Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 2 - 8 September 2021 Issue 1887

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The people’s paper Issue No. 1887 2 - 8 September 2021

No problem BENIDORM’S Camino del Landero is again closed to traffic to complete improvements to the electricity supply, although the town hall confirmed that work would finish before the Els Tolls schools returned on September 8.

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Closer look ALTEA councillors, with the exception of the Partido Popular, voted in favour of reviewing the town’s parking concession which has built only one of five promised car parks, with no dates announced for the remainder.

Sea rescue A FRENCH couple jumped overboard with their two-year-old son when their boat broke down, swimming to the Cova Tallada cave where they stayed until Denia’s Red Cross lifesavers evacuated them on a jet-ski.

Start again LLIBER Town Hall intends to resuscitate plans for a 480-home development approved in 2000, although opposition councillors maintained that the project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (DIA) would have expired after six years and should be renewed.

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MONTHLY DONATION: Fr Murillo and Caritas representatives with the Shop’s president, Georgina Harvey.

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No fear for tourism!

THE third week of August saw the Costa Blanca’s best week since 2019.

Statistics from hoteliers’ association Hosbec confirmed an occu‐ pancy rate of more than 90 per cent, prompting the association to state with satisfaction that they had been proved right.

“We have been saying since early August, when occupancy fig‐ ures began to resemble those of previous seasons, that tourism was losing its fear of the coronavirus,” Hosbec president Toni May‐ or said.

“With these encouraging figures, the hotel sector and society are demonstrating that it’s possible to launch a safe campaign, com‐ patible with normality and based on responsibility and cautious‐ ness,” Mayor added.

The Hosbec president also pointed out that hotel occupancy had increased as the pandemic’s fifth wave accumulated incidence fell.

Mayor nevertheless emphasised that it was important not to forget that this was just four weeks of normalised output com‐ pared with 18 months of crisis.

“Without a doubt we are happy with the August figures, above all because we feared the worst when new restrictions were an‐ nounced in July,” the Hosbec president added.

“But it now remains to be seen what September and October bring, once family tourism returns to its ‘winter quarters’ with the return to school,” Mayor said.

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Time for a review THE Ciudadanos party requested a review of Pego’s Town Plan (PGOU) at the plenary council meeting held today, September 2.

“The existing PGOU was approved in 1999,” pointed out Ciudadanos councillor and spokesman Simon Ortola Vicens.

“It was designed for the social situation at that time as well as Pego’s aspirations as a municipality,” he added.

“But we’re talking about 20 years ago and we have gone through an economic crisis and a pandemic since then.”

According to the Ciudadanos councillor, the 1999 PGOU is now obsolete and far removed from Pego’s social, economic and environmental needs in 2021.

Minimal modifications had proved insufficient, Ortola maintained. “Our municipality has been at a standstill for many years without addressing the PGOU, one of the greatest problems preventing up-to-date development,” he said. “All the parties’ promises to review the town plan during their election campaigns have always come to nothing,” Ortalo added.

“We need to design a new PGOU without delay, together with representatives from the sectors involved, local businesses and administration officials,” the Ciudadanos spokesman insisted. “Without this, Pego cannot plan its economic future,” he warned.

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Low-key fiestas BENIDORM organised scaleddown festivities in honour of the town’s patron saint, San Jaime.

This fiesta is usually held in late July, but had to delayed until the last weekend in August, owing to the health situation, the town hall explained.

The celebrations began on Saturday August 28 with the traditional offering of flowers, after which the organisers revealed the official poster for Benidorm’s principal fiestas, which will be held between November 13 and 17.

Sunday saw an equally traditional ‘mascleta,’ a daytime

fireworks display featuring noise, not colour. This was followed in the evening by an outdoor Mass in the plaza in front of the town hall that was attended by Benidorm’s mayor, Toni Perez, councillors, the Benidorm-born MP Agustin Almodobar and the presidents of the town’s fiestas committees.

Also present were the fiestas’ queens and their attendants who later performed the customary Ball del Peuet dance after Mass. The celebrations ended at 10.30pm with a massive fireworks display on the Levante beach.

Better connections ALFAZ councillors approved the compulsory purchase of land for a roundabout at the N-332 and Avenida Sant Pere crossroads. “This is the last step we needed to take before putting out to tender the second phase of improvements to the connections between central Alfaz and the Albir beach in October,” explained town hall spokesman, Toni Such. This will require the compulsory purchase of 250 square metres of land, he said. Tenders are currently being received for the project’s first phase that involves creating a cycle lane along Avenida Constitucion and rehabilitating the lane on the Cami de la Mar road, while eliminating the existing crossroads.

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Dirty air THE heatwave turned Alicante into Spain’s most contaminated province during August.

Harmful tropospheric ozone, combined with pollution from road and maritime traffic, were further complicated both on the coast and inland by dust plumes from the Sahara that tripled the daily safety levels for suspended air particles.

Fair shares PERSONNEL opposed Ribera Salud’s purchase of DKV’s 65 per cent holding in outsourced Denia hospital. As Ribera Salud entirely controls Torrevieja and Elche hospitals, this would contravene a 2018 regional law that prevents a private body from possessing over 40 per cent of more than one Health district.

Some missing THE Valencian Community’s Antifraud Agency (AVAF) is investigating claims that some Benidorm hotels lack an opening licence. A June 2016 list revealed that 103 hotels possessed licences but 24 did not, although the town hall has failed in the interim to confirm whether these are now in order.

Outlook sunny AS electricity bills soar, the region’s sustainable energy sector revealed that demand from companies and families has risen in proportion. The Administration is also making it easy for private properties, with non-returnable grants of up to 40 per cent and four years in which to pay the remainder.

Blocked out THREE people were arrested after 50 blocks of local ‘piedra tosca’ sandstone stolen from land in Javea were traced to a Denia scrap metal yard. Quarrying the stone was banned in 1972 and the accused persuaded the scrap dealer that the blocks were theirs, receiving €1,000 in exchange.

Light relief Photo credit: Benidorm town hall

MUNICIPAL employees are currently clearing Oliva’s irrigation channels, ready for the heavy late summer and early autumn rains. As well as cutting down reeds and vegetation they are also removing all litter that could obstruct the channels and cause the flooding that has affected Oliva in the past.

BENIDORM Town Hall is pro‐ viding €150 grants towards electricity bills for families whose earnings have been af‐ fected by the pandemic.

This will be paid automati‐ cally to those already receiving municipal aid to help them cover basic necessities, an‐ nounced Benidorm’s mayor Toni Perez.

The town hall has allocated €279,900 for the payments and the money will be paid in‐ to the bank accounts of 1,866 Benidorm homes during the first week of September, Perez confirmed.

“After 17 months, the eco‐ nomic and social conse‐ quences of this health crisis are still hitting families whose members are on ERTE furlough or unemployed,” Perez said.

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ELECTRICITY GRANTS: €150 for families currently receiving municipal aid.

Green light for projects HACIENDA, Spain’s Finance Ministry, gave the go‐ahead to two Al‐ faz projects that will help to reduce the municipality’s carbon foot‐ print.

Both are included in the town’s Sustainable Urban Develop‐ ment Strategy (EDUSI) using EU cash from the Regional Develop‐ ment Fund (FEDER), and having received Ministry permission, can be put out to tender.

The town hall intends to spend €725,000 million on substituting streetlights with LED technology to save on energy bills while re‐ ducing greenhouse gas emissions. There are also plans to install solar panels to power the town hall’s Data Processing Centres (CPDs).

Another €1.925 million will be spent on promoting sustainable mobility inside the municipality, improving connections between Alfaz and Albir.

BENIDORM shopkeepers’ asso‐ ciation AICO accused the town hall of misleading business‐own‐ ers over the proposed Ensanche Levante project.

AICO had always understood from a succession of PSOE and Partido Popular mayors that once the Armanello area was re‐ developed, the privately‐owned

Market let down Wednesday and Sunday open‐ air market held near the Hotel Pueblo would disappear.

It is clear from the plans for 20 hotels, 1,564 tourist apartments

A lifelong friendship JAVEA PLAYERS’ next production is A R Gurney’s Love Letters.

It is a tender, tragi‐comic, and nuanced examination of the shared nostalgia, missed opportu‐ nities, and deep closeness of two life‐long, complicated friends.

When Melissa Gardner writes a thank‐you note and asks why An‐ drew Makepeace Ladd III gave her

and 800 residential properties that the market will remain, de‐ clared AICO president Raul Par‐ ra.

“After all these years of promises the plot of land re‐ mains intact with a status that is compatible with non‐sedentary sales or open‐air market,” he complained.

That sinking feeling A HIRED pleasure boat recently sank near Cabo de la Nao in Javea.

Although none of its 11 occupants were in‐ jured, all had to jump overboard and leave personal possessions behind.

“We were very afraid,” a passenger told the local Spanish media, adding that the per‐ son in charge of the boat was an experienced sailor. “When he saw the boat filling up with water, he tried to turn and return to port, but it sank too rapidly.” The passengers were picked up by three nearby boats, which took them back to the yacht clubs in Javea or De‐

“These families have also seen how the price of a basic and necessary service like elec‐ tricity has shot up, especially in August when it reached an all‐ time high.

“With this extra payment, in addition to more than €1.5 million paid out in 2021 so far, we want to help families cope with the increase so that high‐ er light bills do not add to their problems,” Perez explained.

Between March 2020 and March 2021, Benidorm Town Hall has mobilised €14 million to help families and local busi‐ nesses, he added.

“We shall continue injecting the municipal funds to help the vulnerable and those who most need it,” the mayor pledged, adding that more aid would be announced shortly.

nia. This was the same boat that also sank earlier in August, although on that occasion there were ‘only’ eight people aboard.

As before, it was towed away by the Diph‐ da marina rescue boat. The same passenger also explained that the group had asked for a boat with a capacity for 12 people. Instead they were given the six‐metre boat and, ac‐ cording to the Spanish media source, were not informed that it had sunk 13 days earlier.

Neither was it adequate for sailing in the open sea, and still less along the Marina Alta’s cliff‐lined coast.

The Lost Princess of Oz for her birthday, a romantic friendship and correspondence destined to last almost half a century is born.

Both from affluent, East Coast families, the friends communicate with each other through angst‐rid‐ den boarding school experiences, European adventures, and career ups and downs.

Despite the painful differences, Melissa and Andrew remain each other’s most trusted confidante, and are ‘true lovers’ on paper, if not in real life. The show runs from September 22‐24 and September 29‐October in the Stu‐ dio Theatre, with 50 per cent ca‐ pacity audiences to allow ade‐ quate social distancing.

For tickets €11.00 visit the www.javeaplayers.com website.

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Autumn awaits WITH autumn just around the corner, most U3A Mari‐ na Baixa groups will be in full swing after the summer break.

Monday September 6: Watercolour group hold their monthly meeting at the Casa de Cultura in Alfaz between 11am and 1pm.

Wednesday September 8: Spanish groups meet for weekly classes.

Friday September 17: Monthly Wine and Dine group meets at Godoy’s Restaurant in Albir.

Tuesdays: A new Com‐ puter‐Smart Phone group will start in September in the afternoon.

HMC (Hombres Martes Cultural) group meets in the evening on the third Tuesday of the month to discuss a wide range of top‐ ics followed by a meal.

Thursdays: Craft group meets each week at the Al‐ bir Social Centre from 12.30pm until 3pm.

The U3A’s male mem‐ bers meet at Godoy’s Restaurant in Albir at 11am for Chaps, Chatter and Cof‐ fee (3Cs).

A four‐night Christmas trip to Peñiscola is planned for December 23‐27 and a six‐day trip to Extremadura between March 21‐26. The next meeting of U3A Mari‐ na Baixa will be held on Monday September 17 at 11am in the Auditorium at Alfaz’s Casa de Cultura.

Visit www.u3amarina baixa.com or telephone the secretary, Kath Bailey on 965 845 803.

And FINALLY Lifeguards to the rescue CAMPELLO’S deputy mayor Julio Oca thanked the beaches’ lifesaving ser‐ vice who came to the rescue of a swimmer in difficulties.

The yellow flag was flying on the Muchavista beach, a warning to bathers of possibly adverse sea conditions, when lifeguards realised that a middle‐ aged man was fighting to return to the shore.

Having helped the swimmer out of the water, he was given oxygen and once his condition had stabilised, was taken to San Juan hospital for obser‐ vation. “Once again, vigilance and action on the part of our team of life‐ guards were fundamental in ensuring beachgoers’ safety,” Oca said.

“But precaution on the part of swimmers is just as important as the pro‐ fessionality of our lifesavers when sea conditions are dangerous,” he added.

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Healthier financial situation now THE Original Charity Shop and Library resumed monthly payments of €500 each to the Francis‐ can Refuge in Gandia and Javea Port Caritas.

“We had a difficult 2020 due to the pandemic when the Shop and Library were closed for 10 weeks, followed by limited access and other re‐ strictions,” said the Charity Shop’s Aileen Stiefel.

“Our financial situation is now looking much healthier, allowing us to resume our monthly payments of €500 to these deserving charities,” she added.

Caritas representative, Marcella Fitzgerald, and parish priest, Fr Francisco Murillo, said that the parish of Nuestra Senora de Loreta current‐ ly cares for 40 Javea families.

However, this is likely to increase to 170 in the autumn and next winter, taking into ac‐ count those who lose their summer jobs and de‐ pend on Caritas for food and clothing.

The Franciscan Refuge in Palma de Gandia houses 45 homeless and ill men, explained the Refuge representative, Stephen Carden from the Costa Blanca Chaplaincy in Gandia, who is a volunteer at the Shop.

There are three Brothers and one elderly priest, plus two nuns who found themselves homeless after their convent closed.

All depend on essential food and other sup‐ plies donated by individuals and charitable or‐ ganisations, including The Original Charity Shop and Library, Javea.

The Shop is happy to take long‐life food and in‐date medication which can be left at the shop, marked for the Refuge.

The Original Charity Shop is situated on Car‐ rer de Nancy 1 in Javea’s Arenal area and the Li‐ brary is in Javea Park. Donations are gratefully accepted at all times.

For more information visit their www.charity shoplibrary.com web page.

“If you would like to sell your goods on com‐ mission, please phone 966 460 803 to make an appointment,” Aileen Stiefel said.

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RICK: He will be missed by so many people.

KNOWN to his friends as Rick, he was born in Croydon to a humble, loving, working class family. A highly intelligent man he became a Consultant Gynaecologist. Later in his career, he changed to re‐ search and teaching. He was part of the research team who discov‐ ered the vaccine for poliomyelitis.

He was also part of the group who helped Professor Christiaan Barnard (who did the first heart transplant) when he came to St George’s Hospital, London. Rick was also in the research team who worked with Ian Wilmut in the successful cloning of Dolly the sheep.

Rick’s life changed when he left the UK to move to Spain in the 1990’s.

He joined the Harlequins Revue

Company, Calpe in 2004 and went on to do many shows. In later years he directed many cabaret shows of his own to raise money for charities, one of which was for ‘Adopt a Child’, which he organ‐ ised through the Oasis church in Javea run by Clive Read.

His life then changed again in October 2008 when he met Tony who would later become his part‐ ner for life when they married in 2009. They were introduced by a mutual friend and the rest as they say, is history.

Rick was a well‐loved and re‐ spected man. Ready to help where he could, enjoying others people’s company and whenever he met you, he always left you with a smile on your face. He will be missed by so many people.

Expat concerns over UK pensions THE Euro Weekly News asked its readers if they thought that the UK pension was enough to live in Spain and hun‐ dreds got in touch to say that they did not think it was.

A majority of 74.6 per cent said that the UK pension should be increased, while 19.3 per cent said it was enough to stay in Spain.

