameras located at the pedestrian crossing, and in the vicinity, which enabled them to identify the vehicle, and subsequently trace its location, along with the driver.
CAPPER: Was known for his lavish and sometimes violent lifestyle.
WESTLEY CAPPER, 44, son of British millionaire John Capper, died on Monday, July 26, in a Marbella hos‐ pital, reportedly from a stroke while fighting Covid‐19. Few are willing to speak openly of his death. One long‐time Costa de Sol resi‐ d e n t t o l d Eu r o W e e k l y News on Tuesday July 27, “Everyone is too scared to say anything.” Capper, who was brand‐ ed a ‘hit‐and‐run killer’ es‐ caped jail in Spain in 2020 despite confessing to the 2016 hit‐and‐run zebra crossing killing of a mother‐ of‐three, Fatima Dorado, in his father’s high‐powered Bentley.
Essex‐born and privately educated Capper, whose wealthy father John made his fortune from real es‐ tate, was able to avoid prison after striking a deal with prosecutors following a compensation pay out to the victim’s family. Judge Ignacio Navas Hi‐ dalgo said he could remain a free man as long as he stayed out of trouble for the next three years and attended a road safety ed‐ ucation course. The Brit expat, who was known for his lavish and sometimes violent lifestyle, also avoided jail after being cleared of kidnapping Ag‐ nese Klavina from a night‐ club in Puerto Banus in
September 2014. CCTV footage showed Capper and his accomplice, Craig Porter, apparently forcing the young Latvian into his Mercedes S63. Capper and Porter admit‐ ted leaving with her, but Porter claims to have fallen asleep as soon as he got in‐ to the car, while Capper said he left her near her flat in San Pedro de Alcan‐ tara before contradicting himself during a recon‐ struction, leading a judge to describe his statement as “improbable.” Her family maintains that Capper was responsible for her disappearance and the family’s lawyer said she is “at the bottom of the sea.”
INVESTIGATION: Police identified the driver.
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Puppet Festival goes ahead RINCON DE LA VICTORIA Town Hall, announced their ninth Festival of Puppets and Family Theatre, has gone ahead and started on Wednes‐ day, July 28, and will finish on Sunday, August 1. Each show starts nightly at 10pm, and entry is free, but tickets must be obtained in ad‐ vance by emailing reservascul tura@rincondelavictoria.es, with a maximum of six places being allowed for people living together. On Thursday, July 29, in Plaza de la Constitucion in Rincon de la Victoria, you can see ‘Pa‐ parruchas’, courtesy of Cochera
TOWN HALL: Announced that the festival will take place. Cabaret, with a comedy that uses the techniques of clowns, theatre, stage magic, and urban dances, based on the work of Charles Dickens. Friday, July 30 will see the show ‘Lecturita… beyond imag‐
ination’ by the Indigo Teatro company, held in Plaza Gloria Fuertes in La Cala del Moral, a family play set in the world of imagination, combining theatre with classical dance, clowns, singing, and little winks of mag‐
ic, performed by live actors, joined together with puppetry. Saturday July 31, will see ‘Peneque, the heart that moves flamenco’, taking place in the old Torre de Benagalbon rail‐ way station, a fun story that us‐ es flamenco as its base. Closing the Festival, on Sun‐ day, August 1, will be the Petit Teatro, with ‘La Panda Pirata’, in Plaza de la Constitucion in Rincon de la Victoria, with a story about the environment, in which the characters of Nasu and Basi embark on a great ad‐ venture to search among the rubbish of Cacatoa Island for hidden treasure.
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New National Police station THE contract for the new National Police station in Velez-Malaga has been awarded to Canteras de Almargen and Instalaciones Cueto. Jose Luis Ruiz Espejo, the general secretary of PSOE of Malaga, has awarded the contract worth €238,741.49, for the perimeter urbanisation works of the new National Police building in the Malaga municipality of Velez-Malaga, to the company Canteras de Almargen and Instalaciones Cueto. Mr Ruiz Espejo said: “The purpose of this project of the Ministry of the Interior is to meet the requirements of the town hall of VelezMalaga, in compliance with the provisions of the General Urban Planning Plan and the applicable ordinances.” A period of four months has been allowed for the execution of the works from the signing of the contract. In addition, he pointed out that an extra 300 National Police officers will reinforce the Malaga municipalities during the summer operation, throughout July and August, which will mean that the total number of officers dedicated to citizen security will go from the current 1,357 to 1,657.
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Health Centre plans THE mayor of Nerja, Jose Alberto Armijo, and the manager of the Andalucian Health Service (SAS), Miguel Angel Guzman, signed the General Action Protocol for the construction and commissioning of the new Nerja Health Centre on Friday July 23. The event took place at the Government Delegation of the Junta de Andalucia in Malaga in the presence of the Territorial Delegate for Health and Families, Carlos Bautista and the mayor of Rincon de la Victoria, Francisco Salado, who has also signed a protocol with the SAS. “Today we are reaffirming our commitment to collaboration between the Council and the Board to provide Nerja with new sanitary equipment, which will be financed by the regional administration, and which will provide decent and effective coverage. Something that the previous governments of the Junta de Andalucíia have never done.” The SAS will build and finance the sanitary building, the reception of the property when it meets all the conditions for its use, as well as taking care of the maintenance and conservation, equipping it for its startup and incorporating it into the general organisation of the Andalucian Public Health System.
NEW SCHEME: To get residents involved in meetings. VELEZ-MALAGA Council has announced it is encouraging locals to get involved with a new scheme. Councillor for Citizen Participation Cynthia Garcia and councillor for Business and Employment Maria Jose Roberto announced the new scheme, which aims to get locals involved with the local council, different initiatives around Velez-Malaga, and to promote local associations. The scheme will see Velez-Malaga residents get involved through local meetings. Councillor Garcia said: “The development of real and effective citizen participation is one of the fundamental objectives of this legislature and for this reason the area of citizen participation has worked intensively to offer locals a large number of ways to exercise their fundamental right to participation.”
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NIBS EXTRA Discharge A RATHER unpleasant cream coloured ‘discharge’ appears from time to time in the waters off the beach of Salobreña and it has recently returned. It is reportedly not harmful to bathers as there is no sewage outlet in the area but it does nothing to enhance the space.
Electricity scam THE Costa Tropical Association of Chiringuitos has issued a warning to its members about a scam whereby supposed representatives of an electricity company telephone an establishment saying that they owe money and will be cut off within 10 minutes if they don’t pay immediately.
Blood donors THE Malaga Transfusion service will be present at the Sala Mercado in Nerja on August 5 from 5.30pm until 9.30pm and is looking for as many blood donors as possible. Potential donors are reminded that women should only give blood three times a year and men four.
New vehicles TWO new fire engines have been given to the Nerja Fire Brigade by the Malaga Provincial Council. One is ideal for working in forests whilst the other is smaller and suitable for fighting urban fires and emergencies. Coverage by the brigade includes Competa, Frigiliana, Sayalonga and Torrox.
Beach waste TORROX Council is promoting the need to ensure that all waste material is removed from its beaches and will be at Ferrara by the breakwater on July 30, August 3 on the beach at Ferrara on August 3 and El Morche promenade on August 4.
Mayor asks for compliance THE mayor of Nerja, Jose Alberto Armijo, has asked for compliance with the measures against the coronavirus to stop the number of infections. “If the irresponsible behaviour and recklessness of recent days that are causing a significant increase in infections and the incidence rate of the virus do not stop, the Junta de Andalucia can adopt much more restrictive measures in Nerja that would end up slowing down our economy and the recovery of tourism in
NERJA: Everyone is asked to comply with all the measures.
NERJA Council, through the Youth Coun‐ cil, has activated the Movida Attention Service (SAM) for the second consecu‐ tive year, “to inform and sensitise the youth of the municipality, among other issues, about the impor‐ tance of compliance with preven‐ tive measures against the coron‐ avirus, at this time when infections are increasing especial‐ ly among the young population,” said the councillor for Youth, Daniel Rivas. The SAM will become opera‐ SAM: Will begin this weekend. tional as of this weekend, from
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Artisan market AT La Raqueta Artisan Market not only are there many stalls offering hand-crafted products, fresh produce and a hairdressing service but we also have two charity stalls and all proceeds are donated to local animal rescue organisations (a different one each month) and La Cuidad de los niños, Malaga (Children in Care Charity, Malaga) At the last market in July the charity book stall raised €22 and was donated to Pippa’s Pawprints dog rescue (not bad considering the books are all 1€ or 50c each) and the Tombola stall raised a fantastic €114 (this includes a private donation from a friend) and has been donated to La Cuidad de Los Niños in Malaga. You can find out more information about the market and view the stall holders’ products by visiting our page on Facebook @laraquetaartisanmarket, we are also on Instagram @laraqueta_artisan market or you can call Linda on +34 659 375 603.
Musical nights THERE are a number of different musical events in the Plaza del Sexi in Almuñecar over the next few days and perhaps the one that stands out the most is the popular Queen of Magic tribute on Saturday July 31.Tickets may be requested at www.lapazadelsexi.es.
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the middle of the summer season.” This is how the councillor has reacted after seeing the data published today by the Ministry of Health, showing 24 new infections in the last 24 hours and a cumulative incidence rate in the last 14 days of 420.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The mayor insists on maximising the individual and collective responsibility of neighbours and visitors, making use of the mask, and complying with all measures.