Readers told the EWN their views on the UK pension, with some saying that it was only enough money to live in

Spain if pensioners also had other sources of income or that UK taxes should be increased to boost pensions.

One reader, Elaine Smith, said pensions should be raised. She said: “UK pensions are the lowest, other coun‐ tries look after their older generation.”

Meanwhile, some readers argued that pensioners should have been paying in more rather than only having a state pension.

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Great Day For Denia Barbarians’ Charity Rugby Tournament THE charity rugby 7’s tournament (Torneo Pollo) held at the Barbarians’ ground in Denia on Saturday August 28, turned out to be a fantastic rugby festival.

Teams and players from Murcia, Albacete, La Safor, Valencia and Alicante played in three categories. The Men’s, Women’s and S14 age groups, provided wonderful entertainment for the large crowd that

were in attendance, with the proceeds of the day going towards the Nacho Barbera Foundation.

It turned out to be a clean sweep for the home side with the Barbarians winning all three categories.

The club would like to thank all the teams, players, referees, helpers, and members of the public that came along to support this very worthy charity foun‐

Giving4Giving carries on giving

FIRST up this month, G4G have donated €1,000 to Maria the president of Anemona breast cancer charity in Benidorm, the second was to Doggie Angells animal rescue in Finestrat and the money was accepted by Dee, the president of the charity.

The final one was through the Benidorm food bank, they received a call about a young family who had lost everything during the pandemic and asked if G4G could help.

Without a moment’s hesitation G4G jumped in to help.

The family had just managed to obtain a studio apartment which was in a terrible state so G4G sent in painters and gave them new beds, mattresses, bedding etc and some furniture to fill the flat which also came to €1,000, so in total bring this month’s donations to a fantastic €3,000 and now a grand total of €203,000 donated over its time!

Well done Gary and all at G4G for everything they do!

Don’t forget they are always happy to accept donations at any of their charity shops in La Nucia, Altea, Albir, Villajoyosa and Benidorm. For more information visit their facebook page Giving4Givingcharity.

And FINALLY THE rescue of 200 animals from Afghanistan by Brit Pen Farthing has got readers talk‐ ing after it emerged he had been unable to bring the staff who worked at his animal refuge back to the UK with him. The Euro Weekly News asked readers whether they thought he should have stayed with his staff in Afghanistan

WELL DONE: €3,000 worth of donations.

Pen’s animal rescue and 67 per cent said he was right to leave with the animals, with many saying that it was the UK authorities who had stopped the staff from leaving Afghanistan. A further 33 per cent said that he should have taken his staff with him.

Those who said that Pen’s

staff should have been on the plane too mainly blamed the UK government for their han‐ dling of the paperwork.

Many called Mr Farthing a hero for his work bringing the animals back, as well as for trying to bring his staff to the UK.

dation. If you would like to get involved and play rug‐ by, the Denia Barbarians train on Tuesdays and Thurs‐ days and is open for all players from 12 years through to seniors, for any nationality, both men and women and boys and girls.We have a full size grass pitch and play in the local Valencian rugby league. Everyone welcome. Call Mac on 609 646 349 for more info.

The Barbarians’ Seniors and S14 teams.

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EU money for Germany THE European Commission has disbursed €2.25 billion to Germany in pre‐financ‐ ing, which is equivalent to 9 per cent of the country’s financial allocation under the Recovery and Re‐

silience Facility.

This corresponds to the pre‐financing amount re‐ quested by Germany in its recovery and resilience plan. The pre‐financing payment will help kick‐

start the implementation of the crucial investment and reform measures out‐ lined in this plan.

The Commission will au‐ thorise further disburse‐ ments based on the imple‐ mentation of the investments and reforms outlined in the plan.

The country is set to re‐ ceive €25.6 billion in total, fully consisting of grants, over the lifetime of its plan.

“Today’s disbursement follows the recent success‐ ful implementation of the first borrowing operations under NextGenerationEU,” the EU said in a statement on August 26.

By the end of the year, the Commission intends to raise up to a total of €80 billion in long‐term fund‐ ing, to be complemented by short‐term EU‐Bills, to fund the first planned dis‐ bursements to Member States under NextGenera‐ tionEU.

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Minimum wage increase to be announced in September THE new national minimum wage will be an‐ nounced in September, however it will not be retroactive. President Pedro Sanchez has been un‐ der pressure for months to accede to the wage hike.

In July, the Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz said Sanchez needed to demonstrate the same courage he showed when pardoning jailed Catalan separatists and raise the minimum wage.

Diaz, a member of Podemos, is a key figure in the ruling coalition led by Sanchez’s PSOE. She did not lose her portfolio in the recent cabinet reshuffle, a move Podemos warned would force them to rene‐ gotiate their often fraught pact with PSOE. “The same courage that we had in the govern‐ ment with the granting of pardons now has to be had with the people who are having a hard time. In 2023 we will not be tried for pardons. We are going to be judged by people who are suffering and that is where we have to be,” Diaz said in reference to the next general election which is due to be held in 2023.

“We have skyrocketing prices for electricity and other basic products. It is very striking that we leave those who need it most with this protection,” she added.

In May, the Advisory Commission for the Analysis of the Minimum Wage suggested a 10 per cent hike to the minimum wage.

If approved, the increase could see the minimum wage in Spain rise from €950 per month to €1,045 per month.

Yolanda Diaz is pushing for the increase.

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Miracle baby shark

A MIRACLE baby shark born in a female‐only tank has left scientists baffled.

The baby shark is a world first for the species and said to be a miracle. The birth occurred at the Acquario Cala Gonone aquarium in Sardinia in Italy.

The aquarium had only had two female smooth‐hound sharks living in the tank for around 10 years.

Virgin births or parthenogenesis have never been spotted in smooth‐hound sharks before, but they have been seen in nature in other species such as birds and reptiles.

The baby shark has been called Ispera, and DNA tests will be carried out to confirm whether she is a clone of the mother shark.

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7,000 strikes

AEMET has reported that more than 7,000 discharges of lightning hit the coast of the Camp de Morvedre region during the morning of Monday, August 30.

The torrential rains in the early morning were located especially in the coastal area of Camp de Morvedre, where specifically, ac‐ cording to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), between 2am and 9am, more than 7,000 lightning charges were registered.

The record‐breaking torrential rainstorms on Monday, saw up to 180 litres/m2 of rain in the Valencian towns of Sagunt and Canet d’en Berenguer, which forced firefighters to intervene on numerous occasions, having to pump water out of some areas, rescue vehicles, and cut flooded streets, with the rain also inter‐ rupting the circulation of Cercanias trains between Puçol and Sa‐ gunt for a few hours.

New municipal digital brain THE city council of Alicante has started the process which will see the central computer systems renewed. This will include the ‘digi‐ tal brain’ in the Municipal Data Centre. A main aim of the im‐ provements is to provide a better response to citizens who carry out procedures online.

The councillor for Innovation and New Technologies, Antonio Peral, has highlighted how important this work is. Peral said that: “all this equipment that we are now going to contract will provide us with much more storage capacity and a response capacity with much faster processors than the ones we had. And it will also meet the standards of the National Security Scheme to make our computer network much more secure.”

And FINALLY Homeward bound

A DOG which had been missing for nearly three years in America has been returned to its owner.

The pooch was found more than 300 miles from its owner’s home by a woman who took the dog to a vet where he was identified as the missing animal.

The dog was eventually reunited with his owner, who explained the importance of chipping pets.

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From extreme to high risk

THE coronavirus incidence rate has dropped 22 points to 242 cases per 100,000 inhabi‐ tants in the last 14 days result‐ ing in Spain coming out of ex‐ treme risk and is now at high risk in the fifth wave of this pandemic.

These latest figures were supplied by the Spanish Min‐ istry of Health, which also re‐ ported that since Friday August 27, 15,489 cases and 146 deaths have been registered.

In the last week, the inci‐ dence rate across all of Spain has fallen by 75 points, al‐ though most of the communi‐ ties are still at extreme risk, that is, over 250 cases per

100,000 inhabitants in the last two weeks‐ around 7 per cent are below this indicator.

Asturias fell to the medium risk category of transmission last week (below 150 cases) and is currently at 94 cases per 100,000 inhabitants at 14 days.

The Canary Islands went down on Monday August 30 to high risk with 150 cases. Below the 250 cases are the Valencian Community (197), Catalonia (204), Andalucia (235), Navarra (247), Aragón (244) and Murcia (247).

The cases are dropping.

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Self-employed youngsters Spanish ambassador lands THE number of self‐employed people in Spain who are under the age of 30 accounts for only 6.2 per cent of self‐employed people. The number has risen slightly from last year having grown by 0.8 per cent. The num‐ ber of young people employed

as salaried employees is signifi‐ cantly higher and comes in at 15.9 per cent.

The Union of Associations of Self‐Employed Workers and En‐ trepreneurs (UATAE) and the Union of Associations of Young Self‐Employed Workers and En‐

trepreneurs (UJAE) have called for improvements for self‐em‐ ployed people and particularly for young people on Internation‐ al Youth Day. During the coronavirus pan‐ demic in Spain, young people have been hit particularly hard.

TORREJON AIRBASE: The evacuees landed here.

THE Spanish ambassador and the last of the Afghan evacuees landed at Torrejon airbase in Madrid, bringing an end to Spain’s evacuation programme on Friday August 27.

With the arrival of the last 195 Spaniards ‐ who had re‐ mained in Afghanistan until the last minute ‐ into the Torrejon Base in Madrid, at around 7.25pm, Spain finally concluded the evacuation operation from

Kabul in Afghanistan, to bring to an end what has turned into an awful situation in the Afghan capital after the terror attacks

by ISIS‐K. The Air Europa aircraft stopped over in Dubai en route from Kabul, with Pedro Sanchez, the president of the government, waiting on the tar‐ mac to greet this last group of people. He appeared before journalists to praise the work of

US pressures UK THE UK has been asked to con‐ vince Prince Andrew to cooper‐ ate in the US authorities’ ongoing investigation into sexual abuse claims connected to Jeffrey Ep‐ stein.

Despite admitting his friend‐ ship to the late billionaire, who was facing charges of child sex trafficking and conspiracy to com‐ mit sex trafficking before commit‐ ting suicide in his prison cell, Prince Andrew has so far refused to co‐operate with US law en‐ forcement.

Earlier this month, it was re‐

ported that the Duke of York was considering using diplomatic im‐ munity in a bid to get the allega‐ tions made about him thrown out and has since been named as a ‘person of interest’ in its investiga‐ tion.

An official from the Biden ad‐ ministration spoke of the UK and US’s close relationship and ex‐ plained that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had sent a Mutual Assistance Treaty (MLAT) request to the Home Office last year in the hopes of getting Prince Andrew to help with the US’s enquiries.

the Spanish public servants who risked their lives to achieve the evacuation of Afghans at risk in a country plunged into chaos and violence under the control of the Taliban.

In addition to Gabriel Ferran, the Spanish Ambassador, three other diplomats were on board the flight, along with 20 police officers, and 82 Spanish soldiers, as well as four Portuguese sol‐ diers, plus 85 Afghans, of which, 50 are from the NATO contin‐ gent, 19 from the Portuguese and 16 from the Spanish.

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Thanks for UME

MARGARITA ROBLES, the Spanish Minister of Defence, visited the headquarters of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) in Torrejon, Madrid, on Mon‐ day, August 30, where, she thanked them for their valiant firefighting efforts this summer not only on national territory, but also in Greece and Turkey.

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Invention helps reduce fear

ACCORDING to reports many people have refused to be vaccinated against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic because they are scared of needles. The fear of needles is a common phobia and is called tripanophobia.

A new Spanish invention hopes to help with this fear and the anxi-

ety that patients can suffer from.

Pinsoft has been designed by three students from Universitat Jaume I. Students Sofia Aparicio, Laura Martinavarro, and Juan Carlos Espert have created a wonderful design that this year has won the national James Dyson Foundation Award.

The students are now hoping a company will take on the design and help produce it commercially.

“We would very much like a company or organisation to take an interest in the project and help us to get the product off the ground, which is something we consider very important,” said Juan Carlos.

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Joint statement on Afghanistan safe passage AS the airlift from Afghanistan ended with thousands of people left behind, Spain, the UK and others have issued a joint international statement on assurances on travel from Afghanistan.

“We are all committed to ensuring that our citizens, nationals and residents, employees, Afghans who have worked with us and those who are at risk can continue to travel freely to destinations outside Afghanistan.

EU’s defence measures

THE system for protecting the EU’s businesses from dumped and sub‐ sidised imports continued to function well in 2020 thanks to the EU’s robust and innovative ways of using trade defence instruments, de‐ spite the practical challenges presented by the Covid‐19 pandemic.

Executive Vice‐President and Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dom‐ brovskis said, “The EU needs effective tools to defend ourselves when we face unfair trade practices. This is a key pillar of our new strategy for an open, sustainable and assertive trade policy.

“We have continued to use our trade defence instruments effec‐ tively during the Covid‐19 pandemic, improved their monitoring and enforcement, and tackled new ways of giving subsidies by third coun‐ tries.

“We will not tolerate the misuse of trade defence instruments by our trading partners and we will continue to support our exporters caught up in such cases. It is crucial that our companies and their workers can continue to rely on robust trade defence instruments that protect them against unfair trade practices,” he added.

At the end of 2020, the EU had 150 trade defence measures in force, in line with previous years’ activity levels with an increase in the number of cases lodged towards the end of 2020. In addition, for the first time, the Commission addressed a new type of subsidy given by third countries in the form of cross‐border financial support that was a serious challenge for EU companies.

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The life expectancy for those born into the Valencian community, one of the highest in Europe.

“We have received assurances from the Taliban that all foreign nationals and any Afghan citizen with travel authorisation from our countries will be allowed to proceed in a safe and orderly manner to points of departure and travel outside the country.

“We will continue issuing travel documentation to designated Afghans, and we have the clear expectation of and commitment from the Taliban that they can travel to our respective countries. We note the public statements of the Taliban confirming this understanding,” it added on Sunday August 29.

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Blading for bees

A CANADIAN man has skated more than 6,200 miles across the country to raise awareness of bees.

Zach Choboter broke a world record in his skate across Canada in a challenge named ‘Blading for Bees,’ aimed at raising awareness of the environment and of protecting bees.

The man set off from British Columbia on May 25 before ar‐ riving in St Louis Johns on Wednesday August 25.

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Brexit and Covid cause food shortages AT the moment British shoppers are seeing su‐ permarket stocks hit hard by both the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and Brexit. According to one supermarket boss, stock levels are at the worst that they have ever seen them.

Recently McDonald’s has experienced a milkshake shortage and Nando’s have been hit with a shortage of chicken. The chief executive of the Co‐operative Group, Steve Murrells, has spoken out and said that the supermarket chain has had to reduce the number of items available in some of its ranges as their supplies have been hit due to post‐Brexit rules.

In a statement, Murrells said: “The shortages are at a worse level than at any time I have seen.”

He blamed the lack of products on new rules as a result of “Brexit and issues caused by Covid.” Co‐op are currently retraining staff due to the lack of lorry drivers. At the moment there are around 100,000 lorry drivers lacking across the industry, which is causing plenty of issues.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has hit not only supermarkets but also hotels and bars too.

Last Roman chandelier

THE last remaining Roman chandelier has been rebuilt following its discovery by Spanish archaeologists.

The lamp, at 0.5 metres in diameter and with 32 candle or fuse spots, was used to il‐ luminate large spaces during the Roman Empire.

The rare find, which is now on display at the Elda Muse‐ um in Alicante, was lovingly restored by local art teacher Eva Maria Mendiora.

The Roman masterpiece is believed to have been creat‐

Baby on Nevermind sues out to mark the 25th anniver‐ sary of the album with the New York Post. The image was recre‐ ated and he said: “It’s cool but weird to be part of something so important that I don’t even remember.”

Later the same year Elden al‐ so commented that: “Recently I’ve been thinking, ‘What if I wasn’t OK with my freaking pe‐ nis being shown to everybody?’

I didn’t really have a choice.”

The iconic photo was taken

by Kirk Weddle and Elden feels that everybody made money off it and he didn’t. I think he deserves something, but it’s al‐ ways the record labels that make the money.

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The rare find is on display. ed in the first century AD by a potter named Lucius Eros.

Augustus and Tiberius ruled while Eros was alive, and he engraved his name on the mould he made.

Another four lamp types were found at the archaeo‐

SPENCER ELDEN appeared as a baby on what is said to be one of the most iconic album covers ever made. He is now suing the band, and has filed a lawsuit in California. The photo shows him as a baby, naked in water as he swims towards a dollar bill.

The lawsuit has been filed against Courtney Love, who is Kurt Cobain’s widow and also against the record label, amongst others.

In the lawsuit the defendants are accused of ‘commercial child sexual exploitation of him from while he was a minor to the present day … defendants knowingly produced, possessed and advertised commercial child pornography depicting Spencer’.

However, in 2016 Elden set

logical site Elo‐Monastil, where Eros is believed to have had his workshop and several kilns.

His workshop was discov‐ ered in 1989 and more kilns were found in 2009 and 2010.

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Record breaking bouncer

AN Irish man has bounced two basketballs 729 times in one minute, earning him a world record.

Sean Daly of Skibbereen, West Cork won the Guinness World Record after he bounced two basketballs, one in each hand, a total of 729 times in 60 seconds.

The man previously bounced two balls simultaneously for two hours, six minutes, earning him another Guinness record in March.

The naked baby photo.

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Venice to charge tourists V E N I C E , Italy, is one of the world’s top tourist destinations, and before the coron‐ avirus pandemic, around 20 million visitors a year visited the city. However, this popu‐ larity has caused many problems such as pollution from cruise ships and overcrowd‐ ing.

To deal with these problems, city officials are planning to charge tourists to visit the city’s historical centre and its beautiful canals. According to a local Italian newspa‐ per, entry into Venice could cost between €3 and €10.

This charge could start to be applied from

VENICE: Suffers from overcrowding. the summer of 2022. There are also plans to set a limit on the number of visitors who can enter the centre each day. Tourists may even need to book their visit to Venice days before they go.

Diabetic new monitoring device NEW continuous real‐time glucose monitoring devices that significantly reduce the number of punctures, are already included in the portfolio of services of the Spanish National Health System, and will be available to more than 23,000 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus throughout the country.

In a press release on Friday, August 27, the Min‐ istry of Health explained that the inclusion of these devices in the common portfolio allows public fi‐ nancing of them to patients who need them, and provides equity in their access throughout the na‐ tional territory.

As reported by Health, patients with type 1 dia‐ • Diagnostic imaging and ultrasound Rx • Clinical tests and serological tests, internal medicine, parasitology • Soft Tissue Surgery and Traumatology • Ethology, behavioural disorders and animal behaviour • Physiotherapy, acupuncture, custom recovery and Healing touch • Ophthalmology • Dentistry and dental surgery & more • Import - Export

betes mellitus, and risk of severe hypoglycaemia, who require intensive insulin therapy and perform at least six digital punctures a day, will be able to benefit from these new devices.

Approved by the Interterritorial Health Council, these new devices are incorporated into those cur‐ rently available as alternatives to blood glucose test strips in the National Health System, “which will guarantee equitable access to all patients who need it,” said a spokesperson for the Ministry.

The deadline agreed for their incorporation by the autonomous communities of financing moni‐ toring systems MCG‐TR, in diabetics in Spain who meet the requirements, is June 30, 2022.

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Passenger evicted from flight

AN unruly passenger on board an Iberia flight to Paris that was taxiing on the runway at the Madrid‐ Barajas Adolfo Suarez air‐ port, had to be dealt with by the Guardia Civil. The man, who was thought to be French, had behaved in an aggressive manner to‐ wards flight attendants who had asked him to wear his face mask. He was subsequently evicted from the aircraft.

According to eyewitness sources, they said that the incident occurred around 2.25pm, on the Madrid to Paris flight number IB3442.

It was reportedly already heading for the takeoff run‐ way when the flight atten‐ dants spotted the maskless passenger and asked him to put his mask on, as he was wearing it incorrectly, under‐ neath his nose.

He refused to comply and responded by yelling, and then punching one of the attendants, but eventu‐ ally calmed down after the captain left the cockpit to speak with the man.

He accepted he had to wear his mask, but the cap‐ tain turned the aircraft around and returned to the terminal where four Guardia Civil officers met the plane, and boarded to es‐ cort the passenger off quiet‐ ly. The flight eventually de‐ parted from Madrid around 45 minutes late.

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Paris exhibition THE Arc de Triomphe in Paris is to be wrapped in blue and silver fabric as part of an exhi‐ bition by two artists.

The €14 million exhibition by artists Jeanne‐Claude and Christo will see the monu‐ ment become the latest to be wrapped in fabric after the artists previously covered museums and parliaments.

The exhibition will be on display from September 18 in Paris.

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EU funds for Spain THE EU Commission has granted €373 million to five European Social Fund (ESF) and Euro‐ pean Regional Development Fund (ERDF) oper‐ ational programmes (OPs) in Belgium, Ger‐ many, Spain and Italy to help the countries with coronavirus emergency response and repair in the framework of REACT‐EU. In Spain, €87 million will be added to the ESF

FROM September 1, a new en‐ ergy label will start appearing on lamps sold across the EU. The re‐ vised label is a great improve‐ ment for consumers, who will get clearer and more helpful in‐ formation on how energy‐effi‐ cient lamps are.

Lighting products are following in the footsteps of other electrical appliances that have been benefit‐ ing from the new energy label since March 1 this year, such as fridges, freezers, washing ma‐ chines, ovens, and TV sets.

The major change is the re‐ moval of the confusing ‘A+’, ’A++’ and ‘A+++’ classes that had ap‐ peared on the energy label over the years. The label will revert to the popular A‐G scale, as request‐ ed by consumer groups.

Most appliances were grouped in the ‘+’ classes, thus leaving lower classes empty and making the la‐ bel rather meaningless. The stricter measurement method means a lamp previously ranked A++ may be downgraded to D for example, as found by Belgian consumer group Test Achats.1 This does not mean the lamp is less efficient. The new ranking simply reflects the present state‐of‐the‐art, and leaves room for future innovative prod‐ ucts to populate the A class.

Monique Goyens, Director Gen‐ eral of BEUC, said, “It is encourag‐

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Cat rescue

A CAT assisted rescuers to find her 83‐year‐old owner after she fell into a stream in Cornwall, England.

The elderly woman had fallen 70 feet down a steep embankment, sparking a hunt to find her. Rescue workers subsequently found her when her cat reportedly made sounds that showed them where its owner was.

The woman later received medical attention after her fall and was in good spirits.

OP for Castilla y Leon to support the self‐em‐ ployed and workers who had their contracts sus‐ pended or reduced due to the crisis. The money will also help hard‐hit companies across Spain avoid lay‐offs, especially in the tourism sector.

“Measures focus on supporting labour mar‐ ket resilience, jobs, SMEs and low‐income fami‐ lies, as well as setting future‐proof foundations

EU AID: To help after the crisis. for the green and digital transitions and a sustain‐ able socio‐economic recovery,” the EU said on Friday August 27.

New energy labelling

ing that the new energy label is ap‐ pearing on more types of products.

Shoppers get much clearer infor‐ mation on the energy perfor‐

mance of dishwashers, ovens, fridges, and TV screens ‐ and now lamps. At a time when more envi‐ ronmentally friendly consumption

is growing in many minds, this is excellent news. We’re looking for‐ ward to 2025, when the old energy label will be history.”

Apple chief $750m payout TIM COOK, who has served as Apple’s chief execu‐ tive for 10 years, has a current net worth of around $1.5 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billion‐ aire’s Index. Under his employment agreement he is entitled to shares in the company behind the iPhone and a host of other household name gad‐ gets including MacBook lap tops and the iPad. A company filing with the US Securities and Ex‐ change Commission shows that he sold most of the shares for more than $750 million (£550 mil‐ lion).

Shares in Apple, founded by Steve Jobs, have risen by 191.83 per cent over the last three years and the Silicon Valley giant’s share price has in‐ creased by 1,200 per cent since Cook became chief executive officer. Apple now has a market valua‐ tion of almost $2.5 trillion. The filing also showed that Cook donated some $10m worth of Apple shares to an unamed charity.

Like Microsoft founder Bill Gates and investor Warren Buffet, Cook has also pledged to give away most of his welath during his lifetime.

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Refugees transferred to autonomous communities A TOTAL of 759 Afghan refugees have already been trans‐ ferred to state reception centres in 14 autonomous com‐ munities.

Most of them have gone to Catalonia and Castilla y Leon which have taken 121 Afghans each. Some 68 refugees have been sent to Madrid and 60 to the Basque Country.

Murcia has taken 41 people, Valencia 57 and Aragon 52.

Asturias has taken 32 and Andalucia 49; Castilla‐La Man‐ cha, 29; Navarra, 18; Galicia, 14; the Balearic Islands has taken three. Another 125 Afghan refugees have yet to be placed.

The Torrejon de Ardoz air base near Madrid has pro‐ cessed 1,584 people, consisting of 858 men and 726 wom‐ en. Of those, 631 were children.

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FEATURE

Spanish Wills. Why we must have one if we have assets in Spain

BEING an owner of a property or any other asset; bank ac‐ count, investments, car, etc in Spain, is reason enough to have a Spanish Will drafted irrespec‐ tive of your nationality as there are many additional advan‐ tages to having a Spanish Will.

Some of these advantages are: 1.) The existence of a Span‐ ish Will is a cost effective means of simplifying the han‐ dling of your affairs. Many peo‐ ple rely upon their national Wills or even worse, on their national Intestacy rules where there is no Will at all to deal with their Spanish estate. Unfortunately, however, without a Spanish Will no action can be taken in Spain until the Grant of Probate of your English estate has been fi‐ nalised (or the equivalent in an‐ other country). This can take a very long time, and there will be more expenses in translation and implementing a foreign Will in Spain for your Spanish assets.

2.) As per the European Reg‐ ulation 650/2012 you can

chose your national law to ap‐ ply to your succession. By mak‐ ing a Will you will be able to choose your national law to ap‐ ply for your inheritance in Spain, and that is good, as you can avoid Spanish Law to govern your Spanish inheritance, as the Spanish Law forces to leave the majority of the assets (2/3) to the descendants, not being able for example to leave them to your spouse.

3.) A closely related topic is Inheritance Tax. Having a Span‐ ish Will will allow you to fulfil your tax obligation in the six months, that as per the Spanish law you have to pay the IHT in Spain. Without a Spanish Will it is possible that it will take more than six months to get the Grant of Probate, so, making a Spanish Will will save you from paying delayed interest on the taxes.

Also, with a proper Will ex‐ planation and tax strategy, you can minimise the future Inheri‐ tance Tax for your beneficia‐ ries. As per our last articles, and bearing in mind the last court precedents of the Spanish Supreme Court, even after Brex‐ it, the UK citizen will be able to enjoy the same inheritance tax benefits like the residents of Spain, so, bearing in mind the new courts interpretation, a Spanish Will could be done min‐ imising the IHT, without the need for setting up companies or other IHT tax advice that long term are not tax efficient.

4.) Sometimes (due to the amount of the estate etc) when an English person passes away there is NO need to get a Pro‐ bate as long as he has a valid Spanish Will BUT if this person does not have a Spanish Will, then normally the Spanish au‐

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thorities will need to see the Grant of Probate before dealing with the Spanish estate.

5.) You can also use the Span‐ ish Will to name a Spanish Al‐ bacea, equivalent to the execu‐ tor, this could help your Will to be executed properly and to make sure that your wishes are fulfilled, and will simplify the whole process, as for example, if your heirs are out of Spain, the executor could prepare all the documents, and get all the certificates ready for the inheri‐ tance to be signed by your ben‐ eficiaries, without the need to come to Spain several times to get the documents needed.

If you want real expert ad‐ vice about making a Spanish Will and how to minimise IHT in Spain, as per the Spanish Law and the last court prece‐ dents, contact us and we will help you.

The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues.

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Game of Thrones prequel THE prequel to the iconic HBO series Game of Thrones is to be filmed in the Extremaduran city of Caceres in October.

Andres Liceran, a spokesman for the local government of the city has described it as “very good news” the fact that between October 11 and 21, scenes for the pre-

quel will be filmed there.

As Mr Liceran pointed out, “It is also good news for the economy, because hotels are full, and, in addition, we can transmit the charms of the city to the whole world, which in the future, can bring many tourists to Caceres.”

Caceres has already been the location for some of the

original ‘Game Of Thrones’ scenes - which concluded with season 8 in May 2019 - when the show was filmed there in 2016. This time around, a dozen locations in the historic city centre will be used, including the Arco de la Estrella, plus Plazas Santa Maria, San Jorge, and San Mateo, among others.

Ready for third dose And FINALLY THE Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, has confirmed that Spain is “ready” to vacci‐ nate people with a third dose of a coron‐ avirus vaccine.

On August 25, after the meeting of the In‐ terterritorial Council of the When and to whom?

National Health System (CISNS) Darias said: “We hope that next week we will have a possible propos‐ al that will determine when and, in any case, which group we will vac‐ cinate with the third dose.”

The Minister highlighted that Spain “is ready if it is decided to inoc‐ ulate the third dose.

“But we have to define when, to whom, if we have to make it coin‐ cide with the flu vaccine... There are a series of questions that we have to resolve.”

Homesick Blue Whales AFTER an almost 40‐year ab‐ sence blue whales are said to be returning to Spain’s Atlantic coast. The first whale was spot‐ ted in 2017 off the coast of Gali‐ cia by marine biologist Bruno Diaz, who leads the Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute in Galicia.

The next was spotted in 2018 and in 2020, both of those pre‐ viously spotted returned. Only a week ago though, a new blue whale was sighted near O Grove, off the Islas Cies.

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Little girl melts hearts A YOUNG girl has melted hearts at a restaurant after leaving a sweet thank you note on a napkin and her apology over her spelling had them laughing, too.

It all started when Georgie

left the note to staff at the Castello Italian restaurant in Yeovil, Somerset, the message read: “To the waitresses and waiters, thank you for being so lovely and giving us our yummy food! I loved my sphaggeti (I think that’s how you spell it).

“You are very nice and you definitely get a five-star rating from me! Lots of love, Georgie.”

She signed it off “short blonde girl” and added: “Thank you for the lollypop.”

The restaurant’s manager Jonny Zhejani, 29, came across the note while he was clearing the table and said the team really appreciated the kind words.

“2It means a lot to us because

THANK YOU: The little girl gave a five-star rating. we have been working very hard to make up for the last six months while hospitality has been closed. She was a very happy little girl, and very excited to be out for dinner. Her mum said that she had been very ex-

cited when they had booked to come here for dinner,” he said.

Jonny described her as “very, very polite,” and added: “At the end, she said thank you for a lovely evening, and that she will be back soon.”

Firefighters’ complaint dismissed MORE than 600 French firefight‐ ers, both professional and volun‐ tary, had complained about France’s new rules making vac‐ cines compulsory for certain workers. They believe that this violates their privacy rights.