10pm to 2am with a stand that will be installed in Plaza Tutti Frutti. It will be managed by members of the Malaga Civic Association for Prevention, who will also report on the consequences of the consumption of harmful sub‐ stances, safe driving and sexuali‐ ty. The councillor has underlined that “the increase in coronavirus infections in recent days shows that it is essential to continue bet‐ ting on this prevention service that we launch from the councillor for Youth.”
Artist exhibits THE Municipal Exhibition Hall in Nerja is hosting an exhibition by graphic designer Daniel Escobar, also from Nerja. The councillor for Culture, Gema Laguna, has an‐ nounced that the Municipal Exhibition Hall is host‐ ing an exhibition by the graphic designer from Ner‐ ja, Daniel Escobar, which opens tomorrow, July 22. It can be visited until August 7, at Calle Almirante Ferrándiz 14, during opening hours from 12pm to 2pm and from 8pm to 1pm. “Under the title ‘Habitats / Sugar, cinnamon and cloves / Nostalgia’ the exhibition brings together a total of 50 works that are divided into three the‐ matic areas and in different styles of graphic de‐ sign,” said the councillor. With ‘Habitats’ the author seeks to honour bio‐ diversity and natural ecosystems, with the aim of raising awareness about the need to care for our environment.
New HQ for local charity NERJA Council has said it will work with a local cancer association to provide a new headquarters. The mayor of Nerja, Jose Alberto Armijo, received the new provincial president of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) and said the council would continue working together with the charity in Nerja. The mayor said: “We are working to provide the association with a new and better space to carry out its work.” The charity also said it will buy a car to transport cancer patients from Nerja.
Port to spend €12m MOTRIL Port is set to spend €12 million to comply with environmental laws, and the Port Authority has announced it will use the funds to comply with laws to become more environmentally‐ friendly. The president of the Port Authority, Jose Garcia Fuentes, said the port’s ve‐ hicles would be replaced with electric
alternatives, while it will reduce energy by 90 per cent with new intelligent buildings. He said the port was, “complying with environmental guidelines for bet‐ ter development, reducing energy man‐ agement costs, making more efficient use and improving the well‐being of citi‐ zens.”
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Good samaritans find €600 LOCAL POLICE officers in Almuñecar were certainly impressed at the actions of two honest young people on Saturday, July 24, who reportedly found a wallet lying in the street of the town and handed it to police. The wallet contained just under €600 in notes, along with several credit cards, and personal documentation, and, instead of keeping it, the two people took a trip to the Local Police station where they handed in the lost property to the officers on duty. The incident occurred late on Saturday afternoon, with the two people aged around 18 years finding the wallet on Avenida Juan Carlos I in the town centre, before making the effort to hand over the item to officers at the Local Police Headquarters of Almuñecar. The wallet was found to contain an amount of €597.05, along with personal documentation and credit cards. Local Police had tried to locate the owner to return it to him, but they are still looking for, or waiting for, the tourist or visitor to come and report the wallet missing. They said that during the summer months, when the population in the municipality doubles and even triples, the loss of wallets, purses, and other objects increases markedly. A spokesman for the Local Police commented on the good samaritans in Almuñecar saying, “in the case of wallets with money as well, but when it is an important amount like this it does not happen every day.”
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We asked our readers: Time to ban bullfights? AFTER Twitter blocked the ac‐ count of bullfighter Jose Antonio Morante de la Puebla for posting videos of a bullfight considering that it promoted ‘sadistic plea‐ sure,’ he condemned their action saying that ‘freedom does not ex‐ ist in this country.’ We asked our readers whether they think bullfighting should be banned completely in Spain and the response was a resounding YES. Most of our readers consider that it’s barbaric and that all types of animal cruelty should be banned. One said “It is barbaric, cruel, outdated and needs to be stopped. No animal cruelty can be defended in any way. There is right and wrong, and this is wrong, on every level. Culture has absolutely no bearing on animal cruelty.” However, the second most common opinion was that we should keep out of it because it’s
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BULLFIGHTS: Barbaric, cruel, outdated and needs to be stopped. not our country; with one reader saying “Whilst I totally disagree with bullfighting, I do not believe it is up to ANY foreigner to force it to stop. This is a cultural issue and only the country involved has the right to stop it. We can put pressure on the governments to stop this and the dog eating festivals of China etc, but that is all.” Some respond‐ ed that “persuading the locals is a big problem,” while others said that “These days a large majority in Spain want it stopped, but like ev‐
erything there are those that love the cruelty” and another added “the Spanish will come to the right conclusion without anyone’s input, least of all the English.” Meanwhile, fewer people com‐ mented that maybe there is a way of maintaining the art of bullfight‐ ing without having to kill the bull, and only one reader pointed out that if there were no more bull‐ fights these bulls would cease to exist as they are bred for this pur‐ pose only.
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2-tier society? AS thousands protest against restrictions across Europe, Galicia now requires proof of being jabbed, testing or recovery from Coronavirus to go inside a restaurant or bar. We asked our readers if they think it is a step too far? Readers believe that more than a step, it is “a stride too far” and are concerned that this will create a two-tier society, which will lead to illegal clubs, pubs and restaurants amongst other things. Meanwhile, others believe that it is a great idea and are looking forward to being issued with vaccine passports and a third jab. Two readers commented along the lines of just wanting life to go back to normal before it’s too late “I’m 73, so no time to lose” said one, “I want to travel, want a normal life, but I fear we will never see that again.” The other responded that he thinks life “sadly will never be the same as it was.”
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THE UK government will re‐ portedly allow vaccinated ex‐ pats to travel to the UK with‐ out quarantine. According to reports, the government plans to begin ac‐ cepting jabs administered abroad as well as those given by the NHS when allowing trav‐ ellers into the UK.
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‘No quarantine for vaccinated expats’ The move could allow the around 300,000 UK expats liv‐ ing in Spain to visit friends and family without quarantine. The Department for Trans‐ port will reportedly hold their
Recall of sunscreens THE Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) which is part of the Ministry of Health, has outlined 14 sunscreens that they have requested be voluntarily withdrawn. The sunscreens when tested were found to not provide the same sun protection fac‐ tor SPF, that was on the label. Most of the sunscreens tested still provided ade‐ quate protection, but five were found to be lacking sig‐ nificantly. AEMPS had called on companies to volun‐ tarily withdraw the batches which they tested and carry out their own tests on different batches to ensure that the products are safe. The five products which did not meet the SPF claimed on the label and fell below 29.9 have been recommended for voluntary with‐ drawal. These products are ‘Abelay Protector Solar FPS50’, by Ab7 cosmetics; ‘Mussvital fotoprotector spray aerosol ultra light 50+’, by Peroxfarma; ‘Eucerin sun protection sensitive protect sun spray transparent dry touch SPF 50 high’, by Beiersdorf AG; ‘Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydratation Bruma Solar air soft SPF 50+ (High)’, by Wilkinson Sword; and ‘Australian gold SPF Botanical SPF 50 continuous spray’, by Biorius.
meeting this week, with plans to introduce the new restric‐ tions allowing vaccinated ex‐ pats into the UK from the be‐ ginning of August. Ministers are expected to
make a reciprocal deal with around 33 countries, including Ireland, Spain and France in a move which could open up travel for UK nationals living abroad.
Currently, expats travelling to the UK from Spain have to quarantine, while vaccinated UK tourists coming back into their own country do not. Expats have been demand‐
Volunteers wanted for human trial HUMAN testing is getting clos‐ er and the CSIC and the phar‐ maceutical company Biofabri are waiting for the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) to give their approval for human trials of their coronavirus vac‐ cine to begin. Earlier this year the vaccine was proven to be 100 per cent effective in mice and they are now ready to be‐ gin a Phase 1 trial in humans. Approval will be required from the Spanish Ministry of Health’s agency first though. Madrid’s La Paz hospital has started the search for appro‐ priate volunteers to take part
in the human trial. Volunteers will need to be aged between 18 and 39 years old. The hospi‐ tal is looking for 20 volunteers at the moment. Alberto M Borobia is the doctor in charge of the trial and last week he took to social media to start recruitment. He states that the essential re‐ quirements are that the volun‐ teers are between 18 and 39 years old and that they also meet two other requirements. The other requirements are that they have not already had Covid and they have not had any coronavirus vaccinations. “The final desirable goal for
Spanish vaccine close. our country would be that all the investment that has been made in vaccines ends up ob‐ taining, at least, a Spanish vac‐ cine against Covid, for us and to share with the rest of the world. That would be the ulti‐ mate goal and a great suc‐ cess,” said the Minister of Sci‐ ence, Diana Morant.
ing that the UK government recognise the vaccines they have received which have been administered abroad to be able to travel to the UK without quarantine.
A right for women THE European Parliament has now given its full approval to urge member countries to remove any obstacles to access to voluntary termination of pregnancy (IVE) and consider it a ‘human right’. The so‐called ‘Matic Project’ on ‘the situation of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, within the framework of women’s health’ also intends that this practice be guaranteed by the public health of the member countries, al‐ though of course, this means undermining the right to conscientious objection of health profes‐ sionals. ‘Violations of women’s sexual and reproductive health are a form of violence and hinder progress towards gender equality. For these reasons, women’s lives and rights are being jeopardised by common practice in some Member States, which allows medical practitioners, and on some occa‐ sions, entire medical institutions, to refuse to pro‐ vide health services on the basis of the so‐called conscience clause,’ reads the report.