The complaint though has been rejected by the European Court of Human Rights, who feel that the complaint falls outside of their scope. The ruling of the court does not prevent the mat‐ ter being raised again in future if firefighters deem that mandato‐ ry vaccination causes ‘a real risk of irreparable damage.’

Earlier this month in France the government decided to make coronavirus vaccinations

mandatory for healthcare work‐ ers. From later this year they could be suspended without pay, if they decide to refuse to be vaccinated.

The firefighters’ complaint was brought forward by the SUD SDIS union. The union con‐ siders the verdict to be an “ex‐ treme disappointment.”

Speaking to AFP, Remy Chab‐ bouh, national secretary of the union, said that they are pre‐ pared to carry on fighting. It is feared that the mandatory vac‐ cination decision could radicalise colleagues.

The union has now called a strike in the hopes of mandatory vaccination being withdrawn.

Third case of euthanasia A PATIENT from Alicante, suf‐ fering from ALS has used the new law on euthanasia which was approved in March. This is the third known case in Spain, previous cases were in Asturias and in the Basque Country.

The Alicante woman was over 60 years old and is said to have been in an advanced stage of her disease. She had been ad‐ mitted to the Hospital de San Juan de Alicante. At this point in time no further details have been released.

What is known though is that the woman was a widow, and a dependent. She had been in the Alicante hospital since Au‐ gust 9. To use the new eu‐ thanasia law various conditions must be met which include in‐ curability and ‘intolerable’ suf‐ fering.

The Association for the Right

€15,000

to Die with Dignity (DMD) con‐ firmed that the woman ‘fulfilled the requirements’ put forward by the regulation, which was only recently approved in Spain.

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Lost ring

A GIRL has found a gold wedding ring while swimming in the sea in England before hunting for its owner and giving it back.

The 11‐year‐old was diving in the water in Devon when she found the ring, before finding it was engraved with the names of the married couple and the date they wed.

The couple were eventually found through Facebook and the ring sent back to its owner in the UK.

STATS

The maximum fine dog owners in Ojen, Marbella can face for failing to pick up their pet’s droppings.

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Passenger numbers up

THE UK Civil Aviation Authority’s statistics for the second quarter of 2021 show that 6.3 million passengers flew in and out of the UK between April and June this year compared to 3.4 million in the first quarter of 2021, across 124,000 flights compared to 81,000 flights in the first quarter of the year.

This represents a 92 per cent fall in

passenger numbers compared to the same period in 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic.

The latest quarter saw several updates to government travel guidance.

International leisure travel started to reopen from May 17, 2021 with the ‘traffic light’ system introduced.

Overall levels of cargo transport were down 9 per cent compared to

Justice against money laundering THE Ministry of Justice is organising the second round of the Cycle on Money Laundering and Fight Against Organised Crime.

The sessions will serve as a forum of experiences to design an Ibero-American Plan on the fight against money laundering, it will be led by Justice Minister Pilar Llop within the Conference of Ministers of Justice of the Ibero-American Countries.

The objective of the conference is to ensure that all participants, including personnel from various ministries, judges, prosecutors, financial intelligence units, notaries, registrars and members of police forces and bodies, among others, have a global vision of all areas of the fight against money laundering from criminal activities. This includes both preventive activities and criminal investigation as well as the location, management and administration of these seized assets, with the greatest efficiency in the use of public resources.

It will be held in Montevideo, Uruguay, September 13 to October 22, and will include 60 presentations by experts from the more than 20 Spanish, Latin American and global institutions as well as participatory workshops and seminars followed live from all participating countries.

the same period in 2019, with 605,436 tons of cargo carried. However, cargo-only flights saw a 114 per cent increase in goods transported, with 444,643 tons carried.

The average flight delay also improved, with an average wait of six minutes per flight, down from nine minutes in the first quarter of 2021, with 89.2 per cent of flights departing on time.

“We are beginning to see an increase in international leisure travel, particularly across Portugal and Spain, as the travel sector looks to

More people are now travelling. safely recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Following the steady relaxation of isolation rules for a variety of destinations, including those for double vaccinated UK citizens, we expect further recovery of the number of flights and passengers in the third quarter of 2021,” the Civil Aviation Authority said.

Mercadona milk hike

FARMERS groups consider the measure ‘positive’ and ask other supermarket chains also raise the price of milk.

The price of milk sold in Mercadona will soon increase its price by three cents, a measure taken by the supermarket chain to satisfy the demands of farmers. The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) said it was a “positive step” that oth‐ er supermarkets should also raise the price of milk.

Farmers are struggling with a ‘brutal rise in production costs in recent months’, according to the UPA. The price increase however “must be followed by the rest of the large commer‐ cial areas and the dairy industry and must be combined with other advances” the union stressed.

Mercadona’s announcement not to sell milk below 60 cents per litre from September have been received with ‘hope’ by the sector.

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And FINALLY Bob Marley football strip AJAX football club in Holland has cre‐ ated an Adidas Bob Marley football strip for European matches with the agreement of his family.

The story of Ajax, Bob Marley and the song Three Little Birds started in August 2008, when Ajax played a friendly match in Cardiff, against Cardiff City FC. The Ajax fans were asked to remain in the stands after the game. And to entertain them, the stadium DJ played several tracks, one of which was Three Little Birds. The rest is his‐ tory.

The fans instantly embraced the song as their own and have been singing it at every game since. A true symbol of hope, the fans sing the song regardless of the score in the game.

Now this new kit, which sold out within days of being put on sale, is a tribute to the Ajax fans and the love shared by the club and its fans for reggae legend Bob Marley and his iconic song, Three Little Birds.

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BBC and Netflix form partnership BUILDING on the existing com‐ mitments of both the BBC and Netflix, the five year partnership has been designed to increase representation of disabled talent both on‐screen and off‐screen, to widen the range of stories produced and give disabled writ‐ ers and creatives greater choice when it comes to the sort of sto‐ ries they wish to tell.

The BBC and Netflix will con‐ sider projects from UK produc‐ ers that have been created or co‐ created by writers who identify as deaf, disabled and/or neuro‐ divergent.

Piers Wenger, BBC Director of Drama, said: “Jack’s powerful, memorable MacTaggart has shone a revealing light onto the extent of the challenges faced by disabled creatives.

“We recognise the need for change and we hope that in coming together the BBC and Netflix have created a funding model which will help level the playing field for deaf, disabled and neurodivergent creators in the UK.”

Check your passports!

BRITS with burgundy passports from before the UK left the EU are being warned to check they are still valid before trav‐ elling due to an expiry date rule change. The new blue pass‐ port design with the lettering ‘BRITISH PASSPORT’ was is‐ sued when the UK left the EU last year, replacing the passport that signified being a member of the EU. The old burgundy passports will now only be valid for ex‐ actly 10 years, and any additional months that were added on (passports issued before the UK left the EU) will no longer be valid. For example, a passport issue date of June 21, 2012, that shows passport expiry date as December 21, 2022, will actually expire on June 21, 2022.

Most countries in the EU require that your passport is valid for six months on the date of return from your holiday, however with some countries it’s three months, meaning the last date you could return on the above example would be December 21, 2021.

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Priceless art BRITISH auction house, Gorringe’s, is putting a long‐lost Canaletto painting up for sale, and is expected to fetch over €169,557 in September. The mid‐18th century paint‐ ing titled Venice, The Dogana from the Bacino di San Mar‐ co, was found hanging in the English home of a recently deceased woman whose mother bought it in 1920.

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McCann suspect treated to movies THE Madeleine McCann suspect is set to be treated to a movie which has been compared to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre at a film festi‐ val in jail.

Suspect Christian B, aged 44, will be watching the film along with members of the public, who are even paying for the experience.

Paedophile Christian B is cur‐ rently serving a seven‐year sen‐ tence after the rape of an elderly woman in 2005 in Praia da Luz, Portugal. He is serv‐ ing time at Oldenburg prison,

which has been nicknamed Germany’s Alcatraz.

The festival is set to take place in two weeks as the prison hosts the Olden‐ burg Festival. The festival will show the film Maestro, which has been com‐ pared to the Texas chainsaw massacre.

The unique festival aims to allow members of the public to see what prison life is like, according to a spokesperson for festival who said: “The concept is not only to offer in‐ mates a unique cultural experience, but also to offer the general public a glimpse into the daily routines of prison life while sharing the common language of film.”

Christian B was previously held at the Wolfenbuttel jail, before being trans‐ ferred to Oldenburg.

MOVIE TIME: A film festival is visiting the prison.

Hero gran gives it away A GRAN from Ironville, UK, has been called a hero after she made scrubs for nurses during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Gran Kath Scott aged 72, had hit it big on the People’s Postcode Lottery and won a wonderful £140,000. The kind‐hearted gran though has immediately given most of the money away including to her grandchildren.

According to Derbyshire Live, Kath hit it rich with the NG16 5 postcode. Kath said that “good things come to those who wait.”

Kath has made scrubs for hundreds of NHS workers during the coronavirus pandemic. She said: “It was hard work but it didn’t matter ‐ I knew it was all going to a good cause.”

Kath’s partner Alan suffers from Parkinson’s so the pair will not be heading off on holiday with the remainder of the winnings. Kath explained that: “We won’t be going on a big holiday ‐ instead we’ll do what we can to help others.”

BMW gang caught

THE court of instruction, number 14, of Sevilla released five people on Friday August 27, having been arrested for 36 robberies across 14 municipalities throughout Spain. The ‘BMW Gang’, as police called them, mainly concentrated on high‐end cars and motorcy‐ cles of up to €10,000 in value, stealing them from dealerships and garages.

The detainees are related to the so‐called ‘BMW gang’ because of their predisposition for luxury cars. It is a group that dissolves then reappears and in fact, some of the 36 crimes attributed to these last five detainees have already been the subject of previous charges against other detainees involved in the same crime spree.

The court released the five detainees on bail, with the only obli‐ gation to appear twice a month to the court. The judge presiding over the case said he is still waiting for the full report from the po‐ lice to decide before making a decision on how to proceed.

Subsidy for fishing THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has subsi‐ dies worth up to €520,000 for associations that represent the fishing and aquaculture sector for the year 2021.

“The subsidies will be award‐ ed to national associative enti‐ ties for the performance of representation activities before the General State Administra‐ tion, before the European Union and before international institutions, as well as for carry‐ ing out specific activities of spe‐ cial interest to the fishing sec‐ tor at the national and international level,” the gov‐ ernment said.

These actions that can be subsidised include the organi‐ sation and participation in con‐ gresses, seminars and assem‐ blies and the carrying out of activities whose purpose is to

achieve a greater integration of women in the fishing sector and all those that favour re‐ search and technological devel‐ opment in said sector.

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Spain ahead of Britain

THE UK had a head start in the vaccination race but since Spain and Europe joined in they have been working at a staggering pace. France have now nudged slightly ahead of the UK on sin‐ gle jabs, but many areas of Eu‐ rope such as Spain, Denmark, Finland and Portugal have a greater percentage of their citi‐ zens who are now fully vaccinat‐ ed against the coronavirus.

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Hacker causes chaos A HACKER from California gained access to over 620,000 iCloud photos and videos from Apple iCloud accounts by purporting to be an Apple support staff team member.

Hao Kuo Chi of La Puente, Los Angeles, harvested hundreds of thousands of images and videos in a plot to steal and share nudes, US federal authorities said.

Chi has now agreed to plead guilty to four charges, including conspiracy to gain unauthorised access to a computer, court records show.

The hacker, who goes by the name of David, admitted that he impersonated Apple customer support staff in emails that tricked unsuspecting victims into providing him with their Apple IDs and passwords.

He gained unauthorised access to photos and videos of at least 306 victims across the country, most of them young women. He acknowledged all the charges in his plea agreement with federal prosecutors in a Tampa, Florida Court.

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Ryanair ceases in Northern Ireland ACCORDING to Belfast International Airport, Ryanair have informed them that from the end of O ctober they plan to withdraw operations from the airport.

The seasonal routes which run from B elfast C ity airport are set to finish at the end of summer. This means that if nothing changes, by autumn this year Ryanair will have no services running either to or from Northern Ireland.

A spokesperson for Belfast International Airport

Interpreters needed at Naval Base THERE is a demand for interpreters and health workers to deal with the imminent arrival of Afghan citizens at Rota Naval Base in Cadiz.

On Thursday, August 26, the United States Em‐ bassy commented on the apparent lack of prepara‐ tion regarding the arrival of flights with Afghan citi‐ zens that were due to arrive at the Rota Naval Base in the province of Cadiz. However, the reality is far from it, as every effort has been made to guaran‐ tee the necessary humanitarian attention to all the people evacuated from the Middle Eastern coun‐ try, who began their stay on August 27, for an as

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yet unknown period of time.

The NAVSUP FLCSI Contracting Office has made public its search for interpreters ‐ who need to be fluent in both oral and written ‐ who are capable of translating from English to Dari, the version of Per‐ sian spoken in Afghanistan, and also Pashto.

Applicants interested in applying can send their application to the email addresses israel.alvara do@eu.navy.mil or ivan.moyano.sp@eu.navy.mil indicating the specific language that is mastered, and the estimated price for providing such services to the base.

said: “ I t is disappointing Ryanair has now decided to withdraw operations from the entire Northern Ireland market at the end of October, having variously had a presence in all three local airports in recent years.

“It has been a difficult period for aviation and a time when consumers need some stability and faith in the Northern Ireland air transport network.”

At the moment routes by Ryanair in Northern Ireland are popular and include Alicante, B arcelona/ G irona, G dansk, Krakow, L ondon S tansted, M alaga, M alta, M anchester, M ilan/ B ergamo and Warsaw.

T he airport spokesman added: “ A s we have been anticipating such a move, we have been engaging with our existing and other new airlines to provide continuity on the routes to be vacated by Ryanair, and to help sustain employment in the aviation industry at a local level in

NEW PLANS: No routes will operate.

Northern Ireland.

“To this end we hope to be able to make announce-

ments regarding fresh route development in the near future.”

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Proud of your pooch?

INTERNATIONAL DOG DAY was celebrated on August 26 across the globe. The day aims to encourage the adoption of dogs rather than buying them from pet stores. The day also aims to celebrate dogs no matter what their breed, shape or size.

No matter what, it is a day to be proud of your pet pooch or pooches. Many people took to social media to share photos of their pets.

According to PetsRadar “International Dog Day was founded in 2004 by Pet & Family Lifestyle Expert, Animal Rescue Advocate, Con‐ servationist, Dog Trainer and Author, Colleen Paige, who you might recognise as also having set up other pet holidays, like National Kit‐ ten Day and even National Wildlife Day! In 2013, it was even official‐ ly adopted into New York State Legislation.

“National Dog Day celebrates all dogs, mixed breed and pure.”

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Town plans to become self-sufficient S I N C E historic electricity prices started to hit Spanish consumers in June, many individuals are searching for ways to lower their bills, and this also applies to whole towns as well, as is the case with the Ciudad Real municipality of Ballesteros de Calatrava, which is determined to lower the electricity costs suffered by its

400 inhabitants.

Through the ‘Ballesteros Genera’ project, launched with an initial investment of €338,000, of which about €138,000 comes from European funds, the municipality will create its own local energy market, as P edro A ntonio F uentes, the spokesman for the trading company explained, “ B allesteros will pro-

Julio Iglesias takes to Instagram RUMOURS about the health and wellbeing of one of Spain’s greatest-ever international singing stars, Julio Iglesias have been circulating in recent years, about which he has remained silent, but now, taking to Instagram, he has made a point of addressing certain issues.

Speaking about his current state of health, he said, “Of course my back hurts, as it always has, of course, I have less strength than I had before. Of course, I am going to be 78 years old, and not even a great athlete can be asked to do sport at 78 years of age in the same way he did at 20.”