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Malaga Poet found safe THE well‐known Malaga poet Salvador Marin Hueso, disap‐ peared on the night of July 22 and left his family extremely wor‐ ried. They took to social media to make an appeal to help find him after he disappeared in Almeria. After many hours of uncertain‐ ty and worry the family were able to announce the happy news that Salvador had been found. Salvador’s sister took to Twitter to announce the good news and thanked everyone for their efforts in searching for her brother. “It is with immense joy that
POET: Now in hospital. we announce that Salvador has been found. On behalf of myself and my family, we thank the po‐ lice and other authorities for their efforts and work. Eternally grate‐
ful to all the people and institu‐ tions that have supported us to have a happy outcome,” Sal‐ vador’s sister said on Twitter. Speaking to the press she said: “We have just arrived at the hos‐ pital and we have no details, we know he is fine.” According to reports police brought Salvador to Almeria’s Torrecardenas University Hospi‐ tal as he was not feeling well. He is said to suffer from depression and needs medication too. No further details are known of where Salvador had been, but he now seems safe.
Spain on Santiago Day KING FELIPE VI attended a feast in honour of the Apostle of Santiago, and of the national day of Galicia, held at the Plaza del Obradoiro in Santiago de Compostela in A Coruña on Sunday July 25. King Felipe VI has highlighted the fact that the apostle ‘sym‐ bolises unity’. He believes that Spain is ‘a nation linked by the past, by the present and by the future,’ and that the role of the monarchy is to be a ‘bridge be‐ tween past, present and future.’ He spoke before the entire
Unfair Ryanair luggage rules SPAIN’S Supreme Court has deemed unfair Ryanair’s luggage rules, under which the budget carrier could legally (due to a clause in the contract) send bags and suitcases on a different flight than passengers. Following a complaint from a consumer association, the court said that there could indeed be occasions that jus-
tify sending luggage on a separate flight, but that the airline’s clause was too generic. “(It leaves) to the will of the carrier to send the checked baggage on the same flight (as the passenger) or not under ... unspecified and absolutely unspecific circumstances of safety or operation,” it said.
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The Supreme Court also reaffirmed a previous ruling which annulled other clauses, including a €40 charge for reprinting a boarding pass, which it deemed disproportionate - thousands of passengers will be happy to hear that! In 2019, it also ruled that it was unfair for Ryanair to charge a fee for hand luggage.
Royal family last Sunday, in a celebration which for the first time included his two daugh‐ ters. The day “symbolises the continuity of our Nation in his‐ tory as a political, cultural and human community,” said the King. In a reading to the patron saint of Spain which he read in Galician, he commented on the languages and cultures of Spain and said they are “a collective
work in which the dreams of many ancestors took shape in a democratic coexistence,” as re‐ ported local Spanish press. He also spoke of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which he believes has been “one of the hardest experiences” ever for many of Spain’s citizens. In the opinion of the King the solidarity shown by Spanish citizens is a beacon that marks “the direc‐ tion in the darkness.”
Electricity cuts everywhere HUNDREDS of thousands of people were left without electricity throughout Spain due to a blackout that affected different areas of the country on Saturday July 24, with Red Eléctrica reporting that the problem was apparently a failure in the interconnection line with France, which supplies several autonomous communi‐ ties, including Madrid and Catalonia. They reported a breakdown in a 400,000 high voltage line shortly before 5pm, and in Catalonia, according to the Civil Pro‐ tection of this community, the breakdown affected 640,000 peo‐ ple, and 112 in the Community of Madrid also cited the intercon‐ nection line with France as the problem. Social media was full of chatter about the cuts, with users ask‐ ing the same question on Facebook, to know if everybody else has a power cut as well as them. According to Endesa, “the pro‐ tections have acted correctly to prevent a total system failure.”
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Self-testing triumph SELF-DIAGNOSTIC tests for the coronavirus are now being sold in pharmacies across Spain at a low cost. The tests are available without prescription, and can even be taken at home. Many people though prefer to have a little help from the pharmacist or even have the pharmacist do the test for them. Pharmacies began to sell coronavirus self‐di‐ agnostic tests without prescriptions on Thurs‐ day, July 22, and could not have come at a bet‐ ter time. They have been experiencing extremely high demand for the tests, some‐ thing which has surprised many professionals. Pharmacist Pilar Garcia has been surprised how many people have headed into the phar‐ macy to get one of the tests. “We have been surprised by the number of people who have come to the pharmacy to find out about these tests and who have finally bought them,” said Garcia. The pharmacy where Garcia works is in Navarra and it has also set up a station where people can take the test while being super‐ vised. “We accompany our patients to ensure that the test is carried out correctly,” Garcia said. She added that: “In the test leaflets the pro‐ cess is very well explained,” as people can choose to take the test in the comfort of their own homes too. She did point out that: “There are doubts among the population in case they have not done the sampling correctly, so we ac‐ company them in the process and even offer to do the test.”
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Heartbroken Olympic superfan A JAPANESE Olympic superfan who spent £30,000 on tickets to the Games is “heartbroken” that specta‐
tors were banned. Kazunori Takishima said it “breaks his heart” that spectators were banned
from attending the games due to Covid. Takishima has spent the past 15 years travelling to Olympic Games around the
Piers Morgan Covid anger MORGAN says he caught Covid at the Wembley Euro 2020 final, after crowds “crashed their way in with no tickets or testing.” Morgan aged 56, has been double jabbed, but still managed to catch Covid. Many people around the world are now wonder‐ ing if a third jab against the coronavirus will be needed, and if so just when will they receive it. Piers told of how Covid left him with sneez‐ ing fits along with fever, chills, and violent coughing. At the moment in England the dominant strain is the Delta variant and this is what Piers believes he caught. When he headed to the Euro 2020 final he felt comfortable as everyone attending the event had either been double jabbed or had taken a lat‐ eral flow test, which had proved to be negative. Piers has been fairly quiet on social media during the last two weeks about the virus, but previously he took to Twitter to say how he had felt safe at Wembley until the event was crashed by “drunken morons.” Piers commented on Twitter: “Yes, it felt safe and
Covid compliant (everyone either fully vaccinated or neg‐ ative LFT) at Wembley during the Euros until the final when 1,000s of drunken morons crashed their way in with no tickets or testing ‐ and probably turned it into a huge super‐spreader event.” Piers suffered from Covid after the Euros.
world to support Japan and has dreamt of seeing them in his home city of Tokyo. The 45‐year‐old would have bro‐ ken the Guinness World Record for at‐ tendance at Olympic events had he been able to go. He had bought 197 tickets to try to see as many events as possible during the Games, which opened on Friday July 23. “What hurts the most is the time and passion I poured into securing these tick‐ ets, not the money,” he said. “And it breaks my heart that we can‐ not watch the Games live in person.” He said: “I'll be going to the Olympics until I die, so I’ll be breaking the record every time.” Mr Takishima initially had no interest in sports when he saw his first Olympics in the winter of 2006, until he fell in love when he saw Japanese figure skater, Shizuka Arakawa, win a gold medal in person. “The special energy that filled the sta‐ dium really had me and I fell in love,” he said. “I’ve experienced the liveliness and the touching moments which can only be felt in person,” he said. “It’s not the same watching it on TV. Luckily, he will get a refund on the tickets he purchased.
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Town offers free rent and jobs GEIGOS, a small town in the northeast of Spain, is offering free rent and jobs to encourage fami‐ lies to move there as citizen num‐ bers dwindle to 132 residents. The town is offering three houses to rent and two jobs. The town hall is also offering three more jobs such as home tele‐ working and in a local restaurant. The advert stated: “We offer you work in the kitchen and
restaurant for you and your part‐ ner at the Paladar de Aragón, lo‐ cated in La Muela de San Juan. Or you can manage the Griegos ho‐ tel‐restaurant, located in the plaza. “If you are one of those who work from home […] You can telecommute and make use of our coworking.” However, you have to be a family with children as this would
help to save the local school, which has only nine students, and also help to open up a second class. The first three months rent will be free and after this will be just €217, with a discount of €50 per child. There will be a lot of competi‐ tion for the offer, with over 3,000 already having applied from around the world.
Brit caught in Twitter hack A BRITISH man has been arrested in Spain in connection with a Twitter hack in 2020 that saw over 130 celebrity accounts hacked to scam their followers out of Bitcoin. Twitter confirmed that a social engineering attack that was coordinated between criminals had allowed them to post Tweets from celebrity accounts offering to send $2,000 for every $1,000 sent to a Bitcoin address. Twenty-two-year-old Joseph O’Connor, known online as PlugWalkJoe, who had previously given interviews to the media about the incident, was arrested on July 21 in Estepona, Malaga, by National Police at the request of the FBI. He is also accused of hacking accounts on
other social media platforms such as Snapchat and TikTok and been found to have been cyberstalking a young victim online. The scam messages were posted on accounts that belonged to Barack Obama, Jeff Bezos, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and Bill Gates, among other high-profile celebs. The Department of Justice said that the criminals’ Bitcoin address received over 400 transfers of over $117,000 (£90,000), with none of the stolen money being returned. O’Connor is the second British citizen that has been arrested in connection with the hacking incident, along with Bognor Regis teenager Mason Sheppard who was accused of involvement last August.
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Con artist arrested OFFICERS from the Nation‐ al Police have arrested a woman who has been ac‐ cused of a staggering 140 offences relating to fraudu‐ lent insurance policies with forged signatures of real people. The crimes had been committed in various places including the Grana‐ da Province, Tenerife, Sala‐ manca and Murcia. According to police, their operation called Operation Cielo, resulted in the arrest of a 32‐year‐old woman who is a Granada resident and has been accused of scamming insurance com‐ panies on a large scale. The woman is believed to be a professional fraudster. The offences are for fraud, false documentation, reve‐ lation of secrets and even identity theft. She has been accused of processing false insurance policy contracts which she made money from.
OPERATION: One of the largest carried out against fraud. The alleged crimes were committed in the Granada Province in towns such as Baza, Durcal, Guadix and Padul. Crimes were also carried out across Spain in Salamanca, Molina de Segu‐ ra, Orihuela and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Officers began their in‐ vestigation after they re‐ ceived a complaint from a victim who took out an in‐ surance policy with the con artist but the arrested
woman then used her vic‐ tim’s details to take out other policies and forged her signature. The woman who was ar‐ rested for these crimes pre‐ sented herself as a family figure and appeared to have much experience in the insurance industry. According to reports this is one of the largest opera‐ tions carried out by Grana‐ da police against insurance fraud.
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Mobiles are not allowed. A DRIVER has been fined almost €2,000 and lost eight points off his licence for using a mo‐ bile phone while driving. The 35‐year‐old man was stopped by police in Galicia, when they saw that he was in charge of a vehicle while using his mobile phone. Offi‐ cers initially gave him a fine of €200 and three points, however, while carrying out the usual control checks (documentation, insurance, li‐ cence etc), they noticed that the vehicle did not have any ITV, adding another of €200.
However, the strange attitude of the driver led the officers to also carry out a breathalyser test which was positive showing a rate of 0.44 mg / l. So, another €500 and another four points. The final icing on the cake came with the drug test, which showed a positive result, both for THC and cocaine. Another fine of €1,000 and another six points. In the end, the luckless driver lost 13 points and will have to pay €1,900 in total.
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Royal Mail deliveries THE Royal Mail is undergoing a major shake‐up and accord‐ ing to reports, deliveries of letters on Saturdays are un‐ der threat along with signed for parcels. The Royal Mail hope to be able to compete with the likes of Amazon, and new plans are being consid‐ ered by bosses at the Royal Mail. New bosses are carrying out a service review of the Royal Mail’s ‘whole product suite and offering’. Recently the demand for letters has decreased, but delivery com‐ panies such as FedEx and Amazon are doing well. A former executive at Oca‐ do and Apple, Simon Thomp‐ son, launched the review of the Royal Mail which is set to take around six months and aims to cut costs. It will carefully investigate customers’ needs, including if they still want special deliver‐ ies, signed for deliveries and other services such as tracked deliveries which are expen‐ sive. Other delivery companies
seem to thrive on customers being satisfied that their parcels are simply handed over to a neighbour, or placed in a safe space. Once the review is complete a final decision is expected some‐ time next year.
ROYAL MAIL: New plans.
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Castillo de La Calahorra IF you travel to the province of Granada, then you simply can’t miss the spectacular Castillo de La Calahorra, situat‐ ed on a hillside with the stun‐ ning backdrop of the Sierra Nevada foothills in the beauti‐ ful Andalucia region. Built between 1509 and 1512, this stunning old castle was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural monument in 1922, and was one of the first Italian Renaissance castles to be built outside of Italy. If you are a film fan then you might have recognised the cas‐ tle, as it was featured in the 1974 film Stardust ‐ the sequel to Essex’s smash hit film ‘That’ll Be The Day’ ‐ as the retreat bought by the famous pop star ‘Jim MacLaine’ ‐ played by David Essex ‐ in the latter parts of the film, also starring Adam Faith and Larry Hagman. It would be a shame if you did go, not to make a day of it and also drive up to the Sierra Nevada ‐ in English, the name means ‘a mountain range covered in snow’ ‐ as it contains Mulhacén, the high‐ THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS is urg‐ ing its readers to support local businesses in the community by going local through the lock‐ down and for your all your shop‐ ping this year, instead of feeding online giants and superstores. During this lockdown, we chal‐ lenge you to rediscover your local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the won‐ derfully quirky independent busi‐
SPECTACULAR: With Sierra Nevada in the background. est peak on mainland Spain, rising 3,479 metres (11,414 ft) above sea level, where
you can enjoy skiing in win‐ ter, and beautiful hikes dur‐ ing the summer.
Dubai makes fake rain DUBAI, the city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is using drone technology to ‘shock’ clouds into producing rainfall. The new technology is being trialled in an effort to fight the heatwave and increase the small average amount of rainfall of only four inches that they have per year. The country is one of the hottest on Earth and is currently struggling with a heatwave that sees residents roast in temperatures that reach a blistering 50 degrees Celcius. In a bid to try and grapple the heat, its National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has started a trial using the drone technology, which sends electrical charges into the sky. This method is known as cloud-seeding and prompts clouds to come together and form precipitation. The drones have proven to be very effective, causing yellow weather warnings to be issued in parts of the country where the drone technology has also been tested.
American investors SPANISH President, Pedro Sánchez, held a ‘successful’ meeting on July 21, in New York with a group of senior execu‐ tives from the Bank of America and investment fund managers from JP Morgan. The American executives
were able to openly raise ques‐ tions about the investment op‐ portunities that are at present available in Spain due to the re‐ cently approved recovery plan. This was the President’s first meeting with US businessmen within his three‐day economic
Dressed up as wife A MAN disguised himself as his wife in order to board a flight after he had himself tested positive for Covid in In‐ donesia. The man boarded the plane dressed in a robe and a niqab that covered him from head to toe to fly on a Citilink flight between Jakarta to Ternate. The man, identified only by his initial DW, is now facing arrest after the cabin crew saw him go into the toilets in the disguise ‐ but to their surprise, he came out minutes later wearing men’s clothes. Airline security later said the man had used his wife’s ID and negative PCR test results to board the plane at Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport in Jakarta. A flight attendant reportedly told authorities that she saw ‘DW’ go into the bathroom, then come out wearing normal men's clothes instead of the niqab. She then noti‐ fied the airport authorities in Ternate who later detained him upon landing.
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nesses in your area. Due to the Covid‐19 pandem‐ ic, you may have to support many local businesses by order‐
ing online and making use of any click and collect services they can operate if you are unable to get out due to health reasons or lockdown restrictions. The joy of shopping local means that independent busi‐ nesses can help support the local community. Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or on‐ line, consider where your money is actually going. By shopping at an indepen‐ dent store you’re putting food on a local family’s table, and there is no better time than now to give back to your community by mak‐ ing a small gesture and shopping in this way. Many local stores support lo‐ cal charities, support and sponsor local sports teams and in many cases the small independent stores are actually much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a family’s legacy, often passed down through numerous generations and support not just
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the current owner but the gener‐ ation before. For those stores which are new, that extra couple of euros spent there are supporting someone’s dream and ambition, and also the courage it took them to step out alone, which is no easy task. It takes quite a large chunk of money to set up an in‐ dependent store and compete with the multinational and chains. So be sure to pre‐order your meat from a local butcher and get your spuds from a local greengrocer, let us revive that community spirit and get to know our neighbours again. You could also consider pur‐ chasing gift vouchers from local businesses to help them over the coming weeks, thinking outside the box can often lead to some fantastic ideas. Why not buy a meal for two, an hour’s tattoo time at a local studio, a hair cut at a local salon or an online study course for someone looking to
change their career path. As people are struggling with finances thinking about what friends and family may actually need is important too. Whilst it’s nice to give a glamourous gift perhaps pre‐paying a family member’s phone bill for the month would actually be a better gift. Helping people alleviate stress and worry , give the gift of peace of mind through these dif‐ ficult times. Choosing to spend your money locally will really make a difference in the recovery of the local economy. When we buy local, our money stays lo‐ cal, and it strengthens the local economy in two ways. First, buy‐ ing local keeps money circulating within the local economy. Stud‐ ies have shown that local busi‐ nesses recirculate a greater share of every euro as they create lo‐ cally owned supply chains and in‐ vest in their employees. Data shows that local retailers return 52 per cent of their rev‐ enue back into the local econo‐
tour in the United States that took him to New York, Los An‐ geles and San Francisco to look for investors. In the meeting, which was held at the Economic and Com‐ mercial Office of Spain, located in the iconic Chrysler Building, a total of 14 leading American in‐ vestment funds and banks par‐ ticipated. According to Moncloa, the meeting gave Sánchez the op‐ portunity to explain in person the economic situation in Spain “and the investment opportuni‐ ties that open up with the Re‐ covery, Transformation and Re‐ silience Plan and the arrival of European funds.” “The Plan will allow Spain to emerge stronger from the Covid‐19 crisis in the short term and will lay the foundations for strong, sustainable and inclu‐ sive growth in the medium term. With ‘Spain Can’ our country will successfully face the digital and green transfor‐ mation, which will mark the fu‐ ture of the global economy,” Sánchez said. my, compared to just 14 per cent for national chain retailers. Money circulating through the local economy benefits everyone who is a part of each transaction. For example, let’s look at a local farmer growing produce. First, they sell to a local restaurant, which in turn prepares the fresh produce and sells it to local cus‐ tomers. The farmer pays its local employees and the restaurant uses revenue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbourhood hardware store. This example illustrates how the recirculation of money in the local economy leads to a stronger financial foundation for our neighbours and communi‐ ties. Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportuni‐ ties for people within our com‐ munity. Studies show, locally owned businesses employ more people per unit of sales and retain more employees over time. A fantastic example of how to support your local community is with a Charity Gift certificate, why not donate to your loved one’s favourite cause. Just remember to follow the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to keep everyone safe.