He also took the opportunity to open his heart and talk about his wife,

duce, store and distribute electrical energy, using photovoltaic energy through software that will make the energy flow throughout the town,” in Castile-La Mancha.

Thanks to the construction of a photovoltaic plant, this innovative way of dealing with the increases in electricity bills will start at the end of 2021, with which it is estimated the inhabitants will lower their bills by up to 20 per cent, and seeing

And FINALLY Photovoltaic energy will be used. bigger savings as the years pass, until eventually it is believed the town will make a saving of at least 80 per cent, in the belief that this project can be expanded into 15 other nearby towns of the Campo de Calatrava region.

Clandestine sewing workshop found

Iglesias spoke about his health.

Miranda Rijnsburger, “I have a splendid family, and a woman I love with all my soul,” adding, “If I have to tell the story of my life, no one is going to tell it more certainly and better than me, by the way I will tell it,” while emphasising the support given to him by his fans throughout his career.

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NATIONAL POLICE officers in Murcia have located a clandestine sewing and upholstery workshop on a secluded farm in the town of Yecla, and have dismantled the criminal organisation that ran it, which was allegedly dedicated to the labour exploitation of foreign citizens.

According to a statement from the force, during five inspections of the facility they found nine people working in an irregular situation, and as a result, three people of Paraguayan nationality - two men, and one woman - were detained as alleged perpetrators of crimes against workers’ rights, and encouraging irregular immigration.

The discovery came about purely during routine inspections that are now a part of EU requirements, which consists of the police visiting random companies, workshops, factories, and other work establishments, without prior warning, with the objective of detecting possible irregularities regarding the hiring of its employees, as well as the possible illicit employment of irregular persons carrying out the work.

During the inspection of the farm, officers found that the workshop did not comply with any of the health and safety, and working condition measures that any workplace must comply with, and at the time of one inspection, they found that six out of the seven workers were in an irregular situation in Spain.

Both doses of Covid-19 vaccine JUST over 32 million, 67.9 per cent of the population, are fully vaccinated against Covid‐19 with two shots.

More than 32 mil‐ lion people have two doses of Covid‐19 vaccine and 36.1 mil‐ lion people, 76.1 per cent of the popula‐ tion, have had one dose, according to Ministry of Health.

Spain has received 71,756,402 doses of the four authorised vaccines and some 64,714,501, just over 90 per cent, of them have been adminis‐ tered.

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Pen Farthing apologises

Pen’s rant was leaked.

PEN FARTHING has apolo‐ gised after his expletive‐laden rant was leaked after he managed to escape from Afghanistan along with 74 cats and 94 dogs and was safely evacuated to the UK. The former Royal Marine has now spoken out and ex‐ plained how embarrassed he was over the language that he had used in the rant, that was leaked.

Speaking on Good Morn‐ ing Britain Pen said: “I’m in‐ credibly embarrassed about my language, I do apologise to everybody who’s listened to that. I was at the lowest point I could possibly be. I un‐ derstand how the world works but emotions got the better of me, so for all those who had to listen to that I do apologise for my language.

“I should not have said it like that, but the sentiment, yes, I was just incredibly up‐ set, angry, frustrated, it was the lowest point. I had no other option, I didn’t know what else to do.”

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Symbolic hug to Mar Menor

THOUSANDS of people joined hands in an attempt to complete a 73km long ‘hug’ of the coastline in a bid to address the environmental disaster that is being witnessed at the moment. The protest stretched out over multiple municipalities in Murcia to highlight the tons of marine fauna that have recently died. The environment in the area is severely being hit by the lack of oxygen.

Jesus Cutillas, from the ILP Mar Menor Association commented that the hug “was about collectively expressing our pain and saying goodbye with dignity to all the animals killed by our greed.”

Mario Perez, the mayor of Los Alcazares was happy to see the number of people that

73KM HUG: Protest about the environment. turned out on the beaches. He commented on how the beaches were “full of people who have come from different places” to join the protest. The protest was also joined by the mayor of Murcia, Jose Antonio Serrano.

Helping migrants learn to swim AT the end of last week, the Pamplona City Council re‐ ported that it had started to support a new initiative of the Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid (CEAR).

The project aims to help migrants and refugees who had arrived in the country (usually il‐ licitly) on boats to learn to swim. Such trips had been traumatic for many of the people undertaking them in search of a better life in Europe and as a re‐ sult, they may have a traumatic experience with large bodies of wa‐ ter.

Many of these people did not know how to swim, yet still risked their lives by getting on the traffickers’ boats, and for those who made it through, there can be a

lifetime of emotional scars.

Bearing this in mind, CEAR raised the option for these people to receive swimming lessons in August within the

municipal programme that the Pamplona City Council implements together with the Navarre Swimming Fed‐ eration.

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Winning bidder refusal

MARIA ANDREJCZYK, the Polish javelin thrower who won the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, made a gesture worthy of a gold medal when only two weeks after winning in Tokyo, the 25‐year‐old became aware of a sick Polish boy who needed to travel for an opera‐ tion in America ‐ Miłoszek Małys ‐ who was in need of a heart opera‐ tion, so she decided to auction her silver medal to raise money.

But it seems the winning bidders, Polish convenience store chain Zabka, had some pretty big‐hearted plans of their own, and in honour of her winning ways both on the Olympic field and off, the company gifted Andrejczyk her medal back.

“We were moved by the beautiful and extremely noble gesture of our Olympian, so we decided to support the benefit,” a spokesman for the winning bidder Zabka posted to Facebook. “We also decided that the silver medal from Tokyo will stay with Ms Maria, who showed what it means to be a true champion.”

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New use for greenhouse THE municipality of Garray (Soria) could boast until recently that it hosted ‘the largest rose greenhouse in Europe.’

H owever, the company which owned it, Aleia Roses, went into liquidation, putting more than 200 workers out of employment.

That was a year ago, but now, a new firm, O ndara, has acquired the entire company. Although at first, the new owners wanted to make roses compatible with other

crops, between February and April this year it decided to uproot the rose bushes altogether to focus on ‘the new project’: medicinal cannabis.

In August 2021, the company got the go-ahead when it received a licence from the S panish M edicines Agency (AEMPS) to cultivate three hectares of land and produce medical cannabis.

Sara Lamata, spokesperson for Spain, said they compete with only nine other

companies that have also received the go-ahead to cultivate for medical or scientific purposes.

Full Moon, the American fund to which the company belongs, said that potential clients could be pharma cists that are based in Germany or the U nited K ingdom and if they do well, they will expand, but for now the remaining 11 hectares of the greenhouse will only receive cleaning and maintenance.

Volunteers selected And FINALLY ‘Let It Be’

ON August 11, the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) authorised the first clinical trials to take place in humans, of a new Spanish Covid‐19 vaccine, the PHH‐1V vaccine from Hipra, a labo‐ ratory that has its plant in Girona.

Hospitals received dozens of applications from people interested in taking part in the trials, and the selection of the most suitable volun‐ teers to participate in the clinical trial began on August 30 in the Josep Trueta hospitals in Girona and the Clinic de Barcelona.

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The amount of euros a Spanish WhatsApp scam coupon claims to offer for Mercadona.

THE Beatles will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their album ‘Let It Be’ with the publication of a special edition that will include unreleased studio recordings and will be released for sale on October 15.

This was confirmed by the band in a statement, accompa‐ nied by a preview of the album with three songs.

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Major shows axe ITV show bosses have said that they are currently considering axing three major shows after allowing them just one series in which to prove themselves to the viewing public.

The shows in question are The Masked Dancer, Game Of

Supermarket lockdown ON August 25 three Lon‐ don supermarkets on Ful‐ ham Palace Road, were put on lockdown after a man allegedly ‘injected food with a mystery sub‐ stance’ at Sainsbury’s, Tesco’s and Waitrose.

One man has been ar‐ rested on suspicion of try‐ ing to cause public harm or anxiety. Hammersmith and Fulham Council warned people on social media that food may have been contaminated and said to dispose of any items bought in these stores.

Talents and Cooking With the Stars.

Katie Radcliffe, Head of En‐ tertainment at the broadcast‐ er, spoke about the future of programming at ITV at Edin‐ burgh TV Fest this week.

While she did not confirm what lay ahead for the series, she did say that the team plan to ‘take stock’ of what shows go forward, and which to leave behind.

“There’s always new oppor‐ tunities for entertainment at ITV, as the station is always on the lookout for new ideas for

fresh talent shows. We often don’t commission into slots, it’s about the ideas and the con‐ tent, and then we work out where they go. So we are defi‐ nitely always open for busi‐ ness,” explained Katie.

“In terms of whether those shows are returning, we’ve tried new stuff and we’re going to sit down and take stock of everything we’ve tried over the last few months and work out what we’re going to take forward, what we’ll do again and how we’ll do it,” she added.

Unstoppable video games THE video game industry in Spain is expected to reach a staggering €1,700 million in 2023 and it’s also expect‐ ed that around 8,500 new direct jobs will be created too.

Francisco Javier Soler, creative and project director at U‐Tad in a statement explained that: “We are capable of making new content. In our country we don’t tend to copy, they are local products.” The growth of the video game sector has been driven recently by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the fact that people have had to stay at home and keep themselves amused. This has bought both old and new gamers together.

The number of video game users is growing and so too is the number of hours they spend in front of the TV playing games. The number of users has hit around 16 million people and is still growing. “Older children and parents who still play the game are playing together,” said Francisco Javier Soler.

Employment in tourism grows EMPLOYMENT in the tourism sector continues to grow with strong figures in most parts of Spain.

At the end of July just over 2.55 million people were regis‐ tered with the Social Security office as being employed in the tourism sector, a year‐on‐year increase of 244,150 workers.

Spain’s successful Covid‐19 vaccination roll‐out is key to the growth, said the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto.

“Once national tourism has recovered, we will continue

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working to achieve normalisation in international tourist flows, which have begun to be activated thanks to initiatives such as the EU Covid Digital Certificate,” he added.

In July, employment in the hotel industry, travel agencies and tour operators increased in almost all the autonomous communities, with the exception of the Canary Islands, the Community of Madrid, the Basque Country and La Rioja. In absolute figures, the largest increases occurred in Andalucia, the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and the Valencian Community.

The video game industry is booming.

Some psychologists are worried about the amount of video games that are being played but, Psychologist Maria Hurtado has confirmed that the problem “is not playing,” but “how to do it.”

She explained that adults need to show a responsi‐ ble attitude towards gameplay and said: “If they see you play and do it responsibly, they learn a pattern that will always be psychologically positive.”

And FINALLY Rail-y romantic RAIL enthusiasts Laura Dale and Jane Mag‐ net got married on a West Coast Main Line train from London Euston after winning a competition.

The couple beat 150 other entries and were wed by train manager Peter Davis.

Joined by 18 guests, the couple later en‐ joyed a reception on the train.

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Carbon monoxide leak AROUND 60 children, and nine monitors, who were staying at a holiday camp in a house in the Barcelona municipality of Fogars de Montclus, were treated last Saturday, August 28, for multiple carbon monoxide poisoning.

Sources from the Generalitat firefighters informed that fire crews were deployed to the holiday camp around 12 midday, after receiving an alert about the poisoning, where they evacuated all of those who were inside the facility at the time.

Firefighters checked the rooms, showers,

swimming pools, and other facilities, but were not able to identify the cause of the carbon monoxide leak.

It is reported that there were also four other people evacuated from the premises, who were in charge of the establishment, where children and teenagers aged between five and 18 were on holiday.

It is known that 10 teams of firefighters remained at the house to try and find out the source of the leak, with the collaboration of the gas company and the boiler company.

Flipped drunk driver

Drones destroy wasps

ON Sunday, August 29, firefighters from Al‐ corcon City Council in Madrid rushed to the rescue of a man who had managed to flip his car various times on a street in the municipal‐ ity. Tests were done after the shocking acci‐ dent which revealed that the man was five times the legal limit that is permitted to drive.

Emergency services rushed to the scene of the accident and luckily for the driver he was rescued by the fire brigade. Once rescued from his overturned vehicle he was trans‐ ferred to Alcorcon hospital.

Thankfully no one else was injured during the accident and no other vehicles were in‐ volved in the crash. Local Police are now in‐ vestigating exactly what happened during the incident.

A FIREFIGHTER from the Oviedo fire brigade has invented the most unique way of removing the growing abundance of nests belonging to the in‐ vasive species of Asian wasps, by using a drone armed with frozen poison bullets.

Firefighters in the region have become increas‐ ingly frustrated by the number of calls they were receiving from residents asking them to go and remove wasps’ nests, “Before 2019 it was quite anecdotal to receive this type of call, but now it is increasing exponentially,” said one of the local firefighters.

“The drone carries balls that carry biocide, that when flying, impact inside the nest and kill the en‐ tire population,” and their increased workload is proof of the success of their entrepreneurial skills, as they have carried out more than 100 opera‐ tions against the Asian wasps in just one month.

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70% of the EU adult population fully vaccinated THE EU has reached a crucial milestone with 70 per cent of the adult population now fully vaccinated.

In total, over 256 million adults in the EU have now received a full vaccine course.

Seven weeks ago already, the Commission’s delivery target was met, ahead of time: to provide Member States, by the end of July, with enough vaccine doses to fully vaccinate 70 per cent of the adult EU population.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said, “The full vaccination of 70 per cent of adults in the E U already in August is a great achievement. The EU’s strategy of moving forward together is paying off and putting Europe at the vanguard of the global fight against Covid-19.

But the pandemic is not over.

“We need more. I call on everyone who can to get vaccinated. And we need to help the rest of the world vacci-

VACCINATIONS: Everyone needs to make an effort. nate, too. Europe will continue to support its partners in this effort, in particular the

low and middle income countries,” she added on Tuesday August 31.

And FINALLY

Wounded Eagle Owl rescued

OFFICERS from the Guardia Civil have been able to suc‐ cessfully rescue a young Eurasian Eagle Owl, which had been injured in Sevilla’s Lora del Rio earlier this month.

It was believed that the owl could actually be an Eagle Owl (‘Bubo Bubo’). These birds are included in the National Catalogue of Protected Species.

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EUROPEAN NIBS DENMARK

FRANCE

Cruise ships

Heroine

DURING the pandemic, different entry rules to Denmark applied for passengers in cars and also on cruise ships, with each person having to be vaccinated. This will cease to be the case however when cruise ships return.

THE American-born French dancer and singer Joséphine Baker will be inducted into the Panthéon, an honour reserved for France’s national heroes, on November 30. The move recognises her courage in actively resisting Nazi Germany during the Second World War as a member of the French Resistance.

THE NETHERLANDS Alcohol free FIGURES released by Nederlandse Brouwers beer sector organisation suggest that year-on-year alcoholic beer consumption has dropped overall due to the closure of bars, but Dutch drinkers have purchased 3 per cent more alcohol-free beer.

NORWAY Anti-oil

BELGIUM

DEMONSTRATIONS on the streets of Oslo by radical environmental group Extinction Rebellion Norway, demanding an end to continued oil exploration saw police arrest 29 activists as a number invaded the government’s Oil Ministry building taking over part of Frogner Park.

Hacker’s delight

FINLAND

RESEARCHERS at Leuven University have been checking out the vulnerability of cheap smart appliances and have found more than 50 weak spots, for example hackers can break into cameras on vacuum cleaners, see what valuables you may have and then sell the information.

Less research

GERMANY

THE Minister of Science and Culture Antti Kurvinen has told the Finnish News Agency (STT) that while ongoing research will receive sufficient funding, a decrease in income from the state-owned gambling monopoly Veikkaus will adversely affect any new project proposals with effect from 2022.