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Cartoonist dies
Special award
THE Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard who produced the image of the prophet Mohammed wearing a bomb shaped turban in 2005 has died at the age of 86. This cartoon in particular offended Muslims around the world and he survived an axe attack in 2010.
THE French President Emmanuel Macron awarded 79year-old US civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson, Baptist minister and former companion of Martin Luther King, the Légion d’Honneur, one of France’s highest honours, in recognition of what Macron said was “a long walk towards emancipation and justice.”
THE NETHERLANDS
NORWAY
More butterflies
Scooter crazy
ALTHOUGH there is continued fear about the longterm prospects for butterflies in Europe, the Dutch Butterfly Foundation said that this summer should be a very good time for the insect as a rainy spring in Holland has seen plenty of plant growth to feed caterpillars.
IT took a press conference organised by doctors at an Oslo emergency hospital to shame the Norwegian Government into taking action against the almost uncontrolled 30,000 e-scooters on the city’s roads and pavements. From September they will be banned from use after 11pm to reduce drunken injuries.
BELGIUM
FINLAND
Temporary dump
Fuel price
A FIVE kilometre long abandoned road near Liege is being used as a temporary rubbish dump for the immediate dropping off of waste collected following the recent floods in the area. Police officers are on permanent duty to keep an eye out for bodies.
A EUROPEAN wide survey undertaken by Enjoy Travel has revealed that Finland has the second highest cost for petrol at around €1.70 per litre, beaten only by Holland which is currently about €1.84. Generally, Nordic countries charge the most with Baltic countries the cheapest.
GERMANY
SWEDEN
Ultra help
Pizza ransom
EXTREME football fans in Germany (Ultras) are normally in the news for the wrong reasons, but they are currently being praised as the fanatical supporters of different clubs are now working to raise money and offer help to those who have been flooded out of their homes.
TWO convicted killers took guards as hostages at Hällbyanstalten prison and demanded that they be given a helicopter so that they could escape, but after several hours of negotiations they reduced their demands to 20 kebab pizzas and when these were delivered, the hostages were released.
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Liverpool now stripped of status
LIVERPOOL has been removed from the list of World Heritage sites following a vote. Members of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held a secret ballot in China on July 21, seeing Liverpool removed from the list after 17 years. Liverpool has been on the list since 2004 but has been on the UNESCO danger list since 2012 when the heritage body became increasingly concerned about the development of the docks in the city. Before the decision, Liverpool was one of just 32 World Heritage Sites in the UK. Responding to the decision, the mayor of Liverpool Joanne Anderson said: “I’m hugely disappointed and concerned by this decision to delete Liverpool’s World Heritage status, which comes a decade after UNESCO last visited the city to see it with their own eyes. “We will be working with the government to examine whether we can appeal but, whatever happens, Liverpool will always be a World Heritage city. We have a stunning waterfront and incredible built heritage that is the envy of other cities. “I find it incomprehensible that UNESCO would rather Bramley Moore Dock remain a derelict wasteland, rather than making a positive contribution to the city’s future and that of its residents. I’ll now be seeking to draw together all the UK heritage bodies in a round table to plan a positive future with further investment.”
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Train driver faces trial A FORMER senior official and a train driver are set to face trial for the worst train acci‐ dent to take place in the country in decades. The tragic accident happened in 2013. A Spanish court in Galicia has now said that the former se‐ nior official and the train driv‐ er will stand trial. The accident took place in Santiago de Compostela in Ju‐ ly 2013. The train had been approaching a curve at over double the speed limit when it derailed. The train then slammed into a concrete wall, tragically killing 80 people. The two accused are facing prison sentences. The prose‐ cutor has requested four years in jail for both the head of traffic safety and the train driver. The two people have been accused of 80 crimes of homicide due to gross profes‐ sional negligence. They have also been charged with a sin‐ gle crime of damage and 145 crimes of injury due to gross professional negligence. The accident has taken so
TRAIN CRASH: Eighty people were tragically killed.
long to come to trial due to the lengthy investigation. Offi‐ cials had attempted to deter‐ mine if other senior officials had any responsibility for the accident. These claims were eventually dismissed though. After eight long years the mat‐ ter is finally heading to trial. At this moment though no date has been set for the trial to begin.
Kate Garraway in hot water
GOOD MORNING Britain’s Kate Garraway is in trouble with viewers after commenting that the NHS pay is “"difficult” for the “government to balance.” Viewers quickly took to Twitter to criticise her comments. The viewers encour‐ aged Kate to stand behind the NHS workers who helped her husband Derek during his hor‐ rific battle with the coronavirus. The ITV star spoke of her husband’s fight against the virus and how great the nurses had been. “If it was up to me, you couldn’t pay them enough,” said Kate. “It’s extraordinary what all members of the NHS did, but nurses particularly. It’s the detail in a critical situation like with a virus that no‐
body knew the impact of at the time Derek got sick. “The detail, the cell count, a lot of that is passed to the nurses and it’s getting that right that makes all the difference. I can’t say enough, of course they should get more. “But it’s a difficult job for the government to balance that.” Viewers soon hit back on Twitter though. One said: “Kate Garraway should know better.” Another tweeted that: “Kate Garraway bang‐ ing on about national debt and inflation as fac‐ tors in opposition to a decent nursing pay rise; after her husband was treated so much by them is ridiculous.”
FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Data protection SPANISH supermarket group Mercadona is to be fined €2.5 million by the Spanish Data Protection Agency for an experiment whereby it introduced technology in 48 of its stores to try to recognise and detect customers with court restraining orders who were not allowed instore.
Diversification JOSÉ ELÍAS, the Catalan-based owner of green energy company Audax Renovables has diversified by spending a reported €100 million to take over the La Sirena frozen food chain from Op Capita. He intends to grow the business and then take it public.
Read small print EVEN lawyers don’t always understand the law as a UK court has ruled that one firm of lawyers which signed a non-disclosure agreement when discussing business with another (which never came to fruition), overlooked a six year non-compete clause contained therein and must abide by the document.
More mortgages SALES of properties in Spain are rapidly recovering from the 2020 drop due to the pandemic and latest figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) reveal the number of mortgages granted in May this year was 35,255, 37.4 per cent up on May 2020.
Street theft ONE of the possibly unexpected results of the gradual lifting of lockdown in the UK is the significant rise in street theft according to insurer Aviva. For those who have been stuck inside for months, rarely going out except to purchase necessities, it appears they have become less security conscious and so more likely to be robbed. Aviva said the number of claims for the loss of mobile phones, designer sunglasses and watches in particular were up 44 per cent in June compared to the previous month and July is likely to see the increase continue.
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€23 billion
is the record amount that US investment company Carlyle (which owns 37 per cent of Cepsa) hopes to raise from clients to use for acquisitions.
Belfast start-up company A CHANCE meeting has lead to an award‐winning Game of Thrones producer investing in a Belfast‐based start‐up company. Ready to emulate the suc‐ cess of Peloton, a Belfast‐ based couple Neal and Yvette McGaffin are in the process of launching their re‐ former pilates machine. They had the idea during lockdown as more and more people started to exercise at home as they were unable to visit a gym and now with
the financial backing of Game of Thrones producer Bernadette Caulfield, they are ready to expand their brand. Emmy award‐winning producer Caulfield (who ad‐ mits that it was her fault that the Starbucks coffee cup appeared in one episode) was first intro‐ duced to the couple when she moved to Belfast to film the hit HBO TV show and be‐ gan regular training with cre‐ ative director Yvette.
LEGALLY SPEAKING
Ergonomically designed, the ReformRX will offer users bespoke live and on‐ demand classes led by indus‐ try professionals to provide instruction, while its con‐ nected, built‐in data tracking capabilities can both record performance and submit feedback on progress. The ReformRX will initially launch into the UK and Ire‐ land market this summer, with plans to expand into the US within its second year of business.
The next round of fundraising is currently un‐ derway to raise approxi‐ mately £4 million, which will enable the company to in‐ crease production and re‐ cruit personnel across key areas, including additions to its software, sales and mar‐ keting teams. With prices starting at £5,000 (€5,500) it doesn’t come cheap, but the couple are confident that the Re‐ formRX will find plenty of customers.
In case of death
Can he reject offer? I viewed an apartment and made an offer which was rejected. I then made an offer for the advertised sale price which was again rejected. My question is, if the seller has signed a contract with an estate agent to sell his apartment for a certain price, if that price is offered, can the seller refuse to sell? S N (by email)
Yes, an offer to buy at the advertised price can YOU AND THE LAW be rejected. It is poor IN SPAIN practice but there is nothing legally binding about accepting the stated price. In your case we have some unanswered questions. Who has re‐ jected the offer? Is it the agent or the seller? Is the agent a licensed real es‐ tate agent? That is, an Agente de la Propiedad Inmobilaria. Do the seller and the agent have in fact a written contract? If so, does it bind the agent to sell at the fixed price, no more and no less? We have seen cases where the agent sells the property for more than the stated price and pockets the difference. Finally, if the agent fails to fulfill the terms of his agreement with the seller, that is a civil matter between them.
DAVID SEARL
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
AN estimated 3.8 million women were kept in the dark and now UK Parlia‐ mentary Ombudsman’s report vindi‐ cates Waspi women on pension rights. The Parliamentary and Health Ser‐ vice Ombudsman (PHSO) published on July 20 its view on the case of how the Department for Work and Pen‐ sions (DWP) failed to communicate State Pension age changes to the women affected.
Having a funeral plan will help. WHEN someone passes away in Spain there are procedures which must be fulfilled within 48 hours. ‐ When someone dies of natural causes, call the Emergency Services (112) for a doctor to certify the death. You will need ID for the deceased. ‐ Once a doctor has issued the Certificado Medico de Defun‐ cion, a funeral parlour (tanatorio) should be contacted and within 24 hours of death, the temporary certificate must be taken to the Registro Civil in the town of residence of the deceased to get the official death certificate. ‐ You then need to obtain the burial or cremation licence from the Civil Registry office, as in Spain, the burial or cremation of a person’s remains must go ahead within 48 hours of their death unless there are suspicious circumstances. For a more detailed view of the procedure visit: https://bit.ly/ 2TsjyTr. Having a funeral plan in place means your loved ones will not be faced with the distress of doing all this in a foreign land.
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Reduced borrowing
THANKS to a number of rea‐ sons, the Spanish Govern‐ ment expects to be able to reduce its 2021 borrowing target from €100 billion to €80 billion. “We’re making this deci‐ sion based on three changes. First, the approval of the re‐ covery plan (by the EU) and the first transfers of funds, lower needs from regions and thirdly the evolution of debt markets that have al‐ lowed us to have lower debt servicing cost,” confirmed Economy Minister Nadia Calvino on July 22. The economy which relies to a significant extent on tourism will now have to wait to see how long the new Covid‐19 resurgence will last at home and abroad.
Morrisons latest IF you can’t beat them, join them seems to be the mantra for US investment company Apollo Asset Management as it confirmed that it would not proceed with a solo bid for Morrisons supermarket group. Making the announcement however, it added that it was now in preliminary discussions to join with the Japanese funded Fortress Investment Group which has already placed a takeover bid on the table for £6.8 billion (€7.5 bil‐ lion). The Morrisons board has recommended acceptance of this offer but now awaits shareholder approval, al‐ though there is still a remote chance that Amazon might al‐ so make a counter offer.
Waspi women vindicated on pension rights According to the pressure group Women Against State Pension In‐ equality (WASPI), the findings vindi‐ cate the years of campaign that it and many individual women have been in‐ volved in to try to recover the money they have lost. In its 39‐page document, the PHSO confirms that “if the DWP had made a
reasonable decision in August 2005 and then acted promptly, it would have written to affected women to tell them about changes to their State Pension age by, at the latest, Decem‐ ber 2006. “This is 28 months earlier than DWP actually wrote to them. It follows that these women should have had at least
28 months’ more individual notice of the changes than they got. “The opportunity that additional notice would have given them to ad‐ just their retirement plans was lost.” At some stage in the future, the Ombudsman will give an opinion of what if any compensation should be paid.
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% CHG. -0,73% -0,68% 3,29% 3,83% -0,46% 0,39% -2,48% -1,48% -0,43% -1,03% 1,08% -2,67% -0,25% -1,27% 1,15% -0,61% -1,48% 2,77% 2,71% 0,06% 0,65% -1,03% -0,75% -0,04% 1,98% -1,64% -0,18% 0,10% 0,08% -1,24% -0,03% -1,58% -0,54% 3,65% -1,40% -1,20% -1,94% 1,68% -1,48% 3,29% -0,67% 0,12% -1,14% 0,26% 4,04% -0,15% -0,06% 0,21% 0,63% -2,04%
NET VOL 1,45M 12,44K 152,73K 505,09K 251,17K 840,49K 1,03M 54,07K 144,59K 97,68K 667,51K 777,32K 473,33K 181,28K 12,82M 2,49M 379,92K 2,00M 15,54M 118,32K 68,70K 4,10M 233,28K 38,17K 931,68K 2,22M 41,31K 564,79K 51,55K 16,71K 171,52K 109,52K 131,58K 344,44K 58,18K 8,21K 45,50K 172,67K 1,77M 3,79M 185,55K 270,84K 58,47K 1,12M 13,15M 711,77K 1,94M 154,31K 126,24K 5,96K
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ITV 120,85 J Sainsbury 279 Johnson Matthey 3.029,80 Land Securities 697,2 Legal & General 265,45 Lloyds Banking 46,48 London Stock Exchange 7.427,80 Meggitt 443,8 Melrose Industries 158,4 Mondi 1.991,50 National Grid 927,4 NatWest Group 200,8 Next 8.094,00 Norilskiy Nikel ADR 33,98 Ocado 1.847,00 Persimmon 2.904,00 Phoenix 686,05 Prudential 1.362,50 Reckitt Benckiser 6.211,20 Relx 2.029,00 Rentokil 523 Rightmove 668,4 Rio Tinto PLC 6.107,80 Rolls-Royce Holdings 97,13 Rosneft DRC 7,39 Royal Dutch Shell A 1.397,50 Royal Dutch Shell A 1.397,40 Royal Dutch Shell B 1.372,20 Sage 702,6 Samsung Electronics DRC 1.716,50 Sberbank 16,29 Schroders 3.660,00 Scottish Mortgage 1.338,00 Segro 1.193,50 Severn Trent 2.730,00 Smith & Nephew 1.518,00 Smiths Group 1.595,50 Spirax-Sarco Engineering 14.600,00 SSE 1.522,37 St. James’s Place 1.519,50 Standard Chartered 432,2 Standard Life Aberdeen 284,8 Taylor Wimpey 165,85 Tesco 232,55 Tui 325,26 Unilever 4.037,00 United Utilities 1.046,00 Vodafone Group PLC 117,63 Whitbread 3.089,00 WPP 954
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CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 0,39% 548,56K 0,21% 380,82K 1,05% 1,03M -0,61% 313,91K 0,57% 31,38M 0,75% 3,99M 0,69% 655,69K 1,58% 3,32M 0,22% 2,48M -0,30% 2,69M 0,49% 5,79M 0,21% 517,86K -1,23% 775,76K -1,03% 838,50K 0,73% 861,52K 2,25% 11,08M -0,28% 1,38M 0,39% 3,33M 0,12% 689,31K -0,59% 1,51M -0,93% 7,04M -1,02% 1,28M 0,14% 1,93M -0,73% 1,23M 2,53% 8,58M -1,32% 776,11K -0,38% 4,50M -0,04% 1,40M -0,04% 2,30M 0,75% 1,47M M - MILLION DOLLARS
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Most Declined BeiGene Ltd. ADR MercadoLibre Inc. Willis Towers Watson PLC Intuitive Surgical Inc. Zai Lab Ltd. ADR IDEXX Laboratories Inc. Align Technology Inc. Futu Holdings Ltd. ADR I-Mab ADR Insulet Corp. lululemon athletica inc.
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Venezuelan gold back in headlines
WANTS GOLD: President Maduro accuses Britain of theft. IN a broadcast statement on Ju‐ ly 21 the President of Venezuela accused the British Government of stealing more than €1 billion in gold from his country. This followed a recent deci‐ sion by the UK Supreme Court to reject an appeal from the Central Bank of Venezuela to re‐ move the gold bars currently sit‐ ting in the Bank of England. It is not disputed that the gold belongs to Venezuela, but what is disputed is whether Nicolas Maduro was lawfully re‐elected as President of the country in 2019 or as the UK Government (and many others) suggests, the election was rigged. In fact, whilst Britain recognis‐ es opposition leader Juan Guai‐ do as the properly elected presi‐ dent of the country, it has effectively instructed the ‘inde‐ pendent’ Bank of England to keep the gold in its vaults and
this has been supported by the British Court. Meanwhile, Maduro is furi‐ ous as his country has significant financial difficulties and he says that he wants the gold released so that he can spend most of it on supporting the local health system which was breaking down even before the pandem‐ ic hit. According to Maduro, he is the legitimate president who runs the country on a day‐to‐ day basis and in his speech ac‐ cused the British Government of wanting to hand over the gold to “an invented govern‐ ment.” Many countries leave gold deposits with the Bank of Eng‐ land so that they may be used as collateral against loans or sold if the country wishes to take advantage of rising gold prices.
5G expansion VODAFONE Spain purchased on July 22 a new block of 5G space from the Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation for €350 million. The total amount will be payable in a single instalment following the conclusion of the auction process and in addition, a licensing fee of €15.5 million will be payable each year. The spectrum acquired has initial holding rights until 2041, with an automatic renewal with no additional fees for a further 20 years, until 2061, subject to meeting the licence obligations. In contrast, In the first stage UK auction, Vodafone paid £174 (€191) million for bandwidth.
One thing is for sure and that is the spot price of gold has in‐ creased by 34 per cent since February 2019.
BUSINESS EXTRA Bank merger AFTER a seemingly long wait, the Spanish Government has approved the takeover of Liberbank by Unicaja which is now expected to be completed by the end of July. For years, until the 2008 financial crisis, Spain had numerous banks and ‘building societies’ but now has just 10.
Trade talks UNITED STATES Trade Representative Katherine Tai met with Spain’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Maria Reyes Maroto on July 20 to discuss current trade and economic matters with a view to further strengthen the bilateral relationship between the United States and Spain.