Tea time

SWEDEN

ALTHOUGH Germany appears as number 84 on the list of tea-drinking countries, those living in East Frisia drink more than anyone else in the world, said the Records Institute for Germany. Annual tea consumption there is about 300 litres per capita, compared to 200 litres in the UK.

Honest profit THE Swedish government must repay to a convicted drug dealer 33 bitcoins which were confiscated in 2019 when they were worth 1.4 million krona (€136,000) but are now worth around 14 million krona (€1.367m).

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Lowering electricity THE Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera, has announced a battery of measures to combat high electricity prices and energy poverty.

The measures include the forthcoming approval of a vital minimum supply, the extension of the suspension of the 7 per cent generation tax until the end of the year, or the application of measures to reduce the volatility of the regulated tariff and the volume of energy that is generated.

“We are working on structural measures, together with temporary measures and with particular monitoring of the social impact that the most turbu-

Gambling advertising ban SPAIN has brought in a new regulation which will see a ban on gambling ad‐ vertising.

Minister for Consumer Affairs, Alberto Garzon, said on Tuesday August 31: “Tonight the ban on gam‐ bling and betting advertis‐ ing comes into force. It has not been easy. Football and other competitions will be healthier, cleaner and in line with the values of the sport.”

The regulation will pre‐ vent gambling advertising outside of the hours of 1am to 5am in a bid to pro‐ tect vulnerable consumers.

Under the law, compa‐ nies will also only be able to show gambling offers to registered customers, while sports clubs will no longer be able to allow gambling companies to ad‐ vertise on t‐shirts and equipment.

In addition, the advertis‐ ing of gambling in sports stadiums, when they host live events, must be ad‐ justed to the same sched‐ ules as elsewhere.

The regulation will see companies who do not comply hit with fines of be‐ tween €100,000 and €1 million.

RIBERA: Working on structural measures. lent moments of this transition can have. That is why we must continue to deepen, without losing sight of the redistributive impact that costs have to convert this transformation full of great benefits in the medium term into something bearable for all citizens, something socially fair, not only thinking about the signals to investors, thinking

above all about citizens,” she said.

“We are going to engage in battle with our European colleagues, but this government will never promote the adoption of measures that we know in advance are directly contrary to Community law, because it is the worst thing that can be done.

“There is nothing more harmful to the citizens and the economic fabric of this country to adopt measures that are directly contrary to the community framework. It ends up becoming a loss of confidence in the country, it ends up becoming fines,” she added on Monday August 30.

Expensive passport mix-up AN inconsolable mum claims that she had to leave her 10year-old daughter behind when she realised before the family’s all-inclusive holiday to Greece, that her daughter’s passport had run out.

Mum, Samantha O’Connor lives in Dublin, and it was only days before the family’s €4,000 holiday when she realised there was a problem. She attempted to get a renewal sorted and even contacted local politicians to see if they could help speed up the renewal process.

Speaking to Dublin Live Samantha said: “We were making sure we had everything sorted when we realised that the child’s pass-

port had expired.

“It was a renewal - it’s not like she hasn’t had a passport.

She’s had two passports previously.

“I couldn’t put my holiday forward because I’d have to give five working days to do that.”

The inconsolable mum left her young daughter with a relative and headed off on holiday.

She claims that she could not cancel the holiday as she would have lost money. The young girl was eventually able to join the rest of family though as her dad flew out with her on a flight after her new passport arrived, although she did miss the first week.

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Parents owe son $30,000 A US District Judge has ruled against parents from Western Michigan after they ditched their son’s pornography col‐ lection. US District Judge Paul Maloney ruled that the par‐ ents must pay a shocking $30,441, and that they will also have to cover their son’s legal fees too.

David Werking, aged 43, decided to take his parents to court and the judge ruled against them some eight months later. The judge believes that the parents had no right to ditch their grown son’s collection of magazines, films and other objects.

Werking made the decision to move home with his par‐ ents in Grand Haven after he was divorced. He lived with them for 10 months before he moved on to Muncie in Indi‐ ana.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Venture Capital VENTURE Capital companies from around the world are taking an interest in investing in Spanish higher educational establishments as they know that a significant proportion of the European Recovery Fund money is to be spent in teaching new technology to the large number of young unemployed.

Stores lost RESEARCH by the commercial property firm CoStar Group reveals that 83 per cent of Britain’s department stores have disappeared in the past five years following the collapse of BHS. There were 467 stores open in 2016 and thanks also to the pandemic, the total has dropped to 79.

French sale SPANISH toll road operator Abertis has sold its 35 per cent stake in Alienor, the concessionaire of the A65 motorway, in the south of France as well as the total holding in Sanef Aquitaine, the company in charge of maintaining the road for €222 million.

More mortgages MONTHLY mortgage data released by the National Institute of Statistics show that property buyers in Spain are returning to the market in their droves The number of mortgages increased 41.2 per cent year-onyear in June, to 37,961, the largest increase since December 2019 and the highest number since before the pandemic with a preference for variable rate rather than fixed rate mortgages.

The amount being borrowed continues to increase and is up by 49 per cent, with the average loan in the region of €140,000 which suggests that property prices are going up as demand grows.

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STAT OF £100 million WEEK

(€115 million) is the potential bonus that new CEO of Frasers Group who replaces Mike Ashley could receive by 2025 if share price doubles.

Generation of hybrid workers HAVING coped with getting used to working from home during the pandem‐ ic, a new generation of hy‐ brid workers has emerged in the UK. Many British companies have been taking a hard look at the benefits and problems with home work‐ ing and whilst there are a considerable number of jobs where staff have to be on site (for example shops, restaurants, factories), of‐ fice staff in particular may

wish to stay at home.

For an individual there can be significant cost sav‐ ings as there is no need to pay for transport to and from work and for those with a long journey, there is an added benefit of the reduction in travel stress and the fact that they can spend more time with their families.

The downside however is that it becomes easy to lose personal contact with colleagues and it is possible

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that those who turn up at the office may stand higher in the ‘pecking order’ when it comes to promotion as they are constantly on view.

Perhaps the ideal situa‐ tion ‐ this seems to be be‐ coming attractive to some businesses and workers ‐is a hybrid role, whereby staff can choose to vary their place of employment so that they spend some time in the office and some time working at home.

Companies such as Pre‐ mier Foods (who own a number of popular house‐ hold names such as Mr Kipling) and Primark are following this course and the HR director for Premier David Wilkinson told the BBC, “Work is a verb, not a place, and whether it’s for a team meeting or just per‐ sonal preference, our office remains open for anyone who wants to use it.”

Time will tell whether this becomes the norm.

Tax declarations

Who is in charge?

I am having problems to obtain satisfactory an‐ swers to some questions I have in my communi‐ ty. I have asked both the administrator and the president about a dispute I have with my neighbour and got no helpful response. So I have two questions.

1. Who has the most power, the president or the ad‐ ministrator?

2. Should I be paying the same community fees for an empty plot with no water meter or other services as I pay for the plot that has my house on it?

Toy story SPEAKING to the BBC, Gary Grant, owner of 170 Entertainer UK toy stores said prices are likely to be going up for Christmas due to a mixture of supply chain disruption, labour shortages and higher transport costs, and some of the most popular toys may be in short supply.

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A W (Costa del Sol) The presi‐ dent, as elected by the YOU AND THE LAW AGM, has the pow‐ IN SPAIN er to terminate the services of the administrator. In an emergency he can do this on his own. The president is the chief elected official of the community. The administrator is a professional contracted by the community to provide services.

The answer to your second question is, yes. Your com‐ munity fee is based only on the surface area of your property, not on what stands on it. If you build a house on your vacant plot, your fee will not rise.

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.

ANDROID phone users take note, the Joker virus has returned after first appearing in 2017 and infect‐ ing mobile phones.

An announcement by the Bel‐ gian Police on their website and via Twitter warned about the re‐ turn of the virus and said “This ma‐ licious program has been detected in eight Play Store applications that Google has suppressed.”

Get your paperwork in order.

WHEN a person dies in Spain, within six months their heirs will have to make a tax declaration regardless of whether or not they have inherited assets. If they received prop‐ erty, they will also have to pay a tax on it.

The IRPF tax declaration must also be done in the name of the deceased.

Within 30 days of a person’s death, the Social Security depart‐ ment must be informed, especially if they were getting a pension.

This can be done online or at any of the Social Security offices.

Failing to do so and continuing to receive any benefits they had can get you into serious trouble.

When a person dies in Spain, their ID number within the coun‐ try will no longer be used for anyone else. You will need to know this number to carry out many of the procedures when a loved one dies, so if you don’t have it, you will need to go to the Nation‐ al Police station and request it.

www.goldenleavesinternational.com enquiries@goldenleaves.com Facebook: goldenleavesspain

Joker virus returns They advised consumers to be cautious about downloading new Android Apps, adding, “You risk a big surprise at the end of the month in your bank account or on your credit card.”

The Joker virus hacks mobile de‐ vices running on Android, target‐

ing bills and authorising opera‐ tions without the user’s knowl‐ edge and can infiltrate text mes‐ sages, contacts and other information available on the in‐ fected device.

Google Play Store has already removed eight suspicious apps.

Low cost airline AS the UK furlough pro‐ gramme comes to an end in September British Airways confirms that it is planning a new low cost subsidiary to run out of Gatwick Airport.

Although supposedly not for public information, a leaked letter seen by the PA News Agency gave details of its plans to return to the cheaper end of the market to compete with the likes of easyJet, Ryanair and Wizz.

At one time, Gatwick (which is due to install a sec‐ ond runway) was a major hub for BA and its European short haul flights, but since the pan‐ demic the majority of flights still running, operate out of Heathrow.

Having tried this before with Go (sold after three years) the new venture is due to start in 2022.

Peseta exchange JUNE 30, 2021 was the cut off date for people to return pe‐ setas to the Bank of Spain and exchange them for euros and the Bank has now announced that 96.8 per cent of the en‐ tire amount of currency still in circulation as at December 31, 2020 has now been accounted for.

It is too late now to ex‐ change any more and if you have any pesetas left over you will have to keep them as sou‐ venirs or give them to the chil‐ dren to play with.

The unredeemed 3.2 per cent (1.575 billion pesetas) still in people’s hands which is worth an estimated €92 mil‐ lion comes as a bonus for the Spanish economy.

These are Auxiliary Message, Ele‐ ment Scanner, Fast Magic SMS, Free CamScanner, Go Messages, Super Message, Super SMS and Travel Wallpapers.

It may well be that there are still other fake Apps around which have not yet been discovered, so all Android phone users need to be very careful about which Apps they choose to download.

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5.230,0 117,60 310,40 2.993,0 715,00 270,00 44,09 8.024,0 836,20 168,45 2.030,00 937,90 218,70 7.962,0 32,45 2.038,00 2.891,0 629,00 1.527,00 5.541,0 2.177,00 578,80 700,20 5.404,0 116,74 7,23 1.453,8 1.454,20 1.449,4 742,40 1.606,00 17,63 3.752,0 1.361,00 1.282,00 2.768,0 1.401,00 1.424,50 16.100,0 1.620,00 1.603,50 457,80 181,20 254,85 316,50 4.045,0 1.049,00 122,74 3.208,0 980,60

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5.260,0 118,30 318,20 3.016,0 716,80 271,50 44,28 8.042,0 840,00 169,15 2.037,00 948,00 219,20 8.026,0 32,51 2.080,00 2.896,0 629,60 1.542,00 5.566,0 2.185,00 581,00 703,40 5.416,0 116,76 7,24 1.456,4 1.456,31 1.453,2 745,20 1.610,50 17,67 3.776,0 1.362,00 1.288,00 2.791,0 1.411,00 1.437,50 16.105,0 1.636,50 1.608,00 459,90 181,75 258,20 321,00 4.071,5 1.054,00 123,08 3.208,0 980,60

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Currency outlook: US dollar soars as risk-off mood prevails, Pound fluctuates on mixed UK data and coronavirus developments

Sterling strengthened at the end of July, climbing to a 3-month high against the euro.

ASK THE EXPERT Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

Euro EUR/GBP: Unchanged at £0.85 EUR/USD: Down from $1.17 to $1.16 Throughout the past month the direction of the euro has been largely determined by its strong negative correlation with the US dollar.

This has resulted in some notable pressure on the single currency in August amid broad support for the US Dollar.

However, the euro has been able to temper its losses in light of some positive EUR data releases, as well as optimism over the EU’s vaccine rollout, which has now reached over 70% of adults in Eu‐ rope.

Looking ahead, the European Central Bank’s (ECB) upcoming policy meeting is likely to be a key focus for EUR investors. Expect to see the euro fal‐ ter if the ECB maintains its current dovish bias.

Pound GBP/EUR: Unchanged at €1.16 GBP/USD: Down from $1.37 to $1.36 The pound has traded in a wide range over the past month, in response to mixed coronavirus headlines and uneven UK data releases.

Sterling strengthened at the end of July, climb‐ ing to a three‐month high against the euro on the back of positive UK coronavirus statistics.

This upside was reinforced in the first week of August, following some surprisingly hawkish for‐ ward guidance from the Bank of England (BoE), in which it suggested ‘some modest tightening of monetary policy’ may be necessary if the UK eco‐ nomic recovery maintains its current pace.

However, the pound subsequently relin‐ quished all of these gains in the second half of Au‐ gust, plunging to a one‐month low amidst a wor‐ rying rise in domestic coronavirus cases as well as

some disappointing data releases, which prompt‐ ed GBP investors to dial back their BoE expecta‐ tions.

Looking ahead, GBP exchange rates could face some additional headwinds through the coming month if UK coronavirus cases continue to climb, while concerns over the winding down of the gov‐ ernment’s furlough scheme could also weigh on Sterling sentiment.

US Dollar USD/GBP: Up from £0.72 to £0.73 USD/EUR: Up from €0.84 to €0.85 Apart from closing July on the defensive in re‐ sponse to a dovish rate decision by the Federal Re‐ serve, the US dollar has broadly strengthened over the past four weeks, amidst a souring market mood.

This deterioration of market sentiment has been primarily driven by a sharp rise in coron‐ avirus cases in many parts of the world, which has dampened global growth prospects.

However, this risk‐off trend accelerated sharply in mid‐August following the publication of the minutes from the Fed’s July policy meeting, which revealed the Fed has begun formal discussions re‐ garding the tapering of its bond purchases.

The prospect of the US central bank withdraw‐ ing its stimulus at the same time that the global re‐ covery looks to be faltering, spooked investors and redoubled demand for the safe‐haven US dol‐ lar.

Looking ahead, the immediate focus for USD investors will be the Fed’s annual Jackson Hole symposium, in which they will be looking for more clarity over the Fed’s tapering plans.

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The bin of shame

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I THINK Biden should be impeached.

Unfortunately that would open the door for Kamala Harris, which could be infinitely worse. The truth is the left wing woke culture is now running the Western world.

This delusional clique believes that the rest of us should think exactly as they do ‐ and all those who dare to assume otherwise are evil. Wokes are something like the flower power participants of the ‘60s.

We too gullibly imagined that peace and love would prevail and pushing flowers down the barrels of the rifles of soldiers would protect us more than bullets. At that time, if our opinions of how society should be administered had been allowed to materialise, the Western world as we know it would no longer exist. Luckily, we did briefly come to our senses.

Unfortunately, in this day and age, through the advent of the internet and social media, the dogmatists of the present have been able to attain powers the generation of the ‘60s could only dream of ‐ and it is a disaster. To think that this incompetent lot in the White House is naïve enough to believe that the Taliban has changed its ways and will now bring peace

DELUSIONAL: Biden’s speech was an insult to our intelligence.

and democracy to the beleaguered people of Afghanistan and ‐ wait for it ‐ take an active interest in the prevention of global warming! ‐ is actually quite frightening.