Plus Ultra ALTHOUGH it had expected to receive a further €34 million in pandemic support, the Spanish Plus Ultra airline which flies to South America has been told by the Madrid Court (which oversees its ongoing operations) that it has to explain why it needs the money.
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FEATURE
Time to investigate practices
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT
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JUST how long are we going to allow this positive glut of reversed racism to continue before we stand up and say enough is enough? Day in and day out the white indigenous population are bombarded with racist propaganda and accusations of prejudice. Frankly I have no idea what the ultimate goals of the woke and PC brigades actually are (any ideas?), but I do know that unless we address the problem there will be unprecedented numbers of citizens, who, in their utter despair of the authorities’ failure to correct this completely unjustified situation, could well decide to look to the far right for their governmental representations! Those who condone these totally biased practices are undoubtedly the biggest racists of all. The BBC is actually getting worse. Last week their national news featured holidaymakers enjoying the recent heatwave at a typically British seaside resort. The beach was naturally packed with predominantly white families making the most of a welcome summer break. BBC
A typical seaside resort.
reporters then interviewed some of these holidaymakers for the programme. The first they engaged were a black family with a large number of young children. After quite a lengthy chat they moved to the next interview which turned out to be a somewhat amorous black female couple. They then featured a mixed race family and culminated the piece by talking to a young black gentleman licking on a cornet.
One thing you can most definitely take to the bank was that these interviews were intentional and in no way coincidental. In the first place, finding this particular selection of people on a beach packed with white British holidaymakers was a feat in itself. These reporters, with their teams of camera people and assistants, don’t just wander about indiscriminately dropping on people at random. They have staff that go out in advance and line up those who are
prepared to be on the programme. Their superiors had obviously given them instruction to go and find a specific type of holidaymaker to interview, ie non.white, gay and mixed race! This is blatant discrimination; pure and simple. Priti Patel is also a glaring case in point. In a recent photograph (since taken down!), she was shown posing with her whole department of government staff. All save one were of ethnic origin. They have obviously
been chosen specifically for their cultural backgrounds ‐ and this is the Home Secretary! We now have so many TV ads cast with black actors it’s actually quite difficult to pick out even one featuring an all‐white cast. This is so utterly disproportionate to the general population; it also has to be completely intentional. They even featured a black rap (Rap!?) artist in the introduction to their Wimbledon programmes this year. Why is it only the white population that can be racist? It’s time these totally bewildering, inflammatory practices were investigated. They are not encouraging diversity; they are promoting bias and discrimination to unprecedented levels and must be curtailed, before it all spirals out of control. Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com. Expatradioscotland. Mon. Wed. Fri. 1pm till 4. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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DAVID WORBOYS GRADUALLY English holidaymak‐ ers are appearing on the Costa del Sol. It keeps alive the hopes of so many local bars, restaurants and shops in addition to the broader travel, hotel and airport indus‐ tries. It is hoped that August will be economically closer to normal than predicted. For over a year, we in Axarquia have felt relatively safe from Covid, as we have generally fol‐ lowed the measures from the strict lockdown last spring to the voluntary wearing of nosebags and observing social distancing today. Now we must be on our guard against the ‘Johnson’ variance which affects so many in England. But recently, in Nerja, I was re‐ minded of past Augusts as I pulled up at a table for an evening meal on the terrace of a local restau‐ rant. As soon as I sat down, there was a howl of laughter from the next table. I checked that there was not a ‘kick me’ sign pinned to
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PRICE TO PAY my back, and glanced at the table behind me. Three men with large beers and swollen bellies and three overweight women drinking wine. They were English. And to so many of us English, of course, en‐ joying ourselves is not as impor‐ tant as being seen to enjoy our‐ selves. As another drunken roar of laughter erupted, followed by “Pe‐ dro, bring us three more beers,” I got up and looked for another table but they were all occu‐ pied. Feeling too lazy to find another restaurant, I settled in for the worst. I noticed that the fattest of the three women seemed to find anything that any of the men said uproari‐ ously funny and ex‐ pressed her amusement with a howl or a shriek of mirth. Frequently the other
December has some advantages over August.
women would join in with cack‐ les, snorts or guffaws. “I saw Bill the other day” (a howl of laughter). “Oh, how’s he getting on?” (a roar of amuse‐ ment). “Is your hotel room okay?” (a shriek of mirth). “Not bad, but it doesn’t have a sea view.” (a sym‐ phony of cackles as they all join
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in). As they were diagonally behind me, I could not easily eye them with disapproval. The men looked capable of de‐ fending themselves and the thought of a confrontation ‐ verbal or physical ‐ made as much sense as entering the ring against Lennox Lewis armed with a plastic spoon. We still have the whole of Au‐ gust to survive. During the day it’s hot, the pools are lukewarm, the restaurants and beaches are packed and it is impossible to find a parking space. At night it’s too balmy to sleep properly and barmy people return at all hours of the night, drunk and noisy, from an evening of alcoholic gluttony. At home there are mosquitoes, wasps and ants. Many essential businesses operate at half‐mast or are closed for holidays. December and January may have the shortest period of day‐ light, but those eight hours of blue skies, cooler air and relative calm are far better than this. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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STOP PRESS! THE STORY BEHIND THE HEADLINES Cudeca as you know), including the latest in the series, ‘The Sentinel’. No time either to mention the colour‐ ful years I spent in LA. Apart from bit parts in movies (the English accent was wot dun it!) and meeting famous actors ‐ Paul Newman (those eyes!), Harrison Ford (that smile!) and others ‐ there were also some dodgy moments. Like the morning when I rushed into Law School and a Tax Law Professor was gunned down right in front of me! This shortly af‐ ter J D (Juris Doctor) Finals. I never did find out if he’d pissed off some former client or just a student with failing grades…
NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
I T’S not often I’m left speechless, but that’s precisely what happened during a previous appointment with my gynae‐ cologist in London. As soon as all the medical stuff was over when I last saw him, he reminded me what he said then: “That novel of yours really could have been about me!” As I said, I was speechless, having no idea he even knew about my debut novel, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (which I’m pictured here presenting outside her Be‐ nalmadena office to Joan Hunt, founder of the Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer chari‐ ty who sadly passed away recently), let alone had read it or the others. (Every single one, as it turned out.) Anyway, just like the main character in it, he described how, over several months, he too had been obsessively
The late Joan Hunt with a copy.
The latest book in the series. stalked by a patient who sent him aggres‐ sive emails ending up in blackmail. Even‐ tually, he referred himself to the General Medical Council ‐ and subsequently total‐ ly cleared by the medical tribunal.
Phew, what a personal story, which hit the national headlines! There wasn’t time to mention that I’d also been stalked ‐ in Los Angeles ‐ an experience that resulted in the obsessive delusional relationship depicted in my novel. Nor that studying law there, specialising in criminal law, led to my growing passion in writing the psy‐ chological crime thrillers featuring inves‐ tigative journalist Alice Myers and DI Bar‐ b a r a Fo r s t e r ‐ o r ‘ D I B a r b a r a ’ a s m y Audible reviewers call her (all profits to
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No-one answers the phone MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man WHAT’S happened to the banking system here? Brexit and the pandemic seem to have changed what was quite a normal, even sometimes very easy, system. I could ‘phone up and speak to my own personal banker on first name terms. Now no-one answers the ‘phone, my personal banker has left and I do not have a replacement. I emailed for an appointment and got an email back saying the person I was trying to contact is out of the office ‘til August. I don’t even know this person’s name as their email address is just numbers and letters. It gave me another contact email address and I have now emailed that one four times without a reply. No-one answers the ‘phone anymore. You don’t even get options; it just cuts off after a few minutes. I don’t know if this has happened to anybody else but friends of mine asked us to check his apartment and we found the electricity had been cut off. We told him and he was confused as there was plenty of money in his Spanish
bank account. He called his bank and after much toing and froing found that the reason his bill hadn’t been paid was that his account was frozen as his ID documents - in this case his passport - needed updating. They tried to explain that they couldn’t get here because of the travel restrictions so could they do it by email and scanning documents and the bank just said no they had to come in and sign in person and until then the account was frozen and that was the end of the conversation. We now go in and check bills so nothing else gets cut off and got the electric put back on. Why is there such a difference between hiring a manual and an automatic car? The price in some cases is treble for the same car and the same amount of hire time. I could understand it years ago when automatic cars were limited and a lot more expensive but now the price difference is about a grand, so why the massive hike in rental price? Just watched an expert on TV saying everyone should go and have a vaccine jab. Now this guy I know, from seeing him on TV before, is a vegan. My question is should I really be listening to someone telling me what to put into my body who won’t even eat a cheese sandwich? Email mikesenker@gmail.com
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Hi Leapy, Completely agree with you! As regards football, a few coloured, sorry black players get involved, I’m sure some of their white colleagues, really just give them some support, not really seeing the whole picture! As you say, we should stop talking about it, problem is our media is so intent on pulling the government down, and if it wasn’t Boris it would be somebody else! Why don’t the minority black community, look at the majority of black and white communities, and just get on with life? Don’t we all, or the majority of us just get on with life! I am sure the media, especially TV, do show some very unacceptable programmes, it’s frightening what some people think up! Kind regards Ian, PS, I do like your views, well written!
The Knee Dear Leapy Once again, your comments are spot-on. Covid surely has a great deal to answer for. The fact is, had the pandemic not succeeded in removing fans from football stadiums, this totally misplaced ritual would have been booed out of fashion within a couple of weeks and, effectively, aborted before it gained a fashionable hold! Yours Ken Turner
Covid tests latest An airline today called on the UK Government to bring an end to unnecessary and expensive testing for flying abroad, in line with much of Europe. Two-thirds of British adults are now fully vaccinated, but still face prohibitive PCR test costs in order to travel, with a family of four still paying up to £400 for Covid tests - even to green list countries Being able to travel was a key driver (47 per cent) for many to get the vaccine. Nearly nine-in-10 (88 per cent) Brits believes the UK Government travel policy advice over the past 18 months has been confusing. According to new
MORE RESTRICTIONS WHAT a difference a week makes in this ongoing time of pandemic! Once again, the various Autonomous Communities have been tasked by the National government to deal with the increase of Covid-19 infection. As more tourists arrive from across Europe so the populations of various holiday destinations increase dramatically and so do the number of infections, but there is a fatal flaw in calculating the potential risk. Very simply if the decision to impose restrictions is based on the number of infections per 100,000,
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OLYMPIC GAMES: We should just get on with life. research easyJet said today that UK holidaymakers could be priced out of their first holiday abroad for the first time in two years if test costs and rules remain. David Anderson
Spanish bank accounts Dear Editor Five months ago, I moved to Jaen Province and opened a bank account easily, without any problem. Now I have moved to Benidorm in Alicante Province and it is a nightmare trying to open a bank account. So many banks are shut, long term or permanently and of those open, many do not seem to want new accounts. Try standing outside under a hot sun with nowhere to sit for an hour or two, then when finally inside you are given an appointment for late next week. One bank allowed you to apply online. But no internet till you have a bank account, and seemingly, no internet cafes.
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then the number of residents will be considerably less than the total population due to the number of visitors. This now means that some popular holiday areas are being penalised with new restrictions, even though the true figures are not as bad as they seem. That’s not to say that there aren’t many new cases of infection but once again, businesses are suffering with reductions in the number of people who can eat inside or out and even large shops are having to introduce restrictions on the number of customers allowed inside at any
one time. Vaccination is an important part of the answer and in Galicia you have to be able to prove double vaccination just to enter certain establishments and even in Gibraltar, the government is recommending the same policy. Anti-vaxxers are opposed but the highest percentage of those being infected now have not been inoculated either by choice or until now they have been too young. Rather than give vaccines away, the Spanish Government should continue to ensure that vaccinations continue to be available to all in Spain as quickly as possible.
VACCINE PASSPORT: Should it be used to gain entry to bars etc?
Beryl Tye Come on, what on earth is wrong with having to show a passport, if you belong to clubs you have to have a card to belong, if you live by the book and do things right for yourself and other people, there is nothing to it, carrying a small little passport, oh I forgot if you won’t have the vaccination, you can’t have a passport, one’s own choice. I suppose.
Theresa Attwood Terrible idea for businesses, creating a two-tier society. If unvaccinated people are refused entry then there will be a niche for illegal underground clubs, pubs, restaurants etc.
Annie Burton It’s the same for France I thought it was a good thing but it seems more and more likely that it doesn’t seem to matter if you’ve had Covid and both jabs. Look at Boris he’s still having to isolate.
Andy Solomons First, the authorities need to issue all vaccinated people with passports.
Alan Howard Hello to building back better and our new normal. Soon these so called health passports will evolve into a Chinese style social credit system, easy done once you have every one with a personal QR code, just bolt in an update to the application it’s held on in your phone. Why the offers of prizes and money and hard talk about denying access to places never ever been done before for any infection that has survival rates of 99+ per cent. Welcome to our new normal they were spouting from the beginning of this planned epidemic.
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Exotic pets rise in popularity IN China, rare crocodiles, tortois‐ es and even sharks are the pets in vogue right now. These exotic animals are particularly popular among the younger generation, according to a Beijing‐based filmmaker Sean Gallagher, who made a documentary on the subject for National Geographic. It looks like this pet trend is becoming more than just a fad, with an increasingly high de‐ mand for exotic animals in other parts of the globe. A couple in Catalonia also made headlines when they chose to adopt a lion cub they rescued from the cir‐ cus. A man was recently de‐ tained at the US‐Mexico border for trying to smuggle through a tiger cub by hiding it between his feet. In fact, in 2014 the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) re‐ ported that there were more tigers kept as pets in US house‐ holds than are living in the wild. In the Arabian Gulf, big cats have become the must‐have accessory for the incredibly wealthy. Europeans are the keenest on reptiles, according to a BioScience study, and im‐ port more than anyone else
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ROAD TEST by Mark Slack WITH so much integration of platforms, car makers are increasingly looking at differentiating their prod‐ ucts from the competition, and within large groups like Volkswagen Audi it is arguably even more im‐ portant. SEAT has pro‐ gressed this idea with the Cupra range. Originally Cupra were the sports orientat‐ ed models with‐ in the SEAT line‐ up but the name is now a brand in its own right, having dropped the SEAT name, with a com‐ plete Cupra range. While some are very obvi‐ ously SEAT models the Span‐ ish car maker has produced one model that doesn’t exist within its sister brand. The Formentor! It’s attached to a rather splendid car, and despite the fact that even the largest engine in the
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range is only 2.0‐ litres it sounds fan‐ tastic on start‐up. Although this is ‘man‐ ufactured’ sound it does add to the appeal and make it feel something special. With a top power output of 305 bhp the performance lives up to the soundtrack. Prices start from €32,360 (£27,745) and much of the kit in the top‐of‐the‐line versions finds its way into
Facts at a Glance Model: CUPRA Formentor 2.0 TSI VZ3 310PS 4Drive DSG Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cylinder turbocharged petrol Gears: 7-speed automatic with all-wheel-drive Performance: 0-100 kph (62 mph) Petrol 4.9 secs Maximum Speed Petrol 249 kph (155 mph) Economy: Petrol 8.6 l/100km (32.8 mpg) WLTP Emissions: 193 g/km WLTP Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
the lead‐in models too. There’s a 12” touchscreen, full LED lighting, auto‐dim‐ ming rear view mirror, cor‐ nering lights, wireless phone charging, adap‐ tive cruise control and keyless entry and start. The engine line‐ up starts with a 1.5 TSi, 147 bhp, through to the 2.0‐litre 305 bhp mentioned earlier. There are manual and automatic transmission choices, all‐ wheel‐drive and petrol/elec‐ tric hybrids. As ever, especially with VAG products, there is rather too much digitalisa‐ tion, and a consequent lack of buttons, but familiarity would over time make life easier. That apart it’s a very nice place to be with, in my top line model, extremely com‐
fortable seats and an im‐ pressive build quality and the general feel of this being an upmarket car. At a shade under €50,153 (£43,000) this sounds ex‐ pensive, but look at some of the competition and it be‐ gins to look competitive. De‐ spite the lack of a premium badge it has the advantage of being something different to the premium crowd. On the road it handles ex‐ tremely well for such a large machine, with sports sus‐ pension and four‐wheel‐ drive that’s perhaps not sur‐ prising, and the ride is comfortably firm compared to similar sports models within the VAG stable. This is an impressive ma‐ chine and for my money the pick of the Cupra range, be‐ ing a very individual model rather than a bespoke, or tailored, pick straight from the pages of the SEAT cata‐ logue.
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WALKING FOOTBALL NEWS IT is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Della Arden. She had been an absolute warrior in her battle with Motor Neuron Disease. The whole walking football community send their love to Simon Arden and the kids at this painful time. Sleep well Del‐ la. In other news after the depar‐ ture of Steve Lynton as Manager of Nerja Nomads WFC at a com‐ mittee meeting last Thursday night, July 22, Chris Watch was elected new Manager along with a new committee and Coach. The club go forward with ambi‐ tion and will take part in next season’s League and Cup compe‐ titions. A committee meeting this week will decide whether Cala‐ honda WFS led by Lesh Bzyzuz should enter the League while Benalmadena are surveying their
Ronnie Waugh stepping down.
members as to possible entry to the League. The format the League will take has still to be decided and it is expected that progress will be made on this topic at the next meeting of the League Managers. Up for discussion is whether
both their A and B teams on the journey to Quesada (Alicante) where they will take part in a Mini Tourna‐ ment hosted by Esquina Park Rangers. Another local team will make up the group number. The tournament takes place this weekend commencing tomorrow, Friday July 30, continuing through to Sun‐ day August 1. Full report in next week’s Euro Weekly News... make sure you get your copy Della and friends in happier times. Finally, from Gray Salt “Ev‐ eryone involved in walking there should be one League as football in Spain knows Ronnie previously or introduce a B Waugh. His passion for football is League for second string players, infectious. older players, players of less abil‐ “Ronnie has decided to stand ity and players returning from in‐ down as League Director of the jury. Hidromaster Walking Football A correction to an error in last League. week’s article. Malaga WFC take “He will still be involved in the
sport and will now concentrate on the next part of the plan which is the WFAI (Walking Foot‐ ball Association of Iberia) bring‐ ing together walking football clubs from across the Iberian Peninsula under one umbrella. “Ronnie was instrumental in the formation of the League and tireless in promoting walking football to everyone. “He leaves us in good shape with a new season looming in September. It’s not been easy for Ronnie, Covid hit sport hard, but he has always carried on with a smile on his face and helped raise thousands for local chari‐ ties in the process. “We wish him well and thank him for his amazing contribution. He won’t be far away and will continue to pop up at grounds and events... “Thanks Ronnie from all of us involved in our beautiful game.”