Be assured, we can now brace ourselves for the news of mass executions, unspeakable atrocities and the crushing of

women’s rights beyond our darkest imaginings. Biden’s pathetic attempt to appear the marauding avenger in his ‘we will hunt you down’ speech was nothing more than an insult to the intelligence of all who have already suffered through his bunch of inept pretentious individuals.

Lobbing a few indiscriminate bombs in Daesh’s direction won’t hack it. The only members of this murderous mob he will be able to even get close to ‘hunting down’ will be the perpetrator when he meets bits of him in the Hades afterlife. Yet another example of woke ineptitude was this

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administration’s decision to give the Taliban information of those who had worked for them, ‘so they could be given easier access at the checkpoints.’ This was nothing more than handing the enemy a death list, rather like giving the Nazis a record of all the French resistance fighters so they could board transport to a friendly country.

In their usual way of extricating themselves from the mire, Biden’s lot has cynically tried to blame Trump for this disaster. It’s simply not true. Yes. Trump did broker the deal to leave. But Trump was the un‐woke devil we knew. He was an unscrupulous businessman, chasing Afghanistan’s vast reserves of Lithium.

Biden’s Democrats incited this wholly unnecessary, disastrous fast tracked departure in a cold blooded PR effort to gain brownie points by announcing the ‘victorious’ withdrawal of all American troops on the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Well thanks to them, another 13 of their heroic young men will never see their homeland or loved ones again. The whole devious leftie lot of ‘em should be relegated to the political bin of shame. Never to rise again!

Keep the faith Love Leapy ‐ leapylee2002@gmail.com To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

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RUBBISH DUMPING IN VERA From our Facebook

ON my daily walk with my dog, again I am confronted with household rubbish and unwanted furniture, also buiders’ waste materials, tiles and cement etc, large amounts of garden waste that only garden contractors could transport just dumped in Vera campo by uncaring people. Vera, Vera Playa and campo is turning into one great big rubbish dumping area and it has to stop.

When is our local governing council going to do something about this, like closing off the ‘no use’ roads built before the price crash so cars cannot use them just to deposit their rubbish. If caught leaving rubbish, household items by the bins outside the designated dates a fine of €1,000 or 40 hours unpaid cleaning duties. This illegal dumping by residents and neighbouring townsfolk has to stop. So I am asking the town hall to come forward with a plan of action to put a stop to this. Also as an add on do something about the metal manhole covers as I passed one today and it must have been a 20-metre drop, so it is a danger to life. So come on town hall let’s see some proactive action.

J Dyer

Hi there Leapy, Jo Biden is a joke. He is too old. Trump, although about the same age, had a younger outlook. It makes me laugh that when they are trying to be elected, they are trotting everywhere, and leaping up the stairs to convince people that they are still agile.

Things have changed and Biden is still preaching at people, and has this slightly waxed expression. This terrible situation in Afghanistan is people running for their lives, not migrants running from France, and children of 6ft 2in. I can’t see why they can’t fly them to a close country camp to be processed from there rather than the Taliban looking over soldiers’ shoulders and smirking.

What a position to put our soldiers in, and while I am on my soap box, can we get Mr Farthing and crew and animals which go in the hold as explained, on his plane which is on the ground waiting. Can you rant to someone Leapy?

Regards Mrs Belcher

Editor’s note: Letter received prior to Mr Farthing’s departure, as we know he is now safe.

Afghan chaos There is something uneasy about the western response to the Afghan crisis. Can the thousands at Kabul airport really be considered as refugees? There is no conflict, no civil war, no natural disaster affecting the 38 million Afghans. The Taliban are not an in-

WHAT COMES NEXT? SO, August is now over and for many in the hospitality industry across Spain it has been a very busy time.

Many restaurants have been pretty well packed and bars have done good business, as have some hotels who have welcomed an influx of holidaymakers, both from Spain and abroad.

Things are however already slowing down as working residents of cities such as Madrid and Sevilla return home so that they can get back to work and their children return to school and it’s the same with the British

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DUMPING GROUND: A plan of action is needed. vading force but Afghans in their own country, perhaps feared and not trusted by many, but nevertheless they have been allowed to become the main political force. In some respects it is like thousands of Americans fleeing the USA after Trump became president and the Republicans had the majority in both houses.

So far there have been no massacres perpetuated by the Taliban and nobody can be certain what they intend to do. So the rush to be evacuated to safety was perhaps premature when the vast majority seem to have accepted - whether they like it or not the new regime. From images of those arriving at western airports many seem to be ordinary Afghan citizens. The West has now put an end to the airlift from Kabul but not before evacuating dogs and cats instead of people, suggesting hypocrisy on the part of those responsible for choosing who leaves and who stays.

The terrorist attack was anticipated but not prevented given the number of people trying to reach the airport. It is tragic that soldiers and other westerners, as well as Afghans, died not confronting an enemy but carrying out humanitarian duties.

The whole process has been one of chaos, irresponsibility and negligence on the part of the western governments.

Now the West has to face the threat of terrorists among the thousands given a welcome. Apart from Pakistan no other neighbouring countries seem to have taken an interest in taking Afghans with a similar culture and religion fleeing the Taliban. As usual it is the Western democracies whose open door policy has allowed millions of people from other continents arriving illegally or posing as refugees to apply for asylum and seek a new life. Interestingly, the regime in Guinea recently announced that it refuses to accept the return of its own citizens abroad. Where is the outcry from human rights groups and the UN? Surely it must be a basic human right for every citizen to live in his or her own country.

If not, with hundreds of millions of people in Africa and Asia seeking to leave their countries which face poverty, conflicts, despotic regimes and climate change, the West is on a suicidal path.

Yours Peter Fieldman

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as schools open very shortly.

The problem now will be to see how the hospitality industry survives once the holidaymakers are much fewer and they have to rely more and more on local residents as well as those without children who choose to take their holidays later in the year.

Those who have managed to make it through the last 18 months or so, especially those who have been brave enough to open new businesses deserve the support of us who are residents to help them keep going during the quieter times.

Equally however, they also need to recognise the importance of these people who aren’t just around for two or three weeks and are there when all of the holidaymakers have gone home.

Earlier this year many restaurants who could only open until the early evening because of the pandemic were offering exceptional value set lunches which did attract customers who were anxious to get out and perhaps this is something to be considered again for when business starts to tail off.

PEN FARTHING: Airlifted many animals to safety.

Gary Benjamin 100% stupid, they should have left the animals and got the people out.

Sharon W Bps Both, but if the gov said no then what could he do! He did everything he could. but the animals now are safe and I’m sure the staff will get out of there.

Tania D’Silva So glad he’s safe and the animals. His charity chartered the plane for him to leave, as UK politicians let him down. His staff were Afghanistan. No British passports etc. They could not be processed. If you’ve followed his story you would know that Pen and his staff made it the first time to the airport, but were told two hours before he arrived that the paper work etc had changed. He was sent away with animals and staff. Only to miss by seconds a car bomb.

Sylvia Saunders Not a choice, just total mismanagement of the whole evacuation, especially when a charity can organise an evacuation programme better than a government. The whole fiasco was shambolic, heartbreaking, incompetence costs innocent lives.

Sue Hawker Better he could save the frightened animals that knew nothing.

Jayne Richardson Conflict caused by humans against humans, why should the animals suffer?

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Do you have to have a lawyer in Spain?

CONSULAR MATTERS AFTER 30 years in the legal profes‐ sion and as Consul for Denmark I of‐ ten get asked do I have to have a lawyer here in Spain?

Well you will not be surprised when I say it isn’t a yes or no answer.

The short answer is it depends on the case.

For all the matters that you do not need a Court or a Tribunal, no you don’t. I’ve never stated or implied that being legally represented is a re‐ quirement under Spanish law for ex‐ tra judicial matters. You are free to conduct all your extra judicial legal matters in Spain on your own. Just like some people cut their own hair and do their own gardening, some people choose to represent them‐ selves.

So for example if you’re applying for a visa, residencia or residency, making a will, completing a tax re‐

according to the Spanish law you can represent yourself in court claims up to€2,000 but, again, to count on someone who knows the rules of the game that you are playing makes in most cases, the difference between winning and losing.

In the biggest part of the rest of the court cases, a registered lawyer has to represent you, as a guarantee that your interests are protected by a professional who has studied law at university for five years and has passed a formation period before being able to advise clients.

If you do decide that you would like a lawyer to help you, you have a huge choice. Ensure that you have their number so you can check that they can legally practise. If you want us at Just Law Solicitors here in Spain to help you, we would be happy to do so.

LEGAL HELP: Make sure that your lawyer is legally able to practise. turn or buying a property here in Spain, you don’t need a Spanish so‐ licitor. In fact there is nothing in Spain which states you actually have to have a lawyer for these matters.

On the other hand, to have a lawyer (I am not talking about con‐ sultants, experts, advisors or persons with experience) advising you re‐ garding your legal matters is a guar‐

antee that your interests will be pro‐ tected by a professional, duly regis‐ tered, regulated, insured and quali‐ fied.

For judicial matters, for example,

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Marisa Moreno Castillo Lawyer and Consul for Denmark. www.justlawsolicitors.com • contact@justlawsolicitors.com

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

By Clinica Britannia

By Clinica Britannia

A REGULAR DENTAL CHECK-UP IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT A REGULAR dental check‐up is important be‐ cause it helps keep your teeth and gums healthy.

You should have a regular dental visit at least ev‐ ery six months or as recommended by your den‐ tal professional.

At the dental check‐up your dental professional will check for cavities. X‐rays might be taken to de‐ tect cavities between your teeth. The exam will al‐ so include a check for plaque and tartar on your teeth.

Plaque is a clear, sticky layer of bacteria. If it is not removed, it can harden and become tartar.

You cannot remove tartar with brushing and floss‐ ing. If plaque and tartar build up on your teeth, they can cause oral diseases.

Next, your gums will be checked. This will be done with a special tool to measure the depth of the spaces between your teeth and gums.

A dental cleaning also might be recommended to you. The dental professional will remove any plaque and tartar build up and may polish your teeth.

Nowadays there are revolutionary new dental

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Treatment of varicose veins I AM a female in my mid‐ 40s who has noticed over the last year thicker darker looking veins appearing on my legs. They do not cause me any discomfort at the moment but look unattrac‐ tive. Can you give me some advice on what type of veins they could be and possible treatment op‐ tions?

Our vein’s function is to carry deoxygenated blood back to our heart. In our legs the blood is collected in the superficial veins below the surface of the skin and deliv‐ ered to deeper veins that run within our calf muscles.

The muscular action of our calves helps to pump the blood against the force of gravity towards the heart. A one‐way valve inside the veins prevents the blood from travelling backwards.

VARICOSE VEINS: There are various treatment options.

If this valve does not fully close, the vein becomes dis‐ tended with blood causing it to become varicose. Varicose veins are usually twisted and enlarged with a darkish blue appearance.

Spider veins are like vari‐ cose veins, but smaller and closer to the surface of the skin. They are generally

found on the legs or face. red or blue in colour and can look like spider webs.

There are various treat‐ ment options from surgery for larger veins and Scle‐ rotherapy for smaller ones.

A Vascular Specialist with use of an ultrasound can ad‐ vise on what treatment would be best suited to you.

If you have a question, you want answered e-mail Dr Mera personally on 545152@gmail.com.

WHICH side should you sleep on, left or right? Apparently, the left is better for our health.

Most of us change positions dur‐ ing sleep, but it can make a differ‐ ence which side you prefer.

Research claims that one posi‐ tion is better than the other for im‐ proving the digestive processes.

The intestinal transit and the pas‐ sage of waste from the large intes‐ tine to the colon are facilitated by

Good night’s sleep opting to lie to the left. Additionally, stomach acid is prevented from ris‐ ing to the mouth, which can result in heartburn.

The position is favoured by the heart, too, as it makes it easier for pumping blood to the rest of the body because the aorta vein traces an arched path to the left

and on to the abdomen.

The blood circulation is said to be more fluid because sleeping on the left side releases pressure on the vena cava, and blood, with all its components, such as oxygen, finds its way around the body more efficiently.

Many doctors advise pregnant women to adopt this position as it facilitates the flow of blood and nu‐ trients to the placenta. At the same time, the lungs are less com‐ pressed and the rest of the organs don’t place excessive weight on the foetus.

And FINALLY

Animal testing

THE Body Shop, Dove, and ani‐ mal protection groups are calling on the EU to defend Europe’s ban on animal testing.

The companies are now hop‐ ing to collect one million signa‐ tures to save cruelty‐free cos‐ metics in Europe after the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced it would re‐ quire new animal tests on ingre‐ dients used in cosmetics.

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NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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EVER been to an IKEA with your partner and had a bust‐up afterwards? According to an LA‐based clinical psychologist, this is almost inevitable because underlying relationship is‐ sues strained by lockdowns bubble to the surface when couples choose furniture.

As soon as you walk into IKEA, she claims, “The store literally becomes a map of relation‐ ship nightmares, one person putting stuff in the cart and the other taking it out. I see argu‐ ments all the time. You see it escalate and people storming off. Walking through the kitchens brings up touchy subjects, like who does most of the cooking. Then you get to the children’s section, which opens up another set of issues. And that’s before you’ve even tried assembling anything.”

IKEA came up so often in her counselling sessions she now uses it as a relationship tool.

She often ‘tasks couples with putting together a large piece of furniture at home and report‐ ing back on how it went.’ If they’re still to‐ gether the following week, they discuss how they got on. Then she bills them.

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WHERE CAN YOU GET A SELFASSEMBLY FLATPACK DIVORCE KIT?

FLAT PACK: Couples are tasked with putting together pieces of furniture.

A recent study concluded that the labyrinth of an IKEA showroom is ingeniously designed to coax its customers into buying as much flat‐ packed furniture as possible (thereby increas‐ ing the likelihood of arguments?) the compa‐

ny’s success due, in part, to confusing its cus‐ tomers into submission. It found that the weaving yellow path leaves customers disori‐ entated with no idea where the exit lies. So, more S&M than M&S?

Though that aspect’s likely to change! Ikea is trialling a new layout that could signal the end of the well‐trodden store route since it now wants customers to be ‘part of the furni‐ ture’ in a more immersive experience.

When all’s said and done, however, IKEA’s only about shopping for, and assembling, fur‐ niture. It’s just stuff. If a couple can’t cope with that, how the heck are they going to cope with real problems later in life. Like sav‐ ing enough for a home and retirement; coping with possible job loss; dealing with serious health issues or caring for elderly parents with dementia?

Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Sentinel’, ‘No Safe Place’, ‘Be‐ trayal’, ‘The Girl in the Woods’, ‘The Girl in the Red Dress’, ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora‐johnson.net) available online as eBook (€0.99; £0.99), Ap‐ ple Books, paperback and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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Costa Blanca film festival THE 10th Riurau Film Festival is taking place on the Costa Blanca until September 12.

The short film contest will fill the region with filmmakers, actors and cameras, with a conference on ‘Tools of audiovisual language’ taking place in Javea at the Soler Blasco Museum on September 9.

The films will then be screen at the Riurau d’Arnauda in Javea on September 10 and 11.

The international Riurau Film Festival was born from the non-profit association Escola de Cinema Riurau (ECRR) in 2012 with the aim to offer a space for and com-

petition to directors of short films from around the world.

The festival hosts a series of different subjects, including films focusing on LBGT issues and the environment.

It also offers activities in-

cluding workshops and conferences.

The Associacio Escola de Cinema was created to provide audiovisual literacy accessible to the region of Marina Alta. TheECRR teaches

SCREENINGS: Will be shown until September 12.

Filiberto Siscar Sendra exhibits ALICANTE artist Filiberto Siscar Sendra is exhibiting at the Soler Blasco Muse‐ um until September 5.

The artist, who has worked as a teacher at the B BA A Fa c u l t y o f A l t e a Miguel Hernandez Universi‐ ty of Elche in the area of Drawing, has exhibited works in different formats including sculpture and painting, and is now show‐ ing his works at the Soler Blasco Museum.

A doctor of Fine Arts from the Miguel Hernandez University of Elche in 2010, the artist also has a degree

PAINTINGS: Will form part of the exhibition. in Fine Arts from the Poly‐ technic University of Valen‐ cia, specialising in sculp‐ ture.

The exhibition is free to enter and the museum is

open from Monday to Fri‐ day from 10am to 1pm and 6pm to 9pm and on Satur‐ day and Sunday from 10am to 1pm on Placa dels ger‐ mans Segarra.

film courses in Javea and students who complete their work each year are invited to exhibit at the festival.

Tickets to the film festival are free and to reserve visit www.riuraufilmfestival.com.

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First choir concert

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The men held their latest lunch.

BACK TOGETHER: The choir has worked to present a concert designed to leave the audience feeling positive and joyous.

THE choir Cantãmus has announced its first concert since getting back together earlier this year.

They will be performing ‘For The Love Of Music’ at the Ermita San Josep in La Fustera in Benissa on Thursday, Septem‐ ber 30.

The choir said: “The music is a collec‐ tion of songs that are all inspirational, religious, or uplifting. Under the direc‐ tion of Philip Ashley, the choir has

worked to present a concert designed to leave the audience feeling positive and joyous.”

It added: “The rehearsals themselves have been full of fun and laughter after many months of not being able to meet up and sing. The love that the group has for their music shines through when they sing the selection which is how the title for the show was chosen.”

There will be two performances on

September 30 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.

Doors for both performances will open at 2pm and 7pm respectively.

Tickets are limited due to health mea‐ sures. A portion of the ticket sales will be given to Caritas to help them contin‐ ue their work supporting local families.

Tickets are priced at € 10 and are avail‐ able by phone on 965 581 483 or online at https://www.philipashley.com/boxof fice.

THE Calpe U3A Men’s Dining Group has held its latest event at the restaurant TOIX in Moraira.

A group of more than 12 met on Thursday, August 26 for a meal and the Men’s Dining Group is now looking for a venue for its next outing on Friday, September 24.

The next Ladies dining ‘Just us Girls’ will take place on Thursday, September 9 at restaurant Rosa Los Ven‐ tos in Calpe. To get involved, contact Anita at tinka.tin‐ kabel@yahoo.com.

The next general meeting of the Calpe U3A will also take place on Thursday, September 16.

The Calpe U3A aims to encourage people to share their knowledge, interests and experience and offers groups for a range of activities, including a choir, bad‐ minton and cycling.

For more information, or to join the Calpe U3A, visit www.u3acalpe.org.

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Afternoon tea with the Albir Anglicans

THE Albir Anglicans have announced they will be hosting an afternoon tea in a bid to boost their numbers.

The afternoon tea will take place at 4pm on Monday, September 13.

The organisation said: “There will also be more than tea and chatter. You don’t have to be a member of the church or any church to come along and join us. A lot of people are finding it hard to get out and mix at the moment.

“The Norwegian premises

we are privileged to use are legally registered as a cafe.”

It said: “A Strawberry Tea that we put on in 2019 was hugely popular with over 50 people attending.”

A service of Holy Communion is also held in Albir every Sunday at 9.30am at the Norwegian Church on Carrer Mart, while a regular weekday service is held every Thursday at 11am at the Forum Mare Nostrum, Alfaz del Pi. Their Sunday services start at 9.30am.

For further information, please call local church wardens, Elaine Mitchell on 636 164 467 or Paul Winter on 602 218 483.

Albir is one of seven churches in the Costa Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy, from Gandia to El Campello.

For service times, locations and contacts, visit website www.costablancaanglicanchaplaincy.org.

Tickets for the afternoon tea are €10 and can be bought by calling Elaine Mitchell.

2 - 8 September 2021 THE Palau Altea is hosting an exhibition by Josep Sou. The show, ‘Attrezzo,’ will show works by artist Josep Sou until September 30.

Councillor for Culture, Auro‐ ra Serrat, has encouraged lo‐ cals and visitors to enjoy the show.

She said: “We have the firm commitment to bring the visu‐ al arts closer to the residents

Josep Sou exhibition and visitors of the municipality of Altea; keeping the exhibi‐ tion halls open so that the paintings that adorn its walls feed our souls; tell us what they have been created for and move us for a moment to anywhere in the world.”

She added: “To put our pur‐

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The event will take place on Saturday, September 25 at 3pm at Attlee’s, Moon‐ lighters in Moraira.

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The exhibition can be visit‐ ed for free on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4.30pm to 6.30pm in Altea.

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“We really want people to imitate SQUIRRELS” said Tony. “As we know; all the other woodland creatures just laze about in the summer, relaxing. So when the winter comes they have to furiously compete with each other for the scraps left over or hide‐away and hibernate, waiting for next summer. But not the squirrels! Squirrels plan for the winter by hoarding nuts, berries and seeds in the summer, so when winter comes they are well prepared for it, and are able to enjoy themselves on those nice bright winter days when the sun does come out. They are obviously the wisest creatures in the wood. And that is what we want our customers to be.”

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DAVID WORBOYS OFTEN, people who hoard things tend to keep meticulous records of events. As somebody who collected everything, until a Damascene mo‐ ment well into my 70s, I used to keep a record of all my flights from my maiden one to Jersey in 1960.

Some years ago, I had a massive de‐clutter. There were school re‐ ports, exam papers, cigarette cards, children’s books, toys, comics, maga‐ zines, books, football and concert programmes, dinky toys, bus and train tickets, airline tickets, 78 and LP records, CDs, travel souvenirs, pho‐ tographs, paintings, coins, stamps, hotel stationery, letters of employ‐ ment and love letters. Suddenly al‐ most everything had to go.

After years of extensive business travel, I had made 730 flights but, if you included legs, there were 848.

For example, should a flight from Frankfurt to Tokyo, stopping at An‐ chorage, count as one or two? I kept a record of the date, origin, destina‐ tion and flight number, whilst also saving the tickets.

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IS THIS A RECORD? People have recorded all their flights and all their conquests Apart from keeping a diary, I recorded very little else. The point is that this is nothing compared with the records kept by Rodney and Philip. Rod was a colleague from the same firm in London in the early ‘60s.

He was lothario in extremis, se‐ ducing any attractive woman who crossed his path. Rod’s ambition was to explore the delights offered by ev‐ ery nation on the planet. He was not

averse to satisfying two Italian girls in a week, but any opportunity to tick off a ‘new’ country would take prece‐ dence.

And when he hosted a small party he showed everybody his two maps on the wall. Most of the countries on the map of Europe were shaded in.

Poland, and Switzerland were blank which meant that he had not yet achieved a conquest from either of

those countries. The map of the world had little drawing pins stuck in‐ to various countries, including Japan, Mexico and the Philippines. But Colombia and New Zealand were bare; no joy from there ‐ yet. Had Rod lived on the Isle of Skye rather than in London, this exercise may have presented a greater challenge.

Philip, on the other hand, was a records man. He once told me that

he recorded every item of expendi‐ ture whether by cash or by card. Be‐ ing somewhat intrigued, I questioned him further.

Every day he recorded the temper‐ ature of whichever country he was in and always that of the UK. He kept a record of whenever he washed his car, had his hair cut, mowed the lawn and went to the pub for a pint. Each Sunday morning he jotted down the mileage on his car and the numbers of the hymns they had sung at church.

He volunteered all this informa‐ tion and showed me briefly some of his notes. But Philip was more of an acquaintance than a close friend.

Perhaps that is why I never asked him whether he recorded it every time he brushed his teeth or sneezed.

To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

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THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS urged its readers to support local busi‐ nesses in the community by go‐ ing local through the lockdown and for your all your shopping this year, instead of feeding on‐ line giants and superstores.

During lockdown, we chal‐ lenged you to rediscover your lo‐ cal high streets, markets, butch‐ ers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky independent businesses 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‐

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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 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‐ 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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Tarifa: Paradise found in the south A GHOST town in winter and a surfing paradise in summer, nowhere in Spain is the seasonal swing more emphatic than in Tarifa. Boasting some of the best beaches, not in Spain or Europe, but in the world, the seaside town comes alive in spring, making it a hugely popular day out for Costa del Sol families at this time of year.

A trip to Tarfia takes you out of Malaga Province and into Cadiz and Spain’s southern Atlantic coastline. But it is surprisingly close to the Costa del Sol, just 45 minutes along the A-7 from Marbella, or 90 minutes from Malaga. Those times depend on the traffic but, with it being a straight road almost all the way, Tarifa is easily the wildest destination right on the doorstep.

Beaches, surfing and other adventure sports are the main reasons people come to Tarifa.

A wander around the historic old town is an enjoyable treat by itself, with plenty of Moroccan inspired restaurants to choose from. Of course many also come

TARIFA: Beach paradise right on your doorstep. to take the short ferry trip from Tarifa port to Tangier. North Africa is so close you can see it on a clear day.

The easiest to reach and most popular beach is Los Lances which is almost 8km long and very rarely crowded. A walk along the beach and back would easily be a day’s work itself. Beyond Los Lances is Valdevaqueros which is even longer and, being on the Atlantic, much windier. Both are kitesurfing havens where world championships are often held.

If the beaches are a little too vast for your taste, or the

weather doesn’t permit sunbathing, Tarifa has plenty of cultural options up its sleeve. There is the Guzman Castle which is more than 1,000 years old and considered one of the best preserved medieval castles in Spain.

Likewise the gothic San Mateo church is a terrific place to explore, as are the Roman ruins of Bolonia, a small fishing village just a few kilometres away.

Animal lovers can take up horse riding on the beach for the afternoon, or even whale watching as part of special guided tours from May to September.

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A fine for throwing cigarettes THIS summer has seen some terrible fires across the country, where it seems hardly a day goes by without another one being reported.

As a result, the Guardia Civil has taken to its social networks to remind the public of the im‐ portance of not throwing rub‐

bish from the car window ‐ even when parked up ‐ especially glass bottles, or cigarette ends, which can act as the perfect in‐ cendiary device to start a large fire.

Smoking behind the wheel of a vehicle is not prohibited, but, discarding a lit cigarette end is,

and according to data from the Ministry of the Environment, 3 per cent of fires originate from abandoned cigarette butts thrown from vehicles, which might seem a small percentage, but when you consider the dam‐ age a big fire can do, then you should really refrain from doing such a thing, because the fine, if caught, is €200, and four points off your licence.

That fine is only if you are seen throwing the cigarette end, but, should your action result in the starting of a fire, then, as the force said in its tweet, ‘If there is a forest fire, and we catch you, up to six years in jail.’

As the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) explains in its website, beyond the danger smoking can cause to forestry, smoking at the wheel also poses a risk both to the driver himself and to the rest of the people in that car, because it takes on aver‐ age, 4.1 seconds to light a cigarette, and driving at 100kph, you will travel 113 metres without paying full at‐ tention to the road.

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Road will charge cars A GERMAN firm called Magment is developing a system that will al‐ low electric cars to get their bat‐ teries charged as they drive along the road, with a new wireless technology that is being pio‐ neered, and it might be rolled out soon in the US state of Indiana.

Mauricio Esguerra, CEO of Mag‐ ment, said of the system under development, “This project is a re‐ al step forward towards the future of dynamic wireless charging, that will undoubtedly set the standard for affordable, sustainable, and ef‐ ficient transportation electrifica‐ tion.”

With one of the main draw‐ backs to the use of electric cars as yet being the autonomy, and the charging times, the Indiana De‐ partment of Transportation (IN‐ DOT) has decided to deal with this factor head‐on, and is going to start by burying electrified wire coils along the road surface that create a magnetic field, in a similar way to how wireless charging sta‐ tions for mobile phones and tablets are designed.

For this system to be effective, cars will then need to have a re‐ ceiver coil installed, which would

collect the charge from the road surface as they travel along it, be‐ coming magnetised and drawing electricity from the coils them‐ selves.

According to Magment, in charge of designing and installing the technology, work could begin as soon as late summer and is ex‐ pected to take three phases.

With copper prices currently being very expensive, Magment has come up with the idea of using recycled ferrite, which, according to Singularity Hub, their re‐ searchers believe can help their system “achieve transmission effi‐ ciency of up to 95 per cent, and be built at standard road‐building in‐ stallation costs,” with two labora‐ tory tests planned to take place, which, if successful, could see the start of production quite soon.

In a testament to how rapidly technology is advancing in the field of electric vehicles, researchers working on charging roads at the

€4.85

University of Cornell had claimed only recently that such technology would not be available for another five to 10 years, and yet, here it is, almost upon us!

In Sweden, they already have a system in place in their road net‐ work where an electric arm con‐ nected to the undercarriage of ve‐ hicles draws power from electric rails that are embedded in the road surfaces, while an Israeli firm called Electreon, in association with Volkswagen, has developed a charging system on roads be‐ tween Milan and Brescia in Italy, that produces a charge of 70kW/h.

While in Germany, Siemens is in the process of developing a scaf‐ folding of cables and wires that run overhead outside Frankfurt, above a three‐mile stretch of road, that will allow cars to receive a charge, in a system similar to that in which trams collect their power supply.

STATS

million worth of fines were handed out to Costa del Sol motorists in the first half of 2021, the highest in Spain.

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Jaguar XF - from waft to sport mode, it’s a delight!

ROAD TEST

by Mark Slack AS marques go few can match Sir William Lyon’s Jaguar, es‐ pecially when you consider he began building sidecars in Blackpool. In its modern in‐ carnation Jaguar is now one of the companies that’s leading the charge to elec‐ trification. Their aim is to have a completely electric range by the middle of the decade, their start being the acclaimed iPace.

My Jaguar drive was the long standing, non‐electric, XF. It’s a car that began life in 2008 and which has seen evolution rather than revolution in its modernisation. Sharper lines, a visually lower stance and a deeper front grille give today’s XF a mean and imposing stance. Finished in metallic grey with a black interior the test car certainly enhanced this look, especially with the external black pack.

As always Jaguar don’t stint on the standard equipment and my R Dynamic HSE doesn’t

Impressive comfort and quality.

disappoint on the technical or comfort front. At €52,121 (£44,760) it’s somewhat of a bargain in the sector. Although only a 2.0‐litre, four‐cylinder engine under the bonnet it’s a powerful one that propels the XF past the benchmark 60 mph in 5.8 seconds and on to 155 mph. Add all‐wheel‐drive and this is a Jaguar that runs as well as its four‐legged namesake, al‐ beit with more longevity than the big cats in the wild who are sprinters rather than marathon runners.

I’m a fan of more traditional,

lighter and arguably more British interior style rather than the dark hues of my test car. That said it didn’t detract from the impressive comfort and quality of the XF’s interior. I criticised the original XE and XF for what I saw as a drop in quality.

That has certainly been recti‐ fied and the XF feels like it is back where it belongs on that side of the quality equation.

There’s also a lesson for digiti‐ sation obsessives in car design, it doesn’t have to be complicat‐ ed and can be intuitive, as the

XF demonstrates perfect‐ ly.

On the road the XF doesn’t disappoint and despite a mere four cylinders retains a com‐ mendably refined air. With ride options ranging from sport to waft mode, it’s a delight. On the debit side, the XF isn’t that spacious considering its size.

There are also still traces of cheaper plastics that should never be allowed inside a Jaguar! Overall though this is a car that acquits itself with con‐ siderable aplomb and which can happily park on my drive any time.

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